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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1917
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"PLOT"
TO OUST RICHMOND
Ijtf Francis A. Lewis Replies to
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''LONG TRIAL CONCLUDED
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Rev. Fordycs II. Argo Dissents
From Findings of Episcopal
, Minister's Triers
Dnld of an Kplscopul Cliurcli "plot"
, against the Itev Oeorge Chalmers lllchmona
made today by Krancli A Lewis, at
- cueod by tho Rov. Fordrcd II. Argo of being
the layman who, with tho late Wiliop
1 Muckay. Smith nnd nishop Ilhlnclnmler,
"created a situation" that led to thq Mispri
sion of the Itev Mr lllcluiioiul for two
yearn and hia belntr ousted from tho rec
torship of St. Jchn'K Church
"Those of my friends who Isnou me know
)iow untrue nro the nccuaatlnns of Doctor
Areo." Bald Mr l.ewK "J haxe no reply
to make tv hli statement If ho wantn to
talk Rod forbid that I should stop lilm "
"I expect to be cenfturcd, but 1 will stand
by my ruiih and fight for my coin lutlon,"
was the statement today of the Ito. Mr
Argo. rector of tho Church of the N"ntlltv.
Kockledse, chairman and dlscntliiB mi
nority mmber of tho board of trlois tint
yesterday suspendd tho Itcv. Mr Hlrlimoml
from the mlnletry (or two years, finding
him cu.H1 bn n ne of the Hi) counts
against him. .
The dissenting opinion of the llev. Mr.
Arro was a v'goroua attack against "In
TlMb'o governmeht" In the church and the
"unchristian, ImmornI and Illegal" prose
cution uga nst the rector of St. John's It
caused a sensation In church circles and
It was rred cted that Ills attack upon
Bishop Khlnclander. the late lilshop
AIackay-Smith and Mr. Lewis would lead
to new complications
The verdict of suspension. In which tho
Rev Mr Argo agreed, waH renclud ester
day, the other members of the board or
triers be ng the Ite John A OnodfcMow,
reCJCV c the Church of the iood Slu-phptdt
Kensington, and the Kev. Kdward Ititchlf,
rrctor of the Chuich of St James the Less,
Ka Is of Schuylkill. The ulno counts weie
Intido ui c( charges of Iolation of ordina
tion ovvs, attacks on Uli-hop Ithlnclandcr
and uttacks brtd false statement against
Darile) ilrntny. u member of tho church.
Mr Kite lie and Mr. (JoodfcKow would
toot comment upon It.
' vl do not Inland to enter Into any dis
cussion," Bald Mr Cloodfellow "Doctor
Argo shows that li has not much loo tor
tistiot3." '
ARGO STANDS BY HIS UUNS
"I can only Imagine how my opinion of
th,e matter will be received In church cir
cles," said the Itockledgc rector today, "I
Tlllly expect to bo cnllqd to tusk for my
statement Hut, I only told the truth. I
would have tjeen dishonest had 1 said other
wise. I wilt back up everything I said and
wf I not retreat now "
IlUhop lthlnelandcr, who Is In Chicago,
la not expected to return for hceral dajs.
Mr Argo said the e lder.ee .it the trial
showed that the two bishops and Mr. Lewis
conspired for the rcmtnl of Mr. Rich
mond, owing' partly to his alleged Insubor
dination, but Chiefly because of bis dls
.ugreament wHh them on economic questions.
Mr. Richmond w.Ur punUhed. he said, by
lining brought to. trial, which he termed a
farce, k flai-co, a gross miscarriage cf jus
tice and a second Dreyfus affair."
A large assemblage of churchmen. In
cluding many women, feat In sllenco whllo
Mr. Argo rfcad his Indictment of the dioc
esan, authorities. ' Alt of Mr. Richmond's
"offenses, without exception, nro the out
growth of a hltuatlon created by the actions
5q( the authorities of thl3 diocese and a lead
ing layman," he laid "I mean the lato
Bishop Alexander Mackaj -Smith and Fran
Cls A- Lewis Such actions , If permitted.
Jeopardize the safety, tecurlty and position
of every clergyman 'n tho Church and the
jPfcace and harmony of ccry parish In the
land- They are Immoral, unchristian, un
canVmlcal and. In m opinion Illegal."
Mr. Argo declared that all tho trouble
Vegan when tho 1 ite Hlshop Mackav-Pmlth
attacked Mr Richmond In a "scurrilous, li
belous letter" to the newspai ers. Mr Argo
further stated "the abnormal situation cre
ated by the diocesan authorities" led Mr.
Richmond to day and do things ho would
not have otherwise have said and done. He
said Mr. Richmond's statements relative to
Bishop Rhlnelander In his sermons were
"regrettable, but the truth in them is more
regrettable still."
"POWER AND IXJOTISTIC WEALTH"
Mr, Argo continued "It Is evident that
the TJlocese of Venrslanla needs to be
made safe for its clergy " He then named
a. dozen or more dlsrjpiosnnd prophets, and
asked what would become of them If they
Tvere members of tha Episcopal Church at
.the- present time. According to Mr. Argo,
'Air. Richmond found himself contending
against a combination of tyrannical Episco
pal power and "egotl'tlc wealth "
Mr. Richmond raid It waa "worth two
years" to hear such a stirring document na
the; arraignment pronounced by Mr Argo.
Mr Richmond added that a conference of
KpiTCppal clergymen would be held In this
city pext week, as a result of which a
movement may be Inaugurated to "oust
Bishop Rh'nelander from tho diocese of
Pennsylvania "
lit Richmond's difficulties with the two
Blohops have aroused widespread attention
for several years. He fell out with the late
'Bishop Mackay-Smlth and later became
njhrolled with his succes"or. Bishop Rhine-lander-
In January. 19U Mr. Richmond
was brought to trial an fourteen charges of
conduct unbecom ng a clergyman and
breach of ord nation vow The trial con
tinued for more than a year, and at the
conclusion he was found guilty and sus
pended for one enr Before the period
came to an end a new presentment of 116
charges was bropght against tho minister
and a new trill became necessary.
U-BOAT WOUNDS LOCAL MAN
pontes D. Donahue Wounded When Sub
marine Shells Boat From Steamship
"WASHINOTOX. Oct 17 After a British
Steamship was attacked recently by two
fa 'submarines, the lifeboats were mercilessly
uicuieu uy ope oi tne u-noats, two men
t State Department Is adrlsed In consular
dispatches. One other man was killed bo
fore the i-rew abandoned the steamship,
Avhlijji carried a. number of Americans
One of the men killed by the shelling of
(be boats was James D. Trlngor, a horse.
plan of Roanoke. Va . while anether Ameri
can, Frank Donohue. a horseman of Phila
delphia, was among the wounded. The other
Americans were waved.
t4 The date and place of the attack were
dot tfieelosed.
CURB MARKET BOYCOTTED
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JiQimt Carmel Women Angered When
Farmers Raise Price o Potatoes
J MOUNT CARilKL. Pa.. Oot IT Women
ifil piace nave inauKunucu u ooyiou
hwl mo cuipsiune iuiirnot on account
rmers increasing potatoes to xi til per
)r Last week the price was from 11 !5
,1.60 a bushel
wom;n ajso notnieu rarmera that
would ba uurchased from them so
as the present Jncreascd price of tu.
remained In force. Tha women wilt
K nubile Indignation nieotlnir In. town
ars! tcmon-ow mornlnjf.
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SAMMEES DESERVE
PEACEFUL SMOKES
Soldier Boys Entitled to Them
Pending Smoke of Battle.
Help the Tobacco Fund
If a burglar attempted to break Into
your homo you would expect your hus
band or son to chase him, nnd If posslblo
punish him for tho In tt union. Should nil
army of lolous Roches attempt to break
Into tho premises of Uncle Sam you would
naturally expect pome of jour Uncle's sons
to rout them Immediately.
Such beilig the case, bear In mind the
fact Hint several hundred thousand Sam
mees have nlrcady started nftcr the.so bar
barous Ilorhe.s and arc simply awaiting the
world "go" from tho commanders of Uncle
Sum's forces. '
You can show your appreciation of their
efforts by enlisting Immediately In the
army of contributors to the Sammees' To
bacco Fund, the object of which Is to sup
ply fome peaceful smokes whllo tno boys
In khaki are preparing for tho smoke, of
battle It Isn't necessary to call any meet
ing or confer with any one about this. You
nre your own boss In the matter and all
you have to d' Is grab a coin of big clr
cumfcreme nnd send It to tho tobacco com
mittee f tho Lineigency Aid, 1IJ8 Walnut
street. If thera Is no change handy in jour
pocket then j-ou can reach for your check
book and scribble off a substantial check,
which will answer the purposo Just as
,well.
Remember, thero nre thousands of Sam
mees wl'i like to smoko nnd their number
will be Increased from, time to time, bo let
vour mntriliutlon be worthy of tho cause.
It Is true that nearly $1.1,000 has already
been contributed, but nearly twice that
amount will be recpjlicd to Insuro oerj
Sammeo of an nmplo supply of smokes.
COUNT SHOWS VICTORY
FOR PIERRE DU PONTS
Announcement States Voting Re
sulted 312,587 Against 157,959
by Minority Faction
WILMINC.TO.V, tiel, Oct. 17
Another chapter In tho light for control
of 13. I. du Pont do Nemours & Co.,
which Is capitalized at $:t0.ono,000. was
ended hero this afternoon, when a tabula
tion of the otc cast by tho stockholders
on the purchase of Coleman du Pont sh.iros
gao the Plcire du Pont faction, now In
power. .1 m.ijot Uy.
Shares oted In faor of tho company
purchasing tho Coleman ilu Pont shares to
taled only 1G7.95D. while those against the
proposition and In faor of permitting the
stoqk to lemain In control of the du Pont
Securities Companj-, which was formed for
tho express purposo of taking It over, num
bered 31J.58T.
The oto, however, does not necessarily
mean that Plerro du Pont and his sup
porters ate final victors, as numerous ob
jections to the validity of thousands of
shares cist against tho proposed purchase
wcro lecorded by William A. Glasgow,
chief counsel for tho opposing faction,
headed bj Allied I. du Pont and Philip S.
du Pont, and these objections are to bo
passed upon by Judge Thompson, of the
Federal District Court, which authoilzed the
balloting.
Moi cover. It may be accepted as granted
that In tho event of tho district court sus
taining the ote cast by the Plerro du Pont
faction, tho Alfred 1 party will carry tho
question to tho United States District Court
of Appeals
Tho sleek In question, over which the
contest Is being waged, w.ib sold by Gen
eral T. Coleman du Pont to tho Securities
Cumpiny two jears ago for something
ver $U1 OOOdOO It s now- estimated to be
worth nearer $0.000.000 Its principal
value however, lies in the fact that it gives
control over tho entire du Pont company
to the owners possessing It
Inasmuch as the du Pont company paid
100 per cent in dividends during tho past
j ear, there would be no charge whatever
t the company should it take it over from
the Senirlt'cs Corporation, as the dividends
amount to the face value of tho stoej; Itself
ROTAN UNDECIDED
AS TO ACCEPTANCE
District Attorney Holds in
Abeyance His Nomination
by Town Meeting Party
PENROSE LIKELY TO ACT
District Attorney Rotan announced to
day that ho would hold In abeyance tho
question of whether or not he will accept
tho nomination for re-election on tho Town
Meeting party ticket.
It was Inferred that his decision In the
matter would bo announced within the
next fovv days.
Sensational defections from the Smlth
Vnro controlled party organization In fa
vor of tho Town Meeting ticket for city.
county nnd ward offices are expected within
tho next few days, according to opinions
expressed today In political circles.
ikcnr F. Noll, Pcnrose-McNIchol leader
of tho Thirty' tenth Waid, and seventeen
of his associates havo announced their
resignation from tho Republican execu
tlvo cdmnilttce of tho ward to work for
tho new partv.
it was said that tho Thirty-seventh
Ward bolt waa but ono of a. series which
would bo foi Incoming within tho next few
dajs.
Senator Penrose hns been asked to re
pudiate the harmony organization slato and
throw his strength In favor of the Town
Meeting party. He was in Philadelphia
yesterdaj-, but declined to make any state
ment. ,
Select Councilman I3dward Haws. ot the
Thirty-seventh ward, wns one of those who
Joined Noll In rnlljlng to the support of the
Town-Meeting Party, In n letter addressed
to tho chairman of tho ward committee
In which they tendered their resignations
as committeemen they repudiated a leader
ship responsible, they sa for "blood' strife
In one ward, tainted bv charges of open
bribery In our own," and nlllgn themselves
against "a corrupt and dangerous political
Influence which has outraged public opinion
and defied or perverted public authority.
Gossip about the Independent headquar
ters nnd In political circles generally was to
the effect that Noll's action and that of his
allies would be followed today by a state
ment from Senator Penrose
Independent leaders considered Nolls re
pudiation of the Varo leadership and of the
"llfty-fifty" ticket as one of tho big points
in tho new movement For many years
Noll was the Republican city committeeman
from the Thirty-seventh Ward and Is a
close friend ot Senator McNIchM In the
latest elections of city committeemen Noll
wa defeated by Arthur D Brenner, backed
by tho Maj-or and the Vale leaders At a
recent dinner to Noll. Senator McNIchol
declared he would stand by him until Ills
leadership had been fully restored
Those who resigned from the Republican
committee of tho Thlrtj--seventh Ward
along with Noll Included Hdvv ard Haws, Se
lect Councilman and treasurer of tho ward
committee ; James McClaln, the vlco presi
dent of the committee, and Fiank Novvack,
the recording secretary The other mem
bers wero William D Tatton, Iculs L.
Hahn, Clement Clendanlels John A Nagel.
Sr , James Naultj-, Thomas Dcrbv, George
W Strltzel, William Lnmbcck, Harry N
Shlbe, Maurice Levy. Frederick Sllbers,
John N Haines. J. Henry Cowperwalth and
S. William Kucn.
HARRY MACKEY ASSAILS
TOWN MEETING RECRUITS
Thomas F Armstrong, chairman of the
Town Meeting partv, is Investigating cer
tain charges made In a letter against Wil
liam J Shenner, of 5337 Walnut street, by
Harry A. Mackey, Vare-Smlth leader of the
Forty-slth Ward
It was announced yesterday at the Town
Meeting patty headquarters that Shermer
had resigned a 11200-a-year position with
the registration board ami hadVw lthdravvn
from the Foitv-slxth Ward Republican ex-
1 ecutlve commltteo In order to join the new
leform movement
s'-m U" in bis letter to Armstrong charged
that Shermer had taken up the causo of the
Town Meeting party becauso the police de-
THIERICHENS'S ACCUSER
ARRESTED ON U. S. ORDER
Marie Funk Held at House of Deten
tion Pending German Officer's
Retrial Hearing
Marie Funk, tho servait girl who testi
fied ngnlnst Captain von Thierlihehs, for
mer commander or the German raider Vitel
Frlederlch. when he was charged with vio
lation of tho Mann white slavo act, nnd
who subsequently repudiated her own testi
mony, was arrested lato last night by
Matthew Kelly, an agent of the Federal
Department of Justice. She will be held
at tho House of Detention, Twelfth nnd
Wood "trccts. until the hearing for a re
trial of tho Von Thlcrlchcns case
Miss Funk vvns arrested at the order
of United States Attorney Kane, and will
bo placed on the witness stand during the
argummt to set nslcTe tho verdct
Hearing on the motion filed for a retail
of tin aso by Attorney William A Ura
will be held October 25 before Judgo
Thompson
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By JASPER EW1NG BRADY
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AllSitn $135 nci
partment would not permit Mm to sell
liquor without a license. Shermer, Mackey
raid, was arrested last year for conducting
n speakeasy, Mackey denied In his letter
that Shermer had ever held a (1200-n-j'ear
position with tho registration board and
expressed his satisfaction that he had with
drawn from tho Republican ward committee.
In his letter Mackey said that among the
other Forty-sixth Ward backers of tho new
party are a discharged employo of the
Municipal Court, a gambler And another
man who recently prombted an Immoral
show at Fiftieth streot and Bnltlmoio
avenue.
age profit becauso of the tax, estimated
at tho minimum number of drinks from a
gallon, Is one-tenth more, or $1.B.
Scores of Baloons, however, have de
creased tho size of their whisky glasses,
so that a larger number of drinks per
gallon are obtainable. With every extra
drink, of course, the extra profit, becauso
of tho tax, mounts also, until It Is esti
mated that not n fow of them nro adding
to their bank accounts at tho rnto of two
dollars a gallon, mora than before they
raised their prices to "take care of the tax.
What applies to whisky Is applicable
with equal force to other distilled spirits.
Yesterday was the last day for dUtlllet.
saloonkeepers and other dealers In dis
tilled spirits to fllo their returns for taxa
tion at the office of the collector of In
ternal revenue. Hundreds called during tho
day to leave tho forms on which they had
entered the quantities on hand of the varj-
ous liquors na osvertfes t.v, 1
the law. UW
It was estimated at th -. .
lector that between 1000 iSJ,0' '
turns had been mad from iiT-, !
nhl l.trlrt wlilM. I. 1... '" FluL.
District of Pennsylvania, "t "ru
norctui nnmi uunraver, befot YC '
titles of the various liquors and ,v '
of tho .tax which will' haVe to vl
them will bo comntitorf 1
WHISKY WAR TAX ADDS
TO LIQUOR MEN'S PROFIT
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Booat of Five Cents a Drink
Gives Them $1.65 More Thnn
the New Revenue
Saloon men have turned the war tax on
whisky Into a source of revenue, and tho
man who puts his foot on the brass rail
pays the shot. To take care of an added
tax of J2.10 a gallon the price per drink
was raised five cents, which means nn In
creased profit ot about $3,60 a gallon.
Almost every saloon In Philadelphia and
Its environs now has a scale of prices
figured on the above basis.
Tho distiller or Importer must pay an
added tax of f 2.10 a proof gallon on the
whisky when It Is withdrawn, and this tax
ho passes on to the saloonkeeper. At the
lowest estimate the saloonkeeper serves
eighteen glasses of whisky fro ma quart
At nn extra nickel a glass he then takes In
ninety cents more for tho quart than before
ho raised his price to "lako caro of the
tax."
The saloonkeeper pays $2.10 tax.
His added profit, on this minimum esti
mate, becauso of the tax, therefore Is $1.50
But hosts of saloonkeepers are making
an even larger profit because of the tax.
In the first place, the tax is paid 'on
"proof gallons," and, as most of the whisky
ont "over the bar" will average about
ninety proof, tho tax of $2 10 actually
rovers a quantity equal to about one nn.
one-tenth wine gallons the unit of meas
ure used by the saloonkeeper In his deal
ings with the public. Therefore, his aver-
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