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TRAIN YOUNG MEN
FOR LATIN TRADE1;
Will Be Sent to South
mcrica After Long
Preparation
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TO STUDY THEIR NEEDS;
jslllnn merchant ha hnd been dtipd.
That same day I came across n Spanish
edition of the Philadelphia Year Book.
Issued by the Chamber or uommercr.
and was able to show him Indisputable
evidence, both pictorial and text, that
DMln.t-liiM.i was fnr ahead of any other
city In tho world In the very llneB that
this particular merchant handled. I
brought back his order anu ne is now .
tlrm friend of Philadelphia.
"Hut It will take, as I said before, a
whole lot of missionary work In nil lines
to undo tho mischief done by the Ger
man commercial army before their na
tion began dealing In murder Instead of
merchandise."
Merchants of Brazil Kept,
Misinformed of Textile '
Products of This City ' ,
BUSINESS NOTES
In nn effort lo find a ennl market In '
Cuba, Cnlontovvn, Pn., operators will sail I
from New York Sunday, for Havana, i
Wllmer H. Wllkcy, Jacob H. I.lnn, A.
Plummer Austin, J. lilcar Ilustead and
Harold V. Seamens will mako tho trip.
"Th nonnr.. ). a.i ..rnr Tl'e Pond Creek Coal Tampan)' t-nnl
in sooner tho American manufac- mine, one of the largest producing mines
lurer realizes that he will have to make In southern Illinois, has been sold to D.
serious nrennriiinnn t.r. ,. ,.. K. McMillan, ('hlcago. and James ('.
dt,. Preparations before ha can McKlvnrn ot sprltiRnctd. for JJSO.OQO.
mans nny headway In export trade to Tho property consists of lnOO acres In
I-atln-Amerlcan rmmtru. , t,.i.,. it .Franklin counly with nn output fit 1500
will v., Z. countrlcr' tho belter H tons a. day, employing 250 men.
.i-"" iui rum nun tn MnA tnnnov .
he will make." salt! a Philadelphia!! who ' ti. ,. i,, t
a raaao n close study of I.ntln-Amerl- a new ruling that the restrictions here
a
can conditions, in dlsctisslne foreign
Rjrade conditions Informally nt the Cham-
;r or commerce.
.efbra Gennany went crazy and
Ifto England was striving with her
c2M.5Hutho S'ou,M American trade.
i l:.:. . lumiiiucu. encn or tnese
) T??rle? VIM to Mild younc men to
riff,h American countries. wii iu-ri
'fMt-A itll II . -
.iitnn ..i, y ansorocd the trado
ISr.1 l . a . ucn cx",nt that they
oero nbln to deal with nt-
fhh C0Untry aB thc' wanted to be dealt
rrnit.- t- . ... .
. .u..,, irninni lor v orK
At leaSt fill, lnfrrn tliia.tnnM mmh.......
mat I know of Is preparing to do' this
now, They arc selecting young men
J"" paying them good salaries, from
-00 a month up. Just to learn the facts
about export business. When the details
aro mastered the nunlls nr to h m
to South American cities, where they will
toforo existing upon tho Importation of
ntalzo corn hno been removed anrl
licenses will now be Isued for the Im
portation of this commodity.
The Iron Age sajM "With new ttnok- ',
ItiRR less than half of current production
Industry Is measurably nearer tho mo
ment of total deflation from the wnrj
basis. In many lines of finished steel
there Is not much over a month's work
ahead. The encouragmg feature from
the buyer's standpoint Is that labor now
Idle shows a disposition to resume at re-1
duced wage rates and Arm offers for I
steel nt low present levels nre now the
more likely to lead to successful negotla- '
tlons."
First Day's Proceedings
in Mayor Smith's Trial
Yesterday First day of Mnyor
Smith's trial,
Charges Conspiracy to violate
Shern law nnd misdemeanor In
ofllce.
Place of Trlnl Quarter Sessions
Court No. 2, City Hall.
Trlnl Judge Charles Y. Auden
rled. First day's scssionu lasted from
10 n. m. to 8 p. m with recesses
for dinner nnd supper. Jury then
locked tip for night.
Judgo Audcnrled announced that
evening sessions would bo held.
Principal business yesterday was
selection of Jurymen.
More than eight hours required
to examine forty-three tnlesmcn:
l.nst man accepted nnd sworn In
at ti:31 o'clock.
All Jurors hut one, married men.
Chosen for Ignorance of political
nffnlrs nnd lack of connection with
politicians or city Job holders.
Assistant District Attorney Tnu
lane niado opening nddress at
p. in.
will
Judge in Comment
on Mayor's Inaction
Continued from I'nirr lino
finally the addition sought bv
Mr.
iiinnUlllAI-1 lu twil M ir Inrtntln,! In tvirmM. ..
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MliilrlBP nf etwiA1 if . . ' l,,.lit ni'idn irnliirallif fnr In .aa 1
Scott was ndded to tht record
Mr. Taulano then demanded that
these words be appended to the addition
,,. , . .... ... 'o tho records: "In accord with tho
mik manufacturers of Patertnn, N. ,t ..,. .,
deny emphatically the report that they i la ,; ,-.....,, , .
Intended to close, their mills Saturday Mr. &cott objected to tho phrase, and
because of tho uncertainty which exists the objection as sustained.
In tho Industry. While the manufnc-1 The Assistant District Attorney then
turers do not say that all possibility of ,.Pnt on lo sav It luid been niriir.,1 l,v
a strike Is over, they declare that the ,,-", , ", ,,, ' i m, w .,
danger Is passing, besplte the uncer- r , ' ,. , 1 ' .""' Mnul p11"
tain rnnnitimis in tne local market new irwinm nnninra in me inni ni wen
Ml&nner Of Strprh onllnn nn.1 tin,.V.
.After this long preparatory course Is
jiMunn. mat concern win no in a position
rtO d6 business Intrlllf-ontlv t.-Uli UntitVi
iAWierlea.
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It K'8""-" li"! "rBt inings tnat win nave
lafltO'bo done bv these vouni? men when
u'lhtv resell rtrnvll np Api.nitnn .... iia.o
(l-l TT" --,".. ...a,., v. ..I tllllllll Ul .
V.flfi Chile (lll be to rnrrert tliM Imnrpp.
lion which tho German commercial
&jtvt about America In general, and
l.Phlladclphla In particular.
M'-Tho last tlmo I was In Tirnztl, a
i TaMy Intelligent merchant there, on
learning that I was from Philadelphia.
F'JffcM to me, 'Why does not Philadelphia
'mako textile goods that can bo used
(In this country?'
i,;a assured him that, to the best of
tny.knowledge. Philadelphia made textile
xyitl fully as good as any. In reply
, a showed mo a letter from a German
Jobbing houso In which It was stated
that Philadelphia's claims ns a textile
center were utterly ridiculous ns, In point
of fact, there were only a half a dozen
texlllo mills In Philadelphia that turned
out any goods fit for export.
Paped by Germans
"night there I did somo missionary
work and waB able to convince this Pra-
helng mado
business.
generally for Increased
The bureau of supplier and nrcnuntu,
Navy Department, has stopped, tem
porarily at lPnst, the buying of rotton
anil woolen goods. It was learned todnv.
With goods sulllcient to supply their de
mands, buying officials of th navy nre
of the opinion that It will be somo time
before normal buying Is resumed.
Sir Arthur Melclmn, MlnUter nt the
Interior, announced at the hoard of
trado banquet m Winnipeg that the Do
minion of Canada would spend $80,
flon.oon on reconstruction, K.nno,0ft0 mi
new railroads and $2O,000,n0u on public
works during the year.
France Honors Heroine of 1B70
rnrl, Jan. 23, The Official Jour
nal publishes n nomination to tho
knlghfhood of the I.eglon of Honor,
which was won forty-eight years ago,
which sayit: "Mrs. tiustnvi; Kr
hardt, for exceptional serlcea In the
siege of Strasbourg. Sho conducted at
the peril of her life on September 17,
1870. through the Herman lines Prefect
Basrhln from Hlscwlller to" Sehlltlg
helm. whence ho was ablo to reach
Strasbourg, which was Invested."
THE PENN MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OF PHILADELPHIA
Home Office, Sixth and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, January 22, 1913.
FurMiant to the requirements of Its Charter, this Company publishes the follow
ing statement, being tho principal features of Its SKVKNTY-KIIIST A.N'NUAIi
nEPOIlT to Policy-holders
FOR THE YEAR 1918:
KECEIPIS
For Premiums nnd Annuities $20,083,597 32
For Interest, adjustmont of book values, etc 9,782,801 01
Total
3H, 8110,(108 A.I
. - , DISBURSEMENTS
..Daath Claims J1O.420.02S 60
Haiured Endowments. Annuities, etc. .i.ans "si ns
. BilAni(iti. Vnlnaa ........-... .-.... 'inoineiifi
OlMivituv, m.m... .....(...... , ,,.ii,iroi in
(1,250,422 18
i
S'-tfremlum Abatements
ftMi Total Tald l'olleyliolders
A Instalment payments under supplementary contracts, etc,
Federal, and state taxes, licenses nnd department fees . .
Itent and real estate taxes and expenses
Commissions, medical fees and agency expenses
Salaries and admlnlstratlvo expenses
Advertising, printing nnd supplies, postage, etc
Added to reserves
3 2,0.1(1,7 10 or
J512,5tr, 17
C43.132 21
356,510 87
3,613.595 25
785,092 93
223,125 12
10,775,380 70
Chester weie In tho employ of the clt
as patrolmen rnitn August 1, 1917. up
to and Including September 19, 1917;
that they were assigned to the Third
and Do I.ancey streets district, and that
they were acting under Lieutenant Ben
nett. Mr. Scott ngnln offered an objection.
He demanded that the records show
that these patrolmen had Peen assigned
by the Director of Public Safety.
"Don't Haggle," .tudee Interrupts
Judge Audenrled finally bioke In
with: "Oh, get ttrn evidence; don't hag
gle over a thing of that kind."
The trial Judge suggested that a flf-teen-tnlnute
recess be taken to let tho
opposing attorneys settle between them
selves Just what would be read Into
evidence. They announced, however.
that they were satisfied with what was
then on the recoids, and the hearing of
the first witness was lu order.
Mr. Stern had been on the Mimd dur
ing the urnnglo of the attorneys, but
was not sworn until after It una oer.
II! was sworn as the first witness at
10:25 o'clock.
Mr. Stern had listened with uncon
cern while the lawyers disputed, with
his head bowed and his arms spread
out over the railing of the witness stand.
He was dressed In black, with a low
collar and bow tie.
(luentloneit by Taulnne
Mr. Tnulnnc, questioning the wltnes.
brought out that Mr. Stern had been
living nt tho Hotel Ostend, Atlantic City,
until September 9, 1917; that his city
home was at 5.10 Sprucn street, In the
Fifth Ward, and that he bad been a
member of the House of Itepresentatlves
from tho Third legislative District In
1917, being chairman of the Judiciary
Special Committee.
Mr. Stern testified that the transit
bill In which tho Mnyor was Interested
' had been referred to this committee
I within four or five days of the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, In June, 1917.
The bill failed of passage.
Ill reply to questions tho witness Kild
ho did not remember tho provisions of
tho bill, except that in u general way
It concerned transit in this city.
The purpose of thin line of question
ing ,ns developed later In the testimony,
was to show that tho hostility of Mayor
Smith to James A. Carey, Penrose leader
lu the Fifth Ward, grew out of the hit
ter's association with Mr. Stern, ana
that the Mayor was nt odds with Mr.
Stern because of tho failure of the tran
sit bill
Saw Mayor at Shore
Mr. Stern further testified that ho
had seen Mayor Smith In Atlantic City,
where tho Mnyor had a summer cottage,
lu mid-August of 1917. Tho witness told
of meeting tho Mnyor and Mrs, Smith
and stopping on the Boardwalk to talk.
They conversed, snld the witness, about
Fifth Ward conditions.
Mr. Stern testified he expostulated
with tho Mayor because Mr. Carey was
being "punished" on Stem's account.
The witness testified tho Mayor said
to him: "When the Legislature ad
journed Kd Vnre came to me and uskid:
'Can I go after Carey nowV I told 1M
house tomorrow morning nnd we
talk the matter over.
Mr. Stern snld ho thought the Mayor .
said something about having tin matter'
I Investigated. He went to the Mayor
cottage the next morning, nnd sat on
tho porch while tho Mayor was eating ;
1 his breakfast. Presldently tho Mayor
I enmo out In his shirt sleeves and said i
to him: "I have rend that letter', does i
Senntor McNIchol know that you brought
th letter htre?"
I "I I, ,1,1 I. In. Monntnl- Me'lchol (lldll t
I know- anything about the letter, said
Mr. Stem, and tho Mayor said 'DIdn t
l Judgo tlordon wrlto that letter? I am
i not afraid of Judge Cordon or any one
I else. You had hotter show the letter
to Senator McNIchol,"
Wanted McMchol Calif (I
I Mr. Stern testified the Mnyor wanted j
him to call Senator Mc.Mcnol on iiih
telephone, but he told him to call him
up himself, If he wanted to. The Mayor i
replied, "all right," nnd stepped Inside
to the telephone. Senator McNIchol
was then living at Atlantic City, said Mr.
Stern, and, "I henrd the .Mayor s
over the telephone Is that you, Senator.
Mr. Stem Is hero with u letter and It
Is tho most awful thing 1 ever read and
I told Stern to let you know about It.
mm... (t-n- !,,... turned to mo and snl'i,
He wants you to take the letter up to
him.' The Major asked mo not to have,
the letter published, and said he would
t,eo Senntor McNIchol on Monday arid
see that things were remedied In tne,
Fifth Ward, as he had nn appointment ;
with the Senator on Monday to talk over
police conditions and changes in thd
Fifth Wnrd.
i llordon Wrnte Carey Letter
The "Carey letter." referred to In Mr
Stern's testimony, wns made the subject
for further questions by Mr. TutiUne.
1 It was brought out by the questioning
that this letter, In which the Mayor way
warned In detail of Fifth Ward comll-
. . .. -i.,.. t... 1 I'firnv.
i lions, nan not neco wtii'i n -.
though It was signed i " - "
, ness testlflid It was produced In tile
I office of former Judge James liny (ior-
don. after a two. day conference In which
the witness took part.
Later, In reply to a question by Mr.
Taiilaiif. Mr. Stern snl.l Detective
Souder had bcin Investigating police con
ditions 111 the Fifth wnrd ror imp .vinjor. .
' and he had seen Souder writing repoits (
before tho primary of 1917. i
What on'."' the Assistant District
Attorney asked.
"On p.ipir." was the answer.
Reports Best I'.vldrme
.ludge Audenrled Interrupted lo ss.Vj
that the reports themselves would be tho
best evidence.
These are the confld'titlal reports
which Mavor Smith refused to produce
In Municipal Court before, and out of
which grew the charge of contempt ot
Members of Jury Who
Will Try Mayor Smith
Charles Stolzcr, milkman, 2053
Cumberland street, Thirty-first
Wnrd.
Harry Moss, Jeweler. 4415 North
Ninth street, Forty-third Wnrd.
William Crosby, printer, 620 Moy
nmenslnir avenue, Thirty-ninth
Wnrd.
Henry Kvans, negro, expressman,
1825 federal street, Thlrty-slxth
Ward.
Daniel K. Smith, millwright. 2028
Hagert street, Twenty-eighth Wnrd.
Samuel Patterson, hnrncssmnkcr,
27 North Dewey street, Thirty
fourth Wnrd.
Ch.lties Dahmi. grocer. 2627
Memphis street, Thirty-first Ward.
(us Mitchell, milkman. 2140
South 1,-tmbert street. Fortieth
Ward.
David S. Conway, bartender, 1SU
Taylor street, Forty-eighth AVard.
D.ivid Nntbeck, punchman, 2100
South Sl.xty-sevcnlli street, Fortieth
Ward.
Joseph Allen, letlred farmer. De
catur road. Thirty-fifth Ward.
Thomas J. Welsh, shipper, 1117
West Itush
Wnrd.
street, Tlilrly-clshth
I then asked him." Ihe wlt
"And tho Mayor made no ic-
of yours?'
ness said.
ply."
At the beginning of his testimony Mr.
i Campbell mentioned that he had left u
I "certain place" to visit the Mayor's of
! flee. Mr. Scott confined his cross-exanil-
nat'nu to a question living the place,
"From Senator Mc.N'Ichol's oltlce," the
witness replied.
t'nre.v nn stand
Mr ('ari'V. stormy petrel III the Fifth
Ward politics, about whose ambitions
In bo I'oumilinin from the-ward the
whole Fifth W.ird cate rovulvis, was
the next witness. Ills story was In lef,
inking onl.v twelve minutes for his dl
icct and the crosM-esanilnatloti. Mi.
Tail!, mo however, leservcd the light lo
call him later, If inccssnry.
In telling of his visit to the Ma.vor's
oiricn nn August IS. I :i 1 7. Mr. Carey
tcftlllid Ma.vor Smith said:
"I didn't like that little fellow Stern's
:ut ions at Hal ilsburg."
Mr. c.i icy s.iid he told the Major he
i court. ! (loiilileil the story told him about Sterns
"I now formally demand that the - i n-tl Itlosi on the transit bill and asktd
' feiise shall piodtice these papers," Mr. Hie Major for hii source of lnforina
t Tutllane said. tloti. To this, Mr. Carej said, tho Major
j Mr. Stern. toiillnuJiiB. said that he i( piled lie had several sources. Asked
had seen Detective Walsh writing re-1 to name a speelllc one, lie couldn't re
I norls and also a man named Lestiange. , ,,i liny. Then tin- .Major said, iiecord-
ment to show that Mr. Carey's Injuries
hnd nothing to do with tho charges
ngalnst Mnyor Smith
"A may conspire with B, and ".con
spire with C. nnd O.," sAUJ Mr. Hcott.
"nnd jet A. may have no know-ledge, of
the conspiracy nmong B. and t . and u.
There Is no charge of conspiracy to use
violence. It Is unfair to my client to
follow this lino of questioning '
Mr nTtilnnn nereed. unless he shoilia
t,- nt.in iii imw a connection between
(ho pollen department nnd tho physical
violence dono Mr. Cnrej'.
li,,ttf AnHnrln,1 refused lO pnSS On
the point nt present. He said It could
bo settled Inter, nn tho witness recalled.
If necessary.
Should It happen that testimony con
vernlnir nets of nhvslcnl violence. Is ruled
out tlnnllj-, It will shorten tho trial, as
there are many witnessed to he heard
concerning this nrpect of the case.
Lieutenant .McNIchol was recalled to
the stand and nsked If ho hnd requested
tho transfer of other patrolmen than
I'rnni. Wlt-isVmftcr and Feldilian. He
said there had been nine In all, but that
bit had forgotten the names of all but
the three. He was then excused.
Joseph Calhoun, one of the patrolmen
transferred from the third district, was
the next witness. He told of an Inter
view between himself nnd Lieutenant
Bennett, nt which Michael Murphy, a
pntrolman convicted nt the West Chester
trial, had been present.
"The Sky the Limit"
The lieutenant, he testified, told Cal
houn tu en down to Second streil and
.........i, i, f- tinniln" He was to use
hi rinh freely, ho said. The lieutenant
fip-tlier said, according to the witness,
that Detitsch men arrested would be ills
..I......! n,i,i tiini iirev men would be
tinl.l
The Mavor and the Director nre with
its. The kUv la the limit." the witness
testified Lieutenant Bennett said,
iim inkinir of testimony was Inter
uqited here by an argument between
Mr. Scott and Mr. Taulane during the
course of which reference was made lo
Director Wilson's alleged statements be-
fore Lieutenant McNIchol regarding the
I transfer of patrolmen. Judgo Audcn-
tled Inteiruplfd to say: I
"II Is somewhat remarkable that the!
Major didn't dismiss Director Wilson lo
show that his language was not accepta
ble " By this the Judge meant Director
Wilson's refusal to transfer policemen.
Patrolman Calhoun then contltiuid
and tctiflcd that he llrst made the ac
quaintance of Dculsch when Lieutenant
Bennett Introduced him lo the candidate
Tor Councils
"There Is no lint air about thli fel
low ; he'n real," the witness testified
Lieutenant Bennett said.
"Several dajs later, when the Lieu
tent read a list of transfets, Mr. Deutsch
was present an dthrew out his chest and
walked around, as If to show he was re-i-ponslhle
for them,' 'the witness concluded
I GOSSIP OF THE STREET
EARLY IMPROVEMENT IN MARKET
IS NOT EXPECTED BY BROKERS
Greatest Activity Found in Houses Making a Specialty
of Railroad Equipment Bonds and Short-Term
Issues Gossip of the Street
rpill-J continued dullness In t,hc financial district jestorday could almost
ho felt. There wns little activity in the brokers' offices. Some of the
bond houses suld they were doing a normal business, while others said
thero hnd been u slump during the last few days. It was noticed that
tho greatest activity was In tho houses making a specialty of railroad
equipments nnd short-term Issues. ,
In the brokers' offices It was the general opinion thut nothing had (
occurred to change the opinion, so generally expressed for some time
past, that the general trend of the market was downward, as the whole
list, according to the best authorities, Is oversold. There Is, of course,
tho usual reservation that rallies may occur at any time In special Issues.
.Some brokers say the bottom has not been reached In tho present de
cline. One snld his experience had always been that when a new low
hns been reached, as In the last few days, there was always a slight
reaction; but, ns nnothcr broker rcmnrked. It was never safe to predict
tho stock market hy former experiences. A majority look for a lower
market.
Decision of Commerce Commission Arouses Discussion
There was considerable speculation in the financial district yesterday,
ns to the cause for tho sharp drop In railroad stocks on Tuesday. A
broker who innkes a. specialty of these securities said he -vtraccd the
trouble to the announcement of the rate decision of tho lnterstato Com
merce Commission in the case of a western lumber concern. It was as
humrtl, upon Imperfect knowledge of the matter, ho said, that the com
mission had started In lo cut loose regardless of rates established by the
railroad odmlnlstintlon. Later Information, he added, showed that
teellves l.eMr.uige.
"Hotiv do ou hnc
poiis'.'V Mr. Stein wp
riilM. lie said, was In Hie omce ih-misw
fiom Major Smith's In City Hall.
The man Lestrange refened to by the
witness Is supposedly Lieutenant of De
ow tney wcie h-
as asked.
rii.y to mo so. was tne iepij
Mr Scott objected to this ns hearsay
evidence. The objection was sustained
and the statement sliickeii from the
record. .... ,.,.. .,,,.,
Mr Sllel-ll men told OI 111" "i'l,""
i-onversatloii with the Major
flu- on the night before
pilinary election.
Telephoned .Major
li vti- Mnvor. there Is trouble
"' ..":...... - i-
and muidcr In inn rum
,..uiin.,i "xUiiIIm have
cracked; the Flnlettei- Club was raided;
there ate gunmen In tho ward ; tho
polleo lieutenant Is defiant and there is
no order. I wish you would come up.
. ..i i.i i.ii.i rieinitv Sheriff Sllver-
........ 1.-.1 l.orn iiSMIllltcd. 1
Hli'lll iiii.i "- ,.
that policemen wero making raids
when persons were
releastd at once,
I
lit Atlantic
tho 1917
the
been
told him
nnd
arrested thny were
I told him evoiy man
assaulted was a Carey man. laskcd.h.m
to please come up and take charge. He
said he didn't think he could make a
train and asked mo why ,1 illdn t sec
log to the witness-
"Jim. to be peifietly fiank with you,
I'm the one who stalled the Vines after
j on."
At this point the witness began In tell
of a previous conversation Mr. Seutl !
objected to It as neliig irrelevant .luclce , ..,, .......... ... ... ,,.,, viock last lilcllt
Aiiilcntehl sustained tlio objection mid, Aflr.,. District Attorney Hotan had
said It was just about as relevant as , , , j , ,',,, ovrr
iirniuh iui. n nn -, ii"" ,-'! iii'-iiin i
In-law?" nnd following It up with.
.lur.v Carefully Chosen
Kight hours wero cons.um.ed yester
daj In the selection of tin? Jury. Never
had tho Philadelphia courts witnessed
a more careful Interrogation of venire
men as possible Jurors. Forty-three
men were cxapiliied nerore mo jury
box was lllleil. tile last being accepted
electric
when are joil going to bury her?"
After he refused tho Mayor's irquus!
that he letlro from tho cinmcllmanle
race. Mr. Carey said .Major Smith lo
piled: "Well, If joil aro a candidate for
Select Council 1 will go the limit against
you."
Counsel for thu defense limited (loss- ,
xaminatlou as to whether the witness
had said anything else about his desires
to the Major. I
"I did nut," Mr. Carey replied.
"That's all. Mr. Caiey." Mild Mr.
SC4ltt.
First Lieutenant Hany A. McNIchol.
son of the lain Senator James I'. Mc
NIchol. was next called In the stand. At
the time of tho Wist Chester Fifth Ward
trial he was a second lieutenant, but he
has since In en promoted and honorably
dl.ichargid. lie wore his uniform In
court.
Hii t"ld lmw two dajs before the
primary election In September, 1917. he
night us a niccitiltlon.il. v measure
Judge Aiidcniied advised counsel on
both sides that night sessions would
bo held to expedite tho trial and les.
sen the strain nn the Jurors.
Smi'li at Atlantic
Wilson or lloblnson.
,., .ni.i i,t, Un eoiild take an
ir-in. but he slid that was too slow ,,. vlKi,,Mi Major
niul that I should look up tho train (-tv , told Mm of the transfer (if Patrol
schedule and then call him again. men Wlrtshafler, Feldman and I'raiu
"l went to Broad Street Station niid.flm me Second to the Third District
nvido arrangements for a special train. ani, llil(1 Bai,i mill llnse three men were
Then 1 called up tile .Mayor am in u ; K1)K nimii Intimidating yoti rs.
Ihe .Mnj-or Jromisui to nave inem rr
Total jits.Hon.nos s:i
tin addition to the above abatements th Company allotted to deferrod distribution
policies tho sum of Jl.SUO.oril "U
ASSETS
First, Second, Third and Fourth liberty Loans
.$20,000,000 00
10.000.000 00
$10,000,000 00
State, Municipal, Railroad & other Bonds, jat Insurance Commls-J
Bank and other Stocks sloners' vnluntlon . . f
Mortgages and Ground Bents (first liens) on property valued at
$182,611,050
Loans on Polloles,and Premium Notes within Itcserve Values ....
loans on Bonds, Stocks, etc '
Homo Office and other Ileal Estato ,..
Cash on Deposit and In Company's Ofllce
Net Deferred and Unreported Premiums
Interest and Rents Due ant? Accrued
C2.911.4CS
371,458
Varoi 'Yes. you can go nftir Carey now
nnd I and my ndmlnlstrat'on will go
tho limit to lick him.' "
Mr. Stern declared ho rejoined that
Carey ought not to bo punished "for
nnythlng I did or did not do,"
"Tho Mayor replied," testified tho
Witness: "'Members of the Legislature
must bo like members of Councils. They
j.must'go along with my administration.'
"Then I replied, 'vvniii nooui j-mvu
Lone's man? Ho voted against tho
transit bill and I voted for It.'
tii M.vnr Mild: 'Oh. he's a tottering
6,141,319 52 i,i mnn I don't want to kill him.' "
32,558,111 24 The witness was asked If tho name
1.067.280 79!of "Ike" Deutsch. Varo leader ot tho
" . . . .. .... (tlon-l.t
him an engine aim cars "" """
hilng him to I'liuiiueimiii. """""
'ybu can't pull any circus uff like
that on me, I'm going to sleep, and he
1UTho"lwltnchS Ihen explained that
Patrolman Wlrt.shaftcr bad been sent
Into tho Third District shortly before,
the tinilble. Patrolmen Feldman and
I'liim had both been transferred from
the Second District to the Third shortly
before the trouble, and Patrolman Hay
den had been sent Into tho Third D s
trlct about the same time, be said. Pa
trolman Slurphy, ho testified, belonged
In tho district.
On being further Questioned by Mr. 1 au
, !- ui,,-,i nlnrred on his recollec-
Hon of IiIk ti'lephono interview with tho
td UIO .tiuyiir inni mill n
NO ACTION ON VICE HERE
Daniel?' Thinks Situation I)or
' Not Call for Drastic Steps j
1 Hu o htnff Corrfltpoiulfllt
VtiikliliiKtnn. Jan. 23 The vice situa
tion In Philadelphia has not become so
bad as to call for drastic notion to pro
tect sailers, soldiers and marines. In the
opinion of Secretary of the Navy Daniels,
nor has It Improved siifllc'ently to per
mit the government authorities to relax
their attention.
Win n Secretary Daniels was asked If.
lu view of the fact that for almost two
weeks the Navy Department has watched
the situation there without taking action.
It might not be said that ennd tlons ill
Philadelphia have become satisfactory to
the department, he replied-
"N'o, I think it will be some lime beforo
that could be said."
OPERATED DURING STORM
Sur:roii Itnnoveri Ship Fire
man'. Appendix as Vessel Rolled
Mnvnr IIP Ml
' - - . , i..
bad found on ,aii nooui c ..... ... .. , telephone the Major said lie
1-liiieuer i ... . ; ."'" ,,:,,-, ,,. nnylliliiB to do with any-
i body aspiring lo warn lenoersiup oj
I biiiii methods as Deutsch was reported
turned to their old district, he snld. At
i ne same ...ne, ..,..,,. ,...,. ...i .-... ...,. N(VV lnrden officers, strapped to a
said, he mentioned lo the Mayor nn nl- ,.urKl.nn'B table, operated on Fireman
leged piomlM- the Major made to S-cna- Howard Hradley, of Philadelphia, fnr
tor McNIchol regarding the transfer of appendicitis aboard the transport Man
Lieutenant Ilemiett fiom the Third DH- churla, wlille tho liner was wallowing
trlet and his replacement by Captain '"t'j," "Mamijim-'la docked nt lloboken
Callahan The Mayor said he had made v, Ml,ni,,v. Hradley is reported to be
Uo such promise, the witness testified. on the road to recovery. ,
On the vojnge from Ttrcst Hradley
Telephoned MnJ'nr 11H Htrlckcti with acute pain, and
I'll., nevl dav -tho day befnie the Lieutenant J. W. Sheppnrd. cninmander
, , i, iLlli ,,' i w "f he Navy Medical Corps, found that
election he telephoned to the l , oi operation was necessary without de-
from Philadelphia asking about the,.iv wtt, two of Ills assistants, Lieu-
transfer, nnd the Major told him the tenants L. W. Schaffer ' and Harry
.........-., .....,,l,l i,,l.-. nine., that iilnlit. Crlo.ois. the surgeon convejed the sall-
th'e witness said. No mention was made er to the ship's operating room, nnd, do
of' Captain Callahan at that ..me. the JPlt, "J-rm'lt 'antr's'uSi
lieilieilil.il lem.nrn. ItilSK
tho particular case In question was an old one, which was heard prior .
to the establishment of the rnllroad administration. There was, said
this broker, a much (better feeling when It wns found out that the ruling
did not Involve uny overturning of rates. The decision was made .on.
the merits of the case ns of the period of private operation preceding the j
taking over of tho roads by tho government, and has no bearing whatever I
on the uctlon ot the government's Increase of 23 per cent In freight rates.
"The Interstate Commerce Commission is not tho Supreme Court of
the United Suites," was the remark of a banker when nsked his opinion
on the commission's action In declaring the war over, and evidently re
suming business nt the same old htand In the regulation of railroad rates.
I'hls banker went on to sny that, In his opinion and that of several
others ho had spoken to on the subject. It was necessary for the com
mission to show it was still in existence and hadn't ceased to function,
as tho public generally had come to think for some time past. No one, .
he remarked, was going to take It seriously. The commission was not a
prime favorite before tho war, any how. he continued, and nothing which
ho knew of had occurred lo change the general opinion concerning it
since.
The common or vulgar opinion, he said, concerning the action Is that
tho members felt they must do something to earn their salaries, and
this Is "it."
If the opinion expressed by the commission, that the "war is over,"
carried the weight of a Supremo Court decision, he said, It would bo a
serious matter as far ns the railroad situation was concerned.
"That situation Is now as bad as It can be, and there is no reason
why It should be made worse." he said. "If the commission's construc
tion Is upheld, It would limit tho time during which the railroads can b
held under government control, and such uncertainty Is bound sooner
or later to have its elfect on rnllroad securities.
"I am not a lawyer," lie continued, "but my private opinion Is that
the war Is not over for the purposes of the railroads until peace Is signed
nnd every soldier demobilized and returned to his home ! the govern
ment operating tho railroads that take them home."
The one thing in this connection, which this banker said Interested
him from a psychological standpoint. Is the fact that some of those who
now uphold the stand of the Interstate Commerce Commission wero loud
est In their condemnation when universal opinion blamed It for all th
ills which befell the roads before they wero taken over to be operated
for tho government, and he concluded: "These Ills were neither few
nor Mnall." i
AViti Long-Term Bond Issue Offered t ;
An attractivo Issue of $1,3."0.000 of an authorized $6,000,000 of Erl T
Lighting flist mortgJse .' per cent sinking fund gold bonds was placed
on the market yesterday by Hrown Brothers & Co. and Edward B. -Smith
& Co. These are long-term fifty-year bonds nnd mature April 1,
1SC7. The price at which they are being offered to the public Is 88 and
Interest to yield .1.7." per cent. It was said the offering had been nearly. ,
all absorbed. '
Following up the recent agitation nmong financiers ngalnst th
wholesale exchange of Liberty Bonds for fraudulent stock certificates,,
It Is lepnrted from Washington that u draft of n bill has been prepared
hy Charles Hamlin, chnlrmnn of the capital Issues committee, and placed
before Secretary of the Treasury Glass, with tho recommendation that
this necessary legislation be enacted during the present session.
Already several States have passed such u law, but the evil does not
seem to nbntc, as reports to the Treasury Indicate that millions of dollars
of doubtful securities have been thrown on the market since the signing
of the armistice. (
2.251.795 92
848.61C C3
3,877,290 73
2,846,653 03
Total, Dec. 31, 1018
.102, 802,001 87
LIABILITIES
hi-
Reserves to Mature Policy Contracts
Policy Claims In Process of Settlement
Jremlums Paid In Advance, Unearned Interest, etc.
Accumulations upon Deferred Distribution Tollcles ,
iUP Reserve for Mortality Fluctuation
'Iteserve lor Asset riuciuaiiuu
General Equalization Fund
..jS16C.571.442 19
2,215.285 38
2,898,332 58
... 11,720,517 CI
. .. J, 078,777 00
1.059,824 G4
618,815 47
Premium Abatements for 1919 5,600,000 00
Total, Dec. 31. 1018 1BS,R0:,S04 87
Valuing the Company's Securities on the Amortized Basis, authorized by the
Laws of Pennsylvania, New York and other States, the Reserves for Mortality nnd
Asset Fluctuation and General Equalization Fund aggregating (3,857,417, would
amount .to 17,766.876,
J10,000,000 Fourth Liberty Loan Purchased on the Deferred Payment Plan
Recommended by the Federal Reserve Bank.
BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY DURING 1918
New Business paid for In 1918, 33,861 Policies, Insuring (95,478,047 00
Total Insurance In force, Dec. 31, 1918, 276,698 Policies, Insuring- 802,225,787 00
Total Payments to Policy-holders since Organization In 1847 270,896,296 48
niciiAriD b. nnocK
SAMUEI. H. BTINSON
JAMKS UUTTEIIWOIITH
-ciunLr.a d. lunNny
TKU&TKES '
MOnniS L. CLOTHIER
JOHN BANCROFT
WALTER A. BAILET
WILLIAM M. COATES
"itVAHDWAIlD T. STOTESDUItT JOHN 8. JF.NKS. Jr.
N n. SIOrtCIAN J. HOWELL CUMM1NOS
, W. J'AKAllD JAMKD C'UUHIIV IUUMVM
'KDWAP.D DURHAM
JCLEMENT B. NEWBOLD
II. DAWSON COLEMAN
EZRA DEFOREST
U, WALTER CLARK
EDWARD F. HE.VSON
HOWARD W. TERRIN
PERCIVAL 8. HILL
W. lir.YWAHD MYERS
MORTIMER 11. MILLER
Fifth Wnrd. had been mentioned. Ho
said he did not recall that It had. The
witness added that h had given the
Mayor a general description of conm
tlons In tho Fifth Ward, telling him
of the activity ot tho police, tho arrest
of shopkeepers, tho solicitation or votes
nnd the measures taken to punish
"Jimmy" Carey's friends. The Mnyor
had declared, said the witness, that ho
would lick Carey.
Mr. Stern said he next saw the Mayor
on tho evening of Saturday, September
8, Ho had gone to tho Mayor'B cot
tago on Morris avenue to deliver a let
ter from Mr. Cnrej The Mayor was
not at homo but ho drove up In n ma
chine Just ns Stern was starting away.
Ho greeted Maj'or Smith nnd handed
him the letter which the Mnyor took
and looked at under a gas light, and ho
repeated to the Mnyor the conditions In
the Fifth Ward how citizens were be
ing assaulted nnd arrested by the pp.
lice. etc. Tho Maior' comment was
"Well, wo will lick Carey; ho nasn i
got a chance In the world," according to
Mr. Stern.
Tho witness continued:
"I said td him 'You can't lick Carey 1
tho people down there like Carey, nnd
the Mayor replied, 'we'll lick him all
right.' I Bald! 'I'll bet you a hat you
don't,' and the Mayor replied 'all
right.' "
Mr, Stern further testified .that ho
again saw nnd tallied with the Mayor
between 10 and 11 o'clock that night In
the cafe of the Hotel Ostend.
Tupped on Shoulder
PE1IDERTON HUTCHINSON WILLIAM C. SPROUL
THOMAS S. QATES
GEORGE K. JOHN?
i, -nia ihe c u i had neen mil m ponce
men and that he Intended' to hive Ser
geant Hogau and Fireman Peterson
transferred for political activity.
Mr. Stern spent about twenty min
utes under Mr. Scott's cross.-t-xamin.v-tlon.
Stern's direct testimony was dis
sected nnd lie was nsked to show by
what authority he made virtually every
statement before tho Jurj-.
Was IIIH Kidnapped?
In referring to the transit bill before
the Legislature committee at llarrls
burg, of which tho witness was the
chairman, Mr. Scott asked If It wasn't
a fact that tho bill had been kidnapped
nnd put In the custody or a suueommu-
teo nppolnted by Stern.
"Didn't the bill disappear?" Mr. Scott
asked.
"f don't know," the witness replied.
"The Legislature did not past) It."
The witness was nsked from where he
had telephoned to Maj-or Smith at At
lantic City. He said- from the local
newsroom of tho North American Build
ing. "Who was there?" was the next
question.
"My brother and a Mr. Somebodj-, I
fnro-t Ills, nnmp Me Sir, rn reolled. I
From then on counsel made frequent I t".
scathing references to "Mr. S'omebody" I Mr
and tried
Identified
testimony
to allow Stern to refresh his memory
by refeienco to the notes.
Asked If the Major hadn't told him
to report tho matter to pirector Wilson,
Mr, Stern snld ho had, but that he
(Stern) refused to take such action,
nnd snld to the Mayor:
"What Is the use of sending me to
Bill Wilson? You know where ho
stands Just as well as I do."
Thrown nut of Olllee
Ho wns also referred to Superintend
ent of Police lloblnson, he said, and was
thrown out of the olllee.
"That's nil,. Mr. Stern," Mr. Scott concluded,
Magistrate William F. Campbell was
t lie next witness. He told of an alleged
Interview he had wUh the Mayor about
the middle of August, 1017. James A.
Carey came Into the Mayor's reception
room lo bco the Mayor while ho was
to be using, the witness ti stilled. ,
Lieutenant McNIchol then testified
that ho bad been on a tour of pan of
the Fifth Ward on the day of the prl- !
mnry. when (leorge A. ICppley, the po-1
llceinan, was killed, and lifter tho trou
ble hurried to see tho Mayor.
"I told the Major," the witness testi
fied, ''that there had been murder In the
Fifth Ward and that Carey had been
badly beaten.
"Tho Mayor said. 'I hope you don't
think I am icsponslble.' '
"I replied, 'You could have, prevented
It by putting Callahan down there." "
"Tho Mayor saldi 'Cordon suggested
Callahan to j-our father.'
"Then I told the Mayor ho had not
transferred the policemen ho promised
to In a conversation tit Atlantic City.
Tho Mayor then called In Dhector Wil
son. I told Ihe Director nnd tho Maj'or
that Ihej- could have removed Bennett.
Director Wilson said he would not re.
move Bennett for any man In Phila
delphia. The Mayor said: 'I'm going to
stick by Bennett until lies proven gull-
Taulano asked lieutenant Mc-
rhe Maiuhtirla brought home 1097
tick and wounded soldiers. I
SPROUL TAKES MOTHCR HOME !
Governor Leaves Capital to Ac
! company Her to Chester
I (iovernor Sproul left Harrlsburg this !
afternoon for the first time since lie I
was inaugurated to accompany his
mother. Mrs William 11 Sproul, who Is
111. to Chester.
Mrs. Sproul suffeted an attack of
paralysis on Tuesday, when the new
(iovernor was Inaugurated Physicians
expressed the belief that the attack was
i due to the nervous strain attending the
ceremonies.
Her condition today was greatly Improved
STOCK DEPARTMENT
MANAGER
to show that tho witness had ' Nlchol to describe Mr. Carey's physlrai Malinger
that mysterious person In his j condition after ho was blackjacked on t r.;i i(
nt West Chester. He refused: election day. Mr. Scott objected. '
Established Banking House, mem
ber of tho New York and Phila
delphia Stock Exchanges, desires tho
services of a high-grade man as
of Stock Department.
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1 to stimulate the resumption of building.
1 Now is the Time to Buy
1 rON'T wait for tho coming building boom and get
I caught on a rising market;
B We are now executing orders at the lower prices
g and will give customers all the advantage until the
1 boom arrives. ';
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Judge Audenrled interjected; "You
cun violate the Shern act with c'.ubs as
well us with words "
Mr. Scott framed nn elaborate, argu-
Some one had tapped hind on the watlng, the witness Bald.
shoulder and told him the Mayor wanted
to speak to him. He went over to a
table where the Mayor was sitting with
his brother and other membera of his
family, and the Mayor said to htm: ' i
didn't read that letter, but my brother
Joe did, and If half It says Is true,
a are norrioie; come arounu io my
"After getting In to the Mayor," Mr,
Campbell said, "he nBked me If I
couldn't get Carey out of the Fifth
Ward fight, In reply, I asked him who
his candidate was In the fight and he
told me "Ike" Deutach.
" 'Ar -you tor 'Deutsch against Carey
after Carey has been such a good friend
y&L Resident .
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cbowlnir somo of the articles for which a market is open there,
c, ch nq sniccs candy, shoes, biscuits, canned fruit, textiles, wear
fnfaarel. ecclesiastical articles, etc., are kindly loaned to us by .
the United States Government Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
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