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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY , 1010,
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WAS PLOT VICTIM
f j&nator Calls Ex-Judge Gor
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Declares Contractor-Politician
Lucky He Was Not Ar-
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8tte Senator Edwin II Vate iliarge
that a ilot, planned hero and approved
In. "WMhlnston, led to tlie arrest and
prptecmlon of 3laor Smith on tho
Fifth Ward conspiracy charges
Tha Senator made his accusations In
at statement Issued last light .it the
Manufacturers' Club.
Senator Vare's Slateinenl
Tha Senator's statement, in full follows:
"It took a common sense Miil.idclphia
Jury under the guldanco of a fearless
and Independent Judge less than ten
minutes to clear Mayor Smith and to
amash a. plan that nn started In tho
Ttyrth American Bullduip at a eon
frnc between Judge Gordon, one Stern
and others, when tho letter that figured
In the Mayor's trial was written bv
Jydce Gordon, signed by James Carey
and delivered to the Mayor by Stern.
"This plan was then submitted at a
conference In "Washington and approved.
V warrant for the arrest of tho Major
was Issued by Judge Brown, who sat
ax a committing magistrate at the pre
liminary hearing, and at that hearing
the District Attorney, who had been
elected by the peopto of Phliatie'phi.i,
was superseded and set aside by Judge
Gprdon, ho acted as prosecuting at
torney. "Afterward certain newspaper proprie
tors were consulted, and In order to do
ao.much harm as possible to the Major
the Municipal Court room was turned
Into a show house by the Installation of
calcium lights and cameras for the pur.
pose of reproducing pictures In tho
newspapers and of sending them broad
cast throughout the country
"It must be remembered that these
farcical proceedings continued for three
"weeks Just before an election, and that
since that time the plan has been so
to poison the public mind against the
Mayor by the publication of falsehoods
as to himself and the police department
that a fair trial would bo impossible
rralfe Jury for erdlit
"They failed, however, to rcaih the
fountain head of Justice Our Jtirj "
tem met the crucial test and has vindi
cated Its existence.
"Those who planned the arrest of the
Mayor also decided to arrest that upright
young man. Select Councilman William
H, FinlfT. becauso ho happened to bo
the executive director of the Ilepubllcan
Central Campaign Committee and in
very close relationship to me It h.u
taken fifteen months for the District At
torney to make up Ms mind to plare
ithe Mayor's case before a Jury, and al
jthough his counsel nnd I have frequently
Ireouerted a trial for Mr. Flnlcy, this
f Innocent soung man must still go about
kls,liu-.lnesslth an untried indictment
rnnninR oer 1111 ue.u ja . naun jiin
kid father, a respected omcer or the
l.'Ttr. died nf a broken heart and his
nwttrtr has become prostrated with grief.
."It Is time that the people of Phila
delphia' stopped to analyze, the motives
behind these prosecutions, and to realize
the harm that has been done the city
of Philadelphia.
jfjt am glad tx note that the real estate
boards In different parts of tho city, the
business nnd Improvement associations,
as well as the operative builders, arc be
ginning, to protest against the great
financial damage that the city has suf
fered and Is suffering as a result of
those .unfounded attacks upon Its officials
by men who do not hesitate to assas
sinate character, to cause anguish and
pain to women and children whoso hus
bands, fathers and sons they assault,
and to paint .their own city blaik for
political purpot.es In the hope of cap
turing the government of this city,
"AH good Phlladelphlans should now
forget the past. Oreat problems 'aro at
ou doors. No good citizen has a right
to or would defame or bellttlo Ills citj'.
.Returning soldiers should meet Philadel
phia proud of their city and willing
to assist-In making it greater
"This city has been Improved by leaps
and bounds during the last twenty-thu
years. Us present assets arc over threo
Ired million, while its liabilities are
than one hundred and tliirty-tlvo
.mtjtn nnrf ltn tax rate is lownr than
Bli"' large city In this country, Bnd tho
V,h 'city Reserves better than constant
ii asuaa
What Judge Gordon Says
Pormer Judge James Gay Gordon and
"no Stern" were named by Senator
"Vare as the prime movers In the plot
acalnat the Mayor. Judge Gordon, when
shown the statement, made tho following J
xjy.
"The testimony of the trial BUfncl
ently answers Vare as to the crimes
committed by Mayor Smith's adminls
tratlon. I do not wish any controversy
with him over the facts They aro writ
ten in history, and his audacious words
will not efface them.
"So far aa his remarks concern me
they are false In their entirety. Every
thing he utters or Implies respecting my
self Is false.
"He should be gralefdl that he was
not Included In the prosecution. Silence
would, best become him I know of no
. oao who has less Justification for Bwag
! . r or braseadoclo."
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VV M'KENTY RAPS LIQUOR
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..warden says it is ncsponsiuio
ior unmiiiuis mu uauiitt-13
T.tnonr Is resDonslble for the making of
i-u 'erliplnals and the cabaret Is a prolific
UIOSUHU Ol WlJir-lUliras ttlllUMlt yuuil.
. . .UBII.M I A SI a.4a. ItKhsrl 1
nv. of the KaXern Penitentiary,
poVe yesterday at a meeting of the
8MUrs at 1628 Arch street.
tne ciiv is an naa as rami-a. ana
it say that it Is. then there must
(somebody to Ioek after the joung
KVaroen mcivemy Bam. -ir
ly don't look after them and
them rlcht there are nlentv of
who'wlll guide them to Places
irti inev can no wronr.
it something Is not done to keen the
I -Out 01 tiusrcio UL Jllglll II1PII It
t be long before the city will bo
atj witn vice, rou want to
rirla that will rock cradles and
shuffle decks. AVe've got to make
place a sate place to raise chll
Franklin Spvnccr KdmontU "Oo-(
Bit" in Milking Yanh
Still Abroad Happy fc Ar
ranging Trips nnd Erecting
Best Centers
TnitANKM.V SI'UNCIJI. UDMONDS. :
- Philadelphia lawjer Is "doing his
hit" In emphatic manner toward making
things cheerful for the Tanks In Trance,
according to Y. Sf. C. A. dispatches
s supervisor for the leavo area sjs
tem for the "Y ' he has taken a promi
nent part In establishing recreation ccn
lets In minj' of the picturesque spots
In Trance
The moment thev tomh Trench soil 1
nearlj all the Tnlt.d States soldiers
deslro ty co Paris. Should they all be
permitted to go there (luring their seven
divs' k.ive transportation lines woiiM
he clogged, and thcro would be all kinds
of problems for tho mllltirv police.
Mr IMnionds reallred that other at
ttactlve spo 3 vvould hav to be estab
lished, and after a tour through southern
name, he with other "V wor',ers. es
tablished rest and rei reatinn centers
In the Jettv Casino at Nice, the Munici
pal Cu.slno at Cannes nnd ut oil ' show
places in tha Riviera, which w commo
dates 8500 men
Golf tennis, boating and bathlm and
oilier healthful pastimes tiny be en
Joved at these placi s ! 'he soldie.s
looking for real sport
Another excellent hcidrpwi lers i
erected at lx les Italns On hearing of
this place the Yanks at first wern dis
satisfied nnd named the plices "Aches
and Tains" A trip to 'Aches and
Pains" houever, showed that tho nick
name did not applj and the men agreed
that It was one of tho best iccreatlon
spots In France.
Mr Ldmonds. in addition to doing
rcnuous work during tho w ir tight at
th scene of ncllon has also taken a
prominent part in spic ullng cheer among
tho Yanks since hostlltles have ceased
Incidentally, he met many of the bojs
whom he had taught while a professor
at Central High School and was glad
to find that they toook a big part In
pushing tha Allied lino toward Germany
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"OVER TOP" 13 TIMES
AND WOUNDED TWICE
rriANKLIN SPENCEn EDMONDS
TI10 Plitladelrhla lanjer li Miner.
vi'or of llio leave-are j svtcni for
llie "Y" in Trance, establishing
rerreation renters ill many of the
jucturcque jpots in France for the
Yanks serving abro,iil
jersey; sailohman dies
Carl Uulrhcr, xif tlaililon Heights, Hail
Exciting Life at Sea
lrl Ituteher, twentj-one jeais old,
son of Charles M Butcher 1.J1 Tourth
aenu, Iladdon Heights, V .1, after a.
varied and dangerous experience 011 the
oce-in as a. fireman on the oil tanker
Hiko. died In tho Wlllard Parker Hos
pital, New York
On hi first trip the Hlsko hit :i fruit
boat 100 miles off Atlantic Cltj res
cued all but five of tho crew nnd took
them to New York On another trip
th ship lost its rudder nnd drifted
about for two days On tho fifth trip
Butcher was taken sick and landed in
New York, where he was taken to a hos
pital v gold star has been placed In
tho Haddon Heights High Sthool which
ho used to attend.
Hazlcton, Pa., Boy, Now in
Hospital, One of Six Mem
bcrs of His Company Left
Going over the top thirteen times
during- the war, Sergeant Harry l,eo
Mulhall, of Harlelon, Ta , achleveAa dis
tinction held by few other boys from
this reetlon of the State
He lias been wounded twice and Is
now in a Trench baso hospital with gun
shot holes In each hip.
Sergeant Mulhall Is one of the six men
left of his company.
Word was received that Tlrst Ser
geant Thomas O. Madci, of Audenrled,
member of Bittcry A 105th Field Artil
lery winner of the Distinguished Serv
ice Cros for bravery under fire, lost his
left leg He Is the son of Sir. and Mrs.
Henry O. Mailer. Sergeant SIcler re
ceived his decoration on October 2, when
ho displayed great coolness and nerve
in helping to guide sections of his bat
tery over a road swept by enemy shells,
during which eight men were wounded
and ten horses killed, Including one
which ho himself rode
Captain W. W Hlnshaw of the Sal
vation Arm Kisleton, will bo an ac
(onipllsl)ed cook when he gets back from
Trance, where he is a war worker. Ite
rVntly he made, rolled nnd baked 465
doughnuts in 0110 day lor tho boys at
Vlllers-en-llae. to which point ho has
been transferred from Toul
Private James T Black of sales com
missary unit No 31, writes to his sis
ter. Mrs John T. Gallagher of llarwood.
that he is at Cochem, In Germany, and
while this placo was a noted summer
rcsoit, ho cannot see anj thing attractive
about It The sun only shines In Ger
many when no other countrj' wants It,
sais Black, who states that all it has
been doing slnco tho Yanks got Into the
Ilhlneland Is to lain.
Michael Kastura, an I'ckley boy, has
had a remarkable record while serving in
the American cxpedltlonarj force and
llcs to tell tho thle. In t letter to
friends ho states that ho went over the
top sixteen times, and although many
of his comrades fell bj' his side, fortuno
favored him, for ho escaped injur'. He
has been twice cited by his commander
for braverj- In f.to of tho cnemj
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Chestnut and 12th Sts.
Very Extraordinary Sale Tomorrow
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$7.05
Final Price Reduction
1000 Hudson Seal Muffs
Dyed Muskrat
Smart Muffs of specially selected
skins of Hudson Seal (Dyed Muskrat)
in the fashionable ball shape.
Regular Values to $15.00
7.95
None Sent C. O. D. 'All Sates Must Be Final
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MMtlphl Counts' Antrim Society
A Seacli Resolutions to Wilson
neaslutlons "congratulating the free
i of Ireland, In tpe great decision
ftiiivA made to rule themselveB"
'&9sUng "the withdrawal of the
army or occupation jrom ireianu
that the new Irish Government
4 free to attend to the worK for
C was esisousnea were agopma
Covnty Antrim iies eociety ot
Ala at its regular monthly
in tho Grand Fraternity Hall
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ALIEN PROPERTY
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THE EISEMANN MAGNETO COMPANY
Brooklyn, New York v
1500 shares of common stock of
The Eisemann Magneto Company.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, A. Mitchell, Palmer, Alien
Property Custodian, will offer for sale at public sale to the highest bidder on the
premises of The Eisemann Magneto Company, No. 32 Thirty-third Street (Bush
Terminal Building No. 8), Borough of Brooklyn, New York City, New York,
at eleven o'clock A. M. on the 11th day of February, 1919.
1,500 shares of the common stock out of an authorized and issued capital
stock of 2,000 shares, of the par value of $100 per share, of The Eisemann Mag
neto Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of New York.
Copies of the Order of Sale, a full description of, and information
concerning, the property to be sold, and the terms and condi
tions of inspection and sale, may, be obtained by application to
JOSEPH F. GUFFEY, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF SALES,
J 10 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y.
A. MITCHELL PALMER,
' Alien Property Custodian.
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The Van Sciver Sale is the
Event of the Furniture World
gEKjE prophesied that it would be thegreatest in the History of this Store
WSnmA anc alrea(y oul Prophesy, has shown 'definite' promise of fulfillment.
InWJW$ Home-lovers from far and near, connoisseurs of beautiful furniture,'
seekers after artistic furnishings at moderate cost, are daily thronging our.
spacious floors and taxing our sales-force .to the utmost.
Never before have we been able to present such a marvelous collection of the liner kind
o furniture, such an unequalled and all-inclus
ive variety, such a complete price range, such
incomparable values. The requirements of
every kind of home have been' carefully con
sidered and provided for, likewise the limita
tions or "unlimitations" of every pocketbook.
Yet, no matter how low the price, construc
tion, durability and correctness of style are
assured ; no matter how high the cost, it is lower
than elsewhere the lowest consistent with the
quality offered. We do not pretend to number
the suites and pieces presented in this Sale for
such figures are meaningless. But the fact
the irrefragable fact is, that here you will see
more furniture, finer furniture, in more charm
ing and exclusive designs, at lower prices than in
any other store in the United States.
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For this- is America's Largest
Store and we welcome, you within
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A Dining Suite in Antique-finished Walnut After the Style of the Early Italian Renaissance';
- a Style Inimitable in Us Wonderful Admixture of Ecclesiastical Dignity, Harmony of
Proportion, Charm of Design and Perfection of Artistry. '
Enormous Stpck of Rugs & Carpets
From Vs to Below Present Day Cost
, The lifting of war restrictions upon the mills finds us with a, heavy stock of standard, perfect goods, but
largely in choice designstiiat we cannot duplicate. -The February Sale, in this important Department of our
business, is practically a Ke-adjustment Sale;for the closing out of incomplete lines, and, in spite of tho fact,
that some of the leading manufacturers have but lately announced further advancesdn cost, we have reduced
our prices substantially. As a matter of factmany of our Sale pfferings are easily frpm 33 to 50 below
the1 average retail prices of today. We quote a few representative items:
$116.00 Anglo-Persian Wilton, 8.3x10.6 $81.50.
$127.50 Anglo-Persian WHton, 9x1-2 . .$87.50
$98.50 Choice Royal Wilton, 9x12 V $68.50'
$58.00 Royal Wilton, 6x9.' .'.$36.00'
$84.00 Royal Wilton, 8.3x10.6.. V '. '.$56.00!
$89.00 Royal Wilton, 9x12 : . . .$59.75
$159.00 Royal Wilton, .1 1 .3x1 5, $98.50 ,
$62.00 Best Axmimter, 9x12 $45.00
$56.00 Seamless Velvet, 9x1 2 I $39.75
$52.00 Seamless Velvet, 8.3x10.6 $36.50
$36 to $42,SejMnIess Tap: Brussels, 9x12. $27.50
$32 to $38 'Seamless Tap.-Brussels, 8.3x10.6. $26.00
$54.00 High-pile Axmimter, 9"xl2. .' $39.75
$18.75 High-pile Axmuister, 4.6x6.6.' $9.75 to $12.75
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In aJdilion'.to the above lilt, all.other lize rugt havi been proportionately reduced."
Hall Runners at 'Half Price
$13.752.3x9 ft '. $6.85
$22.502.3x15 ft $11,25
$18.503x9 ft, $9.25
$22.853x10.6 ...-.'.. .'. . r.$I1.50
$24.503x12 ft $12.25
'$31.003x15 ft., , .'.... $16.00
StDford, Blcelow, Smltb, hlghtil. srtd xmlnti
DRAPERIES"
In tho Drapery Saloh
there are many unusual'
February Sale values in
'Luca Curtains, Portieres,
Materials, ,tBcd Spreads,
Blankets, Comfortables,
etc. You will find it well
worth while' to visit -this
interesting department
,and take advantage of the
savings offered.
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CARPET SPECIALS .
, Htilf Price and Less
$2.75 Best 10-wire Tapeslry Brussels, $1.35 yard
Itoibut,. Sttniofi. Sinford SmliH.
$4 Highest Grade Body Brussels, .35 lo $2.25 yd.
WMtUII A Blitlow.
' $45'Besl Wilton Velvet, $2.25 yard ..
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