mmmWWm !? EVENING ' PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1G, 1919 IS. k a f JWMvf I ' i ' LAWYER DEMANDS 1-3 OF KEITH J. F. Cronan Cites Agreement if He Saved Paul From Disinheritance FATHER CALLED PECULIAR Roston, April 10. Allegations that A. Pnul Keith and Edward E. Albcc agreed In December, 1010, to give John F. Cronan, a lawyer, one-third of the .$15,000,000 estate of VI. F. Keith, vaudeville promoter, if he should suc ceed in preventing Mr. Keith from dis inheriting hit son Paul nrc mado in n bill in' equity filed by Mr. Cronan in the Superior Court yesterday. Mr. Albee personally and Mr. Albee, Walter P. Cook and John P. Gorman, ns ex ecutors of the will of A. Paul Keith, ore made defendants in the suit, which ccclts to hnve the court order enforce ment of the atyeged agreement. Mr. Cronnn was counsel for B. F. Keith fronlSOS to 100S. In his bill of complaint he alleges thnt in 1010, "as well as before and nfter that date." B. F. Keith was giving to various por tions "property of considerable value' nnd "permitting them to interfere with and to some extent manage some por tions of his business." Tie says thnt Paul remonstrated with his father, and ns a result Paul wns discharged from his father's employment. Income $15,000 a Week In 1010. after the denth of H. F. Keith's wife, the plaintiff snys. he dis cussed with Taul Keith nnd with Mr. Albee the possibility of n second mar riage and "the danger of Paul's being largely, if not wholly, dlsinhcrited.'Ule savs Paul told him at that time that his father's income wns $15,000 n week. "B. F. Keith," the bill of complaint continues, "una then sixty-four cars old. an invalid Buffering from com plaints which resulted in his death Rome three years later. At times during this period lie was physically incapable of attending to business, nnd while his mind was sound, his mental vigor, and his judgment were somewhat impaired. Hoth Pnul nnd Albe then knew of nnd shared the father's confidence in the plaintiff's capacity judgment and abil ity. They "were aware of his knowledge of the father's peculiarities, and were very apprehensive thnt most, if not all, of the father's property would be given by him to persons other than Paul." Sued Before Taul's Death The plaintiff then charges that, "act ing under the influence of Albee, unduly nnd selfishly exercised," Paul, after the execution of his father's will, made a codicil to his own will giving Albee most, if not all, of Paul's property. He declares that Paul and Albee refused to carry out the alleged oral agreement to give him one-third of the property left by B. F. Keith and refused to ac cept his offer to take a cash considera tion in lieu of the one-third interest. They also refused, he says, to agree to his proposition to refer the contro versy to "a lawyer of eminent standing.'' DINER HITS MAN WHO YELLS ''TO HELLWITH THE U. S. FLAG" Friends of Insulter of Banner Turn on Protester and Pummel Him Original Offender Escapes in the Uproar New York, April 10. A sensational incident marked the close of an address by Senator Chamberlain nt a dinner of Hie Sphinx Club nt the Waldorf Astoria last night. His peroration wns n poem, "The American Flag." As the Oregon senator recited the closing lines, one of the diners in the rear of the grand ballroom half rose from his scat and shouted: "To hell wifh the American flag." Diners from several other tables started toward tho man who had de nounced the flag, but Kdmund W. Mitchell, vice president of the Tcxns nnd Oklahoma Oil Company, was the first to reaeh him. Swinging with his right am Mr. Mitchell landed a clean blowv on tho chin of the disturber nnd knocked him down. Several friends seated with the man Attempted to interfere nnd there wns a lively serimmaee. in which Mr. Mitchell liimstlf was struck in the face. The disturber was rushed out a side door before any serious damage was none, however. Kdmund D. Gibbs. former president of the club, nnd Kobert S. Scarborough, treasurer, who imme diately began an investigation, declared they had been unable to determine the man's Identity, but thnt they would not rest until they had done so. Several members of the club, which is composed of advertising men, searched the hotel for the disturber, but learned he hnd been spirited nwny in a taxtcab. "That fellow is nllglitv lucky he is not in jail." snid Mr. Oibbs. "While Senntor Chamberlain wns speaking I heard the fellow making remarks ridi culing the address. Hlft friends seemed to be in n belligerent mood nnd I left rather than create n scene." , Senator Chnmberlnin declared tho vic tory of America and the Allies was the result of organization of man power nnd of industrial power. He said the people did not nt first realize how big the task was. He asserted that even the President had contemplated n volun teer nrmv of -100.000 men. "This is not a personnl quarrel be tween Secretnry Baker and mvsclf.'J he said. "It Is, not n personal quarrel be tween Oenernl Crow dor nnd Colonel Ansell. It is n case where justice must be done. THOMPSON ACCUSED "Slush Fund" 'Witness Says Other Admitted Shortage In Funds Albany, April 10. Somewhat of n sensntion wns sprung nt the end of yes terday's hearing before the Senntc ju diciary committee into the half million dollar "slush fund" allegations of Sen ator George P. Thompson when liieh nrd H. Burke, the man Thompson snid suggested tho money, charged the Niagara senntor with having admitted he had been "short $15,000 in some Lockport school or church funds." Sen ntor Thompson later said he had no knowledge of what Burke was talking about, nnd that tho whole affair was ono of "Ilurkes imnginntion." This development followed denials by former Govcrman Whitman nnd President Theodore P. Shonts nnd Gen eral Attorney James Ij. Q. Ackenbush, of the Interborough Rapid Transit Compnny, of Thompson's testimony im plicnting them in the slush fund story. The hearing will be resumed today nt 2:30 p. m when it is probable that Burke will resume the witness stand. Drowns Herself In Reservoir Wllllmantlc, Conn., April 1C (By A. P.)-4-Thc body of Miss Ethel Risc dorf, of this city, wns found Intc last night in the Hosmcr mountain reservoir near here. Police searching for her came upon n hnndbag on the shore of the reservoir, in which there was a note written by Miss Bisedorf saying licr body would be found in the water. Th"e medical examiner said she had committed suicide. "RED" AGITATOR HELD Anarchistic Literature Distributed In Paterson Suspect Arrested Paterson, N. J., April 10. (Bv A. P.) Thousands of circulars styled "The Anarchistic Souot Bulletin" were distributed hero jesterday by mnil and thrown on dnnrwajs, and bv the arrest last night of n man describing himself ns Hobcrt Parsons, 2S Montreal, Can ada, Foliec Chief Trnocy believes he may be able to aid the federal authori ties in determining the source of the anti-government propaganda in this country. Parsons, who hnd several hundred copies of the bulletin in his possession, admits he distributed them. lie says he evaded the immigiatlon authorities on the Canadian line. v Radio Men's Pay Increased London, April 10. The demands of, the wireless operators an mercantile' vessels for an increase in wages have , been conceded aud the striko notices have been withdrawn. I SERVICE We seldom have to give service because it is sel dom asked. Yet we carry a full line of parts to meet my emergency. 1 to 5 tons Lippincott Motor Co. Motor Trucks 2120 MARKET STREET If I! s . MOTTO FOR LOAN Admiral, Addressing Workers, Also Tells of Warning of Last War HEINZ OVEN baked! beans rf XsV .r n " " v . igafe &3ft V -' i ( squeeze less money out of the family pocketbook With meat so high, and not so good for us anyway what a boon to Have a food so rich, so good, so nutritious and so easily prepared as Heinz Baked Beans! J Meat 11 aai y 57 Eat them EvcsryP Heinz Baked Bcana witn Pork ad Tomato Since Heinz Baked Pork nnd Bcana (without Tomato Sauca) Botten Style Heinz Baked, Beans in Tomato Sauci without Meat (Vegetarian) , .Heinz Baked' Red Kidney Beam A few, of; the 57 Varieties Vinegar, Ketchup, Apple Butter Cream Soups, Spaghetti S 'i Of -, PP ' , V! 1-.!a vw s ' "ft- Y't irramaa "LIVES LENT FOR NOTHING" - Ily the Associated Press NcwYorlt. April 10. Hoar Admiral William S. Sims, who recently returned from Knropean waters, where lip com manded the American fleet during the war, last night addressed n mass-meot-ins of -1000 loan campaigners of the Federal Heservc District, urging the workers to "carry on" until the last bond had been Bold. He had never had enough money to learn a great deal nbout it, Admiral Sims paid, but there was one thing he did know nbout it "That it is tho sinews of war." "It means supplies, of course," he fenid, "but to the sailors' and soldiers nt tho front, it means a good deal more, because it expresses thnt without which victory is impossible, thnt which is cnlied 'the will to ictory' of the home people. A loan oversubscribed means to the tnnn nt the front, 'go to it ! Wc nrc backing ou; wc will hoc jou through.' " , The ndmiral devoted the greater part of his address to recounting stories of the sea, recalling, among others, his "Wholly inexcusable Guild Hall upccth," in 1!)10, when ho declared that the United States would "not per mit the other branch of the Anglo Saxon race to go down to defeat without helping them." "The motto fas to go on with the war. The Allies met ua more than half-way." Shortly nfter that "indiscretion," he, said, he had imdo a secret report to the Navy Department expressing the I opinion of Uritlsli navnl men he hail ' "met that war could not be delayed mor' than four years. "It is n cry singular thing," In srtld gravely, "that you good people put up jour good money to educate and , support military men and then joul never believe nnjthiag they tell you." I Admiral Sims said he wanted to or rect the popular impression "that we erc doing tho whole business." "As n matter of fact," he snid, "we had only n small proportion of the nilti- ' submarine forces there. Around the I Pritlsh Isles Great Itrltnin had nbout' 3000, when wc had los3 than 200. "When the American nnnl foices went oier," he continued, "the Ger mans were winning the war. There was no room for any differences ot opinion. Wc had to agree. Our mis sion wns to defeat the enemy, nnd Hie means we cinplojcd for that wns Inn consolidation of the forces the adop tion of the Allied methods, ns we wet" the newcomers; the elimination of all friction or of the officers that cattseJ the friction ; the suppression of nil per sonal ambition." Widespread distribution of the $4.ii00,000,000 Victorj I.onn as an an tidote to llolshcwsm was urged by Sec retary Glass. An additional reason for nbsorption of the loan by the people rntlicr th'iu by banks, Secretary Glass said, wns that the greater amount of the loan the banks were called unon to finance the more their ability would be impaired to meet the dnmands for capital for commerce and industry, "We call this a ictory loan," he continued, "nnd it is that. Hut I think It might as well hnc been called a thanksgiving loan." BiuiiiuvMiiiiiiiiwjni-nT hbody ever 'changes 'om RAMESES CIGARETTES -there's no sense in. quitting the best" 25? x'VHHn Hfla I A I $1295 F. 0. 1). Detroit $crippJ$ooh 12,600 miles on original tires and good for many more. 23 miles average to the gallon of gasoline over a period of six months These two records made by Philadelphia owners (names on request) Is there any wonder that the General Motors Corporation's newest Light Six is called the Champion Light Car of America? 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