Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, August 12, 1919, Final, Page 2, Image 2

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Square Deal in City Affairs,
Says Congressman
STRONG IN4.9TH WARD
Confrres-smnn J. Hnnipton More, in
denenilent IlennMirnn candidate fur
I Major, is "looking to the future" mid
j' believes "Hie people al-ii lire tanking
forward liopefully to n new ilrul and u
square deal in tlic administration of the
J city's affairs."
The roiiRressinaii mnile tlii- fuel plain
j toilay after he hail referrrd to n letter
' lie received from former Governor
t Stokes, of New Jersey, a n "sample
j of well-intended kindues that whs ral-
J culated tn work harm."
J The letter from former (Snvcrmir
t Stokes, which was. one of more than
J 100 received today lij the .'onsres-mnu.
J said he had reviewed Mr. Moore's i
I ord in CoiiRrcss and deplored his eu
! trflnee in the llzht for Major.
' "For vonr own ake tn in i'm-
I gress," Mr Stoke- wrntc. j
1 1 i Ureal iiir want
I' t ..nn..n...tu.n .in ihp li'ttcr. Mr.
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Moore said : i
I "I have reeeived a fond inaiij letters.
i and stlgKestions like that of Mr. Stokes.
; whom 1 esteem highb. hut these pui- i
J tlcmen no not u-et tne viewpoim.
i "I have been invited to run for
i Mayor largely beenuse of m nvnrd in
Congress and beenuse a srent eivic work
- Is to be done. I deeided to make the
t sacrifice, if it be done, and the die is
cast.
I "It does me or the puit.N no good to
jiay nice things about the past. I am
ooking to the future, and. if I uudcr-
tnnd public sentiment aright, the people
I' also are looking forward hopcfullj to a
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ministration of the cit ' affair.
"Ah it now stands. 1 urn but one
member of a congressional delegation of (
six. If 1 am Major, and understand i
my business and the onnstrnetho needs
j of the city and nation. I ought to hi.ve i
some Influence with the six members of
. Hie eoiurressionul delecntion with whom
' I shall be able to consult with some do
J grec of authority ."
iV ! .Mclaughlin for Moore
.t Former Congressman Joseph SI.'
J Laughlln. leader ill the Fifteenth ward
vflicre he has lived for twenty vears,
. returned to this city from California to
, day and rushed from Ilrond Street Stn-
tion to the office of Mr. Sloore in the
v Crozier Iliiildtng where a large crowil of
if y. friends nnd suporters nt the congress- ,
l tri
f," V. man had already gathered.
"I just ami oil trom i aniornia. ;
.lr. Jici.augiuiu said. .iki l m nere 10 ,
DO everyilllllg I cull poss.u,, u u, ,
i Congressman Sloore. 1 have every day
I off and I'll be on the job."
s r. Mcnugnim wno was '-", , f(). flU. .,,, ,,.,,,
, oat ooal president of the Ancient rder. . . . ,....:..- ,..
of lliVerninns, explained that the con-
.-sressman had stayed up all night to
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vote lor me resomtmn asuing itosh en,
Wilson to Have tlic l'aris peace comer-
f. . i i i i. i . c
Z'euce consider Ireland s claim to free-
I.,nm
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Mr. Sloore was asked concerning his .
, position on the question.
"I voted for that resolution." he
i said. "It was wholly in accord with
J, the President's declaration and pledge
' with respects to the rights of small ua-
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IIVU3 III n II 'I' I' I llllll.llli.il.
Reports ide,l at the office o
' Congressman .Mocre today indicated that
he may poll ninny votes in the Niue-
Jtcenth ward, which is known as a
stronghold of State Senator Dave Slar-
.Ttin. It is reported that in tliree-
; Z fourths of the homes in that ward pio-
I tures of the congressman are being dis-
t i played iu the windows and on the
walls. In ninny of the shops, photo-
.. Craphs of Sir. Sloore decorate the walls, stances and under no terms will we
, Many of the. pictures were saved by agree to a perpetuation of the Vare
the residents there from Sir. Moore's I s stem, which is responsible for the
.campaign for Congress. flaunting before the people of the city
,.,,.- ,.,,,., .Thomas It. Smith, who while nominally
.Murdoch Kc.idnck at Helm M1V(M. a8 bos0d ,, controlled by
f i Murdoch Keudrick was today named1 the Vares and who it is charged used
j chairman of the Sloore campaign com-
tmittec, which will conduct the tight
against the Vare candidate. The other
members of the campaign committee will
benanM'jl lnter- .
iu. miiuu.'a is ,i luiniiiii.-m mciooci
of the Philadelphia bar ami belongs to
, the University T lub and I nion League.
He is a graduate of the University of
.Pennsylvania ami while in college was
prominently connected with the athletic
Interests of the UnivcrsiM.
My Wife Only
Boss, Says Moore
Continues! rrom run (in j
that he discussed political bosses, said '
his wife would be bis only boss, and then J
added :
I will go into office as free of pledges
to Penrose ks I am to Vare I
"The party wockers who do the work
wtU be entitled to the Slayor's help and
protection."
(iulded by Conscience
Mr. Moore snid that he had heard
that his stand on labor questions was
to be attacked. He said he had always
been guided by his conscience when
casting his vote on labor problems.
J'lt is true I have never hail any
labor men working for me." he said.
"That is because I hnve never held any
street-cleaning contracts so that I may
"'fruploy labor at the cit.Cs expense. I
-am willing to submit my votes on labor.
Including the Frankford Arsenal and on
other questions, for comparison with
those of Mr. Vare.
"When I voted on labor I voted as I
tho'ught the situation warrnuted, and I
was fiever moved by threats.
Moore Replies lo Labor
'1 ran call on the Columbia Typo-
eraVhieal Union of Washington to ver
ify that one of my last acts in Con
gress was to urge an Inereuse in the
fwaKfO of those employed iu the gov-
M .i'srofnt printing office. If the other
?S fJST uflires lo K "no me laoor ques-
wan, i vuii irc-iii. some jiriMus, too.
. 4ySenator Unix suoke prior to Sir.
Wboto's arrival. After attacking Mayor
Ifirtfmltll. lie declared that the Alliance
B. tu'oliliJ support no better iniiu than Cou-
. ijllVMmnn Sloore mm outlined the eun-
- didatfl'a curly career. II explained
ij,t Mr. Moore ''rose from the ranks
' .of tbe Republican, party when he pulled
tWorljelli! AvhJle goine from house to
L.tmurfu me vnriotitt tvaruu.
What Monro Pledges
If Ih Is Elected
Will have only one liosn-.Mrs.
Moore, his w ife.
Will be ns free of pledges to Pen
rose as to Vare.
Will conduct his office on a plane
that will reflect credit on a united
part).
Will be mayor in fact us well as in
law.
Will help and ptotei-t the party
wnrker.
Will nppeal lo these 'doorbell
pulleis" wheucMM' he wants prac
tical h"lp. '
liance adopted , ..solutions pledging an
unending war against contract govern-
mi'iit
Vareivpi, Kondsniitliisni." decrilieil
a- "a cani'crous growth." were s'-ath-ingli
ileuounccd in the revolution,
which were offered by David S. l.avis,
of the eiimniittee of one hundred.
The resolution was unanimously
passed a mid wild cheering.
Immediately there were calls for Mr.
Moure, and the meeting broke into a I
1 demonstration for him. Some one sug. I
gesteil that a committee he appointed to
call upon tli'
imliilnte to lequest him
to appear.
Cntmiilttee .mmiutrd
Ai i onlinglj the following were desig
nated as a committee to inform the cun
illilate that he hail been indorsed anil
to reiui.s him to npne.ir: Mr I. mis.
Hum J T' iiner. ol the Thiril waul,
anil .! line- . . ("nun. Fifth ward.
The et of the l.avis resolution fol -
Whereas, the crisis in the history of
the Itcpuhlicn :i p.'litj in Philadelphia bus
been reached and it will he soon for the
Miters to decide whether the
mother
oitj of liberty is to sink lower in the
ejes of the nation, or whether she will,
by her own strength and force of char
acter and indomitable will, hrenk free
of the shackles which have made her a
slave of political pirates, and
Wherens, the present deplorable
condition has been brought about by
alii is ca-.il traced to the eoterle
of bosses who exploit the city for the
double but kindled purpose of mak
ing more secure their own political pow-
er.
thei
and at
priwit
the same
time increasing
fortunes
Troop ill Streets
Wi
as. We remember with deep r
Ket the humiliation we as citi.ei
foiceil lo suffer when the goeruiueiit of
the 1 nit.'d States was compelled to semi
its own officers to police our streets'
that the bojs. so generously given to I
their .-tintr 's seivii'i', might have se I
cured for them care and comfort while ,
thej were ill our cit . i
Whereas. It is plainly obvious to1
all person, both pedestrians and auto- ,
moliilists. that the streets of our fit j !
are disgrai cfnll.v lacking in proper pnv- .
ing ami dangeroiisij toiu into nils, i
lnMll tli-m a menace to users of th
.lm(. Itn(1 .,,, aniioanci. to both com
fort and safety
..
Citizens making any
rH,nitv In slnte their
1 - --el - .-
complaints were treated by the officials
witli conptemptnus arrogance and their
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' i-ii.T. t in., .nun cio-t svslein which has
i revolting iniinii ip.n sjsnin. wniui nns
resulted in murder, assault, crimes .
I ...,., ,i ,i.,r,ii,, f the I
against persons
and
legrading of the
bailor
Whereas. The
successfully
In.. in .li t.i .. ..L.n l.'ii. tfiinvlit lis tlifi .
,.,,i f i , i,i,..i ,,.l .be s.iered- I
i n .. . i, . ,i,,. i, i, ; .i, Names of candidates were recom- I
ness of Ibert,. whether .t he in t''" n,,.,,,,! to th iiimittr.- of one luindro.l i
world at larjtc. the nation, the state or1, ,., Twcntv-f.mrth. Fortieth mull
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' niunioipaliM : s. therefore, be
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Pledge Itelentless War ' l11(lei,endent Itepublicans in Heralds of
Hesolved. That the Republican Alii-i Liberty Hall, 1010 Chestnut street, last
atiee of Philadelphia pledges itself to I night.
wage relentless but just political war Tin' meeting unanimously recom -against
the enemies of decency, of mended the names of Samuel Harrison.
,.,..,., i r l '..,.. common councilman from the Twenty-
pea.e. of right thinking, o good go e,,-fnnrtli wlr(, nm (,(,or(;(, ronMlt ;,,.
ment and even ot Philadelphia itself ; ,f(.t councilman from the Fortieth
be it further ward, to the consideration of the fotn-
Itesolved. That under no circum-
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i the high office of chief executive of.
I'hihidelphiii to increase the profits of
his bonding business. i
...,,,i be it further resolved that the
mnn who can bring order out of chaos ,
ins lioen touiio in ine person oi wp-
grcssmnn .1. Hnnipton Sloore. n lender I
nf men, a man of capacity and a ree-
ognized expert iu the affairs of
.Infn noil nnlii.n
c!t ,
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..111, .11 ll lllllllil li.s.riv.'i,, .iitiL i. v w. , . ., . ., t
. , . . r . .. Pennsylvania that the name of a can-
support him in eery atom of strength, , ' " ' ... , ,,, , , . ,, ,
, .., .. it ,'didate will appear on the same ballot
and with the force of an enraged but . .. . ,' ,
enlightened citizenship, the enndidaej
of the mail whose record iu Congress
presages nu ailiiiinistratiou which will
re-establish Philadelphia before
the
world as a leaner, and not ns u loiiower,
ol American ities.
"And be il finally lesolved, that we
denounce contractor government, Vare-
ism, llondsmithisiii and all that it stands
(. wju fop
extermination of the. cancerous growth
until Philadelphia has been cured and
icdeemed.
Ige John SI. Patterson announced
should he become the Vare eandi-
Juil
that
date for the Republican nomination for
mayor, it would be with the understand
ing that he was pledged to no one.
This declaration was made by the
judge during nu address to a group rep
resenting business and professional men
in the Italian colony, who called at the
office in City Hull to urge him to be
come a cuudidute.
"If I decide to become a candidate
it will be with the definite understand
ing that I have made no pledges to any
one," he said. "That Is easy to say
and often means nothing, but the way
for you to judge is to look over past
records.
He added that he was honored by the
visit by the men, of whom he said:
"Slany have sons who fought In
France." He told Hifm that he ex
pected to nave somriuing to say "in a
few days."
Delegation Calls
Tho delegation, composed of more
than twenty ltnlians, was headed by
Kninuuel V. II. Xardi, a court inter
preter. He explained that the citizens
represented by the delegation were not
in politics and that the appeal to Judge
Patterson was purely personal.
The more active members of tiie dele
gation were. Horace Fornnci, Thirty
eighth wardi , Mtoliael Iacompo, Twen
ty-second ward; Augusta Frotuvi,
Thirty-ninth ward; Nlchola dl. Hlmone,
Forty-fourth ward; Michael O. Coallo,
Thirty-fourth ward, and Thomas Del
SAYS FAULTY RAILS
CAUSE STREET RUIN
Engineer Declares 50 Per Cent!
of Thoroughfares of City, How- j
ever, Outlive Normal Life
CIVIC PRIDE LOW, HE AVERS
Fifty per cent of the asphalt streets
tl , ,, ' .oinial life' of such a
,w ,,.,, )(,.n.s ninriCH F. l'uff.
Ph 1 m clnli a are M.elltJ years oiu,
Jr.. assistant chief engineer, IMirenu oi
Ilighwajs. said at the llngiuecrs' Club
this nfternoon.
Mr. Tuff contended that n proper
financial budget sjstem would t educe
by one-lnlf the cost of the maintenance
of the city streets in general.
He said Hint SO per cent of the
slice! renalr was due to faulty rail
,., instruction liv the IV 11. T. Com-
,,,,, "The traction eonipany pays
fnr one-third of the cost of these Te
pairs." he said, "whereas
it ought
to pa for about two-thirds.
"We must keep hammering nway tit
the repairs due to the poor rail eon
sti action and are kept from nie.'ting
other more serious needs. Hut this is
a matter of pollej . and I must not
talk about policj."
lie aihocatid the establishment of a
c in asphalt plant to handle the small
street icpniis as soon as the first tic
terioratioa sets in.
"The situation to the nsphalt
streets," Mr. l'uff snid. "means the
fullinr rlowii of the titiHliciiit univttiniu
f01. (M, maintenance of the streets.
"Civic pride is at a low ebb. Tt is
growing, hut it is growing slowlj."
The speaker gave an account of the
development of modern paved streets,
and took his hearers back tn 4(1(10
II. '. lie said the first paved street
in Philadelphia was built in 1710. It
was 011 .second
to Market. Thi-
treet, from Chestnut
wn the third paved
treet in tn t inteil states. fodnj .'10 i
per cent of the 1mm miles of streets in
Philadelphia are paved with asphalt.
Their nliic is SI.IO.OOO.OOO.
MOORE IS INDORSED
BY TWO WARD BODIES
Thirty-eighth and Second Ward
Organizations Favor Con
gressman as Candidate
j Two Iteptiblicnu ward organizations
I have in lorseil the SIa.oralty candiilacy
of CongresMiian J. Hamptou Sloore.
j Thev are :
Reptiblii.au executive committee of
the Thirty-eighth ward.
Republican Alliance of the Second
ward.
Thfl Thirty -eighth ward committee
i met last night and. following addresses
I by former Sheriff A. Lincoln Acker nnd
Congressman Sloore, unanimously
a(tp(l resolution pledging Sir. Sloore
,,,,r.,,; : i,u fi..,t f,- the m-iv
to-operation in ills ngm no tne m.i, -
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oraltj nnminntion.,
.Members ot Hie Uepiihlican Alliance
of the Second ward met nt .'120 Wasl
ingtou nvenue. Aildresses were delivered
'by Common Councilman Kobert V.
T.nmbcrtoii and (ieorge (iallaghcr.
Iort-sitn wards, in the ronrtli seiui-
I mittee. The names of three aspirants
F. ...1. lli.i I. nrfi-.Livt i ii-ord ,im-.i sent
fur consideration by the committee.
nUIIC run I vvu juuulouii o
I
Patrick P. Conway Wants Common,
Pleas or Orphans' Court
atriek P. Conwav. a lawyer with
offices in the Lincoln' Hulkling! has the
uuifl,lp distinction of being a candidate
, t( primary for two different judicial
uol niuntions.
lie tiled nominating petitions for
i Common Pleas Court No. -I mid for the
Orphans' Court.
It is said to be the
P is said to be the first time iu
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Conway lives iu the Twentieth war I.
anil is strong with organized labor, rep
resenting a number of unions us luuu-
I sol.
I His entrance into the field for Com
mon Pleas Court Xo. 1 will make a
I three-cornered fight. Judge SliCullen.
who wants to be re-elected, and Muuiei
' pal JxnigP Honnlwell, also have filed for
the Common Pleas nomination.
Judge SlcCulleu got the jump on his
two rlvnls by receiving the indorsement
"f ,1 "iniitteo "f one hundred, but
H'Wk "n"!",,11 an, ' ""' bot1' P'nn
to wage n vigorous campaign.
mprro. MAMFn for nniiMnu
l,UWIIW linillW STWWt.W.W
Edward Dickerson Indorsed as
Candidate of Second District
Ci. Ildwnrd Dickerson, (I2S South Sh -
teenth street, is named by the Colored
Protective Association as the Imle-
pellfieill onuuiuuie nu umiLn 110111 me will IIOIU w mrt-oiiii 111 .., , ,1. ,- i.iin.
Second district. The negro vote in this Hroad and Porter Btreets, iu the Thirtj -district
represents 4,"( per cent of the ninth ward. Republican Alliance work
entire negro vote of the city, it is puiuteil ers from the Thirty-ninth ward nt
out. I tended the meeting this afternoon in a
The announcement is made by Dr. body and announced that their men will
R. R. Wright, Jr., president of the begin pulling doorbells for Congressman
organization aud a member of the coin- j Sloore tomorrow. Clinton K. Slnrch,
mittee of one hundred. In his letter the Alliance ward leader In the Thirty
announcing the candidacy. Doctor, ninth, will preside nt the meeting t
Wright says : "Tho colored people rep- morrow night. William Hughes will
resent one-twelfth of the i-itj 's popu-'aet as secretary.
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Intlon and we feel that we nre entitled
tn nt least one -twenty -first of council
manic representation."
vSIr. Dickerson is an nttnrno.i, a grad
uate of Temple University nnd has
practiced for more than u dozeii years
al the bar of this city.
Ambrose Purdy, Lawyer, Dead
Chicago, Aug. 12. Ambrose Purdy,
seventy-seven years old, formerly state's
attorney of Xew York city And at one
time a law partner of W. llourke Cock
ysn, died here at a hospital today fol
lowing a surgical operation. He hid
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MURDOCH KKXDKICK
Well-lino wn attorney, who lias been
selected as chairman of the com
inlteo which will conduct the, cam
paign of Congressman .1. Hampton
Sloore In his race for Hie Republi
can mayoralty nominal ion.
cbUNCILMANICRACE"
DRAWS MORE ENTRIES
William B. Souder, Seventh Dis
trict Aspirant, Backed
by Republican Club
Coiineilninnie candidates continue to
crop out. William F Case, of the
Thirtj -fourth ward, is circulating nonii
natiiig petitions in the Fourth Sena
torial district.
F,x-('ouucllinan William II. Souder,
nf Hie Twciitv-eishth ward, has been
indorsed from the Seventh district by
the Republican Club of Philadelphia.
Captain Souder started the movement
to buj the old Flag House.
Allied Independents of Hie Fourth
Senatorial district have indorsed Select
Councilman (ioorgc Connrll,-of the
Fortieth ward, and Common Council
man Samuel Harris, of the Twenty
fourth ward, from the Foul Hi district.
Dr. James J. lleffernun'M name has
been submitted from the Forty -fourth
ward
Tl.n Tn.T.ioeoilents are unable to nree t
upon a candidate from the Forty-sixtli
ward. Councilman Ira l). Cnrman, '
William T. Cobiirn and Francis F.
llureh are the aspirants.
Frank Coining, of the Fort y-second !
ward, a follower of Andrew Froesch, '
the Penrose leader, lias a petition in
circulation.
Arthur C. (irahain, an Independent,
is circulating papers in the Twenty
second ward. The Thirty -lirst Ward
Republican executive committee has in
dorsed Select Councilman Alfred SI.
SValdron from the Fifth district.
'SO SORRY'-MOORE;
'I.TOO' PATTERS8N
Congressman and Prospective
' i
Vare Candidate for Mayor
Meet in Union Leagci
Congressman J. Haiu'ron Moore and
Judge John M. PaHerson both regret
that they cuiinot-'siipport each other in
the light for the Republican nomination
for Slajor.
They met this morning at breakfast
in the Union League. From the cordial
greetings they exchanged am! the re
maiks they passed between them, it was
apparent that Judge Patterson had de
cided that he will be Hie candidate of
the Vares for the nomination, although
I he had refused to date to make tins an-
, nouncement.
iji, , orc s,t.utoI at tables in
far sections of the breakfast room. It
is not known who lirst noticed the other,
but the congressman was the in at to
speak.
They smiled us their cjes met, and
Slr. Sloore c
ailed across to Judge Pat-
terson :
"111 moot jou-half wii.v . John."
"I'll meet jnu more than half way,
Hnmpy," Judge Patterson called back.
Hotli the congressman ami me judge
arose from their tables ami walked to
the epnter of tho room where they shook
hands. Here they both expressed their
regret Hint they could not support each
other iu the campaign
The congressman was m cnmpaiiieil i (0 orKani7.ed labor, I enclose his record
b. .Murdoch Kemlriek, chairman of the of 1() Fifty. ninth. Sixtieth, Sixty
Sloore campaign committee. Judge Pat- )irsti sixty-second. Sixty-third, Sixty
terson had breakfast with John -!' i fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses,
Devitt, a brotlwr of Harry SlcDevitt, ,v,jr, ,owh that on sixty-one votes
secretary to liovcruor nprooi.
PLAN TO INDORSE MOORE
Republican Workers In 31st and 39th
Wards to Meet
Republican workers of the Thirty
first ward who have conic out as sup
imrters of CoiiKre.ssiunn Sloore will hold
a meeting tonight at 2102 Fast York
street. Although the liurty-nrst warn
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IS Know II " a,i- MI..UJIIUI.I, iim-
workers nffiliated with the Republican
Alliance iu that section predict that the
congressman will be indorsed at the
meeting of division workers tonight.
Tomorrow the Alliance workers will
' invade another Vare ward when they
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FIRE ON WHEELS .
Excelsior Burns While Driver Con
tinues Journey
A truckload of burning excelsior
startled the neighborhood of Fifth street
nnd Folrmouut avenue this nfternoon.
In some unknown manner the excel
sior caught tire near Sixth street mid
Fnirmount avenue and the driver con
tinned to Fifth street before realizing
what bad happened, When he finally
discovered the blase lie summoned en
ARGUMENTS N
LIBEL SUIT ENDED
Large Crowd Overruns Court
room to Hear Climactic
Efforts of Attorneys
JURY GETS CASE THURSDAY
Hy Hie .ssoelated l'resi
Sit. Clemens, Sllrli.. Aug. 12. Argu
ments in the $1,000,000 libel Milt oi
Tribune closed t'od'a, with the summing-,
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Henry Ford against 'the Chicago Dally i In- said, would be his Ptajfonn. lie
senior comisef for the Tribune, and ; expressed belief that he would be tiip.
1 "d I. e ng senior counsel for Mr. P-rM by Mm?"?
1; . The director, wdio charges that Judge
1 or"- , , , , ... Patterson is the Vare candidate and
Judge Tucker said he intended to ex- OotiKressmnn Sloore the Penrose candl
euse the jury and counsel tomorrow (nlo for jiy0ri rCsents the refusnl of
while he devoted himself to preparing tnp committee of one hundred to give
i.:.. inutriwitiniis wtiteh will he lenirthv. . i.t ii Mnn..t.iAHnfinn
.Ills uei.uv... - --0- -, ui3 fiuiUiM Cllliniuei.lliu.i.
Thursday morning, he said, lie expect-j "u js evident from the wny the let
ed to charge the jury and send it to Its tcr was received," paid Director Mac
I deliberations. I.aughlln. in commenting on the com-
! Captain Joseph M. Patterson, one of ' mlttee's failure to act upon the letter
.the defendants, was in court ntid Bald
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verdict was received, but Mr. Ford will'
not be present, accoiditlg to bis countcl.
A large crowd which lilleil every seat
and blocked the aisles wits present to
hear the climactic efforts of the counsel.
Mr. Stevenson was the tirst to speak,
lie recited that the allegedMibclous edi
torial headed "Fo-d is nu Anarchist"
was published dune '-!.'l, 1010; that Sir.
Ford first sued in the Federal Court nt
Chicago, but after several months with
drew the suit and instituted another in
the Circuit Court at Detroit, which in
due course, on a change of venue re
quested hv the defendant, cutno to Mt.
Clemens.
I He then took up the editorial Itself,
I nnd insisted Hint there was not a word
, in it mi) where to justify the plaintiff's
contention that by "anarchist" the
Tribune mean' a bomb thrower, or one
who h violent means sought to over
turn government. Sir. Stevenson rend
from the editorial one of the alleged
libels:
"A man so ignorant of the funda
mentals of government Is Heury Ford."
"Well," commented the luwyer,
"what did h tell us on the stand? He
sai.l he didn't know what the funda
mentals were and didn't care."
"Ignorant Idealist" was the next
alleged libelous statement brought up
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p tllC lJWjer.
Al"' t,lpJ' ',ut I,onl employes on tne
st31"1 to Prove that he could read and
write," said Sir. Stevenson. "I never
was so shocked in my life."
Mr. Stevenson recounted how Sir.
l'oid repeatedly evaded reading while on
the witness stand and finally replying
lo a question said he was willing the
impression should go out that ho could
not read.
Sajs Ignorance Was Proved
The Tribune lawyer snid that inci
dent nfter incident occurred, while tho
plaintiff was on the stand, to prove the
charge of ignorance.
"It was pitiful," continued Mr.
Stevenson, "but they had demanded
proof, and I bad tn go on until Judge
Tucker himself said :
" 'Sir. Stevenson, you have gone far
enough along this line.' Gentlemen,
i:'"""' ,,,f tlp vroot wns comi'It'ted
right there.
Mr. Stevenson said he wondered if
Sir'. Ford would hnve still opposed send
ing soldiers to the Mexican border if he
had been in Jesse Deemer's place and
kidnapped into Mexico, where every day
a grinning bandit said: Sir. lord,
you will iie shot in the morning.'
He recited other outragos testified to
by border witnesses, but in each lie
pictured Sir. Ford as Uie victim, nnd
asked if the manufacturer would have
been so complacent if he had been the
sufferer.
Secretary of American Labor Federa
tion Issues Statement
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, with
called
headnuarters in Washington
upon the working men byre today "to
assist in bringing about the defeat of
the candidate pioposed by the committee
of one hundred," 'Congressman J.
Hampton .Sloore.
Sir. Slorrisou's statement was made
through John A. Phillips, vice presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Federation of
.Labor, who resigned from the commit
tee of one hundred. The local labor
leaders hud written for Hie congress-
:, re00rd at Washington. The let
tcr from Sir. Morrison stated :
"In reply to jour request for the leg
islative record of ...Representative J.
Ilnmntnn Moore on measures of interest
taken on measures affecting the inter
ests of organized labor ho ouly .voted
favorably nineteen times.
'He was particularly hostile to the
Clayton Dill, which was ndopted by
Congress and which gave organised la
bor n bill of rights.
"Under these circumstances it be
comes the duty of every trade unionist
to assist in Dringing aooui ine ueicai
, of th" candidate proposed by
e candidate proposed ly tne
com-
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, mittee ot one iiuuureu.
BONNIWELL BACKS D0N0H0E
Judrje and Other Democrats Nomi
nate Ex-Congressman for Mayor
Announcement was made from the
office of Judge Eugene C. Ronulwcll
Hint n Democratic committee of twenty
five, comprised of 'supporters of Judge
Ronniwell, had agreed to present the fol
lowing Democratic ticket at the primary
election :
For SInyor, Michael Donohoe, for
merly representative; sheriff, Franklin
II. Smith ; recorder of deeds. Lieuten
ant Thomas F. Sleehan ; clerk of Quar
ter Sessions Court. Horace S. Fogel;
coroner, Dr. John R. Mlnehart ; count)
commissioner, Benjamin II. Renhan.
JUDGES TO DRAW FOR PLACE
Candidates to Appear In HarrlsbUrg
for Ballot Positions
Candidates for judge or their proxies
will meet In the office of the secretary
of the commonwealth, Hnrrisburg, to
morrow at 10 o'clock. The object of
the meeting is to draw for places ou
the primary ballot uuder provision of
the new law.
All except Philadelphia candidates
will draw tn the morning. On Account
of thtir number the I'hilttdejpbbins will
M'LAUGHLINTOMAKE
INDEPENDENT FIGHT
Will Ask Aid From Neither Vare
Nor Penroso in Mayor
alty Race
Joseph S. MooT.aughlln, director of
supplies, nnnouneed today that he will
open headquarters in the Colonial Trust
Ituildlng, Thitteenth and JIarket streets,
tn press Ms independent fight for the
mayoralty nomination. He added that
a campaign committee would be nt once
nppointed.
Mr. Mncl.auchlin said he would ask
nothing from Hie Vare or any other
organization, but would make his np
nciil as "t he tieoiile s candldnto. lliia
pledging his appearance
before that
)0( V. "tnnr J Was given DO SCI1UUM LUII-
siderntion and that the candidacy of
'"r. .Moore was to . in.iu.nr,,.
I think very scant courtesy was
shown. It looks ns if the whole thing
was preconceived.
FALKENHAYN NOT A "GOAT"
Would Shield Ex-Kalser Without
Surrendering to Allies
Rerlln, Aug. 12. (Hy AAP.) Oen
ernl von Fnlkenhnyn. former (Jermnu
chief of staff, in announcing to the
newspapers today that he assumes re
sponsibility for the decisions and com
mands of former Emperor William from
September. 1014, to August, 1010, de
clares he hns no intention whatever of
voluntarily placing himself at the dis
posal of the Allies. The general says
that if he surrendered himself to the Al
lies he would recognize a procedure
which he considers "mocks all sense of
justice."
Paris newspapers on August 7 an
nounced that the Oermnn delegation
nt Versailles had transmitted to the
supreme conncil of the Pence Confer
ence n letter from (ienernl Falken
hayn. The letter said the former
German chief of staff assumed respon
sibility for all military nets of Ger
many while be was in power. It
was added that the general was pre
pared to offer himself to the Allies
for trial in place of the former em
peror .
START BUILDING ART HALL
Basement and Tunnels of $600,000
Museum In Park Begun
Construction of the basement nnd
tunnels of the Philadelphia Art
Museum, on the site of the old
Fnirmount reservoir nt the Green street
entrance to Fnirmount Park, was start
ed vesterdav. The contractor is the Mark
Construction Company, the amount of
the award for the operations being
SGOO.OOO, which will come out of war
funds.
The entire site has been tenceu in
nnd several large steam plows are in
operation making the necessary excava
tions for the heavy foundations. It is
expected Hint this part of the work,
and the foundations will be well .ad
vanced toward completion, before the
close of the year-
CLASS SUIT DELAYED
Absence of Witness Causes Postpone
ment of Alienation Case
Absence of n witness called in sup
port of the $."0,000 suit for alienation
of affection of Ins wife hied by .1. I,
White, 1S20 Columbia avenue, against
Julius Class, a wealthy brewer, caused
postponement of the trial of the case
today in Common L'lens Court rso. o.
The case will be taken up next Tuesday.
Harry Farley, attorney for White,
asked for delay, explaining that it was
necessary to have the testimony of a
traveling salesman, who is out of the
city.
In addition to suing Class for $."0,
001), White made other churges agonist
the brewer and Sirs. White.
Man Held as Pipe Thief
Peter (iethu, forty-eight years old, of
Newlield, X. J., was arrested on the
charge of suspicion of larceny today
after .he went into n junk shop nnd
attempted to sell a quantity of lend
pipe. He is being held until the police
have an opportunity to investigate.
(Iethu, it is alleged, went into the junk
shop of Rocco Cavallo, Locust nnd Pine
streets, Camden. He began to unwind
several feet of pipe from around his
waist. The junk mnn became suspicious
and called n patrolman, who placed the
man under arrest.
riKATHS
JONES -Auir. 12. SAMUEL H.. huhand
of Salllo M Jones. sed H7. rtflntlvea and
rrlenda. also Olivet LodfrA iso. uot, r ami
A .M . Harmony.. 11 A. unapier. iso. n.': eh:
John's Oommandrry, No. 4. K. T. ; Lu I.u
Temple. A A O. M. 8.: Elks' Lodre No, 'J,
n. I' O. K , Sportlm Writers' Association.
I'en and Vencll Cluli and the directors of
Athletic Jlaselmll Club aro Invited to attend
m.. precisely. Int. West Laurel JHIII Com.
EI.BB11SOM Autr. 11. LEWIS II., hua
i..... ne inn), v, Klheraon and son of the
late Thomas and Thebte Elberson. of Mana-
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Holv Name Society and employes of West
Phlla car shops P. K. It.. Invited to funeral.
Thurc. S.ilo a. m . residence of his nephew,
;- i.. Piunlffun inin Parrlsh at. Solemn
renulem mass. Church of pur Mother of
Kurrows. Ill a m. Int. Jioiy trosa uem.
din ourvirf
HRKBFK. Aus. 12. RANDOLPH, son of
Marry C. and the late captain K.. u. l.reere.
u if N. Funeral at powlnetown Wed.
SerUeea prhate. Omit flowers.
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AMERICAFOR HELP
Inevitable Disaster Seen in
Withdrawal of Allied Forces
From Archangel
RECONSIDER DECISION, PLEA
Hy the Associated Press
Washington, Aug. 12. Appeals for
continued military nnd financial sup
port have been sent to the United States
and the allied governments by the pro
visional government of the northern
region of Russia nt Archangel. The
appeals received today in Washington
arc understood to be identical with those
forwarded to the other countries. Dis
aster would inevitably follow with
drawal of allied aid, the appeal stated.
"The provisional government," snid
the note, "is responsible for the fnte
of the region which has confided in it
nnd which has so far borne with pa
tience all Hie war's burdens and is more
over bound before Its own conscence and
before Its own native land to contribute
its utmost to the reconstruction and
renascence of Ilussin.
"Therefore, the provisional govern
ment of the northern region begs the
allied powers to weigli all the conse
quences and again to examine the ad
visability of abandoning North Ilussin
and leaving it without financial and
military support.
"The provisional government is firm
in the belief that the allied powers will
issue from the present situation iu ac
cordance with the strong bonds with
which they bound themselves to Itussiu
during the titanic struggle for freedom
nnd high Ideals just brought to a. suc
cessful end by them."
FEDERAL AGENTS LOSE
VACATIONS TO WORK
ON BIG FOOD PROBE
Kane, Back From Mountains,
Starts War on Profiteers
and Hoarders
To facilitate investigation into the
high cost of food, Todd Daniel, bend
of the Department of Justice in this
city, today issiled orders that until fur
ther notice all vacations of members
of his department would be suspended.
FrMicis Fisher Kane, United States
attorney, who returned today from his
vacation, nnnouneed that lie is making
every effort to uncover the cause for
prevailing high prices.
Sir. Kane said the first steps to be
taken by his department would be in the
direction of the cold storage houses in
this city. lie said that he would ask
these houses for voluntary information
as to their holdings of foodstuffs, nnd
if that was not forthcoming he would
nubpoenn persons whom he thinks have
the information lie wants.
Sir. Kane said he will get in touch
with Howard Heinz and Jay Cooke,
former food administrators, to have
them appoint "fnir food price commit
tees" in line with Hie suggestion of
Attorney Geneiwl Palmer.
Director Joseph H. Slncl.aughlin,
chairman of the market commission, an
nounced today Hint the commission is
planning to sell bread, fresh fish and
vegetables nt all the police stations iu
the city.
"As soon ns wo find that the sale of
government stocks at cost Is a suc
cess, sain .Mr. .yiaei.auglilin. "we arc
j gojng to put this new plan in opera
tlon. Already two of the largest
bakeries in town have consented to sell
ub bread at a rate which will enable
us to dispose of it .at two cents a loaf
less than the usual price at the stores.
Similar offers have been made by a
number of fish and vegetable whole
salers." Free Port for Finland
Helsingfo;s, Aug. 12. With tlic idea
of establishing a free port at Ilango,
on the southwest extremity of Finland,
a company has been formed with a
capital of .1.000.0.00 marks (about
$700,000). The construction of ware
houses and other works will be begun
shortly with the object of handling the
future transit of traffic between the
Fii'ited States and Russia by way of
Finland.
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JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
Suggestion To
JBL
Hirers
carbonated inhoitles
for the home
HIRES Aromatic
Ginger Ale ia
really made from tho
pure ginger root
while the purity and
wholesomencss of
Hires have been a
recognized standard
for many years. Order
from your dealer, in
pint bottles or by tho
case.
Hires
Ginger Ale
LIS. WET IN MONTH,
O'CONNOR PREDICTS
Stats Liquor Federation Chief
Forecasts Repeal of War
Prohibition Act
Reading, Pa., Aug. 12. Itepeal ot the
wartime prohibition art and resumption
of intoxicating liquor sales within
thirty days were predicted today by ,
Thomas J. O'Connon, president of the
Pennsylvania Federation of Liquor
Dealers. President O'Connor nnd other
officers reached Heading for the fifteenth
nnnunl convention of the federation,
which opens here this evening.
"I confidently expect to see this un
necessary act repealed within n few
weeks," Mr. O'Connor said. "We aro
laying plans for tho resumption ot
liquor sales before September lfi nt Hid
latest, aud it may be that the act will
be killed this month."
Chicago. Aug. "12. (P-y A. P.)
Acting on instructions reeeived from
Washington, Julius F. Sniietunka, col
lector of internal revenue for the Chi
cago district, which now includes
Peoria, has issued orders permitting
the rectifying of whisky.
As a result of this order it is said
that thousands of barrels of liquor aro
being bottled by dealers preparatory
to sale when the wartime prohibition
ban is. lifted.
Washington, Aug. 12. lily A. P.)
Wholesale dealers in whisky, who re
cently asked permission to bottle spirits
for export, were informed by the 1SU
reau of Internal Revenue Hint if the
wartime prohibition law should be re
voked it would not be illegal to divert
to domestic trndc whisky bottled for
export.
Rectifiers have been informed that ,
they may proceed to rectify whisky
which they moy have on hand, but' are
not permitted to purehnse other spirits
to be prepared for beverages.
$100,000 BANK SHORTAGE ,
Assistant Cashier at Lorain, O., In
stitution, Is Missing
Lorain. ()., Aug. 12. (By A. P.)
State bank examiners nnd the board of
directors of the City Rank issued n
statement at noon today that a shortage
of 5100,000 has been found in thebnnk's
accounts, nnd that W. W. Treble, ojs
Lorain, assistant cashier of the bank,
has absconded.
Officials of the bank declare thnt de
positors arc amply protected by the
bank's resources.
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