Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, May 14, 1920, Night Extra, Page 2, Image 2

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SINCE TUESDAY
MI (1 bftllpr that thit nrA pmtilrir,!
to'ttke jtjr brother out of the city mid
f WW Mm."
.' ,i) f With' mil oh imnllnii (iiiti Plai-V
i ' BiMCr ftf ".llmnr" Dark tho "man
nvltk the glaMe." who was convicted of
fAi .fldaMHracy in connection with the Fifth
(fVt War murder. msde thia asuertlon to-
. h ft&lfl CArt t'ft iAnilt,t -tf-rlll- 111
Quarter Hessions Court bj'n Jury be
Mttl Jllllco Alldnrlfl
t'( XJJark , disappeared injuriously on
frtV1t Rieaday, but trial a as continued re
garnie or his absence
When asked at her home. 2.T.M Oak- .
dale street, if she had heatd an news,
of. her minting brother. Mis Dark
aurat Into tears, i
-"I believe that m.r brother U ileuil."
cs tald, "at some place either in or
near thU city " It was then he ex
pressed the belief that lie had born
spirited, away.
"If ray brother nan alive he would
surely show up. He ha not been in
hi rljht mind since the Fifth ward
fcffair and frequently went about the
house muttering to himself "
Miss Clark raid she would take ttep.
to Clear up the mjsterj of hit whore
annuls.
Vhilf apeaklnc of her bi other she
rwely criticized Samuel Moloney,
SwMAa lJ t At t.'!iL .. 1 ..I.
aweli;
former leader of the Fifth ward, who
wag1 among those arretted In tin- rmv
Schmidt Denies
Mitten's Charges
Ceallnoed from Pur One
theMCommi'ttee hearine as abvilutely
trae."
Repats "Schmidt Told Truth"
This Vas the burden of the entire in
terrlew "Mr Schmidt told th nbso
lutf truth."
Mr. I.imrburner m nffable. nnd
seemed entirely at his ease when he
greeted the newspaper men at bis home.
lie refused to go beyond his state
ment made dramatically jestrrday at
the councllmanie hearine that "Mr
Schmidt told the God's truth."
rf.?lt.NirMn
rislt to-JIr. Schmidt s apartments at the
, Mr. I.imcburner was anked abour his
Dellevur-Stratford.
'.'Had it any hearing on the present
ease?" he was asked
, "Why. the Idea:" leplied Mr.
I.lmeburner "Do you boys know how
that came about? I'll tell you. You
know the Mavor and the committee had
been out with Mr Schmidt to pee tip
Roosevelt boulevard site. We hud re
turned in automnhile-i. It n long.
col(J ride, and I got off at the licllcwic
Stratford when Mr Schmidt did lie
invited me to so tin with him to lii
apartment, nnd I did o. It mere! wa
ft friendly visit."
Tells of Frlendlj Visit
1 , then Mr l.imelinrnei- mi
asked whether, the matter of the "m.i.-
terr man" had been spoken of. nnd ic-
nlled that, he "rild hot think if wns--l
he dirt not remember
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'Were jou
there long? ' lie
asked.
"Nor i-ery long
he answered
' Jlr, Limeburner repeated thnt lie wa
to hb way ci
concerned In anything di-
honorable.
"While I regret thit thl thing lisv
come up," he said, ln closing the In
terview. "It does not bother me nt all.
It is a little annoying, of course, espe
cially to my fatnilj . The tui!)ll"it i
distasteful Rut there's absolutely noth
in to it "
Mr Limeburner. after n visit to the
dentist, went to City Hall nnd the
officcA of City Council. He seemed
little worried about the mention of
hit nam n the investigation.
He greeted other members nf Council
and dropped in to see Ilichurd Wegleln.
the president. He nssured them nil
that there was nothing to the axeertion
made by Mr Mitten on the stand yes
terday. Denies Water Pipe Rumor
He was questioned ngain h reporters
after h reached City t. Hall this time
concerning another rumor that the Phil
adelphia Felt Co. had received n favor
from Council after an advertisement of
theirs had appeared in "Patriotic Phila
delphia,' Mr I.lmeburner'n publica
tion.
The rumor traveling nroutid City Hall
was that the felt company needed water
pints laid, and went to Chief I)nvi
about the mater Davis the ston went,
referred the eompnnv to Cltv Council
and the request wns turned over to the
public works lommitlee. of which Mr.
The rumor n that Mr Limeburner
called on F L Putriej im official nf
the companj, and shorth after the visit
theiordlnance went through and the ad
vertisement vns inserted in "Patriotic
Philadelphia '
Mr. Limeburner aid that he knew
Mr. Putney and had printed an adver
tisement in his publication for the Phil
adelphia Felt Co
"That advertisement appeared two
years ago." said Mr. Limeburner He
denied that there wim any connection
between the advertisement nnd the or
dinance which ennhlfd the company to
Jt the water pipe it needed
Chief Dai when asked nbout the
story, said he recalled mil) that an ap
plication had been iniule for the Ihv
ing of water pipes, ami thnt nn ordi
nance hhd been passed by the old ('oun
H'i When the new Council came lino
power, said Chief Davis, it was nccc
ary to hate the old ordinance ni i
dated, which wns done.
'' Mr, Limeburner publishes "Patriotic
Philadelphia." In partnership with
(William F. Hraih. The ofhec of this
-publication is on the third ttoor of the
Washington untitling
street.
hiis i iiestimt
Tile office is nhniil mx bv eight feel
On the door is the men "Patriotic Puh
lUhtop Co. '
, Major Sees Mmylh
Mnyor Moore conferred this morning
for two hours with City Solicitor Smjth
nnd unnounced lif would roofer also
with former Judge .lames t;nv (for
'don He added that Dircrtoi of Public
Safety Cortelyou and District Attorney
Rotau had knowledge of what is going
pn.
Afterthe tonfereme with Mr Smyth
thh Mayor Issued this statement:
"After reading President Mitten's
testimony before the cnuncllmaulc ln.,
vestlgatlng committee Mayor Moore I
rient for City Solicitor Smyth nnd con
X !frrd with film at length
M "It developed that the Mayor hail
'also called up Judge James finy Oordon,
ith whom he had been conferring.
Judge Gordcjn. however, had not nr-
rWecl at his office. It Is understood tho
Mayor will confer with him at tho first
opportunity
Asked if he had any comment to make
na Sir. Mitten's testimony the Mayorljow Fowler
i!d: I -
"Not t this time. The councllmen .thru MO a.m. Kxr
Are, In control of the situation for the
jiresent ami until they get through their
inquiry vt would probably be dtscour-
Conflicting Testimony
of Mitten and Schmidt
,. II. Schmidt, on stand .May rt:
Q. "Did you talk to anybody else
about the visit?"
A. "I mentioned it to sir Mil
ten."
Q. "Did you tell Mr Mitten all
about It?"
A. "Simply what 1 told the
Mayor."
Q. "Did any councilman or pity
official make demands in reference
to the psage of this ordinance?"
A. ".Vo. sir."
Q. "So councilman visited you a
one of the 'hlghcr-up.' or anything
like that?"
A. "No."
Thomas K. Mitten, on stand es
tenlay: A "Schmidt came in in his 'isual
nay because he called on me sery
frequently in his urgent desire to
Be artlon. and aid that he had been
called upon by Councilman I.I me
burner and thai I.imcbitrtier had
said : 'Von know this man that
called on ou. lie told you what
was necessarj. I am not naming
any prices, but jou will have to do
what he said."
Councilman Limeburner. in dec
laration jeMerday:
"What Mr Schmidt -nil .May C
i the God's truth nnd t defy any
man to prove otherwise. Kverjbody
knows me and I will put my veracity
against that of imj man iu Philadelphia."
teous to comment
Me.intvMl the .11.
rector of public tfrty nnd the district
attorney hae knowledge of what is ro-
Inn nil
inc on
"Did you tend Consiemmfn Varo's
speech rritii-lzins the mlininiitration
member of Council? ' th" Mavor was
asked.
"Did Consresonan Vmc riticize
the mcmhers of Council? ' nueried the
Major. "Was he speakinc from know I
edce or hearsay? We hear many ru
mors concerning men in polities. I
have even heard rumors about the old
ouncilmanie body when the Varc were
in complete control; but of till we
may be sure, the new administration
does not stand for the old methods in
the preent Council any more than it
would have stooil for them In the old.
when the Varcs bossed the machine."
District Attorney Hotnn wa avked If
he or his detectives were invcsti;iitins
the bribery rumor.
"We will do no InvcstisutiiiK." he
replied, "until the cnuncilinnnif hod
hai finWird its tin citation. Of course
w, 1,p ln '"""taiit touch with
.,, u . ,.. ,.,, .t,,
it
ami keep ourselves informed on what is
brought out at the hearings."
Edwin R. Cox. chairman of the
councilman!!- -elf-investigating i-oiii-
mittee. said the matter would be
, threshed out fully.
"I won't let this matter sleep, re
gardless of what the rest of the com
mittee decide to do. There will be
-omething doing within a few dnj-
whether Schmidt comes East or nut."
Doubted Schmidt Told All
Members of Council. diiciishing tnf
M'.elation by Mr. Mitten, cnid tin
had wondered when Mr. Si-liinidt w:i
I tctifjing. if he were telling the whole
'orj
"'.Vi inuier ' lil rnnni iinmn
(iiiffney todnj'. would have known by
Matching Schmidt and llstenlns to him.
tint lie was not tellinir the entire tale,
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Mi. tiiiffnev aid he thoiicht tlie
Sesix-Roebuck Co -irobohh would in- T""' expected them to mipnort ,nll can--isl
that Schmidt return tn Vhiladelphin 1 '"dntc indorsed hy the iilllance wlioc
and so on the -In ml iig.iln. no mutter
how unwilling he might he to do so.
"If wc cannot get .Mr. Schmidt to
mine to Philadelphia."' ald Mr.
lioffnej. ' undoubtcdh a commissionei
will be sent to Chicago b the invest!
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cnllnr roinmittpp to tnkc his iIpmom.
(iiu.
Ilnrr iWttig. .ergennt-nt-arnis of """ .ci.n n. . ii.n.i m. lor im-i.. K
Coimril. made two futile efforts today lature from the Fifth district, and de-
to rrni-li Mr. Schmidt and ask him to
appear before the committee.
Witllg this afternoon talked with an
official of Sears-Roebuck- Co. by long
distance telephone The official had
been in communication with Schmidt,
nnd told IWttig Mr Schmidt "did not
cure to be annoyed because his wife Is
too sick
20 ELECTORS CATS
START IMPEACHMENT
--
The City Council, under the new
charter, mav be constituted ns a court
of impeachment for the impeachment
and removal of miinirip.il ofheers. sub
oc municipal niiii-ern. nun-
supervision of a Court of
jcet to tile
i Common Pleas
Proceedings, under the law. can he
initlnted by twenty qualified electors by
filing a complnint in writing with n
Court of Common Pleas. If the court
believes there Is ground for proceedings
it ran grant a rule upon the nccu'd
official returnable upon a certain ilnj.
On tlie day specified the accused of
fitinl has an opportunity to appear nnd
answer tlie rule If the answer is not
I satisfactory to the court the next step is
the nppolntnient of a committee of five
citlretn to investigate the charges
Three Weeks for ftrort
The committee's duty is in make a
written report to the court on the fact
determined by It. together with a tran
script of testimony The report is to be
filed within three weeks after the com
mittee's appointment, unless the court
extends the time.
If the committee, or a majority of Its
members, finds the afiMinntioii well
founded the court is to cnd a certified
copy of the record with specifications of
the chnrges to Cciuncil "which shall be
assembled within ten days thereafter,
in special and open session, ns n court
nf impeachment, and the juembers
shall be hcicrnlb sworn to try and de
cide the snme nunrding to the evi
dence." A judge of the Court of Common
Pleus is to prenule at the impeachment
trial, the chsrter stlnulateji.
l,Tf (1.A n.t, ia1 linll t,n fiiidil f-lltl.V
on nny of th() s,lfoifirntioim" tho charter
ci.iitinues. in saiu t ourc tn ..i.iniiiun
PIcuh hhiill enter judgment accortlliigly.
nnd declare the snld office vacant."
Section 0. Altlcli IV of the new
t-liartcr sets forth : ;
'Municipal nlficcrs shall be liable to
impeachment, suspension nnd removal'
from i. dice, for nny corrupt act or
practice, malfeasance, mismanagement,
mental Incapacity or incompetency for
the proper performance of nfhciiil tluties,
.extortion, receiving any gift or present
from nnv contractor or from any person
i neeki.it or rnenced in Hny work for or
! furnishing material to the city, or from
nny Incumbent or occupant of, or can -
didate or applicant for, any municipal
office and for wilfully coiicealing nny
fraud committed against the cty
, Hetty Green Estate Must Pay '
New York, Slay 14.--(By A. IM- j
.Airs, lieuy lirrru nun .;o,uvtr,miu in
I vested ln the state of New York and her
I estate must pay a transfer tax on that
'amount, according to an opinion hand
1 rd down today by the Appellate Division
1 nt i)w. Miinreiim fnirt. reversing n de-
dslon of former Surrogate Robert Rud
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lnlxtr I'hoio tVrvle.
This counrllinanlc quintet faced Thomas K. Mitten, president of the Ilapld Transit Co.. for a Ions period yes
tcrdny as lio told what he knew about the alleged attempt to shake down Sears. Itoebuclc 4 Co. for transit
prhlleccs. Klght to left Uichard Weclcln. president of Council: Edward It. Cox. chairman of the probing
committee; Charles II. Hall. William W. Roper and Charles II. Von Tni. Harry Wlttlir, scrtcant-at-arms
of Council, is standing
URGE FINAL BLOW
10 VARE MACHINE
Now Is Time to Boat Them,
Penrose's Message to Big
Alliance Rally
WARD LEADERS ATTEND
"Hue the final blow to the tnttnins
Vnre mnnhlne "
A "f machine
Thl was the message that wenl out
thin afternoon from a big rally meeting
of the I'.enublirnn Alliance which whs
held nt it.
iicuuuuarici'P, n. reiin
Pent!
Miiare.
The meeting whs nttcndeil hv lenders
"i - j "mil 11 iiii-i-ii.v. iiuiiillllMrui nni
lenders nnd men who are prominent in
the movement to give Philadelphia denn
politics.
Several spenker voiced the metouge
nnd urged their hearers to make it un
assured fad at the primary election
TnosMay.
Thomas W. (unningham. prciilent of
the alliance, who presided, incldcntnlli
I delivered ii :nCRiiRO from Senator Pen
; '""' , The senator's mcsHnge wa brief.
. . ""'is is the time tn give n ciii-hing
'blow to the arcs, lie said.
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''. ummighum Mild Semitor i'en-
election would be for the best interests
of the i ity administration, lie placed i
especiol stres on the imporfaiue of
electing Charles 'Delaiiy. administra
tion cnnilidnte for" Congress from tlie i
Third district.
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,', -a ; T i . -' ., y
clnreil the election of the,.c men would
serve to show the confident e of tlie pco- .
pie in the administration.
Mr. C'unniiichnin predicted a sweep- I
ing victory for the entire Allinnce ticket i
and asserted thnt a majority nf the
members of the Legislature anil the city '
committee would be landed winners by!
the force who are supporting the atl
tuinistrntinri. Addresses, were also made b Mr. Mc
I.enii. Ilnrrt .T. Trainer. Republican Al
liance lender of the Third ward : Robert
(iricr. of the Eighteenth wnrd i Itlnkcly
D Mi C.'iiighnn, Twentj -fouttli ward,
and other.
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URGE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND
' - -
-.,l,i M.u.e. Au rmnlne. tn
Clothing Makers AK tmployera to
are idle during sinru peiitniH in tlie in-
fliisiry wus nun ni-ti im nit' .inniKiiiiini.t-ii
.i.u;- wv.-i,..... nf Vmi.rli. uh
elosetl their fourth biennial convention
i ioiiiiu. ."-.'" -. .'' .
I Here lo.inv. I nt- .rKi in .. t. ...n i npr.s w
., . , rt-L.. !...! I.
rente ii $10,0(10.000 fund in this mnu
ner.
The candidal') nf Eugene Dehs for
Presidenfwas im!nrrd. Itccognltlon of
the ftussinn mviet goeriiment was
urgetl.
Street Orators Freed on Bail
Pittsburgh. May 11. --(By A. P. i
Six men arrested at Duquesne, Pn., last
Sunday, when they attempted to hold a
meptlng under the auspices of the iih
tional committcp for iron nnd steel
workers, were released under ?200
bonds euch here tndny, pending hearing
of appeals filed in the Allegheny County
Court this morning.
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,
Remove Sunken Tug
The tug Ilii-duint. which sank in the
SehiDlkill river channel opposite;
Yankee I'oint. April IM. hna been moved
., , .. ,, tj .,.1 .- ""'' bitterly discunteutei With .Ir-lllcne matter of common knowledge that'on S.ctTi-et and n PuIc?,Ui.f ?li Al(l ,".
Hoston. May 14. - Resolutions re- ,, ,liH rstltinn. r,orr, XnnMinv ,.x . i Mav 1. 1018. the tonnage was le"s han 11" Pnrtment of Public Welfare will
nesting their employers to set aside ,)rew,.,i tMC view- f this sehuol in his on May 1. 1017. Testimony given bv 0P n(,tc'1 upon toaay by Council's com-
n unemployment fund out of their prPMi The idea7 wan that the American Admiral Sims would indleut'e that the mi'tce ? p",,,ie wc,fnrc- . . ..
rofit for the benefit of employes who Vi- nni,t .iin,..t,.,n n, n-i.t.i. , n.. in.. H,,rin th. , '"'t'"Y One of the measures rcluting to the
iit nnsr unri nn nr upnriT i .iriiinr I'minn nn irwi iw i ohm iilIias i in i'n -' i m in i mil 4 a,., i i
from tie channel, the United States,,, Brrni support to tne British. The)
engineer nlhres nnnounccd yesterday.
"If Christ Came to Kansas,"
by Sheldon and Iloxcal
Topeka. lun May M. (By A.
P i Dr. Charles M. Sheldon.
wnel known pastor anil author, in
an address before tho Kansas Con
gregational tonferenee here, told how
he had failed to induce Alexander
Howat, picsident of the Kiiums
Miners, to love Governor Allen.
"1 asked him what he thought
would lm the first thing .Ic.sus would
do if he were hern todn,'' mi id
Diiflur Sheldon. Ho replied.
" 'Well. I expect he first wniili)
clenn up Governor Allen n ml the
state house.'
"I asked him if he helloed in
Christ's teachings all of them. He
assured me ho did. 'Then,' I said,
'If that is tha case jqii hhould loc
Goernor Allen.'
"Howat leaned up against the
door and thought for n moment, then
snld like. a flash, 'Well, jou go buck
to Topeka and tell Governor Allen
lo love jne.l ",
" v
SHE SHOWED CIRCUS STARS
A LITTLE STUNT OF HER OWN
But Her Acrobatic
rti
I liril
ir;il..l -. A I. ir ic r
n iiii unu ii n-us on nmuurrassuig noivcver, one
Had a Glorious Time
After seeing the circus from behind
the scenes, meeting the stnrs and noting
their likes, dislikes, hobbles nnd hux-
bands n everything, SHh was so. im-
y,rf;;2 -ttl1,?t..8"ft L0,,A.John nlnf5,!n
HI.Mhblil-. thnt if .SHI. were any kind
vi uiruuuv iu. mi. nc couiti cBRiiy win
" ... , . . . "" ""'"'"
I T,,,t ,lt,,c ,,1(1 SIIE now how h gh
i SK c0(Id kc). nni, ,(m. m hk p(juj(J
( fall until Miss Lillian Leitzcl. "the
world's greatest gymnast." and u star
1. ... - Lt.. 1-.il- --.--.-I .
"T "Ow. invited her to dinner in
the circus family dining tent last eve-
uinc
i T,)f
loArnetl
SHE and her hosts learned,
without warniuc. when the
till" slldllenlv p-ive wnv mill tier- fnnf.
npiifn iinfin ii-i,if-ii Nil . iiftri hAn air-
sic- shot skyward. It was embarrass-
lug. oh. very: nnd SIIH had been so
elf-po.sed. Resides, thcre'a the
iiches and pains today to remiud her
of it.
However. SIIK says it was delightful
to meet all the folks and thut the food
wns delicious. Ever.xhody was there:
nil the circus coterie and the lenders of
the sideshow. '
The Blue Man, brcukin
g off a piece of
ie had brought
trend, told how some one
soap and water to the afternoon per-
formnnrc nnd dared him to wnh hi
face Congo, the man with the rubber I SHE didn't full far and was down Burlington and vicinity to nn oppor
hair, unable to speak the language of ' but a moment. One of the enllnnf row. ' tunitr to enlist in the state's new Na-
white men. cried "e-he-c-e-c." and
rillMitiorl lilt liniiilu iil.JUi
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Mint leiniurteti the sword swallow er
flip hnv u nn trlPrl tii ai nllnu lint
of
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P w wnon Nho nn x lookinjr. nnrt
""" jijj,ii-t i in- nil i ft i. vt uiunn
n nil the world, declared that n little, snjs. but Mr.. Ringllug says SHE must ' Regiment, was quickly recruited for
boy. almost her own size, riding "pig- practice some more before he submits ' service in the world war and Major H.
gy-hack astride his father, almost 'a season contract. 'R. Stone, captain of that organiza-
Plan Reorganized
74 7 r t i
Navy Department
-- ...., ..o .-w..ul(, ..,,, Liuuium Mini, ana
completed the teasonlng by assuming the
Continued from Pne One . ' tonnage losses of 11)17 prevcuted carry-
what the administration wanted him to i "K ''' number of troops overseas by
do in London. He wns not the kind of ! thlit ,)at "d at Mime of the Amcri
admiral the administration thought he Cfln nBVy o co-opcrte heartily in the
was when it sent him over. I '"' months of the wnr resulteij in tho
When we entered the wnr the llritish ' "eavy tonnage Josses,
admiralty was on the defensive. Art- I , . '', Is no,t "'fessarv to wander far
mlrnl .Telllcoe. with his pussvfoot poll- into ,Ilft realm of statistics or technical
cies. dominated its purposes. The Anier- nueatjnn to show the absolute fallacy
ican navy was committed to taking of Admlr nl Sims s claim, Mr. Daniels
grcntcr chances. continued.
I . v.""." """'! ei-iiiiiu ni iinriii inoiiBoi
, (n England enpresseil b v the uncul critic.
And n whole school of nnvnl thought
Arthur Polleu. nnd led by Lord Fisher
RrfNter during nnd nctMty
.l, sr,,K- irn llrIH.I.
. niiiw ntrnni Iro-IIrltlsli
Arlinlrnl Sim, .iiu nnl th
was not
ninn In
.l'iII.
out tli in
purpose.
smpa-
,hi..ri fnn .-.., iv lih tl lli.UI
a
instance i
""7.V".T.",.: Vlu " " r "u-
T,V; u.e ,n nrn n, . ZV ,?Rl
war. It was Sims's diit) lo urge this
upon the British ndmlrnlt). It is now
ssid thnt Sims neer did Jhls effectively,
being hlmelf personally skeptical of the
proposed barrage
The British admiralty fielded fiuall)
In erect nressure frnm the Amur enii
.".-1(1- IIUIII illV 1IIM'III11U,
fiovernment. But it never really ear-
rim "ii tut' i'luu. Dime ii ifii ii nine
gate in the chain of nets and mines near
plan, since it left n wide
the islands north of Scotland, through
which the British licet might puss, but
through which the Herman submarines
did actually pass. In September, just
before the armistice, tne llrltlsh did
agree tn close this under pressure not
from Admiral Sims, but never actually
did so.
The North sea barrage illustrates thoi
i i-ole nf Sim
us in England. Morally he was
were despondent and clung to the Idea
that the ties of blond which bound this
country to the mother country were
the empire's certain reliance In the fu
ture. Sims embodied that Idea, lie
wns all sympathy, all co-operation.
But if the British admiralty was in
a rut lie was not the muu to get It out ol
thc rut.
It did finally emerge from the rut.
Toward the end of the war it followed
ii innic aggressive policy, as In the Zee
brugge raid. But it was not Sims who
brought tills about. It wns tin- forced
retitement of .Telllcoe.
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DANIELS SEES SIMS
LIKE "MUNCHAUSEN"
Washington. May 1 1. Rear Admiral
Sims's "fallacious and baseless" charge
tin, Xnvv Denartmenl delais nrofonc
flo
led the war four months wns refuted by
' the admiral's own testimony, Secre
I tury Daniels tnduy told the Senate naval
Investigating committee,
"Thc charge of the prolongation of
! the war was a drfiuitc nnd serious
tone," said thc secretary. "It was made
with reckless disregard of the facts
'nd. the reasoning, nnd statistics ad
duced In its support are those which one
night expect to find In tho fantastic
talcM bf a, Baron SItinchauscn.''
The, nijmirtil based, the charge on tho
i ' tm
4
H
!
wf, -. i n ,,
Was CompUlSOrY Rather Than
i rr " ei
in the Dining Tent.
I pulled her off her throneas-he shook
i hands with her.
1 MU T.eitzel tnlrl n tnw t ... ,.-
sion they all seemed to remember. While
Pyn " western town one of her
property men got Into a fist fight with a
local policeman because the latter in-
Mstcd she was
nt the flvor. The nUntre ...i- Z-.
fieiiffnr
rived nnd seldom anywhere in HER
wanderings had SHE .partaken of nny
more savory.
t. l..i i.... i ... .. ...
SI FVttled hncl Into ler n C Th
"UJ.' l.'1.0'1 hack intq her seat. Then
i "--
RtSTO . RANG
DLLIi Till D.
SoJF nnd
uric must be born nnd hnvl in ihr
circus dining-room furniture. The
planks are Just .a trifle more narrow
than the narrowest baseball bleacher.
SHE doesn't tell it nil. ricxnlte ie
fact that Miss Lcltrcl assures her: "It
wasn't ns bad as you think, mv
dear!"
Aside from kicking the table until
tne silver run. Jazzing the Snnn sh
; onion off Its plate and splashing the
i "biggest man in the world" with beef-
steak gravy, no damage was done to the
. rcnn.
punchers srnbbed her by the shirtwaist,
T.. V.. .
ignoring me possible results, mill set
n nnr
This went on whl c the soup was de- ' nialr"-v .ot, T l,c?u, ",.Mt..
oured in various ele nf th V.. i 'he great leaders of the Republican
board Conco leading In the mlnV party and various state platforms, and
her down in n safer place before Misslsey Reglmeut. following a recruiting
T mIa1 aa..I i-.i i .. i l.i 4..jt. i. TT-ll rri.
M'liwi jiimi icim iirr Hirrnirin.
"Awful cosy, this clowniimblinv
nd wnrlf tn tnn Avln AiA ii utTl-.
i u
assumption that had there been n 1.-
""'""" rioiuiere in rrante ny .March.
m th '" would imxc ended f0ur
I "He Informed the committee that th
i nc luiuriiiru im- i-nmmuiee that the
net tonnage available for the Allies Mnv
2.000.000 tons. This l probublv n Suf -
.t.i ii.. u.. .ij r.: ,' ; DMI
ni-iruiij uiuot: vniiuime tor iirncucai nur. Iul -. -. - .-;-. -.,.::: .--i
i "a, iui A.. .,li InAaliffiilftra nf SITiCiA AimVi
iorn.
'Now. then, owing to t
losses of1017 nnd the ea
'nn Mv i. in 7 "t 'jr.Mn-nTiV:
l7 lOlA. Vitlt'l- admitted 'by L'ffl
Sims that in the spring nf 101S Anier -
ican troops w-ere transported to France
at .thc rate of nearly .'lOO.OOO a month,
nr, ,,nor,f th7! .,on Umrl ,tl10 r""' to
which he said transportation had been
restricted In 1017 because of the de-
' mriicuoii vi i..ii..Kt.-. i ins simple tact
. ..l..l. t ...'
rcuii ouB 1111 nuiuirni nims a state
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lm,lc ISJTIiiL trn.s,p,ort an-v -'on
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White House officials said today that
President Wilson's wartime address to
the Atlantic fleet and message lo Bear
j .nmirai rum were mm nciore me en-
ate committee by Secretary Daniels
i with Mr. Wilson s ronsent.
I The British admiralty was criticized
In botn tne umicments. nud reports pub
lished hero said that because of this the!
President might reprimand the sccreton
for making them public. ' .
Lancaster Rector Resigns
1,nncaster, Pa.. May It. The Rev. I
George Israel Browne, rector of St 1
John's Episcopal Church, has rcslgneti
his charge. Mr. Browne hns accepted the
rectorship of a parish at Blue Ridge 1
Summit, Pa.
r itr.i.r WAXTi'.n rr.stAu:
IIOOKKKHPKIl ssilxlHiil nble in oprtu
lywwrltfri ithould lisvs hluli school Iraln.
i in l' s.is. miit orrii
II r.l.l' WANTKW MAT.K
HAIiKHMIJN. expnrlenrnl with relsll dru
follawlnc. to handlt a cry nllraellt Una
offerlne excellent opportunltlen lo real tales,
mem salary siei toiiiuimiiion m iu, i.sa-
tsr Onion .
HAI.KHMkN Wo hn,e poiTtlons upn for
thrfe mm mint be hlehsst eallber rapa
blo of bla Ihlnicsi muni tiuallfy strlclly as to
ehurncter ami ability! prmanfncy and pro
motion to exfcuilv tioiltlons aaaurnt whr
you hav rre.ed our worihi don't bother
u If you sre eoment with ordinary thlpzt,
but If Sou are J rrd'blnoriid man who d
ntandu tlio haal In Ufa w want you and yoq
want us. Call Walnut 110 1 4 after 10 a. in.
for apcotnlmenl .
Wl 1,1. WOOD CKKST
HIX HUH.ptNO lotn, 30x1(10, clean ro.l
ma over ItOflO ta , will itll them for 1tt
offer or will cxeh them for city jropeiiy,
1212 lds ,ve.. fh 1 1 a
MI.K-. TIOfiA
HMi: y-ltory houas' tvlth 'atbrn "lit '. I
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HOOVER SEES
T
AP
FIXED FOR G. 0. PJBOOKSELLERS' HEAD
.Must Support Reservations to
I Avoid Pitfall Set by Wilson ,
and Johnson
PARTY'S BIG OPPORTUNITY,
New Yoik. May 14. Herbert Hoo
ter. rcDlrinc br telerraph to .the
rennot of the Hoover Renubllcan Club
I of Tortland. Ore., for his "vlewa on
various matters arising in the Oregon
primaries," declared the Republican
liartr "mimt Minnort the league with
reservations. It mut not fll into the
I trap that the President ard Senator
Johnson aro enticing it into."
"The President has declared Mr.
Hooter said, "tbift the Democratic
party must demand the acceptance! of
i the leafiie.ln full, as presented by him
to the. Senate. Senator Johnson de
mands that the Republican party op-
I pose the league altogether, two more
destructive attitudes toward a jrcat
issue could not be found.
"An emergency Is created by this
alliance of destruction. The aspirations
of the great majority of our people will
' be thwarted by either of these extremes.
, Thta. majority is fixed in its determina
tion that the Cnitvi States, both for
our own protection and in the interest
of the welfare of the world, aball Join
' the league by ratifying the trcnty.
.which provides for substitution of
methods of peace for incthodn of war.
but that we shall do so only under
, assurance of no infringement of our
constitution and our tradition.
"The inflexible attitude of the Presi-
I dent and his supporters nud of Senator
Johnson and his supporters bas brought
this issue Into the election at an im
measurable moral and economic cost to
our own country nnd to the world. If
, the Republican party, however, is to
voice me will ni inr jiciiinu nun in uui
to forfeit .the certainty oflcudershln in
voice tlie will or tne people nna is not
I 'he next four years, it must embrace
the i-rent nnnortunttv which the maiori
ty of the American people aro prepared
to give it."
Sir. Hoover declared a league to
reduce armament nnd prevent war
"Is not the property of any one
partv." that Theodore Roosevelt sup
ported it In 1010 when he wns
awarded the Noble peace prize and thnt
"the one league that the world has now
evolved after all the sacrifice of five
years lint- been adopted, under proper
safeguards to the I'nited States, by the
' . , . .-.
clnl "aiions.
"I. therefore, hone." he ndded. "that
the more than a thousand clubs that
hnve snrunc un in the country ndvocat-
inir mv name ar mo i dicqeo i-outcu-
wi"' in n,ldition ,0 tDC "rimnry
it.k fhev hve undertaken, cont nue
, t0 ytrr, t0 tnc forefront their real pur?'
pose ol rignt alignment ot me party on
! n. 1.,,,.. i,.i. n nni 1U1 ihr
i will use their utmost influence that the
Republican platform shall endorse the
! prompt ratification of the treaty and
' ........ I.a .......ill An. l
approve the reservations.'
FORM GUARD COMPANY
Two Sergeants, Argonne Veteran.
First to Re-enlltt at Burlington
Uurllngton. N. ,L. May 1 L Imme
diate response of the young men of
tlonal Guard resulted in the formation
l .t. .. k
' ot Company 31. of the 'Itilra sow .icr-
inppiinc m uuiiuriuui iiuu. a hu
t cntherine was in th same room
I tn M-I,tnl, Omnonv T nt fhn Alit Tlltril
tion, was instrumental la effecting the
new organization.
The new company will be further re
cruited from surrounding1 towns niid
Major Stone, organizing officer for the
district, expects to have it advanced
to at leant 100 members hy the
end of the present mouth. Sergeant
Ernest Rennett and Sergeant Francis
II. Morris, veterans of the Argonne,
were the first of the old company to
re-cullst.
WELFARE BILLS UP TODAY
CounciPa Committee to Act Upon
Ordinances Creating 2 New Bureaus
Ordinances for the establishment nnd
organisation of u Bureau or Nocinl
nr'ati of Social Service w'ould provide
'fn, o .IiIaT nC ii Hnlnrt nf SIDOI1 nnd
imi ..... .. ;-.-i ;W
Swaiit attorney at S1500. u secretary
' t 11300. fo.ur inspectors . at SI 100
! each, two , Dlcrprcter8 at ?10OO each
, and four clerks and stenographers at an
j annual total of ?J00. All salaries
would constitute flat rates without
i bouuscs.
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"" swuijjn
riimio T.nnom Afv,
If You Ate
An Exporter
Do you, receive
payment at once for
merchandise sold
abroad? Under
Bankers Letters of
Credit you receive
cash or discountable
acceptances.
By arrangement
with our foreign cor
respondents wc arc
Paymasters of many
such credits.
Wc will be pleased to
go nto details regard'
ing thcjfi.
Brown Brotben & Co.
FOURTH AND CHESTNUT
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PHILADELPHIA
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HERR CHOSEN
i Li iL,t
Lancaster Man Elocted at Final,
Session of Association j
at Bollovue-Stratford j
PLAN ADVERTISING PROGRAM
Winding up the business 'sessions of i
their twentictn annnni session, at tne
Rcllevne-Stratford. the member of the
American Rookscllers Association
elected officers to serve the ensuing
iar. '
The new officers follow: President.'
Eugene L. Herr. of Lancaster. Pa.:,
first vice president. Louis A. Keating,
of Hrooklvn : second vice president.
Vernon M. Schenck. of Roston ; third
vice nreildent. the first woman ever'
elected to office in the association. Miss J
Madge Jennison. president of the Wo
man's .-National kook Association :
secretary. Frederick O. Melcher." of
New York, reelected: treasurer, John
G. Kldd. of Cincinnati.
Two persons were made honorary
members of the association. Theyj,vcre
A. Edward Newton, a local -Mithor nnd
collector, and 5Iis Bessie Orahnm. di
rector of the Philadelphia School of
Rooksclllng.
Two resolutions were adopted. One
authorized the executive committee to
go ahead nnd organize a general adver
tising campaign, to cducato people to
rend more books, and the other nu
thori7ed the executive committee to co
operate in n campaign to encourage the
giving of books to children.
A hamiuct tonight at the IJclleviu
StrHtford will conclude the iciiventlou.
Spenkem will bo Captain Kcrmlt Roose
velt, Joseph Pcnnell. Edward J. Cat
tell. Edward Strectcr and Edward New
ton. CRUISERS ON LONG TRIP
Navy Vetsela Start for Far East To
Bev Gone Two Years
Starting on a voyage that will proba
bly carry them around the world and
keep them away two years, two de
stroyers left the Philadelphia Navy
Yard today.
They nre the Rnrkcr, commanded by
Commander Parker, nnd the John D.
Edwards, commanded by Commander
Sharp. These boats are 300 feet long
und have a speed of thirty-six knots
when driven hard.
The first station of the boats will be
Constnutinoplc, where they will be on
putrol duty, with trips along the Medi
terranean. Then the boats will prdba
bly be ordered to an Asiatic station,
where they will pntrol Chinese rivers,
and Inter the Philippine Islands. From
there they will probably return home
via the Pacific and the Pannmacauul.
PEACE MOVE IN POLAND
Premier Suggests Naming Towns'for
Conference With Bolshevlkl
Warsaw. May 14. (By A. P.) On
the heels of the victory of the Poles and
Ukrainians in tho Ukraine, peace talk
has been resumed. Menuwhtle fighting
continues in tho Kiev region. Attempts
by the Bolshevlkl to oust the poles from
the bridgehead urea were repulsed after
fierce fighting.
Iteferring to the possibility of the
opening of negotiations with the soviet
government. Premier Skulski said be
fore the Diet's foreign affairs commis
sion thnt in view of their victories the i
Poles ought to submit the names nf
several towns for the proposed confer
ence. Salvation Fund Trustees Named
Trenton, May M. A special com
mittee to care for tin largo contribu
tions to the fund ot $2J,000 which the i
Salvation Army is tr'ing to raise Iu
this county, wns named yesterday by A.
Dayton Oliphnnt, the county chairman.
The members of ' the committee arc:
.TameH E. Mitchell. Alfred K. I.eiickel, I
the Rev. Peter K. Emmons, Charles
Hydemnn, Charles Hildlngcr, Edward
.7. Levy, Dr. John .MH,'iillnugli, .1. Ftctl
Mnrgerutn. Harry Bitpchart, Samuel
Krueger, Joseph G. Buch nnd Samuel
Havcrstlck'.
To Give Shakespearian Recital
Mona Morgan, the Shukespearcan in
terpreter, will give a recital of Borneo
and Juliet for the benefit of tbc Ktilghte
oi toiumoun improvement lunu lontgnl i
in the K. of C. Auditorium, Thirty-
eighth and Market streets,
France Honora Stotesbury
Edward T. Stotesbury has been made
an officer of the Legion of Honor by the
French republic. The cross Of the or
der whs bestowed becuuse of his support
of the nllicd cnuec.
J E Caldwell $ (o.
JEWELEH8 SaVERfcSMITHB STATIOHERB
ClJtlUTNUT AND JUNIPUt STREET
Chinese Lamps
and Shades
Interesting Examples of Oriental Art
Antiques
ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTIONS OF RARE OLD
ENGLISH FURNITURE EVER BROUGHT TO THIS
COUNTRY NOW ON VIEW AT OUR GALLERIES
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Boxes
THIS company's Safe
Deposit 'Vaults aro of
modern construction; they
arc fireproof and, burglar- .
proof, and are protected by
every device jicccssary to
insure safety.
Individual safes rent from
$5 up; charges for special
deposits, such as silver
ware, arc based on the value
of the articles deposited.
Complete equipment at
both offices.
Phila'd elphia
Trust Company J
415 Chestnut Street
and
Droad and Chestnut Streets
Northeast Corner
ASKS FORfJEGRO VOTE
Notice in Seventh Ward Urges Them
Against Vares
A notice bearing the printed signa
ture of William O. Ycarslcy, member of
the Seventh ward committee, bas been
circulated among the negro voters ot
the fourth division of the ward, warn
ing them not to be bluffed into support
ing the Vnres, ns "we have the Mayor
nnd police with us."
It is addressed "To My Colored
Friends and Voters of the Fourth Di
vision of the Seventh 'Ward."
The notice follows:
"Dear Sir I hear that Magistrate
O'Brien has sent for some of my col
ored friends and tried to persuade them
to support tho dead Vare ticket. Doo't
let him bluff you, as wo bavo tbc Mayor
and police with us. O'Brien his lost
control of tho prisoners In this district,
as the bearings will be before another
magistrate, and we can serve you.
"All friends invlted'to a meeting next
Sunday, May 10, .1 p. m.. at 1016 Pine
street. Vote for the men ou the othn
side of this card."
Wednesday night Lieutenant John
Duffy, who has been in charge of the
Nineteenth police district for several
years, was transferred, and his place
was taken by Lieutenant McBrlde
Magistrate O'llrlcn, who wns elected by
the largest majority polled by any mag
istrate except the late "Jimnu" Brigss,
is holding hearings for the Nineteenth
district, at Twelfth and Pine streets.
Magistrate O'Brien smiled when
shown the notice, but woujd make nn
comment.
iARNSTEIN SUSPECT CAUGHT
Man Arrested In Cleveland In Con
nection With Bond Theft Plot
Cleveland. Mnv 11. (By A. P.l
Clcveland detectives early today Mok
into custody n man they say is wanted
in New York in connection with the
theft of millions of dollars worth o!
Liberty bonds. Tby refused to divulje
the nnme of the man, but admitted they
"were holding n man in connection with
the Arnstein case."
It Is believed the man knows the
whereabouts of two alleged 'leaders in
the bond theft plot. ,
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