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v Under the Act of March 3. 1870.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY, 17, 1920
m IN GRAFT
II
) OLD COUNCILS
Sears-Roobuck Official Admits
Testimony Wa9 'Not Complete.'
Blamo3 Probers' 'Insolence
'SICK OF ENTIRE MESS,'
HE SAYS IN CHICAGO
Again Denies Mitten's Version
of Their.Talk About' $25,000
Bribe Seeker
Dv a Staff Corretpondrnt
Chicago, May 17. Scars, Itoebuck &
Co. never paid ono cent of graft for
toy municipal favors granted In con
nection with their Roosevelt boulevard
plant, says A. B. Schmidt, eastern rep
resentative, tmd ono of tho three con
trollng heads of the firm.
He made this statement in reply to a
rumor that the Chicago corporation paid
$33,000 lost fall, whilo tho old Coun
cils were In, to have Btrcets through
the Sears-Roebuck land here vacated
on-the city plan.
Tho only time graft was mentioned
jlrico this firm made known its plan
to come, Ensti bo said, Was when the
m)sterlous "Mr. Rodcuburg" or "Ro
denburger" called on him nnd naked
(or ?2."i,000 to insure n trolley line
over the boulevard to the new plant.
"I and the other officials of tho firm
arc tick of the nasty mess," he said,
"and If we don't get the transportation
fm-llltles wc will maintain the boule
vard plant as a warehouse only, which
IU mean the loss of $50,000,000 In the
first year, and more later, to Phila
delphia." Mr. Schmidt was seen at his home,
6702 Illackstonc avenue, for the first
time 6d spoke freely about tho at
tempted $25,000 shakedown.
Denies Mitten's Statement
"The report that I told Thomas K.
Mitten, president of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Co., that Councilman
Alexis J. Llmeburncr urged mo to pay
the $25,000 graft money is absolutely
without foundation," he said.
"Mr. Limcburner called at my room
at tho IScllcvuc-Stratford only once.
That was tho day after 'Rodcnburger
had called on mc, and was the day on
which several councllmcn had lunch
with me and then Inspected the boule
vard plant. .
"Mn Llmeburncr was ill, and when
we returned from the trip I asked him
Up Into my room. He accepted tho in
vitation. He was there but a few min
utes and left when Mrs. Schmidt came
In.
. "lie did not mention graft in any
manner, shape or form, nor did he
solicit advertising for that publication
of his, Patriotic Philadelphia, which he
has been accused of doing. Our con
versation was general. Ho assured mc,
as have tho Mayor nnd other council
men, that wc would get our trolley line.
"I don't see where Mr. Jtlttea gets
the idea'that-I tqltHilnuMr. Xdmcbiirncr
erred me to pay pie shakedown. And
I don't sec where Coleman 8. Joyce,
Mr, Mitten's counsel, gets license- to
corroborate - such statements, because
Mr. Joyce never attended my confer
ences with Mr. Mitten.
Advised to fell Mayor
"When I told Mr. Mitten of the visit
of 'Itodenburg' ho told me to ndvlse the
Mayor of the occurrence. I did, nnd
the Mayor was much worried by it. He
Mid he would Investigate.
"I knew nothing of the couucllmanlc
Investigation committee until the day I
appeared und testified. Mr. Mltfcn sent
me an urgent message to Chicago to
como to Philadelphia. I wonh I called
on Mr. Mitten in, his , office at 8:30
o clock in the morning, by appointment.
. Vi hen I left his office n man from
, City Hall served me with a subpoena
to appear and testify. I thought It
ttrange that he should know of my early
morning appointment with Mr. Mitten,
nd told Mr. Mitten so.
"I told Mr. Mitten I would appear
Maly nnd testify, and then asked him if'
wuncil bad the right to issue sub
poenal!. "He called In Mr. Joyce, who said
uuen nun uuen power. That was the
nil tlmo I conferred with Mr. Joyce,
l have no recollection of Mr. Joyce
standing Leforo a mirror nnd tcllmg
e to testify to the committee as fully
Ms fignro was reflected there.
Is Willing to Testify Again
tJ7i Yentr t)eforc tho committee nnd
Willed. I will do so aguin uny time
we committee wants mc to, as soon as
LT "' vho ,s H0 lu sho "quires the
w- Ul.l" nurses, our larally pliy.
fiS4 " fcPecIalUt, recovers. I
i.nno!WnB to conceal.
Su5?,lbl?i.ber?re'.but that wtt be-
Banner f . , l""lcntly aggravating
THtlntinl rtal14 ,mcrab8 of tho In.
""ijatlng committee.
into ttoaffSiS Yf'ly 1 fchou,,, bc bro,,Knt
bound rrr.i ?ny person8 wnnt to
ioterest,, u Llnebfr' I m not
Mi firm! 2 ?ny.pollt cal maneuvering.
ad 2iiva busness institution purely
jw simply, and we aro sick of the
-"We plan to handle $o0.000,00Q
Cantbiued on rnto To. Coluinu Ont
QHIP VICTIM ENDS HIS LIFE
ounenng From Mental Trouble
Cuts Throat
WnUiliiioIJ!1 influcnw epidemic
Martoonil!, ?'iay ,ft,c.r suffering for
'f-flve year's 100dr"10Jlttay' br
!et,,aa fm,n,i J' r?14 DeLanccy
' vlth8. ,0",n,d.i!.' tll bathroom of hfs
Published Dally Except flunilar, Subscription Prlcn (3 a Tear by Mall.
Copyrlaht, 1020. by Public lAdgrr Company. . i
SAMUEL M. VAUOluVIN
President of Baldwin Locomotive
Worhs, who has returned to this
country after h successful busl-
ness trip through Europe
V'ifft
third eZl "? 1 Jt
tronhu i ""; ounu her son. Mnntni
mil rflwt nb.out through an nt
we. He S' Is tWbutea u the
A. V t lns Pronounced dead by
tret I'ampc' 1224 North Allison
h86t hta mlSt.1"11,?' nm,ear "t
"ollaway, wen?tn C.r' i B t8, K"lne
th rA " "Cl'ttO a bathrnnm m. l,
Tho lPcathervana
m, , ower V."
kZd, v,t 'aiui!nal
change in Me e,rtpero.
GIRL MASQUERADER HELD
Wore Boy'o Clothing to See 'Movie,'
Sho Explains
Fourteen-year-old Mary Rosar.Tcnth
and Tioga streets, dressed In boy's
clothing, was arrested this morning in
St. Columba's Church, Twenty-fourth
street and Lchigli avenue.
Shortly beore noon Special Officer
McCloskcy discovered that the poor box
in the church1iad been opened and the
money taken. Tho only person he saw
in the church was a small "boy" kneel
ing before the sanctuary. Questions re
vealed the identity of the little girl. In
tne pockets of the suit she wore Mc
Closkcy found n table knife nnd about
a dollar in change. This, the girl said,
she got from her savings bank nt home
and had intended going to a "movie."
She donned the boy's suit, she said, be
cause sho would be unable to get-into
the theatre in ft girl's dress during school
hours. v
The child insisted she had not taken
money from the poor box.
DENIED USE OF SYNAGOGUE
Salus Followers Turned From 'boors.
Window Broken Men Held
Magistrate Harrigan, at fiio Third
and Do Lanccy streets station, today
neiti (.nnrio.H iinzier, twenty years old,
of Thirteenth nnd South streets, in
.$1000 for court charged with breaking
a window of IJ'nnl Israel synagogue, at
340 Fitzwntcr .street, yesterday.
A large crowd had gathered at the
doors of the synagogue, and when It was
rumored flint nn attempt might bc made
to turn the meeting Into a Vnre-Salus
rally trustees of the synagogue decided
not to open the doors.
Meantime three men begun n fight at
Third nnd Fitzwntcr treetH and n riot
call was sent into.tho Second and Chris
tian streets station. After three men
had been arrested the p611ce?Jiotlfled the
crowd tlio .nirctlng had been canceled.
.The crowd began to disperse when
I.inzlcr 1h alleged to have broken n
window of the synngoguc in an effort to
gain an entrance.
Louis Wolf nnd Peter Demnyo, two of
the men engaged In the fight, were held
In $500 bail.
TRUCK BACKS OVER WALL
Driver Is Crushed as Vehicle Drops
Twelve Feet
Samuel McCaulcy, nineteen years old,
of 327 Lemonto street, Iloxborough, re
ceived internal injuries when a coal
truck he was driving backed over a
wall ut the west end of the City avenue
bridge over tho Schuylkill at 0:30
o'clock this morning.
McCaulcy was driving the heavy
truck up u steep hill when It suddenly
started backward. The driver threw on
the brakes, but they failed to hold and
the truck lumbered down the steep
grade and toppled iver the wnll, drop
ping twelve feet to the river bank.
McUnuley was caught and crushcu by
the Bteering wheel. He was taken to
St. Timothy's Hospital.
IMMIGRANT BILL HELD UP
Congress Won't Try to Pa6s Law
Till After Party Conventions
Washington, May 17. flly A. P.)
No attempt to cnuct legislation suspend
ing immigration for u period of years
will bo inndc nt this session of Congress,
Chairman of the IIoueo immigration
committee nunounced toduy ut n hear
ing on immigration problems.
Representatives of tho Hebrew
Sheltering nnd Immigrant Aid Society
of New York, who appeared beforo tho
committee, wcro told that it would bo
impossible to complete an Immigration
bill beforo the political conventions.
MRS. C. A. bFiNTDIES
Succumbs at Hotel Walton After
Short Illness
Mrs. Clara Kverhart Finn died nt 10
o'clock last night nt tho Walton Hotel
after u short illness.
Sho was tho wife of Clnrcnco AloyBius
Durham Finn and n daughter of John P.
lSvorhart, of West Pittston, Pn., and
1508 North Hroad street. She was first
married to W. II. Llewellyn.
She is survived by her husband nnd
two sisters, Mrs. Mary F. Holden, of
lloston, and Mrs. M. Rice Taylor, of
Radnor.
FIGHT ON MAYOR AS
DELEGATE BEING MADE
IN TRUE APACHE STYLE
Those Opposing Him Are Nof Only the Vares, but
Element in State Committee Which Has Been
Waging a Stealthy Battle
WOOD BOOMERS SAID To'bE BEHIND EFFORT
TO BEAT MOORE FOR POST AT CONVENTION
By GEORGE NOX McCAIN
Tho statc-wido primary election tomorrow will in somo instances
assume 'metaphorically tho characteristics of a Donnybrook fair.
For sdvcral weeks there have been persistent reports coming to me
from various sections of tho state outside Philadelphia that a concerted
effort was to be rnadd to defeat Jtfayor j. Hampton Moore for dclegate-at-large
to tho Republican national convention.
If Mayor Moore cannot bo defeated a diminished vote cast for him
can be pointed to nt least as an evidence of the power of his opponents.
Those opposing him are not only the Vares and their partisan follower
and the friends of W. Freeland Kcndrlck, but the element In tho Republican
committee wnicn is nghting the organization in regular Apache style,
'-""" i'u"lt Bna " out minus tne war cry. It's been a still hunt up
until Inst week.
There has been little else than rumor until the last three days, when
the strategists have been compelled to crawl out of the chaparral.
The publication of slates in the various congressional districts and
counties reveals the facts. ,
CANADA FLOATS R. R. LOAN
Issue of $10,000,000 Trust Certifi
cates Announced In New York
New York, May 17. The plan of the
unnacllan uovermneiit lor iinanring the
purchaso of railroad equipment, which
was announced here Inst nlRht, provides
for an issue of $15,000,000 fifteen
year 7 per cent sinking fund equip
ment trust gold certificates of tho Cana
dian National Ralways. Details wcro
made public by William A. Read &
Co., who uro floating the loan.
Kqual semi-annuul payments suf
ficient to retire the issue by the ma
turlty date, May 1, 1035, are pro
Tided.for. , . . ...
These payments, instead of being
used to retire specific securities, must
bo used by the trustees to purchase
certificates in the open market at or
below par, it obtainable. The fixed
rentals muy bo Increased from time to
time to buy certificates at n premium
it the railway elects,
" '
Wood Boom Activity
I have before me a copy of a quarter
Pago advertisement that has been in
serted in the newspapers of the Twcn-
rnfom' Cnncrcsslonal district,
."district comprises tho counties
of IJiitlcr nnd Westmoreland. The ad
Is published "by the authority of the
Leonard Wood League of the Twenty
SCmPI ConKresslonal district."
The voter is requested to "cut out
this sample ballot nnd tnko It to the
polls on Tuesday, May 18."
The same ticket has been put out
in Pittsburgh nnd a number of western
counties.
The sample ballot marks up eleven
of the fifteen candidates.
The names omitted from the sample
ballot aro those of J. Hampton Moore,
I'.dward V. Habcock, Allegheny county :
Pwy ji. Chandler, Philadelphia, nnd
illlam I. Schnffcr, Delaware county.
In place of Mayor Mooro preference
is given to the name of W. Freeland
Kendrjck.
Dufing the last week the campaign of
Judge George Kunkcl, of Harrlsburg,
'' " '-"ipreme vjourt in opposition to
Judge Sylvester B. Sadler has been
pushed to the limit. Philadelphia has
been flooded with circulars and appeals
by mail. Electric poles in theby
Mreets of outlying districts hnvc blos
somed like Aaron's rod with pictures
of the Harrisburg jurist.
In the central counties of the state
tho assertion is openly made that the
Vare organization In Philadelphia is
supporting JudBeKunkel's candidacy,
although ostensibly forSadler.
Baker Active for Ifuukel
As I have already point out In a
previous dispatch from Harrisburg, the
secretary of the Republican state com
mittee, Harry Baker, is actively at
work for Judge Kunkel. Lieutenant
governor iicidicman, who is a candi
date presumptive for the governorship
next time, is also interesting himself in
Judge Kunkel's candidacy.
It is now a generally known and ad
mitted fact that Senator William B.
Crow, chairman of the Republican state
committee, and Secretary Baker were
responsible for placing Mr. Kcndrlck
on the delegate-at-Iarge ticket.
They endenvored to secure the sup
port of Senator Penrose, but failed. For
certain satisfactory reasons, however,
Senator Penrose dldnot openlnly dc
clare against Kcndrlck.
Tho attitude of Chairman Crow nnd
Secretary Baker is seemingly one of de
fiance to the voice of the majority of
the committee. Senator Crow, by the
grace of John R. Grundy, wns permit
ted to retain his position as chairman
of the state committee, nnd Secretary
Baker came dangerously near being In
the same canoe with, Crow during tho
recent big blow up.
Mayor Moore nnd Mr. Orundr. who
Is president of tne Pennsylvania Manu
facturers' Association, are personal and
political, friends. The action of Chair
man Crow in espousing the cause of the
enemies of Messrs. Moore and Grundy
might bc termed Ingratitude; it is per
haps more charitable to attribute it to a
lapse of memory.
It is becoming more apparent, nnd
will be clearly revealed later on, I think,
that the recent "fix up" nnd revision of
the rules of finance in the stuto com
mittee wns only a bit of temporary
patchwork.
Tho structure needs a clenring out of
dendwood and a thorough underpinning
of the foundation.
Both Names May Ho on Ballot
The contest between Judges Sadler
and Kunkel may, after all, result In
both nnmes appearing on the regular
ballot in November. Apathy on the
part of the voters of the state, nnd a
consequent failure of either one of the
gentlemen named to Kecure a 51 per
cent of the total vote, would make tho
IDLE FOR WOOD
NOTVARE.HESAYS
Explains Letter of Indorsement
Was Sent as Individual, Not
as Legion Member
WANTS TO BE DELEGATE
Major Charles J. BIddlo's indorse
ment of Vnre candidates for the Repub
lican natlonnl convention is not nn in
dorsement of the Vnrcs and their poli
tics, but of Srnjor General Leonard
Wood for President.
mnVnnl .nW,'ile m,n(le fh,s P'ta th'is
morning in discussing the protest that
has arfsen in American Legion circles
over what somo of the members feel was
pomCics.eavor a,v th0 Lcsion ,nt0
He deillprl lnmlinl!.n1l ui , . . .
cither meant to Indorse the Vares. or
M.. in m ii iB10J1 m-n. PmI cause.
Major Riddle last week sent a letter
to former nervlm ,r,.. h.i -i. '. ;
which he urged the election of Vare c'an
vinl nnfr V10, "'Publican national con
vention, and also asked votes for him
self. as one of tlm iM.i.. . i"
With his utter wm iacfoMd . mmnli
ballot recommending- thatonly 'five
r,"-.' ru,c lcve dc voted onfor
dclegatcs-at-large.
Legion Not Involved, He Says
'!Tno kfj" was sent out," said
.Major Diddle today, "simply as from
one service man to other service men.
" w"8 not connned to men who were
members of the American Legion. I
have-been connected with the American
Sp?m,h,irBt' nml nn officer
of tho Philadelphia county committee.
However, this hns nothing to do with
the matter. From the first I have
advocated keeping tho American Lp-
hLni 0tU P0lftlcs- 0nth ther
Hand, I see no reason why an indi
vidual should be debarred from enter
ing politics, and soliciting the suffrage
of others who had been in the service
oHiipijr Dccause he is n member of the
American Legion.
"The letter was written nnd sent
d mo ns an individual. I asked the
support of the men I wrote to as indi
viduals, and I can see no impropriety in
such a proceeding. It was a general
letter. That mm r.w,.!.i u ...i. :'
members of. the American Legion was
iT li1lenta,, There is ""thing
LV... ,cItcr' so,fnr nB T knw, that
gives just ground for offense.
Is Strong for Wood
"I am sorry that some should have
taken a wrong view of the letter. I am
I ii iiT, nu nevcr nave been
ELECTION WARNING
TO CITY EMPLOYES
-ISSUED BY MAYOR
Calls Vare Plans "Desperate
Effort to Put Contractors
on Horseback"
CONFERS WITH OFFICIALS
ON DETAILS OF PRIMARY
Makes It Plain Ho Will Not Give
Indorsement to County
Office Seekers
Contests in All Wards
Arc Due Tomorrow
Polls open at 7 a. m. and close'
t 7 p. m.
Contests In every ward between
nntl-Vnro nnd Vare forces for con
trol of ward committees which will
Slye control of Republican city com
mittee. Contests in 'Third nnd Fifth Con
gressional districts ovetshndow those
in remaining four districts. Chnrles
Delany is administration candidate
for Congress from Third district,
formerly represented by Mayor
Moore.
Mayor Moore is candidate for
delegate-at-Iarge to the Republican
nntional convention. Vare organi
sation will "knife" the Mayor's
randldncy in favor of W. Freeland
Kcndrlck, receiver of tnxes.
John R. McLean's camlldncy for
state Senate from the Fifth dis
trict is regarded ns the most Im
portant of tho stntc Senate con
tests in the First. Third, Fifth nnd
Seventh districts.
SUPREME COURT FAILS TO DECIDE DRY ISSUE
r
WASHINGTON, May 17. The Supreme Court failed again
today to decide the validity of the prohibition amendment nnd th t
enforcement act nnd recessed until June 1.
BIG PACKERS INDICTED AS PROFITEERS
NEW YORK, May 17. Tlie federal grand Jury lu Broolilya
today returned indictments against Morris and Co. and , the
Cudahy Packing Co,, of Chicago, chargiug profiteering in food
atuffa. '
STATE AFTER JITNEY LAW VIOLATORS
Mayor Moore issued a pre-election
wning today to tho police and city
Jobholder, that he intends to enforce
to the letter the civil service section of
the city charter at the primary election
tomorrow.
Ho emphasized that the police are
to obey the law and sec that it is
obeyed by others."
He characterized the plans of the
are forces as "desperate efforts to put
the contractors on horseback." Tip
spoke of rumors thnt the police will be
prevented by force from upholding tK
law as "cheap and blatant terrorism '
and tho "Inst squeal of those who Imvo
been responsible for the rotten police
conditions hitherto prevailing, nnd which
led up finally to the incarceration of
some of them in tho West Chester Jail."
The Mayor conferred with the cits
solid or, the district attorney and the
director of public safety on the election
tomorrow.
Warns City Employes
th JtuSt '! nwn
PnMre -i5i5Sli.S
Mayor said: "B l O,nccno'0c. the
"Every employe of the citr should
read sections 23 25 and 20 of Stlclc
oft fc ai? X dviI Berv,ce "")
active participation in politics. Section
LPl!?h,Mt". offlcchoWerH 'interfering
with the conduct of any election or with
the preparation therefor at the- liolllug
places, or with the election nflwi
HARRISBURa, May 17. The Public Servico Commission
has resumed bringing actions against persons operating Jitneys
without State authority as a result of inspections made by of
flceis of the commission, the coming of spring having brought
out more such vehicles. In event that notices to appear are not
obeyed the,' commission will ask tho Highway Commissioner to
recover the automobile licenses.
SOUTH AMERICA SEEKS CINCINNATI TRADE
CINCINNATI. Ohio, May 17. A study of local conditions
and establishment of closer business relations between Cincinnati
and the South Atlantic states wns the object of a large nnd in
fluential delegation of business and professional men, members
of the South Atlantic Ports Association, who spend today In
this city.
PRICE TWO CENTS ,
, ' '. . ; '.vac
SUFFRAGE CIFS,
CONFER AT D0VER:ft;
FOR EMBATTLE
Delaware Assembly Reconvenes
and C. 0. P. Leaders Rally'
for Supremo Effort
IMPRESSED BY NATIONAL' '
IMPORTANCE OF EVENT
United States Senators and
'Others Urge Legislators to
Ratify Amendment
CHARG
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Bl WASTE
CAMDEN
B
William Handley, of Freeholders'
Board, Adds to Indictment
of "Boss Rule"
R. R. CHIEFS FAVOR
PARTIAL PAY RISE
Executives Present Stand
Carriers on Wages to
Labor Board
MANY SINECURES ARE CITED! SEE H c L
Th" n'l'Mcnl regime controlling Cam
iien's idvtlnv N costing the city up
ward of $100,000 in wnstcful expendi
tures ntifiKiilly In providing -public of
fices for David Ualrd's political pen
sioners, Kuys William Handley. lie is
nn independent member of the Camden
foilnty Board of Freeholders find-was)
elected last fall on an untl-Balrd ma
chine platform.
Mr. Handley is in full accord with
Colonel Hnrry 0. Kramer's Indictment
of Camden's political ring and tho con
ditions which maintain Its power.
"I was glad to see n man like Col
onel Kramer como fearlessly Into the
!tu a 8tat'C(irrtnondrnt
v Hover, Del., May 17. With Republi
can leaders In conference on suffrage in
the Supreme Court chamber and a blfC
open -air suffrage meeting scheduled for
this afternoon on the green before the
Stntc House, the stage is being set for
the last act in the suffrage fight.
Tho House met at noon nnd nt once
adjourned until 2:30 o'clock this after
noon. If, following the conference,
there arc enough votes In sight to en
able the suffrage lenders in the House
to concur in tho ratification resolution,
it will bc messaged from the Senntc to
the House this afternoon. That would
mean a showdown tomorrow.
Speaker Corbit, of the House, called
the conference of Republican leaders for
1 p. m., upon request of Htntc nnd na
tlonnl leaders. As Dan 37 Layton. re
tiring state chairman, has put it, "this
thing hns gone boyand a district consid
eration, it is n nntional affair, and its
effect upon the presidential campaign
must bc considered. It hns becomo a
patriotic duty to have Delaware
ratify."
Similar sentiments are entertained by
all tiie big leaders. At the conference
are Governor Townsend. Alfred I. du
Pont. Pierre S. du Pont. T. Coleman du
; Pont, Congressman Caleb It. Laytnn,
Dan J. Layton. United States Senator
Ball, stutc and county chairmen and
other lenders. It is expected the pow
wow will bc over before the House re
convenes this afternoon.
I A fenture of the day wns a dinner
I to lenders given by tho du Ponts nt thi
0f Hotel Richardson. At the open nlr
i suffrage meeting on the green the
j speakers will he Mrs. Lawrence Lewis,
j nntional ratification chairman of the
I Woman's party; Mrs. Florence Bayard
l Hllles. Delaware chairman, and MIrs
Mary Dubrow, national organizer.
nr-iis mnnr-n! Jt Js understood Pierre du Pont is
PEAK PASSED1 for a show-down all around. "Show
j your colors, cither for or against,"
U his stand. It is having its effect, al
though suffrage opponents in the House
declare their front to bc as solid U
ever.
National Leaders Urge Ratification
Among the messages received bv
By the Associated 1'ie.ss
Chicago, May 17. Wage advances
should be granted to ninny railroad
workers In rtmlilo Hinm in man tlio l.i!i
cost of Hying, the Association of Rail-1
found to be justified by the rise in the
ninehlnc,"
Explains Low Taxes
fontlnurd on Tnee Two, Column Seven
ISSUE ELECTION WARNING
Committee of Seventy Calls Atten
tlon to Law Governing Voting
Warning has been Issued by the Com
mittee of Seventy to election officers
against any violntion of the law at the
primary election tomorrow.
Attention is called to nn act of the
Legislature which makes it a misde
mennor to iutimldato voters, .to give
them assistance illegally or to render
n false count oi the votes. It is pointed
out In the warning that conviction for
such violations of the Inw carries with
it a five years' term of imprisonment.
13THSL WINDOW ROBBED
8econd Time Plate Glass Is Broken
In Five Weeks
For the second time in five weeks,
thloves threw a brick through a display
wiudow of Scott & Hunsicker's haber
dashcry at 108 South Thirteenth street,
early this morning.
The robbers obtained merchandise
valued at $-10. The robbery was dis
covered at 2 :30 o'clock by a patrolman.
John Tomlliison, a night watchman,
was in the rcaf of the building and did
not hear tho robbers smash the win-
Five weeks ago thieves obtained $500
worth of silk shirts and other men's
furnishings.
T ' ii nthlnsrr the soIe reasol that
I regard General Leonard Wood as the
best man for President. I admire him
"Y"" "u want to do what 1 can to
. IV. ",s -unaiuacy. That la the
only thing that interests me.
As, fot t!e suggestion that I am
espoi,8nK the cause of the Vares, I can
n?H?wat in n word- l Indorsed these
candidates because they are for General
.ood, not because they represent the
polities. "m "0t intcrcated in Vnre
nwJiI.-T0.nS1,her,th" ttm ,,or the
n1.ilvy1t?iSIt.udo!.and,ras3 iutannt on
every individual's political antecedents.
I knov only what they stand for in the
present issue. I am for them because
they are for Wood."
WILSON AGAIN SEES PARADE
Enjoys Circus Paneant Second Time
This Season
Washington. May 17. (Bv A. P.)
President Wilson today saw another
circus parade, the second of tho sea
son lhc President, with Mrs. Wilson
and Rear Admiral Grayson, his uhy
slclnn. wero Bcnted on the Hast portico
and the circus management, out of
.consideration for him. diverted the
pnrndo so as to pass down Executive
avenue.
Mr. Wilson, who before his illness,
rarely missed an opportunity to sec a
circus, appeared to enjoy the pageant.
$18,000 IN WHISKY STOLEN
Loaded Truck Is Spirited Away
While Chauffeur Eats Breakfast
Cleveland, May 17. (Bv A. P.)
A motortruck loaded with whisky
valued at $18,000 was driven away by
thieves today when tho chauffeur left
it while he breakfasted.
Tho truck was loaded with 120 eases
of bonded whisky, Intcnded'for liiedlci
nal purposeo, which wns being taken by
government permit from Kentucky
distillery to a wholesale house In
Brooklyn. "
Wln you'thlnk et rltln
while counting T,n f X---... .".rB
ballot boxes, books and papers etc ' Handley.
and it also prohibits the rcceivimror SSV I
ncittng or expending of funds for elec- He called attention to tho vast in
non purposes by officeholders. i crease in the income to the cltv of
"Officeholders arc no longer exnecto.l Cfl,nll(,n 8CC'J thin year by the ad - i " '," i,nn ,. win' i i.
fc-??!,.! ??!"?" SS -! " h - iau of prop-1 ! SJ; lmfi
... ...v.v o tin uuiicu reason tor their
observing the law. Section 23 gives the ! "Bnird boasts that he is giving Cam
Jiayor power to 'immediately dismiss' den a low tnx rate, but he has raised
from the service those employes who ! the ratnbles." said Mr. Handley. "It
vioiaio me law. .Section 20 tnko nn. 1 would bc interestine to know where all
mis money is going.
"Comparing the Income nnd expen
ditures of the city today with twenty
years ago. when Baird says things
were m rotten. I dare bay that you can
that you and other Republican members
of the Delaware Legislature can'do to
bring about such ratification should be
done." T
The following telegram' was received
itepubllcan,
u.iv , .ktuiiir, , i.itiu ii ill ivroi j lulu nit . - .
nnotl In nnnniilfffiri tn n ilniifrnmiic nn. . COSt 01 JlVHIg.
Ullcal organization which has choloro-' Agreement of the railroads themV-lvrs
formed this city into stupidity and ham-! that at least a part of tho men xlmnli!
strlmrs nnvthlnc thnt does not rltle . have more moner in 'pxnerteil n rr. fnr
--" ..- . - - -----i. . ... -- . - ........... M r.
along with the ninehlnc, said Mr. ' toward expediting enrly settlement of lrom nenutor Mitheriand.
mi- cmurnviTNy wnicn culminated last I ul " "'i irmiim ;
month In strikes. j "Please convey to Legislature when
u . , i It convenes oh the 17th the hope- of.
Huge Sum Demanded Republican leaders thnt Delaware will'
J.ne demands now before tie lmnnl ratify.''
Other wires in similar vein were
received from all parts of the countrr.
jOiie of them being from Scrmtor Culder,
. .w ... ,,. oi-i-uoii u tone
.i-cm una iiremen out of politics und
ii ViT T . , B,r u ?m8nl fn the event ,
of their making political contributions. I
lhis administration has announced thnt ,
the policemen and firemen shall not be
mulcted for contributions to political
campaigns, nnd that Is another reason
Uj ium.-c uuiL'iaia snouiu pay str et at
tention to their duty."
rs n
tiillfnn .flnllni
i aiivniice (Hiring tne war and n $.100,
000,000 advance in the two years prior
io government control, according ' to '
Mr. Whiter. He presented figures to '
i show that the railway tiny roll hml In. i
creased from 30.." nrr cent of tin- umi arc :
learnings of the roads iull)l, to Kl.OI lrv- Victor du Pont, secretary: Mrs.
i per cent last year. i iiuam nu I'ont. .Miss Itacliel How-
"Wo npprociat
said, "thnt the
of New oYrk.
Women at the Front
In the suffrage delegation here today
Confer on Laws
ivsweu ns to conferences held this
muniiuB win lormer Judge James Gay
&. SL'S " A'VK n'n. City
the Mayor said : '""" nW
ttmt m
iuesc conferences have to do with
mo emurcemeni or tno law. They per
tain to two mnttcrs of vital public in
terest: viz., the nrlmarv oWHon to
morrow nnd the councllmnnic Inquiry
with respect to the acts of certain coun
oilmen. Lvcry precaution is being taken
to fnsuro u fair election tomorrow. The
v ,. V """ uvea instructed to do their
full duty. They are to obey tho luw and
see that it is obeyed by others.
., "W.e t0 ,earncd enough of the tac
tics of the contractor combine to know
thnt desperate efforts arc to bc mad to.
morrow to put the contractors on
horseback. Tho executive officeF of the
discredited city committee ut Klevcnth
und Chestnut streets, a member of
vuncn una an active vare agent, is
credited with the statement that police
men called upon to enforce the law in
the ward in which he lives will have
guns poked under their noses. This Is
the kind of cheap and blatant terrorism
thnt has been carried on with respect
to private citizens in Vnre controlled
wards heretofore.
Tomorrow to bo Interesting
"It is a condition from which the'
good citizeiis living In those wards hnv'e
prayed for dellverencc. It is the system
mm uua uceu cucourngcu uy gamblers.
c fully." Mr. Whiter T.J.T S ,or,?? J n-vnr'l "l"?'
Increases received bv Vr.i i v "nmu .s i.nriy : .niss
the Inst live years have ,afcbpl yl3?0,l'rJ1IB- f ra.?U Iirown'
nsurnte with the in- Mrs- AnnIc Arn,el nmI MrH f!for
nil uiiwuru oi qiiuu.iARi wuhieu in ex- .,. .r ,
trnvmrnnt pxiwiiftikiircs which nccnlP tn I b0me Cmploj CS lu
tl.R lipnent of the iniichlne. The cltv 1 not bee" COmme
loaded down with political pensioners , f,casr? If, thctl est of living mid thnt l
for their faithfulness to the machine. :"? C0KD , crn.tim . this tnct must bc
"We are getting a taste of contractor , gUcn- J tno board. .
politics, too, since the election of a. ' H. o. L. Peak llpirhl
dieriff. 1 say that it is not right for al T,, ' . , e ' , I
city or county officeholder who runs ir!ln StS ?vi'S roaso. .in tho ost of Ur' i
privato contracting business to be fav- I i; -'r; w hlter-said, wus un evident,
.red with a majority of contracts id the ' Jnf au.a , viaZe adjustments must tnke
lu and county. l!1i,fa,ct.,,l,t0 "'"''" ut 'p nl'l. the
iiti.. i.inJH AA.tt.i.. .i...n.t i PCHK ltl tllC Cost nf livltif Inifl n.nk..i.t..
ing public funds in a wasteful and i bcen. "ached and that the board iiniht i nJ MIks Catharine Managua, of Con-
Bhnmeful manner. If tho city was run consider tho situation which would bc l,P?. 'ni
nn finvthlnc like irood business lines. w I brought about when the cost of Ilvtmr' . following the passage of the suf-
mieht' bo ublc to say to the citizens of declined. On this subject he said: I !.raKe ratification resolution by th
Cuindeu 'wo can let you go by this year , " ith the forces now at work to
without taxes. i bring about u reduction in (he hiKh
.rpiin tnv Killu tinvp lllttf IwiAn iMn n.i tit'liin. ..u- ...11. .t. .. . ! '
i ,,,......... . .,...,. . .tv. ,, ......h imi, mm uiu iiniy tnnrniiplilv
Brown.
Among the national suffrage workers
are:
Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the
National Woman's party ; Mrs. Abby
Scott Baker, political chairman; Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis, ratification chairman :
Miss Mury Dubrow, of New Jersey;
Miss Klslc Hill. Miss Anita Pollltzer,
Mrs. Kleunor Mnrsh. of Washington.
and ever bodv Is protesting against the aroused public sentiment, with the or
ucreiiM'. Wiio wants to till the public gnnized movement to curtail inflation it
treasury iust to hnvo it emntied bv is nut tn ln,i.nD.u.i. V." ' i ".,,""no": "
salary increases for the favorites ami the peak in the increase in the cost of
new offices to take care of faithful living hs ot been reached? and a
Senntc two weeks ogo,pvery possible
sort of pressure that could legitimately
be brought to bear upon members of the
House has been used by suffrage advo
cates. Alfred I. du Pont was the last
big power lu the state to make his In
fluence felt.
hpnehmen? 1 nrnnoiliiTn tlinf ......1.1 ... .. ti ' .
Mr.. Handley declared that business , permanently on t Iip ba is of 'the , resent i
enterprises were in constant dread und , living cost could hardly hn , If... ,u.i 'U
And unless somo nutomnHo .!.. ..
fear of the machine.
somo automatic
.m. tn.iutifi. nt Fkn.t.l Tl..t.l t. f-l
, xur ........ wi ....u a IU ,Bjr , , . ..,,,,,. . ;.--:-"". I"
In every pnrioi camuen county. I'o- L '.."j ,i . ,,, '" ",l unru oi jour
pie are afrafd to raise their voice" in ! P0"," "i"1 w ' "Perato to readjust
protest ngniusi me couiroiung pollticul """ 1 A " n go back to-
. 1ll,ll,,,lnll.tii'ii inlllnl ,I.I WOTCl tile DrC-Wlir OllkU ..r i.nl......
never had anything like the grip on nub- I tl,lnf is incorporated that will provide
lie annirs iiiui inr nuira inucuine enwys i r,niini,.i , .... 7T.
Camden. If you wpnt anything or -ntln"rd on ' ""' Two- ''-n ku,
want to do anything on nrnst cet the. mmr ,--.-..-.. :
consent of David Bnlrd. ' DHUt LtA I M tM MHICE DROPS
As nn exnmnlo ol the manner In
which "contentment" Is secured bv the
political ring-Mr. Handley told of an
incident nt- n recent meeting of the
Monrd ofTreeholders.
U. S. SHIP HITS ROCKS
The Lake Grafton, Grounded Off
England, Probably Will Be Lost
London, May 17. (By A. P.) Tho
I nlted Suites Shipping Board steamer
Lake Grafton, 1010 tons net, from
Swunsca for Copenhagen, went aground
on Runnelstone rocks. Mounts bay.
England. Tho vessel probubly will be
a total loss.
All tho crew wore saved.
Continued on Vatt Tho. Coluian.Xwb
YIELD TO WILSON'S' VETO
House Committer 'Strikes Objection
able 8ectlon'From Legislative Bill
Washington, May 17. (By A. P.)
The ration of the legislative, executive
and Judicial bill giving the joint con
gressional printing committee super
vis on over government publications,
which caused tho President to veto the
measure, wns stricken out today by tho
House appropriations committee.
With this modification the bill was
reported ot the House, for immediate
consideration, bul final actio nwas de
layed by unfinished business.
' ' Whisky for "Freeholders"
r "When I arrived nt the meeting a
Hiiart Dome oi wnisny was tn evidence
and the suggestion wns made that if
any ono were feeling ill or needed a
tracer they were welcome to a drink.
In these days of prohibition and' high
cost of whisky, the person who provided
thnt bottle was certainly kindly disposed
toward the welfare of the freeholders."
Mr. Haudley pointed to Camden City
councils manual as another exnmple of
the influence of David Baird on the
political life of the city. Mr. Baird's
picture is the first feature of the book
with a short sketch of his career.
"Why the record of a private citiien,
not supposed to hod offlco In the Cam
den government, should appear in coun
cil's manual before that of tho mayor'B
photograph and biography is a matter'
that might be explained,'' he said,
Labor Cost Never Exceeds $1.80 a
Pair, Investigators Find
San I'VancIsco, May 17. (By A P I
Hides are stored in California ware
houses "by thousands" und are selling
at decidedly lower prices than In 1011)
it was announced today by Mrs. Ed
ward P. Scanjon, president of the local
branch of the State Housewives'
League, which has been Investigating
the leather industry iu an effort to dls
coven why shoe prices are high.
'.Members of tho league delegated to
make this Investigation hnvc mude a
personal canvuss of the leather of the
Can Francisco district nnd tho fiudliigs
nro startling," Mrs. Hcanlon said.
"The finest grades of hides that
brought seventy cents n pound in 1011)
are selling today for forty ceuts. We
have made u careful study of the differ
ent elements thnt make up th0 retail
price of shoes, We find that the lubor
' ,f a Pair of shoes never exceeds
$l,oU
High Lights in Contest
for Presidential Honors
Seventy-six delegates to tho na
tional convention will be selected In
Pennsylvania primaries tomorrow.
Edwards declares lie will fight for
a wet plunk in the Democratic plat
form, ,
A movement has been begun in tho
Republican party for tho nomina
tion of a southerner for vice presi
dent. Oregon will conduct a preferential
primary qu Friday,
Work on the Republican platform'
will be begun this wepk.
Colorado Democrats met in staia
convention today to.elect delegates
at-largc,
oj rareqiivw iiecinrcd todnv In IK'Snpukpp fftrlilf nrnrnnHn,- hlni In' rail
T&Wrlr tLYZT, ,,h' ""i,rfld I ".Is akfPterno6on's c'oXK wM'foYi
kJ? Lll fVu,. rhP b0ar1 bc,:an I,ear -living from United States Senator
Ings here today. Poindc.vtrr:
E. T. Whiter, chairman ot the con- "Convinced that ratification of the
feroncp committee of the association, i federal suffrage amendment when House
told thl board that some part of thr i nf Representatives meets on 17th in
wugc demands being made by 2.000.000 ' stant of greatest possible importance t;o
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