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CONFER AT CASTLE WILLIAM
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'. Nmv York, May 21. Hrigatller Cen
tral T. (. Donaldson, of the inspector
Eencrnl's department at Wohin?ton.
nctlng under the orders of Secretary of
Var Ilaker. is making a personal Inves
tigation nf (tovernor'n Island to deter
mine who Is to blame for the sensational
escape of Grovcr Cleveland Uergdoll.
This Investigation by General Pon
oltlion Is expected to extend to l'Mlu
delpliia today.
After thoroughly grilling the two non
commissioned officers, who were duped
Into allowing Hergdoll jo lip through
their clutches. Colonel Donaldson vn
.not entirely satisfied that blame for
the deserter's escape Ifs entirley on
their shoulders
There was a long conference late yes
terday at Kort Jay. attended bv (ien
ornl Donaldson. Major Henrj I". Hunt,
commander of the disciplinary bar
racks at Castle William, and Major
Charles K Humphreys, hi executive
officer, in whose ImniU the local de
tails of the investigation have been
placed. General Ionaldon i expected
to 'go to Philadelphia todaj
Following this conference it was in
timated tlmt army officials will spe
clnlly direct their efforts to ascertain
the part played in P.ergilull' oc:ipe by
civilians who had given their prom
ise of his return to Castle William
upon the completion of his unusual
Aission.
Scout Bergdoll's Pretext
Officials here scout the pretext given
for Bergdoll's visit, to bis home which
was in flagrant contradiction of the
army orders which permitted the gen
eral prisoner to leave the stockade.
Grover Cleveland Hergdoll was to
continue, without interruption, to the
upot In the hills of "Pennsylvania,
"Vcs Virginia or Maryland," where, as
a fugitive from justice, he is alleged to
have cached a trensure of gold.
A high army official in close touch
with the details of the case said today
"There seems to be tio reason to
uspect Ttergdoll's lawyers of collusion,
except for the unusual proceeding of
Clarence (libboney in using the exnii-c
cf a broken-down car to take Rergdoll
to his home."
According to the testimony of the
two noncommissioned officers a given
to army officials at Kort Jav, (Jibbonev
did not go with Bergdoll to his homn
on Thursday and did nor appeal at
be Wvnnefield house until telephoned i
for after the escape. I
The k.en who are cpnriin -ng the in- ;
vestigation under Major General Cham
berlain, inspector general of the nrnn.
want to know why the ante mobile a.
not taken to a garage for repair,
rather than to the one plain which the
orders covering th unusual "expedi
tion" specified Hergdoll should not be
taken.
It will also be cleared up why the
party remained at the Hergdoll home in
stead of proceeding on the scheduled
trip as soou ns the cur was i-epaim
or anotner one coiitu ne proniici to t.iu,. i
it nlnpi) .
jib liiuct . I
This snn.e official said today that no
effort would be spared to uncover de
talis of a money scandal among "incn
higher up" in the army, if such cin.
i Doubts Prcarrangenient.
Major Hunt, under whose uncill-
a-.- ij,.i..i ... .....i.. i.:
tnrfur mlvnnre.l the tlionrv ll.nl tl.,
TranUhv deserter1., flight mivht mil l.nrn i
been prearranged.
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'ateil ,
Je cited Hergdoll s past, puticti
with daring escapades, nnd pointed out I '"iiyntinn Mtmi Mr
that the man had a mania fm wild 'candidate for the-own
orgies of speed in automobiles and air- I 'W'v'..,Tud,B' ?r7' -T,ln.
convention opposed to hi
His flight last Fndav niav have been
actuated by a return of the irre-istible
impulse. Maior Hunt believes.
He substantiated this thenn In part
ty pointing out that Hergdoll. li'e any
other well behnwd prisoner, would have
beep released on parole after serving
two vrars nnd a half of his tue venr
sentence. Major Hunt pointed out. that
he was much worse off now than before
his escape
Major Humphreys is continuing the
local investigation and considering r'ie
testimony of the guard- This will proh
ablv he concluded tndnv
Should th" I'rcumstnnces warrant
charges and rerommendntion for court
martial will be forwarded to the com
mander nf the Kastcrn Department
who. if he sees fit mav order a court
martial for th men
Bergdoll Sold Land
. Here Worth SOOMO
Continued from Tnce One
front prison, i- in c'oie m ,.-. ,i t1,
evervth'ne that i- l.f.pg done m ippre
hend the slnckei . nnd is iimer.rni to
be directing 'ne nrmv s invcngat iop in
accordance vvit'i s.,.ri,, r. Hnki - in
etruciion
Following Vi ret ( lues
"TTverv agency of tne go' ernment th.it i
ould be of nssistnnce m the iianh for ,
Bergdoll hns hnn enl teJ ' n high armv
official declared todin ' We have sev
eral lines out wliii-li i hey mnv think we
have overlooked We nip noi en .nieral
ing them for we dn t want. r. put them
on their gnatd " .
1'ive nrmv nnd navv intellisencr erv
c. - ihe llepartnienl of Justice and the
n n i si i v ice i nrps of the tieasin v and
j,(nie departments are in uperaiuig in
a sv lenuitie search similnr to ilir.se
condii'Med for German ngentw during the
war
Brigadier General Donaldson, of the
Inspector general s depnrimeni t, c
jiected here todav from (,i.v nmr.
Island
Yesterdnr he qui7.d I he i u o sergennn
who were Hergdoll "giiBnl ' when he
tarti'd out to Hnd hn put of gold
Counsel for Rergdoll lutv. olTer. d
$2,100 leuard for hi- i.ipfur" in
addition to the S"n tewiird the govern
Blent offers for e.ii dcucrter
The private reward was announced in
Washington, the imhi,.. bemij signed by
(iibliomv nnd S 'I Ansell and I" '
Hailei . nf the law lirm ti tinned to
Hppuil ft urn the cniirt .niirtial iln l-ion
thai louvided Heigdnll
Machinist's Wife Missing
Mrs. I'reda Meclifi. wife nf Tij-ene
Ptet her. the ,iiit()iii(ilule met name who
Is believed to have noomnpauied Grover
on his dash for liberty, admitted io
clay. according to neighbors that she
Jind heard nothing from him since Pri
Oav Nlrs Steelier was not nt her home,
which adjoins the Heigdoll farm along
Chester pike above the Darby creek.
Neighbors, who assert they last saw
Steelier nt noon IVidiij , today express
rd the belief that Mrs. Steelier Is with
an Hunt near Twenty-sixth and Mas
ter streets
Thev sav she comes to the Darby
home in the morning ami evening to
feed her chicken)..
11. Lutus, J-founders, Slecher's sit
(t, whot for several years wns Mrs.
Emma TlerRrloll's mold, ald today dlic
had not seen lier brother since Wednes
day .She would say nothing' about the re
port Hint her brother was at the wheel
of the motorear In which the wealthy
deerter uai last seen
"I have known (trover for a Ions
time," she said, "but have not "een
him recently, lie was alwny wild
Mrs. llorgdoll Is a iierfrrt aiiKel
From neighbors, It was learned that
Steelier had been In the emplo of the
HerKilolls for many jcarv He Hrst
vrvod n n I'liaiifTeur for Charles Here
doll, nad later became driver and
meehnnlr for Krwin Hercdoll who
entered several atito races In Fnirmount
Park.
Itach to Rrrjtdoll's Thursday
When Ilrvln dNniipeaird following
America's entrance Into the war.
Steelier obtained a ,1ob In Philadelphia
n an automobile mechanic. Neighbor
?n he u oi Keel in this capacity until
Tluirsdny .
Steel. pi went t chonl with Krvin
and iSruxer lleigdoll. it was lenrued.
Mrs Hcigdoll always called him Ike
ircatip. she nlrl. 'he could not master
thp Rnpllfh pronunciation of the name
Stccher's wife in about twentv six
enrs old Hnd i described bj neigh
bor as attractive
Neighbors assert Mrs. Steelier told
them her husband had announced his
intention of going away for several days
He leassured her. they say. and told
her not to worrk if she did not hear
from him.
WESCOTT DENIES
HE IT AS RETAINED
Refutes Anscll's Statement He
IT' as "Associate Counsel"
I'ormer .ludge John W. Wescott, who
was snld to be an associate counsel for
Grover Hergdoll. declared today mention
of his name in that connection was 'im
proper "
Mr. Wescott. a former attorney gen
eral of New Jcrse, was reached in New
York city where he had gone on a busi
ness matter
"I may hunt somebody's scalp for
the mention of mv name as associate
counsel for Hergdoll." the former
judge asserted. "It ought not to have
been done."
"Were you interested in the case in
any way?" he was asked
"I was interested as a citizen, but
not professionally," he replied.
"Did you make an effort to have
Rergdoll released temporarily from Kort
Jay?"
"No, 1 did not. I have no interest
in the case." he replied
"What knowledge have you of the
story told the War Department that
Hergdoll had a fortune in gold buried
and that he wanted to recover if"
"No knowledge except what I have
cen in the newspaper."
Will von confer with nrmv author! -
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"Certainlv not. Why should 1
have nothing to to wnn me cae.
'Genera! Ansel! declared you were
.an associate counsel for Hergdoll. Have
' ou written to him regarding that tatc-
ip r ni which you d"nv?"
' Not yet." he replied. "I am a very
tmj man."
General Ansell was told of the denial
by Judge Wescott.
' "You will have to see Judge Wescott
! about that." said Genernl Ansell
) "Was ne retained as counsel?"
1 "I stand by my statement of ves-
i tenhn That statement Is unalter
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true. I will stand behind that state- !
ment."
"Who tetained Judge Wescott:
"That in another question vou will
have to ask Judge Wescott I presume
it was the same pet son who retained
me Mr. Ii uhoney
Judge H c-CO' t 1 of linOW n tlOlttlCal
influence in V nslllngton.
He twice
nominated Woodrow
Wilson for the
presidency at the Deinocrntic national
,. if l M, U'IUn ,,-nu n
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governorship of New
went into me
convention opposed to mm
When the sentiment loomed strong
for Mr. Wilson. Judge Wescott swung
the entire South Jersey delegation for
him. ,
Ansell and Hailev. in their first let
ter to Adjutant General Harris asking
permission for the Rergdoll treasure
bunt, wrote, in part :
"Of counsel also in n consulting ca
pacity is Judge Wescott. of New Jer- j
sev whom doUPliess me secremry weij
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' knows." , dolls'-"
i I "y;r Tm nnf related to them. 1 ni
I .. . ,, 'a familv connection in n nusiness way.
I'ffl'f OF GOLD TALL Mr Rergdoll gtnerallv rnnilr. ran on
i ..,-.n -,.r-.. important matters Whenever she bail
1 TRUE. .SH S -GIB-BO'S El something important she wants done,
she calls me in and I d" n
Lain-rr Repeats Confidence in)l()THER HOPES FOR
Story Told by Convict
D Clarence fJibbnnev a'er". the ;nM
slid to hnve been buried bv Grover
Rergdoll was not a myth
Mr Gibboney asserted the gold ".aid
to hsve been btirird bv Rersrlnll was not
n invth
Rergdoll satisfied pi m rperv re
spect tbuf li had buried the gold. '
Gibbonev declared In fact n third
person acuallv saw in., ntin of the i
acuallv saw SIO," 000 of
old which was drawn from n bnnk ,
while fjrover was be'ng hunted the first
tini" ns a draft dodget don't doubt
,1m' Rergdoll ohtnined the remainder of
the ,"(l 000 Inter The gold was put
in SKI 000 packnEe" enclosed in two
iron containers
Gibboney would not disclose the name
of the third person who "nctunllv saw
.? 1 n." not I of the cold "
Former Magistrate .Tames C Homig.
like Mr Gibh"lev, eipretsed the belief
that ' without n doubt Grover would
have beep n Vised within n few weeks
bv the ndii.iarr general when that of
ficer fln.sh'd Ins review of the case"
Mr Gihborf ipressed hi? views to
that effect s?ntijrdnv
If it
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Were $60 to $90 and even more.
Directly purchased from a New York Originator of famous
costumes.
The most stunning styles, never before shown, and including
many advanced Fall models
Materials of the most luxurious beauty; the favored Crepes
and Silks, and others too numerous to mention.
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Tills photograph of the Hergdoll home on Wynncficld avenue was taken yesterday. At the left can be seen the
roadway entrance (o the property, tlirjugh which Grover is said to lune made his get-away In Ills high -powered
automobile on Friday. (Insert) II. Clarence Glbbonoy, Ilergdoll's attorney, who has offered a reward of $250(1
for (he rapture of the escaped prisoner
wns to be released within such a short , and joking. They were in high spirits,
time, why couldn't the search for the It Is foolish to say the gunrds were in
SlfiO.OOO in gold huve waited till then? toxicnted. for all there was in the house
Why did he have to be taken from wns a little wine, and that wns half
prison to retrieve the treasure?" Romigjsour. The Department of Justice agents
was naked could easily have seen that the ser-
Mr. Gibbonev relued to discuss the ! geauts were not intoxicated.
question, but not so Mr. Homig
Says Grover Was "Erratic"
"Well, you see," was hi ready icplv,
"Grover is a very erratic chap. He
was always very impatient He was
always wanting to do Miinetliing like
that."
"But understand." Mr Homig
hastened to add. "I didn't know any
thing about this money business until
nfter it was all over. 1 didn't know
what our special mission was to lie
Mr Homig was questioned as to his
connection with the case.
"How did you happen to be in the
house when Hergdoll escaped Friday
afternoon? Were you invited there by
Mrs. Hergdoll?"
"No. 1 was there on Thursday and
Thursday night I just told them 1 would '
be back the next day."
"How did you happen to be there
Thursday?" i
Called l"p (tibbonej
"Mr. Gibbonev called me up. asked
me to be nt the North Philadelphia J
station nt S and something odd o'clock
Thursday morning : that Grovcr, under
guard, was coining over from New
York. He said they were going on I
some kind of a mission nnd I was to be
one of the party that was to go on that
mission. I didn't know what the busi
ness was. They just told me it was
some kind of special mission." i
"Then you were an agent for Mr.
Gibboney?"
"Yes. I went along to help him."
Then we drove down Hroad street, just
as I said jesterduv. and left Mr Gib- j
u, . T!,1 n,l Arch Greets. When
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lp ftlhlinniir fnt out of the liincbme
In- said to the guards: 'The judge will
go along with you boys nnd show you
where the Rergdoll house is He'll take
caro of you. 1 suppose .Mr. diDnoncy
thought they didn't know the way.
And nuiUie, too, laud he laughed ns he
spoke l Mr. Gibboney thought that the
chauffeur was going to run away with
him and maybe he thought the chauff
eur didn t know the wnv
Who
was the chauffeur?" was i
asked.
Il.uy as to Details
'Vveii now, I don't just remember..
There have been so many little details l
thut I don t just retnemner mem an.
Rut 1 believe 'Re' Steelier was driving
the car nt that time." .,.:.
Aie vo Mrs. Hergdoll s business
agent? Mr. Itomig Wlis nKcn.
No. I'm not her business agent.
You -re I'm sort of a family connec
tion "
"What do vou mein bv "familv con-
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necuon .- .lie you riiiiiiu in un; vn,-
; GROVER AD GOLD
Son IT anted In Get Treasure
I Alone. .Sflrys Mis. Rer
doll
Grower Herebnd Rergdoll hn gone
. nfter kit hirfrlen rnlH and enne alone for
.,.,. nf i.i, own. according to Mrs.
rmmn r ner-.lnll his mother, this
morning
' T am hoping h" ""ill return anv day
now, ' slit said I believe he has cone
offer hi' hidden gold, which 1 think is
buried 'omewhoro near Tingerstown,
Md T am living in the hope that he
will return with this mnnev when lie
finds it
' Of (ourse Ororer mnv become
nervous aud frightened ngnin now when
be read the papers nnd sees what 110
torietv hns attended his c-enpe This
being the case, be mnv lie afraid to re
turn ngnin
' I lef- home on Tridny the day of his
escape, about 1! 30 o clock in the after
nnrrn lrm-ir nnd lit tun mi arris ui"rp
i ploying ponl nt the time nnd laughing
Personal Srrvicc
None C. O. D.
"Well, I left the house about 2:.'I0
o'clock and went to the Twenty-ninth
street house to plant (lowers. I told
them I would be back In time for sup
per. They told me they expected to go
for n little automobile ride nnd would
return about the same time.
"I left the Twenty -ninth street house
nbont " o'clock, and when I got back
1 was wet nt the back door by Mr. Gib
boney and Mr. Homig with blank faces.
They told me Grover had escaped. It
was a big surprise to me."
Mrs. Hergdoll spent the morning
doing tho family wash.
BERGDOLL EMPLOYE
KNEW OF 'FURLOUGH'
Hdward Springer, an employe of Mrs.
Emma C. Hergdoll. knew at least five
days befor6 Grover Cleveland Bcrgdoll's
escape that the convicted slacker wasii,,,,.,. severnl of the du Ponts. and I
coming home on a "furlough."
hpringer told of (trover s Impending
"homecoming" to Harry Weamer.
proprietor of a general store at Chal
font. Pa. The information wns given
Sunday, May 10.
The employe's advance knowledge of
the draft dodger's trip to his mother's
home is believed to upset the story that
nn automobile breakdown caused the
two army guards to bring their prisoner
to the Hergdoll home, thus interrupting
the supposed hunt for buried gold.
"Hd Springer came up here Sunday,
May Iff," Mr Weamer said today, "He
nnted a pair of shoes we had for him. j
'We were kidding Springer because
he worked for Mrs Hergdoll. Springer
told us Grover was expected home on
n ten-day furlough. Wo didn't pay nny
attention to what he said at the time.
Hut he must have had it straight from
somebody who knew "
Weamer said Springer formerly
worked on a farm near Chalfont nnd
that he visited that town occasionally
to see friends
I Johnson's Funds
Amount to $68,130
Continued from rase One
League, which has 00.000 members or
.. . .. . . , ,
independent fund collected in it. A,
way. I don't know about that at all, ns
I have had no connection with it or its
expenditure "
After Mr Hitchcock had identified
himself as "one of the managers of
General Wood s campaign." Chairman
Kenyon asked. "Who are the others?"
"William C Procter is the general
manager." the witness replied, "while
assistants m charge of various sections
inc'ude Representative Norman Gould,
ot New York, Thomas C. Miller and
Senator Moses, of New Hampshire."
Committee of Highly In New York
In New York a finance committee of
eightv took charge of efforts to raise
a fund, the witness said.
"Who is at the head of it?" nsked
Senator Heed.
"A lnwver, Mr Freeman, nt 120
Hroadwuv." was the replv "Mr. John
Isclin i-.trensuier 1 don't know many
of the members " Herbert Satterlee,
head of the New York City Wood
committee, he sRJd, could give all the
detnils
"Now, as to this second fund-raising
1 odv the Wood league." Senator
Reed icsiimed, "who ia at the head of
that in New York?"
' I lust can't recall the gentleman's
name " Mr Hitchcock replied, "al
though it's been mentioned to me sev-
Iron Whims
"Only a whim?" Why, my dear sir, my wife haa
n. whim of iron."
It is usual and masculine and expensive to
assume that a feminine prejudice for or against
something may be attained by argument.
For years the desirability of double-tipped silk
gloves was extolled to the women of our country
by men.
Then a woman advertisement writer, with
great art, told her sisters how delightfully slender
and patrician their hands would appear in a certain
silk glove.
To wish aristocratic hands may be a whim, but
if you sell to women and some one can capture
their whims for your line, you will need no other
alchemist.
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is for sale through accredited advertising agencies.
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eral times. My activities have all been
in different places."
Mr. Hitchcock said he was not fa
miliar with the expenditures of the Chi
cago headquarters. He told the com
mittee that tho New York office con
fined its work to the eastern and.
through Senator Moses, tq the southern
states. He added that Colonel Proctor
and the Chicago treasurer would have
the information as to expenditures by
the Chicago office.
"Never heard of any money being
rised there?" Senator Heed asked.
"Might have been some locally," Mr
Hitchcock said. "Otherwise I don't
know."
"Not even if there had been R 1.000 -000?"
Senator Heed pursued.
"Oh, now. I'd hnve known something
if nny such sum had been contributed."
the witness said.
Doubts du Ponl ContlCbiitlnn
"Didn't a large interest, the du
Ponts, contribute there," asked Sena
tor Kenyon.
"I'm Vcrtnin they did not do so."
Mr. Hitchcock replied. "While Mr.
Miller, oue of our managers, lived in
that state and looked after affairs, I
would have been told."
i ninirman Kenion nsked as to genernl
nllttments of money nnd the witness re
pPed that Senator .Moses, iteprcsenia
tive Gould nnd Thomas C. Miller had
controlled its disposition.
"Our finances were always exhaust
ed." Mr. Hitchcock said. "That's been
one of our difficulties, always, to get
money to meet legitimate needs. I
know one $."000 contribntion sent to
Mr. Tufkin. General Wood's manager
in Massachusetts, for compoign ex
penses there. New York henduuarters
had no money nt the time, so this was
sent on from Chicago.
"Then I Inquired as to Vermont and
wns told that several sums, totaling
less than, St'000. had been sent to Jack
son Rurlingame for the campaign
there."
The great expenses, he said, were in
the big primary fights, like Illinois and
phio.
Sunday's Son at Helm
"A voung man by the name of Sun;
dn. Hilly Sunday's son. I believe.
Hitchcock said, "is taking charge of
Wood publicity in Chiengo. The Chi
cago headquarters has done some fairly
extensive advertising." he added, but
I have no detnils of that "
Mr. Hitchcock testified that he had
had "something to do" with some ot
the contests in southern states. t
"As a genernl thing. I didn't favor
contesting in the favorite sou states,"
he added.
Asked regarding Alabama. Mr. Hitch
cock said so far as he knew the total
sent there, either from Washington or
New York, wns 1000 lo Delns R.
Smith. The total sent to Georgia, lie
continued, was $10,000.
Questioned further regarding south
ern contests, Mr. Hitchcock said:
"The so-called Wood delegation in
Mississippi is not, in mv judgment, n
legally elected delegation, nnd I have
nothing to do with it
Senator Heed fought to establish
"where the general directing head of
the Wood cntnpaign has been "
"In effect it s been in Chicago where
Genernl Wood is," Mr Hitchcock said.
"The control of llio linniicing bus beep
there."
"How many floors of the Imperial
Hotel in New York do you occupy'.'"
usked Senator Reed
"Nearly nil on one floor." Mr Hitch
cock answered.
"How many rooms, and bow manv
employes?" Senator Heed pursued
"I don't know that," wns the reply,
"but it is being cut down very rapidly
'"Hiere wasn't nny need for it and not
enough money could he obtained to keep
it up."
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Carriers Claim Incroaso Is Noc-
osoary to Moot 6 Per Cent
Return on Properties
R. R.'S ARGUMENTS HEARD
nv Hie Associated vPrfas
Washington, May 24. Argument on
the applications of the rnllroads for n
general Increase In freight rates to af
ford the 0 per rent revenue guaranteed
bv the transportation net began today
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.. , , . .I.,
The road owners have claimed that
In order to meet the 0 per cent return
on their properties guaranteed by the
reeentlv enacted transportation law It
will be necessarv to Increase the earn
ings of all the roads by $1,017,000,000.
To provide this sum the carriers have
recommended that rntes In the eastern
group of roads he increased 30.1 per
cent those In the South .10.0, and those
In the western group 23.0 ner cent.
This $1,017,000,000 additional reye
njie does not take Into necount nny In
crease In wages which the railroad labor
board may grnnt the 2.000,000 ralhva:
employes. Howard Elliott, of the nsso
clotlon of railroad executives, slated to
the commission.
Kvcnts of the next few months or
weeks will determine whether govern
ment ownership of railroads will come
ngain. despite popular opposition. Fred
erick Strauss, of New York, warned
the commission, contending that the
mnin thing nt present Is to establish n
feeling of security in the minds of in
vestors. "Government guarnnty would neces
sarily be followed by government owner
ship." Mr. Strauss declared. "Hut the
people's aversion to government owner
ship is of no avail unless audi policies
are adopted as will preclude It.
"Railroads at present can offer no
Inducement to the Investor combining
safe bonds with speculative value." Mr.
Strauss said. Calling attention to the
meager number of railroad stocks that
sell above par. Mr. Strauss pointed out
that in order to hnve railroad stocks
sell at a substantial premium the earn
ings of the roads must be large enough
to permit the iaym6nt of dividends
which will compare favorably with
dividend rates on stocks of industrial
and other concerns.
"The recent reinedial legislation is
good so far as it goes," he concluded.
"The return of 0 per cent per annum
will, I believe, turn out to be wholly in
adequate, but a beginning has , been
made nn sound lines, nnd ns time goes
on Congress will realise that the rate of
return ou railroad property will have
to compare favorably with the returns
to be had in other industries, or else
government ownership will inevitably
result."
In opening the hearings Chairman
Clark announced thnt the commission
would hear the railroads' arguments in
the order of the eastern group first, the
southern group second and the western
group last. He added that three state
commissioners hnd been invited to sit
with the commission because the new
tariffs would affect intrastate as well as
interstate commerce. The Htatc com
missioners are .1. A. Geycr. of Jowa :
K. C. Dunn, of Floridn, and W. D. H.
AIncy, of Pennsylvania,
HAVERFORD FUND GROWS
Ten Alumni Subscribe $5000 Each
In Endowment Drive
Ten men have joined the Five Thou
sand Dollar Club nt Haverford Col
lege, bringing the total subscriptions to
the endowment tund campaign to SI80,
201. These latest large donors are C. C.
Morris. J. Henry Scnttergnod, J. Stog
ilell Stokes, Robert L. Holly, Kdword
M. Wistar. Francis R. Htrawbridgc,
rrederic H. Straw-bridge. John M.
Whitnll. Parker S. William and. Wal
ter C. Jnnney. There hnve been .177
subscriber in all, and many of the
1700 alumni have not yet been heard
from. j
Of the tot.nl raised to date. !sl2r.000
has been set aside for the Francis Har
ton Gummere chair in English litera
ture. Walter Swain Hiiichmnn. of
Groton School, hns been chosen to fill
thi" professorship. Doctor Gummere,
whom Mr. Hinclimmi succeeds, also
went to Haverford College from Groton.
Give $5000 to Memorial Fund
The family nf the late Hev Dr. Jacob
Fry, who died recently while occupying
the choir of sacred oratory at Ml. Airv
Duthernn Theological Seminary, ho
contributed SoOOO to the Muhlenberg
College Fry memorial fund being miser
bv Rending Lutherans. Doctor Fry was
p'nstor of Trinity Church for thirty-five
years.
IK
RATE RISE
The House that Heppe built
Downtown 1 117-1119 Chestnut Street
Because shipments could not be
made to far distant points the
Aeolian factories have concentrated
on the manufacture of instruments
for use in nearby cities.
Hence, we
New Shipment JjaftS
of Pianolas ul
Heppe
Pianola-Pianos. And for a few days
we will be able to make prompt de
liveries. Remember, these instruments
contain all of the Aeolian-Pianola
i
"Hi" Johnson Wins
Opening Round
rentuioed frem rre One
Johnson Is satisfied thai he hatt had
every chance he will accept defeat
gracefully nnd "be good." Dut the
same policy with regard to Ihe treaty
ended In giving Johnson n great deal
more than any one Intended nt the out
set o give him and perhaps the process
Is not yet ended.
Johnson Tremendous Grip
Thero Is no doubt that In his Investi
gating committee Johnson has tre
hiorfdotis. power. It is his now, to use
right up to nnd through Ihe meeting of
the national convention. If the In
vestigation should make Wood unavail
able ns n candidate, n stnte of confusion
l0ULV.CS,i l nt. Chicago that would
operate to the ndvnntnge of Johnson. If
ii0n.fiO?eiR hcaJ,h ?houIl l'"lt ""'I I'"
should have to give up leadership nt
111? ' ,Jonnn with his committee
i!I. J!1 Jleiin ! ,t,ronR Position to take tho
leadership- of the organization forces.
The desire of the organization to get
iim- ufi.iVo0(' cndMaey ' one of tho
form J .?f H " ""cllCOck, the
former national chairman, who has been
liuiheoel" Il,nubHcanf lo not like
Hitchcock. They see In the Wood
candidacy nn effort nf Hitchcock to ride
Into control of the Kepubllcnn nntlonnl
?T'r.a.t,0n' n.otr.n difflcult thlntr to do
in the Illness of Penrose, the retirement
leadmhip" the BCncrnI Iack of party
Organization Want to End Hllclicoclt
The organization does not wnnt n
President with Hitchcock ns Ills political
ite'?" ?u1,P ll0,pc of ,,,e Kenyon com
mittee I through an Inquiry into his
dfscee'm ll. ',hG ,0,,,,,, to ""!' nl
discredit Hitchcock. It seems to be n
question of Hitchcock's leadership of the
party or nt the worst Johnson'. The
organization hope to end Hitchcock nnd
at the same time to escape Johnson. Ah
n beginning It bos put Ita tall in John
son s hands.
The only strong leadership In sight
is tho Johnson-Penrose leadership. So
long ns the two co-operate nnd Pen
rose keeps his health, or like President
Wi'son, hi outwnrd nppenrnnce of ca
pacity. It has fair prospect of domi
nating the convention nt Chicago. John
son may split the combination bv in
sisting on his own ambition to be Presi
dent. Orhc may co-operate fully po ns
to establish himself in Penrose's place
ns the most powerful lender In the
noity. No one know. Just whnb John.
son is fighting for. the nomination or
party leadership. Much depends on the
answer to that question.
Much depends on Penrose's health.
J . E CALDWELL Sr (O.
Jewelichs SiLVEnsMiTiis Stationers
Chestnut and Juniper Streets
Important Bracelets
of Burma Rubies
Perfectly Matched in Color
Antiques
QUEEN ANNE CHAIRS AND SETTEES IN NEEDLE
WORK. GRANDFATHER AND MANTEL CLOCKS,
ADAM CONSOLES. CHIPPENDALE CHAIRS. HEPPEL
WHITE AND SHERATON PIECES. RARE OLD GILT
MIRRORS AND MANY FINE REPRODUCTIONS NOW
ON .VIEW AT OUR GALLERIES.
1315 WALNUT STREET
JaNG,JyANS&gMORB,
DESIGNERS DECORATORS
Founded in 1865
Inaugurated the One-Price System in
Uptown
patents and
sell for $820.
This is the
greatest player-piano
value
in Philadel
p h i a. Cata
logues will be
Call, phone
or write
for cata
logues and
full par
ticulars. sent on request.
ii s. rail control:
LOST $900,478,000
Total Inckidos $45;460,000 D8.
ficionoy of Small Linos, PU. "'',
mans and Watorway3
REPORT CENSURES ROADS
Ily the Associated Prcj,
Washington, May 21. The
merit's gross loss In operation ".?'
rnllroads dur ng federal colt vof ,n
$000,478,000, according M?
report of S wager Shcrl?v, ?al rer,"1
mfnlstrnton director of rtn" ,e. d ad'
Of th s total. n.77 r.WWi
chargeable direetfv t Vu'0,uY" wa
oocrntlnz cxnensen i .. "c", "f
- , --. " ,in-
rentnls for the "class 1" roai, ul?
roaut, Mr
nnurie amn. nmauer lines, .
car companies nnd Intnmi
ilnj
ayi"
added $45,400 ,000 to this total
Refusal of the roads to accent
ment ordered and 'the handicap nV 1
appropriations when most ner-Je,! f,
trmtttar rkiirMmaa nf .A11l .. . I0
n y j""-vo w. .iiiiuK stock, the
i
from the scarcity of locomotives sbS
Corporation official fnmi, ..!-.
ously ngnlnst accenting nnv nf it,. ,IU'
080 cars nnd M00 locomotives bourii
until nfleTFebru'ar;,,. ','$ nThtl
tentative allocation' had been coinK
linn 11 v n iakm 1tnfnMA ' ll'U
Police Shoot Escaped Zoo Bear
.mv lorn, .uny U "nt..l
n". "',' "t,"V,"","'g . "Pnl . "I till
in j i """'""'" ' "rR was stint and
killed by police early yesterday after be.
ing nt large for seven hours. The anl
mal, said to have been the finest sdM
men ot short-legged. Canadian Wick
iiviir in cnouvuy, Climnerj out of kill
force of police on vigil until dnybrMl
when lie tvna MfrniMil tM . . "
ti0.ni,Cic pnrV Hlack 'rinee'
weighed 300 pounds.
DKATHH
KUNinsnQBR. On May 22. lMrjrTof '
KOHLEn. son of A Kreiterlk nd Iii.
Knnbercer. need 8. Jl.Utlve. nnfl fr 4d ,
vll.4 In funeral, nn W.J.J... "I.'V T"0' '
from his parent"' residence. liellavua '
Hnmmonton. N. J. Friend" may cull Tu-iJ.-;
eenlnc. Interment Oreenmount Cemtiir.'
IX3UOHLIN- At her re.ldonre lsi: 'v '
OrM St.. on May 34, lOi'0, KATIIKRnW
nOHNAN LOUOIIL1N. .Notice of funtrS
INC.
FURNISHERS
1881
6th and Thompson Street
Every home should have a Vic
trola music is a necessary part of a
happy household.
This Victrola VI
outfit is only one of
many Victrola
groups which are
a v a. i 1 a b 1 e at
Heppe's.
Victrola VI Any Heppe Vic-
wlthJ'" Jjords trola outfit may be
$o9.25 purchased by cash,
or charge accounts or settlement
may be arranged through the Heppe
One -Year Rental - Payment Plan,
which leaves you free to return the
Victrola or to purchase it at any
time.
C. J. HEPPE & SON
Downtown-U1MD Cb.itnut St.
I'ptown-Oth and Thorapion s.
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