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- VOL. VIII. NO. 159 entered and ';3jrctoM'i?eemceift7to Philadelphia. ra. .' , PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1922
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f DAUGHERTY MDES ORDERED "2-r IGROW
- Ill UUI1MLLL I HUUL UI1UI I LU. MKM:
WALNUT RRED
Ousted Federal Official
Takes Charge of Rum
Drive of Law League
ATORWEYGENERAL
PUTS 'BUCK' ON GOFF
Senater Pepper Premises te
Make Inquiry Inte Causes
for Dismissal
LICENSE COURT IS RAPPED
FOR LENIENCY TO 'WETS'
Cabinet Head, in Flerida, As
serts He Kn6ws Nothing
of Penna. Scandal
T Tlinre worn fn.it- imnntnnf In.
velepnients tedny in the liquor
scandal.
T. Henry Wnlnut, .ousted As
sistant United States Attorney, said
he had been wdrned by representa
tives of the Attorney General's of
fice that he would get into trouble
unless he dropped his investigation
of former State Prohibition Direc
ter McConnell.
Attorney General Daugherty, vrh
is spending a vacation in St. Augus
tine, FJa., telegraphed the -Evening
Public Ledger that he knew nothing
about the Walnut episode. Mr.
jjry Daugherty wired te get. in touch
r with Acting Attorney General Geft
p'te dotefhiln'e' responsibility for Mr.
Walnut's abrupt removal
The Law Enforcement League an
neunced that
Walnut ns
former Assistant
tetney Rebert
editing law
"go after
The Lnw
taincd Mr.
Stcrrett, ane
Federal proscuutei, te force presecu- '
xi e , 1 ..:.!....., ., ,. ,1
tlens of liquor-law violators and
issued tr statement upholding Mr.
Walnut's charges and criticizin"; the
''License Court for its .attitude of ap
' parent leniency toward saloon
keepers. Walnut (lives Names
Mr. Walnut named two men, who
lierceiedeiiilnls from the Attorney Gen-
ral's oflice. ns having importuned him
. . .. .... 1, , ' 1 iinniu
tn drop the Mi teiincll case, and. tiuii ll.
after many Interview, having notified
him lie was "training en dangerous
ireiind."
Mr. Walnut made his sensational
statement In icply te a nuestlen as te
whether It was true that lie had been
discharged for insubordination.
v "Yes, that's right," taid Mr. Wal
nut. "1 was discharged for insub
ordination. They wanted me te drop
the McCenneil ene. refused te de
te If yen call this insubordination,
thm I ecitniply was insulin! dlnnte.
"Pin- several weeks befeic I tool; the
McConnell mutter up with the Federal
Grand Jury two representatives of the
Attorney General V office, known te me
only ns ''Smith and Jenes,' consulted 1110
frequently about the McConnell case.
Thev asked jne 'te keep elT.'
"Several days before I was te com
plete the probe with the Grand Jury the
tame two fellows came into the oflice
nnd told me If I Insisted 011 going
through with tlie McConnell case I
would he treading en dangerous ground.
"I told them I would go en anil the
only way they could step me was te
fire me. ' Yeu sec I wns fired."
Th?1;ie;uay'S""luh amTjenei,"
associate counsel te aid D-v "'" J r(,nM,ry "Prtnicnt Is ai, L '"; 7-lV1 'V ' -'.T. tr Jein A. Hell te the vacancy, and "When the Maye, lir-r took efliee." I'dmlf of righteousness. I trust that J" '' , '" l "',u l ",Jun- w,,s tnp (,.7',.wp"' "'?" ' accepted MlaV &
unauLiui-. """' "" " ...,,. Tn.l.,nlt. l.t. ... .... 1.1 1.. J"y lias hint II IICVV mid energetic, Vr- ''"".., ... .. m i,..ii c .f. 1-..1. ...;.i . t.- 1.1..1. ,, i. i.i i. 1 In. mn in. u f , r en tin imf (in tif n miMt-rn m-,I1. emln.l ( lark N Invlrnliiin (,. tl,.i .,. 1.1J? . vsJM
J. Stcrrett in pros- Justice. The Treasurv- He Z eTe 1, Ufae.le I ?. iiA. "HT '""Thla wild, weird ami lying report, , that he ,1esl,l te meet many of the the meial upllf, f ,,eci.y." ,,.u f. .. -.." l. 1 m... i. - . 'V w,,t, '" M'lcMe. M
violations, nnd would always icen nversc te having rcspen- - with all of its contemptible trimmings, Governors and public men from various "cgnnl ng pn,iensl Wunges. Hishep tended her fears her nose wns broken t..,, i,,','if" T m,lll"rr of ,,,pir boteM iM
MUllUlin, "V ell.llit,. .,,. l,n ..... - 1." 'l., I'erl. -Vt-l. 1U r t T. .... ..,. Ile.l ...,.t .llnict M ill 11 lUtlr, nil Mlntnn In, On. I. in, I In In...... tin. IT,. Herr.V VJ11, ,.rn W nil ,1 i,. nsl ill...... IT. ! . . . . "M . TV "' I K 0 tier frCd.S IIO ll lit of 111. ,,....
the lawbreakers hard." j- - ""flk Whorl IrT ImCe' ?AT , s face that mere deni'a, hardly seems I indl.'.nted "that he would he glad te help l"- usual number nifSeffiai daml w ife f rem '' ,no,V ! lT" ' "' h" '
Enforcement LenKue re- The Secretary of the Treasury has 'French merchant steamer St. lMc.te. enough. Fer Mr. Hell, the very soul of entertain them. Hut 1 neve,-heard any- In. ' n" "UU h l,,?"hl "Pressed "t "'.'as learned bv tl" pelire l,Jd ' ;; m rl,a1a''lJ ?a11-v witl' ' Wharten. V
Walnut and Keburt J. Vr",,ni,; 1 tiirne.l I enforcement ever te the ' from Havre for Mersina, laden with ' honor, integrity and patriotism, te be thing mere fiem the Mayer along tht- i?" ' 5 , ' Vi -?, r '"y i!! '"'. , r ' ' " lI""i' of, ,.hn been out together last night and had w,.l 'n '"' -St ' -,".",',, lli,,' " small '
amui iuiu iwuui An -Sa een T.pasiie. Unih .Tni.n anieinn hi p. nml n n,..,ii ..s. i.. .. vlciini of sn v e a censn racv i Lev . Dr. VMUIaiii I'. Unas, naster of the ", , ' . . . . ,. . . 'i..l. " . " ' . 1? ' m.. One. she a d. centn uml na..
ther former assistant Kramer, who was nrohihitlen enfrnve. was cai.t.ired 1 ,v hiirX,er.?Zr .l' 1 ... der and defamation Is te my mind r.nilimrd en race re.ir. telm t Hiurel. where (he , enfce.icc will be , .Vsi! . L V." "uc"' "u"5 """lc "" fume. .The ether, a brown inlnll
is somewhat obscure. Atthn Pwleral b I AH I b rUW UAH I AL TODAY
Building these who caiue In contact,
with them say thnt "Smith" was Mer- 'pre8dent Has Benefited Greatly by
ten C. Smith, and that "Jenes" was , , , ' '
known enlj us W. Jenes. Heth were Trip, Says Physician
Assistant United States Attorneys St. Augustine. Kin., March IS. (fly
General. A. P. )ltef reshed by his ten days n'f
Mr. Walnut declared that his removal rest and ichixatlen, President Maiding
hr Assistant Pulled States Attorney ' will bring Ids vacation trip te a close
neiini net close ins meuiii. lie sum ne
would turn every scrap of information
he has in the McConnell mid ether
.ases ever te Ihu Law enforcement
League.
William R. Nichelson, secretary of,
the league, made the ailtieuneemeiiL of
Mr.. Walnut's appointment as associ
ate retipscl.
"If then? nie men In office net en -forcing
He law," said Mr. Nichelson,
"we will eis thai they me removed.
We are going te sec that the entire
matter is cxpecil.
"If United States District Attorney i today the President sliewed gnat bene-
,.... . .; r-J-r r. tit from his trip uml the outdoor exer-
(ontlnu,JJ,r1.KeI'ourM.-o!flWnKour;.lso nffl)rdcd In his golf sgames, far
RAIN, FAIR. RAIN NEXT WEEKl
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Qoed Weather te Be Sandwiched In
Between Bad Spells
WaKliliiglnii, Mnw, 18. f Hy A. P.)
VV e.itheii n,.nill.,tlmiw tt... ..n. i .. nni. i..
1 .1 . . .. . ' : " n.'"" .' 11. -i Hern in
V, lrs 'tl,l"Hc States are: Unsettled and
1' V anne, ulil. ....,. eM... ...... .. .. 1.
l'v5''. b)v yerplly fair nnd normal
1 ..Tnimcratnrfts,,, 1 v,.i,i..,.v1-,lfw.,K,
.11 I.....'.. . "... - ..i.l.,i. .I' MlilllUH3.
.ii mips uic uaaiH probable. y
probable, v (
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FOR DEFIANCE
ICs News te Daugherty
"St. Augustine, Flu., March 18.
"Editor Evening Public Ledger,
"Philadelphia.
"Have net information case T.
Henry Walnut. Wire Colonel
Geff, Acting Attorney General,
Washington. DAUGHERTY."
Apparently the Attorney Gen
eral of the 'United States, Harry
M. Daugherty, knew nothing of
the ousting of T. Henry Wnlnut,
Assistant United States Attorney
here, as he was getting close te
"b'fiT game" in his rum-ring in
vestigation. E
FIGHT IS FORESEEN
Congress Clash en Transferring
Duties te Department of
Justice Expected
OHIO POLITICS INVOLVED
Hy CLINTON W. flIlJIElT
Stuff rorrrepoiident Kreiiln I'tilillc T.rdcrr
Copyright, 1913. by Puttie Lcdprr Company
Washington, Mnrrh IS. If, as re
ports from Flerida Indicate, tlic en
forcement of tlie Velstead Art Is le be
taken out of the Treasury Department
and placed under "the Department of
Justice, a sharp fight will have te lie
made In Cengiess before It is done. The
Anti-Saleen League hns indicated that
It is opposed te the transfer nnd Con Cen
gross usually obeys the slightest nod of
the Antl -Saleen League.
The enforcement of the prohibition net
incut officer under Secretary Housten,
""" ,,u.' iii.iii-s 1 icsen 1 eiuerce-
. ., nim. ,,; b,.' 0rtmily ,,,,.
pelntees of the league. Tiie dry forces
have chosen the cnfeicers of the law-
Reaction te .Methods
There is a certain vice about this
system. Theoretically, the enforcement
of this law should be in
the hands of
a person of no special bins. The cense
iiuence of the severity with which Mr.
1 lay lies lins carried out the law lias
.been n certain reaction which the poll
'."'i s are uegn tiling te near rrem. Tils
perhaps has led te the revival of tie
,,un ', , (,,0 nll,,.(h.lnk Ilnv 11u,r
the Attorney General.
The lecent l leischman
. inn.il T1l11lk.11l11.1nn nncn mnu .
.,. r.. .. ..It. .1 . , . 1 .
.v.i.i. v 11 11" iiiiiiiii i,,i- 111,-, iin
i-Au.i.pic 1.1 ne i.oieic 111c .vnminiMrn-
1MJ11 l Ml K lll IWU lillllll Hm I'll
tee
fercement of the law. Mr
Haynes
sued an order se drastii
against the I
we'i-HTinwii uim en ine charge of vle
lating the
the Velstead act that an appeal i
ken te his superiors. And Cem-
icr of Internal Revenue Illalr and
wns Ink
mlsslencr
Secretary of the Treasury Mellen
iireuitly tee!, the case out of Mr.
tlnyncs hands. Ilaynes was overruled
and the penalties against Fleischmaii &
Ce. largely remitted.
Similarly Mr. Ilaynes' approval of n
vigilance committee of citizens In De
troit who wanted te spy upon their
neighbors and inform him of law vio
lations was overruled bv Secretary Mel Mel
eon n ml Commissioner Illalr.
Tlie heads of the Treasury de net en:
joy their job of keeping the extremist
whom the Anti-Saleen League wished
en them in check.
Hitherto, when it has been suggested
that tills task of law enforcement be
longed properly te tlie Department of
Justice, Attorney General Djtighcrly
has I In own up his hands. He did net
wish le have the Anti-Saleen Lea cue
en his hack. Enforcing this law Is a
Continued mr I'ukc four. Column Mx '
, HARDING'S .VACATION OVER; ;
teuav vviicii vviia uic meinners e ms
party lie beards the special train for tlie
letuin journey te Washington. A last
round of golf here win en tlie Presi
dent's pregrnni before his departure.
Secretary and Mrs. Weeks, wlinlcame
le Flerida for a vacation shortly be
fore tlie Piesldeul, will lie among the
U-turning party, which, besides Jlil-
gai ler uenerai navvy cr. me iTosmeiirs
P.rseiial physician, and Secietary
Christian, also ineiiiiies Attorney uuu- i
eial Daughcity and IJiider-Hecretary et
!!.... I ." I ..... 1 . .. 1 . liillllll'll Slnnw,.. ...II
mill'- IIV.....I . .".. .m..,ni. IIU
He,. h
which the weather has been ideal
President Hurtling hns Informed Re.
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rctary Denny
DRY
REIN?
...- . , , ...iwfi ..n....i. iw ..... . .. nniiiii iiiiii in. 111 iiiui'i' "i'i .1." "i ' 1 111 111 mil 11 n.i inwni.-ni. . ...... .... ...... .....I ... ;ii ... i .1 . 11. ,.i. i... ., i. .- -. a. vibbv VkiK m
ir..:.l ei'nu f .ii.."i.j . n"ftiunv in- mn iiimmiiii hi- note fn l.reect. flpitiiiinllni. .ii,....7. . Mie cunuieacy et .nt. i-n iui tnu tun . sun .ur, i-vcinuicn. in- -..uu nc uiun,-u ;"e .-. .vn ..L wu, iiun-iriivc - -"''vl,... ., : '" " i"t., vyiun iH
United Mates At- .. ... . , . KEV... .1 . - .. ' .V.Vp,ree ,P1"a.nillng release, of, H". mi. m ; Un i l,im. ,u..i W nL. .,IH may make some small c..nirll.i.iin.. ,n 1,, m. iw,minr. i,.. .1 , .1,.. f.... .. .... ' apparently turn.s out tn be e,.rf..ll AM
,el iYi .t. 7ii ."r" , well. who wouldn't be overjoyed 1
;,g,!l,:the,,:,sl!,r.'lle:'',.0 ceml,lctc', L,m,r,ck ,a as w-
things he
in Washi
Hen resulting imm congressional ic-
I ., I.. ,!, .,.,,..., 1. ,, lull..'.. C. .1.1.
"'; w r i,,: Z 1: '; Z1
;;,it in drastic curtailment of the.
movement of naval vessels. The Secre
tary talked with the I'rcsident en the
sUMecrby lOUBjftance" telephone yea,'1
Mtcrdny. I r
,mW
aaaLLiaLaW lBfv MmW.'
erv I). GOIV
Art ins Attorney General, te whom
Attorney General Daugherty to
day "passed the buck" for the
emler of Assistant District At
ternry Wulniit en the eve of .1
Grand Jury prebe of former Pro
hibition Director McConnell
OBENCHAIN JURY RESUMES
EFFORTS TO REACH VERDICT
Deliberations Continued Today Re
ported Nine te Three
Les Angeles, March IS. fISy A. P.)
The jury in the trial of Mrs.
Madaljnnc Cenner Obeiichain, charged
with the murder of J. Helten Kennedy,
local broker here. Inst August, Hied Inte
the juryroem nt l o'clock this morning
te resume deliberation.
After nearly six and n half hours of
futile dlscTisiien nnd balloting the nine
men and three women weie ordered
locked up at 0 :'-'" o'clock last night.
At that time there wns current about
the Hull of Justice a report that the jury
was divided nine te three., but Tew even
pretended te knew whether the major
ity favored eenvk'ti.011 or acquittal.
Mr. Obetlchaln. in tier cell In i.
I county jail during most of the time after
the case went te the Jury, was reported
confident of acquittal.
Much of the day and night, up te the
time the jiny was locked up. a throng
clustered about the Hall of Justice.
ITALY STERNLY" DEMANDS
GREECE RELEASE STEAMER
Calls for Complete Satisfaction Over
Seizure of the Abbazla
Thursday, it was announced today.
Millionaire Aute Speeder Finch
Prison Laber Pace Toe Fast
'Detroit. March 1S. fltv A. P. 1 -
Jehn P. Hedge, who peu-essc a million
and a half In his own right, tednv
shoveled coal In the Heuse of Correc
tion, where he is serving live days for
violating the speed laws. The youth
was assigned the work with ethers
serving short terms.
He took the menial work with ceed
.1 . .. '. . .:'.
irrace. vjne 01 11. icneii- n.'.sii.ipiM. .m
une et Ills tellevv prisoner.-
jr
..
imMtitiv ... ,..i.nrin..ii imiri.. tn... ......
I'liniii'.! iii'snim-. mm,... mm uhii
he preferred te "sit around" nil th
.... imnitiumf ,..f n nr..,.l i .. ..!
which would lead te confinement In tlie ,
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prison dungeon. Dedge merely shook
i. i , ' '
!i'i, ,',
' , ''
his head and pushed his shovel into the
pace he set for himself, bow .
ever, pieved tee much for him by neon.
He was unable te ent and u prison
physician exnuiined him. It was found
Ills temperature was 102. nnd he was
sent te tlie prison hospital.
Counsel for Dedge renewed their ef ef
feits today le obtain Ills release. Thev
appeared before Cltcull Judge Ira
Jnyne and again asked for a writ of
: , -" ""l """., ".I" j--
erdiiv dismissed the first writ obtained ,
hnhiliiM erirniiM. ..nili.. .Im im n I... i... i
int. iikhivii iji nun iiiii'i iiuuiit lit'
1iM nntt lilfltfii rin t.t.. .... If-
ihviureii, luiwover, that DeiIki1 Ijeu
lint Iin lirinir.if luln A...., . . 1.
..i.u uw .h miu tun 1 1. n.i .nc
1 . .. . ,. ... e, 1 1 . in.., in, 1111, iinimniiiii.ttir t i uim im. ri. tic. ni.n.inii ' inuf. iiiiii.i' zi 1 111 mint iicip inrfn in . .. - I --. ..iui.v . v."ini. . hinii in vti iuiiBi.iH
! DODGE SHOVELS JAIL COAL , -a for JSSfiT! attempt te WANTS TO BE LET ALONE .,."3, 1m, muJWkAS?1 ii. rrt.rSi lVl1" ?' '
MRS. WALDEN PROVES TO BE
CAMDEN'S PRIZE LIM'RICKER
Captured Coveted Hundred-Dellar Award Last Yean and AW
Puts Acress Anether Winning Line
"What, again?" Mis. Laura, Wat-J
den, tiie winner ei i.im ricu .mi. i, '
.
tank?
'.l" -..,i.nu
ll.usu inu ni.inn
in such perfect
unison, thut in-
ilnnil llinV llliellf.
i...'.i.. .i-. iF... .'. .-B
hearse,:" K'V'M '
Net being in K .,VM I
en It. of ceurbe,
we didn't knew
whether that
i was a secret
iinks.m,Lus
2" b Pu,it
or
net. But we
,is,.Vere(l after
.... .ivi.binnlieii
"" . SI'"H"
, Vt ,;K Wu'ldeu
,1,11.1 wen a
!v0k ',,
,,.,, l.h, .. .,,.,.
MRS. U. M'ALOEN
when we rang her deer bull again this
W.. !
vriir "iiibiui pui iu iihuiimii huvh
year History serta repeating itseii
LIM'KICK NO. 31
There .en a fellow- named. Deyle
Who tlwmlil e would gauitile tn oil;
He lav est ed Ills cash
...-.. ..., .l-
A' eritue Mf Ae aet'far Mm t tell.
Mrs. AVahlen- lives at 030 Ced'
, . r.k k t j 1
iHviB
wmy&rmM
mft ' iMt
7 TilM
HOLDS ON;
LEADERS AT SEA
f
yvith Sand m Gear Bex and
Meth Balis in Gas Tank, State
Machine Keeps 'Chugging
"BOSSES" OUT OF BREATH
IN RACE WITH CHANGES
Senior Senater Says It's New
for Doctors te Decide if He-N
Is te Stay in Race
Pulled . State. Senater Prow has
Ihmwn the politics of the Republican
State organisatien Inte another turmoil
by refusing te resign at once nnd make
way for Jehn A. Hell, the Vnre-Mngcc
choice for the scat.
This latest move has the politicians
guessing wildly, as the effect en the
gubernatorial ambitions of Lieutenant
Governer Iteldtrmun and Harry A.
Mackey, te say nothing of the Inspira
tion it gives te the campaigns of
Stnte Henking Commissioner Fisher and
State Forestry Commissioner Plncliet.
The changes In the Crew situation arc
coming se swiftly that even the big
lenders ennnet keep up with them,.
First Senater Crew sent word te Gov Gov
ereor Spreiil. Senater Vnre and Senater
Leslie, tliu lnt two el wnem nrr par
1 llrulurh Interested In Hell for Men
1 nter. that his health was such that uu
1 would resign from thfl Senate.
Rumors of Sordid Deal
I It was planned at once te have Mr,
1 nel take tlic emce.
Then rnme the
rumors of a sordid deal by the utlPgcJ Moere had net made greater u-e of 'his
terms of which Crew's llnanelul ebllgn- (services nnd his extensive acipinintancc
aln '" """" . , .. ... .... t,n ,.1,1,, 1,1 ,.,i
tlens were In lie lllKCli cure n 17 j-j".
Governer Spreiil nnd Senators are at
once dciieiinced the rumors ns the pro pre
duet of poison spreaders. Senater C row
told friends that the honor of his family
demanded tli.lt he remain In the flgllt.
A statement was expected from
Senater Crew- tedny te the effect thnt
he would enter the crmpaigu ns an
answer te the attacks. New he says
thnt he will abide by the decision of
his physicians. ,,.. , , ,
Crew's close Philadelphia friends
pelnr out that, bis physicians have
virtually served an ultimatum en him
that they ennnet hope te de him any
geed If he persists In engaging his mind
ultli nelltlcs.
Senater Crew's statement
fellows
. "vvuiiiiw tlie last twenty-four hours
,Iiei-i bus been liu'illslied a slanderous 1
1 ni.ii uncalled for report of my probable
resiL'tinllen irem 111c 1 niiru num-n
eventually the tiuth would prevail, and
th.it a man holding the executive head!
of a big parly in a great State should
expect attacks both from the epen-ami .
from ambush. I am branding this s,e-
'called 'deal' en the senntership us an
I Infamous lie, les silence en my part '
'might be misunderstood. I
"Mr. Hell, of course, neither directly
, nor Indirectly, made or caused te be,
.1 ..1 wuie In tlin tlwtut!.. 4 1....
inane 10 me any preposition en tlie sub-
Ijcct of my resigning or net seeking the
'election; no such matter was ever con-
i . Ii1.ii.m1 An ti.lV.nl ilium, 1... .... .-..! I
i sldered or talked about by my friend
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.,,,, , r.lH 11 AMI n 1 11 t.-i. I..U.. .. i .It
whole cloth, net by nny Imaginative
newspaperman, as some believe. In.t l.e
1 iiii v.. (. Mitn Dl'llll IIL 111 IIIL"
J political conspirators bent upon ruining
C'entluuril en I'mrc Kuur. Column Twe
MOB HAD WRONG MAN
'J'. . .- . f ... .. . in i ' ., LIUVh. Ilr.,,1 .1... .1.., .... .. " '
i lu inet serous leaiure ei we case. . . ., ,., ,,....,. ...n - ... . . ' ""r sic- uiii net iicscrllie.
UK niu.i -v. MAT7CMAIirP'C UIIQDAMn . ... Tin I r-t Inliinntlnn of tlie triiueilv SmnlnU i .,.,.... ' .
run down political lies. As Republican ' - ' '"" polities. said lr. Haas, as he , Philndelphlnn. who leased the cottage 1 :.'!( o'clock xTliursdi iiinin, r '
State chairman for ever eight years. 1 Breaks Silence Lena Enough te Denv Paused for breath, "but were going and sub-let the basement te the WII's. Wharten said In. m.i i ...I,, ,...?. -..f'
Uynchlng Averted by Weman's! s.. . i v. . , , ,
- ,, . ,. ',. " .sit Leuis, Miinh is, Madame
Failure te Identify Mntcnnucr ted.iy told the Associated
Kite, (Jn., March IS. (Rj .v. V.) Press h!ie gave no ciedeuce te the state
Jim Drisdeiu. a Xegre tnkcii from the ment by her husband that he had no
i..m i i.. .1.1 . . '
jiii. i.i-.c cii.-.y nun morning ier tlie nur-
ps,. of lynching, it was believed was
." i uiKcn i me pinuiniien ei ,i, i,. jtnr
Ie riMin. the senile of the alliged attack en
Id 'Mrs. Ida May I-ertner last Tuesday,
lie mid was declared by Mrs. Portlier net
. - .. .. .
iiiiii was aeciarcu uy .itrs. l-ertncr net
te be tlic light Negro.
street, Camden, X
check came n i,i..n., . .
' u" ,"'s!i,, of r
wing of lier sl4ty-eighth mile-
IUUC
She has an elder brother, Jehn Wll
land sister henii ti.ni- ..A.,
""JPl"n a. son 7Z ''
? rty answers from thelrcn?L'n"n.y
as forty onsvversf'rem" tiVl'J
1 lnir nens are mm I., ' -o-eperat-
ing pens ure sent In,
Of course, It's 11 fiftv-.fifc.
sltien, ami Mr. Walde, is Pr.0.,
her half of the hundred ,ini. Blvi,,R
charity. She lias . ul'1 , '1e. '.
.uJ i u. .""" """-,I!
riii ah 11111L burr nr iii . -
r- irt-i'ii nre.
,mircfllpre'uVS?"
wish kn,n t,i. ii. ..". t'001:.. tee. and
wish some Kinuiy soul weul.1 l,,l u
under a golden wing. uia ,uk"
xue nine etner contestants .i,
Pluces en the ballet are: 13 h 5 w.un
mm:i uv.tm.. ....... ':..'-. L smith.
mi. . i .
S20 Dnuphln street V Jei, ' 2feredltl.
Harrlugteii. X. J. : II. j iiudrSa nV
North Fortieth sircet Vr.W.v.T"
ncy, itll Seuth Sixteenth street, n V l,l Columbian .Mlnlstiy of n,0 hack te tlic- list of unsolved slaylngs
Jrcerlcy, Swarthmore, l'u v J' 7u,su,rvv has signed a contract with the today when the Ditiict Attorney's of-
Hcehtcl, ,im Alvvoedj-oud.-Cha'rlcH ."."".l-iiultable Irust (empaiij of New Verk, llee exploded a false repeil of an ur-
!!!ireV.N,l.rbcr,n'.I,u'5 euis Lilmwitt' fc!,l'itllf,latlcl',k,,",sr,fl'l,lefl,rnl1' "'Ht reported last night from Meilc.ill,
WOO North Stanlev street. ,",,M,nli ll.OOO.OOO silver coins of the dcnemliia- , Lewer Calif,
The turv was mmiu..J U .... - .. tlen of fifty cciltlllOS. Colemlilun .,..
Kendrick Keeps His Hat
Just Outside the Ring
J. Frccliind Kendrlck'n statement
today that he hasn't decided whether
te run for the governorship nomina
tion or net revived rumors that the,
ltecclver of Taxes Is the real Vnre
candidate for Governer nnd that
Harry A. Mackey Is only a "smeke
screen."
Governer Sprout, Senater Vnre,
Mayer Mogee, of Pittsburgh; Sen Sen
aeor Ma Leslie and ether county
lendcrsi however, are known te be
lieve Mackey is tlic strongest can
didate at present.
L
Net Ready te Make Up Mind en
Heading Sesqui-Centen-
nial Organization
IN GOVERNORSHIP RACE
W. Freelnnd Kendrick. whom Rich
nrd Wegleln, president of Council, pro
poses te make Kirccter Gcnernl of the
Scsqni-Ccntcnnlnl exhibition, declared
today that lie had net et been counted
out In the governorship race.
He said about the Sesqul-Ccntennial
proposal that he appreciated "his
friend Wegleln's suggestion." but
would net make up his mind en this
either until he knew mere about it.
Mr. Kendrick. In ilKctikulni. tlin ire-
llminnry pin lis for the exhibition, reg
listered n mllil ib-pen nt nnln ilmr. fIler
ship with public men.
Mr. Kendrick said. "I thoroughly
appreciate the suggestion made by Mr.
Wegleln that 1 be appointed director
general of the ScmiuI -Centennial, nnd
I am sure the suggestion was Inspired
by the best of motives. Hut t have given
the matter no consideration. I agree
with the suggestion that the director
should be a Philadelpliian. and one who
has a tint inn -wide acquaintance. I de
what the ilulles would be
Friends Working for Uim
friends luive taken
tlie matter of seekinc the cuberiiateriHl
nomination. They already have an or-
'ganlatieu for me, and are anxious te1
open iicneiiiiiricr.s.
Statements Made by Wife
DeliiHinte. Calif., March IS. (Hy A.
P.) Floyd G'etxbauh, chauffeur by
choice, today emeiged from silence long
enough te take exception te some state.
incuts attiil.utcd te him since Mine.
Mateiinucr. the piiniu denna, his wife,
nuneunced she had started divorce pre-
ceedings.
"I have been quoted as saying things
I did net even llilnli et. " he said. "I
' think it Is a personal matter that s
'net be dragged in tlie newspaper
.... .... . 1 . .... .... i
heuld
r. I
have net said, and de net intend say-
"'s. uu,....... . ........ .tini-i
zciiuucr. I de net cine what ethers sav
I.,. ni.ui iii,u, i nrnnar nnc ii liiiw. m .. t i
about me. My friends knew that 1 hnve
net been a party te this publicity. All
I desire Is te nc leu alone se that I can
i continue te earn an honest living."
Gleti-.baeh's friends and family In
1 Menteiey have objected tn Mine. Mat-
scunner's statement that she picked him
"out of the gutter."
part lu the rieent publicity incident
te tiieir marital affairs. "Surely the
newspapers wouldn't 'make up' the in
terviews In which he nuidu me the
laughing steik of the world." she said.
Commenting en a disp.itch trem San
Francisce that Gletsdijch's. mother and
htepf.itln r hud 'ided with flic prima
denna, iln madauie said:
"Surely thev side with me. They
always did. Only about a mouth age
his mother visited me in my New erl;
apartment, ami tiled te bring about n
risoiicillaiien. Theie will be no re re re
loiiciliatieii, you can put that down "
San Francisce, Mnivh IS. (Hy A.
P.I Mrs. Charles Cleubuch Hew land,
mother of Floyd Glelbach, lust niclit
J said she had ucceptid the prima denni
as her daughter. The clinuffeiir's
stepfather. ( hailes llewlaud, also sided
with Madame Almeuiiiier, staling that
"there hud been 11 little tilt which
could easily have been fixed up."
FIRE CO. IN EIGHT-MILE RUN
Hammonton, N. J., Laddies Confine
Blaze te One Building
Tlie lire company of Hammonton.
X. J., had nn eight-mile run te a blaze
in 11 building owned by the Pleasant
Mills Paper Company at 10:110 o'clock
tills morning.
The tireinen were unable te save tlie
two-story double house In which tlie
tire, started, but preventnl the blaze
from spreudliig te tlie large paper mill
and ether buildings.
The families of J. Ilelnemiui and
Wi'liam Clese were driven from tlic
house by the tlatucs. The less Ih esti
mated at about (10(Ht.
TO MINT COLOMBIAN COIN HERE
II today tluit lie hnsn't derided whether Ml I I HA 1UI II I Ifll M $' MMwF '' ',-m
I te run for the governorship neinlnn- III I llf IIIWIIIIIW MMW 'HSfr,W
KENDRICK DUBIOUS
AT FAIR PROPDSA
nnf Iriwiu flint If 11 miM tititt 11 1 tn tun.
and ,r,,n,v would net discuss it until ' eTO Virri'OTs1 thev
talked It ever -with me nnd exiMninctl ' .?...'. V0.'"".: ....
uiT y nnnuR u t
Bishop Berry Says Standards
of Demestic Purity Have
Lowered Since War
CHURCH TO ENTER FIGHT
FOR DRY CONGRESSMAN
Conference Here Starting Wed
nesday te Deal With Concrete
Facts of Life
"Standards of social and domestic
purity have been lowered and form
of sin are new tolerated which would
net have been countenanced before the
war."
Rlsliep Jeseph P. Kerry made this
us.scrtlen today 11. s he sat In the study e
his home, V'M Seuth Forty -eighth
street, where he is retting the ma
chinery hi shape for the rt."th annual
session of the Philadelphia Methodist
Episcopal Conference, w filch opens
Wednesday.
The conference will be held nt the
Wharten Memerial Oiurcti. Fifty
fourth and Calhurlne 'streets
"I hope that the annual conference,
which has dealt Inrgely in business reu- I
tine," taid Rishep Herry, "will give
mere attention te the living Issues et
eurilay.
"The war lin' created se inanv '
change- in the politics), economic and
moral conditions of the world that the
Christian Church must give mere time
te roiisideratien of the-e tremendous
issues. While t am generally optimistic
and believe in the ultimate triumph of
goodness, jet I am net blind te the
fact that the brutalizing effect of the
war en all classes has been terrible."'
."Meral Standard Ixiucr
After pausing le cite some claring
illustrations in this connection, tlic
Itlshep added :
"Immorality has increased, irniumti
is rampant, "tandards of social and de- I
,tiiriAi. .
1 !.'i V'Tl.0. C" csnrp'""-v H".""1R ?u,me"
, uim iviinii wan uir rruw Ming BlOry OL
"And .
iv go ns ll
at home
-inn rigut nere
LIQUOR SEIZED ON YACHT
n,.n... vai.. n..,.u..i. . r. . I
Owner Wires Daugherty te Release ,
Supply Raided Once Before '
Miami, n.i.. March is. .(iv v.
Customs official i tudav -..iV.cil .-.lir.
cases of line wine, ami liquors aboard ,
tnp nitric, ii. a p.ilr.t..i
hire. The Hener uiis i
. . .
VilC'll tiCll U
tininreil bv of
ficials te be w-ei ih S.'iti.iimi.
The jnrlit is ewnnl by .lames Shevvan
and when the officer bearded the yneht
Kdwin S. Shcwan, broiluref the owner,
rushed le a tclegiad nthec and wind
Attorney Geiieial D-iughr rtv in order
the iclease of the cirii Si nucii says
tlie liquor is the saim scinl nt San
Prnnclsce a year jge by nrohlbltleu
officials, but which w.is iciurmd te him
lit, liquor purcha-.'d before the Federal I
piohibitien amendment became effective,
BASKETBALL
Peddle ie
inni inn- ,ii'iuiii' mill
up with me ""iiiijiiiiuiiii nave uecii largely (Hssi- "'.. " " "'" ' iVt "-""f"'", .vunvay, a senior In tM effiviM
paicii. 1 ne iciigien or 1 nrlstisnlty wic 111 an liojeiiung room, nut urn net ""'--pun institute of Techuotegy, Vi?SB
mint be tremendously pi ea. lied If evil's' heur the report of the revolver. They ,.;," te ihc 1.lohte" police, Jleb- $M
01 our nay arc 10 he corrected. Tlie wvre awakened bv 11 scream of pain. 1 ,,. ' a,csicrn DiisIiicsr man; t?,im
imr 1 nni iimiiiiiir - '.' .. in. uu". irn 1 ,il un ,jiiiiri'iit'.i I'lm .. i. .. i.r. I.. ...... . I. -i. ... . ft -'. lum-'iri, .hum., huh . ?iim
i.ii MiiTiifi.iri mil ,i,..tiiiiitui.i.. .,r ..11 ..i...-l. .. .... hvu j iirv. n u ilimcIa. rM r. . ivim
" . .. ..,. . . . : n' uiii. iii it nun in riii. riiv 11 . t....t.. ,....,1 . - - T j- r.t
nt b-i ". me rum ei iiuugs ami make i telcp honed te Headquarters, .vir.s. wills t ng in the tmrlnr of ii, u,ii '. "1,7 , i
the trees bear geed fruit if we have j Immediately after the sboeting. ap- Ml. "la rk s nr l t "',! "
te go t.. the ..x-eent of dabbling a little ' peared at Steurch's deer in her night ,,,, Si," ,,, Il,ress Jc i
politically. t,. Alfre.1 xteurch. . s. I ,,. ....." ......... U,l,kl" f''""l'd 0U tfac
GIRLS' BASKETBALL SCORES
Eryn JIawr
'..ii 2051
WALNUT'S CHARGE OF WHITEWASH PLAN DENIED
District Atte:uey Celes, in W.Tshinsteu tedny tehl his' bu-leilei-s
in the Devmitmeut of Justice he wne feicetl te keep the
Grand Jury in setieu at its own n quest te btiut the McConnell
probe. A senu-efiicul source tleuied Walnut's chaises that he had
been ordered te quash the McConnell piebe and hinted indict
ments, would be iciurnecl in a w-tek.
NO TAYLOR ARREST
Repert of Suspect Taken t"Klexl
call Proves False
Les Angeles. March IS. tlly A.
P.) The mystery drama of the murder
of William Desmond Tayler, film di
rector, here February I was lelegated
Questioned in Suicide
UAVAKD WIIAKTOX
Harvard student and mernhrr of old
(liestnut Illll famll.v, who was
questioned as 11 witness by Husten
police aftrr Hie suicide of l'aulliie
Clark, artist's model
c Ib
MPHHHIHIMIiilPHr! 1
I .s'; ri!t&iiivwfteV ?.&
;;WIFE, BEATEN, KILLSY0"th holds war cress
HUSBAND AT SHORE
Lewis Wills, Construction En
gineer for Bader Company,
Slain After Quarrel
WOMAN SAYS SHE'S SORRY
tptrnl Diipnlrh tn 7.Nv,iJiifl ftWc l.tiletr
Atlantic City, March IS Lewis
Wills, forty .vcars old. supervising
b'lding and construction engineer in
tV. emplejc of the I'Mward L. "Hader
CV..isfruetifin Company, of tills city,
was shot bv his wife. Mnreeliii. early
today wlille lie was lying in bed at thdr
home. "00 Atlantic avenue, and died en
hour inter In the City Hospital. Tha
bullet, from a ::.-1.pelt automatic, pene-
irsiteil tlie clievt en
. ,- . .r .i.i ,.n,l
f, .1,1- ,ln,1
oft side and
perforated the heart.
spcecli.
The wife admitted firing the fatal
shot. She was brought into the bed
room b. city detectives and the hus-
Hand (tiililnjl I.Il l.nnrl it, ,ltn ., Htnxn .IfA
bcn n-kc.l If she Imd shot him. Twe
swere.l the hell. Mrs. u ills was
I... - !..... .. ..... .... ... .... .tin:....
i.v s.
sobs
lerjuiii Hiu. inniL-it. '-ii i.. ui- itini!K
as she told turn quietly, "i have shot
my husband: come down and see what
you can de."
'I
Alfred called his father. They went
,, , b(I,.0(im ,eBu,10r Mili Mrs.
Wills. The fatally wounded man was
lying en his lcick in bed. The bedding
was stained with bleed.
- icperter talked te the two children.
Helen, eight years old. ami .Mabel, ten
years old. "We did net hear any thine
nt all 'until papa screamed uml woke
us up. We did uel go into tlie loom."
They teiihl tell nothing mere.
Detectives questioned the wife. She
admitted the shouting Slit; said te
the'm :
"When we came home he began te
abuse me; then he beat me. I i euld
net stand It longer. Me was in bed. 'I
get the gun and tired. I am seiry that
I did It. See if jeu can't de something
te save his lite."
SCORES
St Benedict 12
Ptnn . 0 1515
FIRE HITS HISTORIC HOME
About $300 Damage te Hemer Stev
enson Homestead in Torresdale
Fire threatened te destroy the old
Hemer Stevenson home at Stevenson
latin, near lliistel pike. Upper Torres Terres
dale, this morning nbeut 11 o'clock. It
started iu a chimney en the second fleer
and did about SHOO damage. Before
the firemen arrived, persons lu the house
had succeeded iu putting out tlu? flames.
The Stevenson home is new occupied
by Alexander Jehnsen, a farmer, who
tills part uf.the old estate. The house
Is two sterurt brlej; and -was a noted
1 lucrum IJIUjaWH l UST,.
lllllltflirffrM. mil, n1f.li, n.i.l rim nt in. tun nt I iltnn ..I.. K ." V.IUH
. .. . , ... . .--," . vr,,v-. """ "uu uiiiuer ljarsen. -, ,rm
iiiiif uhii n uiii
1 t
IN SUICIDE OF
Bayard Wharten, of Chestnut
Hill, Harvard Student, Tells'
Police of Bosten Party
SCULPTORS CALLED VICTIM
"GIRL WITH PERFECT FORM"
Yeung Norwegian Dropped Out
of Sight After Pauline Clark
Toek Poison
Bravery Abroad Wen Praise for)
IVTan Who Is Questiened
by Authorities
Pauline Virginia Clark, formerly Uri
nrtl-.ts' model, known te sculptors as a
"perfect Vmiis," ended her life with
polseq in her apartment in Hosten as
friends laughed nnd chatted about her.
Hay nrd Wharten. Harvard College
man. war here, nnd son of Henry
vt barten. MiiKS Ocrmnntewn avenue,-
J",""1 .,n"- "ns "nc "f the frlendsi
r MIm lark present carlv Inst Thurs
dnv morning when slie beckoned te
death. f
Mr. Whaiten has told tlie Bosten
aiitlmrltlcs fnmkly of tiie circumstances
as he knew them, which led te the
Milcltie of the twenty -thrce-jenr-eld
girl. ;i divorcee who numbered raaay
wealthy men among her friends.
Mr. Wharten said he wns In the eol eel
lege dormitory Wednesday nlirht whn
. V'."' u"'""" "ciincsuny n
: .", '. ""l. "." I'ueni-u te mm
.. , ,. ni-'irawimi ie mill. iSllQ in-'
Vited him te ie 11 Mtili. nvf- h ...
She In.
UUIL I IIILili UUI
ft f I af BP am
AK I Id I b UUtL '
V
I I IBB TflW .1 rnri.
It paralyzed hlsning In her apartment, 'Sl' Ncvvmur
street. Hosten. '
Itccehcd .Afcdals in War
The Harvard undejBraduatc, who was
decorated for valor by the Itnllnn and"
Ilrltish tinvernmetith, said lie knew few
i i nose no leunii nt the reriner model's
said.
I'liysician Sent Fer
Tlie nt her ".tirsiK were called la.
Nun.' en., suggest,.,! tlt .Miss Clarkv
might have taken poison, but Mr
Wharten said lie was net sure who'
made ihiitts,iSeMti,,. i.arscn went
for a physician while ethers sought te
give her an emetic
Ir. Jeseph Garland and Dr. Wil
liam It. Hieed 1 cached the apartment in
a sh,t ,,n ,! ,,.(,.,) , r(,vivc t)e un.
conscious -irl. Mr. Wharten said he
believes she died without making u
statement.
Larsen, who did net return nftsr
summoning medical aid. is being sought
by j.eliie who wish te learn his version
of the affair. .Mr. Wharten said he
met the Neivvcglnn about two wceKs
previously at .Miss Chn-k's apartment.
Larsen, he continued, was of mor
bid disposition and seemed te be able able
te Iiiiim ,sc his moods upon Mi. Clark.
.-... siciicu depressed while iu his coa cea
' puny.
t
Phenes Fathrr Net te Werry
Mr. A'liarten telephoned his fntbtr
this morning te assnte him that tiierc
was no cause for anxiety.
"He told hip," said the father, "that
he was In no way implicated In this
unfortunate affair, that he simply hnd
happened te be present when it occurred
and had been nillnl as a witness. "-
"He told me further that the matter""
had been cleared up s (,. nH U() WUR
( concerned, and that his explanation of
1 what lie knew of the case hud been full
and satisfactory. He said there was no
I occasion for me te go te Hosten."
Five jenrs age, when Miss Clark
,wns known as .Miss Virginia Hcrrlck,
she was at rested, charged with the ltr-
Centlnuril en I'm rear, t'lili.ian ,Xhvtt
$35,000 IN COREY GEMS
I FOUND M FAMILY WASH
I Proprietor of Ardmore Laundry
; Finds 'Em in Silk Handkerchief
1 Jewels valued at S.1.'.fMM) were fm.nH
tied up in a silk handkerchief which
had been sent with ether wash te the
laundry of Mrs. M. L, Dllks, n Ari-
mere.
The bundle of laundry hud been ltft ',
bv the chnuffeur of Mrs. Adfred A, t)
Cerey, Jr., of Wynnewood.
Wlien Mrs. Dllks dlsceveied thejeswt,
ic telephoned Mrs. Cerey.
-un, yes. tiiniitt you. j-i seud Ut
them, ' said Mrs. Cerey, nud a little
later the chnuffeur culled at the hum,
dry . ,
Tlie jewelry, which was in a charaela.
bag. included a sold nnd nUtleuW1
bracelet, set vvlth dlainends; thre ilt-.iM
mend rings, two of them with , tfj
niiiin-n .lieu -, n nurpiii ei piaiinUM SaMli
geld set with dlainends, another hts
pin set with fifty-three diamond, MM ,-
(appiurcs ami a lavalllere vitk.AiU:!
mends nnd peaiii, Zr
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