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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
CURB STOCKS NEARLY ALL MOVE
UPWARD AS DEMAND IMPROVES
NEW YORK, April 26.


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Broad SreetC
disturbed by the
the
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with Merritt OH advancing "
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of
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of
ton whit
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sold the low record of 29'3
Aetna Explosives
Lake Torpedo "a to "a and Submarine a"
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Bank of England Reserve Jumps

LONDON, April 26.--The weekly state
ment of the Bank of England follows
Total reserve f35,470Q00, increase f6s.0o0 [;
circulation fSs,227000, increase i116,00o /;
bullion, f55.247,000 increase flS000o
other secur ties f114.436 900. decrease co.
607 900: other deposits f117,249000, de-
crease f7,2S9.000 public deposits 52.450.-
900. decrease f2.31s.0o0; government secur-
tiles f37.472.0oo. decrease 100000. The
proportion of the banks reserve to liabilities.
is now 20.90 per cent against 1870 per cent
last week and 29x per cent In this 'w4ek
last year. The clearings through the Lon
don banks for the week were 1865. 900
against f39e. no 900 last week and f176.-
>s<.eoo in this week last year,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Sugar Futures Inactive

NEW YORK April 26.-The market for
sugar futures opened inactive today with
transactions on the call amounting to about
$50 tons. First prices were steady and
l to points higher, but there appeared
to be little disposition to trade either way
aggressively, ring traders awaiting develop
ments in spot sugar, where conditions were
uncertain and the demand from refiners
slack
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL, April 26.-Spot cotton was
reported in moderate demand at 3 points
advance to the basis of .73d for American
midding. Sales aggregated 1000 bales in
Guiding 1000 American, Imports were 1000
bales, none American. The market for fu-
lures closed steady, at net advance of
IL a Is points
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Cotton BUYERS and Sellers

NEW YORK. April 26.-May-Morrison
and Cone bought; Hopkins and Chairman
sold
July-Mtchell, HoA 'er. McGee, Burnett
Guild, Watkins and {. Hicks bought; New
man. w. Gumoens, Cardoza, Wilson and
Lester sold.
October-C. Hicks, Downs. Carpenter and
Mitchell bought: Bartlett, Wiggn, Wilson
and Lowenstein sold.
Observation-Disclosures and Downs bought !;
Hartcorn, Hentz, Young and Ray sold
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO. April 26.--HOGS-Recepts. 80. 900
head. Market strong, Sc to 10c, higher Mixed
@l5,o5; rough heavy 81; 2oT 4 So light, $i4.s5
a I5 So pigs. so S5 20 13 65 bulk SIj 80 a IL S.
CATTLE--Receipts, 1000 head. Market steady
Reeves S9@13.40:, cows and heifers, $1,000
50 so a 10. 20; calves, SSW12.
SHEEP-Receipts. $1,000 head. Market slow
to steady. Native and western. s1O.75G13.1O;
lambs, s1o.25 6D16.6O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Structural Steel Shapes Tn So

PITTSBURGH. April 26. Structural
shapes now are being held at So ton
above the previous prevailing minimum
price for delivery at convenience of mill by
manufacturers in the Pittsburgh district
Steel bars are being quoted at $3.50 or SO
ton above the previous prevailing mini
mum price.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
GOVERNMENT BONDS
Crops Lost in Farm Fire

MILFORD. Del. April 26. - All the
buildings on the vinyard farm near Mil
ford were destroyed by fire, also eleven
hogs. a colt $4,000 worth of farming
implements and about $4,000 worth OF pota-
toes, corn and hay. Benjamin vinyard
owned the buildings. but the produce and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Woman Ends Her Life with Revolver

LANCASTER, Pa. April 2s.- Believed
to have been mentally unbalancsd Mrs
Elizabeth Esbenshade. twenty-eight years
old. wife Of Henry B. Esbenshade, Jr.. of
Eden. yesterday afternoon took revolver,
which had b:sn h!d4i4 4 I. ss sern BY her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

PARIS. April 26.-The weekly statement
of the Bank of France shows an increase
of 9.707 900 francs I'm gold holdings and a
decrease of 1.3lS.000 francs in silver.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, April 26.-The market for
coffee futures opened steady unchanged to
an advance of point Trading on the call
was moderately active, sales amounting to
$500 bags. The early estimate on May
notices placed the amount at about 10000
hagS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Granulated Sugar Unchanged

NEW YORK, April 26.-Fine granula ted
sugar remained unchanged with the Ameri-
can Sugar Company quoting 7.50c The last
sale In spot Cuban raws was at 6.27. an ad-
vance of points over last previous transac-
ton,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
STANDARD OIL
INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS
MONEY-LENDING RATES

NEW YORK-Call money opened at 22
per cent for lending and renewing
Rates on loans secured bye good mixed
stock exchange collateral are unchanged
today at Y q 4 per cent for sixty days, 3%
I4A per cent for ninety days and 4m4A
per cent for four five and six months,
Prime bank acceptances are unchanged
at 4d3A per cent for ineIigibles and 3h %
. per cent for eligibles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank cearngs today compared with corre-
spondng day last two years:
1917. 1915 1915.
phiiadelphia s82. 400 s6s S37. .33O 4j2 $23027,743
boston -. 4s,7sl, 26Q 30, s39043 25,407. 1872
New York 1910 asi, AIS 4Io,5ae.os7 33l .seG,95?
Chicago -. IS, 303. .s37 o., 23S $50 rs 35i, 6il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
The Government Loan

IN THE one hundred and forty years which mark
the life of Country, we have on FIVE
occasions been forced to create War Loans
The first was during the Revolutionary War of
l776, when Louis XVI of France loaned the
Colonies about $l.OOOOOO Later the French
Government made other loans. SO that at the end
of the War we owed France and it's King
$6.352,5OO, stupendous sum for those days.
Today about to offer for subscription a
loan amounting to probably $4,000, 100000 to
aid our Allies to battle for the principle laid down
by President Lincoln that Government of the
people, by the people and for the people shall not
perish from the earth.'
Subscriptions to the Loan will be received by tbi.
Company without cost to the subscriber or to the
Government.
Commercial Trust Company
City Hall Square
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

'Ex diyidend--Nationai Enameiin< Stamp.
2 pyf ,e"., .>atlonai Sty pank .; Amernal
Exchange Bank, D. u.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

LONDON Money AZ per cent, un-
changed Discount short bills 49s per cent,
unchanged three-month bills 4a per cent,
unchanged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

PHILADELPHIA - Call, 3ls per cent
Time 41a&5 per cent. Commercial paper
three to six months, Az @4A per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
COTTON PRICES DROP,
AFTER EARLY GAINS
Spot Offerings and Prospects OF
Unsettled Weather Encour-
age Scattered Selling
COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS

COTTON BELT WEATHER C0NDiIioNs
NEW YORK. April 26.--The following
Temperatures were recorded IN tns So,.pbn Sasb'
vile. 81; Asheviile, Fort smith and IA
leigh: SCI; Little Rock MemphlSS na Saitanoosm nna %
Go, Sbreyeport, Knoxville and Augusta. W;
Vicksburg. Meridian. Macon. ,,,i;m MontEHmeGeff AZ
birmingham. Atlanta and yacksohNanse' an, New
orleans. Mobile and savannah. es; Gal
weston. Pensacola and Charleston. 10; Cor
There was ,O2 inch Of precipitation az
Macon; .O4 inch at Savannah, Ang.sta ann
Fort smith; O0 inch at Wilmington; LIZ
inch at Knoxville; IA inch Mt Thomasvi''e;
10 inch at Chattanooga.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
DIVIDENDS
C0MMERc5AL Trust COMPANY

III DIvIDENDS
COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPANY
"a "a fil Philadelphia, April 20, 1917
AZ 4 meeting of the Board of Dlrectors hald
~ day. = quarterly disidend q four "a, per per
snSoy. payable on May q. 1917. to sharrs
70 'of record on the 3Oth instant.
3: Il w sTEHrEsT. Treasurer.
fnAHkk.lN NATIONAL RANK
!16 fnilads pa,a, April g. 1911.
q llyldend OF ten Sl0) per cent. free OF
nTak1s May D. i0I1, to stockholders or
IA ~ " wM. HARpT. Cashier.
G77kc 016XkO NATIONAL BANK
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.

Harriet Gilbert Colored,. Supposed
20 Have Frozen IN )'";''h 1T Her
Home OH North Washington Street.
Harriet Gilbert, an aged co!ortd
woman, who had beer missing .ot
sevora! days by her neighbors, was
found dead 81 her hons. 729 north
Washington street, at all early h'uf
th;, morning. There vas every rca-
son 10 suppose that Toe woman -roze
10 death during >he prevailing h!4z-
zayd Officer Nevitt made the nects-
sarv investigation, ana an inquest was
rot deemed necessary The body vas
sr,,ncd oven. 10 IN undertaken.
The wornan's neiehbors had become
anxious concerning her, and some oi
them entered her house this morning
when as stated above, she vas found
cold zn;! stark in death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
BLOWN UP BY DEPTH BOMBS
Destroyer Jones. After Being Torpe-
doed by U-boat. Lost Many By ET-
pIosi0n. says Surviving Officer.

Washington. D. c., Dec. la.--The
first survivors story Of the sinking
Of the American destroyer JACOB
Jorcs, told by Lieutenant J. r.
Richards, has been made public oy
the Navy Department 1t shows tbs:
o,.!v ;7r elnas! bo2ts IN. aszTe,, s'::e-
RATS f!oatcG cltac Of the wreck. TIE
men on these were picked up afte-
l. hours Of exposure. Al Official
summary Of the lieuterant's areou7.
follows:
.;Iicut.qlant Richards says the t:a-
sLroycr was processing toward porS,
after holding target practice wsen,
ct .i.2O p. m, a torpedo waa sighted
bv the lookout. The commanding Of
fc.r. stationed IN the bridge, "rTtt'7-
al the rudder nard right and engines
full steam ahead. Tho torpedo struck
the shin OF, the starboard side, abreast
of torpedo tnbe No. 3. This tube WIN
tcrpedocs was blown 200 tert IT ar.
Tb,. radio vas wrecked and tho 1as;'
mast brought down.
Guns were manned Immediately
hut no submarine was sighted And
the vessel began to settle oE the
stern. The captain gave the order q
abandon ship. Whalcpoats which vert
cot out capsizet. The motor safer
could not be got out. a wheery ard
motor dory managed to escape sac
~ Three Iferaf1s fioated clear.
"The vessel sank Ct 4.29 p. II. Depth
charges aboard exploded, apparently
blowing Off the stern Of the ship.
No survivors, except those on Ont
heats and 6ferafts, were fourd af'
,cr . thorough search. Lieutenant
Richards said. Alter y hours IN cnt
water, the men on the RATS woI'
picked up by British ship.
THE submarine, wir!cn was sesii
after the Jacob Jones sank, appear
"a 10 ba shout l5G feet in length
with three-inch gun forward ard tTi
i ueriscopes-'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
TO TAX CONGRESSMES.
Bill Assessing Their Salaries Will be
Taken up Tomorrow by House
Committee.

Legislation s1nerd.ng the %at tax
law so th.ye members cf Congress-
xii! be subject to the now war e;1-
cess profits Sax On Incomes ot S6,ccV
and moro Trill ne ;,kon up Saturday
u ...: Hon&G 'Ha:a..7a a.&t.. :.SSeens Soo:-
miltec. Other revision OF the war sax
measure also may be discussed, oas
ts.inite consideration Of amendments
is 10. planned until spring.
After enactment of the provision
as 10 taxation Q: CongressnlcnS sa.'
aries under the excess profits Sec
sion, many hills introduced for e
oual Of the crtire section imposing a
special tax on professional incomes
will be pressed.
Representative lons7'p7h' u
Ohio. Yesterday offered Thr latest
bill Tor that purpose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
SCARCITY OF OIL STOVES .
People Who Intended Using Such
Heaters Disappointed When Told
the Supply Has Been Exhausted.

At the beginning Of cold weather,
when ii became apparent that coal
p.as to be scarce, many people IN this
city purchased oil stoves, which can
bc used in small rooms with some
degree nf satisfaction. Recen.iy
there has been a rush for this utcnsii.
ard many persons were disappointed
whnn told BY dealers that TIE supply
Of oil Ytorcs in this city has oe>'l e%-
hauSte- and that It IS impossible u
procure more fror, the ,nanuEactur-
crs. l.. some cases where house :
keepers had previously supplied them
selves with one oil heater they mad
determined to adi another TO meet
emergencies in the fuel problem but
such will II all probability 20 com
relied To 10 the best they can with
one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
MORE ARCTIC WEATHER
Rain. Snuw, Hail and High WINDS
Prevail During Most Of Last Night.

Sa,ow fell ;J intervals rhrough@us
rtstcnlay, anl the Wild held tcna-
cously 70 the northeast, giving TO
hopes u :. change in The wea0het.
After dark ,esin and hail tell at
times, and later the wind gasher"'
velocity as Il veeTed toward the soutA
and west. There we're heavy flaws
which twsted Email branches from
trees, but 10 material damage Is ~
pcrtoG.
Conditions outdoors we're SuGged'
r;ys OF Siberia, and some d!sSrunt!ec
pccple wee inali-!7G for tns
"yeea5he- sage H,ho :. fe7 T'ecsS aGd
a.sured tie worlc thac 77a Scrn q
have i mild winter.
But few persons appcared on the
streets-ollly such as were co1rreliec
70 face the elcnlents.
The weather today has heeE colo
end cloudy witt s71o'T ii: the after
ncon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
LIEUT.. ANDERTON DEAD
Highly Esteemed Resident Of Alex
andria Dies on Board Transport on
Way TO France,

The sad Intelligence Vas rc2cicsc
here this morning announcing the
death Of Lieut.. George NJ. .Andcrton
Of the 501st Engineers, United States
Army, on board :.n American trans
port, enroutc 10 France. His death oc-
CURED on Dec. 9th, from tubercnlat
meningitis. One report is 20 the e.
feet that his death did not take place
until two days after arrival in
France. The report Of his demise was
cabled by General Pcrshi1t:s to the
War Department At Washington, his
family bcin notified in Alexandria
this morning.
Lieut.. Andcrton was twenty-five
years old. and was . son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Pryor Andcrton Of Brad
dock Heights, Alexandria. He married
Miss Judith Winter Boswell, Of
the ceremony taking
place III New 0rk clty. Sct. hth.
Lieut.. Andcrton was a civil cn-
giaccr. Before becoming identified
with the Army he was employed in
hat capacity By the Illinois Central
Railroad Company. In addition to his
wife, Lieut.. Anierton is survived by
his parents and two Sisters-Alrs.
Julian r. Burke, jr. Roscmont. ana
Mrs. Rose Dawes, wife Of Lieut..
Robert \. Dawes, Z. s. ~, the i2.--
ter row residing here with ilcr par
cnts.
Lieut.. Anderton vas We'll known ~
where hc had many
friends, and was { forme. teacher
IL ,hc public schools here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
Jury in Camer Case Out ililf Hour
in tiis Sixth Trial i0t Murder oi
Mrs. Mandc Wilson

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Inc '.fs' "'slee az" '''''.o'" =.
hhPrlsohtleh' 10' '''' i."1 ~ - ."' :, :.
N"oce ".tSoH' ''c''' Di'S.0'' p'
- 1919, III 'u'"!" '''i' 'te'1 90
terday' Inns was Ite S'A'" '''n'
Luther N"Ater' 4 "'''l'eA ~ '"', ~"
ocAshco mar WIS ''e''' 0>"'s'' 80
the same crime II the summer o.
1915. JAMES Cant"r. who was convict
cd at the same time, was GranSee 4
new trial. Luther confessed ana e:
onerntcd James before he died.
subsequently tsi@!S o' 'a'''@s '*
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
WANT 5000 MEMBERS
Ccmmiticcs Organized iof an Active
CampaiEn in .Alaxanaria for i'ehe-
iii Of The Rcd Cross.

In compliance with the National
headquarters in Washington, V!G'
orous campaign has been outlined 1of
the city Of Alc&andria in which &A e'
forr will be made ;G secure 5000 new
.nernbc,s for inc !oc:'! branch q tht
Americana Red Cros=.
M. Robert l.. PAYNE has becE So
lectch rs managcr Of the campaign
and the committees nalnct beAo"
have been appointesi 10 solicit new
members. Miss Mary Z. Lindsey l.
Tie chaifnan o. The .ncnbcr5flip
committee.
Committees TO call upoE !obbcrs and
Pro',clS--Miss Cora l.. Cochran and
Mrs. c. r. Nicholson.
Professional Men, City Han ard
llarket:-AIiSs Esther D. Burke.
Retail Mcrchan!a:--AIrs. c. w.
Wattlcs. Mrs \. D. hrocl;ett. Mrs.
!. Stuart Jamicso". Mrs. Isaac
Gregg. Mrs. f c. Dunn. Miss Phil
irpa \. Wattles, Mrs. Henry $.
Wattles, Mrs. Gardner l.. Boothe
Telegraph. telephone. X. K. an"
Insurance offices--Nirs y. J How
ell.
Marufac,urics--Mrs. j. Y. VIII
Jams, Mrs. Carroll Pierre.
Potomac Yards--.Alrs. J. q. Gross,
Mrs. j. NJ. Corncll. Mrs. r. +. Me.
Cahey, Mrs. J. ". Farney, Mrs. i.
II. Colvin, Mrs. c. f. Dare.
Southern X. L. Round HOUSE,
Mrs. J. G.. Ramage.
Booths ir storeS-afrs. Richard
Gibson.
The location of booths viii DC 7s
follows:
Union station. post-oifce, Swan
Bros. D. Bcndhcir and Sons. S. 2.
Dyson ard Bro. r. +. Knight and
Son. all in .aleXaItdria; Jacob tila57-
man, DEL Ray: Sol. Cohen. De! Ray:
roscmac Supply Co., 81. Elmo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
SOLDIER TAKES RISK
Offers Himself to Army Physiciaa {,
Experiment. on III Effort TO Check
Work OF SlscEers.

s[r, Z. ?. Wl.itestonc, o? tie firm
CT Whitestone and Clark, OF this city
is in receipt Of an interesting piece
Of news t day j, which his ncpheF
Louis Whitestole, Is shown to have
taken most commenlablc action. The
Young man visited his uncle here
about ten days ago. For the past "a
wears his home has been in Baltimore
but he is q yirginian, having been
born in Culpeper, this state. \ news
Paper dispatch dated at New YORK.
Dec. l3, says:
another scheme of slackcrs TO de-
feat the draft law with the eonnlVance
Of ,rsernpulous physicianaa haa hcah
brought 70 light through the coafage
OF Louis Wihitcstoae, 2S years oia'
an enlisted man in medical corps NO
8. it was announced last night et the
Office Of the diroctor OF the draft.
W7bitestone reported TO Dr. AleSan-
der Hoifheimer, OF the medlca! corps,
chat he had overheard physician eE-
plain 10 |. would be Stacker ways II
which it waa possible 10 Obtain ex-
.n,ption by injecting into the system
drugs which would cause the syrlp-
toms Of certain diseases. Dr.. Holt
heimcr told Whttestone it would be.
necessary to know positively that
The injections would produce tie r.
snlts stated before action cou!d be
taken. ;. ;,
"Trv it on me- said the medical
corps mivate. 4 don't mind taking :
chance for Uncle Sam"
Whitestonc was given the !n1@cGio2
and in less than - hours the symp-
toms predicted appeared. Whites;one
was token before an army medical
bonr,l fnr examination and WAS re-
iected. The case then was reported to
Draft Director McCook ard cxomp-
tion boards were warned to be on the
lookout for evidence of fraud along
similar linns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
CAUSE OF WRECK AT ORANGE
Sortbbound Local Fails to Wait Two
Minutes After Switch IS Opened
Refore Taking Main Track

The collision between Sp'o South
ern Railway passenger trains OF Lar.
mcnd, near Orange, Va, on Octobe-
81 last, resulting m two deaths. En-
e;necr Frank Laruond and bis color
ed fireman, and the injury OF twelve
persons, was caused by the failure
Of the northbcund local 70 wait two
minutes after the switch was OPEN
cd before moving upon the main
track. This was the finding Of the N.
terstate Commerce Commission, Of
ter thorough investigation.
The crew Of the local also neglect
cd to prepare to close the switch
The rorthbound New York ard New
ORLEANS Limited crashed Into the io.
cal at the sHiich.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
HELD FOR DOUBLE MURDER.
Man ltrrested on Charge ior Which
Others Are in Prison

Albion. \. Y, Dec. l4.--Erw.n
King waa arrested yesterday, chhrE'
cd with murder in The first degrct.
on information ny {. Z. Waite, an
assistant attorney general Of he
stare. King il accueol by Mrs. Waite
OF the murder us Charles Phelps and
Margaret Wolcott, for which Charles
F. Stieiow, aevcn :imes granted !.
stay Of execution BY Governor Whit
; man. is serving life sentence. Justice
Dudley directed plea Of not guilty.
King was 3hcn taken before Sh''
Grand jury, wh:ch ia ilnestigat2aE <
the Phelps mur,ler and the circum-
stances leAding to the conviction u
Stielow and his nephew, Nelson
Green. King was before the jury III
afternoon. .'E'll tell them everything >
he said us he walked INTO the room.
| No Indictment has been reported.
The special prosecutors named y
the Governor said yesterday after
noon that King would tell the Gra"c:
Jury that the first confession he mace
at Little Valley is the truth. In II
ne said that he and Clarence =
O'Connell, who now !s in Auburn foI
shooting 4. Catvaraugas, New York
storekccper, had committed the muir
der. King later repud!atod that cor'
! fession.
| 4 special prosecutor will continNe
tho grand jury proceedings, taking
no al inquiry into the means br which
Stielow and Green made confession
OF the double murder. "There Will ii
some sensational disclosures. Mr.
/, Waite said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-14
DEAD ON HIS DOORSTEP
slan Accused OF Killing Says ht
Stabbed in Self.DeferSe

rbiladclp!l:a, Dec. l+.--S,aJtaed
.fstiug 4 fight near Second and Car
renter streets shcrtiy- aitel. m!rni@ht
Wednesday, Joseph LaskowsEy vas
fo.,r1 ,jra,. on lae doorstep al ms
..o,.ie. No. tfo Carpenter street, ~ :
O'clock ycar-...ar morning ~ Dctec-
tiy2s Ha.diman and Heanctie, Of the
Tnilty-tiiird district. the man rad
did from the cfcec-s o. his wounds
al:.2 exposure.
An Investigation IL. 70 the arr:st q
Peer Piernont, Of Gainesville, wbo,
9 short time before, Fa;! 7erort2! to
a policeman that he had been robbed
9: $40 BY La$Iiowsky and another
nan. yeho had followed him from :
sa!ccn. He tric5 to defend himself.
be said, and drey. q knife and stabbed
nrc OF !,is assailants He admitted,
H.. police say, that the man NJ stab
bod was I!.lSkowsky.
After being stabbed La$EowssH
STAGGERED toward his rome, but was
- seal. shat ne co!ild get TO further
than tho doorstep. TIE detectives
locked up picgmont an,. then began Z
search that ended with the arrest q
rank i. Robclle, 70 years old, of
Garrett street near Second, VINO %aS
identified by Picrroac "a Laskow-
sl:yis companion. piermcat was fc.d
witl.oll1 bail 10 await the action Of
tho Coroner and Rohclle was held to:
court on charge 81 highway rob-
irrv.