New-York tribune., 1918-07-09

ment of the paper. but still holds most
Of the outstanding bonds. When the
United States declared war on Germany
MIR. Stoddard threatened to foreclose
the bonds unless "The Evening Mail
expressed loyalty to this country in
every way.
Propaganda Directed Against Britain
In answer to questions as. to the at
/ titude of the paper before the war. Nj
Harper said
81 think that most of the propaga nda
IN The Evening Mall prior to the
! declaration of war was directed agains st
Great Britain. Of the actions Of the
! paper since the outbreak Of hostilitics
l have nothing to say"
Recently, when three New York news
! papers printed story about opposition
to Mrs. William Randolph Hearst's
name over the door of the canteen for
soldiers at the Public Library, two Of
the papers. "The Times" and The Trib-
une, were sued for libel. No action,
I however was instituted against "The
Evening Mail"
Dr. Rumely, who is forty-three years
old and lives at 34 West 103d Street.
| has many and varied interests Be
sides being engaged in the newspaper
business he was secretary of the NJ
Rumely Company, of Laporte, Ind,
which manufactured agricultural i'm
plements, and, as founder of the Inter-
lakeH School, of which he is president,
had written several books embodying
novel ideas on educational matters.
Moreover, after having attended the
University of Notre Dame and the
University OF Heidelberg, he studied
at the University of Freiburg, which in
1906 granted him the degree of doctor
Of medicine.
Rumely Interested in Farming
Scientific farming interested DR..
Rumely greatly at that time, and he
developed mechanical tractor as a
substitute for horsepower in farming
Rq became at a little later date one
OF the officers of the NJ Rumelv Com
pany. Of La Porte, manufacturers Of
farm machinery. and said to be one
OF the largest INCORPORATED organiza-
tions in the Middle West
HIS interest in both agricultural and
industrial affairs brought DR.. Rumely
much to the foreground in organiZa-
tlons interested in all such affairs. He
was made a director and member of
the state committee of the National
Association for Promotion of indus
trial Training and was also a. member
of the American Association of Agri-
cultural Engineers.
DR. Rumely is tie author of several
magazine articles on both agricul-
tural and industrial subjects He
wrote q book called "To Teach Boys
and advanced ideas on education. and
collaborated with l.. ". Ellis in writ
inc power and the Plow."
La Porte, Ind, continued to claim
Dr. Rumely as a resident up to the
time of his purchase of "The Evening
Mall He then removed to this city
Managing Editor Surprised
John f. Cullen. managing editor of
"The Evening Mail" is a member of
the machine gun company of the 7th
Regiment. He was at the armory for
drill last night
Over the telephone Mr.. Cullen said
the arrest of DR.. Rumely was a great
surprise to him. In his capacity as
managing editor Mr.. Cullen declared
he was concerned solely with the news
end OF the paper, and had nothing what
soever to DO with its editorial policy.
In his departmes Mr. Cullen added
ne vas not interlcred with in any way
further than that, he said. he could
maze no statement at the present time
Arthur Garfield Hays, Of TIE law firm
OF lays. Kaufman & Lindheim.
through which, Attorney Genera! Lewis
SAID, passed German government cash.
with which "The Evening Mail" was to
be purchased, declined last night to
make any statement. Informed that
Mr. Lewis declared that $4,000 in bills
passed ut one time through the hands
OF the firm in connection with the
transaction. MIR. Hays still refused to
aihrm or deny the statement. Asked
Whether his firm had acted as counsel
to the German Embassy, he replied: