The sun., 1918-07-10
EX-PUBLISHER'S
DIRECTORS ARE
OUT IN SHAKEUP
Henry L. Stoddard, With
Paul Block, Takes Control
of Newspaper.
LOYALTY PLEDGE GIVEN
Mrs. Adolphus Busch's Return
to America Leads to
Federal Action.

Bondholders Of the old Man and Er-
press took over control of the Evening
Mdil yesterday and set to work to sal
wage the good will of the paper, follow
ing the arrest Of DR.. Edward A. Rumely.
its publisher, and the concurrent allega-
lion that for three war years past the
Evening Mail has been owned and sup
ported BY the Imperial German Govern
ment.
The developments in the case Of DR..
Rumely yesterday were:
/. DR.. Rumely was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Hitchcock
and was released upon a bond for
ss5.o to insure his presence at
hearing to be held July. Is.
!. Papers in the case were taken to
Washington by Harold Harper, Assist
ant United States Attorney, who viii
hold a conference to-day with A.
Mitchell Palmer. Alien Property Gus
todian. and upon the result Of this
conference will depend the future
management Of the Evening Mail.
:. 1t Is said In dispatches from Wash
ington that other prosecutions are
likely to be made, but that they are
left entirely in the hands of the United
Attorney-G General Merton E. Lewis OF
the State Of New York.
I. Official investigation has developed
that persons alleged to have been con-
nected with Rumely have been ac-
lively engaged In Europe in support
OF German propaganda
S. Henry l.. Stoddard. chief bondholder
of the Evening Mail, acting for his as
sAciates, took charge Of the paper with
- AH-x,.. nd
is publishing it, subject to such orders
as the Government may hereafter
make.
&. District Attorney Edward Swami an
nounced that he had information that
some OF the money that had come to
DR. Rumely from German sources had
been used for the purchase of pro-
German advertisements in foreign lam
guage newspapers in this country.
Two Editions Missed.
Two morning editions OF the Evening
Nuil we're missed while the major bond
holders. Henry L. Stoddard and Paul
Block, were preparing their plans OF
rehabilitation. But when'the presses at
last started TO turn in the afternoon
they kept going steadily, and when Dr.
Rumely found his way out OF Federal
custody at 4:30 he might have read In
the daily Of which he was lately dicta-
tor a careful account of his troubles,
More than that, he might have learned
at frst glance that the Evening Md''
was through with him. To this news the
better part of the newspapers front
page was devoted. Above the title head
ing was a box the width or the page
which proclaimed, Mr. Stoddard In
Control OF the Evening MaI," and with
it expressions of congratulation and
confidence from Attorney-General Lewis
GOV. Whitman and Theodore Roosevelt.
Below was another box. In which Mr.
Stoddard wrote an energetic farewell to
Rumely, and finally there was third
heating to drive it home-'The Evening
Mail Under New Direction"
Liberty bonds for Bail.
Thirty-five Liberty Bonds OF the
third issue, each of the thousand dollar
denomination, had bought for Or.
Rumely his temporary freedom. VINO
provided them was not made known TO
the Federal authorities and Frederick
j. Powell of 165 Broadway. the DEFEND
ants lawyer. refused to say. Rumely
is to appear before United States Com
missioner Hitchcock for a hearing
week from next Tuesday at o'clock
IN the afternoon.
While Or. Rumely. a heavily built
man whose night In the Tombs was re-
fected in various incidentals or disar-
ray, was waiting IN Commissioner
Htchcocks office for sureties TO be
found. grand Jury investigation OF
circumstances surrounding and growing
out of his acquisition of the Even'n0
NAL was begun BY United States DIS
tTict Attorney Caffey.
At the same time Deputy State At
torney General Becker was going ahead
with his examination OF witnesses al
his Office In 81 Chambers street and al
the Criminal Court Building District
Attorney Swami was getting notably
busy.
Other. May BE Involved.
Out OF these investigations It was
predicted. were likely TO come develop
ments which not only would deal witt
Dr. Rumely. now charged with having
perjured himsef in a return to the Alier
Property Custodian. but would Involve
others of prominence.
These developments may not be swif'
in appearing and Mr.. Stoddard did moi
wait for them or Tor a further hint
from the authorities to start cleaning
house In the Evening Mai office. Hii
hrst action was to demand the resig
nation OF such directors as had beer
brought into the company by DR.. Rune
iv. What he went after he got. WheT
reporters saw him In the afternoon HI
had before him the abdication or kur
Rc!singer, who had been on terms o.
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