Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
FURTHER SENSATIONS
PROMISED BY NOBRE
Additional Revelations in
"Moral Claim" Fight Awaited
Eagerly by Politicians

Political attention Is fixed on John
partmcnt of Public Works, who has de-
ciared he viii make additional scnsa-
tional charges in connection with the
work done by senator f. II, Ware at
the League Island park
Nobre had a hearing before Magistrate
watson, at Ci;y Hall, yesterday after
noon. After senator Ware. Attorney
General Francis Skunk Brown and Con-
gressman W :. Ware had testified that
he told an absu utc falsehood when hc
said senator Ware had him 1N the rcc-
ords OF contract worl, in connect on with
the Government avenue nll SO as to pre-
vent city officials from knowing that
about $4,000 was slipped I'm with work
done In other parts Of the park. le
was held under $4,000 bail for court
Last Monday before the Finance COM
mittce Of Councils, where Nobre prc-
scented his affidavit that he had fals.nol
records, he asserted he would make addi-
tional revelations Yesterday iu the
courtroom where the hearing was g., Id
his counsel asserted that he would have
more to say Nov every uu' is awaiting
his additional charges with keen inter-
est bic has not indicated how soon he
expects 90 make them
Arrangements are now being made Tor
NObre, his attorney. with an attorney
representing Senator Ware. and cuEi.
neers representing the city 90 60 over
the records OF the League Island Park
contract Nobrr has promised that when
he goes over these records he viii he
able to point out tho manner in which
he hid the s7i.o00 worth Of work
Councils having voted against an i'm
dependent investigation hy q committee
other than the Narc-controllcd finance
body and against widening the sCOpn Of
the investigation as to the character r
work done by Senator Ware at League
Island during the last ten years at y
cost to the city Of about $4,000 200. the
entire question Of the moral claim" will
he thrcshcd out by the Finance COM
mittec,
4 resolution passed yesterday gives
the Finance Committee the power "a
subpoena and swear witnesses and 70
force the production Of books and rec
ords as evidence, thus granting it most
Of the powers Of u court Of trial Chair
man Gaffney, after receiving these ON.
largcd powers. said that no would not
call "A meeting to continue the probe until
after the attorneys Of Senator Ware and
Of Surveyor NObre have had ample Oh.
portuuity tC confer and until such time
as Nobrc has gone over the few cXisting
records with u view to proving his con,
tention that Senator Ware has ALREADY
been paid for work done on Government
.avenNe
This morning Nobrc referred iuquircr'
| to his attorney. former Judge Joseph =
| McCullen. Mr.. McCullen said
81. ,trtl tt,ls 1.
/ statement with regard to the Lcagu,
/ Island Park contract for the present
! date win Nc arranged later. when h,
and engineers viii go over the record
/ of the contract. do net know whci
! that will be done"
/ Mr. Mctullcn seemed to feel that tn
most important chapter in the ease wa
concluded when Nobrc sworc TO his aill
| davlt lie also indicated that Nobr
would make an additional statement /,
connection with his Investigation of tn
records.