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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18
ANBLER FACING
LONG PRISON TERN

The affidavit on which the warrant
was issued for Charles 4. Amblrr'S ar
rest is signed by Robert i. Ferguson. a
bank examiner. The punishment for
the offcnses charged would be virtually
life imprisonment, if the maximum SON
trnccS were imposed upon conviction.
The arrest of Amber may be fol
lowed, and quickly, by the arrest Of two
and perhaps three others whom the au-
thOrities have found to be implicated in
the wrCckng of the North Penn Bank,
One of these is said to be promoter,
whose overdrafts in the bank total
S242 900 and who has been intimate
with Moyer. the former cashier. for
some years.
"Have Won gone into the relations or
Daniel +. Lafean, the former head of
the banking department, and of flames
J. Boand, the New York and Scranton,
fire insurance promoter. and dctcr-
mined yet whether there is ground for
the criminal prosecution Of oithcr mr.
both mcn?' Assistant District Attor.
ncy TauIane was asked.
no." he replied. I'VE have boon On
busy getting the material for the a#
davt for the warrant for AmhIor tL,+
we have been compelled to devote most
of our time to that, to the exclusion
Of other things.
"HOwcver,' he continued. imnros-
sivcIy. I'VE are going right ahead now
with other matters. We intend to got
to the bottom of this thing. If otHor
men must be arrested then other mon
will be arrested, no matter who they
may be. There will he no stopping
this investigation. No guilty man will
escape.
I "Have you heard anything regard =
| ing the relations which certain pro
moter is said to have had with the
bank" he was asked.
1T has been talked about, but VIC
haven't had the time and the oppor
tunity to get busy on that end. How
ever. the investigation will be com.
plete and as thorough as we can DOS
sibly make it. We are going straight
to the bottom Of everything"
The reason, however, more promi
nence has not been given to the re.
lations said to have existed bctweer
the promoter and Meyer, the cashier
is said to have rested on the deSir,
of Colonel Fred Taylor Pusey to gel
the overdrafts paid it possible bofor,
nny criminal prosecution, if warrdntnd
were attempted. 1t is possible tha
this plan may still be carried into ri
feet. although there is a possibilit!
that Mr.. Taulane may tackle his en'
of the affair at once.
The evidence that will form the back
bone of the prosecution of the fOrme
insurance commissioner consists largel!
of correspondence and other papers OK
posing his alleged relations with tn
looted bank, it was learned on goOt
authority
When asked whether the entire east
against Mr.. Amber will be made OF
'evidence of this character, James Ga!
Gordon, ,Jr., assistant district attor
ney, said:
II cant answer that question
He declined TO make any comment OF
the line Of evidence the prosecution
Twill present.
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Vare Smoked Out,
Declares Moore
Continued From Page One

Continued From rage one
senator against senator Pcnro>r. hut
is striving for the chalrmanship Of th'
nupropriations committee 0f the Ma
tional Congress. That would give him
control Of preparing legislation affecting
finances of the federal government. 1t
is true that Mr.. Ware is two points
removed from the craftsmanship now.
Unlike Judge Patterson or Congressman
Moore, he accepts the advice of Mr..
Lane and Senator Martin and sticks
to his last but he suggests certain
candidates for United States senator if
he docs not himself run. These include
George Wharton Pepper. an excellent
citizen. who stood in the same relation
TO the Wares in the John Il. X. Scott
fight for Lieutenant Governor that
Thomas Robins now occupies in sup
port of the Wares.
Thus We are gradually smoking out
tho opposition 50 that tho people may
get on to their curves,
AS to the announcement Of Mr..
Scger's position | would say that Mr..
Scgpr is a practical mun in politics and
probably weighed carefully his cnncIu-
Sions,
sympathy for Seger
"He is a very sick man and while !
have not called upon him personally, rs
| reported. | have known him FOR many
years and sympathize with him in his
personal affection. His old run
| ming mate, Mr.. Hall. also has my per
sonal sympathy. We are in nowisc dis
couraged by what Mr.. SCger has con
cudcd to do. We will get the votes
| from the Segcr- Hall wards no matter
how strong the Wares may fall for
them. The rank and file will be as we'll
treated under my administration as they
would be under Ware administration.
Those who give weight TO the indiyid-
ual declaration of leaders in this fight
are ignoring the people.
In the Scott Beidleman fight the
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TEETH IN NEW BILL
AIMED At PACKERS
Kenyon Measure, Providing Sep
aration From Food Monopoly,
Debated by Senators
NOT A PRIVATE BUSINESS,

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Before the
senate agriculture committee today the
problems Of packers, their alleged mo-
nopoIy Of preparing and distributing
meats and their alleged policy OF ex-
panding their business enterprises TO the
point of controlling the supply OF other
foods, came up for an Investigation in
the hearing on the Kenyon bill to ex-
tend federal control over the packing
industry.
Senator Gronua, committee chairman,
prefacod the proceedings with brief
statement of conditions which he said
were leading to a general demand for
limitation of corporate profits. So did
Senator Kenyon.
Radical Bill with Teeth In IT,
This is a radical bill. with teeth in
it, which deserves the most careful scru-
Tiny. but it is not government owner
ship bill, said Mr.. Kenyon. 1T pro
vidrS new method of corporate control
| IN this country. II suggests the liz
|
, them of stockyard ownership and the
elimination of their control of refrige-
rator cars. The basis for it is the re
port of the federal trade commission and
information before this committee.
Meat packing is no longer private
business. If the monopoly has grown
TO degree we understand it has, it is
indefensible and intolerable There may
be a little efficiency growing out of it,
but that is temporary.
I'VE are not engaged in an attack
on private profits, though the propa-
ganda of the packers has frightened bus
mess since this bill came up, and may
have frightened Congress out of the
attempt to lcgislatc. We are not try
ing to injure business, nor stop reason.
able profits, but excess profits today are
reasonable profits"
Manipulation by Livestock Pool
Chairman covcr. of the Federal
Trade Commission. the first witness be-
fore the committee, outlining the basis
of the investigation and report of that
body. said it found that the meat
business of the country was controlled
by the five great packers whose head
quarters are at Chicago. and that enough
there are many independents in the in
dustry. they exist only on sufferance.
The livestock pool. he asserted. was q
combination Of the larger packers to
guide their daily purchases of livestock
in the yards
"ChiCfly." he said. "it was to pre-
vent members from bidding up prices on
days when n short supply of animals \
came into the yards. At the principal q
markets of the country condition
emerged by which the five packers,
Armour 4 Co., Swift. Cudahy, Wilson
and Morris Il Co., bought exactly a
predetermined proportion of cattle Of
fcrrd for sale"
Mr.. COver said this was the condi-
tion at Chicago, Kansas City. st.
Joseph. Fort Worth, Denver and st.
Louis. and presented statistics in sup
port of his statement.
Explaining the commissions invcsti-
CATION of the packers. Mr.. Colver said:
"Wc were not interested in profits
and were not looking for people who
simply had money. 1t is factor in the
business that fresh meat can be sold at
II loss and the whole business yet be
run at n profit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18

committee of ono thousand consists of
Senators Martin and Ware. They say
that some citizens who have been in
vitCd to become members of the com =
mittCc have declined and in proof Of
this show "A letter from Joseph +. Arm
strong. of 26lO West Cumberland
street. to Mr.. Kcndrick. In which Mr..
Armstrong says:
II am certainly not willing to allow
my name TO bc used on the Thomas
Robins committee to indorse and sup
port Judge Patterson in his rnndidacy
for Mayor.
Judge Patterson returned today from
Cape May. but declined to make any
comment on the situation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18

! during the hearing He was treated as
, tho every day prisoner. And, in fact
! few prisoners in the dock have received
such a tongue lashing ms given by MIR.
| Gordon.
"Your honor" snid the assistant dis
! trict attorney. II request that this
man be held in Sl5, 900 bail for fur
( thor hearing two wccks from tomorrow
4 Tho commonwealth has not been able
to have witnesses present today
Ambcr's brother stepped forward
and gave tho newspaper photographers
n chance to take their shots.
"Nour honor" he said. ~ submit
that the hail is too high. We nro ready
to 60 ON with this ease and tho com
monwcalth is not. | would suggest
that the bail hc fixed at $1,000. but wo
ar" ready to do anything your honor
says"
Mr.. Gnrdon now raised his voice and
lifted his hands toward Magistrate Pen
mock
II ask that the bail be high" d" he
said st"rnly. "bccausC this man was n
prhIi" official aud had money in trust
His fellow rOnspirator--'
Alleged "onSpirator. broke in Am.
hl"r'S lawyer. there has been no cvi
dcnrc offered"
Ih" assistant district attorney looked
at the lawyer and then at the prisoner.
Amber was sitting open mouthed, lis
i"nlng to cnch word. His face was
Scarlet It was apparent that he had
not expected anything but cut and -
dried hearing.
N"nSpiraior. repeated Mr. Gordon
IN an angry voice. ''l"ur Honor, tho
commonwealth expects to provo that
his acts OF diShonor were numbered
by the score. that his dpfaIcatious were
in tho hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
and. a> public official. he committed
tn" Gro~Sost breach of trust"
AmbI"r'N mouth opened wider. The
lawyer was stunned for n moment.
rhcr" was Il long pause
1--WE are ready today" he STAN
mcrcd. but We will do whatever your
honor says.
II ask $15,ooo hail." insisted Mr..
Gordon.
MagiStrai" pcnnork. who had been
leaning forward over tho high desk. now
sat back in his chair. All faces we're
turned toward him. For minute
th"r" was silence in the rourt room.
Mr. Gordon. tn" Amblcrs. newspaper
men and spectators waited for tho word.
Further Hearing September
IN voice not audible Il few feet
away, Magistrate Pcnnock. who has al
ready held Meyer. Louis IT, Michel.
president Of the Norrh Penn and Viii
liam 7. GahclI. Il director. N bail. said,
Flftc"n thousand for hearing on
September = "
This was Mt | ~ tho hearing last
cd just five minutes.
Amber jumped from his chair and
dartod for tho magistrates office, He
was followed 10y Young Smith. His
brother remained in the rourtrunm and
said that tn" National Surety Company
had agreed tn enter bail
In tn" private "flir" tho necessary
papers wer" signed. The former inSur-
Anre commissioner sat at the clerk $
desk.
Amber did not utter word from
tn" tim" tho hearing began until after
b" left the Office. lie walked to th" Gle
vator with his brother. and in front
of City liail consented to he photo
graphed. He took off his hat. made
numerous poses and finally left with
his brother for the stephen Niirard
building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18
CAREER OF AMBLER
IN POLITICS STORMY
Man implicated in Bank Case
Was Once Speaker Of
State House
HELD INSURANCE POST


rhor,o, A,,b,or imnlicatcd in the
-, <.,, pa,,, porL bos
scut'ling VI '"' WV" :,
long been IN the poltl'a' eye III '""
sylvania.
When appointed insurance rommls.
sioner Amber promised reforms. ana
Immediately upon entering once lSS"od
this statement: u want 10 make every
policy issued IN frnnSSlNanla "S N"''
for the holder as it is possible y" h'"N'
it. Hr was appointed insurance com
missioner in Scnt"mb'F' I'l' ''' M"N
speaker Of tho House wv" years ,"II'''
under Governor i'rumnauGh ""I vas
appointed to IN" insurance posi- ny '"'
same executive.
by virtue "i ms ounce A''"''
came receiver Tor ,hr "''"'''
burgh lhi' ana trust "''P"uH m"H
not uhth 'o'eru'' - "U' ''""
that II was ""' Nv" ',,i,,.
ton "t Ih' i"""s :" NV
concern
In North Penn Wreck
His romc was first mentioned when
Tho \orth Pom Rank closed is doors.
CrndunItv if leaked out that he had
,enositcd S4On OOO funds Of the con
Germ in the bank and that he then oh
taincd pprsonnl loans and loans for the
an.LIa. , na,,i. Gnm,nony = contracting
e., o,aonoJ :, rnoJworL Lotor if
,,os ons"''r"od ,boi Lc bod hccr rc-
,,"no% fro,, oFsco he Coycrnor Snroul
IT, ',ho nvo,,tiro icorrcd of rho nm
siI,i.tia % w., and ,rho,nas u DoroIdson
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18

Washington. Aug. lS.--(By A. P.)
THE Senate judiciary committee today
ordered favorably reported to the Sen
ate the nomination of A. Mitchell Pal
mcr AS attorney general.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18
Baby Smothers to Death

Martha Prentiss. seven months old ,
was found dead in bed today at her
parents home, 2014 Green street. The
baby had smothcred to death under tn"
bed covering
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18
LIST OF FOOD AND PRICES
UNDER FEDERAL SALES PLAN

Wednesday by the follows:
The articles of
list The supplies designated
individual packages posofces.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

.
WSnteG by o I"m troeS OF S TdotS in Germsn
rLrkans; permanent psce for wT y, sar1en ana
reference required. Phone C;ermantowp Si9s'
COOK and hImsework-DesIrabi bic ,5hiio ,-i.,
wanted: family " adults Germantown edi.
rectly on trolley; fresh vegetables from
own garden; refs. required Irish preferred
Phone dcrmahlown tLI3: tLI3:--------
COOK rwomanl and butler for Germantown
about the middle Of Sept: must he first-.
class: references very important. p 30S,
ledger OnlCe
GIRL to bind lantern slides and assist In
Photographic work. williams Brown
r'"r'" In" h1S Chestnut st
ME;NnERS on men wear fancy worsted;
,In,,",iE H|i"IT' ~ NJ" ""'' N'es"'h' ave ana
COOK and housework-Desirab bile wbJts ,,r,.
H,ed hy TmiIV "f adn'ts in nrn,ssnfi si,fi
fn,'''' ni,rn on trolley with own ga rden IA
crickens; pcrmament place for right persnn;
reference required Phone Germantown ATS
COOK and housework-DeslrabIe white sIri
wn''d "mI afnsf fpasb Germtsnftown di
soraen refs TeqGrsd Irish preferred
GIRL to bind lantern slides and assist in
,i5ni. a. SsSs4HIS 49, 5,5z-.,
'o1H d az" Of Suer Sent tor 5st ia sps
rla5ss; rstIrenCes %l,,rs very important a05,
!ee9seG 9!7eGGs
HELL MaNLEI,--MaLE ----------
Sn4 G Of esSS ssS for ns3 Be rs
class; refyrenccs very important P sol.
10 ESdeer E,,, 9G5ess - e q 7-
ETS 2SsSzEwa HS e42 9ss!99S ssis.%s5 wanted to -,
an established automatic gas water heater
IN rhnSISGs to ana rfSs sS
! ID .o- O6R"o
YOUNG MAN to learn hMsiness high school
T. SLe"STne r,a stn' PoIS rbny,nnt '''""'S' "'o""
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18

Al the time there were less thHn II
dozen suCrtat0rS in the court. tho morn q
ing hearings having been completed at
1O:3O Soycral City Hall employees soon
entered aud took seats. but the entire
number of spectators was less thah
thirty.
They saw in Amber man VII" was
fighting n great struggle to appear un
concerned and to maintain smile III
face of the charges. the H"v"r"S, 'N''
entered against man IN puni' INC
in the Criminal Court of this city
In the magistrates office. Amber sat
at n desk. He smiled at the magistrate,
/ shook his hand, but did not speak
Amber is a man of five feet seven inches
tall. weighing 100 pounds. His heavy
set face was flushed and his mouth
oncncd and closed ms though h" were
having difficulty in taking breath.
His suit was of dark gray. his u"
Of blue held to soft collar by gold
min, Neat white cuffs. hcld by "nam"Ied
buttons. appeared at the end OF ms
sleeves His socks were Of blue. As
he sat hat in hand. his head was seen
! to bc quite bald at the back tn" for"
part. however, "'lhb '"'' ""'
/ cOmbcd.
7 Tho preliminary arrangements took
but minute. and then tho m"n walked
into tho main courtroom. Inc sun.
which apncarcd but n few minutes he
fore the hearing. surrendered the dull
gray room to its usual sOmbCrness when
il vanished Just before the prisoner en- o
tered. Amber walked rapidly TO the
desk before Magistrate Fennork and
! Charles Runner, chief clerk.
Shielded From Photographers
Harry Amber shielded his brother
from the photographers and during the
entire hearing cndcavored to prevent n
photogri. oh from being taken.
Amber looked at the magistrate and
smiled. Then he took his seat in the
prisoners chair close to the railing. He
looked at the npwspapermon. His hands
moved norvously as he held his hat; he
crossed and rncrosscd his legs he moved
| continually in the chair. Then his head
was raised and he watched Magistrate
. PrnnOck.
Again came the smile. he uppar-
/ entity was fighting hard to keep it on
/ his face. but the smile was like that Of
a prize fighter when he has received n
| knockout blow. a sad attempt to main
/ tain courage Once he fumblcd at a
gold watch chain which hung from the
( lapel Of his coat to his pocket.
Receives Tongue Lashing
In a moment Mr.. Gordon appeared.
, Amblpr's name was not mentioned once
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18

ARNOLD AND I.ENIS--Wili YOU write ~
doctor. as he Il nearly craxyl IN. I. I. III
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sympathy for Seger

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
NEW JERSEY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18

When Amber. reached his Office hc
fore the arrest he greeted newspaper
men with his usual smile. Tie refused
to make statement. but told tho re- -
porrrrs that Il" was ready for tho ease,
but apparently tho stat" was not. H."
did not know that Mr.. Wynne was
Whiting for him.
The detective remained in Amber :
Office until ] 40. when tho prisoner,
his brother and MIR. Wynno departed
They walked along Chestnut street. cut
through a store and entered city Hall
at the southeast corner.
At II As Amber stopped nt tn"
door of the Magistrates Court on the
sixth floor. He stopped and shook
hands with several attendants whom nc
knew. Then he entered. He removed
his hat. gave quick glance around tho
room and upon seeing battery "i
cameras smiled broadly. II" was how
oyer. palpably nervous.
For n moment he hcsitHtcd ana th"n
walked hriSkly past the prisoners do'k'
the MAGISTRATES desk aud entered the
private office Of Magistrate I'onno'N.
He was folIuwrd by his brother ana
Young Smith. "Diamond' Lew l'alI'\' =
the prize fight promoter. smiled a. ne
paSSCd
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AWBLER HELD IN SI5,0OO BAIL
IN NORTH PENN BANK CRASH

Continued From Page One
waiting on the Philadelphia side Of
the track.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18
ROOMS FOR Rent

lWTH N l8o-1Il tTHE RURIC)-Modern.
up.tu-date furn. rooms, electric throughout:
daily and weekly rates: conv. to stations;
GOOD accommodations for travelling neople,
PINE ST. 1S10--A nicely furnished room.
located near bath. Mrs. Moore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18
Cortelyon Dlrects Arrest

N"'tiN'H 'ht''H 'N''"
James T. Cortclyou, head Of th"
district attorneys detectives. sat at his
desk in the Penn Squire building For
moro than n half hour hc did not rc-
"civc n report from his operatives
As the train was fifteen minutes late
in ca'hing tn" city and another hftrcn
minutes was lost by the attempt to
throw the detectives off the track. it
was first feared that tho man was at
tempting to clud" the detectives Fried
man did not have tho warrant. II wn
held on MIR. CortclyOu'> = desk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18

YOUNG MAN to learn business; high school
graduate preferred. Williams, Brown q
Earle. Inc, glS Chestnut.
BUTLER and woman chOk for Germantown
about .the middle of Sept; must be first
class; references very important. p 304.
l. Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18

COOK (wOman) and butler for Germantown
about the middle Of Sept; must be hrst-
class: references very important p 305,
Ledger Office.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-09-18

in the order of their numbers, low
est numbers first $4,000 on the first
day of September, 1880, and $4,000 on
the first day of September OF each
year thereafter until all of said bonds
shall have been paid and redeemed
by said district. Both principal and
interest of said bonds shall be pay
able at the banking house Of the At
lantic National Bank of the City OF
New York, state of New York. United
States of America.
Sealed bids for said bonds will be
received by said board Of highway
commissioners of said Clarkia Better
Roads Highway District up to 200
o'clock o. m. of October 4, 1919, at the
Office of said district in Clarkia, in
said highway district. Shoshone
County. Idaho.
Bids must name the best terms al
which bidders will purchase said
bonds. No bid will be considered fol
less than the par value of said bonds
with accrued interest added thereto
t., date of delivery.
| Bids must be unconditional and
the bidder must be prepared to accept
and pay for said bonds on October .
1919, or as soon thereafter as delivery
can be made Each bid must be ac-
companied by an unconditional Ger.
titled check in the sum Of $4,000. pay.
able to the treasurer of Clarkia Bet.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-09-18
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office of the Pine Creek Mining and
Milling Company, Wallace, ldaho,
August 3, 1919.
Notice Is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board Of directors of
the Pine Creek Mining and Milling
company, held on the 9th day Of Aug
ust, 1919, an assessment of one q,
mill per share was levied upon the
outstanding capital stock Of the cor
poration, payable on or before the 18th
day Of September, 1919, to o. W.
Lewis, secretary treasurer Of the cor
poration, at the Office of the corpora
ton, GIG Cedar street Wallace, Idaho
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 18th day
of September, 1919, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton and unless payment is made be-
fore will be sold on the 9Th day Of Oc-
tober, 1919, at 1880 p. m. of said day
at the Office of the company, GIG Cedar
street, Wallace Idaho. to pay the de-
linquent assessment thereon, together
with the costs Of advertising and ex-
penses Of sale.
o. w. LEWIS,
Secretary Treasurer of the Pine Greek
Mining and Milling Company; 61f
Cedar Street, Wallace Idaho.
A14-S11-5t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-09-18
RICH M ON D.
Vein Located East of Fault on the GOO
Level


The crosscut east of the fault on the
500 level of the Richmond was report
ed Tuesday to have reached the vein,
in which the ore is considerably
scattered. Drifting east toward the
St Lawrence is now in progress and
it is expected that within 20 or 30
feet the ore will show up in a more
compact mass such as was found on
the west side of the fault. This theory
Is strengthened by the fact that the
St Lawrence has good showing Of ore
almost up to the common end line,
The report also stated that a stope
was being opened above the main
working tunnel in d very promising
ore shoot which was heretofore I'M
known. Preparation is also being
made to stope on the 500 level. where
it is reported there is an ore shoot 100
feet long and from two to five feet
wide. Shipments will probably soon
be increased, due to the, additional ore
that is being mined in the course of
development