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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
HOTE[MEN MAY BF
CALLED IN PROBE
Alexander M. Wister, Jr., vlst.
Office Of Rum Invest.
gator
COLES ISSUES STATEMENT

II appears likely that the mans,.,.
OF two centrally located hotels .rS
several citizens Of more or less e,s,,.s
social status will be called to ern,.,.
how their names came to appeor -
memoranda seized by prohibition a.
fcers during the raid on n booze w,,,
house on Fast Girard avenue. Tbo..
letters concerned the delivery OF shin'
mcnts Of whisky and wine. 'p'
Alexander w. Wister, Jr., Of Scho.,
House lane, Germantown, whose nam.
appeared on one Of the memoranda ha'
side the entries "red paint" and whit.
shellack" was summoned to the otBc.
Of United States District Attornev
Coles today. Whether Mr.. Wisteri,
visit to his Office had any connectoS
with the liquor investigations In mi,
case Mr.. Coles refused to say. He alao
declined to state whether it s proposed
to summon any others whose names ara
mentioned in the papers.
Instead Mr.. Coles made the follovinv
statement:
at must be understood that az mi.
time my office is making Thorough
investigation into certain violations N
the Nolstead act. l am not now in a
position to talk about any particnlar
person or any phase Of the investigation.
If | were to do so there would be
grave chance that names Of inncrsr,
persons might be dragged in. Anythihs
coming from the United States Dlstr;ct
Attorney would embarrass the Govern
mcnt in its development of the case.
now under investigation. cannot soU
yet just who will be asked to exnlair
and what; nor what particular action
the United States District Attorney's
office intends to take"
Mr. Wister is member Of the Phila.
delphia Club, the Germantown Cricket
Club and the Union League. He Ia a
candidate for director Of the Union
League.
Search of the warehouse was made
by Government men after seizure Of
truckload of booze while II was being
delivered at the home of DR.. Augustr,s
Koenig, 1924 Pine street, early Thanks.
giving morning.
DR.. Koenig, in the yard at the time
was arrested with four men on tbe
truck. One, the driver, is sad BY Fed.
eral agents to have confessed he stop.
ped at this warehoAC on the way from
New York to DR.. NOenig's.
Government officials said today an
agent Of an advertising concern Of this
city would be indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury, charged with bootlegging.
This man, 1t Is said. had some Of the
most prominent men of the city on his
"salcs list" He used his position OF
advertising agent to gain access to them
and then, while in their confidence,
talked ''liquor.'
Besides the man who is said to have
used his advertising agency as a guise,
a report at the postoffice had Il that
several lawyers runners wotild likewise
be indicted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07

had visited the Morgue yesterday. and
~N|d Shull. who had not previously
been listed among the dead. he'd taken
the tram tho morning of the wreck TO
sock a job Ht Churchville.
Today. in searching through the per-
sonal effects Of victims picked up along
n" tracks, Shull's wallet was found
It was intact. not even scorchcd.
Is Overcome by Horror
Today Mrs. Shull, her son in law
supporting her on one side. the under
taker on the other. entered the
MorSu". At the first sight of the
Morgua's gruesome contents the wife
cried out in anguish. She was given
r"StorativeS and went on with her task.
sohbing ard moaning as she passed
from one strrtrhcr to another.
At last she was forced to give up.
and the daughter continued the search.
going into the basement, where more
bodies rested. The mother summoned
up her courage once more, and renewed
the search. The bodies were unrecor-
! nizable. She shook her head hopelessiy
~ she passed from one to the other.
Then she was shown the bits of cloth
the odds and ends of personal belongings
and with cry she picked up a shred
of a mans undershirt, the seam and
| bit adhering to It.
That is my husbands" she said
with finality. II know the stitching
| It was his new underwear"
Had Premonition
The body to which the bit Of cloth
belonged was simply few bits Of flesh
bound together. Mrs. Shull made for
nal identification and claimed the poor
remnants Of her husband, to take them
back TO Philadelphia for burial.
Then. still Sobbing, she told Of her
husbands horror for the trip which
ended in his death.
"Ie had been out of work for year
4 week ago he had a nightmare, in
which lie dreamed that he had been In
a train wreck. 1t was so terrible that
he was i'll next day. and had to remain
in bed. When he had an offer of q
lob in Churchville, he hestated, saying
that he hated to go on railway journey
after the dream. He made up his minC
10 go at last, because we needed the
money
Mrs. Shull Is penniless. with three
young children. and dependent on hel
son in law. Walter ROthwell, {
wealthy druggist, who has been helping
at the mOrgue since the wreck, gave
! Mrs. Shull $40 and ADVISED her 70 EigT
no papers until she had seen a respon'
siblc attorney.
May Tse Common Grave
While nothing definite is announced
the IkcIhood grows stronger ever!
hour that at least eleven persons vii
be Inferred in a common grave
Action on thls decision will be de-
fcrred Just rs long as IS possible, Il
give every opportunity to make idrntii
cations. Conditions of the charrCC
forms. coupled with existing tcmpera
turc conditions, make it possible to hole
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
YOUNG BARITONE HONORED
Paul Parks to Make Debut at Bis.
pham Memorial Concert

New York. Dec. Thy \. P.)-
Paul Parks. of NclSonville. o.. has been
chosen from more than fifty bartoncs
for 4 debut at the memorial concert to
the late American baritone, David
l'ispham. at Carnegie Hall, De-.
Ccmber l3.
This was announced today by the
David Bispham Memorial Committee.
named to carry ont the late baritonc's =
wish that opportunities be accorded
young American artists.
Mr.. Parks. who is twenty seven years
old and war veteran. has never sung
publicly in New York, but has appeared
IN concert in the Middle West. The
judges who selected him are Henry
lIadlcy, Sig Spacth and Lynn Fcllcr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07

account from then on, MS he thought
best for your business and for his bust
nCssT'
"Ycs. And most of the time he gave
us no notice of transactions in that ac-
count and we paid Clark. Childs and
Co. many thousands of dollars in COM
missions rs result of those transac-
tiOns," Mr.. Mendenhall stated.
Mr.. Mendenhall, at the direction Of
Mr.. Reber, read off the names of eighty
eight customers of the bankrupt firm
whose combined investments tOtaled
S95, 1923 81.
When Mr.. MpndCnhall's examination
was ended Referee Hill announced that
II reclamation meeting for creditors will
be held next Friday in his office and
that the next examination Of firm mem
bcrS will be held December 16, begin
ming at 10 4. NJ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
BIT OF CLOTH USED
TO IDENTIFY BODY

Mrs. Isabel Shull broke down today
In identifying the body Of her husband
Clarence at the Mofgue in Jenkintown,
where the unidentified dead from tho
Readings wooden coach bonfire were
taken.
Mr.: Shull, an automobile mechanic,
was forty nine years old, and lived ut
6osa Girard avenue. His Identification
b,1nRs the number Of identified dead to
fourteen. "
Mrs. Shul, a little. thin, middle
ased woman, went to the Morgue with
n son and daughter and her son in law,
Michael Callaghan. The son-in-law
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
UNTERMYER REQUESTS
PROBE OF ELECTRIC UNION
Wants Grand Jury Inquiry Into
charoes Of Extortion by Officials

Now York. Dec. Try A. P.(--
Samuel Untermyer. counsel to the
Lockwood legislative committee in
vcstigating housing, announced today
he had requested convening of an ca
traordinary Grand Jury to consider ev..
idcnce against officials Of Electrical
Workers Union No. 3, indicating COM
mission of grand larceny and con-
spiracy to extort money from non
union workers.
Mr.. Untcrmyer said he would stis-
pcnd inquiry before the committee into
the Electrical Unions affairs until evil
dcnce 80 far brought ont had been con-
sidered by the Grand Jury.
lie announced that William j. Ho-
gan, financial secretary of the union.
who admitted depositing in his personal
account death benefits which he said
union members had bequeathed him. had
agreed to pay to Mrs. Margaret Smith
benefits which he had banked upon the
death Of her husband, James Il. Smith.
lie said Mrs. Smith was destitute ana
even Ind to borrow n pair of shoes in
order to appear at the hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07

$50 A. NJ. until p. NJ, and then
I'm usually too tired for drawing"
Little Mary looks wOnderingly when
daddy handles his long, green pencil,
twisting her red curls. For even though
daddy has no drawing ink and does his
pictures on bits of cardboard she and
her younger brother and sister have
perfect confidence that he can draw.
GLOW did you happen to do those
"Oh," he laughed. II did those so
! wouldn't have to work so much over
time. Christmas comes on Sunday Ghis
year, YOU know" .---
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
Mrs. Hoyt to Act In "Squaw Man.

New York, Dec. The stage pro.
ductirn in which Mrs. Lydig IIoyt, for.
mcrly Miss julia w. Robins, well.
known member of society, is to appear
has at last been settled. William Fa.
versham, at present starring in "Tbe
Silver Fox" Mt Maxine Elliott's Thea
tire, confirmed last night at his home
the report that Mrs. IIoyt is to appear
in n leading role in The Squaw Man.
one of his earlier successes, which he h
to revive next week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
Another Wreck Victinu
Died During the Night

Adolph Schneerweis, forty five
years old, OF Churchville, died at
II no o'clock last night in the
Arlington Memorial Hospital. lie
was scalicd and injured internally.
and his death had been expected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07

not notified when such securities were
soldE" he asked Mr.. Mcndenhall.
1T is"
Concealed Sales From Clients
'Is it true that each month follow
ing the sale of these securities your
monthly statement to customers showed
that you still had on hand the stocks
that actually had been sold?'
YES"
retrospective of the fact tho stock
had been sold, you continued charging
the regular rate Of interest on n mar
ginal account rs though the stock still
cXiStCd|'
eyes,
"Thc firm required additional margin
from time TO time because thcs" nc
counts were said nov to be sufficiently
strong as a result of changed market
conditions and the customers did put
up additional margins. This was done,
although number of securities sup
posed to he In their accounts had been
sold Out?"
YES. for If we told them. we were
gone" replied Mr.. Mcndcnhnll.
''In May, 1921, Clark, Childs & Co.
knew all these facts?''
They did"
"While Clark, Childs 4 Co. were
managing your business and running it
under their directions similar monthly
statements were mailed to customers
when their stock did not cXist?'
"Yes."
CLARK, Childs & Co. went to numer-
Gus customers of yours and demanded
additional collateral and did not advise
your customers that their stock had been
sold outE'
"YeS" "
'And interest was charged under
Clark, Childs < Go. y management and
the rate of interest was fixed by Clark
, Childs & Co. and they even changed
the form of margin call, debating q
stronger one demanding additional mar
gins which letters particularly stated
I 'On account of the securities we are car
rying for you It is necessary that you
carry additional margint' "
Knew Securities Didn't Exist
Yes, and in many cases those Sc
curities did not exist and they knew it,
Mr.. Mendenhall replied.
Additional money was put up or
May 10 by members Of the firm nnt
certain customers on an agreement tha
the business from then on was to b.
conducted under control of Clark
Childs & Coz"
"YeS.'
"And a second important condition
was that the money and securities pu
up as u result of this agreement wa
to be used to Immediately r"purchns
all stock that had been illegally sold?'
"N"s; that was the main reason fo
putting up the money"
And when Clark, Childs and Co
took charge, one Of their partners. Mr.
w. l.. Mcffert, took exclusive control o
the 5O2 acCount%"
"Y"s, sir, he did"
"CIark. Childs & Co. then startr,
to repurchasc some of these securitic
and then Mr.. Mcffcrt stated he woul
take entire charge and he determine
then not to buy in any more Of thcS
stocks illegally sold?'
Yes. at that time"
And Meffert bought and sold in tha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
WINTER RESORTS
ATLANTIC CITY. v. 4

Westminster Ksntucly Av mr. Beach.
snnniRS HAters oDsn All year. c. <. KoPP.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07

not notified when such securities were
Sold|' he asked Mr.. Mcndenhall.
1T is"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07

agent themselves, however, or even
hear the questions put to him by the
committee.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04

Charles A. Webb, Democrat,
U. S. Marshall for the Western
N. c. District, was last Friday
asked by Atty. General Daugherty
to resign. Mr.. Daughcrty's letter
to Mr.. Webb read: 81 desire to
make a change in the office" He
will appoint Brownlow Jackson,
of Hendersonville, to succeed
Webb. The Radicals are working
on the principle that to the vic
tor belongs the spoils, and soon
there'll be nary a Democrat
holding a Federal office through
out this broad land.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04

When the Republican party
went into power last tall, the re-
mark was often heard watch us
reduce taxes, and cut expendi-
lures" And now comes Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon with
a suggestion that a two-cent tax
be placed on all checks, a flat
license tap of $40 on all autOmo,
bileS, and winds up his audaClous
scheme of taxation by asking for
a three-cent rate on postage. 1t
is hardly likely the Republican
Congress will cut its own throat
by agreeing to any such taxation
program as this.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Names Child Hurt.

Late Tuesday afternoon Mr.
Jess T. Maness and his little 5 VI
old son went to the ice plant OF
the DoCkery Nero. & Mfg. Co.,
IN West Rockingham. With child
like curiosity the little fellow be.
gan investigating the large pump,
and in so doing got his left hand
caught in the cogs. The flesh of
the lower part of the hand was
torn and two fingers nearly sever
ed. The lads hand was dressed
by a local physician and MIR.
Maness then carried him to the
Wadesboro hospital, where the
two fingers were amputated.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Ejectment Proceedings.

An ejeCtment proceedings was
heard before Squire Mullis Tues
day afternoon. Steele's Mills
was trying to get possession Of
its houses that several former
employees were still occupying,
A summons had been served on
W. A. Mcpherson and Mrs. Flor,
ence Bolton, but this case was
continued inasmuch as the two
agreed to vacate by Monday of
next week.
The case tried was that against
Mr.. J, w. Stubs. Sedberry &
Phillips appeared for him, while
F. W. Bynum represented the
Mill. The outcome was that
Squire Mullis decreed that Stubs
must put up a bond of $500 as a
protection to the mill ror rental
or damage, but that this need not
be done provided he vacate the
house within ten days from date
of trial.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
HOME COMING AT
GREEN LAKE SUNDAY.

The annual Home Coming" event
at old Green Lake church will take
place next Sunday, August 9TH, and
big crowd is expected. Rev. J. A.
Baldwin, of Charlotte, will be the
principal speaker, with talks by Rev.
A. l.. Ormond ana others.
This Home Coming day is al
ways looked forward to by the Green
Lake folks, and their friends gen
orally over the county. The men
and women, boys and girls reared
in that community but who have
migrated To other towns and coun-
ties and states, take this opportunity
of returning to the scenes of their
raising, and once again mingling
socially with loved ones and kin
bred. 1t is happy idea, such a
gathering together once a year of
the elan" And the Home Com
ing" this coming Sunday should be
even more largely attended than
those of previous years. A big pic
mic dinner, exercises both morning
and afternoon, and happy feeling
of fellowship will make those attend
Green Lake church next Sunday
glad they did so.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04

Germany owed the United
States up to April 30th the sum
of S240,744,5ll for maintenance
Of American troops on the Rhine.
There are now 500 officers, 49,.
241 enlisted men and 81 nurses
in German territory that are
wearing our uniform. And these
men will likely be kept there un-
til it is seen beyond a doubt that
Germany intends to come across
with the obligations imposed by
the Treaty of Peace made by the
Allies.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Was Not the Reason.

The paper stated last week that
the reason the filling station wall
THAT Mr.. Robt. Steele is building
next to the Ford garage) was moved
two feet from the original line was
because of some doubt existing as
to the exact boundary. The younger
Mr.. Steele requests the Post-Dispatch
to state that this was not the reason;
that it was moved two and q half
feet inward from their own line be-
cause of the fact that they had heard
that the owners of the adjoining
property might at some time build
a filling station adjoining and in
such event the neighboring wall
would cut them out of windows and
ventilation should the Steele station
wall be built directly up to the line;
hence his coming back over two feet
from his line.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
The Buick Four.

And now here comes the old re
liable Buick folks with a medium
priced cara spanking new four
cylinder which sells for 1895 f. O. b
Flint, roadster type. A full page
announcement of this new type o.
car can be seen on page nine of this
issue. We invite your attention tC
what the Buick people have to sa!
OF this new creation.
A train load of about rs Buicl ;
PASSED Rockingham at 8 O'Clock
Tuesday morning en- route froir
Flint, Michigan, to C. c. Coddington
at Charlotte. Jenkins, and
Keller were of course at the station
to see the special whiz them by
and as matter of fact it is a novel
sight to see a full train of automo
biles come by that you know are
consigned to one man. Manager
Simmons says he expects to be allot
ted several of these new four-cylin.
der cars from this shipment. Nc
doubt it will prove to be a popular
make of car.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Another Still.

Last weeks POST-DISPATCE
told about the Sheriff and officers
getting a still in Wolfpit and now
the same officers have baggec
another 60.gallon outfit within
300 yards of the other still. II
VS. about midway between the
Hamlet Cheraw and Osborne
Ckeraw roads, probably 400 yards
from each. 300 gallons of beer
were poured out. The worm was
not found.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
DEATHS
A. Il. Mcdonald.

Mr.. A. H. Mcdonald died at his
home at Hoffman on Wednesday of
last week in the 61st year of his
age. ] he remains were carried to
Cameron, his old home, for inter
ment, the pall-bearers being C. w.
Wren, J. w. Butler, A. ]. Butler, w.
f. Rob- rtSon, r. L. Porter and John
Harrington. He was a faithful mem
Der of the Presbyterian church and
was at one time a member of the
Richmond County Board of Educa-
ton
Surviving him are his wife and
two small children.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Civil Term, Sept. 5th:
First Register Sold.

John B. Stronach, of Raleigh, rep,
resentative for this territory for the
National Cash Register Company
was in Rockingham Tuesday for the
first time in ten years. He was the
man who sold the first cash register
in Rockingham, the purchaser be-
ing 4 saloon keeper and was sold
about p years ago. Now of course
every business has such a register.
The original idea of a cash regis
ter came from a saloon keeper out
n Dayton, Ohio, named John Rettie.
THIS mon had grown rich from the
business and was on his way to Eu-
rope for rest. Going down into
the engine room one day he became
fascinated by watching the steam
Suage, and the thought occurred to
him that it would be capital idea
to have some kind of register like
this to keep tab on his bar-tenders
50 that he could see Just what they
sold. He crudely made one when he
returned, and shortly afterwards
Mr. Patterson, the present lead of
the company, grasped the idea and
undo" his direction it developed into
INC present-day marvel.
But Mr.. Stronach we'll remembers
the frs one he sold in Rockingham
and he says he can see no resem-
blanc@ to the present thrifty town
to the one of the old saloon days.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-04
Law Against Use of
Narrow-Tire Wagons

Road Supt. Baldwin informs
the POST. DISPATCH that in some
parts of the county he has motto.
ed that narrow-tire wagons are
in use. He requests the paper
to publish the law that was pass.
ed by the Legislature in 1915
in regard ia this, and we are
gladly doing so: Here is the law:
Section |. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm, or corporation to
sell or offer for sale for use upon any of
the public roads of Hoke, Richmond, and
Moore counties, or either of said counties,
any wagon or wagons with tires narrower
than two inches for one.horse wagons,
three and one.half. inches for two.horse
wagons, and five inches for four-hor
wagons"
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm, or corporation to buy or
use within the limits of any of said count
les after the first day of January, one
thousand nine hundred and sixteen, any
wagon or wagons with tires narrower
than two inches for one-horse wagons,
three and one-half inches for two-horse
wagons, and five inches for four horse
wagons: Provided, however, that the
provisions of this section shall not apply
to the use of wagons now owned and
operated within any of said counties for
ordinary farm work"
sec. 8. That any person, firm, or cor
poration violating any of the provisions
of this act shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction shall be
fined not exceeding fifty dollars or i'm
prisoned not exceeding thirty days"