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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
Special Dtspatch TO The Tribune

CHICAGO, April 5. -~ The White
House to-day became the center o.
interest in the mystery Of cousin
Everett President Harding will
determine whether his name was
forged to his picture, which played an
important part in the career of Everett
A. Harding, 4SA6 North Kimball Ave
nue.. Everett posed as the President s
cousin, and became so involved in
financial and political schemes as re-
suit that he is now in jail at Wood
stock
The picture was autographed: "To
Everett Harding, with q kinsman's best
wishes.-W Warren G. Harding" 1t was
given to Secret Service agents by Ev-
erctt Harding's mother after they haG
raidcd Everctt's residence and were
unable to find it.
Some of the Secret Service men be
lieve that the signature Of the Presi-
dent is genuine. but that the inscrip.
ton is a forgery. They believe that
when the person is discovered who
forged that greeting young Harding
will be found to have been the dupe OF
nationwide organization which
sought to capitalize the name of Har-
ding through him.
Secret Service agents found many
letters and photographs that showed
how thoroughly the country had come
to believe that Pearl, Everett's thirteen
year-old sister. was the real "White
House baby IN fact, Pearl herself
who was widely advertised as the
white House baby" by sensational
newspapers, had autographed a picture
as follows "To Miss Landers from
Pearl Harding, the baby of the White
House"
Telegram on White House Blank
One telegram was copied on an Of
fetal White House telegraph blank II
was addressed to George B. Christian
the Presidents private secretary. anc
signed by Edward Harding" evidently
miscopied for Everett Harding.
1. read: "Chicago, March 7, 1921
George B. Christian jr., Washington
D. c. Any mail received there for oul
party forward 1t to my home in Chi
cago. Edward Harding"
Another telegram was addressed tt
Miss Pearl Harding at Che White House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
Anne StilInldn Found
In Rural Illinois Home

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April 5.-Miss
Anne Stillman, nineteen year-old daugh-
ter of James A. Stillman, New York
banker, whose charges against his wife,
Mrs. Anne Urquhart Potter Stillman, in
their divorce case, attracted wide no
toriety, was discovered to-day at the
country home of a school chum, Miss
Elizabeth Keays, near Elkhart, III.
1t was said at the Keays home that
Miss Stillman had been there more than
week. Hiram G. Keays, wealthy
Logan County farmer and father of
Miss Stllman's chuu, said she was only
making spring visit with Miss Keays
with whom Miss Stillman attended
school at Middlebury, Conn. Miss Still
man was one of the last guests enter
tanned at the Illinois Executive Man
sion by Miss Harriet Lowden, daughter
of former Governor Lowden before the
IoWden term came to an end.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
Mystery Of ''Cousin Everett
Transferred to White House
President 10 Decide Whether His Name on Photo
graph in Chicagoan's Possession is Genuine
Prisoner Believed Dupe of Crafters

1t was sent from Chicago on March
e and the Washington cancellation
showed it was received there at TAI
p. m. that day. It read:
Miss Pearl Harding, White House
Washington, ID. G. Congratulations to
the White House baby and Papa Har-
ding. Dorothy Ross
A letter mailed from Chicago, Sta
tion c, at !: 30 a. M, March Z, also was
addressed to Pearl at the White House,
and apparently was received and
opened there.
Pearl did not pass all of her time
while in Washington, posing for NOV
ing picture men with her third cousin
once removed" She passed some of it
sending postcards to the folks at home.
Wished Dear Brother Good Luck
II received your card this morning.
Thank you very much" began the let
ter of some married woman friend of
Pearls. "What a great honor to be the
White House baby but what will your
poor mother do without her little girl =?
only hope that this is going to bring
your dear brother all kinds of good
luck as we'll"
The raiding of the Harding home
was not without it's thrills. Scores OF
neighbors gathered as the Federal
agents maze tnclI oehiCh. III " I
height of the excitement Gamaliel
made his escape. Gamaliel is the white
and gray cat which Pearl named in
honor of her illustrious kinsman. He
had been left to guard the apartment
Monday, while the family was away.
Whether he felt too kcenly the dis
grace that cousin Everett's" actions
had made him a party to or whether
sudden spring madness possessed
him is unknown. The last seen of him,
however, he was turning off Lawrence
Avenue into an alley and headed
northward. Mrs. Harding and Pear
were with Everett at Woodstock.
Cousin Everett" will continue to
! langush in the Woodstock jail if his
father, Ephraim Harding, cannot be
found and induced to sign his sons
bond.
Efforts OF young Hardings attorney
to locate the senior Harding have been
unsuccessful. AS no other person has
come forward to assist the young man,
it is believed that only the fathers
action can secure his release.
When Harding is arraigned before
Federal Judge Lands on charges of
impersonating q government officer, his
plea of defense, as indicated by his
attorney, will be insanity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06

villa, discovering the real identity of
the mysterious Mr. Leeds, served notice
upon tho couple to vacate, it was said
yesterday.
According to the source of this new
side,irht on the Stillman divorce case,
Pest Court is owned by woman So
eially prominent in New York City
The owner of the villa, it is said,
learned the true name of Mr.. Leeds
by former associate Of Mrs. Leeds.
The incident which caused the Leeds
couple suddenly to leave Rest Court
occurred in the summer of 1919, at
which time Mr.. Stillman, according to
the counter allegations of his wife,
also maintained for Mrs. Leeds a
sumptuous apartment in New York
City.
May Name Third Woman
Mrs. Stillman, it was learned yes
terday is considering the naming OF a
third correspondent in further amend
ing her answer, which mentions Mrs
Leeds. Friends of Mrs. Stillman an
nounced several days ago she was
planning to name as a second CO
respondent woman, once atfluent, but
now in poor circumstances
The report that q third woman may
be introduced into the case was vouched
for by person closely connected with
Mrs. Stillman's counter action, who
however, would not reveal the identity
of the woman.
"There is a third woman, and she nc
doubt will be brought into the case ii
Mrs. Stillman decides further to add, tc
her counter allegations" said the in
formant investigations are now I'M
der way to make this possible"
guide. named as correspondent by Mr.
Stillman, aided Mrs. Stillman in procur-
ing information of the alleged Leeds
}iaison, was denied yesterday by one
conversant with the legal affairs of both
principals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
Beebe Home From Guiana
With Anteater for Zoc

William Beebe, curator of theology
of the New York Geological Park. re
turned yesterday on the Furness Line
steamship Guiana after year devoted
to research work at Kartabo, British
Guiana.
He brought back varied collection
Of birds, animals and insects, which
included robust anteater, large col
lection of butterflies of rare coloring
a fourfoot alligator and a special col
! lection Of noiSnnnus snakes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
Engagement to Miss Stillman
denied nv Harold Mccormick
SDecinI Dispatch to The

Special Dispatch to The Irlbune
PRINCETON, N. j.. April 5.-Harold
Fowler Mccormick, who has been re-
ported as engaged to Anne Still man
to-day denied the rumors which nave
heen current about the engagement
He said that he had no information
concerning Miss Stillman's present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06

one Of the eleven negroes alleged TO
have been killed on his plantation in
an effort to hide peonage practices,
was completed in the Superior Court
here to-day and testimony will begin
tomorrow. Seven farmers. two mer-
chants u clerk, q barber and a drug
gist were sworn to try the case.
The defense sought delay. but Judge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06

whereabouts or her attitude toward hc1
father.
1t was also learned at the university
from an authoritative source that
James Stillman, brother of the young
woman reported engaged to McCor-
mick, was the guest at the Ivy Club on
Sunday last of young Mccormick The
millionaire senior refused to admit or
deny that young Stillman was at his
club last Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06

Hotcheson refused to pran,,~.s
ponement In examinatior -" =. psss
men, Williams counsel ST., " vshist
ticularly to determine if any pa
members of the National Asa; ssr
for the Advancement Of a'ia
People, or if volunteer Conn., sosf.'
the case received any uart sss !
pay from that source. VI 'ss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
Peonage Jury Completed
Plea of Defense for Continuance
Is Denied by Court

COVlNGTON, Ga, April 5-A jury
to try John S. Williams, Jasper County
farmer, on charge of the murder of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
Family Paint

For General Household Paint
offers many bright, refreshing
color treatments for use all
around the house. Dries with
fine gloss, easy to keep clean.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
ZELL HAD SOME LUCK
Nv HIS FILTERS" HERE

Charles y. Xell. treasurer of tho Agri-
cultural Trust Co, of Lancaster. under
arrest for cmbepzlcment. operated In
Philadelphia brokcrages houses under
three names, according TO several
brokers.
He bought stocks on margin in 0
Chestnut street house under his right
name and dealt with other concerns
under the numc of Charles Daniels and
james Wilson. He was known as o
500 share" trader because he usually
dealt in that amount.
Under the name of James Wilson it
was learned that he dealt actively in
Mexican Petroleum. Pan American Pc
troleum and automobile stocks.
Xcll was frequently successful in his
deals. In ono brokerage house he had a
balance of $50 900. This was turned
over to the bank examiners.
\ few weeks ago Zell called at a
brokerage house and asked permission
t. open an account under the name of
Charles Daniels. He admitted that
Daniels was not his correct name and
presented check drawn to that name,
\ representative Of the concern told bin
it could not do business with him under
an assumed name.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
Harding May Act
Iva Tax Tariff Fight
Continued from Page One


low his lead, might make long two
months Of it.
Mr.. Tordncys long:delaycd tariff
bill will be ready. hc says, week from
Monday.
Tho fight on the lumber schedule
dcpppnS; the committee sticks to its duty
on lumber. But Mr.. Fordncy will have
TO face caucus of the Republican mem
hers Of the House before he can he sure
TO make his duty stay in the bill. II
he wins in the caucus the free lumber
advocates will take the fight to the
floor. And IL beaten there they say they
will vote against the bill.
The fight is n nasty one: nastirr than
almost any other tariff fight has ever
been \ trade IS divided against itself
Tho result is an inside view for the pub
lie. The dirty linen that Is hanging on
tn" lines all bears we'll known initials
1t is unmistakablp whose il is.
For example. here is G. J. Winton.
a lumberman from Minneapolis. writing
to Mr.. Forducy. who is also lumber
man:
You are interested in the Gilchrist-
Fordney Lumber Company. manufac-
turing yellow pine Mt Laurel. Miss. We
nrp both interested in timber in Oregon.
II is hard for ne to conceive of lum-
bcr manufacturer who would have the
hardihood to show his profits since the
war began and then ask for any pro-
lection against lumber coming from the
outside"
1t sounds like expert testimony
against Mr.. Fordncy.
Bat lumber is not the only source Of
trouble. There is 4 bitter controversy
over wool. III" classic subject Of tariff
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25

propriety which forbid a Government
servant Of your position discussing such
matters in n foreign country.
Fifth. That the impropricty Of such
pubic utterances has once before been
brought to your attention is shown by
the fact that n public reprimand was
administered to you in 1911 for max
ing the following statement in a public
speech in London:
/" If the time ever comes when the
British Empire is seriously menaccd by
an external enemy. II is my opinion
that you may count upon every man
every dollar, every drop of blood of your
kindred across the sea.
Sixth. In the reprimand above men
toned the duties and responsibilities Of
officers of the Navy who speak in pub
lie were clearly and fully set forth.
under discussion, therefore, constitute a
nagrant and deliberate disregard Of spe-
cifc instructions.
Seventh. The department is not un
mindful of your record and achieve.
mruts as an officer Of the Navy, but
the conspicuous position you now hold.
coupcd with the fact that you have
previously offended in similar man
ner. merely serves to add to the gravity
of the present offCnse.
Eighth. Tho department deplorcs
the fact that it is necessary TO rebukc
flag officer in public, but you have
made such action unavoidable.
"Ninth. The department expresses its
strong and unqualified disapproval of
your conduct in having again delivered
highly improper speech in a foreign
country. and YOU arc hereby publicly
rcprimandrd EDWIN DENNY"
No Senate Inquiry Likely
Acting Chairman poindcXtcr. of the
Senate Naval Committee. said today
that, in view of the roprimand admin
istercd "a Roar Admiral Sims, the Sen e
ate Naval Committee probably would
not condUct an independent invostigu-
tion into the London speech of the Ad-
miral. Mr. poindcXtcr said his com
mittrr probably would bring in for
NAL report advising the Senate that th"
incident had been investigated and dis
posed ot by the Navy Department and
that proper action had been takcn.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
AROUSED ON DIVIDING WARD

About 400 persons attended the third
hearing Of the series of four on the
question of dividing the Twenty second
Ward last night in the Library Build
ing in Vernon Park, Germantown.
That attendance was larger than that
at either of the previous two hearings.
Councilman, William W. Roper and
Frederick i. Shoyer, City Treasurer,
spoke in favor of division. Robert u,
Dripps, former Director of Public
Safety. spoke against it, as did every
woman who took the floor. The latter
generally opposed division Of the ward
on the grounds Of historic interest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
LITTLE
BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
BY Lee Pape
THE PARK AVE. NEWS


Spoarts. Skinny Martin, the crate
left handed pitcher of the Invisfbles.
Is practicing new cervc called the
inshoot outshot upshoot drop. wich he
says nobody ever did before and mavbe
he cant himself even.
Business and Financial. LEROY
Shooster has snapped his book Untitled
Flowers Of the Field for Benny Pottscs
book Untitled Crate Sayings Of Crate
Men, both books being berthday pres :
ents and them not knowing wat elts TO
do with them.
Pome by Skinny Martin
MY ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT
I go up stairs slow on n errand,
Like somebody committing crime.
But wen | jest go up to get up there,
| run up 3 at a time.
1ntristng Fncks About 1ntristine
People. Sam Cross is lerning himself
to swim in the bath tub. not lcrning
very quick on account of ouy having
one lcssin q week and on account of his
elbows and neeS uocking.
Facks You Awt to Know. Dogs npr-
spire all in ore place by sticking out
their tunC wen they get hot being n
meet way for everybody to do il they
knew how.
Lost and Found. Lost sticks Of
unused chewing gum in a red paper
rapper. Finder can chew .. Sid Hunt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
ZeW Apartments
Searched for Papers
Continued from pago One

Continued from psRc Ono
by several big maple trees, is the home
of the defaulter's aged father and
mother.
Long an invalid from malndy that
has left him tottcring and almost help
less. Hell's father, with his wife has
occupied the ancestral cottage for many,
many years. The aged Mrs. Xcll is
also in an exhausted condition from
continued illness and very rarely leaves
the porch Of the home.
The old folks have just heard the
news, mods a neighbor. II don't think
they yet realize that their boy is in
prison"
Faithful TO His Parents
He contides that Charley was n good
boy, faithful TO his parents, visitor
TO the home during recent years and
ever solace TO his III and aged
parents.
Friends and relatives quickly gather
around a visitor as he ncars the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Zcll. lie is firmly
warned that II his business is to talk 60
the couple on the misfortune of their
son he had better seek his knowledge
elsewhere
"Thc Mister and Misses will not un-
dcrstand you," they say, besides, IL
will do no good TO talk TO these i'll
people of their misfortunate SON." Zeil
got his first business experience in the
little general store of Il relative. a city
block from his home. Here the boy
worked hard and long between his stud
les at the Akron High School, got his
first insight into business and. ap-
parently, disliked It and went TO Eph-
rata to continue his studies with school
teaching as his ultimate goal.
Worked in Ephrata Banls
At Ephrata he worked ut a bank
during the afternoons and there began
his banking experience and knowledge
that ultimately brought him within Il
prison and anguish to thousands of
Lancaster farmers and workmen
As in the case with the general store,
Zcll did not appear tao like banking.
lie camc back TO Akron. taught school
for a number of years and then just
ms abruptly as h. left the EphratN
bank he again returned to it. 4 posi-
tion followed vt the Maytown Ma
tional Bank rs ZCll's ability began to
be recognized.
He made trips to his home regularly
gave freely Of his banking experience
to the farmers at the general store and
made many new patrons for the May
town National Bank.
After his trip to Lancaster 10 become
treasurer of the Agricultural Trust Co.
Akron saw less Of tho energetic Ncll.
Money must have gone rO MS head.
said an aged relative, in discussing the
situation. Charley was a clever man
and | suppose he saw an opportunity 10
mako A rood living for his wife and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
OBERHOLTZER HOLDS ON
Ex-Movle Censor Wants Offcia
Word That He Is JobIess

consider be- has lost his job as n di-
rertor Of state Board Of Motion Pie
ture Consors, as announced yesterday.
Dr. Obrrholtzcr said he would not ad-
nit it until So notified by Governor
SprouI.
Dr.. Obcrholt2er said he was on the
board at the pleasure Of the Governor,
aud he could see no reason why the
Governor or his Office should not make
some statement concerning his status.
He said he never knew how his salary
was paid, and the news that it had come
out of contingent fund caused him
surprise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
HOTEL THURBER

Atlantic & Massachusetts Ave. Capacity 400
All outside, airy rooms. Bathlng from hotei
81 so day up; spec. wkly. Europ DIan
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-21
NAMES OF 20 AMERICANS
PLACED IN HALL OF FAME
Impressive Ceremonies Will Attend the
Unwilling of Tablets at New
York University.

New York, May 2l.--The names Of
20 famous American men and women
will be placed to-day in the Hall Of
Fame of New York university. I'm.
pressive ceremonies will attend the IN
yelling of the tablets attesting to their
celebrity.
The exercises viii be attended by
hundreds of men and women prominent
in literature, education, science, music,
art, statecraft and army and paval life.
The names of six men and women, for
whom tablets are TO be unveiled to-
morrow, were selected in the quinquen
NAL election held in 1920. The other
10 names were chosen in previous
election but their tablets had not be-
fore been unveiled.
The 20 persons whose achievements
are thus recognized are:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, author
Roger Williams, preacher and theolo-
gian; James Buchanan Eads, engineer
William Thomas Green Morton, physi.
clan and surgeon? Patrick Henry
statesman; Augustus Saint -Gaudens
sculptor; Alice Freeman Palmer, edu
Gator George Bancroft, historian; VIII
liam Cullen Bryant, poet; James FEM
more Cooper. novelist; Oliver Wendell
Holmes, poet; John Lothrop Motley
historian; Edgar Aller Poe, poet
Francis Parkmsn, historian; Marx
Hopkins, educator; Phillips Brooks
preacher and theologian; Louis Agas
siz, scientist; Joseph Henry, scientist
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-21

Elias Howe, inventor; Daniel Boone,
explorer; Rufus Choate, lawyer and
iurist; Andrew jackson, statesman
Alexander Hamilton, statesman; Har'
riet Beecher Stowe, authori Frances
Elizabeth Willard, reformer; Charlotte
S. Cushman, actress.
The Hall of Fame is eolonnade 500
feet in length. on the grounds OF New
York university, holding a command
ING site overlooking the Palisades OF
the Hudson river and the valleys OF
the Hudson and Harlem rivers
Throughout the length of this colon
made provision is made for $50 tablets,
Under the provisions made for the cleo
tion of candidates to the Hall the quota
win be completed ~ the year 1000.
The unwilling of each tablet viii be
under the direction of committee
composed of men and women interest
cd in the line Of endeayor followed by
the one to whom the tablet is dedi'
Gated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-21
A GOOD APPLE CROP
IN WESTERN VERMONT
Trees Wintered Well and Blossomed
Full, Says Professor M. B. Cum
mings of the State Ag-
ricultural Col
teOp

The indications are that there Will
be good crop of apples in Vermont
this year. For the most part, the trees
were well budded last fall, they have
wintered well owing to the mild wealth
er, and have blossomed well, so the
crop will be good one if favorable
weather continues This makes very
good outlook for Vermont apple grow
ers. Despite the warm weather In tine
early spring, the fruit trees IN YER
mont were not sufficiently advanced
to be injured by more recent late
frosts. Moreover, many OF the large or
chards in Vermont are on high, rather
than low land, and thus were immune
to late frost because of their location.
In a recent travel trip through Grand
Isle county. Professor NJ B. Cummings
Of the state agricultural college was
eratified to find the trees blossomlng
40 we'll With very few exceptions, the
orchards in Grand Isle were just pass
ing the full bloom period and according
to certain observations and reports OF
local growers the weather, although a
little cool, has been almost ideal
throughout the blossoming period: In
most places, there were many bees
pollinating the blossoms.
Spraying will be Of prime impor-
lance this year. With greatly dimin-
ished fruit crops in many parts OF the
country, il would seem that apple
prices for this coming season would be
Unusually good. This being so, orchard.
lists should see that very thorough and
proper spraying is done to insure good
quality of fruit which may demand
a high price next fall. The after-bios'
som spray, aimed especially at the
control of the codling moth, or com
mon apple worm, and the apple scab
the arch enemy Of the apple, is impera.
tive. In general, orchard trees should
be sprayed withip ten days Of the time
that the blossoms fall. The preferred
solution Is the liquid lime sulphur, used
at the rate Of one gallon to 40 gal
Ions of water, the came being rein
, forced with arsenate of lead in pow
dered form at the rate of two pounds
| to 40 gallons Of diluted spray. II n
| important to have high pressure, anc
| to do thorough work.
Spraying is of utmost Importance
One may question whether he woulC
fertfrize with commercials, whether h
would prune much or little, whehe
he would practice grass mulch or clear
| culture, but there is no question say
| Professor Cummings, as to whether o
not it pays to spray. Nothing so muel
influences the quality of fruit and it
value as spraying