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PLEDGE AID TO CFTY IN EVERY REFORM la Gunrdla and Cnrran View Their Jobs as Constructive, Not Partisan. MGIITS FOR DAEK PLACES Tlioy Will Carry Lantern All Over City Hall, Beginning in Mayor's Office. We will do everything we can within nann to hln the city administration five an efflelent and economical govern- ment,\ declared Representative P. It La Guardla. nresldent elect or the Board Aldermen, last night \But If they refuso to do this, then the good Lord help them.\ Talking to the Republican county Committee at Its monthly meeting In Bryant Hall Mr, La Quardla said that never again, after what happened on election day. did he want to hear any Republican speak of a district aa \hope lessly Democratic\ t want to make It clear.\ he declared hat I look at my Job as constructive and not destructive. I am going down 10 the City Hall to give all tho help and assistance I can to strengthen tho ad- ministration, and I am sure that In this I will be joined by Mr. Curran, who haa been chosen as Borough President of Manhattan. '1 think It will require a groat deal of patience and forbearance, but I am willing to escrclso It\ Mr. La Quardla said ho was willing to confirm everything that Henry H. Curran, who had spoken before he came Jn, had said. \That ho declared. \Is an Indication of the harmony that will prevail. amon us In tho Board of Esti- mate.\ ' The President-ele- ct thanked the or- ganization for tho manner in which they had supported him, and of the women he said that with the result aa close aa It was It might easily have turned out a defeat had It not been for the Very efficient work of the women. nf h t,n nusrdla constituents la the gallery called for \Three cheers tor our next Mayor,\ as we speaker took the platform. , Mr. Curran said that he and La duardla had promlsedflf olected, to take a lantern and look Into all the dark places In the City Hall, beginning with the Mayor's Office. Now all that re- mained was to fill their lanterns, trim the wicks, ikht the lanterns and start out He said he conceived that the business of city government was real business, and did not consist of back- biting and verbal fireworks. Ho In- tended to bo on the Job from the start and would report frequently to the county committee the progress that he had made. Miss Marguerlto Smith, elected to the .Assembly from the Nineteenth District aad James CMalley and JV. H. Chorosh. candidates for Surrogate and City Court Juctlce, respectively, also spoke. In his opening Remarks Samuel S. Koenlg, chairman, said that for the first time In the history of tho Republican party In this county It had elected can- didates for city oftlcea running oa a btralght Republican plntform. \We are proud tfr tho 'achievement he said, \and we hope that Jn 1$20, when n Republican president is to be elected, that NewtTorlv-Count- wUl slw Wm a s majority .?! Md Koenlg said that the organization wouid not interfere In any way with the conduct of the offices of the President of tho Board of Aldermen and Borough President hnd that these Officials would have ft freo hand to work for\ the best Interests of tho people of the city. DROP JN PRICE OF FOOD NOT EXPECTED Manufacturers SayJabor and Materials Continue UpwardX Special Virpdtch to Th Scn'. Atlantic city, N. X, Nov. 20. Thoro Is no possibility of an early drop In food products. Tho cost of labor and raw material Is Increasing. While the per- centage Is small, IV Is constant Tho \soldiering\ \by employees trying to make their work last' longer and tho fact that labor has not returned to work at the pre-w- efficiency make It Impos- sible to supply tho demand for goods. Tho foregoing are contributing fac- tors that y aro making production dally more expensive and the end Is not Vet In eight, said William L. Sweet, presldeuf the American Specialty ManufalSerB' Association, comprising the paciffb and patented food Industry of the nation, In an address at the ba- nket of the eleventh annual convention. He continued: \During the war wo were called upon to retrench In order to carry on and bring It ton successful conclusion. Now wo aro expected to produco In ever Increasing volume In order to meet the enormous consumption which exists and which will continue for somo time. It Is an eco- nomic and unquestioned fact that never will tho problem of the high cost of living bo solved until production Is made equal to consumption. \From my'' observations there Is no Immediate prospect of a reduction In cost Conditions do not Justify the ex- pectation of general price recessions. I have talked with ninny manufacturers and they do not anticipate lowr prices.\ TO OBSERVE POPE'S BIBTHDAY. No Special Ceremonies Here to Mark (18th Anniversary. The sixty-fift- h birthday of Pope Bene- dict XV. will be observed to-d- by Ro- man Catholics all over the world. So far as Is known there will be no epeclnl ceremonies, with tho possible ex- ception of the Pope's home diocese In Genoa, where special masses of thanks- - giving probabjy will be said for his In- - 'tentlons. In the local diocese church dignitaries will observe tho birthday' quietly, nlthough priests officiating at all masses In the various churches will \offer up prayers for the Pontiff. i The Popo was bom In Pogll, diocese Of Oenoa, Italy, November 31, 1854, the Aon of a nobleman. Marchesa dolla Chlesa. He- was christened Glacomo 'della Chlesa and elected l'ope Septem- ber 3. 1914. Ho was crowned three da i later. Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes, head of 'the New York Archdiocese, celebrated nis imy-seco- birthday yesterday In his usual way, by pitching into a mass of routine work with his secretary, tho Itev Joseph P. Dineen. Tho Archbishop- - always has made it a point to obsorvo his birthday In n quiet way and with-- out ceremony of any kind. The only thins that romlndi him of It aro the congratulations of h4i friends, both within and outside religious circles I Rut the biggest event In the Arch-- 1 J\!??'. V???i,y cafer \affKO since ,hls birthday his elevation to tha archbishopric of the greatest Roman Catholic archdiocese In the world, A a\is Wanted Husband's Remains examined to End Rumors. Bptcial Depatch to Tns Sex. Now Brunswick, N. X, Nov. 20. Mrs. Theodore Ryerson, Jr., said this afternoon that moro than two month ago alio went to her attorney, Frederick Welgel, and asked him to have the body of her husband exhumed and hit vital organs examined In order to quiet tho rumors that ho had been poisoned, which she said were In circulation in Now Brunswick even then. She was told, by Mr. Welgel, she said, that tho body could not be exhumed until some- one mado definite chargos, and for that reason nothing was done about It .at that time. Charges later were mado by Mr. Ryerson's father, and the body was exhumed yesterday and .tho stomach, heart,, liver' and kidneys romoved and sent to a laboratory for analysis and ex- amination. This work has not been completed and no report has been made. .Mrs. Ryerson told newspaper men this afternoon that sho never had any trouble with her husband. So far as her action In sending for Dr. Charles V. Hults when her husband became 111. Instead of another physician who lived next door, she said that this was done at the re- quest of Mr. Ryerson because he had great faith In Dr. Hults. It wases-tabllshe- d however,, that Dr. Hults did not sign a death certificate, and that the body was burled without a permit County Physician X L. Suydam viewed the body on April it, exhuming It for that purpose, but did not make an autopsy. ' \My husband left no will, and under the laws of thofState I receivo his es- tate, there being no children,\ Mrs. Ryerson said \ncporm have been circulated that I have received any- where from $100,000 to 1200,000. but this Is untrue. I received less than J30.000.\ . SHONTS COLLECTOR OF ANCIENT VIOLINS Inventory Shows Some of 17th Century, on Which, lie Played. T- -n n rorik nlA Vlnllng. almOSt priceless In value, was a passion with fh. lata niflrtdfti-- TT Rhnnta. head of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The veteran engineer, whose terlous hours were devoted to mastery of the greatest subway system, solcced his lighter hours wltn me music 01 violins. Each Instrument, aC rdlng to the Inventory prepared by Mr. Slionts last September, shortly before his death. Is the creation of a celebrated violin maker. ' ., . Chief among them Is a violin mscriDeu A o .llra-l- rrTnnnri. 171G.\ ?6Xt on tho list Is one wrought under the hand of Nlcholnus Amatus. Dears ins name nnd the words: \FIllus Anthony fi, i !.' A third violin Is stamped: \Jacobus Stanler In absim prove Oenlpontum, i&4.- - -- no muaci - n nrt 3. Delotii Zonznn in 17C0. The namo and date are carved In the wood.- - From the Berlin worKsnop 01 Ludwlg Neunar, who, made of unique quality long ago, came a flflii Instrument In his apartment at S30 Park avenue ir. Qhnntu it in raid, nmused hlmBelf with the rich tones of his old masters. Tho value of the Instruments is noi ..! -- a n i nnt hA nuile known until experts appraise them for the transfer ynThb Inventory Is supplemented by aT appraisal of soma of the assets of the Shonts estate. The appraisal states th t the gross vaiue 01 im -- wmihs-. property, mortgages and cash Is J573,- - 832. The estimated market value or tne securities Is J2.052. Tno rem property Is valued at $130,000, consisting of seventy-fou- r suburban lots In Chicago, worth about 1100,000, and the Bucks county. Pa., farm of Mr. Shonts, worth about 130.000. Mr. Shonts ownea a euou ui u, In the Interborough system, but the t iln.s not set forth tho exact amount He procured a loan of J291.2C2 from the National Bank of Commerce, secured, by 2.425 shares of Interborough-Metroflollta- n common and 174 shares or iniornorouBii iuiv -- sit Company stock. These shares are valued at f 33,963 over and above tho mount borrowea. rrh. ,. thit Mr. Shonts assumed pay ment of J80.000 of his wife's debts at .v. iw. h icrnrt n. nrlvate separation IUU -- ,, - 'C agreement In July, 1917, has been an- - nouncea, mil noi mo ia mi uv--- ni 190.000 from E. J. Berwlnd to raise the money for this purpose. He pledged 228 shares of Interborough A AAA Rapid Transit uompany biocr mm i.wu nharcs of Interborough Consolidated to covor this loan. There la a deficit of 353,000 between the marxet price ana tho face of the loan, due to depreciation the collateral. Mr. Shonts had a fair sized library, addition to the classics Iie\had a do .iv vnluma t nf \llnnld Transit and Railways,\ by Theodoro P. Shonts. None or the five pictures in mo inven- tory 'claims any special distinction. At the time he naa an inventory mane ' ht- - nn.n irtn.lcf h- - al.n . 1lqt-- rt . . thn nr- - . ui ilia u n n vwvb ..v. mh.I h1nnvlncrci nf Afm. A HI S H d .1 f?. Thomas which' adorned his apartment set or pper piate, enemeia Design, l.h -- Mftftvln, fwlfA anil n. 170 nleca itlnn.r t Mlntnn. with cold deposit edge, are listed as hers. Mrs. Thomas, who Is named as residu- ary legatee In Mr. Shonts's will, claims nil tne personal property in nis apart- ment and his summer homo near Phlla- - Iphla as her own ty virtue 01 a mil 01 sal j from Mr, Shonu. POSTAL WINS TOLLS POINT. Western Union's Order for Cash In Advance Is Abrogated. Special Despatch to Tns Scir, AlnANr, Nov. 20. The Public Sorvice Commission, Second district held to-d- that tho practice by tho Western Union Telegraph Company, since August 1, of demanding and collecting from the Pos- tal Telegraph Cable Company, cash tolls on messages transferred by the Postal to the Western Union, Is unjust onduti-reasonab- le and that extension to the Postal and Its patrons having charge ac- counts with the Western Union the priv- ilege of an exchange account payable monthly should bo restored. It was shown at the hearing that for thirty years prior to August 1 a prac- tice had existed between tha two com- panies to receivo from eJch other tele- grams destined to lotnts reached by one company and not by the , other, and harge the tolls to an account Instead of demanding cash. On August 1 tho Western Union abruptly discontinued this practice, such action resulting In tho Postal's complaint to the commission. Him to lie Wales's Garst Here, NRwronr, Nov. 20. Rear Admiral William S. Sims has accepted an Invlta tlon to he the guest of the Prince of Wales at luncheon on the battle cruiser Renown at New York on Saturday. iU will bo accompanied by his aid, Lieut Commander Walter A. Edwards. CORRUPTION CHARGE IS MADE BY JURY Continued from Ftrtt Page.. public policy did not constitute proof of corruption. He added, however, that corruption need not be an actual money corruption, or If such, the monetary cor- ruption need not boof large amount. Also he Bid the fact that the Grand Jury had had disagreements with the District attornoy \would not Justify ! any suggestion that you should (nvestl-- I gate .his office under the guise of seeking j corrupt misconduct\ Weeks concluded by saying: IJustlco Attorney aa an Individual members of his staff as Individ uals are entltleld to the fairest protection even from an Insinuation of corruption. They may have made mistakes, they may have been unwise In some steps they have taken, but that Is not official mis- conduct, and In the examination affecting a public official It Is of the greatest importance that the action of the Grand Jury should bo without thejllghtest per- sonal or political bias, and any departure from the strict enforcement of that rule can only bring discredit upon the Grand Jury. \On the other hand, If in any of the city departments proof of corruption or misconduct Is found the offender should be brought to book, and If warranted should bo convicted upon tho findings.\ Anonymous Notes Feared. Mr. Swann then that the Grand Jury might receive anonymous communications from per- sons antagonistic to tho District Attor- ney and begged that they be not In- fluenced thereby. The court said that he had so Instructed the Jurymen. \Now this Is very Interesting which I am go.ng to speak about, sum Mr. Swann In ft hesitant manner. \I hope your Honor will bear with mo because I 'think It Is Interesting. The coming year there Is going to be a very mo- mentous election. SU Is Presidential \ year \I have already made references that no personal or political bias should In- fluence thclr.dellberatlons,\ Interrupted Justice Weeks. \What Is tho District Attorney to un- derstand,\ resumed Mr. Swann.- \I am THE SUN, FRIDAY, perfectly willing to do whatever I can. This Is an extremely embarrassing sit- uation. I will give tha Grand Jury every did possible. They might Baled any one or two of threi of my as- sistants they want to help them entirely without me.\ \There Is no need to discuss that\ said Justice Weeks. And then he sug- gested that the Grand Jury nnd Mr. Swann get together nnd probe the milk trust Asa stmt District Attorney Talley then tioko In, saying: . \I was directed by the Grand Jury on a certain day after we had taken some testimony on the milk Inquiry, when the sessions were resumed to take up the traction matter and flnsh the traction matter and whtle we wero In the proc- ess of finishing the tract on matter this drand Jury came Into court with their cxtraordlnaary statement\ The presentment set the District At- torney's office by Its ears. All sorts of conferences sprung Into being, News- paper reporters were Informed that they were libelling the whole plant by pub-- 1 Bhlng anything that transpired In the court room: tae presentment In particu- lar. When ths reporters demanded the reason why the presentment and the court proceedings should not be pub- lished there was a general disposition (o \shush\ everybody in sight Finally one Assistant District Attorney opined that there was nothing libellous about the pub- lication of the presentment, but that It was mighty dangerous to trlfta with a man's character. Mr. Almlrall's letter to Gov. Smith was nn arraignment of District Attorney Swann's letter to the Governor dated October 23. It recalled the Grand Jury's letter to the Governor asking that a pedal prosecutor be appointed to con- duct the examination of witnesses In the traction, milk and unarchlst Investiga- tions before the body. To that request Gov. Smith replied that he was not em- powered to supplant Mr. Swann under the circumstances. Prosecutor's Reply Analyzed, Writing of his above mentioned letter to Gov. 8mltli Mr. Almlrall says: \That letter represented tne concen- sus of opinion of the grand Jurors, all of whom were selected only after challenge, whereas the District Attorney's letter Is but his statement, In lacking In truth and characterized by lubterfuge.\ Citing that portion of Mr. Swann's let-t- er to the Governor baying that he had Packard ' its first and 8th at Hill St. Plains: at 239 Main 21, 1919. submitted to tho Grand Jury all evidence upon the charges that there had been strike collusion between the ifflclals and the of tho In-- ci borough, and that the examination of Mayor Hylan and the \editor of tha New York American\ hod not been Im- peded, Mr, Almlrall says: 'The Grand Jury submits that If tho District Attorney believes he states tho truth he could bost have sunstantlnted his position by offering to petition the court to disclose these minutes, not only In rogard tp this subject .but alsa as they elucidate to his conduct and tho quostlon of fares, and the Grand Jury hereby Invites the District Attor- ney to Join In Its petition to the court to this effect\ Then Mr. Almlrall proceeds to deny that either ho or Mr. Bratnord or Mr. Einstein, members of the Grand Jury whom Mr. Swann declared were unfit to go Into the traction matter because of their business and financial affiliation with the I. R. T. and with persons Interested therein, were In any wise thus and sub- mits from Mr. Bratnard and Mr. Einstein to that effect Mr. Bralnard says that he la president of Harper & Dros. and that his only connection with tho firm of J. P. Slorgan & Co. Is that tha Morgan family owns Harper Broa. bends \securing a personal loan made by the late J. P. Morgan many years ago.\ - Mr. Einstein, a broker, says that on January 6, 1917, ho three one thousand dollar bonds nf tho. 1. R. T., but that Is the total of his Interborough In- terests, and that he Is not, as Mr. Swann charged, a \specialist In traction secu- rities. As for himself Mr. Almlrall says that he was employed back In 1904 by the Hapld Transit Construction Company ns an expert to \supervise Inspect and re- port on structure In tho probable zone of movement before, during and after tho construction of the subway between City Hnll. Manhattan, and the Long Island Railroad Terminal, He says that ho was paid (3.000 a year and that the Job was finished In 1907. Mr. Almlrall says that he never m- -t nqr does he know Do Lancey Nlcoll, whom Mr. Swann says Is Mr. Almlrall's lawyer. Tho charges by Mr. Swana that the Grand Jury sought to use Its prestige \for the advancement of private Inter- est ends\ and that It was \seeking an opportunity to go Into tha financial status of 'the company for the purpose Delivery Serves Public and Pays largest store in the world has its field nearly four fold Its local now cover an area of five square miles. The really part of this service is not the length of the routes covered but the fact that they are daily and some of them twice a day. This the goods to the door is the great of the store. the cost of living is high, how much would it be were it not for the system which brings a great many to one centre to do their X that the 'sense of values is very acute. Any element of their must be run with the greatest so it takes its proper place in the cost of The rule for service is to haul the of and ton- nage with the of Brooklyn: Fir 'Stub, Avenues Long Island Ciry: Queens Boulevard White Mamaroneck Martine Avenue Street available employees particular financially Incapacitated statements purchased Brooklyn.\ Further- more that motor truck, the at of recommending to the public tha neces-It- y of an S cent fare\ draws tho reply \from Mr. Almlrall: \This statement of tha District At- torney Is wholly false and absolutely without warrant from anything that transpired In the proceedings or other- wise. There has at no Uma been ap- - . .v. .u.i..... ini-ntln- n that anv mi rut ma oiifiinroi ,,,...- - Grand Juror did not fully understand nis exact duties, or mat no muus\ \i moment It was within his province to nrvihin- - in mlatton to fares. The sole purpose of this body la to In vestigate and consider crime, without fear or favor, Including wilful nnd corrunt misconduct In omce of public officials. \In order that this ooay may vv--l.- . ini n ninm iinfv it may not DO longer deprived of competent legal ad- vice and counsel without obstructing Justice by actually estopping! It In the exercise of Its vital nnd mandatory functions. ,.. \In view of these runner ana uu -- tlonal compelling reasons, the extraordi- - .. T.... ..fm in rpnllest that vou designate as IU legal advisor and counsel tne Aitorney-ucnor- m m in- state.\ LtOM A.n--n- v uuj Cwrtnn . . . A State- - . ment last nleht characterizing the Ex traordinary Grand jurys presentment wholly beyond tha scope of their Jurls-u.hni- iv tviihoiit . . . . warrant of U,t.V'Vf, n,tu ii 1. v law.\ \The mere fact that tho publi cation of tho statement took tne ronn having the foreman read it to Judge A in the kitchen. To avoid waste. To make taste- less dishes appetizing. To make warmed-over- s absolutely enjoyable. To give cooking a delicious flavor. Use LEAtPERRINS SAUCE THE ONLY ORIGINAL WORCEETIR3HJRI It's a daily assistant. Street at City: at 628 Park 489 at Park . ! n,\ - . - Weeks In tha court room.\ said Mr. Swann. \does not alter tha fact that the of It was Illegal and Im- proper. Their power to Inquire does, not give them a license to defame. \They cannot to serve private ends of their own or of others, make publlo defamatory statements of an character. 'Tho facts stand out\ concludes tha District Attorney, \that Almlrall was In n-- v r.r n Mm-a- nv for at least three years 98 per cent of whose stock was owned by tho Interborough Rapid Tran- sit Company, whose officers ha pro- tended to Investigate without disclosing to tho District Attorney nis termer latlon to the company.\ w- - nMAnn hn that Mr. uxr. DnAli\ fc.,v. - - Almlrall's private attorney Is connected with the receiver for tha traction Inter a. nu.i.i T.ini-- v M. Garrison Co 13 UL uiuunvM - and proceeds to the telophono book to show tnat nam aro i \ address and the same number. \Almlrall's thougnts ana seninnenvo, sayo Mr. Swann, \are etlll In accord ,.k h. .im . nf Mi former employer, W1UI \ - - th selfish traction interests, wiucn to Merchant o more the cost to their he and to treat It scrap of paper.\ \ Are for Tex., 20, -- . cetved to-d- from state tho has to make discloi urea\ In the of Agent and aro being mail t0I The ref us-- d f m. ' An come to us with potentially big apologies, we might come to us ing that on the of have been profitably. cover the of advertising \ General Advertising 1463 Broadway\ at New Ttlc-li-- a- 1707 Biytat World's Greatest Department Store uilt Business on Delivery Uses Packard Transportation jINCE installing NOVEMBER Principles and Packard Trucks increased deliveries hundred remarkable covered bringing public's merchandising achievement modern Although higher people purchasing? Successful merchants recognize Public's service-i- n business economy merchandise. economical delivery maximum number packages minimum equipment. Pouchkeepslet Broadway FRIEND 204 391 121 West Buy violate solemn publlo OFFERS DISCLOSURES, Negotiations Under Way Cordovn'a Iumdo, Advice- - Puebla, Fedcrlco offered \startling connection American Consular Cordova's surrender. military Idea Undeveloped ideas. With that they similar part 'others very We whole field effort. COLLIN ARMSTRONG, Inc. 42nd York TORONTO MONTREAL cuss the matter, but other onrc it wi icuriicu, ,vi uhib io aaviccs, that for had of as a basis, Pablo Is conducting the ni, on behalf of the now Is n mo oumo in wuitj, wno ia reported noi!l to \iirrenaer. LONDON Compliance this rule gives cost upkeep and length of life precedence first cost of truck. More Packard's than ever are being selected for this work. Perhaps because there is little feuess work about selecting Packard. Packard facts and figures are established and are constantly being amplified by tests in transportation field. this delivery field especially the importance ofhaving high standard for the whole Packard truck building every part in the Packard factory in order to keep it is recognized. i s. The outstanding fact about Packard trucks is , their consistency performance as evidenced in the records of department store Packards, many of whichhave gone o vertwo hundred thousand miles. f T More study has been given department store delivery than to any other phase truck trans- portation. Yet even here the Freight Transporta- tion Department the Packard organization in your city can help by keeping figures to date. upon them. No charge foe service. - Packard Trucks Are Now Available For Immediate Delivery .PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY of NEW YORK 61st Street Newark: Broad Kinney Jersey Boulevard Carlton Avenue Plainfield: Avenue Paterson: Broadway Hartford: Washington Street publication extrajudi- cial telephone New Haven: York Street New London: William Street 832-3- 4 Street Street GOOD ROADS TRANSPORTATION COSTS. products of and factory can be moved cheaply along good roads. bonds and bring down of living \ - endeavoring with BANDIT Surrender. Nov. hero that bandit Cordon! with kldnappi,. JenkJni arrangements authorities Frequently resourceful men say situations developed Agents Street, Springfield: Pittsficld: REDUCE from negotiations Cordova's surrender promise amnesty Gonzales gotlatlons Carrtiiii Government Gonzales conterrlnsr with Gulltermo Melxulro, rebel chlefuiu rAxu with of over every In one and one of of of up Cai State The farm road help know i