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New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
the War College, whose plan you were d.
rected 10 discuss.
He Attacked Stimson and Wood.

iNNNVN W bicNhSS'
He Attacked Stimson and Wood.
Mr.. Stimson then quotes the following
passage from General Ainsworth's mem
orandum to show that the latter had him
in mind III writing:
In compliance with the second part Of
the accompanying call the following state
ment is submitted, although II Is recos-
uized that ii will be difficult IL not I'm
possible, to formulate any statement tha
will carry conviction to any one VINO Il
so unmindful of consequences or so unin-
formed as 10 the needs Of the government
and the public with regard 10 the matter
in question as seriously 20 propose TO abol-
ish one OF the most important. II not the
most important, Of all the records OF the
War Department.
The Secretary then quotes the ad-
iutant general as having added that the
statement was submitted with the CON
fident expectation that when other. If
not wiser, counsels shall prevail the
statement would receive the considora-
ton that may not be given il now"
In his letter the. Secretary calls atten-
ton to an attack made on the chief of
staff In the same statement. After re-
ferring to a proposal to change the
dating Of some OF the rolls, the adjutant
general continued:
But the adoption Of this proposal could
hardly fail to be regarded generalIN as a
mere subterfuge OF a kind that would be
scorned BY honorable men in any OF the
relations of private life, and that would De
most disCreditable to a great department
OF the government In its management OF
the affairs of the nation
General Ainsworth is charged with
having declared that the proponents of
the plan displayed n ''lamentable lack
of knowledge" adding that 'if they had
had. or had proflted by, even little ser
vice as company commanders they
would have known better.
Quoting General Ainsworth's memo
randum. the Secretary reviews in his
letter the following
There are other grave objections 10 the
proposed plan that might be stated, but II
those that have been pointed out are not
sufficient to carry 10 the minds OF those
with whom the decision Of this matter now
rests the conviction not only that II is most
inadvisable ever TO intrust TO incompetcnt
amateurs the management OF business
that Is of nation wide importance. and tnat
can only be managed prudently, safely ana
efficiently by those whom long service mas
made experts with regard TO II. then II VIII
he worse than useless TO present furthef
facts or figures here.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
SENATE CONFIRMS HERRICK
ONLY Fourteen Votes Agains. Him in
- Executive Session.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The nomination OF
Ex-Governor .Myron T. Herrick OF Ohio as
Ambassador 10 France. TO succeed Robert
Bacon. resigned. was confirmed by the Sen
ate to-day.
Senator Gronna, Of North Dakota and
certain other Progressives had indicated
they would oppose the nomination. There
we're no speeches, but Mr.. Gronna called
Tor an ave and no vote and absentees were
called IN. The vote stood 81 to r.
Senator Mclean. of Connecticut rcgu-
lar Republican. voted WIN tne Progressive
Republicans and Democrats VINO opposed
Mr.. Herrick's confirmation. Senators
Myers, Lea. MARITIME ana Williams also
voted against IT,
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
n1v1nEp ON SUGAR TRUST

Washington. Feb. i5,-A divided report
,ro,,, ,,,n 1ardwick Committee of the House.
,v,,,n, has been investigating sugar trust"
affairs seems probable The Democratic
r,o,<,hors are said TO hold that agreements
as 70 prices and restriction OF territory
and output exist among sugar beet grow
ers q. l. la -
Thc Republican members !, IS h ssidi "a, 90
sbox,,s t,, tIs' Investigation and TO-DAY some
of them indicated that the% would refuse TO
slgn a report to that effect
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
PROTEST AGAINST STEEL BILL
Two Manufacturers Say Free Trade
Would Drive Them Abroad.

Washington. Feb. 1.-Two manufacturers
told the Finance Committee to-day that In
,he event OF free trade in the United states
,bov would leave the country and establish
tb.i, businesses abroad They were Frank
C. Il. Page, OF Brooklyn, manufacture
Of machine tools, and Walter H. Steni'
president OF the Primar Chemical COM
pany, of Pennsylvania. Both were pro-
testing against the tariff changes proposed
I'm tile House bill
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16

ders not to leave Washington. is not
under arrest. He will be technically
taken into custody when the military
court is formed. At that time "A copy
Of the charges preferred against him,
now being drawn by the judge advocate
general, will he served on him. He will
be permitted To employ counsel.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
PRESIDENT RENTS flNh
Moonshin.r Must Spend 5000 in Edu'
eating His Children.

Washington, Feb. l5.--Pr"sidcnt Tart 10,
oay RENTED a fine of 500 which was q
rort OF the punishment of Jack Howard, ,,,
convicted ct Greenville, s c.. for WorH'ile
I'm an Illicit distlllery. The President re-
mttted the fine en- condition that Ho"aru
spend the money In educating his chlldre''
Howard's four months sentence VIII ca
p,re .on saturday and he Will be reieaseu
without paying the fine.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
HUNT A UNION LABOR MAN
Governor Of Arizona Refuses to Occupy
"Open Shop" Reviewing Stand.

y Hunt the newly installed executive OF
Arizona created mild stir just after ne
had subscribed 10 the oath or otice yes
terday by refusing to occupy reviewing
stand built by non-union labor. The Gov
ernor and his party retired 10 the Capitol
while another stand was being areceed by
union men. After 1t had been completed
the Governor and his friends took seats
and remained until the parade was over.
The first Legislature OF the State OF Ari-
yona. which, will elect two United States
Senators. will convene In Phoenix on March
1s Both of Arizona Senators will %" Dem
ocrats.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
MAX ABBOTT DIES OF WOUNDS.

Cincinnati. Feb. i5.--Max Abbott. OF New
York, a member of bnrlesque company
playing here, who was shot last nlsn' pS
George Stone after a quarrel IN a thestre.
died to-day Stone is brother ot FREQ
Stone. Of Montgomery and stone. stone "
under arrest.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
Result Of Line and staff Fight.

q cucral Ainswo oTths removal is con-
sHSred the outcome of many years Of
itrugGlc. for control between the line and
the STAFF OF the army. General Wood
LEADS contingent which believes con-
troll should be delegated to officers actu-
ally in touch with the fighting strength.
Others. among whom General Ainsworth
WAS a leading figure have contended
that supervision, SHOULD be vested I'm the
heads Cf powerful, bureaus
1'rhc action OF the President was taken
aAer several conferences with Secretary
Shpsou The friction between the ad-
jmant generals Office and that OF the
chief of staff eliminated when General
AiDswUrth. in reply 20 Secretary slim
sons request for some statistical infor-
nation, made such an answer that the
secretary felt constrained to accept 1t as
reflection on his own integrity and
nfou that of other high officers of the
department.
Secretly StimsOn's letter Of suspen-
SION toO.i up incidents as far back as
TV''' i"V'' III WHICH tIe 'ottitt'Ai >
ned the adiutant general had been un-
osx cthsfic in dealing with his SUI
pefiprs and IN criticising them. Begin
nips wl1@ last December, the Secretary
ie'ers 10 his order TO the adjutant gem
'ral 10 submit TO the chief of staff his
op'liiOn on a proposal to abolish tht
present muster roll and 10 modify certain
o'her rolls. The Secretary says:
IN repy 70 this order you submitted e
VIZ VIC thltf OF stan on February memo
tabdrm dated February q In this pape
-. lupugn The fairness ana Intelligence
a III ~ H,cretary Of War, under whose > ~
nflif the proposition iD question was SUD
'l s,, 10 yoV, You also crittcise ana I'M
iAo me military capacity and eNpcrlcn's
~ thhlisence and fairngindednesr; au11
TIE officers OF the General Staa an'
sess.l5St sSa
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
THREE NEGROES LYNoHED
Man and Woman Hanged to Same Tree
by Texas Mob.

Narsbau Tex. Feb. IA mob lynched
,,,o negroes, man and woman, George
sarders and Mary Jackson, hanging
them To the same tree. just across '"'
nola County line early TUESDAY. mo, ',i,e I.'t"
The negroes had lived at the same nus
with Tcnnie Sneed. young nesio' w"
shot and killed Paul Strange "n''o ina"'
on January g.
Memphis, Tenn. Feb. ia mop carry
,o.dav Iynched an unidentified negro ac-
c,,son a, having attacked a stXte"n-Fear-
oid abi,e girl yesterday. II is SAID ',"|
sorrn, confessed in part 4 rope was ueu
80 hts neck. he was dragged to
bridge across branch OF Won % ,oh
hanged from tho bridge ana t"'i' wv
us.d his body for a pistol target
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16

SUNDAYS NEW.YoRk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 a year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
WILLIE HOUCk BESTS
MALLAN IN 6 ROUNDS
Fast Contest Before Members Of
Lot0s Club Last Night Next Show
VII be on February IA
TOMMY HOUCK WILBEMATCHED

Another excellent show was pre-
sented by the Lotos A. G. in the
Madison building last night, but ow-
ing to the inclement weather the
attendance Of members was far be-
low expectations. The entire pro-
gram was given, nevertheless and
the small number present enjoyed
the bouts immensely. The next stag
will be on Wednesday night, Feb
ruary IA, at which time Tommy
Houek will meet the best boy OBJ
tainable. The famous Tommy who Is
the bantam weight champion of
Philadelphia, was present last night
and occupied the corner Of his
brother, Willie Houck, who appeared
against Mickey Mallan, of Philadel-
iphia, in the star event OF the evening.
Mike McGowan, manager Of Houck,
did the announcing.
While Malian put up an excellent
battle, the six rounds were Houckfs.
Mailan WAS very clever, and If he
had not been. Willie would have
ended the contest In short order.
Houck had all kinds OF jabs, upper
cuts and wallops, but he could not
get n over properly. Malian
seemed to anticipate every blow and
was always just q trffle out Of the
way. He took some hard ones, how
ever, but they didn't bother him very
much.
The first round was fairly even
although Houek seemed to be cooler
than his opponent. Both kept ham
mnrino af aarh nfharS uind until 4ba
bell. In the second round Houck
let loose and sent one over which
staggered Mallan. He was up in
an Instant. however, and manager
to hang on until ne fully recovered.
Mailan did most of the leading in
the third round and managed to jab
Houck's face repeatedly. Towards
the close Willie came across with
some hard lefts to the head. The
round was full of clinches ana In
fighting. Houck let loose in the
fourth round and had Mallan cover
Ing ND most of the time. In the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
PLAN BASEBALL
AT OLD BRIDGE
Getting Ready for Coming
Season--Fans Gossip.
gpecaa1 q ths avRN1Na NEWS.

~ %rS fNf8 rASa% %&R@ ~ - OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
naa Sc
stop any young fefl76W Oh
Lat night b valuable fnforfnaf1nEA
Earding next seasons Bnaup, f7hk 3MS
Ii you want correct and reliable hi
formation as to the probable success
of the team-to-be. It Is Understood
and 1t comes from authentic
source, too-that the Old Bridge
Enamel Brick and Tile Company will
outfit a nine which will play only
Saturday ball. This innovation was
introduced last summer and proved
to be q great acces The nine was
far from q failure, as victories CO.
and the hackers of the club predict
even better results IN 1912.
The old members of the OLD
Bridge A. G. are talking about repiv-
ing Sunday baseball. Three years
ago the locals could trim any anna
teur team in the county, and did so,
but In recent years the club support
ers found other anusements and laid
baseball on the shelf for the time be-
ing. 1t is now the purpose OF the
nine on the field for Sunday games,
all to be played at home, and give
coming athletes In this section ut
the county a chance to prove their
worth. Old Bridge has Z ce tkc
best baseball fields around these
parts. The crowd IL loyal and both
teams should be successful, even
critics admit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30

Monroe Taylor for Non" Miller:
*. O. X. Atkinson and ~Rushu
Van Sickle for Monroe Taylor and
Edward Monaghan; SayrevfIle-
Oleson and Lettz for Dug Fisher
and another man, yet to be replace
ed. One name each will be added
by the Puritans and Riversides. Tbs
Crescents made no changes. A rule
was passed whereby only MiddIesex
county players are eligible to join
the league, six months residence to
be considered a mark of eligibility.
Schedule Adopted.
All teams were represented. Pres
ident Fred w. DeVoe presided, +.
Messerole. representing the K. O. K.
A., announced a change In manager
ship of the basketball team of thai
club. Hereafter MIR. Messerole will
act for Ralph HeidingsfeId who will
continue to play on the quintet,
however. Following was the sched-
ule adopted:
Feb. s.-Puritans VS.. s~ayrevilIe.
at S~ayreville.
Feb. 14.-sterlings VS.. Puritans.
at Perth Amboy.
Feb. 15.-K. O. X. a. VS.. sayre-
Vile, at ~Sayreville.
Feb. 17.-sayrevilIe VS.. River~
sides, at Perth Amboy,
Feb. 20.--Sterlings VS.. X. q. X.
A., at New Brunswick.
Feb. 21.-Puritans vs.. Crescents,
at South River.
Feb. 23.-sayreville vs. sterlings,
at South River,
Feb. 24.-K. O. X. A. VS.. River
sides, at Perth Amboy.
Feb. 29.-Puritans vs. Riversides,
at Auditorium.
March 2.LSter1ings VS.. River
sides. at Perth Amboys
March 6.-sterlings vs. creseenta.
at South River.
March Tx. o. X. A. VS.. Purt~
tans, at Perth Amboy.
March IAs-Riversides VS.. Cfes-
cents, at South River.
No decision - S~ayreyille VS..
Crescents and X. o. K. A. VS.. Cres~
cents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
PROPOSALS FOR LAYING TWEEN
TY-FOUR INCH WATER MAIN
the city OF PERTH ANNOY. N. i.

- 49,
Sealed proposals will be received
at the ofiice of the Board OF Water
Commissioners, City Hall, Perth
|Amboy, N. J., until 80 p. m, Feb
|ruary It'll, 1912, for laying 24-tnch
water main, from Raritan river to
Market street, Perth Amboy, N. j.
A certified check for Five Hun
Fdred Dollars, ($500.G0l drawn to
the order of the City Treasurer
must accompany all bids.
A surety bond for One Thousand
Dollars ($1. 100000, for the faith
full performance of the contract will
be required.
Specifications may be obtained at
the Office OF the Board of Water
Commissioners, Perth Amboy, N. j.
The Board of Water Commission
yers reserves the right to reject any
or ell bids.
BY order of the Board OF Water
Commissioners.
SAMUEL y. MASON.
Engineer. J
3a7s-1-25-1et.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
LIVE !, sa.se TIPS

The City Senior League is dead,
dead, dead.
1.-THE king Is dead" Long live
the king"
1t struggled hard. and n might
call 1t gamely, but circumstances
and an unbalanced organization
caused the downfall of the once pop
ular league.
May the Junior league continue.
1t is meeting with more success and
fs exhibiting a fine article OF ball In
every instance. But the r. NJ. II. A.
Jrs. have Withdrawn.
= =
Round u fossiiiaed human head
about 10000 years old on Long Is
land. Keep 1t. Plenty here. Run
them every day.
What Is the matter with dug"
Coudon2 He looks as il he has
changed his residence for the land
OF Palestine. They do say. however
1t was g h'accident.
Big doiags iiiis wsph. Fnaita4s
and Riversides on Friday night IN
Goodwill hall. Where are you going
to stand? ! have a seal 10 the third
row, second section on the ceiling.
reserved.
Straw hats and DOCTORS bills are
to be higher. If anything has been
overlooked just give It a name,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
COMPTON DOING
SOME JUMPING.
Clears 5 Feet 8 Inches at
Exeter--Is After Record.

Lewis Compton, preparing ai
Exeter, N. III. better known around
these paris - "BneAn and -: Mntis
lis In right at tie academy and haa y
splendid opportunity to make Eouf
at the coming track and field meets
Buck has held the local champion
ship In the high jump for q number
of moons, but he is now branching
out and stands a fair chance OF cop
ping a higher prize, along with the
coveted "E. Compton did" lgo
feet, eight inches last Wednesday.
for the first time in his career, and
came back again on Friday for the
anne distance, three times hand rum
ming. He Is second best at the school
to Jim" McDongaIl, who has a rec
ord OF six feet, three eighth inches.
Some juEpi
Julius Rippenbeinb better known
as ctJeff,s' has Buck out for prac-
tice every afternoon and declares he
will get his side kicker In Al shape
for the New England interseholastic
meet at Boston on February "a. As
a tryout, the schools indoor meet
will be held on Washington's birth
day, February a. BY the way, Rip
penbeln is trying hard for the Elk
~nnian,' the school paper, and ex-
poets to land a chair on the board
before many sunsets. Jeff reports
his chances are excellent, for he is
"seooping'' the other fellows right
and left. putting ross beats
which look good to the 'sday city"
In order to win his e." Compton
wilma first place In an inter-
meet or q first or second
to an Exeter man in the all impor-
tantA Exeter~Andover dual meet on
May 80. BY way of comparison, It
may be related that Tilton, lof AM
dover, won the running high jump
event last year with a mark Of five
eighths, which is the present record
OF the Perth Amboy boy. "Buck"
press even McDougall hard
for first place honors. The highest
mark In this event ever made by a
school boy In an interschoiastic meet
reported In sporting annals as six
feet, two and one-half inches, 1t
was made by J.. 8. Speaker at a.
meet back In 1899.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
MOTORING BOWLING
FISHING BOATING
BOTH PROTESTS
THROWN OUT BY
COUNTY

Neither the Riversides' protest of
the game won by ~Sayreyille on jan
uary 4, nor the appeal Of the Ster-
ling A. A., of South River, from a
decision by Referee Van Mulchahey
in MISUNDERSTANDING game on
December %, was up last night by
the board of managers of the Mid
dlesex County Basketball League, in
session at Borough hall, South Riv-
err. 1t was moved by Secretary John
|Junker, of the Crescent A. c., of
Midtown, that both protests be
thrown out. The following voted in
favor of the motion: Mr.. Junker,
Thomas CANTON, of the P%uritans, of
this city; L. Messerole, of the K. o.
X. A., of New Brunswick, and Man
ager Paul Check, of the ~Sayreville
A. A. Joseph Breitenmoser, mana
ger Of tbs Sterlings, voted against
the motion. Manager Dave Wilentz,
of the Rfversffies, did not vote.
South Rivers Claim.
South River protested the game
played here y on the following
grounds: that Referee Mnlehahey
showed Partially to the Riyersides;
Frank Mccormick should have been
disqualified for dirty playing; the
time was shortened by three min
ntes, and a foul was called on Non
Miller. the Sterlings' forward, after
he shot a field goal. Jesse Selover,
principal of the South River public
schools, represented Captain Meade,
of the Sterlings. who Is suffering
with d sprafned ankle. The River
sides protested the game won by
Sayreville on the grounds that one
OF the baskets was not rigidly sup
ported.
Open Eligibility Lists.
It was unanimously decided to
open the eligibility lists again and
allow the addition of one name, I'M
less otherwise specified. The team
which did not enter anne last
night were given three days In
which to do SO, same to be forward
ed to Secretary Junker. Following
were the changes. SterlingsN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
AQUEHONCA IN
LOSING MATCH
Lose Three Straight to Rich
mond No. z. Last Night.
ISLAND LEAGUE STANDING.

m Aquehongas, OF TOttenviIle,
lost three staight games to Rich
imond Borough, No. 2, of Stapleton.
last night on their home alleys. and,
incidentally, dropped back from the
exciting three cornered tie for Sec
iond place honors In the All-Staten
Island Bowling League. Last nights
victors are tied with the Aquehongas
for third place. Two matches will
be rolled tonight In the league.
The Auroras, of Mariners Harbor,
will play at West New Brighton
against the Stickers, of that place,
while the Mariners Harbor quintet
will entertain the Veteran Firsmen,
of West New Brighton. Following
were last nights scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30

fifth Mallan appeared to be weaken
ing, but gameiy defended himself.
Houek started some more hammer
and tongs work in the sixth. but
iMaflan kept out of danger, finishing
up with a lively exchange of mitts.
The match al one of the best ever
seen In this city and Mallan was
praised for sticking with Houck who
looked much heavier. Willie had a
great build and looked like Terry
MeGovern.
Walker Fails to Show Up.
The management OF the club was
disappointed in the semi~final, as
Young Walker failed to make his
appearance. Young Quinlan,s of
Philadelphia, was on hand, however,
and not to disappoint the members
Freddie Peck, Of Staten Island, Was
put on with him. Quinlan, who is
% fast 105 pound boy, Of Philadel-
;phia, was too clever for him, and at
the end Of the first round, Referee
George Pagan stopped it. Quinlan
was some kid and 1t Ia regretted that
he was net up against a boy of his
class, as the contest would have
been a hummer.
Lively frel1fnlnarieS.
The preliminaries We've interest
ing. Kid Foley. of New York, met
Joe Trueman, Of Philadelphia, in a
!slashing four round encounter. The
boys put UP q lively go and honors
were about even. Kid Carroll, of
New York. met Young Roder. of
Rosebank, 8. T., In another four
round go. In the last round Roder
was about all In and had to stop.
The feature of the prelims was
the match between AL. Minkler, of
this city, and Paddy Cotter, of New
York. At the start of the first
round it looked as IL Minkler was
going to be defeated but he came
back strong and put his man away
before the bell rang. There were.
cheers for zone Round Minkler," as
he stepped out of the ring. His
victory was q general surprise to
the membes who feared his opponent
would be too strong for him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
GOODWILL HALL
PLACE CHOSEN
Riverside Puritan Game Fri
day Night Managers Agree

1t was agreed last night by Man
ager Dave Wilentz, Of the Riyersides,
and Thomas CANTON, OF the Puri-
tans, to play the Puritan-Rivarside
game on the court at Goodwill hall
on Friday evening, February 2. The
game VIII be for blood, everybody
knows that, and Referee Van Null
chahey will be present to preside at
the funeral. As the last game be-
tween these quintets In the Audi
torium ended In favor of the Puri=
tans, a big Riverside delegation is
expected to be present on Friday
night. A crowd OF TOO fans saw the
first contest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
.TERLINGS To
MEET RIIHIES

The Riversidas and starIings will
come together on Friday night. Feb
ruary 3. at South River. The game
was postponed from this Friday
night by the Gterlings on the
gre unds that Capt. Meade Is out of
the game and several other minor
changes must become effective be-
fore the als-important contest. The
game VIII be played on the court at
Washington hall@aud q eald prove
to be q hummer
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30

evenings performances.
The late hour and hfty-seven
other things have caused everybody
interested to call a halt. There will
be no more games In the city senior
league during 1912. The Riversides
are the logical winners of the cup
offered by The Globe. In State street.
The Junior league game has been
cancelled by the Goodwill manage
iment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
SENIOR LEAGUE
HAS IT'S DEATH

The City Senior League As dead.
dead. dead, Manager Joseph Mullen
called up Devoe today and Informed
him he would be unable TO play his
team against the Riversides tonight
In q regular league contest. The.
Goodwill management desired better
attendance and threatened to toss
the league out in the snow IL the
crowd wasn't up to size at this
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-30
BURcHELL is
NOT RELEASED

A dispatch from Montreal. Can
ada, states that President Lichteu-
helm, of the Montreal Baseball Club,
has announced that Butt" Burch-
ell, formerly of this city, is still the
property OF the Montreal club and
his release viii cost him $500.
Burchell recently purchased the
Syracuse Baseball Club, of the New
York State League, and entertained
hopes of being transferred.