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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07
A[FoRr du POINT NOTES


Numerous changes are being
made at Fort du Pont. The 10th
Co., G. A. G. aud the 40 tn Co. c,
A. G., which have been mortar
battery companies. Many more
men will be added to the two COM
panies. Each company win have
one captain, twol frst-lieutenants
and one seconl-lieutenant. About
800 horses win be needed owing to
thiselange and all officers win be
lDsnlats.l -.,.------l.----.--.-.s..-..--..---
Major Joseph p Tracy, g. A. o.
of Fort Adams, R. l. has been
ordered to Fort du Pont to COM
mand the battalion Of siege artill
erA1
Capt. Alfred M. Mason of the
liz tn Co., G. A. c., has beer
assigned to the 4 th Co., G. A. c..
Fort NJ oft, N. ].
Capt. Rex Van Den Corput o
the 139 tn Co. G. A. O., has beer
assigned TO the SO til Co., Fort
Mott, N. }.
Capt. Ralph M. Mitchell of the
til Co. has been assigned. to the
55 til Co. @, A. G.
Capt. Lewis S. Ryan of the 5S IL
Co. has been assigned to the IL:
til Co. G. A. G.
Capt. William Forse of the 45tl
Co., has been assigned Ito the 10!
tn Co.
Capt. Adolph Huguet OF til,
Quartermaster Corps has beef
ordered to Fort Niagara N. Y. H,
will be superseded by Capt. VIM
NJ. Mcnges of Fort Andrews Mass
and who will report at Fort dl
Pont about April 2nd.
First Lieut.. Walter Singles o
the seth Co. has been assigned II
the 18TH Co.
First Lieut.. Donald M. Ash
bridge of the 189th Co., has beef
a signed to the 18th Co.
First Lieut.. Allison Deans Jr.
of the S1st Co. has been assigned
to the 10th Co.
First Lieut.. Edgar Craft of tn,
Medical Corps has been ordered t,
the Philippine Islands.
Second Lieut.. H. Zornig of til,
1l2th Co. has been assigned to tn
55th Co.
Sec. Lieut.. R. S. Oberly of tn,
5jth Co. has been assigned to tn,
1l2th Co.
Mai. Henry Todd Jr., who is il
command at TT. Mott, N. j. ha
been ordered to Fort Mckinley
Maine,
Two ambulances and four mem
bers of the Hospital Corps were a
Washington, D. G. during tn,
Inaugural exercises.
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Delaware City, Del, Mar. I, 1913

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ITS SORT.

cts that rose perennial ?"
"No; it's two plants for a quar-
ter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
ASK JAPAN'S RECOGNITION
Speakers Urge She Be Placed
,.-- with Great Nations.

Sympathy with Japan In the present
controversy over the California alien land
ownership question was freely expressed
at a meeting OF the Japan Society held
last night In The Hotel Astor. when 7.
Iyenasa, of the University of Chicago,
spoke on Japan and the Japanese" The
utmost degree Of harmony and under
standing with the Japanese point Of view
in the matter was also voiced by DR.. Il.
3. Teusler, director Of ST. Luke's Inter
national Hospital in Toxic, and Lindsay
Russell. president OF the Japan Society.
What the Society stood for was first
explained by President Russell as basis
on which to judge the meeting. He said:
Its efforts to bring about a solution of
the California situation have been along
the lines of supporting President Wilson.
II the people of California desire 10 re-
strict the ownership of land by aliens,
they have perfect right TO do so, and 1t
is their business. but there is right way
and wrong way to 20 about IT,"
The war talk now heard In the streets
and its folly were the central points OF
Professor Iyenagas discussion of the sub
ject. A plea for the recognition OF his
country as one Of the great nations OF
the world was also put forward by the
speaker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01

Many steps taken by President Wilson
TO prevent the enactment OF the anti
Japanese land bill by the California Leg
islature indicate the attitude Of the fed
eral government toward Japan" MIR.
Iyenaga said Whatever may be the out
come OF the present Issue In California. /
see ahead no grave complications between
Japan and the United States. We most
sincerely hope that the authorities on
both sides of the Pacific will soon. after
this episode is over. take decided step
toward thoroughly investigating the
causes of the trouble and apply to it the
lasting remedy"
This trouble, the speaker declared. was
| foundation.
III ii Is clearly established that Jap
anese are eligible 10 American citizen
ship. then the present imbrogio will dis.
appear like a mirage" Mr.. Iyenaga de-
clared. THAT potent phrase. Ineligible
| to citizenship which has caused no small
| amount Of embarrassment to the Ameri
can government as is reflected In Tia"
extraordinary mission OF Mr.. Bryan. vii.
then have no meaning for all OF us.
What we In Japan want Is the UNI
reserved recognition by the world Of our
equality IN every respect with other peo-
pies Of Christendom. once that recogni-
, ton is made. let statesmen attend to the
way OF working out the principle
smoothly in this world OF ours. Per-
sonally. / have an entire confidence that
this desired end can and will be success
fully attained betwee Japan and Amer
lea"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
Tells Of $4,000 Fund.

Mr.. Clark then brought the witness
down TO the second arrest OF Fox, this
time on an indictment. after he had been
dismissed on the original charge, pre-
ferred by the police. AS the result OF
Sips non-appearance. He said Fox WIS.,
tied him again after being released on
bail, and Mr.. Clark asked him what was
the conversation. Walsh said Fox told
him that Rouss formed him that the
four inspectors were going 60 raise a
$4,000 fund for Mrs. Fox TO take care OF
her and their children after he got his "
Walsh then told OF talking about the
proposition to Sweeney. and that Sweeney
agreed II was only fair To take care Of
Fox's wife and children If he was con-
victed. Sweeney. he said. told him that
the four inspectors would each contribute
$4,000, and that Walsh must do likewise
''On the night OF the Friday before Fox
pleaded guilty" continued Walsh, "Swee-
ney came tc me and said he wanted $500.
had only $500 In the house | told him
to walt until my wife came from church.
When she came. | said Nellie. the In
spector wants another 800" | was In
foot AS my wife handed him the 500
and left the room, Sweeney said: That
the worst Of having these damned women
around | said: That's my wife, In
spectcr. and you have no reason TO he
afraid Of her
'Did you see Sweeney after that?"
Yes: the Monday Fox pleaded guilty.
lie came to my bed. put his hand on my
shoulder and said Keep a stin upper lip,
old man You'll be all right
Hussey's wife and Sweeney's two
daughters sat throughout the whole day 5
proceedings. They did not reach the
Criminal Courts Building until after the
four inspectors had been returned from
the Appellate Division. still hsndcuffed
together
Mrs. Walsh viii be called when court
reconvenes at 1890 this morning Sipp.
his wife and son, and Walsh's nurse, Miss
MIchaels, Newell and Rouss. attorneys,
and P8troman Eugene Fox and his brotn-
er have also been subpmnaed for to-day.
The prosecution hopes TO finish before the
end OF the night session. Justice Seabury
having announced that night sessions
would be held TO hurry tho case To con-
CluSiDn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01

NO; ] don't I've been out only about
five times all this spring"
You started in to collect from disor-
derby houses as soon as you became cap
tain
"Yes, / guess so
you began six years ago.
YES"
And you nut Patrolman Eugene FOX
in planclothes and made him your col
! lectOr?'
Yes; that's right"
And you kept him at it five years."
"A little more than five years"
Then the cross-eyamlner had the wit
| ness tell how Fox collected the graft and
how II was divided-t10 out Of each 800
to Fox. and the balance divided equally
with his superior officer
Did Thompson ever instruct you TO
! collect from Sipp?" asked Mr.. Wellman.
Il was told by the inspector where /
could collect FROM
The lawyer switched from one subject
TO another with almost bewildering agil-
ity, and when the witness least expected
II he took up tee visit Of Walsh and the
four former inspectors under Indictment
TO Police Headquarters on December is,
the day Sipp appeared before the Curran
Committee and barred the graft conditions
in Harlem.
Mr.. Wellman confronted Walsh with his
testimony before Deputy Commissioner
Dougherty on that occasion Walsh de
clared that some OF the questions and an
swers, as Transcribed by the Police Head.
quarters stenographer, were not truthful
Is recorded. a charge that has been often
made I'm other cases.
Did you say on that occasion to the
Deputy Police Commissioner that you did
not know OF any grating In Harlem, and
that you did not suspect anyone Of graft
ing in your precinct, or anywhere else?"
81 said II. but IL wasn't true"
Statements he made then that the first
time he ever heard of Sipp paying 500
month protection money was when he
read II in the evening papers OF Deem
Der rs, on his way down TO Police Head
quarters. and similar denals of Sips
accusations were read to the witness.
Other Statements Untrue.
w ME SOliltn iist' AT UTSt,
Walsh finally regained his composure,
and declared that what he testified to
during the day was true. and anything
said at any other time at variance with IL
was not true.
Did District Attorney Whitman grant
you immunity" suddenly asked MIR.
Wellman.
Yes, in a way
He said you'd go free?'
Not quite that He said, II told the
whole truth and nothing but the truth,
could expect consideration at the hands
OF the court"
Then his use Of Patrolman Hartigan,
Sweeney's wardman. now In Sing Sing
serving sentence of not less than two
years and six months and not more than
three years and ak months for perjury
resulting from his efforts to shield
Sweeney. was taken up. But Walsh in
sisted that he never used Hartgan I'M
less Sweeney told him to do so. or unless
Sweeney knew of II.
Showing signs of fatigue. the lawer.
after an hour and half of cross-exami-
nation. sat down. His place was taken by
Mr.. Stanchfield. who began with Walsh's
relations with Inspector Thompson. who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
DYING WOMAN ENDS. LIFE
tuberculosis Patient Leaps
from Hospital Window to Death

Mrs. Mollie Seigel, twenty-six years
old. a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital
for Consumptives, Brook avenue and
East 1880 street, The Bronx, threw
herself out OF second story window OF
that hospital at about II o'clock last
night. She was instantly killed.
Mrs. Seigel was transferred yesterday
morning from the Lebanon Hospital,
where she had been since Monday. DR..
Mutwig. her physician. telephoned the
Lebanon Hospital about midnight on
Monday that the woman was suffering
from tuberculosis in its last stages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
JAPANESE THANK BRYAN
Appeal to Secretary to Continue
His Efforts.

San Francisco, April 30.-The Japanese
american Association OF Japan. at a
meeting held at Toxic to-day. according
to advices received by THE Japanese
American" a local Japanese newspaper.
adopted resolution thanking Secretary
Of State Bryan for his visit to Sacra-
mento, and appealed to him to continue
his efforts toward a satisfactory solution
Of the allen land law problem.
A mass meeting will be held tomorrow
at the Young Mems Christian Association
building at Toxic to protest against the
pending legislation. Among the speakers
will be M. Oishi. former Minister of Agri-
culture. resolution will be offered, it
was said, condemning the proposed Cali
fornia land law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
CATAPULTED TO DEATH
Motorcyclist Hits Curb and Is
Thrown Head First from Bridge

Speeding his motorcycle forty miles
an hour yesterday afternoon. Charles
Sands, who has motor repair shop on
Railroad avenue, White Plains, was
thrown over a bridge wall and landed
on his head, forty feet below, In pile
Of rocks. He died while being tai en-
to the White Plains Hospital.
Sands rared along Central avenue to
it's junction with Railroad avenue over
the Bronx River bridge, where he
turned 81. tly TO avoid an approaching
wagon. The high speed of his machine
sent 1t against the curb, and the i'm
pact hurled him from his seat over the
head of Miss Mary Potter missing her
by few inches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
GREENWICH STRIKE SPREADS.

Greenwich. Conn, April 3o.-Laborers
who struck here yesterday, demanding 81
for n nine-hour day. had their numbers
increased to-day by 200. making about 800
men. Trouble threatened when they in
duced two dozen men who were lowering
pipes for the Greenwich Water Company
to quit. The company sent It's own men
20 complete the work. but the strikers
drove them away Finally the Sheriff
explained that unless the work were COM
plcted sections of the town would be cut
OF from water supply, whereupon the
strikers withdrew.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
HELD FOR YALE BURGLARY
Young Men Suspected of Other
College Thefts.

New Haven. April S0.-Henry Wendland
and Alexander Drummond, young men OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, captured last night by
r. l.. DAWSON, of Dayton, Ohio, at the
point of a silver pencil while ransacking
his room in Vanderbilt Hall, on the Yale
campus. were in the City Court to-day
charged with burglary.
The cases were continued until Satur-
day. The police say they have evidence
tending TO indicate the men may have
operated at Harvard and Brown universe
ties.
G. F. Wendland, father of Henry Peter
Wendland, knew nothing OF the arrest of
his son in New Haven until reached by
The Tribune at his home. No. 1lS4 Brook
Ign avenue, Brooklyn, last night. Mr.
Wendland is an electrical engineer, with
an office at No. 60 Wooster street.
1T is perfectly possible he said, when
told that his son was locked up on
charge of burglary. Mr.. Wendland added
that he did not know whether he would
60 to New Haven to help his son, saying
that punishment might be good for him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
Planned to Raise S1,4oo.

81 sow Sweeney on Friday, and ne said
no was doing the best he could anu "a"
him on Saturday night also. Ihat nlsn'
who, he came to my house said: Have
Won cot that?' meaning the money ne
,o,1. .That'u be all right You tell FOX
- boon his hands off. Wen raise tne
money. and the sum VIII ne slfOV i'l''e''N
OF s2oco." ~
Did YOU see Sweeney the next Gay
sunday" asked Assistant District At'or-
ney Clark.
"yes He came over Sunday night ana
said. T'u have that money I'm the MORN
ing III send II over TO you by tommy
Uartiqan.' He said he'd send 500 ana
that I must add my share Si5O lie saiu'
now remember. that he had Just lett
uussey at 42d street and got his and
yould send II all over by Harugan.
Walsh then told OF receiving the sS'v
from Hartigan. OF adding SID ana OF
telling Hartigan 10 see that FOX receiVeu
/, at the Criminal Courts Building. lie
told how Fox returned that night ana OF
delivering the money TO. Foxs orother'
James.
When Walsh read of the affidavits OF
the two women against Sipp ne 81"
Sweeney and asked him about IT, Sweeney
he said. AT first denied that he made
them. but two days later admitted that
the reports in the newspapers were true.
Walsh said he told Sweeney they had
gone too far in making such accusations
against Sipp.
81 didn't think they'd 20 so far with
them Sweeney said" continued Walsh.
Sweeney said he was In Schmittoerg-
er'- office and that the chief inspector
asked him what he was doing about Sipp' =
case In Harlem. Sweeney said he told
schmittberrer that he had a couple OF
old afiidavits against two girls Sipp was
Interested in and Schmttberger said that
was lust what was wanted. Sweeney said
N. went back to his Office ana got a tele-
phone message from Dougherty, and then
the affidav Wits found their way TO the
Mayor'S Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
REGINALD w. 'RIVES
MARRIES IN NEVADA
New York Horseman, Recently Divorced,
Makes Mrs. Elizabeth Struthers Taylor
His Bride and Surprises His Friends.

York City and member of the Unior
knickerbocker and other clubs NJ
Rives has country home. Carrwarth.
New Hamburg. two miles from Mapping
er's Falls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
WALSH, ILL, FO|[S
POLICE DEFENCE
Continued from first page.


Francis l.. Wellman. is associated with
Herbert c. Smyth as counsel for ex-In'
/ spector Hussey. entered the court, ant
were shown to seats close TO the de-
| PENDANTS counsel
Mrs. Gould, who wore a trim tailored
suit OF dark blue. listened intently tc
the grllng to which Walsh was sub
| jected by her companions father-in'
law. She was particularly attentive tC
| Walsh's story of the plot to raise the
! $4,000 fund by himself and the -four
ex-inspectors who stood in fear OF Sipp
| She could not resist craning her neck
| as Walsh told how he levied tribute or
| disorderly hotels and dance halls In
! Harlem and divided the blackmail with
/ the inspector in command Of the dis
! trict.
Nor could she help being struck with
the natter Of fact manner OF Walsh In
admitting that no sooner was he made
captain than he began to graft right
and left, dividing every dollar he col
lected with his commanding officer or
basis of share and share alike.
All this story of his grating in Har'
! lem. not at all pertinent 10 the issue
was not brought out by the state. but
/ by the REORGANIZATION Of Mr.. Well
man and Mr.. Stanchfeld. Some in the
courtroom. familiar with the ways OF
those two lawyers, marvelled at first al
what seemed tactical errors. and ther
! speculated as to whether or not there
was a desire on the part OF counsel fol
! the defence TO sacrifice their clients ir
| the present case. involving at the mos,
] year in prison and $1,000 fine. IN
order to learn what the state NIGH
have against them on the more serious
charge of bribery.
Attack on Sipp's Character.
And from Mr. Wellman's opening
questions TO Walsh it was apparent thai
the defence would attack Sipp's char
acter. Walsh had admitted, he said, al
/ Police Headquarters when Sipp was In
/ flight that Sipp was a moral pervert
| but he added he did not know that OF
| his own knowledge. but had heard II
for the first time that day.
But that Sipp was ever guilty Of tho
/ immortality laid at his door by the po'
| lice has already been disproved by tn,
grand jury. and at the trial District
Attorney Whitman will call witnesses
, to prove that the charges were trumped
up.
AS Mr. Wellman arose. after Mr.. Clarh
had fred his last question at the witness
Sweeney, Hussey. Murtha and Thompson
smiled. They felt they were about to get
run for their reputed expenditure OF
$500 in attorneys fees.
But they looked disappointed when the
I best that was done was to trap the wit
ness into contradictions on minor points
contradictions he later explained-so that
when finally he left the stand his story
as a whole met every expectation of the
prosecution.
! Mr.. Weilman opened with series OF
rapid fire questions. Walsh. tired as he
was was always ready with the proper
answers.
Your health is good?" was the frs
question asked.
NO, it is bad" said Walsh, who began
/ to detail his ailments.
you go out in an automobile every
day"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
was the first inspector over him in Har-

was tine first inspector over him in Har-
lem.
man named Summers collected FOR
him in 1907, the witness said, adding that
list of places was given to FOX Dy
James E. Wrenn. a plainclothes man.
successfully under Thompson, Hussey
and Murtha, who admitted having col
lected graft for all three.
Walsh said Thompson gave him instruc-
tons to clean up all places not paying
graft, and he repeated that he received
the graft money from Sipp and others,
solely for the purpose of giving them pro-
lection to violate the law. He and the IN
spectors made protection contracts with
disorderly houses. he said.
Paid Thompson 5000 a Month.
He paid Thompson about 500 a month
regularly during Thompson's stay In Har-
lem. he asserted. the money always being
handed over either in his office or In the
inspectors office.
Walsh explained several raids on Sipp
place by Thompson by saying sipp
wasn't raided to be hurt" The witness
continued:
"Sipp was always discharged He said
to me one time: L don't mind a RAID once
In while, as long as they don't come
too often "
This caused one Of the few laughs 'l
the day. and Justice Seabury trying haiu
to keep a judicial appearance. raped lof
order.
On direct examination Walsh saio 'ia'
the day after Sipp appeared before INC
Curran committee he saw jacob Rouss'
who handles many cases for pollceme'"
and said to him:
inspector Sweeney told me to tell you
TO tell Fox not to say anything
Walsh said that on Christmas Day
whep Fox had not been more than TWEEN
,v-four hours i'm the Tombs, Sweeney
visited him at his home and told him 10
get Fox a bondsman
Sweeney said he would do all ne
could" went on Walsh, and | saiu
would do likewise. | sent a man 10 loil'
tloyd and asked him what he couid 40
about bail. Fox was released that DAY
"Did Won have a conversation with FOX
the next day.
yes. I talked with Fox about sweeney
having said that we would raise Sio'V" ~
give TO his wife i'm the event OF MS al :
rest and going to Jail again FOX sa'i
that he thought we could get rid OF Sipp
II We could get a little money together
asked him how much was wanted lie
said 5000 lie said it was the only way
to keep Sipp quiet and that II "ou'u NC
TO The advantage Of all OF us
IL told him to come back the next ""'
and I would see what could do. l met
Sweeney that night told him Wha' Tux
had said. lie said he would see Wfat ne
could do saw Fox the next Day anu
Fox said the lawyers were pesterlhs "'.,
and hollcring Murder. Watch lie S"'u
they said we would nave to get the i'''"o'
pretty quick or it would be too iate'