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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-17
Dance Given for British America"
Wrr Relief Fund.

\ dance was given at tn" studio nome
of Joseph u. Thomas. 1870 East Nineteenth
street. last night under the auspices OF
women OF society interested IN the Britlsh
American war relief fund. The commit
tee In charge OF this fund, which recently
was reorganized, has its headquarters nj
coo Fifth avenue and sir Arthur Herhert
is chairman. Its wolk consists or pro-
Niding warm clothing for British soldiers
and sailors III active service.
Some of the members of the committee
are MI and Mrs Frederick W. Whit
ridge. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Taylor Tyne
Mr. and Mrs \. rierpont Morgan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Archer VI. HUNTINGTON. Mr.. and Mrs
John O. Milburn. Prof and Mrs. Henry
Fairfield Osborn. col and Mrs. Robert
NJ. ThomI son. Mrs. George ". Vanderbilt
Mr.. and Mrs. Judah II. Sears. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norrie Sellar and NJ. and Mrs
Ralph Sanger.
Some Of those present were NJ. and
Mrs. Howard Gushing, Mr. and Mrs. lie
Grand Gr.swold. Mr.. and Mrs. ol.N"'
Isel!n. Mr.. and Mr.. Albert u Gray. Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur lseliu. Mr.. and Mrs l..
Roscoe Mathews. hamilton Fish. .r.
Charles II. Wctmore. John ". Dixon. Mr.
and Mrs. William Beverley Rogers. Mr.
and Mrs Robert L. Bacon, Miss Josephine
osborn aud William W. Hoffman.
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Touching on the merits OF his resolu-
ton. Mir Har;huilt sud
II, : my deliberate juigmen; that the
Tinted States row has the power 10 stop
the war by Withholding from the bel
Jig, rent nations the S.rcvs of war. Surrey
tho advantages OF fastening tho tlnl'
vn,n the whole world VIII y" again
't,ovn op.- 20 oar cotton and all other
American products VIII outweigh hum
lrcd times the temporary profits which a
Nv manufacturers are now rcapng, dN1
besides 40 would thus give proof 20 Tho
world ~ tho sincerity NJ our desire for
neace. . sincerity which can ho Justly
questioned while we are merely praying
Tor ncace and AZ the same time sending
duaduu bullets to Kill q rmarS aHd Aus
TRANS.
Mr. Earthodt SAID that there would h"
8, "h.raoft.r" y the United States per-
sisted in selling goods to the warning ma
,inus az l.urope We said there would
come A time VIXEN tho "Anglo-Japanese
alliance would ha ready for business.
and he suggested that then maybe the
friendship Of Germany will come in
handy"
Mr. I.ohcrk repudiated tho suggestion
that In Offering his hill he was Influenced
~ considorat ons OF friendship for Ger
many or enmlty toward the Allies lie
said h. offered the bill a. peace measure
and insisted that a stoppage in the snip
mrai Of contrhhaud would erect that end,
eft is more than probahl"," said NJ.
I-obe-,'l. that tho rnar who ascrbes to me
the condition of being a traitor to this
country Is not himself an American clti-
zen The chances ar that IT Uncle SAN
called us to follow tho nag he would be
the first to duck out into the Atlantic
ocean to get away"
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Fayors Naval Reserve

"cuppose" suggested Representa-
X rs ~ Michigan the board had gwen
consideration IN us calculations to tue
l.ltter Of personnel and 10 auNilirlr' 'i"-
1l0yed I'm navies. What then would DC lhe
t;.la.ng Of the United states
2rr. Roosevelt was thoughtful for a no
'e.t, evidently reluctant to reply FINALLY
- said:
"It would be less favorable 20 the
I ted states
Nj Roosevelt thought Congress should
R4'uor'ze Tho creation Of naval reserve
& he called upon IT, cas-, OF oNertual'tlcS'
lie was IN doub, as t. how many men
80 10 had formerly served In the navy
you'd return to the colors in an emer-
l,-cv
Representative Gardner beamed with
eight rs Mr. Roosevelt discussed the per
gt.nel Of the navy. Several times he sug-
sted questions to Representative" Kelly
voice that could bc heard all over
'. room Chairman Padgctt looked an
. ed
In his testimony last week Admiral
e'nhcr testified that practically all the
~ Of tho fleet could be placed In read-
..-, fOr hhtt'c IN II week or ten days. Mr..
y psovr't's testimony was in shdrp CON
' 70 with this view. In summarizing the
...ls Of the buttloship fleet he said that
.."tE-puo are in commission, three in
.cry", s,N IN ordinary and three ont OF
mi.sou. lie said that from the ideal
IGppng the United states ought tn
.tu t'l the ships Of war In commission,
y. uoa,oudcl that the nays $ r'al weak
o.. te - inability to set ships ready tur
.''.o ON suult notice. or tNo ships I'M
PEI. rve. sd ordinary and out of commits
. VI. Eous"v"lt insisted that II would
~ from tao ponths to year 20 whir
o.. l.to shape for war duty.
,'ic-.dw rrum former President
7. .-oft't s.iviug he dad not think he could
any good 10y t'stifyips before tho
''...r committee al this time was received
g.. REPRESENTATIVE Iluhsou. Accordingly
.Ir ll,hsou withdrew his notion that tn,
'oon.l nc invited to appear before th'
'.UWt'oo. AdWIai FISK viii appear be'
20 tbe committee tomorrow. Repre-
t'a'a'.ye Gardner will testify Friday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-17
GETS BELGIAN FARMERS.
southern Development Manager In
duccs Forty to Come Here.

LoSpoN. Dec Is.---W. H. Manns, vice
president and general manager OF a
Southern settlement and DEVELOPMENT
organization. whose general offices are n
Baltimore armed with credentials from
Secretary bryan. Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Farley ard others. and working
through Ambassador Page and the London
Foreign Office. has induced forty Belgian
farmers who are temporarily in London
to consent 20 undertake farming In the
United states.
I'VE expect to GO; 500 exiled Belgsls
20 become tlllers OF land In Maryland.
Virginia. North and South CaTolina'
Georgia. Tennessee. Kentucky. Aaoama
and northern Florida said Mr.. Manns'
we are offering no charity. but what we
regard as splendid opportunity FOR SELF
helm"
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Minister WhitI"ck Cables O~Uiai al
German Opposition to Relief.

Official emphasis of the need of Amer
can charity in Belgium is contained in
a caolegram from Minister Brand Whit
lock at brussels to the Department OF
state. Mr.. Whitock states that reports
alleged to have come from tho German
aforementioned of Antwerp to the effect
that American charity Is not needed are
absolutely false.
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NOT KAISER'S AGENTS,
SAY HOUSE MEMBERS
BarthOldt. VOllmer and LObeck
on Floor Deny Btrnstorff
Prompted Bills.
THINK L. S. COULD END WAR

WAsuiNdroS. Dec ls.--An interview
with Maurice Leon that appeared In TIE
Sun on December - charging that Repre-
sentatves garthc.lt Of Missouri, Nollm"r
Of Iowa and I.ob,cl Of Ncbras ska. all men
Of German extraction. arc acting as
agents OF the GERMAN Government In Con-
gress' prompted each OF the three mem
bcrs named to iiss in tho House to-day
to n question OF personal privilege.
Mr.. Leon pointed out that MessTs Bar
thodt. Nollmer and Lobecil had introduced
bills prohibiting the shipment u contra
band. He declared this to be a character
istic German mannuvre." expressed ms
opinion that the three members were car
rying out the wishes OF the German Am
bdssador and asserted that 1t was I'M
portant to consider "whother She ale
glance OF these gentlemen is primarily 10
The United states or t. Germany
In their speeches to-day the three &C.
cus,d men denied emphat.ca!ly that they
had consulted Ambassador Bernstein
relative TO their bills prohibiting the ship
m.ut OF contraband. They expressed
grc,; rcsentmeu: over the suggestion that
tnc.o was doubt as 20 their loyalty TO III,
/ United states.
/ IA,y particularly too: exception 10 the
I statement OF MIR. Leon that under law
I u: Germany q German naturalzcd in tins
country my retain his German citizen
ship notwithstanding his naturalization
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Art Sale for Ben~Ht Of Belgian War
sufferers Fund.

The committee in charge OF the eNhi-
bition and auction OF art works for the
benefit OF the Belgian sufferers has Sc
cured an interesting and dignlted collec-
ton of paintings, sculptures ard other
objects Of art. which IL now on free view
in the Clarke art galleries, in Forty-tourth
street near Fifth avenue. The sale will
take place in the grand ballroom OF the
Plaza Oh Saturday evening, December 10,
beginning at $40 oclock. Several prom
linen artists have contributed to the eN-
hibjtion and a number Of old masters
have been sent in by various collectors
and dealers in art,
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Representative Vollmer was more per
.onal He said he arose ito throw back
into the teeth OF tho scoundrcl who con-
cocicd this miserable falsehoo-l aimed nt
my two distinguished colleagues and my
self in particular and the American Citi-
2ens OF German birth or descent in gen
eral
u deem it my duty publicly TO reply to
these Infamous charges which hay" been
given such widespread notorlety by the
great newspaper IN which they appeared,
he continued. II was born in this country
in the good old state OF Iowa. | am not
given to boastiug about my American pa
triotism, but | will back it against that
Of any dirty, purchasable penny liner
who ever tore To tatters the reputation Of
honest mcn."
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American Flag His Only Flag.

Mr. Brthoidt had read TO the House
THE SuS i,.;ervicw and he entered gen
eral denial Of the charges made by MI
Leon. asserting that they en- mated "ttjrl
the New York spOi,. suan OF foreign
beiligeront ioNo: which according 20 re-
ports would be At .;s ropes end but 10.
the contrabAnd IL receives from the United
Sta'"s." He pros aimed hts Loyalty. de-
claI!ug that h. WAS "fur America against
England. FOR America against Germany.
FOR America against the world" adding :;
II tho star Spanglcd Banner is not nay
Gag. then I have no flag"
MIR. Barthold; denied that he ever had
committed an uuucutr?l act or uttered
an unucutral word. lie explained that he
introduced the bill that provoked Mr. lie IN
20 crit cism a. "a means OF cuectlng peace,
arguing that 81 the helligegents were de-
MED the opportunity to get supplies in this
country tho war would soon come TO an
end. lie said he had met tie German
Ambassador only once in the last year.
and that Nas i chance meeting.
There is a more serious side TO this
mater, q gsINer accusation, involving an
Insult no, only 20 -" millions of Germans
who have acquired citizenship in this
country but also 10 :nc German Govern
meat" said Mr.. Ba.;ho,l'. II refer to the
ass I1ion that there IL a law on the statute
books Of Germany which makes Il pos
| Sib,e for IMAM 20 become ndturali2ei
| hero and yet retain his German citizen
! ship. an assertion coupled with the ins.rG-
! alton, almost incredible In it's mendacity,
/ that the Germans arc taking advantage o.
| tbs situation and when taking the oath
| o, allegiance do not do Il In good faith
/ THE facts are simply these; Germany
| IKE every other country, has Law which
makes 1t possible for those who are away
! from ia. fathcl.aud 10 retain their citizen
; ship by reporting within ton years TO a
| German Consul. Lu, when 50 reportlne
! ;u,y mus. make o.'n tat they have not
I,Juil j or taken s.'ps to acquire citizen
| -.'p ~ ANY other ,1Ui.,;N.'
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New Works. Daily Contributions.

Cardinal Farley sent to the Belgian Re-
lief Fund yesterday 5000. contributions
In the Catholic churches for war feIl"t
work. making the days donations to the
fund sl2,5IO.53. The funds total is $6'?'-
4li.2S.
Jacob II. Schiff. treasurer Of the New
York STATE Board OF the American Rcd
Cross. received s90369, bringing the total
up to s4O4. 667.7:. Angus; Belmont. treas
ure- of the Committee Of Mercy. acknow.-
edged the receipt Of s64rsS, and the total
Of this fund is now s65.25&.37 Mrs. Whit
nNy Warren. l6 East forty-seventh street
received s21l for the French Keller Fuhd.
which amounts To 81, Ss4.1l
j. =. Morgan 4 60 received sl,5nl Tor
the American Ambulance Hospital Fund.
OF which si.i0O was contributed by George
f. Baker. Jr, for an ambulance. Tire
funds total Is $2l6.3i?.5G. Henry C'ewS,
treasurer of the Dollar Christmas Fund
for Homeless BelE!aus, announced tota.
contributions OF s36lS9.
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and Third avenue and asked her to return
She refused and he drew II revolver ana
shot her through the left thigh. the bullc'
aftcrward going through a plate glass
window.
DR. Finkiesten ran a short distance
along 12@d street and then sent hull"'
into his right temple. He died at Harlem
Hospital late i'm the afternoon. Mrs
Finklestein will recover. Dr. Finklestein
lived AZ the Mills Hotel on Hlcecker
street.
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Among tn" shipments of food received
Yesterday by the Belgian Relief Com
ml-tcc 10 Bridge stro't. were seven
carloads OF flour from tho Indianapolis
star. four carloads Of Hour from the
chicago FroHg POST a carload from,
the Richmond. Ind. Frcn'n1 Telegram
and five carloads from the Louisville. Ky,
Urraid An these contributions were
the result Of campaigns conducted by the
newspapers
Mrs. Newton Adams and Hiram l..
Foster will be in charge of Lady Ross
Day" at tho tea gardens at pclmon-
icn's this afternoon. \ part OF the pro
coeds will he turned over TO fund
for Lady Eoss's ambulance work In
Belgium. Lady Ross has established
four ambulanccs and a motor kitchen IT
Furness, Belgium. AZ the benefit Miss
Pauline WhltsOn OF THE Hawk' COM
pnnv nil sell Christmas cards and Prin-
cess Redfeathcr will sing songs and sell
cigarettes.
4 charity bazaar and auction sale for
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SHOOTS WIFE: KILLS HIMSELF.
DR.. Lazarus Finklcstein Cscs Ro-
voI,er when decentralization Fails.

AS Mrs. Jennie Finklesten, 40. OF I
East ll9ti street; was on her way to work
yesterday morning her husband. Dr.
Lazarus Finklestcin. retired physician
and civil engineer. from whom she was
nNing apar., stopped her a. le2d street
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perhaus the most interesting t"etiN'hN
Jagged from the apparently r.iut,'"'
witness was in I, gard 10 the s'hlu''s
az the United States as haNal row.;
MIR. Roosevelt gave II as Ms F.' go,
,.inion that the United states rtnAeu
,r,rd anou- naval Powers. II WAS ~
.N.s point that o. mad disclosure OF
conclusions that had been reached III thls
rscard bv the General Navy Boa[d.
- do not know that should give
,,.so matters out" said Mr.. Roosevelt
,v-nirg TO Chairman Padsett OF the eo''-
:rttee ...,., AZ. pa.
ct "if you d not nam" uc io"t's
:, n which comparisons are ndue.
Mr. Roosevelt went on to 's'E 'n"t VIZ
General Board some time ago u"d nice
e. appraisal of the strength OF 'h' nhN'ea
ne the world. In beginning their inquiries
,,o, ,.ea A. a basis what NJ Roosevelt
,,-n,cd the "Krctschu'r Formula ne
hard had no; gone far before X inodi'eu
.eIS formula, and in estimating naval
,.-e1c.h among the nations took ih'o con
Iteration the relative armoreu slreisth
q, four countr.es. eliminating from their
Limitations all auxiliaries, such as SUP
machines, destroycrs, scouts ana o'he'
vessels -
The board reached some general con-
c,ue.ons. which were 10 tho eht'V s""'
e. Far as armor and offensive ana ue'e"-
tye strength, based solely on Hr''"I. az !,
,na,cru,d tn. United States stood tArd
euoag naval powers, ..,,.
NJ Roosevelt said that uathematically
.e board had reached the conclut ION tht1'
tie naval movers should he leltd IN
,~ength as follows: England. I1'o'u1
Germany. j.212.70; United states 5'Oo-''o'
lrd France, 9,.ON.Ii.
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us. NAVY LACKS
100000 EN,SAYS
F.D.ROOSEVELT
Months. Not Days, Needed to
Get Reserve Ships Ready,
He Tcstifies.
CAUSES REP. GARDNER
TO BEAM APPROV1NGLY

w.sutN6roN. Dec. I6.--Assistant Sec
..,,-v of the Navy Roosevelt, tcstifying
today before the House OF Naval AZ
,,;-, committee. made II apparent by
.,s.renro that he believed In big
,.,,v" but that he was prevented from
,,yi,y so directly because his superiors
d, ,hs Administration had adopted con-
;rary policy.
n WIS the general expectation That AS
,,s,ant Secretary Roosevelt would TESTIFY
mara strongly than he did. Recently lie
,,.ds a statement that the navy was
,,o-, about $4,000 men OF the number
,.c.ss,rv, to man the ships IN case OF
,,oub,. with q foreign Power. AS re-
.,i, a was said at the time that hard
,o.,lnp had been stirred UP between nm
49,, SECRETARY Daniels and some OF his
"a, I, was even intimatod that AS
.,s,ant Secretary Roosevelt was ehtireH
!, .vn,pathy with the agitation started py
REPRESENTATIVE Gardner OF MissachuSot's
90 force an inquiry into the nauoha' ue'
sencee -. ,o,-ir-
,..,,nt secretary Roosevelt smoth-
.,sa the hopes OF thos, who we're 'oo"'
o., Tor a "war demonstration
In his opening statement no sa'u nc
-. n.rfectly willing to discuss hHNa'
,acts mast and present. but that IL was
81. business OF the Secretary ana nov
s,msel, 20 discuss questions oil poHcE
rio Assistant Secretary stood pay oI
,b,a declaration through the hNc hours
,ha, he remained on the stand
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Theodore Waters. secretary OF the
Chrisuon Herald, WHO went to Belgium 10
superintend the distribution OF IT,. cargo
OF tho steamship Jan Block. returned
yesterday by the Pennsylvania. At the
offices 81 tho Commission for Relief In
Belgium, II Broadway, he gave out II
statement in which he said that Belgium
was in reality one long line OF starving
men. women and children clamorlng for
a daily single ration OF soup and bread.
During the time he was In Belgium NJ.
Waters was unable TO find any proof OF
German atrocities. on the other hand.
he said, the needs wcrc beyond the power
of man to describe. lie painted con-
trast of brilliantly lign;ed hotels and
restaurants Overlooking with gorgeouslv
uniformed German soldier jewellers and the
outside of these hotels virtually bclcacnered
by women who were waiting In the cold
and snow for the food that would keep
themselves and their children alive
another day.
lie mentioned in particular the Weber
Hotel at Brussels, pdtronizcd by German
officers, and around the corner a theatre
hesieged BY starving. freezing women.
lie did not tell Of Germans taking food
from the Belgians, Nut he said most em-
phatically that the Germans were not
feeding the Relgians.
at is a tale OF human woe. \ ;rari a,
misery, the like the world has never
seen" Mr.. Waters went on. 81 canno;
say that the greatest need in all the
world is now In Belgium. hut | do saw
that IL cannot be surpassed 10y any of the
horrors in the swamrs OF Last Prussia
and Galca.
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rts testimony of Mr.. Roosevelt. phrase"
.,,,ttously throughout. took VIDE ran &c
,Io .xnresscd il as his opinion that III.
I-ni,ed states ranked third among haN"s
,oxers lie insisted that Ia the extent OF
10 facilities the navy. in both ships ana
IAN was highly efficient lie sara tn'''
90 far as the personnel is c"ncerheu we
nan Of the United states navy were ING
mos, Intelligent In the world .,
lie r.peated his assertion OF sever ~
-. ago that the navy is dehcient III
- saving that instead of being snort
uNout Is. 900, as he stated oriGln'''E' /.
,rn,ld take nearer 10000 to wan tne nv,
u, 90. even, of war. IL. defended the
Ia.d OF the Department from the charge
.rat fayoritism, either political OF PEI
.onal. had been shown III the NV "l'',
OF contracts to supply the navy WIN to '"'
Mr. Roosevelt gave II as h's op''''.''
contrary 10 views expressed by n"N"i y,
ears who have heretofore gwen tcsu-
,,onv on the subject. that so TAR as t'e
,.s.rve ships are concerned II would take
months instead of days to get ''e"i III
shane for fighting service -.
Members OF the committee anu o''''
who attended the hearing follower pi'
testimony OF Assistant Secretary Noose-
Welt with keen interest. m
NJ Roosevelt Is several years under w.
Neardless, and has the fresh appear"llc.
% youth. lie exhibited gasp OF naN. ''l
affairs that seemed to ast"nish He"'o,'s
n, the committee who have been STUDY
h.r the question for years.
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For Christmas Presents

There are little things and large pieces. and some
of them take but little money. and there's nothing
in furniture to compare with them to be had any
where.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-10-12

ernment Of $&5.00O,O00 on the con strnction of 1000 miles of railroad in Alaska. l. also says definitely that the road shall extend from the coast line of Alaska to the navigable va. ters Of the Interior. and We are juI now completing a number of pre- Iimina7y surveys to the Tanana riN- CT in accordance with our first in structions.
 "A trunk system of railroads over any one of the routes now surveyed, will not cost more than S200OO.OOO in my opinion As the provisions of the bill call for the expenditure of $G5 900 GOO there would. therefore. be s15 900, 900 left for the construction of railroads elsewhere, and there is no doubt in my mind that when the railroad is once built. it will some day be extended to the Yukon. In fact We were instructed to make our surveys with that idea in mind. Whether or not it will ever be con- structed across that stream. is a matter for conjecture but should the Koyukuk and Chandlar countries show up extensions may later b" made. Both of those districts are as vet in their infancy and there is really no need of a railroad there vet. although that need may de velop at any time. Should Secretary Lane determine that further survey work should be done on the Yukon, the surveys will be made during the next summer"
The Alaska citizen., 1914-10-12

that this part of Alaska possesses advantages over others in the farm ing line. ranching is generally con ceded to be in the experimental stage as yet The farmers of Tana ma however are staying with their ranches and do not expect to give them up In the meantime the coun- try may develop to such an eN- tent that the ranchers may be able to sell at profit all of the produce they can throw, on the market.
 At the town of Rampant, 70 miles above Panama on the Yukon river the government has been expert menting with certain kind of wheat at it's experimental station and, ac- cording to Professor C. C. Georgeson, there is no doubt but what il will mature every year The wheat is of a Russian variety grown at the ei- government in Siberia. It has been tried at Rampant for the past two years. the experiment demonstrating that it will wit stand the rigors of the climate of Interior Alaska. tt is. therefore, expected that the farm CTS of Tanana will be sowing wheat on their ranches within the near future