The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
FAR REACHING PROBE
 OF IRREGULARITIES
 AT NAVAL ACADEMY
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 the superintendent of the academy and
 the board of inquiry held that the youths who used copies of these papers which Midshipman Moss had, and which, it is claimed, he received anonymously in A plain envelope. were more culpable than the youths who actually saw or used the originals.
 Called for Examination Six members of the graduating class who, on last Friday received their diplo-
 mas and became ensigns, were ordered called for examination as a result of the mention of their names Prof Carlos Y. Cusachs, of the department of modern
 languages, who was named in the pre- vious record also will be called The record publicly developed, for the
 first time, that two of the seven men regarded as most seriously involved by the disclosures before the previous in- vestigating board, had not been recom- mended for dismissal by the board. These were T. W. Harrison, Jr., Vir- ginia, and D. F. Duncan, Michigan. whose resignations, however, were asked for.
 custom has grown up at the acad- emy of receiving from professors ad- vice concerning the most important part of the terms.
 This is called dope" The mids,ip- men testified that they thought the information generally dissem- mated was only this so-caled dope. However, others admitted when they got into the examination rooms they felt sure they had advance copies oi | the examination. Many said they had not reported it because they thought someone of the upper classes should | look to that
 The record also brought out the re- plies of the midshipmen directly ac- cused when they were asked to give req . sons why they should not he dismissed from the service. One was that they did not know they were on trial and 1 had indeed at least in one case, been told by Lieut.. Albert Cohen detailed
 to represent them as counsel that they
 were not on trial.
 Convicted on Own Evidence
 They also state as a reason for not
 being dismissed that they were con-
 victed on their own evidence and did
 not have an opportunity to cross exam
 inc witnesses and that they did not even hear this testimony.
 Prior to the opening of the court there was obtained from Judge liar rison of Virginia. father of one of the accused midshipmen. a set of resclu- tions which, he said. were adopted by 
 the first class of the academy on grad nation day. MT. Carlin of counsel for the midshipmen, stated that this pro- test was to have gone to the Secre- tary of the Navy on the night of the June ball at the academy last Thurs day night. but that it was found i'm possible for some reason to deliver t.
 The resolutions refer to Midshipman Ralph Mex. Nelson. Jr of New York. who stood third in the graduating class. He was not accused of cheat ing, but 1t was charged he knew un- fair Isthods were being used.
 The resolutions In part are as fol- lows:
 Whereas, we as a body feel our selves guilty in equal degree of the offense of which he Is charged at this time viz: failing to report having advanced information of the annual examination in modern languages.
 We. members of the first class, do hereby testify to our personal knowl- edge of the integrity and honesty of