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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
IMPORTER HELD
IN PASSPORT CASE
Accused of Aiding Alien Ex-
porter Get Papers to Germany
as u. S. Citizen.

The Department of Justice, in inves
all passports obtained through
state courts, arrested Harry Zelinka,
clothing importer, of 440 Fourth Ave
nue., yesterday, charged with cOnspir-
ing to defraud the United States by
procuring a passport for an alien on
the representation that he was natu-
raj Lied citizen.
Harold A. Content, Assistant United
States District Attorney, charged that
on April Zelinka aided Alfred BOndy,
an Austrian, and a representative of
German cotton firm in this country, get
an American passport for Harold
Green, a naturalized citizen. Zelinka,
it is charged, vouched for the appl-
cant's naturalization.
Bondy went to Germany on business,
by way of Sweden and Denmark. That
he did not travel through England or
France or any of the belligerent coun-
tries absolved him, it was said, from
suspicious of espionage.
Zelinka denied the intention of COM
hitting fraud He said the applicant
had occupied desk room at his business
address for six years as Harold Green.
Zelinka said the applicant had shown
him a consular certificate testifylng
that Harold Green was naturalized
citizen, whereupon he consented to
vouch for Green's nationality.
Bondy swore he was born in Prague,
Bohemia. in 1872 and that he came to
this country year later with his
father, who was naturaliZed in 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
SAY y. s. OFFICIAL
INSULTED THE FLAG
Members of S. A. X. Congress
Ask Dismissal of p. p.
ClaXtOu.

Portland, Ore, July ia resolution
that President Wilson be asked TO dis
miss 2. p. ClaXton, United States Com
missioner Of Education, because Of a
sentiment derogatory to the United
States flag he was reported to have
expressed in a speech in Boston two
years ago caused a commotion to-day
at the first session OF the twenty-siXth
annual congress of the Sons Of the
American Revolution.
The resolution was introduced by
Christopher w. Horr, of Seattle. It
was greeted with Kisses, but was final
ly referred to the resolutions commit
tee without debate.
Commissioner ClaXton said, accord
ing to an excerpt Of his speech read in
the convention:
After all, the people of the world
care very little what flag they live
under. A flag means nothing. Ii O.
not a reality. They can live under one
combination of colors as well as under
another"
The high cost of warning, when the
campaigns of Washington are compared
to the European conflict, was empha-
sized in the report Of the registrar gen
eral
Thomas Jefferson, he said, estimated
the cost of the Revolutionary War at
$l7,500,000 a year. That sum now is
scarcely more than Great Britain's war
cost for a single day. The total cost of
the approximately $ll0,-
00S,000 covering period of eight
years-was less than the total cost of
the European war for month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
MAYOR MAY ELECT
RICHMOND'S HEAD
Wrangle of BOrough'S Alder
men Likely to Force Mitchell
to Cast Final Vote.

Mayor Mitchell may have the decid-
ing vote in the election of President
of the Borough Of Richmond to-day.
The aldermen Of that borough fill the
vacancy under the charter. There are
only three. Charles p. Cole. William
Fink and John J. O'Rourke. and they
are hopeleSsly divided. Cole IS Tor
himself and Fink is said TO be for Cole.
However. the trouble is that Cole can
not be elected president Of the Dor
ough so long as he remains an alder
man. If he resigns the vote would
stand one for Cole and one against
him. O'Rourke frankly told both Fink
and Cole Yesterday that neither was
big enough for the job.
O'Rourke declared he was for the
biggest man who would take the place.
If Cole resigned and the other two
split their votes the Mayor would have
the deciding vote. In such case he
might seek the election Of William u.
Wilcox.
The Mayor has called the aldermen
TO meet in their chamber at noon to-
day to elect a borough president. The
charter reads that he shall preside at
the meeting, but he shall not vote
unless his vote be necessary TO decide
the election ~
At meeting Of citizens Of Richmond
on Saturday a poll was taken with this
result: Former Senator Howard r.
Ravne. IL; William c. Wilcox. 10; for
mer Coroner Matthew Cahill. 10; J.
Fred Smith. 8, and Sheriff j. f.
0'Grady. b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
Thousand on Prescription
Lists in Mexico City

Mexico City, July Correspondence
Of The Associated Press Members of
FL Comite de Salud Publica, the in
quisitoral body appointed by the SOW
ereign convention for the purpose of
Furnishing enemies of the revolution"
has established its headquarters in the
palatial home of Senor lgnacio de la
Tore, the son-in-law of former Presi-
dent Porfrio Diaz.
The committee has placarded the city
and caused notices to be published that
any one knowing an enemy OF the rev.
olution should make known the fact to
the committee. As a result, over one
thousand names have been turned in,
and the stream Of accusations appar-
entity remains unchecked.
Il is limited that the populace is very
generally taking this method of paying
off old scores. The headquarters of the
committee has been lighted up every
night since the building was occupied.
All accusations are being card-indexed
and arranged in proper order for the
inquistorial hearing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
Orduna and SaXOnia
Doomed by "PearCe"
IBy Telegraph to The Thbune.l

Philadelphia, July ia letter
signed "Pearce." containing a warning
to American citizens against sailing on
British shlps, was received to-day by
The Public Ledger" In the letter.
which follows, the writer names sew
eral vessels now doomed to destruction
by the Germans: ,
ITO the Editor Of The Public Ledger.
Sir The purpose Of this COM
munication is TO warn the American
citizens living in your vicinity to keep
clear Of vessels flying the British nag.
Our men are now operating at Ne"
York. New Orleans, Brooklyn, Savan-
Lah, Newport News and Montreal, and
Americans will do well TO heed this
warning ere it is too late. The lmpe-
rial German government derives no
satisfaction or profit from the deaths
Of neutral Americans, and we are IN
structed to 20 to great lengths IN or
der TO give timely warning to all Amer
leans who contemplate voyages to Eu-
rope within the next two months. The
explosive operations will supplement
the submarine operations, which have
proved Inadequate to prevent the en-
envy from importing munitions from
America.
THE steamers Orduna and Saxonia,
which sail from New York shortly, will
mark the beginning of the explosive
operations in the East. The vessel
Howth Head, from New Orleans, will
probably be sunk by the time you re-
ceive this, and the steamer Huelva,
from Newport News, will also go down
shortly.
I'VE earnestly advise Americans who
ind il Imperative TO travel to Europe
to sail only on vessels flying the
American flag. Such steamers as those
of the American Line, for instance, will
be perfectly immune from either sub
marine or explosive operations. The
imperial German government will offer
no objection 10 the American govern
ment pressing into service the interned
German vessels if the American YES
sells are found to be insufficient to &C
commodate the traffic to Europe.
by publishing this warning Amerl-
/ can lives may be saved.
/ "The circumstances under which this
communication is written make 1t i'm
possible for US to afix our proper sig
natures; therefore, we trust that you
will accept for a signature our pen
name. PEARCE.
New Orleans, La, July 16, 1915"
The letter was mailed in New Or
leans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
'PEARCE" CLEW
In DEFECTIVE r.
OF BOMB NOTE
New Warning Sent from
New Orleans to Brook
Ign Newspaper.
KEEP OFF ENGLISH
SHIPS, SAYS WRITER
Orduna, Saxonia and Two Other
Liners Doomed" in Letter to
Philadelphia Editor.

Warnings Of impending bomb ter
rorism were received yesterday IN this
section Of the country from the mys-
FERROUS "Pearce." Of New Orleans, &C
complete and pupil Of Frank Holt, alias
Muenter, and for whom Federal agents
and the police Of several cities have
been searching for a month. A letter
was sent 70 the editor of "Ihe Brook
lyn Eagle" containing in substance the
same notice Of an organized campaign
10 destroy all ships carrying ammuni-
ton from this country 10 the Allies
which was sent to Washington and
New Orleans newspapers.
The letter was postmarked New Or
leans, La, July 16. $3.50 p. m. Text
and address Of the letter were type
written. The envelope bore the word
Imperative underlined.
There were no marks Of identified
ton on envelope or paper. Both were
Of a cheap. commercial kind, without
watermark
William J. Flynn, Of the United
States Secret Service, said the letter
was written on a typewriter which has
one defect that may assist tie Federal
agents in experimenting the writer of
this and other "Pearce" letters. The
defect is a slight drop Of the letter
ar" This was noticeable in the
"Pearce" letters which were received
by Washington and New Orleans news
papers.
may be the work Of some crank who
is trying TO give publicity 20 the
yelled suggestion contained in the re-
cent German note relative TO the posi-
bility Of using some Of the interned
German ships in American ports TO
carry on passenger trathc between
America and Europe.
Mr. Flynn had Photographic repro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20

railroad the Zapata forces are becom-
ing holder. There has been shooting
in the outskirts Of Orizaba and Cor
dova. Trains are delayed and fre-
auently passengers, including Amer.
cans. are compelled to lie on Jne floors
of cars while bandits shoot through
the windows.
In response TO the protest OF John
R. Silliman, President WILSON, special
agent in Mexico, against continued de-
struction of foreign owned property
General Carranza stationed guard al
the large American owned sugar plan
tation at Protero. Zapata troops went
to the plantation and hanged me Car
rama men TO a tree.
Reports from the State Of Oaxaca,
which early in June declared its inde.
pendence of the rest Of Mexico until
general peace is restored, say he peo-
Bile there are enjoying comparative
prosperity. The state has coined It's
own money, and notice has been served
that the people will resist invasion BY
any faction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
REDFIELD REBUKES
POISON SHELL MEN
Censures Cleveland Firm Which
Offered Machinery and Paper
Which Printed "Ad."
From The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, July l9.-Calling the ad
vertisements Of the Cleveland firm
which offers machinery for the manu-
facture of poisonous shells "a picture
OF human misery as means of earning
c profit" Secretary of Commerce Red
field wrote to-day to the company and
tc the publication which carried the ad-
vertisement. lie said he hoped the
Offence against humanity and against
that self-control which is now a patri-
cite duty may not be repeated"
Both letters had been approved by
President Wilson. The letter to Vice
President Brophv Of the Cleveland Au-
tomato Machine Company said:
"If, as has been suggested, yC.r
thought was d hOrrlfy people with the
war, no sugge ton Of such a purpose
appears in the advertisement itself. On
the contrary, you urge the cruel and
agonizing nature of the death caused
by certain missiles as an evidence Of
their effectiveness, and suggest this as
the basis of a sale of the machine
which makes these hideous things"
In his letter to the Hill Publishing
Company, publishers of "The American
Machinist," the Secretary said: 1T can
not be denied that if there were any
so cruel as to employ such ammunition
that employment would be promoted by
their finding in your columns the APP
paratus for the manufacture of these
horrible missiles.
"The time is one of particular ex-
element, with half the world on fire,
and we alone of the great nations are
outside of the conflict. At such a time,
when restraint and calm is the duty of
every citizen, your columns were
opened to statements calculated to
arouse wrath and kindle excitement, as
the result has shown"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
CIRCUIT STORY FALSE,
WILLIAMS TESTIFIES
Accused Bank Head Not Forced
to Take Presidency, EX-
Superintendent Says.

The defence Of ex-Controller Edward
N. Grout was iolted by District Attor-
ney Cropsey Yesterday. Clark Will
Jams. Superintendent of Banking when
Grout became president of the wrecked
Union Bank. in 1909, testified that the
contention Of Grout and his friends
that he was forced into the presidency
by the State Banking Department was
false.
The witness said he did not remem-
Der telling Grout or any one else that
the Union Bank Of Brooklyn could not
reopen unless Grout was president
The only condition Of reopenng made
was that David A. Sullivan, later sent
10 Sing Sing for grand larceny, could
not remain at the head Of the bank.
Stephen c. Baldwin, counsel for
Grout, fegan his summing up yester-
day afrc tnoon. The case probably will
20 to to- Jury on Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20

Germans, where he was very properly
received with uproarIous applause as
a faithful servant of the present Ger
man government. as a man who, now
ever amiable his intentions, had IN
actual fact stood against the honor
and interest OF America.
"The success of the German policy
Of blood -and-iron largely depends upon
their possible rivals and opponents
adopting a policy of milk-and-wster'
The blood-and-iron statesman OF one
nation finds in the milk-and-watsr
statesman Of another nation the man
predestlned through the ages to be has
ally and his tool"
Mr.. Roosevelt closes with a plea for
e. regular army of 100000 men and
system of universal military service
such as is used in Switzerland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
NOT TALKING FOR
SAPHEADS, SAYS T. R.
Colonel Warns Portland Crowds
Not to Believe All They
Hear of Him.

Portland Ore, July l9.-"From time
TO time | shall have something to say
on affairs Of vital interest TO the ma
ton. but it will not be for sapheads or
moliycoddles." said Theodore Roose-
Welt here to-day, when a large, cheering
crowd compelled him to acknowledge
it's greetings.
Colonel Roosevelt warned his hear
ers not to believe any reports regard
ing him which they might hear at sec
ond or third hand. His train then LETT
for San Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20

Ladies and gentlemen. Mr.. Windiseh.
Mr.. Windisch, files his stories at Port
Jervis, n. Y. Attracted by the success
of Messrs. Stone, Of Winsted, and Noe,
of Sayville, charter members of the En-
terprising Correspondents Association,
Ltd, Windisch has decided not to be
outdone.
Yesterdays happenings in the race
were the expected messages from Stone
and Noe, but there were two other feat
ures. Noe, booming the craft, men
toned Stone in his story, and Windisch
entered the race. Clear the wires for
Mr.. Winisch:
Port Jervis. N. Y, July 19.-Fred
Gilbert, q mail carrier,/of Roscoe, re-
Gently purchased a new auto. He had
been on speaking terms with all the
cattle along his long route for years
because he drove a horse. Thursday a
militant cowlet resented the new rig,
and before Fred realized it, the ma
chine was smashed, and he had TO take
to the fields with his mail bags. Only
immediate aid saved the car"
The substitute story is equally thrill
ing II is:
"Smith Guthrie, an old soldier, Of
Chemung. drifted into Oswego for a
respectable holiday yesterday. Two
hours later he was arrested as a public
drunk. He is ninety-four years old,
and said il was the first time he had
taken o drink in mis- life, and by all the
pledges Of Carrie Nation, it would be
his last The court believed him and
sent him on his way"
Stone and Noe were not lying idle
because of the heat; both were on the
alert. and here is what they sent, Noes
gaining precedence because OF the at
tack upon his rival:
"Sayyille l. l.. July l9.-GeTtle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
PASTOR BROWNS IN VAIN
Girl He Tries to Rescue Drags
Him Down with Her.

Gloucester, Mass, July l9.-The Rev.
Arthur II. Pingree, pastor OF the FIRST
Congregational Church at Norwood,
was drowned in the Annlsquam hlyer
to-day with Helen Perkins, sixteen
years old, whom he tried to save. ,
Miss Perkins was one Of party OF
eight Campfire girls who went bathing
mt Pigeon Cove. With Miss Helen, Mar
ston she found herself beyond her
depth. An undertow dragged both
ri Is out. Mr.. Pingree swan out ana
brought the Marston girl back to shall
low waser. Hurrying back. he seized
Miss Perkins by the hair, but she threw
he. arms around his neck and both
sank. Other bathers recovered the
bodies. ~
Mr. Pingree was graduated from iar-
ward in 1890 and from Hartford Theo-
logical Seminary in 1898. lie was pas
tor for four years at the Pigeon Cove
Congregational Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
ARBUCKLE TAX FAILS
Court Sustairs Agreement
Voiding Inheritance Levy.

Pittsburgh, July l9.-An effort by
the state to collect s15OOOO inheritance
tax from the estate OF John Arbuckle,
who died in New York, failed here to-
day.
it was shown that several years be
fore his death Mr.. Arbuckle entered
into an agreement with his business
partner, John Jamison, that the capital
and surplus credited to each should re-
main in the business for two years. II
either should die in that time the en-
tire amount was to revert TO the sur
viving partner. The court sustained
this agreement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
SUNDAY AIR TRIPS
BRUISED NUTLEY
Commissioners Decide Only
Churchgoers and Physician
Seekers Can Use Balloons.

The only way in which people can
use balloons on Sunday hereafter in
Nutley, n. j., is for the purpose of GO
ing to church. To use said balloon for
any other purpose, will cost the bal
loonist SO or ten days in the pen"
All because there is a pleasure park
in Belleville. From the park many take
trips through the air. They invariably
land on Nutley soil, usually squashing
some prominent Nutleyite's rOsebushes
or tomato plants.
Not only that, but some had gone so
far as to drop sand bags while floating
over the town.
Hence, the Board of Commissioners
framed the ordinance putting the ban
on everything but trips to church and
calls for physicians.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
Engine-Fighting Goat Fades
Before Auto-Smashing Calf
Wndisch Rivals Noe and Stone with Tale from Port
Jervs-Sayvle Chickens Spring from Dust
and Winsted Snakes Eat China.

Ketcham, of Sayville, has a hen which
got tired Of setting day after day on a
dozen slow eggs. SO she abandoned the
nest. Miss Ketcham broke several of
the eggs and discovered a profuson of
evidence justifylng the hens action.
She threw the bunch into the back yard
and the next day a baby chicken crept
from the pile, peeping and teetering
about IN hopeless sC-rch of lost kin
dred."
Should this excite any dissenting
cry from Winsted," shouts the author,
Noe avows he will dispatch the three
yet intact ketcham eggs, meantime TAX
ing chances of getting stoned from
'Winsted Castle IL might be well for
Stone TO hook bullfrogs under cover Of
red bathing skirts; but leave it to Noe
TO handle with care and precision hos
pital eggs, should occasion warrant de-
cisiye action"
Enter Mr.. Stone, ignorant of the as
sault upon his character. Unprovoked,
he approached the telegraph Office at
Winsted and hurled this hot weather
tale upon the helpless operator:
"Winsted, Conn, July l9.-Black-
snakes down Gales Ferry way cannot
tell china nest eggs from hens eggs,
according to a story related by Mr.. and
Mrs. K. B. De Busy, OF Mount Vernon,
the guests Of Colonel and Mrs. F. NJ.
Chaplin, in Pine Meadow. Before the
De Bussys visited Miss Caroline Free
man at Gales Ferry Professor Heuser,
Of Columbia University, had been en-
tertained there. His daughter, aged six,
returning from a visit TO the poultry
house, reported no eggs, but said big
snake was in the hens nest. Grown-ups,
using an ak, killed the fve-footer Miss
Freeman then discovered that the china
egg was missing, and the search led to
the interior OF the snake, where it was
found"
At the end Stone appends a post
script: This was first reported TO
Winsted becaSse il was explained it
.ou,daI liLa Wipctad etoryu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
LION NEEDS A DENTIST
Owner Hesitates, Knowing
Spitfire Is Ravenous.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l

Trenton. n. j., July l9.-M-s. NAL
colin B. Buchanan, of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
observed Spitfre lis manifestations of
i'll temper in his cage in Cadwalader
Park and decided the lion was suffering
with a decayed tooth.
She requested Clinton Cook, owner
of the animal, who has loaned il to the
city for exhibition, TO employ a special
ist from New York to examine the
lions molars.
Although Spitfre seldom fails TO do
justice TO the largest meal placed be-
fore him, Mrs. Buchanan threatens Mr..
Cook with court proceedings unless the
LION Is relieved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
OUSTED KEEPER APPEALS
Deeley Asks Riley to Restore
Sing Sing Job.

Martin Deeley, ex-principal keeper,
has appealed to the Superintendent Of
Prisons to reinstate him, it was re.
ported at Sing Sing yesterday.
Deeley was removed by the warden
because, Mr.. Osborne said. discipline
among the keepers had become lax.
Prison employees say, however, that Su-
perintendent Riley forced Deeley 20
give certain information about the
prison, which made Mr.. Osborne sus-
pect he was carrying tales"