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The Irish standard., 1915-07-24
SUNDAY .,s.nAY oIFF.r

Kansas City, MOI Prisoners who
have families and who; are confined at
the Municipal Farm at Leeds are to be
allowed to 60 homo 70 spend Sundays
with their families. provided they can
be trusted. 81. u Z.
The Sunday paroles win be granted
by ]. o. stutsman. superintendent at
the farm. The men Who win be pa
rolled will go home. amer finishing their
work on Saturday md viii return In
time to begin on Monday mornins.
The Irish standard., 1915-07-24
ONLY SIX LEGS AMONG THIRTY
WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

Zurich, Switzerland.-A Swiss Soc
ialist describes as follows a distress.
Ing picture which he witnessed at
railroad station recently when train
full of wounded soldiers arrived:
The poor cripples, almost all Of
whom had lost their hands, greeted
the public with their arm stumps. In
one single car there were thirty pa
tients who together had left only six
legs. In Zurich a young man was
taken from car who had lost both
legs and arms. He was resting in a
basket such as butchers use to trans
port meat"
The Irish standard., 1915-07-24
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The Irish standard., 1915-07-24
THE PRIESTS CRITICS

generally speaking, gets less graft
tude than the priest? Who more
thwarted when he is Jealous; who
more cursed when he has erred; who
less prayed for when he is dead?
The Irish standard., 1915-07-24

SVuSuuOSO &ATOWStus .-7s.el.
The first year Of our organization
we were able to supply the demands
which were made upon US for help.
and had to go outside Of our ranks
for young women; we helped many
who were mono Catholics to secure po.
sitions and thus created kindly feel
Ing among many Of them. sy
We meet once a month, the second
Monday, and at. the meetings, after
we transact our business, we have q
program, sometimes educational, other
times entertaining. Our program,
Committee prepares program each
meeting and we have had some SPLEEN
did evenings. Once during the year
we dispense with our business and
have q real social evening. visiting,
serving tea. ETC.. and getting acquaint-
ed with newcomers.
We have an introduction committee
whose business It lie 10 welcome the;
newcomers and strangers, introduce
The Irish standard., 1915-07-24
BISHOPS GOLDEN yuRILEE.

Right Rev. John F. Cunningham,
D. D, Bishop of Concordia, Kansas,
Will celebrate his golden jubilee as
priest on August 9Th next. He was
born in County Kerry. Ireland, in
1912, and came to this country at an
early age. He was ordained in 1866
and began his priestly labors in Leav-
enworth.
The Irish standard., 1915-07-24
Edited by Rev. Peter E. Dietz of the Social Service Com
American Federation of Catholic Societies

summary matters erecting labor and social occurring
fields and such other information that will
of society and to promote industrial prosperjv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
Saw CHILD TIED UP
ON RANDALL'S ISLAND
Deputy Commissioner Henry
C. Wright Is First Wit
ness at Inquiry.

First Deputy CHARITIES Commissioner
Henry c. Wright was the irst witness
yesterday afternoon before the special
committee OF the State Boardsof Chart
ties which began an inquiry Into the
Department Of Public Charities Of this
city at the United Charities Building.
1906 East Twenty-second street. Tho
frat deputy has special charge OF the
feeding Of inmates OF the RandalTs
Island institutions. medical service and
supplies and new construction work.
Mr.. Wright made Il clear that to his
mind tho Randall. Island buildings In
number I'D construction features DO not
meet the present day requirements of
institutional work Many improvements
In the buildings have been made by the
present administration. he said, notably
In IRE protection construction.
The name Of Mrs Dunphy was
brought into the proceedings early. and
IL vii, undoubtedly figure many times
moro before the inquiry Is over.
Friends Of Commissioner Kingsbury
openly assert there would not have been
an investigation had not Mrs. Dunphy
been suspended
The deputy commissioner admitted
that the employment OF attendants at
wages as low as $40 month on Ran
dall's Island was weak spot" in the
management and said that as result
OF an increased appropriation the de
partmcnt has been able to cut down the
number OF employees and pay better
wages
Mr.. Wright said that In the early part
OF 1915 he saw child patient In the
south pavilion with It's arms tied to a
bench. but he didn't report that par
ticulsr case TO the superintendent or
prefer charges against the attendant be-
cause he didn't consider the case fla =
grant"
Howard b D,nw'ddie. Commissioner
kingsbury's general inspector. said tina,
| during his inveer cation o: conditions or
| TIE Island he never saw any patients
beaten. but he saw cases OF persona
! restraint where some children were tied
10 chairs ami others In bed
The hearing will he continued Monda y
afternoon at o'clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
EXPRESS HEARING MAY 20.
Companies Say They Must Get Ret
ter Rates to Exist.

WARRINGTON. May l3.-The express
companies will have another day In court
on May 90 when the Interstate Com
merce Commission will reopen the ex-
press rate case and take testimony.
The companies petitioned some time
ago for reopening and fled figures
showing that under the rates prescribed
by tho commission which became effec-
tive In February, 1914. they operated at
a loss. It was shown that from Feb
ruary /. 1914. to November 80. 1914. the
companies sustained net deficit of ST.
7s0.s04
In tho petition for reo2enng. which
was signed by the presidents OF the
Adams. American, Southern and the
Wells Fargo companies, 1t was stated
that some relief should be granted Sin
order that the comps nies may stay In
business and continue as a necessary
parr OF the commercial life o. the coun-
try"
Al the hearing on May &c the com
panies will nsk that they be permitted Ia
increase their terminal allowance from
20 TO 20 cents per shipment and reduce
The weight allowance from % to 20 cents
per 100 pounds and make other changes
Tho petitioning companies represent .:
per cent OF mileage and e5 per cent
NJ the express business done IN the
United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
MRS. ELLERT TELLS
DETAILS OF ATTACK
Protegee Of Suffragists Chief
Witness Against Queens
Politician.

Both suffragists and politicians dis
played a lively interest yesterday in the
trial OF Harry Scanlon, 23 years old, OF
% Prospect street, Long Island City,
accused OF having attacked Mrs ClaIa
Ellert. l6 years old. in Curly Joe" Cas-.
sidy's club house in Court square, OPP
posite the court house, on December Is,
1918. Scanlons alleged companion H..
the attack, James lieffernan. already
has been convicted on a similar charge
and is serving three years in State
Prison, but was brought down yesterday
TO testify.
the place where the crime IS alleged 10
nave been committed and because both
scsnon and Heffernan were process
servers In "A former District Attorney s
Office and were interested In politics.
The suffragists, led by Mrs. Alfred j.
Emo. are aroused over the case becaus.
they charged that former District Attor-
ney Matthew J. Smith OF Queens refuse 1
to present Mrs. Ellert's charges to the
Grand Jury.
All witnesses in the case. except when
on the witness stand. were excluded
from court yesterday by order of Jus.
tice Scudder.
Mrs. E.llert, the chief witness. looked
like n schoolgirl when she went to tn.
stand. She told of her marriage to Ell
lert on December 4. 1918. OF his ares
and of her visit to the court house In
the hope OF getting bond for him. Sh'
said she was approached by Scanlon
who took her across the street to a hote
and then presented Iieffernan. She sale
they promised to gain the release d
her husband for her that they took he
TO the top floor of Cassidys club house
Justice Moore denied n motion to dis
miss the case when the prosecution ha'
presented its evidence. The defendant
case lay In presenting an alibi. Charlie
Il. Farewell and his wife testified tina
at about tho time OF the alleged attaci
Scanon had called at their homo with
subppnas.
| The trial will 10 on to-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
SAYS HUSBAND TOLD
HER TOBE FALSE
Mrs. Eva Cropsey Denies
Charges Brought by Physi-
clan in Divorce.

Mrs. Eva Sloan Cropsey. sitting up
straight IN the witness chair, her gray
eyes flashing defantly at her husband,
told yesterday before Vicc-Chancellor
Backes in Jersey City the story OF her
married life with DR.. Charles II. Crop
sey OF Rutherford. who In suing for a
divorce. She denied the charges of in
fidelity made against her. accused her
husband OF beating her with a driving
whip and OF being indiscreet with other
women.
Il always loved my husband" she
said. II tried to be a good wife. y
few years ago my husband said 10 me :
Eva. am sorry fer you. but ! don't
love you. Tou may do as you like.
Be a free lance. II ] should md you
with a man In the most compromising
situation I wouldn't care. ] love Mrs,
Haggey.' put my arms around his
neck and said: Is. Charley. tell me
that Is not so. You don't mean that =
lie said he did, and kept me crying for
a month"
Mrs. Cropsey told of her Jealousy
OF Mrs. Emily Wandell Smith and of
seeing her husbands carriage standing
in front OF Mrs Smiths house for many
hours. She said she sought her husba nd
there. but the servant insisted the doc
tor was not in the house. She said
she listened At a side window and heard
her husband talking to Mrs. Smith
Finally, when she got him to the door,
she testified. he struck her on the wrists
with his driving whip.
Concerning the trip TO Culver Lake In
July. 1913, which has been mentioned
by the husband Mrs. Cropsey said that
she had consented to drive with DR.
Do Baum only on condition that DR.
Cropsey would follow. She denied she
ever was guilty of misconduct with
DR.. De Baum. who committed suicide
after the divorce suit was started.
The trial will he continued to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
HELP WANTED-M.tLE.

WANTED-An Assistant to the
Secretary of several large corpora
tons. Must he stenographer, well
educated, and have had liberal eXpe-
rience. Familiarity with Spanish
language desirable but not essential.
References absolutely first class.
Address in own handwriting, stating
age, full details of business eNpe
rience and present salary, Post OF,
flee Box 1866.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
Ktnssley Heads safety Pirst.

Darwin r. Kingsley. president O: the
New York Life Insurance Company.
has accepted the presidency OF the
Safety FIRST Federation OF America
Under the bylaws OF the organization
he automatically becomes member 81:
the executive committee and Of the
board OF directors for the full term OF
three years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14

There were twelve sailors on the nag
ship Wyoming who didn't ask for shore
leave yesterday afternoon, and had II
been offered to them they would have
refused, These men comprise the crack
crew Of the Wyoming in charge OF Chief
Carpenters Mate NJ A. Beach. acting
coxswain. who In putting the finishing
touches on his oarsmen for tho race by
seaychlight In tho river on Monday night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
otto r. FIeisc h ma nm Dies.

Otto F. F1eischmann, who shot himself
Wednesday afternoon In tho Hollan!
House, died last evening AT Bellevue
Hospital. Efforts to save his life by
TRANSMISSION OF blood from his brother,
Raoul II, Flelschmann. were futile,
Raoul Fleischmann was reported to he
In weak condition when he left tho
hospital, but he was resting well last
night. according TO information given
from his home at West Seventy
seventh street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
May solve Many Murders.

II was said yesterday that the polio.
hope to bring many OF the puzzling
murders OF the last few months TO the
doors OF gangmen as a result OF the in
vestigatlon, and the authorities have
hope OF solving the Ban. Miller and
other killings as they dig deeper.
Commissioner Woods will turn his at
tention next TO the alliance between
gangs and the ward politicians In cleo
tons, which has been one OF the big
sources OF revenue for gangsters in tn.
past. but so far nothing has been dis
closed through which the authorities can
work In that direction. There has been
less and less use of gangs in politics in
the last few years, and in the last cleo
ton they figured very little.
Three more union men gave them
selves up yesterday. They are Abraham
silver OF the White Goods Workers
Union. held in $1,000 bail on a charge OF
riot: Morris Yulman OF the Cloak and
skirt Makers Union, riot. $4,000 bail
and Louis Katz of the Cloak and Skirt
Makers Union, charged with attempted
extortion and held In 81 500 bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
1000 SAILORS SEE
BOXERS IN GARDEN
Men Of the Fleet Have Grand
Time-Just One Brings
His Girl.
READY FOR WAR GAME

1T looks to me like . Ns night TO-
night" That melody OF former days
was revived in sailordom yesterday. II
started IN the early morning With
single voice from . naval tender some
two points abaft the starboard beam Of
tho Wyoming.
"a big night tonight. big night to-
night" dozen voices from the gun
deck took up the air. The other ships
caught Il and UP and down the river
II gathered volume until the merry
,hrong Of seamen packed into Madison
square Garden shortly after p. NJ
There were 1000 of them, including
one woman who sat with her sailor
friend high up in the gallery tier As
each sailor entered ne was given q pack
OF cigarettes, cigars and matches and
told to smoke up The sailors obeyed
orders until the vaudevillians and pug'-
lists were performing In a blue hare.
The programme was In two parts,
vaudeville and boxing Tumbler, bi-
crcle acts, athletic girls followed each
other rapidly. but this audience didn't
half cheer until a half dozen dancers
"al stylish steppers." came AZ finale
TO the programmes first part Then
they let loose and the dancers couldn't
give them enough OF II.
They liked the saxophone eextes
from chin Chin''-one seaman read II
sing S,ng"-but II was the boxing
bouts that the sailors were really walt
ing for.
II the few just plain citizens IN the
audience expected an uproar Of the
usual prlzeaght character during ne
contests they were disappointed. The
sailor Is trained TO sit still. keep silent
and let fighters hght the.r own battles
N rhe'r owrSway
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
Inquiry Shoqvs Labor
ring as Bloody AssiSes
Dopey Bennys Confession Reveals Barbarous Methods Of
Secret Tribunal-Ears Cut Off as Punishment
and Murder Done Is Charge.
INNOCENT. SAY UNION HEADS, PLANNING FIGHT

There are no indictments against the
employers, Mr.. Breckenridge said yester-
day. because there has been nothing
brought out in the investigation 20 show
that the employers did more than try
10 defend themselves against assault
SO great was the fear OF this clique
that ran some OF the union affairs in
their own sweet way that Mr.. Breckin-
ridge has encountered extraordinary DIFF
ficulties In making his investigation.
Manufacturers hesitated to tell what
they knew for fear of retaliation. union
men who had grown FESTIVE under the
lash feared for their lives II they should
give UP secrets. he says. and even those
who had been punished by the ring did
not dare to reveal It's workings.
When an opening was given by the
confession OF Dopey Benny. the gang
boss OF the East Side-whose story Ia
only a small part OF the evidence that
has been accumulated--the work became
somewhat easier. and conditions were re-
vealed that even Mr. Breckenridge him
self could hardly believe. The inner In
trigue and ramfications OF crime cover
nearly every offence In he criminal code
from seduction TO murder. he says.
Hope TO Wipe Ont system.
IN my eyes this case presents as
poets that make II worse than the union
disclosures IN tire West he said yester-
day. This system Of terrorization Ia a
worse menace TO society II strikes az
persons who are absolutely detenceless
who because OF their weakness and pow
| erty have been helpless. I, is an out
rageous state OF affairs and will be wiped
out II II IL possible TO do IT."
Mr.. Breckenridge and Police Commits.
sioner Woods believe that the result OF
the disclosures will end forever the al.
| lance between union men and gangmer
| in this city. and will go far to wipe out
| the existing gangs They do not hold
the optimistic view that there will be M
J more gang crime. but with the leader,
! or big men in every gang In town. eX'
| cept one. In jail they think II Will bs
some time before such organization
again become the force for evil they
have been in the past.
SO far they have touched only ~
this one alliance with gangs. bu, & hs,
developed such mass OF evidence tina
! Mr.. Breckenridge thinks Il will taxi
nearly two years 20 fiHIsh up hts tasl
| OF investigation and prosecution. Com
/ missioner Woods said yesterday that n
| expected there will he from nifty q
seventy-fve more indictments agains
gangmen and union men for crime
ranging from assault 20 murder.
| We have got the gangsters and IN
labor men working against each other
he said. and they are giving eacl
other up They are running for cove
so deep into the system has the ,nvesti
CATION gone. and they are cutting eoc
others Threats in the effort TO gain r-o
lection for themselves. There has reve
, been such a revelation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
birmingham O6 To-day.

II was a day OF anticipation FOR tho
sailors. but that did not curtail their
activities ashore and aboard ship. The
blue uniformed throngs began 10 land
al ! o'clock, each armed with a matinee
or ball game ticket, The men OF the
scout cruiser Birmingham got their only
bit II shore leave yesterday.
The Brmin CHAM arrived Wednesday
night and at 3 o'clock this morning the
men were routed out to get the ship
under way She was under orders 10
steam out at to Newport TO meet the
cruiser Brooklyn. which 10 coming UP
from Boston.
Capt W, 8. Sims goes aboard the
Birmingham to Join the Brooklyn. which
will proceed TO sea with Rear Admiral
Knisht. head Of the Naval War College
AT Newport. who Is TO be chief umpire OF
the attack on the Atlantic coast The
Ia rgest part OF the Blue feet that Is 10
defend the coast line, will be made UP
of imaginary vessels. and II II this no.
tilla that Capt. Sims 10 to command
under the direction OF Admiral Fletcher.
The United States navy has not
enough OF vessels to play its little war
game without using skeleton fleets made
up OF few real vessels and a largo
number OF ships that are to be found
only on the paper chart on the umpire's
desk
There will also be a large percentage
! OF paper vessels In the Red fleet that il
| TO attack the coast somewhere between
Cape Hatteras and Maine. Admiral
Beatty. who directs the Red fleet, will
have an officer aboard the Brooklyn to
move his ships about the squares on the
umpires official checkerboard
The historic old cruiser Brooklyn. the
| flagship of Rear Admiral Schley In tho
battle off Santiago. which has been do
| ing neutrality duty AT Boston. was eX-
pected to join the fleet here late We'd
nesday night but the arrangement was
changed and she was ordered to New
port and thence to sea.
Sightseers swarmed aboard the ships
yesterday, The docks at Seventy-ninth
street and Nlnty-sixth street, where
boats left for the Wyoming and the New
York were the most popular,
To-day the Navy League will visit the
Wyoming, the New York and the Utah
| In the afternoon. More than 1000
tickets have been given to Navy League
members. and the trips will he made in
government boats. DIR. Lyman Abbott
Admiral Fletcher and Franklin ID.
Roosevelt. assistant secretary of the
Navy, will he among the speakers al
the annual Navy League banquet to-
night.
The Rev Eugene r. Mcdonald. chap
lain OF the battleship New York, eel
ebrated solemn high mass In ST. Pat
ricks Cathedral yesterday for the OIL
GERS apd men OF the fleet. about 200 OF
whom attended, Father John Brady OF
the Arkansas and Father John J. Byrne'
assisted at the mass. Bishop Hayes at
tended In tho sanctuary. The sermon
was delivered by the Rev. Matthew T
Gleason. Y. S. N.
The Board OF Estimate approved yes
tcrday the ~Aldermanc appropriation o.
$4,000 for the Atlantic fleet celebra
ton. or this amount 5000 Is to IN
spent on a grand stand In front of th'
Public Library. for the land review $500
on band concerts, $4,000 on fireworks
and the balance goes for incidentals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14

The deeper Assistant District Attorney
Breckenridge dclves into the alliance be-
tween union men and gangsters the more
startling become his discoveries. He has
found and expects TO prove that the des-
potic ring which ruled by force In the
garment workers unions resolved Itself
In a secret tribunal and dealt out pun
lshment to non-union men and recalci-
trant union members To be called be-
fore that body meant a beating. maim-
ing and In some cases death.
Meetings were held unknown to the
better class of union officials and meu-
bers and the work was done In the guise
Of trial board. But the members were
judges, jury and executioners. They
found a man guilty and punished him
with their own hands. A vague knowl-
edge OF this ring that leaked TO the out
side was responsible. according TO Mr.
Brecklnrldge. for the fear IN which some
high officials Of the unions were held
II was known that outspoken criticism
would bring swift misfortune.
These mock courts, termed BLOODY
assizes" by their victims. sat after strike
meetings or business sessions in halls
that the union leaders hired In many
parts of the city and sometimes In Local
headquarters after the ordinary bust
ness was finished few officials with
some OF their strong arm men would
form around table with one man sit
ting as Judge They had what was
known as ba.lift and the man accused
was addressed as the defendant"