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WILSON ASKS FOR NEW
WORK TO AID BELGIANS
Calls Upon Prominent Men to
Cooperate With Relief
Commission.

At tho request OF Herbert Hoover,
chairman Of the Commission for Relief
In Belgium. President Wilson has asked
q number OF prominent Americans to CO.
operate In the work OF the commission
in the United States. Among them are 4:
bert :. Eldridgc, \. i. licmphiil. Mel
VILE l.. stone, Oscar ;. Straus and joan
Beaver White. In his letters Of invi
tation the President says:
'NIr. Hoover. the chairman OF the
Commission for Relief In Belgium, has
approached me with regard to difficulties
which have arisen In the conduct OF
that great humanitarian work. In which
he feels he needs the support OF an
enlarged committee of gentlemen or
large experience to cooperate with him
In settling and conducting the admin
,stration of the branch OF the COM
mission in the United States.
Il am so much impressed with the
importance Of this institution. Oh which
the lives NJ so many people are de-
pendent that ! venture To say TO you
tina, would personally be very much
gratihed II you could see your way to
join such a committee"
The committee has been informed that
the reserve OF clothing among the poorer
ella sses in Belgium will be exhausted by
Christmas. Ar appeal will soon be
! made to the people of the United States
for clothing for the destitute in Belgium
| and northern France, who now number
! between 5000. 900 and 1000, 900.
THE real need in Belgium is clothes
| Mr.. Hoover said yesterday. The aver
! age Belgian of tho poorer classes ha'
| but one suit anyway n he has worn
his for tho past fifteen months. Much
second hand clothing has boon sent &c
Belgium, but after It is put through two
, or three processes OF disinfectlng II +
more fit for the rag bag than for s
| mans back. What is needed IN Bel
' GUM II about Sj,0o0,000 to be used fo'
the purchase of new clothes or rateria
from which clothing can be made"
Mr.. Hoover returns TO Europe to-da,
| in the Nieuw Amsterdam after n tw,
weeks visit 10 New York.
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ARNOLD CONSTABLE
NEW STORE OPENED
Great-G Great Granddaughter of
Founder. Aged Z, Greets
Visitors.
FINE DISPLAY or GOODS

The big new store Of Arnold. Constable
& Co, on Fifth avenue at Fortieth street,
was formally opened at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning. Long before that hour
thronss OF womcn-there we're some
men too-wcre waiting at the ~tranc
eager to inspect the building.
When the doors wcro SWING back,
Just ut the appointed hour. the crowds
that poured In took employees of their
feet and soon niled the six large floors
of the new shopping headquarters.
Little Miss May McGusty, great-great-
granddaughter OF Aaron Arnold, who
helped to found Arnold. Constable &
Co. in 1921. formally opened their new
pace OF business yesterday. Miss Me
Gusty, who Is I years old, slid back the
, heavy doors. She was protected by n
~bodyguard OF descendants OF the founder
who came as guests on the opening day
This Is the third big store To b,
opened by Arnold. Constable 4 Co. since
the business Was begun at Canal and
Mercer streets. Miss McGusty Is tn,
! cldes daughter OF Mr. and Mir. Robert
r. McGusty. Her mother. formerly Mis-
Henrietta Constable Weathorbec. is q
Observation-Disclosures OF Aaron Arnold.
There were bargains on every side
yesterday for those who came to tn,
opening, and an unusual display OF las
cs; styles and fabrics. The nth an.
sixth floor are reserved for wholesale
departments. An annex is soon to b,
| opened Tor the display of millinery ~
shoes exclusively. In the old store n
Broadway and Ninets cnth street tn
firm made ro attempt to onpe in IN,
millinery line, but Yesterday they
showed "A complete millinery display
which will be extended when the anneN
Is opened.
Of the first floor of the new store. II l.
Il small, guar apartment, the skies o
which are a soft white and tho top g
plain white glazed ar. stall. sack OF III,
crystal a lighting ARRANGEMENT give
various colored rays, 81 that the pur
chaser may test the color Of silks.
The first floor Is entirely finished II
the dull gra yish brown of Circassiai
walnut. The second floor has mahoe
any trimming and the third floor Is II
plain oak. The fourth floor and "a par
Of the NTH are devoted to the executive
offices OF the firm. or the roof Their
Will be Installed IA rest rocSi and restau
rant for employees.
The building IA OF plain white lime
stone with "A granite base and has al
81 foot front on fifth avenue and cx
tends back i75 feet on Fortieth street
with a one story extension on Thirty
ninth street.
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BRIDE AT AERO PLANT
CHARGED TO AVIATOR
Warren s. Eaton, Once
Beachey's Aid, Accused of
Trying to Buy Secrets.

New BRUNSWICK, ". j.. Nov. s.-Nnr-
rem $. Eaton. a licensed aviator ana once
%mechanician for Lincoln Beachey' was
arrested last night at the Sloane aero
blame factory In Middiescx borough. y
man giving his name as Leopold Blank
.rburg. q die maker In the plant was
locked up here with him. The charges
or. conspiracy. There is an additional
charge OF larceny against Eaton.
John f.. Sloane was visiting Thomas
A Edison, his fat%her-in-law. last night
when Charles II. Day. chief engineer al
the plant, telephoned him that Eaton
had offered q bribe to get some OF tins
secrets OF machines being made. Mr.
sloane left West Orange at once with
James s.. O'Hagan and had Eaton and
Blankenburg arrested as they left ths
plant,
The prisoners were taken before JUS
,Ice of the Peace Moore at South Plain
field. Mr. Sloane charged conspiracy
explaining that Eaton had been In th'
vicinity OF the plant for several dayt
and mad approached an employee OF tn,
named Hooper with an offer OF
money. Eaton, he said. induced Blank
enburg, q die maker In the plant. 10 con
duct him through the shops, and also OF
fered Mr.. Day a Job with the Wright
Company with more wages thai he wa.
getting from the Sloane company n Mr.
Day would furnish him with certain
blu prints.
Eaton and Blankenburg were sent Il
the Jail In New Brunswick as they coult
not furnish bail.
Al the offices OF the Wright Compan!
at ) Nassau street. Manhattan, II wa
said yesterday that Warren ;. Eaton wa,
IN no way connected with that compan!
and that no explanation OF his conduc
could be given. He had recently applied
AZ the office for a Job, II was said. an
was told that as he was an experienced
aviator, a position would probably b
arranged for him as soon AS the com
piny was fully r~eorganized.
II was said at the Aero III OF Amer
lea that Eaton was n licensed pilot o
the club,
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BRISBANE SOUGHT LICENSE.
W. &. =. L. Attack Follows With
drn wal Of Application.

MASAsoUAN, y. j., Nov. s,-Arthur
Brlsuane, editor OF the New York Eue-
ring Journal, applied on October 9 to
Judge Ruff V. Lawrence for a liquor
license To- run in Al!airc Inn, tho tavern
OF the colony which Mr., Brisbane largely
owns, lie was persuaded TO make the
application because many of tho Allalre
colonists are German toymakers who
we're mo- quite happy without their beer,
or rather they wanted n chance To get
thci. beer In the home village, Much
opposition developed and Mr., brisbane
Withdrew the application,
However, the ". g T. L, OF this
town wasn't content to keep silent yer
after Mr.. Brisbane gave up the project.
There appeared in the Asbury Park Press
to-day an advertisement which was
signed only with the initials of the W. c.
I. T., which put the question;
where Is the consistency OF tho anti
whiskey editorials IN the New York
Journal and the application for "A liquor
, license for Editor Brisbane's little colony
~ tap editors property at AllaireG"
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BRYAN SPLITS
Plan "a stump Against Antt-Dry
Stirs Row I'm Party.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. S.-The an
nouncement of William J. Bryan. made
through his brother. Charles Bryan,
Mayor Of Lincoln. that he would use his
whole influence to defeat Democratic
candidates for the Legislature who do
not take a direct stand for prohibition.
has stirred up a big row In the party.
Nebraska people are to nave the OPP
p~ortunity next year to vote for a prohi-
billion amendment n II Is generally be-
lieved they will adopt II. But "a con-
stitut.onal amendment is OF little value
without laws to carry 1t into effect. and
already the liquor interests are making
plans to control the Legislature and the
state House.
The discovery by Mayor Bryan OF
these plans was followed promptly by
tho announcement that W, j. Bryan
would take the stump and fight all who
opposed prohibition.
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MONTCLAIR CALL ACCEPTED.
-. Lukc's Episcopal Church Get,
clergyman From the south.

M~oSrcrAiR, y. j., Nov. S.-The H"y
Luke Matthew'S White of Shreveport,
la, has accepted a call 10 st. Luke
Episcopal church ~ this town. succeed
Ing Dr. Wilson L. St.arly. who WaS 70
Gently c"nsocrated Bishop sunrasau %
the dioce~n Of Newark
Mr.. White has boon pastor Of st
Marks Episcopal Church. shreveport.
for five years. He will assume his
duties IN Montcla:r about January /.
He is - years old. married. and has
three children. His wife L. the daugii-
ter Of Bishop Tucker OF Virginia.
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BREAKS JAIL TO SEE 22D WIFE.
t.rorgin Negro Just Had to VISIT
Ills Latest Mate.

TuoMAsvILfE, Ga, Nov, s.-Maiachi
Jenkins Is "a Thomas county negro who
confesses to having entered tho matr1-
nonial state Just twenty-five times.
Malachie latest mate lives in l.owndes
county and. being anxious to see her
again and weary OF the separation he
broke Jail here and made Ills way 10
her home
Suspectirg him OF having returned 70
his family tho police went on a still
hunt for jenkins and found him enjoy
Ing the society OF has newest wife
Jenkins was in Jail here charged with
"A mlsdemeanor and is now In his old
cell. where he probably will have 20 re-
main for some time longer.
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President Takes . New Tack.

Everybody IN Washington Is intensely
interested In the latest turf to tho con-
,roversy between the President and his
former Secretary of State. Observers
had been looking for hard, cold facts
from the President and were unpreparci
for his move in meeting Mr.. Bryan on
his own ground as a student OF the
Scriptures.
hut the irteres. in Washington was
still further intensified when II developed
that Col, Roosevelt had himself quoted
these very lines from Ezekiel and had
commended them to Mr.. Wilson'S prayer
ful consideration in tho August number
u the Metropolitan Nd1dsine.
There vas no indication from the
White House as TO whether the Presi-
dent nae quoted Ezekiel on his own
Initiative or whether he had been read
ing Col. I,oo-evelt's article. which be-
gan as follows. in the thirty-third
chapter Of the great Prophet Ezekiel
the iiret s!N Vcrses run as follows. AFTER
quotiug the same verses as contained
in President Wilson's letter. Col. Roose-
'elt continues:
81 very heartily commend these verses
to the prayerful consideration OF all
those high in political Office, whether
Presidents, Secretaries OF State or lead
ers OF the Senate and tho llous at
Washington, and 10 all male and female
college presidents. clergymen. editors
and publicists OF paci!ist tendency and
above all to the sometimes well mean
ing. who have fallen victims to the habit
of prolonged and excessive Indulgence
in attending universal peace meetings
and giving and listening TO lectures on
immediate peace n disarmament"
With this preface Col. Roosevelt
plunged forward In a vigorous attack
on President Wilson's conduct OF The
nations foreign relations. Among other
things, no charged that with crimins
timiditY We ave failed to fulhl thes'
obligations and that I'VE ave earned
and richly deserved the contemptuou.
dislike OF all tho nations Of mankind by
the course We have followed for a year
as regards the great world war n foI
four years AZ regards Mexico"
Col Roosevelt's friends In Washing
ton were inclined to claim full credit
for him IN having brought Eyekiel't
words to the Presidents attention. They
comment on the fact that the Presiden'
said In hts letter to Mr.. Low that h
had had the prophets words very mucl
in mind recently In connection with thes'
important matters"
Many OF President Wilson'S supporter
fear that this attempt of the Presiden
to meet Mr., Bryan on his own gnoun'
might be ~miscbnstrued as indicating
that tho latter's arguments along thi'
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EDISON BACK FROM FAIR.
DDunEes Into work Immediately
After Return From Coast.

WEST ORANGt, y. j., Nov, s~--Thomas
A. Edison returned to his laboratory in
Wcst Orange to-day, following a vaca-
tion OF three week., during which he
snd Mrs Edison visited the Panama
Pacific Exposition.
The Inventor seemed very much I'm
proved by his outing and al once plunged
into q mass OF work which had accumu-
lated during his absence.
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TircI~d by snake as u Opens
Door.

BLooMspuTG. Pa. Nov. s.-.As she
opened tho door OF a shed near her
farmhouse along Knob Mountain, Mr..
Amos Cope pulled from about her neck
and arms Il large blacksnake that had
crawled into the building and taken a
place over the door. Her screams
brought Mr.. Cope and her son to the
shed, and they saw the five foot reptile
wriggle away. Mrs. Cope collapsed
from fright.
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DID WILSON GET EZEKIEL
SUGGESTION FROM T. r.?
Washington Wonders if The Prophet or the Colonel
Spoke to White House, and Doubts Wisdom of
Wilson Entering Biblical Field With Bryan.

WASHINGTON, Nov. president Will
a stage In their controversy over national
defence where they are quoting the
Scriptures AT each other.
Mr.. Bryan. In hts recent statement,
said that the Presidents national de-
fence programme challenged the spirit Of
Christianity. In other stateme nts he has
asserted that the policy OF preparedness
contemplated the setting up Of false
ideals OF honor and Of lowering the coun-
try's moral standard. In his speeches
MIR. Bryan has frequently quoted from
the Holy Scriptures In arguing against
any increase of the army and navy.
The White House made public to-day
the following letter which President VIII
son has sent to Seth Low Of New York
what Es-kiel said.
THANK you very warmly for your
generous letter OF November . and for
your remarks on the merchant marine
question. am particularly gratified
that you should SO fully concur In the
position / took In my speech at the Man
haitian Club. There Is "a quotation from
Ezekiel which I ave had very much IL
mind recently In connection with thes,
important matters. II In the second
third, fourth. iif;h and sixth verses Of
chapter 50.
son OF man. speak I the childre
of thy people. and say unto them Whei
| bring the sword upon the land. II tn,
people OF the land Take a man Of theii
coasts, inc set him for thsir Waterman
III. when he secth the sword com,
upon tho land. he bloweth a trumpc
and warn the people,
"'Thcn whosoever heareth the SCUM,
Of the trumpet and taketh not warn
ms II the sword coine IA II take hin
away, his blood shall l." upon his Owl
head.
He heard the eouud of the trumpe
and took mo-, warning. his blood shal
be upon him. But he that taketh warn
, ing shall deliver his soul.
But II the Waterman see the swor,
come and blow not the trumpet, an,
the people DC not warned II the swor'
come, and take any person from anon
them. H. - taken away In his ~iniquity
but his blood will require at the watch
manis hand
Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON"
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District Attorney James e. ,rurc.. ~,
BROOKLYN spent $1,000 In his ,..t,,, T..
reelection. according TO hts rynn-, %
election expenses. filed ,,~tyrlJ, %. 'r,
County Clerks office. The uIor., I'D
SIS In checks. received FROM friends r,,
turned over TO his ctmpd IN
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O u LEADER KITCHTN
TO FIGHT BIG NAVY PLAN
President Fails to Win Him Over in Conference
Though Cordial Relations Still Exist-North Car
DINA Will Also Oppose Shipping Bill.

WASHINGTON. Nov. S.--Rcpresenta-
tive Claude kitchin of North Carolina,
the Democratic leader Of the House, will
oppose President Wilson's plan for in
creascs to tho navy. Tho President had
"a conference with Kltchin at the White
House to-day, but failed TO win him
over.
Mr.. kitchln told the President hat
he would be constrained to vote against
the navy programme which the Admin
istiation had formulated, and later
made II known that no would feel
called upon. in Justice to himself. TO
explain his views on tho naval bill In
q s,ecch on the foor OF the House.
Thu Administration hopes that Mr..
kitchin will centre his opposition Oh
the naval blu alone. As to this. how
ever. the majority leader has given no
assurances. The understanding here to-
night was that the navy bill was the
only matter which received serious con-
sideration at the White House confer
mo-.
AS a result. some persons were In
ci!ned to argue that the President was
wv III 49, Nv NF'AA' 49, $500
programme than he was mat OF the
army. but there Is no authority for any
such statement.
Cordial Feeling EAists.
The conference was marked BY cordial
feeling between the President and Mr..
kitChin. The Democratic leader said
| after he left the White House that his
opposition To the navy programme would
he made as an individual member Of
Congress and not as the majority leader.
His opposition will be expressed without
any bitterness and will have nothing Of
tho character of a general break with the
| Administration
| There IL good reason to believe that
! Mr.. kitchin will probably be found also
opposing the Administration shipping bill
II II should provide for Government
ownership OF a permanent character.
! Mr. Kitchin voted against the shipping
bill In the last Congress.
liz will oppose It again at the forth
coming session unless the life OF the
proposed law Is limited and Government
ships are used only for business betu
ports that a V no adequate steamship
connections. Mr.. Kitch!n's friends be-
lieve that his opposition 10 the ship bill
Is more earnest even than his objection
TO tho nava programme:
With Mr.. Eitc,in against the shipping
bill, aided by other Democrats. II Is
doubtful whether the Administration
! would be able to put It through the
4 House since tho Republicans will prob
ably be almost unanimously against II.
, administration officials seemed wei.
| pleased over the results OF to-dsy's con-
ference with Mr.. Kitchin In regard 70
national defence. The relations between
the President and MIR. kitrhin, II IL said,
have improved by the frank interchange
" views at the White House.
TITS L~eadershtp safe.
Their. We're authoritative deniaLs al re-
ports ihat the Administration might un
d.r.akc to defeat Mr.. kitchin FOR the
majority leadership on account OF his
/ opposition to the navy programme. !,
was stated that the President and his
friends have not considered such a step
and that they do not believe Mr.. Kit
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line were making an impression upon
the public.
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kttchin aud Bryan,

The relations between Mr.. kitchir. n
Mr.. Bryan rave not been close for sew
eral years and no evidence Is seen in the
present situation that the national de-
fence fight Will bring them into closer
alliance. Mr.. kitchin sided with his
friend Mr.. Underwood in the bitter fight
made by Mr.. Bryan against Mr.. Under
wodd in the wool schedule several years
ago.
The President would welcome the sup
port OF Mr.. kitchin for the army pro-
grainme with intense qualification be-
cause of the fact that the Republicans
threaten 70 oppose H. limitations have
reached Washington recently a the
Republicans will night the Garrison army
measures and oner In their stead "a Sc
ries of bills embodying more closely the
ideas of the Army Wal College emitting
the continental army feature and pro-
yiding for greater Increases In the cgu
lar army and the strengthening of the
National Guard.
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chin's independent attitude on the navy
bill will seriously imIpIr his usefulness
as the leader of tho Democratic majority
In tho House.
Mr.. kitchin made no secret OF the
fact hat he expects to be in a minority
In the fight on the naval bill. lie has
seen convincing evidence of the extent
to which public sentiment is behind the
national defence programme and the
Presidents success In lining up all tine
other Democratic leaders for the Ad-
ministration measures. he thinks. will he
sufficient to Insure their passage.
An encouraging aspect Of the Presi-
dents conference with Mr.. Kitchin was
the conclusive indication given hat the
North Carolinian Is by no means ready
TO take up the Bryan propaganda against
national defence involving aspersions
against the Presidents advisers az hav-
Ing gone over ~ tho war t~raftickers and
tho armor plato trust"
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PLOTTERS INDICTED:
EVIDENCE WITHHELD
Fay and Five Companions Will
Plead in L. :. Court
To-day.
GRAND JURY STILL BUSY

rhe Federal Grand Jury which has
been investigating the actions of certain
alleged German agents accused OF seek
.ng to blow w vessels carrying NUM-
tons 60 the Allies showed its hand W a
limited extent yesterday by returning all
Indictment against siX men on which, in
Tho event OF conviction. "A total fine OF
$4,000 and n punishment of twelve
years In the Feieral penitcntiary upon
each offender could be Imposed.
Tie wording OF the indictment did not
disclose much of the evidence which the
prosecutor has. and was exceedingly bare
OF "details. The belief Ii that every phase
Of the alleged conspiracy Is snbstant'ated
by detailed facts.
The Indictment has two cunts. one
charges that IN, defendants ~"conspired
10 despoil vessels belonging TO another IN
violation Of section 81 and 29s of the
United states Criminal Code" This is
merely the c~orspiiScy section and TN.
punishment ~ Two years IN prison,
$4,000 tine, or both. The second count
accuses the defendants IF conspirinS IL
attack OF the hign seas vessels with tht
aim OF destioyius their carsocs II thus
inJurin9 the men who underworld the IN
surancc on the cargoes That in ana
sectlon 22j and tho punishment is
$4,000 line and ten years in prison.
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Brcitunx In the List.

The Indictment was returned against
the following men:
Robert Fay. who says h. was a Lieu
tenant IN the German army and won the
Iron Cross held and front OF the CON
spiracy. being The lnvento OF the mine
shat was to b. tied 10 the ruddcr post
Of the ships.
brother-ln-lsw Of Fay. chief assistant to
Fay in the construction Of the mines and
the development OF high explosives.
Paul Daeche, alias Paul Daetha. a
German. who went to Bridgeport. Conn,
TO see IL he coyld buy high explosives
and is believed to have carried high
explosives.
Englebert ~Bronkhorst. mining ens!-
neer, German. globe trotier. who has
mined In almost every country in the
world accused OF having procured dyna-
mite In Butler. y. J.. for Fay.
Max Breltung, nephew OF Edward y.
Brcitung. accused OF buying basic ma
teriais for high explosives.
DR.. Herbert K.euzlc, relative OF high
German officials, accused OF helping to
procure explosives for Fay and working
with him.
The six men are accused in the indict-
ment of having conspired from august l
until October IS last Tn first count
OK the Indictment ACCUSES Nicih u ''i-
spring "inaliciously to set ~ YES
sells, by surprise and open force, with
intent TO despoil the owners OF the smells
and other munitions of wa..
The indictment tells OF the metal mine
which the six men are accused OF having
devised, which was to bc equipped WITH
springs, coils, cugs and various other
mechanism and - he loaded with
dynamite, trInitrate Of toluol ana
other explosives equipped with cartridges
and other mechanism.