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mo PIQUE; I'LL NOT FIGHT,
WILSON," SAYS GARRISON
Ex-Secretary Also Announces That He Will Not Be
Candidate for Presidency or Governor
ship-Out of Politics.

with the work of the office and go to
Washington for that purpose. IL his pres
ence there should be desired He de-
ciined TO tell his plans. whether he would
practise law In this city or in New Jer-
scy.
The opinion among Mr.. Garrison y
friends seems almost unanimous tina, IN
letting Mr.. Garrison go the President
was yielding to the so-caiird little
army men,"
Henry l.. S,mson cx-Secrctary of
War under President Taft, said
Mr.. Garrison has stood out bravely
for the problem OF army ref rm DURING
the whole of his administration and |
regard his resignation at this crisis
as national misfortune"
Col. George Harvey ut his home at
Deal Beach. n. j., remarked:
IT seems to be simply question on
, the hand Of principle and on the other
OF political expediency. and the two
could not he coalesccd,"
>. Stan"ood Mcnken. president of
tne NATIONAL security League. issued a
s'a.eIh"nt reading In part az follows:
MI 'arrisons resignation empha-
| sizes the SERIOUSNESS with which he re.
CARDS the issue of preparedness and
marks crisis in IN. campaign for ma.
| tional defence. His attitude is con.
slstert with tic views he has held for
the uast year and has expressed pri.
Hately to many friends"
Major Charles T.. Lydecker. chairman
or the committee on militia Of tho Ma
tional Defence League. said
| Il am very sorry that Mr.. Garrison
did not have a little more patience
issu'n" something more than appears
| In IN" correspondence was tho cause q,
| his resignation"
The sun., 1916-02-12
NEW TRIALS IN ROAD GRAFT.
Al the Convictions IL SUFFOLK
county Are Set Aside.

All tho youvictions IN the suffolk
county road graft case were 80. aside by
the Appellate Division OF the supreme
Cour, IN Brooklvn yesterday In a de-
cision handed down hy Justices Jcnhs.
S,apleton, Carr. Mills and Rich This
entities the defendants TO ii new trial.
The trial grew out Of worl; done for
the state hv the Suffolk Contracting
Company, aud involved Daniel u. Ly'i n,
president of the company John Huber,
a stockholdcr aud crgineer Michael
Scanlon, foreman; Frederick J. Kinney.
section foreman: Leigh RobarcS. stat"
engineer IN charge, ana spencer u,
stewart, state engineer Of the division,
Al were charged with ronspir'rg "a do
fraud IN" state.
In April. lali, IN. defendants we're
convicted al Rivorh"ad. The company
was fined 5000. and each OF the de-
fendants was sentenced TO eight months
IN the suffolk county Jail
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4 Blow to lon.

senator Weeks, another Republican
mrmher of the Military Committee, de-
clarcd
The resignation ~ MIR, Garrison will
be A blow 20 the ministration lie
Wa generally recognized by the coun-
,ry as one of the strong men OF tho
purty IN power, The Presidents dis
agrecm"n' with members nf his Cab
irr. l., ,u,t The Kind of thing that hap
p.ncd TO him while he Was at Princeton,
wherr hc was fighting with every on.
before he left
~ did no, agree With Mr.. Garrison's r
plun Tor n "on'ineu'hl army. which |
did not think Was feasible. but the
President !s much further away from
the correct position In regard 10 build
ng up the national defences than wns
The sun., 1916-02-12

Chairman Hay OF the Military AZ
fairs COMMITTEE observed Il do not
think that the resignation will have any
effect on the programme ~ legislation IN
Congress
Repr-s.n'atiye Kahn OF California
ranking Republican member OF the com
m'it"e. said Il am sorry the Secretary
esicned. for think hs was a nne man
and one "i the ab'-s, men know
However. OF" must look at tho thiug
this way: Her" are thr.-' branches Of tn.
Government, the executive. the leGisia-
tive, thv judicial And y seems that
TIE best results are obtained when they
all work together harmou!ously.
"A Cabinet officer j. something like
AN army officer WAo makes n plan 20
meet the attack of the enemy. II ne
concentrates his mind on one plan alone
and t" enemy USES some other strategy
then h. - lost. Now if would seem
to be that for the t-.st interests of al
concerned there might have been AN
alternate plan offered that al - us
could supyor'."
ON the senate side of the Capitol $50
keen regret was being expressed over
the retirrucnt of Mr., Garrison from
public III. and his loss from the Admin
is,ration, but the general opinion seemed
20 be that Congress would 60 ahead
with It's national defence plans.
The greatest fear Expressed ny mem
hers OF the Senat. was not that there
, would not be any defence legislation
hut tina, II would not h- Of the proper
character. Members OF the Senate real
: iz.d that Mr.. Garrison was the most
forceful and consistently enthusiastic
advpcAt. Of national defence in ne Ad'
minstration. and with tho stimulus
The sun., 1916-02-12

sprc'0i dhie hespatch Ia ruGSr
LoNroS, Feb 1l,--The Ministry oi
Munitions ihrough the official prcs.,
bureau announces tho addition Of lI6
manufacturing establishments to those
already under It's control. This brings
the total Of plants directed by the Min
istry TO e,s3<.
The sun., 1916-02-12

Tho champions of the plan for
0trength-niug the National Guard were
outspuk"n IN their approval Of the
course Of the President IN promptly ac-
csptlng the resignation ot his secretary
Of War I'll" House Committee on Mill
tnry Ai9.r- took CoguiZaace of the incl
dent ~ 20 furnia, manner BY adopting a
resolution authorizing Chairman Hay,
out '.'r o' ia" National Guard plan 10 eN-
press 10 the President its appreciation OF
The brOrdmiudrd fairness With which he
= dealing with the Preparedness prob
lens aud 10 thank him for his defence of
the Military Committee OF the House az
disclosed IN h,' correspondence with for
mer secretary Garrison. This action
was taken In executive session when tho
h,aringa IA tu' national defence question
had been concluded
The controversy was brought UP on the
foor ~ tgc I'nu,- by Representative
BaruhIri of Indiana N conjunction with
n resolution h" offered proposing the es-
tahlishmrut ~ "a world court TO settle in
tsrud, lonL. a,-p putrs NJ Barrhart IN
cldeutnI'y commended tAr Presidents nr-
coptauvr Of NJ. GarfisoU's lgrttion
a. 4 declaration against mil.tarism.
EepIes"1tit,vr Gardner e Massachu-
s"tts, n" c5.ct advocate ~ preparedness
came to the defence Of the former Sec
iciary ~ War.
"uasmucl as | do 10, mink tina, the
issue Is In the least understood" he said
81 shall try 'u state H., case with alb
solutr ialrr, - 50 mat the House may
understand the fundamental, Il f,renC :
h.tw"cn IN" views of Secretary Garrison
and ~ believe the regular army or the
Gn" ltui ana tho Views Of the Committee
on Military Affairs and the officers Of IL,
National Guard Association on the other
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Mr. prrIc.-. they point out. mas fol-
lowed ,hc policy of adjusting his recom-
ulvndqt!uIs 10 the known desires OF the
President and members OF Congress,
whereas secretary Garrison heHed to
the line Of what hs regarded as essen
italy the arnlys needs
Critics uf tn" Presidents stand IN the
controversy express surprise over the
statement In President Wilson's letter
o. Mr. GARRISON of January !, that IT
would never he proper or possible for
M tn shy 20 ANY committee OF the
House of Representatives that - far
g. my participation in legislation was
concerned they would have TO take my
plan or none.
1t wds declared by these friends OF
Nr Garr.s thit as far as the Prcsi-
dent was concerned, II was unpues-
tionably my plaza or none in the lights
which the President won over his party
members IN Congress N favor % IN"
tariff and tolls scpcN bills, and IN his
Unsuccessful battle IA the last session
e. put ,h,p.ish hlt ship purchase bill
Althuugl ncMbc!S ~ The Hpus. w"r"
ecusrally diSpuSrd to-day to regret Mr..
Garyisou's resignation because OF their
personal reg rd for him, there was no
sitemut So conceal trs fact that they
took no small measure Of satisfaction
over the apparcat victory Of the leg!s'a-
tive branch ID bringing about the re)ec-
ton ut tine continental army scheme by
the Manifestation.
The sun., 1916-02-12

The features of this report were out
Hned several weeks ago IN an article in
THE SrN. showing that at the present
time the War Department has ON It's
books approximately 81 100000 repre-
s.utiug the value OF Government prop
-rty which has been loaned 20 the Ma
tlnual Guard organizations. but which,
owing to the fact that the War Depart
mcnt has to look to the state officials
to account for this equipment had been
lost. stolen or destroyed.
II was also shown that in Texas three
State militia officials were under indict-
ment for selling $4,000 worth OF guns
and other property borrowed from the
War Department TO the McNicans across
the Rio Grand"
II was also shown that Chairman Hay
~ the Hotpso Military Affairs Cormittce
hnd prepared bill for introduction In
Congress relieving the states OF the OBJ
LEGATION to reimburse the Government
for this sl0O0.o0O worth of missing
lroperty
Throu"hout the time he Was Secre-
tary ~ War Mr. Garrison made no pre-
',ncr Of plscat.ng members of Congress
no IN. administration Of his department.
Early ir his administration he let Il oe
known that any officer seeking promo
,'on or tavors thruugh political pull
would l. h'aokli~tel. and on. of his
earliest acts ~ stirring up the resent
m.nt OF Congress was hi proposition
Ia abandon useless AIRY posts scattered
about the country IN inaccess!bl. lo-
calities
II was the difference IN this respect
between the attitude OF Mr.. Garrison and
,hit OF secretary Daniels. Mr.. Garri-
sons friends sty, that ena oled the lat
tc- To get uau. of his pet measures
through congress. while M. Garrison
failed ,u GET results.
The sun., 1916-02-12

Representative ki,chin. majority
leader OF the House. said: at is very
unfortunate that Secretary Garrison
should have resigned. regarded him
~ one of the strongest men in the C1b!-
net However, the President realized
that Congress would not agree to the
continental army rlan and that It would
be futile to fight for y. Secretary Gar
rison wanted to keep on iishting 'or IT. 70
Representative Campbell of Kansas
remarked The RESIGNATION shows that
Secretary Garrison does not believe that
the President was sincere In what he
said on his Western trip about the need
OF "a continental army"
Representative Bailey ~ peuusy lyauil.
an anti-preparedness leader. said MIR
Garrison didn't resign soon enough. He
did u gracefully. but too late"
Representative Mckenzie OF Illinois, :.
Republican. said: The resignation of
Secretary Garrison will have no eject
whatever OH the plans Of the Military
Committee to build up "a standing army
The Secretary WAS entirely too strong
for continental army. a scheme which
WAS opposed by every member - the
committee. II Was evident TO us that
Mr. Garrison was opposed 10 any propo-
sition favored ny the committee He
was entirely too heads,rong and break
was bound to come
The Military Committee will stand
by the President despit. Secretary Gar
r1son~ resignation" .aid Represents =
tive Qun OF Mississippi "our members
were never in favor of "A continental
army or conscripticn. Both id"as orig.
mated with Mr. Garrison"
The sun., 1916-02-12

Mr.. Garrison then mentioned tha, as
soon as his successor Was appointed he
would at once communicate with him.
offer his services In acuuainting him
The sun., 1916-02-12

cratic members of Congress the feeling
among the experts of the War Depart
ment aud among representatives here
OF the various national defence organs
cations WAS one of gloomy foreboding.
Admitting that the President had
gained strength in Congress by his
course they frankly dcplored the result
as marking not only the defeat of the
orly scheme ever laid before Congress
for the creation of "a Federal reserve
army. but is u surrender to political
pressure FOR system that they con-
tend is inherently weak and notoriously
inefficient.
Although army officers to-day were
free to say that the continental army
scheme did not represent what expert
opinion regarded as the ideal means "
raising "A reserve. and was subject to
grave weaknesses. 1t was nevertheless
"A step In the right direction and far
superior to any system which placed re.
lisnce on the National Guard.
The sun., 1916-02-12

without the adoption OF cons;itu-
tional amendment placing the National
Guard organizations exclusively under
the control aud supervision Of the Fed
cral Government. they argued. II was
futile to expect that any scheme Of
Federalzing tn. militia would be made
effective So long, 1t was pointed out.
as the Government Is compelled to share
control of the National Guard with the
State authorities, and 80 long as the
responsibility Of selecting the Officers
and caring for the euu'pmen, was left
to the state authorities. they insisted.
lust - long would the people have to
submit to ncfficienCy.
While IL is true. they admitted. that
under the present law the National
Guard may bc taken over Ivy the Gov
crnment IN time OF war, they declared
tina, to leave the Government powerless
to do this IN advance of actual hostili-
ties would result in decentralization
which IN the event of war against
a Hrst class Power would be disastrous
They readily appreciate. however, the
tremendous opposition in Congress that
threatened from IN" first to block any
attanpt ON tuc part Of the Adninistra-
tou to- ignore the National Guard.
Every mc,uhc~ ~ Congress. it is known.
was more or less subjected TO pressure
from the National Guard OF his rcspec-
tive state - Kill tho Garrison plan.
ON the Sccretarys desk at the War
Dcpartmcut "A few days before he re-
signed was au imposing array of figures
setting forth the extent to which the
Government is said to have lost money
through the present system OF expendinC
$1,000 600 4 year IN providing equipment
for the National Guard.
The sun., 1916-02-12
No Piaue. says Mr.. Garrison.

81 want you to understand that there
IL no pipue. nothing personal IN this
matter.
'bo not think" he continued with
an emphatic gesture. that there Is any
politics in my resignation. do not care
TO be connected with politics In any
years. and all want Is to retire and
find some place whero I can lay aside
"A little something for myself and my
wife for the future. think that | de-
serve that. now that circumstances per-
init H."
"Wili YOU he n candidate for Fresi-
dent"' he was asked.
Tn. former Secretary laughed.
We'll. perhaps. like Mr.. Ford. 7
should permit my name To be used now
that I am seeking law practice. NO that
I might get some advertising" he said
jokingly. and then becoming serious
again he added NO. I hope I would
not seek advertising In that way. Hut
7 shall not be- candidate for the Presi-
dency or Tor the Governorship. and ~
for this fall ! want II understood that
shalt not make any campaign against
! Mr. WILSON,
Asked abou, hts reason for resienns
from the Cabinet Mr.. Garrison replied
"Ny reason was not u personal one
WAS It for the Philippines or the pre-
, paredness plans of tho Administration? -
~ will not give my reasons. Those
who have read tn. correspondence
which I have made public can very
easily draw their irf-renres.
The sun., 1916-02-12

Lndlcy NJ. Garrison. ex-Secretary Of
War. back In private life only twenty
four hours and planning TO reenter the
practice OF law. said emphaticaliy yes
tcrday that he WAS through with poll
ties.
He announced with equal emphasis
that he would make no campaign against
the President nor will he go out in pub
lie and fight for his ideas Of national
preparedness. Neither will he permit his
name to go forth as "A Presidential or
Gubernatoriai candidate.
The ex-Secretary returned in the az.
ternoon to the home Of George 1,eary.
1868 Fifth avenue. whose guests both
Mrs. Garrison and he are. after "a trip
downtown. lie greeted number Of re-
porters In the hail OF the Leary home.
Ills eyes sparkled with good nature.
hut when he was asked whether or not
he intended to open fight on the Pres
ident he became serious and slowly
raising his right hand declared:
Under no conceivable set OF circum-
stances will ] campaign against Mr..
Wilson either ON prepa redn,Ss or any
other issue. ! have written and spoken
my views on preparedness and those
views can b" found in a thousand diff
ferent places. ] shall not continue 10
make them vocal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-10
Child Plague May
Halt Opening of
Gotham Schools

NEW YORK. Aug. Methods
Of serum treatment in cases Of in
fantile paralysis based on scientific
principles and from which beneficial
results have been obtained. were
outlined Wednesday night by DR..
Haven Emerson, city health com
missioner
One of these methods. the com
missioner stated. consists of using
the fluid withdrawn by spinal pune
ture and reinjected simultaneously
or intramuscularly into the same
patient Another method is spinal
injections OF blood serum derived
from persons who have recovered
from the disease.
The blood serum derived from
convalescents, he pointed out con-
tains anti-bodies. which also Will aid
IN overcoming Infection.
The new high record OF 81 deaths
Wednesday resulted in a decision to
postpone the opening OF the public
schools set for Sept. IL
Officials OF the board Of education
and tho department Of health said
Wednesday night it might be oct. /
before the schools were opened and
possibly Nov. l.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-10
EDITOR CAST CALLED
TO EXPLAIN ARTICLE
Inquiry Leads To Amdavit Against
Hotel Proprietor Charging Vio-
latiOn OF Liquor Laws.

WARSAW, Ind. Aug. 1O.-E. A.
Cast, democratic chairman Of the
thirteenth Indiana district. was sum-
moned Wednesday before a court
of inquiry here. conducted by JUS
tice II. r. North. and questioned
about an article appearing in Tues
days edition of the Warsaw Union
Of which he is ov-" er and editor. Ac-
cOmpanying NJ cast was Glenn
Cole, associate e5i1'r and business
manager. who Woo the article.
charging the county officials with
lax enforcement of laws and declar-
ing that last sunday Charles Muir
ray proprietor of the Murray hotel
at Nawter park. Lake Wawasee.
served men and women guests with
beer. The outcome of the inquiry
was the filing of an affidavit against
Murray by Cole charging violation
of the liquor laws Murray is now
out on suspended sentence of six
months TO the penal farm for ope-
rating a blind tiger
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-10
AT THE LAS ALLIE TODAY.

class in every respect. The picture
is entitled Miss Petticoats" and
presents the charming Alice Brady
in a role that proves most effective.
The story concerns a girl of the
wooden mills, who lives with her
grandfather on an old schooner.
Miss Brady plays the part with
naturaIness and freedom and from
the moment she steps into the pict-
ure. attired in a short skirt and
blouse with be-ribboned pigtails. she
claims the attention. Altogether il
is thoroughly human and enjoy
able story. containing humOr and
touches OF pathos that will appeal
Arthur Ashley. Isabel Berwin.
Robert Elliott and other screen fav-
orites are seen i'm prominent parts
The last episode OF the Who's
Guilty" series will also be shown
today
Fridays feature at the Lasalle
offers Cleo Madison in a modern
melodrama entitled Her Bitter
Cup" The picture deals with the
adventures of a girl of the slum
district who is interested in reform
movements A thrilling factory fire
scene adds considera bic interest and
the dramatic ending to the story is
unusual but satisfactory.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-10
Cocoanut Oil Makes
A Splendid Shampoo

If YOU want 10 keep your hair IN
good condition. be careful what you
wash IL with.
Most soaps and prepared cham
poos contain too much alkali This
dries the scalp. makes the hair brit
tie. and is very harmful Just plain
mulSliied coCOanut oil g. INCH Is
pure and entirely Ereaseless1 Is
much better than the most eXpen-
sive SOAP or anything else YOU can
use for shampooing. as this can't
possibly injure tine hait
Simply mOisten the hair with
water and rub il in one or two
teaspoonfuls viii make an abund-
ance OF ricn. creamy lather, and
cleanses the hair and scalp thor
oughly. The lather rinses out cas-
lily and removes every particle of
dust, dirt. dandruff and excessive oil.
The nair dries quickly and evenly,
and it leaves il fine and silky bright,
fluffy and easy TO manage.
You can get mulsihed cOcoanut
oil al most any drug store. Ii is
very cheap. and "A few ounces is
enough 10 last everyone in the fam
lily for months.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-10
BARBER FINDS SIMPLE
WAY TO EASE HIS FEET

BARRIERS are great foot sufferers as a
rule. One barber who has been fer years
a victim Il this trouble recently discOv-
cred simple way TO relieve his foot
aches, pains and diScourOrts He is tell
ing all his friends and clients about il
aud there is general rejoicing among
those who formerly suffered terribly
from this trouble. This barber discover
Ell preparation called Wa-\e-Ta in the
corner drug store. lie bought a 2j-cent
package and, taking it home dropped
two tablets i'm a basin of hot water and
hathed his feet for a few minutes To
his delight. every ache and pain disap-
peared and his feet no longer trouble
him You can do the same. You can use
Wa Meta with delightful effect in your
body bath. Leaves skin soft and antfsep-
ticaIly clean. II your druggist hasn't
Wa-Ne-Ta, send Us 10 cents and Wen
mail you Il sample package prepaid TO
your address / e. Landon, South Bend,
IGd.-Adyt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-10
CHAUFFEUR Is PAROLED
Max jacobson Released by GOV. Raj
StOn on ManSlaughter Charge.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 1O.-Max
Jacobson. a chauffeur, formerly Iiv-
ing i'm Marion. sentenced from the
criminal court here TO the Indiana
reformatOry at Jeffersonville, for in
voluntary manslaughter. has been
paroled GOV. Ralston announced on
Wednesday Jacobson was sentenced
more than a year ago. He was II
years old when an auto he was driv-
ing struck MOTHER machine north of
indianapolis. A woman in Jacob
sons machine was killed and also d
woman in the other auto.
The young man had been hired to
take a party Of men and women to
various roadhouses. They all left
the state before the trial. Strenuous
efforts we're made TO keep him from
being sentenced and several at
tempts have been made to get him
released since. Judge Collins, Pros.
Rucker and citizens of both
Marion and Indianapolis signed the
petition for his release.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-10
AsSAIIAS ADMINISTRATOR
PREPAREDNESS POLICIES

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Aug. 1O.-Charles
r. Hughes. speaking Tuesday night
in the Auditorium here assaiIed the
administration for its preparedness
policy. which he declared inadequate.
asserted that he regarded reason
able preparedness as a primary du-
ty." and purposes if elected Ito see
that it is discharged 20 the credit OF
the American people
we are a spirited people" Mr..
Hughes declared. we are people
that can protect ourselves. We are
not too proud To fight"
Much OF the nominees address
was devoted 10 the -1exican situa-
tion and the calling or the national
guard 10 service on the border.
There had been warnings for two
years that America should be- pre-
pared. Mr. Hughes said. vet when
the time came to put an army on the
border TO DO police service" There
was presented "a spectacle showing
inefncienCy of the first magnitude
Raps Embargo Policy I'm Mexico.
The administration embargo ON
arms 20 Mexico was criticized as
fast and Ioose-no policy
II don't think Il rash statement
the nominee said. "l think II Is war
ranted by the facts 20 say that any
American soldier killed in Mexico
is killed by American bullets that
we have let go over the border
The punitive expedition IN Mexico.
Nr Hughes said, was only car "a
punitive
The only punishment inflicted
was punishment inflicted ON our
selves ne said we punished no.
body else
a larse portion of the nominees
address was devoted TO Federation
Of his views on the need for indus
trial cooperation and preparation for
commercial competition after tho
European war.