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MUST CUT OUT RADIO
WHILE IN u. S. PORTS
Merchant Craft Of Belligerents
Put Under Customs Col
lcctOr's Orders.

Collector Malone received from the
Secretary OF the Treasury yesterday, a
copy OF instructions issued by the Navy
Department for the enforcement OF Pres
ident Wilson's neutrality proclamation
regarding communication by radio. and
the control by the United States OF the
radio apparatus OF %belligerent merchant
vessels while in ports OF this country.
According to these instructions all
merchant vessels flying the flag Of n
belligerent country must. upon entering
United States ports. lower the antenne
OF radio installation to the deck and
them from tho radio station
OF the ship. The antenn@ must remain
n disconnected and the re-
ceiving and transmitting apparatus re-
main sealed during the time the vessel
remains within the limits OF the port,
unless repairs are necessary.
Customs collectors are instructed Nv
Secretary McAdoo to deliver a copy of
these instructions to the master Of each
incoming belligerent merchant vessel.
Collectors are also instructed to notify
the local naval commandant or dcslg-
mated naval officer Of the arrival q:
each such vessel.
Immediately before clearing. collectors
are instructed to authorize the masters
OF vessels to hoist the antennR and
place the radio apparatus in condition
for operation, so that on getting clear
Of the limits OF the port the radio set
may be availab bile.
4 list OF the naval districts Is pub.
lished by Secretary McAdoo showing
that the third district. with New York
as the headquarters. extends from New
London. Conn, to and including Bar
ucsat. n. J.
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SEES A WAR PLOT
BY WALL STREET
Boston Tories Also Seek Con-
flict With Germany, Says
Rep. Shackleford.
URGES ARMS NJ RICO

WAsHrSGroN. Jan. 1o.-An advocate
or an embargo IN the shipment Of arms
and ammunition to the Entente Allies
appeared In the House to-day in Repre-
sentative Shackleford. Democrat. of Mis-.
souri,. Mr.. Shackleeord In a speech as
serted that the United States was being
made the base OF operations by which
one belliserent IL carrying on warfare
against another"
The speech was intended as a reply 70
the anti-embargo argument made In the
House last week by Representative Gard
ner OF Massachusetts. Mr.. Shackieford
assaulted "the Tories of Boston and the
money changers OF New York." whom
he accused of trying to force the United
States into a war with Germany lie
referred to the advance In the price Of
war brides" particularly the securities
NJ the du Pont Powder Company Of
Delaware.
go into the factories Of the State Of
the gentleman from Massachusetts and
others who are making blood profits and
YOU will find n British or French officer
looking over and inspecting these arms
and munitions said Mr.. S~hackleford
They are taking careful note of the
American methods Of preparing for war
and becoming more familiar with Ameri-
can methods OF preparedness than some
gentlemen on the floor.
The United States to-day IL the base
OF operations by which one %belligerent Is
carrying on warfare against another,
and that In the face of a statute which
Gays hat our shores shall not become
the base OF operations for any belliger-
ent In 4 var to which we are not A
party.
Look Mt the people making arms and
ammunition. Take the Du Pont Pow
der Company. My God do not some
members wish they had bought stock In
that company a few years ago.
Discussing the profits OF the munit!on
makers. MIR. harkleford declared that
the people who own these factories are
prominent"
They are influential people, he said.
They are the men who furnish adver-
'isements TO the newspapers, They are
the men who can get entree into news
paper offices. They are the men who
can shut such speeches az ] am making
out Of the newspapers and carry coll
unus OF such things AZ we-e uttered by
the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..
Gardner"
Mr.. Shackleford scoYed at fears that
the United States might he called on at
some time TO renel an invasion. He in
sisted that Germany never would en-
bark on such an enterprise.
Germany knows very we'll that ~ she
should send her army across the ocean
for such pui poses she would he imme-
diatcly invaded by Russia II France
and ~despoilcd OF her territory added
Mr.. Shackleford The Tories who as
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cocks" he said. Las, year in the
whole House of Representatives you
could smell chloroform when "a bigger
navy was mentioned. II takes a big
man to say: i've made a mistake !
think a great deal OF the President for
changing his mind. but he couldn't
change the minds of his followers"
one OF the reasons the Congressman
put FORWARD for believing that Congress
would do something for preparedness
was that "it's easier for a man who
stands between two fires in his district
TO defend his action In voting for q
stronger defence than In voting AGAINST
It," Turning to the subject of the army
he said. and was applauded for IL:
secretary Garrison IL a patriot, And
! don't propose to drop any Unnecessary
monkey wrenches into his machinery.
He proposes 10 Increase the fighting
force TO 1000. That isn't enough.
! consider hat n mere drop In the
bucket. II opposition Is based on two
questions: a you enlist the men. and
is the money spent that way as likely
to be AZ we'll spent as in an
other way: Secretary Garrison be-
lieves you can't enlist those men? /
believe you can IL you go out Into bust
ness competition for them. You must
pay more and give n greater chance for
promotion
When Il came time to ask Mr.. Gard
ner questions. one interroEator wanted
10 know II this country could get enough
ammunition In time Of war. Mr.. Gard
ner that he believed SO. IL
private and Government plants would
respond and cooperate, hut that there
was the difficulty In dealing with pri-
vate factories nowadays: tina one fac
tory makes Il gun for Russia. another
factory makes a shell for England and
another an explosive for come other ma
ton. with the result that II you try to
put them together they don't 1T.
Henry A. Wise Wood. former member
OF the Naval Consulting Board. arose TO
say that the board had taken up this
subject, the coordination OF munitions
as manufactured by the various fac
tories In the country.
Mr.. Gardner said that he thought
compulsory military training was one
OF the finest pieces OF Democratic SER
vice ever put before the American peo-
Pile. hut that the sentiment was stronger
in the people than in Congress,
\ resolution was adopted by which
the members OF the National Security
League residing Of Manhattan Island
formed themselves into the Manhattan
Branch OF the National Security League.
Another resolution invited Mr., Choate to
go to Washington. II his health permits.
to attend the National Security Con-
gress as a guest Of the league.
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OLD THEFT ADMITTED
BY KOEMC'S SPY AID
Detective MOttOla COnfr>ScS
Serving Term i'm Elmira
90 Years Ago.

Detective Sergeant Otto T.. Mot,ola,
who is charged with pro-tierman activI-
ties IN connection with Paul koeuig, Il
secret service agent FOR the Hamburg
American steamship Company. who IL
implicated In an alleged plot To destroy
the Welland Canal, admitted TO Third
Deputy Police Commissioner Durham
yesterday that when he was Is years old
he served a term In Elm,ra for the theft
OF $4,000.
9 When the hearing was opened at Po-
lice Headquarters Mr.. Durham first
asked Mottola whether he had ever been
convicted OF a crime, After the de-
PENDANT had answered In the negative
John Crtclano. a butcher. OF 49, First
street. Hoboken, was called to the stand
Immediately there was a change IN
Mottola's demeanor. He hurriedly con-
ferred with his counsel. Alfred j. Talley.
The lawyer went To the rear OF the room
and held a brief conversation with Mrs.
Mottola. She left the trial chamber
and remained in the corridor until the
case was ended
Ortolano testified that Mottola when u
boy worked for him several months until
there was a deficit In the youths ac-
count. John j. Monohan. "A clerk In the
Cour OF General Sessions, brought "A
cop of the indictment against MOttola
which was handed down by the Grand
Jury in March, 1884. The next month.
the record showed. the defendant was
sentenced to Elmira.
Mr.. Talley contended IN his objection
TO the indictment being introduced In
evidence THAT IL had no relevancy to the
charge in hand, Mr., Durham denlcd
the motion and questioned Mottola. The
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UNION OF NATIONS SEEN.
Il. W. BHbson Prcsides At ANTI
War Meeting In Boston.

BosroN. Jan. lO.-Members Of the So
ciety 10 Eliminate Economic Causes OF
War met In Faneuil Hall this afternoon
and listened 10 several addresses ON
how war can he avoided.
Roger W. Babson presided and read
a number of kilograms from different
sections OF the country on the business
outlook after the war.
Roger :. Hoar, discussing the need Of
an international flag. declared a union
OF nations was coming. Let prevention
he our watchword," he said. 1.-THE ron
viction IL steadily growing in this coun-
try that II is relatively un!mportant
whether the Kaiser's m!litarism or Eng
lands navalism IL responsible for the
war.
The cal guilt IL for the one who
left the matches around for the boys
to play with. He Ia the evil genius OF
our civilization, whose good name Is
patriotism and who's bad name Is ma
tionalism."
Other speakers were Walter Wood of
Philadelphia. II. l.. Bridgman and Ed
ward =. Payson of Boston. who talked on
internationalism.
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LEADERS ARE
HEARD IN SPY CASE
Federal Jury Begins Inquiry
to Find Where Rintelen's
Money Went.
POLICE SEEKING KOENIG

A Federal Grand Jury began yester-
day TO delve into the question MS to
whether money supplied by Franz Rim
telen. who is aid 70 have been APP
pointed as chief financial adviser to the
German war stan at the outbreak OF
the European war, was used In buying
strikes In factories In this country en-
gagged In turning out munitions for the
Allies.
The first step was an investigation
into tho strike OF the 10000 workers In
the General Electric plant IN Schemes
tady in September and October last. The
inquiry was to ascertain whether there
had been any violation of the sherman
antitrust law In restraining foreign
commerce. Rintelen. David Lamar.
Congressman Frank Buchanan and sew
eral others have been indicted. Il hav-
Ing been alleged that the men organized
the Labor's National Peace Council with
the aim Of getting an embargo on NUM-
tons OF war and also Of foment!ng
strikes.
Among the witnesses called before the
Federal body were Michael J. Carney
and f. J. Deer,ng. both business agents
W t"t III lluNlblisil ftNSb'tdAaoIl " va
chinists. OF which J. ]. Keppler Is vice.
president Edward NJ. IIecker. manager
OF the Chtldren's Dress Manufacturers
Association OF 200 Fifth avenue. and
william Bromley. a mechanic In the
General Electric Works in Schenectady.
II IL expected that the Grand Jury
will continue it's Investigation to-day
and that 1t will inquire into strikes in
Bridgeport. Hon. Syracuse and other
places. The present inquiry into the
fermentation of strikes believed 10 have
been Influenced with money supplied
from German sources Is to be thorough.
In the last year there have been scores
OF strikes. during which there were hints
Of German slush money" and men
who have made such charges are likely
TO be called before the Grand Jury TO
Lave an opportunity TO tell what they
know.
a general alarm for Paul Koenig.
chief OF police OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Line and twice Indicted for alleged vio-
lat!on OF the neutrality law, was sent
out last night from Police Headquarters.
Capt Tunney, head OF the bomb squad.
has IA warrant for the arrest OF koenig.
who already has given $4,000" bail ON
Federal indictments. lie had Detective
George Barnitz looking for the man YES
erday afternoon ard last night. willis
other detectives were assigned TO watch
Kocnig's home. l45 West Nlnety-nfth
street. and his office in the Hamburg
American Line Building.
The charge against KOen!g uron which
the warrant Was issued Yesterday moon
ing in the Tombs court IL that he vio-
lated section 1879 OF tho Penal ode In
seeking TO influence c~orruptly Frederick
Schleindle. a former clerk in the Ma
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not 10 testify against Patrolman Fox.
a letter from MIR. Whitman on March
II, 1914, to Gov. Glynn re,ited that Iiar-
tigan, who was In "A clerical position
under Inspector Sweeney. admitted taxi
TO Patrolman Fox, but that tn" perjury
was committed in denying taking the
money from Inspector Sweeney to capt.
Walsh.
Justice Samuel Seabury sentenced
Hart!gan OF March "a. 1913, To not less
than two years and six months. Gov.
Glvnn conmuted the sentence on Decen-
Der .. 1914, or Mr.. Whltinan's recon-
mendation and on December - Hart
gan was released.
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Ora nd Jury Meets To-day To AgsIn
Act In Osborne Case.

WHITE PLAINS. y. T., Jan, lO.-The
Westchester county Grand Jury That In
dicted Thomas Mott Osborne three weeks
ago will %reconvene here to- morrow. II
Is expected to find "A supcrseding ind,ct-
men, against Mr.. Osborne ana possibly
against others, 1t is thought also that
the Grand Jury may take W charges
that nave been made in speeches and
elsewhere that MIR. Osborne's iIrlictment
from IA conspiracy. The inves-
tigation ~ expected TO continue for sew
eral days
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BuCHANAN'S CHARGES WEAK.
Nof Enough Evidence Yet to Inn
peAch Attorney Marshall.

"~AsHlNGroN, Jan. l0.-Indlcations
ere mat the House Committee on the
Judiciary will soon pigeonhole the
resolution Of Representative buchanan
O Illinois .mpeachlng United States At
,,orhey Marshall OF New York for al
fse1 "high crimes and misdemeanors''
N oNee The resolution was considered
" an executive session Of the committee
To-day.
representative Buchanan outlined
evrehce that he believes warrants the
.ommitt"' IN making a thorough inquiry
'no NJ Marshall's public acts. II IL
uhlerstood nat the members OF the COM
niue" a-c unanimous In the belief that
o. bH.htnan has failed so far to make
case
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WAR CAPTIvES GET $6,000,0 900.
Swiss Mails Garry That sum to
French and German Prisoners.

BERN, Jan. 10.-From August 10 to
December IS. 1915. the Swiss mails
transmitted to prisoners OF war l3 900
900 parcels. 10000 900 letters n post
cards and 1000, 900 none orders
amounting to 8 10000 francs &c.
BOO. 0O0),
: or this amount $4,000. 900 francs (S%,-
500, OOO) WAN for French prisoners In
Germany and 1000, 900 francs Hl,i00,-
OOO) for German prisoners In France.
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LIEN ON MOTOR SPEEDWAY.
""'drr Of >h%cepshend Hay Track
N"hs 10 Get SXO2,A37,

'pe'f IN a suit to foreclose a lien
SANS IN" SheeIishead Bay Speedway
,"p"'an", for s2O2.437 were filed In
, "" '"Nh', Clerks office In Brooklyn
,'INa' hv counsel for the Coast and
,"1m"1 Extracting Corporation. builder
a." speedway, The Levenson Wreck
e ''inaly, IL named as n co-defen-
a., - holder Of a prior lien for ST.. 1000.
r."' l'"intiff, through Its president.
,an'I j Roylan, alleges that II con-
,,aa,'' y" huild the Speedway OF the
49, "' 'ho old Coney Island Jockey
sa1' 10" N,l5e,24s.2i and that the
''h' - III" lien rtrresents overdue
''''hr.'. with Interest.
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HARTIGAN AGAIN A CITIZEN.
Ressores Privileges to
Con lie Had Convicted.

ALBAHY. Jan. Io.-Gov. Whitman
Hartlgan. former patrolman OF Man
haitian. convicted OF perjury by the
Governor himself when District Attor-
ney. Hartigan IL working in Ford's
Long Island automobile factory.
During Grand Jury Investigation
& was charged that Inspector Dennis
Sweeney had bribed George A. Sipp
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SimOn's Successor Announced.

LONDON, Jan. lO.-The appointment OF
Herbert Samuel. Postmaster-General, to
the Cabinet as Home Secretary in place
OF Sir John simon. was officially an
nounced to-day.
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Charges Deception.

Il know that tine Secretary OF the
Navy has gagged nava Officers said
Mr.. Britten heatedly. land l van to
ask Admiral Stanford further questions
along this line. II the chairman tells
this committee that no gag order has
been Issued he is deceiving this com
mittee."
"Who?" shouted Mr.. Padgett. rislng.
"You are" returned Mr.. Br!tten.
Don't say that don't say that" m
,errupted Mr.. Butler. II nave known
Padeett for twenty years and he wouldn't
do anything like that"
Mr.. Briven promptly withdrew the
charge OF. deception and the incident
was closed.
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Reads the Taft Order.

order md had read into the record an
order gagglng army n navy officers
promulgated by President Taft IN 1909.
which Mr.. Padsett insisted went far BE-
yond any ruling Of the kind contem-
plated by the present head OF the nava
service.
This order prohibited naval and army
officers from becoming interested in leg
~is.ation and barred them from 'espond-
ing TO ANY request for information from
either house OF Congress. or n COM
mitteo Of Congress or any msmber or
Congress. except through or as author
ICED by the head OF the Department
Don't you know that there is an
order preventing nava officers from
talking In public or TO a Congressman
asked Representative Britten. address,
ing Admiral Stanford.
II only know what I have read In
the newspapers" replied the Admiral.
"Is there any restriction on your tes-
timony before this committee; can you
give YOU wi views without regard TO
whether they agree or conflict with
those OF the Administration" Admiral
Stanford was asked.
Absolutely" replied the Admiral.
Betraying great anger Mr.. Brlt.en
asked Chairman Padgett Il he knew Of
the leave OF absence granted Rear Ad-
mlral Fiske on the condition that he
would not talk or write for publication
on defence questions.
~ know nothing OF the incident" re-
piled Mr.. Padgett.
Don't YOU know hat naval OFFICERS
have been forbidden to discuss prepared
ness with Congressman" shouted Mr..
Britten.
Il dc not responded Mr.. Padgett.
Certainly there has never been any
such sweeping order as This one issued
by President Taft"
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Joseph ". Choate. presiding Mt the
meeting OF the National Security League
at the Hotel Aston yesterday afternoon.
asked Representative A. p. Gardner this
question
We in New York would like TO sleep
o. nights in peace. so will you tell us II
1t Is possible ,tat a German ship or n
other ship could come and reach the
city of New York with these powerful
new guns Of ,heirs?'
"Cnquestionably," replied Congress-
man Gardner. who wen; on to explain
that unless the placement OF the guns
In the coast forti1cations has been
changed the guns cannot reach a battle
ship lying Off Rockaway Beach and bonn
harding Brooklyn"
we ought to build our navy into a
strong second place. no matter what II
COSTS" In said. after describing the pres
ent conditions In Congress relating to the
carrying out Of the national defence pro-
gramme. We've got to get into second
place before we can achieve the first
rank. II you're going to surround your
country with a couple of fences let's get
the first fence firm"
Outlines PrORra mines.
He outlined Secretary Daniels's pro-
gram for nav appropriations n the
two pr grammes OF the General Board
of the Navy. The first. ''untrammel,ed
by Instructions" called for $3.50, 900, 900,
The second calls for s9s, 1000, 900. He
said
In my opinion there's going TO be
something o That would be a GER
tainty IL only the Administrator would
tell the people Just how We stand In
stead Of the Navy Department saying
that the United States Is strong let them
say whether we're in second. third or
fourth place.
The Secretary OF the Nays pro-
ann is called a Ave year programme.
II is, as far as voting II goes. but the
Nevada and the Oklahoma, our two
latest dreadnoughts. we're authorized In
1911 and they aren't In commission yet.
You see what a long time elapses be-
tween authorization Of a battleship and
the date the keel Is laid. When they talk
of a five year programme it's an eight
or nine year one"
Mr.. Gardner said that the pork bar
rel wasn't at the base OF the opposition,
but that idealism was. He thought,
however. that all through the country
the people were waking up.
we in Congress are lusty weather
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YOU'RE A DECEIVER,'
BRITTEN TO PADGETT
Illinois Representative Nearly
Comes to Blows With
His Chairman.
OVER DANIELS GAG RULE

WARRINGTON, Jan. 1o.-The order re-
Gently issued by tho Secretary OF the
Navy f%orbidding naval officers TO discuss
public questions bearing On national de.
fence provoked an ugly row In the House
Committee on Naval Affairs to-day.
which nearly led to a personal encounter
between Chairman Pahgett n Repre-
sentative Britten Of Illinois. a Republican
member Of the committee.
Representative Butler Of Pennsylvania
acted as peacemaker and ended tho
trouble by %persuadlng Mr.. Britten to
withdraw a charge that Chairman
Padgett had deceived the committee.
The rumpus came in the course OF the
testimony OF Rear Admiral Stanford.
Chief Of the Bureau OF Yards and Docks
Of the Navy Department. In examining
the witness Representative Briften
entered into a discussion concerning the
gag order issued BY Secretary Daniels.
Mr.. Britten expressed the fear that
Secretary Daniels vas In a position to
remove from the reach OF the committee
officers who had views on preparedness
not In accord with thoee Of the Depart
menf.
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ld'reibens Der Nanlelt eriporen. Sic
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Snoepenoent Acknowledgement
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Ole @erccfe nor bieien Manen 5n mo-
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bioatc1 aegeniiber ihre @iirserpfiiht
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