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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

rette stub in the cars carrying the
machine gun troop.
William Howard Taft. ID. gave a
hand ~ the putting 10 rights OF the
ears Of the Machine Gun Troop, IN
which he has won his sergeant's stripes.
H. the cars Of A and 3 troops the po-
Icing was done by such Efficient sweep
ers as Top Sergeant Dave stuart. Frank
Cunningham. Donald Hyde. Clyde Mar
tin. TEDDY Crane, Wallace Chsuncey
and knowlton Durham, 10 say nothing
OF skinny" Council. who led the Yale
Glee Club for two or three years.
To-day the dawdling troop train
escaping over the mountains out OF
West Virginia passed close enough 10
Washington 10 permit a glimpse Of the
monument and the White House dome.
II didn't stop. for Major Wright is re-
solved 70 have no more OF the delays
which have kept the squadron seven
days on journey which might reason
ably have been accomplished IN half
that time.
II have no complaint against The rail
roads" said the major. AS things are
now. commercial traffic, whether il be
presented by country accommodation
train or freight train, has the right
Of way. Troop movements arc o. sec
Ondary Importance.
"lf it was important that the Guard
should have massed on the border last
summer, 1t was important that the con-
centration should be swift. Yet on the
way down, rs on the way back. we were
forced TO spend interminsble hours on
sldings while commerce went its way"
The major has been i'm communics-
ton by wire. too, with Governors
Island. He has General Woods prom
ise that the entire squadron. save for q.
small aimory guard. may have leave
until Tuesday morning over Christ
mas Eve and Christmas Day, that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Baker Figures on Cost
TO Keep Guard at Border

Washington, Dec. "a deficiency
anpropriation Of s2S,4oo,ooo for the
army on account of Mexican border
service was submitted TO the House
today BY Secretary Baker.
In addition Secretary Baker submit
ted q supplemental estimate OF Sl'-
o5o 600 TO clothe and garrison 10000
MO, of the National Guard for year.
beginning July I. l, was consdsreo
significant in connection WIN the plans
for retaining the Guardsmeh III inc
Federal service. ,,;,;..rr
Tcstifying before the House Military
Committee recently, Qusrtermaster
General Sharpe said that the Ma
4;onol Guard we're retained or the Dor
der at a strength Of 10000 men unCiI
Iuoo 90. 1917. the deficit would reach
. +otal OF $4,000. 900. Il was more
Than soJ 900 900 on October !. and has
increased in excess OF 100000 since
tbat time. according to the figures pre-
scented to-day. ~,
II is understood that the strength OF
the Guard retained on the border pend
ing further development in the inter-
national situation would be approXi-
matelv $1,000 men. making total force
Of about 115.000. including regulars,
compared with 100000 there a. few
months ago.
The supplemental estimate Of SILL
$50 900 10 maintain the Guard during
the fiscal year 1913 is understood to
include provision for the replacement
Of clothing and other property which
the state soldiers brought with them
into the Federal service. The book
keeping problem presented by demobii.
i-ation Of a considerable number Of
Guardsmen has been a serious one. !;
is army custom that discharged SOL
diers take their clothing with them,
and presumably the demobilized regi-
ments will have 20 be re-outiitted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

was delayed more than twelve hours.
Original plans for the battalion's re-
ception comprehended its arrival on
Manhattan al 10 o'clock this morning.
Hearty Greetings for All
An elaborate welcome has been
planned for both detachments. Squad
ron a viii be met at West Twenty
third Street by its depot battalion. un-
der the command OF Major Latham &.
Reed, which will escort IT TO its ar
mory. Here the troopers viii find wait
ing for them the SpanishAmerican War
Veterans. the x-Nembers' Association,
and wives, mothers and sweethearts
The engineers will be greeted when
they alight Oh Manhattan Island by
the First Battalion of the I'D Corps
and by an honor battalion from the
list Regiment. Colonel Cornelius Van
derbilt, who was placed IN command Of
the I'D on December 1, has had the
reception Of the battalion in personal
charge. lie will meet the homecoming
engineers when they arrive, and will
lead the march up Fifth Avenue.
Yesterday was an anxious day az the
22d's armory. Fort Washington Avenue
and l6Sth Street From early morning
until long after dinner hour the telc-
phone iingled feyerishly, and AT each
call the orderly on duty could only
report 10 anxious relatives that the
battalion's train had been caught in a
snowstorm west Of Buffalo. making the
hour OF lts arrival uncertain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Blizzard Sweeps Ohio;
Snow Ties Up Cleveland

Cleveland. Dec. 22.-One OF the worst
Billiards in many years struck C!eve-
land and vicinity early to-day. Swept
by 4s-mile an hour gale, several
inches Of snow drifted into steam ara
interurban railway tracks, making
through trains hours late and seriously
hsndicapping city electric lines. Fears
FOR the safety Of any lake steamers
which might nave been caught off their
guard were expressed.
Ferdinand Triet fell dead from over
exertion while battling the drifts. Two
boys we're killed by trains which they
did not observe because Of the blizzard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Welcome for Engineers
and Troopers Ready

New York City expects 10 welcome
two more divisions OF It's National
Guard back from the Mexican border
within the next thirty-siS hours.
Squadron A is expected az Jersey
City carly this morning. The I'd Bat
talon, 22d Corps OF Engineers. will
reach Hoboken sometime after Q o'clock
tonight, according 10 the last advices
received yesterday afternoon by Gen
erai Passenger Agent Griffith of the
Delaware. Lackawanna e. Western Rail
way. over which road the troop is 10
make the last leg of its journey.
Present plans direct that the bat
talon will ferry 10 West Twenty-third
Street. Manhattan. about 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. whence il. like Squad
ron A. will march up Fifth Avenue for
review from the University Club. The
twcnty-three-car train, bearing the en-
gincers from McAllen, Ras caught ia
blizzard west Of Buffalo yesterday, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Generals Barry and Wood
Show Faults Learned
by Mobilization
NOT A DEPENDABLE
OR EFFICIENT FORCE
OuIy Is Per Cent COnSid-
cred as Well Instructed
Soldiers

-.L.--t., poc 80 Official REPORTS
~ General Leonard Wood.
1Io" ,.. no,a-,r,,nt
commanding inc '"N'''"
and Major General 7. Il. barry cor"
.,s;,r tho Central Department. re-
-. h, Uar DEPARTMENT. agree
w -.h;,;-a,io, Of the National
..,l,,. failure. due 70
NuaIu r..t.. -.r;,;o evs-
tho inherent defects ol-'hc "'''''" '''
M onccr. Commend tho spirit
-, 800. oe7.ors and
Of Willingness ''",'O "''.V's -, 80
men Of the Guard. ana arc 'a'''"' W.
direct their criticism at thc system
slone' $1,000. -. .bo
General Wood IN h'S ''p'''
mobilization or tne m'Ht'" ""''N '" "'
ocps''n1e"', ..u...5
This mobilization ms oo'"'''.
= condition which should never he al
lored 10 occur again. ard has shown
-. .ha, No could not possibly
Son0'o''' Ill rrcnsrod
have met even sh'ai'' wen wy
farce with any hope OF success. It Us
- 49,. and officers I'm the militia
no' ING "''' s,.s,o,,
who are Al iault' ou' r"'He' '"e
II this demonstration Of tho entire un-
reliability and workabihty oil our pre-
ont militia system proves 70 DC sEl-
fcient 10 bring about the adoption o.
sound rational system the lesson VIII
be well worth what II cost.
No, nenendable. Saws Barry
60, ~. .f.or rccitinc the spe-
Hehera! pnt $50 ssve.
enc pol"'S Vt oo,olueion % BIZ
mere -. Co before. and that
otaNn II. .l"'S Vo,;ovei Guard. as now dual
- 'ne. 'n, - admiristr-cd. is not
a -. o. donerdsble. cannot be made
eneient or uep W.. inc and II should
,S.refore remain solely as state force,
n-der state control and for state pur-
noses except as otherwise provided IN
no Constitution
General Woods report shows tnat
Tho men modified ny the fresioen.S
.sll on June Is. only - per cenj ca"
DC considered As reasonably well IN
,tructed soldiers
The number OF really enoetI'e VI
carnations, ne cohunueo' .r.;1,;rr,
small. mere - IN. -, =, r,ost or
ness among ofhoers ane n!en u. .Sis
CARNATIONS, put univ ai-ot;o,
cannot take the place oI visa'.-IL
and training, nor can IL IepIaoe
If trained non-comtnie UNIV
and officers IN sumcleht hui" Fl
hirty per cent % VI, o- 80 =. .be
.nlistea men IN ne "a p-...doDt 1nne
iste o. inc can g ~ because Of
=, 1919 were aS0"s.e nronor4ion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
SQUADRON A MEN
TO RETURN TO-DAY
Continued from page

i've wears old, but the major didn't have
the heart 10 leave him a. home. On
the long forced marches IN Texas, now
ever. he rode a polo pony
Free from Illness
II was with Troop A that Major
Wright rode to fight the Spanlards, and
he recalled to-day that out OF 100 men
who went 10 Porto Rico by way OF
Camp Alger, all but five were down with
tvphoid fever az one time or another.
The record o. Squadron A, with Cap
tain Samuel Mccullough and Lleuten-
amt Walter II. Silleck looking after
camp sanitation, shines by comparison.
n has come through without single
case Of typhoid. and only few OF the
new-fangled parstyphoid discovered Tor
the first time on the border.
The squadron isn't looking for any
Great reception in New York. The
men feel that in making the sacrihces
entailed in answering the President 5
call and in doing FIVE months police
duty along the Rio Grande they have
done nothing more than their duty
And they have a lurking suspicion that
most OF the folks at home resent the
fact that they return without single
notch in their rife stocks or pistol
butts.
Hello. Hello. Squadron
This same fact can be regretted by
no one more sincerely than by the
cavalrvmen, for they went away sing
ing d song that holds its popularity
even on the tame homeward journey:
Helol Hello! Squadron A.
We're going down 30 Mexico;
Everything down there IL in mess. and II 4
up 10 Uncle Sam. ! guess
So pu, on your brooches and your boots :;
bring along old Betsy II you're sure
she shoots.
Hurry. hurry down this WAY.
Heiloi Hello Squadron =.
This last day Of the journey has been
spent in assembling and cleaning equip
ment and IN polishing the tourist
sleepers which Uncle Sam provides for
travelling soldiers. whether they be
Si5-a-month regulars or Guardsmen
who make that much an hour as civil
ians.
On this section men who have mill
ions behind them fell 10 the detail OF
car cleaning in much the same spirit
as IL they planned future in black
face as Pullman portcrS. Shepard
Krcch. whose father Is president o.
the Equitable Trust Company. and Gil
bert 1hornc. son OF the president Of
the National Park Bank. were 10 be
observed hunting the isr-hung clgs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

wa th, National Guard prepared 70
take the ncld At once. In mos' CO.
this uaprcDarcdness was manly 90,
tho faulty system under when nc Va
uoral Guard is organized. supphco Nu'
controlled. IN others. tho state au'ho'
ties were partially Responsible. ~,.
I'm many states notably IN
~sdo Minnesota. South Dsho'a ~
Wyoming the various units o s''.,
EXAMINATIONS were not IN TO minimum
strength. or we're so close 90 MIN I"l
strength that the discharge OF inc
physically disqualified brought them in
many cases far below tho minimum
This lack Of strength was m many
cases a cause of delay IN assembling
and ? stll greater delay before nc
troops. after arrival al camp, could ne
considered even reasonably ready Tor
inc field.
MANY Units Only Skeletons
The Vyoming battaliops were stu
below minimum strength on July 81,
v.bcr th,v we're sent TO tho border In
Colorado IT was so difficult 10 get re-
cruits that many units. months sitcI
their assembly, were still little more
IMAM AkNtfIOU OF kTtit NNNti"f
No militia organization apnearcd a
mobilization camp completely armed
clothed. couinpcd and reaoy 20 take the
cid. Tho lack or equipment ran all
tho wav from q shortage Of few minor
articles 10 q serious shortage OF essen
laie. such as rifles. ordnance equip
mcnt. clothing. etc.
"Tho National Guard as now organ
w-1|rA lie WNOIC
? dependable or efficient force. can
never he made so and is excessively eN-
ncnsive. A like amount or money OK
pended on the regular army would M
crease 10 in numbers sufficient 10 meet
all emergencies and form an effective
Grsf line for immediate call and DIS
patch anywhere.
"Comnanies Of the National Guard.
averaging about forty men at the time
OF tho Presidents call on June Is. we're
recruited 20 minimum strength by 60
ing into the highways and byNays ana
any men obtainable. The o.
fccrs concerned appreciated the TACT
that many of tho mon Wfo were on
listed under these circumstances un-
douhtcdlv would bc rejected upon the
physical examination which would fol
low the muster in. but under the pro
visions OF tho lsv they had TO attain
s. certain minimum strength. and in or
der TO do so wcro practically forced 10
enlist any applicants whose physical
defects were not strikingly apparent 10
the most casual observer
500 in One Regiment Rejected
cone regiment 18th Ohio Infantry
rad approximately 500 men who we're
so enlisted rejected upon physical OK
animation held after muster IN.
General Funston. reporting for the
Department, rcfrains from
drawing any general conclusions but
sets forth clearly the unreadiness OF
Tho units I'm ms department. a ma,
.or,fy Of the Arizona companies arrived
at their mobilization point below mini
-nunl peacc strength. he shows. From
30 to 90 per cent of each New MeSlco
-ompanv had TO he rejected for phys
cal unftness. Two Arkansas reg
nents went 20 the border with only 60
Der cent of minimum strength.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
TEIPER, GUILTY,
ESCAPES DEATH
Convicted Of Second De
gree Murder for Killing
Of Mother
JURY II TO | FOR
DEATH PENALTY
Slayer Breaks Down and
Sllrieks When lie
Hears Verdict

Buffalo. Dec. %. John Edward Ie'-
ner this afternoon was found guilty Of
murder in the second degree for the
killing Of his mother in Orchard Park
Road on tho night OF January 80.
The verdict. which broke tho IRON
nerve Of the young defendant. was re
turned soon after o'clock, after the
;urv had delibcratcd for twenty
hours. Eleven jurors. it IA reported
stood frm for first degree con'lc-
ton up 10 the last ballot, when they
Yielded TO the demand Of the twelfth
man for compromise. 1t was the
first time a man had ever been CON
victed OF matricidc in New York state
Teiper probably will be sentenced on
the Thursday after Christmas. nj when
time his counsel will make application
for a new trial. The penalty for sec
ond degree murder is minimum OF
twenty years imprisonment
COOL and Unconditional though he had
heen throughout the long trial, Toipcr
collsnscd when the verdict WAS an
nounccd.
Teipcr Anxious During Wait
In the twenty-minute wait between
the announcement that the jury was
ready TO repor; end the assembling oil
the court officers Tciper showed ner-
yousnes and anxiety. He stood TO face
the jurymcn as they gave their report
Gentlemen OF the jury" asked the
clerk. "haye YOU agreed upon a YER
Diet"
I've have" answered the foreman.
Eve find John Edward Teiper, the de-
PENDANT. guilty."
An agonized cry broke the sentence.
Il was the wife Of the defendant
Teiper's knees sagged. He would have
fallen to the floor had he not been
caught from behind by = deputy.
Placed in his chair ne sagged forward,
great sobs shaking his body.
"Oh. my Cod" he shrieked. as nc
struggled TO rise. This is not fair
" 49, Guilty Of murder in the sec
ond degree" The foreman completed
his sentence above the sobs and means
Of the defendant and his family.
The jury was polled al the demand
Of the defence. do you so find ?" each
Juror was asked. The seventh man
had said 81 do when the roll was
interrupted. Teiper was struggling
with the deputies, his face contorted.
lie was crying again: MY God, this
isn't human" His brother Gained
him and the roll call went on.
The one juror who held out against
a first degree verdict contended. 1t was
reporled here tom ight, that the evil
dence was circumstantial. Color was
given 20 this report by the action OF
the Jury in returning TO the courtroom
this morning for further instructions
on the weight 20 be given circumstan-
fial evidence and as to what may con-
stitute reasonable doubt Of guilt. Jus
tice Charles h. Wheeler read from his
charge on these points.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
S4-MILE GALE
WHIPS OVER CITY
Continued from page !

mcnts that strcwcd the sidewalk. Other
slivers still hung to the window frame
though threatening to fall and Patrol
man Franklin Brunes. OF Traffic {, went
over to warn pedestrians away. lie
had hardly reached the spot when an
other piece Of glass was torn loose by
the wind and struck him in the head.
He went home.
Samuel HARRISON. OF % West Fordham
Road, The Bronx. was hit by car
while crossing that street IN the teeth
Of the gale ~ University Avenue. His
skull was fractured and he was in
jured internally. He was taken TO
Fordham Hospital.
At 1880 Broadway. near Twenty
eighth Street. sign twenty feet long
was torn from its moorings on the tor
OF a six story building II swung and
twisted in the wind and the police
roped Of generous portion Of the
street TO guard agaIns. accidents.
a threo-foot section Of glass sign
on John Dayid's store, at Thir'y-second
Street and Broadway, was blown out
and ropes we're swung across the side
walk lest the rest of the sign follow.
Another danger spot that pedestrians
were warned away from was in Forty
first Steet. east Of Broadway. An
eicht-foot sign in front Of restaurant
al 1879 West Forty-frst Street, was the
menace there.
Falling signs injured two men in the
Elizabeth Street precinct. A twenty
foot sign over Bowery pawnshop came
crashing down within n foot Of man
who was passing He didn't stop.
A glass canopy in front OF l0l East
I25th Street fell on William Moran, o.
lO7 East 127th Street. An ambulance
surgeon plastered up his scalp wound
and sent him home. Mrs. Anna Rose,
OF 2l95 Fifth Avenue, WAS hit by sign
blown from a grocery store at 22Ol
Fifth Avenue and was treated for cuts
and bruises
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
GALE STEALS AND WRECKS
GIANT HYDRO-AER0PLANE
America, Built TO Fly to England, Torn
from MoOrings

The gale tore the hydro-aeroplane
America from its moorings AZ Port
Washington yesterday afternoon and,
boosting its 72-feet wings. lifted It
thirty feet into the air and sent 1t
soaring against the side OF building
used to house yachts. The aircraft,
valued at $4,000 and built to fly to
England, was demolished.
It was built last spring By the Trans.
Oceanic Company. and was equipped
like a yacht. with easy chairs, electric
light and heat. There were accommo-
cations for six persons. Recently It
was equipped with gyroscope and sta
bilizer.
David MCCULLOUGH was to have taken
IL to Palm Beach in two weeks. It's
last flight was on Thanksgiving Day
when Alan r. Hawley, president Of the
Aero Club Of America, was a passen-
rpl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

men at Liberty and Lexington Streets
in the heart OF the shopping district.
Chief Carter was informed that more
thln four hundred men had congre-
gated to watch the freakish winds play
havoc with skirts.
Mounted policemen dispersed the
crowd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
GUARDsMENS' VOTE PECULIAR
Many Cast Ballots for Wilson and
Classed as Republican

One Of the peculisrities that the
BOARD OF County Canvassers has found
in counting the soldiers vote from the
border is that many Of the Guards
men voted Tor President Wilson and
for Governor Whitman.
Alderman Charles Delaney. chairman
Of the board, said yesterday that these
votes should be classed as Republ lcan
votes. The board does not expect 10
complete its work before Wednesday
night. Up TO this time the votes can
yassed will not change the general
result as announced the day after the
November election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
CITY TO BUY SUPPLIES
IN THE OPEN MARKET
Central Purchase Committee Gets
Wider Powers-Saving Expected

The powers of the Central Purchase
Committee. through which all the sup
rlies obtained on contract b. the TWEEN
weight departments under Mayor
Mitche's jurisdiction are bought, will
be extended on January 1 10 include
the purchase OF supplies in the open
market. The experiment will first be
made in the departments OF Public
Charities and Correction, and is,eX-
pected to result in further economy.
Mayor Mitchell is chairman and Leon
ard NJ. Wsllstein secretary OF the COM
mittec.
Every year the twenty eight depart
ments under the Mayor buy about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Second Field Hospital Home

Albany, Dee. -. Members OF the sec.
ond field hospitsl Of the National Guard
returned 10 their home station here 10
day after having been on the Mcxican
border since July. They were welcomed
by . big crowd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
WIND. SKIRTS, RIOT
Baltimore Police Have To Dispense
Crowd in Shopping District
fBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune ]

~ ItIegTa.n 70 NC Il0IIt
Baltimore, Dec. 22.-Short skirts OF
fair Christmas shoppers famed higher
by a yale were responsible for a riot
call received by the chief of police
to-day asking for special squad OF
policemen 10 dispense the crowd Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

Ohio towns and cities were busy to
day digging themselves out from under
tho heaviest snowfall in years. The
storm seemed to be general. but heavier
in the central and northern portions Of
tho state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

100000 worth OF food, clothing. fur
niture, stationery, tools and other ar
ticles. About sS.000,000 worth ls
bought on contract and the Resin
amounts Of less than sl,0o0-in the
open market. Economy and quality
have both been gained by the contract
purchasing through the Central Pur-
chase Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Progress Of Engineers

A. o'clock yesterday afternoon
General Passenger Agent Griffith Of
the Lackawanna received Geographic
advice from Toledo that the battalion
would be delivered 20 that road 10
Buffalo al > o'clock this morning. lie
estimated that the best possible time
from Buffalo 20 Hoboken was fourteen
hours.
The battalion Is travelling in a
twenty-three car train. and is bringing
two cars of stock. nine cars Of equip.
mcnt, and one car Of baggage. II is
composed OF Is officers and 500 men.
Many organizations on Washington
Heights will participate in the recep-
tion rendered 10 the battalion after il
reaches It's armory. The ladies' CO.
operative society OF the corps has been
most active in formulating plans for
the homecoming celebration. Several
church organizations were 10 have
taken part in the demonstration. but
officers OF the corps feared last night
that the unexpected delay. which will
bring the arrival on Sunday. might
make the participation o. some OF these
impossible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Blizzard Kills Steel Man

Nassillon, Ohio, Dec. 22.-P. II. Mona
han. Pittsburgh steel man. died from
heart disease on the street here to-day
while struggling through the blizzard
70 reach the railroad station to take a
train home to spend Christmas.