The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
ASKS SHOWDOWN ON
NAVY LEAGUE FUNDS
Ralph B. Strassburger Gets
Writ to stop Payments to
Magazine Firm.
SUED BY THE PUBLISHERS

Ralph Beaver St~rassburger. a member
Of the board of directors and executive
committee OF the Navy League OF tho
United states. said last night that he
had 1een forced against his own will on
behalf Of the Navy League. which he
wishes to protect. to Obtain for 1t an
injunction restraining certain Of its Off.
GERS from making further payments OF
money TO the Arm of Dabo and Helm"
which. he says, is getting out the SereW
Scas Magazine. the official organ of the
league.
Tapcrs in the suit were served ves-
tcrday by his attorneys. Messrs. Davies.
Aucrbach & cornell. and the return day
In the supreme curt has been set for
tomorrow. In addition to seeking AN
injunction. Mi. S,rassburgcr demands in
his complaint an accounting Of all
| moneys paid by the league to the n<tga-
zine.
Mr.. Strasshurger's action follows his
efforts to bring to trial u suit winch
Scott paho n charles u. Helm. as
Wv " Wv f''' 80
stitut.d against him TO recover s25o.oOO
damages for alleged Islander and defarna-
ton Of charnctet. The alleged Islander.
IL was charged. was based on certain
criticisms of pabo and Helm. which they
accused Strassburgor Of making IN con-
ncc'ion with & nir magazine work.
The drfcndauls named IN Mr.. St'ass
burgers sui, are scott Dab and Charles
y. Helm. individually and az copar'-
.... I-g.. ..f,.. ,.,tnt t1n arfy, M me-
| Of pabo a. Helm Arthur H. Dadmun.
secretary OF the Navy League Henry
II Ward. ,ice-presidcnt Of the league
and It's acting head in the ahscnc" OF
col. Robert NJ. Thompson. president
Perry Belmont, u member OF the cxecu-
t!y" committee OF the League and con-
tributinr editor OF the Soror seas Maya
sine charles \. Fowler. IN executive
9 mmi,treman ~ tho league the Seven
Seas Company. Inc. and the Navy
League II tho United states.
II have amply proved. ! believe. Mr..
=, assburyer said last night. that the
relation between that nrm 'Ddbo n
I,.lm) and the Navy League upon
which thousands of dollars nave heen
paid. h. Illegal and without Justification.
and that there j. not. and In fact never
has been. any contract TIVE the two
parties.
"t.ecause | called attention 10 this
condition was sued by the publ shinS
Arm FOR s2JO.000 on February I for
ola nder. Nevertheless ! took no pub
lie action until this time. but have
lahore,I earnestly. though unsiicrc-s-
fullS. within the league In an endeavor
To- have the situation corrected from
within and an accounting obtained from
,ll those responsible therefor. have
found. however. that there are infu-
ences within and without the organiza-
,iou which were able to prevent or in
definitely postpone any real cleanup.
Il am for preparedness heart and soul
and have done much work for the Navy
League. hut | have discovered In It's
organization conditions which | am un-
willing TO tolerate. and which in my
Judgment work a grave injury TO that
cause. As a director OF the league and
trustee Of money which has been con-
tributed 20 It's support ] cannot assume
the responsibility % allowing the pres
ent conditions 10 continue without the
fullest public knowledge and judicial
Judgment thereon
Mr. Strasshurger alleges in his COM
plant that Arthur H.. psdmun. secretary
Of ia" league. without amy authority from
the lcaguc undertook 10 make n cer-
ain contract with psbo 4 Helm and
with the Seven Seas Magazine Company
for the publication OF the Screen Seas
Magazine. ". SAYS that badnun signed
himself A. secretary OF the Seven Seas
Magazine Company, Il corporation which
never existed. He alleges that Dadmun
made certain larg" payments of league
funds To- Dlhr & Helm and their repre-
s-ntat!,es in connection witt, the publi-
cation Of the Screen Seas N0On:ns
These moneys II IL understood, repre-
scented 81 OF every 80 membership Zee
pad into tn. league treasury and en-
titled each member TO Il years subscrip-
ton to the Screen Seas Md00s,nr.
MIR. Strasehurg"r lives at iwynedd
Valley. IA. lie j. = capitalist with an
offic, ~ 80 Broadway, VI" ~ a grad
ua,e OF ANNAPOLIS and served as an Off,
Ger IN the navy.