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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04
Mayor Softens Wagner
Charge in Senate Battle
Denies He Accused Senator of Treason, but
Insists He Delayed Rockaway Fort
Hearing to Close To-day

serve Germany, nor was II so intended.
This, then was the allegation that
in connection with the proposed Rock
away fertilization legislation the ap-
pearance was created before the world
that the work of certain members of
the Legislature, specifying Senator
Wagner, was more in the interest Of
Germany than IN the interest Of the
United States. On this statement |
stand. This position l will not change
or modify.
81 DO not know anything Of the mo-
tive which caused Senator Wagner TO
lead obstruction 10 this measure.
have not analysed his mind. He alone
knows H. But ! do charge that what
he has done through this obstruction,
what has passed in delaying the con-
struction of this vital fort, can work
not in the interest Of the United States.
but can work only to the advantage OF
her enemy, and that enemy to-day IS
Germany
"WcI. as ! understand you to-day,
Mr. Mitchell" said Senator Newton,
chairman Of the Senate committee on
rosS-examinatiOn tonight, you say
that you did not intend and never IN
tended 10 charge Senator Wagner with
treason. Is that not so?"
Insisted on YES" or "No'
81 said this morning that it was not
intended" replied the Mayor. His APP
parent petulance aroused Senator New
ion. who repeated the question. The
Mayor refused to make different an
swer until ordered to reply "Yes" or
NO" by Lieutenant Governor Schoe-
neck. who presided at the inquisition'
Thereupon the Mayor responded:
"No."
Then he added: You put in the
words never was intended | didn't
say that l had not intended
"Did you intend by the statement
which you have to-day said YOU. made
on March % to charge Senatoi " amer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04
Guard Doubled at Mineola
Flying School Commandant
Orders Preventive Measure

The armed guard Mt the government
flying school Mt Mineola was doubled
last night. No trouble from pro-Ger
mans or others has been experienced OF
is expected, but Captain ". G. kIlneT
cOmmandant Of the centre. said he be
lievcd it better TO be on the safe saie.
No orders from Washington have been
received since the Presidents war ad-
dress.
The case Of Captain A. W. Briggs an
instructor at the school. who last Satur-
day. after a flight that ended IN an ac-
cidcnt was charged with reckless drlY-
ing" has not yet been settled. Briggs
will have to answer the charges before
the Civil Service Board. since he IS
listed as a permanent civil service en-
ploye. unless he chooses TO resign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04
Chicago Cheers
War at Great
Defence Meeting
Universal Military Service
Approved by Enthusi-
astic Crowd
from . star Correspondent, Of The rrbuacI

from stan Correspondent OF The Tribuncl
Chicago, April 3.-Chicago votes
yes on the war
Z, votes yes" on universal military
service.
Il votes yes" on Congress appropri-
atinG sufficient funds to make sol
dier's or a sailors pay a living wage.
And after every yes Chicago slams
a defiant exclamation point.
At "A great war mass meeting held IN
the Auditorium Theatre tonight 1000
representative men and women, who
banked the seating capacity Of the hall
to the topmOst tier If the topmost gal
lery, shouted and sang and waved their
unrestrained approval of the epochal
hour. The meeting was held under the
auspices of the National Security
League II was addressed by former
Secretary Of War Henry l.. Stimson,
Rear Admiral Robert +. Peary' and
Frederic r. Coudert, all of New York
City, and by President Edmund J.
James Of the University OF Illinois,
General +. c. Young and Louis y. Ham
merling.
In perfect keeping with the blended
solemnity and violent enthusiasm that
marked the occasion, the 1000 patriots
began their programme by singing
Onward Christian Soldiers" Then
the throng broke forth with the strains
of that battle song that has already
stirred America in more wars than
one:
Thou wilt not cover in the dust,
Maryland, my Maryland"
Through these two songs and three
others that followed, a true Chicagoan
kept loudly insisting that the patriots
sing Chlcago's own sOng-"ThereI
Be a Hot Time in the Old Town To-
night" He finally had his way, and
along with the concession went thur-
dering volley of applause.
The netrance into the hall of a
dozen veterans of the Civil War
brought forth not only another storm
Of cheers, but it also brought flut-
ter of white handkerchiefs, as men
and women tried to hide the tears
they couldn't keep back.
Admiral Peary called upon Congress
immediately establish a Department
of Aeronautics, and added:
81 am able 10 announce for the first
time tonight that, were General Goe-
thals offered the post as head of this
department, he would drop the work
he has just assumed in New Jersey and
accept it,"
By unanimous vote the meeting
passed a resolution lauding President
Wilson for his determination to pro-
tect American lives and property and
to uphold the honor of the country"
Unlike New York. Chicago has no
extreme pacifist problem to solve. ac-
cording to Arnold Joerns. secretary of
the Chicago branch of the National
Security League.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04

1t was a sad, bad day for the devil
the Florida coast when Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt, harpoon in hand, went
spearing for the monsters last week.
The Colonel is back without a scratch,
but two of the giants OF the Gulf lie
dead, somewhere Of Punta Gorda, Fla,
whence the former President set out
in his quest of new gaming adventures.
The Colonel, on his arrival in this
city yesterday, said nothing about the
hunt, which was not without a narrow
escape, for one of the devilfsh he
killed turned on the launch and almost
capsized it. But the story of the chase
was told last night By Rufus j. Coles,
of Punta Gorda, whose guest Colonel
Roosevelt was, and who is staying at
the Hotel Imperial.
Colonel Roosevelt, my secretary and
| roughed it for several days in a small
houseboat with one room, where we
slept and cooked our food" explained
Mr.. Coles. 81 gave the Colonel several
lessons in the art of happening, and
he took to it like a duck to water. We
set out in a small launch, after was
convinced that the Colonel could spear
a whale if necessary, and on the Sec
ond day of cruising We encountered a
school of about eight or ten huge devil
fish. The Colonel was right on the job
and hurled his harpoon the first chance
he got. piercing his fish right through
the heart. The harpoon was imbedded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04
New Injunction Halts
Seizure of Fort Site
Rockaway Point Condemna-
ton Bill Is Now Before
the Governor

The proposed fertilization at Rocka-
way Point was further delayed yester-
day by the granting in the United
States Circuit Court of an interlocu-
tory injunction to the RockawayPa-
cifc company. owners of the property
required by the government, restrain
ing the state from condemning the
land. The matter was argued last week
in the Circuit Court.
The temporary injunction is granted
the Pacific company on the technicalIty
that the state had not appropriated a
sufficient sum of money to provide for
the proper reimbursement of the own
ers following condemnation proceed
ings, as required by law, but the court
pointed out that it will be vacated as
soon as notice was received that the
Legislature had passed the bill APP
propriating S25OOOOO.
Judge Hough. dissenting, held that
an appropriation was not prerequisite
to the power of eminent domain. and
ment had the power 20 condemn land
for public use, especially when such
land was required for public defence
in time Of pressing danger. lie also
declared that the demand for relief on
the part of the Rockaway- Pacific com
pany was based upon untrustworthy.
If not incredible, assertions of value
regarding its property
Albany. April 3.-The Brown bill, en-
aiding the state 20 seize the Rockaway
Point fertilization site. is now in the
hands Of Governor Whitman. 1t is UNI
derstood. however that he will not sign
it until he receives notice Of the dis
posal Of the injunction proceedings.
The bill was rushed through the As
sembly 20 final passage to-day.
The bill carries an appropriation OF
s.. 800 900 to provide sufficient funds
for all consequential damages result
ing from the seizure OF the land. 1t
was designed to meet the injunction
granted in the United States Court
Other legal questions involved, besides
that Of the payment for the land. it is
understood, caused the Governor TO de-
lay approving the measure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04
T. R. Just Clenched His Teeth
AS Devil6sh Made for Him
Colonel's COMPANION Tells How He Hung on Gamely as
Prev lowed Hunters Two Miles at Terrific
Speed in Florida Waters

more than two feet in the body Of the
fish. Although MORALLY wounded. it
fought for eleven minutes. Finally We
maneuvred our boat close enough 10 it
so that Colonel Roosevelt was able to
kill the fish with a spade lance.
I'VE towed the catch back TO shore
and found il was male, measuring
70 feet 2 inches across the back and
from Is to 90 feet in length, according
to how much of the tail you want 70
include in the measurement.
But the Colonel hadn't had enough
excitement for a single day, so back
we went, and got within harpoon range
of another devilfsh, which the Colonel
Immediately speared. Il no sooner
touched the line than we knew we had
caught a real monster. We were towed
by crazy devilfsh for more than two
miles, just ploughing over the ocean
at a terrific rate of speed. The fish
left CORY streak behind. and pulled
like an elephant. but the Colonel was
game and hung on TO the line.
FINALLY. the beast turned on US and
made straight for the boat, and we
thought we were done for. 1t dived
lust under the boat, and gave Us a
nasty jolt with an enormous tail. We
shipped a good deal of water and got
soaked, but the Colonel just clenched
his teeth and hung on, and after a
while. the fish began TO slow down.
We then drove the launch up closer,
and Colonel Roosevelt finished Off his
prey with the spade lance.
THE fish was a female. measuring
Is feet S inches across the back. IL
was the second biggest deviltish ever
caught in the Gulf"
The devilfsh is inedible and is hunt
ed only for snort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04

Iron a STAT Correspondent o. Tie Tuhunsl
Albany. April 3.--The Nagner-Mi'chol
row simmered down tonight TO few
sputterings incidental to Strengthening
out the record. Mayor Mitchell re-
traeted his anti-Wagncr statement 10
the extent Of saying that he did not
intend to charge any intentional dis
LOYALTY 10 the United States on the
part Of Senator Wagner in the Rock
away fort legislation. The Senate and
Senate committee conducting the May
or's examination in contempt proceed
ings are inclined to accept that as
complete vindication OF the Democratic
leader.
Prior 70 his modification Of the
charge, however, the Mayor not only
admitted that he said Senator Wag-
ner's opposition 10 the Rockaway fort
land bill appeared 70 be more IN the
interest Of Germany than the United
States, but attempted vigorously to JUS
tify that statement by reciting COM
plete history of the font project from
its inception last November His JUS
tifcation was based on obstruction
which he charged to Senator Wagner,
although the whole Senate joined in
repudiating the legislation which Sena-
tor Wagner opposed.
Didn't Charge Treason. Says Mayor
"No one, Of course" said the Mayor
at the end Of his answer, could prop
erly draw from this statement the IN
ference that Senator Wagner was
charged with treason 20 his country, or
with being sctuated by a desire to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04
Falls to Death Under Train

Frank J. Houston, fifty years old,
was killed last night when he attempt.
ed 20 leave q moving train at the Or
ange station of the Lackawanna. He
slipped underneath the wheels. Hous-
ton lived at 242 Centre Street, Orange.
and had charge Of the stock depart
ment Of James McCreery & Co. He IA
survived by a wife, two sons and a
daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04

Senator Newton tried to show by his
questions that somebody else was re-
sponsibe for delay because the original
Mills bill was withdrawn and not rein
troduced in its amended form from
February Q TO February 20. The May
or said that he had ordered the origi.
nal withdrawn because it was not spe-
cifc enough.
"You don't charge the delay on that
70 Senator Wagner. do you?" asked
Senator Newton.
Not entirely" said the Mayor, "but
did hear from Senator Mills that he
had something 10 do with IT,"
THAT delay Of eleven days was due
TO the Dock Commission and Senator
Mills rather than Senator Wagner, was
1t not?"
81 don't think So" said the Mayor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04

"Of course. Mr. Mitchell, | take 1t
that YOU know that during the last two
years the majority of the Senate po-
iitically have been opposed to the pc,
litica policies of Senator Wagner and
that there are many bills which he has
advocated which have not met with the
approval of the necessary majority OF
the Senator"
81 believe they have"
"And many bills which in like terms
that Senator Wagner has bitterly as
sailed or opposed have been passed in
spite of him."
81 suppose that has happened, APP
preparation bills, for instance" said the
Mayor.
and great many Others" inter
jected Senator Wagner
The hearing will be resumed at 10
O'Clock in the morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-04

with petty larceny to the recruiting
Office.
Recorder Carsten explained that the
boy was the victim of a prank and that
no complaint had been made against
him. Another boy, sent to the army
recruiting station, had been brought
to him by his father because he would
not work steadily, and he had suggest
ed enlistment.
The herald., 1917-09-20
Can Do Any Work.
NEW LOCOMOTIVE is LARGE
Greatest Steam Engine in World Just
Put Into Service-Has "a
Driving Wheels.

The greatest locomotive in the world
has been put into service by the Bald
win Locomotive works. 1t is so gigan-
tic. says Popular Science Monthly, that
its boiler had to be made flexible at
three different joints so that the To-
connective could turn around curve.
1t is over 100 feet long and weighs
400 tons. Twenty-four driving wheels,
each standing as high Ss an average
size man, afford 1t traction. The driv-
ing wheels are distributed along the
length of the locomotive in sets OF
four pairs, the wheels Of each being
coupled together and driven by two
giant steam cylinders. Under full
steam, the locomotive can exert an
S3-ton pull on the cars behind it
which means that 1t can easily haul a
freight train two miles long and $1,000
tons in weight, over an ordinarily good
roadbed at an average rate of ii miles
an hour, and possibly more.
The herald., 1917-09-20
SEEDY HOBO is ELIMINATED
Stringent War Regulations Cause
Him to Disappear From Rail.
road Right of Way.

What no amount of legislation and
no number of warning signs could ac-
cOmplish In years has been accom-
plished in a few brief weeks by the
entry of the United States into the
world war-the railroad hobo has
magically disappeared. says Oakland
(Cal) Tribune. No more are his
breakfast fires to be seen burning IN
der bridges or beneath overhanging
branches In the creek beds beside the
track. There are no more "hangOuts'
at the entrances to tunnels, and the
'side-door Pullmans" are no longer
tenanted by unshaven and ragged spe-
cimens of humanity.
The disappearance of the hobo from
the railroads was brought about by the
stationing Of soldier guards at all APP
proaches to bridges, tunnels and termi-
mails. Any person walking on a rail
road right of way these days must
have means to prove instantly that he
is an individual above suspicion. The
hobo carries no handbook, calling
cards, business correspondence or
other papers to prove his respectable
ity.
With the increase Of ammunition
trains and the movement of troops to
mobilization camps the stricteSt OF Wig
lance will be exercised by the military
authorities, and 1t will be dangerous
for unauthorized persons to venture
upon q railroad right of way except at
such crossings as are recognized as
public highways.
The herald., 1917-09-20
WOMEN RAKE START IN RAILROAD WORK

Women have made a splendid start
In various branches of railroad work.
TO make up wartime deficiencies u
men, according to reports of the Tew
York Central railroad, whose preSi-
dent, Alfred II. Smith, has ordered
the employment and training of feni-
nine workers wherever possible in all
departments.
A gang Of 30 women, under direction
Of woman bookkeeper, is employed
by the New York Central at Collin
wood, O., in sorting 5000 tons of scrap.
nuts, steel plates, spikes, bolts, brake
shoeS-practically every part of "A SUI
perannuated engine or a brOken-down
car. These women examine and sort
every piece of scrap they do the work
as we'll as men and appear to like il.
Training Of Women.
A. Il. Hardin, senior vice president
In charge of operation of the New
York Central. who promulgated an or
der IN all officers to begin the EN-
plOyment and training of women for
the various branches of the service
which they can perform, beginning at
first with the least labOrious work, "
concerning progress OF the movement
said:
The first rule we laid down about
the increased employment of women,
made necessary by the war. was this ::
The woman who does the same work
The herald., 1917-09-20

physical strength. Women could not
lay railway ties. They should NOT be
called upon to do work which would
Overtax their strength. We are not
used to the idea OF the performance
Of manual labor by women in this
country. We don't like to see women
do hard work. But there is nothing
about railroad work requiring skill or
accuracy which women cannot do. We
have had one woman watcher at a rail
road crossing up the state for the last
ten years.
"Our present work Is conferred large
~ in the organization and training az
women for employment by the rail
roads. We cannot tell how long the
war will last nor how many men We
may lose by the draft. We want u
be ready. The women we are training
are in many instances relatives of our
employees. They have taken UP rail-
road work eagerly and energetically.
Their contribution to the Industrial
welfare of the country will be Of tre-
mendouS benefit to women. Many
women have extraordinary energy and
power for constructive work which has
never been put 10 practical use. The
war gives them an opportunity 10
serve their country and themselves.
Do Work Of Men.
an Europe women have proved their
capacity 10 do the work of men and
The herald., 1917-09-20
ENGINEER FIFTY-TW0 YEARS
w. E. Miller, Seventy Years Old,
Placed on Pension List by vandaIia,
Enjoys Unique Record.

W. E. Miller, seventy years old, who
went on the pension list Of the Van
dalia railroad July 1, was the oldest
engineer in point Of service in the
middle West, having run an engine 80
years.
Moreover, his father before him ran
an engine. the first on the Yandalia,
which was made in Boston, came to
Buffalo by rail, TO Toledo by lake and
to Terre Haute by the Wabash and
Erie canal. At that time. in the early
fifties, the Pennsylvania system, Of
which the vandalia is a part had no
road across Ohio.
The herald., 1917-09-20

American women are demonstrating
equal efficiency in every field they have
entered
'Sir Robert Borden, premier of Can
ada, was anti-suffrage and opposed
generally to the work of women in the
fields pre-empted by men until the war
sent men to the front and put women
at work in their places. Today Can
ada is in a better position financially
than AT the outbreak of the war. And
in a speech recently Sir Robert Bor-
den said: Canada owes her salvation
to her women
1.-The New York Central has about
$1,000 employees, but many of them
through the nature of their work are
exempt from the draft. Many railroad
men have volunteered, however. Two
hundred of our finest mechanics have
volunteered in engineering regiments
which will work on the railways of
France. Other railroads have given
their best men"
The herald., 1917-09-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST

The AuStro- Hungarian flag was
adopted March 6, 1869.
A newly invented egg boiler for home
use is surmounted by a figure of q
rooster. which crows automatically
when the eggs have been boiled for a
set time.
A new seaport recently built by the
government on the east side of the
island of LuzOn will shorten the voy-
age to the Philippines from American
ports by three to FIVE days.
The herald., 1917-09-20

Mems hats Of American make are
making big sales in Guatemala.
New Zealands hemp industry has
been prosperous in the last year.
There is an opening In Yunnan City.
China. for the Introduction Of soap.
Tea compressed into blocks which
resemble plug tobacco is sold by an
English firm for the convenience of
tourists.
An attachment for twO-wheeled
hand trucks has been invented that
holds bags open as they are being
filed.
The herald., 1917-09-20

Miller had only one bad accident,
and he was the only one seriously in
jured in it. All passengers escaped in
jury. He was laid up many months
when this happened in 1905. For the
last 25 years he has made daily run
from Terre Haute to Indianapolis and
back.
The herald., 1917-09-20
round Ancient Simmer

sc,,l. "e'i-known stuff about the
lsst 80 ol cinderella'S feet may be
Ssf,.s aacDonald of Dumferline
epes- mas Just found au ancient
hsn.. se,'e'ed to have been a girls.
81, 0os' He thinks it was lost
kpr maiden of long ago who
u ,t,sn .aOt while running TO escape
n slrn o1s of an ardent princeling.
Il spper was a dainty little thing
Dead sn uays-weighing about a
oss,a,.a u halt. resembling Charlie
The herald., 1917-09-20
Woman Workers In Prussia.

In Prussia 10000 women are work
ing in mines. Some $4,000 are at work
on state-owned railways and thou-
sands are working In munition facto-
ries. All are at work under govern
mental orders and military rules.
The herald., 1917-09-20

a "''er what precariouS position
M, i'S'ahces Uncle Sans fighting
~ themselves into, 1t will be
A.. " impossible for them tn lose
Al "'n'l'les. Suspended around
\, ~ every man will wear Il metal
a., ., .n .llls will he all the necessary
ar,,,s ~ MS Identification. This pho
s.,,,s s :, shows the tag Us it is worn
The herald., 1917-09-20
Oxygen for Passengers.

The railroad connecting Chile end
Bolivia, which crosses the Andes a.
los feet above sea level, provides oxy-
gen chambers In which passengers can
get relief from the rarified cir of the
high attitudes.
The herald., 1917-09-20
Road BUILDING at Niuht.

Railroad building at night has been
made possible In South Africa by
equipping freight car with lighting
plant and mounting searchlights on
projecting arms.
The herald., 1917-09-20
WipIsu Out Grade Crossings.

Since 1902, In the interests Of safety,
the Pennsylvania railroad has spent
more than 100000 In dispensing
With grSde crossings on its lines east
Of Pittsburgh.
The herald., 1917-09-20

8s a man will get the same pay as a,
man. Those women who are sorting
scrap get an average of $3.50 a day
just what a man would receive for sim
liar work.
eve have increased greatly the num-
Der of women employed in our audit
ing department. We have women in
our car department to keep track OF
the movements Of 100000 cars. They
keep n record of where each car goes
and what it does every day. We have
put women to work in our purchasing
departments. We are training women
10 sell tickets, to act as watchmen ar
railroad crossings. In our shops wOm-
er are learning TO run latheS, drills
and other small tools. and We expect
TO employ women as assistants in sta
tiOnS.
Can Do Any Work.
There is no work on railroads
which a woman cannot DO, except the
heaviest manual labor requiring great