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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
Detective and Morgan
Firms Publicity Agent
Placed on Trial
UNCOVERED CRIME,
ATTORNEY ARGUES
Seized Papers Not Private,
Says NiColl in wire
Tapping Case

P. Morgan & Co employed William
Burns 10 ransack the Offices of Sey-
,our & Seymour. lawyers, of 100 Broad
wav. solely 20 foil German war plot
and 70 nut a check to conspiracies re-
sulting in the destruction of merchant
,bips and munition plants. This is the
defence put in yesterday by the de-
teetive and Martin Egan, publicity
agent for the Morgan firm, at their
trial in Special Sessions for copying
and publishing private papers" belong
ing 10 Seymour & Seymour on March
Is. 1916. They were held last June
after a lengthy John Doe" wire tap
ping Investigation.
The names of Alexander White, for
mcrly Of Cleveland, ROW New York
munitions broker, referred to as "the
brother-in-law Of Carlos Moore, close
friend Of the German Ambassador" and
Of John W. Clifton, Washington law
yer, in close touch with the ambassa-
dor, were brought out by Dc Lancey
Nicon, counsel for Mr.. Egan.
The evidence put in by Mr.. Nicoll
and Francis L. Wellman. counsel for
Burns, showed that early in the fall of
1915 Samuel X. Paul, a stenographer
employed in the export department of
the Morgan house. conspired with G..
S Huff. another employee, to turn over
inside information" to Clifton in
Washington concerning the English and
French government contracts. Mr..
Nicoll characterized Clifton as counsel
for the German government and a
friend Of the German Ambassador.
Fund Of knowledge Obtained
Pursuant to this unholy confed-
cacy" the attorney said in his brief.
"the Washington lawyer received from
his co-conspirators, as he himself has
admitted. by word of mouth or send
igg memorandums to Washington, a
ftnd Of Legitimate knowledge amply
sufficient 10 apprise the German En-
bassy Of the concerns with whom the
Morgan firm had placed orders, the
time approximately, of deliveries, also
the date of probable shipments.
at is a matter Of common knowledge
that this was the period during which
certain manufacturers of munitions en-
eCuntered unusual and unexpected diff
fculties. Strikes occurred, machinery
operated badly and there were numer-
Gus mysterious explosions. Ships laden
with war material had similar expe-
iiences.
Somehow it seemed to be known
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
MALTBIE'S JOBS BRING
DEMAND FOR AN OPINION
Prendergast Asks if City Chamberlain
Violates the Charter

Controller Prendergast asked Corpo-
ration Counsel Hardy yesterday for an
opinion as to whether City Chamber
lain Milo r. Maltbie was violating the
provisions of the charter by accepting
remuneration from the Interstate Com
merce Commission for services while
holding his city position.
Mr.. Maltbe yesterday announced
that he was receiving pay for expert
advice from Boston. Lexington, KY,
and Toledo besides the Interstate Com
merce Commission and said that he
had more applications for such advice
from other cities than he could ham
die. He added that the work was all
done on his own time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
AMBULANCE FAILS;
CHILD DIES AFTER
HOURS OF DELAY
Staten Island Protests TO Health
Department on Poor Ser
vice Given Borough

AS the result of thirty-mile jour
ney, somewhat in the nature of an
exploring expedition, by Willard
Parker Hospital ambulance, Staten
Islanders protested yesterday to the
Health Department that they were re-
ceiying inadequate ambulance service.
Early Sunday afternoon the Rich
mond Borough health officials were
notified OF diphtheria case at Rich
mond Valley, on the far side Of Staten
Island. An ambulance from Willard
Parker Hospital, at the foot of East
Sixteenth Street, caught the 4 o'clock
ferry boat for St. George. Halfway
across the island rear axle broke. A
second ambulance reached Richmond
Valley at 10 o'clock.
After the sick child had been trans
ferred TO the ambulance, the driver
started for the Staten Island Hospital
at Tompkinsville. He lost the main
road, but policemen guided him back.
Shortly after midnight the ambulance
reached the hospital, where the child
died yesterday morning.
Protests were met by the response
from Health Department officials that
il was not considered necessary to
establish a day and night ambulance
service in the borough. On weekdays
a horse-drawn ambulance is stationed
at Tompkinsyille. Sundays, holidays
and at night, calls are forwarded TO
Willard Parker Hospital, under an ar
rangement recently made.
at is a difficult task to determine
what to do" said DR.. Bertram H.
Waters. director of the Bureau of Pre-
ventable Diseases. 1--WE have only
about seyenty-fve ambulance calls a
year on Staten Island, of which per-
haps five are at night. The expense
Of maintaining a garage and a chauf-
feur, on duty at all times, would be
great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
M'ADOO DECIDES
In SWANN'SFAvOR
Will Entertain Complaint
Against Breckenridge,
Says Magistrate

District Attorney Swann's prosecu-
ton of his former aid, Lucian S. Brock
inridge, for alleged acceptance of
brides to prosecute labor officials,
moved step forward yesterday when
Chief Magistrate McAdoo, before whom
the District Attorney presented evil
dence of probable cause on January IL,
decided that he would receive formal
complaint against Breckenridge.
The magistrates decision was con-
tanned in the following statement:
Having carefully considered the law
and the evidence in this case, | have
concluded that it is my duty TO enter
tain a formal complaint when it is pre-
scented in due and proper FORM"
District Attorney Swami, who re-
ceived a copy of the decision before
noon, declined 10 announce last evening
what step he was taking. He refused
TO see newspaper men or to discuss the
situation in writing. He was closeted
most of the afternoon with Alfred j.
Talley, of the law committee of Tam
many Hall, and with Assistant District
Attorney Dooling.
Martin W. Littleton, counsel for
Breckenridge. commenting on the Nc
Adoo decision, said that the District
Attorney was right where he started.
AT the outset of the hearing Magis-
trate McAdoo told Mr.. Swami that he
would issue a warrant for Breckenridge
if a proper complaint were presented,
said Mr.. Littleton. "All this is nothing
but repetition. All the District Attor-
ney has really gained by hearing is
the opportunity to besmirch my client
in the newspapers.
breckenridge welcomes a warrant,
and any time the court wants him
shall produce him. We shall waive ex-
animation and go to the grand jury
where the case has belonged from the
start, and where, as a matter o. fact
one phase of it is already being in
vestigated."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
NEW WINGDALE PRISON
PLANNED IN TERRACES
Novel Structure Will Be First of Its
Kind In America

Kind in America
Wingdale was formally selected as
the site for the new state prison at a
meeting of the commission on new
prisons in Judge Ebert II. Gary's Of
fice yesterday. The decision TO select
Wingdale was reached some time ago,
the commission delaying formal action
to permit further suggestions or criti'
cisms of that site.
Replying to DR.. George W. klrch-
wey, former warden of Sing Sing. Mr..
Pitcher said that gymnasium
could be provided in the new prison If
it we're found advisable.
Most of the session was taken up
by an explanation by Mr.. Pitcher
of the plans for Wingdale. These in
volve the building Of terrace prison,
the first one in America and, so far as
known, in the world. On the lower
level il is proposed to erect the shops
and above il, but within the walled
prison. the main living quarters and
executive buildings, as well as an inner
prison for recalcitrant inmates. Be
vond this. some 70 feet above the
lower level, are 20 be the buildings
for the best behaved or trusted pris-
oners.
In the main prison it is planned 70
house 1000 inmates, the cells being
provided with all modern sanitary
conyeniences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23

when they were TO sail. whittier they
were bound, as well as the character of
the cargoes. This disquieting condition
of affairs continued until the close of
1915 or the beginning of 1916. when the
German Ambassador is popularity cred
tied with having prophesied cessation,
or at least suspension, Of the dis
turbances, and. strangely enough, they
came 10 an abrupt termination about
that time"
Substitute Discovered
At this point. Mr.. Nicoll said. new
and more sordid" substitute for the adj
vance information plan was found when
White appeared as munitions broker
in New York. To him, Mr., Nicoll as.
serted. Clifton diverted his work OF
gathering information. BY means Of
correspondence found by Burns in the
Offices of Seymour & Seymour, accord
ing TO Mr. Nicoll, connection between
White and O. b. Phillips, who had desk
room there. was proved through deal
ings with the Humboldt Fibre Company,
of Tennessee.
Are these letters and kilograms
found in Seymour & Seymour's Offices
the sort of private papers that the
copying and publishing Of private pa
nersO was designed TO protect?" asked
Mr.. Nicoll in arguing a dismissal of the
information against Burns and Egan.
I'VE submit in great confidence that
they are not. | cannot understand the
purpose Of the District Attorney in
bringing this action against these de.
PENDANTS. What spectacle! The only
persons at the bar of this court are the
very ones who did their best to uncover
a crime"
Justices Freschi. Collins and Garvin.
dismisSing the motion, held that motive
was no justification of the alleged
crime. As the case was one of a ques-
tion Of law and NOT of fact. il was for
the court to determine whether in re-
porting to the Morgan firm the contents
of the papers found in Seymour & Sey-
mour's Offices Burns and Egan had
published" the contents within the
meaning of the law.
Paul was on the stand when the
case was adjourned until next Friday
morning. He testified that he met
Clifton at the Vanderbilt Hotel. When
Clifton left New York, he said, he
introduced him TO Carlos Moore. Paul
broke away from his statements made
before District Attorney Swami last
summer to the effect that he and Cliff
ton had an agreement on a division of
profits resulting from the Morgan
confidential information. He admit
ted that Clifton had sent him 800
when he was in need of money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
SUNDAY REFUSED 100000
FILM OFFER, HIS SON SAYS
Much Of Evangelist's Money Goes to
Charity, He Asserts

itt Ho'N'"
Hecklers who attended meeting
last night in Bethany Chapel, sixty
seventh Street and First Avenue, and
fired endless questions at its leader
Homer A. Rodeheaver. Billy Sunday s
zone man band" brought the evan
gelist's son. George, to the pulpit IN
eager defence of his father.
"My fathers finances are always
talked about when he comes TO a city,
said the young man. 81 handle his &C,
counts. He gets only what is offered
TO him for his services on the last day
Of his campaign and this isn't so big
as il looks. for much of 1t goes 10
charity and the maintenance of his
organization.
"This very day declined on my
fathers behalf an offer of Sl.OOo'ooo
from a flowing picture concern; he re-
fused s350,000 for five days work IN
the movies; he has refused countless
offers from firms who make talking
records My father has always and
sincerely refused to commemorative
Christ"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
Subway Bomb Harmless

The bomb discovered on Sunday in
the Manhattan Street station of the
subway was found yesterday by Cap
tain Tunney. in charge of the bomb
squad, to contain a quantity of TINT
and several unexploded shells, proba-
bly, gathered near the scene of the
Kingsland explosion. He expressed the
opinion that Z would have done little
damage, as there was no Illuminating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
H !:SAd%soi$*
Tuesday, January %, 1917

Thi. department, is engaged in separating the sheep Of
advertising, nd of the which backs advertising
from the sos-snd hanging bell the goats II invites
lst.er describing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or unplsa'ant-~n'h
advertisers they wholesale houses,
etsH public will print those
letters which show typesly how an advertiser.
deed. word. of his .dver.ins Only signed
letters address, will be read But the
will be printed withheld preferred Address Tho
Advisor, The Tribune New York
THE advertisement pastor Faith Reformed
of October II, 1916. With the heading
Rewar of r.. 1000
The
SALAMMISRI MURABBA
We have several certificates,
remedy prepared
era other precious things explains that ut contains no poisonous ng
complete effect" and
1.-THE three tins remedy Remedy for
what? Listen:
and cr Mq ss5 h sgS ;s s f
@ %re % and then and sm 6.r % base limitations
And as if that weren't enough:
that d6 Pf S % s aas One VINO
titled to- he quite welcome se the same from me- through the
Personally
real Salammsr from imitation if crisp afternoon
right the Avenue but what's the difference? We him. he's
lying ingenious this "D Mannaa
Native of Delhi"
. Apparently the American religious press has corner promoting
the American who invites you him if his isn't
osSIBLY appeal com
paragraphs
from the circular will explain the project
H inter 7sss T ss5sfs'f this &
Book the Wordeveyhng publica
of This all publications., regardless
language, o
"The will be published NJ
will
pa n
the be hat
committee arranged with Hemstrees Clipping
York, gather
Deuhands
;af ;ss:i ! &: Is; s3 Il %sl |
tended to worthy addition that stOrehoue of knowledge
the Royal Library Berlin gold
that will .ypfy Germany and the American
"The be from the
America the People
The undertaking backing
letter is reproduced in facsimile in the circular
We have been asked about the plan and inquiry
from Mr. Sa detailed
Busness-Novembe Briefly
received and S2 disbursed The still
Without casting the slightest reflection upon
charge isn't this another commentary
money! AT this wohrd the
exploitation Only onhrd the Is
good with suffering rampant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
sIssoN TO GET EXCISE POST
Erie County Leaders Nomination Ready
for Governors Signature, Is Report

Albany, Jan. Do Governor Whitman
will probably appoint Herbert Sisson,
chairman OF the Erie County Repubii-
can Committee, farmer of Collins,
Y. Y, to succeed the late George +.
Green a. State Excise Commissioner.
II is understood that the nomination of
Sisson is on the Governors desk and
will be signed as soon as he returns
from New York.
Sisson is acceptable to both factions
OF the party in Erie County and was
considered a possible Public Service
appointee until this vacancy appeared. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23

My WIFE told she coming the purchase OF
IVA shoes advised that she Mays and of the
ss@e were price pair
trying after waiting
for the The girl told her that ds
floor the right h up end down again and she the sr,
for she found herself in the tnware department
and would go the u and 'u VENT an & %
around for the shoes question We found them
s s. .ta: to ss but where v van. G sS
gentleman who S1 eStsou I % could sS for Ny
wife made several inquiries Of him regarding this and that all Of
time he called upon statesmen wait this
To story my purchased advertised
SS' sl o,s1 were
f id ' Re ssr si; Ss' fellow f al 5 Dc:
help 6 T has H ysa @ %s.sv Ts' i:'
M Position 81 via. but wouldn't tina: n
all working tossts. undo the tactics years and firmly be
their goods i: worth than all the
ucve help firm because it was through adver
business gentlemen
their business employing they themselves more
ns a S's b a WORTH money S D this esse po %
i''' And now my wife Mays GEORGE W. GIBSON
clearly enough satisfied
money this second exhibit ground for hope
Asst May purchased serge Fl. Macys regu.
l. stock sls7S The salesman ma Tho% had dealt with be-
o 1rt the cloth style completion
he
called the salesman and showed him the
question he called the
showed of complaint The gancng
tsaid: Mr. a
@ as a : fS initial Hs PS5s y :s Sss s
s9 %suS f bs ps sn justice. made allowance the %s
had would such proposition,
off a sl975 with the
time and they would adjust
the matte again
Thea Visore xpe LAC.
The that possibly this salesman will be made
Of Macys bureau when is organized 1t would be
possible his worth the house in such position
a q of Apollo
i the Roberts Company Of Boston
call regular guarantee What do think
HARRY COHEN.
The guarantee is short sentence
satisfactory package and card
perfect package direct from the factory
Short every
that the surprise for
finds necessary o fall back the
(The merit AdE'Or rl appear o" Thursday January 25)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
SLAYER OF MRS. NICHOLS
GUILTY IN FIRST DEGREE
Arthur Waltonen, Butler in Robbery
Plot, Is Convicted of Murder

Plot, Is Convicted of Murder
A verdict of murder in the first de-
gree was returned yesterday afternoon.
in General Sessions, against Arthur
Waltonen, the good-looking young butler
who conspired with four other men to
rob his employer, Mrs. Elizabeth G.
Nichols. in her home. East Seventy
ninth Street. on the night of September
6. 1915. In the course of the attempt
Mrs. Nichols was strangled to death by
sheet wrapped about her head and
throat TO prevent an cutlery. Judge
Rosalsky remanded Waltonen for SEN
tence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
FIRE RECORD

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ig.5s-lsss Amsterdam .T.. Reliable Grcrery 90
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s.sJ-is5a W.shingicn Az. 1Es Bronx, SAn9s
Lch,snsietn. trffing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
DR.. Alsberg to Speak To-day

The experience meeting" for house
wives, at which DR.. Carl Alsberg, DR..
Harvey Wiley's successor as head of
the United States Bureau of Chemistry
will disclose just what vitamine, that
latest of culinary secrets, is, will be
held this afternoon in the Hotel Aston.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-07-28

important conversation with Il pig.
That is the fellow had the conver-
sation with was the pig. wasn't,
| sat on the fence and said, TO
you | give my heart and sole-now
tell me how you can stick youS
nose in the mud and find any pleas
ure in it?"
"Oh, that's great pleasure"
says he, II once in a while find IA
great fishin' worm for supper"
"Oh, is that all you find -
wouldn't stick my nose in nothing
for a worm"
"Oh. seq he" my book always
said, Make hay while the sun
shines"
looked at the sun which was be-
hind a great big cloud and imagin-
ed pig having book, THE sun
amt shinin' noe" says |.
"Oh, tain't," sez he, "tain't rain
in neither" and he goes OIL
fall off the fence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-07-28
tlNNN u NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HHlaR

You see, | come here and says
that is l came to the office and
said to Aunt Betty, said !.
"Whatll l write this week."
'soh, anything" says she, "jes so
you fill up about 10 galleys"-I
don't know what galleys are but it
rhyms with alley so let it go.
"Oh," says I, only 10. thought
maybe you'd want some more
Nope says she, Il guess l
couldn't use it If did. G. E. t. has
sent in another story 50 it will take
all my time to fix it."
oh sez |, "one of those good
stories"
Good stories-well no" she
says, "one great big demand is for
good stories"
"Ahem," says l.
NO" sez she, yours are no
good nohow at all you mispell too
many words at one time
Then jes what kind of stories
do you want" says /, tryin' to act
normal again.
"Oh, want good stories, none of
them things that start out with
"Oncet opun tym" either, one like
George was a giant killer his
father was the man that planted a
bean pole-i mean bean and it
groWed to be the whole crop
that's the kind of story l like-and
| want lots Of 'em but ones with
real life"
And about them 10 galleys?'
says I, looking in her auburn eyes
Il mean-hair.
"Oh, If my Juniors would write
good stories we would have lots Of
stories and lots of poems-I like
poets-they're immortal-after the
publishers get hold Of their mas
terpieces."
II guess I'll co." saysfI, looking
out of the window. Il think I'll
jump off of the bridge on my way
over"
Il hope so," says she.
l left blame her.
/ went to the country Sunday to
spend my holiday and had very
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-07-28
AN OLD "sAW"

John Adams had happy faculty
Of always wearing a broad grin,
which with the slightest encourage
ment expanded into wide, wide
smile.
What OF that, You say?
Oh, nothing.
Only one day John was laughing
In his gay likeable way, when a
man who owned chain of stores,
came into the store where John
worked as a clerk.
He talked to John and was won
by the smale.
Now John is the manager of q
store in large city and received
a handsome salary.
Which il we be allowed to para
phrase would run like this:
"Smile the world smiles with you,
Weep and you weep alone"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-07-28
July IS, 1917.

July 20, l5l Z.
Dear Junior Folks Goodness
gracious wasn't it a shame that
was so dreadfully busy last week
that | simply couldn't find time to
write letter to you folks. Maybe
you were all so busy reading the
other things though that you didn't
miss the letter. Now am wonder
ing just what can tell you
that might be interesting. You see
got up this morning at $3.50
o'clock and that was just two hours
early for me. At first had to rub
my eyes real hard to keep awake
but just as soon as ! jumped out Of
bed and washed my face / was real
" and truly wide awake and Oh,
how pretty everything was. The
birds were singing and all the gar
dens just looked lovely. And after
| had breakfast took a funny old
train at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing and rode all the way from Hag-
erstown to Cambridge City. The
railroad was in a beautiful valley
and oh, how lovely and green ey-
erything was Shortly before we
got into Cambridge | saw the canal
stretching along in such lazy
manner. Some way or other | wish
all the Junior readers who could
might have been piled in that fun
ny old caboose and had that lovely
ride with me. 1t only lasted a half
an hour but really it was so enjoy
able. Now | can scarcely wait until
September and October comes for
| know the leaves will be turning
and then am sure the valley will
be even more beautiful than it was
today. / want to thank all the boys
and girls for sending me such i'll
teresting stories last week. Help
some more please.-Aunt Betty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-07-28
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium is the chdens Richmond
Palladium founded May 1916
All boys and girls invited be ad contributors News
social
original
be written plainly side
signed Molly to The
sonay they bring their articles
letters addressed
and we hope and girl will thoroughly