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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

save the day. II these women will fur
their banners keep them in their racks
and keep of the White House end OF
Pennsylvania Avenue and direct their
energies in other ways 20 the passage
OF the Anthony amendment they will do
great deol 20 vain the goal for
which so many women in this country
are striving and undo the harm they
have already done"
Later | met a man who first knew
Mr.. Wilson in Princeton and who is
now a considerable cog in the nations
great war machine. He knows the
President well ENOUGH to be able some
times 20 interpret his views. Apparent
~ apropos of nothina | asked, ~ won
der how the President likes house
guard of ladies ?"
Don't know" replied the man, al
most gruffly, "but if these women think
they can successfully drive, coerce OF
compel thar Scotch Presbyterian Presi-
dent 70 do or not do anything they
have little knowledge Of the man with
whom they are trying 10 deal"
Then he quickly changed the subject.
Il would be altogether TOO presump-
tuous TO say that this statement of the
Presidents friend reflects the Pres-
dents mind on the question of picket
ing. / only repeat that often ne cor
rectly reads the Presidents thoughts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Ends His Life After
Shooting at Daughter
Man First Tries to Kill Child
Through Bedroom
Door

"If it wasn't for leaving you alone in
the world I'd end it all to-day Thomas
Newhort said yesterday to his dargn'
ter Agnes, Zen years old. The girl re-
NAMED close at the heels of her
fathers nousekeeper for the rest Of the
day, for the three were the only occu-
pants Of the hous. at SO Targee Street,
Stapleton. Staten Island.
A sound from her fathers room
caused the girl to go silently upstairs.
She found him taking something from
his top bureau drawer. 1t CLEANED IN
the thin shaft of light from the hall.
Agnes slammed the door and locked II
from the outside.
The next instant two bullets splin-
tered its panels. Another shot sound
ed, but Agnes drowned il with the slam
Of the front door. She found patrol.
man on the corner and took him back
with her.
Her father lay dead in his room. He
had sent the third shot through his
head. Rheumatism had compelled him
TO give up business after the death OF
mis- wife. A year ago he attempted
suicide by means of gas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Sufragists Will Ask
President Wilson to
Investigate Occoquan

Miss Helen Todd started for Wash
ington last night, hoping to plead with
President Wilson in behalf of the suf-
frsgists. She will ask him to appoint
at once an impartial prison commits
sion 70 investigate conditions at Deco
guam, where Miss Alice Paul and Miss
Rose Winslow are on hunger strike, and
where alleged atrocities were reported
yesterday by Mss Lucy Burns.
1--WE are going to President Wilson
and get this thing Strengthened out,
said Miss Todd. Eve have the promise
of a prominent authority on prison re-
form that he will make the investiga-
ton free of charge If the President will
allow il
Miss Todd then told for the first
time thS story Of what she saw when
she visited Miss Paul and Rose Wins
low in the jail on Monday.
I'VE found Miss Paul sitting up in
bed, in a room that was IN semi
twilight. One window was nailed
down, the other was open. but with
a plank nailed across the shutters.
COMMISSIONS Gardiner said that was
because Miss Pau's friends had come
10 the jail and called TO her. She had
no books, no writing materials-noth
ing TO do all day in the dark. but lie
and look at the ceiling. We were IN
der pledge not TO speak to her, except
a brief greeting, but she seemed quite
calm and seif-possessed.
in another room We found Rose
Winslow hudd.ed up in bed with no
nightgOwn on--nothing but a sheet
about her shoulders.
Miss Wlns.ow was being forcibly
fed three times day, which is too
often. as the prisoner scarcely RECEIVERS
from one feeding before 1t Is time for
another.
We'll. we talked 70 the picket lead
crs at Cameron House, and found out
the list of eight reforms thew de-
handed, Commissioner Gardiner was
most sympathetic when We showed the
list 70 him, and said that these were
Just demands, which he was very
hopeful of being able TO accomplish
for all the prisoners. He wanted the
Dickets 10 promise 70 obey the rules.
4 he made these reforms.
so We went hack 10 the Cameron
Wouse, but by this tine Miss Lucy
Burns. Mrs John Winters Brannan and
Mrs. Lswrenee Lewis had been sent to
Jail We found them tbtre, twelve of
them. in a room with Two beds Most
Of them were sleeping or rhe hoor. We
roked the note throug, ae bars and
Miss Burns agreed 20 obey the rules.
but with the further stipulation that
The pickeJs be treated as political pris-
Ouers.
"She refused TO sign a promise to
tcrt.or 10 10 so. provided they could
End out what the rules were. They
had found already that everything they
did seemed 70 be against the rules,
but not one told them beforehand what
he rules were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

Manhattan she is not fitted for q school
here We do not wish 20 have teachers
sent here 20 be disciplined for dislov-
atty"
A letter which Samuel D. Schmal-
hansen, one Of the teachers suspended
from De Witt Clinton High School, is
accused Of permitting q pupil 10 write
was made public yesterday. Lyman
Herman, Ridge Street. wrote the
letter in response 10 Instructions 70 q
class in English TO write a composition
in the form Of letter TO President
Wilson.
One of the reasons why Mr.. Schmal-
hansen was suspended was that he "ad-
ministered only a mild rebuke" 10 the
pupil. In the letter the pupil referred
10 President Wilson as my Most Ven
cradle Lord" and your Highness."
The letter is addressed ITO the De-
fender of Humanity and Champion OF
Democracy, Woodrow Wilson" Il says
in Part;
Undoubtedly the time will come
when people, not go ignorant and IN
appreciative as we are, will unanimously
voice their approval Of the work you
are now engaged in-a work in which
you have pledged all our lives, fortunes
homes and honor, without in the leas,
consulting us, ignorant brutes as We
are--so that those who are so nobly
sacrificing themselves for so rightoou:
n cause may in the hereafter realiz,
the fruits Of their toll. In short, you
are ready TO slaughter US all in Ordel
that we may enjoy that in death which
we are now lacking in life"
The letter ends: Surely, then. your
purpose is TO get supreme domi
nation and TO crush Germany for M
reason, it seems, except a mad desir'
for murder, meanwhile making US th'
goats"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Her Relief Work and Ill
Health Save Her From
Prison, Says Judge
Settles in 500 Bills
Court Glad She Did Not Join
Husband in Criticising
President

Mrs. Whitney Warren, wife OF the
architect, was fined $4,000 yesterday
by Judge Manton in the Federal
Court for attempting 10 defraud the
government by making false customs
declarations. In passing sentence on
the prominent society woman Judge
Manton made II clear that only Mrs.
Warren's activities on behalf Of French
orphans and widows, combined with
i'll health, had saved her from the
prison sentence melted out the day
before to two other customs offenders
Addressing Mrs. Warren, Judge
Manton declared her offence was
tantamount TO smuggling and spared
no words in bringing home the serious
ness of her crime. Mrs. Warren,
dressed in a black walking suit, ap'
reared Indifferent during the seath-
ing arraignment and the request for
a heavy sentence, made a little earlier
by Frank E. Carstarphen, specia! gov
eminent prosecutor. Mrs. Warren
paid the full fine to Clerk Leary IN
s1OO bills. and left the courtroom
heavily yelled.
Judge Explains Sentence
In passing sentence Judge Manton
said:
Mrs. Warren, there isn't anything
I can say to add to your position Just
now Of humiliation. What do say is
simply said because feel that the SEN
tence | am going to impose requires ex-
PLANTATION.
81 think your offence. as have ex-
amined it, and as il is conceded by
your confession here Of guilt, is tanta-
mount to smuggling. Except for some
extenuat.ng circumstances that nave
been submitted TO me. think the SEN
tence in your case should be the same
Your physicians have explained your
condition of health. That, together
with your mature years and the WORK
YOU have done for mankind are things
which weigh in your favor in THIS
judgment day for you.
Same Law for Rich and Poor
THE rich and the poor ought TO
suffer alike. IL is your fortune 70
have plenty Of this worlds goods, but
that IS no reason why you should es-
cape prison term. am told thaI
Won have done very good work IN
france. That weighs heavily in your
favor That stands much more m your
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

Seine Of the Swiss Press, according
to cables received here to-day, regards
the rumors as having been circulated
by Germany with the design Of seizing
upon them as pretext for moving
troops into Italy over the Swiss rail-
roads.
The Swiss Political Departments
ofncial encouragement, which reached
here to-day, follows:
I'm Switzerland. as well as in the
belligerent neighboring countries, ru-
mors continue to be circulated 10 the
effect that Switzerland has recently
been asked 10 allow the passage OF
troops and war materials over her ter
ritory. The Political Department de-
clares that these rumors have no
foundation whatever. and from no side
has Switzerland received any request
OF such a nature"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Says Assistant Superintend.
ent, in Guise of Patriot
ism, Suspends Critics
L. |. City Protests
Refuses to Accept Instructor
Transferred for Good
of the Service"

Charges that Assistant Superin-
tendent of Schools John L. Tildslev
"is unfairly transferring and suspend
inc teachers under the pretext that
they are disloyal" will be made by the
Teachers Union to State Commission
er of Education John Finley. accord
ing to an announcement yesterday BY
Henry l.. Linville, president Of the
union.
The teachers complaint is based on
DIR. Tildsley's transfer "for the good
of the service" Of six teachers and the
suspension of three others from the
De Witt Clinton High School "for ex-
pressing opinions that would tend 70
undermine good citizenship
Says Critics Are Suspended
"The fact is that DR.. Tildsley is
using the issue OIL patriotism as
guise to suspend or remove teachtvs
who merely exercise their right 70
criticise the school authorities" said
Mr.. Linville. "We have found thai
the teachers removed from the De
Witt Clinton School are among those
who have had the courage TO voice
their dislike 20 some of the methods
Of the principal. Francis 5. j. Paul.
"The announcement by Dr.. Tlldsley
hat he IS going 10 comb the whole
high school system for 'dIsioyal
teachers merely wlIl be an eXtensioE
of this sort of thing ~,
"Our committee-Hyman Rather N.Y.
Mabel Rees and Abraham LeikoWsky
is Formulating charges against DT'
Tilds.ey, and will present them 70
meeting of the executive board OF the
union at Washington Irving hlgn
School on Monday night. The charges
will be made public at that time. As
the charges can have no legal standing
before the Board of Education, we shall
present them to State Commissioner
OF Education John Finley, with re-.
quest that we have a pubic searlng
DR.. Tiidsley was out OF the city yes
terday.
Long Island City Aroused
Residents Of Long Island City crcu-
lated a petition yesterday protesting 70
the Board of Education against the
transfer of Miss Cornelia ". Cleveland
from the De Witt Clinton High School
to the Bryant High School Miss
Cleveland was one Of the six teachers
transferred "for the good Of the ser
vice."
Loyalty to the government is one Of
the principles Of the residents Of Long
Island City" says the petition. III a
teacher is not fitted for school in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Swiss Not Asked to
Suspend Neutrality
Deny Rumor of Request, Fear
ing Pretext for
Invasion

WASHINGTON, Nov. i7.--Alarmed
that the circulation OF rumors saying
one set Of the European belligerents
has asked Switxeriand's permission to
move troops and war materials through
her territory may be seized by the
other belligerents as pretext 10
forcibly do the same thing, the Swiss
Political Department has fastened 70
denounce the rumors as false.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

favor now, because your husband, while
you were in such splendid service. was
eriticizing unfairly and unjustly the
greatest humanitarian known 20 man
kind, President Wilson. understand
YOU did not share that criticism, and
standing out against his action Is your
action for the good of the widows and
orphans in France. and is admired 50
much more.
IL feel, therefore, il would be wrong
TO impose prison sentence. However.
tire case = q Ascrant one. The counts
Of the Indictment indicate plain fraud
and YOU must receive the other alter
native
Judge Malton thereupon imposed fine
90 s5 000 y he frst count Of the in
dictment. and $1,000 each on three other
counts. Mrs. Warren had already paid
the government Sll,600 in a civil suit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Security League Plans Patriotic
Meetings in Every Church in US

The National Security League has
organized a new branch TO conduct
patriotic meetings IN every church IN
the United States. More than a thou
sand speakers have volunteered for the
work, which will be accomplished b.
interesting pastors and church socle-
ties in the movement.
Thomas j. Preston, jrr will have
charge of the church campaign. his
wife, who was formerly MRS. GroV3t
Cleveland, is also actively interested IN
the project.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
The Same Sentiment

Practically every other man with
siom have talked has expressed the
zre sentiment rs the mar from Cali
'etnis, and every one Of them, except
iso ig ln favor Of woman suiIage.
lss,erday ! ran across a friend from
Asv York, z member Of the House Of
kepsesertatlves and one of the most
brilliant sneakers az either end Of the
capitol For many years he mas been
a. advocate OF woman suffrage, and in
,slls and on st1ect corners he has
f1ised an eloquent voice IN favor Of
re cause. ! tackled him on the cub
istt Of p.cketing.
TOO bad. too bad" he said "The
i.frsg.s,s, that is the female portion
y inem. are. a. q rule, the best poll
aeisnF ] have ever known. IN the pc
iriesl game most % them can play
nags around the men. For instance,
zn. Harriet stanton blpteh. Elizabeth
lady starton's daughter, who u a
Tsnber Of this pieketing National
honsnE' Party, is about as shrewo q
politician as this country has produced
ata yet she cordially damns this pick
eng crusade a. bad patriotism and
tofse politics.
i don't see what these women, most
q whom have brains enough to supply
no OF three women and yet have
psn.y for themselves. are thinking
ssout They know how 70 pay politics,
shd yet they don't seem 70 be abs 10
hks tip that 10 handed 70 them when
sytr tnsy turn a Warrington corner.
ts entire district government, once
IfSly, or, al least, not antagonlSte
pen, is now against them TO man
Way, because they blatently ard I'M
psasntly declare that they hope 70 an
~ Or intimidste or impress the FFesi-
ssst efficiently 20 induce MIN, IN ms
ssa;hg roesssge % Congress' 70 recon
1ste the passage u the hhthV.s
shtacment. But the district ahfn ms
,fst.on y appointed By the frssiasht
y 10 The Administration wnich nah
esgsed ti,e ar,cf, ~ the picset1. On
We theory 81 physics, that d fiFei
tanrct re higher than ia source, and
- tse fheory 81 iaW that . principe
= fespoasibls for the acts OF me-
.Efiis, / eugnt not 70 take a'sKfAH'
" afa0nftYa,iOn 70 conVlnee ehE
sff1' Ffst, that these arrests con.
'ftens and yauisnments ~0plh ~
'fiF 9eaa ffEOrtsd 10 had " nov pesn
''p"r Sat the source vas ~ iA'o'
k.ct sctiou.
II th4f reasoning be correct then ~
oNs. aba0igtsly. that the Presidtni
both aanoyed and angered 81 the an
- - tse Dlckefs and ~ the orgahi-
pr y ie1 y tfnipe IL,
MAJ Save the Day
tcs ne Members Of the National
aaHg ,zrt1 assert that II only tnf
90 says tbs word the m 'hony
snft ~ W1i BE passed Of the neS'
.sse9n n yog want sonsb0dg ~ 30
1isslflnE fDf you, ygg don't nag sph
#htl ~ ans tnfn shGsf him by con
ass'HE sht policy u n&1giug ard an
.ex.sF
MAJ do not bSilsVs IL = lao Late u
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-14
DRAFT 7 BLANKS
ISSUED TODAY
Al Registered Men "a Answer ques-
tlons i,espcciinR EilgibIiiiy. To
i,e Call~i According 20 CIass

Washington. Nov. 1.-THE ques
tionaire which all registered men
must flll out, has been published
Married men are not exempted as q
class. hut those with dependenl
wives aud families are placed vel
down on the list Of ellglbles.
II Indicates that only men OF the
nrsi class viii be- called unless In
case OF grave emergency
The first class includes single men
married men who habitually fail "a
support their wives or families. OF
are dependent upon their wives. men
who are not usefully engaged whose
families are supported BY other In.
come. unskIlled farm or Industrial
iaborers. and Registered men who do
not claim exemption OF do not fill
ont and send In these questionaires.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-14
PAINLEvE MINISTRY FAILS ON
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
INTERNAL SCANDALS THE CAUSE
Premier Has Had Short Tenure of
Ofiioe. Wanted Vote Postponed
Till After Allied Confcresce

Paris. Nov. 1.-THE Painlevs
ministry has resigned. after being
defeated on a vote of confidence in
the Chamber of Deputies.
After heated discussion ON the
various interpretations. Premier
Painleve put the question bluntly:
Has the present government the
confidence OF the chamber? Has II
the necessary authority 70 represent
France at the coming allied confer
ence?"
The government then received .
vote Of confidence, $50 to 1872, ma
jority Of 5s. but about 100 members
abstained from voting.
After the government had obtain
ed a restricted. but Sufficient major
ity. on the question OF confidence In
It's military and diplomatic policy. .
determined attempt was made to
bring on a discussion Of current
scandals. including the accusations
of faction Francaise Of royzlist
plot and against former Minister Of
the Interior Malevy. but Premier
Painleve demanded postponemeut
Of the Interpretations until Novem-
Der 80. when the inter-allied con-
ference would be finished.
A postponement was then made
question of confidence and the
chamber by vote OF 277 to 1S6. In
which the right Joined the cabinets
opponents. refused to acquiesce In
the premier's demand. Thereupon
the ministers left the chamber and
went to the Elysee palace and re-
signed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-14
HAWLEY STUDYING
DISTRICT S NEEDS
Congressman Visits Grants Pass on
Tour Covering Ills District.
Praises New Air I,omb

Congressman w. q. Hawley spent
the day In Grants Pass attending
to public business and visiting with
friends. He is nearing the end Of
a flyiyng trip over his district look
Ing into local conditions and sizing
up public sentiment on public ques-
tons. He spent yesterday at Med
ford. the day before at Ashland. To-
morrow he will visit Roseburg and
the last days OF the week at Cottage
Grove and Eugene. He leaves for
Washington Thursday, November
22.
At luncheon this noon. Mr.. Haw-
ley told party OF friends that
Uncle Sam had 100000 troops In
France now and more were going
every day. But my greatest faith
Just now. In Americas contribu-
tion to the war is the newly devised
aerial bomb. said Ms. Hawley. The
construction OF this bomb Is secret,
but experts claim 1t will revolution
ize warfare. II Is about six feet
long and two feet wide. made Of the
hardest high-grade steel. and fitted
With bar held by aapatent lock on
the end OF which is shoe. OF great
weight. Tho great trouble with
aerial bombs heretofore has been the
fact that they merely sink into the
soft ground and then explode, with
small range OF destruction. The
demand has been for bomb that
will explode at the proper distance
from the ground to render the maxi
mum execution.
This new bomb meets this de-
mand. Instead OF the bomb hitting
the ground the shoe hits Ii. the
shock detonates the gigantic charge.
which is at Just the proper, height
above the ground to kill man. and
deadly missiles fly in every direction
covering an area OF about five
square miles.
Congressman Hawley will substi-
tute for one OF the local four-min-
ute-men at the Joy theater this even
ing. speaking briefly on the Y. VI.
C. A. work.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-14
TRAVELLER SAYS FAR-SGHTED GERMANS WANT
PEACE BEFORE AMERICANS LEARN TO HATE

crops that one hears boasted about
every once In while going to change
the situation materially. "i
Throughout the German people
there Is what amounts to hatred
OF America. and this hatred has been
carefully concentrated on President
Wilson because u Is easier to hate
a man than a nation. especially ma
tion that Is the home OF pretty near
ly everyone's relative.
But the big men of Germany. the
men who have to look ahead and
guide the empire after the war. do
not hate America They feel too
keenly that they need America. and
they would like to stem the tide OF
hate before 1t becomes mutual and
the United States Is alienated for all
time.
Every indication points to prob
able coufIscation of property and re-
pudatlon Ct perhaps half the war
loan totals after the war Even the
percentage of property to be confls-
Gated is being talked of, and 1t seems
probable that the government will
take 20 per cent OF everything.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-14
PRESIDENT WILSON TAKING IN.
EiGEriC MEASURES ~ AvEwr
NATIONAL CATAsrROrHE
WAGE INCREASE IS DEMANDED
Bsotherho@I Men Arr secretly vot'
ing .on Proposition of Demanding
Nearly - Ter Cent lnrcas~

Washington. Nov. II, Aroused
by the plan of the railwaymen's =
brotherhood to demand another in-
ereas. In wages. President Wilson
has set federal machinery Into ac-
tion TO avert Il u possible.
The threat OF paralysis OF the
country.s transportation system 80
vital 10 war preparations. II a mat
ter OF tho utmost seriousness.
Al a conference TO be held at the
white House on November ss. the
president will appeal to them to de-
fer the struggle until after the conn'
try has passed the period whore the
transportation OF materials IN Of
such vital Importance. II has been
disclosed TINT the president. while
expecting that the matter can be sat
tsfacioriiy adjusted. does not pro-
pose to permit country's transpor-
tation system to be tied up by a
strike even II II becomes necessary
Cor the government 10 operate the
roads.
Demands Tor wage increases aver
aging " pet cen, are involved In n
secret vote being taken this week by
conductors and orakemeno on All rail-
roads In the United States. II was
learned today In railroad circles
here Advance copies Of the de-
mands have been received by east
ern railroad officials. and II was ex-
planned that the vote now being
taken Is preliminary To strike vote,
I, IL estimated that the proposed
Increase for the lines west OF Chi
cago would amount to siS.oOo.oOO
a year II was pointed out that the
payroll west OF Chicago Is ~ per
cent OF the national payroll for con
ductors and brakemen, which would
mean an aggregate increase through
out the country OF sos, ,00o.o 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-14
EXPECT SETTLEMENT
TELEPHONE STRIKE

San Francisco. Nov. IA com
plcie settlement OF the controversy
leading to the strike OF employees OF
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company. looms Ms probable today,
through the Intervention Of the fed
erai mediation board headed By Sec
retary Wilson. The proposals OF this
board will soon he announced.