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New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Outgoing Officials
Have Moving Dav

Yesterday was moving day for the
o'1ceholders in the outgoing Fusion
,ldroinlstration. The procession started
PACK to private life. The Mayor and
nus aids viii gracefully retire to-day,
"o,er greeting" their successors in
i, Mayor Mitchell said yesterday thai
MS plans were still unsettled but that
I'VE would have \ definite announcement
~ make within few days. 1t is under
zoo that the Mayor has had under
s0HS @ Iteration q commission in the sig
nai corps branch of the Aviation De-
idf'nent. He probably will return to
'he practise Of law.
ne employees of the Finance Depart
,.vmt W'.m,it Yesterday presented Controller
M " .iIam A. Prendergast with a gold
t "alch and fur overcoat, as token
=, ~ Ihelr regard for the retiring Con-
s,oiler Deputy Controllers Shepard
morgan and Edmund D. Fisher were
ass as remembered. The Controller de-
cared that he intended to take a
n'ohth' : vacation and would not an
Hounce any definite future plans.
! iHe commissioner Robert Adamson
mas accepted a position as4vice- -presi
pen' Or the international Arms and
"?e company, Inc. makers Of special
o,ahance, with Offices at 81 Fifth Ave
% nue, lhe company has manufacturing
pants at Bloomfield, n. j. Montreal
ana Toronto.
.. Leonard NJ. Wallstoin. Commissioner
VI Accounts rendered his resignation
yesterday to Mayor Mitchell, as many of
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Hylan's Proposals
Reopen Dispute
With Legislature
Special Correspondence |

ALBANY. Dec. 31.-General opt,nion
about Albany is that Mayor-elect Hy-
Ian and the incoming Democratic ad-
ministration of New York City have
merely paved the way Cor reopuning
many OF the disputes between New
ork City and the state Legislature, in
asking for some Of the laws enumer-
ated in their sixteen proposals made
pub;lc this morning, and thereby de-
laying :he session.
The Legislative situation. POLITICAL Nv.
was already sucA that the leaders have
no. bothered to make their annual
promises for a short session, and the
Hy!an Legislative programme intensj
iles the trouble
The Legislature will meet at noon
Wednesday to hear Governor Whit
mans annual message, and then will
adj for week
Some Of the matters suggested by
Judge Hylan for Legislative action will
not tnd much support, as they already
have been thrashed out in the Legis-
lature following deliberations of the
committee headed by Republican
Leader Elon r. Brown that Investigate
ed New York City affairs only two
years age.
In addition to the New York City
problems, the Legislature will have to
wYestle with prohibition in several
forms. all the way from the proposal
to ratify the Federal prohibition
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Loss of Life Slight,
But Material Damage
Heavy in Cuateu,al

While the material damage was yer
neavy. there vas bu, little loss of lif
IN the earthquake at Guatemala CITY
few days ago, according to the first al
Hices received from Guatemala govern
.nent officials by Ramon Eengoeche,
TIE Gua-emalan Consul here. late yes
terday.
This word, the first official news q
the disaster to be received here. con
tradlcted previous advices from unot
lcial sources. which variouslv est
mated the death toll al rom fe,
score TO 1000.
"tnfortunately news OF earthqual1
true. SAID the message received by th
consul from his gove1nnielt. Loss d
ii.ie Hery slight. .laseral DANA 4
heavy
Details supplemen7iag his dispatc|
We're expected later by Consul Bed
goecEea.
\ cable message received here to-daI
~ TIE Board OF Foreign Missions q
the IRE sbyterian Church in Nortj
America from one OF It's missionaria !
N Guatemala City ,ead:
Terrible Guakes continue. One bu,}
cred thousand homeless; hundreds su}
iering. Send So. 5.00o Il possible INN
diateiy. Missionaries safe. All build
ings wrecked. Hurry
An earlier telegram received fro,
the Central and South American TeI1
grapn Company manager Al San Josl
Guatemala. who returned 20 San Jol
nom Guatemala City Yesterday afra,
noon, placed the number Of dead
OOp "U
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Stricken Guatemala
City Asks Anti-Typhoid
and Smallpox Vaccines

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81. Relief
workers at Guatemala Civ to-njght
appealed 10 the American Red Cross
Tor a supply Of anti-typhoid and
smallpox vacc:nes to supplement- The
stores OF foodstuh's. disinfectan.s and
shelter materials now being prepared
at New Orleans for shipment to the
stricken republic. The message sa;d
there Was no immediate danger of dis
ease epldemics. but vacciaes were need
ed because of the Mecessary crowJino
OF the thousands made homeless by the
succe sslve earthquakes
ME the American diplomats are
safe. archives OF the legation and con-
Sulate are believed to have been lost.
as the buildings are reported TO nave
been shaken to the ground. Unofficial
advices indicate hat the foreign COLONY
escaped without loss Of life. The (us-
temalan Minister. Joaquin Mendez. was
informed of the disaster By the State
Department. and although he has sent
cable messages Of inquiry, has re-
ceived 10 advices.
Arrangements have been rnada he
the Red Gross for the Furnishing OF all
available necessary supplies BY The
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Deputy Fire Chief
Thomas Lally Retires

Deputy Chief Thomas Laly. fire
man for forty eight years, and three
other members Of me department who
have grown old in the Iire-tig ighting SER
vice were retired yesterday by Com
missioner .Adamson.
The other three are Deputy Chief
James +. Murray. now in his fort;eth
year iii the department.; Captain John
E. Farley, OF Hook and Ladder Com
pany S, who has served thirty-tive years
in the downtown district Of Manhattan,
and Fireman Thomas D. Doran, Lally's
aid, who is also in his forty eighth:
years of service
Chief Lally has been in charge of
the uniformed forces of the department
in Brooklyn and Queens for the last
thirteen years. He is now i'll in his
Brooklyn home, and his condition is
said to be serious. He joined the de-
partment in 1870. only five years after
the city abandoned it's volunteer fire
fighters. He has practically grown up
with the department, and has served in
its ranks longer than any other man in
its history.
AS an officer and disciplnaran," ;"
said Commissioner Adamson yesterday.
"Chlef Lally has few equals, and at
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Swami Distributes
$4,000 in Patronage

District Attorney Swami distributed
soz' 'ooo worth Of annual patronage YES
'erday by announcing he names of
SIX new full assistants al $1,000 each
ana one deputy assistant at $4,000 and
lnree deputies at $4,000 each. There
are two or three more deputies to name.
out M-: Swami wasn't ready TO an,
nounce his selections last night.
ne new full assistants, who will be
sworn IN by Judge Grain. of General
SESSIONS. this morning, will be:
Nelson Olcott. son of former Dis
trlct Attorney W. NJ X. Olcott. 81 Re-
publican; James f. Smith. who was an
pointed a deputy by Charles S. Whit
man; Samuel Markewich and Edwin p.
hllroe. deputies since 1916: Joab II,
hanton, Of Liberty Street. and Wll.
iam A. McQuaid former Deputy State
'ontroller under William H. Carmodv.
Mr.. Swami appointed Ferdinand Pc.
cora deputy to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of J John McKim Min
ton. Jr. and James NJ. Donohue WAS
promoted TO the $4,000 place held bv
aaron J. Colnon. resigned. James G
Wallace, ir.. was promoted to the njaco
n!led by James +. Smith; salary $4,000
r. Francis Mario. of 564 West broad
way was named 3 deputy: salary $4,000
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Mount Vernon Mayor
To Protest Defeat

MOUNT VERNON. N. ". Dec. ST.
peciaring that he had been robbed OF
MS M reelection to office. Mayor Edwin
W. F1ske, Democrat, TODAY protested
against DR.. Edward II. Brush, Republ;-
can becoming Mayor of Mount Vernon
'"-morrow. and said he would fight in
,he courts the award Of the canvassinp
boards Dr. Brush received the cert;ti,
cate of election through soldiers votes
"h'ch gave HIM majority of seven.
My opponent holds a certificate of
election which purports to credit him
with having received 33l6 votes" sa;d
Mayor Fiske. "ln making up .his total
hs has been credited with eight sol.
diers' votes in the Sd District of
the Sd Ward. whero only fvc ~ ~
sucA votes were cast for ham in that
, alstrlct His total vote actually was
Guy "'5l5 and no more.
ihat same certificate credits mo
wl'h " havlng received but 5000 votes
hu' inns total was arrived at by credit j..
ing me with only soldiers votes in
'he Sd District of the sd Ward
Whereas | actually received s suck
votes IN that district. according to thc
sworn testimony Of both tho Eepub]i-
can and Democratic inspectors. If 7
naa received credit for these 3 add.
Nohal votes my total would be 331o"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Quake Costs
100000 Homes
In Guatemala
Loss of Life Slight, but
Property Damage Runs
Into Millions
Shocks Continuing
Shocks Continuing
Every Building in City Rem.
dered Uninhabitable by
Tremors

GUATEMALA CITY. Guatemala. Dec
o'.-~-harth shocks that began here at
IL O'Clock on Christmas night and are
SUN continuing caused million OF dol
'ars' damage to this city. the death Of
re" persons and the injury Of about
one hundred others. More than 100.
oo' persons arc homeless.
hVerS aousc ir the city was rendered
'h'nhab'tatle and the entire ponn,a-
'lon is homs)ess. living in the parks
ana open spaces. The first shocks
we're light. giving warning of the heavy
ones that might follow. In the interim
every one had opportunity to seek
safety in the open air.
Fhe devastation wrought was wide.
spread. The Presidential palace tbe
postoifice, the cathedral. all the
cnurches, the aospital., the schools
Sno Masonic Temple were seriousl,
damaged. The electric lighting svsten
was put out of commission and teIa
graphic and railway communication IN.
tcrrupted AZ
The government is relieving the sit
uatlon by .he distribution of prov
slons. Every one is prohibited from re
naming inside any Of The BUILDINGS !,
the city. Excellent order has been pre-
served. = =
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
7 Admit Election Frauds

overtures for pleas of guilt have
been received by Assistant District
attorney Oicott from seven election
oillcers; indicted for fraud in the
M,ltchel-Bennett primary Of September
~. Four of these were from Republj-
cans. Mr.. Olcott says he believes
eventually fifty Of the seventy-one
under indictment for felony and mis-
demeanor counts will offer similar
pleas.
The revelations made by Michael
Sllberstein, the convicted chairman of
the board in the 5th Election District
OF the 18th Assembly District, will be
laid before the grand jury this week.
probably on Thursday. Silberstcin has
made a complete confession. according
TO Mr. Olcott, and ample corroboration
has been obtained Silberstein charges
that well known district politician
walked into The polls after closing
time and in q high handed manner
read on the results without counting.
me ballots, In such a manner as to give
Mitchell II and Bennett o.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Gave $1,000 for
Mitchell, but Worked
For Judge Hylan

investigation of tho Disbursements q,
.ne $''29oooo campaign fund 10 reSlcct
Mayor Mitchell disclosed yesterday that
ono man. who is said to have been paid
*ao to watch for reporters a. the polls
a'd not know who was running for
Mayor, and another. who gave 81 ,0Oo
1, 70 the Mitchell committee, worked foY
,ammany.. The lattcy was James MIC
1Tlnley, chief examiner in the office cf
Leonard Wnllsten. Commissioner o,
Accounts.
Sydney Pfeiffcr. Of s72 First Avenue,
was wa the watcher who did not know who
me Fusion candidate was. He tod AS
s'stant District Attorney Black yester-
a,ay that he did not get any money, al
though the accounts Of John J. O'NeilI.
treasurer, indicated tnat $50 went to
nm as watcher, worker and chal
lenger' Pfciffcr said he did no WORT
and challenged no one.
You don't know whom YOU we're
worklng for them" asked Mr.. Black.
u did you know who was running for
"No"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Start Year With Hiqh
Heart, T. r. Greeting
Especial Corvesp spondence1

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. 31.-In an
editorial entitled Our Duty for the
New Year. to be published by "The
Kansas City STAR tomorrow, Theodore
Roosevelt will say:
In the pancrs there recently ap-
peared brief statement. made by an
unnamed Young American major to his
troops in the trenches in France, Hc
said:
We will have three meals dav il
we can get chem. If we have to miss
one mea we will not be badly off. and
II we mss two or three it will not be
much worse. We arc expected to work
from midnight Of one day to midnight
oi U inc neHl day: Let everybody pitch
IN. While mud and water must be
ioueh'. IT may be much worse The
hopes of the nation are fixed on each
man.
ne ideal of duty thus set befor.
our soldiers. before the Americans who
at tins time risk most and. --lffer most
IS substantially the ideal of duty tow
ard which all of the rest of us here ~
America should. in our turn, likewise
stllve. We must brace ourselves for
effort and for endurance through "a
hard and dangerous wear.
Dorlng the year we at home will
suffer discomfort and pr;vation ard
wearing anxiety. What Of it? What W..
al home endure will be AS nothing COM
pared to that which is faced BY the
sons and brothers. by the husbands a, {:
fathers at the front
he one absolute essential for our
people IS to insist that this war be seen
through at no matter what cost unit
IT is crowned with the peace of over
whe Inning victory For the right
tNopyrsh' 1917, The Kansas city starr
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Trainers Do Not Hope to
Carry Them Out, Opposi-
tion Leaders Declare
Political Alibi Seen
Legislators Will Say Thew
Have Done Their Best, Say
Officials

The radical changes suggested in .tIe
legislative programme Of the incoming
'"mmany administration, as announced
Yesterday. have raised doubt in po-
"''ea' clrc'es of the sincerity Of many
o' the proposals. The opinion was OK
pressed here yesterday that the in
coming city officials could not hone
even with fairly receptive Legislature
20 carry out some of the proposed ere
ne politicians were inclined TO look
upon the general programme as an Of
,or' ,, on 'he part o! Tammany TO estab-
nsh an allo', so that when il was
round that prediction PLEDGES could
rot be realized the Tammanv leaders
couid say that they had done their
:. Whlle the political leaders were will
i'ng to admit that tho principle of mu-
niclpal ownership was all right, thew
fa'led to see how the new administra
uon could expect to accomplish much
IN that direction. at least in the sweep
ing manner indicated, with the lin
lted finances now available. Even with
the repeal of the Mitchell pay-as-vou-
go pohcy. as suggested in the pro-
= '"''ht', IL WAS pointed out that such
a course would merely mean the shift
lhg of the tax burden to future admin
istrations.
Inc ay-as-yougo policy, as worked
out by the Mitchell -Prendergast Board
OF Estimate. was dcsi igned primarily to
put the CITY on a firm financial basis for
the future by assuming an extra bur
den at the present time. The Control
ler and other members Of the outgoing
administration have said that to return
10 the pay some time or other" policy
now proposed might mean municipal
bankruptcy Il few years hence.
Senator Robert f. Wagner. who. to-
getner with Senator James A. Folev.
prepared the legislative programme. in
dlcated yesterday that the new admin
NAt ION would go slow" on the munic-
lpal ownership campaign pledge.
The proposal TO take over the transit
NneS by lhc city has no. been taken
seriously by the traction companies,
except rs II IN ght apply TO the non
paNlrg surface lines. There is little
doubt expressed III business or transit
circles that the companies which now
operate the surface lines would be glad
20 get rid OF them as bad invest
men'. and would just as soon foist
them on TO Father knicHerbocker as
any one else.
Senator Wagner appeared TO be hope
tai OF the attitude the Republican Leg
lSlalure would take toward his legisla-
tive programme. but local leaders in
the opposition camp anticipate that the
ammany- Hearst men Will find it hard
shedding.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Discharged Officers
Besiege Washington
[Stnf CorrcsDondencel !

WASHINGTON Dec. 3l.--Army Off,
GERS discharged on recomtpe n dations Of
the mcdical and efficiency boards now
examining all commands to weed out
1hoSe WHO are unable TO endure the
prolonged hardship of overseas service
are bes'cglng the War Department for
,r,ehearIngs. Those who have appealed
fort. WI"
10 make use of some of the officers
however, he department is now con,
s1'dcrlng giving them commissions in
the new United States Guard being
ior,ned TO police important property.
formerly connected with National
Guard organizations, and they see in
their discharges a desire of the army
TO TO cripple the state organizations
IN IN answer to this allegation, the Wa,
Department points to many DISCHARGES
men. in the regular army.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Knott, Feeless Sheriff,
10 Be Sworn In Iodav

David H. Knott VIII be sworn in this
morning as the first feeless sheriff OF
New York County. Under ,he law
passed by the last Legislature the
Sheriff hereafter VIII receive only a
salary OF $4,000 year. The county.
which heretofore has shared $4,000 to
100000 year in fees with the ShariF
on "o0-50' basis. viii henceforth get
all the fees
Sheriff Knott. however, will serve
four years, while the term before WAS
only two years.
County Clerk Schneider will begin To-
day his third four-ye;.r term The only
contemplated change in his executive
staff VIII be the appointment Of George
+. Best as Second Deputy County Clerk.
He viii succeed Herman W. Boyer,
who is slated for the Office of Tax Com
missioner. Mr.. Boyer is Republican
district leader. Mr.. Best was secretary
10 the late Mayor Hugh J. Grant. was
Commissioner OF Bridges undc1 Mayor
Mcclellan and is a Tammany man.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Three Cabinet Members
Promise Help on National
Amendment in Congress
Wilson May Also
Pledge Support
House Canvass Shows Ma,
jority for Vote, Miss
Alice Paul Says

More precious to the suffragists than
the most gorgeous New Years cards
was the announcement yesterday that
three members Of President Wilson's
Cabinet had come out for the Federal
suffrage amendment. They are Secre-
tary Of War Baker, Secretary of the
Navy Daniels and Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo.
Miss Alice Paul came from Wash
lngton bearing under her arm advance
copies of "The Sufragist," containing
the following quotations.:
believe in the Federal suffrage
amendment, and you may quote Inc as
saying o.'-Secretnry Baker.
'You should nave suffrage, ladies,
any way you can get Secretary
Daniels.
81 have been a suffragist for years.
1hls IS no new thing for me. | am con-
stantly working for you in ways Of
which you know nothing. Secretary
McAdoo.
Wilson May Follow
This is the first time that members
of the Cabinet have permitted them
selves to be quoted in favor Of suii rage
by rederal amendment, although every
member OF the Cabinet, with the excep-
tlon OF Secretary Lansing, was on
record as favOrinG suffrage by the
method Of the state referendum.
Their Endorsement was OF great value
IN the recent New York State cam
palgn. Optimists yesterday pointed out
ttat history might repeat itself in the
matter OF the Federal suffrage CAM
paign. toe. and that the Endorsement
By lnemhers OF his Cabinet might be
rrclu"e TO Endorsement by President.
Wilson y few days before the vote in
Ccn"icss, which is set for January 10.
The statements of the three Cabinet
members We're obtained by delegation
from ;he National Wonlan's party one
cay last week. The dclegatlom includ-
ed Mrs. Donald Hooker. Mrs. Townsend
Scott, Miss Lucy Branham and Miss
lulia Emory. The interviews were ar
ranged through the Pre- ldent's private
secretary, Joseph Tumulty. Ml. Tum
ulty likewise went so far as to say to
the sutl'ra&sts:
"Of course. am with you, and III
speak 20 the President about it.
In addition to being elated about the
public support of three Cabinet mem
bers. Miss Paul had big bunch Of
P'NtScS lioul VI tucUl mem OeTS Oh
Congress who have never been in the
suffrage columns before, and she was
most hopeful about the success Of the
suffrage bill il it comes to vote on
January 10.
The poll Of the House conducted by
members themselves. not by the sufra :
glsts," said Miss Paul last night, m
dicates that we have more than the
necessary number of votes to win"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Firemen Honor Adamson

Fire Commissioner Robert Adams or
was the guest Of honor at a dinner
given at the Hotel McAlpin last night
by the captains and lieutenants Of the
Fire Department. The Commissioner
was presented with bronze tablet in
recognition Of his work in securing
salary readjustments for the men in
view of the increased cost of living.
In addition to the tablet Commits
sioner Adamson had been presented
earlier in the day with set of resolu-
tions by the Uniformed Firemen's AS
sociation. by the New York Firemen's
Cycle Club and by the New York Fir3
Department Per Diem Association.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

lres he was vcritable inspiration to
all Of his men. Whenever he gave the
order to his men to go into burning
building they always felt absolutely
confident that it was safe to go, because
'hey knew that their chief would not
"sclessiy cndanger their lives.
ANY time in the last twenty-seven
years he might have retired on half
pay. but he loved the department and
n's work so we'll that lie has remained
his tracks"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

the other commissioners did, Mr.. Wall.
>'e,a WI return 10 the practice OF law
aud "it' be counsel for tho ncw CITY
NoN'rhment Nommittcc OF She Citizens
\, lhcodore Rousseau. secretary to
MAYOR Mitohcl, is considering several
retary to the Mayor, win ro with tNo
hrm Of which Rernard Hayuch ia .
msmher, Paul Wilson. assistant secrr'
,aiy 10 the Mayor, will go back to tho
oursau OF Municipal Research.
- ''oen Adamson. brother Of Tirc
1.,"mmss'oner Adamson. who has bccn
uas mead OF the Bureau Of Contract Su-
nerv's'on. has accepted an offer from
the Rock Island Railroad ''''
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
New York City Leads
In Thrift Stamp Sale

New YORK City leads the United
states in the sale of Thrift and Wa1
Savings Stamps. with Chicago a close
second. according to the reports from
Hlty postoltlcec received here ycster-
cay. Ihe reports show that the post
Offices nave sold 5ol $50 War Savings
stamps and 2.166,:2,3S Thrift STAMPS.
leal.zins for the government s2,s57, :,
ll5.30. YO''
The New York City postoiticcs have
sold lilo War Savings Stamps and
%o"'Sl2 Thrift Stamps. Reports from
'hlcago show that 5o.9Gl War Savings
stamps and 2o4,ol6 Thrift Stamps have
been sold there.
The above figures do not jncluln tho
distribution of stamps By Federal Re-
serve Banks 10 agents. The report of
'h'Se sales would at least double the
total '''0
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

~ar"dmsnt war nr.h h;,,t to passing an emergency
Tho, p..'cnao'tlon net for New York
,,n m"e.nef or not to abolish the direct
primary laws and other uolitical nro.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY

Guatemala chapter, made uo,of Ameri
cans throughout She republic ana di
rected by Aired Clark. general man
ager. OF the international Railway q
Guatemala City