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New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Meyer London Running
One-Man Filibuster
Demands Quorum
Every Morning, to Great Dis
comfort Of Absentees
[Stof Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Mcycr Lon
don, Representative from New York
City, is conducting a onc-man filibuster
III the House OF Representatives which
is causing much embarrassment to his
colleagues from the greater city. Mr..
London is indignant at the refusal of
the House to take up for consideration
his old age insurance and pension bill.
SO every morning, just after the House
meets, he rises and makes the point Of
order that there is not a quorum pres
on,.
There is seldom ever an actual
quorum in the House chamber. except
when the members know there is going
to be a record vote; so this always
forces rollcall. with the result that
every day the absence from the official
duties Of certain members Of the House
is revealed.
This is never considered "clpbby," :"
but Mr.. London has been deaf to the
appeals even Of the Tammany men. who
cannot spare the time to stay in Wash
lngton right along. day Democratic
Leader Kitchin tried to straighten
Meyer London out, explaining that he
had not really understood what Mr..
London's bill was all about.
But the filibuster is still on.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Workers and Wages Here
Show a Steady Increase

ALBANY, Jan. 2O.-Manufactories in
New York State employed in December
last almost one-half of l per cent more
workers than in the preceding month
and paid out nearly one-half of l per
cent greater wages than in November,
according to the report of the State
Industrial Commission made public to-
day The leather, metal, machinery and
textile industries showed the largest
increases in activity over the previous
month. Many plants suffered from
shortage Of coal. which reduced their
production, the stone, clay and glass
groups sustaining the heaviest losses.
The average weekly per capita earn
ings for December was $17.71. COM
pared with 1851 for December. 1916;
$3.50 for the same period in 1915, and
$12.56 for 1914.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
F rinceton S War
Deficit" Is $91,295
University's Financial Condition
Affected by World Conflict,
Says DR.. Eiibben

PRINCETON, N. j., Jan 20-Prince-
ton Univcrsity's financial condition has
been seriously affected by the war, ac-
cording to the report of President John
Grer Hibben to the board Of trustee S.
This shows that at the end of the fiscal
year, July 81, 1877, the deficit amounted
to S70,326.32 For the 19l7-lS aca-
dcmic year it is believed that the deficit
will amount to $141 ,295.3O.
"Of this amount says President
Hibben. Eve expect, as heretofore, $780,
600 from the graduate council fund,
leaving as a war deficit S91 ,295.3O TO be
provided from other sources. We
should regard this as an extraordinary
deficit, due to the extraordinary times
through which we are passing, and it
should be regarded generally as a war
deficit"
The university, DR.. Hibben says, has
paid the difference between the govern
mcnt and academic salaries Of all pro-
fessors and assistant professors who
have entered the service
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Especial Correspondencel


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2o.-"Words
may be acts and acts words" said
Judge Dickinson, in the United States
Court for the Eastern District of
pennsylvania, in deciding that Louis
Werner and DR.. Martin Darkow, editor
in chief and managing editor, re-
spcctively, Of the Philadelphia "Taee-
blatt," would have to face a jury on
the charge of treason. The date for
their trial has not been set.
In reaching this decision, Judge
Dickinson was without a precedent in
court procedure in this country later
than 1861. The case in question was
one involving a New Yorker whether a
citizen or not is not stated, who was
charged with seditous talk Tho
learned jurist, Justice Nelson, of the
United States Court for the Eastern
District Of New York, ruled that words
are not acts" and released tie accused
Judge Dickinson, referring to judge
Nelson's decision, refused to be bound
by the latter's ruling.
Judge Dickinson's Comment
Judge Dickinson, in holding Werner
and Darkow for the jury, said:
Nv ords may be acts and acts words
Words, on the one hand, may be mere
sourd and fury, sgnifying nothing;
on the other hand, they may be fraught
with the most frightful significance
and be acts followed by the most
dreadful consequences.
Treason, as we are now concerned
with 1t, assumes, as proper attitude
OF all who are subjects to this law
that Of being we'll disposed toward tre
United States and of being it's we'll
wishcrs, and brands as a traitor one
who adhcres to its enemies and who
also levies war upon the United States,
or who, in adhering to its enemies
gives those enemies aid and comfort.
ut is conceivable that a defendant
may have this condemned attitude of
mind or be what is termed traitor
ct heart, and vet not expose himself
to the charge of legal treason because
ne has committed no tratorous act.
ut is also conceivable that one un-
der the domination of folly or of fac
tlonal feeling or directed by per-
verted view Of what he is doing, or
even wrong-headed conscience, may do
what would otherwise be traitorous
e~N''' emu ySI tot CHpOSc HlmSei1 TO
that charge, because the acts, although
carrying all the consequences of
traitorous acts, we're done without
traltorous purpose or intent. Such
man plays the part of a traitor, but is
not Il traitor at heart"
Significance of Ruling
Whether Darkow and Werner are
convicted and sent to prison for trea
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Million U.S.Men Uninsured
Soldiers and Sailors Neglect to
Take Out War Risk

ALBANY, Jan. 20.-Onc million SOL
diers and sailors in the service of the
United States are so sure that they are
coming back from the war alive and
we'll that they have neglected to take
out the war insurance provided for
their families by the government, ac-
cording to the Council of National De-
fence.
The opportunity of getting under the
insurance act expires on February II,
and the Council of National Defence is
aiding the war risk bureau, in trying
to get every man in the army and navy
covered by then. The insurance con-
tinues in force for the present year
and five thereafter At the end Of that
time, it will be converted, upon applca-
tion, into any other form of insurance.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Cour' Upsets Precedent of '61
In Holding Words ToBe Treas n
Civil War Judge Released Prisoners Accused of Seditioue
Talk but Philadelphia Jurist Now Holds Tagc-
blat Editors for Printed Statements

son Will be matters Of triHine conse-
cuence as compared to the definition
# treason set forth by Judge Dickir.
eon. This ruling sets new line. be-
Yond which present day conditions for
id the enemy within our gates trans
gressing
The indictment returned against
Werner and Darkow charges them witt
making and conveying false reports.
etc. 70 promote the success of the enc
mics of tie United States" That on
June Is. 1917 and divers dates there
'fter the defendants wilfully pub
'lshed in he Philadelphia "Tagcbiatt"
ana the Philadelphia "Sonntagsblatt"
'alse reports and false statements con-
ce,ernlnS the war between the United
states and the imperial German gov
Hrnment, intended by the defendants to
promote the success Of the enemies Of
re United States by weakening the
cause OF the United States and
strengthening the cause of the ;mno-
ria! German government.
Articles Are Quoted
The INDICTMENT records translation
rom the "Iageblatt," of September Z,
1917, headed: .
"wHAT DOES THIS MEANw
MANY SUICIDES IN PFRSHING,s
ARMY REPORTED"
The indictment goes on to state ::
(Which said article was false as tho
defendants then and there we'll knew.
IN this, that the caption MANY Sui
cldes IN Pershing's Army Reported
conveyed the impression that many
more suicides had occurred than the
facts reported showed"
Another article in the "Tageblatt. )"
lette as saying, "that next winter bread
riots could be expected in the big
cities"
According to the Indictment Senator
La Toilette used the words "bread
lines" and the "Tageblatt" editors
knowingly changed the reading to
bread riots"
AS result Of the expo ures of the
treasonable articles published in the
"iageblatt," agents OF the Department
OF Justice raidcd the Office OF the Phila-
dclphia Tageblatt Publishing Company
and arrested Werner and Darkow, to-
Paul Vogel, treasurer, and Herman
Lemke, business manager. The latter
three were afterward released
When the facts became known the
matter was brought up in the United
States Senate and a law enacted where
by any foreign language newspaper
printing q criticism of acts or policy
Of the United States government must
print an English translation in a
parallel column.
Credit for she exposure of the Sc
ditious publications is given to the per-
sistent efforts of Einar Barford. a
member of The staff of ''The Philadel-
phia North Americana
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Plan Patriotic
Propaganda for
School Children
Teachers Move to Offset
Seditious Influences at
Work Here

teachers, principals and supcrintend-
ents of the New York public schools
met at the Waldorf f-Astoria yesterday
and agreed to prepare plans for the
mobilization of democracys second line
of dcfencc-the school children. 1t was
determined that patriotic propaganda
should be started Systematically in
the schools to Offset other influences
that are at work in the country.
The propaganda is to take the form
TOR the present, Of instruction to
teachers on how to instil in their pu-
pills respect for the policies and man
dates Of America because it is their
country. so that the problems that
~, scientifically and with patriotic de-
votion.
at may take generation said DR..
Gustave Straubenmullcr. Acting City
Superintendent Of Schools, "but it
must be done. The cooperation Of the
parents, Of the community, must be
had. We must feel in heart and mind
that we are part Of the great Amcri-
can nation, and we can and must pass
this spirit of patriotism over to the
children under our care"
DR.. Robert McNutt McElroy chair
man of the committee on patriotism
through education of the National
Security League, said:
"Our second line Of defence is the
boys and girls now looking to the
teachers for system Of education.
Think of the enormity of closing the
schools for lack of fuel while one
saloon remains open. 1t is absurd and
initiating The safety of (pmOcracv
depends just SIS much upon the train
ing Of the children in the schools as
in the training of the boys in the
trpDch hos
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Baptist Campaign To-day
Five-Minute Speakers VIII
Explain War Work


American Baptists will launch here
to-day a ten-week campaign to educate
men of their religion in what is to be
required of them in the present world
crisis. The drive will eliminate with
a weeks campaign for 81 100000 in ad-
dition to all other amounts raised for
the emergencies incident to the war
Thousands of fivc-minutc speakers
will expound the facts of the world
situation and the duty of Baptists in
meeting it. In every state the cam
paign viii be organized by special COM
mttees of laymen under the direction
of state managers. "In time of war
prepare for peace" and "The love Of
Christ constraineth US" will be the slo-
PanS
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Begin Recruiting Campaign
For Church Workers To-nighf

Protestant churches of New York
"lll begin tonight a recruiting cam
paign to obtain for church work mon
to replace the four thousand active
workers of the metropolitan district
Who are now in the armed forces Of
the United States. Churches through
cut the city are hard up for men to
AID them in their enterprises, and it
Is hoped that this campaign may bring
forth many volunteers.
Two recruiting rallies will be held
this evening-one at Guild Hall, So
East Twenty-fifth Street, and the other
nt the D. X. <. C'ab, 20 West Forty
fourth Street
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Urgent Demand for Them
in American and British
Forces
Only 16,500 Enrolled
Requirements and Age Limits
Are Modified to Aid
Recruiting
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-To supply
the demand for 10000 nurses for the
American armies and to supplement the
nurse corps of the British armies an
urgent appeal for recruits was issued
tonight by the department of nursing
of the American Red Cross. the mobil-
lzing agency for nurses in military
service.
Of the 10000 registered nurses in the
United States only 16,500 have enrolled
IN the Red Cross, which forms the re.
serve for the United States army nurse
corps and the United States navy nurse
corps. 1t is to those not yet enrolled
that the appeal Of the Red Cross to-
night is especially directed.
In order to meet the increasing de-
mands of the army and navy nurse
corps the Red Cross has modified some
what its former requirements for en-
rolmcnt. The age limit has been
lowered to twenty-onc years, and in
special cases nurses over forty NAV be
accepted. Smaller schools for nurses
'-" Y HSSIt FidCeu OH lnc aCCrcuito0 list
ana applicants are judged on their
merits.
All Red Cross nurses assigned to
duty in military hospitals automati
caily become members OF the army or
navy nurse corps, and after their as
slgnment to duty are no longer Under
ire supervision or direction Of the Red
Gross. These nurses, when on active
duty, are entitled to the same govern
ment war risk insurance as army and
navy officers and enlisted men.
Within the last few DAYS the Red
Cross nursing service has recruited and
equipped group OF 100 nurses for the
army nurse corps for service with the
BRITISH eXpcditionary forces at the re-
quest OF the British government.
Already the nursing service of the
Ned Cross has equipped and sent abroad
l.'9O nurses for service with the army
and navy nurse corps. About $500
nurses have been assigned to camp and
cantonment hospitals in this country,
and more than 1000 nurses have been
organized into units and practically all
ready for mobilization.
In addition to the nurses serving
with the army and navy nurse corps,
hfty-siN Red Cross public health nurses
are on duty in the sanitary zones sur
rounding the cantonments, eightv-ninc
are serving directly under the Ameri-
can Red Cross i'll France. twelve are in
Rumania. three in Greece and one in
Serbia.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Holders of Potatoes
Are Facing Big Loss
Effort to Market Record Cror
Likely to Affect Prices
Oisastrous1v

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-Thc latest
report OF the Bureau of Crop Estimates
OF the United States Dcnartmcnt of
agriculture shows total potato WELD
oi s4@'SS6'oo0 bushels, which is not
only the greatest potato crop the
country ever produced, but is 5000 900
oushels more than was indicated in tho
report month ago. The December
"gures also show wheat production
OF ooo,S2S,0C0 bushels, which is 3.O00.-
ooo bushels less than seemed probable
IL the preceding month.
Department of Agriculture state
ment says: "The potat~ bin in Uncle
Sans agricultural storchcusc is piled
hlgher than it has ever been. HIGHER
than 1t was tho Aght to be month ago.
while the wheat bin contains less. And
yet that wheat bin should be chock full
IT we are to win the war. We can't fill
the wheat bin this year, and we can't
afford to assume it will be filled next
year. But the thing we can do is to
d'g. INTO the wheat bin less and into the
potato bun more; to eat, here at home.
more potatoes and less bread. and
thereby leave the wheat bin free for
military requirements.
=. taSt experience warns against con-
tlnued hoar>ing of the potato crop. In
i'l4 the potato crop was 1921 900
bushels. In the winter of 1914 that
crop moved INTO consumption very
slowly, Just as the crop is doing now.
Much OF 1T was held in storage on
farms or in WarohO Oucoc until -, +l,o
early spring of 1916 those who were
holding suddenly realized that a new
crop was coming on and that they must
unload quick.yj. But it was too late.
Every one t~ied to unload at once. 1t
was impossible to consume such uuan-
titles of potatoes. The bottom dropped
out of prices. quantities were sold to
starch factories for 25 and 80 cents a
barrel. and Thousands of bushels
spoiled or were deliberately thrown
away.
"under the traffic tanglc that now
obtains there could be no hope of
handling the enormous potato storage
If a rush should he made to market it
all at once. A heavy loss would be in
evltable. Unless marketing increases
at once and continues steadily during
the winter the rush next spring may
come, as it did in 19l5-too late.
THE United States Department of
Agriculture believes that an under
standing of these conditions by the
people Of the country will bring about
ton and will cause the doing Of the
two necessary things eating of more
potatoes ana less bread by every indi-
viduai, and the marketing steadily dur
ing the winter and spring of the pota-
toes now held in storage"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Pianist in Artillery
Plays in War Concert
Percy Granger Gives High
Brow" Music for Com
munity Service

Percy Granger, formerly ono of the
most promising young pianists in the
held of music, but now playing a saxo-
phone in the band of the 18th Coast
Artillery, demonstrated that he had for.
gotten none Of the art that was his i,:
civilian life yestel day when he PLAYED
the piano at one of the series of War
Community Concerts at the Harris
Theatre
These concerts are being given by the
War Community Service of New York
tor the benefit of lonely soldiers and
sailors marooned here. To aid his
brethren in arms, Mr.. Granger played
high brow and "low brow" music
alike
His programme included the "Hun.
garian Grand Fantastic" "Shepherds
Hey one of his own compositions, and
Lets Lend a Hand for Uncle Sam,
written by Rocco Resta, leader of tic
10Th Coast Artillery Band
Others who appeared in yesterdays
concert were Macklyn Arbuckle, Wal
lace Mckay. Mollie King, Betty Wheele,
and Helen Rook.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Socialists Hear Expelled
Teachers and Denour1ce
The Board Of Education

During a mass meeting in the New
Star Casino, 10Th Street and rark Ave-
nue., yesterday, the newly appointed
Board of Education came in for It's
first severe criticism. This was for its
decision to hold secret conferences,
and the members were characterized
as body that "knows nothing Of cdu-
cation"
Thomas Mufson. Samuel Schmal-
hausen and A. Henry Schneer, the
teachers expelled from De Witt Clin-
ton High School, talking to the 1000
men and women present, repeated their
public school system.
The following resolution was passed
at the meeting:
"Whereas, the public schools. rightly
belonging to all the people. have been
brought into disrepute by the auto
cratic conduct of official superiors Of
the type Of John l.. Tildsley; and
"Whereas, the public schools have
been dcmoralized by the institution OF
the infamous method known in other
ages as the InGuisltion: and
"Whereas, many teachers have been
subjected to brutal grlling, the like
of which has never been heretofore
attempted in the peoples public
schools; and
"Whereas, the continuance of this
antiquated and disreputable method of
irquiring into the personal and private
views of citizens is g disgrace which
the enlightened public can not and will
not longer endure; therefore,
Be it Resolved. That it is the serse
of this meeting that the Board of Edu-
cation at once call a halt on the in
QUESTION % 'omoralizing the peoples
col system"
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the East Harlem agitation
committee Of the Socialist party.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Five Experts Named to Help
Recruit Industrial Army

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Five ex-
perts to aid in recruiting the industrial
army for the governments war pro-
gramme were named to-day as asso-
ciated directors Of the Public Service
Reserve.
They are Henry NJ. De Loss. Of New
York and Bridgeport, Conn, who will
act as aid for the solution Of housing
problems; Louis E. Reber, dean of the
Wisconsin; Nathan A. Smyth, an in
surance man of New York; l. VI. Litch-
field, of Boston, and Major E. n. Sane
tuary, of the army personnel committee
of the War Department.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Wire Dragged by Runaway
Balloon Bagged Wild Animals

SAL1NA, Kan, Jan. 2O-A ball of
fence and telephone wire weighing sev-
eral hundred pounds gathered by the
long cable of the big army balloon
that strayed from Omaha several
weeks ago, destroying farm property
and leaving path Of destruction over
Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. was
dropped twenty-five miles south Of
Wakeeney.
It was found this week by hunters.
and upon examination was found to
contain twelve jackrabbits, ten cot
tontails. three skunks, a coyote, wolf
ard a chicken hawk.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
ecO Men Wanted for
Armv EnQineers

Captain Lewis II. Ellison, U. S. A..
p who is at the Hotel McAlpin, will open
aeadquarters at 729 Sixth Avenue to-
Jay tor the purpose of recruiting q
rsgiment ssI of engineers. He expects to
oao m,d It's ranks within week. He wants
ooo machlnists, blacksmiths, carpenters,
.poKs, sna chauffeurs, wiremen pipe filters
an'o electricians. They will be known
nsos ns sne 9th Regiment of Field Engi-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-21
Montclair F ederal
Building Held Up
$l0O, 600 Appropriation With
drawn to Prosecute War

MONTCLAIR, N. j., Jan. 90. = The
100000 that the government appropri-
ated for the construction of Federal
building in Montclair has been with
drawn and will be devoted to the prose
cution of the war, while people of this
town will be obliged to wait until peace
comes for the promised structure.
Secretary McAdoo has made this an
nounccment to Congressman Lehlbach.
in letter received yesterday:
~ AM sure" he writes, "there is not
q patriotic citizen who is not willing
to submit to Inconvenience to help WIN
this war"
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
GUARD AGAINST
SORE THROAT.

Be on your guard right now
against sore throat. The atmosphere
is chock full of germs that cause
sore throat and, if your system is
the least bit clogged up or weakened,
which is likely at this time of the
year, after eating heavy foods all
winter, you want to give it thor
ough cleansing at once by natures
own method, but not by taking mas
ty, old calomel or other drastic ca
thartics. Just get a bottle of Vim
Hepatica, the universal system puri-
fier and tonic. 1t will cleanse your
liver, kidneys, bowels and your en-
tire system and restore your vitali-
ty, thus guarding you against colds,
sore throat and pneumonia, and 9th
er maladies so prevalent this time of
year. 1t is natures own preventive,
as we'll as remedy, and we so recon-
mend it.
]. C. Ammons, Gleason, Tenn, is
distributing and explaining this
great medicine.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
Obituary.

T. ]. Oliver was born in Weakley
county, Feb. 9, 1887; died Feb, z,
1918; age 80 years II months and
% days.
He was married twice. His first
wife was Miss Virginia Breedlove,
and his second was Miss Emma Bob
bitt, who preceded him to the grave
some 23 or "a years ago, leaving him
to love and care for the children
alone. He raised seven to be grown,
one having preceded him several
years ago.
He lived consistent member of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
at New Hope for about 81 years.
BLESSED are they which die in the
Lord, for they rest from their labors
and their works do follow them. -
A Friend.