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New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Rockefeller Board
Aids War Camp Work

The Rockefeller Foundation yester-
aay announced that it has appropriated
Sloo'oo0 for work to be carried out in
army cantonments under the super
vision Of the War Departments Com
MISSION on Training Camp Activities.
1T has also set aside s37 900 for sur
Voys on the public care Of mental dis
eases and studies in the psycho-path
oiiogy Of crime and S6,5O0 for public
ci1nlcs in New York State for the after
care of infantile paralysis cases.
Ihc foundation has also accepted an
endowment fund Of s25, 1000 from the
Harvard Medical School Of China
which IS to be used for the mainten-
ance of the Shanghai Medical School
PROVISION has been made through the
China Medical BOARD for the rrantint,
OF additional fellowships to medical
missionaries and Chinese students for
a. auvanced medical study in the United
states, and for the appropriation dur
ing the rext five years at $ll ,43O to the
Two hospitals maintained by the R.
formed church Of America on The Isl
and of kulangsu, in the harbor Of
Annoy, China.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Princeton and Yale
Clubs Will Merge
Will Occupy Same Building
on Madison Avenue
While War Lasts

The tiger and the bulldog arc to
snooze on the same hearthrug and the
sons of Eli to live under the same roof
with the sons Of Nassau. The Princeton
Club and the Yale Club are to be
merged.
The millennial phenomenon is to take
place at some date following February
\. when there will be Il special meeting
Of the Princeton Club to ratify the
action Of the club council in accepting
the Yale Clubs invitation to use its
house on Madison Avenue as tenn
porary home.
Long ago the Princeton Club rcached
the decision that its house on Gramercy
Park was too remote from the club
district and bought property on Park
Avenue. with view to moving. The
war rendered building operations so
difficult and expensive, however, that
the project was postponed, the property
in it's present state being sclf-support-
ing.
Conferences between officers Of the
two clubs resulted in the Yale Clubs
invitation and its acceptance by the
council of the Princeton Club.
The members of the Princeton club
VIII not occupy separate quarters.
They will merge with the alumni Of
Yale for the duration of the wBr The
twcnty-lour-story building at Wander
bilt Avenue and Forty-foulth Street,
recently built by Yale men, is the last
word in college club construction, so
far as convenience and luxury are con-
cefned. While the war lasts Princeton
men will be as much the owners of it
as the sons Of Yale
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Shipyards Working
At Half Capacity,
Bowles Testihes
He Declares $5O,OOO,OO0
Fund for Housing Work.
ers is indispensable

WASHINGTON. Jan. % - Former
Rear Admiral Bowles and other officers
Of the Shipping Board Of the Emergen-
cy Fleet Corporation, tcstifying to-day
before the House investigating commit
tee. urged passage by the House OF
bills recently enacted by the Senate
authorizing the expenditure Of 10000
600 for housing facilities for shipyard
workmen and TO create military zones
around yards building government
ships.
Mr.. Bowles said both government and
private yards were now working less
than 30 per cent capacity, with about
100000 men employed. and that the
present housing facilities at Sparrow s
Point, Hog Island and Newport News
were inadequate. He said shpyard
workmen had increased 70 per cent
since October and that the 1So, 900 now
engaged were about all the yards were
ready to employ, but that within a
few months there would be a decided
increase in the demand for men.
There is shortage Of skilled labor
and supcrintendents, but, Mr.. Dowles
said by means of training schools and
a gradual development of the work
there Will be no difficulty in supplying
the needs. When the shipbuilding pro-
gramme is well under way he added,
the yards will need 100000 or more
men.
The witness said three-shift work
was not practical on the ships them
selves, as that work requires daylight.
The three-shifr plan, however, is prac-
ticable in the shops.
Mr.. Bowles said rail transportation
was a great factor in the shipyard
work. and that at his request Director
General McAdoo had detailed an assist
ant to work with the Fleet Corporation
in Facilitating freight for the yards,
particularly the Submarine Boat Com
pany's plant at Newark, \. J.. where
work mas been badly delayed by a
freight embargo on three lines.
Representative Edmonds. Of pennsyi-
vania. thought much Of the freight CON
gestion could be relieved by diverting
rail shipments from New York TO Phil
adclphia, whore, he said, about 30 per
cent of the wharves were idle
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Ferris Accused
of Irregularities
Naval Constructor Ousted
at Request of Admiral
Bowles
[Stof Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Theodore
Il. Ferris, Of New York, naval con-
structor for the Shipping Board. was
oustcd from his post upon the recon-
mediation Of Admiral Bowlcs. assistant
general manager Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
This action, reported exclusively in
he rlbune yesterday. was taken with
the full knowledge OF the Senate Com
mere" Committee, which has had a
complete statement of the Ferris case
n its possession for several days It
Followed review of the evidence
bearing on alleged Irregularities
charged against Mr.. Ferris by the legal
department of the Shipping Board, with
u. report that his acts were at least
lacking in Some Of the essential ethical
principles held incumbent on all public
servants. It is onsidered probable.
however, that an attempt to place a
more serious import on the Ferris ir-
re%ularitios will be made by members
of the Senate Commerce COMMITTEES
1t developed to-day that Mr.. Ferris
was officially notified in July that hu
must sever his business connections
with firms accepting contracts with
the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Despite this injunction Mr.. Ferris con.
U4''ucu " COiiIidct WIN the Sloane
Shipbuilding Company. OF Seattle,
whereby lie was to receive a commis.
ion on sixteen ships under construc
ton for the fleet corporation. Thu
commission, if realized in full. would,
have amounted to over $4,000. it is
competently stated.
In addition to this. the Shipping
Boards naval constructor negotiated
an arrangement with another shin
building concern whereby he received
extra compensation for ship designs
Although Shipping Board Official
perfunctorlly denied that Mr.. Ferris
mad actually collected any Of his com
missions. it is known that at least part
OF ms commissions have been paid.
Shlpplng Board officials are making
strong effort to hush the affair M
partly IN recognition of Mr.. Ferris s
services and partly for the sake of the
Shipping Board
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Stettinius to Aid
Pierce, Says Baker
Ey Tho Associated rrc,sl

WASHINGTON. Jan 25. The War
Department TOOK a step to-day re-
garded by some observers as forestall-
ing the Senate committees proposed
les isiailon for munitions director BY
appointing Edward r. Stettnius, Of
New York, Surveyor General Of all War
Department purchases. Mr.. Stettinius
VIII assume his duties at once under
Colonel Palmer Z. Pierce, director Of
purchases. and lend the weight of his
vide experience as supervisor of pur-
chasing for the Allies in the United
States to the task Of co0rdinatiny the
production and procurement of war
supplies. His work for the Allies was
taken over some time ago by the Allied
Purchasing Commission
Colonel Pierce, formerly a member of
the War Industries Board, is now as.
signed to the War Council Of inc war
department. as director Of purchases.
The task of Mr.. Stettinius, AS explained
tonight by Secretary Baker, Will be TO
ana the officer III that work through his
'ntlmatc knowledge of the situation in
the munltlon industries. Purchases viii,
actually be made b. the five PURCHASING
bureaus of the department, ordnance,
quarte ermastcr, engineer, signal and
medical.
Mr. Baker said that the post of sur
veyor under Colonel Pierce had been
designed when the plan was drawn. n
plan which he said had already been
explained to the Senate Military Com
mttcc. Tie indicated. however, that
the decision TO offer the post to Mr..
Stcttinius had been reached only re-
Gently.
The Secretary said the organization
planned by the department different.
essentially from any plan for a min
lstcr or director Of munitions. Under
inc departments plan the individual
bureaus continue to make contracts and
to SpeVlSc production.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Baker Must Go,
Roosevelt Says;
Wants Shake-Up
Colonel Declares Secretary
and Most of Subordi-
mates Should Resign
Especial Correspondence

BOSTON, Jan. 25. 49, "rhc Boston
Transcript" this afternoon publishes
the following dispatch from it's Wash
ington correspondents:
"Coloncl Theodore Roosevelt de-
clared in an exclusive interview
granted Transcript correspondent
this afternoon that the War Depart
mcnt must be reorganized from top to
bottom IL America is to do what it
should do in the world war. He said
that not only must Secretary of War
Baker be removed, but that fouY-tifths
OF his subordinatcs in the department,
officers as we'll as civilians, must be
ousted. He emphasized most strongly
that every one of the successors Of the
present officials should be efficient. red
bloodod, capable men
'My schedule is so crowded than |
can give you only q moment. am
very sorry said the Colonel.
What, in your opinion, does the
War Department need most" asked
Many things must be DONE re-
piled the Colonel. The department
should be completely rcorganized.
Secretary Baker should 20 and four
iifths of his subordnates should 70
The present chief Of staff is inefficient
and so was his predecessors We should
have new chief OF staff. We should
nave new men elsewhere, too. must
emphasize this point also. The new
ofncials must be of different calibrc
than the present officials. They must
he up to the mark in every particular
we must not take the men at the top
to get the best mon. We must 20
down, take {. major here and a captain
,here' second lieutenant and FIRST
lieutenant Get the efficient men,"
Just because Il mutton headed Of
hcial has been aDle to hold down his
loo Tor forty years doesn't mean that
he should be retained now. Pick out
the big man regardless Of his rank.
l hat is all can say now
May ! ask one question about poll
tics" queried the CORES pondeut.
Certainly, ask it, said the Colonel
1T is reported in political circles
here that you have broken with George
". Perkins. and for that reason an at
tempt is being made to remove him
from the counsels Of the Republican
party" said the correspondent
regret such stories,' said the
Colonel. "Thc report is absolutely un-
true. They have said for four years
that vas the tool of George W. Per
kins. That was untrue. What they
say now is just as untrue. am a
friend of his and he is friend OF
mine.
"'Now, must hurry along. but just
enc more word; shall talk about
many matters when l speak before the
Republican State Convention in
Bangor, Me, on March 30
"With this statement he shook hands
VITA the correspondent and entered
another room, Whcrc other callers were
waiting to see him.
"in justice to the Colonel, it should
be stated that the above quotation NAV
not be exactly his words, as he talked
very rapidly, but in substance the
quotation is accurate"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26

evcr. he was elected president of the
Diamond Match Company, which posi-
ton he held until he was given the
blue ribbon of the financial world-a
partnership in the firm Of j. r. Morgan
& CO.
Meantime he had acquired intimate
knowledge Of
The sources and distribution Of
food.
Iron and steel.
Lumber and its products
Manufacturing in many branches.
And genius for organization sell
dom eXcclied.
1t was at this time that Great Britain
sent out its call for munitions and
more munitions. 1t had already been
buying them in this country. but on a
very small scale and in q dsorganized
manner. such as has been witnessed in
this country since last April. Agents
Of the British government were bidding
against each other and ACCOMPLISHING
little except. to run up the cos1 on
their government for such small sup
plies as they obtained.
Buys for Great Britain
The British government, faced with
the imminent possibility Of disaster,
acted quickly. I'll Purchasing was
placed in the hands of j. P. Morgan g.
Co.. with instructions to form a central
purchasing bureau.
The Morgan firm wanted the best
talent America afforded. 1t selected
Mr.. StcttiNius and he was taken into
the firm. 1t was his job to buy the
wheat. the steel and the munitions. but
it was a much more intricate job than
merely purchasing available supplies.
In AN incredibly short time thc Allies
were getting all Che munitions that
were required, and the newborn indus
try was reaping great profits, at prices
which still were much lower than had
been paid under the old order Of un-
synchroni2cd buying.
Mr.. Stettinius is very forceful
though unassuming. Courtesy con
ceals a powerful viii, until situation
demands action. Then he gets action
and quickly. He is not quick in max
ing decisions. but neither is he slow
He is merely prompt. Having analyzed
a problem in a thoroughg going way, he
acts.
Mr. Stcttinus's relations with the
Morgan firm will no. be affected by
assumption Of his new duties.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
RI Paso Attacked,
Soldier Wounded
Infantry and Police Drive Forty
Mexicans Over Rio Grande
Again

Ell PAso, Tex, Jan. 25.-Fortv
armed MeNicans crossed the Rio
Grande in the southern part Of III
f>so Tonight. Soldiers and policemen
armed with rifles were rushed to tbc
scene. Fifteen minutes later 6r;,,,
was still in progress.
private Linn, on outpost duty. has
neen brought in with a bullet woUnd in
his body NS''' III
w. A,ter M nring several hundred shots
Ihe MeNicans retreated across the rivcr
company OF United States Infantry
on guard at the Santa Fe Street intcr,
,iational bridge fired at the retreatlu,-
was hit. - ""S
Patrols have been sent north and
south along the river in anticipation nf
an attempt by MeNicans to rush Tho
guard on the theory that the men ON
in FL PaSo. N ''i my
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Baker To Be Heard
Like Any Witness,
Senators Decide

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Thc Senate
Military Committee to-day considered
in executive session tho request Of Sec
retary Of War Baker to be heard by
that body, in conjunction with the
House Committee. The Senate Com
mittce determined not to have a hear
ing anywhere except in the regular
committee room, but sent the Secretary
copy of n resolution inviting him to
appear there Monday morning, at 1O:3O
o'clock, unless he desired an earlier
date.
Although he is anxious to address as
many members of Congress as possible,
and is said to have hoped that he might
be invited to appear before the Senate
itself, it is understood Mr. Baker will
take tho opportunity given. He has
cancelled an engagement to meet to-
morrow the House Military Committee.
The Senate committees IS resolution
was introduced by Senator Reed and
read as follows:
Resolved, That the chairman be re-
Quested to reply to the Secretary Of
Wars communication by inviting him
to appear before the committee next
Monday morning at l0:30 o'clock, un-
less he requests al earlier date, the
place Of meeting to be the room Of the
committee''
Chairman Chamberlain said later the
committee had extended the War Sec
retary all courtesy within the rules and
regulations OF the committee in con-
ducting its deliberations.
"I assume" he added eve will have
the right of ss-eXamination. The
Secretary did not ask to correct his
previous statement regarding general
conditions. Ordinarily witness would
not be recalled except at the request
OF the committee, but we are glad to
extend the rule and have him make
any statement he desires"
Before he had been advised of the
action of the committee, Secretary
Baker said he would lay before the
committee every fact in connection with
the War Departments activities except
those which, through publication, would
endanger the lives Of American soldiers.
Asked if he would answer questions
from Congressmen other than members
or the committee who might be present,
ne said the committee, naturally, would
direct the course of the session. lie
added that for his part he would be
glad to answer any questions which the
committee approved from members Of
the committee or from any other per-
son who might be present
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Secretary Baker
Asks New Hearing

The other development of the day
was Secretary Bakers request to be
heard again by the Senate committee.
IN conjunction with the House commit
zee, at time when and in place
Wherc as many members Of both
branches of the National Legislature
as see fit may hear him
The Senate committee voted to hear
from him on Monday, or earlier il he
desIres, But only as any other witness
lnat IS, IN the committee room which
"'il not accommodate more than one
hundred persons. Neither did the Sen
ate committee ask the House commit
tee TO meet with it. However, as a re
suit of this action Mr.. Baker cancelled
ms engagement to appear before the
House committee tomorrow.
he Secretary wants to talk dircctlv
TO the men whose votes will determine
whether there is to be a REORGANIZATION
or not. This is d change. The Secrc-
tary hfSt appearance was sometime
IN the nature of "a condescension. It
mas been described by the President as
misuse of the Secretary's time that
resulted IN confusion and delay. To-
DAY the Secretary volunteers to give
his time. Apparently he feels thc
necessity Of getting before the country
IN different light from that in which
thc previous hearing left him. when he
gave the Impression Of lacking frank
ness.
Here is Secretary Ys War Rukcr,s
letter to Senator Chamberlain:
Ny Dear Senator Chamberlain: The
questions which have arisen with rc-
CARA 10 the conduct of the war require
an cApNclt statement from me for the
information OF your committee and
generally for the information of Con-
gross and the country
=" feel that in justice owe such
s'a'emcnt TO the splendid officers and
men OF the army who have forgotten
themselves and laborcd with self-sacri.
nee and. AS think. success IN tbc
pu'lc'ng of the great army. 1t is duc
,alSo 10 tine great number of men Of
louslness and affairs who have accented
inc invitation OF the War Department
10 come to Washington and havc
brought their business experiences
'he'r talent and their Judgment to tho
WORK IN hand Aud ! think the neonle
OF 'hH country arc entitled to have at
'"rSe summary Of what has been
zone bV America in the war.
therefore respectfully reoucs.
'n"' your committee arrange an onnor
y1m',y ',l,1, ,o1 me to make such a state
,nent' ana tnat the time and place be
hAed so as to enable all members OF
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Marcosson Urges
War Cabinet of
"Practical Men,

isaac r. Marcosson. who returned re-
Gently from Europe and whose recent
articles on war measures adoptcd by
Great Britain have aroused commcnt
argued last night in Carnegie Hall for
an American war cabinet composed Of
"practical men, Britain, he said had
suffered through its early policy Of
"Lc. Kitchener do it," and the United
States should profit by that error.
"No man who has seen anything Of
the war; he said. "can have any other
feeling save that our war operations
certainly tho provision and equipment
of the armies, must be in the hands of
compact war cabinet, composed of a
few men big in business experience,
large of vision and with years of prac-
tical training in handling men and ma
tcrial behind them.
tration is man of the type of Sir
Eric Geddes-that many y-sidcd wizard
who has risen from section hand on
the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad to he
one OF the props OF empire. Three
times he offered his services to the
British governmen. and thrice was he
refused. His experience is being dupli-
Gated at Washington to- day,
No menace to American participa-
ton in the war is quite so sinister or
subtle as the German propaganda work
ing in our midst. Every time | come
back from the war | am amazed at the
brazcnness of the Teutonic machine in
the United States. do not mean the
sabotage which has wrecked $50 OO0 Ono
worth of American property in the last
eight months. | refer particularly to
that deadly and sccretive insinuation
and innuendo being spread broadcast st
by the Germans. 1t takes the form of
End the War literature; it is poison
injected into the very heart of patriot
ism"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Bowdoin Alumni BaDouet

The Bowdoin College Alumni Of New
o'k City. held their forsy-ninth am
nual meeting and dinner last NIGHT at
inc Hotel Brevoort. About sevcnty-iivc
men were present. Speakers were Don
oid b. MacMillan. the polar explorer;
~ y. VI. NlilS. acting pres idcnt of tho
Go''cge' and Harvey d. Gibson, Of tho
Red Cross
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
President Has a Cold

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. President
Wilson cancelled all his engagements
Tor this afternoon, including the Cab
met meeting. and remained in the
White House study at work There
were no outward Indications Of whether
the international situation or the at
tacks on tho War Department in Con
Eress were engaging the Presidents
attention.
A. Was said at the White House Offices
sAAe the PSsSAasnt had q slight cold.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26

the Senate and the House Of Repre-
sentatives who arc SO disposed to at
tend,
"1f this request can be complied with
shall be happy to be advised at your
earliest convenience Of the time and
place. Cordially yours,
NEWTON ID. BAKER,
"Secrctarv of War"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Conflict Predicted;
Power Over Power

If to Mr.. Stettinius is given all the
powers now possessed by the War In
dustries Board then there VIII be a
ministry of munitions within the War
Department. But that will be difficult
because conflicts will arise between the
War Department and other depart
meh's, and the man TO settle them will
be inside one Of the contesting de
partments.
Nor does the appointment of Mr.
Ntcttinlus alter the situation which the
W az Nablnct Is proposed to meet. The
var 'apihct would furnish a war pro
si"hlmc ana sec to it tnat all Of the
uhr'lated war agencies down here
worked together toward the common
end OF seeing that this programme was
executed. Mr.. Stcttinius can't do that
II VIII be subordinate of Secretary
Baker and Secretary Baker himself
heeas cooIdinating with other branches
of the government.
lhe appointment of MIR. Stcttinius j.
confession that the Senate Military
Affairs Committee was right.
The committee said that in urocurin<,
supplies as an industrial function =
man OF large experience in civil lfr
Should be in charge. 1t IS an admis-
SION thAt big men are needed. There
rs YET no admission than an orY..iiza-
'ion is needed which will give big men
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Continued from page I

duties at once and establish his Office
in Washington"
Thus apparently Mr.. Bakers recent
reorganization of the War Department
is itself already reorgan:zcd. In the
chart which he presented to the Cham
berain committee the man who was to
coordinate all the five army bu-
rcaus was General Pierce, the assistant
for supplies. 1t was bjccted promptly
by the committee that this would mean
Il military man at tho head Of an in
dustral undertaking, and that military
men the world over had shown their in
capacity for just such work.
Now a new Office is created, and the
real head of the supply department is
d civilian, one Of large experience ana
force. Mr.. Stettinius's qualifications
have been obvious ever since the war
started
Now after ten months, and following
the Chamberlain Investigations and tho
Chamberlain speech. he is to be used
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Baker Appoints Stettir1iius
To Buy Army Munitions

full scope for their talents. That is
what the fight is really about. The lit
Tie men arc willing to have the big
men under them, not over them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-10
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