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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05
The Brighton Beach Investigation.

The fearful Brighton Beach disas-
ter on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Railroad has naturally aroused public
feeling to high degree; with n cor
responding demand for a speedy ju-
dlcial investigation which shall fix the
responsibility for what appears to be
criminal negligence and which shall
lead to the severe punishment Of the
guilty persons.
Popular indlgna ton, however. IL no
excuse for prejudice or unfairness on
the part Of the officers Of the law. A
Magistrate Is not fit to conduct an in
Quiry Into an alleged violation Of the
criminal law who takes his seat upon
the bench with his mind already made
up as to who Is guilty. Indeed, the
District Attorney as the public prose-
cutor is also a qunsi-judicial officer,
and even though the available evil
dence may all point one way at first.
he Is bound to maintain an open mind
during the process Of the lnvestiga.
ton and abandon one line Of prosecu-
ton in favor of another whenever the
facts require such course in the IN
terests Of justice,
Mayor HYLAN, acting under a stat
ute which permits him to do SO, has
determined to assume the functions
Of a committing Magistrate in this
particular case. There could be no
rea sonable objection to his action in
this respect were 1t not that he has al
ready formed and publicly expressed
an opinion that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit ofiicials are guilty. Would
any one Of our readers think he was
being treated fairly II he were ar
raigned upon charge Of crime before
Magistrate who had pronounced him
guilty in advance Of the production Of
any legal evidence against him?
A judicial officer occupies differ
ent position from that of the ordinary
| citizen. Most of us. when we read
the details OF great railroad accl-
dent in the newspapers, are compelled
to draw our conclusions in regard to
the responsibility for the disaster from
the facts as they are presented by the
press. 1t Is the duty Of a Magistrate.
however, who may be called upon to
act In the matter Judicially. to refrain
from forming any opinion whatsoever
until he can do so In the light of legal
evidence. Otherwise he becomes a
prejudiced Judge.
The public does not gain anything
by having such case heard before a
Magistrate who has made up his mind
beforehand. There can be no genuine
respect for judgment from such n
source. Nobody would pay any atten-
ton to the Hughes report on the air.
plane contracts II former Justice
HUGHES had begun the inquiry with
a public denunciation OF the men
whose conduct he has now condemned.
Such declaration would have en-
abled them now to say-and say truly
that their case had been heard be-
fore a prejudlced Judge.
We do not say that Mayor HYLAN
may not turn out to be entirely right
in believing. that the officers of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad are
responsible for the Brighton Beach
disaster; but we 90 say that his dec.
laration to that effect, in advance OF
any legal hearing, disqmlfles him
morally, and ought to disqualify him
legnlly. from sitting as a Magistrate
IN their case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

The United War Work campaign for
$3.50, 100000 is opening. Seven great
war charity organizations are united
in the effort. Whatever may be your
voluntary contribution. It goes to
make life comfortable for those In the
trenches who are making life safe
for you here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

Tho famous alliterative masterpiece
Of the FIRST years OF the last century
needs but a single change:
IAN Austrian army. awfully arrayed."
That was the beginning. in 1914.
AN Austrian army. swfully afraid"
That was the end, in 1918.
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In Full Sight Now.

In Full Sight Now.
The extremely drastic conditions of
armistice imposed on Austria Hun
gary by the military command Of the
victorious allied and American forces,
and accepted by the defeated bellig.
erent and actually in effect yesterday
Mt nine o'clock Of our time. will be
studied this morning with satisfac-
ton and contemplated with Joy by
the united American people. With
satisfaction, because they record q
fixed purpose on the part of the
councii In Paris to safeguard the
situation as It has been shaped by
victory; for these accepted conditions
mean unconditional surrender. With
boundlees Joy, because they denote
ths imminence Of the overthrow of the
only remaining enemy Of the peace
of the world. his capltulation on
equally or even more rigid conditions,
and complete victory for the cause
Of Righteousness.
This Is to be peace won by the
victory Of force without stint, not
a peace obtained by bargain and
diplomatic balancing. The severity
of the. conditions imposed by France.
Great Britain, Italy and America is
progressive and measured by the
guilt of the offending nations. Bull
garia, Turkey, Austria-Hungary in
turn have been dealt with in the
military sense according to the extent
of their culpability; there remains
only the chief criminal of the great
four years war, the instigator of the
crime and Its chief beneficiary If 1t
had succeeded; namely. HOhenzol-
lern autocracy and Prussian mill.
tarism. The end is in full sight now,
thank heavenl
Military conditions Of surrender
are not necessarily peace terms.
They are preliminary to peace terms
by diplomatic process. By their form
and significance the armIstice condi-
tions may or may not indicate d.
rectly or indirectly what the peace
terms shall be when ultimate and de-
tailed in the treaties which President
WILSON, speaking not for the Demo
cratic party In the United States but
for the people Of the United States,
has described in advance as "open
covenants of peace, openly arrived
at; and with mo private interna-
tional understandings Of any kind"
The dIctation of the Anal terms of
peace does not depend upon the will
Of any individual or upon any one
persons theoretical arrangement of
the worlds future. 1t Is a function
and a duty common to all the par
Elephants In the dire stress and awful
sacrifices that have won the victory.
Still less Is II to be a politicians
peace, shaped or utilized for the bene-
ct Of either the partisan 'exigen-
Giles or the partisan pride of opln-
ION Of any party leader in any coun-
=, Try that has fought autocracy and
helped to conquer 1t.
And the main consideration which
must decide the final settlement is
not any theoretical plan devised
months in advance on his own initla,
tive by the formulator of any sci
Of principles.
The one great principle which Great
Britain. France, Italy, the United
y States and all democratic nations In
terested in safeguarding their future
and the future peace of the worldmust
keep In mind when victory has beer
completely achieved Is the preservation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

From the reports which describe
the manner in which PERsHrNo's men
are pursuing the fleeing foe II appears
that the armistice terms will have to
be communicated 30 that he who runs
may read
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05
Mr.. Pen TO Mr.. Larocuue.

Having printed Joseph Larocque's
letter to Herbert C. Pell. Jr.. Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Seventeenth New York district, we give
space In fairness and at Mr.. Peirs re-
quest TO his reply to that effective
presentation Of the main issue in to-
days election.
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Valued Opinion.

Knieker--The President speaks Of the
opinion OF the man outdoors"
Bocker-Thats where he wants Repub-
hcAns kept.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

Switzerland's constantly increasing
colony Of expatriated royalties threat
ems to crowd the citizen Of the noun
tain republic seriously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

PARIS. Nov. 4.-During the week end
ed October 30 there were 1853 deaths
In Paris from the influenza epidemic.
During the previous week $50 deaths
were attributed to the malady. or those
who died 446 were males and SIT fe-
males. Nine hundred were between 20
and so years old
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

Marshal FocH, II develops, is also a
forceful note writer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

When marking the ballot look out
for the anger Of the eagle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

Our local sirens were Just six hours
late.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

With the rapid wane OF the influenza
epidemic-there were only TO new cases
reported yesterday-Dr. Royal s. Cope
land, Health Commissioner, is planning
to establish permanent organizations for
the care and health of New Workers.
One plan is the expansion and unifica-
ton OF relief work 80 that in the event
of another epidemic the machinery OF
caring for the sick will be Immediately
operative. Another plan Is the volun-
tary continuance of the opening and clos
ing order OF offices and business houses
that the traffic peaks" hay be fattened
and crowding avoided.
According to announcement made by
the Health Department the order ls re-
scinded to>aiay, but the Public Service
Commission has called a meeting Of va
rious professional and business interests
for Thurday to see IL the order can be
continued.
To Care for Orphans.
Dr. Copeland also hopes to perfect an
organization to care for the children
whose parents died Of influenza. Dlrec-
tors of social organizations and child
caring institutions have been invited to
! confer with him in an effort to ind some
adequate plan. 1t is not the duty of the
Health Department TO do this work, but
the Department of Charities cannot care
| for the children at this time, 30 by
mutual consent the Health Department
has undertaken It.
In letter to George Gordon Battle,
chairman of the Executive Committee on
| Community Councils OF National De-
fence, DR.. Copeland sets forth his object
OF making permanent the relief organi-
! cations II reads in part:
| Il take this occasion to state for the
! Department OF Health and for the public
of New York city my appreciation OF tho
| important work done through the intiu-
| enza districts planned and established by
| the community councils and the As
ISOLATION of Neighborhood Workers at
the request Of the emergency advisory
| committee OF this department and Of the
many social and religious organizations,
including the municipal departments
| 40 Headquarters Established.
| when It became apparent that local
| headquarters must be established imme-
| diately 1t was possible for this depart
ment to set in motion through the COM
| munity councils and settlements the ma
| chinery which in few days time set in
operation in the borough Of Manhattan
| alone forty-flve district headquarters. In
| the greater city no less than 10 head
quarters have been established since this
work began. Many have volunteered
| their time to this emergency work.
| Many more have given aid In the home =
OF afflicted persons. for which the city
has paid them.
| 1T Is not enough TO express satisfao-
ton with the results which have been ac-
complished. Out of this epidemic It 10
to be hoped that New York will emerge
| Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

~ or frteHfs rho fdror 10 pith md~u-
ecrtpfs and iRusfrations for publication tcish
10 h1vs rejected articles returned they must
In al casss ssnd stamps for that purpose.
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 1900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05
Another Sedan?

All lovers Of the beautiful will re-
joice on learning that nowhere in the
armistice terms to which Austria
Hungary has assented is there pro-
vision for the abandonment OF the
brilliant and colorful uniforms that
the former empires military person
ages affected In times of peace. A
world too drab could not afford to re-
linquish these splendid creations OF
the dyer's art and the military tailor
Hey. PERsHING! Send us a wire
when you reach Berlinl
nv HJon1Ep hnuy Gould x,n,,o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05
DIR. COPELAND PLANS
NEW RELIEF FORCES
Seeks to Establish Permanent
Organizations to Grapple
With Epidemics.
HIS PROJECTS OUTLINED
Influenza in City Rapidly De-
creases-Only 719 Add
tional Cases Reported.
HIS PROJECTS OUTLINED
Epidemic Situation
Explained in Figures

Tho epidemic figures Issued By the
Health DEPARTMENT yesterday follow:
Spanish Influenza. Pneumonia.
Casas Deaths Cases, Deaths.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

Mr.. Hoover, how could you?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

London once, t0-43 Fleet street.
Paris once. Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du Quatre Septembre
Washington once, Munsey Building.
Brooklyn once, Room 202. Eagle Build
Ing, sos Washington street
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Subscriptions By Mail. Postpaid.

THE nvENINo SUN. Per Month. -. $3.50
TIE EVENING SUN, Per Year. 500
THE EVENING SUN (Foreign) Per Mo. l.bo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

And ABRAHAM LINCOLN was not
party to such a pocket inquisition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19

at the French front anu tehy visited
the sector held Dy our own boys un-
der the Stars and Stripes where our
boys fought and died. ss* f.
!. This lecture will be illustrated by
moving pictures and steropticon
views. RI & ~1=f 49,. e.. ,,.... II.
Mrs. William Ogden Wade will al
so deliver a message of particular
interest and should be heard by ev-
cry one. - .=- ~ Sa-, + p. T..
Al, Mrs. Wade was born in Chicago,
was educated in that city, New York
City and abroad. She was a mem
lber of the Chicago Woman's club
before her marriage. Mrs. Wade
might be termed "a typical Ameri-
can woman" both by inheritance
and training. ,e.--..-..... -.,.-...
Mrs. Wade has given much of her
time of late years to the study Of the
Americanization of immigrants, and
has written and spoken much of this
theme. One OF her stories, ''The
Three Gateways, " based on the Am
ericanization work in Los Angeles,
has aroused much interest. 80
Since the first of the year she has
been associated with the work of the
food administration and speaks for
it with full knowledge Of the work
which this association has given.
Every farmer in this district
should arrange to attend the after
noon session at 2:3O o'clock. Eve
ming session will commence at 8
O'Clock. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
DERANGED MAN SLAYS
WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN

Eveleth, Mimi, Feb. 19.-Fred
Nylund, 40, shot and killed his wife
and their four children ranging in
ages from to 13 years, with a 38-
caliber revolver at their home on
what is called the Morrison home
stead, thirteen miles south of here,
yesterday, then turned the weapon
upon himself firing a bullet into his
head that caused instant death.
Illness and Ibrooding over the
death of his son about a year ago
are believed to have unsettled his
mind as his family and other rela-
tions are said to have been normal.
Ed williams, a neighbor, who was
in the habit of calling at the N.Y.
lund home for milk and butter to
bring to the Eveleth market, dis
covered the tragedy and from the
condition of the bodies it is believed
the tragedy occurred between and
6 o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
STATE S. s. OFFICIALS ..-
TO OUTLINE NEEDS FOR
COMING CONVENTION

Tomorrow's Commercial club
luncheon promises to be of especial
interest to all those interested in
spreading the fame of this city as
a convention. city. The Minnesota
State Sunday School association will
hold it's state convention here early
in June and it is believed that there
will be at least 1000 strangers pres
ent on that occasion.
A. M. Locker, state superintend-
ent, and DR.. Joseph Nicholson, vice
president of the association, will be
present and address the club. They
will outline the work necessary to
insure the proper care of our visit
ors on that occasion. ,
James K. Given, Arthur Flatner
and Carroll Hill, who are home on
a furlough from the battleship Kan
sas, will be the guests Of the club
tomorrow noon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
FIGHT FOR GOVERNMENT -.
CONTROL OF ROADS BEGINS
(By United Press)

= -VBy -UHICeu leooI -
>. Washington, Feb. l9.-The open
ing fight to retain government con-
troll Of the railroads after the. war
started today when Senator Johnson
of California said the nation Is
marching straight-.to the goal OF
government ownership and the peo-
ple will at last come into their own.
He vigorously assailed the COM
.pensation planned for the roads and
as 'tthe government conscripts young
men for $50 per month for the su-
preme, sacrifice, and if man here
suggested that the earning capacity
of our soldiers for the past three
years should be the measure of their
compensation he would be laughed to
scorn.'' '.E =. w.. - 3.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
BURNQUIST WARNS

st. Paul, Feb. 19.-Delivering to
the Nonpartisan league the pointed
suggestion that "all violence at home
and all unjustifiable attacks on those
in authority will aid and abet our
common cause" and branding char
ges by the league "contemptuously
false" Governor Burnquist has re-
piled to resolutions drawn at ban
quet given to celebrate the failure
of Ramsey county prosecutors OF
James Manahan, attorney for the
league, to present sufficient evidence
to convict him of charge of violat-
ing.
Governor Burnquist makes his
chief points against the Nonjartisan
league in his defense of-the State
Public Safety commission, favorite
target of the Nonpartisan league
speakers. He reminds the Nonpar-
'tisan followers or "A. G. Townley THAT
this is not a farmers war, a mer-
chants war, a wage earners' war,
but war of Americans against a
common enemy. The governors re-
ply is addressed to Carl Beck, sec
retary of the arrangements commit
tee of the Nonjartisan league. !
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
LOCAL CONDITIONS TO
Be CONSIDERED WHEN
BOND ALLOTMENT MADE

The committee having in charge
the next Liberty Loan allotments in
tends to give careful consideration
to local conditions, says A. r. Rog-
ers, chairman of the Ninth Federal
reserve district, in letter to w. l..
Brooks, chairman Of the Beltrami
county unit.
Mr.. Rogers also asks Mr.. Brooks
to do everything in his power to pre-
vent the selling of Liberty Bonds by
people who have purchased them.
Merchants are urged not to accept
Liberty Bonds for purchases, except
of course with limitations in satis-
faction of debts. =
- - Those who, must sell their bonds
because of financial necessity should
be assisted in disposing OF them at
the. best possible price, says Mr..
Rogers, but the selling should not
be encouraged, that the buyers may
be co-partners with the government
in winning the war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
SCHOOL MUST TEACH
DRAFTEES, IS RULING

Minneapolis, Feb. 20. - Public
schools must respond to the wartime
demands Of the government even to
running into debt to provide spe-
cial courses for drafted men, Attor-
ner General Lyndon A. Smith ruled
in an opinion given F. F. Pierce,
clerk of the Faribault public schools.
In the same opinion he held that
the school district can not increase
teachers salaries if such action will
mean expenditures in excess of the
school funds voted.
"You may disregard the limita-
tion usually. placed upon school dis
tricts by which it is not permitted
to incur Indebtedness in excess of
money on hand" wrote the attorney
general.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
ROOSEVELT NOTIFIED HIS
EIGHTH GRAMDCH9ILDG GA] ARR4yES 4S!SS

dore Roosevelt, who is convalescing
in a hospital here, said he was per
fectly delighted" when a long dis
tance telephone message from Bos-
ton yesterday brought word Of the
birth in that city of his eighth
grandchild-a boy born to Capt. and
Mrs. Archie Roosevelt.
Capt. Roosevelt, who has just been
promoted to that rank, is with Gen.
Pershing's forces in France. The
child was born at the Boston home
of Mrs. Roosevelt. The baby was
named Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
RUSSIA to-. fight g !
SAY Boz! |; WIKI
GB';i;iANY'S PEACE
TERMS GIVEN OUT
,r(By Joseph Shaplen)


x (By Joseph Shaplen) *sst
United Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd, Feb. 19.-Russia will
fight. ". "..,
A foreign official Of the Bolsheviki
50 told the United Press. If the Ger
mans advance the Russians will de-
clare them counter revolutionists and
the Russians will fight the Germans
as they fought Kaledine and Alex
Jeff. A trade with Germany is i'm
possible.
The German people will get food
only when they revolt. s'.
Trotsky has outlined for the first
time Germany's peace terms which
Russia rejected. Germany demand
ed Poland, Lithuania, Esthonia,
Moon Island and 5,OOO,O00,O 900 in
demnity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
.BENNER is NAMED
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENT

A letter received today from D. r.
Cotton. federal state director, de-
part Of labor, U. s. Public Service
reserve, st. Paul, contains the no
tice that E. l.. Benner has been ap-
pointed chief enrolment agent for
the reserve in Bemidji and response
BILE for carrying out the membership p
campaign. To assist him will be A.
r Wheelock and through Mr.. Ben
ner will be conducted the correspond
ence with the reserve.
The letter also speaks OF the offer
of hearty cooperation of the Com
mercial club and appreciation for
the kindly offer Of President G. w.
Harnwell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-19
GUARANTEED DIVIDEND
= TO PACKERS PROTESTED

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 19.-J. H. Mer-
Ger, secretary of the Kansas Live
stock association, in letter to J.
p. Cotton, head of the meat division
of the federal food" administration,
declared Kansas stock raisers are
violently opposed to the guarantee
ing of dividends to the packers.
"We are willing to make any sac
rifice for the country's cause the
letter declared. But we do not pro-
pose to sacrifice our. interests, that
the government may guarantee pack
ers per cent dividends. If this re-
ported guarantee is true, is it fair
proposition to guarantee a net earn-
ing to one line of business and let
the feeders to t. business go un-
rewarded" e., ~ ~. .t..