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New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Literary Editor of
"MaiW Called u. s.
Land of Cowards

Although "The New York Evening
Mail" changed its editorial policy
overnight when war was declared, be-
coming pro-Ally. whereas formerly it
mad been one Of the chief Journalistic
spokesmcn of Germany. at least one
OF THE Nails" editors neglected.
Secret Service discoveries showed. TO
change his spots.
This was Willard Huntington
Wright, literary editor of "The Mail. ("
Mr. Wright had spent some time in
germany when he was a young man
hen be returned to the United States
he became known as a culogist Of Ger
man philosophy, literature, music,
morals and educational and social in.
siltutions. He took the pulpit in be-
halt OF Nlctzschc's gospel OF life. A
persistent criticism of practically
everything American was sort of a
corollary of his German psalms OF
praise
Letters Seized in Raid
The night Of October 4 1917, a
squad of Secret Service men paid a
sudden visit to Wright's apartment.
1Sl Lexington avenue. and several let
ters which he had dictated to his sec
made public by William Flynn, then
head of tie Secret Service. The let
ters at that time seemed queer, and
rights explanation to Chief Flvnn
that he had dictated them to Miss
Matthews TO test her reliability was
apparently accepted in good faith for
Wright was not arrested
One of the letters was written to
Stanton Leeds, Washington correspond
ant of The Mail" In it Wright urged
Leeds 10 ask President Wilson about
Colonel Houses appointment Senator
L.-p possibly Senator La Follette-An-
Dire Tridon. a Greenwich Village radi-
cal, and Dr.. Rumely were mentioned.
Dr. Rumcly discharged Wright from
The Mail" Immediately after the let
tiers were published in other New York
papers. Friends OF Wright said yes
terday that lie had left for the Pacific
Coast. He was formerly the editor of
Il magazine in Los Angeles Later he
was editor of 'Smart Set published
N this city.
What Message Said
The letters in question were given
to Chief Flynn by Miss Matthews. who
summoned the Secret Service Here
is one of them:
Nj Stanton Leeds, care Greier Hirsh,
York, Penn.
Dear Stanton: had a talk with
the doctor to-day regarding the sig
nlncance OF Wilson's appointment of
Colonel House, My suggestion is that
you at once get to Wilson and see what
YOU can find out This is Zip which
X u-M Nelly got through Senator
/. Verbum sap.
"Please sec >jn the Depart
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10

ment of Justice, and do what you can
to get Tridon's Russian trip through.
We will stand for anything on the
paper in the way Of grease. (Here
Wright stopped debating and thought
minute and said: NO. cross that
out; write salve instead of srease.D
Answer by night letter"
Secrecy Is Urged
A second letter apparently was
written to the official in the DEPART
ment of Justice referred to in the first
letter. 1t is as follows:
Mr.. -. Department of Justice,
Washington, D. c.
Dear --: Tridon, old friend of
NINE, wants to break past the censor
and get to Russia at once. l believe
lose the record temporarily passport
could be issued. The whole thing is up
to you. What is the goodwill of The
MALI and The World worth TO YOU {?
Leeds will come to see you. Tell him
what you can do. I will see him Sat
urday, so there will be no letters. Sin
cerely."
In further explanation of his letters
Wright told the Secret Service men
that Miss Matthews was "a fanatic
about the war" and objected to his
pay lHS biaIllHS ana bcelnoNen.
Called Americans Cowards
In an interview published March o6.
1916, in The Tribune Wright, in ex-
pounding the virtues Of Nietzschean
ism, delivered himself of the follow
ing sentiments regarding his own
country:
"In many ways we are the most COW
ardly of all nations. The moral hv-
pothesis, the puritanical dictate, gov
ern all our decisions.
1--WE are nation stepped in absurd
and lethal idealism. Realism we re-
gard as immoral
"Our present Administration has
been little more than a sentimental
and religious debauch. Our Mexican
pollcy rests entirely upon puritanical
platitudes."
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
SWann Says Ru,nely
Spent $2O5,O on
Enemy Propaganda

District Attorney Swami declared
Yesterday that he had received informa-
tion alleging that Dr. Edward A.
Rumely, indicted editor of "The Mail" :"
had given S205,000 to buy newspaper
space in a campaign to stop the ship
ment OF munitions to the Allies before
America entered the war.
The advertisements said to have been
paid for by Dr.. Rumely were ful-page
insertions in all the metropolitan
dailies OF April 5, 1915. They were
headed, in huge letters:
"AN APPEAL TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE"
he advertisement WAS a plea for
neutrality, and called upon the foreign
born of this country not to aid in the
manufacture or the shipment abroad Of
aims or ammunition, with which thcir
Relatives might be killed
Editors Signed Protest
The advertisement was signed with
TIE names of several hundred editors
OF foreign language newspapers, and
contained the following resolutions:
I'VE, the publishers of the under
signed newspapers, authorize an an
pea. tc the American people, indus
tries and workmen, not to manufact
ulc. sell or ship powder. shraDnel o,
shot Of any kind or description to any
or the w2lrlng nations of Eurcpc or
japan
1t IS Interesting to note, in view of
'ne alleged source Of the payment for
'he advertisement, this sentence CON
tained in It.:
he cost Of this advertisement has
neen voluntarily given in the SHANE of
small contributions bv our neonin u.ta
are actuated by a sense OF humanitv
aNu justice ana patriotic desire no,
10 nave thus pe&ce-loving nation directly
Vl Iholrectly the cause Of further loss
OF ii'e or destruction OF property.r
Swami Knew of Deal
District Attorney Swami disc}osad
the fact that he had begun an inde-
pendent investigation into the activi-
'Iles @ OF Dr. Rumely as long ago as last
january, when a man high up" in the
conduct OF The Mail' was asked 10
Iisit the Criminal Court bujldino
AS result of this interview W7
o"ann made the following memoranda
"hlch ne transmitted TO the Fedora,
authorities:
About May. 1918, negotiations were
entered INTO on behalf of certain Ger.
man interests to purchase The Even
ing MAIL and about June. 1915, Ger
~ ',tst 'oseo, Sdiu 10 nave been
financed by Won Bernstorf, ACQUIRED
control '"'' "
DR. Rumely. who was graduated
win degree Of PHI. d. from some Ger
man university, came in TO represent
these interests. Rumely had lust gone
through bankruptcy and had 10 money
OF his own"
Rumely's name was next brought to
Mr. Swann's attention on April IA,
when l.. \. Hammerlng, president Of
fore gn-language advertisino ngancv
made complaint Of libel against
Frank Zotti, publisher of Croatiar
newspaper.
Large Sums Used
Zotti had declared that Hammerline
ma. nad inserted various pro-German
"neutrality" advertisements in dailies
and the latter admitted that he had
done so, but had acted merely as an
agent. Both men were brought before
the grand jury and testified. Accord
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
DIaH' BOUGHT With Part of $4,000 900 German Fund

ing to Mr.. Swami, Hnmmcrling's tcsti-
mony was:
"rhc advertisements Of 1915 we're
paid for out of the 100000 received
from Dr. Rumcly, Of 'The Evening
Mail"
This large sum was used for other
purposes Of propaganda, according to
Mr.. Swann's informant. On receiving
this information, Mr. Swami trans
mitted it to the Federal authorities at
Washington and called Dr.. Rumely to
his Office.
CDR Rumely came here and asked
hlm whether the allegations were
true" said District Attorney Swami
"IIc refused to affirm or deny them
He merely stated, as | recall, that all
the matters | spoke Of took place be-
fore this country entered the war. He
added, believe, that he did not see
how such matter came into the ju-
lsdiction of the District Attorney
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
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FunQ

renewed. Later there was another
mortgage of 100000 placed. OF this
amount 100000 was issued. I and my
associates took some of these. All in
all, | believe | have about 1915 900 Of
the first and second issue Of bonds.
Most of these bought from the Elliott
T. Shepard estate in the early ninetes.
"The pro-Gcrman reports persisted
all of this time, and there was, as
understand it. more or less extensive
inquiry on. Last week matters ap
preached II crisis, and it became clear
that we would have to take back the
property On Friday last we made an
offer to Mr.. Palmer. the custodian Of
alien enemy property, for the stock
held by Rumely, which the Federal of
iicials had become convinced was really
German property. This offer could not
have reached Mr.. Palmer until Mon
day On Monday Mr.. Samuel Inter
myer. who was in Washington, took
the matter up in the interest OF the
bondholdcrs.
Something. Just what do not know,
happened here in New York Monday
that made the authorities feel the pro
ceedings against Rumciy must be made
at once, irrespective of anything that
might be pending, and the arrest was
made.
During the inquiry that resulted in
Dr. RumeJy's arrest the Department of
Justice. the Alien Property Custodian,
the District Attorney and the Attorney
General OF New York were of the opin-
ion that the good American money rep
resented BY the bonds should not be
menaced by any action of Rumely. This
was put up to me, and | was glad that
the authorities felt that way. The
bondholders, particularly Paul J. Block
and myself. set about to see if there
was not some way in which they could
get full control of the property through
purchase from the government Of the
Rumely stock. For that reason for
nal bid was mailed last Friday. This
proceeding was agreeable to the gov
ernment. which naturally wished to
protect any equity the stock may have
and put it in with other alien enemy
funds"
According to Mr. Stoddard, Rumely
very rarely wrote anything for "Thc
Mail"
"You have pointed out where Ger
many has not gained any advantage
through Rumely's control of The
Mail"; what was he trying to do?" a
reporter asked
81 do not know replied Mr.. Stod-
dar,l. "Since he has found himself in
this position he has declared his pur-
pose to be the squaring of America
with German liberals after the war
He would. he said be in a tactical po-
sition to do this"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Boston Wool Men
Accused of $250,000
Income Tax Fraud
Two Heads of English &
O'Brien, Inc, Held in
$4,000 Bail Each

BOSTON, July 9.~William A. Eng
lish and John H. O'Brien. members of
the firm Of English & O'Brlen, Boston
wool merchants, were arrested to-day
on q Federal indictment charging con-
Spiracy TO de1raud the government of
income taxes. The Indictment alleged
that the sholtag through improper ac-
counting amounted to S25O00O.
Both men pleaded not guilty and
we're held i'll bonds Of $25, 5000 each.
Federal officials said it was the first
case Of the kind 10 be brought to the
ATTENTION of the grand jury.
With The arrest of English and
. bren 1t became known that the gov
ernment yesterday instituted a civil
$4,000, 600 damages to cover the
amounts alleged to have been held back
on income taN payments.
Two Sets of Books
Examination of the firms records
showed, Federal authorities said. that
two sets of books had been kept, one
Tor examination by internal revenue
experts and the other for the private
ulioi iH@liou Oh the uetendantS.
The specific amount of the alleged
shortage as set forth IN the indictment
was $3.50 0o0. 1t was charged. how
ever. that a more careful examination
OF the books now in the custody OF the
department Of Justice might reveal
that larger sum was unaccounted for.
From Lucius w. Pond, formerly q
bookkeeper in the employ of English &
Obrien. government agents obtained
the first direct evidence of the exist
ence Of two sets Of books. The investi-
cation was begun in March.
Firm Changed Its Name
About the time the tigation vas
started the firms name was changed
from English & O'Brien 10 English &
O'Brien, inc. although 1t was set forth
by the government shat this did not
result III any change in the organiza-
sion.
English and o'Brien. with counsel.
appeared before Federal Judge Morton
and pleaded not guilty. Counsel stated
that they might ask the court later for
permission to change the pleas. Bonds
We're furnished by both defendants.
The arrest of the dealers was de-
scribed by Federal officials as the first
OF series of prosecutions against al.
legged tax dodgers.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Mrs. Stokes Says
She Forced Drive
On Pro6teering
Declares Wilson Acted a,
Result Of Facts Brought
Out in Her Trial

Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, who ".
recently sentenced to ten years impr,
onment for seditious and treascpss,
utterances and whose appeal is no,
pending, declared to an audience !,
Webster Hall, Third Avenue and f.
venth Street, last night that the far,
brought out in her trial were diree,-
responsible for the Presidents adnc.
milton TO Congress regarding war prc..
teers.
She said that her indictment W.,
due 70 the men who Day for the Al:
vertisements in "The Kansas Cit
Star" and was technically based Q,
the Interpretation OF the word "goysr.
ment" which she used in d statemsri
to that paper, and to several garss.
and falsified narratives of address,
and interviews printed in The Sur
Accuses Judge at Trial
She added that Judge Van Vaisr
burg, who sat at her trial. was know
to be pro-German before this coua-
try's entry into the war, and accused
THE Kansas City Star o. pro-Gcr
manism, masked under a vvaseg Of pa
triotism, asserting that one Si the ed
tors OF that paper. August Siss.et
lived twenty years in this country BE-
lore he became naturallzed. he o.
tanned his citizenship papers. she d.
clared, only few months after .,s
nited States declared war through Z.
efforts of Judge Van Valkenburg
Mrs. Stokes recounted the evsrz
leading up 70 her arrest and lnda
ment. She told how in July. 1917 "
had been invited by TIE Womans Dr.
ing Club of Kansas City TO delivs, q
address on socialism before its me-
bers. She accepted tentatively i
speak in the February following,
In November OF the same year Z
subject was changed 70 War and Az
the War, What 80 she continued 4
became III and my physician asI
graphed thar could nor come, but tn
insisted and so went early in ArsI
Says Talk Was Garhled
~Ou March 10. the evening bes.Nl
was to address the club. vas II
suaded by its president 70 see Al II
reporter from The Kansas City S4j
1t was understood. however, tha
was not 70 be Interviewed I tod Il
girl that most newspapers were g
Quoted by capitalists who paid for Il
advertising. She wrote some Of Il
things said or this score, but y
editor cruutpled up her copy.
Il net the editor in chief Of Il
paper the same day and told him, ID
ply % questions, that | was pnH
the Bolshevik revolution in Rusik
Those who know the facts are pNaB
also. The most wonderful thing /
the worlds history are rranspirns
Russia, but we are being lied TO
those who have capitalistic inters
there.
The next day the editor ser'
young Englishman 70 interview ne
spoke to the man. and the next
he Star printed story that vi
talsehood from beginning 10 end
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Gregory axes Hand
In Aircraft lnqulr!
Attorney General Arrives
Dayton to Assist Hughes

DAYTON, Ohio, July a.-Attor'l
General Thomas X. Gregory arH's
mere to-day to lend legal aid N ". !.
conduct OF an investigation Of ms'a
pertaining TO The aircraft program
IS arrival was within twenty's'.
hours of Charles L. Hughes, CONF.
stoned by President Wilson to i1ss.. nv.
gate aircraft production in the Oh'
States. n
Both men refused to say Whist I
nature OF the investigation IS
Mr.. Gregory said men from other ~
might be summoned. The invessFl
ton continued to-day in the rev.
Bulld!ng hehini closed doors.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Pension Spanish War Widow.

WASHINGTON. july "a s.ra,.
bill granting pensions OF sl2 month
TO widows of soldiers and sailors %
the Spanish War or Philippine insu,-
rect'on where the income Of the widow
does not exceed $3.50 year was passsd
To-Day by the House and sent to con-
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Elevator Girl Killed by fall

Gertrude Hampton, nineteen 4, 4,
old, an elevator operator st Siv A. q.
tlghtieth street, died yes.erdS!y III
injuries she suffered when she lss
floors down a shaft. after having 80
,he lift accidentally.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Other Publications Involved

Inc department of Justice, it is sad
has complete evidence against 4 la,oe
number OF publications which before
the entrance of the United States into
tne war were violently pro German.
These papers, according 10 IL high
Federal official, when they saw the fu
ullty OF continuing the Teutonic policy
after the outbreak of the war. sudden
~ became very patriotic
This situation viii obtain while the
war is on. Then. when AN armissicc is
declared, and the imperial GermAn pov-
ernment, which has supplied them With
cash, is smashed and broken. begging
Tor peace from the victorious Allies,
the Fede raj authorites believe the pub
hcationS will show themselves in their
true colors. The German peace drive
will then be started and pounded into
the American people by the news
papers and magazines which are circu-
lated in strategic positions all over the
country.
The drive. 1T is expected, will appea.
TO the American sense of fair play to
an enemy, beaten and worn out by the
long years OF the struggle. "Give the
German people chance to assert them
selves" will be the slogan. The Ger
man Foreign Office realizes the
strength America will represent at the
peace conference, and will seek, say
officials. to sway the masses of America
New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
USED CARS

The Largest Assortment, in the t4Yy
All Makes. All styles. Low Prices
Demonstrations Given. Easy raymen, Arrang.d
Automobiles Traded
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

the Father spake. saying: THOU
ART IN THE SIMILITUDE OF
NINE ONLY BEGOTTEN. AND
NINE ONLY BEGOTTEN IS AND
SHALL BE THE SAVIOR" Moses
1:6). These Scriptures are in accord
with Peters testimony of Christ as
A LAMB WITHOUT BLEMISH
AND WITHOUT SPOT, WHO YER
lily WAS FOREORDAINED BE-
FORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE
WORLD" Il Peter 1:19-2O).
As the Eternal Fathers Only Be
gotten Son in the flesh. Christ pos
sessed the inborn power to withstand
death indefinitely. and this just as
naturally as that He. being the Off
spring of a mortal mother, should de-
rive the ability to die. Jesus Christ
inherited through the operation of the
natural law of heredity the physical.
mental. and spiritual attributes of His
parents-the Father immortal and
glOrifed. the mother human. He
could not be slain until HIS HOUR
HAD COME, the hour I'm which He
would voluntarily give up His life.
and PERMIT HIS OWN DECEASE
as an act of will. How else are His de-
finite asseverations concerning Him
self to be construed? Consider for
example this: THEREFORE, DOTH
MY FATHER LOVE ME-. BECAUSE
1 LAY DOWN MY LIFE, THAT
MIGHT TAKE IT AGAIN NO MAN
TAKETH 1T FROM ME-. BUT LAY
1T DOWN OF MYSELF. HAVE
POWER TO LAY IT DOWN, AND
II HAVE POWER TO TAKE 1T
AGAIN" John 1OI7-10. And fur
ther: FOR AS THE FATHER
HATH LIFE IN HIMSELF, so
HATH HE GIVEN TO THE SON
TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF"
John 5:26).
Christ died. not as other men have
died or shall die, because of inabil-
ity to escape death. but for a spe-
cial purpose by voluntary surrender
Thus. the atoning sacrifice was no
Usual death of an ordinary man, but
the decease of One who had the power
to live. 1t was a sacrifice, indeed!
As sinless man Christ was exempt
from the dominion of Satan; and was
sublimely conscious of His own per-
feet probity. He challenged assaiIants
with the pertinent demand (WHICH
OF YOU CONVINCETH ME Or
SIM" John $40. and in the hour #
His. entrance into Gethsemanc sjIemr-
ly sverred: THE PRINCE OF THIS
WORLD COMETH. AND HATH
NOTHING IN ME-" John 14-sW.
Had our Lord died as the result of
Satan's power over Him through
transgression, His death would have
been but an individual experience, ex-
piatory in no degree of any ofrenses
but His own. His absolute freedom
from spot or blemish of sin made Him
eligible. His humility and willingness
rendered Him acceptable as the pro-
pitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the
world In these respects, as in that of
His having life in Himself and there
fore power over death He was of a
status absolutely unique among men.
With this knowledge spake the an
cient Hebrew prophet. saying: "AS
THE LORD GOD LIvETH. THERE
is NONE OTHER NAME GIVEN
UNDER HEAVEN. SAVE 1T BE
THIS JESUS CHRIST OF WHICH I
HAVE SPOKEN. WHEREBY MAN
CAN BE SAVED" Book of Nor
mon, 2 Nephi 25:20.
For the works cited herein, and
other Church literature apply 10 bcoI-
sellers. or write direct TO Eastern
States Mission. g73 Gates ave. brLoE-
lyn. N Y. or Bureau of Information,
Salt Lake City, ulah-
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
But You Can't Rely on Sprays, Lo-
lions and Salves-Cet on
the Right Treatment
at 0nce.

The very fact that Catarrh is
often considered TO be nothing
more than a bad head-cold or in
flammation OF the membranes of
the nose and throat has caused
many people to go through years
of suffering, who might have been
fully restored to health had they
realized that the supposed cold in
the head was not a local trouble
only, but that they had become in
fected with the germs of compli-
Gated and dangerous disease.
1t is true that Catarrh usually
begins with a cold in the head, and
this supposed cold may have been
caused by infection through prox-
unity to infected persons in a
closed street car or room, inhaling
the germs when some one coughed
or sneezed; but, however the in
fection occurs, the poisons which
are taken into your system, ulti-
mately find their way into your
blood and the supposed cold be-
comes a constitutional trouble that
will affect every part of your body.
The poisoned blood circulating
through your system will carry
these germs to the very source of
your vitality.
Look out for these symptoms
for there is no more annoying or
dangerous disease than Catarrh-
There's a continual discharge from
the nostrils, buzzing in the ears
that grows worse and worse,
sometimes leading to deafness,
scabs in the nostrils, headaches,
dripping in the throat, constant
hawking and splitting, and in GER
tain stages of the disease the odor
from the breath is very offensive