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Evening star., 1918-01-28
DENIES AE HANDLED
PACKERS AFFAIRS
Senator Thompson Responds
to Charge and Scores Work
of Lobbyists.

Denial that he ever handled any le-
gal business for the packers was made
today by Senator Thompson of Kansas
at the inquiry by the Federal Trade
Commission into the packing industry
He also denied that w. H. Gates con-
tributed $1,000 to his campaign ex-
penses.
Mr.. Honey told the commission that
from his inquiries he was confident
Senator Thompson was entirely inno-
cent of the imputations contained in the
packers memorandum.
The senator's appearance at the INQUIRY
followed production of letters found in
the files of Swift & Co., which mentioned
the senator as "a good man to stay close
to- and recommended that he be given
some of Swift's legal business in Kansas
City.
Senator Thompson declared he was
strongly in favor of both the resolutions
for congressional investigation of the
packing industry. He read a telegram
from Gates denying that Gates ever had
made such statement as was credited to
him in the packers files.
Senator ThompSonS testimony de-
veloDed an Interesting interchange with
commissioner Murdock, formerly a
congressman. regarding activities of
lobbyists and how these legislative
agents are viewed by the law makers
Il wish to tell the commission that /
utterly detest a lobbyist" Senator
Thompson said, "who is the essence of
all that is troublesome to members of
Congress-
You might add that the lobbyist is
usually a liar.' Mr.. Murdock inter-
jected.
He is" continued the senator. He
1oiioWS you to your seclusion like a
little dog. calls you from your duties in
the chamber. sits down beside YOU when
you try to get a little lunch and in gem
eral, annoys you in every way possible.
l am going to press an anti-lobbyist bill.
which ] introduced some time ago, SINH
lar to the bill now in effect In Kansas. If
could, | would draw a deadline around
the Capitol. and have professional lobby
lists who passed it. not exactly shot as
any other enemies of the country would
be. but, severely punished"
How are you going to stop lobby
ing" Mr.. Murdock asked.
My idea is to have them register. so
you can place your finger on them
when you want them and also disclose
their clients. If some such steps are
not taken. congressman will have to
add gas masks to their other para
phcrnalia''
Evening star., 1918-01-28

with a request of the Secretary of War
to permit him to make statement to
the committee.
Before you begin,' he added, turn
ing to Secretary Baker. the committee
would like to know whether your state
ment will be supplementary to the
one previously made before the COM
mittee or whether it will be entirely
new, or If you desire to make any
corrections to your former statement"
TT will be a comprehensive state
ment covering the whole policy Of the
war;" was the reply.
II am grateful to the committee for
permission to make comprehensive
statement at this time," began Secre-
tary Baker.
Mr. Baker said he was especially re-
plying to the charge that the War De-
partment had fallen down"
Americans Impatient.
At the outset the Secretary said he
thought much criticism comes from inn
patience of the American, people ito do
this great thing greatly"
rsHe conceded freely that in so great
an enterprise 1t was Impossible that
comings." The confidence Of the coun-
try. however. he said. was necessary to
the tremendous effort.
The mistakes cited in Senator Cham
berlain's speech, Secretary Baker de-
clared, gave a. disproportionate aspect.
Without intent, he said. the effect of
the senator's speech was to give the
f1ciencies "Were characteristic rather
than occasional" He said he was not
there to defend individuals or deny de-
lays and false starts.
But think 1 can say in confidence
that in them we have sought the rem
edy"
That there are more than a million
men under arms in this country was
stated by Secretary Baker in referring
to the cases of alleged neglect of the
dead in camp cited by Senator Cham
berlain.
Country Should Know.
For one reason or another the i'm
preston has gone out into the country
to some extent that the War Depart
ment has fallen down in the conduct of
the war" said Secretary Baker. 'I
want to address myself to that ques-
ton.
There are several reasons why I
should ask the committee to hear me.
First. the country is entitled to know
if that is fact. The country is enti-
tied to know what this war is and
what the problems are and how we are
to meet them. Second, I have deep
sense of duty to the officers and the
civilians that are laboring with devo-
tion. sacrifice and zeal and are spend
ing sleepless nights to bring this Army
up to its greatest efficiency and sue
cess"
Describing the spirit of Army officers,
Secretary Baker said he had seen strong,
grizzled men turn away from my desk in
tears" when they had found they could
not go to France where the glory of
their profession lay" but must remain in
Washington to press forward war prepa-
rat T1orf no (sac 1,n oII 90
any officer who had not accepted his duty
with his whole heart
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Intention to Be Frank.

When he appeared previously, Mr..
Baker said, "it was with the intention
Of being frank" but despite this desire
he seemed ITO have left the feeling that
CONTINUED on Sixteenth PageJ
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Military Leaders May Retire.

A dispatch from Zurich to the Ell.
change Telegraph Company quotes tie
Berlin correspondent of the Frank
furter zeitung as saying that the pam
Germans are kicking up a tremendous
row." and declaring that Field Maraknl
Won Hindenburg and Gen. Won Ludel1zs
dorff, dissatisfied with Chancellor
Hertling's speech before the main CONF
mittee of the reichstag, are again talk.
ing of retiring.
Emperor William. himself has not
been spared. the Deutsche Tages Zei-
tung styling him the present repre.
sentative" of the house of Hohenxol-
lern. proba bly, desiring to show by q
parallel between the emperor and the
crown prince that the annexationists
cherish the latter as the savior of Ger
many at the last moment from sink
ing in the abyss dug by four men-Ur
Won kuehlmanh German foreign sec
retary). Count Won Hertling Imperial
chancellor). Count Czernin (Austro-
Hungarian foreign rninister) and Count
Won Roedern German secretary of the
treasury). The newspaper adds that
King Ludwig of Bavaria already has
made representations to Emperor VII
liam regarding the political situation
which has arisen.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Chamberlain Questions Secretary.

Chairman Chamberlain. in opening
the hearing. explained that the COM
mtttee had met here today to comply
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Snow Coated by Sleet.

Washington awoke today to find the
mantle of snow coated by sleet ana
pressed down hard, making sidewalk
cleaning a difficult job. Increased suf-
,ering among the poor because of the
iuel shortage, and forced suspension OF
industry in some lines, followed the
snow blizzard.
Street car service was badly hampered
This morning. All lines were affected,
out the tie-ups on some divisions were
so effective that hundreds of persons
walked to business places rather than
wait for the cars.
Hundreds of government clerks living
on the Brookland line were forced to
walk part, OF all, the way to their de-
at North Capitol street and Massachu-
setts avenue, where service was tenn
porarily suspended. The snow was piled
so high on the tracks that further
progress was impossible for time.> A
snow plow finally cleared the way.
Serious Tie-Up at One Point.
A serious tie-up occurred at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th street northwest,
when a motorman OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company ran his
car on a dead level at the crossing.
The car effectually blocked the tracks of
the Capital Traction Company for
quarter of an hour. Scores Of George
town and 14th street cars were tied up on
the Avenue. Passengers on cars bound
for the Treasury and the State. War and
Navy Departments got off and walked on
the tracks to their offices.
When service was finally resumed it
took twenty minutes for the Capital
Traction cars to move ahead and relieve
the congested Avenue lines.
On Georgia avenue serious Interrupt
ton was reported. The cars did not
start on schedule early this morning
and the snow plow sent to clear the
tracks was delayed. Consequently, the
George avenue service was at stand
still at 7:36 o'clock.
The Capital Traction Company re-
ported that efforts were made to keep
ears running all night. to avoid the
possibility of drifts on any of the lines
Snow plows were put on few min
utes after midnight.
Passengers Suffer Discomfort.
Evening star., 1918-01-28

sworn Net Circulation, Month of December,
1917, Daily Average, S4yO42, Sunday. es,O3S.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Passengers Suffer Discomfort.

On the 14th street line passengers
were subjected to discomfort in wait
ing until Chevy Chase car could be
righted which jumped the rail while
taking a switch at u street.
Division superintendent were sent
out by both companies early this morn
ing to speed up loading and unloading
at transfer functions. Men were placed
at all switches and crossings to render
any help possible.
In spite of the heavy snowfall. teIe-
graph service from Washington was
not badly handicapped. East of Chi
cago only minor trouble was reported
on the Western Union lines. From
Washington to points south and east
there was no interruption, according
to officials of the company.
The wires of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany were clear up to noon today. There
was no material delay in sending mes
sages from the capital. it was stated. In
no section We're the wires reported down.
Zero weather west of Chicago gave Off
cials trouble early this morning.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled 10
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to It not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
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Troops With Machine Guns
Sent to MueIheim-Indus-
trial Districts Affected. sr
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PAN-GERMANS ANGRY
AT CZERNIN STATEMENT
Austro-H Hungarian Official Sent
Speech to Mr.. Wilson in Advance.
Kaiser Warned of Bankruptcy.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 2s.-Reports Of
disturbances in Germany again arc
current in Holland and severe out
breaks are said to have occurred in the
Rheinish industrial districts. Troops
with machine guns have been summoned
to Muelheim, on the Rhine opposite
Cologne, but there are no details. q
Pan-Germans Angry.
Nothing has SO angered the pan-Ger.
mans, according to reports in special
dispatches from Holland, as the state-
ment attributed to Count Czernin that
his speech on peace previously had
been communicated to President VIII
son. The statement. it is said, was
greeted with loud cheers by its hear
ers, but was received with an outburst
of rage and contumely by the pan
Germans. whose fury it brought to a
climax. The idea of any exchange OF
opinions between Austria and America
is criticised widely, and. according to
Count Reventlow, can only be regarded
as "endangering Germanys life inter-
ests.'' *
Kaiser Gets Warning.
Allusions in pan-German newspapers
that Count Won Roedern. secretary OF
the treasury, is one of the four men re~
sponsible for Germany's position is said
to concern a financial memorandum he
is said to have submitted the emperor.
One report of the incident declares that
he warned the emperor that the finan-
clal situation of Germany was such that
a further development of offensive
operations was inadvisable.
1t is reported from Holland that the
pan-German Kreuz Zeitung of Berlin
has been. suspended for publishing q
violent. article under the heading Aus
tria Must Be AbandOped
Evening star., 1918-01-28

Snow or rain and warmer tonight; to-
morrow colder and probably fair.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. ,today--Highest, Fl, at
pm. yesterday; lowest, 15, at 1880 am.
today.
Full report on page II.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Bennett Declares Lewis
Is Handpicked Candidate .
Asserting Attorney General Is Choice of Dscredted Lead
and Will Not Do to Oppose Whitman, Says He
Will Call Republican Conference Soon
the party opposed to Governor Whit.

of the party opposed to Governor Whit
man."
Mr.. Bennett. who returned yesterday
from trip West, said that he discussed
with Republicans he met Governor
Whitman's ambition to be President.
He said that the Governors ambition
was Simply laughed att
"While believe that Whitman ought
to and will be beaten at the primary"
of his opponent ought to be made with
great care. There is no use making
change simply to beat Whitman. A
man must be selected who not only has
ability, but is we'll known and who
commands the respect Of all citizens.
a man selected at secret conference
and who has the backing of only re-
dictionaries and personal enemies of
Whitman will not fill the bill"
Mr.. Bennett said that the Governor
had subordinated the good of the peo
had made enemies of the farmers by
making the Department of Agriculture
a football of politics." had repudiated
the direct primary in this city last fall
and voted for "a discredited Demo-
crat" and had shown keen desire to
"de business with Tammany Hall"
Mr.. Bennett displayed equal animos-
lty toward Attorney General Lewis and
the men who "picked him at secret
conference"
Attorney General Lewis won't be
publicans in the party" said Mr.. Ben
nett. "That you can be assured of.
There will be another candidate. And
i hope that Justice Cropsey will event
ually permit the use of his name"
There is a strong movement among
some of the men in the city who are
opposed to both Governor Whitman and
Mr.. Lewis to get Justice Cropsey to
run. So far Justice Cropsey has main
tanned a Sphinx-like attitude when
asked if he would be a candidate for
Governor-even by men who have his
confidence. They are looking forward
to May rs, when he will speak in SYRIA
cuse, for an announcement of his
nlans
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Elections Tomorrow
In 3 Jersey Cities

NEWARK, N. j., May IL. = Three
cities in Essex County are to hold COM
mission government elections on Tues
day next. The results in no one in
stance will be known for possibly
month, as there are many soldiers
eligible to cast their ballots. These
votes will have to be returned to the
Secretary of State, tabulated by him
and then returned to the election
officers.
In Belleville there are twenty three
candidates seeking the five commission
ships, and the race, it is said, will mar
row down to Lot more than ten of
these.
Fourteen candidates are making the
fight for the five Offices in Orange. In
cluded in this number are the present
commissioners, who are seeking re-
election.
Irving has twenty-five candidates, in
Guiding the five commissioners now
holding Office.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Licenses of Two
Flour Jobbers
Are Suspended
Federal Food Board Finds
Them Guilty of Direct
Pro6teering

AS result of an investigation of
the business of number of jobbers
who have Offices in the Produce Ex-
change Building, the Federal Food
mon for formal hearing others whose
Board has suspended the licenses of
two Of them and has decided to sum-
books have been examined, 1T was an
nounced last night at the boards
headquarters
Some of the jobbers are accused of
direct profiteering, but most of the
cases cases: arise out of the practice of re-
selling within the trade, which is ex-
pressly forbidden by food board rule.
The. two whose licenses ere sus-
pended are Morris Moses and Theo-
dore Duhrenheimer. flour jobbers.
Moses's suspension is for an indefinite
period, but he is to be given an op-
p,ortunity to apply for reinstatement at
the end of two ~months. Duhren-
helmer's suspension is for two weeks
only.
Moses admitted before Food Admin
lstrator Arthur Williams that he and
Duhrenheimer had engaged in -four
deals which would have rendered a
total profit of $4.7O barrel to them,
IN spite. Of the food boards order that
the entire margin of profit from the
time flour is delivered to a jobber until
1T reaches the retailer must not ex-
coed rs cents barrel, no matter how
many hands it passes through.
IN the course of Moses's examination
0y Charles T. Robinson, counsel for the
board, it was shown that Moses had
bought from the HORNED Milling Com
pany, of Austin, Minn., carload of
3ol sacks of low grade -four and 1873
sacks OF patent -four, for which he
mad paid $7.55 barrel. the whole CON
slgnment being equal to 80 barrels.
Moses sold all the flour to Duhren-
heimer for $3.50 a barrel. makinp
$l.95 barrel profit. Duhrenheimer
mad previously made a contract to sun-
ply patent -four to man named
Breitenbach at $12.25 a barrel. Bret
enpach, however, refused to accent a
consignment of 1876 sacks. Dhpe Dnhpren' a
heimer then sold the flour at s8s65 a
barrel to George Orlove & Co. I'm Inc q
jobbers. o' iho''
- Moses os IS also was found guilty of max
ing 800 g barrel-$2, 900 altogether
from from the sale of large quantity of
York. - -Se"
1t was Moses's second appearance be-
TORE the food board. He pleaded that
ne mad lost money on a carload of
Darley and felt justified in making good
his loss. >O0N
The cases were brought to the atten-
ton OF the food board by the arbitra-
tion committee of the Produce Ex-
change, which, on inquiring into dis
pute between the jobbcrs, found the
1ood regulations had been violated.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Religion Urged as
Curb on Radicalis1n

The West Side Community House.
1913 West Ninety-ffth Street, founded
by the Congregation, the Sisterhood and
the Junior League Of Pincus Elijah to
serve the religious, educational and So
cial needs of the Jewish young men
and women Of the upper West Side,
was dedicated yesterday afternoon by
Rabbi Jacob S. Minkin in the presence
OF large congregation
Among the speakers was Judge Otto
A. Rosalsky, who attributed the ex-
treme radicalism of certain section
Of well educated Jewish young men to
their lack of religious training. He
had noticed this tendency, he I'D. in
young men brought before him on
charges of disloyaity.
He advocated religious training of
the young to Offset this tendency, which
WAS especially noticeable among tho
wcalthier class Of Jews.
Addresses were also made by Max J..
F!nkelstein, president Of the commu-
nifty house, and Mrs. Harry Stoll. presi-
dent OF the Sisterhood Of the Conrrc-
cation Pincus Elijah songs by Mrs.
laa l.eyinsky and psalms BY the Rev
S. Meisels.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13

Characterizing Attorney General Mer-
ton f. Lewis as hand-pickcd candi-
date, "the choice Of secret confer
encc of discredited leaders, reaction
aries and mossbacks," William NJ.
Bennett, who defeated Mayor Mitchell
in the Republican primaries last fall,
and was a candidate for Governor
against Governor Whitman in the Re-
publican primaries two years ago, an
nounced last night that he would is
sue a call for Republican conference
very soon.
Mr.. Bennett said that in his opinion
some man like Justice James G. Crop
sey would make an IDEAL anti Whitman
candidate.
Attorney General Lewis will not do"
said Mr.. Bennett "He is the choice of
personal enemies of Governor Whit
man. men like William Barnes, William
the Republican party needs is not a
comparative unknown, picked bv dis
credited leaders and mossbacks, but a
man who is known to the people not
because of his friendship to leaders of
the discredited 'old guard but because
of his opposition to them and his desire
to place people at the head of the
party who are responsible to the en-
rolled voters of the Republican party"
Mr.. Bennett said he had heard that it
was the plan of the Lewis faction not
to nominate complete ticket--merelv
candidate against the Governor and
one for the vacancy caused by the re-
tirement OF Mr.. Lewis This, he said,
would not do, as complete anti Whit
man ticket would have to be put in the
field.
"And complete anti-Whitman
ticket will be put in thel field" Mr.. Ben
nett added. and it will not be picked
leaders and mossbacks, but in open
conference. Unless it is called by
other Republicans very shortly shall
call one myself And the men at this
conference will represent all elements
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
koenig Declares
Whitman Will Win
Over Any Rival
Republican County Chair
man Says Tactical Advan-
tage Is With Governor
By BRIGGS

Samuel S. Koenig, chairman of the
Republican County Committee, says
that IN the coming primary battle be-
tween Governor Whitman and any op-
ponent, whether Attorney General
Lewis or another, the tactical advan-
tage lies with the Governor.
THE weakness of the Attorney Cen
eral as a candidate in the primaries
lies in the fact that George w. AL
bridge, the undispured leader of a
harmonious county organization, is
against him and in favor of the Gov
ernor," said Chairman Koenig. "Of
course, the women will have chance
to enroll on May 25, and this fact may
be taken advantage of by the friends
of Mr.. Lewis, but that is game two
can play, and if the friends of the
Attorney General start drive. then
doubtless Mr. Aldridge, as leader of
the organization, will checkmate him
py enrolling women committed to the
Governor, and with the wet and dry
issue in the coming campaign it would
not be hard to enroll Republican
women.
"Take survey of the entire state.
any candid man will have to admit
that so far as the primaries are con-
cerned the Governor stands to win.
The Governor ought to break at least
even in Kings. He doubtless would
win in Manhattan and The Bronx and
IN Queens and Richmond. He stands
TO WIN in Orange County, aided as he
VIII be by former Governor OdelI and
tormer Senator John H. Rose.
"All along up the southern tier, it is
the same. In Sullivan, Delaware,
broome, Chenango, Tioga and Chemung
me leading Republicans seem to be
win the Governor, and the same thing
can be said all the way out to Chau-
sauqua County, where no one else is
talked about. Erie County is unques-
tlonably for Whitman, and so are Mon
roe and Onondaga and Oneida. The
"e1 and dry issue may figure to some
but the primaries are one thing and the
ELECTION is quite another.
In Monroe County four years ago
forme,, Judge Samuel Strasbourger, as
candidate for State Controller, had
the backing of the organization, and
IL he received 5000 votes to 600 for
Travis. But in Albany County the
shoe was on the other foot, as Travis
had the support of the Barnes organiza-
tion and received about $4,000 votes,
while Strasbourger received only 1,1OO.
THAT is the way it goes. The or
ganization votes pretty solidly. In
Kings County the same year Travis.
with the support of the organization.
received about 10000 votes in the
primaries, while Strasbourger received
about 5000.
THAT is why say that the Gov
ernor, with the greater number of the
organization leaders with him, stands
to win against any opponent"
1t was reported yesterday at the Re-
publican Club that State Treasurer
James L: Wells, of The Bronx. had
made up his mind not to be a candidate
to succeed himself. When Mr.. Wells
was asked about it he said:
THAT is a matter do not wish to
discuss at all. Later OH shall make
an explicit statement with reference
to the matter"