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New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Price No Object in Cam
paign, Assistant Who Con-
Quoted Inquiry Asserts
Suggests Legislation
Alleges Eight Corporations
Violated Law by Making
Contributions

Assistant District Attorney William
Harman Black, who, with Assistant
District Attorney Edwin P. Kilroe, had
charge Of the investigation of the
MitchelFusion campaign fund, has
submitted voluminous report to Dis
trict Attorney Swami, in which he finds
that the power of the executive COM
mittee, Of which William Hamlin
Childs was chairman, was paramount
from start to finish.
when organized" the report says,
"its promoters probably did not think
IL would be necessary to buy the cleo
ton. But they soon reached a point
where price was no object and money
was spent with a recklessness almost
unbelievable. The only object seemed
to be TO collect the greatest possible
am mount Of money and to disburse it to
those who made eXtravagant promises
of political aid.
"Their methods 'dizzied the arithme-
tic of Extravaganza, bankrupted the
committee, lost the election and scan
dalized American politics.
"The methods adopted by the Fusion
committee seemed to have required SO
much extra effort and expense that the
spgot,' leaked at the bunghole.
Corporation Contributions
Mr. Black found that eight corpora
tions made contributions. against the
law. to as many different subs idiary or
ganizations OF the parent commi ttee.
They are given in the report as fol-
I lows:
Coleman Brothers, theatricals, 2735
Third Avenue, $50 to Z. j. Mcclure
committee; Cross & Brown, real estate
Street $40 to John J. Hopper commit
tee: II. Milgrim & Bros, ladies' tailor,
122 Second Avenue, S25 to the J. r.
Schff committee; Hewlett, Robin Com
pany. millinery, AT Fifth Avenue, 500
to W. L. Ransom committee; Hunt
Land Corporation, 28 East Twenty
first Street. $500 to J. H. Hopper
committee; Lewis e. Conger, house fur
nishings. Sixth Avenue and West
Fortyfiftl Street. 500 to Fusion COM
mttee; Strong, Hcwat e. Co, woollens,
% Madison Avenue. 81 to Fusion corl-
mittee; T. kirkpatrick e. Co, jewellers,
624 Fifth Avenue, $50 to Price cam
| palgn committee.
Names Unknown
Mr.. Black also reported that sl,903
was subscribed by anonymous contrib
utors. in violation Of the law. Of this,
s1,720 went to the Fusion committee,
500 to the City Democracy and $50 to
the public welfare committee. Other
sums ranged from $40 to 81.
Principal among the recommends
tions for remedial legislation which
the report embodies is that OF legally
appointed election commission. to su-
pervise campaign receipts and dis
bursements. The commission, the re-
port urges, should have the right of
visitation, the same as the Supreme
! Court has over corporations.
All primaries and elections should
be financed by the state, the report
says. No employees of newspapers
should receive remuneration from any
candidate, committee or party. Any
campaign speaker who receives pay, or
expects to receive it, should be re-
! quired to announce TO his audience the
amount of compensation and the source
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
President Resents
Slurs on Jews
Army Manual
[Stof Correspondencel


WASHINGTON, March 5.-Bv d;rec
ton of the President language in tn,
manual of instructions for medica
advisory boards recently issued by tn,
provost marshal generals Office which
reflected upon the Jewish race, ha.
been withdrawn, the War Department
announced tonight.
The language objected to was:
The foreign born. and especially
Jews are more apt to malign than th'
native born
The attention of President Wilson
was called to the Objectionable para
graph by DR.. Nathan Gordon, medica
examiner of New York draft board
and other persons Of the Jewish faitl
and by Jewish newspapers.
Inc Presidents letter to Acting Sec
retary of War CrowelI asking for
correction foliows:
II am very much distressed that
the sentences quoted in the inclosed
teiegrans should have been contained
IN the draft instructions to the medi-
cal advisory boards. They, of course,
represent view absolutely contrary
to that of the Administration and ex-
press prejudice which ought never
to have been expressed or enter
tanned. In all of this am sure you
Will agree with me, and I hope that
you will be kind enough to make an
immediate eXcision of these sem
tences and instruct the medical adj
visory boards accordingly, letting it
be known, if you will be kind enough,
to the senders OF the inclosed tele-
grams that you have done so.
I am making this request with the
greatest confidence, because am
sure you will sympathize with my
point of view in the matter.
"Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON,"
In response, the acting Secretary o
War, in the absence of Secretary o
War Baker on an inspection trip, wrot
to the President as follows:
II beg leave to acknowledge receip
from your Office of copy of Telegram
addressed to you by Louis Marshall, IL
Broadway, New York, with regard to
certain sentence appearing on page 8
of the new Manual of Instructions 70
Medical Advisory Boards
1.-The surgeon general has subnaitte
an anne ndment of the paragraph, whic
omlts the Objectionable language. an
the provost marshal general has tele
graphed the amendment to all tn
boards. reprint of the regulation
will be distributed as soon as receive
from the Government Printing Office
and the edition already distributed vii
be recalled and destroyed"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Steamer Unatilla
Ashore Near Japan
Liner IN Government Service,
Carries Passengers and
Ereioht

A PACIFIC PORT, March 5.-The
American liner Umarilla. on its way
from this port to the Orient with pas
sengers and freight. is ashore about
seventy miles from Yokohama, Japan
according to word received to-day by
the Merchants Exchange ofShis city
She is lying on an even keel and will
De pulled off soon, it is expected
The umatilla is of 3,125 net tonnage
and is owned by the Pacific Steamshi1
Company. According to the local Of
fees of the company, she was being
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Boy Marooned in Hudson
Is Rescued by Policeman

YONKERS, March 5-Louis Hum
mage, fourteen years old, Of Yonkers
was found marooned out on raft amid
floating ice on the Hudson River to-day
and rescued by Policeman Villane, who
brought him safely to shore in row
boat. The boy ran away from home
Monday and walked out on solid ice
to the raft in the river off Yonkers.
While he slept there the ice broke
up. and when he awoke he found him
self being carried along with an ice
foe. Miss Anna Stalb saw his plight
from shore and telephoncd for the
police.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Auto Drags Girl by Hair

NEWARK, N. j., March 5.-Mae
Reeves, nineteen years old, and Marga-
ret O'Conncli, eighteen. were hit by a
speeding automobile to-day as they
waited for car in Frelnghuyscn Ave
nue.. The younger girl was flung sew
era! feet away. but her companions
hair caught in the axle Of the car and
she vas dragged down the street while
the driver put on his brake.
When the car had come to stop he
Jumped out, pulled out a knife from
his pocket and slashed through the
heavy braid that attached his victim to
the machine. Then he jumped in and
gtar&sd of ut full speed. Both young
women live in Elizabeth. and were
jured.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06

and coorful potted flowers The Mayor
is expected back at his desk tomorrow
morning. after three weeks vacation at
Palm Beach
Janitor Shifo of the City Hall had
his men hustle all the flowers and
plants in yesterday on the strength of
3 report that the Mayor would return
to-day. Then he hustled the flowers
all out again when the report was
denied by Grover Whalen, the Mayors
secretary. He left the palms. which
he said were not artificial, but would
keep for several days even in this cl-
mate
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Edward D. Jennings

MOUNT VERNON, y. =. March s.
Edward d. Jennings, eighty-four years
old. who for forty seven years was re-
eeiTiny teller of the Union Dime Saw
inss Bank Of New York. died to-day
az the Mount Vernon Hospital. Mr..
Jennings retired from active business
about i've years ago. He served as
treasurer Of the Home Building and
Loan Association Of Mount Vernon for
many wears Mr.. Jennings leaves two
Sons, George Z. and Frank J. Jennings.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Palms at City Hall
To Wave for Mayor
Friends Introduce Breath OF
Southland for His
Return

To make the change less noticeable,
from the balmy air and tropical palms
OF the Florida coast. to little old New
York again. some Of Mayor Hylaa's
friends IN the city government have
decorated the corridors of the CITY
Hall and the Mayors Office with palms
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Ports Trade Decreases

Imports at the Port OF New York for
January, 1918, were more than $780,
0o0.00 less than the same month last
year, while there was a decline of
nearly s56.ooe,o00 in exports, accord
ing to figures compiled at the Custom
House.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06

operated by the government. She
sailed February II Ter Singapore via
Hong Kong.
The Umatilla grounded. the exchange
men said. near where the Hill liner
Dakota was wrecked several years ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
BRIDGES BEING FITTED UP :
LIKE BATTLEsHIPS

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 14.--At each end
OF the great parade ground at the
naval base there Is now a great bridge
In the process of construction
bridge that In In every way an exact
duplicate of the bridge on battle
ship. Each one of these bridges on
land will have a mast 1Io feet In
height. and. the bridge proper will he
sixty-twe feet in length and ten feet
In width. They are raised from the
ground. and will be approached by
means Of short ladders. Each bridge
will be equipped with a searchlight
and "blinkers," and on each wing
of the bridge will be ag-bags. These
bags are really long troughs for hold
ing complete set OF flags for sig
mailing.
When the day comes that the
bridges are completed, the men in the
signal school will have daily practice
In the actual hosting of flags, Just as
they will later practice holsting them
when they are sent to tho feet. But
that still belongs to the future, ard
the signal school now does its WORK
In the barracks and on the open fisid.
This especial branch OF the service has
to do only with visual signalling, and
IL separate In every way from the
radio school. 1t has n capacity of
100 men, the course given is three
months in duration, and skilled opera
tore are being turned out rapidly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
FOR FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
BOATS GO THROUGH CANAL

Portsmouth, Va, Jan. l4.--For the
first time since the beginning of the
present year, boats yesterday went
through the Dismal Swamp canal
The warm weather Of Friday and
the heavy rain of that night rotted
the ice to such an extent that IT was
possible for the tugs to break through
yesterday morning. and to clear a
channel from Deep creek to the Uni
ted States naval magazine. on the
southern branch of the river. II was
also possible to break the Aim on the
canal. all the way from Deep creek
to South Mills, at the southern end
of the canal Telephone advices re-
ceived from that place stated that the
conditions in the Pasquotank river.
south OF South Mills. have also cleared
to an extent that will allow boats to
navigate.
The regular daily steamer from
South Mills to Portsmouth and Nor
folk made its- first trip yesterday, and
experienced some difficulty ploughing
through the ice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
BIG EATERS GET
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts at First Sign of bladder
Irritation or Back
ache.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against kidney
trouble, because we eat too much and
all our food is rich. Our blood II
niled with uric acid which the kid
neys strive to filter out. they weaken
from overwork. become sluggish: the
eliminative tissues clog and the result
is kidney trouble. bladder weakness
and a general decline In health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
or lead; your back hurts or the urine
la cloudy. full of sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night: TX you suffer.
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have rle-
matism when the weather Is bad. get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts take table,
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine This fa-
nous salts Is made from the acid ok
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with Iithia. and has been used for Eon-
erations to flush and stimulate clogged
kidneys; TO neutraitze the acids In the
urine so 1t no longer Is source o1
irritation. thus ending bladder dis
orders.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive; cannot In
jure, makes q delightful efferveaceMt
,ithia water beverage. and belongs In
every home, because nobody. can make
n mistake by having a good kidney
flushing any time.-Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
SAILORS INJURED IN FIRE
REPORTED IMPROVING

Norfolk. Va. Jan. i&.--Arthur ID.
saleski. Of Detroit. one of the enlisted
men from the z. 8. naval training
station at 81. Helena. who was severe
ly injured on January /. while en-
gagged in assisting the Norfolk tire
department during the Monticello no.
tel Are, has recovered sufficiently to
be discharged from the hospital. He
was caught under falling timbers.
when the upper floors of the hotel
crashed In, and was at first reported
Killed. message to this effect being
sent to his parents at Detroit. but It
developed that two ribs were broken
and his side badly bruised. This was
the same tragic event In which Fire
man Charles Mccoy lost his life.
Apprentice Seaman Dumont, also Of
the st. Helena training station, whose
foot was badly crushed while lighting
the same Are. 10 still confined to the
hospital with his injuries
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
CHICAGO BOASTS LARGEST
GRAIN ELEVATOR IN WORLD

Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE city now
boasts the largest grain elevator in
the worid--ths Chicago and North
western Railroad companys terminal
elevator at Irondale. suburb when
wa. opened the nrst of the year. 1t
ia operated by the Armour Grain COM
pany.
The elevator has q trackage, capa-
city Of 1850 cars: it's nsnety-five stor.
age pins in the working house VIII
hold $1,000 bushels OF grain and the
eieaning and clipping capacity IL
10000 bushels daily. The storage
house proper has lo4 tanks. with
capacity OF 4.ssa.oes bushels ana pro-
yiston for future storage of s.ses.ooo
bushels. still another house near the
storage house has capacity Of 49,
GOO bushels
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
CONTENTS OF BIG SAFES
UNDAMlAGED BY FIRE

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 14.---One of the
gold and diamond mines of Granny
street waa opened yesterday by Ed
Martin. of Martin Brothers. after a
search among the ruins OF Buchanan
jewelry store Of six hours. When dis
upvered, the outside OF the safe was
in such bad shape that Mr.. Martin
decided that 1t would be best to open
il where IL was.
A dugout. somewhat like those now
popular in France and Belgium. was
dug about the door OF the safe and
shored up with timbers. In this Mr..
Martin worked for ak hours before
he forced the biistered ana battered
door open.
The contents Of the big safe were
found to be absolutely unchanged
and were Immediately removed to q
place of safety.
After opening the Buchanan safe
Mr. Martin went TO work In the ae-
bris OF the 8. J. Thomas shoe store
and after fading the safe belonging
to that establishment. had 1t open
within a short time. The contents OF
this safe. too, were unchanged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
NORFOLK SOUTHERN BRIDGE
DAMAGED BADLY By ICE

Norfolk. Va. Jan. i4.--Piles and
trestles OF the Norfolk and Southern
bridge over the Albemarie sound WIRE
SO badly damaged by ice Friday over
q space OF thousand feet. that the
bridge has been closed for repairs.
The bride Ia the longest In the South.
President johnson. of the Norfolk
and Southern. stated last night that
the wind had been 90 high all day
yesterday that II was impossible to
ASCERTAIN the exact extent Of the dam
age q the long trestie, but Nat he
hoped to have It open for traffic with
In o day or two. The first examtna-
ton OF the bridge showed that \ great
number of plies had been broken
away ana that others had been shaken
away from the trestle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
EMERGENcY WAR
PROHIBITION BILL

Especial to The Richmond virgfnian. }
Albany. N. Y. Jan. 14.-An emsr-
~ency war prohibition bill was in
troduced in the legislature tonight by
Assemblyrnan w. s. McNah, OF
Schenectady
The bill, prepared by the Anti
Saloon league. is designed to be effec-
tive during the war with Germany and
for one year thereafter. to cover the
period OF rehabilitation. 1t prohibits
the manufacture OF alcohol and aico-
holic liquor for beverage purposes,
and the use OF grain or other food
stunts in such manufa cture, and pro-
htbits the sale of alcoholic liquor for
beverage purposes. II does not in
terfere with the manufacture ivpor-
tatton. sale or use of liquor for medl.
ciral. mechanical. scientific or sacra-
mental purposes. but does not inter
fere with any restriction already in
force through vote of the people UNI
der any present law.
II does not repeal the Raines law
but suspends its licensing features
leaving all restrictive features in
force. 1t provides for license of SIC
a month to be paid by persons manu-.
featuring liquor for the permitted
purposes. and they and all dealers are
required to keep q record OF all trans
actions and to insist. prior to every
sale. upon a statement acknowledged
before notary, pubic from every
purchaser as to the use which he OK
poets to make Of the liquor sought To
be- purchased, and the sale In forbid.
den IL the use is not lawful
The excise commissioner is made re.
sponsib1e for the enforcement OF the
law. thus retaining the excise de-
partment until such time az 1t may
be needed at the close OF the war. un
less permanent prohibition has come
tn the meantime. Amy citizen ma
bring a suit in equity to abate and
perpetually entoin any violation Of the
act The penalty for violation Ia the
same ~ that provided In the liquor
tax Ia W for selling without having law
fully obtained q liquor tax certificate
The measure IL a. short and simple rs
It was possible to make it and ac-
COYnpifeh It's purpose.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
News of the Old Dominion
Instantly Killed by Live Wire.

Suffolk. Jan. I4.--Wiliiam II. King
coiored, son of Harrison King, one oil
the Oldest colored citizens of Suffolk
ives eiectrocuted this afternoon whcr
he came In contact with wire oil
the Virginia Railway and Power com.
pany. carrying 1900 volts. King was
at work repairing the roof OF the Suf.
folk Peanut company's shed, which
was damaged by the windstorm last
night. The wire was said by Mayor
Etallings, who went at once to the
scene of the accident, to have had In
sulation worked off at the point which
King accidentally touched. Mayer
Stallings viewed the body, deeming On
inquest unnecessary. King was TWEEN
ty -eight years old
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
Ham and" Too HIGH
Says Man Who Sold
Fine Porksrs for sic

Wichita, Kan, Jan. IA WALL
Known stock raiser from western
kans"q came 70 Wichita with three
carloads of hogs for the market. He
went into restaurant and ordered
ms usual neal--ham and eggs. This
bin was forty-five cents.
Too much for that Junk" wns
his retort.
The restaurant man explained that
eggs were fortv-flve to fiftv cents 4
dozen. Ham cost him wholesale thir-
ty-Feven cents a pound. Still the
stock man declared the price of forty
five cents was too much. But he paid
his bill
The stock man then left the res
faurant and went TO the stock yards
where he was paid for his three car
loads of hoes at the rate of s1s+ q
hundred pounds. And he kicked on
forty-five cents for ham and"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
This Driver Says
Profanity Must Be
Used on Army Mule
| BY NEWTON G. PARKE.
Staff Correspondent of the Interna-
/ tionalNeyys Service

tfOfttKNGNS CSfNtSes N sN
with the American Army in France,
Jan. IA new divisional order was
issued today prohibiting rough treat
ment of mules and forbidding swear
ing 4 the Iong-eared carriers.
The order stirred up considerable
speculation in the muleteers camp.
where the drivers who handle the
four-team wagons discussed the state
ment In the divisional order that
mules are more responsive than are
hores to kind treatment and gentle
words.
Maybe they're more responsive"
declared one of the drivers, who halls
from New Orleans, ''but how'n 'eIf arc
you going TO get 'em started II you
don't swear at 'em or lick 'enn %
So speaking, he was trying to get
HIS team out of the middle Of the road
to permit an automobile to pass by.
In a hoarse below, which was the
mildest tone he possessed, the driver
again clucked to his mules and shout
ed "Giddap"' until he was red In the
face. Not one of the four animals
moved.
I'm try that Kindness stuff on ZEN. -
finally decided the driver, climbing
down. He went up to the leading
mule, grasped the bride and called,
Get up. Clara"
Clara refused TO bulge. The driver
began TO stroke her nose. Clara made
a bite at him, just missing his hand.
The driver promptly retaliated with
smack on the nose. and. climbing
back upon his seat, shouted:
"a ddap, you -"
editors note: The original cable
at this point reads ''blankety blank,
blankety blank)
|, The whole team Immediately strain
led forward and started Off on a brisk
trot, the driver erinning triumphsntiy.
They re more responsive, all right"
/ quoth he.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
PHYSICIANS QUEER WILL
HELD AS VALID BY COURT

San Francisco. Jan. l4.-Dr. Came
ron Knight. a physician, had such 2
poor opinion OF the general run OF
nurses that he wrote a will bequeath'
ing his entire estate to any woman
who might nurse him free OF charge
ard without the expectation OF any re.
ward. When he died, Mrs. Alice Wid-
rim. a friend, petit,oned for the estate
Asayfng that she had taken care OF
the doctor in his declining years
without the slightest thought OF com
pensation. The courts declared tho
will void, because It had only one sub.
scribing witness instead of two.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
Coal Situation Acute,

Suffolk, Jan. 14.-One of Suffolk:
coal dealers, ". r. Withers, has been
notified that no more anthracite Goa
will be sent south of Maryland for
the next two months. This news &c
the people of Suffolk. who have beer
on very short rations on hard coal foI
weeks, in the face OF another cold
wave, comes like a blow in the face.
One of the biggest Industries In the
city liz threatened with having to close
down part of Its plant, and thus
throwing number of people out OF
work within tho next day or two II
the shortage is not relieved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15

1taIrs Leave NJ aniuona--Aain >
ktatioa. Schedule figures not guaran
teed. For the south--Dstly: 7:ee A. n
observstisn pArior CATS car: see r. n
sisspihg car to Atlanta: 1i:is r. ~
axpress; sleeping ears to Daavtlls and
Ashsviils open zee A.: 9:1o r. u
local for KsysvillA Caass City and On
scrd-week days.
York River LinA--3 Is A -. aaa ear
r. H.. daily local 10 west Point B;as
". ~ daily. except sundas Stsama
Train connecting for Baltimore :
Trains Arrive Richmond--From the
South: 1:oS A. NJ. las r. NJ. s:Se r. ~.
daily: e:<ofA. n. EXCEPT Sunday. Frosn
west Point: $40 A. ~ ana s:is r. N
aany. steamer Train. s:<s A. ~. daily
Ukics so7 E. Main g. phops Mad 351
except Monday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
COMMISSIONERS CREDITED
WITH GETTING EXTRA SHARE

Portland, Ore, Jan. 14.--Rivai
newspapers and telephone companies
here have established Information hu-
reaus and ask their patrons to fele-
phone when information is wanted.
A schoolgirl recently called a news.
paper information bureau and asked
the names of the city commissioners
and what they got" meaning their
salaries. The names were given ana
the remainder of the reply was:
They get blamed sight more than
they are entitled to, sometimes
when the police aren't l0ok'ng''