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Evening star., 1919-02-24
PASSING OF OLD WARSHIPS.
Indiana, Massachusetts, and Iowa
Go to the Scrap Heap.

PHILADELPHIA. February "a
Three of the old-time leaders of the
American Navy have been condemned
to the scrap heap. The Indiana, Mas
sachusetts and Iowa, battleships, now
in the basin of the Philadelphia navy
yard, shortly will be destroyed. as
they have outlived their usefulness.
Yet twenty-five years ago they were
Evening star., 1919-02-24
John Galsworthy's Comment.

NEW YORK, February 24-It is not
I'VE wicked, tyrannous English" who
stand in the way of national liberty
for Ireland, but 'the two Irish nation
who stand in each Others" John Gals
worthy, English novelist, declared at
a dinner CT the Society of Arts and
Sciences in his honor here.
why Is 1t that people over here
seem SO often to think that ireland is
a simple proposition?' he demanded
81 am for national liberty all the
time. The only trouble is that in
Ireland there are two nations, and
they both want to be free. Further
more, they insist that If one of them
is free the other cannot possibly be-"
Evening star., 1919-02-24
HUN CONSTITUTION
IN SEVEN DIVISIONS
Second Reading of Expanded
Instrument Reveals Many
Provisions.
COUNCIL TO HAVE POWER

BY the Associated Press.
WEINAR, Saturday, February 22--
While the German national assembly
has been holding open meetings several
committees have found time to discuss
the draft of new German constitution
as prepared by Hugo Pruess, member
.of the cabinet The draft has now pass
ed on second reading. The original few
paragraphs have been cut up and ex-
banded into 1o9 paragraphs, which cover
every point carefully
The new draft consists of seven di-
visions. The first division, entitled "the
nation and it's component states" pro-
vides that the national territory shall
consist of the former German states as
well as other states that may, after a
pieeiscite, desire TO be incorporated with
Germany The flag of the new republic
will be black, red and gold.
People Have Executive Power.
The second article OF the first division
provides that the executive power lies
with the people.
The third article says the generally
accepted rules Of international law shall
0c Il pdStC part OF LnS herman law.
Succeeding articles provide for the de-
fense Of the nation and cover colonial
questions, customs duties and public
. transportation.
! It is provided the nation shall have
the right to enact laws governing
citizen ship, charity and poverty, the
rights of citizens, crimes and pen
aities, judicial matters. the right OF
union, the relations between work
men and employers the insurance OF
%or<men. the promotion of labor and
trade, weights and measures, indus
try, mines, insurance, ocean traffic
freedom Of the press, freedom OF or.
ganization and meeting and the rights
and care of war veterans and their
relatives. The nation also shall have
the right to enact laws concerning
the regulation, production and distri-
button of economic products for tbs
general good and for protection and
education of children and youths.
The national law, it is provided
shall supersede the state laws of the
various German states, which are EN-.
powered to combine wholly or in par
for the purpose OF creating more
powerful membership in the nation
These states will be represented ir
! the government by national ooun.
Gil" Each member of the council car
introduce bills, but a bill to be in.
troduced to the Assem- mbly must have
the assent of the council, which how
ever. Possesses little veto power or
the lines of the British house of lords
Evening star., 1919-02-24
Over a Million Pledged.

In support of the movement to bring
freedom to Ireland the convention
pledged to raise. within six months,
one million dollars. but before Justice
Daniel F. Cohalan of the New York
supreme court, chairman of the con-
vention, completed the calling of list
of states and cities, more than $780,
900 had been pledged to the cause.
Delegates from many states, repre-
senting a large number of Irish or
ganizations crowded the Academy of
Music when Cardinal Gibbons arose at
the afternoon session, and in few
words presented the resolution calling
for the right of ireland to select its
form Of government Applause swept
the crowd as the cardinal slowly read
the paper.
The enthusiasm aroused by the
prelate continued as numerous speak
ers seconded the resolutions. Among
those who spoke in support of Ire
lands freedom were Rev. Norman
TIL omas Presbyterian minister of
New York: Archbishop Messmer. Mil
waukee; Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf,
Philadelphia; James G. Miter. Protes-
tant Episcopal clergyman of Norfolk.
Va; Mrs. Mary McWhorter, Chicago.
head of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Ancient Order of Hihernians: Henry
Goddard Leach, New York: Thomas j.
Mathews. Providence, r. l., national
secretary of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, and Frank P. Walsh of
Kansas City No.
Evening star., 1919-02-24
Students to Fight Tobacco Habit.

PHILADELPHIA, February ga
campaign against the tobacco habit is
being conducted by the medical stu
dents of the University of Pennsylva-
MIA. Leaders of the movement say the
use Of tobacco has greatly increased
since the war with Germany began.
Evening star., 1919-02-24
PLEA FOR FREE IRELAND
ISSUED BY CONVENTION
Philadelphia Body Adopts Resolu-
tion by Cardinal Gibbons, Ad-
dressed to Peace Conference.

PHILADELPHIA, February 24.-A
resolution presented by Cardinal Glib
bons urging the peace congress 10 ap-
ply to Ireland the doctrine of-national
DIFFERENTIATION, and declaration
of principles demanding that If any
league of nations be created all fea-
lures which may infringe on the ira
ditional American policy, including
the Monroe doctrine, shall be elimi-
mated. were adopted unanimously yes
terday at the closing session of the
convention of the Irish race in Amer
ica.
The declaration says state of war
exists between England and Ireland,
which, in the interests of the peace
OF the osErld, the peace conference can
not ignore
Evening star., 1919-02-24

Motion pictures as a means for
keeping the hoy on the farm are to
be tried out by some of the agricui-
tural societies in southern New Jer-
sey
Evening star., 1919-02-24
Basic Rights Of People.

He scCoIlo uiFlSlon CONTAINS eieYen
articles regarding the basic rights of
freedom of belief, religion, art and
science. Labor. as the greatest ma
tional wealth, is especially protected.
Personal freedom of dwelling and
property are guaranteed, as is Sc
Hrecy of the postal service.
The third division contains nine
teen articles and provides that details
shall be determined by the national
government regarding the regulation
of elections. The government will
meet each year on the first Monday
of December at the capital Of the gov
ernment. The president it is pro-
yided, can cali the assembly earlier
and must do SO IL at least one-third
of the members demand it be called
A court to control the voting would
consist of three members of the as
sembly and two memb bers of the ma
tional council The constitution may
be changed by a two-thirds vote Of
he full membership of the assembly.
The election of a president is pro-
!ided for in a fourth division. He
1ust be at least thirty-five years old
nd German citizen for ten years,
nd will serve seven-year term. He
ay be recalled through a popular
'ote. The president cannot be a mem
ger of the assembly. 1t is provided
the assembly can demand the pres
ence before it of the chancellor and
the cabinet
The fifth and sixth divisions touch
on finance, trade and transportation
entire nation. The seventh division
covers details of courts and other
juridical organiZatio including a
state court for the entire nation.
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VON REUTER- TO BE-
COURT-MARTIALED
Continued from FIRST Poos.

were delivered at Harwich. but their
fate was more or less In n state of sus-
pension awaiting q decision by the Peace
Conference. Truly, they had all been
inspected with the object of seeing that
the terms OF surrender had been COM
piled with. They were to be disarmed
and the ships were thoroughly searched
with view to seeing that there were no
explosives left on board. But beyond
the removal Of ammunition and warllke
stores nothing whatever had been done
to the ships. The care and maintenance
parties had been left pretty much to
themselves"
Concerning the manner in which the
coup destroying the seventy-four vessels.
worth about 100000, 900, was carried
out. Commander Robinson writes:
ut was quite q simple matter to open
the Kingston valves and remove the
parts Of the machinery which would
admit Of the inlet Of water very quickly,
while in addition those on board had
ample opportunity 20 make other ar
ransements for flooding the vessels 1t
Is easy. therefore. to account for the
speeding up OF the laundering OF the
ships. Whether II is worth while to
attempt to raise them Ms n matter for
the consideration OF the authorities, but
II may be remarked that the part of the
now in which they were anchored was
not utilized by the Grand Fleet except
to some extent by vessels which were
trial or exercise.
The position is between the Island
Of Hoy and the mainland in the Dring
deeps. the nearest land being the small
Island Of Cava, where the crews Of the
sunken vessels landed. There is plenty
Of water for the anchorage OF larger
vessels. the least depth marked on the
chart being seventeen fathoms, and II
would probably be sufficient to blow
the hulls to pieces and to make the
channel clear enough for any ships
likely to be using Il. AS a matter Of
TACT, Scapa Flow Is no longer the sta
lion OF the British feet The headquar-
ters of the Atlantic feet are at Rosyth
and Of the home feet at Portland. II
Is hardly likely that as a commercial
proposition the vessels would pay II
raised for breaking-up purposes"
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FRENCH TAKE UP
FLEET PREPARATION
Deputies to Send Delegation
to Ciemencsau.

PARIS, June 13.--The Budget Commit
tee OF the Chamber of Deputies has de-
cided to send a delegation to NJ Ciemen.
ceau to inquire IL the Government 10 In
position to furnish Immediately an ex-
PLANTATION of the sinking OF the German
fleet. The delegation also will ask what
measures the Government expects to
take to meet the loss to France through
the destruction Of that part of the feet
to which France was entitled.
While the act 10 generally denounced
as violation OF the armistice techni-
cally, IL not actually, in British and
American circles no marked regret u
expressed.
In French quarters. however. there 10
understood to be considerable feeling
which, II 10 expected. will reflect itself In
italian circlea France and Italy have
been opposing the much discussed plan
Of sinking the German feet. which was
favored supposedly by the Americans and
the British.
In the opinion of some experts the
sinking constituted . direct viola ton
OF the armistice and an act OF war In
that the Germans in scuttiing the ships
destroyed material with which they are
bargaining for peace. II was pointed
out to-day, however. that the repara-
lions clause OF the treaty Is in such
shape that the destruction OF German
assets represented by the warships can
be dealt with later.
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WOMAN ON TRIAL
AS BABY'S SLAYER
Infants Bones and Charred
Skull Exhibited in New
ark Courtroom.
SOME OF THEM MISSING
Mrs. Hanglin, Who Boarded
Child, Says 1t Fell Into
Open Fireplace.

In the Court Of oyer and Terminer In
Newark yesterday Mrs. Coma Hangiin
who conducted a boarding home for
babies at 81 Howard street, that city,
was placed on trial before Judge Osborne
and a jury on. charge OF murder in
connection with the death Of a six
months old baby.
Several large bottles containing the
bones of the dead baby. preserved IN a
chemical preparation, were. introduced
by the prosecution. They were placed
on table in front Of the jury and in
view Of John Esdorn. ~ johnson street,
father of the dead child, who occupied
a seat In the courtroom, and probably
will be called as a witness by the State.
Esdorn left his six months old son
Paul last December with Mrs. Hanglin,
who had advertised her boarding home.
Some time later he received a letter
from Mrs. Hanglin TO call to see his
baby and when ne went to the home
was shown a big. healthy looking child.
He became suspicious and In May he
called at Mrs Hanglin's home again
and learned that his child had died and
had been buried by her in the cellar.
Mr.. Esdorn notified the police and the
body was unearthed and found to have
been burned
William Untermann. supervising agent
for the Children's Aid Society, who was
called as witness by John A.-Bernhard,
Assistant Prosecutor, testified of admis-
sons made to him by Mrs. Hanglin.
Two days before the discovery of the
body buried In the cellar Untermann
gave Mrs. Hanglin forty-eight hours to
produce the child.
When Untermann visited the house
May IL, the day the body was found,
he testified that Mrs. Hanglin told him
that on December II, when she went TO a
neighboring store. she left the baby in
a go-cart In front Of the stove. On her
return the dead body was in the fireplace
and the go-cart overturned.
Mrs. Hanglin told him. he said, that
she picked the body up and attempted to
feed 1t and when the child failed to re-
spond she concluded he was dead I'm
termann then testified that the woman
told him that she dug a hole in the cell
lar. using kitchen knife and buried
the body. Uhtermann explained that the
woman said she did this through fright
Capt. G. Albert Gaseer, head OF the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-24
RUM SEARCHERS TO
USE ESPIONAGE ACT
House Committee Adopts
Terms Of War Time Bill.

WARRINGTON. June 2s.-The provision
OF the prohibition enforcement bill per-
hitting search Of private homes for con-
tIaband liquor when the warrant was
sworn to by at least two creditable
persons" was stricken out to-day by the
House judiciary Committee. The sys-
TEN OF search as provided in the espion-
age act was substituted.
Under provisions OF the enforcement
act as tentatively modified to-day In
committee. transportation OF intoxicating
LIQUORS In automo biles. aircraft or other
vehicles would prove an expensive
undertaking II the oYner IL caught Az
the bill originally stood. It stipulated
that the vehicle should be sold at public
auction and the difference between the
selling price and amount of the nnes
and the costs should be refunded to
the owner. The committee changed the
pi DIVISION to-day to provide that any
surplus which might remain after the
hnes and costs were paid should be
given to the State.
Tho committee also tentatively agreed
TO elimipAte minimum penalties attached
to violations OF the law for frst Of
lenses and to permit the Judge 10 use
his own discretion in sentencing the
offender. -,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-24
WATERBURY ASKS Mi
NEW WAGE SCALE
Seven Thousand Factory Ne,
Form Workers' Union.
Special Despafch 10 rHp srS.


WATERBURY, Conn, June 2s-rN.
1000 strikers from factories here h,..
lessened their original twenty-elgh,h A.
mands to two, these being a minlrr,r,
wage Of 90 cents an hour and IN. rsoo.
milton Of the Waterbury Workman,
Union. a new organization.
This decision was reached AZ a rr,,,
ing Of strikers delegates TODAY M,
requested a permit from Chief Of pou..
Beach to call a mass meeting OF strit.,.
to discuss these demands. Perrnis,,o,
was refused on the ground thai ,..,
Thursdays riot, when eleven police,n..
were wounded, was the outcome n,
meeting held that afternoon. The polIcs
on the contrary, Mr.. Beach said hsd ",
jured no one In quelling the riot
In spite OF this refusal nearlv Am,
strikers attempted to hold n meeting ,bl.
afternoon and were dispersed by po,Ica.
men and city guardsmen. Several o,hs,
small disturbances about town called an,
the police.
PatrVlman John Moore, whose skul ~,
severely fractured last THURSDAY UT,
either die or be a physical wreck tor N.
rest Of his life, according to sup4rln.
tendent Beach. and a serious charge viii
be lodged against his assailant, row IN
jail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-24
JERSEY WILL FIGHT
.Y.MCOME TAXLAW
Action Planned to Test AL
legged Injustice to Many
EOn-Residents.
LAW FAILS TO PROTECT
Suit Will Call Attention to
So-Called Unconstitutional
Features.
specta, D,spatoh to TIM Sun.


TRENTON, June 23.--Attorney-Geher
Mccran was authorized by the state
House Commission to-day to retain New
York counsel to combat alleged discrim-
inatory features OF the New York income
tax law as II affects non-residents doing
business In that State.
II Is understood Mr.. McCran will re-
tain John w. Griggs of Paterson. former
United States Attorney General, who
practises IN New York. The test suit
will probably be brought in the United
States District Court of New York, and
will be In the name Of an individual, the
Attorney General having advised mat
the case IL not one in which the State
can be made complainant.
Action by the State House Commits
sion followed receipt of an opinion from
Mr. McCran holding that certain features
of the New York law are unconstitu-
tional in that they fail to accord to non
residents the equal protection OF the
laws guaranteed by the Federal Consti-
tuition to all citizens. Mr.. McCran added:
while II is apparent to all OF US that
these Determinations affect very large
number of our citizens, the wrongful
imposition Of these taxes does not In the
legal sense OF the term Involve tHc Quos-
ton OF public rights. 1t Is on the con-
trary a circumstance in which private
interests are infringed. An action to
redress the wrong would be an action
to redress private wrong, as distinguished
from a public wrong.
"A resident OF the State Of New Jer-
sey illegally subjected to this tax is
the proper person to litigate the oues-
tton of the legality of the tax imposed
upon him. No wrong is done our State
as a State. Yet, while our State, as
such, may not be moving party to
test the validity of the tax proposed
10 be levied and collected. still, in
amuch as tens OF thous ands of our citi-
gems viii come within the provision OF
said law. 1 am of the opinion that as
Judge OF the law department OF our
/ should cause such proceedings to
be Instituted as may be proper to test
the validity OF said tax.
AS no action in this matter can be
brought In our State courts. where
could appear as the attorney on record
I should be authorized to associate with
the eminent counsel OF New York and 10
incur such expenses in litigation as may
be necessary in the premises.
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when he hears Of my plight he'll learn
the error Of his ways. Well. he's young
yet. He'll have at least couple Of years
more"
He was much amused at the police
preparations for the case.
II wonder" he said, what would
happen II suddenly stepped outside
with couple OF rsvolvers In my banda
What dye suppose would happen. !
really don't see why there should be all
this fuss, especially when q fellows un-
armed
Handy told with a mingled expression
Of amusement and contempt Of brushing
elbows with policeman on = Greenpo mt
car. The policeman was looking for the
bandits and was talking about II.
Handy said he and the small chap en-
tered the Greenpoint ferry, passing q
dozen plainclothes men. who were also
In the search.
The sleuths we're everywhere, yet
we Just passed them by"
The three last Jurors were Augustus
p. Hoffman, salesman, 400 Cropsey
avenue; Joseph j. Irwin, salesman.
1925 East Eighth street, and VI. e. Good
man. fur bus ness, az Fifteenth street.
Sixty talesmen were called In all.
The only question at issue, accor ling
to McCaffry. 10 the Identity of the tall
man" Is Handy the chap7 Handy has
said he is. The charge be faces incl
II that Of killing Paying Teller
Peal. On the way out Handy was su.
rounded by twenty eager reporters. He
told them the only man he ever regretted
killing was Bob Davis, his fr end, In
Tacoma. He is not to go on the stand
He has talked too much already and
kicked away any prop that there might
have been under him." according to his
lawyer. As for Handy. he smiles:
II prefer death to Jail. wouldn't you7
MY name? Jay Boyd Allen win do.
That's near enough" The case will open
to-day
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DEMOCRATS DELAY
NEW TAX BUREAU
Call for Bipartisan Body
Causes Halt.

ALBANY, June a3.-Demands OF Demo-
Gratis for bipartisan Organization of the
new State Income Tax Department Of
the State Comptroiler's ONCE is said to
be the cause Of failure to get the new
bureau started. When the income tar
bill went through In the closing hour,
Of the legislative session an amendment
was slipped Into II by Senator Henry
u. sage OF Albany requiring unanimous
approval by the Governor. the chairman
OF the Senate Finance Committee and
the chairman of the Assembly Way,
and Means Committee to the orsanixa-
ton OF the income tax bureau, for which
100000 was appropriated
State Comptroller Travis had ENACT
Cd that Gov. Smith and the Legislative
budget heads would get together two
weeks ago to o. X. his plan Of organ,ra-
ton. which calls for a bureau head with
salary Of $4,000 a year, but the meet
ing did not occur. Mr.. Travis to-day
declared he could say nothing about the
situation He would not even admit he
had proposed a budget.
Generally, however. Il Is understood
GOV. smith has refused to sanction the
organization Of the income tax depart-
ment until he has assurances that some
deserving Democrats" will te given
berths.
In the meanwhile the Comptroller's
ofhce 10 being flooded with daily in
auiries about the new tax and with re-
quests for Jobs. Three Of the Comm
sroliers deputies. william ], Ma!er.
James A. Wendell and William Board
man. who Is head Of the Comptroller 3
New York city office. with John J. Ell
liott and Mark Graves, also OF the
Comptrolisr's stan. have gone to Wash
inston TO make . study OF the Federal
income tax organisation.