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New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Swami Forces
Open Hearings
Injury Inquiry
Continued from pa9o 1

Court, writing an opinion in q situa-
tion similar to yours, says:
"'A grand jury is not charged with
the general supervision and regulation
of public officials, and is not clothed
with plenary powers in respect to the
manner in which they shall perform
their duty. Hence the institution of a
general Investigation by the grand jury
ostensibly in the public interest, NOT
inspired by reasonable grounds of be.
lief that public officials have been
guilty of wilful and corrupt misconduct
in office, is not to be encouraged, even
if it can be said to have any warrant in
the law
Reasonable grounds can only be
predicated upon actual facts, and not
upon surmises or guesses, nor from
anonymous letters that are not evil
case reported in AZ Miscel., at Page
6S5, said
"'The grand jury have not the power
to institute or prosecute an inquiry on
chance or speculation that some crime
can be discovered Such an inquisition.
based upon mere suspicion, would be
odious and oppressive, and would not
be tolerated by our laws. There must
be reason to believe that crime Of
Il specific character has been committed
by particular person whose name may
be either known or unknown to the
grand jury
"a grand jury has no general powers
of censorship or supervision over their
fellow citizens or public officials
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Battle Successor
Named by Smith
]. M. Proskauer Appoint-
ed Grand Jury Aduiser;
Panel Asked for Results

The selection of Joseph NJ Pros
kauer, of the law firm of Elkus, Vogel,
Gleason & Proskauer, III Broadway,
to be special counsel to the eXtraordi-
nary grand jury was announced by
Governor Smith last night at City Hall
The appointment of Mr.. Proskauer,
who is n member of the firm Of which
Abram |. Elkus, lately appointed Judge
of the Court of Appeals, was the head
is designed to fill the gap left by the
refusal of George Gordon Battle to
Attorney for the extraordinary grand
jury. Governor Smith at his former
offices in the City Hall last night read
the following statement to the re-
porters:
"On the 18th Of August I caused to
be convened the extraordinary grand
jury now sitting in New York County.
This action was taken upon the re-
quest of the Attorney General of the
state and the District Attorney of the
county. The purpose of the call was
to allow the District Attorney to pre-
sent to the extraordinary grand jury
evidence of criminal anarchy gathered
by Legislative Investigating commit
tee appointed at the last session of the
Legislature, commonly referred to as
the Lusk Committee
Evidence of Another Crime
"At later date the District Atior-
ney requested permission of the court
to submit evidence of an alleged crime
of conspiracy. The grand jury in the
course of its investigation has given
the public to understand that they
have unearthed evidence of another
crime in which public officials are con
cerned and they have requested me to
make superseding order putting the
Attorney General of the State in the
position Of their legal adviser.
Because believe no legal reason
has been shown | have declined theil
request. did, however, following
their own specific suggestion set fortf
in motion unanimously adopted by
them, request the District Attorney tc
appoint George Gordon Battle as hi:
special assistant and assign him 10 the
| grand jury. While | am not in receipr
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16

tion. have not been able to ascertain
whether or not this is of the Angora,
the Maltese or the yellow and black,
back fence variety. Nor have I been
able to ascertain whether or not the
department is furnishing milk pur-
chased in bulk, or whether it is feeding
Maria with one Of the supertine grades
of the Sheffield Farms company. Nor
have l been able to ascertain who the
official cat keeper is, nor whether the
Board of Education makes it an official
appointment or not.
"When the Mayor called my at
tention to the vvucher my first
impression was that perhaps this
might have been added as a high
school subject, and then re-
called picture. entitled And the
Cat Came Back. That caused much
merrment some years ago wherein a
henpecked husband was ordered by his
wife to drown cat during the sum-
mer months. He put poor Maria in
the local pond and it went down with
stone tied to it's neck,' only to be
returned by the iceman within u cake
Of ice the following summer.
"lf this subject was Goats and How
to Pet Them I would be right at ease
There are many things one might say
about cats, but please excuse me
while 1 hunt up the cause of the
voucher"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
''TiQer'' Suffers
No Complications
X-Roy Of Broken Rib Ia
ken: Poincare and Rem
ner Call on the Premier

PARIS, Dec. 15.-Prcmier Clcmen-
ceau was suffering Inconvenience to-
day from The broken rib which he sus-
tanned while on his trip to England
last week. His general health, how
ever, was found to be good by Drs.
Tuffier and LaubrS, who made an ex-
animation to-day They advised him
to remain at home, nevertheless, owing
to the fatigue which might be caused
him by climbing the staircase at the
Ministry of War.
The physicians made another X-ray
examination of Premier Clemenceau
this evening. after which they issued
the following bulletin:
"The X-ray examination shows a
fracture of the eighth rib on the left
side, with little displacement. There
are no complications"
NJ. Clemenceau remained at home,
but received President Poincare and
DR.. Renner, the Austrian Chancellor.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Only One Ship Damaged
La Storm Still Missing
Vessel Davidson
County Last Reported Drift
inc i'm Gulf Stream

HALIFAX. N. s.. Dec. l5.-The
United States Shipping Board steamer
Davidson County, which lost her pro-
peller Wednesday, was the only vessel
not accounted for to-day among the
score reported damaged or in peril
along the North Atlantic Coast fol-
lowing the storms of last week. Two
more ships, the British schooners Fal-
con and Exilda, were stranded in yes
terday's gales, with the loss Of one
life.
The United States Coast Guard
steamer Apache is now searching for
the Davidson County The West Togus
which had the damaged vessel in tow
on Friday, suddenly sprang leak and
had to abandon her to rush to port for
her own safety. The last word from
the Davidson County was received Sat
urday, saying that she was drifting
East in gale, 480 miles south Of Cape
Race, in the middle Of the Gulf Stream
with no rescue vessel in sight.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Dodge Draft or Quit
Us, Was I. w. W. Fiat
Document Denouncing War and
Conscription Read Il,
Radicals Trial

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Dec. 15.-What
was characterized as the official pro-
nouncement of the general executive
board, the controlling body of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, toward
war and conscription was read into the
record to-day at the |. w. W. trial in
the Federal court.
The document denounced war and
conscription and warned members if
they did not avoid military service
they forfeited automatically all con
nection with the |. w. w.
The organization arranged to make
"every possible effort" to assist men,
bers in obtaining their release from
service, according to letter purport-
ing to be from William D. Haywood
to Dan Buckley, an |. w. W. official at
Minneapolis, also read to-day. The
letter stated that Fred Moore. of
Seattle, chief counsel for the defense
IN the present trial, had been employed
at salary of 5000 month and cx-
penses to act as general counsel for
|. W. w. members drafted
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
War Baby Buried
AT Sea Wrapped
I'm American Flag
Child of A. E. F. Man and
French Wife Dies Aboard
Chicago; 40 Women Ar
rive to Claim Husbands

The first American war baby to die
aboard ship was buried in mit-Atlantic
during heavy storm on December a
from the deck of the French liner
Chicago, which arrived yesterday from
Bordeaux
Stiff westerly gales hit the vessel a
day after she left the French coast,
and the violent weather hastened the
end Of the infant daughter of Walter
Gray, of Waynesboro. Miss, who
vice of the A. +. F.
Gray married French girl eighteen
months ago, and early IN November q
child was born to them. Despite the
efforts of the ships surgeon to save
her, the infant died on December d
and was buried that night at 8
o'clock. Although the weather was un-
usually severe and the seas high, the
saloon passengers assembled on deck
and stood by the couple as the body of
flag, was lowered over the side.
On the Chicago came forty young
French women who are to marry
American soldiers who served in
France. Among them was Miss Hen
riette Pelletier, who is engaged to
Charles Ives, son of manufacturer
of Bridgeport, Conn.
The Baroness de Masieres, a French
portrait painter brought over thirty
canvases of prominent Frenchmen,
which she will exhibit in this city.
Among others on board were Mon
signor Julian Conan, Archbishop of
Hayti; Miss Gertrude Cooney, of
Brooklyn. who served with the X. of
c. in London, and Albert B. Mahoney
former county clerk of San Francisco
also a K. Of c. worker, stationed at
Base Hospital No. b3, at Langres
Mr.. Mahoney was designated by the
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16

you would assign any person the Gov
ernor suggested l hereby suggest that
you appoint Joseph NJ. Proskauer, of
Ill Broadway, New York City, as
Special Assistant District Attorney
and assign him to the extraordinary
grand jury.
81 have absolute confidence in his
ability and integrity and I feel that
he is in a position to give the jury
efficient and wholly disinterested legal
advise.
Yours sincerely,
"'ALFRED f. SMITH,
"Governor.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
$25O,OOO to $I,OO0,OO0
Damage as Blaze, Starting
i'm X. of C. Clubhouse.
SweepsApartment District
Several Firemen Hurt
Assistant Secretary Trapped
and Burned While Asleep;
Flames Spread by Gale

Fire that started in the Admiral
Benson Club, for service men, at 81S
Washington Street Hoboken, shortly
after 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
spread so rapidly that before the fire.
men were able to gain the upper hand
tho club, a church and an apartment
house had been consumed, six more
houses damaged and more than a hum
drcd families turned out of their homes
by the police.
For time it appeared as though
the flames, driven onward by forty
mile gale, would overrun most of the
city. All the fire apparatus in Hoboken
was called, and when this proved in
sufficient, reinforcements were sum-
moned from Jersey City.
One man, Walter Vance, assistant
secretary, was trapped in the club and
burned to death and several firemen
were overcome by smoke or sustained
minor cuts and bruises
Damage May Be MILTON
The bitter cold made fire fighting
particularly difficult. The spray from
hose lines froze where it fell and lad
ders, hose and the outer garments of
the men were sheathed in ice. Esti-
mates of the damage run from .$2500OO
to $1,O0O,O0O
William T. Mulcahy, secretary of the
club, which was built two years ago
by the Catholic War Work Council
discovered the fire. He emerged from
the cellar, where he had been to con-
fer with some Of the employees, to
find the ground floor filled with smoke.
turned from the basement, remaining
there until all of the employees had
escaped His face and hands were
badly scorched.
The club was a three story, white
pine structure. BY the time the first
the rear of the First Reformed Church
which adjoins the rear of the club,
had also caught fire.
Flames were spreading to the five
story brick apartment houses on each
side of the club at Sl4 and S20 Wash
ington Street. The latter was COM
pletely destroyed and the former
partly.
Tenants Driven Into Streets
Fire Chief Gilday sent in city cal
as soon as he arrived. Shortly there
after the church's roof fell in ant
the flames, spouting up, were carried
to the adjoining buildings, S14 and 82l
Bloomfield Street. The fiat houses
at 822 and 824 Washington Street
were also on fire
The Jersey City Fire Department ther
was called on apd apparatus was sent
Immediately Police went through the
dwellings for a block around anc
ordered all families to leave at once
Women and children who were turned
out into the icy wind were sheltered
in hospitals.
The arrival of the Jersey City en-
gines threw the odds in favor Of tn.
iiremen. They were able to hold tn,
flames in check and after nearly thre,
hours of desperate work. announced
that they were under control.
1t was then discovered that Vance
who had been on night duty and hat
gone to bed only little while befor
the fire was discovered, was missing
Search of the ruins of the club las
night disclosed portions Of a human
body, believed to have been his.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Villa Stays Men Who
Sought TO Seize Him

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 15.--Gas-
ton de Prada, young sportsman known
in New York and New Orleans. and
who, with a companion. was said to
have left New York. recently with the
intention Of killing or capturing Fran
cisco Villa. and thereby winning the
$4,000 offered by the government Of
Chihuahua State, was executed by the
rebel leader, according to dispatches
from Ciudad Juarez. Although this in
formation has not been verified. the
source is considered reliable by Mexi-
can newspapers here.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Police Plan Christmas Tree
Will Introduce Santa Claus to
Poor Children in Precinct

With the approval of Police Com
missioner Enright, Captain Charles II.
Mckinney and the men of the Beach
Street precinct are gathering contri-
buttons for a Christmas tree at the
station house for the children OF the
neighborhood.
1--WE are acting" said Captain Nc
Kinney. yesterday, ain the belief that
the police should work not only for
the safety but for the welfare and hap
piness of the community. and we are
going to try to cheer lot of little
people whose Christmas is limited
usually to what they see in the shop
windows"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
cation of Thomas V. O'Connor w..

cation of Thomas V. O'Connor ors,;
dent of the international Lonrxho-.
mems Association, for d pcrrnar.srr :,
junction restraining Richard Bn,,s,
and William J. Smith from represen,.
ing themselves and the local un;o,,
they control as members OF the in.ar
national and from using stationerv
similar to that used by the paren- A.
ganization. A temporary iniuncsien
1vas issued by Justice Newburgor last
week.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Policeman's Widow Aided

Members of the Officers Association
of the Police Reserves contributed
$265 last night, when they were told
at meeting at Police Headquarters
that the city had made no provision for
the widow and children of John Nc
Cormack, probationary patrolman,
who was killed by a negro recently
while performing his police duty
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-30
FOREIGN BORN SUBSCRIBE
Five Million Former Aliens Pledge
$43O,oOo,ooo in Victory
Loan.

Five million Americans Of foreign
birth. through their representatives in
an american all manifestation" meet
ing in the city OF New York, Sunday.
pledged their loyalty to the United
States government and adopted reso-
lutions binding themselves to buy all
the Victory Loan Notes that they
could afford and induce others to buy.
The resolutions of the representa-
tives Of the 20 racial divisions and AZ
nationalities pledged the obtaining Of
$430, 900 900 worth of the Victory Loan
securities, the German division leading
all others in their pledges, agreeing
to secure purchasers of $3.50. 900 900
Of the total amount. The others divis-
ions are as follows:
Russian, $4,000. 900; Hungarian,
SIS, oOo, 900; J~ugo-Slavs, ST. 800. 900;
Belgian, $7,5oo,O0o; Syrian. 81, ooo, 900;
Latin-American. $1,000. 900; Portu-
euese, $500, 900; Lithuanian. $40. 0o0;
Italian, $50 oo. 900; Polish, SIS. o0o,-
900; Czecho slovak, $500, 900; Finnish,
500, 900, and Danish. 1000, 600.
A cable was sent to President Will
son assuring him of the pledges and
the answering loyalty Of the entire
citizenship of foreign birth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-30
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat Of the dis
ease. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions, and in order to cure it you
must take an internal remedy. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally
and acts thru the blood on the mucous
surfaces of the system. Halls Catarrh
Medicine was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for
years. It is composed of some of the
best tonics known, combined with
some of the best blood purifiers. The
perfect combination of the ingredients
in Halls Catarrh Medicine is what
produces such wonderful results in
catarrhal conditions. Send for tes-
timonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-30
Negro Enters Home
In Congress Heights
(From Mondays Daily

Miss Irumon Moss, the young
daughter of Mrs. H. T. Moss. who
lives on Mississippi Ave, was badly
frightened Thursday night when she
entered the home about $50 o'clock
by herself and found a negro man in
the kitchen.
The little girl in company with her
mother, were returning home and the
child ran ahead and entered the home
alone. She called to her brother whom
she thought was at home, but re-
ceiving no response she entered the
kitchen, turned on the light and saw
the negro ma She started 20 run
and was knocked down by the black
as he made his escape. He warned her
if she screamed hat he would Kill
her. The child was not injured.
The negro entered the home by the
front door which had been left I'M
locked and he made his escape the
same way. According to the child he
was a yellow negro and wore striped
overalls.
The ~bloodhounds belonging to Mr..
Tom Chapman were taken to the Moss
residence, but they were unable to
pick up the trail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-30
A "A QUESTION.

For years many of our universities have
given a welcoming ear to Socialistic theories.
Students have been given the works of leading
Socialists to read, thus acquiring in no few in
stances a critical attitude toward our established
institutions and governmental structure. In so
far as this originated in a desire to secure a square
deal for all and to improve whatever might be in
need of improvement it was justifiable. In so far
as it was the mere taking up of a fad on the part
Of restless minds with no fixed political convic-
lions, it was as unwholesome in impulse as it no
doubt was to a considerable extent in it's results.
This attitude Of the colleges in the past gives
greater Importance to the grave query of the pres
ident of Columbia University as to whether we
are to continue to have a republic or become a
SOcialistic autOcracy.
Dr. Butler himself does not mention the col
leges, but he is awake to a threatening danger.
He points out that extreme socialism in this
country has adopted the doctrine of the Russian
Bolshevists, that it aims to sweep aside all our
traditions of law, order and constitutional regu-
lation, that it would abolish the courts and over
turn our government itself. He believes that,
while internationalism of the right sort would
make America a partner with the civilized world in
the maintenance of peace, the so-called interna-
tionalism of Lenine and Trotzky would drag US
into the abyss of laWlessness. Democrats and
Republicans differ as to public policy, but both
:tand by our constitutional principles. Socialists
en- the other hand, aim to wreck our present form
of government and undo all the upbuilding of $50
years. President Butler warns Americans to
make no mistake about the defin:teness of the
issue and declares that the very existence of our
government is challenged.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-30
i. Euter For
Constable Beat ;

The attention of the voters Of Beat
3 is directed to the announcement in
his is1ue Of The Commonwealth of
Mr.. Sol B. Auter. as a candidate for
the office Of Constable, subject to the
ensuing August primary election.
Mr.. Auter is one of Greenwood's
best known citizens, having been born
and reared here, and he has a host of
friends who will give his candidacy
their most cordial support for the re-
sponsible position to which he as
pires.
He has had experience as a men,
Der Of the police force of this city,
and if elected Constable will efficient
ly discharge the duties of that Office.
Mr.. Auter will appreciate a favor
able consideration Of his claims at
the hands of the voters.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-30
AND TENANT.

There is a great cutlery against extortionate
rents in our larger cities. Tenants complain that
they are being cruelty victimized and that in order
to secure living conditions they must move into
the suburbs or into the country. Landlords, on
the other hand, assert that the increase in rents
IS unavoidable on account of the great cost of
wages, building materials and supplies of all
kinds. Doubtless there is a good deal to be said
on both sides, and no satisfactory solution seems
likely until war or after-war conditions get back
to normal. Meanwhile landlords will continue to
do business under the American system of COM
petitive renting, or leasing property to tenants
whose offers most nearly approximate the prices
demanded.
Before the days of appropriation of landlords
and of judicial rents in Ireland the Irish COM
planned bitterly of rack renting" and Americans
more sympathetic than well informed denounced
the system as atrocious. Yet rack renting is the
same thing in principle as our old and still existing
American system of competitive renting. Our
property holders would regard government fixed
rents as a surrender to socialistic extremists.
During the war the Federal government fixed
rentals to some extent as we'll as the price Of
wheat and steel, giving tenants in the government
employ the right to remain in possession even
when others were willing to pay higher rentals,
but obviously this could not continue permanently
without a revolutionary change in our existing
system. Landlords and tenants alike will be in
terested in the results of New York's official in
vestigation of high rentals now in progress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-30
Revival Meeting
AT Baptist Church

DR.. j. j. Wicker of Richmond, Va,
who comes to assist in the special re-
vival meetings at the Baptist Church
arrived yesterday afternoon. He prea-
ched last night to a very attentive
and deeply interested congregation
on the blessedness and power of the
life Of Christians, who are filled with
the Holy Spirit.
This morning he spoke with great
power and profit on Prayer. DR..
Wicker has been pastor of one of the
largest Baptist Churches in Rich
mond, Va, for nine years and this
church has wonderfully p]rcspered
under his ministry and now has a
membership of 1900. Besides his I'M
usual qualifications for the pastor
ate, he has exceptional gifts and tai
ents for evangelistic work. and has
been remarkably successful as an
evangelist. Very recently he con-
Quoted a meeting in Norfork, Va,
which resulted in more than 100 ad-
ditions to the church.
Mrs. Wicker is with DR.. Wicker and
their duets are very impressive and
add much to the attraction and power
of each meeting. There are two meet
ings every day at 20 a. m. and 8 p. m
All are cordially invited to these
meetings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-30
Walker Sales Co.
Buys Met lurg Home
{From Mondays Daily

The-H. D. Walker Auto Sales Co.,
closed a deal Saturday for the purch-
ase of the Gen. Monroe McClurg
property at the intersection of Wash
ington and Fulton streets.
During the Spring of next year the
company will commence the erection
of a handsome two story brick struc-
ture to be occupied by the Walker
Auto Sales Co. The building will be
completed by July 1, 1920 and will be
Of the best business houses in the
city.
The lot on which the company will
build has a 100 foot front on WASH
ington street and 1877 foot front on
Fulton. The structure to be erected
will have about a rs foot front.
General and Mrs. McClurg will
continue to occupy the residence TO,
the present. ,