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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21
Alleges Conspiracy to
Prevent Railway Return
WASHINGTON, Feb. co.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90
Representative Dyer of
Missouri. charged in the House
tonight that sinister" efforts
were being made to influence
members of Congress to vote for
continued Government operation
Of the railroads under pain of de-
feat at the polls in the next cleo
ton.
A widespread propaganda has
been started, Mr.. Dyer said, add
ing that the "propagandists"
had established headquarters in
Washington from which repre-
sentatives were being "bom-
barded" with letters setting forth
that it would be disastrous to the
country to return the roads to
private owners at this time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21
wNl DemobiIiIe Service Els q.

The giant service flag of the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad. with 24,712 stars, of
which 225 are of gold. will be demobil-
lied at 1890 this morning with i'm
pressive ceremonies. DIR. William I
Manning rector of Trinity parish and a
chaplain in the army during the war.
will be the principal speaker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21
GEN. CHARLTON EMBASSY AID.
Noted British Omcer to BE Aerial
Attache at Washington.

LONDON, Feb 20.-Brig. Gen. Lionel
L. o. Charlton sailed from England to-
day on the steamer Aquitania to assume
the post of Aerial Attache of the British
Embassy In Washington.
Gen, Charlton served in South Africa
In 1ss9-1902 and was wounded twice, re-
ce.ving the Distinguished Service Order.
He first served In the European war as
a Captain OF infantry and later became
squadron commander in the Royal
Flying Corps. In 1916 he was made n
companion of the Order of st. Michael
and St. George. He also Is a ,chevalier
Of the French Legion of Honor. He was
born in 1879 and Is unmarried Major
F. II. Charlton and Capt. W. II. Charlton
Of the British army are his brothers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21
All Comfortably Chartered.

The Inspector General of the American
army OF occupation, after thorough in
epection of the units now in Germany.
has reported the soldiers comfortably
auartered and in excellent state of
health. Gen. Peehing in cablegran,
TO the War Department to-day quoted
the following as from the report OF the
Inspector-General:
NO overcrowding of soldiers In quar-
tiers. Large proportion of American
soldiers quartered in public buildings
Practically every soldier provided with
suitable bedding. No soldier billeted in
kitchens of inhabitants. In only a few
cases are soldiers billeted in living
rooms. At present only about 10 per
cent. unprovided with mess halls. New
mess halls under construction ampl'
lounging and recreation rooms. Y. NJ
{. A. and Red Cross have rendered ma
teriai assistance in providing recreation
rooms.
Ample and effective precaution to Sc
cure ventilation and TO segregate mer
with colds, Ample warm clothing
Army OF occupation comfortable as
troops can be under circumstances nj
this time OF wear. Condition constantly
improving. It is not believed as mucl
attention has ever before been given r.
health comfort and pleasure OF So.
diers,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21
MAY BAR OFFICIALS
AS B. X. T. COUNSEL
Smith Asked to Act on Nassau
County MoUe.
Special DespotcA 10 TIE SUI.

ALBANY, Feb. e0.-Efforts are being
made to get Gov. Smith and the Legis-
lature TO take action to prevent county
officials in Nassau acting as counsel for
the B. II. T. in the trial of indictments
growing out of the Brighton Beach line
wreck last November.
Miss Lillian A. Murphy, who lost a
sister IN the accident, asked Gov. Smith
10 do something so that County Judge
Lewis ]. Hempstead and Surrogate Leon
d. Howell OF Nassau could not represent
the railroad. He referred the matter to
his counsel. Joseph A, Kellogg.
Senator Alvah Burlingame OF Kings,
chairman of the Senate judiciary Com
mittee, is said to have "A bill already
prepared to submit Monday night which
would prohibit the Nassau County Judge
and Surrogate from acting In the trial
bill introduced to-day by Senator
George f. Thompson would permit judg-
ments against railroad companies in
negligence action for damages to be-
come a lien Oh the property OF the rail-
road taking priority over mortgages
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21

The announcement was made in Mount
Vernon yesterday that Supreme Court
Justice Albert II, F. Seeger OF New
burgh, who has been holding special
term of court at White Plains the past
three weeks has been assigned by the
Appellate Division to preside over the
March term Of the Supreme Court IN
Nassau county, at which time il is ex-
pected that the officials OF the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit under indictment for
manslaughter, will be placed on trial be-
fore him.
Justice Seeger will convene court AT
Mineola on March 3. and It is believed
that most of his time will be taken ur
with the railroad indictments.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21
Sick Rate Unusually Low.

The sick rate Is unusually low" Gen.
Pershing said, land is a direct measure
of the sanitary situation at that place.
Corresponding rates for the whole Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces, not counting
men wounded in action, is as follows :
For November 20, for December 2.14.
for January "a"
The daily average death rate per one
hundred thousand men for troops at
Brest and vicinity is shown as follows
November Sis, December eos. January
SIS. February to date 1858.
More than 9s5.000 men entere
France via Brest." the cable states, land
over 10000 left Brest. Total deaths
among all these transients and among
the permanent garrisons from November
10, 1917, to February !. 1919, were
1911. Deaths on incoming boats or by
the time patients reached hospitals at
Brest. 2.191; of these. 1917 burials oc-
CURED in September, October and No
vember last, when influenza and pneu-
monia cases were arriving on transport,
from the United States and were in no
way due to any health conditions exist
Ing at Brest."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21
APPROVES
BREST CONDITIONS
General Health in Camp Good
and Death Rate Low,
He Reports.
NO CROWDING OF TROOPS
Men Not Billeted in Kitchens
of Inhabitants, as
Alleged.
20 CROWDING OF TROOPS

WARRINGTON, Feb. 20.-Health condi-
tons at Brest. France, and the method
OF handling troops have received high
praise from all who have inspected II
since the first formative day." Gen.
Pershing reported to-day to the War
Department. The message said Gen.
Pershing himself. Gen. Hartford. his
Chief of Staff; the Chief Surgeon and
tho Inspector General of the A. L. f.
had all personally inspected the camp
during the last month.
Conditions at the camp have been de-
scribed as terrible In published reports
and by witnesses before Congressional
committees. Tables of hospital rates
were included in Gen. Pershing's report.
The daily admission rate per thousand
men for troops ir Brest and vicinity for
the first nineteen days of February was
Las. The similar figure for November
was all, for December 1.2 and for jan
uary 1853
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Plan to Reorganize
Various Interests
OF Packer Concern

Chicago, Dec. l1.-Plans for re-
organization of the various inter-
ests of Armour & Co. into large
number Of separate corporations are
under discussion, according to r. J.
Durham, vice president of the conf
pany, who declined to give any de-
tails or to state whether the pro-
posed segregation of the different
properties was in accordance with
orders from the attorney generals
office in Washington.
According to reports in Chicago
financial circles, it is understood that
some assurance has been given the
Armour interests that if these segre-
CATION plans are carried out the gov
crnment will feel that occasion for
action against the company will dis
appear.
Swift & Co. has already begun the
division of its large business into
smaller units. Whether the other
large packers contemplate similar
action could not be ascertained.
OF the Sl00,000.000 common stock
outstanding of Armour & Co., 20
per cent is said to be held by ].
Ogden Armour. The remainder of
the stock is owned either by mem
bers of the Armour family or by
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
MURDER LAID TO
LIVING HUSBAND
OF DEAD WOMAN
Former Indiana Undertaken
Held in Connection With
Death of Maud Tabor.

Lawton, Mich, Dec. IA charge
OF murder was entered Thursday
against Joseph c. Virgo, former
South Bend, Ind, undertaken, by
Van Buren, county authorities who
are investigating the death of Maud
Tabor.
According to Glenn E. Warner
assistant prosecutor, the action was
taken as result Of secret grilling
of Virgo and expert testimony be-
fore the inquest tending to show
that crime had been committed.
Virgo, who claims to have mar
ried the woman in 1915. refused to
talk Of the case after learning he
was to be charged with murder and
accused the authorities Of resotting
to ruse by leading him to believe
he was held only as material wit
ness.
The inquest will not be resumed,
it was announced. until Prosecutor
A. H. Adams returns from Cali
fornia with Mrs. Sarah |. Tabor and
Walter 0. Tabor, mother and broth
er of Maud Tabor.
The authorities expect the moth
cr's testimony to aid their investiga-
ton inasmuch as she is said to have
stated she was with her daughter
when she died, the result, according
to expert testimony, of induced par
!. t,idjfiou.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Attorney General 0usted
By No, Dakota LEGISLATURE

Bismarck, N. D.. Dec. 1.-THE
North Dakota house Of representa-
tives passed the senate's concurrent
resolution requesting the resignation
of Attorney General William Lam
ger. The vote in the house was
81 to ~ and in the senate, % to 16.
The resolution charged among
other things that Attorney General
LANCER has betrayed the farmers
of this state" and "unlawfully at
tempted to wreck" the Scandinavian
American bank of Fargo and all
other banks friendly to the farmers
of this state"
1t is also charged that LANCER
published an interview in the pub
lie press charging the governor and
the judges of the supreme court
with being crooks and conspirators.
The resolution further charges
that LANCER used his office to
prosecute his political opponents
and protect his political followers
in their open and fragrant violation
of law and order" and specifies
numerous instances Of alleged viola
tons.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
President Wilson Awards
DIS, c. to Marines and Gobs

Washington, Dec. l1.-President
Wilson awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal to IA officers and
enlisted men of the navy and mar
inc corps, for exceptionally mer-
itorious service during the war. The
list includes liz officers of the reg
ular navy, II in the reserve, Is in
the marine corps and four in the
United States coast guard, while
IS enlisted men received the decor
alton, including three in the marine
corps. e
Members of the marine corps re-
ceived similar decorations, while
serving with the American Expedi-
tionary forces. -
Included in the list OF awards were
Amirals Sims and Mayo; Vice Ad-
,nirals Gleaves and Wilson and
Rear Admirals Benson, Coontz,
Fletcher, Rodman. Knight, Niblak
and Plunkett and Major General lie
June and Barnett Of the Marine
CORPS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
BLAME AMERICAN
WHO WAS SHOT
FOR OWNDEATH
Mexican Government Send.
Note Relative to Murder of
James Wallace.

Washington, Dec. ll.-Complete
blame for the killing of James Wal,
lace. an American citizen, by a Mex.
lean soldier two weeks ago, near
Tampico, Mexico, is placed upon
Wallace. himself, by the Mexican
government in its note replying to
the urgent inquiry made by the
United States. The note, which has
been handed to the American en-
bassy in Mexico City, was sum-
married. in dispatch received from
the embassy today at the State de.
partment.
The note, the summary indicates
amounts to a charge that Wallace,
while intoxicated, passed a sentry,
stationed at what is characterized as
a dangerous spot" and the Amer
lean, failing to halt, was shot and
killed. The note adds that the kill
ing was made a matter of official
record and that the arrest of the sol
der and an investigation of the in
cident were ordered Immediately by
the MEXICAN government.
Comment Is Withheld.
Officials at the State department
withheld comment pending receipt of
the full text of the communication,
which is expected tomorrow.
After waiting expectantly for the
reply to the last note in the case of
William 0. Jenkins, the American
consular agent recently arrested and
held in Jail at Puebla, officials ex-
pressed considerable interest to-
night in an Associated Press dis
patch from Mexico City, saying that
semi-official information there was
that the Mexican government would
await decision of the supreme court
in the case before framing its reply.
While President Wilson had be-
fore him today the memorandum
from Chairman Payne of the ship
ping board, detailing the situation
resulting from the interference by
the Carranza government in the OPP
Grafton of American-owned oil prop
critics in the Tampico district, there
was nothing for them from the
White House as to whether further
action was planned by this, govern
ment in answer to the notes already
received but unanswered.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Passion Play Actors
Suffer From Lack
OF Food and Clothes

+, Oberammergau, Bavaria Wednes-
day, Dec. l0-Crop failures and a
hard winter have added to the war
sufferings of the little group of vii
layers here, known to the world as
actors in the Passion play, portray
ing the crucifxion of Christ, which
is presented every 10 years.
Because of food restrictions I'M
posed by the Bavarian government,
II will not be possible to give the
far-famed al1egory next year, &C
cording to those who have taken
leading roles, postponement being
imperative until 1921.
E. Harvey Paddock of Los Ange-
les, who brought Red Cross relief
supplies from Vienna, found condi-
tons bordering on starvation in
some instances.
Anton Lang, familiar as Christus
i'll the play, met Mr.. Paddock at the
train Sunday night and together
they visited the homes of many
players who needed aid. Clothing
was furnished, among others to
Lang's own family, augmented by
three since 1910. and also to the
families of John w. Zinck, who as
sumed the role of Judas; Peter
Dendle, in the 1900 cast as St. John,
and Otellie Zenk and Annie Flunger,
who represented the Virgin in for
mer presentations.
Sweet chocolate for the children
was furnished as personal gift
from Lieut.. Stockton, head of the
American food commission i'll Aus
tria.
Lieut.. Stockton learned of the Sc
we're conditions here when he visited
the village last August to investigate
d report that Lang had been killed
IN the war
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Congressio nal Medals of
Honor Are Awarded to Ten
Marine and Navy Members
Total of 10 of the Highest Decorations that Can Be
Given by the United States Presented to Men in
Two Branches of Service-Many Feats of Hero
ism Made Known by Citations.

Washington, Dec. 1l.-Names o
| 10 additional officers and enlistes
men OF the navy and marine corp.
to whom President Wilson ha
awarded the congressional medal O
honor for acts of extraordinar,
heroism during the war, including
one posthumous award. were an.
nounced today by the Navy depart
nent The list of 10, making a tota
OF 10 in the naval and marine serv.
ice to receive the congressional
medal follows:
1t. Com. ]. J. Madison, Hoboken
n. J.; Its. f. NJ. Isaacs, Fort Sam
Houston. Tex; w. L. Osborne, M
c., Boston (posthumous); Orlando
H. Petty. M. c.. Philadelphia; Louis
Cukela, NJ. c., 5l8 South Sixth ave.
rue, Seattle; Ralph Talbot, M. c
mo address,; Ensign Daniel A. Sui
livan. Mount Vernon. n. y; Denta
Surgeon A. G. Lyle, Gloucester
Mass: and Gunnery Sergeants R. G.
Robinson. M. c. (no address,, and
c. F. Hoffman, M. c. (no address.
Hurt in U-Boat Raid.
Lit. Com. Madison was cited for
Exceptionally heroic service dur
ing a submarine attack October q,
1918, on the transport u. S. S.
Ticonderoga, under his command.
After being severely wounded early
in the attack, the citation said, he
ordered that he be placed in a chair
on the bridge, from which he con
tinued to direct the fire and to
maneuver the ship" until, losing con-
seriousness, he was lowered into a
lifeboat and saved with the 80 other
survivors.
Captured during the submarine at
tack on the U. S. S. President Lin
coin and taken a prisoner to Ger
many, Lieutenant Isaacs. after re-
ceiving valuable information on the
movement of enemy submarines,
succeeded "by heroic determine
ton" his citation said, in making
his escape from Germany. Failing
in his first attempt, in which he
jumped from a rapidly moving
train at the imminent risk of
DEATH" Lieutenant Isaacs succeeded
in his next effort to escape. break
ing his way through barbed wire
fences and deliberately drawing the
FIRE of the armed guards in hope OF
permitting others to escape during
the confusion" Making his way
through southwestern Germany
while subsisting on raw vegeta-
bles," he finally reached the Rhine,
eluding the German sentries by
swimming the river at night.
Pilot and Observer Cited.
Flying as pilot and observer in
the same plane, Lieutenant Talbot
and Gunnery Sergeant Robinson,
attached to the First marine avia-
ton force in France, were cited for
extraordinary and intrepid hero
ism displayed in fighting off II
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12

ton by saying; why, we are dane
ing"
The senator is perfectly right,
Never before has Paris known such
luxury and extravaganza as exist to-
day. Gorgeous dancing halls have
been opened all over the city. Dur
ing the past week alone three new
ones have opened.
Paris is dancing mad. One dances
all the afternoon and most<of the
night. For these fox trots the woui-
Ell need special dresses. and on the
front page Of AN illustrated daily this
morning there are photographs of
fur coats costing 1890 pounds, or II
and a half times their weight i'll
gold. A woman's hat is priced at
90 pounds, veil at three pounds,
and women's patent leather shoes
at seven pounds 10 shillings.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12

enemy scouts which attacked theil
plane over Pitthman, Belgium, DC.
tober 4, 1918. Remaining at his CUR
after his left elbow had been shot
away. Sergeant Robinson, the cita.
ton said, succeeded in fighting of
the enemy. downing one of their
| planes, until he collapsed from the
! effect Of two more bullets. Con.
tinuing the fight after Robinson
lost consciousness. Lieutenant Tai
bot succeeded in shooting down an.
other plane. and, with his motor
failing, dived to escape his pursuers
and succeeded in crossing the Ger
man lines at an altitude of only SO
! feet.
Ensign Sullivan received the dec
Grafton for heroism displayed in pre-
venting the explosion of depth
bombs which had been shaken loose
on the deck of the U. S. S. Christie
bel during an engagement with a
submarine in May, 1918. By throw
ing himself upon the bombs and
securing them at imminent risk of
his life" Sullivan, the citation said,
saved his ship from "a disaster which
would have involved heavy loss Of
life" -.r.
Echo of Chateau Thierry.
For repelling singlehauded an enc
my counter-attack on a position won
by the marines during the Chateau
Thierry operations, Gunnery Ser
geant Hoffman was cited for CON
specuous gallantry and intrepidity
above and beyond the call of duty"
After bayonetting the two leaders
of the raid. the citation said, Hoff-
man pursued the remainder of the
party, forcing them to abandon their
light machine guns.
Lieutenant Kukela's decoration
was won near Villers Cotterets July
s, when he made his way through
the German lines and. falling upon
the rear of a German machine gun
emplacement that had been holding
up his company, drove off the crew
with bayonet, killing several and
taking four others prisoner.
r Dental Surgeon Cited.
The post-humous decoration of
Lieutenant Osborne was conferred
for extraordinary heroism displayed
during the advance on Bouresche in
June, 1918, when, under heavy fire,
he helped remove wounded to a
place Of safety until fatally wound
ed. Lieutenant Petty was cited for
courageous care of the wounded
while serving with the Fifth regi-
ment of marines at the Bots de Bel
leau June IL. Remaining at his
dressing station under heavy FIRE un-
til it was demolished, Lieutenant
Petty carried wounded officer
through the she'll fire to a place of
safety. :.
Dental Surgeon Lyle was cited
for saving the life of a corporal by
administering surgical aid under
heavy bombardment.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
PARIS IS DANCE
CRAZY, FRENCH
SENATOR SAYS
Even Newspapers Sound Like
Jazz Band, He Charges, in
Attack on Govern :
ment.

Paris, Dee. Where are we 60
ing?" asked M. Emile Boutroux, the
famous French writer, in remark
able speech delivered at the annual
public session of the Institute de
France.
Thinking over the actual state of
things" said M. Boutroux. zone asks
oneself if the tremendous effort
made to overcome the powers of evil
does not risk ending in a perfect
torrent of imminent revolutions"
Senator Cornet, in the Journal,
writes striking pendant to NJ. Bou-
troux's speech. He puts contempo-
rary French life in the pillory and
says that newspapers sound like a
jazz band.
Attacks Food Prices.
During the first seven months of
1919" he states, I'VE spent 10000
600 pounds more than during the
first seven months of 1918. The diff
erence between what we bought and
what we sold in 1919 has created
deficit for us of 460,00O,000 pounds.
During the month of July our debt
increased 100000 pounds. We are
rushing toward ruin"
The senator then attacks food
prices and the supine policy of the
government. He also touches on
the question of rents and truthfully
says that since the beginning of 1914
a great number of Frenchmen have
paid nothing.
What are we doing?" asks the
senator, and answers his own ques-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
SUPREME COURT
WON'T MOVE IN
BERKMAN CASE
Refuses to Interfere With Gov
ernment's Plan to Deport Rad
ical-Goldman Case Holds.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE SUI
preme court having refused to in
terfere with the governments plan
to deport Alexander Berkman be-
cause Of his anarchistic activities,
immigration authorities tonight pre-
pared to send the radical leader to
soviet Russia. This is to be done,
Commissioner General of Immigra-
ton Caminetti announced, Gin the
very near future"
simultaneously with its order in
the Berknlan case, the court granted
a stay of one week in the CARRYING
into execution of the planned de-
rortation of Emma Goldman, Berk-
mans assistant in radicalism, so as
TO enable it to examine the records
and determine whether she is per-
mitted to appeal from New York
federal court DEGREES dismissing
habeas corpus proceedings insti-
tuted to prevent her being sent out
Of the United. States.
Held at Ellis Island.
Both Berkman and Miss Goldman
are being held at Ellis island and
under the courts order the latter
will not be permitted to obtain bail
pending determination of the ques-
ton as to whether she can appeal.
Announcement was made by Harry
Weinberger, attorney for Miss Gold
man, after Chief Justice White had
ANNOUNCED the order orally that be-
cause OF the courts refusal to grant
bail he would consult his client to-
morrow as to whether she wished to
Push the proceedings further or sub
NIT to deportation.
Weinberger, earlier in the day,
had requested and received from the
Department of Labor the $4,000 in
Liberty bonds deposited as bail for
the two radicals when they were ar
rested.
Claims American Citizenship.
1t was understood the courts ac-
ton in granting Miss Goldman
temporary writ resulted from her
contention that although born in
Russia. she is an American citizen
through marriage.
Application for permission to ap-
peal in both cases was made yester-
day to Justice Brandeis, who re-
ferred the matter to the entire court.
The stay in the deportation order,
which enabled habeus corpus pro-
ceedings to be filed in the federal
courts in New York, expired auto
matically at 4 p. m. today, although
the effect Of the supreme courts or
der is to extend it for one week
insofar as it affects Miss Goldman.