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New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
HirshGeld Denies
Quinn Scared Him:
Quinn Says He Did
Alderman Was Not Sworn
and the Commissioner
Threatens SsPunishment''
on Charge of Contempt

There are two versions of what hap
pened in the Office of David Hirshfeld,
Commissioner of Accounts, when AL
derman William F. Quinn went there
yesterday in response to q subpoena
Alderman Quinn says Commissioner
Hlrshtied became frightened when he
SAID he had some papers in his pocket,
and ran hurriedly out of the room.
Commissioner Hirshfeld declares AL
derman Quinn refused to testify, and
announced that he would ask the Su-
preme Court to punish the alderman
for alleged contempt.
"Alderman Quinn's conduct was inso-
lent and he refused to be sworn" said
Commissioner Hirshfied.
THAT is at complete varience with
the facts" said Alderman Quinn "What
happened was this: When arrived at
Hirshfelds Office and took seat, only
his deputy was present. A moment
later Commissioner Hirshfeld bustled
into the room and shouted at me:
Hold up your hand and be sworn!
Ignored Hirshfield
II started to tumble in my pocket
the record. and while so engaged Com
missioner Hirshfield shouted again:
II old up your hand and be sworn
81 ignored his insolence while | con-
tinued the search and again he
shouted:
Are you going to hold up your hand
and be sworn"
II rose from my chair and putting
my finger under his nose, said:
4 expect courteous treatment from
you, and if you don't show it to me of
your own accord, III make you l will
be sworn when l find the papers I'm
looking for
81 no sooner mentioned the word
papers than he fled unceremoniously
from the room"
made by Alderman Quinn in the Board
OF Aldermen concerning the Depart
ment of Markets, in which he named
the Mayor, Commissioner Hirshticld
and other opponents of the Mayor, and
Charles F. Murphy, leader Of Tammany
Hail.
In making these charges Quinn asked
for an aldermanic investigation of the
whole matter, which was blocked by
the Tammany Aldermen.
Quinns Statement
The papers" which Alderman Quinn
was fumhling for when he visited Com
missioner Hrshield consisted of the
following statements:
"Mr Commissioners
II would like to have it appear
plainly on the record, and I make this
statement for the record, that I must
decline to give any testimony
'First, upon the ground that you
have not the proper jurisdiction of my
person.
"Second-That this examination is
not really an examination into the De-
partment of Markets for the ascertain
ment of the acts or methods of the De-
partment Of Markets or to report to the
Mayor or the Board of Aldermen the
results thereof or for any other of the
purposes contemplated by the charter
of the City of New York, but that it is
for private and ulterior purpose, and
one not justified or authorized by the
city charter or any Of the statutes or
laws of the state.
"Third-That this proceeding con-
ficts with and obstructs an investiga-
tion contemplated to be taken by the
Board of Aldermen, and for the taking
of which l have heretofore regularly
introduced a resolution in the Board of
Aldermen.
"Fourth-That any testimony of mine
in connection with this matter is privi-
loged"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
New Freight Suit Ruling
Commerce Commission Holds
TwO.Year Limit Discriminatory

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Freght bill
of lading provisions, permitting the in
delay only within two years and one
day, were held to be unreasonable, un-
justly discriminatory and unduly preju-
dcial by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to-day in deciding the case
brought by Jacob E. Decker & Sons
againsnt the Director General Of Rail
roads and others.
An order was entered requiring the
notification within sixty days of such
provisions so that in cases where the
carrier has not declined claim in writ
ing before the beginning of the last six
months of the -year-and-o day Pc
riod, suit thereon may be entered within
six months from the date the claim is
definitely declined, but not after.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Wales and Scotland. His first visit to
this country was in 1889 with Charles
Wyndham, when he played in David
Garrick." In the winter of 1896 to
1895 he played here with Sir Henry
Irving in Macbeth" and other Shakes
pearean plays. Upon his return to
England he played with Cyril Maude
and Frederick Harrison as Richelieu
in "Under the Red Robe" He came
to this country later under the man
agement of Charles Frohman to play
in "The Butterfly on the Wheel" and
in April, 1912, he appeared in Win
worthy's "The Pigeon" at the Little
Theater .
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
"Drys" No,u Seek Cure
: For Industrial Unrest

Resolutions urging the appointment
by Congress of a nonpartisan board of
arbitrators to settle all industrial prob
ers have been adopted by the Prohibi-
tion party for New York County. it
was announced yesterday.
The resolutions set forth that, in
asmuch as national prohibition is as
sured, the attention Of the party should
be directed to other issues "affecting
the common veal" the most press
ing" of which is the industrial prob
lem. The party recommends that set
tlement of industrial problems by
compulsory arbitration be made one Of
the issues in the national platform Of
the party
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Army 'Salvaged' 90, ,628 Men
224,7l7 Received Treatment
for PHYSICAL Hand;caps

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-More than
half of the men called into military
service during the war with Germany,
and assigned to development battalions
performed some essential duty after
special training, the War Department
was informed to-day in report from
Surgeon General Ireland.
Out of total of 224,717 men with
slight physical handicaps, who were put
through physical development courses
81 per cent we're "salvaged," the report
showed. Eighteen per cent were re-
stored to full military duty; 20 per cent
were given limited military duty over
seas, and 10 per cent were made avail
able for limited duty in this country.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
SAMUEL TRIMMER

Samuel Trimmer, seventy-five, a re-
tired coal merchant and veteran of
the Civil War, died Monday at his
home, $50 West 165th Street. He was
in the coal business in Newark and
this city for about forty years. Mr.
Trimmer fought in the Civil War with
the 31st New Jersey Infantry, took
part in the Battle of the WILDERNESS ss
and was wounded at the Battle of
Charlottesville. He took an active in
terest in the Alexander Hamilton Post
of the G. A. r. Mr.. Trimmer was a
trustee of the Dollar Savings Bank.
He is survived by four daughters, two
sons, grandchildren and great grand
children.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
President Has Approved
l8 Christmas Pardons

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Christmas
pardons this year will total eighteen
it was said tonight at the Department
of Justice. Presidential approval has
been given for the granting of full
pardons to that number, while thirty
five others have been presented with
conditional paroles.
The pardon and parole recommenda.
tions, none of which would be made
public, do not include any especially
we'll known cases, officials said. anc
ali of them were PLAINLY meritorious.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Peace Mass at Rheims

RHEIMS, Dec. 23.-Mass will be cele-
brated Christmas morning in Rheims
Cathedral by Cardinal Lucon. Fifty
children from the city who are being
supported by the American Red Cross
have been rehearsing Christmas carols
for the service. Warm suits have been
given them for Christmas gifts, as
there Is no means of warming the
Cathedral for the event.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
O'Malley Bars Use
OF City's Markets
For Day Food Sale
Commissioner Bases Refusal
on Former Chiefs Plan
10 Withhold 81, ,73O From
Profits on Navy Surplus

Or, Jonathan c. Day and Edwin J..
n,N.lley, his successor and former
...,,tant as Commissioner of Markets.
.,sshed again yesterday over Mr..
o,M.Iley's refusal to permit the use
:, e,ty markets for the sale of sur
.,us Navy Department food.
Nr. O'Malley declared he had barred
-. markets to DIR. Days sales because
-. latter intended TO withhold $1,73O
-. .wt Of $5O,013 realized from sales
~S;,e DR.. Day was Commissioner. DR..
nav ascribed Mr.. O'Malley's action to
a;cue at the Navy Departments fail
~, prs to name him special agent to
s.ndle the food sales.
Or. Day has continued to act as
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Louis Joseph Diemer was born in
Paris seventy-six years ago. He stud
led the piano with Marmontel at the
Paris Conservatory, taking first prize
in 1856. He studied composition with
Ambrose Thomas and Bazin M. Die
mer played at the Alard, Pasdeloup and
Conservatoire concerts and succeeded
Marmontel as professor of piano at the
Paris Conservatory in 1887 Diemer
specialized in early music and estab-
lished the Societe des Anciens Instru-
ments. Pieces were written for him
by Saint-Saens, Lalo Widor and others.
He composed many concertos and much
chamber music. NJ Diemer was a
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Carranza to Give Each
Soldier His Picture as Gift

SAN ANTONIA, Tex, Dec. 23.-Pres-
ident Carranza of Mexico will present
each officer and enlisted man in the
Mexican federal army with one Of his
photographs as Christmas present,
according to Mexico City newspapers
gays that Of the enc chef Epeeu
tives pictures have been printed for
the soldiers
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Obituary
ROLAND ALEX WOOD-SEYS

hOLAND ALEA NOOD-SE1S
AVALON, Santa Catolina Islands, Calf :,
Dec. 23.-Roland Alex Wood -Seys, best
known to the public by his pen name
of Paul Cushing, died here to-day
after a brief illness. He was born at
Stourbridge, England, November 5, 1854
and was privately educated After
years of travel in Canada, the United
States, Europe and Asia, and engaging
in mining ventures in Mexico and olive
culture in California, he made his home
and engaged in literary work at Santa
Cruz, Cal He contributed to London
magazines, was a publishers adviser
and literary critic, and was the author
of "The Blacksmith of Voc" Bull i
the Thorn" "The Shepherdess of
Treva," Gods Lad" "Sappho in Bos-
ton" "The Hon. Derek" and "Adrian
Scroop." He is survived by daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ. l.. Burdeck of San Fran
cisco, who is also an author.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
EARL d. BERRY

Earl D. Berry, sixty-eight, a men,
ber of the editorial staff of "The New
York Times" for twenty years before
1900, died Monday at his home, 3S
West Seventy-fifth Street Mr. Berry
was railroad editor of "The Times
and also had charge of the financial
news for several years When a young
man Mr.. Berry was city editor Of s'The
Buffalo Express" when Mark Twain
owned that newspaper. Mr.. Berry is
survived by his widow and daugh-
ter, Mrs. James D. Campbell.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
SIDNEY w. PROBERT

Sidney w. Probert, fifty-four, an
artist, died Monday at his home in
Paterson, N. j.. where he was born.
For thirty-one years he was connected
with the school system of Paterson
continuing his work as principal of
School 13. until week ago, when he
became i'll. He was graduated from
New York University and Columbia
University. Many Of Mr.. Probert' s
paintings were sold for the benefit of
the Red Cross during the war
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
SYDNEY VALENTINE

LONDON, Dec. 23-Sydney valen-
tine, the actor, died here to-day
Sydney Valentine. president Of the
Actors Association, had a long stage
career in England and in this country.
He began at seventeen with English
stock companies, playing throughout
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
:. S. Gets 33 Ships in 20 DAYS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Thirty-
three vessels totaling 216750 dead
weight tons were delivered to the
Shipping Board during the first twenty
days of December. Launchings during
that period numbered twenty-four, ag-
gregating 136,168 deadweight tons.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
ENGAGEMENTS

SkA-Mr and Mrs John H.
Stadtlander, of Brooklyn. announce the
engagement of their sister, Miss Mae
Evelyn Luska. to Clarence L. Briggs son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Briggs, of
Brooklyn. =
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
MARRIAGES

POWELL-M'DONOUG Agnes M. Nc
Donough to Cuthbert S. Powell at Fran
ciscan Church 31st St, on Monday. Dec
%, at 8 O'clock at high mass wedding
breakfast at Pennsylvania Hotel :
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
COLONEL w. w. SMITH

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 23.-Col W. w.
Smith, seventyseven, for forty years
identified with Kansas politics and for
mer commander of the Kansas Grand
Army Of the Republic. died here yes
terday, following a stroke Of apoplexy.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

LOUIS JOSEPH DIEMER

PARIS, Dec. 23.-Announcement is
made of the death Of Louis Joseph
Diemer, pianist and composer
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
DEATHS
= q

BEHN-On Dec %. Julius Behn, aged 6s
years, after illness at the Lutheran
Hospital. East New York. Funeral serv-
ices Wednesday, II M sharp, at his late
residence, la Tompkins ave Brooklyn I:
thence to the Tommana Lutheran Church
South 9th st. Intermenr at Woodlawn
Cemetery
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
WITHOUT RESERVATION AND
WITHOUT AMENDMENT
WOULD CHANGE NAME WAR
Instead of Civil War Would
Call Great Conflict econ.
/ fedeFate War'l

Al Ian a, Oct 9.-Veterans, sons of
veterans. and women of the Confeder-
ate Memorial Association, Joined to-
day in an annual Memorial Service"
one of the principal features of all
reunions.
At the veterans business session
today he resolutions rommittee an
nounced the resolutions which will be
presented including memorial to the
United States Senate for the ratifica.
ion of the peace treaty, with the
League of Nations covenant, without
reservation or amendment;a resolu-
ton to change the name of the Civil
War" to he Confederate War" a
resolution requesting THE federal gov
eminent to pay Confederate pensions.
The sons of veterans elected Ma
than Bedford Forrest, grandson of the
great cavalry leader, as commandment
chief.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
FAIR MEETING FOR
FINAL PROGRAM
DIRECTORS WILL DECIDE SPE-
GAL DAYS SATURDAY

AT a meeting Of the directors of
the fair association Saturday morn
ing at ten o'clock, arrangements will
be made for a program of special
days which will make each a feature
day during the approaching fair,
SeScretary Fleming has been busy
with the details of the special fixture
days and hopes to be able at the sat
urday meeting to present acceptable
program in this line. President r. l..
Dekle is back and busy with the ar
rangement for the direstors meeting
Saturday morning.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
FORTY.ElGHT HEAD FINE CAT
TIE DIE IN FLAMES
ONLY FOUR HEAD SAVED
Blaze Gathered Rapid Head
way and Prevented Eff
forts to Save CATTLE

The large barn at Thomas Mes
bits dairy was burned at an early
hour this morning and with it went
forty-eight head of fine dairy cattle,
entailing a. loss of some $4,000 worth
of property, according to the estimate
placed on it this morning by Mr.. Mes
bitt. The flames were well under way
before any one knew of it and when
Mr.. Milton Baskin, who was in charge
at the dairy, was awakened, he had
little opportunity to save anything.
By the extreme effort four cows
were extricated from the burn
ing barn. Three of these were
signed. The flames spread so ra-
ed. There was a considerable quaint
ity of feed stuffs in the barn and all
this was consumed. The barn itself
was one of the most modern in this
section and the loss of the building
itself is considerable. Mr. Nesbitt
stated that he had insurance amount
No cause for the fire can be assign
ed. The barn is some hundred yards
from the main roadway and a good
distance from other buildings on the
place The fire had not started at
1870 O'Clock this morning when some
young men passing from a hunting
trip returned to town. 1t was under
good Roadway when Mr.. Baskin was
awaked at the farm residence.
The dairy is one of the best in
central south Georgia and served a
large patronage in Cordele. Mr.. Mes
bitt announced this moning that the
dairy will be running again within
the shortest possible time. He had
numbers of other cattle On the place,
but few mixers are left and for that
reason a considerable inconvenience
will b experienced. He will rebuild
at once the dairy will be maintained
as before with the best possible SER
vice.
The loss is the heaviest that has
been sustained in a fire in Crisp
county in a number of seasons.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
NORTH CEORCIANS
ARE COMING HERE
WILL BEGIN ORGANIZING FOR
BANK AT ONCE ON ARRIVAL

DR.. J. A. Ottwell and Attorney =
Harris of Cummings will be here TO-
morrow to befgin work organizing
for another bank in Cordele. lhelr
plans have been worked out to where
they are understood to be deflhiteiy
decided on the move and when they
are here again, they will proceed with
plans.
These are representative business
men of North Georgia and already
have extensive farming interests in
this county. They also each OF them
have homes here which they have al
ready bought. Dr. Ottwell goes into
the ]. B. Ryals residence on Twelfth
Avenue and Attorney Harris has
brought one of the Heard houses in
Northern Heights.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
HERE ORGANIZING
TOBACCO FORCES
MAJOR SMITH AND E, L. RING
OF THE SOUTHERN BUSY

Major e. P. Smith of the Southern
Railway development forces with
headquarters in WASH
bacco Expert E. L. Ring with head
quarters in Atlanta, were here TO-DAY
organizing for a real tobacco cam
paign in this section for another
year.
Their plans will take them into
the territory where efforts were
made the past year to do something
with tobacco They will be busy
turing the fall and winter on plans to
hep the grower get into the money
making end of the industry.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
3
WAS PLANNING, TO DISCLOS
BERLlNS BALTIC POLICY !
ASSAILANT is vENCEFuI.
Attitude Towards West Rus
sian Bolsheyik Govern!
ment to Assembly zY 4

Berlin, "wednesday. BY the Assoc;
ciated Press. Hugo Haase, leader.
of the Independent socialists, was
shot today only a qouarter of an hour
before he expected to make sensa-,
tional disclosure to the National Ass
sembly in connection with the governs
ment's Baltic policies and tolerant ate
titude Of Merlin toward the West
Russian anti Bolshevik government
The establishment of which was the
result of a hoax perpetrated by an in-s
dividuay posing as representative
of New York banking house.
Despite his reticence, the cross ex::.
animation of Haase'e assailant indi'
Gates that he was adtuated by q mo-
,T,E
tive of personal revenge. ,5
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
AN INDUSTRIAL
TRUCE 7OHOLD
THREE MONTHS
CREATION OF pERmlNFNr AR
BITRATTON BOARD
ARBITRATE STEEL STRIKE
Three Vital Matters Pre-
sented to Industrial Con-
ference at Session.

Washington, or. 9.-An IMMEDIATE
industrial truce to continue for three
months,-the creation of an arbitra-
ton board by the president and cong
ress and immedis e arbitration of the
stee lstrike are among the proposals
made today to the Industrial Confer
ence
The first two were presented by rep
resentatives of the public. The last
was presented by the labor group.
Chairman Baruch of the public group,
made THE proposal for the industrial
truce. while Chairman Gompers of the
labor group was proposing arbitration
of the steel strike.
The Gompers plan contemplated he
immediae return of the steel strikers
to work, pending the outcome of the
efforts to arba,rate the dispute
Gavin McNab, of San Francisco, in
cluded in the proposed permanent ar
bitration board his resolution which
had the approval of the public group
providing THAT an liveing eX-Wsel-
dents be members.
Mr.. Gompers also presented reso-
luton embodying eleven fundamental
principles which he emphasized had
the unanimous approval of the labor
group. They were the right of wage
carners to organize; the right of col
lar i've bargaining; the right of work
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
SHIPPING BOARD STEAMER
CALLING FOR HEI F

Halifax, Oct. "a wireless appeal
for aid from the Unified States Ship
ping borad steamer Yaklok was heard
today be the radio station at Barring
ton, n. S.
The Yaklok was totally disabled
and the steamer Ancortes reported
that she was about seventy miles
from theYaklok and was proceeding
to her relief.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
VIII. SON SPENDS
HIS BEST NIGHT
IMPROVEMENT NOTED YESTER-
DAY Is KEPT UP

Washington. Oct. 9.-President Will
son continues TO hold the slight i'm
provement in his condition which was
noted yesterday, it was said.
Abulletin issued 81 eleven-thirty
by Drs. Grayson and Stitt said: while
there is no material change in the
presidents condition, the slight inn
provement noted yesterday continues
According to White House officials
last night was one of the best the
president had spent since he became
i'll.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09

ers to be represented by men of their
own choosing in negotiations with
their employers; freedom of speech
and press and asSemblage; the right
of employers to organize and bar
gain collectively; A minimum eigfL-
hour day with half holiday on Satur-
day and overtime discouraged; the
prohibition of labor for children un-
der sixteen; and the prohibition of
immigration for two years aGter the
declaration of peace.
After an hour half session the con
ference adjourned until afternoon.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09

Mineola, Oct. 9.-Rain held up vir.
tually all the west bound flyers in the
armyS transcOntinental air contests
early today at the control stations
in Rochester, Buffalo, Bryan and Cleve
land.
Lieut. Maynard, the "Flying Parson'
of Wake Forrest College, N c., led
all dher aviators in the distance Gov
cred. He had reached De Moines at
ten flfty-five this morning.
Rain Stops Flights
Buffalo, Oct. o After the arrival
of four airplanes from the east and
the departure of nine for Cleveland,
word was sent to Rochester alt nine
thirty O'Clock this morning to stop
all other west-bound flyers in the
coast to coast race Rain is falling
and high wind is sweeping across the
course from the northwest.
MAYNARD in the Lead
Rock Island, liz, Oct. 9.-Lleut. Is.
w. Maynard, Baptist theological STU
dent at Wake Forrest College, N. c.,
who is driving DeHaviland Four ar
rived here this morning, making 155
miles from Chicago in go minutes.
After taking on Supplies they left
for De Moines.
Three AViators Killed
Mineola, oct 9.-Three aviators
have been killed, and four of the six
'ty.two originally entered planes have
been put definitely out OF business
and the status of several others re-
mainde unknown today when the
army's great transcontinental air race
was resumed with flying weather good
as Yesterday. Planes from east and
west should cross trails shortly after
noon.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
COAL COMMITTEE TAKES
UP MINERS DIFFERENCES

Philadelphia, Oct. 9.-The subcom-
mittee appointed al. Buffalo last week
by the joint wage conference of the
central competitive coal field in an
effort to reach an agreement on the
wage scale for the soft coal workers
resumed its sessions here today
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
LOUISIANA RICE CROP
TWENTY MILLION BUSHELS

New Orleans, Oct 9.-The condition
of the Louisiana rice crop October !
was eighty-nine percent normal, for
casting the probable production Of
nearly twenty million bushels, accord
ing to a representative of the federal
department of Agriculture
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
COTTON MILL MEN
VISITING GEORGIA
400 BRITISH AND NEW ENGLAND
MANUFACTURERS IN PARTY

Charlotte, Oct 9-Four hundred
British and New England manufac'
turers enroute to New Orleans to at
tend the World Cotton Conference
are spending the day in Charlotte in
speeding cotton picking, ginning, com
pressing and manufacturing.
They will spend the night at Green
vile and then go to La Grange, Ga,
tomorrow for another stop over.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-09
TORNADO DOES GREAT
DAMAGE IN KANSAS

Hutchinson, Kan. Oct 1.-Two per
sons are known dead and rs injured
and property damage at a quarter of
a million resulted from tornado
which struck this vicinity late yester-
day.
Officials are making efforts today
to learn if there are more victims in
the outlying districts