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MINE SWEEPER LAUNCHED.
Acc OF Fleet Has Many Up to Date
COntrivances.

The Cormorant. lace o: the mine
sweepers' and one Of the most VI to date
vessels Of that character afioat. was
launched at the Tebo basin of the Todd
Shphuildng Corporation in Brooklyn
yesterday.
The vessel was Christened by Marie
All!are daughter of John Alliare OF the
Todd forces. before a throns OF two
thousand Representat!ve-eleCt Thomas
ii. Cullen delivered an address.
The Cormorant is a sister snip of the
Gannet. rapidly approaching completion,
and Is ono of the eight mine sweepers
built at the basin for the United States
Navy. She Is lSS feet long. an oil
burner and capable OF fifteen knots an
hour. She IL valuable not only as n
mine sweeper but as a mine layer and
for coast defence She has fro fighting
and salvage equipment aboard and is
armed with anti-aircraft guns.
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PATRONS ASK z CENT FARE.
1900 Sign Petition for Queens
Tp0lley Line.

Patrons of the New York and North
shore Traction Company. which operates
n trolley line along the north shore OF
Queens and in Nassau county. have
organized a voluntary : cent fare league,
with Elmer Story, president OF the Bay
side National Bank. as chairman. This
league has obtained 1900 signatures 10
a petition In favor OF the Increase.
The Public Service Commission has
recommended an increase In fare. but the
transit committee OF the Board OF Es-
innate has refused to grant the request,
The question OF reopening the hearing
is on the calendar OF the Board OF Esti-
mate for Friday.
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Ex-Bank Employee Accused.
Specid, Despdich 10 The SITS

ALBANY, Feb. 5.---Detectives were sent
TO New York to-day to bring back 10
Albany Harold Smith. 20 years old. a
bookkeeper for the Home Savings Bank,
whose accounts are said to be }4,6s6
short He resigned last fall. after being
with the bank seven years Most OF the
shortage is said to be in Liberty bonds.
OF which Smith had charge. A warrant
was issued for his arrers,.
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shot Down. but Not Hurt.

Lieut. Harold c. French OF Portland
Ore. aerial observes. and his pilot. Will
lam France OF New York. were shot
down in flames while flying over the
Argonne Forest. but were unhurt when
they landed They warmly praised the
gallantry OF the Seventy-seventh and
Forty-second divisions.
Lieut.. Harrison Il. Tucker, Paramount,
W. Va. OF the third pursuit group OF the
N!nety-th!rd Aero Squadron. after train
ing in Italy flew AZ 81. Mihie! and I'm the
Argonne. He lost his way on a mugky
day and landed i'll Germany back Of
Metz. He was unaware that he was in
the enemy's country until TIE Germans
began firing at him. Then he sa lied into
the ether and reached his own lines with
out mishap He was assistant news
editor OF the Detroit Journal before he
went Into war.
Lieut. NJ. y. Kelly OF St Paul. MINI,
officially knocked out two Boche planes
HIS first rough experience was with
eleven other American planes that en-
countered twentyfour German flyers. He
brought down one Of the two dozen be-
fore his force was compelled TO retreat
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France Buys ~ Wood ships.

,, SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 5.--sailing Of the
= iehch wooden ship General Pau from
uset Sound Tomorrow will mark the
departure OF the last OF forty-two vessels
nulit for the French Government at Ia
.oma' Portland and Seattle yards. The
ne. VIII be used In the French coastal
rsoe or as GOLFERS between England and
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Norwich. n. T.: First Lieut. John Frost,
San Antonio: Second Lieut.. Meredith l..
Dowd. Paris, France: First Lieut. Glen
Phelps, St. Louis; Second Lieut. Clinton
Jones, San Francisco; Capt Reed Cham.
bers. Fort Huschuca. Ariz First Lieut.
Sheldon V. Clarke, Williamsport. Pa
First Lieut.. Harlow p. Neibling. Mime
apolis; First Lieut.. Sumner Sewall
Bath. Me. First Lieut.. George c. Car.
roll. Garrett, Ind. First Lieut.. George
r. Nixon, Los Angeles; First Lieut.
William T. Ponder. Mangum. Okla
First Lieut. John j. Quinn, Philadel.
phia: First Lieut. Russell L. Vaughan
Logan. Utah: First Lieut.. William J
Hoover. Hartsville, S. c.. and FRS
Lieut. Hermon c. Rorison, Wilmington
N C.
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so Taken on Stranded ship.

TAMPA, Fla. Feb. Eighty passen-
gers, all on board the Peninsular and
Occidental steamship Mssrotte. which ran
aground yesterday ia Tampa Bay. wcIe
taken off to-day. The vessel plies be
tween Tama. Key West and Havana.
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John F.. Bowe OF Stapleton has been
appointed Commissioner OF Public Works
for Richmond. by Borough President
Van Name He had been acting Com
missioner since the death of Henry l..
Morrison. under whom lie had served
as deputy, The salary Of the Office is
sJOnN
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MAJ Bar RAN Men From Politics.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.--Modification or
repeal OF the order forbidding railroad
employees to participate In political ac-
tiyities il under consideration by the
railroad Administration. Officers of the
four railroad brotherhoods have renewed
their protest against the order.
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WESTERN TROOPS
BACK WITH REGRET
Almost All on Duca d'Aosta
Sorry They Didn't Get
Into Battle.
FARE BETTER
Several Who Return on Ship
Had Narrow Escapes
From Death.

Almost all the gallant Yankee war
riors who arrived yesterday by the
America steamship Duca d'Aosta
from Marseilles merely had the privilege
OF crossing the Atlantic and coming
back again after training back Of the
might get into the battle game.
The armistice came Just one week
before they were TO go TO the front and
their Homecoming was tinged with the
melancholy of regret that the war ended
so suddenly. They are of the 331st Field
Artillery and the saath Field Artillery.
stalwarts chiefly from Wisconsin. Min
nesota, Iowa and Missouri, under COM
mand OF Col. w. MoK. Lsmbkn.
With 1872 casuals aboard the Duca
d'Aosta was Major o. II. Robertson
Hotel B!ltuore, who went TO France In
May. 1918, representing the Rockefeller
Institute. and whose speciality IL
the TRANSMISSION OF blood. He served
originally with the British and after
America entered the war worked under
the Stars and Stripes. He said he hat
been exceptionally successful in bloot
TRANSMISSION. particularly In cases wher,
! the wounded had been long on the battle
field before receiving any attention. H,
commended the men who had heroicall,
given their blood to save wounded
comrades.
Experience Of Filler.
Lieut. Frank Hughes Of Athens. Ga.
called by his comrades "Huckle berr,
Finn" passed a year flying in France
While he was 10000 feet aloft over thu
Meuse. on October %, on observation
duty, he was attacked by several Ger
man planes. He fought until his ga
tank was punctured and was then force,
to descend. dropping in No Man 5 Land
I German air patrols made vain effort e
intercept him, the American antt-air
craft forces that saw his plight DRIVING
of the patrols.
Hughes sought refuge in n shell holt
and was forced to stay there three day!
while the Franco American and German
infantry and artillery made an effort 4
obliterate the landscape around him. H.
was pretty faint when rescued by tn,
doughboys. who drove the Huns back.
Lieut.. Claire Maxwell and Lieut. Nell!
| NOrgen. both cracks of the Cn,versit.
OF Chicago football team before the,
went to war, were in the air service II
France Lieut.. Norgen, who was chi
Cages half back before becoming coacl
for the University OF Utah, trained a
San Diego with the late Mayor Mitchell
| Lieut. Martin Constantineau of Low
ell. Mass, who enlisted as privat
/ with the Regulars and was made cor
poral for gallant conduct and attention
to business. won his commission ate
receiving tho Distinguished Servic
Cross for extreme bravery at Chatea'
| Thierry on July % He was in charg
OF a platoon and was surrounded b.
Boches In their lines. He managed I
get out with all but three Of his comman
aud then decided that he would hrin
/ them all back. He made three trip
across No Mans Land and got over,
/ on. Of trer' He then cola psed from
overeNertion and a large dose of gas.
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LABOR OPENS HISTORIC SESSION
TREATY and LEAGUE ARE
IND0RSED BY committee
What Labor Is Doing

American Federation of Labor opens 39th annual
convention today at Atlanta
The executive committee in its report heartily en-
dorses the treaty of peace and the league of netons
The report declares that:
The league must meet with the unqualified approval
and support of the American working people"
The introduction OF nine specific labor clauses in the
peace treaty is of supreme international Importance
Workers should insist their rights to organize
into trade unions
Women should receive the same pay as men for
equal work performed.
Exploitation of the child for private gain must not
be permitted
political party for labor is not necessary.
Public and semi-pubc utilities should be owned. op-
Grated regulated by the goye in the interests of
the public
immigration should be barred for at least two years
Government systems of credits to encourage home
building should be established.
Pay of soldiers should be continued until they secure
employment and land should be developed in their
interest.
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CALL n. Y. BANKERS
IN TREATY ''QUIZZ''

WASHINGTON. June o.
United Press. 1.-The senate for.
eign relations committee today
suhpoenaed !. y. Morgan. Frank
A. Nanderlip and other big New
York bankers, as witnesses In
the Investigation Of the treaty
leak"
The entire list or those subpoe
naed. follows.
Jacob Schiff. Henry +. Dawson
Thomas y. Lamont. Paul Warburg
Morgan and Nanderlip."
The committee instructed Lamont
10 bring with him all correspond
ence between Morgan and company
and its Paris and London agents
with relation to the peace treaty and
the league OF nations. particularly
the letters written TO Dawson while
he was abroad as head OF the Ameri
can Red Cross.
Soon after the senate met, Senator
Borah put into the record a copy
OF the peace treaty text which he
said had been handed to him by
Frazier Hunt, Chicago newspa per
man.
Democrats demanded a roll call on
the question Of putting the treaty
in the record.
The vote was a TO In favor OF
publication.
The committees action closely FOL.
lowed presentation by Senator Hitch.
cock OF a cahlegram to him from
President Wilson. In which the presi.
dent seconded lIitchcock's demand
for investigation of the charges Of
Senators Borah and Lodge. that the
text OF the treaty Is in the hands
OF New York persons.
Hitchcock presented the cablcgram
ms soon as the committees met In
public session TO lay plans for the
leak" investigation, as authorized by
the senate last week under the Hitch.
cock resolution.
Following presentation of the
presidents cableEram, Senator Borah
was asked TO state 60 the committee
what information he could give that
would hc helpful in learning who has
the treaty and how they got 1t.
"On March g." said Borah. II be.
gan investigation to find out what
interest in or connection with the
league of nations the great interna-
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wife have enough money and enough
property 20 raise that amount. and
then some"
Judge Jurey ignored this remark
and left the bench
Goes Back TO Cell
Storrs was taken back 20 his cell
in the county Jail by Sheriff Harry
y. Stark. while Smith. his attorney.
left the court house to make good
his boast that he would raise bail in
any sum for Storrs.
II said last night that Judge Jurcy
would haul hack his trusty right
hand and throw the buck at me.
and believe me he ran true to form. /"
was Storrs' grim comment in his coll
at the county jail.
Ruth Garrison was taken from
her cell In the county IaIi this
morning by Horntio Il. Cosno. and
his wife, on her return trip Ia tho
insane ward at the Walla walla
penitentiary. She was denied "a
sight OF Storrs before she left. In
spite Of repeated requests that she
be allowed TO sec "Dud."
She was taken to the railroad
station In a private automobile and
hustled aboard the train on the
opposite side from which stood q
large crowd OF curious people
storrs WAS convic,od at 1855 o'clock
Saturday night, after two ballots
had been taken. While knots Of
curious men and women and girls
fingered on the street corners and In
soft drink parlors, hoping for yer.
diet during tho early hours Of the
morning, the jury went TO bed IN the
county court house dormitory. loav.
ing the curious 70 wait In vain.
Just as the church bells were toll.
Ing their welcome to Sunday wor.
shippers at o'clock Sunday morn.
ing. Judge John s. Jurcy =. -.
Smith. counsel for Storrs. Prosccut.
ing Attorney w G. Gresham and
Special Prosecutor A. II. Hilen were
summoned TO the courthouse to re-
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uonal bankers OF New York had |
learned that all were deeply inter.
ested in the league and were work.
ing for its adoption In this country.
They were assisting. found. in var.
ious ways by contributions. public
speeches. interviews and other meth.
ods
II became convinced thdy& are
supporting the League. not thrifS i
ultra patriotic motives. but for mi.
Vate reasons"
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FIND new CLUES
IN BOMB PLOTS

BESSEMER, Pa, June Chief
Of Police James Finnerty OF Besse-
mer declared today In statement
to the United Press that he had
evidence to show that the recent
bomb outrages were organized and
directed from here.
He declared that seven bombs
were manufactured In shanty
near Bessemer and sent out in
suitcases to be used by the anarch-
lists,
Finnerty said he had established
the identity OF the anarchist who
met death In the explosion at the
Palmer home in Washington as
Louis Lazdue. of Elgin, III.
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Six Persons Are
Killed by Train

CHICAGO. June Six persons
Were killed at Berwyn. H.. near
here, today, when an eastbound Chi.
cago. Burlington & Quincy train
struck an automobile in which they
were riding. The automobile was
wrecked.
Two men. one woman and three
children were in the car. All were
killed The bodies were badly man
gled. The ear bore license tag OF
T.43I7. Michigan. and in the pocket
OF one of the men was found regis
tration card bearing the name OF w.
$. steinburg. 705 Georgia ave-. Gary.
Ind
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WASHINGTON. June e--(Unlted
Prcss) - Sufficient regular army
troops are stationed In Texas to meet
any situation that may arise on the
Mexican border. Major General ca.
bdll. commnnding tho southern de.
partmont stated in a telegram to the
war department today.
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Judge and
OFFICERS IN
CONFERENCE
TaIIman Urges an End Of
Charges and Asks for
Real Cooperation
ALLEN FOR GRAND Jury

"Pro~rcutiag Attorney Browns
offiee Il Just sch~ming to get
me. that's ALL declared sheriff
siringrr. following a conference
ON the county city building boose
theft scandal In Presiding Judgr
boyd J. TaIimxn's chambers
Monday morning between
stringsr. Judge TaiIman and
Prosecutor Brown sheriff
stringsr intimsted that re
sponsibIe official In the prose
cuior's office placed the whisky
In the desks Of deputies. and
said that aliho the beo,e WA
generously distributed. Deputy
Prosecutors Frstcr and Pstfer.
son were the only two Ia com
plain and Brown had withheld
the information. The whole
affair u frame.up against
me" Stringsr said.
Judge Tallman announced the
conference was called in an effort
to get the sheriff and prosecutor 70
cooperate 10 solve the mystery.
Il just told them both 10 stop Va.
lifyinx each other and get busy: 20
drop the personalities and cooper
ate" he said.
Prosecuting Attorney Brown re-.
fused TO comment on the confer
ence. but said he would proceed
with the investigation Of the theft
OF the sss quarts of iiquor.
Presiding Judge BOYD J. Tallman
called the conference with Sheriff
Stringer and Prosecuting Attorney
Brow Monday morning after
plcdsinF both 20 hold absolutely
confidential everything that trans
pircd ~ the meeting Tho confer
cnee was held in Judge Tallman's
chambers
Judge Tallman announced before
tho meeting the attitude of tho
Judges refusing 90 call n grand
jury TO investigate the disappear
ance ~ sGi Of the : 2oI quarts Of
booze taken bv the sheriff when
fcoNTp oN PAGE TWO,
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Governor Lister
Is Not Improved

Gov. Lister passed restless
night. hut hts condition remains
about the same Monday morning,
This announcement was made AZ
the Swedish hospital.
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WILL fight
RADICAI.IS|I
IN MEETING
Gompers Faces a Difficult
Task in Most important
of Labor Conventions
PLATFORM is OUTLINED
By AIHIN +. Johnson

BN AIEl> l.. JOHNSON
United Press Correspondent
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j..
June 9.--i'ive hundred and
fifty labor leaders from an
paris of the nation assembled
here today for the .AmerifAm
Federation of I.abar's 39ih sr-
nual convention.
This convention is one OF the
mcz- Important in the history of
tho organ za,ion in the opinion Of
many dfl,rstcs. With labor trou-
blcs throl; ned N this country and
wish disconient sweeping Europe.
President samuel Gampers was. in
the bclicf of sccfes. faced by Il diff
ficuit task IA holding the more
raIicni flcn1rnts in check and at
ii'c same Time obtaining the MAXI
mum concessions from employers.
While Gorilers. Secretary Morri-
son and others today were confi-
dent OF Roaming A. r. of L. Lead
ersi " ard refused TO admit a pos-
sihle cleavage in the ranks. IL was
openly stated that the radicals were
planning fight unless their poll
cics were approved
Among the important questions
coming before the convention are
the reconstruction program. tho
league OF nations. the peace treaty,
Mooney and Debs cases. the tele-
graphers' strike and prohibition.
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ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.,
June 9.-.t nited Press.l-Un-
qualified Endorsement Is given
the peace treaty and league Of
nations covenant BY the execu-
tive committee Of the American
Federation Of Labor In its re-
port, submitted to the annual
Federation convention. opening
here today.
The basic principles Of a last
ing peace are in the treaty, the
report says, and adds that with
peace so built. ''the world has
in truth been made safe for
democracy
The covenant of the league of ma.
tons, the report continues. must
meet with the unqualified approval
and support OF the American work.
Ing people. 1t is not n perfect docu-
ment and perfection Is not claimed
for II. II does. however, mark the
nearest approach TO perfection that
has ever been reported in interna-
uonal affairs of mankind
We declare our Endorsement Of
the triumphs of freedom and Justice
and democracy. as exemplified i'm the
covenant of the league of nations. =
Discussing the peace treaty as Z
whole, the report says:
The introduction OF nine specific
labor clauses in the peace treaty de-
ciares that the well being, physical
and moral, OF the industrial wagc-
earners is OF supreme international
Importance.
Labor Recognized
NO such declaration has ever
been written into international law
thru any previous treaty of peace.
and Il is due to the efforts OF Amortp
tcoNTD ON PAGE Two
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Rf03Ny ftf tue ~f04SstoO " wv
wife's slayer. Ruth Garrison
when he appeared before Judge
John \. Jurry shortly before
noon today.
Storrs received tho verdict with
flushed facc--in marked contrast TO
his usual palsness during the trial
Prior TO sentence being imposed by
Judge Jurey. sforrH' counsel. T.. ID.
smith. argued for two and a half
hours on a motion for new trial
and on a second motion for an ar
rest OF Judgment. and on third
motion thar the verdict was not sus
tained by the evidence.
Commenting on the evidence,
Judge Jurcy said.
"The keynote Of this case revolv~
ed around the lndispufable fact
that Dudley NJ Storrs ingratiated
himself with Ruth Garrison until
he created Ia her a deep love. af-
lection and passion for him. and
not until then did he disclose 10
her the fact that he was married
and Il was not until he had culti-
waited this feeling Of love and pas.
sion that the defendant suggested
the act which led to her down.
fan.
After the suggestion she refused
TO break with him. and then he
knew he Rad her. II was only q
question " time when he would
accomplish his purpose She was
az helpless as baby n that was
no, seduction. do not know what
seduction Il"
Sentenced Five Years
Judge Jurey then requested Pros.
ecuting Attorney Gresham to advise
him concerning the maximum and
minimum penalties for seduction.
with bitterness dripping from
every word. storrs' counsel inter
rupted saying:
Five years u the maximum
your honor. and that's what we ex
pect"
Judge Jurey ignored this sarcasm
and ordered Storrs 10 stand up.
Have you anything to ray why
should not pronounce sentence
upon you at this time?" the Judge
asked
Nothing. your honor" storrs re.
piled.
Then II is the judgment OF this
court" Judge Jurey said. that you
be confined in the state pcnitcnti-
airy at walia Walla for not less
than four years and II months.
and not to exceed five years"
Denies Request
S,orr5' counsel urged Judge Jurey
10 alter the sentence 10 read Mon
roe reformatory," instead Of "peni-
tentiary at Walla Walla." but the
court refused 10 change its original
sentence. Storrs' attorney also re-
quested the court TO reduce Storrs'
bail from 81 800 TO $1,000. pending
an appeal TO the supreme court,
| but Judge Jurey called on Prose.
cutor Gresham for his recommen-
dation.
such request from counsel for
the defendant Is ridiculous and
/ farcical," Gresham said. ION tho
contrary. Storrs' bail should be
fixed at $1,000
Defendants bail bond. pending an
appeal 70 the supreme court. shall
be $1,000 Judge iurey ruled.
Your honor might as well fix the
defendants bail at 10000" Smith
said. But, IL you do. and my little
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MOPE!

uOPE makes life hearablo. but
IL II needs driving power back
OF IL. Some day you expect TO
own your own home. Don't con
tent yourself with merely HOP.
ING Even though your supply
Of ready cash be limited, through
tho classified advertisements in
The star YOU can find men whose
business II is 20 build or turn
over properties on easy pay
ments. The great things OF the
earth are not for those who hest.
tate.
Turn at once TO Real Estate
for Sale on Page H.
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ceivo the verdict Storrs after a
sleeplcss nlght. was Joined by his
mother Mrs S. NJ. Storrs, and his
sister. Elsie IN the courtroom.
storrs betrayed no sign of emotion
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