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New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
II Tentative Jurors i'm
Box for O'Leary Trial
Defence Has Right of Challenge.
but Taking Testimony
Will Begin TODAY

Twelve tentative jurors acceptable to
the prosecution we're in the box last
night when the case against jeremiah
A. OLcary and his defendants was
adjourned. The jurors are still subject
to challenge by the defence, but the
actual taking of testimony will begin
to-day. O'Leary, who IS on trial be
fore Judge A. n Hand. IN the Federal
District Court IS charged with OBJ
structing recruiting and enlistment bY
the publication OF his magazine. Bull
Tho name OF John 7, Ryan. the fugi-
tive Sim Fein agitatod. under ndict-
mcnt TOR treason was frequently
brought into the examination of the
talesmcn yesterday. They were asked
If they had read of his indictment and
his reported arrest a few days ago
and then asked if these facts had made
such an impression on their minds as
would affect their verdict
Judge llanud emphasized again his
ruling that any citizen has an abso-
Lutte right to criticize the President or
anyone else by speech, writing or car
toon at any time, provided he did not
do this with intent to create mutinv
or INSTRUMENTATION in the army or navy.
He pointed out that the question of
intent is the vital issue in the OLeary
case.
Following arc the jurors accepted by
the government Charlas Diller, 923
EaElc Avenue; James IIartc, 416 East
I'D Street; James Ellsworth. l65
Broadway; James KIRK. 1870 Broad
way b. J. Kelsey. 922 Morris Avenue: ::
Philip J. Englehardt, 9677 Bainbridge
Road. James Hill, 10 West Forticth
street; John hammond. / Broadway :;
George Hall, 10 Riverside Drive; An
drew A. Jones. 243 West Ninety eighth
street; Harry Hcmlem, l4t West Mn
ty-rinth Street, and W. J. Amcrman, of
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
]. p. Morgan Is Honored
BY Goldsmith Company
Granted Honorary Freedom
and Livery" for His Services
to Allies in America

LONDON. Jan. %. In recognition
of his services to the Allies. J. F. Nor
gan to-day was granted "thc honorary
freedom and livery" Of the Goldsmiths'
Company He is the first American
and the first banker since 1895 10 be
so honored King George and Foreign
Secretary Balfour are the only other
honorary freemen at present.
Many traditions Of the companys
500 years Of existence were carried out
in the ceremonies in the imposing Cold
smiths Hall when Mr.. Morgan was pre-
sented with the resolutions contained
in a silver casket. Speeches were made
by the Earl of Reading. British Am
bassador to the United States. and
Austen Chamberlain, the chancellor OF
the exchequer. Lord Reading laid en-
phasis on Mr. Morgan's aid in floating
the 100000, 600 loan for England IN
1915
The Coldsmiths' Company, winch is
semi-official in that its hail marks Of
gold and silver arc according to gov
ernment standards, had It's inception as
a guild of gold and silver craftsmen.
However. it has grown into an organ.
zation of England's most influential
financiers, although never losing It's
identification with the gold and SILVER
trade
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Million Trees Here
AS Roosevelt Memorial
Boy Scouts Ask PerEo. o.ssion to
Plant Huge Grove in Inter
state Park

Sixteen thousand troops OF the Boy
scouts Of America are participating in
me movement to plant trees as a
memorial to Colonel Theodore Rooso-
velt
Scouts of this city rot only have
planned to set out a million pine trees
IN the Interstate Park at the direction
OF Scout Commissioner Dan Beard. bu;
an effort also viii be m; de to obtain
permission to plant a grove in Central
Park. This grove will be planted to
represent the formation Of scout
troop IN the regulation four patrols
and Will be called the Roosevelt Scout
Shelter
Instant support and enthusiastic CO.
operation have been in evidence
throughout the country, scout hcad-
quarters announced Charles Lathrop
Pack, president of the American For
estry Association, has commended the
pan which, he says, viii grow into
an important branch of internal Gov
ernmental development.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Battlefield viii Made
Before Fatal Charge
Former New Yorker Had
'Hunch' He Was Going West
and Left Estate TO Mother

A premonition that he was destined
to "go vest on the firing line in
France prompted Harry Miller. for
merly compositor On The Tribune,
but later resident of Scranton Penn,
to write his Will in the form. of let
ter and send it overseas to his brother
The instrument has just been probatco
IN the Pennsylvania city.
though Miller expressed in his let
ter belief that he would return
safely, between the lines there is re-
Aected his vision of death on the field.
The letter reads i'll part;
"OwinC 70 the sudden turn Of events
under which | am over here, it make S
it necessary for me TO write these few
lines:
MY viii: All tn money which
have in the Traders National Bank,
mother, and she can do whatever she
sees fit with this sum.
"My heart goes out to dear mother
and father. for after these many years
in bringing me into this world they
witness this battle which ! am going
through and if fail to return | know
they shall have many heart aches and
pains and they will more than mourn
their loss. To yourself and your dear
wife, Rose. whom was devoted to.
also to my dear little nephew. niece
my dear sister, Evelyn, and brother
Moe, and brother Ben and his dear
wife Bess. leave my heartiest re-
membrancc and real brotherly >love
to YOU all. To my sweetheart. Anna,
whom love most dearly. my heart
goes out TO her and for her sake only
hope that God spares nc and brings
me hach III safety
81 am not very much when it comes
10 writing any such stuff, but anyhow
| am full of that confidence that tells
me | shall como back and tell YOU all
about it.
Miller was killed on October L.,
when machine gun bullet struck him
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Smith w. Conkli1l
Shot to Death as
He Calls for Help
W. W. Wright, Brooklyn De-
teetivt, Found in Same
Room With Two Bullet
Wounds, Expected to Live

PATCHOGUE, Long Island, Jan. 20
Villagers walking along the peaceful
main street of Patchogue this after
noon heard muff1ed cries for help They
saw Smith w. Conklin, one of the viii
lagos wealthiest citizeIS throw open
the second floor of the Tower Building.
Mr.. Conklin, who is seventy years old
leaned out Of the window and shouted
to Policeman George W. Denton in
the street below;
Help me, George. Help me-
quick"
AS the policeman ran up the flight of
stairs of Mr.. Colkin's office he heard
three shots fired Persons on the
street saw NJ. Conklin, who still stood
at the window, sink to the floor. Two
more shots were fired as the policeman
opene dthe door
Mr.. Conklin was dead from three
shots in his back. A man lay uncon-
scious on the floor, two wounds on his
head. Policeman Denton recognized
him as William ". Wright, of Brook
lyn, who conducts d private detective
agency at 1872 Nassau Street, New York
The two bullets Wright evidently had
fired into his forehead merely ploughed ed
burrows around his scalp. Patchogue
clinic doctors expect him to recover
He is being guarded at the clinic by
two officers.
ANA W. Biggs, Sheriff Of Suffolk
County, recalled to-day that about a
year ago he had sold q Patchogue prop
erty belonging to Wright to satisfy a
Judgment held by Mr.. Conklin.
My. Conklin was a director of the
Patchogue State Bank and one OF the
founders of the Union Savings Bank
OF this place. Until year ago he was
a member of the firm of Pratt, Grisby
& Conklin, Wall Street brokers. He is
survived by his widow and one daugh-
ter. who is the wife of County Judge
George II. Furman.
Wright. who is ffty-five years old, is
rri cd
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Election Inspectors Freed
indictments Dismissed Against
20 in Primary Case

Twenty inspectors of elections
charged with having made false re.
turns were freed III The Bronx County
court yesterday. They were accused
Of conniving to swing their district ;
m favor of the late John Purroy
Mitche! IN tho primry contest between
the then mayor and William NJ. Bent
nett.
The indictments gainst sixteen were
dlsmlsscd on motion Of Seymour ork.
asslstnt district attorney. who said
the prosecution had lost It's chief Wit
ness y the death of the late William
!; Flanagan. chief clerk Of the Roard
OF Elections. Judge Louis d. Gibbs
directed the jury TO cquit the other
tour. whose TRIALS hAd started
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

East Forty-eighth Street where she
lived until Covember l of last year.
Il knew Miss Packwood WE'LL" this
woman said last night. "She was a
beautiful girl, refined, well educated.
she was a temperamental creature and
hlghly nervous, although at all times
she was amlable. | came to know her
very well. and after time she began
to conilde in me. She told me that She
mad an income that made hor indie
pendent, although ! did not know its
source.
In 1916 she seemed particularly af
fluent and that year she got rum
ABOUT winch he later told M vas
present from wealthy man who was
u member of ono of the big New York
cubs. When read in the papers To-
DAY that the woman whose body Law
IN the morgue in Englewood had bcef
identlfled as my friend, and that she
had KILLED herself because her husband
mad died in France. recalled her
friendship with man whom also
knew.
Member of Old Family
He was millionaire and the mem
ber of an old family Of considerable
Soclal prominence. He was a major in
the American army and a physician.
a'.hough ne and not practiced for some
lime When he died it was said he mad
letf an G. tate valued at between $4,000.
oVo and S6,o0o,00O. knew him rcr-
sonally, through some mutual friends
One duy as was leaving the rousc
saw nm getting out Of his limousine
| said to him.
Nv ny are ..ou coming to visit me ?'''
"ie looked mustered and answered:
Just wanted to see if you still
lived here.
"rhen he reantered his car and drove
away. But looked up and saw Miss
Fack"ood looking out Of the front win
dow OF her apartment and Watching
us
Seemed Fond of Him
"After that saw him in the bonso
freouently Miss Packwood finally ad
mltted to me that he was an old friend
and she seemed very fond Of him. She
never mentioned. however. that she
was engaged to him or that she intend
ca to marry this man. She was ALWAYS
known here as Miss Packwood and
one day IN burst Of confidence told
me that she had left her home in Flor
lda because her parents were too hard
or her hose were her very words.
rms prominent doctor constantly
side the door many times. There is
absolutely no doubt of it, for | knew
hlm well. would go ON the stand and
swear to it. As soon as read Of Miss
Fac kwood's suicide though of him.
1t all came over me in a flash. And
the fact that he died in October of
influenza. as did the man Miss Pack
wood told her friends of. seems more
than a coincidence.
his story opens new possibilities
IN the PGkwood case. Investigation
may develop the fact that Miss Pack
wood had married this prominent New
Yorker secretly or that she may have
been bctrothed and that his sudden
death in hospital few miles behind
the front IN France broke her heart
ana stecled her determination to dis
appear and md it all ~ hc1 oft ne
pcatcd threat TO her fcw intimate
friends ran.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
". y. J. Harding Resigns

WAsHlNGToN, Jan. %. W. T. G..
Harding to-day resigned as manacin,-
director of the War Finance Cornora7
tlon because OF the increasing press
OF duties as Governor of the Fcdcral
reserve Board. He was succeeded
as managing director of tho Finance
Corporation by Eugene Meyer. .Ir.
now director, but viii retain his Of
nee q as director of the organization.
Ihc War Finance Corporation now
- making no new loans except to
rairoads and is preparing to wind up
us ahalrS alter the declaration of
pcaCr.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
No Crime to Burn Own Home

NEWARK. ~ J., Jan. - As long As
man gratifics his desire to burn
down buildings by setting fire so hls
of arson according TO the decision
Judge Large pronounced in the Hunter
don Court Of Common Pleas TO-DAY.
Judge Large. who has been presiding
at the trial of Leon karpf. formerS
OF % Monmouth street. instructed NV
Jury to return a verdict for the 90
fondant. pointing ca, that Section %
of the Crimes act defines arson thus
"To burn the dwelling house OF an
other.
Karpf was charged with setting hfc
to his apartment. There We're thirN
other apartments IN the building.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Basketball Saturday

The opening basketball games and
dance of the Ninety-sccond Street Y,
NJ. {. A. viii take place Saturday night,
fcbrua,y 1wo games will be fol
lowed by dancing. Thc proceeds arc
10 nc donated to the welcome home
coh'mi''cc OF thc association, which is
members.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Thrice Married; Loved EN- ALP

II loved the mall sighed Albert
Schncnbcrg, as q sentence Of not loss
than two years and six months nor
more than four years and eight
months was imposed on him yestcr
day for bgamy in Bronx County
Court. He referred to his three wives
who watched his departure for Sing
sing with dry eyes. Schnenbc y -
twcnty-onc years old and lived ooo
Kelly Street
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Magistrate for 80 DAYS
+. y. Callaiin Receives TEN.
porary Appointment From
Mayor Hyian

nc appointment Of Francis u. Gal
latin, Of ii5 East Thirty eighth ytreet.
T.. temporary city magistrate in thr
place Of Magistrate Frederick r
nome Yho - ili, was announced yey-
'erday by Mayor HyIan. The new
niasf'straie vii aerve for thirty DAYS.
Nr cslla'in is "A graduate Of Colum-
bia H3feTsity and var for sotnc time
feeiefaiy 10 supreme Court Justice
Plai4ck. lie WAS formerly attached
10 the American Legation in Constant.
InnnIe
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

The Church in the New Age" will be
the topic of address this afternoon bv
Bishop Luther b. Wilson, in the Old John
Street Methodist Church
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

The Serbian Relief Committee will hold
an important meeting next Monday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
J. SchiefFelin. ) East Sixty-sixth Street.
Addresses will be made by former Ambas
sador Abram l. Elkus, Dr.. Albert Shaw.
Professor NJ. l. Pupin and Miss Helen Lo-
sanitch.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
N1ilIiioRlaiire's
n anne T. se(l i'm
1 Palisades Case

Continued from page !
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

Mortality among wage earners in 1918
was higher by 302 per cent than it was in
I9i according to statistics compiled by
the Metropolitan Life Insurance COMPANY
Infiuenza's ravages during March and Anil
and October and November are blamed for
the increase.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

father and son" banquet has been ar
ranged by the Boy Scouts of America for
the evening of February TO- On shat date
Boy Scouts all over the country viii be
hosts to their fathers. The boys will cook
and serve the food.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

/ nr Greek Rureau Of Information has rc
cfiTed mcssage telling of the exchange Of
re" fesrs greetings between Tsraciitcs and
the Archbishop of Constsntnople
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

hSs. Joseph Doramorra. who had her hus.
panh ~ tho West Side police court on u
"'fnmone because he wouldn't give her money
hnd wouldn't get out Of her apartment Al
zeb West fIf'y-fonrth Street vas advised
b. Magistrate McQusde 10 drive him ouf
Wiu hroofnAhck. He gave Joseph hvc
hour 10 cYacc himself
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

piscplinary rules in Nca Jersey penal in.
attutionS have been changed to permit pris-
V"ero 10 bring any grievances they have be-
tore the board of managers AK soon a. ,ho,
arc admitted to AN institution ivy
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

=, n" usual fate of the pcacemakcr fell to
thc lot of Pasq,iale Leporte tucn,v-c;,,ht er
IS Spencer Street. brooklyn He tried to
C, ,am Pasausde Ncostrin, his cousin. of II [
,iasson Avenue. and his throat waa cut. He
ma ydlc Ncostria escaped. '''
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

=. Patrolman Samuel T. stllwagon is in
- johns Hospital Brooklyn, With concns.
S'on .t OF the brain as result of being Knocked
10" oy an automobile at Gates and sum
.e' w NNenues IN that borough According
e, TO me IN. police the was driven by Mertnn
I. Wilson, of 63 Goodwin Place. BROOKLYN
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

=, ony Nicnz has been arrested in BROOKLYN
Co O. connection ',rs With The death Of Nichaei
even'n., 7o-' "i'o vas shot With shotgun Tuesday
street, Brooklyn. at 'VN ""efy
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30

Generous response has been made bv
American Jews to the appeal for a $1,000
ooo Palestine Restoration Fund it was an
nounced Yesterday by the zionist Organ
ization of America The first week Of tbo
campaign, Just closed, has produced nearly
a million dollars in contributions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25
COTTON MEN TOLD
Of OPPORTUNITIES
Manufacturer Hear Noted
Experts Discuss Problems
Of Present Day.

NEW YORK, April 2S-America can
AFFORD to charge up TO wastsaaa ths
cost OF her war-born mercantile marine
tut n cannot afford to NEGLECT Tn.
trade opportunities II offsra, declared
George w. Norris, Of Philadelphia, in
an address horS at the annual conven.
ton OF the national Cotton MAnufac-
turers' association.
Mr.. Norris said 1t might be better for
IlVate capital to charter government
boats manned BY naval reserve crews
"a TO buy the craft outright. This.
course, he said, would reduce demands
on capital, facilitate enrolment OF tho
necessary personnel and avoid injury 10
the shApbutlding industry by throwing
30 much tonnage on the market.
The. merchant marine question glso
was discussed by William Porter White.
q Lowell. Mass, and ]. ID, Massey. OF
Columbus, Ca, while labor conditionsi
was the topic selected by Henry p,
Kendall, OF Boston.
Harry f, Atwood. Of Chicago, author
ana attorney, another speaker, asserted
mat II the people Of the United States
would return TO their constitution and
II AN antidots for ~Bolshevism." "
Every state IN the union. instead
OF using the constitution as a model
10 trying to see how far they can vary
from It," he asserted. You business
men want to strip the federal govern
ment. OF every board and commission |
We had few the first hundred wears
and 1t Is quite time we returned 10
those simpler forms
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25
WLLAFIGHTS Way
INTOPARRAL AND
IHENL0OTS TOWN
Americans Are Not MOIested,
But Former Mayor and Two
Of His Sons Are Executed
BY Chiefs Orders.

JuAREz. Mex, April 25.-Frano,soo
villa fought his way into ParraI
famous camp 1875 miles southeast OF
chihuahua City, Sunday morning, after
a battle which started at daybreak Sat.
urday n ended with Villas entry AZ
the head Of his 1900 troops SUNDAY
morning at II o'clock. The town was
then looted.
Ihree American mining men arrived
mere last night from Parral with the
tbsv ias, 'Tp5nation OF the battle. When
neid the town, but later reports stated
s9VeFnment troops from Chihuahua
Clty, which left there Sunday on fouF
troop trains, had attacked and a baRtle
Mas reported IN progress around PaPral
Yesterday. This Information could moi
DC confirmed, as wire communicatIon
had bene interrupted.
AFTER taking Parral, Villa announced
mat none OF the American or other
aStsI6h properties would be molested
gro NAV all OF the 40 Americans em-
pIoyed IN and near Parral would be
protected. He ordered Jose de- Ia V,vS
herrera, former mayor OF ParraI and
hls two sons, executed Monday,
NJ eider Herrera was mayor Of Parral |
wnen Mai, Frank 'rumpkins' cavalry
iE~HIVn was ettacKed bP Villa Oyms
pathlSerS in PARA during the Dunltiva |
eApsdition when Tompkins vas cloSSly |
bursuing villa toward Las Moves, |
Herrera attempted 10 atom I
Ine dsmonstration ana aided the Amorl.
cshs. This, and the fact that he was
NE rather OF Gems. Luis and Maclovia
Herrera, were believed to have been "a
'ponsible for his execution.
one or the two sons Of Herrera ara.
cuted was Melchor Herrera, former
OF Juarez. The other son WSS
nesIerino Herrera Jesus Herrera,
Third aon, escaped.
Entering PaEral, Villa ia Feporte6 "a
nave renewed his demands on AuASPi-
an mining companies for heavy
trlbutes In return for protection OF for
elgn. properties from damage at the
hands OF his followers. Several month";
ago Villa demanded 81, 900, 900 gold from
ne companies operating in ChihuahuN
state as tribute, and Including several
" Wv
The attack which resulted in the
capture OF Parral was made from the
east side or the town and was met with
unborn opposition by the federal gay
.leon, which numbered 500 men under
on, Comes, Assisting Villa in direct.
the attack waS Gen. Felipe Angeles.
The Casualties In the recent flghtina
we're not known by the refugees.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25
HUNTSVILLE PROTESTS
AGAINST SUNDAY SHOW

Z HUNTSVILLE, AAa,. AprIl 25. (spl.)-
the presentation OF the Victory loan
picture, The Price OF Peace" which
was advertised as a free attraction
at q local moving picture theater here
on, representing several churches ana
civic organizations, protested against
the Sunday exhibition In the 6ejiNf
that 1t Is the opening wedge for other
Sunday amusements. 1t Ia understand
that eteps are being taken by the Vie
tory loan committee to present tho
the council. Vi
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25

HUNTSVILLE TO HAVE
BIG PUBLIC ABATTOIR

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, April rs. Csp,,
The city council has adopted a reso.
impon providAnE for a bond issue for
to erect a municipal ahattoir for ths
benefit OF the meat dealers OF Huntso
Vile, This will result In strict rngn-
lRtlon Of the slaughter OF meat All.
malls. AZ present tho dealers are not
being. allowed to slaughter at ali ana
are furnishing their customers WHY
Western beef exclusively, WIN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25
PINE BLUFF BEGINS ITS
WHlRl WIND LOAN DRIVE

PINE BLUFF, Ark, April rs. (spl.)-
a w~hirlwind campaign which began
THURSDAY morning for the Victory loan
drive Is stu on. Twenty-six captains
have been named and each is to have
three lieutenants TO assist In the so.
ltcitation. Special committees viii at
tend TO the industrial plants and The
Cotton Belt shop has IA complete or
sanitation. The women also will he
we'll organized under tho direction OF
Mrs. J. Bernhard, county chairman VI
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25
NASHVILLE MAN LANDS
BIG ARKANSAS POSITION

PINE BLUFF, Ark, April 25. (spl.)
&C. S. Lynch, OF Nashville, Tenn,
has been appointed purchasing agent
for the Arkansas Light and Power
company, succeeding w. A. Grace, who
returned to his home in st. Louis,
where he has accepted another posi-
ton. MIR. Lynch was the superintendent
and purchasing agent of Peabody col
lege at Nashville.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25
Stomach ills

permanently disappear after drink;ps
the celebrated shIvAr Mineral water
Positively guaranteed by nen.y-h.,.
offer Tastes fine: costs a trina D.N
nvered anywhere by our Nsn,nhi.
aEents' Oliver tnnls Co. Phone fhasn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25
CLEVELAND BOND BUYERS
TO EXAMINE ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF, Ark, April 25. (spl)-
by Otis & Co, OF Cleveland, O., that
they expect to send A. j.. Terrell to
Arkansas to investigate Arkansas bonds,
and bond conditions preparatory 10
making heavy investments at Pine
Bluff n other places.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25
WIN0NA SHIPS TEN CAR
LOADS OF FAT HOGS

WlNONA, Miss, April q, (snl,-
J, ,, Mckewen. county farm demon
strator, has made his third shinmeni
Of hogs from Montgomery eounty. Ths
mrmers erqught in enough hess y
years ago shipped no hoIdehfonsffRsEE onrs
MontEomery county, uM~sIhe iar---
leadership Of the farm
has grown TO be one Al s~-
shippers Of hogs IN the IT,