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New-York tribune., 1919-05-15
Three Legless Men
In jolly Party at
Hotel Pennsylvania
Fifty Wounded Soldiers Are
Brought From Colonia, N.
j., for Luncheon and
Taken to See a Matinee

There was wave of surprise and
curiosity in the grill room of the Penn
sylvania Hotel yesterday when fftv
soldiers limped or were carried in for
luncheon. Not the ordinary type Of
convalescent, either. These men had
come from Base Hospital No. 8, Col
onia, n. j., and it was the first outing
since they were wounded in France.
They were brought to New York by
the Pennsylvania Women's War Relief.
After being entertained at luncheon
they were taken to the matinee per
formance of up in Mabels Room"
superintendent of the New York Divj-
sion of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is
chairman of the committee responsible
for the entertainments The ambulances
and motor cars which brought the men
TO Manhattan were loaned by the -2ah
way Branch of the Motor Corps of
America
Porters carried three legless men in
on their backs. The sympathetic faces
of onlookers gradually lightened into
lines of laughter as the men themselves
loked and made merry This was no
sad party of manned heroes 1t was
Joyous, jubilant party
Tell them Perry and Merrill arc
doing the 'shimmy dance,'" said Pri-
vate Floyd c. Merrill, of Binghamton,
with a grin, when questioned about
himself. The reason we are doing the
'shimmy' is that we can't do anything
else without legs, and we've just got to
dance"
Private Jack Perry, another OF the
legless trio, was in the van of the at
tack the 106th Infantry made on tho
Hindenburg line last September. He
was hit by volley of machine gun
bullets and lay in a shell hole for two
days and two nights. When he was
had set in and both legs had to be
amputated
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15

! four years, was one of he passengers.
He said the fame of enthusiasm the
Italians felt for America is as bright
as ever and that there was never any
anxiety felt for Americans in Italv dur
ing the Fiume controversy in Paris.
"A guard of Italian soldiers was
thrown around our Embassy he said,
but it was not necessary
According to several passengers
close to the American Embassy in
Rome Ambassador Page will probably
resign when the peace treaty is signed.
The Spanish liner P. de Satrustegui
from Bordeaux brought home 1,462
officers and men in command of Major
Oliver A. Melton. of Atlanta. They
were made up chiefly of the S25th In
tantry, the personnel of which consists
OF southwestern troops with New
York and New Jersey requirements.
The Calamares with 2,20S officers
and men which she took aboard at St.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15

Nazaire was the last of the fleet to
dock. Bombs and whistles fred and
footed along the New Jersey shore
from Bayonne to Hoboken gave pom
derous and prolonged assurance that
nghters from New Jersey were home.
The recipients of this rousinp well
come-the loudest this port has known
IN months-were the lO7th Machine
Gun Battalion, the 18th Infantry. the
loSth Artillery Supply Company and
the 5ith Infantry Brigade .Headquar-
ters, all in command of Brigadier Cen
eral LIE Roy S. Upton.
Fuiiy three thousand persons gath
cred in Hoboken when the Calamare.
dlocked, and the military guards of
the port of embarkation had a trouble-
some evening keeping them in place.
Before being entrained for Camp
Merritt the New Jersey warriors were
greeted by Governor Edge and Mayor
Patrick F. Griffin of Hoboken.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15
Iowa Statesman Is Named
President Pro Tenn at the
Party Caucus; Borah In
surgents Nominate Him
Penrose Victory Assured
Warren May Be Selected
on Military Affairs to
Keep Party Harmony
By Carter ield
Neto York Tribune
WdshtnQtOn Rnrenu

NetO ORR 4 Ttbune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The cleo
ton of Senator Albert B. Cummins. Of
Iowa, as Republican candidate for
president pro tenn. of the Senate was
the only surprise of the Republican
Senatorial caucus here to-day, the sit
uatlon otherwise remaining UNCHANGED
with the prospect of Senator Penrose
being chairman of the Finance Com
mittee virtual certainty.
The little band of Progressives who
have been meeting in Senator Borah's
office with view to defeating Penrose
decided at their final meeting, just be-
fore the meeting Of the caucus. that
they would propose the name of Mr..
Cummins This decision followed the
final refusal of Senator Hiram John
son to be candidate, even after a
delegation of Senators of both wings
of the party mad urged him to accept
the place.
Republicans generally were much
pleased with the selection of Mr.. Cum
mins. HIS name is almost synonymous
with progressivism throughout the
country: He is from the Middle West,
from the state which produced the
Iowa idea" so much discussed in poll
tics few campaigns back, and it is
believed that his selection will do much
toward otfsetting any appearance of
reactionism which the election Of
Penrose as chairman of the Finance
Committee may have
The "Stalwarts" were radiant when
they learned from the little Progress
sive conference that it had decided to
support Mr.. Cummins. Senator Borah
placed him in nomination in the eau
Gus and he was nominated by accama-
ton. Mr.. Cummins will figure largely
in the proceeding Of the new Congress,
for not only will he be president pro
tenn, but chairman Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which must
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15
'rk out solution of the railroad

work out solution of the railroad
problem.
lhe caucus avoided decision on anv
OF the disputed points by authorizing
Senator Lodge, who was reelected
chairman of the Republican Senatorial
conference, to name the committee on
committees, which will decide on 2
slate of committees Tor submission n
the caucus later.
Penrose Selection Assured
This Committee on Committees. of
which Senator Branderee is chair.
man, will beyond any question name
Senator Penrose as chairman of the
flnance Committee. The only oues-
ton is with regard to Senator War
rem. The best opinion tonight seemed
to be that Senator Warren would NOT
be permitted to be chairman of the An
preparations Committee, but would he
given either Military Affairs-which
Senator Wadsworth has offered to sur
render in the interest of partv har-
mony-or Agriculture Mr.. Warren is
the ranking Republican on all three
committees.
Meanwhile, the progressive" or "ad-
mlhlstratlon movement among the
Democrats of the House mas coilapsed
much more thoroughly than the fight
against Senator Penrose amonp some
Of the progressive Republicans IN the
Upper House. The large claims which
we're put forward by the anti Clark
Democrats have dwindled away. and
most OF the Democrats who were talk
ing about defeating leader so
notorlously anti-administration as the
former Speaker are now rather anxious
that their insurgency should be for
gotten.
One of the big elements in the COL
lapse, of the fight against Mr.. Clark.
whlch as matter of fact was never
formidable enough to cause Clark's
friends to lose any sleep, has been the
Burleson. Mr.. Burleson has been con
nected by many members of the House
as the cabinet member" who was
working in the interest of the Presi-
dent to bring about the defeat of
Clark Mr.. Burleson's opposition, DO
lltlcally, just at present, is an asset
on Capitol Hill
The Republican caucus to-day recop-
nlzed the Middle West by two other
important aHslgnme in the "organ-
lzatlon,' in addition to the selection of
Mr. Cummlns as president pro TEN.
Senator Porter j. McCumber. of North
Dakota-one of the most persistent
and consistent friends of the farmer in
either house-was made chairman of
the committee on the order of busi-
ness, which is planned to be a sort of
steering committee. Senator Harry
New, OF Indiana, was made chairman
OF the Committee on Patronage.
An Illinois man, George A. Sander
son, was nominated for secretary of
the Senate, and David S. Barry, of
Washington, who was in charge of Re
publican publicity during the 1912 and
1916 campaigns, was selected for SER
geant at arms. Each of these places
pays $1,000 a year. Former Repre-
sentative B. L. Fairchild, of Pelham,
N. y, was also nominated for secre-
tary of the Senate by Senator'S Wads-
worth and Calder, but Sanderson had
more than a majority of the votes
pledged.
Both factions of the Republicans
agreed tonight there was no doubt the
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15
Wiues Ca,, Visit Soldiers
abroad After June IS

WASHINGTON, May IA After
W June Is the inhibition against
granting passports to wives or moth
ers OF American officers and enlisted
men who may wish to go to Europe
will be removed,
1t was announced to-day by the
State Department that passports will
be issued in such cases providing the
officers or men concerned are not
about to return to this country, but
wives and mothers who take advan-
tage OF this opportunity will not be
able to return to the United States
within six months. This time limit
is set to prevent congestion in trans
portation facilities.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15

organization would be completed very
tremendously on Monday, when the
Senate convenes, except for one posi-
bility. This is that several other Re-
publican Senator'S join Senators Borah
and Kenyon in voting against Senator
Penrose on the floor of the Senate for
chairman of the Finance Committee.
In this event there is the chance that
no election on this will be reached
for severa ldays, after which, it is
SAID, there will come time when half
dozen or more Democratic Senators
absent themselves from the chamber.
whereupon the Republican majority
Will slip over the election of Mr.. PEN
rose. Several Democratic Senators
have signified their willingness to do
this.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15
Bishop Greer Recovering

The Right Rev. David H. Greer.
Bishop of New York, was resting com
ffortably at st. Luke's Hospital yester-
day, following his operation for in
testinal trouble on Monday. bulletin
issued yesterday morning read:
"The Episcopal Bishop of New York
IS resting comfortably following his
operation. Members of his Immediate
family called to see him this morning"
Another bulletin last night announced
that Bishop Greer had passed quiet
and comfortable day.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15
NeiU 69th and47th
Maybe Federalized
Organizations Act on The
ory They viii be First
To Be Selected by Baker

Officers of the new 69th and 47th
regiments, State Guard, are preparing
those units for possible Federal in
spections on the theory that they will
be the first selected for liberalization.
Although no official word has been
received here as to the regiments to
be selected, it is generally believed
that these two bodies will qualify most
readily, and for this and other reasons
Washington will Se named as the first
to come directly under Uncle Sans
control.
One of the purposes of the colonels
of the regiments is to strengthen their
organizations both numerically and in
efficiency by adding as many of the
youthful veterans of the old Goth and
47th as are willing to cast their lot
with the guard for another three years.
But it is admitted that it is a little
early to ask the soldiers who have just
reached home to enter the military SER
vice again. Colonel John J. Phelan, of
the Goth Regiment, said yesterday that
within a week or ten days he hoped to
accomplish mach in this direction
Before the guard bodies step into
the regular service every precaution
Will be taken to prevent the signing up
of Objectionable volunteers. Among
the conditions that are being fulfilled
are:
All married men must sign blanket
waiver as to dependents.
All volunteers under eighteen years
of age must be dropped from mem
bership in the regiments.
Every company must be filled up to
is minimum peace-time strength
Every man must pass a rigid physi-
cal test.
Every member of the regiments fed
eralized must enter the service for
three years, ready to respond to a call
to any part of the globe, such as is the
case with regular army men.
This last feature has aroused con-
siderable comment among the members
OF guard regiments, who argue that the
eighteen months for which they volun-
teered in their present organizations
should be subtracted from the three
year period and held to their credit.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-15
Club TO Honor Generals

me Union League Club will be host
,>.nizht 70 Major Generals O'Ryan ana
HsI,sxander and 10 the coIonels and ataff
enc@rs Of the two New York diyjsiofr.
me z7th and nth. Dinner viii be-
seryea at 7:z0 TO about twenty officers.
Ihsiuding General Thomas Barry. com,
Insno1nz The Department Of the East.
ri e.''s, homirais GIennor and Sims. There
~ or reception following the din
NJ ~ Lnafles u. Hughes viii welcome
s,,.s ~. m'iisary guests on behalf Of the
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09

One of those treaties intended to-
"settle forever the question of the
Near East" was signed at Paris In
1856, closing the Crimean war; the
signatorles being on the one side Tur-
key, France, England and Sardinia,
and on the other Russia.
About all that remains now in popu-
lar recollection regarding the Crimeani
war is Bayard Taylor's "Song Of the
Camp" and Tennyson's charge of the
Light Brigade" OF all the reputa-
lions made in that war that of Flor
ence Nightingale alone survives. Two
poems have outlasted all the treaties
and protocols to which the war gave
rise and the name of "a nurse is re-
membered while those of the generals
who provided her sick and wounded
are forgot
Among the statesmen who concludi
ed the peace treaty the most bril-
liant and widely acclaimed was the
Russian, Count Nesselrode, whose
fame is now perpetuated only by the
delectable pudding which bears his
name and which Paris cook invented
in his honor during the peace confer
ence. A curious incident of this war
was the entrance of Sardinia into a
conflict in which she was not the least
concerned and the only lasting result
of the war was the formation of the
Kingdom of Italy, which French arms
enabled Sardinia shortly after to es,
tablish in gratitude for Sandman aid
in the field and council chamber.
Began to Shake "MaiIed Fists"
The origin of the war was no less
singular than its results. 1t sprang
from dispute between the Greek and
Latin churches over the custody of
the holy places in and around Jerusa-
lem. The Greeks had gradually en-
croached upon the preserves of the
Latins. Napoleon III. in 1851 demand
ed of Turkey that the property Of the
Latins be restored to them. The Car
Nicholas threatened Turkey if she in
terfered. The car and the emperor,
who hated each other personally, be-
gan to shake their mailed fists"
England suddenly realized TINT a con-
fiict was impending between Russia
and France for paramount influence
in the East. The car made advances
to England, saying that Turkey was
"the sick man of Europe" He pro-
posed a Russian protectorate over the
municipalities (Roumania) and the
erection on the Balkan peninsula OF
independent Christian states; Con-
stantinople to be neutralized, England
to seize Egypt, Cyprus and Crete 1t
is interesting to compare these terms
with what afterward actually happened
and with what is now advocated with
regard to Constantinople. Diplomatic
pourparlers began. England tried to
avert war by inducing France to mod
ify her demands, but without success.
Early in 1858 Russia modified her
army and sent an ultimatum to Tur-
key demanding the maintenance OF
the status quo regarding the holy
places and Russian protectorate over
the subjects of the sultan of the Greek
faith. To have granted the latter would
have deprived the sultan of authority
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
Authors Handwriting.

If readers and admirers Of the pol
ished sentences of popular authors
could see the original manuscripts
from which their works are printed
they would be given interesting side
lights on the character and PERSONAL
ity of the writer's. The handwriting of
G. X. Chesterton has been described by
an English editor as Shocking" w.
w. Jacobs, comedy writer Of the sea,
has all his literary work typed and
makes but few corrections on the fin
ished manuscript. Other English
writer's whose copy is reputed to be
neat and quite acceptable to printer
are II. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling,
Arnold Bennett and Sir Arthur Co
nan Doyle. Editors say they never
know what to expect from that i'm
aginative genius. FL. de We're Stacpoole.
Sometimes his work is neatly typed on
good paper, but often it is scribbled to
sheets torn from copybook.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
General Pershina,s War Map.

In installing General Pershing's war
map In the old National Museum build
ing in Washington, the commanders
room at the front just as it looked
when the map was in actual use, is
being reproduced as setting. Here
will be the chairs used by the general
and his aids while they studied the
map, which changed hourly, night and
day, as reports came in and were re-
corded. The table ut which the officers
looked over documents will stand as 1t
used to at one side, and the walls will
be covered with the Identical lineoleum
that was a background for the map.
The map was brought over In pieces
now Joined together, and the conyen-
tional design of the lineoleum is said
to give an odd kitchenlike domesticity
to the room in which General Pershing
watched history writing itself In a
very literal sense on the wall.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
First American Railroad.

Although Americas railroad history
is recorded as beginning when the
Baltimore 4 Ohio laid its first rails in
1928, d pair Of rusted strips OF iron
still visible in eastern Massachusetts,
tell Of pioneer transportation line
whose Inauguration antedated that
event by two years. From the granite
queries Of West Quincy the old road
ram four miles to tidewater on the
Neponset river, and carried granite for
the building of the Bunker Hill monu.
'ment The. rails, Of hand.forged iron,
two inches v'idesand three-quarter inch
thick We're held BY hand-forged spikes
TO the eranite roadbed. Mules were
me locomotives, assisted by cable
where the grade was heevy.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
THE MAKING OF
4 FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound
ls Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A visit to the laboratory where thls
successful remedy is made impresses
even the casual looker-on with the reli-
ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends the making of this great
medicine for woman's ills.
Over $50, 600 pounds of various herbs
are used annually and all have to be
gathered at the season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal SUBJ
stances are at their best.
The most successful solvents are used
to extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes in
contact with the medicine is sterilized
and as final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
In sterile bottles.
It is the wonderful combination Of
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
so successful in the treatment of
female ills.
The letters from women who have
been restored to health by the use of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound which we are continually pub
fishing attest to its virtue.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
FARMERS ARE WORKING HARDER

And using their feet more than ever before.
For al these workers the frequent use Of
Aliens Foot=Ease, the antiseptic, healing
powder to be shaken into the shoes and
sprlnkled in the foot-bath, increases their
efficiency and insures needed physical COM
tort. 1t takes the Friction from the Shoe,
freshens the feet, and prevents tired, ach-
ing and hlistered feet. Women everywhere
are constant users of Aliens Foot=Ease.
Don't get foot sore, get Aliens Foot=E Ease.
Sold by dealers everywhere.--Ady.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
The RuIinn Passion.

Mrs. Talkerton--Oh, dear! I wish
there was some way to break little
Gladys of sucking her thumb.
Her Husband-Don't worry; when
she gets a little older she'll notice that
1t interferes with her talking. Then
she'll quit 1t herself.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
Buy a Farm now.

Because land Is cheaper than It will ever
be again. The U. s. Railroad Administration
is prepared to furnish free information to
homeseekers regarding farming opportuni-
ties. We have nothing to sell: no money to
lend; only information to give. Write me
fully with reference to your needs Name
the state you want to learn about. J. L.
Edwards. Manager, Agricultural Section,
U. s. Railroad Administration, Room 10.
Washington, D. C.-adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
Heard on the Train.

SIS this Mr.. Riley"
"Eh--what" said the deaf old chap.
SIS this Mr.. Riley?"
''Riley! Oh, yesl'
II knew your father"
"No bother"
.'I say knew your father"
"What?"
"I-knew-your--father."
''Oh, did We? So did I."-Boston
Transcript.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
The cuticura Toilet Trio.

The cuticura Toilet Trio
Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table Is complete
without them. Csc everywhere ADV.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
YOU EAT AND GROW THIN

Thomas Lawton, D. H. s., weight reducing
specialist, guarantees your weight is reducing
WITHIN IL days or money refunded. His
easily applied directions do not require exer-
cises, starving medicines treatment any
thing left to the imagination. They are eff
fective principles based on professional
knowledge and practice concerning human
organism and its requirements whereby nu-
merous obese people have decidedly reduced.
Remit one dollar money order for complete
guaranteed method. No testimonials issued
DIR. THOMAS LAWTON
260 W. 72d st. NEW YORK
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09

Calling names in an argument may
make the chap called sore, but do
they answer his arguments?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09
Growing Old.

When man gets SO he can philoso-
phize it means he is getting along in
years. Macon Republican.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-09

Some are already using hard words
over the tax on soft drinks.