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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16
Lodge Directory
A. F. GA. NJ, Missouri Jurisdiction
offieers-tots

OIItCeTS-ISlSs
W. w. Fields, Cameron. Mo, Grand
Master.
C. C. Clark, St Louis, Mo-, Dep.
Grand Master.
Ernest Boone, Louisiana, Mo, Sen
Tor Grand Warden.
l. H. Bradbury, St. Louis, Mo-. Jun
lor Grand Warden.
II. II. Walker, st. Joseph, Mo, Grand
Treasurer.
George w. X. Love, Kansas City,
Grand Secretary.
Nelson C. Crews. Kansas City, Re-
lief Secretary.
e. G. Lacey, Kansas City. @. L. LIST
District.
q. ]. Cooper, Mexico, Mo, G. L.. I'd
District.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16

Past Master, Past Eminent Command.
er and a power among Masonry in
Kansas City, Mo-.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
TELLS OF ARMENIAN PRowEss
Gen. Axsapetian Says People Arc
Far From Helpless.

Gen. Mesrop Azgapetian. a graduate
of Roberts College, Constantinople. and
Columbia University. at one time MILL
tary aid to the Shah OF Persia. later
serving with the Russian army on the
Turkish front, addressed a meeting In
the auditorium at Wanamakers yester-
day.
Because OF the constant tales OF
massacres some Americans have come
to regard the Armenians as a helpless.
spineless sort of people. who meekly
bow their heads to their Turkish mas
ters," he said, but they are actually q
people OF heroic moods. Two hundred
thousands o. n fought in the Rus
sian army and proved themselves more
than the equals OF the Turks in combat"
Gen. Azgapetian said his people pos
sess n high degree Of culture and civill-
cation. as indicated by their works OF
art and inventions. He instanced that
eleven grand viziers of Turkey. a prime
minister OF Russia and prime minister
of Austria were Armenian by birth.
Haig Gudenian, an Armenian violinist.
played several original compositions. A
collection was taken for Armenian and
Syrian relief.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
DESERTER CAPTAIN
SEIZED IN LONDON
w. B. Davis Accused of Theft
From Camp Devens.

Charles N. Hansen, finger print ex-
pert for Nassau county, has been notified
by cable that Capt. William Bishop
Davis, formerly Of the Seventh Ohio
Engineers. sought for desertion and
larceny. has been arrested in London
and is confined in the Tower to await
extradition. Mr.. Hansen was appointed
by the War Department to follow the
case and 1t was on information he fur
nished TO the London police that the ar
rest was made.
Davis is said to have committed a
theft of $3.50 at Camp Devens and to
have deserted when stationed at Camp
Mills. Long Island. after his marriage
20 Miss Tessie Seaman. Mr.. Hansen
learned he had gone to London and mar
ried an actress named Lowe onward of
"a Bloombury street The London po-
lice said he had obtained $500 from her
and was about TO fit to other parts
when he was arrested
According to Mr.. Hansen, Davis was
born in Chicago and for several years
has been in difficulties with the police OF
Eastern cities and with the Federal
authorities. 1t is alleged that while he
was a Captain in the quartermaster de-
partment at Camp Devens in 1917 he
deserted, taking with him $3.50 OF Gov
eminent funds; that he later enlisted
in the Twenty-third Infantry in Brook
lyn under the name of Vivian Brewer
and that while stationed at Camp Mills
he deserted a few hours after marrying
Miss Seaman.
The police say that Davis was sem
fenced in Kings county to servo ten
years IN 1904. was paroled a year later
and that on conviction for grand lar
ceny in Kings county In 1906 he was
sentenced to two years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
MOTHERS ASK CITY
TO DISTRIBUTE MILK
$50 Women Appeal to Alder
manic Committee to Pro-
vide Needed Plant.
DOOLING IS FOR MEASURE
Half Of Cost, 1t Is Said, Can Be
Obtained Under State Farm
Statute.

Demands that the city take measures
to install municipal milk distributing
plant were made yesterday afternoon at
public hearing before the Finance
Committee OF the Board OF Aldermen.
The hearing took place at the request OF
the Mothers Club Of Friends School OF
Brooklyn on a resolution calling for the
establishment Of such plant with flnan-
ciaa aid from the State under the au-
thority of the farms and markets law.
Fully $50 women. representing social
settlement and other organisations. at
tended the hearing, and the demand that
the city do something" apparently was
unanimous. The women speakers were
backed up by John T. Dooling. Assistant
District Attorney In charge OF the John
Doe. milk inquiry; Or. Royal s. Cope
land, Health Commissioner. and DR.
Jonathan c. Day, Commissioner of Pub
lie Markets
The keynote of the speeches made by
women was that malnutrition among
children In the poorer sections Of the
city 10 increasing because Of lack OF
milk, inadequate supplies for family con.
sumption being due to the high price OF
the commodity. Those who gave talks
included Miss Laura A. Cauble, Deputy
Commissioner of Markets: Mrs. Eliza
beth Woodward, Brooklyn Free Kinder
sarten Society; Mrs. Henry Neumann
Brooklyn Women's Society of Ethical
Culture: Mrs. Thompson, woman's
Trade Union League; Miss Josephine
Shea and others.
Assistant District Attorney Dooline
said that IL the Aldermen indicate that
they intend to step in on behalf OF the
people and pave the way for furnishing
facilities for municipal pasteurizatior
and delivery OF milk. there will be nc
more milk strikes. He declared 1t will
be very timely thing for the board 10
go on record as favoring the principle.
II such a plan can be worked out he
explained, the Farms and Markets Law
will permit the city to get State help on
half of the costs of establishing the
plant
Interest in the milk problem. Mr. Doo-
ling said, is very general. as shown by
the fact that there are now fifty-nine
bills in the Legislature dealing with
the milk question He said he was In
favor of every bill that will furnish
officials OF this city with power to &C,
in the public interest
DR.. Day said the producers. as rep
resented by the Dairymen's League, are
organizing cooperative milk plants. and
It is time for the city to sec that the
consumers are organized. One way for
the city to be prepared. he added. is to
provide the machinery for bringing in
the milk and distributing 1t.
I'VE ought to be ready for whatever
happens" he said. Producers are going
to be organized and consumers ought to
be ready"
Tho committees report will be sub
mitted to the Board of Aldermen al
next Tuesdays meeting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
DROPS ESPIONAGE
LAW INDICTMENTS
Government Decides Not to
Try Shiplacoff and John
Reed.
EVIDENCE INADEQUATE
William j. Robinson and Sam
uel w. Simpson Also to
Escape Trial.
EVIDENCE INADEQUATE

Espionage law indictments against
Abraham l. shiplaooff. former Assembly
man. and John Reed. the writer. were
dismissed yesterday by Judge Knox in
the Federal District Court on the appll-
cation of Earl b. Barnes. Assistant
United States Attorney.
Mr.. Barnes acted under instructions
from A. Mitchell Palmer. Attorney Cen
sral. The Department OF Justice has
been reviewing the evidence in all war
cases that have not been disposed OF
with the object of determining whether
prosecutions should be pressed or the
indictments quashed.
Shiplacoff and Reed were indicted
after speaking at a Socialist meeting at
Hunts Point in The Bronx. Both were
alleged TO have used strong terms in
denouncing tho Governments attitude
toward the Lenine-Trotzky Government
In Russia
Both defendants denied using the Ian
Euage quoted in the reports to the Gov
eminent Mr.. Barnes~said that the
denials, coupled with the rulings OF the
courts that speeches made under excite
ment at public assemblages cannot al
ways be accepted as expressing a real
determination to obstruct the Govern
ment had convinced him that 1t would
pc difficult to press the indictments sue
cessfully in the post.bellum period.
Reed, who was in Russia at the time
OF the successful Bolshevist attack on
the Kerensky Government, was one OF
the Masses defendants. He was tried on
this indictment and the jury disagreed.
The Masses Indictment was Quashed
Indictments against DR.. William ].
Robinson and Samuel W. Simpson also
were dismissed. Robinson was the editor
and Simpson the publisher of maya
zine known as A Voice IN the Wilder
ness. Mr.. Barnes said the magazine
contained articles of pacifist and de-
featist character. He asked that the
defendants be set free from liability be-
cause the Government had no evidence
tending to connect them with conscious
efforts to interfere with the war pro-
gramIne.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Instructions
were sent to number of United States
District Attorneys to-day to apply for
the dismissal OF indictments against per-
sons indicted under the espionage law.
Between 500 and 700 cases of this
kind have been reviewed In the office
Of the Attorney-General. In many a
decision was reached that further prose-
cution would be indavisable.
II was said that no general policy
has been followed. but that each case
was considered on its merits.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
81. $50. 900 PAID OUT
TO 18TH DIVISION MEN
Camp Upton Sets Record for
FiUe Days Work.
Speciai Despatch TO Tur suy.


CAMP UPTON, N. Y, April with the
completion OF the rehabilitation OF the
Twenty-seventh Division the camp
finance officer announced to-day that
s2,26o,ooo was paid men and officers OF
the unit here In the Ave days Of muster
ing out The system Of paying the men
was worked out to such a fine point tina,
as many as four men received their pay
IN ten seconds. No man received less
than $50. while officers and non-com-
missioned officers received more.
The men were taken to the paymasteI
by companies Payrolls already had
been signed and as each man passed
down the line his discharge and pay
voucher were ready. His name was
called and two men, one handling silver
and another bills. thrust his pay into
his hand. A sign in the office was read
by every man In the division Get your
pay quickly, then beat It and God bles'
you"
When man would be paid his pa,
voucher and discharge were handed
back to the company commander. Tn,
discharge was not handed over until the
man had received his railroad ticket a.
the station. This was done in order tina
entrainment would be by companies ant
confusion avoided.
The last remnant of the Twenty-sey
enth Division went out o-day. the mer
, in the 1o2d Supply Train and 102d SAM
tary Train.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
DINNER CLUBS HIT
BY NEW WAR TAX
Religious, Trade and Fraternol
Societies Exempted.
Special Despatch 10 TIVE Sun.

WASHINGTON. April f-Regulations
governing payment of the tax OF 10 per
cent. on club dues amounting to more
than SO annually have been completed
by the Bureau Of Internal Revenue
Any club in order TO avoid the pay
ment OF the tax must prove to the sat-
isfaction of tho Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue that It is not in fact
Social, athletic or sporting in char
acter. The purposes and activities Of
any club and not its name are to deter
mine whether tax is payable.
An organization maintaining quarters
or arranging periodical dinners or
meetings to afford its members an OPP
portunlty OF "congregating for social
intercourse" comes within the meaning
of the sort of club subject to the tax,
unless that is a subordinate feature Of
the purpose OF the clubs organization.
The tax does not affect religious Or
CARNATIONS, singing societies, chambers
of commerce, commercial and trade
clubs and the like as a rule, but IL the
primary purpose OF these organizations
is social in character the tax must be
paid.
For instance" 1t was pointed out, "a
chamber of commerce maintains a club
house containing billiard tables. reading
rooms and restaurant. 1t is a social club
within the meaning OF the act
y. NJ. c. A and Y. w. c. A. organl-
cations escape the tax and the fraternal
organizations operating under the lodge
system also escape II. Dues and fees
paid a chapter of college fraternity
and to local of trades union are
exempt from the tax.
Monthly returns of the club are re-
quired by law. Club members who fail
to pay at the proper time the amount OF
tax on their dues are subject to a fine
Of $1,000 or less and IL this amounts
to wilful refusal to pay hne OF
$4,000 or years Imprisonment or
both are the penalties provided by law.
In addition the offending club member Is
liable to a penalty OF 100 per cent. Of
the tax due.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
YOUNG BRIDE WINS
HOME AND ALIM0NY
Katie, 10, Manicurist, Sepa-
rated From James Hart, 81,
by Brooklyn Court.

1t will be the privilege OF Katie Wolf
Hart the nineteen-ycar- wife OF
James Heryey Hart, 81 years old. who
| sued for an annulment of their marriage
last month and lost his case, to live in
tho house to which he took her after
their wedding trip and receive $l75 a
month alimony.
It was 30 decreed by Justice Benedict
| in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn yes
terday when Mrs. Hart was successful in
suit for separation, alleging that he
/ had abandoned her, Withdrawing not
only his countenance but his support as
\ well.
Mrs. Hart before the romance of mar
rage altered her station in life, was
| first an operative in factory and later a
manicurist. She and Hart were mar
ried in May, and after a wedding trip
to Atlantic City returned to live at S37
| Monroe street, Brooklyn. Tranquility
did not tarry long with them. one day
he went away and did not return, accord
| ing to the testimony in the case.
| Mr. Hart sued to have their marriage
annulled on the ground that he was too
elderly and did not realize 1t at the
| time.
Justice Benedict. who presided at that
trial also, ruled that he had not made a
case Counsel" he said, "declare this
10 ne tnt 1TSl case VI ilS hillu III ZIG
history OF Jurisprudence. l may say that
hope for the credit OF our civilization
that II will be the last"
Reciting in his decree OF yesterday
that Mr. Hart was the owner of real
property worth s360,0oo and had a
yearly income of $4,000 he said:
AT or about the time of his marriage
to the plaintiff he fitted up the premises
in Monroe street for their home the
plaintiff when the defendant married her
being employed as a manicurist in q
barber shop and earning $50 a week.
The plaintiff has expressed a desire
to retain the house in which her hus-
band placed her, and / think 1t Is better
that he should permit her to remain
there rather than seek other quarters
AS she is his wife he has the strongest
reasons for having her live in decent
and orderly manner for the credit OF his
own name. which he Of his own volition
conferred on her.
The court has no power to compel
| his obedience to this suggestion, but II
he be unwilling to allow her the Use of
the dwelling provision for her support
will be increased by the sum of SIS
monthly"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
MAY TRY CARDINALE
FOR MURDER OF BAFF
Justices Plan Frightens Gun
man Who Won't Testify.

For tho FIRST time since he was called
to the stand at the John Doe hearing
into the Baff case perjury Antonio Car
dlnale, tho self-confessed employer OF
the gunner who killed Barnet Bar.
became apprehensive when 1t dawned on
him yesterday that he may stand trial
hero on murder charge.
Cardinale again defled the inquisitor.
FerdinHni Pecora, Assistant District At
torney. and the court, deliberately with
holding all information having a vital
bearing on the Baff case. Mr.. Pecora
was on the point OF dismissing Cardi-
male as witness for the time being
when Justice Mcintyre interposed to
comment on Cardinale's present status
as 1t appeared to him.
81 think this man has violated the
terms OF the agreement between the
italian Government and the District At
torney," said the Justice HE agreed
to testify truthfully in the matter of the
Baff murder. He has failed to do so,
and now he refuses to give the testimony
in this hearing. I think 1t is the duty of
the Attorney General OF this State to
move the trial In the proper court of
this man. Antonio Cardinale. for murder
In the first degree. under the indictment
now on file In the office of the clerk OF
tho Criminal Term OF the Supreme
Court"
Cardinale paled as he listened to these
remarks. When the inquiry Is resumed
at q in the afternoon Monday 1t is to
be held In Part " OF General Sessions,
instead OF Part VI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
PLAN UNDER WAY TO
RETURN DUTCH SHIPS
U.S.Pays $4,000 Monthly
for $4,000 Tons.

Negotiations for the early return to
their owners of the eighty-seven Dutch
ships requisitioned by the United States
IN March of last year are In progress,
and it was said here yesterday by an o.
fcer of the Shipping Board that deliv-
cry may be under way by May l.
A representative of one of the large
Dutch lines said he had been advised
from Washington that a proposition
with reference to the time terms and
manner Of delivery had been cabled hv
the Shipping Board to the Allied Mari
time Transport Council in London.
The Dutch ships now in use by TIE
United States for war emergency pur-
loses aggregate 533, 900 lightweight tons.
for which the Dutch owners have re-
ceived a monthly compensation of ap-
proximately 100000. Whether the
ships are to be delivered by the United
States to their owners in Dutch ports
or whether transportation shall be pro-
vided to this country for Dutch crews
is one OF the questions which, il il
understood. have been submitted TO Hol-
land for decision
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05

said he believed that the demand for
open proceedings of the Paris Peace
Conference came principally from news
paper CORRESPONDENTS who had not fully
judged the difficulties in the way OF
such course. As member of the
National War Labor Board, he said he
saw the wisdom of holding closed ses-
sions so that the members of opposing
interests might have a chance to speak
their minds freely without fear OF hav-
ing their words misconstrued or mis-
understood.
The former President said that he was
of course in favor of free press and
free speech and that he also was In
favor Of them being used in the right
direction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
BUYS TWO PLANT HOTELS.
Bowman Takes Griswold, New
London, and BelIeview, Florida.

John Nee Bowman OF the Biltmore
group Of hotels, mas purchased The Girls
void. in New London. Conn, and The
Belleview. Belleair. Fla. according to
an announcement made yesterday. They
were built and operated by the late Nor
ton T.. Plant, builder of the Plant sys-
tenn OF railways in Florida. The acquisi-
ton OF the two new houses by Mr.. Bow
man, in addition to his present SIS, OOO.-
600 group-The Biltmore, Manhattan,
Belmont. Murray Hill and Commodore
makes him easily the largest owner Of
hotel property In the world.
Associated with him in the purchase
of The Griswold and The Belieview is
Earle L. Carley, who is at the head Of
the companies manufacturing mineral
waters. The Griswold has about 400
rooms and occupies a 600 acre tract In
New London. The Belleview. like The
Griswold. has two eighteen hole golf
courses, bride path and polo park
There are 400 acres OF land about il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
British seaman Killed on az"

The body OF a man believed from
cards found In his pockets to be Harry
Wilson, q British seaman. was found by
track walkers on the Third avenue ele-
waited line at Eighteenth street yester-
day. II IL supposed he was killed some
limo during thes night 4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
MINE SINKS ITALIAN SHIP.
Several Soldiers Killed and About
100 Injured.

PARIS, April 4.-The Italian transport
Umbria. with 1000 officers and soldiers
on board bound from Venice TO Tripoi,
has struck a mine and sunk. according
to advices from Bari, Italy. quoting
newspapers of that city. Several on
board were killed and 100 injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05

Mr. Campbell, who is a State Transfer
Tax Appraiser. was designated by Sur
rogate Cohalan TO appraise the StIllman
estate for the assessment OF the in
heritance tax. The attorney for the
State Comptroller Is Lafayette B. Glea-
son; the attorneys for the estate are
Sherman & Sterling.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05

The Umbrla was a vessel OF 5000 tons
gross. built at Liverpool In 1902 and
owned In Venice. She was at Naples in
December last, but has not since been
reported in shipping registers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05

LoNnoH, April 4-The Norwegian
steamship Christian Krogh from Balti-
more via Bergen, arrived at Stavanger
April ?, with cargo seriously DANA ged
hN Whlcr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
JAMES STILLMAN \
LEAVES $4O,OOO,OOO


5oT,S7e; Second National Bank, $2,Os0'-
100 Hanover National Bank. s2.24s,s7o
Fidelity Company, s1,s7o.ooo; American
International Corporation. s1,36o,ooo
Standard Oil companies, H.27b,2oS
New Jersey Zinc Company. $sb2,274.bo
and National Bank OF Commerce, $780,
$50.
Listed among the bonds are $4i,bbC
of the First Liberty Loan and S4,blZ
of the Second Liberty Loan.
Securities listed as worthless are
stock OF the Automatic Electric Com.
pany, the New Theatre Association and
the Theatre des Champs Elysees. Paris
and bonds Of the Chicago Utilities Com
pany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
Principal Assets OF Estate.
STOCKS.

The principal assets OF the estate
other than real estate are these securi-
ties
The Tomahawk., 1919-12-25
Twin Cities Legion Posts De-
mand Bakers Resignation.

The demand for the resignation OF
Secretary of War Baker coming from
Twin Cities posts of the American Lee
gion may be of considerable signifi-
canoe. Hitherto different officers OF
the legion and different posts have
made strong attacks on progressives
as well as radicals on the plea that It
was Americanism rather than politics.
Breaking into old line politics, how
ever, may speedily produce such re-
suits as to force the Legion definitely
out of politics. The Grand Army Of
the Republic thus ceased to meddle
in political affairs after a brief ex-.
perience with insiders who attempted
to use it for political capital.
The Tomahawk., 1919-12-25
Irrigation Progress.

The reclamation service, according
to it's annual report, irrigated during
.e crop year 1913 nearly 100000
cres, covered by project statistics,
and the crops raised on this land we're
worth over $6s,OO0,000. Water was
furnished to an additional 100000
acres not counted as actually irri-
gated" The irrigated area, covered
by crop census, is $4,000 acres more
than in 1917.
In order to deliver this water the
service operated irrigation works that
included 40 reservoirs, several power
and pump plants, over $4,000 miles
Of canals and drains, as well as pipe
lines, fumes and tunnels, and thou
sands OF structures such as dams,
headgates, weirs, checks, drops, etc.
II also continued the extension Of
the projects, including the construc-
ton Of 396 miles OF canals 179 miles
Of drains and nearly 5000 canal struc-
lures, and excavated 100000 cubic
yards of earth and rock. r.s
One Of its special Jobs was the sur.
vey Of possible soldier-settlement
tracts throughout the United States,
locating feasible projects in almost
every state, ranging in area from s.
600 to over 20, 900 acres.
The government has been far more
successful with irrigation than private
companies have largely because the
priyate concerns look for too much
speculative profit from the farmer who
works the land r.