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New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

serving sentences unjustly imposed.
AS general rule, he said, the SEN
tences were grossly excessive in the
first instances and still so after revi-
sion.
Senator Frelinghuysen suggested
that IN order to do justice it might be
necessary to declare a general amnesty
for all military convicts.
The general made it plain that the
iamentable state of the administration
of military justice was not so much
the fault of officers as of custom, tra-
dition. procedure and law, and that
the relief desired could only be OBJ
tanned by comprehensive new law
He did not hesitate to say that the ex-
cessive punishments, instead of pro
noting discipline, had a decidedly de-
pressing effect on the morale of the
army.
General Ansell will continue his tes.
timony at future meeting of the
committee, which has now before il
the Chamberlain bill "to promote the
administration of military justice.n
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Colonel, Disgroced,
Committed Suicide.
Congress Is Told
Ne'c York Tribune
IIOSHiii1fOu P,rocy

WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-Continu-
ing his attack on army administration
abroad, representative Gallivan. of
Massachusetts, in the House to-day as
SAILED the conduct of the reclassifica-
tlon camp at Blois, France, which he
declared had been the scene of terrible
lnJustices done National Guard and re-
serve army officers
Mr.. Gallivan cited the case of Colonel
declared, had committed suicide at
blols after he had met disgrace at this
tribunal Of injustice" and was then re-
ported by the War Department as
kllled in action"
Representative GalIivan announced
mat the last mail from France had
brought him forty letters from officers
IN the eXpeditionary forces, from
colonels down to second lieutenants, ap-
plaudlng and approving his recent
gtterances and giving additional evi-
oehce OF mistreatmcnt of American Off
GERS. Discussing the case of Colonel
Gavandar, the reading of the following
letter was received by the House in a
hushed silence:
Colonel Joseph Cavander, who left
wyoming with as good a regiment of
husky Westerners as was ever or
ganlzed, and who was transferred from
the infantry to the artillery with
no choice, and who took up the new
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Id. :. M. Awarded Franklin
For War Shipping Work
Mercantile Marine President
Had Charge of All Tonnage
for American ARMY

The Distinguished Service Medal has
been awarded to p A. S. Franklin.
president of the International Mercan-
tile Marine Company, in recognition
Of his work as chairman of the Ship
ping Control Committee. In that ca
pacity he had charge of all army ton
mage, as well as all other shipping in
American ports, and of the shipment
of army materials overseas When the
armistice was signed he controlled $50
vessels and was shipping several mill
ions of tons of supplies each month.
Solon H. Borglum, brother of Gutzon
Borglum, has received the Croix de
Guerre for "his devoted work" for
French soldiers as Y. NJ. C. A..
worker. He is a sculptor. best known
for his equestrian studies. His home
is in Connecticut and he has studio
in New York
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Baker Approues Changes
In Methods OF Treating
Z. S. Military Prisoners

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-Modern
methods of treating military prisoners
and of keeping men liable to become
delinquents out of the army, recon-
mended by the recent conference here
OF commanders of disc plinary bar
racks. have been approved by Secre-
tary Baker. 1t was announced to-day
that the adjutant general had been
instructed to see that sixteen specific
recommendation which involve i'm
portant changes were worked out m
regulations.
The situation at Leavenworth Bar
racks, where 5000 prisoners went on
strike some time ago and now are
quiet and working under an "armistica
agreement played considerable part
in the deliberations of the com
manders' conference. In that connec-
ton. Secretary Bakers announcement
to-day pointed out that a survey of the
inmates at Leavenworth made by the
medical department disclosed that
there are three groups among the
prisoners, the first, including two
thirds of the whole, being classified as
men who are "individualistic, opinion
ated, self-willed, or vain to an extreme
degree"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Returning Troops
See Brave Seaman
Killed i'm Storm

storm came up suddenly last Fri
day on the Atlantic that terrorizea
1886 soldiers who were between decks
on the armored cruiser Seattle. Most
Of the fighters had it on their minds
last night when the warship docked
and they cared to talk of little else.
They h&d faced the worst the Kaiser
had to offer on the Western front, but
in all their experience they said they
had never been through d NOR torrify-
ing time.
With it all came a supreme admira-
ton for one lone member of the crew
whose life was lost as he calmly
watched the storm.
Soldiers weakened by gas and shell
shock and fighters who had seen men
blown to bits declared that Alvah II
Powell, Of the Seattle's engine-room
force. who was killed before their eyes,
was the gamest man aboard
Powell had been friendly with tho
soldiers and had cheered them as they
lay seasick in their bunks, and his sud
den death was a shock.
On Thursday midnight moderate
blow from the west began to stifen
and before noon on Friday it developed
into hurricane force. The Seattle
rolled and pitched and tons of water
poured over the turrets. Commander
Culbertson said the wind recorded a
velocity of 102 miles an hour before it
tore the instrument from its base and
carried it into the sea Every one was
sent between decks.
About noon, when the storm was at
ITS worst, Powell came up from the en-
gInc room to cheer the scasick soldiers
lie was hot and grimy and wanted to
cool off, so he opened one of the big
steel doors on the quarter deck and
watched the storm
The door was made fast bv rod
that held 1T half way open. As he
stepped up to take II look a wave
cprled over the port quarter. smashed
the rod that held the door aand drove
Il against Powell, killing him Instant
". He caught the full force of the
blow on his chest and died Of internal
injuries. Powell came from Leslie,
Ark, whore he had lived with his Sis
ter, Mrs. Della Brown.
Two days later Ralph |. Goorow, n
ships cook, die> of hcmorrhagc, fol
Lowing an operation. He lived with
his mother, Mrs. Eliza Goorow. at 412
Burnett Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y.
Another death in the crew of the
Seattle occurred on the castbound trim
when Howard D. Waltrip, of Kenneth,
Mo, died Of pneumonia The bodies
Of tho three were embalmed and
brought to port.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Ansell Tells Of
'I'hOus sands i'm
Prison Unjustly
Continued from page 1

other uncalled for remark, The
sentence for this offense was forty
years IN prison and dishonorable dis
charge. On review the sentence was
reduced to fifteen years. General
Ansell said that he considered this a
mere company row which the officer
should have been able to settle without
court martial
Ihat officer" commented Senator
Thomas, "could render tardy justice by
Fastening to the place to which the bov
consigned him. He is a damned fool"
And the Senator insisted that his com
ment should go into the record.
General Anstell Shocked
Another case was that of twelve non
commissioned officers who for some
TRIVIAL oHense against a young officer
gust out of West Point were sentenced
to dishonorable dicharge and three to
seven years in prison.
Ihls case, as well as others, so
shocked General Anselrs "every sense
OF justice" that in an effort to find
some relief for an intolerable situa-
tion he finally discovered forgotten
law passed in 1862 that gave him au-
thority so to deal with this case that
the convicted men were restored to
duty.
However, forty or fifty years of ad
verse precedent vast bundles of red
tape and the effect of military tradi-
tion were such that this old law was
not adequate, and the only possible
relief was in a new enactment bv Con-
gress that would reorganizc the whole
procedure and take away from com
mandlng officers the great powers thev
now have over courts martial and es-
tab llsh IN the War Department an office
that would have independent power OF
review of all cases.
Thousands Unjustly Punished
General Ansell impressed the Nom
bers of the committee with the CON
Vlctlon that thousands of men are now
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Motor Truck Show
Stimulating Trade
I'm Other Branches
Dealers in Small Vehicles
Especially Encouraged by
Sales; Protest Against
Plan to Double State Fees

That the motor truck show at Madi-
son Square Garden and the Goth Regi-
ment Armory is serving a useful pur-
pose as business stimulator, not only
for commercial motor vehicle dealers
in New York, but for other business
men here, is evidenced by the large
attendance and active buying such as
yesterdays. Although by no means
comparing with last weeks passenger
car section of the show in point oY
attendance, the second part of the big
motor vehicle display is keeping pace
with it as business proposition.
Exhibitors are enthusiastic over re-
suits. Dealers handling light delivery
vehicles naturally are coming in for
greater share of the business.
Yesterday was motor Truck Clubs
and Associations Day" and delegations
from various organizations interested
in transportation were represented
among the visitors. The Motor Truck
Club of New Jersey sent over almost
100 of its members in the evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Motor Truck Association of America
was held in the afternoon and follow
ing adjournment the members moved
to the show buildings in body. At
this meeting David Beecroft delivered
a talk on ''lmpressions of Motor Trucks
in the War Zone" in which he re-
cited the commendable performances of
the modern commercial vehicle in all
lines of duty at the battle front and
the back areas of the war zone. Mr..
G. i
France and Italy as the guest of the
British government, during which he
made an exhaustive study of the part
the motor truck played in the war.
At the meeting Of truck owners in
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

cral March, chief Of staff. ard the fol-
lowing were made commanders Of the
Legion of Honor:
Major Generals Frank Mcintyre. as
sistant chief of staff; Henry Jervey,
director of operations; George w.
Goethals, director Of purchase. stor-
age and traffic, and William c. Gorgas,
formerly surgeon general
Decorations of officers Of the Legion
of Honor were conferred upon Major
General c. c. Williams, chief Of ord-
nance; Brigadier Generals Marlborough
Churchill, director of military intelli-
gence: Lytlc Brown. director war ri&ns
division. general staff; Frank T. Hines.
director of cmbarkation. and Colonel
Constant Cordior, liaison officer, gen
eral staff.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

work with vim and enthusiasm, and
ord has not been execelled. and who
we're on the fighting line for five long
months, was detached rom the regi-
ment and sent to the same board.
where he was informed that he could
take captains commission or go
home. Broken hearted, ne walked over
to the hotel and fired a 45-calibre
pistol bullet into his brain, and then
the casualty reports showed him
killed IN action I have in mind at
least fifty generals, colonels and lieu
tenant colonels Of the National Guard
who have met disgrace at this tribunal
of Injustice, and / Will be glad TO fur
nish the names and addresses if they
are needed
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
len u. 5. Army Men Get
French Legion Medals

.., ",ASsHlNGToN, Feb. 13. - Ten gen
s'aI ,. Officer Of the American army we're
pp,sested to-day with decorations Of the
H., hhaehch a Legion Of Honor. awarded them
- ~ 'peSree = Of President Poincare. Cen
~ p~. [oi,i.ardet. military attachG Of the
+snen Embassy, presented the decora-
p.i' ,.hs IN Inc presence Of Secretary
ss1e "aasr and French and American Off
;4.' sfe orser Of Grand Officer Of the
- q 'tonor was awarded t. Cen
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Chile and Argentina
Join ASainst BoIsheyiI1i

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 13-As a re-
suit OF anarchistic outbreaks and dis
orders on both sides Of the Chile-Ar-
gentina frontier, the Chilean Foreign
Once IS preparing convention with
argentina relative to frontier police
and eXtradition.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Dead Girls Are Identified

Two young women, who were found
dead from Illuminating gas Wednesday
in room they had engaged that day
at 355 Ninety-ffth Street, Brooklyn,
were identified yesterday as Ethel
Sweger and Grace Sullivan. Miss Swe-
ger lived at 672 Fifty-seventh Street,
BROOKLYN, and Miss Sullivan at 666
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Some Results of
Packard
1907 Var Work

Figures released for publication at
the close Of hostilities show that the
Packard Trucks on the fighting fronts
numbered 1000 more than the trucks
Of any other make
Over four and half million pounds
Of freight and express for the Packard
Company were carried by Packard
trucks during the past year. Exactly
3,o99 Packard vehicles were sent to
consgnees under their own power
which, with the freight and express
transportation noted, released at least
1000 freight cars to haul the mountains
OF war materials SO desperately needed
abroad. This is very substantial re-
alization of the slogan Save Freight
Car for Uncle Sam by those who
originated it
The truck transportation included
work for the government as we'll as for
the Packard Company, and frequently
trucks were used in transporting ma
terlal On urgent calls to points as much
as 400 miles distant. Over 3 900 of the
trucks sent overland were for army use,
and many Of them carried three tons of
merchandise to the port Of debarkation.
The value Of this relief to the rail
roads by this freight movement over the
highways cannot be comprehended in
ton miles, for large measure Of it was
achieved at the very time when weather
conditions last winter practically block
AIDED the great munition carrying lines
1t was just year ago December 18th
that the first train of 80 Peckards set
out overland for Baltimore. They left
in 2below-zcro weather and contended
with snoW-hllcd roads all the way to
the sea.
A cut of 5o95 in gasoline consump-
ton, as result of accurate cost
keeping, is reported by one express
company employing a feet of twelve
Packard Trucks.
The saving covers the three months
Of the Packard Truck Efficiency Test,
and all costs were recorded on the
National Standard Truck Cost Svs-
tenn, as perfected by the Truck Owners
Conference.
The National Standard Truck Cost
System is the cost accounting method
adopted from the combined experience
of several of the largest makers of
trucks.
1t is complete, exact, impartial
applicable to any truck and any busi.
ness.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

Street, Brooklyn. Their
parents gave no reason for their alb
sence from home.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14


NX MARS1 PRIZE in Glass G Here
SSaS OF the Packard National of rtruck
tand
%SgKY goes to truck driver $500 truck
Chicago. Working his his
"" i BUSINESS "ethoaS OF fbuyingt the
taught by the Packard freight Trans '7 ~ ~
portaon Department. this
Guessing fruckne
L Of much Of the
packae-a OF $6873 '~Ae'
or for
Wholesale
SER it costs
is one of the Gvest
~ of the
with
with full load N A"' A0eu' N'Sl o'aa
practice >~'
aIone ehe sated enough r1
per
transportation Department Of
OcalP kard Branch Packard
truck
realize the difference the off, Se70co
Its place and to tell
The ednts vou the truck owner and driver
trucks,
to tanspo ratoneo
off here heroute business
the cas- he should
smaller truck Make them mfreey.
"Ask the S7fan OpnsO One"
PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPA
Packard Motor Car Company OF New
81 &i:% S@s:S:sy s"%s s
~ % %"% % @%n%sa & % as sa. %
P"aa" al sh "a auec ecnnenm msp
New-York tribune., 1919-02-14

Here is a distinction which may
make difference of 500 per truck
ON his fleet investment, and as much
as $500 to $3.50 a year per truck
in his operating costs.
1t is matter of buying the truck
to fit the job.
Guessing at the size Of truck needed
is one cause of much of the excess
cost in motor trucking.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-06
DOVER Institutions
SELECT Their OFFICERS
Citizens State Bank, Of Dover, and the
Equitable Trust Company Elect
Their Officers For the
Ensuing Year.

Both the Citizens State Bank and
the Equitable Trust Company, Of Do
yer, held their annual meetings at the
Dover Bank building Saturday.
The stockholders of the Citizens
State Bank elected the following Of
flcers:
President, ]. T. Holton; First Vice
President, c. M. Devore; Second Vice
President, Frank Collins; Cashier, J..
Elgin Anderson; Directors: ]. T. Hol-
ton, c. M. Devore, Frank Collins, J..
Elgin Anderson, w. ]. Adams, w. H.
Osborne, A. D. Cole, Sam A. Frazee
and Walter Worthington.
The directors at their meeting de-
clared semi-annual dividend of 2 per
cent and an extra dividend of / per
cent.
The stockholders of the Equitable
Trust Company held their annual cleo
tion which resulted as follows:
President, c. M. Devore; Vice Pres
ident, G. L. Wood Secretary, j. Elgin
Anderson; Treasurer, A. d. Cole; Di-
rectors: c. M. Devore, Frank, P
O'Donnell, c. L. Wood, J. M. Collins
J. Elgin Anderson and A. d. Cole.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-06
GREEN sTRA|GHTENs UP
TROUBLE AND WILL return
Man Arrested Hdre and Charged With
Being a Slick Check Worker,
Stralghtens Up His Trouble
and VIII Return to
MaIsville.

Local friends Of Mr.. w. w. Green, Of
Ashland, who wa$ arrested here last
week under the cold check law and
returned to Olive Hill, have received
letters from him stating that he had
Strengthened uD his trouble and would
return to Maysville this week to re-
sumo his work as stock salesman
for the Cabin Creek Oil and Gas Com
pany.
Mr.. Green was arrested for having
issued cold check but local friends
says that he was not guilty Of this
charge as the law looks at 1t for at the
time he gave a check for 1915, he
told the man he gave the check to that
he did not have THE money in the
bank and the check was dated ahead.
Friends say that when time for the
check to be paid came Mr.. Green was
not then able to meet the check but
forwarded $100 on 1t ind asked that 1t
be held up for a few days. 1t was de-
posted however and he was arrested
on the charge.
Local friends contend that 1t was a
great mistake when II was charged
that Mr. Green was h slick check
worker and a crook for he has always
borne a good reputation and has al
ways met his obligationB He enjoys
a splendid reputation dmongst those
who have known him for years.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-06
CHILD BADLY BURNEDI
BY OPEN GAS stove
Six Year Old Daughter Of Reynolds
Plant Manager Has Narrow Es-
cape From Being Burned to
Death Sunday-Father's
Hand Badly Burned.

Virginia, the six year old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Atkinson, of
East Second street, was badly burned
Sunday morning and had very mar
row escape from being burned to
death. But for the heroic efforts Of
her father, who was badly burned on
the hand, the little girl might have at
least been disfgured for life.
She was standing in front Of an
open face gas stove in the bath room
at their home when her dress caught
fire from the flames. When she dis
covered her clothing was afire she
started to run down stairs screaming.
Her father heard the screams and ran
to the steps where he caught the little
girl in his arms and with his hand beat
out the flames.
She was burned on the left leg and
hip but the flames did not burn her
face, neither did she swallow any of
the flames.
DR.. A R.. Quigley was called and
dressed the wounds of both father and
child.
Mr.. Atkinson is the new manager Of
the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco plant and
moved here with his family last week
from Virginia where he has been in
the employ of the Reynolds Company.
They now reside in the PEBBLES home
on East Second street near Commerce.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-06
MASON WAS ONE OF
BANNER RED CROSS
I. COUNTIES IN STATE
State Manager Of the Christmas Roll
Call Congratulates Mason County
Upon Splendid Showing Made
During Campaign.

Mason County made a wonderful
showing during the Christmas Roll
Call OF the Red Cross and she Is re-
garded as one Of the banner counties
of the state in the drive by state head
quarters at Louisville.
Mr.. W. D. Cochran, chairman OF the
drive in Mason county, has just receiv-
ed the following letter Of congratula-
tions from Mackenzie R. Todd, state
chairman:
Hon. W. d. Cochran,
Manager Christmas Roll Call,
Maysville, Ky.
My Dear Mr.. Cochran:
am delighted with the report from
the Mason County Chapter. You not
only exceeded your membership Of
1917, but you exceeded your quota by
500 and the Mason County Chapter
will be one of the banner chapters in
Kentucky. II every chapter in Ken
lucky had responded as the Mason
County Chapter has, we would be the
banner state the Union.
However, l am delighted with the
reports that are coming in, and not
withstanding serious influenza condi-
tions in 81 counties which prevented
thorough canvass, together with bad
weather and bad roads, Kentucky Is
going to make splendid showing.
Very truly yours,
MACKENZIE R. TODD,
State Manager.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-06
FIRE DESTROYS ALL
or FAMlLY'S GOODS
Accumulated Gas Explodes and
Causes Bad Fire Sunday Morning
Family Left In Bad Cir.
cumstances.

A fire at the home Of Ben Schumate,
the old Dinger property in Short
street, Sunday morning casued con-
siderable damage to the property and
practically destroyed all Of the belong
ings Of the Schumate family.
Mrs. Schumate was said to have
been getting dinner when pot Of
something cooking boiled over and put
out the gas blaze. When match was
struck to re-light the gas stove the ac-
cumulated gas in the room exploded
and the blaze spread quickly.
The fire department was called
promptly but because of the nature OF
the fire 1t was hard to fight and con-
siderable damage was done before II
was finally extinguished.
The family lost the most of their
belongings in the blaze and are said to
be in a destitute condition. Kind
neighbors ministered to their immedi.
ate needs but they are said to deserve
the attention of the Red Cross and the
City Mission.
A number of prominent men learn.
ing of the plight of the family have al
ready made liberal contributions tt
their relief and the Public Ledger will
be glad to accept any donations any
one might want to make and see tina
the fund reaches the family
Those thus far contributing are
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-06
OHIO JUST REACHES
FLOOD STAGE At THIS
PLACE; IS FALLING
Practically No Damage Done In Mays.
Vile by the January Rise in the
Ohi0-Rlver Expected to Fall
Very Quickly.

The Ohio rivers January rise reach.
ed its crest of fifty feet at this place
Sunday morning at an early hour and
remained stationary practically all
day. In the evening the water began
to recede and by Monday morning it
had fallen one foot.
Indications from the guage in the
up-river district are that the water
will 60 back into its banks very rap
idly and houseboat owners are being
kept on their guard to keep their
craft from being beeched on the river
bank.
The river at this point did practical
ly no damage yet 1t caused consider
able inconvenience to the East end
residents when the water filled the
"hole" in Bridge street. In other cit
les along the lower reaches of the riv-
er considerable damage was done to
property
At this point the river barely reach
ed the so stage which is the flood stage
for Maysville and at which point folks
begin to become anxious if the river
continues to rise. Although some times
folks become rather impatient with
Forecaster Devereaux's weather pre-
dictions they must congratulate him
upon being able to figure to an exact
point where the food would reach.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-06
0o0ooOo0Oo00o &C
EMBARGO REIMPOSED ON HOGS

The embargo on hogs was re-im-
posed on orders from the United
States Food Administration Saturday
by the Cincinnati officials of the Unit
ed States Railroad Administration.
The reason for the Cincinnati embargo
is that the recently imposed embar-
goes at Chicago and Cleveland divert
ed so many hogs to this market that it
become congested. The plan in Gin
cinnati now is to limit the amount of
hogs that can be brought in to 80 cars
allotted to the various roads on the
basis of past performance.