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New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Representative Baer
Witness for Townlev
Defends Nonpartisan Leagues
War Pamphlet as Based
on Wilson's Ideas

JACKSON, Mimi, July e.-Repre-
sentative ]. NJ. Baer. of Fargo, ~ D..
testifying to-day at the conspiracy
trial of A. C. Townley and Joseph Gil
bert, regarding his statement of prin-
ciples in the Non-Partisan Leagues
war programme pamphlet, issued in
1917, declared that the sentiments con-
tanned in this pamphlet have since
shown that myself and the league
were five months ahead of the Pres
ident's fourteen points"
Baer declared that the attack on war
corporations contained in the pamphlet
was made before the government passed
the excess profits law lie defended
the criticism of "impearilistic designs"
contained in the pamphlet by assert
ing that his criticism has been sup
ported "by the treaty recently drawn
up at Versailles. where Japan and other
nations have gained vast territory
which we must protect
After Baer read his war declarations
and explained them on direct examina-
tion he was cross examined by Pros
ecuting Attorney Nicholas.
Nicholas. taking the uttcranccs al
most sentence by sentence. deman led
that the North Dakota Representative
explain how the uttcrances should be
construed as assisting the government
in the war Baer insisted, again and
again, that he followed the attitude o.
President Wilson in drawing dis
tinction between the peoples and the
rulers of various governments.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Free Spuds on East Side;
Glory, How They Went
Rejected for Market, O'Malley
Hustles Them to Folks Who
Find Them O. X,

The East Side had potatoes for sup
per last night. Twenty seven fivc-ton
truck loads were distributed at the
Dclancey Street market free of charge,
various departments OF the city par
ticlpating in the staging of The feast
On Monday, T. j. O'Malley, Deputy
Commissioner Of Markets, received
word from Alex Kinney. freight
agent Of the New York Central Rail-
road. that seven carloads of potatoes
had been rejected by Edward Bahren-
berg Company, Of l03 Murray Street.
os unmarketable. Mr.. Kinny said that
many Of the potatoes seemed young
and edible.
Inspector Taylor, of the Board Of
Health, rejected ne-third of the lot
as unfit. The others might be con-
sumcd, he said, if handled quickly.
Mr.. O'Mallcy procured trucks from the
Water Department, the Park Depart
ment and the Highways Department.
The potatoes were moved to the De-
lancey Street market and the neighbor-
hood was told that potatoes were theirs
for the taking. The neghborhood came
In less than forty
minutes the potatoes had disappeared.
Some of the trucks were diverted to
the Manhattan Bridge, Henry and Mar.
xet strsets. where there was another
rush for the food.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Japanese Deny Secret
Treaty With Germany
Such Report Undoubtedly of
Teutonic or Bolshevist Ori-
gin, They Declare

WASHINGTON, July 9.-At no time
since the beginning of the world war
has the. Japanese government sought
to enter into treaty relations with
Germany, nor has any of its agents
entertained any propositions of that
character, it was said to-day at the
Japanese Embassy.
Existence of secret treaty between
Germany and Japan, under which Japan
was to share with Germany her special
concessions and privileges in China. in
combination with Russia, was reported
in a recent dispatch from Budapest,
quoting a wireless report from Moscow.
This report was made the subject of
resolution introduced yesterday by
Senator Lodge, Republican, of Mass
achusetts, asking the President to
transmit to the Senate a copy Of the
alleged treaty and information as to
whether it had been abrogated
The report as to such a treaty was
charac terized to-day by the embassy
as undoubtedly Of Germanic or Boil
shevik origin. Active German agencies
in Bolsheviki Russia, it was said, had
induced NJ Tchitcherin, the Bolshevik
Foreign Minister, to attempt, in this
manner, to create suspicion and dis
sension between the Entente Allies.
State Department officials expressed
ignorance to-day of the exitence of any
such secret pact as described in the
Moscow dispatch
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Pennsylvania Refuses
Again't0 Give Up Thsw
After Public Hearing New York
Governors Request Is
Turned Down

HARRISBURG, Penn. July e-Arrs
lie hearing on the request of Cover,..
Smith Of New York for the extradi,ion
of Harry K. Thaw was held here to-,.v
and Attorney General William I. SHAFT.
upheld the refusal of similar annl..-
ton two years ago. While he said h.
would be glad to receive briefs. 1t Is mn
derstood that District Attorney Swarn;s
representatives will not submit them In
that case the requisition will not be-
granted.
The opinion written two years svo h.,
Attorney General Francis S. Brown
which was upheld to-day, stated tha,
Pennsylvania could not grant the re-.
quest of the New York officials because
of the Philadelphia court order which
declared Thaw a lunatic
Thaw is wanted in New York on a
charge of second degree assault en-
Frederick Gump. Kansas City bow
at the Hotel McAlpin on December 9s
1915. District Attorney Swami, Of New
York City, was represented by Edwin
P. Kilroe and Robert S. Johnston. Nv
Kilroe, opening the proceedings, said
that the assault indictment showed
that Thaw was a degenerate.
After the alleged assault Thaw aed
to Philadelphia, where he attempted 70
commit suicide. His family took tho
action which resulted in his being corr
fined to the asylum, and the courts an
pointed Mrs. Mary c. Thaw a commit
tee of his person. At the hearing 10.
day it was contended that Thaw had
recovered enough to make business and
pleasure trips to Pittsburgh, Philadel-
phia and the New Jersey coast resorts
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Food Price Break
Is Scotfed Here
Arnay Surplus FONT Be
Ripple on N. Y. Market.
Declare Large Dealers

The release of the stocks of food
stufs held by the War Department
will neither smash the food market nor
create more than a passing ripple on
its surface, food dealers and experts
here agreed yesterday. They were
unanimous in belief that the War
Department investigating committee Of
the House Of Representatives is max
ing much ado about very little in its
protracted discussion Of the arrny's
surplus food supplies.
At Wednesdays session Of the com
rnittee ii WAS brought out that there
ire approximately s150.000,000 in sur
plus canned meats and canned vece-
tables being held, chiefly because Of
the War Departments policy Of hold
lnR out for a price as near the cost
as possible. The committee told C. w.
Hare, director OF sales Of the War De-
partment, TO use the stocks TO lower
the cost Of living.
These surplus stocks Of the War
Department would have little or no
effect on prices" Billy secman. Of
secman Brothers, declared last NIGHT
This food would be distrjbutsd
throughout the nation. II would mean
that New York City would receive but
ore million dollars worth, which is ar
insignificant proportion OF the city's
swSsp. IS. .ssssnp,is, DEMAND Of
The world IL censidsrsd. thss War Ds-
partmens surpits sinxssinto further In.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Riggs Bank Case
Aired i'm Williams
Inquiry i'm Senate
Institution Was Prosecuted
bv Controller and Official
''Damned'' by Treasury
Secretary, Says Attorney
Neao York Tribune
WUShiuUtO1a BureUu

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Thc Senate
Banking and Currency Committee to-
day delved into the Riggs Bank case
in it's investigation of the fitness of
Controller of the Currency John Skel-
ton Williams for reappointment to that
office.
The committee heard Williams char
acterized as "the wildcat of the Treas
ury," and his opposition to the Riggs
National Bank described as "the most
persistent, consistent, and malicious
persecution ever handed to any finan-
cial banking institution by any gov
ernment."
Frank Hogan, attorney for the Riggs
Bank, informed the committee that
the active persecution of the institu-
tion followed the publication of q
series of articles in The New York
Tribune describing conditions in the
office of the Controller Of the Currency.
c. C. Glover, Milton E. Allies and
William Flather, former officials of the
bank, were summoned to the office of
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and
questioned about the articles, Hogan
said. Upon the admission Of one of
them that he had discussed the admin
istration of the Controllers Office with
the writer, Mr.. Hogan quoted Mr..
McAdoo as having said:
Damn you, you will never come into
this building again
"Those Of you who know Mr.. Nc
Adoo," he commented, "will readily
recognize his vigorous language"
Mr.. Hogan reviewed the entire his
tory of the Riggs Bank case and pre-
sented correspondence between Con-
troller Williams and officials of the
bank. He also filed the record in the
suit by the institution to prevent Sec
rctary .McAdoo and Mr.. Williams from
retaining $4,000 due the bank on bonds
deposited by it with the Treasury as
penalties" imposed by the Controller
because the bank failed to respond to
calls for information within the time
he specified.
The fines imposed by Mr.. Williams
finally reached the total Of 100000,
Mr.. Hogan said, but the penalties,
while often threatened, were never en-
forced.
Mr.. Hogan renewed his charges that
Secretary McAdoo and Mr.. Williams
had conspired to destroy the Riggs
Bank. Bank officials, he said, we're
intimidated by the Controller and off,
cials of the Treasury stood in fear Of
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Will Fight Socialists
Old Parties i'm I'd Judicial Dis.
trict Agree ON Fusion

Democrats and Republicans have
agreed on fusion anti ti-Socialist t
ticket in the Second Municipal Court
District, of Manhattan. There will be
three places filled at the next election,
two of which are to go to Democrats
and the third to a Republican. The
term is ten years and the salary $4,000.
Because of the number of Republicans
after the third place, an unofficial con-
veQtion has been called for Monday
night at Lenox Hall, 256 Second Ave
nue., when a candidate will be selected.
The district embraces the Cd. 4th, Sth,
and part of the 1st and 9th Assembly
Districts. The candidates to date are
Alexander Wolf, Louis Jacobson, Les
ter Friedman, Assemblyman Herman
Weiss, Magistrate William Blau, ex-
Judge Gustave Hartman and Harry A.
Goidcl. The Democrats will renom-
mate Benjamin Hoffman and Morris
Eder, whose terms expire January l..
Two years ago the Socialists carried
the district and elected Jacob A. PAN
ken
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Stolen Zinc Recovered
When Police Raid Pier
Capture of Five Men and 81, 900
Worth of Metal Said to Solve
River Piracies

Police raiders, under command of
Sergeantss John Smith and Michael Nc,
Carthy, rounded up band O. five al
legged river pirates yesterday on the
West 155th Street pier and recover ID
ton and a half of zinc, valued at
more than $1,000, which had been stolen
from Lehigh Valley Railroad lighters.
The captures are believed to ha e
brought to an end a series of river
piracies which have cost the railroa IS
much recently.
Three men in truck appeared on
the pier Just before daylight and be
gan signalling to a launch. When the
launch made fast the men began trans
ferrlng the bars of metal. The police
men, who had heard Of the intended d
move, then appeared, and the truckinen
surrendered. But the two men D. the
launch hurriedly cast off, and were
steering out into the river, when Ser
geant Smith fired a shot across the
boats bows. whereupon the man at th g
wheel turned her back TO the dock.
The policeman regularly on the beat
appeared just then and remarked:
"lt's a fine day for taking movie
pictures. L am glad l was in time to
see the show
The men arrested were George Hall
4 railroad employe, of Brooklyn; Harry
Schwartz, unemployed; Thomas Rob
erts, 1873 165th street; Morris Butter
truckman, and Felix Schmidt, tru *
driver The zinc belonged to the Ital-
lon POvpr,- r-ant
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
School Board Seeks to
Gust Examiner Smith
Asks Counsel if Charges Can Be
Brought Against Man Who
ssAdmires'' Anarchist

The Board Of Education, at the
conclusion of discussion lasting near
ly six hours yesterday, decided TO call
upon William P. Burr, Corporation
Counsel, to decide whether charges
legally can be preferred against George
J. Smith, a member of the Board of
Examiners.
Mr.. Smith, presiding at a meeting of
the Walt Whitman Fellowship at the
Hotel Brevoort, May 81, is said to
have referred to Emma Goldman, the
anarchist, as zone whose intellectual
and personal qualities we admire" Mr.
Smith, the Board of Education says,
also introduced George Sylvester
viereck, editor Of Viereck's Weekly,
Whitman admirers. Several members
of the board believe he should be
dropped from the Department of Edu-
cation.
A series of new bylaws designed to
give Aiming S. Prall. president of the
board power to assign or suspend
teachers and other subordinatcs of Dr.
William l.. Ettinger, Superintendent of
Schools, was referred to the committee
en- bylaws.
After an hours discussion it was de-
clded to advance the salary of an en-
ploye of the bureau of attendance
from $3.50 year 70 Sl,S0O. A pro
posal to further investigat. the merits
OF the case was rejected when Commits
sloner Wilsey expressed fear that the
mans family would starve to death in
the meantime.
The board voted to dispose of num-
ber of swings, hobby horses and other
playground equipment installed by the
advocates of the Gary system during
the Mitchell administration, on the
ground that "such devices are danger
Gus to life and limb
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Calls Fluffy Hair Harmful
Witness Says 1t Makes Girls at
Institution Immoral

ROCHESTER, N. Y, July 9.-Mrs.
Aurlla T. Desmond, former matron
of the Western House of Refuge, testi-
fed to-day before a legislative COM
mittee Investigating the administration
of Mrs. Flora P. Daniels, its superin-
tendent, that immortality had prevailed
among the inmates because Of the care
lessness of Mrs Daniels in matters Of
hairdressing.
"Under Mrs. Daniels's predecessor"
said Mrs. Desmond, "the girls were not
allowed to wear their hair fluffed up or
curled, but had to have it plain. Mrs.
Daniels, however, did not care how
they fixed their hair, and when they
are allowed to wear their hair fluffy
and curly they become coarse in their
manners"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
100 Deputies Patrol
Scene of Fatal Riot
Mayor of Chicago Suburbs Il
Chased hv Crowd of
Angry Strikers

CHICAGO, July 9.-One hundred
special deputy sh sriffs tonight we're
patrolling the vicinity OF the Corn
Products Refining Company's plant at
Argo, where last night two men were
killed and about fifty others wounded
or injured in fights between armed
guards and strike sympathizcrs One
of the wounded men was reported in
dying condition to- might.
To-day passed with comparative
quiet. Possibility of further serious
trouble was guarded against by both
sides. Protection of the plant was in
creased, and Joseph Banas. president
of the local union. announced no more
by union men would
be countenanced.
The only incident approaching vio-
lence reported to-day took place when
strikers chased Edward Reeves, Mayor
of Argo and superintendent of the
company's machine shops. They &C
cused him of trying to stop their credit
with local merchants.
Sixteen hundred Of the more than
1000 employees of the company have
Joined in the strike for closed shop
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10


significance, because, when that food is
eventually placed on the market, it will
be bought by the highest bidder,
whether that bidder is America or
some other country. The only way to
decrease prices is to increase produc-
ton, and until that is done l do not
believe that anything can lower prices"
DR.: Jonathan G. Day, Commissioner
of Markets, said that the sudden re-
lease of the War Departments stocks
might influence the prices here for a
day or two, but could not smash the
market. He said that he made efforts
to induce wholesalers and retailers to
handle the army's foodstuffs, but the
War Department refused to sell in less
than 30,O00-pound lots.
A. D. Brown, of AustinNichols, also
said the stocks held by the government
were not ample enough to create new
market prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Railroad Firemen Declare
For National Labor Party

DENVER, Col, July "a resolution
to cooperate with the three other rail-
road brotherhoods for the creation of a
national labor party was adopted at to-
days session of the annual convention
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen. The resolu-
tion was included in the report of the
protective committee, which was
adopted. Action was taken in executive
session and the. announcement given
out simply said the resolution was
adopted after some discussion"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
IL Sentenced i'm Plot
To Control Fish Prices
Terms in House of Correction
and Fines Imposed; Stays
Pending Ruling

BOSTON, July 9.-Sentences N the
House Of Correction and fines were
imposed to-day upon seventeen men
connected with the fnancing ard man
agement Of the fish industry of New
England. They had been found guilty
of conspiring to raise the price Of FISH
in war times and Of creating
monopoly
F. Monroe Dyer, of New York. pres
ident; Ernest A. James, treasurer;
John Burns, jr., manager. and Joshua
Paine and Joseph A. Rich, directors o.
the Bay State Fishing Company OF
Maine, were sentenced TO serve one
year each and to pay ines of $1,000
Twelve other men, connected with SUB
sidiary and associated firms OF hsn
dealers, were given sentences of SIX
months each, with $500 fines
Sentences were stayed in each IN
stance, pending a ruling by the SUI
preme Court on exceptions taken dur
ing the trial.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Allies Name American
To Act i'm Armenia
New York Tribune
Cnori1I Cnb1o Cgr,,;co

Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc)
PARIS, July 9.-Although the United
States has not yet accepted mandate
for Armenia, the powers represented
at the peace conference are insisting
strongly that it shall. The appoint
ment Of Colonel William Haskell, for
merly adjutant general of the 77th
Division, as representative of the
United States, Great Britain, France
and Italy in Armenia is considered in
peace conference circles the first i'm
portant step toward ultimate American
administration of this. Near Eastern
people.
Colonel Haskell, who has Just re-
turned from Armenia, where he had
been administering food relief, will
return to Armenia Immediately. When
he arrives the naval, military and re-
lief representatives of the four powers
will report to him. His first great
task, it is believed, will be the repatri-
alton of Armenians who have been
scattered far and wide by Turkish
persecution and deportations.
1t is understood that Colonel Has
kell's work will have a. mucl, broader
scope than directing measures for i'm
somewhat similar to that of ex-Presi-
dent Taft when he was head of the
Philippines commission. 1t is believed
President Wilson is in favor of Colonel
Haskell making a thorough survey of
Armenian political and social institu
tions with q view to laying a basis for
civil administration under American
direction.
Though American officials here dis
claim any intention of accepting the
Armenian mandate to the United
States as an accomplished fact. it is
believed that if Colonel Haskell and
his staff prove successful in gaining
the confidence of the Armcnians in
working out reconstruction measures
it will be the greatest argument for
American acceptance of the Armenian
mandate.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Pacific Fleet Is Ordered
To Sail on .Tuly l9

WASHINGTON. July s.-The newly
organized Pacific feet will sail from
Hampton Roads for the west coast Sal.
urday, July 49, 1t was announced at
the Navy Department to-day that final
arrangements were completed at 4 CON
terence between Secretary Daniels and
Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander Of
the fleet
Secretary Daniels has not decided
dchniteiy that he will accompany the
it at San. Diego and make the cruise
nnorthward on the Pacific coast and 10
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Engine Hits Houses;
Three Dead. Seven Hurt
Freight Train Loco otive
Leaves Switch i'm Pitts
burgh Yard

PITTSBURGH, Pa. July 9.-Three
persons were killed and seven Others
injured here late to-day when NO.
nongahela Railroad freight train splis
switch, the locomotive and local
tender crashing into two houses and
partly demolishing them. The deaa
are:
Barney Williams. engineer Of the
freight; William Graham. conduete',
and Mary kasanovitch. aged ten.
The child was killed IN the frcnt
room Of her home by falling wreckses
when the heavy locomotive crashes
through the front wall of an adjoin'
ing house. Burning Goals from the ~
comotive set fire to the houses, ~
cessitating the calling out Of the nFss
department.. fi4
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Prince of Wales Is Ill
Indisposition Not Expected to
Halt Trin TO America

LONDON. July 9.-Although the
Prince of Wales is somewhat inds-
posed at present, there is no likelihood
that his indsposition will interfere
with his proposed visit to Canada, the
Canadian press announced to- day
it had been informed. The Prince has
been especially active lately and the
chill from which he is now suffering
is attributed partly to exhaustion.
The Duke of Connaught, formerly
Governor General of Canada, has like
wise been ordered by his physicians to
take things more easily for the time
being.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Poles Must Drop Allegiance
TO Republic To Be Americans
Near York Tribune
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IT usNtNgTOIg INFelN
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Poles in the
United States who desire American citi-
zenship must forswear allegiance to the
new Republic of Poland, Representative
John C. Klaetska, of Wisconsin, was ad-
vised to-day by Assistant Secretary of
Labor Post, in the following letter:
II beg to advise that the bureau of
naturalization is now preparing in
structions to all clerks of naturaliza-
tion courts, to the effect that in exc
cutting declarations Of intention, or pc
titions for naturalization, in the case of
Poles, these aliens should, in addition
to renouncing allegiance to any conutry
to which they owed allegiance last prior
to assuming Polish nationality, also
forswear allegiance to the Republic Of
Poland"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Conductor on Erie Inllerits
! $4,000 for His Courtesy

George F. Conroy, conductor on the
Erie railroad, was informed yesterday
that j. J. Adams, a shoe merchant who
died recently at his home, Allendale.
~ j., had left him $4,000 'as mark
Of appreciation of his kindly treat
ment of me and oAler passengers"
"They all look alike to me-" said
Conroy, "and use them all as would
like to be treated"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10
Jane Addams i'm Berlin

BERLIN, July 9.--Miss Jane Addams.
Of Chicago, president of the Interna,
tional Congress Of Women for perma-
nent Peace. has arrived in Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-10

also discharged their choristers. Dane
in, by the patrons now constitutes the
chief attraction.