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New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Wide Police Shake-Up
AS Eligibility List Ends
Retirement of Two Captains
Paves Way for Pro-
motions

One of the most extensive shake
ups the Police Department has known,
affecting practically every captain on
the force, was announcerd yesterday.
Eight captains, including newly pro-
NOTED ones, were transferred. One of
them was Captain John F. Sweeney, Or
ganizer OF thf Junior Police Force.
Two detectives, John Phean and
Ferdinand Chappy. were reduced to
patrol duty in uniform, and two patrol
men, Carl Mccarthy and Owen Car
ncy, were promoted to the rank Of first
grade detectives. Phclan was the body
guard Of The late Mayor John Furroy
Mitchell. Much shifting about vas
done TO make room for lieuteDants on
the eligible list for captaincies which
expired at midnight. To make room
Tor two cf these two captains were
retired.
Lieutenant James McAuley was also
made captain and will head Traffic
squad d. in Brooklyn He fills the
vacancy caused by the death Of Cap
tain Charles Place, who. on his death
bed' asked that McAuley be promoted
10 succeed him.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Steel Interests Agree
To New Peace Parlev

WASHINGTON, April 30.-The steel
industry has expressed willingness
to confer again with the Industrial
Board of the Department of Com
merce, this time with representatives
of the railroad administration, con-
corning steel prices. 1t was learned
to-day that an invitation extended to
the steel men through a member of the
board yesterday in New York was ac-
cepted. The conference, it is under
stood, will be held either in Washing
ton or New York early next week.
Representatives of the industry, it is
understood, did not indicate a purpose
to recede from their price schedule ap-
proved by the Industrial Board three
months ago, which the railroad admin
istration rejected VS. too high
Approval of the agreement reached
between representatives of the direc-
tor of sales and the steel industries re-
garding the disposal of 605.000 tons of
scrap. semi-finished and finished iron
and steel, was announced day by the
War Department The agreement pro-
vides for disposal OF the material by
means of sealed proposals.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Unifcati0r1 of Rails
Is Fauored BY Bankers
Plan for Return Of Systems to
O1cners Is Outlined at the
Metropolitan Club Dinner

Return of the railroads to private
control under a plan providing for a
unification of all the lines of the coun-
try is favored by the special railroad
commee of the Investment Bankers As
sociation. of which Allen B. Forbes, of
Harris, Forbes e. Co., is chairman.
ut seems to be generally taken for
granted by the bankers" said Mr..
Forbes yesterday, "that there should
be at least some measure of unlfcation
of existing railroad lines. How much
unitication there should be and how
this should be accomplished are ques-
tions which they are carefully consid-
ering. The committee feels strongly
that every business interest of the
United States requires the speediest
possible adjustment of this problem.
although it is obvious that a haphaz-
ard or temporary expedient is the last
thing to be desired"
In behalf of the investment bankers
committee it was said there is no eX
pectation Of formulating complete or
detailed plan for the return of the
carriers at this time.
"The committee,' said an official
statement, "has carefully considered
all the most important plans which
have been presented for the solution
of the problem, and feels that no plan
thus far before the public fully meets
the requirements of the situation. 1t
feels, however, that rather than pro-
pose particular plan of its own just
at this time it could be more useful by
holding itself in readiness to analyze
in detail the plans presented and to
give advice or assistance where re-
quested. 1t is also its intention to
state certain general principles upon
which it believes any permanent solu-
tion of the problem must be based
> "The meeting at the Metropolitan
Club, which was the first one of the
committee, resulted in an interesting
expression of views from the members
present, who, to an unusual degree, are
representative of the sentiment in in
vestment circles throughout the Unit
ed States"
Bankers present at dinner in the
Metropolitan Club Tuesday night when
the matter was discussed by Mr..
Forbes. included Otto Kahn, w. H.
Porter and Charles II. Sabin, of New
York; James B. Forgan and George M.
Reynolds, Of Chicago; Frank B.
Anderson, of San Francisco; George
H. Frazier, of Philadelpha; Breckin-
ridge Jones, of st. Louis; John f. Old
ham and Robert Winsor, Of Boston;
Warren S. Hayden, of Cleveland; H. c.
McEldowney, Of Pittsburgh; A. H. S.
Post, of Baltimore, and r. S. Hecht,
Of New Orleans.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01

state of business. But if competition
iss the life of trade every one knows
that in extreme form it may also be-
the death of trade If we attempt to
end monopoly by insisting upon com
petition, We provide that which, If il
goes to the full normal limit, will itself
create monopoly. Competition at its full
means the survival of the stronger"
He said the cooperation Is the end
in which the energies Of commerce
would find full scope without being
destructive on the one hand and
dangerous on the other"
Business uncertainties will be swept
aside, the moment the government
substitutes stimulating propaganda
for its present policy Of hesitancy.
Governor Edge declared.
Business is poised on the spring
board, but fears that the invif-
ing water Of prosperity may be only
a mirage of a world thirsting for
activity he said. You can't promote
confidence when there is no certainty
regarding governmental attitude-no
fixed national policy
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Ceraghty Will Seek
Damages if Wife Sues
Former Chauffeur's Lawyer
Threatens Alienation Action
Against French Family

BOSTON, Mass, April" 3O.-If any
divorce action is brought by Mrs. Julia
French Geraghty against her husband,
Jack" Geraghty, who was a chauffeur
Tor the French family when they were
wed, suit for alienation of the wife's
affections will be brought against mem
bers of the family in his behalf, ac-
cordlng to statement by his attorney,
Frederick Wingersky, SO State Street,
late to-day
Jack" himself to-day denied any
knowledge of a suit actually having
been started by his wife. He said his
whole information is from the news
papers, and that he knew of no reason
why suit for separate maintenance
should be instituted.
Geraghty denied having had any
trouble with his wife. He added that
he would most certainly fight to keep
possession Of their six-ycar- old son.
Jack, jr.
- Geraghty's mother, Mrs. John s.
saying that "some hidden influence5
had induced her sons wife to file
papers against him. She said the couple
got along very happily" at their place
at Woburn, Mass, and also at their
apartment at Brookline She saws
Jack" sent Julia a good part of his
pay, earned as machinist's mate in Tho
naval aviation corps.
Mrs. Geraghty left the Copley Plaza
to-day, saying she would be away
"abOut two DAYS"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Republicans Plan
10 Back Lodge i'm
Fight g Oh League
'sSituation Unchanged" De.
clares Curtis; Conference
Will Be Called as Soon as
Congress Is Reconvened

WASHINGTON, April 30.-Senator
Curtis, of Kansas, Republican whip, to-
day reported tina. he had received five
replies to the message sent yesterday to
Republican Senators counselling against
hasty commitments on the new cove
nant of the League of Nations. While
he would not make public the names
of the Senators or the context Of the
replies, he said that the "situation
was unchanged" This is interpreted as
a general acceptance of the programme
suggested by Senator Lodge.
AS soon as the President makes
known the date for the reconvening of
Congress Senator Lodge will call con-
ference of Republican Senator'S to dis
cuss the covenant and determine upon
the legislative policy to be followed
in considering it. If the President
should call an extra session before June
1 it is probable that the Republican
Senators will be summoned to Wash
ington within the next two weeks.
Meanwhile informal conferences are
being held with all Senators who re-
turn to the capital.
IT IS anticipated that the President
will undertake to hasten action on the
covenant and will use his customary
method of public appeal. Unless Re
publican leaders suffer pronounced
change from their present intentions,
however, such an appeal will not hasten
deliberation of the covenant. Senator
Lodge holds the opinion that the peace
treaty and the covenant of the league
of nations is the most important bust
ness which has ever come before Con
gress 1t transcends "both men and
political parties" Senator Lodge be-
lieves. To act on it without the most
mature deliberation, he believes, would
be the greatest legislative blunder in
American history.
Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon. re-
tiring chairman of the Military Affairs
Committee, to-day announced that he
would support the revised covenant of
the league of nations. The Oregon
Senator, who has been one of the few
Democratic Senators who have dared
depart from the Administration pro-
gramme, however. reserves the right
to "review the whole question" when
the official texts of the league covenant
and the peace treaty arc taken up by
the Senate.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
scripture lessons at ali in our SER

Scripture lessons at ali in our SER
vices?
Is the healing of Gods word an in
tegral part Of worship or is it some
thing additional, representing the pure
~ didactic motive, the skilful ipser-
ton Of a modicum of instruction in
the interests of prayer and praise ?
That, it may frankly be admitted, seems
to be the principle inspiring the lee
tionaries with which we are familiar
and IS. believe, an underlying reason
for the widespread dissatisfaction with
them.
"The Old Testament must be known
and heard not merely for the sake of
understanding the recorded teachings
or our Lord, but in order that we NAV
understand what he did not say or is
not recorded as having said because it
was in the minds and hearts of His
hearers"
There were more than $50 clergy
men and laymen present at the session
Of the congress. The Rt. Rev. Charles
S. Burch, sufragan bishop of New
York, presided
The congress made no recommenda-
tion to the general concention regard
ing the retention of the Old Testament
in the dictionary and Sunday school.
The attitude of a large majority, how
ever, left no doubt that any recommen-
dation made would be in favor of re-
tanning it.
World League Assailed
At the night session of the congress,
the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, Of St.
Johns Church, Washington, D. c., at
tackled the league of nations, which was
the subject for the evenings discussion.
Mr.. Smith was the last speaker of the
evening, and his remarks came after
unanimous approval of the league had
been expressed by those who preceded
him.
when you come to analyze this
league of nations" said Mr.. Smith,
you will find it is nothing but police
man. Its advocates like to think it is
step in the right direction, but in my
opinion it is a step in the wrong di-
rection.
Undoubtedly the league will keep
order in the world, but who knows that
the present order is what we all want
kept? Assuredly it will discourage
small nations from asserting their in
dependence, and it cannot help but
abolish the freedom of speech we cher
ish so highly in this country"
"Few will deny that there are ele-
ments of good in strictly competitive
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
crowded between imprecations which
nave no place in the Christian vocabu-

crowded between imprecations which
larry"
Listeners to the reading of the Song
OF deborah, Mr.. Caswell declared, were
usually Impressed with the resen,-
piance between the story and the in
structlons of the German general
Mr.. Caswell called the Genesis story
OF creation "a serious stumbling block
TO 1altn,' asserting that it is "primi-
oso i've - science, h1., as exact as a geological
chart, but it is not correct science.w
The story of Joseph Mr.. Caswell
termed harmless and irrelevant" saw
ing that children enjoy il but derive
no spiritual value from it,
The life of Noses" he went on.
CONTAINS, of course, much of spiritual
value, but should we not have 10 clas-
SHY most of Leviticus and Numbers as
harmless and tiresome'?
Lesson in Story of David
The story of David and Goliath. as
lew others in the Old Testament.
teacnes It's own lesson-the age-old
truth that God chooses the weak to
confound the mighty. But. except in
his encounter with Nathan, is there
much else in the life of David which
can be trusted to teach an important
lesson and to raise no troublesome
problems?
Imagine for a moment we apnlied
our present use of the Old Testament
to the teaching of civics and hygiene
in the schools. The average child
does not remain in school beyond the
age OF fourteen, and these subjects
must be taught concisely and effective
ly- To give the child a broad view of
ewes, Shall we start with primitive
society and discuss the very beginnings
of government, or shall we begin with
the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution In teaching hygiene
shall we begin at once with the theory
OF germs and the use of soap and the
toothbrush, or shall we first ask the
pupils to commit to memory the pre-
scriptions and incantations of the
medicine men?
Mr.. Caswell suggested that there
should be a Every much shorter Bible.
only such passages as the
average person might be supposed to
and with nothing that ac-
tually hinders a true conception of
Christianity"
Why Scripture Lessons?
Dean Fosbroke began his argument
with the query: "Why do we have
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
single authority responsible for the
results of public regulation.
Failure Not a Cu.n.;

single authority responsible for the
results of public regulation.
Failure Not Surprise
The result OF Federal control. Mr..
hea continued, was not q surprise to
'he experienced men Of this country
or abroad. But the cost was noth;no
he insisted, compared to what it woniJ
nave peen under government owner
ship;
The essentials of the situation" he
SAID, are adequate revenues to en-
able the companies not only to live
ou1 10 attract new capital for expan
sloh' accompanied by constructive and
responsible national regulation com
mitted to experienced men assured of
long term of office to prevent the
dread of reappointment, and paid suf
hclent compensation"
Ihe government guarantee was de-
clared by the speaker to be a fore
runner OF government ownership. He
predicted that it would plunge the
country INTO wholesale financial re-
organization of the railroads extend
ing IN over pfriod of years. The fact
that the guarantee would be coupled
with private operation, he said. would
not relieve the situation, for the pri-
vate corporations thus would be con-
fronted by the prospect of working
without capital.
Predicts Political Mix-Ups.
Instead of getting the railroads out
of politics" he said, 1--WE would prob
ably be making them the major issue
in national politics."
Ihe speaker pointed out that now
1t is difficult for the Railroad Admins
tration to get from Congress funds
needed to meet government obligations
to the roads when the government is
in complete charge of the operations
and is collecting and disbursing the
revenues, and he asked what the sit
uatlon would be with eighteen COM
panles in full charge of the operations
and the revenues and the government
called upon to make good their oper-
ating deficit.
Bitter partisan attacks would be
made" he predicted, "on the corporate
for their failure to earn
their minimum standard income and
demands IN Congress for investiga-
ton OF alleged extravaganza and in
management and waste of the
peoples money given to the railroad
bondholders and stockholders"
American business in the future will
be more cooperative than competitive,
and tWs cooperation will solve many
of the difficulties that present made
quate antitrust laws fail to solve, Mr..
Redfield declared.
He characterized extreme competi-
ton as destructive and uncontrolled
combination as dangerous, but added
that the "ethical evolution" now in
progress will bring forth the proper
solution for business, which he said
had outgrown the laws intended to
control it,.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
-
President of Postal Company
Makes Formal Application
for Immediate Delivery
i'll Letter to Burleson
W aives All Claim $
Will Not Require One Dollar
tor Use of Lines, Except
the Revenues Taken i'm

Clarence H. Mackay, president of tn
POSTAL Telegraph Cable Company, in
telegram to Postmaster General Burle
son last night asked for the immediat
return of the wires of the postal svs
tem Mr.. Mackays message follows:
Hon. A. S. Burleson,
POSTMASTER General,
washington, D. C.
"a leading New York daily news
paper Of yesterday contains the fol-
lowing:
1.-The statement of Clarence H.
lackay of the Postal Telegraph that
Xe wanted his properties back imme
dlately and did not require the legis-
latlon suggested by the Postmaster
General was viewed with some skep-
ticism by the Postoffice Department.
1.-The suggestion was made infor-
mally that if this was the position
Of Mr.. Mackay he should say so di-
rectly to the proper authorities, who
would give this statement the con-
oANSA otlOu ClldJ ~ uGSSrV6S.
Makes Formal Application
"1n accordance with that suggestion
the Postal Telegraph Cable Compan,
hereby makes formal application to yor
for the return of it's telegraph lines
at once. which you have the power tc
do under the proclamation of the Presi.
dent of the United States of July %
1918, such authority to you reading as
follows:
BY subsequent order of said
Postmaster General, supervision,
possession, control or operation may
be relinquished in whole or in part
to the owners thereof of any tele-
part thereof supervision, possession,
control or operation of which is
hereby assumed or which may be
subsequently assumed in whole or in
part hereunder
"You actually exercised your auth or
ity under the above quotation several
weeks ago, when you ordered the re-
turn to their owners Of 5000 small
telephone companies.
''No New Laws Needed"
eve observe that you have recon-
mended to the President that the wire
but you state before this can be done
that additional legislation is necessary
by the new Congress in order to safe
guard the interests Of the companies
We desire to state that the Postal
Telegraph Gable Company asks no ad-
legislation to safeguard it's in
terests and is prepared to take its
lines back on one hours notice
eve further desire to state that we
shall not ask the government to pay
to the Postal Telegraph Company one
dollar for the use of it's lines during
the period of the government control
but shall merely ask to be allowed to
keep what the lines have actually
earned from the transaction of the
telegraph business during the period
of government control. In order that
we may formulate our plans, an early
reply will be appreciated"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Delegates at 35th Episcopal
Church Congress Opposed
to Dropping Scriptures
from the Sunday School
No com m e n d a ton
Delegates at SD Episcopal
Mamaroneck Pastor Says
Under Proposed Scheme
Teaching Will Be Simpler

Sentiment of the clergy attending
the Thirty-ffth Episcopal Church
Congress was clearly in favor of re-
tanning the Old Testament in the
church's liturgy and the Sunday school
following discussion of the subject
yesterday morning in Synod Hall.
The Rev. Wilbur l.. Caswell, rector
of st. Thomass Church, Mamaroneck
N. Y, who advocated abolshng the Old
Testament from those uses, was on,
posed in the formal debate by the Very
Rev. II. E. w. Fosbroke, dean of Gen
eral Theological Seminary. Of the
seven divnes who spoke from the floor
on the subject, none agreed with Mr.
Caswell, although one speaker, the Rev
DR.. Atwater, of Akron, Ohio, expressed
the view that the dictionary as at pres
ent constituted should be done awav
with and clergymen permitted to make
their own selections of lessons to be
read at morning and evening prayer.
Mr. Caswell was of the opinion that
the preaching and teaching of Christi
anity are seldom aided and frequently
hindered by the reading of Old Testa-
ment lessons in church and by their
use for the instruction of Sunday
school children. He cited the question
put to him by little girl in his own
Sunday school:
"Why do you make us learn all about
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and then tell
us that they were not good Christians
and that their God was not like our
God? 2"
Sees Real Danger
SIS there not a real danger" Mr..
Caswell asked, "in our emphasis of the
Old Testament in making our Lord the
Hebrew Messiah rather than the uni
versal Christ. and perhaps teaching a
reilgior and ethics of a Judaised type I?
For, after all, the Old Testament, what
ever it should have done, did not lead
Paul definitely broke with the spirit
of the Old Testament"
Dean Fosbroke held that the Old
Testament is essential to an adequate
grasp of Christian doctrine and that
while Christ in himself was ga suffi-
cient revelation of the Father, it is
the Christ in the fullness of his life
that thus reveals God, and who in the
deepest agony upon the cross and in
the stress of temptation finds the Ian
guage of the Old Testament come in
stinctively to His lips"
In opening the discussion Mr.. Cas-
we'll made it plain that he did not pro-
pose the Old Testament be abolished
from seminary courses, from the study
"f clergymen nor from the research
Of studious laymen, but only that it be
tai en- from its present liturgical and
pedagogical uses.
Must Impart Gospel in Hour
"We must impart the gospel in an
hour or less each week." he resumed
THE question perhaps is: Have we
time for the Old Testament?"
Reasons for retaining the Old Testa-
ment Mr.. Caswell summed up under
two general heads-the edifcation it's
lessons impart and the knowledge they
disclose of how Christianity came to
pass. He thought there was an exag-
gerated notion of the number of Old
Testament passages which are really
edifying.
Texts from the Psalms" he said
unsurpassed in spiritual depth are
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Shell Cra,ers and
Tanks in Loan Campaio

Bombs will burst and tanks will
wallow in tho big "shell crater" on
in Pcrshing Square to-day. In tho
centre Of the hole a band will play,
and smoke screens will. be released
around the edges by units OF the chem
icsl warfare service.
All through tho performance pretty
girls will sell Victory notes.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
A. E. F. Lieutenant Is Said To
Have Been Hanged in France

PARIS, April 30.-A Havas dispatch
from Dion states that American army
authorities at Is-surTillc, village
near that city, have sentenced and
hanged an American lieutenant for an
attack upon a young girl who after
ward died.