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The evening world., 1920-05-13
FOUR MORSES GOT
$4,000 YEAR ON
GROTON PAYROLL
Receiver for Company Tells
How He "Weeded Out"
All of Them.

The Special Congressional Commit
tee investigating the refitting Of tho
former German steamship Levlathar.
and the financial relations between
the u. s. Shipping Board and the
Groton Iron Works, Groton, Conn, q
C. w. Morse concern, resumed its
hearing this morning with Frederick
Conlon. former Shipping Board en-
ployee, and later receiver for the iron
works, on the stand.
Conlon stated that he had had no evi-
dences Of dishonesty in the conduct
OF the slhpbiulding plant prior to the
time he became receiver. When he
took charge he said all property s.p-
peared to be on hand with the excep-
ton OF tug which was never found.
This was valued at $4,000, he said,
and might have been sunk.
Conlon declared that In his opinion
the Government IL not In danger of
losing any money on the Groton plant
as its mortgage Of $500, 900 is amply
protected by tho plant, which he
values at $500, 700.
Questioned by Representative Kelly.
the witness said that when he became
receiver he "weeded out" a number of
Morse of1cials, thereby saving the
Government $4,000 yearly in salaries.
These officials, he said, included e. 4.
Morse, President, salary $4,000 n
year; b. w. Morse. Vice President.
t12,500; II. T.. Morse, Treasurer. $10,-
900, and c. w. Morse, Chairman OF the
Board of Directors, $4,000.
Conlon described the conditions al
the plant as very bad, but added that
he believes 1t will make money in view
Of the growing demand for shipping.
William c. White, former Comp
troher for the Iron Works, testified
that in his experience as an expert nc.
countant he had never found anything
so rotten" as the pay rolls OF the Gro
ton plant. 1t took ten months TO
5traighten them out, he added In go
ing over them, he continued, he found
5000 separate errors, all Of which were
due to incompetent bookkeeping.
White brought out in his testimony
that between 100000 and $500, 900
went into construction Of plant in
stead Of construction Of ships at the
time when the country and its allies
were in urgent need of shipping. He
explained that the condition OF the
plant, which had Just obtained a con-
tract for S16,000,000 worth OF ships
from the Government made the eX-
penditure OF this sum necessary.
The evening world., 1920-05-13

4pd toward the carranEa Governmsns
Vas ct forth in q manifosto explain
ing why he left the capital April ~,
leklns command OF the forces IN the
suburb OF Texcoco.
Tbe manifesto declared the "impo-
Ntion" tactics OF Carranza forced
tm 70 entersmoral protest following
conferences The Prondent had with
fgnaclo Bonifias and Gen. 1ontales.
a which Caffanna attempted 10 force
Cen, Gonzales 20 resign the candidacy
ler the Presidency and campaign for
Boniilas.
Gen. oonsales said he was opposed
% q coup d'etat and desired 40 blood
shed. Ho charged that the slieged
scheme to put Bonillas In the Preei-
Genital chair was hatchod last
October when Bonillas was sum-
u1oned from WaBhlngton, where be
was Mexican Ambassador. to Cuatro
CieneSas, In Coahuila state, where he
met CarranEa and the Presidents
chief advisers. The manifesto like
wise asserted that the conference OF
Governors at Mexico City In Fsbru-
.afy was for the purpoao OF settling
the campaign through those State
Governments controlled By CarranEa.
The evening world., 1920-05-13

Americans. Allies never can har-
monize In war time. The selection
of a generallssimo and the establish
ment OF unity OF command on land
as well as water developed because
OF this friction.
But little has been said about the
land operations Of the United States.
There Is much 10 be made public just
as interesting as the messages that
passed between the American and the
British NavieB. Gen. Pershing could
tell some Interesting stories about
his troubles with the commanders OF
other armies,
n Major Gen. Wood becomes the
nominee OF the Republican Party and
any considerable part OF the cam
paign il devoted 10 criticism of the
way the Administration conducted the
war Or 10 criticism Of the Admins
tration Tor not sending Gen. Wood 20
Franco the pext series Of revelatiO
can be expected.
The Sims controversy has merely
started something which the Admin
istration n h@lligerently taking ad-
vantage Of q nswer lie eritioa
The evening world., 1920-05-13
SEEK VALETS CHUM
IN RUECKERT CASE,
VI FLED AFTER MURDER
Continued From First Pase.)

on tho stairs leading down into the
apartment, he climbed through the
small window in the penthouse and
l regained the roof.
From the clotheslines on khe two
roofs he cut two pieces each "a feet
long. doubled them into a four strand
line OF seventeen feet and knotted
them together at Intervals OF eigh-
teen inches.
Rope lowered TO Sill Of Ruseksrt's
d Ii Window.
Taking a second paling, he airst
tried II 70 see how we'll It would go
under the knob which was on tho door
OF the penthouse on NO. 1127-29. and
finding that Il would secure that door
against an attempt to open II from
the inside, he set the paling handily
BY and made his rope fast 10 the tim
Der supporting a wooden walk on the
roof.
The rope was then lowered over the
edge OF the roof and hung 10 within
a foot OF the sill OF Rueckert's kitchen
window,
As q footprint was found upon this
gill Il. was easy to see how the nur-
derer had climbed down the rope,
raised the window and the screen in
side and entered the apartment. He
even broke down "a curtain fastened
over this window. N
After that came the shooting of
Rueckert. The essallant then ran
from the apartment. not going down
stairs. but racing to the roof. Once
there he placed the picket under the
pent- house doorlSnob, ran across 70
No. IiDi, climbed through the win
dow OF the other pent- house, the door
pf which was already barred. caught
pp the paling on the stair, and with
Il fastened shut the small window.
Now he was sure OF delaying pur-
suit he went down through No. l1s1
70 the cellar where door gave his
Escape to 18th Street. lie went
thence 10 gIudson Street, then south
to 11th, where he cut through Ely
sian Park TO 9Th and Castle Point
Terrace, where he discarded the gun
he had used. The gun was found
there by DIR. Treager on Sunday morn
ing and given to the police, It has
been identified as having been sold
70 Charles Burger by clerk in
Daniel Coins pawnshop at No. 2Ss
Washington street.
The reason for the belief in re-
tenge as the motiye is the fact that
fueckert was vehement In his de-
nunciatlon OF the German military
power and never lost an opportunity
10 denounce It TO his friends. He
often spoke OF the benent Germany
would derive from the destruction OF
the Kaiser's military machine, and
talk OF tlds kind was anything but
pleasing TO the Germans known TO
have been In Hoboken during the war.
Rueckert's body was cremated al
the North Jersey Crematory. North
Bergen, shortly before noon to-day
Miss Vorrath. his fiancee, her mothei
and her brother Henry and q numbel
Of friends Of Rueckert accompanied
the BODY In ten motor cars to thu
chenAatory chapel
The evening world., 1920-05-13
DIES OF SLEEPING SICKNESS.
Brooklyn High school Girl Had
Been III Two Weeks.

Miss Marie Keller, seventeen, a popu-
lar student OF Erasmus Hall High
school, In Brooklyn, died yesterday at
the Long Island College Hospital from
sleeping sickness after an illness Of two
weeks. A week ago she was removed
To the hospital where she was In q state
II coma until she died.
Miss Keller was the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Valentine Keller Of No. 1445
East 10th street, Brooklyn. Mr.. Keller
- Chief Clerk for the Finance Depart
rnent OF the City Government The
funeral will be held tomorrow evening.
The evening world., 1920-05-13
CRAIG CHARGES ACID
WAS USED TO ERASE
HYLAN SIGNATURE
CONTINUED From First Page)

livered the warrant one OF his em-
ployees attempted to get it back, but
discovered that 1t had been mailed
as signed for the Chamberlain. When
tho warrant was received by the
Crirnmlns Contracting Company IT
was Immediately returned to the FL
nance Department. This was the
spontaneous and voluntary action OF
the Crimmins Contracting Company
and not the result OF any request al
legged to have been made by Berolz-
helmer. There was unquestionably
serious error IN the preparation OF
this warrant.
"The responsibility for the initial
error rests upon Two employees in the
Bureau of Audit. Although the
Comptroller is responsible under his
bond for the acts Of such subordi-
mates. he has no choice in their selec-
tion, as he must take such employees
as are certified by the Mayors Civil
Service Commission"
after the warrant was returned IT
was Cancelled n the Bureau OF Audit
and a new warrant made out, which
was sent to the Mayor with the can
celled warrant exhibited Herewith.
Both warrants have since come to the
Bureau of Audit from the Chamber
lain. When the cancelled warrant left
the finance department 1t was in good
condition.
"A determined effort has been made
to oblitN--s and destroy the evidence
Of tn action on this warrant in the
offit g of the Mayor and the Chamber
lain. Acid has been used In an attempt
TO remove the counter signature for
the Mayor. but this crude EFFORT failed
because Of the. safety paper upon
which the warrant was printed.
"AIutilation was then resorted To and
no less than thirty holes punched In
the warrant in an attempt to cut out
that portion bearing the counter sig.
nature for the Mayor. An attempt has
been made to obliterate the signature
for the Chamberlain by scratching
with a heavy pen. Before these clum-
sy efforts were made the warrant has
already been cancelled by Deputy
Comptroller Hahlo, who stamped across
the entire face Of 1t In the regular anc
lawful way Cancelled and signed his
name to the cancellation. The resort
TO acid and mutilatloD was. therefore
not for purposes OF cancellation but T.
destroy evidence OF Official action In
the ONCE Of the Mayor and the Cham,
berlain.
This is not the first time that city
warrants have been altered IN Berolz.
heimers office. Some time ago, il
directing BeTolzheimer's attention &
the illegality OF such conduct
stated: If II is necessary for me Il
take any steps TO protect the publ,
interest in these matters, shall dI
30 without any hesitation. The re
sponsibiltty for any such action viii
rest upon YOU
section No. 1888 OF the Penal Law
makes II felony for any ministerial
officer or any OF his deputies or sub
ordinatOs to mutilRte, erase, obliterat,
or falsify any record or paper per
taining TO his office.
Under such circumstances ] hae,
no alternative save to send the paper
to the District Attorney, which / hav,
done.
every employee over whom hav,
the power OF removal who was re
Sponsible for mistakes in the Grim
minis warrant, win be removed.
trust that the Mayor will take llk,
action"
The evening world., 1920-05-13

mitted that the leases are drawn
without mention OF heat, but It was
pointed out that the only heating
equipment in the apartments Is COM
posed of steam radiators.
Mrs. Coler's counsel, A. II. Neva,
aslced that the complaint be dis
missed. Magistrate Short said he
would give a decision on May 20.
The evening world., 1920-05-13

Camden's Population Up To Il|
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-The
sus Bureau to-day announced the
ulation OF Camden, N. j., as 116, s
increase of 2l,771 since 1910. or
cent.
The evening world., 1920-05-13
DANCING AS TAU
BY ISADORA DUr
A PUBLIC UT
French Government OFdcf
Arts Minister to- Sabsidlzc
School in Paris.
PARIS, May

FlAtoLS, May
THE French Govermmen
day decided to offic
recognize dancing az u
by Isadora Duncan as u ma
Of "public utility"
The Minister of Fine Arts
hereafter subsidize her Il
school OF classic dancing, vi
students will be taught at the
pense of the state. The
rangement has precedent in
similar arrangement which
long been in effect in connec
with the ballet of the Z,
Opera
The evening world., 1920-05-13
..o.P. DARK HORSE
"a, SECRETLY WEDS
I:dward r. Wood Returns to Phila-
tielphia With Arkansas School
sr..A..


PHHALDnIIPHIA. May is.-I0dward
Il Wood. Philadelphia's seveRty-four-
sear-old candidate for President. was
tscretly married in Knoxville, Tenn
Iast Christmas eve 10 NIlss Erma Rich
s1dson. formerly a school teacher In
AllcaEAas. II became known here to-
day The couple recently returned to
ihis city after an extended honeymoon,
Wood. VINO has hobby for running
~ public ofioe, IL one only candidate
a. the Republican ballot In this State
for President In the preferential
coiumn. IEA II Vice President OF the
Phiadelphia Board Of Trade ana has
lsnge business and real estate interests
ID South Jersey
The evening world., 1920-05-13

Hga1nEhsS Frpm Sliaht CoIda
t.AxATtyE hhoAio QuiNINE TABilfs relieve
ne heaoechfa ~ CaFlne tAe Gold. Ionic iaRa-
w. dh6vk q 81. q .iSs. w lina'a'9
The evening world., 1920-05-13
sSss Henry and Dsteetivss for
et BeatfnE.

1ohn Bohana suit for 5000 dam
saes agalnSt Police Inspector Domin-
- Henry ana detectives John J. Cum
lbn end John Malopey was poStponed
"DNan al|oEnn ha Waa lneafen 10 ~ flc
A|ItnIani1 Cor FolnalnN q nIaNe fairs
4UdaNIla aoc1Bin4 UIalrict Attorney
Nenn and Assistant District Aflorncr
The evening world., 1920-05-13

John, HENRY FORD invoa
a low priced auto, and mad
a great success. WILLI
ELLIOTT has done the q
with a Combination We
Heater and Stove Top, "Tk
CONSCIENCE OF THE Gas
STOVE" Instead of approzi
mAtely from so to 20 cub
feet the ordinary water heat
uses an hour, his uses but 8
cubic feet, and every time you
cook you get all the hot waite
you need during and after
meals, and for a bath; also 4
hot, radiant top to keep food
warm for the invalid and for
the tArdy riser.
John, WHY are the stoves of
the Gas Companies without
= cOnScienceP WHY?
tie bo continued Monday
The evening world., 1920-05-13
Gen. BuLLGrd in Polo TOgs Ready
for Game on Governors Island

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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1920-03-25
'Europai gyermekek
felruhazasa

TIT k0zoljiik az amerikai segely-
bizottsag londoni irodajanak egy
level6t, melyet blzottsag new
vorki f6irodajanak cimere kiild-
tex. a k0vetkez6 tartalommal:
Uraim
A kozponti f5irodat6l nyert
utasitasok alapjan meginditottuk
legszelesebbkorii mozgalmat,
hogy Europa szegeny gyermekeit
felruhazhassuk. Nyomban rem
deleseket eszk0zoltiink es ma mar
t0bb szaz miihelyben kesziilnek
gycrmekruhak, ugy, hogy ezutan
modunkban lesz naponta nagyobb
es nagyobb szallitmanyokkal Sc
giteni sziik6lk0d5 gyermekek
szanalmas helyzeten.
Vars6ba kiildott varrotii szal-
litmanyunk nyoma veszett dan
zigi kik0t6 tuIzsufolt raktarai-
ban.
Bees arr6l ertosit benniinket,
hogv resziikre kiildott gombok
observation-disclosures, inert ok ka-
batokat gyartanak es a kiilde-
menybcn csupan nadraggombok
yoltak. Felhatalmaztuk az otta-
nj irodat, hogy a sziikseges gom
bokat szcrezzek be Becsben.
A magyarorszagi gyermekek
reszere eddig $4,000 darab ruhat
tovabbitottunk es elorelathatolag
a kozel jovoben mar Europa osz-
SECS gyermekei fel lesznek ruhaz-
va.
A new york; szallitmanyt hiany
talanul vettiik at IS mar hozza is
fogtunk az atvett ruhak szetosz-
hasahoz.
Felruhazasi mozgalmunk veg
leges eredm6nyer6l r0videsen egy
teljes kimutatas alakjaban fogunk
besZamolni
Kivalo tisztelettel,
G. I. GAY.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1920-03-25
KITUEO ALKALOM

127 akeros sima, legjobb fekv6sii
farm, ktt Macy hazzal 6s nagy istal6,
yalamint kitiin6 karban lev6 mellek-
epiiletekkel, csinalt ut mellett, 25 perc-
nyire Youngstowntol, fele haszonra
b6rbead6 A farm mindenfele modern
gepezettel fel van szerelve (traktor,
vilany vilagitas stb.) A j6szagallo-
many 3S darab szarvasmarba (lS fe-
JOS tehen), 6t 10, sertesek,. apr6j6szag
stb B6vebb felvildgositasert 6s resi-
letek6rt forduljon Peli Ferenchez, COL
Dollar Bark epiIet, Youngstown, O.
Telefonok: Automatic 6179, Bell Eel
cral 1860.
Becsiiletes, igyekv6 embernek leg
jobb alkalom.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1920-03-25
PENZKULDES

most teljes bztonsaggal tortenik es biszken mond-
hatom, hogy Amerikaban en- vagyok az egyeduli
bankar, akinek bankcsekk utjan valo penzkuldese
leggyorsabb es legbiztosabb Jojjon Ell szemelyesen
es gyozodjon meg arrol, hogy tolem januar 10en
vasarolt es hazautalt csekkeket hazai bankok mar
februar 10-en bevaltottak.
The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24
MISS EDNA RAY WEEDS

Miss Edna Ray of this city and Mr..
Roy Ransom. of Hoopston, Ill. were
united in marriage Mt the home of the
grcom's brother, Clearance Ransom
at Hoopston, on Saturday, Septem-
ber IS. They will make their home
in Illinois. The bride left here about
two weeks ago and visited in St. Louis
then went on to Hoopston where
she met Mr.. Ransom for the wedding.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Ray of this city, and
h:.s lived here and at Colorado
Springs for number of years. She
is graduate of the Ordway high
school. The groom is the son of Dr.
C. C. Ransom, and formerly lived
here, when the Ransom family resid-
ed on ranch southwest of the city
They moved from Ordway to Illinois
rbout seven years ego. The bride
haC host of friends in Ordway, Colo
RADIO Springs and Canon City, where
she has resided, who will wish them
prosperous and happy journey
thru life.
The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24
Sale Of Mares

AT Ordway, Colo, Saturday October
2. ut l p. m, at Erwin's barn.
One dark bay mare Lady 100 lbs
One dark bay mare, Babe" 1000 lbs
eth bred to Ebilo, registered i'm
IoIted German Coach Stallion.
One dak bay filly 3 years old out of
Babe by Cleveland Bay sire.
One light bay filly, 3 years old out
of Lady by Cleveland Boy, sire.
One dark bay yearling filly out Of
Babe by Ebilo.
One Jersey and two white face cows
One year old Holstein milch COW.
Some harness.
c. w. Purcell, Auct.
Crowley State Bank, Clerk
Terms months; per cent for
cash.
JAMES t. HICKS, Owner
The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24
FIRST FROSTS

1915-October 5. first killing frost,
light frost On October 2.
1916-Septembe 2S first killing
frost with light frosts on September
IL and ID.
1917-Septembe 81 first frost !;
was heavy but was preceded by
heavy rains and dews so did not do
any great damage.
191S-October 81 was first killing
frost. A very light frost formed on
morning of October 10. but did no
damage and it remained warm up to
the 25th.
1919-Light frost on October 1,
with killing frost on October Is.
The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24
Leader is Sold

Mr.. j. j. Fleming, former resi-
cont, of Iliff, Colo, cnnounced to the
New Era yesterday evening that a
newly organized company in which he
is interested. has bought the Crowley
County Leader of this city. Posses
SIGN will be turned over to the new
owners next week by Messrs. w. II.
and H. c. Crisman who have publish
ed the paper for the past three years.
The company which bought the
paper is. composed of members of the
Non-Partisan League of Crowley and
Otero counties. Mr.. Fleming will be
the editor.
The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24
BALL GAME TUESDAY

There is to be baseball game next
Tuesday afternoon between The Am
erican Legion and a business mems
team The game will be called
promptly at 2:30 o'clock, and the
business houses will be closed from
ESQ to o'clock.
The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24

About 100000 boys and girls. COM
posing nearly half the school popula-
tion of the United States, are members
Of the Junior Red Cross, which Is help
Ing the children of Europe. while at
the same time 1t is doing an important
work here at home. Kalitan Chetwolf,
who wears the engaging smile shown
in this picture, Is the son of an In
dian guide and trapper. He is the
youngest Junior living in the neighbor-
hood of juneau, Alaska-and he sends
greetings to fellow Juniors of the Unit
ed States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-17
Andrew jackson

sadGlsr and later taught school. AIT
err this he began to study law aud the
! secret OF his success was that no mat
ter what he attempted he tried TO 40
bis hest. His career was series OF
advances with many sorrows sprinkied
along the way. He Is known As
man of sery temper and unbreakaole
will. but under the stern exterior was
a warm heart and a. loveabie nature
His many acts OF temper were COM
mittea Ia haste and often On impulse
and white at the time they won for
him many enemies. they have become
ohecHred memories while the softer
side OF bis naturs LIS most often re-
membered.
In volume entitled Thirty Years
View. by Thomas III. Benton. the fol-
lowing account Is given: Il arrived
at his house one wet, chilly evening
In February. aud came upon him In
the twilight. sitting alone before the
fire, lamb and a child between his
knees. He started "a little, called a
servant to remove the two innocents
TO another room and explained to me
how 1t was. The child had cried be-
cause the lamb was out in the cold
and begged him to bring 1t In. which
be had done 10 please the child, his
adopted son. then not yet two years
old. The ferocious man does not do
that and though Jackson had his pas
ssons. they were for men and enemies
those who stood up against him
not for women and children, nor the
weak or helpless: for all of whom his
feelings were of protection and sup
port
The title OF "Old Hickory" was be-
slowed upon him during the Greek
Indian War. and soon became q term
that savoured OF affection when
spoken by his soldiers. for they would
proudly Tell each other that the GEN
ernl was tough as hickory; and
could be depended upon just a. surely
At the time OF his defeat in the Pres
identfal campaign of 1924 his wife
whom he adored with a love such as
only great men know, died suddenly
leaving Jackson. stunned. bewildere ed
and heart broken. No future glory
ever GpbS1fEa nam AuT Hef iOsC &uU III
I'll he died he wore her picture In q
Iocket about his neck. He served FOL
eight years as the President OF tbs
United States but there WAS no 'Firs
Lady of the Land" during his admin
STATIONS. When his term Of ofTics
had expired Jackson returned to hi
home in Tennessee. The people o.
Nashville met him with outstretchet
arms and fearful faces. He was n
years old. their President. and he hat
come home to live aud die. with them.
On June :, 1sAs. he died quietly
fleaving mourning friends and family
20 remember the man of grsa
strength and purpose who had oncs
been their leader and n leader OF al
men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-17

for the fngles and Pocahontas liter
airy societies has been selected for the
tnter-society debate for the trophy
cup. The subject for the present year
is: immigration Should BE Prohibit
ed During the Reconstruction Period
Following the World War" This so
ciety debate is the most interesting
and spectacular event of the com
mencement exercises in June.
A number of improvements on the
Normal school grounds will be made
during the spring and early summer.
The beautiful native grove is being
improved and many trees and shrubs
will be planted.
Professor J. i. Avent, this week has
been inspecting some OF the leading
high schools in Southwest Virginia,
representing the state board of edu-
cation.
The number of applications for ad-
mission for the summer quarter is
the largest in the history or the in
stitution at this season OF the year.
The number of students attending this
institution both the first and second
terms of the summer quarter last
year. was larger than in any other in
stitutfon in the state, except the uni
versity. The summer quarter reaches
q larger number of people than any
other quarter of the four quarters
into which the annual session OF forty
eight weeks is divided.
Three quarters Of twelve weeks
each count as one regular session in
this institution as in the other insti-
tutions of the state.