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The New York herald., 1920-01-28
LAST A. E.F. OUT OF
SIBERIA IN MARCH
Orders Sent to Rush All American
Women from Trans ,Baikalia,
Menaced by Reds.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Tuesday.-The
movement of the American ExpeditionarJ
Forces out Of Siberia began on January
II, said a delayed cablegram received TO-
day at the War Department, which re-
ported the departure on that date of the
transport Great Northern for Manila, witt
Al officers and 100 men. The transport
Sheridan sailed two days later for Manila
with casuals.
Units on the Great Northern were com
panies C to II, inclusive, of the Twenty
seventh Infantry and the machine gur
company of the same regiment.
VLADIVOSTOk, Tuesday - American
army authorities believe it will be Marcl
10 before the last American soldiers ant
Red Cross workers are out of Siberia
Orders have been sent that all American
women are to be hurried out of Trans
Baikalia, which is in the path of the ad
vancing Bolshevist army that now seem:
to be nearing Irkutsk.' Rearguard Rec
Cross units are reported at Chita, a city
just north of the Manchurian borde
where the Amur Valley branch of The
Trans-Siberian joins the main line. while
the Twenty-seventh United States Infantry
is at Verkhnie-Ud west of Chita.
Soldiers of the Twenty-seventh are still
in possession of the armored train cap
tured near Nerkhnie-Udnsk on January
10, from Russian troops belonging TO on
Of General Semenoffs commands. Twt
Americans We're killed in this fight.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Wilson to Ask $50
Million Food Loan

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Tuesday.-Con-
gress will be asked by President Wilson
to authorize a loan of $50, 10000 to Aus
tria, Poland and other European countries
and Armenia for food relief as requested by
Secretary Glass. At the White House
today it was said the President had taken
"a deep interest" in the proposed loan
and that within a few days he would
write letter on the subject to leaders
in Congress.
Secretary Glass was before the Republi-
can Steering Committee of the House
today TO explain the needs of the Euro
pean countries and TO discuss the gem
eral financial situation in this country.
Extensive hearings on the loan will have
been held by a House committee and the
Steering Committee is expected TO pass up
on authorization after hearing the Sec
retary.
Mr.. Glass told the committee the loan
was necessary to prevent actual starva-
tion in Austria Poland and Armenia and
urged prompt action. His discussion of
the domestic financial situation was cut
short so that he might attend the regular
Cabinet meeting Governor Harding. OF
the Federal Reserve Board. took up the
DISCUSSION where Mr.. Glass left II.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
DIR. BUTLER TELLS
MISTAKE OF PAST
Says Neglect of Immigrants Made
Need for Americaniza
ton Work.

Neglect OF Americas youth and OF the
immigrants who have come here from
southern Europe in the last two decades
is responsible for the fact that American
ism has became one of the chief subjects
OF the hour. said DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia University.
in speech last night in the Hotel Com
rnodore before five hundred members OF
the Iowa Society of New York.
DR.. Butler said that Americans have
failed to realize that The immigrant com
ing from southeastern Europe generally
halls from lands where government has
been invariably associated with tyranny
These foreigners come TO America with
an inborn hatred of government. DR.. But
Ter declared, adding that America never
has undertaken to educate them to reali-
cation that government in America is not
like the government they left overseas.
In earlier years. he added, when the
| immigrant came in the main from the
north European countries, where he hao
been accustomed tc n share in govern
nnt he was easily assmilated, and the
Scotch, Irish, Scandinavian and Swiss
quickly became factors in American life.
Education of youth in the fundamental
meaning Of the government likewise has
been neglected. he said.
Our school children know how long
Congressman's term is," he added, "an(
perhaps what his salary is but those arr
details. Do they know the Fundamental
questions Why is there Congress, anC
what happens to nations that have not
Congress? No natter what else he knows
every American boy or girl should know
the Declaration of Independence. the Con
stitution. Washington's Farewell Addres:
and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address"
Leslie M. Shaw. formerly Secretary OF
the Treasury, was the Only other speaker
Among other distinguished Iowans present
was Edgar Truman Bracket, of Sara.
toea Springs formerly State Senator.
Members of the Thirtee1th Infantry
were present as guests of the society anc
joined in the dancing that followed the
formal programme. Ambrose O'Connell
president of the society. introduced tbs
speakers.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
De KOVEN ESTATE LEFT IN
TRUST FOR WlFE'S BENEFIT

The will Of Reginald De Koven. one of
Americas foremost musical composers
who died suddenly on January 16 last
while attending a dinner given him by
friends in Chicago. was filed for probate
in the Surrogates' Court yesterday. Mr..
De Koveu leaves his entire estate In
trust for the benefit Of his widow. Mrs.
Anna Farwel Dc koven, and directs that
upon her death IL shall go TO Mrs. Ethel
De Koven Hudson n daughter, OF No. i5i
East Seventy street.
In his will Mr.. De Koven stated he had
made contracts with various music pub
fishers and managers for the production
OF his operas and plays from which he
derived large revenue. and he authorized
his executors to continue similar arrange
ments at their discretion.
The income accrung from his musica
compositions Mr.. De Koven directs to be
made part OF his general estate comprising
his wifes trust fund. The value of the
estate is mentioned formally In the pc
titon as more than $1,000 in real and
personal property.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
3 MEN HELD IN THEFTS
FROM ROOMING HOUSES

Nicholas Asner, twenty years old. n
mechanic. OF No. 81 Fourteenth avenue,
Astoria; Albert Hunt, nineteen. mechanic,
Of Providence, Il. T., and Charles Reese,
seventeen, of Buffalo, y. Y. who had a
room together at No. 125 West Sxty-first
street, were arrested last night by De-
tectives Fitzgerald. Apple and Donahue,
of the West Sixty-eighth street station, in
connection with a burglary in the room
of Miss Rita Blair. dancing instructor, of
No. 50 West SiXty-Second street.
Hunt and Reese are accused Of burglary
and Asner is charged with acting in con-
cert with them. Asner was released on
81 900 bail from Tombs prison, where he
was held awaiting a hearing before the
Grand Jury on charge Of burglary.
Miss Blair said three men took a
room next to hers some time ago and
after robbing her room OF everything
Of value, disappeared on January %. An
other complainant is Mark Meyer. cashier
at Healys Restaurant, living at No. 90
West Sixtyfirst street, who said that his
room was robbed by similar methods of
clothing valued at $500.
The police say they have evidence OF
about fifteen similar robberies.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Bronx Jury to
Call Judge Gibbs

The controversy between Judge Louis
y. Gibbs and Francis Martin, District
Attorney of Bronx County, an outgroNth
Of the trial of John norris, formerly q
policeman, on robbery charges. of which
he was acquitted. has resulted in the
iurst TO appear before it tomorrow morn
ing.
although the jury Yesterday reported
only routine business TO Justice George
V. Mullen. Of the Bronx Supreme Court
it was learned from authoritative sources
that a letter directing Judge Gibbs TO ap-
pear had been placed in the mails. IL
was reported that this action was taken
at the suggestion of Mr.. Martin so Judge
Gibbs might have an opportunity TO tell
Of charges that the District Attorneys
office .coerced and "sweated" witnesses
Morris was rearrested Immediately after
his acquttal and since has been indicted
on charges alleging bribery. He is nov
out on 5000 bail. Judge Gibbs summoned
Mr.. Martin after the close of Morris trial
and said it was his opinion that several
Of the witnesses had perjured themselves.
Heated words passed between the Jurist
and District Attorney on this OCCASION
In the meanwhile the Grand Jury l.
continuing it's investigation into the per
jury charges. Among a score Of wit
nesses who were examined yesterday wa
Mrs. Catherine Casey. of No. 4l5 East
153d street. While Mrs. Casey was tes-
tifying her husband appeared and de
manded to see her. Ho told the District
Attorney that their twenty-two-montlS
old son had just died. Mrs. Casey swoorNtl
when the news was broken TO ber.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Big Waste at Nitro
Told by Witnesses
Congress VIII Be Asked to Take
Criminal Action, lnvestiga-
tors Say.

ARLESTON, w Va, Tuesday Con.
gress will be asked to take criminal actor
against those responsible for waste of ma.
terials and money in connection with the
construction of the government powder
plant at Nitro, w. Va, near here, declared
sional subcommittee which closed its in.
vestigation of the question late today
A conspiracy to defraud the governmen,
existed and Somebody ought to be in.
dicted," said the chairman while our
boys were fighting and the people were
giving their money to support them in It, .
he added, twice as much money as was
needed was being wasted at Nitro.
I'VE have found similar conditions at
other places the committee mas visited. but
nowhere have they shown up so badly as
they have here. One reason for this I
might say. is that the witnesses we have
examined are more straightforward in giv-
ing their testimony and do not attempt 10
withhold the facts.
There is no doubt about it," he con
cluded.S where was a purpose on foot "a
waste the governments money at Nitro
and il was wasted.
r. u. Spaulding, of Charleston. who was
foreman of all teams used al Nitro was
called as a witness by the committee late
today. lie testified that young boys were
employed as timekeepers. and that work
men who had remained away from the
plant for a whole week would tell the boys
they had worked and their vouchers would
be so punched.
Drivers at Nitro would choose the worst
roads. stall their wagons and then ''shoot
craps" Spaulding told the committee.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
COAL MEN DIFFER
WIDELY ON WAGES
Operators Tell Commission
Miners Have Greater Earning
Power Than Others.
PAY REDUCED, WORKERS SAY
Present Statistics to Show Wages
Lower Now Than Before
the War.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Tuesday Coal
miners and coal mine operators presented
conflicting conclusions on the subject 0,
wages in the industry at the resumption
of the hearings today by the Coal Strike
settlement Commission.
John Rose, of Pittsburg, spokesman for
operators in the Freeport field. asserted
that the IA per cent increase already
granted gave the miners a potential earn
ing power greater than that of any other
class OF American labor. Demands for
more pay for explosives and mine lights
and abolition of duties including moving
loaded coal cars and excavating workinc
spaces underground were characterized =
Mr. Rose as attempts to get further ad-
vances by indirect methods.
Presenting statistics, Van II. Bittner
statistician for the United Mine Workers
of America, told the commission that in
present purchasing power the pay OF
miners was 35 to 40 per cent lower than
pre-war standards and insufficient TO
maintain the standard of living. Such
conditions, he added. had obtained
throughout the actual war period. al
though the. net profits of operators had
increased grossly out of proportion to
the cost of operation"
Tonnage rates paid miners for getting
out coal, Rose said. covered all of the
miners supplementary demands. The
thirty-hour week proposal presented by
the mine workers Rose stamped as utterly
impossible.
The representative of the operators sue-
gested that the thirty hour week was
'un- American" thereby arousing the ire
Of John l.. Lewis. acting president of the
United Mine Workers.
II do not intend TO remain quiet while
this challenge of our Americansm is re-
peated by operators counsel" Mr.. Lewis
declared THE mine workers yield to no
one in their allegiance TO American insti
tutions, government and flag. These at
tacks are not germane to the matter un-
der consideration, and we do not propose
TO be tried on the charge before this
tribunal at the whm of any Individual"
President Robinson. of the commission.
ruled that advocates on both sides should
refrain from personalities. but commented
that the commission had been pleased by
the moderation shown to date.
Summarizing figures prepared for the
War Labor Board. Mr. Bittner said thar
a family income today sufficient TO meet
the bare cost OF living should be s2,2i3.
The figures on the operators profits. he
asserted, demonstrated that wages could
be advanced without increasing coal
prices. The hearings will continue to-
morrow.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
GERMAN ACCENT BAR TO
EMPLOYMENT, KILLS HIMSELF

Fred Miller twenty-nine years old, 8
waiter. living at No. 225 West Sixty -eightf
street. committed suicide by hanging him
self with rope attached to the tran
som over his kitchen door yesterday af-
ternoon because. his friends say, he hao
been brooding for some time over being
sighted by persons TO whom he applied
for work because of his German accent
He was found by his wife, Margaret
when she returned from her work last
night.
According to the police of the West
Sxty-eighth street police station. Miller
had been living at that address for two
years under the name of Bender. which
name he substituted, believing he might
thus rid himself of ridicue and sights
Since his brother in the German army
was killed a year ago he had been brood
ing. they said. and upon being unable to
obtain work he decided to take his life
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
JAPANESE AND FILlPIN0S
CLOSE HAWAII SUGAR MILLS

HONOLULU, T. H., Tuesday Cby the AS
sociated Press).-Five OF the seven sugar
plantations on the Island of Oahu have
been tied UP by a strike of the Japanese
and Filipino plantation workers which be-
gan January 20. Leaders of the strikers
assert the Japanese and Filipinos are in
accord on the strike issue.
The Japanese Federation OF Labor of
Hawaii. yesterday called a general strike
of the Japanese sugar plantation workers
for February I. It is semi-offcially an
nounced that 2.30o Filipinos, 5.23s Japanese
and several hundred persons OF other races
are striking.
Planters have made no statement OF
their attitude. but IL is reported that the
planters association is prepared for a
finish fight.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
SOUTHERN CITY ICE BOUND.
BUSINESS AT STANDSTILL

ANDERSON. $. c., Tuesday.--As a re.
suit OF the heaviest formation of ice in
the history of this section Anderson since
Monday has been without local news.
papers, trolley car service. power for driv.
ing practically all industries in the city,
including four large cotton mills employ
ing several thousand persons. street lights
and telephone and teegraphic service
Two steam ailroads and one electric rail
way alone break the Isolation enforced
upon the community.
Crews have been at work since early
morning repairing broken wires, but SO
widespre ad is the extent of the damage
suffered there is little likelihood OF condi-
lions becoming normal again for several
days.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
HERALD WILL NOT SERVE
ON MILITARY COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. n. c., Tuesday. Repre-
sentative Herald. Republican. OF Okla
homa. who was selected last week as =
member Of the Military Affairs Commit
tee TO succeed former Representative La
Guardia. of New York, declined today TO
accept the appointment. He wrote Repre-
sentative Mondel. Republican leader.
that he did not desire to be the centrs
of controversy" adding that IL he
were q member OF the Mlitar, {. s-.smls-
tee he would be- forced to vote against
compulsory military training because he
had been elected on such n platform.
When Mr.. Herald was selected by IN.
Committee on Committees Republican
leaders objected strenuously, because cf
his opposition to universal training. His
vote. IL was said, would have resulted in .
committee deadlock on the question.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
MYSTERY WOMAN CALLED
WIFE OF YALE PROFESSOR
Special Despatch to the Herald.


HARTFORD, Conn. Tuesday.-Albert
Hampton Barclay, lawyer and a promi-
nent Yale graduate, was reported tonight
70 have identified the mysterious woman
whom he placed in local sanitorium, as
Mrs. Shiela Mackenzie Bailey. wife of
DR.. William 3. Bailey, professor of
Practical Philanthropy at Yale. The
patients mind is said to be unbalanced.
The woman appeared in Hartford early
last December and obtained employment
In a department store. She took rooms
with family in moderate circumstan
and gave her name as Claver Danielson.
The Baileys were married in 1905 IN
Syracuse. Mrs. Bailey was Shiela Mac
kenzic Jewett. They have daughter ten
years old who resides at New Haven
with her father. 1t is understood that
some months ago Mrs. Bailey left to live
with friends in the West. The professors
friends say no made several efforts to
have her return to her home, without re-
suit, and that when she disappeared he
made insistent efforts to find her
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Scores Government
Canned Goods Sale

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Tuesday.-Thc gov.
ernment was severely criticised for un-
loading its surplus stocks of canned goods
on the market "at critical period by
delegates of the tomato and baked bean
industry attending the joint convention OF
three national Gamers associations here
today.
The tomato product has been selling al
figures far below the cost of production
for the last six months -. ii. Stevenson
Of Baltimore declared "and the one DOM
inant factor has been the governments in
excusable method OF disposing of its sur
plus stocks of canned tomatoes. although
the canning industry came nobly TO the
front during the war in assisting the gov
ernment 10 supply food TO the army and
navy
The government sold below cost Mr.
stevenson said.
California and Middle Western States
have displaced Maryland, Delaware and
New Jersey as the tomato producing
states Of the country. Mr.. Stevenson said.
Before the war the tri-Statcs produced
sixty per cent of the canned tomato trade.
Last year they yielded barely one-fourth
OF the entire trade. while Middle Western
States and California showed a corre-
spending increase.
Today's sessions were divided ipto sec
tions each discussing problems OF its par
ticular industry. Problems affecting the
home kitchen and the servant in particular
we're discussed.
An educational campaign for tho benefit
Of housewives. with home economic teach
ers IN all parts Of the country. Is to be in
augurated soon. Frank w. Correll, secre-
tary-treasurer of the National Gamers
Association declared
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
ATTACKS BILL FOR
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
House Leader Mondell AssailS
Senate Measure, Putting Cost
at Billion a Year.
REPUBLICANS ARE DIVIDED
Opponent of Plan Declares Its Advo-
Gates Are Facing Polit-
ical Oblivion.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Tuesday-Varl,
ance between Republican leaders of the
Senate and House on enactment of uni
versal military training legislation today
came out into the open.
Closely following incorporation yester~
day OF a universal training provision In
the Army Reorganizatio bill by the SEN
ate Military Committee, with seven out of
nine Republicans voting in the affirma-
tive, Representative Mondell, of Wyom-
fng, Republican leader in the House, de-
ciared in an address today that leaders
OF the party responsible for inauguration
Of such legislation would be cast into DO
litical oblivion.
The government, Representative Mondell
toid the House, would be compelled to
spend 81, ,000,0000 900 and to raise the money
oy bond issue to put the universal train
ing plan into operation. Senator Wads-
worth, Of New York. chairman of the
Military Committee. yesterday estimated
that adoption of four months training for
All youths between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-one, inclusive. would enable
such reduction in the regular army es-
adjustment as to cut the present annual
expenditure of s11OO,OO0,O00 to approx
''deSiy
Representative Mondell estimated thai
5000 additional, officers would be re.
quired under universal training and thai
S5oO,O0O 900 would be required TO put camps
:. and cantonments into condition and $780,.
10000 would be needed to main tan\ them
Clothing and equipment for each youth
would further Increase the cost. he said
Chairman Wadsworth was unable to re.
port the Army Reorganization, bill with its
universal training provision I'd the Sena te
today but announced tonight he would
attempt to do so tomorrow.
The universal training controversy also
was brought to the surface during the
day by declination fnf Representative
Harreld Republican, Oklahoma, recently
elected on a platform opposing the prin.
ciple, TO accept appointment to the House
Military Committee. Selection of Mr.
Harreld by the Committee on Committees
10 fill the committee vacancy resulting
from the resignation of Representative Id
Guardia, OF New York, had brought OBJ.
jections from House Republicans favor
ing universal training, and the Oklahoma
Representative in his letter of declinatior
10 Republican Leader Mondell said ht
did not desire to be the centre of con-
troversy.''
There was no intimation as to plans foi
filling the committee vacancy. the ap-
pointee to which will exercise the con.
trolling vote in the committee on uni.
versal training legislation.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
REvERSES S25,OOO VERDICT IN
MAGISTRATE CORRIGAN'S SUIT
Special Despatch 70 the Herard.l

fSpectdL DeSpdtcb 10 the Hcrdfd.j
ALBANY. TUESDAY Judgment was re-
versed and a new trial ordered by the
Court Of Appeals today in the libel action
brought by City Magistrate John e Cor
rigan. of New York. against the Bobhs-
Merrill Company. publishers. and George
Bronson Howard. author. The plaintiff
had been awarded $4,000 damages, which
was later reduced to 5000 by the Appel
late Division.
II was alleged in the trial that Niagis-
trste Corrigan had incurred the dislike
of Howard. who then wrote a book called
Gods Man in which there was char.
acter named Judge Ia Corrigan" Magis-
trate Corrigan sued on the basis that tho
character was intended TO represent him
and that he was represented as a Judge
Of .bestial countenance. a political puppet
and grossly unfit for the bench" The
book was withdrawn from circulation after
the publishing company was advised OF
the libel
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
GOES UP IN BALLOON TO
SCRAPE ICE-COATED WIRES

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Tuesdsy.-The gov
ernment wireless plant across the Severn
River from the Naval Academy has been
put virtually out of conmission since the
latter part OF last week, owing TO the
helvy sleet storms which burdcncd tho
antennae OF the four towers. To relieve
the situation a forty foot captive balloon
is being sent 10 Annapolis from Cape
May, and an aviator will come from
Washington tomorrow. From the balloon
he will scrnpo the Ice off the wires.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Attends L. I. Lights on Motorcycle.
Especial Despatch to the Herald

SOUTH NoRwALK. Conn. Tuesday
Captain Richard c. Hendricks, attendant
of United states lights in this portion of
Long Island Sound has betn mailing his
rounds for the last three days OH his
motorcyclo taking a supply of oil in the
side car. The ice has been 30 thick that
he could not get to the lights with a
boat. II is the first time In this state that
a r torcyole has been used for such a
purpose.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Freed of Postal Shortage Charge.

George Opperman, who was clerk in
charge of the post office at Camp Upton.
was acquitted yesterday afternoon by a
Jury before Federal Judge Chatfeld in
Brooklyn on a charge of being short in
his accounts. IL was alleged that he was
short sl,9T He was arrested last Janu-
ary Opperman's defence was that he was
not responsible for the shortage. mas
much as there were several clerks. and he
did not have exclusive control of the
money.