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New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Croker Permitted
10 Open Defaults
In His Sons Suits
Former Tammany Boss Gets
Court Order in Libel Ac.
ton, and 2 Cases in Which
Judgments We're Taken

justice Davis'in the Sapreme Court
Yesterday granted the application Of
Richard Croker, former leader Of Tam
many Hall, to open his defaults in three
acolons brought by his son Rjcba~d
eFoker Jr. In one case the vounre-
er0her IS suing his father for libel for
alleged references to the sons handl;nc
Oh funds Of his mothers estate and as
agent for the father.
Richard Croker complained tba. ho
was served in this suit at the Demo-
cratic Club on the night before HE 80
turn to Ireland, and had no time -
consult counsel or file an answer Tho
other suits by Richard Croker ir aro
tor sl37.1s1 for moneys alleSed ~ H. are
ofen paid out by him. and sso'ooo
".li0n VII ne SAID he gave his brother How,
aip .l On the promise of the elder Croker
siaI ne would give his son Howard oSa
MS daughter Ethel a like amonn+ ~ ~
money was share Richard Croker =.
received of his mothers estate, He so;d -,
MS Iatner refused to make the aoraad
payment. Judgment was taken hv d.
Idulo in these two actions. which ;uJr
"ehts are reopened by Justice Davis
Wants Judgments as Security
ne son made the requests that rho
judgments remain as security as he
sdl0 understood that his father boJ
yra hSierred his property in Ireland -
ms ms second wife, who was Cherokee
lhaian princess. Richard Croker ;r
s@'u MS father has no property here
no,r 90 ne was unable TO collect on the
court order. and as to the former
lammany. chieftain's Florida nron.
erIy' ne mad no knowledge. The son
asked that the court impose as an.
other condition under which NJ
EfoKer might be permitted to defend
inc suits that he submit to examina-
0ion before trial and open ali of bis
papers and books. " 'A-'
Young Croker wanted the libel action
10 60 to trial. he said, 80 that he con1d
relute the charges his father is alleged
70 nave made against him. "For moro
tnan two years" he said, my father
mas made serious and libelous state.
mems na concerning me. | have been try
ing 70 convince him Of the error into
which he has fallen" One of +bo
statements attributed to Mr.. Croker
was contained in letter he wrote. in
"hlch he is declared to have said: 81
nave found out that he has been cheat
ing MS old father all along"
Richard Croker jr. said that he had
made efforts to show his father that he
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

opportunities, he savs to ,o,
conditions. 'caih actua
Il want to do all can to en,nbs.;-
she truth of Elihu Roots statanaa w.
as. as quoted in The New York Tr;hMn
...ss ms morning" continued Mr.. HadIaw
u'ae she Onlted States is in defani,
I'VE have gone the limit in promis.
ing to stand by them to the end ~
turn for the colossal sacr;fcas III , re-
by the Russian people in add aid os tnad 10
Aliled cause, but we have done cora ne
paratively nothing ~oii
MS IS the one great problem ho
lore the American people TODAY w.
we face this manfully and solve - -
telilgently all our other troubles viii
tade away VIII
There is little use in crv;nc ovo.
spl led milk, but nevertheless w;s =
TO lndorse the views of Colonel IoSa
VAR Mard, labor member of the British
parliament, who went to Siberia IN
command Of battalion of British
troops year or so ago. Colonel Ward
vas quoted in special cable in sTbe
l 1ogM iofA Sun this morning as fol-
s;' I'm the middle of 1918 one single
division of 10000 British troops co,7iJ
nave got through to Petroerad snj
wiped out Bolshevism. But ne des .,l
p9licy was laid down, our orders AMI
plahs were changed from dav to JaT
ana eventually all our support to the
anti bol lshevist force was with
drawn "i'H-
IT happened that I was stationed
a. Sah'afa and Orenburg in the
= !, hlted States consular service from
hlay, l9ls, to October, 1918. 1t will
De recalled that Samara-on-the- Volq,
', y @ az 'he seat of the all Russian an.i
p,oisheVlst government, the city where
LII -.;ii government was organized.
2IaI nao, nave the original copy of .he
DeG lafatlon OF Principles. which Mr..
y edenIapln, Minister of Foreion A.
airs, handed to me in my room in tho
'lotei Natlonale in Samara. a copv of
%nich transmitted to WASHINGTON
-hrough Consul General Harris.
Believes Allies Miss a Chance
1T was my firm belief and the be-
re! or every American consular Off
'ial IN anti Bolshevist Russia at that
me and still is my belief, that lust
, ,lele real help from the Allies and
merlca-40 900 or $4,000 troonsN
would have easily suficed to enable 10
,o'Voo Czech-Slovak troops, the 10000
)ollsh troops, the 1000 Serbian troons
With the Russians to sweep riois
hrough European Russia. from the
raj Mountains to the German and
AUSTRIAN frontier. carrying the then
'tragg CLING Bolshevik army ahead Of
nem back into Germany. the countrv
nat enabled Lenine and Trotzkv IN
eize and hold power in Russia. The
var was then on and the Allies could
lot then have been accused. as thev
re now OF interfering in Russia. We
ould nave removed the Bolshevik mill
tone which Germany had manacnd -
ang around the necks Of the Russian
eople and enabled them to elect and
onvene constituent assembly, tho
ne thing the Russians have bean
trugglng, suffering and fighting for
or decades
But that's all water that has eone
yer the dam. The one big question
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
u. ;. Blundered
In Russia, Says
Consular Agent
Failure to Aid People in
Fighting Bolsheviki at
Start Called a Violation
OF Americas Promises
Would Help With Funds
Question of Policy in
the Far East Considered
an Issue in Campaion

howard D. Handley, of Plattsb,ro
N. T., who passed twenty months fro,'.
November. 1917, in European Russia
"a'l OF 'hat time as a United States
consular agent, in discussing at tho
notei commodore last night the renor.
mat Congress is planning to annronr;
ate $l,500,O0O for the armv ~
navy IN the fiscal year ending June 9o
1921, said:
Add to this the $3.50, 900 900 we
must raise to pay the interest on tho
war loans for next year and we have .
total of practically $4,000, 900 900 for
these things alone-a sum three tines
tne amount of the total annual ex-
penditures of this government for all
purposes five years ago. It's p s+ao-
eering sum- no mistake. The total cost
u running our government next wear
Will be not less than $4,000 900 600 ~,
hve times what it was at the outbrool.
OF the European war.
Charges Blunders in Russia
AND the voters are going to ask
OF OF questions about the meanino n
these figures before the polls close on m
hiectlon Day next November, and when
1T all boiled down it will be seen. /
venture to say, that it now costs S.
ooo0, OOo instead Of 1000 900 600 TO
run TINS country because of blunders
made in Russia
Before the overthrow of the Gar
ne ne and his advisers made most of the.
blunders. Since his overthrow the Al
lies ana America have been largely
responsible for the bunders Of com
and omission that have been
made
Mr. Hadley was in Russia from about
the time the Bolsheviki seized power
in November, 1917. until his return to
this country last summer. He lived
IN nearly every part of European Rus
sla and Siberia during the twenty
and considers that he speaks
from tirst-hand knowledge During the
year he was in the United States con
sular service there he he had excellent
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
British Suffer in Battle
In Northwest of India
38o Casualties Reported in De.
rajat Columns Advance
Against Mahsuds

LONDON, Jan. 19.-News reached
London to-day Of heavy engagement
last week on the northwestern frontier
OF India, in which the British suffered
severely.
- The engagement was fought by the
DeraJat column which, while advancing
last Wednesday into the Mahsud coun-
Try. met with strong opposition north
of anna! Danghi and engaged in fight
lng at close quarters. The British suf-
tered $50 casualties. including eight
1r'tlsn officers killed and twelve
wounded or missing. while large mum
Der Of Indian officers were killed or
wounded The Mahsuds lost 1870 killed
ana more than 200 wounded.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
irish Bonds Selling Rapidly
brooklyn Takes Lead in Drive
for S3.OOO.OOO Coal

maiNed progress toward raising the
aemainder ae,na Of New Yorlls $1,000 Geo GEO
qaooa OF bonds for the Irish republic
NJ maze mace yesterday by the exchange
d. IVsoterty bonds for those of Eamon
statement from the American r'' o,, 20
MISSION n;E on Irish independents I". last
might. Almost $500 600 Of the onots
was raised the first night Of The dri,.o
a' ,ne Lexington Opera House
Meports from the city's borouqhs
.hoicated tha that Brooklyn probably led
sne r drlve yesterday. The onev De-
,sod rsSsd rom the bond sales viii be
us+;1, stu' u is stated, to establish a
nae eaoIai Judicial system. finance a
consular system, develop and erconraoa
lrlsh sea fisheries, inquire INTO and
report upon Industrial resources and
possloiIltles of Ireland and generallv
revive Irish industry and prosneritv
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
New Comet Is Discovered
Harvard Observatory Gives
Credit to Spanish Scientist

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 1e.-Dis-
covery of new comet by a Spanish
observer was announced by the Har-
ward Observatory tonight. A cable
gram to the observatory from Profess
sor Lecointe, in charge Of the New
Central International Bureau of AS
Economical kilograms at Brussels,
gave the information that the come
he'd been discovered January 13 by
Comas Sola, director Of the observa
Tory a Barcelona
The comet at present is visible onlv
through large telescope. Its posi-
ton when discovered was right ascen-
SION eight hours six minutes forty
tour seconds; declinaton minus
twenty-five degrees twenty-three min
utes no seconds. 1t is situated in the
constellation Puppis. somewhat Fas+
of Sirius. Its daily motion was given
as one minute twelve seconds west.
tive minutes no seconds Of arc south,
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

was wrong, so that he would retrac.
MS statements, but these proved unsuc-
cess@ul and he caused the service of
the papers in the libel action. No
Judgment was taken in this suit. he
cause. as he said. that would not dis
pose of the charges.
Another alleged statement of which
the son complained was: Il can see it
al now. You meaning som and =
naming justice Of the Supreme
Court. New York County conspired
against NE and tied up this fund"
The fund referred to was one estab-
lished by Richard Croker and his first
wife for the benefit of their children.
Another statement attributed to the
father by the son was: "He has been
sending Florence sister OF Richard
Jrl only $500 year. She should get
$4,000. He has full charge of my bank
account and he has not failed to draw
liberally from it,"
Tells of Meeting at Club
: hlchard Croker jr. said that the
supreme Court justice mentioned by
ms father is one of the ablest and
oeSt known me2 on the bench, and the
puolicatlon Of his name would be suffi-
clent TO refute the charge that he
ca With ANYBODY to de-
fraud the defendant" He declares
that he went to see his father at the
democratic Club to adjust their diff
ferences. because of the i'll health of
the elder Croker, his age and the fact
tnat ne was about to sail for Europe.
The father, according to his son. AL
lowed conference of half an hour and
then announced that he wouldn't be
bothered further Mrs. Mark r
Croker. wife of Richard jr, called on
her father-n-law at the Hotel SAVOY
and 1t is said pleaded with him TO com.
pose his differences with his son. Mrs
croker said that Mrs. Beulah Croker
me second wife of Croker sr., who was
present, remarked: I'VE cannot be
bothered any longer. We must be 90
ng Anyway, considering Mr.. Croker's
influence, do you imagine his son has
any chance in court ?" Mrs. Croker ir
'teplled that she did not know about
nat put that she supposed the cases
YOU'D be tried on their merits.
MRS; Croker sr. denied making tho
attributed to her. as did her
husband, who said it was "deliberatelv
manufactured" to prejudice his appl;.
'atlon TO reopen the suits against him
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
For Anti.Profiteering Law
Says New York May Join Fight
With Eight Other Cities

New York City probably will 20
represented at Washington when dele
gates from eight other cities mces
there to urge Congressional action
against profiteers, Markets Commits
sloner Edwin ]. OMalley announced
yesterday.
When any action of this kind is
.aken Tor the nation. great city like
this, which is the food center for moro
than ten millions of people. should be
represented he said. Il will under
take the formation of a committee. II
delegated by the Mayor to do So. At
the first opportunity.
Certain features of the Lever act
should without doubt be made the
basis for permanent legislation. ANY
omclai committee representing THIS
ca'y undoubtedly would push this
point -
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
1ucatan Soviet Plot Nippcd
Former Governor Alvarado /.
Seized OH Carranza's Order

WASHINGTON, Jan. Private ad
wees from Mexico to-day reported III.
arrest of General Salvador Alvarado
former Governor OF Yucatan. at Rsnron
Antonio. 1sthmus o. rehauntepec. bv
General Alejos Gonzales, acting under
orders of President Carranza. 1t was
charged that Alvarado was on his wav
to join an armed movement to set up a
revolution and soviet government in
Yucatan
The same dispatches said "El Demo
crata," Carranza's Official organ in
Mexico City. had announced the sup
preston of the Spanish Herald"
Alvarsdo's newspaper. and the Monitor
Republican," General Obregon's pa
per. on orders of Carranza
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

neMt four years is their view of future
pollcv rather than of present condi,
uons-ln other words. proposed sol,,-
Nons OF national problems rather th.r
'"vrS .. statements OF evident facts.
- ons OF the fundamental questions
70 oe decided in regard to the merchant
marine, and that as rapidly as possible
IS whether the government shall conI
,a4ue 10 construct. conduct and main
va merchant marine, piling up taxes
IN order TO maintain it. or charging al
most prohibitive freight rates to SHOW
d paper profit, or dispose of it to pri-
Va'e interests under reasonable cond;.
'lons and regulations.
:. me next administration. as see
stmand | speak in conviction that i
VIII be Republican Administrative
must De devoted to constructive busi-
ness L, atchi,evements; clearly establishing
'he relationship between public rn,
sponsloiilty and private business This
merchant .n marine problem is calling for
souution' and it would be fine to have
me present Congress make some real
progress IN that direction.v
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Drink Fatal to Sisters
Wood Alcohol Believed Cause
of Phila. Women's Death

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 19.-Two s;e-
ters died here to-day after drjnk;ng .
connection believed by the police to
nave contained wood alcohol. Thev
were were Mrs Katherine Prendergast and
James Prendergast. husband of one
OF the victims, and William McCloskev
we're arrested pending an investigation
ol the death Of the women. According
10 the police, McCloskey admitted hav
ing taken a quantity of wood alcohol
from his place of employment and sell
ing 1T to Prendergast. but he said he did
1ot know what Prendergast intended
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Spanish Senate Asked TO
Abolish Cahinef Paps;o,s

MADRID Jan. 10 Marquis de LENA
Minister of Foreign Affairs. has nre,
sented in the Senate a proposal 10
terminate the granting of pensions to
former minister
As result Of frequent changes in
mlnlstries there are now upward of
100 former ministers drawing pensions
OF 1000 pesetas each year. Every
man who has ever been in a Spanish
Cabinet, even for an hour, is entitled
to a pension at present.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
President Continues to Gain
Uses Pen in Signing Papers
And Writing Is Distinct
~ en York Tribune
Wl-shfn Cton Huy.c.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19-Continued
Improvement in the President's condi'
T1 ton was reported to-day at the White
house; The patient passed a routjne
oay. ne was for two hours in the omen
ar IN ms wheel chair during the morn
ing and he transacted executive bust
ness in the afternoon. -
me President is using the pen al
most altogether in signing conmuni-
caslons' c II was said at the Executive
9inces. 9;e MS signature was described as
uisIiict and IN all respects Identical
ten prior to his illness ~
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

Tn lnat voters of the United States will
ts De called upon to decide this fall is
e, son onali III we go on indefinitely spending
sr,J9oo,ooo'o 80 every year for an army
the the 7oo,ooO,000 people in Russia an and
China and thus make enemies of noari' 1--'-
one-nalt 81 of the human beings on this
slooe. or shall we plan to split il un,
say h1ty-ffty, and spend s75O,O00 600
aor the army and navy and $3.50 600 900
annually to help Russia and China and
mus retain and strengthen the warm
~ ,bLtenusnlp &C OF nearly half the people Of
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Millerand Holds
First Conference
With New Cabinet
Premier to Present Minis
tiers to Poincare To-day;
Iardieu Refuses Portfolio
OF the Liberated REGIONS

PARIS, Jan. 19.-Prem;er M;1lora
conferred this afternoon with the mem
Ders OF his newly appointed Cabinet
Aho tnen went to the Elysee Palace
alone to visit President Poincars T..
was announced that NJ. Millerand won,d
present the ministers to NJ. Poincare
az IL o'clock Tuesday morning and
later to President-elect Deschanel
Captain Andre Tardieu has refused
70 retai the portfolio of Minister Of
Lloerated Regions in the new Mile
rand Cabinet. In reply to NJ. Mille-
rand request that he remain in otf;ca
Captain Tardieu has said that durine
the last few days both chambers of
parliament have shown they wished to
appear to new men and that, there
lore' ne was unable to accept the Pre-
mler's invitation.
Niviani Is Consulted
NJ. Millerand remarked to the news
paper men at midday that he had had
talk with former Premier Rene Viviani
He said he was not willing at tho
present moment to enter the govern
ment,' said NJ. Mllerand. but he as
sured me of his fullest support"
ne formation OF the ministry was
finally completed this afternoon. when
Jules Steeg accepted the post of Minis
ter of the Interior and Andre Honnorat
accepted that of Minister of Public In
struction. N. Steeg was Minister Of
the interior II the Painleve Cabinet
and had previously occupied other
Cabinet positions.
he personnel Of the new Cabinet
follows:
Premier and Foreign Minister-Alex-
andre Millerand.
Minister Of Justice-M. l'Hopiteau.
Minister Of the Interior-Jules Steec
Minister of War-Andre Lefevre.
Minister Of Marine-M. Landry.
Minister OF Commerce-M. Isaac.
Minister of Agriculture-Henri Ri
card.
Minister Of Finance Fran.
coisMarsal.
Minister of Liberated Regions-Jean
B. Z. Ogier.
Minister Of Colonies-Albert sarraut
- Minister Of Public Works-Yves Le
Trocquer
Minister of Public Instruction-An-
dre Honnorat
Minister of Labor-Paul Jourdain.
Minister of Hygiene and Social Wei
fare-M. Breton.
Minister of Pensons-Andre Maqinot.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Prince to Visit Australia

LONDON, Jan. l9.-It is definitely
announced that the Prince of Wales
Will depart for Australia on March -
He will not go to India this year. bu,
will return from Australia by way Of
Canada to visit his ranch in Alberta.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

They are due to film. Now
you can daily combat that film
and keep teeth whittier, safer
and cleaner.
The ten-day test will prove
this. The results are clear. And
the book we send will tell the
reason for them.
Make this test now. Millions
have already done it. See for
yourself the difference be-
tween filn-coated teeth and
clean teeth.
Your own teeth will tell you
quickly what is best for you
and yours.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Wood on Merchant Marine

Ienera. WOOD to-day was as,Ied ~
desne his views on the disposition of
ne American merchant marine. Sen
s,or Edge. % New jersey. sen. him a
-etter asking him 70 s.a,e publicly his
pos.-lon or TINS subject This letter
read IL par:
Al you undoubtedly know. the
--raerlca1 : government now has some
ing Ike $4,000, 600 600 invested in a
saercnant marine and many more shiDs
s,i.- are under construction am sure
y'4 vii agree with me that what the
1'ner.can can people want to know right
n>w from those who MAJ agnire to
"anage the country's business Tor ,he
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

That viscous film which you feel with
your tongue is the cause of most tooth
troubles. 1t clings to teeth, enters crew
ices and stays. The tooth brush does not
end it. The ordinary dentifrice does not
dissolve it. So it stays 5 much of it
and may do ceaseless damage
That is why so many brushed teeth
dlscolor and decay You leave the film,
and that is the great tooth wrecker. De-
spite the tooth brush, statistics show that
tooth troubles are constantly increasing
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

Pepsodent needs no argument. The
results are quick and apparent. See wnat
1T does, read the reason, then Judge it for
yourself. -0A
Send the coupon for 1o-Dav Tuhs
Note now clean the teeth feel after using.
MARX the absence Of the shiny film. See
now the teeth whiten as the fixed film,
disappears. 1 ''-'''
compare the results with your oIt
methods. See the effeess you never saw
Oe'oFe; Ihe test will De a revelation +,
you. Mail the coupon C us today.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
How Teeth Are Ruined

That film is what discolors not the
teeth. 1t is the basis of tartar It holds
food substance which ferments and forms
acid. 1t holds the acid in contact with
the teeth to cause decay
Millions of germs breed in it. Dentists
call the film bacterial plaque" Those
germs, with tartar, are the chief cause of
pyorrhea.
Dental science has for years sought a
way to combat this film. Periodic dental
cleaning removed the film and tartar.
But what was needed was a daily film
cosnbatant
1t has now been found Convincing
clinical and laboratory tests have amply
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
See How White
Teeth Can Be Without Film
II" Statements 4eo,07ed BY High Dental authorities

Perhaps your teeth are clouded by
film. Most teeth are. more or less, save
right after cleaning in dentists chair.
The cloudy film looks like the teeth.
and you think the teeth are clouded. But
1T is the film Remove it and see how
teeth look then.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Now Millions Know

Now millions know by actual test what
repsodent can do. Everywhere you sec
the results IN whittier, cleaner teeth.
Pepsodent is based on pepsin. the d.
gestant of albumin. The film is albur7i-
nous matter: The object of Pepsodent is
to dissolve it, then to day by day COM
Pepsin long seemed impossible. It
must be activated. and the usual method
is an acid harmful to the teeth. But
science has discovered a harmless act,-
'vatlng method. And now this film corn.
oatant can be every day applied.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

Ten Days Will
Tell
Look now at your
teeth, then look in ten
days. You will see what
this new method means
to you.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

N. 3. The Government is selling United States
Grain Corporation Standard Pure Wheat Flour
only where there is similar flour similarly
priced.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

proved its efficiency. Able authorities
endorse it. And now leading dentists all
over America are urging its daily use.
For home use the method is embodied
IN dentifrice called Pepsodent "a scien-
tlhc product. And, to spread the facts. a
lo,Day lube is being sent to anyone who