The New York herald., 1920-01-20
Summary of the
News in
Today's Herald
GENERAL.

The Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee, after considering the
charges made Rear Admiral Sims.
decided upon a sweeping and full
investigation of the whole naval
conduct of the war, and Secretary
Daniels, indicating that he is pre-
pairing to meet the accusations of
the Rear Admiral, said that if the
Senate investigation was not COM
plete and searching enough, the
Navy Department would conduct
noe of it's own, and that Read Ad-
miral Sims must make good his as
sertions.-Page /, Part 2.
Parliamentary rulings by Speaker Swee,
block effort to reseat suspended Socialist
Assemblymen pending trial. which begins
this morning.-Page 1, Part 2.
The Cedric took off the passengers from
the disabled army transport Powhatan.
She is bound for New York.-Page !, Part 2
Federal agents and police uncover an
anarchist bomb plot in the arrest OF
eighteen men in two raids.-Page i. Part ?.
seeking a compromise by which the Peace
treaty may be ratified took up the reserva-
tion on plural voting. the first of the really
knotty problems considered.l only minor
questions having been discussed hereto
fore.-Page 1. Part 2.
Senator Thompson gives notice in the
State Senate that he will urge an inquiry
into the Extraordinary Grand Jury ard
alleged bias by Raymond F. Almirall, the
foreman.-Page 8. Part I.
Senator'S Hiram w. Johnson and James
A. Reed. speaking to New York business
men. declare there must be no further
compromise in regard to the treaty.-Page
J, Part g
Women attend a mems Republican meet
ing and are mildly rebuked for talking on
the Albany welfare bills.-Page 3, Part ,.
Senator Harding challenges Major Cen
eral wood in fight for support OF Ohio
vote in Republican convention.-Page 3,
Part 2.
Chicago calls for 10000 nurses as influ-
enZa tightens hold on with 1,7S9 new cases
in forty-eight hours.-Page s. Part l.
The Senate investigation of Bolshevist
propaganda was stopped for week after
Ludwig G. A. X. Martens had recounted
his life history.-Page 4. Part 9
Chicago reports l,7S9 new cases of in
fluenza in two days. Washington reports
disease as yet has not become epidemic
Page 5. Part 2.
Justice Weeks publishes the minutes o!
the Extraordinary Grand Jury in the In
terborough conspiracy inquiry.-Page z,
Part 9.
James s. Shevin, new federal prohibi-
ton agent for this district, begins his du-
ties and says New York is mot so wicked
as painted" and that he expects little
trouble in enforcing the law.-Page Z,
Part 2.
American and British army officers urge
Governor Smiths Aeronautical Commits
sion to foster aviation for preparedness
Page s, Part 2.
Jacob A. Livingston. the Brooklyn Re-
publican leader, tells State Senator Lock.
wood his candidacy for Controller lacks
sincerity" and confuses the situa-
tion.--Page 6. Part 2.
Punishment for Staten Island trolley
officials who closed five car lines will be
asked by the city.-Page 6, Part 2.
John F. Kramer, Federal Prohibition
ciergymen here, says "if the dry law is not
good it IS the fault Of the people."-Page T.,
Part ..
The United States Supreme Court granted
permission to the State Of Rhode Island
TO bring an original suit to test the validity
of the prohibition amendment, and the gov
ernment will ask for dismissal of the
suit.-Page {. Part 2