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New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Police Believe
Parsons Ended
His Own Life
Authorities Agree That
Wealthy Lawyer Was
Not Murdered; Suicide
Motive Still Mystery
Was Happy and Content
Arrived Home at 80 AM:
Disheveled Appearance
and Cuts Indicate Fight

Authorities Investigating the death
of Henry Humphrey Parsons. Yale
graduate, and a wealthy lawyer con-
nected with Offices of Root, Clark,
Buckner E. Howland, seemed agreed
yesterday that it was a case of suicide.
No one, however, can give any reason
why Parsons should have killed him
self. He had an income of from 800
600 to $4,000 year from his grand
fathers estate. Emory Buckner, of
the law firm for which he worked. said
yesterday that Parsons seemed happy
and contented and possessed all the
qualifications for becoming a good
lawyer.
Parsons had home in the city at
80 Park Avenue, but for the last three
weeks nc had been staying with his
aunt. Mrs. Jefferson Hogan, and her
son, Arthur, in their home at Purchase.
Last Wednesday he teephoned from the
Yale Club to say that he would not be
home. He engaged room at the club.
but did not occupy it,
Parsons spent the evening with vii
liam Crocker. According to Mr.. Croker
they had dinner and Parsons did not
seem perturbed. Shortly after o'clock
they parted. Parsons got into his auto
mobile, which he had left outside the
club, and drove off. He had SIS in his
pocket before he went to the Yale Club
After his death, when the police made
thelr examination, it is said that he
had tfty-ni cents.
Arrived Home at $3.50
Captain Andrew Monro, of the Har-
rison police, says that Parsons arrived
at his aunt's at $3.50 o'clock Thursday
morning. Marie Curran, the cook. let
him in. He had cut under his eve,
The front of his shirt was spotted with
blood and his clothes were disheveled
and dirty as if he had been struggling
on the ground.
He told the cook to say nothing OF
ton, went to his room holding a hand
kerchlef to his eve. The cook saws
ne began to sob as ne went upstairs.
asked If Parsons did not have a KEY,
Captain Monro said he did not know
None OF the servants Will talk and Mrs
Hogan could not be seen.
AT s: 80 Thursday morning Arthur
hogah inquired OF Parsons whether he
was Uolng to town. Parsons said, "No. y
At 2:3o, when lunch was being served
maid knocked at his door. There was
no response. The family was called
and Parsons's body was found in the
bathtub. 80 calber revolver of Rus.
sian make lay on the floor
Tub Nearly Filled
The tub was nearly full of water
Only one side of 'Parsons's face was
above the surface. The water was
family pink. Dr. Arthur s. Corwin, the
famil : physician, who was summoned
said Parsons had been dead for sevcra
/ hours The bullet had been free
through the mouth and had passcc
through the brain. striking the wal
and glancing back into the tub
DR.. Corwin said the cut under tn,
eye was little more than a scratch
DR.. Stella, the coroner, says that it i,
not the result Of punch, for there i.
no discoloration. 1t is not likely tina
1t was done by q knife The pinkisl
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New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
MissOurinns Will
Nominate Clark
Supporters Plan Driue on
Bryan, Who Caused His
De feat at Baltimore
Special Dispatch TO rhe Tribme

MONTGOMERY, Mo, June 19-Emil
7. Rosenberger, delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention from the
9th Missouri District, announced TODAY
that he would put in nomination Champ
Clark, former Speaker of the national
House of Representatives. for the Pres
ldency at the San Francisco convention.
provided no other arrangement by
Clark's friends to bring his candidacy
before the delegates is made
Clark now is at his old home in
Bowling Green, Mo. He has announced
he would not attend the convention.
However, his son, Bennett Clark, and
other Missouri boosters with some ma
tlonal acquaintance, including Sam
fordyce, of St. Louis, are en- route to
San Francisco to look after Clark's in
terests.
Clark's friends plan drive against
William Jennings Bryan, who. they de-
clare, caused Clark's defeat at Balti-
more in 1912
The Missouri delegates are unin-
structed, but would go to Clark if his
candidacy loomed UP in promisiu.,
way in the conventio or in the event
that he Is put IN nomination.
- Clark repeatedly has said he is no.
q candidate,
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Barnett Ousteei:
Congress May
Start Inquiry
Deposing of Marine Corps
Commandant by Daniels
Is Called a National Dis
grace; Stirs Naval Circles
Lejeune to Replace Him
Secretary Sought Excuse
to Dismiss Officer a
Long Time, Britton Saws

From The T'1btmcs Washington Burcaie
WASHINGTON, June 10. The dis
placement of Major George Barnett IS
commandant of the Marine Corps by
Major General John A. Leieune. am
nounced to-day by the Secretary of
Navy Daniels, was immediately fol
lowed by a declaration from members
Of the Senate and House Naval Affairs
committees that a Congre ssional in
vestigation of the case would be sought
at the opening of Congress in Decem-
Der.
Eeeretary Daniels justified his custer
of Barnett by the statement that at
the time he reappointed the officer to
head of the Marine Corps he made
plain that while the customary tenure OF
office was four years, the law provided
that the term was really indctermi-
nate.
The law says four years or until re
lieved," Secretary Daniels explained to-
day AT the time of Barnett's appoint
ment explained 10 him, just as have
explained to all other bureau chiefs,
that their appointment may be termi-
mated sooner
General Barnett understood that
thoroughly" Secretary Daniels added,
"and informed me at the time than
when desired TO relieve him IT would
be all right with him
Secretary Daniels said that General
Barnett would revert to his pre- war
rank of brigadier general on June 80
and General Iejeune would take the
post of commandant Of the Marine
Corps at that time
Barnett on Leave of Absence
General Barnett" Mr. Daniels SAID
"has been given a leave OF absence for
sixty days, at the end Of which he Will
he given d new assignment. The
Naval Secretary remarked that General
Barnett, under the law. IS privileged e
retire with the rank Of ma jor general
at any time.
Secretary Daniels indicated that NJ
other changes in bureau chiefs OF tn,
Navy Department were in contempla-
ton.
The removal OF Barnett caused sur
prise in naval and Congressional cir
cles, whore Barnett has been extremely
popular. While the appointment OF
General Lejeune was said to be ar
excellent choice, there was indigna-
ton that Barnett should be ousted a.
this time. Barnetts administration OF
the Marine Corps during the war has
been eminently satisfactory, 1t was sale
by both Daniels and friends in Con.
gress of the deposed officer. The Dis
tingushed Service Medal was awarded
to him on the recomm mendatIon ot
Daniels himself, and the Board oil
Continued page eighu
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Bootleggers 4re Busy
among College Men

All college events in New York
City will hereafter be covered"
by internal revenue agents. The
Polo Grounds yesterday, where
the deciding game of baseball in
the series between Yale ana
Princeton was played, was care
fully watched.
John B. Quigley, assistant to
James Shevlin, Federal prohibi-
tion enforcement director, said
that he did not mistrust the boys,
but that the bootleggers we're get
ting so bold of late as to solicit
the sale Of their wares among
minors.
The bootleggers, said Quigley,
were operating quite generally
among crowds, if they thought it
safe. A number of these boot
logger suspects are from New
Jersey, he declared.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
McAdoo May Still Lead
Democrats; His Refusal
Not Considered as Final
Democrats to Back
WiISon on League

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10
Whatever stand is taken by the
Democratic National Convention
on the League of Nations, it will
be an Endorsement of President
Wilson'S course. leaders in the
Democratic National Committee
said to-day. The statement, they
said, was given out without fear
Of successful contradiction.
According to these leaders. the
Resolutions Committee viii make
clean-cut decisions on prohibition,
the Irish question, woman suf-
frage and labor proposals.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Greece and Serbia
Threaten Albania
Craze Complications in
Atriatic Indicated by
Questions Asked Italy

LONDON, june l9.--Gravc c,mplica-
tons are expected in the Adriatic, ac-
cording to the Exchange Telegrapn's S
Rome correspondent. Greece mas Off
cially asked the Italian government
whether 1T is advisable to permit the
Greek troops to advance in the south
IN order to relax the grip Of the nsur-
gents around Avlona. simultaneously
Serbia has notified Italy TINT he VIII
certainly ntt rVcnc in northern \!
bahIa If the insurgents molcst the Scr
blans there. or il the Greeks advance,
or If the Albanians themselves demand
intervention.
Diplomatic circles believe that tho
two moves are directly related TINT
serbia 's seeking The partition of y.
bAnia, and Greece ~ determined TO oc-
cupy Goritz, despite President WI
sons veto.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Irish, Factions Fight Two-Hour
Rifle Battle I'm Londonderry

troops and munitions to Ireland that
the government would never agree to
an Independent Irish Republic, unless
absolutely beaten to the ground. This
statement appears in the official re-
port Of the conference.
The Premier, drawing an analogy
between ireland and the United States S,
said that President Lincoln faced a
million casualties and five years of
war rather than acknowledge the in
dependence of the Southern states,
and the British government would do
the same thing if necessary.
Sim Fein Recognized
CLIFFORD, County Donegal. Ire
land. June 9.-Acknowledgment of
the Sim Fein's authority in undertak
ing to give effect to its decrees is con-
tanned in a resolution adopted by the
newly elected county council. The r.s-
olution requests also that foreign gov
ernments. in the interests of nterna-
tional peace, make representations to
the British government for the with
drawal of the army of occupation and
to refuse all information and statistics
to British officials.
BRISNA. East Kerry, Ireland. June
10 A large party of raiders attacked
the police barracks here with rifles and
bombs carly this morning. The police
replied with rife fire and grenade
beating off the raiders after a two hour
siege One constable was wounded.
Carlsbad Sprudei salt and Water import ed
from Carlsbad. bohemia Natures rem
eds for constipation. liver. stomach and
kidney disenses& rheulnat!sm. etc Beware
Of substitutes CARLSBAD PRODUCTS
CO.. Agents. 90 Vest st. ksNew York-Advt
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
at
Philadelp
Resume Strike
Freight Traffic Is Slightly
Crippled, but Passenger
Service Unimpaired by
WaIk-Ous Of Insurgents

PHILADELPHIA. June 19.-The in
surgent strike of railroad brotherhood
men was resumed here to-day Rail
road workers, who started their walk
out during the night. declared they
failed to get the promised adjustment
within sixty days Of grievances pre-
sented at the last strike.
This afternoon railroad officials as
seytcd that the decision of the United
States Railroad Labor Board, announced
June IS, would debar men who walked
out to-day from the benefits of any dc
cision it makes on the wage scale.
That the Chicago Yardmen's Associ-
alton, which was formed during .he
strike of May /, has been quietly en-
rolling members here developed this
Afternoon at meeting of railroad men.
About 200 mon we're signed ND to-day,
although representatives of the Chicago
Yardmen's Association disclaimed anv
responsibility for starting the present
walk out hN'e.
(. Strikers will decide on their next
step at meetings tomorrow, it was an
nounced.
Additional walk-outs at the Frankford
Junction, Gray's Ferry and Washing
ton Avenue yards were reported and
similar action at Wilmington was fore
cast.
Say 1900 Out in One Yard
AT Port Richmond, which is the larg
est freight yard of the Reading in
Philadelpha, strikers say 800 mn
have gone out, tying up the yard and
al fast freight service on the Reading
This is denied at tho Reading Termi-
nal. where it was declared the totai
number of mon who quit does not
reach these figures.
Strikers say additional men from
other yards Of the Reading and over
1000 on the Pennsylvania are out
while officials of that road say that MOI
more than 325 have quit
Strikers also allege that Pennsylva
MIA and Baltimore & Ohio yards in this
city are paralyzed and the strike is
/ spreading to New Jersey They say
they must be granted an increase, re-
troactive to August l. 1879, which the,
! assert was promised by President VII.
/ son. They declare this increase mus,
be permanent, and only on this condi-
/ tion will they return to work.
This morning the strike spread tc
the Atlantic City Railroad. in Cam.
: den. Officials of that road, however
declare it Is only "hurry' and that
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1,ro Girls Robbed
Hofefs of $50, 900
obtained Positions as
NJ aids and Vanished
With Guests VuluubIes

c;S. Mar.e McKiernan and Josephine
w.san'' wv both twenty-five years old.
"no I've IN an expensiveYy furnished
apartment at 1a0 West 1O4th Street
aaa Doth Mattresses. according 10 their
-~sehcn,s, we're arrested last night
Sso dteYes thleYes who have stolen nearly
fs'VVVV worth Of jewelry and clothing
months.
According TO the police the young
,den npnen have confessed and have been
,..iled ~ managers or house de
t,se'iYes Their system was to apply
-'1 positions as chamber maids.
ihsy would stay just long enough
niscoVer which guests we're worth
,,oooing and 70 ransack their rooms.
:. most places they stayed only a few
as1,s' vanishing always with articles
,pFH hundreds or thousand. Of dol
'as' Among tho hotels on which they
imposed are the latham. Prince
,.sorge, Majestic. Bretton Hall, Mon
nis7, Belmont, ST. Regis. Commodore
ana WaldorfAstoria.
prescriptions II the maids were cir
,asfd among ell hotel Aen and yes
,'uny. when Marie HcKicrnan applied
e. mo hotel Hargrayc, Seventy Second
..fee' and Columbus Avenue, the man
,ssf hotifi~d the police and detained
ssr nntii Detectives Haskicl and Man
g. rsng arrived The arrest Of both girls
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
rs Reds, Enemy Aliens
And Others Deportcd
Detectives and Persons With
Criminal Records Among Those
Brought From West

Forty-five undesirable aliens brought
TO Ellis Island from the West for de
portation we're placed on outgoing YES
sells yesterday by immigration authori-
ties and started back for their native
lands.
About so per cent were enemy aliens
and members Of radical groups Other.
were mental and physical detectives
and persons with criminal records
They were brought here from the Wes,
on Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

From The Trb,utos European bureau
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc,
LONDON, June l9.-Violcnt fighting
broke out last night in Londonderry be-
tween small group of Nationalsts and
an overwhelming body of Unionists.
All were well armed with rifles and re
volvers, and the spat-spat of the weap-
ons kept up nearly two hours until the
outnunbcrcd. Nationalists sought shell
ter in houses. Toward the end of the
battle the Unionists bodily naraded
through the streets, driving the terror
stricken Nationalsts before them.
A few police appeared on the scene,
but made no attempt to intervene A
cons iderable number of British sol
diers, armed with rifles and machine
guns, who were ordered out. succeeded
in restoring quiet shortly after mid
night. Only few minor casualties
were reported as the result of the
fighting.
The clash, however, coupled with Pre-
micr Lloyd Georges threat to stop all
railway traffic in Ireland. has greatly
increased the tenseness of the situa-
ton The governments threat, which
came as n reply to the refusal Of the
Irish railroad workers to handle troops
or munitions, may lead to rcprisals of
the most serious kind. The Sim Fein-
crs believe that all Ireland win unite
TO prevent the stoppage of the rail
roads
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

Lloyd George tnyiclding
LONDON, June 10. Premier Lloyd
George deciarAl to the railway dele
CATION with which he conferred ycsf
terday with regard to the Banding Of
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NEW JERSEY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SERVICE Commencing .iuue 9lsi full
summer schedule VIII be I'm effect Via NEW
JERSEY CENTRAL An-Ran and Sandy
Hook Routes. Phone Rector 1900 days
Rector Sal7 nishtA---Advt.
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desertion Of his family. He may have
had an accident on the road which
sent him to a hospital. He was last
heard of in Los Angeles, Cal, where he
visited relatives during the early sum-
mer.
Such cases as the three listed above,
with the solutions of the problems they
present, fill long rows of files in the
Gulf Division office and are to be
found in the office of every executive
secretary Of the Red Cross all over
he United States. Gail it home serv-
ice, civilian relief, social service case
work, or what you will. it is one phase
of the peace-time activity of the Amer
lean Red Cross. 1t is one reason out
If seven or eight others, based on the
various activities of the Words Great
est Mother" why the American peo-
pie are backing this organization.
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Disaster Relief Fund Organized.

Disaster Relief Fund Organized.
Preparedness for possible disaster
has been emphasized throughout the
year, and well-outlined general pro
gram has been furnished to chapters
and division offices of the country. A
special bureau at national headquar
tiers is working on an extensive prop
uganda for disaster preparedness. Ad
vance plans which may be quickly put
into action have been made so that
when disaster comes there will be a
body of trained Red Cross personnel
in every community to which the pub
lie officials and the people may turn
with confidence" Mr.. Hopkins said.
| When the influenza gathered it's
heavy toll the country awakened to
its unpreparedness for meeting nation
| wide epidemics, and health programs
sprang into being in almost every COM
munity," said Mr.. Hopkins. "Workers
were sent into the public health field
thousands of pupils enrolled in classes
in home hygiene and care of the sick
the value OF first aid was demonstrate
ed in the school, the factory and the
mind, and know-your- community
better spirit was born in districts,
which before the war and it's enlight-
ening figures on the health, or lack of
it, of the nation, had been Indifferent
to the community's social and econom.
ic problems
Public Health Nurse.
eat this time the public health
nurse became what she is now, the
health adviser of thousands Of COM
munities scattered all over the coun-
try, according to Mr. Hopkins He
said there now are three or four thou
sand of these nurses working in both
country and city districts and that
the demand for their services is so
great there are two thousand requests
it is impossible to fill at present
Schools of training are being set up
in many cities by the Red Cross for
the purpose of training graduate
nurses for duties of public health d.
rectors, but as soon as class is grad
uated from one Of these schools all it's
members are sent straight to work in
places that already have been waiting
months for them.
"The public health nurse" continued
Mr.. Hopkins, may be used to typify
our whole program, which at the base,
is health. She is the watcher and the
caretaker Of the public health of a
community. One Of her first duties is
Inspection Of the school children.
Other duties are teaching local mem
bers of the Red Cross how to do the
simple nursing often required in the
home. A nurse does a lot of family
work also, visiting places and homes
where persons are i'll and instructing
in the care which should be given.
Social Service Developed.
During the time since the ending
of the war the whole aim Of the Red
Cross endeavor has been to get back
to a peacetime basis" said Mr. Hop
kins, land believe that this has been
accomplished in a manner and to an
extent which has not been equaled by
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LEGION SUPPORTS RED CROSS

The following resolution was adopt
ed by the Louisiana Dept American
Legion, in convention assembled New
Iberia, La, Aug. 20-21-22, 1920.
WHEREAS, in the great world wal
the American Red Cross rendered
such service to the military and naval
forces Of the United States that it will
always be held in reverence by all
men who served their country in that
conflict, and
WHEREAS, the American Red
Cross, since the Armistice has devoted
it's great organization to the aid of the
ex-service men and especially the dis
abled among our numbers, and,
WHEREAS, we are of the opinion
that the organization made so effective
during the war and which has been
kept intact to this date, can render
untold service to humanity during the
coming years of Peace, and
WHEREAS, the principles of the
American Red Cross inculcate prin-
ciples of work and a sense of indi-
vidual obligation to the Community,
State and Nation, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Louisi.
ana Department Of the American
Legion in Convention assembled at
New Iberia, this 21st day of August,
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1920, that we record our appreciation
Of the services rendered to the mill.
tary and naval forces of the United
States during the world war and to
the ex-service man since the signing
Of the armistice, by the American Red
Cross.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Louisiana Department of the
American Legion in convention as
sembled at New iberia, on this 21st
day Of August, 1920, endorses the
peace time programme adopted by the
American Red Cross.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Louisiana Department Of the
American Legion pledges itself and
urges every ex-service man in the
State of Louisiana to cooperate with
the American Red Cross in the carry
ing out Of it's activities.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
Posts of the American Legion in this
department be urged to assist and CO.
operate with the American Red Cross
in their respective communities in the
Red Cross Roll Call of 1920.
THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN
FOLLOWED OR PRECEDED BY LIKE
ACTION ON THE PART OF VA
RIOUs LEGION POSTS IN ALABAMA
AND MISSISSIPPI.