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New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

and the assignment was made after the
District Attorney, Mr.. Swami, was
shown an anonymous letter referred to
and after Mr.. Swami, as District Attor-
ney, had specifically requested this par
ticular grand jury to conduct an inves-
tigation.
McQuaid Statement Questioned
THE statement in the affidavit that
Judge Weeks had told him Galley
that the entire grand jury minutes
were placed in his possession is in
correct. If it is the intent of
the affidavit for Mr.. McQuaid to con-
any time have any instruction to Mr..
McQuaid not to report to the District
Attorney and not to keep the District
Attorney informed, it is incorrect.
The court sees TO reason for any inn
piled or stated criticism of the courts
action"
Mr.. Talley hastened to say that no
criticism was expressed or implied He
reiterated that the Wall Street inquiry
mad revealed no stock transactions BY
officials.
Court Declines to Comment
Mr.. Talley asked if the court would
not make public the fact that nothing
had been found to connect any public
omcial with any questionable stock
transaction. Justice Weeks replied
that McQuaid had all his notes on the
matter and that the court had none.
The court said this had no connection
with opposition to the publication of
the grand jury minutes, the matter on
which Mr.. Talley originally came into
court
II have no control over any matter
not before me-" said Justice Weeks.
But Your Honor is a justice of the
Supreme Court, and if no transactions
were found it ought to be made
known"
Justice Weeks replied that only two
or three days transactions were ex-
amlned and that the District ATTORNEY
had the same right to publish the re-
suit of that examination that lie had
in any other criminal investigation.
adding:
whatever that right is the Dis
trict Attorney will have to determine. >"
At one point, Mr.. Talley asked:
Didn't your honor send Mr.. Nc
Quaid to find out whether Mayor
Hylan or Mr.. Swami had been dealing
in Interborough securities 2"
"Or any other public officials" sup
plemented the court
Mr. Almirall was authority for the
statement that the information of short
selling by one or more officials came to
him early last fall in two anonymous
letters. He said he talked the matter
over with Justice Weeks, who also,
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

tor the names of public officials o,
otner persons who might have sold al
the time above indicated Interborouph
preferred stock short.
=, Judge Weeks gave me to understand
that the search was to be directed for
stock transactions on the part Of public
officials or other persons.
Directed by Judge
From November to "a was prac-
tically entirely relieved from all other
work IN the District Attorneys Office
and active solely in this investigation
under the direction and supervision of
Justice Weeks, and during that time |
did not report either to the District
Attorney or to the acting District At
torney, but only to Judge Weeks.
"On. or about November "a, 1919
Judge Weeks told me that l had gone
far enough in the investigation along
the lines we pursued, and as nothing Of
Importance had been turned up he had
under consideration the sending of a
circular letter to all the brokers in
wall Street and asked me to draft
such letter. l did so that afternoon
and mailed 1t to him. He received it
the next day and l was notified by
~SA pAACAC IHdI Iuc I6Lle~ was reaUV
and ! called at Judge Weeks's chambers,
81 Chambers Street, and received my
draft OF the letter back with certain
corrections made by himself. Judge
Weeks suggested that this letter be
signed either by me or by the District
Attorney and that I take this matter
up with the District Attorney.
II then presented the matter to the
District Attorney, who refused to put
ms name to the letter or to permit me
to put mine to it, and the District At
torney stated that if the letter went
out at all it should be sent out over
the signature of the foreman of the
extraordinary grand jury or Judge
Weeks.
I'm the whole investigation I acted
entirely under the direction of Judge
Weeks and reported solely to him."
During the court procedure Justice
Weeks said:
II think it necessary to state that
t.here was no consultation between the
foreman of the grand jury and the
court other than on matters relating to
the grand jurv's business. l therefore
tan to see that the statement in the
affidavits has any bearing except to in
fer that such consultations were i'm
proper
''ln regard to the conduct of the in
vestigation of Wall Street brokerage
houses, that was for the purpose of as
s1stlng representative of the District
Attorneys office, who was assigned to
that matter by the District Attorney,
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

ana August, 1919, and he made nm a
screoule showing the high mark of the
inherent traction securities for the
years 1918 and 1919, also showing the
amount of bonds and stocks and their
movements, which he tabuiaued and re-
.alned, showing me the result of his
taoulatlon, some of which was done in
my presence and some of which was
oone~when / was not there.
IN the mean time he communicated
with the Stock Exchange and gave me
entry to the Office of the secretary of
the Stock Exchange, and informed me
tnat ne had personally communicated
with officers and committees of the
Stock Exchange, and had some of them
call upon him personally, and, as a re-
suit of that, q subpoena duces tecum
was drawn up by me on form that
had been prepared by Judge Weeks,
telling me what to get from the brok-
ers whose names were turned up on
the Clearing House sheets of the New
York Stock Exchange
Visited Many Brokers
"1n preparation for that he had ar
ranged to have Mr.. Strait, chairman of
the Clearing House committee of the
New York Stock Exchange, appear be-
1OiS ehC SIduu jury Win Clearing
House sheets Of a particular date, and
subsequently, 1 obtained other Clearing
House sheets through this introduction
to Mr.. Strait, which were used as in
formation in turning up the brokers
who had dealt in Interborough stock,
which was the only security which was
investigated finally. 1 then visited
brokers indicated on these sheets after
going over the Clearing House sheets
with Judge Weeks. Names were Sc
lected on the first list by him and on
subsequent lists by me without CON
sulting him.
II went down to the offices of
brokers turned up on these sheets as
having large transa ctions in sales of
the lnterborough preferred stocks and
carried with me a form of subpoena
handed to me by Judge Weeks, with in
structions to subpoena these men be-
fore the grand jury if they did not
permit me to see their books without
subpoena. Then, when l made note
of the result of my examination of the
books of the brokers' offices, ] came
back and submitted it to Judge Weeks.
During this investiga ton | was
called up from time to time by Judge
Weeks and requested to come down
and report to him the result of NV
Investigations.
During the course of this investiga
tion I visited probably thirty different
brokerage Offices, which were indicated
to me by Judge Weeks, some of them
three or four times, always searching
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Perkin Gold Medal Awarded
To DIR. Charles F. ChandIer

DR.. Charles F. Chandler. eiehty-three
years old, professor emeritus of chem
lstry at Columbia University and tech
nical adviser of the chemical founda-
tion, was awarded the perkin Gold
Medal for his notable scientific achieve
ments at meeting Of the Society of
Chemical Industry in the Chemists
Clubs last night. The medal was pre-
sented by Professor Martin T. Boger,.
of Columbia.
DR.. Chandler, besides his long and
useful work at Columbia University.
was founder of the American Chemical
Society, was adviser to the sugar, petro-
ieum, illuminating gas and photo
graphic industries, and made researcher
which resulted in increased production
of caustic soda and other commodities.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

arisen because "a policy defined bv the
Secretary" had not been wr;++sn ;n+o
instructions to the Knight medal award
0oard' as he and other officers had
urged.
ne mad recommended, he added.
three out of 10000" for medals of
honor' and "all got something else.
Ine only honor medal awarded eoino to
Aieueehant lsaacs, captured hy sub
port President Lincoln. u aus
General decoration of officers who
ios1 tne!r ships was without nrecadent :
IN the history of the world .ms Adn;ra
olms sald: Commanders in such cases
earned the medal of honor or Moth
ing" he added. ~ no'n-
Cross for "Boy on Burning Deck"
Replying to Senator Pittman as to
whether the commander of a sinkino
snip might perform a distinguisheG :
service, the admiral created ripple Of
laughter by declaring he would have
awarded navy cross to the "boy who
stood on the burning deck" but not a
Distinguished Service Medal.
My, sole and chief contention is
49, ae.ioii y! tne Secretary and
the Knight board in changing tho rac-
concentrations made by commanding
omcers was absolutely without iust;,
ncatlon, continued the admiral. "The
immediate superior in command is the
only one who knows what each officer
did" o1"ee'
:, Failure to recognize this, Admiral
SIMS said, "has been extremely de-
structive to the morale of the nayv.
which is already shot to pieces"
Admiral Sims had verbal tilts with
several Senators, particularly Senator
rlttman, which caused laughter among
the spectators
eve people who have worked all our
lives IN the navy know that if morale
is not right the navy is not right" Ad-
mlral Sims said, "and the Lord knows
1t has never been worse than it is
now"
The awarding of some thirty medals
OF honor in connection with the land
ing at Vera Cruz, Mexico. when onlv
one or two had been recommended nv hy
commanding officers, he said, affected
service morale.
More Than Half Changed
Admiral Sims said that only 21s rec
concentrations out of 44O were not
changed by the department. He went
into detail as to several cases, citing
as Especially fragrant" that of Com
mander J. V. Bahcock, his personal
aide, recommended For the D. S. M.
and reduced to navy cross. This
officer, he said, had much to do with
the success of American operations in
European waters and deserved "the
thanks and gratitude of the American
people" as much as any other naval
officer.
Contrast this situation with the
TACT that Secretary Daniels's brother
ln-law, fine young officer, very
worthy. but one who lost his ship
without injuring the enemy, was rec
commended for the navy cross and re-
ceived D. S. NJ" Admiral Sims said.
That is what all naval officers com
plain of, what mas reduced naval morale
to zero"
The admiral said he had recon-
mended Lieutenant A. l.. Gates and
Ensign II. G. Hammann for medals of
honor because of exceptional heroism.
and Gates had finally received D. S.
NJ, while Hammann got a navy cross.
Lieutenant Frank Bruce, deceased, also
recomme ended for the medal of honor,
was reduced to navy cross by the
Secretary, he added, the Knight board
not having considered the case.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

had received an anonymous communica-
ton. The inquiry by Mr.. MeQuaid
was made through Justice Weeks at the
Jury's suggestion" said he.
Justice Weeks probably will make
known his decision on the matter Of
the minutes on Monday next.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Goodbye, Old Pal!

WE fear it will not be Au Revoir,
w Old Timer, but Goodbye for
keeps. Looks that way.
We are addressing you, friend
Cocktail. Yes, you. You've had your
faults, they say, done all sorts of things
to our insides, according to the doctors,
and to our conduct, according to the
moralists. But-you'v We cheered us up
bit.
And we shall miss you.
When we went to the banquet and
had to eat all sorts of flxings we don't
especially crave, we leaned upon your
naughty arm for support.
When the days were dark and dreary,
and there wasn't any sunshine around
the office, and it looked like business
was on the blink, we used to go down
to Mikes place and slip one in just to
stave off the glooms.
When the Bores kept after us and we
had not the moral courage to assassinate,
and, besides, we didn' want to mess up
the new office rug with their gore, we
had way of taking one or two of you,
just to avoid going to the Bug House.
When the Grey Wolves were chasing
US, which same is the poetical name we
give to our unscrupulous competitors,
then were you our cave Of refuge.
Yea, verify, you were some little
shelter in the time of storm, and shadow
of great rock in weary land.
When our wife's relations came down
upon us, like the we'll known Assvrians
who descended upon somebody or other
as a wolf on the fold, then had we
way of slipping out into the pantry and
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17


kissing you couple of times, so that
we could do our duty as a man and
look pleasant.
But tempus, as the poet says, does
fugit, and now you fugit with it.
Alas! What shall we do to relieve
the pressure? For the Bolsheviks are
still bolshing, and the Communists
communlng, and the Bitter Enders
have not ended, and the election is
coming on, and maybe Grape juice Bill
and everything, and the great ques-
ton before the American republic is,
whittier shall we fee, if not to our
little old side-kick and bucker-up, the
cocktail
AS you pass down the corridors of
time we watch with tears the sad pro-
cession - Manhattan and Bronx, Mar
TIM, Clover Club, Star, Old Fashion,
Dubonnet, Bacardi, Gin and Vermouth.
But, stay, as the peal of the gong that
came after you were counted out is still
ringing in our ears, the tip is going
round to put your loose change on a
conner.
Adams Chiclets have been showing
lot of speed in the preliminaries
Many wise boy during the Armistice
drought has been crunching his teeth
into their candy coated covering, get
ting the exhilirating flavor that tingles
the taste and makes you forget your old
pal "the Cocktail
As a sporting proposition, slip a
nickel to the lad or lassie behind the
counter and whisper Adams Chiclets.
Give them a whirl, and if the tip is
good one pass it around among your pals.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-06
FIGHT DAY AND
NIGHT FOR KIEV
Poles Slowly Pushing BoIshe-
wiki Back in Face of Ar
tilIery Resistance.
ALL REDS CALLED TO ARMS

Warsaw, May 6,--(A. P)--Fighting
between the Poles and bolsheyiki for
possession of Kiev. capital of the
Ukraine. continues day and night. In
the entire semicircle of the Kiev bridge
head the Polish infantry is in contact
with the bolsheviki infantry.
The Poles are slowly pushing back the
enemy in the face Of machine gun and
artillery resistance.
Polish cavalry. operating. In the Of
fensiye against si3 the bolsheyiki, have oc,
toward the Dneiper.
(. Skvira. which lies fifty miles east
of Berditzhev and is about sixty miles
southwest OF Kiev, was bolshevik
stronghold. protected by works along
Today's Polish communidue announces
that the two red divisions which were
cut off from the retreating bolshevik
army last week were annihiIated.
Russ Reds Routed.
Rerne, May 5.--Reports that two Rus
sian bolsheylk armies have been routed
and virtually destroyed In the course
of the POLISH Ukrainian offensive
against Kiev seem to be confirmed by
dispatches received here. Reports,
dicate the scifet forces have been
forced back to the outskirts of the
city.
Super-War cou-cii.
London. May GA proslamation has
been issued urging all bolsheyiks.
peace-time pursuits and hasten to the
Ukrainian front, according to a Central
News. dispatch from Helsingfors today.
A 'super-war council is being
formed at Moscow to combat the ad-
vance of the Poles through Ukralnia.
Moscow. picked up here by the ad-
.miralty today.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-06
HOOSIERS THRESH OUT
ISSUE OF INSTRUCTION

indianapolis, Ind. May G.--Whether or
not the indiana delegation to tho re-
publican national convention VIII 80
Instructed for Mai, den. Leonard Wood
or be uninstructed was the Issue being
threshed out AT political headquarters
her today when II became almost cer-
tain that the few scattering precincts
yet to be heard from In the state
wide primaries could not materially
change the generals plurality ol more
than 1000 over Senator Hiram JyhnsoN
Under tho Indiana law. Gen. Wood y
opponents declare, II would be impos.
sible for the state convention to bo held
MAY 1918 10 instruct the Hoosicr dele
CATION MS a majority IN tho primaries
IL required to instruct. senator James
n. Watson. who probably will be one
of IndianRs big four at Chicago. said
however that II the state convention
Instructed tho delegation he would abide
by It's ruling ,
Latest available figures from s.lAs of
the states 1887 precincts gave Wood
si,67i. johnson, 72,4s2; Lowden, a6,essi
Harding. 19,2l6.
Warren r.. Mccray.. according TO re-
turns from all but q few precincts, has
n safe majority over his two opponents
for the republican nomination for. gov
ernor, and DR.. G. u. McCuiioch has a
big plurality In the democratic race.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-06
FIGHTING TO PROVE
RAILROAD LOST COTTON

Arnls,on. Ala, May G.--The govern
ment today continued It's enoits "
MOVE that 900 bales OF cotton hlskeu
In have been shipped 10 North oato-
lima concerns by the Savage ,ottoh
co'npany had been tont by the Atlanta
u,rn,inaham a Atlaftic Railway com
many and that the coSpnny. 20 cover
Inc ioss. had made shipments hollsS
baies Iinters and notes instead
,rhia is the basis of the case which
the government has built up IN an ei
fort 10 prove that y. ". Riddle. w, a.
and A M savage and others attempted
fraud in a cotton Transaction INVOLVING
ss00 oO0 The case II being tried In
federal district court here. the specific
charge being an attempt 20 use the
mails 20 defraud.
a. y. Hooper. Attalla banker, To-Day
have been paid % the Savage Cotton
company for the alleged shipment made
nv tbe Atlanta. Birmingham a Allan
,lc railway. J. NJ Laaslter. agent for
the Southern Railway company NJ Tai
ladeEa, testified the cotton was loaded
on the order Of W. q. Wooten, NJ that
time manager of the TallRdega Com
prens company He also testified the
Hills Of iading we're issued on a ship
ping order signed by Mr. Wooten be-
fore the cotton had been delivered TO
the platform.
Ethel Hayes. ot 'hhIlotirf ~ -
sWore Wooten appeared In the once Of
the I.amkln company ~ Charlotte sew
eral times during the period OF the al
legged fraudulent transactions.
Al the hearing yesterday testimony
was given that ~ r Lamkin. of Char
lotte. y. G.. head Of the frm throNSh
which the alleged fraudulent shipments
we're made. was chief claHser of cotton
for the nrm of Knight Nancey co,
when u ngured In a cotton fraud case
some years ago.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-06
Federals and Reds
Battle at Lucruz
Heavy Program
For Councillors
League Of Nation Members
Assigned Special Topic
for Rome Meeting.

Washington. May GA. PA full
program awaits attention OF the council
of the league of nations, due to assem-
BILE in Rome tomorrow for the fifth
meeting. An outline Of preparations
for the meeting received here shows
that first steps are to be taken toward
carrying out such provision of the
league covenant as international dis
armament, publication of all treaties
entered into by league members, plans
for the first meeting of the league as
sembly, admission of new members and
many other matters.
The method of presenting these ques-
tions to the eight members of the coun-
ell has been worked out very fully and
much data assembled by the permanent
staff about which discussion will center,
Suggested courses of action also have
been outlined and to insure adequate
presentation of each subject, an ar
rangement has been perfected under
which it will be the duty of a par
ticular member of the council to ia
miliarize himself in advance with data
on each specified question and to lead
the consideration of that question when
it is called up.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-06
TEXAS A. & M. WILL
SEND 3 CADETS HERE

The chamber of commerce is begin
ming to receive answers to letters sent
out to various states from which it
was announced by the war depart
ment's students would be selected for
the student officers training camp to be
opened June IL at Fort Oglethorpe. The
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe is to
be for cavalry units only, and for this
where r. o. T. C. cavalry units have
been established will be eligible to en-
ter the school at Oglethorpe.
A number of the answers received by
the chamber indicate that no cavalry
units are established at the schools
corresponded with and that their stu
dents will therefore attend other train
ing camps. One very favorable reply,
however, has been received from /. X.
Askburn, the military commandant. OF
the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege in Texas, in which he stated that
thirty-nine men had been selected from
Troop A of this institution to attend
the camp at Fort Oglethorpe, and that
he would be glad to receive literature
about Chattanooga to distribute among
these students.
In several letters received by the
chamber the organization was compli-
mented very highly for the interest
shown inNthe camp.
AS Massachusetts was on the list, a
letter was sent to Harvard university
at Cambridge. but the chamber was
notified by letter that the units at this
school were field artillery units and
would therefore go to Camp Knox. In
diana also was on the list and the Gull
yer Military academy at Culver, Ind,
was communicated with. and the re-
ply showed that while there was cav
airy organization at this school, the
students had been assigned TO attend
the camp at Fort Ethan Allen, In Ver'
mont. This is probably an exception
hnweyer as n was stated that all cav
airy units in the schools in Indiana
would be sent to Fort Oglethorpe. The
training camp opens here June II and
closes June rs.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-06
NO DATE SET FOR TRIAL

Laramie. wyo., May 6.--County At
torney Patterson announced that 10
date has been decided upon for the
trial Of Edward Bergstrom. former sol
der. who is charged with the murder
OF his wife Gladys Macarthur Berg
strom. II is probable. he said, that the
trial Of the case will be postponed until
September
Jealousy Is believed 20 have caused
the shooting OF the young wife, which
occurred while she was In a lawyer
office arranging divorce proceedings.
jail officials declare that Bergstrom
feigned insanity several days ago by
continually sprawling on his hands and
knees andemitting sounds like the bark
Of a dog, but that he is perfectly nor
NAL now,