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VOL. VI.-NO108
Ent.rM a. fleconU-Cla.. Matter 8t thy Po.tofflco. it Philadelphia, Ta.
under the Act of March 3, 1870.
PRICE TWO CENTS
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1920
Published Dally Eierpt Sunii,
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DANIELS SAYS PUBLIC MUST HAVE ALL NAVY FACTS
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Gas From Leaking Street Main Kills Family of Four and Servant in Allegheny Ave. Home
ft ESTATE MAN
IE
ANDSON ARE
IIS OF FUMES
Woman's Father Also Dies When
' Entire Household Comes, to
Tragic End in Sleep
BREAK IN PIPES FOUND
TWELVE FEET FROM HOUSE
Grocer Leads to Discovery of
Disaster Patrolman Breaks
Down Door
Illuminating gas.lenking from a faulty
....t in wined out a family of five
persons at 041 .-West Allegheny avenue
cany u15 i"v","n'
The dead :
John J. Kelly, fifty years old, real
tslate man.
Mrs. Mary Kelly, fifty, his wife.
Trancis Kelly, sixteen, their son.
Morgan Sweeney, eighty-five, Mrs.
Kelly's father.
Mrs. Katharine McGinnls, fifty, n
domestic.
II 11 Duncan, district superintendent
for the Spring Garden district of the
1'nitcd Oas Improvement Co.. believes
the 8 came from n break in a six
Iwh'main, which runs on Seventh street
nd passes within twelve feet of the
Kelly house.
Mr Duncan thinks the gas from the
break followed the house service pipes,
and spread from tho cellar to the entire
dwelling.
The accident was the worst of several
ttcent cases of gas poisoning ascribed
to broken street mains.
Ernest Klcy, n butcher at the north -nest
corner of Seventh street and Alle
gbenj avenue, was responsible for the
discovery of the nccident.
He noticed that the Kcllys' milk
had not been taken in by 8:45 o'clock
and suspected that something must be
wrong, as Ordinarily they were earlv
M-. ,4, .
Metrical Bureau Doesn't Worry
He called tin the electrical bureau and
notifiul the authorities. Klcy says he
told the police operator that he feared
rtmpllung was wrong With the Kelly
famik.
"Well, what have wo got to do with
thftf Klcy says the police operator
answered, and hung up.
Mrs. Anna Noc. 321K Xorth Seventh
street, v.-aa in the butcher shop and
her.rd the teleohone conservation. She
and Kley talked the matter over and
decided the had better notify the po
lice. Mrs. Xoe went out und found
Patrolman Paul Sehladensky. of the
traffic squad, who lies nt S18 West
AllfRlic-m nveniio.
The patrolman lang the bell and
knocked, but received no nnswer. Then
he broke in the door. Instantly there
was a powerful I'tish of gas from the
front hall Though, the fumes' all but
OTercame the patrolman, he held his
trcath and made n dash for the nearest
window, which he Hung open. He open
ed windows as he went, dazed from the
rffects of the gun.
Meanwhile a hurry call had been sent
jo the (iermantnwn and Lycoming po
lice station, Police Captain Francis Cal
lahan and Lieutenant John Bloomer
responded with a detail of men.
Search for Other Victims
The house was searched from top
to bottom, and patrolmen were sent
to houses nearby to sop if the accident
of the burst main had involved nny
other families.
In the cellar of the Kelly home was
found the hnilr nf n n, 4n,.tni. tl, fi,.L,
victim of the hunt's that filled the cellar
then slowlj crept up stairs.
It was evident that Mr. and Mrs.
hclly had been aroused by the funics
wd were trying to save themselves
n they collapsed.
' The body of Mr. Kelly lay on the
,-,oor of tho second story front room,
Wfre he and his. wife slept. Mrs.
wily s body wns near the bathroom,
' io on the second floor. The body of
'.trancis, the son, lay on the landing
on the second tloor.
fhe aged father of Mrs. Kelly lay
.wad in his bed. Ills room was in the
ar of the second floor. Apparently
sjntli had come while ho slept. Likc-
w, Mrs. McGinnls, the domestic, had
' killed by the gas during her
,'sieep.
Neighbors Hear Loud Crash
.Viehhnrs fim. tl,nt (,., TrAiina ,....
JmJoT? a.ml about tho house as late na
I 'iOU O Olnr-k thlu mnrnltin A, nn.
eS' y Mr and Mrs. Bernard Hirsh-
fjoot. who I'uo at 030 West Allegheny
If,""0 next door, fixes the time of the
.suin.iy s asphyxiation at Komewhcre be-
lilliiu ",la "curooni is opposite tne
h:0room oil tilC Second flnnr nF th
trtlki om.t'- l:ar'J' tllis morning the
i fill i 'icnrrt " "infflcd sound, as of
lloul noincntu later there was
lnotiin " ' neynsicnea, uut nearci
TlninE more. ... i f . , .
Ijitht B.tte,:H"R tlmt "nytlilng serious was
natter.
flte1. """n1"1' Jn the hope that
wans there pronounced her beyond
j Canting,,! on fate Two, Column Five
llFi Llln T.ni..i... ,
hd t ni i ,uf . nmnlttt'a tliat Blle
ttrV h.flirt ,w;",h ,,er "innager be
Bw,!iulco;!w lle, iler set into a
Vas eon?.anVh.cr,.'0,,u,ctr' eou,el1 sl,e
toleeh "', 1Ivc in, a sraa11 town
ef another man's memory.
"WMl, EVER GREEN"
lli' H the new serial by
Fannia Hurst
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.MRS. KATE PKENDEBGAST
Died this afternoon at the Wom
an's Hospital as the result of
drinking wood alcohol. Her sis
ter. Mrs. Mary Glenn, tiled Sat
urday from samo cause, according
- to the police
Wood Alcohol Suspected
Deaths of Pair in Ridge
Avenue Apartments
in
POLICE ARE SEEKING SELLER
Mis. Mary Glenn. 200G Itidgc ave
nue, and her sister, Sirs. Kate Prendef
gast, of the same address, are dead from
what the police believe to be wood
alcohol. " ,
j JJothictiiusjof tlic.pjjison werq, sent
to the Woman's Hospital 'early this
morning, Mrs. Glenn was dead when
taken into the receiving ward, and Mrs.
Prendcrgast, dying. Though the phy
sicians made heroic efforts to save her,
she died shortly after noon today.
Iloth women became ill while drink
ing the liquid at Mrs. Glenn's apart
ments Saturday night, according to
James Prendcrgast, husband of one of
the victims.
Frcndcrgast was arrested today by
District Defectives Peacock and Der
win, together with William McCloskey,
of llerks and Judson streets. The men
were charged with manslaughter and
will have a hearing this afternoon at
Cintral Station.
Prendcrgast, nccording to the police,
Closkey a, d tWauently dranl t after
not give the alcohol to his wife, but
that she saw him mix it with wntcr
and evidently mixed some and drank it
during his absenre from home.
McCloskey, according to the police,
stole the alcohol from the paint manu
facturing plant? of II. M. Wachcr Sons
&. Co., 1214 North College avenue. Mc
Closkey. it is said, sold the liquor for
$3 a gallon.
The police found a bottle contniuiyg
a bluish white liquid on a table in MrV.
Glenn's apartment nnd took it away for
analysis.
The two women started drinking
Saturday night, according to fourteen -vcar-old
Mary Glenn, and became ill
L yesterday. Awakening this morning,
the girl found botu women unconscious. '
The girl ran downstairs and informed ,
Bernard Beiber, a tailor' on the first I
floor, of her discovery. He summoned
n physician. The doctor said he was
prevented from going to the Glenn
apartment by Prendcrgast. The latter,
according to the physician, said he had
scut for another doctor.
The physician, somewhat mystified,
left the place ufter offering to do what
he could to aid the women. As he was
leaving he advised Prendcrgast to send
the women to a hospital, he said. Pren
dcrgast then sent for Dr. John A. Mc
Cormick, 1311 North Nineteenth street.
He wns engaged on another case, and
Prendcrgast sent the women to the hos
pital. Mrs. Glenn wns dead before
reaching there.
Mr, Bcibcr said thathe last spoke to
Mrs, Glenn Saturday night. She asked
for a key before going out. Mrs. Glenn
was a widow. In addition to her daugh
ter she leaves a six-year-old adopted
son. v.
MAN HURT IN EXPLOSION
Boiler In Willow Grove Greenhouse
Blows Up
The explosion of n boiler iu a green
house resulted in serious injury to John
Elliott, who lives near Willow Grove,
flo is in tho Abington Memorial Hos
pital suffering from a fractured leg and
severe scalds on both limbs. His con
dition is serious,
Elliott occupies n property west of
Willow Grove, near the intersection of
Welsh road and Fitzwntertown road.
tttrnm(lv cold weather of the last few
days, coupled with tho high winds, made
it necessary to "drive" the heating
plant harder than is normal in ins
,rnhnuse.
The accident happened early Inst
night. The cause of tho bursting of
the boiler has not been determined.
Elliott hud gone into the greenhouse,
presumably to prepare the fires for the
night, and the explosion happened a
fow minutes later.
More U. S. Machinery for Europe
Wnslilnetnu. Jan. in. (Br A. P.)
BAD WHISKY KILLS
1MANANDSISTER
- A further grant 'of .$10,000,000 for
mnihlnrry to be exported to England,
France, Italy und Belgium wns on-
Inounctd today by the War Hiraucv
1 Cwporation..
FIRE IN PALMYRA
ES;
RESCUE 11 PERSONS
-7
Robert StacKhouse Saves Nine
Children, Fainting Woman
and Wife From Flames
WHOLE TOWN THREATENED;
OUTSIDE ENGINES ASSIST
Frozen Water Plugs Hamper
Firemen in Fighting Blaze.
L'oss Is $50,000
Fire destrojed four houses at North
Palmyra. X. J., this morning, dam
aged fifteen other homes nnd for a time
threatened the detraction of muc'i t.f
the town.
During the fire, which was dlscovcied
at 8:20 o'clock, nine children aud two
women were rescued,
Ilobert Staekhousc. who was made
homeless by the blaze, made the
rescues. Several of the children were
In their niglitclothes.
Fire engines from nil the surround
ing points were summoned to help fight
the conflagration, but were hindered in
their work by frozen water nines. Wood
fires had to be built around the plugs
to thaw them out before water could be
obtained to fight the blaze.
The fire began in the home of Mrs.
Thomas llarrett. at 430 Cinnaminson
avenue. Mrs. Rarrett was burning
paper in the kitchen of her home trying
to thaw out frozen water pipes, when
the woodwork in the room became ig
nited. Afatcr vainly trying to extinguish the
blaze, Mrs. Barrett ran next door to
the Stockhouse home, at 432 Cin
naminson avenue, for help. Mr.
Staekhousc ran back with her to the
Barrett home.
Entered Building Three Times
Mrs. Barrett's six children were in
the house. By this time the building,
which was a frame one, had become
a mass of flames. Stackhouse fought his
way throueh the blazing building three
time -to rarryiand load the frightened
ciiilnrcn to safety.
Then he had to carry Mrs, Barrett,
who followed him in nnd fainted, to
safety.
Screams from his own home then at
tracted his attention. Ho ran there and
found it also in flames. He saved his
wife and three children by carrying two
of tho childicn, and leading Mrs. Stack -
house and the other two.
All the children were taken to .the
homes of neighbors aud clothe.
In the meantime the fire had com
municated to the two frame houses
at 424-2(1 Cinnaminson avenue, occu
pied by John Lawson und Hex McCros
son aud their families, respectively.
Fought Incipient Fires
Fire engines were summoned from
Riverside. Burlington, Moorestown
The firemen bad to stand by nnd con
tent themselves with fighting incipient
fires that started from sparks alighting
on nearby frame buildings and homes
until the water plugs were thawed out.
One of the worst of the smaller fires
damaged the homo of J. Franklin Kline,
about a block and n half from the main
fire. About fourteen other homes were
s.ightly damaged. The high wind car
rying the sparks for blocks thrcntened
the north end of the town.
The wind had caused the fire to
spread in a surprisingly short space of
time, nnd when the plugs were linally
thawed and the firemen obtained water.
the Inst two houses to catch fire were
almost burned to the ground.
Flames Destroy Homes
Both the McCrosson nnd Law son
families were able to get from their
homes without danger, however. Vir
tually the entire contents of their
homes and of the Staekhousc aud Bar
rett homes were destroyed by the 'flames.
The Bed Cross, Home Belief, Visit
ing Nurses nnd other welfare organi
zations had representatives on the scene
to look nfter the families made homeless
by the fire, but sympathetic neighbors
volunteered to care for them until more
adequate arrangements can be made.
The damage to the four houses de
stroyed bv the tire'nnd the furnishings
lost is ;:aced at about !)!2r,000. The
damage to other buildings wns compara
tively slight.
A block of houses on the other side
of the avenue was destroyed by fire
about twenty-five years ago,
DISTRESSED TUG RESCUED
Klckapoo, Caught in Gale, Coming
Here for Repairs
The 1'nited States Shipping Board's
4,'00-ton wooden cargo carrier Klcka
poo, bound from Smyrna to New York,
which was reported in distress oft
Chesapeake bay last Thursday, has been
rescued by tugs and will be brought to
this port for repairs, nccording to a
statement made today by the board offi
cial A wire icccivcd by the board late
Saturday announced that the Klckapoo
was shipping water rapidly ut the mercy
of a nasty gale a few miles off the
Five Fathom Bank Lightship. Ship
ping board tugp were dispatched to
scene and the Klckapoo was towed to
shore by the Atkins Hughes.
Her condition is such thnt a continu
ance of her trip to New York is ren
dered impossible.
The Middle Temple Murder
Tliis clever detective story by ,1,
S. Fletcher begins today on page 23,
This is the story that gave so
much pleasure to President Wilson,
giving him the necessary relaxation
from the cares of state.
Don't fnll to read the firlt Iu-HtnllmcnL
DESTR0YS4H0WI
"Siflce-" Galore
in City Hall Today
Lieutenant Echtcrmcycr, of Sec
ond nnd Christian streets station,
suspended following investigation in
Morris rase.
Warrant sworn out for arrest of
Patrolman Abraham Schwartz, ac
cusing him of assault and battery In
samo case.
Three patrolmen of the Fifteenth
street and Snyder avenue station
James Chase, Antonio Haroni ,and
William Kogan suspended for par
ticipating in alleged saloon row.
Herbert M. Oram, chief clerk in
Mujor's office. Smith administration
"holdover," dropped by Mayor
Moore.
Archangclo Lcrro and Joseph
Dundoii, patrolmen attached to the
vice squad, were held without bail
to await the action of the coroner,
charged with shooting Lee Tong,
Inst Friday. .
STATE-WIDE HARMONY
EXPECTED BY MOORE
DESPITE PARTY SPLIT
Tentative Slate Agreed Upon
Said to Name Charles A. Sny-
,der and Samuel S. Lewis
Mayor Moore looks for harmony
throughout the state this ear despite
the split in the state ranks due to
Joseph K. Grundv's ficht nzainst Sen
ator William E. Crow. '
"I expect everything to be har
monious," the Mayor said today, "as a
result of the conferences at Hiirrisburg.
my conference with Chairman Crow and
my conference with Mr. Grundy."
A tentative slate has been agreed
upon, it is said, with Charles A. Sny
der, now auditor general, as the can,
didato for state treasurer, nrid Samuel
S. Lewis, of York, as candidate for
auditor general.
Lewis, who is sunnorted hv Onimlr.
is now chief corporation clerk in the
auditor general's office. This slate bowls
out Samuel C. Jamison, coroner of
Pittsburgh county, who was the Grumlr
Icandldqte for state treasurer.
BRITISH WATCH BLACK SEA
Warchlps Sent to Guard Interests
During Red Advance
Multn, Jan. 10 (Delayed) (By A. P.)
Orders were received Thursday night
for a number of naval vessels to leave
Malta for the Black sea. Vice Admiral
de ltobeck sailed today on board rlje
battleship Iron Duke, accompanied by
the destrojers Scrnpis and Steadfast
and the steamer Hibiscus. Every other
ship available is preparing to leave on
Sunday, Idled to its capacity with
stoics.
London. Jan. 19. (fi A. P.I
With regard to the Mnlta dispatch re
ceived horn tndnv nnnniincltn- nn nti-
parently important naval movement, the j
admiralty said it "mny be taken fori
granted" that the ships in question
were going to the Black sea to protect
British subjects and interests in case
they were seriously threatened by luc
Bolshevik advance to the coast.
Odessa, chief port on the IShuk sea.
was reported captured by the Bolshcviki
several days ago.
BOARDWALK HOTEL SOLD
St
Charles, Atlantic City, Goes to
Washington Syndicate
Atlantic City. Jan. 1!. Kcfcree
Clarence L. Cole today approved the
sale of the St. Charles Hotel to u
Washington syndicate for Kl ,2."0,000.
Frederick C. IBM an. nn attorney, who
represents the purchasers, declined to !
maUc public their names.
The St. Chnrles Hotel, one of the
lending Boardwalk hustelries. was
thrown into bankruptcy last summer,
and Edward A. Grosscup, of Newark,
was named receiver.
Bccciver Grosscup had put the hotel,
on a paying basis when the offer from ;"" , '.";'u ,ul""'nl urouK'1 ':-
Washington was received and Beferecte . 1
Cole held the approval of the sale I ,iTniniii nui-m ..
under advisement. A stockholders" "TRICK" SUITS AGAIN?
committee sought u postponement, so i
that they themselves might possjblj ,. .. n-ti ,c ..
pay the debts and luuo the hotel re- Desl9ners Are Boosti"3 'Em, but
turned. The stockholders tailed to sub- ' " Tailors Are Skeptical
rait a counter-proposition. Thc ,, h decide "what the voiimr
t redltors with accounts aggregating
nearly S2."0,()00 will be mud in full
Lwitli interest. Stockholders will re
ceive approximately thirty-five cents
on the dollar. The St. Cltarhs prop
erty was recently appraised ut Sl,7,"i0,
000. SNOW TO LAST ALL NIGHT
"Several Inches" to Fall, Says the
Weatherman
Snow, which began falling about
8:o() o'clock this morning, will last
thiougli thc day und tonight, thc
weatherman says,
"Several inches" will fall. lidding to
tho two or three inches nlrcnd.- ou the
ground.
The storm is accompanied by low
temperature. At 11 o'clock this morn
ing, the mercury registered 14.
The crest of the storm, which came
from thc Ohh Valley, is expected to
night. ON TRIAL AS TRAITOR
Frenchman Accused of Betraying
Edith Cavell to Germans
Paris, Jan. 19, (By A, P.)
Georges Gaston Quien, convicted and
condemned to death in Sentember Inst
on charges of having had treasonable
dealings with the Germans and having !
betra,ed to tl.m, Edit). Cv,l. the
English nurse, appeared befoiea court
martini for trial for t-c n-eond time,
todnu "ii,
The" Court of Appeals set usltle I
new 'trial vfaa'or4erd
VMfV" vuvuvuvh WJI vtuuici; UUll II I
WARRANT
SSUEO
F
CASE OFDR. MORRIS
Cortelyou Orders vSuspension of
Lieutenant Echtermeyeri Who
Kept Schwartz in Uniform
PHYSICIAN IS IN SERIOUS
CONDITION AT HOSPITAL
Assailant Expected to Be Ar
raigned in Central Police
Station
'
A warrant was issued this afternoon
Uf r-!i ti.ii r -n . , i i I
at City Hall for Patrolman Abraham'
Schwartz, under suspension for nn nt- j
tack Friday on Dr. Samuel M. Morris.
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OR PATROLMAN IN
superior
Lieutenant John F.Echlermeyer. also
is under suspension, is charged in the
warrant with "willfully, maliciously and
wickedly committing assault and battery
and aggravated assault and battorj" on
the physician.
The document authorizing the natrol-
mnn's arrest, issued .bv Magistrate I
Meclcnry, was given to Major Samuel
Wynne, chief county detective. Schwartz
is to be arraigned in Central Station for
a hearing.
The attack on Doctor Morris oc
curred last Friday evening in front of
the Franklin motion-picture theatre.
T4T South Third stieet. The theatre
is owned bv Samuel Morris, the father i
of Doctor Morris. j
Condition Is Serious
The injured physician is at the Xorth- '
western General Hospital in a critical
condition. The loft side of his face i
is paralysed, it is said, and lie lost ,
hfs hearing in the left ear. Schwartz is
said to have pummelled the doctor nboutJ
the face and head and then arrested '
him for assault nnd battery. i
John Burke, a former special officer
at the theatre, was also attacked and I
arrested by Schwartz" Friday night l
when Burke went to the station house '
to protest against the physician's nr
jest. The police, say Burke was arrested
'af number oP'tlmcs oiTminor charges.
Director of Public Safety Cortcljou.
who ordered the lieutenant and patrol
man suspended, examined the report
submitted bv Kchtcrmeyer this morn
ing. The director refused to make the
report public nt this time.
The public safety head was infotmed
that friends of Schwartz were defending
the latter's attack on Burke in the sta
tion house on the ground that Burke
had "n bad record."
"Let us assume that Buike lm,l n
ibad record, the director replied. "What
has that to do with the slugging of
Doctor Morris?"
Neither Lieutenant Lelitermeyci nor
the patrolman had been ordered before
the police trial board up to noon todaj
The director indicated he would mm
pletc his investigation before wrderiug
the men up for trial.
Continued on Duty
Director Cortelyou on Saturday night
ordered the suspension of Schw.utz.
But the accused patrolman continued on
duty iu uniform Sunday. The direr' or
aui ncnwnrrz remained on duty yes-
terdny because his order was misunder-
At'the hearing yesterday. Magistrate!
imtier lequested that the wan nut foi
Schwartz be obtained from some other
magistrate. He believed it would be
"unfortunate" if he were asked to
conduct the hearings both of the patrol
man and the men the patrolman accuses.
The Morris-Schwartz incident was
the first case of alleged police biutnlitj
since the new administration assumed
power. Director Cortobou acted swift-
i ly m the matter, llis suspension of
Lieutenant Kehterineyer. based on nog
' left of duty, is regarded as the fore-
runner of a campaign to purge the po
ilice bureau of thuggery.
Plans for n wholesale shifting of liru-
" '".."'"f"?"5 Von u,p
,,,ai, will wear" each season the
American lesigneis Association are
trying to, stage a return to the dark
ages of dics-ing, Just for a change or
something they are pulling for pegtop
trousers, bell sleeves and other bar
baric features.
But the tailors of this city have a
cheering word to sny about coming
stjles, The. don't believe that the
public will fall for any of this old-time
stuff that the conspiring designers are
trying to work off on the "natty dress
ers." They believe in the common sense
of the tullored public. The) mij that
thc extremes of new styles will only hit
the cheap trade and that doesn't
count.
JOHNSON CHOSEN HEAD
Chamber of Commerce Holds
Elcc
tion Tribute to Trigg
Alba B, Johnson was unanimously
elected president of the Chamber of
Commerce for the ensuing jear nt a
meeting of tho board of directors of that
organization, '.icld this morning in the
Widener Building. Xo other name was
placed iu nomination.
N. B. Kelly wus re-eleeted general
secretary. Blchard L. Austin was re
elected treasurer,
Ernest T. Trigg, the retiriug prcsi-
'" l,v the l"l
.ftb ,ilne b,","rt'
' J"L ' L"f.
uciiE, wus presented with a silver serv-
(i as n token or nppre
serices at tho IhmhI nf
V" "T.'vrJ01 'or ue inst tnrc. years.
tViiiii... i nV ' V111 ',' v?.us"n.'
William A. Law and Howard B. French
w?rc ,eJ,',, vlcc l'rcwill'"W'
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Outbreak in Navy Traced
to Feud of Rival Factions
Sims's Criticism Recalls Letter of Admiral
Fiske in 1914, Which Hastened His Retire- j
ment Benson of a Different Type j
By CLINTON V. GILBEUT
Stan" Correspondent of the i;enjns Public I.fdErr I
Washington. Jan. JO. The row ; term of office. lie had disposed of the j
which bus just broken out in the navy! admiral leading the first, and he implied (
is the old unti-Duniels, anti-Benson , confidence in his ability to dispose of
low which has been going on beneath j the admiral leading the second, litj
the surface nil the time siucc Secretary reality these two rows, culminating in,
Daniels replaced the group which had I the letter of Admiral Bradley Fiske in
doiuiiiiiti'il the nnvv under Henuhllcau I 1fl14. In which he criticized tho navy
administrations and brought forward in
tliuir place another faction, Jus own fa
vorites, Headed by .Admiral Benson.
The group then displaced had coinc to
the front during the Koosovelt admin
istration, having in its turn displnced
a previous group which had earlier oc
cupied all the important navy bureaus
in Washington.
And curiously enough tho man who
I(,'i fie light which brought into power
what might b called the Hooscvclt
lp ,", Davy ,vaN the hamP silI1S)
then a inptain. who now. us admiral, is
leading the fight upon their successors.
the Daniels group, more particularly
alOIIllt ill HVllWll, tVHUi nui 1H, tali; Dill
wns chief or operations, the most im
portant buieau chief iu the depart
ment. Secietary Daniels, iu speaking of his
experience in office, today said, in ef
fect, he had had two rows during his
CORTELYOU PROBES SURLEY ANSWER OVER WIP.E
James T. Cortelyou, director of Public Safety, has begun on
investigation of tho charge that an electrical bureau operator
answered, "Well, what have we got to do with that?" and hunj
up, when a neighbor called up to say he feared something' was
wrong in the home of John J. Kelly, 641 West Allegheny avenue,
where five -persons wcro killed by leaking gao.
OPPOSE 'PENSIONS FOR SPANISH EX-MINISTER
.MADRID, Jan. JO. Marquis De Leir.a, minister of foici-i
affalis, has presented in the Senata a proposal to terminate the
granting of pensions to former ministers. As a result of f roqusn,
caangea.in-ministrie5, morq.hanJ,50.iornier .ministers are dngv-.
ing peustonD of 7000 pesetas each per year. .Every man who
has enfer' Keen in a Spanish cabinet even for au hour, is entitled
to a pension.
JOHNSON PAINTINGS
Widener and Price Inform the
Mayor of Damage Seek
Fund to Restore Them
URGE ART GALLERY SPEEDED
i Some of the paintings iu the John
IG. .lohu-nu lollection haw been dam
I nged.
1 Tin- b"'-aine known trduy when Jo
i senh A. Widener and Eli Kirk 1'iiec.
' member- of the city art jury, called on
- oi wie cuv kii .lur , calico imi
Monte in City Hall to u-k for
i Mn..r
an impropriation from Council to re
store n tiumbcr of the pictures which
weie injured, it was said, by poor stor
age conditions and moving.
Th" ll-n urzed immediate action in
the building of the cit art gallery
to bou-e the collection.
i Both of the.-e suggestion- met with
I the hi arty approvnl of the Mayor who
line hundred thou-aud- dollnis wa-
loted by thoMa-t Councils for the erec
tion of a suitable art gallery In which
,.. .ivlillitt tlirt M,.l:c '11, e AIm.,11. ft-
v" l - .."". " :- -
j or- a site in the parkway tor the
building and will try to get early ac-
tion on the project.
ANOTHER AMNESIA VICTIM
Thinks He Lives in Reading, Pa
but Is Net Known There
Beadin", Pa.. Jan. 10. A v'ctini of
shell shock, an unidentified soldier who
say- he is a Beading boy. ha- been
found at Xeuiil. O.. but he is not
known here.
lie i eld his address might he "M'2
Penn -trcct. in this city, but theie is
no such number. He doe- not know his
nnmi', although he believes he belonged
to the Second Division.
l'n til relatives or friends can be
INJURED IN STORAGE
iceis unit (lie collection siiouni ue niuvvu , tlinr zins? bin, t, i.l. .,.,. ... ... iV i
to a suitable place where people can I validity of not ,,:. I, ., ,Jn,. i I , ma,p rPa,'-v U that time, or whether It
,ee the pictures. - I also oMhe en force me c ' ' ' "aS imPHnut l" "tai" ""p ,0 Pr"
The (ollc tion i at mc-cnt in -tor- i ilri.fs f,i01i t ,.,!.'; r .i tm ollr coasts, were, of course, matters
age in West Philadelphia, where it was i tin Tthode KU il n oritlei , H" of " "trute.
taken nthr the old Vonmils had ,1c- 'the alidity oi the ri tiflraMn,, ' r J?" 'Tll"ro "lu' ',0 llrerru- of opinion
ruled that the Johnson home on South amendment ami .ilW,. thnt li ... ''"' ! betwe-u naval officers as to these mat
ltroad street was not a suitable place 1 h I o "ta "no fl"n" lover' ' ,U .' ',f"os' ter. but there i nothing about this big
to house the paintings. Ml o fif.i, ' ' ' ..VV0, "mVv n,ut" , Job thc mny did that I am not only
lound he is being cared tor b) the Bed " 'oiiiinamlnients mid our crimlnnl
Cross. He said he had been confined laws iuterfer- with men's passions, np
to the army hospital at Denver. Col., pelitcs and desires, wt ilmr ttni ct., ,.i
au Institution for the special treatment
af lung cases.
3 DEAD, 4 HURT IN FIRE
'
Blaze Destroys Barrack Housing
100 Civilians at Maryland Arsenal
Baltimore, Jan. 10 l Bj A. P. )
Three men lost tbrir lives und four
o hei severe seriously Injured, one prob-
ably fatally, in a fire ; which destroyed
a barrack housius 1(X emplojcs at
Edgcwood arsenal near Aberdeen. Mil.,
ZirWlVl).!.,,.
for unnrcpnreclncss. and now m mo
Sims letter criticizing the department
for dilntoriness nt the threshold of war
nnd after it had. really begun opera
tions, wer successive outbreaks of the
same disturbance.
The reorganization of the navy under
Roosevelt brought forward a number of
brilliant officers, including Admiral
Sims, Admiral Bradley Fiske. Admiral
Cameron Winslow. They wer'e a more
aggressive, militant type than men who'm
Daniels preferred to them, of whom the
more important were Admirals Benson
and Winterhaltcr.
Two Forces Not in Sj nipathy
Witli the Sims, FisUes nnd Winslows
the present secretary of the navy had
little in common. Mr. Daniels is a fol
lower of Bryan ; to this day, even nfter
Continued on Fnce Two. Column Three
WILLTESTDRYACT
T
Rhode Island Allowed to Con-
test Validity of Amendment
and Enforcement
NO DATE FIXED FOR HEARING
By the Associated Press
Washington. Jan, 10. Validity of
the federal prohibition constitutional
amendment i- to bo determined by the1
Sii'ireinc 'nr(. which todav grunted the '
Rtnln .if Ttlt,wl flo...l : ,;- ,
' ; ;' " .""- 11-1..1111 icrtui-.-iuu jo
J institute original proceedings to test it1
unci enjoin lis cntorcement iu that state
I he pcrmi ion was granted by (
. . '.'
r!
")""" tunc w 11110111 comment or
without fixing a date for hearing argument,-.
Alntinnc , i., .1 . ,-, .
-Motions lo nring the -nit were li ed
by Attorney
,. Hi!!'. .Uil'0, of F,1?',(
lespoilSC to u resolution
island, in response to u
adopted b the state Legislature
They allege N , ,nt t ,' 'an imS" K
"iisurnatory. unconstitutional and
!"V', , , .
i .mimic isianu was one of the sta
that refused to ratifj the nniemmeit
, J juuimjii.
Bhode. Island was one of the states
DRY LEADER WARNS
FIGHT IS NOT OVER
IN SUPREME GOUR
New York. Jan. 1". il'.j .. p., . "We wanted cwry ship In America
The nroh'hitioii :iine'iilii"iit wn- 111,-,'nn.i thnt was lit for use. We utilized the
' the noc.ilo'riie tndnv bv John l nuv) yiuds. cmt.v private yard -every-Kramer,
federal prohibition onforce-' thing was pressed almost to the breaking
nielli rnnimis-iotipr. in ini address nt the'
annual meeting of .New York 1.W-...
men under the auspices of the nti
Snloon League. i
"The nassions, the nnpetites and the
de-ires nf men." he snid, "made it nec
essarv for the promiilgntion of the Ten
''iniunndjiii'iitK now embodied In Hoh
Will. Xotwithstnnilini' tlm f.. ... ,i....
ti. .. ,. -. "' '. '"'"!
' nni' lll'e obeed by 'the renl mass f,will see thnt the naval iidniinlHtrailou
' the American people. So i am sure lis hceii efficient."
it will be under the federal prohibition
, ?,X!"ent m"1 u' "Mvs cnnct0,1 u,or-
i Mr. Kr.linor irnvo wnriiinw flm .lrt...
lar support would be necessnrv for ef-
will. cciiieiu oi prohiuillon,
Wlllhun II.
I. Andl'I'MOll. slllln lii, ..
tendeni of the Anti -Saloon Lentriie. nf
New Yolk, said!
"Tit" rent prohibition nSht Is lust
, starting. The quip f the hninuroiis
' wcekh last win or, after rntllpatim,
I that the pmhibltlouUt'i l,iv '1
no.. .idmlHsWn to . fw nhf wm
SENATE TO MAKE
COMPLETE
PROBE
OF SIMS CHARGES
If Results Are Unsatisfactory,
Secretary Promises Inquiry
by Naval Board
DANIELS HIGHLY LAUDS
WORK DONE DURING WAR
Commander of European Fleet
Was Subordinate to Ad
miral Mayo
A Senate subcommittee has been or
dered to make a complete inquiry
into Admiral Sims's charges
against the Navy Department.
Secretary Daniels announces that if
the investigation is not satisfac
tory to the public a naval board
will make an inquiry.
Every naval document is open to the
light of day, the secretary declares.
Admiral Sims, testifying today, de
clared his opinion in recrard ta
medal awards remains unchanged.
By the Associated Press
Washington. Jan. 10. 1'nlcss the
Senat" investigation of Bear Admiral
i Sims's charges of failure of the Navy
I Department to co-operate fully with the
I Aljies during the war is made to the
, entire satisfaction of the American
people, an inquiry will he made by
uaal board. Secretary Daniels an-
. nounced today.
He added thaf "no organization in thei
history of the w'orld ever did a better job
thnnthc American navy."
I While refusing to discuss Admiral
Sims's letter of criticism of the depart
ment. Mr. Daniels indicated the admiral
frequently dashed with the department
through his insistence that more de
stroyers he withdrawn from troop con-
1 fra In a. ,,.... ,I.k nnl!n.ilnnl.lH
. ...... 7 ... auiiiviib itir miiiauuuiuiiii . .
I r,l..i.u in rii.nnn... ...ntniu
j Com oj ing Was Chief Duty
"The paramount duty of the Amer
'lean navj. Mr. Daniels declared, tyilt
to protect the passage of Amer
ican troops lo ICurope, and the safe
guarding of merchant shipping, vital as
that was recognized to be. necessarily
was secondary."
Secretary Daniels emphasized that,
contrary to n popular impression. Ad
miral Sims throughout the war was sub
ordinate to Admiral Mayo, commander-in-chief
of the Atlantic licet. He in
dicated that on the question of the dis
tribution of destrojers strength, as well
as on other questions. Admiral Slmswas
oerriiled by Admlrnl Mayo ns well as
the department.
"Evcrj naval order, ccry document
bearing on the navy s war activities.
iigiit ot day' and the more thoroughly the
.Mr. Daniel.N continued.
:.. .. n in
entire recoid is hud before the people
of this country the greater the pride
thej can have in thc achievements of
their nniy The country will be eu
tirclj reassured when matters are
brought to n showdown."
isims's Uut) to Obey Orders
Sccrrtar) Daniels Said that in the
fir-t -umincr of thc war Admiral Sims
w.-i- gien thc title of comma uder of the
I'uitr (1 State- naval forces in European
wrtcr-, but that, as 11 matter of fact,
"hi- duties wcro not afloat."
"The bu-iness of Bear Admiral Sims
was to ob.'v ordeis," declared the sec
retary. "His duties were to make rec
ommendations. gle us all the informa-
tion and nil the facts anil then carry out
in-tructious fuun the department
1 he countrj nnd the world know
1 Ireatlj thnt the job of the na.v waj
verj well done. Whether on the Mitll
of io r. ih -,!, f ,,, ,.,. ,,,
I particular date, we should' or should
,, (,.. ,,. wn ,nnnr l,strnvei.H tn n
certain place, or whether they could be
w""!,s "V"" , 'r for t"" the
IM'",,1,, "' Amt,ri,n lo ku0NV ljout'
Pressed to Breaking Point
"There wasn't a minute during the
ar when we didn't do everything we
pssibl could to increase nanl effort
and naval craft to fight submarines and
protect our troops. c ordered 2f0 de-
tuy aw there' wasn't n minute dur-
' ing the war that work was uot pressed
to (lie full ciiinicit of le cniintr.
point lo imstcu things
'Kcar Admiral Sims must be rcoulred
to establish every criticism he has inads
of the department.
"I have been secretary of the navy
now nearly seven )cnrs and I huve never
hud nuv trouble at all since I have been
lift t. but sometimes some rear udiolrtl
has broken nut. I think -about two, but
I never had uns controvcrxy with ths
first one. But when the emoko blows
nwii) I huve no doubt that the public
Plan toiuplele invi-itlnatloii
At the Kniuc Ilmr that Mr, Daniels
made public hU statement a drclnion,
was mude by the full Henute Investi
gation comiulttrc that complete invcutl j
giitlou of Hoar Adiulrul Sims's charge I
ngulust (he Navy lrpurtmcnt' crmdui't I
of the w.ir wll1 he ciiitductcd bv a sub- '
ouui'ilttop now luitilriiig into 'lioawiii'ii
of mivnl drr'iuijIoiiK its Minn an 11 com
plHen lt present task
A motion of tfoiuitnr I'Jttmi'.n, Ucim.
oiut, Of Nnniln, to ImVu o xipnratft si.
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Wbr.it you think nf wrltlnr.
(hink t wniro.-i4nI;.
Ml
ah oi tne ,vkuhis were ciTiiians.
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