iWHsoiiProiltied
At Demooratic
Club Baiiquct
James H. Sheffield. Hepubli
can, Invited to Speak and
Accepts the Opportiinity
Greeted With Cheers
He Tells What All Wouhl
Know if President Had
Kept Promise to Congress
rlcs F. Murphy, Normar E. Mack,
Amba - i'ii'- (lerard and at lcasl a
ti ousand other more or lesa prominent
Democrats sat in the ballroom of the
Hotel Commodore last night and lia
tened while a lone Republican spoaker,
w th an introductory "may I nof rat
*ir,) the skeletons in their pnrty's
clo 51 '
The occasion was a te.ctimonial din
nei given to their president, John M.
. by tbe members of tho Na
tioi Democratie Club. Tho Repub?
lican sneaker was James R. Sheffield, &
form president of the rival organiza?
tion, the Republican Club.
"It is a pleasuro and a privilege to
join in this tribute of honor to the
president of this bistoric club," began
Mr. Sheffield, after bc had been in
troduced by Toastmaster Charles H.
Alcxand< r. "It was a gracel'ul com- j
pliment to give this opportunity to one
your party faith. It serves
to remind us that tho sweetest flowers
of friendship are those that jrrow over
rden wall of party politics. On
of the Republican Club of the
city of New York I gladly extend their
sincere felicitations to your president
and their best wishes to you, their
friendly enemies."
Some Who Were Snothed
Among those who wero soothed by
this pamless opening were Francis
Burton Harrison, Governor General of
tho Philippines; Ambassador Abram I,
F.lkus and Frederic C. Penfield, Acting
Mayor Robert L. Moran and Grover EL
Whalen, Mayor Hylan's seeretary.
Then Mr. Sheffield plunged into his
?p iecb.
"Having said this nnd said it from
my heart 'may 1 not' be permitted to
talk aa if among friends about the
thincrs on which even friends may
difFer?"
Thcn Mr. Sheffield explained that he
ha-J been invited to have as much fun
a? possible with the guest of honor,
Mr. Riehle.
"But why have me pick on you, noble
guest of honor? For years ho has
rione everything that any man could
do, considering the raw material he
bad to work with, to make a Demo?
cratie Club of the City of New York
both successl'ul and respectable. And
he bas succeeded. The wonder, to a
Republican, is how such a man ol"
brains, capacity, integrity and patrio
tism, could remain contented and hap
py in the Democratie party.
Another President
' Vi. i* wasn't the president of this
c ub, but another president I intended
'r> 1 ave a little fun with. He who is
now ei the George Washington steam
? :: al 21 'may I nots,' an hour." After
telling how Sir. Wilson had won tho
hearts of the British people. Mr. .Shef?
field said:
"I miss here to-night one genial,
Frank, talkativc Democrat Colonel E.
M. House, Every one who knows him
likes Colonel House."
There was a tumult of applauso i'rom
the assembled Democrats. Then Mr.
Sheffield asked:
"But who knows him'.'" He ia the
? ? embodiment of secret
acj ' ? -. ?? 111 a 3 ' '. er known.
He i tho oi no one will ever
accuse putting over on the Presi
denl thal ; rst of his fourteen points ?
'open covenants openly arrived at1 nor
of writing in the latest message to
i ongress: '1 shall keep in touch with
vou by cable. You will know all that
I know.' Ah! If we only did, thcn we
could know why George Creel waa sent
to France while Leonard Wood was
kent at home, why George tlerron,
advoeati free ve, was sent as a
rep*-( this great moral
natioi to a conferenci - th I ?
ble Bolshevik i,
gallant man was refused a commission
in the army.
Something About Cables
"We might thcn know why the gov?
ernment Beized the cables after the
war was over, or why we can read col
umns bv cable of the size of our auto
crat's closet and wardrobe in the tem
porary White House in Paris, and yel
owing to the wire congeston, flfteen
days are required to get a fi<-e-word
rom our boy ? r\ ing in France.
"We migl t then know why yo
, ' rain yo tm to Bo ton,
pay .. rice for poorer scrvic ?
. pay $2.26 to I
who raises a bushel of wheat
*he raiser of potatoes, oa'.i, co
rye get only the market prici
tfter Ju]y 1 the men who raises a g
? er get s a rice.
"If we knew all tl ? P
? the qu( sl ion as to
why, when fighting side by side, vi
pould i ot n arrii .
I ?' onlj '.'. ii tl .'
' tl C t ght ng is over we halt jjeace
we can force them and all otl erw
? we can ca
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? d why the i
messag . th ? ,'r id?., (Jon
K?8 anco with his promise
DO to feed we
*now secret and confi
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war to hgl t .,. an(]
irrender its
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Ex-Czar's Officials Plot
To Restore Monarehy
Movement Started Behind the
Czecho-Slovak Lines
in Siberia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. There is a
I.': te plot to restore the monarehy
in Russia, according to advicea re
c '. < .! her" to-day through official
channels. Thc leaders of this plan
are former civil and military officers
under the Czar who havo flod from the
iviki in Central European Russia
and now are in safety in Siberfa and
back of the line held by the Czecho
Slovak troops.
i: ?? ? ry bt ing made officially to
nscertain the extent of this movement
-..ntl to learn the names of the leaders.
lt is not known whether the nlan has
any definitc person to assume tho
throne, but it is reported that the lead?
ers are satisfied tha: a monarehy is
tho only fcrm of government that can
bring about peace in Russia.
a v y M e n
Continued from pkkp 1
, worked this gatrn in another way, too,
for ho sold meals, for 75 cents or $1, to
tho men who could afford it and wanted
better food, and even sold meals to
outsidcrs. All this was with food pur?
chased with navy funds."
One of the "gobs" at the station said
tho traffic in discharges was finally car?
ried ei so openly that the men used to
p*n the money asked for the serviee,
usually $50, to the application for dis
charge, which reached tbe chief boat
swain. Thc rolonse from serviee fol
lowed within a few days.
Disoharge Made Difficult
Foliowing tho rovolations, it was re?
ported yesterday that no discharge is
being granted until it is vised by See?
retary Daniels's representative, sent
here espocially from Washington. This
is done, it was explained, so that none
of those guilty of offering bribes might
be ablo to escape punishment by get
ting back into civil life.
Tho alleged trafficker at 280 Broad?
way is said to have demanded and re?
ceived?as much as $500 to bring about
promotions and discharges, and it was
this, according to The Tribune's in
formant, which caused his downfall.
It was said that this man, the junior
grade lieutenant, had promised to havo
a yeoman promoted to the rank of
chief yeoman, the consideration to be
S.T00. The foe. it is reported, was
handed over willingly.
Just then thc yeoman got word that
his promotion was coming through of?
ficial channels anyway and he would
not need the services of the 'accele
raior." He demanded his money back.
His request was refused, and in anger
the yeoman reported the wholo matter
to lus superior officcr. Tho arrest of
the "accelerator" followed.
Every "gob" and most of the navy
officers interviewed yesterday by The
Tribune reporter admitted that the ser?
viee could show numerous examples of
graft and influence at play.
"lt isn't what you know, but whom
you know, and how much you have, that
counta in the navy," said one sailor.
"There are cases I know of where men
enlisted in the navy with their auto
mobiles and were given soft berths
driving officers around, going with
them to theatres and restaurants and
living at home.
"1 was in a camp where a petty of
ficer frequently fiold leaves and fur
loughs, by making the men buy tickets
to boxing matches nnd entertanments
which were never given. If you bought.
a ticket you could get off for a day or
two; if you didn't your application was
mislaid or turned down."
Another sailor said that he had been
turned down twice by medical exami
nei-s, and was then accepted at the third
:-* ? *-irit>t. Ho refused to tell how he
managed it, but said he "knew a way."
An otl'icer at the Bensonhurst sta?
tion said. referring to the graft reve
lations: "There is undoubtedly a lot
of it going on in a small way, but it
is not so prevalent a.s it would appear
at first. Ninety-nine per cent of tbe
' men and officers in the Bervice ara
honest."
Rear Admiral Usher, at the Brook?
lyn Navy Yard last night, refused to
make any statement concerning tbe
discloBures,
"All information will have to come
from Seeretary of the Navy Daniels,"
he said. "You know the regulations
forbidding naval officers making
' .-ements is still in force."
Seeretary Daniels
Admits Arrests, bul lle
Won't Go Into Details
WASHINGTON, Feb, 18. While ad
mitting that arrests iiave been made in
? .'.v<\ naval district, foliowing in
vestigation of charges laid befote the
Navy Department over a month ago,
Seeretary of the Navy Daniels to-day
declined to make known the names of
'hc officers and men said to bc impli
cated in tl charges of graft and
fraudulent enlistment.
"\ representative of the judge advo
cate's office has been sea* to thc Xew
York district to sift the charges," See?
retary Daniels said, "but until a com?
plete report. is received from him no i
announcemont v.iil be made."
Seeretary Daniels-acknowledged thal
a naval reservist, with the rank
nant, had b< cn arrested ai d .':
1 ' being held at the Brooklyn navy
yard. He said that Lhc n ? - '?? v of tbe
advocate's depart ment wa ? nl
to tiio New York district with instruc
tions to make a complete investigation
and with power to order "in arrest" any
officers or men believed to be involved
in conspiracy to dcrraud the govern
mci \ through ri i n pulo I ion of sci vice
recorda or through faTslfication nf med?
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Favorable Reporl
On War Charities
Bill Is Foreeast
People Demand Accouiiting
From All Colleetors oi*
Helief Funds. Bulloek
Tells House Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb, 18.?The House:
Judiciary Committee held a heari-ig to- i
day on the war charities bill, a meas- ,
ure to bring under government. super-:
vision all organizations collecting con-1
tributions for any form of war relief.
This bill, designed 1o prevent frauds i
upon the patriotic public, was intro-:
duced in tho Senatn last October by
Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, and in tlio
House by Representative Jerome Tion
ovan, of New York City. lt wns an?
nounced to-night that. tho bill probably
would be reported favorably in a few.
days.
William Bulloek, director ef the Good i
Government Bureau, of New York City, j
appeared to-day in support of the bill.
He said investigations by the American
Victory Union, of which he formerly
was the Ucad, show that, graft was
wide pread, and, while many of the or
| ganizations making large col lect ions for
: war charities were honestly and effi
| ciently conducted, many merely were
i cloaks for schemers who had reaped
| millioTts.
Capitalized Patriotism
Twenty-five war charity organiza
i tions had rpproved the niensurc, he
. added, and continued:
"It secms titcro is one cspecially
strong and compelling reason for tho
enactment of this bill. Tho war char
ity grafter has capitalized patriotism.
i I feel the United States government
| ought to stop that. It can by thia leg-'
: islat ion.
"These organized corruptionists have!
collected funds throughout the length
and breadtb of the United States in the
name of patriotism and in the name of
the flag, and then have put those funds
in their own pockets. They have ex
ploited the soldiers and the sailors,
the war widows and the war orphans,
the hungry and the destitute in the
I war strieken oreas for their own gain
| and profit,
"The argument has been made to me
! that those organizations which have
been semi-officially or othorwiso rccog
| nized by tbe government should be ex
: cluded from the provisions ot" this act,;
1 nnd that, under 7.0 considoration.
; should they bo called upon or rcquired
| to filo detailed statistics of their ac
1 tivities. It impresses me that the very
i fact that these organizations have been
: recognized by the government makes i
: financial supervision of them proper |
; and necessary.
Wants All to Report
"What government agency is per- i
mitted to go without rendering ac- i
count? I see all war charity organiza?
tions equal before the law. So far
these organizations, it is estimated,
have collected $3,000,000,000. f believe
the organizations which have collected
: $3,000,000,000 on pleas of patriotism owo
i an accounting to the American people.
"Moreover, it appears such legisla?
tion is required not only for the work
of war charities in the past and pres?
ent, but also for the war charity or;
war welfaro work that is to continue
ior manv years to come."
Republicans of
Miehigan Condemn
ll"5'
League of Nations
Staff Conenpondence
LANSING, Mich.,Feb. 18.?The league
of nations was condemned and Amcr- '
ica's first duty was declared to be self- !
defenco against dangers that threaten
at home at the opening of the state
Republican convention here to-day.
This is the first meeting in this state
at which men and women have met on
terms of political equality.
Speakers of both sexes asserted that
the slogan of the party should be
: "America First." and condemned Pres
: ident Wilson for pursuing what were
termed "impracticable idealistic ob- |
jeet .."
The opposition to tbe Wilson admin?
istration was the major chord in the
keynoto speech delivered by Thomas
Read, speaker of the stato House of ?
? Representatives.
"The Democratic party has had, since
it we.nl into power in 1912, but one
great object in view, and that was per
petuation of Its powez\" he declared.
"Southern Democrats can look upon the
North with interest only in the matter
i of collecting an extraordinary tax to
; oxpend chiefly south of thc Mason and
I Dixon line."
'1 he league of nations. was condemned '
. in phrase.s that tho men and women
deb ates cheered,
"We havo always followed the ad
vice of our first Pre ident, keeping in
mind that the interest of America!
should bo foremost," Read continued.
I "We objeci to becoming an interna?
tional policeman. We object to placing
our interests secondary to those of any
in '. he world. We i cc no reas 011 why
we should assume undue foreign re
Bponsibility. We do nor. believe in in
ternationalism, nor should we listen
to the siren voice of the theorist, tbe
evist or thc Internationalist
unt the bulwark of all we hold dear
1- dashed upon Ihe rocks of foreign
pol ' ies."
The threatened fight over n can
d date for n piace on the state board
of '\im iculture fcll flal when A. ,f.
Doherty, candidate for reelection
against Mrs. Nora Stockman, withdrew
from tho race.
"The Republican party has promised
lo rocognize women," hc Baid, "The
placo 1 hold is the only one asked for
by h woman. Thi re being no other
oppt rtunity for placing a woman on
the ticket, I will step oul "
Grand Bouelvard Now
ls "Wilson Parkway"
1"*HE Grand Boulevard and
ConcourBe was given a Pres?
idential tone yesterday by the
Board of Aldermen, which re- j
christened the thoroughfare j
Woodrow Wilson Parkway.
While on the subject of renam
ing, the board determined to call
the square hounded by 166th
Street, 170th Street, Broadway
and St. Nicholas Avenue, Mitchel
Square. in honor of the late
Mayor of the city. Dresden
Street. Brooklyn. ihe board de- |
creed hereafter will be known as
Highland Place, and Vienna Ave?
nue, in the same borough, will
bear henceforth the name of Lor
raine Avenue.
The board also adopted unani
mously the bill recommending
to the state Legislature the in- j
stitution of a thrce-platoon sys?
tem for firemen.
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Man Charged With Kill ing
Wife Arrested in TNewark
Wilfred Lord, twenty-four years old,,
of Nashua, N. H., wns arrested in New?
ark yesterday, charged by tbe Nashua
police with having murrlered his wife,
Ora, on December IS.
He wng found in a billinrd parlnr in ;
Newark after tho police bad been in?
formed of his presence there. by nn j
acquaintance of his. Dctective Halisey,
who came here for the man. said that
Mrs. Lord's body was found in a closet j
of a flat that bad been occupled and fur
nished by Lord a few days before tbe !
murder.
16 Capital Ships
Will Be on Ways in
Year. Savs Tavlor
Rear Admiral Tells Senators
\ essels Should Be Ready
in 4 Years; S2.800.000 Is
Approved for Navy Yards
WASHINGTON, Feb. L8. Ul of the
sixteen capital ships already nuthor
ized for the navy ?pill bc under con
struction on the ways within a year,
Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of con
struction, to-day informed the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee during con
sideration of the naval appropriation
bill.
These ships will be completed within
four years at a maximum from the
time they are started, Admiral Taylor
estimated, in response Lo questions of
Senator Lodge. He said the ways in
government and private yards had a
capacity of eighteen capital ships.
Discussion of the additional build?
ing programme provided in the House
bill, nt the request of President Wil?
son, was deferred. The committee,
however, approved appropriatioiis for
improvements to navy yards totalling
$2,800,000, which Admiral Taylor said
was necessary to pi-ovide for increased
building economically and expeditious
ly. The yards affected, with amounts
were: i\Tew Vork, $250,000; Philadel
phia, $2,300,000, and Korfolk, $300,000.
Replying to questions of Senatot
Pcnrose, of Pennsylvania, abou- th i
probable disposition of the surren
dercd German navy. Admiral Taylor
said he was informed somo of the sub
marines already bad been divided
among France, England and Japan.
"Didn't we get any'."' asked Senator
Lodge
"We will have to get a few samples,"
replied tho admiral.
Admiral Taylor said he understdod
about two-thirds of the German battle
ships were in possesaion of tho All ca
and America. but that the German
d. "Our officers
have not yet been able to go through
the ships." he said.
it" said the surrendered ships, be
of their different type. would
prove ot' little value save as "coal
barges" and that as "scrap" they would
be virtually worthless. They could
not be used for fighting purposes by
any nation except Germany, he said.
The committee restored to the bill
a provision continuing war-time in?
creased pav in the navy, which was
? out by thi House on a point
of order.
Martin Expected To He
T/iiurier's Successor
Premier of Saskatchewan U
Looked On As Probable
Leader of Liberals
0 i TAWA, Feb. 18. Premier William
of Saskatchewan will be the
man to succeed Wilfrid Laurier as
leader of the Liberal party in Canada,
in the opinion of "The Fredericton (N.
B. i * rleam r." which says :
"Premier Martin is now en route to
Ottawa, if he has not already ar
rived there. The business of his trip
is ostensibly to take up with the Fed?
eral government the claims in respect
to Saskatchewan's natural resources,
but, as a matter of fact, the resources
of the Liberal party in Canada will be
given a good deal more of his attention
? " anyt! ug c o while he is in the
capi! ul.
"A enl to ' ?? selec ion of Premier
Martin as to Sir Wilfrid
Laurier has already been given b\ lhe
Liberal organizations in seven of the
orovinces of the Dominion, while tho
i ie Liberal party and others
.ii Quebec accented the proposal hear
tily.
' There is now a vacancy in the
??an representation in the House
of Commons, and it. is believed that an?
other month will see the presenl Pre
f Saskatchewan taking up his du
t ies as ' new leadei ""the Liberal
and w ith a seat i i Parliament."
Britain Lifts Ban
On Trade in Russia
And tbe Near East
First Move to Break Down
the War Barriers Affeets
i'urkey. Armenia, Syria,
Bulgaria and Sea Ports
New l'i K
European />.;
' lyris Sew -ork Trl
LONDON, Feb. I?. -Great Britain
has made tho firsl real move toward
liftii g the blockade on 'he neutral
powers nnd Russia. The Bi
of Trade has issued a general license
permitting Britons to resume trade
with Turkey, Asia Minor. Armenia,
Syria, Bulgaria, Black Sea ports and
Russia.
Exporters may now obtain lic
from the trade department,
British shipping companies. notably
the Cunard lines, the Rllerman-Wi 3011
Line and the Maclayand Mclntyre lines,
the latter partly owned by Sir Joseph
Maclay, Shipping Controller, have al
ready made arrange.ments to es
services with the Rus an Black Se 1
port 3
Under government direction lists
have been prepare,! 0f goods needed
and exports available in the < ?. nj
countries as well as m Southern ftas
sia. This means that Great Britain in
tends to embark immediately u]
big export campaign. Before tl
Germany's exports to Russia amo
to 643,000,000 rubles and Great '
ain's to 174,000,000.
On Thursday the British Manufact
urers' Corporation. composi
three hundred firms, is expected ? B ,
prove the terms of fusion with the
Federation of British Industries,
-ng more than eigiit ; undred man
ufacturing firms and ITn trade asso
ciations. The object or both organ
5,000 Cannon Given Vp
To British by Gertnam
LONDON, Fcb. 18.^0n behaif
ot the government. it ila,
been announced in the House of
l oramons, in answer to a QUeR
t,o? that the follo^ngequipqmeBt
of the German armies bad bcn
surrendered to the British un i
. February 0:
: Hcavy gruns, 2,500; f:dd ^
: 2,500; machine {runs, 26,000'
rench mortars, 3,000: airplanes'
1,700; locomotives,-4 065; motnJ
trucks, 1,220.
Up to February | | the Gcr
mans had surrendere I to lhe Brit
ish 126,826 freyrht cars.
ixatfons is the development of nru
ade. ' ' "
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r::'1 anv on. ?v
year *h- n*?
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on t*
enem\ coui '
followed d ,;,- ?
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big b
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,peai 1
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pply 0f raw
from hy '
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tA fact:
Thc Waldorf is but one of the many
hotels all over the country, where Fatima
is the largest-seliing cigarette. The same
thing is true, for example
?at the A9tor, too, where over 200,000 Fatimas
are sold every month;
?at the Willard, in Washington;
?at the Gibson and the Sinton. in Cincinnati;
?-at the Copley Plaza, ihe Tourainc, the Parkcr
House and Young's, in Boston;
?and at dozens of other leading hotels (and
clubs, too) all over the country!
A Sensible Cigarett
O
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NOTR-At such places ai thcns, low pure doesn't
<-ount. Kaiimas Iead in sulea, not bacaus* ol their
low prico, but becausa men PREFI.CR them to
higher-priced dguratiea. They pr.'f.-r Fatima'a tasto
*"i1 Lb?.F find that b'tiimas trcat ihem iuJ?u
u^l