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THE SUN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, l&iS.
ATLANTA LINES UP
FOR CANDLER TRIAL
H,vor fiiitl H'nca Cola' King
Will Press CUnrffr Against
Mrs. Jlirsrh.
.,,S IIKR BLACKMAIliEH
IIp2cs Sho liPiiliuiiU'd $500,-
OftO hikI That Scene in His
Office Was Framed lTp.
iniTi. i5a Feb. IN- Atlanta I'
.rimMInc fur ticket to the approach-
.rmlVlltlOll Itiulaatcrt ny .Mil U.
jpdlfr, I'uc.i rol:i VtlniT, hanker, nky-r-ifr
owner, philanthropist, and Major
,,i'n-l Mrs. Marcaret Hlrjch, a Itcd
orlT. anil .1. W. rook, sports
,1 and Hilly Sunday trail hitter, for
'.isn.il. wlilfh will upon III court
Ufjnesilay Judeo Hen Hill, who will
.. t !(. r.nf, Is heliis boslcKi'd uy hun
iSf fit Atlnntans if all decrocs for
tried scats in the. trlil rooms, and
,1; Ir.terci' Is at the highest pitch.
ru. Ia .,i-ilnt Ml. f:ltlil1fr. who is
..tinier! .i" h ,,rMl cltUen of Atlanta
n4 tl.o South KCiicrally If It Is plot
lolled an attempt, on th" part of Mrs.
Hiti'ii to extract ISIM.OOO from the
r Ul.nill!n.ili- as Ih- result of a
i.. I.. ,.Mlr i.t1ei-p,l In ll.'ivp linf-ll
,-rr.i' ",' -
w,irt d ! "Handsome Hill" Cook. The I
iipitur" i "ppo-unr unni)i si v.tr
i l ii,t Mm Hum.'. i will answer
M "I'aiitllor h ,(ll.'Kiitlonn of blackmail!
ontetidins tnal alter nm nirair m
i office hi attempted to offer her the
-i of fjO" noft lo leave town and tie-
v-1 her huMiand.
TM prominence of the parlies to the
mi and the nature of the charges lias
ff the war news on the bark pane for
Jaunts, and the rush for scats at the
wrt room In lh Criminal Courta Build
l r-rnmlfM to outdo any theatre rush
n re i enl,
'Inch Sympathy .Aroasad.
Mr C'ldlct'i lonjr list of benefactions
i"i c.ty where ho tnado his fortune,
r'ces'iueil lilsh standing In the world
;v(ty anil his rliarKo that he has
wr. Uif vutlin of a carefully itrrausrid
f it llhcl his reputation have aroused
4 i-pat deal of public s.vmpathy.
Jlrj lllrsrh, cav, attractive, with a
irw: following In society circles for
work for the lied ( rofi and other
iMiC matters, Is rcrdvliiR dally con
'nccs in her cell and does not appear
ti at all dismayed by the situation
f.if has been spendlns the davs of her
irreratmu while waiting; tilnl knlt-
t-t for the soldiers and Is Klven to
trrinjj mil) iMiiiunj n niiir nriK'ocn
t Cnrrer Where You Are," as flic en-
tains visitors in the flower banked
Rith Mr. Hlrs,'h and "Handsome
' ' 'oo. w!ii appears to be a, friend
o' Mr and Mrs. Hlrscli. nml who
lijccl in im.ithcr wo.nl of the jail,
Me ef'ised proffers nf ball iop?atedl.
v.; ind a little s-en-wtlon for himself
'.ittlr.i: the trail In thorouKhfromir
'ift-.on at the tl.ne of tlio Hilly Sunday
unl. and li sists that he l.as never
.rayed from that trail since.
Mr. Cnndler'a Side of Cnec.
Th s'ory tolil bv lr. Candler's at-
!yrfs is ns follows:
Mr Candler becamo acquainted with
J!i llirscn last September, during the
tj . r(,s drho m which tho Hniiucler
i "D h interesteil. On 1'ehruary 4
'Ir l.vh came to hi otlicc an fhe
H 'Iimi.i on previous occasions in order
.k.i:--s some features of afioua
c camp.ilsi' beinif pushed In the
ri At'-- being seated Jlra. Hirsch
n.ed
y! There's a man at the win-
s
i 'Jrrcil a'O'.tnd," said Mr. Candler.
1 Hi no one. and suggested that
na robably a window wa-sher."
N- Mrs illrscli Insisted, 'it was
I sea dieted white man."
V s. Mr Cnndler upaln turned to
- ndow. While his face was tumed,
t vrdu z io Mr. Candler's allecatlon,
Jl ll.rsch hid iniprovl the oppor-
. ti remove hat and coat, to dls
irre hi'i bloiiKo and to move toward
t-t dei' t this critlcnl moiiient the
o- fie-v "pen and In rushel "Hand-
f It" who tooic in the situation
r a nl.inre "Ah ! Our lifhteous
"jor' iVkj'k n reported to have ex-
i xd
I su.ivrted mischief." paid the Coca
Va ifini;., "and at once hurrlud from
t" -onrn to th'j office of my son, Asa
todler. ,lr, which is located on the
!.r Mnw ' On returning almost im
rtj itei wi'h his on, he found I'ook
se aid Mrs Ifirech hastening from
"iiI'llr.B
Hon the Deinand Crrvr,
T om point developments followed
-l and fast, financially spcnUlntr. He
rnr.ir.f uli'i a rrodest demand for caah
W fur iiei Molding $3,(100 a yfsir,
'is Hi-., h, accordlnit to Mayor Cand-
'.nied li. coolly cquejtlus as pay-
r' fer atlenro that the Major settle
' her he sum of JJOO.OOO.
'lidiTiim the iihllanthroplc work of
.mtl i-r. sue Is renorted to have
' ' Forrtft Adair, who acted as agent
1 -u'tii. Mrs Hirich and Cook on rec
a 'He pie fl.O0O,00U to Emory Vnt
"i .i d he otielu to be clad to get
'li ni f tiat to me." Mrs. Hlrsch
nair.ed that she would need fully that
"re a to onntlriue tho charitable enU'r-
" n wh i ho was ensaKed, and
Uror l.a p irat an Atlanta ireai her
consulted In recti rd to its expending
"k. howeer. mado no personal do-
"H for tnr.ney On the i-ontrao-, h"
iiwrted h'nielf to bo a great friend of
"""ti, the husband, nml was onlv
:i"juj t-t Mrs. HifK.ii be paid well
IH r-OTipt.y m order to eel her out of
'" ai.d na from a man who was
' i it p n. for Iwr "I uei to bo a
ti hira in- ' s.inl 'ilandsomu Hill" In
''Tins o h past l.fe, "but I Kaw the
ot t ,ij duly Sunday meetings and
M 'he sawdust trail. 1 have been on
't f't-ve e et s.nre "
I'rrfrrreil (i SI- In .fall.
''Ufa ( imhclmciit by tho (liand
Mr? j rt, .i and Cook bve been
eied "i -hi, Tuuer. hailnir eon.si)t-
tM rrfn .ft. I t . .i. ........
. ui.i i l inu lining
rj of I,., i w. ,., ,,,. i)PP repeat.
' "ade i,, f.-i. nds Tho two defend
Q i.a a a. f aeru each other since
arrtt M. i it m the piescncc of
"tl. ,., lr., rcmalna in her
in the hospital ward, while Cook
I., tunu al!ing up and down
oi.idr-. of the Jjl smoHilig
lirnt.-.- ..r ,, Urge black briar pipe.
1) 1H li putl... .,,,,1 trl.jl
erence made lo money In the entire mat
ter was made by Mr. Adair, itc-tliic for
Mr. Candler, when Ihey offered Id pay
Mrs. Hli sch $:J0 monthly for life, Thin
offer was made on tho coudltlon that she
write a Iritnr to btr litnUind In which
Mio was to statu that she bad been tin
true to lilm without naming iho man In .
tho cae, that sho was leaving Atlanta I
forcer, and that It would bo useless for I f Ii'IiioIiii Wtilmv Will
him lo nttempt to follow or find her. ' 1,1 11 s 01 UlgU'l U I.HOW III
"Of course," says J. It Hedcood, nt
tirney fur the ilefenoe, "Mrs. Illrsdi te.
fused to accept this ptopos.il. She In
formed the other side In the rase that
she would not consider dtuppliiu out
of ber hin,band's life. In llils or any I
manner; that she loved her IttU'b.uul and KI SIIAKK IS JSIM ,(M7,(7 1
always would, regardless of any action
he or any other inlg-ht take, and that i - s -
until he himself asked her to leave, ,, . , . ,, . .. , ,,
after having been loM all there was to, llclliaillllCI' (if MSl 1 1 0 1.1 1 II rs
BINGHAM ESTATE TO
: 1 FIGHT KENTUCKY TAX
Kesisl PavnionJ of $;j,000,
000 Levy.
her, she would not leave
Is ill Trust Rind Left
U I'irsl llusliuiid.
ei.(l dnwl'' lu Til It Sl
r.KMNHToN, l , J'eh. 24. Tnc. ad-
tcll about
him.
"Mil. Illisc'.i neer Intended to make ,
any demand for money, and this refer
ence to the piinolpal which has been
tepresentcd In MalumcnU from Iho olher '
side as an attempt at blackmail lo
the tune of $('0,ooQ as mr rc1 Inrl-
llptlt.l In file rniilui-agllnii Ihit rnlt,....n.l 1
Ihelr offer of n life annuity to her h mliililrutors In Kentucky of the eslato
felt that the sum ought to be laigo In , of Mis. Robert Worth Hliiglmm, widow
view of the fact that the conditions spo- of Henry M. Flagler, will not pav the
rincc' ori'icr ,2? ' IMOO.OOO inhet.tance lax to be .lahned
liectlon.s In life, wviild lnvul tno drop- 1)1 Knlucky without a fight They un
plug out fioin the world that she knew I bounced to-day they reseried the right
a llfetlnio of hiding and a gradual sink- lu ,tCst any action brought by the
In-s In tho social fabric." ! ... , , ., '
' , Mate to ( olle.'t.
Ilrr ! l.lfr n Mystery. Ailditljn.il (lgure.s obtained to-d.i con-
One of the nosterlous features of the cernlng ihe estate sliow Mrs. Ulnshain's
case t the apparent difficulty In un- j peryonal estate to he worth JI,07,67I.
me,hl,li,d0u'h.'!,i,,i',r'- nuX"f VT h" th e.tale of Henry M. Flagler,
life. She Is absolutol) silent on the I .... 7 .
subjeot, and her husband. Jlerman . , her first husband, held In trust Is valued
llirsc'i. an Insurance man. professes to- at J3 t.'.'o 1. 33:!. (4.
tal Ignorance of his wife's past with the The statement of Mrs. Hltujiham's es
slnglc exception of the statement that . . , , ., . , .
she was a Miss Alien when he married u,e no a1""1"' 0I rtaln leal
her This, however, appears to be an estate in New York, Florid and North
error, as. Information from .Miami, Da., 'aroll'i.i. as It Is exempt from Kcutuck
Identifies Mr. fllr'h with Mrs Mar- State lnherll.mc taxation. The oilier
Caret Jackson, divorcee, who pnivltms properties weto valuetl as follows
lo her m.iril.ice to Mr. Hlrsch was em- Tangible iropert., New Voik, Flor da
plnveil as a bookkeeper bv ,i prominent and North Carolina. '-Os.SSU . tangible
Jewelry rlmi In the Dorlda city cJ 'proper! NVw York alone. I"7,.iiii. In-
Jlr Hlrsch, who as out of town at langllilo proper!. New Yoik, SlO.Snl-
the time of his wife's auest, Is ex
tremely nervous and upet by Iho shuck,
lOlliougb he makes it plain that he' will
stand by his wife to Hie end and asks
that the public suspend Judgment on her
until she shall have had a fair trial In
the courts, nut he continues to observe
tho utmost reticence both In regard to
his previous domestic relations and to
the rlicumstanccs surrounding his court
ship and martlage. All of which holds
public interest at the highest pitch.
She Won't Ulspns Cook.
black hair, dark c.es and a iiulck, at
tractive smite A ready laugh dlspln
the keen sense of humor "that has often
saved inc." she s.ijs her cell nt the
Tower she whiles sii.i' the hours hv
,S27 LI , tangible property In 'Kentucky.
$."i77.V-M. and intangible properly in
Kentucky, $ 1,1 2S. OS.
The Fkigler estate In tiust. with de
duct 'ons of market reduction of stock
value, Is placed at 34.2S4,33i.:.4.
In the tangible property lists of Mts.
Bingham's estate are large Items for
Jewelry, furs, automobile. Ac., Including
a private railroad car valued at 12.'i.09l.
The report shows money deposits of $1,
1.10,357 lu places other than Kent tic sr.
The valuation of Mr Hlngham'i bond?
boforo the perienta; leductlons arc
Mrs. Illrsi-h Is a small woman, with made for maiket vauatloiis. Is $S,B7S.-
3K?, while under tlt'llnr conilllioiiti the
slocks listed are to n total of J32,. "1:17.272
The Flagler trust stocks agKieirate
in,0s7,"39, while tho bonds and securi
ties total J21. 520.722 Also lis-ted Is
knitting for the vnhliru -a cell whnre'eash of 31.030, 3'JS and accounts teculv
bars nto almost hidden by th floweia.able of 31,001,129. The principal Item
banked against the window, tlowers sent under tho heading of bonds ate the
by sympathetic fiiend. "When I look bonds of the Floiid.i Kast Co.ikt Hall
at them," tnid the little woman, "I think I way Company, which are lined to ,i
of Hilly Sunday's favorite song 'Hrlghlen ) valuation of J21,fni0,000 The stocks
the Corner Whetc You Are.' and 1 know ,) ,nii,, teil form a long string of
now that corners can be htlghtened cyeti alco am,mnt.s In each cot .t athm
lo"." named as Flagler trust holdings
Mrs, lllrsih has refused to discuss the !
statement mado bv her husband to news- ' .
paper men that Cook ! merely a casual BENTALL NAMED F0H OFFICE.
acqualntauco of hla and not a friend.
This fact has an Impnttant bearing , iipoih nvlallst lso
the blackmail case, as cook gave bis
close friendship with Mr Hlrsch us his lloUauMlUI and thr I. M.
reason for Interesting himself In the .Minncapolis. Mltm Ken. 24.-.1 O
affairs of Mrs. llltsch He j.iiblUly nnluH of Litchfield, .Minn, was lioml
stated that he wished to get Mrs Hlrsch Iliitp(1 foI. Governor ami ieolutlops in
out of Atlanta "be.aufe.be did not want 1 dorMn-,- the polities of the Huslan Hol
hls friend Hlrsch living n ith fuch a Knevlkl wcro adopted at a conference of
woman." the Stale Socialist partv here to-day
- - , Hesolutlons pledging the ."report of Mln
BARK ROBBER TAKEN HERE.
Mnii W'niitril In ;hliiBo Is Cnp
tnreil In Hrnnklyn.
Patrick Donovan, who slipped out nf
the hands of the Chicago police Us!
week, Just as the trl.il of a band of
robbers who made a spectacular raid
Inst December Upon the Stockmen's
Saving and Trust Hank In Chicago was
about to Ixgln, was caught nt Johnson
and Tlllary street late last night and
locked up at lliooklyn Police Headquar
ters to await extradition.
The robber band that held up the
batik got away with $ 10.300. They fled
to t.lttte Hock, Alk. Dunuvau turned
State's evideme and, having gained thr
confidence of the police, was being kept
by a rolilary guard at the llrlggs House
In Chicago, awaiting the start of the
trial, The policeman was Induced lo go
away for a moment one night last week
and when he did Donovan hutrled out
of the hotel and Jumped Into an automo
bile that wan waiting for him.
Yesterday the Chicago police learned
he had gone to Hrooklyn and Ihe tip
was sent on to tho local police. Armed
with n description of tho fugitive Detec
tives Hroanau and Sullivan went look
ing for Donovan last night and picked
htm up within an hour.
BLUE AND GRAY MEN
READY FOR SERVICE
Twenty-ninth Division Took-
ing Forward to lfeeeipf nf j
Orders to Sail.
VAl'AXCIKX HKIXH FII.LKDI
Special Efforts lining Made lo
Insure Contentment
Among Men.
JERSEY CENTRAL
TUBE LINK DOUBTED
MeAdoo itegards Connection
as Offering Too Many
Difficulties.
PLAN TO HONOR BILL SNYDER.
Dinner nt Hotel Majestic lo He
Wild Affair.
Theatrical warthoues and storerooms
alone Rroadway and in the neighbor
hood of the Hippodrome am being ran
sacked these days in M-arch of discarded
animal costumes and makeups those of
elephants, lions, camel, zebras and
about everything else that his . living
counterpart In the Central Pail; 200
Hill Snyder, keeper of the 700 for
thirty yenis, is to utiie and this event
Is to bo celebrated at a fum Hon at the
Majestic Hotel cm M.ihIi 23. which I"
heralded us the wildest uf wild affairs
uesota Socialists to the 160 Industrial
Workers of the World now under Indict
ments In Chicago on charges of sedltl-m
alt-o were adopted.
Hunt ill, w ho tan on the Socialist
ticket for (jovcrnor to vears ago, s
under .-entetice of one year lu Jail on a
charge of obstructing the draft and Is at
liberty un bonds pending an appeal
AVENGER SHOOTS WRONG MAN
V".tliei
'H .tin .
tlt81
ol
' 0 ,.
'1 'he
f ' e defendnnu makes any
of ir.cr ilMiinctlv unumial
1'ft.siiig thtlr llbcity on
is 1 I'o'ik unco Intimated feais
1- .' safety should he leave
..V.t ll., 1 If, u
,;"" bit t 0 Ijwyers for lh de-
iei .1 general ttatetneni
' e 1 i. f ,;t t0 black.
' 'Pdlee The defendants
him l that no demands
I or 'uiiift ever weie nrtde
' 1 old; eitner to .Mi
1 1 of 1 In 11n.11 repi cuenl-
II M
''. K
Uiiilniiatlon Offered by Prisoner
MI111 Wounds rnia Inspector.
Ciiistbii, I'a. Feb. 24 William
IVAiumilllfO. of 023 hMgemont avenue,
an liibiiector at the Heminglon Arms
UIU has seen the 7.00 grow from a small niant. was shot and seriously wounded
group of monkey cages to Its present I,, the abdomen lecently by Joseph Pil
proportlons, and due appreciation of Uura. of Ilavetlilll, Mass., It Is charged,
this fact will be manifested by the ' pniaura was captured by Morris M.
PMiedo animal celebrants at the forth- . Saoov Itz. who lumned ftoni the window
coming dinner by toasting him and his of his newsstand and gave chase.
eccentricities In vveallh of detail. Hrushlng' aside u pistol which he says
Mayor Hylan and the city officials l'lllauia pointed at him. Sapovitz over
will be thete. Among others vvhu are .powered the fugitive and delivered him
Invited are N'athun Straus, "Hlg Hill 1 to the nollce.
Kdwards, Tlwimas F. rtyan, Henry l..i- , pillaura. tlie nollce say. admitted he
tham IMherty, Chsuncey M. Depcw,i,ad come to Chester lo kill a man who
(iov. Whitman. William (Jrell. A ' ilph , hsd Insulted ills brother's wife, hut shot
Ochs. Don Seltz, William RiS ph j the w rung person.
Hearst, Charles !.. (iehrlng und 'ujjst . .
fcjhire. In T10. Si
Wasiiimitos, 1'eb. 21 -Hreause of the
seilous llnamial an eiislncrilng difficul
ties in the way there Is small possibility
of connection between the Jersey Central
terminal and the Hudson tubes In Jersey
City at thl time. Kffnit Is lo be made
hj the Kallroad Administration, however,
to develop some plan by Khlch the same
result of iiulck transportation under the
Hudson for New Jersey residents going
lo and from New York city may bo at-
talned, j
This is. In substance, the reply sent by
Director-General MeAdoo to a letter
from (lov Kdgc of New Jersey, urging a
connection for the Jersey Central that
would carry Its tralua Into New York
city The Dlrector-lSeperal ald :
"The Jersey Central Company haj
always been averse to spending the
necessary money to construct this ex
tension, which, 1 may add, presents some
very BM.it engineering' and oprtatliig
difficulties, to say nothing of Ihe cost
f the woik In view of the changed
situation, however, due to ilovernment
poivesslou and control of all the rail
tcsids and the nppoi tunny now pre
centesl of joint and common use of all
tracks and terminal fa-dlitlns It nuv be
IHisslble to develop some plan by which
the desired remit could lw luiilevcsl In a
different way Hum lh.it hcretofcue pro
po"ed "This. Iiuvvever, teUire study and
might involve u verv elaborate and
j costly nut-face connection between the
Imhirsr I existing .lerjtv Central lines and the
rennsy iv aula llaliroad so as 10 bring
Jersey Central trains lido Hie old I'enn
xyh.uiiH Itallioad station hi Jersey City,
where connection with thu tunnel sy
lem could teadlly be made.
"If these connections were found lo
!e practicable both from an engtti'sMing
and. financial standHiint It may b found
that Ihe old Jetsev City station of the
Pennsylvania llailrnail is not laige
tnough to accommodate the additional
burden that will lie thrown upon It, and
that an enlargement of the station would
not be practicable or possible."
Mr MeAdoo savs the lallrnad execu
tives In New York are making a thor
ough sludv of Ihe whole terminal situa
tion along the Jersev waterfront with a
view- to bringing almut a more effective
use of the Joint terminals of thu various
companies for Ihe benefit of the public
than has hin possible under .separate
management.
tlftrittl htufntii Id Tut Sis
Cine Min'i.tt.t.AN, Annis-toN , Ala,
I-'eh. 21. Incidents have been happening
fa's! In Ihe Twenty. ninth Division dur
ing the last week which Indicate that Ihe
IllUc and dray soldiers are on the home
stretch of preparation for service abroad.
Tho enlisted man's dress has been tev
olutionl7.ed : Major-den. Charles Mor
ion saw his division for tho first time
a a unit on tcvlew; the Fifty-eighth
Hrlgade, after being piloted by .1 scries
of leadem. has been given a commander ;
orders have boon ( Issued to fill certain
commissioned officer vacancies, every
effoit is being made by unit leaders to
Impress 011 the minds of Ihe enlisted per
sonnel that an early move is possible, a
"speeding mi" In Ihe plans to motoriie
Ihe 112th Heavy Field Artillery pieces
has been lu evidence, and a myriad 0
r.lhcr less prominent but equally sugges
tive event" have lent emphasis lo the
tisnnl ptevalenic of rumors In an army
camp.
Developnienis In general and the ap
pe.vtance, of the Twenty-ninth Division
as It passed lu review seem lo nay thai
the Hlue and Uray Is ready for Iho big
move which Is being eagerly anticipated
by every man. Soldiers as a class get
lest less and long for a change of scenery
after several months in one place, and
tho men of this command are no excep
tion. They have been here for ovor ttvo
months and they have been whlppodhjito
fighting trim by a corps of experts who
learned the war business In Kurope'a
trenches Hrltlsh and French officers
and non-commissioned officers who have
Instilled a combination of science and
enthusiasm Into the Anieilcan product.
To-day every soldier of the Twenty -ninth
presents tho nobby appearance
which Is exp'cd lo chiracteiise the
American foices "over there " Divisional
orders havo been Issued requiring every
ofllcer and enlisted man to habltuallv
wear the leather chin strap with the
campaign hat. There Is not an enlisted
man in the division who is wearing anv
thlug but the prescribed style of canvas
legging, and the final touch of uniform
ity has come In the divisional order set
ting fortli an exact method uf lacing
shoes.
Major-irn. Morton Pleased.
MaJor-CJen. Morton was notireahlv
pleased with th" 11 pj .on la rice of his
charges In the divisional tev lew. I'm
fortuity In dress and cllHcipllne of the
most eictinc i.illbro have been the es
sential striven for by tne divisional
commander, and he has accomplished
both
livery regiment of artillery, Infantry
and engineers in the divLsion Is com
manded bv a National Army officer, and
the New Jersey Infantry nrigade Is the
only brigade not In rhn of Na
tional Army man. Hrig.-Oen. ltorry II.
Dindholtr., formerly chief of staff of
the Tnenty.Spventh 1 N. Y. ) Division
at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, was
this vvei-k named to fill the vacated
command of the Fifty-eighth Infantry
Hrlgade. Ilrlg-ilen. Charleis W Harbcr
of Stockton. N, .!., Is tho only National
Uuard officer with a rank higher than
Major holding n unit command nt the
present time, most of the Colonels and
I.louteiinnt-C'olnnels of the old National
iluard having been sent to schools of
Instruction, while the Hrlgadler-aetterals
have been tripped up by phjuicat ex
amining hoards. j
The 112lh Heavy Field Arlllleiy. an
exclusive New Jersey unit. uoius)sed of
batteries fiopi Camden, Atlantic City,
Kast Orange. MouUialr and Plalntlelil.
Is awaiting Iho arrival of equipment
with which Iho alx Inch guns will be
motorized, and a short period of In
struction on tho artillery ranges will
then bo In ordet
With Ihe Idea of 1 ecngnlr.lng merit
snd rewarding soldierly conduct Major
Hen. Morton lias inaugurated the com
mendation letter practlco ami lo dale
.lerseymen have come in for 11 lion's
share of praise. The Iflllli Military Po
lice, classed as one of tho bet-t units In
Iho division, has been highly commended
for Its activities'. Major Hnbart Hrown
of Newnrk, N. .1., commands this unit,
and the enlisted personnel i made up
almost wholly of men from the old New
Jersey cavalry squadron. The 114tli In
fantry, headed by Col. Frederick Htrltr
Inger, ,lr, formerly of Camp Dlx, and
made up of the old New Jersey In
fantry regiments from Patcrsnu und
Camden, has been cited for excellence
In the maintenance of lis transporta
tion, Capt. Walter II. I.etdom of Cam
den, the regimental supply officer, com
ing in for special mentlou.
Capt. Hugh M. Ctllesple of Jersey City,
assigned lo Ihe 104th Engineers and
one of the directors of Hie big post ex
change work of the division, baa been
commended for efficiency in Ihe l4th
Unglneers Usihaiige
.Irrsrv O dicers Commended.
It is also a well known fact that Majot
lien. Morton has been pleased with .he
manner In which the divisional cnthi
j martial work lias been conducted. This
burden has been khquldercil largely by
New Jersey comndssioned officers, who
have exhibited rare ability as Jurists.
I.iout.-Col. Henry tollman of Jersey City,
formerly of the old Fourth Infantry, has
been president of nevcra) boarda, and
Capt. Harlan Wesson or Jersey City and
l.ltit. l'etor Blone of Newark havo been
Judge Advocate and Assistant Judge
Advocate respectively of u number.
Others who havo served in court-martial
bodies are . Majors: Walter A. Mor
ton of Trenton, and ('. Waller Shivers
of Woodbury. Capts. Orvilje D. Oll
phant and Harry M. Dlsbrow of Tren
ton. John Kent ley of Jersey- City. John
C Moore of Newark, Albeit A. P.lckctt
of Ilalednu. William II. Krultboseh of
Passaic, and Walter 1. Kaln of Cam
den Some of these have served on
gftieral eouit-martlals and others on
special
llvei y thing possible Is being encour
aged by the commanding lieneral to
make ceitstn of contentment among Iho
enlisted men ti net lie is meeting with
surptislng succetw. This lias been espe
cially notlcable In recent weeks, when
post exchange vaudeville entertainments
by divisional troup, boxing tournaments,
basketball leagues and novelty athletic
events havo been keeping the soldiers
within the tegimcntal area. Hvery
tliiug nf a social, religious or athletic
nature Is to ho found these nights lu the
regimental post exchanges, and the Hlue
mid fitay soldier Is rapidly gvttlng away
fiom the practice of seeking vaiiety In
Ilea thy towns'.
Camp Mcliellan tois week raptured
j the boxing championships of army
, camps In Alabama, defeating a team
from Camp Sheridan of Montgomery,
Ala., by taking thre out of five svhe.d
Ulul matches. Itltz Walters of Atlantic
city, John Henry and Jameti Kelley of
Kast Orange and a host of other skilled
pugilists aru now taking part in Ihe
preliminary trials designed to pick a
representative team for the Southern A,
A. U. championship to be held hi Birm
ingham on March 1 and 2. The winners
of the lllrtnlnghaui tourney will qualify
for the national meet lo be held In Huston,
Vacancies to He Filled.
Thoraj are many commissioned ntllcer
vacancies in the division and It Is ex-
peeled that next week will bring recom
mendations for Ihe appointment of u
number of new Majors, Captains nnd
Lieutenants. Divisional unlets have
been Issued providing for the Immediate '
filling of f tier cent of Ihe open herds.
mil ll Is roughly estimated that this
means ton inen, (
Tho in 1 1 li nuglnecr Itegimetit, nil ex-1
elusive New Jeisey outfit, which is con
sidered one of the crack units of the'
iIvIfIoii, has only two of its original
six company Captains. The teglment
was funned with the New Jersey Kngl-
neei- Haltallon as u nucleus nnd every-'
Captain of tho old battalion has either!
resigned or been relieved. Captain
fleotge W Atulherori of Company C of
Trenton resigned, and Captains Clif
ford fl Woolson of Newark and How
ard Keasbey of Salem have been re
lieved nf the commands of Companies A
and II respectively The second bat
talion of the regiment w-ns formed by a
combination of six infantry companies
of the old New Jersey National (.iiatd,
with Copts' Harry J Huillngton of Jei
sey City, Orison M. Htird of l.eonla and
Benjamin Day of Newark as company
leadem, Hurlington's tesignation has
been incepted and Day and Hurd are
tho only two Captains now- with the
regiment n.s company commander'.
I.leuten Hits are serving temporarily as
Captains, nml it Is piohablo that they
will lis considered in I he select Ion of
nriv captains. Among the latter class
are ITtst I.leuts. Joseph c Flits of Mast
Orange., Ftedeilck D. .Woodruff of .Sum
nrvllln and Hc.ile M Sihnittckn- of Had
dou Heights.
Ill the lllltli and llllh Infant. v lirgt
inents. the 11 Ith Machine ijim Hattaliou
and the 112th Heavy Field Artillery, all
New Jersey outfits, there are also nu
merous vacancies. Tho 11 ith Machine
(un Haltallon ban been without a Major
since Arthur II. Mackie of Newark was
relieved. Capt. Charles F. Silvester of
Princeton has been temporarily In com
mand, and he may bo considered for a
Majority.
With a view to keeping Birmingham I
freo from soldiers of tho Twenty-ninth I
Division not possessed of tho proper ere- I
deutlals entitling them to be absent from,
this camp a permanent detail of mili
tary policemen has been stationed there
III charge of Sergeant Warren O Holmes
of Montclalr, N J. The men are for tho
most part members of thu old New Jer
sey cavalry Miuadrou now serving with 1
the 104th Military Police, and Major:
Hohart Drown, the pmvost guard com-,
inapder, who hails from Newark. N" .1 .
has been In conference with thr civil
authorities of Hlrmlugham with a view
to willing out vice and reguiutlng con
ditions In order to Insure the good con
duct of soldiers who are glvin permission 1
to visit that place. I
The 1 Ivil authorities have displayed
a desire to coopeinte Willi the provost
guards, and J Keece Murray of the bu
reau of Investigation drpui tmcnt. fa
tlonrd lu Birmingham, has sent the fol
lowing letter of commendation to Mayor
Hrown. referring especially to the activ
ity of Limits. Lewis H. Hallantync of
Mapbwood, N, J , nnd Heorge Hoffman
of Somervllle. N. .1, who directed the
original tiranup
"I'ntll tho arrival of the.e men
meiuheis of the army. 1 nmposed gen-J
eraliv of the rougher element therein, j
had grievously abuso-d the courtesy and'
hospitality of numeritjs cllUens of thl
city and hud brought tho army Into 111
repute. These two Voung olflcers and
their men Instantly erased the stigma
and brought tho uriny bndt Into the
hearts and minds of the people, lifting
it tu tho plane 011 which It I" naturally
elevated, By the splendid personality
of Ihcso two officers, their military dis
cipline and Btern obedience to duty, lliey
have done more to dignify tho army than
anything that has occurred In Birming
ham for many a day. I havte heaid
many expressions of commendation from
the city and county authorities and oth
cts." Ueglnnlrig to-day tliete will be a
week's tccess for nil divisional school-
MsJoMlen, Morion has ordered this
letup in order to give Hie French nml
Uiltish Instructors a vacation and to
afford Ihe various uirtts of Ihe division
an opportunity lo organlie nn Instruc
tion schedule fo.' tho special iii-pari
ments of modem warfare
PHONE OPERATORS
TO VOTE ON STRIKE
New Kngland Compan.v's Kin
ployees Demand lfaise to
Boston Hate.
Boston, Feb. 24. Hepref'Miiativcs of
thousands of operators employed by the
New Kngland Telephone Company
throughout New Kngland decided to-day
to hold special meetings this week to
vote 011 Ihe question of striking to ob
tain vvnce incie.ises.
The action was token .it h meeting if
the joint exec-olive bo.itd of tile Tele
phone Workers I'lilon of New Kngland
at which delegates ftoni iho follow ng
cities were 'present . Springfield. Lyon.
New Hedrotil, I'all Klver, Taunton,
Flichbuig, Salcin, Lowell, Pitutleld.
North Adams. Lawrence. Haverhill
Brockton, Newhury poi t, Portland Han
gor and I.ewlston, Me. Maiiehrvst'.
N. H , and Bellows Falls, Vt
The Worcester union, which alreadv
has voted lo strike to enforce Ita wage
demands, was not represented
The meetings to poll the strike vote
will be 'held early in Ihe week and the
result will be given out at headquarters
here probably on Thursday. Should the
vote favor a strike another session of
the Joint executive board will be held to
set a date for it.
The operators ask that they bo al
lowed the scale of wages that was it
ceiitly given the operalois ill this tin.
Including u rate of Jlfi 11 week for girls
who ha vi- hern In service six yens
I'nlon inadeis to-night said that thev
had assurance that In lase of Ml Ike the
Hoston operators nml the union ot me-,
employees of iho uunpuny would lend
them silppoit.
Reports received at the meeting, how
ever, Indicate that ollirtrs of Ihe Hiolh
erhood of Mlrcti leal Moikeis. vvi'h
which the operators' union is afUllated,
had tvfused to sanction a strike.
Mulling Pol Tells Ilia Mor).
Lieut. (.Smiling Pal) O'Brien. Ameri
can citizen nnd officer of the Hoy al
Flying Corps, lu nil nddirss at th" sol
diers' and sailors' vaudeville ill nv in
ihe Forty-fourth Street Theatre yester
day aftetnooti told how he escaped from
Oermany after seventy -two days of ad
venture He received gleat applause
from the men. Tho New York War
Camp Community Service provided tin
entertainment. Many vaudeville arts
from Broadway stages appeared on the
programme.
UNIQUE USE FOR STAMPS.
lielmont
M ll. I,ee wilt be the chairman of the
dinner, and covers will be laid fur 1 200
guests.
FOOD SCOUTS MAKE RECORD.
Total t.aln nf -IN Ponnila .Made by
Hoys lu Sjqnad.
The Food Seoul pulled clown another
record yesterday when Ihe official scor
ing on their heavyweight accumulation
from dieting was made by Dr. .Stark of
th Post (ii-aduatv Hospital. It vvasj
found that a total Improvement of
pounds hai been made. Sixteen of the
boys did the gaining, three more kept
even with 'he scales, and only six lost
weight. Tho losers had been under the
weather with bad colds.
The Food Scout dlieclors wcte espe
cially Jubilant over Ihe fact that Scout
No. 1, who l.s Lmborto Ardolina, gained
MANY ENGINEERS ENLISTED.
Ten IIiiIImIIoiis uf Mill, Woods nnd
llullruad Workers Completed.
WasiiiMiTtiv, Feb, 24 linough men
Imvu enlisted to complete the ten bat
laliom of null, woods mid logging rail
road workeis for the great Twentieth
Engineer lteglment, a patt of which
already Is lu France.
lu anuouuchig this to-night, however,
the War Department said about LftOO
men still are needed to complete the
t Inert mad and bridge building bat
tailous, VON PAYER TO SPEAK TO-DAY.
I. S. Coat uf Arms Designed Br
Western Woman.
Amkiipkln', Wash, Feb. 24 Twenty -five
thousand cancelled postage stamps,
representing thirteen Administrations,
have been used by- Mrs Sarah Krlck.on
of this city to make a ilovernmeutacoat
of aims. The stamps were gathared in
the last twenty -the years
The cost of rms represents an Ameri
can eagle with outspread wings, and
below It are five sjiears and a snield.
Tluee staniiw aie from the (ieorge
Washington Ailiuiiiiitiatlon. A lodge
j lias offered Mrs. i:rickon 12,200 foi tho
j picture, but she has refused it She
j mill Is gathering stamps for the comple
tlon of the work She will add the words
I "Liberty '' and "B Pluribus I'nuni."
"PEANUT LICENSES" MODIFIED.
Vlc-e.l linnrellor to it dress Ittsli'ua
tag, on Intt-rnul Affair.
AiliTrnruu, Feb. 21 The Franklut ttr
all of 22 ounces. Umberto weighed only 1 xciiu,j .,. tlm Herman Vice-Chancel
46 pounds at the start, ami lie is ,(ri Krleclrlch von Payer, will address
years olo, l)0 Helchstag to-moriow In regatd to In-
lernal affaiis.
LEAGUE TO WAR ON LYNCHERS.
, ,., . Araennl Workers Make llruiaild.
State Body l-irms In lenuessee to
... ..... . Boston, Feb. 21 -An Inciease of 0
MrliiK About Jtefnnii. pt.,. ,.,, , Ha(,rH ,, rti,ulltl)ll or t)lT.
N.vnuvii.t.i:. Term, Feb. S I. Aroused I Taj lor tllUienry system and the piece
by tho leceut burning at tho stake of a work system aie demanded by the 111a
negro at Hstill Springs. Teun., lept e-1 ciilulsts at Watertoivu arsenal. The
seutative men. leaders In all depatt-1 men, who ale alllliaid with the Inter
munts of public activity, met hem to-1 nulloual Association of .MachliiUUs. voled
day and decided to organize .1 law and I to-day to piesent the demands to. mor
order league looking to Ihe better en-
foi cement of laws of the State and the
cultivation of it higher respect for the
law bv the citizenship of Tennessee
They planned to have the league con
duct a campaign throughout the State
In ,-in effort to educate the people lo a
higher regard for thr law and for the
.tuthniitv of public- officers' and to utge
new laws ptovldltig for quicker punish
ment for the climes that e-aiise lytic li
lugs. The league will Invite tho ticitoes
of the Statu to cooperate,
row unci call for a itply by noon Tiles-day
IIIh and Frdrral Losses tilvrn,
ll vin:, Mexico, IVb, ;i i waa of
ficially announced in Chihuahua City-to-day
thai 2i'N Fedetuls wne klhed
during tho fighting south of Jlmlnez.
The- Villa losses were ieiorted to have
numbered 301), Including cine (leneral
and a Colonel The Federals lost six
staff nfficeis.
iQf Per MONTH ON
ItO PLEDGE OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY
IKE PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY
OF NEW YORK
Application for loans of large
amount will te considered at
ihe office at Fourth Avenue and
25th Street.
MANHATTAN
Fourth Avenue, cor, 25th Street.
F.ldridi St., cor, Riviniton St.
Et Houiton St., cor. Etwx St.
Seventh Av.. bet. 48th & 49th St.
Lexington A v.. cor, 124tH St.
Crane St., cor. Clinton St.
E. 72d St., bet. Lninttcn & 3d Av.
righth Av.. cor. U7th St.
BBONX
CourtUndt Av.. cor. I4eth St.
UMOOatLTN
Smith St., cor, Livinfiton St.
Crthim A v., car. Debtvoiie St.
Pitkin Av., cor. Rockswty Av.
Snlleil. Boosted nnd tllniiched .May
lie Dealt In.
vstiiM.Tov. Feb, 24 Ll.-epse re
strictions governing the peanut industry
were modified to-dav to permit niauufar
tuiers uyd distributers of silted peanuts,
roaeted and blanched iieanuta and all
confections containing peanuts to do
buslncas without liicnse.
Itegiiliitlons guverulng other manu
facturers and dealers In peanuts will
continue In force.
ult Position to Aid War.
Matthew W (Inig. who was exempted
from war terv Ico because he held the
IHisittun uf superintendent, of the Sit
mund Khmer Company, one of the larg
est manufacturers of army and navy
uniforms tu the coutitty, notified his
friends at Bed Hank, N. .1 . yesterday
that be had given up his high salaried
position and would go to-day ti Wash
ington to rioit for duly in the trans
port rervicc of tho Quartermaster Corps.
He has three brothers in the British
set vice. Mr. Creig is a member of a
numlier of New York clubs and his
friends gave him a farewell dinner Sat
urday night.
CATHOLICS AND
SOCIALISM
A Restatement of the
Attitude oC the Cath
olic Church Toward
Socialism
By
Rev. John A. Ryan, D.D.,
of the Catholic University
W ith a foreword by
Cardinal Gibbons
First Article in
The Evening Mail
TO-DAY
The Famous Moon Hoax
The most exciting episode in the eai'ly days of New York journalism
comprises the second instalment of
THE STORY OF
tin.
"No article has appeared for years that will command so general a
perusal and publication. Sir John (Sir John Herschel was declared
in the article to have viewed the moon and discovered life there
through a remarkable new astronomical instrument) has added a
stock of knowledge to the present age that will immortalize his name
and place it high on the page of science," said a contemporary upon
the publication of this remarkable scientific dissertation by. Richard
Adams Locke in Ben Day's young paper.
So the whole country was fooled and one great man was bitterly disappointed.
He was Edgar Allan Poe, who was engaged on one of the most ambitious stones
he had attempted ("Hans Pfall") when the Locke article came along and com
pelled him to abandon it. To get revenge Poe bent his splendid talents to tear
ing to bits Locke's yarn and just then the whole truth came out. Barnum would
have loved Locke as he did the later SUN.
Socialism and Bolshevism the Difference
In the minds of millions the tenets of these two parties are confused. They are
by no means the same. The point at which they part company is carefully ex
plained by a writer who knows both creeds and the leading men on both sides.
Dewey and the Germans at Manila Bay
The veal story of what happened before the Spanish fleet was destroyed, show
ing how Germany then tried to provoke war with this country. A thrilling page
of history never told before.
All in THE SUN Next Sunday
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