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questioning, “that conditions in the prison were pretty bad and 1 shouldn't wonder if somebody it to Leavenworth prison as a goat. I told him if anybody was guilty we all were, and I still believe it, ana I believe the officers in higher com- mand who were satisfied to let things go as they were were just as guilty as we were.” ORDERED TO ENFORCE STRICT AND RUTHLESS DISCIPLINE. Q. What were your orders? A. My orders were to enforce strict and ruthless discipline, To treat all prisoners like general prisoners. statement followed testi- mony in which he placed the blame for the conditions at Chelies Farm on Major Gen. F, 8, Strong, commanding the 40th Division; the Personnel Ad. jutant of the 40th Division; Major Nobje; Col. C. B. Grimatead of the 168th Infantry; and the Lnspector of the Regional Replacement Camps, all of whom, he said, knew etisting con- ditions and approved of what was go: ing On, Of at least did net disapprov: The sub committee announced it would go to France Aug. 7 for a first | hand investigation on the ground. Q. “Was it your understanding,”| 1¢ Was explained that “general Smith was awked, “that these men {Prisoners” are those sentenced by were to be treated in such a that |Seeral courts martial and are re- they never would come back to Paris |S8"ded as gullty of felonies. of pass through these farms again?” | @& Who gave you your orders? A. cenoeate: were not properly| “Yes,” he replied, Col. B. P. Grimstead of the 158th In- by Ball, Ball would be thrown | “a told the Personnel Adjutant of @2try. ‘the “pen ‘and the prisoners |the 40th Division,” Smith said, under| Smith said he took charge of the — prison when it was established Oct. 81 was in command until Nov. 6, was relieved and was in the hospital until [ne 18 and remained until Dec. f6. Q@. To whom didyou report? A. | To the Personnel Adfutant of the 40th Division. Smith said Col. Grimstead vimted the prison sometimes every day and sometimes two or three times a week and approved the conditions there. Q@ Did you know that prisuners @ medical officer, “named Hunter, who had him pact in the He sald Fort Jay oted and the men were be- ‘ter by their treatmen: i i 5 ew that if he get hell for it” hat Smith threatened I ‘AMERICA FORE” “AMERICAN EAGLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ebihdiainival Statement, July fet, 1919 : ASSETS LIABILITIES were deprived of money and other ., Bante and Stocks vie Ely 2.074,020.00 . $1,261,002.00 property? A. There were complaints, * Premiums in course of collection. 081,056.42 283,495.94 Most of them were of money taken 80,481.05 from prisoners at the Bastile or at 1,000,000. 00 Roquette, before they were brought 1,089,769.49 to Chelles, [ made several reports that money was being taken from them and not restored. When I was investigated I asked for correspon- dence but it could not be found. $3,663,687.78 POLICYHOLDERS’ SURPLUS, erbr0ehs || | Seen 7 ness to be used towards prisons? Hi ‘ ‘ A. He said Major Gen. F. 8, Strong br TORS said he wanted the strictest kind of treatment of the men. SAW SERGEANT BALL STRIKE A PRISONER ONCE. SUMNER BALLARD GEORGE W. DAVISON HENRY EVANS THOMAS E, FORREST HENRY EVANS GRAY WALTER R. HERRICK MELVILLE E. INGALLS W. KOECKERT 4. B. LOPEZ OFFICERS HENRY EVANS, President : 'F,, W. KOECKERT, Vice- President J. E. LOPEZ, 2d Vice-President and Secretary R. MILLARD, Secretary ERNEST STURM, Secretary © HE. MAXSON, Secretary ALFRED STINSON, Secretary C. E. ALLAN, Secretary ac ciuaneresa es papancria named PAUL L. HAID, Assistant Secretary 4. F. CUNNINGHAM, Auditor Insurance Exchange Bullding SAN FRANCISCO A GOOD AMERI F. R. MILLARD JOHN J. RIKER DAVID RUMSEY ERNEST STURM struck? A. I saw Sergt. Ball strike &@ prisoner, misinterpreting an order, I disciplined Ball; took away his Paris pass and confined him to camp for sixty days. Q. Did you ever make any com- plaints? A. About the food, yes. it ‘was good enough, what there was of it, Dut there was no variety. I didn’t think the men were getting enough, but I gave them all we received from the Unit Supply officer on ouk retion returns, which: called for suff:lent food for every man. The men had to sleep on straw in pup tents, I did not ask for cots because I knew there were none availablo; there were hard- ly enough for -the hospitals. There was insufficient fuel. I tried to make up for it by keeping a detail of sev- enty-five men out cutting brush— there was never enough. COMPANY - CAN ean A. I do not think there was ever any deliberate beating. “Do you know of ..¢ attempt of a S| prisoner to commit suicide?” Sinith was asked. “Yea,” be replied. “A man com- plained to me that he was unjustly sentenced. I told him I had nothing to do with the justice of his trial, A moment later he rushed at me and Lieut. Mason, and a sergeant stopped him and took him to his barracks. He ‘was brought to me later with @ cut finger. I believed he was likely *o try suicide and had bim put under guard in a pup tent. Lieut, Leslie told me afterwards he attempted suicide by cutting himself with a razor blade. SAYS NO MEN WERE EVER KILLED TRYING TO ESCAPE. Q. Were any men killed trying to escape? A, No, There were reports of two such incidents and they were investigated and proved untrue. ee ne a Same FT I ee a ae are - BUY YOUR LOW SHOES NOW SAVE ol TO ee PER PAIR Shoe prices ae demand from wes ees § ee with any other officers? A. With court officer, He had no criticisms, Q, Was Lieut C. M. Russel, in charge in your absence, ever tried? A. No, and I never understood why he was not. If any one was to blame we were equally guilty, including the higher officers, THE EVEN NG WoRLD, T Q. Did you ever see’ prisoner |" Q. Did you discuss prison discipline |SeP' Major Joseph Noble, the summary | tember, ‘The afternoon session was devoted to an effort to get Col, T. Q. Donald- the Hotel McAlpin to-day to take testimony regarding the alleged wanton destruction of army supplies in salvage dumps in France, Gen. Eee 9 Denies Responsibility for Orae! ity. SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.—Denial chtirges by Lieut. Frank H. (Hard- dolled) Smith before a House sub- ‘committees in New York that he was responsible for cruel treatment of per eye Taro a maa, he ‘inny by News and Gossip of To-Day’s ee lorick 6, Strong. Some | — Market—Present and Fu- be aig war a miles ture Prices. farm tely “not nothing ta kK tien al rho tor onle Mies a tatean wie ‘At the opening this morning the at it imanded the 40th ‘com: Renee) Divi overseas. REPORTS $25,000 REWARD Mexican Declares Governor of Chi- hwahua Advertised Offer in a Newspaper. BL PASO, Tex, July 29.—Gov. An- dres Ortiz of the State of Chihuahua has offered a reward of $26,000 in gold for the capture, dead or alive, of Francisco Villa, ‘according toa México merchant, who was here to-day from Chihuahua City. He said the offer appeared in an af- City newspapers. ————— \6 HURT WHEN AUTO HITS CAR. ‘Track Driver Arrested After Crash im Brookiyn. An automobile truck driven by Albert Spirito of No, 2495 First Avenue, Man- hattan, crashed into a crowded street car at 86th Street and Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, at noon to-day. Six persons were injured and two of these, Patrol- men Rudolph Wassing of the Coney Island Precinct and William Haster of No, 295 Bast Fifth Street, Manhattan, were taken to Coney Island Hospital for treatment. Wassing’s injuries are se- us. Spirito “was arrested by Patrolman Chatuldt who Was a passenger on the car. —>—— CUT IN NAVY YARD FORCES. WASHINGTON, July 20.—Because of a lack of funds with which to pay them, employees of the Navy Yards over the country will be dismissed in large num- Seale Is Erroncdus. The astern Department revert to reased pa the pre-war scale were ll be continued. pace Scrat Charge Americans Smuggle Auto Inte Germany. and ailliy Germany. man automobile industry. ————— Geerge Adolphus Storey, Artist, Dies. Storey, the fi on perapective, fe dled here ¢: METALS. 231-2; September, 221-2—23 3-4; » 192 1- Range for bag 3 at Chicago: Gwin FOR VILLA, DEAD OR ALIVE vertisement in one of the Chihuahua’ Report That It Reverts to Pre-War the United States Army was advised by the War Department to-day that reports re- cently published to the effect that the Q. Was there beating of prisoners? | pa, of enlisted men of the army will after the erroneous. The BERLIN, Monday, July 28 (by As- sociated Prefs).—The Deutsche Zeitung charges that Americans in the occupied territory are attempting to sell their own automobiles by smuggling them into The newspaper says that if the Americans succeed in selling a quantity it will ruin the Ger- LONDON, July 29.—George Adetphus |? famous artist and authority o-day, Meta) Exchange quotes copper dull. Spot—July, 22—23 1-4; August, 221-4 October, 22 5-8—24; November, 22 3-4 ‘URSDAY, JULY 29,. 1919." WALL STREET market showed signs of strength for the first few minutes’ of trading. Stee! gained a quarter of a point, but the uneasiness regarding the figures of earning for the company's last quarter was soon reflected in quota- tions for the stock, and it began to sag ‘off with the rest of the market, displaying an irregular tone. Shorts had a further incentive for selling on a ‘Washington report that the Federal Reserve Board was to consider the continued expansion of brokers’ loans. This report, which circulated through the street during the fofenoon, was accompanied by fone hae ed + -) 624, In~ crease net . ve decrease $2,! 10. York Central—June . want, June, orate Bitar tis.08 red ; net operati 284,439, increase $10,656,000, i CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.) at t Phe a are te be Beth. equal to si x ‘ Brew. aon ‘Tran, % Or eratat as Pag eae ue os ‘ Petrotoum 01 or polly x 8, or $6.38 in June q plus for twelve ending June 20. totalled $2,690, equal to $20.69 a° share on prefer: against $ e883, or $18,06, pi “4 year. , BANKING AND FINANCIAL, | SSAA DEN. ehinidno~TU H fi if tit @ general selling movement, some of the recent speculative favorites in- dulging in comparatively wide fluc- tuations. The Steels were weak, Stoel common breaking through 111, while Crucible broke three points, to 187 2-2, and Bethiehem B, two and one-half points, to 98. Other losses were re corded in American Bosch, Wool, Cal- ifornia Packing, General Motors and Stromberg. New Haven was an exception, s¢ll- ing up above 42 on a turnover of about 40,000 shares. This had a good effect on other rails, but the majority of them merely marked time. News that the directors of the American Hide and Leather Company had declared a 2 per cent. dividend on k payments, together with the usual 13-4 per cent. regular dividead had little or no effect on the stock. Central Leather, which had sold a» low as 112 1-2 came back to 1i4 4-4. Owens Bottling machine and some of the coal isaues were strong, while New York Dock gold above gain of over 20 points since jast Friday. Le iggy ow J all of the oils were lower. Royal Dutch sold as low as 951-8, a loss of 21-2 points, while Mexican Petroleum indulged in wide and irregular Nuctuations, Pan Amer- ican was also, weak. After midday the list marked time with a few strong spots here ani! there. Among these were Montana Power, Americin Wool preferred, United Drug, United Fruit and Uni- ted Retail Stores, The volume of trading became smaller in the late afternoon and t Secretary Roosevelt an-| transactions for the day were in the to-day. tha =| neighborhood of the million mark. prance’, te “al 98000 ‘would be ‘cut to | Cull money renewed at 6 per cent. 60,000 or 66,000 before ‘next July 4. i os calla seis oad HIGHER ARMY PAY STANDS. ‘Total sales of stocks 1,180,900 shares, THE CURB. orLs Opened steady. Amalgamated Ro; alty, 16-8-3-4; Barnett Oil, 3- 1-4; Commonwealth Pet., 58 1-2-6! Transcontinental Oil, 46 1-4—46 3-4; Merritt Oil, 26—1-2; Texas Ranger, 43-4—5; Cities Service Bank Shares, 45:3-4—4 Salt Creek, Texas Prod., 7 7-8—8 1-8; 9—1-8; Shell Transport “Trading, 2 8-4—13; Ryan Oil, 47-8—5 1-8; Sin- clair Gulf, 571-4—58; Sinclair Con- solidated, 5! Victoria Oil, 21-4—1-: 11-4—T1-2; Cosden, 111- oth ; Glenrock ou, ;. Boston. Wyoming, 65—67 Federal Oll, 3—1 178—80; Sapulpa, 38—3 t Refining, 32—33; Staten” 41-2—5. ‘Two P. M. prices steady. Sinclair Consolidated was 69-59 3-4; Petr, 59-69 1-2 Com. THE CURB. Opened steady, Aetna, 10 1-2—11; Allied Packers, 62—63; Brit.-Am. Tob. December, 28—23 8-8; lead—|coupon, 221-2—23; registered, 211-2 5.871-2—5.96. Spelter|__23 1.2; Colonial Tire, 44 3-4—42 Louls july of- Ant Mi ugust, 7,82 1-2; F October, 1.87 1- 13-4; Golden Gate, a—81- 4; Asphalt, 89—91; Hupp Motor, 13 1-: 8—14; Bos- ton-Montana, 90—92; Caledonia, 341— 36; Cons, Ariz. 1 —T-16; Hecla, 5 3-8—1-2; MocKinle: Parremh, » 58— 60; U. 5. Steamshi, Perfec- tion Tire, 13-16—-1-4: United Profit, 33-8—1-2; N. ¥. Shipbuilding, 60—65; 211, Increase. $1,075,057; six months floor grows. $42,089,700, increase $1,940,747. ; pi New Haven—June gross $8,964,901, ‘ , decrease $219,612; six months gross telautograph service to the $47,536,176, increase $5,002,174; net Curb Market Free to. Owners of Securities oe 4 — “ an A new Booklet me ‘ explaining what i of a Stockholder Linney eo gi should know. * i. Whether you own % common or preferred x * . LIBERTY BONDS. 31-28, 99.54, up .02; 2d 4s, by. Off .10; 3d 41-48, 96.08, up .02; 4th is, 94.04, up .06; Victory 353-4s, roan Off .02; 43-45, 99.82, off .04. were marked up to 5.52 and Stock- holm cablea to 25. Sterling cabli 4-27 3-4; francs cables, 7.23; lire cabli 8.57 Topmearseia demand, ‘371-2, cables, 375-1 DIVIDENDS. Solvay Process Co.Regular quar- tery, of 2 per cent, and an extra of 1 per cent. payable Aug. 15. American Hide and Leather Co.— Extra dividend of 2 per cent. on the preferred stock and regular quarterly er a4 per cent. on preferred payable Oct. 1. BARNINGS. Hercules Powder—Six montha end- ed June 80; rplus after charges and Federal taxes, $488,420, equal after preferred dividends ‘to $4.21 o share on $7,150,000 common stock, against $2,624,049 or $34.08 a share in same period of 1918. nadian Pacifio—June gross, $13,- 577,278, increase six months increase $4,710,080; net $12,186,477, decrease $2,520,506. Missourt Pucifio—June gross $7,373,- Direct wire to the exchange operating income $187,161, increase $91,620. Led & Western—June gross $947,7! jecrease $82,814; six months gross $4,610,067, decrease $166,031; nev operating deficit $37,848, increase br 2,735. Cc. C. & St, Louls—June gross $6,040,740, indrease $195,703; six months’ gross $32,304,999, increase $3,003,451; net operating income $4,860,497, in- Your account invited cash or conservative margin Ask for free vopy this week's “Market News & Views” ‘containing crease $2,292,921. Michigan Central—June gross $4, Buying and selling ‘ 895,813, increase $1,067,024 suggestions gross | $35,083,567, increase $5,726, net operating income "$5,945,129, crease $2,789,256. * MoeCrory Stores Corporation—June sales $821,242, increase $47,308; six months’ sales $4,846,176, increase $783,264, Erie—June gross $7,531,199, increase ‘It will pay you to read i every week, ARDOS & CO. Members Consolidated Stock Exchange 67 Exchange Pl. Ne New York Rector 3949-3950-8502-9400-8139, BANKING AND FINANCIAL, Cresson Gold, 3 3-8—1-3. Two P. M. pee, steady, son of the Inspector General's De- partment, who investigated Chelles Farm after it was disbanded, to ex- plain why, of the scores of officers who knew of “persistent brutalities and neglect,” Lieut. Smith was the only one brought to trial. Chairman Johnson was insistent in asking if] yyy 23.50 FR; September 22.30 to Major Gen, W. W. Harta, command-| 33.45; December 22.10 to 22.12; March ing the District of Paris, could not be| ?1:93 to 21.95. held responsible for unsanitary and NOTES. overcrowded conditions end brutalitic. yo has admitted to Col, Donaldson sald he thought Gen. | TM Som, MSDteS Teo uttable ‘Trust a 44; Asphalt 86 y BY 3-4 a 147-8; Tob. Pro, Exp., 3% 1-2 4 1-3, Opened easy: October 34.43, off 20; December 34.70, off 18; January 34.62, off 9 COFFED. Opened steady. May, 21.88 to 21.90; MONEY. Call money, mixed collateral, iend- ing and renewing at 6 per cent.; all industrial 61-2 per cent. Banks lost to Sub-Treasury Mon- day $615,000; since Friday $5,259,001 The Guaranty Trust Company now makes no distinction in rates for both JF YOU are the owner of securities; a Mind have nM unsucce ‘ul in your investments in the past; you want to retrieve i errors. of judgment, or if you eieinateanceas teeta aes cit nati) Nt te UR Ce Re: Harts might have been responsible, | Gor, of N. ¥. subscription re- Wou oF ae pany q xed Mr, Johnson wanted to know who,| ceinte tor New York shares for Royal|{dhsrialsoliateral, This le the sec prtialy 9 Know ‘how to trade higher than Col, Grimstead of the/Dutch ordinary stock. Stricken from|ond institution to make this an- hu © stock markets, Dufeh ordinary stock; | nouncement, the First National Bank worth your while to 168th Enfantry, was responsible Met: Royal the Chelles prison outrages. The In-|Am. Writing Paper Company, Central spector General answered by saying | Union Company, N. ¥. and Old Colony that such persons, if any, were not | Trust Company, Boston etts of deposit under the Service Supply and there- | {or first mortgage skg. fd. gold bonds fore not within his jurisdiction, ef American Writing Paper Company, “Hardboll racers due July 1, 1919 Admitted to list ari — Le te te Sartanene & Ohio R. R. temp. 10 year toeimens Wiin.8 F) smile from |¢ por cent. bonds, due July 1, 1929, the window of his cell across a court! pankers’ Trust Company has been ap- from the library, where the commit~| pointed registrar for the following: tee was sitting, His satisfaction wos|Capital stock of Mill Factors Corpora- less apparent, however, when Col,|tion;.6 per cent. Cumberland preferred Donaldson, asked about conditions at Boone So, non "Corpore. Vienne cables 27-8; sterling cables Chelles Farm, said emphatically: Universal Leat Tobacco Company, Inc., | 4 prea _doraanet ath cables “I ‘was absolutely astounded to Gnd smote Co stock m0 United Btates mp o such conditions existed, as { never|*warmye Gommyelon., 2 guilders demand 878-8, cables 87 ‘who resigned as| A lower tendency was generally imagined that they would exist in| Vice Presid bs yong a Trust|noted, with francs showing pro- any community of Americans in the Company haa, nose ‘Cont CE ng pay Powneed, weaknegs, ernie Segre army or out of it” ‘This company has increased its oapital pac Pe Mg 3 eg 3 Ps I ‘from $8,000.00 to $20,000,000. F ‘Phe committee announced it would | Sok from. Fon 0m) to, EBON OO rected | SUbSsedUERtY the rate rallied. to 7.25, go to France Aug. 7 to visit various Ons ‘of the Bo Demand sterling was quiet ont Roary Prison camps and question men still rad ai book—"* AND RM ea It Will Show You— while hel ocd tavestory moke money Ww moncy multipli - vested in sound mouriiae. amen. Ie How to determine the dollar veive Ei i ot yo stock cettificat © tra stock market, wre “he Pare 100 Other Facts That Point the Way to Profits. B having inaugurated the change in policy last week. New York clearings, $808,81 increase, $167,339,129. The Sub-Treas- was creditor at Clearing House 029; Federal Reserve Bank cred itor $20,014,446, EXCHANGE, ‘The, tendency was easy at the opening, demand sterling 437, off 1-4 from the last close; Swiss cables peseta cables 19.15; Stockholm es 24.90; mark cables 61-4; between 35th and 36th Streets. che Baran -1 Wet Len ery, Eo tte a oC . Direct Private Wires to Phage Bren of ihe rhea {at 437, while lire checks