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eee Wehstane 4 fdr. dMicers in France And saw service on of the steam firemen locomotives overseas. Five hundred A. B. F. men living in the Oranges, it is said, have offered their services to in either FREIGHT MOVING y that passengers on commut: tion ¢ 8 should show their appreti- Lackawanna service by pas. every morning and tak- ng up a generous collection. “But not for the volunteers,” he said, “This money should be turned into one dig pot, for division among | the regular employees of the Lacka- ‘ who ‘bring these trains in. Maybe gold watches, suitably in- | scribed and formally presented a littic with some ceremony, would be the correct thing. the “oldest” of the volun iy bag ee bol+ the road if pasenget of freight a ‘Ong methber of a voluntcer oles Se Gn. on, the Lackawanna suggested | ' dh, and its passenger wid of partly vol-| xe AS MEN RETURN — oe Strikers Bow to Ultimatum, but | Wortkers in Other Indus- tries Are Kept Idle. CHICAGO, April 17.—To-day was eet by railroads as the times limit for “outlaw” strikers to return to work and with substantial desertions of in- ‘gurgents already reported a complete collapse of the strike is believed to | Company, is a West Pointer : served to France as a first jieutenant of artillery. The Rutherford @pecial, nine cars long, left Rutherford, N. J. on the | Erie in charge of Mayor Frederick W. Shoat at 8:16 this morning. The fire- be in sight. Andrew | Freight moved to-day in central and far Western States on an in- |Creased scale and In many sections , conditions were rapidly roachin: jnormal. Railroad officials went ahead with preparations to replace strikers | who fatied to heed the ultimatum to jreturn to work. A. F. Whitney, vice president of the ENGLEWOOD BEGINS PROTECTIVE DRIVE Mass. Meeting To-Night Will Ar- range for Bnrolling Citizens to Meet Any Strike Emergency. A mass mesting of the citizens of Englewood, N, J., to-night is announced by Joseph Andrews, Vice President of the Bank of New York, who has been active in the organization of “indigna- lon specials” for commuters during the railroad strike and in forming emer- Rency bodies in New Jersey towns to Prevent the paralysis of public utilities ‘and food supplies in the interest of a small minority of the residents. Committees will be appointed to re- erult and allot emergency jobs to men ‘and women who join the movement; to supervise training of individuals in ali sorte of work from truck driving to electrical right of way work and run- ning @ Jocomotive. Questionnaires will be sent to all citizens interested to as- certain individual aptitudes and choices, Similar mectings for organization against the hampering of public utilities in private or limited group Interests are organization would be dropped. in the strike situa- tion ‘in Michigan and Ohio was re- ‘ported to-day. Several thousand industrial workers re- mained idle awaiting the reopening tuel and raw materials. Increasing movement of fr. was reported by railway officials. lifted ar! groups of strikers were returning to work. One thousand maintenance of way men and shop laborers at Springfield, Mo., returned to work. (BOSTON, April 17.—Continuance we vet being called in other New Jerscy towns,|f Present railroad passenger ached- yards across the ‘Mr, Andrews paid. wes and the operation of industrial ‘The Pennsylvania te establishomnts the i amount of coal arriving by Monday. ‘The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad announced that it would make drastic cuts in passenger service on Monday unless a sub- SHOOTS WOMAN, BUT MISSES POLICE Fires Three Bullets Through Door ESE ' of factories closed by a shortage of |), Sh clit at | Street nearly ali points in the Far West|W4s away on a hunting trip. THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1920. 'MRS, ZIEGLER SUED | FOR MONTH'S RENT AT $15,000 PER YEAR | | MRS. WILLIAM ZIEGLER. Wife of Millionaire's Son Says MLL ABOR BOARD FOR HIGHER WAGES Commission Will Open Per- “manent ‘Headquarters Soon in Chicago. WASHINGTON, April a7.—Hear- | ings on the wage demands of the country’s two million railroad work. ers were begun to-day by the Rail-, road Labor Board with W. N. Doak, | Vice President of the Brotherhood of | ‘Trainmen, presenting the employees’ case. R. M. Barton, of Tennessee, who failed to arrive in time for the first meeting yesterday, was present to- day, and A. ©. Wharton the other absent member, was expected before Landlord Failed to Fix Up East 62d Street House, ig She failed to pay a month's Alley ‘Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,| ‘ent om a private residence she oc- declared to-day all members of the | cupied, remaining on strike|®Tought suit in the Supreme Court Henry W. Van Heukelon yesterday against Mrs. Gladys Zieg- Railroad officials reported a marked | 1¢r% wife of the adopted son of the improvement in traffic conditions in| !ate millionaire baking powder manu- facturer, He stat Mrs. Ziegler leased the residence at No. 2 East 62d Street in September, 1919, at a tundred rental of §15,000 a year and did not pay the rent due for the month of January. Mrs. Ziegler now lives with’ her usband at No. 420 Park Avenue. e says she leased the East 624 t residence when her husband ‘The lease provided, she said, that certain fixtures be installed. Because Van Ai St. Lonir freight embargoes were | Heukelon failed to put them in, she States, she moved in December, ——— WVERALS MOK SPREADS TD MARY CTE AND SCHON (Continued From First Page.) ‘at the doors of stantial amount, of coal comes dts morning, at Patroimen, Who Over- through. The food supply was re- ih aR No tiint of restoration of service power Him, ported as still sufficient for some days.| ferday that stndems ot ‘Smit Gol. “game from the Hotwon and Mashat-| 4 man and woman rented a room at) PHILADELPHIA, April 17—Re-|iege cueht to atart an “overall lub rts received by the Pennaylvan e college colors are orange ani Piers Sea: seores the rooming house of William Fink, No.|Tading aed. Baltimore aed Ohio} @nite. it was tecommended’ that i a 248 East Tenth Strest, at T o'clock last night, and left shortly afterward, saying they would return. The man returned at $.20, but as the woman falled to ap pear he left. ‘The woman at 160 this morning got foto the taxicab of Daniel Kelly at Brooklyn Bridge and drove to the room- ing house, After she had paid the fare and Kelly was preparing to drive off a shot rang qut,and the woman received a alight scalp wound. Polloeman Bur- Sees, attracted by the nolee, ordered Kelly to Grive her to the station, whero sho sald she was Catherine Donnelly, forty-three, a widow, employed as a nurse at a city Institution at Randall's Island, Railroads showed that there was a general return to work to-day. Paa- An ex- freight. Empty,coal cars were rushvd to the mines. WILMINGTON, Del. April 17.—The strike of 4,000 insurgent ratiroad em- ployees in this city was broken at an early hour this morning, when train- men of night shifts began reporting for work, ERIE GUARDS FIRE ON POLICE LAUNCH Darkened Boat Was . Mysierious 4 Had t ie: ' ary ming ere Ha 0 ence Seats] Tip in Hutson Re ’ y Raid were fired throug the fae a ed pasa lieves All of Blame. An investigation of the shows fired ‘by Erie railroad guards at a New York Police Jaunch at 3 o'clock yesterday morning resulted In a verdict to-day that excused everybody concerned from blame. ‘The police launch, with three men, was running without lights, looking for a rowboat which had started mysteriously from the Manhattan sido of the river. ‘The Erie guards, armed with shotguns, were under strict orders to prevent un- authorized persons in the freight ter- minat docks because of threats of sabotage from sympathizers with the marine workers’ strike. After two shots the police showed their lights and went ashore. They apologized for their intrusion on allen territory. The shelter near the wheel of the launch Was shattered but none of the policemen was wounded. oe SINKING STEAMER BEGS ASSISTANCE Last Wireless Said She Was Filling Fast and Pumps Are Out of Commission, LONDON, April 16—The British tank steamer Hotham Newton, from Ardros- san, Scotland, ch 14 for Phitadel- Phia, which this afternoon sent out a wireless call for assistance, to-night re- ported by radio that she was fast filling with water and her pumps were out of commission. The wireless said: “Necessary to reach us with all de- spatch, Dynamo will last about one hour. Water gaining fast and all pumps use- leas, Malin fires all awash, Weather moderate.” ‘The destroyer Terarch’ reported by wireless that she expected to reach the distressed veasel at 7 P.M The Hotham Newton is @ vessel of 48" groas tons and was dulit in 1899, two broke in the door and after # strug- gle overpowered a man with a revolver, who said he was Panage Theodoratto, forty-three, @ peddier. He sald people bad been trying to kill him, and when the knock came to his door In the base- ‘tment, instead of the main door of the he thought phar hime the man his enemies were Both were taken to Bellevue, for otiervati with assault jon, He ie also and violation of juitivan law, FATHER OF 5 NO GAMBLER. Has Time or Money Says Hes- baad in Saparation 5: Replying to-day to the “gambiing’ allegations of bis wife in a separation action in the Bronx Supreme Court, Charles J. Silverman said: “The Court readily will understand that in these days the fathor of five children has nelther the time nor the money to gratify an inclination of that kind If he has one.” Mra. Sadie Sliverman, who lives at No. 543 Bast 148th Street, ‘also charges her husband with cruelty and desertion. S1i- verm: ho went to Pittsburgh, Pa., 10 & hotel, dente: ir trou Lysigee ty i# that my wife has be- the willing digciple of a relative who ls an anarchist of extreme type.” Justice Glegerich awarded Mrs. Sil- verman $100 counsel fees and an allow- ance of $10 weckly pending trial. ~- ‘With only one deserter from their the commuters who have been own way to the Hudson Morning over the lines Lackawanna Railroad to-day Passenger trains cnr it char the put up to him to the Lackawanna and the best housewo-k in all the Oranges. “4 didn’ \t for two or three days,” spid the maid of all work, “but #f you think I am going to get break- every morning at 4 o'clock #0 cea get into overalls and make @ show of yourself, I'm done. To- Morrow morning you stay in bed ‘until some Christian hour or you get your own breakfast.” The Lackawanna announced it ‘would have at least thirty outgoing commuting trains, starting about ‘R000. Practically all of to-day’s volun- teers were members of the American ‘Legion who served as commissioned IGH on the cliff Jim McKee watched Tom Beck ap- proaching along the trait |) below. Then the loop of his coiled lariat whirled out! McKee had never thrown ao Urge Laws to Cat High Left Rest. Harry Uviller of the American Cloak and Sult Manufacturers’ Association announced to-day that representatives other garment manufac- nations will go to Albany to urge ve the hij buildings. lieved jumers organizations would also lend their influence all is said and done it is consumer as 10 pay. rents on some lofts had bee! ‘per cent. 2 sol ESE Town Grew 468 ¥ WASHINGTON, April crease of 463 per cent in the 1 ears t turers’ organi on Tuesda; mn raised lon of Mi —_—S true. The loop settled about hnounieed Corday shy | Panerat of the Mev. KF. Hoban Tom's arms and beneath his Ie the lereess yey ameral xery be held Mon morning at 10 o'clock in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, East Third ‘Stréet, for the Rev. Elias Frederick Schauer, C. 8. 8. R,, who died yester- day in the church rectory after an tll- ness of three days. He was born in Baveria eighty-eight years ago. > Senator Sutheria census. a 1910 the city has eat increase tof ich showed « Khees, It came taut as the snared “man made the first move to throw it off, He was pitched violently forward on his face... arms pinned to Nis sides . . . helpless, n “The Last Straw’— in dfonday’s 690 in ‘The To-Morrow Morning. Funeral services ‘for Theodore N. Vail, Chairman of the Board of Di- rectors of the American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company. whi Balti: | | WASHINGTON, (April more yenterdey, will be, hei Na the | How, Fa utnertend of wai Virgina sie ‘at Parsippany, N. J., %at_ AL.90| to-day unnounced, his eanaldaey {oF the Ue Yoru Repubucaa Fra iagyie! womiaation oo New uae to-morr te rs of the club wear white neckties and skirts of “golden khaki.” ‘The following telegram was sent to Ada Cor dean of the col- + “Conte this afternoon de- cided to have iris wear khaki skirt and white nec! Thousands in Hartford Clubs. HARTFORD, Conn. April 17.—~ Overalls made their first appearance here to-day when clerks in the Phoenix and Connecticut Fire Insur- ance Companies came to work in denim. Next week hundreds in other igsurance offices are expected to emulate this example. Mayor Richard J. Kinsella ap- Proved the movement and says he may discharge his duties garbed in overals, An endiess chain system by which each pledged member of the Hart- ford Overall Club agtees to bring in two more members has brought the total up to several thousands, which will be doubled now that women's pledged cards have been printed and issued. Students Buy Overalls. SCRANTON, Pa, April 17.—Stu- dents and faculty members at Key- stone Academy, Factoryville, Penn- sylvania’s only Baptist preparatory school, joined the overall movement All pledged themselves to wear over- ale until clothing is cheaper, Minister to Preach in Denim. LIBERAL, Mo., April 17.—The Rev. W. E. Matthews, pastor of the Metho- dist Church here, will wear overalls in his pulpit Sunday. J. B, Bundy, Superintendent of Schools, is wearing overalls in his school work and is ad- vising the boys of the senior class of the high ool to wear them alt tar commen: nent exercises, ViNiage Club Bans New Clothing. WINSTED, Conn., April 17.—Henry L. Philipps of Falls Village was the prime mover in the organization of the Old Clothes Club, which has adopted a ryle that none of its mem- bers shall wear anything new, inciud- ing overalls, until prices have dropped The club has forty members. To wear overalig might boost their price, club members argued, so it was decided to ban them also. Louisville Mayor in Denim. LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 17.—To further the cause of the newly formed Overall Club here, Mayor George Smith appeared at the City Hall yes- terday afternoon attired in denims. The overalls were presented to him by a large Louisville clothing con- eern, which in an accompanying note requested to see the Mayor, thus at- tired, lead the parade of overalled citizens next week, Students to Wear Old Garb. MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., April 17. — The High Schoo! students of Mount Vernon have organized an Oid Clothes Club. More than 200 of the 400 stu- dents of t! school have signed the following pledge: “We, the undersigned, hereby pledge ourselves as members of the Qld Clothes Club to do our utmost to reduce the high cost of living by old clothes, old sweaters, night. Temporary offices have ben estab- lished by the Board in the Union Station, and hearings probably witli be conducted there for two or three weeks, when the Board empects to establish permanent headquarters in Chicago. Permanent organization of the Board wil be deferred until after Mr. Wharton arives. pacthons® RAS SHOTS FROM ROOM WHERE LONE MAN . IS FOUND ASLEEP Bullet Pierces Range In Apartment Below—Police Vigilance Lands Six In Cells. Mrs. Margaret Brooks, of No. 25 West 127th Street, was at work in her kitchen shortly after midnight when the sound of a pistol shot from one of the furnished rooms just above startled her. A bullet struck her range, glanced and hit a closet. She called Patrolman Sackett of the West 1234 Street Station, who sum- moned Detectives England and Kerr. Together the police went to the room where the shot was fired end there found Frank Grahauer, No. 334 West 1z4th Street, asleep. He denied all knowledge of the shot. In the room the detectives found two revolvers, a fully loaded auto- matic pistol, four masks and a urgiar’s jimmy. They arrested Grabauer. Later, after waiting un- til 5 o'clock this morning, they also arrested, as they entered the room one by one, James Saunders, Alfred Staiter, Thomas Anthony, Frank Scalzo and Vrank Hussy, ‘The men will be arraigned on charses of violation of the Sullivan Law to- day. The police say they will have a number of the taxi chauffeurs who were held up and robbed Wednesda: morning in the L. & N. garage, No. 60 West 144th Street, on hand in an ef- { 3! | pected of the holdup. BRIDE TRIES SUICIDE IN LEAP OFF BRIDGE ‘Woman, Eighteen, Jumps in Pel- ham Bay While Quarrelling With Husband. While quarreling with her husband Paul, according to the police, on Hunter Island Bridge, Pelham Bay Park, night, Mrs, Louise Lass, eighteen, a ‘ride of three months, who said she, lived at No. 1070 Forest Avenue, Brook- lyn, attempted suicide by jumping Into fifteen feet of water. The husband and Patrolman Hector Hemingway of the City Island Police Station, in a rowboat, rescued her in an unvonscioas condi- uo She was treated by Dr, Epstein of Fordham Hospital. It said she will recover. Both the man and wife re- fused to discuss the alleged quarre! QUIJA SOLVES $5,000 THEFT Leads to Arrest of T Silk ahiet Robbery. Detectives Wey and McCarton early to-day arrested Fred Buckers, Lewis Tarkin and Thomas Igo in an apart- ment at No, 2321 Cambrelling Avenue, Bronx, on a charge of burglary. Ac- cording to the police, the three men early yesterday robbed the Daner hab- erdushery store, No. 897 Prospect Ave- nue, the Bronx, of $5,000 worth of silk shirts, forcing a door made of steel sheeting. Asked how they came to accuse the three men, the detectives looked the reporter squarely In the eye and said: “Ouija did it. She told us where we could dind the stolen silks. a carrying out of the idea to ex- tremes, but good sensible wearing-out of our old clothes.” Newspaper Staff in Denjm. SAN FRA SCO, April 17.—The vogue of overalls for business wear was spreading throughout the Pacific Coast trom California to Vancouver, B. C., to-day. Members of the editorial staff of the San Francisco Examiner, from assistant managing editor to copy boys, agreed to wear overalls during work- ing hours beginning Monday. » All employees of the Salem, Ore., Post Office, except carriers, appeared to-day in overalls. Wear Overalls and Gingham. PBORIA, Ul. April 17.—An Over- alis Club was started yesterday among ats, shirts, é&c., and the majority of similar clubs throughout the country decide that the merchants have come down in the price of clothing to a baale. dots nol moun male office employees of one of eoria's big industries, while the girls came to work in ham dress Monday county officials and Court si employees will appear in over- fort to identify some of the men sus- 1 WOLFGANG KAPP HEARS MEN'S PLEA ARRESTED AFTER | AIRPLANE FLIGHT Head of Recent Uprising In Germany Held In Jail at Stockholm. STOCKHOLM, April 11—Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, leader of the reac- tionary revolt in Berlin on Maroh 13, who was arrested at Soedertelje yes- terday, has been in Sweden for a week, having arrived in this coyntry ‘by airplane from Germany on April 10. Aifter he landed in Sweden, he shaved off his moustache, but was recognized by a Swedish author, who was familiar with Berlin and who saw Dr. Kapp on board a train be- tween Malmoe and Soedertelje on Wednesday. Dr. Kapp spent Wednesday night at Soedertelfe merrymaking with a party of Swedish engineers who were not aware of his identity. He seemed in very good humor when ar- rested, and admitted he was the leader of the German revolt. As. he is wanted in-Germany for a political offense, he cannot be surrendered, and no demand for his oxtradition has been received or is expected. When he entered Sweden Dr. Kapp was provided with a false passport Dearing the pamne of “Kanits.”' Swed- sh authorities might expel him for this violation of the law but in this case he could elect where he would be sent. He is being held in jail here. BERLIN, April 17.—Six alleged Bolshevist plotters have been ar- rested on order of Dr. Gessler, Min- ister of Defense in Chancellor Muel- ler’s Cabinet. Dr, Gessler said three civilians and three-army officers had ween meeting in Government build- ings to foment a plot. The position of the Government seems more secure. It is the general belief that the threatened Monarchist coup had been averted. at least for the time being. ‘The situation in Pomerania, head- quarters of the plotters, was reported quiet. PARIS, April 17.—The French For- eign office announced to-day it had received advices from its represent: tives in Germany declaring there w: @ “suspicious gathering of reaction ary officers at Muenster.” IFA GOUGE LEASE 1S FORCED ON YOU, HERE'S WHAT TOO (Continued From First Page.) which the tenant migbt do. Fi sign the le demanded; then in October bring it into court on a con- to amend or annul the lease. Second, refuse to sign. Let it to go to October. Take a chance on having the apartment rented over your head. Then let the landlord try to evict you. The court will have the power to ‘et you remain in the apartment not more than ons Year at @ rental which the court con- sidered equitable.” Justice Genung in Part I. 9th Dis- trict Municipal Court, advised ten- ants not to vacate their apartments when their landlords sought to get them out because they refused to pay extortionate rentals. He advises ten- ants to make an offer of a fair in- crease and if landlords were not will- ing to accept this let them \prove in court that their demands are fair. Justice Panken of Part IL, 9th Dis- trict, said: “The laws are designed to protect tenants from rapacious jandlords. And the courts are here to see that justice is done to all parties.” Judge Harry Robitzek, who is him- seif confronted with a 125 per cent. increase in rental, gaid: “IT advise that tenant whose ren- tal is being increased from $1,400 to $2,100 to follow my example. 1 shail make my landlord an offer of a fair inerease and if he doesn't accept it, I shall make him come into court and show that he is justified in asking such an exorbitant increase.” Civil Justice B. M. Doughty of the Seventh trict “ Municipal Court, Brooklyn, has given the following opin- jon in the case where @ landlord tries to foree a tenant to mn ® lease at extortionate rental: “Where a tenant is required to give four months’ notice as to whether he will renew his lease, and the landlord trles to force him to sign at a rental in exoess of what the tenant thinks he ought to pay, the tenant ean sign or not, Just as be sees fit, ‘Assuming he does not sign by Oct. . and the landlord has leased the prem- {ses to another, the landlord could go to court and aak un order requiring the tenant to show cause why he should not vacate. When the case came up the tenunt would have the right to show he has no other place to go and the court would have the power to grant him @ stay of not more than one year. Should the landlord. inaist on ret piv iu He eeter rental the court may ol an inquiry to dete: whether the landiord’s claim ts ronace- able (Continued From Pirst Page.) that army oM@ers were helping favored insiders to make millions of dollars solely on his responsibi @ member of Congress. Mr, .Madden, in effect, deciared that the oMicers:in charge of sales make a practice of withholding cer- tain supplies from sale by the pro- cess of neglecting to declare such supplies surplus material until favored merchants or middlemen not Own and then go to certain offi- cers in the surplus sales division and purchase the articles. or materials they have already disposed of. He charged that except where (Here is a very large supply, which cannot he Wis artemis or Shales ar jt jaro surpluses other than im the fraudu- lent manner alleged. The accusation was promptly de. nied, but it is generally agreed that the case does not admit of disposition by denial. Mr. Madden has started oe ing. was chatlenged by Hepresenta- tives Fields of Kentucky and Gard 0! Ohio to name the persons in or ow! of the army he had in mind and re- to take up the challenge. Mr. Gard said there had been too much loose talk about crimes and corrupt praetices coming from members of the Lappe 4 protected by thelr posi- tions as public officets. Mr. Fields said: persons he indi Ramen to Rhe Deparceaht of dus: he Department of Justice will know when th hat 1 M Madden's accusations were made just before thé close of dis- cussion on the Milltary Appropria- tions Bill. Democrats and Repub- licans had joined in accusing the House Committee on Military Affairs of failing to invéstigate charges that the army has allowed (housands of motor vehicles to fall into decay by exposing them to the weather because motor vehicle manufacturers had asked that the weg by surplus supply be withheld from the market Mr. Kahy of California, Chairman of the Military Affairs Conimittec, said that a sub-committee of which Mr. Reavis of Nebraska is Chairman, had been investigating the motor ve: hiele matter for months and vould soon report. WOULD ORDER SALE OF SUR- PLUS MOTOR VEHICLES. Mr. McLoughlin of Michigan, a Re- publican, joined with Democrats in agking that the bill incorporate a pro- vision directing the Secretary of War to sell all surplus motor vehicles. Mr. Kahn said the bill carries a proviso that no motor vehicles shall be pur- chased with money apropriated by the bill, and that is true, excepe for what might appear to the uninitiated the trifling fact that the protibition does not apply to vehicles needed “solely for experimental purposes.” “The provision should be iron clad,” declared Mr. McLoughlin. “Congress passed a law direoting the Secretary of War to turn over to the Depart- ment of ulture surplus trucks which could be used in road work. ‘The War Department has turned over to the Agricultural Department cer- tain trucks under that provision of law, but these trucks have been ped down to their running gear and are useless to the Agricultural Department. The dumping ma- chinery and upper works which would make the trucks useful in road work have been taken off. J have a letter from the Secretary of War admitting that this is so and setting up the ex- cuse that the War Department has 4 Tegal right to keep sich motor ve- hicles as the army thinks may be needed.” : Mr, Madden threw his verbal high explosive, Chairman Kahn said that in view of the “startling charges” which had been made by Mr. Madden he would immediately ge! in touch with Mr. Reavis about fhe motor vehicle question and with other coanmittee chairmen. From the subject of army motor vehicles it is a natural step to the problem of the vanishing horses and foules of the army. A burning ques- this time is: Laie all horses and mules in the army die every year? Does the army the first of each July start in o1 Med 4 without a horse or & mul military bars or corrals? ‘The appropriation bill for the amili- —_—_—_— GRAFT IN ARMY SALES CHARGED: ‘BAKER TO DEMAND FULL INQUIRY ” tary establishment passed by House yesterday evening carries recommendation that the army given $1,500,000 for ti horses during the fi Representative Jone: af interesting discussion on th whieh brough these fact The War Department in mates of money needed for expenses for the current fiseal year, ending June 30 next, asked for $5,000,000 for horses. The House cut the appro- priation to $1,000,000, The Senate made it $2,! ‘if that sum should We needed,’ $2,500,000 were ap» Propriated. At the time the request for $5+ 4 is made the army had just d 83,000 horseg at from $160 to 170 a head. These horses had cost an average of $225 a head, The army had on hand at that time, about fif- teen months ago, between 70,000 and 80,000 horses and mules. The War Department in its esti- mate of money needed for expenses for the next fecal year, ending June 80, 1921, asked for §3,700,000 for horses. The House committee cut the appropriation to ,$1,500000, and that amount stands on the bil as it Was passed yesterday evening. HORSE MYSTERY IS PASSED UP WITHOUT SOLUTION. Mr, Jones wanted to know what became of the 70,000 or 80,000 horses which the army had on hand sixteen months ago. He wanted to know what has be- come of the $2,500,000 appropriated for the purchase of horses during te current year “if that sum should be needed. He wanted to know if the comm’ tee had made any effort to find out what had become of the 70,000 or 80.- 000 horses or what has been done with the $2,500,000 appropriation for the purchase of horses. Chairman Kahn, of the Military Affairs Committee admitted that he couldn't’ answer the question. He and other members of the committee read from the records of hearings but the matter read did not touch upon the subjects brought up by Mr. Jones of Texas, The House, sitting as a com- mittee of the whole, voted down an amendment offered by Mr. Jones re ducing the horse fund appropriation for next year to $500,000 and that appears to be the end of the vanigh- ing army horke und mule mystery so far as this Congress is concerned. This matter of the vanivhing horses and myles iMustrates a vicious feature of the system of making appropria- tions under the prevalent prattic: and there are many who believe. tle proposed wudget system will not prove to be a remedy. Here is the system: A department chie¢ or bureau Ireud submits an estimate of the money he will need next year, A committee or sub-committeé of the House takes up his estimates und sends for him @nd questions him His sole effort is to defend his request and show that it is we’ founded. Seldom is an attempt made to discover what he did with the money given him the year before. Finally {he committee, trom informa tion gathered to a great extent from the man who is to spend the monoy', recommends that he be awarded @ certain amount From that time on the committee or sub-committee, having committed itself, is unconsciously the champion of the department chief or bureau chief associated with this particular appropriation However, the department ohief or bureau chief has not exhausted his persuasive ammunition on the Hous Committee or sub-committee. He still has a chance with a Senate com- mittee or sub-committee and very often his arguments are more effec- tive there than they were in the first instance, as witness the action of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs in raising the appropriation for the purchase of horses $1,500,000 last ay, when the army had just. sold]. 3,000 horses and had between 10,000" and 80,000 horses and mules on hand. : ——— Amherst to Raise Salaries. AMHDRST, 8, April 17.—Pres!- dent Alexander Meiklejohn of Amherst College announced to-day an increase of 50 per cent. in salary for all members of the factity, The trustees have also de- cided to expend 60 per cent. more money for maintenance of buildings and grounds. Tuition fees will be increased to help in meeting the advance: 0,000, and A lers NEW AND USED BUICKS Glidden Motor & Supply Co., 239 W One Door est 58th Si Kast _of Brosdway. DIED. LIPPMAN, —HATTIB. 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