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THE WE Fair to-da- y IT SHINES FOP. ALL Jstttt Hithest tempr-attth- e ye kygjB: lowest, Detailed weather, mail ana HMHHon page 17, VOL. LXXXIII. NO. 2G8. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1916. CopvrlpM, 1916, by the Sun t'rtnttng and Publishing A.jociaflon. PRICE TWO CENTS. ' 1 KILLED HIM,' DR.WAITESAID T0MRS.H0RT0N j \(milT WonUm' 111 rOCK ' Cast1 Admits Cont'ossioii, ' (Joadod by State. . L00KK1) ON INSANITY PLKA AS A mTGE JOKE \ Have Them Ouossinjr, They Think I'm Crazy \ lie Wrote. KK WEEPS AS SHE TELLS TRAGIC TALE )IiiiTied Life Always Happy (Jives Events of Night Her Father Died. Three women Elliabeth C. Hardwlck. Clara Ionise Peck Walte, the accused nun's wife, and Margaret Weaver Hor-to- the \other woman\ brought the trial of Dr. Arthur Warren Walte for l murder of his father-in-la- John K. Peck, to a dramatic climax yesterday. Miss Hardwlck was the \K. Adams\ lifcse telegram had set In action the which had brought about the trla. The wife, calm but repressing her emotions only by a strong effort, nar- rated the experiences of her married life, beginning with the whirlwind wooing and ending with the parting with her hus- band at the Grand lUplds on March IT, when he started for New York uty and a prison cell. l!.iIdly the wife told of tho marriage, j the talk about money, the premonition i the death of her father, the actions (luring the tatal Illness, the preparation i ' 'he food, the fatal cup of eggnogg, t urging of cremation, the suggestion ' ii she make a will nnd the last letter received. Mr.. Morton, sullen and I( .i only by sledge hammer questions t make any answers at all. told of her t iric months companionship with the i. their language lessons, voice les- - nr, dramatic lessons, their \studio\ at i i\ P.az.i Hotel and then, almost In monosy'lables. of the man's confession to tcr She testified regarding the letters wrtten to her from the hospital and ttm the Tombs In which Walte that he would not get the \chair but an asylum for the criminal Insane, f em which he would return to her In a few years ind then, almost In a whisper, Mrs. llorton told of her reply that she \Id wait for him \four yeat or Lrty.\ \Utile Mnn From lilt pt\ lloti. 1'p, Waltc's Joking allusions to the \little man from Eg) pt,\ saying hc must laugh ti read It, his telling her that if she ini.tlnued to lovo him It was all wurrtf C''n!, T co\r \'' her In m no,.,\lt\ wo wfkH ago, the pressure l.v Ills- -' ... . B I. ..1 in A,cs. hardly rcallre Htnte could i1' d pocket aumpsy already a Is Grand and first wim 11 would put nf father ln his possession. In the dash of wills the on pro. without word of explanation began work revealed the The speedy progress of trial on Tuesday cleared way for the big day in t..e Criminal Branch of Su- preme morning. Many per ns, majority of whom women, R pat the door somehow were 11s the railing as they could get raily. Percy Peck, his wife, Miss Catharine leek, the sinir of John IJ. Peck; Miss Hardwlck, a echool teacher, who lues with uncle, Dr. Jacob A. Cor- nell, at a few friends at the side. Harry Muck llortnn, wife sister ngamn the wall. Mrs. von Palineii re. Dora Hillier, the' negro maid, and wnnessrg back In the court room, all Mlctit, tense. Wnlte It n Faroe. Wane himself was little ihanged \hen lie JnHt mlnuto before was opened lo He h;n to Deputy Sheriff Whitman: \\Ii what's use of this farce? Thfy have finished the whole lh net i'i an hour \ was m concerned, however; Wiil'n Deuel Joseph Crater, fourii.t stared ahead at ihe .,l,.i,,rn f \Ju'Hee\ the wall behind place. lie nenu-- lo know thlt Hnrton was within eyeglntica 0' h ni turned his head \lay mi ,ih not to hee lier gazed at a while iheu 'tartd ahead, 'i'otgij N, Brolhers, Assistant Dlslilct Atiorney, rushed nine witnesses through In im hour twenty. five minutes after court opened, There was the manager lli Corn Exchange Hunk Identify i\ 19,000 check, a garage man Iden- tify Kane; Conn Iff, detective, recalled fh'iut embalming fluid ; some Dr. Perry SWiurtz, Peck family physician of Grand Haplds, io taken charge of the autopsy Jt thre Dr. Otto Schiillze arrived pi Seliurtz swore that death duo I\ ntsenlc poisoning. Then next came Percy Peck, son Hapldly tin told of father's age, 72 years his physical condition tho drparture f(ir New Vork on February 10 Hie death of the mother. \Hnd a conversation with Hie det Miiilant about your father at time of Coallitucd o Seventh BACHELOR GIVES $4,800,000. Iliilinrt Williams t'nnvvya ltl 1'niitU to Illinois (.'allrnra. riiic'Aim, May 24. Hobart William.', In addition to establishing a trust fund of J2,noo,0n0 for benefit of Illi- nois Institution'., has conveyed to the University of Chicago the Williams j Building, a downtown property worth about 12,500,000, according to an an nouncement made Williams also deeded to St. Luke's Hospital p.operty valued at K0O.000. to the Y. M. C. A. prop erty worth nhoiit $100,000. I Sir. WIIHlima ?f) vnnr. nlil ntnl n bachelor. Although born In Chicago he lived In Cheshire, Conn., for the last ...A n. n ..a., til.. The ,2,000,000 trust fund largely In (loverninent bonds, and the In- come Is to be applied the case of the colleges to the assistance of poor and deserving students seeking to obtain an'i education , Institutions benefiting by the gift are , Illinois College, Ilockfnrd College. Mon mouth College, Illinois Wesleyan College, Mllllkon University, Chicago Commons, the\ Home for Crippled Children, the Chicago Orphan Asylum, Old People's Home and the Episcopal Home for Aged Persons. , ' 15 WOMEN TO BE DELEGATES. Will It r rr sent WrXern Mates In and Democratic Convention. and Washinuton, May 24. Fifteen women have been elected delegates to the Demo- - cratlo natlonul convention at St Louis, Kansas, California and Washington have (hoscn four women delegates each, chosen one Wyoming two, Hero Is the roster of women delegates which has been made up at Democratic headquarters here : the Kansas Mrs. W. A. Harris, Mrs. Mat-ti- e 1). Hale, Mrs. J. K. Drcnnan and Mrs. It. J. Ebman. California Mrs. Nora F. Rasmussen. the Miss Mary K. Foy. Mrs. W. C. Tyler and Mrs. Hlrd E. Hobby. Arizona Mrs. II. K. Fletcher. Washington Mary A. Munroe, Mrs. M. It. Harter, Mrs. Harrison F. Foster Mrs. Elizabeth D. Christian. Wyoming Mrs. T. S. Talllaferro Mrs. Mary Bellamy. GREY SEES NO PEACE SIGNS IN GERMANY I ... r. i c.. n..i.i :.. rnrniirii ucrtMurv rjtus i iiohu .Must First Itealize Kaiser Can't Win. in fiifcittl Cable flMMlrt to Tilt St v London, May 24. Edward Grey, rtrltlsh Secretary for Foreign Affairs, ' declare to-d- In the House of Com-- , nions that the first steps toward peace have been taken when Germany realizes that the AllleH are unbeatable. . The Foreign Secretary's statement was In reply to recent statement of Dr. , von Hetliniann-iiouwe- me utimmi Chancellor. He declared that there are as yet no signs thnt opinion In Ger-rrive- d nt such a stage as will 'lend the Allies to discuss peace. Sir Edward was prompted to hl , statement by a speech by Arthur I on- - i sonny, i.ioerai iui ...i Hurshs. who advocated peace negotia- tions and said that there was n. dead- lock In He declared that the Interview of Sir Kdward Grey In the American tiress was disrespectful to Parliament and hinted that the continu- ance of the war wa to secret ob- ligations of Great Ilrltaln and the Allies . Rebuking ronsonby for making no allusion to Verdun Kdward said: \Through the long battle of Verdun France Is saving not only herself but l. llla n uell I helleve it is the juy of diplomacy maintain the solid- - i r,H dve ih. inmost urea which are being taken by the Allies , ,ommon , i,rB the war to n stage .... 1.. ,.i,ioi, 11,. \as '\'\ ' 110 \eciarcu inai iierm.tii iiuu , a conference becauwe there was not good The Allies not defeated and , it Kln: tn be defeated, he said, Diplomacy Is now limited to maintaining their solidarity. Sir Kdward Grey asserted that Great Britain was not with ajiy enemy Power. Ho said thnt France, by vlrtuo of her sacrifices alone, wns entitled to speak of peace, would not. PEACE TALK IN GERMAN ARMY. IllndenburE Tells Ilia Troopa Humor Unfounded. Ii.vnov. May 24. A despatch from Hern stntcs that Marshal von Ilin- - denburg has Issued the following field order his forces on me imsman uuiu . \For somo time a minor has been spreading among tho troops that peace negotiations are about to begin, and this fuel, coupled with the Instinct of which Is constantly grow- ing, Is having a bad effect on tho morale of the men. \In the name of Emperor I de- clare that there cannot he any question of peace until you havo crossed tho Dwlna. Soldiers, If you peace, go nn(1 pk !t on the other sldo of the Dwlna,' HALL DESTROYS GERMAN AERO. American Aviator Attnt'ka Ilia Ifl.OtMl Frrt In Air. fiprrial fable Pespntci to Tim Six. Paris, May 24. Bert Hall, one of tin members of tho American Aviation Corps, attacked a German aeroplane last Monday at a height of 13,000 feet, bring- ing It down. Hall followed downward to it height of 3,000 feet and saw his opponent Hmashcsl to fragments Just within the German lines. wn machine also ..as hit, C0ETHALS SAILS HOME TO-DA- nt Yrt Ordered tn Command Mlll-tnr- y Forces In f'nnnl .one. iperial Cable tlenpntch to Tnr. St n, Panama. May 24. Oen,' Uoethals not been notified that his powers have been extended cover the command of nillltnry forces in the Panama Cmial .one. He will leave for New York unltsa h la ordtrad t remain. Mhlle. came just as reluctantly from. MfS?1.,,,,;, , n,e nnval and mllitnrv mens- - th he'.. tTcll ,,UT,i Prospect of maintaining an enduring ,h. Possession ' .if.wnSn the ppa wl be wlth le Mr. Pon- - s\'by has seemed to that l'crcy Pk, son of the man whn the says was murdered, add wert\ only tenVo Wr K,lwar.'1 0re' '\\'antly replied, one moment to tl 0 v. a d that when he told how, wit , the repudiating Dr. von nethmann-Hollwe- g s \K. Adams\ telegram In his , \t Great Britain had played ln the Bosnia crisis, the !\\ ordered, he had net the defendant In the station at \That. Mr. Speaker, he said. a Unplds quietly demanded tho checks t',il8, \c\ tlio body his ed the stronger and the onirn truth. the hail the the Court the were ii and near young her Somervllle, nnd took his and her wero \inir were all falls enteied a the door for him appear the could nowise 11. and hlti ami on Justice Mrs for he slightly She urious' him for ami and of to tn the the ate. I'ographerH, and the had until was the his and flfr )ou the Page. the ten J,r and has Is In the Arl- - zona has and and and G,- - Sir will the make the war. due Sir to aim.. are negotiating but la Field to tho wisn the- - His haa to tho war. GERMANS RETAKE DOUAUMONT FORT Suffer Heavy Losses in Final- ly Successful Attnek on French Lines. OCCITY CUMIEHES ALSO Win fli.ni til nn Ttnrli 1lilltla .. it ...I. Illllll IM'lll \ - Mouse, but Arc Checked in Champagne. , Special table Detpatc loTm Sts 1'aris. May 21. As the result of a practically continuous attack on both sides of the Meuse last night and to- - measures, carrying a total of J241.449,-da- y the Germans have won two notable ci t0 be expended during the coming successes at the expenditure of a great fiscal year, was formally reported to the number of men. House y by the Committee on Nnval In the fighting east of Le Mort I Affairs. Homme, on the left bank of the river, i The htilldlngs programme, the most they occupied the village of Cumleres took a trench lietwccn the village Lo Mort Homme. This afternoon Fort Douaumont, on the east bank, which the French recaptured on Mon- day, was retaken by the Germans. The retaking of the fort was the re- - suit of the concentration of repeated attacks of the most desperate character! against this one point.' Two Havari.ui1 divisions which had been brought to ' Verdun front only recently were employed against the fort. The bombardment of this sector had continued without Interruption since French took the position and had In- creased In violence, particularly this afternoon, when the already tremendous expenditure of ammunition was doubled. Even then the first attacks, made with- out counting the cost In men, broke down under the French tire, but the er . fnrl wM rnnteit Until lit lust the Ger- - mans again occupied the fort, long since J onlv a mass of ruins but valuable be cause of the high position on which It Mands. French Hetaln Outskirts. While the bulk of the German attack- ing troops were conducting these nt-- I tacks on the fort other forces wcte attempting to Malik the French positions east of the fort. These I attempts broke .... ,. ,... ,v, i.,..,.,.i. r nn.i u enti of the iiav rounu t ie i renci still ' holding the terrain adjoining the ruins i n .k.i. I the nnnj While this terrific fighting was In , progress on the east bank of the river n.rm.n.m.,1 L'r.neh imnlRneniislv ' took the offensle on the west bank In se,tnr if ('ilnilrreN nntl I jf Mort ... ,, ,. , HUIIIIIH, IIIC VICI IllUlin .1 IICIIIIIIIIIK .VJ nue ther advttnce from tne vHUte of CumlereH and the French attempting to . ,h .., Tn. Qermans failed ,h.ip .i,. nosltlons . occuplf(1 )ftHt niKht. ami tho French coun- - attacks were successful to the ex-- 1 tent nf recovering n trench on the verv edge of the village. I The official communique Issued by the French War Office follows; I I On the left bank of tho Meuse In- - fantry nctlons continued. i:ast o f I.e I Mor, Hommo our artillery tire on several occasions checked the enemy, who was attempting to debouch from the village of Cumleres. In the course I of the afternoon a lively counter by our troops enabled us to re- cover I trenches on the southern edge of the village. On the right bank the bombardment redoubled In violence In the region of ron wouaumom, against wnicn tne enemy delivered His principal assault. ' Furious attacks, In which were en- gaged two Ilavarlan divisions newly arrived at tho front, succeeded each other throughout the day. After sev- - eral fruitless attempts and enormous losses the enemy succeeded in reoc- - cupylng the ruins of the fort, our troops holding the ground Immediately adjoining the fort. At the same moment an attempted outflanking movement of our positions in the Hols tie la Callletto failed completely under our barrage lire and our Infantry fire. There Is no Important event to re- port on the rest of the front. Cnptnrr of Camlrres, The capture of Cumleres last night was accomplished through an attack which culminated In hand to hand fight- ing with the bayonet and at the cost cf Important losi.es On the east bank of the river last night the attacks which resulted this afternoon In the recap - ture of Fort Douaumont were continued throughout the night, the only gain achieved up to this afternoon, In spite of the repeated efforts, having been the taking of a small part of a trench cast of the fort. An attack was made by the Ger- mans last night In Champagne, west of the Navarln farm, under cover of gas fumes. The nttack failed under the French fire curtain. The afternoon communique waa as follows : In Champagne, with the help of an outburst of gas, the Germans at- tempted to reach our HneM in the re- gion west of Navarln farm. Our cur- tain of fire threw the enemy back Into his own trenches. On tho left hank of the Meuse the Germans launched a powerful offen- sive action during the night east of Eo Mort Homme. After a hand to hand battle the enemy penetrated, at the cost of heavy losses, the vil- lage of Cumleres and one of our trenches Immediately to the west. New reenforcemonts having ar- rived It Is apparent that the effective forces employed by the enemy In the retflon of Ee Mort Hommo since May 21 number more than three divisions (60,000 men). On the right bank of the Meuso artillery preparation and Infantry at tacks followed each other with equal violence In the region of Haudronicnt and Douaumont. Despite the fury of his attack tho enemy, who had no regard for human life, succeeded In gaining n foothold only In some trench elements east of tho fort (Douaumont). All his efforts against our positions to the west and against tho fort Itself were shattered by our Are. In the Woovre there was a bom- bardment In the Hectors of Elx and Moulalnvlllo. Tho cost of the tremendous fighting before Verdun In the last few days la Indicated ny the remark or a French off - cer, quoted In an Interview, that \Plots of lund coma high here,\ The German determination to recover Fort Douaumont was carried out with all the desperate hurling of masses of men Into the struggln which might be expected from n command which saw a position which It regarded as vital to ultimate success In this region Inst after It hnd been closely organized Into the German lines, Military 'wrltera baltavaj ) Cytlnutd on Fifth Page, $241,449,151 NAVY BILL NOW IN HOUSE U. S. Preparedness Programme Calls for Five Battle Cruisers This Year. $2,000,000 FOR AVIATION Fiskc Wins Democrats De- fend Failure to Provide Dreadnoughts. Washington. May 24. The naval ap- propriation bill, the second of the Ad- ministration's Important preparedness important feature of the measure rec- - ommended by the committee, Is as fol- lows : Five battle cruisers to cost 120,433,631 each. Four scout cruisers costing $6,S71.D00 each Ten destroyers costing $1,325,314. Th. .K.irin.. n.ith Hiirfara dls- - ,,ttcemrnl of about 00 tons. 1.20(1,302 each. Seventeen smaller suumarines. 1.31,302 each. One fuel ship to cost ll.363.2T2. One ammunition ship, $2.704,6.10. One hos- pital rhlp. $2,250,000. The total cost of this programme, the committee says In Its report, will amount to $160,08\ 357, and the appropriation necessary to carry- - this plan Into effect i for the first year will amount to $5s,244,- - inc. Tim n.n,.tunlf Inn fnr these SIllllS Is \ '. . . . - ... ..... t.1,1 .....tl.,.. ... Jn.'.jssrtnaklng In all $JU,4So7251. In nddltion to this sum there will have to be appropriated $68,328,171 for the continuation of the work on vessels here- tofore authorized. 2,000,000 for Aviation. Other provisions In the bill, apatt from the maintenance of the navat esiauiiMi r; , ... .,i.,.,i . ,.. I lie ilitl rrtpr uir n... - ..-- - . Tlte Increase of the enllsteu personn.. of the Mar lie Corns by 3.0.9 men. The establishment of a naval fl)lng t( corps of 150 officers and student tilers, and 350 enlisted men. The establishment of naval reserve consisting of six classes. k. ti t utirnn rlnllmi .if 1\ fttin.OOO fOr aviation. AtithorUatlon of a projectile plant to cost not more than $1,411,222. An appropriation of $13,720,000 for ammunition for the navy. The authorization of dry docks, to cost not more than $3,500,000 each, at the Norfolk and 1'hlUdelphla navy yards. An appropriation of $1,000,000 for an experimental naval lauoraiory, 10 torn nut more man i,uvv,uvv. The establishment of the offloo of Chief of Operations upon a legal basis with the rank of Admiral nnd authority over fifteen officers who will have direct charge of the work of tho fleet. Fnr n I'aclflr Conference. Stress also Is laid by the committee In Its report on the one pacinc pro- vision of the bill which calls for an appropriation of $200,000 to pay me e penses of an International conference to .... . .nn.l l... Ilm TVealflent lit the COII .......1 L'nmn.un nur fnr the elusion i ii'c purpose of considering the settlement of International disputes by arbitration nnd the discontinuance of tho construction of competitive armaments. In this connection the committee \while desirous that the country shall k. t.rnnorlv rirena red against attack by a foreign foe and fully realizing that the navy Is the first line of defence\ ex-- 1 presses the hope that the object of such a conference may bo attained. The bill represents ln large measure .,i.. ti, view of the Democratic mem bers The Republican members of the committee will file their report approving of minor provisions of the bill, but presenting more compre- hensive demands for a building pro- gramme, the chief point ot contro- - VCT-F- r nemneratlc members of the com mittee Justify their failure to provide for dreadnoughts, which have been char- - notorized as the backbone of the navy, pointing out the diversity of opinion , -- L' l officers who appeared be foro tho committee as to the Immediate needs of the fleet, the defects of the navy us disclosed in war games, and the ex- periences of foreign navieB in the war. I.rsunn of the Wr. \In operations avalnsl an enemy that nonsenses battle cruisers.\ sa) the ma- - ioritv reiiott. \the United htatcs without 1 . Ill l.n ,i i. mivil ... . Bnrlmiu . in - v.. sny audi veiweis disadvantage for the reasons above set forth At tho outbreak of tho present war there were of this type, built and building. In the British navy, ten; In the German navy, eight; In the Japa-ne- o navy, four, and In the Russian navy, four, \Recent reports tend to Indicate that ii.... numbnis are being added to as rapidly as building facilities under war pressure will permit. A lcsnon to be learned from this war seems to bo that If a possible enemy Is operating Mfisvla whose speed enables them to elude a battlewup witn certainty ana which are powerful enouh not to fear smaller craft the only method of de- fence against the bnttle cruiser seems to be the battle cruiser. \The comjiiillng reason for the recom- mendation by the committee for the battle crutser In the fact thnt each of several foreign navien have the battle crtilter and It therefore becomes an absolute necessity for the proper naval defence of tlio country for the United Stiitffl to likewise equip the navy with this type of vessel.\ Aavy \HUhly F.fnelrnt.\ The report also formulates nn elabo- rate defence of the navy In reply to tha criticism of the present naval adminis- tration based for the most nart on the testimony of Admiral Fletcher, the er In chief. The assertion Is made that In ships, guns and men the navy l In n highly efficient condition. Of the aviation appropriation tho com- mittee snyB; \It is contemplated that the $2,000,000 recommended, In nddltion to providing ... ,V.i\. ni ...... ,nT bring the number of service machines up to seventy-nv- e, and n soon ns the various ships are fitted up the machine will lie put upon them. It must be re- membered that the principal function of HVlutlon for naval purposes la acoullnt Continued on Sixth Page, MAYOR READS WIRE TAPPED TALKS . IN CHARITY CASE; SAYS CRIMINAL ACTION WILL BE PRESSED SOON BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBr - .V Copyright International Him Service. jyjAYOR MITCI1EL liefore the Thompson committee yesterday, when he read the record of the telephone conversations that were inter- cepted when the win; were tapped in the charities investigation ,hy order of the Police Department. WHOLE CHURCH IN MAYOR'S Only a Group and Non-Cathol- ic Laymen,\ He Says, Sought to Hamper City in Effort to Better Charities Conditions. these helpless children unhappily torn . JIJt? The .M.ijoi pfcCiceil his recital of the 1 alleged conversations with the following statement a resume nf the o.ise as he presented It at the hearing on Tuesday : For two years and a half, as the representatl e of all the people of this city, I have been endeavoring to secure. ' humane treatment and proper care for the 22,000 homeless and dependent children committed as city wards to private charitable Instlttitlonn. 1 have j been endeavoring to secure proper of the $5,000,000 of pub- lic funds annually disbursed to these Institutions for the care of the elt)'s wards. That Is the cause I am lighting for, and I I .!iall continue to tight for It no m atter what damage It may bring to me. for It is a matter or puimi' duty and perfonal conscience. In this work I have found myself and my S'\m\;i,,!\?n\ .\?..! h.a:l\r\ viiineu, misreiu.-.-viMf.- i unu 119nm.ru hvendrao'ielnnthese , Influences are which have sought to Interfeie with or lo control a branch of tho government of this city. In connection with the Inquiry con- ducted b) the Governor's Commissioner, Mr. Charles H. Strong, under the Moreland net It came to the knowledge I of the clO's authorities that certain crimes had been committed, lu secur- ing the evidence of the commission of theso crimes the Police Department has brought to light the y which was hatched to frustrate the work of the Department of Charities. The evidence of the commission of tha crimes Is also the evidence of the ex- - ALLIES GET REPLY TO MAIL SEIZURE NOTE lT. S, Takos Issue With Kn-(fiit- Views and Tnsists Acts Are IUpruI. Wasminoton, Mny 24. Thf reply of the I'nlted States to the last Joint note of the British and French Governments on the question of luterfeilng with malls been completed anil was commuui has . . . ... .... , .ltl..l. rated y t im '\' note on lowing: sas with rorrectly of malls from the Stntcs to neu - trnl countries can bo construed ns com within the spirit or international law, and it to see Great Britain and France can legally their proce- dure on the that Gt rmany has violated the law. It hns been the conten- tion of the State Department that two wrongs do not make a right, and the United States cannot see why Its should suffer nt the hands the Kntente because charges which these Powers bring against Gvrmany. Sir the British Am bassador, has hud several with Counsellor Polk relative to settling the dispute over detention and seizure of liie AilUJai-tiiiiiti- r nun euiieii nun the Kntente willing to do everything which can ho done without Interfering with matters of vital military In order to adjust the matter with the United States. The most serious aspect of ques- - Hon at present the fact that the En- - tenia Germany la violating postal regu'\\\ ' \! nf contraband the Slates The Kntente that this necess- itates of the malls. GREAT BKAR HFRlNO WATBB, Mo. the eaaa of all f aettlaa, it. NOT BLAMED PLOT CHARGE Istenoe of conspiracy nga.nst the government. It Is not the Catholic Church which has so conspired to pervert Justice nnd obstruct or control government, but a small group within the Church cooperating with a few laymen. It is this croup 1 charge with conspiracy. Thl\ group 1 am convinced is not representative of the Cliunh of tho great body of rlsht thinking, honest Catholics ot till city. Jews. Protestants and Catholics alike will think I do on this ques. t'.nn when the disguises are tenioved from the naked truth and the Issue I which Is beneath it all, the ibt'ent care the 22,000 children for whom the cltv of New York mult act as fattier andmother.becotnescUJrtoi.il A a trutee of the public fluids which the city annually dlsbmes to theee Institutions, as the exec- - ntli.. r.t.nnkllil fnr the uelf.ire of and Mayor, responsible for the hon- esty und efficiency of the Police De- - partment, It In my right well as my duty to make known to the pub-- I lie all of tho facts In matter, When, a now, It happens that thee i farts nre pertinent to )our Inquiry and relevant to the question under namely, the propriety of tha action of the Police Depart- ment in supervising the telephone wires of the Potters and of Father Farrell, It became doubly my right to be heard fully In public upon this question. SAYS TIRPITZ WOULD HAVE PREVENTED WAR Biissernnmu Deelnres as Clmn-cell- or He M t llnve Mnde Pnet With Enplnnil. Special Cable Despatch tn Tnr Sc. A.msteiipam, May 21, F.rnet Bisser-m- . inn. the National-Liber- leader In the Reichstag, has published a pamphlet on the former Minister of Marine, Grand Admiral von Tlrpltz. from which the man policy which set 111 under Chancel lor Caprlvl, and hnve continued through- out the last twenty-flv- o yearn, fonnl no support from him. \A corieit peiception of British national character and British was part and parcel of his being, and ns he knew that we should not be spared In the present struggle with that uatloM of pirates he prepared for It. Yet a time 1 had the Impression that when the negotiations with Cngland for the purpose of a limitation arma- ments wero lu question that Von Tlr-pi- ts as the leading statesman, that Is, as Chancellor, would hnve been only nno who could have brought about such an ngreement. Although ho was hated and feared In Kngland he never- theless enjoyed there such a reputation and such prestlue that his strong hand, if he had offered It, would not havo been rejected. \The open between the Minister nnd the creator of tho navy was rertnlnly a factor which did not In- fluence German This Is u thrust at the Imperial Chan, cellor, and coming one of the most Influential politicians In the It may have some effect. The article further that the advocntea of i'unllmlled torpedo\ by no maana ray alined thermal vea to their fate. Ambassadors ior id i .im and London. The will be made pub-- 1 fiachrichtcn quotes the Ml-li- e Saturday. j It is understood that the L'nlted States \Kngland Barsermaun, \was takes Issue all the main points nI,v.B appreciated bv Von raised III note from tho Kntente. ' nnJ oscillations of the J Vrnmenl denies that the selzute Tlrl,ltJ!- - Ger- - I'nlted ing falls how Justify ground constant In- terests of nf Cecil Spring-Ric- talks mails Is expediency the Is claims from ,,,\ claims some supervision laeotopptrid this or as of chief as as this con- sideration, the history many of th disagreement the policy favorably.\ from empire show tha Unmburprr Wild Disorder Among Listeners Precedes Re- cital After the Thompson Committee Records Its Objection to the Police Reports Being Received. CHURCH CLIQUE AND LAYMEN ONLY BLAMED BY CITY'S HEAD Swann Induces Seymour to Prosecute Burns After John Doe Hearing Talley Tells Mayor He Almost Was Indicted. The conversations alleged to have been taken over the telephones that were tapped in the recent charities investigation were read to tha Thompson committee yesterday by Mayor Mitchel. The committee ob- - jected to the recital, but decided to bow to the Mayor's desires und listen to it on the understanding that the Mayor assume responsibility for ita I utterance and consequences. The Mayor's recital was preceded by a pecne of great disorder. Alfred J. Talley, counsel to Father Farrell, asserted that the Grand Jury in Brooklyn had failed to indict the Mayor by one vote. The assertion aroused laughs, applause and hisses, nnd then some one in the crowded room called the Mayor a \little shrimp\ und denounced his anticipated statement as an insult to the Mayor's church and the community. The police took unusual precautions to pritect the Mayor from violence. Shields bobbed up unexpectedly after the outburst of disorder anil two dozen policemen surrounded the Mayor when he was leaving the Municipal Duilding. The alleged conversations were related by the Mayor to substan- tiate his story of the day before that he believed there was a conspiracy to interfere with the city government and that four crimes had been com- mitted perjury, libel, conspiracy to utter the libel and conspiracy to pervert anil obstruct justice. The Mayor promised criminal prosecution for the nlleged crime1-- ' at the proper time and before the proper tribunal. Action toward this end may be taken this morning by an official of the Charities Department. He did not charge the Catholic Church as a whole with plotting against his administration, the Mayor said in a statement preceding hit. reading of the telephone conversations, but only certain Catholic priests and laymen. District Attorney Swann induced Frederick Seymour to promise to sign a complaint ngainst William J. Bd.-ns- , the detective, nfter testimony at the John Doe inquiry before Chief Magistrate McAdoo accused Hums again of entering the Seymour & Seymour ofllce and plncing a detcctn-pho'c- . the John Doe in uiry will go into the question whether any one connected with Burns's employers knew what he was doing. Burns's detective license may be revoked. Mgr. Dunn said that he would not issue until later anv statement bea-in- g on the conversations read to the Thompson committee by Mayor Mitchel. District Attorney Lewis of Kirgs county expressed the opinion that the conversations read by the Mayor would not 1 tve any bearing m tho courts, as, in his opinion, they would be classed as hearsay testimony. TAPPED TALKS ARE READ DESPITE COMMITTEE RULE Mm) or Mitchel read Into the record ConimlsMonei William .1 D,.: erty of tho Thompson legislative committee .\H'Ply to a Magistrate for sunn nsea yesterday, over the members' protest, ItX i'T Hen! tram-nip- t of the conversations alleged benl In connection with the Mnvor s Mlc. to have lecn reported over the telephone wire!\ that were tapped In connection with tho icceiit charlti's investigation. The unusual recital was preceded by an outburst of alarming dlsordei An spectator, standing half cunsplrft.v ,)f 0ertaln Catholic Wgy-dow- n tho closely packed room, denounced others to discredit his as a \Utile shrimp\ ob-- 1 \ - Mayor Jected ns a tnxpayer to the Mayors anticipated utterances as \an Insult lo his church and a shameless Insult to Hie community \ The demonstration, which unnerved all m tho loom. Including the Mayor, for an ,, or two. occurred Just after a tilt between the Mayor and Alfred J. Tallev, counsel to tho Rev, William B. Farrell, whose telephone was one of those tat.i.,.,1. Mr. T.illev. ilariilg back at the Mnvor, who rental ked that pernaps in- - law-Ve- was ncuall.t-- d with the testimony before the Kings countv Grand Jury, failed to indict th- - Mayor, as well as Commissioner John A. Klngsbmy William 11. Hotchklss. by only one vote. The echo of Mi Talley 's retort was u chorus of sneering \Ha-has.- \ Then hisses Not a few in the room winced. \ ut him mi t.\ y.l led many. Senator Thompson pounded he table with his gave and airly shouted for order, lie called on the Mayor for help on the policemen in the room to assist In maintaining oruer. Mini) Police In Itnnm. themse S'5y\r ,b.u, insisted Pollce Inspector Cray directed every announced through Senator present shield although members lieve.i Shields appeared dozetl they should listen tesnuionv coals, minutes inspector Joseph Fniimt down from Ilead- - iiuatters silent charge things. Meanwhile original disturber vanished order reigned ngain. nlleged conversations which Mayor read followed statement which made brief resume presentment Tuesday. It contained addition, however; That charge Catholic Churcii conspiracy outlined to pervert Justlco obstruct or control govern- - nient small group within conspiracy obstruct proper time, being discussed i no Mayor las-- t night, however, no plan or been agreed contemplated action, The alleged theniselvea form amplification Mayor'a ch:iti-e- s . Indignant way,., admin-Ih- o Mayor them Then . ,;,' \\\' ' , , ' ' de-- 1 ,, , ves nf responsibility Tho ' ,0 U , noon Thonip-office- r to his on son that ln coat, on two to A few later came and took of the had soon the a In he n of his on this ho did not the with tho he had and but a the utter in Justice law and at A was even Deputy ..minis. s.il.1 that time hail upon for tlio crlu -- tti.tl an ot .it, Ti,-.,)- ... .1.... men and and '\ read anil and ';, pin his the not the and Th - w- \ ei ecjiiiriiio conversa- tions, extending over a period from IS to March 2i. Dr Potter, l asher Fan ell, Robert W. Heblierd. MntiMgnor John J. chancellor of diocese . iiifT.i,ID i Dlneen and Walter J, Drummo'nd tisura Prominently In them. , STZ to tell the whoUi of his story having shut him off on Tuesday when ho was a'\ 10 relate the alleged telephone . . . \ '.' me cnmmuieo yor It was committee which wavered 111 Its attitude not to hear the Mavor relate tho nlleged conversations ..xe'ent In executive session. Tho committee , ,,,,, Hul,jp(., mornl,.' \d at no.m the si nation w i Jt - s U ,,, T , , , a, , determined to say all ho l .t T.iy ,IUU10 0r not at all Vleldert In Afternoon. So the committee at .1 In the ..fi.r- - i they considered it Irrelev am a id tliey would defer to the position of the Mayor as the city's chief executive officer \The Mil) or, ' said the Senator, \not only offers this inslstr. on stating it befote the committed i open session. On account of that iu- - sltlon and his position in th ommunitv when the Mayor comes 1 to chairman will lie disposed in .mow him to slate the conversations, but we will, however. to our original policy in regard to the other cafes of wire tapping it iiuim iiinrn irmiiif m ir latlon In.mils charity imso. Unwove, we brllovo thai liie committee, inns-muc- h as we have the Irhlsturu of tli. Mayor, and that It is relevant, wn will defer to hl Judgment In relation tj Kit Church, cooperating with a few non-- 1 must bo clearly understood, however CaWiollo laymen. He declared his bo.-- ! that the responsibility for what ho savj lief that this group was not represents!-- 1 rvsts not nu thu commltti o but nn the live of the Church or the great body of i Mayor.\ right thinking Catholics of tho, \Slnco yesterday,\ ntinnunced the Sci city, Jews, Protestants Catholic ator when tho Mayor, .'oiiu alike, ho said, would think ns ho does sel Lamar Hardy, Theiuloin Piius-c- m \when the disguises nro removed from ' Commissioner Kingsbury and other olli the naked truth.\ ' cials had .taken their scats lu he front ln tlio questioning and after of tho crowded room, \the ii air has the alleged conversations were read the given the statement to the elfect tha' Mayor promised that action would be we have not changed our mind in rtia. taken on the four crimes ho charged Hon to tips permission to our disttn perjury, criminal libel, conspiracy witness to give the rnviri.i- - criminal iioei aim pervert and the due ad ministration of the before tha proper tribunal the plan then elsewhere to have Cbarlftea conversations the .March Dunn, the the de- - had the because incompetent, but ndheiv honest and before togulshed
