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if 'SWEEPING INQUIRY IN MY IS ORDERED Continued from Flrtt Page. the Orrlor of tlio Bluing Sun, first class nnd oh, yen. nt 4 :30 thin afternoon I havo an engagement at Belgian Em-- 1 dontlal mission. He was cautioned by bassy, where arc going to confer on '\c. '!\\ w were and he should inot i0 or \\y anything to this mo (he dranrt Cordon of tho Ordor of country , Bml Con. , 'cress should declaro policy of the Everybody was laughing and the Ad mlrnl proceeded: \ \Oh you havo to step faster over there or they will hang somo of theso things on you. Before the war If you went over to grand manmuvrcs, say In Germany, nn we used to do, you wero pretty ccrlnln to get eonjo of them. Tho fnct Is that uiuH nmT\looked out pretty carefully hn would hnve so many medHlH that It ho wort them nil nt onco ho would havo to report hlmsolf heavily down to starboard,\ This wan too much for the gravity even of tho uggrlcved Senators, who Joined In tho roaf of laughter. At Knottier' point tho Admiral was pret!il to explain how the of nlllcers and men for decorutlonn should ho determined. Senator Trammel, wns doing tho questioning and the Admiral' finally became annoyed at repetitions. \Nobody not even a committee of Congress,\ he declared testily, \Is In n position to judgo tho relative order of merits. Their commanding officers alone are In best position to judgo that.\ Senator Trammel! Protests. t Senator Trammell bridled at once and s the laughter passed he protested; \Ihero seems a disposition on the Ad- mirals part to reflect on this committee an I on Congress, we are rtpt ihero be- cause' wo enjoy It.\' \Neither am I,1' Interjected tho Ad- miral. \Wo are not here as Interlopers or In- truders,\ continued Senator , Trammell, \but havo been appointed to make this, Inquiry. Tho Admiral has repeatedly Indicated that he holds the committee In contempt, and I do not Intend to submit to It f I can ho'p It.\ Tho Admiral Insisted that even if he might have, been \a bit testy\ he had not Intended to reflect on the committee, and raid he was sorry If ho had seemed to do bo. This restored diplomatic relations for a while, but later the Admiral that he \hoped Senator Trammell was no longer Irritated with, him.\ \Anyhow sugseMed Senator Plttinan, \I don't think the Admiral has Indicated nny greater contempt for the committee than for tho other Adm rals and officials of the Navy Department.\ and again the galleries Joined In the laughter while the Admiral protested, Admiral gims threw another dart at Secretary Daniels when he declared that Jf tho Secretary's policy In awarding decorations was followed \it would un- dermine the fighting efficiency of nny military force.'\ Then he paid tribute to tho work of Rear Admiral Plunkett In mounting and transporting tho big navai guns on the western front \It sur- passed anything done In tho war,\ he eald. Explain Vnlae of Mrdnls. Tho Admiral recommended changing tho Ihw governing naval decorations so nn adequate medal might be authorized for enlisted men who performed heroic nets worthy of greatei recognition than the Navy Cross, but not entitling tnem to tho Congressional Medal of Ho.ior. The Distinguished Service Medal is do- wned for olllcofs who have performed distinguished service, but Is not con- nected with gallantry such as an enlisted man might show. The Distinguished Service Medal, he explained, is designed forconsplcuols administrative ability, or noteworthy exercise of Judgment and bravery such as only an officer In corn-ma- n 1 of rnenhas-a- opportunity to per- form. v Asked by Senator Newberry (Mich.) regarding service performed by bureau chiefs during the war. Admiral Sims declared It was \beyond any criticism. Tho bureau system works all right if you aro going full steam ahead. It may not work very well In peace time, but during the war itworked. There was npthlng the matter with the spirit of the navy during the war.\ Admiral Sims brought another laugh when Senator rittman suggestad that since the Navy Board of Awards Is now Investigating the, whole subject, he could tee no need of the Senate doing the eamo thing. i \I don't either,\ Admiral Sims said. \Then what Is the purpose of our be- ing here?\ asked Senator PIttman, \Well I do not know much about theso things, but I thought there was some political flavor to It,\ Admiral Sims answered. Mayo to Testify To-da- y. Admiral Slms's testimony was com- pleted late Admiral Mayo, for- merly commander in chief of the At- lantic fleet, will be the first witness to- morrow. Secretary Daniels wilt wait the o of the Senate's Investigation be- fore taking any action on his own be- half, he said this afternoon. \If the committee docs not go to the bottom of the affair, I will,\ he said. \If I havo made mistakes, I am willing to have the ! people know of them, but If and when I ; was right I also want the people to j know that.\ Regarding tho positions of the naval officers, the Secretary tald Admiral Ben- - I ton, as Chief of Naval Operations in I Washington, was in supreme command; Admiral Mayo, with title of Comman- -, der In Chief of the United States tleet. was the next ranking officer: Sims was commander of the United States forces In European waters; In French waters. Admiral Wilson was In direct command and reported to Ad- miral Sims. Admiral Sims was the high liaison of ficer of the Navy Department abroad. The Secrotary said that DO per cent, of the recommendations made by Admiral Sims were carried out, and where they were no carried out It was cither for strategle reasons or because It was im- possible. Speaking of the circumstances at th time Admlrnl Sims was sent to Siro; the end of March, 1917, Secret:..; Daniels said: \We had broken off relations with WHEN RHEUMATIC PAINS HIT HARD Havo Sloan's Liniment ready for those sudden rheumatic twinges . let that rheumatic pain DON'T ache find you without Sloan's furnfn Vooh If tianrttp I in the medicine cabinet for immediate i action when If you are out of j it now, get another bottle- - today, so' you won't suffer any longer than neces- sary when a pain or ache attacks you. Apply it without rubbing for it penetrates giving prompt relief of j sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia, lameness, soreness, sprains, strains, bruises. Be prepared it handy. I All druggists 35c, 70c, $1.40. Germany. We hart not declared war, but It warned Imminent. Wo had be- gun to arm' our merchant ships. Our Ambassador at Great Britain wrote to mo that ho thought the navy ought to hnve a man In Great Britain with the rank of Hear Admiral, who would keep In closo touch with the submarine sink- ings and study naval' conditions. On Cnnflitrntliil Mission, ''It was decided to sond Rear Admiral Sims and he \went over on this conn. the they neutral commit t)le 1r(.ad(!nt Leopold,\ tho doserts Admiral naval needed. keep United States. \Was thero anything said about be- ing reMly to fight Great Britain?\ was asked. ''You have read my letter to Senator Page. It means exactly what It says,\ was the reply. \When Admiral Sims went over was It understood that he was to bo comman. der In chief?\ \No replied the Secretary. \Rear Admiral Sims was never commander In chief. His duties wero ashore. Admiral Mayo was commander In chief of the Atlantic fleet throughout the war. ThlB Included ships on this side of the Atlan- tic ns well as those overseas. Of course Admiral Benson, ns chief of operations, was the ranking naval officer In charge of operations at homo and abroad. \Rear Admiral Slmn was. In June or July, given tho title of Commander of tho United States Naval forces operating In European waters, but ns n matter of fact his duties wero not afloat. The business of Renr Admiral Sims was to obey orders. Ills duties were to make recommendations, give us nil the lnfor mntlon and nil the facts, and then carry out Instructions from the Department. \The country and the world kno' already that tho Job of tho Nnvy was very wen none, whether on the 27tn of June or 27th of July, or some partic- ular date, we should or should not have sent so many destroyers to a certnln place, or whether they could be made ready at that tl:m, or whether It was important to retain some to protect our coasts, were, oi course, matters or navai strategy. , 1'rnUea Work of the Nnvy. \There may be differences of opinion between naval officers ns to these mat ters, but there Is noting about this big Job that the Navy did that I am not only willing but happy for all the peo- ple In America to know about. \Tho officers and men In tho navy yards ard In private shipbuilding plants did a tremendously fine work. They pressed work day und night. I do not have nny worry nt nil about what was deno 'by the Navy during the world war. I do not mean to say I did not always want the Nnvy to do moro than it was possible to do. There was not a minute .during the war when we did not do everything we possibly could toj increase naval effort and add naval craft The of our us to fill 1, I to t to fisht submarines and protect our troope, J'Wq ordered 250 destroyers and there was not a minute during the war thnt work was not pressed to the full capacity of tho country, Wo wanted every ship In America that was fit for use. We utilized tho navy yards, every private yard everything was pressed nlmoBt tp tho.Jreaklng point to hasten thlntrs. Renr Admiral Sims did not go abroad In any capacity except tho confidential capacity to study nnd report In which a sent him. I gave him very explicit Instructions what to do and what ho was not to do.\ TO INQUIRE INTO NAVY Committee Will Rathom Charges. Washington, Jan. 19. Appointment of n to determine the ;io cesslty .of investigating charges of Im moral connmons-- tno navy, made by John R, Rathom, editor of the Pi evi dence, R. I., Journal, wan nuthoiliod y by tho Senate Navn! Committee Mr. Rathom, in telegrams to Senator Lodge (Mass.) and other members of the conhnlttee, charged that \a condition of affairs In the Navy Department rot' ten beyond conception\ exists nnd that with the knowledge of Secretary Daniels \many soamen in the navy have been used for tho most vllo nnd nameless practices In order to entrap Innocent men,\ Tho telegram also charged there was In the Navy Department \a secret di- vision of naval Intelligence created and maintained for this specific purpose; thnt n number of young men In tho naval service entirely innocent of nny crime or misdemeanor, held ns prisoners In Newport since April, 1919, without tflal after every effort to bring them to trlafhnd been thwarted by Mr, Dan- iel, nre still awaiting reteaso; that other young men, dragged out of hospitals In serious physical condition, have been rompollcd nfter hours of the third de- gree to perjure themselves In order to convict Innocent men: that tho moralo of tho Navy Department Is being rapidly destroyed, and that the entire blame for this situation stands at' the door of Mr. Daniels and nobody else; that tho Providence Journal within a week has editorially charged Mr. Daniels with full knowledge of these degrading nnd vicious plots, and that ho has person- ally attempted to cover with Infamy tho names of Innocent men who havo sought to expose tho acts of his sub- ordinate!) In tho matters abovo men- tioned.\ Secretary Daniels declined to comment on Mr. Rathom's charges, declaring that he did not desire to make a statement until he was moro familiar with tho nllegatlons. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, who was said by .Mr. Daniels to bo more Meeting Banking Requirements Modern Business OUR dimensions adequate tOjdeal financial enterprises. place service banking prac- tice. Whatever customers demand modern banking service prepared willingly, definitely efficiency dispatch fully equipped balanced organization, international finance, foreign information, collections, the of travelers chequesand of credit, in the financing of export and import business, the transference of funds in in the haiidling of legitimate fi- nancial transaction, our organiza- tion, equipment, connections and themselves effectively to the great demands of modern business. growth customers business finds ready -- waiting larger II SENATE MORALS Investigate Office: 1 ti h I. SUN, 20, 1920, familiar with the matter, asserted that the untclal board of Inquiry appointed by the Judge Advocate General of tun Navy two weeks ago had full authority to Investigate the methods employed W nava) Intelligence officers In secur UK evidence ngalnst persons under suspicion of moral delinquency and to Inqulro inio ail Judicial procedure of tho navy nt Nowport, While charges of Improper methods of obtaining evidence In such cases have been In tho hands of the Navy for two months, Mr. Roosevelt ...i.i . i. t h.d withheld nc- - Willi, HID UCJ'UI MIIHIl Hon upon them until the enses of teyerni civilians brought to trial upon evidence furnished by the Navy, Including the Rev. Snmuel Neai Kent of Newport, were disposed of In the Federal courts. Tho board of Inquiry, the Asshunnt Secre- tary said, would proceed at once wltn Its Investigation with full power to subpoena witnesses nnd get at nl the facts. WOOD EXPLAIN ' 'DEATH TRAP\ TALK Denies He Thus Referred to U. S Naval Vessels. Jan. 19,Representntlvo uutler (rn,r, ennirman or mo jiuuho Navn Committee, nnnounced y that Mnjor-Oe- Leonard Wood would ba asked to nppear beforo the commit-to- o to explain his statement that tho navy Is a \floating death trap,'' made in a speech last night. Kflipnlnrv rinnlMa ri.ltnd tO dlscusa Gen. Wood's statement. Boston, Jan. 19. Major-Ge- Leonard Wood denied he had referred to tho American navy as \a floating death trap\ In his address at the Ameri- can Legion meeting In this city yester- day. He said that he could not recall the exact words ho had used, but dic- tated the following as the substance of what ho had said: Wo want a first class navy al- ways ready. A navy cannot bo made hi n lmrrv. First class' shins tilled with untrained men dp not mean h, navy, but are a death trap to those who are In them. (len Wood arrived hero 7rom Portland this evening and took n train for Now York, whence he will go to Chicago. Tho nress report of his speech In the old South Meeting Houso Sunday was based on what purported to be a stcno' graphic copy of his remarks. An cx imlnatlon y of the notes shows that ho reported tho Gen oral as saying.: I do not think we want a large regular nrmy. I am very much opposed to It. We only want n large enousn nrmy to police, the nation In times of peaco. Wo need a navy. All that we have now Is not a navy; It Is a floating death traji. Wo want a good navy, with the of are with largest We no limit on our within the bounds of soun our of us in the way of we are to give . and the and of a and well i matters of IN and domestic trade and credit issuing letters short, every re- sources lend .and their needs. ..WE lift J-- i-i Downtown ,161 Street\. THjE Depart- ment MUST Washinoton, sometimes stenographer's with mmimmi1 mum miMMMm TUESPAY, JANUARY banking MUST Bankers Trust Company Member Federal Reseivc System AatorTriut Office: i HhwnuB 42ndStnet1 highly trained men and good ships, They are a very ncttv force for peace (Jen. Wood spoke extemporaneously and nt times rapidly, touching briefly on a number of national questions. LONDON DISCUSSES SIMS REVELATIONS Anxious to Know Who \Warned\ the Admiral. fipidal CabU Diipateh to Tin Si' Copyright, IKO, o rtthti rtttrveil. tflNDON, Jan. 50, All tho London newspapers mako a feature of tho rovo-lotio- n by Renr Admlrnl films of a state- ment made to him by nn unnamed IiIrIi official of tho American navy prior to his departure for British waters that \Wo would Just as soon flcht the llrltlsh as the Germans\ and of Secretary Dnn-lols- 's reply, None of the papers, however, take tin matter seriously? There Is curiosity ex- pressed as to the Identity of tho person who gave Sims tho warning. The New Vork correspondent of the Tmrs In a despatch to his paper says: \British readers, of course, will not asrrlbe undue alenlflcnnco to that pnrt of Admiral Sims revelations relating to s \Santa Great Brltnln because, although Mr, DanloU, Secretary of the Navy, never has been suspected of nnflophlllsip, the affectionate sentiments of Admiral Sims toward Great Drltnln wero well known at tho time of his appointment. It Is siiRBCstedr therefore, that his Instruc- tions niny havo been Intended ineroly an oxhoratlon to Admiral Sims not to lot his sentiments' run uwny with him.\ Alms In Talk To-nlu- Bear Admiral Wllllum S. Sims scheduled V bo tho principal speaker to- night nt tho nrmy nnd navy dinner In tho Waldorf-Astori- a, Ills topic will bo \Americanism Tho other speakers will Include I.leut.-Ge- Robert Len Bultard, Dr. Henry Vnn Dyck, Job B. Hedges and Dr. Cyrue Townscnd Brady, Rear Ad- miral Bradley A. Flske, U. S, N retired, will preside. Held In Attempt nt llnnk nolilirry. James Stratton, whoso attempt to hold up tho Manhattan Savings Institu- tion, nt Broadway and Bleeckcr street, Friday met with failure and his arrest, wns held In $10,000 ball for tho Grand Jury esterdn,y' when he was arraigned boforo Magistrate Ten Eyck In Jefferson Market Court, David Sands, paying teller, from whom Stratton demanded $5,000, wns tho complnlnant, Tho charge made ngalnit tho prisoner Is robbery. DREICER&CO Pearls and Jewels FIFTH AVENUE of FOUTY-SIXT- II The railroads indlspen- - sable our whole economic Mife, and railway securities the veryheartof most investments, large and small, public and private, by individuals and by insti- tutions: WOODKOW WILSON S THREE TO HANG EOR CANADIAN SLAYING 4No,Mitigating Circumstances' in Payette Killing. SptcM lletpatch Tim Bvx. Iontheai,, Que., Jan. Tho Govern- or-General has signed the order In council that the law shall tako course, and Lacoste, Lcmay nnd Allen wilt hanged next Friday mgrnlng for an atrocious murder, Vigorous efforts havo been mado for clemency, chiefly on the ground the youth or the condemned Azasri t w i\ ' iv s- . 'I f ns Is are to ore at lo 19, Its nil be of mi to i roLfoad uofim may obtnin et Aeto York men. r.arnfttA mnA AlUn h&th tialnir 19. and Lemay 27, But the Minister of Jiw J'ft , tlce decided the was without J t One In August last a of AlfeiU Polrler and one car and rode off for Quebec, When, In tho Parish of St. six- teen' miles from they hrokej Irito the farm home of Alclde was a and not. disposed to but as he start4 from his bed he was shot dead. His wife gave the tha In the Then the. men fled. They were by police near Mon- treal four later. Lemay . Icoste fired the fatal shot. I TART THE YEAR Put some Moxle In the icebox for yourself, family and your friends.-MOXI- E THE STANDARD and Why. Moxle men have devoted four decade's to one thing: Moxle. They have no other interest, nq other thought, for forty years. THE MAKING OF MOtflE is a Mechanical hands make no errors, weigh nnd mix, filter, and store. THE MATERIALS nre gathered from near and far. .Our buyers know and sec that wc get (he best, and our specifications have been raised nnd raised as improvement per mitted, for forty yenrs. QUALITY TESTS begin with the raw ma-teri- al at the door, continue through the works and cntl only with the perfect bever- age sealed in sterile glnss. V (J? mi ll Ii3 ell (Ofi Itl ltd. \ led I - '. IU.IN his mm.fjm .... . Mi f . ' . .,.... I ill war could not have been won without railroads: THE Transport by rail and sea is an indispensable arm of national defense. Carrying capacity, from the wheat fields and the mines and the steel mills to the front lines in France, was the measure of our power in war. And it the measure of our power in peace. Industrial expansion increasing national prosperity-gre- ater world trade are vitally dependent on railroad . growth.- - The limit the productive power of this country is the limit by railroad capacity tg haul the products of our industry. The amount of freight carried on American rails doubled from 1897 to 1905 since that year it has doubled again. It will double still again To haul this rapidly growing traffic the country must have more railroads more cars and' engines more tracks and terminals. Sound national legislation, broad-visione- d public regula- tion, will encourage the expansion of railroads, without which the nation cannot grow. Qjfr admlkaimit jAp'ubluliedfy Hie cdMociatiotivf Sla'dwai) cecutwed, flJnVn JEitruHrtt. Itnaiicav. crime aW: evening psrty,-comlstl- ng Lemay, Laooate, Henri Ltporte, stolft. motor Sulplce, about Montreal, rayeAtciA Pnyette husky surrender, Immediately murderers money house. enptured days claimed RIGHT your The had today science. that measure, bottle ngair), is set N oil \\I . a
