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WEATHER FORECAST. IT SHINES FOP, ALL Unsettled and colder to-da- y; fair; moderate to iresh north winds. Highest temperature yesterday, 35; lowest, 33. Dttailcd westhsr rtports on dltorlil pat. vnr. t .y y wnT Mn izunAiT.V NAW YORK. THURSDAY. JANUARY 22, 1920.-8SS- tfM ffA-Wti- S PRICE TWO CENTS. V S-- J XtM J i ri i Aii TTTT ? - ' i : \f - GERMANY'S SHOP STEWARD CABINET PICKED JIG 5 PACKERS FIVE SOCIALISTS ASSAILED i4 LAW IS CURE FOR STRIKES, BY MILLERAND TO GIVE UP ALL AS REVOLTERS IN GUISE OF SAYS CHANCELLOR BAUER IS 'TECHNICAL' RETAIL STORES LOYAL STATE LEGISLA TORS V li I $ It Means Defeat of Extreme, Socialistic Schemes, He Asserts. BOOKS 01WT0 LABOR Employees Will JJe Able to Learn Whether Employ- ers Act Fairly. SAFEGUARDS POR BANKS Statu to to Provcnt Dictator- - Blili) of Proletariat and Pro-- tcct Capital. 1 By IIAYMOND SWING. Staff Correipontcnt 0 Ta SDK. Copyright, 1K0, all right reterved. Brnuir, Jan. 19 (delayed). Compul- sory establishment of tho shop steward system by law was passed, Special Chancellor Otto Bauer told Tub Sun y, becauso it enables reasonable workers for tho first time to become masters bt shop politics. The givat majority of laborers, he added, aro In- telligent and not revolutionary, but they had been unable to manifest their views because there had been no legal safeguard, since shop elections were held in an open meeting whero intimi- dation could bo practised and the loud- est voices rather than tho coolest heads carried tho day. Now elections by secret ballot, under tho protection of law, aro being intro- duced in every shop and business em- ploying more than twenty men. \Tho new statute,\ the Chancellor went on to say, \means tho defeat of tho radi- cals who for a year have been strug- gling to transform tho shops into So- cialistic affairs and want to appeal all unsettled labor disputes to a board composed solely of labor members. That of c6urso would bo simply a dic- tatorship of tho proletariat \Theso strong radical elements are present In German life because in the past labor was so oppressed and oppres- sion breeds such revolts, while conces- sions make safe progress possible. Tho English labor movement is an instance of the benefit of making timely conces- sions. Such measures as our shop stew- ard law are bound to come in all indus- trial countries; you roust prepare for them in America, too, where it is ap- parent that economic forces are shaping ft conflict. Now Economic Structure. \All Industry has been developing at the expense of the worker. The more the machines did the less the worker was permitted to count until he became Just such a thing as tne machine. The war, with its profound lessons, has'made the world realize that a' new economic structure must be fashioned in which the worker has some Intellectual scope. \He must have, a voice in the deter- mination of problems touching him most closely; he must gain an insight Into . Mniniii nf thn Industry which employs him. Some of our manufacturers complain that this law means the end of discipline : I say that this Is not true and theso manufacturers will have to admit it within six months. \Only the other day the director of a large factory told me of his experience With shop stewards whom he had In- stalled of his own accord with essentially the same powers as those bestowed by this law. He took them into his confi- dence, showed his books and contracts and explained his plans. Although the majority of his workers are Independent Socialists he has not had a strike. ,As this Is the epoch of Btrlkcs the question is why not? \It Is because the workers, besides un- derstanding their own troubles, had also a view of the entire Bltuaton and be- came convinced that tho manascr was working In their interests and doing the best he could. Authority to See Books. \The new statute gives the shop stew- ards authority to see the books of the concern so as to learn whether the wages are in keeping and whether the employer Is insuring the contlnuanco of labor. In concerns owned by a single proprietor this Is the extent of the right, and this cannot hamper the proprietor's independence and Initiative. \In stock companies ono or two shop representatives sit In the directorate with an equal voice. Where there Is absentee landlordism In Industry such a measure Is essential to prevent the ex- ploitation of the employees by the sheer weight of soulless capital. \Vet there need 4e no fear that this measure of representation will Jeopar- dise the rights of stockholders. All stock companies have at least six direc- tors, so tho labor representatives are In a minority, but labor Is able to lodge Its complaints where they must be heard and must be attended to by those in authority. \The law contains provisions for the protection of. companies like banks In which foreign money Is Invested In cash, in which the exhibition of the books might reveal business secrets not con- cerning German labor. The Govern- ment Is empowered to suspend the right of shop stewards to seo the books of a 1 Company when It seems wise. \In protecting tho rights of discharged employees the shop stewards have wider powers; these are not to be exercised o their own initiative, but when a com-prat- nt Is fllcd the cmployco must be pending an investigation, and If the shop stewards are unable to agree with the management that the employee was discharged for nonperformance of work tho case goes to arbitration, tho worker in the mcaptlme keeping his position. \This is an assertion of the right of pa employee to work so long as he does L Continued on fourth Page, BARES MOVES BYBERNSTORFF German Govornmctit Publishes Ambassador's Confidential Roports to Berlin. KEEN CRITIC OF. WILSON .'Another Lusitania Necessary' to Bring America Into tho War, Ho Said. London, Jan 22 (Thursday). The telegrams of Count JohannVon 'Bern- storff, the dismissed German Ambassa- dor at Washington, to his Government from April, 1916, to February, 1917, aro published In Berlin, according to tho Daily Hall's correspondent, who sends a summary. It begins with Bornstorlt's descrip- tion of the situation caused In America by the torpedoing of the Sussex, the Ambassador saying that tho White Houso regarded tho situation as hope-I'-s- s, and adding: \A repetition of such a blunder would force America into the war against us, which President Wilson would greatly regret, because in a few months he would like to bring about peace.\ Bernstorff asks for \instructions on 'which I can calm the United States Government, which now doubts our bona fides.\ On June 7, 1916, Herr Von Jagow, then Foreign Minister, telegraphed to the Ambassador regarding American peace efforts saying: \We are sceptical of the mediation of a statesman whose whole conception so inclines to the British standpoint and who Is so naive as Wilson.\ Bernstorff therefore wasrlnstructed to watch President Wilson's intention re- garding mediation, adding that If It co- incided with tho British inclination to enter thereupon \It will task your Excellency ,to prevent President Wilson from approaching us - with a positive suggestion of mediation.\ 'Another Ltuttnnln Necessary.\ Tho Ambassador on July 13, con- cerned as to how the Impending elec- tion would affect relations, declares that President Wilson's \only thought Is his reelection,\ and says: \Another Lusi- tania would be necessary to bring Amer- ica into the war.\ Ho adds: \Peaceful money making Is the sole llfo interest of the American. Only when he believes himself deeply wronged does he allow himself to be drawn Into a hysterical desire for war.\' In September of the same year ruth- less submarine warfare was under dis- cussion, and Bernstorff urged postpone- ment The German Emperor at this stage sent tho Ambassador a private confidential memorandum. This is not published, but the Chancellor instructed Bernstorff to 'hand It to' the American Ambassador to Germany, Mr. Gerard, confidentially on the tatter's arrival, say- ing that it did not imply a menace about War. Ha WAR nlflh InRtmirttori trt Hnw American attention to \the Increasingly cruel methods ot our enemies.\ The Chancellor concluded by saying that ruthless submarining would not be be gun at present. Urged Appeal for Fence. Later tho Chancellor nrnul Hernnrm-i- to encourage the President to Issue a spontaneous appeal for peace, which he said would be gladly .accented hv fler. many, adding. \If the President cannot come to this decision alone ho must combine with the Pope, the King of Spain and Eu- - rODean neutrals In mmmnn nrtlnn urhlrn could not bo rejectod by tho Entente ana wouia secure President Wilson's re- election and his historical fame.\ Retrardlmr President Wllsnn'o muni. fosto of December 21 Herr Zlmmermann (then rorelgn Secretary) Informed Bernstorff that although Germany would renlv to thA ProitftAnt'. 1nvltatnn tx.. suggesting -- an Immediate conference of mo Demgerents, they would not consent that It be held In America, asserting: \American indiscretion nn,i intm-fa- r. tnce would make tho objective of the negotiations Impossible and be Injurious to our Interests. Wa mint rroato a for future peace through direct con tact with our onnonenu. if rot. a.nn( run tho danger of being deprived of our ae3irca gam oy the pressure of neu- trals.\ Subseauentlv Ttrnnfnrff tatr, Von Bethmann Hollwcg that Col. House \requestea aosoiutely confidential nego- tiations, of which only he. President Wil- son and Bernstorff would know any- thing. Absolute discretion would be se cured in tne circumstances, as both President Wilson and Col. House are pretty clever at keeping secrets, contrary to other Americans.\ Farther Efforts Futile. Nothing came of this, and after that Von Bethmann-Hollweg- 's notification of the beginning of ruthless submarine war-far- o was received by Von Bernstorff with Its avowed consciousness that it might lead to a rupturo and possible war with tho United States, which risk tho German Government determined to take. BernstorfTs despairing reply that war would in that case be lnovltablo drew from Berlin the Instruction to \adapt your thoughts to the American mentality.\ Tho Ambassador's attempt again to delay submarining and to have Germany state her peaco terms to President Wil- son are recorded In the telegrams, to- gether with the reply that postponement was Impracticable. The Daily Hall adds supplementary despatches to those published showing that the peace offer of October, 1917, was started by the Austrian Premier, Baron Surian. CUTS OUT NAVY OFFICERS' RAISE House Committee Truncs Pay Bill on OrdcTs From Steer- ing Board. ENLISTED MEN NOT HIT Senate Expected to Forco Back Appropriation Totalling $50,000,000. Special Dttpatch to Tns Sox. Washington. Jan. 21. ThoKvavo of economy that is Invading Congress to- day struck the House Naval Affairs Committee, and as a result all salary increases for officers of tho navy wero eliminated from the new pay bill which will bo resubmitted to the Houso within a few days. This leaves increased pay for en- listed men authorized by tho bill. Theso increases average from 30 to 60 per cent, tho pay of the lowest seaman in tho navy being raised from 132 to about $48 a month and other non- commissioned ranks accordingly. Tho committee's action came as a sur- prise because the measure already had been reported with higher pay for the Admirals down to the seamen. Its re- consideration is said to have been or- dered by the House Steering Committee, which threatened to blocK Increases or any kind unless those originally pro- posed were greatly reduced. Members of the committee protested, pointing to the fact that many skilled officers aro .now resigning and that the navy Is undermanned because of decreased en- listments, but the Steering Committee stood pat and declared they would block the Increases proposed In tho bill, which amounted to about $50,000,000. The Increased pay for officers orig- inally proposed ranged from $420 a year for Ensigns to $900 for Admirals. Mem- bers of the Naval Committee said that the new bill would defeat tho main purpose for which the general In- creases were asked that of keeping skilled and highly, trained men in tho navy. The belief prevails that tho Sen- ate will not agree to Buch an arrange- ment and that in the end the Houso will be forced to vote for increases vf or as well. It was pointed out that the Houso recently agreed to continue Increased compensation for all post office em- ployees- during tho fiscal year ending Juno 30. 1921, at ft cost of $70,000,000, and that all men in the navy are en- titled to similar consideration. TWO WOMEN SAVED FROM PERIL OF FIRE Rescuers Also Rescued at Apartment House Fire. Firemen who answered a three alarm fire In an apartment house In 3S3 Adel-p- hi street, Brooklyn, about 11 o'clock last night found a girl standing on tho sidewalk crying. She said her name was Ida Johnson, and when they asked her what was the matter she said : \My mother and my sister ere sick and they'ro still on the second floor.\ William C. Miller of Hook and Ladder Company 110 and Robert McCarty of Hook and Ladder Company 105, started Into tho building, but were unable to make their way through the smoke that filled the hallway. They then raised ladders to the second floor and brought tho two women, Mrs. Georgia W. John- son and Miss Gertrude Johnson, down to safety. Neither was hurt. Firemen Thomas Fleming and James Galvln of Company 110 clambered through a second floor window, and In the hallway they found Capt Michael Harley and Fireman William Hcffeman of Company 105, both of them partly overcome by smoke. They were carried down the ladders. The Are started in tho cellar ot the Adelphl street house, and before it was extinguished the first and second floors had been gutted. While the firemen were at work trafflc on Fulton street, half a block away, was diverted through De Kalb and Clermont avenues. MAIDEN LANE FIRE IN BANK BUILDING 80,000 Pension Checks Saved From Blaze. Half an hour of desperate fighting saved the Maiden Lane district from another serious fire last night The pen- sion bureau of the Federal Reservo Bank, located In the building that ex- tends from 35 Liberty street through the block to 60 Maiden Lane, was de- stroyed, the fire burning away parts of the third and fourth floors and the roof. For the first half hour after tho fire was discovered firemen and police feared It might bo as serious as tho blaze that caused the deaths of flvo men at 18 Maiden Lane Tuesday night It was reported that the damage to the bank building would total not mora than $10,000, Before they were damaged by either Are or water original plans and i blueprints of the proposed Federal Re-- I servo Bank were carried to the street More than 80,000 pension checks, each averaging $35, were rushed to safety. WHIPPING OP WOMEN STOPPED Atlanta Cttr Council Orders Flojr-Kln- g Discontinued. Atlanta, Jan. 31. Whipping of women at the city stockade was or- dered discontinued entirely by the prison committee of the Atlanta City Council after a public hearing ot charges brought by the Atlanta Hu-ma- Society. It was asserted that women had been strapped to a contrivance resembling a chair and flogged. French Premier Chooses' Men Fitted by Professional Experience. LOBBYISTS IGNORED Outlining Policy, Leader Says France Must Pro- duce or Disappear. WILL TAX ALL CLASSES Bolioves in 'League and Says . U. S. Won't Retire From Europe. Special Cable Deipatch to Tns Sex. Paius, Jan. 21.' Tho new French Ministry now Is fully constituted and the domestic situation promises to take a more favorable turn in France. Faced by a state of affairs in which chaos was the predominant note, Pre- mier Mlllerand has chosen a Cabinet composed chiefly of men who by pro- fession and temperament appear to bo perfectly adapted to setting in order tho riotously confused governmental houso bequeathed to it by tho last re- gime. Tho new Premier has formed what ic called a \technical\ Cabinet in which the portfolio of Flnanco has been given to a prominent financier, that of Commerce,' p ono of tho leading mercantile authorities, and tho Minis- try of Agriculture has been placed In charge of an agriculturist. In an interview to-d- M. Mlllerand broadly outlined the programme of his Government fhlch may be summed up In the words of Premier Clemenceau: \Let us work!\ Tho now Premier de- clared that there are but two things that France can do Bno can produce and become strong, or she can disappear as a nation, at least so far as world In- fluence Is concerned. But who must do ono or the other, and with but two re sources for raising the money which- - she urgently needs and must have ner ability to borrow and taxation M. Mll- lerand declared that France would util- ize both of them, and that every French- man \will be asked to pay as much as he can In taxes.\ The announcement of the new Cabinet fell llks a bombshell in political circles, the old time parliamentarians being shocked beyond words by the Premier's radical departure from every tradition of French politics. Politicians Disregarded. In other words. Premier Mlllerand has thrown off the shackles of party politics, Ignored the powerful cabal of lobbyists and grouped about him men nlmost com- pletely unknown in the lobbies and com- mittee rooms of tho Chamber and tho Senate, but who are fitted by experience and knowledge to take up the difficult task of reconstruction. One of the most astonishing features of tho comments In the French news- papers is the disappointment shown by manv over the Premier's bold step, some of them even accusing him of having i betrayed the promises he made In the (November 16 elections as the spokes-ma- n of the bloc national, which sent a i majority to Parliament It is predicted Ithat In spite of its excellent adminis trative abilities tho new Ministry win have a difficult time In overcoming tho hostility In the Chamber, which has only a few representatives In tho Govern- ment. M. Mlllerand declared that French Industry already hnd accomplished miracles, but that It must do still more If France is to get through the next few years. Yesterday,\ ho said, \Franco had to win the war or die. To-da- y she must produce or disappear. \If ono studies our history of produc- tion from 1875 to 191 ono may realize that although progressing steadily, France did not progress In the same proportion as her adversaries. However, during the war our Industry displayed splendid spirit initiative and audacity, which encourages ono to hope for great things that will como with the larger facilities which peace brings In Us train. Must Par Debts. \But additional resources must be granted our Industrial enterprises. Where shall we And them? First wo must pay a particularly sacred debt that owed to all our creditors, whether they be bond holders; the Bank of France or foreign Governments. The essential condition of our economic and political prosperity is the standing which we have in tho world's market. In trade and In Anance. We shall not bo able to get through the present difficulties with- out worldwldo confidence. Wo owe tremendous sums on which wo must pay annual instalments. In addition to bor- rowed money, we have contracted another debt that toward our com- patriots of the devastated regions, our disabled soldiers and our war widows. \What are our resourcos? Wo have only two loans and taxes. At this time loans are Indispensable In order to re- duce financial Inflation which, In great measure. Is responsible for the high cost, of living. As for taxes, we have no longer choice of system, but shall ask overy one to pay as much as he can. We shall not do more than Is necessary, but nil that Is necessary will be done. Thus ' we shall be able to meet the needs of the day.\ Tho now Premier said that his opinion of the League of Nations covenant had not been changed or modified by the at- titude of tho United States regarding It \Tho league has been created,\ neyl Bala, una lb will prunyer iuiu pruve a be a guarantee, ot future tranquillity. Furthermore 1 am deeply convinced that Europo may rely upon American cooperation. I cannot believe that any people would ever forget tho experiences so dearly bought during the war. Amer ican cooperation Is needed to carry out the terms or tne peaco treaty, and in my opinion tbero Is no need to fear that there wilt be defection by America. \No ono In France can believe that America, after having fought so bravely Continues on Pith, Pops, Agreement Is Reached on Form of Decree to End \Food Trust.\ LOCAL CONTROL ONLY Wholesale Places Also to Go in General Plan of Dis- solution. NO DETAILS MADE PUBLIC All Interests Except Moat Packing, Butter, Eggs to Get Freo Market. Special Detpatch, to Tns Sex. Washington, Jan. 21. It became known y that counsel for the Big Five packing companies had agreed with Francis P. Garvan nnd other rep- resentatives of the Dopnrtmont of Jus- tice on tho form of decree to bo entered for tho dissolution of tho \food trust\ and on tho form for tho future corpo- rate organization of the new com- panies which will tiko up the food dis- tribution work of tho old Big Five, with the exception of meat packing and tho handling of butter, eggs and cheese. It Is understood hero that tho Big Five will give up its wholesalo and re-ta- ll grocery and provision stores with other establishments, which In the fu- ture are to havo local control and financial support so far as possible. So far as Is publicly known tho subsidiaries of tho Big Five have been poney mak- ers, and shares of stock or other form of interest In the smaller companies probably will command ready capital. No comment will be offered as to the method to bo used In obtaining the capital necessary for tho outsido par- ticipation in theso ventures. Announcement of the details of tho agreement and the court In which the proceedings will be filed will not be made for Boveral days. Copies of tho decree, the organization forms and other papers aro to bo mado and tho record put In shapo for filing before any of tho details aro given to the public Conferences on the details of tho do-cr- and the forms of the new organ!-\zatio- n have been the subject 'of constant negotiation for the last two weeks. The general reorganizations and the turning over of control will be made In an or- derly manner. Just what, If any, of the retnll or other establishments are to bo closed will not bo officially known until the decree Is entered and approved. DRIVE TO CUT COSTS SENDS PRICES HIGHER U. S. Figures Show Advance From 10 to 100 Per Cent. Washington, Jan. 31. Increases from 10 to 100 per cent. In wholesalo prices of staplo meats and vegetables In New York city since Auguct 15 were shown In figures mado public to-d- by tho Department of Agriculture. At the same time tho Department of Justice an- nounced that decreases In the prices of fifteen of nineteen articles classified as groceries In New Tork were shown dur- ing 1919. The Department of Agriculture's ng- - nm. nVinu'Ari Ihnt from AUCUSt 15. thO approximate date of the launching of tho Department of Justice s campaign 10 reduce living costs, prices of staple rk Increased as follows : White potatoes, 13 per cent : cabbages. over 100 per cent.: onions, irom a.ia . mn nn.tnria tn Jfi S(l ner 100 Dounds. and apples, from $6.50 a barrel to from $8 to $8.50. Of twelve staple meat cuts the Agri- cultural Department's figures showed In- creases In six varieties. Beef advanced from Jla ana jib per 100 pounds on August 15 to $16 and $17 MAnK .ml lnmh InfirAaRed SI a una uiuii. a., .i hundred pounds for choice cuts, $3 a. hundred for medium ana )i a nunurcu for common cuts. WAVE OF CRIME IS SWEEPING LONDON Reaches Climax in $5,000 Jewel Theft. Special Cable Dttpatch to Tns Sc. Copyright, 1M0. o\ rightt reterved. London, Jan. 31. Tho theft of $5,000 worth of gems from an unlocked suit- case belonging to Lady Loughborough forms a climax to tho present London crime wave and provides the Scotland Yard men with a most baffling mystery. There Is no cluo as to how and when tho Jewels disappeared. .Last Wcdnes-y.a- v Ttiirhhorouzh took them with her from her home to pay a week end visit to friends in anouier pan oi me West End. and not until Sunday nlsht. when she was packing to return, did she discover the loss of the Jewels, Including a black enamel mascot with \I love you\ set In diamonds. Tho production of a new musical ro- mance, \Medorah at tho Alhambra to- night had to bo postponed owing to a theft of the costumes from the dress- maker. A great shakcup In police cir- cles has been caused by tho commis- sioner's dramatic dismissal of seven po- lice constables who were discovered In the early hours of the morning after having deserted their beats playing cards In a West End stable. All the men belonged to the same division where a number of unsolved crimes have been committed recently. Chinese Held for Slnrdcr. Boston, Jan. 21. Yea Fat and Leon Silk, Chinese laundrymen, were arrested n nhorrn nf murder as a. result of tho- - shooting of Eng Yeo Mce, a res taurant Keeper, on aionoay. hpr POULTRY. PIGEONS. PETS. Madison So. Oordia, Jul iO. to tl-U- a, 38 INDICTED FOR PL0TT0M0LT William Bross Lloyd, Million- aire Agitator, and John Itccd Accused in Chicago. FOR VIOLENT OVERTHROW Threo Women Also Charged With Advocating Disrup- tion of Government. Special Deipatch to Tns Sc.v. Chicago, Jan. 21. William Bross Lloyd, millionaire, parlor Socialist, of the National Com- munist Labor party and \reddest of tho Ited3\: John Heed, writer, and thirty-si- x fellow organizers of the party wero Indicted to-d- by a Special Grand Jury on tho charge of having conspired to advocate tho over- throw of tho Government of tho United States by means of violence. Tho Indictments wero returned be-fo- Judge Robert Crowe, who set next Monday as the dato for arraignment and fixed ball at $10,000, or $5,000 on each of the indictments. Lloyd has net yet been arrested. Some of those named In tho Indict ments are already under arrest, others out on bonds and some out of tbe juris- diction of the State at present The bills were drawn under tho new State sedi- tion law passed by the Legislature last summer, Threo women not named In tho conspiracy charges are accused of advocating the overthrow of tho repre scntattve form of government Tho conspiracy Indictments were re turned against tho following: National executive secretary- - of the Communist party, August Wagenknecht of Cleveland. Editor of tho party organ, TTie Volos ot Labor. John Reed. Members of tho national execuuvo committee. L E. Katterfeld. Alexander Bllan. Max Bedact, JacK uarney, ward Llngren. Members of tho Stato executive com mittee, Harry Shlpman, L. K. England. Btato secretary, Edgar Owens ill aio- - llne. 111. .Active organizers' and agitators Will- lam Bross Lloyd and Charges miter. Thn nnmed in the foregoing niso wern Indicted for advocating disruption of the Government, as wero tno tnreo women, as follows: Manraret Prevey. a delegate to me national convention of tho party from Cleveland. Clara Bofsky, head of a local chapter. Helen Jull, head of a local chapter. ThA ronnnlnicv. according to tho In dictment, was entered Into hero on Sep- tember 2 at tho time of the convention. Lloyd has not yet been placed under arrest Tacoma. Wash.. Jan. 21. William rtnnfli.ll. nlleired I. W. W., was found guilty by a Jury In Federal Court on a charge of conspiracy under tho Federal sedition laws. Randall was accused ot publishing, and circulating seditious literature. DUKE OF BEDFORD ESTATE SALE FARCE Low Bids Cause Withdrawal of Famous Properties. Special Cable Dttpatch to Tns Sox. Co'pvrioht, 1920, o(I riahtt reterved. iunnu Ton 21. Thn famous Drury Lane, together with the Strand and Ald-wlc- h theatres, the Waldorf Hotel and tho well known Bow Street police court, part of tho former Duke of Bedford's estate, were orterea ai puonc aucuuu this afternoon In Covent Garden. . Th. bhTa whlrh was exDected to be ono of the largest In the city In many years, proved a ludicrous failure, the Bow Street building alone being dis posed of for $125,000 ; It was purcnaseu by the Government for the Metropolitan Tho Waldorf Hotel, with a rental' ot $42,500, went for $75,000, but was reserved, the bids being uniaiisiac-tor- y. For the Strand $385,000 was of fered and for tho Aldwlcn mas wem . tc Ann ThAsn theatres, together with the Drury Lane, for which $672,000 was offered, wero withdrawn. TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN CARNEGIE HERO LIST Honors Announced tor 35 Acts of Bravery. riTTSBUno, Jan. 21. Tho year's roll t .aIaoiaA hv thn CarneKla Hero Fund Commission for sacrifice or Im perilling of life to save lite was an- nounced hero It recognized thlrty-flv- o acta of heroism. Pensions aggregating $6,280 have been granted to tho dependents of thirteen persons u.i their Uvea trvlnir to save others. The monetary awards total more than $80,000. a n i. hnA xvhn rprelved bronze jiiuuue, - medals was Leo A. Gorman, 1025 Al bany street Utlca. N. i. in tno list ot dead, to whom awards wero mado posthumously, were Edward J. Butler of Fredonla, N. Y.. and Milton Garter of 45 Haxel street New Haven. Conn. Two of those who lost their lives were little girls. Lottie C. Steen was killed while trying to drag a ld boy from a railroad track at Dale, Minn., and Marjorle A. Brown, 14, was drowned whllo trying to save a girl companion In the Goose River at Bel- fast, Me. Owen Carter, a motion pic- ture operator, was drowned while trying to rescue a moving picture actress, Mrs. Grace E. Forman, who had been thrown from a horse Into tho Arkansas River at Canon City, CoU DEEHFOOT FABlt SAUSAGES ..I, An thA mirkat. 8im flsvor and Duality rou nsd to cet Had at tho Tarat at Sauthbo rough. Ida, All Dialn-4- 4. si German Diplomats in Old Embassy in Paris PARIS, Jan. 21. Tho advance guard of tho German diplo- mats who como to reestablish relations with Franco, arrived this morning. It comprised sec- retaries and attaches, who took up their residonco in the former German Embassy. Wilhclm Meyer, who is to bo tho German Charge d'Affaircs and who was duo to arrive this morning, was delayed\ in his de- parture from Berlin, and will reach Paris Friday. Baron von Treutler, Minister plenipotentiary delegato to tho peace conference and an expert on reparation questions, accom- panied tho mission. $100,000 GEMS IN THIEF'S GRIP Startling Array of Jewelry in Suitcase Recovered Af- ter Raid. 50 BURGLARIES CHARGED Police Say Man Arrested at Mills i Hotel Admits Many Daring Thefts. A glittering store of Jewels, sparkling stones set and unset, lavallleres, watches, earrings, brooches, and what seemed to bo a fortuno alone in rings nnd diamond studded pins, wcro poured out on tho desk at the East Sixty-seven- th street police station last night. Tho detective who had mado the raid that brought In tha goods took a' long breath and estimated tho \sparklers\ were worth $100,000. Tho Jewels represented the contents of a single suitcase. Flvo others were brought in. They wero of travelling slzo and contained articles of women's apparel, stoles and moleskins, many of the more Intimate articles of lingerie, evening gowns, hosiery, and still other Items that quite baffled the detectives to estimate in dollars and cents. The police said the six sultcast had been filled by a chap they had locked up Monday under tho name of Charles Forster, 33, flvlng at the Mills Hotel No. 3, Seventh avenue and Thirty-sixt- h street. After his arraignment yesterday and upon a promise to raise his ball, which was set at $1,500, detectives said they got an admission from him tnat his homo actually was a furnished room at 671 Kelly street. Tho Bronx. Discovery of Halt Cases. It was the trip to this address, the detectives said, that resulted In the dis- covery of the six suitcases and their treasure. Thereafter for about an hour Forster was submitted to police ques- tioning. Detectives said ho admitted to fifty thefts in some of tho best resi- dences In Manhattan. Forster told Capt John Duane, the detectives said later, that his area ot operations was the rectangle bounded by Fifth avenue and tho eastern limit of the fashionable East Side residential section and Seventy-nint- h and Eighty-fift- h streets. Thoy said ho boasted of having tpent two years combing over the district. Included In the long list of places ho had looted was virtually every first floor apartment In the neighborhood, and to safeguard his loot, according to tho police. Forster admits renting a safo deposit vault. One of the most interesting and valu able trinkets found In the storerooms he Is alleged to have filled was a dia- mond studded device fashioned out of gold by an artl3t. Its purpose, before It was picked apart, was to servo as an alarm clock. Instead of tho usual bell signal the mechanism released a minia ture bluebird. Forster, tho dotectlvo said. had succeeded In taking apart every thing but tho \bird's\ whistle. Tho trinket Is said to have been taken from the Robert Collier home. Tho only burglaries definitely charged to Forster at present are those of the homo ot Mrs. nobort J. Collier, 927 Park avenue, from which a small safe was taken, nnd that of Mrs. Catherine Near-tn- g and Mrs. Elizabeth Courtney, both of 103 Enst Seventy-nint- h streot. Fors- ter was a \dinner\ man, In tho police wny of speaking. Tho thefts tho police chargo to him took place during tho ab- sence of the family from tho upper floors of the house, whether for dinner or theatre. llarfflnr Did \Human Fly\ Act. Detectives who engineered Forster's arrest on Monday said the man was one of tho most unusual second story men operating. His method was entranco by Are escape, roof or areaway, or occa- sionally by scaling walls In the ap- proved \human fly\ manner. Ho was caught by detectives sent to tho home ot J. P. Nichols a't 168 East Seventy,-nint- street Monday night after a re- port that tho room of a servant had been robbed. The detectives said while thoy wcro making their Investigation' 'they saw Forster leaving the. homo of H. It Chllds, H9 East Seventy-eight- h street directly In rear' of tho Nichols residence. Ten shots were fired In the chase before Forster gave up. He was found to be wounded slightly and was treated at .the East Sixty-sevent- h street station. At the time of his arraignment .the suitcase loot had not been discovered.- nmnanlnna to Occupy Odessa; Warsaw, Jan. 21. It Is rumored that tho Rumanians are about to. occupy Odessa and organize the defenses of that Black Sea port according to the newspaper Kurier Poronny. Littleton Says Accused Men Are Tools of an \In- visible Empire.\ HILLQTJIT IN A HOLE Tries to Explain Statement on \Traitors but Makes No Headway. BIG SENSATION PROMISED g Socialists' Activities Said to Monaco U. S. Dismissal of Albany Charges Refused. Special Deipatch to Tns Sum. Albahy, Jan. 21. Tho Ave sus- pended Socialist Aescmblymen under Investigation by tho Judiciary Com-niltte- o know that to vlndl-cat- o themselves In tho eyes of their colleagues they will havo to combat successfully charges that they o tho ngents of an Invisible empire that pluns tho overthrow of the Govern- ment of the United States. They know that they will have to absolve themselves of the charge that they are tho hired agents working for the Installation ot tho same kind of government In constitutional America that Lenlne and Trotzky havo Inaugu- rated In Soviet Itussla; they know that they will havo to refuto tho charge that their allegiance has been given wholly and solely to this Invisi- ble empire known as tho Interna- tional, and they know that they will have to refuto the chargo that while masquerading as legislators urging parliamentary reform they wero ac- tually sponsors of n platform that de- clares for revolution with force If necessary. After a day spent In futile argu- ment of motions designed to effect nn abandonment of the proceedings against them nnd during which they heard themselves Indirectly referred to as traitors tho five Assemblymen retired with a pretty good conception of what they will havo to faco when the taking of testimony begins Chnrcrs Ilnrlcd Fnst. Employing nil his forensic capabili- ties, Martin W, Littleton of counsel for tho committee hurled charge after charge upon the heads of the flvo ac- cused men. Ho charged that they wero the agents of and conspirators with i tho dark forces of an invisible empire, ' one corner of which rested in Soviet Russia and another on the shoulders of tho German Spartacldes. He charged that tho accused wcro amenable In their political activities to controlling councils that may bo com- posed of alien enemies. Ho charged that their allegiance to tho country in whoso councils they proposed to sit had been foresworn long ago. Tho climax camo when Mr. Littleton referred to a statement yesterday of Morris Hillquit, chief counsel for the accused, who In tho course of an argu- ment said: \What may bo treason y may bo the law of tho land \It will bo the law of the land to- morrow if you let traitors write the law!\ exclaimed Mr. Littleton. This evoked a spontaneous outburst of applause that was plainly discomfiting to tho accused and their counsel. It Indicated beyond doubt the state of mind of the largo audience that filled tho chamber. Tho outburst lasted several seconds and forced Chairman Louis M. Martin to announce that a repetition would result In the exclusion of the publto from tho hearings. The effect of Mr. Littleton s dramatia assertion becomo all tho mora evident some time later when Mr. Hillquit charged that the committee's counsel had misconstrued his statement Mr. Littleton, nevertheless, forced Mr. Hill- quit to acknowledge that ho had been correctly quoted. Hillquit Cites Patriots. Thereupon tho latter spent some time in drawing comparisons between tho revolutionists and his clients. The trea son that Mrs. Littleton Implied. Mr. Hill- quit said, was the same sort of treason of which Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were guilty when they uttered the doctrine that tho American Colonies should be free of British sovereignty. Mr. Littleton's charges against tho flvo Assemblymen were enunciated In tho course of his argument In reply to Seymour Stedman, the Chicago attorney, who moved for a dismissal of tno pro ceeding on the ground of the Insuffi- ciency of the charges, which motion was denied by Chairman aiariin. . Tho Interest of the New Tork Bar Association and other organlratlons In behalf of representative government Mr. Littleton described- as ' \superAclal pat- ter\ that amounted to a mockery when applied to- - this case. Ho deplored tho fact that such an eminent Jurist as Charles E. IJughes shoiild havo been \misguided\ In regard to the 'facts con- cerning the accused Assemblymen. Ho charged that po'sslblo alien dues paying members of the Socialist party could order the accused legislators to como .or go without regard to solemn obligations Incurred when they entered the Assembly. He promised to show that the accused agreed when they Joined the Socialist party to bo bound by tho dictates of tho party's executive council. \And this,\ he added, \Is the glorious representative government on behalf or which tbe bar associations have been passing resolutions.\ \Before this Investigation- - Is crar, I m
