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THE WEATHER t Fair Monday and prob ably Tuesday, aomewhat colder Monday night. RIEF A I I (i H I REEZY Hourly Ttmperalurca. m OMAHA GOLDEN CITY OF GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES OF TljE GOLDEN WEST Omaha 9 S at. n, . m T a. m, a a. m, a. m, 10 a. m, 11 a. m 1! m... ...M 1 n. m.. . .3 1 i. nt.. .41 .44 ,.41 ,.4X ,.4 ..41 .,S 8 P. m. BITS OF NEWS . .37 'if. f f t ) . v AIR MEN TO PATROL NATIONAL FORESTS Boise, Idaho, Jan. 12. The War department and the forestry depart- ment have decided to co-operate and tart aerial patrols of the great na tional forests early next summer. Boise has been selected as one of the centers for this new scheme and will be the central station from which forests will be patrolled for t radius of 250 miles. This announcement was made to day by JI. E. Potter of Washington, acting national forester, in an ad dress before the Idaho Wool Grow ers' association convention. GRAND DUCHESS MARIE DEPRIVED OF HER CROWN. Met, Jan, 12. Luxemburg was proclaimed a, republic on Friday when the Grand Duchess Marie re tired from the capital, taking tip quarters in a chateau nearby. The chamber held an excited meeting, the clericals quitting the house in a body. Luxemburg has an area of 998 square miles and a population of nearly 300,000. General Pershing lately visited Luxemburg and was cordially greet ed by the grand duchess. WOULD RENAME PARK IN HONOR OF ROOSEVELT. Cleveland, O., Jan. 12. A move ment to change the name of Yellow stone park,' America's greatest pub lic pleasure ground and game re serve, to Roosevelt park as a na tional memorial to Theodore Roose velt, was started today by Mayor Harry Davis and leading citizens of Cleveland. MOB CLASHES WITH POLICE IN SEATTLE . - , Seattle, Jan. 12. Shouting ' sedi tion from the rostrnm at an open air' meeting today. ' Bolshevik sym pathizers numbering nearly 2,000 de fied the police and attacked a police captain after the meeting had been closed by the authorities. , A riot followed in which a force of 100 policemen, aided by military police and other soldiers, was required to restore order and disperse the crowds. . Thirteen men were arrested after the police had used their clubs right and left. Speakers at the meeting urged a general strike to tie up all industries engaged in the manufac ture of supplies for the American irmy and its allies in Siberia. Cheers for the red flag were repeatedly given and I. W. W. hymns sung. PRISONERS ESCAPE ON ROPE OF SHEETS. Milwaukee, Jan. 12. Sliding from the roof of the prison home to the grounds outside the prison walls on a rope made of bed sheets, six prisoners, two of whom are consider ed desperate characters, escaped from the federal prison at Vol) Sheridan III, tonight.. " . Kay McDaniela, one of the fugi tives, the-prison authorities said, atr tempted to kill one of the guards with a bayonet about a month ago but was overpowered by several oHicr prisoners at work near by. MISSING MAN RETURNS; MIND BLANK TWO MONTHS. Chicago. Jan. 12.-Milan M. Hitch cock, a suburban real estate dealer, missing since November 20, returned home today and told his -relatives how he had lived in a daze, since be ing struck by an automobile here, until January 9. when. his mind be came clear while he was in a hotel in Covington, Tenn. He said that In had found himself on a train after the accident with a suit case which did not belong to him, that all his personal papers had disappeared and even the shirt he wore did not be long to him. Hitchcock had been an appraiser of property proposed for the Speedway hospital which was the subject of a recent army investiga tion. ' akily OF FIVE ET DEATH HI cnnsjiOF auto Miles E McKnight Drives Squarely in Front of Train cn Rock Island Road. Lincoln; Neb., Jan. 12. Five mem bers of a Lincoln family, Miles E. McKnight, aged 54, a son of IS. a daughter of 12, a married daughter of 20, by name of Mrs. Sylvia Tay lor, and the year and a half old baby of the latter were killed this eve ning when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Rock Island passenger train at a crossing a short distance east of Lincoln. . . The automobile was ground to bits by the impact, and the deaths of the occupants were almost instan taneous. , The side curtains of the automo bile were up and McKnight appar ently did not see the approaching train, driving squarely in front of the engine. The bodies were badly mingled. - Plan Tablet to Roosevelt in British Hall of Heroes New York, Jan. 12. British bank- York cabled Premier Lloyd George today asking that permission be granted to erect a memorial ' to Theodore Roosevelt in the hall of heroes at Robert R. Appleby, a New York- agent ol the nntisn oanic or wei ;n iMKI u.a suhscibed for the memorial at a luncheon here. The Roosevelt. Memorial associa tion of Oyster Bay has been organ i . tu I - . : . iv iiuj v. . 1 - - - - dent. "William Loeb. jr.. was chosen .-. Yi,-f nro-aniyatinn and Dr. Andrew F. Snouden was elected Ueastus'a Eatm4 Hum Southwestern Limited Runs Into Wolverine Limited, Completely Wrecking Rear Pullman. Batavia, N. Y., Jan. 12. Twenty one persons were killed and three were seriously injured in a rear-end collision on the New York Central railroad at South Byron, six miles east of Batavia, at 3:30 o'clock this morning. Both trajns were west bound, running behind schedule. Train No. 11, known? as the South western Limited, ran into the rear of Train No. 17, the Wolverine, while the latter was at a standstill preparatory to taking on a second engine for the run up the steep grade between South Byron and Ba tavia. Up to a late hour tonight only a few of the 21 dead had been identi fied, the mangled condition of the bodies and the absence of clothing making identification difficult. All the fatalities were in. the last car of the Wolverine. Identified Dead. FRANKLIN B. LEONARD, be lieved to live at Beajr Lake, Mirh. Identified by tag inscritpion "A. F. F.. 1917, F. A. and M. Lodge No. 416." S. D. HARVEY, residence un known. Identified by service ring, signifying service with United States army on Mexican border, In scribed on inside: "S. D. Harvey, sergeant, company F, Thirty-second Michigan infantry." ' ' ' BALLARD JONES,' New ' York City, pullman porter on sleeper which' was demolished.-. F. STAUD-XIMEZ, port captain and chief- engineer of the Atlantic Salvage corporation. : (This identi fication not positive.) . The seriously injured were: Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Lichterman, Chicago.- Miss Flora Doherty, Flint, Mich., will probably die. Runs Through Car. The rear Pullman, a steel car, was completely wrecked. When the en gine hit, the upper part of the sec ond coach form the; end was torn from its truck and, lifting slightly, smashed directly through the center of the rear coach for its entiie length, sweeping the berths and seats into a compact pile of wreck age. Into this debris the passengers were tightly wedged ana tne condi tion of the bodies indicates that the deaths of most of them must have been almost instantaneous. Not a sleeoinsr passenger in the car escaped death or serious injury. When the two cars became locked in their tangle of broken timbers and iron girders, the top of the rear car was gone, but its body was left in rt. The car ahead, a mass of steel and wooden fragments, crashed through the open top. Statements Conflicting. There aoDears to be some conflict between the statements of railroad officials and Enginer John Friedley of the Southwestern as to the re- soonsibilitv for the disaster, lhe railroad officials say that the rear of the standing Wolverine was pro tected by the block system and that, in addition, a flagman with a lighted fuse was sent back along the tracks. Eneineer Friedley says the block was clear when his train entered it. Fireman Brill backs him up in his claim. Friedley says that the first danger sign he observed was a red light between the rails on which his train was traveling. This light, he claims, was only a few cat lengths behind the Wolverine, leaving in- (Contlnurd on Pase Two, Column FWe.) Marine Workers End New York Harbor Strike V. Vn'rlr Tan 12 With New aVll If J - ' " YorVs tieup ended today by the de cision ot . 10.UUU memoers 01 me f,rin YVM-lrora affiliation to return to work pending arbitration by the National War l-a&or ooara, josepn Moran, president of the New York TnurKnit vrhancri announced to night that private hoat owner wduld attend the hearing ot tne ooara here tomorrow and would "receive with the utmost respect any sug gestion it may decide to offer," pro vided Basil M. Manly, joint chair man and six board members who re cently issued a statement declaring that the boat owners had "violated previous awards," refrain from tak ing any part in the hearing. ' ' x Cruiser Seattle Brings 1,542 Men From Overseas New York, Jan. 12. The U. S. cruiser Seattle arrived here today from Brest bringing 1,542 officers and men of the American overseas forces. The transport Abangarez a!o arrived from Bordeaux with 95 'fiffictl 1SU men, VOL. 48 NO. 179. l It III! ' I V UUL-JV. 21 DIE IN CRASH ON NEIV YORK CENTRAL u iwu4-lam nttr May N. IMS, P. O. matt ul t Mink J. 1(7 Y. M. C. A. Pool Gets Clean Bill After Army Officer Reflects on Its Condition Lieut. Rehling Orders' 300 Troops Passing Through Omaha Not to Bathe, But Officer in Command Overrides Order; Men Have Plunge and Go Away Praising Omaha. Reports of a condition which threatened a serious reflection o'n the Omaha Y. M. C. A. and which promised to demand the attention of the city health commissioner, were circulated broadcast yesterday morning, when several hundred sol diers, passing through the city, were said to have been ordered not to swim in the association pool be cause of its filthy condition. The "Y" was given a clean bill of health, however, and the soldiers, 300 strong, enroute from the Van couver, Wash., barracks to Camp Custer, Mich., left expressing their appreciation of the hospitable and courteous treatment they received at the hands of the people of Omaha. The trouble started when First Lieut. William Rehling, medical di rector on the train, ordered the sol diers not to swim in the pool be cause, he said, of its "filthy condi tion." First Lieut. Abel B. Bliss, in command of the movement of the troops, with Adjt. H. C. Hulbert, made an investigation and counter manded the order of Lieut. Rehling. Practically every one of the 300 Used the association showers and took a plunge. But the matter did not end here. Iowa Farmers Go-Betweens For Whisky Smuggled Into Nebraska From Missouri War to Finish and Shoot to Kill Is Warning of Whisky Sleuth to Bootleggers Omahan Killed in Battle With Officers ;,Other Is Wounded. . Life is not alt beer and skittles tor the-whisky pirates who are en gaged in the adventurous task of running cargoes of contraband booze into the bone dry state of Ne braska. Rather has it lately begun to be a matter of powder and lead, of running the gauntlet of deter mined officers of the- law, who shoot to kill. In the last few weeks there have been several desperate battles be- r.veen smugglers, in which one man has been killed and several wounded, while there have been numerous hairbreadth escapes on .the part of daring whisky runners from death. All of those reckless men who are engaged in the unlawful gam; make their trips armed to the teeth, ready -to meet the representatives of the law in a fight to the death if need be. One of the most recent booze ex peditions which came to grief was the one which attempted to run the gauntlet of the bridge across the Missouri river at Mtbraska Uty last Thursday, consisting of seven high powered cars, part of a big fleet that is operated out of Omaha by a young man who has made a fortune of several hundred thousand dollars as a smuggler of booze into Ne braska since the state went dry May 1. 1917. Each of the drivers of the ma Secretary Lane Urges Co-operation to Spread Spirit of Americanism New York, Jan. 12. Co-operation of the entire nation in spreading to the allied population of the coun try the spirit and truths of Ameri canism and in ending illiteracy among the native born population, was urged by Franklin K. Lane, sec retary of the interior, at an Ameri canization dinner here last night which was attended by more than 1,000 .prominent citizens from all parts of the country. The dinner marked, the formal opening of a campaign to be con ducted by the government through the bureau of education of the De partment of the Interior and in which citizens throughout the na tion will be asked to participate. An effort is to be made, Mr. Lane said, to obtain from congress an adequate appropriation for the campaign. Asserting that the war . had brought home to Amereica the im perative need for Americanization work, the secretary said that "Americanization," as it was known in the past, has "meant only the boycott," but the time has come when a new meaning should be given to the word if the ideals of America were to be preserved. Farmers Name Gustafson to Attend Conference Washington, Jan. 12. Represen tatives selected at the farmers' na tional reconstruction conference here last week to attend the peace conference at Paris were announced today. -They include C. H. Gustaf son of Nebraska and Dr. E. F. Ladd of North, rjjk2.ta x OMAHA, MONDAY, In spite of. the fact that nearly 300 men had used the baths and pool, felt refreshed, and were ready to voice endorsements as to the sani tary condition they found, Lieut. Rehling, in the meantime appeared at the Athletic club and gathered an audience which listened to his con demnations in wide-eyed wonder. The clouds thickened and the ex citement among the lieutenant's hearers increased. Dapper and feel ing keen, following their plunge into the sparkling fresh water of the spa cious pool, the soldiers had dis missed the incident from their minds and were lined up in front of the Y. M. C. A. awaiting orders to be gin their hike to the depot. Lieut. Rehling still was expatiating when the storm seemed about to break with all its pent-up fury. Hurry Call for Reporter. Under the spell of the officer's eloquence an excited auditor, a prominent, member of the Athletic club, seized a telephone. The Bee office responded. "Please send a reporter over to the Athletic club at once," he requested. "Lieut. Rehling has made a dis continued on Paire Two, Colnma Six.) chines were men who are noted for their recklessness. Five of the cars got away, although the crew of only two of them engaged in a gun fight, in which bullets flew as thick as hail while it lasted, with bridge guards and officers of the law. One of the crew of the last car that passed was so daring that he jumped from the machine and held the guards up at the point of a pis tol while he waited for two cars that were following to make their appearance and pass over the bridge unmolested. For some reason these cars were . delayed and the man, finally becoming tired, made his escape.' Later in the morning one of these cars appeared and was captured by the reinforced bridgeguards. In the'ear were 100. pints of whisky. . The men captured were Rick Lindsey and Jim Caldwell, - two noted Omaha whisky, runners, as the police calls them. According to the story that is being' told in inside circles of the fraternity, the cargoes contained in the big fleet of -cars were destined for Central City, where booze, on account of the local scarcity, has " gone, up to $80 per case. " From St. Joseph to Iowa. Most of the liquor that comes ir.to Omaha originates, so far as the (Contlnoed on Page Two, Column Four.) Legislature Asked to Condemn Hitchcock on His Suffrage Vote - Word comes from Lincoln to the effect that certain legislators, .inter ested in the success of woman suf frage, will introduce a resolution in the present session, condemning United States Senator Hitchcock for' his adverse vote cast in the United States senate against the measure. Supporters of Hie resolution of condemnation, take the ground that Senator Hitchcock opposed the bill after it had been approved as a war measure by the president of the United States as a matter of ex pediency and necessity in the win ning of the war. . Senator Hitchcock is in the city, having arrived here from Washing ton Saturday. An effort was made to interview him pn the subject but without result. Berger Attacks Capitalism in Address at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Jan. 12. Victor L. Berger, congressman-elect- and others who recently were convicted in federal court, Chicago, on charges of conspiracy and violation of the espionage lawt addressed several gatherings tonight to express what Mayor D. W. Hoan, chairman, called "indignation against the ad ministration in setting aside the fun damental purposes of the constitu tion guaranteeing human rights." Berger's address in the main was a protest against what he termed "capitalism.". As to his congres sional seat he said he did not think the congress would be stupid enough to keep him out on account of his aocialistic principles, " JANUARY 13, 1919. J POLISH HERO SHOT BY ASSASSIN'S BULLET. 11,:.. ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL LEADER INflEUPOLAfiD Paderewski, Noted Pianist, Shot and Slightly Injured at Warsaw; Several Bolsheviki Arrested. London. Jan. 12. Ignace Jan Pad erewski, the Polish leader, has been slightly wounded by ' an assassin who entered the room of his hotel at Warsaw and fired one shot at him, .according to an Exchange Tele graph dispatch from Copenhagen reporting advices from Vienna. Sev eral bolsheviki,--implicated-in the plot to kill him, have been arrested. Mr, Paderewski, whose fame as a pianist is' world wide.-has been in Warsaw for several days conferring with political leaders in an attempt to form a government representing all parties. In Danzig on his way to Warsaw, the Germans attempted to prevent him from going to Posen. After he arrived at Posen and while he was asleep in. a hotel, a crowd of Germany fired on a parade of chil dren marching in honor of Pader ewski. Two of the children were killed and several bullets struck the window of the room occupied by Mr. Paderewski. '..'., John Mason, Actor, Dies in Five Days After His Breakdown Stamford, Conn., Jan. 12. John Mason, one of the best known ac tors on the American stage, died in a sanitarium here today. The cause of his death was given as Rright's disease, with complications, Mr. Mason came here five days ago from Providence, R. where- he had suffered a breakdown while giv ing, the premiere of a ;new melo drama, "The Woman in Room 13." A. E. Woods, theatrical manager, was here today making arrange ments for the funeral, which will be held in New York. John Mason was born in Orange, N. J., 60 years ago. At the age of 20 he made his appearance on the stage, at . the Walnut Street thea ter, Philadelphia. In the next1 10 yeark he played hi Boston and New York and then he appeared on the London stage. ? - He was -leading man with Elsie DeWolfe, Annie Russell and Mrs. Fiske in following seasons. One of the greatest successes was as Jack Brookficld in "The Witching Hour" Famous English Actor Dead- I London, Jan. 12. Sir Charles Wynanara, the actor, died in .Lon don this morning, at the age of 81. Sir Charles on March 21. 1916, was married to Miss Mary Moore, who for 30 years had been the lead ing Ldy in his company. At that time the actor-manager was 76 years old. Death Toll of Riots " in Buenos Aires "May Reach Total of 1,000 Buenos Airea, Jan. 12. Isolated instances of shooting in connection with the port strike continued in various parts of the city during the night, including attacks on police stations. Up to midnight, however, no important clash had occurred as compared to those which took place Friday night. Shortly before midnight an at tempt was made to capture the po lice station two blocks from the gov ernment palace, but the attack was repulsed. All government buildings were heavily guarded, with strong reinforcements camping nearby. The morning papers say the death toll is heavier than is admitted by the police. Several socialist leaders placet asjygb, as. 1,000, , v B Mill (I wrl, Dally. M.W: (im'ty. t?M: Dally m4 S MM; util Nia. imtaM aitta RADICAL IK Vorwaerts Plant Recaptured by Government Troops After Heavy Fighting; Truce Arranged. London, Jan. 12. Fighting has been resumed in Berlin, according to advices received here tonight from Copenhagen. The Spartacans are said to be still holding a portion of the Tageblatt building. Te Spar tacan losses since the outbreak of the revolution are about 1,300 per sons killed. Berlin, Jan. 12. George Ledebour and Ernest Meyer, independent so cialists, have been arrested by of ficers and soldiers. The charge against them has not been made public. Ledebour has been one of the most active leaders against the Ebert government. .The plant of the Vorwaerts was recaptured by government troops yesterday in heavy fighting. Three hundred Spartacans are reported to have been taken prisoners. Mora than 20 Spartacans were killed and 40 wounded in the fighting. The government losses are said to have been slight. Building Bombarded. The building was attacked from adjoining streets and house tops. The attacking forces used light ar tillery, mine throwers and gas bombs in an all night bombardment The Spartacans, who were barri caded in the building," replied with heavy rifle and machine gun fire. Pr.nicreigned throughout the neigh boring district during he bombard ment. ' Newspaper Row, where the planto of the Tageblatt, Vossische Zeitung and Lokal Anzeiger are located, was temporarily quiet Saturday as the result of a truce patched up Friday night between the government forces and the Spartacans. The ar mistice, which was not without ele ments of humor, was dictated by the urgent need of the civilian popula tion living in the danger zone to at tend to its marketing and to afford business firms in the neighborhood an opportunity to look over the situation. Terms of Truce. By the terms of the truce, hostilities can only be resumed af ter 12 hours notice given by either party. The government troops and the Spartacans are dividing the work of patrolling the streets leading to the big publishing plants whose editors are still excluded from their property. Street traffic in the dis trict was resumed immediately af ter the signing of the truce. The Tageblatt building is badly scarred from rifle and machine gun fire and virtually all the front win dows have been blown in. In the window spaces the Spartacans hae piled up rolls of ' print paper as barricades. The losses of the Spartacans dur ing the fighting in this district Fri day are said to. have been heavy, while the government troops declare that only two of their men were wounded. ; , During Friday-afternoon a squad of Spartacans attempted to enter the Tageblatt building in a motor car flying a Red Cross flag on the pretext that they wanted to bring out the dead and wounded. The gov ernment troops halted the car and found that the occupants were armed with revolver and hand gre nades. . .. . The Spartacans are said to have lost 20 dead and 40 wounded in the three days fighting around the Brandenburg gate, at the western end of Unter den Linden. , . , Socialist Republic Proclaimed. . Basel, Jan. 12. A socialist repub lic has been proclaimed at Bremen, according to a dispatch from Mu nich. " The communists in Bremen have taken the place of the majority socialists on the soldiers' and work men's council and have sent a mes sage to the Ebert government de manding that they resign. They are reported also to have sent a tele gram to the Russian bolshevik ex pressing the hope that the revolu tions in Russia and Germany would be victorious. Prince of Wales Visits American Army on Rhine Coblenz. Jan. 12. The prince of Wales became the guest of Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, command er of the American Third army Saturday. He entered the American lines from the Cologne headquar ters of the British army of occupa tion and expects to leave Monday for Bonn. His appearance in Co blenz was not marked by any cere mony that would indicate the pres ence of royalty, the prince desiring as little pomp as possible. TWO CENTS. GREGORY RETIRES FROM WILSON CABINET. f -j ,.;. .THOHAS W. GREGORY. DEVIL T1ADE !U'. SLUT HIS WIFE D CHILDREN Wealthy Iowa Farmer, Who Also Tried to Kill Himself Will Recover; Held ' by Sheriff. From a Staff Correspondent. Creston, la., Jan. 12. John R. Hoskins, the wealthy and ' promi nent Adams county farmer, who murdered his wife and two step children, by beating out their brains Saturday morning at his home two miles north of Prescott, and then attempted to take his own life by slashing hiVthroat andwristswith a razor, today was said to be in an improved condition.; The man, who has been removed to a hospital in Corning, will re coyer, according to the attending physicians. The mcther and her two children, Gladys Campbell. 18 years old, and Roy Campbell, 16 years old, were buried this afternoon in Mt. Zion cemetery. The services were con ducted in the Methodist church two miles north of Prescott.' A coroner's jury returned a ver dict to the effect that the three victims met their death at the hands of the man, who admits he com mitted the trtpple murder in a fit of temper. . Held by Sheriff. ( Hoskins is in custody of Sheriff George Simpson of Adams county. No charge yet has been placed against him. "I do not know why. I did it," he old Sheriff Simpson. "I simply lost my head. A deVil seemed to take possession of me, Something has. been wrong with my brain for some time." It was generally known that Hos kins had been having trouble in his family for sometime. No one could be found, however, who believed the man, who enjoyed ah excellent reputation for sobriety and close application to the work on his farm, could be guilty of such a crime. "Mr. Hoskins took a keen interest in the Villisca ax murders in June, 1912, when Joe Moore, his wife, and four little children, and the two little daughters of Joe Stillinger were murdered while they lay sleep ing in their beds. This entire sec tion of the state was aroused over the tragedy at that time, and the tv citement scarcely has subsided yet Persons living in this'' vicinity are strongly of the opinion'that Hoskins' brooding over this affair may have unbalanced his mind., ' . Retired in Good Humor. According to the statement of Irene Hoskins, the 13-year-old daughter, and hr 11-year-old brother, Murline Hoskins, who wit nessed . the murder of their step mother and stepbrother and sister, their father retired in good humor (Continued on Tace Two, Column Two.) Former Omaha Surgeon on Way West in Charge of Wounded Soldiers Lieut. T. T. Harris, former Omaha police surgeon, ' yesterday passed through Cincinnati, O.. in charge of a train of 300 wounded American soldiers, just back from, France. Among the men were 27 men who have been blinded in battle. Most of the men are from the central western states. Lieutenant Harris says the blind ed heroes are as cheerful over their home-eoming as are the men with only flesh wounds. He told of one man who, upon landing at Newport News, asked, "Am 1 on land again? Is this America?" Then fell on his knees and kissed the earth of his native country. A iKitnbcr of the men had lost their reason as a result of ' shell shock. Some of them will never regain their sanity, say doctors. 4 P. HI., 5 p. m,, p. m.. 1 p. m., I p. m.. 8 It 41 President Wilson Agrees to His Retirement March 4 . Because of "Pecuniary Responsibilities." Washington, Jaji 12. Thomas Watt Gregory, attorney general of the United States since 1914, has resigned because of "pecuniary re sponsibilities" and will return to the practice of law. President, Wilson has. agreed to his retirement next March 4. Mr. Gregory's letter of resigna tion, dated January 9, and the pres ident's reply, cabled from Paris the next day, were made public tonight at the White House. The attorney general's letter disclosed that he had long considered retiring from office and had discussed the matter with the president before Mr. Wilson went abroad. Mr. Gregory's successor has not yet been appointed and there has been no official intimation as to who he will be. In speculation to day the ,names of Frank L. Polk, counsellor of the State department, and acting secretary, while Mr. Lansing is in Europe, and Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, were mentioned. Letter of Resignation. Mr. Gregory, in his letter of resig nation, says: "Dear Mr. President: "In accordance with the purpose expressed in our conversation just before- yon "went abroad, I tender my resignation as attorney general. "No man ever served a leader who was more uniformly consider ate, more kindly helpful and more generously appreciative, no subor dinate was ever more deeply grate ful for the numberless friendly words and acts of his superior. "Pecuniary responsibilities of a substantial nature rest upon me and my private affairs have long de manded attention. During the con tinuance of actual warfare, I did not feel at liberty to weigh these per sonal considerations in the balance against the public duties with which I was charged. By March 4 of the present, year, the Department of Justice will have substantially brought its war activities to a close and be working under normal condi tions. I therefore ask that this res ignation take effect on that date. "Faithfully yours. "T. W. GREGORY." Reply of President. The president's reply said: "My Dear Attorney General: "It is with profound reluctance and regret that I accept your res s; nation. I do so only because you have convinced me that it is neces sary' to your own interest or you to retire. There has been no one with whom I have been associated in Washington whom I have learned more to trust nor to whose coun sels I have attached more value and importance. Your administra tion of your office has been spu larly conscientious and watchful of the public-interest, and I feel that it is a very serious loss indeed to the nation that you should find yourself obliged to withdraw from public life. "My best wishes not only, but my affectionate friendship will .follow you into retirement, and! hope with all my heart that in some way and at some time I shall again have the privilege and benefit of being asso ciated with you. "Cordially and faithfully jours, "WOODROW WILSON." Fifth Man to Leave Cabinet. ' . Mr. Gregory is the second cabinet officer to resign recently on account of personal financial considerations. William G. McAdoo having retired last month as secretary of the treas ury because he could not support his family on the cabinet members' sal ary of $12,000 a year. Mr. Gregory is the fifth man to leave the cabinet """K.tne sis years of President Wilsons administration. Others were Secretary of State Bryan, St a fetary of War Garrison, Attorncj General McReynolds, Mr. Gregory ! predecessor, who was appointed "tu the supreme court, and Mr. McAdoo. ; Mr. Gregory has served as at torney general since August 29. 1914. (Continued en Tmg Two. Column ElirM.) Muscle Shoals Expenditure Declared "Criminal Waste" Washington, Jan. 12 Expendi ture by the War department rf $14,000,000 for the construction of a dam at Mussel Shoals, Ala., to fur nish water power for a govtrnmcvt r.itratc plant was characterize ! "criminal waste of the public's nvvi ey" by Representative Lo"g,or'h of Ohio, .in the house Saturday. J'c s-Tved notice later that h.- :i:! I take cp the subject in detail v demand an investigation. ' nnnriiEri L I ATTORNEY ' J ' ' i ' '
