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OCTOBER 25. 1920. 24 PAGES. cents. THIS AND THAT M'SWINEYDIES ON 75TH DAY HEAR CASE AGAINST i rTr T.T Ut HU1ULK JJ tSKlAlUIS JAIL; MAYN MAKES PUBLIC LETTER BY HETTRIGK ON COURT CONTRACT Building Trades Counsel Wanted Hirshfield to Stop Inquiry, Note Shows.

Commissioner of Accounts David RAISE TO END BRITISH STRIKE Home Office Gives Heart Failure as Cause Had Been Forcibly Fed While in Coma During the Past Week Body to Be Taken to Ireland. Bourgeois Sees Not Vital Brussels, Oct. 25 Leon Bourgeois, president of the Council of the League of Nations, talking to American newspaper correspondents hist night, said that Article of the Covenant of the League of Nations-is n'-t considered by European statesmen a a a vital and essential element of the Covenant. i M. Bourgeois sai.l he had been sur prised that this Article had caused so much emotion In the United He stated that Article could be eliminated without in any way modi CANVASS SHOWS COX HAS MADE GAINS IN "DOUBTFUL STATES" Favorable Turn in Democralic Tide Dates From Senator Harding's Des Moines Speech.

By C. C. ItllAIMIU). (Staff Correspondent of The Fnglo.) Chicago, Oct. 25 Democralic National managers assert there Is a big swing to Governor Cox.

For the past fortnight they have talked with much emphasis about a turn in the tide. Some of them talk for effect and to keep up their courage; but others believe It. Generally they date this turn in tho tide from Senator Harding's speech in Des Moines. That day is marked with a red circle on the Democratic calendar. It is pointed to by the Democrats as the real starting point of the Cox campaign.

All that went before they admit was discour-agingly against them. Because of this persistence of Democratic talk about a favorable swing of the pendulum, Republican campaign managers have been making close Inquiries to ascertain, the real facts. So have other persons, principally political writers who arc connected with neither campaign but arc trying to learn the real situation. Some of the Republican managers deny and deny conscientiously that there has been a pro-Cox drift. They see an unimpaired landslide for Harding.

Others, however, more conservative, believe there lias been a certain tightening up of Democratic lines and some Improvement In the Democratic situation in several States. But they do not think this change or drift will affect a single vote in the Electoral College. The judgment of a majority of the political writers, who try to be as non-partisan in their investigations as is humanly possible, is that (here has been a limited Democratic improvement. But it does not appear to them to be sufficiently, large to affect in any way the great advantage the Republicans have held from the beginning. And the time between now and election is so short that they do not believe it can suffice to bring Democratic, victory, even should it continue.

The Democratic campagn had only one direction in which it could move-upward. It began at the bottom and could not drop lower. The' improvement during the past few weeks seems to -be entirely normal. It is due to a general tightening up of party lines, to Democratic activity in place of lethargy, to the awakening of league of Nations support and, in some places, to the influence of the national Administration. Gains In Democratic States, There were border States in which Democratic prospects looked very bad a few weeks ago.

The situation for Cox in those States has undoubtedly improved. He stands a much better chance in Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri than formerly, particularly in the two first named. But those three States are normally Democratic. If they go to Cox he has made no real inroads upon Republican strength. He has merely held what he ought to hold, under ordinary conditions, y-t what be gravely risked losing.

The Democratic Improvement in those States, as well as Oklahoma and Tennessee, which were never- so doubtful, is admittedly largely due to tho raeiui issue. The Democratic party is distinctly ttie white man's party in the border States, kept so by their large negro population. That condition normally ought to endure. Outside of the border States the Democratic improvement is not so clearly discernible. In some States, although there arc traces of It, it is too indefinable for measurement.

In Indiana, due to an excellent State organization under Thomas Taggart, there are signs of increased Cox strength. Tot it remains the Judgment of experienced Indiana political Continued on Page 2. at a of on IS I W'hnt'll we have, a whole League? Or only three-fourths of one? Half a League? Half a League? Or a quarter worse than none? What'll we get, a whole League When Is President? Three-eighths of one? Or a Volstead League Of half of one percent? Coul miners of Great Britain arc on strike, and. coal prices are rising in Kings County, N. Y.

Sonntor Johnson's favorite book 5 prohably "itlxjo Leagues Under tho Sea." Looks like an easy winter for the ashman, x. H. TRUCKMEN TO FIGHT OWNERS' EFFORTS TO FORCE 10-HOUR DAY Strike of 50,000 Teamsters Would Tie Up Food' and Fuel Transportation. Determined to block the efforts of the New York Truckowners Association to force the 10-hour day without increase in pay, the various locals of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today quietly laid their plans to present a stiff front at the conference booked for tomorrow at the City Club, Manhattan. The owners yesterday met at the Waldorf-Astoria and decided to reject the demands served on them, by the teamsters' union, which called for an 8-hour day and an average advance of $1 per day for drivers, as well as an extension of the overtime period to an hourly basis instead of the pre vailing 15-minute periods.

The claim of the owners in rejecting the overtimo demand was that by bringing his truck in a few minutes late a driver could collect a full hour's overtime. The owners rejected the other demands on the grounds that since employers in industry were lighting the high cost of living by reductions in cost of their products it was time that Labor lent a hand by accepting a cut in wuges. Want Hours Extruded. The employers of drivers do not propose a cut in wages, but since, they demand an extension of hours under the present wage system in effect it amounts to a decrease in pay by the hour. They point out that truckmen of all grades are higher paid in New York than in any other city in the country.

We have nothing to discuss until our representatives meet the bosses at the City Club tomorrow," a member of Local 807, 73 Varick Manhattan, said today. "Of course we are surprised at the attitude of the employers. We will have some idea of what lies before us after the conference. Issues are always clarified by a face to face talk around a table." The union teamsters claim an enrollment of 50,000. A walkout by their men would tie up food transportation throughout the city.

A short strike by the produce drivers last spring resulted in prices in Wallabout, Fulton nnd Gansevoort markets soaring to famine levels. A teamsters' strike would affect all lines of food as well as coal and other fuel for home consumption. The unofficial attitude of the union is that the employers will hesitate to precipitate a walkout because of responsibility for the ensuing privations which would hit the public. The employers unofficially are convinced for the same reason that the union men will not persist In their demands. I'ltlmatum eto Ornifrs.

Last week the International Brotherhood of Teamsters served an ultimatum on the owners. It called for a revision of last years agreement. Its chief features were as follows: Overtime pay on the basis of one-hour periods. wages, which would pay thedriyer of One dollar average daily increase in 4-horse team $42 per week; $36 to the. driver of a one-horse truck: $37 to the driver of a 2-horse small delivery wagon; $35 to the driver of a small one-horse delivery wagon; $45 a week Continued on Page Salient Points in Fight Over Truckmen's Wages Companies backing owners' demands 100.

Union men expected to fight 50,000. Union men's demands Overtime paid by the hour; 8-hour day; $1 Increase per day; $42 pr week for driver of 4-horse team; $36 per week for driver 1-horse truck; $45 for chauffeurs of 6-whee! tractors; 5-ton truck chauffeurs, $42; 1-ton drivers, $38 per week. Owners' demands Extension of working day to 10 hours; retention of 15-mlnute overtime periods; no Increase in wages. Where owners and men meet tomorrow to settle the argument City Club, Manhattan. T1h3 outcome B.

R. MAYER SAYS Injunction Served on Public Service Commission on Trolley Service Reinstatement. An injunction was issued by Judge Julius M. Mayer and served today upon the I'ublic Service Commission restraining it from taking steps in any court other than the United States Court to enforco its order against Receiver Garrison requiring him to resume operation on certain lines, which, since the strike, have not had service. The injunction Is temporary, and a hearing will be held on Nov.

1. Service on the following lines: Ocean Rogers Park 7th Ralph church 39th st. and Coney Island, tan ave. anu ycKon was not resumed by the Receiver after the strike because the service thereon costs more than the Income therefrom. The Coin-mission has been pressing the Receiver to resume service on the above lines and the Receiver applied to Judge Mayer for instructions.

In view of the financial situation, the Court directed Receiver to abstain, for the present, from resuming service on the above lines. The injunction prevents the Commission from going into any other court to compel resumption of tho service; but does not prevent the Coin-mission and the Receiver from doing whatever can be 'done within the financiul limitations to furnish to the public all the rvice possible. The injunction was served on the Public Service Commission just as hearing in reference to the ilisoontiii-uance of service on the above lines was about to be called. A copy of the injunction was read into the record and Deputy Commissioner T. Donnelly explained to the audience that while the Commission was temporarily stopped from taking any action in the coudts to compel the operation of the lines, it would nevertheless do Its utmost where possible, to obtain the much-needed service for the people in the section of Ilrooklyn affectd.

Mr. Donnelly mentioned particularly the residents of the Flatbush section ad spoke of the thousands inconvenienced by the stopping of service on the Church, Ocean ami Rogers ave. lines. A largo number of taxpayers was in attendance at the meeting and Flut-bush was particularly well represented. Former Iloro President Lewis II.

Pound presented a resolution of tho Flatbush Chamber of Commerce re questing a resumption of service with the operation of free transfers if necessary. Mr. Pounds said that the people in his section were not so averse to a discontinuance of transfers and an increase in fares as they had as they were "often represented'" to be. Mr. Pounds continued that too much emphasis was laid by some people on rates and on franchise requirements rather than on need for service.

"Many children find the greatest difficulty In getting to school dally," said he. "Parents are put to great expense in hiring motorcars to take them to school." Assistant Corporation Counsel Dev-ery asked Mr. Pounds if he really thought that the fare question was not the paramount one. "I do," replied Mr. Pounds, who added that he believed he represented the people of Flatbush." George A.

Taft presented a resolution adopted by the Flatbush Taxpayers Association similar to the one offered by the Chamber of Commerce. STRONG SPRINGS NEW SENSATION; BARES "PLOT" TO BEAT HIM A new and sensational charge was raised in the Judiciary campaign last night, when Judge Selah B. Strong, one of the five Republican nominees for Supreme Court, in the course of speeches delivered in Brooklyn, declared that thuusands of ballots marked for every Republican candidate except himself, and in place of him marked for Justice Townsend Scudder, a Democrat, had been printed secretly by Harry Lee, Republican leader of Suffolk, lor distribution in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Judge Strong declared that he had called the situation to the attention of State Chairman Glynn and that he had promised to act. A copy of the sample ballot in question, the candi date declared, was In his, Strong's, possession.

Continuing he salrl: "In the efforts of the Republican machine, leader of Suffolk County to deliver the election to a Democrat the heights of non-partisianship have been reached. What more touching evidence can we have of the purity of motive behind this so-called 'non-partisan iund'W party leader engaged in an effort to betray the duly nominated candidate of that party in order to insure the reelection of a candidate running on the opposition ticket? "I have the highest respect for a non-partisan movement that is sincere. I have the profoundest contempt for a non-partisan movement that Is used merely as a hypocritical cloak to win office by inducing voters to follow blindly a hlghf-sounding shibboleth. "Of course, the reason for the opposition to me of the Republican machine leaders of Suffolk County is obvious to anyone familiar with "the successful actions I brourht to rid the county of grafting officials. I am glad to testifv that this tvne of leadership is the exception rather man tne rule In tlfls Judicial district.

I have tho sincerest admiration for men of the type of your own county Ion ilpr When his attention was called t0 Judge Strong's charge today, Mr. Lee said: "That is not true. The onlv ballot we have had printed is a fac-similo ballot on which Judge Strong's namo is marked along with those of the rest of the. Republican candidates." Chairman Glynn could not be reached. pied by Rear Admiral W.

II. Emery, It was Oen. PrnVi c-. that his coming to Roslyn might be kept from the public, but already Roslyn Is alert over the fact that such a famous personage is to be in Its midst. Gen.

Pershing will remain at the cottage here for tww-months and at the end of that time he expects to go to South America. Which candidate's aprrrh of arrrpt- anco trpfttB of the "Ri-d Conflagration" 8e National Parties and Platforms. At Eeila offices and Bewiatanda. Mc-Ad. i I i I I WAGE 10 GET MORE PAY; OUTPUT TO JUMP Cattleman Rict Dt-Uokhr 1 Soon Reached, With AH Parties Victors.

London, Oct. 25 Premier Lloyd George and members of the government this morning conferred with government experts concerning a new set of figures for wages of the coal miners and production in the coal Industry. Later the government leaders and representatives of the miners met and continued the negotiations begun Sunday for a settlement of the miners' strike. These conversations were confident ly expected to lead to a settlement of the miners' strike, which last week threatened to involve Great Britain in an Industrial crisis. Prominent executives of the Federation and government officials are quoted by inns-papers here us being optimistic over the situation.

It Is believed an arrangement will be reached by which each side can at least claim it has not yielded its main contention, and it Is asserted Premier Llovd Georgo will submit proposals which, he hopes, will make an increased output of coul su certain that it. will be possible to grant immediately tho Increase of wages demanded by the coal diggers. Miners' leaders are quoted as saying they are confident the government will before long find a way to concede the miners' claims. Newspapers of this cify continue hopeful for the most pnrt and express relief at tho National L'nion of Rail-waymen deciding to defer calling a strike. Such action, It is understood, will not be taken before Wednesday, whatever happens.

The Labor Conference, which was called by the parliamentary committee of the Trades Union Congress, will meet on Wednesday, and there are indications that a railway strike, even if eventually called, may be rather half-hearted. Many messages from local branches are said to have been received' at. the headquarters of the union expressing hostility to the Idea of a strike, being accompanied by declarations that many of the men will refuse to obey such a call. It is said that tintil a ballot of the workers haa been taken the attitude of J. If.

Thomas, secretary of the National Union of Railwayinen. will certainly Influence a large number of the members. In a speech delivered Sunday Mr. Thomas, while expressing sympathy for the miners, warned his audience of the dangers of a strike, which, be said, he realized "might lead to the downfall of all of us." He declared he was firm in his determination not to lead such a strike. STUDENT CHARGED WITH DREWS MURDER GIVES UP Philadelphia.

Oct. 25 William Purdon Brines, the University of Pennsylvania student, charged with the killing of Klmer C. Drcwes, the Dartmouth Collego senior, surrendered to the police this afternoon and after a two-minute hearing before a police magistrate was committed to the County Prison without bail. Townley League, Nest-Stealers, Coming to East? Non-Partisans, Cuckoos of Politics, Seek for New Fields By C. C.

BRAIXKTtD. (Staff Correspondent of The Chicago, 111., Oct. 23 The cuckoo is the bird that never, according to report, builds a nest, but always steals that of another bird. It tosses out the other bird's eggs and lays its own. There is an epidemic of cuckoo poll-tics in the Central West and West.

Political cuckoos are breeding rapidly. To tho Kast they have not yet winged their way, but there is little, doubt that they will in the not distant fu ture. In the middle of the country they thrive and multiply. They are now trying the. political nests of the Pacific Coast.

The Atlantic Coast will come next. The on-Partisan League, once confined to North Dakota, is the cuckoo of politics. It is now operating in nine States and has begun to ex amine yhe field in others. It controls uiii- rune vtu vtri ii mtoi nusuiuivij. ji controls the old political machines of three States, one Republican and two Democratic.

It partially controls the Republican organization in a fourth State. It controls several Republican stronrrholds in a fifth State. After the coming election its measure of control wl" Probably be extended and solidi- lted. Thus far the Non-Partisan League has not tackled national politics, save as it has reached out for Senators and 'Congressmen. It has already had one member of the House of Representa-I tives and will certainly have at least one Senator in the next Congrens.

But it has not yet aimed at the Presidency. That, however, will inevitably come if the League continues to spread and grow. Have a Fixed Policy. This political cuckoo has a fixed policy whenever it invades a new State. It will never build a nest of its own if it can capture one of the old nests.

A Republican or Democratic nest will do. As soon as the cuckoo ousts the builder it uses the nest for Non Partisan it always goes after the nesi or uie ouiuiimiiL i-m i nt State. If the Republicans run the State the Non-Partisan League goes after control of the Republican organization. If it is a Democratic State the League tackles the other party. It does not want a second fiddle organization.

It always picks out a winner. The policy of the League is to bore from within. It is not interested in BRITISH MINERS Article to Covenant fying the effectiveness of the League of Nations. "Article said M. Bourgeois.

"i scarcely more than a moral hack -ground to the Covenant. It is not considered so important by Europeans a-by Americans. "There Is really no sanction, or penalty, in this article. All penalties provided for in the Covenant in order to make the League's action effective are In other articles." M. Bourgeois's statement was made In the course of an interview arranged for American correspondents by M.

principal press official of the League of Nations. Irish Lord Mayor Who Died in London Prison CRIMINALLY LIBELED BY EDITOR RATHOM, F.D.ROOSEVELT SAYS Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Asks Authorities to Start Action. Charging criminal libel, Franklin I). Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for vice president, today appealed to S. District Attorney Francis G.

Caffey, of Manhattan, to institute proceedings against John R. Ratliom, editor of tho Providence- Journal. The action was based on the allegation that Rathom had been circulating false stories regarding the conduct of Roosevelt when Assistant Secretary of the Navy, incorporated in a letter sent out by Kat horn and printed in several newspapers. At the same time Roosevelt risked for criminal action he announced that 'he hail Instructed his attorneys to bring civil suits against Rathom and against all newspapers which printted the letter. It was indictted Democratic National Headquarters that one of these suit might be lodged against Republican National Chairmtn Will Hays on the ground taht be bad helped to circulate the stories.

Mr. Roosevelt said: "I have information that leads me to believe that copies of this letter were sent out to newspapers by responsible persons connected with the Republican National Committee publicity bureau. This also is. of course, libelous act." Mr. Roosevelt brought the matter to the attention of Federal Prosecutor Caffey in a letter, in which he said, in part: "Last night (Saturday), on my arrival in Newburgh, I was met by a man named aFirbrother, whom I recognized as a member of the staff the Providence Journal, edited by John R.

Rathom. Mr. I'airbrotlier handed me a sealed envelope, which I inclose herewith. "Today I Sunday I am informed by Mr. Osborne, connected with two Auburn papers, one of them a Republican and the ol her a Democratic newspaper, that the Republican newspaper bad received through the mails Saturday morning a copy of the same letter which was handed to me Saturday night.

It was marked for release in the morning papers of Monday, Oct. 2a. I am informed by Mr. Osborne that the envelope containing I this copv was marked as coming from W. 44th 4th floor.

New Tork City, N. Y. He also informed me that this is the same address and the same type of envelopes as used in sending out propaganda by the Republican National Committee. aboard the first train out for his home at 368 Fast 28th Flatbush, where he learned he was the proud pape of a upon jus whitehead was one nf the of the crew of 40 officers and men who raft miction after she had submerged 60 miles out from Henloppn sho sank aira in ISO feet nf unto- ntr I the eDlaware Capes. The Navy Department experienced some difficulty in getting divers will- guijjjfn rrfft.

Whitehead, previous exnerience ith the vessel. dangerous work when be received the glad tidings. The presence of schools of sharks added to the perilous work, end whitehead says he believes lb" work will have to be suspended until next spring or until the man-eaters take up their rendezvous elscwher Whitehead and his wife make their home with his parents. The younger Mrs. Whitehead, an Kngllsh girl, met her husband during the war, while ho was on the Submarine LI, which pulled into drydock at Pevonport, kngland.

At tho conclusion of the war he sent for her husband and they were married last Nov. 26 at Boro Hall. I I- JI II" Mil I Hip) i I Hirschfield today gave out a letter written to Mayor Hylan by John T. Hettric.k, counsel of the various buildings trades induntries and unions, which are being Investigated by the Lockwood Joint Legislative Committee. In it Hettrick requested the Mayor to end the Commissioner Hirschfleld's inquiry Into tho charges that the contracts awarded for the New York County Courthouse were unfairly obtained, and concluded with the Information that the unions for which he was attorney would pass commendatory resolution to the Mayor If the work were given to New York contractors rathe than to New England men.

The contracts referred to wore held by Henry Hanlein Sons. Commissioner Hirschfleld's investigations temporarily held up their execution, and the disclosure before tho Lockwood committee that Hanlein was one of the chief members of Hettrick'j "code of practice" which was shown to regulate all contract prices, prompted the Mayor to obtain their cancelaltlon. The total amount of the contracts was 2.372.000. Hettrlck's Letter. Hettrlck's letter reads In part: "This matter has been under investigation by your Commissioner of Accounts because of newspaper articles appearing in the New York World.

All these articles have proven on Investigation to be gross lie, and the editors and managers this newspaper acknowledged to mo personally last evening that they had been grossly deceived by their reporter In this matter. The result Is that their crusade, apparently aimed against Your Honor as Mayor of the City of New York, has been dropped. "If your Commissioner of Accounts Is satisfied, after the very thorough investigation he had made of this mat ter, that the contract should be signed by you, may I ask your assistance in completing the necessary details in order that the work may go ahead at once: ir this is done my. client will complete his work within tho 1 1 and 18 months periods as prescribed in the contract. I regret the necessity of calling this matter to your attention in an informal manner.

"Many of the labor unions, which I represent, will in the next ew weeks pass commendatory resolutions on Your Honor's action in giving the work of constructing the New York County Courthouse to the mechanics of New oYrk City instead of the workingmen of New England." Hylan to Testify. Mayor Hylan will be a witness before the Lockwood Joint Legislative Committee, which is investigating the alleged, "building trades trust," when it resumes its inquiry Thursday. Disclosure made last night that he was offered the political support of the Building Trades Council if he would direct the abandonment of the investigation of certain courthouse contracts leaves the committee no other course. It has been shown by Samuel Unter-myer, the committee's counsel, that the city Is the one owner that has been (rouged deepest by the "code of practice" employed by the Building Trades Employers Association in regulating contract prices. Time after time he brought to the attention of the committee during the first days of the investigation that schoolhouse repairs constituted a goodly part of the "code's" business.

To Scrutinize AH Contracts. Dr. John A. Ferguson, chairman of the Building Committee of the Board of Education, said today that his committee will carefully scrutinize all future contracts awarded for such repairs. In cases where It is found that bids have been padded he will recommend to the Board that the contracts be rescinded.

The committee Till meet tomorrow afternoon to go over the existing contracts. Governor Smith's answer to Chairman Charles C. Lockwood's request that the Extraordinary Grand Jury be instructed to consider tho evidence now In hand will be a personal conference this afternoon with Chairman Lockwood, ajjr. Untermyer and Deputy Attorney General Samuel Berger. He will be asked to extend the scope cf the Extraordinary Grand Jury, which is now in existence, to include Investigations of the evidence brought out in the Lockwood committee's inquiry.

No request will be made for another Extraordinary Grand Jury. Aim to Bar Out Politics. It is the purpose of the committee to prevent the inquiry becoming a political fight. The close connection of many of the central figures to Tammany Hall has warned Senator Lock-wood of the inadvisability of placing officeholders of Tammany affiliations in charge of 'the investigation. It has been pointed out that John J.

counsel for Robert P. Brindell, president of the Building Trades Council, is a candidate in Charles Murphy's district: that William P. Kenneally, vice president of the Board of Aldermen, is at the same time Murphy's representative on the board and a power In the Building Trades Council, and that Brindell recently indorsed District Attorney Edward Swann for promotion to the Supreme Court bench. All of these facts will be laid before Gov. Smith and the fullest explanation made to him of the developments to date.

Confers With Hlrshflchl. Commissioner of Accounts David Hirshfield today had a conference with the Mayor concerning a systematic review of all school construction contracts as a result of the. disclosures made at the hearings of the Lockwood legislative committee. When asked how he had progressed in his investigation of the school contracts, Mr. Hirshfield said: "Inspectors are now sorting the various contracts so that we can intelligently Investigate them.

There is a great deal of data, and this must be arranged before we can get our leads. When we have discovered anything we will gladly turn over our information to the Lockwood Committee hearing, because we are anxious to help all we can. "The system that has been unearthed, while it has been a nefarious one for several years, really reached the height of its traffic since the war stopped and building activities were resumed on a large scale. Of course, the system worked before that, but it was not so perfected until the war ended. I am frank to say that I believe not only will building material men, the Labor element, the contractors, be shown to have been In the system, but that it reaches higher, into the realm of tho architect, the engineer and so forth." SUES FOR $75,000.

Ethel May Eagleston today began a breach of promise suit in Manhattan Against Carl T. Abelc. a wealthy Obloan. living at the Waldorf-Astoria. Is ill (By the Associated Pros.

London. Oct. z'i Terence Mae. Swiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, died at Brixton prison, this city, at o'clock this lowed a hunger sink eclipsing any in the His death fol-of 7 5 days, annals of the Inedien I ivor-M MacSwiney, who bad been unconscious for several days, did not recover his faculties before lie died. Father Dominic, his private chaplain, and bis brother.

John MacSwiney, were with him whin the end came. Father Dominic was at the prison all night and did not leave until several hours after breathed his last. John MacSwinr-y and the chaplain, who had been wailing downstairs in the prison, were told by prison officials at o'clock that they should go to the mayor's bedside, as they thought death was approaching. The. brother asked for the privilege of communicating with other relatives who were not present, but the it is said, refused him the use of a telephone.

After tiie prisoner's death, his brother and the chaplain were not permitted to leave Brixton prison mini o'clock. John MacSwiney immediately conveyed word to the widow of In- Lord Mayor, who was' staying at a West Fnd hotel with Mr. anil Mrs. O'Brien, the former being the London executive of the Irish Sclf-Determi rial ion League. Mrs.

MacSwiney, accompanied by her parents and the Misses Annie and Mary MacSwiney, sisters of the Lord Mayor, arrived at Brixton prison at o'clock. It is understood arrangements are being made, to take the body to Ire-i land for burial. News of MacSwiney's death had not become, known in the district around Brixton prison until after 9 o'clock. The usual large contingent of police, was on duty inside the prison grounds to prevent any demonstration. but outside and along the road leading to the main highway there were no unusual signs of activity.

No civilians were waiting there, as they usually did in. the curly days of the Lord Mayor's hunger strike. MacSwiney 40 Years Old. Terence. MacSwiney was 40 years old and was one of tin? most prominent Sinn Feiners.

Ho started life as a draper's assistant, but became a poet, author and a playwright befori taking up politics seriously. Later became violently anti-Knglish. While in WaKefield jail, Yorkshire, in 1U10, he met Muriel Murphy, daughter of a wealthy Cork who visited the Jail, and shortly after they were married despite much opposition. MacSwiney was elected as a Sinn Fein member from Cork to the British Parliament in 1 S. but never took his seat.

He was present at the first session of the Irish Parliament in ISIS, when the establishment of tho republic was confirmed, and was elect ed Lord Mayor of Cork in For various political offenses, ho had been in Jail with brief intervals of liberty, sinco January, 1916. and in October, 1017, secured his release from Jail by hunger striking. It is probable the inquest will lie held at the prison today after which the body will be turned over to relatives. Otliclals at the Home office withheld comment on the case this morn-inn, aside from saying that every precaution had been taken and every means resorted to, including forciblo feeding during the last few days, in an effort to keep the prisoner alive. I'nconscious U6 Hours.

MacSwiney was unconscious for 3'I hours befori- his death occurred, it Is stated. Father Dominic, therefore, was unable to give him Communion but he administered extreme unction. The cause of MacSwiney's death was heart failure, according to a statement issued at the Home Office. This statement is considered an indirect answer to the criticism of Dr. Josiah oldtleld.

the physician and publicist, who had declared it was wrong for ttie Lord Mayor's doctors to administer meat juice and brandy. He said brandy was a poison and that a man at the point of death was very susceptible to poison. Dr. Oldfleld added that when a man fasted a long time the first food he could endure was fruit juice. When one of the officials was a-skeil today regarding Mrs.

MacSwiney's absence from the bedside when death occurred he replied by saying the restrictions which were recently imposed upon the visits of relatives were urged by the attending physicians as vital to tire prisoner's own Interest. As soon as the news of the Lord Mayor's death began to spread through the city small knots of people began moving toward Hrixton Prison. Tho police, however, did not allow anyone to move into the street leading to tho prison entrance, keeping the peoplo moving so that a crowd would not form. Fears had previously been expressed that the Lord Mayor's death might cause a demonstration at the prison. Ihe MacSwiney lamny arranged ilurlng tne morning ior uie removal of till' oony nooi lih: in loini 10 ei.

i ctrn I. in London soon as the inquest was ended. Tho liodv ill lie in state there until it is taken, nrobably on board a special i rain, to "ublin. here It Is planned to place the body for a day or two in th(, House. To Rest by Mat-Curtain's Side.

MacSw iney's grave will be alongside that of his official predecessor. Lord Mayor Thomas MacCurtaln, who was shot in bis own home in Cork on March 20. MacSwiney will be the fourth to be buried in this plot, the titers being MacCurtarn, Sheamus McQulrko. who was taken out of bed bis home and shot, nnd Jeremiah McNcstv. who participated the Faster uprising in Dublin, in 9 tj.

These arrangements are contingent The grave in which MacSwiney will upon the possibility of governmental Interference, which, however, is regarded as unlikely. The progress of the funeral party from Dublin to Cork will be marked by a series of services at all the populous centers en route. Final obsequies will be held in Cork Cathedral and interment will he made in St. Jt'inbar's Cemetery in -Cork, Sub" Hero, Deep Down in Sea, Learns Hes a Daddy "Say, Fred, there's a stork on the line and vou had better come up at, once." was the- telephone message re-, ceived bv Frederick W. Whitehead, t- K-f mechanics mate of the S.

Navy, as he was engaged in the haz- I ardous task of a diver 150 feet below were imprisoned in the Submarine Sf fho of ChcKiinenke Fiav. mnnviwhen the main intake valve of that miles off the Delaware Capes, last Fri-- mere was a scnooi day afternoon. As of man-eating sharks uiounu mc wreck on which he was working. Whitehead misunderstood the mes sage, thinking that one of the scaven chance the attempt to raise the Gen. Pershing Seeks Health In Quiet Roslyn Cottage in the lines.

He gave the signal that he was ready to be hoisted up and the cranes lifted mm to tne surface in a JI'O. The other workmen kept straight faces as Whitehead stared at them and demanded to know what it was all about. Suddenly one of them handed him a wireless message which read: "Come home at once." it was signed Dorothy, his war bride of last November. The face of the sturdy son of the sea brightened like a country school boy with a big red apple and lie exclaimed: "flee, I hope It's a boy for it was a buoy that savey my life and those of my buddies." Whitehead lost no time in having himself shed of the diving equipment and was (Special to The Eagle.) Roslyn, Oct. 25 Oen.

John J. rershing, America's foremost general, to become a resident of Nassau County. On Nov. 1 Gen. Pershing will come to Roslyn to occupy the cottage adjoining the home of the late Admiral Aaron Ward, overlooking the harbor.

Gen. Pershing has-been In health and desired to spend a few weeks In a quiet country community. He has accepted the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. John M.

Demarest, owners of the cottage, which has ben occu asks $76,000, Continued on Page S..