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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
RLACKWELL'S MEN
SMILE ON GUESTS
Feet Shuttle to Ragtime as Slum'
mers Peek Into Cells.

Next 10 what sculptors would can al
..i..;c rrofle. the most distinctive
thing about the professor was MS
n.aistcoat of blue and white striped bed
ticking. lie sat at the BABY gr",u
riaro between the cell blocks in Black
Wells Island penitentiary. extracuhs
svncopated tunes that made the gra'eo
doo,s rattle 20 the shuttle OF hundreds
of imprisoned feet.
With 800 professional Summers
members of the Monday Club-as MS
audience, the former best ragtime
plaver among 100000 persons just
across the East River rose to the oc-
casion, just as Warden John j. Murtha,
Burdette G.. Lewis. Commissioner OF
Correction, and DR.. Katharine B. DAVIS
knew he would. While his colleagues
picked on the banjo and drew bow 70
the violin, the professor" thought OF
his student days in the Berlin Con-
servatory. long before he ever dreamed
he would be caught with narcotics IN
his possession.
"Memphis Blues" had tinkled away
into the first bars of Sweet Adair,'
when the orchestra was interrupted by
the observation party, which had come
down the corridor to peek through the
barred doors.
The inmates enjoyed the extra music
which accompanied the visit of the
trained workers and executives. Of
charity and sociological organizations
in New York. Whether they rellshed
the tone of inspection none said:
"Sure, they like it, said one OF the
keepers. IF you were shut up in here,
wouldn't you like TO see some new
faces once in a while? It's variety for
them. il is"
probably some of them resent this
scrutiny" Commissioner Lewis said. 81
gave orders TO have the visitors pass
by as quickly as possible. They were
not supposed to talk TO the inmates"
As far as could be observed, less
than six of the pelitentiary's thousand
inhabitants smiled welcome 20 the
visitors. Most OF them came TO the
doors Of their cells, pulled on Gig
arettes and kept their faces IN state
of emotional vacuity. A few refused 70
be interrupted as they lay on their
cots reading newspapers or magazines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
Squash Tournament
MARRIED by Defaults

Defaulted matches married the play
in the opening round Of tho squash
tennis championship tournament Of the
Squash Clup, which began yesterday
OF the four matches scheduled only
one was played. This resulted m one
sided victory for william IL. Wander.
poel, one Of the strongest players o
the club, who defeated Edward B.
Scbley by a score Of lj-3, l5-&
Vanderpoel proved far too speedy 10Y
Schley, and, being more experienced
player. had sttle difficulty IN clint
mating his rival. Others 70 advance by
the non-appearance Of their opponents
we're W. J. Knapp, G. VI. Abbott and D.
a. lie Bouteller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
UNDERWORLD BILLS
DIE IN COMMITTEE
State Senators Uphold Police in
Gambling House Fight.
ry-on A s,an Correspondent Of The TT

rY-orn STAFF Correspondent OF The Trihune.l
Albany, March PA last desperate
but vain effort was made tonight 70
get the Everett so-called underworld
bills out of the Codes Committee, so
that they would not have TO 20 to the
Rules Committee. which takes charge
this week
These bills, which would prevent n
police officer from being stationed in
front Of a gambling house. house Of
ill-fame or other place where II is sus-
pected the law Is being violated. were
bitterly opposed by the New York City
police. They charged that an under
world lobbyist in the person OF an ex-
convict was responsible for them and
for weeks had been working 10 get
favorable action by the Legislature.
The committee, by a vote OF 8 TO B..
refused 10 report the Everett bills. and
an effort 10 have an investigation made
Of the present police situation in New
York City was blocked by Assembly
man Bloch. Nickerson. OF New York;
Chief, of Columbia. and Taylor, Of Erie,
voted for reporting. They held that
the police should not be given the
power 20 hound anybody. such as can
be done, IL is claimed. under the pres
cnt law, and that the practice Of the
police IN stationing men in front Of
suspected houses IS an invasion Of
property rights. Assemblyman Everett,
the introducer. appeared before the
committee tonight and again urged
that the bills be reported
Assemblyman Bloch, IN opposing
them in committee. declared that the
hands Of the police would be tied in
detecting violators Of the law if the
bills were enacted and that the courts
can now prevent any invasion Of prop
er;y rights on the part Of the police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
NEW YORK WOMEN
SEEK VESTS AID
Twenty one from This
City to Join Mission to
Voting Sisters.

Washington, March 27.-The r..
gressional Union reports the sddi.,o,
of twenty-one names TO the lis. a,
those who will tour the suffrage r,,,,
on the suffrage special" TO carry ~.
appeal Of unenfranchised women ;,
their voting sisters in the West II,
list will include Mrs. Harriet St.n,o,
Blatch. Mrs. John Rogers, Mrs. Inc,
Milholland Boissevain. Miss Anna Con.
stable, Miss Helen Todd, Miss Luey
Burns. Miss Kathleen Taylor and Mr.,
o. II. p. Belmont, of New York.
National and state officers OF II,
Congressional Union from ten East.
ern states have signihed their inter.
tion to attend the advisory council
conference, to be held at national head
quarters on April and Q. 10 conple,.
plans for the formation of a women
voters party.
The afternoon session on April 8 will
he devoted TO speeches relative 10 the
national situation regarding tho Fed.
eral suffrage amydment Miss Anne
Martin. of Nevada, chairman Of the ma
tionsl legislative committee, will speak
on "The Present Legislative Situation. ("
Miss Lucy Burns, of New York, ma.
tional vice-chairman Of the union, will
speak on Suffrage During the Present
Administration" and Miss Alice Paul.
of New Jersey, national chairman OF
tho Conversational Iinion will have Tar
her subject discussion Of Future Pro
grammc.'
At the evening session Women
Voters Attitude Toward the Appeal OF
Eastern Suffragists" will be discussed
by Mrs. William Kent, Of California.
DR.. Cora Smith King, Of Washington
State; Mrs. 5. r. VI. Young, Of Mon.
tana, and Miss Maud Younger. OF Cali.
fornia. Resolutions 20 be carried 10
the women voters will be adopted, reso.
lutions and petitions from women's or
CARNATIONS in the East 10 correspond.
ing organizations in the West will be
presented, and ENJOYS to the West will
be elected.
A farewell luncheon will be given 10
the ENJOYS 70 the West at the national
headquarters on Sunday. April 9. The
speakers will be Mrs. o. X. P. Bel.
mont, Mrs. Inez Milhollaud Boisseysin.
Mrs. farriot Stanton Blatch, Miss Anna
Constable and Miss Helen Todd. o.
New York; Mrs. Florence Bsysrd
Hilles, Of Wilmington; Mrs. W. D. As
cough. OF Hartford: Miss Ella Riegel.
of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Cyrus Mead
Of Nandalia, Ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS;
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS
Prom The Tribune Bureaul
Washington. March y.



Msjor Kenny j. HAMPTON. Q. NJ. G.. report 20
G. o.. Central Department. fT temporary duty
pertaining ~ camp q Instruction and joint camp
CAPT. E6wARD Il DE ALMOND % +. 4. de-
tailed IN T. VI. G., 20 take erect Apnl p. when
he sDl report 20 commanding general. Philip
Second lieut.. WILLIAM C ROSE. transferred
from. "a to sSth INF April .. thence % L. :.
from Wl,cns. ". Va. take station a. dam No.
a. Ohio River. Woodland. W. Va. IN cVGaec-
Pr, Lieut. JAMES 0. FLYNN Med Reser,,
nm, Lieut., WILLIAM W HARRIS r. signal
COMMANDING general Wcsem Department. for
dq'y 4, s1iiHs ;islssl, oniss' h9, Department
Washington 70 proper station,
Leave o absence one month granted Chaplain
NAVY.
Lieut. a. G. c. W. u. DAsHIELL. detached
Lieut., o. % II. z. SNOW. detached Prom,th,us:
Lieut., %. o. G. NJ COOK. detached Salem: 10
works. isIe River ShPouiidns Corporation.
Lieu. 81 O. Kenneth HERON. detached sorx,
Fore River Shipbui!dnE Cooperation. tO connec-
uon hung out L. .ad 800 command when com
Lieut. d. O. r A DAUBIN. detached works
For River shp5uidins Couoration. 10 Bureau
In.. n : wYMAN. de,a-hei Virginia: to umpo-
ran duty receiving ship a. PhilAfei phis. cole
ne-tlon crew " OKLAHOMA. and 90 board When
In. r /. CONNOLLY. detached virginia: 70 Yer
Al surg c. II DRAGoo 10 naval training sta
ton. Grcat Lakes. April I.
IA Insp. JOSEPH flFFE. detached nav ysri.
los'on, March 81. 10 ae-t payma'.s'. f.ciae
rstmr.,sr D. " ADDISON. detached Gee, pay
mas1r Atlantic reserve Set and suppl oficer
Alahaus March 30 - accounting or.-cr. nav
yari ThI'ade pha. Ap1i g..
Paymastef D. e. TOEEY. ddached nav yard. New
YORK March % - temporary duty Bureau ~
supplies and Accounts. NaU DEPT
B'ts'r " T.. SIMMONS. fctsrhed nav station.
Guam. 10 naval hospital NAV Island
Gun A : ROLLINS. detached receiving ship. New
Yo-E. 10 WORKS General Electric Co. Schenectady.
Mach " u. DADD. drsched hlbairosl. a. BuTiio.
MOVEMENTS.
ARRIVED.
march % Eroot'yn. a. Guam
March ys-f.arrr a. san Diego
March 2S-Absuy. al Seattle. tFsr a. 6lhfaia'
Hector a. Bos'on. Mar. ~ Hampton Roads ana
Nof'o.s Jsrd. Nevada. a. Arr YORK yAnl. fsiA-
March .G-Celhr al TompSinsvile Cugos. At
GuaIanAmo. Hancock. a. Galveston. oregon. at
Santa Cruz and Ssn franrslO.
Mach albany. Bremcrton 'or Seatl'. Css1r
Gibraltar for Iunchal ~ route Hampton iinad's
Man HamDioa Roads for Hofiol fHd. Oregon.
ssn FfBlcsoo foT SAINT. Cru, hence return N
ran Fran-iseo. P,nsroos. Kost0n for Portsmouth.
y "
ITar - commander battie.hiD squadron Atlantic
rsei ff1n.fefr~i from TsIss % Arzsns-s
ksntur0. detached from duiy Fiti Atlantic 70
.-fis feet srd sulsust ~ toup0f.D dpiJ w'ui
ern,sf squadron. Ansntic feet
In. no ssu Diego viii arTiVs Mare isla-i
sholl Isth TrgIlno W te placed CT Of omnd,-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
LIMIT SUGAR DUTY
TO FOUR YEARS MORE
Democratic Senators Oppose
Straight Repeal in Caucus.

Washington. March p. - Opposing
the absolute repeal of the free sugar
clause Of the tariff law. the Senate
Democrats, in caucus tonight, voted,
% 10 :. to continue the present duty
for four years.
Senators Broussard and Ransdell: OF
Louisiana. served notice that they
would not abide by the decision Of the
caucus, but would fight it on the floor.
As the House by very large majority
voted down the proposal merely TO eX-
tend the life Of the present duty. in
stead Of repeating the free sugar
clause altogether, the question viii
have to be thrsshed out N conference
even il the Senate carries out the plan
adnnted hv the caucus tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28

marily provided, our humble ann mas
been simply to help him bridge over 4
few difficult days until we have seSurr ,
a lob for him. This has WORKED en-,
tirely to our satisfaction, and We a''
in a position 10 judge. uto5 FOR
"The bread line has represenVed ! .Ss
many Of the men OF the bo~ery ~
last pitch of their degradstlon' a.
was also the turning point IN oneIr
lives. since through the mitls !iS .In
70 their physical being, allied WIZ NC
20 their spiritual ,4 g.nSS'
their regeneration was aceounp,,s,nt
To us this has been the most lniporo1n.
question at issue and one tnHS
ends all other considerations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
"AhEN!" CRIES HOUSE,
CENSURING DAVIS
Texan Representatives. Vituper-
alton Censored by Colleagues.

Washington, March 27.--The House
to-day expunged from the "Congres-
sonal Record" the "yituperatiye and
denunciatory" language inserted under
the leave to print privilege by Repre-
sentative Davis. of Texas, in a speech
on Texas politics.
Amen" chorused the House as the
vote was taken.
Representative Davis sprinkled all
the debates with "amens."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28

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crepe seal, fitted with mirror,
framed silk-lined coin comPsrt-
ment, two inside and one outside
pocket, handle on back; 7 x
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MORE silk, silk lining; fitted with
mirror and framed kidslSin-lined
coin compartment. Bag 7 inches
deep................. $500
Monograms, to order, from $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28

Cigarette Humidor -(shown
closed and OPEN OF finest silver
plate, revolving door with compart-
ments taking fifty cigarettes. The
retentive qualities of this specially
prepared metal preserve the aroma
and flavor Of the tobacco. Size; S 4
x4x314 inches ....... $3.50
Monograms to order. $3.50. $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
Fifty Per Cent are
RejeCted-Fiftv Der

~~NJNSsOo NY per
cent Of all applicants for
Navy enlistment are rejected
as physically unfit. Strong,
healthy muscles, sound teeth
and good brain are built out
of the foods you eat. The
most perfect ration" ever
devised is Shredded Wheat
Biscuit, the food that fur
nishes all the material the
human body needs in a d.
gestible form. Don't be re-
Jected! Keep yourself fit for
the days work by eating
Shredded Wheat for break
fast with hot or cold milk or
cream. Eat it for luncheon
with sliced bananas, baked
apples and other fruits.
Give nature a chance. Made
at Niagara Falls. N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28

Sewing Box 49, Cat lefD Frosted
morocco leather, in colors, satin
lining, fitted with scissors, knife,
bodkin, stiletto, crochet and sewing
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hooks and eyes, etc; 512 x 5 y
2 inches. ............. S5.Z5
Jewel Box lat right Of finest
morocco leather, velvet and moire
silk lining, removable tray with
pads and ring groove, compart-
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top. lock and key fastening. Size;
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
ADVERTISEMENT.
BOND & MORTGAGE GUARANTEE Co
I55 Remsen Street. Brooklyn. y. y.

I55 Remsen Street, Brooklyn. y. l.
March 81. 1915.
AT the annual election for Directors
Of this Company. held this day, the
following mentioned gentlemen VIZ
duly elected Directors Tor the ensuing
year;
rrsDs Bailey, Martin Joost.
Thomas Y. Bale. Clsrsnce H. k'i"',
Charles s. Brown. RsuRld n. NtcdonaH,
v,.lsy Z Ruh. Alfred 2. Hsrling,
William B Cart. John VI. McClernent
JuliNp r. Davies. william Y. Psttersoa-
william l.. De Bcst Frederick Po'tef'
Richard " Hoo. ?. de Hass sinonsoe'
Ceorg. & Ipgr,hnu. John ". Stsrling.
Esns.n Johnson. F.ir NJ Vsrburr.
a. "a subseouent meeting Of the
Board the following onccrs were
ma m n,ou.Iy elected:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
Unsound and Dangerous

"The plan is not only thoroughly
unsound, but a very dangerous one, be-
cause its adoption will lull the un-
knowing and needless to say that the
great majority of our people are not
experts in military affairs-into the
belief that national preparedness has
been provided for. whereas nothing Of
the kind will have been accomplished.
Instead Of attempting TO create n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
DEMOCRATS APPEAL
FOR AID IN MAINE
More Speakers Needed to Boil
ster Up Campaign.

Washington, Aug. S..-Many Demo
cratic members OF Congress gathered in
a local hotel tonight TO hear reports
on the progress of the Presidential
campaign. The speakers included Vance
Mccormick, chairman of the national
committee; Homer s. Cummings, head
OF the speakers bureau; Speaker Clark
and Representative Doremus, chairman
of the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee. The committee heads asked for
more speakers for Maine, but Speaker
Clark reminded them that ii was essen
tial 10 maintain quorum of the House.
Representative Garrett, of Tennessee,
referring to the threatened railroad
strike. suggested that legislation of the
very grsvest Importance might be i'm
pending and that those in charge of
the Maine campaign must bear that in
mind. Representative Williams, of
Maine, proposed the need of more
Democratic literature for the German
American newspaper readers.
Mr.. Mccormick said that the greatest
problem that confronted the party was
getting its case before the public, as
war and international affairs had
crowded the campaign off the front
pages of the newspapers. Mr.. Cum
mings said reports from Maine were
$50 encouraging as TO be almost too
astonishing 20 believe"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
PLOTTED 100000
HARTMAN RANSOM
Idaho Men Accused of Scheme to
Kidnap Railroad Mans Son.
by T,l-Usph 10 Tho Tribun.

st. Anthony, Idaho, Aug. 2S.-Roland
\. Hartman, twenty years old, son OF
the late +. II. Hartman, railroad mag
nate, learned to-day from the police OF
this city of plot 70 kidnap him and
hold him in 100000 ransom. Young
Hartman is spending his vacation at
Island Park, The Hartman ranch in
Idaho, where he was 70 have been
Joined by his mother ten days ago.
Mrs. Hartman was detained By the
threatened railroad strike.
The three men who were prepared 70
execute the kidnapping plot, the police
assert. are under arrest. Two of them
Marion A. Lufkin and David McLoy-
are alleged TO have confessed. Ralph
Zufelt, the third prisoner. denies that
he was implicated in the scheme. A
letter demanding 100000 ransom from
Mrs. Hartman is declared 20 have been
found in the possession Of one OF the
three men.
Lufkin, an employe OF the Hartman
ranch. was recently arrested on suspi-
cion of burglary. A third degree" the
police say, brought forth his confession
that he had gone 20 the ranch for the
purpose OF kidnapping young Harri-
man. II the ransom was not paid, the
conspiracy leader asserted, the youn.
man was 10 be blinded and otherwise
dsigured.
McLoy and Zufelt were taken into
custody after Lufkin had implicated
them in the plot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
Commissioners to Meet
There the Middle of
Next Week.
SET EXACT DATE
HERE ON MONDAY
Arredondo Agrees with
Lansing on Gather
ing Place.

Washington, Aug. 2s.-The American
Mexican joint commission to seek So
luton of border difficulties will meet
at Portsmouth, n. H., probably Wednes-
day or Thursday Of next week. The
day will be set by the commissioners
themselves at a preliminary conference
in New York next Monday.
Eliseo Arredondo. Mexican Ambasss-
dor designate, and Secretary Lansing
reached an agreement as 10 the place OF
meetinL to-day. The American COM
missioners previously had expressed to
Mr.. Lansing their preference for Ports
mouth, and Mr.. Arredondo acceded.
Luis Cabrera, Mexican Minister Of
Finance and head of the Mexican COM
mission, arrived at Vera Cruz to-day en-
route north. He is accompanied by
James Linn Rodgers, special agent Of
the State Department in Mexico City,
VINO has been called home by Secre-
tary Lansing to give the American com
missioners the benefit of his knowledge
Of the situation.
Secretary Lansing and Mr.. Arredondo
will attend the meeting IN New York.
The commissioners probably will go 10
Portsmouth on a navy vessel. The
Americans will take with them a corps
of State Department aids TO care for
the departmental records which will bs
used.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
BORDEN SURVIVORS
LANDED BY u. S. CUTTER
Loss of Vessel May Compel
StefanssOn to Return.

Nome, Alaska, Aug. 2S.-Twenty-one
men who were on the power boat Great
Bear when she was wrecked on a pin
nacle rock near st. Matthew's Land on
August 10. were landed here yesterday
by the United States coast guard cut
ter McCulloch.
The Great Bear, built by John Bor-
den. Of Chicago, and Captain Louis
Lane, an Arctic navigator, had set out
from Seattle on a hunting and trading
exDedition and intended 10 meet Viii
hiamur Stefansson. the explorer. at
Banksland, and replenish his supplies.
II is believed Stefansson, who lacks
gasolene and other supplies, will be
obliged to abandon his explorations
north Of Banksland and return to the
Mackenzie Delta for the winter.
Chicago. Aug. rs. News of the safe
arrival at Nome. Alaska. of John Bor-
cen. millionaire Chicago sportsman, and
others Of his party. who were ship
wrecked in the Arctic, was received to-
day by Mrs Borden in cable message
from her husband.
Borden said the entire party was safe
and in good health. but gave no infor-
nation regarding his future plans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
COURT TO HEAR
BORDER PLANTS
Official Inquiry Into Hard
O ships of Militia Is
Ordered.
rr,o,, Star Correspondent OF The Tribune

rF,on, a STAFF Correspondent OF The Tribune
McAllen. Tex. Aug. % headquarters
9Th Division, L. S. A.).-A court or IN
ouirv took testimony at McAllen to-
dav on the charges made a month ago
regarding conditions at the base hos
pital established at Brownsville for
the care of the troops quartered along
the lower Rio Grande Valley.
Soldiers from the New York DIVISION,
returned TO their organization immedi-
ately after their arrival. declared that
nothing was ready for them. some OF
them having even to make their own
beds on the floor. Others said they
were told they could get no treatment
for three weeks. Affidavits were
gathered by Major Cornelius Wander
bilt. inspector general of the DIVISION
Colonel Mason Patrick, Engineer
Corps. {. S. A., was president OF the
court which took testimony here. with
him sat CAPTAIN Roscoe II. Hearn. 9th
Infantry. L. s. A.; Colonel NJ. NJ. Fore
man. 1st Illinois Cavalry, and Captain
McCres. Iowa Field Hospital. The hnd-
ines of the court will be sent to the
Southern Department for revue" De
fore they are made public.
The Brownsville hospital no longer
concerns the New York division, the
new base hospital here having been
put into use for all cases except those
recurring transfer to San Antonio.
II. o. Beldtmann. private in Com
pany l., 18th Regiment, died at the
new hospital last night. He started on
the 7th hike last Wednesday, but was
sent back at the end Of the first stage.
The exact nature Of his illness has not
vet been established.
As preparations were being made for
the funeral of Private Beldtmann the
body of Sergeant Arthur Lockwood,
Company L, 18th Regiment, was being
escorted to the train that will bear it
home. The reglmental band played
dirge at the head OF the column, and
behind it marched John Dean and
Chaplain James \. Connolly.
Between the plstoons of the company
eight men bore the flag draped coffin.
Taps were blown as the coffin was lifted
into the baggage car Then the escort
marched away TO the quickstep the reg
uations call for. Lockwood, who was a
crack half-miler under y. Y. A. c. and
Paulist A. c. colors, was the third man
of the 18th to die here. Beldtmann was
the second of the 7th.
First Lieutenant Latham R. Reed,
Troop C, Squadron A, has been noml-
mated a major in the 69th Infantry.
Neil Wickersham. a son of George
W. Wickersham. has been nominated TO
a second lieutenancy in the 18th. He
is a private in Troop c of the squadron.
The 10Th and the 23d, last of the regi-
ments 10 take the hike, start tomorrow
morning. The Sd finished to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
NEWEST SEARCHLIGHT
SEEN so NILES AWAY
Sperry's Invention introduced to
New York.

Persons fifty miles from New York
knew last night chat the new Sperry
searchlight, the most powerful in the
world, was being tested On top Of the
Sperry Building, at Chapel Street and
Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn,
the great light. its front nine feet in
diameter, turned its three tons of
weight here and there at the direction
of a single operator.
A half a hundred miles away it's
broad white beam was distinctly visi-
bic. Its 1880, 100000 candlepower en-
abled its operator to see distinctly OBJ
iects fifteen miles away. Elmer A.
Sperry. inventor of the gyroscope sta
bilizer. has constructed the light. The
beam near its source is of such in
tensity that 4 pile of rubbish 200 feet
away has been set on fire by its rays:
Its power il so great that, mounted
near sea level, il can outline ship by
the time it appears above the horizon.