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The sun., 1916-09-27
CAR LINES GAIN SLOWLY.
seq, lee on '. :. NnitwaSs Less
Thnu 80 Per tent. Normal.

Traffic conditions uu the green ear
lines. which have been affected b~ the
strike for twenty days. and on the red
and blu ear lines. which have been
lighting the union for seventeen days. do
not offer much encouragement TO the
public. The gains which have been made
by the New York Railways and the
Third Avenue Railway companies have
been so gradual that AZ the present rate
of improvement it will take a month to
get back to normal service.
There were CS7 green cars running
last night AT 8 o'clock. Under ordinary
circumstance 1.200 ears are at the ser.
vice ~ the public on the New York
Railways. Thu average throughout the
day ON the green lines is considerably
less han 80 per cent. OF normal.
on the lines Of the Third Avenue the
situation Is even less r~eassuring. The
hes; that the system has been able 10
accomplish has been to run 166 cars out
~ 50i. Since last Friday the gain or
the red ear lines has been a scant twen-
~, and even that Improvement could not
he claimed II the average figures were
taken instead OF the highest. The Sec
ond Avenue. n subsidiary OF the First.
has given 30 per cent. OF the normal
service. on, that means hat twenty-five
or ~twenty-six cars out of hfty-five are
aNallabIe generally. ana u uoesnt heIp
the general situation much.
Th. tnion Railway Company has re.
cuperated from the walkout TO a much
greater extent than the other lines af-
fect"d The elevated and subway lines
have absorbed more and more pasen-
gers every day. until tho Interborough's
r,rord for carving passengers has been
broken.
President Theodore r. Shonts an
bounced that yesterday was the b!gges;
In the history Of the marlborough. On
the elevated. subway u greensboro
tube G.i15,l9l passengers were trans
ported. The record before yesterday
vas 2.i6o.075 n Christmas week last
year.
Las, night tho surface lines IN Man.
haitian continued their after unse ser
The sun., 1916-09-27
MESSENGER BOYS
THREATEN TO STRIKE
A. u. T. Lads Demand More
Pay and Are Forming
Union.

Messenger boys OF the American Dis
trict Telegraph are forming a union and
threatening q general strike" In the
offing hover the Postal Telegraph mes
senseis. who. although they make more
money than the A. d. T. boys. say
they're going out II their rivals do.
The A. u. T. boys asked Hugh Frayne.
organizer Of the American Federation Of
Labor. To make IA speech to them last
Sunday. He was too busy with the car
strike and its o~nfshoots. but the boys
went ahead II mad II meeting at 50
East Fourth street. They have pre-
sented their demands to the company.
They want
For handling an ordinary message.
an increase from . to ) cents.
For handling a cable message. AZ
Increase from . to I cents.
Tho company supplies each boy with
two uniforms a year ard wi;hholds ~
cents Il week from the wage envelope
to pay FOR them. The boys want this
cut to 20 cents a week II they wear their
uniforms home at night and to zero II
they leave them at the office. Among
the other demands are at least - cents
an hour for night work and 81 q day for
Sundays.
The sun., 1916-09-27
CITY HOLDS BABY.
1ether Il Paralysis suspect to .Ap.
neal to court.

Health Commissioner Emerson refused
the request OF Mrs. Alfred J. Emo. chair
nan Of the Woman Citizens League. yes
to-day 10 rN-.ore l9-months-o,d Robert
Anderson 20 his mother. The Anderson
baby was taken recently from his home
u jamaica hy several surgeons and po-
.cemen 10 the QucensborOugh Hospital
Tor Contagious Diseases.
Physicians OF the Department or
Health say the rhild Ia suffering from in
anille paralysis, Three physicians OF
jamaica have sisned statements that the
oaby is not sun. ring from that disease.
As result, Of the refusal yesterday OF
d. Emerson 10 return the child to itS
mother Mrs. Emo. repr%esentin-s Mrs. An
aerson, directed Lawrence 7. dresser. q
a"yer, TO bring an action against the
ptpartment OF Health In the Supreme
court for the return OF the child.
Or. Emerson. although very courte-
eas, refused TO read h statements pre-
pared by Mrs. Anderson dailing with the
manner In which the health officials and
surgeons gained entrance into her home
and to cons der other phases OF the case
sd Mrs. Enc yesterday. HE seemed to
e very much annoyed at what he evil
Gently considered my Interference. and
eeci!ned 10 read q letter sent to me by
airs, Anderson asking me to help her.
Inc interview was very unsatisfactory.
Is he had a closed mind, accepting the
omcial version OF the case n refusing
" 'nten 10 any other"
Mrs Emo said that Or. Emerson had
"d her that no lumbar puncture had
oeen made on the Anderson baby. DR..
Emerson told reporters on Monday h a
a nuncture had been made before the
osoy was removed TO the hospital. Late
,,ds' night DR.. Emerson said that he had
oten mistaken IN saying that a lumbar
'1nc'lre had been made.
] mad understood from the first re-
pot mat a nuncture a been made 10
arefmine whether the child had the
eseaS. or not he said. II have since
'a''"d that ON of Difference to Mrs
'''erSoHs wishes and because they
we've certain of the diagnosis the de-
I''m"H, physicians did not perform the
vera .un
me I"Gol battle for the cover OF
A'3" -"u baby VIII be begun by Mr.
'r.'" to-day when he applies to Su
.7'' ".'t Justice Manning in Brook
'r '. order directing the Health
'''"'' Dbl ~ 90 snow cause why the baby
+. ' b" brought back to the An
'.. Ia.r
The sun., 1916-09-27
500 NEW TRAFFIC /
POLICEMEN ON JOB
Motorists and Wagon Drivers
Should Beware Of Ununi-
formed Cops.

Resentment OF motorists and wagon
drivers against young men in civilian
clothes who stood Mt street corners yes
terday without badges or whistles and
assumed to regulate the tides Of travel
was unjustiied.
No matter how they look. these young
men are really traffic policemen. and II
the persons who honked or cracked de-
risive whips at them yesterday and ig-
nored stern wavings don't mend their
The sun., 1916-09-27
MOTOR UPSETS IN JOY RIDE.
A.. =. Stern's Chauffeur. who Drove
II, IL Held for Grand Larceny,

Joseph McElroy Of clos Eighth ave-
nue.. chauffeur for \. 6. Stern. who lives
az the Hotel Ansonla. ran his employers
car into a sixteen foot building cxcava-
ton at l49th street and Courtlandt ave-
nue. The Bronx. yesterday morning. The
machine was overturned. and McElroy
and Charles Carson. also a chauffeur
had narrow esca pes from death.
The police charged McElroy with
grand larceny on the ground that he had
taken the car out without MIR Stern's
permission. Carson was charged with
!ntoxication. McElroy was later held
for examination by Magistrate McQuade
and sentence was suspended on Carson
The sun., 1916-09-27

so Ninth avenue. Long Island City.
Richmond
None.
NEW CASES.
Manhattan.
Catherine Ward. Il: West Sinety-eighth
street. Edna Liniamcy.r, 1913 Second ave-
nue.: Arthur Weinberg. 22o1 seventh ave.
nue.. Lucia Den!clis. 4tG East ll1th street.
James Hickman. l2o East l2sth street.
The bronx.
Milton Eins~cig. @j East I5Ist street;
Ada Os,ros. $50 81 Ann's avenue: Louis
Hugh,s. 49, Edsi lS4,i street. seymour
Mttharson. 1854 wilkins avenue; Cath..
r.ae sullivan. l3I9 College avenue. Helen
rohame, 1863 southern Boulevard.
Gertrude Ellowi;z. ss3 Freeman street;
AieN. Goldman, llis jackson ave-
nue.. Muriel Peters. ,2i East lslst street.
brOakIyn.
Harold Francis Wagner. +it For,y-hrst
street. 90,
Queens. -"
Harold Comlen. $40 Ninth avenue. Ions
Island City. Peter Stagmak. 212 Barclay
street. Astoria: George Finke. 55o Eleventh
avenue. Astoria. Gertrude kenney. 81
Adams street. Winfield. Alice Bender,
Park avenue. Bayside.
Richmond.
None.
The sun., 1916-09-27
EVENING CLASSES IN FRENCH.
Allianc Franchise and 4. &. y. Y,
Arrange Winter COAtses.

The Alliance Franchise has made an
arrangement with the College OF the city
Of New York whereby courses il French
are 10 be given in the evening during the
coming winter. not only to regular stu
dents. but also to the general public.
Three grades are offered each overs
sixteen weeks. three evenings Of an hour
zach a week. The office OF the alliance
j. at 200 Fifth ven
The sun., 1916-09-27

Citizen Cop on Traffic Duty
One Of Commissioner Woods's
new policemen, added to force in
anticipation of a general strike.
Most of the rockies were put to
work yesterday learning how to
handle traffic. This n was
snapped at Fifth avenue and For
tieth street.
The sun., 1916-09-27

The stationary fremen took their
strike vote last night in a meeting at
2il East F~orty-frth street. Timothy
Healy. international president. said the
iremen from .he lrterborough's power
houses. from tee plants. breweries and
The sun., 1916-09-27
Chiefly Jewish "Walkout."

Opponents OF organized labor said last
night tina, the walkout to-day would con-
sist chiefly OF members OF the United
Hebrew Trades. and not all OF them.
The Information gathered yesterday
shows rather conclusively that the SYM
pathetic strikers to-day will include very
few unions allied closely with the oper-
alton OF the transit lines.
Following IL list % organized workers.
the majority OF whom. according 10
laims made las; n!gn, ny strike leaders,
viii walk GU, to-day q. tomorrow:
The sun., 1916-09-27
Many schools Overcrowdea.

Despite the number Of children absent.
however. many Of the schools we're
crowded beyond capacity. The high
schools are particularly congested. The
Washington Irving High Schoo. for girls
vas filed to o~verfowirg yesterday. Two
complete school sessions each day vii,
be necessary al the he Witt Clinton
Hsh School IN order to accommodate
he 5000 pupils.
Besides ihc three rcw schools In The
Bronx accommodatinC 5000 pupils two
shoo's IN Queens were also opened.
These were No. ~, at Franklin and
c?oeheron Rayside. and No, ~
a, Yarmouth and Ship'ey streets. Wood
haven. The former school will accom-
mola.e 40 pupils and the latter I,oi3
An addition to Public School 50. .;
Nsyk!rk avenue ard East T~nirty-frs,
street, Brooklyn. will seat ISL more pu-
p,s. \ new school At Great Kills. Rich
nori. accommodating ilt pupils. will be
ready In October.
The Evandt. Childs High School. at
isiiA street and Creston avenue, The
Bronx. viii be opened later IN the year.
slight Increase In Cases.
While the activity OF the Health De-
rArlTeNt " centred CHlelS IN preventing
TIE spread Of ln!anti,e paralysis In the
eaool looms. .here IL no letup in the
-'glsnce Of the diagnostic!ars inspecting
suspected cases reported in the five bor-
oszhs.
There was ar Increase yesterday In
tie number OF cases and deaths. twenty
rev cases and eleven deaths being re-
corded. az against fourteen new cases
ard five deaths on Monday. The cases
we're distributed ne follows: Manhat-
ian, five The Bronx. nine Brooklyn.
ere, ard Queens. five. ct the eleven
eea,hs seven were In Manhattan. one In
Bfooslyn and three in Queens.
The ;und ~ the Health Department for
traces for cliirled children reached the
rum Of St0,5g7 yesterday.
The sun., 1916-09-27
CHIEFS SEE 100000
ON STRIKE TO-DAY
Continued from First Page.

them with grievances they were not
slow to make amends or grant conces-
sions that left the unions absolutely no
ground on which 10 call "A strike.
Secondly. many Of the unions had
bound themselves with contracts in
which they promised ne; to stop work
out Of sympathy with any other union
or for any cause except a plain VIOLA
ton OF the conditions named In the con-
tract. The heads Of the big unions.
jealous of their reputation ard their
word. have in most Instances refused
;he plea OF the labor conference to pull
their men out in IA sympathy strike on
the ground that to get to work they
must ride on "scab surface cars or
rains"
This situation Messrs. Frayre ard
Bonn willingly admitted az well a. che
faN that the Jewish New Year holi-
days beginning at sunset Will prove an
,hstacic in showing ) coInplet" teit 80
rTg,nised lubor's strength.
The sun., 1916-09-27

vice. The Union railway Company will
make AN Nfort to operate all crosstown
cara until midnight. starting tomorrow.
The sun., 1916-09-27

FfaNnc ard I.unt,i C.titN a IHf2" part
u the United hebrew Trades. but II
'hcir hoa't Is correct 1t may NOT he az
tuaily tested untji mex, Monday. Their
emphatic assertion last night was that
hey had received favorable reports from
eight different unions--not locals" for
each union may haye "A lumber Of
locals" in the city-and that these
unions had promised to join in the sym.
pathetic walkou:.
Many other unions were reported 10
h. voting last nigh; and their decisions
will be reported al 10 O'Clock this morn.
ing to The convention IN Beethoven Hall
Among tho newest unions that had re-
por;.d favorable action was the brewery
workers.. Their representative. John i.
sullivan, v.cr-pgcs!dcnt Of the intcrna.
'.oual organization. announced that 5000
men Ia voted to quit work. 1t IL said,
however. thai there are abou, 1000
men In all and tina their 'inal decision
will not he learned until tomorrow a.
The earliest.
The unior leaders also assumed there
will be y general ;oppage Of WORT by
the building trades throughout the en-
IRE city. comprising i3o.uuO men. Bu'
there again there will not be- a final
vote for several days. business agents
Of the building trades In The Bronx
~ VIZ Ni'll'lsAs ~" ~ III ~ ~ III
organization In Manhattan adopted a
< sympathy resolution yesterday. hut h a
did not comm. tho ,o.oO0 members TO
a strike. The resolution. as made public
10y Rothwell i. Tompkins. says
~"itcsolvcd. That the United Board OF
Business Agents ~ Manhattan is in
iivpr of a general s~ynSathetic strike TO
assist the carmer and hat all fflia
tons are 10 he SO notified"
The resolution adopted b, the two bor-
ougn organizations Will be submitted al
~ O'Clock tomorrow morning 20 the
Executive Council of the building Trades
tnion THIS council is co,npoeed of
thir;y-sN members, twen;y-nine Of
which. u is said, have the authority 10
call d strike In every borough.
Tho Topographic, Cr'ou acld A meet
NJ last night Of It's executives. aud Il
was reported that tho organization would
not toin in the strike because many OF
the Locals are bound by contracts.
The sun., 1916-09-27
10000 PUPILS ARE :
BARRED BY SCHOOLS
Those Lacking Health Certifi-
Gates Excluded for Two
Weeks.
10000 OTHERS s E
Despite This Number Many Of
the Buildings Are Unable to
Seat Applying Children.

n Haven Emerson. Commissioner OF
Health. announced yesterday that "a. 900
children have been excluded from the
public schools by Health Department,
thysic!a1 g and nurses until satisfactory
,;dence is produced tina: they have not
been in contact with infantile paralysis
eases.
Probably a large proportion Of the
e.ildren will be admitted by next Fri.
d.. 4 number Of those excluded are
children who have recently returned
nom the country without health certin.
cafes showing that they have not been
exposed TO contag!on by living in 4
house with n paralysis patient. Others
s.e those who have been In contact
with paralysis cases In the city recently.
All children who have been so exposed
vi De excluded from school two weeks.
Although no responsible scioo, official
sol.i hazard even n guess concerning
ne number of children who are still
ken: ~ HON" by their parents, IL In
p!obab.e hat about lT per cent. are out
IN MS account. With the 5 per cent.
excluded by the Health Department
here arr probably 10000 children out
u school. Complete registration and
s,,eniancc figures viii not be issued by
Ne Board OF Education until next Mon
a..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-20

In~terporough Consolidate common
went to a price under the low Of last
wear. Nevertheless the PETERBOROUGH
Rapid Transit Company is said to be
doing very well. IL the last three
months of 1915 the increase in surplus
was S3SO.lii. whereas in the frs; three
months ui the nscai y-ar there wac a
decrease IN surplus OF approximately
SlTO,ooo. This months gross earnings
are $4,000 a day ahead of tne average
last wear. The cause for the decline in
the stocks appears 10 lie in the market
position Of the securities rather than IN
the current business. There has been a
bull position In the Intcrboroughs for
many months. and 1t is not surprising
that, with speculative business d~iscouras-
ing elsewhere there should be something
of a leak here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-20
THE METALS MARKET
: upper >tiii strong, but rradt".
Is Quiet.

o - .,.uuucs strou-. but tralir. IS
' ..'no"uuy Domc-tir consI niers are
' ''I' rs - .ull capacity but are btL,rg less
ltfN >pulc additional export sales are
'''n' I.1-. to .H'.c FOR .l-ctrolyiic. The
+. j'n''u N- 'niert-is are holding -pot Al
"c O. hut taking iuturc contracts al
~" 70 -l,c ~",uud hands sold Tor quick ship
mot '"''"' ~ Il .l" export from south'
. tI,.h' potts ~ D-c-nlDer were
ats 20 Lut.lou aIpi Nlahvostoca, max
fH. '0,tl fpl"-u shipments last month
.l'- For tic yer DO exports were
''.s uImpi.-I with 3p' ~ tons ~
49, h.i"i.I, yHi iula Wee report ri shipped
10 ! a! ..a France. TIE London market
tt1,.d for American ele"'roiytic and
~ .',a.lr3
IT, "Ar net but frmer IN tone SPOT
a NN York Na. quut inlo al illt!isc,,
D. .i....' t'.u two weeks At tlAc, and May.
N ana JAY arr ya!> were Offered al Sy4c.
N'L ~ a. L9'Hiuu vas W IL los. TO tEs
~ s.oI >taudtd was also frmer and
N~".tror va. no ls Arrivals Al United
s'a. ,or', Slice January ! have been 81"
~ 'O- pa' stve. strong and higher
40. t7 tlaliry loliyery at East ST. Louis
'ts .rIl - February sold AT isc.. March
,nf ."'ond quarter a, l5s.c L0ndon
- hsm-r
N., quiet but slightly firmer. with
' .' .,.' -. Louis 0fierei AZ SIC. by
.t. The trust price remained
80 LOUIS and . SOC al New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-20
steel Com, IN

Trading in Steel Common was rather
heavier than on previous days Of the
week. but the price continued to have
a narrow range, 4 good deal of pres
sure was placed upon the stock and the
price broke through So for a brief spell,
This development brought all sorts OF
ribald suggestions from the traders 10
the effect that the Steel employees were
taking a turn on the short side or We're
liuuidatinK the stock they are going to
&c, and 50 forth. Weakness OF Steel
a, the present stage would he received
with a good deal OF enthusiasm by the
trading element.
II has been contcnded all along that
the manner IN which steel held in this
level was unnatural aud that a sharp
bicak would have to occur 10 make the
| market healthy, The hears have con-
~tinually referred to the enormous fioat-
Ing supply of Steel In ihe Street and
10 the safety with which the short side
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-20
HEAVIER SELLING
APPEARS IN COTTON
All Future Markets Give Evil
dcncc of an Unsettled
Condition.
BEARS MORE CONFIDENT

ri.-. was increased selling pressure
,- cotton yesterday. with bulls showing
To-. gouhdence than for some time. The
l.,tsI reports 81 firmncss on the part or
holders came from the South. but the
d,uand for cotton appears to be falling
~ somewhat. All OF the future markets
ccrc more or less unsettled. liverpool
lo.a,i weak AZ; a decline Of 10 points or
=, and the Sew York market was barely
80. J, st a net ip.a of ~ to l6 points.
Au.rlgh tho bears have not been ar-
IS. recently they appear to he frm'y
..n,u..I Of the logical correctness of
,lc,r position. They believe that the
strength IN Liverpool is due entirely I o
scarcity Of tonnage. with resultant
bshcr fr.ight rates. and that conse-
,,tcr,lv the higher Liverpool goes the
worse the position Of the American seller
hc.amc-. There IL 10 certainty about
oht.fuiug English ships for the trans
narration OF cotton on account OF their
liability "a he taken over by the Gov
eruneut at any time. The amount OF
ocean going tonnage under the American
'NE lltl - dNaaltbi' u 'VN'oh '"'i0
poitatiou IL so small as to be negligible.
The following interesting comment
comes from Memphis ~"Spinners or ex-
rorterS are ~ the market every day
'nr far Quantities Of cotton and certain
,ia, interests md it necessary to buy
,o coNcr forward engagements. 1t is
apparent. however, that spinners In this
country are showing no disposition 10
bug hcvonf their needs. Demand has
l.cu less ac,ivc from England the past
v,rL. Large offers nave been made
from Memphis to firms in Manchester
aud Liverpool hut comparatively few
sales have resulted. Liverpool futures
have declined sharply from the recent
maximum level. about 81 a bale. Thus
the basis has grown dearer from the
standpoint of the English importer and
Business has been consequently more re.
,,rir,cd Fair sales have been made
from Memphis to Southern mills recently
bur the average buyer ~ spots here
reports much difficulty in ehecttng sales
on the present dear basis. The basis
has advanced gradually the past three
weeks, during which time futures and
spots have separated further in til.
American markets
Tho latest adviccs from Rail- Bros.
Liverpool, regarding the yield Of th'
Iuia crop Paced their estimate al
56lr. O0N bales. compared with "A pre-
,Iuus estimate of 5.e5I, oO0 bales or De
,,mb,r ~
N4rk.t closed hardly steady.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-20
THE SUGAR MARKET.
Active Trading In rcs-Day.s
sales $4,000 Tons.

The MAJ ket for sugar futures WAS active
Sales amounted 10 1900 tons Price change,
were comparatively narrow, however. with
orders quite evenly divided Al the close al
the day the market WAS unchanged TO (
polnts net higher, Reports OF an active busi,
ness IN raw sugar as well as an adv ance IN
renued caused u good class OF buying. bu,
leading brokers who recently have been cred
tied with buying for Cuban account soid
steadily, especially the January position. and
ihl- served to hold the market within narrow
limits.
In the market tor raw sugar sales were re
ported of 10000 bags of Cubas TOR January
and February, shilnent at 3 y s2c, and sAc
cost and freight, the greater part of the bnsi
mess being done at the higher figure, which
WAS equal To i7'c, Tor centrifugal es les,
duty pad Local rchners were the principa
buyers and the activity IN the market wai
believed IN he due TO recent large sales of re-
fined both for domestic. and for foreign &C
count The refined market was tirmer on the
basis OF Sac Tor tne granulated, Futur,
prices follow