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Mrs. Clara Ellert and Mrs. Eva Emo.

meeting at the proper time. First. how
ever. Mrs. Emo visited her lawyer. Mark
s Feiler of ~ Court street. Brooklyn,
who drew up papers In two suits en-
trusting them to Mrs. Hamilton for ser
vice II the facts at the meeting In Miss
Kush's home should warrant.
Present at the meeting were Mrs Gus
tave kush. Mrs. So.ners McWade and
Miss McWade OF Neponsit. Mics Edna
Robinson. Miss Frances Robinson, Miss
Gertrude kush and Miss Elvira +. Kush
According to Miss Elvira kush and Miss
Alice kushs notes and according to
other witnesses, Mrs Miles reviewed the
differences in the Suffrage party in
Queens NJ some length, always 10 the
disadvantage OF Mrs. Emo. one state
ment attributed to Mrs. Miles was to
the effect that Mrs. Emo used suffrage
funds with which to pay her butcher
and grocery bills.
At this point Mrs. Emo and Mrs.
Hamilton. who had been in another pa rt
OF the building. stepped around to the
front door and rang and were admitted
Il think I'll GO" Mrs. Miles is de-
clared TO have said as soon as she saw
Mrs. Emo ana Mrs. Hamilton She and
Miss Levy prepared TO depart but the
door was locked.
You cannot 40 yet" said Mrs Hamil-
ION. here ~ paper containing an
admission thar you have made state
mers regarding Mrs Emo which are
utterly untrue and r~tractins each and
every one of them. II YOU sign this the
matter will be dropped
Il won't sign that paper" declared
Mrs. Miles. Mrs. Fitch told me those
things l have saiu and l believe they
are true
Mrs. Hamilton then produced the SUM
mons in suit for Islander In the Queens
County Supreme Court. Mrs Miles
looked at the paper a moment and then
fiung it upon the floor.
Miss Levy was next questioned and
she Is dec's red TO have admitted that
she too had circulated stories regarding
allcsed misuse OF suffrage funds by Mrs
Emo. Also declining to sign retraction,
she was likewise served with a, summons
In Supreme Court action. When the
service was completed with both Mrs
Miles and Miss Levy the door was I'M
locked and they were wished "a very
good evening"
Il am suing both Mrs. Miles and Miss
Levy" said Mrs. Emo at her home last
night. Il have stood malicious stories
Just as long as il is possible When Mrs
Miles and Miss Levy take the stand
they will be asked who told them the
sto~!es-askcd under oath. And IL Mrs
Miles still says II was Mrs. Fitch who
told her. then | will sue Mrs Fitch She
Will be asked where she heard the stories
ana the person she narnes under oath
Will be sued. THIS will be continued
right down 10 the last one OF my de-
tractors"
The sun., 1916-01-10

When. however. the police had got the
last of the thousands OF the swamp. just
before noon. the suggestion was made by
thu reporter To a park workman stand
ing by that Commissioner Woods. IL the
crowds continue to come In greater
weight than the ice will hold. should
organize a police skating squad to clear
the ice. The park laborcr. a very
bright fellow. answered promptly that
the idea was impossible. because there
aint no such sized ice skates made.
And skates that size cand be turned
out over night. either" he went on.
Nnd that's an argument. amt II, for
preparedness. If Germany should win
this war, and #"
But "a skate dispenser for the folks
that have the skate renting privilege in
the park interrupted here with IA re-
mark that, more than anything seen or
heard from Lake nippodrome Tank or
The sun., 1916-01-10
VICE FIGHTERS EYE
ON TWO MAGAZINES
John 8. Sumner Says Great
Effort Will BE to Protect
Children Of New York.
NOT WORRIED BY PLAYS

John 8. Sumner the young lawyer
who has succeeded the late Anthony
Comstock as head Of the Society for the
Prevention Of Vice. said yesterday that
he purposes to make certain magazines
published or circulated in this city print
decont matter or he will drive them
out Of business.
I'VE shall proceed against two maga-
zines In particular, whose stories deal
with COX plots" said Mr.. Sumner. "Ob-
scene magazines make the biggest prob
lem the society has TO deal with. I'm
moral plays are not worrying us, because
II has been demonstrated that they kill
themselves. People will not pay money
to gaze at indecency on the stage.
But the indecent publications are going
to be attended to.
I'VE have warned certain magazine
publishers to eliminate Objectionable
matter--to adopt decent point OF
view. There is no excuse for repro
in the magazines 20 into the homes
are seen by children and do not pro-
duce the right impression. The publi-
cation Of indecent stores is even more
dangerous.
MY great effort will be to protect
the children OF New York. Too much
stress cannot be laid upon that impor-
tant problem. II we cannot wholly keep
children from contamination we can
aid the cause by getting after the con-
tamination itself The saving OF the
child 10 tho big thing In any community,
since the future Of every community.
the country. depends upon the children
Of to-day. Children are not born de-
praved. I cannot believe that They
sometimes become depraved by contami-
nation. Improper stories and books and
improper pictures arc the most danger
ous factors. II We can remove the evil
influences. am Sure that we will i'm
prove tho morals and tho intellect OF
the nation.
New York Isn't the worst place in the
world by long shot. l do not say
New York Is morally clean. II IL not
But the news OF anything Of criminal
interest happening in New York is car
ried to all parts OF the country just
because II does happen In that most in
teresting city. New York. News from
New York carries further than news
from other cities. When a murder oc-
ours here the papers all over the United
States print something about II. There
fore folk outside are apt to get the i'm
preston that New York Is terrible
place. 70 get the impression that any
thing off color can be found here.
II am going to do all l can, avoiding
sensational methods and by beginning al
the bottom and working upward. We
shall try to make New York city
to be respected by the transient. so
that when New Workers travel from
home they will not be asked about their
wicked city"
The sun., 1916-01-10
CALLS GOMPERS TRAITOR.
Mis- Goldman Attacks Labor
Leader and Presideut,

bmma Goldman. anarchist leader,
classed President Wilson and Samuel
Gompers as fellow militarsts. who have
played into the hands of the munition
makers and betrayed the interests of
labor, In speech last night in the Ma
sonic Temple. $40 Lenox avenue.
oOdrow Wilson howls as loudly as
Roosevelt for military preparedness, ,"
said Miss Goldman Roosevelt is a
bully. who waves a club Woodrow Will
son wears the mask OF college culture,
but has the same object as Roosevelt
He is anxious To serve the munition
manufacturers and institutions that re-
spert robbery and exploitation
1T Is reported in the paDers that
President Samuel Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor favors military
preparedness, II this Is true he IL be-
traying the trust of the hundreds OF
thousands Of the working people OF
America. Gompers knows that military
preparedness is for the purpose of being
prepared against an internal. not an out
sde enemy. Militarism is the strong
arm of the capitalistIc regime
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Copyright by undel

Mrs. Eva Emo. wife OF Alfred J. Emo
OF Jericho turnpike. Queens. chairman n
Of the Suffrage party in Queens bor-
ough. whose leadership is to be contested
at tho Assembly district convention to-
morrow, has filed two suits OF s25.000
each for slander against Mrs. Elsa Miles
and Miss Cecilia Levy. both OF Arverne.
Mrs. Eno's prominence IN the prosccu-
ton of two young men accused Of hav-
ing attacked Mrs Clara Ellert In the
Cassidy Democratic Clubs building In
Long Island City brought about friction
between her and certain members of the
Suffrage party In Queens notably Mrs.
Joseph Fitch Of Flushing. wife OF Magis-
trate Fitch Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Rob-
ertson Hale OF Forest Hills. Miss Eliza
Macdonald OF Flushing. Mrs. Norman
Nelson OF Flushing. Mrs. Elsa Miles OF
Arverne. Mrs. William Jerome Hancock
OF Queens. Miss Hilda Hoffman of Far
Rockaway and Mrs. W. u. Rogers OF
Richmond liill.
in May, 1914. the financial support Of
the Suffrage party was withdrawn from
Queens. This. 1t is undo. stood. was done
through the city committee. With the
campaign just opening 20 gain votes for
the constitutional amendment the need
for money with which to defpy en-
penses was pressing Mrs. Emo. being
assured that IL she colleCjed money in
the name of the suffrage party II would
have 20 be turned over to the borough
treasurer, consulted lawyer.
81 was advised" said Mrs Emo yes
terday. TO collect money only in my
own name. turn II over to another per-
son. who should give receipts for every
penny. and then have the other person
disbursc II as need arose. This | did
with absolute fidelity. a receip, was al
ways given By Mrs. William l.. Remsen
OF Jamaica. who acted as my financial
secretary. She dlsbuTsed all of the
siasi2 collected, with the exception OF
SO cents. which she has on hand. AS
a matter OF fact. however. the actual
expenses Of the campaign were sSl7 .O6"
The strongest fight against Mrs. Emo
is being made in the Third and Fourth
Assembly districts. Mrs Miles. as
leader OF the Third Assembly district. is
Mrs. Emo. Miss Elvira 7. Kush. daugh-
ter OF Gustaye kush OF Tenth avenue
Rockaway Park. was approached Friday
by Mrs. Miles and urged to vote against
Mrs. Emo. Miss Kush invited Mrs Miles
% meet some people at her home that
night and relate some Of the stories she
is said to have told Miss Kush. Mrs.
Miles accepted the invitation and Miss
kush arranged for her sister Alice TO
conceal herself behind a curtain and
take down the conversation.
Mrs. Emo was notified and she and
Mrs. Cora u. Hamilton OF Jamaica went
to Rockaway Park to walk into the
The sun., 1916-01-10
STARvES TO DEATH WITH 500
Aged Man Found Locked In His
Room.

with more than 800 IN small bills
and change In his pockets Raymond
Grecious. "A waiter. starved to death I'm
his room az 3i7 Water street. Grecious
was 92 years old He lived alone and
was seldom seen by the other tenants
Of the building.
Saturday night a Mrs. Crawford, who
lives next door, heard groans I'm the old
mans fiat and finding the door locked
notified the police, They broke In and
found Greclous on the floor In semi
conscious condition, He was taken by
Dr. Perry to the Volunteer Hospital,
where he died last night.
The sun., 1916-01-10
PHOTOGRAPH CAUSES STABBING
Jealous shoemaker Also Throws
His Wife Out Of window.

After he had found a mans photo
graph In his wifes possession yesterday
morning Frank 'omoia, 80 wears old, Il
shoemaker, stabbed the woman and
threw her from the frs, floor window in
his home, 10 Hamilton street She was
taken to Volunteer Hospital in "A seri-
Gus condition.
NeighboiS In the house said they frc-
quently heard the tomotas uuarrclling.
Comota stabbed his wife IN the neck
with large kitchen knife. When he
was arrested he was also treated for a
slight wound he had received during the
struggle on his breast
The sun., 1916-01-10

George T, Mortimer, who for the past
eleven years has managed the prop
critics OF the United States Realty and
Improvement Company and. who during
the last five years has been one OF its
sice-presI'ients, has resigned that posi-
tion. Mr.. Mortimer has been elected a
director and president of the Equitable
ONCE Building Corporation. succeed ng
Gen. T. Coleman du Pont. who has been
elected chairman OF the board Of d.
vectors.
The sun., 1916-01-10
Daniels 70 speak Here.

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels vii
address the National Democratic Clut
next saturday afternoon on the sub
ject OF naval preparedness at the nrs'
Of a series OF bi-monthly lectures ar
ranged to stimulate early discussion oI
matters which probably will figure II
the coming election.
The sun., 1916-01-10
S26O,OOO Fire Near Boston.

BosToN, Jan. 9--F'ire destroyed the
Thomas II. O'Shea Morocco Plant in
Peabody early this evening, causing a
property loss Of $3.50, 900. fully insured.
william II. Kerwin. a fireman. was
killed.
The sun., 1916-01-10
WOMEN STIRRED
! BY PLAN TO HEAR
EMMA GOLDMAN
Some Cfvitas Club Members
Object to Having An
archist Lecture.
SOCIAL REBEL WILL
TALK TOMORROW

Many an SyeSrow registered amusement
IN hrookiyn Yesterday ~nen tne nsws
eeeped from that temple OF intellectsal
researoh and diGnified discussion the
r~,,.. c,,,, 49,. ru,. c,,Ar,., a.
.,..,
10 address the oiub on Anermy 70
morrow afternoon IN rs rooms ak llo
pierrepont street.
w.. a., p.,~s.,,.
o'e :" "''" '"'S
sons IN other porousns are aware OF
the character OF the Civitas. one Of
eh> bcs, known women,s c,uh. In IN.
.... .-,,,
'"'' o"0 ""
with Emma Goldman's creed OF violent
anarchy and of Emma Goldman's fro
o,,ent collisions with tho no,,c. ana ~
her fres love conyic,ions Naturaiiv
the news sta rt,cd and travelled nil ,he
faster when n was v.hispered that tho
club, Invitation 10 Miss Goldman had
not been entirely agreeable 70 ali OF
the members and that several had posi-
tively refused 70 attend the ,ectur~ ana
70 have ANYTHING 10 do with the function
n, which Niss Goldnan wa. "a 40.
pear. In short Il was said that the
eweef harmony which had charncter
,sed tho activities OF tho C,yttas had
been shattered.
HoS1onious Agafn. Says Mrs. 0uin.
n. n.~, .,,,n,.,,v c.,,.,. .. ., 81.
,,,tn ~ ,h. S,n,r.s - "os,p " a." W
seneions I. tha nresasn, - ,sn ,i,,S
Mr. EAU, o,,,n ~ ~ ,,.n ...,
d.r. % .ha .,o,,san, ,,.nn % 80.
Niss,on Soc,s,v frs Quiz s.td ,,,,..
roalfivsiv vs.t.r~,av ,ha, 81. ,,ssas.
Of r,,mnus rsrn ,"' nnn.en.,noi. no u
that doubters and objectors had been
eso,dman snosar, o~ anu ,o,rrn ar ~nen MISS
will be as lovely as of yore.
But why" Mrs. Quin was asked
eid the Civitas Club. with its distinctive
character for conservative thought and
sober discussion. invite Miss Goldman" ?"
The Civitas Club replied Mrs, Quin.
an induiring body OF intelligent
women. anarchy Is big subject. We
NN 10 Know ahout 1t from original
sources. There seems 10 be a desire In
nrookiyn to understand anarchy. I
~.h' 10 KNOW others want to know.
~iss Soidman Is perhaps the best in
tDImed person on the subject"
VINO proiiered tho invitation" Mrs.
Suin was asked.
ne P,osrafhme committee OF seven
1oo1e. she said Il am one of them.
Atter eScertaining the sentiment OF the
00D wo asked Miss Goldman to speak.
We nad asked Dr Scott Nearing.
Neiison. M. r.: Arnold Brunner
NO SheH. When we heard that some
W, OF tne ciup were averse to hav-
Aas1 fosoman ta'k We asked each
-, ~ 70 notny the COMMITTEES In writing.
~ ono ~ cone 10. There were seven
women VINO round the idea distasteful.
won't 20 each In turn and said. Why
~ ooJectI They said:
w. We mink anarchy Is Just awful
D1pecu All at the Lecture.
"'weil, we ought TO know .omcthinp
about II, oughtn't we% I suggested
"sYea' .unno.a ~. o,ah,.
hxreed.
The sun., 1916-01-10
METROPOLITAN2 2pfEss

Tonight $. Prince Igor. Aida rcrini Amato
Bo, "a, Didur. Bada Seglirola. tOud.. puiacro
We'd. at \, Marta. IIcmpcl Obcr: Caruso
DE luca. Malat">ta tnni.. BaNsgnoli
Thurs. a. =, lOhengrin. Dcstinn Ms,zen-
auer. Sembach. Braun. " eli Cond BDtisn,ky
Fri. At = BallO In Naschcra. kurt Mason:
Carl>o, Amato Rothlcr ~rpurua Con Polsrco
Sat. AT. at 80. Siegfricd. Kurt Obrr Ma
son [ rluS RciSs Braun. .,;oritI. Con Dodanlky
Sat. at :, Sp"clIcr'' &c Aida. Rappold Mat
zenaucr Martinelll. scotti, Scott Rossi. Cond
BaN tgnuli
NrNt Mons Double Bill. Haensel 4. .l:rctei.
Mason Matfeld. ReSS tio-itz. Cond IIaycman,
Pa giiacCt. tajatti taruso. Bada Cnn Bayagnoli
liARDMAN PIANO USED
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-19

Summarized statements for 1915
showed that the greatest source oil
income for the union was the. per
capita tax which totaled $685., 1853.
Assessments brought in s776,44S.
The greatest single item of expendi-
lures way for aid to strikers, the
the total being S1,259,516. Ex-
penses and salaries Of officials were
more than 500, 900 month and the
total for the year $266,607. The
account Of the official Journal Of the
organization showed deficit OF
Nsi9,823. The report stated that
there had been an increased expense
in changing the journal to magazine
form and In printing part OF it in the
Italian and Slavlsh languages as we'll
as in English. He said that the
publication promised to be an increas-
ing financial burden on the organiza-
ton but that the results in the way
of educating the rank and file Of the
union to the needs and ideals of the
union made the publication worth
while.
OF the new wage agreements to
take the place of the present ones
expiring March 81, he said:
1.-THE work will be trying and will
test the wisdom and ability Of those
who represent you in these wages
conferences. Industrial conditions
are more favorable now and I hope
as a result OF the brighter outlook
We shall be able to work out wage
contracts in every mining section of
the country without involving our
membership in either a strike or a
lockout"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-19
FACTS AND FIGURES
ARE ACTUAL PROOF

s25,797,9OO.
The gross earnings of the Norfolk
and Western are now said to be run
ming 22.7 per cent ahead of last year.
An estimate has been made and given
circulation showing that the total net
income OF the road for the current
year will amount to sS0,220,0 900.
Estimated charges and taxes to
come cut this, amounting to $685.
500, will leave surplus for divi-
dends for the year of s13,s53.5O0.
These figures, it is provided. come
from rough estimates, advance fig
ures not being available. It is
claimed, however, that the estimates
should be fairly close.
Norfolk and Western common
stock Is now earning lis per cent, as
compared with s.77 per cent in
1915: 1917 per cent in 1913; iii
por cent In the very prosperous year
Of 1910.
Norfolk and Western stock is de-
clared to be one Of the most stable
and conservative investments among
all railroad stocks Of the world. The
funded debt is not so large as five
years ago and the fixed charges have
been reduced to low proportions.
This statement appears: 1T is doubt
full II another road in the United
states can show so clean a bill OF
health"
According to the theory of West
Virginia coal producers, this amaz-
ingly prosperous railroad, serving an
amazingly prosperous coal section, is
to be made the victim Of a conspiracy
on the part Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road (its owners) and certain finan-
cial interests having the power to
declare what shall be the policy OF
the Norfolk and Western and other
West Virginia railroads.
The statement will bear repeti-
ton that 1t Is unbelievable that the
officers and others interested In the
Norfolk and Western and other
West Virginia carriers are in this
fight for rate increase with any
| nehrt. Iney nave mdue tne puppies
in scene contrived interests out
side the state.
II cannot be believed that the
wonderful state OF prosperity out
lined above for the Norfolk and
Western would exist II the rates that
are asked for should be granted BY
the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion. The loss Of business that IL
bound to follow would abount in III
to the railroads as well as the Goa
producers.
The> corresponding advantage In
the stimulation Of the coal industry
elsewhere and the railroads servins
liz, will explain the interests taken
In the rate-raising project In West
/ Virginia by the Pennsylvania rail-
road and the "strong financial In
terests" that are allied with 1t In the
scheme. ss
! Keep IN, mind the fact that the
Norfolk aud Western Is owned by
the Pennsylvania, and that Its pre-.
sent course Is being directed by thai
railroad.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-19

this regard, were contained In the
annual report which William Green,
secretary-treasurer OF the union,
presented to the convention OF the
organization here last night
This preparedness program, this
warlike policy, Is directly opposed TO
the traditions Of our nation and the
high ideals Of our form OF govern
ment," said the report. "A large
standing army Is menace not only
to the peace and safety Of the Amer
lean people but OF the entire world
as well. The laboring people OF our
nation are against miltarism and
war. This convention, representing
such large number Of people, en-
gagged In such an important occupa-
ton as coal mining, ought to give
expression to Its attitude toward this
so-called preparedness program"
The report showed decrease In
the average paid up membership Of
the union for the fiscal year ending
December 1, 1915, but added that
Tie uBuItS WtIt SIdtilsihb III
view of the conditions OF unemploy-
ment which confronted many Of the
locals. The effect of No Ohio and
Colorado strikes wac welt on in
connection with the rship and
financial figures
National Blight.
During part of 1914 and all OF
1915 the United Mine Workers Of
America, in common with all other
labor organizations, felt the blight
ing influence OF an Industrial de-
preston. Many mines were idle for
long periods and thousands Of men
were thrown out of employment.
The monthly reports Of local union
officers show that these conditions
were nationwide.
at is but natural that this state
OF affairs would be manifest in the
numerical standing of our organiza-
ton. Our laws provide that mem
bers who are idle during an entire
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-19
! UNION MINERS ARE ADVISED
TOOPPOSE WAR PROGRAM

month or more are exonerated from
payment OF the per capita tax and
assessments. Our fluctuating paid
up membership with the large NUM-
her cxonerated each month tells the
story.
notwithstanding all this the
paid-up membership has been main
tanned at comparatively high fg-
ure. The average paid up member
ship for the fiscal year ending Nov
ember 30, 1914 was 333,333 andjfor
1914 1t was 311,786. Between 35,-
900 and 10000 more members were
exonerated each month during 1914
and 1915 than during 1913. It is no
surprise that we did not increase ollr
membership, but rather that we
maintained our numerical and finar-
cial strength as well as we have"
Colorado Strike Costly.
or the Colorado strike, the report
said:
1--WE are still spending large sums
in Colorado In the way OF attorney
fees. court costs and Incidents; eS-
penses caused by the prosecution OF
a number Of members OF onr organ
ization who have been charged with
the commission Of various crimes In
connection with that bitter contest.
Judged from the standpoint OF
immediate results, the strike In Col
orado MAY not be regarded MS q CONF
lnN. ma
effect resulting from 1t In bound to
produce good results. If the sacri-
fees made viii bring more freedom
to the workers Of Colorado, then all
that has been done will not have
been in vain"
The Ohio 1914 strike was called
a complete SUCCESS" in the report
and the union was congratulated on
the results achieved, especially the
abolition Of screen mining.
Big Drain on Funds.
The drain of these two big con-
flicts upon tho treasure Of the union
was pointed out, the report saying:
During 1914 we sent $377,500 to
Ohio and $1,SS2,000 to Colorado. In
1915 we sent $4,000 to Ohio and
1927. 900 to Colorado. Within tho
two years we expended for aid IN
Colorado and Ohio the enormous sum
of S3,503,500. This money was sup
nlied as aid alone and does not In
clude amounts furnished for medical
attention, attorney fees and inclden-
tai bills. which amount to approSt-
mately $4,000 in Ohio and d much
larger sum in Colorado"
The report stated that the inter
national union received from various
district unions $S77.S6O to help the
relief work in Ohio, Colorado and
elsewhere. Whether the district
unions ere to be reimbursed for
these advances was referred to the
convention for decision.
The report gave total incomes for
1914 as $3.222.742 and the expendi-
lures as $3,389,S35. For 1915 the
total income was $1,S5S,604 and the
$1,776,6S4. Secretary
Green said that the balance on hand
December 1, 1915 was s192,558.97.
FIe pointed out that this did not rep
resent the entire financial strength
of the union because the amounts in
the treasures Of the districts, sub
districts and locals was not included
and was not accurately known.
Summarized Statements.