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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
ATHLETIC CLUB HAS
 TEAM IN THE N. R. A.
Club Has Organized Excel let Shooting Team-The
 Range Is Modelled

The 1917 season of the National Rifle association matches begun last week with hundreds of teams from all parts of the United States entered.
 The Birmingham Athletic Club Rifle and Revolver association has entered a team. It's range in the basement has been remodeled and is now the best in the south, facilities being had for all kinds of shooting with rifle or revolvers at all distances to 75 feet.
 The following scores were made ir Fridays match, score meaning 20 shots at distance of 75 feet, press position, smallest ring in bulls eye measuring one ha If inch in dianeter nnssihle score 200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28

has a strenuous season ahead, especially
 should strike be declared by the play CTS frat During the absence of the
 lea que boss, Miss Rubie Moore, his secre- tary, is the sole executive. But the league affairs are rocking along just the same. F. B..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
Incomprehensible

From the Kansas City Journal 'Iatin- Americans can't understand us. Why is that?''
 we don't average revolution once ir a hundred years,'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Naval Reservist Sues
For $500 Annuity
Says Last Company Guaran.
teed Him Income When He
Enlisted as Seaman

John S. Woodruff, manufactures
and treasurer Of the New York Last
Company, who enlisted as a seaman in
the Naval Reserve, brought suit in the
Federal Court yesterday to prevent an
alleged attempt on the part Of his com
pany TO Gust him as an officer.
Woodruff has been serving with the
navy since May of this year. In his
suit he says that he owns 100000
worth of stock in the company, which
is capitalized at 100000. and that he
holds a contract guaranteeing the pay
ment Of his annual salary, 5000, as
treasurer so long as he remained in
the service Of the navy.
He alleges that the stockholders and
officers OF the company. at a meeting
called foi September 4, have agreed to
displace him as a director and officer OF
the corporation and cancel the agree
ment regarding his salary.
He asked that the New York Last
Company be enjoined from abrogating
its contract with him, and to continue
to pay his annuity az long as he is in
military service at home or abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Police and Courts
Rush Drug Cases
Handled 1922 Cases OF
Users and Sellers in the
Last Six Months

For six months the police Of the city
and the magistrates have been con-
Quoting a vigorous campaign against
drug users and drug sellers. Chief
Magistrate McAdoo issued a statement
yesterday, prepared by Chief Statisti-
clan Charles W. Strong, showing that
in the first half Of the year 1,242 cases
for violations Of various sections OF
the law governing narcotics had come
before the magistrates.
By far the greatest number Of drug
cases was for illegal distribution. no
less than Al being arraigned on that
charge. The majority Of these cases
came from Manhattan. The Bronx,
Brooklyn and Queens supplied but
twenty-five cases, and Richmond none.
An interestign feature Of the stats
tician's report is the preponderance of
men who came into the police hands,
either as drug users or sellers. The
ratio to women was about six to one.
No less than lO3 drug addic,s were
committed on their own application TO
Warwick Farms by the chief magis-
trate's court, in order that they might
be cured.
Aside from those who voluntarily
placed themselves in the hands of the
authorities, there were three specific
violations on which the police acted.
Drug users, over whom the police have
jurisdiction, provided lT5 cases for the
magistrates. Drug distributors, who
were charged with a misdcmeanor,
totalled AL, and dealers. charged with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
prendergastRe Replies
to Rockaway Critics
Says City Saved S64 900
Though Paying More
Than Option Price

Controller Prendorgast made his hrst
replv Yesterday TO criticisms Of him
for the purchase by the Board Of EST
mate in 1918 of Seaside Park at Rock
away for $4,000 more than the city S
option price.
The Controller, through Corporation
Counsel Hardy, who prepared the state
ment. pointed out that by taking the
land at S1,25O,oOO instead Of $l,225,OOo
the city saved $4,000 in interest and
taxes. # the court had construed the
cption As obligatirg the city TO pay the
1911 taxes, which had not been de
,ermincd at the time the money was
Maid. the city would have saved Slo'ooo
more. the Controller declared
A report was circulated IN the Dis
trict Attorneys Office yesterday that
agents of one of the heavily endowed
foundations were secretly working to
prevent the possible indictment Of any
nublc official by the grand jury which
il Investigating the various Brooklyn
Land deals. II was reported that two
examination politicians, kepuohcan
and a Democrat, were being employed
as go between TO influence the DIS
trio. Attorney and the grand jury 10
vhitewash all public officials.
Assistant District Attorney Black, IN
charge Of the Investigation, said OF the
report:
~ haven't heard a word about it,
Mr.. Black added that he was recelr-
irp valuable assistance from stranger
No ave him several interviews last
week. The information has been more
than half checked up. Ny. Black says
and is accurate. Although the inform
ami was unknown 10 Mr. Black, through
The initials in his hat and the name OF
tLn exclusive Fifth Avenue firm when
sold il Mr.. Black obtained MS name.
A, the mans request, however. ne IS
known as Mr.. smith II is believed
hv some that the informant ha' been
closely connected with the business al
fairs Of William ii. Reynolds the
nromoter of the land sales 10 the cry
Wr REYNOLDS is under indictment no"
Tor perjury as 10 the value Of SEASIDE
Park. ;.- 80.
The grand jury Will resume ITS SEES
ems on TUESDAY with Frank Bailey,
vice-president Of the Title Guarantee
and Trust Company, and N'lIl4n vi.
Greyem. vice president % the E'a,ty
Associates and the Neponslt Realty
Company. as witnesses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
New Building Rules
For Fireproof Work
Board Of Standards Announces
Requirements for Materials
to Retard Flames

New rules for hre-retarding CON
struction are to be adopted by the
Board of Standards and Appeals. The
board has decided that any material or
form of construction shall be deemed
fire rctarding that resists the action OF
flame and heat when subjected to n
continuous fire for one hour at an av-
erage temperature Of LOO degrees
Fahrenheit without the passage Of
flame and with a maximum temperature
rise to 400 degrees Fahrenheit on the
side away from the fire. The point at
which the temperature Of transmitted
heat is measured is TO be protected
from the external air and weather CON
ditions.
When the test specimen is in the
form of partition construction the
area under test is to be not less than
100 square feet and the least dimension
is 10 be not less than feet. When in
the form of floor construction the area
under test is to be not less than 200
square feet and the least dimension
not less than II feet.
During the fire the floor construction
is TO support the live load for which il
was designed and after the fire must
safely sustain twice the designed live
load with maximum detection Of not
more than one two-hundredth part OF
the span.
Wood jointed floor construction is "a
he accepted as fire retardlng construc-
tion in non -freproof bui dings used as
garages. motor vehicles repair shops
or oil-selling stations when the beams
are protected on the upper and under
sides with the fre-retarding materials
specified in the rules for floor and cell.
ing coverings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Realty Men Urge
Cut in State Tax
Contend City's Share in Di'
rect Assessment Is
Too Large

Tie State Board of Equalization VIII
meet in Albany next Tuesday to adopt
the equalization table for 1917, which
the direct state tax is to he appor-
toned among the counties of the state.
The direct state tax 70 be collected
amounts TO about 100000.
At conference IN Albany last week
Of the State Tax Board, the Real Es-
tate Board and the Advisory Council
Of Real Estate Interests, the latter two
Of this city, statistics were presented
in support Of the contention Of local
property owners that this city's share
Of the direct state tax was too large.
II Is tho custom Of the State Tax Board
10 gather information throughout the
state rs 10 the ratios of assessments
in he various counties and prepare for
~. consideration of the State Board
Of Eaulliza'ion a tentative table Of
county rates based upon the informa-
tion thus received.
Laurence Mcclure, representing a
Joint committee Of two associations OF
New York City said that Manhattan
real estate was being assessed at con-
siderably over 100 per cent. This state
ment was based, he said, on a compila-
ton Of sales data made by real estate
interests under the direction Of joint
committee The consideration ex-
pressed m these sales totalled s25,6Ol,-
g3i; the properties were assessed BY
New York City, he added, at $3.50
500
r. B. Mcintyre, representing the Blu
reau Of Municipal Investigation and
Statistics of IN" Department of
Finance. presented the results OF an
examination of sales and appraisals IN
sixteen counties Of me state. This ex-
animation showed that in all except
ore county he rates fixed in the equal
izatfon table for 1915 exceeded the
average rates Of assessment disclosed
by the Department of Finance investi-
CATION By from three TO twenty-three
points.
Commissioner Frank !. Bell left with
the State Tax Commission list OF
$500 sales Of real property in New
York City. The total consideration Of
those sales were Sl62,9l6,3!0. In 1915
the nronor.ies were assessed by the
city 4. SlSS 43O, 736. or at lO3 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Fraternal Societies
Urged to Aid Loan
Every Organized Body, For
eign or Native, Will Be
Brought Into Line

CLEVELAND, Sept. THE opening
gun in a campaign to interest eyaIy
fraterral organization, foreign or other
wise, every club and every organized
society in the United States IN the
proposed new Liberty Loan was fired
here today. when Hans REG, chief
Of the foreign language division OF the
Liberty Loan publicity bureau OF the
Treasury Department at Washington,
asked the Order Of the Sons Of Italy
m America 10 get behind the coming
loan.
REG urged the grand lodge. now in
session here 70 call upon the 900 sub
lodges Of the Sors Of Italy 70 organize
Liberty Loan committees for each
lodge.
Rieg will concentrate on the foreign
language organizations. He has llsiS
Of 10000 clubs with 100000 members
and representing a total of th.rty-siX
foreign tongues. Advertising Will be
rrepgr,d. he said. in thirty languages
and will reach 100000 people
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Suspected Murderer
Turns Gun on Himself

Murder in Harlem's black belt is de-
clining az fine art and is becoming
simply matter Of routine, the police
are beginning TO. believe. James John
son. a negro porter, OF 80 West 133d
Street. who was shot dead last night in
front Of 81 West bath Street, was the
second murder victim in twenty-four
hours.
After the shooting Raymond Camp
bell. another negro, ran 20 the roof OF
l08 West l34th Street, pursued by Pa
trolman William J. Clark Taking shell
ter behind a water tank. the negro sent
a bullet tipping past The patrolmsn's
ear which caused him TO seek cover.
Another shot sounded, and Campbell
toppled from his hiding place, shot
through the head by his own hand. He
was taken to Harlem Hospital, and
probably will lose the sight OF his right
eye. 4 charge of homicide. for shoot
ing Johnson, was made against him.
The preceding fatal episode occurred
a block to the south on Friday night,
when Frank Reynolds, barber, was
stabbed 10 death in a dispute over
dollar. Sergeant William L. Scott, OF
the negro National Guard regiment, is
under arrest as mis- assailant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Foreclosure Delays
lrritate Dealers
Loss Of Interest and Rent Is a
Hardship on Both
Parties

Faort- are 70 be made ~ &c. rid If
the long delays in foreclosing loans on
rel property The difficulties that be-
set the plaintiffs in such actions are
set forth by Orlando s. Isbell, vice.
president Of the Lawyers Mortgage
Company N "The Bulletin Of the Real
Estate Board issued yesterday.
Mr. Isbell says that in eighty fore
closure suits started by one mortgage
institution in the last vear and prose-
cuted vigorously by their own attor-
neys. the average length Of time elaps-
ing between issuance of summons and
sale of the property was eight months.
BY another institution the average was
placed al four months; by other pr
vate lenders, with a small number Of
cases, II is figured at from three 10
five months.
Now this long delay" adds Mr. Is
bell, Seems a necdlessly high price -
nay for the admitted certainty of our
procedure. no foreclosure action is
begun until the borrower is in default
IN payment of interest at least thirtv
days, generally sixty days in payment
Of taxes. or has failed 20 pay the prin-
cipal or part thereof al maturity.
Pending the completion of foreclosure
proceedings. If even FIVE months is
taken as The average, another half
years interest and another instalment
Of taxes have become due. so that in
the normal case at time OF sale there
IS due IN addition to the principal
loaned years interest and a year $
taxes. Frequently the amount is much
more.
"Ordinarily. the property will bring
enough AZ foreclosure sale or at pri-
vatc sale after foreclosure 10 pay the
first mortgage and interest, but the
farcied equity of the owner, the rs 20
80 Der cent value which represented his
ownership. has been wiped out used
UP 10 pay interest on money Of which
he had no use. taxes on property from
which he received no rents, costs Of
officers and legal machinery, whose sole
purpose was to transfer a legal title.
The owner should be the first, there
fore. 10 welcome any reduction in the
duration Of this wasteful time, which
consumes his equity and does not bene-
e. the creditor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
5.Year-Old Gives Life
For Baby Brother
Shoves Child to Safety From
Wheels Of Motor Truck
That Crush Him

Tony Narorano, FIVE years old, of 500
ff't Avenue, died in Bellevue Hos
p.'al Yesterday hero. He had saved
The lie Of his two-ycar-old brother,
Pesoga.e e, the expense OF his own
.lo,y's mother told him early in the
afternoon 70 take his baby brother out
Tor a walk. The children started
across First Avenue az Thirty-third
Street. a Hve-ton motor truck driven
by George Fleshauer, SIT Sixteenth
avenue Astoria, was going north on
me avenue md a horse and wagon was
coming rapidly south.
Tony became confused and stopped
N the centre Of the street, clingirg
lightly 20 his brothers hand Just
as the motor truck swung out to avoid
them, Tony started back for the side
|a.E AS he saw that the big truck
was going 20 hit him and his brother,
De gave the baby a push which sent
nm clear o. the wheels. and was run
Down himself. An ambulance hurried
Tony 70 The hospital, but he lied in q
lew minutes after reaching there.
FleshaUer was taken 10 the East
IhIrty-ff'h Street station whore a
technical charge Of homicide was made
ags.HS, him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Director Polacco
Quits the Opera

G,orrlo Polacco, principal Italian
conductor a, the Metropolitan Opera
House since the departure of Arturo
Toscanini. has resigned. Until the an
rouncament Of his resignation and Its
accordance was made public Yesterday
u was supposed that he would conduct
during the coming season.
Pressing personal affairs compelled
the resignation. In his letter releas-
inc Polacco. GattI-Casazza, director OF
're Metropolitan, expressed keen re
rTot. but under the circumstances " Is
irtimatcd that u is not beyond eNpec-
tation that Polacco Will return to the
Metropolitan soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Plans for Last Suffragiist State
Vote Campaign Laid at Saratoga
Intense Desire of Million Women to Win Expressed at
Commemorative Can't Lose" They Say, but,
Conhdentially What Do You Think"
BY Sarah Addington

A thin, little old woman sitting on
her stoop on the railroad line from Al
bany to Saratoga strained her eyes
through the rain 20 catch the first
glimpse Of the suffrage special speed
inc through to Saratoga and the New
York State convention last Wednesday.
Her Rooms to Let" sign rocked with
the wind and the brave yellow banner
dropped heavy with rain, but the frail
figure in the patched apron sat erect
and waiting.
Then far down the line plume of
steam rose through the mist. a distant
hum and fash Of light. and. suddenly
Jumping to her feet, the white-haired
woman seized the banner and called
Hey! Hey!" in her vibrant old voice
as the sutfragists waved and cheercd
her from the window Of their train.
The woman IN the cars looked at each
other with brimming eyes.
We don't dare lose with ratbetic
old things like that depending on us"
they told each other.
Must Win for Girls, Too
The train pulled in at the convention
city, and a shabby, big-eycd young .-irl
rose quickly from her seat to Join the
swarm Of suFragists.
IL got in at this morning" she said
simply 70 the first group she came 10.
I'm a factory girl from up the state.
! came 10 your convention because suf-
irage is going TO mean so much to us. 80
Again the women faced each other
with grave faces.
And we must win for all these
young ones they said.
The 1917 campaign conference Of the
New York State Woman Suffrage party.
iraught with the responsibility Of tho
last state campaign for woman Suf-
trage IN the Empire State for the
New York women viii never again take
state action 10 get the vote If Novem-
Der does not bring them victory.
was veritable crusade Of women in q
holy cause. Through al the business
routine, through al the campaign en-
thusiasm, ran a solemn motive which
seemed 70 say. I'VE have fought -uf-
frage, We have thought suffrage. We
have fought for suffrage long enough;
this time we must achieve suffrage"
And when all the rent-up spirit OF
the thousand women broke 50 ureXpect-
edly after Mrs Cats spoCch Thursday
afternoon il seemed as If the ardor Of
all the generations Of sufragists had
suddenly sprung forth m one gigantic
fame.
VIII of 2 Million TO Win
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Steamers Crash; 500 Saved
The Natal Sinks Five Mile.
From Marseilles

PARIS, Aug. 3l.-Five hundred pas.
sengers were rescued from the French
steamer Natal, which was sunk in
collision with another steamer five
miles from Marseilles Thursday even
ing. The Natal, of 4,0l2 tons, and
owned by the Messageries Maritimes,
had just left Marseilles when the ac.
cldent occurred. Tugs and steamers
responded quickly to calls for help,
and the passengers and crew were
brought to Marseilles in the course Of
the night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Socialists to Open
Workers University
In Peoples House
Old Y. w. c. A. Building
To Be Headquarters for
Radical Organizations

The old Y. W. G. A. Building at 7
East Fifteenth Street, which has been
bought by the New York Socialists, will
be called the Peoples House, it was
announced yesterday
The Socialists have raised $4,000 in
excess Of the $4,000 for which they
have been campaigning during the last
eight weeks. As soon as alterations
have been completed, possibly in four
weeks. the building will be the head
quarters Of the city and state political
and educational Socialistic workers.
Equipment will be installed 10 trans
form the structure into workers uni
yersIty." In addition 10 the Socislis,
party. il will be the centre Of the radi-
cal labor movement.
Increased facilities for the Pand
School Of Social Science, now at 10
Fast Nineteenth Street, will be placed
IN the building. T. will also provide
Headquarters for the Women's Trade
Union League. the Cooperative Alliance,
the Workmen's Council. which il fight
ing Samuel Gompers, and a number Of
other radical labor organizations. There
Socialist party.
$4,000 More Wanted
The campaign OF the Rand School
will be continued over Labor Day 70
raise an additional $4,000 IN order n
obtain a loan OF $4,000 offered pro
visionaily by a wealthy New York
woman.
The Socialists are paying $4,000 for
the building, and Of that sum $4,000 is
In cash. The financial campaign was
for 10000 and $4,000 extra was Sc
cured twenty-four hours before the
Campaign was scheduled 10 end. Twenty
thousand dollars will be needed for
alterations and moving expenses. The
extra $4,000 will be added 20 the S15,-
600 yet 10 be raised, and with the S25,-
600 loan the Socialists will he able 10
take possession Of the building without
a mortgage.
Contracts for the changes will he let
a. once. The structure has FIVE stories,
= mezzanine floor, a gymnasium and an
artists studio. cooperative rcstau
rant will be maintained. On the street
floor is q large auditorium, which will
bo used for mass meetings and Conven-
tions.
Teach All Radical Doctrines
The workers university will be de
veloped out of the Rand School In
struction will be given in all forms Of
Socialistic and radical doctrines. The
artists studio will be used for classes
in poster work and radical art. In the
gymnasium will he taught impression,
istlc dances.
a feature Of the university" quar-.
ters will be large library Of Soclalistic
books. magazines and documents. Places
for study will be provided. II IS
planned 10 start classes at the begin
ming of the regular college year.
The Socialist party organizations eX-
pect TO move in time 70 utilize their
new headquarters in the coming mu-
nicipal campaign.
The Socialists have patterned the
Peoples House after the famous Msison
du Peuple in Brussels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
James McCrosson

WFSTBURY. /. /. Sept. Polo men
men were erieved to-day TO learn Of
the death of James McCrosson, who Tor
ten years had been superintendent OF
the Meadow Brook polo fields. Metros
son died of ptomalnc poisoning BE
fore coming TO Meadow Brook he was
for years superintendent of the Phil
ade,phia Country Club. Members Of
the international polo team from Eng
land sent him souvenirs after their
return home with the international
trophy. He IS survived by a widow, six
sons and one daughter. One son,
James McCrosson, ir, Is now some
where in France in the United States
Army.