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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Board Named to
Aid War Workers
Appointed to Take UP
Housing Conditions in
Crowded Localities

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Necessity
for government aid in relieving crowd
cd living conditions in war industrial
communities was recognized here to-
day in the creation by the Council Of
National Defence Of an official board to
negotiate for real estate options and
building supplies.
The board. headed by Otto VI. Rid
liyz, New York building contractor,
will at once ascertain 10 what extent
local capital in cities where influx OF
war workers has exceeded available
quarters will combine with government
money TO build houses, and what the
exact cost of necessary buildings VIII
be
Secretary Baker said that the council
had vested the new board with wide
powers and expects a report IN ten
DAYS. This Will show each community
needs. Four members Of the board Will
be appointed tomorrow, and II then
probably will call TO Washington repre-
sentatives Of cities where conditions
are known TO be bad.
The Defence Councils action follows
the recommendations of the ADVISORY
Commission, which gave up several
DAYS last week to hearing reports Of
p special housing section of the labor
committee. other students of housing
problems and representatives of gov
eminent departments directly interest
ed in war contracts. In many cases, i
was reported. production Is hampered
because workmen cannot find decent
homes for themselves and their fam
lilies.
President Wilson is known to be
much interested IN the housing move
ment a. a practical war measure. He
has received detailed reports OF Brit
ish government measures TO provide
proper living conditions for employees
of munition works.
House building may be started on a
small scale within few weeks with
money available from emergcncyIurds
of the War Department and Shipping
Board, il is said. and Congress at the
next session probably will be asked
tor specific preparations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Commission Rule
Wins in Newark
City Adopts New Form of
Government by Vote Of
1909 to 6,O53

NEWARK. y. j., Oct. e.-The com
mission form Of government was adopt
ed at the special election to-day by &
vote Of 1909 to 6,O53 Under the law
1925 votes, or 30 per cent OF those
cast at the preceding election. were
necessary for the passage Of the meas
ure. Five weeks from to-day the I'VE
commissioners will be elected.
They will take Office at once, oustins
the Mayor and about 200 other city Of
fcials. The economy effected in sal
aries is estimated st 100000 q year
Navor Raymond led the opposition TO
the innovation. When the result was
beyond doubt the victorious party
formed a parade and marched past the
City Hall 10 the strains OF the Dead
March,
Mayor Raymond was not to be seen
hut lust as the paraders came into
view of the City Hall every street II ght
in that section of Broad Street bhnked
out. The march was completed in the
dark.
Newark is the second largest city in
The country to adopt the commission
form Of government. Buffalo Is the
largest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
u. S. Stops Red Cross
Letters to Germany
Handling of Queries About
Persons in Central Empires
Is Cut of

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-The gov
eminent has for military reasons re-
quested the American Red Cross TO
abandon the plan undertaken some
time ago at the suggestion OF the gov
eminent TO transmit inquiries as 70
welfare and whereabouts" from resi-
dents of the United States TO persons
in the territories OF the Central
Powers or areas occupied By them.
Therefore. no further letters OF that
character will be transmitted b. the
bureau of communication Of the Red
Cross, although it will be able TO re-
turn to the senders as many rs pos
sible.
The bureau will, however, endeavor
TO obtain information concerning the
welfare Of American prisoners Of war
or prisoners belonging 70 the Allied
Powers and members of the American
eXpeditionary forces.
The bureau will also give informa-
ton as to proper methods OF forward
ing money TO prisoners Of war when
permitted BY the government; VIII
transmit letters TO prisoners Of war
held in the Central Empires. and sub
ject TO such regulations as may be es-
tablshed by the War Department and
military authorities in France. will en-
deavor TO obtain information and an
swer inquiries concerning casualties
suffered by American soldiers in Eu-
rope and also concerning the eOndi-
tons and whereabouts OF the sick, the
wounded and missing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
American Genius Discovers
New Oil for Aeroplanes
Defence Council Tests Lubricant Which Will Proong Life
of Motors Over Present Limit 100 l1ours-ts
Manufacture Is a Problem

commercially practicable lubricants fo'
automobile and other gas engines arr
developed.
Tests Are Standardized
While il is not permitted 10 dlvulg'
the names of the men responsible foi
the new lubricant. IL can be said tina
they we're members Of special com
mittee of oil expcrts and automobii'
and airplane engineers organized u
the Council OF Defence to study ;h'
entire question The first problem un
dertaken by this committee was the dc
velopment of standard lubricant tests
the lack OF which thus far has been tho
most serious handicap to the whole SCI
cnce Of machine fabrication.
Heretofore. i ia competently stated
IL has been impossible to join the on
men and the automobile engineers for
n frank discussion of the lubricatine
nroblem. Each industry had It's preJu'
dices. The automobile representatives
were 90 busy working on problems oi
maximum output that they could no'
be induced 10 tackle anything that was
not essential TO larger sales. On inc
other hand. the oil men found IN the
lubricating trade an excellent Vehlcle
for bi-products.
The special committee OF the Council
Of Defence, for the first time brought
together for frank and dlsinterested
discussion representatives of both IN
dustries. This has made the success
full result possible, it is stated.
The exact nature Of the tests de,
veloped. II is stated, will be disclosed
within the next three weeks. Experts
of the Bureau of Standards are nov
working on an apparatus when VIII
complete the equipment necessary foI
nractical commercial testing. However
even with the tests already perfected
IL is stated. oil experts have been able
TO predict successfully the lubricatinG
value OF a new oil before 1t was SUB
iected 10 practical machine tests.
Composition l. Secret
Officials will not disclose at this time
the exact composition of the new lubrl-
cant. However, IT Is said, 1t IS nov SO
much A new product as it Is n sclen-
tiGcally refined modification OF com
mon lubricating oils. The average lu-
hricating oil is composed, it IS said, OF
a number Of oils, ranging from the
lower fuel oils TO the higher grade
more volatile oils. Practically all lubri-
cants on the market contain this MKT
ure OF oils.
The special lubricants committee OF
the Council of Defence had made a
study of the composition of these vari-
Gus oils and their value for lubricatlne
purposes. The new standard tests have
made this possible Then, in refining
the oil for fabrication, by distilling out
oil. OF low lubricating value. an OIL has
remained which possesses the hgh
value claimed for the new product;
II is said that If necessary the Ar
craft Production Board may undertake.
the production Of the oil to supply the
American air feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Radical Change in
Draft Rules Likely
Physical Examination of Men
| Obviously Exempt To Be
Eliminated

WASHINGT Oct. 9. Plans for 4
Identification Of the draft machinery
were decided upon At conference To-
night between Secretary o. War Baker
and Provost Marshal General Crowder'
The plans will be fully worked out
and communicated 20 the 1900 local
boards throughout the country before
further steps~are taken to examine the
seven million registrants remaining
after the first draft levy OF $4,000 was
selected. Details OF the changes IN
draft regulations TO be made were not
given out by Secretary Baker. The
principal change is understood. how
ever TO have been for elimination OF
men clearly entitled TO exemption be-
fore they are subjected TO physical ex-
animation.
For instance. when the first levy was
made all the registrants were called IN
order and subjected TO physical es.
animation. They were then permitted
to file and prove claims for exemption.
The result of the first draft vas that
100000 men were given physical ex
animation 10 get $4,000 men. though
IL was apparent that many OF the men
examined would, never be called to
Sc rye. o.o
Before the remaining 100000 are
examined it is understood to be the plan
to have local boards question men and
take testimony as to their claims Tor
exemption as first step. The weed
ing-out process can be carried on IN
this way before and not after the
boards physicians have gone TO the
trouble Of conducting an extended med
icul cyaniu tion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Say Police Led
Raid of Gunner
Witnesses duplicate Phila-
delphia Force in Rioting
at Primaries

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9.-Testlmony
tending TO show that David Bennett, a
police lieutenant in the Fifth Ward,
and four OF his men had actively can
vassed votes for Isaac Deutsch, one
OF Mayor Smiths seven co-defendants
in conspiracy charges growing out Of
the killing Of policeman on primary
election day, was brought out at the
hearing to-day before Judge Brown IN
the Municipal Court.
Scores of witnesses. including John
4. Maurer, Assistant District Attorney,
who was blackjscked with james A.
Carey, Deutsch's successful rival for
the Councilmanic nomination. described
the attack by the policemen and gun
men on the Finlettcr Club. Carey
organization. on the night preceding
the murder. The evidence tended 20
show that Lieutenant Bennett was neal
the club az the time of the raid. during
which club members were beaten, and
that. policemen in plain clothes par
ticipating in the attack wore so-called
Deutsch hats, the same as those worn
by the gunner brought from New
York.
After describing the incidents that
marked the raid on the Finletter Club
Maurer said he and lsadore Stern. a
member of the State Legislature. who
swOre out the warrants charging the
Mayor and others with conspiracy 70
murder, met Theodore Wood. lieuten-
ant Of detectives in the ward, and in
formed him prior 20 the raid that a
Carey constituent had been beaten on
the street by gunmsn in the presence
of policemen and then arrested. Con-
tinuing. Maurer said:
Representative Stern told Wood he
had proof that gunner had been i'm
ported into the ward and that he would
hold him personally responsible for any
outbreak. When stern inquired Of
Wood who had arrested the victim Of
the gunmaus attack. Wood replied.
That's none OF your business and
added that he knew who 10 take his
orders from.
Lieutenant Wood testified last week
that he had been sent into the ward by
Captain Tate. of the detective bureau.
after consulting with Samuel G.. Ma.
loney. manager Of the local branch of
a private detective agency
Thomas Battagliese. one % the Carey
election officers in the 5th Ward. ties
titled that Patrolman Wirtschafter. one
Of the defendants. headed the gunner
who attacked the club and who fred a
shot through the frcs, window 10 ter
Togl.e he nIembeTs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Mayor Thompson's
Wife Sells Yarn
For u. S. Sailors
Declares Her Husband Is Just
as Patriotic as
She Is

CHICAGO, Oct. Els Mrs. William
II. Thompson. the Mayors wife, work
ing up here now"
The young woman at the information
desk OF the Womsn's Branch Of the
Navy League said:
ayes, that's she, over there in blue. "
She pointed out Mrs. Thompson. who
was neatly gowned and wore pair
of large diamond cluster earrings.
Does your husband know-that is,
does he entirely approve OF your sell
ing yarn and things across counter
for patriotic purposes, Mrs. Thomp-
son? ?"
Yes" said Mrs. Thompson. Why.
I've been here for six months"
But you kept il secret"
"Oh, no, didn't worked here IN
the open. two days week, just like
any Of the other women. I've been
away during the summer"
Anyway, Mrs. Thompson. nobody
knew about II. Your husband never
mentioned it,
"He was too busy, perhaps. with
other things" said Mrs. Thompson.
"But your husband, the Mayor, Mrs.
Thompson, has frequently"---
"My husband" said Mrs. Thompson,
smiling with little mirth, SIS Just as
patriotic as | am and works for has
country in far greater proportion
than | do"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Soldiers Contribute
$626,O00 to the Loan
Eighth Illinois Infantry Leads
Individual Units With
$54, 100

WASHINGTON, Oct. army sub
scriptions to the second Liberty Loan
are being received in large numbers,
said an announcement to-day by Lieu
tenant Colonel II. VI. Lord, in charge
of the loan campaign among the SOL
diers. Totals reported, including last
Saturday. showed s626,00O, with many
camps yet 70 report.
The National Guard camp at Hatties-
burg. Miss. leads the list with sll6,400,
and Camp Funston, the National Army
cantonment at Fort Riley. Kan, is
second, with S53. 500. Only eight of the
thirty-two camps and environments
have reported.
The largest subscription from any
one organization is that of the Sth Il
linois Infantry, at Chicago, which re-
ports s54. 100. Amounts aggregating
$4,000 have been subscribed at va
rious forts. with the greater majority
vet unreported The personnel of the
War Department has subscribed ap-
proximately 500 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Shipping Board
To Adjust Strike
OfLongshoremen
1000 Workers Vote to Re-
sumo Duties Until u. ).
Commission Acts
United Fruit Men Win
Gain an Increase in Wages
After Being Out a
Short Time
United Fruit Men Win

The strike Of I 200 longshoremen on
the piers of the Clyde and Mallory
steamship lines was ended Temporarily
Yesterday. The workers voted TO 60
back TO work and let the controversy
be settled by the local adjustment com
mission Of the United States Shipping
poard. which will meet to-day at IL
State Street
The temporary settlement was com
cident with a shortlived, successful
strike Of 500 longshoremen on the
United Fruit Company's Pier 10. East
River. The men there had been receiv-
ing 30 cents an hour, with 60 cents an
hour for overtime and so cents foI
holidays and Sundays. They demanded
an increase 70 SO cents, ~ cents snG
81, respectively. The company granted
their demand.
II. II. Raymond. president OF the
CLYDE and Mallory lines, and his asso-
ciates refused 10 meve from the posi-
ton they had taken Monday, and the
men will work for their present wages
until the local adjustment commission
acts.
Mr.. RAYMOND declared that the men
were now being paid more than their
agreement called for and ssid that they
lad violated their agreement with the
steamship lines, which does not expire
until December 81.
Rather than concede anything TO the
men, Mr. Raymond permitted the clyde
liner Mohawk TO depart yesterday Tor
Jacksonville and Charleston with the
cargo in her hold that she brought here
from the South a week ago. The Nessel
carried $500 tons of lumber and nnN4l
stores, which had been taken aboard at
Jacksonville and Charleston. The yes
sci carried 264 passengers.
Representatives Of the strikers met
the steamship officials yesterday, DW
the latter refused TO make any conces-
sions. Later the men held meeting
OF the headquarters of the INTERIM,
tional Iongshoremen's Association and
voted 10 return 70 work pending Ne
conference to be held to-day.
Paul A. Vaccsrelli, vice president o.
the union. announced after the meeting
that he had received telegram from
the United States Shipping Board in
Washington formally appointing him a.
the representative of the strikers. The
government representative will be Cap
tain W. B. Baker, L. S. A., Of the army
transnort service in Hoboken. The
other members Of the board will DO
Frederick Toppin, OF the international
Mercantile Marine Company, and
FRANKLIN D. Mooney. Of the New Yors,
and Porto Rico Steamship Company.
The conference will also consider the
grievances Of several hundred checkers
employed on outbound and incoming
freight ships docking at the piers of
the international Mercantile Marine
Company.
These men arc receiving the army
scale of wage and have demanded the
regular industrial wage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
How to Write to Soldiers

Mail for soldiers or prospective off,
cers in training should be addressed as
follow:
John Smith.
Company Y. Regiment,
Design ate Infantry. Cavalry. Artillery
or Engireers).
American Evolutionary Forcea
John Smith.
Company X. r. o. T. c..
Plsttsburg, y. Y.
John Smith,
Company y. - Regiment
Camp Wadsworth.
Spartanburg. s. c.
John Smith.
Company X. Regiment.
Camp Mills, L. I.
John Smith
Company Y. Regiment.
Camp Upton. y. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a new lubri-
eating oil which promises greatly to
extend the life Of arplane and auto
mobile engines has been developed by
automotive experts of the Council OF
National Defence. The new lubricant
has already been approved by oil OK
pcrts OF the Bureau Of Mines. and it is
now undergoing the most rigid tests
at the Bureau of Standards. A high
official predicted to-day that II the
inertia in the oil trade operating
against the production Of the new prod
uct could be overcome it promised to
be one of the most valuable contribu-
tions of American genius to the con
duct of the war.
The new oil has already been put to
successful tests in the American Lib
erty airplane motor, the French His
pano-Suiza and the British Sunbeam.
Il is competently stated that foreign
airplane experts have declared the new
oil to be marked improvement over
even the high grade oils used in air
plane fabrication. However, the Signal
Corps Of the United States army has
thus far declined TO be committed 10
the new product, although it is known
that Howard +. Coffin. chairman OF
the Aircraft Production Board. is IA
vorably impressed with its possibilities.
fabrication Big Problem
The fabrication Of airplane engines
has been a most serious problem with
engineers Ordinary oils. it is lated,
completely break down under the Ter
r:;ic high temperature developed IN a
racing war plane. Castor oil has been
tried with measurable success, but II IS
too expensive for use on a large scale.
But even with the use OF these high
grade oils the average life Of an air
plane motor has been only about 100
hours. This has been charged to faulty
fabrication. though regarding this
there is y difference Of opinion. ii being
claimed that the terrific vibration OF
an airplane motor Will cause II 70 as
integrate even with the best Of lubri-
cation.
Automotiye experts of the Council
Of Defence declare that the supreme
factor in determining the life OF an
sirplane engine is fabrication. They
contend that the new lubricant, which
they pronounce marked improvement
over anything thus far developed, will
greatly extend the life of an sirplane
engine. Similar extension Of the life
of both automobile and stationary gas
engines is predicted, though it Is add
n,itted that this phase of the situation
must be given further study before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Whom the Army Rejects

bill which was referred the Military Affairs Comm't'ec o
the House provides military and medical commission 10 examine
all men rejected the army for physical disability Inc w
would empowered establish IN every s'ae " "
as many as possible of these for military service
Dr. John H. Quayc originator Of the idea estimates tha W per
cent of those rejected reclaimed II would cost not more IMAM
sso man 70 mako hardy military Of these human rec
tons
Twelve thousand recently withdrawn from tne
British front Most of their patients were III
the hospital they unfit physically when they joined
the colors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
". S. and Allies Confer
On Reclamation of Men

LONDON. oct O. The United States
and eight other countries were repre-
scented at the opening session here to-
DAY OF the interallied committee on
postwar treatment OF soldiers perma-
nently disabled in war. The America n
delegate are Colonel Birmingham, Ma
jor r. b. Osgood. Dr. Veditz and Miss
Grace Harper. There are similar dele
cations representing Great Britain,
France. Russia. Italy. Belgium, Serbia
Montenegro and Portugal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
The Weather Report

WARRINGTON. Oct. s-Thers IS evidence Of .
disturbance over the Atlantic about 80 miles eat
of tie SOutll Carolina coast. second disturb
snce IS c,rra over Southeastern Iowa ard thiFd
has spIsfrNi n the extreme Northwest
Rain has continued along the Atlantic coast
from Maine TO FLORIDA. with hish north winds
or ,he North Carolina coast Tie temperature Is
much lower r. Eastern districts. snd there has
been it'll. change elsewhere
The disturbance over the Atlantic will doubtless
move noriheastsard during the next twenty four
hous ard rain along the NeS EnsiSnd and
middle Atlantic coasts. Rain IS also Indicated
for the Ohio VALLEY art the south portion o. the
upper liks region. Do temperature will not
change mst.rshv IN any part o. the country.
storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic
coas, from Boston 70 Hat,eras
Forecasts fer Special locallties.-Esstern N-'s
York cloudy 600 Inferior. probably rain on tt- coast
70 day. Thursday fair.
S-v England New Jersey Deligars rain 20
day. 1hurstN partly CLOUDY.
Fastern Penusy'yanla. fair 20 day. etcso. rain IN
cItrcul. southeast. Thursday party cloudy.
We. sru Pennsylvania Ohio. shQNeN to Day
Thursday fair
Wsten New Y0rs. fair to-dJ ard probably
nurdsy
Local onesl Record. ms following crfca ~
o-i from tho Weather Bureau Shows Temperatures
dunls he asst twenty for hours. IN comparison
with the cnr-rS pcr'dlnz date ~ iast year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10

Mrs
wi yards OF black satin belonging % skirt When
she received it seorched and marsed as WIN ~ss
ii told him he had ruined
most mpernent said that nothing could be done aoou
he the pang business TINS
pned mestherey acknowledging the Damage
Rodgers asked II would call him on the telephone snd
satisfaction called MIN hVe diheren times
talked with him over the teIepnonf" ssa in@t
The other four times when stated VINO
talk about he hung up che receiver Ae
would noan
the damaged satin TO another firm in the p
done 70
they after in the pang machine had neF
hot and
dubtedy fault Of whoever peatd it, Mrs Rodgers mad
Of
other afternoon the skirt and This has
meant lost her OF ~, which she Ill afford VI r.
Rodgers dressmaker with better success as the ma
in their refusal TO make adjustment
this claim nghbohood Of Of the ums
shop-of three, l0l West Ftyseyenn street
tyelghh Seeg
heed the the bell which The hereby hangs
seldom fragrant OF mai
rights those rights will ultimately be yndcaea
hardly KIND OF TRADEMARKS
will n increased patronage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
1896 for mems straw hats usually sold for $500
"S2 90 sweater coats, Sl.S0.'

false advertising Jesse Rosenfe Of WASH
ngton Sol Whitehl and Bert d. Mann $500
usually sold for 81 the sweaters
$3.50 Rosend and his is the second
under the fraudulent advertising "
Although the defendants pleaded that they ignorant OF the provisions
of maintained that have known they DE-
raudrg public whether they familiar with the particular statute
This also establishes the point that the merchant
should the value of the articles he sells
assessing Judge Pugh made it clear that while in his
s25 ne wished TO indicate by the amount
the of his dsapprova Of such methods of advertising
the adVer
Using longer subject of discussion There it is not merely matter
ethics what legal and what WASH
will doubtless that the from comparative
expenditure hundred more
addition the occupied by their copy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Register To-day

From $50 p. NJ. until 1880 P. m 20
day the registration places will be
open The man who neelects 10 regis
tex mus. foTc.s vet.RS.