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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17

NASTIC. L. l.. Oct. IS. Lawrence
Sperry. son Of the inventor of the
gyroscope airplanc stabilizcr, fooled a
borrowed flying boat down on TO the
waters of Great South Bay at 1910 this
morning and was borne triumphantly
ashore on the shoulders OF booted
mechanician.
Well" he said. you see it can be
done"
II was not because the student avn
ators Of Aerial Coast Patrol INIT NO.
3 had cheered themselves out OF
breath that no one TOOK issue. Young
Sperry had just accomplished a Feat
that airmen generally mad called an
impossibility.
Flying between 5000 and 1000 feet
aioft. he had recorded one more adj
vance in the conquest of the arr by
looping the loop in that clumsiest and
heaviest of heayier-than-air Machines
the hydro-aeroplane.
Accident had brought Sperry %
Mastic; a daring impulse had inspired
him 20 essay the loop.
When he assembled IN his own plane
earlier in the morning Sperry had no
intention Of visiting the coast pait'4
unit. whose members Tor the most
rart sons Of wealthy men are train
ing for the naval flying service. At
Amityville. many miles to the west.
Sperry, already in the aviation arm o.
the Naval Reserve. mas been conduct
ing divers experiments for the govern
ment. This mornings flight carried
him out, with a light northwest wind
Lehind.
He was almost directly above the
coast patrol station on the Fire ISL
and beach when a water pipe began
70 leak. and thus was able 70 make q
leisurely and graceful landing within
whispering distance of a fully equipped
repair station.
Louis Batz. an expert from the Cur
tiss factory at Hammondsport, set 20
work 20 mend the broken pipe. Sperry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Port Strike Menace
May End Saturday

Raymond 3. Stevens. chairman o. :.
adjustment comm 'ttee OF the Oh...
States Ship Board, held Two 81. 81.
ference az The Custom House ye,"'..
day, giving the forenoon 90 the -
owners and the afternoon 20 the rsP,,i
sentatives Of the Marine Workers
fliation, which have been involved !. :.
labor controversy that threatens 70 "
up the harbor traffic q this port. -.
Mr.. Stevens frst met the comnl'...
Of the Boat Owners Association -,
the New York Tusboat Exchange y :,
he talked with the delegates Of :.
masters, mates. pilots, engineers o.,
hands, cooks, tiremen and boatmen;s "a !,
make up the membership o. me az.
ton. lie urged both sides TO agree
arbitration. -,
Mr.. Steven, promised he would r,s'
both sides Saturday at II a. m, :, ;,
on his departure for Washington \,
pressed the opinion that the H''"
would be amicsbly settled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
"Staats- Zeitung"
Gets a License

Local German language papers were
quick 20 act under the new licensing
order of the Post Office Department
The Stats Zeitung' announced in its
evening editions yesterday that it was
published and printed under permit
40. :, issued by the Post Office Depart
ment.
The German Herold' had not been
quite so prompt ia filing its application
Tor a permit and in consequence was
not able % make the same announce
ment as its neighbor 1t expected,
however. 20 print a. note with each
item, saying that it had complied with
hc new avg by fling a true Englls n
translation with the postmaster at
Ecr York.
The German Hcrold" also took oc-
c.slon to compliment It's rival ON It's
Dromptness in obeyirg the law, but
insisted that il had Decn equally so,
the reason Tor the failure OF ia per
mit % arrive being Cue 10 laXIty at
Washington The front page OF the
"Ioro.4' yesterday afternoon, incl
dcntally. had been carefully censored
as provided By tGe same Jaw which
regulates the natter OF permits.
70 was stated % she publ snlng Of
fees Of both papers that the under
landing was that the new act went
nto effect yesterday at noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Hoover Warns of
Sugar Shortage
In Eastern States
Urges Strictest Economy in
Use Of Candy and
Sweet Drinks
rs,ar Corresf .sdencol

WASHINGTON, Oct. ia serious
sugar shortage in the East was an
nounced tonight by the food admins
tration. The shortage will continue. IT
is said, until the new crop arrives on
the market. Even chen the situation
NAV remain serious unless American
people respond to the appeal already
made By the food administration and
reduce sugar consumption az least one
third.
The beet sugar factories in the
Western states are rapidly coming into
action" states the food administration,
"and. together with the Hawaiian pro-
duction. will be able in short time TO
take care of the sugar supply IN the
West
As the production Of beet and Ha-
waiian sugar increases the areas sup
piled from this source will gradually
extend eastward, and beet sugar should
reach the Atlantic Seabord by the end
of November. The rapidity with which
this sugar invasion from the West can
take place Will be largely controlled
By the economies shown in the con-
sumption o. sugar by the people in the
Western area. and the food adminstra-
tion makes special appeal 70 them
that they should vigorously reduce the
consumption Of sugar. more especially
of candy and sweet drinks. IN order
that the Northeastern states may be
supplied at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The price Of beet sugar and
Hawaiian sugar has been fixed by con-
tract at 725 cents. Atlantic and Pacific
seaboard basis, from the factories.
THE food administration asks the
public not TO pay more for sugar dur
ing the present shortage than K has
been paying during the last thirty
days. When the supply of beet sugar
reaches the Atlantic seaboard II should
be available on a lower basis than the
cane prices above mentioned.
Furthermore. the food administra-
ton requests that all jobbers IN the
West. as well as in the East, should
distribute their sugar with care among
the retailers in much reduced quaint
ties. and that the retailers, in turn,
should refuse to sell but a very linn
tied quantity 10 any one customer. We
also trust that jobbers will refuse to
sell sugar TO any retailer who adj
vances the price"
Under new war rational regulations,
England has advised this government
it has begun the task OF reducing
wheat consumption for the forthcom
ing year 70 less than half tho normal
consumption before the war began.
Differences between oyster and FISH
shippers and express companies result
ing from notice of the companies that
shipments were subject TO delay be-
cause of railroad congestion have been
adjusted, 10 was announced to-day by
the food administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Markets Commissioner Re.
quests Mayor to Seek Per.
mission Of State Board
Perkins Urged Action
1000, 900 Bushels Of Potato,
May Be Bought This
Winter

In n letter 10 George " Per,;,,
chairman Of Mayor Mitchers Food sp,'
ply Committee, yesterday, DR.. Hem,
Moskowitz, the c.ty's newly appointed
Commissioner Of Markets, declared th,,
IL is his intention 20 buy, store and sell
foodstuGs 10 keep prices down this win.
ter. He said he had requested Mayo,
Mitchell 20 seek permission from n,
State Food Commission for me irrs.
diate purchase and storage Of pota,os,
and other foodstuTr Dr. Noskoui,z
believes that 100000 bushels Of po,a.
toes should be bought.
Dr. Moskowitz's letter was in reply
to one from Mr. perHns, Who urged
the immediate operation o. The plan.
. lie suggested that he commission Oh.
I tain permiss'o. srom the State Food
Commission fO~ the city % purchase
/ store and sell food and fuel in accord.
ance with the law recently passed.
Mr.. Perkins pointed out that his
committee came 10 the conclusion lon1
ago that effective and immediate relief
could be mad only through the city nav.
ing the power 20 0uy food direct from
the producer and sell ? % the con.
sumner though such channels as might
seem best. and that 10 no other wav
could the hoarder and Spectator in food
be effectively COPIED with. He called
attention 70 the work Of this committee
during the last three years. prior 20 N,
passage of the new state food law. IN
bringing certain articles Of food into
the city and selling them a. cost.
When the potato situation was seg,,
last winter the Perkins committee coz.
tracted for about 100000 bushels Of %.
tatoes from upstate farmers, AZ 81 a
bushel. These potatoes are coming in
now, and the city officials have placed
the Hallenbeck Building. just north O.
the Municipal Building. AZ the disposal
Of the committee as storage house
for the potatoes These potatoes were
obtained through private means. bu.
now that the city has the power 10 bug
and sell food under the new law. w.
Perkins said that the supply houlG Be
Increased 10 100000 bushels. he
urged upon Commissioner MosaoTi;l
the necessity OF securing the early per.
mission of the State Food Commission
10 this end Nr. Perkins also promised
report from his committee or the
milk situation and other phases o. the
food problem in a day or two.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Corrigan Hits at
Swami and Ransom

Magistrate Joseph +. Corrigan, indie
pendent candidate for District Attor-
new, attacked both District Attorney
Swami and William L. Ransom, rival
candidates for the Office, AZ meeting
last night in Bon Ray Hall. Ninety
second Street and Madison Avenue. tie
paid particular attention 70 Mr.. Swami,
taking up the charges against the Dis
trict Attorney dealt with in the lngra-
ham report.
The magistrate divided these charges
into TWO classes. the first being that
the District Attorney, through his as
sistants, procured the discharge Of bail
or dismissal Of indictments IN certain
cases by making false and misleading
statements 10 the court, and the second
that Judge Swami. through his assist
ants. or personally. used his Office TO
terrify and intimidate every witness
who cou d be called upon TO testify
against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Miss Ida arbell
Defends John D.

Ida VI. Tarbell, who knows a thing or
two about the Standard Oil Company
and wasn't afraid to publish what she
knew, wrote to the Committee on Pub
lie Education yesterday. absolving that
corporation from any attempt TO plant
the Gary school plan in New York. As
a matter of fact, she says, the use to
which Rockefeller money has been put
for the benefit Of the public is beyond
criticism.
Even Il it were not. il political
catchwords come true and the Rookie
Teller funded benevolence were a pub
lie menace, the last use TO which it
would be put, she writes, would be TO
foster the Gary system. As it is, the
charge that either Oil o. Steel interests
stand behind the Gary system she re
CARDS as absurd and made simply for
political purposes. Her letter, in part,
follows:
The effort now making in New York
70 discredit the Gary systeH by tagging
It with the name o. Rockefeller is an
absurd and disreputable attack writes
Miss Tarhell
From what can gather, two groups
are trying 20 persuade the public mat
the Gary system was invented by the
Steel Corporation and is now backed by
Mr.. Rockefeller for the sinister purpose
Of controlling schools in order TO in
crease wage slavery. OF course. any
one that knows anything about the mat
ter knows that the Steel Corporation
had no more 10 do with originating the
Gary system than had.
"No. this agitation ia both ignorant
and dishonest. II catches at the hope
that the portion of the crowd that
knows nothing Of these things, whose
prejudices and passions are easily
aroused. can be swayed TO their par
tcular purposes by the agitation.
Two groups seem to be largely re
sponsible: The one the Tammany crowd
that is fighting the reelection Of one Of
the best mayors that New York City
ever had; the other group that on
principle OPPOSES all capitalism. OF
Tammany we can expect nothing better.
We ought 10 get something better from
the honest opponents of capitalists.
People who claim 70 be working Tor
justice and equality Ought to know that
truth is their only sure ally. It is dis
couraging that they should resort TO
so cheap a trick as their present method
Of blackening Il" Gary system"
However much one may dislike
many of the methods which contrib
uted TO the making of the Rockefeller
fortune. it would be difficult, / believe,
for any one 20 criticise the use that has
been made of that part Of this forum
which Mr. Rockefeller has seen fit to
turn over to the public. He has been
careful that the vast sums which he
has given away, to be placed after only
most careful study of human needs
lie has seen 20 it that they were in
trusted TO the ablest men in the par
ticular lines where they were to be
used. This certainly is true in regard
TO the funds disbursed in education.
"To my judgment the only fear that
the public can rightfully entertain in
regard 20 this money is that it may be
so administered as to dull the publit
conscience to the meaning of the OBJ
iectionablc methods which went into
the making of the fortune"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Hillquit Makes
Direct Appeal
For Negro Vote

The Socialist arty, speaking through
Morris Hillquit. its candidate for
MAYOR. made a direct appeal for the
negro vote at q mass meeting of an
organization known as the independent
Political Council, composed entirely OF
colored men. held IN the Palace Casino,
Madison Avenue and l35th Street, last
night. The meeting had been widely
advertised, with the result that at least
half of the 1900 men present were
white.
A. Philip Randolph. president Of the
council, who presided at the meeting,
IN introducing the Socialist candidate,
declared that the Socialist party was
the workirgmar S party and that % per
cent OF tn cOlOred people were work
crs. Z he Socialist Platform, the spcaH-
or said, was what the negroes wanted.
Mr. Hillquit took time only 10 de-
clare that the negroes belonged 10 the
Socialist party, and then he plunged
into the campaign issues as he sees
them.
How many negroes have been in
trusted with positions Of Importance in
the present administration was
looking over list Of committees ap-
pointed By Mayor Mitchell. They looked
for all the world like a Ward McAilis-
ter list for an Aston ball.
Il believe that the naturalized for
cign born man Is just as much a citizen
as na,iyc-born. Tie has just the same
rights as those whose ancestors came
over on the Mayhower. And the negro
is Just as much citizen as a white
man.
The Socialist party is for all races.
And want 20 say here and now that D,
guarantees the negro as much IS the
white man
Later in the evening Mr.. H'l'quit
spoke az meetings held by the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers ~ Cooper
Union and by Socialist sympathizers at
Webeser Hall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Would Annul $500,00
Gift Deed to Daughter

Henry Harper Benedict. former
president OF the Remington TypeTri,'
Company, is seeking % SET aside
deed OF trust under which he %"
away $500 600 in securities. He CLAIMS
that undue influence and pressure t"
we'll as false and fraudulent represea
tations. were used 20 induce him %
make the gift which he now wishes "
take back.
Last March Mr. Benedict. who vas
seventy-two years old married ~
Josephine Katherine Nagl Geddes o
Hamilton. Ont. who IS many yesn ~
Junior. Shortly before bis ssca's
he signed a deed Of t.us- DO fs''I =.
his daughter, Mrs Arch bald A. i%.
rest, of Rye. y. y. The deed Use,
was made out 10 his sOa-in-la~ 81 ~
Mr.. FORESTS attorney, George !"
Schurman. -,
In MS suit Mr. Benedic. alleges US.
his daughter became excited, ag'.Sc.'
and hystericai when be announced q
intention TO marry again, and mat 4.
asmuch as she had been DO D. heath =,
did not give the consideration u e.
served 20 her demand tla, he trahs..i
70 her az once the 100000 he n''
intended TO give her IN bis wl.l. II
His son-in-law informed him, ne ,s So ~
that after setting aside the SoVV"...
trust fund his estate would amotshs y
100000 Mr. Forrest. BE- sad, w. -
him his real estate alone anoun'eo J"
Sl.O5l.550. Mr. Benedict alleges ..s'
Mr.. FORESTS statement "4s mac,
rate. as tho securities which w ~.
rest held Cor him amounted only y
Sg30AS5 and his real estate was 'a.''
only az S194.000 49,, 81.
In view of the exten. % which ~
daughtor's hvsteria had overcome q,
judgment. Of the alleged i1accs,fs
statements Of her b. band ard o. 2.
own ignorance ,ha- money pat ih' s.. .
trust fund was money set apart n,
ever. Mr. Benedict seeAs 90 SCI 49,
the deed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
1000 Foreign Language
Newspapers Get License

WASHINGTON. Oct. l6.-Foreign
language newspapers issued after mid
r.ght tonight and 20, licensed BY the
posto.I co D partmeat under the trad
ing with the enemy act must lie with
-heir local pc tmasters English trans
.ation Of all articles referring 70 the
government Of any nation at war.
Otherwise the publications may not be
mailed or distributed in any other way
under heavy penalty.
Postmaster General Burleson an
nounced tonight that more than a
thousand papers had been licensed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Wheatless Day Set
By New York Hotels
Wednesday Is the Day Sc.
lected; Tuesdays Will Be
Meatless

The executive committee Of me Ho-
tel Association Of New York City voted
yesterday 20 have a meat,ess day ard
a wheatless day each week TIesisy'
will be meat!ess and wednesdays
wheat,ess.
For several days hote, chefs hsys
been busy with experimental menus On
which cornmeal, rye and potato -four
took the place Of whea-. Surprisingly
palatable breadstufs resulted. and the
hotel men are confident that the wheat
less day will De As successful fron
every point Of view as the meateH
dav has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Iowa Voted "Wet,"
Late Returns Show

DES MONIES, Iowa. Oct. l6-Iowa
citizens apparently have declined TO
bind themselves 20 statewide prohibi-
ton, according to late returns tonight
received from all except three counties
in the state.
The count % votes gives 1929
against and 1854 for the proposed
constitutional prohibition amendment.
Statutory prohibition now prevails in
Iowa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
What Is Going on To-Day

Free admission 20 the Metropolitan Museum 81 Ar.
thr American Museum - NgturS History. the
Ncw York DO oslcai Park. ue Van 1rilandt
Para Museum. The Aquarium AID tle American
Museum of safety
Electrical Exhibition. Grand Central Palace. all
daY
Luncheon hy thc Committee ON Barki1g and Finance
~ The Southern Commercial Congress foF ". z.
Harding sud George W. Norris. HVie. MoA. PHI.
j. 30 =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
News in Brief

John J. Kee7e went OUT on strike with
other bayone. -.rs.Ch -ncrs az 'he Remington
arms plant IN Bridgeport mter 1eirg eH-
cmpted from military du.y IN Industrial
groult' and the exemption board reversed
u decision and sent him 20 Camp Deveus.
Thomas Dennehy. twenty-scven. who said
be came 10 this county at .er being wound %
a. the Battle Of the N4rne while a gunner in
the British Royal Garrison Artillery vas
convicted 90 a charge Vi int0Sicatlon IN the
V est Side court
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-07-05

IN TIE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH
COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN CHANCERY.-
o. X. Pass. administrator Of the estate Of
Il. J. Yates, deceased, versus. r. A. Bran
non. his wife. Huttig Sash and Door Com
pany. corporation, and the Arco Com
pany. corporation .-FORECLOSURE
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
II appearing from afndavit OF the solicitor
Tor Complainant in the above entitled cause
that the defendants, HUTTIG SASH & noon
COMPANY. BARRETT MANUFACTURERS
COMPANY. and THE ARCO COMPANY ali
corporations. are non-residents of the State Of
fiofida and have no office or place Of business
IN the said State, and that there is no per-
son or persons residing in the State Of Flo-.
s ua service OF subpoena upon whom would
ouiu said DEFENDANTS, and that their residence
mo places Of business are unknown but be.
iesed to be residing and doing business in
the United States; -
IT is THEREFORE, ORDERED. AID.
. ~. IND IND DECREED. That said defend
BARRETT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
and THE ARCO COMPANY, be and thew ar,
hereby required to appear to the bill OF com.
plant filed in the said cause on or before
the list day OF July, A. D. 1917. otherwise
tne alleeations Of the said bill shall be aker
as confessed by the said defendants
1T is FURTHER ORDERED. That this or
der be published once week for eight con
sreutive weeks in the Lakeland Evening Tele
gram. newspaper Of general circulation. pub
iished In Polk county, Florida
DONE AND ORDERED at Bartov r,or,s.
this 18th day Of May. A. D. 1917.
]. A. JOHNSON,
D. o. ROGERS. A'
Solicitor for Complainant. sla
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-07-05

question, however, still is justifiable.
Mr. McClintock's case is by no
means an isolated one. In the Allied
Army are more than sixty thousand
Americans, nine out of ten anxious
to come back and fight for Uncle
Sam if Uncle Sam will take them at
anything like their proper value. In
the country itself there are many
not by tenth part as many as one
could wish but stillmany-trained
and experienced officers. long past
the days of their second lieutenant
hood but still of service age, who are
ready and anxious to join the colors.
Not political ers-officers-real
ones.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-07-05
WON'T IT PLEASE ACT?
(By Wolcott LeClear Beard OF the
Vigilantes)

(Mr. Beard is a writer by profess
sion, but he has been soldier as
well. During the Spanish War he
served as an officer in the Porto
Rican campaign and he has knocked
about the world as soldier and ex-
plorer ever since.)
There recently arrived in New
York a husky. outstanding. college
bred young Kentuckian, wearing the
uniform of the S7th Canadian Infan-
try. He came because he wished to
offer hisvices as an officer under his
own flag. Nobody, apparently would
listen to him.
Therefore he enlisted in his inter-
ests Senators James and Beckham OF
his native state and Senator Smith,
of Arizona with three members OF
the House of Representatives thrown
in for good measure. These gentle
men investigated, in order to ascer-
tain why such services were not at
once accepted.
They found out. 1t was because
Congress had not acted.
1t was shown that Mr.. McClintock
was qualified instructor in bomb
throwing. That he was graduate
of two schools carried on for edu
cation along these lines, that OF
Aldershot in England and the Second
Army School in France. No such
schools evist in the United States
1t was explained that he graduates
of this school had to become ac
quainted with the minutest details oil
construction not only of twenty-sev
en- varieties of grenades used by the
British forces, but of the nearly in
Vulnerable French, German and Aus
! trian varieties as we'll. Moreover
that the graduate was obliged not on
ly to know how to handle and throw
these grenades, but also to screv
them fast to rods and so, by firin,
them from the service rifle at higl
angles, to lob them into the enc
my's trenches That such a gradu
ate had to learn. and to teach others
how to handle the grenades so as t
get them into the German trenche
before they could damage the throw
er, but so they would explode bt
fore the enemy could pick them u
and to them back.
Also it was explained that the il
structors were obliged to understan
the use of the Stokes bomb, whic
weighs nine pounds. and which eau
es a local but extremely efficier
| combination of earthquake and LAM
slide. That he has to understand tn
use and management of wet gunco
| ton, in slabs measuring eight by tie
by three inches. and detonated b
dry waters of the same materia
That he had to preach and practis
the manner of using these larger a
fairs in blowing up the emplac,
ments after charge, and in rollin
the smaller ones into the mouths {
dugouts in which Fritz had taken re
uge, thus sending dugout and Frit
to glory-or elsewhere-at the sam