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New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Nursery Raided;
Owner Disappears
Tiny Inmate Found iii From
Exposure in Port Chester
House

PORT CHESTER, \. Y, Nov. 25.-
Charles Warner, agent OF the West
chester County Children's Society, who
recently closed tac Nursery OF the
n.s.ac Providence, az Yonkers, in
VI iicG thirteen children are said TO have
t.cG Of malnutution. raided to-day a
nJ-sc.y conducted by Mrs. Mona Smith
here. Tho prODr,ctrcsE mas vanished
aid tho four inmates Of the home,
wh.cn yas conducted without license,
arc n The custody Of the Children's
So-icty.
Ore ot the children, a five inonths'
old baby. Is ill from exposure. Mr.
NArnc. said that there was no heat in
tre house and that IL was not equipped
for the care OF children. He further
alleges that the home was operated un.
der the auspiccs Of the Volunteers Of
America, but exoaeratef the organiza-
ton 81 ~ blame for its conduct
"Yaly Hope" has vanished along with
!'r1. Smith. The child, founding.
vas picIcd o.? By the woman year
acc. ard acs since served as an ad-
ycf,isc i0cnt Tor tnc home. Mr Warner
say taat the baby was we'll taken care
81, ard was placed usually in a cradle
~ ore Of the windows Of the institu-
ton. where it, pleasing appearance and
dainty clothing brought numerous sub.
Gcr.ptiont 70 the home.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Trading With Enemy
Act Powers Delegated
McAdoo Assigns Functions tn
Treasury Divisions and
War Trade Board

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--Secretary
McAdoo tonight announced the dele
CATION of powers assigned to him by
President Wilson under the trading
with the enemy act TO various di-
visions of the Treasury and the War
Trade Board.
The Federal Reserve Board will con-
tinue 10 regulate export OF gold and
silver and foreign exchange transac-
tions. except with enemy or ally OF
enemy countries or interests, IN which
case the War Trade Board is to admin
ister the licenses.
To the customs division is delegated
the authority to prohibit or license ~
transmission of any form o. communi-
cation into or from the country, ex-
cept in the regular mails. Communica-
tions intended for enemy or ally of
enemy interests. directly or indirectly,
however. are placed under the juris-
diction of the War Trade Board.
Licensing OF alien enemy insurance
companies doing business within the
United States ia intrusted to the War
Risk Insurance Bureau.
The Treasury divisions mentioned
already have been exercising most of
the functions assigned TO them, and the
specific delegation of powers will not
change their duties greatly. An an
nouncement OF policy concerning the
enemy insurance companies, whose case
was heard recently BY Secretary Nc
Adoo, is expected this week.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Professor Who Aided
Hillquit Denounced
Governor Says Virginia Will
Not Countenance Peace
Views Of Whipple
[Speciel Correspondencel

RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 25.-Lconidas
Nhipplc. the University Of Virginia
professor Of journalism who announced
TO the students of Sweetbriar College
that he sent money to further the can
didacy Of Morris IIillquit rather than
tuy Liberty bonds because he believed
that to work for peace in time of war
was the highest humanity, is vigorously
denounced by most Virginians.
Governor Stuart has issued state
rnent saying that men of Whipple's
''way Of thinking should find no counte-
nance anywhere in Virginia" The
Governor added that he thought swift
ard vigorous action should be taken by
The university officials. President Ed
win a. Alderman of the university in
a signed statement says: "Ofiicially
Prd personally | repudiate the reported
utterance Of Professor Whipple AS un-
patriotic and calculated TO give aid and
comfort 10 the enemies of the repub-
lie. In my judgment. both faculty and
visitors will also rcpudate these utter.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Report Plot to Poison
Army With Tetanus

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Reportl
that German agents had contaminated
with tetanus germs 100000 vaccine
points manufactured for the use of the
army have caused rigid inquiries BY
the Department of Justice, the Pub
lie Health Service and the manufacture
ing firms. So far no cases of tetanus
have been traced TO the roints allege
to have been infected. although almost
100000 have been used. it is said, H.
inoculating soldiers Of the National
Army.
"No cases Of tetanus have been
traced directly to this special lot OF
vaccine points" said Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the Public Health Ser
vice "Our analyses ofar have shown
no extraneous organism in the prepa-
ration, though the tissue may have
been contaminated
II said that as soon as agents Of
the Department of Justice got wind OF
the rumors every effort was made 20
recall the nojnts that had been shipped
and about 100000 were returned.
The fact that several cases of tetanuS
did develop among soldiers at about
toh time the reports ~ the plot were
in circulation was taken Ut first for
corroboration Of the rumors. Strict
ported, however, has shown that the
disease was due to other causes.
The various INQUIRIES are not vet
regarded as closed bv any means, but
the case is still improved"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Spurs Barred at Dance

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-The fact
that the Bellevue -Stratford does not
want TO mix spurs with evening gowns
last night forced at least one young
lieutenant who cherished duty more
dearly than pleasure TO leave the dance
hall OF the hotel. Lieutenant Arthur =.
Schock, 3l2th Field Artillery, Camp
Meade, nd, was the soldier who ran
up against the conflict Of army regula-
tions and hotel rules.
Lieutenant Schock had just returned
from playing polo with the Camp
Meade officers against the Ambulance
Corps in Reading. when he started 70
dance at the hotel with his bride of a
few months. lie received a shock when
waiter notified him that he must
leave the floor or take off his spurs.
Duty proved stronger than pleasure.
so the officer left, but not without yoic.
ing protest 10 the hotel manager.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Women to Aid Leagu
To Enforce Peaa
Will Be Admitted to Exeeut'
Committee to Help in Equ
Suffrage States

Another victory for suffrage va
tanned in the announcement ye'M.
by the League to Enforce Peace ,
working TO prevent a lrematuI.
clusion of hostilities. This ptoenI.,
that hereafter women would Dc :"
ted to the executive commune
governing body of the league; -.
The principal purpose OF TINS ~
the leagues statement says, Is
tain the help and advice OF prOI4sss -
women, especially in the states W
equal suffrage has been grantee.
The decision 20 place me o,s !,
tion on "votes for women oss.
reached late Saturday night a.
ing of the executive commls'ee y =
Yale Club under the direction ?. :, |.
lam II. Taft, president Of me Isst-
Speakers declared that the n0s /,
portant work that the BODY %.
before il was to strengthen %,
sentiment, so that there would
thought Of peace until Germany
been definitely conquered.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Murphy Plans War Aid
Tammany to Help Soldiers
Families Through Club

The Anawanda Club. Of which Charles
T. Murphy is leader, has modified for
war by buryine the political hatchet.
Filled with magnanimity by the results
Of the campaign, the organization is
tow working on plans for the relief Of
those familics that arc 10 economic
Ctraits by reason Of the enlistment Of
one or mere wage earners.
This work will be carried out by a
committee that will be headed by Mr..
Murphy himself, and politics will be
thrown entirely into the discard while
" continues.
To aid in the project the club is TO
fcrcgo the annual "beefsteak powwow. /"
hitherto held each Thanksgiving Eve at
the clubhouse. 3i5 Second AvenLc.
This year AN entertainment will take
the place OF the feed. For this each
member will be called upon 20 contrib
ut1 $3.50, which will be turned over TO
the relief fund.
Club members are nlso invited 20 sub
scribe a monthly amount 70 the fund
for the duration Of the war.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
School Board May
Demand Loyalty
Pledge of Teachers
Question To Be Taken Up
at Education Meeting
December IL

When the Board of Education meets
on December f. the question of eX-
acting a pledge of loyalty to the United
States from all new teachers will come
up. Such suggestion was made last
spring. but the board defeated it DR..
John l.. Tildsley, who is conducting an
investigation for the board to de-
termine what teachers are loyal and
what disloyal,. expressed confidence
yesterday that the suggestion would
not be voted down this time.
"This issue of loyalty was in the air
last spring." said Associate Supern.
tendent William McAndrew, who in
troduced the resolution a, that time.
at did not seem NECESSARY TO the
board then 10 guard against the pos
sibility of misguided teaching"
At present the only requirement of
the kind necessary for teachers is that
they be citizens.
That the question is a vital one and
has been brought into focus by the re-
cent suspensions and transfers of
teachers is shown by the character Of
many letters from teachers which have
poured in upon the Teachers Council,
The head Of which Is Magnus Gross.
I'm endeavoriag 10 explain their views
concerning the cases of the suspended
and transferred teachers many of the
writer's have betrayed actual disloy-
atty. II is said. The Teachers Council
will conduct IN independent investiga-
tion into the state of affairs.
Dr. Tildsloy will confer with a spe-
cial committee tomorrow afternoon
concerning the filing of charges against
other teachers than those who have
been named. A mass meeting has been
arranged by the Federation of Teach
crs' Associations, a: which methods Of
dealing with the disloyal teachers will
be discussed.
The vigilance committee of the
American Defence Society is planning
20 organize vigilance committees
among teachers and pupils, and will
hold a meeting tomorrow evening in
De Witt Clinton HIGH School TO dis-
cUss ways and means.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Plan to Guard NeW York
Waterfront Zone Will Go
Through, Says Official

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The De-
partment Of Justice tonight stated that
no report of change in the plans for
guarding the New York waterfront had
been received up to late hour. A
high official of the department said he
could not explain the reported decision
to forego the use of troops for several
days unless the War Deps rtment had
found no troops were Immediately avail
able for the service. This explanation
he admitted. was not altogether salts
factory, as the War Department had
assured the Department of Justice, he
stated, that troops were available for
the work.
When asked if it were probable that
the entire plan for guarding the New
York waterfront would be materially
changed, he stated that, as far as he
knew, no such change was in contem-
plation.
81 believe that the plan announced
to-day will go through" he said. at
may take few days TO get ready, but
| believe the soldiers will be placed on
the piers as planned and stated to-
day"
The actual measures taken TO exc
cute the plan to guard New York piers.
this official stated, was now in the
hands Of the War Department. How
ever. he stated, the War Department
collaborated with the Department of
Justice in the formulation of the regu-
ations, and, therefore, had ample
knowledge of the programme.
No comment on the reported decision
to postpone the use Of troops on the
New York waterfront could be secured
at the War Department tonight.
Colonel Jesse Carter, Of the Bureau Of
Militia Affairs, has the matter in
charge, it was stated. He is N New
York,sand presumably attended the con-
ference there to-day. Secretary Baker
had retired early this evening and
could not be reached for any comment
.i -ts
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Lad Admits Killing
Big Tim" Sullivan's
Nephew in Mishap
Hunting Companion of
Timothy Hickey Shot Him
in Struggle for Rifle

SOMERVILLE, n. j., Nov. 25.-Four
white-faced boys solved to-day the
mystery surrounding the death yester-
day of Timothy Hickey, twelve years
old. nephew and namesake Of the late
Rig Tim Sullivan, of New York
When his body was found last night on
the race track of the farm which big
Tim" formerly owned, near Milestone
IL seemed for a time that the manner
of the boys death might prove as
battling a mystery as did that of his
uncle.
His father, Eugene Hickey, whose
wife, Margaret, was "Big Tins halt
sister and inherited the farm, found
the body last night, searching with a
lantern in company with Dr.. Howard
Cooper. OF East Milestone. 1t lay on
the grass-gr -wn track where the "Bie
Fellows" horses used to pound out
their heats. A bullet had gone through
the heart.
The boys rife, .22-calbre weapon
lay beneath the body, but it contained
no empty she'll. The bullet had bored
the boys chest from right TO left and
lodged in the left arm. 1t was incon'
ceivable that the wound had been self
inflicted.
Mr. Hickey visited the four boys who
rad accompanied his son on a hunting
trip that morning. They arc Edwin
Voorhees,. Harold Wilson, Morland Gar
retson and John Dooiey. all of East
Milestone. They repeated the story
they told in the afternoon when MIR
, Hickey first became alarmed al the con
etinued absence of his son. How tho
/ thing had occurred they did not know;
/ they had left Tim at the race track.
This morning an examination of the
/ body by County Physician William II
/ Long disclosed the bullet was OF %
calibre; that it had not come from
Tins own rife, and that rife Of that
calibre had heen carried or the eXpe
dition by Harold Wilson. The -four
bows were summoned 20 the Office of 4
VI. Beekman, County Prosecutor, VII,
put the facts before the shivering boys
in Unmi stskablc terms.
They looked az one another aghast
and then Edwin Voorhees, moisteneC
/ his lips with his tongue and gulped:
at wasn't Harold; did it; but We
were all so frightened we agreed no'
| to tell. We got TO fooling. and ! haC
/ Harold's rifle. Somehow it went of.
The County Prosecutor decided that
! there was no occasion TO make any ar
/ rests, at least for the present.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26

The war and the constant trend OF
prices have combined TO make the aver
age American woman less interested in
new clothing than at any time during
recent years. As a result. according TO
Benjamin Schlessinger, president OF the
International Ladies Garment Workers
Union, 10000 women garment workers
are idle in New York City to-day and
another 10000 arc idle in Boston and
other large clothing centres.
This season in America has seen the
same dropping off in the demand for
women's clothing that marked the first
year of the war in England, Mr.. Schles
singer said yesterday
To afford relief to the thousands Of
idle. and at the same time help the
government in the prosecution of the
war, Mr. Schlessinger hopes to induce
the quartermaster's department of the
army to utilize the facilities of the
New York garment shops in making
uniforms.
at is not appreciated outside of the
trade" he said. on his arrival from
the Buffalo convention yesterday, that
the war has hit the thousands OF needle
workers hard. Not only has it reduced
the volume OF work 10 be done and in
creased the number normally idle at
this time. but il has enabled unscru-
pulous employers 10 pay less than they
ordinary would be compelled 10.
For years past the garment t:ades
have tended - become more and more
seasonal. A few years ago. when style
changes were few and we had long sea-
sons, a manufacturer was safe in start
ing as early as March and running
through to November. Now the actual
making of garments does not really be-
gin until the buying does; that is 70
say, in August. This is because the
American woman has been demanding
more styles. more changes, and gar
ments stylish in the spring arc as
often as not unstable IN July.
Makes Clothing More Expensive
This has operated to male our sea-
sons shorter IL has also served to
make women'a clothing more expensive
than il otherwise would be.
This season just ended is the worst
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Mattresses Are Discharged
For Giving Extra Sugar

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. %. Wait
resses in one Of the systems of res
taurants Of the quick lunch sort in
the central part of the city were fired"
yesterday by the management because
they gave extra Jumps of sugar to IA
vored customers. The management an
nounced that customers would be al
lowed only lump and half for
coffee.
Customers made complaint about
the new order and appealed to tho
Mattresses to give them an extra lump
In one restaurant three women and two
men discovered giving extra Jumps Of
sugar TO customers were discharged.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Plan for Soldiers
To Guard Piers
Falls Through
Continued from page ]

take over the points selected for guard
ing by soldiers, he replied that only
the army officers know that.
Marshal Mccarthy said last night
that. in compliance with the orders
from Washington commanding all en-
emy aliens living or doing business
within 100 yards of the waterfront to
seek other jobs and livi. G quarters, he
understood that about so per cent had
already complied with The order.
All enemy aliens, he said, would be
forbidden using the belt line cars in
West Street or using any cars entering
the barred zone, except those bound di-
rectly TO ferries.
The new orders bar all enemy aliens
from Sound steamers and will make all
excursion steamers next summer taboo
TO them. Nor can they now use any OF
the fishing boats leaving the Battery,
Sheepshead Bay and various other
PARTS of New York. Large colonies OF
Germans who summer at the High
lands and other New Jersey coast re-
sorts must find other summerlng
nlaces,
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Woods Lays Crime to
Drugs and Poverty
Says "Big Job" OF Police Is to
Keep People From Be-
coming Criminals

Commissioner Arthur Woods dis.
cussed the Police Department from the
point of view of a retiring head Of the
force yesterday, at a meeting held IN
the Institutional Synagogue, 1l6th
Street and Fifth Avenue. He admitted
that the net result Of all police work
was small.
81 could not have said this before
election" he declared "but | can say
il now. Il seems 20 me that sometimes
the policemen. the district attorney
and judges are all big sicyes through
which unfortunate people are poured
Many who are guilty slip through the
meshes Of the sieve entirely"
The chief duty Of the police, th'
Commissioner pointed out, is not so
much to suppress crime itself, but to
remove the elements that make for
crime.
"The big job he said, "is to keep
mon and women from becoming GRIM
inale. Drink. habit-forming drugs and
poverty are the CHIEF causes Of crime.
The police today, instead Of bounding
The convict who returns with his sem
tercc served. ale trying in every way
possible TO give him chance 10 max
an honest living"
Rabbi A. Blum. chaplain OF the Po-
lice Department, then spoke OF the
great work Commissioner Woods had
done; Of his sympathy, justice and pas
sion for square dealing.
Among the measures which Ponce
Commissioner Woods has recommended
to the Treasury Department for
the suppression Of illicit traffic IN
habit-forming drugs was "a treaty with
another nation contracting for the fur,
ther suppression of the trade in drugs.
The Supreme Court of the United
States had recognized in the Jim Fuzzy
Nov case, Commissioner Woods wrote,
that such a treaty would increase the
power Of Congress to handle the drug
situation. =,
an this connection, therefore, the
Police Commissioner continued, i
strongly advocate the use Of the treaty
making power, not only for the pur-
pose of strengthening the arm of Con
gress in its power to deal internally
with the problem, but also. for the
purpose of stamping out the Illicit
trade across our northern and south
ern borders
Commissioner Woods appended rec
concentrations as to amendments TO the
Harrison law which might serve as a
stop-gap. Some of the suggested
amendments are designed to make the
Federal law conform to the provisions
cf the Boylan law, enacted by the state
Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
2 Killed in Attempt
To Wreck Fast Train
Steel Bars Placed in Front of
Frisco Express From
St. Louis

HENRIETTA, Okla. Nov. 25.-Two
trainmen were killed, another seriously
injured and three passengers hurt to-
day when the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco Express, out of 81. Louis, tray
elling at high speed, plunged into steel
bars chained to the side of the rails,
ten miles west of here.
J. S. Robertson, Sapulpa, Okla, engi-
neer of the train, stayed with his en-
gine when he saw the distractions, and
was killed. He put on emergency
brakes IN time TO slow the train con-
siderably. so that the crowded passen-
ger coaches held to the rails.
A posse of 100 Sherif's deputies and
home guardsmen searched the sur
rounding country until after dark with
bloodhounds for men who caused the
wreck, without success.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
Australia Bars Aliens
From Ships and Wharues

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct 3l.-A regu-
lation has been promulgated by the
Federal government against alien neu-
trails working on ships and wharves
anywhere i'm Australia.
The regulation is the result OF recent
revelations. An inquiry into the re-
cent tire on a large vessel in Sydney
harbor showed that there had been de-
liberate tampering in the hold and
placing of combustiblc appliances at
the bottom of the vessel. A seaman
who was recently arrested was found in
possession of explosives, detonators
and fuses, and some letters relating TO
explosions on ships also were found in
his baggage.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26

ances and take such other action as may
seem to them necessary and proper"
Members of the university alumni
association have held Indignation meet
ings in several cities. Last night. at
Ddnville, alumni in meeting stated to
the press that Whipple's speech was
ian outrageous effort to attain no
toriety; that the university was no
place for towards, sulkers, slackers
and traitors and that it would be a
diseracc to the university and an in
suit to the state to allow him TO remain
member Of the faculty"
Whipplo explained that his views on
peace were not uttered in any official
capacity as teacher or member of the
faculty of the University of Virginia.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-26
u. S. to Have Big Prison
For Slackers and Spie,

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Nov. %
work IS 10 be started Immediately upon
a prison cantonment here 20 accommo-
date 1000 persons, in which will be
lodged slackers, spies. alien enemies
and other war offenders, it was an
nounced to-day.
The building will cost S236,0OO.