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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Emerson Motors
Settlement Ordered

An order was signed by Judge Man
ton in the Federal district court yes
terday directing the transfer OF all the
assets Of the Emerson Motors Com
pany to a new corporation, called the
Campbell Motor Car Company. This is
in accordance with a plan Of reorgani-
zation agreed to by Louis II. Moos,
counsel for the stockholders OF the
Emerson corporation. against which
they had fled petition in bankruptcy
The operations of the Emerson Mo
tors Company. branded as one OF th'
most gigantic financial bubbles OF re-
cent times. were revealed by The IT'D
une on November Il, 1916. Subse-
oucntly fourteen men connected with
the Emerson company were indicte'
on charges OF using the mails TO de
fraud.
Since the petition in bankruptcy was
filed against the company represents
tiyes of the stockholders and Of the
company have been working 70 reor-
ganize It. As part of their plan. which
will now be carried through as the re-
suit Of Judge Manton's order, creditors
are to receive payment in full in com
mon stock and secured preferred stock
in the new corporation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
marlborough ensured
BY Bronx Grand Jury
Accident That Injured Thirty
Caused by Faulty Sig
nal System

Naming FIVE specific counts on which
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
panv should be condemned as a result
Of the occident on the Jerome Avenue
subway Tuesday. in which thirty per-
sons were injured. the Bronx County
Grand Jury handed up presentment
to Justice Mitchell in the Bronx Coun-
tv Supreme Court yesterday.
The five points made in the present
ment are rs follows:
/. That the officials Of the INTERIOR
ough be condemned for not having
equipped trainmen with proper sig
mails.
>. That the officials Of the road be
cengured FOR failing 70 equip the ROAD
with Il proper set Of signals At the
place where the accident occurred.
3. The grand jury condemns as neg,
ligent. if not criminal. the failure OF
the Interborough to inspect the road
as to its safety.
4. That the officials Of the INTERIOR
ough we're negligent in not placing az
the mouth Of the tunnel hagman 70
warn motormen in approaching the
curve.
5. That the officials in charge Of the
operating Of the road were grossly
negligent in permitting the construc,
tion of q signal equipment that had
not been safely installed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Gump's Father Sues
Thaw for $650,000
Asks Money for Indignities
to Son Pittsburgh Luz
matte Flogged

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 10.-Suit for
damages aggregating S650OOO against
Harry X. Thaw was flied in the Common
Pleas Court to-day here by attorneys
representing Frederick Gump, father
of Frederick Gump. jr., the Kansas CITY
high school boy VINO was alleged 70
have been logged By the Pittsburgh
millionaire in New York hotel Christ
mas Day, 1916.
Thaw, who was adjudged insane after
attempting suicide here. Is in an asylum
10 which he was committed some time
ago by lunacy commission.
In the suit. technically listed as a
summons in trespass. J. Denniston Ly-
on and Walter Riddle. of Pittsburgh,
who are in charge of Thaw's estate.
are named as code pendants. OF the
total damages. Gump asks S500.0 for
"the wrongs. injuries and gross indiC-
mites TO which my son was subjected, "
and $4,000 for the suffering he says
the affair caused him.
According 10 statements set forth n
the petition. Thaw started TO CORE
spond with young Gump from Pitts
burgh on November !, 1915, and under
a promise to obtain employment Tor
him he induced the boy TO visit him.
Later, according to the petition. Thaw
persuaded Gump to accompany him 70
New York on the promise that he
would educate him in well known
technical school. For several days dur
ing Christmas week. 1916. the petition
alleges, the boy was kept prisoner in
a New York hotel. during which time
the logging is said to have been ad-
ministered.
When Thaw was located by detectives
in a roominS house in this city he
slashed his wrists with = razor and was
critically i'll for several weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
2 OnO High School Boys Arthur Hopkins Opens
Threaten to Strike The Plymouth Theatre

Arthur Hopkins last night opened
the new Plymouth Theatre with Clare
RUNNERS play. "a Successful Calam-
ity." The interior is in the style Of
the italian Renaissance, with harmoni-
Gus decorations of blue. brown and
gold. 1t has single large balcony
and twelve boxes, which. together with
the orchestra. supply some LOO seats.
Mr Hopkins has leased the theatre from
the Shuberts for a term Of years to use
as his producing theatre.
"A Successful Calamity was first
presented last season at the Booth. and
was at the height Of its popularity
when the run was suspended at the be
ginning of the hot weather. Mr.. Gil
lette's consummate acting, IN addition
20 the pleasing qualities Of the comedy.
seems TO assure long continued popu-
larity. Only a few changes have been
made in the cast. and the new players.
Norman Keedwell as the son OF the
fnancier. Robert Kendel as the sutton
whose ardor is not dampened by the
calamity. and Maria Ascaraga as the
French maid left nothing 20 be de-
sired in the performance of their parts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Girl Sympathizers Back Up
Their Protest Against Longer
Study Hours

Three thousand high school pupils
voiced their indignation against the
long school day a, mass meeting held
Yesterday at the De Witt Clinton High
school A "walk out" had been planned,
not this was frustrated BY Principal
=. H. .. Paul. who promised the stu
cents every facility for airing their
grievances # they would refrain from
strike. A delegation Of girl sympa-
,s.lers from Wadleigh High School
came TO stand by their brothers"
4, was decided after much oratory
TO send a committee to the meeting OF
me Board Of Aldermen this morning,
With petition asking that body to
investigate the evils Of tho long school
day for high school pupils
The high schools committee of the
Board OF Education last spring length
oned the school day. setting the clos
ing hour at $3.50. instead Of 2:So. Ten
thousand pupils have left school this
scar. largely because the longer hours
made j. impossible for them TO obtain
aors after school hours, according to
ono OF the boy orators.
I've can't get any jobs. We can't
take any music lesson. We never see
cur home, except i'm gas light. We
have 90 .tudy n crowded school rooms:
instead of In the quiet OF our homes
Fc declared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Missing Collier Girl
Found To Be Married
New York Woman Whose
Disappearance Led to Ar
rest Of Chinese Is Safe

r. n little town. somewhere between
N. Atlantic and Pacific, lives Virgins
Collier. one time fayori,e Of Wang Sing,
owner Of several New York chop suey -
Joints. and. after he tired OF her,
wanderer in many unsayory parts OF ,.
America and the Far East.
Wang Sing is held here for entering,
the United States Illegally. An earlier 9
charge Of abduction against him mas
been dismissed. He will never be
forced to pay for starting Virginia Col (,
Ter along that dreary road from which
so few turn back.
There is cottage In that pleasant
little town, between the Atlantic ana !.
Pacific. And each evening a young man
enters its kitchen, places his dinner-s
nail on the table and kisses the girl
who comes forward 20 greet him. For
he is the husband of Virginia Coller,-
once an outcast wanderer in strange :
places. y
II YOU were 20 ask him, as Detective
Sergeant van W ibtuSbeiHs VI VIZ
York police did, what ne knew OF the
earlier years of his wife's life, he.
would answer that she travelled Create
deal. That is all he knows, and be-
tween him end full knowledge stands
the police department Of New YORK
City.
Yesterday a slip OF paper bearing the
/ name Of Virginia Collier, sixteen. 2lA
Audubon Avenue, was withdrawn from
the Bureau Of Missing Persons and
cancelled II the police can prevent IT.
no one who knew her before she leftt
/ her home. on October %, 1916, will
ever learn where she is living now. That
( is why Wang Sing will never be tried
on the abduction charge. Virginia
would have 10 appear against him.
According to Sing, he gave the girl
money TO 70 10 Chicago. and then lost
sight OF her. Detective Van Wisenstein
: has traced her TO the Orient and twice
across the continent. Sing also went TO
China and was arrested upon his return
here. The girls mother knows where
! she is, and so do the New York police,
| But neither will tell.
Virginia Collier il somewhere in
/ America" Van Wisenstein said yester-r
I day. "She is married and happy. Her
J husband doesn't know. Do you under
/ stand :?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
German Shells Remind
Owens of Subway Roar
Police Honor Legion Ambu.
lance Driver Writes of Ex-
periences at Front

Another letter from Detective Ser
geant Martin Owens, who is driving the
ambulance Of the Honor Legion Of the
New York Police Department some
where in France" has reached here.
Sergeant Owens says the sound Of
the big German shells make him think
of riding in the subway and having
something 90 over his head very fast"
Owens touched lightly the part he is
playing in the great struggle, though
il was easy 10 read between the lines
Of his letter Of what must have been
pretty narrow escapes from death.
Tell my comrades in the Honor LIE
gion." he wrote ct the end Of his letter,
"that ! will always remember that it
is they ! represent. will always keep
that foremost in my mind and will do
all that one human being can TO make
the Honor Legion ambulance one that
will always be remembered, even if il,
costs me my life"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11

Americas cooperation with her allies
in the seven months during which she
has been at war has insured the defeat
CT Germany. Only one major problem
remains for her to solve before she
can give her brethren In battle her
maximum aid ships.
This is III emcssagc which Andre
Tardicu. High Commissioners for the
French Republic In the United States.
brought TO the members of the Ameri-
can Manufacturers Export Association.
at whose dinner In the Biltmore he
spoke last night.
"Stcel we have" he said. Wheat
we shall have. but for bottoms IN when
TO ship over to France this wheat
and steel we must now apply to you
Americans.
AT the very hour am speaking
there are lying on docks in American
seaports and terminals over one mill
ion tons OF war material stocks which
the French government has been
powerlcss to ship over"
Problem Ncars Solution
Even this problem, in the opinion
of " Tardieu, is nearing a solution
lie told hs hearers that il the requi-
sition of merchant ships decided upon
BIZ the Federal government should be
completely and effectively carried out
the Allies and the American expedi-
tionary force could both be provided
for effectively.
The French High Commissioner said
in part:
"Your association. in the activities
which il has been displaying for sev'
eral months. has evidenced perfect
understanding of the conditions Of mod
ern war and OF the discipline required
By the present war from all the ele-
ments OF national power and in the
use Of all national resources.
at the time you entered the war. We
together with our British allies. had
been in il for three gears. You came
in strong in numbers. in wealth. in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Says Judge Lovett
Persecutes Him
Lawyer in Bellevue Accuses
His Sister and Her
Husband

William {. Abercrombie. a lawyer
who has been under observation Tor
three weeks in Bellevue Hospital. com
planned in the Supreme Court yester-
day that he was the victim of persecu-
ton. lie accused his sister, Mrs. La
vinia c. Lovett, and her husband. Judge
Robert s. Lovett. chairman OF the
Union Pacific Railway.
The proceedings before Justice Coz
was an examination Of Abercrombe. on
the application Of Dr.. Charles G.. Brink
and DR.. Melvin J Taylor, who signed
the affidavits on which the lawyer was
committed. Leon A. Abercrombic. OF
Texas. an attorney. brother Of William
c.. caused his commitment. William
c. Abercrombie declared that Judge
and Mrs. Lovett were In a conspiracy
TO get him out Of New York, asserting
that his sister was jealous of him be
cause he was a favorite OF their mother
He said that Mrs. Lovett dominated his
family on a rule or ruin basis"
Judge Lovett was not friendly to
me. although he sent me remittances,
said Abercrombe.
Justice Golf questioned Abercrombi.
at length.
"You believe there WAS a conspir
acy?" he asked.
81 do" replied Abercrombie
What do you think was the motive
for this?
They knew | sometimes drank IN
excess and might. when ! was in that
condition, do or say something about
them that they would not like
Abercrombie examined DR.. Stephen
P. Jewett, assistant superintendent OF
Bellevue. who testified that the lawyer
was suffering from paranoiac ten
denotes. The hearing will be continued
4o-daC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
State Food Board to
Confer With Hoover
Plans for Conserving New
York's Supplies Held
in Allowance

ALBANY, Oct. t0.-The State Food
Control Commission will confer with
Federal Food Controller Herbert Hoov-
or or his representative at the Bilt-
more Hotel, New York. Friday morning
at 10 o'clock. The conference was ar
ranged over the telephone to-day. No
plan for improving food storage. trans
portation or distribution facilities will
be worked out until after the confer
encc.
George W. Perkins may attend the
meeting After he was defeated for
the position Of chairman of the Food
Control Commission by the Senate he
announced that he would be willing to
do anything in his power to help the
board.
While he was still confident Of get
ting the Craftsmanship Mr.. Perkins had
mapped out plan of food control
which may be presented to the CON
ferrees Friday. Under it agents of the
commission were to purchase the farm
ers' products and arrange for their safe
in the various markets throughout the
state. The farmers were 10 be paid the
prevailing market prices. the state tax
ing only enough out Of the transaction
to pay its expense. 1t was declared
that this plan would give better prices
TO the farmers and would drive out
food spectators.
At a conference with the State Civil
Service Commission this afternoon the
members of the Food Control Board
we're informed that all its employees
must come under civil service. This
will be bitter pill for the numerous
politicians. who for n long time had
looked with covetous eyes on the
81 800. 900 the board has to spend. Many
Of them had jobs already picked out
for their pet organization workers.
Under the new law the state Food
Supply Commission. created at the reg
uar session of the Legislature. will be
taken over by the Food Control Board,
and all Of its thirty or more employees.
who nre now exempt. will have to take
civil service examinations. The new
law appropriated 100000 and in sd-
dition the board will take over the
100000 still in the hands OF the Food
Supply Commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
35 White Wings Get Medals

Mayor Michel awarded medals TO
thirty-fve members Of the Street
Cleaing Department yesterday for the
efficient manner in which they have
done their work during The last year
The medals were the gift Of the Cen
trial Merchants Association of which
Clarkson Cowle is chairman.
Before pinnine the insignias 10 the
mems coats the Mayor and Borough
President Marks. addressed about 300
members &C the department from the
grandstand in Union Square. As each
man received his medal. the Mayor
shook him by the hand and congratu-
lated him on his work.
After the Mayor had made the last
award, a luncheon was served on board
the land battleship, Recruit. under the
direction Of Commander Charles A.
Adams. During the luncheon the ships
marine band and the band from the
Street Cleaning Department gave a
concert
Conspicuous among the medal win
ners was Angelo FUccillo was has re-
ceiv-i the award four years IN sue
cesslon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
American Ships Will Seal
German Fate, Says 1ardieu
French Gob Commissioner Tells Manufacturers His Country
Is in Desperate Need of Bottoms to Garry to Army
Million Tons Of Supplies Now on Docks in w. D.

power for production, and strong in
your ideals.
Gentlemen. already now. at the be-
ginning Of the seventh month since you
entered the war, we are in a position
to state with a certainty that the hope
entertained by the enemy has been
frustrated. Though there are still I'M
provements to be achieved. all the
leading principles along which the sit
uation can still be improved have been
set up, and very well set up.
Raised Financial Means
First. you did create the financial
machinery and means corresponding
to your own needs and to the needs
OF your allies. Your government has
not hesitated to provide in way
which was thoroughly new for Amer
lea such resources as were necessary
"Gentlemen, you are aware or tne
results. The Federal legislature has
granted. in order to supply American
needs. about 81 100000, 600 and fur
Their. as loans to the Allies, s3.000,OOO
600 in May and 100000, 900 in Sep
TENDER. On these seven last billions
almost three billions have already Deen
actually lent 10 the Allies.
"You may be positive that our enc
mics have not been less downhearted
by the news Of this huge financial Ell
fort than they would have been by the
losing Of battle AS well as our
selves they know that, in this war OF
peoples, who pays shall win
"As regards food resources, an
achievement Of as wide a scope has
been attained. beg to mention, here
the deep satisfaction with which the
Allied governments have greeted the
appointment as director OF food admin
istration Of the man whose method ana
energy succeeded in revictualling Bel
gium and Northern France during the
first three years Of the war.
Gentlemen, during the next months
America will be one of the granaries OF
Europe. As the United States is very
much nearer 20 Europe, we VIII apply
much more often to you than TO AUS
tralia or to India.
France relies on you for the supply
ing OF the wheat Of which she Is IN
need. While in peace time the average
wheat production of our territory was
90 900 900 French hundredweight, this
year il will be only 38,000,000. Twelve
million French men and French women
have been taken either by military
mobilization at the front or By indus
trial mobilization. Painful has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Merchants Danish
All-Wool Clothes
Trade Pledges Itself to Re-
serve Best Stocks for
Army and Navy

Three hundred men. representing the
woollcn industry Of the United States,
met yesterday at the Waldorf-Astorla
and after listening TO an address by
Charles Eiscnman. Of the committee on
supplies of the Council of National De-
fence, pledged their factories and their
resource, TO the whole hearted support
Of the government.
Hereafter. if the plans adopted yes
terday are carried out, the only way
in which the citizens OF the United
States will be able TO get all-wool gar
ments will be by joining TIE army or
navy. Ii WAS resolved a. the meeting
to retain all the wool necessary Tor thc
armed forces OF the United States ana
to exc out the remainder with suosu-
tutes for civilian wear.
According to the resolution the
woollcn dealers will place on the mar
kets this year. "in so far as may seem
necessary. as many lines as our re.
spective equipments will permit OF
fabrics containing a material percent,
age of other stocks than virgin wool
The resolution also voices the deter
minntion of the dealers "to discourage
the use Of wool for purposes other than
are essential for the comfort ana
health of the civilian population
In this project the government ic
asked TO cooperate with the wool men.
The present shortage of wool was also
discussed in the report Of the joint
wool conservation committee. 10 re-
leve this shortage the committee sug-
gested that the government arrange
with Great Britain to release for ship
ment TO this country from 2OO,OOO,0OO
to 800. 900, 900 pounds OF the Australian
and New Zealand wool, which she has
stored up at present. refusing TO ex-
port Il, despite the long overdue
orders from American manufacturers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Plays and Players

The opening Of the Grace George sea-
son at the Playhouse has been post
poned from tonight until Saturday
evening. October 10. owing 10 the pres
ent condition of Forty-eighth Street,
which is being improved" The open
ing attraction will be Ewes Daughter
and is By Alicia Ramsey.
Klaw & Erlanger announce that they
have decided not to raise the prices of
their theatre tickets above the amount
added by the new government tax,
which goes into effect on November /,
and that at theatres where they al
ready charge $3.50 for orchestra seats
there will be no increase to the public.
David Belasco announces holiday mat
inees tomorrow. Columbus Day, of
"Pollv With a Past" in the Belasco
Theatre. and Of Tiger Rose" in the
Lvceum Theatre, each at 2:90 p. m.
The Baa. Bsa, Black Sheep Company.
with Carter De Haven. Wlettc Ker-
shaw. James Lackaye and Flora Parker
in the principal roles, will give their
first performance. at Pittsburgh next
Monday night.