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The sun., 1917-09-22
Y. NJ. G. A. TO RAISE
$S5,000,000 FUND
National Campaign Week,
Nov. II to ~. Is Fixed to
Get War Aid.

Some Of the leading business men and
educators Of the country attended an all
day meeting OF the National War Work
Council of the Y. NJ. c. A. yesterday ut
the Bankers Club in the Equitable
Building and voted to raise S35,00o.o0o
to carry on the war work Of the Y. NJ.
C. A. until July I. 1918. A national
campaign week--.November IL to ls-is
set aside in which TO raise the sum. The
principal items of the budget are
For work among L. $. troops
in the L. s.. S...................Sl 10000
For work among L. $. troops
For work among Russian troops s,so.ooo
For work In French army ...... 2,sAa 900
For work in Italian army..... 100000
For work among prisoners OF
war ................ l.v""V""
Cyrus II. Mccormick Of Chicago is
1, chairman Of the budget committee
| which made the recommendation.
| Among others on the committee arc
| George W. Perkins. T. Coleman du Pont
and Cleveland II. Dodge.
The money. 1t IL understood. Is to
cover the work In 3s4 buildings and l1s
tents maintained for the soldiers and
| sailors in the camps cantonments and
! for relief work on the various fronts in
| Europe.
! The invitation from French military
leaders to The American Y. NJ. &. A. is
! emphasized by an authorized cabled
statement from Gen Pershing. who says
| according to announcement yesterday
| that the greatest service America car
| do France Is to extend the association's
work to the whole French army. while
| the Russian Invitations are strongly re-
| enforced BY Major-Gen. Scott. chief OF
Staff, recently returned from Russia
Gen. Scott, II is said, believes the de-
velopment OF association activities along
tine entire Russian front would do much
to enhance the morale of Russia's sol
dters.
To raise the money in the campaign
week national. departmental and Stat
campaign committees will be appointed
George W. Perkins, chairman OF tn
finance committee. reported yesterda.
that of the $5,35s,o00 so far subscribe'
to the work OF the National War Worl
Council $4.o6S.Sss had been paid in.
The sun., 1917-09-22
LOADED SHIP, HELD
BY EMBARGO, AFlRE
Flames Sweep Magda, Fed on
&1.OO0,OOO Cargo in
Holds.

The steamship Magda OF the African
Steamship Company. which is held by
the Governments embargo at anchor In
the Hudson opposite Dyckman street
with $l00O,O0O worth of cotton. oiis'
whiskey and general merchandise IN her
hold. caught fire yesterday. She Is stlli
ablaze, The steamship vas scheduled
to leave for GothenberG. Sweden. as soon
as it pleases the United states Govern
ment to permit her to depart
She is n $500 ton vessel commanded
by Capt. Tord l.. Eiseman. and carries
a crew of forty men. 1t was just be-
fore 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon when
n member OF the crew saw smoke creep
ing from the forward hold, where 500
bales of cotton are stored. In few
minutes n number OF tugs and other
boats, including the DyckmN ferry
boats, we're alongside asking II aid was
wanted.
NO" said the captain. hut would
like to have n fireboat.
They told him to call the police and
he flled the forward hold with steam
got in dory and made for the shore
10 call for police help. The police sent
up the nreboat Duane aud launcl
from Harboy h. The tircboat crew
| flooded the hold and then began lifting
out the cotton.
Then the firemen discovered that thu
| fire had spread into the second hold
| where oils, whiskey and other highl,
| :atia,nmabie materials were stored. Th'
/ vessel itself cost $750.000 twenty year.
ago and her steel hull held the fire lik'
an oven. Inside the second hold thu
| firemen found a veritable furnace.
| Cart. E!seman called for more hell
| and for tugs. He said that it was hi
| intention to beach the ship over OH tn
| Jersey shore. The captain said that hi
| cargo was insured and that the los
! "would be thousands of pounds" statinl
the situation In English money. wher
the pound Is normally worth $4.s6.
The sun., 1917-09-22
100000 FARMERS
SEEK DRAFT CHANGE
Selective Act, They Say. Has
Deprived Them Of Army
Of Workers.
RECALL OF MEN FAVORED
Memorial Urging Action Will
Be Offered to President
Next Monday.
Special Despdtch to TIE SuN

'N'' ~ L.
,-,.,. ., -, 90 shou,
w "e''''u''
that whiie the selectiNe draft ac' ""'
been administered in such "A way as to
,roviJ. .,i.raid n.,or,a, for the new
-, ,,, o,
''"'io''"' army II mas i"u '''
weakening certain industries vita 10 ,ne
prosecution OF the war oy draw'ns
from them men they could Ill aHoro u
lose
The chief sufferer in this respect has
been the agricultural industry. ana WIN
the welfare and fighting efficiency OF the
United States and her allies depending
to great extent on the productlVeness
or American farms this Is ol seiio"'
Import.
SO critical has the situation pecoiile
In the agricultural Industry tnat neA'
Monday there is to be presented 10
President Wilson memorial on ule
part OF more than 100000 farmers
urging him to use his influence 70 So
d,a,, nc, This memorial will be pre-
sented by the federated board Of farm
organizations. comprising seven OF tne
largest farmers organizations In the
country.
~ C,.,..
II is contended by these ORGANIZATIONS
that the draft act had drawn young men
, away from the farms at n time "neN
the rural communities were sure M
! from the exodus 10 the cities due to the
, economic cause. so that now whole as
| tricts In which crops are still stahoihe
are practically without labor
i In the middle West farm wages nave
been raised TO SI4 non'n WIN u'",
without increasing the labor supply '
! parts of Nebraska II has been unia'or
| able to harvest the corn, while IN the
! Texas cotton belt farmers nave peer
| stll more seriously handicapped que ts
! the draft and negro migration 10 'he
, North and other causes. There was
! Is per cent. shortage In the labor sup
ply on the farms last March as com
pared with last year.
| Apparently the responsibility 1o'
| these conditions lies in a faulty ADMINS
tration of the law rather than In any
| inherent defect In the act.
The sun., 1917-09-22
$4,000 BAIL GIVEN
BY MAYOR SMITH
New York Police Identify
Gunmen Held in Philadel-
phia Staying.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2l.-Mayor
Thomas b. Smith. for whom a warrant
was issued last night charging him and
two other men with conspiracy to COM
nit aggravated assault and murder in
connection with the killing of a police
man during primary election In this
city OIL Wednesday, to-day enterea his
own recognizance in the sum of $4,000
for his appearance at hearing next
Tuesday.
A development of the day was the
Identification by the New York Detec-
tive Department. according TO Captain
Of Detectives Tate, of this city, of the
two alleged gunner under arrest In COLI
nection with the killing. Jacob Mascia,
charged with the actual killing. was
identified through finger prints as
"Butch" Samuel Sceuliga. and John Cos
| tello was identified as Henry de Inrao
Both. New York Detective Headquarters
said. have police records.
According TO Capt. Tate. Costello, who
is charged with being an accessory to
, the murder. volunteered TO tell all he
knows II immunity Is granted. This
was refused.
According 10 the detectives, the mer
were engaged through two, New York
agencies which make business OF hir'
ing strike breakers II was also giver
out that Mascia was identified as g
leader of men sent to help break a
: trolley strike In Connecticut
! The records Of Jacob Mascia and Johr
| Costello. arrested In Philadelphia II
connection with the Fifth ward primary
f,ght, were examined yesterday by In
spector Faurot at the request Of thu
Philadelphia police.
I Mascia was arrested in this city unde
\ - Ia vnAa (3nalll0 March pa
The sun., 1917-09-22
TRACKS IN ORANGE ELEVATED,
iLacLawnnnR structure Op"us--
Grndc Crossing Problems solved.

After almost two years of conSltuc
ton work the elevated tracks or lie
Iaclawanna railroad through c,ang'.
y. J.. were opened Yesterday for th"
orerstion of trains. and Oranges grad"
crossing problem which hfs been u"
sub ject Of much discussion for about
fifteen years, was solved. EaSlhounH
tracks will he opened sunday
The elevated structures cost approx
matcly 100000 The taxpayers %
Orange paid $50,00O OF the amount
The grade crossing problem ~ fart
Orange Is still unsolvcd. although now
| in the hands of the state Puhle U'!lit'e' =
| Commission East orange wants a..
1 LaclSawanna tracks depressed instead ~
| elevated
The sun., 1917-09-22

the supreme consideration. Nor will
permit the issues OF the campaign TO be
ptecured. Rottenness and wrongdoing
must not seek to hide behind the nag
and / would be ashamed to make politi-
cal capital out of the noble sacrifices OF
men who are giving UP their positions
their homes. and in many cases their
lives TO answer the call in our coun-
try's hour OF need
Charles l.. Craig. candidate for Comp
troIler. used most of his 1000 words
condemning the so-called West Side I'M
provement plan.
"It was well said by Abraham Lin.
coln," said Mr. Craig, that you can fooi
some of the people some OF the time, ana
some Of the people all of the time, but
you cant fool all Of the people all oi
the time The game practiSed by John
Purroy Mitchell and william A. Prender-
gast is at least as old as Lincoln's time.
and Lincoln's warning is notice to them
that the season for humbug and hypoc'
rlsy is at an end
Land Deals Are Targets.
Mr.. Craig also divested himself oi
some hot shot concerning the various
real estate transactions. such aS the
Rockaway Park the Brooklyn marginal
railway, the citys financial plan. rap
ping the pay as YOU 20 policy ana
practically every other act OF the
Mitchell administration. He scathingly
referred to the Reynolds $40 plate
dinner at which the Mayor was a
guest and demanded 10 know whether
the people of the city ''are interested
In the company the Mayor keeps"
'Thero has been no scandal like the
Rey ynolds-Grcve operations within the
recollection Of the present generation
concluded Candidate Craig. Reynolds
has demonstrated his control ovei
! Mitchell. Mitchell. " he does not literally
| eat out Of Reynolds's hand. at any rate
can be found Mt Reynoldss entertain
ments. where mining stocks, sand dune
parks, classification yards, garbag'
| plants and kindred subjects are intro
duce IN tabloid form"
! Sh. M Smith. candidate for Rorougi
| President. was a little more mcrcifu'
| He only used up about 1900 words an'
confined himself TO telling what IA
would do II elected. lie promised "A
a member of the Sinking Fund Com
mission. to see TO 1t that the city re
| ceives dollar for dollar of value for tn
valuable leases the city owns and whtcl
under the Mitchell administration hav
been granted at figures far beneath
their value. In conclusion he said:
standing behind the municipal ad
mnistraton in solid pha1anx are IN
reactonary forces that one year ag
supported n candidate for President O
the United States who advocated tear
ing from the statute books the Demo
cratic record. part of which was tn
enactment OF the income tax. the dire,
election Of United States Senators. tn
Federal reserve act. the rural credit
acts. workmen's compensation. chill
labor law. good roads, &c General Re
action and Colonel Standpat are
charge of the first line trenches. Priv
lege finds itself IN the seat that shoul
be occupied by equal opportunity
Outside of these things speakers an
audience agreed the Mitchell admins
tration is a good one.
The sun., 1917-09-22
THE McMANUS EXPLAINS
That There's M McMmnus Gnns !
There Are McManuses.

Thomas J. McMaNnu,--Thc MCMlnus
-Tammany leader of the new Fifth
Assembly district believes he has a
grievance He took offense At a story
from Yaphan, which refered 10 the
"McAanus gang" arriving along with
the Hudson busters and the Gas House
tribe at the camp. The McManius's baili-
wick is from Eighth avenue to the North
River, from Fortieth TO Sixty-third
street. and the story specifically identi-
fled the "McManus gang as from the
East Side. Nevertheless The McManus
felt offended.
There never was any McManus gang
he said last night. 81 don't see why my
name should be used to describe a
gang. We're peaceful over here
There are 397 McManuses in the cit!
directory.
The sun., 1917-09-22
NEW WAGE PACT SOUGHT.
LongshOremen Busy Before Arbi-
traitors Finish Work.

While an arbitration committee is still
busy adjusting the troubles Of the In
ternational Longshoremens Union, the
organisation 10 taking steps for urging q
new wage agreement, It was stated yes
tsrday by Secretary Bernard Cavanaugh
of the Greater New York district council.
II. d. stevens OF the arbitration COM
mittee returned to Philadelphia last
night afte. a long session to determine
whether Frank Labardo, White star Line
foreman, should be discharged. He said
no decision would be made until all the
evidence was In hand. The board will
meet again in q few days.
The sun., 1917-09-22
LIQUID FIRE TRIED AT HOME
Exploding Coffee boiler Hurts
Cooks at Army Camp.

Twenty gallons of regulation army
coffee went on a juramentado yesterday
at the camp of NJ Company, Seventy
first Infantry, in Van Cortlandt Park.
and before the proceedings came to n
fun boil the Fire Department, an am
lulance and the Coroner had been called
and three soldiers were scalded.
George Barry. John Wall and Henry
Davis, cooks for the company, We're pre-
pairing the coffee, and the top Of the
boiler was clamped so tightly that the
steam could not escape. 1t blew the
urn to hits and made such n racket that
fire alarm was sent in and Fordhani
was asked for hospital aid.
DR.. James took the three cooks to the
hospital for treatment. Barry Is Sc
badly burned that II is feared he will
die His home before enlistment was
at $40 Fifty-eighth street. Brooklyn
The sun., 1917-09-22
MISS TARBELL UNDER KNIFE
Illness Due to OverwOrk IN Last
Few Months.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 21.-Miss Ida NJ.
Tarbell, tariff expert author, editor and
member of the women's committee of the
Council of National Defence, is i'll at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, She came to
the hospital a week ago and was oper-
ated on She Is reported as recuperating
slowly, but is unable to see any one en-
cept the immediate members of her
family.
Miss Tarbell's illness is said Ia be due
to her strenuous work In Washington
during the last few months.
The sun., 1917-09-22

Police Commissioner Woods issued q
new order yesterday requiring all MEM
hers of vhe department to salute the
nag on all public occasions and on
similar occasions, unless police work
requires their active attention, to stand
at salute and remain In position through
out the playing Of the national anthem.
The sun., 1917-09-22

AMHApoLIs. Md, Sept ol.--All q
tenda nee records AZ the Naval Academy
we're broken when the institution opened
for the academic year to-day with l,A5s
mid aipmen present. Seven hundred and
forty Of these are members of IN. nc"
fourth class formed during the ~uu'u,
The sun., 1917-09-22
s-~ss,.r Caught After Two Years.

MALONE, Sept, si.--On . warrant is;
sued In Albany In March. 1916, Mitchell
swatice, q es. Regis Indian. has been
finaliy captured by Deputy United States
Narshai r. q. Roby and lodged In the
iaI here. swatice 10 charged with having
smuggied gin over the border. Repeated
efFcrts to capture swatics have bean
foiled whom the Indain crossed the bor-
aer and hid N the Canadian WOODS.
The sun., 1917-09-22
AMERICAN MESSAGES HALTED.
swedish Embassy In Constants
nOple Ordered to stop Cipher.

COPENHAGEN, Sept, 9l--Thr Frank
furter /eitun0 says that the swedish
i.mbassy. which has taken over the af-
fairs " the American Embassy At Con-
stantmople, has been ordered 10 cease
the transmission of cipher messages for
America,
The sun., 1917-09-22

NO. fusion committee last night voted
to suuport the Republican candidates
for state senator, Municipal Court JUS
ticc,. Assemolymen and Board of Alder
men. This action was proposed when the
committee was first formed, but no def
nito action was taken until the meeting
last evening.
In addition, the executive coniuitte"
of the fusion committee last night went
over the first draft of the fusion plat
form, which will be presented 10 the
entire committee Of $50 Tor approval
on Monday night.
ANALYSIS of the Brooklyn primary re-
turns indicates. according 10 politicians.
that MAYOR MitChels strong stand behind
President Wilson hefore the war and
his aggressive attitude on preparedness
cost him many German American votes.
The Nineteenth and Twentieth Assem-
bly districts have a heavy German pop
ulation. and former Senator Bennett
carried both by overwhelming majorlttes
In the former, Mayor Mitchell received
es Of l,ol6 votes poled. In the latter, he
received one to every four senator Ben
rett received
, In Jake Llvingstor's own district, the
Twcnty-second, which Is also pro-
nouncedly German, senator Bennett hsc
n decisive majority. In view of th,
fact that senator Bennett did not cour
| the German American vote. its alignmcn
on his side is taken to he a rebukc o.
the Mayors patriotic policies
The sun., 1917-09-22
MITCHEL'S LEAD 595,
NEW COUNT SOUGHT


show cause why the boxes should not
be reopened.
There I. no means of telling how long
It will take the Supreme Court Justice
to determine whether Mr. Benefits petit
ton should be granted or denied. In
the event a recount Is ordered II viii he
done by the Board OF Elections and will
be a long procedure. 1t was pointed out
in this connection yesterday that all
ballots must be printed and started 70
the soldiers in France by October 10 at
the latest. II recount is ordered this
would be impossible.
Parker IndOrses Mitchell.
An Endorsement OF Mayor Mitchel's
administration came yesterday from
Alton b, Parker. Democratic candidate
for President in 1904. Judge Parker's
letter of Endorsement was prompted by
the letter written TO Bernard Riddcr
editor Of the Stndts-Zcitun0, by Jere
miah O'Leary in which Mayor Mitche
was attacked by the Irish agttator. Mr.
Parker said:
FORTUNATELY for US Mitchell has made
good a. Mayor whether viewed from
/ the standpoint OF honesty and efficiency
or as the governmental head OF th'
greatest world city, welcoming in behal
| Of her people the chosen Representatives
| of the nations All must have beer
proud OF his bearing and his speeches o
greeting and welcome.
| II say this is fortunate. because w
| have to elect him or be classified as
traitor city. This has become more an'
more strikingly apparent 10 thoughtfu
men with each succeeding day. TIL
letter in the morning papers of OLear,
10 Ridder should open the eyes of al
His denunciation of the Mayor for nj
part in the greeting to the representa-
lives OF our allies will stir every patrio
tie soul. whether we fancy the issue o
not.
Those who are for the United state
in its war with Germany will vote 70
. Mitchell, Those who favor a GcTma
victory won't"
Morris Hillauit will be notified OF h!
nomination FOR Mayor by the Socialis
Marty al a mass meeting in Madlso
square Garden Sunday afternoon. Fran
\ Sievermau, candidate for Comp,rolle
and Edward + Cassidy, candidate 10
President OF the Board OF Aldermei
also will be notified
The sun., 1917-09-22
Warning Telegran.

From New York to Ashsville early
N august OF this year went telegram
saying:
Have word from Bud GGaston Means's
n.cknamel that trust company OF
thirago has lawyer and confidential as
sistant at Asheville. and he says advise
s,ande Mrs. Kings frst namel and
'saisie tMrs. Kings sister. Marcy Q.
The sun., 1917-09-22
Friend OF the People.

"On that pledge / appeal for the say
mort Of all honest citizens. | appeal for
the support Of the workers In whose
ranks ! have served, ] appeal for the
support OF the taxpayers and business
men. with whom for years ! have fought
shoulder to shoulder In the cause of bet
ter government,
II do not want the support of the
eNpioit.rs. ! do not want the support of
the pilfer,rg real estate ring. l do not
want the support of any man who does
not hold the interests Of America to be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
Miss Rabinovich
To be July Bride

49, "E-fN - ~ ELE'
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Rabinovich an
ounce the date Of the marriage Of
their daughter Anna and DR.. Harold o.
cooperman Of this city as Tuesday,
July thirty-first. The wedding Is to
take place at Mr.. and Mrs. Rabino-
vich's home on University avenue, and
is to be a very simple ceremony.
Because OF the prominence Of the
principals. and the brides fam
lily more than a little interest
will center around the approach
ing nuptials. Miss Rabinovich has
made her home here with her par
ents for q number Of years, and is
known as q very attractive young
woman, while her f1ance is popularity
known in the professional and social
life Of the city.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

reau Of home economics Of the depart,
ment of agriculture, he directs all gov!
eminent Investigations to determine
actual .nutritive values Of foods and
to find improved ways of preparing,
foodstuffs SO as to insure maximum
n~ourishlnent. All government recipes
and food bulletins are prepared under
his supervision, and he Is, in effect,
the big chef behind Uncle Sans cook
book. - ~ 4
DR.. Alice G.. Broughton, at right,
won her right to a staff position in
the food army by winning a fight
against waste in the lunch service OF
the Philadelphia public schools. On
graduating from Columbia, where she
won her Phi. D. in economics and So
GEOLOGY, this young woman reorganiz-
ed the lunch service, then a losing yex-
pertinent, and made it self-sustaining.s
Later she helped in the survey Of
Cleveland public schools, reporting on
deficiencies in courses on household
arts and system Of school luhches. She
secured leave from her duties with.
the bureau Of educational experiments
and research in home economics to
give her services for the period of the
war to the Woman's Army Against
Waste.
These three officers compose the
advisory committee of the home eco-
Monies division of the food adminis-i
tration.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
BY Harry b. Hunt.

Washington, July l14.-Here is an
inside glimpse into a government war
council. The three persons at the big
desk are staff officers in Herbert
Hoover's new Woman's Army Against
Waste, at work planning an important
move in the food campaign. On their
success in marshaling the women Of
America in the big battle against
waste may depend the fate of our 9TH
er army in France and the whole al
lied fight for democracy.
AS only military experts are chosen
to direct u army al the front, so
only household and food experts were
chosen to direct the fight for food
conservation in our homes.
DR.. Abby L. Marlatt, at the left, is a
specialist on the subjects of nutrition
and scientific home management. She
is a native of Kansas, a graduate Of
Kansas State college, and for eight
years has been director Of the depart
ment of home economics at the the
University of Wisconsin. Before going
to Wisconsin she taught home eco
nomics in the schools Of Providence,
r. l., n organized the department
Of home economics at the state COL
lege of Utah.
DR.. G. F. Langworthy, in center, is
Uncle Sans official expert on Galleries
and food values. AS chief of the bu-