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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Navy Student Murdered

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-Detectives
were trying to-day TO solve the mys-
terry Of the murder of John A. Becker,
st. Louis apprentice at the Great
Lakes Naval Training School. Beckers
body was found yesterday in the
women's rest room on the third floor
of the Sharples Building. He had been
beaten to death, apparently with a
bottle.
Thirty feet from the rest room door
trail Of blood led down the stairway
to the street. Prints Of blood-stained
hand were found on walls and door
knobs. Detectives believed the rest
room served as rendezvous for
Becker and some girl. Employees had
keys enabling them TO enter at any
time, II was reported. In this connec-
ton the police sought Guy II. Wilson,
also a naval apprentice, who formerly
worked in the building.
An anonymous telephone call recent
ly warned the police that they would
find a murder in the Sharpies Building.
Detectives responded, but found no
evidence OF crime. II is believed that
rival made the call In the hope that
Becker and the girl would be sur
prised. and when that failed that he
lay in wait himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Youthful Elopers
Arrested in Jamaica

Helen Viola Boyce, arraigned yes
terday with Lester Estle in the ia
maica police court, was willing to adj
nit that she had never been nearer
to Ohio than Hoboken, but she insist
ed that Estle was the man she intended
to marry. She is sixteen years old and
the other prisoner is eighteen.
For several days they have been try
ing to persuade Jamaica clergymen to
marry them, telling a pitiful story OF
pedestrian elopement from Cincin-
natl, their only baggage pair Of opera
glasses which Helen Viola cherished
because they were her dear dead moth
er's." Clergyman after clergyman re-
fused after a single glance at the
youthful pair.
Yesterday, when Helen Viola and her
swain had been arrested in the room
they had rented. the formers mother
who lives at 2577 Pitkin Avenue, Brook
Ign, appeared with threats of a spank,
ing. The girl said then that she had
met Estle at Camp Mills, where he was
a member of an Ohio regiment.
She is charged with vagrancy, and
a more serious charIe is lodged against
her companion. His story that he re-
ceived an honorable discharge from his
regiment is being Investigated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13

few weeks ago, and Miss Emily Ford
In the Harry d. Holloway box, II,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome n. Bona
parte and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Griswold
Thompson.
Mrs. F. Francis Hyde was present
in the afternoon in Box SO, and in the
evening she and Mr.. Hyde had with
them Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hilton
Brown.
With Mrs. William NJ. Fleitmann, in
Box %, was her daughter, Miss Ida
Louise Fleitmann.
With Mrs. George F. Baker, jr., in
Box 20, was Mrs. Francis Cunningham
Bishop.
With Mrs. f. ". Breitung, in Box l6,
were the Duchess de Chaulnes, Mrs.
Wendell Baker and Miss Elsa Maxwell.
Others in the Garden
Others seen in boxes, arena seats or
walking about were Mrs. Dorothy Tay-
lor Grahame White. Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Larocque and their children, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Haight, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. Van der Horst Koch, Miss Pauline
Robinson. Robert w. Fairbairn, Rich
ard Newton, IT,, Mrs. Morton l..
Schwartz, Miss Adele Colgate, Harry I.
Eldridge, /. j. r. Muerling, Mrs. W.
Lowe Rice, Miss Elise Rice, Alfred
Maclay, Mrs. Reginald Lewis, formerly
Miss Claire Bird; ". Goadby Loew, +.
Victor Loew, Olive Hartman, Miss Dor
othy Rennard, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Macy
Willets, Mrs. Lewis /. Clarke, Mrs. w.
Miller Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Baudouine, Mrs. Henry c. Burnett,
James c. Cooley, Mrs. Edward LATTER
bach and Joseph b. Thomas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
DR.. Allen M'Curdy,
Hillquit Supporter,
Quits the Ministry
Morningside Pastor Re-
signs; Canadian Pacihst
Prefers Death to
Hun Rule

DR.. Allen McCurdy, pastor of the
Morningside Presbyterian Church. who
was a member of the Hilquit campaign
committee, has surprised members OF
his church organization by announcing
his withdrawal from the ministry and
requesting that his name be withdrawn
from the Presbytery.
The letter, which was read at the
meeting of the Presbytery at the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church yesterday,
calls attention to that section Of the
Book of Discipline of the church which
sets forth that II minister withdraws
from the jurisdiction Of the church
the Presbytery can do no more than
erase his name from its rolls and re-
cord the fact.
But the Presbytery is not satisfied
to abide by this rule, apparently. II
has appointed a committee to confer
with members of the Morlingside
church and with DR.. McCurdy and re-
port at later meeting of the church
ruling body.
A supplemental letter written by the
minister under date of November IL
says that the decision Of the minister
is not hasty one and that he desires
not to discuss the situation. He says
that a man can take such action Tor
one OF two reasons; either he is re-
hgious, or he is not religious. lie
failed to say whether he was or was
not.
Another dramatic incident at the
meeting Of the Presbytery, which was
held at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, occurred when the Rev. Rob-
ert G.. tombstone, of Montreal, arose to
announce that he had come to make a
confession of faith. He began by an
nouncing that he had formerly been Q
pacihst and that he had been skeptical
Of the charges of German brutality
contained in the Bryce report. But an
interview with a man who had been
an eyewitness of these atrocities, he
said, had converted him to the righte-
BUSINESS Of the war
81 want to tell you men that We are
in the work of clearing out jungle OF
beasts" he said. "lf Germany should
win the war pray to God that my wife
and daughter may die before the beast
sets foot on this land. My brains are
scared with the horrors l have learned
I tell you we are traitors, not 70 our
country, but to Jesus Christ, our Lord
il we are not in this war TO wipe Out
the Christless philosophy and Christ
less religion of our enemies"
He then told story Of German bru'
talitv against a woman about TO be-
come O. mother. He concluded by say
ing that nothing short of complete
victory would save America from .
repetition of such horrors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Balloonist's Rescuer
Wins Navy Medal
Patrick McGunigal, Ships
Filter, Awarded First
Honor by Daniels

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The hrs'
navy medal of honor to be awarded
since the United States entered the
war, Secretary Daniels announced TO-
day. goes to Patrick McGunigal, OF
Youngstown. Ohio, ships filter. Al
great hazard he rescued an observer
from a kite balloon at sea, brought
down by a squall. He also was award
ed 500 in cash.
Thes following account of how Nc
Gunigal won the honors was authorized
by Secretary Daniels:
"a rescue at sea, involving extraordi'
nary heroism, has been brought to the
attention of the Navy Department
"a kite balloon, used for obserya
ton purposes by one OF the United
States cruisers on duty in the war zone
was struck by q squall when four hun
dred feet i'm the air. The balloon
dropped about two hundred feet. The
SPARE cable was hauled in aboardship
but the basket was whipped and twlst'
ed. and the pilot was so entanglee
within the ropes that there was no pos
sibility of his releasing himself. The
balloon was finally hauled to the ships
side. but the basket, with the observer
Gagged in it, trailed in the water. sub
merging the pilot. a..
Patrick McGunigal, ships filter
first class, who has been in the service
about thirteen years, climbed down the
side of the ship, jumped to the ropes
leading to the basket, cleared the tan
gle sufficiently to release the pilot, and
putting a bow line around him, had hin
hauled to the deck McGunigal was
subsequently, rescued and brought II
safety to the deck of the Ship
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
News in Brief

THE Belgian" a motion picture produced
by sydney Olcott, will be shown Tor the hrst
time at an entertainment for the benefit OF
the British Patriotic Fund on Friday evening
at the Rit1-Csrlton Hotel.
PLhINFIELD, n. IA recount OF the
ballots cast in the referendum In which the
city went dry BY one vote has been author
lied Application FOR the recount was made
By the Painfeld Liquor Dealers Association
The Joseph Dixon Crucible Company plant
employing GOO persons. and the New Jersey
Car Spring and Rubber Company plant, en-
ploying more than 900, have been closed
for lack Of coal. The shortage resulted from
a strike OF coal wagon drivers.
More than 100000 was obtained by the
American Committee OF Armenian and
Syrian Relief from Sundays mass meeting
in the Hippodrome. The receipts turned In
by 5000 street collectors on the previous day
amounted to $4,000.
The merchant marine and other war prob
lens will be discussed at the Fifth National
Foreign Trade Convention. I'm the Hotel Glib
son. at Cincinnati. on February :. and O.
under the auspices OF the National Foreign
Trade Council.
The Public Service Commissions hearing
on the applications OF the Third Avenue Rail-
way Company. the New York Railways Com
pany. the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
the marlborough Rapid Transit Company
the Staten Island and Midland Railways
Company and the Richmond Light and Power
Company To charge two cents each for trans
fers has been postponed until . y. m. on
November &c.
Jacob Panken, successful candidate on the
Socialist ticket for the Municipal Court
bench. was discharged in the Essex ofarket
police court, where he was charged with
violation OF the election law by interfering
with election officials.
A German war plane. n Cuynemer tro-
ply. will be an exhibit M the Hero Land
spectacle, which opens in the Grand Central
Palace on Saturday night Of next week.
Red Cross standard dressings In millions
must be sent over with all possible speed"
Is the message that the New York County
Chapter Of the American Red Cross has re-
ceived from Major Grayson NJ. +. Murphy.
head OF the Red Cross committee in France.
Saddened by constant war arguments with
her husband. Mrs. Margaret Christie. who
was born in Germany. yesterday donned her
beet gown, wrote "A note asking consideration
for her cat inhaled Illuminating gas and
died before the police could reach her home AT
bi3 West Forty-ninth Street
Ellis Parker Butler Of Pigs Ia Pigs"
fame, has been asked to help the township OF
North Hampstead decide where within the
town limits pigs should be allowed 20 live and
develop unmolested
Announcement was made yesterday by the
Clyde Line that IL would omit its service
10 Charleston, s. C.. because OF n strike Of
longshorcmen.
That he had given his wife IA sleeping POI
ton. distracted 81 900 from her pillow while
she slept and lied with II, Is the charge
against Alfred Rother. piano maker. with
penchant for travel, according 10 detectives
who arrested him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13

representative gathering of society
could be looked for.
Yesterday. however, saw most Of the
boxes at the afternoon session occu-
pied, and the list Of boxholders this
year is the most representative OF So
ciety Of any in six or seven years. The
reason for the larger turnout on the
opening day was undoubtedly due to
the fact that the affair is given this
year for the Red Cross.
There were, of course, some vacant
boxes and many of the arena seats
were empty, but judging from yester-
days attendance the show this year
promises to be the most successful held
in years.
Coach from Colony Club
The members Of the Ladies' Four-in-
Hand Driving Club have put into COM
mission the coach Arrow, which they
are to run each day of the show from
the Colony Club to the Garden. Yes
terday Mrs. Charles b. Alexander char
(ereQ lne COaCH. one was NV "'N'4 -
guests. however, who arrived at the
Garden shortly after the opening OF
the afternoon session. Miss Marion
Hollns drove, the route from the club
AT Park Avenue and Sixty-second
Street being to Fifth Avenue to Madi-
son Square On the coach were Miss
Alexander, Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden
and Miss Eleanora Sears.
Among those seen at the afternoon
session were Mrs. Burke Roche and
MRS. Moses Taylor Campbell, who we're
guests Of Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt, in
Box Al. In the adjoining box, 46, be-
longing to f. T. Stotesbury, were Mrs.
Angler B. Duke, Mrs. ]. Stewart Bar
ney, Mrs. Charles de Loosely Oelrichs
and Mrs. Lounsbery Perry.
In the old Alfred G.. Vanderbilt box, -.
which Mr.. and Mrs. David Wagstaff
have, were Mrs. Dave Coddington and
four children.
Mrs. A. G.. Vanderbilt at Show
Mrs. Alfred G.. Vanderbilt made her
first appearance at horse show since
her husbands death. She was present
at the morning session and for only a
short time in the afternoon.
In the w. Russell Grace box, "a, were
Mrs. Grace, Mrs. S. Bryce Wing and
Miss Marion Tiffany.
In Box 81, with Mrs. Nicholas F.
Brady, were Mrs. Edward W. Clucas,
who was Miss Frederick Bull until a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Official List of
First Days Awards
At the Horse Show
Following is the list of awards:

Glass 20 tpony mMes suitable 'or breeding polo
ponies first prize $50. second prize. s25l-rifst
Sister Farms blk. m CsTdnauon; third. Miss
LILLIAN Bostwick'S en-. m. BScAnA. fourth. George
&. Shc1nan's b. m. Nicotine
ca" II Utsllicns; four years old: over u
cup two years In succes dnn not olinble; fret
prize $50; sNond prize. $lj)-First. T. y. Twad-
ond. Reginald vsndcrbilts ch sandy Point
Ps;SS b Fs2 H ~ R ssd c1. y
OTiord-imp. Elm FliH-
Class lG thllies three years Old ln, PRIV. $50.
second prize. SZ5l-fhst. william u. Moorrs b..
n. Media second. y. J, Drisooil., Oh N. Auburn
Lawn Princess: fourth. d. Il. hannas Oh. IN. Bric'
Queen.
cIsss II tanie' two.yOan Old. ar.i phzO., 30:
second przo, y25l-first Wlnsden F4rms eh. m
wiisden wipheiy: second. william II. Moov',
b. IA seaton Easter.
Class ~ thacsncy fllies three ycars old and
under. nOt over ~ hands. inst prize $50. sA
oud priv. s2JJ-First. William H. Mo0res b. m.
seaton Easter: second. Miss Amy du Points On. m
Maichlcss stella. udri. Haign Farms b. 10
Gas. , ttro,tlns s.sllioos fosr years Ola or
BY Silent BrOyk-Aigreite. second Harp 4. kihbc's
b. : Master lhesl. third. bliss h. ]. Wikss blk
Glaze Il lShe:iand bruod mares no, exceeding
a. inches; must hare produced fnal In 1918
q 1911; hnt Prize, $50: SCond prile. S2;l-firt
LAIlsD-Iieiie HarIm. ssco.d, IIamiiton fGm's
blk m BeamhOIS Venus b. Madcsp-Querl.
Class - blocked saddle hor-@s. over H. hands !.
three years old Or over: up 20 carrying 200 pounds
and must actually cany this weight. nrst prize.
so. second prize. s25l-Fifsi. Samuel l. Ekus's
%. Sparkle. second A. W. Aknson's b.
Maiden.
Class 2! lst4nionS, exceeding Il and no, exceeding
ltg hands rrst prize, $50. second prize $751;
Pint Wnlisbrook FANS HorDcc. 1r by Sir Hgace
Lady Bounce second Miss Jean iAaeter Austin's
D. g. TssugiOn NAudyko. by Sir UOrare-Gssng-
ion Venus third. Louis X Ggge'rs b. Tnllo
Swell. by julius CWsaf-Bcrry Hl Snir fOlrh.
Cassilis Farms ca. q lryinTon Tom Tr0f. hy imp
Enfield Nippcr-f1Ok In.
Class 81 shetland pmies IN names. not -
cedng 40 incnss; FIRST PRIV. go. second priEs.
f2ji- First Mis- Katherine Hauck's ch y Senator
Jackson; second. Miss Patricia CauAus ca r.
Silver TIE. ulfd Hamilton Farms blk e. King
IarFo. fourth Hamilton Tam's blk. LADY
Largo
Class 81 fsaddlo horses. over ii2 ani not IL
cseding ~ hands W 10 earning 100 Vyunds. fnt
T. Tods b m. scepirei second. }. 4. y htnsdeis
Whih u no Tom. fourth. Mia Constance 2
cl.S II thausss ponies. not exceeding l27
hsnds. ponies 10 couni % prr cent and appoint
meuu 40 Ief cent, b. be driven ly amateurs under
tselTs yoar old. iri pnIs. cup valued al SO. SEC
mi pdze SO. third Driya t2oi-lirst HAicysn
Bsnns Ga b. iriugiou Hiipef. seoed. Nisf russy
gLOu-psgu's b. A. COfiOu4 one. liliId Logiy *.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
3 Soldiers Dead in Wreck

DENVER, Nov. 12.-Three soldiers
were killed and sixteen injured to-day
in a wreck of a troop train near Coto-
paxi, Col, according to message re-
ceived in the Denver e. Rio Grande
Railroad Offices here. The troops were
said to be travelling east from Utah.
According to railroad officials. the
accident, which occurred shortly before
6 o'clock this morning, was a rear-end
collision between Sections 2 and Of
a train carrying troops. The conductor
OF the second section reported his train
was travelling slowly when the third
section, moving twenty-five miles an
hour. crashed into him. Most Of the
troops were infantry from Salt Lake
City. Cotopaxi is seventy-two miles
west of Pueblo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
20 Detectives Denoted

The efficiency system introduced by
Commissioner Woods in the Detective
Bureau resulted yesterday in the big
gest shake-up the Police Department
has seen during his regime. Twenty
detectives were transferred to various
precincts where they will do patrol in
uniform.
The places of ten of them will be
taken by graduates of the training
school for detectives at Headquarters.
The places of the other ten will be
taken by patrolmen now in uniform
who have displayed aptitude for detsc-
tive work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Plans to Spread Methodism
Conference Votes to Raise 80
Millions for the Cause

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. II. - The
Methodist Episcopal boards of Home
and Foreign Missions, at a Joint con-
ference here to-day, approved a recon-
mendstion that a campaign be inau-
gurated to raise sSO.OOO.OO0 in the next
FIVE years. Forty millions are to be
raised by each board to spread Method
ism to all corners of the earth.
About 200 clergymen from all parts
of she country, including the entire
board OF 90 bishops, attended the con-
ference. which will adopt plans for the
centennial celebration of the Church
next year.
Bishop Thomas F. Medley raised the
only dissenting voice in the discussion
on the raising of the big fund. He said
there were so many other channels
drawing upon the peoples money in the
fight for world democracy that he did
not feel it the proper time 10 start 4
campaign of such enormous magnitude.
He said he believed the government at
this time had right over the wealth
of the people, even before the Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Women Teachers
Plan New Fight
Demand End to Discrimi-
nation Against Sex in
Public Service

mo more of this sex discrimination
nonsense" This is the new slogan Of
the Interborough Association Of Wom-
en- Teachers, which is again going on
the war path, encouraged by the adop-
ton Of the woman suffrage amendment.
A series of suggestions for reforms
in salary schedules were taken up at
the executive board meeting OF the asso-
citation last week, and will be present.
ed at the next mass meeting Of the
women teachers.
The association will sound the first
note for equal pay for equal work"
throughout the state in bill to for
bid discrimination on account OF sex
in public service positions. The women
teachers Of New York City, after a
six-year struggle with the Legislature,
established the principle Of equal pay
for the city schools. 1t never applied
outside this citg.
Expects to Win with Ballot
ave believe that now with the aid
Of the ballot we can establish equal
pay throughout the state" said Miss
Lima E. Gsno, former vice-president Of
the Interborough Association, yester-
day.
This was the inevitable next step
which 80 terrified Charles T.. Hughes,
then Governor of New York State,
when our equal pay Bill was present
ed him for his signature. He said that
in principle we were right, but equal
pay could not logically be established
for New York City teachers without
being extended to teachers and all
other women in public service through
out the state, and the time was not
ripe for so sweeping a change. Well. Il
is ripe now. A lot Of things are going
to ripen very suddenly now that the
women have the ballot"
Fight Silverstein Law
Another drive on the part of the new
ly enfranchised women teachers will
be toward the abolition of the Silver
stein law. which the women say Is a
violation Of the principle Of equal pay.
A test case Is pending in the courts.
but new bill will be introduced in the
Legislature to nullify the Objectionable
law. According to the Silverstein bill.
passed n year after the equal pay
bill, men teachers already in the pub
Tic schools were to continue to receive
salaries of $4,000, while women re.
ceived only $3.50 for the same po.
sition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Chorosh Asks Recount

William II. Chorosh. who was Flu
sion candidate for Alderman in the
25th Aldermanic District. obtained an
order from Justice Cot in Supreme
Court yesterday for an inspection Of
the ballots cast in the Aldermanic con-
test in that district last Tuesdpy II
WAS the first application toward re-
count made as IA result of the recent
election. According 70 the unofficia!
returns, William C. Rosenberg. Demo-
ornt, received 4.22i votes; Chorosh.
Fusion, 1000, and Israel Goldstein. So
cialist, 1855.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Sues Father of Youth
Whose Auto Killed Girl

A suit for $4,000 damages yesterday
was instituted in the Supreme Court
at New Brighton, Staten Island, by j.
J. Murphy, Of that place. against Dan
iel DufIie, a wealthy retired stock
broker, of West New Brighton. Flor
ence Murphy, the plaintiffs nineteen
year-old daughter, was killed while
riding in Duties automobile at New
Dorp in August, 1914. The car, driven
by Adrian Duifie, the defendants son
became unmanagesble and crashed into
q stone wall.
In 1915 Mr.. Murphy obtained YER
dict in the Supreme Court against
ADRIAN Duffie for $4,000 damages. The
younger Dufiie refused to pay and was
confined in the Richmond County Jail
for six months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Museum Honors Roosevelt

Colonel Roosevelt yesterday was
elected an honorary fellow Of the
American Museum Of Natural History
in recognition of his services to that
institution and the cause of science
generally. The action OF the board of
trustees in comforting the highest
honor within their giving on the Colo
mel has q double significance, since it
was his father who brought together
the group of public spirited citizens
who founded the museum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
First Day Gathering
At the Horse Show
Is Largest in Years

Despite the counter attraction Of the
opening Of the opera at the Metropoli-
tan last evening. the attendance on the
part Of society at the National Horse
Show. in Madison Square Garden. a.
yesterday sessions was the largest on
Monday in years. Even when the
show was a. the height Of It's popular
ity the first day Of the week was never
popular With the fashionable world,
AID II vas not until Wednesday that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-13
Newsprint Case May Be
Settled Out Of u. S. Court

Reports were current in the Federal
Building yesterday, with the third post
ponement of the trial of the Newsprint
Manufacturers Association, that the
case may be settled out of court. Judge
Mayer put the case over until Inursdsy
and lator held conference with Tue
counsel Of both sides.
Meanwhile the lawyers will confer
with the Federal Trade Commission IN
Washington.