davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and Vicinity; Tonight
ana Tuesday, partly cloudy; cooler to-
night.
oklahoma. Tonight and Tuesday part
" cloudy. probably showers in north
PORTION; cooler tonight; cooler in east
portion Tuesday.
East Texas: Tonight and Tuesday.
partly cloudy. cooler in north portion
Tuesday.
West Texas: Tonight and Tuesday.
partly cloudy; probably showers N the
anhandle; cooler tonight in the Pan
handle
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
RUSS GENERAL KILLED.

London. Aug. 27.-General Poyos SKI
commanding a Russian division, fell Va
'antly among his soldiers during hsht
Ing on the Sereth river in Moldav.e
says an official Rumaninn war state
ment received here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27

Continued on page four
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Wealthy Broker
Dying; Took Acid,
The Police Say
Girls Note Telling of Wed.
ding Found in Lawrence
Byles's Apartment

Lawrence VI. Byles, a wealthy rubber
broker, of 81 Water Street. is said TO
be dying in the Long Island College
Hospital, Brooklyn. He was taken
there last night from the fashionable
Hotel Bossert, in Brooklyn, where the
police say he tried to end his life by
taking an acid.
A note which the police found in the
suite Mr.. Byles has occupied since he
closed Hilltop House. his estate, at
Huntington, L. l., three weeks ago, ap-
parently explained his act, the police
said.
II was from young woman who, the
police say, married a United States
Army officer last week. In this note she
told OF her marriage to the officer who
leaves for France soon. and concluded
with the hope that she and Mr.. Byles
might still remain friends"
Just before 7 o'clock last night the
telephone operator at the Bossert says
she received from Mr.. Byles's room this
message:
Send me doctor, quick"
The hotel physician went to Byles's
room and summoned an ambulance
from the Long Island College Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24

Gary school demonstration planned to
take place in front Of City Hall yes
terday did not materialize. Walter
Gilpatric, Of the Board Of Education.
said the fact that advance information
Of the protest had got out killed the
plan.
Labor Men Approve Gary System
Ten labor union officials visited
Public School 40. The Bronx, Gary
institution, yesterday, and, after In
specting the work of the pupils, Is
sued a statement indorsing It.
ave are firmly convinced that the
Gary system is not opposed to the
best interests of organized labor" the
statement said.
There 10 nothing to indicate that
the system is designed to make work
men out Of the school children, as has
been repeatedly charged. Neither can
we detect 'Rockefellerism' or the Steel
Trust, either, in the work-study-play
principles of the system or in the
actual operation Of this typical Gary
school,
Results of Investigations into tho
cause of the Gary schools strikes
probably will be announced this after
noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Mcneil Left $500, 900,
Daughter Tells Court
Mrs. Emma Smith Asks APP
pointment as Administrative
of Restaurateurs Estate

Thomas r. Mcneil, a member Of the
old arm Of Smith g. Mcneil, proprietors
Of the Greenwich Street restaurant,
whose fame was known around the
world, and who retired in 1911 after
his restaurant had served 1l,917,50O
meals, left an estate valued by his
daughter, Mrs. Emma Smith, of TIA
Sterling Street, Brooklyn, at 100000.
Mr.. Mcneil died on October IL at his
home, 106 West Seventy-ffth Street,
at the age of ninety-four.
The valuation of the estate Of the
restaurateur was made by Mrs. Smith
in an application to the Surrogates'
Court for letters Of administration on
her fathers estate. She placed value
of 100000 on his personal property
and 100000 on his real estate.
The application for the letters OF
administration was made necessary by
the fact that Mr.. Mcneil left no will.
Two other daughters of the decedent,
Mrs. Rebecca May, of Lee, Mass. and
Mrs. Ada Bird, Of Mount Vernon. how
ever, have not Joined their sister in
the request that she be appointed ad-
ministratrix, which has made it neces-
sary for Surrogate Cohalan to issue a
citation for them to appear in the pro-
ceeding before the letters can be issued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Hillquit Says Vote
Here Will Measure
Peace Sentiment
Revolt Against Kaiser in
Germany Predicted by
Socialist Candidate
By BRIGGS

Demonstrations for peace attended
three meetings held by Morris Hillquit,
Socialist candidate for Mayor, in
Brooklyn last night. Mr.. Hillquit HIM
self declared that the election would
show that "the voters of New York had
been put in the position Of torch bear
ers to lead the way to peace
His sentiments were echoed by other
speakers, who declared that "the work
ers Of America were sick Of the war,
butchery, destruction and capitalism"
At each meeting every reference TO
peace was greeted with cheering. The
demonstrations made it clear that the
drive for a heavy Socialist vote in
Brooklyn was being based on the plat
form of can early and democratic ter
mination Of the war"
Mr.. Hillquit, speaking before 1900
persons in the Brownsville Labor
Lyceum, 219 Sackman Street, said:
GAIL over the world the people are
waiting for the signal from us. The
election in New York will have more
than a local significance. The success
of the Socialist party here will show
TO the capitalists the trend Of public
sentiment.
1T will not be long before the work
ers In Germany will follow their fell
lows in Russia and throw off the au-
tocracy which plunged them in war
The whole world will soon turn its
back on those who created the war,
and 1t will live in eternal peace"
Mr.. Hillquit asserted that, If elected
he would "humanize" the government
of New York City if he had to discard
the present charter TO do it.
commission visited this country its
81 expect to take new job on jan
uary l as the head Of family Of six
million human beings" he added. 81
propose that they shall live better and
more happily than they have under
capitalist rule"
At Labor Lyceum, 957 Willoughby
Street, 300 German Americans cheered
wildly the assertions of speakers that
the Socialists were making their cam
paign as protest against the war,
CONSUMPTION and the RICH cost Of living.
"They call Mr.. Mitchell fighter, but
the only fighting he has done has been
against the working classes" said Jo-
.eph We'll, Socialist candidate for As
semblyman from the 18th District.
Mr.. Hillquit spoke in German, say
ing: "Some people consider it treason
able to speak in German, but there are
words of love as well as Of hate in
German"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Women Artists Asked
For Camouhage Unit
Miss Anne F. Goldsmith Wants
One Hundred to Train for
Service in France

A call for women volunteers to
"camoufage the Kaiser off the map"
was made yesterday by Miss Anne F.
Goldsmith, chairman of the New York
committee for a proposed camouhage
unit of women for service in the United
States.
ave want one hundred women ar
tists," announced Miss Goldsmith, "and
we want a camp site in Pennsylvania,
Maryland or some other place where
the weather won't freeze US out this
winter. Then we want a camoufage in
structor from the War Department. In
six weeks we'll be ready for France"
The plan of the women who are or
ganizing the movement for camou-
fageuses has been brewing all summer,
said Miss Goldsmith, but so far the
War Department, although unofflcially
approving the scheme, has said that il
could not spare an instructor for the
women's camp. Women artists feel.
however, that if sufficient interest were
shown in the enterprise the War De-
partment might reconsider.
There is no age limit for the volun-
teers. They must be physically strong
and active, however, and have some
knowledge of landscape, mural or
scene painting. Individual expenses
while in camp will be borne by the ap-
prentices, and will be about $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Mitchell Cheered at
Women's Mass Meeting
Makes His First Address Be.
fore Non-Partisan City Gov
eminent Committee

Mayor Mitchell brought the Mayor
altv campaign before the women OF
New York yesterday, when ne addressed
a mass meeting at Carnegie Hall on
invitation Of the Women's Committee
Of One Hundred for Non-Partissn City
Government The speakers were Rob-
ert s. Blnkerd, DIR. Katharine b. Davis
and Mayor Mitchell. Henry Morgen-
than, ex-Ambassador 10 Turkey, pre-
sided.
The meeting was not the roaring,
noisy affair that men make Of their
political gatherings. The women sat
quietly knitting until the Mayor him
self appeared. Then sweaters and
mufliers in the process of making had
10 shift for themselves as the women
rose and applauded.
A word for suffrage was spoken by
Mr.. M0rgcnthau when he said: Men
need women in their political life, and
predict that at an early date we shall
have the women Of this city sharing
political responsibilities with men"
The Mayor spoke Of the humane
work done by the present city admin
istration along charitable. educational
and philanthropic lines. and Mr.. Bin
kerd discussed the Gary school sys-
TEN.
I'VE women want Mr.. Mitchell DR.
Davis told the audience, because Mr.
Mitchell believes in women and gives
them every opportunity for service in
the city government. Mr.. Mitchell APP
pointed me in the face Of much opposi-
tion and criticism, not because he be-
lieved in one woman, but in woman
kind. Mayor Mitchell has more women
in superior city positions than any
other New York administration ha:
ever had"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
What Is Going on To-Day

FIRE. admission 70 the Metropolitan Museum o, Art
New York biological PARK. the Van Cortlandi
Park Museum. the Aquarium and the American
Museum ~ safety
Public exhibition. American Art Galleries. Madisor
SQUARE South. a 20 D N.
Liberty Day parade starts Fifty ninth Street Plaza
10 Washington square, II a. m.
Addresses hy Lewis " Pounds and Edward R!sgel.
mann. a. Brooklyn Give Club Luncheon. ~
Remsen STREE. II 80 p. m.
liberty Loan meeting OF Tho Bronx Board Of Trade
headquarters. Tie BrurI. evening.
PUBLIC LECTURES or THE BOARD OF EDU.
CATION. Sis p. 81.
MANHATTAN
Enemies o, the Household" Mr woodall-r
Chapman. Public schco! IS. West Houston and
Cnkson streets
The United States Amy" John G Welsh, Public
school l0l. lllth Street nsar Lexington Avenue
Central Jewish Institute I2j East Eighty ns-h
Street
Preparedness At Parama" Walter s McGrane
institute Hall. 2is Easi losth Street.
''Rubels ard Rembrandt" Aietanfe- T Van Iasr
New York Public Library sos West iisih Street
Paris" Basil Bur~el. SeAneus Church Institute
. south street
Russia me Clan, Reborn" Or Louis T. wilkin-
son. Y NJ c. A Hal wet i25th Suest.
THE BRONX
Catherine II Arthur y. Rees Public schsool 81
l+5th Sirret, near Wills Avenue
MEXICO ard Her People" Mss Anlis Peake
Pubnc School a.. Randolph and Beach AVENUES
'TInhuence u Demorriry 90 The Italian Population
In f,Lianl Professor Gsxano Nintellini Chill
trn's AID sosssy. Hester and ElzAbs,h r.rsstA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Mysterious "W." Buys
|Maude Adams Portrait
Spirited Bidding for Diamond
Jim" Brady Miniatures; 400
Attend Auction

A miniature Of the Dolly Sisters was
bought By Harry s. Hardness for s95 at
tho second session Of the auction OF
the furnishings and embellishments OF
the residence Of the late james bu-
chanan Diamond JIM Brady at the
American Art Galleries yesterday.
This was the highest price paid Tor
any one miniature in Mr.. Brady's col
lection Of twenty-five portraits OF living
actresses. The 1870 groups OF worries,
miniatures, paintings on porcelain and
porcelain ornaments sold, however.
brought s12,399.50, making a total OF
$17,262 received so far.
Among the four hundred persons at
the galleries were Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
w. Rouss, Countess de Valmond, harry
s. Hardness, Herbert Dupuy, Fred
erick Housman, Irving Berlin, Samuel
Schepps, Robert l.. Gordon, J. II. Heinz
and Ina Claire.
A miniature Of Msude Adams was
sold at S67.50 to a mysterious indi-
vidusl designated as "W." Mrs. Rouss
bought the portraits Of Blanche Bates,
Margaret Anglin, Lillian Russell and
Julia Marlowe; Mr.. Rouss those Of
Eleanor Robson, Ethel Barrymore, Lii
liam Lorraine, Margaret Ellington,
Blanche Ring, Josie Collins, Billie
Burke, Anna Held and Grace George.
Miniatures Of Elsie Ferguson and Jane
Cowl we're sold to E. ]. Ryan, and
Samuel Schepps bought one of Sherley
Kellogg.
The sale will continue to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Charges Tmnmdny
Incited Gary Riots to
Get Control of Schools

Robert s. Binkerd, a secretary OF
the mems Fusion committee, told an
audience at a woman's mass meeting al
Carnegie Hall last night that Tam
many Hall was melting anti-Gary plan
riots in public schools in the hope of
getting control of education In the
city.
Already, he said, Judge John F. Hy-
Ian probably had had conference with
Charles F. Murphy on educational sub
jects, and 1t was only the excessive
modesty" Of Mr.. Murphy's candidate
for Mayor that prevented him from
telling who would compose the next
Board Of Education.
"And what are the educational poll
cies OF Charles F. Murphy" he de.
manded "Tbey have this one virtue
they are simplicity itself. Mr.. Murphy
believes in old style schools. 1t takes
more of them to accomm odate the same
number of pupils. That means more
money must be spent, more building,
erected by Tammany contractors, more
chances for Tammany spectators in
schoolhouse sites.
even now, in the midst Of war
Tammany does not scruple to betrsy
the real interests Of the poor in order
to spread a feast for the politician and
the contractor. say TO you that we
deserve no sympathy IL we let thi:
despicGble attempt succeed"
He appealed to his audience to give
their automobiles and their service.
from now TO Election Day In the inter
est of Mayor Mitchel's campaign ant
to defeat his Tammany opponent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Admit IL Fighters to Bar
Soldiers and Sailors Taken In
Before Departure

Eleven officers and enlisted men Of
the army and navy were admitted to
the bar by the Appellate Division yes
terday. A special arrangement was
made for tho men because OF the un,
certainty of the time which they will
remain here before being called to camp
or the battle front They were Ennis
Thomas Leland, Walter Y. Flynn, Lu-
ther Edmonston Morrison, Sydney Fran
els McCreery. A Howard Nicely, Willis
B. Rice, James Collin Stephens, Charles
Anthony White, jr., Irving Greer War
shaw, Abraham Schwartz and Philip
Germansky.
Justice Scott congratulated the new
lawyers upon their patriotism and ex-
pressed regret for himself and his col
leagues on the bench that they were
prevented by reason Of their years from
taking an active part in the great
strife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Court Denies Appeal to
Change German Name
Would Tend to Deception,
Justice Whitaker Tells
Defendant

Justice Whitaker indicated IN writ
ten decision yesterday that he would
attempt to prevent the deception that
Is often practised when a German as
sumes an American name. The justice
stated his views in denying the petition
Of Oscar William Blech, an American
citizen of German birth, to change his
name to Blake. The petitioner ex-
planned that his name hampered him
in his business.
"while, perhaps, the people may be
prejudiced against the Germans" said
Justice Whitaker, "the court does not,
and can not, recognize any distinction
between loyal citizens, whether native
or naturalized. To grant this applica-
ton would be giving judicial recogni-
ton and sanction TO such distinction
and alleged prejudice.
"If il be true that there are people
who prefer not TO do business with
people Of German birth, they are amply
justified under present conditions in
exercising their individual preference.
The change of German name, there
fore. under such circumstances, to an
American name. would tend to decep-
ton. A court OF equity cannot give its
aid to deception in any form, however
slight It may be"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Prendergast Lays Cornerstone
OF Charity Storehouse

William A. Prendergast laid the cor
nerstone of the new central storehouse
Of the Department of Public Charities
on Blackwel's Island yesterday after
noon. Mayor Mitchell was scheduled 20
speak, but was unable to be present
The Controller was assisted by John
A. Kingsbury, Commissioner Of the De-
partment Of Public Charities, and
Henry c. Wright, First Deputy Com
missioner. Albert Winternitz, the ar
chitect, presented each with a silver
trowel as a souvenir of the occasion.
The new storehouse serves a double
purpose. II will be base OF supplies
for the Department OF Public Charities
and will be a medium by which patients
may be taken 10 Blackwells Island
without leaving the ambulance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Socialists Start
Boycott onLoan
Union Officials Ordered
Ban on Subscriptions,
Solicitors Are Informed

Morris Hillquit's declaration that he
had not bought and will not buy Lib
erty bonds tallies with reports that
have reached Liberty Loan headquar-
tiers, to the effect that some East Side
labor unions under Socialist domina-
ton have declared q boycott on the
bonds.
Reports have como from loan solicit
tors in the needle trades that they have
been told by some Of the persons solic-
tied that 70 buy would place them sin
wrong with the union" Similar re-
port. have been received by the officers
Of the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, the organization formed by
loyal labor to combat the efforts OF the
pro- German propagandists.
at has been reported to u.s., said
Robert Maisel, director OF the alliance,
that the officers of some Of the outlaw
unions and others that are dominated
by the Socialists following Mr.. Hillquit
have taken it upon themselves to boy
colt the bonds.
"As we understand 1t, the executive
committee OF at least one union IN
structed the shop committees TO see TO
It that the members were instructed not
TO buy bonds"
The alliance held a large meeting
last night in Clinton Hall, ISL Clinton
Street, with Henry L. Slobodin, Joseph
Chykin, John F. Mines and Joseph
Barondess among the speakers. Speak
ing from trucks, under the auspices of
the alliance, were Rabbi Emanuel
Schneider, Max Pitowski, V. T. Rybicki
Alexander Block, Albert Abrahams, f.
w. Edwards, Mrs. Frank E. Wolfe and
Industrial Commissioner Thomas Cur
tbs.
The alliance will invade Brooklyn
Friday night, when ]. G. Phelps Stokes,
Rose Pastor Stokes, Herman Simpson
and Henry L. Slobodin will speak in
Royal Palace Hall, 16 Manhattan Ave
nue..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Leaders Ignore
BENEFITS Call
Only Four Respond to In
visation to Discuss Re-
publican Campaign

Soon after william NJ. Bennett, the
Republican nominee for Mayor, had de-
livered what he called funeral ora
tion over the Union League Club" at an
open air meeting at Thirty-ninth
Street and Fifth Avenue yesterday, four
out of the twenty-three Republican dis
trict leaders of Manhattan gathered at
the Bennett campaign headquarters,
East Twenty-third Street.
Last Saturday Mr.. Bennett sent for
each Republican district leader IN Man
haitian, telling him that he had been
legally nominated at the Republican
primary for Mayor, and that he would
like to meet them at his headquarters
yesterday and talk over campaign mat
ters. When the hour for the meeting
arrived only four leaders had re-
sponded. They were Joseph Levenson
of the LIST Assembly District; Herman
W. Boyer, of the 9th District; Joseph
L. Nejedly, of the 14th District, and
Samuel Krulewitch, of the 18th Dis
trict. The latter reported present"
and left after brief stay.
Bennett Did Not Appear
Mr.. Bennett himself did not appes,
at headquarters, but was in telephone
communication with his campaign man.
ayers to receive word II any consid.
cradle number Of leaders were on hond
1t was announced that another invita-
tion will be sent to the leaders for q
meeting tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock.
The ceremonies at the Fifth Avenue
corner, diagonally across from the
Union League Club, occupied about
twenty minutes, during which the can.
didate addressed a crowd of several
hundred persons. Mr.. Bennett spoke
from an automobile decorated with
American ahgs. The meeting had been
advertised, and Captain William Bailey
and a corps Of extra policemen were on
hand for emergencies.
I've now stand before a house con-
tanning what Is known as the Union
League Club. Of the City OF New York,
said Mr.. Bennett; "but really it is a
vault containing the remains of a pa.
triotic organization which died shortly
after the termination OF the Civil
War"
The speaker reviewed the history OF
the club, and declared il had been
formed TO lend moral courage TO the
Northern cause during the Civil War
Then he discussed the recent frauds
in the Republican primary, and de-
clared that the club, by adopting a
resolution in favor OF Mayor Mitchel's
reelection, had gone on record as in
dorsing "the brazen attempt Of the
monied hackers of John Purroy Mitchell
70 steal a nomination by DISTINGUISHING
citizens and stutfing ballet boxes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Judge Hylan Tells
What Jury May Do
In Rockaway Deal
District Attorney Swami
Present When Tammany
Candidate Assails
Mitchell

Judge Hylan read to four audiences
last evening paper on "What the
Grand Jury May Do About the Rock
away Land Deal" District Attorney
Swami was present at each hearing and
indicated his approval.
"Mr. Mitchell pretends TO find salts
faction In the fact that he has not been
indicted along with his friends" said
Judge Hylan. "The grand jury has
not completed its work. Let this young
man remember that. Let him prepare
to reconcile his conflicting defences
and TO present them at time when he
cannot talk about politics.
LET him then be prepared to explain
why he permitted Reynolds's dummy
to purchase land at 60 cents a square
foot at a time when the city itself
could have purchased 1t at the same
price. Let him prepare to explain why
that Same land WA taken by the city
for use Of the marginal railroad at
S1.90 a square foot. That transaction
melted Mr.. Reynolds and his associ-
ates q profit of s532,614.
of Mr.. Mitchell wants to discuss
this land deal from a political view
point, let him explain how Sam Koe-
mig, the Republican boss. when a State
Land Commissioner, struck out a
clause in the grant from the state
which would have permitted the city
to recapture forty-seven acres Of this
land at $500 an acre, the price finally
paid TO the state by Reynolds and his
gang. That same land was sold to the
city at the rate of s5.092 an acre.
Let Mayor Mitchell explain why he
elevated Clarence Edwards, one of the
commissioners who gave Reynolds and
his associates the 2,400 per cent profit
in the Rockaway deal.
"This Is the same Edwards who
treated the former clients Of Corpora
ton Counsel Lamar Hardy. and the
present clients Of his brother, Tony A.
Hardy. with such unjustifable leniency
when they were caught red-handed
selling spoiled meat to the poor"