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New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
New York Women
Oppose Dismissal
OF War Workers
Cleveland Discharge of the
Car Line Employees Is
Cited as Injustice TO
''Soldiers of Industry

At city committee meeting of the
New York City Woman Suffrage party
at 373 Fifth Avenue, where hundreds Of
officers, leaders and workers. met for
conference, the following resolution
was passed:
Whereas, There is a movement in
some parts of the country to dismiss
women summarily from positions with
out an investigation as to whether this
brings hardship to the individual
worker; and
"T hereas, In some instances said dis
missal comes as an unwelcome sur
employees of the car lines, whose appeal
for reinstatement the War Labor Board
has refused; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the officers, lead
ers and workers of the New York City
Woman Suffrage party, in meeting as
sembled, do strongly protest against
any unjust treatment Of women work
ers, who IS soldiers of industry helped
to win the war; and be it further
Investigation Of their problems, in or
der that help may be given them
through the proper channels to keep
them from suffering unduly through
necessary changes of occupation
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to Mr.. William Howard
Taft and Mr.. Basil Manley, of the Ma
tional War Labor Board, and to Miss
Mary Van Kleeck of the Women's In
dustry Service Department"
A letter of coincidence on the death
Of her husband also was sent to Mrs.
Willard D. Straight
beginning with January a series of
political talks and reconstruction prob
lem debates will be given under the
auspices of the city suffrage party.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Wilson Again Writes Appeal
Urges Support for Armenian
and Syrian Relief

The American Committee for Armen-
ian and Syrian Relief, which intends
to raise $30,00O,O0O between January
IL and 10, made public yesterday q
letter IN which President Wilson. No.
vember 20, urged the public to support
the charity. The letter in part fol-
lows:
at is estimated that about 1000 900
Armenian, Syrian. Greek and other war
sufferers in the Near East will REQUIRE
outside help to sustain them through
the winter. Many of them are now
hundreds of miles from their home
land: The vast majority of them are
helpless women and children, including
100000 orphans.
81, therefore, again call upon the
people of the United States to make
even more generous contributions than
they have made heretofore to sustain
through the winter months those. who.
through 10 fault of their own, have
been left in a starving. shclterlnss CON
dition, and to help reGstablish these
ancient and sorcly oppressed people in
their former homes on self-support-
ing basis.
(signed) "WOODROW WILSON,"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12

Attire for
Women Is Defended

CHlCAGO, Dec. 11.-Areu-
~ ments for and against scanty
AZURE Tor women by woman doc
tors occupied the attention of the
American Public Health Associa-
tion to-day.
DR.. Jeanette Throckmorton. of
Charlton, Iowa, who made the ad-
dress which started the discus
sion, declared the customary
street dress of women last sum-
mer was an oXence to public de-
cellcy. She blamed the good wom-
en- of the country for allowing
their daughters to defy pneumo-
nia' and influenza with lavalliere
for protection"
DR.. Efiie l.. Lobdell, of Chicago,
indorsed the wearing of fewer
clothes by women from both moral
and hygienic standpoints.
"Women are cleaner now, be-
cause they have to be to wear
these thin clothes," DR.. Lobdell
said, "and the character of our
art and the spread of education
about sex hygiene remove any
tendency to indecency in the pub
lie mind"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Sale to Aid Frances Needy

The Arts ct Meters Francais, Inc
will hold Christmas sale to-day and
tomorrow at the Ritz Carlton Hotel
from IL until o'clock. The articles
to be sold were made by wounded SOL
diers, refugees, widows or orphans in
France, and include lingerie, blouses,
childrcn's clothes, corsage flowers, era
dies and dolls, painted by wounded
artists and dressed in Allied uniforms.
Many of the articles were shipped
here by MRS. Lucille Cram, president
and founder of the Arts ct Meters,
which was started to provide work for
the needy Of France. Mrs. Cram Is in
France, buying new goods and placing
orders for merchants in this country.
Nine. Cecilc Denys Amiel, wife Of the
editor Of "The New France Magazine"
will direct the sale. She will be as
sisted by society women.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Woman Workers Needed

Volunteer women are urgently need
ca by the canteen division of the
National League for Women's Service
10 work in the various canteens oper-
sIed by the league in this city. Since
lAe signing of the armistice, few wom-
en- have volunteered for the canteen
service, and with the rehabilitation of
sne camps and arrival of more troops
rom abroad the work has increased
considerably.
1T is not time for women war work
efs to demobilizc," said Miss Dom Bar
ae' aoeer' chairman of the canteen division.
VOW that the men are being relieved
OF their military duties, they flock to
me social service clubs and to the can
teehs more than ever. We must keep
,se canteens going with larger force
used before"
=. Women who wish to volunteer for
uls work shoulG apply at the head
quarters quarters of The league, 257 Madison
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Miss Mckim to Become
Bride of Lieut.. Syminpton

Mr.. and Mrs. William J. A. McKim.
OF Short Hills, N. j., announce the en-
gagement gt, of their daughter, Miss
Eeclly "A; Mchim. to Lieutenant James
Mansfield Symington, U. S. A.. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Symington. Of ID
East Sixty-fourth Street.
Miss McKim made her debut in 1916
and is member of the Junior League.
Lieutenant Symington was graduated
from Yale in 1916, and went to France
with the 23d Infantry, second division.
ne fought at scissors and Chateau
Thlerrry,, and at the latter place he was
wounded and received a citation for
ValOr A
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Soldiers Want
Jobs; Don't Like
Being Lionized
,,;ss Rita Kissin Tells How
Government Is Preparing
Manned Men for Future;
Are Taught in Hospitals

what the United States is doing to
IA. for industrial life those of its men
~, have come back from the war
handicapped by some bodily disable
vent is interestingly sold by Miss Rita
r;ssin. daughter of st. Paul physi-
ian who has spent the last four
.nnths visiting the United States re-
.orstruction hospitals in various parts
Of the country.
A. Lakewood, N. j., and at New
uaven. Conn, are two of these recon-
..ruction hospitals where the work of
rstrsining wounded men has reached
advanced stages.
"The men and the government" Miss
y;,sin said, "hate the unhelpful lion
q,ne of the disabled war hero. At
lakewood there is cartoon which is
synressive of the attitude of the
MANNED men. This cartoon, entitled
when q Fellcr Needs Friend shows
soldier running away from the laurel
hearing reception committee and down
The road toward job.
aThe hospital authorities are doing
everything possible to see that the men
are made ready for some useful and re-
munerative occupation. Contrary to
tho usual belief. the medical authori
ties start training man before he has
completely recovered.
Will Be a Carpenter
~ saw a man who had been a car
nenter. He had lost four fingers of
his right hand, but was determined to
90 back to his old job. Slowly, yet
Surely, he is being taught to hold
hammer or saw securely with the
thumb and palm. Doctors who have
studied the subject have learned that
it is not only easier for the disabled
man to learn before he is completely
recovered. but that the fact that he is
learning hastens his recovery.
"Men entering the hospital are clas
sifed, not only as to necessary treat
ment but as to needed training. They
are encouraged to resume their former
OCCUPATIONS wherever possible. They
are instructed in occupations which
thev can pursue eves while in bed. and
on the hospital farms they are taught
the theoretical and practical sides of
farming, with courses in poultry and
stock raising and tractor operation.
Warned Against Easy Jobs
"The men are warned against accept
ing easy jobs, even thoughs we'll paid,
if there is no prospect of advancement.
And they are shown the emphatic need
Of specialized training against the time
when the labor supply may exceed the
demand"
Miss Kissir, who spent much time
in Europe before the war studying in
dustrial conditions, with particular. ref
erence to the care and treatment of the
injured, will shortly begin lecture
tour in which she will explain to the
country the governments work Of re-
construction and the necessity of Civ
ing the fullest support to the work
and of later extending this training to
men injured in industry.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Lille Mothers Begin Legal
Action Against Ex-K Kaiser

PARIS, Dec. Illegal action
against the former German Emperor
has been commenced by an organiza-
ton of "Lille mothers"
ThaA demand for prosecution states
that the commanders of the German
army in April. 1916, directed that
minor girls be carried away from their
families; that they were Subjected to
odious treatment and forced into close
contact with notorious women.
The statement of complaint says that
whereas said commanders were thus
guilty of the crime of abduction and
were under command of their Emperor.
prosecution is demanded.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Republican Women Plan to
Organize in Every State

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Plans for
the work of women in TIE Republican
party were discussed here to-day at
conference between Will II. Hays,
chairman, and other members of the
Republican National Committee, and
Mrs. Medill Mccormick. chairman of
the .epublican Women's National Ex-
ecutive Committee.
1t was announced that the first work
CT the women's committee would be or
ganization, not only in suffrage states,
but in every state in the Union.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Allies to Feed Finland

Finland is to be included in the pro-
Framme outlined by Herbert c. Hoover
'Or M the feeding of European countries.
announcement cf this was made yes
Seraay Sey by P. j. Valkeapaa, food repre-
sentative Ta Of the Finnish government.
NJ IN "a statement yesterday afternoon
bi. No. Valkeapaa said Finland on Deem
wor,s, i asked to be included in the
HOo HHOflo food plan. AS arranged by Mr..
tnno tUoVef' Finland will now obtain II 900
Sws.. ol cereals Immediately from
..ee;vu Svueh n and Denmark. She also will re-
n H. lV,ooO tons of cereals direct from
SavoO Ohi'ed States. Arrangements also
@f,V fats apS peen made to send 1000 tons Of
escb acl ana 1000 tons of sugar to Finland
'" month until the next harvest.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12

heritage and could turn again to the
banquet of the Greeks. Mr.. Prokofieff
reJoices in filthy orgy He delights in
rending our ears and outraging our
sensibilities. Fortunately the Russian
buck, after he has been acclaimed by
the accursed rabble, doffs his skin and
discloses himself as the merry wine
god, and the witches and warlocks fly
away in purple sunset-which
exacerbated ears and insulted taste.
THE Blocksburg," said one of
Goethes commentators, sis the congre-
cation of the evil ones, the collection
OF the rabble who perversely follow
mistaken views Of knowledge, will and
power" So are the composers who
are mixing the elements of music in a
witches caldron and offering a hell
broth under the guise of an elixir Of
progress. If musicians and public had
the courage of their convictions they
would send the brood packing.
After this delectable mess Mr.. Proko-
feff offered what he called classical
Symphony" The work was set down
on the house bill as new, the per-
formance as first-time one. We do
not know whether it was an evidence
or ingenuousness or pose. 1t was
classic if by the term is meant ad-
herence to old-fashioned form so far as
architectural structure is concerned,
though in place of a scherzo there was
gavotte with musette for a trio. But
the term, by its derivation, connotes
the idea of excellence, and there was
little of that quality in the music.
There was Haydn-like naivete in the
principal theme, but none of the
cheery, out -doorsy loveliness of Haydn's
melodies, and the COMPOSERS inventiye
ness was inadequate in the develop
ment of his ideas. No eighteenth CEN
tury sonatina in the schoolgirls lesson
book has SO banal a second movement
as the larghetto of this miniature sim
fonietta. Except in the clever thematic
material of the finale, it was simply
puerile.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Shopgirl's Mistake Wins
Red Cross Store Ahead $l2
Through Error.

Through a mistake on the part of a
salesgirl a vase valued at $1,000 was
sold to a purchaser on Monday for
S12 at the Red Cross Shop, 587 Fifth
Avenue, the former residence of James
B. Haggin, now turned over to Miss
Helen C. Frick's committee.
An advertisement in yesterdays pa
pers, asking that the purchaser either
return the vase, get her S12, or send
in check for $1,1SS, brought desired
results. The vase was returned, the
purchaser refusing to take back the
$12, and another buyer secured it for
it's $1,000 value-thus netting for the
Shop, through the transaction, the
sum of $1,212
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Miss Comfy To Be Bride

AT a luncheon given yesterday at the
Colony Club announcement was made
of the engagement of Miss Lanier
Comll y, daughter of Major Garrard
Comfy, U. S. A.. and Mrs. Comfy. Of
HANDLERS, Tuxedo Park N. j.. to Lieu
tenant John Murray Mitchell. u. s. A.
son of Mrs. John Murray Mitchell. Of
~ East Forty-seventh Street. Lieu
tenant Mitchell has just returned to
the city from Camp Grant, where he
was stationed.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
I'll Trovatore'' Sung at
Metropolitan Opera House

Verdi's al Trovatore" was the offer
ing at the Metropolitan Opera House
last night Some one once said that
he found "Hamlet" quite interesting
because it was so full of quotations.
One has similar feeling about the
familiar airs of Verdi's tuneful work,
and it is pleasure to hear in them
singing OF the kind that the later music
dramas do not call forth. Nine. Muzio
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
baby Specials a Success

touina Me recent employment of specially
CSnpp vC motor trucks, sent out by the
ell iIl'ta "a Welfare Committee of the Coun-
~ tor National Defence, as a feature
the '1S #, 3Shildren's Year Programme Of
Sat- Nhlidren's bureau of the United
= '"'es Sn Department of Labor. las been
Snoo; oSG;ceeSsful innovation. The "Babv
pnrsn rs,ais are in charge of trained
ancss ssS and provided with the appli-
ch;lS. Tor weighing and measuring
'uieh under six years Of age.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Philharmonic Gives Concert

The Philharmonic Orchegtra gave a
concert last night at Carnegie Hall in
the Home Symphony series of "The
Evening Mail" The assisting artists
were John Powell, who played LISTS
Hungarian Fantasie, and Paul Alt
house, who sang Celeste Aida" The
purely orchestral Numbers were the
"Scheherezade" suite, two Chopin
numbers orchestrated by Glazounow.
and Tschaikowsky's "Marche Slav."
The audience was of excellent size.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12

was pleasing Leonera. Mrs. Homer
Count, and their ripe art put real dra-
matte life into the theatrical situations
of the piece
Owing to the continued indisposition
of Mr.. Martinelli, the part of Manrico
was taken by Mr.. Morgan Kingston,
whose singing won hearty applause.
E. I. T.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Miss Lucy Evans 90 Wed

and 'ss M,n Lucy Evans, daughter of Mr..
ried ~ ~ rs; 5; Rudolph Evans, will be mar
and " samuel c. Chew, jr., SON Of Mr.
NOR "fs. Samuel c. Chew. of Rail-
at hsr h, On the evening of December 2s
plsse' ,ather's studio, II Washinqton
giste,;. MISS June Evans Will be her
Thomsss maid OF honor, and Captain
Chew ruth, U. S. A., will he Mr.,
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Roosevelt's Dog Lost

OYSTER BAY, Dec. lift some one
in Nassau County is holding black
and tan thoroughbred dog answering to
the name Of Shady he apparently does
not know Shat the animal is the pet
of Sycamore Hill and the property of
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Shady wan
dered away from home Sunday.
A reward has been offered. but no
trace of the dog can bevfound. Shady
has been tho Colonel's companion in
his walks for several years,
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Cuban Strike Spreads

HAVANA. Dec. II. - The general
strike in Havana continued to spread
to-day. Walters and cooks at the vari-
Gus hotels and cafes walked out and
guests had difficulty in obtaining
meals.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Peru Sends Ambassador Here

LIMA, Dec. 10.-Dr. Francisco Tu-
della, former Peruvian Foreign Minis
ter sailed to-day for Washington to
assume his post as first Peruvian Am
bassador to the United States.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
[,
Rare First Editions Sell for
Comparatively Small Prices
at Anderson's

The sale Of collection of books, sold
by order of Mrs. Chauncey ]. Blair. was
concluded at the Anderson Galleries
yesterday afternoon. Many rare first
editions were obtained for compara-
lively small prices, among them, "The
Cenci," by Percy B. Shelley, for which
F. R. Allen paid 1922, and "Fragmenta
Aurea, A Collection of all the Incom-
parable Peeces written by Sir John
John Suckling," published London 1916,
which brought $141 from E. D. Brooks
Two interesting items purchased by
George D. Smith were set of Acker-
including number of colorcd plates
in aquatint with several by Thomas
Rowlandson, which brought $130 and
"The Works of John Ruskin," illus
trated with engravings and etchings,
in nine volumes, for $100. The pro-
ceeds for the three days sale were
S1O,850.
A collection of twenty antique Italian
sculptures sold by order of the ex-
ecutors of the late Luther Kountze
were put up at auction yesterday by
the American Art Association and
orouSht p14,ooU from l.. w. French q
Co.
Literary property belonging to the
estate of the late William Ross War
rem and others, was also disposed of by
the American Art Association yester-
day, the entire proceeds of the sale
bringing $5,949. An edition de luxe of
the works of George Meredith brought
$3.50 from W. Hill, and Costume Plates
in color by M. A. Racinet, brought $92,
which was the second highest price
paid. from Bartlett CompanY
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-27
RELIEVING SUGAR SHORTAGE.
Fort Smith Drug Company Had 35,-
 900 Pounds Over Allowance.

From The Fort Smith Times Record.
 The sugar shortage in this county will be relieved to some extent as a result of the Morris Morton Drug Company, wholesalers, returning to the food administration 35,000 pounds of sugar they had purchased in ex- cess of their allotment. This sugar will oe immediately distributed by Allen Kennedy among merchants housewives and others who are en- titled to it.
 Under the new sugar regulations it is unlawful to have more than SC days supply on hand. The Morris Morton company purchased car load of sugar before these regulations be- came effective and under the rules the company had to surrender all but its 60-day allotment.
 The supply of sugar here now is SC short that many persons using 1t fol syrups for cold drinks, candy, medi. cines and the like are unable to man ufacture more of these products be cause they have used the limit al lowed them. Persons desiring the sugar rturned by the drug company must show proper credentials to Food Administrator Kennedy before they will be allotted supply.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-27
". $. 5. CAMPAIGN |ON IN POLK COUNTY
R. Golf, Chairman. Summons All School Directors and Committees to Meet in Polk County Mon
 day-"Sign or Slack"

K. Golf has accepted the appoint ment as chairman of the War Savings Stamp drive that, except for organi- zation work, might be said to begin and end on Friday, June 2S, at which time every taxpayer is called to meet at his school house and then and there sign up for the amount of War Saw ings Stamps he will purchase each month during the balance of the year
 In other words this call is practi- caIly draft on non-fghters to back the fighters with their money, and ev- every person who fails to do his part will be, it is said. designated as a stacker
 As a preparatory step Mfr. Golf has sent out letters to each member of the Polk county ". s. s. committees and to each school director, to meet in Mena next Monday to receive in- structions and get lined up for the duties demanded of them. Each such committeeman and director will then return and organize his re- spective dictricts.
 Any taxpayer not appearing, as specified on June 2S, is to be person ally visited and an explanation called for.
 In Mena the Central school will be the place of gathering, it being con sidered most convenient of the three.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-27
TRAVELLING AGENTS OF THE
 WESTERN UNION ARRESTED
Charged With Carrying Messages Filed for Transmission by Tele-
 Violates Postal Laws.

Washington, Jan 20. Postal in- spectors today seized several travel ing agents of the Western Union Telegraph company on trains be- tween Boston, New York, Philadel. phia and Washington, and seized the suitcases they were carrying which were filled with messages filed for transmission by telegraph
 The practice, it is said, has been in operation for some time, and is con- sidered a violation of the postal laws forbidding persons not in the postal service from conducting traffic in communications over regular post roads.
 The officials of the telegraph com pany will be summoned before grand juries to explain the practice.
 The postal authorities have been Investigating reports that messages were being sent by train and deliv- cred the next day with all the marks of telegraph transmission.
 The routes and schedules for mes sengers. systematized thru practice, are believed to be confined to the East.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-27
REFUSED LENIENCY AS
 JUDGE HAD ExCoRIATED HIM
Condemned Frechmau Takes to Heart the Judges Declaration That
 He Was Unfit to Live.

Paris, June 20.-CamiIle van der Marden was sentenced to death by the Assises of Seine ct Disc some three weeks ago. He had murdered an elderly woman to rob her of few francs. There were no extenuating circumstances and in sentencing him the judge said he was monster who did not deserve to live.
 Some days ago his attorney asked him to sign a plea for clemeney which would be presented to President Poin- care, asking that sentence of death be commuted to life imprisonment. Van der Warden refused to put his name at the bottom of the document, say ing:
 '4The judge said didn't deserve tc live.n
 His lawyer presented his plea fo, clemency over the refusal of his client.
 This morning President Poincars i received the following letter:
 Please do not pardon me. don't want to be pardoned. The judge said wasn't fit to live" It was signed Van der Marden.
 Van der Marden will be executed
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-27
(tT BREAD RATION tXCIItS AUSTRIA
Action Taken and People Notified LaEsr-ta Sfarxe While xermany and Hungary Hare
 Adequate Supplies"

ronaon. June 2i--Further infor- mstisn confirming reports of intense rssentment and excitement in Austria ever the reduction of the bread ra- tsou is quoted from Austrian news vnpers by the correspondent of the Times, at The Hague
 Among the subsidiary causes of the anger is the fact that notification of fhe reduction was not made until Aon- azy noon. aitho t had been enforced frUxs early that morning. when loud sx1 excited protests were raised.
 Premier von Seydler Is accused by the socialist Arbeiter zeitung of verna Of producing a disastrous sit xztson hy favoring the agrarians and traders. IL says that the situation aouid certainly have been prevented Hhe paper rails against Germany and Hungary and tells the authorities shey must Immediately draw the at snEtior of those countries to the fact tkAr food conditions in Austria ars hasaEerable and demand necessary as sEssanre. It adds:
 ~The Austrian population cannoi ssarve while Germany and Hun gary Have tolerabiy adequate ra ksuns. The Austrian government mus he placed under tu.elage even in mat ters reiating to the food supply. ] has deserved to be subjected | wzardianship but the population mus pct be punished with starvation fo nae failure of the government"