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New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Percy Mackaye Writes
Masque for Red Cross

Percy Mackaye has written masque
called The Roll Call" which is to be
produced all over the country during
the week beginning December 16. when
The American Red Cross will conduct
Its Christmas Roll Call campaign for
member
he masQue, which employs a COM
munlty chorus or choir, is suitable for
production in larg or small quarters.
1t has plne speaking characters and
thirteen pantomimic characters, with
Ked Cross workers and other characters
added III proportion to the size of the
stage
The pantommic characters are The
Children, a boy and girl Fol
lowers of the spoier-Terror, Ra-
pine Hunger and Hate, these parts
beng taken by men; Pestilence, Pain
and Poverty, to be interpreted by
women; Followers of all Hearts-CouE-
age Mercy. Reason and Love. played by
men heralds; and Pities, to be acted by
children attendants
ne setting for the masque is of the
Simplest and is especially designed for
use in any community. The costumes.
winch may be easily contriyed have
been designed by Robert Edmond Jones.
~ Is Planned to ask no admission to
the performance OF the masque. but TO
produce it so that every person in ,.he
community will have an opportunitv of
seeing it.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Two British Airmen
Win Victoria Cross
One Downed 81 German
Machines, the Other so
Enemy Craft

LONDON, Dec. 2.-The Victoria
Cross has been awarded to Major Will
lam George Barker and Captain An
drew w. B. Proctor. Of the Royal Air
Force. Major Barker brought down
fifty German machines during the war,
while Captain Proctor, from August 8,
1918, to the end of hostilities, de-
stroyed twenty-five German airplanes
and sixteen German kite balloons, and
drove down sixteen enemy aircraft ont
of control
on October 27, 1918. Major Barker
attacked German machine over the
Normal Forest. The enemy machine
broke up in the air. Another German
machine attacked the Britisher and he
was wounded in the right thigh, but
shot the German down in flames.
large formation of German machines
then attacked Major Barker. He was
wounded IN the left thigh. but drove
down two of the enemy. Major Barker
lost consciousness. but recovered when
reattacked. He charged a German ma
chine and drove it down in flames. In
this fight the majors left elbow was
shattered and he again was uncon-
scious for few moments. He con-
tinued the battle, however. and shot
down another machine in flames. The
major then tried to regain the British
lines, but was attacked by another Ger
man formation. He broke through this
formation and reached the British
lines, where his machine crashed to the
ground.
Captain Proctor particularly is
praised for his reconnaissance and
other work during the British retire
lnent last March and the German re-
treat of this fall
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Hammerling Witness at
Brewers Hearing To-day
Trlbune Wash5n0t0n Ruyen1t

'eoN'te w uSN1ngtOn bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 German
! propaganda in America, and its per-
pctrators, will be the subject before the
Senate subcommittee investigating the
relations between the brewing interests
and the propagaadists, including the
purchase of "The Washington Times"
by Arthur Brisbane by means of a fund
provided by the brewers, when it re-
sumes its hearings tomorrow morning.
Leads developed in the earlier hear
ings will be taken up, and before the
inquiry has gone much further, sensa-
tional revelations are likely.
Louis II. Hammer)ing, president of
the American Association of For
eign Language Newspapers, is ex-
pected to be the principal witness to-
morrow, and Major F. Lowry Humes
counsel for the committee; Captain
Lester. his assistant, and William R.
Benham. a special agent Of the Depart
ment of Justice, who has been as
signed to aid in tho work, have gath
cred a mass of information as the basis
for his examination.
Alexander konta, who wrote the fa-
nous letter to DR.. Dernburg outlining
plans for the purchase and operation Of
q pro-Germail and pro-beer paper IN
New York, has also been 5ubp@naed.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Women Told England
Would Retain Navy
S. X. Ratcliffe Says British
Battleships Did Much to
Win World War

S. X. Ratclif'e. addressing the Wom-
ems Conference of the Society for
Ethical Culture yesterday, said
"The feeling in England to-day is
that the British navy has done more
than any other naval power to save
civilization. Therefore, the idea Of
limiting England'a power at sea seems
wholly out of the question. President
Wilson, in his fourteen points, wishes 8
every nation to have absolute freedom
Of the seas both in war and peace. This
means that-in the event of future war
fare naves could fight each other but
they could not be permitted to inter
fere with merchant shipping or vessels
carrying passengers and non-combat-
ants.
"This question will no doubt arouse
heated discussion at the coming peace
conference. 1t is question which will
haze to be very thoroughly settled in
order TO avoid friction in future"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Harry Lauder
Thanks God for
Peace on Earth
Scotch Comedian Says Day
War Ended Was Saddest
of All to Those Who
Mourn Slain Relatives

Harry Lauder came to the United
States for the twenty-frst time vester-
day, making the trip on the Maure-
tania, bringing his wife and a cargo Of
funny stories and songs. The com
edlan is to play three weeks engage
ment here and then goes to Australia
and New Zealand, India, Africa, then
back to the LAND of the heather"
Wearing. his Haig and Haig costume,
including kits, fur pouch, tweed cap
and short tailed jacket, the Scotchman
took Broadway by surprise when he
made his way to the Office OF William
Morris, his American agent This en-
gagement is the first professional tour
OF the singer since the death in action
of his son, Captain John Lauder.
Peace is on earth. and thank God
for it, he said yesterday.
Il visited seve-al of the rest billets
or the Americans during my last trip
Once | was blleted with New York
newspaperman I had known before
His name slips away from me, but he is
an officer now. His striker brushed my
clothes for me and | got to talking to
the lad. He told me that he had beer
gassed at Chateau Thierry. He also
mentioned patrol of twenty men that
had gone out to the German lines
Just two Of them returned. The
others we're captured. The next
night the Americans raided the trenches
opposite them and found their eighteen
comrades lying there dead with their
throats cut. This lad told me the en-
tire battalion went over the next day
and got 500 Germans. The boy saic
to me: we killed every asst one Of the
500. 1t was the best days sport | even
had"
Discussing the end of hostilities
Lauder said:
"The day the word of peace came tc
those of US who had lost kin in the way
was the saddest day of all. 1t was now
all over and he will never come back
We may think sometimes that it is 6
very cruel world we are living in.
have thought that many times, but Coo
knows best and I believe there is {
God, God of justice, who will surel,
be with US to the end"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Many Jews Are Killed
In Pogroms at Lembere

VIENNA, Nov. 81 (By The Associat-
cd Press) s).-Hundreds are homeless at
Lemberg as the result of pogroms
against the Jews in that city. 1t is
reported that many people have been
Killed and wounded, three churches and
elghty houses burned and Wholesale
looting has taken place.
The trouble is said to be extending
west to Jaroslav and south to Dro-
hobycz, as we'll as to many towns in
Western and Eastern Galicia.
Jewish reports say that the disor-
ders were not attributable to Bolshe~
vism, but were the outcome of an cf
fort to prevent the Jews from carving
out the principle of self determine alton,
according to President Wilson's pro
gramme. Disinterested observers state
that the fighting is the outgrowth of
the fact that the Ukrainians in Po-
land wish to be free and under Ukra-
nian rule.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Farmers Fatten
Pigs on Milk as
Babies Thirst
More Profit in 1t as Food for
Stock Than i'm Sale to City
Dealers, Says Secretary
of the Dairymen's League

Country pigs are becoming fat and
valuable on milk, which IS almost for
bldden food to the children of the poor
here as result Of the increased cost
Some farmers have deemed it more
profitable to raise pigs on n milk diet
causing them to gain a pound a day in
weight, than to market the milk at 81
cents a quart
rms case of porcine precedence was
Drought out yesterday by Assistant
District Attorney John T. Dooling dur
ing the examination Of Albert Manning
secretary of the Dairymen's League. at
the opening of the John Doe inquiry
INTO the price of milk before Chief
Magistrate McAdoo, which was request
ed by Mayor Hylan. 1t was institute d
IN an effort to trace the marked up
upward trend Of milk prices which has
brought Grade A up to 19 cents quart
and Grade to II cents
MI; Manning was the only witness
called yesterday. He will resume the
stand at the next session Of the pro
ceedings, Thursday at 2:3O D. m.
Discussing the activities Of the
Darymen's League, Mr.. Manning de-
clared that 1T was formed to lessen
the cost of milk production. He ad-
mitted, however, that since 1915, whe n
the league became active after eight
years of dormant existence, the milk
price obtained by the dairymen has in
creased from 3 u cents a quart TO sc
cents. He added that the increase of
one cent quart in price to distributors
meant an additional s8,00O,000 d wear
from consumers.
Some of the striking points in Mr.
Mannlng's testimony on the league are
That the league, with capital stocl
recently increased from 100000 tC
5000 1000, has not paid one cent of any
KIND of tax to the city or state.
That the authorities rejected as un.
authentic and unreliable the informa
tlon obtained by the Dairymen's
League on the cost of producing milk
That, through cooperative buying
league members are assessed lowe,
price for feed than non-members.
That Assemblyman George M. Tvle,
was manager of the leagues Rocheste,
branch at $40 day, while FOSTERING
legislation favorable to the leagues in
terests.
That the league obtains 1 cent OF
every one hundred pounds of milk mar
keted by It's members, yielding an an
nual income of 100000 to the league.
The league has $4,000 members, 45.
0OO IN this state, and cash balance OF
hand of 100000 and 100000 in Libert,
bonds. It's income to September II
1918, this fiscal year, was S327,175
with an outlay of $196,S SO.
Ihat Roswell Cooper, president OF
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
SSTcetll-P Evidence
Rejected i'm Baksa Case

= Teeth print" evidence, with which
District Attorney Swami sought to con-
Vlct nlneteen-y -year-old Elizabeth Baksa
OF the murder of her landlady. Mrs.
Helen Hamcl, last February was
thrown out yesterday by Judge Rosal-
SKY, who IS presiding at the girls trial
in General Sessions.
The evidence consisted of plaster
casts of imprints of teeth on the arm
OF the murdered woman. Or. Otto H..
Schultze, medical assistant to the Dis
trlct Attorney, testified that in his
OPINION the teeth marks were those of
the defendant. DR.. Schultze admitted,
however, that he was not dental ex-
pert and that this was the first case
in which ne had testified as such
Yesterday the Baksa girls teeth were
examined in court by James I. Cush, a
dental expert called by the prosecu-
tlon. The witness declared it was i'm
possible to identify the defendants
teeth through the use of mould Of
the imprints found on the murdered
woman's arm
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Reconstruction
To Be Theme OF
Women Workers
Three Organizations Will
Meet i'm Chicago to Plan
Public Health Activities
at Home and in Europe
Tribune Washington Bureau

rlDU7l6 W uSNtNUION bUTeUU
WASHINGTON, Dec 2.-An emer-
gency conference on reconstruction
plans is called by the National Organi-
zation for Public Health Nursing to
meet in Chicago December 13. The
discussion will centre on how the or
ganization can contribute most etfec-
lively to the reconstruction programme
for national public health service in
this country.
The call to the conference is sent
out by Mary Beard president Of the
organization, and by Ella Phillips
Crandall executive secretary. Miss
Crandall serves also as the secretary
of the committees on nursing of the
Council Of National Defence. The
meeting will be one Of a series of three
held by health associations in Chicago
Health Association preceding it on the
9th to the 18th and the Illinois State
Association of Nurses following it on
the 18th.
Miss Beard will preside at the meet
ing. Among the others officers to be
present are Mary L. Lent, associate
secretary, who for a year has been di-
rectng nurse for the United States
Public Health Service, and Mrs. Ches-
ter c. Bolton, of Cleveland, chairman
of the War Programme Committee
formed year ago.
Public health and public health ser
vice may be made the keynote of the
reconstruction programmes Of this
country and Europe. The health OF
civilian populations for war work and
their rehabilitation in devastated coun-
tries have put special emphasis or
public health nursing.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Aldermen Pass
S248,O ,O25, ,434.33
Budget for 1919
Jammed Through Board by
Solid Tammany Vote, De-
spite Efforts of RepubIi-
cans to Force Reduction

The Hylan administration budget Of
s24S. S.025, ,434.SS for 1919 was iammed
through the Board of Aldermen yeseer-
day by solid Tammany vote The cf-
forts of the Republican minority TO
parethe budget. which is $4,000. 00o
greater than any ever adopted before,
was blocked by the Tammany men.
John Gaynor, minority leader of the
board, and w. +. Quinn and John Die
mer, the other Republican members Of
the Finance Committee of the board.
MED a minority report. demanding that
needless jobs and wanton salary in
creases be eliminated from the budget.
The minority report. if accented.
would have Topped off more than 81
OV0,000 from the budget But Tam
many trotted forth its steam roller
again and fiattened out the Republicans
and their objections and pleas for econ
omy.
Sonle of the salaries raised by Hylan
and ms associate budget makers, TO
which the Republicans took exception.
were those of men now receiving $500
annually.
Some of the new Jobs created h., tbe
budget, which the Republicans charac
terlzed as needless, included five in the
department Of Public Markets. One o.
them was for 5000 annually. three for
$4,000. and one for $1,000
With the regular policemen coming
back from the army and navy, and with
the necessity for special guards on
bridges, at terminals and docks no
longer existing, this appropriation
should not be made" read the minority
report.
The s1,639,747 increase in the Street
Cleaning Departments item was also
asked to be cut.
The Rep, bhcans questioned Street
Cleaning Commissioner MacStay IN an
effort to learn Why this increase was
necessary, and at the conclusion Of the
session Alderman Quinn said to d re
porter of The Tribune:
Mr.. MacStay's explanation did not
explain. 1t was far from satisfactory
The Republican members recon-
mcnded in future, in the preparation
Of budgets that:
(1) Appropriation for all supplies. in
cluding fuel, forage. medicinal supplies.
etc, used by the departments Of the
city should be made through the Cen
tral Purchase Committee
i2) All schedules in budgets relating
to supplies should be itemized, showing
quantity and price per unit
l3) The budget should show clearly
how payments to public institutions are
arrived at by indicating in the case OF
each institution the number Of persons
, on which the calculation is based and
the per capita allowance.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Postsirls Prove Success
Baldwin, J.. L., Has Two, Who
Ride BicycIes

Ada Johnson and Gladys Carman,
high school girls, about nineteen years
old, have been successful postgirs at
Baldwin, L. l., for week. When Post
master NIller's force was reduced to
one man, as the result Of the war and
the epidemic, the young women of the
village were called upon to deliver
mail.
SO we'll have these two performed
their new duties that Postmaster Mil
ler IS considering the applications Of
more than a dozen other women to fiji
the positions of clerks and carriers.
The postgiris make two deliveries
a day, covering nearly eighteen miles.
Both use bicycles and carry forty
pounds Of mail in their pouches.
Thelr pay is $50 month
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
World En.t1anchisemen for
Women asked by Su,f1ragists
rs' 'at' at State Convention To-day, Will Explain
Plan of Organization to Extend From Local
Groups to National and international Councils

ing of last year, whom tho women met
in New York to celebrate their new
won power at tho polls, this conven-
tion, in a single parlor OF the Hotel
Ten Eyck, is small in numbers and
enthusiasm. Many Of the leading
spirits arc engaged in war work, and
local chapters have given so heavily
to patriotic causes that they could
not afford to send delegates
Women Recount Victories
The fifty women present, however,
had splendid time this afternoon re-
counting the various things they had
accomplished with their maiden bal
lots, among them the decision of Elon
X. Brown not to run for the state
Senate again. numorously related by
Mrs. William Belknsp, chairman of
organization for the state, this was a
most popular accomplishment.
The news that President Wilson
AGAIN had spoken to the United States
senate on the necessity for passing
lhe Federal suffrage amendment sent
lhe late afternoon session into a glow
Of delight. Mrs Laidlaw announced that
the suffragists of the country were
planning to present Mr.. Wilson with
q hand fooled memorial thanking him
1or all he had said and done for the
cause Each state is to write $50
words
Suffrage for Christmas!" is the
slogan of new drive for the Federal
amendment. explained by Miss Hay.
On the desk of every Senator in Wash :
lngton to-day, while President Wilson
was delivering his message. was Il
demand that the measure be passed
as Christmas gift to the women of
the country There, also was com
poslte photograph of thousands of
newspaper headlines telling of recent
suffrage victories.
1t was voted to send telegram to
every anti-sutfrage Senator. telling
hlm the women voters of New York
were Watching the ballot on the Fed
cral Suffrage amendment
Reminder for Wadsworth
Lets make Senator Wadsworth's
message extra fierce" came a voice
from the background.
"That's all right, but Won know,
Senator Wadsworth is in Europe" !"
warned Miss Hay.
Never mind" said the CHEEKY voice
well send it anyway. Probably his
wife Will open it, and it may do her
good"
Reports were made by Miss Alice
Morgan Wright, Mrs. William Belknap
MRS: James Lees Laidlaw, Mrs. Helen
M. Leavitt, Mrs. Charles Noel Edge,
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, Mrs. Willis
q. Mitchell, Mrs. Maud Schwartz and
Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Special to The Tribune


ALBANY, Dec. 2. A world wide union
of enfranchised women is the goal to
which the suffragists Of New York are
looking tonight at the opening of their
fiftieth annual state convention.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. president
of the National American Woman SUI
frage Association, will address the con
vcntion tomorrow. explaining her plan
for an organization of women which
shall extend from the smallest local
civic group to national and internaton-
al councils. In anticipation of Mrs,
Cats request to the convention, it was
decided to-day, at the meeting of the
executive board of The New York State
Woman Suffrage Party, that its name
should be changed and made part Of
the National Woman Voters Council.
provided this shall be the exact title
suggested by Mrs. Gait
TINS Is the answer of the sutfrorists
to critics who say that, now woman
suffrage is won in this state. thew have
no further excuse for being organized.
They stand ready to help Mrs Gait in
her international scheme. and at the
same time TO carry on more active
iNS iSl ( CHIlDAlSU I'll az UOIllO lOr LABOR
and educational reform.
Prohibition Comes Up
Prohibition is the only controversial
subject which is likely to upset the de-
libcrations of the convention. There is
strong feeling among the upstate
delegates that the organization should
take action on the ratification of the
federal prohibition amendment. The
question came up in the secret meeting
OF the executive board this morning.
and will be referred to the convention
to-day.
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw, vice chair
man of the suffrage party, who is act
ing chairman in the absence of Mrs
Norman de r. Whitehouse, explained
the neutrality of the organization in
the past by saying that while the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment was
pending the women felt it unwise to
jeopardize its chances by taking an
active part in the prohibition move
ment.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman of
the woman suffrage party of New York
City, said the time for caution was
past. prohibition is no longer a po-
litical ISSUE" she remarked. 81 don t
believe we would lose single vote in
the Senate by any action we light take.
| think we should decide upon it to-
morrow
Compared to the eNuberant gather
New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Defence Society Voices
Views in Telegram Await
ing President on His Ship
Boycott Is Demanded
.America Cannot Forget
Bloody Hand of Hum
the Resolution Declares

When President Wilson steps aboard
the steamer George Washington on his
wy to France he will find waiting
him a terSe reminder that the women
of America expect him. tc bear in
mind during the peace negotiations
the fact that they oppose the sale Of
German-made goods in this country.
This reminder is brici telegram
c'spatched TO the President. in care of
the vessel. following meeting under
Society. at Gal Lexington Avenue, yes
terday afternoon. 1t was the opening
meeting OF a series Of rallies the So
the auspices of tho American Defence
ciety will hold throughor. the metro
politan district this week III connec.
tion with its German boycott cam
paign.
The telegram is signed by four New
York women. who represent thousands
Of women the country over who are
cooperating with the society in it's
fight for boycott. They are Elisa
y
tional Women's Committee of the
American Defence Society Mrs Nc
Allister Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee's boycott committee; Mrs.
Laura B. Prisk. founder of the Har-
lem Patriotic League, and Mrs. A. O.
1hlseng, who presided at yesterdays
meeting. The message reads:
Representative American women
present at meeting held at GAL Lex
ington Avenue on Monday, December
2, under the auspices Of the National
Women's Committee Of the American
Defence Society, desire to respect
fully inform YOU that they are un-
alterably opposed to the sale of Ger
man goods in the United States.
We trust that you will bear this
Widespread sentiment in mind during
negotiations at the peace conference" j."
The meeting, at which Rheta Childe
Dorr and Richard NJ. Hurd. who heads
the defence society's national boycott
when the proposal to send President
Wilson the message was made. Reso-
lutlons calling on Congress to pass
legislation prohibiting the sale of
German or Austrian made goods in
the United States $50 long as there is
a single soldier MANNED or crippled
during the war left in this country"
had just been passed when Charles
Ransom Steele, an insurance broker
said
ut seems to me that this meeting
ought 10 send President Wilson q
ringing reminder that the women of
America cannot forget the bloody hand
Of the Hun and will not trade with
Germany. The last thing he hears be-
fore he sails from these shores ought
TO be word that the women of America
demand German boycott"