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New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Hoboken Starts
Survey Of Babies

Babies born in lIoboRcn arc going
to have every possible chance to live il
down, if the plans of the combined
Baby Congress and Contest that opened
there yesterday for a two weeks ses-
sion are carried out.
From now on for u fortnight babies
of every race, and ranging in age
from six months to six years, will be
judged as to their approach to mental
and physical perfection by d corps of
twentyseven physicians. Ia the mean
time, experts on infant Hygiene will
lecture 10 mothers at tie congress
which is being held under the direction
of the Hoboken Board Of Health and
the State Health Department.
More than $50 youngsters have en-
tered IN the contest, and citizens OF
Hoboken who are interested in the
movement have offered variety oi
prizes. There are gold and silver cups
by the score and additional rewards OF
thrift stamps
Examinations will he conducted tc
determine the mental and general
physical condition of the entries, as
well as their symmetry, dental anC
oral equipment. iThe perfect baby, il
he or she is discovered, Will receive &
perfect score of 100 points.
Only sevcnty-fvc have been exam
ined SO far, and the best score yet
chalked up is 81 points Examining
physicians have expressed surprise
however, at the excellent condition o4
most Of the entries
Mayor Griffin and Health Commis
sioner Stack, of Hobokcn, are interest
ed in the congress and intend TO pu'
into effect many of the suggestion.
made by speakers concerning the man
ner in which communities can aid ir
making the world safer for their small
inhabitants
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Wife's S Grasp Fails,
Man Falls to Death
Woman Just Catches Coat o1
Husband Who Leaps From
Window

While neighbors. attracted by her
screams, hammered on the door of her
fiat last night, Mrs. Charles Mason, of
500 West 182d Street, stood at her
kitchen window clinging desperately to
the coat OF her demented husband, who
had thrown himself from the window.
and hung, clutched by her slipping
fingers, five stories from the pavement
Of the back yard.
The door of the apartment was
locked, and there was no one to let the
rescuers in. While they still hammered
they heard Mrs. Mason scream more
terribly than before. There was a
dull crash in the yard below. The
wife's grip had slipped at last.
Later, when physician had treated
her. Mrs. Mason said her husband was
employed as a clerk by the American
Telephone Company at - Dey Street.
He had been threatened with a nervous
breakdown and had been ordered to
take a vacation.
Some one rang the downstairs bell as
they sat in the kitchen last night, and
Mrs. Mason went into the hall to push
the button. She heard the kitchen
shade roll up and she rushed back tc
see her husband standing on the VIM
dow sill. She managed to grab his coat
Just as he jumped.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
American, Manned in
Costa Rica, Returns
Mining Engineer Tells How
Troops Fired Into Un-
armed Train

Michael Ryan, an American mining
engineer. returned yesterday from
Costa Rica with one eye destroyed bv
a bullet and the sight OF the other
threatened as the result OF an unwar-
ranted attack Of troops on a passenger
train. Ryan told his story when the
United Fruit liner Almirante docked
here.
While travelling from San Jose to
Port Limon. Costa Rica. on February
% last 500 revolutionists held up
kyan's train at the town of Turrialba.
Two Costa Rican generals" he said,
boarded tho train. ripped open baggage
and took what they wanted
1t was learned that the mon were
rebels, who were waging war against
the government Ryan said, but they
treated the passengers with cC:npara-
tive consideration and allowed the
train TO proceed.
"A few hours later VIC were again
halted, this time by alleged govern
ment troops said Ryan ''The leader
sent a squad of soldiers to the con-
Guctor, saying they were seeking revo-
lutionists on board. They were invited
to make scarch of the passengers, but
said they feared trap.
I'VE started ahead. when suddenly
inc troops opened IRE with machine
guns set up at the rear Of the troop
train. One Of the bullets rcbounded
of 4 steel pillar and hit me in the eve.
! was blceding profuseIv and threw
myself on the floor, while the gun kept
on firing.
"Four natives, including two who
were British subjects, were killed out
right. A woman with an infant in her
arms was shot down as she attempted
to escape. In all GOO rounds must have
been fired"
Ryans home is in Milford. Conn.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Mrs. Hu,niston Sued
By Girl Confdante
100000 Damages Asked for
Publication OF Story in
Evening Journal

Mrs. Grace Humiston, who received
much publicity through finding Ruth
Cruger's body. was sued in the Su-
preme Court yesterday by Miss Bar
dina Wittvecn for 100000 damages
Tor revealing through The Evening
journal confidential story told by
The plaintiff to Mrs. Humiston. The
Star Company. publisher of "The
Evening Journal and "The New York
Amer!can:' also Is named as q dcfen-
dant in the action.
Miss Wittveen, a native OF Holland
and a Mormon, contided her life story
which included an unfortunate Incl
dent involving Mormon missionary
whom she met in Holland and later
learned was already married. The
NounS woman says she sought Mrs
Humlston because Of the promise b.
The Evening Journal" that the con-
hdences revealed TO her would be re-
garded as sacred and would not be
published. Miss Wittveen also alleges
that she was assured TO the same cf-
fact by Mrs. Humiston, "who, in utter
disregard OF her sacred duty as at
torney to keep the condolences Of her
clients published the story told her
by Miss Wittveen. Mrs. Humiston
and The Evening Journal" did not
use the family name Of the plaintiff,
but disguised her identity by calling
her "Dena" by which Miss Wittvccn
had told Mrs. Humiston she was
known by her friends.
Miss Wittvcen alleges that this was
"wlful, reckless and wanton" pub
lication Of a privileged communica-
ton" and that the article advising
girls to contidc their troubles to Mrs.
Humiston "was merely means 70 OBJ
tain sensational stories" She said tho
article about her held her up to pub.
lie shame. infamy and contempt"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
300, 600 Jewish,
Workers Reverse
Anti-War Stand

The United Hebrew Trades, which
embraces 600 Jewish trade union
lists in Greater New ork, at meeting
at 17o East Broadway last night re-
Vcrsed its former antiwar attitude and
voted hereafter not only to support the
governments war measures but also
to appeal to all the Jews Of New York
/ to assist in the promotion of the next
Liberty Loan. Mr.. Pine was authorized
to appeal to all the Jews of New York
and particularly to those idol titled with
trade unions.
Most Of the members of the union
heretofore have been avowed pacilists.
The unions entire membership was in
cluded in that OF the Peoples Council,
the paciiist organization which has
headquarters &. 1873 West Thirteenth
Street
President Wilson'S message to Con-
gress on February l, in which he stat
ed this governments terms upon which
peace should be made, and the German
invasion of Russia ha0 much to do with
the unions reversal CT it's anti-war
stand. The Presidents assertion that
peoples and provinces are not to be
bartered about from sovereignty to
sovereignty" made a strong appeal to
certain elements on the East Side This
growing spark toward supporting the
government was famed into a vcritable
blaze when it was seen that Germany
was overrunning Russia, and the for
mcr pacitists suddenly became out
spoken in declaring that this govern
nent should fight the German invasion.
Several days ago the executive COM
mlttee Of the United Hebrew Trades re-
ccived an appeal from the Federal Re-
serve district asking the support of
Jewish people for the next Liberty
h Il
yesterday and Inc decision was reached
to support the loan Two hundred dele
gates were hUrricdly called into "a spe-
cial meeting last night They voted to
support both the loan and the govern
ments war measures.
The varied character Of trades in
cludcd in the union is shown by the
membership, which, among others, en-
braces 10000 cloakmakcrs, 10000
makers of ready y-made clothing, 10000
white goods garment workers, 10000
mail order and custom taiors. 10000
millinery workers, 5000 soft drink
workers, 10000 painters. decorators
and wall paper hangers 5000 childrcn's
shoe workers, 1000 kosher butchers and
bakers and 200 umbrella handle
makers.
1--WE voted to support the government
and the next Liberty Loan because we
decided that Germany's invasion of
Russia is one of the most abhorrcnt
crimes in history" said Samuel Shore,
business manager of the White Goods
Garment Workers. Union. "President
Wilson's terms upon which he says
peace shall be based also harmonizcd
with our views. We feel that this rov
crnment will extend aid to Russia in
restraining the advance of the Ger
mans"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12

of the committee which is to raise
New York City's quota of the second
fund, outlined his plans for the drive
and asked for the cooperation of those
on his committee
Mrs. August Belmont, who recently
was abroad as q representative of the
Red Cross, told of the work being
done in England by the chapter OF
the Red Cross there which Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid heads. Mrs. Belmont
said she had gone to France with no
Cross" She added
81 was deeply affected when | first
saw the American troops marching to
the front to stand their baptism of fire.
| remember the first wounded Amerl-
can soldier. with his hand blown off,
Then it is that you wonder what is the
best way to help.
81 come back with the firm convic-
ton that the best way to help is IT,
support the government vigorously IN
what it is doing in the war and to sup
port the American Red Cross"
Morgan Welcomes Members
j. P. Morgan personally welcomed
the members of the committee as they
came to the meeting. Those present
included William Fellowes Morgan and
Cornelius n. Bliss, jr. Mr.. Breed an
nounced the following appointments: ::
Mrs. James A. Burden, jr., chairman of
committee on women's division; Charles
A. Coffin, chairman of committee on in
dustrial campaign; Charles D. Hillic,
chairman of committee on public meet
ings; Darwin r. James, jr., chairman
Borough of Brooklyn; Olin j. Stephens,
chairman for Bronx district: D. p.
Kingsley, chairman of Van Cortlandt
district; C. G. II. Thomas, chairman
Borough of Queens, and Norman S.
Walker chairman Borough of Rich
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Brooklyn Concern Yields
Under Threat of Drastic
Action
I. V. O'Connor Here
President of Longshoremen
Predicts Satisfactory
Adjustment

When Captain William b. Baker, Of
The army transport service, IN charge
o. operations in New York Harbor,
Facnared yesterday to seize the floating
equipment of a Brooklyn company re
fusing to pay the wages awarded by
the arbitration board last November
the last of the boat owners not paying
TIE wages fixed got into line and prom
ised to be good.
The name of the company is with
held at the request Of Captain Baker.
All companies now are paying the
wages awarded the men," said Captain
Baker. Had any of them not com
piled, drastic action would have been
taken. The government will not per
nit situation to be created by either
side which will operate to tie UP the
port OF New York
Captain Baker would not discuss the
steps to be taken in sucn contingency
or the case of the Brooklyn company.
at is enough" SAID he. "to know
that all are now complying with the
awards made last fall. More than
that, they will pay these wages from
the time the award was supposed to
have become effective.
"The new demands of the tidewater
boatmen, the lightermen and the hoist
ing engineers Will be taken up by the
government board on harbor wages
an labor adjustment and disposed Of
as soon as possible"
T. v. O'Connor. international presi-
dent of the Longshoremen, arrived in
New York yesterday and took up the
troubles of the various classes of ma
rine workers with Captain Baker. He
declared himself as certain there would
be no strike, at the same time making
it clear that no group of workers
would be permitted to set a time limit
in which the government would have
TO act.
"Some of the men, said he, "seem
to think they can fix the day and the
hour by which time the government
must act. The international Long
shoremen's Association is not going to
be placed in the position of threaten
ing the government that it must act
at certain day and hour. | am salts
fed that the government is doing
everything possible to bring about an
adjustment"
Mr.. O'Cornor said he expected Rob
ert P. Bass would be in New York to-
morrow to take up the new demands,
but he said the national adjustm ent
commission of which MIR. Bass is the
chairman. would not undertake the
settlement of the new demands at this
time.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Big Check Worries Women


The 10000 checl; given to the Ma
tional Woman's party by Colonel Will
lam Thompson last week rests uneasily
in the preserve jar which Mrs. William
Kent gave to the ''pickcts" for the safe
keeping Of the war funds. 50 much
so that Miss Alice Paul and Miss Anne
Martin and other officials of the party
decided yesterday they had better get
Incorporated and put the money in the
bank
Aside from taking proper care of
their check, the business of the new
suffrage corporation" will be to
spread the demand for the passage OF
the woman suffrage amendment in the
@caatc. Speakers viii be sent all over
the country and mass meetings will be
arranged. Tho corporation will also
push the bills Demanding an invcstiga-
ton o. the treatment of the suffrage
pickcts at Occopuan.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Fees Cover Salaries and
Other Charges, J. D.
Ryan Asserts
Gifts Go for Projects
Great Sum Needed to Com
plete Programme From
Now Until 1919

Not one penny of the 100000 600
raised by the American Red Cross in
its first great war drive went to defray
the organizations expenses. John D..
Ryan, vice chairman of the Red Cross
War Council, made this point yesterday
in comment on criticism of Red Cross
expenditures. He was addressing mcm-
bers of the Second War Fund Committee
for Greater New York, who met in
j. P Morgan's library, 33 East Thirty
sixth Street, to formulate plans for
raising New York's quota Of the second
fund Of the first Mercy Fund. only
100000 600 is left. and that will be gone
by June ]. The Red Cross must raise
another 500, 100000 during the week of
May 20 to finance its way work until the
spring of 1919. And New York City's
share is $25.OO0,o00.
"The matter of expenses" said Mr..
Ryan. "is thing that very often comes
up. People want to know what it costs
to run the Red Cross. There are all
kinds Of stories. People say we use
60 cents to spend 81.
Fees Cover Expenses
"The expenses of the Red Cross are
we'll within the amount of money pro-
vided by membership fees. Really no
part of the $1O0,00O,00O that we went
after and the sl05, 100000 that we actu-
ally got is devoted to expense or is
spent for carrying or the work
".As you know. the direction Of the
Red Cross is largely voluntary. We
have to have certain positions in the
organization at fair salaries, good sal
aries; not what You would call big
salaries in New York, but still good
salaries.
"And the reason is that we are build
ing up an organization the like Of
which has never been known in the
world. and doing q work that will be
carried on after the war. Speaking for
myself and others who are volunteers
in Washington and elsewhere, we are
going to take the first train back to
New York on the day peace is declared.
But we could not leave the Red Cross
without some one to run it and look
after it,
"Therefore. we are providing an or
ganlzatlon that can carry on such work
as viii be necessary when the war is
over. In doing SO, we have had to
obtain the services Of men who were
unable to volunteer, but who are will
ing to make it their life work and will
stay with the Red Cross when peace
comes
Dividends Not Satisfactory
Commenting on the Red Cross divi-
dcnds declared by corporations and
paid TO their stockholders with recon-
mcndations that they be gwen to the
Red Cross during the first war drive,
Mr.. Ryan said:
"The amount we actually collected
from the Red Cross dividends declared
by the corporations was not satisfac-
tory, not anything like we expected
We attribute that to the fact that tho
dividends were payable largely to peo-
pie who had contributed very little of
their own means and knew at the time
they were contributing that those divi-
Cends were TO come in, and included
them. therefore. in their subscriptions !"
William G.. Breed, who is chairman
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
MRS. De Saulles Gets Son
Appointed Guardian of Boy
BY Surrogate Fowler

Mrs. Blanca Errazuriz De saullcs, ac-
quilted Of the murder of her former
husband. John Longer Dc Saullcs, a
noted football player is now the legal
guardian Of her five year old son, John
Longer De Saulles, the cause Of the
tragedy last August at Westbury, Long
Island
Surrogate Fowler signed an order
yesterday appointing Mrs. De Saulles
guardian for her boy. He has been with
her since her acquittal. The court ap-
pointed the Nassau County Trust Com
pany, Of Mineola. general guardian Of
the bows property
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Alleged Robbers Trapped

Detectives carly yesterday morning
surptIsed three men who were attempt
ing to open the safe in the United
Cigar Stores Company's store at 1922
Third Avenue and afte. chase in
which several shots we're fred arrested
them.
The men were locked up in Police
headquarters, whore they said they were
Iorris Rothman, Joseph Wallach and
Harry Lcwis.
The police say that the mon broke
into the butcher shop adjoining The
cigar store and then cut hole througl,
the wall.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Supreme Court Upholds
Conviction Of Kay, D..

WASHINGTON, March 1,-c....
tion of Karl Bunz, managing dir,e,ss
and two other officials of the He,,ls ..S''
American Line, fer violatine tho th'0aa!s' "
ping laws by sending supplies "e - Salp'
man cruisers from American " NJ. vel
we're IN effect sustained tc-dav bp bpVsss' ~
Supreme Court which refused ~ ~ We
view the proceedings. " 'e'
Bum and George Kotter. sun,s;.
tending engineer. viii be comnellss llIlssla, =
serve eighteen months. and Wahsss ~
Poppenhouse, a second officer, one sss, vss.
in the Atlanta pen;tentiary ''a'
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Bell Cats at Large,
This Bill Provides

ALBANY, March IA bill to pro-
vide that all cats running at large shalt
wear bell "of such size and character
as will give forth clearly audible
sound when the cat wearing the same
is in notion was introduced in the
Senate tonight by Senator Theodore
Douglas Robinson, who last year in
troduccd cat licensing bill which
failed of passage.
The measure would permit any per-
son humancly to destroy cat found
running about without such bell. The
singer, who was presiding. to the Iahor
and Industries Committee, but upon
motion of the introduccr the reference
was changed to the Conservation Com
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Fire Record

l2:OS--ll9 Lexington ave cause unknown: damage
trifiing.
l2:25--l4l6 Longfellow ave, The Bronx: John
Murphy. slight.
3:i5-795 First ave: unknown: none.
5:@6--2026 Iyer ave-, The Bronx; Frank Kline
slight
7:3n-720 Lexington ave: O'Brien Bros slight
S:40-66 Third ave-: Royal Typewriter Company
slight.
o:3o--53i West l5lst st: Frances Blumenthal
rifing
lO:l5--4lO Fast 7Sd st Annie Pr,lcha: unknown
II ;o5-96S Park ave; auto; owner unknown: un-
PM
12l5-3-5 Lewis ST.; Max Fandler: slight
:053il7 Third Jacob Mirth $4,000
2i5-255 East llotl St.: Harris Iersky: trifiing
2:25-o4 Yves. 99th St. Abraham less: trifling
2:5o--se Avenue b. Fannie Rubin trlfng
6:30-42o West +1th St: Emma Mitchell trining
7G0-l7o Ludlow St. Maurice Muckcr: trihing
l05-.9S Fifth Louis Klein: tri1ing
1908 Nassau St; Hanover Shoe Co.: trifing
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Miss Biedernan Engared

Announcement has been made of the
engagement OF Miss Ella Frances
ibiederman, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
rIankiln B Bicdcrman, of Il Clifton
Ilace, brookiyn, to David Brewer Jet
more more son 81 aaron j. Jetmoro. Of 235
Wcat lo2d Street, Mr.. Jotmoro ,s =
graduate Of Yale, class Of II. and Of the
New York Lax School.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
u. S: to Loan Cuba
$4,000, 900 for War
Offers Aid to Little Republic ir
Fight Against Germany

HAVANA, March 1.-THE American
government, it is announced, has Of
fered TO loan the Cuban government
slo,o0O,0o0, to be used in carrying on
;he war against Germany. The loan
will draw 5 per cent interest and will
he guaranteed by the $50 600 900 Cuban
bond issue.
Last September the Republic Of Cuba
authorized the announcement that half
Of the Cuban governments $50 900 900
var bond issue, decided upon shortly
before that time, had been subscribed d
by the United States Treasury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
HAS42,983N NOW
INARMYSERvICE
Hedern W00dmen Organization
Members Serving b. Thou
sand Here and Overseas.

The latest returns from the local
camps Of Modern Woodmen OF
America show 42,9S3 members Of
that Organization enlisted in the
army and navy. These members
larry insurance in the aggregate
sun Of s6T.3G5.50O. Including the
dsath claims of soldiers and sailors
allowed at the August meeting Of
he hoard of directors, the number
Of such claims now paid amounts
10 Pa IN point Of numbers the
state OF Illinois leads with 1917
soldiers and sailors reported TO date
The next highest number being
Kansas with 2,5Sx
Through movement started
several months ago in the official
paper OF the society, Il is now an
l0uHced that Modern Woodmen
camps have adopted to date zoo
french war orphans. BY appoint
ment o. the sOcieJy's executive
council. Z. :. DeMouIin Of Green
vile. IL, has had charge Of the
details of this work as official rep
reseatarive Of the international or
ganizatiou dealing with the father
less children Of France.
Head Clerk A y. Bort, who is
10w in the east. Will attend the ma
tional fraternal congress annual
meeting in Philadelphia next week,
as one Of the representatives Of the
society. Editor =. o. Van Calder
and Supreme Medical Director b.
Z Jones are also delegates to this
meeting and will leave for Phila-
delphia Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
OLD, WELL-BUILT
BOATS BIG HELP
TO COUNTRY NOW

Detroit, 1Tich-The splendid
workmanship of shipbuiIders Of
EaIt q century ago today is making
possible reconstruction Of craft OF
those days.
one Of these vessels. known 50
Years ago Is the passenger steamer
aeteor, is being rebuilt into coal
carrier, i was the Meteor that
II 1855 rauugd the steamer Pewa-
DC Of Thunder bay, Lake Huron,
and sank il with heavy loss of life.
The Meteor continued in the pas
benger service until 1872, when II
vas seriously damaged by fire and
Ioundered i'm River Rouge. II re-
NAMED there. an aba ndoned hulk,
tOF many years. finally beihg rails
e ana used 70 carry coal for the
Detrolt water works When re-
constructed the Meteor viii carry
uoai between Detroit and Toledo
and be Renamed the Nelson Bloom.
another old vessel that the de-
h&HG for tonnage will bring to life
again Is the steamer Italia, 301
teet long. The Italia fOundered in
storm q number Of years ago. It
vas raised and towed 70 a Detroit
iilFer aHlpyard Later il was swept
z! IRE. and has since been the
subject Of litigation. sRecOnstruc-
Loh WORK viii be started as soon
d title 20 the hull is cleared up.
There are several other similar
cases involving vessels regarded as
worth rebuilding. despite the fact
nat they took their initial plunge
INTO the water many decades ago.