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New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Alleged Footpad Held
For Policeman's Death
Prisoner Confessed to Politi-
cal Club Robbery, Police
Declare

Jacob Silverstcin, of 81 Leonard
Street, Williamsburg, said by the po-
lice TO be one of the men who shot and
killed Patrolmen Rosenfeld in front of
the 10th Assembly District Republican
Club, 1886 Leonard Avenue, early yes
terday morning, was arraigncd in the
Williamsburg court yesterday and held
without bail on charge Of murder by
Magistrate Reynolds.
The prisoner was found by detectives
hiding in dark fence corner near
where the policeman was shot down.
In his pocket there was 38-caGbre
revolver with two chambers empty and
blue bandanna handkerchief which
it is believed had been used for a mask.
Under questioning the police say
S'lverstein, who only a week ago com
peted a fourteen months sentence on
Blackwcll's Island for traffcking IN
heroin, broke down and admitted that
he was one of those who had been rob
bing the club when Roscnfeld inter
vened.
"But l didn't shoot him." he is quot
cd as saying. "The other fellow did
that"
Detectives are looking for "thc other
fellow whom Silverstcin has de-
scrbed.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14

thus winter DR.. Garfield said he would
telephone to J. j. Storrow. Fuel Admin
lstrator for New England, asking him
TO call together the New England state
fuel administrators for the purpose of
reaching an agreement On whether fur
ther Monday closing was necessary.
Reports from the state administrators
IN New England have indicated that
most of them think the situation de-
mands further closing.
Dr Garfield received assurances to-
day from both Director General Nc
Adoo and Chairman Hurley, of the
Shipping Board, that they would re-
double their efforts to get coal to the
New England States from Hampton
Roads. Ships which have to wait for
transatlantic cargoes will be impressed
INTO service as coal carriers, and the
railroad administration will route a
larger amount Of coal over the rail-
roads terminating at Hampton Roads.
Congestion Is Relieved
Railroad congestion on the big coal
carrying lines in the Last has been
greatly relieved, as shown in figures on
car movement given out tonight by
the railroad administration. Four
lines which on January c2 had on sid
ings 26,S53 loaded cars, eastbound,
which they were unable to move, had
on February ~ on their sldings. east
pound, only 1898 cars Ihese figures
ltemized are as follows:
New York Central, reduced from
1915 to 1874; Erie. from 5.552 to
1885: Baltimore & Ohio, from S,45O
2,527. ''''' W
Every pound of unnecessary traffic
that we can keep off the railroads dur
ing this period and while the accumu-
lated congestion of the last several
months exists" said the statement
given out tonight by Director General
McAdoo, "will help to restore normal
conditions that much more quickly
The general industrial activity of the
country should be carried forward to
the utmost limit that conditions will
permit, in order that production NAV
not be unnecessarily disturbed and that
iabor may not unnecessarily be de-
prlved of employment
"Ihe railroads are. of course. fun
important factor in the sit
uation, and the public may rest as
'ured that they will be operated to the
limit OF their capacity and that every
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Loyalty League
For Hungarians
Invites Members
Nationwide Movement to
Enroll Them i'm Pledge
to United States

Observation-Disclosures throughout the
united States are being urged to join
the Hungarian American Loyalty
League and SO express disapproval of
"divided loyalty in any form" Alex
ander Konta, chairman of recent
Madison Square Garden mass meeting,
at which thousands of Hungarians
pledged themselves to oppose "the in
trigues of Austria Hungary as revealed
in the activities of DR.. Dumba, the ex-
pelled Austrian envoy" is chairman Of
the Loyalty organization.
"Thc leagues aim is to bind together
all loyal Hungarians in America on the
side of the United States and democ-
lacy,' said Mr.. Konta at his Office, 20
Exchange Place, yesterday. "lt aims to
encourage the spirit of loyalty; to
create the spirit where it does not ex-
list by all useful means, such has let,
ters, pamphlets, public meetings and
speeches; to make Hungarian workmen
and their families in America better ac-
qualnted with what America is doing
for them, and the friendiness of her
ATTITUDE toward them, and to better as,
iiNoS lHCO 1AtltItCdJt institutions all
alien Hungarians. Also to give aid. ad-
wee and protection to all Hungarians
who, because of the fact that this coun-
try is at war with Hungary, may be
under unjust suspicious Of disloyalty.
Hungarian Societies Active
"A public mass meeting was held in
Cleveland on January 27, at which I
made an address, calling upon all Hun
garians to show their loyalty TO tho
United States. This meeting was at
tended by representatives Of over $50
n Hungarian societies from all parts of
the United States. An enthusiastic
support of the league was .vinced at
this gathering. Another large meet
ing will be held in Lorian, Ohio, Feb
ruary ~, and another at Bridgeport,
March II. Both of these meetings arc
to be held in support of the league.
"There has been some opposition
to the formation and work of the
league from certain quarters. which
are more interested in Austria Hun
gary than in their loyalty to the
United States. 1t is easy to under
stand why an attempt to make better
Americans of alien Hungarans does
not meet with their approval. But
with the exception of this opposition.
the the league has started splendidly, and
It's objects have met with general ap-
proval from the leading Hungarian
people and societies of the United
States"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Dutchman Seized for Letter
Locked in Tombs Because
German Code Is Suspected

Naive references to cows and chick
ems and other forms of barnyard life
contained IN letter found upon An
dris lIoogendam. a Dutch seaman, by
agents of the Department of Justice,
resulted in the sailor occupying a cell
IN the Tombs last night. To-day he
VIII have an opportunity to show cause
to Assistant United States Attorney
James S. Johnson why he should not
be kept i'll Jail for ten years and pay
$4,000 as a fine, according to the pro
VISIONS of the trading with the enemy
act.
The Federal authorities believe the
rural terminology of the latter conceals
German code, Hoogendam came here
en- the Dutch steamer Elizabeth Van
Lelgi from Rotterdam. He says the
mlssive was given him in that port bv
a glll. who asked him to mail it to her
brother. c. Won der Mark, in Fergus
rails, Mimi. The Fedora! authorities are
ehdeavorlng to get in touch with Mr..
Won der Mark
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

DR.. Fl. S. Warner, of 319 McDonougi
Street, Brooklyn, announced yester la,
that his son, Lieutenant John 3. Var
1'cr, of the 10th Infantry, had beer
decorated by the French for galla,tr,
! on the West front.
The physician has received no lord
from his boy and does not know fcr
what deed he had been honored. Ills
notification WAS most informal
Dr. Warner happened to pick I'd u
pictorial supplement of a New York
paper yesterday morning and was
giancing through it idly when his eyes
French battlefront.
a French general was decorating sey-
crai American officers, and one of these
the man who apparently was due to
get kissed ncxt-he recognized az his
son.
IT white wing men with mon and
sponge should scrub the whole Wcst
SIDE, do you suppose" the walrus
asked. they'd get the cross streets
dried?"
81 pass, kid" said the carpenter.
You sec-they've never tried"
10 the passengers of certain Nos
trand Avenue (Brooklyn) trolley the
n1otorman is just grizzled person in
b. X. 7. uniform and the conductor is
a conductorette, as Mr. Shonts would
say.
But they are more than that. The
motorman is George Roth and the con-
ductorette is Miss Grace Roth. who.
when she is not pestering him by Jerk
ing the bell cord, is his dutiful
daughter.
Frank Coeran, of Brockton. Mass.
recently purchased a ton of coal, worth
$1.509 for 50 fat.
Yesterday while shaking down his
furnace to build new fire something
caught in the CRATE bars. With poker
he prled loose the obstruction.
"Slate!" he said, and threw it into
corner
After examining it later he took it to
DR.. Charles Perkins, a mineralogist.
pure carbon crystal" DR.. Perkins
pronounced, worth at least s1,5OO."
Carefully wrapped in cotton, the
chunk of "slate" has been sent to Har-
ward University for further analysis.
They couldn't get liquor in Norfolk.
va. these two pilgrims from Arkansas.
Y 4esterday the police shipped their
bodies back home. They couldn't get
llquor, SO they tried bay rum.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Board Fails to Select ?,
manent Successor 10
DIR. Maxwell
Hylan's Friend in r..
Edward B. Shallow n.
toned, as Is Albert sb;.l.
of Los Angelo.

Direction Of the public seso,,.
'rcater New York still is vested ,,' = y
acting city superintendent. ~. 70 q
of Education yesterday failes 's'':
permanent successor to Dr. nm ,sa'
II. Maxwell, who resigned, and ..,1 lug
1ustave straubennnuller. who h.. ',s q
ac''ne suDerlntendent for two y.s,, -
continue in that capacity.
The meeting of the board 2. %,
f'fty-seventh Street developed y.
position to Mr.. Straubenmnller =.
1T had been intimatea there Womb s' 4
me name of William L. Ettinger. -
ciate superintendent of scboo,'
been mentioned for the place,
Acting Head Selected
Secretary Palmer had no soone, :.
Superintendent Maxwellis res;,~s
and tnat section of the days csls,.1
having to do with the appointjn1 ~
acting superintendent, than Amin.
Frali handed to Arthur S. son..
president, a resolution calling n, q
appointment of Mr.. Straubenmrl,..
was passed unanimously.
When the time Comes r..
polntment of a permanent CITY ~.
,n:I,e1noeht' ,.:,1 the situation, it is beI;srs
VIII De more strained. At tho NJ
ti .inle 5he names most prominsatiy ~
toned for the post are those ~ Sl ns
lntendent Edward 3. Shallow gu oapS
perintendent Ettinger. Tho fosm nu
a personal friend of Mavor ,''lus, 'usi
while Mr.. Ettinger has been m. ny
ward vigorously by his friends s"'
However, another name, Il
learned yesterday, must be con;ra
with IN forecasting the IDENTITY =.
heHt a,H CITY superintendent. 1t is that +
Alnert Shields. now the superintsrs., @
OF schools in Los Angeles. and forw.
~ associated with Superintendent NJ
well IN the conduct OF the educat;a.,
system of this city.
foremost educators of New r.
point to DIR. Shields as ore wba
thoroughly familiar with the svs,,
IN this city, and one who has been
tlrely free of factional identifcst;m
One OF lls sponsors said:
>, "Dr. Shiels is young and propress.
lie IS the only man who can straieb,
out the tangle of school oyercrowd;,
the problems Of Americanizinp
allen pupils, malnutrition and W.
lIonal training and who can instio
a real merit system for the promo.s
OF teachers"
According to this informant
Smells already has professed a dos
TO get back into the school syst
here, the city in which he made
lrst bid for prominence.
DIR. Shiels May Visit Citv
The rumor that he NAV be ,sr
finds furthe- sfeds
n the fact that next week he will
n the East. The National School
'erlntendents' Association meets in
antic City. and DR.. Shiels NAV Vi
sew York during that time.
A resolution was considered vest
lay and later referred 10 the Bo
II Examiners for their approval.
provides that the ban on mars
women as teachers be removed for
iuration of the war, in order that vs
ii men who are serving the colors nj a
.orn their livelihood at their pr 81
'ession
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Garfield Suspending Fuel Order
a Picture That No Artist Painted
Scene That Was Not Pre-
served for Posterity-
How 1t Would Look as q
Steel Engraving Over the
Mantlepiece Fifty Years
From Now
By Ralph Block

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia lot of
history is going to waste in Washing
ton. Garfield restored the nations
Mondays yesterday, but of all the Jour
nalists and secretaries who were pres
ent at the ceremony none of them
thought to picture the scene for the
gaze of posterty. "Garfield suspend
ing the fuel order," in steel engraving
or mezzotint, would go we'll over any
mantelpiece fifty years from now, when
the history of the great war is being
put out in twelve volumes, morocco.
Like all great moments, it appeared
commonplace. The new spaper men
waited in a semi-circle of chairs. how
cred over by the secretaries. Then
Or. Garileld entered
There arc a good many things to
remember about the Fuel Admins
traitor. lie is the son of man who
was President of the United States
He comes from Ohio. He used to be
lawyer. He was once president of
inc Chamber Of Commerce of Clevc
land; he was once actively and sue
cess1ully engaged in the coal business
on large scale. Destiny grabbed him
ana made him college president.
Tie is middle-sized man. with
sturdy body and large head. The
mead is fascinating. You can't forget
1T. Sometimes it is a coal business head
sometimes it is college president
mead. lie is we'll and carefully dressed
Ihey are the clothes of the president
OF the Chamber of Commerce of Cleye-
land. The voice and accent are clear
instinct, bit clipped, slightly arbi.
ttr1ary-professorial and legal together
MS manner is without hesitation, def
hlte' and what he has to say we'll
scnemed. His backgrounds must be
we'll ordered, too; his answers are al
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
News in Brief

Hklied engineers will undertake the work
OF instruction of a new course introduced nv
inc college of the City OF New York to give
students advanced training in telegraphv and
te'ephony- Cooperating with the college arr
the Western Union Telegraph Companv- tho
WWSstern Electric Company. the New Yorl,
leiepnone Company. the American Telegraph
and telephone Company. Kellogg Switch.
noara ana supply Company and the Auto
Nd AIDA =, Baceali, twenty years old. jumped
from the window of the third floor of *
East twenty ninth Street last night and d;e5
before an ambulance could be summoned Sha
was despondent because of lack of wor,r and
The loss of several relatives in the Italian
army. ~
A five-ycar- -old boy at Orange. N. T. n,av.a
with Il loaded revolver, of which one cart RIDGE
lad been discharged. He said he found II in
:; yard at 9 Hurlburt Street. The police he
llevc 1t is the weapon used in the killing of
James ). Haag. a jcweler, Friday night.
The B. r. r. service has been condemned
again. This time il is the Broadway Mer
chants Club. of BROOKLYN which has decided
to raise 10000, employ counsel and then 90
after the service to make it better
Mrs. Pearl Roth, Of 925 st. Marks Avenuc
Erooklyn and Henry Roth, her brother-in
law. have asked to be appointed to take
charge of the $250.00o estate of Morris Roth.
who Is at private sanatorium in Flushing.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
theatres. TO Remain
Open Here After 10.
Officials Declare

National Food Administrator Gar
fields action in suspending the Mon
day closing order to the extent of
making its enforcement discretionary
with the state fuel administrators
did not surprise local officials with
whom he had discussed the subject
cecently in Washington.
State Fuel Administrator Wigcin
said the fuel shortage still existed and
that 1T would be some time before the
local coal supply became normal again.
This whole subject was discussed
last week in Washington" said County
Fuel Administrator Reeve Schlev. eve
went into the matter thoroughly There
VIII be no further restrictions bv the
local authorities unless weather con.
ditlons call for such action"
1T was not considered likely by fuel
administration officials here that local
authorities would order theatres closed
at 10 or 1o:30 o'clock, as suggested bv
Dr. Garfield? 1t was pointed out that
by taking such action there would not
be enough saving of coal to make up
1or the inconvenience to which theatre
patrons and proprietors would be sub
1 NNNNN o| Ni"iiS iIlc tIiC regular hOufS
of performance
Between 25,0OO and 10000 tons Of
anthracite coal were received in New
ork City yesterday. The receipts at
tldcwatcr showed an increase, and dur
ing the day 1,247 cars of anthracite,
WIN 49,SSO tons, and CAB with 25.725
IONS OF DltumlnQus coal were reported
standing unloaded at Jersey towing
points. A total Ct seventy bargcs with
35,o13 tons of anthracite and sixty
TOUR barges with 3l.902 tons of bitumi-
nous coal were towed.
Regional Director A. II. Smith re-
celved favorable weather reports from
all parts of the Eastern railway dis
trlct. and further progress was made
IN clearing up congestcd freight. A
total of 10,760 stalled cars was moved
OUT by the roads. There are still left
more than 1l7000 cars to be redeemed
Tor service from congestcd points on
the Eastern lines.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Out Go Twelve Bronx Tenants.
But They'll Get a Week Free
After That 1t Looks as Though Bruckman and Eleven
Other Landlord De6ers Will Have to Find Homes
Outside the Borough

For the next seven days. Josenh
bruckman's family, the family across
'he nall and ten other families, up-
stairs and down, in the tenement at 76o
TRINITY Avenue, which is one of the
modest little string of 468 similar ton
ements operated by BENJAMIN M
Gruenstein and Joseph l.. D. Mayer.
Will enjoy without further expense for
rent the privilege of living in The
Bronx. '' "e
After the seven days, unless Munich
pal Court Judge Robitzck has miscal
culated Bronx housing conditions. and
mistaken the temper of Bronx land
1oros' le' the bruckmans ct al. most
other borough '''0
1T was on Judge RoDitzek's advice that
the twelve Trinity Avenue tenants de-
cided yesterday to refuse to paw their
rcpruary rent and to stick to their
present homes through the week the
law allows while finding others.
Has Had Many Cases
The 260 dispossess cases that Judce
kobltzek heard yesterday made moro
tnan round thousand to pass throuoh
ms court this month. Since December
l he has had no less than $500 ana
nlne- tenths of the actions have started
N the same way, at the same sources
= The same individuals and tho samo
llrms have come up again and again as
plaintiffs. Of these "repeaters" thers
are about twenty-five. The conrt
records show them to be lessees rather
nan owners of the tenements against
Nhich tenants are "striking." some
cannot even sign their names. and an
pear IN the record as having "1narked'
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14

thc papers. Nevertheless. thew prosner
ana court attache asserts their avcr'
age domain extends over iwen.y .ena
ments. fS >ehe-
Hruenstein and Mayer claim outrioht :
.itle to the house in Trinity Aven,o
MAX Daniels, one Of their AGENTS ~.
peared TOR them. After Bruckman' Tho
.IIaoeI' ana other tenants had testified
Ly Snty nao peen without steam heat and
~ H.. ~a'et since cold weather set in
nanlels disposed of the contention hw
announcing: 'e"''o" oy
forty Ions of Coal in the Cellar
I'VE got forty tons of coal in the cell
i!ar' your honor. If you,don't he bel;eve e.,,
1t, come over and look at IT,. 'eSe
That wouldn't prove >you've boor
nurnlng it, Judge Robitzek told b;no
AT the same time, can't take into ;ntn
the assertions of the do
!.eHaahts that their rent has been raised
keep them warm. ~
Al grant an allowance of IN nov
cent of their February rent to the com pn'
plalnlng tenants to Offset whatever ex-
pehse they've had in SUPPLYING them-
selves with heat and hot water tnS '"e'"-
l"ls arrangement appeared unsafia-
factory to both landlords and tenants
,.. thlnk an the allowance should be at
least 20 per cent" said Herman Silver
man attorney for the tenants. "And ;f
they do pay their rents with a 10 ner
cent REDUCTION, what is their guarantee
they won't he turned into the streets
next month"; VIZ '''ee'o
Bronx Flats All Full
lhat is up to the plaintiffs" said
uoge kobltzek. 81 don't believe there
are a~dozen- vacant. flats in The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Hays Plans Conference
With National Delegates
In Indianapolis TODAY

u INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 13.-Will H.
Hays, elected chairman of the Repub.
th;a ncan National Committee at St. Louis
ln's had n,eernoon. a. tonight stated that he
eral era members of the national committee
rsIe tomorrow on their way east.
i:e!egrams of congratulation began ar
r.slng late to-day. and tonight were
80 at".Aed IN heaps in Mr.. Hays's rooms
~, Sha,rman Hays said the same pen-
e'al ;a plan used in the campaign in Ind
lana would be carried out on )aroer
S'a1s aM IN the next national campaien'
tho NY o, telegram of acceptance" said
.ne new chairman, will be nv ou;de
especially the three main points Of auioe' ;t
ths t,st' mat politics should be on plane
th thas needs no subterfuge; second that
vns mere Is but one side to the que stion Of
aeemant age, ana' third, equality in party man
s...uee my
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
BY BRIGGS

At The same time, / know it does lool
as II the landlords were making it the
rule, judging from the hundreds OF
cases I've handled, to institute hold
over proceedings against all tenants
VINO oppose them in court. Against
no!d-over proceedings there is no de-
renee. unless tenant has lease he
must surrender the premises on the
courts order, and the court has no
choice but to issue the order"
Then before | advise my clients
want to know what the owners intend
to do" said Silverman.
Louis Gruber, associated with DAM
els IN the management of the Crun-
stem and Mayer properties, jumped
to his feet.
"pll tell you what we're going to
do" he cried. Were going to put
every one of them out.'
I'm that case" said Judge Robitzek,
vt would appear that the best course
Tor the tenants is to refuse to pay
lent and to permit themselves to be
dlsspossessed. If that is what they de-
eide to do they will have another full
week to occupy their present homes.
anyhow"
A feeble cheer from the tenants was
silenced by the bang of the courts
gavel, and the excited crowd adjourned
to the street.
~ have lived in this same house for
seven years." Bruckman said, as he
buckled Bruckman baby into it's pc
rambulator, "and in The Bronx for
seven before that; but l guess l could
find another place in another section.
Maybe got to.
Twice my rent has been raised since
October. | was paying $21 a month
for five rooms when Mr.. Daniels told
me about the high price for Goals and
said he couldn't heat the fiat right un-
less paid 1923. A couple of months and
he put it up to $25 on the same story.
But we never got heat or hot water in
the building. This month | got to-
gether with the other tenants and we
all agreed not to pay rent until we got
heat or found out how we stood"
Gruenstein and Mayer have been
plaintiffs in scores of "non-payment".
actions, Judge Robitzek said. In other
cases where the plaintiffs have been
lessees rather than owners tenants
have told the same story of submitting
to one or more raises of rent on the
promise that heat would be forthcom-
ing.