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The sun., 1918-10-05
GAS VICTIM IS WITNESS.
Alleged Raineoat Men Took Ad'
vantage of His Weak Eyes.

BENJAMIN Scheer, honorably discharged
from the Engineer Corps OF the
United States Army because OF three
wounds received in action in France, was
the principal witness yesterday at the
trial of the c. Kenyon Company and SIX
employees charged with foisting derec-
tive ralrcoats on the Government. Inc
trial Ia being held in the United states
District Court in Brooklyn before Judge
Thomas l. Chatfield.
Scheer said he was one of a number
of men caught in a mustard gas attack
and suffered from weak eyes as result.
After his return from France he was
appointed a Government inspector.
He identified four raincoats which
bore his stamp OF approval Each bore
the marks Of stamps Of disapproval OF
other inspectors. These marks had been
smeared over with cement. 1t was the
contention OF Prosecutor Oeland that the
defendants knew of the condition OF
Scheer's eyes and purposely brought the
coats to him, as he would be unable 10
detect the covered marks Of the other
inspectors or discern the flaws.
The trial will be continued on Mon
day.
The sun., 1918-10-05
CURFEW ORDINANCE FOUGHT.
Justice Leads Opposition to Re-
stricttng Children.

Justice Robert j. Wilkin Of the Chill
drens Court in Brooklyn and others be-
fore the Welfare Committee OF the
Board of Aldermen voiced yesterday
their disapproval OF the proposed cur
few ordinance. Under IL all children
below the ages OF sixteen or seeming 10
be below that age would not be per-
mltted on the streets after p. NJ. in
winter or in summer after 9 p. NJ
I'VE are running too much on the ar
resting business declared the Justice.
AT this time we are not pleasantly in
clined toward the word 'Verboten.' Per-
haps we are going too far in that d.
rection."
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst said
that to take a child to an institution for
being In the street after o'clock would
place a stain on its reputation.
Justice Samuel u. Levy of the Munic-
NAL Court will redraft the ordinance
after which another hearing will be
held
The sun., 1918-10-05
BENNETT EXPLAINS
HIS WETTACH DEAL
Bought in Lots to Force Pay.
ment Of Judgment, Testi-
fies Comptroller.

Earl j. Bennett. Comptroller Of Mas
sau county. appeared before Magistrate
Appleton yesterday to explain his buy
ing in lot owned by Anton wettach
for back tax of $2.5s, for which Wet
tach afterward paid him 500, although
the lot was actually worth about $3.50
He said that he did it in order to col
lect judgments he held against Anton
Wettachs brother.
Bennett. who practises law besides act.
ing as Comptroller. said he was also IA.
miliar with the duties Of the Treasurer
of Nassau county and knew that the
Treasurer always sells property on which
taxes are overdue. He said that he at.
tended all tax sales and had bought
fifty lots OF real estate at such sales
Bennett said he never bought lots from
the County Treasurer.
Although Bennett said he knew Davit
Bandler. who has been mentioned in Tho
hearings as a heavy buyer OF back tar
| titles. he said he almost never did any
| business with him. At the sale at which
Wettach's property was disposed of
however, he said he had an agreement
with Bandler to buy one lot while Band
Ter bought the other.
Bennett said he didn't notify wettacf
know II Wettach had paid taxes anc
| didn't know whether the sale was du,
to an oversight on Wettach's part or not
Then he went into long explanation o
| his reason for acting as he did and sale
| II was because he learned that Anton
| had conveyed property to his brother
Augustus. against whom Bennett had
claim for 5000. and that when he learne,
Augustus had transferred the propert!
back to Anton Bennett thought 1t VA
scheme to defeat him in his efforts t,
get the 5000. For this reason, he said
he felt justified in buying the propert,
and waiting to collect.
Bennett said he did not know IL Wet
tach paid Bandler to recover the 10
Bandler bought, and said: II. Offered
to let Anton have the property for moth
| ing II he would square the other matter
The hearing will be resumed to-da,
with Bennett on the stand.
The sun., 1918-10-05
STEWARDS EATING
PLACE ALSO CLOSED
Downtown Restaurant Passes
Out of Existence.

Downtown New York, or that part Of
II that has been in the habit'of dropping
in somewhere on the way home after a
heavy day at the office. and more partic-
ularly speaking that part OF it that used
to drop in at Stewards in Warren or
John streets has come to a full stop.
Mono Of the new subways has a station
at either street and Stewards Is closed.
That's the story. Stewards is closed.
The place-established in 1861, as the
sign above the door reads--is shut up
At the Warren street place broken
down sign hangs at a melancholy angle
from despairing support. Shutters. ILL
hitting and warped from years OF disuse
obscure any view from without of the
famous old art gallery. and at the John
street place the old New Yorker will find
the same strange and forbidding aspect.
It's all unusual, and New Workers.
fathers and sons-who have been in the
habit OF dropping In at Stewards for
years were just beginning yesterday to
realize that Manhattan has changed a
bit.
The business, founded by the late
lHeOuOre stewart Irlenu ana sporting
associate Of the late Commodore William
II. Vanderbilt, was one OF the Oldest and
best regarded of its kind. 1t thrived, and
the Warren street place was one OF New
York's best known cafes at the time Cob
web Hall in Duane street and the
Frenchman's, where President Grant oc-
casionally went, were the principal
meeting places OF men OF affairs who
were wont to do business over the cup.
Theodore Stewart was a man with
hobbies. He loved horses, had fond
ness for pictures and bugs and butter
flies. and such held for him a peculiar
fascination. At various times he owned
some Of the most famous harness horses
ever seen on New York thoroughfares
and on the walls of the Warren street
place when 1t closed last Monday were
a dozen or more paintings. There was
also an chronological collection of
recognized value.
Stewart was a bachelor and when he
died a few years ago left his business
in several shares to Ave employees.
Some of these have dropped out since,
and those who were left concluded last
week that 1t would not be worth while
to continue the business.
The sun., 1918-10-05
EVENTS TODAY,

Club $3.50 +. NJ
Formal opening by Gov Edge ., naes
rife range at Caldwell. y. j., p. NJ
illustrated lecture on Our America
Army In France and the Word War .,
A. J. Wall, New York Historical SoCiet!
10 Central Park West. II A. NJ.
Opening OF the National Motion Picture
Exposition, Madison Square Garden, {:
p. NJ
Lecture on Autumn Colora lion" b. b.
A. B. Stout. New York Botonicsl Garder
4 y. NJ.
woman's Law Club meeting. Hotel VI.
Alpin. II A. NJ.
Maine Women meeting. waldor,Asior!4
+. NJ.
Address BY Col. William s. Barke- 10 IT,
graduates OF the Jewish Welfare Boards
Training School, Peg Wellington COTE
House. IL East 4Ith street. i. VI
Opening OF army and navy service s;.-
ton by the Young Mems Democrat.
League of New York, 1888 Broad"sy {
The sun., 1918-10-05
MEETING CALLED TO
FORCE OUT HARRIS
Smith, Back From Visit to
Wilson, COmpels Summons
to Committee.

Alfred L. Smith. Democratic nominee
for Governor. who returned to New York
yesterday after having had a talk with
President Wilson. put Edwin S. Harris
on the toboggan that leads out OF the
Craftsmanship Of the State Committee.
After a talk with the State Chairman
at the National Democratic Club. which
conversation is described as most earn
est. President Smith made this state
ment:
AT my request a meeting of the Dem
ocratic State Committee has been called
for Thursday next in Syracuse to ter
inmate the craftsmanship OF Mr.. Harris
and to elect successor"
After announcing that he had called
such a meeting, but carefully RETAINING
from saying that he had done It after
a conference with Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Harris
added:
THE meeting can solve all questions
by electing a new chairman. which IL
the course I have advised and which
will be personally agreeable to me-
II Chairman Harris had not called the
meeting II would have been called ir
spite of him. as more than forty sigma
lures had been obtained to a petition fol
| the purpose, now in the possession Oh
George Van Name, secretary. in SYRIA
cuse.
Judge r Augustus Kellogg. Glenn'
! Falls, who is now in charge of the cam
paign with headquarters at Syracuse
will be elected State chairman.
When Mr.. Smith returned from Wash
| ington yesterday he learned that friends
of Mr. Harris had fostered a story tina
there would be no meeting OF the Stat
| Committee because 1t would be hard
| ship to call the members together at thi
! time, and that as Mr. Harris had with
drawn from the campaign no effor
would be made to force him out of TIN
| Craftsmanship. Another report was I,
the effect that Judge Kellogg would no
accept the craftsmanship
| 1t is unde rstood that Mr.. Smith spike,
| this by talking to Syracuse. Judge Kel
logg denied he had ever said he woul'
refuse the place. 1t is believed that MI
Smith has his assurance that he will az
cept.
After luncheon with Charles F. Muir
ply at Delmonico's Mr.. Smith went T.
| see Chairman Harris with blood In hi
eye. He could not induce the chairman
to resign, but 1t did not take him lon
to convince Mr.. Harris that 1t would b
best for him to issue a call for a meet
ing OF the committee at once
To-day Mr.. Smith speaks for the Lib
erty Loan at Syracuse. Tomorrow h
speaks in Yonkers. Monday he will b
here and the following day he will star
on a trip up State.
The sun., 1918-10-05
METROPOLITAN HERE
TO PROMOTE UNITY
Highest Greek Preiafe to Be
Welcomed Monday.

To unite and consolidate the Greek
churc,o. 4, Ar,.r,o, 4, tho obiect Of
inc Nisit OF distinguished ureeN
churchman. Melitius, Metropolitan OF
Athens. The Netropolitan comes TO
Ho,, vor,. ,,.,,,, a.. u,,,,,o-. 30 vo,,,o,o,
-''" io'N WI" '"e ''ppo'' VI ''e'o
to promote a greater unity between the
allied nations and Greece.
The Ne,rorolitan v.z horn in Crete
studied under Danianos patriarch "a
Jerusalem, later was made Archbishop
of Cvnrua ana ena,Iy was elevated "a
tho Mos, Rev.rend tho No,ronol,tan.
tho hiobest off;ca !, tho sis, ~ The
church
The nur,os, y, ,ho >rot-on,,i,,r.
visit wills be ,,nounned or confer.
encs IN ho ho,d T., $50 tiau An,s,or.
dam avenue a;,d ,,oth s,rost next Non.
dav as,nrnoon n,a,a.,e ,r,,e Mt
ronoII,an viii hs n,e,cnn,aa b., na, ,id
IT C,reer ~. p,.ho, - W., yort
tho Very psy uoward pohb;,. daar
of tho c.atbsdroi cd ~, ,no 10, Dev
n W parLor t,,shn, ~, NJ, IIo ~
shire '' Va 'e"
Thero r,, =. ,aa-.... H., \, T
punin cors,,,' - n,
Ronsso. S,,,ha..ass 49, a.,
CO.. 9 A,i,,sa,o', ~ Vi ,,i,,s, a.,
ucation Aliens. H. De-, rhr,.so Ut 10
The sun., 1918-10-05
PershinE Needs Young Lawyers.

Court photographers and young law
yers who can take testimony and act as
clerks at courts-martial with Gen. PERISH
ing's army are wanted by the Selective
Draft Headquarters. In the Hall OF Rec
ords. Young lawyers will be made Ser
Eesnts-Major and stenographers will be
rated as prlvates and paid extra for
their records. Only reglstrants OF June
8. 1917. and June 5. 1918, and August "a.
1918, are eligible TO these assignments.
Applications may be made at Room 6i3.
Hall Of Records. Only men qualified for
special or limited service will be taken.
The sun., 1918-10-05
FRENCH HONOR HENRY E. WISE
New York banker Cited for Cour.
age Under Fire.

The French military authorities have
cited Henry f. Wise. New York banker
and resident OF Long Branch. N. j., for
courage In conducting a Red Cross can
teen under fire.
'"rhis officer" says the citation. issued
by Col. De Boue. accompanied a group
OF chasseurs during the entire attack of
September IS, and showed such a desire
10 come TO the aid of combatants and so
much interest in the welfare of those on
tho battlefield that he touched all Of us
by his devotion"
supplemental report said the banker
served coffee and cigarettes to the men
during the lighting.
The sun., 1918-10-05
Loses Ring of Dead Comrade.

Lieut.. Raneletof of the French Legion
Of Honor, who also wears the Croix de
Guerre, lost a ring yesterday while leav-
ing the Sixth avenue al" at Forty-sec-
ond street. The ring was given to him
by dying soldier. 1t contains two
small diamonds and a sapphire. and he
wants it returned for sentimental rea
sons He lives at the Columbia Univer-
sily Club, / West Forty-third street.
The sun., 1918-10-05
United War Work Calls All.

The campaign to raise $l70,506,000 in
New York city for the united war work
of the seven organizations officially rec
ognized by tho Government had been
started "at the top and no man or
woman. no matter how important. had
failed to come forward. SO John D.
Rockefeller. Jr,. said yesterday at a
luncheon at the Automobile Club of
America. Mr.. Rockefeller was the guest
Of honor at a council OF editors and pub
fishers representing 800 technical and
trade papers. He said the campaign
was the most important single volun-
tary effort of collecting funds ever at
tempted"
The sun., 1918-10-05
SpeciaI Despatch 70 TRr S.

WASHINGTON, oct. 4-Anoth0" bE
jump in ship construction in the United
States is shown by Department Of Con-
merce figures on vessels placed IT. con-
mission during September. For III" hTst
time deliveries of wooden ships ol;0um-
Der those OF steel vessels
IN even 100 oceangoinG ships VIII a
gross tonnage of S0l.433 were placed n
service in September and $40 with
gross tonnage of Leslie in the oTS
nine months OF 1918.
These figures are in gross tons A.
cording to the Department of Comm' ''
statement, however. the Septemher .c''
struction is about half enough - ''"''
port and supply the number "t troops
sent to France during that period
The sun., 1918-10-05
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York, fair and
warmer to-day except showers in norm
portion; unsettled tomorrow, probably
showers; increasing southcrly winds
For New Jersey, fair and warmer n.
day; tomorrow unsettled, probab'.
showersi moderate temperature: lncres,.
Ing southerly winds.
to-day and probably tomorrow; warm,
For southern New England fair ,,a
warmer to-day: tomorrow probably fsr
fresh southwest to west winds.
For western New York nrobab,
showers to-day. with rising tempcraturs
tomorrow partly cloudy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. a. cyp,onr, a..
preston OF wide extent mas moved in,
tho upper Mississippi valley. Pressure IN,
the East continues high. with fsiri1
strong anti-cyclone central over soutbcrr
New England. There have been tIund..
upper lake region and North Dakota, l.
Mississippi Valley and tho lake region
Elsewhere the changes are OF little i'm.
portance. Showery weather is prohah'.
in the lake region and thence eastward 10
northern New England In the next for, ~
eight hours. II will be warmer Saturday
in eastern districts also In the upns.
Ohio Valley and lower lake region CooI.,
weather Will probably overspresd the nm.
per lake region on Sunday. storm warn.
ings are displayed on Lakes superior
Michigan and northern Huron.
The sun., 1918-10-05
spry Nominated in Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. Approval OF
nationwide prohibition and of the FED
erai woman suffrage amendment was
included in the platform OF the Re-
publicans of Utah. adopted to-day at
the State convention Former Governor
william Spry of Salt Lake City and
W. II. Watts Of Ogden were nominated
for Congress-
The sun., 1918-10-05
SUIT OVER SOLDIER VOTE.
Democrats Plan Action Over Mall
ing OF Ballots.
Specidl Despatch to THE Sos,

SYRACUSE, Oct. Augustus j. KEEL
logg. Democratic campaign manager.
announced tonight that a tax payers
action Is to be started in few days
In the Supreme Court to force Secre-
tary of State Hugo to mail ballots TO
the soldiers. Alfred +. Smith tele-
phoned headquarters from New York
to-day urging every possible step he
taken to have the vote OF the boys
across canvassed.
1.-THE Secretary of State Is purposely
avoiding the law" declared Mr.. Kellogg.
land the committee is determined to
see to II that the boys in the trenches
are not deprived OF the right of franchise
in an important State election"
The sun., 1918-10-05
Cable Deferred Rates Suspended

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany issued a notice yesterday saying
that owing to staff shortages at cable
suspend until further notice the trans
atlantic deferred rate service after Octo.
Der 8. American Expeditionary Force
messages may he continued lat the exist.
ing rates for that service.
The sun., 1918-10-05
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

UHleu States Coast and GeoGetlc SUTVeT-
Standard Time.
Sun rises...6:55 A NJ sun sets..,,,6,a3 + N
Moon sets......5:-a p NJ
HIGH WATER THIS DAY
Sandy Hook. ..s:3l A NJ Gov. Island 3 .Oi A NJ
Hell Gate. 1855 A
Low WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. 20 A NJ Gov Island. 20 AN
He'll Gate....5:lt A NJ
Note-The forego ing table has been correcec
to conform TO the new artificial time
The sun., 1918-10-05

Highest temperature, g., at 3:45 T. NJ
Lowest temperature, a, at I:i0 A. NJ.
Average temperature, 81.
Observ atoms yesterday at United state,
Weather Bureau stations showing stmo,.
pheric conditions in the various cities:
Temper atures. Neloc-
The sun., 1918-10-05
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS

The temperature in this rity yesterds,
as recorded by the official thermometc-.
shown in the annexed table:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD SATURDAY, APRIL '1s 1918
OFFICIAL LIST OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY

JONES, G. s. JONES, W. NJ. KENNYBROOK, D. A. KING, C. l.. KING, CHARLES NJ. M'ANALLY, T. l.. M'QUEEN, J. F. NICHOLS. G. c. NICHOLS, M. C. NICHOLS, R. B. NORTON, l.. M. ONAIL, HENRY. O'NEAL, H. J. OWEN. J. F. M'DEyITT, DAN. PARKER, J. B, PAXTON, WILL. a PERRIN, E. l.. SELLERS, R. K. SPRADLING. F. NJ. THOMAS, IRWIN. THOMAS. w. k. W TRICE, ]. H. TURNER, J. W. WALLS, T. r. wHIsENANT, R. c. WHITE, W. l.. WHORTON, c. l. wINHAM. WILLIAM. WOODRUFF, c. E. WOODRUFF, w. w. WOODWARD, J. L, YORK, H. D. YORK, J. l..
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-01
WORTH OF
CITY COUPONS TO
Be BURNED SOON
Interest Certificates on Water
Bonds, Not to Be Paid, Will Be
Placed in Fire by City Commits.
sioners Tomorrow.

sometime tomorrow ln the presence
of the city commissioners at the city
hall George u. Hammond. city clerk,
will burn $1,000 worth of interest
coupons that noboa" collected. which
were attached to tH, water bonds.
Ninety In 900 will be destroy
ed. SO city treasure in the future
viii not confuse them with similar
certificates that hay" been paid These
interest coupons ar. dated from De
cemhcT I. 1917. and as the transic
ton ip purchasing th' water company
was not completed uutl july L. 1918.
and the interest oI not begin until
that time, they ar not To- be paid
The destroying g. the coupons was
decided last night Hy the city com
mIssioucrs at thei. regular meeting.
The commissioners made q final rul-
ing that gum m hines that gave
checks were gambling devices CitH
Attorney kolchcr lated that playing
the machines would come under gam
bling. The police have turned the
machines To- t.a wall in an confrc-
tiouary storcr ..l saloons.
j. 4. Andor..t asked the commits
,luners perml-. 1n TO couucc two Of
his houses with a private water line.
lie owns lots $50. .. d. ~ aud - in
block Is, south part OF Highlands.
The nearest water main is iu the ad-
Joining street lie desires 90 cunucci
with other nuH rs In h "a neighhor-
hood. The uumissioncrs viii take
the matter Uu with the water com
pauy.
lIty Engine. B"yers told the com
mi-sloucrs rN.f he street department
needed an H.'a.tobile ns u means "i
t~rtusporttt.un Iu order 10 Inspect
streets Tho Ford ear being used al
present Is worn out. he stated 80
definite trtI.u was taken ANA It VII
probably mot . settled until the nest
,it. manage. ..riVcs hero.
Tile prupo.,I ucrrns" of - per cent
boz the e.ilar, off the city fireman w1.
brought up 300 The meeting hut post
puucd until r..f week for definite ''
ton
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-01
COMMUNITY
SINGING HELD IN
CITY LAST NIGHT
Liberty Chorus Is to Be Organized
in This City in Accordance With
Request From Washington OBJ.
ject to Promote Patriotic Spirit

tur tn, Nrsf Time iu the history Of
A~,haIgD.uu, To- community sing was
held It-f might It Robinson park boo
compliance with tb, request H'ut
rHm Washington tu Ihn state ,uuuru
OF national defense Mrs Alfred
Eruu-te'd stHI" chairman uf the
Vum4uH committee ot education and
Nruoricuuilatiuu. D. Iu charge Of the
.,usiup a' present
Tur affair la-' night wac haHtl',
arranged tpI but % received % hearty
support and rp-pon-, from the tro.
IID Of ihc city which speaks Well for
o. suC,u.. when 10 o. thoroughly or
-aull,1 tn, city commissioner
saw. them ,o-oporatiou last NIGHT iu
permitting tht singing zoo Dee held in
connection with the band concert
Srbulrs S'doi and IN Noise Berg
muu acted Hs dircpior- OF the affair
lu7' evening 40 20 meeting AT the y.
" e. a tonight plans for The orgau-
lfII.Uu Of 10 Liberty chorus IN this
r'} wilI Dee m,d"
tmmuuItr singing ion war purposes
ut- passed h,y oud tnr stage Of eNpcr-
imcut Ia Connecticut, Wisconsin.
PENNSYLVANIA Idaho Maine. and other
states community singing under the
direction Of the state council of de-
i.HsD usually through the formation
uf "lihertH C%horuses,' has proved ~
..|f of substantial value. II is an as.
..' u amy speaking campaign hssht'
Iug 20 large and enthusiastic attend
once a, meetings II gives the people
uf tbo nation AN opportunity to learn
and sing the songs ~ the nation and
o. allies. thereby answering 90 long
t.It need II stirs the spirit of ga.
triutism as hardly anything can and
10 promotes that unity ct feeling with
oui which no cummunitS van do sue
Urssiul war WORK
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-01
GETS MESSAGE
OF WARNING FROM
HOOVER IN EUROPE
Must Economic rs Much as Ever,
Is Word of Food Head Now
Studying Conditions of Nations
Fighting Kaiser.

STATE Food Administrator Ralph g.
Fly his morning received q cable
gram form Herbert Hoover. national
food administrator now somewhere
in Europe telling Of the nccossit, OF
further economy az f~oodstuffs. After
personal observations Of the battle
fields and cities made desolatc. Mr.
Hoover renewed the often repeated
warming Following Is the cahlcgram
of which Mr. Elv IL sending copies
to AN county food administrators
white the increased production Of
tho uitcd states renders n possible
90 r,IlN some of the restrictions which
have been borne with peculiar hard
ships upon an uur peoples. Yet IL BE-
absolutely necessary that rigid con
umN and elimination of waste In the
consumption aud handling 81 all food
stuffs as well as Increased production
should bc maintained throughout the
European allied countries and IN
North America
1T i- only uy such economy aud
elimination of waste that tho trans
portttiou OF the necessary men and
supplies from North America to the
European front can bc accomplished
aud that -tucks OF foolstuffs can Doe
built up Boo North America as an in
surname, against the eNvr present dan
re, Of harvest failure and the possible
necessity for large ana emergency
drafts 60 Europe vs., tnuot admin
lister the food problem ou the hasis
Of one Years war W. mus' prepare
FOR ITS long continuance lf W are Co