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New-York tribune., 1918-05-17

day, however, that Or. Brown would
be heard in public, that hef would be
given an opportunity to answer the
charges. but he was in doubt as to
whether or not he would be allowed
counsel.
There is excellent authority for the
statement that an open hearing and a
thorough investigation into the
charges against DR.. Brown are exactly
what those who have been prominent
III the drive on the bureaus of the de-
part do not want. AS an argument
against anything but opportunity for
formal denial these have urged that
under the Mitchell administration sub
ordinates were dismissed after hear
ings such as they propose to give DR..
Brown. They also argue that to give
DR.. Brown the same sort of hearing
that street cleaner is entitled to
would create a precedent that later
might prove embarrassing.
DR.. Copeland said yesterday that he
had been in receipt of many letters
from health authorities and food and
drug commissioners of other states
highly commencing the work of DR..
Brown. He also had received num-
ber OF complaining letters, but, he
added, these were largely anonymous.
Speaking of his visit to Washington
on Wednesday, DR.. Copeland said he
conferred with the Secretaries of the
Navy and War and with various gov
ernment medical officials to establish
a basis for working relations. Among
other things arranged for was a sur
vey of New York conditions by repre-
sentatives of these departments and an
understanding that internes would not
be taken from city hospitals unless
absolutely necessary
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Nationwide Strikes
Planned by l. w. w.
Letters Read at Chicago Trial
Show Scope of Its
Agitation

CHICAGO, May 16.-From early in
January until late in the summer of
1917 Albert Prashner, an organizer for
the Industrial Workers of the World,
at salary of $18 week, laid plans
for strikes in various industries from
Rene, N. T., to Detroit, Mich, accord
ing to letters read by the prosecution
to-day in the trial of 112 members of
the organization for violation of the
espionage act.
Most of the correspondence, which
the government charges formed a part
oe the nationwide conspiracy to hamper
Americas war plans, was between
Prashner and William D. Haywood,
general secretary-treasurer.
Prashner, working as an organizer
under the personal supervision Of Hay
wood, kept the chief advised of progress
being made in the anthracite coal
regions of Pennsylvania. In New York
State he wrote that the situation was
so we'll organized at some points, in
cluding Rome, that paid workers would
not be needed, and later wrote from
Michigan that strikes in automobile
and other factories in Detroit, Flint
and Grand Rapids could easily be
agitated.
Big supplies Of strike and anti-war
stickers, printed in three languages,
were ordered for distribution in in
dustrial districts.
Peter Daley, an organizer, arrested
at Minneapolis, who was found in q
state of coma under one Of the de-
fendant benches to-day, was examined d
by government physicians and pro-
nounced physically able to stand trial
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
New Programme to
Safeguard Labor in
War Is Announced

Especial Dispatch to The Tribure)
PHILADELPHIA, May 16.-What is
SAID to be new programme to safe
guard the interests Of labor in time
of war was announced here tonight by
John A. Voll, official representative OF
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, to the
convention Of the League to Enforce
Peace
Mr.. Voll said he was authorized bv
the Federation and by the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy to
announce these principles which organ
lied labor would strive to attain:
The fixing by the government of
maximum prices on the necessities
Of life.
The raising of one billion by in
creasing the tax on incomes, with
out any additional burdens on mod
est incomes"
The extension of representation
of organized labor in the manage
ment Of war industries and on war
boards.
Government action to check the
increase of rents. especially in the
war industry centres.
No legislation intended to suppress
the so-&alled non-essential indus
tries, because such legislation would
cause only alarm and dissatisfaction.
In return labor agrees to cause nc
strikes or lockouts during the war
and agrees not to restrict the training
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Welfare Lacquer Arrested

Herbert l.. McClair. a memler of
Thomas Mott Osborne's Welfare
League at Sing Sing prison, was in
dicted yesterday for stealing S400 from
the Liberty Loan booth at Rector's
restaurant on April 8. McClair. ac-
cording to Assistant District Attorney
Edward S. Brogan. stole a registration
card from Charles Gault, student at
Columbia University, on April and
enrolled under Gault's name as VOL
unteer bond canvasser under Charles
H. Carr, of A. B. Leach & Co., 62
Cedar Street.
McClair, it is alleged, called on Miss
Edith S. Beavor-Webb, of 81 Park
Avenue, in charge of the booth at Rec
tors, on April 8, and suggested that
she place the days collections from
that booth in the Pacific Bank along
with his own. Miss Beavor-Webb gave
him s400 in cash. The next day she
inquired at the bank and found that
McClair had disappeared. McClair
was recently arrested at the request
Of the police Of New Haven.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
u. S. Naval Forces Eager
Wanted to Rush U-Boat Bases.
Saws Chaplain

AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 1e-Men
Of the American navy, now in the
North Sea, are more than eager to
come to blows with the German grand
fleet, according to the Rev. Paul Z.
Seidler, chaplain of the navy, who ar
rived here on leave to-day. While Mr..
Seidler would say nothing further
concerning future plans of the Allied
sea forces, other travellers said that
rumors were ahoat that the German
feet would come under Allied gunfire
much sooner than the Kaiser now ex-
pected.
So impatient are the Americans to
take the offensive that many of them
begged for the chance Of accompanying
the British in their raids on Zeebrug
ge and Osterd.
Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord,
acting adjutant general on Pershing's
staff until he was forced to return
here on account Of i'll health, also ar
rived to-day. He was not permitted to
discuss the situation on the Western
front, but conterted himself with say
ing that there was not the slightest
doubt Of an Allied. victory.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Salvation Army
Has Only z Days
To Raise s75,O0
With Backs to Wall, Work
ers Start After Funds 10
Meet City's Quota

The campaign committee of the Sal.
walton Army, which has been stsivin,
to raise $250,000 here ss New Ycrt
City's quota to the organizations wsy
fund, now stands with its back to ths
wall. Only two more days Of the eau.
paign remain, and on the second Il
these the workers expect to h
swamred by the opening Of ths 1x
Cross campaign. New York is stu
$4,000 away from its quota, and u
less the drive takes big jump ias
ward the city will be delinquent.
The Catholic Church in the eity,
speaking through Monsignor Lavelk,
rector OF ST. PatricK's Cathedral end
secretary TO Cardinal Farley, yestss
day added its voice to the pleas Of TIE
campaigners. =
THE war has had a wonderful effect
in bringing people together" said Non.
signor Lavelle, making them waivs
differences of religion and party aud
causing them, without the slightest
diminution Of loyalty to individual be.
lief, TO join hand in hand and stand
together in every enterprise calculated
to promote the welfare OF our common
country.
ave Catholics have striven, not onh
to 90 our share, but our utmost, Ii
the financial support of the govern
ment and of all the war charities. VI
appreciate cordially the aid we hsv.
received from our non-Catholic fellog
citizens in the Catholic war drive
Consequently we are deeply intereste
in the success Of the Salvation Army
present drive. ! wish it we'll and shil
lend it every assistance. We kno,
that the money raised will be wisel
used for the welfare and comfort d
our soldiers in the camps and on th
battlefield"
A cablegram received from Franz
yesterday announced that the Salvatio!
Army had just erected its twenty
fourth hat for American troops on thl
front.
Commander Evangeline Booth yes
terday issued an order commanding si
Salvation Army units in the Unites
States to give one entire day of theh
time toward the Red Cross campaign
Among large contributions receivei
yesterday were: Cleveland II. Dodss
Company, $1,000; Mrs. r. A. Welling-
ton, $1,000; Clarence Mackay, $1,000;
Mrs. Walter Damrosch, $1,000; r. G.
Dun e. Co.. $1,000; American Teie.
phone and Telegraph Company, $l,0oe,
and Liggett & Myers, $500.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Every One To Be Asked for Pledge
To Buy Thrift Stamps Periodically

will be announced. This, however, will
not end the war savings campaign.
From then on the government will
count upon a definite weekly income
from those who nave taken the peldge.
An appeal to employers to pay 10
per cent of their workers wages for
one week in thrift stamps was made
by Frederic W. Allen, director of war
savings FOR New York, last night. He
pointed out that Alfred FantI, whose
firm represents eighty-fve department
stores in various cities, has adopted
this plan for its $4,000 employees.
So satisfactory were the results from
thrift stamp day, May 6, that the New
York committee has decided to hold
thrift stamp day on the first of every
month.
Yesterdays sales of stamps in front
of the Public Library amounted to
$3,o41, making the total sales at that
booth since March 80, $127 668.
Two thrift stamps were the price of
admission to an entertainment given
by Company B, Signal Corps, New York
State Guard, last night, with the war
tax, cents in addition.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Will Court Martial Slayer
Soldiers to Try Negro Who
Confessed 2 Murders Here

CAMP UPTON, N. Y, May 16-Laton
James, the negro infantryman who con-
fessed to the murder of Mrs. J. Harrity
and Private Michael Maloney in the
woods here on May s, will be brought
there in few days to be tried by the
general court martial, it was announced
to-day by Major II. II. Walker, the can
tonment provost marshal.
Major Walker made the positive
statement that the murder was the re-
suit of an alteration that ensued when
Maloney made an impertinent reply to
a flippant remark by James. It was
also declared that James was not on
sentry duty on that post at the time
and did not stand guard over the bodies
after his confession. In his confession
he said he killed Mrs. Harrity for fear
she would reveal his murder Of Ma
loney.
James is still military prisoner in
New York. If he is convicted of mur.
der he will be hanged within the res.
pryation
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Mayor Pins Medals on
18 Boys for Loan Work
Members of Junior Naval and
Marine Scouts Honored
at CITY Hall

Eighteen young chests swelled with
pride yesterday afternoon when Mayor
Hylan pinned medals upon them as a
reward for exceptional service per-
formed for the third Liberty loan. The
medal winncrs were members of the
American Junior Naval and Marine
Scouts. Two companies of the boys
marched to City Hall escorted BY the
Naval Reserve Band of fifty pieces.
The ceremonies took place on the City
Hall steps, with thousands Of spec
tators looking on.
The medals were given by Alderman
Daniel M. Bedell, who is major gen.
eral commanding the scouts. Launcelot
De Costa, twelve years old, whose
father is fighting in France, received
one of two gold medals awarded. He
sold 1922, 700 worth of bonds, including
a $1,000 bond to j. F. Morgan. The
other gold medal was awarded to Theo-
dore Moss.
Each of the sixteen boys receiving
silver medals stood at the head of his
battalion in the Liberty Loan drive.
The medals were all in the shape of
Liberty bells. The other winners were ::
Herbert Foreman, Rupert jackson,
Brandon L. Carey, Rodney Stock,
George Augustus Dewey, Thomas
Capel, Paul Breen, Hyman Silverman,
J. L'Homme, Salvatore Syracuse, Emil
Lefkowitz, Martin A. Heuvelmans, Louis
messy and Albert Wohlers.
According to the report from the
Liberty Loan Committee the Scouts
actually obtained and turned over to
the committee 2,616 subscriptions,
amounting to 100000.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Will Make Survey
Of War Industries

WASHINGTON, May 1e.-Charles A.
Otis, president of the Cleveland Cham
Der of Commerce, was appointed by the
War Industries BQsrd to-day to make
survey of the Industrial resources of
the country.
He will work out a zoning system
for. all war industries in cooperation
with the War Department. The scheme
contemplates organizing the industries
in each zone so that, as nearly as posi-
BILE, all products may be finished in the
zone of origin.
Each zone under the plan will have
as its centre a large manufacturing
city. Plans, specifications and other
war information will be sent from the
War Industries Board to the zone
centres, where orders will be dis
tributed to the proper factories.
Officials of the War Industries Board
say the plan will speed up war work
greatly. The survey will enable the
government to determine the facilities
of individual plants and products will
be finished in the quickest possible
time. Long hauls and delay in assemb-
ling also will be eliminated.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Dr. Brolvn Asks When
Charges Will Be Serve
In FeU Days. He Hear

DR.. Lucius Polk Brown, director Of
the Bureau Of Food and Drugs, who
was suspended more than two weeks
ago, yesterday sent letter to Health
Commissioner Royal s. Copeland ask.
ing when he would be served with the
charges against him and expressing the
opinion that he was not unreasonable
in objecting to further delay.
DR.. Copeland sent back nothing more
definite than "in o few days" The de.
lay in framing these charges. the Cor
due to the large amount Of matter nee
essary to be examined and siowncss in
the transcription Of basic evidence.
The office did not reply to the re-
cent request Of the Commissioner that
il advise as to the form of the hear
ing. DR.. Copeland reiterated Yester-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Sufragists Hiss
Hillquit's s Stand
Against All War
Gov. Whitman Urges Wom-
en- to Enroll and Help
Make Nominations

Sufragists, who came with Kisses
all ready for Morris Hillquit, Socialist
} almost upset the decorum of Miss Mary
Garrett Hays non-partisan political
rally for the Woman. Suffrage party
at Aeolian Hall last night. Mr.. Hill
quit evidently was prepared, too, ano
stuck carefully to his text on the
theories of the Socialist party, avoid
ing any references to the war, until
the five minute period after his speech
when Miss Hay allowed questions from
the floor.
What is the Socialist party's at.
titude toward the war?"
The Socialist party is opposed to
all wars at all time," he began, and
was interrupted by shouts Of "No!
Mo-" and chorus of low Kisses from
all parts of the hall.
Miss Hay pounded her gavel vigor-
ously.
There is to be no kissing, as long as
| am chairman" she cried.
No sane person favors war" went
on Mr.. Hillquit, "but, on the other
hand, we do not stand for any kind of
peace. We want no peace of subjuga-
tion and enslavement. The Socialists
have no love for German militarism,
and we were the first. years before the
outbreak OF the present war, to point
to the menace of the German military
dynasty. will say, though, that if
there had been no intriguing ruling
classes, no commercial rivalry five
years ago, there would be no war to-
day"
Senator Robert Wagner, Democrat;
Senator Albert Ottinger, Republican
and Dr.. Ralph Meyers, Prohibitionist
e,:xpoqnded the creeds Of the other po-
litical partieak At the end of this pro
gramme Miss Hay sprang a surprise on
the women when she introduced Gov
ernor Whitman, who urged the women
to enroll in the parties of their choice
on May Is.
"You can't stand outside the parties
and look on while the nominations are
being made" he said. "rn order to be
effective, useful citizens and the great
power for good we men hoped you
would be when we gave you the vote
remember, we did it-you must exer.
else your responsibility as to nomina.
tion Of candidates."
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
$4,000 for Lost Foot
Supreme Court Awards Large
judgment for Iniurv

Harry Stotfman, shipping clerk, re-
covered a verdict for $4,000 in the
Supreme Court yesterday for the loss
of a foot. This is one of the largest
judgments ever given for like injury.
The defendant. was the Childs Com
pany, on whose property the accident
occurred. Stoffman was shipping
clerk for the Melrose Hospital Uniform
Quitting Company, which had loft
in building owned by the Childs Com
pany.
The evidence brought out showed
that the plaintiff had stepped on case
on an elevator, and when the elevator
started without warning Stoffman' s
foot was caught between the floor and
the car.
Mrs. Rebecca Cohen obtained s25.-
600 verdict in the same court yesterday
for the death Of her husband, Benjamin
Cohen, the New York, Ontario &
Western Railroad being the defendant.
The testimony showed that Cohen was
about to board an incoming train at
Mountaindale. Sullivan County, N. Y,
when nagman pushed him, causing
him to fall under the train He was
INSTANTLY killed.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Five Months Old Shirley
Jacobus Is Found in
Bridgeport, Conn.
Pearl Ferguson Held
Child Well Cared For; ON
Auto Ride When Discov-
cred by Detective

Shirley Jacobus, the five months old
baby who was taken away from her
home at 227 West 121st Street on May
3, was restored to her mother last
night. At the same time Pearl Fergu-
son, the woman who took the baby
away, is locked up in cell of the
city Jail at Bridgeport. Conn, charged
with kidnapping. She will be arraigned
in Bridgeport this morning, and if she
valves extradition proceedings will be
brought to this city this afternoon.
The Ferguson woman and little Shir-
ley We're found yesterday afternoon by
Detective Thomas Conklin, Of the
Fourth Branch Detective Bureau, who
went to Bridgeport at midnight on
Wednesday.
About noon yesterday Conklin saw
woman with a baby in her arms
riding along Maine Street, Bridgeport
in an automobile. Her resemblance
to the missing Ferguson woman was
so marked that the policeman stopped
the machine and addressing her Is
Pearl, asked her where she got the
Jacobus baby.
Without hesitation, the woman an.
swered that Mrs. Jacobus had giver
eAAC DoOy W icl. he OSLCCLiFS tHSI
placed her under arrest and ordered
the driver to take them to Bridgeport
police headquarters.
Mrs. Jacobus was notified her baby
had been found and took the 5 O'Clock
train for the Connecticut city. The
moment she caught sight Of her baby
she became hysterical, and it was some
time before she could be sufficiently
Guleted to make the return trip to this
city. She reached her apartment with
her baby held tightly in her arms
shortly before 9 o'clock.
The baby was we'll nourished and
we'll dressed. The police say the
Ferguson woman had taken excellent
care of The child, even purchasing a
baby carriage in Bridgeport for SAG in
which she had frequently taken the
baby out for an airing.
The stealing of the Jacobus baby
baff1ed all efforts of the police for many
days. Although they definitely estab-
lished the identity Of the Ferguson
woman some time ago, they were un-
able to find trace of her
A careful search had been made in
Bridgeport more than week ago, fol.
lowing information obtained by the
police that that city had formerly been
the ferguson woman's home.
Mrs. Iacobus told the police she had
known the Ferguson woman, since last
March. The woman had formerly lived
in the same apartment house with her
and had shown a great fondness for
little Shirley.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
No Longer a Doubtful City F.;
People Keen to Win
the War
Erie to Aid Whitman
Party Planning to Enroll All
Republican Women, AS
serts DR.. Wettlaufer
By Charles r. White

NOVeCl0< 0tSpQCch 10 Inc If1Oune)
BUFFALO,, May 16. - Buffalo, which
used TO be regarded by the Republican
state managers as a doubtful city, is
in the Republican column to stay, ac-
cording to DR.. Conrad f. Wettlaufer.
the new chairman of the Republican
County Committee.
The Republicans Of Buffalo seemed
to have happy choice when they in
duced DR.. Wettlaufer to become chair
man. He is man Of the type of Will
II. Hays, chairman OF the Republican
National Committee-sauve, good-nat-
ured, tireless, a natural peacemaker
and what is as important as anything
else in politics-successful
Mayor Louis Thurman. Democrat, mad
been Mayor of Buffalo for eight long
years. Thereupon the Republicans cut
loose from party "hacks" and put in
as chairman DR.. Wettlaufer. The doctor
not only got busy himself. but he put
every one else to work. One of his
stunts was to have midnight campaign
meetings at the big, g,manufacturing all
night plants.
"The workmen are making so much
money and are working so hard they
won't come out to hear our campaign
speakers. Well go to them," said the
doctor.
Republican Elected
George S. Buck, the Republican can
didate, was elected Mayor by about
10000 plurality.
The Republicans have two out of the
three Representative in Congress. two
out of the three Senators, and seven
out of the eight Assemblymcn from
Erie County.
Were going out after the odds and
ends of what's left" said DR.. Wett-
laufer to-day. eve just got our hands
in last fall and now that we know how
to do it we are going to keep this town
in the Republican column. 1t ought to
town is alive with enthusiastic patriot
ism. The people here are keen on win
ming the war
"Who will have the best of it in the
Republican primaries %
II believe that Governor Whitman
will receive very handsome support in
Erie County. don't see why not. He
has made fine war Governor. | think
we stand good chance to elect Re-
publican Congressman in place of
Charles Bennett Smith.
I'VE are going to enroll all the Re-
publican women possible. And after
they are enrolled we are going to give
them an absolutely fair show, even to
putting them on the ticket to be voted
for. That is the only way to prove to
them that we regard them as equal
partners-give them square deal"
May Indorse Whitman
The Erie Republican County Commit
tee will soon be called together to COM
plete plans for enrolling the Repub-
lican women voters. 1t is likely that
the friends of Governor Whitman will
urge an Endorsement Of him at the
meeting.
1t is understood that the Republican
leaders are not going to cross the wet
and dry bridge until they have to-
Buffalo has very large foreign born
population, and the Republican organi-
zation men admit that they could not
expect anything better than an "even
break" in a wet and dry fight. They
are hoping that the Legislature will
find way to handle the prohibition
question 50 that it may not have to
be dealt with as a local issue
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
India to Recruit 100000
Provincial Governments to
Swell Forces Alrcady Sent

SIMLA, India, Tuesday, May 1A-The
government of India has decided to
recruit at once more than 100000 men.
Central and provisional publicity bu-
reaus will be established.
The provincial governments have re-
affirmed the resolution of loyalty
passed at the Delhi conference, promis-
ing all possible aid.
1t is chiefly Indian soldiery which
Great Britain is using in the success
full Mesopotamian campaign against the
Turks.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Leymarie Makes New Plea

PARIS, May 16.-Jean Leymarie,
former director of the Ministry Of the
Interior, who was sentenced to two
years in prison and fined 1000 francs
yesterday at the conclusion of the
"Bonnet Rouge" trial, is expected to
demand a revision Of the sentence at
once.
The French law allows twenty-seven
hours to elapse after condemnation for
such demand to be made upon the
court. AS NJ. Leymarie was leaving the
court Of justice yesterday he tore from
his buttonhole the red ribbon of the
Legion of Honor and threw it away
with gesture Of despair.