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New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Real Estate Tax
Is Set at $2.3333, 3333
The Present Rate
Dealer Tells Conference
Millions in Personal Prop.
erty Heretofore Withheld
Should BE Sought Out

The 1919 tax rate on real estate. ac-
cordlng to Charles l.. Craig, City Con-
troller VIII not exceed the present rate
OF S2.33 on each 500 of assessed valu-
alton. TINS statement, made at the
opening session Of the Mayors Com
mttee on Taxation, held in the alder
manic chamber yesterday, was the only
utterance which provoked applause.
Il want to repeat that the rate will
not be higher" said the Controller,
"statements to the contrary from other
sources Notwithstanding"
Some of the statements to which the
Controller referred had it that the 1919
tax would be $3.50.
Most of the real estate men want to
fix legal maximum on real estate at
from S1.75 to So per S100 Of assessed
valuation and to provide for the deficit
due to the lower impost through other
sources Of revenue. Some favor an
income taH. others business tax and
still others personal property tax
that will exempt little or nothing.
Addressing the real estate men, Mr..
Craig said:
"If you go to the Legislature to re-
ducc the tax on real property to = per
cent or to IA, you can only have one
Of two things in mind-either repudia-
ton of the city's debt or to close down
the Police, Fire and Health DEPART
ments."
The Controller said that it was folly
to expect the Legislature to pass an in
come tax. "as the Federal government
is using the income tax to the limit of
endurance"
The Controller said he favored a per
sonal property tax of three quarters Of
one per cent, cNempting personally
under $4,000. He said that the tax
would he feasible if a provision carry
ing a penalty Of so per cent of the
value of the property for default were
included in the measure.
Robert Z. Dowling, of the Real Es-
tate Board Of New York, complained of
the discrimination against real estate
in favor of personal property which
has beer the practice here, he said, for
twenty years.
"In 1898" said Mr.. Dowling, "the
taxes from real estate were ten times
greater than those from personal prop
crty, and this year the ratio is $24
from real estate for every 81 from
personal property. Now, it is absurd
to think even that personal property
to-day than twenty years ago. The in
come from personal property in 1898
was in round numbers $40 100000. This
wear it is approximately $4,000,O00 The
Tax Board should go out and find out
where this personal property, which
! we all know is here is, and assess it. "
Mr.. Dowling said he was not opposed
to an income tax, and favored per
cent limit on real estate and a tax of
quarter Of l per cent on personal
property
Laurence Mcclure, representing some
of the biggest real estate holders in
the city, took issue with his colleagues
who favored an income tax, saying:
"lf you will inquire into the stu
alton you will find that The men who
favor an income tax in New York are
! residents of Connecticut, Pennsylvania
and New jersey
The final session will be held this
afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Strike Threatened
To Exclude German
Toys From America
Defence Society Plans to
Act With British Seamen
in Boycott ON Products
of Teuton Merchants

The American Defence Society plans
to back strike of 'longshoremcn if
neutral ships attempt to land German
goods in this country, according to
Richard M. Hurd, chairman of the boy
colt committee of the society, who
spoke yesterday before the annual
convention of the Toy Manufacturers
of the United States in the Hotel Nc
Alpin. Mr.. Hurd said that Captain Tup-
per- general organizer of the Brit
ish Seamen's Union, is trying to or
ganize an American seamen's union to
erect barrier against German goods
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
We intend to back up Captain Tup-
per by getting ten or fifteen million
signatures" declared Mr. Hurd. If
his union then tied up the port we
would jump in with all these sigma
lures and say, 'We back up that strike
we are against anything German COM
ing here We will go to Congress, and
we will try to break him politically +"
The British Seamen's Union is
pledged to seven-year boycott Of Ger
man goods. 1t has a membership Of
quarters of million men.
Merchants Offer to Aid
MIR. Hurd, describing his attempts
to persuade department stores to re-
fuse to sell German goods. said that
r. II. Macy had disposed of every Ger
man object in their stock. He added
that William Sherneman g. Son. of
ph'ladephia, who received part of a
Shipment of German toys which ar
rived on the Nieuw Amsterdam October
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Brooklyn Bandits
Spent Night There
After Bank Raid
Highwaymen We're Dividing
$4,000 in Spoils and
Drinking While Police
We're Searching for Them
BY BRIGGS

The New York police have traced the
two highwaymen who raided the East
Brooklyn Savings Bank last Friday af-
ternoon, killing two bank officials and
carrying off $4,000 in loot, to a lodg-
ing house in Brooklyn where the ban
dts passed Friday night.
While the police and detective agen-
cies of the greater city were searching
for the gunmen, the tall, lean high
wayman with the Western twang and
his stocky companion were dividing
their spoils in Brooklyn less than two
miles away from the corner on Frank
lin and Myrtle avenues where the
robbed bank stands. Beyond this clue
the police have been unable to pick up
the trail of the robbers.
Both hlghwaymen were drunk when
they applied for the room, according
to the story of the lodging house pro-
prletor We want a room just for
tonight" the taller of the bandits
said They paid So for it. 70
Early Saturday morning they slipped
out of the lodging house, but they left
behind them evidence of night of
heavy drinking in several empty pint
whiskey bottles. On the bed we're late
editions of afternoon newspapers tell
ing Of the holdup.
A soft collar, size fifteen, similar
to those found in the little black bag
in which the highwaymen carried awav
their loot, was left in the room. as
we're several paper bands marked
East Brooklyn Savings Bank" The
police decline to give out the exact
location of the lodging house.
Inspector John j. Cray, commanding
the detective bureau, said that TIPS on
the robbery had been coming into Po-
lice Headquarters at the rate of twenty
day. Including those turned up by
his own men, the bureau has fnvesti-
gated total of 200 so-called clues
since the holdup. all of which have
proven valueless.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19

guished in dark towers. They were
perfect productions and any audience
Of eleven year-old girls would have
been thrilled to it's hair ribbons. But
no film company seemed to be catering
TO eleven-year- girls at the moment.
Anna, SO Carmella said found the ad-
vertlsemcnt of a man IN Cincinnati
who would take the scenario and guar
antee them both leading roles for $40.
Anna also, according to the disilIu-
stoned playwright, told how easy it
would be to get $40 from the bakery
till. To the astonishment of Carmella,
to whom $40 in those days was a vast
sum, it was easy. All she had to do
was to take it. But something
prompted her to make a note of the
amount on the wall behind the counter.
1t seemed more regular, somehow.
Apron Pocket Bank Fails
That tell-tale record grew longer and
longer It's proportions became alarm
ing to Carmella, but still she scrupu-
lously chalked up every item, and her
bookkeeping escaped the ewes of her
father and mother. When it became
hard to extract money from the till she
would get it from her mothers apron
pocket, she said on the pretext that
she mad to change bill for customer.
AS tne year wore on Carmella became
disguised with the scenario business,
and then, she said, Anna preyed on her
fears, threatening to tell the whole
thing to her parents. Even Mrs. Mani
ello's apron pocket became inaccessible
at length, and Anna, Carmella said, de-
manded 5000. Carmela said she owed
Anna that for "loans" the elder girl
had made her. Carmella took to stop
ping her fathers friends on the street
and borrowing money in his name.
That led to the discovery of her prac-
tices.
Anna, who was paroled with the
Chlldren's Society, said, according to
the police, that she used the money
Carmella gave her to give to her par
ents so that they would not suspect
that she quit work now and then to en-
JOY herself with other girls. She will
be examined tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Movie Playwright, y, Declares
~Vampire," 10, Got 1000
Eyed Dukes, Says Anna Bon6glio Failed to Star
Her, Though She Broke Mammals Pocket Bank

During all the weeks that she was
writing movie dramas involving dukes
and duchesses and striving to extract
hope from the curt printed notices she
received in return, twelve -year-old
Carmella Maniello never dreamed that
she herself was involved in a vampire
plot of the most approved type. It's
dramatic possibilities failed to appeal
to her yesterday when Anna Bon
fglio, the sixteen-year-o alleged
vampire, was held for examination in
the Harlem police court charged with
impairing the morals Of minor. In
fact, Carmella is cured.
She is not in danger of backsliding
An account which she scribbled with
stub of a pencil on the wall behind the
counter of her fathers bakery at 1893
First Avenue constitutes warning of
the danger that lies in that direction.
1t shows, according to what Nicholas
Maniello, Carmella's father, told
Magistrate Blau yesterday, that Car
mella took almost 81 900 from the cash
drawer or her mothers apron pocket
in the last twelve months. Carmella
doubts whether she ever wants to see
movie again, much less write or act
in one.
Aha, She Meets Anna.
1t was about year ago, according
to the story she told her parents, that
she met Anna Bonfglio, who lives at
800 East 122d Street. Carmella was
eleven and looked with alteration upon
the charms and wisdom of Anna, then
fifteen. They resolved, she said, to be-
come movie actresses and to write
their own scenarios. Modest Car
mella. acknowledging the superior
graces of ffteen-year- Anna, was
glad to accept the task of writing, in
return for which Anna was to carry
her to the glory of the screen on the
hem Of her mantle.
Sad-eyed dukes with dark mustaches
strolled languidly through Carmella's
dramas and ladies of high degree Ian
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
May End Clothing Strike

Arbitration of the clothing workers
strike, that has kept $4,000 employees
idle for eight weeks, came nearer YES
terday, following q conference held at
the Office of Jacob II. Schiff. Tentative
plans for a settlement were agreed
upon, the only hitch being that the
representatives of the strikers have
not received authority to agree to ar
bitration.
They were given until the end of
the week to obtain that power and, if
no untoward development occurs. all
parties concerned will meet with a
disinterested chairman, and issues not
settled then Will go to public arbitra-
ton
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Fire Captain Killed
I'm Tlree-Story Fall

Captain Joseph Fitzgerald, of Engine
Company 207, in Pearl Street, Brook
lyn, was killed early yesterday morning
at fire in six story factory building
at 301 Adams Street. that borough.
Only three days before he had been
transferred to Brooklyn from Engine
Company II, in East Houstos Street.
A plate glass window fell on Captain
Fitzgerald and knocked him off lad
der. He fell three stories to the street.
Several other firemen were incapaci-
tated for duty by smoke. One of them,
Charles Keller. of Captain Fitzgerald's
company, inhaled flame, as we'll as
smoke, and was taken to Brooklyn Hos
pital
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Ferry Service to Close

The, Nassau Ferry Company. which
nas TI been operating boats between
Houston Street, Manhattan, and Grand
street, Broo klyn, since 1908, announce d
yesterday that the service would be
discontinued December %. Business
men of the Brooklyn Eastern District
received the news with Indignation.
me Williamsburg Board of Trade is to
call protest meeting.
A subsidy of s12o,O0o a year re-
Gently was sought from the city by the
Terry company, with the alternative of
purchase OF the line by the city. The
Sinking Fund Commission did not fail
in with either suggestion, and yester-
days announcements resulted.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
MRS. ]. b. F. Herreshoff Sues

j. B: Francis Herreshof was sued
yesterday in the Supreme Court for =
hoff. Co
The latest edition of "The Soc;a,
Register" shows that the couple have
been living apart. The address of
Mrs. Herreshoff is given as 375 West
End Avenue, while Mr.. Herreshoff
with his son Francis, lives at 620 West
End Avenue, which formerly was also
the residence of the wife.
=, Mr.. Herreshoff is a member of the
CC!nllverrsity, New York Yacht, Garden
oley con and other clubs. He was
gIaaaa0uated Iaao from Brown University in
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19

"a, have agreed not to sell any of these
goods for two years.
At its afternoon session the conven-
tlon unanimously adopted a resolution
favoring the employment of crippled
soldiers.
American Trade Helped
The withdrawal of German compe-
tition has been an important factor in
the great increase in sales of Ameri-
can-made toys since the outbreak of
the war. According to statistics com
piled by the War Industries Board,
seventy-one firms making toys in 1918
did an annual business of S7,521,468
When the figures are compiled for
this year it is expected that they will
show business of S20,50O,OOO by 165
firms
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Board Rejects Van Denburs
Promotion Again Refused to
Bronx Teacher hy Trustees

The case of Joseph X. Van Denburc.
whose name was suggested by the
Board of Superintendents for PRINCIPAL
OF Morris High School, in The Bronx.
was finally disposed of at a secret
meeting OF the Board of Education yes
terday.
A. S. Somers, president of the board.
said shat Mr.. Van Denburg's name had
been submitted to the Board of E6uN
cation twice. but had not been an
proved, and that yesterday, when the
name was once more submitted. tho
board cited the Syracuse decision. in
which it was decided that the Board
Of Education had the right to decline
to approve the nominations proposed
by the Board of Superintendents
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Hotel Dining Room Held Up
Indignant Waiter Sees Pockets
Cleaned; Crowd Chases Sailor

An indignant waiter at the Saga
more Hotel, Third Avenue and St.
Marks Place, telephoned to headquar-
ters last night that man with re-
volver was going through the pockets
of everybody in the dining room. A
dozen policemen were sent from the
Fifth Street Station
When they reached the hotel shreks
were still coming from women in the
dining room, and crowd was chasing
a man down Third Avenue. They
caught the fugitive, who said he was
Hans Sorenson, Danish sailor, nine
teen years old. He was locked up as
the hold-up man.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Dinner to Honor Leaders

The American Friends of German
Democracy will give dinner January
i at the Licdergranz. Fifty eighth
Street. near Park Avenue, to their
president, Franz Sigel. and their hon
orary president, Dr. Abraham Jacob.
who is said TO be The only surviving
leader of the German revolt of 1848.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
kean Succeeds Murphy

TRENTON, n. J., Dec Hamilton
Kean, of Elizabeth. brother of the late
United States Senator John Kean, was
unanimously elected to the Republican
National COMMITTEES to-day to succeed
Franklin Murphy, who resigned. He
was chosen at a special meeting of the
Republican State Committee at the
Republican Club here.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Subway Local Jumps lrsc'

A local train jumped the trssn rEsss1ra
$3.50 a. m. yesterday in the fO's tss
Avenue subway as it was LEAVING s,ss
Municipal Building, breaking the 81 IS.
supplying current for the sigma, ae.g
tenn and Gripping the B. R. ]. s5s sos-
until 8 a. m. All Manhattsn-VSse
trains were switched to the
track at Gold Street. Brooklyn S.sh .sshs.s
through 20 Fourteenth street
downtown passengers mad to ehs''
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Mother and Daughter Found
Dead of Gas POISONING

Mrs. Fannie Hewitt and her daueh-
ter Frances, nineteen years old, we're
found dead of gas poisoning yesterday
in their room at II West lO2d Street.
All rhe cracks around doors and win
do'Ns IN the room had been stuffed with
paper.
Mrs. Hewitt was the daughter OF the
late Rev George s. Baker. pastor
emeritus and superintendent of St
Luke's Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19

were employed, yesterday The lockout had
been ordered by the Building Trades EN-
ployers' Association.
ernment aeroplane, filmed the greater part
of lower Manhattan. and incidentally kept
several thousand Manhattanites from at
tending to their urgent tasks for the greater
part of an hour. The plane was flown by
Captain Edward l.. Williams, jr., u S. A.
One more bold robbery in which a taxicab
figures prominently has come to light. This
time the thieves managed to get away with
about $4,000 worth of silks from the estab-
lishment of Clara Katz. modste, at II East
Seventeenth Street
Edwin Eilersten, forty years old. of 522
Henry Street. Brooklyn, was killed by
Brooklyn Rapid Transit train at Railroad
Avenue and Twenty Street
The Pennsylvania Railroad has asked the
United States Employment Service to get
those called for are needed for skilled posi-
tions.
Miss Charlotte Todd. of Ossining. N. Y.
died as a result of injuries sustained when
she was run down by an automobile in front
OF her home The machine was driven by
n. r. Barnes. civil engineer. of Croton.
\ plot of ground at First Avenue and
Twentyseventh Street has been acquired by
the New York University Veterinary Col
lege as site for four-story building
The semi-annual auction sale of lost and
stolen property at Police Headquarters at
tracted huge crowd. Articles sold in
cluded nearly a ton of sugar. diamonds and
wearing apparel
Mrs. Clara A. Rodger, appointed County
Clerk of Queens by Governor Whitman to
serve out the term until January /. has
asked the state commission to include under
civil service regulations positions to which
she has appointed her friends.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19

The police have decided that Louis Stein
berg, eighteen. of GAO Flushing Avenue
Brooklyn, was not murdered, but committed
suicide. Another eighteen year-old boy held
pending investigation, was released
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19

Vilhjalmur Stefansson spoke of musk
oxen, thermometers and things at q dinner
the Travel Club gave at the Adne Club, in
the Fifth Avenue Building
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
taa|EKPI1Y
AN| al|IIh 60 3 >RlEF9|

Floyd Smith found a carefully wrapped
package cuddled against the radiator in his
vestbue at 508 West 153d Street Inside
were a bottle of warm milk and blanket
full of red haired girl about month old.
Now she's at Bellevue Hospital
The Erasmus Hall High School Alumni
Association will hold reuIion Monday,
at p m in the school gymnasium.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19

More than 800 structural iron workers
locked out of six shops where they
been ordered by the Building Trades EN-
ployers' Association.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-19

Edwin Eilersten, forty years old, of 52o
Henry Street. Brooklyn, was killed by a
Brooklyn Rapid Transit train at Railroad
Avenue and Twenty Street
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. YOUNG MEN
FOR THE MARINE CORPS


This is the call that is being sent out from the
criting offices Of the United States Marine Corps,
as the result Of notification received from Washing
ton, telling Of the fact that the Navy Department,
has authorized full Brigade Of Marines, with the
necessary replacement units for active service in
France. 1850 4ssas 4
The orders received here state that 5000 enlist
ments must be secured during the Month Of May.
Out Of the 5000 men recruited from this district
there win be at least 1900 men selected for commits
sons. These men are chosen according to merit and
will be detailed for instruction in the Marine Officers
School, None but enlisted men in the Marine Corps
are eligible for instruction this school, it being the
policy Of the organization 70 select its officers from
the ranks. M
Plans for the big recruiting drive are now being
made at al the Marine recruiting offices and no stone
viii be tunturned either through publicity methods
or direct appeals to secure the desired enstments
A feature Of the Marine Corps big drive is that
men who have gained the age Of twenty-one years
since the draft went into effect will the opportunity
of voluntarily enlsting and It is believed that large
number will take advantage of this special effort
will be made to secure College, University and High
School men. sA,s
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-09
PLANS OPENING
OF MUSEUM


Peking--The recent opening of
the Kin Han Museum Of Railway Ma
terials planned In September Of last
year and pushed to completion thru
the tireless efforts Of DR.. C. G. Wing,
managing dir,A,or Of the Peking-
Hankoy railway, is regarded by many
as the vioneer step In the gradual re-
organization Of China's railways.
This museum will hereafter maintain
permanent exhibit Of all materials
purchased by this railway over and
above all the former descriptive ma
terialssand written specifications sup
piled to merchants. Much incon-
venience and loss of time has resulted
In the clumsy procedure heretofore
followed involving the necessity for
merchants to make trips to the ware
houses in Chang Hsin Tien and Han
kow or to submit large variety Of
samples In the absence Of specified
standards for guidance.
At the opening of,the new museum
the different kinds Of specimens ex-
hibited numbered more than twenty
five hundred. As many specimens
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-09

ka. daughter. of the common people.
Al she has the advantage Of . uni
vsrsity education. Iissa finds little
trouble In gaining employment as
gcverness in the home OF Prince Ar
bassoff.
When his wife dies. . short time
later. the Prince turns to LISA for
comfort and aid. He pleads that he
loves her. but she turns away from
him. Finally. when the Princes In
sistence becomes too severe. Lisa
leaves bis house and seeks refuge In
Switzerland.
There she falls In with a group Of
revolutionists. headed by one vassys
known ~ The Firebrand. Yielding
to her fascination for this impassion-
ed young Russian. Lisa Joins their
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-09

as possible Of the various kinds Of
materials required By this railway.
and maps, diagrams, drawings and
miniatures when materials are not
suitable for display have been COL
lected, and It il planned to add more
from time to time. A brief account
Of the size. weight nature. use. place
of production and amount required
each season is attached to every ar
ticle exhibited. For merchants
especially interested in the museum
descriptive folders in Chinese and
western languages have been prepar-
ed and It is hoped that this new in
stitution will gradually eliminate the
in conveniences and difficulties at
tending the purchase Of railway ma
terials.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-09
THE ROSE OF LOOD'
AT OAK THEATER
FRI. AND SAT.

In THE Rose OF Blood. !" the I6e-
do Bara superpicturs which William
Fox has just completed for release
the recent revolutionary criais in
Russia becomes az important part
Of the story. Using the same meth
DDS Of contriving an historical ro-
nance which Alexander Dumas en-
ployed. Richard Ordynski. author Of
the story. has achieved a plot which
will take rank beside the filmed YER
sions Of the greatest dramas Of his
tory.
Miss Bara portrays Lisa Tapsn-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-09
FARM OUTFITS
FOR CANADA

In order to meet the demand for
increased production Of foodstuffs.
instructions have been issued In Can
ada permitting the free admission Of
teams. vehicles. implements. and
other outfits which have been In use
for farming purposes. conditional on
their re-exportation prior to Decem-
Der 81, 1918.