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New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Sparing of Chapman
Applauded i'm Church

The congregation at the Judson Me-
mortal Baptist Church on Washington
Square applauded last night when the
communication of Paul Chapman's death
sentence to life imprisonment was COM
mended by Calvin Derrick, director Of
the Parole and Education Division of
the New Jersey State Department Of
Charities and Corrections.
"By executing the Brooklyn choir
boy the only thing the State Of New
York would have gained would have
been one more legal killing to its
credit" said Mr. Derrick ~ would
not have been curing murder-a com
parison of the homicide statistics of
states having and not having capital
punishment prove that 1t would not
have done the slain victim any good.
1t wouldn't have accomplished any
thing"
The subject of Mr.. Derrick's talk
was when Crime and Criminals Come
Into Their Own" Mr.. Derrick once
was acting warden Of Sing Sing prison.
"Whcn I was superintendent of a
boys correction school in California, ~
he continued, "I had seven boy mur-
derers in my charge. The oldest was
fourteen, the youngest barely ten.
"The curative treatment for crimes
is the segregation of weak-minded and
vicious into colonies, just as the gov
ernment does with lepers."
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Gillett To Be Asked
To Run for Speaker
Tribune Washington Bureau

tUNbo w USUItyJOU DUTGUW
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The proba.
bility that Representative Frederick II
Gillett, of Massachusetts, would be
elected Speaker of the next House was
made much stronger to-day by evil
dences that the New York Republicans
are apparently going to vote solidly for
Gillett instead of James r. Mann, of
Illinois. There is no turning away
from Mann, or any switch in sentiment,
the members declare. They say their
attitude is based entirely on the con-
dition of Mr.. Mann's health.
During the last two weeks Mr. Mann
has again been at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, and the latest reports
are that he is feeling fine" From this
will consider himself able to assume
the difficult duties of the Speakership if
elected
Notwithstanding the public announce
ments that have been made as to Mr..
Mann's physical condition." said a
prominent Republican to-day, "mem-
ters who realize the seriousness of his
breakdown cannot bring themselves 20
believe that he could have completely
recovered SO as to be able to assume
such arduous duties. The question is
being discussed whether or not his cleo
tion would not mean only the honor
without the labor, and that within a
short time of his election the actual
duties of the position would fall on
other shoulders"
1t is reported that within few days
several friends intend to wait upon Mr..
Gillett with formal request that he
allow them to start an active campaign
in his behalf.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Delay i'm Tax Bill
May Force u. S. to
Act Under Old Law
Commissioner Roper Writes
McAdoo His Department
Must Begin Work

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The dilem-
ma of the Internal Revenue Bureau in
being compelled to go ahead with
plans for collecting taxes under the
old revenue law because Congress has
not enacted new measure, set
forth in letter of Internal Re, ue
Commissioner Darrell C. Roper to Sec-
retary of the Treasury McAdoo, made
public to-day.
Despite the confusion which it
seems at the moment will inevitably
it is clearly our duty to shape our
course for the application to the cur
rent year Of the law now on the statute
books, unless the existing law is super
seeded by new law before January /,
1919.
u need not remind you of the salu-
tary effect which will be produced by q
prompt decision with respect to the
taxation programme. Business men
and all those who must participate in
the solution of the grave economic
construction are beset in their calcula~
tions by doubts and uncertainties.
Surely, the government should not fail
to dispose quickly Of the important
questions of taxation which vitality
affect every business and the deter
mination of which awaits only the
completion Of the prescribed legisla-
tive procedure.
Seven months have been consumed
in bringing the revenue bill to its
present form. All this effort will be of
no avail unless the bill is very speedily
enacted into law.
"Only one month remains before the
commencement of the period prescribed
by law for the fling of income and
excess profits tax returns. Return
forms, instructions and regulations
must be constructed and millions Of
copies printed and distributed Thou
sands of internal revenue officers and
employees must be modified and in
tensively drilled. The law now in
effect is unnecessarily complex and con-
tains provisions which conflict with
other provisions or are otherwise in
capable Of satisfactory administration.
During the past year by the exercise
Of wide degree of administrative dis
cretion it has been possible to bridge
the gap created by the inadequacy of
the present law, but it must be recoe-
nized that the satisfactory results Of
last years administration were made
possible in no small way by the pa
triotic spirit of accommodation of the
people.
with the time of taking action al
ready at hand, I am appalled, by the
necessity of proceeding in accordance
with the existing revenue law
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02

comprehensive and definite programme
may be worked out.
"Wherever plans may be developed d
by governments, whatever calls may
be made upon the Red Cros organiza-
tions of the world to supplement the
work of the governments, it is clear
that the American Red Gross must be
kept strong and efficient that it may
do its share in full measure.
America Can Do the Most
"As the world now finds itself. the
people of America are in a position
to do the most; the people of America
are looked to for the most, and, in my
opinion, the people of America owe
the most to suffering humanity.
"As far as can now be foreseen
there will be no further occasion for
campaigns for Red Cross funds. Dur
ing the week before Christmas there
is to be a rollcall, giving every citi-
zen an opportunity to register as q
member of the volunteer Humanitarian
agency for the American people, which
is recognized throughout the world as
the American Ned cross. This mem
bership involves no commitment be-
yond the payment Of ST."
Summarizing the American Red
Dawson said:
More than 47,000,00O American peo-
pie subscribed to the American Red
Cross within a period of eleven months
total aggregating 1913 100000 in
money. and contributed manufactured
goods of an estimated value of ap-
proximately S44 900 900.
after rather extensive JOURNEYS !
can report to the American people that
wherever our troops have been fighting
the American Red Cross has been with
them, conveying to them in spirit, word
act and fact the benefits of our organ
!zation, whose efficient work has been
made possible by the volunteer serv-
ing of the people of America.
Seven Thousand Workers in France
"A large American Red Cross force is
working with our troops in England
and a yet larger force in France. where
a personnel Of eighteen in June. 1917
has developed into an organization of
more than 1000 men and women. Our
other commissions, though smaller are
equally effective in their various fields
of operations.
"ln short, our American battalions
wherever they may be, are receiving
Cross"
Mr.. Dawson said that honors and
decorations conferred on him by for
elgn governments carried with them an
Injunction for him to convey to the
American people the appreciation of
those governments and the peoples
they represented. He said:
wv hen President Poncare decorated
me with the Commanders Cross of the
National Order of the Legion of Honor
and King Victor Emmanuel with the
order of Grand Officer of the Crown of
Italy and King Albert of Belgium with
the Cross of Commander of the Order
OF Leopold, each the highest distinction
that can be conferred on civilian.
was in each instance directed to ex-
press to the American people the ap-
probation of the government repre-
sented by its officers and it's peonle
and to let our American people know
how much the great work done by the
American Red Cross has meant to the
countries which were conferring the
distinction. Honors have also been
conferred by, the British and Serbian
EOVernmon monta -
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
2 Million Women in Jobs
Y. w. c. A. Figures Show
Number Is Increasing Ran;dlv

study Of American women in In
dustry is being made by the National
War Council of the Young Women's
Christian Association to direct the or
ganizatlon in its effort toward the wei
fare of women in war work, through
tho establishment of dormitories, rest
rooms, recreation centres and the like
The gathering of authentic figures
concerning the number of women in
war industries is not complete, but ad.
vance sheets show that, with estimates
made in the spring Of 1918 as q basis
taken With the rapidly increasing num-
bers of women going into industry, the
indications are that nearly 100000
American women are now SO employed
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Council of Defence
Tells of Unitin g
War Spirit in u. S.
Mobilization of Industries
Is Explained in Report to
Secretary Baker
Has Great Laboratory
Many Branches Still Active
and Will Assist i'm Peace
Programme

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The sec
ond annual report Of the Council
OF National Defence, composed Of
the Secretaries of War, Navy, Inte-
rlor, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor,
just made public, in reviewing the work
OF the council during the year ending
June 80, 1918, tells also the story of
a large part of the governments activi-
ties in the war Of non-military char
acter. Particularly is this true Of the
transition period, the first six or eight
months Of the war
The report is made by W. S. Clifford,
former director of the council, to the
Secretary of War, to be transmitted by
him to the President for submission
to Congress. The report shows the
council served as a nucleus for innu-
merable new functions and relations
which the war made necessary.
Some, after being initiated by the
council, were passed on to existing
executive departments; for some the
council created new agencies.
Perhaps the best example of the lat
ter case was the War Industries Board.
Other tasks which received their initial
impulse from the council were the food
conservation programme. aircraft pro-
gramme, war labor administration,
housing, and many supplementary func
tlons, such as storage, Shipping, trans
portation, fuel and medical problems.
The report points out that Congress
included among the councils duties
"the creation of relations which will
render possible in time of need the
immediate concentration and utiliza-
tion of the resources of the nation.
ut has been through the performances
of the duty thus Defined" the director
says, chat the councll has performed
it's most important service. In a sense
the council has served as great ad
ministrative laboratory through which
new plans and new and necessary func-
tions could be initiated and developed"
The report emphasizes that in mo-
bilizing Americas material resources
the council has at the same time been
vitality concerned in the mobilization
Of the national spirit. In the effort
the council has been aided particularly
by the organizations under the state
councils section, with it's state, county,
municipal and community councils,
numbering we'll over 100000. Through
these local agencies, acting with the
local agencies of the womans commit
tee Of the council the government has
been able to bring home to every sec
tion Of the country in a way possible
only to local agencies the meaning of
its policies and the opportunities for
individual service in the war.
The other branches Of the council
still active at the date of the report
were the committee on labor, committee
on engineering and education, medical
section and general medical board,
highways transport committee, national
research council, acting as the depart
ment of science and research of the
council and the naval consulting board,
acting as q committee on inventions.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Boy Shoots Companion

John Schultz, sixteen years old, and
Albert Kusy, twelve, engaged yesterday
in fascinating rummage in an old
trunk in the formers home at 1431
Prospect Avenue, The Bronx, were
thrilled by the discovery of revolver
While Schultz was displaying the
weapon to the younger boy it was dis.
charged, the bullet entering Albert's
He was taken to Fordham Hospital
where 1t was said the wound was seri-
felonious assault and ILLEGAL posses.
sion of a revolver. Albert's home is
at 14O9 Prospect Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Roads Cot Half Billion
McAdoo Says $515, ,2O6, ,536 In
cludes Loans and PAYMENTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-More than
half a billion dollars have been ad-
vanced by the government to railroads
and transportation lines under its con-
troll during the eight months the Rail
road Administration has been in opera
tion.
Director General McAdoo announced
to day that s515,206 536, including loans
and payments made to railroad corpora
tions to meet their needs, had been ad-
vanced for operating deficits and pay
ments on account of the new standard
ized equipment from AR5 a66 aod to Desem
fnnd set aside by Congress, $316.206,036
was drawn and the remainder came from
sl99.4S3,524 surplus earnings OF certain
railroads and the American hallway
Express Company
November advances amounted to to
so4 .46l, and the surplus earnings
turned in were S47.646o69, including
s1o,422,96S from the American Railway
Express Company.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Chinese Girls Work in
Tea Room in Kirnonos

The McAJpin Hotel has gone off on
new tangent in the matter Of
waitresses. It has taken number of
pretty little American born Chinese
girls, dressed them in bewitching blue
silk kimono suits, and turned them
'oose IN the tea room to wait on those
Who drop in to sip tea.
Mrs A l.. Evans, manager Of the
room, spent several months visiting
tee rooms throughout the country,
studying effective decorations, novel
IDEAS and alluring recipes In Mott
street she found the inspiration which
seems likely to make a greater sue
cess Of her Chinese tea room. Her
little Celestials, who patter noiselessly
9bout' shy!y Offering dalectabes to
hungry Occldentals. have attended the
public schools and high school, but
they say. their new work is more to
her liking than anything they have
yet huttered into. And Judging by the
popularity Of the room the little blue
kimonoed maids have come TO stav
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Soft Coal Production
Now Exceeds Demand
Tribune Washinoton Burea,x

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The steady
decline in bituminous production, which
continued from late September until
middle November, ended during the
week of November %, the fuel admin
istration announced to-day. In that
week production increased to nearly
100000 tons.
For the first time this year reports
to the fuel administration show lost
output attributed to mo market" bear
ing out recent assertions by officials
that there now is an overproduction
due to industrial curtailments brought
on by the armistice
The estimated bituminous output
during the week of November % was
1093l 900 tons, compared with 9.7o3 900
tons the preceding week and II 1877 600
tons during the corresponding week
last year.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
public Rally and Supper TO
Re Held in Holland House
Next Sunday
Notables VIII Speak
E1.as Ferguson To Be Guest of
Honor, Mrs. O. HI. p. Bel
mont to Preside

svrhs redsrnl Amendment as Basis
s.~ National Reconstruction Is the
.rh;aat az largo public meeting and
sunusr to be gwen by the National
Waman's Party next Sunday at 7 p m.
- RI. Holland House, Fifth Avenue
ana Thirlath Street
Mrs Q. f P. Belmont chairman of the
Nsv York branch of the National
Won1an's Party, WlN preside, with Mrs.
4. 0. Havemeycr Az toas mistress. Ell
,;s Ferguson will be the guest of honor,
making O. thrra~minute suffrage speech.
Othsr speakers Will be Mrs. Rheta
Childs Dorr, war correspondent; Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman. writer on
fsminisn and home economies; Miss
Kate Tprner, principal Of the Bay
Ridge High School; Miss Rose Schneid-
erman. of the Womsn's Trade Union
League, and Miss Alice Paul, chairman
of the National Woman's Party Each
woman Will endeavor TO show why her
especial line Of activity needs the Fed
eral suffrage amendment as funda-
mental basis for reconstruction to be
passed by March L.
Mrs John Rogers, II, chairman OF
the national advisory council Of the
National Woman's Party, who is on THE
arrangements committee, said:
at seems astonishing how few women
realize that if the amendment is not
passed by March 4 we lose the vote
in the lower house, and have all our
work to do over again with new Con
gress How can we bear 70 see delay
now when our disfranchisement means
not only added difficulty in meeting
the many reconstruction problems fol-
owing peace, but disgrace before all
4ha Fraa au1 u0ivprspl 10 enfr1Oc h saH Il
peoples of the world? Our success
in the next session depends on the
strength and cooperation of the Ameri-
can women"
Tickets for the dinner are on sale at
the National Woman's Party headquar-
ters at 13 East Forty first Street, New
York City.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Cardinal Mercier Is
Coming to America

Announcement that Cardinal Mercier
will come to the United States late this
winter or early next spring to thank
Belgium was made yesterday by Father
O. a. Nyx. assistant director Of the
Belgian Bureau, 431 West Forty
seventh Street, and secretary of the
Belgian Relief Fund.
During his stay in New York City,
which will be his headquarters, the
prelate will be guest at the home of
Thomas f. Ryan, 858 Fifth Avenue.
Mr.. Ryan also will place his residence
in Washington at the disposal of the
Cardinal.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02


of Walter p Post, jr.. of Montc,a,r
auto accident. He was ridiny ;'ti,e'as,' in the a,
when it collded with taxicab at
central Avenue and Eleventh Street.
Inc cab was upset. Whelan was
thrown from the Post machine and
struck on his head on the curb. His
skull was fractured and he died two
hours later.
Post and John McGurty, driver Of the
,aSlcab' were arrested and put under
naii for examination tomorrow. The
ponce arc looking for a man and woman
VINO were in the taxi and who dis
appeared after the accident
Whelan was an ambulance drivor IN
the French army before the United
States declared war. He was obliged
TO return TO this country because of
poor health. He was prominent In
society at East Orange, where he lived.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Help for War Workers

= The New York City Woman Suffrage
Party, Fifth Avenue and Thirty fifth
street, in addition to its political
duties, is going TO take under its wing
tnose girls who filed war jobs and are
now being demobiized.
MISS Mary Garrett Hay. leader of
6ehe 6he party, promises that one of their
nrst efforts shall be directed toward
obtaining emp oyment for girls who re-
leased men for military service bv fill
ing their positions in Industry. The
suffrage party headquarters promises
70 become sort of clearing house for
employers and employees. '''N
>, IN additlon to this task the organiza-
ta; lion VIII consider the question of OBJ
school buildings. if nossihla ~
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
ROGERS PEET COMPANY

- SaSl}o' .....-..... ....... i
Cuba Especially addressed only. via Havana
at a H.. per s. 5 Moro Castle ...... j
fo5to Rico St Thomas. st. Croix. La
Romano. San Pedro de Macoris and San
Domingo City. via San Juan at $50
r. a m. per 5. s: Coamo. o.................l
South Brazil, Argentina. Uruguay and
Paraguay. via Rio Janero. Santos, Mon
tevideo. and Buenos Aires, at II 80 a
Haiti Except Cane Haiti and Port de
ln.,S, Paixl. - Canal Zone, Panama. Salvador
East COAST. Amapaia. Choiuteca. and
prints; etc. for Nscaome. Tegucigaipa
snd fuscaran (Honduras). Cauca and
Narino Departments Of Colombia, Ecuador
Peru Except 1quitos). Bolivia and Chils
!other parts Of Honduras ard letter mail
Tor Salvador must be specially addressed
FOR dispatch by this steamer via Port
au Prince and Cristobal, at 1890 D. m,
49, per S. s. Panama ............... /
Newfoundland (parcel rost mails and spe-
cilly addressed corresg ondencel. via St
johns. at i p m. per g. s. l. D 8.
IL.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
OUTGOING STEAMERS
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS

The connecting mails close at the General Post
onice and City Hall Postotfice Station, New York.
as follows:
N Dec A.
Hawaii and Guam. close $50 p m daily. This
mail Is forwarded to the Pacific Coast daily fol-
dispatch 10 destination by the best opportunity:
japan, Corea, China. Siam Cochin China straits
Settlements and Neither ands East Indies. close
at 5 80 p m. daily. This mail is forwarded to
the Pacific Coast daily for dispatch to destina-
tion by the best opportunity.
FIJI Islands. New Zealand and Australia, via Van
couver and Victoria. B c.. close at $50 p
Dec. l for dispatch per SIS. Ntagara=
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
Seven Rescued at Sea

LONDON, Dec. l. The steamship
Alexandran, on arriving at Gibraltar
from Wilmington, Del. reports that on
November 8, while in latitude 1928
north and longitude 61.91 west, it res
cued six men and the captain from the
wreckage of the American schooner
William CObh
New-York tribune., 1918-12-02
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The Ontario disturb
ance OF last night has disappeared and another.
from the extreme Northwest Is central over East
ern Wisconsin. There is still another disturb
snce off the northeast FluIda coast that appears
10 De developing rapidly. attended by general rains
IN the south Atlantic states.
:, There were also light local SHOWS from New
Eng and westward through the lake regions. and
rams and SHOWS IN the upper Mississippi ard lower
MISSISSIPPI valleys, Nebraska. the Dakotas and Mon
lana L. Elsewhere the weather was fair.
England and somewhat colder in the south At
little ''-a-'"'o 00'
There viii be snow tomorrow IN the AXE region.
sSS.endlns ton night and Tuesday into New
the southwark. followed by fair weather Tuesday
In the south Atlantic states.
~ the OHIO Valley, Tennessee and the east Gulf
states states fair weather Will prevail tomorrow and
uuesday ;h 1t viii be somewhat colder Tuesday in
the middle and south Atlantic states.
Storm warnings displayed on the upper lakes,
e except the extreme south portions Of Michigan and
to Delaware Breakwater
Forecasts for Special LocalItIes.-District OF CO.
lumbla-Ran or snow to-day: tomorrow probably
Western New York-snow and warmer to-day; to-
mgFo Eaosro coNdy N PToGao Local the lakes
snow by night; warmer west portion. morrow
Southern New England-Increasing cloudtness to-
day; snow by night; tomorrow probably
Northern New England-Fair to-day. except in
New Hampshire and Vermont; at night or
to morrow.
New Jersey--Cloudy to-day: snow or rain by night
and probably tomorrow. somewhat colder morrow
In interior.
Eastern Pennsylvania-Snow north. rain snow
south portion to-day tonight and probably TO-
morrow; somewhat colder tomorrow.
Local Official Forooast.--Increasins cloudtness to-
day; snow by night tomorrow rain in
crossing northeast winds.
Local oncIal Reoord.-The following Official rec
ora from a the Weather Bureau shows temperatures
with the corresponding date of last year
lSas. 8s lslI; 4 1913 1915
: a. n. 8 8 = : n n :... -. $ 3
y a. m 29 40 D. m. ..... 81 SO
Il ..... 81 44ill D. m .. 27 3S
Highest temperature yesterday. 35 degrees (at
1905 q. m lowest, 27 at 20 p. M average.
81 average date last year. A.; average same
date for thirty three years. IS.
Humidity
a m....45 p. m....42 8 p M. 48
Barometer Readings
a. m. 2o.e5 | D. NJ. 80. O5 .. M. so 10