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New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
More indictments
Found i'm Wildcat
Stock Swir1dles
One Involves Sale Of Min
ing Shares to Employees
and Guests of Waldorf

Three more indictments were found
yesterday in the investigation by Dis
trict Attorney Swami of "wildcat"
stock swindles. One involved the sale
of mining stock in which It was repre-
Sented that 100000 shares Of the stock
had been underwritten by Hayden
Stone & Co, members Of the New Yor,,
Stock Exchange. at % Broad Street
A member of the firm testified before
the grand jury that the firm not only
did not know the defendant, but had
never heard of the stock he was selling.
The complainant in this case was
Samuel Collins. telegrapher for many
years at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. He
was induced by the defendant to put
81 1000 of his life savings into 1000
shares of the stock. The defendant, it
is said. sold stock not only to the en-
ployes of the Waldorf. but also to many
of the wealthy guests. One of these
roborated the complainant's testimony
before the grand jury.
The other two indictments were
against corporations, which. according
TO Assistant District Attorney Brogan.
have made a practice of buying expen-
sive automobiles and trucks after sell
ing them, using the original bills of
sale to obtain loans from companies
which make a speciality OF financing
automobile sales concerns.
This morning at 10 o'clock 1900
foot reel will be shown Al the Famous
Players Theatre. 1920 Wet Forty-first
Street for the benefit of District At
torney Swami and Assistant District
Attorney Brogan. of the Bureau of
Commercial Frauds. The film was pre-
pared by a film company. now defunct,
TO interest investors in the promotion
OF the concern. 1t includes photo
graphs of prominent men in the fnan-
cial world who were induced to be-
come officers Of the corporation, and
the names and pictures of others whose
names were used without their knowl-
edge The film winds up with extrava-
CANT statements OF profits aud big
dividends guaranteed within short
time.
Needless to say said Mr. Brogan,
"the corporation which used the film
never did any actual business. After
disposing of 100000 worth Of it's
stock it went out Of existence The
original promoter Of this proposition
is at present about to float big chem
ical corporation, and has interested
prominent Wall Street men in his
proposition. These men are absolute
~ ignorant of this promoters partici-
patton in the film company
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Gems. Wood and Bell
AXE Medical ests
No Announcement Yet as to
Their Fitness for Service
Overseas

/ Sfo8' spoDdcnccl

WASIIINGTON, March 25. Major
General j Franklin Bell, commanding
officer o. the Camp Upton National
Army division, aud Major General
Leonard Wood, commanding the Camp
Funston National Army division, APP
peared before the examining board at
the Army Medical College to-day and
underwent the physical test TO which
all general officers Of the army must
submit before service abroad is as
surcd them.
No announcement Of the result of
the examinations was made by the de-
partment to-day in the case of General
v cod. With reference to General Bell.
it was SAID that the examination had
not been completed, but that he would
be subjected to observation for several
days before the report Of the Medical
Board would be referred to the Depart
meNt.
Decision Of the Medical BOARD not
20 give definite answer in the case
OF General Bell was interpreted by
army officers to-day as presaginC an
unfavorablc report in his case. Doubt
also was expressed in some quarters
that General Wood would procure the
approval Of the Medical Board. 1t was
pointed out, however, that the depar,-
ment would hesitate TO refuse overseas
duty to General Wood until he was
given full opportunity to completely
recover from the injury he suffered at
tho front.
In the event Of General Bell failing
before the Medical Board he would
be assigned to a post in this country.
Because he IS a major genera, in the
regular military establishment. he
would not be denoted in rank as other
major generals whose commissions
were in the National Army
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Four Gamblers of
Rosenfeld Outfit:
Are Found Guilty
Members of Central Mer-
chant Club" Sent to Jail
Without Bail

Four officers of "Beansy" Rosenfeld's
gambling outfit, which has hourishcd
for several years in the guise of "The
Central Merchants' Club,' at 1OS East
Seventeenth Street, and under an in
junction against police interference is
sued in 1913 by Supreme Court Justice
BLUR, were convicted yesterday in Spe-
cial Sessions on a charge Of maintain
ing room for gambling" They were
Carl Hcyman, Louis Heyman, Charles
L. Schlenger and Jesse Mann.
Justices Herbert. Collins and Muir
ply, after they We're informed by AS
sistant District Attorney James E.
Smith that some Of the defendants were
likely to Jump their ball. remanded
them to the Tombs without bail for
sentence tomorrow afternoon.
The club WAS raided by Inspector
"Honest' Dan Costigan on February 8,
and the following day the defendants
of General Sessions, in the John Doe
inquiry into gambling and vice, and
judge Wadhams held them for Special
Sessions.
Two weeks ago Jacob Segal, counsel
for the club, applied 10 Justice Uotch
kiss in the Supreme Court for a trans
fer of the cases to General Sessions
for trial by a jury on the ground that
the constitutional rights of the defend
ants to conduct a club where poker
might be played had been invaded. JUS
tice liotchkiss denied the motion.
All Of the defendants were confident
that they would be acquitted. Carl
Neyman. during a recess, telephoned
TO his wife that he would be home
10 have dinner with his six children.
The verdict of the court caused all
of them to be somewhat shaken, but
when Justice Herbert announced that
they would be rcmandcd to the Tombs
at once they were almost panic strick-
en-. Robert NJ. Moore, counsel for Carl
leyman. pleaded that his client mere
ly held the cigar stand concession in
the club. and couldn't possibly be as
bad a man as Assistant District Attor-
ney Smith painted him. Mr.. Segal
pleaded for Louis Hcypan. who is six
ty-two years old. but the court was
adamant..
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Where Volunteers Are
Needed for War Work

no you arho are staging at hono
'ro1' to help acin the oo1'? The 7rib-
"ne 9ciH publish from time 10 time
requests for rollnteer mo,' 7oorlers
as 'ooU as appeals for roi1n'ccy Lelp-
crs from patriotic organizations.
write a line to the City Editor. The
TEbNne. l5l Nassau Street, or tcle-
phone Bcehman 5000. FoNoacinq are
requests for helpers:
For third Liberty Loan Bond sales
women. to take charge Of booths at
hotels, shops, stations, parks, thea
tres, c;c. These will work in three
shifts: Morning, from $3.50 to 1880;
afternoon, from l:30 to 6; evening.
from Z to 10:50. Applicants for this
service should app!y directly to the
Booth Enrolment Office, 500 Fifth ave.
Speakers and social workers TO ad-
dress foreign born citizens at public
meetings.. club meetings and during
rest hours IN factories. The Liberty
Loan committee is particularly anx-
io'lS to obtain the services OF women
Who arc able to speak Italian. Yiddish.
i"''Si' II hungarian ana Nia-
Nonlc. Volunteers for this work should
apply to tho Womcn's Liberty Loan
Committee, 120 Broadway.
Canvassers To go from house to
house to stimulate the sale Of bonds
IN those districts where the population
is not already organized in definite
neighborhood units. Volunteers should
apply to the Volunteer Clearing House.
4 East Ihrty-ninth street. Miss judith
Bernays IS in charge
The Duryca War Relief needs imme
Glate nc p III Its new workroom at 9
East Thirticth street. Volunteer sow
ers, both hand and machine, are wanted
between the hours of 10 and 4 every
day. Clothing can also be taken home.
Material VIII be supplied. The gar
mcnts will be sent to villages in the
Sommc district
The Women's Land Army of America
wants "tarmcrette" rccruits-waoes
$l5 a month. board, part of outfit and
transportation one way. Apply - East
Elghth street, or % East Twenty-second
street
\ campaign of propaganda designed
TO meet and combat the activities Of
those opposed to the war policy of the
country and the prosecution Of tho
war is being wngcd by The National
Security League. Classes for volunteer
speakers are being held every Monday
and Thursday evening at the Bar AS
sociation, i2 West lAth street. Outdoor
meetings, in which the war aims Of the
government will be rcstatcd, are to be
conducted and literature ON war sub
Jccts will be distributed. All desiring
to assist this work are urged to com
municatc with the secretary of the
Flying Squadron National Security
League, 10 West Forty-fourth street
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Makes New Charges
Against Hurnbert
Paris Official Accused Him Of
Fraud in Purchases Here

PARIS, March 23.-General Dubail,
Military Governor of Paris, has asked
the French Senate to authorize further
prosecution OF Senator Charles Hum
bert, former owner Of "Le Journal on
charges Of fraud and speculation in
connection with his mission to the
United States IN 1914 to purchase vari-
Gus articles for the army
The letter in which the general asks
the Senate's authority, according to
The Petit Parisen." quotes as justi-
hcation tho report made TO the Senate
on these purchases b. Senator Mllies-
La Croix. According 10 tins report,
among the purchases were 10000
woollen undervests and 5000 sets of
hainess. which on delivery were pro
nounced Of an inferior quality. He also
bought 5000 horsoshoes. which.
owing to the fact that no patterns were
supplied. were delivered in irregular
sizes and We're useless as a result.
The Senator also is said to have
placed two orders for blankets and to
have paid double their value for them
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Money for Stockholders
Defunct Security Company s
Receivers Have S125,OOO

The receivers Of the Peoples Surety
Company, Of Brooklyn, which closed its
doors in 1914, have Sl25,0o0 to distri-
butte among the stockholders Of the
company. They asked yesterday for an
order from the Supreme Court, permit
ting them TO dispose Gf the money.
When the surety company became
defunct there were $500 shares Of
stock outstanding. each valued at 500
par The plan offered by the receivers
yesterday calls for the payment Of $50
share
In their application the receivers in
timatcd that another disburgcmcn
would be made some time later, and it
Is expected that eventually the stock
holders will receive all their money.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Mayor Assails
Tax Reductions
For Corporations
Hylan Says State Board
Has Decreased Assess
ments $34,0O0,000

Mayor Hylan directed another at
tack yesterday at the public utility
corporations in a letter to Jacob A.
Cantor, president of the Tax Commis7
mission, in which he complained that
under the special franchise tax law
the State Tax Board had decreased the
assessed valuation of certain corpor-
ations in the neighborhood of $34,-
OOC, GOO.
The patience Of the people with
public officials who seem to extend
every possible courtesy to the grasp
ing public utility corporations is about
eXhausted,' wrote the Mayor. Il hope
the Tax Commission Will bend every
effort within It's power and ask the
state tax board to reconsider their
action and aid il every possible way
10 take the burden from the little
property owner and place it upon these
public utility corporations, where it
rightly belongs.
"Unlcss a vigorous fight is made
against such determinations on the
part Of public officials against the peo-
pie and IN favor u Jhe corporations
there is little hope that the tax burden
upon the people viii ever be reduced
The state tax board has little inter
est in common with the people Of the
city. The Bronx Parkway Commis-
sion, the Public Service Commission
and other commissions arc exploiting
and burdening the people with serious
money obigations.'
The Mayor included list of some
of the corporations and the reduc--
tions which he said had been allowed
them. The list follows:
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company
s1,700.00O; the Brooklyn City Rail
road Company. SS26,l00; Consolidated
Gas Company Of New York. sl,S9l,75o:
Consolated Telegraph and Electncal
Subway Company Manhattanl' s.
4sS $50; the New York Edison CON
pany Bronx. S9Sll50; the New York
Edison Company Manhattan). SS,2'r-
COO; United Electric Light and Power
Company. $3,2lI5oo New York and
Harlem Railroad Company, 81 'i34'9oo'
the Ninth Avenue Railroad COMPANY
S75S.250; Third Avenue Railway Com
pany, 81. ass ,420; Union Railway Com
pany of New York city, >S]o'5oV'
Forty-second street. Nanhattanyiiic
and st. Nicholas Avenue Railway Com
pany, $SO1 GOO; New York Telephone
Company, Sl.0S0.S5o.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Holland Intends No
Break in Relations
[ Nt0f SpOndencel


WASHINGTON. March 25.-It was
stated on high diplomatic authority
that while the Netherlands govern
ment has been amazed by and taken an
extremely serious view OF the requisi-
tioning by the United States and Great
Britain of Dutch merchant shipping,
the reports carried in the press that
relations between Holland and America
might be severed as a result are with
out good foundation.
Holland has already protested, it was
stated in the declaration of the Pre-
mier in the Dutch Parliament. and it
Is likely that a formal diplomatic pro-
test viii shortly follow. but the Dutch
government is understood to have no
intention Of breaking relations.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
More New York Men
Win Commissions
Pershing Recommended Rank
for Some of His Troops
St0H CO3vcSDondenoc1


WASHINGTON. March 25.- The War
Department announced to-day the
granting of commissions in the Officers
Reserve Corps and National Army to
the following New Workers.:
Medical Reserve Corps Russell NJ Rome,
2il Clermont Avenue Brooklyn. captain :
.Wiiia,a NJ iIandelman: Ill Fulton Avenue.
yca gc hf9'N H[oa MSnee b' S M%fls9n' W 2g9n nihin
Broadway. and Leo Jacobs, l2i Reid Avenue
Brookyn FIRST iiteuicnanls.
Dental Reserve Corps Edward b Ribct,
80 West li5th Street, first lieuteant
Quartcrmasaor Corps, National Army
Samuel s. Palmer. 2u0 Caremont Avenue.
and Ernest X. Shehlc. $50 West Sevcnty-first
Street, captains; Thomas F. Nicely. ir.. 80
Fulton Street. Brooklyn; Franklin Reading
10 East Thirty-siNth Street. and Daniel j.
Pcndereast, 66 Bank street first lioutenants
Sanitary Corps, National Army Charles
G. Mathcson. 12l West lo:th Street. first
Chaplains. National Arny-.W Raymond
Bonuwcd, SG9 Lexington Avenue. and Jo-
scph 4. Byrnes, III East SiXty-cishth Street.
first heutcnants
National Army Orc) Charles l.. Lloyd,
3p2 Broadway captain.
The following III the cxpcditionary
force were commission on rccomen-
dation OF General Porshng:
Captains. Quartcrmnster Reserve Corps
Julian II. Marshall and Il. Harvey Cabell. ir.
fi'st ioptenants. Quamern.astcr Reserve
Corps William I. G. Blacklcr, William W.
Flint and Richard Barring Could.
Second lieutsna Quartermastcr Corps,
National Army Harry l.. Williams
ilst lieutenant. infantry, National Army
Max NJ Foster.
First keutenanss aviation section Si4nal
Reserve Corps John T. Randall. Weston ".
Godnow. Wendell G. Grcening. Edwsn
Johnstcnc, John v. Koontz Charles +.
Moore. Wilian H. koylc. Harry A. Schotz-
hauer, jr., kobcrt S. Stewart. Frank T. Tyn-
dail. Jesse Z. Wadsworth, Frederic l.. Walker,
William NJ Barbour sydney W. }cauclerk.
Rohew c. Bcdlingor. Alfred +. Bennett. Les
lie B. Cooper, Lester y Cowgirl. Edmund A.
DoNnan and Joseph y. Gin
Second lieutenant. aviation section. Signal
Reserve Corps Walter b. Miller
Second heutcnants Engineer Reserve
gyoips Robert b. Haworth and Charles f. b.
Lnnin
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Wants Germans to
Pool Their Votes

Political parties may henceforth have
to deal with united German American
vote # a. Mildenberg a director Of
the Gcrman-American Alliance, Of
Bronx County, has his way Miden
berg, at a meeting Of the alliances di-
rectors, held at Ebling's Casino. st.
Ann's Avenue and l56th Street said:
IL the charter OF our national
or state body IS revoked we ought TO
enter politics, az VIC are falsely ac-
cused % having done in the past. You
can impress American politicians only
Wy manlfesting political strength.
therefore we must see TO it that the
German American vote becomes II unit,
rcpresented by political organization
~hich ought to swing the undivided
German. American vote 10 the best
candlda'@ irrespective of his party
affiliations"
The matter vii be taken " at the
next meeting Of the German4t trican
Alliance Of Bronx County ncxtt,n onday.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Drops Plan TO Narrow
Wisconsin Senate Race
Loyalty Legion Decides Cam
paign Has Gone Too Far
for Candidate to
Withdraw

NILWAuKEE, March 25-The plan
of the Wisconsin Loyalty Legion to
have either Irvine l.. Lenroot or Joseph
Z. Davies, Republican and Democratic
candidates, respectively, for United
States Senator, withdraw has been
dropped, it was announced to-day.
The reason given was that the cam
paign had progressed too far. 1t was
through the withdrawal of one candi-
date that the league hoped to line up
the ''loyalists' of the state against Vic
tor L. Berger. Socialist candidate, and
what support Re might gather from the
adhercnts Of Senator La Toilette.
LA CROSSE, Wis. March 25.
James Thompson. who was defeated
in the primaries for the Republican
nomination for United States Senator
to-day rendered his support to Irvine
l.. Lenroot, the successful candidate
Thompson was known as the candidate
Of the La Toilette wing Of Republicans
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Tuan China's Premier
State Department Receives
Report From Peking

WASHINGTON. March 25.-A dis
patch to the State Department from
the American Legation at Peking to-
day said that Tuan Chi Jul had been
made Premier. He formerly was Pre-
mier and afterward was made War
Commissioner.
Press dispatches on February 25 said
that Chin Nun Hsun, Minister of the
Interior, had been made acting Premier
IN place of Wang Chin Chen, who was
granted leave Of absence At the
time there was a rumor that the res
lgnatlon of Wang Chin Chen had been
accepted. A plot to assassinate Tuan
Chi Jul was reported little more
than d month ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Year S Food Census
Asked Of Housewives
State Food Commission Adopts
New Conservation Scheme

State r OCd COMMISSION AdOptS
New Conservation Scheme
housewives are asked to count up
the amount Of food they have used IN
the last year"
This is the latest scheme of the bu-
reau of conservation Of the New York
State Food Commission. Miss Matilda
McKeowen, of Washington, is in charge
Of the campaign.
Miss McKeowen admits the task is
"rather tircsome and laborious," but
she declares that unless it is done
the food administration cannot make
an accurate estimate of the situation.
at requires only taking little time"
she points out. "In the commercial
world such statistics have been sys-
tematically gathered and have been Of
enormous help"
The bureau Of conservation has sent
out an appeal to as many housewives as
its representatives. are able to reach
in week. Housewives whom they do
not reach nay fill IN blanks at the
borough headquarters, which are locat-
ed as follows: 200 West Fifty-seventh
Street 355 East 10th Street. Room
221, Eagle Building, Washington
Street Brooklyn; SO Amity Street,
Flushing; Borough Hall, Staten Island,
In the meantime the state food CEN
sus proceeds. Federal Food Board Of
icials said yesterday that the results
Will be announced in a few days.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Rival 10y Scout:
Societies Renew
Battle i'm Court:
F. w. Winch, of "B. S. Of
A" )" Sues ~. S. B. S.
for Slo1,700

The Boy Scouts of America and the
United States Boy Scouts renewed their
hostilities yesterday in the Supreme
Court, where suit for SOL, 700 was
filed BY Brigadier General Francis
Walker Winch, of the former body.
Many charges and counter charges
were made. In Washington, John D.
Gluck, connected with the United
States Boy Scouts, complained to At
torncy General Gregory that the Boy
Scouts of America we're not operating
within the limits Of their charter, and
asked that the government revoke the
charter. James L. West. chief scout
executive of the Boy Scouts OF Amer
ica. said the charges Of Gluck and his
forces merely We're in retaliation for
the charges which the Boy Scouts Of
Mr.. West characterized the attack of
Glucl as "thc last stand While this
cross fire was in progress, Winch
brought up his legal siege guns and
started a flank movement in the form
Vi ~ . stiltH Ittllict tit NniNtN 'NNdA''
Boy Scouts and its executive chief,
Eeouard ". Amcrman. He demands
$4,000 for alleged breach of contract
and $26. 700 for his services to the
United States Boy Scouts. Winch al
legcs that he was induced by false rep
reservations to render services in ad
vertising and STRENGTHENING the Unit
ed States Boy Scouts. He was also to
act as recruiting officer. Winch said
that he was told that the Boy Scouts
had POO GOO members, while the
former hrigadier general says it was
only 5000 IN January, 1917.
He contradicted the statement that it
oxisted for patriotic purposes, and
charged that the contributions were
used for the benefit of officers and that
the organization "was using handful
of loyal. earnest lads. located mostly in
and around greater New York TO obtain
!arwe cONtrihut ions"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
German Who Ridiculed
Milifarism Is Dead
Associated Press Correspondence

AMSTERDAM, March 7-William
Voight, shoemaker, who caused the
world to laugh at the expense of Ger
man militarsm by his escapade at Koe-
pcnick. in 1906, is dead according to
an announcement made in Berlin.
I'm October 1906, Noight recruited 4
detachment Of twelve men in Berlin
through a forged military ordcr With
them he went TO Koepenick, a small
town near Berlin. whore he arrested
the burgomaster and the treasurer and
took possession of funds amounting to
about $1,000. The trick was discovered
and Noight was sentenced 10 four
years Imprisonment. lie was par
doncd by Emperor William, and in
March, 1910, he visited the United
Stutos
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Rousselot, Friend Of King
Alfonso" Saves Himself
From Severe Sentence
To Serve 20 Months
Judge Lenient With Gilman
cier" When Latter Tells
Much OF Value to u. S.

Edmund Rousselot, alias MARQUIS di
Castillo" tinancier extraordinary and
sclf-appointed representative plenipo-
tertiary OF the King cf Spain, was sem
fenced 10 serve one year and eight
months in the Atlanta penitentiary yes
terday by Federal Judge julius NJ.
Mayer. Valuable Information which the
bogus noblcman gave to the Federal
authorities saved him from! q longer
sentence
There were three indictments against
Rousselot. Yesterday he pleaded guilty
10 TWO, one charging him with forgery
Of official passes to docks and warsn!pS
and the other with stealing oiiclal let-
terhcads Of The United States treasury
Department. The laird Indictment
charged him with Violation OF The
espionage act through haV ng obtalned
the sum OF $500 from W. +. T.. Stokes
while posing as a Spanish diplomat.
This Indictment was not thrown out
and may be pressed at any time.
Gave Valuable Information
1t is understood that Rousselot threw
interesting light on the activities Of
certain German snies and propagandists
who have been operating IN this coun-
Try. lie was sentenced 70 lNfO terms OF
one year and eight months, which will
run concurrentlN, oNe sentence on each
indictment.
Carl Whitney, attorney for Rousse-
lot. pleaded with the court to give the
man light sentence. He said that
Rousselot was Just a wild young man
who had attempted 20 live beyond his
means While posing as friend Of
the King of Spain RousSelot had at
tempted to borrow 1500o0.000 from j.
=. Morgan & Co.
Laurence AXman, Assistant United
States Attorney, who had worked up
the case against Russelot, informed the
judge that the prisoner had a long
criminal record in England before he
came to this country. and that Scotland
Yard had had him deported to France
on one occasion.
Judge Mayer, in passing sentence,
scored Rousselot as a colossal fraud.