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New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Boy Scouts Appeal
From Many Pulpits
Prominent Men and Women
Attend Reception at Home
of Mrs. Willard D. Straight

Sermons in various churches by scout
masters and reception at the home Of
Mrs. Willard d. Straight 1880 Fifth
Avenue, We're the principal events yes
terday of Boy Scouts Of America Sun
day in Greater New York. The scouts
are campaigning TO raise 100000 and
to enrol 400 new scoutmasters during
the week which ends next Friday.
Parker Webb, fourteen years old, son
Of Archdeacon c. II. Webb. Of Long
Island, who has been a scoutmaster
since the organization was established,
was the principal speaker at Mrs.
Straight's reception, which was attend
ed by many prominent men and women.
He told what the movement meant to
boys.
Serene stetson, scout instructor at
Teachers College, Columbia University,
put uniformed troop of scouts
through various evolutions. and James
e. West, chief scout executive, told Of
the services the boys were rendering
the country during the war.
The principal church service was at
Christ Church, Brooklyn, where Willis
B. HolcoMbe, scout executive for that
borough. delivered the sermon. The
service was devoted entirely to the Boy
Scouts of America movement. and
many troop leaders and prospective
scoutmasters were present
The Guaranty Trust Company, 40
Broadway, and the Corn Exchange
Bank and its forty branches are re-
ceiving subscriptions to the scout fund.
Subscriptions are also being received
at scout headquarters, SO Wall Street,
to which applications for scoutmaster-
ships should be directed
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Holds a "Plain Dog" Show
Philadelphia Originated Con-
test; "Muts" Nav Enter

hungry dogs. clipped dogs, thin dogs,
s Iat dogs, blind mems dogs-anything
from cheese hound to Skye terrier
gathered themselves together for the
third annual "Plain Dog" show. held
u, under the auspices of the Society for
tho Irevcntion of Cruelty to Animals,
says, "The Philadelphia North Amcri,
can"
=, , The =, <, dog for which Mother Hubbard
made her epochal trip to the cupboard
was " there, hobnobbing with Old Dor
Tray. O's
Taking them by and large, tail for
.a'l' inc wisttul-eyed congress of ours
was shy on blue blood, but long on
falthfulncss, vagabondry, lovableness
and all the other traits that have Won
1 tor them "pla' in the sun" or be-
hind the stove, so far as Young Amer
ica is concerned.
philadelphia originated the idea of
sos p'",n "n1.r@aa dog' s show, and this year it
pets, such as monkeys, goats. cats cats
ponies, horses, pigeons and chickens
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
ENGAGEMENTS

BENIOFF-DEICHES- and Mrs. z.
Deiches, of $50 Riverside Drive, announce
the engagement of their daughter, Edythc.
to Mr.. David Benioff. Reception, Sunday
evening. February II. 1918, at their home.
No cards. San Francisco papers please
copy.
CASIN -MARGULIES-Mr. and Mrs Ber-
nard Margulies. of 1sA5 7th av.. announce
the engagement of their daughter. Rose.
to Julius Casin.
GoLoMB B-sNITK1N-Mrs. Sarah sntkin
of 300 Columbia St. Brooklyn. announces
Mr.. Julius l.. Golonb. Sunday February
10.
HIRSCH- -GREENMAN-Mr. and Mrs l.
Greenman. of So Bay 29tb st, Benson
hurst. announce the betrothal of their
daughter. Ethel. to Mr. Leopold Hirsch
son of Mrs. Augusta Hirsch and the late
February "a. 3 TO s. No cards.
NEWWITTER-NAG and Mrs. Ru-
dolph J. Maggie. of 547 West l5Sth st, will
be at home Sunday, February "a. from TO
t. in honor of the engagement of their
daughter, Maybellc. to Mr.. Edgar NJ. New
witter. No cards
-TOX-Nl~. and Mrs. Isaac
Fox. of 561 West 163d ST., announce the
engagement of their daughter. Burt, to Mr.
Edwin N. Rosenfeld. At home Sunday
February II, 1918. from 3 to p M No
cards.
WOLIN-TUCHMAN- and Mrs. p.
Iuchman. of SO East 9th St, announce
the engagement Of their daughter Rae to
DR.. Henry Violin
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
MARRIAGES

BIRKHAHN-FlSHER- Thursday. Feb
ruary ID, at Ithaca. N Y, Helen Adna
Fisher. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Fisher.
of Dublin, Ireland. to George Bernard Birk-
hahn. of New York City.
FIGGE-SMITH- December ., 1917, at
The Holy Trinity Church. by the Rev DR..
Harry ?. Nichols. Miss Marian Tegner
smith to Mr.. Alexander Hugo Figge. son Of
Mr.. Frederick Figge, of Brooklyn
ERT-POMEROY-On Tuesday. Febru-
airy J 2. 1918. at St Paul's Church. Chicago,
by the Rev. George II. Thomas, Mary,
daughter of the late Alexander Pomeroy, to
Mr.. +. Ellsworth Gilbert, of Schenectady.
n. Y.
kIRKHAM- DE LIsLE-on Saturday. Feb
Iuary 16. at Riverside. Conn. by Rev c.
W. Boylston, Alice. daughter of Ny and
Mrs. II. L. Montague. to Philip Leffingwell
kirkham, of Springfield. Mass.
LINCOLN--AsHBROO marriage Is
announced of Miss Elnor f. Ashbrook
daughter of Mrs. Alice w Ashbrool5, Of
berkeley, Cal. and Lieutenant q. 81 Pres
ton S. Lincoln. son Of Mrs. James Minor
Lincoln. at Lincoln Hill. Wareham, Mass.
Monday. February II. 1913.
PERMAN-FOY-Samu Perman to Fanny
toy; July lS,. 1915. long Branch. N j..
Rabbi benjamin Morris officiating.
RE1CH-MEYERS-Mr and Mrs. Jacob Klein
announce the marriage of their sister Elsie
Meyers, to Sydney Reich. February 16
SMITH-RAND-At San Antonio. Tex. on
Friday, February Is, 1918. Eugenie Oakes
Rand. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
len Brock Jacquein. to George Valentine
Smith, lieutenant of the Aviation Section
of the Signal Corps.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
DEATHS

BALL Suddenly. on February IS, 1918. at
Kings Park Hospital, Long Island, William
r. Ball. of Brooklyn, son Of the late Sarah
A. Ball, in the 74th year of his age Flu
neral private.
BATTEN-On Saturday. February Is. 1918.
George Batten, at his home. Montclair, n.
j.. in his Gath year. Funeral services WIN
be held at st. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
Church. Montclair. Tuesday. February
~, at lo45 O'Clock. Train from Hobolen,
lnterment at the convenience of the
BOGERT-At the Masonic Home. Utica n
Y. February II. Sarah L. Bogert. widow
of Peter j. Bogert. aged 81 years.
BROOkS-At Hanover. n. H.. February &
Percy Redington. son OF the late Paul and
Sarah Pierce Brooks.
BROWN-On February -. 1918. Mary liza
beth. beloved wife Of the late John Crosby
'}rown and daughter of the Rev William
Adams. D. d. Funeral services at her
home, 36 East 37th St, on Monday. Febru-
AIRY IS, at 2 80 o'clock 1t is earnestly re-
qucsted that no flowers be sent.
BRTMLEY- Adela viele. after short
illness. at Plandome. l.. l.. in the 73d year
of her age. Funeral private Intermen1 N
convenience of family.
CAFLISCH-B Bridget, widow OF Martin ca
f'isch. ut her residence. 44i East l69th st,
Funeral Monday. kebruary IS. D. m. IN
CLARK-Louis II @CIar;.. son of Vincent A
Clark and Augusta c. Clark, February ).
Funeral from the residence og his parents
- East 87th ST. Monday morning. Mass AZ
Church of st. Ignatius Ioyola. Park av.
and Sith St, at II o'clock Intermeut
Woodlawn.
CLENCH At her residence. 3l9 East 10Th
St, on Saturday, February Is, 1918 Mar
Clench. Funeral services Tuesday. Feb
ruary 49, at 10 a. m.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18

INFANTS NURSE.--Refned English Protestant.
thoroughly experienced. careful. conscientious.
highly recommended: city. country: S4J. CAL Mrs.
Mason's Agency. Isl West Ara ST.
hlTCHENNiAID.- .-ESpcr!enced young Irish girl:
Shea's Agency. 90 Il. 42d st. Murray Hill 677i
LAuNDREss.-Young. neat. capable woman: high
Agency. 10 East .3d st. 81 floor Telephone S947
Murray Hin.
LAUNDRESs. First class: shirts. collars curs
best references. Efiss Shaughnessy Agency. Il
w. 42d ST.
MARRIED COUPLE (Flnni.h) Butler and cook
Sampson Agency. ISL Lexington Telephone
Plaza 500i.
NURSERY GOyERNEss iEnglish Proestant};
speaking French refined. well educated; excellent
references. city. country $50. Mrs Masous
Agency. III West 42d st.
NURSE. Capable young German: can care infant
and growing child $40: splerdidls recommended
Miss Shens Agency. 20 Z. 42d 81. Murray Hill
e774.
WAITRESS. S.-Equal to butler: excellent lons REF
ercnces. si5 A.. Miss Hormayers Agency 10
East 43d st. 81 foor. Telephone Se;7 Murray HMl.
WORKING HOUsEKEEPER bachelors or
business couple: capable American Protestant.
fine cook $780, five years last place Miss Sheas
Agency. 80 j. 42d st. Murray flin s774
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Detective Killed; 3 Held
Slain Man and Prisoners All
Employees of Erie Railroad

Harry Proper. a watchman in the
Erie yards in Jersey City. was arrested
yesterday on suspicion that he shot
and killed Howard Snyder, detective
employed by the road, Saturday even
ing: Snyder was shot by a man hiding
under freight car, whom he had chal-
lenged.
Alfred, the brother Of Harry Prop-
per. and also q railroad watchman. was
detained as q witness. Detectives
working on the case also locked nm
William Benton, brakeman, charpinp
him with being a disorderly nerson'
Al three were locked up in the Central
Avenue police station, Jersey CITY.
They denied knowledge Of the murder
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Postal Telegraph Loses
Suit on Franchise Tax
State Has Right to Levy on Fed
eral Company, Appellate
Division Rules

INC nrst decision in what doubtless
WIN prove to be n long and notable
i's'' involving first and last about son
'oo'ooo OF special franchise taxes. sonc
already paid under protest and Rom,
IN arrears was handed down on Friday
last by the Appellate Division in the
case OF the Postal Telegraph Companv
against tho State Board of Tax Cow
mT,ssloners m, and the City Of New York
nc Ncrdlct was in favor Of tho state
ahd city. This is one of the cnsca in
Mnicn ex-senator Martin SAKE. former
piesioent OF the State Tax Commission
Was M ues'gnated as special counsel by
A''orneN General Lewis. The opinion
was written by Justice Page and mani.
mously concurred in.
When this case was orio;nal1, .,,.a
before Justice Pendleton of the Su-
preme Court he decided in favor of
the company, which claimed that il
was operating under Federal fran
chlse obtained by virtue of the United
States post roads act, which gave f.
the right to put its property in tho
streets and to operate it there, and
mat such Federal right superseded the
FRANCHISE which the company had OBJ
tanned from the state to occupy Tho
public streets with its wires, poles and
conduits. ''N
The Appellate Division in reversing
the lower court held in effect that il
the United States post roads act con-
terred q Federal franchise upon the
company that merely rendered the
state right subordinate to. the Federal
right and did not destroy the state
right nor merge it into the Federal
right. 1t was conceded that the state
could not tax Federal franchise, and.
hence. if the state franchise had been
superseded, no tax could be imposed,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Bonded Goods Released
England Announces Ruling for
American Importers
[Staf Coryesponde2,cc1

WASHINGTON, Feb II. 49, Consul
General Skinner has reported from
London by cable as follows:
Il have recently received communi-
cation from the Controller of Import
Restrictions, stating that all American
goods detained under bond up to Janu-
ary l may be released to be handed
over to the London Chamber of Com
merce for disposal on the following
terms:
"lmporters to receive cost of goods
plus 10 per cent as equivalent for profit
and storage charges. any sum received
from the sale of goods exceeding this
amount to be handed by London Cham
ber to charitable funds.
importers have the option of ac-
ceptlng this arrangement or keeping
goods under bond if they so desire"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18

HOUSEWORK. - Mother and fourteen year old
daughter: refined coorcd, help with children
$50 for both county preferred Miss Shea's Agen
oy. 80 T.. 42d ST. Murray Hill G?14
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Mayor Is Urged
DisavoW Attack
On Zone System
President of City Club
Fears Law Is in
Danger

In letter addressed to Acting Mayor
Alfred f. Smith yesterday, Nelson S.
Spencer. president of the City Club,
urges the city administration to take
steps at once to prove that Mayor Hy-
lan's plan to reorganize the Board of
Appeals, announced when the latter
called for the designations Of the pres
ent members last week, masks no at
tack on the city's restricted zone sys-
TEN. Mr.. Spencer points out that, un-
der tho Lockwood -Ellcnbogcn act Of
last year only two Of the six members.
who, with the Fire chief. make up the
Board of Appeals, may be retired in
one year. He also declares that the
Mayor, in seeking to oust the entire
membership, did not forescc the conse-
quences of his action.
The Board OF Appeals. which was ere
ated to pass upon all disputes between
builders and the building superntend-
ents of the five boroughs, now has moro
than 1000 cases pending before it. Mr..
Spencer insists that tho board is a
quasi-judicial body, and to oust it's en-
tire membership would be to destroy
its effectiveness in this regard.
III duultlOn, ms lCtter TO the Act
ing Mayor continues, "there is the fact
that in the minds of many persons the
Mayors reorganization will provide
an opening for attacks upon the coming
resolution which after many years was
painstakingly developed and enacted
into law with the full approval Of real
estate operators, homo builders and
representatives of all parties.
"This coming resolution marked the
greatest single step taken by the city
in many decades. 1t is having a sta
hilizing effect upon real estate values;
it is restoring confidence among home
owners; it is in fair way to bring
about permanency of character in the
various districts which will permit Of
their fuller development to the lasting
advantage Of the citizens and of the
city.
ITO create the impression that this
tremendous piece Of work is to be
Jeopardized and made subject to at
tack would be most unfortunate. Tho
feeling OF alarm voiced by the real
estate interests and in the public press
Immediately following the announce
ment Of the Mayors request is an in
cication of the feeling with which the
coming ordinance has come to be re-
garded"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
War Plants in Hub Burn
Two Buildings Destroyed by
Suspicious Fire
Special Correspoude0cel I

- BOSTON, Feb. 1.-Two large four
story wooden buildings on Freeport
Street, Dorchester, one of them used
for the manufacture of gun carriages,
and airplane parts for the army. were
destroyed by fire early o-day. Federal
and state authorities Immediately be
gan an investigation, after firemen had
reported that the fire had started 81
multaneously in both buildings.
-Four alarms were sounded for the
fire. which threatened to spread
throughout the entire district, and the
massing of streams upon a large gasom-
eter, 100 yards away, prevented an
explosion.
The buildings were occupied by Og-
ren Brothers, makers of tools and gun
parts. Their plant has been running
iull time and had large order for i'm
mediate delivery. A large part of the
finished products were stored else
where. The Stuart Howland Company.
makers OF electrical goods, including
instruments for airplanes. also occu-
pied part of one of the buildings
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Contrasts Russian Farms
Modern Machinery Doubles
Output, Nj. O. Williams Saws

Near Bolanda, Russia, there is one
of five managing stations for an estate
Of 100000 acres, owned by rich
pomieschik. This man is getting twice
the return from his land that the small
farmers are getting from theirs. He
uses more than a hundred Mccormick
binders, together with rakes, moving
machines, Seedcrs and baling presses in
proportion But the peasants want to
divide this vast and profitable estate
among ignorant men, who have neither
the knowledge nor the equipment to
been no trouble or violence beyond the
taking of some hay and the pasturing
Of some animals belonging to some Lit
tle Russians on the counts land.
When the revolution came, the count
let his peasants have more than half
his land for grazing and plough land.
Much Of this land which he loaned
them was not utilized. He had to give
the peasants 720 tons OF grain to keep
them from want. One Of the managers
thlnks that peasant should be able TO
feed his family from the product OF
l6l2 acres, and has himself not only
fed his family but also sold 200 bushels
OF grain year from % acres. The
count allows eleven acres to each fam
lily on his estate, and the men and
women work part time for him, at from
one to three 1ubles Il day, with three
meals provided.
We visited the estate and saw the
care with which the farming problems
are worked out. We saw the long
legged, loop-nosed hogs. the sturdy
horses and the lanky, intelligent wolf
hounds for the chase. The manager
says that there is yet little on this
estate to be proud of, yet he gets twice
the yield that the small farmer gets
from the same kind of land Some Of
hte latter use a small plough, drawn by
five horses, which occupy tho time Of
driver wro rides and ploughman who
walks In one district, single farmer
under the communal system farms
thirty-seven distinct pieces OF land.
many OF them widely separated. Out
of 1000 inhabitants of the communal
district of Kuchie, only 5nose who We're
independent farmers under the Stolvpin
law live outside the village. on the
farms they till. The outermost lands
are not more than four miles from the
village. which is in better condition
than is acknowledgement Owen Will
lams, in The Christian Herald
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Train Kills Five in Family
Mother and Four Children
Victims of Crash at Crossing

TOLEDO. Feb. IA mother and
her four children were killed and an
other child and two men were injured
to day when New York Central pas
songer train hit an automobile truck
in which they were riiing near here
early this morning. The dead are:
Mrs. Annie Plicheinski, thrty-eight
years old; Kathe rine, twelve; Frances,
six; Victory, eleven, and Sophie, seven.
Mrs. Plicheinski and two of the chill
dren were killed instantly, the others
dying a short time later.
The injured were Mary Plicheinski,
Long.
The Plcheinskis were moving to To-
lcdo from Christy, Ohio, riding on the
motor truck driven by Clarence Long.
who failed to see the train as the
truck drove on to the crossing.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Mining Engineers Begin
Annual Meeting To-day

War work for the mining engineer
and problems connected with the manu-
tacture of munitions will be CONSIDERED d
at the annual meeting of the American
institute of Mining Engineers. which
tegns to-day at the Engineering So
cieties Building. 25 West Thirty ninth
Street, and continues until Thursday.
Technical sessions will open the pro
gramme this morning. This afternoon
the delegates will visit the new sub
ways and study engineering problems
overcome in their construction.
On Thursday the engineers will 20
to Princeton to inspect the government
school of aeronautics and the Princeton
laboratories.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
John A. D. Vickers
Vice-President of American
Express Company Dies at 80

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-John A. d.
Vlckers, vlce-president and general
manager Of the American Express Com
pany, died to-day after an Illness of
several months. He was born in Tor
onto, Canada, in 1858, and came to the
United States thirty years ago. After
living for time in Buffalo MIR. Vickers
removed to Chicago twenty-five wears
ago. He became general manager of
the American Express Company six
years ago. Burial will be in Toronto.
Mr.. Vickcrs leaves a widow and
three children. John d. II. Vickers,
ono of the sons, is in France with the
Aviation Engineers.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Third Ave. "L" Tied Up
Work Train Blocks Traffic for
More Than an Hour

a work trnin jumped the track on
me "estchester Avenue branch of the
lhird Avenue elevated line yesterday
and landed squarely across uptown
and downtown tracks. Tyafic was
o'ocked for more than an hour, and
some OF the passengers on stalled
'falns got out and walked the tracks.
hundreds waited on station plat
'orms until their patience was ex-
nausted and then descended and toot
surface cars. throughout the blocl
rams rams ran unhindered between the
l@s'h Street terminal and the lower
snd Of Manhattan. NN
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Argentina Can't
Fight for Allies,
| Diplomat Says
Majority of Army Officers,
Naturalized Germans.
Wouldn't Stir
The NeW York Tribune
Forc,Un Press Rnrcnu

The "koelnische Zeitung" recently
carried correspondence from tho
Swiss frontier on the "Situation in Ar
rentina." The article voices the opin~
ion that Argentina cannot take an
active part in the war against Germany
because her army was created by The
Fatherlsnd and three-fourths of her
officers are naturalized Germans. The
correspondence says:
"An Arsentinian diplomatist dis
cusses in the 'Basler Nationalzcitung'
the Argent;nian policy during the pres
ent war and draws these conclusions:
"All Argontinian news is forwarded
by English cables and is designed to
prove that Argentina, out Of her own
free will and out of friendship to the
Quadruple Alliance, has practically de-
cded TO make common cause with the
Entente But the facts are different.
{. The overwhelming majority of
the Argentinian people has no real
synpathios for any Of the belligerent
relationship with France, but not with
England or the United States of Amer
ica. 1t is evident that the Allies,
revcrtheless, attempt dragging Argen-
tina to their side and into the war. They
certainly cannot count upon the army
Of that country for real assistance:
but their policy aims at conquering the
German market in Argentina after the
war, and the more dependent Argentina
will be on tho Allies the easier Will
this aim be attained.
"0ne must keep in mind that The
excellently organized, trained ana
equipped army of that country has
been practically created by Germany.
The arms and uniforms were brought
from Germany and ee-fourths of ali
cficers are naturalized Germans. Such
al army can hardly be employed
against Germany at least not until
new officers have been trained, and the
spirit of the army has been changed.
And that will take some time. ANYHOW.
As 1t is Il fact that the government
relies TO q great extent on the army,
II Is easily understood that the Presi-
dent and the Cabinet find themselves
II very delicate situation.
"One the one hand, the government
depends on the Allies, on account Of
The sums they have invested in Argen-
tina; on the other hand, it must take
INTO account very important fact; the
army. is German and the people are
utterly opposed to taking care of the
Quadruple Alliances interests There
lore. the government must be flexible
ike an eel TO save the situation"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Kate Sarjeantson Power,
English Actress. Dead

Mrs. Kate Sarjcantson Power, known
10 theatregoers at Kate Sarjeantson,
ddled Saturday at her home, so West
Ninety fourth Street. Most of her
stage life was spent in London, where
she appeared in many Of the Barrie
plays. but for a time she supported
Marie Tempest here. Her last Broad
way engagement was in Rambler
Rose" She has made her home in this
country since the beginning Of the war.
Mrs. Powers husband is George
Power. an English actor. Her daugh-
ter, Nancy, is now appearing in "A
Tailor Made Man"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Menken Urges Efficiency
Declares at Dinner This Is
Prime Need of u. S.

The need Of efficiency and unity in
the nation for the prosecution Of the
war formed the general topic Of dis
cussion last night at an Americani2a-
ton dinner given in the home Of Mrs.
A. Barton Hepburn, $50 Park Avenue,
to about one hundred guests.
The chief speaker of the evening was
5. Stanwood Menken, president of the
National Security League, who pointed
out that efficiency was the prime requi-
site for all heads of all departments of
the government at this time Others
who spoke were Frank Trumbull, of the
National Amerlcanization Council;
beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale and
Louis Anspacher.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Breaks Down in Court
Prisoner Accused of Killing
Overcome at Arraignment

trembling as man stricken with
palsy John ]. Brady, the ship-rigger
accused of killing Detective John Quinn
with blow Saturday, near the Fourth
Avenue police station, in Brooklyn,
broke down yesterday, when arraigned
before Magistrate Reynolds in the
Fifth Avenue police court.
DO you realize that you have made
woman with six little children a
WIDOW" asked Detective John McGow-
an, who was with Quinn when the lat
ter arrested Brady. The police say
Brady replied:
"Oh, can't believe 1t. was too
drunk to realize anything don't know
what happened"
=, Brady was held for examination