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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
!EYESORE TOWER WILL BE
FINISHED, THEN TORN DOWN
Committee of Women on Defence Wants to See City
Hall Park Shaft With Its Cap on,
Says Mrs. Hearst.

Tho brick tower in City Hall Park,
which rose brick on brick to the gay
changing Of bells every time a patriot
loosened up and bought O $50 Liberty
bond from the Mayors Committee OF
Women on National Defence, ia to come
down almost as fast Mrs. William RAN
dolph Hearst said 80 yesterday, and what
Mrs. Hearst says about the doinss Of the
committee goes.
Until the lady spoke there had been
pain In the breasts Of artists--of all, in
fact, who react unpleasantly to the spec
tacle OF crude factory chimney stuck
up. anyhow. near the front door Of the
most beautiful building In New York.
The members of the Municipal Art Com
mission shivered every time they
glimpsed the stark. tall thing. and yes
terday, when the report got about that
the women's committee liked their tower
80 well they were going to make 1t a
permanency there was gnashing OF teeth
DR.. John Quincy Adams, assistant sec
rotary OF the Art Commission, was
puzzled as to what could be done about
enacing the tower. II had been put
up by authority of permit stating It
was to be temporary only, and Or. Adams
said that the commission had no jurisdic-
ton or authority to approve OF the build
Ing or to compel the destruction Of tenn
porary structures. He rather thought Il
would take suit by n taxpayer and n
court order to clear the City Hall Park
of the ugly thing. Jules Guerin, the
painter, a member of the commission,
remarked that the tower, whatever its
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
CHAPLIN SANITY TEST
NOT TO BE PUBLIC
Commission viii Determine
Editors Mental Condition.

The commission in lunacy, consistjns
OF George w. Wickersnam, Lamar
Hardy and DR.. Smith Ely Jelllfte, which
is to dig into the question OF whether
Charles f. Chaplin, the editor who re-
Gently killed his wife at a Broadway
hotel was insane NJ the time of the muir
der. met for the first time In the Grand
Jury room Of the Criminal Courts Build
ing yesterday afternoon,
The chief work was TO hear arru-
ments for and against the proposal Of
Abe Levy. counsel for chaplin. to exclude
the public and newspapermen from ALI
sessions of. the commission once the
work of taking lay and medical testl.
mony concerning Chapln's mental state
is begun.
Messrs. WickershaIn. Hardy and Jel-
Ine thereupon went to Judge James T.
Malone's chambers to thresh out the
matter and later camc forth with the
announcement that tho decision arrived
at during the conference was that no
one except Chaplin, the lawyers for and
against him, the witnesses and. Of
course. the members of tho lunacy com
ission BE- permitted to enter the room
Nhile the lurncy Investigations are
being held.
The commission then adjourned. after
announcing that no further meetings
would be held until Friday, November
/. beginning at IL 4. NJ that day and
throughout the afternoon the taking OF
testimony will proceed before the COM
mission. At tho end OF the day the COM
mission will again adjourn, Il was fur
Their announced, until IL A. NJ on Thurs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Convention OF tho New York City Fed.
GRAFTON OF Womens Clubs. Hotel As,or
10 A. NJ.
Celebration of the thIrty-nfth ann,v.r.
sary OF Col. Clarence w. Smiths connec.
ton. with the Thirteenth Regiment Ar
mory. Sumner avenue. Brooklyn, SIS p NJ
Address by Supreme Court Justice
Leander b. Faber. IL Nevins street. $50
i. NJ
october business meeting Of tho Wash.
tngton HeightB Taxpayers Assoc:at ton. SIS
West l6sth street. s Z. NJ
Alliance Franchise. meeting Waldorf.
Astoria. $ p. NJ.
Fine Stationery Manufacturer As,ocis.
ton. meeting. 10 A. NJ. luncheon p. n,
Waldorf Astoria.
Dinner in honor OF his Grace the Mc,
Reverend Archbishop Nectios Metropoll.
tan OF Athens and Prlmate OF Greece. rs.
Club. 7. NJ.
New York Inirmary for Women and
Children, luncheon, Hotel McAipin. 1890
p. NJ.
Lecture by Prof. Herbert Hr-ndon Ft'.
Jr.. on The Danger Zoae % Eu7opH---AIs-
tria and the Balkans" lecture hal. p
N. lecture by John Kendrick RsnEs or
Light and Shade in the Land o, Vsor
Music Hall. S:l5 7. ".
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25

patriotic Significance. was an awful thing
and hoped that something could be done
toward putting its bricks TO a useful
purpose
However. the signs and the fears Of
the sculptors and the artists were APP
parently premature aspirations and APP
chairman OF the Mayors Committee OF
Women on National Defence. heard that
some folk were afraid the tower was
gong to stay up she promptly said:
Nonsense. It's an ugly thing. It's
purpose was merely to attract public at
teption to our sale Of Liberty bonds--to
interest people directly, concretely. in
buying bonds. That purpose has been
well served, as everybody knows. The
tower ought to come down and will come
down."
"Well. Mrs. Hearst, they are still send
ms It skyward. putting a cap on IT,"
said her visitor.
"Oh, yes, know" che replied But
what would you? Tho ladies' active
In getting the tower built simply want
to see how it looks when 1t Is all done.
That's a perfectly natural, human. feml-
nine feeling, isn't It? When the cap is
on and they see how II looks--like a hat.
you know, that has been completely
tiigged out by the m.lliner--they will be
glad enough, I'm sure. to order Its demo-
lltion. That will BIO done without ques-
tion."
The shaft will be eighty-six feet high
when the anxious women get through
fuesing with It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York, fair on t,.
coast, rain in interior lsto to-day, ~
morrow probably rain; moderate fam
perature: increasing southerlv via.
For New Jersey. rain to-day. N. rD..'ln
unsettled. probably without rain. moSn.Sov
temperature; Increasing southsflv r,rat
70, northern New England. fair. fo,.
increasing southerly winds 0r'ori
For southern New England, fsIr 49,.
warmer to-day, rain tonight and tomas
row. somewhat warmer; modeae,,
southerly winds. increasing to-day
For western New York, rain TO-DAY. :.
morrow fair and cooler. '' "'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-Tbc a-..
high pressure that has occupied New r.
land since Tuesday has given Nav n.
western front. thus permitting a wsss
depression central over Louisiana wedn.,.
day night to advance TO the upper ~.
region: General rains have fallen in ~.
Gulf states, Tennessee, the Ohio VAIN,
and the upper lake region. and there h.s..
been local rains in Colorado and Now Me-
leo. "e''
Temperature has fallen In the Ro,,,
Mountain region and the Missouri V VoTn
tricts. NoA'' u.s.
Tho western rain area will .s,.,
slowly into the Middle and South Atisn,,s
states. probably reaching the coa,, w
Friday night and clearing early SATURDAY
The temperature will change bu. ,,,.
In Atlantic coast districts. II viii 4.
cooler In the lake region and the oho
storm warnings are displayed on ro,,.
ern Lake Huron and eastern Lake Superior
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
SQUAD OF SOLDIERS
EVICTS IL FAMILIES
Tenants Ignore Notice to
MoUe-U. S. Needs Site.

Just as the twelve families occupying
six two family houses in Prospect street,
Long Island city, were about to eat sup
per last evening squad OF fifty soldiers
marched into the street and their com
mauder directed the occupants to move
ont forthwith,
The houses, between Bridge Plaza and
Wilbur avenue, were taken over several
weeks ago by the Government and Will
lie RACED to make room for an addition
TO the factory OF Brewster & Co, en-
gagged In the manufacture OF airplanes
Tho families received their notices 10
move out as soon as the Government ac-
quired the property. but they had not
reckoned with the Governments peremp-
tory way In wartime. SO they stayed on,
taking II for granted that second
notice would come.
The soldiers were courteous but firm.
They assisted the householders TO carry
their effects TO the street, but were de-
mons for speed, and within forty minutes
OF their arrival not stick of personal
property remained in the buildings.
And then the soldiers turned to on the
buildings and in another half hour had
removed dnorsteps, doors. window panes
and frames. leaving the houses in an ad-
vanced state OF readiness for the con-
tractors wreckers to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
FRANK J. GOULD ASKS DIVORCE
Report From Paris says lie ana
Second wife Have Parted,

Frank Jay Gould has hcEI" dlvo'''
proceedings in France against Its sec
ond wife. Edith Kelly Gould, accord'nG
10 a report which reached here yester
day. They have been separated f'r sew
eral months. IncompatiblIty ~ tempe
is said to be the ground. II 10 reported
that Charles G. Loeb. Mr. Gou' = al
torney in Paris, has confirmed -" report
Mr. Gould is the youngest son az mo
late jay Gould, Ills last marglnc" 'HoF
place i'm 1919 Mrs Could Ms former
show girl and after hor marriage '
Mr.. Gould. Miss Bessie De Voc. o u.'''.
commenced a 100000 suit aSai7''
for breach Of promise" NJ en-" NJ
Gould went 10 France soon 1t''-'.'"
and he was reported to have ss'..I 'e
action for $1,000.
Mrs. Helen Margaret kc.i"S H.I0,
first wife, divorced him IN l1n', r'"'k
Rose Winter. an actress. she f. even
$40. 600 annually az alimony, N"sls"s
large cash settlement. Mr.. u"H,I vas
reported TO have inherited ah7 4 ore
sixth OF his fathers estate VH'"a wa
estimated at sso,OOo.O0O.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
HELD AS AGENT FOR
EDWARDS PARADISE
Mora Indicted as Operator Of
Slackers' Underground
Route to Mexico.

Juan Mora, 80, a Mexican Indian. en-
ployed as a clerk in a cigar store at 35l
Adams street, Brooklyn. was indicted
by a Federal Grand Jury In that Dor
ough yesterday on a charge of conspiring
to violate the selective service law. He
Is alleged to have promoted scheme
TO smuggle draft dodgers into Mexico.
The men with whom he is alleged TO
have done business were Government
agents. They arrested him Wednesday
and caused his Indictment. He viii he
nrralgned to-day for pleading. having
been held in $1,000 bnll by Commits
sioher Reifschneider.
Agents of several Government bu-
rcaus have been investigating reports
that an underground railroad to Mexico
was in operation for s!ackers. Two
asents obtained information that led
them TO Mora,
According to the agents Mora offered
to provide transportation facilities across
the Mexican border. His scheme in
forged draft deferred classification cards
upon which passports might be obtained
One OF the agents, who is OF dark COM
plexion and might pass for Mexican,
said that Mora agreed to get him a
draft card showing classification in
Glass ) as an allen for 5000 The. other
agent, who has red hair. said that Mora
asked him for $3.50.
There have been reports current for
months that there was u towards coll
Ony In Mexico. It's exact location never
has been dlvulged. but Il was ascer-
tanned that Charles Francis Phillips cs-
capped to Mazatlan, Mexico, TO eyade ser.
vice
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
URGES CITY GRANT
TEACHERS DEMANDS
DIR. Allen Warns Board Of Es-
innate Mandatory Salary
Bill Is Planned.

At the last public hearing on the 1919
budget held by the Board of Estimate
yesterday. DIR. William II. Allen urged
the board to prepare sanely TO meet the
demands of the teachers for an increase
In salary. He spoke OF the preparations
being made TO bring the influence OF
$4,000 teachers TO bear In Albany in
January to pass n mandatory salary bill.
DR.. Allen suggested that the board APP
point n committee TO consult with the
teachers now and not leave the deter
mination of the question TO a special
drive.
The Mayor, who has shown much I'M
patience with those city employees who
have asked for salary Increases. declared
that so far as he was concerned the city
employees would have to ''cut out that
sort OF thing and go to work"
Then his Honor told n touching little
story about the time when he was work
ing for a farmer He thought he was
worth more money and told the farmer
So
"If you think So" replied the farmer,
go somewhere else and get it,
"I did" said the Mayor yesterday.
That's what the dissatisfied teachers
ought to do. Go somewhere else and get
more money"
Then the Mayor paused for a moment
and Borough President Riegelmann
broke in:
"If you'd only stuck to that job, Mr.
Mayor. you might have been mighty
good farmer by this time
Both the Mayor and the Comptroller
M t,,NF Ia
tended 10 try to curb the power Of
II. II. NJ. Cook, auditor of the Board OF
Education.
Charles A. Beard. director OF the Blu
reau OF Municipal Research, said yester-
day that in his remarks as to the way
In which the Board OF Estimate had
been able to keep the budget down so far
as the tax deficiency item went he had
not intended to charge the city admins
tration with "subterfuge."
"On the contrary" said Mr.. Beard
'the administration has strictly followed
the terms of the law enacted last year
which provides that certain unspent bal
ances shall be applied 10 the tax def
cheney account. II this law had not been
enacted the budget for 1919 would have
to include about s4.1Ol. 900 instead of the
$l,S35.o0 which Is the sum left after
the unspent balances are taken out Of
the total tax deficiency. In comparing
the budget for 1919 with that of previous
years this fact must be taken into ac-
count, although no criticism Of the ad-
ministration is implied thereby"
The Bronx Parkway Commission po-
litely told the Board of Estimate yester-
day that It could not comply with the
demand that II stop the work OF I'm
proving the BronA River during the war,
and, furthermore, that Corporation Coun-
sci Burr could not succeed in the task
imposed on him by the Mayor of securing
a mandamus to hold up the work.
The act described the lands. the Com
mission said, and imposed the duty OF
acquiring this property The awards
bore six per cent interest from the date
or acquiring title and nothing could be
gained by holding up the work. In cases
where title had not vested the courts
were without power 10 override the man
dates of the legislature
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
B. R. T. MEN WIN
RIGHT TO UNTONIZE
National War Labor Board Or
ders Reinstatement of Dis
charged Employees.
U. S. CONTROL rs POSSIBLE
Failure Of Company to Com
ply Would Put Case Up to
President.
U. S. CONTROL IS POSSIBLE
Special Despafch 10 THr Sun.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.--The right OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company to
prevent its employees from joining labor
unions was denied in a decision OF the
National War Labor Board signed by
Joint Chairmen Taft and Walsh to-day.
Nine other street car cases were de-
cided at the same time and in each the
board reafiirmed the right OF employees
20 be free from molestatlon in Joining
labor unions.
In the Il. r. 7. case the right OF the
employees to Join the Brotherhood OF
Engineers was tho only point at issue
The board found that the company had
Disseminated against union employees.
thus violating one OF the provisions OF
the Presidents proclamation Of April 8.
IT was recommended that twenty-nine
employees discharged for union affilia-
ton be reinstated with full pay for the
time lost since their discharge.
The decision parallels that in the
Western Union case and Is not of itself
binding. II the company does not accede
TO II. however. there 10 the threat 81
Government control. II was after the
refusal OF President Carlton OF the West
ern Union to reinstate discharged EN-
that the wire companies were taken I'M
der Government control.
A big arms manufacturing company
declining to accede to a decision by the
board in a dispute with its employees
was taken over by request and Is being
operated under Government control
Such measures to enforce decisions Of
the National War Labor Board lie, how
ever. with the executive authority and
not with the board. In this connection
Director-General McAdoo has taken the
position that street railways or other
public utilities have no place under tho
Railroad Administration and that there
Is no authority for taking them under
the railroad control act Officials here
are confident. however, that the Govern
ment has the power to take over any
private enterprise in the war emergency.
In the b. r T. case the board disre-
garded as evidence statement signed
by all but four OF the motormen on the
elevated and subway lines of the COM
pany. asserting that no grievance ex-
listed between them and the company.
The board said IL has reason to be-
lieve that "these statements were In
some degree procured as the result OF
coercion" especially In view of the fact
that some Of those who signed presented
omplaints against the company.
The board asserted that II was mot
unionizing the company in the sense OF
making its organisation closed shop"
1t left ito the company and its en-
ployees full opportunity to come to an
agreement in the light Of these princi-
pies
The decision follows a bitter contro-
versy of more than three years standing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT
MANHATTAS.


THE Red Cross" by Sargt Alexander
Coubrough. wadleIEh High school lls;h
street. west OF Seventh avenue.
Turkey. Syria and Egypt by Harry
Os'rander, Public School a.. Broatvr
Academy and Vermilyea avenue. Inwoot
Stereopttcon views and motion pic'I-ss
THE Rise OF Russia" by Far! Ram"
Public School 60. Eighty eighth street, ca
OF First avenue Maps ami charts.
Madam butterfly" by Mr. Artoulo
Stab!ly. Public School On. l47th street, ~s'
of seventh avenue. Vocal AMI iustTume9"
selections.
THE Animal Machine" by Prof SsmG'
{. Schmuckcr. Phi. u, cf stat" N0rnP,
school, West Chester. Pa, puh.lr Sc7o''
l3?, lS2d street and Walswor,h avenue
submarines" by Charles l.. harrington
Y. NJ. q. A.. East Side, 1873 Eas. EShv'
sixth street. Stereopticon views.
BRONN.
THE Catskiii Aqueduct." hv Tef'v C
Barney. Public School Il, Forahsm siFes!'
near City Island avenue, CITY lsSna
Stereoptcon views.
Tho Moon and Man" by Jacob
Price, Phi. n, Public School Is. Antho7.
and fremont avs.
Through Polynesia" BY Mrs I'i,iAn
Fisher. Public School 81. lN5d street D.
tween beaumont and Camhr",tcng avenues
The Structure OF the Universe. by 'rN
rctt i. Servlss. Public school aa, i'T'h'
avenue. north Of lS4th street.
English Achievements IN S'''7T" am
Invention by Miss GrGrs ! lH.'-'
y. =. L.. Woodstock, 49, Ea,, '-'.a ''''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
MOTOR COMPANIES MERGED,
General Corporation Purchase.
Three other Concerns,

Purchase Of the Mclaughlin Carriage
Company, Ltd, Mclaughlin Motor Com
pany, Ltd. and the Chevrolet Motor
Company OF Canada, Ltd. by the Gen
eral Motors Corporation was announced
yesterday The entire interests OF these
companies, including their manufacturing
plants at Oshawa, Ontario, and branch
houses and service depots throughout the
Dominion, will be taken over on Noyem-
Der l, and from that date will be oper-
ated as divisions OF the parent company
General Motors Company will manu-
facture in Canada It's motors, axlcs
transmissions and other important parts
and with that In view, has recently pur-
chased "A manufacturing site at Walkers
vile, Ontario, consistlng OF thrty-eight
acres where thesc operations will he
centred General Motors Company in
terests will he represented BY r. and
q. w. Mclaughlin,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
FRUIT PRICES DROP:
BUTCHERS FINED
Food Board Broadens Scope of
Probe Into PrOfiteering in
Oranges and Lemons.

The Federal Food Board enlarged its
investigation yesterday into retail
charges for oranges, lemons and other
fruits, and IL looking particularly into
the jump which prices took coincideni
with the beginning Of the influenza cpl
demic on October :, The board called
Frank Kuhne, a grocer of 2737 Broad
way, for examination as TO the prices
he has charged and had him produce his
bills.
Kuhne showed that he had paid 80 for
box containing 144 oranges and sold
them at the rate OF three for 25 cents.
or at gross profit Of SO on the box.
He said that as a rule he had been will
ing TO sell oranges at cents above
the cost price, His explanation seemed
to satisfy Mr.. Williams. who said that
the case did not seem 70 serious as at
first. A number OF fruit dealers in the
downtown section OF the city have been
summoned for examination to-day.
Prices OF oranges dropped So and IS
a box at public auction yesterday ac-
cording to reports reaching the board,
indicating that the intention to lnvesti-
gate is already having some effect. Re
ceipts yesterday we're fifteen cars, conf
pared with seven cars the previous day,
and the average price box at auction
ythtcTuhy WAS $1,000 tpIlpdIcu WIN
sl6.l6 the day before.
Seventeen more butchers charged with
proitee ring in lamb were summoned for
trial yesterday and fifteen were found
guilty. Inspectors OF the board are now
at work checking up butchers who have
been found guilty OF overcharging to see
II they are complying with the boards
orders to display signs. The Police De-
partment Is cooperating in this work.
The trials Of the rest OF the 234 butchers
summoned will be finished to-
day.
The butchers found guilty yesterday,
with the amounts they agreed to pay In
fines to the Red Cross or other war
charities, are as follows:
Ju,ius Klein, 1856 Third ay,, 500: John
werle, 1887 Third oY.,. So; Nathan Kramer
i.O Third av., sloO Bertha Marx. l2la Third
av ,2j: TantelIeo BROS 1896 Third ave siN:
MYRTLE Blum SO Ninth av.. 80: Martin j,
Then, +33 Amsterdam av., sl0o: wlhelmina
@. Schaefcr. 1853 Amsterdam sv.. $50 Jacob
wiesenfelder, 1856 Amsterdam av.. 500; Jesse
Simon 1877 Third ay,. $50; Sidney Alderman.
1887 Amsterdam av.. Ss: Joseph Seuman. 1888
lexington sv:, SIS; Lyon KohIcr, 1921 Lex
Must Display Sign (no contribatiou)-Min.
ME Maybaum, 1877 Amsterdam av.
Charges Dismissed-L Oppenheimer ma
Willis av., 7St Westchester av., 1870 Amster-
dam Ay-. and Aochs = soma lx7 IexinE-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
GRIP CONTINUES TO
RECEDE ALL OVER u. S.
Situation Still Serious in Many
of Larger Cities.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.--Further subsi-
dence Of the influenza epidemic through
out the country was indicated in reports
from forty-four States received to-day
by the Public Health Service. The stu
alton still Is serious in many localities,
however. and more particularly in the
larger cities.
There was practically no change in
army camps. 2,772 new cases being re-
ported. decrease of ! from yesterda avs
total. Pneumonia cases decreased from
742 yesterday to 6ss to-day and deaths
were 3O7. against 327 the day before.
The total OF influenza cases reported now
IS 296,275. pneumonia cases 4S,32S and
deaths 1914.
Camps Dix. New Jersey. and Grant,
Illinois, where influenza epidemics have
been particularly serious, did not report
a single new case. while only were re-
ported from Camp Devens, Massachu-
sets. The largest number OF new cases
reported to-day was from Camp Nc
Clellan, Alabama. with 123.
Arkansas reported the peak had been
passed in the larger towns, but that con-
ditions were more serious in the rural
districts Connecticut reported a gen.
eral decrease in cases. California has
i5.700 cases.
In Florida deaths in the cities and
towns increased rapidly early this MONTH
but they now show a sharp decrease. In
Arizona the disease is spreading to some
extent In the mining districts, but else
where Is on the decline. Colorado re-
ports l1,423 cases. while In other far
Western States the disease is epidemic
in most cities.
Improvement is shown In Washington
and Oregon, as we'll as California In
the Northwest conditions continue Sc
rious. particularly In Minnesota. but in
the States bordering on the Mississippi
River there IL a decline.
Over the South and East generally i'm
provement is shown. but the disease still
10 active In most of the large cities