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New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Man lnhales Gas, Dies:
Kills Son by Mistake
Brooklyn Woman Finds Misery
After Looking Forward to
Long-lloped-For Joy

Mrs. Martha Hcrn started the day
yesterday with a bit of Christmas luck.
She lives in a rear tenement at 1888
Jerome street, Brooklyn. Mrs. uern
sent her eldest daughter Elizabeth, to
the job that was offered in a Brooklyn
department store.
Then she went to her own work
which is that of q goldbeater. If Eliza
beth's job should prove permanent
Mrs. Hern was thinking as she ham
mered the precious metal skilfully
there would be comforts for her para
lytic husband Joseph; nourishing food
for her fouryear-old son, Paul, and
perhaps she could get her other three
children back from the institution.
Such comforting Yuletidc thoughts
filled her mind when she entered her
home last night. They were driven out
by the fumes of illuminating gas and
the sight Of her husband, dead in q
chair. He had taken this way of
tightening his wife's burdens. But he
had forgotten that Paul was asleep in
the next room. When Mrs. Hern en-
tered it Paul was dead, too.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Two Scale Sing Sings
Walls, but Are Captured
Searchlights Reveal Fugitives
About to Swim River
to Liberty

OSSINING, N. Y, Dec. 23.-Two in
mates of Sing Sing attempted to es-
cape from the institution last night
and were recaptured after they haC
scaled the iron fence on the river side
of the prison and were sbout to swim
for liberty.
The men are two former seamen in
the United States navy, Sparks and
Walsh, who deserted and were arrested
after they had robbed several saloons
in Brooklyn. They were serving from
five to ten years.
They hid in the yard yesterday after
noon to await their chance to escape
and were missed when the count was
made after the other men had beer
locked in the cell block for the night
Guards were doubled about the prison
and the searchlights were turned on
Sparks and Walsh were caught in the
CLEAN of one of the lights and sur
rendered. They were locked in isola-
ton cells.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Boat Owners to File
An Arbitration Protest
Majority Are Opposed to TAX
ing Defiant Attitude Toward
Government
Government

b. NJ. Squiers, acting executive Of
the New York Harbor Wage Adjust
ment Board, yesterday issued formal
notlces to the boat owners of New
orS and the marine workers. union
that the board will take I'D the eight
hour day and other questions in dis
Iute on Friday The original plan to
meet Thursday was abandoned, be-
cause of the naval demonstration
scheduled for that day.
NO oMclal statement was forthcom-
Ing from the boat owners association
Yesterday as to the position they will
take at this hearing. Unotficially it
was stated that the several associa-
tons would appear and through coun-
sci hle formal protests against the
proceedings, thus keeping the record
straight and atfording a possible basis
tor injunction suits in the event that
the United States Shipping Board or
other government body finds it neces-
sary to take over their EQUIPMENT in
order TO avoid interruption in the
commerce of the port.
1hls tentative plan was agreed upon
Yesterday at series of conferences,
at which the question of presenting
evidence in opposition to the unions
case was left in abeyance. Another
conference will be held to-day.
the failure to agree on definite
programme yesterday is understood to
be largely due to the opposition of {,
considerable clement TO taking any
action that would commit the boat
owners to actual defiance of the gov
ernment. Some feeling was shown
over earlier statements in which the
governments position was criticised.
a minority group being of the opinion
that their case thereby had been in
jured in the eyes of the public
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
n. Y. "HOOverizes''
Even After Ban of
Wartime is Lifted
Restaurant Restrictions Are
Lifted, but Patrons Con-
tinue to Practise ALI Purse
and Palate Economies

In the bright lexicon of restaurant
patrons and proprietors there was no
such word yesterday as Hoover, but
still New Workers continued to Hoo
verize," but without compulsion.
Beginning in the morning, restric-
tions imposed by the Food Administra-
tion upon all eating places were sus-
pended indefinitely. For the first time
in nearly a year New Workers were
privileged to order as much and as
elaborately as they pleased.
Freed from the ruling under which
they were supposed to have suffered
for their country, New Workers en-
tered restaurants and continued to fol-
low the defunct restrictions slavshly.
Their orders were as modest and their
meals as frugal as they had been under
the sway of the Food Administration.
Habit, personal taste and the new
found spirit of economy prevented the
pected to follow the removal of limi-
tations as to size and quality of meals
Bread Comes Early Again
Except for bread before the first
course, two helpings of butter if de-
SlreQ ana lew OCneT minor changes,
New York's first day free of food rcgu-
lation occasioned little attention, either
in the contents of menus or the quart
tity consumed.
A canvass of cashiers in twelve lead
ing hotel restaurants and cafes failed
to reveal a single instance where pat
rons checks were running higher than
usual. The national palate, having de-
ported itself with austcre patriotism
under war regulations for long months
is now accustomed, if New York is q
proper barometer, to moderate rations
Christmas dinners will not be af-
fected by the new freedom, so far as
any special dishes are concerned as
the chefs had planned their Christmas
dinners for weeks in advance.
War Economy to Remain
"Few parties will return to the habit
of having two meats at meal" said
Oscar, at the Waldorf "The nation
has lived very thrivingIy under the
moderate diet that has prevailed, and
why should the habit be changed? We
are preparing for no difference in con-
ditons."
So it was from Reisenwebers to
Brownies. Apparently tho restaurant
visiting public thinks Mr.. Hoover's
rules were not terrible hardships after
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
N. ]. Legislators
DeadlOcked Over
Presiding Officers
Parties Are Split Even in
Assembly, While in the
Senate Republicans Can't
Agree On Their Candidate
Special to The Tribune


TRENTON, Dec 23.-Two Christina
presents that the State of New jersey
might appreciate would be a Speaker
for the next Assembly, which conyenes
In January, and a president for the
Senate.
There will be thirty Republicans in
the next Assembly and the Democrats
Will have the same number This is
why Speaker-to be would be annre-
ciated IN New Jersey. The Democrats
argue that since the Governor of the
state is Republican and the Senate
will have Republican majority, that
party ought to be willing to let the
Democrats choose James J. McAteer as
Speaker. The Republicans. however
are unable to grasp the logic of this
They hold that Arthur N. Pierson
would make an ideal Speaker.
Governor Edge attempted to break
this deadlock by pointing out that the
Republicans carried the state on the
basis of the Assembly vote at the las
election by $1,000, and this fact, he
said, proved conclusively that the next
Speaker should be a Republican. He
also emphasized that the Republican
candidate for Speaker had had four
terms experience in the Assembly, to
only two terms of the Democrats
choice Yet, as far as is apparent
Governor Edges reasoning has +b,s
far failed to impress the Democrats r.
the extent of Frightening New JERSEYS
prospects of q Speaker.
- In the Senate the trouble is that the
republicans cannot agree among them
selves. Fourteen Republican ieade1
met here today and took ten ballots
IN an attempt to name the next presi-
Gent of the Senate. On each ballot
William B. Mackay, ir., of Bergen. and
harold b. Wells, of Burlington, re-
ceived seven votes each. Finally the
caucus adJ Journed to try it again later,
Possibly to agree upon compromise
candidate. us :
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
New Goth Chosen
Guard of Honor al
Smiths Inaugural
Covernor-Elect Also Names
Part of Military Staff
Orr Tenders Resignation
as, Head of State Prisons

Governor-elect Alfred Z. Smith yes
terday announced part of the personnel
of his military staff He said also that
the new 69th Regiment Of this city
would be his personal escort and guard
Of honor at his Inauguration in Albany
on New Years Day. The regiment,
about 500 strong, which succeeded the
famous old one swallowed up by the
army, will make the trip by special
train. There are to be eighteen mem
bhers of the Governors military staff.
Names announced yesterday follow:
Captain W. Walker Wear, Bingham
ton; Captain Herbert S. Sackett BUT
falo; Commodore l.. NJ. Josephthal,
Naval Militia, New York; Major Frank
Foley, National Guard Reserve who is
on the staff of Brigadier General
George r. Dyer; Captain George D..
Morris, list Infantry; DR.. John II.
0'Connor, 69th Infantry; William
Forbes Morgan, 18th Infantry; William
Ottman, Captain William L. Sayles, 23d
Loughman, 22d Engineers, New York;
Captain W. K. Fern, National Guard
Reserve, New York; Major Edward G..
Murphy, 9th Coast Artillery, New York.
The boys of the new 69th Regiment
will sleep in the armory on New Years
Eve. Mass will be celebrated in the
armory on New Years morning by the
regimental chaplain, Father Joseph P.
Dineen, at O'Clock. The regiment
will leave at $50. At 5 o'clock the
regiment will entrain for home, arriv-
ing at the armory at about O'Clock.
William A. Orr State Superintendent
OF Prisons, has informed Governor
elect Smith that he cannot serve
beyond the end of the present wear. as
he has become identified with busi-
ness in this city. 1t is' said Mr.. Orr's
new connection will yield him $4,000
q year
GoYernor-elect Smith yesterday pre-
sented his resignation as President of
the Board of Aldermen, to take effect
December 81. After that date Robert
H. Moran. now chairman of the
board will be president. He viii serve
until December /, 1919. His successor
ton
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Garment Union Asks
Arbitration of Hour
Workers Say Time Question
Most Important 10 Cloih'
inc Strikers

IN letter % Jacob II. semi; ;,Es-.
is en3eavoring to mediate the e"S
cacss between employers ana ..o.
striking garment workers 1he va
Yesterday announced conleies
could be had providing the msttel h'ss vi
forty-four- hour week would De s''''
tO arbitration. ,.,ie.
Replying so the employers the w.
says, L part; ,s.b.
aTc resuscitate the irresponST;;so
regime of the sweatsnop ps,e p-se
which enabled the employer 10 ens 'ssis
workers without regard 20 tnet - hs
would destroy everything. ina hsss+bis.
made It possible to raise the cor. corr
industry from sweatshopism IL
degree of civilization. oncs
1t is cur conviction that thel' senrs
to De conference between our .,fsei
sentatives and those Of the TaS.SS me- Is
urers' association to deal WIN ~ -" vsie
sues Of tho IRE sept situation. .ss -
no objection 10 the demand OF '~V cus
ISOLATION that the proceedings "
lie" lie A
About 5000 men are on stEISs
cording 60 the unions estims'ss
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Mrs. Albert H. Pratt
Gets Divorce Decree
Evidence Shows Husband Spent
Considerable Time at Home
of Seeress

Justice Davis in the Supreme Court
yesterday decided in favor of Mrs.
Katharine Sloane Pratt in her action
for divorce against Albert Houghton
Pratt.
Mrs Pratt named as correspondent
Nine. P. Mildred Parma, a spiritualist
and seeress, at whose home, "The Lit
tie White House." at Atlantic High
lands, the evidence showed, Mr.. Pratt
spent much Of his time. He denied any
wrongdoing, insisting that his relations
with Nine. Parma were platonic, he be-
ing a believer in her teachings of the
mystic. His rise in occultism, accord
ing to Mrs. Pratt, made her husband
feel that she was mot properly at
tuned to the vibrations"
"The defendant and correspondent"
said Justice Davis, "claim their re
lationship was only that of disciple and
teacher in matters more or less occult.
1t is unfortunate that this discipleship
made it necessary or desirable for them
to live in the same bungalow"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Bright Christmas
For Tenement Tots
OF Bowling g Green
Santa Delighted With Cheer
; His Presents Bring to
400 Small Residents Of
Dingy Lower Manhattan

When Santa Claus gets to be a really
old man, he will probably look back
upon the year 1918 as one of the
busiest and happiest of all his long
career.
"Dearie me-" he will say, looking out
over the snow-fields where his son is
cranking up the Caproni biplanc that
will soon supersede the reindeer and
sleigh, when the younger generation
gets control of the Christmas business
no, there IS no truth in the rumor
that Santa himself has bought jitney
-"Dearie me, the children nowadays
think they're having wonderful
Christmas, but there will never be an
other like 1918 That was the year of
the great peace and everybody was so
happy that l had to put in two solid
weeks distributing all the presents.
Il we'll remember the day | began,
the Monday before Christmas. 1t was
down at 45 West Street, New York,
with the very smallest children, who
go to the Bowling Green eighborhood
House
"The smallest children down there
always loved me, and I intended that
nothing should interfere with their
Christmas, even if the shedding should
get so bad later on that 7 couldn't get
through for the grownups by Christmas
Day. We seldom have had such warm
weather before or since. The snow
Valley, and had to hitch on behind
a United States army truck. or never
should have got across those cobble-
stones on West Street.
1T was worth it, though. Those
chlldren-you never see such pitiful
little creatures any more-crowded
around the Christmas tree and touched
the shining stars and tinsel angels and
laughed when great romp pulled my
beard and hugged their new dollies, SO
happy for a few hours that it made
my old heart ache to think of the sad
little lives they would have to 60 back
TO after Christmas.
There was one girl, about twelve
years old, | should say. the oldest of
SIX children, whose father and mother
had died in the influenza epidemic.
wonder what ever became of them"
Santas daughter-in-la law will stop him
at this point, because it's no use think
ing of unhappy things at Christmas
time, and, anyway, there were lots of
persons in New York anxious to help
the influenza orphans.
The workers at the Bowling Green
House, too, will remember Christmas,
1918, as the year of the greatest cele-
bration the dingy old tenements be-
hind Wall Street ever saw Fourteen
hundred tickets were distributed to the
children, and instead of one Christmas
party there were four, on the after
Moons and evenings Of Monday and
Tuesday before Christmas.
Every baby received a cap and a
rattle and every child q toI, ood ,
practical present. For the mothers
whose husbands were in the army and
Tor others who were especially needy
there were bundles of warm clothinr.
Then there we're ice cream and fruit for
everybody and a funny man who played
with doll he called Every good, Ed
die"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Russian Here Seeks Trade
For Anii-Bolslleyik Sectiou

G.. A. Martushin. Secretary Of
Finance in the anti- Bolshevk govern
ment of She northern provinces of
Russia, has arrived in this country
from Archangel. to urge upon the gov
ernment and business men the neces-
sity of fostering trade relations with
that part of Russia,
Foodstuffs. medical supplies and tools
and plements of various sorts were
the prime need OF his countrymcn, he
said, and they were ready to export
flax, and already had sent 800 900 pools
leach 36 poundsJ to this country.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
De Woody Going TO Japan

Charles +. De Woody, chief OF thc
Bureau of Investigation Of the De-
partment of Justice. announced ves-
terday that his resignation had been
accepted by Washington and would be
effective December 81. Mr.. De Woody
said he had been appointed general
manager of the foreign department
for the Nafra Company, 120 Broadway.
% develop trade in the Orient and the
Ear East and would sail with his fam
v for Japan on January 80. He will
main in Japan five years.
1t was reported yesterday that Will
lam j. Blatchford, Mr. De Woody's as
slstant. will succeed him.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Gorernor's Room Here
To BE Used bv Smith

Governor-elect Alfred K. Smith pre-
sided over the Board of Aldermen at
its meeting yesterday long enough to
bid farewell to its members. He said:
Il propose to come to the city Hall
every time come to the city and oc-
cupy the Governors room. | believe
it was on the theory that a Governor
would sometime visit the City Hall
that room IN this building was set
aside for him. in latter cas- his
room has been used rs rcfser5,. !
propose to use it wheuc
The city so that I can be visited by
people who wish to see me. $780,.
Will get whatever time is at NV dis
posal while here"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
p1a||a P':!!ITY
kn alIznk = s '>RIEE:R1| E::!!1

=, Charles Brown. eight years old, of Ozone
"a. rark, long Island, was instantly killed when
near the Ozone Park station The bo,,,s
iather is patrolman attached to the We
l0oth Street, station, Manhattan.
Traffic the Third Avenue elevated i;ns
IN Inc bronx was tied up for about an hou.
"hen the rear car of a northbound emmy
train Jumped the track at 164th Street ~
one was injured.
The 200 children al Seaside hospj,al New
Dorp, Staten Island are to hsye n Ch,iis+,,,.,s
Tree and party on Christmas afternoon. Tie
chhofen' who range III age from two years
70 70 Twelve were made orphans through the
loss OF one or both OF their parents IN INC
lnnuenza epidemic.
One One r,, entire floor of St. Johns Hospital
long Island City, has been taken over by
lne government as base hospital for
wounded men in the navy. There are aio,,t
lorty sailors there now.
p Magistrate William Blau paroied Ann4
Bontglio. sixteen years old. IN the custody
OF Probation Officer Carrie McCauley waas
tne little girl was arrai9ned before han
charged with iInpairing the morals Of a
child. The parents of Anna returned to the
parents of Casn;eila Maniello 1925. heinsy
the greater part of the sum the Manielo
eIri was SAID to have stolen from her father
70 give TO Anna. In consequence. the court
changed the charge 10 the less serious one
OF disorderly conduct and paroled the young
prisoner.
William ?. Larnin, director Of Inc Knights
OF Columbus Overseas Activities, s.nnaances
that among the supplies sens shrosd for the
Sod.efs' holidays were a0.N2a 0oj cigarettes
10000 pounds of nard candy. Zoo popn6s
Of chocolates. 10000 pounds of lemon drops
25,Q00 pounds of gam drops and COO Goo
pac6ag es OF chewing gum.
Friends Of Alexander Duiat. former
County Clerk OF Queens Connty and now
serving sentence for bigamy. are circu-
lnting a petition TO obtain his pardon. II is
understood they have several hundred sign
era
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24

One entire floor of St Johns Nasp;.a,
Long Island City, has been taken over bv
lhe government as base hospital for
wounded men in the navy. There ave aiso,,4
forty sailors there now
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24

Traffic on the Third Avenue elevated line
IN The Bronx was tied up for about an how.
% when the rear car of northbound emp "
one was injured -'0
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-11
VACCINATION TINE

Ny dad is touchy as can be,
My ma is too, you bet
And brother Chris. and Nell. my sis
Just fume and fuss and fret.
Its struck our neighbors. too. guess,
guess,
I heard them all day long,
Disputin' and complanin'
AS If everythin' was wrong.
And me! you bet I'm grouchy, too,
Its got to be admitted
But you may be-just wait and see!
When you've been vaccinated.
You feel alright day or so. &.
But then-my gracious sakes!
You go to bed-wish you was dead
And every bone just aches!
There sure is nothing got it beat
To spoil your callalation-
It's mighty hot when we all got
A brand. new vaccination.--Mar
NJ Plat. 3t13 Front St, Harrisburg,
Penna.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-11
THE PEOPLES FORUM
FOCH AND GRANT

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Is Ferdi Foch a second General
Grant?
Just as Grant could instantly COM
prehend a military situation, pierce
lts very core, saw what to do and
did it better and quicker than any
other general of his day; so Foch,
our new chief of all the Allies. is
endowed with this same super MILL
tary genius.
Since Grants day, is Foch the
first foreign general to match the
invncible American?
Let's match them. In narrating
his first day of his battle at Ft. Dom
aldson, Grant in his mem oirs, says:
Il turned to Col. Webster of my
staff who was with, me and said:
Some of our men are badly demor-
allied, but the enemy must be more
so, the one who attacks first will be
victorious and the enemy will have
to be in hurry TO get ahead of me-.
lie ordered an assault at once, storm
ed the fort and captured an army.
1t is said of Foch that in the bat
tie of the Somme when a subordinate
general came explaining to him that
his division was too exhausted by
the prolonged fighting to advance,
Foch replied: Tired are they; we'll
so are the Germans; attack" And
they cycloned the trenches.
Note even how Grants battle
methods are being identically re-
fought and paralleled by Foch.
On page 260 of his memoirs Grant
says: "On the road to Richmond
while General Wright on our left
flank was being driven back by Early,
~ hn hnC nf .rr
the left, l ordered Hancock. who was
holding the center, to attack on his
front. He carried and held the rifle
pits and Early was driven back"
At the critical hour of the battle
of the Marne, Foch dispatched to
Joffre: "My right has been driven
in, my left has been driven IN, conse-
quently ] shall attack with what is
left of my center" He struck,
crumbled the Prussian Guard and
routed Won Kluck.
Again Grant would always collect
the most men where most needed
and hold the fewest men where
least needed. That is what Foch did
his very first day as general-in- chief
He is always ready. Is ready now
His impossible wall of men is now
built. Picardy will not break.
! Grant believed in victory himself
and acted so that others would be-
| lieve in it too. Foch says: "Amiens
will not fall" and every Allied gen.
eral now believes and is acting II
! too.
Destiny has given to us second
Grant. Hurry, America, and back
! him up. Don't wait Remem be
Grant never asked for more troops
hut always just fought. with what
! Halleck gave him. ,Foch is likewise
modest in asking us. We must rust
our troops to him. Speed up oui
| fighting stuff and get it to him. Once
! there, Foch knows how to win.
Fl. z. BURLINGTON.
/ Lykens. Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-11
COMMON SENSE AT LAST
IBuffalo Express. ]

A press dispatch from Moscow rep
resents NJ. Podvolslky, the assistant
minister of war, as saying Russians
must take a rife in one hand and n
hammer in the other, submit to the
most strict discipline and work 16
hours a day il they hope to combat t
the menace threatening them.' He
advocated the mediate creation of
a regular army. He ridiculed the
idea of guerilla warfare, and said
that such an effort would only be a
"1ea bite" Russia, he said, wants
dictators and business organization
instead of pious intentions. He urged
compulsory training and commercial
as we'll as military mobiliza tion.
This is the first sensible speech that
has been spoken by a member of the
Russian government since the Boil
shevik; government obtained control.
When the workmen and peasants Of
Russia begin to follow that kind of
advice, they will cease to be Bolshev-
Xxi or will give to the world a radi-
cally different meaning. The recap
ture Of Odessa may indicate that they
have caught the spirit of NJ. Podvol-
sky already. 1t is more probable
that this really is the work of som e
local leader among the remnants Of
the army in Southern Russia, who
has acted independently of any order
from Moscow.