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New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

The chairman Of the dinner commit
tee Of the Sprague Electrical Works
convention left the private dining hall
at the Hotel McAlpin in haste and
sought hotel detective.
There's ringer in our gathering
he complained. "He just came in and
sat down at table. We can't begin
our business talks until he goes, and
we have been singing patriotic songs
for an hour"
The "ringer" was hoarsely chanting
"Over There" with a look of patient
suffering when the detective approached
him.
"Isn't this the Home Life Insurance
convention dinner?" he asked.
mo, that was last night" he was IN
formed. Whereupon he departed w''h
abject apologies.
"My train was delayed" he explained
outside the dining hall, "and knew I
would miss the convention, but I
thought I'd get here in time for the
dinner. I'm about worn out. I'll bet
I've sung hundred patriotic songs"
DR.. Wilfred Grenfcll announces from
Ottawa that seal meat is excellent eat
ing and urges its sale on behalf of
food saving. Life for the earnest food
conservationist is becoming a complex
matter. If he does his duty and fol-
lows the directions Of experts he must
raise whales in his water tank, keep
seals in his bathtub and breed fish in
the washbowl.
Efficiency was the motto Of the burg
lar who broke into the Automat at 604
Sixth Avenue yesterday morning early
He did not descend to the drill and
nitro glycerine performance of the COM
mon yegg. Instead, he rolled the safe
out of the store loaded it into a motor
at his leisure. He got by this method
500 in cash and a safe worth at least
as much more
Colonel Guthrie. of the Canadian
Black Watch. now lecturing on the war
in this country, states that the most
tactful man he ever knew was Cock
ney private named Watkins.
Watkins was lecturing his mates one
day on the need of employing tact in
their dealings with the French people.
Nov, got in bit of a fix the other
day." said Watkins. "I was billeted
with French family, and after I'd
been shown to my room l started out
for walk. Well, I 'appened to open
and there was lady in the tub. She
let out a scream, and it might ave
been deucedly embarrassing situa-
ton. but my tact saved the day
"Well, wot did va do?"
81 jes' backed out, an said: 'Pardong
monsieur"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
1t Explodes and Wrecks
Courthouse, but No
One Is Injured
Certified Man Sought
1t Burst Soon After He Asked
Exemption; He Will Be
Held at Camp Dix

PATERSON, n. j., Feb. ia bomb,
believed to have been left behind by a
drafted man as farewell gift to the
board that had certified him for service,
exploded in a basement washroom of
the Passaic County Courthouse at noon
to day, broke several windows in the
structure, cracked the plaster of cell
lngs and walls and completely wrecked
the plumbing of the washroom.
No one was hurt, but every one in
she courthouse and ncighboring build
;rgs was panicstricken for a few min
Atcs. In the room where the draft
%oard was sitting there was STAN
oadc Of candid who we're undergo
.ng examination.
The explosion was heavy enough to
snake the entire structure. Windows
and window frames were blown out in
;he Offices Of the Sheriff, Librarian,
Registrar and County Clerk For few
minutes after the blast the basement of
The building was filled with gray
powder smoke.
The washroom was completely de-
molished. Large pieces of scrap iron,
apparently included in the bomb, were
imbedded in its walls. Pipes were
broken and flood threatened the base
ment before the water could be turned
off. 1t is believed that the Internal
machine consisted of three-inch piece
of cast iron pipe, loaded with dyna-
mite and set off by time fuse. 1t was
left on window sill, the police believe,
because there is no window sill there
now, only gap torn in the stone and
plaster.
City police. county detectives and
Federal authorities are investigating
Suspicion has centred upon former
powder mill worker, who was a member
of draft detail that left for Camp Dix
this morning.
Draft officials declare that he ap-
pcared most reluctant to go until IL
o'clock, and was then overanxious to
get out of the building as soon as pos
sible. In his QUESTIONABLE he stated
that he was opposed to war and asked
exemption on these grounds. Word has
been sent to Camp Dix that the man
must be held for investigation.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20

sion providing that women of thirty
or over need but say they were thirty
or over when asked their age. The
amendment was defeated by a vote of
"a to 12
After the hearing Mrs. Laidaw. Mrs.
Ogden Reid, Mrs. Brown and other suf-
trage leaders talked with Senator
Matters. While the women expressed
the belief that the bill would be
amended as they requested, Senator
Walters said that he could not
prophesy what would happen until
there was conference of the commit
tee. Republicans who are not mem
bers of the committee said that it
would be a confession of political
stupidity not to extend the personal
enrolment to all communities in the
state except those under 5000.
The Walters Adler bill providing for
the participation of women in the New
York City Congress sional bye elections
and IN the special and regular spring
elections which was rushed through
the Legislature last night was signed
by the Governor O-day
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
What Is Going On To-day

WHAEATLEss DAY. Wirj ONE MhAL MIA
LESS. ~.
Free admission % the American Museum o, o. N y.
ural History. Metropolitan Museum of , AZ. Nv ~.
York geological Park Van COR ai.dt ran ~ s.
scum. American Museum Of Safety ana "4
Aquarium. II.
Meeting Of the Surety Association Of Amede''
Waldorf Astoria. 10 a. ,-. ma.
Luncheon OF the Iifth Avenue Association p'''
Meeting aad luncheon of the Nen York Board nd, =
Trade and Transport alton. IocnS o! Inc 20.
2o3 Broadway. l2:l5 p. m. w0ssc.
Address by Miss Helen '. Boswell on ."Ss1.iS s IL
Influence IN Government at meeting Shas Ina
Greenwich Home and schooi Assoc,aLon '''-'
School Al, 50 Greenwich Avenue. 5 p IL goA
Dinner Of the New Jersey Medical Club h"f'
Aia'ess sA' ): wDitsr q NJ Chandler on The A:s's :. /.
mes.ns ,,,, Of the .s. kepeSli,an County qon''4'
Meeting Of the National Association Of e"A'
Designers Hotel McApn p. III ,..., 6
Address by Dr. j. " KEMP Oh Does Does pss,s pss,sr
the Raitlereld Secure Entrance lnto ne nes'W Wsa
Young Mems Christian Association. SD W.
Addresses by Morris Iieult Kate richards on. ~
AID Charles w l.ryln on Peace ahd
Problems Carnegie Hall p. n.,s.
Addresses hy Ms sheehy skerinSon John anas9 De"
DR.. Patrick Nice artel and Joseph ID tH,s1s
mass meeting of the lr.sh Prcsressive n,s.s Issss
Central Opera House. 205 bast siAS'S
Street. p IN. a.r,s-
canzation Through Cooperative Metho1 s,,a
pies Institute OF brooklyn 80 Court '
Brooklyn. SIS y. m. vse.
Address by Gilber McCiurg The SHINING -"sss In
tains and the Sunset Sea before the ps'fs "a
Civic Club. Hotel 81 George. Brooklyn
y. N. p.r'
Discussion on "Wemei. and the Socialist ~
the meeting OF the Sosislis Women % q
bush. S5+ Flatbush Avenue. Brooklyn. , ~ -
PUBLIC LECTURES OF THE BOARD VI L.
CATION. SIS p. NJ.
MANHATTAN "a
Manufacture OF Uniforms" hy j A sSp..,ixa
Public School 95. West Houston aid ''@
streets. near Varick Street. r,...usr.
Yellowstone Park by Mrs Emile " sSs,tus.
Public School l0l. lllth Street. west Oh l~-
ton Avenue. u,na
The Rivals-sheridsn." by Miss Jenny xsssy.
heimer Central Jewish institute. rs bas'
hfth Street. Mac.
-Pcrts and Terminal Facilities" by Roy 5 rssh aah
Eiwee Phi d. al Cooper lusutuie' -
street and Fourth Avenue. nan,
Beethoven the Man tlS03 isi3l. W -
Gregory Mason. Hunter College. Le1n'ss"' ca SIT,
nue. and Sixty eighth Street: entrance o'' S---
eighth Street. . =. ",
The Inspiration Of Japan Of To day w
fessor j G. Carter Troop. Public Ler1'' ~
West l&5th Street. s,.r
''Submarinesr by Charles l. Harrington. c's'n'
Church Institute % South Street x,,,
'Pathos'' by Louis L. Wilkinson Lit u. k,rs.
Mems Christian Association, Wess l.sea F~S
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Women Cannot Camouflage Age
And Vote at Congress Elections

How many women over thirty years
Of age will admit it and register for
the special Congressional elections on
March 5? Or, rather, how many votes
will be lost because Of the natural dis
inclination of women above that age
to state their number Of years cor
rectly?
Those were questions which were
worrying the political leaders ycstcr
day in view of the failure of the at
tempt in the Legislature to amend the
act enabling women to register for the
special election to relieve women over
thirty of the necessity of stating their
ages. Now, if they want to vote for
the first time in this state they will
have to step right up to the registra-
ton booths Friday and Saturday with
out camouhagng on the age figures.
The Board of Elections yesterday
sent out special instructions to the
chalrmen and inspectors of the election
boards in the 7th, 8th, 21st and 22d
Congressional districts, in which the
elections will be held and laid down
the rules in regard to women voters.
Here are the most important ones:
All women must be registered by
their given names in full whether mar
ried, widowed, separated or divorced
as follows: Mary Smith, not Mrs Henry
Smith.
"An American born woman married
u an unnaturalized foreigner residing
II the Congressional districts should
not be registered and is not entitled
to vote
"a foreign born woman married to
native born citizen or to a naturalized
foreigner can register and vote, pro
vlded, however, that she shall have
been an inhabitant Of the United States
for five years"
The instructions also called attention
to the fact that any elector residing in
one of these Congress onal districts
who since the last general election has
moved from one election district to an
other within the said Congressional
districts may vote in the special cleo
tion by obtaining a certificate trans
ferring his registration, and any cleo
tor who has moved into these Congress
sional districts from any election dis
trlct not embraced in this special cleo
tlon may register and vote without OBJ
tanning any certificate of transfer pro-
vided, however. that he has been one
year in the state, four months in the
county and thirty days In the election
district in which he applies for regis
tration. If a naturallzed citizen he
must have been naturalizcd at least
ninety days prior to the day of election.
The registration days have been fixed
for Friday, February %, from 5 D. m.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Hylan and Hearst Aid
Red Cross i'm Florida
With Dolly Sisters They
Auction Of Donations at
Palm Beach
[Staf Correspondence

PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. l9.--Mayor
lam Randolph Hearst, in reverse of the
order mentioned, mounted a bandstand
this afternoon and became the dom-
nant figures in crowd of some 1000
people, among whom were many of the
best known in the country.
The occasion was a garden party at
the Joseph Ryer place, on the lake trall,
to which hundreds of trinkets had been
sent for the Red Cross as donations for
sale in booths and at auction. Mr..
Hearst made a vigorous speech euloglz-
ing the Red Cross, and then called for
bids on bulldog, which he ran up to
5000 to Atwater A. Kent, of Philadel-
phia, after Oren Peck. of San Francisco,
had bid 1915. The Mayor came next
and got SITS for Ben Austrian paint
ing of basket full of chickens The
succeeded on the auction block by the
Dolly Sisters and Norme Talmadge,
Broadway favortes.
Meantime the Mayor had been taken
in hand by Samuel untermyer. The
first who talked with him were Mr.
and Mrs Richard Croker. The old
Tammany chicftain was meeting Mr.
Hylan for the first time. Pressed for
an expression afterward he said, "He's
nice mani like him."
MIR. Hearst arranged to give a din
ner for the Mayor at the Palm Beach
Country Club tomorrow night, and it
is likely, though not yet certain, that
one Of the guests will be William Jen-
nings Bryan.
Mr.. Untermyer had not seen the
Mayor until to-day, since the Mayor
had displaced his man for Police Com
missioner few hours after Mr.. Inter
myer started for Palm Beach.
"This is small NATTER" Mr.. Un.cr-
myer said when the matter was brought
up. "Thc Mayor asked me to recon-
mend q man for Police Commissioner.
I did. He didn't like him. I can't help
it if he did not, and that matter is all
over"
Incidentally Mr.. Untermyer has
broken rib, which occurred through
a fall from his bicycle last week. A
doctor so diagnosed his injury day,
but pronounced it not dangerous.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Murphy Drops Libel Action
Against "Evening World'

Charles F. Murphy discontinued yes
terday the $500, 900 libel suit which he
brought last November against the
Press Publishing Company, publishers
of "rhe Evening World" During the
last campaign, "The Evening World"
printed an editorial. repeating some
statements made about the Tammanv
leader by "Bill" Devery, former Chief
of Police, which included the charge
that Mr.. Murphy had been interested
in gambling and other illegal resorts.
A week ago the defendant newspaper
printed an editorial. retracting the al.
legged libellous article
The order of discontinuance, signed
by the attorneys for the principals.
was approved by Justice Whitaker.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Women Voters Question
Candidates for CONGRESS

Three candidates for Congress sat on
the platform of the old Knapp mansion,
at Bedford Avenue and Ross Street.
Brooklyn, last night, and tried to an.
pear unaware of the scrutiny of the
new women voters of the district 1t
was the first time in the history of
New York City that candidates for Con-
gress had that experience. but they
came out not much the worse for the
2O0 pairs of critical feminine eyes.
Aside from the fact that those eyes
noted that the Socialist candidate wore
spats and the Republican candidate had
cowlick, and the Democrat was by far
the handsomest of the three, the women
didn't indulge in personalities at all.
The questions they asked were all
about what the candidates proposed to
do for the war, for child labor and for
brooklyn. in case Of their election.
John Gaynor, Republican,; John De-
laney, Democrat, and Alexander Fraser.
Socialist, took turns in answering.
What difference does it make to us
whether you or the Republican is elect
ed?'' demanded a plump girl in the
back row of the Democratic candidate.
John Delaney
Mr.. Delaney replied that the great
idea about electing a Democrat was
that he would be pledged to support
Presldent Wilson in his war policies.
DO you mean to say that the Re-
Iubllcans would not support the Presi
dent?' popped from the lips of an in
dignant neighbor.
"What | want to know, young man."
cried another woman. "is how MANY
senators you can influence for the Fed
eral suffrage amendment"
"Will you get US a subway under the
Williamsburgh Bridge ?" asked another.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman of
the Woman Suffrage Party for New
York City, kept order between the rival
factions, and sent everybody home at
promptly 10 o'clock. The meeting had
been arranged by Mrs. Rosalie Loew
Whitney. Congressional chairman for
New York City, and by Miss Edith
Walbridge, chairman of the Seventh
Congressional District,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
johnson Urges
u. S. to Keep
The Railroads
Continued from page 1

Of any rate making power on the Pres-
dent, saying that power should be vest
ed alone in the Interstate Commerce
Commission. He declared the Presi-
dent is "already overburdened with au-
tkorlty," and that to give him rate
making power was not necessary to the
prosecution of the war.
Rate Too High, Says Townsend
Senator Townsend, of Michigan, mem
Der of the Interstate Commerce Com
mlttee, said he believed the compensa-
ton provided in the bill was too great,
and that he could see no reason, as far
as the war was concerned, why the
railroads could not be returned to their
owners in three months after the war,
or six months.
The Michigan Senator charged that
members of the committee did not care
fully study the contents of the bill. "I
think the men who drew the measure
know what they wanted, but l do not
believe members of the committee
knew all that is in the BILL" he said.
This bill, as originally drawn, gave
the President the right to fix all rates.
They wanted to regulate the lntcrstar.
Commerce Commission, and the rail
roads finally came around to the point
where they advocated that The fact
is. the railroads had not been able to
obtain from the commission what they
are going to obtain from this bill. That
is an open secret. None deny it,"
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Anderson, who drew the bill, as the
personal representative of the Admin
istration, was criticised by Senator
townsend. When the committee de-
sired an amendment during the hear
nes, the Senator said, it was necessary
tc order" Mr.. Anderson to draw it, and
invariably he took the work to his
Office rather than do it with the COM
mittee.
The compromises agreed to by the
committee were not satisfactory to any
one, Senator Townsend said, but were
agreed to merely as a means of getting
the bill before the Senate.
Tomorrow Senator Sherman, of Illi-
nois, Republican, will speak in support
of the bill; Senator Underwood, of Ala
bama, Democrat, will discuss proposed
changes, and Senator Poindexter. of
Washington. Republican, will advocate
permanent government ownership.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Uniform Helped
Bogus Captain
ToPass Check,
F. M. Robinson, Caught
Here, Says He Wore DIV.
Drab for Profit
He Gave to Red cro..
Insignia Made Passing Of
Worthless Paper an
Easy Task
He Gave to Red Cro.,

The uniform OF captain of :,
United States Army. so rare s:.ss
upon the streets of New York
ago that regular army officers hsb;,u.,
ly changed to less conspicuous ..,...
before leaving their quarters. was ~.
only disguise that Frederick NJ. poh;.
son, an electrician, needed to en;ov
carefree existence nere for seve,.
months while hundreds of detect;v..
were looking for him.
The olive drab and the doublo h..
of silver likewise rendered bus;na.
houses less suspicious of strange cbeck
and signatures, enabling the bogus 90,
tain, it is alleged. to maintain him. m..ai
and his wife in comfort for tbrs.
months. One of the worthless che,l,
was contribution" TO the Red Cros,
Identified by Photograph
BY the merest chance Captain Reb
lnson, striding along Broadway yests,
day at 12lst Street, with vigar and die.
nifty proportionate to the scrolls of ,br.;s
on his sleeves, encountered De.ect;v.
Carlson. 1t likewise happened that,
photograph of Robinson. copies =.
which had been distributed to the IT,
lice by hundreds. had slipped fra.
Carlson's pocket that very morning aM
his memory had been stimulated by Il,
act of restoring it,
Despite surreptitious glance at Il
picture, it was with unusual difides
that Carlson approached the erect, CO
tident figure of "Captain' Robinson.
is your name Robinson ," demands
the detective.
Captain Robinson. L. S. A. repli,
the pedestrian, with emphasis.
Well, here's a picture of ma,
named Robinson who's been passir,
bad checks all over town. and he look,
a lot like YOU said the detective, wh
had been vastly reassured by a close
scrutiny OF the man in captains uni.
forra.
Robinson hesitated only an instant
after seeing the photograph. and. with
brlet glance up the hill toward the
apartment house at 527 West l2ls'
otIeet tnaU was MS nome. he adm lite,
his identity and said he was ready to .
to headquarters. There he is saidk
have coolly acknowledged to Captain
Philip Potter, of the Army Intellieerce
Service, that he had worn the unifom
for profit and not by right, and added
details of his exploits. He was charged
with grand larceny. He was honorabk
discharged from the 5th Massachuset,
Infantry.
Married at Christmas Time
At 527 West 121st Street. wbsu
Robinson had rented room for tn
last month, his wife, apparently abo..
twentyfour years old. had told L.
quaintances that she had been marra
just before Christmas. which was son.
weeks after Robinson commissioaA
himself.
He had told the woman from whom
he obtained the room that he wass
British officer on sick leave. His wii
is believed to have lived in Glovers.
Vile, n. Y. She left the house With
him yesterday in taxicab, saying tha.
they were going for good
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
News in Brief

Recruits are wanted for the Volunteer
Life Saving Corps. war service having prac-
tlcally cut the force in half. Information
may be obtained at Room 351, Municipa,
Building.
The Catholic Rig Brothers of Bronx Ccun-
~ are to have new building, costing
Catholic in The Bronx. who asked that his
name be kept secret
HACKENSACK. N. Paul Xioues. Of
rutherford. obtained verdict against the
Public Service Railway Company of $500 be-
cause the conductor of White Line trolley
car caused his arrest on a charge of BEING a
ilckpocket Nlques was discharged
Maurice Francis Egan. United States Min.
ISter to Denmark, will lecture tomorrow at
the American Academy of Arts and Letters
on The Position of the Scandinavian Coun-
tries in the War"
driven by Max Cantor was struck by @san on
automobile driven by Fred Shepard. of Iake
vile. N. ~, last summer. A lantern hang
ing from the end of the wagon was es
ploded and Cantor was burned to death His
widow has been given a verdict of S3O, 600
against Shepard.
y. There was wake a. the home of James
Donnell. thlrty-hve years old of $40 Fast
Forty-eighth Street. for his wife. O'DonnelI
went into the kitchen. fell and struck his
head. He died few hours later at Believus
Hospital. oe
The wreck of the old Dreamland pier at
Soney Island is to be removed at once. II
mas long been considered q menace to nayi.
CATION. Law
Patroman Frank Hetfers on duty at Fifth
Avenue and Twenty-first Street stopped :.
runaway horse while hundreds cheered. A.
the animal ran past the policeman leaned
ana caught the bride and was dragged 300
feet "e ~
Mrs Rebecca Thomson. of 7ss East Nine.
feenth Street Brooklyn, was killed bv an
automobile as she crossed Nineteenth Street
within a block Of her home.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
II Neutral Aliens Held
Authorities Also Seize 20 I'm.
mailed Letters on Liner -:

With the exception of eleven neutral
aliens. who were taken to Ellis Island
for further hearing before a board O.
special inquiry. all passengers heh
aboard the Norwegian American liner
Bergensfjord Monday night were re.
leased yesterday. The liner brought
115 saloon, l3l second and $50 steerags
passengers. Representatives of the
army and navy intelligence depar',
ments remained on board, and through.
out the night the vessel was under
guard.
A truckload of effects belonging %
the crew was taken to the Appraiser:
Stores for examination A score o.
letters brought here for posting in thi
country were seized
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Guard Shoots Worker:
y. S. Inquiry Begun
Government Orders lnvestiga-
ton of Waterfront Incl
1ap+

Government authorities are investi-
eating the shooting of John Erickson,
forty. of 44S East 18th Street, by an
armed guard of the Coast Artillery on
duty at the foot of Columbia Street.
Brooklyn, early yesterday morning. 1t
is the second affair Of the kind on the
Brooklyn waterfront in the last few
days.
According to the guard, William Nc
Cam, Erickson paid no attention to his
challenge. but instead insisted on walk
ing past him. Erickson, who was pain
fully wounded in the back, insists he
was not challenged, and says there has
been bad feeling between the soldiers
and workmen because many of the
workmen have not promptly obeyed
commands to halt.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20
Republicans Name Bolles

Republicans of the 21st Congress SION
al District met last night in the Re-
publican Club of the 18th Aldermanic
District. at 1928 Amsterdam Avenue.
ard selected ex-Alderman John A.
bolles, leader in the 22d Assembly
District, as candidate to succeed ex-
representative Murray c. Hubert.
now Commissioner of Docks and Fer
ries
New-York tribune., 1918-02-20

to 10 p. m., and Saturday, February %,
from a. m. to 10 p. m The polls will
be open on March from 6 a. m. to
p m.
Chief Clerk S. Howard Cohen, of the
Board Of Elections, announced ycster-
day that the Office Of the board would
remain open until midnight of February
%, the last available day for the recep-
ton of certificates of nomination from
Candidates who are to make the race
fcE the vacancies in the four Congress
Sional districts