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New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
$7,000,000 Pledged
In w. S. S. Campaign

The National Council of Travelling
statesmen, which plans to sell s25.0O0.-
ooo worth of war savings stamps dur
ing the week beginning next Thursday
organized the Limit Club yesterday. to
which 1T will elect all who pledge
themselves to buy stamps to the limit
allowed by law-$1,0O0 for the in.
There are at present onlv faw
more than 1900 people in New Yort
ts'y VINO have even pledged themselves $
to purchase the limit Of war savinss
Stamps which one person is allowed to
hold by law" said Charles + Hail
cfhairman cf;5a Of the committee. There
snould be 10000 at the very least. and
our hrst efforts will be directed tow
ara ar, increasing the membership of the
war Savings Limit Investment Society
as the Limit Club is officially known"
william ChIlds, jr., chairman of the
restaurant committee, reported that his
trade would subscribe S2,OOO,OOO. and
a similar amount was pledged by
Charles Haring, Manhattan chairman
e9i oi the Moving Picture Committee. The
Shoe Manufacturers Association of
arsy brooklyn, representing only small
proportion of the shoe trade in the
city, underworld $4,000 worth Of
stamps at meeting held on Wednes-
day night: Total reports to date show
nearly $7,000.O0O of the $4,000 900
minimum already subscribed.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Mrs. Colt Sues Husband


Mrs, Elizabeth Bovine Colt, grand
daughter of the late Walter BOVINE
former Mayor of New York, filed suit
tor separation yesterday in the Su-
preme Court against Harris D. Colt
New York lawyer
Mrs. Colt alleges that she and her
husband have lived apart since 1911
without her consent" and that Mr.
Colt has failed properly to support
her or provide her with home. She
says that on July II she offered to re
turn to Mr.. Colt and demanded that he
support her. Mrs. Colt placed her bns,
bands income from his profession al
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. addine
that he has real estate valued at $50.
600. She asks for 5000 a week ali.
mony, $4,000 for counsel fees. and the
custody of her seventeen year-old son
Harris D. Colt, jr.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
President Plays Golf
In Bay State Resort

MANCHESTER. Mass, Aug. 49,
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Wilson had another
dielghtful day for their brief outing on
the North Shore. Affairs of state. ex-
Sep. G 1or few conferences with Colonel
r. M House, who has summer home
near by, apparently were dropped.
Ihe President remained out until q
late hour this evening Before break
tast ne strolled with Mrs. Wilson under
tne pines. Later he had round of golf
with DR.. Cary I. Grayson, his physi-
clan, and lunched with Colonel and
Mrs: House. During the day Governor
McCali dropped IN for a few moments.
word that the President was here
drew hundreds of automobile parties
TO this resort, but the marine guard
extended their picket lines and all ma
cchlnes were barred from the road lead
ing to the estate. This evening the
president and Mrs. Wilson went on a
long motor ride with Colonel and Mrs.
House 49,
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Plays and Players

"The Eyes of Youth" closes tonight
at the Thirty Street Theatre. The
play will reopen at the Shubert Riviera
Theatre. at Ninety-sevcnth Street and
Broadway, on Labor Day.
The Hippodrome has broken sacred
precedent and abolished the ancient
and honorable post of call boy" In
his stead they have established the
call girl.
The leading juvenile role in "Light-
nin',' Winchell Smiths new produc.
tlon, which opens at the Gaiety Thea
tire Monday night, August 26. will be
played by Ralph Morgan. who has for
TWO seasons past played in Turn to
the Right"
Eugene and Willie Howard. who arc
appearing in "1he Passing Show OF
191S," will be seen at the free perform
asnce given for soldiers end sailors al
the Na5lno tomorrow afternoon.
Julia Dean and Edwin Arden will
play, Ruling Passions" by Abraham
s.: schooner, author Of "To-dayn and
The Yellow PasSDOrt
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Return of Teachers to City
Brings Situation to
Acute Point
Volunteers Wanted
Applicants Must Pass PHYSICAL
Test Before Being Placed
at Work

Another call for women to go on the
farms of New York State this week
was made yesterday, this time by the
industrial Commission of the New York
State Department of LABOR. The call
reads:
"rhe farm situation is acute and un-
less the women of leisure enlist at once
and go out to help harvest the crops
much of the farm work already done
will have been in vain.
There is real need to-day for sew
eral hundred women to go out on the
farms this week, and the situation
looms more serious as one contcmplates S
the return to the city of hundreds of
school teachers who have given their
entire vacations to the production Of
the crops chat now need harvesting.
The farmers prefer women between
the ages of eighteen and Jhirty-five
The women ere we'll housed and fed
and paid for their work 1t is a real
patriotic call for volunteers and we
prefer women who are not employed in
essential industries. Any normal
woman can do this work. Before leav-
-1N ~ IVY eoS!i dpPllCdHL uuuergOeS
a physical examination and is classed
according to her general physical con-
dltlon. We do not send out any one
to work on a farm until we have the
physicians approval"
ALBANY, Aug. 16.-The problem OF
transporting farmerettes from their
unit camps to farms where they are
employed for day labor will be one OF
the chief questions that will be raise 4
at the conference of the New York
State Women's Land Army, to be held
here August 20-21
The army, has thirty-eight camps
throughout the state, and houses about
19o9 IL % girls, WHO are taking the places
OF OF tna1 many farm hands" now gone
to war. The girls live in camps by
squads under the care and supervision
OF a leader, or matron, which necessi-
tates travelling to and from work in
automobiles. The increased cost OF
gasoene and reapers and the difficult
OF getting trucks and cars have lately
made the transportation problem more
acute.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Humphrey Withdraws
From Primary Race

County Judge Bert j. Humphrey,
whose petitions had been signed and
who had been selected as candidate
in the primaries to oppose Borough
President Connolly of Queens for the
Supreme Court, withdrew from the race
yesterday, to the discontinue of more
than one hundred lawyers who were
managing the primary fight. Judge
Humphrey issued statement in which
he said that the bad feeling that would
be engendered by his candidacy might
impair the chances of the Democratic
candidate on the state ticket, and in
the interests of united party he
thought it better to withdraw.
Judge Humphrey stated that he with
drew from the fight at the urgent So
licitation of Alfred E. Smith, the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
The withdrawal of Judge Humphrey
leaves only one independent candidate
IN the field. George j. S. Bowling. a
lawyer, of Brooklyn. County Judge
Robert Roy. of Kings, is the other
regular" Democratic candidate, having
been indorsed by the county organiza,
ton.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
us. Jury Convicts Woman
Isabella FEEDER Found Guilty
Of Conspiracy to Defraud

Isabella FEEDER, vice-presdent and
manager of the Acme Equipment Com
pany, and Michael Polsky, manu-
facturer, were found guilty yesterday
IN the United States District Court in
Brooklyn of conspiracy to defraud the
government. They were charged with
attempting TO bribe government in
spectors to pass defective barrack bags
MISS FEEDER had contracts to supplv
oarrack bags at 8 cents each and sublet
them to manufacturers at price of &
cents bag. The jury was out an hour.
The defendants will be sentenced to-
day.
. Thomas J. Cuff, the Assistant United
States Attorney who prosecuted the
case, was informed of the verdict bv
wire. When the jury came in he was
on his way to Camp Lee, Va, TO join
his regiment, having started imme-
Thursday
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Obituary
ALBERT METIN

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16.-Albert
Metin, head of the French economic
mission now in the United States.
former Minister of Labor in France and
Minister of Blockade. died here at mid
night last night from stroke Of apo-
plexy.
NJ. Metin was stricken early in the
evening, shortly after his arrivel here
with the mission, OF which General
Paul Gerald Pau, noted French mill
tary leader, was joint head.
Physicians who attended NJ. Me.in
ascribed the stroke to exhaustion
brought on by his journey 10 this
city He was found lying uncon-
sclous on the floor OF his apartment.
tie died without regaining conscious
ness.
NJ Metin, who was forty-nine years
old, leaves widow and two small chill
dren in France.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Palmer Puzzled by Ashes
Of Dead Willed to Alien

A. Mitchell Palmer, Custodian Of Alien
Enemy Property, has a problem on his
hands One Of his duties is to take
charge of al legacies to persons living
in Germany. The will of Richard Muel-
ler, fled yesterday, directed that his
body be cremated and the ashes sent
to his brother, George Mueller, in Leip-
zig, Germany. The direction of the
testator we're carried out so far as
the cremation was concerned
Whether the ashes may be sent to
Germany or shall be impounded by the
Alien Enemy Custodian for the period
Of the war must be decided by Mr..
Palmer who will say whether the trans
fer of the ashes would come under
the trading with the enemy act
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Food Administration A
10 Save Perishables

Measures to prevent delays in the
oellvery of perishable fruits and vege-
tables as we'll as fresh poultry and
eggs when shipped to dealers will be
taken up at once by the United States
tood administration at Washington,
dcollowing a meeting of the New York
State food commission, held here YES.
terday. Members of the commission
reported that there was serious waste
IN all perishable articles now being
snlpped snn o throughout the state, owing to
congestion at shipping terminals.
James 3. Stafford, Erie County Food
Admlnisttrator, was most emphatic in
;urging that immediate action be taken
IN IN 1he matter of delivery delays. He
told the commission the loss in Erie
ooTnsy Tbe eam alone ne was; was unusually great.
mat4sr me eommlsslon IN also discussed the
from placing misleading brands upon
patented foodstutfs. One result Of
,nelr deliberations will be the formu-
latlng of rule requiring manufactur-
ers to state the ingredients in all CON
centrated cattle foods offered for sale
in the state '0' '"'o
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
New Hands to War
Mrs. Cohen to Win?
Mere Thought Makes
ON" Foley Smile
Big Fellow" Allows He Knows
His Men. and Mrs. Nolan
Will Line Up" Women

Mrs. Jennie Cohen may be running
as the designated Republican candidate
Tor the Assembly from the lst District.
where Tammany long has held forth in
undlsputed sway, but that does not
mean that she is causing big Tom"
roiey' Iammany leader of the district,
any loss of sleep.
OF his district as much as he ever did,
ana the women he leaves in the hands
of Mrs. Minnie Nolan, Democratic
women's leader for the district. Mrs.
Nolan is the wife of Judge Nolan, who
learned about politics from her" it
has been said; so Mr.. Foley has moth
ing to fear from the women. he said
yesterday. In fact, he refuses to take
mrs. Cohen's candidacy seriously, as
may be inferred from his answer to
the question as to whether Peter Ham
in his life.
DO | think Mrs. CohenIl be what
Elected"
The great "Tom" smiled indulgently
i guess you're not WE'LL" came his
answer.
Mr.. Foley was reminded that his dis
trlct played him false once not long
ago, when, contrary to all instructions,
express or implied, the "Old First
went OVERWHELMINGLY for woman suf-
frage:: 1t was tom" Foley's boast last
fall that the suffragists could not get a
10 per cent petition for woman suffrage
IN his district, and he even promised in
a rash moment to dress up in woman g
skirts and parade around the neighbor-
nood II the petition were obtained. The
sutfragettes took his dare, but some
how the petticoat parade never came
off, and Mr.. Foley would not admit his
suffrage defeat until the morning after
Election Day.
A similar breach of faith on the part
of the voters of the First is not ex-
pected again, however, in the case Of
Mrs. Cohen.
"You will see Mr.. Hammil in the
Assembly next year." said Mr.. Foley.
No doubt Mrs. Cohen will enjoy hav-
ing her name on the ballots, however" :"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Domestic Clash Settled by
Court on Patriotic Basis

The domestic differences of Igidio
and Irena Delari, $40 Hamilton Street,
Long Island City, were compromise d
IN Magistrate Kochendorfer's court
yesterday when they agreed to invest
their savings in Liberty Bonds instead
of clothing.
Both Delari and his wife are en-
ployed in cigar factory According
to Mrs. Delari, her husband bought
bonds with their mutual earnings and
refused to make her dress allowance.
In the future $. Delari's bonds will
be taken in her own name, and she
agreed to get along with such clothing
as she already owns.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Rector Proud of Red Gross
Tent in Trinity Yard

DR.. william r. Manning, rector Of
Trinity, made an address yesterday at
the opening Of Red Cross war work
tent in Trinity Churchyard Work in
the tent will be carried on by United
States Express Building Auxiliary 36.
IL am glad and proud" said Dr. Man
ming, "to have this tent under the Red
Cross flag rnised in the shadow Of
Trinity Church. 1t is most fitting that
spot close by the graves Of Alexander
Hamilton, Captain James Lawrence,
Robert Fulton and other great Amer
leans. We know how these men would
have met thc issues OF this war and
we thank God that our country to-day
" meeting the issue "a they would
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Surgeon General Gorgas
Announces New Ruling
of the Government
Need $4,000 by July l
Training School Will Develop
Aids to Supplement
Graduates

Surgeon General Gorgas announced
sssserday that young wives Of men
ssh.ing in France will be accepted in
ths Army School of Nursing, which
has been established by the Army
Nsdical Department to supplement the
.upply of graduate nurses.
Il is estimated that $4,000 women
will be- needed for service overseas by
Iuly /, 1919. Most of them must be
trained nurses, experienced and indie
osndent of ties which make it impos-
.ible for them to leave home. But the
suuply of graduate nurses available
;or this work has been far less than
he demand, especially when it was
thought necessary to refuse wives and
sisters Of men in the service.
The embargo on sisters was re-
moved by the Red Cross some time
aso. and now General Gorgas offers
% receive wives as we'll, physically fit,
between the ages of twenty-one and
thirty-hve, to be trained and sent
abroad as the need arises. Fully fifteen
thousand women, says General Cor
sas, can De used as hospital assist
aats or student nurses in the United
Safes.
The need for using graduates of a
shorter course in nursing than the
ngular three or four year course Of
i.fed by hospitals throughout the
country, in the opinion of Dr. S. S.
Goldwater, chairman Of the war ser
yics committee Of the American Hos
,ital Association, is being demon
s,rated more and more clearly every
day. DR.. Goldwater favors six
months course to be presented by our
large civil hospitals as emergency
training to fill the needs of our army
abroad This plan. it is understood,
has hitherto been opposed by the New
York State Education Department.
"Yet," says DR.. Goldwater in a re-
cen. appeal against this opposition,
there are army hospital units now
ready to embark to which no nurses
have been assigned"
1t is possible that, with an army Of
100000 men instead of 100000, the
demand for nurses may exceed the
number originally asked for by at
least $4,000. In that case, DR.. Gold
water suggests, it may be necessary
to resort to the plan, which apparently
has proved successful with Great
Britain, of using nurse aids in groups,
with a graduate nurse in charge TO di
rect and oversee them.
This, he believes, would not only re-
lieve the situation overseas, but would
enable US to take care of our wounded
men without seriously Gripping our
home hospitals by taking away all
competent nurses for army service.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Knitting Machine, Loaned by
Mrs. Morgan, Breaks Record

HIGHLAND FALLS, Aug. ia knit
ting machine loaned by Mrs j, Perpont
Morgan, sr., whose summer place is at
Fort Montgomery, has enabled the
Highland Falls Red Cross organization
to break all records for making wearing
apparel the past month.
Miss Myra Mandigo, one of the
women who used Mrs. Morgan's ma
chine, knitted thirty pairs of socks, an
average Of one pair a day. Mrs. Nor
gan gave nine pairs of socks. The
members of the organization also
knitted many other articles, including
eighteen sweaters, which will be worn
by draftets from Highland Falls.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Will Make First Speech at
Federal Republican
Club in Avenue C.
Rakes Governor Again
Attorney General Issues State
ment Explaining Why He
Is a Candidate

Attorney General Merton E. Lewis
Will make the maiden speech of his
campaign Wednesday night at the Fed
eral Republican Club, A Avenue c.
This is the headquarters of the reg
u!ar organization of the 9th Assembly
District, of which Samuel S. Koenie
the Republican county chairman, and
one of Governor Whitman's hackers. is
executive member
The scheduled appearance of the At
torney General at the Federal club does
not mean there has been any change
OF sentiment on Chairman Koenig's
part. 1t is the result of letter written
by Mr.. Lewis calling attention to the
fact that he is an enrolled Republican
and a candidate for the nomination for
Governor in the Republican primaries
and saying that he would like to have
an opportunity to address the voters
of the 9Th Assembly District
Last night the Attorney General sent
out letters to other Republican leaders
N Manhattan, who are almost solidly
for Governor Whitman, making similar
requests.
Statement Issued
Mr.. Lewis said he had been asked
frequently to set forth his reasons
Tor, opposing Governor Whitman. This
he has done in a statement which reads
in part:
"As a result of my experience Of
more than three years in the office OF
the Attorney General, where | had ex-
cellent opportunities of observing the
operations of the executive chamber
Of the state, | reached the conclusion
that Governor Whitman was more in.
terested in promoting his own political
ambitions than in caring for the inter
ests of the state and the welfare OF
the people of the state. l saw from
the start tendency on the part OF
Governor Whitman to build up per
sonal organization, devoted to him anc
to his political success rather than to
the welfare of the party itself AS 8
result of my observations I charge:
That the Governor made appoint
ments to important public positions
of men nspicuously untitled, but who
by reason of their political affiliations
and experience could help him in get
ting denomination and reelection"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Democrat Out of Race
Kings Parties May Combine to
Defeat Socialist for Congress-

Representative Reuben w. Haskell.
of the 10th District of Kings, probably
vii succeed himself as a result of the
withdrawal yesterday of George w.
Martin, designated by the Democrats
as candidate for Congress against
Haskell. 1t is understood that the
Democrats will indorse the latter.
IhIs action is due to the fact that if
ooth Haskell and Martin ran for Con-
gress the Socialists would have stood q
good chance to elect Assemblyman
Shiplacoff Two of the three Assembly
districts comprising the Congressional
district are now represented by Social
ist Assemblymen. The district is
largely in the Brownsville and upper
Bushwick sections of Brooklyn, where
the Socialist vote predominates.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Stage Stars Obtain
SIS, 900 for Navy Fund
raymond Hitchcock and Others
Appear at Meadow Club
in Southamnton
III SOUTHAMPTON

! SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug. ia
uozen prominent actors and actresses
appeared at the Meadow Club tonight
,a an entertalnment given under the
wee for the benefit of the naval air
9,aelon and reserve base at Montauk
Ne,celpts amounted to nearly $4,000.
Thomas Wise acted as master of
ceremonies. Among those participating
N n. u sne programme were Nine Blanche
Duffie!d, of the Metropolitan Opera;
2ohn Drew Miss Louise Drew, Rex Nc
Dougall, Louise Dresser. Tom Dobson,
Eaymond Hitchcock, Christie Mcdonald
LauIette Taylor Edith Taliaferro, Ed
ward Mordaunt and Agnes Patterson.
Inc entertainment was provided by
1he stage Women's War Relief. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels is honorary president
Gao O. the Moman's Naval Service, Mrs.
ueorge Dewey the national president,
and Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg. chairman
or the Long Island Division.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Prison Association Willed
$4,000 by Mrs Fmereo,

The will of Mrs. Sarah Hopper Emer-
son, who was president of the Women's
Prison Association, was filed yester-
day in the Surrogate's Court Mrs.
Emerson bequeathed $4,000 to the
Women's Prison Association, $3.50 to
the New York Diet Kitchen Associa.
ton and S100 each to the American
Social Hygiene Association and the
Martha Schofield School for Colored
Children.
Mrs. Emerson established an annuity
Of $500 for Sarah w. Adams. "an ola
friend" distributing the rest of her
estate among relatives
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
School Opening to Take
Girls From War Factories

The opening of schools will create
a serious labor shortage in munition
plants and factories which have been
employing young girls during the sum
mer vacation. In anticipation of this
shortage special appeal is being sent
out by the Queens County branch of
the United States Employment Bureau,
in bong Island City. for girls and wom-
en to do this work.
Following the impending scarcity
caused by the opening Of school, will
come the crisis soon to be precipitated
by the drawing Of men for the next
draft
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Foreign-Born Women to Meet
Today at "Y" Headquarters

A conference of foreign-bo women
will be held at the headquarters of the
national training school of the Y. W. C.
a, 600 Lexington Avenue, at 2:3O this
afternoon. This meeting marks the end
Of the first course offered by the Y.
w. c. A. in it's Americanization cam
paign to train foreign women to act as
teachers among their own people in
this country, and for reconstruction
work IN their native countries after
the war.
Members of several Y W. c. A. in
ternational institutes will be present,
and every country of Europe and the
Near East will be represented. Miss
Mary Mcdowell, noted for her work
in the Chicago stockyards, will speak
at the conference
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
New Haven Changes Schedule

The Washington and Bar Harbor ex-
press of the New York, New Haven g.
Hartford Railroad will make is last
trip north to-day and its last trip south
Tuesday. Beginning Monday the New
York Bar Harbor express will leave the
Grand Central Terminal at 1880 D. m.
instead Of Z p m. Changes in the
schedule affecting Pittstield New
Haven, Canaan and other towns also
will take effect on the New Haven on
N MOndaY.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
First Unit for Victims
Of Gas on Way Overseas

The first hospital unit exclusively for
gas victims has just started for France
under the direction the Women's Over
Hosuitals of the National American
American Suffrage Association Mrs
Raymond Brown, after survey of the
hospital field in France. returned to
New York with a request from the
French Service de Sante for the 300 bed
hospital for gassed me-. Among the
members of the unit are Dr. Marie Louise
.efort OF New York City; Or. Adah Nc
aahon, of La Fayette, Ind; Or. Irene
Morse, Of Clinton, Mass: DR.. Elizabeth
5r1yn, Of Brooklyn, and DR.. Alice
Llrod OF New York. The unit will be
airectiy under the medical department
ei the French army. The equipment
IS mobile and the women will run their
Rucxs on: to the firing line.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
~s"p Community Service
Needs Women Volunteer.

Va, volunteers are needed by the
asts,,v, amp Community Service imme-
sesas, sesa ss Clerical workers, inspectors
isfs,s..aapners and investigators. New
isr ~sHon booths and stations are 10.
ssd .pshea IN New York for sold;c ~
arv Aanors. Experience is not neces,
.sr M sHcspt IN the case OF apnlicants
,syinns YORK Of inycstigating and smr'
lser WA App TO Miss T. Smith. ground
ias. Pa. F%ar lamp Community Service. IL