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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
PLAN TO STOP CARS
AT MIDNIGHT VETOED
Board Refuses to Permit Shut
ting OFF of Ser c;cc.

Under an order issued by the Public
Service Commission last night the New
York. Railways Company will not be per
United to shut OF its service on the sur
face cars from midnight to 6 A. NJ, as
suggested by Mr.. ten O'Clock" Cobb OF
Boston, 10 called because that was the
first hour Get by him for the closing
down Of service.
The order followed q hearing on the
night service OF the company, and II
stated that the. schedules az now operated
should be deemed adequate and reason
able and that the company should main.
tain them,
How are you going to get your EN-.
ployees to the car barns at 6 o'clock, Il
the service is shut of at that timer
asked Commissioner whitney Of Mr.
Cobb. who Is one NJ the Boston bond
holders This little point was ignored
by the witness. who offered his opinion
that the. franchises Of the lines did no
amount to anything.
why don't you surrender themT
asi'ed the unpleasantly inquisltive Mr.
Whitney.
We'll. rather than 20 or as we ar,
now going" declared Mr. Cobb 81 shall
advise that the company sell its reol es
tate and everything else II holds and 81
out of business Personally I dom
'hink the franchises are worth anything
because we, can't carry them out"
Vice. President Hedley OF the New
York Railways eaid that II the nigh
service should be cut Off. It would Civ,
| more crews 10 operate cars during tn,
rush hours. when they were reall,
| needed. Establishments that had nigh
| workers, he declared, could easily pro
vido omnibuses TO take them to thei
homes after midnight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
ASTORIA IN DANGER
OFL0SlNG FERRY
Service to End Sept. 70 Unless
City Grants Aid.

Unless the city takes over the iran.
chise Of or grants subsidy to the EAST
River Ferry Company. ferry service be-
tween Ninety second street. Manhattan
and the foot of Fulton avenue. Astoria
L. l.. will be discontinued September ~
Notice to this effect was RECEIVED yes
terday by William II. Thompson, CHAIR =.
man of the citizens committee Interested
in the continuance of the ferry service.
Company officials said yesterday that
both passenger and freight trafhc mao
fallen of more than so per cent since
this country's entrance into the war
The opening OF the Astoria subway
further aggravated. the situation. six
months ago the company was forced 10
discontinue service between 10 p M. AND
A. NJ, and recently one of the three
ferries was laid up permanently Tor iscR
Of money 70 pay for Its repair. -
Borough President Connolly OIL
Queens, who favors city assistance for
the ferry, has requested, In letter sent
to the Board Of Estimate YESTERDAY. that
a hearing Of the company's application
be given at the boards next meeting
September 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
HOLUB BANK GONE
AND WOMEN WEEP
District Attorneys Office Told
Of Get Rich Quick Scheme
Accused Disappears.

The complaints OF a feminine delega-
ton. about forty strong. of the universal
grand army OF folks who want some-
thing for nothing caused Assistant DIS
trict Attorney John T. Dooling to take
a sharp look around town yesterday for
one John Holub, charged by the weep
ing women with fraudulently setting
them back for various sums ranging
from a few dollars to individual losses
Of 5000.
Helub, who had an ONCE ut Forty
second street and Broadway until he de-
cided to leave town about week ago Is
charged with grand larceny in the form
Of the old get-rich-quick classic methoc
of paying trusting women from 10 te
80 per cent" q month on their invest
ment"--that is, so Mr. Dooling says, o.
paying out cash dividends" from th'
moneys intrusted to him UP to the poin'
where the bank cracked under the strain
Holub had been running his office iron
last Apri! until few days ago ana nae
received from clients. II was said at tn
District Attorneys Office, about 100000
whereupon he went away. supposedly tS
points in { Vest.
feTllUInlly iHheicsttu 80
othet than financial. IL one may judge BY
n card labelled "Don'ts for Attractive
Women which Detective Cunin or Dis
trict Attorney swann's stan found whei
swooping down upon Holub's vacan
Office in the Tenderlon. The "donts
displayed prominently in the office ran
'Don't be smart looking. It's dan
getous."
Don't be too popular. 1t isn't nice
More danger"
Don't ever laugh. II isn't ladyhke
, Join the kll-joy crowd. It's safer.
Don't ever. ever again be popular II
a ballroom. Re wall flower. Safet!
first"
Don't be on party telephone line
Very unwise. I know"
Also in the office of Holub, whom Mr.
Dooling expects to arrest within fev
days, were framed certificates SHOWING
| that the missing man was member o
| the MAYORS Committee on National De
| fence a.,d ether patriotic organizations
| His women aCcusers say that In his cam
| paign he told them 6. Roosevelt ant
other prominent mon ,saro numbered
| among his clients.
| At the District Attorneys Office II wa
| said that Holub posed as Frenchman
| but was really a Bohemian. Until n
| headed West he lived at the Hotel No
| b.eton, West Seventy-third street. II
| has wife, II was said, living In Brook
| lyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York, fair to-day.
tomorrow partly cloudy. slightly
warmer in interior; moderate north.
vest winds.
For New Jersey. fair to-day; si.eb.v
cooler In south and east portion: partly
cloudy tomorrow; moderate noriheas,
winds
For northern New England, fair to.d.v
and tomorrow: moderate north and north.
east winds
For southern New England. fair TO-DAY
and tomorrow. moderate north and north.
east winds
For western New York, fair to- day.
showers and warmer tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Sept. i0.---High pres,ur.
prevails east OF the Mississippi River WITH
a strong crest over Ontario. Pressure h
also above normal west of the MirssslppI
although falling rapidly In tho plains
states and the Northwest. 1t Is consider.
ably cooler In the upper Ohio Valley and
the lower lake region and except in the
Pecihc States temperatures arc below the
seasonal average over all portions OF ths
country, decidedly 80 from the upper Mia.
has prevailed except over q narrow strip
of country extending from Colorado north.
eastward through Iowa, eastern Minnesota
and the lake region. where there wers
light rains a tropical disturbance Of as
q; unknown Intensity was central this
u the Island OF Porto Rico moving west.
northwest. with the exception of shower,
Wednesday in the north and west upp.,
lake region and on Thursday in the axe
during the next forty eight hours over this
forecast district. It will be somcwhat
warmer in the lake region. but elsewhere
temperatures will change but little.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
CONTRACT SUPERSEDES LAW.
Can't Ee Abrosated by Declaring
statate Void. Court Decides.

On the ground that the court cannot
abrogate a contract by holding unconstl-
;uttunal the law under which the con-
tract was made" Judge Chatfield In the
United States District Court. Brooklyn,
denied yesterday the application of the
receivers Of the Manhattan and Queens
Traction Company for permission to In
crease the fare on the road from to Z
cents. The corporation operates troll
ley line from the Greensboro Bridge to
Jamaica, a distance Of ten miles.
2 After pointing out that the right 20
operate a road for public convenience Is
established by contract, the court said:
"The remedy must be sought by mp
plicatlon to the city or to the Public
Service Commission for q modification of
the franchise, II the receivers deem 1t to
the interest OF the creditors TO continue
the franchise rather than to liquidate.
The rights and convenience OF the public
must be guarded by the receivers and
the CITY from the siandpc'nt os the con-
sequences Il the receivers stoH c?e-..-
ing"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
INTERBOR0 RAISES
PAY OF 10000 MEN
Increases Aggregating$2, 800.
900 Awarded i'm Anticipa-
ton Of Higher Fares.

Salary increases aggregating about
marlborough Rapid Transit Company
to It's Is. 900 men In anticipation OF the
granting Of the company's petition for
authority 20 charge higher fares on its
subway and elevated lines. The total
increase represents about 20 per cent
Of the present aggregate payroll. accord
ing to statement issued yesterday
from the Office of Theodore p. Shonts.
president OF the PETERBOROUGH.
The Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tlonment and the Public Service Com
mission" the statement declares, ARE
now making IN inquiry into the question
n appropriate fares and service and the
company has no doubt that when the
subject has been fully examined. some
plan will be developed which will fully
protect everybody concerned"
The increased pay will apply to the
rank ard file OF the employees and will
extend back TO August is In the equip
nent department and to September l
in the transportation. station, chief en-
gineer's and motive power departments.
Under the new wage scale machinists
will receive as high as 20 cents an hour
Motormens pay will be increased from
SO SO cents to so cents the first
year. They will receive additional in
treases each year thereafter until their
wage has reached maximum Of 90 v
cents an hour
These increases" reads the state
ment. "are the result OF extensive nego-
tiations between the officers OF the COM
pany ard representatives of the brother
hood of the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit Company. This brotherhood. created
two years ago to serve as a medium
whereby the company and its men nigh,
consider matters Of mutual interest, has
amply proved Its value and has been
source of satisfaction and helpfulness
to both the men and the company"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
HEDLEY'S SON GETS
FRENCH WAR CROSS
Members of N. Y. University
Ambulance Unit Decorated.

Walter Hedley OF Yonkers, son OF
Frank Hedley, vice-presldent and gen
eral manager Of the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company, has received the Croix
de Guerre, together with three other
members of the New York University
Ambulance Unit, according to word re-
ceived here by parents OF some of the
boys composing the unit. All the other
members OF the unit, which is attached
to the French Ace Regiment. and is Of
ficially known as Section 5s2 OF the
United States Ambulance Corps, have
been cited for bravery.
The citations were made after the
unit had completed Its first year OF ser
vice, during which 1t had been in prac-
tically every sector on the western front
from Ypres to Lorraine. The three men
specially decorated with Hedley are
Teddy Greenan OF Larchmont. y. Y
Harold Darling of City Island. The
Bronx, and Duncan Phyfe, Jr., OF Cold
Springs. n. Y.
In letter to his mother Greeman tells
how the body OF his ambulance, which ht
had nicknamed Kate. was blown from
It's chassis by German shell while M
was carrying four wounded men to tho
hospital. He says:
II had TO pass along a shell SVEN
road or We started and there was 2
hill to climb like the one up the Palisade.
at Fort Lee. We got half way up wher
Kate became thirsty. but did no
worry. as ! had u three gallon tank O
gas In reserve. / poured this In ant
then turned the crank. but there was no
murmur. then discovered som,
haltwit had put kerosene in the reserv,
tank.
II rolled her over to one side and man
aged to get the wounded up the roa,
about a mile and then obtained anothe
! tank of petrol. Returning. I found some
thing had happend to Kate. The shel
that hit her must have landed clear Il
the centre II blew the body clean OF
! the chassis and sent It into a neighbor
! ing field. II cut the steel frame In hal
as II It had been cheese"
A farewell reception was given to III
New York University Ambulance Uni
! on the estate OF Cleveland II. Dodge. R!v
erdale-on-IIudsor. In June, 1917, an
, after a months training at Allertowv
Pa, It sailed FOR France.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
INDIANA SERGEANT
FIRED FIRST US. GUN
Capt. McLendOn Sets History
Right on MOmentous
Event.

Although his name has remained T.
obscurlty until now, Alex Arch OF Souta
Bend, Ind, a Sergeant In Battery c q
the Sixth Field Artillery, will go down
in history as the man who sent the first
American shot whanging into the G@c.
man lines on October %. 1917,
Credit for that feat has been accorded
another member OF the same battery,
but Sergeant Arch really started tho
fireworks, according to Il letter received
by the Associated Press from Capt ld,ls
r. NcLendon, commander of battery {
Incidentally Capt McLendou's iette.
may be regarded as valuable histories
document. as 1t contains tho first au
thentic story OF the firing OF the hrs
shot that Informed the Kaiser thai
Uncle Sam was on the job. The Genera,
In command of the division OF when the
sixth Battery is a part considered tbs
event of such Importance, says cap
McLendon. that he made II the object ~
special mention in his record and after
ward ordered the cases from the FRS:
eight shells sent to his headquarters -:
preservation.
Later the Captain adds, Gen. Per
shins ordered Sergeant Arch's gun vita
drawn with the intention of sending |.
to the United States as one of the mos
highly priced relics Of the great war,
The Captain says:
Sergeant Alex Arch Of South BeAl
| Ind, pulled the lanyard that sent le
first American shot into the hos =
lines on the morning of Octo',cr Is
1917. at five minutes past G. [ wss
present during all the firing of III.
| morning.
"In the gun drill OF the Is .Aoa
piece the gunner. corporal, lays to
gun for direction only: cannoneer ~. v
sets off the range and a the Commanr
| of the chief OF section fires the piece
The chief of section merely repeats Pm"
command fire which IL ordinarily
given by the Lieutenant, who acts a'
battery executive officer.
| 'On this particular morning Ar'N
had a special gun crew made up OF 10
| other sergeants who were in command
Of gun sections In the battery, al o.
whom were anxious TO have hand ~
the Job Arch himself set of the range
and acted as No. /, pulling the lamar
at my command fire.
THE question OF who fred this "rs'
shot Is not personal affair NJ all !"
is something which concerns not 'ry
this battery but the Sixth Field Art err
and the First Field Artillery Brigade as
a whole. The men of this brigade a.
proud of having been the first 70 'ga.
And we have not stopped fighting. sc
do not expect TO stop until the last aho
OF the war Is fired.
Sergeant Arch Is still living and ~"
fighting tho Hun, and his fellow sotJ''Fs
who helped IN hrins the first shot t''
still living and fighting. and the old ht''
terry is stu In tho game and CONS
strong"
Tho Captains object In writing ma
letter Is merely to give credit 10 the "''
to whom all the officers in his ha-'tH
agree 1t Is due and at the same time ili'
nlsh the people OF the United States " W
an authoritative account of the engage
ment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
TO COMMAND CITY COLLEGE.
Col. Van Vliet WIN Take Change
Of War Training.

Col. Robert c. Van Vllet, U. s. A.. will
he in command of the College OF t...
City OF New York when that institution
opens as an adjunct to the War Depart
ment. according TO an announcement
made yesterday by President Sidney f.
Mezes. who is engaged with Col. F.. NJ
House In the preparation of a statement
Of Americas case when peace negotia-
tions begin.
When America entered the war the
College of the City OF New York was
the first institution OF its kind to place
It's resources at the disposition OF the
Government. Forty members of the
faculty already are in the service. All
the remaining students OF IS years or
over will be enrolled as members of the
United States Army Training Corps.
Col. Van Vlet Is graduate OF West
Point. class OF 1876.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
WOUNDED MARINES ON YACHT.
DR.. Harriss Acts As Host and John
Mccormack Entertains.

Two hundred or more wounded ma
rines were guests yesterday OF DIR. John
A. Harriss, Special Deputy Police Com
missioner. on his steam yacht Surf.
They were brought from the New York
Navy Yard Hospital 10 the West Ninety
seventh street pier by members OF the
Women's Motor Corps " America.
John Mccormack, the tenor. was pres
ent to entertain the men on a trip 10
Commissioner Harriss's summer home at
Journeys End, Conn, where a shore din
ner was served. Mr.. Mccormack per-
sonally carried several OF the wounded
men aboard the yacht.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
Drew's Chauffeurs Too speedy.

Sidney Drew. the actor. In trying to
keep from running afoul of gasless Sim
day. caused his chauffeurs to break the
speed laws late Saturday night, for
which both appeared in the F'atbush
Court. Brooklyn. yesterday Peter j.
Leonard, 773 Amsterdam avenue. Man
haitian, who was driving Mr.. Drew's car.
was fined s35 or three days In Jail. Al
bert j. Kelley. 3 West Slxty-first street,
who was driving the other car filled with
friends and who was n second speed
offender. was given three days In jail
Mr.. Drew explained In letter To the
Magistrate that he instructed the chauf-
fers to speed up IN order to get to his
home in Sea Gate before midnight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11

OF them and mate them and let M 81
take Its course?"
And the parrot FISH would go a'''
beautifully with the story. but al" -
so Mike Cannon noticed. just as II g
far as the snapper the FISH would E.
hoarse and could not tell the story I"
end. The trouble. so Mike found "
toward midnight on Monday, was y.
the telling OF the story caused the &.
throat to grow dry just before reac 7
the snapper at the end; and aithouE ,
parrot fish could be taught, parrot.
to repeat the words, II could nc
made to reason out that when its i'''
went dry II should clear up It's no. .'
ness by taking drink OF wat""
Consequently IN" smoker la'' X
perforce was just - smoker-an g. ID
! tlonally enjoyable one, hut faIlN
below the wonderfully ENTERTAINERS
| ton which II would have h"'n Ha. '
! Cannon been able to carry "nf '' Vs.
planned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
Liberia Gets rs. 100000 Credit.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.--A credit Of
s. 0O0, 900 war established to-day by the
Treasury for the Republic OF Liberia.
which has declared war against Ger
many. This added "A ninth nation to
the list OF Allies borrowing from tho
United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
Temperature. Veloc
II,l. - yDt a.,
EVENTS TO-DAY.

American Fisheries convention, waldorf
all day.
Lecture on "Classes and tho Class war;
East Fifteenth street, s:ib p. NJ.
Board of Education meeting, Park ave
nue. and Fifty NTH street. =. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS

z
Lowest temperature, IS at Z A. u.
Average temperature, 81.
Ob.erv atoms yesterday by the, United etssss
Weather Bureau stations chewing stmos'
pheric condiu ons In tho various cities:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
Had TO Call OFF Dinner stunt.

But as late as last Monday night Prof.
Cannon learned with dismav that the
president OF the society OF visiting srien-
tirt is none other than the Hon. Henry
O'Malley, Chief of the Government Di-
vision OF Fish Culture The ancestors
of the distinguished O'Malley naturally
hail from County MAYO. wherefore Prof.
Cannon had 10 call off his parrot fish, so
far as that particular story was con-
cerned. for fear OF hurting the feelings
OF the chief guest at the smoker.
Immediately Prof. Cannon cast abou,
for another smoker yarn OF an amphib-
ious nature and hit upon he one con.
corning the debate in the Board of Alder,
men over the motion to buy eighteen
gondolas to put on the lakes in Central
Park, BY working overtime Prof. Gan.
non had taught his parrot Ash to rec
Off all the story up TO but not includ
ing. the point where Alderman DooleS
arises solamnly and remarks: "WhN
go to the expense OF buying eighteen
gondolas: Why not buy a healthy pail
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
Great subm q rtne Idea.

once at W asnlnRlON, IL neeu ne, HI tne
way to submerged submarine COM
manders far at sea.
Last Monday forenoon It happened
that while Prof. Cannon was passing a
tank filed with these hybrid fv'rg par
rot fish he noted that flock Of the hy-
birds were perched on the top of the
tank and were rasping down noisily at
a collection OF Mississippi catfish in the
tank adjoining. There was turmoil In
the catfish tank, whereupon Mike hur-
ried over 10 straighten out the confu-
sion.
Two days earlier one OF the old tabbS
catfish had Uttered. In some way THAI
even Prof. Cannon cannot explain the
hybrid flying parrot fish had learned I,
say, Here, kitty. Kitty" and now the
whole troupe OF hybrids were bedevilins
the soul out of tho old tabby catfish by
coaxing her litter OF little ones away
from her side.
Mike was Strengthening out tho trou.
bles of the old tabby when one OF the
most brilliant ideas OF his entire sclen
tific career flashed upon him. He would
teach the brightest OF his flying parrot
fish. he decided. just a short, little after
dinner story that would go far toward
Frightening up the smoker OF last night
Prof. Cannon decided 10 begin with
the story that began. This reminds me
OF two Irishmen, Mike and Pat" Their
| the parrot fish was to learn the briet
little tale about the Irishman from tn,
west coast OF ireland who. while boa st,
ing to the Dublin Irishman about tn,
wonders of the west coast, would de
clare that there we're so many lobster.
on the Mayo waters that 9TH coast wa,
red wit thin"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-07
Prorrnir,eE1 Physician
Discusses CaIon1eI

DR.. William Brady in an article about
calonlel in the Atlanta Constitution re-
Gently said:
"Calomel is a cathartic and a very
crude and superhuous one. 1t pro-
duces no special effect upon the liver
or upon the secretion of bile. 1t has
no more influence over biliousness
than any other active physic. 1t is
Just the ancient standby, cheaper
than most other physics and retained
in use because old dogs seldom learn
new tricks"
AS a substitute for poison like
calomel modern physicians prescribe
purely vegetable cathartics. Mar
For Sale by MACK'S DRUG
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-07

tins Liver Medicine does all the
good calomel does without produc-
ing calomeps injurious effects. Mar
tins Liver Medicine is standard
proprietary preparation for constipa-
ton, sick headache and other ston,-
ach and liver troubles. Purely vege-
table as to ingredients, pleasant IN
taste, mild in action and fully guar
anteed. If not satisfied with it, take
the empty bottle to your druggist
and get your SOC back.
Try dose or SO of Martins Liver
Medicine when you feel that you
need a liver regulator or a dose OF
physic. All good druggists sell Martins
Liver Medicine.
STORE, Bamberg, 8. C.