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New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Indicted Pacifist Trying to Win
Maj. La Cuardia' s Congress Seat
Scott Nearing, Facing Trial
for Attacks on Govern
ment, Running in Four
teenth District, While
Doughty American Is
Fighting the Enemy in
Italy

While Major T. II. La Guardia is
leading American air squadrons against
enemy forces in Italy Socialists are
making house to house canvass Of the
14th District in an effort to elect the
pacifist Scott Nearing to the Congress
sonal seat of the absent filer.
Major La Guardia, recently decorated
and promoted for gallantry in action,
went to Italy i'll command of the first
Yankee battle squadron and has been
IN the thick of the Pave fighting for
months. Scott Nearing, his Socialist
opponent, was indicted last March fot
violation Of the espionage act and faces
trial for persistent interference with
Americas prosecution Of the war.
Major La. Gua1da is the Fusion can
didate in the 14th District. He was
nominated by the Republican pfrty and
received the Endorsement of the Demo-
cratic organization. Besides appealing
urge his trades union record as an
additional reason for the solid support
Of his old constituents.
"Ncaring's managers claim that La
Guardia is receiving two salaries from
the government" said Harry Andrews,
who is in cha..ge OF the absent Con-
gressman's campaign. "Thi5 is bare
faced lie. He hasn't received penny's
pay as Congressman since the day he
entered the United States army.
'Major La Guardia forcsaw Ameri-
cas- entry into the hostilities long
before war was declared He entered
an aviation school in 1916, and when
we finally took our stand he was ready
TO fight He went to Italy as a men,
ber Of the United States aircraft COM
mission and for fong time was in
command of all our aerial operations
on that front. He has fought in d
number Of battles and has taken part
IN {. great many bombing expeditions
against the Austrians.
"The people of his district are as
proud of Major La Guardia's. political
record as they are of his military rec
ord On March 5, 1917, the day he
took his seat in Congress, he intro
duced a bill calling for the death of
war profteers. He served as attorney
for the Garment Makers Union and
acted as arbiter in Il number of trade
STRIKES His friends hope he will he
able to return to New York in time TO
make a trief canvass of his district
Scott Nearing was indicted with the
American Socialistic Society for the
publication and circulation of pamph-
let entitled "The Great Madness" In
the pamphlet the Prussian game was
furthered by bitter attacks against the
Liberty loans, the selective service law
and other Federal war policies. Pre-
viously his radical, pacitist utterances
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Hylan Puts Gag" ON
City's Employees
Mayor Issues Order Stopping
Agitations in Departments
for More Paw

All city employees who are not sat
isfied with their wages must keep their
mouths shut under pain Of dismissal.
This drastic gag rule was issued by
Mayor Hylan yesterday in letter to
the heads of all city departments.
at is the duty of all commissioners
Of city departments to see that such
profess ional agitators, who, instead of
attending to the duties of their Office,
continually annoy the members OF the
Board of Estimate, directly or indi-
rectly, be compelled to remain in the
olhcos and perform the duty for NhicE
they verc appointed and are being
paid would Further recommend that
III they tail 10 perform the duties that
their Office reon res Of them that YOU
immediately dispense with their ser
vices"
One man, who had been eighteen
years in the service, and asked that his
salary be increased from 1900 to
sl,7oo. WAS told by the Mayor to look
for other employment If he was not
satisfied with what he was getting.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
What Is Going On To-day
.IGHTLEss NIGHT.

IIGHTLESS NIGET.
VAR SAVINGS STAMP DRIVE.
DEPARTURE OF DRAFT QUOTAS
wee admission to ths american Museum .. Nstufsl
History. AIerronoiitsn Museum ~ Art. New York
Geological PARK, Van cortlandt Park Museum
American Muserm Of Safety aud the Aquarium.
business SHOW 6eth Regiment AImory.
Luncheon OF tho New York In6r1nary FOR Wornon
and Children. Hocl McAlpin. 1850.
Meeting Of ths Patriotic Order OF America. Hotsl
hcAlpn. all day
Board me-ting or tbs Nev York Browning sosdesy.
Waldorf Astoria, ? D L.
Meeting Of the Board OF Educsticu. han Of tr.s
board. Park Avenue and f1ftS ninth Street.
p. 10.
Dinner Of the New York Section OF Atlantic Ship
Deception and dinner OF the Iotce Club OF New
Yorh fo- the british Riucational Mission. club.
house. II West fffly seventh Street D. IN
Of Inc woGsn's surrase rsrty Of the rcDth "a,
se'nbly District. Lass thirty eighth Street.
puBLIc LECTURES or TIE BOARD OF HpU-
CATION, s.lJ y N.
Manhattan
The cdre q tns Eyes" by William II Bates
u. D. a. T. 5. 95. West Houston and Clarkson
Streets
Scotia T. the Land Of Scott and Burns by James
OF Lexington Avenuo
Folk Songs q tho American Negro By Mrs Nellie
NJ. Mundy. P. S. lis. l77tn Street uear Audi
bon Avenue.
Indian Songs" By Mira Bcrnadette r. Carey
Central Jewish Institute. l25 East Eighty NTH
Street
Tho Hudson in Nature and History by Isaac
c. stursis. I. II. D.. Hawthorne School Haw-
thorue. \. Y.
William N 1nscse-ay" by Charlea +. Horne.
Pm D. OF C. c. n Y. Hunter College sixty,
sighth Street and Lexington Avenue.
soaSs Of the Sunset Trail" by Mrs Olive {. II
Miller. Hamilton Grange. sos West l4irh Street,
Progressive Scandinavia" ty MIS- Eito Danfo-,s
Mcsfse. seaioen Church Institute. cs South
street
fno Man x SPANISH Amerlca IS C,syfon =
cooper. Faiior.the National Marilc T. ~ c
Nes- l.ath Street.
Ths Bronx.
'Iae Workers Welfare - by nr John + Huber.
o.. P 5. 81 l4oth Street east OF Willis
Avenue
FOLK Song ard Ar Song" by Miss Man T. Mac
Conasl. P. :. As. Brown Place and lSoth Street
Noun antcrfng In tho Canadian Alps" By Or
Andrew J. Gilnnour. at +. s. 81. Randolph Street
and Beach Avenue
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
N. Y. Hoboes Raise Service Flag
With Thirty Thousand Stars
Appeal From Jeff Davis Nomads King Draws So 500
From Grimy Pockets to Buy Thrift Stamps to Show
Kaiser Is Bum and Not Real 30

The unhonored sons of the Bowcry-
jeff Davis included them all in the
easy term hoboes-had q brief period
Of glory yesterday when their service
flag, with 10000 stars, flashed in the
sunshine near the entrance to the Man.
haitian Bridge, and their grimy brothers
who are stlll in overalls instead Of
khaki came forth from tno shadows
under the elevated road ana bought
thrift stamps from pockets bulging
with the unaccustomcd wages of war
time.
Davis, "king of the hobocs,' was
master Of ceremonies.
"Dont talk peace, he cried There
will never be any peace until our
10000 'bocs get their claws into the
Kaiser. That fellow is the biggest bum
on earth. A bum is different from q
hobo. A bum thinks he can fool every
body all the time, but some day he
wakes up and finds out he has only
fooled himself. That is what will han
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Total l55
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 221s.-Seven Of
thc eight deans Of Cornell University
and large proportion of the faculty
have signed the petition asking the
Ithaca Board of Aldermen to prohibit
the sale OF Hearst publications. The
eighth dean is out OF town.
Many of the professors at Cornell
appeared on the campus to-day wearing
81 Do Net Read Hearst Newspapers"
buttons. These are being distributed
y. Il. Wells, who is circulating the peti-
ton.
The petition was circulated to-day
among the business men of Ithaca
Among those who have signed it are
Ross ". Kellogg, secretary OF the
Board of Commerce; L. c. Bement, or
ganizer of the Unconditional Surrender
Club here, and K. J. Reilly, chief OF the
Fire Department.
! Several members of the faculty to-
day issued statements in support of
the fight against Hearst.
Dean Creighton said "For the first
months after the United States entered
the war Hearst papers did all they
a hostile feeling toward our allies, par
ticularly England.
"Why the government did not nsti-
tutc proceedings against them | do not
know. Lately they have been more
careful, though even editorials that
profess TO be arslently patriotic con-
tain sklllfully inserted sentences and
phrases that tend TO create a feeling
OF suspicion and discomfort. Every man
who does nothing to fight them is re-
sponsible for the existence of papers
which do not hesitate to sail under the
black flag"
For the last ten years ] have con-
sldered Hearst papers a menace to the
good of the country and | haven't
bought one or read one in that time" "
said Professor A. f. Wells of the War
Vocational School
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23

pen to the Kaiser. lie thought he
could fool the whole world. Well show
him un!"
JEFF" threw his cap in the mir,
grabbed the end Of the service flag and
shook it over the heads of the crowd.
Nov, then" he cried, "here's your
flag. What will you do to help carrv
t across the Rhine? Show the world
the hoboes have made good Empty
out your pockets for Uncle Sam"
"1i jeff" called a brownsweatered
giant leaning against lamp
post, "Yi, jeff. | seen you in Seattle
last summer. You're all right. I'll
take twenty dollars worth"
GLORY, hallelujah." shouted cleft"
dis hat went up in the air again. The
band played Cover There" and line
Of thrift stamp purchasers formed un-
der The service flag.
They bought five hundred dollars
worth of stamps in one hour, showing
that the Bowery is having its share in
The prosperity which has come to
American labor as result of the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Girl Anarchist
Dehes the Court to
Air Her Philosophy
Charged With Attacking
u. S., She Tells Judge Our
Laws Are Wrong

Love, marriage, polygamy, polyan-
dry, economies, revolution and an
archism were discussed sagely by
Molly Steiner, twenty years old, a
little, black k-eyed, demure-looking Rus
sian girl, while defending herself be-
fore Federal Judge Henry d. Clayton
yesterday against charge of having
entered into conspiracy to violate the
espionage act.
The girl, who is one Of six persons
on trial for having distributed on the
East Side leaflets denouncing the
United States for sending troops to
Russia, for more than an hour matched
her wits against government attorneys.
She expressed her opinions over the
protest of Assistant United States At
torney s. l.. Miller She refused to an
swer Questions categorically, but, in
stead, insisted on entering into aca-
demic discussions of her philosophy,
and on one occasion she turned in the
witness chair aud ross-cXamined
Judge Clayton.
Shows No Weakening
Although she has been confined to
the Tombs since her arrest. on August
%, this embryonic Emma Goldman de-
clined to show any weakening in her
anarchistic views.
Asked by Mr.. Miller why she had
distributed the leahet. Miss Steiner re-
plied
because the Allies, III sending troops
to crush the workers revolution in
Russia, were just as cruel as the Ger-
mans had been. Because the Allies
would suppress a revolution in Ger
many If one sprang up there, just as
they have suppressed the revolution in
Russia"
Don't you believe in law" asked
Mr.. Miller.
Explain what you mean by law?'
asked the witness.
Take the present law under which
you are indicted. Do you believe in
it?" interposed Judge Clayton.
"Certainly not. I don't believe that
any of our present laws are any good"
'Do you believe in the laws that pro-
tect health and property"
None Of our laws protect either
health or property"
Judge Clayton bent over toward the
dminutive witness. "Do you believe
in the marriage law?" he asked.
Her Views ON Marriage
Miss Steiner explained that she
worked in factory for SIS a week
"When man and q women marry the
girl does it to get out of the factory
and the man does it to get home.
There is not much love in it. What
is the use of law combining two peo-
pie when their hearts are not COM
bined? 2"
The witness said she did not believe
in polyandry either.
"Do you believe in what is known as
free love?" asked Judge Clayton.
II believe people are married only
when they love each other
Questioned by Harry Weinberger
counsel tor the defence, the witness
said the six men arrested with her had
been beaten by detectives after they
We're tahen to Police Headquarters foi
/ cxamiGlat ion. When the court rulcl
she could not answer a question con.
cernine the alleged beating given tc
Jacob Schwartz, orc of the defendant
who died the defence charged, as a re.
suit of the beating, the witness
clencted her fist and almost screamed
Il insist that Schwartz was killed b,
/ the police,"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Soldier to Face
Tax Lien Victims
AtHearing To-day
Mineola Man Admits Ad.
vancing Funds to Son
to Buy Lots

Frank Z. Hurley, manager ri the
Mineo)a branch of the Title Gu antec
and Trust Company, testified yesterday
in the tax lien investigation before
Magistrate Appleton that he had ad-
vanced his son Eugene more than
$4,000, with which the latter bought up
a large number Of lots at tax sales
The investigations conducted by Dis
trlct Attorney Swami and the Mayors
Committee on Taxation, will take d
dramatic twist this morning, when the
younger Hurley, & private at Camp Up
ton, will be brought to Room e23, Mu-
nicipal Building. to face fifty or more
of his alleged Wet ms-men and women
Of small means-who had no mixing up
to this time with whom they were deal
ing. All of the tax lien transactions
were carried on through the nails ex-
clusively, and the name of Hurley
never appeared in the letters.
The younger Hurley will then be
asked on what terms he will consent
to turn back to his victims the lots
which belong to them. The committee,
of which Nathan Hirsch, is chairman,
and Samuel S. Breslin, counsel, will
endeavor to persuade Hurley that it is
to his own interest TO restore the prop
erty at a reasonable figure.
Hurley, ST., who appeared 10 be
severely i'll at the hearing yesterday,
was given two-hour grilline at the
hands OF Mr.. Breslin and Assistant
District Attorney Waugh.
He testified that as far back a.
1915 he knew that his son and Fahens
q lawyer unlicensed to practise in this
state and a Harvard college chun, were
engaged in the business Of buying taN
titles at Nineola. 1t was not until
March II. however, Hurley said, that
his son put any money into the busi-
ness. up TO that time aliegedly financed
by F'abens.
At various times thereafter, Hurle,
stated on the stand, he gave his sor
and Fabens checks for s3,450, $1,000
S1,191, $1,a6i and 1,163, making ;
total Of y9,l6S he advanced for the pur
chase Of tax titles.
Breslin put on exhibit check fron
a victim to c. H. Fabens, which ha,
-Fabens's named indorsed, and had bee;
deposited to Hurley's account.
"Do you know who indorsed tn,
name Of Fabens on this check? 90 Bres
lin asked. After long scrutiny Hur
ley admitted. 81 did"
Have you power or attorney /,
sign Fahers's name ?" NO. But m,
son had power of attorney. and
thought it was legal for him to trans
fer it to me-"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Tenants Are Urged to
Back Smith or Erwin

Members Of the Tenants Union held
i meeting last night at Prospect Ave
nue. and 163d Street, the Bronx. The
meeting was called by Cornelius Dona-
van, president of the union, for the
purpose of reading replies received by
The union to the questionable sent
candidates for office the coming elec-
ton.
The principal questions asked of
those seeking office were whether they
favored the appointment OF rent ad
ministrator and what their attitude
would be toward a law making it IL
egal for landlords to increase rents
next year more than 10 per cent. above
what they are now.
OF the candidates for Governor,
Alfred f. Smith, Democrat, and Charles
W. Erwin, Socialist, answered in the
affirmative and the tenants were urged
10 lend their support to either.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Enright Removes Inspector
Who Headed Detail for
Fifteen Years
Cleaned Up Many
Police Scandals
Mcdonald Appointed Head
Of Newly Created Spe-
cial Service Bureau

Honest Dam Costigan, inspector III
charge of the Police Department Vice
Squad for fifteen years and the mar
Who has assisted in unearthing ever
police scandal in that time, was r.
moved from bis assignment yestcrdi
By Commissioner Enright. Costig II
vas sent 10 command the First n
spection District. covering the lor or
East Side and the downtown dist let
cast of Broa dway.
With the removal Of Inspector G 5tl
an, Commissioner Enright annov -ceG
thc abolition of the vice squad all th
creation of the especial service lad'
% be commanded by Inspector T. .nas
g. Mcdonald, head Of the Br' -
ice squad.
Since its organization the vice squad
nad devoted itself TO correcting
conditions which the police IN charge
u : district could not or would
lot clean up. Inspector CostiCan was
also always called upon TO investigate
charges involving the integrity of
other policemen--in most OF the cases
captains and inspectors.
Commissioner Enrlght's explanation
For the upheaval was that at present
the command Of the vice squad was
divided between inspectors Costigan
and Mcdonald, and that he was dis
satisfied with that condition. He
offered no exclamation Of why he chose
Inspector Mcdonald to head the con-
solidated squad with new staff of
men as against Costigan with an eN
perienced staff. Mcdonald has been
doing vice work exclusively in Brook
ign for about five years and Costigan
has been at it for fifteen years in
Manhattan, and when necessary In al!
other boroughs.
Commissioner Enright began his
drive on Inspector Costigan soon after
Vice squad many of the men who had
helped build up Costigan's reputation
He then moved Costigan's office from
the top to the ground floor Of Police
Headquarters and eliminated Costi
cans private office in which many OF
The stories regarding vice conditions
and grating pollcemen's activities
we're unfolded.
During the height of District Attor
aey Swann's vice Investigation of sew
rral months ago Commissioner En-
light, over the District Attorneys pro-
tests, put Costigan in charge of an in
spection district in addition to his
other duties. Since then the inspector
has been gradually stripped of his
power. until for the last three months
he has had only minor Investigations
10 make.
Inspector Costigan was placed in
charge of the vice squad about fifteen
years ago by former Commissioner Nc
Adoo, now chief magistrate. He was
retained by Commissioners Bingham,
Baker, Cropsey, Waldo, Mckay and
Woods, and in that time became the
terror Of vice purveyors and the dere-
let policemen. He played q prominent
part in the Lieutenant Becker scandal,
in the cases against the four grating
Harlem inspectors and in the Ruth
Cruger case.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
O'Leary Trial DELAYED

Because Of the illness of Jeremiah
A. O'LearY, charged with conspiring to
violate the espionage act. his trial was
not continued Yesterday in the Federal
District Court. Judge Cushman an
nounced. however, that i the defendant
IS able TO appear the case wiz be con-
tinued to-day.
L. A. McGuire, the rombs physician,
reported that OIeary IS suffering a
severe attack of bronchitis and has q
high fever. He advised against the
man appearing IN court while in his
present condition, because of the infiu-
enza epidemic
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
| $40 New York Men
Wanted for Officers

An urgent call for 1910 Of New York
States draft registrants Of September
II to go into training for second lieu
tenancies in the infantry was issued
yesterday by the Department of the
East from its headquarters on Gov
ernor's Island. They will be part Of
10000 men sent from all parts of the
country to Camp Fremont, California.
Physical requirements are those for
general military service. Men in de-
ferred classification because of indus
trial or agricultural occupations are
not acceptable. The men selected must
be at Camp Fremont not earlier than
November 25 nor later than December
!. officers from neighboring canton
ments may be reouisitioned by the De
partmcnt OF the East to act as exam
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Influenza Vaccine
roU S Efectiue
With 10000 Soldiers
Especial Dispatch 70 The Trs6ursl

N~P''su4 DtoputLIt ~ IftS 'fF
CAMP DIX, y. j.. Oct. 22.-ouF o.
more than 10000 soldiers who YOU'LL.
tariiy took the new vaccine trea'Ae-'
as 4 preventive against pneumonia GU.
the recent influenza epidemic here -
one has contracted pned>- on'a aee...
iEg TO records OF the Office " LNu*,
ant Colonel Fl. z. Becry, camp surge
While treatment is still N an eApsir
mental stage, surgeons VIII not mss, "ns
q final Endorsement, Lat the early 'ys ~,
cess of the treatment viii result m W. W.
offer of it to 10000 more soldiers ns''
this week.
Major General Scott, camp. co.,
mander, to-day issued denial o. "'a' Iss
~ spread stories to the etfecs ',' ~,
soldiers here had been given "hisA'
az a preventive.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
To Tell of Negro Valor

New Fork negroeg on November >
at Carncgia Hall will hear for the first
time an intimate description Of the
yalor and heroism displayed by United
States negro troops in the great drive
irwin ). Cobb, the war correspondent
Will be the speaker, and the proceeds
Relief,
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
GaHney Gets Delay
Before Prison Trim

The departure of Vincent Gafnev
Sing Sine was again DELAYED vester.
day because OF his alraienment before
Judge Malone IN General Sessions on
an Indictment charging him with hav
ing escaped from the Tombs June II.
Franklin Geer was assigned as his
counsel and Gatfney will plead to-day.
Sheriff Knott expects to take Gatfney
to safe prison to-day for his nine
teen ycars' sentence,
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Whitman Names Body
To Study Grippe Epideml'

ALBANY, Oct. Scientific inic'
nation regarding the epidemic Of inna
cnza now da.ly accumulating IN Us
State Department OF Health and elsaa
where is TO be correlated and ns... s..
available 10 health officials and ~ ~
medical profession through the aets.
Of Governor Whitman to-day IN s ~
pointing commission 70 study ., -,
report on the cause, prevention S'N
treatment of the disease.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
7 Deans ait Cornell
Sign Petitions to
Bar Hearst Papers
Ithaca Citizens Also Take
Up Campaign to Ex-
clude Publications
Coiled in the Flag

GINCE the United States en-
~ tered the war the Hearst
papers have printed:
71-0ttnchs on or ul-
lies.
7-instances of de-
fence or praise Of
Germ0ny.
63--Picces Of o1ati-1var
propaganda.
1--deletio1a Of q Pres
identMI rroclamo-
ton.
Total 155
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23


held at the BROOKLYN Chamber of Commerce,
- Court Street, November and s.
The teacher Of Grade SB, Public School
%. ,.1 me Bronx, feels that her pupils are
good American rooters." They sold more
than 100000 in Liberty bonds, and their
quota WAS only $4,000.
An exhibition OF art and literature ,rt>
Il programme of folksongs. was given last
night at st. Marks Hall, 81 West 138tb
Street for colored people.
The fourteen -year-old gill who when
round 10y the Paterson N. ,To police on
Septen'bcr ~. said she was Shirley james.
., = Wealth. Southern family. has been
luehuned as Sophie Albcrg, of 1857 Broad
visit the country 0'U ~
,,l The La, lambs ,, Club raised sl.s25loo in Lib
tYo times its quota of S250,000
me ne sugar shortage in this port received
a little relief yesterday, when an American
,aeashaer raen arrived with S320.oOo pounds Of
%hich IS from Cuban plantations, will be r,.,
nhed at once and part of it will be shipDed
overseas. PfSu
National City Company will hold - thva1e we
nay convention at the New York oirice he.
ginning tomorrow. O
Charged with homicide. Mary 1rck, .,,
t-three years old of POO Greene Strsat
YES, Tes arraisned in the Bridge Plaza court and
held for examination yesterday. She sn;d a'd
tnat Una "asii Yashin;ski. euitor. had become one
700 persistent in his attentions. whareunon
she had thrown him downstairs. NS' eupoh
hickey" Harrison. charged with homicide
VINO escaped from the Tombs and was r.,
Newark last
lore Judge Malone in General Sessions and
asked that counsel be assigned him. A'o
Fire destroyed five buildjnps in t,s ,,..,
on Twenty-second Street. between Evta,.;o n,Geh
street and Avenue A. causing damage est;. ,H'
mated at 100000 '"se eSt'-
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23

The ninth annual convention of the New
ork state Waterways Association will he
held at the BROOKLYN Chamber of Commerce,
- Court Street, November and g.