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New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
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Hearst Papers
In Long Island
Continued from First Page.

Hirsh, who lives in Lawrence; I. Lam
dau, financial secretary, who lives in
Bayside, and H. Adagstein, of Rockville
Centre, former president of the organ
ization.
Copies Of the resolutions, which, ac-
cording to the dealers, make plain the
extent of the action they feel able to
take on the Hearst situation, will be
distributed widely throughout Nassau
and Suffolk counties.
"The Dealers" said Mr.. Hirsh, "are
aroused about the Hearst matter. We
had to go to great pains to explain
that as an association we could take
no active part in the Hearst controver-
sy. We will continue to sell papers so
long as publishers offer them for sale.
Things have reached the point where
the dealers are having serious difficult
ties with their customers if they sell
the Hearst sheets. I run a stationery
store at Lawrence, and customers have
threatened to stop doing business with
me If / continue Offering THE Ameri-
cam and The Journal for sale. Other
dealers report unpleasantness in their
respective territories.
I'VE feel that this publicity commit
tee will make our position clear to our
patriotic readers. The association has
no other alternative than to cease cir
culating Hearst papers if citizens in
the various communities demand that
we do so. We want the public to un-
derstand where we stand. We can only
comply with the wishes of the people
as expressed in formal demands to us.
We give. the public what they want.
Our livelihood depends upon that.
AT this mornings meeting dealers
were present from every section of the
island. They all reported the same
thlng-a strong anti Hearst sentiment" !"
Call for the Meeting
The call to the meeting which was
sent to the dealers follows:
Herewith you are notified to attend a
very important special meeting called for
Wednesday. May %. 1918. at 10 a. M, at
the Standard Hotel. o74 Fulton Street
Jamaica, Long Island, for the purpose of
taking some kind of action in regard of
handling the Hearst publications on Long
Island as the public in general is very
the best interest of the country.
This IS very grave matter, from our
point of view. therefore, it is imperative
that every member be present and express
MS opinion, and it must be discussed from
'aii different angles arising from it. The
discussion will be absolutely unlimited, as
the question to be de,iued is very grave
DO not fa. to attend 1t is your pas..;-
otto duty to attend. 1t is your duty as a
good citizen to be present!
The meeting was held at 12 South
Washington Street. instead Of in tha o
Standard Hotel, as scheduled in the
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Mrs. Stokes Confesses She
Once Repudiated America
She Says Stand That Wilson's World Democracy
Speech Changed Her Vews-Declares She Be-
lieves in Peoples Rather Than Rulers

your letter to The Star wilfully and
knoWingly "Md false?"
In the cross-examination of Mrs.
Stokes by Mr.. Silvers the witness
answered direct questions by direct
answers.
Her answers brought out that she
was Socialist, and had been all her
life, affiliating with that party when a.
small girl in Cleveland, remaining in
the party till the summer of 1917.
Mrs. Stokes was asked if she was
opposed to the government.
NO." she replied, $50 far as the
government is for the people. I am not
opposed to the attitude of the govern
ment in the war, my opposition being
only to the capitalists who are deriving
profit and controlling the government" "
"Do you believe in patriotism, mean
ing love and admiration for the country
you live in?"
81 love all countries. do not believe
IN patriotism in SO far as it pertains
to loving just one country"
Attorney Silvers quoted part Of a
speech made by Mrs. Stokes in Mime
apolis last year, which read:
Il have always repudiated America
and looked upon it as one of the most
oppressive nations. | would not rise
to the national anthem or salute the
Stars and Stripes. If I had to choose
between rising to this anthem or stand
ing up against wall and being shot
l would choose the latter
When Silvers read the entire speech
to the jury the contents showed she
had said: 81 formerly held those views
and changed them only after President
Wilson made his plea for world de-
mocracy. After the Presidents mes
sage | changed my views and became
an American"
Mrs. Stokes admitted she had made
such speech.
Knitted Socks for Soldiers
At one time in her testimony Mrs.
Stokes said that while on her speaking
tour through Missouri she knitted socks
for soldiers, and that it was largely
through her persuasion that a younger
brother entered the navy.
Asked why she returned to the So
cialist party, Mrs. Stokes said it gave
her chance to show the "class char
acter of the war" The object of her
speaking tours, she testified, was to
bring people to realize that unless
those remaining at home fought for
democracy, they could not help the
soldiers in France.
The arguments will not be finished
until late tomorrow afternoon, when
the case will go to the jury.
large crowd braved the rain to-
day and attended tic trial. Mrs.
Stokes wore the same gray gown with
its white collar that has made her q
striking figure since the trial first
started
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Outlines Waterfront Plans

Dock Commissioner Murray Hubert
told the Brooklyn Chamber of Com
merce yesterday that the present "de-
plorable congestion in its freight and
shipping from which New York City
is now suffering" was due to lack of
foresight of the city authorities in not
providing needed waterfront improve
ments.
The commissioner outlined plans for
waterfront development in the various
boroughs. He said that, instead of try
ing to enlarge the piers on the West
Side of Manhattan, the port terminal
improvements should extend more to
South Brooklyn and Staten Island. He
further outlined plans for the improve
ment of the waterfront between Fifty
eighth and Sixty-third streets, South
Brooklyn. He spoke of other contem-
plated improvements, including the
construction of bulkhead from Barren
Island to Mill Basin and fourteen piers
extending to the main channel.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Glen Ridge Resents Hearst's s
Attempt TO Break Ban of
Newsdealers on His Papers

GLEN RIDGE, N j., May 22.-Hearst
made frantic attempts to-day to break
the ban the citizens of this place have
imposed on his publications, "The
American" and "The Journal" The To-
cal newsdealers have discontinued
handling the Hearst papers since the
Glen Ridge Marshals, unit of the
State Militia Reserve, showed the
temper of the community toward Hearst
at meeting early this week.
This morning, however, an automo-
bile swung into the main section of the
town. In it were a newsboy and two
huskies who acted as body guard while
the lad sold "The American" and "The
journal" He carried all the other New
York papers as camouhage.
Captain Walter P. Boyd, of the Mar
shals, said to-day the Committee of
Public Safety was considering calling a
citizens mass meeting at an early date.
at which the people will have another
chance to show how they stand on the
Hearst question.
This business of sending i. couple of
strong-arm men and newsboy down
from New York to break the ban the
regular Dealers here have placed on
Hearst won't co." said Captain Porter,
"The anti-Hearst feeling is on the
ascendant here. Of course, there were
persons who bought Hearst papers
from the boy to-day. But here is our
plan to break up the planting Of Hearst
men here:
"a committee of members of the
Glen Ridge Marshals will be appointed
Hearst may send down here. These
citizens will carefully mark down the
names of local folk who purchase
Hearst papers from these agents.
Then, later, we'll cali ON them
and talk over the Hearst question.
There is no doubt as to where the great
majority of citizens here stand. We
Will take every lawful means to keep
the Hearst sheets out Of Glen Ridge. :"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Drys Appeal to Women
Anti-Saloon League Urges En-.
rolment as Republicans

William H. Anderson, state superin-
tendent of the AntiSaloon League. yes
terday sent many thousand circular let
ters to women voters urging them to
enroll with political party in order
to bring about the ratification of the
Federal prohibition amendment.
"If you live in New York City, and
want to help prohibition, enroll on May
25 in the Republican party" says the
circular "a Democratic candidate next
fall in New York City means a Tam
many Democrat. Tammany is bitterly
opposed to prohibition. To make sure
of having dry candidates in the Re-
publican party, enough dry voters must
enroll in it to outvote the vets enrolled
in it. 1t is your big opportunity to
uphold the ideals of your church and
country!"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Error May Nullify
All "Mitchel SIush
Fund" Indictments
Notice of Extraordinary
Terms Was Published Con-
trary to Whitman Order

mistake in advertising Governor
Whitmans extraordinary term of the
Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court
last August may nullify all the indict-
ments returned in that term, including
the so-called Mitchell slush fund" cases
and the Rockaway land fraud on the
city. The conviction of fifty-four cleo
tion inspectors for primary frauds in
the MitchelBennett contest last Sep
tember may also be reversed.
The notice of the extraordinary
terms should have been published &C
cording to Governor Whtman's order
in "The Morning Telegraph" on one
day of two successive weeks in August.
Instead of that it appeared in that
newspaper ON two successive days in
the first week Of August.
Neither the District Attorney nor
any official connected with the Criminal
Courts of New York County had any
thing to do with giving that order to
the newspaper" said District Attorney
Swami. What investigation / have
been able to make in a short time indi-
Gates that it was purely an executive
function and that William A. Orr, the
Governors secretary, issued the orders
direct to the newspaper"
Stanchfield Finds Flaw
The flaw was discovered by John B.
Stanchfield and .Isidor j. Kresel, Of
counsel for William Hamlin Childs, ex-
ecutive chairman of the Mitchell Fusion
campaign committee, and ex-senator
Josiah T. Newcomb, who, with ex-Gov-
ernor William Sulzer, were indicted in
April for alleged conspiracy to conceal
the payment of $4,000 to Sulzer for
lending his oratory in behalf of for
mer Mayor Mitchell at the last munich
pal election.
The lawyers sprang it on District
Attorney Swami and Supreme Court
Justice Goff like a. grenade yesterday
when the defendants were arraigned
for pleadings. The attorneys had OBJ
tanned writ of prohibition from Pre-
siding Justice Clark, of the Appellate
DIVISION. preventing further prosecu-
tlon OF their clients, on the ground that
the entire extraordinary term over
which. Justice Goff has presided was
which District Attorney Swami shall
appear before the Appellate Division
and show cause why the indictments
in the Fusion cases should not be set
aside.
Even should the Appellate Division
decide against Childs and Newcomb by
holding the mistake in the advertise
ments does not nullify the whole pro-
ceedings before Justice Goff, there is
little likelihood that with a certain ap-
peal to the higher court the question
will be adjudicated before the advent
of 1919.
If the courts should set aside the
indictments of Chifds and Newcomb
there is some question as to whether
the decision would affect the cases of
the election inspectors. District At
torney Swami maintained last night
that it would not.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax
Ballade of Grasping Ladies

Ballade of Grasping Ladies
One time. long since. we drew our gay
In simple, almost childish glee.
And spent, with none to say us nay.
Perhaps squandered seIfishly.
But now. alack, our modest fee
Leaves, eer we see its visage clear
Through woman's wiles it learns to fee
The coin we spent IN yesteryear.
Yes, woman in this later day
Takes what we spent on dress and spree
Blush not Our hair is growing gray
No brave and blithe Lothario. we.
These women campaign ceaselessly
For folk distressed They know no fear.
Each day we ,ay to two or three
The coin we spent in yesteryear.
One girl has kept from the play.
She campaigned for the X. of C.
One drove VACATIONS hopes away.
She sold us bonds for Liberty.
From debt we no longer free.
And now the Red Cross drive is here
Therefore. our woe-flled weird we dree
The coin we spent in yesteryearI
Ladies, forgive frivolity.
Far better you deserve q cheer.
Would we could offer at your plea
The coin we spent in yesteryearl
II people yesterday had turned over
to the Red Cross the tips they gave to
richer and wiser persons than they
we wonder what the total would be
now.
Gullible reader, meet George H
Bedell, of Melville, Long Island. Also
make obeisance to Georges patriotic
hen. Then, with an open mind, hear
what he says about her.
The hen, SO George says, anyway, en-.
tered the kitchen the other afternoon
while his phonograph was playing
"Over the Top with Uncle Sam" She
listened politely until the end of the
martial air and then showed her ap.
p;roval by laying an egg in the morris
chair.
She repeated the performance-re.
member George is telling this-severa1
times when that same tune was being
played. Yesterday she entered just al
its conclusion, and registered a desire
for its repetition. But Mrs. Bedell pu,
on Liberty Bells" in it's place, where.
upon she stalked haughtily away.
Mr.. Bedell says he can prove it
He'll show the hen to any one.
While the German drive still hang.
fire, we wonder if the Kaiser eve,
heard the proverb beginning, "He who
! hesitates"-
The police of the West 123d Stree
Station are striving to solve the mys
terry of the piano and the laundry
wagon placed before them by Walter
La Frantz, the laundry wagon driver.
Their efforts are not more than half
| hearted, however, for the instrument
is i'll the squad room at present anc
members of the force say it has ar
excellent tone.
La Frantz was hailed yesterday as he
was driving his wagon up Lenox Ave
nue., and was urged by the man VIII,
hailed him to drive to 121 West 1926
Street. There on the sidewalk stood
piano, and after some discussion the
driver consented to take the 1nstru
ment to saloon at 124th Street anc
Lenox Avenue.s No one there knew
anything about it, and the man who
gave the directions apparently has dis
appeared.
Reserves who clustered about the
instrument and sang last night hoped
he would never come back, while the
lieutenant on the desk placed both
hands to his ears and yearned for the
owners immediate appearance.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Gerard's Home Looted

HAVERSTRAW, N. Y, May 22.-
Former Ambassador James w. Ger
ards summer home near here was en-
tered recently by burglars, presumably
Of pro-German tendencies, who vented
their spite against Mr.. Gerard by de-
molishing almost everything that they
could not carry away.
Locks of doors were smashed, mir
rors and pictures were ruined by re-
volver bullets, furniture was carried
out and thrown over the cliff on which
the house is built. Even the bathtubs
were ripped from the floor and hacked,
Mr.. Gerard has offered a reward for
the capture of the vandals He had
turned the house over to the Red Cross
as a nurses retreat
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
White House Wool on Sale

ALBANY, May 22.-Governor "ni.iI MY
man to-day began auctioning ~ ~
pounds of wool, sheared from "a :.
white House sheep and allotted - i
New York State to be sold for the kss sss
Cross fund. The hrst bid.sse.,-s;a IVA.
from John A. Barhite, Public SsIs,~ .,' ..
Commissioner. The Governor VIII ~
ceive bids for the wool at the ESssyl 81
tive Chamber each day. He urges ~
Cross organizations to take par, :,,,;s sss
points out the unlimited possiDi''s's'
for souvenirs. IN
In each state the lucky bidder ~ ~.
receive a letter signed by the fss's
dent
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
What Is Going On To-day

ONE NEAL wHEAT1ESs
RED CROSS FUND DRIVE
WAR SAVINGS STAMP DRIVE ~ saszas
Free admission TO tho American Museum ASss ~
History tho Metropolitan Museum wa,nssins
American Museum OF Safety snd snc Aass AZ f1ouss
Mix and Dairy Farm Exposition. Gfsna
S.uoass rs,ass Bette, Home Exposiuoa. Grand s'''s
Palace ..-..., voard e ~
IJnderwriters. Ho,e! Astcr. 10 z: m yr5nuf&
M,ettnr and iuncheon Of the Natioasl pss
Coniercncs Board. Hotel Astos, 70 :, :, X ~1sv IA
Board meeting OF the Athena Caup ~ S's s%
Hotel Astor. II a. N. n...ss.-s q -
Meeting Of Manhattan ShsYtsrs e. hsSIaii .srsn III 1
Address by Robert g. Wall on Wy =, I,hs isp<
FAN to Attain Business success !. .nsS III MA:
Of the Rotary Club OF New YORK nesss
Demonstration meeting Of the Nav tcss. 81. sS2s1
Speech Defects iSS East xhir's 7s''ss s.
p. m. .-s- "a ,nafts~ ~
Address hy Sergeant Major yafhayis. = y, x r.;
the Patriotic Service Lesrae. Nets1S3
tesian Church, Ansterta6 AseaW sssS
saxth Stsees p N. II
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
G. A. r. Post Urges
People TO Oppose
Hearst Papers, Sale
(Speciol Dispotch to Tho T,,b.,.\

Especial Dispatch to The Ty1bune)
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, May 22.-
Hamilton Sleight Post, No. 20, G. A. R..
of this city, tonight adopted reso-
luton appealing to the people of this
city asking them not only not to buy
The American" and "The New York
Journal but to discourage their sale
and circulation.
In addition. every member of the
post present went on record in favor
Of being a committee Of one to see to
it that they will discourage the sale
OF Hearsts papers. The committee will
not stop at the work already accom-
plished. but will continue, they saw.
until they have stopped the sale of the
Hearst papers in this citv.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Mayor of Summit Has 20
Days to Ans.uer Hearst Suit

= TRENTON, N. j.. May 22.-Following
the suit for 100000 damages, started
a few days ago py the Star Company,
publishers of "The New York Amer
lean" and Evening Journal" and the
Newark Newsdealers' Supply Company,
against Mayor Rufford Franklin, of
Summit, because he induced dealers not
to sell these papers. Supreme Court
Justice Gummere to-day filed an order
requiring the defendant to answer the
suit within twenty days.
The publishing company claims its
business suffered as a result of the
boycott of these publications by tha
Summit newsdealers.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Mrs. w. C. Brown RESIGNS

The New York women's committee
of the Council of National Defence,
which met last night at the Hotel
Astor, accepted the resignation of it's
state chairman, Mrs. William Grant
Brown, who has gone to Reno, New,
for the conventional purpose, and
therefore will be unable to aid in the
state defence.
Mrs. Alexander B. Trowbridge was
elected chairman in Mrs Browns
place.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23

German publications as we'll before
the committee tomorrow for action"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23

Hirsh, who lives in Lawrence; I. Lam
dau, financial secretary, who lives in
Bayside, and H. Adagstein, of Rockville
Centre, former president of the organ
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
SAMAR TWINS AGE BATTLES
DOCTORS IN TRIAL COURT

New York. July Ga search for
physicians qualified to render Judg-
ment on the ages of Lucio and Sim
plico Godino, Samar twins. on ex-
hibition in q freak circus at Coney
Island has been started by counsel
for James Dunlavey. show proprie-
tor. who Is charged with exhibiting
children under sixteen years Of age.
The twins are one Of q dozen freaks
OF their sort known in medical an
mails having separate heads and
feet and being Joined back to back.
Four physicians who were put on
the stand In the proceedings declared
their total inability to decide the
matter Of age. Their testimony es-
timated them anywheres between
eleven and eighteen years. but all
ultimately confessed they were not
qualified to make a definite state
ment.
The twins are interested but
somewhat difficult witnesses. They
were brought into the court room
and not being able to sit jointly in
the witness chair. were given q
straight backed chair without arms.
Lucio's legs hung OF one side, Sim
plico's on the other. Alternately, as
If by a well established signal ar
rangement, they took turns looking
at the magistrate and the witnesses.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
AUTO-PHONE
IDEA REJECTED
Bye. ANDP.CO.
Present Time Not Suitable
for Change Of System,
Company States.

In letter to the Public Utilities
Commission yesterday. the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany abandoned its determination
as expressed in q letter to the COM
mission on March Is last, to in
stall an automatic telephone system
in the District.
The announcement IL contained in
answer to sixteen questions asked
the company by the commission in
a letter dated May /. The letter
expressed the attitude Of the COM
pany as to the practicability of in
stalling automatics in the District.
The communication received yes
terday indicates a complete change
Of mind on the part tfhe corpora
tion. In the letter of. March IS, the
corporation stated that after close
study and experiments it was de-
cided 20 install the automatics.
When the demand for increased
service was made last summer, the
letter received by the commission
yesterday stated that the company's
engineers and other experts had dis
cussed the situation and found that
the best plan would be to adhere
to the system then existing.
Estimates of Cost.
Estimates were made as to the
probable cost of substituting the au-
tomato and semi-automatic switching
devices which varied from $1,000, 900
to T,0Oo,ooo according to the plans and
methods to be employed during the
hypothetic transition period, all of
which involved large expenditures for
temporary apparatus which would be
abandoned when the ultimate cutover
should have been made. and also large
additions to the manual equipment to
preserve the service during the transit
ton period.
The company Is Of the opinion"
reads the letter. that the present
Is not the time to take chances in
making radical changes in the char
acter Of its equipment. and that the
wise. safe and economical course is
70 adhere to the present system Of
so-cailed manual operation, which
long experience and actual operation
had demonstrated that It could rem
DER adequate. safe and reasonable
telephone service in the District of
Columbia"
Many questions asked by the COM
mission relating TO automatics re-
main unanswered for the reason, the
company states. that they cannot be
answered because they do not pro-
pose to install automstics.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-07

in order not to dump each other out
of the chair. Between looks they
faced blandly In opposite directions.
Quite unexpectedly the hearing
developed into q complaint against
the food that the Samars have had
since the Children's Society took
charge Of them. It appeared that
they had had no meat, no potatoes
and no rice.
Lucio did most OF the talking.
Speaking for himself he thought 1t
was terribly bad treatment. He
said he liked nothing better than a
batch Of ham and eggs for break
fast. a couple of chops for dinner
and a fine roast or stew for sup
per. not to mention plenty of vege-
tables and dash Of Worcestershire
over all. To most Of these things
Simplico nodded assent.
There are things that Simplice
likes to eat that Lucio doesn't like
a good Whit Of cabbage or soft Gus
tard pie. And twins such as Lucio
and Simplico are in no position to
night 1t out They were united in
their preference for beef.
The case will be heard again.
when the defense expects to produce
a doctor who knows all about the
twelve Siamese twins of medical
record and will deduce their ages
for the puzzled court.