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New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Convicted Driver
Exposes Truck Thieves
Band Believed to Have Stolen
Million in Goods Uncovered
in Confession

William J. Stewart, truck driver
employed at 1873 Jane Street. who was
convicted yesterday before Judge Grain
in General Sessions of stealing $4,000
worth Of leather consigned to Spain.
has made a confession to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Thomas A. McGrath, in
which, according to the prosecutor,
Stewart promises to furnish evidence
against a band of truck thieves whose
operations in the Chelsea district alone
involve more than million dollars.
The evidence showed that Stewart
was assigned to cart fifteen cases Of
leather valued at 81 500 a case from q
warehouse at 1873 Jane Street to the
Spanish Line pier, North River. On
October he delivered twelve cases
and produced the shipping papers in
dicat;ng that tho leather was con-
signed by Hunt, Rankin & Co., of Bos-
ton, through New York brokers to
Spain. The next day another driver
delivered the other three cases.
Two days prior to this delivery the
government had placed an embargo on
ali shipments, making necessary an ex-
animation of all goods for export. Tho
three cases that had been delayed
were opened and contained nothing but
hay, with . few cobblestones to give
weight.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Serbian Envoy Honored
Noted Men Attend Ulman's
Dinner for M. Vesnitch

J. Stevens Ulman gave dinner last
night at his home, "a East Eghty-hrst
Street, for Milenko r. Vesnitch, chief
Of the Serbian War Mission to th4
United States.
The other guests included tho Rcv,
DR.. leighton Parks, Chauncey NJ
Depew, Charles b. Alexander, Abram
Elkus, former Ambassador to Tur-
key; CASTOR Liebert, the French Con
sui General in New York; Judge Nor
gan j. O'Brien, Stephan Lauzanne, edi-
tor Of "Le Matin," of Paris; Otto II
Kahn, Justice Victor J. Bowling, Ed.
mund l.. Baylies, Cecil Charles Blumen.
thai, Percy A. Rockefeller, f. Cunliffe-
Owen. Henry w. Taft. Joseph S. Ulman
General Daniel, Patrick Francis Muir
ply. James Speyer, General Radiguet
of the French army; George T. Wilson,
W. A. Simonson. james N. Wallace
Herbert Rayard Swope John B. Stanch-
field, Louis Wiley, Charles l.. Danforth
Edward G. Riggs, Professor Michael
Pupin, Henry w. Cooper and City
Chamberlain Alfred J. Johnson.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Simpson Estate Sued
By Pawnbroker' s Niece
Seeks to Recover Endowment
Policy and Alleges Ker
Uncle Died Insolvent

In a suit brought Yesterday, Mrs.
Iinna Allen Lewery, niece of the late
William Simpson. we'll known pawn
broker and reputed man of wealth,
made the allegation that her uncle
died insolvent and that the assets Of
his estate are insufficient to meet the
demands of creditors.
Mrs. Lewery is suing the executors
Of the Simpson estate to recover the
proceeds of 100000 endowment policy
on his life, which she alleges he pre-
sented to her. Mr.. Simpson was q
widower in 1904, when tho plaintiff
says she became the head of his house
hold. 1t was at that time, she alleges.
that Mr.. Simpson gave her the policy.
In 1918, according to Mrs Lcwery. her
unclc asked her to give him the policy
which the pawnbroker assured her
would make the policy of greater ben
eft to her. AT the same time she
signed paper which she now believes
vas an assignment Of the policy to Mr..
Simpson. Thereupon, Mrs. Lewery
alleges, her uncle had the policy
changed to his own name and after his
death, in December, 1915, his sons,
William J. Simpson and Frede rick =
Simpson, had it transferred to them
and borrowed $l3,934 on the $4,000
policy. Mrs. Lewcry asks that tha
policy be turned over to her and that
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
be restrained from paying out any
more money on it.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Stone Denies Discussion
Democrats Did Not Try to
Restrain Him. He Saws

WAsHlNGToN. Jan. s1.-speakine
to Il question Of personal privilege to-
day. Senator Stone charged that pub
lished reports saying Democratic lead
ers had sought to dissuade him from
making his recent attack on the Re-
publicans had been calculated to break
the force Of his charge that Colonel
Roosevelt and other Republican lead
ers had been playing partisan politics
in the war.
MIR Stone denied catcgorically that
any Democratic leaders or Postmaster
General Burleson. as published. had
conferred with him on the subject at
all.
Dispatches sen, cut to the newspa-
pcrs of the country on that day say
ing Democrats were advising Mr. Stone
not to deliver the speech were based
on statements several Democratic lead
ers at the Capitol made to the newspa-
per correspond, in which they un-
reservedly declared they were appre.
hensive Of the effect OF the speech and
were advising the Missouri Senator not
to deliver 1t.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Child Labor Girls
Shown by Posters
Month Exhibit Showing Dan
gers to Young Workers
Opens Here

"A window bearing the slogans, make
America Safe for Childhood" and 1--WE
Must Not Grind the Seed Corn" at
tracted passersby to walk into the ex-
hibit of the National Child Labor
Committee which opened yesterday at
oso flfth Avenue. For the next month
every effort will be made to arouse
public interest in the protection Of
child labor
Forty women will give their time
through February warning the public
OF the mistakes England made early in
sne war in taking children from the
schools to increase food and other
PRODUCTION. The exhibit will be open
ua,iy ana the women in attendance
VIII explain the posters and other ex-
h'oits and serve tea free in tho after
noon.
The evils of child labor, physical
ana moral, are illustrated in a series
OF posters. Articles such as artificial
movers. mems gartcrs, powder puffs
and lace, made under unsanitary con-
d'tions and by child labor arc shown
on large table under glass. 4
stereomotoRraph further demonstrates
the evils that bcfall boys who work
late at night.
me women in charge consider the
EXHIBIT to be particularly timely, be-
ceuse Of the bill recently introduced
IN the New York Legislature provid-
ing for the suspension of laws regu-
latlng the employment of women and
children during the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Woman Awaiting
Removal to Leper
Hospital Found Dead
Suicide, Police Say, but Fam
lily Declare Death by Gas
Was Accidental

On the day she was going to be re-
moved from her family to lcper hos
pital, Mrs. Marie Mishe, tifty-two years
-old. recently pronounced victim Of
the disease, was found dead in her
home In Jersey City yesterday morning.
The police believe she committed sui
eide, but her husband. her son and her
daughter insist that she must have got
up during the previous night and acci-
dently turned on the gas, which caused
her death.
Four physicians on examination
found short time ago that Mrs. Mishe
was lcper, and both herself and het
family, according to the police, knew
her condition. She was scheduled to be
removed yesterday to the Isolation
Hospital in Jersey City, the police as
sert.
DR.. Leonard Kellahar. Of Jersey
City, was the first physician called in
to diagnose the disease. After he be-
came suspicious of the disease he
summoned DR.. William Rainer, house
physician of the Isolation Hospital, for
consultation. Dr.. j. II. O'Neill, of the
same hospital, is said to have con-
ferred their opinion Of the nature Of
the malady., Dr.. Nanderleith, bacter-
iologist Of Hudson County, was also
called in, and he diagnosed the case
as leprosy. Mrs. NIishe learned that
she was a leper Tuesday and was
greatly depressed by the news.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
New Rochelle's
Saloons to Reopen
[Stdf Correspomdencc1

ALBANY, Jan. 31.~-New Rochelle's
saloons received permission TODAY to
reopen. This action, with the approx
a! OF Governor Whitman, was taken by
Herbert s. Sisson, State Commissioner
OF EXCISE, following a reviewal of the
testimony given at the hearing before
the Governor yesterday.
IN an opinion signed by Commission
er Sisson and approved by the Govern
or, handed down with the decision re-
sclnding the closing order Of Decem-
Der Ia, the commissioner said that the
contention of Mayor Frederick II. Wal
dorf Of New Rochelle that the cmer-
gency which caused the issuance of the
order no longer existed was borne out
by the testimony at the hearing.
"Substantial unanimity of opinion" ;"
reads the opinion, "as expressed at the
hearing supports the conclusion
reached by the Mayor that the emer-
gency which required the making of
the order no longer exists. The power
conferred upon the Commissioner of
Excise and the Governor is drastic in
its operation. and good faith upon the
part Of the state requires that such an
order. depriving. as it does. the hold
ers of liquor tax certificates of privi-
leges for which they have made pay
ment to the. state, should be continued
in effect no longer than is necessary to
satisfy the demands Of the Situation.
"The question is not whether the
welfare Of the community would be
subserved by continuing the order in
effect. That question the law leaves
for decision to the voters of the city.
Prohibition should not be imposed
upon the people of the city by execu-
tive order, but should be left to them
for their own decision"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Boston Fishermen
Oppose Canadians
Object to Landing Of Catches,
Though Price in u. S.
Would Be Reduced

BOSTON, Jan. 81. Massachuset
fishermen. registering their objections
TO any proposal which would allow
Canadian fishing vessels to bring their
catch to the United States, declared
day at hearing given by the Cana
dian-American International Confer
ence that the very existence of the
industry in this state will be en-
dangered. Speakers admitted that
such an agreement would result in a
larger supply Of fresh fish for the
people Of the United States, but in
sisted That it would be hardship
from the producers point Of view.
Chief Justice J. Douglas Hazen, Of
New Brunswick, headed the Canadian
mission, with William A. Found, Do
minlon Superintendent Of Fisheries,
and Arnold Robertson, First Secretary
of the British Embassy at Washing
ton, as his assistants. while the United
States was represented by Secretary
Of Commerce William c. Redtield, AS
sistant Secretary Edwin +. Sweet and
Dr.. Hugh NJ. Smith, chief of the Bu
reau Of Fisheries
One Of the first speakers, William
II. Brown. of this city, asserted that
1T was rare thing for an American
vessel to land its catch at a Canadian
port, and that If Canadian fishermen
had the privilege of landing here
prices would drop and the industry
would be seriously injured. Others
mentioned the high cost Of fishing
tackle and wages as reasons why bust
ness could not be carried on profltablv
II prices were reduced
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Engineers Called In
To Clear Monongahela

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3l.--Expert en-
gincers were called in by river in
terests to-day in an effort to clear the
Monongahela River of its load of heavy
ice and allow the shipment Of coal to
many Pittsburgh mills and furnaces
which are shutdown for lack of fuel.
The FIRST, second and third pools,
those imediately above Pittsburgh,
have been cleared, and towboats were
to-day working in the fourth pool be-
tween Charcroi and Brownsville, Penn,
breaking the ice. which is from a foot
to eighteen inches thick: Directly
above this pool lies the Brownsville
gorge, 80 feet thick and eight miles
long. Above it arc the sixth, seventh
and eighth pools which have been
cleared and whose ice has gone TO
form the Brownsville pile. but direct
ly above them lies the ninth pool with
the biggest gorge Of all, at Morgan
town, w. Va.
If the Brownsville gorge can be
moved out slowly, the ice will pass
into the open water below.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
$4,000 Loan Made
On Hamilton's S Home
Patriot Moved Often, Old Di-
rectories Of the City Reveal

A real estate transaction yesterday,
which involved the placing of loan Of
$4,000 on the property at 219 Fulton
Street, by the Title Guarantee and
Trust Company, disclosed an interest
ing chapter in the early history of the
city. The premises on Fulton Street
we're once occupied by Alexander Ham
ilton as his city residence.
The tenancy of the patriot at Fulton
Street-which was known as Partition
Street then-was short. An examina,
tion of old city directories discloses the
fact that in 1887 Hamilton lived at 81
Wall Street. The following four years
he is given as living at no less than
three other Wall Street addresses. The
city fathers in those days: however,
had the habit Of changing street num-
bers frequently, SO it is likely that the
Hamilton home remained fairly perma-
nent. Other of Hamilton's addresses.
however, include 26 Broadway, the
present site Of the Standard Oil Build
ing, 1o7 Liberty Street, SO Stone Street
and SO Fulton Street
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Ice Still Hampers
Railroads, Despite
Moderating Weathe,

Although the weather man graciously
declared an armistice nearly a week
ago, the Eastern railroads have not had
time to clean up the debris Of the last
battle with the storm and get back to
normal operations.
Reports from various roads made to
Assistant Railway Director A. II. Smith
Yesterday showed that tracks and
switches had not been altogether
cleared Of snow and ice. In the an
thracite regions Of Pennsylvania ice
and snow banked the tracks to such
an extent that brake riggings were torn
off engines and cars, while switching
was made practically impossible. Dug
ing the day $50 carloads of ice were
taken from the Packerton, Penn, yards.
Under such conditions, no heavy train
loads of coal arc being hauled toward
the cold and hungry furnaces of New
York City.
Snow hurries in southeastern and
New Jersey hampered train movements
somewhat, and in the local field, where
the main problem of transportation
centres about the harbor, there was a
lively revival of Arctic circle condi-
tions. The Kill van Kull was thickly
strewn with drifting ice, greatly ham
pering coal bargs tows struggling to-
ward Manhattan and brooklyn.
The records of the Eastern roads on
clearing up traffic congestion showed :,
slight improvements, except in regard
to eastbound loaded cars. Last night
there were 60,3O4 eastbound loads
stalled in the Eastern district. This
shows an increase Of 1904 over Wednes-
day. The stalled eastbound emptics
numbered 9,205, decrease of 395 ov ar
the day before. There were 35,o65
westbound loads and $3.50 empties
stranded yesterday, both figures show
ing material decrease under the lg-
ures Of Wednesday
The most welcome news concerned
flour shipments for New York and other
Eastern cities. blockaded for several
days in the Chicago district and re-
leased yesterday. There has been u
chronic flour shortage in New York
City since last August.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Straus Zion Fund
Raised to $25o,000
Money Received on His
Birthday Will Be For
warded to Palestine

A quarter of million will be raised
N the next ten days, in honor Of
Nathan Strauss seventieth birthday,
instead of the expected s150,00O, it was
predicted yesterday by the Palestine
Restoration Fund upon receiving re-.
ports from the teams on their first
days work. Mr.. Straus was SEVENTY
yesterday.
Of the fifteen teams, of ten members
each, several reported last night tina,
they had greatly exceeded their day 5
quota of $1,000. David Doniger's team,
working in the coat and hat trade.
collected $4,000; Louis Robison's team,
ass!gned to the yarn jobbers, reported
S2,40O, and others also secured graft
tying pledges and donations.
j., About fifty Jewish professional and
business men of prominence joined
Mr.. Strauss birthday drive yeste rday.
DR.. s. J. Mcltzer, If the Rockefeller
institute, Joined the physicians team.
Inc Palestine Restoration Fund, to
which will be contributed the money
raised for Mr.. Strauss birthday. will
send its first Jewish administrative
commission to Palestine in a few
days. The commission will sail from
London. headed by Chain Wertxman,
president Of the English Zionist Fed
Grafton.
Sailing next weeA from New Yor,;
for Palestine is a medical unit, under
the auspices of Hadnssah. the jewish
women's organization, which has made
10000 garments for the relief of war
sufferers.
Many benefits will be given this
month here which viii assist in over
subscribing the restoration fund sc
per cent, the officials predict.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
"Who S Who of Chinese
In New York" Is Out
American Patriots Listed Among
the Elite of Chinatown in
New Publication

Ballyhoo men steering tourists
through Chinatown will no longer have
a monopoly of information about celes-
tlal celebrities. thanks to Warner NJ.
Van Norden. tea merchant, Of 62 South
Street, who has just prepared and pub
lished "Who's Who of the Chinese in
New York"
By way Of introduction the compiler
explains:
"The sketches have been written by
leaders in Chinatown and are given
for the most part in their own lam
guage. The pictures are furnished at
my most urgent request, because for
one am proud to realize that we have
among US such sturdy co-patriots.
When looking into their faces, remem-
Der that many of1them are serving our
country in the present crisis-in war
training camps as we'll as under the
various organizations incident to the
war-af1d further that the Chinese
born residents several weeks after war
was declared commenced to drill a
regiment of New York Chinese, which,
was offered to the War Department"
Chew Houng, by virtue of the alpha.
betical arrangement, heads the list. He
came to New York twenty years ago
and now conducts noodle factory at
12 Chatham Square. Young Look is
the last man listed. He IS in the for
eign department Of Redmond & Co
His son, an American citizen, is a ser.
geant at Yaphank.
A classified directory lists Chinese
engaging in the following activities i.
New York: Bakers, carpenters, cigar
makers, court Interpreters, doctors
drug stores, editors, electricians, fruit
stands grocery stores, jewelry stores
laundry supplies, machine shops. meat
stores, noodle makers, novelty stores
poultry stores. restaurants, tailors
typesetters and wagon pedlers.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Munsey Holds Up Plan for
New Broadway Skyscrape,

The plan of tearing down the old
Stewart Building at Chambers Street
and Broadway and constructing on the
site Il building which, il is. said, will
be taller than the Woolwortl, Build
ing, will be held in allegiance for at
least five years. Frank Munsey, who
bought the famous landmark some
months ago for about s2.000,0OO from
the estate of ex-Judge Henry Hilton.
has set force Of mechanics TO work
improving The building. The entire
structure is to b. made modern, at q
cost Of between 100000 and $500, 900
A spacious marble entrance is to be
set up on the Broadway side. New
leases for from three 10 five years are
being written. The r,4vernment has
aiken much additional space in the
asst few days.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Federal Supervision
OF War Relief Urged
Swann's Aid Says Bureau
Should Audit Patriotic
Charity Accounts

Federal supervision of patriotic
charity funds was recommended yes
tcrday by Assistant District ATTORNEY
kilroe in his report on a. score Of
charity money raising organizat ions.
These grew out of the Army and Navy
Bazaar. held last October in the Grand
Central Palace. AS a result of the
inquiries there have been several in
dlctments for larceny and forgery in
the third degree.
Mr.. Kilroe recommends the creation
OF Federal bureau to control and
audit all accounts and investigate the
representations made to the public by
the collectors. He favors registration
OF all organizations and careful in
vestigation Of the disposition of all
moneys raised.
For state enactment he suggests
similar bureau of control, audit and
registration and also an investigation
of the reputation and character of all
promoters. He also recommends that
legislation be enacted making it illegal
to collect money for patriotic pur-
poses on commission basis
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Bankers Life Company to
Meet Agents Deficit
of $1O8,OOO
His Assets Will Help
Six Thousand Subscribers to
Benefit by Plan Approved
by Court

Announcement was made officially
last night that tho 5000 men and
women who subscribed for Liberty
Bonds through Elmer Dwiggins, con-
victed agent of the Bankers Life Com
pany of Iowa would not lose cent of
the money. James +. Curtis, counsel
of the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, stated that an arrangement had
been entered into whereby the Bank
crs' Life Company committed itself to
carry out in full all of its agents obli-
cations. The deficit in Dwigginss ac-
count amounted to $1OS,OO0.
1t WAS learned yesterday that Judge
trict Court, had dismissed the bank
ruptcy proceedings against Dwiggins,
who is now in the Federal penitentiary
at Atlanta. All Of Dwiggins's assets
have been turned over to the Bankers
Life Company to aid in the settlement.
Plan Approved by Court
Mr.. Curtis said:
Il am glad to announce that the
SHouoohuo VI PaC1 1IVC!C .Sit1IcuS VIII
subscribed to Liberty Bonds through
Elmer Dwiggins will be fully taken
care Of by an arrangement with the
Bankers Life Company and others,
which has just been consummated
through an order made by the United
States Court. This arrangement pro-
tects subscribers both to the first and
second series of Liberty Bonds and
includes all members of the Liberty
Loan clubs organized by Dwiggins.
II am axious for the sake OF the
subscribers that publicity be given to
the fact that the Bankers Life Com
pany will maintain an Office at 165
Broadway, New York City. where the
clerical details will be fully attended
TO. All persons who subscribed for
Liberty Bonds through Dwiggins should
communicate with the, Bankers Life
Company at the above address. The
Bankers Life Company will promptly
and fully advise all subscribers by
nail of the details of the plan.
D~iggins's Assets Seized
This arrangement was made this
afternoon by an order made on the ap-
plicatior of Francis l. Kohlman, re-
ceiver, to Judge Manton. whereby the
bankruptcy proceedings have been dis
missed and the assets in Mr.. Kohl
mans hands as receiver have been
turned over to the Bankers Life Com
pany."
In signing the order Judge Manton
handed down memorandum praising
the unselhsh services performed by
Mr.. kohlman. his attorney, James n.
Rosenberg. and Mr.. Curtis. Benjamin
A. Matthews. Assistant United States
Attorney, who prosecuted Dwiggins,
WAS largely instrumental in effecting
the settlement.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Mems suits that were
more-now $25 and $50.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Mitchell Campaign Fund
Inquiry Temporarily Halted

District Attorney swann's inquiry
into the disbursements OF the Mitchell
Fusion campaign fund of million
and half dollars has been temporari-
ly halted for a fortnight or SO by
reason of the fact that Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Blac,, and Kilroe, who
have been examining witnesses, will
be obliged to give their attention to
the cases Of the indictments growing
out Of Che investigation OF the Rocka-
way Park purchase which was conduct
ed by the District Attorney previous to
the city election last fall.
There are at least fifteen more wit
nesses TO be examined in the CAM
paign fund investigation before Mr..
Swami will make up his mind whether
to ask for indictments