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The sun., 1918-11-09
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
ON TOUR OF CITY
100 Men From, Ellis Island See
Sights-Greet Hylan.

One hundred wounded American SOL
ders. many of whom had never been
in New York before, received SHORE
leave" from the debarkaton hospital on
Ellis Island yesterday. At the Battery
those who could not walk were loaded
into automobiles supplied by the Red
Cross and the motor corps of the
Wumen's League for National Service
Their clutches were bundled in front
with the chauffeurs. The convalescents
able to use their legs did so gladly.
Some of the men wore cords showing
that they had won the Croix de Guerre
or that their regiment had been cited for
valor In the field, and a few had the
Distinguished Service Medal One car
was filled with members OF the old
Fifteenth, New York's negro regiment,
which under the command Of Col Will
lam Hayward, former Public Service
Commissioner, has made a great name
for itself in the hottest kind of action.
A band from the Brooklyn navy ward
led the procession UP Broadway, where
the cheering was tremendous. When
the parade stopped in front OF City Hall
II was almost overrun with persons who
wanted to talk with or get close view
OF the wounded men. Mayor Hylan
came out and shook hands with every
soldier and made one of his little
speeches, saying
When the American boys arrived in
France victory after victory was
recorded, ] hope before the day ia
over authentic news OF Germany's sur
render will he received"
The pilgrims gave three cheers for
the Mayor and moved on up town. Some
of them who could do so left the main
group for individual sight seeing Their
furlough lasted from / to 8 r. ". They
were in charge OF Major N. j. Borland
OF the American Red Cross stationed
at Ellis Island. Their faces were
brown and cheerful.
The sun., 1918-11-09
EDISON GETS SO COURT FEE.
Tells Process Server to KCpeHt
when lie Has More Money.

Thomas \. Edison motored yesterday
from Ills home in Llewellvn Park. y. J..
to appear in supreme Court suit here
i'm which Archibald NJ OStrom Of 100
ParkSidc avenue, Brooklyn. seeks TO get
$4,000 commissions on alleged munition
sales. As Mr.. Edison stepped from his
automobile process server handed him
subpoena requiring his examination
before the trial and counted out TO him
three new 81 bills. the required fee. Mr..
Edison smilinRly remarked
Young man, the next time Nou have
any money to give me let me know ahout
it and ! will come over and get it,"
Ostrom claims the amount named mn
der contract with Edison and Herbert
Lewis Tor the sale Of toluol to the R-it-
ish Government The negotiations are
alleged to have been conducted through
J. p Morgan & Co
Justice Delehanty adjourned the trlal
until Monday to give the lawyers for the
plaintiff opportunity TO get information
from Mr.. EDISON.
The sun., 1918-11-09
CITY TO PAY NO PART
OF DAMAGE BY B. R. 7.
Service Board Warns That
Wreck Responsibility Must
Be Shouldered.
FORFEITURE 1NTIMATED
District Attorney Calls Direc-
tors Of Operating Company
of Brighton Line.

Notice that costs accruing by reason
OF damages that may be imposed on the
B. r. T. as a result OF the Brighton
Beach elevated wreck must not be in
Guided in the company's financial ac-
counting with the city was served upon
the directors OF the New York Consoli-
dated Railroad Company yesterday by
the Public Service Commission. The
New York Consolidated RAILROAD Com
pany is the official title Of the organ
ization that operates the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Companys subway and elevated
lines.
The Public Service Commissions let
ter was sent following the adoption 81
a resolution offered by Commissioner
Travis H. whitney, who pointed out
that the inclusion OF such figures would
add to the clty's share of the company
deficit
The service boards letter also in
formed the company that the commits
sion had directed counsel TO consider
whether the companys methods Of
maintenance and operation. particularly
AS these methods concerned the acci-
dent, did not constitute a forfeiture OF
tne contract between tne Guy ana tile
company.
Directors Of the New York Consol-
idated Railroad Company have been
called by District Attorney Lewis in
Brooklyn to testify at the John Doe
proceedings next Monday. The directors
will appear In pursuance OF the District
Attorneys intention to ascertain fully
the relations existing between the
b. r. T., holding company, the off,
GERS OF that company, and the operat-
ing companies under 1t. Just which OF
the New York Consolidated directors
will be called, Mr.. Lewis would not say.
Col. Timothy s. Williams, president OF
the b. r. T, and John ]. Dempsey,
vice-president of the B. II. T.. are direc-
tors Of the subsidiary corporation.
Mr. Lewis received yesterday some
OF the books OF the New York Con-
solidated for which he had called. More
are coming
THE 3. r. T. Is not go willing TO
furnish proof now" he said las It was
in the beginning. But" he added. re-
ferring TO the books, 'I'll get them all"
The sun., 1918-11-09
VANDERBILT GIFT UNTAXABLE,
Alfred G.'s Widow Need Not Pay
on Ante-nuptiaI BestowaI,

The $4,000, 900 pre-nuptial gift by AL
fred @. Vanderbilt. who died on the
Lusitana. to h. wife Margaret T. Nc
Kim Vanderbilt, was declared exempt
from inheritance tax yesterday by the
Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court.
to which the State Comptroller had ap-
pealed from like ruling by the Surro-
gates court in fixing the amount OF the
transfer tax on the Vanderbilt estate.
In his opinion Justice Page said
Mrs Vanderbilt's right TO receive the
securities did not grow out of the will.
Its source was In an ante-nupt!al agree
ment, and the obligation could have been
forced against the estate had there been
no will"
The former Mrs Vanderbilt, who now
is Mrs. Raymond 7. Baker OF Washing
ton, u, c., In addition to the above re-
ceived under the terms Of the will ST.
100000 outright and a life interest in
IS, 900, 900.
The sun., 1918-11-09
BANK MUST PAY ON FORGERIEs
Appellate Division Decides Against
Brooklyn Institution.

Affirming the verdicts OF the lower
courts the Appellate Division of the
Supreme Court decided yesterday that
the National Surety Company has right
fully obtained Judgment against the
National City Bank Of Brooklyn for
money paid by the latter on checks
forged by Herbert l.. Flynn. formerly a
clerk in the Office of the City Cham
berlain.
Justice Page in his opinion pointed
out that Flynn during the years 1913,
1914 and 1918 prepared the payrolls
for jurors and that he signed fictitious
names to checks aggregating s2979
during that period. These were cashed
Mt various stores and ultimately paid
by the Brooklyn institution The surety
company secured judgments for eleven Of
these payments,
The Appellate Division overruled tho
contention Of the defendant that the
surety company did not acquire the
same right as the city TO sue when II
paid the latter, as Flynn's surety, the
money obtained on the checks
The sun., 1918-11-09
INCREASE WAR WORK QUOTAS.
Two states Boost Amount 80 =. c.
Dig Meeting Here Nov. 10.

Missouri and Michigan have volunta-
rily Increased their quotas in the United
War Work Campaign from $1,000, 900 to
$7,500,O0O. according TO an announce
ment made at the headquarters of the
committee here yesterday. The receipt OF
a 100000 gift from the Standard oil
Company OF New Jersey also was ac-
knowledged. Half of il will go to the
credit Of the Greater New York canvass
and the remainder will be apportioned
among other districts throughout the
country
Charles F. Hughes and Secretary Me
Adoo are to be the speakers in Carnegie
Hall the night OF November is, when
one Of the largest United War Work
meetings of the campaign week will be
held. John u. Rockefeller. Jr., cam
paign chairman, will preside, and Joseph
+. Day will have charge OF the collec-
ton of contributions. The Billy Sunday
choir of 1000 voices will sing
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GOVERNMENT TO PAY
EXPLOSION DAMAGES
Property Owners Will Get
100000 for Losses From
Morgan BlOwup.

The investigation started by a COM
concerning the explosion which wrecked
the she'll loading plant of the T. A.
Gillespie Company at Morgan. n. j..
October 4 developed yesterday as a lead
the $4,000 900 OF damages that resulted
to property owners from the disaster,
Capt. II. l.. Cox, L. s. Army, who testi-
fed before the committee. said that all
claims which were to be made by prop
erty owners would be presented to a
commission of which Col. c. II. Penny
is chairman.
1t was stated that the Government is
rebuilding the plant and Ia caring for
the families of the dependents of the
explosions victims. The loss on the
plant was stated to be SIS. 900. 900. The
sessions OF the Ordnance Board. which
will determine the amount of damage 10
he paid by the Government, will begin
Wednesday, November 10. at IL A. NJ.
in the Raritan Building. rs Smith street,
Perth Amboy.
T. A. Gillespie. testifying before the
committee yesterday, said the greatest
amount OF explosive that went of at the
time OF the big explosion was 5000
pounds OF INT which was contained in
1000 6 inch shells He said that the
property loss did not concern his COM
pany, as II was borne by the Govern
ment Mr. Gillespie said that the chief
loss was in the plant itself which he
declared TO be "the best shell loading
plant In the world"
He thought that the explosion might
have been caused by dirt, carelessness or
enemy aliens, but he added that II was
not probable that enemy aliens caused
the explosion. His opinion was that the
city of New York was not In any danger
from explosions that might have fol-
lowed on the day after the initial ex-
plosion.
Two officers OF the New Jersey militia,
Major F.. l.. Antersell and Capt Thomas
l.. Hanson. testified that the guard at the
plant was not sufficient and that II was
not properly armed The investigation
will continue to-day and an inspection of
New York harbor will he made by the
Senate committee Monday or Tuesday.
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ASKS SUIT BE POSTPONED.
Mother of w. l.. Hanson, Now
Dead, Fights wife's Charges.

Because of the recent death in Santa
Ana. Cal. OF Walter Lathrop Hanson.
granddaughter of Leland Stanford and
heir to one-third OF a 100000 estate.
counsel for Mrs. Aimee Lathrop Hanson.
the young mans mother. filed a petition
yesterday in the County Clerks office
asking for the postponement for two
weeks OF the trial Of the suit brought by
Mrs Henrietta Reutti Hanson to recover
100000 damages from her husband S
mother for alleged alienation of his af-
fections.
The troubles OF the Hanson family
have been aired frequently since young
Hanson eloped to Newark in November,
1912, and married Miss Henrietta Reutti,
vaudeville singer. Legal proceedings
were brought by the elder Mrs Hanson
ir Saratoga to have her son declared in
competent "in consequence OF lunacy and
habitual drunkenness" commission
was appointed to look after Hanson 8
estate and he disappeared from his
wifes home. 446 Central Park West.
The sun., 1918-11-09
MESSENGER AND BONDS GONE.
Liberty Loan Securities Worth
$4,000 Vanish With boy.

The disappearance Of s1O.6Oo in Lib
erty Loan bonds. simultaneously with the
vanishing of Sam Shapiro. a messenger.
was announced Yesterday by Finch &
Tarbell stock brokers. OF 100 Broadway,
Shapiro. who had been in the employ
of Finch g. Tarbell for three weeks. was
sent out Wednesday to deliver stock
certificates and Liberty bonds He de-
livered the certificates. but nothing has
since been heard OF him or the bonds.
Nine 81 600 bonds and two $500 bonds
Of the Fourth Loan, one $500 bond OF
the First Loan and one 500 bond OF the
Second Loan are missing. Their num-
bers are known and conversion has been
stopped. The police are looking for the
missing messenger.
The sun., 1918-11-09
WOMAN AND DAUGHTER KILLED
Widow of Associated Press Corre-
spondent Thrown Under Chr.

Mrs Louise Thompson, widow of How
ard n. Thompson, one time correspond
ent of the Associated Press In Paris and
Petrograd. and her daughter Margaret
10 years odd. were killed Thursday night
at the height OF the celebration in
Yonkers over the false armistice reports
when an automobile struck and hurled
them under a trolley car.
They were caught in a pocket in the
crowd when crossing a street shortly
before midnight The driver Of the
motor car was arrested. charged with
homicide
Mrs Thompson. who lived In Ossln-
ing was a violinist of more than local
repute, having studied in this country.
France, Italy and Germany. She was
horn in Columbus. Ohio. and her daugh-
ter In Paris. Mr., Thompson died in 1918
The sun., 1918-11-09
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
VI ANHATrAN.

"Womcn's Part In Winning Che War" b.
Miss Helen Fraser. organizer and speakar
for the National War Savings committee
London, American Museum Of Natural fIis
tory. Seyenty-seventh street and Central
Park West
Hawthorne and Moral Romance" by
Prof !. q. Carter-Troop. Pm. d. former
Of chicago University. Hamilton Grange
sos West lI5th street
Washington Irving, the Man and His
Work" by Frederick Pauldng, Y, VI. &. A,
Harlem. West l2jth street.
The Roche" by William y. Guthrie
Cooper Union. Eighth street AMI Fourth
avenue
BRONX.
Tho Human Race" Cof course on
modern scienccb, by Prof. Samuel g
S"hmucker Phi. d. OF the state Norma.
school, West Chester, Pa. Public Sch"" ;,
,i5th street. cast Of Willis avenue. St,'"-
optiCon Views.
The sun., 1918-11-09

found an automobile to tow II. Setting
fire to the float, they swarmed aboard the
automobile and hauled their blazing
prize from Eighth avenue over to Broad
way and up TO the Winter Garden, in
front OF which the sailors and marines
performed n war dance around the fiery
float. There Capt. Mckinney and a squad
from the West Forty-seventh street po-
lice station charged through the mob
The float. still flaming furiously, was
towed into Fiftieth street and the fire
extingulshed.
The sun., 1918-11-09
PERSONNEL DIMES GEN. DALTON
Ii Presented With Gold Mounted
sabre on Eve of Departure,

Brig. Gen II. c. Dalton, who has been
IN charge Of the work of emha rkaton at
this port was the guest of honor last
night at a banquet given in Trommer's
Hall in Brooklyn by the commissioned,
enlisted and civilian personnel Of his
stan To the General, who is about TO
leave for service in the West, gold
mounted sabre was presented About
200 persons were present.
Congratulatory addresses were made by
Mayor Hylan, Police Commissioner En-
right. Brig. Gen. McManus. Lieut.. Col.
Ezra Davis, Magistrate Groehl. Dock
Commissioner Hubert, Health Commits
sioner Copeland and others.
The sun., 1918-11-09
omcer.' Camp Open 10 Draftee

All Glass l men OF either draft are
eligible for the Infantry Officers Train
INK School. which will open in Camp
Fremont, California, December !. 1t was
explained to students at Fordham Uni
veruity yesterday. Any registrant from
IS to as who Is able to pass the physical
examination and who has a high school
education Is eligible, Men put In de-
ferred classes because Of Industrial or
agricultural occupation will not be ac-
ccpted. Transportation. including meals.
is furnished.
The sun., 1918-11-09
Pneumonia Kills c. p. dwell.

Charles r. dwell, acting chief clerk
of the Hudson county Board of Health.
died yesterday of pneumonia that de-
veloped from influenza in his home, 247
Seventh street, Jersey City He was
elected to the New Jersey Assembly in
1907 and served four consecutive terms.
The sun., 1918-11-09
Convention POSTPONED,

From the headquarters OF the organi-
zation 1t was announced last night that
the convention of the Investment Bank
ers Association of America which was
to have been held in St, Louis Noyem-
Der IS. 10 and 20 has been postponed on
account of the influenza epidemic. A
new date for the convention will be an
nounced probably the first week in De-
cember.
The sun., 1918-11-09
Influenza shutdown I'm 81. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. S.--Mayor Kiel issued
to-day general order closing all busl-
ness establishments in ST Louis not
essential TO the prosecution of the war
for five to seven days on account of in
fluen2a
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The. Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York. fair on the
coast, showers In interior to-day;
warmer; unsettled tomorrow; gentle
southerly winds.
For New Jersey. fair to-day and probably
tomorrow, warmer to-day; gentle south.
crly winds.
For northern New England, fair and
warmer to-day: rain tomorrow; gentle
southerly winds
For southern New England. fair and
somewhat warmer to-day; unsettled and
warmer tomorrow. probably showers.
gentle southeast to south winds.
For western New York. local rains ana
cooler to-day; partly cloudy tomorrow.
The sun., 1918-11-09
Firemen Need Motor Machinist..

The Fire Department called yester-
day for fifteen automobile machinsts
10 take places that pay So a day APP
plicants may get information at room
400 Municipal Building. They will b.
required TO pass only the practical ex-
animation showing htness for the work.
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Seeking After Effects.

Physical examinations TO detect any
i'll after effects among the influenza and
pneumonia patients will begin Monday
at the different relief centres, where
Department of Health physician will be
stationed. Food for the extremely needy
will be provided as an emergency meas
urc.
Statistics OF the epidemic yesterday
The sun., 1918-11-09
700 MILE NONSTOP
FLIGHT TO YONKERS
Army Airmen Fly From Mt.
Clemens, Mich, i'm 4 Hours
so Minutes.

Claim to n new airplane record was
advanced yesterday by Major NJ. J. Boote
and Lieut.. Elmer J. Spencer. United
States Army aviators, who on Thursday
completed a nonstop flight from Mount
Clemens, Mich, to Yonkers, in hours
and so minutes
The officers. flying two seated Havi-
land alrplane equipped with a 400 horse
power Liberty motor, ascended at Self
ridge Field near Mount Clemens at
II 40 Thursday morning. Until they
were in the air they had no notion of
attempting long Journey, but shortly
after their ascent finding weather con-
dtions ideal and their motor running
perfectly they decided to attempt to
reach Mineola without coming down.
Their Fuel Runs Low.
Flying east by neE.h until they were
over Ottawa they then hauled their
course and proceeded In a general
southerly direction. flying across the
Adirondack region and down the Hudson
Valley as far as Yonkers They were
obliged to land at Yonkers because their
supply of fuel was running low. Their
landing was made at 4 80 in the af
ttrnoon and ended a flight which they
estimate to have been not quite 700
miles In length.
They landed in a field on Seminary
avenue in Yonkers owned by Gideon II.
Peck, whose house. close by, was filled
with guests helping him celebrate his
seventy-fifth birthday and Thursdays
premature peace report. The aviators
were literally dragged into the house by
the enthusiastic merrymakers, who tried
to induce them to Join the party and ac-
cept the hospitality OF the house over
night. Major Boote. however, started for
Mineola by train inside of an hour.
Yesterday morning Lieut.. Spencer
started for Mineola in the arplane
When 1t wasNonly twenty feet from the
ground IT went foul OF tree top and
was partially wrecked. Lieut.. Spencer
escaped unhurt. Later he flew the plane
on to Hazlehurst field.
Capt. d'Annunzio's Record.
The flight accomplished by the two
aviators Is expected to beat the record
of Capt. d'Annunzfo of the Italian army
after the distance actually covered has
been checked UP. D'Annunzio in a flight
from the Italian border to Vienna and
back few 600 miles without stopping
his engine.
Lieut.. Enrico Cantoni of the Italian
army will attempt Monday a flight from
New York to Chicago In a plane OF the
type which Capt. d'Annunzio piloted in
his flight from the Italian lines over
Vienna several weeks ago Weather
permitting, the machine will rise from
the Italian flying field at Mneola at
9 o'clock A. NJ. with the hope of reach
ing its destination in six hours.
The flight has been arranged. accord
ing TO italian aviation headquarters
here. to establish a new American dis
lance record. The machine to be used
is the one in which Sergeant Gianfelice
Gino fell to his death at Mineola last
summer.
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Highest temperature, ca. at $3.50 p NJ.
Lowest temperature. As, at 7:l0 A. NJ
Average temperature, IS.
Observations yesterday by the United States
weather Bureau stations showing atmos
pheric conditions in the various cities:
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Standard Time.
sun rises".,.6:3i A NJ Sun sets...,iH M
Noon sets....s:36 Pm
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. As A NJ Gov. Island. 10 80 A N
He'll Gate......12:t pm
LOW WATER THIS DAY
Sandy Hook. ..4:35 A NJ Gov. Island. - :o3 4 NJ
He'll Gate. .....6:5s M
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No Exceptions Made.

He and his wife pleaded with the doc
tor TO be allowed to take the chialdren,
but DIR. Copeland. though knowing the
actors excellent reputation. will follow
the usual method OF Investigation.
From a cursory examination of death
certificates indications are probably 1000
children are orphans. maybe 1000 chill
dren have lost one parent, and maybe
$1,000 children need limited help.
Many mothers have applied to Or.
Copeland to help them get work to sup
port children whose fathers have died
Of influenza. Every effort in all drec-
tons is being made to alleviate the
misery and suffering caused by the cpl
denic. DR. Copeland is particularly
anxious to place all OF the parentless
children in good homes. where they will
get chances to develop into superior cti-
zens. and to help those who have only
one parent.
III these children are not assisted i'm
mediately some Of them will starve," he
said, I'm many of the homes we have
visited there is only dry bread. and not
much of that. We must find a way to
care for these little ones, and we will.
invite suggestions from the public that
has helped us so generously and WONDER
fully" he concluded.