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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
MUST DEFEND CASE
DESPITE HIS EXCUSES
Courts, Wedding and Army
to Keep Coiletti Busy.

Joseph Colletti. clerk. 81. and soon
to be married. offered any number of ex-
cuses In West Farms police court yes
terday explaining why he could not APP
pear on any one Of the suggested dates
to answer charges OF disorderly conduct.
The detective who made the arrest
suggested an adjournment to Tuesday
after Colletti pleaded not guilty.
"I can't come that day. I've got to
appear In Supreme Court in a receiver
ship action" Colletti protesed.
How about Wednesday," asked Mag
istrate Mcclellan.
"Oh. Wednesday--well. Judge" said
Colletti. I'm to be married on that day,
I simply couldn't come then"
Thursday" queried the Magistrate
laconically.
Thursday I'm expecting to 20 into
the army" said the defendant.
Let's go back to Monday then"
THAT won't suit me either" Colletti
declared. my bride and are going
out that day to buy furniture and we
expect to be gone all day"
Never mind your furniture" said
Magistrate Mcclellan with determine.
ton. you make 1t your business TO be
In this court next Monday. That's ALL"
Then he called for the next case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
AERO OFFICE NEEDS TYPISTS
Stenographers Also sought nj
$I,1OO, with Raise In . Months

Stenographers and typists arc r'"ief
for the office of the Director n' Military
Aeronautics in Washington aEd there IS
an immediate chance TO grt INTO iH'
most interesting branch Of the nnhaH
service. Capt. ID. u. Lawrence 90. ''9
Aviation Service Is on duty Al The oN'e
of the Air Service Officer. l0i lT"Ah
street. where applicants will be H'e'
viewed at any time. Stenograph't> taI
typists IN the Air Service are paid ~
the rate OF $l,100 to start. At 'ar 'N'
of three months this SALARY IS at'''
matically increased to $1,000 AMI i.rf
are good opportunities for advau fNeN
to higher salaried positions. Spe"l" ~
engagements have been made w'N no
civil service TO give prompt exam ~.
to all applicants and those who pass ITO
civil service test can be certified for '''
vice within a few days.
Rooming conditions In Washing 10
are very much improved and 'hC 'o'n'.
Of Defence in that city viii see i'"
every employee gets a choice o- rooms
The new Government buildings for l
Ian employees will be ready about i's
cember and will provide rooms ana
board for 5000 employees at very ''"
rates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
PARENTS AT WAR
!: OVER DEADC CHILD
Father Doubts Identity and
Obtains Order to Exhume
T." the Body.

Edmund J. Copeland OF 2l4 Montague
street Brooklyn, obtained an order from
Justice Con OF the Supreme Court yes
terday to have the grave of his infant
son opened for purposes of Identified
ton. The order was granted after JUS
tice Con had directed Mrs. Marcelle
Copeland OF East Hampton, l.. l., the
petitioners wife, to consent to the OPEN
ing OF the grave and she had refused.
1t Is understood the father Is inclined
TO doubt that the child buried In a plot
in Calvary Cemetery is really his son
Edmond. The baby died on July %, on
which date Justice Platzek denied an
application for alimony and counsel fees
made by Mrs Copeland's counsel Mrs.
Copeland is suing for separation.
The legal fight about the grave is the
latest development in the marital trou-
bles OF the couple which were first aired
In court in September. 1918. when Mrs.
Copeland obtained a writ of habeas cor
pus for the possession of her child The
court dismissed the writ and ordered
that Edmond remain with his father, 1t
being provided that his mother might
have him In her care for three days
each month.
Mrs. Copeland first called for her child
and exercised her temporary custodian
ship in August, 1914, but when the time
came for her to return the boy to his
father she failed to do so. While under
her care, Edmond developed meningitis
and died. The father was not notified
until two days after Edmond should
have been returned and one day after
the funeral Edward A. Copeland. tls
child's grandfather. had been informed
OF its death but it is alleged he was not
permitted to view the remains.
Mrs. Copeland and her sister, Flor
ence, explained to the court that they
had not Intentionally kept the father in
Ignorance Of his child's whereabouts and
could not inform him. as they did not
know where he was to be found. Mr..
Copeland, ST., they said. had refused to
believe that the body of the boy in the
coffin was that OF his grandson and
declared that another child was being
buried instead.
Although Mrs, Copeland's separation
suit was begun several months ago 1t
has not yet come to trial The defen-
dant denies there is any ground for the
action against him and says he intends
to begin suit to recover his childs
bOdy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
MOTOR THIEVES GET
$500 IN HOLDUP
Knock Messenger SenseIess in
Womdn's Front Yard.

Nathan Grapsae. a messenger en-
ployed by the OIL Seeds Company of
Bayonne, was held up yesterday after
noon on his way TO the company grounds
from the, New York office. where he
had obtained the pay roll OF $500 and
was injured In fight which followed.
He was travelling in an automobile in
a sparsely' settled district, at Margaret
street when another machine drew up
and two men with revolvers ordered him
to stop
,,Grapsae leaped out of the car and
ran UP an embankment into the front
yard Of Mrs. Il. l.. Smith. pursued by
the hold up men. They did not fire, but
one OF them with a blackjack knocked
Grapsae senseless, Mrs. Smith saw the
fracas from her window and witnessed
the theft. The men ran back to their
machine and sped away. The number
plates had been removed. Grapsae was
given medical attention for a cut on the
head and went on to the plant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
AERIAL MAIL COSTS
so CENTS A MILE
Liberty Motors Use Minimum
b. of Gasolene in TriDs.

About 80 cents per mile Is the esti-
mated cost by the Post office Depart-
ment OF operating the Air Mail Service
according to the Army and Ndpy Jour.
nal The total OF all operating expenses
Of nine afrplanes covering flights agere,
eating 7.e3+ miles was $3.50. The to-
tai consumption Of gasolene representing
l13 hours and minutes Of flying was
1877 gallans, which is $3.50 per how
--something over 30 cents per mile The
total cost of gaeolene was s4o5 in flying
1924 miles.
The. best performance in flying was
made by a Curtiss JIM machine. which
flew rs hours and 40 minutes at a cost
OF $2S,el an hour and covered 1.719
miles at a, cost OF AN cents per mile A
plane equipped with a Hispano-suiza
$50 horsepower engine used approxi-
mately eight gallons OF gasolene DER
hour. and plane equipped with a 400
horsepower Liberty motor used seven.
teen gallons per hour. This shows 40
per cent. less consumed than generally
required for airplane engines OF these
szes. The average consumption of gas
dlene for the nine planes was twelve
gallons per hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
THRILLS WILL FILL
POLICE FIELD DAYS
Drive On to Raise S50O, 900
for War Force. =

With all the clements of surprise and
dash that characterize a modern mill
tary offensive. the Police Department
started drive In this city yesterday on
behalf Of the annual police field day
games and concert to be held at the
Sheepshead Bay Motordrome Saturday
afternoons. August "a and 81.
The purpose Of this drive is to sell a
half million tickets In order to raise
as many dollars to be used in buying
new uniforms. regular blue ones. for the
Police Reserves. the men and women
who volunteer their services for four out
OF each twenty-four hours. Already
1900. New York policemen have been
called to the colors, and the new DRAFT
limits will include several times this
number. Thus. with German subma-
rines on the entrance OF New York har!
Dor and the possibility Of an aerial or
gas attack, II Is imperative that a prop
erly uniformed police reserve be avail
able, and this Is the only way In which
the uniforms can be provided In the next
month or so. '"' y" o.
The programme, will include variety
OF sports and field events, with over
1900 entries, concerts with notable opera
stars assisting. a sham battle with
nearly 1000 men participating and an
exhibition Of aerial warfare with forty
two United States Army aviators taxi
ing part. the greatest number ever seen
together In this country. The complete
will be announced early this
week by Frederick A. Wallis. Fourth
Deputy Police Commissioner. who is in
charge of the AFFAIR. '~it
The Police Band and the Police Glee
Club held a concert at Times Square
last night for the purpose OF increasing
the sale Of. tickets for the police field
days. Deputy Commissioner Wallis was
In charge Of the programme. and before
the meeting wng over 200 tickets had
been disposed of. e..-r.. 49, =
Bernard S. DuelE OF 20 West Forty
third street the FIRST buyer. took $50
worth Of tickets and distributed them
among soldiers. Here, boys" he said
II want you to see, at least one good
show before you 80 over
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
PAIR OF yACKASSES SPOIL
PLEA OF THEIR ATTORNEY
Hitched Outside the Court Room, Long cared De-
PENDANTS Bray at the Wrong Time-Relief
Is Promised to Hackensack

At the opening of court d. Eugene
Blankenhorn or counsel for the asses,
moved for dismissal on the pleadings,
handing UP a memorandum OF authori-
ties and quoting the maxim which re-
Quires that whose comes Into equity
must come In with clean hands.
Tho complainant In this case, IL your
Ross avenue. Hackensack, and II Is the
gravamen OF his complaint that the bray
ing Of the two said asses has disturb bed
hs elumbers. thereby lessening his ca
pacity for business and causing himself
and members Of his family great mental
anguish and suffering.
Now mayHn please the couft. the
clause and members Of his family 10
Of the essence OF n material ,ailega ton
In the complaint and the complainant
must stand or fall by It. He could
have omitted 1t but he did not omit II,
and at this late hour the court is with
out power to entertain . motion to; strike
+ out In my answer. 1, have set. up
that his own children rode frequently
on the asses complained" 6f. He has
not controverted my Allegation and Il
therefore must be deemet-,admitted
Which leaves him without standing in
this court. He may not come in. COM
planning Of the acts or omissions Of asses
upon which his own children have rid
den and allese 1heir injury, under the
blanket clause. and members of his
family He is, not. before your Honor
with clean hands"
At this the asses. who were tethered
outside; prayed rtrtumphantly. They had
been stopped, by. subpoena duces tecum
as they were being spirited out of town
In the dead OF the night before. and we're
to be used presently as Exhibits A
and Il. .,E r.: ,-... ..r,,.,-
Counsel for the plaintiff sprang to his
feet. will the court take judicial
notice Of the fact that the brayins Of
an ASS Is. per Sc. q public nuisance?
May IL please the court. monetary dam
ages are not prayed for in the COM
plant. Tho sole relief asked for is the
equitable relief OF the abating' Of null
sance. These aAses are a nuisance, your
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
WOMAN SENTENCED
FOR ARMY BRIBERY
Miss FEEDER Faints When Is
Months in Prison and $500
Fine Are Imposed.

Miss Isabelle FEEDER. vice-president and
manager Of the Acme Equipment Com
pany Of go Stone avenue. Brooklyn. re-
ceived q sentence Of q year and three
months in the penitentiary at st. Joseph,
Mo-. from Judge Garvan in the Federal
court in Brooklyn yesterday. A fine Of
$4,000 was also imposed.
The woman was convicted Of con-
spring to defraud the Government. 1t
was charged that efforts were made to
bride inspectors OF the Quarte-master
racks bags. During the trial. which
lasted eight days. George Gordon Rattle.
Max Steuer and Robert H. Elder, coun-
sci for the defence. made hard fight.
Miss FEEDER collapsed when Judge Gar
van pronounced sentence. She had to
be carried from the courtroom. Mr.
Battle made a futile plea for leniency.
The lawyer said three of her brothers
were in the nations service and THAT she
was devoted in caring for her mother
until she died. In passing sentence Judge
Caravan said:
IT have given the case great consid-
Grafton. and II Is very painful to me to
have to impose sentence on this woman.
but I must discharge my duty. 1t Is
a heinous crime to make money illegally
at the expense Of the Government"
Michael Polsky superintendent Of the
Acme Company's plant, who was con-
victed as q co-conspirator with Miss
FEEDER. was sentenced to serve four
months. Judge Caravan said that he was
a mere tool
A writ Of error was granted upon
which the case will be carried to the
Circuit Court OF Appeals. Miss FEEDER
and Polsky were released in bail Of
$40. 900 and $4,000 respectively.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
SISTERS SACRIFICE
REVEALED BY WILL


The struggle OF three sisters. to keep
together a family left destitute by the
death OF the father In 1895 and TO main
tain a fourth sister who Is a hopeless
invalid is detailed in the will o: Emelie
Well, owner OF the Greylock Speciality
Shop, filed, yesterday for probate In the
surrogate's Court. Miss Well leaves her
business to her sisters. Nanette and
Bertha. who live at 3sO5 Broadway. The
fourth sister, Fanny. who is at McFar-
lands Sanitarium at Hastings on Hud-
son, receives q $50 Liberty bond In
giving Nanette and Bertha the business
Miss Well says she performs but "a
simple act Of Justice"
"Nominally only am the sole pro-
prietor." says the will. we three
younger sisters have toiled hard and
constantly to maintain the family. In
our earliest teens we toiled, often under
most trying difficulties and conditions.
saving Fanny every exertion. for she
could not accept employment like our
selves. With our combined savings.
through years of continuous effort, we
succeeded In establishing ourselves In a
business of our own. We have accepted
moral obligations together which know
they will not overlook In the future, ac-
cording to their abilities"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
INFLUENZA CAUSES
DEATHS AT SEA
Dutch Ship With $40 Passen-
gers Reports Epidemic
All Permitted to Land.
DODGED FLOATING MINES
Vessel Also Held Up by Sub
marine, but Finally Per-
mitted to Proceed.

The only Dutch steamship now plying
between Holland and the United States
arrived In an Atlantic port yesterday
with $40 passengers. who told OF an cpl
demic Of influenza which became general
few days after the voyage began.
Some were inslstent that the malady was
OF the Spanish variety which has become
prevalent in Holland. but after being
examined by the health officers OF the
port all were permitted to land.
When the boat WARPED into her dock
three negro sailors Who we're on their
way back to home ports were removed
to ST. Vincents Hospital in an ambu-
lance. The ships surgeon and the
health officer agreed that they were SUI
fering from pneumonia, which might
have been caused by influenza Five
other negro sailors were buried at sea.
Dutch naval officers who are on their
way to Java via this country said that
some of the sailormen had been cele-
brating their return to this country be-
fore the ship sailed from Rotterdam and
that their conviviality probably had as
much to do with their illness as any
thing else.
The steamship left her home port on
August and the epidemic of colds broke
out two days later. Shortly after leav-
ing port two big floating mines were
sighted and avoided only by clever sea-
manship. Two German hydroairplanes
few about. the ship.
On Monday. August 5. the passengers
reported that a German submarine.
looking as IL she had not been in dry
dock for long time. appeared and
stopped the ship by firing shot across
her bows. The engines were reversed
and the ships officer and a boatload Of
sailors were lowered over the side with
the manifests and rowed to the subma-
rine. The commander OF the undersea
craft took his time in looking over the
papers. and after an hour released the
small boat and allowed the liner to pro-
coed.
Wilhelm F. Emck. Deli. Sumatra,
tobacco planter. who was n passenger.
said Holland is becoming more and more
pro-Ally as the Dutch are beginning to
count up their losses and find that more
than 700 OF their sailors and fishermen
have been murdered by the Germans.
He said that Germany in adopting
bullying tactics has failed to get Hol-
land to ship sand and gravel. and that
the exchange of produce for German
coal has almost ceased.
Other passengers stated that motoring
for pleasure has been prohibited by the
Dutch and that the food rules are very
strict with the lower classes suffering.
Germans who have been interned in
Holland are not being allowed to asso-
ciate with others. and there Is an in
creasing number of deserters from the
German army every day. American
propaganda as spread in Holland Is hay
ing a good effect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
KRUGER MILLIONS
SEIZED BY PALMER
Ex-Judge Of New Jersey and
Newark Brewer Has Been "
in Germany Since 1914.
TWICE SOUGHT TO RETURN
Alien Custodian Announces
Dates for the Sale Of Of Con-
",, demned Property.

Tho estate Of former Judge Gottfried
Kruger or Newark. valued at from $5,-
060. 900 to $4,000, 900. was taken over
yesterday by A. Mitchell Palmer. Allen
Property Custodian. because OF. the, pres
ent residence OF Mr.. Kruger in Ger
many. He is an. American citizen and
has served In State and other offices in
New Jersey. ..t.'
Mr.. Kruger owns 81 per cent. OF the
stock of the United States Brewing Com
pany. sc per cent. Of the Lyon & Sons
Brewing Company. Al per cent. of the
Union Brewing Company and 81 per
cent. of the Home Brewing Company. all
Of Newark He also has large interest
In the Improved Realty Company. owns
all the stock of the Paramount Realty
Company and has large holdings in a
number Of Industrial concerns. among
them the Union Ice Company OF Newark.
IN 1914 Mr.. Krueger. accompanied by
his wife, went to Wiidungen. Germany.
and IN January. 1915. being unable to
return. sent a power OF attorney to his
son. William C. Kruger. Late in 1916
James Smith, Sd. a son-in-law Of Mr.:
Kruger, went to Berlin to bring Mr..
and Mrs. Kruger back to America, but
for some reason the sailing arrange
ments were cancelled.
Could Not Get Passports.
Another. effort to obtain passports
made by Mr.. Smith failed in April of
this year. and Mr.. Smith gave up the
attempt and went to Switzerland. where
he IL now Mr.. Smith Is son OF James
Smith, Jr., formerly United States Sena-
tor. 90. -.
. Mr.. Kruger was at one time a Law
Judge Of the Court OF Errors and Ap-
peals of New Jersey. Presidential
elector and member Of the State Court
OF Pardons. He served as an Alderman n,
FTeeholder Of Essex county, New Jer-
sey. and as a member of the New Jer-
sey Assembly.
William c. Kruger has been named
with the Federal Trust Company of New
Jersey as joint depos!tary for the es.
tate. He will remain a director in the
concerns in which his father was in
terested.
Coming Sales of Seized Firms.
= Public sales of property taken over
by Mr.. Palmer will be held on the fol-
lowing dates: September 12, tho Oren-
stein-koppel Company: September IS.
the 20 per cent alien enemy interest IN
the X. koppers Company of Pittsburg
September II. A. w. Faber. stationers,
Newark. N. J.; George Benda, bronze
powder manufacturer. Boonton. N. J. !;
September 10. Berger & wirth, manu-.
facturers Of printers. ink, and the
George Slesle Company, Importers Of
Chemicals at New York city. $500 8,
Full Information regarding the sales
can be obtained at 40 West Forty sec
ond street the once OF the Allen Prop
erty Custodian. 81 --~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
EAST SIDE HOLDS
AMERICAN RALLY
Single Block With So Service
Stars Cheers Candidates.

"If there be even one In the East Side
who Is not all American, and we can find
him. let us drive him out" This was
applauded so loudly by several hundred
East Sders assembled for block party
and service flag raising In Montgomery
street. between Water and Cherry
streets. last night that the rest of the
words of the speaker. Congressman
Henry NJ. Goldfogle. a candidate for re-
election from the Twelfth district. were
drowned.
Mr.. Goldfogle spoke of the service flag
containing sixty-three stars representa-
tive OF that number from the block In
the service Of the army and navy. One
Of the stars was of gold. tribute to
the memory Of William Tanning, re-
Gently killed in France, and another Of
silver for the wounds of John Comedy.
AL Smith. Democratic designee for the
Gubernatorial nomination, was expected.
but did not appear
Peter Hammell. candidate for the As
sembly from the First district, spoke OF
the heroism Of the boys abroad, and 1T
tie Miss Edna Feltner. aged 10 years,
urged every one to buy War Savings
Stamps.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
20 UPTON SOLDIERS
ROOSEVELT GUESTS
Colonel Shows the Boys Trc.
phies of His Hunting
'4gT5,
a."s viz - Trips.

Twenty soldiers from Camp Upton en-.
joyed one Of the greatest days OF the!r
lives yesterday through the courtesy o,
Col. and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt. The
men arrived by automobiles a, the
Roosevelt home at Oyster Bay in the
early afternoon and stayed until late
The party was the first Of several tho
Colonel intends to hold for men from
the CAMP. -
The soldiers were received by the Colo.
mel and his wife on the broad steps Of
the Sycamore Hill residence with a cor.
dial handehake for every man. They
were led to the trophy room, where
many Of the curios and wild animal
skins. OF the ex-President's South Amer.
can and African expeditions are housed
Several OF the soldiers were from the
West and displayed professional inter.
est In the Coloners trophies He talked
for fully an hour explaining how he wor
the trophies and giving many stories q
his experiences on the trail or big game
In the centre of the room ia biz
United States flag hung with the fas
Of the regiment which he commanded
In the Spanish American war. Pauslns
before II lie said
That war was small one compared
with the one you boys are going 10 HsA;
in. but those boys had just the sort Of
stun In them that you have"
Turning toward tina men grouped
about him he added
You'll all make good soldiers
wish I could so with you"
Luncheon was served after the :Hsps''
ton OF the trophy room and shorty
after the men departed They stopped
on the lawn 10 give three cheers Tor
the Colonel and made it a mighty shout
They were delighted to the core a; The
afternoon the Colonel had given them.
Waving his hand from the porch the
Colonel called:
"'Good-by. boys. and If you happen 70
run across my boys over there give hem
our love"
Shortly after the soldiers disappeared
the Colonel received a cable message
from France stating that Major TAe7-
dore Roosevelt. Jr.. who was wounded
three weeks ago, Is able to get abou'
the hospital on crutches. The surgeons
found two bullet wounds in his left leg
The limb was paralyzed for a time. the
same message said that Cant. ARCHIE y
improving. but that his left arm IS s.'
paralyzed from shell wound.