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New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Clergyman Faces
Inquiry for Taking
Flag From Church
Rev. DR.. Urban, of Long
Island City, Reported to
Department of Justice

The action of the Rev. Leigh R. Ur-
ban, pastor of the Episcopal Church of
the Redeemer, Long Island City, who
is charged with having taken down all
American flag flying from the church
last Sunday. has been reported to the
Department of Justice by Local Draft
Board 172, it was learned yesterday. An
investigation of the incident is now
under way. Several parishioners of the
church predicted that the church ves-
try would ask for the resignation of
Mr.. Urban.
The minister is in Morristown, Penn.
In his absence his wife ascribed her
scruples against war
Mrs. Urban declared her husband
considered the flag at the present time
to be symbolical of war For that rea-
son he did not think it should be flown
from the church. After the war. she
said, he would be glad to have it flown
again. Mrs. Urban said her husband
mad talked the matter over with the
vestry before taking any action and
that they had agreed with him that the
flag should not be flown.
Harry I. Weeks, one of the leading
members of the vestry and personal
TREND of the minister, said Mrs. Urban
had been misinformed. Mr.. Weeks
SAID each member of the vestry cx-
pressed himself as positively opposed
to the minister's theory
me complaint made to the Depart
ment of Justice was signed by Harry
{. Johnson, IL. secretary of Local
Board 112. Mr.. Johnson said that not
only had no notice been taken of the
tact that eighty members of the church
had been summoned by the draft or
mad enlisted. but that the minister had
taken active measures to prevent an
expression of loyalty on the part of
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

In order to remove the children of
Princeton, N. j., from evil influences,
the Borough Council has decided to jail
all boys and girls who persist in ap-
pearing on the streets after p. m.
Those who insist on Drawing the
perils of night life in Princeton, N. j.,
will be warned twice, and on the third
offence sent to prison for thirty days.
This applies to boys under fourteen
and girls under eighteen.
1t is probable that the bell of "Old
Nassau" which for so many years has
warned freshmen to make themselves
scarce on the campus after 9 in the
evenings, will also serve as the village
curfew.
While Major G. w. Simmons, of the
St. Louis district of the Red Cross,
was visiting an American military
hospital in France recently he stopped
I beside the cot of young soldier who
had been wounded in a charge upon
the German positions near Toul, and
for weeks had hovered between life
and death, with a machine-gun bullet
under his heart. The boy was on the
mend, and was able to tell how he
had beat out death by almost literal
obedience to the surgeons injunction
not to move a muscle for eight days
if he wanted to get we'll.
"And now," asked the major, "what
is your namc?"
Get out your pencil" returned the
boy. Then he spelled out "V- o-l-t-
ze-n-do-r-f," and added:
"Say, wouldn't the Huns be tickled
to death if they knew they had wound
ed man with a name like that"
1t was one of those restaurants where
the chef gives the dishes little pet
names of his own, for the greater con-
fusion Of the guests. This one he had
christened diplomatic Pudding"
"Waiter," said a fussy young man
"just what might diplomatic pudding
be ?"
The waiter paused.
"Why, SIR" said he at length, "I'm
not rightly sure, but I think. sir, it's
a-well. sir, a-why. sort of Cabi-
net pudding.
1t should have been the heart of Kath.
crime Virginia Dibeliuf, seven years
old, which moved her to confess to the
police that her story Of the cruel step.
mother who turned her out of doors
was fake. But it wasn't Katherine
Virginia's heart. The impelling organ
was deeper-seated. 1t was her "stum.
mick"
Detectives of the Third Branch Bu-
reau picked up Katherine Virginia or
116th Street yesterday. just after &
benevolent old gentleman had giver
her quarter. To their sympathetic
ears she told of how her stepmothel
had beaten her and she had run away
living for days on the generosity OF
passersby, which was niggardly. Ir
fact, she added. she was about to starve
to death, she thought.
But to the meal which the warm.
hearted policemen spread before he1
Katherine Virginia paid little, atten-
ton. She chewed vigorously, but swal.
lowing was difficult. Finally she con.
fessed.
"My stummick hurst" she proclaimed
family.
Further questioning disclosed that
Katherine Virginia had spent the lar
CESS of the benevolent on quantities
of candy and ice cream soda, and wher
wrathful Mrs. Frances Dibeliuf ap-
peered at the bureau to claim he1
daughter, who had played truant from
school all day. it was also learned that
she was no stepmother, but a true pa
rent. with the ability to spank proper
ly when necessary.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Morristown, N. j., Drys Win
By a Vote Of SIS to 451

MORRISTOWN, N. j., April Is. =
Morrstown went dry to-day by q
majority of 124. The vets made g
big drive during the last three days
expecting to catch the drys mapping
but the anti saloon forces rallied in
the eleventh hour, polling SIS votes
against 451 in favor of saloons.
The town is one of the largest com
munitics in Burlington County, anc
while only one saloon will be closed
by the election it will check frequent
efforts of others to obtain licenses. 1t
will be the towns second experience
without saloons.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17

"that we stopped just talking about
these things. We know the character
OF what's going on the Secretary Of
the Interior himself has told of
Deutschland uebcr Allies being sung
IN the Western schools s-and we ought
TO know by now where such things
lead. They constitute Il menace to tie
natlon' now and in the future. The
decided action in the matter"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17

Of Illinois, it was, according to Mrs.
Myra II. Wilson, chairman of the
Womcn's Liberty Loan Committee, i'm
possible to find any one willing to
serve AS chairman for either the Lib.
crty Loan or war stamp WORK. Sinclair
Adams. Macoupn and Bond counties
Mrs: Wilson added in a letter to the
Security League, are also all
German in makeup.
1T is about Time" said Dr. McElrov.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
KIN OF rs HEROES
THANKED BY GEORGE
Replies to Message From
American Revolution Societies

Premier Lloyd George replied yester-
day to a message OF the Society of the
Cincinnati, the Sons OF the Revolution
and the Sons OF the American Revolu-
lions, commenting on the beginning of
the fifth year of war and commencing
the heroism of American soldiers in ac-
ton. He said:
ION behalf OF the Government and
people of the British Empire desire to
express our gratitude for the very gen.
erous message which the distinguished
members of the Society of Cincinnati,
Sons OF the Revolution and Sons of the
American Revolution have 80 kindly for
warded on the occasion OF the fourth
anniversary Of the entry OF the British
Empire into the war on behalf Of civili-
zation and Justice.
1T is a cause for deep satisfaction
that the great democracies OF the world
are standing side by side and opposing a
united front to the assaults OF a modern
barbarism which aims at destroying all
that we hold best and all that has been
counted sacred in our common traditions
OF freedom and liberty.
THE principles which our two democ-
racies hold even dearer than life itself
have been consecrated afresh by the
splendid heroism and sacrifice OF the
brave American soldiers at the front
within these recent days"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
KENYON ANSWERS
RAINCOAT CHARGES
Denies Committees Model
Favored Themselves.

II. l.. Kenyon, vlce-president OF the
C. Kenyon Company, manufacturers OF
raincoats in Brooklyn, yesterday re-
piled to charges that a committee OF
manufacturers appointed by the trade to
assist the Quartermas ter- Generals De-
partment drew plans for raincoat that
favored the companies with which the
members OF the committee were con-
nected. Mr.. Kenyon's statement follows:
THE last order for army raincoats
taken by the c. Kenyon Company was
on october %, 1917, and was awarded
by the Government. according to its GUS
tom. TO the lowest bidder The company
has not taken an orde since that date
The final delivery of the order runs up
to December 81 OF this year.
THE manufacturers committee, Of
which c. Kenyon. Jr,. was a member, ex-
listed at the request OF the Washington
authorities and the purpose OF this COM
mittee was to suggest specifications for
an improved army raincoat to be sub
mitted to the General STAFF.
THE committee, in order to get the
best results. requested all raincoat man
ufacturers TO make sample garments
containing any suggestions they might
think would be OF service.
These garments We're collected, ex-
amined in detail, and a composite army
raincoat was made embodying the best
ideas. The coat finally approved was
taken as a basis for specifications and a
number of standard samples were man
ufactured. The army raincoat, made up
to specifications, Is the hest ralnproof
garment in the service of any army in
the field"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
TEN POLICE HEROES HoNoRED
Men who Saved Drowning Per-
sons Get Gold and Medals,

Ten members Of the New York Police
Department were each presented with
medals and S25 in gold yesterday in rec
ognltion Of bravery in saving human life
at the risk Of their own. A medal and
similar purse for another member of the
department, now absent on military
duty. will be forwarded to him
The medals and cash were donated by
the Life Saving Benevolent Association
of New York and the presenta tons were
made at Headquarters yesterday morn
ing by Police Commissioner Enright
The award in each case was made After
investigation by the Commissioner. The
rescues were all made in drowning cases
Patrolman Joseph F. Weckesser Of
Marine Division r. received a gold
medal pin and S25. The following patrol
men received bronze medal pin and
s25 Daniel Mandel. Seventeenth pre-
cinct: Edward II, Hommel, Thirty-afth
precinct; Benjamin +. Cheesman, Jr
277th precinct; Michael J. Hurley, Sec
ond precinct; John II. Boyle. Thirty
second precinct; Adam C. Ruth. Sixty
ninth precinct Edward C. Blanken,
Twenty-first precinct: Henry r. McCau-
ley, 145th precinct, and John l.. Paweck
both precinct Patrolman Charles A.
McNally, formerly attached to the train
ing school, now IN the army. will have
his medal and money forwarded to him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
$50. 900 GEM THIEF
AWAITS SENTENCE
Felix E. Badrian duplicates
Four PaUnbrokers.

Felix Z. Badr!an, alias Fred Bell
worth, of 1lS West Eighty-third street,
was remanded to the Tombs for two
weeks for sentence by Judge Wadhams
in General Sessions yesterday, following
his plea of guilty to the theft of $40, 900
worth of tewelry from Mrs. Francis II.
Carolan. daughter OF the late George NJ
Pullman, at the st. Regis Hotel Decem-
Der 10.
Badrian also signed a complete con-
fession for the District Attorney, exon
Grating Miss Mary Liptac, the hotel
chambermaid suspected of completely in
the crime.
From Detectives Gegan and Mccoy
the court learned that Badrian had
stolen more than $4,000 worth OF Jew
elry from the st, Regis, the San Reno
the Lenora and the Waldorf Astoria
hotels in this city.
Four pawnbrokers mentioned in Bad
rian's confession as having received the
stolen tewelry were held by Judge Wad-
hams in $4,000 bail. They are Joseph
Goldberg of 1645 First avenue, Fred
erlck Jerisch OF 2s2 Bowery, Max Jerisch
OF $50 Bowery and Paul Stocked OF l47
East Eighty-ninth street They were
| arragned on indictments charging them
with receiving the stolen jewelry.
Most OF Mrs. Carolan's jewelry has
been recovered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
CALLS HENDERSON
TOOL OF THE KAISER
Waliing Says Socialist Leader
Is Dupe.

Characterizing Arthur Henderson, the
British Socialist and labor leader, as
the kaiser's most effective unconscious
tool" William English Walling, leader
OF the pro-war faction OF American So
cialists. issued a manifesto to his fol-
lowers yesterday denouncing the efforts
OF Henderson and Scheidemann. the Ger
man Socialists. for their efforts to bring
about a Socialist peace Conversation. /"
President Wilson has divided Ger
many's tools into two classes. agents and
dupes,' said Walling. THE most yalu-
able conscientious tool of the Kaiser at
the present moment far more valuable
than Ludendorff. is Phillip Scheidemann
the leader OF Germany's majority Social
lists. By far the most valuable of the
kaiser's unconscious tools is Arthur
Henderson. leader of the British pacifists
and formerly the leader OF the British
labor movement.
"Scheidemann and Henderson now
take approximately an identical view as
to peace terms and negotiations Both
agree that the peace terms OF President
Wilson and OF the Entente Socialists
should serve not as the minimum of in
ternational democracy but merely as a
basis for trading and negotiations.
THE only difference on this point Is
that Henderson insists upon calling these
negotiations by another name. He
wants to meet Scheidemann for the pur-
poses of Conversation But II is not
possible that man of Henderson's in
telligence is able to deceive himself by
the use of word. Henderson himself
has endorsed the programme of the
enemy Socialists. His endorsement has
taken the treacherous form OF a mis-
statement OF the contents of this pro-
gramme. without allowing his supporters
to know what the content Is"
The statement intimates that Hender-
son aspires TO become Prime Minister of
England "in case the democracy does not
win the war"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07

Their wondering little faces were tear
stained. sand was in their wide eyes. a
great fear OF the unknown In their
humping hearts. But for all their mis-
cry the little tads were wondrously
quiet, physically and vocally Silently
they sat and waited for they knew not
what, with only now and then an un-
comfortable gulp escaping from Quiver-
ing chins.
The longer they sat there--and some
OF the lost little ones remained motion
less in the matron's room for two or
three hours before chattering parents
burst in upon them-the quieter the
little ones grew Seemingly at inter-
walls OF mere seconds a policeman would
appear at the door and. pointing to the
brood grouped around Mrs. McPadden.
would say to painting mother. Look
'em over. Missus. See yours there""
Sometimes the lost youngster would
gaze in dumb silence at its mother
in the doorway instead OF crying our
and running to the parent, as one
might expect. Perhaps the strayed one
was doubtful whether MON was armed
with an affectionate hug or right arm
wallop of hysterical punishment.
While the reporter was In the room
fat little East side mother did hug
her child and then raise hand as II
to strike 1t, but only once.
Mothers Deserve the Licking.
"Stop It! Don't strike that child"
commanded Matron McPadden. and The
appraised hand descended meekly and the
mother took her baby out the door
They're the ones, the parents. that
should be slapped-some Of them any
way-and not the little three and four
year-old children" sighed the matron
when the mother had gone. "1f the
mothers would-Well. we'll, here's an
other. And what's your name. sonny
"Mosh- wee-dee- shosh-glm," the an
swer generally would come or something
quite as hopeless.
80 that's 1t. Is IT." Mrs. McPadden
would say. knowing now quite as much
as she knew before. We'll, just sit on
the window sill there, my boy. beside
that other nice little boy. And don't
cry. Your mother will surely be in
soon."
And MON surely came in. and once
more MONS world had pulled itself from
hell to the heavens.
Despite the almost unbelievable swarm
in the breakers no drownings at Brigh-
ton or Coney Island proper had been re-
ported to the police up to a late hour.
So big was the day that Conveys statis-
ticians. when asked for an estimate OF
the crowd, were compelled to answer
the stock number usually reserved for
record breaking Saturdays, Sundays or
holidays, the same being, "Oh abolut
$50, 900 to 100000. And so great was
the mob that any ones guess was good
as another's.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
TAINTED BY BARON,
CHARGES BLACKMAN
Answer Accusations o
"Haughty" Wife, Other
wise "Mlle. FRANCHISE"

Details Of how the happy domesticlty
of Mr.. and Mrs William NJ. Blackmar
was shattered into fragments by the
appearance of the debonair but satiri-
cal Baron Edouard De Laurant are
contained in an affidavit filed in the
County Clerks office yesterday by Mr.
Blackman in answer to his wife's sui,
for separation.
Her transformation from plain Mrs
Blackman into "Madamoselle FRANCHISE,
fashionable modiste. with an estab-
lishRent in the Hoffman Arms. Fifty
ninth street and Madison avenue. also
contributed to the rupture of amicablt
relations. Mr.. Blackman says, trans.
forming his once loving wife into cold
and naughty person most difficult to live
with.
Mrs. Blackman demanded alimony
and counsel fees in the suit she filed ir
the Supreme Court few weeks ago
She charged that Blackman was far
from the model husband she had ex-
pected him to be before they were mar.
ried. Yesterday. through Joseph w
Ellenbogen. his attorney, Blackmar
served his answer.
We were married in 1900. on Octo.
Der g." says he. land since 1911 the
plaintiff has been cool, curt. lofty. in
sulting and superior in her manner to.
ward me. even refusing to accept tbs
endearments customary between hus
band and wife. In fact, she declined
to have me occupy a room with her ant
l was relegated to a cot in another par
of the apartment which / occupied un
til 1918.
I'm october, 1915. the Baron Edouart
Dc Laurent called and had dinner. Ny
wife requested that l take the dog ou
for an airing and | was about to do 81
when the Baron remarked to me in hel
presence: You are evidently of no &C
count here-except to take the dog out.
Early in 1916 my wife told me wa.
not in her social class. No. you ar,
not she said, and I want the house t
myself SO that I can receive whoever
please. You can get out at once or
will throw you out You cannot sta,
here any more. This is my apartment
and I pay the rent"
Later. on November 20. 1917, Black
man says that although he was payinJ
$50 a week for the rent Of his room
Mrs Blackman told him to Get gu
| and stay out" He alleges that he after
ward came home III with gastritis anc
that his wife permitted him TO remain
overnight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
HOTTEST EVER, ALL OVER,
A COLD STA TEMENT OF FACT
Washington Topped the Record With LOG, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore Next, and New York
lowered Around 95

A heat wave unparalleled in the his
tory of summer weather in the East sent
the mercury soaring yesterday and took
a toll OF lives that Jumped together might
resemble a list OF war casualties.
The weary legislators at Washington
perspired under 106 in the shade, the
hottest day the national capital ever has
known. Baltimore broke all her own
records with the same maximum. Phil
adelphia achieved the highest ever In
her torrid archives, hitting the mercurial
ceiling with 104, which was equalled by
Toledo mad Detroit. Pennsylvania towns
that are usually fairly cool In early Au-
gust stripped to the bone with 100.
The elusive West India cyclone that
lost Itself in the Gulf of Mexico on Mon
day morning. appeared on the weather
map last night and there may be relief
In Its breezy sinuosties in a day or so.
There have been in this netghborhood
only few hotter days than yesterday in
August weather records. but most of
them were in period when the pop
ulation was less than one-half than It
Is now In the metropolitan district and
when there were a few or no lofty struc-
| lures of stone and steel to store up the
heat OF other days on crowded Manhat-
tan Island.
There was o chance for almost any
sort Of wind to make itself felt when
Trinity Church steeple was the highest
sky piercing bit of architecture. The
most meticulous thermometer could not
trace any air stirring in the streets at
certain hours OF the afternoon and eve
ming yesterday. and a multitude living
in the tenements decided last night that
the parks the roofs the piers the fire
escapes and the sidewalks we're better
than airless rooms. and all out OF doors
became the metropolitan dormitory.
The next hottest August 6 was back in
1906. and then as now. thousands sought
relief from breezeless city gorges in the
open, particularly at the ocean beaches.
In the morning hours yesterday the hu-
mildly was unusually high and the tenn
perature seemed taller than It was later
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
CARPATHIA GUNNERS
FAILED TO ATTACK
Survivors Say U-BOat Was
Seen in Plenty of Time to
Be Fired Upon.

Eight survivors of the Cunarder Car
pathia, torpedoed by a German subma-
rine of the British coast July IT, ar
rived at an American port yesterday
aboard a British steamship with hith-
erto unpublished details OF the mishap.
Some OF the passengers said the sub
marine was seen distinctly, at about
9:l5 A. NJ. less than a quarter of a
mile away. and they wondered why the
British gunners did not open FIRE. The
first torpedo launched hit the liner for
ward Of the bridge. and the next ex-
ploded amidships. killing five men in the
engine room.
There was perfect discipline aboard
and after the second explosion all hands
took to the lifeboats. The third and
final torpedo was not discharged by the
submarine, subsequently identified as
U-40. until an hour and half after the
second had penetrated. the engine room.
The Carpathia, being well supplied
with watertight compartments, sank
slowly, and the U-boat appeared on the
port side and sent five shells into her
side. 1t was noted by the men in the
lifeboats, including III passengers, that
the submarine was OF the biggest type
and carried two six-inch guns In re-
Spouse to the Carpathias wireless ap-
peas DlltiSn pdtIol dIiNeu anu
opened fire on the submarine before she
could submerge.
She ran in among the lifeboats. and
the patrol ceased firing. fearing to Kill
or wound the survivors. and submerged
at her leisure under the protection of
the men adrift. The Carpathia re-
NAMED afoat two hours.
II was said that the British Admiralty
is making an investigation of the con-
duct OF the British gun crew OF the Car
pathia. who did not fire a single shot
at the submarine or in her direction.
Among other passengers brought In
by the British liner was Lieut.. Allan
Robinson n Canadian who has been two
and half years on most OF the British
fronts and 10 back on sick leave OF nine
| months, covered with wounds. At Gal
lipoli he was shot through the ankle
at Suez he was wounded in the head.
at Ypres bullet pierced his elbow. and
at Ploegstaart he was shot in the abdo-
men and part Of his left lung destroyed.
He says the war will last more than a
year yet, and he hopes to get into the
thick OF it again and accumulate a few
more scars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
WHITMAN TO OPEN FIELD DAY.
Governor VIII Attend Police Re-
serve Carnival August 81.

Gov Whitman and his stan will attend
the opening day of the Police Reserve
carnival at Sheepshead Bay Saturday
August "a, Frederick A. Wallis, Fourth
Deputy Police Commissioner. announced
yesterday. on Saturday. August 81, the
second and final day OF the carnival will
be held, with Mayor Hylan and city
officials present. The AFFAIR is expected
to yield 100000 for the purpose OF
coupling 10000 men and 5000 women
reserves
The programme announced yesterday
includes eighteen spectacular events, in
Guiding sham battle in which 700 men
will be engaged an a!rplane combat. a
cahsthenic exhibition by 800 women
machine gun drills, performing dogs, n
drill by 500 horsemen and entertain
ment by nifty clowns War tax will be
waived
Commissioner Wallis said the reserves
are doing invaluable service At present
they are rounding up 20, O00 slackers and
$4,000 defaulters in Liberty Bond pay
ments.