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New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Hearst Explanation
Fails TO Satisfy
Grand Army Post

POUGHKEEPSlE, N. Y, May b.
Hamilton Sleight, Post 20, G.. A. Il.
whose members on Monday night tore
up copies Of William Randolph Hearst 8
american because Of its delction of
the prayer for victory from the Presi
dents Memorial Day proclamation.
listened last night to Representative
OF the Hearst organization who al
tempted to explain how the matter oc.
CURED.
Following the explanation, which
was interpreted by indignant queries
from the veterans, the post went into
executive session. but did not pass The
rondemnatory resolutions which had
been contemplated
Il persuaded the boys to hold over
until the next meeting" Colonel n. b.
Murray, post commander, explained
attcrward "They were so red hot that
was afraid they would revise the res
o!utions already prepared and Law us
open TO legal action"
Inc Hearst representative tried TO
apologize for the editing of the Presj-
dents proclamation by saying that il
was treated merely as news. To This
statement Charles +. Chase. of the
post, replied: '"N
The Presidents proclamation bears
.ne same relation to mere news as the
New Testament bears to Hoyle."
AT the conclusion of the "exn,aro
ton Colonel Murray said:
cannot see that the Hearst papers
nave mace any convincing explanation
and doubt if any one could convince
TINS pody OF the loyalty of the Hearst
papers"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Alien Firm Agrees
To Surrender Books

Julius Forstmann. head of the Forst-
mann Huffman Woollen Company Of
Passaic. n. j.. appeared with his coun-
sci. Samuel untermyer, yesterday be-
fore Assistant Attorney General Becker
to explain why the books of his con
cern, which has been taken over as
alien property, had been consistently
denied to James A. McKenna, a public
accountant.
Mr.. McKenna. tcstifying before Mr.
Becker, said he had gone to Passaic
twice to get certain information and
each time had been denied the books
and the private accounts Of Mg Forst-
mann.
Speaking for his client. Mr. Inter
myer said that there were certain OBJ
jections to turning over the books to
Mr.. Mckenna, but that any other rec
ognizcd public accountant might obtain
them. He made mystery of the rea-
sons for objecting to Mr.. McKenna.
He also claimed that Mr.. Becker was
prosecuting" his client, who is, he said,
an American citizen. He finally agreed
that Mr.. Mckenna might see the books
to-day, after Mr.. Forstmann had been
served with subpoena. requiring him
to produce the books.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
VIM. j. Duane Killed
By Fall From Window

William J. Duane, member Of fam
lily associated with the history of New
York since pre-Revolutionary times
was killed yesterday by fall from his
bedroom window in bachelor apart
ment at 19 West Fifty-fourth Street
He was an officer of numerous business
enterprises in this city and had Just
returned from trip to White Sulphur
Springs, Va.
Herman Goldberg. an elevator run
ner in the apartment house. was the
last person to see Mr.. Duane alive. He
had called at his apartment to take
away the tray on which breakfast had
been served and found Mr.. Duane. be
says, standing at the open window 10
his pajamas.
The crash of the body on the ptve-
ment sounded just Is Goldberg brougas
his car down to the ground floor. Al
SO Wall Street, where Mr.. Duane oc-
cupied Offices in association with james
Brown Potter. it was said that tne
dead man had been in charge OF sh
affairs of the Duane family and IN 90
dition had been secretary of the Wes''
minister Heights Company, secretary
of the United Railways Investmen.
Company, a director of the Lawyers
Mortgage Company. president OF fne
Sampson Tams Estate Company sna
secretary, treasurer and manager OF
the Wall and Hanover Streets Reai'y,
Company. Sic was also a member Of
the University Club and the Down
Town ssociation.
The body was taken in charge BY
D. Humphreys, a nephew of the dead
man. He said that his uncle lad r.
turned from White sulphur Springs 10
the best OF spirits and that there wss
no possibility of suicide.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Jurors Extinguish the Lights
In Romance Of Lloyd's Lighthouse
Samuel Sandss Sad Story of Alienated Affections Goes
Hard Aground and Fair Isabel Returns to
Father Keeper of the Beacon

RlVERHEAD, l.. T., May 15.-"The
Lighthouse Keepers Daughter; or, She
Married to Get Rid of Him." drama
filled with heart throbs and alienation
suits, reached it's climax in the Su-
preme Court here to-day.
l,t he lighthouse keeper Captain Robert McGlone
Her persistent husband Samuel Samds
An alleged affection aena,or. DR.. w. j. Donal,ue
To the above must be added the Jury,
which returned to Sands suits the YER
dict of no cause for action. Listen,
then, to the plot, which was enacted
to the sobbing of waves about Little
Island, in Lloyd's Harbor, where the
lighthouse stands.
J. j. Robinson, attorney for the al
legged alienators, Captain McGlone and
his physician, told the jury to-day that
the heroine was "an unsophisticated
and innocent girl, who had spent her
whole life of eighteen years in the
lighthouse"
On the sad sea sands of Llovd's
Harbor lived sad Samuel Sands, forty
nine, basking in the light of the light
house, and occasionally in the Shy
glances bestowed upon him bv the fair
Isabel.
Sickness smote Captain McGlonc in
the spring Of 1917, and Sam Sands
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16

moved to the lighthouse He rowed
Miss McGlone to the mainland for the
mail, food and Dr. Donahue, and, as
her glances became less shy, he up and
married her one day.
Then they broke it to- Captain Nc
Clone in the presence of DR.. Donahue.
The convalescent became a we'll man
IN two seconds and went storming
about the lighthouse debating with
himself in a loud voice as to the where
abouts Of "that gun" Sam rowed back
to the mainland. His bride stayed on
the lighthouse. He never laid eyes on
her again, he said, until she appeared
IN court last week.
II love her more than any other
woman | have ever known. and she
loves me, too" he told the court. eve
would be living happily together, if it
hadn't been for her father and DR..
me-" e"N'''
HE scared me into marrying him."
said the lighthouse keepers daughter.
IN reply to these statements. "i
thought II ! married him I'd get rid
OF g o,.o,i, Mn; i J; He was always hanging
DR.. Donahue denied that he was 2
from her husband Following the re-
turn of the verdict, a wedding ring and
$3.50 that Sands had given his bride
were also returned
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
City Dump Watts
Odors to Riverside.
State Agents Find
Contributes to Discontinue
Of Drive Residents, Says
Report to Copeland

The investigation made by inspectors
of the State Board Of Health to fix the
responsibility for fumes and odors
winch arc the cause of discontinue to
the residents Of Riverside Drive and
Vlclnlty disclosed that the city's dump
at Ninety sixth Street and the North
hermann NJ. Biggs. chairman Of the
state Board of Health, has written DR..
copeland, Commlss sioner of Health. ad
vlsing him to take the matter up with
the Street Cleaning Department and
have the unhealthful conditions rene
died. City garbage is dumped at this
point upon scows.
The State Board of Health made its
report yesterday on the investigation
or the Riverside Drive nuisance. It
found that of the several plants across
the river in New Jersey, which we're
named as defendants in the recent hear
ings, III the matter before DR.. Biggs.
the Corn Products Company and tho
General Chemical Company were the
chief offenders. These two comnanioe
nave been summoned to appear before
the State Board of Health on Jnne a
at 10 a. M, at Ia West Forty-third
street, and S how cause why they should
not abate the nuisance or have their
licenses 70 70 do business in this state re-
voked. The city is 'joint complainant
IN the case with the West End Associa-
ton.
The city appropriated $4,000 to hire
chemical experts to fix the responsible
ity Tor the noxious fumes. but Dr.. Biges
notified Mayor Hylan yesterday that It
would not be necessary to use anv Of
the clty's appropriation, as the state
inspectors had gathered sufficient ovi-
dence IN the matter. The inspectors
declared in the report that it would not
cost the offending companies more than
S2b,o0O each to install chimneys whi,.L
would not emit the Objectionable fumes,
Joseph A. Warren, of 6l Broadwav
is counsel for the State Board oi
Health in the case. Residents of the
upper West Side have fought to ubate
the noxious fumes for several Years.
but made little way against the New
Jersey concerns until last year. when
the Legislature passed law providing
for the revocation of the license of anv
company to do business in this state.
II 1T could be shown that its plant was
public nuisance and dangerous to the
public health. 1t was under this law
that the State Board of Health held the
recent hearings.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Prohteering in Ice
Going On, Day Charges

Continuing his verbal attacks upon
Ice Controller Benjamin B. Odell, Mar
ket Commissioner Day issued state
ment yesterday claiming that Mr..
Odcll's offer to furnish ice at 81 a ton
on a cash-and- carry basis at the ice
houses proved that it could be sold at
a profit at that price and that there
was profiteering.
He made public correspondence be-
tween himself and Nat d. Jacoby, Of
the Federation of Independent Voters.
TO show that Mr.. Odells attitude was
made possible by rider put in the
ice conservation bill after it's passage
and before the Governors signature
This rider, according to MIR. Jacoby.
rendered innocuous' the objects Of
the federation which had prepared the
bill and secured its introduction and
passage.
letter from David Bitter, attorney.
l49 broadway. claiming that the price
OF ice had been nut up instead of down
by. the ice administration, was made
public.
III know of an ice concctn that is
willing to sell ice at less than So to $40
ton, but is prohibited by fear of hav-
ing its license revokd," Mr.. Bitter
charged
commissioner Day disclaimed any in
tention of accusing Mr.. Odell of own
ing any Of the ice that comes into the
city, but declared that the ice dealers
would make 81 100000 profit on 100, 900
tons of ice sold to Office buildings this
summer.
Gas to that" said Mr.. Odcll. 81 am
willing to bet Mr.. Day that the deal
ers won't sell $l.00o,ooQ worth of ice
to Office buildings thI summer, let
alone make that much rodt."
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
s'umnoning of Prayer
Jurors Taken From
Hands of Sheriff

Ed"ardsNille, ILL.,, May 15.-Sumn,on-
ing OF Jurors for the trial here of
eleven men charged with the murder of
hopert Paul Prayer, enemy alien, who
was lynchcd at Collinsyiile. April s.
was to day taken out OF the hands Of
Sheriff Jenkins, when Judge Bern
reuter-, on motion of States Attorney
Streuber. declared he was prejudiced in
favor OF the defendants in selecting
veniremcn.
The order of disqualification applies
not only to the sheriff. but also to all
of his deputies and bailffs.
Judge Bernereuter. after hearing the
motion, Immediately ordered new
ballfs to summon jurors.
Up to noon to-day 10 men had been
examined, with no additions to the
number of prospective jurors.
Sheriff Jenkins said:
"l'm no pro German, but it's all righ,
with me" Before taxing Office he was
coal miner. Seven of the defendants
are coal miners
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Cald1UeH, N. j., Home
Guards Discuss WAY
To Suppress Hearst

CALDWELL, N. j.. May 15.--The
Home Guard of the three boroughs Of
Caldwell decided last night to see what
measures could be adopted for keeping
the Hearst papers out of the district.
AS iirst step it was suggested that
members intcrrogate newsdealers with
view to stopping the sale at all news
stands.
The sentiment of the meeting was
wholly in favor of excluding the publ
cations, and members expressed with
considerable heat their opinion of the
editing which the Presidents Memorial
Day proclamation suffered in Mr..
Hcarst's office. Captain Lewis c. Pat
ton denounced the publisher personally
and declared "the whole outfit ought to
be interned for the period of the war.
Two of the three newsdcalers here
expressed their readiness to- day to bar
the Hearst papers if the action was
general. One of them said he had ac
ocptcd them reluctantly for some time.
regarding them as pro- German, but had
been compelled to carry them by com
net titorS
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Move to Bar
Hearst Papers
Is Spreading
Continued from page I

ordinance before you approve it, My
client desires an immediate hearing I
send this message in the belief that
the people of Mount Vernon would not
justify any municipal action which is
highly unjust"
To this Mayor Brush replied:
"Your telegram of this date request
ins hearing for The New York
American and The New York Even
ing Journal upon the ordinance
adopted by the Common Council last
night is before me. At the time you
sent this telegram I had already ap-
proved the resolution. No hearing be-
fore me could have any effect now.
$50 that you may clearly understand
M views in this matter wish you to
know that I am in hearty approval of
any action by the Aldermen of this city
directed against any publications
which may be disloyal or harmful to
this nation in the prosecution Of the
war. AS to either the justice or the
validity of the ordinance in question
! am convinced that these questions
can better be disposed of by the courts
than by me. ] feel bound by the judg-
ment of the Aldermen as to the wis
dom of the ordinance and I want to
rely upon our courts as to it's justice
or legality.
81 shall approve of any action by the
Corporation Counsel facilitating any
effort you may see fit to make in order
to have a speedy determination in the
courts OF any questions you may de-
sire to raise against this local legis-
lation."
1t is expected that the counsel for
the Star Company will direct an en-
ploye of the organization to offer for
sale here copies of the barred publica-
tions some time after next Saturday
and so establish a test case. Corpora
ton Counsel J. Henry Esser said that
if this course were pursued the offend
ing newspaper vender would be ar
rested. Habeas corpus proceedings
would then be instituted, it is believed
by the Star Company attorneys and
the case carried to the Supreme Court.
Alderman William Dawson, framer
Of the anti-Hcarst ordinance, received
congratulatory kilograms from all sec
tions of the country to-day as we'll as
expressions Of approval from hundreds
of his fellow townsmen.
The women's section of the Manor
Club of Pelham Manor voted to call
upon the Council of that township to
pass an ordinance similar to that
adopted here Tor the purpose of bar
ring all Hearst publications from the
Pelham Manor newSstands,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16

doubt, It's hard to find things to be
funny about.
Still, probably the world seems 30
empty Of amusement o-dsy because -he
Kaiser hasn't said anything about his
sword and God for almost week now
And were we little less gloomy We
might induce smile from the sad case
of Mrs. Josephine Ahearn, of 173 Lee
Avenue, Brooklyn, who was arraigned
in the First Criminal Court Of Jersey
City yesterday, charged with blocking g
traffic.
She told Judge Sullivan that she had
made pilgrimage TO Jersey ''to talk 70
my sisters on the Importance of woman
suffrage Patrolman Dinley asserted
that his prisoner had finished her
speech in true political fashion by in
viting all hcr hearers to have a drink
The judge suspended sentence.
John Ryan appeared before Justice
Aspinwall ir the Supreme Court o.
Brooklyn yesterday and demanded to
be made a citizen at once. From is
appearance one might have guessed
that John had fallen down several
fights of stairs.
One of your witnesses is missing
SAID the justice.
'Hc started with me-" ouoth Ryan
but he said he came from better
part of Ireland than I did"
And where is he now" queried tac
justice.
Hes home replied the applicant
significantly. "And it's very sick H.
Is. Your honor
Until his witness recovers his health
Ryan must remain an alien.
Just to include Brooklyn in ou,
brotherhood Of gloom we will announce
that the high cost of growing hair il
that borough is going still higher
Hereafter Brooklynites who need hair
cuts will have to journey to Manhattan
or else pay SO cents at home.
The Brooklyn Master BARRIERS AS
sociation said so yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
General Crowder Advance.
Plan to Utilize All
Man Power
Chance TO Volunteer
Those Declining to Do E..e,.
tial Labor Will Be Called
to Colors

WASHINGTON, May l5.- Ree;,
trants in deferred classification md.
the draft bill have to seek useful ocer
pations, regardless of their dependents
or be liable to call into the seht;n.
forces of the nation under Provost Mar.
shall General Crowdcr's new plan ~
utilizing all the man power Of .hs
country for war purposes.
While Secretary of War Baker to.a,v
declared emphatically that the govern.
ment is without power to draft mo,
for use in industrial work, Geners,
Crowder's plan contemplates g;vinc
draft men with dependents he alterns.
tive of seeking voluntarily work in %.
sential war industries or have their Do.
ferred classification revoked and be 81.
--vanced in the list of registrants sub.
ject to call for duty with troops.
To Use Men in War Work
General Crowder's plan primarily !.
, to compel men between the apes ~
twenty-one and thirty one, now class:.
fed in the second and fourth classss
and engaged in occupations that an
considered essential from N.
standpoint of the present emereeney.
to transfer their labors from non-pra'
ductive lines to plans engaged in NEE.
essary war work. Great numbers N
men, now enjoying deferred classid.
cation by reason of dependents, can i.
made available for essential work "
the revocation of their deferred classi.
tication. it is said.
The War Department also plans IA
] keep in the service men physically dis.
qualified for overseas duty. Outlining
this plan, Secretary Baker said TO-DAY:
We are going to try to keep in the
service men with slight physical d..
fects and men who are not 100 ser
cent physically for overseas military
service. We are going to adopt a set
, OF standards which will enable us to
keep a number of those men. and use
them in other ways than training for
overseas duty.
To Reduce Examinations
! 1--WE are going to see whether we
cannot preserve the draft from quite
SO many eliminations for physical rea-
sons by keeping in those whose physi-
cal defects are minor and put them into
units or deferred units with view to
curing their defects and utilizing them
There can be no possible industrial
use. There is no way in which we can
draft men by the military draft and
use them for industrial purposes. A
good many of the men taken by the
draft will be used in quasi-industria
services. under military regulations
such as stevedore regiments, ETC.
"These men are not to be used at pri
vate plans. We have no plan to use
men in the draft by assigning them to
factories, whether owned by or oper.
ated for the government"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Child Branding
Parents Receive
Prison Sentence
Mr.. and Mrs. Strang Must
Serve From Six Months
to Three Years

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Strang, 73
Mountain View Avenue, West New
Brighton, Staten Island, convicted a
week ago of cruel and inhuman treat
ment of their two children, Raymond,
nine years old, and Elizabeth, eleven,
were sent to the penitentiary yester-
day for an indeterminate term. Their
sentence runs from six months to three
years.
Strang, who was one of the superin-
tendents at the Staten Island Ship
building Company's plant at Port Rich
mond, showed no emotion when SEN
tence was pronounced and declined to
make any statement. Mrs. Strang, his
second wife and the stepmother of the
children, became hysterical in court
and required the attention of physi-
clan before she COULD be removed to
prison
The Strangs We're arraigned for sem
and McInerney in the Court of Special
Sessions, st. George. They had been
convicted in the same court the pre-
ceding week. George Pinncy. their at
torncy, made a strong plea for mercy.
Justice Murphy, who pronounced the
sentence, said that many neighbors of
the couple had spoken highly of them
IN urging tne court 10 be Icn1cnu But
Justice Murphy said that neither he
nor his associates had been able to
find any excuse for the acts of the
couple.
Owe have received a great many let
ters speaking in the highest terms of
these defendants" said Justice Muir
ply. "Moreover, the court really sought
for some reasonable explanation of
their conduct, but in vain.
"The testimony shows that the sole
crime of the two children had been that
| of stealing some jam. For these
parents to deliberately hold the hands
of the children on the top Of hot stoves
and, as was the case with the little boy
to place rcdhot poker against his face
until he was badly SCARED was most
inhuman torture, and there is no pos
sible excuse to he offered for it,"
The torture of the Strang children
occurred on Palm Sunday and Easter
Sunday. Mrs. Bertha White, aged
| mother Of Mrs. Strang, who was
brought from her home in Syracuse to
testify against them, was the strongest
witness the prosecution had
The Strang children are in the Gus
tody Of the Children's Society. They
will remain there until the authorities
decide what to do with them. The So
ciety has made an additional charge of
improper guardianship against the
Strangs. and that case will be heard
in the Childrcn's Court next Wednes-
day
New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Woman Urges Raid
On Dealers Selling
German Papers
Go to Every Hotel and
Newsstand" Miss Flor
ence Guernsey Advises
BY BRIGGS

Miss Florence Guernsey, form er
president of the City Federation of
Women's Clubs, at mass meeting of
protest against German language news
papers held last night in the grand
ballroom of the Astor Hotel advocated
direct action methods for news-s stands
that persist in Offering for sale copies
of enemy language publications.
Let's not be ashamed to go to the
news-stands and rip off the German
newspapers; let US go into every hotel
and let us take every German paper
out OF the city and out of the State of
New York;" cried Miss Guernsey. and nd
the audience applauded and checred.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the American Defence So
clety and the American Relief Legion,
OF which Mrs. Oliver Cromwell Field is
president. Former Ambassador Gerard
was scheduled to speak but sent word
that he was unable to attend
Henry c. Quinby, who presided at
the meeting, said
Misery loves company. A German
s.ympathizer. German born and un-
american person who wants to know
there are others suffering from the
same complaint, always seeks a Ger
man paper at the corner newsstand.
A."S 6iVS lAldt hIHu OF AID and
comfort to the enemy"
The Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady
urged that everything German be sun
pressed, from German music to Ger
man beer. WI
"How has German newspaper edi-
tor who justified the sinking of the
Lusitania been able to change his mind
since the United States declared war -
fqueried Dr.. Brady, and some one in the
done!" Oe
81 am sick of the mawkishly senti
mental way in which we treat the in
sidious propagandist who strives to
undermine this government" he con.
tInued. God forbid that VIC shonld
emulate the vices of those with whom
we contend, but at least there shonjd
be mcted out to them rigorous treat
ment which would bring home to them
the enormity OF their transgressions in
conspiring against this country. There
are men in this country TO-DAY who
should be interned, not in Fort Oele.
thorpe, but in a coffin"
Tom Skeehil, the Australian e;on.1ar
who went through Gallipoli, was blind
ed on the West trout and whose s;rh+
mas been restored by an American nc,,,
list, told some Of his experiences w;th
Turk N'''pe"Aaoie