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The sun., 1918-08-17
IF YOU MUST KISS, KISS
VIA KERCHIEF, is WARNING
Otherwise You May Get Spanish Influenza or 1t Will
Get You, Board of Health Tells the
Amorousy Inclined. t.

Further self-denial was urged upon
New Workers yesterday as result OF
the possibility that Spanish influenza
may make its appearance here. DR..
Royal S. Copeland, Commissioner OF
Healttr officially advised against kiss
Ing, except through a handkerchief"
Although perhaps distasteful to some
devotees of the sport, It was explained
In this connection that the precaution
would be found both simple and effec-
tive as a means Of evading the disease.
1t Is the view of the Health Depart
ment authorities that the handkerchief
kiss''-there Is no objection to the most
diaphanous Of sllk--should be brought
into vogue at once. despite the fact that
all the suspected cases Of Spanish in
fiuenza thus far under observation have
turned out to be the simple, old fash
ioned article. The Spanish type can be
differentiated from 1t, DIR. Copeland says,
BY the presence of fever, intense head
aches. delirium. and in some cases a
complete nervous breakdown. coupled
with gastric disorders. D
There is nothing to he alarmed about
80 far as l can see" Dr.. Copeland de-
clared yesterday. I'VE intend. however,
to take every precaution to prevent the
The sun., 1918-08-17
RED CROSS OPENS
TENT IN CEMETERY
Downtown Girls to Work in
Trinity Graveyard.

In order to afford the thousands Of
young women employed down town an
opportunity Tor special patriotic service
the Red Cross opened war work tent
yesterday in the graveyard of Trinity
Church,
The tent is close 10 the graves OF
Alexander Hamilton and Capt Lawrence
of the Chesapeake. 1t is believed hun
d. eds OF young women will visit II dur
ing luncheon hours and at the close OF
business every day and devote what time
they are able TO various kinds of Red
Cross work. Work will be in charge of
Mrs. A. Il. Bryce,
The tent was opened with formal ex-
ercises. including an address by the Rev.
William 7. Manning, rector OF Trinity
Church. DIR, Manning said in part:
81 am glad and proud to have the Red
Cross flag raised under the shadow of
Trinity Church. 1t is most fitting that it
should be raised on this historic spot.
close by the graves Of Hamilton, Cant
Lawrence. Robert Fulton and other great
men. We know how these men would
have met the issues of this war, and we
thank God that to-day our country is
meeting the issues as they would have
done.
In this old graveyard Americans.
British and French lie buried side by
side. and to-day men of ali three nations
are hghting with our other allies for the
freedom OF the world
"If there are any who consider this
dissertation of a graveyard we can
only say that to US 1t seems quite the
reverse. We hope that much work will
be accomplished here. and ] am sure
that many will welcome the opportunity
Of the worthy and necessary work which
this tent so perfectly affords them.'
The sun., 1918-08-17
CROATIAN EDITORS
OFFICES RAIDED
Frank ZOtti' Grilled by Chief
De WOOdy-TwO En-
ployecs Arrested.

Agents of the Department OF Justice
visited the office Of Ndrodnt List. a
Croatian newspaper Of which Frank
Zotti is the publisher. in the World
Building yesterday. and made an exam
nation of books and papers there.
Zotti was examined by Charles A. De
Woody, chief of the New York Bureau
of Investigation OF the Department OF
Justice. Chief De Woody would not say
what the examination Of the publishers
records or Of Zotti himself disclosed.
Arthur Sacher. 430 SiXty-first street
Brooklyn. a clerk in Zotti's office. has
been under arrest since Wednesday, 1t
was learned yesterday. He Is alleged to
have been party to n conspiracy to get
drafted men at Camp Dix to desert.
Milo freak. who is said to be a travel
ling representative OF Ndrodni List. was
arrested Thursday in Akron. Ohio.
He was taken 20 Cleveland and was rec
commended for internment yesterday.
freak was accused OF spreading dsloyal
propaganda among Croatians. Czecho-
Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs. His home was
in Chicago. He Is an Austrian.
Zotti when seen after his examination
by Chief De Woody. said that 1t was
wrong to suspect him OF opposing the
Nationalist movements Of the Slav sub
Jects OF Austria. He asserted he was
a supporter OF the movement for free
dom of these races and favored the en-
listment of soldiers from their colonies
here to fight with the Allies. He said
he was fighting the control of the move
ment by a small group of men who are
acting selhshly.
The sun., 1918-08-17
FREIGHT FACILITIES
MIGHT BE TRIPLED
Port Commission Reports Big
Development Possible.

william r. Wilcox, chairman OF the
New York and New Jersey Port and
Harbor Development Commission. re-
ported yesterday that this port, II prop
erly developed, will be able to handle
three or four times the amount of freight
now entering and leaving II.
The exhaustive study of the port by
this commission. which was appointed by
Governors Whitman and Edge last year.
indicates the total water front length 10
be ITO miles, Of which some 800 miles
have been developed. And the commits
sion reports that of the 400 miles left
to be developed fifty miles at least are
in the centre OF the port
Speaking for the commission yester-
day Mr.. Wilcox said:
THE problems presented by this port
are more complex and involved and of
vastly greater magnitude than those ex-
listing in any other seaport We have
for instance, nine trunk lines having
separate terminals here. Our system OF
investigation requires that each oftthese
be studied separately. and our group OF
experts, statisticians and inspectors
takes up one unit after the other and
gets first hand records"
The sun., 1918-08-17
Statesmen TO TAKE
S7.OOO.OOO IN w. S. S.
Restaurant Men Alone Under
Urite TWo Million for Drive.

Reports from Chairmen of the $50
trade committees which have promised
to underwrite the $4,000, 900 of War
Savings Stamps to be sold by statesmen
i'm this city and vicinity during Sales
mems Week." August 90 TO 30 Inclusive.
indicate that approximately $1,000, 900
worth of stamps already nave been sub
scrihed.
William Childs, Jr.. chairman or the
restaurant committee. has reported his
trade will take $1,000, 600 worth, and
Charles Haring, chairman of the motion
picture committee. has pledged a SINH
lar amount The Shoe Manufacturers
Association of Brooklyn has underwrit-
ten $4,000 worth.
Sell the Limit Club" was the slogan
adopted by the War Savings Stamp
committee OF the National council OF
their new headquarters, 1246 broadway,
Charles +. Hall. chairman Of this COM
mittec, said yesterday
There are at present only few moro
than 1000 persons in New York city who
have even pledged themselves TO pur-
chase the limit of War Savings Stamns
which one person is allowed TO hold by
INV. There should be 40 900 at the ysry.
least and our first efforts Will be di
rected toward increasing the member
shin of the War Savings Limit Invest =
ment Society, as the Limit Club Is ofJl-
cially known
The statesmen will be addressed on the
eve OF their drive by the Rev. Thoma s
Travis. fighting parson, in Carnegie
Hall. lie will tell them of some of his
experiences while serving at the front
as a Y NJ, C. A. worker for three years.
The sun., 1918-08-17
WOMAN ACCUSER
ARRESTS SCULPTOR
Drags Alleged Washer by the
Neck to Bronx Court.

Margaret Henley, jj7 East, Teeth
street. The Bronx. captured a sculptor
yesterday. hailed him several blocks TO
the Harlem court and preferred charges
against him. When she appeared she
had the artist by the neck and was
handling him with little difficulty.
She said the sculptor who gave the
name OF Stefrano Babboni of 565 Van
Nest place, The Bronx. had followed her
in an annoying manner along the street
and she had finally taken refuge in an
apartment entry at Lexington avenue
and ll9th street to avoid him. Babboni
entered and made an insulting remark,
she said. Thereupon she colared him
and took him to the station.
Babboni's defence was that the woman
had grabbed him as he was walking
along the street and in order not to
create a disturbance he decided to 20
with her Bail Of $300 which he put up
for an appearance, was declared for
feited later. and bench warrant was
issued for his arrest. Babboni said he
had to go to Baltimore for the unwilling
of a statue he had made, and produced
a railroad ticket to that city In evidence
The sun., 1918-08-17
VICEROY OF INDIA
DEFENDS TAGORE
Resents Accusations Here
Against Poet.

Sir Rabindranath Tdsore, the Bengal
csc poet alleged to have been concerned
in the plot to foment a revolution against
the British Government in India, has
cabled his publishers here letter of
confidence and symapthy which he says
he received from Lord Chelmsford. Vice
roy and Governor General of India. The
letter. dated Simla. June II. signed by
the Viceroys private secretary. reads:
THE Viceroy desires to express SYM
pathy with you on finding your name
dragged into such unwarrantable prom
inence in American papers. He is we'll
aware there Is no foundation whatever
for the suggestions made and is willing
you should make any use Of this letter
you think At"
Last February. at the trial OF more
than thirty alleged Hindu conspirators
in San Francisco, attorneys for the
United States Government introduced
intercepted German diplomatic corre-
spondence which appeared to show that
Tagorc had sought to interest Counts
Okuma and Terauchi. former and pres
ent Premier. respectively. of Japan, in
the movement to establish an independ-
ent government in India.
Tagore. winner of the Nobel prize for
literature in 1918, was knighted by
King George.
The sun., 1918-08-17
POLICEMAN SAVES
DROWNING MAN
George Suffers Rescues Sales
man Carried Into Harlem
Inlet by Automobile.
TWO OTHERS LOSE LIVES
Motor Car Runs Off Road
Into Water at 201st and
Academy Streets.

George Suffers, bicycle policeman or
the West 177th street station. won the
commentator Of Magistrate Corrigan In
Washington Heights Court yesterday
for bravery in rescuins from drowning
Otto Gels, a salesman. 1413 Lexington
avenue. early yesterday in Sherman
Creek, an inlet of the Harlem River.
Gels was a passenger with Mrs. Clara
Schaub. a widow. living at 1913 west
Ninety-sixth street, and Joseph Fealy, a
chauffeur, in an automobile which ran
off the road at 201st street and Academy
street and plunged into the creek both
Mrs Schaub and Fealy were drowned.
The accident followed a trip on upper
Broadway begun Thursday night: Po-
lceman Suffers and David Faradino' a
telegraph operator, heard Mrs. Schauo
scream as the car went into the water
and hurried to the scene. Gels was
making strenuous efforts to save the
woman, but Fealy already had disap-
peared. Policeman Suffers plunged IN
without removing his clothes and, aided
by Faradino, brought Gels ashore. He
was forced to abandon his fight to save
Mrs. Schaub. Suffers stayed in the
water until both bodies were recovered.
1t was reported as forty feet deep at
that point. Gels was taken to the police
station and released after an examina-
ton.
Fealy lived in So West 10sth street
and leaves a widow and four children.
He had been a chauffeur six years. The
car was owned by Francis NJ. Nislutsch
of lis West Seventy-irst street, pub
Usher. Fealy called for Mrs. Schaub
and Gels with the machine at Ninety
sixth street and Broadway Mrs. Schauo
was 20 years old
The sun., 1918-08-17
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER,

Eastern New York-Partly c,ouar
to-day and tomorrow; not nue.
change in temperature; light nortb'
west winds.
New Jerscy---Fair to-day and prohsh,,.
tomorrow: not much change IN temp.y.
furo; light northeriy winds.
warmer to-day; tomorrow partly cloud,
showers In Vermont and New Hampshi,,
light northeast winds
southern New England-Fair to-day ami
probably tomorrow; not much change ~
Temperatures light northeast winds
morrow probably local rains.
WASHINGTON. Aug. Is-rhe are, 4.
high pressure In the upper lake region co1,
tinues to control the weather in eas,s,,
districts Pressure Is low over practicau1
the entire country west Of the RocE.
Mountains and also In the Missouri VaIls.
and along the Gulf coast and south III.
ida. In all this great region of low pts,
sure no local defined storm centre has I'm,
far appeared. ''
Thunder showers have occurred IN IN,
south Atlantic states, the middle Miss,,
slppi Valley and In scattered localities !,
the Rocky Mountain region. The temno,
ature changes have been quite irregular
1t Ia cooler In northern New EnRiand
the south Atlantic and east Gulf STATE,
the upper lake region and over the not,6
plateau region. In general the tendency
has been toward lower Temperatures in m,
last twenty four hours.
Showery weather Is indicated for ,b.
next forty-eight hours In the east GUT and
the lower Ohio Valley and the south MOI,
tion OF the upper lake region The len
denoy will be toward somewhat love.
temperatures In the shower area
The sun., 1918-08-17
MEAT COMPANY IS ORGANIZED.
Formation Is Part of Plan for
Swift Il Co. Segregation.

Compania International Limited. ii
was announced yesterday, has been or
ganized under the laws OF Argentina
with capital stock of $22.50O, 900 Ar
gentina gold, as a part OF the Swift &
Co segregation plan. The new company
includes the South American and Aus
tralian properties of the Swift corpora
ton. and the capital stock is divided into
1900, 600 preferred shares OF SIS par
value, fully paid and worcestershire
Stockholders of Swift & Go. are offered
the opportunity of exchanging Is per
cent of their holdings at par for an
equivalent amount OF the International
stock at par, evidenced by the First
Trust of Chicago certificates of deposit
Notice will he given stockholders on
or about September To- stating the num-
Der of shares of International to which
they are entitled and the number of
Swift shares which must he exchanged
for them. Upon receipt Of such notice,
and not later than October 10. the share
holder must deliver the certificate for
the required Number of shares. BY sub
shutting S. cash for each one-twentieth
share contained in the fractional shares
which they will have to turn over, stock
holders may avoid handling warrants for
fractional shares.
The sun., 1918-08-17
EFFINGHAM MAYNARD's WILL.
Nellie Corey Mix Taylor. Largest
Beneficiary, Gets $4,000.

The will of Ehinsham Maynard Of 5o7
Madison avenue. who died in st. Lukes
Hospital on August II, was filed for
probate yesterday
Nellie Corey Mix Taylor of $50 Park
avenue Is named as the largest bene-
ficiary, receiving $4,000 in cash. To
Katherine r. Taylor of Chicago goes the
jewelry Of Mr.. Maynard's wife, who died
before he did. A trust fund of $4,000
is provided for the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, the income to go for the
education of Edward c. Burgess Sd. who
is 20 receive the principal at Fl years
of age. A brother. Walter +. Maynard
OF ia East Fortieth street, receives all
the household effects. The residuary
estate Is to be placed with the Farmers
Loan and Trust company to be divided
between his niece. Audrey Maynard. and
his nephew, Walter Maynard, when they
become of age.
The sun., 1918-08-17
vAMPs THREATEN TO DESERT.
Defender Hose Company Demand.
New Equipment.

Unless the regular Fire Department
fits out Defender Hose Company with a
hose the only surviving company of
vamps in The Bronx threatens to scrap
its red cart, change red shirts for blue
coats and go over in body to the Po-
lice Reserve.
The ultimatum was delivered yester-
day to Battalion Chief Bernardo Car
lock, who had travelled up to Boston
Post road and Dyer avenue to find out
why the Defenders had been deaf to the
sound OF the fire gong recently. To the
Chief the vanrps showed hose that
looked like a piece of rare old lace
This is our explanation" said they.
at won't hold water said Carlock,
obviously.
Nevertheless he promised to see If he
couldn't persuade Deputy Fire Chief
Hayes of The Bronx to provide the De-
tenders with new equipment.
The sun., 1918-08-17
$4,000 BIRDS DIE;
KOSHER STRIKE ENDS
Chickens, Living Life of Ease,
Fall Under Knives Of Vic
toriOus Butchers.

The month old strike Of the kosher
butchers ended yesterday and 276,ooo
chickens that have been living the life
of Reilly pending its settlement 60 sum-
marty to a holy death NJ dawn to-day
For every head that drops before their
knives the triumphant chicken rabbis
will collect cents henceforth.
With the chicken rabbls the Chicken
Drivers and Chauffeurs Union. which
struck In sympathy. will return to its
labors.
Since chicken rabbis and chicken
drivers walked out the 175 kosher mar
ket men affected have been put to I'M
precedented expense. Chicken cars have
been rolling into New York at the rate
of four day. until at least there are
100 of them awaiting the good offices of
the "schochets"-which is to say the ex-
ecutioner rabbis. In each car are fifty
crates and in each crate forty-six
chickens.
The Rev Dr. Korn, business agent for
the organized rabbis, hailed the victory
of his union as "a credit to the Jewish
labor movement"
1T is due to the Chicken Drivers
Union TO say that the drivers and
chauffeurS stood by the scnocnets
through thick and thin" said he. THE
general public Is glad that the chicken
rabbi Is to get his rights. and in future
will see that he Is guaranteed all the
privileges of a full fledged union man."
No less elated than the chicken rabbis
are members of Locals 2l1 and IA OF
the Bologna Makers Union, to whom
Yesterday also brought victory in their
long drawn out struggle with the bologna
barons and hot dog highnesses Of the
lower East Side. Wages for bologna
makers from to-day will range from
S27 to $50 a week. with tina and half
for overtime and a limit of four hours
on holiday work. Ham makers will
draw s3l week, It being conceded by
the bologna compounders and squeezers-
in that hamming is a more exper, labor.
A prominent member OF the bologna
Makers Union. who for ethical reasons
refused to permit the use Of his name,
said that even with the wage increase
there was no reason why the Coney ISL
and trade could not continue to supply
frankfurters and rolls at the rate of five
cents per unit.
where large frankfurters are served. "
he added. "a charge of ten cents should
not be unreasonable. Also ! should like
to let the public know that IL he notices
any Improvement in the flavor and quail
ity OF his ham 1t Is because the working
condition of the ham maker has been i'm
proved. The men will take more inter
| est in what they are doing, and this
must show in the taste"
The sun., 1918-08-17
GUARD IS RUDE TO WRONG MAN
subway Employee Gets 10 Days
for Pushing Cop in Disguise,

patrolman George PEBBLES testified In
Washington Heights Court yesterday
that Felix Winter, a middle aged sub
way guard. had kicked him off a train
at l25th street and Lenox avenue. Pee
bles was disguised as an ordinary civil
Ian.
II merely inquired whether the train
was going to Bronx Park" the officer
said. And he told me to go to hell and
read the sign. I told him that II Il
wasn't a Bronx Park train he should
open the door and let me on There
upon defendant kicked me out and
banged the door, ] proceeded at once to
the subway terminal and arrested him."
Winter denied that he kicked Officer
PEBBLES off the train. He insisted that
he simply pushed him, adding "I did
not want to injure him, your Honor"
"Ten days" said the court.
The sun., 1918-08-17

spread Of the disease, no matter what
its type"
Two hundred and fifty nurses under
Or. Louis I. Harris, director OF the
bureau Of preventable diseases. have
been detailed to devote their time to
cases arriving here from foreign ports
during the last month. An effort is to
be made to segregate the bacilli taken
from patients and determine their exact
character.
Those who have already left the hos
pltal will be traced, II possible, and in
structed in precautionary measures to
prevent the possible transmission OF the
disease to others. Hospitals, sanitar-
iums and private physicians will be
asked to notify the Board of Health of
any cases of influenza coming under
their observation.
In addition to the warning against
anything save the handkerchief kiss.
the Board of Health Is to issue a num-
Der of other ''dont's," which the officials
say will aid greatly in checking any pos
sible epidemic. They are as follows:
Don't spit in public places; don't use
common drinking cups. glasses. spoons,
forks and similar articles. There Is
special danger in drinking from glasses
that have not been washed"
These officially promulgated precau-
tons are to be sent to all hospitals. san
itariums and physicians.
The sun., 1918-08-17
ENEMY ASHES PUZZLE PALMER,
Dcccdent Directed They &c sent to
Leipsic, Germany,

That his body be cremated and his
ashes sent to his brother in Leipsic,
Germany. is the wish expressed in the
will of Richard Mueller. who died ,Janu-
airy 10. last. The cremation process has
been carried out but A. Mitchell Palmer,
Alien Property Custodian, is a little
puzzled as to the manner in which he
will dispose OF the ashes. One claus, of
the will reads:
MY children shall have nothing to do
with my burial. The undertaken. Mr.
Ehrenbacher, who shall also send my
ashes 10 my brother George in Leipsic.
shall be paid out Of my estate. The ee-
tate amounts to about $500
The sun., 1918-08-17
UPTON BOYS MEET ON
FRONT TRENCH LINE
Old Goth and NetD 3O7th Ex-
change Hearty Greetings.
Special Despatch 10 TIE So

Special Despatch 10 TIE Sun.
CAMP UPTON, Aug. 16.A-A letter tell
ing OF the meeting near tho front line
trenches of the 307th Infantry, which
left this camp last March, and the old
Sixty-ninth Regiment, which was retir-
ing from the front on relief. has been
received here from Corporal Ben Silber-
man OF Company d Of the 307th.
I'VE are going into the trenches either
tonight or tomorrow night the letter
reads after describing a march of three
weeks. I'VE met the old Sixty-ninth
and there was great cheering as we
marched past them. They had been on
active service with the Rainbows for
some time and had some casualties. II
was sight we'll worth remembering.
Some Of the salutations they hurled at us
were:
"'Who's from Eishty-sixth street,?
How Is George Ehret's?'
we have left u few Fritzes for you.
Remember you are from New York.
Give EN- hell sure
We are not all together as we were
at Camp Upton. The only meetings we
have are by chance on the roads,"