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New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Democratic State
Committee to Meet
For Reorganization
Chairman Edwin S. Harris
Issues Call for Conclave
Here Next Wednesday

Democratic State Chairman Edwin S.
Harris announced last night that a
meeting of the state committee for re-
organization would be held at the Hotel
Kncke rbocker next Wednesday at L.
o'clock. The main business is to de-
eide on the opening of a campaign
headquarters in Syracuse
Chairman Harris said that the reg
ular organization had elected members
of the state committee in every dis
trct except one in Monroe County. In
Onondaga County David Costello sue
coeds Ricnard Byrnc. Mr.. Byrne is the
law partner Of Senator J. Henry
Walters, Republican. and was ION the
cuts" with William H. Kelly, the Demo-
cratic boss of Syracuse.
William II. Manning, for many years
state committeeman from Saratoga. re-
tires in favor of c. w Mitchell. In
the primaries on Tuesday last the
Democratic women outvoted the men
two to one.
J. J. Mccormick. backed by the
friends of Charles f. Murphy, beat by
twenty-five votes j. T. J. Mulcahy. sup
ported by Thomas +. McAvoy, for the
leadership Of the 22d District. The re-
suit was not known until last night.
The contest was for the control of the
district organization and the election
of the Tammany executive committee
man. AS Mccormick was elected on
direct vote in the primaries for
state committeeman his double victory
makes him the boss of the district
His victory brought about the renomi-
nation of Assemblyman Earl H. Smith
Mason O. Smedley, Democratic leader
of Queens, said yesterday that as soon
as the official canvass of the county
committee returns is made a meet
ing will be called, at which time
the bylaws will be amended to author
ize additional county committeeman.
This change will provide for two com
mitteemen, where there is now only
one. The committee will then appoint a
woman to every one of the 191 vacancies
to be created, thus giving them equal
presentation iii the county commit
tee.
The Bureau of Elections on Staten
Island made recaritulation YESTERDAY y
of the count Of The primary votes
Tuesday for state committeeman and
announced that Matthew Cahill, former
Coroner and opposition nominee to the
organization Democrat. Joseph P Nc
Kay, had lost by 36 votes. Tuesday
nights count showed he had won by
1877 votes.
Cahill's followers demand a recount
of the ballots, but this will not take
place until the Board of Canvassers
meets next week. The Democratic or
ganization also captured $50 of the
county committeeman out of the 2O4.
A special meeting Of the Young Mems
Democratic League was held at head
quarters. l West Thirty fourth Street
last night an ratified the Democratic
nominations for the state Offices. Pres
ident Frank D. Shelley appointed a
committee to organize county branches
of the league throughout the state. Mr.
Shelley announced that, following g
conference with Edwin S. Harris, chair
man of the Democratic State Commit
tee, he had given his approval to this
plan.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
New Problems for Labor
Mrs. Gould Too Poor
10 Live in WASHINGTON
Former kathrine Clemmons For.
sakes Working Girls Prob
lem After Five Days

WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-Mrs. How
ard Gould. Of New York, the former
hathrine Clcmmons. has been driven out
OF Washington after five days by the
very problem she came here to helm
solve. twenty-five dollars q day for n
sitting room, bedroom and bath at ono
oi the Washington hotels and 40 cents
ior one egg convinced Mrs. Gould that
the problem Of housing thousands of
girl war workers, upon which she came
TO washington. was in need Of i'm
mediate attention.
am wealthy woman" said Mrs.
Gould to- day. but cannot afford to
I'VE IN Washington. don't see how
the war workers can afford to live here
on their meagcr incomes. Think of
the figures involved in my bare living
expenses during the five DAYS I've been
IN Washington. and tell me how Girl
war workers afford to live here"
further to cut Down the high cos,
o, living Mrs. Could has discontinued
giving tips for the period of the war.
Her justification of this is that "all
men waters should be in the army
anyway She believes that womc n
can fill their places and give better
service at the same time.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Plays and Players

"The Blue Pearl" goes to Philadel-
phla, to open there at the Adelphi
Theatre next Monday night, Septen-
ber 9. 1t will close it's run here on
Saturday night.
Messrs. Shubert will soon present
Mr. Walker Whiteside in "The Little
Brother" an English play. in which
he plays the part Of Jewish rabbi
Inc play was especially written for
him.
Blanche Yurka has been added to the
cast which will be seen in support of
Jane Cow when she opens the new
Selwyn Theatre in Conformation
Please" The new play was written
by herself in collaboration with Jane
Murfn.
lea for Three" new comedy by
Roi Cooper Mcgruc, started rehear-
sails yesterday. The cast includes Ar
thur Byron, Margaret Lawrence, Fred
Perry and others.
Thirty United States marines wound
ed at the battle of Chateau Thierry
are to be the guests of Floyd Gibbons
the "Chlcago Tribune" war correspond
ent. when he lectures at Ccrnegie Hall
next Sunday night. Mr.. Gibbons was
wounded while going over the top at
Chateau Therry with the marines and
was awarded the Croix de Guerre for
his heroic conduct during that battle
Henry Stanford has been added to
the cast of Crops and Choppers, u
which opens at the Belmont Theatre
Thursday of next week. This will be
iden Payne's first venture as produc-
ing manager.
Mrs: Lawrance D'Orsay. wife of the
comedian, having passed her examina-
tion by the government motor corps.
will sail shortly for France to take
up. the work of a motor ambulance
driver. Mrs. D'Orsay is known to the
STAGE as Su Sic Rus hol xao
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
France to Send Mission
Foreign Legion to Aid Liberty
Loan Here

PARIS, Sept. GA new military mis-
SION will leave shortly for the United
States in connection with the fourth
Liberty Loan, according to the morn
ing newspapers. 1t will consist in part
Of delegation of fifty picked men of
the Foreign Legion. with drums and
bugles. All the men will wear their
numerous decorations on their iourney.
Another delegation will comprise dis
abled soldlers-some without arms and
some, legless and others blind in one
eye, but each still active. All Of them
are ,English speaking. They will act as
guides at an exposition of war material
captured frora the Germans at which a
sector of the front on a reduced scale
also VIII be shown. The model will
be complete, with trenches, lookout
outs, dressing stations, etc.
The guides will explain the uses of
the various parts of the exhibit to
visitors, thus enabling them to get all
excellent idea of modern conditions of
warfare.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Red Cross Asks for so
Vocational Scholarships

Fifty new applications for scholar
shlps have been filed with the voca-
11onal scholarship committee of the
Henry Street Settlement bv the Red
Cross. These scholarships are issued
to children of men in the service who
could not otherwise receive their cdu-
cation
In addition, the Settlement provides
a scholarship to any boy or girl who,
without it. would be forced to go to
work at fourteen in blind alley"
JOB. such as is always open to the I'M
trained child worker.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Wife Finds Husband After
Two Years Tour of Camps

CAMP MILLS, L. l., Sept. 5.-Nrs
II. w. Cole and her husband, Lieuten-
ant Cole, found a journeys end to-day
when they met after a separation of
two years, most of which time Mrs.
Cole spent in travelling to remote
points where her husband believed his
regiment had taken permanent station.
Her route led her from Panama to
New York, part way to the Philippine
Islands, back to Camp Grant, Ill.,, and
again to New York and Camp Mills,
where she saw her husband for the
first time since they separated in the
Canal Zone two years ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Cleveland Decision Will Be
Precedent for Nation, as
Union Is to Comply
Investigators r e a d y
Woman Is Appointed One of
Arbiters to Decide Argued
Question

,rFvELANn. Sept, s Shall women
\. employed Oh street railways here
rbe.her there is shortage Of men or
mot,
That is the question confronting the
.rents Of the Federal Department Of
labor who arrived here to-day to in
,ss.irate the threatened strike OF street
.,r men because OF the employment
Of women.
". E. Biciman and Miss Margaret
RuFanowska, the Federal agents, began
.heir investigation to-day, and have au-
thority TO make a decision that will be
accented by the union and the company.
Thev will decide also whether the wom-
on NAV remain at work pending their
;nyestication. Meantime the strike has
heen called of. both parties to the dis
pute having agreed TO abide by the de-
cjsion Of the Federal agents.
Say Man Power Is Present
The Federal investigators will CON
sder the ability OF the company to OBJ
tain sufficient men to operate the
ears. The contention Of the union is
that the Cleveland Railway Company
is not justified by shortage of man
power in employing women.
A. L. Faulkner. United States Com
missioner of Cancellations; John J. Stan
lev, president Of the street railway com
pany and W. 5. Welch, Of the unions
executive board. have been the leaders
in the agreement to abide by the find
ings of the Federal Investigators.
Same Wage for Both Sexes
With reference TO the employment
Of women conductors, Commissioner
Faulkner said to-day that in view Of
the general shortage of labor brought
about by the war the government has
adopted the policy of recognizing wom-
en- workers on the same plane as men
when the wages paid the women are the
same as those drawn by men.
Miss Rufanowska Is the first woman
to act for the Department of Labor.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Gompers for Home
Rule in Ireland, He
els British Labor
Chest of Silver Given to
American Union Head
After Talk to Workers

DERBY. England, Sept. 5.-samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation Of Labor, and William
Bowen, president of the international
B1icklayers' Union. to-day visited the
BRITISH Labor Congress, which is now
IN session here, and delivered frater-
nal greetings. Mr.. Gompers receive d
an enthusiastic greeting.
After speaking Of the complete agree
ment that existed between the Amer-
can government and labor on the sub
Ject OF the war, Mr. Gompers said he
did not agree with the old governments
of England in their treatment of Ire
land
MY sympathy was with Ireland and
is now with the heart of real Ireland"
he declared.
He added that after the Boer War
the conquered Beers were found fight
ing for their mother country and that
England should have pledged them
selves to grant Ireland her just de-
mand for home rule.
After telling what American labor
was doing in the war. Mr. Gompers
said:
81 would not prolong this war one
minute longer than is necessary But
would be unwilling to shorten it one
hour if it meant that the military ma
chime was to continue and would bring
the next decade into another war"
The Labor Congress presented Mr.
Bowen with a gold watch as token
of its respect and gave to Mr.. Gompers
silver plate for Mrs. Gomners
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
L. Bullard, Draft Evader,
Dies From Typhoid

L. G. Bullard, Of 100 Bedford Avenue
Richmond Hill. Long Island. announced
last night that he had received word
that his son. Lawrence Bullard. who
was under Indictment as conscien-
tious objector. had died on August 30.
at Nogales, Ariz., from typhoid fever
Young Bullard, a graduate of Harvard
disappeared last April.
Following the disappearance of their
son. Mr.. and Mrs Bullard were indicted
on charge of conspiracy to defeat the
selective service law. They were sub
sequently acquitted, however.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Miss Butler Married in
Mothers Weddine Dress

Miss Miriam Butler, daughter OF
Mr., mrs. Butler and the late Dr.. James
Nicnolas .;l, las Butler, of 70 West Eighty
g. S.n'n n Street, was married yesterday in
'. Gregory's Church, in West Nineti-
v e.h o'reet, to Carl Jellinghaus, of New
ts;n ,UlA and Buffalo. Cyril Butler, the
oa!u' brother, who is in the navy
1~e So her away. Mrs. Wnfred King
resV'grue was matron of honor. DR.
bre.s b.euerlck Jellinghaus, the bridegroom
Ofother, was best man.
y, ~ was the twenty-ffth anniversary
d,r.s MIs. Buffers marriage, and he1
laughter wore her wedding poWr
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Suspension of Auto
Shows Is Proposed

The directors of the National Auto
mobile Chamber Of Commerce at their
meeting yesterday in this city voted
TO recommend to the members of the
ASSOCIATION the voluntary abandonment
OF the annual shows which have been
htld without interruption in this city
and Chicago for the past eighteen
years. The shows arc to be given over
tor the duration of the war 1t is to
be assumed that the members will be
IN agreement with the resolution
adopted by unanimous action of the
directors
The directors felt that to hold the
shows would be Inconsistent with the
patriotic obligations Of the industry.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Empire State Farmers To Be
Asked to Use Women Workers

A message from the American farm
erette to the farmers of New York
State will be delivered at all the i'm
portant county fairs throughout the
state this fall.
Miss Sophia Carey, representing the
National Land Council of England
will deliver a message from the New
York State Land Army, telling the
farmers they can help win the war by
increasing their acreage next year ii
they will seek the cooperation of WON
en- farmers, who are eager to help.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Wilson Not to Make Tour
State Affairs May Keep Presi-
dent in WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Sept. Sit is ex-
tremely unlikely that President Wilson
will make tour of the country in be-
half of the fourth Liberty Loan. Be-
cause of the pending revenue legisla-
tion and other important matters the
President was understood TODAY to
feel that prolonged absence from,
Washington this month would be un-
wise
Although no definite announcement
tfat the President would make a swing
around the country speaking for the
understood that he was planning a trim
that would take him to the Pacific
Coast
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Lieutenant Dies in Hotel
Believed To Be Jerome Stern,
of Coast Artillery

man in the uniform of second
lieutenant of Coast Artillery was found
dead yesterday in d room in the Hotel
Lndlcott, Eighty-hrst Street and Co
lumbus Avenue, where he had regis
tered at $50 a NJ. Wednesday as
John Saver Stamped on his put
tees was the name Second Lieutenant
Jerome Stern" with the name and To-
cation or mine laying ship. The
commander of the vessel was notified
The body was sent to the morgue.
the medical examiner having ordered
an autopsy. The ambulance surgeon
who pronounced the man dead thought
death had been caused by internal
hemorrhage.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Turkey to Guard Americans

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Turkey has
ordered the commander Of the forces
in Persia to see that no Americans are
molested according to a statement by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs at
Constantinople to the Swedish charge
there.
An official dispatch to-day to the
State Department from Stockholm Civ
ing this information added that the
Turkish Foreign Office had inform ed
the Swedish charge that owing to the
long and serious interruption Of tee-
graph communication it had been un-
able to receive complete report of
the Tabriz incident.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Miss Helen Latin Allen
To Be Bride of F. w. HASTINGS

Miss Helen Latin Allen, daughter of
William Allen and granddaughter of
the late Addison II. Latin, at one time
Collector Of the Port of New York
will be married to Frederick w. Hast
ings, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick T.
Hastings, Of Devon, Penn. tomorrow
in the chapel of st. Ambrose, Cathedral
of St. John the Divine
Miss Louise Porter Twaddell, OF
Devon, Penn, will be the maid Of honor
and only attendant of the bride.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Poets and Authors Classed
AS Essential War Workers

BOSTON, Sept. 5.-Persons writing
poetry. fiction and advertisements are
engaged in essential industries and are
not affected by the work or fight"
rules, according to information sent
out by the provost marshal generals
Office to a local draft board tonight.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Women Plan $4,000 Drive

To finance activities among girl war
workers the New York League of Wom-
en- Workers will campaign for $4,000
from September 10 to 26. The fund will
be used to start new and self-support-
ing clubs among women workers in
congested centres and to give them
recreational and patriotic interests.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
American Women to Fight
tuberculosis in Italy

An all-woman unit to fight tuber-
eulosis in Italy will be sent to that
country soon by the American Red
Cross under the leadership of Miss
Mary S. Gardner. director of the Bu-
reau Of Public Health Nursing.
Miss Gardner viii direct corps of
nurses for this work The country
Sill be divided into fourteen regions
and courses of instruction for Italian
women will be established.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Obituary
THE REV. JAMES DONOHUE

The Rev. James Donohue, rector of
the Church of st. Thomas Aqunas,
Brooklyn, died yesterday at the church
rectory, in Ninth Street. He was six
ty-seven years old and had been rector
of the church for the last thirty-four
years. Death resulted from heart fail
ure..
Educated at the seminary of Mount
St. Mary, Emmitsburg, Md, Father
Donahue was ordained by the late
Bishop Loughlin on August 4. 1877. He
was sent to st. Thomas Aauinas in
1884. He was the author of several
religious books.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Embargo on Paper Exports
u. S. Answers Carranza's De-
mand for Share of Material

LAREDO, Tex. Sept An embargo
was placed on all newsprint paper ex-
ports to Mexico here day This was
said to be in answer to a recent decree
of President Carranza of Mexico de-
manding that so per cent of all news
print paper imported be turned over to
the Mexican governments
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
ofder of the Red Eagle
conferred on Won kuehlmann

aDaa; DnaaM;sIE,,RDAM, Sept. 5.-The "Reichs-
that tb'fer' Ta' of Berlin, to-day announced
the Emperor William had conferred
class ofuer OF the Red Eagle of the first
forro on Or. Richar Won Kuehlmann.
'4s' Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Drama
Daddics' Brings Jeanne
Eagels to the Belasco
in New Play

"Daddics,' comedy in four acts, by
John l.. Hobble, presented by David
bclasco at the Belasco Theatre, with
the following cast:
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
Opera.

Shubcrt Theatre. San Carlo Opera
Company in Bizct's "Carmcn." Gae
tano Merola, conductor.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06

Repertoire This Week To-night. Faust
Sat. Mat, Romeo & Juliet Eve. ii Trov-
atOre. Next Week-Mon.. Carmen; Tues.
Jewels Of the Madonna; Wed Mat Rigo-
lettO. 50c. TO 81. Wed. Mat. SOC. to 81 so.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-06
A Very Good Young Man

Wallace Eddinser. Ada Lewis and others
P1YM0TITH Thea. West 4j,h Eyes 20.
"AO Mats. To-m'w g. We'd 20
Seats Selling Weeks in Advance
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-10
Over 4iERE !;

since abolished the old smoker.
Rapid transit lines in New York and
other large cities do not provide
smoking facilities Tor passengers,
and even r-platiorm smoking on
city trolley lines has gone out. The
smoking car on the steam railroad
seems TO be about the only survivor
OF this kind Of special service, and
there's no guessing what wartime
economies will do 10 that.
This does not mean that mankind
is 10 be deprived o; all opportunity
20 smoke. Far from II. Many spots
remain where this particular form
Of cujoymeni may he iudulged to the
iull coutentmcnt OF the tobacco de
yotco. IL simply indicates that where
special privilege interiors with pub
lc comfort and health, the privilege
must go.
Here's hoping that lot of other
customs tfat are infinitely more
mtuacing 10 the health and comfort
li the folks.Who use the streets and
public comeyances and public
WI. be abolished with
equal thorouChucsS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-10
HOW AN AMERICAN
SOLDIER is TRAINED
TO WATCH THE FOE

With the American Armies in
France, Sept. 22.--(Correspondence
of The Associated Press. lin the
quiet sectors" where the Ameri-
can troops are getting the final
touches to their training, the men
are ,tudiously schooled in noting
the slightest, the most seemingly
unimportant activity of the enemy.
Every artillery observer advanced
sentinel and lookout, must report
with eXactitude and detail all that lie
sees on the other side Of the line,
The reports are collected, compared
by the intelligence department OF
each division or unit and transferred
to maps. The daily map is supple
mented by the weekly map.
On the maps OF one American di-
vision or unit and transferred to
maps. The daily map is supple
mented by the weekly map.
On the maps OF one American di-
vision are two clearly defined lines
showing exactly the position OF the
German and the American trenches.
On the American side Of the line the
map, in the morning there will be
pinned numerous little red circles,
including the points shelled by the
Germans during the day preceding.
On the German side of the lines are
small black figures wearing spiked
helmets indicating troop movements
or crossed spades and picks show
ing where working parties have been
seen.
Scarlet little airplanes likewise dot
the map on both sides OF the line,
where enemy machines have been
seen. They bear indications likewise
to make clear at a glance what hap
pened to the machines-whether
they were driven off by anti-air-
craft guns, whether they were at
tackled by allied planes. and what
they were doing, photographing, re-
connaisance or bombing.
Other placards OF carloads show
the movement OF trains. The pos
session OF such indications OF value
to the artillery the next time there
is movement behind the lines.
There are further insignia for in
dicating telephone work. digging and
the score of other activities that 90
on behind any line. Several con-
secutive maps may, and frequently
do. reveal continued German ac-
tivity of certain kinds, at given
points that may be checked by the
artillery or other means.