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New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Police Court Clerks
Attacked by Hyla,
Mayor Says They Are Too
Friendly With Many
LAWYERS

Copi@s of letter from Mayor Hyial
asserting that some police court clerk
acted as "stcercrs' for l@wyers, wcr
too friendly with detectives and .bor.
rowed money too extensively were sen.
yesterday TO tho police courts in
Brooklyn by Chief Magistrate McAdoo,
20 the vast indignation OF the police
court clerks. The letter follows:
"Reports have come to mo from t;ro
20 timc that in some Of the magistrates
courts lawyers are in league win
clerks connected with the court. and
these CLERKS recommend people coming
10 the court. both complainant and
defendant. to these lawyers. am also
informed that some Of the clerks are
N partnership with the lawyers prac.
tsing IN the court.
Along with this some clerks arc
very close to detectives who USUALLY
oring their cases to their particular
court. And other clorhs make a prac-
'cc OF borrowing money from people
VINO do business about the court.
Mag is,rates rotate from one court
70 another, leaving the chief clerk in
entire charge OF the court. think
IL the chief clerk and some Of the as
s'stant clerks were changed from time
l" time II would have . very healthy
eHect upon the court and would pu. an
end 70 certain conditions that need
lep,e1,- -
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Widest Scope for
Brisbane Inquiry,
Is Senator'S Mood
Desire Expressed for Full
est Details of Brewers
Political Moves
,ED.cinl Dispatch TO The T,lbQoN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 90 Increased
likelihood developed to-day that the in
ouiry into the deal between Hearsts
editor. Arthur Brisbane, and the Ger
man American brewers, which resulted
in the purchase Of "Thc Washington
Times" and the other activities of
brewing interests in politics and in
propaganda, will take the widest posi-
bic scope, although The Senate sub
committee which has charge OF the in
quiry postponed its meeting till to-mor-
row. 1t will then determine officially
the extent to which it will push its in
vcstigation and fix the date for the
opening Of tho hearings. which proba-
bly, will be Monday.
Senator Overman, of North Carolina,
chairman of the sub committee. who
has just returned from visit to his
home, came out to-day in favor of a full
inquiry. He had not had time to in
quirc fully into the evidence which is
held by A. Mitchell Palmer. Alien Prop
crty Custodian. who exposed Brisbane,
nor that gathered in the Pittsburgh
grand jury investigation, and so de-
clined to forecast the ramihcations
which the hearing might develop.
Nor did he attempt TO indicate the
action Of the committee. But he was
emphatic in stating his personal opin-
ion that every bit Of evidence covered
by the Jones resolution should be pre-
sontcd, and he did not believe that this
programme would be intcrfcred with
by the Department cf Justice, even if
it did offer objections to producing tho
Pittsburgh evidence, as it IS reported
N in opl n do
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27

tic said he regarded his daughter kath-
iyn as spy. but never told her so.
All OF his property in Stockbrdgo
would have been decided to Mrs. Mcllen
had the present trouble not occurred
Some OF the Stockbridge property had
been IN her name for some little time
but She did not know it, Mr.. Mcllen
tcstlilcd. This property does not con
stltute any part of Council Grove.
Il have been indicted so often could
not give any idea of how many times. -
Mr Mcllen said, and referred Attorney
Warner to Attorney Grim for details.
The latter has been Mr.. Mellcn's at
torncy for the last six years.
"'The first indictment came in De-
cember, 1912, and the others followed
pretty regularly thereafter" Mr.. Mel
len added.
Wife Accustomed to Drink
Mrs. Mellcn and her oldest daughter,
Kathryn, were present for an hour to-
day at the court hearing. While they
were IN the courtroom MIR. Mellen tcsti-
ned IN response to questioning by Mrs.
Mellcn's counsel, Milton B. Warner,
that his wife was accustomed to drink
ing, and that he had taken cocktail
with her occasionally. lie said he con-
sldered this mo crime, but very fool
ish custom" and that he had no bad
habits himself.
Mr.. Mellen said that his wife oc-
casionally darned her own stockings,
but he did not think this constituted
her "a thrifty housewife"
Under further cross-eXamination Mr.
Mellcn said the first time he struck hi :
wife was after ne had scolded thcir
children for littering his desk. He hit
her IN the face and made her nose
bleed Asked if he had ever kicked his
wife, he replied: "Oncc." He said he
had black eye for two weeks after
Mrs. Mcllen had hit him with a round
piece Of marble used in darning stock
ings, in November, 1917.
Aaid $4,000 for Letters
Mr.. Mcllcn denied that he had known
that Mrs. Douglas Brown, Of New York
planned to use letters written by Mrs
Mellen to Mr.. Brown in starting a suit
against Mrs Melen for alienation Of
her husbands affections. He said he
had given Mrs. Brown $4,000 for the
letters.
While on the stand Mr.. Mcllcn had
several tits with Mrs Mellen's coun-
sci. Or one occasion he arose with his
fist clcnched ard took a step toward
Mr.. Warner. Several times he was
cautioned by his own counsel against
making scathing remarks direct to Mr.,
Warner
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Hearst's S "OMcial
Condemnation" Fails
To Deceive MontcIair

MONICLAlR, \. j., Sept 26. A
representative OF William Randolph
Hcarsts "New York American" left
bundles OF the misleading official con-
demnation" placards with newsdcalers
here to- day. apparently in the hope
that tho injunction to "Post in a CON
spicuous place. would be needed and
Montclair might be fooled into distrust-
ing The New York Tribune
Their hopes were frustrated. The
placards still lie where the Hearst
agent placed them, the nowsdeaers
asserting that they have no interest
in Mr. Hcars,'s schemes. and the mat
ter has been called to the attention
Of the City Commission by Mayor |.
H. Dodd.
Charles H. Kinney. editor of "The
Montclair Herald" wrote TO the City
Commission. explaining the deceptive
campaign against The Tribune and
asking tina, body TO take "such action
from police standpoint as may be
deemed advisable to maintain order"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Lamar a Guest T He Couldn't
Shake C.S. .Mellen Swears
Either Had Sarve Himself or Ask Wo of Wall Street"
to Dinner Former Railroad President Testi6cs;
Prefers Him to Brown at That

PlTTSFlELD, Mass, Sept. 2G.-David
Lamar OF this city, known as "thc Wolf
of Wall Street" visited at Charles S.
Mcllcn's home in Stockbrdgc three
times during the summer Of 1915. and
on two occasions remained for dinner,
although Mr.. Mcllcn made every pos
Sib!c suggestion that Mr.. Lamar uc-
part except to tell him to 90. Mr.
Mellcn testified in the Probate Court
here this morning while he was being
cross examined by Attorney Milton B.
Warner in his case to seek justification
in living apart from his wife.
Sensational and amusing letters al.
legged to have been written BY Mrs
Mcllcn, the respondent in the case; BY
Abdul IIamid and his wife. Frances
Cutet, astrologers, we're read to-day
by counsel for Mr.. Mellcn. The letters
showed Mrs. Mellen had written to the
so-called "soothsayers" more often
than they could answer. Mrs. Mellen
was given detailed information on the
horoscope of person born in Novem-
Der. the month in which she was born,
anu IL pIculCteu Il second marriage tor
the subject, long life and that her
greater happiness would come in her
years beyond forty.
Couldn't Outsit Lamar
When further cross examined Mr..
Mellen testified that he had known Da-
vid Lamar for six months prior to the
latter's going to the Federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga. On the first visit, Mr..
Mcllen said, he could not get Lamar to
leave and had to ask him to dinner in
order to get something to eat himself.
Guests at the Mcllcn home were intro
duccd to Lamar.
Lamar is g much better quality
than Brown" Mr.. Mcllcn testified
Mr.. Mellcn also stated that he had
for forty years known "Diamond Jim"
Brady and he was always a welcome
guest at .hc Mcllcn home.
1t was a. Mrs. Mellen's suggestion.
Mr.. Mcllen said. that he went to the
Vanderbilt Hotel. 1t was a more ex-
penslvc hotel than he was accustomed
to stopping at. the former railroad
president told the court
Can't Count His indictments
MIR. Mcllcn was excited as he re-
lated briefly his life story on the
stand. He told the court he claims
New Haven, Conn, as his home. Ac-
cording to his income tax return, Mr..
Nellen has an income of $53 900 year.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Draft Board Asked
To Defer Calling
Traction Workers
Public Service Official
Would Favor Motormen
and Conductors

Inless the draft officials place motor
men and conductors in a deferred elias
siiication the transportation problem
in New York this winter will become
even worse that it is at present. ac-
cording to Samuel E. Ordway. Public
Service Commissioner
Mr.. Ordway yesterday made public a
letter he had sent to George L. Ingra-
ham, chairman of the District Draft
Board, asking that the board issue at
once an order which will definitely
place men essential to The city's trans
portation service in the deferred class.
He said the elevated. surface and sub
way lines were now giving only 75 to
so per cent of the service they should
be giving, that it is becoming incrcas-
ingly difficult to keep rncn, and that
ii the draft cuts into the ranks of the
employees the service viii become worse.
"ln view Of the sweeping extension
Of the draft ages said Mr.. Ordway,
'it is almost certain that if employees
Of these systems are left within its
purview, these conditions Will be ae-
gravated, and The service rendered by
them will become even more Inadequate
during the coming winter.
City Lines "Essential'
The commission is convinced that
these sportation systems arc indus
tries essential to the prosecution of the
war, and that their efficient and adc-
Quatc administration is necessary TO
the maintenance of the national in
terestS during the emergency which
confronts the nation and the COM
panies. The failure of these systems
TO supply efficient and adequate service
necessarily hampers the conduct Of
other enterprises. and wastes the time
and reduces the efficiency of the work
"In view Of ;Lesc facts. the commas
sion is of the opinion that all employees
Of the subway, elevated and street sur
face railway transportation systems IN
New York who are necessary to the
efficient and adequate maintenance and
operation Of these systems, ought, IN
the public interest, to receive deferred
classification under the adjective ser
vice law and regulations. and we re-
spectfuly urge the District Board of
the City Of New York to promulgate az
this time ruling granting deferreo
Classification TO such employees as a
class"
Mr.. lngraham replied that the re-
quest would be considered and that the
board probably would rake action 20
protect the lines.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax
Our Own War Anthology

Our Own War Anthology
Being Il lyric from the Artillery Officers
Training Camp
There's u long, long trace o-avimdia0
'rou,,d the hooks of qny team,
And the martinique Is missing, SO $
the off brnlcc beam.
IRE n,y nigh horse soddIed backword,
re got the bocL; strap 'rou'2d
his neck
In oN IFS dananed peculiar, bit She
got to roll, BY HECK!
Physicians in Rome and New York
think they have found the Spanish in
huenza germ. Thousands of other and
less scientific persons know darn we'll
they have Themselves
Willis Burkhardt, of New York, and.
during the farming season, Pequan-
mock. n. j., is i'll at the farm of John
Wyckoh through case of mistaken
identity natural enough in a volunteer
shoe patriot"
Mr. BurkRrdt, believing that food
will win the war. enlisted carly this
month in the land army, intent on
helping short-handed farmers harvest
their crops. Yesterday Mr. Wyckof
ordered him to drive the cows from
the pasture to the shed for milking
"They are gentle" he said reassur-
ing,y when Willis registered reluct-
ancc. ''lf they try TO run. Just boiler
at them and treat 'em rough
In one pasture is Farmer Wyckoff's :
milk herd. In the other he keeps two
sturdy though short tempered bulls.
Land Army Member Burkhardt wan
dered into the wrong pasture and pro-
tactics into effect
An hour later, in the cool dusk of a
quiet bedroom at the farm. he mur-
INJURED that there must have been some
mistake. Physicians say he will be
better in week or so.
Prince Carol of Rumania has mar
ried and has been imprisoned, but he
ought to consider himself lucky at that
We'd rather be either than heir
apparent nowadays.
Superaversions
Hertling's speeches.
Essays of 7. P. Shonts.
Fhotoplays built around q saccha-
rinc littul chee-ild
Cheese cake.
Civilian youths VINO insis. on tell
ing you why they aren't in uniform.
1913 brew.
Stout, naughty Germans.
Thin. sinking Germans
Germans.
Hey, YOU patriots who always hiss
movie representations of the Kaiser
low many Liberty bonds arc YOU go
ing to buy?
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Magyar Committee
In CreeI Messaee
Pledges Loyalty

IN' onlNtlicC On Magyar Do
mocracy sen. a telegram yesterday to
George Crecl chairman of he Com
mittcc on Public Information, cxprcss-
ing regret that the revelations con
corning Alexander Kontas activities
had placed Mr.. CrcePs committee in
an embarrassing position" assuring
l'm OF their own loyalty and announc-
ing a mass meeting of the oppressed
rationali,ies oil Austria-i Hungary in
this city on October ?
The telegram was signed by the Rev.
George kovacs, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Magyar Democracy. II fol
lows:
Hunearians Of New York City reere,
The en- barrassing position in which the
Committee Oh Public Information has
been placed by disclosures concerning
the activities of Alexander Konta
chairman OF the American Uungarian
Loyalty League. an organization under
its auspices.
"On the other hand. they feel that
they are entitled to an opportunitv to
take a stand which will djspel any
doubt ~ 70 their loyalty and express
mort wh ole heart nd -
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
War Order Affects
Building Deals Here
Worth S2O9,OOO,ooo
Priority Order Likely 70
End Construction Work
in New York City
Ruling on Essential.
Mayors Committee on NJ.
tional Defence Must Pass
on All Projects

About s209,oOo,0o0 worth Of br;,,
lngs now under construction .,s
planned for erection in the next fss
months is affected in greater New yo..
by the new ruling of the War rrsu,
tries Board forbidding the erection :.
any structures Of non-essen,;.
nature.
The War Industries Board will he
represented in this city by the Mayors
Committee of National Defence. actin.
as g priority body. with power to inter.
pref what is and what is not an essen.
tial building venture and 10 enter a
final ruling on the subject
Allen Z. Beals. editor Of The Doe
Service" daily building report. stated
yesterday that there was at orescn.
about S94,000,000 worth OF constructor
under way here which would have 70
come up for consideration by the Nav.
or's Committee before being completes
Much of this work has actually beer
halted because of lack of material or
lack of men.
May Halt Completion
AS the buildings in question NAV he
locked upon as not exactly essential
20 winning the war. their completion
may be halted till the end of the war
on till the exigencies OF war make
lesser demands on the raw material
and the labor force of the nation.
In addition to this S94 900 worth
of current building construction. which
under normal conditions would be com.
pleted within a few months. Nr Beals
estimated that s1f5,000 600 more is
being planned for next spring. He
thinks it extremely doubtful, if the
war goes on. that any Of these contem-
plated buildings can be erected.
Officials Of construction companies
said this ruling did not come as a great
surprise. The attitude of the govern
ment in discouraging municipal and
state bond issues for public improve
ments pointed the Way for the War In
dustries Board. They called attention
to the fact that several bridge build
ing corporations, companies specializ-
ing in taking contracts on municipal
structures and similar business enter.
prises are having d hard time making
both ends meet these days And pub
lie Improvements, It was said, take
precedence in peace or war over private
ventures
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27

ly the war aims Of the American gov
eminent and its allies
The undersigned committee feels
that it satisfies widespread demand
when 1t calls a mass meeting of Hun
garlans in greater New York for
ednesday, October 2.
plans will be submitted to this
meeting as to the ways in which Hun
Sarians in this country may most ef
fectivcly work for the victory OF Amer
ica in her fight for world democracy.
These plans will include suggestions
for cooperation with the representa-
tives Of the oppressed races Of Austria
hungary for the overthrow OF the
llapsburGS and Of Austro Magyar
junker despotism. a. it is believed that
IN such cooperation lies the specific
contribution of American Magvars to
the national war effort
The undersigned committee repre-.
ssents group of Hungaran-b born Amer
leans who have already carried on
constructive work in the field of Amer.
lcanlzation. 1t offers its wholehearted
cooperation to the Committee on Public
information along the indicated lines y
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Woman vice Dead"
Leaves $4,000 Estate

Surrogate Cohalan yesterday ap-
proved Of tho final accounting of Har-
ian Paul Douglas, as administrator of
the estate left by Miss Helen lone Ben
nett, who disappeared in August, 1907
and was not again seen or heard fror,
by friends. Size h$s since been de-
clarcd legally dead.
Miss Bennett was winner OF
Helen Gould scholarship and was
graduated from Drury College, Spring
field. Mo After search which eX-
tended to every corner of the country
her friends abandoned all hope OF To-
eating her. and the discovery o. a Viii
made by Miss Bennett on June 6. 1907,
two months before her mysterious dis
appearance. increased the presumption
of her death.
Mr.. Douglas. who undertook the dis
tribution OF the estate. reported that
it was valued at little more than
$4,000. of which S1,130 represented the
proceeds from the insurance policy on
tho life of Miss Bennett
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
What Is Going On To-day
wAR SAVINGS stamp DRIVE

WAR SAVINGS STAMP DRIVE
PREPARATIONS FOR LIBERTY LoAN
DRIVE: Blowing Of police sirens, -.
.. M: ioosing OF steamer and iarivs
Whistles. ringing Of church bells ana cur
ing of red flares p. m distributor O.
copies of surprise papers by police rese-'V
and volunteer work er~. 80 p. M. ~
ernor Whitman and others speak AZ LiosiN
Hall. Times Square midnight
Free admission TO the American Niuseam, p
Natural History Ne~ Y"rlS Hoo,osS@ ar.
Park. Van Cortfand- Pars Museum Amer
can Museum Of safety and The Aquarium"
National Exposition of Chemical 'nius''ie'
Grand Central lstiacc.
Nou York state Womans lan- Army Cd"
Daicn for aew memhers
National League TOR Women Service cam
pa'gn 10 raise 500. 600
ENhihi,ion Of motion picture INNS. jourHsr
ism Hall. Columbia University ~ 3" 50
and p. IN.
Address BY Major Rcsnola Webb Wilo9M. o. =
The Medical Corps in The Army " ~, vi
al reunion OF the Association "i tne A..
COS Family and Allied Families Hote' ~
Alpn. afternoon and evening
Governor Charles : Whtman az on, on
opening Of Volunteers of America ae4''@
Club Us Seventh Avenue. 5.5g l- III
Dinner Of the District Leaders ot the o'i,.5 ,os.
and Canadian Recruiting Mission III ~
henilt idNsVli, ti''r-
y. m -.
socialis, meetings ratifyins eandidss, is,., ,,,i
Algernon lee for Congress IN l9ih A's'' md
beethoven Hail. 2io East Fiffh stree, Si., -
odd Fellows ual. sS torssihe s'ie'''
p. IN. he
Review by Sheriff David II haoii, oI I,.o ~
l3th Coast ARTILLERY Corps. me INNS w"r,sn
Motor Corps of America ana me "sjh;,los
Police Reserve Training Corps a. 'Nh','r -
driu concert and dance. 18th coast A.
lcrv Armory. p. m
Lecture by Colonel Boorman on Ane,-.s .cr
Waterproof Floorin$ versus German a
struction' before The American So, ...;,fe
Safety Engineers = West i'i'S
-Aset. 10 p m
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Union League Club
Demands War to
Victorious Finish
Times" Editorial Arouses
Discussion, but Is Un-
named in Resolutions

-Nt d special meeting of the Union
League Club last night a resolution
was adopted denouncing "any dcclara-
tlon by individuals or in the public
press which may tend to weaken the
purpose Of our government and the
Allies to prosecute tho war with the
utmost viror until peace with complete
victory shall have been attained
Although the announcement, mailed
TO club members by the secretary.
Henry Quinby, stated that the purpose
OF tho meeting was to take action upon
"Thc New York Times peace editorial
of September 16, that newspaper was
not mentioned in the resolution Rob
bert Morris, senior vice president Of
the CLUB, said substitute resolution
in which "Thc New York Times was
named was voted on. but lost heavily.
Mr.. Morris said that among the goo
members present there were large
number of men who defended "The
lines These members. Mr.. Norris
SAID, were inclined to believe the cd-
torial in question was "a slip of the
pen Editorials published in "Tho
Times since September 6, Mr Morris
said, Influenced many members who
voted against tho substitute resolution
that mentioned "Thc Times" spcci-
fically.
Among the club members who spoke
Gurlng the meeting, according to Secre-
tary Qulnby, were: Charles Rushmorc,
JOB Hedges (who seconded the rcsolu-
ton adopted), George Whitlock. Henry
W. Hayden. S. ID. Brewster, Reuben
Leslie Maynard, Louis II. Ncwkirk,
George S. Brown, Henry L. Sprague and
James Barcus. There were letters from
former Senator Depew and William d.
Guthrie and a telegram from Elhu
Root.
The resolution follows:
wv hercas, the imperial govern.
mcnt of ustria-Hungary ..as trans.
mitted q note to belligerent and ncu-
tral powers suggesting a mecting for
. preliminary and binding dis
cusslon OF war aims. with a view to
possible calling of a pcecc confer
cncc, and
"WhereGs. the government Of the
United States has replied ;hat 1T has
repeatedly and with entire candor
stated the terms upon which the
nlted States would consider peace
ana 't' ana WI! entertain no DrO-
posal for d conference upor a matter
concerning which it has made its
position and purpose so plain; there
fore. be it
"Rcsolved. That the Union League
Club of the City Of New York
ENTHUSIASTICALLY and With united
voice, indorses the attitude of Prcsi-
dent Wilson. aud pledges every as
slstancc within its power TO counter
act any peace propaganda looking to
q compromise between freedom and
tyranny: and be it further
Resolved, That the Union League
Club denounces any declaration by
md'vlduals or in the public press
which may tend to weaken the pur-
pose of our government and the
AllleS to prosecute the war with the
utmost vigor until peace with com
pietc victory shall have been at
tanned"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Judge Scores Police
In the Gafney Case


Judge Malone OF the Cour. of Spe-
cial Sessions. in dismissing Jury
which had deliberatcd thirtY-six hours
before acquitting John Callahan. q
Tombs trusty, on q charge Of compile.
ity ii the escape of Vincent Gaffney,
characterized the failura of the police
10 apprehend GatTney and bring him
into lawful custody AS ian ontraee
70 public deccrcy and to the admins
tration os Justice"
at is rreposterous that Gatfaey
should be sect free, and the whole mat
fer of his escape and the failure of the
authorities to return him to the prisoa
borders on the comic" the Judge stat
cd. "lt is the duty of the authorities
20 bring to justice those responsible.
who through neglect or through wiltu
ald. PERMITTED him to escape
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Is Your Boy in Navy?
Remember November Is

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Christmas
packages for men serving on naval
vessels must reach New York not later
than November 10, Secretary Daniels
announced to-day in making public
regulations governing the sending of
such packages for men serving in the
naval sorvlce both at home aud in the