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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Dooli'ngg Promises
lower Milk Prices
For Month
Expects Reduction of Sew
cral Cents as Result of
" DIRK TO Begin To-day;
Plans to Hit Producers

"Ihe artificial barriers which have
been erected to keep the public from a
fair and reasonable price Of milk will
be remove din short order. Will be-
gin to-day the hammering which hope
VIII end with ! reduction of several
cents quart in the January milk price
schedule. Distributors have admitted
that there is plenty Of milk on hand
1t to the public at cost which will
alleviate some Of the suffering Of the
children of the poor
This statement was made yesterday
by Assistant District Attorney John T
Dooling, IN discussing the line Of in
curry he will pursue in the contiNu-
alton of the John Doe inquiry into
The high cost Of milk. which viii Dc
resumed to-day i'm General Sessions be
fore Magistrate McAdoo
We expect to have more testimony
from Mrs. Mary A. Sullivan, who has
made an investigation of the distress
caused among the poor of this city
Mr. Dooljng continued. 1--WE are al SC
going to show that this condition is due
TO the high cost of milk That the mi ,
barons are responsible for this cost.
have not the slightest doubt and cX-
poet to produce Vidonce TO this effect
81. Elkins Nathan, secretary Of the
Dairymen's League, admitted on the
stand that the supply Of milk for thi.
month is one of the Iargcst 5or any
December We believe we have brough
out the fact that artificial barrier.
between the COW and the consumer arc
arc maintaining the present high price
The producers and the distributors arc
between the COW and consumer
Whether they are the barriers or not
remains for us to show"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
arcel Post Thefts
For 1918 Total
About lOO,0 900
Organized Gang of Robbers
Is Believed to Have Taken
10000 Insured Packages
in Past Eleven Months

Parcel post thieves stole about 100
600 packages from the mail in the last
year. Che chief inspector at the New
\ ork Postoffce said yesterday. The
manager Of the parcel post department
OF an insurance company expressed
the conviction that an organized gang
of thieves was at work and saia that
in eleven months $4,000 packages in
sured by four companies had been
stolen.
The head of mercantile house do
ing considerable mail business said
that the situation was becoming in
tolerable, though merchants had
lodged no complaint with the postal
authorities, each fearing that doing so
would hurt his business BY curtailing
mail orders. Furs 50 seldom reached
theN destination by mail, he said. that
insurance companies now declined
them as risks. end certain other goods
we're nearly as hazardous.
Insurance companies arc called uDon
by merchants shipping Goods. the
value OF which exceeds 500. which is
vhe UNIT OF government Insurance on
parcel post matter. and by those whose
N,olumo Of mail business is so great
mat they ship such parcels in wagon.
ioad lots. lie parcel post manager Of
one such insurance firm said that in
INC last eleven months more than IS
200 packages insured by his company
had been lost in the mails.
Service Was Crippled
"lr the last eleven months" he said
inc parcel post service, so far as the
shipments Of many OF our customers
arc concerned, mas almost broken
1t was his opinion. he said. that most
Of the missing pacakgos werc stolen
ny an organized gang.
"Of the thousands Of packages
@tolen, be said, VIRTUALLY none has
eyer been found. That would indicate
'hat the thieves know where to Dis
pose OF the goods safely. Other things
men carnot mention lead to The b.
Ici mat there is on organization Of
toloNeS and fences with members
among truclsmcn. PostofGcc handlers
ma railway postal clerks at most of
the points where valuable goods can
Dc extracted from the mails.
Newark Thieves Centre
Goods shipped % certain cities
show much greater percentarc 81
losses than those sent 10 other places
rhlIadelp pima is the worst and Newark
n. j., IS . clcse second"
INC 0hlet Postoflicc Inspector said
that about 5000 parcel post packages
were missing every month. So manv
FoStal employees went to war and the
Shorfase of men WAS so severe chat
inc rostofiice had been hiring almost
S eyer VINO applied for Job
~ oS' ol the thetts were committed bv
ihe new men. he said. lie addea tbot
many OF the losses could be accounted
Tor by improper addresses or Door
packing. po0i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
EioId-U p Mem l.asso
,Jeweller: Get $4,000
In Gems and Money
Three Bandits Make Escape
After Daylight Robbery; 2
HisInwaymen Get s 200 at
Point of Pistol i'm Saloon

Two hold-uns occurred in Manhattan
Yesterday. Robbers who entered q
jowclry store at 525 Eighth Avenue and
others who raided 4 saloon at 1881
Amsterdam Avenue got a total of SO, 700
and escaped. The robbery of the jew
elry store WAS accomplished in daylight
Max S. Gwirtzman, the proprietor,
had just opened his shop, when three
men entered. Two levelled revolvers
at him and warned him not to move.
The third threw a moose over his head
trussed him and dragged him into the
rear of the shop, telling him he would
be killed if he moved.
Then the trio picked and chose the
most valuable articles from the draw
crs and show cases, rihcd the safe and
left. Gwirtman's cries attracted the
attention Of persons passing, who re-
leased him. and notified the West
Thirty Street station.
BY tn time the police arrived the
robbers had been gone Tor some time
taking with them ST. 600 IN cash, $500
IN Jewelry and $500 IN Liberty Bonds.
Get 500 Booty in Saloon
While John Coleman was counting up
the days receipts in his saloon at 1881
Amsterdam avenue. early yesterday
morning, two men entered. showed PTS
tolls into his face and ordered him to
put up his hands. While Coleman
looked down the muzzle OF one revolver
the robbers took all the money out Of
the cash register and departed. Their
booty amounted to 500
i've men were robbing a dry goods
store at 1921 First Avenue early ycster-
day morning when Patrolman John
McDade came upon them, held them up
at the revolver point and marched them
OF TO The East l04th Street police sta
ton. They were later arraigned be-
fore Magistrate William Bl4u in the
Harlem court and held for further cX-
animation
A sevcnteen-ycar- lad. who said
he was Alfredo Giandandca, Of 354
East 10th Street, was also arraigned
III Harlem court, charged with attempt
ed robbery by Alexander Csakv. a
sailor. The complainint said that Clan
9andica and another boy held him IN
on First Avenue yesterday morning,
searched him, ana finding only 2S cents
in his clothes, told him to 'bcat if -
Later. he says, he saw Giandandica and
had him arrested by patrolman O'Sulli-
van.
William Braucm and Harry Bonner.
who arc in the Hackcnsack n. j., hos
pltal, whore they we're sent after be
ing wounded in an alleged attcmpt to
rob the summer home Of II. +. +.
Jas quclin near there. had nothing t.
DO with the robbery Of the East Brook
lNn Savings Bank, Now York police dc
cldcd yesterday.
The elusive Roy Tyler. on whom the
Ne" ork detectives have pinned re
sponslblllty for the robbery. had a ncV,
chapter added to his history YESTERDAY
by Julian I. Fairchild. president
Of the X ines County Trnst rn,,,,,.,,,,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Mussnlmans Ask Help
Lodge Protest in Bulgarian Par.
Lament Against Persecution

Musselman deputies in the Bulgar-
ian Parliament have lodged a formal
protest With the government against
IT'S persecution of Musselmans and
creeks IN Macedonia and Thrace. ac-
cordlng to cable message from Sofia
received yesterday by DR.. John \. Nc
taxa, former governor of Salon;rs
who Is in this country on sneciai
mission. The message. in part. fol-
lows:
- The Musselman deputies Of the
bulgarian Parliament have interpel-
lated the government. with reference
70 the persecution of Musselmans and
creeks IN Macedonia and Thrace. in
Guiding the deportation Of popula-
tlons, the closing Of churches, mosque
ana schools, and the establishment Of
bulgarians with view to altering the
ethical character OF the country. The
bulgarian government was accused b,.
the Musselman deputies of being in
capable of administering the non7Bnl-
garian elements, and, therefore. an
tonomy for Thrace was demanded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
" iison 10 Talk With
lloyd George To-day

I ONnON. Dec. 26.--Thc mi
IL tial conversation Of the
President with Premier Lloyd
George will take place at 70
O'Clock tomorrow morning in the
Presidents room at Buckingham
Palace. where they will confer
until luncheon time, when they
will drive to Downing Street.
This was arranged tonight, when
the matter was discussed between
the Premier and a representative
Of the President.
For the luncheon in Downing
Street to meet the President, Mr..
Lloyd George has invited the fol-
lowing: The Marquis of Crewc,
the Earl of Curzon, the Earl Of
Reading, the American Ambassa-
dor, John w. Davis; Niscounts
Grey, Morley and Bryce, Andrew
Bonar Law. Arthur J. Balfour,
II. II. Asquith. Arthur Hcndcr-
son and William Adamson, the
two last named Labor Members
of Tarliament
1t is understood that the con
ference viii continue in the af-
ternoon at Downing Street presi-
dent Wilson viii not meet NOM
bers Of The Imperial War Cabinet
until the state banquet Friday
night and the Premier's dinner
Saturday NIGHT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
S,i1y Briefs


Van ,a rtr0lN 90, a shotggn Tor Christmas.
his fv;,,,I o,l w. went hunting. and Nho
,l,s,b-',,o'I w .,1 I''n u was accldcntaliy
h.',,o 'e,N = yam received the
~ 81 Sl1"' IN ms ihth tie was taken
Thomas Jcthcrincfo17- so,,ont,.-t,., ,...,.-
ODD and hi, dauughtor Rose fo'.,,. S - +,
THIRD Avenue. Tho IRONS were rol,,L l'' -
,heir home unconscious Thov h,d ' -,
overcome bv .ra5 c.r,n,n, cr,,', n7' peen
itchon range. - '"e
Mrs. Lucy S'nno,t. Of ao9 Fast SEVENTH
acfcutt Stleot. either fell or jumped from
window ia her apartment on The si,th
'oor to tHc street. She was dead when
pas e's by reached her. The police say Mrs
since the death Of a younp son rcc ~''@"''oy
rac Misses vic,or;, cod.l ,, p,..,...
Cwpont of f{oll,s - 1.,.,oi "'lu 'u',Ie
maica Hosojial s,,rc.ir. 'f r. ere IN )
gn' ,o,,',, Wnon '9os jumped irom moving
,t,ce I'M a. ',lnfIya ana carpenter ave
. .,'. nous. ne 2irs were riding with
''' ""' IT, a. shurcN.
W. - Siarh' e'shty wears old. Of 30
i'@h,n 4 fire in his home. CLARK explained
10 nrcmen mat he had remained in the
plllnllS IN an effort to save the uniform Of
ms son, George, who Is patrolman at
'ached to the Mercer Street station
John Ley irty-two. OF lqS Rlcecker S4reo4
BROOKLYN, is prisoner in ST. Catharino's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Nc>iro Starts reforms
Changes ia Constitution Are
Considered

MEXICO ClTY, Dec. . The Mex
ican Chamber OF Deputies is consid-
crlnG several measures whose object
Is the mitigation of several sections
Of the constitution.
The reforms relcr to sections con
coming the power of state legislatures
to liz 5ho maximum number Of clergy
participating in the religious rites
and requiring Chat All members of the
clergy lie native born NcNcauH An
other amendment concerns clauses at
icctins tho NATURALIZATION Of church
property.
These measures wcrc takcn UP by
The chamber after the passage Of a
bin giving President Carranzl eXtraor-
dlnarN poMcrs IN financial mattcrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Soldier Pickess Protested
Clothing Men Urge Baker to
Stop Strikers Use of Uniform

The Association OF Clothing Manu-
facturers has sent letter to Secre-
tary Baker protesting against soldiers
and sailors in uniform being used by
the Clothing Workers. Union as pick
cts and at mass meetings arranged by
trkers. The manufacturers claim
that the government is virtually acting
against them by being passive in the
matter.
In asking the Secretary Of Wan to
top the unions practice OF "capitaliz-
ing the uniform the manufacturers
also request that Mr. Baker gct a legal
opinion on the status Of soldiers and
sailors in industrial disputes, and par
tculariy Of those men still in uniform
who werc in service when the gar
ment strike was called, and arc now
TAKING action
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Brynhilda's Safe Arrival
at African Port Confirmed

LONDON, Dec PC. The safe arrival
at Agoa Bay. an African port, Of thu
American sailing ship Brynhilda, previ-
ously reported as lost, vas confirmed
by Lloyds hero to-day. The report Of
her loss was occasioncd by the fac5
tnat a ssall boat FROM her had been
picked up al sea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
The Channel Train Ferry

Pending a Channel tube great i'm
provenent i'm communication between
England and the Continent has been
made by the Installation Of train fer.
Calais; the other between Southamn.
ton and Dieppe They arc operated
by ships 363 feet long with a speed OF
l. knots. and i'm the eight months
s'nce they began service they have
carried 5000 railway cars besides
10000 tons of gross lightweight.
Springfield Daily Republican.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27

news reached nc, in August and
said to my husband. 4 shall always
wear the iittlc service flag he gave
me. but III pin it on a bow of black
ribbon. Whilo was doing so, to my
great astonishment saw the blue
star had changed to gold
"Ihcrc is no chipping of tho
enamel. 1t simply turned to gold,
Just as it is to-day. l have showed
It to many, and mono can explain it.
Many jewellers have seen it and they
o'lcr no solution.
II have not made & public before,
but thought must when read the
account in th.s mornings Tribune
have no doubt 1t changed whom he
died it certainly did 50 whom
looked at it closely two days aftor
received the notice OF his death.
CANINE hlLBURN KlLMFR."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Chaplain With
Id. s. {. Armies
On the SaNo,aiia
Rev. Thomas Swan. of s2Sth
Infantry, Decorated for
Nalor AT Marine and Neslc
Rival Of Father DuHy
Men of His Regiment Insist
He "A, Least Equals Idol of
Old 69lh of New York

a young Episcopalian chaplain who
did brave things in battle arrived here
Yesterday from London on the Cunard
liner Saxonia With thirty-two, officers
and 1913 men, al of whom were sick
orwou.ded. lie wore the Distinguished
Service Cross. bestowed Tor oxtraordi-
nary bravery in acton. but he wouldn't
say one VOID about it.
My name is Swan Thomas Swan,
chap ain of the 125th Infantry" he
SAID. and come from Saginaw. Mich.
les, | pastor of an Episcopal church
there and that is all YOU need know
about me-
the young chaplain laughed heartily
- group of men who fought with
.M and saw rim face German guntire
aouted IN chorus:
Nothing doing, You reporters must
near al about our dominica
Up went the hand of Chaplain Swan
and the noisy chatter of the soldiers
ceased.
please let ne say a word" he said.
lit was the great privilege of nv life
TO have served in this war with the
American forces. No Drawer or better
men are on the face of the earth to-
cay. but they certainly surprised me on
board this vessel on the trip across
from London
'What Vas the matter, chaplain ?"
Boys coming over"
The last shot Swindle''
res. good boys, but swndlers."
sid the Chaplain. You know there
Was only one last shell fired by the
Germans. ard nearly every chap on
TINS boat Tad ten or twelve shells
Vhich he Gale Gthe last | checked up
on tie last shells that were sold or
RACED on this ship, and ! found there
zero 77,444"
After tho laugh subsidized, Chaplain
Swan was e. led away so his boys told
what BE did to WIN tho D. 5. c.
Genera! Z ode pinned the deccra-
ton ON him said one of the group,
and We were mighty glad to sec him
- e. Everybody in France is talking
about Father Duffy, of the Goth, but
re hash anything on this dominic.
ne citation said the cross was given
Tor extraordinary heroism in action
siorg the Marine and the Veslc rivers
rom July 81 10 August IS. Many Of
rs were bowled over every day by M
chime gun bullets and shrapnel but
tatAcr Swan was there with US all the
mo.
We used 70 howl at him to get back
and Keep under cover, but he never
1eard it. Every time there was an
dVance and some of US were potted
Their was the chaplain holding the heads
OF dying men upon his knee and saving.
something cheerful as they went west
~ at Fismes on August 3. we got
rough deal rom the Germans They
raped US IN q gulley and opened un
awltherng IRE. Our boys went over
IKE nineDins. Then they shot in gas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Postal Fears land.
Line Merger Will,
The Western Union
Burleson's Plans in Order
ing Survey and Appoint
ing Operating Board CUES
toned by Macl&ay Official

Fear that Postmaster General Burlc-
son may be planning to merge land line
Offices Of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany with those Of the Western Union
either by closing Postal Offices or by
running its wires into Western Union
Offices was expressed last night by
William J. Deegan, secretary of the
Mackay Companies
Mr. Deegan bases his assumption
that such plan may be under CON
sideration upon three orders issued by
Nh Burleson, which were received by
the Postal company yesterday. These
appointed board for operation Of
telegraph and telephone service. d.
iected it TO make a complete survey of
all land line telephone and telegraph
systems and TO report what changes in
the method of operation and personnel
viii result in increased efficiency and
economies They also directed the
bosrd 10 assume the operation Of the
systems.
Union n. Bethel, named chairman
e. the operating board, said that while
his statements should not be taken to
represent Mr. Burleson's intentions. no
Western Union offices and that as far
NC he knows there is no nlan to merge
them
Asked for Conference
He said he had received the orders
on the days on which they We're issued
and that he had transmitted them to
Clarence H. Mackay, president Of the
Mackay companies with a request for
an appointment with MIR. Mackay. but
that he had not received reply.
Nh. Deegan's statement follows:
eve received copies to-day Of the
following three orders issued by Mr..
Burleson, one December IS, one De
cember 10, and the third December 10 :
Union \. Bethel. f. A. Stevenson.
G. II. Yorke and A. f. Adams, are
hereby appointed an operating board
for operation of telegraph and telo-
phone service under governmental
operation and control, Of which
board Mr.. Bethel shall be chairman
TO Make Survey
The operating committee appointed
by me under Order 10. 2.l79. of
which Union n. Bethel is chair-
man. IS hereby directed to make a
complete survey OF all land line tclc-
graph and telephone systems and
parts thereof. and supervision, pos
session. control and operation Of
which were taken over and assumed
by tho President in his proclama-
tion of July %. 1918; and in con
ncction with the operation of said
systcmsto report from time to time
10 the Postmaster General as to
Whist changes in the method of onor-
ALTON aud in the personnel viii re.
suit in increased efficiency and
economies.
ihc operating board is hereby
directed TO assume the operation of
the teleuhone and telegraph systems
under governmental control.
"Whcthcr thu ordn~s ,noa,, .ha4 tho
Postal TELEGRAM limos ba,,o hc cl'o
turned over 10 tbc rnll Tclontor. , "ce"
panv We don't know Wo do '' know, Inv thnt
Mr. Rothcil aud NJ, .Slnvcneon s.c I pn1
Telephone mon and thai A. ynrln OK !.
n Western Union man An. Ada,,,g ~,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Mrs. kiFmcr Says
Blue .Stm Turned
Cofd as Son Dies

Continued from page |
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20
At CARRIER.

The Sinclair we'll in section 1929
drilled with rotary is reported show
ne for 100 or 500 barrels, but has
SEQ feet of mud in the hole and is
fltwing so barrels at intervals of 20
or 30 minutes to the flow. The boiler
Is being moved back and the drill pipe
has been broken down so that il will
soon be possible to get a correct line
on this very important well in the
1910 foot sand. The rotary machine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20
oeep Test at Yale.

The Gypsy Oil company is dr'lline
n 3551 feet in I7-19-6, Coonr0d farm
and are certainly making q doep test
They are very fortunate further west
rs the No Motter in the southwest
section l2-l9-12 started at 500 bar
rels and is located in the southeast
corner Of the west half Of the quar-
ter section.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20
CO oper Test Near Crescent.

The Cooper test has been at a
efnrdstill for three weeks with slush
bucket in the bottom of the hole. But
the drillers have at last been able
- get hold Of il and are now re-
moving the easing SO they can null
il out A big effort is to be made
10 start drilling on the Trammel farm
again The structure out there is TOO
good TO let lie dormant.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20
Guthrie Boy and Girl viii Sing.

Mrs Ethyle Cohagan James will
sing solo at the dedication anniver-
3sry service at First NJ h church Sun
day morning service. d0:30 This will
be good opportunity for Mrs James
friends to hear her again Robert
Merten of ChautauQua fame will ren-
Ger solo at the First VI Il church
sunday evening This will be one Of
ne musical features Of the anniyer-
gerry service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20
West Of BILLINGS.

The OIL State we'll west OF BlfFpgg
still me subject Of much spoeall.
Son and Is reported as being pvt On
the pump today. 1t has boen mating
from lSo to 200 barrels ayd oug to
increase this production if punred.
The chances are that it was not 1rill4
cd deep enough and most of the ar er-
ators here are Of the opinion ttni at
least 50 feet should have been aided
to its depth The top Of the sar vas
found at 2Os7 and there Is much room
for sand below, as the well only cent
70 fecl III The sand
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20
Marshall Boys to
Develop Enqlish Wells.

Victor C0naghan OF Marshall, son OF
V Conaghan, has been hired by the
English government to develop the oil
industry in that country, and at the
present time he is mastering force
of expert deep-drilIer3 to take with
him across the ocean Frank Thurlow
also of Marshall, will be one of his
men.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20
a strenuous Life 4"

a show with ca" and plenty or
ation Coming to he Guthrie opera
house next "Wednesday A strenuous
lie" by talent OF he high school
Senior class It's well worth the
price OF admission and then some
furthermore, the proceeds go to the
~" fund
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20

suit to quiet the title of Turkey
Island, a valuable oil and gas tract in
the Arkansas river. has been filed in
district court OF Pawnee county by
ahe mineral claimants, r NJ Latham
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20

For Group or sore throat use Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil Two sizes, soc
and G0c At all drug stores.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20

Il Latham and Nash A Setter it was
learned here Yesterday The three
fld,g the name of the Island Mining
cen la3 claim to the mineral
uH Eog land ia 1914 with
fh hte patent office
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-20
An> Hairy NJ ting.

hn5 iiary NJ ting.
q A Eiar w2s hos to Aux
liar division No on Thu day after
noe. Program-America Bo'l caN
How J VIII Profit by My Mistakes o..
Las Year gardening, chio5on IA
Jig managing husbands, etc) PAPER
Women and the War Reading, Keen
're Young for Johns Sake. Song,
Glea club Red Cross work consisted
Ct making l2 yards of material into
tares for bandages This division is
establishing different Red Cross units
and considerable work will he accom-
plished Refreshments were served
by the hostess to Is members le.
ent Those assisting in serving were
Miss Clyde Blair and Mrs Ira Blair