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The sun., 1918-08-23
COURT OF APPEALS.
WILL HEAR TRAVIS
Highest State Tribunal to
Pass on Comptroller's Right
to Appear on Ticket.
GETS RESTRAINING ORDER
Other Cases Involving Pri-
mary Law VIII Be Heard
by Appellate Division.

It was announced yesterday that the
Court OF Appeals will sit in Albany on
Tuesday to hear argument In the suit
Of John Kisseil, candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Comptroller. on
whose motion Justice Cropsey has de-
clared the petitions of Comptroller Eu-
gene NJ. Travis void. The court has ar.
ranged to meet on the supposition that
regardless OF whether the Cropsey deci-
sion Is upheld or overruled by the APP
pellate Division. which will hear argu-
ment in Brooklyn this afternoon. an APP
peal will be taken by the losing side to
the court of last Jurisdiction.
On closer reading of the law the legal
lights who have been studying the ques-
ton have found that 1t is still possible
to take the case higher after to-day. as
the requirement that a court decision
must be rendered ten days before the
day OF the primary refers only to the
decision of the trial Justice.
Justices jerks. Thomas. Mills and
Jaycox will sit as the Appellate Divi-
sion Second Department this afternoon.
Nathan l.. Miller. formerly on the Court
Of Appeals, has volunteered to represent
the signers Of the Travis petition. and
Abraham s. Gilbert has offered his SER
Vices to Comptroller Travis. John God
frey SAKE will listen to the arguments
on behalf OF the Democratic organiza-
ton.
The Travis managers got a stay from
Justice Faber yesterday restraining
Secretary of State Hugo from carrying
out the provisions of the Cropsey order
by giving out certihcations of the .vari-
Gus candidates to be voted for in the
primaries with the name Of Comptrol-
Ter Travis omitted. The stay Is good
pending the decision Of the Appellate
Division.
When the Appellate Division meets
TODAY Democratic organization leaders
In Queens will ask the court to hear an
appeal from a decision of Justice La =
zansky yesterday throwing out the petit
tons Of the organizations candidates
for State committee and county COM
mittee In every district where both a
man and woman were named. This
Is the case in every one of the 1871
election districts except four.
The Justice holds that the law pro-
vides for only one member and that each
member must have one vote. whereas
under the rules OF the organisation pro-
vision Is made for splitting this vote
between man and a woman in each
district. 1t Is not believed the Lazansky
decision will be upheld, but IL II should
IL would mean that unless the organi.
cation was successful in a campaign OF
writing In the names Of it's cand dates
the ticket Of Arthur E. Heating. the in
surgent. would be elected and he would
control the party In Queens against Dor.
ough President Connolly.
The sun., 1918-08-23
RUNAWAY YOUTH, IS.
HAS SPIRIT OF rs
Great Great. Grandson of Rev.
oIution Enlisfed, Is Belief.

Fired with the desire TO fight the bat =
ties OF his country. Edwin Holbrook. Is.
left his home in Philadelphia unan-
nounced, came to New York and Is be-
lieved TO have enlisted, according to his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Holbrook
of l444 Spark avenue, Philadelphia, who
are here looking for him.
1.-THE boy just can't help wanting to
be soldier" his mother said yesterday
after she had made a fruitless search
OF the recruiting offices, for his great
reat-grandfather fought in the Reyolu-
ton and both OF his grandfathers oar
ried muskets In the civil war. I don't
want to take him out OF the service II
he has enlisted. but I do wish that he
would let me know where he is"
Edwin In large for his age she said,
and he could easily pass for 20. He has
always shown a preference for the ma
rlnes. He drilled with the John wana-
maker cadets In his home city. He had
been employed In the executive offices
OF the Emergency Fleet Corporation in
Philadelphia. He gore light tweed
suit. tan shoes and a straw hat with a
black and yellow band when he left
nome. He weighs 40 pounds. has dark
| hair and blue eyes and Is five feet ten
inches tall.
The sun., 1918-08-23
FILM CAPTIONS USED
FOR SPIES MESSAGES
Stolen Reels Convey Military
Secrets to German Agents
i'm Mexico.

Agents of the Department Of Justcs
are skirting TIE border OF a new pas,
Of German activity in this country con.
sisting in communicating through NOV.
Ing picture captions containing code
messages. military Information Of the
highest Importance TO German agents
in Mexico and South American soun.
tries.
The method employed as far as could
be ascertained was to smuggle films, tas
contents of which apparently was in.
nocent, across the Mexican border ard
there translate the captions into span
ish, injecting into tie TRANSACTIONS the
desired information.
With the military authorities. Cl"
tom House men and agents from the
District Attorneys office have been
working, the former interested in bring.
Ing to justice dangerous Smugglers the
latter because II was known that the
greater number of the films had been
stolen from moving picture companies
in New York and elsewhere. one arrest
has already been made ana more vii
follow.
Custom House agents and Defective
Russo of the District Attorneys on
have arrested William {. Tiumps'~
owner of the Royal Cinema Film h.
change of l45 West Forty-dfth street
At the same time they seized r4Wsf
OF films on the strength az whiy1 i-
was subsequently indicted. Judge Mat5''
in General Sessions held ThompsoH u
$4,000 bail on charge Of receiving
stolen goods
Thompson told Assistant District "
torney Talley that lie had no kno".ei;.
OF the disposition OF the films af''r ~
had sold them. Those investigating re
case say that the Aims after hA"NE
been sold were. without Thnwpe'''
knowledge. smuggled into M"N'.o a"'
other South American countries
According to Mr. Talley, 10" i'N
from reputable film companies have Ne'H
going on for almost two wears ava '''
proNimate a loss OF 100000 1h' pr
lures seized were the property 81 . =
Famous Players Film COMPANY Nv"
days ago Harold l. Pi,man, a'''''
for the Lasky Corporation, rr"n'e'N'
Of the Famous Players Film ''mpa'
appeared in the District Attorney m -
to request that something he a'a" "
end the robberies.
Illustrative OF the daring "f 'N' H'h
responsible for the thefts - ta' q N.'
ture called "Who IL Number one ""
stolen before 1t had been shown |
United States and is sad . 'A'e ''''
shown in Mexico City.
The sun., 1918-08-23
HYLAN GIVES POLISH
GROUP GOLD MEDAL
AWards Presented for Big Pa
rade July 4.

There was another day OF pride yes
terday for the representatives OF a dozer
foreign nationalities who went, to Cit,
Hall to receive from Mayor Hylau tn,
rewards for their part In the patriotic
demonstration July 4.
To the Polish delegates Mayor Hylan
with a brief speech. awarded the golt
medal for the first prize. He awarded
the other medals as follows: Secont
prize, silver medal, Syria; third prize
bronze medal Portugal diplomas o.
merit. China, France, Great Britain
Italy and Switzerland; honorable men
ton. Czecho-Slavs, Greeks. American,
Of Hungarian origin. Japanese. Norwe
CLANS, Russians. Ukran!ans. Venezue
lans and Panamanians.
At the conclusion OF the presenta tior
Mayor Hylan expressed his thanks fol
the work Of the organizations that hat
made the parade a success. Henry Nc
Donald, chairman of the parade com
mittee. got a gold medal. Rodman Wan
amaker seconded Mayor Hylan's re
marks.
The sun., 1918-08-23
ENEMY PAMPHLETS
FALL FROM ROOFS
East Side Streets Deluged
With Seditious Writings.

Harry Levy. a merchant OF SO Fast
Seventh street. was walking along Sec
ond avenue last night WREN In front of
1877 a deluge OF pamphlets poured down
upon him. Levy picked one up and then
sped up through the Railways to the
roof of the building when he saw the
title OF the pamphlets read THE Hy-
pocrisy of the United states and Her
Allies" A group OF men ran across the
roofs of adjoining buildings and dis
appeared as Levy clambered up and
then he telephoned TO Morris Elder. an
Assistant District Attorney.
About the same time hundreds more
OF the pamphlets were thrown among
pedestrians in other parts OF the lower
East Side. Police reserves. agents of
the Department of Justice and detectives
from Police Headquarters were sent out.
but up to an early hour this morning no
arrests had been made.
The pamphlets said President Wilson
has ''hypnotized" the people Of America
and urged Americans to realize that "a
frank enemy Is always preferable to a
concealed friend" The charge also is
made that the President secretly, cow
ardly. sent troops to crush the Russian
revolution"
The sun., 1918-08-23
CITYWIDE STRIKE
OF BARRIERS OPENS
Men Below 59th Street First
to Be Called Out.

The whole city below Fifty-ninth
street may go unbarbered to-day, and
eventually the city from the Battery to
The Bronx---if the order issued last
night to the members OF the Journey
mems International BARRIERS Union OF
America Is obeyed. general strike or
der was issued by ]. W. Brady. secre-
tary OF Local $50. which will call out
several thousands BARRIERS to-day, and
finally 1900. the full quota of New York
city.
Because tipping savors OF aharlty
which they wish to obviate by increased
wages sixty BARRIERS In the five branches
of the Hudson Terminal walked out yes
terday morning.
II. =. Apgar. president OF Local $50 of
the Journeymen's International BARRIERS
Union of America, carefully explained
the BARRIERS desire to sdestep the stigma
of charity appended to the lowly tip
sometimes absent-but forgot to mention
that tipless barber. however disap-
pointed, was automatically immune from
the aforesaid stigma.
At the same time he outlined his
views and those OF his flock as to the
duty the boss owed to the BARRIERS.
Prices have Increased on service rem
dered to the customer. 80 why not
wages? The modest little sum OF IS the
week and SO per cent. commission on all
the money each barber takes In over S25
Is demanded to meet the Increased cost
of living. A manicurist. Laura Costello.
at the so Church street branch, limited
! the BARRIERS had her sympathy and that
she would strike too II she could find
a companion to keep her company.
However. a manicurist at another branch
! "balled' the striking BARRIERS out. de-
| claring that II was mean OF them to
| walk out and leave the boss In the lurch.
The strike started Wednesday when
| BARRIERS struck In the hotels Manhattan
Biltmore. waldorf-Astorla and the Bel
mont. all OF which except the Belmont
replaced the strikers with new men.
The sun., 1918-08-23
AIR MISHAP KILLS
NAVY BRIDEGROOM
Lieut.. Butler, NesO Rochelle,
Was an Experienced Filler.

Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Butler OF New
Rochelle, n. Y, were notified yesterday
that their son. Second Lieut. Thomas
Butler Of the Marine Flying Corps
Fourth Division. was injured IN an air
plane accident Wednesday at Miami
Fla. and died late at night.
Lieut.. Butler was 20 years old. His
father is a policeman in Pelham Manor
He was an iron worker in New York
city and had served full enlistment as
a seaman In the First Battalion OF the
Naval Militia.
On August II he married Miss Nan
Stonberg OF New Rochelle, who went
with her mother to Jacksonville. HIS
wife still is in Jacksonville. the guest OF
Capt. and Mrs. Gardiner. The body will
be taken to New Rochelle for burial.
The sun., 1918-08-23
WIFE FOUND GUILTY
OF SEDITIOUS TALK
Hotel Man Fined on Disor'
derby Conduct Charge.

Louis HuGot. proprietor Of 'n" Or 49,.
Palace Hotel on Staten Island a'' I
wife were found guilty Ne~'e'"'i
Magistrate Samuel ENlns arr ..-'
ing on charges made by Cal k'N' ~
man Trevor and other monh''' OK
motion picture company. hlG
charged with disorderly "'F'H' IT,
wife with seditious utterau % 49,,
hell with America and the A"''
people" "a.
Hugot was fined s. Mrs li'I"' wa, ",s
remanded for sentence '"-daE
denied guilt. Mrs HuGot said NAY
was born In Germany but iN'3
SAGE Lorraine most Of her NE w.
said that his wife got into PIt''
members of the motion p.ctn'' com ~,
while they were in the hotel -
clothes. and she spoke rapidly Z" F'g',,
She said nothing, he said iA'' va
all like the language the 49,
tributed to her.
The sun., 1918-08-23
MODEL BALLOT BOX
MADE FRAUD PROOF
Clerk McGoWan Inuents De.
Uice to Protect Voters.

edward ]. MCGOWAN, clerk of the
Board OF Elections, who has had expe-
rience with election recounts OF the la st
ten years, invited his friends to examine
yesterday n model ballot box. upon which
he has Just obtained patent rights.
He said that this particular box Is
above all insinuations OF rival political
factions. II is safe as vault, and
would stand up and testify truthfully in
any court. 1t is equipped with a pad
lock and key upon which the honest
voter can gaze as he drops his suffrage
down the slot. but for practical purposes
the paddock has nothing to do with IL.
An operation OF slide which closes the
slot seals the box. and only members OF
election boards who have keys can get IL
open
Chief Clerk MCGOWAN Is preparing to
dispose OF rights In New York City and
throughout the country.
The sun., 1918-08-23
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York-proh,A,..
thunder showers late to-day ana ~
morrow; moderate southwest TO ws.,
winds. WEST
For New Jersey-FaIr To-day. ,o...
row local rains and thunder,ho,.o,ii'
'"J gnI south to west winds
Gay Tomorrow showers and cooler 70
erate and variable winds 'noa-
for southern New England-F,t,
c ey 'o,m Sr probably showers ana mo-
Western New York-Locsl rain,
thundershowers to-day; partly oloWd, ana
cooler tomorrow. ''' ana
WAsHiNGToN. Aug "A ,r,r,..,
disturbance has passed into the e.,l.,, :,
Inc weather in the United states h., ~,
changed materially in the la.t ,os NV
iour hours. Some rain has fallen IN ~
upper lake region and northern Ioui.t.n'
, the weather has been fair. Ia.
temperature - above the seasonal avera..
east OF the Mississippi and there has 80
sharp faIl in the lower Missouri vaI,.,n
Local. rains and thunder showers ar. n,oS
ape during the next forty-eight hour. .
the lower lake region and theme. east,,,.
70 me Atlantic. In all other parts OF IN.
washington forecast district fair ve,,h.,
VIII continue. The tropical disturbance WI,
aouetiess. approach the Gulf OF Men,
sunday morning. '
storm warning-Advisory VI
tropical disturbance passed into ea,.s,
caribbean south OF Barbados noon Tbu..
oay' probably moving west-northwest
LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS
observations yesterday at United s,ns
weather Bureau stations showing a,ro.
pneric conditions in the various cite.
Temperature. yeloc-
The sun., 1918-08-23
ASK RAISE FOR FIRST GRADE.
Colonies of Police Reserve Send
Appeal TO Mayor HyIan.

Eight Colonies commanding several
regiments of Police Reserves in New
York have forwarded letter to Mayor
Hylan expressing regret that first grade
patrolmen are not to receive the increase
in pay and asking that they be included
In the increase budget for 1919
1t is pointed out that men in the de-
partment who have served the city long
and faithfully enough to reach he first
grade are entitled to the same proper
Tomato increase as men In lower grades.
The pay asked for these men Is $500
a year. Sgners OF the letter were Coils
Warren Leslie. Frank II. Simmons. Cor
don Gordon Jacob ]. Wilson. Charles A.
We!ser. Kenny Morris. Joseph and Henry
J. Fischer
A committee OF fremen also ap-
preached Mayor Hylan and asked for an
increase.
The sun., 1918-08-23
NEWSDEALER LOSES PERMIT
License Revoked Because He Re.
fused 10 Sell New York P,u.r

The first revocation Of newsdeal-
er's permit under Mayor Hylan's order
issued Wednesday took place yesterday
in Brooklyn.
John Williamson, 22O. Adelphi street.
who operates a news stand In the rear
OF Borough Hall. refused to buy 100
copies of the afternoon paper to sell, The
matter was reported TO William II. Null
doom, acting Park Commissioner. and
the permit was revoked
Earlier in the day Mr.. Muldoon had
personally stopped at the stand and is
sued notice that the revocation might
be expected unless the sale Of New York
papers was begun at once.
The sun., 1918-08-23
SCULPTOR IS FOUND GUILTY.
stenanO Babbonf Faces sentenc,
To-day for Insulting Woman.

Steffano Babboni. a sculptor living in
1928 Melville street, The Bronx, re-
turned yesterday from Baltimore, where
he went TO design a statue. and appeared
IN Harlem police court to answer
charges brought by Mrs. Margaret Hen
ley. 20. of 557 East 169th street. A
week ago Mrs. Henley was walking
along 10th street when the sculptor,
following her. made an insulting re-
mark. She promptly seized Babboni and
dragged him TO police station.
The sculptor forfeited bail for failure
TO appear in court the next morning.
He was found guilty yesterday before
Magistrate Pollock and remanded with
out bail for sentence to-day. He ex-
planned his conduct by the excuse that
he had been drinking.
The sun., 1918-08-23
Party for Conval..cent soldiers.

The lawn at General Hospital No. 1,
Gun Hin road. The Bronx. was specially
lighted and decorated last night for a
party given the convslescent soldiers by
committee Of New York women of
which Mrs. Ellis Menke. SIS West l50th
street. was chairman. She was assisted
by Mrs. Samuel Feig. Mrs. Julius Kahn,
Mrs. A. Menke, Mrs, Solomon Wolf, Mrs.
Joseph Kahn. Miss Fay Lowenstein and
others
The sun., 1918-08-23
New Police Wire Service Installed,

Installation Of the new telegraph sys-
tenn OF the Police Department was An
ished yesterday. Police Commissioners
Enright caused 1t to be installed to re-
lieve congestion Of the police telephone
system and as war emergency move
Alarms and descriptions Of criminals will
be sent by telegraph to the borough de-
partments and then reisyed 10 station
houses by telephone.
The sun., 1918-08-23
swope Joins War Indus'ric. h""r"

The appointment Of H"rh'" i' ~.
Swope. city editor ~ -" H'' 49,,
World, as an associate intmh''
War Industries Board VAS '.L
yesterday by Bernard NJ BAR
man. Mr.. Swope has studied ar -,
TENS at nome and abroad. al" "a"
as assistant TO the chairman.
The sun., 1918-08-23
Knickerbocker strike Ends.

The strike of $50 cooks and walters
at the Knickerbocker Hotel was salts
factorily settled yesterday, according to
the announcement OF Cesare Lesino, sec
retarv of the International Hotel Work
ers Federation. The strikers demanded
an eight hour day and an increase In
wages OF 80 q week.
The sun., 1918-08-23
Doctors Death Called suicide.

DIR, Arthur Dryfoos. ~ West Eighty
fifth street. was found dead in his home
yesterday. The police reported that he
committed suicide and that a hypodermlc
needle was found near the body.
The sun., 1918-08-23

united States Coast and Geodeiic Survey,
Standard Time
sun rises. ....6:i3 M Sun sets ,ApM
Moon sets .......7 SIAM
HIGH WATER THIS DAY
sandy Hook. ..sI5 NJ Gov. Island q.inAN
He'll Gate .......li:i7AN
Low WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. $40 A NJ Gov. island LEAN
Hell Gate........5:oo AN
Note-The foregoing table has been corrected
TO conform TO new artificial time"
The sun., 1918-08-23
Girls Body Thrown Dat in FIish,

Policeman Edwin Paine COM
Wandered a taxicab and pursued the
fugitives. but the taxi was no match for
the speedy touring car The machine
almost drove over the mbankment at
the approach to a bridge. but the
fugitives kept on, crossing the bridge
and understanding its pursuer.
It was not until two and half hours
after that-or about 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning-that Miss Janny's body was
found. Apparently the murderers
! stopped the car again three miles from
the scene Of the shooting and tossed her
body out to the roadside. Kupser's hat
| was pushed down over her head and
face. There was bullet wound In the
/ top of her head. Three miles further
along the same road the automobile was
found abandoned. There was nothing in
the car except Miss Janny's hat and her
powder pun.
kupser usually wore a diamond ring
worth 5000 II was not on his finger
when his body was picked up. but there
, was money In his pockets and other evil
dence that neither he nor Miss fanny
had been robbed.
The sun., 1918-08-23
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Hishest temperature, SIS, at 4:3O p
Lowest temperature, 81. at A NJ
Average temperature. -.
The sun., 1918-08-23
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT,

Observations yesterday at un,teI s,,,.
weather Bureau stations showing s,mn.
pheric conditions in the various cite.
Temperature, yeloc-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-08
KA|SER'S FAvOR|TES
FACED j. S. FIGHTERS
American Captain Leading French
Patrol Destroys Gun Nest; Cap
lures 900 Men and Many Guns.

American Headquarters in France,
Sunday Oct. 6.--Americans fighting under
the command of General Gouraud are
credited With an Amazing performance
in the fighting Of Friday ~ the Champagne
sector 4 detachment assisted by French
volunteers, under an American captain
attacked a very strong machine gun
nest ON the slopes Of Blame Mont which
had long held up the allied advance
The nest was cnvcIoped md captured
and the entire garrison Of four Ofnccrs
and 269 men made prisoners Seventy
five machine guns, many trench mortars
and several tractors were taken The
Americans did not suffer single casualty
The enemy IS throwing some Of his
best divisions into the Inc opposite the
American front One Of these il made
up of Badenese troops This division Is
u favorite Of the German emperor and
attempted 10 stop the American advance
at Bcllcau wood in the July offensive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-08
HUN CONDITION CRITICAL
Pc ace Overtures Indicate Extreme
Weakness of the Cause; Trick
in Proposal.

Washington, Oct S--Comment of
the French press upon the Tcutonlc
peace proposals is summarized IN an
official dispatch from France today as
follows:
The step taken by Germany, Aus
tria- Hungary and Turkey is collective
confession of the extremely serious
situation they are NOW III, owing TO the
Allied victories \ month ago Berlin
would not have consented to carry 81
far her peace mancuvcrs. But this step
maintains the confused character that
al German proposals have borne. This
one evidently shows the inward thought
that il might succeed in weakening the
Allied peoples will or setting her enemies
against each other She will see that
she is mistaken.
The proposals do not mention ac-
ceptancc of the Sth of january message
fourteen points. but only saws the Central
Power would consent to take them aS Il
basis. This is openly confesSing that the
Central Governments would intend to
discuss these points and refuse them IN
some particular or other after pretending
Ia accept them rs a starting point. The
papers note that The declaration made
Yesterday Mt the RciChstag by Prince
Macmillan Of Baden are in some essential
points in contradiction of the fourteen
clear causes ol President Wilson mes
eaTC
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-08
NEWARK STILL IN
GRASP OF THE FLU"
Most of the Afflicted Are Improv-
ing, but There is No Decrease
in New Cases.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening

Newark. Oct S-.Whllc q large ma
lority Of the cases under treatment for
several days are much improved. and
many entirely recovered, there is APP
parently no decrease IN the number OF
now cases of Spanish influenza The
seven children OF MIR and Mrs. Richard
ELLIS, both of whom died on Sunday,
are still being cared for by sympathetic
women in IIartcr Hall One Of the boys,
who has, pneumonia. is IN q serious con-
dtion, but the other children are improv-
ing.
DR.. Walter II Steel, who for three
weeks has been fighting the epidemic
night and day, is now i'll In addition
10 meeting the unusual demand Tor his
services as physician during the out
trcak, Dr steel has given attention to
the work Of the Rural New Castle county
exemption Board of which he IS n Nom
her lie was taken III yesterday and
went 10 bed NJ once II was stated this
morning that Or Steel had good night
Secretary of State Everett 6 Johnson,
who has been i'll with influenza since
last Friday is reported improved. He
had been unable 90 get sleep until yes
ter,lav afternoon when he slept for SOW
cral hours and this relieved his CON
dition considerably
George | Mcdill paying teller for the
security Trust and Safe Deposit co.
" llmpcton Who has had the influenza.