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The sun., 1918-12-28
Angler B. DUKES SEPARATE.
Wife's Father. Major BiddIe. Adj
mits Couple Have Parted.

After three and a half years of mar
red life Angler Il. Duke, son OF Ben
jamin II. Duke, the Tobacco King"
and his twenty-year-old wife, who WAS
Miss Cordelia DreXel Biddlc OF Ph!la-
delphia, have separated, This was adj
m!tted Yesterday by Major A. j. Droxel
Biddle. Mrs. Dukes faths". Mrs Duke
and her two children are living at the
Hotel Patterson, IS ". Forty seventh
street.
No statement has been made as TO
whether Mrs. Duke intends 70 ask the
courts for a separation hut no legal
steps have been taken by her as yet.
Mr.. Thompson, who said he was Major
Biddles secretary, said last night that
Mrs. Duke had left her husband because
of his cruelty Mr.. and Mrs. Duke were
married in Holy Trinity Church, Plila-
delphia. April 2S, 1915, and the we'd
ding was one OF the social events oc the
season there.
The sun., 1918-12-28

far as TO have the children give up their
play time In the street before the Nc
Dufffe nanse, 603 First avenue, and
finally had recess transferred to n more
remote playground owned by the Board
of Education, where, he says, the kids
play is overseen by Miss Marion Holmes.
tho official play director.
The Police Commissioner says there Is
no undue noise, for he detailed a cop to
act as noise Inspector and had him on
post near the school for several days.
and the cop. whose hearing is perfect.
reported that there was no more noise
than was to be expected. Nevertheless,
the Commissioner says, the Rev. Mar
shall McDuffle went right on kick that
Is, protesting vehemently, and would
pace the sidewalk in front OF his house
and frown upon happy childhood at its
games.
The parents have been overheard to
say among themselves that II the domi-
Mes mind were competently fixed on
higher things, he ought to be able to
compose his sermons In a boiler factory,
let alone a study across the street from
perfectly nice. well brought up children
like Our Tommy and Your Little Girl /;
and anyway. why can't minister reach
down In his barrel II he has to now and
then, instead of complaining of poor
youngsters that never did him any
harm? But parents are prejudiced.
The city officials say they will fight
the suit to the last appeal They say
any Judge like Solomon, with his views
on infants and cutting up, will make
short work of the case.
The Rev Marshall McDuffie is at pres
ent unattached and is acting as emer-
gency pastor. He. is said to have real
estate interests ard to have been an
insurance agent at one time. He was
called to Asbury Park ten years ago.
but has not been pastor Of the First
Baptist Church as a regular thing for
six years His son Philip, who lives in
Atlanta, was Mrs. Kings lawyer in the
CASTOR Means King case
Mr.. McDuffle told THE Sun last night
that the suit was to be tried in the
Court Of Chancery next Friday. and
that he had no comment whatsoever to
make upon Il.
The sun., 1918-12-28
WHEN IS DRUGGIST A DOCTOR
Court Must Decide II Recommend
Ing Medicine Is Diagnosis.

II woman goes into a drug store and
complains that she has pains in her back
and the proprietor says. sure. you have
pleur!sy better take a little Of this" and
she takes Il and pave for II and goes out.
has the druggist made a diagnosis. in A
legal sense. and has he consequently VIC
lated tho code by practising medicine
without license.
Maglst Doyle will attempt judi
ciaI determination OF the question in the
Long Island Cit" police court Monday in
the case of August Ziegler, Jr., arraiGned
on complaint of Margaret Whitehurst. a
Police Headquarters detective. Tive
druggist admits the facts. but scouts the
charge that this makes him a diagnos
tiCiau
The sun., 1918-12-28
Dominic M'DUFFYE SUES
TO STOP CE1ILDREN,.S NOISE
Asbuy Park Officials and Parents Stirred to Wrath
When Pastors Anger Impels Court Action to
Let Him Prepare Sermons.

As sure as the Rev. Marshall Nc
DUNE sits down in his study at Asbury
Park with pen and paper before him and
his Rogets Thesaurus and his Concord
ance handy, and having hip and thighed
Apollyon In militant sermons the last
three Sundays, mekes ready to be in
splred with gentler themes on tranquil
texts. such as Suffer little children"
&C. or "As we have done unto the least
OF these"
AZ sure as that takes place. those
Ahem-those diabolical juvenile repro
bates from the school across the street
begin raising so much-Ah--so unseemly
a chorus OF psndemonic outcries that
the Rev. Marshall McDuffie can't hear
himself moved to wisdom. and trying
and falling to suffer little children, he
either girds up for Apollyon once more
In futile, harsssed way, or else goes
out to the sidewalk and schoolward
turns mlen OF righteous wrath.
Such Is the Revised Version Of Il.
mostly the Rev. Marshall McDunies
own. There are other and different YER
siona In all of them the Big. OutstaYd-
Ing Fact "a phrase no newspaper piece
should be withouO is that the Rev Mar
shall McDuffie has moments OF wishing
he owned Elisha's bears, and may even
have an occasional one when he all but
feels that Herod has been much misun-
derstood.
He has now filed suit. at Trenton
against the city OF Asbury Park. alleg-
ing that the said Emory Street Public
School children make so much of the
said noise that plaintiff can't prepare
his next-Sabbath-to-be-s sermon.
Which makes the following officials
snorting mad: Clarence F.. F. Hetrick
Mayors Howard d. lie Roy, Police Com
missioner; Howard j., Bryan chief Of
police; Thomas II. Pratt. president of
the Board of Education--not to mention
whole lot OF non-ofilcial parents.
The Mayor and the others depose and
say for publication severally that for
weeks they have been trying to mollify
the Rev. Marshall McDuffie and It can't
be done. Mayor Hetrick says he went so
The sun., 1918-12-28
MAID CoNFESSES TO ARSON.
Admits starting Fire 10 Revenge
Self on JanitOr.

Florence Wiseman, II, maid on
ployed by Mrs John Williamson OF the
Park Hul apartments, 2i6 South Broad
way. Yonkers, pleaded guilty before
Judge William F.. Bloakley in the Court
Of Special Sessions yesterday to a charge
of arson and was held in $1,000 bail for
the Grand Jury
The maid was arrested last night in
Connection with "a fire discovered on
Christmas eve in the Park Hill apart
ments. According to the police the girt
said she rad had an argument with
George Leister. the jLnitor, and that she
nut "A match to some waste paper in the
dumhwaiter shaft in the hope that he
would he blamed FOR it. The Are was
discovered before serious damage was
done.
The sun., 1918-12-28
BOYS LIFE WORTH
$4,000. COURT HOLDS
Lad Killed by Brewer's Truck
-Jury's AWard Lowered.

A value Of $500 was placed on tho
life of a sis -year-old hoy by the Appel.
late Division of the supreme Court yes
terday.
Pasqua!e De Cola, son OF Santo De
Cola, shoemaker, was run over and
killed At lG7th street and Third avenue
hy an automobile truck owned by the
John Eichler Brewing Company. The
father sued for $4,000 and the jury re-
turned a verdict for $3.50 and costs. or
s4lO3. Supreme Court Justice Guy de
clned to disturb the jury's award wheu
asked to do 80 by O. g. Fox, attorney
for the brewing company.
In arguing his case before the Appel
late Division, which ordered the iudg-
ment of the lower court reversed and a
new trial unless DE Cola would agree to
n rcdu t.On of tie verdict to Sa.5uu. Mr.
Fox admitted that the boy was in excel
lent health.
The sun., 1918-12-28
HEIGHTS SECTION
DEMANDS SCHOOL
Delegation viii Present Ar
guments at City Hall.

Tho pressing need of q new high
school for the Washington Heights sec
ton, unsa tisfactory conditions due 10
congestion in the subway and the propo-
s.tlon to change the name of Riverside
Drive between ljSth and Dvckrnan
streets to boulevard Lafayette" were
discussed last night at a meeting of tho
Washington Heights Tax Payers ASSOC
ciatiOn at 55S West l5Sth street,
Frequent protests have been made to
Fire Commissioner brennan by the as
ISOLATION concerning his decision 10 do
away with Engine Company 3S. 1t was
urged that the section needed the fire
protection and that the property occu-
pied by the engine company had been
donated to the city with the understand
ing that it should always be used for
fro purposes.
Commissioner brennan, declining to
reverse his decision, pointed out that
Engine 38 had been drawn by horses
and that as all the other companies
IN the vicinity were now equipped with
motor engines Washington Heights was
better protected against fire than any
other locality in town.
David T. Goddard. chairman of the
local school board in the Heights sec
ton, urged that the association do
everything possible TO get new high
school He said 1000 children in that
section did not go to high school, largely
because the congested condition OF the
subway made II impossible for young
girls to travel to the schools downtown
In the rush hours.
He urged that a public meeting bo
held and that an organized descent
upon the Board of Estimate he planned.
II was voted to spend S25 for badges
t. he worn IN the forthcoming pu-
grimmagc to City Hall
The boulevard Lafayette pronos,l
was rejected unanimously.
The sun., 1918-12-28
MERCHANT SHIPS NEED 1000.
Youths Are Sought 10 Train for
3 Good Posts,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.--Two thousand
young Americans are needed at once TO
train for service in the United States
merchant marine, II WAS announced TO.
day by the shipping Board Because of
the rapid delivery of carSo vessels. which
are now To h. manned exclusively nv
merchant crews, there is an unusual de-
mand for men to b. trained. which must
be met within few weeks.
- OF the 1000 men now wanted / 500 are
to take the places Of apprentices lust
sent to sea from the ships of the boards
Atlantic training squadron based at Ros-
top and 500 for its Pacific training ship
Iris based at San Francisco.
Volunteers are requested to apply for
enrolment to any of the boards drug
store recruiting officers or. to write 10
Henry Howard. its director OF recruiting
service, Boston, Mass.
The sun., 1918-12-28
DAIRYMEN'S LAWYER
FORGETS LOBBYING
Miller Lost Interest in Bill
When IL Was Presented.

John d. Miller. vice-president and
counsel for the Dairymen's League.
could not remember a lot OF things In
connection with the passage by the Leg
islature OF the amendment he drafted to
the Donnelly antitrust act, which ex-
empts farmers. dairymen and other agri-
culturists from the operation OF the act.
when he was examined by John T. Dool-
ing. Assistant District Attorney. during
the John Doe milk inquiry yesterday.
Mr.. Dooling sought TO learn what part
Mr.. Miller had taken In lobbying for the
bill. but Mr.. Miller said he had mo very
clear or positive recollection" OF what
happened. and that his professional In
terst in the bill ceased upon Its presenta-
ton.
Mr.. Miller said the amendments OBJ
ject was 20 beneft milk producers and
consumers by eliminating spectators
and gamblers. He admitted the purpose
OF the amendment had failed. as II had
not increased production or lowered
prices, but said he hoped it would have
that effect In time.
Magistrate McAdoo adjourned the
hearing until this morning.
The sun., 1918-12-28
HELD AS MOTOR CAR BANDITS
Four Men Are Accused nf Rob
bling IA GimbeI Delivery Wagon.

Four men who gave their names as
James O'F'laherty of AS West Thlrtieth
street James Ryan OF 5O7 West Twenty
seventh street, Michael Kelly Of 4GS
West Thirty-hfth street and William
Martin Of $50 West Forty-elghth street
were held Yesterday in the West Side
court in $4,000 bail each 10 await Grand
Jury action upon charge of robbery
II is alleged they held up delivery
wagon belonging to Gimbe Bros. on
Christmas eve on Central Park West.
covered the driver with revolvers and
transferred the packages 10 an automp-
bile.
The Glmbel driver got the number OF
the automobile and the police traced IL.
Most OF the property was recovered
The sun., 1918-12-28
GIRL APOLOGIES TO POLICE.
Hunter College student ChcnEes
Her Mind After Detention.

Julia SeinEei stucent In Hunter Col.
lege. apologized yesterday in jefferson
Market court for having abused III" po-
lice force in general and patro,nan
Michael j Battey in particular,
She lives at 1912 Summervile avenue
ArveSre. and on Thursday tried TO cross
Fifth avenue while the naval parade was
in progress When Policeman Battey
tried to stop her she struck him with a
handbag and denounced the police She
was locked up In the West Thrty-sev-
enth street station until Yesterday. In
court the Magistrate told her she would
either apologize for her conduct OF be
punished.
"I will never do that" she replied
mot if l have to go to Jail for the rest
OF my life"
Three hours later she changed her
mind
The sun., 1918-12-28
CRUEL POULTRY MEN FINED.
Twenty-nine brooklyn Dealers
Prosecuted for "LOcking" Wings.

Seven poultry dealers were arraigned
yesterday before Magistrate Steers in
the Bridge Plaza police court. brooklyn.
charged with docking" the wings of
live poultry. Officer William Evans OF
the S. =. c. A. explained that docking
consisted in twisting the wings and
hooking one back OF the other, thus re-
versing their natural positions. SIX
dealers were fined 50 and one $e5.
Since just before Thanksgiving Evans
has been conducting a crusade In Brook
lyN TO put stop to this cruel practice.
aud the court records show he has sue
oessfuliy prosecuted tWeuty-n,ne cases.
The sun., 1918-12-28
william A. Ration Retirss.

The Pennsylvania Railroad announced
the retirement of William A.
Patton. assistant to the president of the
system. after ffty-threo years and eleven
months of continuous service. Mr Pat
ton leaves the roads service December
81. The board Of directors, at meeting
held yesterday, passed resolutions prals-
ing the retiring official and his work.
He is director in forty-fve companies
OF the Pcnnsy lvanla system
The sun., 1918-12-28
Nation Proud of Them.

II want to tell you how much We
think OF you and what you have DONE"
Mrs Daniels said as she held his hand
I'VE are proud of you, every one OF us"
They were not all SO fortunate as
Combs. for many OF the patients had Il
leg or an arm missing. The ribbons Of
decorations blazed brightly on their uni
forms and the imperishable optimism Of
the American fighters glowed in their
faces. Whatever may be the future Of
these maimed men, one could see they
we're facing it as gamely as they faced
the Germans, and something of it made
Mrs. Daniels's voice more tender. but
she always smiled.
When she had shaken hands with all
the patients and given them flowers,
Lieut. Burke shepherded some Of the
wounded marines out in front Of the
building, where they posed with Mrs
Daniels for photographers and movie
men.
Mrs. Daniels visited the main building
OF the big hospital, where the more seri-
ously wounded men are. through the
tong corridors stopping at some doors
and passing others that were signifi-
cantly closed. Mrs. Daniels went into
rooms alone. while her sister went into
others, and when they came out their
faces were sad and tears were IN their
ayes
The sun., 1918-12-28

Rintintin. One OF the men in the regi-
ment made two little dolls. named them
for the children. and sent them to his
sweetheart In Paris. Soon everybody In
France was sending worsted Ninettes
and Rintintins to the soldiers. who wore
them as charms.
him by Mimi Grout, the little daughter
Of Admiral Grout OF the French navy,
Mrs. Daniels was no pleased with them
that she fastened them to her Jacket and
wore them a. she left the hospital.
The sun., 1918-12-28
Find II Violations of Law.

Eighteen members OF the inspection
stan OF the Commissioner OF Weights
and Measures reported yesterday the re-
suit OF their visits TO coo butcher shops
IN New York city on Christmas eve.
The inspectors found twenty-ono ylolo.
lions for Offering for sale turkeys or
other fowl Of short weight, or for main
tanning Incorrect scales
The sun., 1918-12-28
TRANsPACIFlC MAILS

Connecting mails close at 6. l.. and City
Hall station AZ $50 i. NJ daily
Ph!tpplne lslands tvia san Francisco Dec.
80 s. China.
PhHppine Islands via San Franc sco) Dec
20 - Tenyo Maru
Tahiti, Marouesas. Cook Islands. New Zea.
,rahs via san Francisco Jan :. s. PaloonA.
The sun., 1918-12-28
INCOMING STEAMSHIPS.
Due To-day.

GO Mar Mediterraneo. Barcelona. NOV. -
IS AiTemis ChTistIdnis. Dec.
: ro:!and, Gothenburg. Dec. :.
So ono, ST MChacls. Dec. 10
81 nwego, Gibraltar. Dec. ..
Sc Bavaria, Bordeaux. Dec. 10
80 Cohngham, Havre Dec 20.
- Pioneer. Rouen, Dec. Ii
IS Com anche, Jacksonville, Dec g.
;, Anchtses' Liverpool Dec. u:
So lmland, Havre. Dec II.
: cry OF Newcastle, Hull, Dec. 10,
- luteuan. Plymouth, Dec. T.
- Calloch, New Orleans Dec 90
$ Lake Ledan, New Orleans, Dec. .
- lonn d. Rockefeller, Port Eads Dec, 10.
$ United states, Chr'sti ansand, Dee. II.
: acara. bordeaux, Dec Il.
- Point Lobos. Brest. Dee. -.
- S'rathorne. Havre. Dec lc
s. MassssoIt, London. Dec IL
s. Gourerneur Ge Lsntshcere, Rotterdam,
- Turrlalba, Barry. Dec ,6
IS American. Newport, England, Dec. H.
$ Mahomet, cristobal, Dec. 70.
Due Tomorrow.
$ MaMetanla, Liverpool, Dec. 3
- E'ron. London, Dec L.
: ;Sotia, EoHSism, bee Z.
- Iuren, Car,hn, lee. q.
s. Hans Msersk. Cette. Dec e.
: he hemlock, Crlstooal, De-. 81.
: armama; Liverpool, Dec ..
- city OF Atlanta. Port Eads. Dec. =.
Due Monday,
- sherman. Marseilles, Dec. l..
Ss DANA. Barry. Dec. l7.
- l,E de Panay. Cadlz. Dee. u.
- peepwater, ST. NaZaire Dec. Is.
- liellatriN. Nantes, Dec lG
s. Western Chief Liverpool, Dec $,
So United States. Chustlaus, Dec. l.,
Due Tuesday
50 Tcnnyson, London, Dec. -.
- Wleldre, ut, La Rochelle. Dee Il.
- CartagO, Bordeaux. Dec. It,
- TIpaloZ, Bahia. Dec l.
Due Wednesday
6 Esnagne, Bordeaux, Dec -
- FrlCksholni Shields Dec "a
The sun., 1918-12-28
ARRIVED FROM NEW YORK.

IS Algenib. at Falmouth.
IS Ialrsourg. at Nantes.
Ss Norfolk. at Nantes.
IS Northern Pacific. at Bres,.
- pteana, at Flushing
IS Renter, at Rotterdam.
- sagua. at ST. Sazaire.
IS Western Scout at Gibraltar
IS Hercules, at Buenos Ayres
S I'll Vale, at Galveston
- Josiah Macy, at Port Eads
The sun., 1918-12-28
ARRIyALs-FRIpAF. DEC.

s. Consul. Rotterdam, Dec. S.
- Ida. Funchal. Dec. II.
s. Me'rose. Cardiff. Dec. ?.
s. Pathfinder. Gibraltar. Dec. 4.
50 salem, Rotterdam, Dec. &.
IS shoshone. Nerdon. Dec. s.
IS Verona. Santa Marta. Dec. ..
IS fredericksburg, Progreso, Dec. 10.
s. Hulia, Mayaguez, Dec. 90
50 Boi.ston. Savannah. Dec. q.
IS FL Sud, Galveston. Dec. le.
81 F. d. Asche, Baton Rouge. Dec. n.
e. Lampasss, Galveston, De-. o.
The sun., 1918-12-28
The Sun Calendar.
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York. cloudy to-
day. probably light local SHOWS:
partly cloudy tomorrow; little change
In temperature; gentle west winds,
becoming variable.
For New Jersey. cloudy to-day, probably
light local SHOWS: fair tomorrow; little
change In temperature. gentle west winds.
For northern New England, cloudy to-
loca SHOWS: gentle shifting winds.
For southern New England, cloudy to-
day probably light local SHOWS; partly
ature. gentle shifting winds.
For western New York, light local
SHOWS day; fair tomorrow: little change
IN temperature.
WASHINGTON. Dec. s7.-High pressure
continues In the West, except in tho ex-
moderately low pressure to the eastward.
anu there were general, though very light,
local SHOWS from the Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys eastward through the
and New England. There are no other
prec ipitations except some local rains in
Florida, extreme southern Texas and west
ern Washington. Temperature changes
far Northwest. whore It is warmer. Light
local SHOWS may be expected Saturday
from tho upper Mississippi Valley and up
per lake region eastward to the Atlantic
Ocean. followed by generally fair weather
sunday. except northern New England and
the north upper lake region. In the South
the weather will be generally fair Satur-
day and Sunday. Temperature changes
Will not be decided
0hserv ations At United States Weather Blu.
reau stations taken at =. NJ. yesterday, sew
IA lima
The sun., 1918-12-28
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
United States Coast and Geodetic Survay-
Standard Tine
Sun rises....7:is A NJ sun scts...4:s6 p NJ
Moon rises.....2:57 A NJ
HIGH WATER THIS DAY
Sandy Hook AZ A NJ Gov. Island. .i:33 A NJ
He'll Gate......6:2i 4 II
LOW WATER THIS DAY.
sandy Hook. 10 A NJ Gov. Island Il :ci 4 NJ
Hell Gate....l2:s5 A VI
The sun., 1918-12-28
SAILED For NEW YORK.

s. Atalaia. from Havre.
SIS Dayton. from Greenock.
IS Fresno, from St. Nazaire.
- kepwickhall, from Falmouth.
- y, can. from Rotterdam.
- Western Cross, from Gibraltar.
= Huron. from Jacksonville
- Mohawk, from Jacksonville
- Paul II Harwood. from Boston.
- Foyttor, from Norfolk.
= Western Star. from Savannah.
The sun., 1918-12-28

TRANSATLANTIC PARCEL POST MAILS.
Great Britain and ireland-Close at \. NJ.
Dec S. Baltic.
Franc'-Close at 30 \. NJ. Jan, = So
Niagara,
P6rtuEal-Close at . A. NJ Dee 81. SIS
DOgdO
Liberia Norway sweden Denmark Bel
gam. Netherlands. Greece Germany. Austria
and IIuugary-Service suspended.
The sun., 1918-12-28
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS
EVENTS TO-DAY.

HIEhtst temptTHture, 10, N 2.lU p VI
Lowest temperature. -. at 5:I5 A NJ
Average temperature. so.
The sun., 1918-12-28
Presence stirs Broad street.

Mr.. McAdoo's appearance in Broad
street Yesterday led to considerable
speculation as to III" former Secretary's
movements in view Of announcements
from Washington that the des ignation
n his successor as Director-General Of
Railroads might be expected momeuta-
rilys by cable.
II was said for him that he had no
knowledge whatever as 10 who might
be appointed. and that his presence in
New York had two-fold obiect-tu
clean up certain details in connection
with the Railroad Administration and to
look for offices Mr.. MCAdoo WI return
to the capital this afternoon.
Mr., McAdoo has not Yet beer sum-
moned TO appear before the Senate COM
mi,tee on Interstate Commerce. which
Will begin series OF hearings on his
proposal to extend the Government oper-
alton of the railroads for period OF
tVe years on January ., but IT was said
last night by ore OF his assistants that IL
was understood that Senator Smith o"
North Carolina, chairman OF the COM
m!ttee, purposcd calling Mr.. McAdou
The sun., 1918-12-28
workers Suspicious of CoIIegians.

Other speakers were Arturo Giovan-
nitti on Italy, Arthur Gleason on Eng
land, Ludwig Lore on Germany, Nor
man Thomas on America, and Albert
Rhys Williams on Russia. Mrs. Florence
Kelley presided.
In the afternoon there was meeting
in go Grove street. Harry w. Ladder.
secretary, gave a resume OF the year :
events. Or. James Peter Warbasse spoke
on the cooperative movement. Jessie W.
Hughan talked on the collegian and So
clialism, and Rose Schneiderman. pres.-
dent OF the Women's Trade Union
League. delicatcly told the assembled
colleg.ans how real working people had
suspicious of Socialists who held college
degrees. considering them technicians
rather than the genuine horny handed
article.
There will be a symposium tonight in
the Peoples House. East Fifteenth
street. on The Socialist Attitude Toward
n League OF Nations" The speakers will
he Scott Nearing. Louis Il. Boudin,
Evans Clark. H. w. l.. Dana and Hor-
ace NJ. Kallen.