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New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Former Bodyguard
Of Swami Held on
Extortion Charge
Detective Wittenberg .Ac-
cused of Trying to "Shake
Down" Library Custodian

Detective William r. Wittenbere,
formerly assigned to District Attorney
Swami, was arraigned yesterday before
Judge Mulqueen in General Sessions on
charge OF extortion. Henry Green,
custodian of the Public Library branch
at AZ Bond Street, accused Wittenberg
OF trying to shake him down" for $50
Dy threatening to have him ARE sted
for selling stolen cloth goods. Green,
according to the Indictment, paid Wit
tenberg $12. A few days later he went
TO Police Headquarters and com
planned. Inspector "Honest Dan" Cos
tlgan started an investigation, which
resulted in Wittenberg's Indictment.
Green testified that in his spare time
sale business. On June 20, he said. he
entered drygoods store at 1873 East
Houston Street to make sale and was
there accosted by Wittenberg in plain
clothes. The latter tried to make hin,
admit that the samples he had with
him were stolen goods, Green says. On
his refusal, Green testified, Wittenberg
dragged him off to the Clinton Street
station, but did not take him inside.
instead they were met outside by Henry
Gruskotf, night watchman for Bond
'AHSe PiOPGity OWueTS, VINO COOk
Green aside and advised him to avoid
trouble by giving Wittenberg $50.
After Green had complained to the
police, Wittenberg, he testified. came
to him and offered to give him $25 if
he would withdraw the complaint.
Wittenberg worked on important
cases for the District Attorneys Office
last year. including getting evidence
against Max Sulkess, private detec-
tive, who figured prominently in the
City Clubs charges against Mr.
Swami. During the election campaign
last fall, Wittenberg acted as a body
guard for District Attorney Swami in
his speaking tour through Manhattan
Recently he had been attached to the
Fifth Street station. He offered to
waive immunity and go before the
grand jury, but he was net called as q
witness. Judge Mulqueen held him in
$4,000 bail.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Mothers Shoes Send
Auto Speeder to Jail
Pepperman's Excuse Was
Good Until Policeman Took
Look at "Invalid"

When David Pepperman, a metal
dealer of 225 briggs Avenue. Brooklyn,
gets out of the Tombs five days hence,
he's going to advise his mother against
going to bed with her shoes on. Magis-
trate House sent him to the Tombs
yesterday after Probation Officer Nc
tIroy had investigated the excuse Pep
perman offered in Traffic Court that
he was travelling at twenty-seven miles
en- hour on Fifth Avenue to reach the
bedside of his mother, who was seri-
ously ill.,
McElroy said that when he got to
the home of Pepperman's mother in
Last New York she was bustling about
spryly doing her housework. She van
lshed, McElroy continued, as soon as
kc divulged the nature of his errand
and when he inquired for her he was
shown into bedroom. She was in
bed, moaning feebly, he continued. and
sympathy struggled with suspicion,
until he saw two fully clad feet stick
ing out from beneath the bedclothes.
Il guess you won't tell me again that
your mother was very ill.," said Magis-
trate House, and Pepperman, who had
tried to compromise by Offering to give
$500 to the Red Cross to escape prison,
agreed with him.
Lawrence F. Jones, an insurance ad-
juster, of COS West 204th Street, Jared
better, although his excuse for speed
ing was sick mother-in-la 1t turned
out that she really was sick and Mr..
Jones paid fine of $50 instead of go
ing to Jail. His anxiety betrayed him
into a twenty-seven mile an hour gait.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Draftee Sl1ackled
By Policeman When
He Hesitates to Go
Objector Escorted" to Sta.
ton and Deprived of
American Flag

A lone, jarring, inharmonious note to
the songs and eager laughter of the
thousands of New York draft regis
trants who have entered the National
Army in the last few months was heard
yesterday, when of the $500 men who
departed from the New York district
for training camps only Harry I. Maxi
NON, of 1913 West Tenth Street, failed
to feel the thrill of the colors and a
yearning for q place in the big fight
Harlem was alive with cheers, flags
and music to accord the increment
from Board ITO, located in West 129d
Street, rousing farewell. Maximom,
who had lived uptown at registration
time, walked unmoved through it all to
the board. Here he refused to don the
khaki armband which departing regis
trants wear, and hung back when the
men were Being formed for the fare
we'll march. Chairman Kurz, finding
him obdurate, called Patrolman Butler
to handcuff the objector and march
with him behind those who were going
away with a smile.
Men from Board 1859, 1853 of them,
Joined the procession at 116th Street,
Maximom and his captor falling in be-
hind. On his coat lapel Maximom
wore an American flag and button
with the inscription, "My country calls
to the colors. l am in Glass l." Chair
man Kurz suddenly turned on Maxi
nom and told him to take off both but
ton and flag, as he had no right to
wear either. Maximom made no move
and Mr.. Kurz removed them himself
The objector was born in Russia.
II will never don uniform" Maxi
nom is said to have remarked.
The 500 New Workers mingled with
1900 Jerseyites on their way to camp
at the ferry gates. Thousands cheered
] 300 men from New York boards who
crossed on the Thirty fourth Street
ferry for entrainment to a training
camp. Two trains of twelve cars each
pulled out of the Long Island City
depot with 2,099 men aboard, 1,643
from twenty-six Manhattan boards and
456 from FIVE Queens boards.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
DEATHS

SCHWED-At Plainfield, N. J.. on Thurs
day, July 25: 1918. Bertha Hellman. be-
loved wife of Herman schwed. Services
at her late residence. SO Westsrvelt Rv.,
on Sunday, July 2S. at Q o'clock a. M In
terment in Easton. Penn. Please omit
flowers.
sHEDDEN.-on July 9, at New Rochelle.
after lonE illness, Margaret Shedden in
her Doth year. for 25 years the valued
friend and servant IN the family of Will
lam c. Lobenstine
SMYTH.-On Thursday, July %, James A.
Smyth. beloved son of Owen J. and Cath
crime Smyth and brother of Owen, Ed
ward and frankie Smyth. Funeral from
his late residence. 81 East Fifty-seventh
st. on Saturday, at $3.50 q. M, thence to
the Church of st. John the Evangelist
VAN GAASBEEK--Jenny B.. on Thursday.
July %. Funeral from her late residence
at Babylon. N. y. on Saturday. July 81.
at p. m. Interment private. Carriages
will meet train leaving Pennsylvania Sta
ton at 81.
WALTHALL.-Charles N, of Covington.
Saith year, at the residence OF his daugh-
ter Mrs: c. Stowe Reno, 20 Riverside
Drive. Cincinnati (Oho) and Covington
tky.) papers please copy.
WARBURTON.-At Scarsdale N Y, on
Thursday. July IS, Mary II. Leef. wife
of the late Frederick j. Warburton. Fu-
neral services will be held at her late
residence Saturday July o.. at 4 p. M.
on arrival at Hartsdale of 2:45 train
from Grand Central Station. Interment
at Loudon Park. Baltimore. Md. =
WILCOX-Elvira N. widow of A. D. VIII
cox. of Fort Atkinson, Wis, died July 2e.
at the home of her daughte. Mrs William
H. Johns. Bayside, Long Island. Inter
ment at La Crosse, Wis.
WTLLIAMS.-Rchard A, on July 25. at his
late residence. 1913 West Seventy-frst st.
Funeral services Saturday, July q. Sol
emn requiem mass at the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament. Broadway and Sew
enty-irst St, at 10 a m.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Expects Over Half of
1918 Class To Be Cit"
General Crowder Inform.
Draft Boards as to Au-
gust Requirements

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder to-day in
formed state draft executives that
more than SO per cent of the 749, 500
registrants in the 1918 class are ex-
pected to be placed in Class l as physi-
cally qualified for general military
service and instructed them to give
special scrutiny to the report of any
local board which fails to classify this
percentage"
This estimate, General Crowder said,
of the draft, and the only exceptions
which will be recognized are in the
case of communities having a large
alien population, or which have re-
leased large numbers Of the 1918 class
to the navy, marine corps or emer-
gency fleet.
1.-THE national average should be
much higher than SO per cent, because
industrial, agricultural and dependency
deferments and physical reflections
should be much lower" General
Crowder's message said.
Local draft boards have been in
structed to refuse the release Of regis
trants in Class l for enlistment in the
navy, marine corps or the emergency
fleet until it has been determined that
there will be a sufficient number of
such regstrants physically qualified
for general military service to fill
promptly all August calls. State adju-
tants general have been notified that
the August acquisitions will be ap-
proximately equal to those of July,
when ,961 registrants were called
to the colors.
Medical advisory boards also have
been urged to speed up the physical
examination Of registrants in order to
have all men of Class l ready for call
in August.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Seeks 5000 Knitters
For Army-Navy Bee

Three thousand knitters are wanted
70 take part in the army and navy
Knitting bee, to be held in the Central
fark Mall, July 30, 81 and August i, to
increase the shipments of knitted gar
ments made weekly by the Comforts
committee of the Navy League.
Any one who can knit we'll enouoh n
make helmet, sweater or muf1er !,
eligible to compete for the fifty prizes
Deing offered. There will be contests
Tor ollnd men and women, for firemen
Tor policemen, for boy scouts. for civil
war veterans and for men now in The
service. The garments will be sent
10 Whatever branch Of the service the
knltters Designate
Contestants may do the major part
OF ther knitting at home if they wish
Dut to become officially enrolled they
must mus register in person, either at 405
" mmadlson Avenue or at the Mall, Central
Park, during the time the bee is in
progress.
=, While the knitting is being done
there will be music and entertainment
by stage favorites.
Fifty numbered toy balloons were
released yesterday from the Woolworth
Bulldlng bearing tickets to the contest.
The holder of number thirteen will re-
celve prize.
Mrs. Archibald Pell, Miss May Bur-
rough, Miss Natalie Slocum, Miss Eliz-
apeth ID. Romaine, Mrs Charles Strom-
pom and Miss Madelaine Sheppard are
In charge of the bee.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Lasky Aid in Bellevue

Morris Howard Jones, thirty years
old, of 3S West Thirty-fourth Street,
was arrested yesterday on warrant
sworn out by William Bennett. of 20
C!iR Street, Yonkers. charging Jones
with insanity. Jones was until re-
Gently secretary TO Jesse L. Lasky. of
the Famous Players-Lasky Company.
4a5 Fifth Avenue.
Bennett, who is manager of the
company, told Magistrate Corrigan in
the Jefferson Market Court that Jones
began to show signs of insanity two
months ago. He acted in an erratic
manner and threatened to assault sew
eral officers of the company, Bennett
SAID. Jones's mental state has since
grown worse and, in the opinion of
Bennett, he should not be at large.
Mrs. Mary Jones, mother of the de-
fendant, told the magistrate her son
was subject to attacks of mental de-
rangement at periods two or three
years apart. The magistrate commit
ted Jones to Bellevue Hospital for ob-
servation.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27

in apartment houses on the upper West
Side German papers are delivered, not
merely inside American newspapers,
but tied up within them. so they can
not slip out and be discovered. Once
a paper was folded within a copy of
The Times but this was reported and
stopped"
Now, 1t is said, this dealer is deliver
ing German papers inside "The World"
and she has written to "The World"
asking an investigation.
81 hope all good patriotic Americans
will watch out for this" she said, "and
complain at once If they find such prac-
tees.
"The answer I got from the woman
who was receiving a German paper,
although she admitted that every one
in her family spoke English, shows that
Mayor Hylan was wrong when he said
German papers were a necessity for
our foreign population.
81 have had two conferences with
the Mayor, asking him 20 suppress the
German language papers, but he re-
piled that so long as they were not Sc
ditious they were essential in carrying
news to people who do not speak Eng
lish. l, therefore, have given UP try
ing to convert the Mayor and am di-
recting all my energies of my organiza-
ton to a Federal petition, asking Pres-
dent Wilson to suppress the German
pagers as war act"
The American Relief Legion expects
to put in busy summer collecting
these petitions, from the new head
quarters. William Ziegler, owner Of
the building, has given them Offices
free of rent as mis- contribution to the
patriotic work
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
German Papers Put
Inside Loyal Press
By Enemy Plotters
American Relief Legion
Asks Mayor to Stop Prop
aganda Spread

The delivery Of German language
newspapers concealed within the folds
Of prominent New York dailies is the
newest form of German propaganda to
be attacked by Mrs. Oliver Cromwell
Field and the American Relief Legion.
The legion moved into new headquar-
ters in the Ziegler Building, at 512
Fifth Avenue, yesterday, and Mrs. Field
told Of devices resorted to by German
newsdealers to facilitate the delivery
Of German papers.
~ was walking on upper Broadway
one night when saw German printing
protruding from the folds of an Amer
lean paper" she said. II followed the
boy and asked him where he was de-
livering such paper He told me
the name.
Friends of mine have reported that
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Grand Jury Indicts
|8N.J.Lurnber Firms
ForDefraudingU.S
Officials Said to Have
Reaped Large Profits by
Avoiding Embargo

NEWARK, N. j., July 26.-Sealed in
oictments involving eight lumber firms
and several Of their officers were re-
turned here to-day by the Federal
grand jury. The defendants are
alleged to have made fraudulent profits
OF hundreds of thousands of dollars
at the expense of the government.
Ihe concerns and persons mentioned
in the indictmcnts are the Metropoli-
tan Lumber Company, of Newark. and
Jacob Jacobson, its secretary and
treasurer; Franklin Lumber Company,
Newark; Southern Lumber Company
Newark; Coastwise Lumber and Supply
1ork and Brooklyn; Boynton Lumber
company, of Sewaren, N. j.; Heidritter
Lumber Company, and Frank II. Wal
lace. of Elizabeth; Franklin Lumber
company, of Newark; Ira E. Grouse, of
Perth Amboy, and Perrine e. Buckelcw
(lnc.) of Jamesburg. N. J.
United States District Attorney
Lynch issued the following statement:
by reason Of rumors of fraudulent
transportation Of lumber during the
tln,e when 1T was necessary to put an
~''-o~A SO NpOIl LuC TRANSPORTATION or
commodities over tho railroads, and
especially during the time when the
railroads were under the control of the
government by act of Congress, an in
vestlgat!on was conducted and present
eo TO the grand jury, and as result
the indictments were handed down to-
day.
The indictments charge the receipt
BY the lumber companies and their
officers Of discrimination and con-
cession by tho device Of having the
lumber consigned to an army officer
without having the authority Of any
body connected with the United States
government to do so. and thereby caus-
ing the railroad companies to trans
port lumber through embargoed terri
tory: 1t is alleged that by tho uso
Of that method of getting the lumbe I
through the dealers were able not only
to sell lumber where others could not,
price from the government"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Held in Big Gem Theft

Louis Simon, jewcller, at 50 Sixth
Avenue, was arraigned yesterday be-
fore Magistrate Brough in the Tombs
court, charged with having criminally
received part of a $250000 theft of
jewels from Heller Rose Company, jew
ellers, of Chicago, last January. In
formation against Simon was given to
District Attorney Swami by J. Scott
Anderson, an insurance broker, of
Montclair, N. j., who unwittingly came
into possession of two pearl and dia-
mond necklaces valued at $4,000. which
were part of the loot
Simon was held in 100000 bail for
examination on Monday. Mr.. Anderson,
who was indicted few days ago on a
charge of receiving stolen goods, has
been eXonerated by the District Attor-
ney and the indictment dismissed
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Biganist Welcomes
Cell to Avoid Draft

Charles Lippman, twenty-nine years
old, q tailor at 1124 Simpson Street
the Bronx, who committed bigamy ia
escape the draft, was sentenced to Sina
Sing yesterday by Judge Wadhams in
General Sessions for from two to four
years. Lippman deserted his wife,
hunted up his common law wife, by
whom he had child four years old
and, after marrying her, went before
his board and announced he was a
felon and therefore exempt from the
draft.
81 should worry, | escaped going to
led out OF the courtroom.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. July 2s.-Showers continued 10
cslly IN the lake region. the upper Mississippi and
Ohio valleys tho South Atlantic and East Gulf
states and the extrenie Northwest bcuding the
North Pacihc states Elsewhere the weather
fair excepting Southeastern Texas. where there
were light local showers during Friday.
II is much warmer In the Northwest. and tenn
peratures rcman generally high elsewhere.
There wkil be showers Saturday in the ohic
Valley Tennrssee North Carolina and the lower
sumday There vii also be sho~ers SATURDAY nisIt
O, sunday in the Middle Atlantic states and New
s,aics t;eors. and South Carolina the weather
viii be generally fair Saturday. and Sunday. Tom
poraturs changes will not DO OF Importance
Forecast, for Special LocalItes.--western Nav
northern and western portion; oIne"hat cooler near
''T Easts lssTH Se Yosk Northern New England. fair
Saturday: local showers a. night or sunday
southern New England. fair saturday; Sunday
N,y jersey. Delaware Easter, Pennsylvania
fair saturday local showers at night or sunday
Nttls change in temperature.
The following on,cial record from tho Weather
ty four hours in comparison With the correspond
ing date OF last year:
1918 1917 1915 1917;
g ao,n II. .. e e 81 sslp ?: ?. m Il. :. Il
Highest temperature yesterday. so degrees lat
p. M lowest, " cat l.. M average. 74 aver
age same date last year 7S average date
for thirty three years, "a.
Humidity
a. MS / p. M. 90 sp. ms
5arometer Readings
a. m 20 p. "A p m. 80 Is
Local ofaeiai Foreeast.-Fair to-day local
showers night tomorrow. gentle to mcderate
south v1udA
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Hart, of Paterson, Elected
Head of New JERSEY Moose

PATERSON, N. j., July 26.-E. Fran
els Hart, an advertising man of this
city. was elected president of the Loyal
Order of Moose of New Jersey at the
annual convention here to-day. Other
officers chosen were: "Vice-p e-president
Frank Tussey, of Camden; secretary,
Ray Bender, of Paterson; treasurer, c..
S. King, of Plainield
1t was decided to sing "The Star
Spangled Banner" and other patriotic
songs at every local lodge meeting.
Elizabeth was chosen for the 1919 con-
Yention.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Mexican Revolt Starts
Bands From u. S. Enter So
nora to Start Rebellion, is
Report

Ell PASO, Tex, July 26.-"La Re
public" Mexican newspaper printed
here. appeared to-day with an extra
edition, announcing that Juan G. Cabral
and Julian Medina had crossed the
Mexican border into the State of Sonora
"for the purpose of launching revo-
luton to restore the constitution OF
1857"
Cabral was a revolutionary general
and Medina was Governor Of Aguas
Calientes under the Carranza provis-
ional government.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Aldermen Approve
Salary Increases
Policeman and Firemen Below
First Grade to Get More
Money August I

Inc Board of Aldermen at its meet
'"e yesterday adopted the resolution
raising the salaries of policemen anc
hremen below the first grade. or those
VINO are now receiving less than $1,5oC
year. The Board of Estimate later
Will take up the matter of the first
grade men, as we'll as other city en-
ployes, and make some provisions in
next years budget for general salary
increases.
The increase granted will take effect
august !, and the advances range from
500 to $3.50 annually.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Red Gross Opens Quarters
In PENNSYLVANIA Station

The Bureau of Military Relief of the
New York County chapter of the Red
rest room in the Pennsylvania station
yesterday. One hundred square feet
Of space west of the booth will be
fitted up with cots for soldiers and
sailors taken i'll or convaleScent pa
tients in transit to base hospitals.
The Red Gross chapter will provide
soldiers and sailors with books, maga
zines, writing materials and tobacco
and will conduct a canteen. The infor-
nation booth will be open daily from
6 o'clock in the morning until o'clock
the following morning.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Crushed to Death by Car

~, Louis Grossman, a navy yard en-
trolley car jammed him against an
IRON ron pillar of the Wallabout Greek
l1rri0dige, ! Brooklyn. Henry j. Urib, of
,n aool Cypress Avenue, Brooklyn, who
vas vas with him, was pinned against a
tnlar tar and internally injured. He was
iaken to Brooklyn Hospital Frank
hhtafgo, of ia Roosevelt Street, stuck
MS head out of the car window to
I've what was going on and hit his
neaa against another pillar, sustaining
severe bruises.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Samar Twins Committed

Justice Wilkins decided yesterday in
the Children's Court in Brooklyn, that
Eduardo Acleo, uncle of the Samar
twins, whose bodies are Joined after
the fashion of the Siamese Twins, and
Jumes II. Dunleavy, who acted as their
manager, were improper guardians for
the children. He committed the insep-
arabic pair to the care of the Chill
dren's Society. They recently were on
exhibition in Coney Island sideshow.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
New Yorker Named to Fix
Priorities for Coal Mines

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Appoint-
ment of Roy A. Rainey, of New York.
and David D. Bush, of Chicago, to the
Production Bureau to take charge of
priorities in coal mine supplies was
announced to-day by the Fuel Admin
istration. They will work in conjunc
tion with the War Industries Board to
see that production of coal is not re
tarded by lack of material or equip
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Mrs. O'Grady's Brother
Sane, Trial Next Week

A jury in the Kings County Court
decided yesterday that Timothy Crow
ley, brother of Deputy Police Com
missioner Ellen O'Grady, was sane, al
though i'll his defence on a charge of
felonious assault it had been urged
his extreme patriotism amounted to in
sanity. Accordingly, he will be placed
on trial rext week.
He is accused of shooting Frank H.
Vans Name on May because, it is
alleged, Van Name said: "To he'll with
the United States"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Mob Assails Insulter of Flag

Carl Netreba was assailed yesterday
by mob in Staten Island who ac-
cused him of tearing down flag hung
from house at 81 Canal Street.
Bruised from stones and bottles that
had been thrown at him, Netreba was
rescued by the police and locked up:
He is alleged to have cried "To hell
with this country" as hs tore down
the flag.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Author Sues Mcclure Co.

Jeifery Farnol, author. filed suit yes
..stoay IN the Supreme Court against
sn ene mcclure Publications, Inc, to re-
tuver I've. S4.s66 for alleged breach of con-
en. e,sct. Mr.. Farnol alleged that he
s,s'ered INTO contract for the sale
y. me American serial rights of three
sssoyels, for which he was to receive
p-.oOo, $3.50 and $4,000 respectively.
ayment was made for the first two
pu' not for the third. says the author.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Paper Mill Men Not to
Get 10 Per Cent Bonus

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Paper mill
workers are not entitled to the 10 per
cent bonus allowed by the Interna-
tional Paper Company before the War
Labor Boards wage award became ef-
fective, T. N. Guerin and C. A. Crocker,
composing a section of the board, ruled
to-day in Interpreting the award