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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

dimple," has devised a new dance and
bizarre costume to match, which she
will show at this entertainment.
Private Albert Metschis, of the
341st Field Artillery, Battery F,
wrote a letter November - to thank
a donor for smokes, explaining that
he wrote first on the regular postal
card, but somehow it fell into the
mud and that is the reason I am
writing on this sheet of paper" Con-
tinuing. the letter says:
when home I'm a constant reader
OF THE Sun and donated coupons and
money to the fund before l became a
part of this outfit, which was or
ganized in Camp Funston and filled
the quota at Camp Mills. l am q
Brooklyn boy and my home address is
1474 Linden place. 1t can't be long
before we will all be back and the
first thing l intend 10 do is to visit
THE SuN office and tell my thoughts"
Lieut.. Elmer X. Pettibone Railhead
Detachment. writes on November &c
10 the men OF Post & NcCord: MANY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
G. 0. P. PUSHES FIGHT
ON DIRECT PRIMARY
Committee Will Confer With
Leaders on Efficiency Plan
for 1920 Campaign.
BILL TO REPEAL LAW
Return to Party Convention
System Is Sought in
Drive by Club.
BILL TO REPEAL LAW

The Republican Club Of New York
intends to push actively its campaign
for the return to the party conven-
ton system and the killing OF the
direct primary plan. The general intro
duction of voting machines through
out the state is a part of the plans
of the club.
President Bonynge of the club has
appointed a committee TO confer with
Republican leaders throughout the
State in an effort to determine how
the efficiency of the organization may
be increased before the campaign OF
1920. This action is in pursuance of a
resolution passed at a recent meet
ing of the club.
The committee consists OF Alfred C.
Coke. Jr.. Herbert l.. Satterlee. y. A
Elsberg. y. A. Miller, Alan d. Kenyon
Taylor More and II. Murray Lamont
II is probable the committee will in
wife prominent leaders 20 attend a din.
ner soon after the first of the year
which will be preceded by a confer
ence.
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present and would be elected at Of
fetal primaries conducted with the
same safeguards that now surround
the primaries. The credentials to del
egates would be issued by the election
authorities and would be binding, sub
ject to a summary review by the
courts.
The details as to how many dele
gates should be chosen and where and
when the conventions should be held
would be left to the State committees,
or in case of smaller units, to the
county committees. These commit
tees would name the temporary Of
flcers, the permanent officers to be
elected after roll call, and no business
transacted until after such election.
Claims Many Advantages.
"The outlined scheme" said Mr..
Kenyon last night, has all the ad-
vantages OF the old convention system
without any chance for the fragrant
abuses so often met with in the past
OF one clique In a convention unseat-
ing the delegates of another clique.
at also retains the advantage Of the
present official direct primary sur.
rounded by the official sanction OF law
1t embodies the good points Of the
present system and of the convention
system. while eliminating the veal
points Of both"
1t was announced last night tina
former President William Howard
Taft would be the speaker at the an
nual Lincoln Day dinner of the club.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
WAR TO Be WAGED
ON SHOPLIFTERS
Store Owners Organize and
Prosecutors and Courts
Promise Assistance.

Deft fingered purloiners Of counter
wares who have neglected to do their
Christmas shopping early are apt to
have cause to regret their hardness
when they learn that the dry goods
store owners are laying a snare for
them. and that pleas for sympathy will
be useless.
The Stores Mutual Protective Asso-
citation, recently incorporated by men,
bers OF the Retail Dry Goods Associa-
ton, for the purpose OF suppressing
shoplifting in New York stores, has
sent letters to District Attorney
Swami. District Attorney Lewis OF
Kings county, Police Commissioner
Enright, Chief City Magistrate Will.
lam McAdoo and Chief Justice Ker
nochan of the Court Of Special SEES
sions asking their cooperation in thu
! work Of prosecuting offenders.
Replies came promptly promising
help. The letter from W. De S. Tren
holm. secretary of the organization
directing official attention to the mat
| ter follows:
The Stores Mutual Protective AS
ISOLATION, Inc. has been organized
for the purpose of endeavoring t
diminish he enormous losses tina
have been sustained by the depart
ment stores of Greater New Yorl
| through shoplifting.
This loss has been estimated t
he very substantial and is believe
o be largely due to lack of coordina
ton in the detection of shoplifting, ii
the prosecution of the shoplifters, an
| the lack Of thorough investigation an
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
CHANCE FOR ALL TO
HELP SMOKE FUND
Two Benefit Parties This
Week Will Raise Money for
Tobacco for Soldiers.
a SONGS DO THEIR BIT
Thanksgiving Messages Ar
rive While Christmas Ship
ments Are on Their Way.

Tur Sun Tobacco Fund received its
srst Christmas card from France yes
,srday. II was mailed from Grouse,
November 2e, and shows in colors an
American soldier studying the map of
France under the guidance Of a petite
nue Under the illuminated letters.
Merry Christmas" the doughboys
have written From US ALL" The
names are Plivates Meyer Cohan,
Thomas Barlow, John Mearig. Arthur
McNeal, Earl L. Hess and Corporal
Ray D. Leidich. all of Ambulance
rompanv 3,"1O3d Sanitary Train. This
is the message:
lust a few lines to let you know
that to-day we got the cigarettes
which were sent to us through your
fund. The men whose names follow
thank you very much"
Soon messages will be received from
The boys telling of the receipt OF
smokes on Christmas Day, made pos
sible by the generosity of contribu-
I
is hoped the supplies sent abroad will
be enough to 60 around. 1t is believed
they will be- And the work will still
60 on, so contributors can continue to
help. New contributors also may do
their share toward keeping our SOL
diers overseas supplied with tobacco.
Two great chances for helping the
fund are offered this week. One is the
bali to he given by the Red Corner
Club Thursday night at Palm Garden.
The tickets for this party are 81 each
and the entire proceeds will go to the
fund. This will be the third annual
dance Of this club. which is composed
Of the employees of Patterson, Colt
fried & Hunter. The members are
bearing the expenses Of the party eX-
cept the rent of Palm Garden. which
Is donated by the finn. The music
will be furnished by Haley's Manhat-
tan Band.
Many Oner Their Services.
The other chance to help the fund
Is offered by ]. p. A. O'Conor, acting
manager OF Hotel McAlpin. who has
arranged an entertainment in the grill
room for Friday night. Several well
known stage folk have volunteered
their services. among them Miss
Amparita Farrar. soprano. who re-
turned recently from France, where
.he sang TO the soldiers; Miss Lillian
Teece. the Australian Personality
Girl" Jimmy Flynn, Bob Harding and
solly Cohn. Miss Hazel Allen. who is
said 10 possess the worlds champion
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thanks. These cigarettes were smoked
by men of my detachment and were
surely appreciated. They found their
way to Bernecourt, France, on what
was the front line before the Boche
was driven back. l thank you for all
my boys"
A delayed card from Fred L. Foster
of 117th Engineers written November
IS was received by Helen Massenat.
1t says: your most kind gift of ciga-
rettes reached the boys and were dis
tributsd on the very front line just
south Of Sedan on the ninth day OF
November. At the time the Heinies
were dropping explosives from their
batteries of 1858 from positions on the
north bank OF the Mouse River"
From Evelyn Carrier, a nurse in
Base Hospital 81 at Toul, comes this
message: II am asked to thank you
on behalf Of my patients for the to-
bacco received and distributed this
Thanksgiving morning. These boys
surely do appreciate gifts Of this kind
from the folks back home"
Under the head Of new contributions
there is an item of $500. which comes
from additional sales OF Seneca @
Lewis's latest popular patriotic song
Home Coming Week in France" The
fund also will benefit from royalties
from two other songs, Columbia" and
Georgia Land"
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN $4,000
United Cigar Stores boxes. including
n NJ
Otherwise acknowledged .............. S6, 81 q
New contributions .................... 6e9l
Total ....... $3.50 s5, q
shipped and paid for. 1854 Ii0.22
Cash balance ............ %.et5 o5
Received through the Schultz cigar
stores ................''' ..'.'''..'''' "6'llo's'
Grand to,aI............................pi7 O52.s
Csdditionan ............1..........,.. 5000
burTh. y. Y.......,e....,....... 5ot
Emily V. Kennedy. ioS5 Washington
st. Hoboken OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2.V
Mrs. Harry Thomson, ls2 Spring
av.. Ridgewood, J................. 100
Roes Uwi wy ;;;,ib,;,;'''''''.'.. ,s
r. H. C.. brooklyn Y.............. 100
Brooklyn Forest Park Golf Club. s2.6
Mrs A. o. Randall. Observation-Disclosures. so
Adoiph Lewisohn & Soma employees 1eN
A. NJ. Levy, 1857 and 1859 Broadway,
Cash. Waldorf Astoria ............... SO
| Clerks of the auditor of passenger
| accounts office. New York Central
Railroad ....... ...................... ITO
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MORE PAY IN BROOKLYN PLANT
War Board Orders increase for
Men I'm Gem Metal Works.

WASHINGTON. Dec. II A closed
shop, with n forty-eight hour working
week and wage increases totalling s. a
week are granted to employees OF the
Gem Metal Products Corporation OF
Brooklyn in an award to-day by the
War Labor Board.
The closed shop principle Is applied
because the plant was operating under
a closed shop agreement prior to the
entry OF America into the war.
A wage scale of 1915 and the basic
eight hour day were granted to mold
ers Of Elizabeth CITY. y. J.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
GLASS FAvORS RAIL AID PLAN.
New Secretary and McAdoO Dis
cuss Road Problems.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l.. - Secretary
Glass presided for the first time at the
Treasury to-day over a meeting of the
War Finance Corporation to discuss
with Director General McAdoo the
question of lending financial aid to
railroads instead OF having all money
for maintenance and bette-ment come
from the Railroad Administrations
$500 ,000. 900 revolving fund.
A tentative decision TO extend the
aid is understood TO have been reached
but Secretary Glass said after the
meeting that any announcement now
would be premature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

1t is believed that the bill which the
club intends to introduce for a repeal
of the present direct primary law will
be one of the important matters dis
cussed at the conference.
AS outlined by Alan D. Kenyon.
chairman OF the clubs committee on
State affairs, whose resolution was
adopted on Monday night. direct pri-
maries would be retained under his
plan only for the selection OF dele
gates to the conventions The candi e
dates for delegates would be proposed
by petition in the same way as at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
MIDNIGHT MASSES UPHELD.
Christmas Morn Services Approved
by MRr. Mooney.

The Right Rev. Mgr. Joseph F.
Mooney, administrators OF the New
York archdiocese OF the Roman Cath
Ollie Church, has sanctioned the mid
night mass on Christmas. Throughout
the archdiocese there has been more
or less uncertainty among the faithful
as to what would be the Monsignor's
decision in the matter. but in his cir
cular letter to the rectors of all the
churches under his Jurisdiction Mgr
Mooney allays all fear that his de-
cision would be an adverse one.
Mgr. Mooney wrote: interpreting
what I think would be the mind of our
lamented Cardinal were he alive at
this momentous time, the permission
is granted to have midnight mass in
all our parish churches at Christmas
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
Draft Evader starves to Death.

CHICAGO. Dec. l7.--As the result IF
hunger strike which lasted. sixteen
days, Dan Skedine is dead. Skedine
was he'd in prison as a draft evader,
and sought his release through the
strike. Forcible feeding was tried in
effectively.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

| Taylor, Preston r. Lynn general man
| ager John Wanamaker; James MEG
Creepy & Co. II. II. Macy & Co.. A. X
Namm & Son. Oppenheim. Collins q
Co., Saks & Co.. Franklin Simon & Co.
and stern Bros.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

Hazel Allen has devised a new
dance and bizarre costume for THE
SUN Tobacco Fund party in the
grill of the Hotel McAlpin on Fri
day night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
RAILROAD EARNINGS

Nv YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HART
FORD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
COKE EXPORT PRICE
PERMITTED TO RISE
TO Shipments, Is Order From
Garfield

Washington, April so. - Increase of
sixty cents a ton has been allowed by
the United States fuel administration on
the price of coke intended for export to
foreign countries or to a possession or
dependency of the United States. The
operator may also add to this the cost
Of transportation from the ovens to the
port of loading.
The order issued by Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield recites that handling coke
for export involves certain expense OF
assembling, loading selling and finan-
cling and provides that no coke shall
be sold or delivered for export to any
foreign country except by permit issued
by the fuel administration to the vendcr
The per cent provided for in the
order of March &c for coke nIanufac-
tured east of the Mississippi River and
sold and delivered west of the Rocky
Mountains may be added TO the price
for all coke exported from the Pacific
coast, in addition to the sixty cents
allowed in the regulation issued today.
Coal for export is permitted to be
sold at S1.35 i'm excess of prices for
other purposes. under a regulation is-
sued by the fuel administration some
months ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
LONDON STOCK MARKET
FEARED BY GERMANY
Seek, to Prevent Residents of Lost
Provinces From Giving Inform.
alton of Enemy

Washington, April 80. -- The German
army has taken precautions against
Alsace- -LOrrainers, according TO a Basic
diplomatic dispatch.
Last Friday" the dispatch stated,
"the chief committee OF the Reichstag
discussed the regulations sent out by
the military authorities for the purpose
of preventing the giving to any Alsatians
or Lorrainers positions where they might
gather important information.
Deputy Groeder, of the Center party,
having declared that he did not con-
slider this action as good policy, the
Government representative insisted upon
the necessity of taking precautions
against the Alsatians and LoTraners, as
many pass into the enemy camp and
give out information and have some
times been the cause of serious losses
in the German army.
lie declared that before considering
political reasons the German leaders
ought to think Of protecting the sol
diers lives. The imperial Government
is thus obliged to confess publicly that
the Alsa tians and Lorrainers do not
consider themselves Germans and that
il cannot keep them as Germans.
Sentences OF natives Of the district to
Imprisonment for speaking French are
common. They could be noted every
week"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
FUR PURCHASES NOT
HALTED BY PRICE
Buyers at St. Louis Say Expen,
sive Pelts Are More
Readily Sold
SALES NEAR $5,OOO,OOO
Lynx, Skunk, Wildcat and Er.
mine All Register Advances
Over June

st. Louis. April 30-Prices contlnus
to bob merrily upward at the annual
spring FUR auction of Funsten Brothers
& Co here Lynx, wildcat, skunk and
ermine have Joined the upward move
ment, registering advances over Janu-
ary of anywhere from 10 to 20 per cent
Buyers. however, do not seem a bit
worried by the turn of events, declaring
that the more expensive furs are the
more readily they seem to sell One
buyer n mere man" who claimed to
have an inside tip on the situation, ex-
planned that when furs are cheap women
do not care for tnep, but when they are
so expensive that no one can afford
them they just must have them.
In fact, some of the large buyers here
calmly declare that fur prices have not
vet reached their high-water mark and
that in view of the increasing popularity
Of furs they would not be surprised to
see considerable advances in prices all
around.
with yesterdays totals the sales are
said to be running close to the $4,000, 900
mark and IT is expected that the SG.000,-
900 valuation set on the whole offering
before the opening of the sale will Ne
exceeded by the close of the auction on
May ..
Lynx cat brought a total of s?T50O
and wildcat $4,000. Skunk, whicl, Is
generally credited with being the most
staple article of the American fur trade,
brought out keen competition and sold
strongly.
Included in the ermine offering Of
100, 900 skins were $4,000 brown skins
and 500 graybaCks.
Nutria, ring tails, house cat swift
fox, broadtails, fisher and opossum viii
be sold tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
FIND BURIED SAFE
Iron Box Below River Bed May Hold
History of Denver

Finding Of a large iron box about four
feet long and two feet square embedded
six feet below the bed of the Platte River
on the site OF Hyle Bridge has started
wild stories of buried treasures in the
kersey district of Colorado
The big iron box was struck recently
by a pile driver used by crews of the
n. T.. Mcdonald Construction Company.
The driver was working on the east
abutment Of the new Hyle Bridge when
The piles began to strike and glance
against an iron mast which lay six feet
under the bed of the river. The size Of
the mass was only roughly estimated as
excavation will not uncover the chest or
solid piece of iron for several days
Od-time residents of the kersey dis
trict believe that the pile drivers have
struck the old safe Of the city OF Denver
which was swept away in a cabin which
served as a town hall during the floods
of 1854. They confidently expect that
the opening Of the box will disclose val
liable records of Denver and Colorado
as well as several thousands OF dollars
in gold Meanwhile the discoverers OF
buried treasure are working steadily
away driving the piles for the big Hye
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30

STOCK TRADING CONTINUES
EXTREMELY SMALL HERE.
WITH GAINS FOR MOST ISSTTFS
York Railways Preferred an Exception, That Issue Los,
ing Point-Unted Gas Improvement Shows
Good Strength-Steel Higher

Trading Exchange d
but the of the market
Issue
came ont os
b. ln roin q
me .
the first
concerned but ahour th
Philadelphia Electric advanced trihe
published
trlhe.
As unchanged and the convertible dropping oo
I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
WAIT ON GOVERNOR
TO NAME TWO JUDGES
Attorney General Brown and ], S
Killing Reported Slated if They
Will Accept Vacancies

Harrisburg, April 3O.-Governor Brqm-
baugh was not at the capital yesterday
but, according to reports, he will shortly
name two men TO fill the vacancies on
the Supreme Court bench. II Is said
that ono will be a Republican and one
a Democrat.
Friends of Attorney General Brown
say that Mr.. Brown can have the Re
publican place, although 1t is under
stood he is averse to acceptance, and
Is also said that John S. Killing, men-
Der of the Public Service Commission
and a personal friend of the Governor
will be chosen for the other. Rilling Is
a former Democratic state chairman and
n minority member of the commission.
The Constitution provides for minority
members OH the Supreme Court bench
nv nroyiding that where two candidates
are to be elected for the same term
twenty-one years, the voters may vote
for hut one of the candidates. TINS
nroyision may mean that Democrat
will he elected Under the old partisan
wav of selecting Judges it would have
meant this, because the conventions
would have each selected but two candi-
dates.
Under the non-partisan method how
ever, as many candidates can file papers
in the fall for the place as desire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
TESTING SEED CORN
Poor Condition Makes Investigation
Before Planting Advisable

In view of the poor condition of seed
corn this season, the wise corn grover
has tested or is planning to test his
seed. Testing can easily be done at
home. IL sawdust, or sand boxes are
not available, the rag doll tester may
be adVantageously used. New Jersey
agricultural experts give the following
explanation OF its use:
Secure sheeting Of good quality and
tear in strips of TO 10 inches wide
and to feet long with a heavy
pencil draw line lengthwise through
the middle Of the cloth and then draw
lines crosswise, making spaces about
by 4 inches. Number the spaces
Moisten Cloth and lay on table or
board. Into each square put six kernels
Of ear sample. When spaces are filled
begin at one end and roll cloth up
taking care not to displace grains. When
rolled, tie string about the middle
Of the roll. Each roll will hold twenty
TO fifty ear samples, depending on the
length used.
Place the rolls i'm bucket Of water
and allow 10 remain several hours. Re
move rolls and store where they will not
dry out, and where they will have
proper temperature and sufficient air
They may be placed in a box or pail
and covered with moist burlap.
After five TO seven days unroll care
fully and examine sprouts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
Philadelphia Markets
PROVISIONS

There vaa a fair jobbinE trado for most
descriptions and pr'coe Werc well main
taiuel. puotations were as follows. lltN
beef in sets. smoked and Hir-dricd. 3iC;
western beef IN sots, smoked, 34c; city
beef. knuclles and tenders, smoked and ar
ders. smoked. 35c. beef hams, SO. Pork,
family S52 n ~; hams. s. r. cured. loose
ma SIC: do skinned loose. ~ a 3ur: do, do.
amolCd, 30G3tC; other hams, smoked, city
cured, "a to brand aud average 300 32c'
hams. smoked, western cured. 81 n 22C. do
bottled. homeless. i3C; picnic shoulders, :. y.
cured loose. &c: do. smoked. 2ac. Rcl,gs.
IN ui"kle, according to average, loose. H"r
breakfast bacon. as TO brand and average,
city cured, iOc; do. western CUred, iO".
I.ard western. refined. - 2Il2ti do. pure
L-ltA- Lntiln rnnhnrnl- ~ N " z u -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
Cotton BUYERS and Sellers

New York. April -May-Mitchell
and Sellar bid LoWenstein and Wennan
offered.
July-Hyman, Wilson, Mitchell, Sellar.
Martin. Brooks. Hubbard and Riordan
bid Schley. Hanemann, Segal, Newman,
HartCorn and Cone offered.
August-Parrott. Ranger and JudSOn
bid Mitchell offered.
October-Hyman, Travers, Geer, Mar
tin Sellar. johnson. Brooks and Rior-
dan bid Gumoens HentZ, Burnett, Low
enstein, Glover, Newman, and Freedman
offered.
December-Mtchell Hopkins, Finn,
Russell. Martin, Riordan and Geer bid /;
Hartcorn, Parrot. Segal, Finn and New
man offered,
January-Hicks. Ranger and Parrot
hid Allen and Cone offered.