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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
LABOR EXAMINERS MEET.
Discuss Plans to Pat Needed Work
ers at Essential Tasks,

Two hundred district examiners 90
labor OF the State of New York met a;
the offices of the United States Employ
mert Service, ESQ Fifth avenue, yester-
day 70 discuss ways and means Of p.o-
curing n sufficient number of men ar
women to produce ships, uniforms NM
nitions, food and other necessaIies o.
war.
The State Labor Bureau. of v.lch
Henry D. Sayer was chairman, WAS
taken over by the Government SONY me
ago and made Il part of the Unite
states Employment Service. Mr. saver
was appointed Federal state pirccto,
when the change took place. The con-
ference precedes n big drive for labor
FOR essential and productive industries.
Under the powers given it by the Cow
eminent, the United States Employrren.
Service Will be in Il position to com
fnandeer men or women from a mani
facturer engaged in non-essent!al worn
~ the manufacturer refuses TO suppl
'the number OF persons required the
board will notify the Fuel Administrator
and the plant will be supplied ,.lth TO
more fuel or electric power. II, On TIE
other hand. the men refuse to obey tn,
summons their draft boards will be nor
fed and they will be indicted into tic
army.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
8 DYING AFTER SALOON FIGHT
II Starts After One Man Drinks
AnOther's Beer.

Dominic Piscopa Of East Orange
drank a glass of beer that had been
drawn for Louis Capello. also of East
Orange. In Mrs. Theresa Monica's saloon
at rs Palm street, Newark. yesterday
and a general fight followed. The police
allege that Capello struck Piscopa over
the head with an iron bar three feet
long.
Piscopa landed with fractured skull
In the city hospital. while Capello was
shot In the right lung and the left thigh
and also was hurried to the hospital
Frank Marguli Of 20 Thedford street.
East Orange. also was floored by a
blow from the iron bar and his skull
was fractured.
Piscopa, Marguli and Capello are be-
lieved TO be dying, but Alexander Ca
pello. Louiss brother. who was stabbed
in the abdomen. and Policeman Moffat.
stabbed In the right arm when he tried
10 stop the battle. will recover. Louis
Capello Is accused of attacking the DO
liceman when he attempted to arrest
him. In the same saloon a year ago
Mrs. Monica's husband was shot and
killed by a soldier to whom he had re-
fused TO serve a drink.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
FIGHTS TO BE CITIZEN AGAIN
wusterbarth. Ex-POstmaster o
Clifton, n. j.. Petitions Court.

A fight to regain his citizenship, lo5 .
several m-nths ago. va, u.-u
day in the United States District court
In Newark, y. j., by Frederick A. vs.
terbarth. former postmaster OF Clftya
y. J.
A petition was filed with Judge HAGhl
by Major Carl Lent. attorney for ~.
German American. 1t alleges that tin
evidence submitted BY the court al tn.
hearing in May was not sufficient O
show that Wusterbarth was of the same
state OF mind in 1852. when he swor.
allegiance to the United States. as dur
ing the spring OF last year, when he "
accused OF making sedit!ous utteranc-.
and that. therefore, he did not secure e.
admission to citizenship by fraud, H..
contention on which tho Judgment W.
based Judge liaight reserved decis. =;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
WILL MERGE WIRE
ANDPOST OFFICES
Survey Begins in New York
To-day for Consolidation
Of Systems.

survey of the New York facilities
Of the two telegraph companies and the
postofflce for the purpose of ascertain
ing how and where they can be consoli-
dated to advantage will be started to-
day. 1t is in line with the promise of
the Government. made when the Post
master General assumed control Of the
wire lines, to effect economies by uni
ncation wherever possible.
Emphasis was laid at that time upon
the plan of coordinating the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph services
80 that they may be operated as a
national system with due regard to the
interests OF the public and the owners
of the properties II is now evident
that the programme includes coopera =
ton by postoftices throughout the coun-
try as well as by the telegraph COM
panies.
Postmaster Patten met repre- senta-
tives of the Postal and Western Union
arrangements in his Office yesterday
afternoon. When the conversation
ended Mr.. Patten said that the survey
to begin this morning would take a long
tlme-several weeks at least. There
IRE more than 200 branch telegraph
offices in the city. and no merging will
be done until the situation in each dis
trict has been carefully studied. AL
though no details have been worked
out. It is safe TO say that in some dis
tricts not only the two telegraph Offices
but the branch postofffce will be COM
bined in one establishment.
It is probable too that wherever feast
bic the delivery OF mail and kilograms
will be made by n sineta "a rrier FOR
example. night letter kilograms may be
delivered by postal carriers and special
delivery letters by telegraph messengers.
II was pointed out that many hun
dreds of thesA kilograms and letters are
now delivered each morning to Offices
in any big business building. tele-
graph messenger arrives with his load
and a mail carrier with his. The bust
ness man doesn't care who brings the
letters and kilograms so long as they
ere brought. II one man delivered bot
kilograms and letters the second car
r!er would be released for some thing
else.
In all cities, by direction of Postr,a g.
ter-General Burleson. postmasters are
consulting with representatives of the
telegraph companies regarding the pro-
posed economies. For the Western
tuion the work is supervised by Vice
President J. C. Williver and for the
Postal company by Vice President C. c.
Adams. Mr.. Williver said yesterday he
could make no prediction as to what
changes would be made
1T will all depend upon the cost, and
the promotion OF efficiency and con-
servation OF man power in each individ-
nal case" he said
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
RAIL ROBBERS KILL
ACTING POLICE HEAD
BOonton's Temporary Chief Is
Slain by Band Found
Plundering Cars.

Patrick Guiton, civilian who filed
in as chief Of police OF Boonton. y. j.,
during the vacation of James Gilmartin.
the towns regular police head, made the
fatal mistake early yesterday morning
of failing to search four alleged freight
car thieves he and a posse of Boonton
citizens and policemen captured in the
yards OF the Lackawanna Railroad.
The captives were being led to Police
Headquarters in the centre of civilian
Gordon when. in the business section Of
town. one of the prisoners stepped sud-
denly forward, wheeled and levelled q
revolver at Guiton's head. The police
chief fell at the first shot and the cap
lives made break for n clump Of
woods at the far end of town.
As Guiton slipped to the ground he
drew his own revolver. raised himself
upon his elbow and took a shot at the
fleeing thieves. The bullet struck a
man who said he was William Dennis
of Kearny. y J.. and the other police
captured him easily. Guiton died an
hour later in the Memorial Hospital at
Two hours after the shooting a posse
composed of 100 residents of Boonton
captured Howard Jackson and Frank
Kennedy. both of Kearny, in the patch
OF woods. They were identified as two
of the men who escaped when Guton
was killed. They attributed all OF the
shooting to the fourth man. who sue
ceeded In evading several posses that
went In search of him. The pursuers
learned he caught freight train bound
for New York, but left it at another
patch of woods three miles from town.
Two revolvers were found in the woods.
but only one held shells Of discharged
The three under arrest are
charged with murder.
Guiton and his eight volunteer police
men surrounded the freight cars which
another resident of the town telephoned
were being robbed. The captures were
made easily. the prisoners announcing
their willingness 70 go along to the
police station as soon as they saw the
revolvers In the hands Of Guiton and his
helpers. The break for liberty followed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
INTERPRETs LAWS SPIRIT.
Discharges Motortst.
for UsiuE Harlem Speedway.

Magistrate Simpson, in the Washing
ton Heights Court, yesterday discharged
James Pringle OF 3242 Broadway and
Robert Levers OF 343 Lenox avenue.
both members of the Harlem Board of
Trade. who had been arraigned on the
complaint OF n traffic policeman for
driving an automobile along the Harlem
River Speedway last Friday.
When he was State Senator Masis-
trate Simpson introduced a bill in the
Legislature aimed to open the Speedway
to motor car traffic. but the mea sure
was thrown out The Magistrate held
yesterday that he had the right to inter-
pref the spirit rather than the letter OF
the law. and that the spirit was that the
Speedway was built for the people,
pleasure. The defendants produced a
statement from Commissioner Murray
Hubert OF the Department of d >cks and
Ferries 70 the effect that they had been
making AT inspection Of the water front
at his suggestion when served with the
summons,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
STRIKING rs NOT L0AFING.
Court Dismisses Charge of MsEis-
trste Against Four Shoe Workers.

County Judge Humphrey. in an opin-
ion handed down yesterday in the Queens
county Court. dismissed charge OF
loafng brought against four striking
employees Of Long Island City shoe
factory by order of Magistrate Kochen-
dorfer OF the Long Island City Court.
The case grew out OF the presence Of
the men In the Magistrates court at the
trial of case against former fellow EN-
ployees OF Rosenwasser Bros, a Arm
engaged in shoe contracts for the army.
Observing the men the Magistrate de-
inanded to know their occupation. When
they replied they had none. he ordered
their arrest and held them for the Court
of Special Sessions. An appeal brought
n ruling from Judge Humphrey that men
discharged by reason of labor difficulties
with their employers could not be re-
garded as being voluntarily out Of work.
1t will be recalled that the anti-strike
pr vision of the so-called man power
bill. or work or fight law. was thrown
out by the House of Representatives be-
fore the measure was sent to the Senate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
1882 OFF TO TRAINING CAMPS
81" whistle Blasts Celebrate De-
parture of East Side Bunch,

Prolonged blasts from the whistle of
an elevated train at Sauth Ferry yes
terday afternoon sounded like a riot call
for the police. but proved to be the
method selected by a former motorman
to celebrate the departure of himself and
a carful of comrades en- route to a
Southern training camp. The men were
on their way from the upper East Side
TO the Cortlandt street ferry.
Drafted men to the number OF a,sS2
left this city yesterday for training
camps In the East and South. Local
demonstrations to celebrate the depar-
ture of the men were held In various
localities. City Magistrate John f. Nc
Geehan addressed the men OF local board
8 at 1+74 Williamsbrldge road and in
other instances auxiliary committees of
women from various churches were pres
ent to give the lads a proper sendoff. in
GLIDING gifts of cigarettes and candy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
OUTING PLANNED FOR POLICE.
Nine Day Camp Beginning Sept. 10
to Celebrate Pay Increase,

Plans for a nine day campfire outing
at the old Sheepsnead Bay race track, to
be participated in for one day by each
Of the nine divisions OF the New York
Police Department as a sort OF celebra-
ton OF the recent increase in pay granted
10 patrolmen, were announced at head
quarters yesterday. The affair will be
in the nature OF a short vacation, in
which the men will also famliar ize
themselves with camp life in case OF an
emergency a special committee COM
posed of Inspectors John r. Dryer. Cor
nel.us F. Cahalane and Thomas II. Muir
ply are arranging for army tents for the
use of the men.
The outing will begin September IS.
The expenses will he 81 a man.
Commissioner Enright said yesterday
the men OF the uniformed force had
been working hard lately and that he
had decided 1, give them an outing. Ar
engagements will be made to have the
Mayor deliver two addresses to the men.
Addresses also will be made by heads of
city departments and officers OF the
army and navy. Commissioner Enright
said every member Of the uniformed
force. from the CHIEF inspector down, will
spend at least one day at the camp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
"YAPHANK" ACTORS
SAVE TWO AT FIRE
Soldiers Rush Into Burning
Building Near Theatre.

Private Louis Gaut. who plays the
model soldier In "Yipl Zip! Yaphank."
which the boys of Camp Upton are put
ting on In the Lexington Theatre, lived
up to role yesterday and incidentally
got his baptism OF fire, although not
from enemy guns
In the official Fire Department reports
of yesterday another member of the
troupe, Sergeant L. Paul Stroud, also is
cited. A three weeks old child and an
elderly woman probably owe their lives
to the two soldiers.
A group Of the "Yipj Yipi Yaphank"
boys we're standing in front Of the thea
tire yesterday afternoon when flames
were discovered Issuing from the win
dows of the top floor of the five story
brick tenement at gas East Fifty-first
street. simultaneously the alarm
sounded and Engine Company s, oppo-
site the theatre, made for the scene.
The Upton boys, however, were Just
as quick, and Sergeant Stroud. drum
major and orchestra leader. ran into
the burning building and made his way
to the top floor, where Mrs. Constantine
Seyfreid and her infant were cut off by
smoke and iarles and were signalling
from the window for assistance. The
sergeant carried the child down the fire
escape to safety.
At the same time Private Gaut came
upon Mrs. Bridget Freyne, 50. who was
partly overcome by smoke, and carried
her down three flights OF stairs. James
Flattery. n civilian. OF aga East Fifty
second street, returned to the street with
Mrs. Seyfreid. collapsing on the pave
ment Patrolman John j. Muller of the
East Fifty-frst street station rescued
Gertrude. another daughter Of Mrs. Sey-
freid. years old.
BABY Seyfreid was unframed, but
Mrs. Seyfreid and Gertrude had burns
en- the face and arms. The blaze was
confined TO the four apartments on the
top floor and did about IS, 900 damage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
'LOAFERS BARRED IN
COLUMBIA WAR CAMP
Drones viii Be Sent AW0y
to the Confonmenfs.

The new military academy evolved
out OF Columbia University is going TO
be a War College in capital letters. the
powers that control il wish this under
stood from the start. Any one VINO
"fiunks' or loafs on the job viii ma
himself at the end OF the course pri-
vate in the army--instead Of an officer.
There have been 30 many inquiries as
20 the courses that the university mas
issued the following statement:
The aim Of the War Department In
organising the Students Army Training
Corps is twofold First, to give men OF
draft age preliminary training which
may be followed by the specific training
for an officer: second, training In medi-
cine. engineering and other technical
fields which are Of Importance In the
emergency. Students who are
admitted to the 8. A. T. c. who show
In technical directions VIII
be retained to pursue their studies. pro-
vided the needs Of the service warrant II.
Those WHIT are qualified to become ofii-
GERS will be sent to officers training
camps. Those who show no proficienc!
in either direction will be sent to the
santonments.
AT Columbia University al tho de-
portments, including law. journalism and
extension teaching, will be conducted ST.
with the S. A. T. c. work.
students who are at tho present time
members Of Columbia University or who
have satisfied the requirements for ad-
mission will be given first chance of en-
listing in the S. A T. c. Men who are
Is years old and whose preparation for
college would be completed IN the course
of another year may be enlisted in the
s. A. T. c. at Columbia provided they
are able to meet certain tests of intelli-
gence and OF an educational character
All applications should be made i'll .rer-
sch 10 the department of admissions"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
HYLAN CHAUFFEUR IS AccUsER
Man He Charge. With Speeding 4.
Fined S25.

On complaint of John q. Neun. chauf-
feur for Mayor Hylan. supported by evil
dence from Grover Whalen. the Mayors
secretary Magistrate Cobb In the Traffic
Court yesterday fined Alfred Piza, IS. OF
GIL Forest avenue, The Bronx. $2j on a
charge of speeding.
Neun testified hat while he was driv-
ing Secretary N'hslen in the latter Of
fcal's ear he chased piza across the
Greensboro Bridge at the rate of twenty
five miles an hour. Pza admitted the
charge and paid the fine.
Magistrate Cobb also handed ont 4
$50 fine 10 william Courtenay. an actor
living at RyebeaCh avenue and Bos-
ton road. Courtenay was charged with
speeding on Lenox avenue last Friday
by Motorcycle Patrolman Dlckey. In
reply to a question from the court the
actor admitted he had been charged with
speeding before, but not within the past
year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
SATURDAY WILL BE HATLESS,
National Anthem Day VIII Keep
Heads bare in Twenty Cities.

All civilians may as we'll leave their
hats at home next Saturday.
The day will be observed In New
York and twenty other cities as national
anthem day and an effort will be made
then to teach the words of the national
anthem TO every person who does not
already know them, according to plans
announced yesterday by Henry Mac
Donald. director OF the Mayors Commit
tee on National Defence.
Probably to-day, or as soon as he can
find time, Mayor Hylan will issue a
proclamation ordering the special OBJ
servance Of the day. The movement IA
supported by all the local patriotic
women's committees and 1000 or more
singers will visit the theatres and be-
fore the curtain goes up will lead the
singing OF THE Star Spangled Banner"
while the words of Keys song are
flashed on the screen. Copies of the
song will be distributed in all hotels and
restaurants, on street corners and in
surface, subway and elevated cars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
SIXTY PLANES FLY HERE.
Various Types of Flying Machine,
Take the Air AT MineOla.

Sixty or more alrplanes, the largest
number yet seen flying there at one
time. were In the air yesterday afternoon
over the Mineola fields. They were OF
various types from the great battle
planes OF the De Havilands to the
smaller Curtiss and speedler Spads.
They were flying in squadrons Of six at
various attitudes.
The large Capronis, equipped with
three Liberty motors and capable of
carrying nine passengers, also were per-
forming with much credit, piloted by
United States aviators and observers.
The Capronis bore the colors OF both
Italy and the United States While In
the air Lieut. Early Gregory made some
exceptionally fine moving pictures OF
the various squadrons while they were
flying over and under his airplane.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
LOSER OF DEATH WAGER DIES.
VILLA msburE Man Who LIBERATED

Two years ago last June the spectre
OF death lowered over Francis r. Mon
tenes. a Williamsburg undertaken and
liveryman, TO such an extent that he
made a wager with James ]. Crawford
that he would not live for two years
from the date on which the bet was
made The bet was for 800. and June
last. the period covered by the wager
expired Montenes ordered what he
termed resurrection supper and he.
Crawford and a party of their friends
partook OF the feast. Montenes weighed
347 pounds at the time and grew heavier.
Three Of the friends who had attended
Montenes's resurrection" party met him
yesterday at noon and chatted with him.
He left them to go to lunch at his horne,
i55 North Third street. He dropped
dead a few minutes after finishing the
meal. physician who was summoned
said death probably was due to heart
disease. He left wife and six children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
CONTRACTOR HELD AS BRIBER,
Maker of shirts for Army Accused
by Three U. =. Inspectors.

Charged with bribing Government in
spectors to pass defective army shirts
George Usokin. IS. manager OF valen-
tine & Co.. SOS Glenmore avenue, Brook
Ign, was held yesterday by United States
Commissioner McGoldrick In $4,000 bail
for examination September II.
The Valentine firm has contracts ag-
gregating $4,000 to supply shirts for
soldiers at 4S cents each, the Quarter
masters Department furnishing the ma
terial. Three inspectors swore that the
defendant showed a SIC bill in each OF
their pockets without comment. Later
they alleged he explained that they
would be put on the weekly payroll II
they overlooked inferior material.
The Army Intelligence Bureau in
structed the inspectors to encourage"
the defendant. They asserted they did
so until they got a dozen or more pay
ments ranging from 50 to $40. Then
they took the man into custody.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
SUES DOCTOR FOR ALIENATION,
Former Fire Captain Potter Asks
100000 From Pasternak.

Leland d. Potter OF 125 East Twenty
fourth street. retired captain of Hook
and Ladder No. 80. commenced suit in
the Supreme Court yesterday against DR..
Israel r. Pasternak. alleging alienation
OF the affections OF his wife, Elizabeth
f. Potter. Potter asks 100000 dam
ages. He says that DR.. Pasternak ''nra-
liciously enticed" his wife, sent love
notes to her and received letters of a
similar kind from her.
The Potters were divorced once before
and remained apart for about seven
months. They were remarked on De-
cember 10. 1912, and Potter says they
'lived peacefully. happily and harmo-
niously" until recently.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
LEAK HALTS CHICAGO AIR MAIL
Postwar Miller Forced to Descend
at Lock Haven, Pm.

The Chicago-New York aerial mail
route trip by Max Miller was temporar.,
halted yesterday at Lock Haven. Pa, b.
a leaking radiator in his machine. T.
is believed he will arrive at Bemon;
Park station this morning
Miller left Chicago at 80 o'cio,-
Monday morning. He passed Toledo o..
40, Cleveland at p. NJ. land do.
.ccnded in Lock Haven az 4:50 o'clo.,.
where he communicated his trou5', PHI,
the local postmaster. who wired II F.
Hartung. superintendent of the Be-,
Park station, that Miller would r.sa -,
his trip early this morning. L.rs
Haven is about 200 miles west o. here
Committing his speed and distance. Nil.
Ter should arrive about O'Clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
9Th AVE. r. r. ASKS RENEWAL.
IL Unable to Meet Notes for $780,
900 soon to Mature,

Application has been made to the Pub
lie Service Commission by the Eighth
Avenue Railroad Company. a subsidiary
OF the New York Railways Company. for
permission to issue certificates Of IN
debtedness to the amount of $4,000 to
discharge outstanding certificates issued
in 1914 and payable on or before Febru
airy, 1919 Joseph Tate, president OF the
company. states the company may not be
able to pay off these certificates for some
time to come.
The New York Railways pays a Yearly
rental OF $215. 900 to the Eighth Avenue
company. which Is capitalized at l,00O,-
900. Out Of this the company pays Is
per cent in dividends TO its stockholders
each year $40. 900 in interest on its debt.
and is able to lay aside surplus as
well. This surplus now amounts TO 49,
coo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-10
3 TAKEN AS SILK THIEVES.
Dealer Who Paid S5O for $1,000
Worth Also Arrested,

Detectives Frederick and Moriarty
rounded up yesterday Henry Mexican of
2S9 Tenth avenue. William Wilkins of
500 West Twenty-ninth street and John
kelleher of so West Twenty-sixth street.
accused Of being concerned in the recent
series of silk robberies on the lower
West Side. All three were charged with
burglary.
silk worth $4,000 was stolen Saturday
night from the Crystal DYE Company.
b31 West Twenty-sixth street. This silk
was recovered yesterday in the store of
Giovano Bonansigna, All West Twenty
sixth street. On information from Bo-
nanstgna, who also was arrested charged
with receiving stolen goods. the three
were arrested. Mckeon Is employed as
driver by the dye company.
Bonansisna. the police say. admitted
buying the silk. saying he paid $50 for
the lot.