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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Paymasters Put Three Bandits
To Flight in Elevator Battle
RapidFre Action of Motion Picture Thriller Features
Daring Hold-Up Block From Police Headquarters,
but Two Brokaw Employees Save ST. 800

A. holdup with all the action Of a
motion-picture thriller took place yes
to-day only block from Police Head
quarters. One Of the boldest attempts
Of it's kind, it was featured by a re-
volver battle between q trio of gunner
and two paymasters for the possession
of $4,000 in rapidly moving elevator
AS in all good screen dramas, right
triumphed, and the money WAS saved
Detectives last night were doing their
bcs- to complete the happy ending by
rounding up the three bandits, who fed
after they had been defeated.
Frederick Pabst, paymaster for Bro
kaw Brothers, clothiers, and his as
sistant, Charles Rather, entered the
loft building at 237 Lafayette Street
shortly before II o'clock, the latter
carrying a cardboard box wrapped in
newspapers to conceal bushel of en-.
velopes with the weekly pay for the
tailors in the building.
The two mon stepped into the front
elevator, and the action began with the
entrance of three stocky gentlemen
wearing caps. The elevator door
slammed and the ride began. The
stocky gentlemen edged near Raf1er
and his box, and Pabst, a man of fifty
four, became uneasy.
AS the fifth floor was being passed
the three drew at signal, and the
leader said to the two Brokaw pay
masters:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

"Up go your hands, or we'll put
bullet through YOU"
Rather Rugged his box tighter for an
answer, and crouched in corner
Pabst threw up his hands, but with the
same motion pulled out an automatic
revolver and fred point blank at the
nearest of the band One of the rob-
bers fired back at him, then, leaping
on him, beat him into unconsciousncss.
At the eighth floor was car was
stopped and the gunner jumped out.
Running to the third floor, they -four
ished pistols whenever head appeared
and frightened score of men, who
the rear OF the third floor they were
confronted with locked fire escape
door of steel, but at revolver's point
they made an employee find the key and
open it.
Then they continued their fight
down the fire escape, over the back
fence and out through a tenement on
Mulberry Street. Although there were
scores Of policemen at Headquarters,
within sound Of the shots, none was
available for hold-up duty, and when
men from the Elizabeth Street station,
half a mile away, arrived, the robbers
had cleared out with a long start
Abraham Blackberg, seventeen years
old, who was running the elevator, was
questioned by detectives. Because of
conflicting stories he told, he was
locked up, pending investigation. Steve
Zosemchllk, operator of rear ele-
vator in the building, also was de-
tanned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Shipping Board to Sell
Craft Not Now ofVaIue
Some Small Steel and Wooden
Vessels Unavailable as
Needs Pass

WASHINGTON, Nov 3O.-With its
permanent building programme in full
swing and emergency needs passed. the
Shipping Board is preparing to dis
pose of some of its small steel ships
and several wooden craft Proposals
Tor the purchase of tonnage have been
received from many prospective buyers
ut home and abroad
Pending disposition of some of the
wooden ships, contracts for 100 such
vessels have been cancelled since the
signing of the armistice. Work on
some of these had not yet been strated,
but others were 10 per cent complete.
while few were one-third finishe d
hulls. The board decided to cancel,
because it was deemed better to suffer
a slight monetary loss than to put into
the water at heavy expense hulls for
which no use could be found in do
mestlc trade under peace conditions.
If there is sufficient demand for
wooden tonnage by private owners
these contracts may be reinstated. Of
fcials said to-day 3,5O0-ton wooden
cargo carriers had been found entirely
satisfactory as emergency ships, and
foreign owners would find them profit
able for coastwise trade
Some Of the wooden hulls now be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Smith Starts New
Action to Impede
Ballot Inspection
Seeks Leave to Take De-
cision of Appellate Division
to Court of Appeals

In order to make it little more diff
hcult for Governor Whitman to get
peep at the void and defective ballots,
which the Appellate Division in Brook
Ign said on Friday could be officially
reviewed by Justice Fawcett on Mon
day, counsel for Alfred E. Smith yes
terday affixed another piece of red tape
to the recount plan. Abram /. Elkus
obtained from Justice jerks, of the APP
pellate Division in Brooklyn, an order.
returnable tomorrow, for the Whitman
men to show cause why Smith should
rot have leave to appeal to the Court
Of Appeals from the decision of the
Appellate Division relating to void and
defective ballots in Richmond County
"Governor-clect Smith has no objec-
ton to an examination of the ballots
at a proper time and when the proc
esses of the court are properly in
voked," Mr.. Elkus told reporters. cit
is quite apparent that the real purpose
of these proceedings is not an exami-
nation of the ballots, but by some pre-
tence to prevent the issuance Of the
election certificate to the Governor
elect to which he is lawfully entitled
There is only one other explanation Of
Governor Whitman's attitude, and that
IS that these proceedings will be with
drawn if Governor-elect Smith will make
deal by which he will keep in office
certain Republican appointees whose
names were published Immediately
after the meeting of the Republican
State Committee. Governor-elect Smith
directs Us to say: The day of patron
age deals is at an end. The state must
not suffer to take care of anybody's
frends.'"
Abraham S. Gilbert, of the Gov
crnor's counsel, when the statement
was shown to him last night, said:
THE. stay obtained to-day BY the
counsel for Mr.. Smith. if sustained,
Will operate to prevent the inspection
OF the void and defective ballots until
along toward the middle of the month.
| do not object to the case going to
the Court of Appeals if we NAV have
an agreement that it will be disposed
Of speedily.
There is not chance in the world
OF any court interfering with the issu-
ance of a certificate Of election to the
candidate receiving the highest number
OF ballots as ascertained by the official
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Women Workers of
Capital to Meet
In War Conference
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, in
Y. w. G. A. Costume, Will
Be One of the Speakers
Tribune WGshin0ton Bureau

Tribune Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-The first
attempt to bring women war workers
together for an after-war conference is
being made by the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, which has
planned war workers meeting for
Sunday afternoon, December 8, at the
National Theatre, Washington.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
of the National and International Suf-
frage associations and member of the
Woman's Committee, National Council
will include DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
honorary president Of the National As
ISOLATION and chairman of the Woman's
Committee, National Council Of De-
fence; Mrs Josephus Daniels, who will
appear in her uniform of the Young
Women's Christian Associations Mrs. F.
Louis Slade, of New York, wearing her
uniform as chief of the assembling of
young women for service with the
Young Mems Christian Association;
Mrs. Charles Tiffany, of New York, rep
resentng the War Camp Community
Service, and Mrs. Raymond Robbins, Of
Sii1S"6V, 4Cp1 cScutlH6 WOMEN IN war IN
duStries.
In addition to the call woman" pro-
gramme, there will be delegations OF
women war workers, marking the meet
ing as an appeal by wuren for voice
In reconstruction problems.
When the United States entered the
war the national association called 8
meeting in Washington to offer it's ser
vices to the government. The cues
tons to be discussed are: Has the AS
ISOLATION lived up to it's pledge? Car
the government, which accepted the
war service of women deny them DO
litical recognition in after-war prob
lems! HOW strong an appeal may BIT
made by the women war workers?
The Washington meeting is one o.
several all over the United States
Meetings are called simultaneously il
various parts of the country as the
opening feature Of the national associ
atoms campaign for the one vote need
ed to pass the Federal woman suffrage
amendment in the short session Of Con
gress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
New Officers Are Installed
at Annual Meeting of
Press Club
Disarmament Opposed
w. c. Morse Says Plan Would
Cause Old Glory To Be
Lowered on Warships

AT the annual meeting of the
Woman's Press Club yesterday at the
Waldorf Astoria, the installation of
recently elected officers was followed
by public gathesiaga Several hun
dred persons were present, including
many officers and enlisted men.
The programme included solos by
Bernardo Olshanski; choral singing of
War Camp Community songs, led by
English Cody and Sergeant Major e.
La Vote, and addresses by the retiring
president, Mrs. Ida Powell Priest. Mrs.
Walter Mclean, wife of Rear-Admiral
walter Mclean, and Waldo Grant
Morse, president of the National Edi
toral Service
Mrs. Mclean outlined the work at
naval bases, and added that more work
must be done for the entertainment
and comfort Of the boys coming home
She asked her audience to work for
an increase IN the pay OF the navy,
winch still is run on the old scale, al
though the expenses of the men are
heavler than ever before
Mr. Morse protested against an in
ternatlonal police, saying it would
mean mat the American flag, which has
never been lowered from an American
warship, would have to fly beneath an
international flag and be subject to the
orders of an international. court. He
advocated no disarmament, but an
ever growing navy, which he insisted.
meant the security of the world against
aggression.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Women Mark Victory
With Blue and Red

IT HE woman of fashion is going
II to signify her joy in the AL
lied victory by wearing color COM
binations of navy blue and cherry
red. 1t may be blue suit and a
cherry hat or an evening gown of
the one caught up with a ribbon
knot of the other. However the
colors appear, they will be COM
bined, not blended.
There has been a prevailing i'm
preston that this victory color
combination" would be a blending
of the two shades, resulting in a
purple, but this is incorrect, ac-
cording to a statement issued by
the Textile Color Card Association
Of the United States. The correct
use of the two colors, symbolizing
"Victory" in dress, is intended to
indicate that the war was won by
a combination of nations. Already
blue and cherry are appearing in
printed fabrics, woven stripes and
plaids, and in changeable taffetas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Court Asks Order for
Densmore to Testify
Judge Wires Secretary Wilson
to Instruct Agent to Appear
in Mooney Inquiry

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 3O.-A tele-
gram asking him to direct John B
Densmore, director general Of employ
ment, to appear before the county
grand jury in connection with Dens-
more's published charges of an at
tempted corruption in the prosecution
of Mrs. Rena Moneys case here, was
sent to Secretary of Labor Wilson by
E. P. Morgan, presiding judge of the
Superior Court, to-day.
Densmore, who is in Seattle, has re-
fused to go before the jury, saying
that he is acting under instructions
from Secretary Wilson.
Renewed decisions by labor organiza-
tions to call strikes December were
reported here to-day by Edward D.
Nolan, secretary of the International
Workers Defence League, as evidence
that the movement to obtain new
trial for Thomas J. Mooney had not
been Abandoned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Food Boards Price
Bulletin Assists
Petty Pro6teers
Dealers in Poorer Sections
Increase Profits and Point
to Maximum Figures
East Side Suffers
Official Cards Now Displayed
in About 10000 Stores
Throughout City

The official price bulletins of the
Federal Food Board, now displayed in
approximately thirty thousand grocery,
butcher and delicatessen stores, have
achieved doubtful results in some quar-
ters of the city, an investigation by
The Tribune disclosed yesterday. 1t
was found that, although they have
succeeded in curbing protiteering in
more prosperous localities. they have
wrought an unexpected hardship on
persons residing in the poorer sections.
due to deliberate or unwilling mis-
Interpretation of the maximum price
figures set by the board in the bulletin.
1T was found in parts of Brooklyn
and on the middle East Side, on Second
and Third Avenues, that a disturbing
percentage of dealers who have been
charging prices below the maximum
permitted by the board have taken this
opportunity to increase their prices to
those quoted as maximum.
Dealers who have been charging II
cents for grades of butter for which
the food board allows 73l " cents have
raised their price to the bulletins top
figures.
IueSe dealers, IL was explained by
one of them, have been understanding
because no amount of eloquence could
enable them to charge their customers,
most Of them poor, the maximum price.
The boards bulletin, however, with the
price Enthusiastically displayed, has con-
WINGED their customers of the Justice
of the higher price Dealers content
with but one cent profit on pound of
butter or two cents on dozen eggs,
whose overhead expenses have been
small enough to enable them to get
along, are now embarking on their
first venture into petty profittering.
The Federal Food Board, to protect
the residents of the poorer localities.
asks customers who detect a sudden
and unwarranted increase in commodi-
ties, to report in person, by telephone
or in writing to the Federal Food
Board, West Firty-seventh street.
The dealers explanation that the
higher cost is mandatory, citing of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

CARNATIONS for any Gauge; it's always
better to work with I'll men"
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch said the
fact that Miss Adams had been OPP
posed to Americas entrance into the
war would detract from general conf
dcnce in her views now.
1--WE certainly should have a woman
at the peace conference" she said. 81
~ am amazed that after the wonderful
speech Mr.. Wilson made in the Senate,
expressing the need for woman's in
SEPARATION in the government. he should
have planned to sail for France with
out any such inspiration for himself
| imagine after he arrives there he
will find that other countries have been
more progressive and appointed dele
gates to represent women and labor.
Miss Adams stayed during her visit
to New York at the Henry Street Set
Element as the guest Of Miss Lillian D,
Valid. 1t was said there last night
however, that Miss Valid had made no
plans to 60 abroad to the peace con-
vention, and it was not known that any
other New York women were connected
with the proposition. No New York
women will attend the committee meet
ing for the convention, which is to be
held IN Boston tO-mOrrc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

Jane Addams' Peace Convention
Opposed by New York Women
Even Suragists Who Favored Feminine Delegate From
United States to Versailles Refuse to Take interest
IN Proposed Conference in The Hague

Miss Jane Adams paciist sympa-
thies during the war, and the fact that
the peace convention Of women which
she proposes to hold at The Hague will
not take place until after the real peace
conference is ended, stood in the way
of general enthusiasm for the project
among New York women yesterday.
Even those sutfragsts and feminists
who have most favored a woman dele
gate to the peace conference opposed
the idea of a feminine convention.
Miss Mary Garrett HaHy, chairman
OF the Woman Suffrage Party of New
York City, who presided over the re-
cent meeting to boom woman dele
gate, was emphatic in saying that the
proposed convention would be ineffec-
tive.
THE business of peace is in the
hands of one official peace convention
OF all the Allies" she said. "There is
nothing for woman's convention to
DO about it. We should keep our hands
off unless we can have real represen-
tation in place of power where we
could accomplish something don't
believe in women forming separate or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Copper Millionaire Known
as "Royal Spender" in
Old Tenderloin
Married Chorus Girl
Once Faced Jail for Refusal
to Testify in Gambling
Investigation Here

Jesse Lewsohn, one of the sons of
the late Leonard Lewisohn, died yes
terday in his apartments at the Hotel
Netherlands. At his side when he died
was his wife, who before their mar
rage in Londoneight years ago was
Eina McCauley, a Broadway show girl
and the daughter of Brooklyn police
man.
His physician, DR.. Morris Manages,
called a consultation three days ago
when what had been considered a not
danerous case of influenza developed
into pneumonia. Despite the efforts of
specialists the patient continued to
sink until Friday night. when hope of
his recovery was abandoned.
known as Big Snender"
At one time Mr.. Lcwisohn's income
was said to be $4,000 day, and he
admitted that his daily expenditures
equalled that sum and most Of it was
spent in the Tenderlon. The copper
millionaire was devoted to horse rae
ing and was a constant attendant at
tracks here and abroad.
Any form of gambling was alluring
to him, and his popularity with the
"Fortysecond Street Country Club
was settled thing after he had risked
Jail sentence by refusing to testify
against Richard Garfield during the
gambling crusade conducted in 1903 by
William Travers Jerome, then District
Attorney. Reginald Vanderbilt fled
from New York to escape testfying
and remained in exile many months,
but Lewsohn was subp9naed but
placed on the stand declined fatty to
answer any questions, even the pre-
liminary one, do you know Richard
Garfield 2"
The youMg millionaire was arrested
for contempt of court, but escaped pun
ishment through a favorable decision
from higher court
Had Many Stage Friends
Lillian Russell and Eina McCauley
both were friends of newisohn for sew
eral years before the Brooklyn girl
married the millionaire in London
Prior to that Broadway gossip often
limited that Mr.. Lewisohn and Miss
Russell were to be married This re-
port was colored by the action of
suit brought against Miss Russell,
when an automobile in which she was
riding with Miss McCauley at Saratoga
in 1907 collided with a carriage, break
ing the coachman's Reg Miss Russell
contended the machine belonged to
LeWisohn when suit was brought
against her by the coachman.
Oscar Lewisohn, d brother of Jesse
died last December, leaving his fort
une to Mrs. Lewisohn, who was Edna
May, the actress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Give Men Back Jobs
Conductorettes in London Re,
sign Posts to Soldiers

:. LONDON, Nov. so.--When girls at
the beginning Of the war became omni-
bus conductorettes they agreed to give
up their jobs as soon as the men WHOSE
places they had taken returned from
the battlehelds. Many discharged SOL
dlers, former bus conductors, are now
applying for their old posts and the
conauctorettes are gracefully making
Is said. the work has been too heavy
1or the girls, owing to the crush Of
passengers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Henry Clews Asks 100000
For Belgian Christmas Fund

The Dollar Christmas Fund for
Destitute Belgian Children is hitchiny
up Its reindeer for their fifth and last
overseas gallop. For this last Christ
mas that an American Santa will bring
to the children of Belgium, Henry
Clews, treasurer of the fund, whose of
fce is at 66 Broadway, has received
$4,000. He hopes to have s100. 600 bv
Christmas Eve, when the entire sum
Will be sent by cable to Brussels for
distribution by the Commission for Re-
lief in Belgium.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Burns Brothers Made
$1,20O,OOO On Coal
Handled 100000 Tons in
New York Last Year, Pres;-
dent of Company Testiies

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Profits OF
the Burns Brothers Coal Company, OF
New York, were inquired into to-day
oy the Senate manufacturers commit
tee investigating the coal situation.
Michael F. Burns, head of the com
pany, told the committee that if il
were not for the fuel administration
and its regulations, soal would have
sold last year fer $40 ton. He said
the profits of his company LIST wear
were $1,200,000 divided amonh a large
number of shareholders.
OF 100000 tons Of coal, mostly
anthracite, handled, he added, the
gross profits amounted to 1925 ton.
but on 60 per cent the profits were
SITE a ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Montreal Suppresses
kent's Article
Withholding of "Jealousy''
Story Is Ordered by the
Canadian Officials

MONTREAL, Nov. Sole Devoir.~
the French Nationalist newspaper.
which announced on its front page
Thursday night that its readers would
find on an inside page French transla-
ton of "The Baltimore Suns" article
on the alleged jealousies of the. Allied
statesmen and leaders toward the
United States and their alleged efforts
to depreciate the efforts of America in
the war, has apologized for the an
nouncement, for the translation failed
to appear owing to the suppression of
the article by the Dominion authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

ing put into the water will be equipped
as oil carriers for the Mexican-Ameri-
can trade; others will be turned into
coal trade, the Chile nitrate trade. on
the Great Lakes as ore barges and
wherever big seagoing barge can be
operated efficiently, great saving in
machinery and cost of completing the
vessels being effected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Japanese immigration TO
South America Under Wav

HONOLULU, Oct. 3O.-Japanese
liners touching here on the run to
South American ports are carrying
large numbers Of emigrants to the
southern republics
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

h'lIi should not be accepted. The
Duiletin contains emily the maximum
price, and the dealer is morally bound
20 unit ms profits to an amount fair
70 ms customers, the board pointed out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

by counsel for Mr. Smith that Gov
ernor Whitman has received the greater
number of votes, and the attitude of
counsel for Mr. Smith up to the present
precludes the possibility of any such
concession. With reference to patron
age deals, know nothing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
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