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REDS MISSING
AT M'CARTHY'S FEED
A Few Friends Gather at As.
tor Board, Just a Hand
full of 1,12J.

Tom Mccarthy had n party last
night A few Of his friends-say l.l25
Joined in an extraordinary demon
stration Of esteem and appreciation in
the grand ballroom OF the Hotel Aston.
and Thomas Dominick was happy as a
t~wo-year-old.
1t isn't everybody that can have John
Mccormack open his dinner with a
couple OF songs. and with Congress-
men. inanciers. lawyers. ~jurlsts, city.
state and national officials. theatrical
men II prominence ~Clergymen, men
who have made their mark in all walks
of life giving all sorts OF praise TO one.
But hat happened 20 the big United
States Marshal for the Southern New
York District last night, and in some
respects ii was one Of the most re-
oanGuets ever held In New
York.
There vas James A. OrGorran.
formerly United States Senator. James
w. Gerard, lately Ambassador to Ger
many Federal Judge John c. Knox.
o b. ~Stanuhfleld. Charles l.. Murphy.
Tom F"iey. Dick Enright, John i.
Ryan. George Conan, and practically
everybody who amount to anything in
New York's Who's What" tay1rA
tribute TO the small town boy Mccarthy
who broke into the big league with a
bang.
For that matter Il was a great gather
Ing OF Democrats. Big and little and
middle-stzed chiefs OF Tammany were
there Republicans sIndwichcd in the
thousand or more diners, and while in
no way a political dinner. Toms name
was mentioned for all the nominations
tha; are on the boards next fall. or the
next one.
And Just TO show how much they
. 40 - NJ
and slackers. this arch enemy OF Emma
Goldman. Alexander Berkman and other
rabbits OF tho world. this general preser-
yer OF the civil peace of New York in
wartime from the red elements that
menaced it-why the 1.125 guests gave
him l.l25 pieces Of fiat silver in a chest.
There are only three little McCarthys be-
sides the Missus and Tom. and the idea
OF getting so many knives and forks and
spoons sort of tiabbergastcd the Marshal
but he quickly recovered. and invited the
whole bunch up TO his house for break
fast, and those that could do so started
at eight bells this morning.
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STATES 1918 CROPS
TOTAL S8O1,84O,S6O
New York Farm Products Are
S142. 052. $50 More Than Har-
vest Of Year Preceding.

The total value OF farm products
raised in New York state in 1918
amounted 70 SSO1,s4O.3 $50. as compared
with 3659.7S7,9SO in 1917, or an increase
OF s142.o52.3SO according TO a report
which Charles swllson, Commissioner
OF Agriculture, has made to the Council
OF Farms and Markets,
The value Of the milk produced in the
state during the year aggregated Sa2o.-
000.0 600, which seemingly indicates that
the dairy farmers are doing pretty well.
In making this computation the Govern.
ment report of 1.52i.OOO as the COW pop
ulation II the State was taken as a
basis.
In items OF production New York
ranked first in hay. cabbage, onions, veg
etabies and cannery products. A total OF
5,2JS,00O tons of hay was raised. with a
value OF sos. 100. 900. The tonnage was
not as great as in 1917, but the value
is $4,000 900 greater. The yield in 1915
was Ia tons to the acre.
The value of the 1918 wheat crop is
SIS, 900. 900. The production was 5000
900 bushels. against S,2S6.O00 bushels in
1917. The yield this year was Il bush
els TO the acre.
The potato production amounted 10
1000. 900 bushels. 1000, 900 bushels less
than in the preceding year. The tota
value of the potato crop was $4,000, 600.
This is at the rate Of 81 a bushel.
Meat products sold or consumed on
the farm were valued at $5j, 600, 600,
Poultry and eggs produced We're worth
$40, 900, 900,
The total production of oats was 60
065. 900 bushels, with a total value OF
S4s,0 j2. 900. an increase Of 14.l69, OOO
bushels over 1917. The yield was AZ
bushels TO the acre,
Corn production amounted TO 3O,sJc,.
900 bushels. an Increase of nearly TO-.
900. 900 bushels over 1917. The value
Of the 1918 crop IL s53.O65, 900. The
acre yield was &c bushels.
The state produced 3,400. 900 bushels
Of onions, as compared with asst, 0OC
last year, The yield in 1915 was 800
bushels 10 the acre. as compared with
1873 i'm 1917.
The production OF beans amounted &c
l,450,0oO bushels with a value of SIS.
700 200. rs against l,575.OOO bushels
with a value of $l2,6CO, 900 In 1917.
Vegetable and cannery products Of
1918 were valued AZ SSAA~S~A
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B. R. 7. WRECK COST
TO Be ARBITRATED
Board to Determine Whether
Company May Charge 1t to
Operating Expenses.
CITY OPPOSED TO THIS
Lindley Garrison, Louis Mar
shall and Charles Z. Hughes
the ArbitratOrs.

Whether tire Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company ma charge the expenses OF
settling the heavy damage claims for
the Malbone street wreck to operating
expenses under the dual contracts with
the city is to be settled by n board of
arbitration.
This board will consist OF Lindley NJ.
Garrison. former Secretary OF War,
chosen by the company Louis Marshall.
selected by the Public Service Commits
sion. and Charles f. Hughes. former
Justice OF the United States Supreme
Court. TIE latter was named by Chief
Judge Hiscock of the o OF Appeals
under the provision OF the contract
which outlines this course in case the
two parties TO the controversy cannot
agree upon the third member
If the transit corporation should charge
It's wreck expenses, which may amount
to So. 900, 900, to the operating account Il
would mean that this amount would have
TO come out of the earnings of the sys-
TEN before the city could get any re-
turn on It's investment in the b. r. I.
rapid transit lines.
The commission notified November S
the company Of its objection to it's an
ncunced intention Of charging the wreck
costs 10 operating expenses. At the
same time It informed the operating Off
cials that 1t was considering whether its
poo- equipment and disregard OF safety
in operation had not formed a basis for
fcrfciting the contract with the city.
when the company refused to recede
from it's position arbitration was re-
sorted to. Prior 10 the determination of
this board the charges must be put in
n ~"suspense' account.
The Mayor. the Comptroller n other
members OF the Board OF Estimate have
been notified OF the action taken by the
commission,
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Life Saving Services Unite.

The $500 men In the Life Saving
Service of tho city were increased by
/, 900 Yesterday. when II was announced
that the old United states Volunteer
Life Saving Corps had been amalga-
mated with the former organization.
They both were formerly under one
head. The Life Saving Service Il the
city was organized in 1909. following
a difference Of opinion With the parent
body over the expenditure OF between
$4,000 and $4,000. a part OF which
had been appropriated by the Board Of
Estimate. The service protects $50
miles Of New York water front.
The sun., 1918-12-29
Fills Stomach
With New Energy
Weak, Worn Out, Classy. Sour
Stomach Revived and Made to
Enjoy Food With Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets.

Most OF us eat three times n d,v
ana OFTEN forget that each meal should
he disposed of IN the stomach to make
room Tor the next. The failure of he
stomach to do this is called inIisnso
ton or dyspepsia, with its sour risinrs
gas rumhlings, pain, depression and
the feeling of stutiiness when breath
ING is difficult.
The most effective remedy and tho
most reliable one,- because YOU can
get 1t at any drug store in the UnitrJ
states or Canada. is Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets, AT SO cents IA box. in
stead OF depriving yourself Of food or
going on n starvation diet simply keep
ON as You have and let these tal'.ts
s~traightrn our your omach dircst
the food and keep you IN the dshL.-
ADJ.
The sun., 1918-12-29
THIRD v CAR LINE
CALLED A DISGRACE
Court Wonders More Trdg-
edies Haze Not Occurred

Magistrate Francis y. Mancuso stated
from the bench in the Harlem police
court yesterday morning that conditions
on the Third avenue surface car line
are disgraceful. and suggested that the
Public Service Commission ought TO do
something about it. The comment was
provoked by the case of Motorman
Henry IIaber, who was brought into
court charged with m~anslaughtcr'
benjamin Rabinowitz. a boy. was
killed by the car Ifaber was motoring
on Christmas eve.
81 avn amazed that more tragedies
have not occurred" aid the Magistrate
Conditions oould scarcely be worse.
You have to wait half an hour for a car.
People are packed in like sardines."
1T is very hard to get men to run
cars said an attorney for the road.
"That Is nonsence," replied the Magis-
trate. turtly. There are plenty OF
men available now that the munitions
factories have closed. II your COM
pany paid wages to which men arc en-
Titled it could get the help IL needs.
At present the service is dangerous to
the community
Haber was held In $4,000 ball Tor
examination on January IL.
The sun., 1918-12-29
URGES DRAFT BOARD MEDALS.
Secretary Baker Asks legislation
Permitting Awards.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-LAgislatlon
authorizing medals for members Of
army draft boards and State officials
who helped administer the selcctive SER
vice law was urged to-day hy SecGe-
tary Baker in a letter to Chairman
Dent OF the House Military Committee,
In all the vast and exigcnt work of
the war" Mfr. Baker wrote, mo measure
enacted by the Congress stands out
moro completely justified IN the wis
dom OF its policy than the selcctive
service system.
Companions among citizens Of the
country who performed Zach In his own
place service in the national cause
would be tnvidtous. and yet I venture to
doubt whether there has been a more
inspiring picture OF fidelity than was
given by memhers OF these hoards.,
The sun., 1918-12-29
POLICE JoKERS WORRY HYLAN.
Ah-ha Mitchell Aids Had Too Much
Collie Mixture.

Afte- going through the accounts for
the purchase OF supplies and materials
for the Police Department made during
the Mitchell administration, all Mayor
Hylau's Commissioner OF Accounts could
find to complain Of was that in some in
stances An excessive amour Of supplies
had been purchased. or so it seemed
TO HIM.
In a long report to the Mayor and the
Police Commissioner the Commissioner
OF Accounts lists ffty-four stems tina
had been purchased and which he. in his
wisdom. now decides were not needed.
Among the items SO listed are coat
hooks, rens, rubber floor mats, fire
pokerS, collie mixture for horses and har-
ness fixtures. Adding u1 the cost Of
these items the Commissioner Of Ac-
counts alleges that $3.50 Nigh; have
been saved II Commissioner Wood had
got along without the horse cole meli-
cine. FIRE pokeys ct al.
The sun., 1918-12-29

work was silent. the overture and
ocean. h o mighty monster" Huon's
famous honor aria has been put where
1t should be, to bed. Wagner In all
his much abused pages never wrote any
thing 80 %unvocal. Mr.. Martinelll can
not sing 1t, and probably no II else
could. The present writer never heard
Mr.. Castle sing II, but did hear him
sing many other things and Is quite
certain that his HuoH air must .,ave
sounded like a cricket's chirp in his
nutelike voice.
We have been told with much In
slstence that Weber fashioned the glim-
mering fairy of orchestral music in this
work and all the world OF composers fol-
lowed his method but Mendelssohn's
immortal overture to Midsummer
Nights Dream" was first heard In 1925
and the spell OF Titdrid was woven far
from the peopled forests OF Shakespeare.
1t is Webers mermaid, not his fairies.
that sings In a strain OF Mendelssohn's
overture.
The sun., 1918-12-29
|. R. T. TO SELL OUT
AS GROCERY STORE
EMPLOYEES Of InterborOugh
and ". Y. Railways Cold to
Bargain Rates.
s15O,oOO AUCTION READY
Assorted Stocks of Cooperative
Shops to Be Sold, Start
ing Tomorrow.

Scores Of grocers visited the storage
warehouse of the New York Railways
Company at 152d street and Eighth
avenue yesterday to inspect the huge
stacks OF groceries and canned goods,
valued at S15O,OO0. which the company
will offer at auction. The sale. to-
morrow and on Tuesday. will mark the
last step in the dissolution of the chain
Of cooperative stores which he Inter-
borough and the New York Railways
Company established to lower the cost
of living for their emplc yees.
1t was said the stores were given up
by the traction companies for lack OF
PATRONAGE on the part of the employees,
for whose exclusive use they were or
ganizel. When the first shop opened
March -. 1915, at Forty-ninth street
and Eighth venue the place was
thronged by workers on the street lines,
elevated and subway, and It was esti-
mated that they spent about $500
there on the first day.
Bright Promise for Future.
Or the strength of the promising
progress of this store two other
branches were subsequently opened-the
second at Ninety-ninth street and Lex
Ingtou avenue. and the third 1T l52d
street and Eighth avenue. All the
stores were spotlessly clean and well
lighted. contained up-to-date devices,
and were manned by a large and ell
Client stan OF clerks.
The salaries of grocery clerks and
butchers and the upkeep of the stores
were paid by the company. so that the
goods could be sold strictly at cost
without figuring in overhead expenses,
In this way the railway officials aimed
to enable their employees TO purchase
edibles at a reduction of 80 per cent.
below prices elsewhere.
To guard against outsiders taking adj
vantage OF such bargains n card sys-
tenn was put into effect for the workers
and their families. But 1t developed
Of late months the workers themselves
did not care sufficiently about taking adj
vantage Of the bargains.
OmciaIs Are nged.
Company officials. 1t was said, while
willing to face a reasonable deficit In
maintaining the stores, decided they
were losing more money than was justi-
fable and that the stores should be
closed. Accordingly the establishments
and their fixtures were recently dis
posed OF. and now the reserve stock of
SUPPLIES will be sold for cash to-mor-
row ard Tuesday at the warehouse, COM
menc.ng at 10 A. NJ.
william Jacobus, the a~uctioneer who
will have charse OF the sale. said that
1t would be the largest one OF it's kind
ever held in this city. There will be
$4,000 cases Of all varieties Of canned
goods, including vegetables, evaporated
cream. fruits, %jellies. Jams and baking
powders. Other merchandise WI con-
sist of spices. olive oil. salt, beans and
large quantities of sugar. -four. cereals
and coffee. In addition twenty o n OF
paper, bags and Irvine will be bid for,
The sun., 1918-12-29
FOOD PRICE PLAN PREMATURE.
DR.. Day and Gov.-elect Smiths
Secretary Deny Programme.

DR.. Jonathan c. Day, Commissioner
OF Markets, sent a message yesterday
10 Go]vernor-elect Smith declaring that
newspaper reports purporting to come
from Laura A. Cauble stating that Mr..
Smith had a programme Of legislation
outlined wherein he intended to have
foodstuffs supervised as public utilities
were without authorization from the
Department of Markets.
George r. Van Nance, secretary to
the Governor-elect, said: Il can state
positively that Mr.. Smith has made no
such recommendation in his message to
the Legislature. He Is in thorough
sympathy with any plan to alleviate
food conditions and prices. but he has
not committed himself to any plan. That
he will lend his every effort to bring
about better. conditions there Is no
doubt. and It IS due to this willingness
thRt there may a arisen a miscon-
structiou OF his Intentions
The sun., 1918-12-29
ARMY CAPTAINS SON MISSING.
IounE Marshall Disappears From
Long Island Home.

Capt David I. Marshall, Medical
Corps. L. $. A.. who is stationed at the
hospital at Fort Hamilton, asked
the police yesterday to send out an
alarm for his fourteen-year-old son, who
is missing from the Captains home at
Hollis, l.. /. The boy was last seen
Christmas night, when he took supper
with his father at the officers mess at
Fort Hamilton.
The lad Is believed TO have been
grieved over criticism no received be-
cause he had used a neighbours automo-
bile which had been left In his fathers
garage. The motor car was damaged.
but Capt. Marshall has footed the bill
n complete forgiveness Is waiting the
younEster when he returns home.
The sun., 1918-12-29
PROF. STEVENS FOUND SAFE.
Princeton Instructor Had Been
Missing Since June,

Sergeant Edward A. Stevens. instruc-
tor In physics at Princeton University
who was believed to have been killed
In France, is well and will return soon.
According to n c~sblegram received
trough tho Red Cross yesterday from
kJolenhaven. Norway. Prof. Stevens has
Just been released from Germany. No
news had been received from him since
June, when 10 was reported missing in
action. Prof. Stevens was serving in
the Princeton ambulance unit n was
in charge OF an advanced dressing sta
ton near Scissors at the time OF the
second German advance to tho Marine.
The sun., 1918-12-29
rRANsFERs AND ASSIGNMENTS.


From Div. % National Defence special
war PAYROLL TO commands Indicated.
To take effect 1901 A. NJ, January l.
LIEUTENANT.
,. o,St 2 10 $ g, stm Gn;H' i''" f'''' Dist
rATROLMEN.
Joseph y Oliver. /; Joseph 'r!iy. g.
George J. ColEan, .. Thomas J. R"...",
Pa.r..k Keayeny, s. Charles nos.h, s
wsltsz T. Miller John F Saisy. ~
-. Peter J. McNul;y. p Donald u Br"en.
81. Iuhn J. Soouan, 20, Arthur : o.NelI.
Is. John A. Ambrose, %; George J H-ust.
JIlge. 20: Patrick kenny, 20; Wll,am =.
wallace, "a Martin J N"arv, - Emil
Mach. 20 james j A R9Ecrs, ~ JoNn
y. O'Connell. -. charles r S.runtrS. -!
sen, Jrs 3: ws,ter T. Hoar'Een, e.
Thomns Mcmahon. 80: Frank J"s.c-skl'
81, TGomas + Hanrahan, .. l'!S ).
N,hon.y, 9S Herman StoTors j. IS;
b; Darby T. a. Dent. 81; John i,f.l' g
John J MURPHY, 80 John T Ne 81.
VIE IL: Michael R-own. ta Edward !
Geors. +. Go'd'ns, - JOIN ~
nam - ", lam F Gr'''n' = ~. Hr ~,
N.rhral II Ant. IS, William y Ferguson.
-. Francis QUINN; 5 John 4 is'lss9r'
80 Herbert Is. My. -. NJ tst.'.. ~
Kelly So. Nathan Numbers. S. Thomas
James \. Mcmillan, Jr. s.; Frank ; G7G{'
s., N,Gee@ nh. 81 .i%Fq Ln%5.y 20 ga N GoSIro :
Tirie1nan, as, Louis Goldberg. 81; john
! Padlan. Jr.. Io5. Joseph Hartman IL.
GGoTse II.o; P psrIe7 J. 70 + coli ha%'f' J.
A. gnad to mounted duty.
John NJ, singer. 81; Joseph c. Wallis,
e. Morris Bork!n. -; L@o Russ, us.
AsSiyuEi - hl~,~lp duty.
Ferdinand \. Timmes, us
To take eject u p. NJ. December -:
hansra i rom at enaant to oper,,or q
patrol Wagon. assigned to l&th Pre-
From Division OF National nefenc'
di''atci'' To take er,ct l.oi 4 NJ De
ThSrna. p. pcviok. %. pan!e, Lehman.
y i iigiyS" II Monsec.. -: fFir1Sorci. !.
reshN. lc3; Louis NJ. Chaser, Training
Assigned 20 bicvcle duty;
Michael Kelly. a.. John J. Uaurohan, IS.
TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS.
CAPTAIN.
wM'Iam F. Day, 4Oth Pro-. assigned
n command 81 lnsP pis,, n eddn,on t.,
A. VI. December %. durins absence Of
Inspector on vacation.
LIEUTENANT
I2ms. p Collin McaaQHsFter. Div
training School. for 3 Gays from $ A NJ
! December -, during absence Of actsng
Captain on vacation.
PATROLMEN,
John J. Mahouev. 67ih Pee. to Head,
quarters DIV. 70 duty In Bureau ~ TeIc,
graph, from s A NJ. December - to
\. NJ December 20.
George F. Mahoney, sls0'h Free. u
Headquarters Div. to duty la Bottle
squad, FOR IS days from A. NJ. Jan,
James L. Mitchell, bridge Proc.. 70 'st
Insp. Dis. to duty IN raided premises
The sun., 1918-12-29
AUTOMOBILE BLAST BURNS 8.
Firemcn Sprayed With blazing
GasoIenc From Tank.

John Schneider, Jr., whose pig farm is
at Boston road and Burke street. Wake
field, The Bronx. caused n blaze IN his
automobile truck yesterday when lit
hack1red as he was cranling. An
alarm was turne in and Engine Com
pany CO, White Plains avenue and Gun
Hi. road. responded. As the flremen
drew near Patrolmln IIylan warned
them twenty-five gallons Of gasoleue in
the trucks tank were In danger of ex-
ploding.
While he was speaking there was a
roar and three members OF the engine
company. Lieut.. William +. Craven of
Maclay avenue, Frederick q. Kaiser.
1l2O Vincent avenue. and Charles
Schneider, 10 Gouverneur place, We're
Showered with blazing oil. Their faces
and hands were badly burned.
The sun., 1918-12-29

u"'e" 'on Increase the Red RIood CorpusCIrs aud huni M Oc
't~nrth' encrGN and endurance OF delicate. rundown pcopIc in va wcrls
time In many Instances
IMTHuaaHuS ol men ana women are mpairng their constitutions
E!Hnhg themselves open to illness and literally losing their grip or
ht|uh, SIMPLY because their blood is thinning out and possible sta--
ing through lack OF iron
Dr James Francis sullivan. formerly physician Of Bellevue Hos
pt"t Outdoor Dept , New York, and the WpStrieic- Coz.
hospta, says: Lack Of iron in the blood NOT only,mak~ "a M.
lt!slcai and mental weaklng. nervous, irritable. easily ..'u.gra.
II utterly robs him of that virne force. thet s,amina and strong. o
Will Wmcn are 81 neceSSaT! to success and power in e,cry walk ur .,
1t nGy also transform a beautiful, sweet-tcmuered wori an into ,.
who Is cross, nervous and irritable To help make strong. krer. -.
blooCed Americans there is nothing in ny experience which ...
found so valuable as organic iron Nuxated Iron If,lt,u nr~.--
the strength and endurance of weak, nervous, rundown ic!.
two weeks time NuX@ted Iron is now being used b, over r--
million people annually, including such men as Hon Leslie II ~I
former Secretary of the Treasury, and Ex-Governor Of Iowa: form.
United States Senator and Nc-P-eS@cntial nominee. Charles S
TCWnei United States Commissioner OF In uigra,ion Hon Ar .,
Caminette; also United States Judge, q " Atkinson Of the g..
of Claims OF Washington, and Others.