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The sun., 1919-10-04
BROKER INDICTED
IN TRADING FRAUD
First Case Under Customer
Orders Section.

Five indictments were returned yes-
terday by the county Grand Jury against
Frederick D. Armstrong. the head Of
Armstrong q Co.. a brokerage house
formerly at SO Broadway which closed
May 8. Among them was one charging
violation OF Section s64 OF the Penal
Law, which makes trading against Gus
toners orders felony punishable by a
year in prison. a fine not exceeding S.
600, or both. This is the first case on
record in which this section has been In
voked.
Other counts against Armstrong
charge him with grand larceny in the
first degree and hypothecating OF Gus
toners accounts. The accused broker
was arraigned in General Sessions be-
fore Judge Rosalsky yesterday after
noon and held in $4,000 bail for plead
ing
The indictments against him resulted
from an investigation OF complaints
made to the District Attorney by Kath.
arine @. Wright OF 348 clermont avenue,
Brooklyn. who alleges that she was VIC
timiZed to the extent of about $4,000,
and Nathan Garmise, q furniture dealer
at l477 Third avenue. who claimed he
was made TO suffer the loss of about
$4,000 through having entrusted a
stock trading account to Armstrong 4
Co
The sun., 1919-10-04
DIR. DERCUM TO SEE
PRESIDENT TO-DAY
Neurological Says Patients
Condition Is GraUe. q

PHIIApEt.PHIA, Oct. S.-pr Francis X.
Dercum, the neurologist, who examined
President Wilson as a consulting physi-
clan. said to-day that "the Presidents
condition is grave, but that he is OF
cheerful frame OF mind" .=.
After spending an hour and a half az
the Presidents bedside. DIR. Dercum re-
turned home at midnight. We merely
confirmed DIR. Grayson.sr diagnosis,
made previously, and found the Presi-
dent very much In need of rest. He Is
very cheerful and takes an interest In
what is going on. This is an encouras-
ing indication"
Mr. wilson, according 10 DR.. Dercum,
realizes that he 10 a sick man and Is
making an effort TO cease chatiag under
the restraint which compels him to re-
linauish temporarily the helm Of the Ad-
minlstration BY nature. said the. neu-
rologist, he is a hard man to handle.
from the viewpoint OF a physician.
THE President is not the type OF
man to be worried by his symptoms, y
said DR.. Dercum, This led him &c
overtax his strength, when he should
have been outstanding 1t after the strain
of the Peace Conference" "a
Upon his arrival, DIR, Dercum said &c
newspaper reporters:
THE President is profoundly ex'
hRusted and very weak. He remained
In bed all day. He had no temperature
but the fact that ne was UP and about
Wednesday and became so completely
exhausted later caused everyone to. b
n little apprehensive."
DIR. Dercum tonight said he expected
TO 20 10 the capital again tomorrow
for another consultation with DIR. Gray
son.
DIR. Dercum said It had been pre-
arranged for him to return Tomorrow
and that there was nothing PARTICULAR,
urgent" in his visit.
The sun., 1919-10-04
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DETECTIVE IS SHOT
IN CHASE OF TAXICAB
Chauffeus Escapes in Excit-
ing broadway Episode.

Detective William Keil, attached TO the
warrant squad Of the Domestic Relations
Court, who has been searching for Feorge
Graham, a taxicab chauffeur. for several
weeks. caught sight Of the man this
morning about IL 30 o'clock in front Of
street. between Broadway and Seventh
avenue. Graham saw Keil at the same
time, jumped into taxicab standing
there and started away.
Keil cred one shot at the tires OF the
taxicob, but missed. But the noise II
the shot was sufficient to interrupt the
merrymaking in the Moulin Rouge, Rec
tors and the Palais Royal, all OF them
within nifty yards of the trouble. Every
body In each OF the three places left
whatever 1t was they had been drinking,
everybody in the Automat and the other
restaurants nearby left theid sand.
witches and In no time at all the street
was crowded. In the throng were De-
tectlves James e. Smith and Joseph wey
| OF Headquarters, who had heard the shot,
/, recognized Keil and had run to see II
they could be Of assistance.
Both Smith and Wey ran into the
street 10 Try 10 stop the taLicab, and
Just at that time Keil fired again. The
bullet struck Smith in the left side
Meanwhile Graham had turned his taxi.
cab down Broadway. with a score or
more Of automobiles in pursuit, several
of them with policemen In them. Ora
ham went west on Forty-seventh street
| to Eleventh avenue, where he turned
south. At Forty-fourth street ne ran
into the curb and wrecked the motor.
| He then ran into a tenement in 635 West
Forty-fourth street and escaped. Smith
was taken to Bellevue Hospital where
IL was said he was seriously wounded,
but would recover. Smith lives in 1901
| Southern boulevard, The Bronx.
The sun., 1919-10-04
BANDITS ROB SALOON
AND KILL BARTENDER
Escape With Loot; Bronx
Customers Not Harmed.

g. Two bandits shot and killed Louis
Seigold, n bartender In Henry Hedden-
DORIS saloon. al l75th street and Web
ster avenue, The Bronx. early to-day
and escaped after riding the cash regis
ter. Seigold and three customers found
themselves suddenly covered by the re-
volvers OF the couple, who entered
shortly before / o'clock The customers
were ordered into the rear room and the
door key was turned upon them.
Then the robbers startSkor the cash
register behind the bar. Seigold sought
to prevent the robbery and dropped with
a bullet under his heart. Patrolman
McEptee OF the fremont avenue police
station heard the shot, but the bandits
had escaped by the time ne reached the
saloon.
Seigoid, who lived at SO Sixth street.
North Pelham, N. Y, died IT, an ambu-
lance on his way to FordhaIn Hospital
The sun., 1919-10-04

to him by his employees. foremen and
subordinates. 1t was far and away
from being the truth about the industry"
Mr.. Tighs repeated the charbe that the
steel corporation early in its history
had appropriated. s20,000,0oo to fight
unions, and gave names of his inform
ants. The unions.I he said, had never
sought the ''closed shop" but union
shops"
When the management signs a con-
tract as to scales and working conditions
II Is q union shop" he explained.
The effect IL the same as a closed
shop. isn't it?' asked Senator Sterling
(s. d.
NO" said Tishe. I'VE are not asking
for closed shops and never have"
Mr.. Tighe read an advertisement OF
1909, credited to the United States Steel
Corporation, which said:
Men wanted-syrisns, Poles and
Rumanisns preferred"
THE gentieman's Judge Gary's) re-
marks about foreigners now" Tighe re-
marked, ''are not well taken, In view OF
that"
DO you charge that from 1909 on
there was a steady increase Of foreign
workmen in the steel oompany's mills r.
asked Senator Walsh (Dem., Mass).
yves, do" Mr.. Tighe answered
Declaring that the present strike was
preceded by universal demands for orl
ganization from steel workers, Mr.. Tighe
said about 100 new charters for local
unions had been issued by his 9rganiza-
ton. but that he could not tell exactly
how many men had Joined for the strike.
Initiation fees had been lowered during
the organization campaign
On October l, he said, 363.600 men
were on strike.
How many Of those strikers cannot
speak EnglishT' asked Chairman Ken
yon.
Mr.. Tishe had no exact information
but said TO be frank about the matter
| think the largest percentage OF them
are foreign born"
II wouldn't be doing justice to my. or
ganization," Mr.. Tighe concluded, eff
failed to contradict Judge Gary's state
ments. The corporations have used the
vicious element they complain Of
want to protest that neither our organi'
zation nor the American Federation Of
Labor has any vicious element In It."
This strike was called" Mr.. Tigh'
said, because Judge Gary would no
grant the request for a conference witt
the twenty-four unions. If he had dom
that there would have been no strike.
why could not 1t be delayed at thu
| Presidents request" asked Chairman
Kenyon.
Because there were a number OF
w. w. organizers among the men," SAT-
Mr.. Tighe.
The sun., 1919-10-04
SUGGESTED POORER MILK.
Dairymen's League Head Wrote
h. Washington Approved IL.
c..,SoI n......I 4. NJ a.,

ALBANY, Oct. 3.-Gov. Smiths inves-
tigation of the State Council OF Farms
and Markets, being conducted by George
Gordon Battle. produced to-day a let
ter written to A. C. Brink. chief OF the
Bureau Of Licenses, by C, @. Baker,
president of the Dairymens League,
suggesting there was more profit for
milk producers II they increased the
quantity and reduced the quasty. The
letter said in part:
For the reason that milk "a shipped
from your community to the city and
for the sake Of economy Il Is far bet
ter for You to produce a larger quantity
and reduce the quality. It means more
money for yourself and larger profits
for your creamery. and 10 working In the
direction which the Department Of Agri-
culture at Washington requested"
Col William T. Chantland, investiga-
tor for Mr. Battle, photographed the
Washington officials and received word
back that such a statement was absurd.
The sun., 1919-10-04
JUSTICE TIERNEY
ACCUSES LAWYER
kempner Misinformed Re-
porters In Rent Case.

Justice John NJ. Tierney OF the Bronx
Supreme Court yesterday completed an
investigation of the publication of an
erroneous report OF ruling he made In
a rent case recently, fixing the blame on
Harry Kempner. attorney for the Mayors
Committee on Rent Prohteerlng. Re
porters for the Times, the New York
City News Association and the NeV
Yorker Herold were questioned.
The decision as published was TO the
effect that Justice Tierney had refused
to order the eviction of tenant who
had no other place to move to. In denying
he had made such a ruling, Justice Tier
ney said that an action to compel the ex-
ecution of dispossess proceedings had
been dropped on statements made IN
open court that an amicable adjustment
of the difficulty had been reached.
Justice Tierney ascertained~ that the
reporters were told OF the decision by
Mr.. Kempner. He accused Mr. Kempner
of acting from motives OF self-aggran-
dizement. and said IL he thought Mr..
Kempner had misconstrued the decision
from vicious intent. he would lay the
case before the Bar Association.
The sun., 1919-10-04
,REDFELD MAY HAVE
70 STAY IN CABINET
Presidenfs illness Disar-
ranges Plans for Retiring.
speoiaI pespatcA % Fal Boz.

WAsHIEoroH, Oct a. william C.
Redfield may have to stay on the job as
Secretary of Commerce or leave this
Cabinet post vacant as a result OF the
Presidents Illness.
Secretary Redneld's resignation was
accepted to take effect about the FIRST OF
Ooto her, but because of the uncertainty
of the general domestic and interna-
tional situation and inability of the
President 10 name q SUCCESSOR he ar
ranged TO stay on. possibly until No
vsnnesr ]. 1t appears now. however.
that no successor for him can be named
by that date.
\ The Presidents illness is OF such a
character that long period Of complete
rest is regarded by his physicians as
necessary This means that he will not
The sun., 1919-10-04
POLAND.RALTIC PROVINCES

"Ostico" Eastern Industrial and Commercial
Company, Ltd, Danzig, Dominikswall j.,
requires agencies for first class capable firms.
Branches in Warsaw and Riga and extensive
sales organization. Large warehouse at
bonded wharfs, Danzig, with railway connec-
tons
The sun., 1919-10-04
MoRMoNs PRAY FOR WILSON.
Ninetfeth semi-AnnuaI Conference
opens with Appeal.

SALT LAKE CRIT, Utah, Oct. s.--A spe-
cial prayer for the complete and rapid
recovery Of President Wilson was said
here to-day at the opening Of the nine
tieth semi-annual conference of the Nor
mon Church. held in the tabernacle in
which President Wilson spoke Septem-
Der "a.
The sun., 1919-10-04
BRIG. GEN. JADWIN is SAFE.
American Has Left Territory
Under BoIshevik Control.
By The Associated Press.

PARIS, Oct. Brig. Gen. Edgar Jad-
win, representative OF the American
peace delegation, who went to Russia
some time ago and for whose safety
there has been some concern, has left
territory under control of the Bolshe.
Wiki, according to a message to the
commission headed by Henry Morgen.
thau, which recently investigated
pogroms in Poland. A report was
printed in London yesterday that Gen
Jadwin has been captured by the Boil
SheViki
The sun., 1919-10-04
Fears PubIicity's Eject.

IT have said that did not" geplied
Mr.. Foster. but have not desired that
my opinions should be made a subject OF
editorial controversy to the possible In
Jury OF our cause"
-"Oh, WELL" suggested Senator Borah.
''the public has come to care less and
The sun., 1919-10-04
wATERoRoUND

When Southerners come
North they say they miss,
more than anything else,
corn cakes made from water.
ground meal.
There's a freshness, a rich
nut-like flavor, to meal
ground by sparkling noun.
tain streams-a flavor you
miss in the steam-ground,
factory product.
That's why CHILDS Virginia
Cornmeal Cakes are SO popu.
lar-so different from tho
usual Northern product.
stesmias.hst from n.
sriadle. and served with d.s.
eisus, nsple-flavered syrsp,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-24
GERMANS PROTEST GIVING MERChANT
 FLEET TO ALLIES
Indignation Meetings Held At Hamburg and
 Bremen.

Amsterdam, Jan. 23.-The accept ance by the German armistice com mission of the demand by the allies for the delivery of the German mer- chant fleet is causing both indigna- tion and anxiety in Hamburg and Bremen. A meeting of protest was held at Hamburg Monday according to the Berlin Vossiche zeitung. All the trade interests and representa- tives Of the sailors took part in the meeting, which was largely attend sed.
 The new manager of the Hamburg American line, Privy Councillor Cuno, announced the agreement of the armistice authorities regarding the shipping surrender. and the meet ing adopted resolution against the action which had been taken.
 The resolution declared the inter- ests represented expected that the government would not ratify the agreement and that it would make preparations for the reopening of the discussion of the question by the joint commission of German experts and representatives of the entente.
 The ship owners of Bremen have likewise protested to the government at Berlin against the measure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-24
STRIKES ATTEMPT 10 REVOLUIIONIzE LABOR CONDITIONS
Belief Is Expressed By Brit ish Labor Students.
147,000 YORKSHIRE
 COAL MINERS OUT
Women Do Not Want to Prepare
 Early Breakfast.

London, Jan. 23.-Serious strikes and threats of more serious ones in England over disputes which ordinar- fly would be considered unimportant have led some students of British la Dor conditions to the belief that the demands are made, not in an effort to better labor conditions but in an at tempt to revolutionze the whole con dtion of labor employment.
 Today 147,000 Yorkshire coal miners are idle because their employ CTS decline to allow twenty minutes dead time" for meals for surface workers. The employers wanted the men to eat in relays and thus keep the machinery going. Stoppage of work in the great shipping industry on the Clyde is threatened over a meal hour dispute. Under the old fifty four hour week, the men went to work with empty stomachs. They worked two hours and then had an hour for break fast Under the new 47 hour plan, which has been agreed to, no time is allowed for breakfast and work is to start at o'clock. The dscontintent- nent is said to be caused by the wo- men who do not like to arise in time to prepare an early breakfast.
 Want 30 Hour Week
 In the ship building union is an active minority which demands a thirty hour week. A number of re- sponsible labor leaders have declared they are not in sympathy with contin- ued trivia! demands and they are rep resented as being supported bV the ! more conservative members.
 The Daily Mail which is usually well informed on labor questions, in this connection says:
 "These extremists are small min- ority but are exceedingly active They are in revolt, not only against capital ism but also against the union lead ers."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-24
104,000 SOLDIERS
 IN HOSPITALS

Washington. Jan. 23.-Wounded American soldiers remaining in hos pitals overseas number approximate iy 100000, Col. H. w. Smith, of the surgeon generals office, today told the senate committee conducting an inquiry of hospital facilities and con- struction. Many of these wounded he said, will not be brought home un- til they recover.
 Tn the hospitals of this country Colonel Smith said, there are pow about 4,500 vacant beds which can be placed in use as additional wound ed and sick are returned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-24
REPRESENTATIVE
 PLANS FOR REFORM
 0f TEXAS RANGERS
"1f You Kill This Bill. Send My Body Home"
 Candles.
COMMIT OUTRAGES
 ON MEXICAN BORDER
Claims Men Taken From Their Homes And Shot.

Austin, Tex, Jan 23-If you kill 1 this bill, you had just as we'll sign an order to send my body home feet first,' said Representative J. T. Ca- 1 males, on the floor of the house of the legislature today while he was defend- ing his measure to reorganize and re- form the state ranger force This re- mark was made after the speaker had, as he stated, been forced by op- position to bring to light outrage committed in Cameron, Mexican border county, by rangers One man arrested by the rangers six months ago, has not been seen since, charg- ed the speaker, who also asserted another taken from jail by them was later found dead with three shots in his body. The rangers explained that they turned him loose and he committed suicide, the representative asserted. And men were taken from homes and shot, while dead bodies lay for days unburied, ne continued.
 I do not expect to live six months after making these statements here if this bill -fs killed" then said <Mr. Ga nales A ranger has threatened my life already for interfering. l report ed that to the adjutant general and the ranger is still on the force"
 Another speaker, George B. Ter rell, said that he had heen informed by the best citizens of border coun- ties that more innocent people have been murdered by rangers than by outlaws in that country
 CLUB FOR SALE,
 Representative Miller, Of Dallas. led the fight against the bill, and de- clared that while rangers had killed men, men had killed rangers. The last annual report of the adjutant general showed that nine men had been killed in line of duel. He con- tended that incidents quoted by Ca- males were exceptions and that rang CTS needed blower to act to enforce law in the rough border country.
 Another member inquired why complaints were originating only from Mir. Candles district instead of all along the border.
 The bill was passed over until to- morrow with several suggestions that an investigation of the ranger force be made have been made in speeches.
 A section of the committee amend ment to the original 3ill providing that tn governor be forced to with draw rangers from county at the combined request in writing, of the sheriff, the county judge and county commissioners, was killed today with an amendment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-24
BIG DECREASE IN
 EARNINGS OF RAILROADS SHOWN
Receipts Are Large, But Operating Expenses
 Jump.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Railroads in 1918 under government control and unusual war conditions earned about $718, ,0OO,OO or $250,000,000 less than in 1917, $37O, ,OO0,O less than in the record year of 1916, and about the same as in 1915.
 This became apparent today on the basis of definite reports to the in- terstate commerce commission of earnings of 195 principal railroads those having annual operating reven- ues of more than $l,000,00O flor eleven months and unofficial calcula- tion of December earnings, which rail- road administration reports indicate will be considerably smaller than those of the preceding months.
 Although subject to slight revision, the figures afforded the first public review of the public railway opera tions last year, so far as earnings are concerned.
 Receipts from freight, passenger, express and other transportation dur ing the year amounted to approxi- mately $4,873, 100000 or $832, 2,00S> 900 more than in the previous year. Op:- erating expenses jumped to about $3,- 971 100000 or about 119,0O0, ,00O more than in the preceding year. Freight Traffic short. Preliminary reports to the railroad administration indicate that freight /, traffic fell off in December, with the virtual stopping of great food ship ments destined for Europe and the l cessation of the hauling of other war material, while expenses could not be reduced materially,
 The outstanding features of the railway earnings situation last year were that freight and passenger rates were increased to yield about $900,-
 00,O00 annually, or 100000 in the six months during which they were effective, while wage advances added $636, ,000,0 ,000~ to operating expenses. These are the latest estimates of rail- road administration accountants, but are not considered final. Wages particularly may prove to amount to more than is now believed.
 Payroll Increased.
 The railroad administration ac- countants now report that in 1918 the $1,71O, ,00O, ,000 payroll of the year pre- vious was increased 37 percent and that consequently $2.346. .O0O.000 was paid out last year to the 2, sQo0 roil- sway employees. Many wsge incre eoeea
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-24
POLISH SITUATION
 DECLARED CHAOTIC

London, Jan. 23.-(Via Montreal) The entire situation in Poland is very difficult, according to the Polish viewpoint Eastward the Germans are falling back and it is said, are handing over arms ana ammunition to the Bolsheviki It is asserted also that German troops are being sent from the interior of Germany to fight the Poles. It is declared that 30,000 Ukrainians have attacked the Poles near Lemberg. It is believed the Ukrainians desire to possess the dis puted territory before the decision of the peace conference can be promul gated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-24
N. o. NELSON SAYS
 HE IS BANKRUPT

New Orleans, La, Jan. 29.-Nelson o. Nelson. former head of tEe Nelson Co-Oreratiye stores of New Orleans, filed a petition in bankruptcy in the 11n;tad States district court here to- day. He placed his liabilities at sa1e4471o and his assets at $400.- E96.1S. Among the larger amounts listed as due creditors, are items or ls4oO,oOo to the N. O: Nelson Manu, facturiag coihpany, of St. Louis, and s25, ,OCO to the First National bank, of Los Angeles. He claims that the N. O Nelson Co-Operative company owes him $337, 7,602.30.