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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-04
DULUTH HAS fine PLAN
Competitive Sales Campaign for
War Savings Stamps.
Prizes Are Offered and Services Of
School childen Enlisted In
Thrift Work.

Interest is being aroused throughout
the Ninth Federal Reserve district by
the plan of War Savings Stamp sales
campaign that is being followed in
Duluth. Originated in that city by
James H. Harper, chairman for south
ern st. Louis county; 1t has been
named "the Duluth plan" and is ey
pected. as 1t develops, to bring new
fame to that city and its thrift
workers.
The Duluth plan is a competitive
sales campaign. Live business men
Of Duluth have contributed money for
a newspaper advertising campaign and
an additional $1,O25 to be distributed
in prizes to those who do the best
work as stamp and savings certificate
statesmen.
Duluth has been divided along the
lines of its so voting precincts and z
woman chairman. in most cases sae
who headed precinct work for the wss
mans COMMITTEES, Council Of National
Defense, has been chosen for each Of
these districts. Each chairman has
one salesman for each 80 registered
voters in her precinct.
The general campaign will run from
August Is until December Is. When
school reopens an auxiliary campaign
will be conducted in public and paro.
chial schools of eighth grade standard
and under. Prizes for the schools will
be victrolas and musical intruments.
to be the property of the school.
While native born Americans are
80 careless with their money that the
government has found 1t necessary to
institute thrift campaign to induce
them to save, foreigners in this coun-
try realize the value of the good old
U. 8. A. dollar to such an extent that
they are going back to the old coun-
try and taking with them as many
dollar as the customs regulations per-
NIT.
"Everywhere in the world people
are bidding high for American money
and credit. while we, right at home,
are throwing our money around and
thinking as little Of 1t as II 1t were
not the soundest money in the world,
with greater buying power than the
money Of any other country" M. e.
Harrison, ninth district War Savings
director, said: 1T, is high time
we realized what good money our
American money is. Then more Of
US would attend at once to saving It.
More Of US would save this excellent
money for the future by investing u
in War Savings Stamps and Treasury
Savings Certihcates.s
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-04
70 Choose offIeIa. Papers.

The new printing commission will
choose the official county papers Aug
ust 8. james Curran Of the Grand
Forks American has been named state
printer. The Bismarck gang paper is
afraid 1t will lose the state printing
and has been publishing articles prais.
ing s. j. Aandahl, one of the League
members Of the commission.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Tells Influenza Cure.

THE American Medical Association
says that nothing has been done that will
provide a successful means of combating
influenza" DR.. Duncan said. ''but we dis
agree. We not only say that something
has been done. but we nave a method.
That method has been IN use by some OF
the members of the organization who
have treated many cases and have not
lost one"
His cure for Spanish influenza, DR..
Duncan said. is to take a dram Of mu-
Gus. place II in an ounce of distilled
water. let 1t stand one day and innocu-
late the patient with one centigram of
the mixture simultaneously. He said
many physicians are using this method
effectively.
he convention was called to order at
10 o'clock by DR.. Ignatz Mayor OF De-
troit, president of the association. and
was opened by an invocation by the Rev.
Robert F. Y. Pierce. The meetings will
be continued until Thursday night, with
morning. afternoon and evening sessions.
Papers will be read on the most impor-
tant problems now confronting the medi-
cal profession.
The address OF the president. DR..
Mayer, will be read this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
HIGHER TARIFF ASKED
ON SURGEONS TOOLS
Instrument Makers Would Re-
strict Foreign Competition.

Tariff revision to protect American
was the principal subject discussed at
the annual convention of the American
Medical Trade Association. which opened
at the Commodore Hotel yesterday.
Edward ]. Sovatkin Of New York, re-
ferring to the situation before the war
when so per cent of the surgical instru-
ments sold In the United States were of
foreign make, said the Underwood tarift
law of 1919 had almost put the Ameri-
can industry out of business.
"Don't let us be caught mapping
again." said Mr.. Sovatkin. Appoint
a tariff committee here at this conven-
ton to work with the manufacturers for
our mutual benefit
I'VE don't want to exclude foreign
made goods. All we ask Is a tariff that
will represent. honestly and Justly" a
difference between foreign and American
labor costs"
A committee consisting Of William
Gibson of Washington, d. c.; q. A.
Gussman OF Philadelphia and Robert E.
Anderson of Richmond was appointed
to endeavor to secure a higher tariff
The present tariff is rs per cent.
Higher prices for surgical Instruments
OF all descriptions were foreshadowed
when retail dealers advocated raising
both the wholesale and retail prices and
the retailers discount A so per cent.
discount was urged by the retail dealers.
From IS to so per cent ia the present
rate.
The convention will continue In ses.
sion until Wednesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
RACETRACK CATERER
LEAVES $2OO,935 NET
John J. McGrafh's Fortune
Goes to Children.

When, rscetrack familiars Of John ].
McGrath. the veteran caterer at Aque-
duct, Brighton Beach and Jamaica
tracks. would rush UP to him a mo-
ment before the horses went to the post
In an important stake or handicap and
ask for tip, the old man, from his high
seat, where he could observe his con-
cessions raking in the money, would re-
mark, Il am playing Ham Sandwich
straight" II the mood seized him, he
might say he was playing Hamburger
Rye. Glass o. Milk, Shot in the Wrist
OF Plain Lemonade, but his favorites
alw avs ran true to form.
|. The appraisal Of the estate he left
on his death last August was fled yes
terday in the offlce of the Surrogate's
Court and showed that his ~yholdings
totalled s220,288, and that after all
debts were paid. there remained $780,
sSb to divide among his children, who
are the principal beneficiaries under his
will.
McGrath. who was 81 years old, was a
familiar figure to the thousands who at
tended the races at the metropolitan
tracks In the days before adverse legis-
iation caused a temporary discontinuance
- 'eohB' 11o WIS bhl0 TO nave three
eyes. one OF which he kept fastened on
the bar, one other on the restaurant and
the other on the lunch counter. Those
were his best bets and he played them
10 the limit, and played no other.
His employees seldom got the best of
MIN. A pie was slated by him to bring
so cents, 10 cents cut. II one OF his
assistants cut 1t into seven pieces--why,
that was none OF McGraths business.
There were also Just so many drinks in
bottle OF whiskey. The bartenders
could skimp the thirsty patrons a little,
but they could not skimp McGrath.
Listed among his assets are real estate
valued at $76.5e7, cash $4,044 and per-
sonal property valued at s11s.457. He
also held Liberty bonds valued at
$1,000. The catering privileges and
plants at Aqueduct and Havre de. Grace.
Md. are appraised at s1.2ss and his
stock Of liquors and bar fixtures at
1891.
The beneficiaries include his daugh-
ters Pearl l. De Ford, Is West Fifty
FIFTH street, and Elizabeth McGrath, 1872
st. Marks place. Brooklyn, who will re-
ceive life estate In S7s,44S, a legacy Of
S35.1O0 and personally valued at S2,582
each. A cousin. Margaret Shea, 80 Heath
avenue. Roxbury. Mass, will receive an
annuity of 5000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17

Company, sent the following message to
all superintendent yesterday:
The chief operator at Washington,
ID. C., advises as follows Strikers
weakening. Look for break any moment.
Moving traffic with practically no de-
lay"
Mr.. Reynolds also said that all but
fifteen of the local striking operators
against his company had returned yes
terday and that the insurgents would
be accepted II they wished to return.
The condition OF the country at large. he
said. was normal except in Chicago, San
Francisco and Washington, where prob
ably 40 per cent Of the operators are
still out
The company officials may be satisfied
there isn't any strike, but Percy Thomas.
deputy international president of the
commercial Telegraphers Union, says
there Is. and he can prove 1t. -why,
didn't we have 400 strikers here this AZ
ternoon?' he said. referring to n meet
ing OF telegraph strikers in the Pulitzer
Building assembly hall yesterday after
noon. They had to come from some
where. didn't they?
You bet there's a strike, and the
telephone girls are going out in sym
He was told by a reporter who waited
Tor Miss Matthews to take her bath what
she had said, and he said he could not un-
derstand her assertion. Mr.. Thomas said
he had received a telegram from s. ].
konenkamp. who said that Sin all prob
ability the strike will end wedne sday."
From Chicago. where the strike prob
ably had reached its greatest proportion.
word came from union officials that the
termination OF the nationwide strike OF
commercial telegraphers now rests
wholly In the hands of Postmaster-Csep-
eral Burleson." This message was siven
out after the officials had read reports
from the convention Of the American
Federation of Labor which stated that
mo move will be made until a definite
statement from Mr.. Burleson concern
ing the scope OF the order to electrical
workers is issued" That is the order
which granted the electrical workers the
right to organize and to bargain COL
lectively.
1t was said that steps probably would
be taken to end the strike II Mr.. Burle-
sons order included the telegraphers. and
II assurances were received from the
companies that mo unfair discrimination
against the strikers would be made"
Mr.. Konenkamp said late last night
that nearly $4,000 persons had walked
out and that the railroad telegraphers
are refusing to handle commercial tele-
grams, thus clogging the channels to
scores of small towns throughout the
country. But the commercial compan-
les denied his statement and said posi-
lively that conditions are normal
throughout the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
CITY AID ACCUSED
IN RENT COUGHING
Charge Against Brooklyn Cor
poration Counsel's Employee
Up for Hearing.
HYLAN DEMANDS FACTS
Threats Against Tenant AL
legged to Have Been Made
to Prevent Publicity.

Allegations that the name of Abraham
@. Tonkonogy of the Brooklyn branch Of
tho Corporation Counseps office was
used in notices of rent increases in a
house at a5s st. Johns place were made
the subject OF official investigation yes
terday by David Hirschheld, Commits
sioner OF Accounts The charges were
contained in a news story which Mayor
Hylan saw in the Brooklyn Eagle OF May
i and. after reading the story, he asked
Corporation Counsel Burr to ask Com
missioner Hirschfield to conduct a hear
ing.
John F. Croitty, who said he was on
the stan of the Ea0le, testified that
Tonkonogy's name appeared as agent on
the notice he had received increasing his
rent at the st. Johns place address from
S35 to $50 monthly. Tonkonogy pro-
tested to the Eagles editor and to its
business manager against anything being
printed regarding the matter, Croitty
testified, and also told Croitty that IL
the story was used he would get no rent
concessions, despite a tentative agree
nent made at previous interview. The
notice OF the rent increase was printed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
DAY DEFENDS SELF =
TO MAYOR HYLAN
Admits He Fostered Coopera-
tive Projects, but Says
They Were Private.
HITS HIRsHFIELD REPORT
Asks That Complete Investi-
cation at Which He May
Appear Be Ordered.

In letter TO Mayor Hyian Jonathan
p Day. Commissioner OF Markets, ac-
knowledged last night that he had been
an incorporation In the Plaza Community
Club. Inc, and the Mutual Finance and
Exchange, Inc, but denied that they had
intended in any way to cooperate with
the city Of New York.
Speaking of the report OF Commits
sioner Of Accounts Hirshfield on an I'm
vestigation made last September. which
was not made public until the Citizens
Union got hold Of 1t. Commissioner Day
complained that he had not had any OPP
portunity to be heard at the investiga-
tion.
Elm absolute frankness," he wrote to
the Mayor, 81 must say that some things
In the Commissioner of Accounts's report
are to me beyond understanding. There
are such glazing inconsistencies In the
printed report OF the Commissioner of
Accounts that 1 have been constrained to
write you to ask that full and complete
investigation be made by your Honor of
my relation to these interpretations"
In regard to the statement in the
Hirshheld report:
That the activities Of the promoters
Of the Plaza Community Club, Inc, were
theoretically devoted to the sale Of stock
to innocent purchasers upon misrepre-
sentation that the project was backed by
the government Of the city Of New York"
Commissioner Day made this comment:
I'm that, OF course. he clears abso-
lutely the Commissioner of Markets in
any relation to the matter at all, be-
cause he says that the fact that the
city government was in any way be-
mind It was a Misrepresentation. I can
only say. Mr.. Mayor. that II any one
said that the Department Of Markets
or that the city government was behind
the enterprise they did misrepresent the
facts. The whole matter was to have
been as private an enterprise as any
chain store system Is private. 1t was
not intended for profits primarily. how
ever. since II was planned for the pur-
pose OF cooperative buying md dis
tribution."
Commissioner Day denied that the
project had been abandoned because OF
the investigation by Commissioner Hirsh-
field or for any other reason. No bust
ness has ever been done. but the project
is still worthy one, he says.
There is not vestige of truth in this
statement" declared Commissioner Day.
replying to the part of the report which
read: The head of the particular de-
partment was prevented from violating
law by the use of city property for
private purposes
After another report OF the Commits
sioner of Accounts. made Ave months
ago to the effect that Lawrence Han
lon. Superintendent of Ferries. was I'M
n. to hold that office. leaked out yester-
day, excuses were made that former
Commissioner Delaney of the Depart
ment OF Plant and Structures had
drawn up charges against the employee.
but because of the harbor strike and
other matters of business had been I'M
able to take them up.
Commissioner whalen. who succeeded
Commissioner Delaney recently, said he
intended to take some action on the
ma tier at an early date.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
$500. OOO. 900 INCOME
TAKES PAID IN DAY
Last Minute Rush at Big Bills
Office.

More than 32oo.oOo.ooo in income
taxes was taken in yesterday at the
office of William II. Edwards, Collector
of Internal Revenue. in the Customs
House.
This sum. mostly in checks, represents
eleventh hour payments on the second
instalment of income taxes, which were
accepted until closing hour last night.
Mr.. Edwards announced that all
checks for instruments due which got
into the mail before IL o'clock last night
would be accepted without pehaities.
1t is expected that to-days mail at
the office of the Collector will be ex-
ceptionally heavy, as the biggest con-
Germs generally wait until the last min
ute in paying their taxes. and many
have accepted Mr.. Edwards's suggestion
that they pay by mail, thereby relieving
the office force of a part OF the last
minute pressure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17

on letterhead of the Artondel Realty
Company. the witness asserted.
1t was developed from the testimony
OF Anthony Gould, secretary Of the Eft
trick Realty Company, at SO Washington
place, that his concern sold the st. Johns
place property to the Goldstein Realty
Company May 1. He said the contract
Of sale was made individually with
George Tonkonogy, who Is Abraham @. s
father. Boris Hershinof told Commits
sioner Hrschheld he was the present
owner and that he had received the
leases from the elder Mr.. Tonkonogy.
Young Mr.. Tonkonogy assured the
commissioner that he was never fnan-
cially at any time interested in the
premises, either directly or indirectly
But, in view of the fact that he lived
in the house, he said he thought 1t would
be advantageous to the tenants and to
his father to have his name incor-
porated in the notices, SO that the for
mer could see him regarding the In
creases.
The witness declared that he had
never represented himself as the owner
and that he had signed no notices He
received a fee of $500, he testified, for
acting as broker when the house was
sold by the Ettrick to the Goldstein
company.
George Tonkonogy, who lives at 1884
Union street. Brooklyn, testified he had
not seen the notices sent to the tenants
which said that rents would be increased
owing to the higher tax rate. He said
they had been written by a clerk named
Solomon, but that he had not INSTRUCTED
Solomon to mention his sons name. Mr..
Tonkonogy didn't know where Solomon
was. he told Commissioner Hirschfield,
although he thought the clerk might be
produced later.
Complaints OF increased rentals con-
tinued to be received by the Mayors
Committee on Rent Profteering yester-
day. Ten tenants of 1870 West 109th
street wrote that on February all rents
had been raised 81 a month and that
further increases of Sc and 81 monthly
were scheduled for July 1.
S12 advance in rent was reported
by Mrs. X. Miller of 81 East 117th
street. She wrote that Manheimer Bros
of 1872 West Thirty-fourth street, the
agents, demanded that the leases be
signed by July or the tenants vacate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Adriatic Leave. with LASS.

The White Star Liner Adriatsc, sailing
yesterday for Liverpool. carried 1888
passengers, including the largest number
Of civilians that have departed for Eng
land this year. Some are H. Granville
Barker, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard J. Gould,
Burton Holmes, who will take pictures
of battle regions hitherto unportrayed
and hopes to return by airplane: Lady
Duff Gordon. who said American fash
ions were better than the Partisan and
that soon America would lead In style !:
Rene Dupont. Cyril Maude. Rear Ad-
miral H. A Wiley, Gen. Charles Lee, Mr..
and Mrs James Hecksher and Alexander
Luchars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
800 CARS ORDERED BY B. R. T.
Company Exceeds Mandatory Num-
her by so. II Tells Court.

In the return to a writ OF mandamus
which was fled in the Supreme Court
yesterday by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company. the company stated that IT had
ordered 900 new trolley cars for use on
its lines, fifty more than 1t was told to
purchase by the Public Service Commits
sion.
Fifty OF these care are to be delivered
this month. the return says, and fifty
more In August. Orders for 200 cars of
the safety type with centre openings
have been delayed because OF objections
by the Public Service Commission, which
protested against the lack of foot rests
for the passengers. The return says
foot rests will be provided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Tugs Move Iperia.

AsBuRr PARK, N. j., June 16.--wreck-
ing tugs have moved the Iperia, stranded
on Seaside Heights, a short distance and
II Is possible she may be got of the
beach soon. She Is only four feet in the
sand and lighters sent to take of her
cargo will not be needed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Hoover still, I'm Paris.

PARIS, June 1s.-Paris heard with sur
prise to-day reports from England that
Herbert c, Hoover, Director General Of
the interailied relief work. had sailed
Tor the United States. Mr.. Hoover was
usual.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Motori.t Killed at Crossing.

MIDDLETowN. N. Y, June 16.-william
A. Rake. trustee of the village of
Hartman and a member OF the Board
of Education. was killed to-day when
his automobile was hit by train at a
grade crossing in Hartman.
The Washington times., 1919-03-16
RALPHF. COUCH.
IcopvrLrht. 1s1a. bz he United -;

Copyright, 1913, by the United Press
NEW YORK, March 16.-Foreseeing
possible bloody revolution, the one
spublic official in Dublin, who has the
Ioonfdence of all factions, is trying to
unite the various Irish political ele-
tments on some form Of colonial home
rule.
That man is Laurence O'Neil, lord
mayor of Dublin. He was recently
anaugurated for his third term. This
rs unusual, as custom long ago de-
Sereed that the lord mayor should
serve but one term.
Although 1 went TO the mansion
house to interview O'Neill just be-
fore leaving Dublin a fortnight ago,
soon found that 1 was being inter-
viewed instead.
"Is America against Us?" he asked
immediately. That is the only in
depreciation can put >on the failure
of President Wilson to acknowledge
the invitation to come TO Ireland
which was extended to HIN on behalf
Of the government"
Sees Situation As Serious.
When asked to give his view Of
conditions in ireland he said:
''The situation is most serious. The
feelings OF the people are stirred by
the continual presence here of thou
sands Of soldiers. Nobody knows
what VIII happen, and everybody
is severe. Men are arrested and i'm
prisoned often without trial Nearly
100 are in English prisons. (Reports
The Washington times., 1919-03-16
'KIMONO GIRL THIEF
WISHED TO BELADY

PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-FOr
three years, or ever since she ran
away from her home in Vesper, Wis,
Cleo Miller, THE Kimono Girl" hotel
thief and sdyenturess, arrested in the
Hotel Walton, has tried TO pose as
lady"
She thought that all she needed 10
realize her ambition was to dress in
the height of fashion and bedeck her
self with expensive jewelry. She sc;
out to obtain fine clothing and jew
elry. What was not given to her
willingly by men, into whose apart
ments she went by mistake" clad in
silk kimono, she stole.
She soon obtained all the fine cloth
ing her heart craved. She watched
social leaders in the hotels she fire.
qUented and she thought that sny
could initiate any Of them.
While to all outward appearances
she had succeeded in initiating 4
lady" the detectives who arrested
her say that her conduct in the hotel
showed that she had not succeeded
IN becoming one.
Cleo Miller, whose right name is
said to be Glare Houston. and who is
also known as Ella Walters, Mrs.
Gug GFdns dlLQ H1IS- O4aEd HdIESnGISs
mas come into contact with the police
on previous occasions.
She was arrested here last Decem-
Der and held for court on the charge
OF burglary. But a settlement wa5
made, and when the case was called,
the prosecution was withdrawn and
the indictment ignored. She is also
said to be wanted in New York end
Washington for operating in hotels,
but she told Captain Of Detectives
adjusted