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The sun., 1919-01-24
TRIP IN MOTOR WINS
MRS. NIMICK DIVORCE
Wealthy Kin of Carnegie Of
fers No Contest.

Mrs. Nellie Pearson Nimick wife OF
Alexander X, Nlmick, who inherited
more than 100000 from his mother,
the widow OF Pittsburg steel man re-
lated TO Andrew Carnegie. received a
divorce yesterday from Justice Pendle-
ton in the Supreme Court.
The husband did not defend the action.
He is said to be at a Florida resort.
His lawyer. ]. Larkln, was on hand. but
only to get Mr.. Nimick's denial on the
record for the sake OF the reputation OF
Beatrice Dorothy Arnold. who was named
in the papers, Mrs. Nim!ck's lawyer was
George l.. lngraham, Testimony showed
that Mr.. Nimick's mother, Mrs Florence
n. c. Nimick. had died in 1910, leaving
her son her entire estate, except specl-
fed life incomes to her brother and a
woman friend.
According to the testimony one of the
mothers reasons for leaving so much to
he son was that he had deferred TO her
- IN remaining unmarried during her
lifetime, and postponing long standing
engagement Soon after she died he
married Miss Pearson.
Mrs Nimick testified that-her Young.
est son was born in a hospital last SEN
TENDER, and that not until after she LEFT
the hospital did she hear that her hus-
band had taken woman to their home
In Rye, y. Y. This her maid corrobo-
rated. Nimick's chauffeur told OF having
driven his employer and the woman from
the Hotel Marie Antoinette 20 Rye.
The sun., 1919-01-24
YOUNGEST PRIVATE
HOME AS STOWAWAY
Started Fighting at II and
Nou He's Pinched.

Army rules and regulations are neces-
sary and valuable. but there are times
when they prove bit inconvenient and
decorating to the feelings Take the
case Of Private Charles F. Kaveney, for
instance.
Private Kavaney will be II years old
May 20. But he has three service stripes
and two wound stripes. all of which tes-
tify to his activity since he enlisted In
the army three years ago. He ran away
from his home in South Bend. Ind, to
Join the army and served on the Mexi-
can border When the big fight came
along private Kavaney was very much
among those present.
But after the fight was over and
things began TO slow up along the Rhine
he decided that home looked better than
II had three years ago. and he started
back by the way he enlisted, by taking
French leave. He slowed away on a
transport. announced his presence when
three days out. and when he arrived was
arrested.
OF course. what he has done Is highly
improper from military point OF view,
but as army officers are human, they
remember that Charles started out TO do
things for his country. at the tender age
of "a, and they think he has done enough
TO be let of easy, They don't say SO.
but they are doing a lot OF worrying
about him. and the order for his return
to France has been countermanded. So
perhaps Uncle Sans youngest private
won't have to to be court-martialed
after all
The sun., 1919-01-24
CONTROL OF MILK
BY STATE is URGED
Inefficiency in Production Is
Shown at Hearing to Help
Consumers.

In case OF the failure OF all other
measures, public control of milk pro-
duction and distribution as a means OF
preventing the possibility Of a milk
famine here and Of keeping prices down
to reasonable basis was urged at the
John Doe milk investigation before
Chief Magistrate McAdoo yesterday by
Irwin Z. Jennings. assistant secretary
Of the Metropolitan Trust Company. who
appeared as a witness.
Up to a few years ago Mr.. Jennings
was secretary OF the Glover Farms Com
has made several Investigations Of the
city's milk problem. the last one in 1917.
As first step in stabii!zinG conditions
he urged that an effort be made to in
duce the distributors and producers to
cooperate and to realize that the con-
sumner was the person to be considered.
Should efforts in this direction prove
Intellectual. Mr.. Jennings said he would
have either the State or the municipal
ity assume control of the distribution
machinery and. as last resort. take
over 1.-The direction Of. both production
and distribution. Leadership, coopera-
ton and unity. he said, we're the three
things most demanded by the situation.
During the winter OF 1917 Mr. Jen-
nIngs testified that he mad made an in
tensive study OF conditions under which
milk was produced in the territory COW
cred by the Dairymen's League lie
said he found pronounced inefficiency in
production methods on the part OF many
OF the farmers, large proportion or
whom were devoting much OF their time,
labor and equipment TO producing small
amounts OF milk. often as little as eight
or ihne quarts a day. Others. he de-
clared, were producing as high as 700
quarts day with the expenditure OF
but little more time and labor. He
pointed out the cost OF sm&l production
was exceedingly high and said that this
fact should be brought home TO the
farmers and that they should be urged
to 90 into the business on large
scale.
II would put a premium on large pro-
duction, efficiency and wholesome milk
OF high grade" said he. land penalize
ineff1ciency and those who deal In milk
of poor quality
In citing instances 4 what he termed
inefficiency among farmers Mt. Jennings
told of one man who drove a pair OF
horses twelve miles to creamery TO
deliver six quarts of milk He found
many others. he said. who were driving
from six TO nine miles each day to de-
liver from ten to twelve quarts, No
matter how high a price was received
no farmer could hope TO show a profit
under such conditions, Mr.. Jennings as
serted.
Remarks by John T. Dooling. Assist
ant District Attorney, in the eXamina-
ton Of witnesses during the progress Of
Me hearings, and various observations
from the bench by Chief Magistrate
McAdoo. have indicated that some form
OF public control of the milk industry
has been in their minds since the begin
ming OF the investigation.
Mr.. Jennings was the only witness
yesterday The hearing will be resumed
AZ II o'Aock Monday.
The sun., 1919-01-24
Y. M. C. A. ANSWERS CHARGES.
Of Praise Reply to
CIcrgyman's Allegations.

Reported allegations by the Rev. ].
Williams OF Bessemer. Ala, chaplain Of
the 10th Infantry. Rainbow Division.
rejecting upon the work OF the Y. NJ. c.
A. in France, were met yesterday by the
organization with testimonials signed by
high officers of the divisions pra!s!ns its
services TO the fighting troops.
The Rev. Mr.. Williams had been
quoted as saying that the Y. VI. c. a
never penetrated to the front line
trenches and that II had sold cigarettes
intended for free distribution. The or
ganlzatIon yesterday produced letters
from Coils. Tealey and Screws OF the
Rainbow Division warmly praisirg the
work of two secretaries who accompan-
led the division throughout its heaviest
engagements.
One OF these, Beveridge c. Dunlop o.
254 Fourth avenue. received a loving
cup costing 500 from the officers and
men OF the 18TH in appreciation OF his
efficient and loyal service with. this regi-
ment from JuEe IS 20 October Q. while
engaging the enemy IN the battles OF
Chalons. Croix Rouge Farm, Ourcq
River, Sergy. St. Mihlel and Verdun."
The sun., 1919-01-24
WOMAN, 80. CAUGHT
BY BROADWAY LURE
Then for Six Years Mrs. Tay-
lor "FeU Hard"

For ninety years Mrs. Catherine J..
Taylor escaped the lure OF Broadway's
bright lights. but when she fell she fell
hard. according to Mrs. Margaret Me-
Mullen, wife OF Police Lieut.. John Nc
Mullen of the Oak Street station and a
niece OF Mrs. Taylor. whose will. which
disposes OF an estate In excess of $780,
900, she is contesting.
In an application to the Surrogates
Court. filed yesterday. Mrs. McMullen
asks for the appointment Of n temporary
administrator OF the estate of Mrs. Tay-
Tor, and in her petition charges William
]. Smith. the residuary legatee. with ex-
ercisng undue influence over Mrs.
Taylor. who was 80 years old at the
time of her death, in April, 1918. Smith
Is 80 years old and was up to short
time ago head bellboy in the Long Acre
Hotel. He Is now the lessee OF the Cor
nell apartment house. at ia and ll6
West Forty-seventh street, which is part
of Mrs. Taylor's estate.
Mrs, Taylor was perfectly normal I'M
I'll she met Smith, about six years before
her death" said Mrs. McMullen. Then
1t was theatres. Broadway cafes and
ca barets every night in company with
him. He would bring her back to her
apartments at all hours of the night and
his control and domination. She would
not visit her relatives without his per-
mission, and then only when he would
accompany her"
According to Mrs IMcMullen, Smith,
while exercising power OF attorney for
Mrs. Taylor, transferred the lease on
The Cornell to himself and installed him
self as proprietor. The property Is val
ued at 100000 and Smiths lease on IT,,
Mrs. McMullen says calls for payment
TO the estate of an annual rental OF
$500.
1.-THE building is now Aiied with ten
ants. and his income from II amounts
10 $4,000 or more year" said Mrs.
McMulen, who explained that she is
taking action TO depose Smith on behalf
OF several other nieces and ne0hews of
Mrs. Taylor who were left small
amounts, as we'll as herself, who was cut
OF with IS legacy.
Mrs Taylor was the widow of Wash
ington Henry Taylor. a real estate OPP
orator who died in 1918. leaving HIS
| fortune of more than 100000, except
/ SIC, 900. which he bequeathed to his
| chauffeur. 20 relatives In Scotland. AL
| though Mrs. Taylor had not lived with
| him for twenty-four years, she contested
| his will and was given judgment in
100000. In addition to this che owned
| considerable New York realty in her
| own name, also fifty unimproved lots IN
| Westchester county and other property
Action will be taken in the Surro-
gates Court shortly on the petition OF
Mrs, McSIullen,
The sun., 1919-01-24
CHIEF POSTAL CLERK
AT UPTON ARRESTED
George L. Opperman Denies
Theft Of S2.166 of Gov
eminent Funds.

After eighteen years In the Post Of
fce service. George l.. Opperman. chief
clerk OF the post Office at Camp Upton,
was arrested yesterday charged with
converting to his own use s2166 Of
Government funds.
George NJ. Brown. post office inspector.
made a trip To Camp Upton yesterday
10 bring the postal employee TO the Of
fice OF the Federal District Attorney in
Brooklyn, after the theft had been re-
ported by an expert who examined the
books at Camp Upton Wednesday.
Opperman, who Is 81 years old and
has a wife and two children. denied the
theft. and said he did not know how the
shortage occurred. He had under him
at Camp Upton twenty-five other clerks,
most Of whom had access to the postal
funds The theft may have occurred
any time in the last two months.
Opperman's salary at Camp Upton
was s2a50 on a twelve hour basis. Or
$1,000 yearly base pay. He denied yes
terday that need for more money to
support his wife and children caused
him to steal. but said that some OF the
clerks under him received only $1,000 a
year.
When Opperman was arraigned yes
terdav before Felix Relfschneider. Jr.,
Federal Commissioner, Thomas ]. Cuff
of 40 Broadway. his counsel. requested
that the hearing be postponed until jan
uary so. Ball was set at $4,000. which
Mr.. Cuff said would be furnished. OPP
perman was connected with the Brook
lyn Post ONCE before Camp Upton was
built. His home is In 562 Bainbrldge
street Brooklyn.
Recentiy two post Office clerks at
Camp Upton were convicted OF stealing
articles from the soldiers mai. They
received light sentences.
The sun., 1919-01-24
SNOWLESS JANUARY
SETS NEW RECORD
Average Temperature, HoW-
eUer, Has Been 81.

Psychologically CONSIDERED, psi,
uary may be classified al tire most p'
lar on record. Viewed thermoUe'r''a.y
up to this date. il cannot boast ot g..
ords, its mean temperature Crct hal, 50
mean as that of sHne Other Ja7uar'es
nelng "a degrees, just two above ~.
freezing point
The utter snowlessness Of ;.'5 jag
airy has given a mental irnpr'ssl'H 10 ''
populace that It has been a V'"'e,
month wearing the misty don ~.
early spring. This seems 10 Re tic '-
lief OF Forecaster Scarf, who said >''
terday that even he. profess.
weather interpreter and studt"t'
been led to suspect that the month Va
lot warmer than il had been " W.
not until he looked over tae nGlr'~ 'A'
he realized that 10 had ho'u
upon b. exterior aspects ,rca''r
ject;ve Illusions
The things that operated cr'c'r %
ceivng even a weather propl".
be summarized thus: Tn" anr'
snow, there being merely tr'
ries, or traces. ~ all the ;No''. II
days that have passed the Laos ~ So
usually strong In January, and '.'
ness OF coal bins. To sum y W.. ~"
uary has not looked like rs 81
blowy old self and therefore ''' ""
tude has decided that Il has N"'
Mr.. Soarr himself describes ''.
as "betNiXt and between ~ " '"
temperature. but unique as to '.'
ton in the form OF snow ami ..
hail.
Never before have there be-. '''
three January days in success
out snow. But there arc s"'fH
first month days to hear from Az"
even the professional wca'N'
casters toll that far ahead
The sun., 1919-01-24
OIL SHARES INCREASE SHOWN
Mrs. FIagIer's stock Gains $1,000
900 In Year.

The increase in the value OF Standard
Oil securities is shown in the inter-
mediate report of Cornelius ]. Sullivan
and tho Guaranty Trust Company. COM
mittec of the estate of Mrs Ida NJ
Flagler, called the worlds wealthiest
incompetent" in Part I, Special Term OF
the supreme Court yesterday.
Tho holdings of Mrs. Flagler include
thirty-seven classes OF oil securities.
practically all In Standard OH and sub
sidiary companies. From the year be-
ginning January II, 1918, to the year
ending January 10, 1919. these securl-
ties increased in value from s5.1iO,O37.92
to s6,325. s0s.71
Leading the increased items Is one
or 2,670 shares OF STANDARD Oil Com
pany of New Jersey. which has jumped
in value from sl,4l5.lO0 to 1890. 40
whsle 407 shares of Atlantic Refining
Company advanced from sli4,56S TO
slTO,23427.
Mrs. Flagler. who once was the wife
OF the late Henry NJ. Flagier, Standard
OIL magnatc, has been an inmate OF
a sanitarium at Central Valley. y. Y.
for number Of years. The original
trust fund. established in 1909. was
about 100000. Despite the heavy ex-
penses which the estate has been called
upon TO meet Mrs Flaglere present
holdings arc estimated al more than
s1,00o,oo0 in value.
The sun., 1919-01-24
HUGE INSURANCE LOSSES.
Life Pays sIS,OOO,-
600 Death Claims in Year.

Exceptional losses and exceptional in
crease Of business were reported at n
meeting of 500 managers OF the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company from
the United States and Canada in annual
session at l Madison avenue yesterday
The influenza epidemic caused the death
Of nearly 10000 policy holders, between
September and December 81, and the
payment of about $4,000. 900 in claims.
At the same time the Company did rec
ord business. placing on the books total
insurance OF ssS2 ,s40,60s, of which
s4l9. 000, 900 was taken out in Industrial
policies.
Haley Fiske. vice-presldent Of the
company. instructed the managers not to
attempt to twist Government insurance
into Metropolitan policies" He said tho
Government was furnishing insurance at
net cost to men in service, and that no
private company could hope to rival that
rate. He urged the managers to advise
soldiers and sailors to keep up their
Government policies, or to convert what
insurance they have into some other
form offered by the Government.
The sun., 1919-01-24
MILAN0 GUILTY OF MURDER
Third to Re Convicted of subway
Agents Staying.

Joseph Miano, 81, of 104 East 1.,A
street. was found guilty OF murder In
the first degree last night by a jury In
the Bronx Supreme Court. He was a.
cused of killing Otto Fiala, -, an Into
borough ticket agent, who was shot 70
death by holdup men who attacked hin,
at the 1ntervale avenue station Of 'he
subway early on the morning Of Nover-
Der Il.
Two other men have been convicted f.
connection with the same murder. The
are James Cassidy and Charles F VI
Laughln. The three will be senteuc' q
Saturday The fourth man indicted f''
the murder, Joseph Uschoff, 90, w. ~
placed on trial to-day.
The fifth alleged member OF tho ct.,-.
Walter V. Kirk. turned States ovidsr.
He said he drove the automobile usct
the other sour and that Milano told .'
he had to XII man as he had -'oa'..
him and put UP a fight"
The sun., 1919-01-24
W. S. S. SALES $2,5s9,051.
Department and Retail stores Re-
port on 1913 Campaign.

A report just made to the National War
Savings Committee by the Department
and Retail Dry Goods Stores Division
is another evidence OF what the trade
can and will do. The divisions re-
port represents the efforts Of approx
mately eighteen hundred department
and retail dry goods stores In Greater
New York which have given unstint-
ingly in assisting the Government In the
selling OF stamps. Their total W S. s.
sales reached s2,5s9.o51.
In connection with tho close o. the
1918 campaign the firm OF r, II, Macy
& Co. presented last evening tho prize
promised to the member Of their stan
who got the largest number OF $1,000
subscriptions, OF the 663 $1,000 sub
scrlptions In the whole division. 243
were procured by the staff of r. II. Macy
& Co.. and OF these Miss Helen Murphy,
manager OF the muslin underwear de-
partment, got A. The prize was a dia-
mond set platinum bar pin
The sun., 1919-01-24
AMAZONS BEWALL DEATH OF
CF4IVALRY ON WATER FRONT
Women Stevedores, Who Worked on Docks in War
Time, Protest Being Replaced by Men and Losing
the Wherewitha to Make Gay Promenades

1t has taken the astute mind OF II. b.
Whipple. general manager of the New
York Dock Company. which operates
many of the piers along the Brooklyn
waterfront. to discover that lovely
woman while having her value in ball
rooms. does not shape up to the require,
ments as specified by the soulless cor
poration for work upon the steamship
docks.
Social life in the sections Of South
Brooklyn peopled by certain descendants
Of the Vikings and representing various
II diluted strains of the royal and noble
bloods Of Poland. Lithuania, Croatia,
Dalmatia and elsewhere. has been an
arid thing since Mr.. Whipple. about the
time this country went to war. issued q
call for maids and matrons to come and
assist In the loading Of steamships on
the docks. His appeal to patriotic senti-
ment was duly acclaimed by the fair.
and by the hundred they cancelled their
week end engagements and dinner
dances and trooped TO tho waterfront.
Never In all the sartorial history OF
the territory lying between Gdovanus
Bay and the Erie Basin have the mod
'stes and speciality shops there done so
constant and remunerative a business.
Ono Of the shopkeepers, though in trade.
has a penchant for letters and has writ
ten brochure setting forth that the
feminine soul, given man size wages ana
Under the compulsion OF toiling all day
In horrid overalls and a drab jumper.
will never. from a practical viewpoint,
become serious competitor Of man,
since all her money will inevitably go
into personal adornments and thus ulti-
mately find Its way home again to its
author and coiner. man.
AT all events II is history in South
Brooklyn that ever since the women %
the Lithuanian, Dalmatian and other
The sun., 1919-01-24
UNION TO ASSIST
AUGMENTATION
Organizations Unite to Elm.
mate Duplication

In order to eliminate duplication OF
Amercanization work Of various or
ganlzations now engaged in such tasks
committee was formed yesterday at
an informal meeting in the Manhattan
Hotel looking toward the unitication
of Americanization organizations into
a federation to be called the union OF
interests. The meeting was purely in
formal.
The committee with Mr.. Wheaton as
chairman. is composed OF Frank Morri-
son. secretary American Federation of
Labor. Washington; Charles Il. Hook.
vice-president American Rolling Mill
Company. Middletown. Ohio: Albert
Shaw. editor Review of Reviews ;
Howell Cheney. Cheney SILK Company,
South Manchester. Conn. Arthur s.
Somers s. Fred strong, treasurer New
Haven Savings Bank, New Haven; II.
y. Walbr!dge; Miss Grace +. J. Parker,
National League for Women's Service
Miss Frances A. Kellor, national Amcr.-
canization committee NJ. w. Harrison
American Bankers Association Father
John j. Murray. Americanization COM
mittee, Connecticut State Counsel De-
fence. Hartford. and Prof. X. NJ. Nc
Elroy, National Security League.
The temporary headquarters Of The
proposed union OF interests will be in
room III Hotel Manhattan
The sun., 1919-01-24
s LUMBER FIRMS INDICTED.
Four New York Concerns Accused
of Discrimination.

Eight lumber companies were indicted
yesterday by the United States Grand
Jury in Newark for alleged violation of
the Elkns law 1t is charged they dis
eliminated against certain customers and
that lumber consigned to private concern
was labelled as Government property to
get IL through embargo territory.
Those indicted we're; The National
Box and Lumber Company OF Newark,
the Ditmar Company Of 80 Broadway.
the Forest Box and Lumber Company OF
405 East Fourth street, the Royal BOX
and Lumber Company Inc, Of IL Wooster
street, the Union Wholesale Lumber
Company OF Youngstown. Pa the Pas
sale Bergen Lumber Company Of Pas
sale, the Alison Parker Lumber Company
OF Tuscaloosa, Ala, and the Star Box
and Lumber Company of 81 Tompkins
street.
The sun., 1919-01-24
ENRIGHT HAS ANNIVERSAR"
Police commissioners once iiIlc'
with Flowers by Friends.

Commissioner Enright passed H..
anniversary yesterday as head o.
New York police. On Janusry -. &c..
Frederick Hamilton Bugher. two
three days in office, was remove
Mr.. Enright in answer 10 ru"
summons from the Mayor. loft hi. &C.,.
ut the Stage street station. Eroo.'
and went to headquarters ae :
Commissioner Tho day fo''owu- o..
Mayor made him full Comm Ss'o''~
In honor of the occasion friouie -r.
associates piled the Commissioners -
fec high with flowers. Practice
every police organization. inciuGiu- &c
Police 1.ieutenants Association, Of w =.
he had been a member for twelve vca-s
was represented, Inspector ITcrrr 500
American beauty roses with a 'u,9sst
OF congratulation. depressing his ~
probation the Commissioner sad "
never felt better or happier IA Lilo NE
The sun., 1919-01-24
SHOT ENDS CHASE OF
BOND THIEF SUSPECT
$4,000 in Securities Gone
Stranger Causes Arrest.

Policeman August Kimmone or the
Old Slip station was standing at Pine
and Nassau streets Just after the close
OF banking hours yesterday when an
excited man stepped up to him and,
thrusting a 81 900 Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company bond into his hand. asked
him to arrest Albert Shoenberg, who
said he was a striking garment worker
living at 903 Prospect avenue, Brooklyn
A moment later Norman Peck. em-
ployed as messenger by the brokerage
firm of r. Barnett, Z Wall street. made
his way through tho crowd that was
gathering. glanced at Shoenberg and
said: That's the man who stole the
bonds" Kimmone was told by the man
who asked him to make the arrest that
he was in an elevator in the Equitable
Building when ne saw Shoenberg jostle
the messenger boy and taSe from the
lads inside coat pocket n bulky pack
age. The boy said the package con-
taipned $40, 900 worth OF bonds and that
he had been sent to deliver them at the
Bank Of Commerce. 81 Nassau street.
The police would not give the name OF
the man who said he witnessed the theft,
but said he told them he followed Shoen-
berg out OF the elevator and picked up
the 81, 900 bond when Shoenberg dropped
II In the Equitable Building corridor
From there he said he followed Shocn-
berg down to the street and tra!led him
until Shoenberg was passing the police
man. Kimmone took Shoenberg into
custody and started with him for the
station.
Near the door Shoenberg broke away
and ran. The policeman fired shot,
which frightened Shoenberg. who was
caught Thy pedestrians. When the pris-
oner was searched no trace OF the bonds
could be found. and a search by de-
tectives along the whole route Shoenberg
traversed failed to reveal them. Sheen
berg admitted he rode in the Equitable
Building elevator. but said he was So
ing to Offices in search Of job. He
denied knowledge of the theft