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VANDERBILT, STRAUSS
AND LAMONT SAIL
Lopland Carries 900 Civilian
Passengers.

The largest number OF civilian passen-
gers to leave here since the signing OF
II, armist!ce sailed yesterday afternoon
for Liverpool on board the liner Lap
land OF the international Mercantile
Marine. There were 400 first 81 SIS
passengers. including many notables
and ESQ passengers each In the second
ana third cabins
Frank A. vanderl,p. president OF the
National City Bank. who was on board
in company with Thomas w. Lamont
and Albert Strauss, vice governor OF the
Federal Reserve Bank. was reticent con-
corning the reason for his trip, but i'd
mitted he was going TO Europe on a mis-
sion for Carter Glass. Secretary OF the
Treasury Mrs. Vandcrlip and Mrs La
mont acrompa MED their husbands
Oscar 6. Straus also sailed on the
Lapiand. going as the representative OF
the League TO Enforce Peace TO confer
with representatives OF the league in
England, France and Italy. and also
with the statesmen OF these countries
The league. he said. stands behind Pres!
dent Wilson in advocating a league Of
nations.
An Industrial commission headed by
F. T. Gunlach of Chicago appointed by
Secretary OF Labor wilson sailed 20
study conditions abroad A luncheon at
the Harvard Club to Mr.. Wilson was
given before the commission sailed. The
Secretary, who was nj the pier, pre-
dicted an era OF prosperity for the
United States within year or so,
For much tho same purpose az the
Industrial commission. representatives OF
the Copper Export Association, includ-
ing G. + Kelley. president OF the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company; r. l.
Agassiz. president Of the Calumet and
Hecla Mining Company Walter Doyle
~ Phelps. Dodge 4 Co. and S r.
GuCr6 nheim OF the American Smelling
and Refining Company departed on the
vessel Another passenger was Mrs
Whitelaw Reid, widow OF the Ambassa-
dor to the court Of St. Jamess who Is
returning 20 England 20 resume her Red
Cross work.
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CHILDREN DELIGHT
IN BENEFIT SHOW
Glue Matinee to Aid Little
French Refugees.

A group of New York children gave
charming performance yesterday
morning In tho Punch and Judy Thea
ire for the benefit of children In the in
vaded districts Of Franco and Belgium.
1t was under the auspices Of the Com
lite Franco-Americain pour Ia Protec-
ton des Enfants de Ia Frontier" which
educating more than 1900 rescued little
ones In thirty colonies Frederic r.
Coudert Is chairman Of the executive
committee in New York.
All the children who appeared yes
terday were amateurs. but, trained by
Miss Edith King and Miss Dorothy Colt,
they acquitted themselves with a de-
lightful simplicity and inconsistencies
as II they were going through games
for their own amusement and without
any thought Of anyone looking on. The
programme was made up of "chansons
de France acted with scenes from the
illustrations OF Boutet de Monvel
Quaint little songs and pantomimes and
dances and marches held an audience
that filled the theatre fascinated for q
couple OF hours
Small Priscilla Kennady starred as
the danseuse in the '.frontispiece" that
opened the performance. Then came q
little piece called 10 Chevalier du
Guet," with Jean Baldensperger as tn,
chevalier. The closing one was O
marche militaire ending with a patri
otto tableau, which brought down tn,
house because Of the serious attention
the babies gave to lifting their shor
legs as high as they conceived person.
taking part In a patriotic parade ough
to lift their legs
Lieut-Col G. G. WOODWARD of tn.
British army made a speech. The per.
Torrance will be repeated this after
noon in the same theatre AID NJ Ernes
Guy of the French High Commission
will be the speaker.
The sun., 1919-01-26
CHEROoT'S MURDER CLEW.
Arrest Made in Killing of Saloon
Man and Wife.

Cheroot stubs found on the floor O.:
the saloon IN South Ozone Park. where
Joseph Holbach and his wife were shot
to death q week ago. may lead to So
luton OF the mystery. A squad OF de-
tectives went to ISL Classon avenue last
night snd took into custody Frank
Raiolo. 81. a dye worker.
In Raolo's home and in his pockets,
the detectives said. they found Cheroots
strikingly similar in size, manufacture
and quality OF tobacco to the stubs left
behind by the holdup band after the
murder. Rtiolo was traced by the po-
lice after Lottie Guth, who was also
shot by holdup men, said picture OF
him resembled one OF the ganssters.
Raiolo denied he was anywhere near
South Ozone Park on the night of tina
murder. He was In bed when the de-
,ectives found him suffering from in
fiuenza and was sent under guard TO 81.
MaIy'A Hospital
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1875 TRAPPED IN RAID.
SIX Belmont Park Prisoners Held
rs Bookmakers.

Telephones racing charts. poker chips
and other gambling paraphernalia were
seized at Wright's Hotel. Belmont Park.
queens, In raid yesterday conducted
by District Attorney Weeks OF Queens
county. aided by detectives and fifteen
members OF the military police from
Camp Mills. The raiding party drove up
in an army truck. and although signal
lights were flashed by the doorkeeper
they forced their way in with drawn re-
volvers. Inside 1925 men were lined
UP and their names taken. after which
most Of them were released
Six prisoners. who described them
selves as John Willis. the proprietor
John Raymond. Abraham Jacobs. John
De Long. Walter Higgins and Harry
/ Ohmeir, were arra!gned before Edward
IT Neu, Justice OF the peace, on a charge
Of bookmaNng. They pleaded not guilty
and were held in $1,000 bail each for the
Grand Jury.
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$2OO,O0O,O0O ASKED
FOR ROAD BUILDING
Post Office Bill Also Author.
ICES Contract for Pneumatic
Tubes Here.

WASHINGTON, Jan. AIN addition 70
recommending salary Increases for v,r.
finally all postal service employees the
annual post office appropriation bill as
revised and reported out to-day by tho
Senate Post office Committee proposea
appropriations OF S200,0oo,00o during
the next three years for construction and
maintenance Of roaos
To the House bill, which carried s357-
$4,000, the Senate committee added tho
bill of Chairman Bankhead to appropri-
ate $50, 900. 900 this year and $4,000 900
each for 1920 and 1921 for road work.
The amendment also would provide
$4,000, 900 each year for roads In ne
uonal forests.
In revising the House bin the Senate
committee made an increase from $780,
600 to SS50,000 in the appropriation
for postal airplane service, authorizing
the Postmaster-Generalt to establish new
routes and to secure airplanes from the
War Department
The House appropriation for extension
of parcel post farm to consumer" e1-
press routes was reduced from $1,000.
900 to 100000.
A new committee amendment would
authorize the Postrnaster-General 10 oon-
tract for pneumatic tube service In New
York city and Brooklyn and prohibit re-
moval Of tubes at Philadelphia, Boston.
Chicago and st. Louis until Congress
could legislate on the tube question.
In providing employees pay increases
the committee added an amendment 20
increase the per diem allowance for rail-
way mail clerk from 80 cents to 50 a
day. Appropriations for rural route and
city letter carriers were increased re-
spectively from s51,500.000 TO sesS0o,-
900 and from s41,000,000 TO $5Q,50o,oo0.
The House increase of 20 per cent N pay
of rural carriers on standard routes was
raised 10 rs per cent. Pay increases 70,
inspectors. assistant postmasters az first
and second class offices. superintendenu
of mail and delivery. clerks. watchmen
and other EMPLOYEES also were approved
The sun., 1919-01-26
RADIO PHONES FOR PLANES.
LOndon-Paris Air Messengers "a
Keep in Close Touch.

LONDON, Jan. 25,-The airplanes
which are carrying the Peace Conference
delegates and important documents be-
tween London and Paris are to be
equipped with wireless telephone appa-
ratuS.
This will enable the pilots to speak n
one another while in the air and will
also enable them to receive frequent
weather reports and instructions from
the ground.
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MOTOR VICTIM WANTS $4,000.
'ues Mrs. Mary WiImot, Wealthy
Resident of Greenwich.

GREENWICH, Conn, Jan. 25.-Mrs
Mary Wilmot, daughter OF the late WILL
lam J. Smith. millionaire contractor. was
sued in City Court to-day for $4,000
damages for injuries sustained by Elmer
G. Kniorion. a factory foreman OF Siam
ford. who was run down by an automo-
bile alleged to have been recklessly
driven by Mrs. W!lmot. Her answer
must be made in Superior Court at
Bridgeport by February /.
Kniorion has been confined to his home
since the accident last November. Pend
ing the outcome OF the suit the bust
ness block known here as the Smith
Building. valued at 100000. has been
attached. Mrs Wi,mot has been once
divorced and eloped to marry her pres
ent husband Her adoption of bah,
few months ago afforded society az
other sensation
The sun., 1919-01-26
5N. Y. SOLDIERS DIE OF GRIP.
Two Upstate Men Latest of
Weeks Victims mt Mcclellan.

ADMISSION, Ala, Jan. 25.-This week
has been an unlucky one so far as SOL
diers from New York State are con-
cerned, five having died Of influenza In
the Camp Mcclellan base hospital since
Monday. Private Walter L. Holtz. Bat
ter i, Thirty-fourth Field Artillery.
whose service record gives his late home
at Sinc!airville, y. Y, and Corporal Jo-
seph II. Kefe, Battery A, Thirty-f0urth
Field Artillery, whose home was in
Bnghamton. are among the latest vic
TINS
The body OF Private Holtz was shipped
to-day to his relatives, accompanied by
Private Clarence T. Carbon. Corporal
Kefe's body has been sent to Bingham.
ton in charge of Private Ralph r Fra
zier. who is instructed to deliver it to
Miss Katherine Kefe
The sun., 1919-01-26
HEAVY FIGHTING IN BERLIN.
Spartacans and Ebert Force,
CIashed Thursday Might.

LoNpoN, Jan. 25.--There were many
casualties in heavy fighting betwee7
Spartacans and Government forces in
Berlin Thursday night, says an Amster-
lam despatch to the Exchange Tele-
Graph Company.
The fighting was mostly IN the v!cini''
f the newspaper Offices and at the A.
NIT Stnt!om.
The sun., 1919-01-26

part OF the Germans, soon developed
into war OF ideas and ideals. This Is
why those who fought this war knew
that they were fighting for the defence
Of civilization against enemies whose
triumph would have meant the destruc-
ton OF all real liberty.
"And now that in order to have peace
our enemies have hastily taken on the
appearance Of democracy, we have the
right to doubt whether 1t is possible that
a few weeks should have destroyed the
result of fifty years Of Prussianization
We are entitled to ask for guarantees
before believing in them.
The sun., 1919-01-26

chief clerk at the Hotel Astor for the
last ten years, and r. L. Sturn, once
assistant manager 1T the Biltmore.
Christian Knutson, former manager of
the Government hotel ut the Panama
Canal Zone. is night manager.
The chef ia Julien Jacquier. who has
presided over the kitchens at the Hotel
Pontchartrain at Detroit the Statler ho-
tells at Buffalo and Cleveland and has
also had experience at Delmonico's, the
Waldorf and the Holland House hera
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BENEFIT for Boys Club.

The Wendell Boys Club. organized
about two years ago by the late Evert
Jansen Wendell in 225 West Thirty
nth street. and which has done good
work for homeless and friendless boys
as well as rescung boys from gang
influences, will give benefit per-
formance in the Garden Theatre Mon
day night. February 10. \ satire on
Greenwich Village. written by Frank
futile, will be performed,
The sun., 1919-01-26
REDS COMMANDMENT FAILS.
All Their Vessels at ReveI Said TO
He sunk.

LONDON, Jan. 25.--Bolshevik attempts
TO lombard Revel. capital OF Esthonia,
from the sea have resulted in complete
failure. according to reports received
here.
have been sunk.
The sun., 1919-01-26
Boches Are subtly Intriguing.

"The enemy, beaten by force OF arms.
is endeavoring TO gain by subtle intrigue
the advantages that he could not con-
uuer by force. What a splendid oppor-
tunity Is given him by the Peace Con-
ference!
The problems to be discussed are
complex, the difficulties are great Whal
a triumph II the secret diplomacy or the
Central Powers succeeded in splitting the
Allies. in inducing them TO oppose each
other, In persuading each of them that
the others were neither sincere nor true
to the principles OF which they boast
Here, as we'll as on the ba ttleields, our
enemies must be beaten. They Will be
defeated BY our friendship. strong enough
TO create among ourselves an under-
standing which will resist any intrigue.
Some of the problems can be dealt
with only by those who know their com
plexities. Others, on the contrary. VIII
perhaps be better solved by the moral
authority Of a great statesman coming
from abroad and speaking in the name OF
great disinterested nation.
Let us trust each other We owe
this to our mutual friendship. Trust
France, who during her whole history
has been the bulwark OF civilization. VINO
has fought for all noble causes, soldier
Of God, soldier OF humanity
Decoration for James NJ. Beck.
At the opening of the banquet James
NJ. Beck, president Of the society, re
ceived the honor of Officer OF the Legion
of Honor, which was conferred upon
! him by Eiouard de Billy In the name OF
France. The representative OF the
French Republic paid a sincere tribute
to Mr.. Beck In recognition Of the sup
port he gave the cause OF France from
the beginning Of the war.
There was silence for thirty seconds
altar n silent toast was drunk to the
memory OF Theodore Roosevelt
Addresses were made at the banquet
also by Baron E. de Cartier, Minister
of Belgium; Gov. William c. Sproul oil
Pennsylvania. Capt. Alfred /. b. Car
penter of the British Navy and Rear Ad
m,ral Blue of the United States Navy
About 1900 members Of the society at
| tended the dinner.
The sun., 1919-01-26
Dancing Follows Dinner.

sixty hotel men from this and other
cities were entertained in the grand
ballroom, together with their women
folk Many officials of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and their families were pres
ent and patrons OF the Statler hotels
elsewhere were included among the other
guests.
So many persons tried to register
that very soon they were being turned
away. Only about 1000 OF the 1900
rooms are ready. but the workmen are
getting out the remainder at the rate
Of about ten an hour and all Of the
main part of the hotel Is in running
order.
The Pennsylvania Is equipped with
features hitherto unknown in New York
hostelres. For instance. copy OF The
SCN--or some other morning paper
should the guest be eccentric and ask
for it's left al every room each morn
ing. Each room has ice water. supplied
by circulating system; a reading light
attached to the head of every bed and
telephone at each bedside. Automatic
door signals indicate when rooms are
occupied so maids do not rap or seek TO
open a door which is locked from the
inside
The appointments OF the various din
Ing rooms are almost perfect Clarence
L. Madden. head OF the publicity force,
explained last night that the sterling
silver bellows for cooling soup-popular
in some OF the smarter OF the middle
Western hotels-had not been furnished
yet because II wasn't considered that
New York was quite ready for the in
novation,
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Male Enrolment of Big Parties
Drops; Socialists Worst Hit

ONLY payhe Prohbionfaled to show decrease in its
male enrolment New York city for 19s99 from the figures
for the previous This be explained by the
absence Of thousands of the military and naval The
decrease found borough The Socialists lost most heavily
their figures for this being As cent less than
The total male enrolment of the Democrats for this $780,
14S compared with 372964 loss Of 1891 The Republican
male enrolment is 170949, being loss of 34,336
The 1917918 enrolment Of the Socialists 45613, while
this only 25491 Strangely enough the Prohbionsts
show gain Of sevenyhree Their figures for this 1926
A year they 1858
The female enrolment Prohibition party is than
double that of the The female enrolment the Socialist party
about the total the Republican party about 43
the Democratic party only SO per
detailed table showing the male and female enrolment by
parties in the various boroughs follows:
Enrolme Fnrlm
Females Females
New
Bronx 17,177
Kings $500.
Queen
3,343 2232 100 40 353
Totals
Grand totals
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Tipping Not Necessary.

Although tipping is not prohibited
(Mr Statler says II can't BEL, guests
are nevertheless assured that they Will
receive exactly the same degree OF at
tontion from all the hotel employees
whether they tip or not Both union
and non-urion walters are employed.
There was n report yesterday afternoon
that the union would call its members
out on strike Just at the dinner hour,
but no trouble OF any sort occurred.
Union officials told the management they
might make demands later"
There is hotel library OF about 1000
volumes especially selected to match the
moods Of travellers. II includes fiction
and travel books and there are several
hundred volumes in French. Italian and
Spanish. A distinctive innovation Is the
establishment OF a hotel dentist on the
mezzanine floor.
1t was said last night that the scale
OF prices in the restaurants would not
be perma nently decided upon until after
EXPERIMENTATION. 1t was claimed that
Statler hotels operating in other cities
were able to charge from 10 to Is per
cent. less than other first class restau-
rants in their respective localities and
that 1t was hoped that n correspond
| ingly low tariff would be found possible
here. But the management was making
| no promises in this regard.
"Seryidor" Device.
Avoidance OF personal contact with
| employees in securing valet service and
! similar attentions from the house staff
! is secured through a device known as
"servidor" Guests laundry and other
articles are delivered to the rooms
through this device without the incon-
venience of answering the bellboys
knock or the expense Of the customary
| tip.
| The guest telephones his wants to the
Office and the article Is placed in this
| specially built receptacle in the door it.
self, which does not give access to the
room. A guest may upon retiring leave
his clothes TO be pressed or his shoes to
be polished and they will be delivered
, uoiselessly to his locked door before he
awakes
Because OF the vastness of the place n
! special system had to be devised to
keep track Of the arriving guests. 1t is
considered something OF task to deliver
promptly telephone messages. kilograms,
letters and messages in a hotel OF 900
rooms, but the problem at the Hotel
Pennsylvania is seven times greater.
The system is radical departure In
some ways from anything heretofore
used. But the keeping of the records
has been rendered 80 per cent. auto
matte. and It IL expected that within
three minutes after guest has been as
signed to a room telegram. telephone
call or inquiry for him at the desk Will
reach him Immediately.
Experienced star.
Mr.. Statler thinks 30 well of New
York. so he said last night. that he in
do Ia Win "a
Hotel Pennsylvania, and when he is not
In II his personal representative will
be. The stan is made up OF expert
cnced hotel men. The manager Is Roy
Carruthers. who formerly acted in like
capacity at the Fairmont and Palac,
hotels in San Francisco,
The assistant managers are Alvah VIII
son, formerly OF the Hotel Vanderbilt
Allan ]. Peterson, for fifteen year,
manager of the Hotel Van Mugs in Lot
Angeles; Melville A Hill. who has beer
The sun., 1919-01-26
All True 10 Democracy,

These differences are In appearance
only they are not real. France, the
United States and Great Britain are true
TO the principles OF democracy
THE difference Is with the countries
OF central Europe, There you will find
people vino hav" beer educated in the
belief that liberty ia not national right
Of man; that governments do not grow
out OF the consent of the governed.
This Is what makes a gap between
civilizations. This Is why the war,
started as a war OF aggression on the
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STATLER OPENS HIS
NEW HOTEL HERE
Would Have Cut Cost by 49,
100000 If He Foresaw
Dry Nation.
$500 GUESTS AT DINNER
Tipping Is Not Necessary for
Good Service at Penn
sylvania

z NJ Statler, who started as bell
hop in the old Mcclure House at Wheel
ing. w. Va, more years ago than he
cares to think about, sat in the grand
ballroom of the new Hotel Pennsyl-
vania, at Seventh avenue and Thirty
third street, when It opened its doors
for business last night and unused upon
prohibition.
Although the hotel. which has 1900
rooms and the same number OF baths
and is the largest in the world, was
built by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, It will be operated by the Statler
Hotel Company as lessee; hence Mr..
Statlers interest In the forthcoming
nationwide drought
~ wouldn't 20 so far as to say that
we would have refused to embark upon
this venture II we could have known
about Prohibition" said MI SAuer.
"but we certainly would have spent less
money on Il. Undoubtedly we could
have cut the cost by 100000 In elm
mating decorations and various conve-
niences we have installed without de-
creasihg the earning power OF the prop
erty, and that is what we would have
done II we could have forseen we would
have had to do without our prodt on
liquor.
NO man can tell how II will affect us
l am certain we can operate hoteI
probably without liquor. as we are do
Jog so at present In Detroit But I shall
start no more hotels in other cities until
after I have found out Just how big q
percentage prohibition will take from
our gross income"
Twenty-Five hundred guests were en-
| tertained at dinner by the hotel man
agement at the formal opening las'
night. They were served In the grill II
the basement, the main dining room or
tho office floor and the grand ballroom
| on the floor above.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-04
THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like riain Phosphate
10 put on Firm. Healthy Flesh and
10 Increase strength. Nigor
and Nerve Force.

Judg cling from the countless prepar-
atoms and treatments which are CON
tinually being advertised for the pur-
pose OF making thin people leshy de-
veloping arms, neck aud bust. and re-
placing ugly hollows and angles by the
soft curved lines OF health and beauty.
there are evidently thousands of men
ana women who keeniy feel their ex~
cesslvo thinness.
rhinness and weakness are usually
due TO starved nerves, our bodies
need more phosphate than is contained
In modern foods Physicians claim
there Is nothing that will supply this
deficiency SO. well as the organic
phosphate known among druggists as
hitro- phosphate. which is inexpensive
and Is sold by Gokay in Bennington and
most all druggists under a guarantee
Of satisfaction or money back. By
feeding the nerves directly and by sup
plying the body cells with the neces-
sary phosphoric food elements, bitro-
phosphate quickly produces welcome
transformation IN the appearance: the
increase In weight frequently being
astonishing
This increase IN weight also carries
with Il general Improvement In the
health, Nervousness. sleeplessncss and
lack OF energy which nearly always
accompany excessive thnness soon
disappear dull eyes become bright. and
pale cheeks glow with the bloom OF
perfect health.
plate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness, sleeplessness and general
weakness IL should not, owing to It's
flesh growing properties. be used by
anyone who does not desire to put on
flesh.