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New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Woman Frightened
To Death or Slain
Case of Mrs. Kucharsky,
" hose Body Is
Found in Rob b e d
Home, Puzzling Police

Mrs. Branaslaw Kucharsky, forty
four years old, washwoman, was either
murdered or died of fright when at
tackled during the robbery of her home
at 113 Stanton Street yesterday.
Her body was found upon the floor
of the bedroom by Mrs. Mary Lip
shuk, her next door neighbor. The
robbery was accomplished rapidly and
}noiselesslY Mrs. Lipshuk saw Mrs
Kucharsky alive >. : o'clock yesterday
morning. Shortly before 10 o'clock
she entered the fiat and found her
friends body.
Messengers were sent for the police
and for Ludvik Kucharsky, husband of
the dead woman, and Leon, her broth
er, both garage workers. Patrolman
Farrell on arrival sent for an ambu-
lance from Gouveneur Hospital. Dr.
Goeber said that the woman had died
either of heart disease or strangula-
ton.
Captain Carey and detectives of the
homicide squad were summoned. They
examined the body and found marks
on the throat and breast. Kucharsky
said that his wife carried 5000 in a
pocket in her underskirt. Investiga-
tion showed that this had been cut
away.
In addition two gold watches, a gold
bracelet, $1O0 Liberty bond, 10 rubles
in gold and a handbook of the Dry
Dock Savings Bank, in which the
woman had $1,000 had disappeared.
There was no sign of struggle in the
apartment.
Mrs. Bessie Richter, janitress of
the building, said that she saw two
strange men enter the house shortly
after o'clock yesterday morning. She
was able to furnish the police with
good description of them.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Philippine blouses
Embroidered

These blouses are interest
ing because hey are en-
broidered with the perfect
stitchery of the little Philip
pine girls, and are on the
fine sheer ba tbs te that
comes from the little
Islands of the Sea. And yet
they are made up in New
York, with all the correct
lines and smart appearance
that the New York blouse
maker has at his command.
One model has an exquisite
design of butterfly. Another in
lacy design with forget-me-not
sprays. Another is made of blue
batiste and embroidered in
white. All are noted for a GER
tain daintiness. SLOTS.
Third floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
City Engineers Protest
Say Office Boys Get Better Pay
Than They Do

Construction engineers employed by
the city, some of whom are receiving
lower salaries than first-cass office
boys, met in the Municipal Building
last evening to consider the advisability
Of affiliating with the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor in order to force an
increase of pay.
Although definite action will not be
taken until a referendum vote of the
ZOO members Of their own body-the
Rapid Transit Engineers Association
can be obtained, an overwhelming SEN
timent in favor of affiliation with the
national organization was shown.
r. A. Fiescl president of the en-
gineers' association. who presided at
the meeting, said that members Of the
association possessing technical educa-
tions were being paid as low as $76
month
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Family Dispute Over Money
Disclosed by Actions
Brought by Richard, Jr.,
Involving Over 5000, 900
No Defence Is Offered
Estate Left by First Wife
of Old Tammany Leader
Enters Into Proceedings

A row in the family of Richard
Croker, onetime chief of Tammanv
Hall, who sailed recently for his estate
in Ireland, was revealed Yesterday
when two judgments were entered in
the County Clerks office against Croker
by his son, Richard Croker, jr. The
judgments are for $137,181 and $780,
900.
The court records show that sum-
mons was served on the former Tam
many leader on June d, last, and that
Croker, ST., failed to defend either
action. Hence, judgments were en-
tered by default after a hearing in
each case before Supreme Court Jus
tice Gavegan.
The smaller judgment has to do
with an altercation concerning the
estate of the first wife of Croker,
who is now married to an Indian
princess. Croker, Junior, declared
that in September, 1914, his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Croker, died, leaving
an estate valued at about 5000, 900,
and that he was entitled to about
one quarter of it.
He further alleges that he entered
into a verbal agreement with his
father concerning the disposition Of
his share of his mothers estate.
"My father agreed" alleges the son,
chat if l should assign to my brother,
Howard Croker, my share of the es-
tate of my deceased mother, my father,
as soon as l would ascertain the
amount of the said share and inform
him OF the amount, would pay a sum
equal to my said share to my sister,
Ethel Croker, and would pay a like
sum to my brother, Howard Croker.
"Thereafter, on or about the first
of May, 1915, 1 ascertained the value
of my share to be about $4,000, and
on or about said date I had talk with
my father and informed him of the
amount of my mothers estate and of
my said share, to wit, $4,000.
II performed all the terms and con-
ditions on my part to be performed,
and requested my father to pay my
sister and my brother the sums Of
money he had agreed, as aforesaid to
pay them, but he neglected and re-
fused to do So"
Croker, junior, declared that in view
OF this he had decided to bring the
action for the amount he had lost
through the assignment of his share
OF MS mOther estate to Howard
Croker. The plaintiff has this to say
conce erning the larger judgment
against Croker:
"On October l.. 1907, my father re-
quested me to act as his agent in the
conduct of business affairs, the man
agement of property, real and per-
sonal, and requested me to take charge
of the same for him, and when neces-
sary, to advance, make loans and ex-
pend moneys for him and to incur
obligations.
"My services as his agent ended
December 80, 1917, and a statement
of account rendered to that day
showed that there was balance due
me of $125,836.73"
Judgment in each case was rendered
for an amount including interest and
costs
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Scores Are Injured
In Strike Riot i'm
Rome, N. Y, Streets
Walkout of 5000 Italians in
Metal Plants Causes Day
of Tumult; Police Routed,
State Forces Called Out
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
ROME, N. Y, July 14.-Nearly two
score persons were injured, eleven of
them serious, and thousands of dol
lars of property damage was done here
when 5000 striking Italian laborers at
half q dozen metal plants started a
riot and fought police and deputy sher-
ifs, clubbed and pounded strikebreak-
ers, assaulted officials of the factories
and paraded the streets smashing and
demolishing everything in sight.
Mayor Midlam shortly before noon
telegraphcd Governor Smith Tor as
sistance, and the executive ordered the
Albany and Oneida troops of state
police to proceed to this city immedi-
ately. Some of the troopers arrived
tonight and have partly restored or
der, assisted by the local police and
the deputy sheriffs.
The strikers employed by the Rome
Hollow Wire and Tube Corporation,
the Rome Brass and Copper Company,
the Spargo Wire Company and the
Rome Manufacturing Company, as
sembled in front of these plants early
this morning and announced that they
intended to prevent the opening of the
PAo!i'S. w VI hAieli SOlHS 10 Llle lac
tories were hauled off bicycles, out of
automobiles, thrown to the ground and
beaten and dubbed until they were
unconscious.
Women Club Victims
Women participating in the attacks
used baseball bats and sticks on the
victims. Officials of several of the
companies were dragged from their
automobiles, pounded into insensibili-
ty and their cars battered. The strik-
ers paraded all the streets leading to
the plants, smashing windows and
everything that came in their way.
James Spargo, head of the Spargo
Wire Works, attempted to drive his
automobile through the mob, but the
machine was held up in front of the
Rome Club. One Of the women rioters
jumped on the running board of the car
and ATTEMPTED to strike Spargo. Then
the mob slit the tires of the machine
and bombarded it with sticks and
stones. Flying glass struck Spargo in
the face and arm and inflicted severe
cuts. He drew a revolver from his
pocket and backed away after firing
three shots.
Police Chiefs Son Beaten
Clarence Beckwith, a son of Assist.
ant Chief of Police Bcckwith, employed
in the Office Of one Of. the plants, at
tempted to reach his Office, but was set
upon and beaten into insensibility by
the mob.
The local police were powerless to
cope with the rioters and twenty-five
sheriff's deputies were rushed to the
scene, but were routed with sticks
stones and bullets by the strikers, who
captured nearly all the sheriff's depu-
ties, took their revolvers away from
them. tore their badges off their coats
and Chased them aT
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15

sought to emulate that bank slayer's .r.
poits as a rober, paid the penalty yesterday
He was sentenced to a minimum OF two and
a half years in Sing Sing by County Judge
May, of Kings.
John Merlino. IA. died yesterday of the
effects of a kick in the stomach. which he
said administered by Thomas Kline an
apartment house janitor of 139 West 108th
Street Kline was held on manslaughter
charge.
Frank Sovansky. Hungarian living in
Brooklyn. sent to the workhouse for
thirty days for having displayed a German
flag at Jefferson Street block party Satur-
day night.
Edward j. Kenny. honorary battalion
chief of the Fire Department. has ben ap-
pointed an honorary deputy chief W. W.
Cohen broker of 81 Exchange Place. was
named honorary battalion chief.
Inpod Social Club, 672 wythe Avenue, S sies
gene Murphy. 54 Clymer Street was
stabbed. His skull also was fractured. Frank
Brady, who was found wandering dazedly
about the club. was arrested and held for
felonious assault.
Seven drivers of horse-drawn vehicles
day by magistrate in Harlem, where a
crusade is being conducted by the S. P
c. A. One man, Louis Holland. went to
Jail for fifteen days.
Leon Stowe, retired undertaken of 307
West Fifty-first Street, was found dead The
police said he had shot himself with a rifle
Friends said he had been depressed by
illness
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
MQi@&$aK G ! :! u 4 ) ;,

EVER since a limousine belonpino
- to 1nglis M. Uppercue disappeared
from in front of the Hermitage Hotel
last Tuesday the New York police have
oeen hot on the trail of the thieves.
Tuesday night Dr. and Mrs. n r.
Constable, of 72 West Forty-eirhth
street, saw a. limousine standing in
front of their home. 1t stood there
an Wednesday. On Thursday night
Mrs. Constable complained to the no.
nee who sent an emssary to look it
it away. OA
Yesterday Mrs. Constable was in.
formed by telephone from headouar-
ters that she had done a public ser
vice in pointing out to the police the
car they were searching for. 1t was
also hoped that she would "sav moth
ing to the papers about it,"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Get those sheets
for the bed

1,740 good, clean, pure
cotton sheets, from our own
stocks, are reduced in price
today. At their new low
prices, they can't be matched
for value.
63x 80 inch-36O sheets
$1.65 each.
COX 80 inch-36O sheets
$1.9O each.
90x1O8 inch-42O sheets
-$2 each.
Pillow cases-25x36 inch
-600-40c each.
No mail orders. Quantities
too small.
First floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
PrettieSt of
bedspreads

CANDLEWICK- a new
shipment has just arrived
from the South. Made by
hand, in four designs, for US.
in single and double bed
sizes. Old-fashioned. Wear
well. Easily laundered. Peo-
pie from all sections come to
us for Candlewick spreads.
Single bed, $40; double bed,
$11.
Fourth Gallery, New Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Decoration for Dilnoti
President of Foreign Core
spondents Honored bv France

Frank Dilnoti, president of the As
sociation of Foreign Press Correspond
ents of the United States, was deco
rated with the French Cross of the
Legion of Honor last night at the an
nual dinner Of the association, held at
served ler %sss as corTs,55 isss S NJ -
abroad during the war. The presenta-
tion was made by M. Casenave, repre-
senting the French government. Mel
Vile E. Stone, of The Associated Press,
represented American newspaperdom.
DR.. Marcel Knecht was present as the
representative of the French High
Commission,
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Neu Ge0ryette
crepes
for evening gowns

Black, or navy blue, with
large, stunning design en-
broidered in gold and silver
$22.50 yard.
White or pink ground.
Pompadour print, embroid-'
cred with lattice of silver,
$3.50 yard.
Alsace blue or peach or
champagne, embroidered in
silver stripe effect -
$3.50 yard.
Navy blue, black, taupe or
tan, with large daisy design
embroidered in contrasting
colors, $10.50 yard.
In the Silk Rotunda,
Main floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
':Missing'' Girl Sends Gard

WEST ORANGE, N. j., July IA
Hilda Stydocker, fourteen years old,
who has been missing from home since
last Wednesday, is working in New
ark, according to a postal card re-
ccived by her mother to-day. Mrs.
Stydocker still insists that Hilda did
not run away, but is being detained
against her will. She believes the
girl was forced to write the card.
BEST wishes to the kids" said the
message. Don't worry about me, as
I am working and taking care of my
self. Expect $40 from me next week" 4"
Detectives are looking for a Newark
man, in whose company the girl was
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Ships Crews Join Strike

BOSTON, July 14.-Crews of two
coastwise steamships to-day joined the
marine strikers at this port. The City
Of Rome, from Savannah, and the Chip
pewa, from Jacksonville and Charles
ton, both passenger and freight liners,
were affected by the walkout. Union
leaders predicted further strikes, not
withstandng the offer of 10 per cent
advance
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Briefs

Leaping from the running board of an
automobile in an attempt to capture one Of
two highwaymen who had previously robbed
him. Michael Simoneli. of 2268 First Ave
nue.. rolled under the machine. which
crushed his skull. policeman with him
arrested Martin Mccormick, a news dealer
who was charged with robbery
Staten Islanders already have subscribed
$500 of fund to establish a hospital in
Princes Bay Road as a memorial to Young
men of Richmond Borough who lost their
lives in the war.
Jacob Gordon the Brooklyn youth who
made Gordon Fawcett Handy his hero and
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Men s StraU
hats, $2.25
Samples of
So, $5, So grades

The SAMPLE straw hats
of a New York maker. Plain
and fancy straws, the same
that we have had in our reg.
ular stock this season at 81,
SIS and Sc. Clean, good hats
all the way through.
1t isn't often that mems
sample straw hats can be oh.
tanned in a quahtity suffi.
cient for a sale. Reason
enough for your presence
here on Tuesday.
Burlington Arcade floor,
New Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Transports Due the Nest 71u0 Days
To-day

T>HE ROMA from Marsnes %
90 Battalion HEADQUARTERS Medical Detachment Companies
Lab
Repair Tanpo Corps
The ST. Louis
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15

incud Mntary
ON Engi
BA Conpnc nd 3
3
nclu
he feadnua
mpny
st. Pioneer
shop
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Atlantic City Gases Go Over

..dkESTON. n. j. July 14-seventcen
aa'iantic City hotel men II nnd liolor
,.sa,efz, arrested two weeks ago in q
rsonicition raid by federal agents. were
ff,Is,siyned f,sns to-day In the United State
Hs;;fiet Court. All pleaded not guilty.
sval em Wax continued and thu cases pt,t
the September termf fof court.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
House dresses
reduced

268 that were 1926 to SIP
in our own stocks are now
marked 1925 to 1915.
Voiles, ginghams, tissues
and percales.
All good, clean merchan-
disc. Sale is merely a clear
ance because of broken sizes.
Main Aisle, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
No one will ask
you to buy


If your farm is a 3o-acre farm
you will understand exactly
how big this business place is.
as its 16 floors and galleries, if
laid along side of each other.
would cover over 30 acres.
Every day here the whole
store displays its merchandise.
1t changes, too, from day to
day. Many persons come here
every day.
Please enjoy the store yourself
and bring your friends visiting
the city.
(Signedl
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
CI0ue-Like
sports skirts

An entirely new and "dif-
ferent' sports skirt has
made it's appearance in the
Women's Skirt Salons.
1t is of cotton glove material
that resembles the finest, softest
suede in the world. Imagine
how charming this is in taupe,
fawn color, champagne and light
brown and when worn with a
smart, short sports coat or
sweater.
Another thing about the skirt,
which is made on a straight, lit
tie gathered model, is that all the
fasteners are exactly like glove
fasteners, with self-covered but
tons on top and snaps underneath
snaps that stay on. The seams
are beautifully finished. like
those of a glove.
On the whole, it is an en-
tirely charming idea.
Second floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
The ne1u Subway
station at 57th st.

and Seventh avenue is an en-
trance to the John Wanamaker
Store. Get off at the 9th street
and Broadway station and step
into the store.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
JOHN WANAMAKER
Formerly A. T. Stewart e Co.
BroadVay at Ninth, Ne1U York.
Store Hours, 9 to S.

Good morningl
This is July IS!
The aOeother today qUin
probably be cloudy.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
13 dining-room suites
20 bedroom suites

Grade
Chinese Chppendae mahogany 5-pc.s,...... 576 432
Sheraton mahogany 7-pc COS 436
Chinese Chppendae mahogany, 7-pc ...rs.... GAG 484
queen Anne mahogany, 8-pc 676 5O7
SHERATON mahogany 7-pc 718
Ghnese Shlppendae mahogany 7-pc 1886 552
Engilsh Colonial mahogany, 7pc 1919
LOUIS Ky french ivory, 7-pc
Empire Colonial mahogany, ........... 1920 $40
LOUIS Av1. Frencn ivory, S-pc 1887
LOUIS 31v1 french worry 6-pc 1858
LOUIS AV! ivory enamel 8-pc 1345 1909
LOUIS AVl French ivory, 9-pc
Louis AVl French ivory, 8-pc
Sixth Gallery, New Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Something new
for the baby
4 bottle holder

Patented and introduced
for the first time in the
Wanamaker Baby Store.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15
Can We Just
Come in to
Look Ar0und?''

Indeed you may, and stay as
long as you like-and
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15

NJ G r e ly a
clever t t o
metal contriv-
ance which fas-
tens on to any
thing, made to
hold the baby's
bottle. A great
5 a V n G for
n Ii r s e o r
New-York tribune., 1919-07-15

mother. This simple device grips
the bottle securely, thus prevent
ing breakage, because every one
knows baby now and then yields
to a wild impulse to throw his
bottle away. Then, too, mother
or nurse can leave baby for a
minute without the worry of
having the milk spilled. Very
convenient, yet so simple one
wonders why it had not been
thought Of before. soc.
Third floor, Old Building.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
EINANCE-LOCAL-6 OTHERWISE
demanded by and furnished the COM

demanded Dy anu IurHlSHeo kne CoIn-
munity.
Fourth-That a necessary element
of the cost of service is such a re-.
turn on the fund employed as will
attract capital to the public service.
Fifth-That in the interest of the
cost of local transportation, every
special impost and tax which cannot
be justified on the ground that it is
payment for benefits received should
be abolished.
Sixth--That to secure satisfactory
possible. the public must act on the
principle of the greatest good to the
greatest number, and must CO.
operate in making skip stops, etc.
Seventh - That electric railway
transportation is community
munity and the company acting
together, and animated by a spirit
of civic interest and devotion to
public service having as its object
the greatest efficiency, economy and
enterprise in the operation of trans
portatio facilities.
This report is signed by nine of
the important traction company
managers and manufacturers of
traction equipment, and was adopted
by the association.
And now to add to our troubles
lHSTe COIuSS utAldHO LOT ui6ASI
freight and passenger rates on the
steam roads, with the alternative of
a large deficit for taxpayers to
absorb. &
Increased wages and increases
promised will have added to the pay
roll between s1.1oo, 900, 900 and 1900,
100000 more than the total obtained
through the freight and passenger in-
creaSeS.
In the opinion of many railroad
men a 10 per cent increase will aave
to be adopted
Fiftieth Anniversary Souvenir.
swartzell, -Rheem & Hensey Com
pany has just issued a souvenir
publication marking the fiftieth an
niversary as one of the leading
entitled Fifty Years in the Nations
Capital"
A record of. fifty years of increasing
strength and growth in position
comes to few business corporations
or individuals. This firm was founded
ard H. Warner. and 1t was not until
1887 that George w. F. Swartsell
joined the Arm. being followed two
years later by Clarence 3. Rheem.
Illustra tions of the various build
ipgs occupied by the Arm. including
lish the pages of the souvenir.
Just and well deserved credit is
claimed for handling millions of dol
lars of first mortgage notes without
the loss of a dollar by an INVESTOR
proud record.
Fitting tribute is paid to the men,
ory of Clarence b. Rheem and his
laudable ambition to keep a clean
business record.
The services of the company during
the war, efforts in selling bonds and
stamps and in housing the war works
ers show that the labors In this di-
rection were wei and ably directad.
Advice to Corporations.
Corporations that have been given
time extensions in which to prepare
their income tax returns should not
let the matter wait their pleasure.
There are SO many problems that will
require time and research to solve
that the sooner the work is COM
menced the better for all concerned.
Experts on income tax matters are
nearly as busy answering questions
as they were in the early days of the
month.
9
Evening star., 1919-03-30

have as yet been booked by depart
ments at Washington, although the
Navy will on April 4 receive post
poned bids on steel for some new
oattleships. Progrsss in the struc-
tural held is believed to depend
largely on the outcome of present
parisys between the industrial board
and producers Of building material.
The pig iron. situation is not viewed
with as much ;optimi Ism as IL the ease
in steel, and bookings in the fesmer
industry haHe zbsen moderate. The
coke market 10 steady At the low
prices realized altar the Termination
was made at the steel meeting con-
corning coke. - =.
Better Demand for Copper.
Tho Improved demand which de-
xeloped tor coppsr toward the -aad Of
the previous sweek was followed BY .
compaFatiyely quiet market during
the middle Of the week Just endsd,
but prices were, firmly maintained and
some OF the leading producers report
fa an increased buying interest again
this morning. Today's Quotations for
sleetfolytic ranged from IS to 15K
New; York. and from 15K to 15h de-
,hvered. with some Of the large inter-
IsIs Quoting loA 70 A51 delivered.
Iron was, unchanged.
Copper has shown considerable. i'm
provement recently. During. the last
days Of last week the copper buyers
were particularly active and some
large orders were received. During
the past day, or two there has been
a slight decline in the number o: or
ders placed. but this fact is attribut-
ed more to the exhaustion Of some Of
the low-priced copper than to a lack OF
interest on the part OF the buyers.
ine lead market has shown no new
feature and conditions are quiet.
Spelter is unchanged.
There is nothing new, in the tin
market.