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The sun., 1919-03-06
MERCHANTS OPEN
JOBS FOR SOLDIERS
New York Men Will Get Prey
erenee From Members Of
Association.

The Merchants Association has adopt
ed the slogan Of the, seventy-seventh
Division employment bureau, New YORK
Jobs for New York Men" and in
statement issued yesterday called upon
all employers to open positions for the
returned soldiers. The executive COM
mittee decided that ''ip order to reab-
eorb the man power drawn from
the country for war purposes, the fun
extent Of the absorbing power of the
Industry of the entire nation must Do
realized to It's fullest extent .-,
Gordon l.. Sawyer. Federal agent act
ing for the Seventy-seventh Division
Association. said that 21.400 positions
have been assured, leaving $500 and the
casual TROOPS 70 be cared for Inc
Building Trades Employers Association
Endorsed a Recommendation giving pref
erence to seryice men for every vacancy
at an executive meeting yesterday.
DR.. George w. Klrchwey, reporting
that in the. last, two months the Fed
eral employment service has placed SO
per cent OF the male civilians and only
50 per cent Of the soldiers and sail
ors who applied for work, said that the
discharged service mon are hard TO
suit. He says they are all looking Tor
better positions than they had before
they entered the service and that they
frequently 'overstate their qualifications.
DR.. Kirchwey does not blame them
for It. He says it's natural. .,..-
HIS figures show e,515 soldiers and
eailors provided with jobs in two months
In this State, besides 53,34s civilians
and i9,037 women. Thirty-four per
cent Of the 1905 service men regis
tered In this city were placed. Up to
the end, Of February 23,65s men had
been interviewed by representatives OF
the employment service at Camp Mills,
Of whom 1858 were sent to their old
jobs, and 1855 referred to other poei-
lions, mostly at their homes outside
of New York State.
AT Camp Upton 6,4oo men registered
in January and February. IS per cent.
being New Workers.. All Of these were
placed. It was found In both camps
that between 80 and 35 per cent. OF
the men discharged applied for help
in securing employment.
The sun., 1919-03-06
POLICE PUZZLED BY
SPIRITUALISTS DEATH
DR.. Curtis, a Californian, Ia
Found Dead in Boston.

BOSTON, March 6.--A body found In
South End lodging house Saturday
was identified to-day as that OF DR..
Allen b. Curtis OF San Jose. Cal. DR..
Curtis gave UP his medical practice
some time ago to take up the study
OF astrology and spiritualism. The
cause of death was uncertain.
Police officials are Investigating GER
tain unexplained elements in the case,
one being the receipt at Manchester
yesterday OF letters written by DR.. Cur
tbs and mailed two days after his death.
telephone call at 4 A. NJ on Sat-
urday notified the police that a man
was dead Of gas poisoning at the South
End house. When tho ambulance ar
rived 1t was said no one at the house
needed attention, and that no call had
been made from there Eight hours
later the proprietor Of the house re-
ported he had found a man dead in a
room fully dressed. lying in q sleeping
position, without sign OF violence.
The proprietor said the man who. had
hired the room was last seen leaving
the house on Friday afternoon. Satur-
days telephone call was subsequently
traced to point outside the house.
The sun., 1919-03-06
$500 MORE TROOPS
DUE IN NEXT WEEK
TWo Complete Regiments of,
Coast Artillery on Way.

WASHINGTON, March Departure
from France of four transports bringing
$50 officers and about $500 men was
announced to-day by the War Depart
ment The ships are all due at New
York March IA and Is. Units on board
consist mainly OF coast artillery, tank
corps and engineer troops. The Espa yne
due March IA, has on board casual com
panies OF New York. Massachusetts, and
Texas troops, Company l06 Transporta.
ton Corps, detachment OF Base Hos
pital 80 for California and four casual
officers
The Patria, due the same day. Is
bringing the 304th Brigade Tank Corps
complete. casual companies OF Louisiana.
Texas. Arkansas, New York, North Da-
kota and South Dakota troops and CT
casual officers.
The Panaman, due March Is, has the
field and STAFF headquarters and supply
companies, ornance and medical detach-
ments and Batteries A, Il. c, d, Z and +
of the Forty-ninth Regiment Coast At
tillery, detachments of the Seventy-sec-
ond Regiment Coast Artillery consisting
OF 10 officers and sos men and the Fifth
Corps Artillery Park.
rnr Calatnares. due MarcN II mas
four convalescent detachments, casual
companies of New York, Ohio, Illinois
and Massachusetts, troops, the headquar-
ters detachment, headquarters First
Battalion, the Second Battalion and
Companies A. b, C, D. e and F. OF the
Twerdy-sixth Engineers, all en- route for
Camp Dix; headquarters detachment
Thirty-frst Brigade Coast Artillery for
Camp Hancock and detachment Of the
34sth Infantry
The department announced to-day that
the 310th Trench Mortar Ratter,, had
sailed on the transport Iowan instead of
the cloth. as previously reported.
The following army organizations were
announced to-day as assigned to early
convoy home from France: One Hun
dred and Fifty-seventh, 370th and 639th
Aero squadrons, Fourteenth Engineers,
Companies A and E. Eighteenth En-
gineers, Base Hospital SO. Signal Corps
Casual Company 8.
The sun., 1919-03-06
REJECT PAssAIC PEACE PLAN.
Woollen Mill Operators Present
Counter Proposal.

The woollen mill operators of Passaic,
n. j., yesterday rejected the plan OF
Adjt-Gen. Fred wilkinson of New Jer-
sey to end the strike OF their 10000 en-
ployees. which IL now in it's fifth week.
Gen. Wilkinson had proposed that the
manufacturers and the strikers each APP
point a committee of three and that a
seventh member of the joint committee
be named by the Mayor Of Passaic.
Instead of this plan the manufacturers
suggested that the strikers appoint a
committee OF ten members and that the
Mayor appoint committee of three cit
liens not connected with either side. and
that this committee meet the manufac-
turers' Industrial council. 1t Is under
stood that the strikers are willing to
agree to this plan. and in Passaic last
night It was considered likely that n
meeting would be held to-day.
The handkerchief manufa cturers. whose
$500 employees are also on strike. noti-
fed the Mayor OF Passaic that they
could not grant the demands of the
strikers. but that they were willing to
give their employees a forty-eight in
stead OF a ffty-five hour week with the
same wages. II Is not believed that the
strikers will accept these terms.
The sun., 1919-03-06
O'RYAN AND 9TH
MEN HOME TO-DAY


and the committee from the Legislature
at City Hall at 8 o'clock In the after
noon. At that time details OF the parade
and review, which will probably be on
March 20, will be discussed. Review
ing stands are being erected along Fifth
avenue from Sixtieth to 10th streets
and will accommodate $4,000 persons
when completed. There are 10000 men
in the division. Tickets for the stands
will be sent to the Coloners Of each
regiment and every soldier will have a
couple to give to relatives. Tickets also
will be distributed to wounded members
of, the division and to relatives of New
York oficers and men who have been
killed In action.
The Bronx Welcome and Memorial
Committee yesterday sent o wireless
greeting to Gen. Organ on board the
Leviathan. It was signed by Ernest
z. L. Hammer. chairman Of the Me-
mortal Committee, and George M. s.
Schulz, Surrogate of Bronx county.
chairman OF the Welcome Committee.
The Organisation 10 trying to raise $780,
900 In The Bronx for welcome to
Bronx men IN tho service and to erect an
arch in memory OF those who died In
France.
Friends and relatives of the men OF
the Twenty-seventh Division were asked
yesterday by the New York Telephone
Company not to telephone to the camps
at which they will be demobllized. The
statement said:
The quickest way to get in telephone
touch with the men Of the Twenty
seventh Division IL to wait for them to
call you. The camps are provided with
ample telephone facilities for the use
OF the men, but the boys will be unable
to reach those outside the camps II the
telephone lines are congested by thou
sands Of incoming calls.
Even II all these incoming calls could
be handled without holding UP the out
going calls from the boys It would be
almost impossible to locate individuals
and get them to the telephone promptly
because of the immense areas OF the
camps and the distance in most cases
between telephone stations and quarters"
The sun., 1919-03-06
UPHoLDs TROOPS CUT FARES.
Examiner Reports in Interstate
Commerce Commission.

WARRINGTON, March 5.--Orders OF the
Railroad Administration granting re-
duced passenger fares TO officers, en-
listed men and nurses OF the army. navy
and Marine Corps were held justified
to-day in a tentative report to the Inter-
state Commerce Commission by an
attorney examiner who investigated a
complaint filed by William +. Golden
as a private individual, contendlng un-
IL wful discrimination.
The commission is without power to
PASS upon the prorriety OF classifcations
and regulations governing passenger
fares which apply exclusively to class
of travellers over whom the President
a. Commander in Chief OF the Army and
Navy has supreme authority, the in
vestigator said.
The sun., 1919-03-06
SOLDIERS WIFE DIES BY GAS.
Ends Life as Husband Is Return
ing From France. ,--

On the eve of her husbands return
home after years service in France
Mrs Anna Zimmerman. 80. committed
suicide in her home at III East l01st
street. Her body was found In gas
filed room by her brother, Henry ZIm-
norman, shortly after o'clock last
night.
Louis Zimmerman, the woman's hus-
band, is private in the 105th Machine
Gun Battalion. which is on board the
Leviathan. The liner bound from France
with returning soldiers. will dock here
to-day. Zimmerman was civilian en-
ployee OF the Eighth Coast Artillery
Armory when he enlisted for active
service, almost two years ago. Mrs
zimmerman recently was unofflctally in
formed that her husband had been
wounded and she Is believed to have
brooded over this rumor.
The sun., 1919-03-06
ALLIED FLAGS ON NEW STAMP.
Liberty Victorious Portrayed on
Three Cent Issue.

WASHINGTON, March 5.--Victory post
age stamps, new three cent issue to
commemorate the successful ending
OF the war. will be on sale soon through
out the country. In announcing the issue
to-day the Post Office Department said
the supply would not be sufficiently large
to replace the regular three cent STAMP
and postr1asters would sell Victory
stamps only on request
The new stamp bears the figure of
Liberty Victorious. helmeted. and with a
sword In one hand and scales in tho
other. The whole design appears upon n
snade0 panel. with An1Alan" BRITISH
French. Belgian and Italian flags drapcd
for the background. In size II compare
with other special stamps and Is wider
and shorter than the ordinary stamp
The sun., 1919-03-06
WORTH 5000. 900 BUT
LIVES ONTHE STATE
Incompetent Case at Wards
Island to Be Investigated.

Although owning property valued at
more than 100000 and a partnership in
prosperous manufacturing concern,
Louis Wolfsheim, who formerly lived at
7S9 West End avenue, is an inmate OF
the hospital for the Insane on Wards
Island. where he has been public
charge, at the expense OF the State. since
January.
This was revealed in Supreme Court
Yesterday when application was made
for The appointment Of a committee 10
take care of the estate. Justice Erlanger
named Charles l.. Hoffman, an attorney,
as guardian pending an investigation.
Mrs. Wolfsheim asked to be appointed
as committee. Her son and daughter
Joined In the application.
Il am at loss to understand why a.
citizen having the wealth of this alleged
incompetent should be confined in an in
stitution conducted at the expense of the
State.' remarked Justice Erlanger.
Neither am I satisfied with the legal
PROOF before me that the committee
suggested is competent. I think the sit
uation rails for investigation"
In addition to his share in the mart
nership in firm manufacturing jewelry
boxes, Wolfsheim owns considerable
realty and personal property.
The sun., 1919-03-06
1900 WIRE WORKERS
IN WEST MAY STRIKE
Walkout Ordered Unless Bur-
Lesson Raises Pay.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. March 5.--A
strike Of nine thousand telephone OPP
orators and three thousand linemen in
California, Washington, oregon and
Nevada has been ordered by the execu-
tive committee OF the International
Brotherhood OF Electrical Workers in the
event that Postmaster-G General Burleson
does not speedily grant wage demands, It
was announced here to-day by T. c. Rob-
bins. a representative Of the organiza-
ton.
Charles p. Ford, secretary OF the
brotherhood, intimated referendum in
the four States favored a strike.
Robbins said he understood the strike
order would apply to all portions OF the
United States where recent referend UNI
votes followed demands made on Burle-
son.
Tho executive committee Of the
brotherhood now is meeting in Spring
field, Ill.
The sun., 1919-03-06
CLAIM LAND HAD BY FRAUD.
Suit Against Southern Pacific Co
Goes to Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON. March 5.--Arguments in
proceedings brought TO cancel patents
held by the Southern Pacific Company to
six thousand acres of California OIL lands,
which the Government claims were OBJ
tained by fraud, were heard to-day by
the Supreme Court.
In seeking annulment OF the patents
the Government alleged that while oil
had not been discovered on the lands
they were known TO be mineral in char
acter before the patents were issued
The Federal District Court sustained the
Governments contentious, but the de-
cision was later reversed by the Circuit
Court of Appeals
The sun., 1919-03-06
PALMER TAKES OFFICE OATH.
Says Policy VIII he TO Enforce All
Laws Alike.

WASHINGTON. March "a. Mitchell
Palmer was sworn in to-day as Attorney
General, succeeding Thomas W. Gregory
The oath was administered by Chief JUS
tice White. In brief speech Mr.. Palmer
said:
The policy Of the Department of JUS
tice will be the same as heretofore 1t
will be a plain, simple attempt by strong
American men working for their country
to see that the duty laid upon the de
partment Is properly performed. Tha'
duty ia to see that the laws are enforce
on every man alike. without passion or
prejudice. without fear or favor. 1t will
be to enforce laws promptly and expe-
dltiously.'
Mr.. Palmer's successor as Alien Prop
erty Custodian, Francis p. Garvan. as
sumed his new duties at once.
The sun., 1919-03-06
RAINBoWs NOT HOME TILL MAY
Impossible to Bring Division for
Victory Loan Campaign.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Forty
second (Rainbow) Division cannot be
brought home in time to participate in
the Victory Liberty Loan campaign.
Secretary Baker wrote Secretary Glass
to-day that II would not be possible to
rearrange the schedule OF returning
troops so as to advance the sailing date
Of this division several weeks from
April 2s.
Mr.. Baker. replying TO the request Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury. said he
recognized the popularity of the Rain
bow Division. both because OF it's COM
position and because of its splendid
achievements in France" but explained
that at would be a serious strain upon
the transportation facilities in France
TO get this division to the ports in time
or such sailing"
The sun., 1919-03-06
To Investigate Cuba Cane Sugar.

General George W, Cocktails and two
associates have been selected by the ex
ecutive committee OF the Cuba Cane
e1sar Corporation to make ar investi-
gstion of its affairs. it Is Understood
The selection OF General Gocthals ana
his associates is 10 bejsubmitted for ap
.proval to the board of directors at their
meeting on next Friday officials OF the
company declined today TO disclose Inc
purpose OF the investigation character
izing discussion of Mr.. Goethals's selee-
tion a. premature
The sun., 1919-03-06
LEGISLATORS TO BE ON HAND,
Leave Albany to Meet Gen. Organ
on His Return Home,

ALBANY, March 5.-Republlcan Leader
j. Henry Walters OF the Senate
Speaker Thaddeus c. Sweet of the Az
sembly, Senator Ross Graves and
Assemblyman Wells. chairmen of the
State Legislatures Military Affairs COM
mittSes. and Assemblyman H. f, Mac
holu' chairman Of the Assembly Always
and Means Committee, went to New
York tonight.
They will be on hand tomorrow for
trip down New York Bay to meet
the troopship bearing Major-Gen. join
F. Organ and the division headquarteI
ol the Twenty Divisi0l.
The sun., 1919-03-06
EX-CTTY CLERK INDICTED.
Peter Collins OF Mount Vernon IL
Accused OF Grand Larceny.

The Westminster County Grand Jury
handed up four indictments yesterday
TO Supreme Court Justice Young in
White Plains against Peter Collins, for
merly City Clerk of Mount Vernon.
charging him with grand larceny while
in Office.
Mr.. Collins. VINO is n prominent Demo-
orat. was, accused by accountants from
the office OF State Comptroller Travis Of
being IS. 600 short in his accounts when
his term OF Office expired December 81,
1917.
The sun., 1919-03-06
NAVY JOBS OPEN TO VETERANS.
Daniels Offers Places to Fighters
Who Return.

WASHINGTON, March 5.--Naval stations
and yards were directed to-day by Sec
rotary Daniels to restore to his former
position upon discharge every man who
left non -combatant work to enter a
fighting branch of the service.
Every effort will be made, Mr..
Daniels said, to take care OF the return
ing veterans without leaving jobless
other men who, on the call of the Gov
eminent, entered the naval establish
ment's essential industries. He asked
that any one who knew of returning
soldier or sailor falling to obtain his old
position under the Navy Department
report the fact to him personally.
The sun., 1919-03-06

PHILADELPHIA. March 5.-The Japa-
nese steamship Malay Maru sailed from
Philadelphia to-day for the Orient with
what is said to be the largest and most
valuable cargo ever loaded at this port
for the Far East. The ship will proceed
TO Nagasaki direct by way o. the Pan
anna Canal.
The sun., 1919-03-06
HATTERAS TO GET LIGHTsHIp
One shelled by U-Boat to Be Re.
placed on Diamond Shoals.

Baltimore, March 5.--Mariners will
again see one OF the familiar marks on
the coast for II was announced to-day
that the Diamond Shoals lightship will
be replaced on Thursday. The lightship
was shelled by a submarine last October
and badly damaged. and since that time
there has been lighted buoy about 700
feet from the anchorage.
Mariners have complained that the
light was indistinguishahle in foggy
weather. with the result that the light
ship goes back. The light is Off the
famous Cape Hatteras. one OF the most
treacherous points on the coast, and Dia-
mond Shoals have figured in many thrill
ing tales Of shipwreck and disaster.
The sun., 1919-03-06

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Rear Admiral
Joseph w. Oman is to be appointed Gov
ernor of tho Virgin Islands. it was said
to-day at the Navy Department. lie
will take the place OF Rear Admiral
James II. Oliver retired, who was re-
Gently relieved from that duty and re-
turned to the retired list. Admiral Oman
Is now commandant OF the Second Naval
District. with headquarters at Newport,
r. ].
The sun., 1919-03-06

Arrangements for a welcome home
dinner to newspaper men who have
served In the armv or navy will be
made at meeting OF the News
paper Mems Dinner Committee to be
held this afternoon at 80 O'Clock nj
81 Fifth avenue, fifteenth floor. Tho
dinner will be given in April, after tho
arrival Of the Seventy Division.
BY that time half Of the 400 newspaper
men who Joined the colors are expected
to be homo.
The sun., 1919-03-06

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 5.-Repre-
sentative Charles c. Carlin, Democrat, of
the Eighth virginia District, announced
tonight that he had forwarded to Gov.
Davis his resignation. Mr.. Carlin, who
has been in Congress since 1907. said he
would return to the practice OF law.
The sun., 1919-03-06
Transport vedic Nears Bo,ton

BOSTON, March 5.-The steamship
Vedic. bringing 1881 American troops
from France for rehabilitation at Camp
Deyens. will arrive OF Quarantine at
+. M. tomorrow. She will dock at
Commonwealth Pier at Il. II. Friday.
The sun., 1919-03-06
UNEMPLOYED IN u. S.
NOW TOTAL 365, 400
u. S. Bureau ShoDs Increase
of rs, 3O5 in a Week.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Unemploy-
ment figures made public to-day by the
United States Employment Service
showed steady increase in the last
week in the area OF unemployment and
in the number OF persons without work.
The number of cities with large numbers
OF job seekers increased to SO per cent.
while the number OF unemployed in
creased to 365,400, or 25,305 more than
last week
New England, New York. Pennsylva-
MIA and New Jersey reported increases.
The middle West as whole showed no
change from last week.
Boston, March 5.--A gradual increase
in the number OF unemployed persons in
this city and vicinity was announced to-
day by G. Harry Dunderdale. superin-
tendent of the State free employment
bureau. A count Of applicants for EN-
ployment at the bureau one day in each
week showed an average in February OF
1880. in January 1851, and in Deem
Der 936.
During tho month 1929 service men,
including SCI soldiers and 36l sailors.
called to ask for work. Positions were
offered to ITO of these, and the returns
show twenty-five positions filled by
eighteen soldiers and seven sailors.
"A large majority OF the service men
apply for clerical work and for jobs as
shippers and packers; for which there is
little or no demand. and having no trade
to fall back on and because of their dis
inclination to accept the wages for the
kind of work they could do we were I'M
able to help them secure places" said
the report.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 5.-Ofcials
of the United States Employment Ser
vice in Ohio announced to-day that this
weeks report on unemployment in the
State would show a great improve
ment over last week. Figures received
from community labor boards yesterday
show $4,000 unemployed. as against
10000 for last week. Most of the I'M
employment. according to State officials,
is in Cleveland and other large Industrial
centres on account OF the cancellation of
war contracts.
The sun., 1919-03-06
Citation Goes to Mother.

Mrs. Walter Beattie of 1868 Henry
street, Brooklyn. yesterday received from
the headquarters OF the Twenty seventh
Division a citation by Gen. O'Ryan
of her son. the late Sergeant Joseph
Walter Beattie. Company X, 1O6th In
fantry. for meritorious service in the
battle of Vierstaat Ridge September
The citation was made "for gallantry
and devotion to duty In leaving the rear,
where he was sick in quarters, and join
ing his company in battle, being later
killed by shell fire while giving aid TO
another sergeant Of his company"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-27
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Less activity and substantial gains
throughout the list featured yesterdays
session on the Consolidated Exchange.
corro de Pasco, which was bid UP "a
10 68h. United Cigar stores, ~ to
1854, and International Nickel, 10
s3h, all reached new highs for this
year, American Car and Foundry was
bid up az TO lI2, Baltimore and Ohio
was offered down 8H TO 45%. General
Motors made an early gain of "A to
.36A and Studebaker OF as TO loan,
Pierce Arrow. on free offerings, fell
back 2la to 5sH.
TIE oils were consistently bought
Royal Dutch Of New York moving VI
~ 10 NAV. Mexican Petroleum rose
POINTS TO ls3h.
On buying OF the fractions u. r.. T.
moved up az TO S0h. InterborouEh
Consolidated preferred ~ to 20 and
United Railways preferred 1 u to zSN
BALDWIN Locomotive was bid Up TO i0f
I, 8, Rubber 2h TO l2sh. international
Paper ~ TO SIN. Goodrich Rubber
~ 10 sou. Industrial Alcohol IA to
l5oS and Central Leather ~ to loSS
steel common, after moving on y to
!os% firmsd and moved up ~ &c
lO7N, ending at about the top. Cruel
bic advanced iIs 20 seS, Bethlehem
TO S7N and Republic Iron and stee
IA to sOE. Marine common was vol
bought. being bid up rs from lts early
low to IAN. American international
advanced ~ TO l0sA. Inspiration
gained IL. compared with Wednesday,
nnai nEure. 70 6lh. Anaconda e
7'S and Utah IN to ss%. ..a'