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New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Councils Trace 1926
Unpaid Allotnents Here
Army Dependents to Get Checks
at Once; More Gases To
Be Investigated

Affirmatory reports in 1885 cases of
unpaid army allotments in this city were
submitted yesterday by investigators
of community councils to Sam A. Levi
sohn, district superintendent of the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Mr..
Lewisohn announced that checks would
be sent to the dependents Immediately.
The Investigators had $4,000 such cases
On their lists.
More than 1000 council members. as
carnations, participated in the work.
VISITS had to be made to the homes of
all dependents named in the lists.
There were 1888 in Queens, 362 in
Richmond $50 in The Bronx, 2,232 in
Manhattan and 1902 in Brooklyn.
In hundreds of instances" said DR..
John Willis Slaughter director of
community Councils of National De-
fence, only person living in the i'm
mediate neighborhood possibly could
have found the families Sometimes
the soldiers writing was so obscure
that even government experts could
not make it out, but persons living
near the soldiers home and possibly
kno%lng the mans family had little
difficulty. Occasionally. too, the SOL
der wrote only the local name for the
community in which he lived, such as
Winfield, L. L. The local community
council in such instances, of course.
knew exactly where to find the fam
ily."
Hundreds of families of soldiers in
New York are receiving aid through
the Home Service Section of the Amer
lean Red Cross because they have re-
ceived no allotments, no allowances for
three, four and in many cases six
months. and the soldiers pay has been
held up. A large part Of the S27 900
given or loaned by the Home Service
Section of The Bronx and Manhattan
during December went to families of
soldiers
Inquiries of the War Risk Bureau
brought the news that an addresso-
graph that broke down, ard influenza.
were contributory causes to the delay
The bureau is a month behind in al
lotments, which so far have been paid
with some regularity, and six months
behind in the chronic cases.
The legal department of this service
section has handled 13 900 cases for
families of soldiers in the past wear.
three fourths Of these having to do
with delayed allotments and allow
ancOS
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Smith Appeals to
Tax Men to Build
Up States Funds
Tells Officials Need for I'M
provements Is Great; Con-
ference Picks Committee
to Draft a Model System
Sto4 Correspondence

Stof Correspondence
ALBANY, Jan. Ex-Governor Smith,
at the closing session of the conference
of state and local tax officials to-day
said he hoped that they would make
some constructive tax recommendations
to improve the present financial con-
dltion of the state. He called attention
to the present deficit in the states in
come, and expressed confidence in the
taxation officials not only to find q
means to make up this deficit, but to
supply funds to carry out 8 number of
! needed public Improvements.
The conference adopted resolutions
indorsing the model system of taxa
tion of the National Tax Association
The resolutions suggested that the plan
of taxation set forth by the association
+ be used as general guide in the
reformation of taxation methods in this
state. 1t was decided that committee
of ten be appointed. consisting of the
/ three members of the State Tax Com
mission and seven to be chosen by the
executive committee of the State Tax
Association, to carry into effect the rec
concentrations of the model system.
The plan provides for the taxing Of
all tangible, personal and real prop
erty and for a personal and business
income tax. 1t eliminates the tax
alton Of intangible property, such
as mortgages, secured debts and
/ n a c1 hot
! tax on Intangible property cannot be
carried out without large amount of
unjust double taxation. Under the
plan it is declared the taxation rates
can be fixed so that all, particularly
personal property will be reached. In
this way the proponents of the plan
declare only small tax need be levied,
yielding larger income.
Major Ogden L. Mills, who is now in
France, was unanimously reelected
president of the State Tax Association.
The other officers chosen to-day were:
Vice-pres sidents: Professor Edwin r.
a. :seligman, New York; Charles j. To-
bin. Albany; John j. Merrill, State Tax
Commits sioner; Mayor William J. Wal
In, Yonkers; secretry-treasurcr, Leo
d. WoodWorth, New York; executive
committee. Walter r. Knapp, chairman
of State Tax Commission, ex oticio;
Joseph.-H. Schwab. New York; Henry
M. Andrews, New York; Martin Shee-
ban, Niagara Falls. Charles E. Smith,
Binghamton; John +. Zoller, Schenec-
t,ady; p. II. Corcoran, Ogdensburg;
Asscmblyman Joseph A. McGinniss.
Ripley: Martin SAKE and Francis ~
Whitney, New York; P. B. Wittmer, AL
bany; William S. Downs, Suffolk Coun-
ty; w. Reyn olds, Orleans County; G..
+. Bryant, Warren County,
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
" ais stn11akers Win
Partial Victory;
10000 TO Return
Offer Made by Nearly Half
OF Employers Accepted,
Effective Monday; Rest
Want Right of Discharge

Approximately 10000 of the $4,000
waist and dress makers on strike in
greater New York will probably return
to their jobs beginning Monday
TINS was announced by Benjamin
Schlesinger, president of the inter-
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union, yesterday, who stated that more
than 400 of the 600 shops affected had
offered to settle upon the basis OF the
workers demands The strikers ask
for forty-four hour week, a wage
increase OF Is per cent and a provision
that no employe be discharged with
out adjudication of his case by re-
viewing board.
The larger portion of the offers, he
said, came from independent shops and
a group of contractors known as the
Dress Contract Manufacturers Asso-
citation, who are said 10 employ about
$4,000 workers. representatives. of
these contractors were in conference
yesterday with John Mitchell, chair
man o. the State Industrial Commits
sion, who submitted their offer to the
union leaders. M Schlesinger ex-
poets formal application from Abra-
ham Levy, their counsel, to-day. Ar
rangements for the resumption of work
in these shops will be made on Mon
day, when Abraham Baroff, chairman
of the unions settlement committee,
viii meet factory managers aud draw
up the terms.
Members of the Dress and Waist
Manufacturers Association, however,
are not affected by this action, as they
still refuse all offers of arbitration
until the employers are conceded the
right to discharge workers without
reference to a reviewing board.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Child Bitten by Mother
Woman Tells Court She Did Ii
Because He Was "Naughty"

Reports made to the Children's So
ciety by public school teachers and
Health Department nurses led to the
issuance of warrants by Magistrate
Simms in Tombs Court yesterday for
the arrest of several East Side moth
ers, charged with biting their children
on the arms by way of punishment
One OF the women, Mrs. Fannie Per-
niciare, of 46 Oak Street, was ar
raigned. and Miss Alice Johnston. a
school nurse, and Mrs. Belle Mastro-
nardi, the teacher, testified the WON
ans son. John, six years old, came to
school unable to use his right arm.
Johnny admitted his mother had bit
ten MN because he was naughty"
Mrs. Perniciare explained she did u
because Johnny brought some plavfeis
lows into their fiat when she was ab.
sent. and the boys broke some Of the
furniture.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Gov. Smith May
Ask New Body to
Enforce Dry Law
He Is Said to Favor Depart
ment to Succeed Excise
Officials; Legislators to
Confer ON Prohibition
Staff Correspondents


ALBANY, Jan. 24-While MANY per-
sons are concerned the country over
about how to evade the Federal bone
dry law. excise officials here are plan
nlng Legislation TO enforce prohibition.
A conference on the measure will be
held here on Monday, when State
from New York. 1t is understood that
the proposed bill would continue the
present excise department after recon
structlng It, to meet the new situation.
Officials here take the position that
unless there was some state depart-
ment to enforce prohibition after the
regulated saloons went out of busi-
ness, conditions would be worse than
ever. The illicit making and selling
OF whiskey would flourish unbrdled,
and, as one official put it tonight, "in-
stead of producing drinks that have to
meet certain regulations, the lnonshin-
ers could make stuff that would eat
away your fingernails."
he Excise Department is directed
by Republican officials, and for that
reason any measure to continue it's ex-
istence is likely to meet with favor
with the Legislature.
Governor Smith, however, NAV de-
mand that the department be abolished
and new department created to en-
force prohibition.
A bill was introduced to-day by SEN
ator J. Henry Walters, majority lead
er, to continue the property rights of
saloonkeepere after the war emer-
gency prohibition measure goes into
effect July | next. Under it the saloon
keepers could resume the use of their
liquor tax certificates in case Presi-
dent Wilson, yb proclamation, re-
scinded the emergency prohibition or
der before the bone dry Federal
amendment went into effect.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Villa Loots American
Houses i'm Mexican City
Bandit, With 500 Men, Hangs
Mayor in Raid on Santa
EuIaiia

JUAREz, Mexico, Jan. 24.-Ameri.
can mining men were forced by Fran.
CISCO FiIla to witness the hanging ot
Santa Eulaiia, Chihuahua, Wednesdav
morning, when Villa occupied the min.
ing town, looted the safes of the min,
ing companies, robbed the stores and
houses Of Americans and departed after
Siiilng four Federal soldiers and capt
urlng the remaining thirty-one.
"DETAILS OF the raid were brought
mere tonight by passengers from Chi.
nuahua. Villa had five hundred men
ssney said. The hanging Of the ex.
held against him since they were nart'
ners in the cattle business.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
AMERICAN PORTS

:. BALTIMORE. Jan. 2l-Arriyed: Steamers Gar
hannd; f9rs Tampa; Ruth. Mapeilles: Gaelic princs
xBr LIVERPOOL II. NJ Flngicr Tamuico. hs II
ns Walfran s Puget lrr! Norfolk. Sailed steamers 's
cape c,, LOOKOUT. Norfolk Graasa1e DAM. Puerto
Cabeilo; Cprredyk, Eette via New YORK: Aztcc
.Nor.l. Tampico: barks Lyrslimt tNorj. Bucnos
sry,n".- nyrcs. A,eyM as 'Nor Newport News: motor
n n.,,, GApE Henry. Va, Jan .e4--passcd out from
PHILADELPHIA. Jan 2S-Ar1tyed. s,o.uxr.
H Hasn tNorj Santa Marta. Joseph j. cunso tNor
M IN tChinese,. Brest: Moorish Prince tisrj. Mia.
a,esoolo; ais,..; Persian Prince tDr Hun: Ambon
sDuLch Hampton Roads: vennachar (nr Marc1,s
HOOK Lake Indian. Port do Paix Oakland Aria
AinarsA. Bantl. New York: Aigiefs Now Yorl.
Gloucester. Boston '''"'
DELAWARE BREAKWATTR. Jan. s&-p.s.st
UP UP S.eainer sprobaoy) ilydonia tCuban) Nucyitas
ior fhiadephla, Passed out. Steamcrs sa,u,,,,,
!Duiehl philadelphia for Amslerdam wss,lahs w''
KIM hn.iaac'pnis ior Snnoil. Philadelphia Tor Ss .
psaasIpss I,si nl r or Arthur ca1aord
dspllla for Havana. Brsndy~inc phisdenbi, nv ~
Nsw Orleans; British Marshal tBrI rhtindriph,sr
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
L 'Ear1llllany Seeking
Control of States
Civil Service Body
Would Supplant at Least
One Republican Commits
sioner and Put Thousands
OF the ''Faithful'' in Jobs
sta0 Correspondence

Sta6 Correspondence
ALBANY, Jan. 24-Leaders Of Tam
many Hall are making a drive on the
state Civil Service Commission. If the
attempt is successful, thousands Of po-
sitions now immune from political in
huences could be taken out of the cum-
petitive class. This would instantly
give politicians an opportunity TO put
their followers in places now filed by
men and women appointed after corr
petitive examinations IN which politics
played no part.
Immediately following the election Of
Governor Smith. it was reported at the
New York CITY Hall that Tammany
would try TO control the state Civil
service Commission. Without such con
troll the local Civil Service Commission.
controlled by Hearst, Hyian and Tam
many Hall, would be powerless. ANY
rulings it made would be valueless un-
I'll approved by the state commission.
The state commission consists OF
John c. Clark. a New York lawyer with
large practice, who took the job,
which pays but $4,000, at the solic-
tation OF Governor Whitman: Willard
-. Mckinstry, of Watertown, identi-
fed with civil service reform, and Will
lam Gorham Rice, of Albany.
Commissioner Rice is an Independent
Democrat, wealthy. and succeeded Theo-
dore Roosevelt as United States Civil
Service Commissioner under President
Cleveland His term expires on Febru
ary /, Tammany is urging the appoint
ment OF practical" man or woman
IN his stead. Governor Smith so far
has given those who want Commission
ccr kice ousted no consolation. To-day
he declared that he had not given the
matter any consideration.
The term Of Commissioner McKin-
stry VIII not expire until 1928. He, like
commissioners Clark. whose term has
swo ,,o years yet to run. is a Republican
Iammany is hoping Commissioner
Clark will resign. If he were 20 do
so the Democrats would have contgci
of the communications
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Deputy Street Cleaner
Out on Mayors Order

= II. Warren Hubbard, First Deputy
street Cleaning Commissioner since
Aprii q, 1918, resigned on Tuesday last
a. the request Of Mayor Hylan. Mr..
hubbard refused to taika but it was
learned elsewhere that Mayor Hvlan,s
request way based on the hiring of aah
removal trucks by the Street Cleaning
Department. N'''t'
!, Commissioner Macstay said yesterday
mat he received letter from Mavor
hyian On Tuesday night, asking Tor
tne resignation Of Hubbard, as he de-.
sfed that mo politics be played in
:. Hubbard, who lives at J05 East 118th
street, was receiving an annual salary
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Divorce Step Revealed in
Major Seton Murder Case

LONDON. Jan. 24-At the coron-
ers inquest to-day into the death Of
Major Miles Charles Seton, of Mel
bourne, who was shot and killed at
the home Of his cousin in London on
January l3, detective testified that
after the arrest of Lieutenant Colonel
Norman Cecil Rutherford, of the med
ical corps of the British army, Ruth
ing:
Il am sorry, The worst possible
Mrs. Rutherford's maid testified
that during the absence of Colonel
Rutherford in France Major Seton
several times visited the Rutherford
house.
The coroner read extracts from let
ters written by Mrs. Rutherford to
her husband, stating that she wanted
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Miss Gladys CronaavclL
AchieUed Distinction
As Writer Of Verss

Miss Gladys Cromwell had achieved
some distinction as a writer of verse.
In volume published in 1915 the fol-
lowing appeared under the caption
Resignation:
Tho dark house yondcr is my life;
1t looms against the purple night:
Inc windows are my stars; | count
Them all-each window one delight
Oh there are many stars above
But mine in strong substantial woe
Arc framed; | cannot msconstr,lc
Lfc's dark intent, joys fitful glow
The Century Magazine" in 1917 nuh.
lished the following under the titlc
Approach" Evidently it was written
after the death of near relatives.
Appareled in mask OF joy till now.
! knew thee not. Asleep. see INV f..,
More simply. Sorrows leisure let's me tra..
-. The nicer lines. Thy sealed lips' Inv brnNy
my lasting posture. purposes avow.
IN thy spent form ides a noveless e~roce
"A pageant was thy life. and in ia plncr
hnd truth to feed and to endovc
MY heart Thy wonted mask of jov beIio,
- The meaning deaths attitude makes cis,,
FROM living gesture thought went often wide
-. ANA ! was poor interpreter: hut hers
"here it would seem thoughts anew di-
Tho stendy silence draws thv snrit near
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Gaines Chosen Presiden,

The Westchester County Golf Asso-
citation held its annual meeting last
evening at the Waldorf rf-Astoria. at
which II. P. Gaines, of the Wykagyl
Country Club. was elected president:
Henry Chalmers, Scarsdale Golf Club.
vlce-president; A. G. e. Hammesfahr,
treasurer, and John G. Anderson. sac
rctnrv. "S>
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS

Samoan laIands. Australia and specially addrc.,cd
mall for New Zealand. via San Francisco. at s. 80
p m; Jan 80 for dispatch pei. Ventura
M Jan III, for dispatch per IS Lurne. y
fl!i Islands, New Zealand and Australia vi. Van
81 for dispatch per S.. Mnkura A. '''' 'A"
- hawaii and Guam. close $50 p. m daily. TIL,
dispatch 70 destination BY tho beat opportunisy WI
Japan. Eorca. China. SIAM Cochin China Strata
Settemcnts and Netherlands Fast Indjes cfoso NJ
e.so .p p IN daily. This mail Is forwarded TO tho
racihc Coast daily for dispatch to destination hS
the best opportunity "
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25

him to gain his freedom and would not
place any obstacle in the way of a
divorce.
Major Seton was killed at the resi-
dence Of his cousin, NJ. C. Seton, sec
retary of the judicial department OF
the Indian Office. Major Seton for
merly was IN the British army medical
service.
Colonel Rutherford was commits
sioner of medical service in the Min
istry of National Service He re-
ceived the Distinguished Service Or
der in 1917 in France.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
" Gather Report

WASHINGTON Jan 24--The storm that Vas
or the Virginia, Capes last night moved north
eastward and gained greatly IN intensity and to-
night its centre oF the east coast Of Maine.
Where the pressure 1904 inches. The dis
turbanco was attended by gales on tho Atlantic
coast between Eas,port and Cape Hatteras. tho
highest yclocites reported being 81 northwest at
New York. 90 west at Block Island. 81 from the
east at Eastport Me. 46 from the west at Nor
folk and A from the west at Cape Hatterns. There
rains and SHOWS within the last twenty four
hours III New England and rains in the middle
Atlantic states and along the Gulf coast and on
Temperatures have fallen considerably through
out the Atlantic states and tho north Rocky Noun
tain region, but warm weather continues over tho
great central valleys and the plains states. The
Indications are that the weather will be unsettled.
with probably rain in the Gulf and south Atlantic
states and generally fair elsewhere east of the
Mississippi Ri'c7 to morrow and Sunday.
Tho temperature Will rise tomoro IN Ten
;s Grcat Lakes &nd sunday n the middle Atlantic
cooler Sunday in the Mississippi Valley.
Storm warnings remain displayed on the Atlantic
coast at and north of delaware Breakwater.
Forecasts for Special LocaltIes.-Eastern New
York and New Engand-Fair and cooler to-day
tomorrow fair. with rising temperature.
Eastern Pennsylvar.ia and New Jerscy-Fair to-
day and probably to morrow: warmer tomorrow.
Western Pennsylvania and Western New York
Fair and warmer to-day: to morrow fair, with mod
crate temperature.
6
Local Official Record.-Thc following official rec
ord from tho Weather Bureau shows temperatures
during the last twenty -four hours. in comparison
with the corresponding date OF last year:
1915 1871 1918. 1919
a. m M . X X A 4 p. p M m. @ ....: = ssSS
3 a. m 49,. IL 43 ,. m. ..... 25 81
Il m. II 4Ulll p. ni ...,, 20 -
Highest temperature Yesterday. 42 degrees tat
average same Date last year. 20 average same date
for thirty three years. 80.
Humidity
a. m...55 p m....42 p. m... 80
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
City Island
Bound East

Steamer Northland. New York for pozton
United States lighthouse steamer Tulip.
Bound South
CITY ISLAND. N. Y. JAN 2A-stesmcr RI.
view. Providence for Norfolk.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
| l p. IN. 40 |
Barometer Readings

a. ms 29.57 ! p. 80 p. m 20
Local Forecast.-Far and colder to-day; to-nor-
row fair with rising temperature; northwest gales.
diminishing
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25


Sun rises .........7:l3 sun sets. 5 .0t
Moon rises i AZ a. Moon sets. | ! 40 a IN
High Water
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25

Highest teinperature yesterday, a dcgrees lat
80 a. m) lowest. so lat 10 p. nD average 81
average date last year. 20 average same date
for thirty three years, 30.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25

Local Official Record. The following official rec
ord from tho Weather Bureau shows temperatures
during the last tweniy-fo hours in comparison
with the corresponding date OF last year:
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Shipping Intelligence
Port Of New York

Miniature Almanac
New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
OUTGOING STEAMERS
To-day
Monday

Sunday
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-07-10
ITS GLORY ALL IN THE PAST
Passage of Time Has Left Quaint Old
Welsh Town of KidweIy
Far Behind.

Kidwelly is a quaint old town in
Wales. 1t is dreamy little commu-
nifty set in snugly between broad
marshes and Carmarthen bay, and di-
vided by curving river with an I'M
pronounceable Welsh name. Old Kid
welly lives largely in the past. 1t has
been the scene of battles and sieges.
1t has q castle whose turrets and
round towers still stand bravely, their
age kindly hidden by the vines that
enfold them.
1t pretends to remember we'll the Oc-
casion of the Welsh princess who
stormed the town at the head of her
| army. It tells the story proudly a
little sadly at the end, for the warrior
princess was executed by her enemies.
1t is a dusty, unromantic climb to
| the battlements, but the view from the
castle top is worth the trip. The
quaint, tumbledown houses at the foot
of the walls are mere skeleton of the
old town as it was in its prime. Be
yond them are marShy fields rolling
away to the next village. Far below
is the river once thronged with ships
of trade that long ago deserted it for
richer ports. Its streets are almost
empty, and its old-fashioned residents
primly oblivious to new improvements
and STYLES of architecture, testify loud
Ny TO its age.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-07-10
Michigan to Plant Roadside Trees

Michigan to Plant Roadside Frees
The Michigan legislature re-
Gently passed a law to encourage
the planting of nut-bearing ana
other food-producing shade trees
along state trunk highways ana
other roads built in that state
The law makes it the duty OF the
State Highway Commission ana
the State Commission Of AgrlcuI-
ture to look after the setting Out
Of such trees and Of the State az
ricultural College and the PuDllc
Dominion Commission to dlstllb-
ute stock at nominal cost to local
officials and private individuals
who will set it out. Trees are 10
be planted at intervals OF ~ TO
40 feet along the roads. InJtr-
ing roadside trees or affiXing no.
tees of any kind to them Is made
a misdemeanor punishable by fine
of 81 to $25 and Imprisonment OF
not more than 80 days. This law
is in keeping with the policy OF
encouraging tree planting an
nounced by the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, the de-
partment of the Federal Govern
Iment that administers the Federal
aid road law, in cooperation with
| the states.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-07-10
How Southern Club Girls Helped
Win

In the Is Southern states there
were last year 9,026 girls clubs
organized by the home demonstra-
ton agene. These clubs had a
total membership of 286,278. OF
these members 1924 cultivated
one-tenth acre plots; others had
ono-twentieth acre, and still 9th
ers were in bread and poultry
clubs. Many Of the club girls had
to fill the place of some man Of the
family called to the army, and
they faithfully attended to the
work of planting, cultivating, and
harvesting crops, besides trying
to keep up their own garden plot
and to can the crop raised there.
One of these girls is Violet Will
loughby who, with her widowed
mother, ran a farm last year IN
Pitt county, N. C. She reported
to the agent at the end of the
year that she filled only IT'S cans
with the products of her garden
because the tobacco crop needed
so much Of her attention. 81 be-
lieve," she said, 81 could have
canned twice as much if had had
the time, but ! had to do all my
canning at night. | was often up
very late even doing that amount
because the tobacco required the
daylight hours