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the root OF the matter, and size UP
tho whole situation as IL Is.
What a dreadful lack VI thoughtful
Discrimination has been shown In
connection With the Whole subject OF
P'oh ci.iOai Temperance aud Prohl-
hilton secm TO be regarded as synony-
nous tsrns. whei eas, Prohibition
nay, IN many respects, he character
iTed truly as q species Of tn;emper-
Ance.
because. torsooth. the saloon sys-
tenn has been a commonly recognized
evil, we are 10 be forced to sur
render one OF our most fundamental
rights, and TO regard as wrong and
sinful, that which in itself is neither
wrong nor sinful. The human will is
TO be ignored, and the free exercise OF
Ii, in a way not essentially wrong, ~
TO be ste pped.
Undoubtedly there is a tremendous
deal OF hypocrisy and pharisaism as
ISOLATED with the present Prohibition
movement. Why is 1t that men who
do not believe In Prohibition, either
In principle or practice, seem so silent
and inactive, while the other element
in their fanatical zeal and persistency
seem TO be having II all their own
way? Surely, tho principles involved
in this Prohibition movement are
those which concern the great mass
OF people In no way allied with she
saloon element.
Where Is this cuTtailment OF in
dividual liberty and personal freedom
going to stop We have been lighting
for and proclaiming liberty, and, at
the same time, there seems TO be a
tendency In this American Nation to
narrow down that liberty and per
sonal freedom to the smallest pos
sible limits. Purge. regulate. annihi-
late, il we will. the present saloon
system, but, | ask, Is It wise, Is It
just to take away by legislative force
fundamentaI rights and stigmatize
real temperance by making II synony-
nous with Prohibition?
wish that your editorial could be
printed in pamphlet form and circu-
lated everywhere.
J. O. FERRIS.
Ringwood, y. j.. Jan. 10. 1919.
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assault Bail was n1ed a, 5000 for e1-

assault Bail was fxed at 5000 for ex-
animation tomorrow afternoon.
According to Harbor Patrolman
Charles McKcnna. who arrested him.
Shannon, in a wrangle with Albon car
son, a fourteen-y ear-old inmate OF the
home. picked up psrt Of a baseball bst
after the hoy threw pissue q hin
and brutaliy assaulted the al
This. 1t is alleged. happened Yesterday
afternoon. The hov was sent to the
hospital on the island by DIR. Charles
Bowan. His head and hack we're COW
cred with bruises. his eyes dlscolored
and his right arm broken.
shannon has charge OF 100 boys who
are mental detectives. Carson was un-
able tn appear I'm court
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"PIZ' FOR TIRED
and Sore FEET
Use "Tiz" for puffed-up,
burning, aching, calloused
feet and cornS.

Why go limping around with aching,
pufcd-up fcet--feet so tired, chafed.
sore and swollen you can hardly get
your shoes on or of? Why don't you
get 25-cent box of "Tis" from the
drug store now and gladden. your tor
tured feet:
"Tiz" makes your feet glow with
comfort. takes down Swellings and
draws the soreness and misery right
out of feet that chafc, smart and burn.
"riz" instantly stops pain in corns,
callouscs and bunions. "Tiz" is glori-
Gus for tired, aching, sore feet. No
more shoe tightness-no more foot
trnuhleS.-Advt.
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habits have everything their own
way. B. A. ROSENTHAL, Y. s. n.
Kept Hottie at Home seven Years
aud Never Used ~.

hcpt uOttle nj ub"e NfN'" '''
and Never Used ~.
To the LdlIor " Tue Lyvning would
The editorial Like Sheep in your
issue OF Jan. 10 IL ii good whack and
ought to be an cye-upener.
You can register me as having the
nerve to enter my little protest
against Prohibition, and am no
drinking man either. Hut | firmly be-
lievo In the use of liquor moderately.
and for medicinal purposes think
there is no better medicine on the
face OF the earth. I kept a bottle IN
my home seven years and never had
occasion TO use 1t. hut I had the su-
preme satisfaction OF knowing II was
thcre for use IN case | needed T.
hope your article will reap good
results. Knock the cowardice out OF
the weak ones. SO they will stand up
aud take notice before II Is too l1:e.
Come again Wish the other papers
would ginger up on the same subject
and assist I'm putting life into the dead
ones. j, \. KENT.
white Plains, y. Y
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MORE LETTERS GIVE
VIEWS Of READERS
ON PROHIBITION
Evening World Editorial Su7S
Many Writers TO Approve
or Dissent.

10 the Editor Of The Evening World
Permit me to say that, in my judg-
ment, your editorial in The Evening
World, Jan. 10. under the title Like
Sheep" is the most sensible. broad
minded, courageous and truly demo-
cratic pronouncement on the ProhibI-
tion Amendment question that have
seen in public print.
You most certainly have struck at
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there would be much disappointed n
they found the country dry on their
return. CHARLES sTOLL.
No. 2Ss West 18th street.
Naval Fighter Obieetes 10 The "stsy-
nt-Home" Cen.ors.
To the Editor Of The E,,rns World

10 the Editor o The EreunG world!
Your editorial OF Jan. 10. Like
sheep?" is one OF the best articles
have read on the case. In every
paper published you can read about
the Bolsheviki Have YOU realized
that the self-appolnted retormers who
want 20 impose their IDEAS on the
people are Just the kind that are
making the Reds and the BolshevIki
possible in this country?
What Is the difference between
them? one set kills II YOU don't
agree, and the other one ruins with
out any compunction at all.
am an enlisted man in the United
states Navy. and don't take drink
OF intoxicating liquor once In year,
and ! want to tell you that the men
In the service who have sacrificed
everything for God and country are
not going to let lot of stay-at-home-
self-stvled cenSors OF other peoples
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Ringwood. y. j.. Jan. 10. 1919.
Prohibition Opposes "rer-onni Lib
erty" ssme ns I.nw- Against
Thievery and Murder.
To the Editor o. The E,enlnE worldI

To the Editor Of The E'eninE world;
For years we have daily bought
your paper because we have thought
II one of the most reliable, but after
that scurrilous editorial in support OF
the liquor interests IT can never eater
our home again.
IL is the forces OF righteousness and
not fanatics who are fighting the ac-
cursed traffic. 10 mas been aud IL IN
awful curse to our country and
nothing can stop it's destruction, for
God is leading on. Many IN oLr town
who are addicted TO the use VI aico-
holic drinks, are voting against Ii
because /. Is cursing them and they
want L out OF reach.
Talk about interfering with per
sonal Liberty" the laws against
thicving, murder and all other crimes.
is interference with personal liberty.
and drink is the root OF almost all
crimes. as has been indisputably
proven.
We are a family OF nine voters and
all stand nrmly against the curse.
IMPLICATIONS
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With or Without Fur Collars
22.5O
regularly $3.50

p o OF the
kand
al sizes in
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Enforcing Prohibition VIII Foster
Boisbcyism Here.

TO the Editor Of The E'eniEg World:
Your editorial OF yesterday on the
Prohibition question was fine. II was
all that could be asked for by any
sensible person.
The trouble Is the average man
does not know to whom to write in
regard TO this measure. think l
ought to write my State Congressman
and Assemblyman. but is there not
some way to make the Senate and
House of Representatives at Wash.
inSton "sce the light? | believe that
this constant treading and imposing
on peoples personal liberties is going
to do more To foster the Bolshevik
movement in this country than any
thing else.
| believe that your paper. Cotl.nS
out In this way and voiCing the cour-
age of its convictions. Will awaken
the people TO act. providing you keep
up this good work. II YOU do, you
will win the eternal gratitude OF
about seven eighths OF the people
who read your paper. and YOU Will
make, Of course. many new friends.
HARRY COCHRANE
New York Jan H.
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CHARGED WITH CLUBBING
BOY MENTAL DEFECTIVE
Attendant in Randall's Island Home
Said TO Have Used Baseball
Bat on Inmate.

John Shannon, twenty-five years old.
an attendant In the Home for Mental
Detectives on Randall's Island. was held
by Magistrate Thomas Nolan in Harlem
Court yesterday afternoon on short
afidavit charging suspicion Of felonious
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Above Trods udvk or tH GsAstrs
"Irrh prstsrt sr'' shoes
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Az Lost and Found" articles
bdye-tised IN Tive Wor ) ~ reportei
10 Lost and Found Bureau " Room
iO9 world Bulldog vii b. listed
for thirty dtys, These ll'ts ran be
seen at an Of Tho Wo-'i'. offices,
Lost ana Found" Advertisements
c,n hs left a. any Of The Wor IS
Advertising AEencia', ~ can b,
telsphonsf directly N The World.
Cal! 1000 Rsexman, New York, or
prook'yn office, 400 aaln,
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
SATURDAY, Nr1n 1]ork @rit>l111e NOVEMBER %.
Borden's Not to Advance
Milk Price to Consume
Increase Made by Producers
Already Taken Into Account.
Fox Explains

The price of milk to the consumer
will not be advanced by the Bordcn's
Farm Products Company despite the
increased price paid by the company
to the milk producers, Patrick d. Fox,
vicc-presidcnt Of the firm, announced
yesterday. On Friday the Dairymen's S
League announced the farmer had
added three quarters of cent "a quart
to his price.
Mr.. Fox explained that the increase
of two cents quart for November
took into consideration the increase in
the producers price for December. The
cost to the distributors is always
raised in December. Mr.. Fox said, be-
cause Of the dairymen's added costs OF
production.
"In August" Mr.. Fox said, 1.-The pro-
duccrs advanced their price to us one
quarter of cent a quart. but our
price to the consumer remained un-
changed. In September the producers
advanced their price one-siXth of a
cent, and again we did not pass it on
to the consumer. because our current
price had been calculated to cover the
average for the three months period
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
olice Are Seeking
A Woman to Solve
lemke Death Case
Former Friend of the Dead
Youth Left Her Quarters
Immediately After Body
Was Found, 1t Is Said

With the opening of the John Doe
inquiry into the mysterious death OF
John W. Lemke on his motor boat off
College Point on October 10, the name
of woman was for the first time
brought into the case by the Queens
County authorities yesterday.
William j. Morris, Assistant District
Attorney, announced that he was try
ing to find a certain woman, declared
20 have been friend Of the young man.
Detectives looking for her ct the Hotel
Nctherland, where she lived, he said,
reported she had disappeared. She is
about twenty-five years Old, he de-
clared, and is said to have been intro
ducei to the boy by his father Will
lam f. Lcmke, a wealthy manufacturer,
OF 22l Parsons Avenue, Flushing, soon
after the sons di charge from Che
navy.
She is expected to be able to throw
some light on how young Lcmke came
oy the feminine attire in which his
body was cad when found With re-
gard to this phase of the mystery MIR
Morris said he had been informed that
some OF this apparel was purchased at
he store Of Charles Rubin. l6i Forest
Avenue, Flushing
Mrs. Rubin told reporters yesterday
she recalled selling the gingham wrap
per, corset cover and high -hecled shoes
found on the Lemk. youth about year
ago, but she couldn't remember to
whom she sod them. She reca led that
one of the shoes had an oil spot on tn
cloth uppcrs. There is such a spot on
one OF the Lemke shoes.
The assistant prosecutor said he also
'ad been informed that Young girl
had Identified a picture OF Lemke as
the young man to waom sac sold d
pair of bloomers similar to those he
wore when found strangled. Lemke
he story goes, tried TIE bloomcrs on
in the presence of the girl, and is said
to have frightened her with his antics
Sixteen witnesses were questioned by
he authorities yesterday. inc .uding the
mother father and sister Of the dead
boy. AT the end of the day M. Morris
aid the testimony submitted was sub
stantlally the same as that so far
Drought out by the informal inquiry by
the police. The father and mot1er sti,
INSIST he said, that their son had no
reason to take his life. They said he.
was perfectly normal, had everything
he wanted, and that there had been no
quarrel which could have led hin. to
Kill himself
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
Motion to Punish Craig
For Contempt Argued
Iii, Counsel Denies Supreme
Conrt In junction Was Violated
and Calls Ii Worthless

Charles L. Craig. City Comptroller,
appeared yesterday before Justice
Manning in the Supreme Court. Brook
lyn, to show cause why he should not
be punished for contempt of court.
Justice Manning reserved decision
after hearing the arguments of Leon
ard NJ. Wallstein. counsel for William
): Schieiielln, chairman of the Citizens
Union. and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Mayer for the Comptroller.
The action was brought by Mr..
Schietfelin, the allegation being m~de
that Craig had sold 81 900 600 of CITY
bonds cary tnis year in violation of a
supreme Court injunction.
THE records show that the sale
must have been deliberate and wilful 3"
Wallstein said Comptroller Craig
admits the service of the injunction
order, but he stuck it into his pocket
and let his subordinates do as they
wished"
MIR. Mayer said, for the Comptroller.
that the transaction was practically
completed before the service of the
injunction, and that the subsequent
acts were purely clerical. He said the
injunction was worthless because it
diN NOT give HnS reasons
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
Schermerhorn's Family
Believe Him Now Sane
Will Apply to Court to Have His
S375,O0O Estate Restored
to Him

The family of Ames Cotting Scher-
meyhorn, who was sent to the Bloom
ingdale Asylum for treatment year
ago, after board of officers of the
United States Army Medical Corps had
declared him mentally incompetent.
will apply to have him pronounced
legally sane, it was learned yesterday.
This action, if successful will restore
to him property worth 1915 900, now in
the custody of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company.
Mr.. Schcrmcrh horn received his COM
MISSION as lieutenant in the army in
1918, and was assigned to foreign SER
vice. While on train approaching Que
bee. from which port he was to sail for
France he is said to have acted so "vio-
lentiy' that he was ordered to return
to Washington. He was examined and
sent to B.oomirgdae.
In February, 1919, sheriff's jury
found him incompetent. BY an order
Of the Supreme Court, New York
County, his wife, Georgia Cunningham
was appointed committee OF his per
son. and his cousin. Alfred Z. Scher-
merhorn. Of his property, which was
ordered to be placed in the custody Of
the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany.
On June 19, 1919, board of officers,
sitting at Hoboken. declared Mr. Schcr-
merhorn sane, and he was discharged
from the army. Encouraged by this.
the family and the trust company de-
cided to apply for similar decision by
the civil authorities. DR.. William c.
Rus ell, who has cared for him. says
ne believes Mr.. Schermerhorn has re-
covered entirely.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
DIR. wilkins Not Named
I'm Will Of Murdered Wife
College of the City of New York
Gets 81 600: Other lns.itu-
tons Benefit,

MlNEOIA, L. l., Nov.'2 21 The viii
Of Mrs. julia X. Wilkins. whose hus~
band, Dr.. Walter X. Wilkins. took his
own life after his conviction OF her
murder. was filed for probate to-day
in the Surrogate's office here. 1t was
riage to DIR. Wilkins. and he is not
mentioned in it, He was a beneficiary
IN later Will which never was signed
by Mrs. Wilkins.
The tcstatriN left to her nephew
Edgar y. Pitske, and her niece, Evelyn
A. Pitske, her interest in eight lots in
Harrison, y. j., in which they also
have an interest. Her jewclry and
clothing she divided among relatives
and friends. James Etohingham and
Louis &. Freiss, the executors. are To
liquidate the rest of the estate One
thousand dollars is left to the College
of the City OF New York to provide
annually a prlze pin, to be known as
the Leon pin, in memory of Mrs. Vii
kns's son, Leon, and to be awarded
to the best student in English and
German. There is a similar bequest
TO the Normal College of the City of
New York.
To the Zeta Chapter of the PHI
Sigma Kappa Society OF the City OF
New York is left 81. .000 to the Gamma
Chi Chapter Of the Theta Nu Epsilon
Society, New York City. $500; to the
German Hospital. 81 900; to the Ladies'
Caritas Society 81 ,0G0; TO Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kaiser, janitor and janitress at
l35 West Forty-hrst Street. 5000; to
hrs. Osborne, janitress at 422 Green
wch Street, $1O0.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
Committee Spent S24.l5l

George A. Glynn, chairman, and Ma
jor Harrison K. Bird, treasurer of the
Republican State Committee, yesterday
sent to Albany statement Of che COM
mittee's campaign receipts and dis-
bursements The total receipts were
y23,7o1. which item includes about
$1,000 obtained by Colonel Herbert
Parsons from the Republican National
Committee. This last named sum was
used for maintenance and for the or
ganiZation Of women.
The Disbursements totaled SCI
iol.9o, and there arc unpaid claims
amounting to $s,549.5o. In all there
We're about 200 campaign contributors,
and less than fifty of them gave sums
in excess OF 500 The largest CON
trlbution was from the Union League
Club, which gave $500. George D..
Pratt. Conservation Commissioner. was
next largest. with gift Of S2.5oo.
Chauncey NJ. Depew gave 5000.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
Annapolis Teacher Sues

Philip +. Douglass. who was an IN
structol of languages at the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis,
filed suit for $4,000 damages in the
Supreme Court yesterday against Dr..
Freeman f. Ward. of GIG Madison Ave
nue. who. he alleges, wrote letter to
secretary Daniels denouncing him as
Mr.. Douglass was required to defend
himself before Secretary Daniels. do
clslon IN the case being reserved on
he application of the superintendent
Of the Naval Academy. The letter to
Secretary Daniels, he says. charged
that he is not loyal citizen and sodi-
,lous. that he is not fit to teach TT the
Naval Academy and is opposed to The
institutions o. the country
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
Robbers Cart Off
Barrels of Liquor
In $4,000 Raid
Lock Three North River
Pier Watchmen in Refrig-
orator and Load Two
Truck With Plumber

Four armed men raidcd the West
Shore Railroad pier at Harrison Street
and the North River last night, locked
its three watchmen securely in the
refrigerator and drove off with two
auto trucks which they had leisurely
loaded with barrels of whisky and
case goods, valued at $33, 900.
The trucks rolled up to the pier head
in busipess-like fashion, and one of the
band jumped off, and raped on the
door of the pier office. Charles Hubert,
watchman, opened the door when the
knocker shouted that he was "t1oat-
man.. with business on one Of the
loats at the bulkhead.
As Hubert led the way into the
office, he was spun around, and found
MN elf looking at revolver pointed
at his head. Three other men then
entered, and finding there we're two
other watchmen, they backed Hubert
against the wall and waited.
AS the watchmen, David Nathanson
and John Matasso, appeared they were
in turn surprised and ranged along
side Hubert. The three were then
marched to an icehouse whore wine
end butter are stored, showed in, and
the door fastened with paddock
The marauders started to work on
the barrels and cases OF liquor on the
pier awaiting shipment out of the coun-
try. They dumped 500 cases Of bonded
goods on the trucks and rolled and
hauled six barrels aboard. About an
hour after the trucks were seen to
disappear up West Street real "float-
man" heard the yells and pounding of
the imprisoned watchmen and released
them.
About the same time four other hold
up men entered the steamship and eX-
press agency of David Meadow. at 100
Avenue d, and took 500 in cash, bonds
and valua blcs, fired a shot which grazed
his head and fed with Meadow in pur-
suit.
Meadow kept up the chase for several
blocks until he coliap ed from the effect
OF his wound at Twelfth Street and
Avenue b. He was treated by Bei.e-
vue Hospital doctor. He then told that
he was closing up when the four men
entered his Store.
The apparent leader. a man of short
stature, asked if Meadow purchased
Liberty bonds. While the dealer was
protesting that it was too .ate for
business, one Of the quartet went out
side AS he did so the small man
dashed a revolver.
One OF the band covered Meadow
while the other two rihcd his cash
rawer and took his watch and chain.
While they were trying to open the
sa4c there was a rap on the window
nom the man on guard. AS Ihey fled
one OF the men turned near the door
and tired at Meadow, the shot grazing
mis- soap.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
Small .H'(yZlhS

II decldedIy sn7aN prices
Although the Fur Salons
are noted for their luxurious
fur coats and wraps, equal
attention has been given by
our fur expert to small furs
Of excellent quality and at
prices to interest the person
OF limited income.
Nuts ard Scarfs
Dyed black and taupe
coney muTs, $50 and $3.50.
Scarts, $3.50, $3.50,
$3.50.
Dyed skunk mufs, $3.50
and %22.50.
Scarfs. S1S.75 and S32
Patagonian fox mulfs, SIS.
Scarfs, $3.50.
Taupe dyed opossum
mutfs, S21. Scarfs. &2l.
Skunk dyed ssunl
muffs, $3.50. Scarfs. S22 50.
Gray fox mutfs. $50.
Scarfs, S22.5o.
Natural raccoon muffs.
$3.50. Scarfs, 1880.
Second floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
$780, 900 Worth of
Stolen Securities
Traced to Holders
Most of the Missing Bonds
Passed Through Hands of
Sullivan & Co., 10 Wall
Street, Officials Declare

More than $sOO,0OO worth of high
class securities, stolen in numerous
thefts and holdups in the financial
district here in the last four months.
have been located in Washington,
Philadelp phla and New York, it was
said yesterday at the office of District
Attorney Swarm, who is conducting an
Investigation into the activities Of a
band of swindlers.
Most OF this sum, Assistant District
Attorney John 7. Dooling declared.
has been traced through the firm of
Sullivan & Co., 10 Wall Street. and it's
various branch estab ishments all
over the country. David w. Sullivan
and Norman S. Bowles. members of
The firm, are under arrest
Another development of the day was
the report that S5OO,000 additional in
stolen securities. inc uding tobacco,
railroad, steel and various industrial
stocks, had been located in several
prominent New York financial estab-
llshments, the proprietors of which
Tor the most part are sal to have
been made unwitting tools of the
thieves.
Inspector Grant, head of the police
iofce OF Washington, whicn has be-
come lhe nub OF the scheme for
stealing securities and obtaining .oans
on them. was said to have advised As
sistant District Attorney Unger here
that fully $500 600 worth Of stolen
securities had been located there.
Among these securities, INSPECTOR
Grant declared, We're 100 shares O.,
Mexican Petroleum, valued at 5000 a
share. Certificates for the same stock.
va ued at 100000 have been found in
me Franklin Trust Company. of Phila-
delphia. In that city Sui ivan's firm
IL sald by Nh. Unger to have sue
Ceedcd IN getting leans of $4,000 by
cHerlnG as collateral stocks worth
$4,000.
system by which messenger boys
cou d be relieved Of their Valuable
consisnments of stocks and bonds with
cut the fuss of a street ho up was
devised and put into practice with
sreat success, Mr.. Dooling said.
Sullivan was indicted yesterday on
a charge OF criminally receiving stolen
property. He has been under arres
since Tuesday. The charge against him
IS that he received stolen Cruciblc
steel stock worth $4S.000
Samuel Marder and Hyman Horowitz
were held in $40 600 bail each vester-
day by Magistrate Cobb, in the Tombs
urt, for examination next week.
They are charged with suspicion Of
grand larceny. in an alleged effort to
dispose OF 100-share certificate of
American Hide and Leather Company,
stock, the property of Miller &, Co.,
brokers, of 1870 Broadway.