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The sun., 1919-01-13
BEAUTY ATTRACTS
THR0NG TO CHURCH
Sacred Heart Specially Dec
GRATED for Feast of the
Epiphany.

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In vain has the Public Service Com
mission and the city authorities sought
to remedy these conditions. All sorts
'of remedies have been suggested, hut
tho best o: them have afforded only
temporary relief Experts have given
the matter close study without arriv-
ing at any satisfactory conclusion. They
have tried long trains on the elevated
and short trains in hopes of relieving
tho congestion. They have cut down
the number Of stops on the surface lines.
originally as war measure 10 save
coal but nevertheless maintained since
the war ended, and still the unsatistac-
tory conditions bring almost daily pro-
test.
The shortage of labor during the war
compelled the road to take practically
anybody it could get TO man the cars,
with the result that to-day many of tho
employees are mere boys, earning their
10 cents an hour where formerly So
week was their income and 81 far
away possibility These lads on enter
ing the employ of the road become MEM
bers of the union, and are therefore
likely to stick.
Just at present the trustees have a
fighton their hands with the city Health
commissioner. The latter declares the
alleged unhealthy condition of the COM
pdny's cars Is largely responsible for
the influenza epidemic. lie has the sys-
tenn honcyCombed with health inspectors
to ascertain the actual condition OF af-
fairs from a health point of view
The company declares 1t is doing all
II possibly can under the conditions,
speaking from a financial and labor
point of view, but the public sees prac-
tiCally no Improvement
The sun., 1919-01-13
SEEKS PERUVIAN PRESIDENCY.
\. b. Laguif Urges Arbitration in
boundary Dispute.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.--Augusto B.
Laguia, former President OF Peru. who
is returning home after an absence Of
five years to become a Presidential
candidate, left Washington to-day for
New York, where he will board steam
ship Wednesday.
While here he urged upon officials and
members Of the Senate the desirability
of requiring arbitration of the dispute
between Chile and Peru over the prov
nces Of TaCna and africa. which contain
nitrate deposits regarded OF worldwide
Importance
Mr.. Laguia said that in his opinion a
direct understanding by negotiation be-
tween Chile and Peru was impossi ble
and for that reason he had urged the
support OF the American Government
for arbitration proposals. He added that
he looked TO American opinion to en-
force disposition of the controversy in
this way and was certain Peru would
submit to decision thus obtained
The sun., 1919-01-13
TRANSPORT TUCKAHOE ALEAK.
Army Vessel in Rough Weather
Heads for Halifax.

The army transport Tuckahoe, which
departed hence for St Nazaire Oh Thurs
day, announced by wireless yesterday
when she was PA miles south of Halifax
that she was leaking. but expected to
make that port without assistance. She
ran into heavy weather the second day
out.
The Tuckahoe was launched in July at
Camden after having been built in the
record time of thirty-elght days and
went Immediately into the coastwise coal
trade. She completed "a twenty day trip
from Nantes TO this port in good condi-
ton.
The sun., 1919-01-13
CAT SHOW WILL AID
SUN SMOKES FUND
Famous Tabs and Tables to
Be Exhibited Tomorrow
and Wednesday.
SOPHIE fuckers PLANS
Popular Vaudeville Star Will
Again Donate Services
to Soldiers.

Tomorrow and Wednesday the pretty
and aristocratlc prize winners Of the
cat world are to show at the Hotel Nc
Alpin for the beneht Of THE Sun To-
bacco Fund. The show is under the
auspices OF the Empire Club. n member
of the Cat Fanciers Association.
Among the celebrated entries are
Hampton Buchanan Winter Wonder,
owned by Miss Ellen V. Getty and win
ner of first prize in the Cleveland show.
1915; Lady Pearly. same owner. an i'm
ported blue. adjudged best female in the
same show Shining Light Of Ravelstoke.
son of Blue Lightning OF Thorpe Com
mandcr Stripes, Mrs. l.. Il. Sturgis
owner. and crebus Americas. Miss Hattie
McCoun. owner.
Among the other exhibitors are Miss
Christine MacNamara, Kingston. y. Y. ;
Miss J. II. Kroeh. Orange. y. j.. Mrs.
Arthur Churchill, Montclair. y. J. : Mrs,
Robinson. Glen Morris, l., I. Mrs. Olsey.
Larchmont, y. Y; Mrs. I. J. Ketchcn.
New Rochelle, y. y: Miss Maud Farrar.
Orange, Va. and Miss Josephine Camp
bell. New York.
SO many and important are the en-
tries, indeed. that the officers OF the club
have no hesitation in predicting that this
show will be the biggest and best OF the
season.
on Wednesday evening the Brooklyn
and Queens Blind Welfare Society, Inc.
Miss Mary Miller, secretary. is to give
an entertainments and dance az 81.
Michaels Parish House, o17 High street,
Brooklyn, the proceeds to go to the
smoke fund. Admission is - cents
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URGES US. FIGHT ON
FAKE WAR CHARITY
District Attorney Prepares Bill
to Block Mulcting of Mill
ions From Public.
BILLIONS COLLECTED
Measure Will Wipe Out Graft
and Protect All Worthy
Enterprises.

Recommendations made by the New
York county District Attorney for the
enactment of laws by Congress which
will make impossible tho mulcting Of
millions of dollars from the American
public by thieves operating under the
cloak Of apparently legitimate war and
other charities will be embraced in a
bill now being drafted.
Edwin p. kilroe. Assistant District
Attorney. who for the past fourteen
months has been investigating war funds
and charities. returned from Washing
ton last week after interviewing Secre-
tary Of War Baker, Senator Ashurst,
who has a bill relating to such collec-
lions pending in the Senate. and Rep
resentatve Jerome +. Donovan OF New
Yock. A draft of the proposed bill will
he forwarded to Senator Ashurst and
Representative Donovan to-day.
Senator Ashurst has consented 10 ac-
cept the draft as his amended bill and
has fixed January - as the date OF Its
hearing before the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. Representative Donovan
has promised to guide its progress
through the House. The cooperation Of
the Citizens Union. the Chamber of
Commerce, Merchants Association. Ma
tional Investigation Bureau and the
state Charity Commission has been
asked by the District Attorney.
10000 Agencies I'm Existcnce.
The Investigations conducted by the
District Attorneys office disclosed that
since the outbreak of the world war in
1914 upward of 10000 agencies ostensi-
bly, engaged In war relief work OF one
kind or another, sprung IN like mush-
rooms in all parts of the United States,
and OF this number at least 900 oper-
ated and solicited contributions in the
city OF New York. OF these 1900 are
still In operation in this city.
The amount raised in the United
States by these charities, either in
money or goods. has been consesvativelv
estimated at between $4,000 100000 and
81. 900. 600 600. and Of this amount il
The sun., 1919-01-13

may be said that GO per cent. was raised
in New York" says Mr.. Kilroe's report
to District Attorney Swami. From facts
revealed II may fairly be estimated that
the amounts stolen outright in this city
during the period of twelve months be-
fore the investigation started exceeded
S3.000,000. 1t is not unfair TO say that
the wastage due to inefficient manage
ment and duplication or effort amounted
to as much as IS per cent. of the total
moneys collected"
This sum represents the discrepancy
which was found to exist between the
amounts collected and the sums appars
emily dedicated to the announced object
for which the collection was made.
Protection for Public.
Many difficulties were encountered in
making the investigation and It was
realized that the situation called fort
drastic legal remedies to protect the
public and safeguard the honest war
relief organizations. This was done
through warnings issued to the public
the suppression of improper activities
by prosecutions or by publicity where
an element OF strict legal proof might
have been wanting and the enforced
restitution of funds fraudulently OBJ
taned.
As result of this 3s4 out of h34 or
CARNATIONS soliciting funds here we're
forced TO discontinue their activities
either as being corrupt, dishonest, mis-
managed or as pepetratlng a fraud on
the public.s OF the $50 remaining, which
were found worthy OF full or some meas
ure of public confidence, 60 per cent.
were found to employ vicious methods
of collection, disbursement. accounting
or administration but all accepted sug-
gestions, corrected the abuses and, thus
improved, continued their activities with
useful results.
In the investigation 1,5S3 witnesses
were examined 947 statements. covering
1854 typewriter pages, were taken ;
2,I42 letters we're received and an
swered: 80 indictments were filed by the
Grand Jury and several convictions OBJ
tanned in the courts.
Some Of Those Indicted.
Among those indicted were Charles
Donald Fox, secretary Of the Army and
Navy Bazaar; DOC" Waterbury, alias
Julius L. Ford: George f. Sweeney and
Arthur Curry, advertising solicitors. and
the notorious "One Hundred Per Cent.
Boys who included Michael ]. Della
hunty, Lester Wilkleman. Alfred Gard
ner, Jesse +. Mendels and Fred J. REM
SEN who got moro than 100000 in New
York in less than eight months.
Eugene Jess, Lester Winkleman,
Charles y. Fox. William J. l.. ONeiil
and several others were sentenced to the
penitentiary for terms ranging from two
20 four years. while others are fugtives
from justice. with indictments awaiting
them II they return TO this State.
Among those ordered to cease collec-
lions for alleged "waster type" charities
which they represented were Countess
Sartoris, wife OF a grandson OF Gen.
l. :. Grant; Countess Chic Mazzuchi.
called the Angel OF the Marne": Miss
The sun., 1919-01-13
Public Ownership No Cure.

Public ownership has been strongly
advocated. but opponents of the idea
point to the operation under State con-
troll as evidence that public ownership
is not likely to improve the situation.
The more conservative element of the
public expresses the belief that the
trustees should be given a fair trial
free from this constant heckling. and
processes to believe the trustees will
then bring order out OF chaos and put
the traifa system on it's feet.
They point to the fact that the trus-
tees took the property when II was all
run down, practically bankrupt, and
have, as added burdens. run up against
the handcaps incident to the war and
tho recent epidemic. They maintain
that the showing the trustees have made
70 date under these adverse conditions
warrants confidence in their ability to
restore the property and return 1t to
its stockholders as a first class invest
ment.
They bewal the widespread criticism
of the management. much OF which,
they declare, to be unwarranted be-
cause Of its tendency to increase dis
satisfaction.
The sun., 1919-01-13
STATE RUN TRANSIT
IN BOSTON LOSING
Four Months of Z Cent Fare
Shows 50. .631 Deficiency
and 8 Cents Is Ordered.
TEN CENT RATE IN SIGHT
Trustees Named by Governor
Target of Wholesale Abuse
and Service Still Fails.


BosToN. Jan. 1.-THE troubles OF the
Boston elevated road. the operating
company of the city's trolley traffic, elc-
waited, surface and underground lines
now prominently In the public eye.
practically date from the mionzing Of
the employees IN 1912. From then on
It was a case OF increased wages, strikes
and threatened strikes, with consequent
steady increase in expenses without any
corresponding increase I'm income. As
a result. the service steadily deteriorated
and criticism became 50 rampant that
the company found. the market for its
securities rapidly vanishing. The com
pany's experience is of special interest
in New York now in view of the re-
ownership Of Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Finally, the situation became SO crit
cal that the company appealed to the
Legislature for relief, resulting IN Gov.
Mccall sending special message early
in March. 1913, urging action. The
Governor called attention to the roads
plight from increasing expenses and
suS gested that the scent fare in ex-
istence for twenty wears be abolished
and the company during the duration
Of the war and for ono year thereafter
be given power to fix just, reasonable
and equal rates of fare
The company opposed Gov McCalrs
plan and suggested "serviccat-cost' as
the solution Of the problem. Finally. the
Legislature passed the elevated public
control bill. vestmg the power to OPP
crate the company in a board of five
trustees to be named by the Governor
with power to regulate the fare rate.
The sun., 1919-01-13
Need smokes Vow.

Those boys must have tobacco to
help them Kill time and kill the blues
and II ! ever wanted to do something
for that wonderful fund want to do it
now. You can say 10 any inquiring
friends that these parties arranged to
suit all tastes at Reisenwebers are CO.
ing TO be the best that I've ever s-pon-
sored. All in the bill, myself and my
jazz kids arc going 10 do no resting. We
are intending to give all that We have
of our powers for fun making.
And you might incidentally say that
Sophie Tucker is in line to receive any
donai ions Of money or gifts that can ne
auctioned for tho fund These may be
sent TO me at Reisenweher's"
A strong interest has been aroused
in the soldiers cards Of late because
they are being sent from Germany. This
fact makes them stand out from the
other souvenirs. In these cards the boys
make to attempt to disguise the fact
that they cannot under any CirCun-
stances of stress do any smoking of
Teuton tobacco. In France If they
could get nothing else they could get a
smoke by using the strong Government
tobacco. although it was distasteful to
them, Ia Germany they would rather
lose their valuable tobacco appetite than
TO try to satisfy it with "treacle treated
sea Weeu, WnlCn Is now inc SD.ulcIS
call the German cigars. The boys of
Company NJ, 33Sth Infantry, wrote to
donor that they had tried this treacle
treat and half Of them were sick in con-
sequence.
Then along came your most generous
gift Of genuine American tobacco in the
shape of cigarettes and believe us, we
did treat 'em rough"
Buglcr NJ. A. Kline OF Company A.
33Ith Infantry, sent IA word of thanks
TO donors Stanley and Patterson. 1T
saved the lives of the bunch" he wrote.
Emmett O'Brien of Montana, Peter j.
Duday of Pennsylvania. Harold Smyth
OF Brooklyn and Mark Hostorsky Of
lorkville, New York city. sign n united
card OF thanks to donor Mrs. John T..
Alexander saying: I'VE are located at
hospital In Havre at present and do
not know whether We will be sent back
to our units or home to the L. S. We
were all talking over events at the front
when your gift came in and we thank
you warmly for IT,"
Sergeant Harry Palmer OF 12Sth
Machine Gun Battalion thanks Thomas
Oaks (fund donor) for cigarette dona-
ton, saying they came at an opportune
time as the platoon was out of smokes
The sun., 1919-01-13

A very important day for the smoke
fund will be Tuesday, January a. which
has been chosen ny Sophie Tucker for
one OF her great benefits II will occur
at Reisenweber's, where sophie has been
playing this season Not content with
one attempt TO swell the smoke fund on
that occasion she has din ided her efforts
into three parts ,like Casar's all oiauD .
starting with a tea from to :. followed
by an entertainment in the main dining
room from to .. and finally the supper
party in the Sophie Tucker Room. 1t is
a hig undertaking, surely. hut Sophie
Benefit Tucker Is equal to even greater
efforts
The interest O, this Mary Garden of
the Naudeviles IN tue soldiers smokes
rose like a gourd in the night when the
first of our soldiers crossed 20 France.
From the start Miss Tucker has been an
ardent fan. The donations sent in
through her work have mounted already
to nearly $4,000 and nobody who knows
her will he surprised II she increases this
sum to $1,000.
MANY of the boys have been writing
back to me from the Rhine towns to asl;
if THE SUN Tobacco Fund Is going 10
neglect them now that the war 10 over,
| took that inquiry. just a little bit
pathetic II was, too, personally. II
seemed TO me that the boys we're say
ing: Sophie, now that we aren't fight
ing big battles any longer. I suppose YOU
won't sing or dance for us any more -
'If any OF the soldiers ever thought
that way seriously they We're mighty
wrong. Nobody need tell me that they
need the tobacco that THE SJS fund
sends over now more than ever. There
are days, So the soldiers write. when
they have not a thing TO do except to
stand around, And II a player has ever
ma rked time In little country place
waiting for delayed train to take her
out OF the tall timber tho way yours TO
command. Sophie Tucker. has, then he or
she knows that there is no harder work.
The sun., 1919-01-13

anticipation and the actual trial OF the
7-cent fare produced during August but
20 per cent. increase In gross.
Then came the period of the cpl
demic and the revenue fell of so that
only an average of 0 per cent Increase
was obtained. IL has since risen to an
average of 20 per cent. increase over
the corresponding period OF last year.
The epidemic period was not fair one
to judge the results OF tho 1-centNfare.
but the results Of August and the period
since the subsistence Of the epidemic
were such as to Indicate the inadequacy
OF the 7-cent fare.
Loss OF s2,I41,O0O In Four Months.
Further. the figures for the four
months ended November I, 1918, by the
reports recently submitted, which in
cludcd increased cost of labor. opera
ton, maintenance. fixed charges. de-
probation and dividends. showed a loss
Of S2,14l, 900 for the period. In face Of
this situation the trustees were COM
PEELED to take immediate action. and
decided upon an eight cent fare to be
effective december /, 1918. \ higher
fare has been considered. aud having
in mind the figures alone. perhaps
should have been fixed. The trustees,
however have weighed all the ccnsid-
ciations which should he taken into &C
count in the many problems involved In
connection with this complicated situa-
ton, ana have. as their best judgment.
determined on the eight cent fare for
the present. with the hope that this rate,
with improvir- conditions will help to
bring about adequate and satisfactory
results
Much has been said and written OF
the zone system. The trustees have
given the subject earnest and thoughtful
consideration. and have, as heretofore
announced, secured the services of COM
petent experts to advise with reference
- this system of fares and fare collec-
ton. Without this expert study Il
would be uuwise to attempt anything so
radical. This study, IL is expected. will
Don be completed. and 1t will then be
the duty of the trustees II consider and
decide upon the results of the investiga-
ton.
The trustees are keenly alive TO the
NECESSITY Of providing for adequate
and satisfactory service. and have al
ready ordered new cars and equipment,
which. when received and installed. will
materially help the service. and with the
return of more normal conditions a suf-
fiCient number of cn!oyees will be
available. so that the trustees will be
enabled to provide through the operating
department for more dependable and
satisfactory service.
THE total income of the system for
the four months from July 1 to October
al, during which it has been under pub
lie control, was s7,079.s47, as against
s6,520,jI6 in 1917.
The sun., 1919-01-13
RULE OR RUIN
Who is attempting this?

Who IS attempting this?
Read these facts and decide for yourself.
The officers of the Dairymen's League demand
S4O1 per 100 pounds for milk in January, and
dumping milk into fields rather than sell it for less.
They say S4 is the cost of production.
The milk buyers of New York State have Of
fered $3.50 per 100 pounds
Why can't these buyers pay the farmers S4.01,
which the League officers say 1t costs them to pro-
duce?
Because two-thirds Of all the milk produced is
sold not as fresh milk but as butter cheese con-
densed milk, ice-cream etc.
The big commodities must be sold in open
petition with the same products of the milk in other
Therefore, if New York State cannot make but
ter cheese, and condensed milk in competition with
other states, 1t must go out of the business.
What then is to become of this tWo-thirds of the
milk produced? One-thrd gi7es the people all they
ovant as fresh milk
There other outlet. 1t simply the farmers
producing this twohirds will have out of business That
Now let us what prices for January in other States
OF It's milk that goes into butter cheese and condensed milk
Chicago. $3.50
Philadelphia .... 49,. $847
W Wstdgsn '. 1900: $ $stS
And the New York State Manufacturers and
Distributors Have Offered to Pay $3.50
higher make it impossible for them compete
Now it S obvious that manufacturers and distributors
cannot pay much higher than other milk
If the Daiymen League continually insists demanding
e '1h a ma part r OF the county, dgarding the
Ruin for at Least Two Thirds of the Milk
Producers of This State
third A nec wnn h hare e % hs p0ufon the
get any price they demand and the
CONSUMER WILL PAY THE BILL!!!
NEW YORK MILK CONFERENCE BOARD, INC.