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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
FIR. MAGENNIS HEADS
CARMELITE FATHERS
Is First Irishman of the Order
to Be Thus Honored.

According to an announcement from
Rome. the Very Rev. Peter T.. Magennis,
who is well known in New York be-
cause OF his having been twice elected
president Of the Friends of Irish Free
dom. has been chosen Father-General of
the Calced Carmelite Fathers through
out the world
The election took place at the General
Chapter of the Calced Carmellte Fathers,
who have been waiting for the last three
years to hold their general chapter. AS
announced In THE SUN recently. the
Right Rev. Mgr. Denis r. O'Connor. rec
tor OF the Roman Catholic Church of
Our Lady Of the Scapular OF Mount Car
mel on East Twenty-ninth street. was
accorded the unusual honor of being
chosen president OF the triennial chap
ter OF the Irish Province Of the order. II
being the first time in the history Of the
province that an American priest was
selected for this high ONCE.
Father Magennls was born in Ireland,
received his education there and IL. the
first Irish Carmelite to be elected
Father General of the order, While in
New York Father Magennis made his
home at the rectory OF the Church Of
Our Lady OF the scapular. He did con-
siderable iecturing In New York and
Brooklyn for the cause OF Irish free
dom and was elected president Of the
friends Of Irish Freedom IN asia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
COPPELL JAR LAID
TO THIRD PARTY
Policeman on Guard to Keen
Ex-Chauffeur, Who Wed
Heiress, From House.
HUSBAND ORDERED TO GO
Connors, Still in Tenafly, Re
fuses to Comment on
Wife's Action.

A lone policeman stood guard yes
terday at the home of Mrs. Robert
Douglas Connors. THE Towers" at
Tenafiy, and when George Mclaughlin,
chief Of the police force, was asked the
reason he admitted that the former
heiress had become estranged from her
husband, who was the chauffeur and
manager Of the stately grounds before
she eloped with him In April. 1914. Mrs.
Connors, who was formerly Miss Eliza
beth c.. Coppell, daughter of the late
George Coppell, railroad man and finan-
oier, caused the local police to intervene
Chief Mclaughlin declared.
The police official said he was called
in by Mrs. Connors who, before him,
demanded that her husband stop as
socfating with resident of Tenafiy and
requested him ito either give up this
interest or leave the house" Mr.. Con-
nors refused to accede to his wife's de-
mands and she ordered Mclaughlin and
several policemen who went with him
to put the chauffeur husband out of the
place. Connors departed without any
forcible action having to be resorted to
Chief Mclaughlin stated. Detective
McCook has been permanently assigned
to 1.-THE Towers'' to Illustrate any at
tempt on the part Of the husband to
enter II. Connors is still in Tenafiy, but
refused to comment on "the ousting'
edict.
News of the elopement and secret
marriage of the couple did not become
public until many months afterward
Mrs. Connors Immediately found her
self at odds with her family. After n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
ARMY AND NAVY'WILL
HAVE $4,000. 900 CLUB
Membership of 100000 Es-
Service Men Proposed.

Plans are well forward for the organi-
cation Of the National Army and Navy
Club and for the erection of ten story
clubhouse. which will be the headquar-
tiers of the 100000 ofiicene and ex-officers
to compose the club. A 100000 build
ing will be erected in the club district
Lieut.. d. w. Banta, who has been &C
tive in the organization work, said at the
Army and Navy Club at 16 Gremercy
Park yesterday that the club Will IN.
clude an officers services bureau and
other bureaus devoted to making mem
bers of the organization comfortaole'
There are to be two classes OF MEMBER
ship. resident and nonresident, dues TOT
the former class who join the CLUB before
January 1. 1920, to be $40 year. ana
$50 a year for those who join supse-
quently. Nonresident members Will pay
$40 a year after January l, 1920.
Brig.-Gen. oliver b. Bridgman Is chair
man of the membership committee
Major II. c. Lawrence Is at work on
financial problems and Capt. George
Lewis is in charge of plans for the club
house and entertainment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26

short honeymoon at Atlantic City Mrs.
Connors returned to the Tenahy home
only to find that her brothers and SIS
tiers had disputed her position as mis-
tress of the home. She obtained legal
assistance and easily overcame the OBJ
stacles which had been evolved by her
family. AT that time a guard of police
and relatives tried to keep her out.
formed at New Brunswick and 1t was
ried before and had obtained a divorce
from his first wife. Mrs. Connors has
two brothers. Herbert and Arthur of the
banking firm Of Maitland & Coppell.
which her father founded, and several
sisters.
The Coppell family has been promi-
nent In Tenahy for years. Upon the
death of her father the heiress, who was
the eldest daughter. became chatelaine
Of THE Towers" In his will the finan-
cier made his five daughters tenants and
owners of the estate. There was a stip-
ulation that II any of the daughters
married and had no children her share
should be divided among the other
daughters. Children were to inherit the
mothers share. All of Mrs. Connors's
sisters married excepting Miss Helen,
who resides In Paris Her position as
mistress of the home was never chal-
lenged until her elopement
Connors recently was elected Repub-
lican county committeeman and during
the war spent several months at Camp
Merritt, where he was secretary for a
welfare organization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
COP HAS THRILLING
RIDE BEFORE ARREST
Gets Help After Wild Trip
Through CroUds.

Patrolman Louis Kogel OF the traffic
squad was an involuntary speeder yes
terday in an automobile that went tear
ing through Madison avenue at fifty
miles an hour, swung with skid into
East Fffty-sixth street and headed for
Fifth avenue at the same alarming rate.
When the city's greatest thoroughfare
was reached Patrolman Kogel blew his
whistle for help. and two brother officers,
boarding the car, managed to place the
driver under arrest.
The story of the joy ride was told by
Kogel in the East F'ifty-frst street sta
ton house SO graphically that there
seemed to be no question about 1t when
he said 1t was the most hair raising mo-
tor experience he ever had. Kogel said
throughout the hurting voyage he had
visions OF a collision and instant death.
The driver. Patrick ]. Doran OF 31S
West Fifty-flfth street, chauffeur for NJ
Schinassi Of the Hotel st. Andrew, was
charged with intoxication. Patrolman
Kogel said before he jumped on the run
ming board of the Grant car that Doran
had grazed one taxicab at a hack stand
and crashed into another, demolishing
the headlights.
Kogel said he told Doran to drive to
the East Fifty-frst street station, and he
thought they were going there, when the
driver suddenly changed his mind and
exclaimed, TO h with Fifty-first street
and you too" and turned on the Juice
Kogel said It was simply marvellous the
way folks ducked out of the way OF
the car.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
ARREST MAYOR FOR
WILSON RECEPTION
HobOken Citizens Get War
rants Alleging Fraud in
Spending City's Cash.
FOUR MORE DEFENDANTS
Griffin's Associates on Com
mission Also Summoned to
Plead Tomorrow.

The cost of the reception with which
Hoboken greeted President Wilson on
his return from Europe is an item OF
the charges on which warrants of arrest
were issued yesterday for Mayor Patrick
r. Griffin and four other city commits
sioners The arches. the bands and the
banners were part OF the $4,000 which
the commission is alleged by a commit
tee OF citizens to have spent without
authority.
The warrants were signed by. Judge
Dougherty at Jersey City They specih-
cally charge conspiracy to ,defraud the
city Of Hoboken and diversion of public
funds. The warrants were made return
able before Judge Dougherty tomorrow
and the defendants ordered to appear in
court.
The charges are said to be an outcome
of an investigation by n committee of
citizens who were displeased by events
before the election In May in which the
present commissioners were reelected.
The warrants were signed on the applica-
ton of Rudolph Schroeder, lawyer,
who Ii said to have been acting for Jo-
seph Mcbride. Mcbride. in turn. is de-
scribed as the agent of the citizens com.
mittee.
Among the charges is one that $50
men were added to the payroll of the
Park Department before the May cleo
ton. The Importation OF Jersey City
policemen to aid in handling crowds in
emergencies Is said to have been an un-
necessary and unauthorized expenditure.
The Commissioners, in addition to the
Mayor, for whom warrants were issued
are Harry L. Schmulling, Bernard Nc
Feely, James H. Londrigan and Gustave
Bach.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
SLAYER SINGS AS
JURY SEALS FATE
SchiIling CONDEMNED in New-
ark to Electric Chair.

While the jury which heard the trial
In NJ ark of Philip F. Schilling on O
oh" "Te of murder was celebrating on a
We dict yesterday afternoon the members
heard sounds Of singing which penetrated
the doors of the jury room. Although
they did not know 1t then. 1t was Schili-
ing who was doing the singing.
The jury found him guilty OF murder
in the first degree for the shooting of Po-
lice Lieut.. Patrick J. Ryan in Newark on
July IS. Schilling will go to the electric
chair, for the Jurors did not recommend
that he be given life imprisonment The
New Jersey law permits jury to make
such q recommendation in a capital case,
and the court is bound by II.
While the Jury was celebrating. Schill-
ing chatted with his guards for about an
hour. Then he became FESTIVE and
started singing. At the top of his voice
he rendered several popular airs. repeat
ing more often than any others BLOW
ing Bubbles" and Everything Is Peaches
Down In Georgia." And when he was
not singing he entertained himself and
the guards by dancing about in his de-
tention room, swapping his fingers and
jazzing. He kept up the performance
until the guard led him to the court room
to hear his fate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
PETERS PENCE WILL
BE TAKEN UP TO-DAY
Collection to Be Made in All
Catholic Churches.

,, me annual collection of the Peters
renee the proceeds of which are sent to
We rope to meet the expenses of the
Naucan and to enable his Holiness to
STntrloute to charity wherever needed
WI be gathered this morning at ali
masses in every Roman Catholic church
:" me New York archdiocese.
lAis Will be In accordance with in
suuctions contained in a letter written
W archbishop Hayes and sent to the
pastor or each church In the archdio-
vese. II was read from the pulpit at all
t!e masses last Sunday for the purpose
giving the parishioners ample notice
VI me collection to be taken to-day.
II the wishes OF the Archbishop are
complied with the New York archdio-
.ess WIN this year establish q new rec
Htu 10" the Peters Pence collection
me Pope has had to depend to a consid-
oracle extent on the generosity OF the
american Catholics for SUFFICIENT funds
- ueiray running expenses owing to the
lact that the war has 10 upset economic
conditions In countries which formerly
Contributed large sums annually 10 the
ters Pence that they are no longer
ioie 70 do 50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
CHARLES GOLD rs HONORED.
Members of Abraham & Straus
Give Dinner for Him.

Charles Gold, buyer of the hosiery and
underwear department of Abraham &
Straus, OF Fulton street. Brooklyn, was
rendered a complimentary dinner last
evening at the Hotel Bossert by the
members of the firm and a large num-
Der Of his fellow workers The affair
marked the completion OF fifty years of
service with the department store by
Mr.. Gold. who is also the Oldest en-
ployee, in point OF years of service in
tho store Mr. Simon +. Rothschild of
the firm, presented Mr.. Gold with a
handsome testimonial on behalf OF the
members of the A. & s. organization
Mr.. Gold entered the employ OF the firm
in 1859, when 1t was known as Wechsler
& Abraham.
AS an incentive to added effort in their
work. Abraham & Straus announced
yesterday that on December "a it will
pay to all its non-selling employees a
bonus Of 10 per cent. of their salaries
from October 27 to December "a. The
bonus win be in the nature of a Christ
mas gift. The selling employees, who
have been working since August l on
honus-commission Of per cent on sales
over certain set quota, were informed
yesterday that beginning November l.,
and until further notice. they will re-
ceive in addition a bonus commission of
one-half OF l per cent of the amount of
sales up to their quota.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
CHAPLAIN MCAFFREY
ASSIGNED TO CHURCH
Archbishop Hayes Gives
Charge to War Hero.

Archbishop Hayes has assigned the
Rev. Joseph A. A. McCaffrey. well
known Fordham athlete and late Roman
Catholic chaplain OF the famous fight-
ing Ninth Regiment, Second Division of
the Regular Army. to the Church of st.
Rose Of Lima, 165th street, between
Broadway and Amsterdam avenue. TO as
tor.
Father McCaffrey, who was ordained
IN June, 1915, was attached to st.
Veronica's Church, Christopher street,
at the time he volunteered for service as
chaplain. He was commissioned a
First Lieutenant in the Regular Army
and left for Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky.
In April. 1918
His stay in Louisville was not pro-
ionged. however, for when his regiment
sailed for France he went with It to the
front line. He went through every en-
gagement in which the Ninth took part.
lie showed his mettle in the trying days
OF scissors, st. Mihiel. the Argonne and
Mount Blanc and was known as the idol
Of the regiment.
Last August. when the Ninth was in
New York getting ready for the parade
OF the Second Divh.ion on Fifth avenue,
"ie'hoois VI the regiment ueugnted TO tell
OF the fact that Chaplain McCaffery
seemed oblivious OF all personal danger
when his presence was needed in the
danger zone. No member of the d.
vision received more applause than
Father Mccartney along the line OF
march.
AT Fordham Father McCaffrey was
star football player and q member of
team of sprinters that defeated the
best runners in the Catholic colleges of
the East. They finished the season by
going to Philadelphia and winning first
place in the Penn Relay Carnival in
April 1910
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
LAFAYETTE STATUE IN METZ.
knights of Columbus to Unveil
GIFT Next September.

The Knights OF Columbus will unvell
In the city of Metz, France, on September
6. next, an equestrian statue of Lafay-
cite, $50, 900 for which was voted at the
convention of the order in Buffalo last
August
James A. Flaherty, Supreme Knight
has received through Marcel Knecht OF
the French High Commission, cable
grams from Alexander Millerand. Gen.
eral Commissioner of the French Repub-
lie in Alsace-Lorraine and from Andre
Tardieu. cablegrams expressing the graf
itude Of the people of France and espe-
cially of the people of Lorraine. Similar
messages OF appreciation were received
from the famous Gen. de Maudhuy
Grand Knight of the Legion Of Honor
from Bishop Pelt of Metz and from
Bishop Foucault OF st. Die.
The site upon which the statue will
stand formerly was occupied by a statue
OF Kaiser William II. Part of the metal
to be used In the gift TO Metz was taken
from captured German cannon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
TEMPLARs TO GREET WALKER
Lieut.-Governor VIII BE Guest of
Palestine Commandery.

Harry c. Walker, Lieutenant Cover
nor, will be the guest of honor at the
Masonic Temple on Wednesday night
of Palestine Commandery. knights
Templar. The Lieutenant-Governor Is a
Past Grand Commander of the order In
this State. More than 1000 Knights are
expected to attend the open session.
Royal Arch Masons from the various
chapters will be headed by the Grand
High Priest of New York, Percy w.
Willard. The Blue Lodges viii be rep
resented by the Grand Master. William
S. Farmer, and the Mystic Shriners will
be headed by the Potentate. Cyprian p.
Hunt
Lieut.-Gov. Walker will be officially
received by all the past commanders of
Palestine Commandery. under the direc-
ton Of Eminent SIR Frederick e. Barnes
and In accordance with the ancient Tenn
plar custom. Mr.. Walker will deliver
an address on THE Christian Knight
and Present Day Problems" Preceding
the reception at the Masonic Temple,
there will be an informal banquet of the
Palestine Commandery at the Prince
George Hotel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26

ment and had caused his claim 10 be
the East Side Jack johnson to b re-
ceived with respect in the neighborhood
In which he grew up.
When the gang found that Binlsowitz
was not an easy mark IL was decided to
kill him. The police have word Of =
telephone message that was sent from
Bridgeport to an unnamed city on the
night of August IL. It was a call for
gangsters less squeamish about taking
life than those in the party that had
Binkowitz in its possession.
Three Answer Murder Call.
Three men responded to the telephone
call. With them they brought three re-
volvers, three stilettos and two black
jacks. The detailed information OF the
police in this respect is evidence Of an
informer. %
Binkowits was told that a purchaser
had been found for the stolen bonds. He
was taken in an automobile to a lonely
spot on the Milford turnpike. The
numerous stab wounds in his body were
proof of the fight he made when he
was attacked. The effort to sever the
head leads to theory that the gangsters
wished to bury II TO prevent identihca-
ton. 5H
The first arrest was made early in
the week in New Haven. Two other
arrests followed in that city. The three
men are held there. -
Detectives Michael Fiachetti and Jo-
seph Daily left for Chicago yesterday to
bring back two men VINO were arrested
there Friday. 1t is assumed that these
arrests were the result of the circulars
sent out by Mayer and Brown after the
body was identified. Because Fiaohetti
was one Of the men to whom the assign
ment was given 1t is assumed that thu
prisoners are Italians. 40
Mayer said that part of the ,stolei
bonds were offered for sale in Cleve-
land, Ohio. He said that not all of the
suspects are Italians
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
WHISKEY KILLS TWO WOMEN
Homo Made Brand Responsible
Donated By Man.

CAMDEN, N. j.. Oct. 25.-Two women
WIN died here early to-day are believed
to have been victims Of home made
whiskey. They are Mrs. II. T. Bryant.
Ss years old. and Mrs. Lillian Maisland.
80.
The police say friend Of Mrs. Bryant
presented to her bottle of alcoholic
mixture he had prepared. She and Mrs.
Maislapd drank it at the Bryant home
yesterday. Later they became i'll and
soon after midnight died at their re-
spective homes within fifteen minutes of
each other. According to the police one
of the women remarked to a neighbor,
won't you have little moonshine
whiskeyT
The man alleged to have given Mrs.
Bryant the bottle has not been found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
BOGUS TICKET SALE CHARGED
Man Under Arrest Believed Il
Have Escaped Central IsIip.

John A. Tyler. arrested as a theatre
ticket Spectator. is wanted at Central
lslip, the police said Yesterday. as an es-
capped inmate. Tyler was sent there in
July after an attempt at suicide in the
West Forty-seventh street police station,
where he had been taken on a charge of
attempted burglary. according to the DO
lice records. He escaped from the asy-
lum several days ago. it was said.
After he had been taken to jail yester-
day to await court appearance a pa
trolman found Tyler tearing I'D his
trousers with the intent, it is thought, of
fastening moose. He is now under
strong guard. 1t was alleged that Tyler
had sold twenty bogus tickets to Apple
Blossoms" running at the Globe Theatre,
printing the cardboard limitations from
an electrotype.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
HENRY MOsLER VERY I'LL.
Artist Stricken with Pneumonis
Eight Days Ago.

Henry Mosler. the American artist. is
seriously i'll with pneumonia in his home.
4s West Eighty-ninth street. The artist.
who is rs. is being looked after by his
son. Dr.. Henry Mosler. with whom he
has made his home the last several years.
DR.. Mosler said last night that his father
was taken Ill eight days ago and his
condition was very critical. He ex-
planned that during the war his father
had worked hard painting war pictures.
Henry Mosler is one of the most be-
loved Of American painters. and was
signally honored by the French Re-
public when his lie Retour" was the
first American canvas to be given a
place of honor in the Luxembourg Salon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
Educational Film Conference.

The motion picture, rapidly establish
ing itself as an effective agent in relig-
ious work and in teaching, will be the
subject OF conference to be held at the
Hotel McAlpin merit Thursday afternoon
by representatives 81 mani religious and
educational Organizations. lnelujlng the
Interchurch World Movement. the Ma
tional Catholic War Council. the National
Federation OF women's Clubs and the
American Bible Society. Ways and
means to extend the use of motion pic
lures In church and school will be dis
cusssd at the conference.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
VETERANS TO HAVE REUNION.
Old Twenty-second Men VIII Get
Together Tomorrow Evening.

The first reunion of veterans of the old
Twenty -second Regiment since the war
will be held at the arrnory. 16sth street
and Fort Washington avenue, tomorrow
evening. There will be present a dele
CATION of civil war veterans. members OF
the same command. including John T.
Camp. Colonel of the outfit fifty years
ago: Henry Clews, the banker; William
r. George, founder of the George Junior
Republic, and John J. Donohue, a city
dockmaster. Spanish fighters
and the overseas men of the 102d En-
gineers will attend in large numbers.
Col William Conrow. an overseas Of
ficer OF the regiment, will be the guest of
honor. The reunion was arranged by
the Defendant Association, the veteran
organization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
MOTOR CAR UPSET BY DEER.
Occupants Pinned Beneath
Night Collision. .aF

STRoupsBuRo, Pa, Oct. 25.-A. deer
was the cause of a most peculiar auto,
mobile accident at Blooming Grove.
Henry Miller was out driving, after
nightfall in his car accompanied by
Miss Anne Settler of Hawley. At Bloom
ing Grove Park a deer, dazzled by the
lights of the car, rushed out of the woods
right upon the running machine, was
knocked down and run over. The ma
chane was upset and the occupants
pinned beneath.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
NAVY OFFICER ON STAND.
Denies Violating Law When
Brides Were Offered Him.

Lieut. Commander Christopher Marsh
den. who is being tried by n court
martial at the New York Navy Yard on
charge of accepting brides to secure
easy berths in the Naval Reserves TO
applicants who were properly apprecia-
tive. told of the activities of Louis
Markowitz, an alleged go between"
during his cross examination yesterday.
Marsden said Markowitz visited his
office several times after August s, 1918,
In an effort to get friends into the SER
vice. That was the date upon which an
order went into effect barring the en-
listment of men who had not made pre-
vious application. Marsden asserted
that every one who could not qualify
under the order was rejected by him as
enrolling officer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
GIMBEL BONUS IS ARRANGED.
Non-selling Employees VIII Re-
ceive 10 Per Cent.

Gimbel Bros, employing close to
1000 people. has arranged to give a
bonus OF 10 per cent. to all employees
other than salespeople. The salespeople,
who have been on liberal commission
basis for some time. are practically
proft-sharers in the store already.
The non-selling help, however, will
now receive a bonus OF 10 per cent. of
their salaries from October 20 to De-
cember "a.
This announcement has been received
with a great deal Of enthusiasm by the
employees.