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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
800 Influenza Gases
In the United States
Mostly Mild, but No Chances
Should Be Taken, Saws Sur.
geon General Blue

!, WASHINGTON. Sept 27.-More than
''ree hundred cases OF influenza were
reported to the public health service
ms week by fourteen states. but the
disease has not reached tho proportions
" an epidemic in any state States re-
porting and the numbers in each fol
low:
Alabama. 90; Arkansas, IA; califor-
aia' OIL; Florida. %. Georgia %: Kan
G' 81, Kentucky, 10; Louisiana, 3;
Maine, s. Massachusetts. So; Montana,
q ., New Jersey. 20; New York. 81;
Washington, 8
The fact tina. the cases are of q
u'la type would seem to be hopeful
s pl said Surgeon General Rupert
.ue' however. II is too early to make
. sr' with any degree of certainty.
The wisest thing to do is for every
ffs.son TO avoid contact with those af-
.sseo' TO keep out of crowds and
tt.o~oed places, TO be on the lookout
A.. Aux The hrst symptoms and when these
appear to so direct, % bed and sum-
mon physician.
y, oi'y and state "a .norities should by
s A. means take it for granted that in
tsala Will not return. Every SAM
fo. Pfecaution should be rigidly en-
''''eo until the danger has passed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
New Curtiss 8.Passenger
Biplane Is Christened
Makes Five Flights After Cere-
mony, Carrying Men and
Women Each Time

The new Curtiss eight passenger b.
plane--known as the Eagle-was chris
tened at Roosevelt Field yesterday. Al
ter the ceremony the mac hine made five
flights, taking up several men and
women each time.
The ceremony of christie ming was
witnessed by the members of the Mu
nicipal Club Of Brooklyn, guests of
Colonel Archie Miller at Hazeihurst
Fied
On the first fight Roland Rohlfs,
holder Of the worlds altitude record
and chief test pilot of the Curtiss COM
pany. piloted the machine. All five
flights were made according to sched-
ule, and the machine few with great
ease
The Eagle is powered with three Cur
tiss Ks l50- horsepower motors. The
passengers are accomm odated in an in.
closed cabin built into the fuselage
They sit in comfortable wicker chairs
just back of the pilot Alongside them
are large celluloid windows through
which they can see the country below
them.
The new machine has made large
number Of private flights during the
last month, but these were for demon.
strating its performance under given
conditions and were in the nature Of
tests.
W lille the Eagle was in the air the
giant Caproni biplane rose from Hazel
hurst Field and circled around. II was
piloted by Lieutenant Philip Melville
who drove the machine in the New
York-Toronto race
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Miss Taft Urges Strike
OF College Professors

BRYN MAWR Penn, Sept IL
Miss Helen Taft, acting president Of
Bryn Mawr College, declared to-day
IN an address before the alumni
conference in the Bryn Mawr cam
paign for $1,000 900 to increase fac
u!ty remuneration that she wished
the professors of the country would
organize a union and strike for high
err salaries.
She said they had better case
than the ministers Miss Taft holds
that the faculty IF Bryn Mawr and
other colleges are taking the most
reasonable way possible to press
their claims. She said they are
justified in refusing to serve the
country. Miss Taft pointed out that
she would not object to strike as
college executive because she be-
leved it would not be strike
against the college executives. the
college directors or trustees, but
against the public, which ought to
be made to pay for its education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Roosevelt Memorial
Campaign Spreads
To Thirty-six States
Drive for Fund To Be Held
Oct. 20 TO q Receives
Support of Democrats
and Republicans Alike

The Roosevelt National Mem orial As
ISOLATION has had special meetings in
thirty six states, it was announced yes
crday by William Royce Thompson,
president of the association. in prepar.
alton for the nation wide money-raising
cam paign to be held October 20 10 Il
Branch orga nizations have been formed
in al, the states.
From every state where confer
ance has been held" said Mr.. Thomo-
son, comes the story Of enthusiasm
or the ideals of Theodore Roosevelt
n the South every conference has
been marked by a denomination in
support Of his sturdy Amsricanism.
Democrats have been no less earnest
than Republicans in urging the time
lncss OF the appeal of the Roosevelt
Memorial Assoc alton in suppl ring
A>mericanism. A, regional conferences
ED IN Dallas and Atlanta, Democrats
ook q prominent part. A. Atlanta,
Clark Howell IS one Of the chief ad
locates of the memorial movement.
Governor Hugh NJ. Dorsey, of Georgia,
so is ctive in the work State con-
OK cbNeo nave pccll ftlb III 4NCilf &-f
Ira South Carolina, Georgia, Florida.
l~6ama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Lou
isiana and Arkansas
The Governors of Kansas and Okla
homa, one Republican and the other
Democrat, paid fervent tribute to
Roosevelt at the state conference in
Oklahoma City on September u Gov
ernor Robertson, of Okla homa asked
to be permitted to make the first CON
tributiOn from his state for the memo
rial fund. Texas he d series of sec
tional conferences last week at four Of
the chief cities in the state
"ln the West the Roosevelt memorial
movement has brought as enthusiastic
q response as in the South. The ap-
pearance of Lieutenant Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt at the northern Cali
fornia conference in San Francisco was
the cause of great ovation. In Ore
gon United States Senator George E
Cham berlain is a member of the state
committee. In Washington, United
States Senator Miles PoindeAter, per
sonal friend and political follower OF
the former President, and George Tur-
ner, OF Spokane, a Democrat and q
former United States Senator, are &C
tive in the campaign. In the Far West
in the Rocky Mountain section and in
the Middle West, practically ali OF the
the states have held organization meet
ings."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Wall to Save Sandy Hook
Decide l. Necessary
Because Of the Tides

SEA BRIGHT, N. j. Sept. 27.-Gov-
eminent engineers after lengthy IN
spection of the coast here, have de-
cided that me only way the reserva-
tion at Sandy Hook may be protected
from high tides ia by the erection If
a rock sea wall, one and q half miles
long
This wall. when comp eted viii ex-
tend from the extreme southern border
OF the reservation northwarl and wlil,
it is believed effectively break up the
assault Of the heaviest seas. Jcsse A.
Rowland has been awarded contra ri
for s495,600 for the construction Of the
wall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Potatoes Feature
Of Longshoremen's'
Wage Hearing Here
Employer Proves He Is No
Cos, Expert; Testimony
Here All In; O;her Ports
Are Yet To BE Visited

The National Adjustment Commits
sion OF the United States Shipping
Board finished taking testimony here
yesterday afternoon or the wage dis
pute between locsi ongshoremen and
their employers. Testimony is to be
presented by men from other Atlantic
Coast ports before the commission
makes its decision, which both sides
have bound themselves to accept, al
though the men say they cannot live
unless they get more money and the
employers say tnat 10 grant the mems
demands would cripple the industry.
The longshoremen want 81 an hou-
for 44-nOLr week with double time
for overtime. They are getting So
cents an hour and 81 for overtime.
William F Dempsey, secretary of
the Atlantic Coast division of tne In
ternatlonal Longshoremen's Associa-
ton. called on half q dozen Of his men
yesterday 10 recite for the commiss on
their difficulties in keeping pace with
the landlord and the grocer Both
sides however. seemed inclined TO ad-
mt that the cost Of living has advanced
something over 100 per cent
Clement H. Belts, representing the
employing stevedores, said if the mems
demands were granted it would seri-
ously cripple the shipping business az
most inopportune time and would
add al least O. cents on the cost of
every ton Of goods handled in the port
of New York. He $50 said the long
shoremen were growing less efficient
YEAR by year, and that whereas gang
Of longshoremen formerly loaded from
twenty to twenty-five tons an hour.
nowadays they load from ten to twelve
tons an hour. William F Dempsey
SAID that If this was true it was due
to the rattle-trap sh ps forced into SER
vice by the var, with poor w'nches
shoremen was reading into the record
a list of prices for food staples. He
mentioned potatoes,
3. Thomas. OF the international
N"rcartlle Marine, spoke up and said
that # there was man present who
con Gn't buy 1--WE pounds Of potatoes
for II cents he'd buy him barrel Of
potatoes There was rush OF long
shore men for the door but they de-
cided "a let one man accept Nh Thorn
ass challenge. Il wasn't long before
Henr Shaw, checker on Pier 38, re-
turned with bag of potatoes and a re
ceipt showing that he had paid rs cents
for FIVE pounds Mr., Dempsey read the
receipt. then turning to Mr.. Thomas,
said
Well, how about the barrel Of potA-
toes for this man."
William z Ripley. chairman Of the
commission, who is professor Of eco.
Monies at Ha rvard, said:
1T looks like this is fine oppor~
,unity for somebody to prove himself
good sport"
MIR Thomas merely biushed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Lit, He Pulled Fire Alarm
Austrian Sobered by Smoking
Vision That Resulted

John Mesulo. sobered but still be
wildcred Austrian of law abiding in.
stircts, chose twenty-five days in jail
last night in preference TO paying g
SOS tre for disorderlv conduct and in.
toxication John said. in night court
90 was intoxicated. but that his
intentions were so far from disorderlv
that when he opened the door Of tie
red box at Sixty-frst Street and First
Avenue early yesterday morning and
pulled the hook, he thought he was
summoning a policeman who would
lock him up until daylight.
'Instead." he said. still half fear
fully "a lot of men came with hooks
and axes and ladders. with fire and
smoke all around them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Denmark Plans Direct
Radio MESSAGES to u. S.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Establsh.
ment Of direct radio communication be-
tween Denmark and the United States
IS planned by the Danish government.
A dispatch from Copenhagen to the
Dan!sh Legation here TO- day said the
DANISH Minister for Public Works had
announced in the upper house that his
department was working out plans for
"a great transatlantic wireless station
near Copenhagen which will put Den
mark in direct wire esq communication
with the United States"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
To Hear Plea TO Reduce
Tax by Sf8,OOO,OOO

Spfc'dl Co'ves DonTence
LEXINGTON. Ky, Sept. 25.-The
plea Of the legatees and administrator
OF the estate of Mrs. Mary Lily Flag
Ter Bingham. late widow Of Henry NJ.
Flagler, the Standard OIL m Millionaire
to reduce the tax appraisal OF the
estate from $l03 900 COO to 5000 900
to-day was set for hearing October 7
and s. upon the filing Of exceptions OF
legatees and su. Elemental and cor
rected report Of the administrator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Asks Navy to Return
Private Wireless Stations

WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-Chairman
Green. of .he House Merchant Marine
committee introduced a resolution to-
cay directing the imme diate return 10
their owners of wireless stations now
control ed by the Navy. Permission.
however, would be granted for the
Navy Department to permit use of
government stations for transpacific
commercial business until private sta
lions are able to take care of this
service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Indictment Of big Five"
Expected Within Ten Dova

CHICAGO. Sept. 27.-The Federal
grand jury which is investigating the
big Five" packers is expected to re-
turn indictments within ten DAYS for
violation Of the Sherman anti
laws. according TO u report here TODAY
1t is said that the greater portion Of
the evidence In the hands of the gov
eminent already haa been presented to
the jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Stamford ranh "a HER
Co.'S u feleral Prison

STAMFORD Corn s TT VIII
lam \ Taavis for fwe W vars treas
urer o. his citY. va taken 20 Atlanta.
Ga. Yesterday to s,rve term o.
year and rhree n o"-hs Cor violation OF
the Fed r. reserve iaw Mr. Travis
pleaded Guilty when brought for trial
before jude CO YIN He was cashier
90 he S'eniford National Bank at the
me Of hls arrest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Markham Quits Railway Post
c. II. Markham, regional director o.

Z. II. MafKham, Feg70nal dlrectof OF
railroads for the Allegheny region,
comprising the lines of the Pennsyl-
vania, Baltimore & Ohio, Philadelphia
& Reading. New Jersey Central and
other systems, has resigned to assume
the pres dency of the Illinois Central
Railroad. it was announced last night.
He is succeeded by L. W Baldwin, who
mas been his assistant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
LAWYER Edits Prison Paper

OSSlNlNC, N. y. Sept 27-Charles
C. Elston. a lawyer, OF Middletown.
who has a long term TO serve. became
editor to-day Of THE Star Bulletin"
the Sing Sing prisoners publication.
Elston 10 sixty three years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Read and N<.-t a, Boston

BOSTON ser, 27-Tbe nava sea
plane NC-4' T ioted by Lieutenant Com
mander Read arrived in he harb n
here this afternoon Sc had Aown the
llo miles from Portland, Ne in APP
proximately hour and % minutes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06
Mays Likely To Be In
 Box for Tanks Tomorrow
New York American Owners Expect Court Action o Defeat
 Ban Johnson, Who Has IT ed Great Haste to West

New York, Aug. eff Carl Mays Is not pitching baseball game for the New York Yankees tomorrow Col Ruppert, owner of the club, says he will go out and face tho St Louis Browns himself. Although legal ac- ton fin tho case was subject to fur ther delay yesterday. the owners of the club were confident they would have Mays in the box before another forty-eight hours had passed.
 In the meantime Ban Johnson President of the American League began the retreat from Moscow and left tho city at noon yesterday, silent and undefcnded. He thought he was fielding an ordinary pop fly From Col Ruppert and discovered 1t to be a live, sputtcring whizz-bang that knocked the ground from under him and left him dazed.
 1Te has never received such treat ment before, and the shock sent him scurryinE to Chicago, the headquar- ters of the league, where hc hopes to catch his breath and devise a plan of counter attacking the New York storm battalion.
 At the c. IT. e. of the Yankees Johnson's picture which had been turned toward the wall. was com pletely demolished yesterday. A yer bal vollcy from Lieut. Col. Huston was sufficiently strong to shake 4: from it's hooks. Around the c. l.. Ruppert ii was evident that Big Ban has lost a lot of caste fin the last few days There is no indication as yet of any move to force Johnson's resig- nation as President of the League his term of office has fifty or sixty years to run-but if a candidate is all that is wanted what about Major iBozeman Bulger?
 H. H. Frazee, President of inc Bos- ton Rcd Sox, duly arrived and Drought with him evidence that other clubs besides New York were dick err ing for Mays several days after six maEnaies, according to Johnson, had asked that Carl be forbidden to leave the Rcd Sox- Hughie Jennings, Man ager of the Detroit Tigers, made an offer for the pitcher. says Frazee, on July 2s, three days after the Detroit club, as Johnson says, protested any transfer of the pitcher.
 Furthermore. II is stated that Mays was hit by a ball and injured when he left the game in Chicago and his departure was not a case of assertion or contract breaking. Tho statement given out by Col. Ruppert in answer 10 Johnson's account of the Mays case follows
 .-Mr. Johnson has not stated the real facts of Mays leaving the Bos- ton club fin Chicago on J<y 13- Mays was struck by a thrown ball from 6chang- He left the game in a seri- ous condition, went to his hotel and later left for Boston, where he re- ported at the Boston office and then went home. Manager Barrow did not send from the bench for the play CT. as he knew Mays was hurt The Boston club did not report the incl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06
LENNON QUITS LOCAL CLUB IN
 FIT OF ANGER

With Pitcher Eddie Lennon, a de- serter and the Bridgeport club losing another game yesterday the local baseball fans are not any too happy over the prospects today. Lennon went away yesterday, saying that Bridgeport crowds do not appreciate a players work. Lennon has lost his last four or five games.
 The Americans dropped a close one to Waterbury at Newfield Park, yes- terday by to 8. Bridgeport was in the midst of a rally in the ninth when the rain came down. There were two runners on the bases. but the urn- pire had to call the contest. The score reverted to the eighth inning. which left Waterbury one rum ahead. The game was announced as to take place in Waterbury but the Bridgeport management received word yesterday that there was a mixup fin the sched- u1e and the contest should take place here. Jack Flynn quit as manager of Waterbury yesterday rather than take a cut in salary but the visitors played good ball without him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06

oeft nor suspend the player, for the reason that he had done nothing that would call for such action
 MT. Johnson was told bv us that we would attend no meeting of five cIuDs that were on record as having negotiated for Mays, and then Of Mir. Johnson's statement is true) protest ed his employment by the New York Ciuh. The action of certain Amerf- can League club owners fin the inter est or protecting the integrity of the game If true, as stated by Mir. John son. Is not consistent with their known action in carrying on negotiations for the pLayer- The Cleveland club with drew from negotiating when 1t found II could not trade off in a deal for Mays couple of sore-ar1n pitchers.
 Neither Mir. Frazee nor Manaeer Barrow ever received any rnessa ga from Dlr. Johnson asking why Mays was not suspended. Mr. Johnson tel esraphed me on July 23, as he states, but we never received any answer from him fin response to our request for the names of the six protestfns clubs Mir. Johnson's statement that Col. Huston told him New York would not negotiate for Hays is not true and is absolutely without founda- ton.
 ''On July 26 Manager Jennings sent Manager Barrows a telegram, as fol- lows: Have no players to give for Mays VIII consider cash proposf- ton Manager Jennings undoubted- ly consulted MT. Navin in dealing for tho player. The telegram above quot ed was sent three days after MT Johnson says Mir. Navin had protest ed tho transfer of Mays
 The foregoing facts taken with the calling off of the proposed New York meeting, bear out the prevailing impression that Mir. Johnson is act ing for Mir. Johnson, and not for the American League. for we do not be- Hevo the club owners in question would stultify themselves to the ex- tent MT. Johnson would have us be- lieve-
 'Col- Huston and myself, acting by advice of our counsel, Messrs. Davies Auerbach & Cornell and MeSsrs. Fitch & Grant have nothing to say at this time relative to our legal proceedings in the case-''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06
RED ALLEN ID
 TACKLE BRITT
 HERE SEPT. 22

Red Allen, the New England light weight champion, was today signed up by his manager Tobey Owens of this city, for three bouts to be held during the latter part of this month and the first week in September. His first bout will be with Pete Hartley at Meriden on August 25. Allen expects to make his win over Hartley more decisive than Bogash's win over the durable Dane.
 On August 31 he will meet Jimmy Coffey, the Mohawk Indian, in the star bout at New Britain. Coffey ts boxer of no little reputation in New York and Philadelphia, having fought Jack Britton, Benny Leonard and many other topnotchers.
 The third bout will be of eight rounds to be held in this city on Sep tember p, with Frankie Young Britt as his opponent. This bout will be the opening of the boxing season in this city, and ought to prove q hummer as the New Bedford boys reputation is well known here, but Red seems confident that he will take Britt's number.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06
CONN. TENNIS TITLE
 AT STAKE IN BIG NORWALK TOURNAMENT

Norwa1k. Aug. 6-Play was begun in the Connecticut Tennis Champion ship Tennis singles here yesterday which carries with 1t the Bridgman cup now held by c. A. Major, of New York, contestant this year.
 J. Gallon of New York won a close match from J. W. Anderson after los- ing the first set at 0-6 in the first round.
 The feature match of the second round was between Ball and James Balls fine net game carried him through to victory in straight sets at 7-5, 8-3. The feature match of Wednesday morning will be between Alrich H. Mang and Lyle B. Mahan. Among others who will be seen in ao- ton during tho day are Frank Ander- son, Cecil Donaldson and Alexander uoR
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06
Promoter Ducly Holmes Off, fcrs Local Boy S1,OOO to Meet Champion In This City.

The boxing fans of Bridgeport may have a chance to see Young McAuliffe in action against Champion Johnny Kilbane If Ducky Holmes, the local promote can close the negotiations which are now pending. Holmes has offered McAuliffe a guarantee of s1,- 900 to meet Kiibane before a local club.
 McAuiifre is holding out for a per centage and 1t is expected that an agreement will be reached within q short time. McAu1iffe says he is in great condition after his life Tn the army and thinks he will display all his old time da:h when ha climbs through the ropes again and listens to the cries of tho multitude.
 The local boxer Is willing 10 take a chance on percentage as he did Tn the past. He Is a good drawing card and figures that his large following will help increase tho gate receipts. McAuliffe was always an aggressive boxer and for that reason the fans were sure of seoins plenty of action when he was on the card. A Kill bane- -McAuliffe bout would prove a treat for local enthusiasts,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06
REFUSES S15O,O0O
 FOR WINNING COLT.

Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 6-Mont- ford Jones, the Oklahoma oil mag nate, set new record for a race horse yesterday afternoon. Jones offered Samuel D. Riddle S1oo,0O0 for Man O War, the unbeaten tyvo- y-car-oId, but couldn't get him. Twas the desire of a newcomer to get the best in training, with money no object.
 Ever since this great colt won the United Hotel stakes Saturday, Jones has been keen to got him. He c0rnered Riddle yesterday and offered him S10O,OO0 flat for the colt. Riddle Iaugilingly declined the offer, and when Jones asked him "how much,' answered the coIs was not for sale. This didn't deter Jones and this afternoon he again sought Riddle. "N1I give you S15O.OOO for Man O War;" he remarked.
 No, sdr,'' replied Riddle, ''he is not for sale"
 Man O War will hardly change hands, for Riddle Is q real sports man and no money pays him for tic pleasure f>e derives in watch ing his colors flash to victory.
 When John D. Madden paid August Belmont S100,GOO for F'rfar Rock it was figured that this amount would remain untouched. ITiar Rock had just won the big classic and, though a three-year- old, gave every indication of be- coming n worthy sire. With Man O War this is different. Only a year-old, hos apt to break down, g'o wrong during the winter or have a million reverscs happen to him. So Jone's offer is really q wish of a sportsman to obtain a really high class race horse
 Man o War was bred by August Belmont and was bought by Rid dIe rast year for $5,0O0.