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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Menken Urges Big
Political Parties
Be Reconstructed
Former Head of National Sc
curity League Suggests
National Conferences to
Outline New Platforms

A plan Tor the reconstruction Of po-
litical parties in the United States is
described in pamphlet issued by S.
Stanwood Menken, former president of
the National Security League. Such
reconstruction is necessary, according
to Mr.. Menkcn, because "well balanced
party government is an essential part
Of our political organization"
Mr. Menken says in the pamphlet;
"The breakdown in Congress, which
has resulted in its defaulting IN It's
obligations to the American people for
broad preparedness against war, and IN
meeting the greater problems of resto-
ration Of business and industry to nor
NAL channels, is due to the fact that
the political parties have ceased to
represent any definite creed or body Of
principles"
The Democratic and Republican par
ties to-day he says, are in a condition
added. that with high tariff Democrats
and high tariff Republicans, advocates
and opponents of Capitalization Of Fed
oral control government ownership,
universal training, in both parties, as
represented in Congress, it is impos-
siblo to determine what either party
stands for"
Party platforms, Mr.. Menken says,
should be formed at national confer
ences of the members of each party.
This convention, he suggests, should
be held about three months prior to
the nominating conventions. The mum"
Der Of delegates at the platform con-
vention, he believes, ought to be about
twice the number of those attending
the nominating convention.
In selecting delegates for the plat
form convention, Mr. Menken says,
care should be exercised to assure the
selection OF en- and women representa-
tive of the broadcast and highest
thought in the party from eacn local
ity Generally those selected should
be common sense industrial heads. and
laborers and Gamers of capacity.
CAS- preliminary to the work of the
conference" Mr.. Menken says, "and
to insure the platform being the prod
uct of we'll considered action, the ma
tional conn ittee of each party might
we'll appoint groups Of experts to study
and present reports on questions as
to which the expert is a necessary
guide"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Colorado Loses Tax Suit
Justice Cohalan Decides He
Lacks Jurisdiction in Case

Justice Cohalan, in the Supreme
Court, yesterday dismissed the suit of
the State of Colorado against the
estate of John H. Haroeck to collect an
inheritance tax of $53 600.
Harbeck and his wife lived in Colo
RADIO three years, going there on &C
count Of Mrs. Harbeck's health. The
husband died in this city in 1911. Mrs
Harbeck il now living at the Hotel
Plaza. Harbeck left an estate Of about
$4,000. 600.
'It is clear that the defendant lega-
tees, by every moral right" said JUS
tice Cohalan, should pay these taxes,
amounting. TO the sum of $4,000. But
IT is not clear how they may be com
PEELED TO do so in an action of this
kind. 1t is true that they enjoyed the
privilege Of receiving the legacies here,
and 1t is unfair that they should escape
the burden attached to these same leg
acies. It Is my view that this court is
without jurisdiction to enforce pay
ment in the present action. Unless the
inheritance tax laws of the State of
Colorado specifically authorize that
state to institute this action as for a
money judgment, the plaintiff may not
succeed In this jurisdiction"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Steinberg Urges Bill
To Change |'Notice' Law
Assemblyman Says Present Act
Gives Monopoly to Single
Publication for Ads

Joseph Steinberg, Assemblyman
from the Fifteenth District in this
city, announced yesterday he would
introduce a bill in the Legislature to
repeal the power now vested in the
appellate division to designate the
publications in which public notices
shall appear.
At the present time, Mr.. Steinberg
notices of sales partitions and fore
closures, of change Of name, all sum
monses, etc, have to be published in
1.-THE Law Journal" simultaneously
they must appear in one regular daily
newspaper. Mr. Steinberg believes
that the daily papers should handle all
such notices.
"The Law journal" costs 81 year"
he said. "To many lawyers it is
hardship to have to pay this amount
simply to keep track of notices
business, they must have access to.
New York County is the only county
in the state, so far as know, that has
a Law Journal Why should the
lawyers of this county be thus pen
alizcd"?
Tho original law providing for the
publication of such notices stipulated
merely that they should be inserted in
two daily papers. Under section 81
of the judiciary Laws of 1909 as
amended in 1915, power was, however,
given to the appellate division to
specify what papers should receive
these advertisements. "The Law
Journal" was one Of the publications
selected.
"Having thus obtained what virtual
ly amounts To a monopoly in this
field" said Mr.. Steinberg, there is
nothing to prevent this publication
from running up it's rates It's opcr-
ating expenses are extremely low, and
the condition that has grown up here
in New York County seems to me out
rageous. The daily newspapers can
1 handle all this work just as efficiently
and far more cheaply than The Law
Journal can, and lawyers thereby
saved this extra expense"
Mr.. Steinberg said that he would in
troduce his bin this week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Americans Answer Plea
To Aid Armenian Orphans

Archbishop Alexander Rodostolu. OF
the Greek Orthodox Church in Amer
lea, said yesterday, upon his return
from an extensive tour, that the en-
tire country had responded generously
TO his appeal in behalf Of the thou
sands Of Greek children orphaned by
Turkish and Bulgar atrocities during
the war
The Archbishop. who was sent here
recently by the Greek synod at Athens,
viii be assisted in organizing relief
campaign BY u committee including
the Greek Conzul General, A. p. Sar-
dahis; tho Rev. Mcthodios Kourcoulis,
b. Auyonopoulos, 81 Vesey Street, and
I.eonifhs Colvocorcsses, IL William
Street,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
First Income Tax Blanks
Will Go Ont Tomorrow
Collector Edwards to Mail
Forms 10 All Who Filed Re-
turns Last Year

William II. Edwards, Collector Of In
ternal Revenue, will start mailing In
come tax return blanks tomorrow.
They will be sent to everybody who
fled a return last year. Failure to re-
ceive a blank relieves no one of the
necessity of fling return by March
Is. however. The tax is payable at the
time the return is filed.
The tax on incomes begins, for mar
ried persons, at $4,000 and for unmar-
ried persons at 1000. Two of the six
pages of the blank forms are devoted
to instructions as to making returns:
Two others are called work sheets"
and arc inserted for convenience in
computing incomes. The remaining
two pages constitute the return which
is to be filed with the Collector OF In
ternal Revenue
Explanation of doubtful points may
be obtained at the Offices of the inter
nal revenue collectors and at banks and
trust companies, which are cooperating
with the department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Jobs Needed for Ex-Fighters
Camp Community Service Asks
EMPLOYERS To- Assist

Three hundred discharged soldiers.
sailors and marines who were jobless
last week now are at work their posi-
tons having been procured by H. An
derson director of War Camp Com
munity Service Unit Sc, at Trinity
Place.
Mr.. Anderson yesterday issued a call
10 employers in the downtown district
who require competent help to call on
him 10 supply the men.
u have them" he said. "Thcy are
experts in their respective vacations
and all they want IL an opportunity. A
telephone call to Rector 2749 Will
produce & good worker"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
A Special Sale of
Household Linens

has been arranged for Monday
and Tuesday ON the Fourth
Floor.
The qualities are reliable and
the prices decidedly less than
regular quotations. OF particu=
lar interest are
All=1inem Damask Table Cloths
each $3.50, CTS, 8.75 to 1875
Al1=linen Dam1ask Table Napkins
per doz. $500, 600, $50 to 1880
A1l=limem Huckaback Towels
(hemstitched)
per doz. 5000, 1000 to 1880
Union EIuckaback Towels
(linen=amd=cottom, l1emstitched)
per doz. $500, 600, $50 to 1000
Turkish Bath Towels (hen1maed)
per doz. $1,000, 600, $50 s. 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

Wo111em's
Duplex Fabric Gloves
(short lengthy, i'm nrastic, gray
and white, will be put ON special
sale Tomorrow
at $1.15 per pair
Exceptional value, this; and
these gloves are just what every
woman needs for present and
early Spring practical wear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
Served ~ Years i'm Prison


BEACON, n, T., Feb. ~Mattcawan
holds Il prisoner who has been behind
bars ore year longer than the famous
massachusetts convict, Jesse pomeroy.
lie il John Jackson, seyepty-four
years old, who completed yesterday his
fortyyfoufih year in the asylum for in
ssne eriminals lie was convicted Of
arson In Ksye County in 1875, and sub
sesuentiy Mjudged insane. lis has no
relatives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16

the fashionable 1eMme fi1leo
Among Them are daytime frocks
of tricotime, serge and Poiret
twill that are lie dermier cri i'm
tailored sm1artmesss afternoon
frocks of taffeta, satin, plain
and figured Georgettes, foulard
and other modish fabrics; and
evening frocks inn am imfinitude
of charming effects.
Department ON Second Floor)
The Rug Department
is showing, inn the Section re
served for American Floor=cov=
erimgs (of which there is vast
assortment of the wanted
rmakes) many interesting speci=
mems of
New England Hooked Rugs
and
Navajo Indian Rugs
These Rugs are mot only quaint
ly attractive inn themselves, but
are emi nemtly desirable for use
inn the furnishing of country
cottages and bungalows.
(Fifth FloorD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-16
The Individual Touch
Inn Clothes for Mourning Wear
is sometimes difficult of achievement. I'm
mourning it is the most elusive quality 1agaa Never

CneTess, The dresses, suits, hats,
coats and smaller accessories of
dress NOW displayed i'm the semi
private SALONS of the Mourning
Department have about Them
am aura of distinction, of char
acter, THAT virtually puts Them
QUIT of the ready=nmade class.
(Mourming Salon, Third Floor)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
.HARBOR STRIKERS RETURN
ON TEN-H0UR-DAY BASIS
WaIkout Ends With Wage Question
Submitted to Board Of
Arbitration.
NEW SCALE IN THIRTY DAYS
Men Not Convinced They Are Not
Entitled to Eight-Hour Day, but
Mako Concession TN the Interest
OF tho Public.0
IBy Associated Pres. |

NEW YORK, April 1s-Tho threat
ened tie-up of the port OF New York
was averted today after the marine
workers, appealed to by Mayor Hylan.
agreed to return to work on ten
wages to arbitration.
hour basis, and submit tho question of
1t was announced that the men " ould
return to work immediately" ac-
cepting tho wage scale which existed
tn the board Of arbitration has fixed
The board of arbitrators will con-
sist of four representatives of the
union, four of the private boat own
ers and ninth member to be selected
by the other eight. In event CT a dis
agreement, Mayor Hylan will name the
ninth member. Tho board, Ii was
stated. would announce a new wage
scale within thirty days.
Thomas l.. Delahunty. president OF
serted that the mems decision to ac-
were convinced that they were not en-
titled TO an eig'hthour day. The con-
cession he said. was made "in the in
terest of the public"
Acceptance by the union of the ten
hour day permanently came as a sur
prise. as the efforts of Mayor Hylan
and James J.. Hughes, Federal
mediator, had been to Induce both sides
TO terminate the strike on a thirty-
day truce basis. submitting both the
question OF hours and wages to arbi-
ed that the owners would not consent
to arbitration of the eight hour day
claim: they determined to ACCEPT the
less favorable terms
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
LOAN TRAINS To START
DISTRICT TOUR MONDAY
thirteenth Division Special" to Bear
Every Make Of Allied
Weapon.
PLAN TRIP OF THREE WEEKS
One Section Will Be known as Gar.
ter Glass Special" as Compliment
to Secretary Of Treasury-To Show
Naval Inventions.
Plan TRIP OF THREE WEEkS

Crammed full of military equipment
ano machinery covering every phase OF
wartime science, two Victory Liberty
loan trophy trains will leave Richmond
tomorrow to tour the States of the
Fifth Federal Reserve District
The first. which will pass through
virginia and North and South Carol ma,
win be known as The Thirticth Di-
vision ,Is1 IN, s Special" in honor of the nsht-
hrst to pierce the Hindenburs line
The second train. which will tour
has BEEN wesi nlsns and rba
Glass Special" in compliment TO the
Secretary of the Treasury Department,
Each train viii be on the rails APP
most 1900 miles in the completion OF
schedule thar calls for stops at
seventy,hve cities and towns in tho
Exhibit OF weapons.
Part of the exhibition will include
ment used by the allies in the sue
rifies, machine guns and hand grenades
10 large-caliber cannon. In addition
airpiane parts will be included in the
Probably the only arm OF the service
TO be omitted from representation in
the trophy train will be the tank corps
made by the government to ship whip
pet" tanks to various cities and towns
throughout the country as a separate
feature
a unique part OF the exhibit will
be tho display of naval inventions, per-
fected under the stress Of war needs,
and completed only at late date. who
the signing of the armistice prevented
their introduction into the scheme OF
me dern warfare.
Captured German Materials.
The display will include an assert
mcnt OF captured German war material
helmets of the crack Prussian Guards,
large -caiiber guns used by the Huns
in reducing allied trenches and forth
iications and articles of personal equip
ment captured from boche officers.
Special features to CONNIE morate the
tour OF the Liberty loan trophy train
have already been prepared in many
Of the places where the train will stop.
These Will assume form in the way OF
speeches by war veterans. exercises,
and. where time permits, a parade by
the contingent OF soldiers that accom-
panies the train as an escort. In mauv
towns the appearance OF the trophy
train vii. officially be made the occa-
sion for a holiday or a half holiday.
Coincident with the dispatch of the
two trains in the Fifth District similar
trains will cover various sections of
the entire country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
RAYNHAM DECLARES
HE WILL TRY HARD
TO HOP OFF" TODAY
Says He Has Made Wager He
viii Be in England
Easter Monday.
TBy Associated Press. !

ST. JOHNS, n. F.. April 19.-Captain
Frederick z. Raynham. British aviator
competing with Harry G. Hawker
Australian, for the $4,000 prize offered
by the London Da'ly Mail for the
FIRST flyer to cross the Atlantic, an
ntunccd late today that he would make
every effort to hop off" tomorrow. as
he had laid wager that he would be
in England Easter Monday
Raynham Said this announcement
vas not intended for his rivals ear
Both airmen have been keeping strict
watch on one another to prevent the
success of any attempt at n secret
getaway. The Britisher consulted me-
teorologists frequently this afternoon
hut without receiving great encourage
Gross winds reported in the Atlantic
were said TO be filled with storm l.
breeding possibilities. In the matter
of jump-off, odds are in favor OF
Raynham for whereas snow and rain
have made a bog out of Hawker's flying
field on Mount Pearl Plateau. the road
i'm front Of Raynham's hangar. from
which he intends to take off. has not
Mechanics were at work today on
the radiator of Raynham's machine.
The British flyer denied, however.
that the trouble was serious. saying
that one tube. which was out of order,
had been fixed.
Hawker has put another final touch
to his Sopwith biplane. Today lie had
all paint removed from the wires to
reduce friction and then the wires
were highly FURNISHED.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
AWALZAN LEGISLATURE
REPORTED DESTROYS OF
FREEDOM FOR ISLANDS
Var Department Said TO Haze
Cabicgram Telling of Cam
Paign for Independence.

WASHINGTON. April 1e.-The War
lengthy cablegram from Hawaii wa a ie,
day. was informed of the Expressed
desire in the two houses of the Island
legislature for independence The Man,
IL was learned. is to make an apneai
IN Washington along the same lines MS
that presented several weeks ago bv
native delegation from the Philip,
Hawaiis request for freedom "a the
third movement among Colonies OF
me United States toward self govern
now In this country. working up SYM
pathy for their cause and having the
every protection to safeguard their
Should the demand of tho island DOS
sessions for independence be granted
the island colonies, the world will sec
the unusual spectacle of mother coun-
try, bidding farewell to her adopted
children only after she had given them
every protection to safeguard Wheir
independence.
The Philippines. Porto Rico and
Hawaii today are acknowledged to be
three or the most strongly fortified
positions In the world, and this claim
no fame is the result solely OF Ameri
can Industry. II independently is
granted them they will be abla 10
step out in the new freedom with a
nIiwark OF hristling armament behind
them. h'h"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
FIRST NONSTOP FLIGHT
NEW YORK TO CHICAGO
captain l.. Il. White, Army Aviator,
Makes 125-1Iile Trip in Six
Hours and Fifty Minutes.
(By Associated Press !

MlNEOLA, n. Y, April 19-Flying
az an average speed of 1063S miles
an hour for six hours and fifty minutes,
Captaln r. r. white, an army aviator.
tween Chicago and New York a: 40
o'clock this afternoon, landing at Hazel
hurst Field
The distance covered was 727 miles.
MOST OF the flight. Captain White said,
was made at an altitude Of 10000 feet
Captain White. who was ACCOMPANIED
ny MS mechanician, said that the tri;,
was without incident. He will remain
at Hazelhurst Field for a few days,
an" then viii fly to Washington. He
Salr ne would not attempt nonstop
Captain White said that the flyinp
conaitlonS ne encountered were almoSt
perfect. Rains within the last forty
eight hours had cleared the atmos-
phere SO that for a great part. of the
pass and steer by sight, although more
than two miles above the earth
During his trip Captain White pick I'd
various attitudes. although most of the
distance was made at a height of IL, 900
to 5000 feet.
H.. NJ Shafer: Il civilian. who made
the trip as mechanician, also was loud
in his praise of plane and motor.
During the flight thousands of per-
sons sons between chicago and New York
ognized the sieaificance Of the hight in
the evolution of aeronautics.
During the day progress of the flight
was. marked by dispatches from vari-
gus places along the route. In pass
moments almost hidden from sight by
smoke clouds from the steel mills Blu,
at the terrific speed 1t soon left the
city behind.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
CHANGES IN POLICY
OF COAST DEFENSE
War Department Organizing Of
hcers' Reserve Corps for
Training.
WILL INSTRUCT 1900 YEARLY
University of Virginia Among In
stitutions to Have Units
Under Army Plan.
WILL INSTRUCT 1900 YEARL Y
tBy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Approval
of the proposal of military experts
that the coast defense policy OF the
United States be radically changed to
include as its basic element utilza-
ton Of railway and tractor ordnance
of heavy calibre was seen today in the
announcement by the War Department
of the organization OF Il coast artillery
officers reserve corps with an annual
increment of at least 1900 students.
Through the cooperation of uni
versities and colleges over the coun-
Try. the department plans 10 train this
number of officers each year in the
could be made available at any coast
point threatened by the enemy. The
complete plan for mobile coast defense
ordnance involves the linking OF STRAIT
egic points on the coasts with exist
ing railway systems and the construct
ing along the seaboard Of military
tor tractors.
Five institutions already have &C
lish under their supervision coast ar
tillery training units TO be tutorcd by
officers detailed from the regular es-
Grafton of the artillery they viii be
called upon to man. These schools are
University Of Virginia, MASSACHUSETTS,
University, mississippi <. & NJ College g;e.
and University of Washington.
Fourteen other universities and col
leges have approved the plan but their
proposals have not yet been acted on
by the department. They are Utah
Cincinnati, Northwestern University.
University of Kansas, Kansas State
Agricultural College, Case School
Cleveland Ohio: University of Pitts
burgh. Washington University. Column
oia University, Rhode Island State
College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Louisiana state University. Michigan
\ College n
Alabama.
Classes mt Schools.
Each unit will comprise minim urr
OF fifty students and the courses will
be 50 arranged as to interfere as little
work. Strictly military work with the
coast defense armament will be held
at summer camps OF six weeks dura
ton, but with their college instruction
the students will receive two hours
, class work each week in morale, mill
| tary organization. hygiene and kindred
/ subjects. SiN-inch and eight inch
| for each unit, but officials hope that
/ it will be pobsible later to send oom-
/ plete batteries Of heavier guns. either
I lnotor- drawn or mounted on railwa.
trucks, to. such institutions as can be
| reached.
Insofar as can now be seen" said
one or the officers who has charge OF
| the plans. lit will be the function OF
the coast artillery, in addition to man
nish personnel for anti-aircraft artil-
lery and heavy mobile artillery. The
term coast artillery can no longer
be limited to artillery of position"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
''Y0U GAVE US PROHIBITION +.
AND FLU" CRIES DOUGHBOY
Returning Soldier shouts ut speaker
Abonrd Vessel Arriving Al NF
New York

NEW YORK, April 1--we fourAt
Tor democracy, and you gave us Spans
ISM influenza and prohibition" shoute6
douShboy on the transport Won Steu,
an address delivered to the troops on
the ship as she neared port by forricf
united States ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thorn
Erigadier-G Lucien B. Berry.
or Corning, n. Y, who landed from
TO criticisms reported to have Beer
aimed by Governor Allen. OF Eanaas,
sai1St the Thirty. fifth Divisions COM
mand'ng officers for sending the in-
fantry into hot fighting without proper
support. = -