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The sun., 1919-01-18
COLUMBIA ALUMNI
OPEN $500. 900 DRIVE
Butler Says Tuition Fees Don't
Meet Expenses.

\ campaign to raise among the
alumni of Columbia University fund
OF s600,000 to meet n deficit caused by
war conditions was launched last night
at n dinner to volunteer workers, Co
lumbia men and women. in the Waldorf
Astoria.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president.
pointed out that the problem the in
stitution Is confronted wnh Is one OF
the utmost gravity and that 1t will take
several years. with the university on a
peace basis. to meet II.
This. he said. was largely due TO
obligations incurred az far back as the
panic year OF 1898. when debt OF
100000 for improvements was con-
tracted Just when this sum was paid
back the war upset all future plans.
He said that n university, such as
Columbia. was the one business institu-
ton which grows poorer IN proportion
10 the business II does and showed that
for every dollar a student paid into the
treasury tuition to the value OF $l.4S
was given.
Absurd salaries to men and women
Of prominence on the faculty is one OF
the reasons for the deficit" he said
But when students leave TO go to war
or for any other reason the staff OF
| teachers cannot be disbanded or over
heau expenses dispensed with. For that
reason this appeal is directed toward the
alumni to keep the greatest university In
the world OUT OF debt"
The present campaign will be world
wide in its scope and about 10000
alumni will be Ncanvassed
Other speakers were Il. c. Barber
campaign chairman H. Snowden Mar.
shall, former United States District At.
torney for Virginia. and Charles Sum.
ner Ward, head of the international
committee OF the Y NJ. c. A.
The sun., 1919-01-18
POLICEWOMEN RAID
PHYSICIANS OFFICE
DR.. Fred Van Vieef Is Ar
rested and Locked Up.

DR.. Fred Van Vleet. a graduate OF CO.
lumbia University. was arrested during
raid on his Office at 81 West Ninth
street last night by James NJ Smith. AS
sistant District Attorney. and locked up
In the Mercer street station charged
with malpractice. The Office was
crowded with 1926 women and girls. some
well dressed and others poorly clad,
awaiting treatment They were sub
poenaed TO appear In Jefferson Market
Court this morning.
The place was thrown into disorder
by the arrival of Mr.. Smith and his aids.
Miss May c. Murtha and Miss c. c.
Hyde, policewomen. and two officers OF
the Welfare League. The officers
promptly blocked the doors and took the
names of the patients. Dr. Van Nleet
was found in an inner Office giving treat
mont and was a: once taken into Gus
tody. The police say he admitted hav-
ing served term several years ago for
Illicit sale OF cocaine and submitted
tamely to arrest. A search was made OF
the rooms for n cocaine cachet, but none
was found.
While the physician was held under
guard the officers collected n number OF
medical instruments and some walls
which will be used at the hearing TO-DAY.
Before the office was closed several
telephone calls were received from ad-
dresses in Manhattan. The Bronx and
Brooklyn asking for Immediate medical
attendance. Mr.. Smith left with two OF
his aids to investigate these cases.
The sun., 1919-01-18
SAIL ORS, IN TAXLS, AWAKEN
HYLAN, WHO MAKES SPEECH
Rubber Tired Fleet Speeds to City Hail. Where Pictures
Are Taken, Thence to
Mayors Home.

ton from John A. Hastings OF 1917
Kosciusko street. who seemed to be the
chairman OF the demonstration, dressed
and came down stairs. Mr.. Hastings
introduced John Perry. a sailor from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. who told Of the
Outrageous" treatment the sailors had
received at the Garden and also OF the
protest meeting in City Hall Park.
Dashing the sleep from his eyes
Mayor Hylan delivered the following
impromptu address:
Il want to thank you soldiers and
sailors for coming over here and lay
ing this matter before me. 1t Is indeed
unfortunate that anybody who conducts
himself in an orderly manner should be
treated in the way you describe. Men
who have fought for humanity and de-
mocracy OF the world deserve the praise
OF their fellow men wherever they go.
II Is too bad that anybody should treat
you as you say you have been treated.
! am sorry that anybody has treated
You az you say you have been treated.
II can only say that hope you will
disregard anything that was said at this
unfortunate occurrence and that you
will unite for the proper welcoming OF
our brave soldiers and sailors. l again
thank YOU for cosiing over at this
hour"
Seeing no irony in this concluding
sentence the soldiers and sailors loaded
themselves again into the mosquito
fleet Of taxicsbs and departed on the
long and expensive trip homeward. after
cheers for Hearst, Hylan and extra pay
which they will need IL they habltually
use taxicsbs that way.
The sun., 1919-01-18
TICKET TAX PROTEST
SIGNED BY 100000
Theatrical Organizations Hold
Meetings to Combat
Federal Levy.

Various meetings OF theatrical organi-
cations in the city yesterday brought
out reports OF the campaign 10 defeat
the proposed 20 per cent tax on amuse-
ment tickets now before the Congress
sional confereeS showing that the names
of 100000 persons have been signed to
a huge petition Of protest OF these
a75,000 were obtained by appeals to
audiences in this city
The United Managers Protective AS
sociation, Morris Gest chairman, sent
telegram to Carter Glass. Secretary Of
the Treasury. saying that the contem-
plated tax increase will mean the "abso-
lutte ruin" not only OF the art of the
playhouse but thousands Of employees"
The managers called attention to the in
roads made on theatrical house profits
ny the various war campaigns and the
almost complete stoppase of receipts
during the influenza epidemic
The income OF the theatres in this
country has been so decreas Sod within
the last year" the message said. that
companies touring the road have been
reduced to one-third the former num-
Der
I'VE respectfully beg OF you to realize
that our industry represents investments
of thousands OF millions OF dollars and
the employment of hundreds OF thou
sands of people, from stars to scrub
women. From the stage OF every the
atre In New York and throughout the
country speakers are appealing to the
audience to voice their opposition.
They have risen on their feet as one
man jndorsing our protest The theatre
has done all It could for every Liberty
Loan drive and War Savings StamT
campaign and every other Federal aC.
tivity, We ask you TO help MS to-day in
this, ~ we expect 10 help you when the
Fifth loan drive starts"
The sun., 1919-01-18
GARMENT WORKERS
MAKE STRIKE PLANS
Hylan Is Asked to Glue Oper'
ators a Fair Deal.

The prospect of a strike OF $4,000 gi--
ment workers was heightened lcs'"r 81
by the preparation Of plans h} D."
union leaders and the traUsrrltiA or
letter to Mayor Hylan asking adeqN'.'
rolice protection for women str kSs %
case efforts to reach an arrc'mur' e..
to-day The walkout Is scheduled o.
Monday.
This morning 400 manufacturers -"
meet at 200 Fifth avenue - act ON '0'
demands submitted by the unions 7 .7'
answer will be received at a mass 0.'.'
ing Of un!onists IN Madison Squd'o ''.'
den this afternoon. benjamin ST.-
ger president of tho IuternatoHA
OF Ladies' Garment Workers, Sad ''.'
terday that a vote Is now h'irF .''
among the workers ard viii .' f'
nounN,d at the mass meeting
Tho workers vii be address. ~
Frank Morrison, su'rctarE ot th" N'''.'
can Federation Of Labor, who N'r ."
predicting that there will be bread -
IN all big cities before May ! II" 's -
pected to favor the strike.
Mr. SchlesinEers letter to Tn" Ma ?
asking for fair play" I'm case the ~tr.r'
was declared. reads In part MAY $50
expect. in case all our attempts { .
that you will instruct al your dcpl"'
ments, particularly the police, thlt or
workers be given n fair deal and be- .
molested In the legislative exercise
their rights as citizens, so that tho Uu"
arrogant element among the walls a "'
dress manufacturers may not count .
advance upon he city authorities 5
prospective au!cs n tre!r camra "a
against the workers.
The sun., 1919-01-18

From Madison Square Garden, where
the anti-Hearst meeting was held.
twelve taxicabs, loaded to their utmost
capacity with soldiers and sailors
mostly sa!lors-proceeded to City Hall
Park. There the fleet or taxicabs was
parked in squadron formation while the
gobs made their way to the City Hall
steps and proceeded to voice their in
IisnaGon at tSs fact that they had been
elected from the Garden.
There were cheers for Mayor Hylan.
cheers for Mr.. Hearst and cherers for
six months pay" Providentially flash
liant photographers from some news
paper or other were on the scene and
took pictures of this spontaneous dem
onstration.
The spendthrift sailors thereupon de-
cded to make a night of It and ordered
the taxicabs to proceed to the home of
Brooklyn. which is a considerable dist
ance and must have cost the poor sail
ors a lot Of money in fares.
Recognizing the home of the Mayor by
the traditional two lights. at the door
steps. the taxicabs deployed along the
curb and the sailors landed from their
craft. They cheered noisily again for
Hylan. Hearst and extra pay, causing
CONSERVATION among the honest folk OF
BushwiclA avenue, who hadn't seen so
much excitement since the day the armi-
stice was signed.
Mayor Hylan. however. quickly
grasped the situation and upon invita-
The sun., 1919-01-18
FINDS MAN UNDER BED.
Lawyer and wife Have Struggle
With Night visitor.

When James Lester Fierman. n
lawyer, living at 43 West Seventeen
street, returned home from walk with
his wife last midnight he went into the
room occupied by their five-year-old
daughter, Florence. and was surprised
to sec pair OF feet protruding from
under the bed. Herman yanked the
owner of the feet out. Don't shoot :"
cried the man, who rose slowly. He
grappled with Herman. throwing him
upon the bed. Mrs. F!erman. In the
next room. heard the struggle and began
screaming.
She'll have the cops here In about
two minutes" called Fierman. I'D ad-
wise you to beat II while the beating Is
good"
His assailant ran down the stairs into
the cellar. Mrs. Herman then called
two policemen. who arrested the in
truder. who said he was Robert Scott.
The police say he was released from
prison In December after having served
term for burglary. He will be ar
raigned to-day.
The sun., 1919-01-18
HAAG WOULD BE CHAMBERLATN
Board of Estimate Secretary Seeks
$4,000 Post.

Joseph Haag, secretary Of the Boa
OF Estimate, who has been In the en-
ploy Of the city nearly fifty year-
stepped up to Mayor Hylan after 'h4
meeting of the Board OF Estimate ye'7-
terday and without any preliminary Pc
sihage said:
MT. Mayor. would like to be cor
sidered as candidate for the office ~
City Chamberlain, from which Al john
son has resigned. You know me and J
do not think It will be necessary - send
anybody to see you or 10 furnish ar
letters or credentials"
The Mayor smiled. made an evas've
answer and passed on. Later IL wa
learned that he did not think Il won"
be possible to I'LL acceptsbly Mr. HaaF IS
place in the Board of Estimate.
Mr.. Haag once ran on the TammsT'
ticket for President OF the Borough O.
Manhattan. The Mayor may name Or
yer A. Whalen, his secretary. TO tn
post of City Chamberlain. which pavS
$4,000.
The sun., 1919-01-18
BABY KANGAROO IS
SAVED BY KEEPER
Deserted Infant Is Reared on
CoW's Milk.

The saving of the life of baby kanga-
roo may now be listed among the good
deeds of Charley Snyder. head keeper at
the New York Geological Park, which is
formal English for the Bronx zoo.
a few weeks ago the infant mar
supial popped out Of its mothers pouch
and was too weak to climb back. APP
parently the mother deemed IL case OF
wilful desertIon, for when Snyder tried
to restore the baby to It's proper place
she wouldn't have 1t and hoped away
with her nose In the air
Prematurely separated from It's in
cubator the young kangaroo usually dies.
Snyder carried this one to the reptile
house, which is warmest in the zoos
village wrapped II in blankets and some
what to his establishment weaned 1t on
cows milk. He then disposeesed a
cageful of snakes and turned the cage
over to the kangaroo.
From milk It's diet proceeded through
soft bread to nibbles of clover hay. 1t Is
now eating crushed oats. carrots and
mangels, which are a kind OF beet that
cattle like, and although II is not bigger
than a good sized cat it is already out
for the worlds record In the standing
broad jump.
1t IS of the variety of kangaroo known
as the Woodward. and when 1t gets its
growth will be worth more than 800.
Its mother Is an Anzac.
The sun., 1919-01-18
STAGE GIRLS STRANDED.
Actress Says They Were Lurcd to
Rio JaneirO.

Miss HedwiG Brossc!t. m American
actress who arrived yesterday from Rio
Janeiro by the Commercial-South
America liner Saga, says there are
stranded In Brazil many American girls
who were persuaded to go there by
bright promises OF theatrical agency
that misrepresented conditions in Brazil,
and after spending all their money In
the vain pursuit OF stage Jobs were
forced to remain.
Miss Brosseit. who has played the
ragged boy In Peter Pan" with Maude
Adams, says that II she had not had
means OF her own she. too. would have
been marooned. She will complain to
the Federal authorities
Arthur Hackett, American lyric tenor,
also arrived by the Saga, with his wife,
who has been through siege OF infiu-
enza. He will Join the Metropolitan
forces
The sun., 1919-01-18
INVENTION IS BOON
TO AERIAL SCIENCE
DIR. F. G.. COttrell, Receiving
Medal, Announces New
Helium Gas Process.

DR.. Frederick Gardner Cottrell, chief
metallurgis. Of the United States bu-
reau OF mines, was presented with the
Perkins medal for chemical discovery
by the Society Of Chemical Industry at
the Chemists Club last night, inc
American Chemical Society and the
American Electro Chemical Society con-
Cured In the decision.
The work of Dr. Cottrell was selected
for this honor because 1t Is judged to
have a most important bearing on the
future deyelopnen. OF industry. He
Is the inventor Of a precipitation proc
e.s by means Of which SCOT and parti-
Giles OF metals and chemicals are clint
mated from smoke before It is discharged
into the air Through its use the noxious
and acid fumes from copper smelters
may be kept from vitiatins the atmos-
phere and destroying vegetable and ami
NAL life, and valuable metals may be
reclaimed
In using the process in preventing the
dus, from cement mills reaching the cir
It was found that large quantities or
potash were distributed and this coun-
try will now be able to produce large
quantities OF this valuable element,
which was formerly imported. Or. Cot
trell has refused to receive any financial
benefit from this discovery.
DR. Cottreil in accepting the medal
announced Il new process for extracting
the gas helium from the atmosphere,
which IL expected TO have tremendous
effect upon aerial navigation. This gas
Is very buoyant and non-!nflammable.
Its production was once go expensive
that 1t was regarded as a laboratory ex-
pertinent. but In tho stress OF war two
processes for developing It cheaply have
been found, ard DR. Cottrelrs method
PRODUCES Il still more cheaply.
The Perkins medal Is named after Sir
William Henry Perkins, who discov.
cred the first aniline dye and to whom
y was first awarded. Aniline dyes were
first developed in England, It was
pointed out. thus shatter!n8 another
popular German myth.
The sun., 1919-01-18
PEANUT BRONCHITIS LATEST.
Shell InhnIers Are Victims, Says
DR.. Ellen Patterson.

ance and bids fair to eclipse the old
ones in popularity.
The newcomer Is peanut bronchitis.
and the inventor. that IL, the discoverer
according to the current issue OF the
New York Medical Jos'nni. which gives
more than two pages to the story. is DIR.
Ellen J. Patterson of Pittsburg
The disease is caused. according 10
Or. Ellen Patterson, by 1.-The inspiration
of fragments OF peanut into the respira-
tory tract" and continues until they
(the peanut fragments) have been re-
moved bronchoscopically or evacuated
spontaneously"
The sun., 1919-01-18
HUNT FOR SLAYER
OF GIRL Is FUTILE
Four Suspects Arrested in Muir
der of Miss Riddell Of
Richmond Hill.
ONLY ONE PERSON IS HELD
Ovcrcoat Left in Barber shop
May Help Police to Solve
Mystery.

OF four men arrested on suspicion %
knowing something about the murder
OF eeventeen-year-old Mary Riddell. wto
was killed near her home in Richmond
HI Wednesday night, only one viii
be investigated. and with but slight
expectation that he will be found guilty.
When Miss Riddells body was found
and It was determined that she had
been the victim of an attack and rob
berry, Deputy Police Commissions
Leach and thirty detectives went 10
work on the case.
One OF the men arrested. a negro, was
released after brief questioning An
other negro. Isaiah Redheld OF Far
Rockaway. Is being held because he
has been identified by young woman
also of Far Rockaway, who accuses HIN
OF having robbed her last Tuesday night
He also has convinced the police he was
not In Richmond Hill Wednesday,
Suspect Proves A1fbi.
OF two white men arrested. one, W..
lam Johnson, was discharged in no
Magistrates Court in jamaica yestcr.
day. He had been arrested while carry
ing package Of blood stained Goth
ing, but It was proved he was ~ h,N,s
when Miss Riddel was killed. that tho
clothing was his own. that the blood or
II came from cut on his hand. and
that he was on his way to laund-y
when the police met him.
OF the other man. the police ha".
not learned all they want to and he
is being held. He was arrested at New
town yesterday after a housewife, TO
whose kitchen door he came begging.
had complained to the police after lie
went away. He says he is John Nusse.
an Austrian. and that he came to Long
Island laet Monday from Pottsville, Pa.
looking for work.
II has been learned he has been war.
dering about Flushing. Elmhurst ana
Newtown since Tuesday, but the police
have found no one who can tell Of hav-
ing seen him In Jamaica or Richmond
Hill He Ia small and fair. with ll.tle
hands and feet, and exceptionally SINAI,
cara
Late Wednesday night y butcher In
Elmhurst found Nusse in his barn
carrying a lighted candle. lie said lie
was hunting for a place TO sleep. The
butcher ordered him off and forgot him
until he read OF Miss Riddelrs murder
Coat May He Clue.
Somebody aft barber shop In New
town yesterday without carrying AVA
tho light overcoat which he wore when
he came in. Nusse denies II is his. and
says that IL ne had owned an overcoat
he would nave pawned II long ago. IN"
police are interested in the coat becaus"
some girl friends Of Miss RddeN have
said that a man in light coat has beer
lurking about Richmond Hill lately, Az
to Nusse, since $50 was taken from Mise
Riddell when she was killed, the police
consider Il unlikely that the man wHo
took the money would be begging within
thirty hours.
Mss Riddena funeral will be to-da"
from St. Benedict Joseph's Church T.
Richmond Hill She Will be buried IL
ST. Johns Cemetery
The sun., 1919-01-18
Accused or Passing Dad Checks,

Walter h. Mitchell, 25. of III Seventh
avenue. Jersey City, was arrested yes-
terday by detectives In luxurious
apartment at Madison avenue and
Thirty-nfth street charged with passing
two forged checks for $1,000 each
drawn on the New Jersey Title Guar
antee and Trust Company OF Jersey
City, whore his mother is said to have
an account One of the checks was
cashed by the Mechanics and Metals
Bank. 81 Nassau street. and another by
the First National Bank OF Hollywood,
Cal, according TO the charges Mitchell
said he was employed as clerk.
The sun., 1919-01-18
LIEUT.. H. S. MARTIN KILLED.
Former evening Sun" Photogra-
pher Loses Life in France.

The casualty list reported yesterday
the death of Lieut.. H Sherman Martin,
formerly a news photographer for THE'
EVENING sun. in an airplane accident In
France. He was attached to the flying
service as an observer. Lieut. Martin
was in Mexico during the villa revolu-
ton. His home was at 23l6 Newkirk
avenue, Brooklyn.
Lieut. Charles Aus. aged &c. was
killed IN action November 5. after hav-
ing been cited for bravery in resculng
his Colonel. who had been wounded. The
Leutenant's mother lives at 10 East
l0Sth street. Lieut.. Aug was a real es-
tate broker IN California before entering
the service.
The sun., 1919-01-18

among them a number OF men in uni
form
The next contribution from the re-
ceivirg ship sailors was Three cheers
for Woodrow Wilson," and then. What
we want Is six months pay"
When they too were prodded gently
TO the freedom OF the streets one OF them
called appealingly. The police are put
ting US out" but not soul moved to
their defence.
There amt a red blooded American
was the Anal word from the spokesman
OF the gobs.
Next young man. oyercoated,
danced into the vacant band stand over
the main entrance (the Seventy first
Regiment Band was performing hero
ically near the STACEY and gestured as
II making a speech. which nobody could
hear. Two policemen did for him.
The Rev DR. Nehemiah Boynton next
tried his luck as a speaker and was
not pestered very much. except that
Hearst" caused Or. Hibben to point
sternly with his gavel and say
III you are Americans and have got
any decent patriotism you will keep
your mouths shut" (Cheers every
where from friend and foe. and n lone
voice piping when the noise died down
the old cry Tree cheers for Hoist!"1
James NJ. Beck spoke his mind. He
said. emphasizing the word inspired :
Il wish that some Of those inspired
patriots who are trying TO break up
this meeting had a little OF the spirit
, OF the American soldier We have had
some evidence tonight OF the lawless
spirit that would defy free speech.
II do not. however. put an undue
estimate on the group Of hired men
[cheersl who have tried to break up
this meeting.
Comm otiOn Again.
They are but the bubbles floating on
the surface. l am thinking OF the deer
currents that are the cause Of the bub-
bles Well not let free speech die In
New York II we did that the men who
died at Chateau Thierry and Cantigny
would have died In vain"
A mans voice: Hearst Is the great.
est friend OF the people
Many voices Put him out :" Which
was done That was the last colorful In
cident except that two women got tc
c!awing each other because one called
the other Bolshevik and the other re-
| torted with Traitor" Mr. Beck pro.
| ceeded and eventually won the attention
va eNr'y piic lcIS III ING IdTuen. A1ttl
| paying tribute TO the Americans in the
1 war he said ~oberly:
Let me say that your work for the
| Republic Ia not yet done. In the natu-
raj course OF events you have years to
! live. and they are going TO be fatefu
years for the Republic" He referred &c
the menace Of Bolshevism.
| In the group of soldiers who left the
Garden at DR.. Hibben's invitation was
/ Harry Landow of 72s Griggs avenue
| The Bronx. He was on clutches and In
| civilian clothes.
| He said he had lost a leg in service !r
DE Philippines. Deputy Police Commits
sioner Leach. who was present with
Deputy Commissioner Porter, ordered
the police to escort these men from the
building. but made an exception of Ian.
! dow. the one legged veteran. However
| Landow refused to leave his friends and
hobbled out after them.
| The New York Ameriror vo'untperec
the information last night that count
| by Its special stan of men" showed
that there were just 3.44S persons in tn,
Garden, including 366 soldiers and sail
| ors.
The sun., 1919-01-18
CITY CLERK FALLS DEAD.
Charles l.. Miller Is victim o
Heart Disease.

Charles L. Miller, IS. for twenty-five
years a clerk In the record room Of ~"
Hall of Records died suddenly fro"'
heart disease while n work yesterda! =
afternoon. He had suffered from hear
attacks for the past ten years. Fellow
clerks who saw him fall attempted =
revive him.
Mr.. Miller WAS Democratic card
date for Assemblyman several yea
ago. His home was at SO West l0a'h
street. He is survived by hts wife an
four children.
The sun., 1919-01-18

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17.-Having done
their share in making naval history, the
old battleships Iowa. Indiana and Massa e
chusetts are on their way to Norfolk to-
day to becom training ships. The old
bulldogs. the pride of the navy a score
or more years ago will be used to train
engineers and ilremen and also to take
training crews to Southern waters