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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
EAST SIDE GETS TONS
OF POTATOES FREE
Shipment Refused by Con-
signee 10 Saued by City.

Hundreds Of East Side families are
feasting on gift potatoes, twenty-seven
Ave ton truckloads, or three and a half
carloads, OF them. They were bestowed
by the Department OF Public Markets by
the grace of the Department OF Health.
Tho potatoes were consigned to the
Edward Bahrenburg Company, 103 Muir
ray street. which notified Alexander Kin
ney. agent OF the New York Central,
that It wouldn't accept the shipment be-
cause the potatoes were not In a market
able condition. Mr.. Kinney notified the
Department OF Markets. Deputy Com
missioner Edward J. O'Malley got con-
frmation of his statement and reported
to the Department of Health. A health
inspector examined the potatoes and de-
cided that two-thirds OF them would
make perfectly good food II they were
handled rapidly.
Mr.. O'Malley received permission to
take the shipment OF the railroads
hands. He borrowed trucks from the
Park Department, the Water Department
and Highways Department Eight
truckloads we're sent to the Delaney
Street Market Everybody was told to
pitch In, but be reasonable about it. The
contents of all tho sacks were distrib-
uted inside half an hour. Four addi-
tional sacks delivered there on Tuesday
evening were gone yesterday morning.
The remainder of the potatoes were
taken to tho Manhattan Bridge Market
for distribution. where they would do
the most good.
In bygone days carloads OF potatoes
and other produce condemned by health
inspectors were dumped. good and bad
together. on the HAckensack Meadows
and other vegetable dumping grounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
ALL WHO GIVE DRUGS
TO REGISTER TODAY
5000 Fail to Comply With the
LoIu So Far.

Commissioner Herrick of the State De-
partment OF Narcotic Drug Control has
notified 5000 physicians. dentists and
veterinarians who prescribe or admins
ter habit forming drugs that they must
register before the close OF to-day or
submit TO criminal prosecution. On July
! only 5000 dispensers Of total Of H.
900 had complied with the law.
Proceedings will be begun against
evaders Immediately, Commissioner Her
rick said yesterday. One OF two courses
Is open to the department In the dis
erection OF the Commissioner licenses may
be revoked or evaders may be prosecuted
as violators OF the public health law.
Most OF those that have failed to respond
are believed to have been neglectful
merely. but there is a certain number
antagonistic to the law. These will be
severely dealt with, II Is stated.
Owing to the fact that addicts could
not be listed In the time provided re-
quirements for the registration OF addicts
prior TO their treatment have been sus-
pended temporarily by Commissioners
Herrick. He decided It would be a
hardship on many persons II the new
regulations were put into effect imme-
diately. Registration was far from COM
plete last night although It had been
going on for four days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
SEVEN IN RACE FOR
MUNICIPAL BENCH
G. o. p. to Let Convention De-
eide in Second.

eeven candidates having appeared for
one Republican nomination for Justice
Of the Municipal Court in the Second
Judicial District, Manhattan. the $4,000
plum Is to be awarded to whichever one
Of them wins II In unofficial party con-
vention. This jury is to sit In the Lenox
Assembly Room, 2S6 Second avenue, on
Monday night
The contending seven are: Leon Jacob
son. Alexander Wolf, Lester Friedman.
Assemblyman Herman Weiss, ex-Justice
Gustave Hartman. Magistrate William
Blau and Harry A. Goidel.
The winner in the convention will feel
sure of election. as the Democrats and
Republicans have agreed to combine for
the purpose of beating the Socialists.
There will be three vacancies on the
Municipal Court bench in this district.
The Democrats will renomlnate Justice
Benjamin Hoffman and Justice Morris
Elder. who married a niece of David
Hirshfield. Commissioner OF Accounts.
and who was appointed to the bench by
Mayor Hylan in place of Leonard Shit
kin, convicted In Indianapolis of con-
epiracy against the selective service law
The Republicans will get the other
post, which the Legislature created in its
last session and has not been filled.
: The Second judicial district includes
the Second, Fourth and Eighth and part
of the First and Sixth Assembly dis
trtcts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
B. X. T. SUBWAY CARS
NOW GO TO 57TH ST.
Express Trains Are Extended
to Times Square Also.

New Workers. will find to-day that
their ever growing subway system has
let itself out another notch during the
night. At midnight local service on the
Broadway-Seventh avenue line. operated
by the B. X. T., was extended from
Times Square up Seventh avenue to
Fifty-seventh street. At o'clock this
morning express trains will begin run
ming to and from Times Square instead
of their former terminal, Fourteenth
street
In celebration OF the extension the
Forty-second Street Property Owners
and Merchants Association. OF when A.
L. Thorne Is president organized q
party. got a special train and went from
Fifty-seventh street to Coney Island.
They were accompanied by city officers
members OF the Public Service Commits
sion and officers Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company. Jollifcation began at
the Hotel Astor. where the explorers
gathered at p. NJ. The running time
for the trip to Coney was little more
than thirty minutes.
Heretofore only two tracks above
Fourteenth street have been utilized,
which made 1t necessary for the ex-
press trains to halt while the local trains
went on to Times Square. Eventually
the service will penetrate into Queens
through the new Sixtieth street tunnel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
A l9-yedr-OLd
BicycLe

Il bought a bicycle from
you IN 19OO"-writes a
man in Ashton-on-Mersey,
England-"and I haze Just
broker, the crank"
He asks us to send him
another crank, "for the
said bicycle is still in good
running ORDER"
What do you think of
that for bicycle service?
We are still selling the
same good bicycles, guar
anteed for one year. And
the prices are lower than
prevailing prices on any
bicycles of equal or nearly
equal merit,
16 and 1S-inch, for boys and
girls, $3.50.
20-inch, for men, $4,000.
20-inch, for women, $42.50.
Sports Shop
Burlington Arcade Floor,
New Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
CONDUCTORS SMILE
WINS $4,000 LEGACY
Jersey Passenger Friend
George Hos Fauors Returned.

George F.. Conroy OF a. Laidlaw
avenue, Jersey City, always has tried TO
be little father to the commuters who
make morning and evening trips on the
Erie train of which he is conductor.
He always has a grin and a cordial
manner. and he closes windows when
people are chilly and opens them when
folks are warm as cheerfully as
II he were being paid extra for It. Be
cause OF this his passengers call him
George. and used to predict a bright
future for him.
And now one of the passengers has
done considerable toward helping make
the conductors future bright. His name
was J. ]. Adams. a shoe merchant. who
made frequent trips back and forth
to the city on Conroy's train. Adams
died recently at his home In Allendale
N. j., and yesterday Conroy was noti-
fed that the merchant had bequea thed
him $4,000 "as a mark of appreciation
for his kindly treatment OF me and
other passengers when he had no per-
sonal interest in US beyond his Official
duties"
Conroy said last night that Of course
he was glad to get the money. but he
hadn't had the slightest idea that he was
attracting Adams's attention.
They all look alike to me-" he said,
land ] try to treat them as I would
like to be treated. try to make every
passenger feel represent the railroad
company that the company has n per-
sonal interest in his safety and COM
fort. and that the service does not end
with the sale Of ticket and Transports
ton to destination. try to make them
feel they are getting more than they
have paid for and that the company is
willing to give more than II receives"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
Victor Records
Cut in Half

Beginning today, the
prices on all the Red Seal
Victor records listed below
will be one-half their for
mer prices:
We have large stocks of
every one Of the records
reduced. But you will
understand, of course,
that there will be a heavy
demand for them. So,
come as early as you can
for the records you want.
All Red Seal Records sung by
Caruso, Games, Sembrich,
Scott, Gadski, ABBOTT Farrar,
Melba, Calve, Homer, Schu-
mann-Heink, Sembrich. $3.50
instead Of So.
All Duets by all great artists,
81 instead of 81.
Quartet from Rigoletto-
ABBOTT, Homer, Caruso and
Scott, SO instead of Sc.
Sembrich, Severina, Scott
and Caruso, SO instead Of Sc.
Sextette from Lucia-Caru-
so, Tetrazzini, Amato, Gourmet,
Jacoby, Bada, $3.50 instead Of
81.
Quartet from Boheme-Far-
rar, Viafora, Caruso and Scott,
So instead of Sc.
Vietrola Salon,
Frat Gallery, New Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
II WOMEN BATTLE
TO CUT MEAT PRICES
TWo Arrested at Butcher Shop
in Brooklyn.

Twelve housewives started a crusade
IN the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn
yesterday to compel retail butchers to
reduce their prices for meat. Their ex-
cuse for action. they said. was a reduc-
ton In wholesale prices and the failure
Of the retailers TO follow suit.
The crusaders anchored in front OF
Philip Edelman's butcher shop at II
Moore street. They pleaded with Gus
toners not to go in. When moral sua-
sion didn't work they tried physical
urging. Some women who wanted meat
pushed Just as hard in the direction of
Edelman's shop door as the crusaders
pushed away from II. Marketing gowns
were unused up and crusading buds
were tousled. Between lulls in the
picketing activities the crusaders sassed
the butcher.
Edelman stood the pushing and sass
ing and stoppage OF sales for some time
and then he called the police He explained
he was afraid a general attack would
be made on his shop and his stock con-
hscated. He admitted nothing was
hooked but the meat.
Two crusaders in the cause OF lower
meat prices were arrested. They de-
scribed themselves as Sadie Westman.
dt8 Varet street, and Mamie Kaplovitch,
100 Cook street. They were paroled by
Magistrate Dale In the Bridge Place
Police Court for examination on July IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
SEEKS EVIDENCE IN
EUROPE. OVER SALE
Attorney to Make Tour in
Alien Property Case.

George w. McCarter OF the law Arm
OF McCarter & English. OF Newark. will
leave America Wednesday on n trip to
Holland. Belgium and Germany In an
effort to obtain evidence for Julius Forst-
mann, president Of the Freshman a
Huffman Company. Of Garfield. Passaic,
and Clifton, N. j, in two suits which
were bes un against Frostmann and his
wife in 1918 by A. Mitchell Palmer, then
Property Custodian.
Mr.. Forstmanns company 10 capital
lied at several million dollars, and manu-
features wooden and worsted dress goods
employing about $500 operatives in It's
various mills In July, 1918. Mr.. Palmer
seized enemy owned stock In half q
dozen Of the big worsted mills of tho
Passaic district He found about six
teen per cent. of the stock of the Forst-
mann & Huffman company was held by
Germans. with Mr.. Forstmann, an Amer
lean citizen. being the principal stock
holder.
1t was found. however. that Mr Forst-
mann had purchased various blocks of
stock from German subjects. with funds
belonging to the company. The suits
were to have these sales set aside, and
are still pending. Mr.. Forstmann con-
tended that when he bought the stock
the company owed him more money. thar
he used, and II Is to procure evidence in
support of his clients contentious that
Mr.. McCarter will go to Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
NC-4 ON VIEW SOON
IN CENTRAL PARK
Sedplane That Crossed At
Iantic Being Set Up.

The NC-4. In her roped in plot on the
Central Park sheep meadows, 10 begin
ming to take on shape and look like her
self again. BY Tuesday, II Ensign
O'Connor. Ensign Talbot and the crew
from the Rockaway naval air station
hustle, she will be ft to entertain
visitors.
At present she is upset and disjointed.
having been taken apart In England,
packed on a steamship. a lighter and
motor trucks for her trip from England
to Brooklyn. from Brooklyn to the pier
at the foot of Seventy-ninth street and
from the pier to Central Park.
She should not be seen by any one
Just now-she, with two of her 400
horsepower Liberty engines In thei=
proper place and the two others lying
on the ground. her rudder upheld by a
wooden structure and looking out OF
place and disconnected. Yet persons 20
to gaze at her and to ask the naval
guards II they can get inside the ropes
to take pictures.
The seaplane that became famous by
flying across the Atlantic has done her
Job and is destined to be admired in
Central Park beginning Tuesday and IN
the Smithsonian Institution In Wash
ington later.
At present she Is surrounded by
wooden scaffolding Mechanics climb all
over her and swear and spit on her gray
hull Her wings are IN crates on the
ground.
The Chamber OF Commerce Of Queens
borough and aviators in the city will
combine to-day In honoring and well
coming the commander and crews OF the
NC machines at luncheon In the Wal
dorf-Astoria. Commander John II. Tow
ers OF the NC-3. Lieutenant-Co Commander
Albert C. Read OF the NC-4 and Com
mander p. N. L. Bellinger OF tho NC-1
as well as many well known officials OF
the Navy. Army and Government will
be present. Medals will be presented to
the aviators.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
SMITH URGES CARE
FOR FEEBLE MINDED
CoUrenor Lays Cornerstone at
LefchUorth VILLAGE.

Gov. Alfred z. Smith. laying a corner
stone for, girls dormitory at Letch-
worth village. near Thiells, Rockland
county. yesterday said he was redeem
Ing the promise Of his inaugural mes
sage In providing more care for the
States feebled minded. Letchworth VII
lage was established during the term
OF Charles E. Hughes as Governor and
Is now the largest institution Of the sort
in the State. The new dormitories and
other buildings to be put up this year
will provide for $40 additional patients.
Gov. Smith estimated that there are
not less than $4,000 detectives in the
state. Of whom only 5000 are under
proper institutional care. All the insti-
tutions are full and have waiting lists,
he said. At the last session Of the Leg
islature $sso,o0o was voted for new
construction at the village to meet the
situation. The Governor praised the
work of the new Commission for the
Feeble Minded, which Is headed by DR..
Pearce Bailey.
Frank A. Vanderl!p. who is president
or the Board Of Managers Of tho yillaEe,
made brief remarks in introducing Gov.
Smith. saying there had been no politics
played in the development OF the village
and that 1t is the best equipped for its
purpose Of any institution In the coun-
try.
DR.. Bailey in urging extension Of re-
search work at the village said that
the Federal Government Is far behind
In taking active measures to handle the
problem OF the defective There was q
large attendance OF State offcials Be
fore the dedication OF the new building
Gov Smith unveiled a monument to
Corporal Harold Ferguson of Thiells, q
member Of the old Seventh Regiment,
who was killed at lie Chateiet. After
the cornerstone had been laid Gov.
Smith dedicated an assembly hall for
boys, named Stewart Hall. after William
Rhinelander Stewart, president Of the
State Board OF Charities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
HUNTS JOBS IN CITY :
FOR EX-CONVICTS
Founder Of Prisoners Relief
Society Plans Drive to
Obtain Work.
GETS PLACES FOR 1000
Employment Seeker Was
Saved From Suicide by
S25 in Letter.

Earl z. budding. founder and presi-
dent Of the Prisoners Relief Society. with
headquarters at Washington. was in this
city yesterday to take the preliminary
steps toward opening an office hero to
aid paroled and ex-convicts In getting
work.
He was stopping at the Hotel Meal
pin. -Four years ago he went to the
basement Of the Same hotel TO kill him
self. A letter containing s25 changed
his mind and gave him the courage to
make his society one Of the most useful
OF Its kind In the United States. So
far in this year alone he has found
employment for 1000 convicts.
Mr.. budding works on the plan OF
getting employment for men in prison
who are about to be paroled or set
free. They 70 straight from prison to
work. Their employers know all about
them and Mr.. buildings society keeps
In close touch with the men It sends
out He estimates per cent. of the
ex-convicts who have been given fresh
start have not made good.
I'VE have $4,000 in our treasury
now said Mr.. budding proudly. I'VE
use 1t TO buy clothes for the men after
hhSy GU oek Va - ASSht oai4 ~ hCVp
them until they get on their feet. A
lot Of It Is spent for stationery and
postage. When we do place man II
takes about twenty letters to do IT,"
Mr.. budding 10 former convict him
self. He understands convicts. His So
ciety Ia not a money-making scheme. He
gets no salary from the society. What
he wants Is to get business men to
soVe to a man once convicted Of a crime
the chance to 60 straight
Sitting on the edge OF his bed In his
room In the Hotel McAlpin yesterday he
told press representatives Of his strug-
giles and hopes. his failures and sue
cesses. He Is n plain little man and
talks we'll.
The founded the society for self pro-
lection" as he puts It. With fourteen
borrowed dollars he rented rooms in
Huntington. w. Va. and hunted for
jobs for ex-convicts without much sue
cess.
-Four years ago he came to New York
on a ''rattler." When he got here he
had not eaten for three days. He was
dirty. bearded and hungry. His capital
was 10 cents. He went into a drug
store and bought 10 cents worth of BIZ
Of mercury. Then he went to
the McAlpin. Attendants would not let
him in at first. but he insisted that there
was a letter there for him. There was.
He went downstairs to take the bichlo-
ride Of mercury. There he opened the
letter. 1t contained SIS. He went out
and got a shave and something to eat
and decided not to kill himself
From then on he made good. Busi-
ness men became interested in his work.
The scope OF the society spread, and UP
to date It has placed something like
81. 900 men.
Al present there are more ex-convicts
out of work than there are Jobs to ac-
them. He stated that there
are 5000 ex-convicts in the United
States out of employment What he
wants 10 Jobs for these men before they
become a menace.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
PASSPORT SWINDLE
! PROVED EXTENSIVE
Thirty Aliens Give Evidence
of Paying as Much as S85
Each for Fakes.
VICTIMS EXPLAIN TRICK
Would-Be Emigrants Say They
Were Told They Could Not
Get Papers Easily.

Thirty men of the allen laborer class
who were so anxious to get back to
their homes In southeastern Europe that
they permitted swindlers to sell them
false passports for as much as ss5 each
when they could have gotten authentic
documents for 81. were examined yes
terday at the Federal Building in an
inquiry into what appeared to be an
extensive business in swindling emil
grants. Poorly dressed and speaking
English badly or not at all, the thirty
men had $4,000 among them.
The inquiry began two weeks ago
w1sn 100 Rumanians were taken from
the French liner Rochambeau. Most of
these had acquired passports in a legal
manner and were permitted to sail.
Others were detained and were In the
group at the Federal Building yesterday.
Altogether fifty men have been detained
a. material witnesses.
The rush of emigrants to Europe has
gained impetus as the number OF liners
catering TO commercial traffic has in
creased. The outflow has been confined
largely to natives OF the war stricken
countries OF southeastern Europe and of
the former provinces of the Austro-Hun-
garian Empire.
Gambler Cobb, Assistant United States
Attorney in charge OF the investigation,
SaI0 u group OF men IN new 1Orh city
and other groups in cities OF the middle
West had represented to men who APP
piled for steamship tickets that neces-
szry passports could be procured at
prices from $45 to $s5. The emigrants
were told It would be dificult, and prob
ably impossible, for them TO obtain pass
ports on their own applications.
The sellers OF the passports had OBJ
tained them at the ONCE of the consuls
OF European countries through dummies.
The men to whom they were sold were
required to pose as the persons named on
the document
The men who were detected using
false passports have been arrested ana
held, but the inquiry Is directed against
the men who profted through the Illicit
trafic.
Aliens may obtain passports at the
once of the consul OF their country by
going through the necessary forms and
paying from 81 TO 50.
Ignorant emtgrants have been victim
lied In other ways. Mr.. Cobb says One
swindler made q business OF collectins
rs cents from each emigrant entering
the pier from which a steamship was to
sail. Extortionate charges for money
exchange have been a practice. In the
case of natives of Transylvania, whose
allegiance has been transferred from
Austria to Rumania, a fee of so cents II
charged by the Rumanian Consul for
administering an oath. Swindlers have
been charging 81 TO administer this oath.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
MEXICO DOES NOT
HUNT CLAIMS HERE
No Agency to Consider Re-
uoit Debts.

DR.. Alferdo Caturegii, financial agent
Of the Mexican Government In New
York. denied yesterday that his Govern
ment has established an agency here for
the consideration or payment OF claims
arising out Of the revolutionary disturb
ances Of the last five years. He said at
his ONCE. 100 Broadway. the recently
published dispatches from washington
asserting that Mexico had established a
commission in this city for handling
such claims wau erroneous
The only information which has been
given to the public from his once. he
stated, was the advertisement headed
THE Truth About Mexico" which was
published In Mondays newspapers. He
pointed out this advertisement does not
assert that claims against the present
Government of Mexico should be pre-
sented through the financial agency in
New York, but merely calls attention to
the fact that such claims should be pre-
sented to the claims commission organ
lied to investigate such matters, and
which has been sitting since 1917.
The only purpose in the advertise
ment, Or. Caturegli said, is to call to the
attention OF the public the usefulness Of
his organization as q bureau of infor-
nation on Mexican matters generally.
Information as to the proper channels
through which claims should be for
warded will be given. as we'll as any
other data desired in regard to COM
mercial or economic matters in the
southern republic.
DR.. Caturegli added 1t was difficult to
understand why the United States Gov
eminent should advise the presentation
OF claims through the State Department
for the reason that such matters must,
under Mexican law. be passed upon by
the Mexican claims commission as
preliminary to settlement
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
BOY HURTS A CORN:
VICTIM FIGHTS COP
Finale to Subway Station Tur-
noH Is Fine of IS.

Joseph Sukon. a salesman Of 7e5
DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn, was waiting
On bench in the Canal street subway
station for train yesterday when a
small boy next to him wigyled his legs
and In one OF his movements struck
Sukon's foot 1t happened that the boy
touched corn. Sukon moved over a
few feet, but the boy kept on wiggling
and finally hit the corn again.
Sukon then arose and pushed the boy
forcibly away from the bench. The boy
sprung backward and landed against the
station wall. At the Same moment a
patrolman who had noticed the proceed
ings took a hand, or rather both, let
ting them fly alternately for Sukon's
Jaw. Sukon replied In kind. an the fight
waged over the platform until the po-
liceman won.
1t developed in the Tombs court that
the patroiman was the father of the
wiggly boy. After carefully reviewing
the evidence Magistrate FrothinRham
decided that a few corns were not sum
Gent reason for an attack on a small boy
and fined Sukon IS. Tho patrolman was
Peter Essig Of tho Bedford avenue sta.
ton