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The evening world., 1919-05-31
FIRE IMpERILS $50 WOMEN
AND CHILDREN At CONEY
Policemen Fight Flames and Rescue
Inmates Of Sea Breeze Home
Before Firemen Arrive.

More than $50 excited women and
frightened children filed safely out OF
the Sea Breeze Home. West 29th Street
and Surf Avenue. Coney Island, to-day,
when flames were discovered shooting
from the rafters at the east end OF the
frame structure. The cause Of the blaze
Is being Investigated.
Before the engines could respond to
tho alarm. Policeman Peter Daley and
Sergt. John Keyes OF the Coney Island
Station rushed to the Home and with
axes and the fire hose OF the Home
succeeded In putting out the blaze.
Excited residents living near the Home
sent In a call for the Police Reserves.
sergt. Keyes and PatrolmRn Daley
aided the nurses and mothers in the
Home In getting the children to places
OF safety. The Sea Breeze Home ID
maintained by charity organization
for poor mothers and their children OF
Greater New York.
The evening world., 1919-05-31
WOMAN FLYERS
TRIP FROM CAPITAL
SIMPLY perfect"
Mrs. Ernest E. Harmon Says
No More Autos or Rail-
road Trains for Her.

As far as Mrs. Ernest f. Harmon IL
concerned, Mr.. Hines can take bis
little old system OF railroads and
throw it-trains, rails and everything
right into the junk heap. In the
future Mrs. Harmon IL going to do all
her travelling via the air.
For to-day Mrs, Harmon Ia the
proud possessor OF the distinction Uf
being the first woman to fly from
Washington to New York. having
made the trip yesterday seated be-
side her husband, First Lieut. Ernest
E. Harmon. who was plotting 4 big
Martin bombing plane.
At the Vanderbilt Hotel. where Mrs.
Harmon went after the arrival OF the
machine at Mineola, she said to-day
that her trip had been simply per-
feet" She Is man-pardon. woman
enough to admit though that during
a certain part Of the flight she be-
came slightly airsick.
But" she added hurriedly, at was
quite worth II for ait -, 5ccause
Of strong head winds. the trip took
two Ours and eorty-tive minutes, It
was simply :.fect and am fully de-
&c - that in the future shall
travel by air only.
I'm fast I'=1 through now with auto
mobiles also. II .ubby comes around
on s"aGay with re little ..lvver I'll
I him r:--t back for TN oeroplane
and in I'll pile with our young hope
ful, the dog, the rat and - rutber
plant and off we'll go for a hop"
Mrs. HARMON was dressed in the
regulation air service Teddy Bear
suit and wore helmet and goggles.
The air, she says, was perfect until
they were over Philadelphia when
cross currents appeared and from
there on the big plane Joggled about
like a cork in a whirlpool. II was
then that she got airsick and Lieut..
Harmon and the other passengers
admit that they became slightly
saueamish also.
Mrs. Harmon and her husband,
who live In Washington. will return
10 that city tomorrow in the bomber.
With them will go Col Robert Z.
O'Brien. Col. William c. Sherman
and Major Raycroft Walsh, who
made the trip with them to this
city.
The evening world., 1919-05-31
VERDICT FOR SOCIETY WOMAN
IN $4,000 SLANDER SUIT
Miss Irene Lewisohn Acquitted of
Charge Made by Mother of Girl
in Formers Dancing Class

Miss Irene Lewisohn. society wo-
man and bankers daughter. OF No.
43 Fifth Avenue, was to-day awarded
a judgement OF S1OS.45 against Mrs.
Jennie Batkin. mother OF Rose Bat
kin, a thirteen-year-old dancing
prodigy to whom Miss Lewisohn has
been teaching in the Neighborhood
playhouse founded by the Lewisohn
family.
The judgment Is for costs in a suit
against the society woman for $4,000
damages for alleged slanderous state
ments made by Miss Lewisohn about
Rose. Thieves had pIlfered purses
and Jewelry from wraps loft in the
coat room and in an effort to trap the
thieves a decoy purse was placed in
the pocket OF coat OF Miss Mabel
Moore, also an instructress. II Is all
legged that Rose Batkin handled the
coat and afterwards II was found that
the purse had disappeared.
Miss Lewisohn questioned the girl
and then called on her mother 'in the
true interests of the child" to use
Miss Lewisohn's own phrase.
The mother alleged that Miss
Lewisohn called her daughter a thief
and accused her OF stealing the purse.
The society woman's attorneys con-
tended that Miss eLwisohn had not
made the accusations publicly and
there was no slander and the court
accepted this view. dlsmlssing the
complaint and assessing costs against
Mrs. Batkn.
The evening world., 1919-05-31
PHONE COMPANIES
FACING A CRISIS,
CONGRESS IS TOLD
A. T. & T. Official Says U. S.
Control Caused Large De-
mandS for More Paw.

WASHINGTON. May st.-Govern-
ment control Of the telephone and
telegraph properties resulted in
larger demands for wage increases
than would have been made IL tele-
phone and telegraph companies had
continued under private operation, N.
c. Kingsbury, Vice President OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company told tho House Interstate
Commerce Committee to-day at its
hearings on legislation for return OF
the wires.
Under this public operation has
the Government received anything
that II would not have received from
private operationY' Mr.. Kingsbury
was asked.
II know Of nothing" was the reply.
Declaring telephone companies ARE
facing a crisis" Mr.. Kingsbury urged
that Congress in returning the COM
panies pass legislation continuing the
Government fixed rates, both inter-
state and intrastate. until proper au-
thorities might determine whether
they were just. without this leglsla-
tion, he said. the companies would
suffer heavy loss.
Committeeman expressed doubt that
Congress could fix rates to be en-
forced after the proclamation OF
peace, but Mr.. Kingsbury said he be-
lieved It could be done under Con-
gress's war powers, as conditions
brought about by the war still would
exist.
Mr.. Kingsbury presented a copy OF
proposed bill which would guarantee
to the telephone companies compensa-
ton for the period under Federal con-
troll and also the continuation OF pres
ent rates. The Governments deficit
In operating the Bell telephone sys-
TEN is approximately Sg,00O.0O0, Mr..
kingsbury said, due to the fact that
the Government could not get the
rates increased in time to meet higher
operating costs.
Edward Reynolds, General Manager
Of the Postal Tclegraph-Cab Com
pany, asked for immediate return OF
the company's property without RENE
dial legislation and opposed legisla-
ton keeping present fates in effect
, He said the public Is paying extra
charges Of from $50, 900 to 375. 900 day
on telegraph service.
The evening world., 1919-05-31
$4,000 SOLDIERS
BACK THIS MONTH
BEAT OUT-GO MARK
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order the rolling stock and tracks
which had given out under the strain,
with no men or materials for restor-
ing them.
AT La Rochelle n plant for assem-
bling cars shipped knocked down
from the United States was erected:
a similar plant for assembling loco
motives was established at St Naz-
aire. After time locomotlvesl eom-
pletely built were shipped to st. Nag
aire to save time and labor; these
we're carried on special ships. In
spite OF the enormous shipments of
materials there was never a time
when there was any prospect of a
surplus over the urgent needsNof the
army"
As an example of the extent OF the
work undertaken. Gen. Atterbury
mentioned the project at Gievres,
where 2s4 miles Of track we're
planned. with 1.ls2 turnouts or sid
ings over 100000 square feet Of
covered warehouses and over 10. 900, 900
square feet OF open storage sp-ce.
More than half OF this big yard had
been finished when the armistice was
signed. The plant covered 1900 acres.
This was only one of the centres OF
the American Army, each OF which
was bigger than anything OF the sort
the world had ever known.
Other passengers on the Rotterdam
were Herbert il. Brooker and Alex
ander Legge. attaches OF the Ameri-
can Peace Commission: h. ],
Boremdsz OF the Dutch Legation al
Washington. Gen. L. Melln, physi-
clan to the Belgian royal family; Prof
L. Noef OF Liege University. a Lieu
tenant Colonel in tho Belgian Army:
Francis II. do Schodmhole. a Siberian
delegate to the Peace Conferences
Thomas A. Wilson, Chicago packer;
Arthur @. Leonard. President OF the
Union Stockyards in Chicago. and
Bunji Sijiki OF the Japanese Fedora
ltion OF Labor, who has been at the
Peace Conference and will attend the
convention OF the American Fedora
tion OF Labor at Atlantic City next
week.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Leonard hav,
been studying food conditions in Ger
many. Italy and France. They fount
the fat and meat situation in Ger
many critical. they said. and in i,
area OF fifteen Squire miles fount
there was an average OF but one ar
a half head OF cattle, one horse ant
one hog to the square mile.
The evening world., 1919-05-31
NTREATY IS READY FOR PRESENTA7TON NEXT MONDAY

Major Raoul Llifberry, who was
killed. and Capt. James Norman Hall,
author OF "Kitchener's Mob" Among
the aces who came back on the
Louisville were II. weir Cook OF In
diana, Sam Kaye OF Mississippi, and
Joseph Dawson. Willie Palmer and
John Jeffers OF Los Angeles.
A committee headed by Eddie
Rlckenbacker was to have met the
Louisville, but failer to connect
However. Capt. Eddie will preside at
a dinner to be given for his boys next
Tuesday night by the American Fly
ing Club.
The cath Pursuit Squadron hrst
went into action on Feb. 27, at Cha
teau- -Thierry and their especial
''meat" was Richthofen's Flying CIR
Gus. with which they batued from
the start followed them TO Rheims
and finished them at the Argonne.
He was succeeded by Capt James
Norman Hall, who was followed by
Capt. Rickenbacker. Major Reed M.
Chambers brought the flyers home.
Major Chambers has been awarded
the d. s. c. four times. He wears
also the French ross Of War and has
been decorated by the Legion Of
Honor. Out OF the men who returned
all but twenty have been decorated
|, Besides the cath, the Louisville had
aboard 1897 military passengers, tho
Cd. eth and 9Th Photo Sections; s2d.
2sth. Tooth and 2lsth Aero SQUAD
rons: gath Evacuation Hospital, SSth
Base Hospital. Company c. 6O1st
Engineers, and twelve casual officsrs.
More than 10000 soldiers will gee
ir to-day II all the transports arrive.
which would bring the arrivals for
the week up to approximately $4,000.
The Yosemite docked last night at
Bush Terminal with 81 men Of the
Ordnance Convoy. The Pueblo docked
with more than 1900 troops aboard.
The other ships due to-day are:
The X L Luckenbdch, Bordeaux.
2.sS3 men. including tho goth Engi-
necrs Headquarters Detachment 10Th
Battalion and Medical Detachment,
SO3d supply Train Headquarters and
Ne dical Dctacbments. Companies A to
f. inclusive. the 5s3d Casual Com
pany Of New York.
The Lancaster, Bordeaux. has 2016
officers and men, Including the 30oth
infantry, one casual company and
two civilians.
The evening world., 1919-05-31
ELSIE JANIS BACK
AFTER TWO YEARS
WITH DOUGHDOYS
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correspondent, has written one recol-
lection OF the work Of Miss Janis:
"on a stormy night In the spring
OF 1917 Miss Janis set about 5000
American soldiers wild with en-
thuslasm by a sensational entry into
an impromptu place OF entertainment
back OF the lines on the s o s. The
town. II memory functions correctly.
was Nevers. The place selected for
the entertainment, TO be given by
Miss Janis, with the aid OF a volun-
teer soldier pianist. was an immense
railroad repair shop.
1.-THE audience sat on machlr %
or on the concrete moor or swarmed
alott and perched on cranes or the
beams supporting the arched roof.
The little stage was built over a rail-
road track running down Ie middle
OF the shop.
when the audience was assembled
there was heard Just outside the
hoarse moot OF an American locomo-
tive. The big doors swung open and
in moved a majestic Baldwin engine
with Elsie Janis, dressed in white and
waving two American flags, riding on
the cowcatcher. The American loco
motive proceeded along the track to
the stage and Elsie stepped off,
turned a couple OF handsprings and
start d in TO g - a song, but II was
tea minutes before she could be heard
in the tumult OF applause. She was
the first entertainer to invade thai
area"
Miss Janis wound up her publiC
service by giving two entertainment
to the S1Oth Sanitary Train and the
1900 casuals who returned on tn,
Rotterdam.
"And now." she said. I'm tired. II
say. And | am going home to Tarry
town and put my feet on tho mantel
piece and rest"
Two tugs Allied with friends of tn
actress went down the bay to NEE
the Rotterdam. They had big Wei
come Home Elsie" streamers alonI
tho rails. They did not get nea
enough TO the steamship for Mis-
Janis TO see who her friends were
but She said she thought II was al
together nice Of them to be 30 cordla-
The evening world., 1919-05-31
PREMIER U. S. AIR UNIT
RETURNS ON LOUISVILLE
DAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker to Wei
come His Famous Flyers at
Dinner Tuesday.

The transport Louisville slipped
in from Brest at SIS A. NJ. to-day.
twenty four hours ahead OF time, with
one Of the most famous American
outfits of the War-Capt Eddie
Rickenbacker's cath Pursuit Squad
ron. the first pursuit squadron on
the American front which brought
down sixty-nine German planes and
many observation balloons. and lost
ten killed. fve wounded and three
taken prisoner.
This OUTFIT, which was command
ed by Americas ace OF aces. Capt.
Rickenbacker. adopted the red,
white and blue hat in the ring in
sigma. which soon :ame disagree
ably and frequently familiar TO the
Germans. Machines so marked had
the credit OF bringing down the first
and last German planes bagged dur
ing American participation in the
war.
| Among the aieFs In the saith wsr'
The evening world., 1919-05-31
WIDOW ENDS LIFE IN GRIEF
FOR SOLDIER HUSBAND
Daughter of VIM. J. WolguS Was
Proprietress of Yum Yum Cafe.
in Greenwich Village.

Sorrow due to the death on a return
ing transport of her husband. Sergeant
Clarence II. Smith. caused Mrs. Mar
garet wilgus Smith. proprietess OF the
Yum Yum Cafe at No. 1874 West Fourth
Street, the heart OF Greenwich Village,
20 cimmlt suicide. Aileen aLne, an art
student. and James Sloan. an artist.
found her in the apartment at No. IL
West Eighth Street, gas flowing from
floor Jet
VIM. ]. wilgus. OF No. 1855 Broadway
her father, and other priends told Pa
trolman Frank Crepeau Of the Mercer
Street Station she had threatened "a
/ XIII herself. The medical examiner pro
| nounced II suicide. She Is survived BY
, two children. living with friends In New
| Jersey. Sergt. Smith was buried with
military honors at White Plains II
March.
The evening world., 1919-05-31
BELMONT PARK ENTRIES.
BELMONT PARK RACE TRACK.
NEW YORK. May 3l.-The entries for

BELMONT PARK RACE TRACK.
NEW YORK. May 3l.-The entries for
Manday's races are aA follows:
FTItST RACE-Three- AI-okis and upsard )
is. liz; Talior Maid -iOI; Glcnn. los: sHdSls
:Pcs.HPS III; 'Rslirinssr, III !; TrS6y., Us;
SDCoSD RAohi-TnrseyeaI- -ohis and u1Eard :
cooditionA; one mile.-BridemAn, 90 Bro;%A,
10: Eslulman lu3; Ralstade, tl0; Twiford ~:
King Plaudit iO5; War spirit, 100: CosAEnlc.
GS YintS Y%u2 a. 49, 49, fsnso% ES%SS Es Mad i & &
chase. 10: Lon DIOR, ia; Marhon %. 90;
GIoon5 GtH. 100; Crystal Ford. 100: Jock 30 4
10: paydue. ltrl Myoming ITO.
THIRD TlACE--Nill dlnae later.
FOURTH fACE-The BoannstOWn HandcAl
three-year-ohs and UPWARD: 0ne mile and . AK-
teenth.-Trunpe Ia Mort, LIS: CnmroE iO6:
Pastoral swain, o.; Wyoming, 90; oSno1n Sof.
vi FTIerH eTaf'"niA "RniAoBE-VOu,.yr.I-ol- and uv-.w.
claiming; one mile, and a HiIteenth, ,-Klns Johh
haddyis Choice. los 'African Arruw. 100; kasin'
iOs. 'Roh4rr Ius Mis- Brn O9 PrincdEa' itH:
i'oacher los: Beneyolent los. Jewoilsr. iOl
SIXTH RACE-Naidens; tWo-ysar-olds; fvs
hirlnnpl straight. .--Amenin 1l5; IeViHthan, libl
sammy ilb: Kingb Chammiun, i16; Olan Hnht
ii5. SulEsltnte li2: SimplctOn. llb: PaWnee ~
ii2; LADY Brighton, liz; Penelopa. i12; DSsi..
doR. ll5; Game Chick. 1l2; Bad Bed. AmsEisan
"'"'A "Apprsntice ALLOWANCE chained.
weatipr clear, Track fast
The evening world., 1919-05-31
NC-4 AVERlGED UNDER
10 KNOTS An HOUR
SAYS NAVY DEPARTMENT
Daaiels Sends Congratulations to
Read-PIane May Be Placed
IN National Museum.

WASHINGTON. May sl.--The Amer
ioan naval trsnsAtlnntic night which b.
ran At Roadway Beach. Long Island.
May 9. was successfully completed to-
day with the arrival OF the Nc-i at
'Aop" from FerrOl. Spain.
Announcement that Lieut. Com
mander Albert c. Reads plane. the sole
survivor OF the squadron Of three. had
reached England was sent 70 the Navy
DEPARTMENT by Vioe-Admlral Knapp. II
London The time given In the meg
saee. i-3s p. NJ, confused officials here.
WHO wero unable to estimate the actual
time Of the last leg OF the hight
zhe Nc-t left FerrOi at AT A. NJ.
Washington time. and reached Ply
mouth at S.as A. NJ. averaging under 20
knots.
Aftsr restnE at Plymouth. comman-
der Read and his crew viii 70 to Paris
hE direction Of President Wilson to give
Allied onlosra attending the aviation
conference thsre an account Of their
voyage The NC+ meanums probably
win be taken apart for shipment TO the
Unlted States II may eventually be
placed IN the National Museum hers.
After news came OF the arrival Of the
Nc-l Secretary Daniels sent this mes-
aage 70 Commander Read:
IAN the people OF America are happy
ever your sucoassful night. which has
been an epoch-maiinE event In the his
tory Of the world. Ny cohEratuls tiOns
and greetings and good wishes"
Congratulations to Commander Read
and his crow and the Naval Air Service
have been sent by the British Admiralty
through Admiral Knapp. The Admlrars .
letter was quoted In the following cable
gram from Admiral Knapp. received at
the Department to-day;
IN a letter from the British Ad-
miraltY they state that this morning q
news brings the spoch-mAking intelli-
ganes that the space between AmericS
ana Europe has now been successfully
sDanned by air by way OF the Azores
Il V with great pleasure that thell
I.ordships have learned OF this success
and they desire me to offer their con
rrafunatlons TO the crew Of the seaplAn'
Nc-l and to the United States NavA
Air Service OF the hne achievement"
Here are the men who left Rocka
way Beach. May and who as a re
sult OF their success will 20 down Il
history a. the pioneers In blazing a
AR trail from the United states 1
Bngiand;
Commanding officer. Lieut. Com
mander A. c. Read.
.tlot Lieut. II. n. Stone.
Pilot Lieut. 0unior gradel W. Hin
ton.
Radio operator. Ensign n. C. Rodd.
Engineer. Chief Mechanic Rhodes
ana Reserve pilot engineer. Lieut.
T. DEeeaa
N when commandsf Read let his bi
ssAplans slide down on ~ water
The evening world., 1919-05-31
IS BOYS FELL GUARD,
FLEE ISLAND PRISON,
AND ARE RECAPTURED
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Policeman John +. sheehan dlved
from re launch and saved him. ~
the boys were taken aboard the
launch and returned to the Island.
In the meantime n searching party
led By Fred c. HelblnE. Chief
Parole omcer. and Major william
o'Keefe, Parole onicer. had discov-
cred the hiding place OF the eight bJys
in the hospital adjunct They were
defiant until revolvers wers nrsd into
the air. and then surrendered. The
remaining fugitive had fallen into a
marsh and sunk almost 10 his chin
when discovered.
cAREFREE BAND. WHISTLE AND
siNo IN CELL
They were a carefres lot despite
the experiences Of the night and the
grave charges against them In the
East 12Sth Street station they
whistied and sang and begged cigar
cites.
The boys who escaped, their ag~s,
their homo address and the offenses
for which they were confined arei
Louis ID. Dominica. Is, No. tss
Adelphi Street, Brooklyn. petty lar
ceny: william Grogan, IS, No. eSt
Sixth Avenue. highway robbery;
Henry Kelley. 10. No. sss 81. Nicho-
las Avenue. heroln In his possession;
Angelo apano. II. No. 52i East 18th
Street, petty larceny; Frederick Gala
mio. II, No. 2ls East seth Street, pct
ty larceny; Jerold p. Pontusoo, II.
No. as West Goth Street possessing
a revolver: Frank Franciotto, l6. No.
$50 Hamilton Street, Long Island
City. petty larceny
Frank Di Marco. 10. No. 200 East
l03d Street. violation Of Sullivan
Law; Jacob orgen. ~. No. 80 Attor-
ney Street. violation OF parole; lsa-
dore Joroslxy. l6. No. l7Ss Prospect
Place. Brooklyn. stealing an auto:
Leo schulmAn. 10. No. S45 sacSman
Street, Brooklyn. petty larceny;
Joseph Quinn. II. No. 81 Grand Street.
Brooklyn. grand laroeny; John MAJ
zeio. 10, No. Sse Columbia Street.
Brooklyn, petty larceny; Harry
Lucltasik. n. No. 1890 Second Avenue.
petty larceny; william corletti. ls.
No. II Lafayette Avenue, New Ro-
chelle. petty larceny.
Dominica and the fourteen boys
who escaped with him were arraiRnsd
before Magistrate Koenig la the Har-
lem Court this morning on a short
affidavit charging them with felonious
assault. Chief Parole Onicer Freder-
ick G. Helling asked for an adjourn
ment OF two weeks and the case was
postponed until June 16. A certificate
was presented from DR.. Nelson A.
Craw showing that Keeper Downs Is
suffering from concussion OF the
brain, a possible fracture OF the skull
and lacerations. The defendants were
held without bail.
The evening world., 1919-05-31

get him to sign the treaty than Count
Won Brockdorff- Rantzau.
'Tf our opponents sincerely wish
peace" he continued. there is only one
way--to amend the unacceptable and
unfinable stipulations OF the treaty"
The evening world., 1919-05-31
BROKER HELD INCOMPETENT
Friend ApPoInted Committee %
Person Of John ~. stevens.

John II. Stevens. a member OF the
Consolidated Stock Exchange. was de-
clared incompetent to-day by a jury in
Justice F. Il. Dclahanty's part OF the
Supreme Court. The proceedings we're
brought by J. r. Goodell OF Peabody.
Mass, a wealthy friend. Stevens lives
at No. l73 West 18th Street. He is now
in the Rivercrest Sanltarium. w. A.
Waldron an old friend OF the incompc-
tent. testified that Stevens labored un-
der the hailucination that he owned All
the railroads in the United States and
all the seats on the Consolidated Ex-
change. Waldron was appointed com =
mittee OF his person.