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New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Swami Gives Opinion
On Gambling in Clubs

Replying to questions asked of him
recently by Police Inspector Dominick
Henry of the Fourth Inspection Dis
trict regarding gambling in clubs. and
as to what constitutes "common qamh-
lers,' District Attorney Swami yester-
oay sent letter to the inspector ex-
plaln1ng that the test was whether
there was gambling in club "as a
mere 'hcldent OF activities or as the
"A part of the letter is as follows:
answering your inquiry, it seems
70 nave been held by the Court of Ap-
pee Peals IN People VS.. Bright (203 N. Y.
!o) that the members of club. or their
invited guests, who occasionally par
ticlpatc IN games of draw poker at the
club and do not make an hah;+'aI a
practice of such participation as a
money making pursuit, and who nar. "
t1clpate in the game on equal terms
with the other players and do not de-
rive any benefit from the game through
the medium of what is known os a
KITTY or the like, are not common
gamblers within the meaning of No
91O of the penal law. 'N'
neither those who maintain a c1uh
ior the special purpose of card p]av-
lne ,0r money are guilty of keeping a
gamDi1ng house presents a different
question, and it would seem that Tho
malntalnence of club or other place
lor tnat special purpose even though
no proht is derived from it would cnn.
ss,ltute the offence of keeping a place
Tor gambling on the part Of those Who
MAINTAIN 1T Penal Law No. 973)."
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Edge Signs Bill to
Acquire Property
For Hudson Tube
Jersey Governor Telegraphs
Smith of His Move and
Urges Action by N. Y;
ApprovesDelaware Bridge

TRENTON, April S.--The Hudson
River traffic tunnel and the Delaware
River traffic bridge projects advanced
to- day when Governor Edge, late this
afternoon, approved the bills which
provide for actual work on the acquisi-
ton of the property needed for both
undertakings.
In signing the bills, Governor Edge
said the improvements they called for
had been the principal pledge Of his
inaugural message.
Simultaneously with the approval of
New Jerseys bills, word was received
here that the tunnel bill had been for
warded by the New York State Legis-
laturo to Governor Smith for his con-
Sproul and the Legislature have already
agreed on the form and extent which
their bridge bill shall take.
This afternoon Governor Edge sent
the following telegram to Governor
Smith, of New York:
ct is with much qualification that
approved the legislative act providing
for New Jerseys partnership with
New York in constructing q vehicular
tunnel under the Hudson River. APP
preparation of one million dollars has
been included in the regular appropria-
ton bill. have hopes for the benefit to
the entire nation of the closer relation
ship thus made possible between our
two great commemorative. The day
has gone for attempting to balance
benefits. Both states demand this
modern type of communication and l
am confident you will join with us in
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Brooklyn Man Dies
After Escape From Fire
Several Occupants of Apartment
Building Overcome: Damage
Estimated at $4,000

Weakened by influenza, Andrew r
Carroll, aged 63, proofreader of "The
New York Times" dropped dead yes
terday, after he had fought his way
through smoke from the top floor Of
the four-story fat building at II Pine
apple Street, Brooklyn, where fire
caused damage estimated at $4,000.
a number Of other occupants Of the
building were overcome.
Mrs. John Lecscha, 60 years old,
was found unconscious in a top floor
apartment by Patrolman Steiner, of
the Poplar Street station, who carried
her down burning stairways safely.
The fire started in bundles OF pa
pers in the cellar, according to fire
men; The building, owned by Solus
Saad, Persian merchant, was occu-
pied largely by night workers, and
most OF them we're asleep when the
policeman noted volumes Of smoke is
suing from the windows
Carroll was one Of these. He fol-
lowed Steiner down the stairs. and
made his way to the street, where
he gasped as he emerged from the
smoke, and fell dead. He leaves a
widow and one son.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
U. S. Will Deport Forty
Radicals in Leavenworth
Special Correspondence


LEAVENWORTH, Kan. April s.
warrants calling for the deportation of
forty radicals now in the Federal peni-
tentlary here were served to- day by
an immigration officer
Twelve OF the men are among the
thlrty-seven members of the / w. w.
recently aditmted to bail pending a
rehearing of their cases before the
United States Circuit Court of An
peals at Chicago. All the warrants call
Tor deportation at the expiration of tho
sentences now being served.
The members of the /. w. w. against
whom the warrants were served are:
Charles Ashleigh, Chicago, journalist:
kagnar Johnson, organizer Of construc-
ton workers; Louis PARENT, San Fran
cisco known as an anarchists: Loo
Laukki, anti-draft agitator; John Av-
ia, editor of an anarchist newspaper at
Paterson, N j.; Vladimir Lossieff, Rus
sian exile and anarchist; Walter TneT
secretary of Philadelphia union:
Charles Plain, Chicago, organizer Of
agricultural workers; Fred Nelson,
soap box radical; Charles Rothfischer
editor of Hungarian weekly at chi,
cago; Francis Miller, textile worker
and radical agitator, and Sierfried
Sternberg, radical orator.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Proposal of Growers to
Limit Output to Raise
Prices Brings Charge of
Possible Trust Activity
Both Sides Ask Advice
Todd Admits Receiving Let
tcrs, but Won't Talk;
Follows Allen Discussion
NeD York Tribnne
Washtu atom Bure1u

" VdShnQtOn bureau
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The con
troversy between the Southern Cotton
Growers Association and Governor
Henry j. Allen, Of Kansas, over the
movement to limit the production OF
cotton to force up prices is embar-
RAISING the Administration, it de-
veloped here to-day.
The Department of Justice has been
called upon by irate consumers of
cotton goods to prosecute the associa-
tion under the Sherman antitrust law.
in addition to letters demanding gov
ernment action the department., it was
learned, has received numerous let
ters from members Of the association
lnquiring whether their proposal is
in violation of the antitrust laws.
G. Carroll Todd, assistant ATTORNEY
General, to-day admitted that both
sides in the cotton growing contro-
versy have been writing letters to the
department.
What are you going to do about
it?" Mr.. Todd was asked.
II have nothing to say" he replied
Mr.. Todd explained that the letters
have only just been received and that
it would be improper to discuss what
the attitude of the department will be.
The impression here is that the Ad-
ministration will do nothing by way of
prosecuting the alleged violation of,
the Sherman law. Everybody, even the
Northern Democrats, admit that the
South is in the saddle" In other
words, the cotton growers are in con-
troll. When price fixing was an issue
early in the war they mustered enough
strength to block any legislative or
administrative action that would have
reduced their profits, and so far as can
be seen from here nothing has hap
pened to lessen their power over the
Administration.
The cotton combine question prob
ably never would have been forced on
the Department of Justice had not the
president of the association, in the
heat of anger over Aliens charges,
challenged the Kansas Governor to
joint debate. He insisted the cotton
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Child Welfare To Be
Topic of Experts
OF Four Countries
France, England, Belgium
and U. S. Will Be Repre-
sented at Conferences To
Be Held in American Cities
Netc York Tribune
Wdshin 1toh Bureau


WASHINGTON. April s.-Thc Chill
dren's Bureau Of the Department Of
Labor is arranging for a series Of con-
ferences to be held in New York, Chi
cago, Boston and San Francisco IN May
to discuss the problems Of education,
health and recreation do they concern
children, from the point Of view of the
lessons taught by the war. Leaders in
these fields will participate.
Miss Alice Masaryk, the daughter Of
President Masaryk, Of Czecho- -Slovakia,
has accepted the invitation of the Sec
retary Of Labor to take part in the
conferences. Miss Masaryk was stu
dent of social conditions in the United
States ten years ago. At the outbreak
of the great war she was arrested and
imprisoned by the Austro- Hungarian
government A committee of influcn-
tial Americans was active in the inter-
national campaign which resulted in
her release.
Other guests will be Sir Arthur
the chief medical officer
of the British Local Government Board.
whose work in Great Britain resulted
in lowering of the infant death rate
during the war; r. C. Davidson. chief
Of the Juvenile Labor Exchanges. and
Mrs. Eleanor Bartcn. wife of a Labor
me- mber of Parliament and herself rep
resenting the Woman's Cooperative
Guild of England, which has had i'm
portant experience in the protection
Of infancy and maternity.
Pierre Hamp, representing the
French Ministry of Labor; DR.. C. Mu-
on, who had charge of the day nurser
es maintained by the French govern
nent in connection with the munition
actories, and Mile. Valentine Thomson.
EDITOR of LA Vie Feminine" are to be
he French delegates.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

Socialist members, issued a statement
last night in which he charged Alder
man Kenneally with attempting to
throttle the Socialist movement in New
York and set precedent for the nation
at large"
"The Kaiser and the Gar" said the
statement, "would have decorated men
OF the type of Mayor Hylan and Mr..
kenneally. That a resolution such as
this could be conceived in a bodv that
looks upon the Declaration of Indepen-
sdence as sacred document is hard to
believe. 1t speaks volumes as to how
reactlonary our so-called Democratic
party is."
Earlier in the day the Socialist Alder
men, in a letter to Mayor Hylan.
branded as Sensational and imam
matory falsehood'' his statement that
some persons addressing meetings in
foreign language have been "preaching
murder and destruction"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

grower should have thirty-fve cents
for his product and said the only way
to get it would be to reduce produc-
ton Thirty y-tive-ccnt cotton, accord
ing to Governor Ailen, is the same as
1925 a bushel for wheat.
No wheat farmer imagines his prod
uct ever will bring 1925 bushel again,
and quite naturally he isn't anxious
to pay that kind of price for the
cotton goods which his family wears.
So Governor Allen, who knows the
farmer pretty we'll, didn't accept the
challenge to debate the cotton question.
Instead he replied in effect:
you don't want to debate with me.
What you want to do is to make peace
with the Department of Justice"
1t wasn't long after THIS until the
Department of Justice began hearing
about the cotton combination in re-
straint of production. 1t is regarded
as likely the department will hear a
lot more on this subject when mem
bers of Congress from the North and
Middle West return for the special
session.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Burr's Opinion Asked ON
Barring Alien Meetings
Aldermen Send Proposed Ordi.
nance to Committee for
Legal Light

The Board of Aldermen yesterday
passed the question of suppressing
foreign language meetings in the city
on to it's Committee on General We'll
fare. with instructions that the COM
mittee confer with Corporation Coun-
sci Burr before taking action. The
matter was brought before the Board
in letter from Mayor Hylan and
an ordinance drafted by William P.
Kenneally, majority leader.
Mayor Hylan's letter suggested the
passage of an ordinance prohibiting
meetings in a foreign tongue for the
abuse Of the government or meetings
held by or under the auspices of any
person or persons not citizens of the
United States. Alderman Kenneally's
measure, if passed, would make the
owner of a hall liable to punishment
should he permit such meeting.
Alderman Algernon Lee. leader of tho
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Cotton CroUers Start
Organization to Force
Lifting of u. S. Embargo

DALLAS, Tex, April s.--Supplement-
ing resolutions adopted by the Texas
Cotton Conference, declaring that the
Secretary Of Agriculture Of the United
States had assisted in forcing down the
price of cotton, and that the control of
movement and marketing of cotton by
Bernard Baruch was antagonistic to
the interests of the cotton growers. N.
A. Shaw, chairman of the conference.
announced to-day that q movement had
begun to organize Southern farmars to
force the removal of the cotton en-
barge.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Literary Lights
Glow at Dinner of
Authors League
Painters and Sculptors and
Actresses N Everybody
Make Merry at Sherry's;
S. Leacock "Ovates" Self

Up on Mount Olympus last night the
nine immortal muses. had their first
night off in years. Almost all that is
brightest and wittiest and most gifted
in American art, literature, music and
sculpture was happily dining and dane
ing in Shcrry's, at Fifth Avenue and
Fortyfourth Street, the guest of the
Authors League of America.
About 500 persons were present
Frank Crowinshield, editor Of "Vanity
Fair" was the toastmastcr. The dinner
was gorgeous revel Of all the auth
ors Of "best sellers" and their wives
or husbands. There was a gathering Of
personages whose names shine in cleo
trlc lights, on magazine indexes and
covers. In the crush of artists pro-
ceeding to the banquet hall. where the
names were being called out, there was
Mary Roberts Rhnehart calling fran
ticaliy to John Drew. There was Irving
Cobb, leaning lanquidly against q rail
ing, and Fannie Hurst, all in green.
talking to Stephen Leacock. Victor
Herbert and Wallace Irwin and Mrs.
Wallace Irwin and F. P. A. strolled by.
Wallace Morgan was just in front of
them. RoardInan Robinson, with an
other platoon of writer's and PLAYERS.
followed. George Creel and Blanche
ANohcu III Dut OcClQo0 TO come
back later. So did many other eel
ebrities.
A. E. Thomas. the playwright. was
first to speak He ascended the dizzv
eminencc of a banquet chair. Aupus-
tus Thomas had the floor also. But A
r. won. He explained, "Augustus is
2, dramatlst, while l am playwright.
He defined an editor as one who rc-
ceived large sums of money for seeing
That other writer's receive small sums
Alma Gluck thanked the authors for
writing books she could read on con
cert tours.
Stephen Leacock, professor of eco
nomics at Harvard and a writer of
note, was cheered lightly when he
arose, Are there any reporters here"
ne called. "If SO, let it be known that
was cheered. Say the cheers rose
and swelled and roared until the
speaker had to quiet the din"
Julla Arthur rose from her chair near |
Rupert Hughes and Maxfield Parrish
and Rudolph Evans, the SCULPTOR. and
urged the writers to give more serious
-hought to the moving pictures "The
moving pictures need you and America
needs the moving pictures. They have
;ome to take vital part in our life"
she said. Phillip Gibbs was speaker,
'ut the hour was late already.
There were about one hundred guests
II honor from the theatrical profession.
Many writer's and artists still in the
uniform of this country and the Allies
we're among the visitors.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
FOch Helped British
Prepare Before Var

I ONDON, April 8.-At dinner
which the members of the houses
of Parliament are to give soon after
Easter in honor Of General Sir Henry
Wilson, chief Of the Imperial General
Staff, the following letter from Mar
shall Foch will be read:
Long before the war General
Wilson and | worked together to pre-
pare for the struggle against the
German peril, which we both foresaw.
1t is due to the success of his mobili-
zation arrangements and his careful
and detailed plans for transporting
troops that the British army was able
to arrive quickly on the field of battle
as soon as the government had come
to decision "
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
AutOnaOtiues

A number of soldiers, physically dis
abled in service, are learning at the
West Side Y. M. c. A. achool to be
automobile mechanics and machine tool
operators. There are thirty-iive men
of this class at work. In addition.
about twenty-five or thirty men are
taking the regular automobile course
and some others are working at learn
ing repairs. The government paws for
the instruction Of the men from recon.
structlon funds administered by the
ton ""e"
?, me !, work is under the direction of
II. Clifford Brokaw. The West Side =
! NJ. l. A. mobile school turned ont
about $500 students last year. and tho
course was completed in thorough
style IN almost every case.
- The second part of the Brooklyn
automobile az; show opened last nieHt
This~is the section devoted to commer. snr.
cial cciia vehicles, trailers and the like
More than 100 trucks, Representing
ABOUT thirty different makes. ara on
exhibition. This is the third occasion
upon which the Brooklyn dealers have
a'SMeHpted separate motor truck show.
me passenger car section, which
ciosed Saturday night. achieved a com
plete success, attracting greater intcr-
est, resulting in more business than
ever before in the history of Brooklvn
motor vehicle exhibitions.
The Morton W. Smith Company has
taken over the distribution and export
OF the bessemer motor truck, made in
Groye City, Penn. Trucks are made in
i, ~, q. . "a and ton capacities, with
varying whcelbase lengths and bodv
types. The Smith company viii cory cory
tInue its service department at l9s-
West Fifty-second Street, the present
station of the Federal Motor Truck
Company OF New York. C.E.T.S.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Foe of u. S. Made Head
Of Mexican Treasury

MEXICO CITY, April s.-Thc rosig-
nation of Rafael Nieto, who for four
years has held the post of Under Sec
retary Of the Treasury, and who for
more than year has been in full
charge of the department, was accept
cd yesterday by President Carranza.
Luis Cabrera, former Secretary of the
Treasury, has been named to fiji the
position, and will take the oath of Of
flee on Wednesday.
schor Nieto is expected to enter tho
campaign for the Governorship of the
State Of San Luis Potosi
Cabrera is regarded in Washington
as one Of the bittcrcst enemies of the
United States in Mexico
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
NoraCegians Chafe at
British Censorship

CHR1STIANA, April s.-There is
increasing irritation in Nor
wegian business circles because mail
between Norway and the United
States has to pass through the Brit
ish censorship, which causes a delay
Of from four to six weeks. Direct
steamers leaving here several times
weekly could carry the mail to the
United States in twelve days.
The cable service by way Of Eng
land also causes much delay. Business
men here believe it could be obviated
by the opening Of the transatlantic
wireless station at Stavanger, which
is ready for operation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
Obituary.

George Charles Glendening was
born September 20, 1864, and some
years later while yet boy he was
confirmed in the Lutheran church OF
Abilene, Kan. Through influence OF
his unday school teacher, c. H. Lee
bold, Of Lebold & Fisher, he was APP
pointed to responsible position I'm
their bank Hhis banking ability was
soon recognized and a position in the
Kirby bank was offered him, which
he accepted and later he accepted
a responsible position In the First
National Bank.
His father served In the Civil War
which entitled young Glendening to
membership In the Sons Of Veterans.
The date Of his joining is not known
but the proper papers show that on
April IA, 1885, when only % years
OF age, he was elected second lieut.
enant Of Abilene Camp No. 90. Jan
uary /. 1887, he was elected first
lieutenant and January /, 1888, he
was elected captain.
He was also sergeant Of Com
pany D, of the Fourth regiment Of
Kansas National Guards from which
he was honorably discharged by
special order No. 4, January 3, 1889.
Mr. Glendening died of paralysis
January 10, 1919. His funeral was
conducted from his mothers home In
Abilene by Rev. T. ]. Duvall, pastor
of the Baptist church, on January 81.
He was buried in the Abilene ceme-
terry, leaving his mother, one broth
er, other kindred and friends who
have the sympathy Of the entire city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30

bread and milk for the children and
sick people as well as other help for
these four years.
II Is great privilege to live In
America. Now the whole world
knows that America Ia great and
good and strong and we each have
had part In making her 80.
would like TO tell you many things
about curly haired little Margaret,
whose father kept the shop before
the war, where had my little hos
/ pital for the wounded soldiers of our
regiment while In Lille How one
day she together with some other
children In her street sang the ma
tlonal song and said "vlve In Blau
Blanche ct Rouge" where the Ger
man soldiers heard them ana they
were punished by being forbidden 70
go out OF their houses after 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon for more thnn three
weeks. and In the summer time. too.
The Germans tried to terrify them
by riding fast thru the streets. One
boy told me how his "Kamerad" his
bon ami" had been run down and
killed by the autos In this way At
every road leading into the cities
there were people, we found German
signs commanding all wagons and
trucks to drive fast thru the place.
l know of no other reason except that
they wished to brighten the people by
so doing
Margaret's father was too near
blind to be soldier In the French
army and remained behind to run mis-
little shop. The Boche soon took all
he had and when he could not do,
enough work in the field he was
thrown In prison at Cambria. When
this place was attacked by the Allies
the prison was shelled by them not
knowing these Belglans and French
were held there At last the Ger
mans released him. He came home
and here Margaret and her mother
hid him under the shop floor for three
weeks until we came. Her brother,
IA or 10 years old had been carried
away to Germany like all the other
men and boys of the city and had
not been heard from afterwards.
Margaret's school was used for a
sleeping place for German soldiers.
The floors were covered with straw,
many windows were broken and the
whole place smoky and dirty and al
most unfit to ever be used for a
school house again.
They have even used the beds in
her own home when ever they pleased
and the well in her yard. Seven times
they searched the house and took the
brass candle sticks, the locks off the
doors that We're brass and all her
mothers brass and copper kitchen
utensils. Later they took the bed
clothes especially the sheets and fin
ally they took the plush upholster-
ing from the sofa and chairs of the
parlor.
l could tell you of many others,
some who have been less fortunate
than Margaret, but have not time
here.
The roads now are everywhere full
of French soldiers and women and
children carrying huge bundles or
wheeling carts or wheelbarrows
loaded with what they have left, go
ing back to their homes, many Of
which they will find nothing but
piles of bricks after the bombarding.
am glad American boys and girls
have been such good friends to them
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
UNITED TELEPHONE co. ELECTS
Officers Again Chosen for the Coming
Year-Department Heads.

The annual meeting Of the United
Telephone Co., held at its Offices here,
re- elected A. T. Rodgers, Beloit, presi-
dent; ]. @. Wilson, Salina, chairman
of the executive board; G. L. Brown,
secretary and general manager; Clar-
ence Wilson, Salina, treasurer. The
past year owing to war times and
regulations has not been marked by
expansion but the properties have
been improved New buildings at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30

Clay Center and Enterprise have
been samples of the plan to build a
home in every city. Forty-six ex-
changes and over $4,000 subscribers,
with nearly 400 employees make up
the company's active roll Of opera
lions. ]. F. Elston was permanently
appointed as auditor to succeed the
late A. J. Spicy; appointment OF
heads of departments were: Fred
Coulson, traffic manager; VIII Green
chief engineer; W. Fl. Averill, super
visor Of material; @. A. Anderson.
supervisor Of equipment; R. B. Gem
mill, purchasing agent.