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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
GIRL SLAIN In FLAT;
COMPANION HUNTED
No Clues Found to Identify
Victim Whose Throat Was
Slashed.
MAN TRACED BY NOTE
Letter Discovered in Clothes
by Police in Highland
Falls Mystery.

Troopers Of the state constabulary
station In Spring Valley under Sergeant
Daniel Faber were called to Highland
Falls yesterday to investigate the MUIR
der Of an unidentified young woman in
that village.
Charles Grazzano. Is. discovered
blood oozing under a door on the upper
floor Of two story structure owned
by his father. Louis Grazzano. in High
land Falls, when he went there to coll
lect the rent Friday night.
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Carlton was
called and found the body OF the woman,
whose throat had been cut. An empty
razor case was found on the floor. The
body had been thrown on the bed and
covered with bed clothes.
A young man and the slain woman
hired the fat about q week ago. The
police say he gave his name as Lorenz
Vesta and that he had worked for a
few days for the quartermaster in West
Point Military Academy The authori-
ties searching for clues found a vest
with letter addressed to Vesta hang
ing In the room where the death oc-
CURED.
An alarm was sent out for the appre-
hension of Vesta as a material witness.
The young woman was an American.
She came to Highland Falls via New
burgh.
The victim is described as being about
8 feet Q inches tall 1875 pounds in
weight, with brown hair and gold
crowned teeth in the front of her mouth.
The police are hopeful that relatives
will soon miss her and help clear up
the mystery as to her identity. The
State constabulary, Deputy Sheriff
Carlton and District Attorney Jonathan
Wilson are making every effort to iden-
tify the body and catch the slayer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
VICTIM OF STABBING
BLEEDS TO DEATH


Frank Keenan,. 1909 Decatur street.
Brooklyn, was stabbed in the right leg
in a fight at Hillary and Prince streets.
that borough, early yesterday. An ar
terry was severed and he bled to death
before an ambulance arrived.
Detectives who reached the scene OF
the killing shortly afterward noticed
splotches of blood upon the pavement
and followed the trail eight blocks to
North Portland and Myrtle avenues,
where they found young man leaning
against fence with stab wounds in
his neck and back. A handbook was
found In his pocket containing the name
OF Dominick Trappani, 211 Hillary street,
Brooklyn. He was taken to the Cumber-
land Street Hospital. where he Is a
prisoner on a charge of homicide.
According to the police. Keenan, and
Trappani went to a motion picture thea
tire Friday night, accompanied by friends.
Keenan, and his party leased the italian.
the police shy. After the performance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
GARBAGE MEN DEMAND RAISE.
street Cleaning Employees Want
sac to S44 Week.

Ash and garbage haulers and asso-
ciated workmen In the Street Cleaning
Department have demanded 100 per cent.
increase in wages from the Board of
Estimate. which would establish their
pay at from $36 ito $44 weekly. They
also want an eight hour day and six
day week Seven thousand of the men
employed by the city are members Of
Local SIS, of the International Brother
hood of Transfers. Chauffeurs. Stable
men and Helpers. A mass meeting to
discuss the demands was held last night
at Bronx Hall, 177th street and Third
avenue. There will be other meetings
this afternoon at Remington Hall. PA
Second street, and Washington Hall, ISL
Eighth avenue.
J. ]. Kelly. business agent OF the local,
said that 1000 of the members had de-
manded an immediate strike at a meet
ing in Tammany Hall, Grand avenue and
Pacific street, Brooklyn, Friday night.
The counsel of the more conservative
members prevailed, he explained. Kelly
favors a peaceful adjustment of the de-
nnands.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
BUILDING BRICK DINNER.
Jewish Campaign to BE Launched
Next Sunday Evening.

A building brick" launching dinner
will take place in the Biltmore Hotel
next Sunday evening to launch the short
est building fund campaign ever con-
Quoted In this country. 1t will mark
the opening of the campaign among the
general New York public for raising
o,00o.000 for the United Building Fund
campaign in one week, and to provide
funds for necessary repairs. improve
ments and expansions among twenty
seven different charitable and social SER
vice Institutions of the Federated Jew.
lsh Institutions in New York and vicinity,
Felix warburg, as president of the
Federated Jewish Institutions, will speak
and Louis J. Robertson will launch the
campaign. Jacob H. Schiff is also among
the speakers; the others have not been
announced.
The invitations to this dinner which
have already gone out, are in the form
Of bricks,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07

First Division on the steps OF the Public
Library at Fifth avenue ana Forty-soc-
ond street. There were two sets OF col
ors, eight being Of the infantry and ak
of the artillery. Two flags represented
the Signal Corps and two the Engineers
Corps. The famous "seventy-five" gun
which fired the first American shot In
the war was not to be seen at the exit
bition. The reason was that somewhere
along the line from Washington to New
York 1t has been lost. Efforts now are
being made TO find 1t In time for the
parade.
wike Donovan, a retired New York
policeman who went to France with
the Knights of Columbus, will parade
with the doughboys, 1t was learned yes
torday. He has this citation from Gen
Park:
During the fighting between the
Argonne and the Mouse Nolan assisted
in the evacuation of the wounded under
fire. He brought aid and comfort to
the troops of the very front line. He
represents a welfare worker Of the
finest type. He has merited, in the
highest degree. the grateful affection
of his entire regiment"
Another citation. published in 'orders
of the day" at one time in Germany
by Lieut.-Col. Charles w. Ryder Of ,he
Sixteenth Infantry. reads:,
Michael Nolan. K. OF c. secretary,
was assigned to the First Battalion,
Sixteenth Infantry, In October, 1918.
He has been present and active In all
the attacks delivered by this organiza-
tion since that time. He went over the
top on October 0 and again in the ad-
vance made on November s, which ended
In the capture of Sedan. He was with
US on the march to Germany and did
excellent work at the American outposts
at Coblenz. To use he has provd his
sterling worth by accompanying this
regiment into all hardships and dangers
He can be relied upon at all times and
in all places. 1t has been such spirit az
this that has won the war;"
Nolan was a lieutenant In the West
Thirtieth street station. He lives al
2036 Ryer avenue.
Major Coulter denied yesterday a re.
port that Miss Belle Gold. a Y. NJ. c. A
worker. would be in the parade. She
was an entertainer and not canteer
vol ,r. he SAID. which made 1t impos'
slhiS Cor the division to invite her. much
as the members would like to because
OF her admirable work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
REFEREE is NAMED IN
EBBETS DIVORCE CASE
Heed of Brooklyn Baseball
Club Denies Wife's Charges.

Justice Scudder signed an order yes
terday appointing william II. Ford, g
lawyer of Rector street, Manhattan,
as referee to take testimony In the suit
for divorce brought by Mrs. Minnie 8. A.
Ebbets against Charles II. Ebbets
president Of the Brooklyn Baseball Club
Mrs. Ebbets lives in 1913 Ocean avenue
Brooklyn.
NThe papers filed give none Of the de-
tails of Mrs. Ebbets's complaint. Mrs
Ebbets when asked about the case re-
fused to name the correspondent. Mr..
Ebbets admitted that papers had been
served upon him. but refused to discuss
the matter. Through his lawyers Mr.
Ebbets has filed an answer denying his
wife's charges.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
SWEENY SAILS AWAY
TO FIND MORE WAR.
Won Honors in Legion and A..
q. F., but Still Hungers
for Fighting.
AND HE'S A COLONEL TOO
"Sweeny Of the Tanks" Plans
to Take a Wallop at
the Reds.

The Legion OF Honor, the Croix de
Guerre with two palms and two stars.
the American victory ribbon with sew
eral silver stars and maybe one or two
other decorations and the earned title
Of Colonel would probably content the
average man and lead him to settle
down somewhere in the United States
conversation. But yesterday Col. Charles
Sweeny went back for more.
Col. Sweeny, better known to the
fighting men of America. France and
Great Britain as plain "Sweeny of the
Tanks" sailed yesterday on the steam
ship Rochambeau for Havre, with the
intention of offering his service to
France or to some other country which
may need them to smooth out the late
unpleasantness. For there is still fight
ing in Europe, and Col. Sweeny has his
professional eye on the operations
against the Bolshevists.
There is considerable going on and
plenty of opportunity for a military
man." he said hopefully yesterday on
the deck of the Rochambeau. Most OF
the other 1850 passengers aboard were
on peaceful missions, but despite this
Col Sweeny is convinced that trip
from Spokane to France will not be
without results in the military line.
Col Sweeny, it will be recalled, was
in France at the start of the war, and
promptly Joined the Foreign Legion.
Here he saw some Of the most bitter
fighting Of the war. watched most of
his American comrades in the ranks go
down. won his decorations and won a
commission as Captain. When the
United States entered the war he
switched to the A. e. F., where he COM
manded the First Battalion of the
31Sth Infantry. He came here as a mil
itary attache in 1917 when Gen. Joffre
paid his famous visit.
Among the others on the Rochambeau
were Baron and Baroness Alexandra de
Fredericksz. Countess de Gramedo, De
Souz Daneas, Brazilian Consul-General
at Paris, ana Mrs. Robert Turner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
GIRL HELD IN SHOOTING.
Lillian PtaceE Killed Sergeant
Bagley I'm Bronx.

Lillian Ptacek, 16. of 1885 Taylor
avenue, The Bronx, was held in $4,000
bah for examination September Is by
Magistrate Duras in the West Farms
coLrt yesterday on a charge of homicide
in connection with the accidental shoot
ing Of Sergeant Joseph Bagley OF the
Pelham Bay training station. at the
Bronx Exposition Park Thursday night
The girl was arrested at her home by
Detective Thompson of the Westchester
station.
Corporal Frank Dietrich and Private
Albert Suffer, who were with Sergeant
Bagley when he was shot. said that they
lad met the Ptacek girl and her eigh-
teen-year-old sister, Bertha, in the park.
IN the dance hall at the exposition Jii-
Ian asked the sergeant to show her his
revolver. He removed four of the Ave
shells and, thinking 1t was unloaded, the
girl pointed 1t at him and pulled the
trigger The sisters fed after the shoot
ing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07

way back to their families in r,,,..
were accidentally asphyxiated BY -.
thir room In the Miners Home, "a ~.
Tenth street. early yesterday,
One of them, George Varadv -
came here from Niles, Ohio. seven W.. way
ago, was to have sailed yesterday ny
other, John Macy, who has been wo 10y
ing at Atwood City, Pa, was ahor,
book his passare. Both were found A.,
in bed by the janitress and two "a, ~
In the room we're turned on. wv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
LACK OF CHEMIST HATS CASE.

Need of Specialized Assistance
shown in Drug Prosecution.
The appointment by the city Of num-
Der Of additional chemists to analyse the
ingredients of suspected narcotics found
on persons arrested for violation of the
drug act, was urged in the Essex Mar
ket court yesterday by Daniel Direnzo,
Assistant District Attorney. The cases
against William Greenstein of 212 Eaet
Seventeenth street.. and James OBrien
Of 119 Charles street, suspected users
of heroin, had to be continued there by
Magistrate Nolan, as no chemists SER
vice could be obtained.
In the Greenstein case the alleged
heroin had been examined. but the chem
ist could not appear to testify, as he had
been summoned to another court for a
similar purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
EPSTEIN HELD IN $4,000.
Metal Dealer Accused of Plot to
Defraud Government.

Henry L. Epstein, who Ia connected
with firm of metal dealers in the Wool
worth Building, was arrested yesterday
on a Boston indictment charging him
with conspring to defraud the Govern
ment The Indictment charges that Ep-
stein, through the connivance OF a rail-
road foreman, had new steel and iron
substituted for scrap metal purchased
from the New Haven Railroad as Junk.
The steel and iron IS alleged to have
been sold to big steel companies with a
large profit for the eonsplrators Ep-
stein was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Samuel NJ. Hitchcock and
held in $4,000 bail for removal to Boston.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
YOUTH HELD IN BOND THEFT.
Morris Schiller Cross-Examines
Detectives i'm Court.

= Charged with having criminally re-
oeived a stolen bond OF $1,000, which
Detectives Mayer and Brown assert was
one of the $17S,000 worth of bonds
taken from Richard Whitney & Co of II
Wall street by a messenger. Morris
Schiller, 10. of 1874 Suffolk street. was
held in $4,000 bail to await action by
the Grand Jury by Magistrate Curran in
the Tombs court yesterday
Young Schiller displayed extraor-
binary nerve in court and cross-exam-
ined the detectives with the utmost
aplomb. Then he took the stand and
denied any guilty knowledge of the
stolen bonds He explained the alleged
fact that he had told number of the
members of a boys club he belongs to
that he had several bonds by saying he
was Joking"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07

was over the two met Both drew knives
and attacked each other. u Is charged
by the detectives.
-Four youths. Frank Dixon. ss cunber-
land street; George Duffy. ITO Prince
street; Lester Daley. ITO Adelphi street,
and George OKeefe, 81 Navy street, all
of Brooklyn. were held as material wit
nesses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
scHAIL ACCUSES PERsHING.
Says General May Use Congress
sionaI Praise in Campaign.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Explaining his
recent vote against creating permanent
rank for Gen. Pershing as a reward for
services in France. Representative
Schaii tMinn.) declared In the House
to-day that the officer had built up
personal advertising machine abroad
and that his fame was due to "'misin-
formation. hypocrisy and pretence."
He charged that Gen. Pershing had
political aspirations and had sought the
endorsement Of Congress for use in his
campaign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
JOHN QUINN A CHEvA11ER
France Honors Equitable Tn.
Counsel for War Work.

The medal OF a Chevalier n, A..
Legion of Honor was presented ~ y
John Quinn, general counsel FOR ~
Equitable Trust Company, by rru' Nv
Jusserand. French Ambassador. a,
luncheon given at the Bankers' NJ.
yesterday at which the latter was vns.,
OF honor. Mr.. Jusserand expressed n.
personal pleasure at the honor ~.
Government had conferred upon NJ
Quinn for services during the va,
Notification that the medal was 10 4.
conferred upon him had already bee,
given Mr.. Quinn by Maurice Casenays'
Minister Plenipotentiary and Directc,
General Of the French Services in As
United States '
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
Greeter. From the West.

Among those who arrived in the city
yesterday to take part in the welcome
home celebration was the Mayor of FL
Paso, Tex, and two eminent citizens
of that place, a delegation of the Cen
erals former school friends from Mis-
souri, and the advance guard of drove
of Elks, who are to give the glad hand
to Brother Pershing." Among these is
Frank l.. Rain, Grand Exalted Ruler,
OF Fairbury. Neb.' 1t was said last
night that the Elks' reception to Gen.
Pershing would be the biggest thing of
It's nature ever bestowed on an Elk as
such.
Probably 1000 women of the Red
Cross will be at service to the men of
the First Division on Wednesday, dis
tributing lunch boxes. coffee, candy and
the like. The Y. M C. A. and Knights of
Columbus also are planning to give to
the men a parting remembrance. 1t
was said last night at the Atlantic d.
vision headquarters OF the Red Cross
that almost $500 wounded men will be
brought here to see the parade. OF these
about $50 belong to the First Division.
The society is engaged in erecting
grand stand seats for the wounded sol
diers other than those of the division.
These men, now quaTtered at hospitals
at Colonia, N. j.. Fox Hills. Staten ISL
and Camp Meryitt, Gun Hill road and
Camp Mills, are all of the vicinity who
are able to be transported. according to
hospital authorities. A detachment from
the National League for Womans Ser
Woo will help the Red Cross in the
work.
work started yesterday on building
the extra $4,000 grand stands by the
city, in accordance with the 500, 600
bond issue authorized Friday by the
board of Aldermen. 1t was not certain
last night whether the workmen could
be prevailed upon to continue the build
ing to-day. though 1t was said that IL
they do not work the seats may not get
built.
Persons who applied yesterday for
tickets at the headquarters OF the di-
vision at the Biltmore were referred to
Capt D. A. Smith, with headquarters in
tho iIai of Records. Application must
he made in person or writing. said Capt.
Smith yesterday insisting that no at
tention would be paid to telephone calls.
Reserve windows for wounded.
Several proprietors of business houses
along Fifth avenue responded yesterday
10 the appeal by the War Camp Com
munity Service for window seats for
wounded soldiers, but the most part of
/ the thousand seats wanted have not been
offered.
Large crowds were attracted yester-
day TO the colon~ - dag display Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
30, 900 in Camden P@.c. p.r.s.

CAMDEN, N. j., Sept. 6.-Twenty thou
sand persons, including 1000 soldiers
who saw service overseas, paraded to-
day In connection with the peace Jubilee
celebration here. Rear Admiral Henry
b. Wilson Of Camden, N. j., commander
OF the Atlantic Fleet, who commanded
the naval forces at Brest during the war,
reviewed the procession. A memorial
float made its way over the gayly deco
rated route OF the parade before Ms start
as silent tribute to the 1876 Camden
county residents who were killed In
action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
REFUSES PERsHING WELCOME.
Milwaukee, Mayor Declaims
Against MiIitarism.
Special Despatch 10 TIE 81

Special Despatch 10 The suS
MILWAUKEE,, Sept 6.-Maior Daniel
w. Hoan, Socialist, has refused to
join Milwaukee public bodies in tele
gram of welcome to Gen. John J. Per-
shing
II am not n mllitarist," he said. land
cannot and do not wish to send any
such telegram as is asked. If you wish
l will put you in touch with several
city organizations, which, 1 believe,
should send the kilograms from here"
However, the Association of Com
merce, the Chamber of Commerce, the
Milwaukee War Mothers and promi-
nent society women have sent kilograms
to Gen. Pershing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
GAS KILLS 2 ON WAY HOME.

Were on Eve of Sail
ing for Europe.
Two Hungarians in the city on their
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-16

, entered into n contract with the Tell.
uride Power company to install an
electric street lighting system, with
ornamental iron poles and 400 candle
power lamps. For the present the
lighting will be confined TO Main
street.
Grain In the Pahvant valley Is rip
enlng two weeks In advance of the
usual time and harvesting Is, In pro-
grcss The crop is turning out to be
somewhat better than at first expect.
ed. Some Of the new land will yield
from twenty TO thirty bushels per
acre.
With the arrest OF Nick Obllzalo In
Ely, New. and Steve Melich In Butte
both Of Salt Lake, II Is thought by
Sheriff John =. COrless that the two
men responsible for the death of Mar.
ko Laus, whose body was found In a
gulley Mt the mouth of Parley's canyon
on August 8, may be In custody.
Owners OF salt grass areas have
been warned by Harold II. Hagan
state crop inspector, not to cut their
crop until after October !. Many
states have been quarantlned against
the alfalfa weevil and the product may
not be licensed for use In packing
shipments until the frost has killed
the insects.
Nellie Folknan filed a petition In
the probate division Of the district
court at Ogden, asking for letters of
administration In the matter of the
estate of Joseph Nj. Folkman, deceased.
The petition states the estate h val.
ued at $4,000 and consists of property
in Weber county. The widow and eight
children are the heirs. Folkman was
killed by an interurban train at Har-
risville on July 10.
More than 5000 coyotes have been
destroyed by state hunters and gov
ernment men during the present year,
ind the total number of various pre-
datory animals killed reaches sos, ac-
cordng to the annual report of the
United States biological survey, CO.
operating with the Utah State live
stock board. The government expend-
ed $45,002.72 during the present year
to rid the state of the pests.
The plan of distributing funds under
special and federal school appropria-
lions has been announced by G. N.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-16
UTAH STATE NEWS

Building activity In Salt Lake shows
postwar stimulation revealed In an
increase Of pa per cent over the acti-
vities Of July, 1913.
Ogden demanded an Improvement
In the telephone service of the city
at a meeting recently held ut which
were present officials of the telephone
company, the city commissioners and
several merchants of this city.
Appointment Of w. Karl Hopkins
of Lchi 10 the position of superinten-
dent OF the Ogden city schools marks
the fourth selection Of Lchi men with
In month TO enviable positions In the
educational field.
In common with other parts of the
state, Rich county has suffered from
the scarcity of water and the crops
will amount to about 80 per cent of
the normal, Bear river Is extremely
low, but the mountain streams are
holding up fairly well.
One Of the most distinctive and
ideally finished buildings on the Utah
Agricultural college campus, the Ag-
ricultural Engineering building, is
nearing completion and viii be ready
for occupancy during the coming
school year.
Ernest Mortenson, ID years of age,
Of Thatcher, Idaho, who was visiting
relatives In Ogden this week, was
drowned In the Weber river when he
took cramps in the middle of the
stream and sank before aid could be
secured.
President Lee II. Taylor of the Utah
county farm bureau. reported that he
had met with the state board of equal
izatlon In regard to taxes ON farm
lands in this county and that raise
of 80 per cent will be made In the
taxes of the farmers.
Application for charter in the
American Legion and approval OF a
constitution and bylaws for the pro-
posed Lehi post of the organization
We're effected mt meeting of returned
service men held at the Lehi Com
mercial club last week.
The city council of Richfield has
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-16
Nine Safety First Com
mandments for All Who
Drive Motor Vehicles

Show every driver the considera-
ton You ask him to show you.
2 SLOW up for children, ALWAYS.
Fifty. seven children were killed
last year in one American city's
streets.
3 Act as you would want the other
driver or pedestrian to act II you
were in his place.
always signal when you change
your course. There wre 1877 street
accidents last year IN which machines
were damaged.
8 Watch out for the vehicle on
your left at all street intersections.
Have your car under full control.