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The sun., 1919-01-03
SUICIDE IN HOTEL
EMPLOYS SHOTGUN
Western Brother of Summit
Man Buys Weapon Here.

Louise MCGOWAN. 4 maid in the Hotel
Martinique. tried va.nly yesterday after
noon 10 get into room 10+6, When 10
response was made she called the house
detective and the pair used master key
70 enter the room In the bathroom
they found the body OF Henry o. Wooten
Of o54- Second avenue. Vancouver
Wooten had almost blown his head
m with a double barreled shotgun. Both
barrels OF the weapon had been dis
charged. Extra shells found In the
room showed that the ammunition was OF
the sort used for big game, and re-
ceipted bill from n local arms dealer
gave evidence that Wooten had pur-
chased tho gun and shells just before
killing himself
DIT. Charles Norris, chief medical eN-
aminer, found a letter on "A dresser ad-
dressed to john Wooton Of Summit, y.
J., asking that bin be paid To the
Vanderbilt Hotel, When the doctor
called John Wooten at summit he said
the man was his brother, and that he
would come at once for the body. In a
coat pocket We're found Canadian reg
istration card. $40 in cash, check for
$500. a letter of credit for $1,000 and a
Travellers Insurance policy for 81 600.
The man came TO New York New
Years eve and went to the Vanderbilt
Hotel Wednesday night he appeared
al the Martinique without baggage and
registered as &c Ellis. city" Early
yesterday he told a raid he wished to
write some letters and did not desire to
be d sturbed for come time.
The sun., 1919-01-03
HER HAIR BLEACHED?
NEVER, SAYS COURT
One Look and Court Finds
Mofher-in-IoU Wrong.

The versatility OF the New York Mag
istrate was demonstrated yesterday
when Magistrate Frederick J. Groehl In
the West side court qualified as an ex-
pert on peroxide blondes and chemically
prepared beauties Mrs. Jeanette Klein
young and fair to see. appeared as COM
pla.lnant against her mother-in-law, Mrs
Annie Burns, $50 West Fiftieth street
She charged Mrs. Burns abused her and
spread broadcast the report that MIS-
Klein bleached her long, fluffy tresses
with peroxide.
Her halir is bleached." Pr. sisted Mrs
Burns.
There Is only one means OF settling
this matter" said the court. Let me
see your hair"
The young woman unfurled n mass OF
waving locks and submitted three feet
OF hirsute exhibit to the bench. The
Magistrate examined the silky texture
as one having authority. Then he said
II am astonished at you. Mrs. Burns
This hair has never seen peroxide and
has never been bleached. This girl has
asked that you be made to stop talking
about her and your comments will have
to cease"
So Mrs. Klein took. her judcially ap-
proved tresses away while the mother
in-law was told to wait few moments
so another quarrel would not break
within the temple of justice.
The sun., 1919-01-03
RAIL EMBARGO HERE
CAUSED BY STRIKE.
Sudden WalkOut Called by
1000 Laborers Employed
Along Waterfront.

One thousand striking laborers who
walked away from their posts along
the waterfront yesterday forced every
railroad operating in or out OF New York
city last night. with the exception OF
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford and the Long Island. to issue orders
placing embargoes on all freight ship
ments in less than car lots. Under this
order the roads will not accept for
transportation from New York city to
the interior, or from the interior 10
New York, any freight that is sent In
less than the original car load quantity.
The effect of this order will be to our
tail materially the freight traffic in which
this city is interested
There was no warning to the lines
that the strike was coming Some time
ago the Regional Director of the Rail-
road Administration had allowed the
men rate OF AZ cents an hour with time
and a half for work on Saturday after
noon, on Sundays, holidays and for over
time. This arrangement was apparently
satisfactory, and 1t was the Govern
mental understanding that the wage
agreement would remain In force until
September. 1919. The International
Longshoremen $ Union, 10 which the men
belong, declared last night through its
district council president that the new
strike was Unauthorized.
But in the face OF that assurance the
fact remains that yesterday the men
employed at the New York Central piers
formed a procession and walked away
from their work, proceeding down West
street from pier to pier and taking sue
~cessively from each the members OF the
union.
Tho strikers. who had given TO the
roads no intimation of their demands
want an eight hour day. so cents an
hour, with the time and n half over
time charge as arranged in the old
schedule. but based upon the new 80
cent figure.
John f. Riley, president OF the Dis
trict Council OF the Union. said last
night the strikers had been ordered back
10 work pending n settlement OF their
claims by the Wage Adjustment Board
He said that the board had been con-
sidering the situation for several weeks
and expressed the belief that the strike
would come TO an end this morning.
President Riley said that in the event
the strikers did not obey the order TO
return to work they would face the
possibility Of having their union charters
| revoked by the international union.
But While this strong promise was
held out By the union leader, tho rail-
road folks looked seriously upon their
| blight. BY lat= afternoon they saw no
way out Of the situation excepting TO
| instruct the local agents at all points In
the ira Tic territory. which affects every
thing as far Weet as the Mississippi
| River, not to accept goods for shipment
| 10 and from the city What effect this
order would have on perishable articles
could not be learned last night, as the
| orders for the embargo did not APP
parently have any preferential classes
and applied equally to all broken car
lots. Efforts TO make an adjustment,
we're In progress last night and the
| wage adjustment board was asked &C
| take up the question at once.
The sun., 1919-01-03
POSTAL CLERKS MAY RESIGN.
Plan to Quit Individually II
Grievances Are Ignored.

Post office clerks have decided to re-
sign individually in the event that their
alleged grievances against Postmaster
General Burleson are not settled salts
faCtorly as result of the proposed
Congressional investigation OF the de-
partment, IL was announced yesterday
by Abe Greenbaum, secretary OF the
Post Office Clerks Union, The decision
was reached at a meeting of the clerks
at the Masonic Temple.
THE clerks local committee will con-
fer with the New York Senator's and de-
mand from Congress their rights as
American citizens" said Mr.. Greenbaum.
They will resign one by one during a
period Of four months and will not CON
slider their action n strike They will
take jobs in various Industries and IL
necessary, inferior positions TO the ones
they now hold rather than continue I'm
the Post Office Department under pres
ent conditions One OF the main grev-
ances Is the rigid censorship In force un-
der Mr.. Burlcson. The clerks assert
that political system of preferment is
rampant and that the merit system does
not obta
The sun., 1919-01-03
OLD PARK WORKERS
CUT TO S15 A WEEK
Per Diem Employees Protest
Economy That Cost Them
Two Days Pay.

The 265 employees of the Park De-
partment who are working on n per
diem basis are much disturbed over an
order of the Acting Commissioner,
Willis Holly. putting them on four
day week scale, instead of full
week. They say that it was hard
enough to live on the full weeks time,
but that under the new order 1t Is al
most impossible to buy enough to sup
port existence
The order went into effect New Year
Day and affects many old men who nave
been in the employ of the Park Depart
ment for years, many of them civil war
veterans and all under civil service
regulations, and cuts their pay envelopes
from s2l.50 a week to Sl5.
It was explained by Mr.. Holly yes
terday that the cause OF the cut was
due IS what seemed to be the best way
out of an awkward dilemma. He
pointed out that the department was
working on appropriations granted last
August when Commissioner Cirell was
It's head He had cut his expenses to
such a low level that he had not spent
his entire appropriation. and when his
annual budget came up It was trimmed
to meet what the board cdesidered his
necessary expenditures. The result of this
was that the appropriation granted for
laborers was only sufficient to keep the
per diem employees OF the depa. tment
for a portion of the year.
Confronted by this. NJ. Holly re-
duced the days Of work rather than lay
off a number OF men who. as he ex-
pressed it. did most of the work of the
department. the older men being pre-
ferred employees who had to be kept
He did not wish to cut down the number
Of employees and therefore cut their
days of work.
one Of their number came into THE
Sun office with a mild protest against
the economy.
Mr.. Holly explained that there is
no chance Of rcmeivi0E the situation
until the new budget takes effect the
| first of next year
The sun., 1919-01-03
A NEW KOUDINI ON BROADWAY
DoubIy Shnckled. He Escapes
From Two Policemen

Broadway's theatre crowd. which has
had a glimpse Of nearly everything imag-
Unable IN recent years, got a new thrill
last night when II saw Thomas Farrell
wanted for burglary, make his escape
from Policemen Bruce Dick and Michael
Fitzpatrick OF the Westcbester town Of
Pelham, who had come To town TO tax.
Farrell back to the village lookup.
Broadway and Forty-second street
was very nearly the most popuous spot
in the world at the moment the trio
started down the steps leading tn the
uptown subway platform. but the police.
men felt safe enough, since there were
two pairs Of hlndcuffs binding Farrell's
wrists and each of the cops had his arms
linked in the prisoners. But half way
down the steps Farrell gave a euddcr
twist and was free, The policemen kept
Farrell in sight until Thirty-seventl
street was reached a~d then startet
sadly back toward Pelham to tell how T.
happened.
The sun., 1919-01-03
POLICE NOT SURE OF
GIRL SLAYER'S TALE
Their Interest Aroused by Alb
sence of Family on Day
Of Tragedy.

For Filllpa Gamb.no. the understood
Sicilian girl charged with murder. yes
terday must have been a sad fourteenth
birthday. She began her day with a
severe Interrogation before District At
torney Swami and In the afternoon was
taken before Magistrate Corrigan in JEFF
ferson Market police court and arraigned
on the charge of killing Tomasso Troia,
SO. a munition worker. on Tuesday. Then
she was remanded TO the custody of the
Children's Society until tomorrow for
further action. She remained impassive
throughout
Although a juvenile. the girls case
must go through the regular channels to
reach the court having jurisdiction over
her Her case will he presented 20 the
Grand Jury in the regular manner by
James f. Smith, Assistant District At
torney, and she later will be turned over
to the juvenile court on charge of de-
linuuenCy unless there are other develop
ments in the case,
Stefano Gamhno. the girls father. was
arrested for violation Of the sullivan law
in having an offensive weapon in his
house He was held In $500 bail pending
further action. II was stated In the Dis
essential To the investigation OF the muir
der to know where to find Gambino when
wanted. The girls story Of having shot
the man who refused to marry her after
dishonoring her is not altogether ac-
Ceuted
Troia, the slain man. had boarded with
the Gambinos at 227 sullivan street,
where the tragedy occurred. up to six
uonths ago, when he went 10 work in a
munition factory in Old Ridge, y. J. He
returned ten days ago, having saved
about $500 This money cannot now be
found According to the girl, Tuesday.
the day Troia was slain. was the only
day she could remember on which her
parents left her alone in the house, TAX
ing with them her brother Joseph aged
s. and sister Rosa. aged - months
They knew. she says that Troia was In
the room adjoining the one they LEFT her
in and that the door connecting the
rooms was unlocked
While the girl tells OF shooting Troia
on his refusal TO marry her she Is UNI
atle satisfactorily TO explain the pres
enca of the weapon. She says she DIRE"
IL from under the thin blouse she wore
having concealed II there before Troia
entered the room The police doubt that
she possesses lie physical strength &c
fire two shots with new 80 calibre
revolver. tho action OF which is very
stn. Her physical strenEth to tie a
clothes line around the mans neck and
, draw 1t as tight as the police found II
IL also doubted.
! Tho Gamhlnos will be examined fur
ther in the District Attorneys ONCE TO-
day 10 eNnlain their visit to Harlem on
the dav of the shooting. Their explana-
tons yesterday of this trip were va1ue
/ and severa! discrepancies as to the time
of their return later were checked UP by
detectives. They were not in the Sulli-
/ val, street house when the police found
, Troia's body. after the girl had giVer
| herself IN at the Mercer street police
| station. which was several hours aitei
she said she shot the man
The sun., 1919-01-03
SAILORS NOT INUNDATED.
Anklets Worn by Prisoners, but
Not Publicly shown.

fanciful story dealing with the pub
lie Humiliation Of nine sailors attached
10 the Coast Guard at the BARGE Office
caused annoyance yesterday to the off,
GERS In charge OF the Coast Guard SER
vice and was promptly denied. The in
correct story was that nine lads con-
fined In the brig or prison room on
the third floor Of the Barge Office had
broken confinement to celebrate the New
Year and that as punishment they had
been put in leg irons and forced to pa
rade the corridors.
The facts are these: In the past few
days nine Coast Guard sailors have been
awaiting trial for various infractions
Owing to the lack OF suitable prison ac-
commodations at the Barge Office 1t was
necessary for the officers 10 take precau-
tionarv measures against escape. Yes
terday a petty officer ordered one Of
these 10 the ground floor with a pail OF
refuse. He was seen as he displayed
his anklets and the report spread that
all of the prisoners were obliged TO dis
play their badges OF punishment. The
petty officer WAS reprlmauded for an in
discretion that made a customary navy
regulation appear In the light OF an I'M
usual punishment.
The sun., 1919-01-03
BRITISH DECORATE
BRIG.-GEN. THORNTON
American Railroad Man Wins
War Honors.

Word was received here yesterday
that Brig.-G Gen. Henry Worth Thornton.
formerly general superintendent OF the
Long Island Railroad but since April,
1914. general manager of the Great
Eastern Railway Of England had gcen
gazetted Knight Commander of the Or
der of the British Empire. The honor
was extended to Gen. Thornton In recog
milton of his war work.
Gen. Thornton became n British sub
ject In 1916. only two years after taking
up his work as operating head OF the
principal railroad of England. He had
been in his new post abroad only n few
months when the war broke and the
railroads of England were taken over by
the Government. At that time he had
only begun to familiarize himself with
the big system he had been imported to
manage, and criticism which followed
his selection. particularly among labor
men of England. had not yet died out
The war was only few months old.
however. when the new American man
ager had reached the point in British
esteem to be made a member of the
committee appointed by the Government
TO advise it on the railway situation. "A
little later he was made a Lieutenant
Colonel. then Colonel and. finally, Briga-
dier-General. He went 10 England at
the invitation Of Lord Hamilton, who
said the Great Eastern needed reorgan-
ization and rebuilding and that the own
ers of the railroad couldn't find a man
In England suitable for the Job.
Gen. Thornton was a typical produc,
of American railroads. He was a native
of Logansport, Ind. and went into the
service OF the Pennsylvania Railroad I'm
1894 after graduation from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.
The sun., 1919-01-03
20 BADLY BURNED
IN GASOLINE BLAST
Leak in Car Of Oil Causes Ex.
plOsiOn Beside BayOnne
Drum Plant.
ONE GIRL IS NEAR DEATH
Wall Of Shop Is Blown In and
Fire Sears Workers as
They Seek Safety.

Filled with 10000 gallons of wild
gasolene, a tank car stood on siding
outside the two story concrete drum
shop OF the case and can department OF
the Standard Oil Company plant on Con-
stable Hook. Bayonne, y. j., yesterday.
One hundred and fifty men and girls
were at work in the plant. Unobserved
by any Of the dozens OF persons who
passed the car. tiny leak In one end OF
the tank oozed gasolene. Presently the
stream grew larger and the mud formed
into a pool which swelled and ran along
beside the building.
There was a sudden fash and line
Of flame shot along the free gasolene
and communicated itself to the contents
OF the tank car. which exploded. Frag-
ments of steel were dashed against the
concrete wall of the drum shop. which
was blown in. Sheets Of liquid FIRE shot
out among the men and women inside.
Four OF the girls and sixteen of the
men were frightfully burned by the ex-
plosion and hurt in the panic which fol-
lowed Nearly all of those in the build
ing Joined in the rush to escape. In
some instances running directly into the
flames The drum shop Itself was soor
burning and an alarm was turned ir
which brought the company's apparatus
hours hard work.
The screams of those who had beer
burned attracted a crowd OF workmer
who left their employment in other parts
OF the plant. First aid was admins
tered by the company physician and am.
bulance calls were sent to the Bayonnt
Hospital DR.. Klugman, DR.. Goodman
and DR.. Cohen responded with a detail
of nurses and the injured were taken e
the hospital as rapidly as possible.
1t was said at the hospital last nigh
that Miss Helen Mis!kouski. 80 Eas
Twentyhfth street, Bayonne, would die
\ large part of her body had been scared
and her eyes were affected. The Other
burns principally on the head, face anC
hands. Several of them, SO the hospita
authorities thought. were likely to snc
cumb and the condition OF practically al
was regarded as dangerous.
THE explosion was one OF those thing
which happen occasionally in all manu-
featuring plants" said W. C. Koehler
superintendent OF the plant, last night
Its force was due largely to the nature
of the mixture It was Just like a mar
going down into a cellar to find ga!
leak with a lighted candle. The at
mosphere was responsible"
Wild" gasolene, 1t was explained by
n company official, is not the refined ar
an unstable mixture, almost certain &
explode when brought in contact witt
the air
The sun., 1919-01-03
CITIZENS WELCOME
COMMITTEE GROWS
Security League Joins inde-
pendents as Hearst Protest.

The executive committee OF the Ma
tional Security League decided at
meeting in the Lawyers Club yesterday
to cooperate with the Independent Citi-
Zens Committee. which was organized to
welcome returning soldiers without ref
erence TO the committee appointed by
Mayor Hylan and from which many
prominent men have resigned because
the Mayor chose william II. Hearst as
chairman. Col. Charles +. Lydecker,
president OF the league. was named a
member of the executive committee OF
the Independent Citizens Committee.
Arrangements for the work OF the In
dependent committee are going forward
rapidly. The American Defence Society
announced that among those who are CO.
operating and who refused to serve on
the committee with. Mr. Hearst are Og-
den Reid. Thomas r. Patton. David VAL
entine, George III. Benjamin, j. Sergeant
Cram, Frederick l.. Collins, r. II. Cat
ling, Cass Gilbert, David Leventrttt, Al
fred T.. Marling and William A. Marble.
Rudolph =. Miller. formerly Superin-
tendent of Buildings for Manhattan who
resigned from the craftsmanship OF the
Board Of Standards and Appeals at the
request Of Mayor Hylan before his term
expired. declined yesterday to accept the
Mayors invitation 10 serve with Mr..
Hearst on the committee OF welcome. In
a letter to Grover A. Whalen. the
Mayors secretary. he said he would like
very much to do SO. since he was a MEM
Der of. "a draft board which helped send
the soldiers abroad.
ut strikes me, however" Mr.. Miller
wrote, that 1t would be highly incon-
sistent and inappropriate to serve on
such a committee with any member OF
which had opposed sending to France
the men 1t Is now intended to receive in
manner betting their service"
The sun., 1919-01-03
TO SUE OVER BRONX
HOSPITAL CHARGES
DR.. Goldman Says Record Of
Institution Bellies j. Field.
mans Assertions.
MANY ARE TREATED FREE
Collections $4,000 in Eight
Years, Books to Show
Necessary OUTLAWS.
MANY ARE TREATED FREE

Charges made against the rnanct,,
mana gement Of the Bronx Hospital A..
ISOLATION are characterized as preposter
Gus and slandetous by DR.. Alexands-
Goldman, president OF the pro
posed hospital. To denial OF a..
charges printed in THE SuN ye-
terday morning as coming from Il
financial secretary of the assoc!s.
ton DR.. Goldman adds even stronge,
Reputation. He states that ]. Feldrsq,
formerly manager OF collections n
the hospital funds and the author
charges laid before the State Boar5 g.,
Charities, will be sued for libel N,
Islander
at does seem too bad" said Dr Go,-
man last night. that an institution
which has upon its medical staff, laco~
ing without pay and in the interests %
the people. such men OF reputation as n
Abraham Jacob. Dr. willy Meyer. n
Abraham Berg, Or. S. lambert and n
Henry Herman. and which has enjoyed
the interest and unselfish labor Of man.
public spirited men and women, shoulI
be open to a malgn, vindictive and ur-
warranted attack by discharged en-
ployee.
instead OF tne SloU,VVO Nnl'n feIl
man alleges to have been collected fro..
the people OF The Bronx. the tota
eight years is less than one-third ~ :I.a
sum. out of which payments to date o
800 have been made upon the Eich'e"
pr operty. with approximately $4,000 on
hand to make the necessary alteration
for a hospital Of 100 beds. Out of th!'
also have been paid during eight years
the yearly deficits in the expenses OF The
dispensary. which has treated more than
$4,000 patients yearly, charging maxi
mum sum OF 10 cents where the patlsr.
and charging nothing where the pat.eu'
could not afford to pay.
"Feldman speaks Of tens OF thousan@l
of dollars expended in printing and a.
vertisinc The total printing bills o. .
Bronx Hospital never exceeded 5000 p
year. and the only advertising that hs'
| ever been done has been want ads e
employees. and as result OF WI
Fcldman himself was employed.
Books Have Been Audited.
"As to the books OF the institute
they are and NJ all times have been az
dted by certified public accoun'anr
and the books are open to the inspector
esnaciallv of the state Board OF Charities
| and any others that may be interested.
"A.s 10 the price paid for the Etchle:
man sion, not only was Il officially pass
upon by Horace :. Ely and other eXper
lrealtv appraisers. but was also informant
passed upon by Henry Morgenthau, al
of who~, were agreed that the price W.
| from s2o.o0O 10 $4,000 below the ma
| ket value
The sun., 1919-01-03
BATTLESHIPS BRING TROOPS.
Two Transports Also Sail With
More American Soldiers,

The British Ministry Of Shipping an
nOunccd Yesterday that the British
transport Tolon, with 81 officers and 954
men of the American forces overseas
had sailed from France for this port on
December 2S and should arrive about
Monday; and that the tran snort Tma.
from Brcst on December 80, with 40
officers and ga men, was due 10 get
mere about January O.
The United States transport service
nj this port reported ycstSSlay that the
first battlcships bearing American troora
from France are due TO arrive at New.
por' News, Va, on Tuesday, The battle
ships are the Kansas and Georgia, carry
Ing respectively 1858 officers ana men
and 9G7 officers aud men.
The sun., 1919-01-03
MARINE STRIKE POSTPONED.
Workers VIII wait Until Labor
Board Has Investigated.

The organized marine workers of the
port met yesterday AT IS Park place.
and. according TO their chairman,
Thomas l.. Dclahanty. decided TO post
pone action looking toward a strike.
They will wait until the War Labor
Board holds IA meeting here next Tues
day.
1t was said that the few harbor boat
men who had not gone to work New
Years Day had reported for duty yes
terday Representatives OF the long
shoremen and railroad freight handlers
attended the meeting and all agreed
to hold off from striking until the
Labor Board had time to look into the
wage controversy.