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The sun., 1919-02-19
ALDERMEN INDORSE
FIREMEN'S MEASURE
Urge Legislature to Grant
Three Platoon Ss'fem.

The Board of Aldermen unanimously
adopted yesterday a resolution offered
by Alderman Gilmore urging the Leg!s-
lature to pass a bill giving the firemen
OF cities of the first, second and third
classes the three platoon system. The
resolution follows:
Whereas according TO Chief Kenlon.
the present condition in the New Yorl,
Fire Department breeds discomfort and
even mutiny' among the fremen, and
Whereas. such condition involves
service Of twenty or more hours in each
twenty-four, irreguarity of meals, suf-
fering. peril and death. and,
Whereas. there is before the LeEisla-
turc a bill providing for three platoon
system for fire departments of cities of
the frst. second and third class. and
Whereas. in the civil service the fire.
men alone are excluded from the pro-
visions OF an eight hour law and
Whereas, the Municipal Commission
has found 1t difficult to induce young
men to enter the examinations for fire.
men. be 1t
"Rcsolrod, That the Board OF Alder
men hereby records its approval of an
eight hour day for the flremen and rec
ommends the passage Of the three pla-
toon bill by the Legislature"
The resolution was passed after It had
been approved by the Aldermanic COM
mittee on state legislation. which gave
n public hearing on Thursday.
The Democratic women's organization
lpf the THenty-third Assembly district
adopted a similar resolution on Monday
night.
The sun., 1919-02-19
847 POLISH TROOPS
SALON THE FRANCE
Liner Also Takes Hartford
Man, Who Goes to Seek
Soldier Sons Body.

The French liner France, which sailed
yesterday for IIavre. has aboard $50
first cabin, 40 second cabin and 1000
third class passengers, including s41
Polish soldiers, who will join the army
In their native land. The Serbian Re-
cruiting Mission, headed by Major Srdan
Gaizh, which has sent 10000 ment to
the Jugo-Slsv army, also sailed.
William II. Hart of Hartford, Conn,
IL going TO France to find the grave OF
his son, Louis F., who fell at Chateau
Thierry Mr.. Hart will make an effort
to locate the graves of seven other Hart
ford men and take pictures of them. He
will bring the body of his son back II he
finds the grave.
The American Committee for Relief
In the Near East sent delegation.
headed by the Rev. DR.. Stanley F. White
of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions.
Among the Y. VI. c. 4. men who sailed
are John A. Kingsbury, former Charities
Commissioner. and his former deputy.
John H. Dougherty. Other passengers
are twelve Knights of Columbus men, a
committee from the American Export
Lumber Corporation, which is going to
look into the interests OF the export
trade In Europe Major T. L. Laporte CT
the French Mission and Maurice Leon.
The sun., 1919-02-19
NEARING JURY OUT;
SEE DISAGREEMENT
No Sign of Verdict When
Talesmen Are Locked Up
for the Night.

The jury in the trial of Scott Nearing
and the American Socialist Society.
charged with violating the espionage
law through publication OF a pamphlet
called The Great Madness: A Victory
for the American Plutocracy." had been
unable to agree at ~ 80 o'clock this
morning and was ordered to a hotel in
the custody OF deputy United States
marshals.
At IL o'clock last night the jury in
formed the court that the possibility of
agreement was unlikely because several
of the jurors refused to discuss the
issues.
Judge julius NJ Mayer completed his
charge at the close of the morning SEES
sion and the jury began its delibera-
lions after the noon recess. Just before
the recess for dinner the jury asked the
court for instructions in relation to the
conclusions the Jurors might draw under
the law as to the effect of The Great
Madness" on men liable to military ser
vice.
The court said that 1t was for the jury
to test the document carefully and en-
deavor TO ascertain what effect its IAN
guage. giving the words their ordinar!
significance. might have on man OF
reaSOnaDle lntelllseHNS peNNSeh ~'S 49,
of Is and 40.
In his charge the court said that while
the first amendment to the Constitution
conserved the right of free speech 1t did
not license efforts to promote the viola
ton of war.
Judge Mayer Interpreted the espionage
law as including not only recruiting by
draft by also by enlistment. II was
tacitIy understood at the time the law
was enacted he said, that the construc-
ton OF tho draft machinery wound take
! some months. He said that II THE
Great Madness had the effect of caus-
| ing a man VITO contemplated enlist
ment 10 draw back a crime had been
committed.
The Court declared that It was not
necessary for the Government TO have
shown that any individual h"d been
| Influenced. He asserted that the jury
! should consider the pamphlet as whole
and then, II 1t reached the conclusion
| that Nearing. who wrote II, ana the
| American Socialist Society which
| printed and distributed it, had intended
| to obstruct recruiting, the law had Deel
| violated.
Many Socialists. including young
women students OF the Rand school, an
enterprise OF the American Socialist So
ciety, who have been filling the court
room during the trial. waited with
| Nearing and his counsel until late last
| night.
The sun., 1919-02-19
FRAUD TRIAL STARTS TO-DAY.
Rosenwassers and 10 Others Face
Government Charge.

The taking of testimony will begin at
10 o'clock to-day in the Federal court.
Brooklyn, in the trial OF Morris and Leo
Rosenwasser. heads OF the shoe manu-
featuring firm Of Rosenwasser Bros.
Inc, of Long Island City, and sixteen
other defendants charged with conspi-
racy to defraud the Government by sup
plying defective leather goods 10 the
army,
After a uEv had been obtained yes
terday Luke d. Stapleton, former APP
pellate Division Justice, counsel for the
Rosenwassers, demanded to know the
specific overt acts charged against his
clients. He commended all the Govern
ment charges were ''generalities."
Claude r. Porter Assistant United
States Attorney who came from
Washington to conduct the prosecution,
said the Government might not be able
to show proof OF conspiracy by direct
evidence. but by a chain OF crcum-
stances and unsavory actions II would
he able to show that there was con-
spiracy TO defraud, In which each Of the
defendants participated
The sun., 1919-02-19
Troopships Due To-day

pOCAHONTAS from Bordeaux
February 6, with 2,934 officers
and men and five civilians, in
Guiding the complete Sixty-second
Regiment Coast Artillery Corps
of fifty officers and LII men,
one casual company of Marines,
two of Illinois and Ohio troops,
several detachments of various
services and twenty-three casual
officers.
Canopic from Brest February
8, with 1,419 passengers, chiefly
officers and men of the 162d In
fantry; 173 casual officers, in
GLIDING ninety-nine of the Air
Service and twenty-five naval Of
ficers.
Ortega from Brest February Z,
with seventeen. officers and 725
men of the 161st Infantry; seven
casual companies; a casual de-
tachment Of Marines and forty
five casual officers, mostly Of the
Air Service.
Woonsocket from Bordeaux
January 81, with one officer and
twenty men of Detachment Cas-
ual Company II from Illinois.
Battleship Kansas from Brest
February s, with the 116th En-
gineers, and the 116th Ammuni-
ton Train, 1880 officers and
men.
La Touraine from Havre Feb
ruary 9, with fifty-three officers
and 443 men of the Second Army
Corps Headquarters troop, in
GLIDING advanced detachment of
the Twenty-seventh Division
under Lieut.-Col. J. Leslie Kin
kaid of Major-Gen. Organs
staff; detachment of the 412th
Telegraph Battalion, and four
casual officers.
Henderson from Bordeaux
February 8, with 1922 officers
and men, chiefly Bordeaux con-
valescent detachments.
The sun., 1919-02-19
MINING ENGINEERS
URGE UNIFORM LAWS
Canadians and Americans
Predict Big Developments.

4 reduction OF taxation on mining
property In order TO restore the element
of chance which is held to be the chief
factor in extension OF the industry was
advocated yesterday by both Canadian
and American delegates TO the meeting
of the American Institute of Mining En-
gineers In session at the United Engi-
neers Building, 20 West Thirty-nInth
street. Nearly 100 Canadian mining ex-
perts were present TO urge plan which
may result in uniform mining law Tor
both countries
Sidney J. Jennings. former president
OF the institute. said the prospects for
further mining enterprises in Mexico are
now very bright, and DIR. \. r. LedouN
ga i'll that In any plan for international
cooperation Mexico ought TO be included.
Several members testified that their
Mexican properties have weathered the
revolutions unimpaired.
An address was made by G. '. Corless,
Canadian. on the labor situation in which
he said that workers must he given a
sense of personal responsibility in IN
dustry II they are to be rid of the no.
ton that they are being oppressed by
external authority. Unless the true
economic facts of production are thor
oughly understood both by capital and
labor there will exist a state OF mind
which may develop into real danger
as the precursor OF Bolshevism. he said.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President Horace V. Winchell,
Minneapolis: e-presdenHs. EdNin
Ludlow. Lansford. Pa; y. IT, LedouX.
New York directors. j. v. w. ReNnders
and Charles F. Rand, New York George
d. Barron. Rye: Louis S. Gates. Ray,
Ariz.. and Stanley A. Easton. Kellogg,
Idaho.
An entertainment and dance were
held last evening. The session viii close
to-day.
The sun., 1919-02-19
SOLDIER BEOUEATHS
ESTATE TO FIANCEE
Left Letter With Mother, to
Be Opened This Month.

When Private Enoch George Margraf
started for Camp Upton in March, 1918,
he placed in the hands OF his mother a
letter which he asked her to open in
February. 1919. in case anything might
happen to him or unless he gave orders
to the contrary.
Margraf fell fighting in France and
the opening Of. the letter disclosed a
romance in his life when II proved to be
will directing that money he had in
the bank, his insurance and other prop
erty be given to Miss Bertha L. Dis
senger,
"Our engagement was to be announced
on my return" Marsraf wrote. But
the opening OF this letter means that.
will not come back. 1t is my wish that
she have every comfort from my estate
and that she be always treated In the
same manner as II she were my wife. IL
II had been possible would have mar
ried her before sailing for foreign ser
vice. but as that could not be done
want my relatives to look upon her as
their own, as l regarded her as my
own"
Justice Fowler in Surrogate's Court
held yesterday that the unusual will was
legal document in every respect and
directed that its provisions be carried
out.
The sun., 1919-02-19
BROKER GUILTY IN GEM THEFT.
Convicted OF Receiving stolen
Pearl Necklace.

John Scott Anderson, an insurance
broker of Upper Montclair, " j., was
convicted yesterday in General Sessions
before Judge Rosalsky OF crimipally re-
ceivlng stolen goods. lie was charged
with having bought and disposed OF a
peaii nect4Hse valuctr-at $4,000 knoH-
ing that il had been stolen. lie was re-
manded for sentence Friday.
The necklace was part of tho $250.000
worth of jewelry stolen last year from
the Heler-Rose Company in Chicago. 1t
was originally sold to the Chicago firm
by Wormser & Mayors of Fifth avenue.
and 1t was located some months ago
when a representative of a Maiden lane
firm tried to sell II TO the Fifth avenue
concern. IT was recognized and traced
back to Anderson.
Louis simon. a Sixth avenue jeweler.
testified that he had sold the necklace TO
Anderson, and other testimony showed
that Anderson in turn had disposed of
1t to the Maiden lane Arm.
The sun., 1919-02-19
BRONX TO HONOR VETERANS.
Col. Hayward VIII Help Launch
Drive for Monument Tonight.

Col. William Hayward will be one OF
the speakers at a mass meeting In Nor
r!s High School. l66th street and Boston
road, The Bronx, tonight. held to open
campaign to raise funds for me-
mortal to be erected t. the soldiers,
sailors, marines and nurses of The
Bronx who served in the war.
The statue will honor the living as
well as the dead and will be placed on
Grand Concourse. Martin Conboy, d.
rector OF the draft Surrogate NJ S.
Schulz and Olin J, Stephens. chairman
of the memorial committee. will speak.
Every resident of The Bronx will be
asked to contribute one dollar \ pa
rade of war veterans will lie held at the
unwilling of the monument.
The sun., 1919-02-19
SEEKS JOBS FOR WAR HEROES,
Hayward Unit Aids Members of
the Fighting 380th Infantry.

The opportunity to get a real 'Craw
de Gair" hero of the fghting 369th In
tantry for civilian labor Is extended
through the Hayward unit of the New
York War Camp Community Service to
employers in all parts of Manhattan,
The Bronx and other sections OF the city.
The unit is being mustered out at Camp
Upton and the dusky veterans are get
ting back to multi. A telephone call
or a letter to 2SSS Seventh avenue will
bring them to any address. ready for
work.
Putting 1t in the words of Sergeant
who dropped into the Hayward unit
headquarters yesterday 1T sure was
fine celebration the dd town handed
US Monday, and II New Yorkll Just top
It off by sighting me to a Job I'll just
naturally imagine that they're the
beatinest folks alive" The Hayward
unit thinks it's up to everybody gen.
orally to make good on the public re-
ception by doing something privately In
the way OF making a place for these
men.
The sun., 1919-02-19
BIG BILL" CHAsEs DODGERS.
To Publish Names of Income Tax
Payers and DeIinauents,

Collector William II. Edwards OF the
Second Internal Revenue district Is get
ting up an honor roll of persons who pay
their income taxes, which will be pub
lished in all parts OF the district for the
Information of taxpayers. BY indirec-
tion the list will reveal the names OF
those who have not settled their Gov
eminent obligations, and upon these the
opprobrium OF the community is expected
to fall.
The sum OF the taxes will be kept in
violate" Mr.. Edwards said yesterday
but the names will be public property
and will be posted at various conspicu-
Gus places where they will he accessible
TO all. 1t is believed that this new de-
parture will have the effect OF minimiZ-
ing the number Of income tax dodgers
and Is expected to facilitate greatly the
delinquency branch OF the service"
"Bg BIZ insisted that those who
wilfully or neglectfully fail 10 file re-
turns will he subject to all the incon-
veniences OF Federal courts.
The sun., 1919-02-19
ONE TRANSPORT IN;
GALES HALT OTHERS
Only a FetD Soldiers Arriue on
the Hickman

OF several transports due yesterday
only one arrived, the Hickman. wild
weather having held back the rest The
Hickman was twenty-five days on the
dusty road from la Pallice and brought
ten casual officers, including seven in
the Air Service. and thirty-one men,
mostly from Missouri.
Lieut. Ralph Somers of Belmont ave-
nue.. Jersey CITY. who wears the Croix
de Guerre with one palm for bringing
down one of ten German planes that
attacked n squadron of seven. said that
another American filler also knocked out
a plane and that the others beat 1t for
the German lines.
Lieut.. Stuart WEIGH of Buffalo. who
was with the 211th Royal Air Force.
helped to bomb Zeebrugge. Ostend and
Bruges, where. he said, the Germans
had some of the best aircraft. Four
other Americans were with the 211th,
including Lieut. Mooney. Southerner.
who was killed. and Lieut.. Allan Bon
nalie OF San Francisco. who received
the Distinguished Service Cross and the
British D. 8. o.
The sun., 1919-02-19
BIG WAVE SWEEPS OLINDA.
Carries Away Cabin and Tyne
writer IMachine, Not Girl,

Capt. Poseidon has = rolltop desk and
typewriter with which he may write a
few foamy love letters to Mrs. Am
phtrlte Poseidon II he knows how to ma
nipulate the keys. He received the gifts
from the Munson Line steamship Olinda,
In yesterday from Nuevitas. when she
was three days out from that port, and
he may have eNerted his magic to pile
up the tall crested sea that swatted the
Olinda on her starboard side
The desk was fastened to the floor
OF a cabin under The chart house. used a 3
an Office by two Naval Raserve men,
and contained, besides the typewriter.
duplicates OF the ships papers. The
wicked wave smashed the side of the
cabin, ripped the desk from its fasten-
ings and in receding carried it away,
incidentally taking a stairway with il.
The chart house was unchanged.
The sun., 1919-02-19
BRONX BOULEVARD
NAMED FOR WILSON
Aldermen Also Create Mitchell
Square as Memorial.

In honor OF the President, Grand ".
evard and Concoursc I'm The Ero'>
herafter be known as Woodrow NS''
Parkway. The name NaH off
changed by the BOARD of Alicrm' as
terday afternoon
Al the same time tho board q.
that the territory bounded By s.
las avenue and broadway and lt''
l70th streets. should be named VI '..'
Square, in honor of the late Ma. ''
Major John Purroy Mitchell.
The work OF eraS,ng German 'a""'
from the street nomenclature Of the '
went on. Dresden street, B'ooklyu. N''
changed TO Highland place, aud 'isn
street became Lorraine avenue,
The sun., 1919-02-19

W. Harvey Walker, a stock broker OF
25 Broad street, was arrested yesterday
on the eomplknt of his wife. Rose who
accuses hr'~ Of failing to pay her Sion
a month temporary alimony pending the
settlement of a separation suit she has
started in the Supreme Court. Walker
was released on $1,000 bail. Mrs
Walker charges her husband with being
an advocate OF free love and that he
now lives in New Jersey with another
woman. she says he mas endeavored "a
save her obtain a divorce
The sun., 1919-02-19
RIEHLE FETED BY DEMOCRATS.
Fifth Anniversary ms Head Of Gun
Celebrated.

John NJ. Richie president OF Tho ''''n',
cratic Club. was the guest Of honor %.
a dinner in tho Hotel Commodore Ia,
night in celebration OF his irth ar'',r''
sary as head of the organization. M'.'
than 500 members Of the club were 0re'
ent. and at the end of the dinner a .0'''
OF silver was presented to Mr.. l.'ar
The speakers were James Il Sn"f
field, a former president Of a." l''
can Club, who made several allu. .".
acts of the present AdmnistrH'."
y nich Republicans are not pal'' .'
fond Abraham l. Elkus aud i".
Burton Harrison former Govern. 80
eral of the Philippines. other
were charles +, Murphy and lA"
Gerard.
The sun., 1919-02-19
Cherrie Finds New Birds.

George X. Cherrie. who was mem
Der OF the Roosevelt Brazilian expedi-
tlon. returned Saturday from a six
months exploration of Venezuela. where
he gathered pathological specimens for
the American Museum of Natural His
tory. The specimens are being CLASH
hed and include several species said to
be new to science. Mr.. Cherrie, accom-
panied by natives only, made several
trips into parts OF Venezuela hitherto
little known to scientists.
The sun., 1919-02-19

Charged with having In his possession
Jew elry valued at 5000 and stolen from
the jewelry store of Clapp & Graham.
t20 Madison avtnue. last Ffidae by
Noldun men. Julius Berlin. a druggist of
'o5' Davidson avenue, The Bronx, was
arrested at Eighteenth street and Third
nTenue by Detective Hughes yesterday
afternoon lie was locked up at Head
quarters on a charge OF receiving stolen
soods' The Jewels which the police saw
s~s"n mad consisted OF Two bracelets
The sun., 1919-02-19
Far East Cable Service Halted.

The Commercial Gable Company an
nounced yesterday that cable service be-
tween this country and Guam. Philip
pines, China and Japan had been inter-
rupted. -,
The sun., 1919-02-19
International Judicial Union,

PARIS. Feb. lS.-Eminent jurists OF
the allied nations met to-day and de-
cided to form an international judicial
union. The purpose is to prepare a code
OF international Law and propose laws
for the League Of Nations. -
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17
TYRONE NOTES

Mrs. Cain went to Liberal last Fri
day again to help care for her moth
err, Mrs. Smith.
Miss Reba Fletcher of Guymon Wis
tied with the Warren family last
week. She returned home last Sat
urday.
J. II. Cherry came to Tyrone or
No. 1 last Friday for few days
visit with friends. He has been Wis.
iting in Iowa for some time.
Ray Track went to Hutchinson last
Saturday on business.
Mrs. w. NJ Wright was down from
Liberal last Saturday on business
with the First National Bank.
Joe McCune went to White City,
Kansas, last Saturday on business.
Captain Williamson and daughter
and Miss Delaney left for st. Louis
last Saturday in response to tele-
gram from the Salvation Army head
quarters to come there Immediately
to take up work assigned to them.
We certainly enjoyed their stay here
in Tyrone.
W. j. Herwig spoke here last Sun
day morning at the M. E. Church in
the interest Of the Anti-Saloon
League. A large audience greeted
him. Mr.. Herwig is fine speaker
and all enjoyed his talk. Miss Ruth
McClure's room of the high school
won the large flag that was given
away.
The M. G. M. Auto Company wit
messed a very exciting explosion on
April 10th about p. m. W. A. Car
ter, an r, F. d. carrier of Grand
Valley, had a steel gasoline barrel in
this establishment for repair which
was necessary to use the acetylene
welding torch on. AS the torch was
applied by G. s. Mann, the owner, the !
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17
EMATON ITEMS

R. L. NOVEL; lost twelve head Of
cattle and eight died that he was pas
turing.
Mr.. Graham has been hauling feec
from Mr.. Lute's farm.
j. W. Harris is moving on the ]. N
Hammer farm.
E. R. Edwards has moved the store
building down on the farm near
Maple Leaf, where he is moving.
The postoffice has been moved over
to Mr.. Lockhart's, the next house
west of where the postoffice was.
The snow storm did lot of dam
age. Ed. Jones lost four head of
milk cows.
Ross and Cecil Lease stayed down
to Liberal from Tuesday till Thurs
day on account of the storm.
The roads are in pretty bad condi-
ton at the present.
s. C. Graham has moved back to
his farm.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17
EUREKA ITEMS

The big snow storm we had last
week was sure hard on the stock
We had quite blizzard with it. The
roads are bad again.
Those who were in Liberal on Sat
urday were Vance and Walter Caps
Mr.. Delay and C. E. Morehouse.
Rufus King, who goes to school in
Liberal, came out home Friday night
and stayed over Sunday.
W. T. Capps and family spent Sun
day afternoon at C. H. Warehouses;.
Violet Morehouse stayed all night
with her aunt, Mrs. W. T. Caps, Sat
urday night.
Lena Smith spent Sunday with
Pauline Simmonds.
Mrs. C. E. Morehouse called at the
W. H. Caps home Sunday afternoon.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17

WE are very anxious right at this
time to secure a few choice farm
loans on land in the vicinity of Lib
eral. Our rates and terms are the
very best to be had We close loans
promptly and you get all you borrow.
Prompt and satisfactory service is our
motto. See us the next time you are
in town, or phone US to call on you
Griffith & Baughman, Liberal, Kans.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17

George Schwitzer is helping his
brother move down. George and
Will are planning on farming tOgeth-
er this summer.
The storm stopped the threshing.
There wasn't a very large crowd
at preaching Sunday. Come and
help.