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Refrigerators Tested and En-
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prices are approximate and subject to
ch0nge.)
Alaska. Made by the Alaska Refriger-
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New York City. Price, $50 up.
Seamless porcelain enamel lining.
Medium ice consumption and low aver
age temperatures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13

Tuesday
BREAKFAST
Cooked Cereal with Dates
Bacon Rolls Popovers
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Broiled Honeycomb Tribe
O'Brien Potatoes
Fruit Compete
DINNER
Bouillon in Cups
Tamale Pie Stewed Tomatoes
Romaine Salad
Maple Ice Cream
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13

NV of the first sights of early
spring in any suburban district
is the thrifty Italian women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13

Monday
BREAKFAST
Halved Grapefruit
Dreamed Finnan Haddie
Buttered Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON
Cheese Soup with Macaroni
Rye Bread Watercress Salad
Canned Fruit
DINNER
Vegetable Chowder
Spanish Omelet flashed Brown Potatoes
Buttered Carrots
ScaIloped Rhubarb with Meringue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13

sugar, pinch of salt and three cups Of
cream. Freeze and pack till needed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
SAYS PARROT WOULD MAKE
ALCOTT LOSE HIS TEMPER
Counsel for Will Contestant Calls Witnesses to Tell
Of Birds Animated Conversational
Tits With Master.

corridors of a hotel. Arc We or are we
not here to try out the question OF COM
potency to make a last VIII
Your Honor" (by opposing counseD,
"T submit that II is competent TO snow
that this parrot was more adept in a
number of WAYS than most parrots are,
in order that the proper foundation may
be laid for further proof that Mr. Alcott
himself instructed the parrot In Its ac-
complishments and could not have done
so II he had not possessed the fun sum
of patience and concentration which the
law recognizes as evidential Of a person
wholly compos mentis"
BY the Court---"Where Ia this parrot?"
BY Counsel-"Dead. Youo Honor"
BY the Court--"Proceed"
nv counsel for the executors: May
Il please your Honor this whole line Of
testimony is inmaterlal. 1t proves
nothing but that the decedent harbored
parrot and when weary Of listening
to il would leave 1t and 60 out for
walk. IT may have been his pleasure
to have this bird for company instead OF
some persons who might be unwilling
to listen to him when he was tedious.
I do not consider that I am jeopardizing
the rights of the executors in any way
when | concede that a man may be
tedious and yet perfectly sane"
Thereafter II was brought out that
man and parrot had kept steady COM
pany for more than thirty years and
that the parrot died at the youthful (for
a parrot) age II seventy-eight years.
The decedent left his whole estate to
Annie Blunderfled, who for thirty years
had been introduced by him as his
| wife. The estate Is claimed by Mrs
| Elizabeth Alcott, who says she Is the
! 4 L.. Il LA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
AIR FIGHT WOUNDS
FATAL TO N. Y. ACE
War Department Reports
Lieut.. Vernon's Death.

When the American Army was max
ing its brilliant cuts in the German line
last fall First Lieut.. Bennington de b.
Nernam OF this city, whose name ap-
peared IN the casualty list yesterday,
was found, badly wounded. occupying a
cot in one of the hospitals abandoned
by tho defeated Germans That was
last October. Although a French civilian
took the trouble TO notify his relatives
when he died in December, 1t was not
until a few days ago that his mother,
Mrs. philip ]. Ross of 93S St Nicholas
avenue, received word of his death from
the War Department.
In the meantime however Mrs. Ross
had read in the newspapers that her
son had been cited for bravery by Gen.
Pershing and had been named to ieceive
the Distinguished Service Cross. Lieut..
Nernam was a grandson of the late
Remington Nernam. New York law
Yer, and founder OF Arverne. the sea
shore resort near Rockaway. lie went 10
France. in 1917 to join the Lafayette
Eseadrille. but got into the American
Aviation Service instead when this Couu-
try entered the war.
Flying in Dccembcr, 1917, he suffered
fall which put him In a hospital for
six weeks. but when he reioined his
squadro he got back into active service
against the Germans. Last summer he
was detailed with French flying squad
ron assigned to destroy German fly
ing circus" The French commander
recommended him for the Cross OF Wal
when. no destroyed German observa-
ton balloon. Going back To the Ameri-
can forces, he served with the Twenty
second Aero Squadron, Second Pursuit
Group. lie destroyed two observation
balloons five miles inside the German
lines on October 10. while German air
men were flying all about and shooting
at him. 1t was for this piece OF dare
devil flying that he was cited and deco
rated 10y CEN Pershing,
Lieut.. Nerhan was listed a. an ace
| but the exact number of German plane:
he downed has not been made known
Tho injury from which he died was re
ceiyed on october %, when he was sho
down in general melee with a grouT
OF German planes over tho enemy lines
He was in the air fighting that pre-
coded the drives at Chateau Thierry
Montdidier and Rheims. lie was ..
years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
SOLDIERS GRAVES
ALL FULLY MARKED
Lieut.. Chase. Back From Front
Tells of Careful Work Of
Registration Corps.

Lieut.. Ernest W. Chase OF the Grave
Registration Service of the American
Expeditionary Forces in France arrived
yesterday by the transport Arakan with
an account of the work OF the men OF
his command He said they operated in
engagements They created cemeteries
near the battlefelds and buried all In
democratic fashion, the graves OF OIL
GERS and men being marked with the
same sort of cross.
The service was started by Col. Alfred
Pierce and its function was to keep In
the wake OF battle. reclaim the effects of
the dead, bury them. mark their graves
and take complete record of their ser
vices and report to headquarters.
The work. the Lieutenant says, was
done thoroughly and it is possible to To-
cate the resting place of almost every
soldier who died in service. Information
regarding the dead may be obtained by
their relatives by writing to the head
quarters of the American Grave Regis
t-ation Service. p. o. III. Tours. France.
Lieut.. James w. Corley of Marietta,
Ca. member OF the First Aviation
Squadron. came back with a good look
| ing German police dog wearing a collar
| inscribed Grand Regiment 62-K. p
The Lieutenant found the dog in a Ger
man dueout that had been bombarded
and as he yelled "Kamerad" with his
tail he was made prisoner He will re-
cclve an American christening when he
understands the language. The Lieu
tenant has been invaded home because
of wounds which he received in the air
and on the ground in a bombardment
| He is officially credited with bringing
down three boche planes and unofficially
! got thrca moro
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2 ACCUSED OF ROBBING BLIND.
sightIess Victim knocked Down
by street FoOtpads.

Two prisoners. alleged by detectives
OF Inspector Bolan's STAFF TO be the
meanest criminals arrested here In
months. were arraigred yesterday be-
fore Magistrate rockingham in tho
Yorkville court, charged with knocking
down blind man and robbing him OF
60 cents as he was crossing Twenty
fourth street at Madison avenue. They
were held in $500 bail each.
Detectives Grant and Devine said they
were standing ut Madison avenue and
Twenty-third street early Yesterday
when they heard cries for help. They
saw two men running from PROSTATE
form on the sidewalk and gave chase.
Grant fred his revolver several times
and the officers finally overhauled the
fugltlves, who described themselves rs
Philip Gassnev. 424 Second avenue, and
Michael j. O'Sullivan, 322 East Thirty
fourth street.
The blind man, who said he was
Joseph Buckley, 323 East Twenty sixth
street, declared the couple had knocked
him down and then ransacked his pock-
cts,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
BOWLING REFUSES
TO STOP MILK WAR
Tells Dealers the More They
Cut Prices the Better 1t Is
for Consumer.

At least fifty wholesale milk dealers
doing business in Harlem and The Bronx
went to the Office OF Robert r. bowling.
chairman Of tho Governors MIX Com
mission. at 165 Broadway, yesterday
afternoon. in the hope that the consum-
ers' representative on the commission
would make Porden's Farm Products
Company stop losing money on milk II
sold to retail stores.
Mr.. Downing listened to the milkmen's
committee. Forty dealers, mostly "in-
dependents stood in the corridor out
side the Office while the discussion was
going on. Long before the last word
was said Mr. bowling informed the
milk dealers that he wasn't at all inter
ested in their trade war. He told
them that they could "eut one another's
business throats to their hearts con-
tent" and assured them that TX they
sold milk as low as cents a quart he
guessed the consumers could stand It..
Then he left the scrappers to themselves.
When the milk men filed out later. al!
solemnly shook hands with the chair
man. and one announced II guess we
can settle this all right" Then they
Joined the crowd in the corridor.
Housewives in Harlem and The Bronx
have been the delighted beneflciaries OF
the trade war. While the wholesale milk
men have been cutting prices madly in a
desperate effort to land the other fellows
customers, the women have been going
to stores with pals and pitchers and
getting milk at and cents quart,
The regular store price for loose milk is
IL cents. The warfare had reached a
point yesterday where retail distributors
OF bottled milk were complaining that
their deliveries had fallen off
During the recent milk strike the in
dependents bought milk from the Dairy
mems League farmers and were able 10
supply not only their own customers but
also storekeepers, restaurants and hotels
which had been buying milk from Cen
ference Mix Board members. After the
| strike some OF the wholesalers started
| TO cut prices In a competition war Then
the Borden concern. many OF whose Gus
| toners had been taken away by the
| smaller concerns during the big fight
| Jumped into the price cutting fracas and
| evidently made a finished job OF II.
| During the recess at the John Doe
milk inquiry yesterday Alfred w. Nc
Cam, the food expert. told John y
Dillon, former SITE Commissioner OF
| Foods and Markets, that when ht
| (Dlllon) was in Office he sent men out
''to get Borden's."
you are liar" said Mr.. Dillon.
"Rut for your gray hairs" began Mr.
| Mccain. Il"
Don't worry about these gray hairs
said Mr.. Dillon, as he started TO take of
| his coat.
Then folks stepped between them ant
nothing at all happened.
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Since the law holds that the fact that
a decedept ,e,, INV NJ hit. ro,,,ivo, ont ~
ii,
Will Is not per &C. PROOF tnat ne was Oh
unsound mind when he made II. the i'm
mediate kin OF Edward Alcott appeared
before Surrogate Cohalan yesterday and
told the story of Billy, Mr.. Alcotts pet
parrot.
Over the objection of counsel It was
testified that Billy was gray with pink
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
NAT GOODWIN LEFT
ESTATE OF $1,000
Aged Parents Apply for Let
tiers of Administration.

Nat C. Goodwin left an estate the
total value OF which does not exceed
$4,000. This became known yesterday
when attorneys acting for the aged par
ents of the comedian made application
In the Surrogates' Court for letters of
administration. The names OF Nathaniel
C. Goodwin, aged IS years. and Caro-
line r. Goodwin, the father and mother
OF the actor who live in 72 Forest ave-
nue.. Roxbury. Mass, were signed to the
application.
After referring TO the death OF the
actor. which occurred at the Claridge
Hotel January 81. tho petition states
he left no real property. Among his
friends Goodwin was believed TO be in
much better financial circumstances
Besides his earning power during his
long and successful stage career he was
believed TO have made considerable
money out of mining and commercial
interests with which he was connected.
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Troopships Due To-day

DUCA DEGLI ABRUZzI from
Marseilles January 20, with
forty-nihe officers and 1,372
men of the Coast Artillery Corps
and one officer and tifty-hve
men of the 164th Field Hospital.
U. S. Cruiser Charleston from
Brest January 81, with thirty.
four officers and 1,196 men OF
the Fiftieth Regiment Coast Ar
tillery Corps, Regular Army;
thirteen casual officers of the Air
Service and seven other casual
officers.
Leviathan from Brest Feb.
ruary 8, with 1926 officers and
men, including 1O4 officers and
$500 men of the 371st Infantry
(colored). seventy-seven officers
and 2,6O5 men of the 372d In
fantry (colored), thirty-fve Of
ficers and l,l39 men of the 36Sth
Infantry (colored), eleven of
ficers and 252 men of the 1880
Infantry Headquarters Company,
2,132 convalescents from Brest
in command of seventeen officers
of the Medical Corps and seventy
casual officers. Will dock late
this afternoon.
Hickman from Bordeaux jan
uary 81, with Detachment Casual
Company 80, one officer and
twenty-eight men from Missouri;
three enlisted men of the Medi-
cal Corps and nine casual Of
ficers.
Woonsocket from Bordeaux
January 81, one officer and
twenty men of Detachment Cas-
ual Company IT, from Illinois.
Peerless from Bordeaux jan
uary &c, with Casual Company
"a, of two officers and IA men
from California, seven casual Of
ficers of the Air Service and one
officer and three men of the
Medical Corps.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
DAIRYMEN TO MEET.
National Convention TO he Held
Here Next July.

II was virtually decided yesterday
that A national convention Of the Asso-
citation OF American Dairy. Food and
Drug officials will be held here next
July. The matter was discussed ny the
executive committee which opened two
day session at the WaldorfAstoria. A
definite decision will be reached to-day
Il Is expected. The committee will also
decide whether hearings shall be held
to consider controversies relating to
pure food which arise between trade
associations
The association. which Ia not con-
nected with the Federal Food Admins
tration, was in charge OF the situation
before the creation of that body
Meeting with the committee yeterday
were ]. r. Young OF the convention bu-
reau Of the Merchants Association: II.
NJ Foster. secretary Of the New York
Wholesale Grocers Association; e. T.
IIilyerd, secretary OF the American Corn
Millers Association; DIR. w. T. Cutler
of the National Association OF Manu-
facturers of Corn Products w. c.
Leitsch and Or. W. d. Bigelow OF the
National Gamers Association and Or
VILE Ladow OF the National Association
Of Preservers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
NEARING ASSAILED
U. S. IN BOOKLET
"The Great Madness" Attack.
ing Entrance Into War
Read to Jury.

The Great Madness" pamphlet
given wholly to an attack on the course
OF the United States in entering the war.
was read yesterday to the jury by Earl
B. Barnes. Assistant United States At
torney. at the trial Of Scott Nearing and
the American Socialist Society before
Judge Julius NJ Mayer in the United
States District Court. The pamphlet was
written in the summer Of 1917 by Near
ing and led to an indictment charging
violation OF the espionage law.
The first paragraph of The Great
Madness" follows: THE entrance of the
United States into the world war on
April 6. 1917. was the greatest victory
American plutocracy has won over the
American democracy since the declara-
ton OF the war with Spain in 1898. The
American plutocracy urged the war
| shouted for It, demanded It. insisted
| upon 1t. and finally got it,
Isaac Sackin. a Brooklyn lawyer. was
| witness for the Government. He was
| examined about the relations OF the
Socialist party and the American So
| calist Society and the Rand School at I
| East Fifteenth street.
| George NJ. Cohen, a member of thu
| publication committee OF the American
| Socialist Society of 1917 and 1918, ad
mitted exhibits entitled The Menace OF
| Militarism" THE Russian Revolution
and THE American Socialist in tn,
| War; had been published by the Rant
Book Company. subsidiary Of the Ranc
| School.
| Seymour Stedman. counsel for the de
PENDANTS, admitted the pamphlets ha'
| been circulated by the Rand School l
| Is contended for the defence that 18th,
| Great Madness" was distributed by tn,
Rand School through its book compan!
as a commercial transaction. and tina
there was no conspiracy between it's d.
| rectors and Nearing to obstruct the draf
| process.
| The trial will On on TO-DAY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
BAPTIsTS DISCUSS BIG DRIVE.
Plan at Luncheon for RatsinG
SG,OOO.OOO Victory Fund.

Unless the Baptists of America
measure up TO their responsibilities
the denomination will cease to exist. f.
w. Aver. chairman OF the National Com
mittee of Northern Baptist Laymen, said
yesterday at a luncheon given by James
c. Colgate at the Bankers Club, where
plans were discussed for the local drive
in connection with the proposed $4,000
600 victory campaign"
Mr. Aver declared that the Baptlsts
of New York must cultivate national
UNCONVENTIONAL consciousness" The other
speakers were Mr.. Colgate, DR.. Fred p.
Haggard. national director of the drive {;
DR.. c. II. Sears and Edward l.. Ballard.
The latter two were named as a special
committee to nominate chairman and
director for the campaign here.
"If II takes Wilson and Taft as long
to put into operation their plans to pro-
tect smaller nations as II has for God s
peace plans to be put into effect nobody
will live to see their ideals in this direc-
ton realized" Mr.. Aver said. "It the
people of this country had followed out
Gods peace plan and His scheme for
democracy Americans would not be pay
ing pensions to veterans OF the civil war
and taxes on necessities to-day"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
PICTURE REUNITES
DESERTED HANLEYS
Claude. 6, Reveals Identity
After Seeing Harry's
Face in Paper.

Red headed Claude Hanley, 8. big
brother of the equally red headed Harry.
4. was found yesterday. Claude was the
first OF the two children OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Hanley OF 707 Hudson Boule-
ward, Bayonne, y. j.. to be abandoned
by his parents-an act for which father
and stepmother have both gone into re-
tirement at the expense OF the Bayonne
authorities on charges OF assault and
aba ndonment
Claude, who was abandoned January
&c by his father in Liberty street. after
crossing from the Jersey shore on the
Cortlandt street ferry. found himself. IN
a manner of speaking. Inquiries mad
been made at public institutions without
success on Sunday by v II. Pisarra,
assistant superintendent or the thh-
dren's Society, after young Harry was
identified as having Hanley on the tan
end OF his name. But 1t remained FOR
Claude to let the world know that he
was in the home OF the Children's So
ciety itself In Jersey City.
Claude saw a picture IN newspaper
OF his brother, taken when the youngster
was found crouchng in doorway AT
Fulton street and Broadway an hour
after his stepmother had left MN "A
block away. Claude let the big folks at
the institution know that he was related
to this lad who had come into public
prominence.
This boy, agents OF the Ch'ldren's So
ciety said, was found wandering near
one OF the ferry slips in Jersey city on
the night or January 20 policeman
took him in tow to the rooms or the
society, where all efforts to learn ms
! name proved futile. Claude being more
interested In getting a square rea! man
in telling about an embarrassing person
with whom he had lived all his NE
Yesterday he saw a newspaper with the
photograph of Harry. Pride proved too
much for his reticence--or at least mem
cries OF his family awoke.
That's my brother" he said 10 ma
tron. thereby starting a connection that
| made him feel lie had achieved life's
| grandest moment. Capt. Griffith OF the
Jersey City police was sent for and
| identified the youngster from picture
, sent out by Mr.. Pisarra. He did moi
bear the marks Of the beating, as die
| Harry when he was found. Claude's only
handicap being mans size appetite.
He will be held at the rooms of the
society until Wednesday. when his
parents will be given hearing before
Recorder Cain. They were said 70 have
| confessed that they deserted the chill
dren because they did not seem to TAKE
| to their stepmother-an attitude or
! which Young Harry was quite Willing
| 10 be quoted in the Affirmative.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
100000 CHURCHES IN DRIVE.
World Movement Planned ~ ~
Protestant tinns.

Cyrus II. Mccormick Of ChI0oen rel.
been chosen 10 head tho lu'.
World Movement OF North N' r.
which Is supported by thirty - 't-
denominations with 2o0.ooo CNIr '- az
It was announced yesterday 80 1'.-''
az the end OF two day meo''" ..
interdenominational Comml'''D ''
A permanent organization WIS or.
with Mr.. McCormirk as ,hn"W.
r. Smith o. Rochester AMI =
Of philadelphia. S..o-rha r'no
II. Millar OF New No,k 10 o'd
Rotary. John II. Mott was chose
man OF the executive commute ..
teen and $. Earl Taylor, ,r."' 0N'''
Officer with the title Of genera.
tary.
The meeting Of the committee ~
was the first since It's 'ur" M
month ago. The next ak w"' ''-
he spent I'm preparation during .
home and foreign missionary N"H- w
he surveyed IN detail ln '.'
nation wide calrpa gu wiz %"
according - Ncs'erdsN q. .'.
Officers training .o''rg
held GIrjrg tive coming -Ur.
'No attempt N,~ ....
tho "details uf th, g -
graumc.' SAID Nj Tu..
sldora'iou vas given 3D. .'
riGn miss Ou9rN sf.''fH ....
conferences. tN" 'dI.l''. N.
PROGRAMMES and tn" ~ l ''
in 4 united financial dIi'o f" I'm.
the Protestant church = >''
lea"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
PREACHER ACCUSES POLICE.
Gerard Hotel owner Obtains sum.
mons for Inspector Henry,

The Rev. John r. Rankin. a Presby-
terrain minister and owner OF the Gerard
Hotel at 1a3 West Forty-third street,
yesterday obtained summons from
Magistrate Corrigan for the appearance
in the West side Court this afternoon OF
Inspector Dom,nick Henry, whom he
charges with oppression. lie said the in
spector caused his arrest Friday for
alleged violation OF the tenement house
law and stopped business at the hotel by
placing a patrol on guard NJ the door.
DR.. Rankin said some OF the best
people in the city lived at the Gerard.
81 don't know what things are coming
TO-" said Magistrate CorrIgan after he
had listened to the minister's complaint
Here we have prohibition in July. and
before long we probably will be told to
stop smoking"
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JOHN GALSWORTHY HERE.
English Novelist VIII Atten,
Lowell Celebration.

The Cunarder Carmania, from Liver
pool by way of Halifax. where she
landed 1000 Canadian soldiers. Is sched-
uled to dock here this morning with s10
cabin passengers
John Galsworthy. English novelist, will
attend the celebration on February 20
OF the anniversary OF the birth OF James
Russell Lowell, Mrs Hilda Wynne OF
London. who has won decorations for
her work under fire as an ambulance
driver, Is here to raise funds for Ttaly's
totally disabled soldiers, Gen. Living
stone OF the British Air Board. Capt.
Arthur Crichton. Philip Gibbs. war cor
respondent: Gino Butt. secretary of the
Italian Embassy at Washington, and
John Appel also arrived
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11

CAMP UPTON, y. Y. Feb. l0--Cant
John O. Outwater of &c Gramcrcy rark.
New York city, has been recommended
for Captaincy IN the French Foreign
Legion by Gon. Lchr"c. 50 Major Day.d
\ l.. Espcranoc Of The S63th Iufaufry
who has himself won the Legion Of
Honor and the Groin de Guclrc. said
here to-day, only three American Of
hecrs have been offered comm -. ous in
the Foreign Legion. Major Esperauce
said, cant OutWatrr VIII 20 10 Paris
to accept ii "a soon as he is Ils, harged
from the American army.