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New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
John III. Delaney
Appointed by Smith
To Transit Board
Commissioner of Plant and
Structures Is Named Con-
structive P. S. Commits
sioner; Is Not an Engineer

ALBANY, May Ex-Governor Smith
to-day appointed John H. Delaney, of
Brooklyn, as Rapid Transit Construc-
ton Commissioner of New York City.
The position was created by the Leg
lslature in accordance with the Gov
ernor's First District Public Service
Commission reorganization plan. Mr.
Delaney is Commissioner of Plant and
Structures OF the city He is not an
engineer. The Governor explained that
after conference with Commissioner
Lewis Nixon he had concluded that
there was sufficient engineering ability
IN the Public Service Commission.
Mr.. Delaney formerly was secretary
and treasurer Of The New York Morn
ing Telegraph" Under Governor Sui
ger ne was head OF the Efficiency and
Economy Commission, and was one of
the Carlisle commissioners Of Inquiries
which Sulzer appointed to make gem
eral Investigation OF state depart
nents.
Governor Smith said he had been Of
the opinion that The position should
go to an engineer and had offered it
to Colonel William Barclay Parsons,
engineer OF the first subway, and later
to J Waldo Smith, chief engineer Of
the Board of Water Supply, both Of
whom declined
"On May g." continued the Governor,
Il appointed Hon Lewis Nixon COM
missioner in charge OF the division
Of regulation He being an engineer, l
asked him TO investigate the whole
situation, and after conference with
him have come TO the conclusion that
there exists in the Public Service Com
mission today sufficient engineering
ability TO carry the proposed subway
routes 20 completion
nat IS really needed is q clear
headed, common-sense administrator
with knowledge Of public Office and
an appetite for hard work l have
come to the conclusion that the man
best suited Is the present Commis-
sioner Of Plant and Structures"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Miss Edith Beyer Must
Pay Stock Transfer Tax
Court Holds Father Transferred
Consolidated Gas Shares in
Contemplation of Death

Surrogate Fowler yesterday decided
the estate of Leopold Boyer must pay
transfer tax on shares of Consoli-
dated Gas Company stock which he
presented to his daughter, Miss Edith
Boyer a few months before his death.
The state transfer tax appraiser taxed
the stock on the ground the gift from
father to daughter was made in con
temptation of death. Mr. Beyer died
from cancer of the throat.
His daughter" said the Surrogate,
testified he did not know the nature
OF the disease he was suffering from,
although he had consulted FIVE or six
we'll known physicians. That an in
tellgent man of seventy-tve years.
who had been ailing from throat af-
fection for eighteen months, had par
TALLY lost his voice, and consulted a
number OF eminent physicians, did not
have some knowledge Of the disease
from which he was suffering is highly
improbable"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Wireless Company
Organized by China

PEKlNG, May 26 (By The Associated
Press) An agreement was signed
Saturday between the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Company and tho Chinese
government for the formation of a
Chinese National Wireless Telegraph
Company. with a capital Of $500 900
Half the amount to be subscribed each
by the government and the Marconi
company.
The Marconi Company will manu-
iacture wireless apparatus in China
with Chinese labor, and also maintain
existing and future wireless installa-
tions
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Victory Loan Is
OversubscribeeI
By S750,0OO,0OO
New York District Leads All
With 2,482, 1892 Individ-
ual Buyers; Nearly 90
Per Cent Under $4,000
By BRIGGS

WASHINGTON. May 26.-rotal sub
scriptions to the fifth or Victory Lib
erty Loan were announced to-day by
the Treasury as $5,249 9O8 300, an over
subscription of nearly $75O.0OOOO
1t was estimated officially that there
were 100000 subscribers to the loan.
Nearly SO per cent of the total
$2,663, ,850-was taken in subscrip-
tions of $4,000 or less. Subscriptions
by districts, after allowing for alloca-
tion Of credit from one district to
another, follow:
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Capt. Peterson and Son
Face Murder Charge
Skipper and Second Mate Are
Accused of Death of Sailor

Captain Adolph {. Peterson, Of the
American barkentine Puako, and his
son, Adolph, jr.. second mate on the
vessel, charged with murder on the
nign seas, came up for trial in the
United States District Court yeater-
day before Judge Charles NJ. Hough.
Another son Of Captain Peterson. first
. mate on the barkentine, is awaiting
f'al on an Indictment charging fcloni-
oas assaul. and maltrcatmcnt OF mem
oerz Of the crew.
The crimes charged are alleged in
me Indictment 70 have been committed
ouring voyage Of the puako from
'e1of.a, =. g. 10 Cape Town, which
oeKan April 27 and ended Angus, 27,
.sAf. Inc murder charge is based on
me death 81 Axei Hansen, a sailor,
"no, % avoid beating On August g.
Jumped overheard. Other aailors testify
'ha' when Hansen struck the water
ne grabbed a log rope trailing from the
@.%fn 81 The vessel and asked TO be
picked up.
They allsge that Captain pederson
End his son refused to give Hansen
ny aid. He clung to the rope until
ms strength failed, let 70 and was
drowned.
ne oefendants azHcrt they had 10
WIN mntinous crew and wcre
'ofceo many times n defend them
"s'vss from attack. They deny they
fused 10 ala Hansen when he clung
70 ths log rope.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Cited Six Times for Bravery,
Soldier Returns In Arm,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 26. =
Private Joseph Granger, of this city,
veteran OF Company G, Hath Infan-
try, whose discharge papers show six
separate citations for bravery and who
was twice wounded, reenlsted at the
army recruiting station here to-day.
He IS twenty zone wears old.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Best of Clubs.

The finest collection of clubs In
America is here. Our imported
iron heads have extra quality
shafts. Our imported wooden
clubs are famous models of great
players abroad. Our American
made wooden clubs have the best
shafts obtainable, with heads
modelled after the favorite clubs
Of the best known professionals
In the United States.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Tyler Tries to Die.
Then Flees Guard
After Conviction
Soldier Causes His Recap
ture by Tripping Him as
He Runs; Found Guilty of
Robbing Cleveland Bank

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26-T Roy
Tyler, who tried to end his life with
poson in Cleveland to-day after being
found guilty Of robbing bank, made
an attempt at escape from his guard at
the Union Station here tonight while
being taken to the state penitentiary.
On alighting from the train TYLER
broke from the grasp Of the deputy
sheriff and sprang up a flight Of stairs
from the train sheds to the station
platform, the deputy behind firing
revolver, all shots from which went
wild.
Tyler burst into a waiting room, and
as he fe dacross it soldier thrust
out his foot and sent the fleeing man
sprawlng. He was taken and lodged
safely in the penitentiary few min
utes later
The soldier responsible for Tylers
capture said he acted solely on a
"hunch," not knowing that the speed
ing man was wanted
band Of gunmen who robbed q bank
here Of $15,5eA In December, 1917, is
on his way to the Ohio penitentiary to-
night after attempting to- commit sui
eide by poison in the Criminal Court
here to-day. II took the jury only
thirteen minutes to find Tyler guilty.
Tyler collapsed when the jury re-
turned with ia verdict. He was taken
10 the jail hospital, where he received
treatment.
This is the second time Tyler has
tried to end his life. While in Jail at
Sanford, Coma "a few years ago, he
took poison.
Tyler was arrested in st. Louis on
suspicion that he was one Of the men
wanted in connection with the daylight
hold-up Of the East Brooklyn Savings
Bank, which netted rwo bandits $4,000.
Waen he way arrested he sent for his
suitcase, and his interest in his luggage
war such that the police made d thor
ough search Of the clothing in it.
They found bills Of large and small
denominations scwcd in the Innings.
slowed in the pockets and hidden even
IN the trousers cuffs. More than ever
convinced that they had one Of the
Brooklyn bank robbers, they turned
the prisoner over TO the New York po-
lice and he was brought TO this city.
lie succeeded in proving that he was
hundreds of miles away when tho East
brooklyn Savings Bank was robbed. but
~ that time Cleveland had heard Of
his capture and asked that he bs scnt
there for trial
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

The Treasury subscribed S11,14O, 800.
The New York district led all others
in individual subscriptions, with
2,4S2 ,992, and Chicago was second with
2,267,4l1.
Allotments of the subscription
has been made on the basis Of 100 per
cent to all subscribers of $4,000 or
less, so per cent to persons subscrib-
ing more than $4,000 and UP to
100000, but none to take less than
$4,000, and lesser percentages on all
subscriptions up to s5o,0O0O0O, sub
scribers of which will receive only
42.39 per cent Of the amount asked for.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Hand-f forged irons.

All our imported iron heads are
hand-forged-not moulded. The diff
ference between the two kinds Of
heads begins to show after few
cleanings Hand-forged heads may be
buffed bright without the slightest
change in the weight or balance of
head Drop-forged heads lose a little
metal with every cleaning-the club
acts ngely-doesn't feel the same.
Your shots don't come off as they used
to. You think perhaps you are of
your game. No-the club is off it's
balance.
irons, imported heads, So.
Wooden clubs, $3.50 to ST.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
These clubs
obtair,able only at
Wanauaaker's

The J. B. BATLEY Spoon-a
mighty useful club. You can get with
it greater distance from poor lie than
is possible with any other club. $3.50
each.
The PERFECT BALANCE driver
and brassie. They FEEL comfortable.
They impart confidence. $3.50 each.
The WILLIE WINTON camel-back
irons. Different-with the most logi-
cal weight distribution. 81 each.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

English and Scotch sweater vests, IN
variety Of colors and patterns, are
S12.
Long sleeve sweaters Of
camePs hair or shetland or
zephyr wool-beauties, from
over the water-$20 (pre-war
price,.
Knit vests with silk sleeves, $40,
and corduroy vests Of fancy colors, So,
have become very popular of late.
And leather jacket, at SIS, is al
ways q good thing to have in reserxa-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

The Women's National Book Association
Will have "A mems night dinner at the Aidinc
Club tonight Fannie Hurst and other
women writer's will speak.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

Louis Hetzman. an East Patchogue inn
keeper. was convicted in Brooklyn vester-
day of having sold liquor to soldiers and
sentenced TO three months in Jail. His place
was raldcd in April when several army of
hcers escaped by jumping through windows
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

Probably no two stores in New
York sell 50 many bicycles as we
do. One years guarantee has
some bearing on this. But the
quality Of our bicycles has most
to do with it. Our standard is
high one-and rigidly main
tanned.
TAPLOW-special, for boys, girls,
men and women, $36.50 to $45.
POPE and COLUMBIA bicycles.
$34 so to $50.
Tires, IS pair. Bells, SOC, 81.
All other accessories.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

General Theodore IndansIcy formerly OF
The Russian army was complainant agains,
Florence kirwan. milliner arraigned lr,
Jefferson Market Court, charged with hav-
ina stolen necklace from the generals
wife. Miss krwan pleaded not guilty
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

Thomas Hermann. eighteen. of $40 Eat
Jhirty-ninth Street. shot in the arm by
Patrolman John Devine. who arrested the
youth aud charged him and a companion
Clarence Ryan, with having assaulted Ed
ward Older. Il guard Of military stores in
Hobokeu
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
Briefs

Francis Brown. OF Brooklyn. charged with
having killed Peter Leadbetter. former
lodger at his home. has been released in
ST 800 bail
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
TENNIS, a good second

Renewed interest in tennis is
being shown this year. The
tournaments already held have
been marked with a very high
grade of play. Youngsters are
giving more thought to the game.
They are practising more faith
fully. And--they are giving care
ful attention to the rackets they
use.
One Of the great satisfactions
of dealing with Wanamaker's
Sport Shop is that you only have
to feel the rackets and pick out
the one that suits you in the mat
ter Of grip and balance. You
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

Henry Firth. Backwood, N. J.. farmer
has asked the New York police to find his
daughter Emma. aged fourteen. who disap-
pcarcd week ago.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

The Lndier' Auxiliary Of the old 10th
Company of the old 18th Regiment will give
"A welcome home reception and dance this
evening at Trommsr's Hall. Bushwick Ave
nus and Conway Street Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

may depend upon the frame and
the stringing (Oriental and fae
American gut).
Rackets, sl.25 to $3.50.
Practice balls, DC each.
Championship balls, 55c each.
Racket press, 81 to $3.50.
Double racket press, $3.50.
Eye shades, rubber handles, nets.
center straps, court markers and all
tennis accessories, at reasonable
prices.
Tennis fannels, SO pair.
Sneakers, 1926, $3.50. High can
vas shoes, $3.50 pair; low, Sc pair:
white buckskin, $40 pair.
Sweaters, shirts. socks. eto.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

Cornelius Murphy, twenty. was shot six
times at the Pavonia yards of the Erie Rail
road. in Jersey City. Despite his wounds.
he walked to st. Francis Hospital Three
railroad detectives, arrested later said they
had fired on three men trying TO break Into
an cypress car.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
A thousand pairs OF
GOLF afocIxin oa.

From England and Scotland:
light, medium and heavy weight
woolens, with a large range of
cuff patterns; So, 81, IS, S6 pair.
Golf bags, $3.50 TO s35.
Gloves, So.
Golf shoes, high, low, Sc 20 s14.
The necessary Sweater.
The smartest is the scotch
pull-over, a light weight sweater
in greens, grays and browns,
$4.25 each.
shalzer-knit sweaters, heavy weight
are 81 to $40
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
GOLF, first

First, because it is the game
of games for Americans who
need exercise most. All, young
or old, man or woman, can play
golf.
(Most of America WILL be
playing golf in the near future.) }
Wanamaker's leads America in
quality of golf supplies. We have
achieved the leadership in q very
short period Of time because we
have given the BEST thought to
golf and to the production Of
golf balls and clubs on a large,
nationwide scale.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

Congregation Rodeph Shoom will hold n
peace Thanksgiving service Thursday evening
in the temple. Sixiy-third Street and Lex
ing ton Avenue. Governor Smith Is expected
to attend.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

While lowering a wooden truss one OF the
supports OF table that had borne a wedding
feast. Charles Ruda fell from the fire escape
at ii Green Lane, Brooklyn and was killed
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27

The time has gone by when a man
considered old clothes good enough for
golf. 1t is a sign of OUT progress In
the direction of intelligent availing of
play, that men now DRESS for golf.
There is no question of the good
psychological effect that comes from a
golf suit--a GOOD golf suit.
The famous SUNNINGDALE
and WESTWARD HO golf suits
are exclusive with Wanamaker's.
They are made in England, Of
finest Scotch and Irish tweeds.
Suits Of coat and knickers with
four button cuffs or buckle band,
$50 and $3.50 suit. Extra
knickers-a plentiful supply
$3.50 pair.
Domestic golf suits made of
imported woolens with knickers
or long trousers, $40.
Other domestic golf suits, free
play models, s25, $50, $3.50
suit
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
BASEBALL.

Bats, 15c to sl.5o. Balls, 81 to 50.
All leather finger gloves, for BOYS,
81 up; for older boys, s2s5 to s5.
Basemen's mitts, 81 to IS. Catchers'
mitts.
Masks, ST. Stockings, 81 pair.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-27
The question ]

At this point, enters Wanam
We have studied the matter.
proper place in the scheme of thing
and experience have brought to the
for YOU.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-20
SOCIAL AND PERSONALS

Sam Spores Is visitor in the city
cay from Eugene.
NJ. Jensen of, Pilot Rock is here to-
day
w. l.. Thompson went to Baker
yesterday ON business connected with
the highway commission.
Mrs. l.. f. Roy of Pilot Rock, was
a sunday visitor to Pendleton.
Mrs. L. f. Roy of Pilot Rock. was
Ia sunday visitor to Wala Walla,
F. A. Leavitt and Mrs. Leavitt were
here from Walla Walla Monday.
H. L. owen of Halfway. was AZ
the St, George yesterday.
]. NJ. Thorn came up from Hermis-
ton yesterday.
William Hinto and Mrs. Hinto came
In from Range Monday.
A. r.. Shumway, prominent Milton
farmer. was in the city Monday.
II. S Shangle. president OF Colum-
bia College at Milton, is registered
at the st. George.
DR.. Floyd Group returned last
evening from Portland where he had
been to attend reunion of the mem-
bers of his dental college classmates
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-20
HINDU CUSTOMS
ARE DEPICTED IN
CURIO DISPLAY

Curios giving a rev insight into
the dress, customs and manners OF
the Hindu people are on display at
The PEOPLES Warehouse today and
will be there for one week. They were
gathered by Pastor ]. NJ. Conner, an
Adventist missionary who has sIent
six years i'm India, and who is nov
visiting DIR. F. L. Ingram, an old
friend.
Fifty pairs of Indian shoes. worn
on different festive occasions are in
the collection. Hand carved brass.
pieces of silver, cashmere work on
doilies and center pieces, Indian
Gods knives and implements are in
the display. one of the gods, Ganesh,
their god of wisdom, was obtained
from native after much dickerins.
Four bracelets, taken from the
stomach of an alligator shot by tho
Rev. Mr.. Conner in the Ganges river
are displayed. The bracelets cncc
belonged to Indian women who were
compelled, by their form of worship,
to bathe in the river, infested with
these man eating animals. The fact
that few Disappeared each day to
satisfy the craving of these alligators
never shook their faith
A prayer wheel, used by the Tibet
ans in their worship of Buddha, is
one of the interesting pieces in the
collection. The prayer is written un
a piece of cloth which is wound up
IN the wheels. AS it is revolved, "A
ball and chain pulls the prayer out
and it is cast to the winds. whers
Buddha is thought to pick 1t up.
A Gurkhas battle knife, srch as
struck terror in German hearts when
the Indian hillmen went after them
in battle in France, is on disl'lac.
Tradition among the Hindus IS that
once the knife is drawn from its
scabbard 1t must nit return until it
has drawn blood.
The Rev Mr.. Conner will lecture on
India tomorrow night at Milton and
Thursday night at WaIli Walla. He
hopes to arrange to speak here next
week.
Mrs Conner lived with the Samuel
Miller family of Milton. for years and
is well known in the cas-. end of the
county. They expect to return to
India in September to spend another
seven years in missionary WORK.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-20

10 give us little more than Sliou"'-
O0O a day for eight days. In the
past we have received close TO TINS
amount every year from our tam
BOURNE collections which were made
quietly and without the systematic
effort we are making in our Home
Service fund drive. Besides, In for
mer DAYS the salvation Army did not
hold in the heart OF the American
people the place 1t now occupies
Two Cited for Bravery.
Two of the most active workers III
the campaign are the Mcintyre sis
ters Gladys and Irene, probably the
most famous of the salvation Army
lasses who went overseas These girls
both were cited for bravery under
fire and recommended for the Dis
tinguished Service Cross.
The campaign slogan, "A Man May
Be Down, but He's Never Out!' IL
displayed everywhere on banners, bill
boards. in store windows outside OF
dwellings in the lobbies of the hotels
and in all other public places
May 21. Doughnut Day will be OBJ
served, and "Doughnuts n la Persh-
ing. the doughnuts that, won the
war" will be available for everyone
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-20
CANADA PLANTS
VICTORY GARDENS

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Cana Ia $
Victory gardens have Joined hands
with the Victory gardens of the Unit
ed States for increased food produce
ton, as the result of an International
food conference in ottawa attended
by officials of the Canadian Trade
commission and the national war gar
den commission of Washington. The
dominion government is fully awake
to the food needs of America and
Europe and the fight against General
Hunger will be continued In the homo
trenches of Canada.
As an outgrowth of the internation-
al conference, the Canadian Trade
commission has undertaken to con-
duct the victory garden campaign
throughout Canada for the Dominion
government. The trade commission
is newly organized and succeeds to
some of the functions and activities
of the Canada food board and the war
time organizations of the government,
The work in Canada will be done in
cooperation with the National War
Garden Commission and will be eo-or-
dinated with the work of the latter
commission in the United States.
Reports from Canada to the Nation
al war garden commission show that
the victory gardens are on the job.
The Montreal cultivation commission.
under the joint presidency of w. II.
Dandrand and J. s. Briefly, has pre-
pared for him 10. 900 to 10000 gar
iens in Montreal. Ottowa is also
thoroughly organized.
From the isolated Hudson Bay Dis
trict comes word that gardens are ac-
tive, in spite of the wildness of the
region. This report comes from Ser
geant E. H. l.. Thompson of the Ca
madam mounted police, who is just
back from a seven weeks patrol
north of the Pas. The country is so
rough that overland travel was al
most impossible for Thompson.
There are gardens all along the
route in which potatoes and other
vegetables are grown. There are no
settlers and the gardens are for the
most part grown by the employees Of
the Hudson Bay Railway" said
Thompson
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-20
SAL LVATION ARMY
DRIVE IS STARTED

NEW YORK, May 20. Omitted
Press. )-The great ''V's' of the sue
cessfuI Victory Loan are down
throughout the United states and in
their place has been hoisted the red
shield of the Salvation Army. For the
army, whose workers everywhere in
the country aided Uncle Sam in put
ting his big loan over the top. today
began it's nationwide campaign to
raise $13. 900, 900 for its Home Service
fund
Every street IS a Victory Lane in
the Salvation Army drive. For more
than fifty years the Army has been
leaving the broad highways to work
for upllft in the alleys and its work.
ers, both Salvation Army folk and tho
vast force Of volunteers, are today on
the avenues and byways alike, as they
ask the American people to express
their gratitude for the work the SAL
walton Army has done for their SOL
diers in France.
EvangeIine Booth, commander of
the Salvation Army in the United
States and the members OF her staff
attended the opening ceremonies of
the campaign. at which former Cow
tfHDf tHATHN
chairman Of the Home Service fund.
presided.
Replaces Tambourine.
Miss Booth. sanguIne of the success
Of the campaign, said:
THE gratitude of the American
people il so well known that ! can
see nothing ahead Of us but complete
success We are asking the people