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New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Victory Loan DriUc
Opened by Glass and
Palmer iu Baltimore

BALTIMORE, April Secretary Of
the Treasury Glass and Attorney Gen
eral Palmer virtually opened the ma
tional drive for the Victory Loan in
this city to-day and to-night, supple
menting the appeal made by Mr.. Pal
mcr at meeting of bankers. business
mon and newspaper publishers to-day.
Mr.. Glass this evening made an ad-
dress to representative gathering in
Albaugh's 8 Theatre Governor Harring-
ton presided.
In part Secretary Glass said:
we arc about to enter upon the
last Liberty Loan Campaign We call
it the Victory Loan, and it is that.
But like to reflect that it is a Thanks
giving Loan. 1t is a loan that should
find lodgment not only in the minds,
but in the hearts of the American
people.
"Somc times we hear it stated there
has been waste in this war; that there
has been an cXtravagant expenditure
Of the public money, and that millions
have been spent TO no purpose. This
is altogether beside the question. But
for these expenditures the war would
have lasted much longer, and am not
one who would pcnalize the govern
ment for ending the war two years
earlier.
The was is over in a sense and the
rcactionary spirit is abroad. Men think
they can give their patriotism rest
decllnc to believe our people are in
dlhercnt to the commitments of the
nation. -Four Liberty Loans have gone
over the top and nothing can shake my
belief that they will add the capstone
and put ten last over the top"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
FOREIGN PORTS

AMSTERDAM. April 3.--Arrivcd: Steam
er Jsya IDntch), Baltimore- auoa. e,,.r.
lBclgJ, sandy Hook, for orders. Arrived
stsamsT Meg%us .NoT) r Nsw 0reass s,.ar
or Kecmun (Br), Philadelphia.
BALBOA April lo.-Arrived: Steamers
Mant6 PGT cf,,ao
West Erral, Kahula for New York. Sailed !:
Steamers Oneka (Br) from New York
towing barge Baroda seaward
BATAwIA AVA, Aprll Nraa,s.r s.saied: Steamer
Nsw w. york A0f5 for London ra''''
BoRDEAuX. April s:--Arrived; steam
er Chicago (Fr), New York via Philadel-
BUENos AyREs. April . Sailed
steamer BatJan, Now York
CAI4LAO. April 8.-Sailed: Steamer San
CAPE WRATH, April Passed: Steam
er Briu (swed). New York for Gothen-
cante (span.J. New York
nassn Apr SAss'vsS Nsw oresns Via
stsama1 S1nENHA9ES nejir 6av ABs aBsn Nv X5ryed
ers camaguey, New York; ortesa nss 'tGsD (Br'5.
Newport Nows; Culebra, Cartegcna
Clarissa Radcliffe tBr.). Philadelphia
FAYAL. April 9.-Arrived: Steamers
Daram b,aI New York for Havre; Venezia
FhUshING. p'i;I,5id Aprii 4-sailcd Steamer
&C a1nRHLTAn I1asS! A AB,n m e;1Rsssea: steam
sth. EllopoN GtalJ. Port Arthur 'ui e''fo 70,
Genoa Gen, :. Arrived 9th. steamer Aspinei
ssh' h. ,,e s'eamsrs ns wsr Nisam (Br5 Grom Por
fIar,}};ax fSr Nsw stn xork. ra. 9Th, 9Th, Burma utalD
Gsnos nsqs ofMGoste' Moste Rss Rosa s TJo"
IRON Cenoa), New York; Norfolk Rang,
tBr }. New York. bth. Holtby (Br.). New
poTt ANaws; Wn,s; 7th, East Cape, Newport News
shIpeon HC Gs,e1t Hpr' ~ saArrivsd steamsr
port News; Honduras (Fr), New Sr,esns
sth; Mount Pelvoux tFr), Baltinors
@,lHa YorH 7,b gth steamery peinghsm. New
nuELvA. Xpr@1 'sr"s s'Msalcde i aew steanc aean
Msrcuria tBr). Baltimore.
ora 81 NnsfId y EnfO0n April 9.-sailed; Steam
Ssl6 sf' '0hns; Ns;;. N r.: Prnz Frederiek WI
o'aql2tqr Iy o. brD. New Orleans
uambIstan ,ir6Mmp papr pAprii a. g--Passsa steamer
don: keresaspa, New York FORK 20 Tor ''e copsn psn
hagen on,Tt, Titan tf'r)., T'oston, ''"
~ t,o,NpCN. AprI i0--sailed Steamer
Burmese Prince iBr,'j. New YORK YYorN' Ar Ar
rived. 9th, steamer Cadillac (Br). Ba,o,
Rouge >' LAW
ne.chl.rAs' MAhrA' ,st Apr' x,s,a. s Sailed Sloane
stsq%ss peisMsTe, .prpp'' New YORK. s'''''
MARsEILLEs, April 4,--saied: Steam
er Dante Alcshieri utni) Nrom Genoa
rAUiLLAc. April s.-Arriv.d, Steam
er p1'YMm1,r.,1N pr1aYrHmnn. New YORK for Verdon.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
$2O2, 276 Is Raised for
Episcopal Church Fund
Woman in Home for Aged Saves
Sl0O by Sewing and Gives
1t to Md Charity

- The Right Rev. Charles Summer
Burch, Suffragan Bishop Of New York
announced yesterday at luncheon a,
tho Hotel Bosscrt, Brooklyn, of tho
leaders in tho 100000 campaign OF
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF
Long Island, that $2O2, ,276.2O had beer
raised. The money is for the Church
Charity Foundation.
One Of the gifts announced yesterday
was from an inmate of the Home for
tho Aged, which is supported by the
foundation. In a letter accompanying
1t, which those at the luncheon greeted
with applause, the aged woman wrote:
"Since have lived in the Home
for the Aged | have been able to
save little money through the sale
of aprons that / have been making
here. | have saved altogether 500.
| had intended to leave this money
to the home when | died. But YOU
need this money now, and therefore |
give it to you now gladly. 1t is just
a small share of the blessings |
have received ! can save no more
money because cannot sew anv
more
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Detectives on Trial
Accused of Theft
While Making g Raid
Electrical Man Says His
Money Was Taken, but27
Others i'll Place at Time
Have Reported No Loss

Henry r. Kelly, twcnty-cight years
old, Of SO West 11Sth Street, and Les
ter r. Rogers, thirty-fve, of 1863 East
Eighteenth Street, Brooklyn, both dc
tectives attached to the First Inspec-
tion District, under Inspector William
+. Boettler were arraigned before
Magistrate Isaac Ringel, in Essex Mar
ket court, yesterday, accused of rob
berry. The charge was preferred by
James Nickos. an electrical contractor
OF 2d8 West Fifty-frst Street.
Nlckos charged that while he and
twency- seven other men were playing
"barboube" in an apartment on the
second floor Of house in East Thlr-
tecnth Street last Sunday morning
Rogers entered and commanded them
to throw up their hands. Nickos said
when he tried to put his money in his
pocket Rogers struck him on the
knuckles, forcing him to drop the
money. Rogers then put the money
INTO his own pocket. Nickos charged
Kelly. Nickos said, entered soon aftc,
and all those present were searched.
None of the other players COMPLIANCE
Of the loss Of money
Nichos's charge that Rogers hit hin,
on the hand was corroboratcd b,
George Condos, who says he is a cook
saladman, oysterman and waiter.
Inspector Bocttlor testified that Roc
ers declared he made the raid on a tir
that number of Greeks carried rcvol.
vcrs, but that all they found was s
small knife on che floor.
The prosecution closed late in the
afternoon. The hearing will be re
sumed Wednesday, April 16.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Transit Construction
Bill Passed by Senate
Companion Measure Creating
Single Headed Commission Ex.
pected TO Follow Along
StnR Corrcsno.s


ALBANY, April l0-The Foley b;,,
divorcing transit construction worI' .'
from the New York City Public Serv;sa
Commission and placing 1t in the hands
of Rapid Transit Commissioner, wss
passed by the Senate tonight on rand ma
roll call. 1t is understood that fbs
companion bill, creating a single.
headed commission in New York CityN-
in charge Of the regulatory features ~
the commissioner supplant the nres r "
ent fve-headed commission, wifi be
passed shortly.
Governor Smith, it is said, has Of
fered the post to Judge Benjamin n
Cardozo, of The Court of Appeals
Colonel William Barclay Parsons has
been asked TO accept the appointment
as Rapid Transit Commissioner. He is
now in France with the American exs
peditionary forces. He was in CHARGE
of the first subway work in New York
Both jobs pay $4,000 annually. The
term is for five years.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Philippine and
Porto Rican Liberty
Up 10 New Congress
House Committee to Start
Saturday for Porto Rico
to Inspect Conditions:
May Hear New Proposal
New foyk Tribune
Wash in atom Buycau

WASHINGTON, April 10.--The Porto
Rico question, as we'll as that Of the
Philippines, will come up at the next
session of Congress. The impending
visit of party of members of the
House of Representatives to Porto Rico
as the guests of the Island Legislature
is expected to result in definite pro
posals, one of which probably will be
for the complete independence of the
island.
The party will sail from New York
Saturday on the steamship Coamo. and
includes every member of the House
lnsular Affairs Committee, and a num-
Der OF other members, among them
Joseph G. Cannon and Claude Kitchin.
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee Of the last Congress. The Porto
Rico Legislature appropriated $4,000
for meeting the expenses of entertain
ing the delegation.
Like the Filipinos, the Porto Rcans
are seeking complete independence Of
the United States. The Legislature
which is controlled by the Unionist or
Separatist party, recently adopted a
joint resolution asking for legislation
that would refer the question of the
Islands future status to plcbiscitc
and that, pending the expression Of the
popular will, complete freedom Of Local
government be accorded it.
The reasons assigned FOR dcmandin.
indepe ndcncc are that such a consum
nation is ardently desired by the grca
majority of the people, because the,
feel that they are so different in race
language and Psychology" as one res
oiution puts it, that they can never b,
happy except az an absolutely inde
pendent nation. and that the pcculia
economic problems Of the island car
only be satisfactorily settled by indie
pendent government.
At present there js much dssatisfac
tion in the island with Goverro,
Arthur Yager and Attorney Genera
Kern, which contributes to the unrc st
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Body of Representative
Who Died dAbroad Arrives
William II. HorIand, of Kansas
City, Was Overseas for House
Military Affairs Committee

The steamship Eastern Light brought
to port yesterday from Holland the
body Of Representative William P. Bor-
land, of Kansas City. Mo-, who died
near Coblenz February u while visit
ing the army of occupation Mr. Bor-
land was a member of the Committee
on Military Affairs of the House and
went TO France on business for the
committee.
The body was landed at Pier g. Ho
boken, where detarnmcnt of soldiers
from the port of cmbarkation and a
band escorted it to the mortuary chapel
OF the army near by.
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur J. Elliott
of the 129th Field Artillery, accompa-
nicd the body from Rotterdam TO this
city. He said yesterday that he would
take the body to Washington or tc
Kansas City when advices were re.
ceived from Mr.. Borland's relativcss
The Eastern Light left Rotterdam
March Il with a cargo Of explosives.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Last American Killed
In War Awarded u. s. G.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-Posthu-
nous award Of the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross to Private George W..
Budde, 9Th Regiment, marines. an
nounced by the War Department to-
day, disclosed what is believed to be
the final act of heroism in battle in
France during the great war Pri-
vate Budde, whose home was in Cincn-
natl was killed near Villemontry. Nov.
II, 1918, apparently after the general
fighting had ceased. The Official cita.
ton says:
Upon his own initiative, Private
Budde advanced in front Of the line
to determine whether certain. ma
chime gun position WAS hostile or
friendly and was killed by machine
gun bullet"
Four other awards Of Distinguished
Service Crosses arc noted for acts of
hcroism on November H.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
AMERICAN PORTS

ers Talao. s.0s New York YORK, Eastern Queen. La
Paliice; Ambon Out; Amsterdam; Marie
werp lershaw, Boston. Cleared: steam
ers solborg (Nor) Bergen (for orders) ,
ahnan uas MsFns NoT New
York. Mark killeena (Nor), New York
Sailed: Steamers Goodspeed. Port Tampa; ;
sucrosa San 'Tsn har'mer' towing barge
BOSTON. April 1o.-Arrived: Steamers
Mongola Brest' bowden ta,l, 9Nor3, santa an
MaIs pont Rar 0Nor
Sydney Steamers Yemassee, Norfolk; Ad
ran Iseln, Norfolk Mohawk. Norfolk :;
Sailed: U. 8. Transport America, Brest !,
Steamers Cihao (Nor.). Port Antonio; Cor
sica. Norfolk CITY OF Rome, savannah !,
CAPE HENRY; Va, April 1o.-Passed in
for Baltimore: steamer santore. Santiago !
Key West Passed out from Baltimore
Steamers Nickerie, Havana; Calaveras,
Boca Grande.
CHARLESTON, s. c, April 1o.-Arrived
Steamers Apache, Jacksonville (and sailed
sailed for Jacksonyille).
PORT TAMPA, Fla. April 1o-Arrved
Steamer Calvert (with tow. Port Arthur.
GALvESToN, Tex. april 1o-Ayriyed m :
Steamers Harry Garnum, Houston; Han
cock NransporD, Guantanamo Bay; Sa =
guache. Liverpool Corydon, Havana and
GEoRcETowN. s G., April 1o.-Ar-
rived: steamer Aragon. New York
rived "a '>''.e Steamer i'.1 Lake O. sterms, cuban
port Cand sailed for New York;, schooner
KEY WEST, Fla, April 1o.-Arrived
steamer Comai; Galyeston tand sailed for
| Cta1). Beaumont; schooner Bagdad Fort
schoonaI. MonLE v,s As ApT prsna aqA11ysd san 6d
mingo city; Richard Linthicum, Granada.
NEW ORLEANS, April 1o-Cleared
cartnso crs16a va BIcas n}ca
Kelfar (NorD. Havre; Mcimore Head (Br)
Belfast Via Norfolk; Radha, Campeche,
r9hT SAITH Rra5sn nss 5mpco Apr Sa say
Passed out from Beaumont: Steamers
V's'S fohT T'E EADs GSsN a RayG %pr Nfw
Steamers r. D. Asche. New York; Fleur
de Lys DR. Dariimouth Tegucsalpa zip
stsamsrs Architect sisr,,; I;iverpool; Gre re,
Jamaica via Cienfuegos, Guantanamo and
Santiago, Lake Winona. Porto Rico Paw
greso via Tampico and Vera Cruz; Wild
fugIc IN ,Mor9 ,reIs; Yoro sHond). It~sa sslns.
romT.AIn MH Apf, pBr, Nerpoo
Brton. Norfolk; schooner w. r. Perkins
Machas for New York Sailed Steamers
Polyktor tireeN, Gibraltar Nor ordcrs)
Joannis (CircelO, Gibraltar; Lady Char
lotto Ur), Falmouth.
PROVIDENCE. r. J.. April 1o.-Arrived
steamers Britannia ORD, Marseilles LIS
bon and Azores; Gulfight, Port Arthur
Inland, Norfolk, Bay state. Newport News
SAVANNAH, April 10. - Arrived
Steamer city Of st. Louis, New York.
SOUTHW EST PASS. La, April 10
Arrived. Schooner Barbara w. (Br)
Havana.
TAMPA, Fla, April lo.Arrived
| Steamers Sa bine. New York: United States
lighthouse tender Ivy, Key West: schooners
lizzie A. Villains, Nire Bay Nonpareil'
Ruatan.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Bill Introduced at Albany Would Stop
Rent Profiteering by Raising Taxes

ALBANY, April 1o.-Followng is the
full text of the bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Peter A Abeles,
which aims to check rent profteerng:
"An act to promote the general well
fare by regulating the evil of rent
protiteering:
Section L. The Mayor or other chief
executive officer, by whatever name
known, of each city in the state is
hereby authorized and empowered, in
order to cope with the evil Of excessive
rents, to appoint committee or sew
eral committees to be known as the
Rent Profiteerlng Committee and to
have the powers and perform the func-
tions hereinafter prescribed.
"Section 9. Each such committee shall
consist Of five members, of which two
shall be representatives of organized
labor chosen by the local central labor
union, where such organization exists;
two other members shall be owners Of
real estate, and the fifth member shall
be some citizen of recognized standing
in the community. Members shall re-
ceive no compensation for their SER
vices. All Of the above members shall
be appointed by the Mayor or other
chief executive officer and may be re-
moved by him for cause. Such ap-
pointments shall be made if in the
opinion of the Mayor or other chief
executive officer the public interests
so require. In cities of over $4,000
population the city may be divided into
districts. and if in the judgment Of
the Mayor the situation requires it
separate rent frotiteering committee
may be appointed for each such dis
trict.
"Section g. All meetings of the COM
mttee shall be open to the public At
the beginning of its work the commit
tee Shall widely call attention to the
fact that such committee has been
appointed and shall invite all people
who have legitimate complaint as to
excessive rentals to appear before the
committee and submit the facts.
Section 4. The duties of rent-prof-
iteering committees shall be to hear all
complaints from occupiers of houses,
apartments or dwellings, of any kind as
to the charging of excessive or eNor-
bitant rentals. After hearing such
charges the committee shall invite to
appear before them the landlord or
owner or agent of the property com
planned of and get his side Of the case
Such committee shall have power to
take or hear testimony, subpoena wit
nesses, require the production Of books
and papers, and any member of the
committee may administer an oath to
a witness. After all necessary hear
lngs and investigations the committee
shall determine what is "fair rental"
1t shall so inform the owner or the
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
TRANSPACIFIC MATS

ne connecting mails close at the Cen
S,atior nosso,ice and City Hall Postoffice
., Philippine Islands. via Vancouver and
ttictoar,ia. B. C.. at $50 p. m. April IL.
LOT Sdiilspatch per SIS. Empress OF Japan
rnliip ppine Islands, via Seattle al $50
p piar;' M April is, for dispatch per ss Africa
Vancouver and Victoria, b G. a. S.so ''n "a
M Aprii 20, for dispatch per SIS. Niagara.
~ ,Ha"aii and Guam. close S 80 p m. daily.
Inns mail IS forwarded TO the Pacific
,,e I,oass DAILY for dispatch to destination by
Japan, Corea. China Siam. Cochin
China and Netherlands. East indies clnss
AZ AT & S,so m. daily This mail is for
wardeo rt 10 ne Pacific Coast daily for dis.
tunity. ~ o' oppoi
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
Burleson TO Push
Rate Increase Case
In Supreme Courl
Anxious for Decision Before
Adjournment Is Taken for
Summer; Cost of Wage
Raise Set ar $4,000, 900

WASHINGTON, April TO- Efforts
will be made by the government to have
the Supreme Court determine finally
before it adjourns for the summer the
question whether, under the Joint rcso-
luton by which the government took
over control OF the telephone and tele-
graph systems of the country, Post
master General Burleson has authority
to increase toll rates.
This became known to-day follow
ing the filing of an appeal by the gov
ernment from South Dakota supreme
Court dccrecs permanently enjoining
four telephone companies IN that state
from increasing THAR rates.
While two other cases involving the
validity of the Burlcson order already
have reached the court, this is the first
direct appeal from any decisions yet
to be taken, and the government plans
to make it test case. Solicitor Gen
eral King, when the court reconvcncs
next Monday, Will ask formally to have
consideration of the case expedited.
Only three more weeks Of arguments
remain.
Officers of the Commercial Telcc-
raphers' Union Of America, which is
/ now conducting a strike vote, charged
/ that employees have not received ad
vances in wages commensurate with
! the increased rates.
"The owners of the systems" said a
statement issued by the Postmaster
General, edo not benefit in any way
from the increased rates collected for
either telegraph or telephone service.
THE increase of wages allowed en-
ployes Of the wire systems under gov
ernment control aggregate for telegraph
and telephone combined $34 900, 900 per
annum. While the total rate increases
made or contemplated amount to less
than $4,000 900 1t is necessary to
provide for Increased cost of apparatus
material and supplies as we'll as for the
wage increase, and the increase of rates
is not as great az applied to either
service, as would have been unavoidable
under private control.'
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11

agent of the property in question and
endeavor by persuasion and by an APP
peal to his sense of fair play and JUS
tice to get him to adjust his rents to
the fair rental" basis so determ ned.
If he refuses to do so the facts shall
be published for the informatio of the
community.
"Section 5: Upon the failure of an
owner Of real property or his agent
to so adjust his rentals to the basis
of fair rental as determined by the
committee, the committee shall report
to the assessors of the tax district
the rent demanded by the owner of
such real property, or his agent, to-
gethcr with all the facts ascertained
by the committee material to the de-
termination of the full value Of such
real property. Thereupon the asses
sors shall consider such evidence and
review the assessment of such prop
erty for the preceding year. If the
assessors shall determine that such
property was assessed at less than it's
full value for the preceding year the
assessors shall present a verified Pc
ttion to the Board of Supervisors or
to the board or boards performing the
duties of the Board of Supervisors.
Such petition shall show the differ
ence between an actual valuation made
by the assessors and the amount at
which the property was placed upon
the assessment roll of the preceding
year. The Board of Supervisors or
board performing the duties of the
Board Of Supervisors shall place such
property on the roll of the current
year at the difference. as fixed by the
assessors in their petition, between the
actual valuation made by the asses
sors and the amount at which the
property was placed upon the asses
ment roll OF the preceding year, and
shall tax the same at the rate per
centum of the preceding year. The
Board Of Supervisors or board per
forming the duties of the Board of
Supervisors shall proceed as directed
by section fiftysiX of the tax law
when taxable property has been omit
ted from the assessment roll of the
preceding year. In cities of 1000 ,OOO
lnhabltants or over the rent-profteer-
ing committee shall report to the
Board of Tax Commissioners. Such
board shall perform the functions
hereby imposed upon the assessors
of the tax district and the functions
hereby imposed upon the Board OF
Supervisors, except that the tax hereby
REQUIRED to be levied shall be levied
by the Board of Aldermen.
Section 6: The action of the rent
prohteeerlng. committee in fixing tho
basis of a fair rental shall be sub
Ject to review by the Supreme Court
upon application thereto by the prop.
crty owner affected. The decision OF
this court shall be final and shall be
binding upon the local tax assessors
Section :: This act shall take cf
feet immediately.'
New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
u. S. to Sell Stores
Abandoned by Huns
Civilians May Purchase ANY.
thing but War Munitions;
A Generals Shifted


COBLENZ, April 10 (By The Asso-
ciatcd Press) ).-Mllions Of dollars
worth Of material abandoned by the
German army will be sold to civilians
in the American occupied area under
United States army regulations upon
receipt of authorization from Amcr-
can general headquarters. No arms
or ammunition will be included in the
property to be disposed of to Germans,
nor Will any material serviccablo to
the American army be sold. The
material consists of several hundred
thousand wooden solcd shoes, with
paper uppcrs; paper harness, cooking
utensils, wagons, carts and vast ouan.
tities of other articles not an asset
in any way to the German military
establishment.