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New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
AutOn1Otiues

An appeal addressed to all automobile
dealers in New York State has been sent
out by the National Automobile Cham
Der OF Commerce urging the strongest st
opposition to bill pending at Albany
that would increase automobile license
tees tor motor car owners all the way
from 100 to 800 per cent This state
ment is made:
The present registration fees have
been about all that the traffic will bear
and the sales Of cars would be enor-
mously decreased if such increases in
registration fees were to prevail Every
time the state needs increased revenue
the motor vehicle is made the victim.
The only way to stop this practice is to
demonstrate clearly to the Legislature
that the voting citizens of the state
will not tolerate it any longer. The bill
is obnoxious because
"G) 1t will materially hamper busi-
ness in discouraging the purchase of
automobiles in New York State.
"(2) 1t unjustly victimizes the motor
vehicle and discriminates against it in
favor Of other vehicles and other classes
of property.
"(3) 1t attempts to make motor vehi-
cles stand the expense of all construc-
ton and improvement of roads, whereas
the same should be paid out of general
taxation, since everybody shares in the
benefits OF good roads.
"(4) 1t will furnish only an encour-
agement for the Legislature in succeed
ing years to further increase the i'm
posts against automobiles; and
"(5)) Such limitation of the purchase
and use of automobiles as would result
from passage of this bill would inter
fere incalculably with the business, con-
venience, educational advantages and
comfort of the whole population of this
commonwealth"
Opposition to the measure has devel-
oped not only with the dealers and man
ufacturcrs, but with users Of motor
cars throughout the state. Their feel
ing is that the registration fees are
now beyond the originally intended
limits of covering merely the physical
cost of enrolling the cars in the state
The cost and more is paid for, and the
more than $4,070,000 collected last year
from owners, chauffeurs and dealers II
New York State pays for great deal
more than the office expenses of exam
ination, registration and inspection. II
has been held unconstitutional IN Ono
and Mississippi to tax motor vehicieS
as personal property and also under
the guise Of registration fees. Ot about
| $50 100000 paid last year by motorists
of the United States as reglstratlor
fees, about SIS 900 900 went into the
general fund of number of states and
only a small part Of the sum was spen
on road work. Y. r.. l.. ..
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
so u. S. Warships to
Guard Way for FIiers

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Admirsl
Henry 7. Mayo, commander-in-chief of
the Atlantic Fleet, which arrived yes
terday in New York, will come to Wash
ington tomorrow to discuss with Navy
Department officials the arrangements
and location of warsnips in the Atlantis
Ocean for the overseas flight of naval
seaplanes next month.
The number of warships to be used
as guides and patrols during the flight
has not been announced, but it prob
ably will not be less tnan fifty Plans
are to place destroyers less than 200
miles apart over the entire route and
at least one fuel ship will be on the
course so as to replenish the fuel sup
ply Of the seaplanes if necessary.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Army Men Enrious
Of Ocean Filters
Changes in Bureau Are
Blamed for Loss Of
Chance in Sea Race
Netr York Tribune
ITusttuotOu Rure0M

WASHINGTON, April 15.-There is
bitter disappointment IN the Army
Air Service because it is not to be
represented in the transatlantic flights,
now beginning. The army aviation au-
thorities had the subject Of a trans
continental flight under study for
months, but there are no indications
OF any effort being made to send an
airplane across the Atlantic this year
Some complainants attribute the fail
ure of the army to be represented to
the series Of reorganizations that have
marked military aviation for some time
past and have resulted in sort Of
paralysis of the whole service, at least
as to programme and purposes.
The Glenn Martin bomber is men
toned as purely American design
machine with Liberty motors, that we'll
might have been adapted to a transat-
lantic flight, to say nothing of the
army Handley-Page and Caprons
Army filters, as we'll as others in
terested in aeronautics, are disap-
pointed by the War Department an
nouncement that the air service will
not be represented at the Pan -Ameri
can Aeronautical Exhibition, to take
place at Atlantic City next month.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Six Transports on Way
With New York Troops
Five Are Coming to New York
and the Other Will Dock at
Newport News

WASHINGTON, April Is - Five
transports en- route to New York and
one to Newport News carry 400 New
York troops. the War Department an
nounced to-day.
The transports Mobile and Freedom
are due IN New York April 81, the Man
churia April "a and the Matsonia April
%. The date of the arrival of the Bel
left Marseilles April -. The Rijndam
is due at Newport News April "a.
The transports and Empire State
troops aboard follow:
Mobile-United States Ambulance
Service sections, II officers and 35s
men for Upton Base Hospital No. 76
1 officer and 81 men for Dix.
Freedom-First trench mortar bat
terry, 3 officers and 80 men for Dix;
Base Hospital No. 19, 3 officers and 1862
men for Dix; Base Hospital No. 20, d
officers and 1876 men for Dix, II men
for Upton; Base Hospital No. 80, So
men for Dix; Base Hospital No. 3S, 2
officers and 151 men for Dix; Base Hos
pital No. 4S, 2 officers and 1875 men for
Upton; Base Hospital No. 70, 2 officers
and 40 men for Dix
Manchuria-United States Ambulance
Service sections, officers and 268 men
for Upton; New York Casual Company
l officer and Ia men for Dix.
Matsona-139th Infantry, officer
and 80 men for Upton.
Belvedere-13th Engineers, 2 officers
and 1872 men for Upton; officers anC
81 men for Dix.
Rijndam-56th Engineers. officers
and IA men for Dix; Base Hospital No
Al, Is men for Dix and 21 men for Up.
ton.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Cuban CunbOats Search
Ocean for u. S. Airn,en
On Trip From, Panama

HAVANA, April Although it is
without official notification of the
flight started Saturday from the 18TH
mus of Panama by American aviators
who purposed to try to fly to Key West
by way of Bluetields, Nicaragua, and
Havana, the Cuban Navy Department
has ordered gunboats located at Glen
fuegos, Batabano and La Esperanca tc
patrol the expected route of the avi-
ators along the Cuban coast No in
formation has reached Cuba that the
aviators have left Bluefields for the
trip across the Caribbean.
The office Of the American naval at
Itache is without information concern
ing the proposed flight and doubt was
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Women, Aroused, Will Seek
Defeat of Speaker Sweet

ALBANY, April 15.-Mrs. Norman de
R. Whitehouse, in commenting on the
action Of Speaker Sweet against the So
called "welfare bills" intimated that
the women would seek to prevent
Speaker Sweets return to the Assem-
bly,.
ave have had struggle for the
welfare bills, said Mrs. Whitehouse
"From now it becomes a struggle also
against the autocratic rule of the Re.
publican machine in the Assembly and
against the accepted rules which give
one mantle Speakcr-so Czar-like q
power A majority of the Assembly
had declared themselves in favor OF
these bills, with the possible exception
Of health insurance.
81 am confident the members of the
Y. w. C. A., the Women's Trade Union
League, the Woman Suffrage party OF
New York State, the Consumers
League and the many other organlza-
tions that have supported these meas
urcs won't want to leave the decision
to Speaker Sweet another year"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Socialist Would Resign
From Board of Aldermen

DR.. Maurice S. Calman. of 60 East
108th Street, Il Socialist member Of the
Board of Aldermen, has sent letter
to the Central Commission of the So
cialist party, asking permission to re-
sign his Office.
For come time Alderman Calman has
been drawing gradually away from his
six Socialist colleagues. The sugges-
ton that he was not in accord with
the other members Of the Socialist
delegation gained rorce when he did
not sign the letter sent to Mayor Hy-
Ian recently, criticizing his position
on the rental of halls for Socialist
gatherings.
DR.. Calman was not present at yes.
terday's meeting of the bonrd. Elc
said. that while his resignation from
the Board of Aldermen is dependent on
the action taken by the Socialist exec
utiyc committee. hcsdd not intend tt
leave the party.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Norwegians Angry Over
Requisitioned Vessels

CHRISTIANIA, March ID (Corre-
spondence Of The Associated Press) j.
Failure Of America TO come to an
agreement with Norwegian ship owners
regarding the rcquisition Of shipbuild-
Ing contracts placed in America, which
mas for two years caused steadily in
ereasing bitterness among business
men, is now coupled with distrust as
" the American governments methods
Of dealing with small nations and is
unanimously and severely criticised by
tas whole Norwegian press.
in angwer 10 the criticism the Amer
iean Legation publishes a statement
Offending the United States Shipping
Boards unwillingness 10 meet the Nor
~eglan demands for payment Of con-
,rAets az market value. II liz stated
nsrs that the American Shipping Board
oners 70 pay only for material and
sHsl on hand when the United States
kesernment requisitioned the ships un-
CIR construction
The "Morgenbladet," whose editor is
member Of Parliament, dcnounces
american methods and declares that
.Aa'srlea shall pay full rnarket value Of
.as wnoje contract, especially as Nor
ssys rights are, he Eayg, protected by
VIE treaty of 1897.
~ is asserted that the $i2 900 900 Of
Isfsa for settlement covers only the
ssst of direct initial outlay by Norwe-
f'zns knd only quarter the cost en-
.ssnsd o. the time Of requisitioning the
, ssnipbplldipg contracts. This, II IL
maggie, ls contrary 10 the way Ame RI
sst4led for British contracts requisi-
1e1sdt n the United States.
- Although America can force her
Islx9on she cannot prevent Eorwe-
T4a4 from calling this procedure un.
agd unbusinssslike," the "Morgcn'
s n" adds.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
II Am Being Framed,'
DIR. Wilkins Charges
Prisoner Gives Interview to Re-
porters in the Nassau
County Jail
MINEOLA, Long Island, April 15.-

MINEOLA, Long Island, April 15.-
DR. Walter Keene wilkins, charged
with the murder Of mis- wife, broke the
silence he has maintained since the
day of his arrest and gave q long in
teryiew TO newspaper men to-day. DR..
wilkins met the reporters in the re-
ception room of the Nassau County
jail
~ am being 'framed'," said Dr.. Will
kins. Il want 10 tell you this because
SO much is being printed that is not
true. All manner Of accusations are
being made against me, but there is
nothing to prove them"
DR.. wilkins invited the reporters to
ask him questions and answered sew
eral-who took him at his word
frankly In reply to one question as
to whether the first will of his wife,
which is now being probated, had been
found in trunk in the upper part OF
his house, he admitted that it had.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

expressed there of the correctness of
the Panama dispatch announcing that
the aviators had started. 1t was de-
clared there is no supply Of gasoline
suitable for an airplane available here
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Conhdenc
ives expressed at army air service head
quarters day that no harm had be-
fallen Lieutenants Otto and Parker and
Mechanician Hornby, from whom no re-
port has been received since they left
Bluehelds, Nicaragua, Sunday on the
the second lap of flight from the Pan
ANA Canal Zone to Key West. The
officers are flying the H So, big
plane Of the latest type, driven by two
motors. From Bluetields they were
headed for Havana, but had not landed
there last night.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16


was great difficulty in climbing from.
the boat body to the fuselage, due to
the tremendous rush OF air from the
forward propellers. The controls Will
now be placed in the boat body, and
the crew quartered there.
The other change is the arrangement
CT the four liberty engines that drive
the Gian. craft. On the two new
ships the efgines will be fitted to
three tractor propellers and one push
er PROPELLER. This means there will
be three engine displacements, as
against two on the NC-2 Two single
engines placed on either side OF the.
plane will drive a tractor propeller.
IN the middle Of the plane two engines
VIII be fitted end TO end, one driving
tractor and the other a pusher pro-
peller. With this arrangement It Is
expected to obtain more power than
with the original installation.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
''Dry" Enforcement Bill
Signed in California

SACRAMENTO, April 15-Governor
William D. Stephens signed to-day the
Harris prohibition enforcement bill
that defines any liquor containing more
than one-half of l per cent, by volume,
of alcohol as intoxicating. The bill is
intended to provide machinery for the
enforcement in California of national
prohibition when it becomes effective.
A provision in the bill makes it in
valid if national prohibition should
not become effective.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
.Raynham Tests
Plane i'm Storm
That Halts Rival
Continued from page 1

ed that Captain Raynham's plane was
taken up for its trial Sight by his
navigator
The weather charts, compiled from
reports received from both shores and
from vessels at sea, indicated that in
addition to the local snowstorm there
were areas Of low atmospheric pres
sure on both sides of the Atlantic and
a belt of crosswinds in between.
Both Planes Are Ready
Although both Aiers are ready for
the ''hop- off," it was learned that plans
for the fight of large Handley- Page
bombing plane from Harbor Grace, 75
miles from here, are being made. The
plane was reported to be either on the
way from England or about to be
shipped. Major Arthur Partridge. R.
A. F., referee of the flights, said he had
received no notification of the new
entry and was no. informed as to who
its pilot would be-
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Republican Club Election
Charles ID. HilIcs Chosen Presi.
dent to Succeed X. w. Ronynge

Charles d. Hiles, former chairman
Of the Republican National Committee,
was elected president Of the Republ-
can Club at the annual meeting last
night, to succeed Robert w. Bonyngc,
who has served two terms. The other
officers chosen wcr; First vicc-p -prcs-
dent Herbert l.. Sattcrlce; second vice
president, Major II. II. Curran; CORE
spending secretary, Benjamin NJ. Day;
recording secretary, Oscar w. Ehrhorn;
treaHurer TAYLOR More
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Balloons Start Flight
From, Omaha To-day

OMAHA, Neb., April 1.-two free
balloons will start from Fort
Omaha tomorrow evening in an en-
deavor to ascertain whether air cur
rents at high attitudes can be ac-
curately charted from the surface.
An elevation Of 5000 feet Will be
strictly maintained and an accurate
check kept on all air currents. Git
les in the line Of the winds direc-
ton from Omaha are requested to
watch for the balloons.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Rabbi Says No Jew
Has Been Deported
By u. S. as BOlshevik
III. S. Coldstein Defends Loy-
atty of Race in Sermon;
Calls Acts of individuals
Not Those of People

Not single Bolshevik or anarchist
deported from this country has been
a jew, Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein as
serted yesterday in delivering his
Passover sermon before the members
of the Institutional Synagogue, at 112
West 10th Street. Rabbi Goldstein
also insisted that the Jews, as a race,
had never and never would support the
principles of Bolshevism.
"Of all the Bolsheviki and anarch-
lists deported from this country recent
ly," he said, 81 am proud to say that
not one of them was a Jew. The Jews
as q people who represent the faith of
Israel never have stood on the side Of
violence
Jews Are for Liberty
"We are celebrating to-day the
festival of Passover, Of freedom. the
right to live the moral law, unfettered.
/ The Jew has been careful to inculcate
this idea of liberty over agains,
/ license
"If at any time we may find few
of the Jewish people going astray, let
me say to the world at large that those
individuals should be condemned-not
the entire people. If there is any
leaven in our midst, the law of Israel
requires that it be purged.
eve, the rabbis of this country, are
anxious to cleanse the house of Israel
of any unfaithful to lsrael's slogan
For God and Country"
new Passover in which all the
world will rejoice was forecast BY
Rabbi Israel Herbert Levinthal in his
sermon before the congregation OF
Temple Pctach Tikvah, Rochester Ave
nue. and Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Just as the determination Of Moses
conquered every obstacle, so must the
determination of the worlds modcrr
prophet, Liberty sident Wilson
to lead humanity out of the shackle'
of militarism be crowned with sue
cess. he said. "When the league 0,
nations shall have become an estab
lished fact, then will the world be able
to celebrate new Passover-the re
demption of the world from th'
| BONDAGE of war"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Alleged "Soviet" Raided
Rv II. s. Officers i'm Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Ia, April 15.-Federal
agents last night made a raid on a
meeting of Russians being held in a
building in the stock yards district and
claim to have unearthed evidence to
show those in attendance are members
of the Russian recruiting union and
that they are planning to join with the
I. w. W's when the national conven-
ton of the agriculture! DIVISION OF the
organization is held here April 81. A
large amount of literature printed IN
the Russian language was captured
and is being translated o-day.
The Federal agents say the Russians
are organizing as Soviet" in imita-
ton of the Bolshevists in Russia. The
organization has membership of 1875
none of whom has become an American
citizen. They say they are planning a
protest against paying taxes.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Lieut.. Vezine Is Official
Motion Picture Aviator

Lieutenant Georges l.. Vezine, form
crly; of the British Air Force, has be.
come the official aviator of the Unlted
Picture Theatres Of America. lie VIII
combine ayiation with salesmanship
for the concern, and nv between the
twcnty-thrcc cities in which it main
tains exchanges.
Lieutenant Vezinc has had 500 hours
in the air during the war. He will
fly Curtiss J. N. 4.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
because the plant Of the company
IS on the premises they offered to
dredge the additional 5000 yards for
Bill Limits Real Estate
Tax Levy to 2 Per Cent
Will Mean Loss of Sl8,OOO,OOO
Revenue for City if 1t
Becomes Law
staff Correspondent

StnU C0rreSDOndence
ALBANY, April 15.-When the tax
bills are reported out tomorrow the
tax levy on real estate will be limited
to 2 percent.
This amendment has been made at
the request Of the real estate men of
New York City. 1t will mean loss
of about $lS,000,OOO in revenue in
New York City should it become q
law.
TO make up for this loss another
bill, optional in character, provides
for tax of one quarter of l per cent
on all personal property in excess OF
So O00
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Socialist Alderman
Blocks Dredge Contract

The objection of Alderman Abraham
Beckerman, Socialist, yesterday blocked
approval by the Board of Aldermen of
Dock Commissioner Murray Hulbert's s
request for permission to make a
dredging contract without public let
ting. Mr.. Beckerman's action accord
ing to the DocA Commissioner, pre-
vented the city from taking advantage
of an opportunity to save So 1925"
An explanatory letter made public
by Commissioner Hubert follows:
"The Auten Engineering and Con-
tracing company are engaged in the
per- ormaucc of a contract to dredge
$1,000 cubic yards of material in the
Harlem River &. the agreed price of
S16212 a cubic gard. The city owns
the adjoining premises, for which pro-
vision was made in the budget for the
removal of 5000 cubic yards of dredged
material.
Because the plant Of the company
is on the premises they offered to
dredge the additional 5000 yards for
the city at 8S cents a cubic yard.
Authority to make a contract with
out public letting. according to the
rules Of the Board of Aldermen, re-
quires unanimous consent when it
comes IN on the calendar for the first
time. The opposition of one lone So
cialist prevented the city from taking
advantage of an opportunity to save
S3,925 on present prices"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
District Club Picks Officers

The Republican Club Of the goth
Assembly District last night elected
officers as follows: President, Charles
II. Wheelock; first viccprcsidcnt, viii
bur j. Murphy; second vice president
Isador Lewis; treasurer, Samuel j.
Holzingcr; financial sccrctnry, Henry
Schilinger; recording secretary, Marie
g. Di Pirro; corresponding secretary
Nathan Eckstein: sergeant at arms
Jacob Waterman, Frank X Bowers IL
leader Of the district.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Wireless Operators Get
More Wages; Strike of

LONDON. April 15.-The demands
Of the wireless operators on mercan-
have been conceded. and the strike no.
tees have been withdrawn.
The wireless operators threatened to
strike on April l6 if their demands
were not granted. Such strike, it was
thought, might possibly hamper the
proposed aerial flight across the At
lantic, as it was intended to have wire
less communication between the fiiers
and the ships at sea
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-05
RUTGERS DROPS GREEK RULE
Study of Dead LANGUAGE No Ionoer
Required for Bachelor Of
Arts Degree.

New York.-One Of the last strong
holds Of the classical tradition ia edu-
cation fell when the trustees of Rut-
gers college at New Brunswick. N
decided TO abolish the requirement of
Greek for the bachelor of arts degree
a strong fight was made bv the
scientific school faction to have both
Latin and Greek required of caDdi-
dates for the A B. This failed. INIT
hereafter only one year OF Latin viii
be required.
Rutgers is one OF the strongest pro-
ponents Of the classics. It was the
eighth college founded In this country
and was formerly connected with the
Reformed Dutch church. For the last
half century it has been the state col
lege Of New Jersey.
The trustees gave permission for
100000 memorial building TO the
Rutgers men who were killed In the
war.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-05

Antwerp.-Antwerp appears to be
passing through a process of resurrec-
ton, although the tonnage handled
since the port was reopened more than
three months ago represents what
would ordinarily come through this
port in one week during the days prior
to the war.
Ships now come struggling in, and
along the seven-mile water front the
winch is heard creaking here and
there, and the vision in some of the
great sheds is INSTRUCTED by unpreten-
tiOus stacks of bags of American rice
and rows of barrels of Chicago pork,
and there are fOodstuffs, clothing and
manufactured articles, most of which,
however, is for immediate use.
The American commission of relief
in Belgium had II steamships in port
early in April and the American base
for supplying the American army Of
occupation in Germany was unloading
five others.
Shipping men are anXiously awaiting
the opening of the American base at
COntich, about two miles outside of
Antwerp on the Malines road. Bar
racks are being erected at Contich for
the accommodation of 10000 soldiers