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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
BIG CONTRIBUTIONS
BOOST JEWISH FUND
Retired Business Men Made
Substantial Subscriptions.

Additional contributions amounting to
several hundred thousand dollars were
reported by the trade chairmen at yes
terday's rally of the United Building
Fund Campaign Of the Federated Jewish
Institutions. Among the large subscrip-
tions were $4,000 by Aaron Nusbaum,
who reported a total of s67,100 from his
group; $4,000 each from Adolph Ochs,
Nathan and Maurice Frankfort, Truly
Warner. Oscar S. Straus and Myron l.
Borg gave $1,000 each.
The jewelry trade group, through
James j. Loeb, announced contributions
of $91.500; William Goldman reported
$4,000 for the clothing Industries; Ger
man Lissner reported contributions to-
falling s10.400; j. Leon Lascoff reported
$685. for the druggists trade, oversub-
scribing the quota of $4,000; Carl Kauf-
man of the advertising group reported
$31,057, and DR.. /. Edwin Goldwasser,
executive director for the Federation for
the Support of Jewish Philanthropies, re-
ported that GIL directors OF the institu-
lions which are to be beneficlaries of the
fund have sent In substantial subscrip-
tons, and that of 1880 names in a special
list the majority had sent in pledges.
julius Goldman. chairman of the plan
and scope committee, was the principal
speaker at the rally.
THE four or five years that the build
ings have been neglected through war
economies have made them almost a
menace" he said. land 1t Is this condi-
ton which the fund will remedy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
WHISPERS OF KOSER
SAVED FOR MOVIES
Court Rules He Must Keep
AWdy From the Barber.

Henry Francis Siegfried Koser. a mo-
ton picture actor who was arraigned in
Yorkville Court last Friday on the
charge that he was obtaining money
from the Fox Film Company under
false pretences. was sprung from the
tolls of the law yesterday upon his
promise to keep his hair on.
Kosers niche in the halls of art is
who can portray the character of a
prophet OF old, wild goat, or a roof in
Somaliland without shifting his makeup
Koser's beard is three feet long and his
hair two and half feet. In the movie
theatres, when his visage is thrown upon
the screen, the public applauds and
shudders by turns. The Fox people,
who pay him $3.50 a week, regard him
as an invaluable man.
Koser was charged Friday with at
tempting to defraud the film company by
getting his hair cut, and John Patrick
Francis, who so ably presented the case
against him then was in court again
yesterday, accompanied by three clerks,
their arms laden with law books. But
II proved unnecessary for him to reveal
the full amount of his learning. Koser,
after a whispered consultation with his
own attorney. seemed to realize that de-
tense was futile and threw himself on
the mercy OF the court.
1t was adJudged that he must remain
away from BARRIERS for the term of his
contract, and to this after its full i'm
port had been explained to him by his
counsel, he agreed without turning a
hair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
HOLES IN PANES LAID
TO BALL BEARINGS
Tiny Steel Missiles SolUe NeD-
ark Window Mystery.

The mystery of the holes in the plate
glass windows, which has been agitat-
ing Newark for the last week or so,
may have been solved yesterday by the
finding of a ballbearing In the saloon OF
Philip Carey at Broad and Clay streets
and the subsequent demonstration by
citizen with an imagination that the
bearing could have made the holes in
the windows. The window in Gareys
saloon was found to have small hole
in It last Saturday and yesterday the
steel ballbearing was found on the moor.
1t was turned over to the police.
Last night the citizen of imagination,
who has been trying to solve the mys-
terry, went to headquarters with piece
Of plate glass and several ballbearings
and showed the police that they could
be used to make hole in the glass In
every instance the ballbearing, when
thrown against the glass, broke clean
hole in II, but bounced back. and the
police believe that this is what hap
pened to the windows, with the excep-
ton of the one in Garey's place, where
the bearing evidently went through. But
still the police do not know who threw
the ball bearings or why.
More color was added to the mystery
too when it was discovered that more
than a hundred advertising boards of
the Newark Poster Advertising Com
pany had been daubed over some time
Sunday morning. Some of the signs
were obliterated and all OF them will
have to be reprinted. The damage, &C
cording to officials OF the company, Will
aggregate more than $4,000, as rebates
will have to be given to the customers
until the boards are replaced. Eighteen
bill posters of the company are on
strike, but union officials declare that
they are too virtuous to treat company
property that way.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
N. J. CAR PATRONS
TEAR UP TRACKS
Trolley Is Stoned by CrorUd
Furious at Zone Fare.

CAMDEN, N. j. Sept 22.-Attacks on
the cars operated by the Public Service
Railway Company in the Camden district
were resumed to-day with one OF the
most destructive outbreaks which has
occurred since the zone fare system be-
came operative a week ago yesterday
Tracks were ripped up for a considerable
distance at Somerdale. near Magnolia
and the feed wire was torn down, wound
into angles and thrown onto a bonfire
A car on the Haddon Heights line was
badly damaged by stones and bricks
thrown by a crowd. Other attacks on
trolley cars were reported from various
towns in the district.
City Counsel Z. G. c. Bleakly Sent a
telegram to-day to Thomas n. McCarter,
president of the Public Service Company,
notifying him that Camden will make a
fight before the Public Utilities Commits
sion at Trenton for the restoration Of
the five cent rate. Mr.. Bleakly, Mayor
Charles H. Ellis and a special committee
of nine members of the City Council left
for Trenton tonight to present their de-
mands. Meanwhile Camden and near
by towns have removed virtually all re-
strictions governing the operation Of jit-
ney buses, and the boycott of the trolley
continues, only few passengers riding
on them.
All cars in the city and suburbs were
operated on normal schedule. with the
exception of the National Park line and
the branch of the Gloucester City line to
the Pussy & Jones shipyards. 1t is said
that officials of the company will not
operate cars to the shipyards until the
men who wrecked and burned company
property there are punished. Reports
were received here from Newark to-day
that there has been trouble on cars in
Hoboken, West New York and Union
Hill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
II COPS ON TRIAL
OYER ONE WELCOME
Leach Sees No Harm After
Reviewing Charges of So
Letting Funds.
ACCUSATION BY LETTER
Allegations Grew Out of Greet
ing Planned for Mates Re-
turning From War.

After stating that, from the evidence
before him, he was unable to see that
any harm had been done, Deputy Com
missioner John A. Leach, presiding
yesterday at trials at Police Headquar-
tiers, reserved decision in the case OF
eleven policemen who had been before
him charged with conduct prejudicial to
the good order Of their service in having
solicited funds for the entertainment of
three policemen just returned from army
service abroad.
The men on trial were Sergeants Will
lam F. Reich, Harry Young and William
Marion and Patrolmen John Carroll,
Thomas Convery, William 1. Court, John
Mccormick, John Mcintyre and Harry
Mccormick, william F'alvey, Harry
Rosenthal. All the policemen are on
duty at the East Thirty-ffth street sta
ton.
The complainant against them was
Inspector John Bolan who testified that
early in June he received an anonymous
letter complaining that business men IN
the neighborhood of the police station
had received communications written on
asking contributions OF money, beer and
cigars for a police welcome home party
to be given at the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club, First avenue and Thirty
first street
Opinion evidence Is not, ipso facto,
inadmissible at police trials and lnspec-
tor Boyle. offering the, anonymous letter
in evidence, gave it as his notion that
It must have been written by dis
gruntled business man. He was fol-
lowed to the stand by ]. Chris. Huptel'
after whom a brewery has been named
and by G. w. Stafford Of the stan or
Skelly's Kip's Bay Brewery.
The witness Hupfel conceded that two
complimentary kegs of beer had gone
from his establishment to the police
party and Mr.. Stafford said that his en-
ployer. Hugh p. Sicily. had sent the
COPS one keg. In neither case had the
beer been solicited. The brewers gave
from the fulness of their hearts. testify
ing that whenever opportunity offered
they invariably sent free beer TO police
affairs.
OF five saloon keepers whose testimony
followed only one would admit that he
had given the policemen money. He had
contributed IS to the party, he said. and
had received an invitation to go there.
His fellow business men denied that
they had contributed to the fund or had
ever been approached.
Ultimately 1t was revealed that all the
money collected had amounted to only
s64.5O and that the party had cost
s69.5O. The three policemen for
w.om the party had been gotten up re-
ceived bronze medals. Sergeant Marion.
chairman of the entertainment commit
tee, said that all the money he collected
came from policemen and none OF 1t
from outsiders AS to the letters alleged
to have been sent out on department
stationery neither he nor any of his fel-
low defendants had had a hand In that.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
FULLY HEADS DRIVE
FOR T. X. MEMORIAL
Former Senator Will Canvass
State for Funds.

William J, Tully Of Corning, former
State Senator, will be the chairman in
charge of the Roosevelt Memorial cam
paign In this State, according to an
nouncement made yesterday by William
Boyce Thompson, president OF the as
ISOLATION. Senator Tully is graduate
or Columbia University and has been
general solicitor of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company for the past
ten years. He is a trustee of Alfred
University and was chairman for New
York State of the War Savings Stamps
campaign.
T. Frank Manville OF the II. w. Johns
Manville Company Will be the chairman
OF the committee in charge of the cam
paign in New York city. The associa-
ton plans to hold meetings and me-
mortal exercises in honor of Theodore
Roosevelt all over the country during
the week of October 20 to 81. October
~ is Roosevelt's birthday.
The New Jersey State committee of
the Roosevelt Memorial Association will
hold a State conference Wednesday at
the Hotel Robert Treat in Newark Col,
Austen Colgate OF Orange is chairman
OF the committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
BROOKLYN GAS co.
ENJOINS STRIKERS
Alleges That Water Is Turned
Into the Mains.

The Brooklyn Union Gas Company OBJ
tained from Justice Callaghan yesterday
an injunction restraining striking en-
ployees from acts of interference and
intimidation. The injunction was served
upon Frank Killoran, president of the
Brooklyn Gas Workers Protective Union.
The company charges that an attempt
was made last Wednesday to flood the
gas mains, thereby endangering the lives
of thousands of subscribers to the COM
pany's service. On the night in Ques-
ton officials of the company, observing
telemetric indicators, noted that an UNI
usual quantity of water had entered the
gas mains, particularly in the Newtown
section.
A drip pot, near Caldwell avenue and
Queens Boulevard, used to catch rain
drain, was found by William V. Ber-
tram, general foreman, to hold forty-two
inches of water. Eight or ten inches, 1t
was explained, would be normal. Other
drip pots were examined. The invest
igation gave rise to the suspicion that
the gas mains were being fed with water
from some hidden and unknown source
1t is the contention Of the company
that had the water level on Wednesday
night remained it would have created
an unequal gas pressure in Brooklyn and
night to go out and then. when the water
deposited itself elsewhere. allowing
again for flow of gas but without
fame. Asphyxiation and illness might
have resulted, It was said.
Early Thursday morning, in the course
Of their investigation, company officials
entered a vacant house in Queens Boule-
ward, Queens, near where the first drip
pot was examined. They are said to
have found, that water faucet carrying
water from a main had been connected
with a gas pipe opening to gas main.
Further evidence of tampering was found
in an examination of leaky meters
They, in reality, had been punctured.
The defendants named in the intunc-
tion papers are Frank Killoran, presi-
dent of the union; Frank ]. Silke, vice,
president: Harry w. Donker, financial
secretary; Edward Tobin, recording
secretary; Harold Meister, correspond
ing secretary; Robert Kane. treasurer
and nine othes. The injunction Is re-
returnable on September 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
ONLY so SALOONS IN
5000 SEEK LICENSE
Manhattan Faces an Actual
Drought at Bars After
October 1.
NO HOPE OF OPEN PERIOD
Also Bonding Companies Ask
Higher Premiums Owing to
the Risk Assumed.

Only so out of 5000 saloons in Man
haitian have applied for renewal of their
liquor licenses on October 1. Last year
at this time the State Excise Department
had received $500 applications, Deputy
Excise Commissioner John T. MCNEIL
said yesterday.
One reason Is the attitude taken by
the bonding companies, Commissioner
MCNEIL thinks. The bond premium has
been doubled and certain indemnities re-
CURED. due. It is said, to the increased
risk. The principal reason, however, Is
the hopeless outlook for the saloon. 1t
IN likely that more than so per cent. OF
the saloons in New York city will close
and lock their doors for the last Sme
next Tuesday night. -.
The license fee is $500; the bond VIII
cost $3.50. The Government taxes are
higher than ever before and the status
OF 2.75 per cent. beer is still undeter-
mined, II 1t is defined as an alcoholic
beverage saloon keepers may face back
fines for violating the war prohibition
act of July /.
Inferior grades of whlskey still are
being sold to regular customers in most
of the saloons, but the owners are
running the risk of Federal prosecution.
Il 10 not thought that rehabilitation
will be proclaimed before the advent OF
constitutional prohibition January 16,
and therefore the last hope of the vets
for brief period of dampness before
the final drought has faded away.
Almost all the big hotels have con-
verted their bars into candy shops and
soda counters The clubs are getting ac-
customed to the private locker system,
each member having stored away an in
dividual supply.
The announcement by the bonding
companies yesterday that the cost of the
new bond would be double last year was
received by saloon keepers in the ma
ture of a last straw. Bonding COM
pany officials explained that the raise
was due to the increased hazard. The
uncertainty of the traffic and the pos
sibility of the ban being lifted for a
month or two has made the risk I'M
desirable from an underwriting stand
point. They assert that were 1t not
that they feel an obligation to the pub
lie and the State they would not write
excise bonds this year at all.
Another reason why many saloon
keepers have decided to quit the BUSH
ness now is that their leases expire Oc-
tober / and they do not care to renew
for four months. Those who have leases
running until next year and sufficient
stock on hand to keep going until Janu-
airy may try to struggle along until the
nineteenth amendment ends their trou-
blesI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
ADJUSTING CLAIMS
FOR ROCKAWAY PARK
Land Companies and N. Y.
City Want $2,292, 800.

Testimony was being taken at the
rooms of the Bar Association yesterday
by Presiding Judge Ackerson and Judge
Paris Of the Court of Claims on applica-
lions for damages against the State aris-
ing from the taking over Of Rockaway
Park at the beginning OF the war. The
land later was turned over to the Federal
Government for Notifications. The
Rockaway Pacific Company asks that
the State reimburse It to the amount Of
s1,S0O,0O0.
The Rockaway Point Company has
filed a claim for s1S7.360 for the de-
struction OF its leasehold. The city OF
New York put In a claim in March for
1925, 900 against the State for a part of
the land, which also Is claimed by the
Rockaway Pacific Corporation. The land
in question comprises several islands ad-
joining Rockaway Point with an area of
40 acres, most OF which is under water.
The court will determine whereehe title
rightfully belongs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
1850 EX-SERVICE
MEN PLACED IN JOBS
More Positions Open Here,
Bureau Director Reports.

More than 1880 former service men
have been placed in positions by the Re-
employment Bureau for Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines. at sos Pearl street, since
1t was opened about four months ago, it
was stated last night by Major Warren
Bigelow, the director. More than $4,000
ex-fighters have registered at the bu-
reau. 61,400 interviews have been
granted. 40.500 men have been referred
to positions and. at the present time,
there are about 10000 applicants seek
ing work.
Major Bigelow says that jobs are
wanted at once for bookkeepers. account
ants, photographers, office clerks. syecu-
tives. professional and technical men,
collectors. investigators, college men as
assistants to managers, private and
commercial chauffeurs and auto truck
drivers. teamsters. statesmen. domestic
and export shipping. stock and receiv-
ing clerks, apprentices in electrical.
clothing, textiles, automobile, gas en-
CINE and fine tool trades. There are
many wounded, gassed and shell
shocked men who are studying at COL
leges who want part time work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
CITY GETS THANKS
OF NOTED GUESTS
Gen. Pershing and Cardinal
MERCER Laud Welcomes.

Appreciation of the welcome that New
York city accords to her distinguished
guests was expressed in letters yester-
day from two of the most recent recip-
tents OF the city's hospitaliSy-Gen
NPershing and Cardinal Mercier. The
letters, addressed t. Mayor Hylan, were
made public at City Hall. Gen. Pershlng,
writing on the stationery Of the Com
mander- in Chief of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces. said:
my dear Mayor Hylan: I desire to
express to you and through you to the
citizens of New York city my sincere
thanks for the magnificent reception
with which they honored me and my
associates.
I'VE are naturally very glad to re-
turn home, but the enthusiastic welcome
accorded us made us very happy indeed,
as 1t was accepted as an evidence Of the
appreciation of the citizens Of New York
for the accomplishments Of the American
Expeditionary Forces
IT am particularly grateful to you for
your many courtesies and warm hospi-
tality-I shall always treasure the recol-
lection of those few days with you.
with assurances of my high regard
I am sincerely yours,
John ]. PERsHNd."
Cardinal Mercier's message, dated
from the residence of Archbishop Hayes
and conveyed through a secretary to the
Cardinal. ran:
His Eminence. Cardinal Mercier
pays his respects to the Mayor of New
York city, expresses his heartiest thanks
for the two addresses, SO full of most
valued sympathy, and again renews the
expression of deepest thanks and high
est esteem for the Mayor of this world
city of New York, and never shall be
forgotten the remembrance of this un-
paralleled reception Of this city"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
REFINERS FEAR LOSS
OF SECRET PROCESS
Yonkers Company Refuses to
Take Photographs of Plant.

It developed at a hearing before Su-
preme Court Justice Joseph Morschauser
at White Plains yesterday that the Fed
eral Sugar Refining Company OF Yon-
kers. which is seeking to reduce its as
sessment more than 100000, would
not furnish the city authorities with pho
tographs Of the interior of its big plant
In the tax fight because 1t feared It's
secret process for refining sugar would
be revealed to competitors.
Corporation Counsel William A. Walsh
OF Yonkers appeared yesterday before
Justice Morschauser and asked that an
order be made directing the sugar cor
poration to allow the city to take photo
graphs.
The motion was bitterly opposed by
Charles Phillip Easton, counsel for the
corporation. He said the company, by
the secret process made sugar cheaper
than any other refinery in the world
The company has been assessed for
$2,5S5,050. 1t asks a reduction to ST.
1S9,931
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
TAR HURT IN BOMB
EXPLOSION ON ROOF
Mysterious Package Found in
Park, Court Told.

Three men were seen yesterday bend
ing over several small objects on the roof
OF 1874 East 11Sth street Presently
there was an explosion and one of the
trio fell back screaming. A crowd COL
lected in the street below and policemen
clattered UP the stairs and made their
way through the skylight. One of the
three men had disappeared, but they ar
rested the injured one, Charles Stewart,
sailor, living in the house below. and
Arthur Cohen, who said his home was at
14e East 11sth street
Stewart was so badly hurt that he was
taken to the Harlem Hospital for treat
ment. The police say the packages,
which were about four inches long and
two inches wide and had fuses attached
TO them. were bombs-probably of the
sort used for blasting.
When the two were arraigned before
Magistrate HUH in the Harlem court
later. charged with having explosives in
their possession, Stewart was held for
Special Sessions in 800 bail, but Cohen
was discharged. The latter told the
court the sailor found the packages Sun
day in Palisades Park.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
speeder Gets Ten Day Term.

Magistrate House In the Traffic court
yesterday sent William Fl. Valentine a
chauffeur. of 457 West l66th street to
the Tombs for ten days following his
conviction OF speeding along Broadway
from lsOth to 1881 streets Sunday
Last May Valentine was convicted of a
similar charge and fined S25. Another
chauneur Anthony Giordane, of 2Oll
Amsterdam avenue received five DAYS
on second offence for speeding. He was
arrestea after traffic policeman had
checked him up Sunday between 1ioth
and il7th streets on Manhattan avenue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
PLAN UNEMPLOYMENT RISK.
States, However, Diff
fer I'm Views of Project.

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. "a
Projects for unemployment insurance
are meeting with a mixed reception at
the hands of legislative assemblies of
states in the Commonwealth. In Queens
land the legislative assembly has given
a third reading to the bill providing in
surance against unemployment and re-
quiring employers to provide the neces-
sary funds for the purpose. II. Victoria,
however, the assembly has rejected a
motion offered by the labor party in
favor of unemployment insurance.
In the senate OF Victoria announce
ment has been made that when all the
returned soldiers had been supplied with
civilian clothes the Government would
continue TO manufacture cloth for the
use of civilians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
6Os FOUNDER FOUND GUILTY.
Man Held for Larceny Is Too Big
for Westchester Jail.

Emory Titman, who weighs COS
pounds. the largest prisoner ever
brought into the Westchester county
court at White Plains. was found guilty
OF grand larceny In the second degree
there yesterday before Judge Young.
Titman was arrested in Philadelphia.
He occupied four ordinary seats in the
groaning railroad coach In which he
travelled to New York. The doors of
the Westminster county Jail were not
large enough to admit him. so he was
taken TO a hospital ward and confined
until his trial. He was convicted of
passing a worthless check for 500 on
George Murphy at the Empire City race
track In Yonkers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23
Jerscy Trnction Chnrges Served.

Gov Runyon yesterday sent to the
members of the Public Utilities Commits.
sion Of New Jersey copies Of the charges
of neglect Of duty and misconduct of OF.
fee brought against them by the town OF
Montclair, The Governor has ordered
them to appear before him October z.