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New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
There gamblers OF all kinds
ended and the example the

Of Saratoga was creating its owl
opportunity. No more palpable
evasion of law ever lived on Broad
way, or elsewhere in New York.
It was with the full knowledge OF
this situation that Commissioners
Pratt came to Saratoga and said
in effect, that the city must choose
between the ways of vice and the
ways Of virtue. If the city elected
o clean up, the Commissioner in
Heated that the state would spend
literally in the development of
he natural spring waters. New
bathhouses were to be erected to
meet substantially growing Glen
tele. "A modern hotel adjacent to
one Of the lighthouses was on the
boards. There were to be golf
links and tennis courts. With
out stint, everything that could be
done to give Saratoga Springs a
leadership among the spas on the
American continent would be done,
but the conditions were inexorable.
Gambling must go.
Apparently every one pledged the
Commissioner support, but that some
of it was made with mental reserva-
tons is evident. Those who oppose
the elimination Of gambling do SO
on the principle that the bird in
the hand, etc. Now there is one
month when Saratoga. by a worldly
measure, is in glorious tlower-and
should that be traded for a specula-
tive future and a prudish civic
virtue? "Not on your life." says
the typical small town sport.
But just how speculative is this
future? Do the waters of Saratoga
Springs of themselves justify faith
in the prediction that here is a city
which among spas should be first on
the American continent, outstrip-
ping in curative powers and con-
veniences any in Europe?
There is no reason to doubt it..
For many years the springs have
been the subject Of commercial ex-
ploitation. Carbonic gas was taken
from them at great profit. In 1909,
under Governor Hughes, the Con-
servation Commission was estab-
lished. The commission executed q
plan of campaign to utilize medi-
cinally the Saratoga waters, under
the direction of the late Spencer
Trask, that has been comprehensive
ly enlarged and improved by the
present commissioner, George D.
Pratt, of Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Bad Exar,,p ple

eve find it next to impossible to
hold the youth Of seventeen and
eighteen to the church," said the
Rev. Peter A. Macdonald, of the
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Its Waters

The waters of Saratoga Springs
are, roughly, Of four kinds, both
table and medicinal. The carbon
dioxide gas makes them of especial
value. The theory is that they de-
rive their naturalization from salt
deposited by an ancient paleozoic
sea, the primeval Lake Albany,
which once covered most of New
York.
The waters are grouped under the
head Of saline laxative, or cathartic
waters; alkaline-saline, or digestive
waters; chaly ybeate, or iron waters.
and the Saratoga ferndell, d pure
and nonmlneral water that is said
to be among the finest of drinking
waters anywhere obtainable.
BIT it is externally, as we'll as In
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
UndesirabIes

But you cannot separate the tai
from the kite. The riffraff Of rae
ing follows on the heels of that
which demands respect. Thus dur
ing recent years in Saratoga it has
been the riffraff, the cheap pool
room owner, the man operating a
roulette layout, the professional
dicer, who have dominated the stu
alton and created five Objectionable
and unlawful resorts for every one
that at the least is not Objectionable,
whatever may be its legal status.
There have been robberies and show
of arms. Saratoga youth has been
led into abnormal traits. The whole
moral tone Of the pretty city has
suffered from this patent evasion Of
law and order.
Now what Saratoga proposes to
do is to slay, but, as we gather it,
to slay with distinction. The riff
raft must indubitably go, but there
shall be the same complaisant wink
for the big and prudent operator.
The majority of the reformers are
for this measurable reform.
"Racing and our spring waters
are our two great assets" adver-
tised a candidate in the recent cleo
ton, who was making his run on
the proposition that gambling must
be eliminated. Racing, as the Sara
logan views it, is something Of it.
self apart, an ingenious view that
will interest any one from the
metropolis.
The riffraff has grown bolder in
recent years. 1t has operated with
a sense of security that would
seemingly indicate nothing less than
protection.
"Gambling is absolutely impoasi-
BILE without projections" said Eugene
Sullivan, candidate for the Office of
Commissioner Of Public Safety.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13

ciation and affiliation with the Sothern
group of actors was announced by the
PRODUCING Managers Association.
IN prepared statement Mr.. Warfield
said. -
The present association Of produc-
ing managers in New York is one of
the finest associations in the world
why should the actor think that the
manager is his enemy? Think Of the
number of theatrica! producers who
nave died poor, after working all their
ives 70 make productions and pay
actors big salaries.
Il came into New York to-day espe-
claliy to join Mr.. Sothern's new or
ganlzation and to advise all actors who
rove the best interests of the theatre
10 leave the Equity and its agitators
ana to join Mr.. Sothern's new organ
lzation,"
", A telegram from Louis Mann at
w h1te Sulphur Springs was made pub
graphed to AL II. Woods: ''''' '~ ~
AS am unalterably opposed to the
EQUITY having actors break their con-
.iacts' am inclined to Join Sothern
IN this new movement"
Sothern States Aims
mr.. Sothern issued a statement in
"hlch he said it was his purpose to
associate himself with "a number of
distinguished actors whose fortunes are
concerned in this strike for the mr.
pose of seeking solution" M sptb-
ern denied that he was being used as
a tool by the managers.
ne present deadlock" he said. ais
caused by the violation of contracts bv
destruction of faith in the nledcod
word" Then he added that he merely
sought the counsel and cooperation Of
those fellow actors "who deplore the
present disaster and who want to do
something which shall end it to the
cerned."
FTank Gilmore, of the A. E. A, said
of the Southern organization:
1t is an interesting thing to note that
tne announcement of the new actors
organization, fathered by Mr.. Sothern.
came from the managers press de-
partment. | think this clearly shows
Its origin, and | heard that f. f. Albee
suggested its organization 1t is quite
evidently managerial association of
actors like the National Vaudeville
Artists"
Says Two Shows Will Reopen
1t was announced at the headquar-
ters of the managers yesterday that
East Is West" would reopen tonight
at the Astor Theatre with Miss Fav
BANTER in her Original role and with
"a strong cast" and that "Those Who
Walk in Darkness will open at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre tomorrow
night.
The managers also issued an an
nouncement that May and Florence
, Nash had resigned from the Actors
Equity Association.
Bruce McRae, ce-president of the
Actors Equity Association; Marie Dres-
Ter, and Ed Wynn called at the Trib-
une office last night. Mr.. McRae said:
81 cannot declare too emphatically
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
Woman Suspect Taken
In LawIer Bomb Case
Visitor at House of Man Who
Committed Suicide When
Questioned T. Arrseted
Special Corresnoo6,

Los ANGELES. Aug. 12.-The arrest
to-day of ars 5iaud Kafitz IN the In
vestlgatlon of the dynamiting one
week ago last Sunday night of the
home of Oscar Lawlor, former Assist
ant United States Attorney, promises
an early solution of the mystery. in
the opinion of the police
Mrs. Kafitz is known 10 have been
a frequent visitor at the home of
Charles H. Mcclure, who leaned to his
Hall Of Records Building last Wednes-
day night as he was being questioned
as to his connection with the dvnamit
ing. The woman admitted her ac
qualntance with Mcclure, but said she
went to the house at 9761a South Ser
rano Street only to clean it for him.
She insists she did not know it was a
bomb factory and never saw the pipe
tools, pipe, black powder and tin bat
tern of bomb the police say thev
found there
Ihe woman was the principal in the
Will case which resulted in the re-
moval OF Mcclure as the executor of
100000 estate and which is believed
TO nave caused Mcclure to seek
Lawlers airSl RS If hfe; Her picture was recog-
nzed by. McGuire's neighbors, who to{d
the police to-day they became sus-
plclous Of him when he usel candles
and matches Tor illumination instead
OF electric lights and carried heavU
SUIT cases into the house
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
Flight Across Continent
And Back Begins
First of % Machines Picked for
Round Trip Journey
Leave To-day

The first portion Of the all-American
pathfinder squadron of TWENTY-FIVE
alrplanes that is to fly across the con-
tinent and back will leave Hazelhurss
Field, L. l., at l o'clock this afternoon.
Lieutenant j. Z. Adams, one Of the
pilots who will make the trip, will fly
over Manhattan this afternoon and de-
liver a farewell message TO the peopls
of this city by means OF radio tele-
phone, thanking the citizens for tbs
hospitality shown the pilots here. The
message will be picked up by the wire
less telephone station at the American
Flying Club, II East Thirty-eighth
Street.
The first machine to leave Hazel
hurst Will carry Lieutenant Kenneth
c. Leggett,of the Department of Aerial
Information, Routes and Mapping. as
pilot, and Lieutenant c. K. Guenther,
Of the same department, as observer.
This machine Will make for Harris,
burg, Penn.
On Friday FIVE more airplanes, twen-
ty-fve motor trucks and six touring
cars will follow the course set by
Lieutenant Leggett. The automobiles
Will carry fifteen reserve pilots, who
VIII be used for emergency during the
trip. With the automobile squadron
Will go the travelling kitchen and the
huge searchlight mounted on an auto
mobile chassis.
Major Orah NJ Baldinger. who will
have charge of the squadron, arrived
here from Washington yesterday and
set to work Immediately completing
the plans for the flight
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
Z Arrested i'm Raid
AS Police Hunt for
Stolen Automobiles
Nine Cars Are Taken to
Headquarters After Fif-
teen Detectives Surround
Garage, Supposed Fence

Nine automobiles, valued at $4,000,
alleged to have been stolen, and one
of which is believed to be the miss
ing car of Cornelius Vanderbilt, ir.,
were taken yesterday at the Banks
Garage, 436 West Eighteenth Street,
when the police closed in on the place.
The raid was made by fifteen detectives
Of the auto squad in command of De
tective Sergeant Martin Owens who
recently returned to the force from
France, where he attained the rank of
captain during the war.
Seven men were arrested in conncc-
ton with the raid. Harry Banks, pro-
Nth grand larceny and receiving
stolen goods. The policy say that
Banks was out on $1,000 bail, await
ing trial in the Federal courts on
charges of receiving stolen goods.
-Four mechanicians who are under
arrest, accused of acting in concert
with Banks, described them selves as
Garwood Phifer. thirty-tive years old,
Al Horatio Street; Paul Randall,
twenty-ninc, 339 West Thirty seventh
Street; Hugo Hossman and Charles
Kafeftner, eighteen and nineteen re-
spectively, both OF North Bergen, n. J..
Car Bought for 5000
Two other men, not employed at the
garage, were arrested III connection
with the raid. Max Orgel, 161 East
181st Street, who drove up to the gar
age just before the raid, was recog-
nized by Owens. He was taken on q
warrant issued yesterday charging the
theft of car last month. Sylvan
Segal, of Bayside, L. l., who was found
near by, was charged with grand lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods He
had an automobile which the police
say was stolen, and which he says he
bought for 5000 at a garage at Eight
eenth Street and Eighth Avenue.
The nine automobiles, which were
lined up in front Of police headquar-
ters, will be difficult to identify. The
police say that all have been repainted
and that the license plates. motor num-
bers, tires and wiring systems have
been changed
one OF the recovered cars, which had
been missing since Monday, was almost
unrecognlzable already, the police saw.
Ihe paint work had been entirely
scraped Oft and the tires and licenses
had been changed. The owner OF this
car VINO Will be complainant against
banks, is Alfred Sever, Of 1903 Grand
Ooncourse, The Bronx. He told the
ponce that the car was fresh from the
factory, and that it was taken while
ne was having luncheon at TWENTY
clgntn n street and Eighth Avenue. He
pald 5000 for the car, he said. Banks
eold eonn the police 1t was sold to him for
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
Sufraggist Discord
Revealed i'm Plea
To N. ]. Governor
Head of Association De-
nounces Effort to Get
Extra Session; Trenton
Woman Criticizes Methods

Special Correspondence
TRENTON, Aug. 12.-The visit of
more than score of New Jersey
suffragsts to the State House to-day
for the purpose of urging Governor
Runyon to call d special session OF
the Legislature to ratify the Federal
suffrage amendment was marked bv
two features, apparently indicating
that the fullest degree of harmony
does not exist in suffrage ranks in the
state.
The delegates, who represented the
National Woman's party in each of the
counties of New Jersey, had hardly
arrived at the State House when a
telegram was received from Mrs. f. f.
Feichert, head of the New Jersey
oman Suffrage Association and chair
man of the state ratification commit
tee, IN which she expressed strong op-
position to the~ proposed calling of a
special session and advised allowing
the ratification of the amendment to to
come through the regular course of
procedure.
just as the delegates were about to
enter the Governors reception room
Miss Sarah 7. Pollock, of Trenton.
chairman Of the Mercer County branch
of the National Woman's party, sought
out Mrs. j. A. II. Hopk ms, chairman OF
the New Jersey branch, declared her
unqualified disapproval of the methods
followed by the organization and an
Hounced her intention Of resigning.
Miss Pollock denounced'the parade Of
the sutfragists through the centre of
the city to the State House, carving
banners and with their persons adorned
with streamers. Such grandstand tao
tics, She said, were all right in some
places, but were very much cut Of
order in conservative New Jersey. Af-
ter expressing her opinion of the af-
falr. Miss Pollock left the State House.
Attention of Governor Runvon was
called by the sutfragists to the fact
that the Federal amendment has all
ready been ratified in fourteen states
and that special sessions of the Legis-
lature have been called in two other
states for this purpose. 1t is desired.
they said, 10 obtain ratification by the
requisite number of states in order
that women may vote at the next Pres
ldential election
Governor Runyon told the delegation
that he would not announce his deci-
SION at this time, but would give the
request his thorough consideration.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
School Board Adopts j..
Pay Raises for Teachers

The Board of Education at an ad-
lourned meeting last night approved
the new salary schedules which become
mandatory through the bill recentlv
passed by the Legislature. The bin #.
Iecfs only the regular teaching staff.
out the board voted to supply the Leg,
ls.ature with list of vocational ana
other teachers SO that they may be in
clYded in the bill by an amendment.
1t was decided that the salaries of
superintendents, assistant superintend-
ents, examiners, district super;ntend-
eSnts,. directors of lectures and other
hlgh!y paid officials must remain as
they are, although Commits sioner som.
ers urged that their salaries also he
advanced.
The board also approved resolution
TO grant increases to the civil service
employees of the school system. This
according to Commissioner Wilsey. viii
require an additional Ss5,ooO on the
budget: 1t was agreed to start the sys-
tenn of school lunches for children on
January l next
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
FORMER Navy Man Killed
In Harlem Auto Crash
Henry Baphrick Crushed Under
Car; Two Girls Riding With
Him Only Bruised

CIl Henry .Baphrick, twenty-five, of 947
Eo!lege Avenue, was killed instantly
last night when the automobile in
which he was driving with two young
Women W ran into the touring car Of
Henry j. Abadin at st. Nicholas Ave-
nue. and l29th Street and overturned.
crushing him. -
= Baphrick's companions, Miss Lucy
IK,eoagan' of 306 West l21st Street, and
MISS Helen Walsh, of the same address.
were bruised and shaken up but not
otherwise hurt.
:, Abadin's car was going south when
baphrlck turned into st. Nicholas Ave
nue. from 10th Street and hit It end on.
W!reeklng " eek ; the fender but not injuring
u y; otherwls!e Baphrick had just been
discharged from the navy. lie was a
member of Fire Patrol No. 81.
Ueopge eopgg A. Seeley, jr, four years old.
OF z32o University Avenue, was in
Jured fatally when an automobile
driven by his mother Rose Seeley. ran
INTO a trolley. pole. Flying glass cut
ms n, Jugular vein. He died in Fordham
Hospital
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
State Calls T. e. T.
Service Inadequate
Experts Say More Cars
Are Needed on Queens
and Lexington Lines

Need for additional trains or cars
on the Queensborough and Lexington
Avenue subways of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company was discussed
yesterday at hearing before Deputy
Public Service Commissioner Edward
J. Glennon.
Trains are now being operated on
the Queensborough line on min-
ute headway, according to the commits
sion's experts, who believe the SER
vice inadequate. The company ad-
mitted the six-minute schedule, but
pointed out that physical conditions
at present preclude any Improvement
Power supply and terminal arrange
ments must be accomplished, they con-
tend.
P. II. Nexsen, the commissions cleo
trical engineer, testified yesterday that
with a few changes it easily might be
possible to reduce the headway, partic-
ularly If new cables were laid. He
added, however, that if additional cars
were run through to Astoria and Co.
roma, new cars would have to be pur-
chased because Of the unusual type of
rolling stock in use on the Queens
borough line. The matter of these
changes will come up before the com
mission again on Thursday, when Gen
eral Manager Hedley Of the INTERIOR
ough will appear.
Charles A. Stendfast, supervising in
spector for the commissions transit
bureau. testified the service in the
Lexington Avenue subway during GER
tain hours of the day is inadequate
In non-rush hours, he asserted, the
company has been operating six and
eight cars on express trains, which
should have nine or ten cars, and local
trains of three cars, which should
have four cars. He also said that
between Z and p. m. the local service
is entirely insufficient.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13

that the statement made by Mr.. Belas-
CO to the press that behind the actors
organization there is a yelled threat
Of the closed shop is absolutely incor
rect. Not only are we opposed to the
close shop but we have put ourselves
on record in a written statement in
which we stated: we favor the omen
shop and l personally handed that
statement to Mr.. E.. II. Sothern to hand
to Mr.. Shubert.
Didn't Want to Weld Club
The closed shop was once dis
cussed by Us as q means Of prevent
ing non-members securing all the
benefits OF our organiza.i ion without
sharing in the expense of its main
tenance. 1t was never considered
from the standpoint Of holding u CLUB
over the manager.
doned by Us as useless before the
present deadlock was created. 1t has
no place in this issue. It is no
longer in favor in industrial organi-
cations and it is cutie common N
them for the union and the non-union
man to work side by side. The closed
shop is an imaginary bugbear in the
managers minds.
Miss Dressler, in discussing the
situation of the chorus girls, said she
knew of one little girl who had been
certain manager because she had re-
fused to go out with him one night.
To "Tell on Managers"
'1'm not telling all know about the
managers yet; wait until | write my
book" said Miss IEessler. "Not all of
the managers are against US, but they
are afaraid Of the big fellows, who
could cut off their booking. The two
big combines hate each other, but to
fight the actor they have put their own
differences behind them and are work
ing hand in glove. AS for the man
ayers suit against US, we should worry.
We haven't any property, because the
managers have all there is
I'd Wynn also had statement. Here
it is:
81 cannot impress too deeply on
the public the fact that the artists
earning large salaries have left their
respective shows to fight, not for more
money as the public is being led TO
believe, but purely for a principle.
join the strike they proved that they
DeIleve IN protection for the smaller
salaried people, the people who cannot
protect themselves. These same ar
lists are convinced conclusively that
the fight of the Actors Equity Asso-
clation is one of absolute fairness"
Lillian Russell Sends Word
This telegram from Lillian Russell
was made public by the Equity. II
was, addressed to Grant Stewart and
read as follows:
The Shuberts owe me s100 on one
Of their contracts which they now
claim are sacred. If any miracle
worker can collect this money l vii
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13

be glad TO turn it over to'the Actors
Equity Association"
And here is letter which both the
press bureau of the actors and the
press bureau Of the managers consid-
cred good propaganda" and therefore
made public. Il is from Lester Loner-
gan and vas addressed to Frank Gill
more. After Offering his resignation
from the A E. A., Mr. Lonergan wrote:
Il deplore the inconceivable catas-
trophe which has been precipitated and
which has reduced the romantic realm
Of the stage to the mundane level of
The street car barn. In our beginnings
the stage meant to all of US a place OF
illusion We were aware of its material
dl dlsadVantages, s:aei but we gladly dared.
"The illusion is now dead. can
hear groan of 'Et tu, Brute?' as the
dying muse looks sadly on the frenzied
face OF the Actors Equity Association"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
Clidden Offers Trophy
For Airplane Tours
Contests Which Promoted De.
velopment of Automobile
To Be Duplicated

Captain Charles J. GlidaeD. y. g A.
originator of the Glidden automobile
tours which aided in the DEVELOPMENT
OF the automobile, has offered a trophy
tor alrplane tours under similar rules.
Inc offer was made to the Aerial
League Of. America. CT which Rear Ad
miIai robert 4. peary is president,
and an, the trophy IS to be known as the
Hilaoen Alrplane Efficiency Trophy It
is to be competed for under the auspice :
OF the league.
A special committee. headed br Major
Reed G. Lands, second ranking Ameri-
can ace, is at work drawing up set
OF rules to govern the tours.
In making the offer Captain Glidder
suggested that such tours were the
only practical means of awakening pub
llc. lnteres. In the aM of flying from a
commercial point ofsview,