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New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Pekin Cafe Fails After
Fight Over Chow Mein
100 Chinese Stockholders War
Over Ingredients and Bank
ruptcy Suit Is Seuuel

Chinese ideas on finance clashed with
the western plan in the operation of
the Pekin Restaurant, at Broadway
and Forty seventh Street. Yesterday
the creditors stepped in, and in the
United States court petition in
bankruptcy was filed against the
Dragon Restaurant Company, Incorpo
rated. The fling creditors claim lia-
billtles to the extent of S25,O0O. The
Handley Construction Company, Charles
bunker, Paul Silverstein, Park & Til
ford and W: & j. Sloane are on the
list. Samuel c. Duberstein represents
the creditors, and Judge Augustus N
Hand has appointed Augustus H. Skill
lin, Of 81 Broadway, as receiver. The
business is being continued pending
the result Of the liquidation proceed
ings.
The business was owned by about
100 Chinese stockholders, Mr.. Duber-
stein said last night 1t is said that
each claimed an equal voice in the man
agement of the cafe and its attendant
cabaret, and that disputes as to what
proportion of chicken chow mein should
be chicken and what proportion should
be noodles led to factional disputes
which finally disrupted the organiza-
ton.
Mr. Duberstcin said that apparently
the company had kept no proper bank
ing accounts. but had handled the
finances Of the restaurant, which is said
to have earned an average of $1,000 a
day, through individual accounts at half
dozen different banks.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Col. F. S. Benson, Gas Expert
And Civil War Veteran. Dies

Colonel Frederick S. Benson, eighty
one, pioneer gas manufacturer of
Brooklyn and a veteran of the Civil
War, died Monday at his summer home
in Atlantic Highlands, N. J. Since last
summer he had been suffering from the
effects of an attack of influenza.
Colonel Benson was born in Boston
and fought through the Civil War. He
was formerly chief engineer of the
Nassau Gas Light Company, and after
its consolidation with the Brooklyn
Union Gas Company became chief en-
glneer of that company's eastern di-
vision until 1907, when he retired. For
many years he was president of the
Society of Gas Lighting. He was a
member of the United States Signal
Corps Association, the Society of the
Army of the Potomac and the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion.
Funeral services will be held in st.
Barth olomew's Protestant Episcopal
Church, Pacific Street and Bedford
Avenue, Brooklyn, tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. Mr.. Benson leaves
two daughters, one son and five grand
children,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25

suits. After such inquiry the agree
ment provides that the bill as sepa. rate
Legislation will be assured prompt
House consideration and not be con-
demned to slow death by remaining on
the calendar.
Final approval Of the agreement is
yet to be given by majority Of the
Military Affairs Committee, which re-
Gently adopted universal training in
principle as a part of the future mili-
tary policy Of the country This ap-
proval. however, is regarded as only
perfunctory, as Mr.. Kahn will advise
the acceptance Of the agreement at a
meeting tomorrow Of the full com
mittee.
Universal military training will not
be and has not been sidetracked," de-
clared Mr.. Kahn tonight. "Under the
agreement with the House leaders and
in view of the attitude Of House mem
bers, think the separate legislation is
the only practical thing to do"
AS far as the army reorganization
oill Is concerned, thu military Commit
tee tonight completed work on it by
deciding to give relative rank to army
nurses. Grades for nurses would
range. from second lieutenant to major,
but they would receive less pay than
army officers Of corresponding grades.
Final approval Of the bill will be given
at the meeting tomorrow and the
measure will then be ready for House
consideration, which, under the pro-
gram of the steering committee, will
begin the latter part of this week.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
House to Omit
Training From
Its Army Bill
Republican Leaders Agree to
Draft Separate Military
Service Measure, To Be
Presented Next December
VIII Not Be Sidetracked
Party Chiefs Would Leave
Convention Free TO Take
Definite Stand ON Subject

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Universa'
military training will be omitted from
the House army reorganization bill and
be the subject of separate legislation
at the next session of Congress, be.
ginning in December. This was agreed
upon tonight by Republican leaders
and Chairman Kahn of the House Mill.
tary Affairs Committee after two days
Of informal conferences.
The agreement is looked upon as
eliminating any possibility Of Repub-
lican action in the House which might
be interpreted as a stand on universal
training in the coming Presidential
campaign, and will leave the party's
attitude a possible subject for con-
sideration in framing the platform at
the national convention in June.
To Draft Separte Bill
Members Of the Republican legis-
lative steering committee, including
Representative Mondell, the floor lead
er, and Speaker Gillett, were under
stood to have based their objections to
action at this session largely on the
political aspects, it being their recon-
mendation that consideration be de-
ferred until after the convention.
Under the agreement Chairman Kahn
will appoint a special subcommittee
friendly to universal training to draft
the training bill. The measure, how
ever, will not be presented until after
a thorough investigation Of the COST
economic and industrial effects of call
ing thousands of youths away from
productive activities and kindred pur-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
DR.. Hinckley, Alienist, Dies
Head of Jersey Hospital for In.
sane Is Pneumonia Victim

DR.. Livingston s. Hinckley, sixty-fve
medical superintendent of the Essex
County Hospital for the Insane in New
Jersey, died Sunday in st. Barnabas's g
Hospital, Newark, of pneumonia. He
was born in Albany and was grad
uated from the Bellevue Hospital lied
lcal College in this city in 1873.
He was assistant physician in the
Asylum for the Insane at Blackwell's 5
Island and then became acting superin-
tendent there. He later opened a pri-
vate hospital, which is said to have
been the first private hospital in the
city.
For seventeen years DR.. Hinckley was
uperintendent of the Essex County
Hospital, retiring to take UP general
practice. Dr.. Hinckley acted as an ex-
pert alienist in many criminal trials
in New Jersey and this state. He was
q member of the American Medico-
Psychological Association, the Essex
County Medical Society and was per-
manent delegate to the New Jersey
State Medical Society. He was surgeon
of the Essex County Park Commission
DR.. Hincklcy is survived by his son,
DR.. Livingston S. Hinckley jr Funeral
services will be held tonight at his
late home, 1872 Clinton Avenue, Newark.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Rev. Brockhoft Morgan Dies;
Former New York Pasfo,

The Rev. Brockhoft Morgan, for
merly prominent in the Episcopal
Church of this city, died Monday night
He was educated in French, German
and English universities, being grad
uated from Kings College, London,
in 1862. He was also a graduate Of
the General Theological Seminary Of
New York.
Mr.. Morgan's first charge was St..
Stephens Church, Melbourne, N. J..
He later served at St. Georges Church,
New York City, and then went to ST..
Marks Church, Chicago. He next
served in St. Peters Church, Port
Chester, N. Y, and later came here
as assistant rector Of St. Marks
Church. Under Bishop Potter he was
associated with the New York City
Mission Society.
After leaving this city because of i'll
health he became rector of st. Johns
Church, Elizabeth, N. j. He was the
first chaplain of the New York Society
Of the Sons of the Revolution. He
vas former member of the Century
Club of this city.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Trustees Bound>to
Respect Spang Will,
Wickersha1n Saws
Even if Part Contravenes
N. Y. Law ''Moral and
Legal'' Obligation Con-
tinues, Is Trustee Opinion

Former Attorney General George W
Wickersham, ono Of the three trus.
tees named by Mrs. Rosa E. Spang to
carry out the provision Of her will for
home for children, was again a wit
ness before Surrogate Cohalan yester-
day at the trial of the contest over the
will.
Henry W. Taft. counsel for the trus-
tees and executors, who are defending
the will, asked Mr.. Wickersham if it
was fair to assume that if any portion
OF the Will contravencd the law Of New
YORK State the document still imposed
on the trustees "moral and legal obli-
CATION" to carry out the wishes of Mrs.
Spang with regard to the home for chill
dren.
Mr.. Wickersham replied in the afr
native. The residue set aside for this
purpose will amount to more than
$2,000.000.
Mrs. Spang, whose daughter, Mrs.
Mapel Spang Ancker, is contesting on
the ground that her mother was not of
SOUND mind when she executed her will,
provided that if there was any legal
parrler to carrying out her charitable
1S' WV VIZ ASHluudIy CSCdCc was
to go to Mr. Wickersham, Colonel
Michael Friedsam and DR.. Henry
pwight Chaplin, who were charged with
lulillilng the wishes of the testatrix.
Mr.. Wickershaw said in. reply to
another question that it was his under
Standing Of section II of the Decedent's
Estate law that the section prohibited
the leaving Of more than one-half of an
estate to charity where the testator
has children, only when such charities
are corporate bodies. This, the wit
ness sand, did not bar any one from civ
ing to individual charities.
Mr.. Taft also asked as to the con-
tingences that would intervene before
the trustees could receive any benefits
under the will Mr.. Wickersham said
t@here @ were many such contingencies,
Another question put to. Mr.. wicker
sham by Mr.. Taft was whether in draw
ing the Spang will he inserted the name
OF Senator Charles C. Lockwood as
beneficiary so as to disqualify Lock-
wood as witness in case Of a contest
Mr. Wickersham said he had no such
thought. Senator Lockwood had been
attorney for Mrs. Spang. Her will
gives him $4,000 in liquidation of his
services: In the contest he is on the
side cs Mrs. Ancker.
Dr. Frederick Peterson, former head
OF the State Lunacy Commission, will
give has answer to-day to a hypotheti-
cal question as to whether Mrs. Spanr
was rational or irrational.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Roosevelt National Park
Boundaries i'm DISPUTE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-A dispute
between the Agriculture and Interior
departments and other interests over
boundaries for the proposed Roosevelt
National Park in the giant redwood dis
trict of California was aired to-day be-
fore the House Public Lands Commit
tee.
Secretaries Meredith and Lane sent
letters favoring establishment of the
park, but expressing disagreement over
boundary lines fixed in the bill of Rep
resentative Elston, Republican, Califor-
MIA. Mr.. Meredith objected to inclusion
in the park Of national forest lands
under his departments supervision,
which are needed, he said, for timber
and grazing purposes and are not
necessary to the parks scenic splen-
dors.
Witnesses before the committee. in
Guiding representatives of the Fresno,
Calf, Chamber of Commerce, the Visa
liza, Calf, Board of Trade and the Sierra
club also recommended limitation of
boundaries to exclude commercial tim
ber and grazing lands.
Further hearings Will be held.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
George Goldie, First
Physical Director
AtPrinceton, Dies
Pioneer Athletic Trainer,
Who Turned Out Some
of Old Nassau's Most
Successful Teams, Was 78
gpeoto, ptspatoh to The Tribune

SpeotuI Dispatch to The tribune
PRINCETON, N. j., Feb. A.--George
Goldie, seventy-eight, the first physical
dimctor of Princeton University, died
suddenly at his home here yesterday
morning. He was one Of the pioneer
athletic trainers Of this country.
Mr. Goldie was born in Montreal,
Canada, and came to Princeton in 1869
to organize the athletic activities of
the university, remaining at Princeton
until 1885, when he became the first
He returned to Princeton in 1893. re-
tiring from active service in 1911. AS
director of the old Bonnair Gymnasium
at Princeton he trained some of the
most successful teams turned out at
Old Nassau. During the years 1859 to
1886 he held the three-ycar and five
year all-around athletic championship
Of the United States and of the Gale
donian Club of Canada. He was the
first man to use a vaulting pole, and
held the two world records in the
standing high jump and the standing
broad jump.
Goldie Field, Princeton's soccer
grounds, was named after him in
recognition of his services in forming
at Princeton the first amateur athletic
association in any American college.
He continued as president Of the
Princeton Athletic Association for two
years, turning it's management over to
the Undergraduates in 1875. The
Princeton University track and field
championships, known as the Gale
donian Games, were SO named in honor
Of Mr.. Goldie's championship titles in
that club. At the age of sixty-five he
did the giant swing in the Princeton
gymnasium. Ic was the inventor of
the LescheIe l-dle1 event, once
famous in gvmnagtic contests.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Union Leader Wants u. S.
Ships Manned. by Americans

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-W William A.
"escott, president Of the Masters,
Mates and Pilots Association of the
Pacific Coast, told the Senate Com
merce Committee to-day that the ex-
ccutivc order permitting aliens to Off
Ger American ships until they can OBJ
tain naturalization papers should be
rescinded in the best interest of the
merchant marine
AS result Of this order MANY men.
he said, have taken out citizenship
papers "for convenience" only because
higher wages are paid by American
than by foreign ship owners, but with
no intention of retaining citizenship
after their term of service expires. He
also opposed American ships being
manned by foreigners.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
OBITUARY NOTES

MACMILLAN STERN, fifty-two, a to-
bacco co. importer, died Monday at his home
the Hudson Bay Company and took part ir
Riels rebellion, In 1885. He was mem
Der of the leaf tobacco firm Of Stern &
Sylvester, and later became president Of the
Cuban Land and Leaf Tobacco COMPANY OF
Cuba.
MALCOLM KERR. for twenty-five years
associated with the law department of the
Bureau Of Street Openings died Monday al
his home. $40 Madison Street, Brooklyn He
was active in the affairs of the Episcopal
Church in Brooklyn.
J. DOUGLAS WELLS, eighty-two asso.
ciatcd with the Mutual Reserve Life Insur.
ance Company, who became vice-president
and London representative of that com.
pany, died Friday at his home in Montreal
according TO word received yesterday in this
city. where he had lived for many years.
ADAM DOVE, seventy-one, a member of
the firm of Dove & Surace photographers
of Union Hill. N. j., is dead He was for.
merly resident of Brooklyn. and was in
terestcd in the amateur theatrical work of
the old Gilbert and Amaranth dramatic So
cieties.
EDGAR YOUNG HUBS, eighty-two. a
retired dairyman, who was the owner Of a
large herd Of cows at Maspeth L. l.. is dead
at his home there of heart disease He is
survived by son and daughter.
WILLIAM J. BURKE. forty-fve presi-
ueHI Ol tHe American Clay Products Com
pany, died Monday after an illness of two
hours at his home. 11o9 East Eighteenth
Street. Flatbush. He was a member of the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, the
21st Assembly District Demo ocratic Club and
Long Island Council, 81. knights of Co.
lumbus.
EGRERT H, TERRY. seventy-nine, who
was in the transport service during the
Civil War, is dead after a long illness at
his home in East Moriches. l.. I. He was
formerly Commissioner Of Highways Of
Brooklyn
CHARLES B. M1LBANK, fifty. mem.
Der OF the firm of Milbank & Leaman. i'm
porters of wooens, died of influenza at his
home. 2ll Pine Street, Freeport L. l., after
a brief illness: He was member Of the
South Shore Yacht Club, of Freeport, and
the Freeport Club.
ROBERT WARD. eighty-seven. retired
hat block manufacturer died Monday at his
home, 423 Hancock Street, Brooklyn. He was
a a, charter member of the old Stuyvesant
Heights Republican Club. He formerly had
factory on Center Street where he rnads
hat blocks for some Of the largest hat manu-
facturers in the country. He was veteran
of the Civil War
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
THE REV. RUFUS S. PUTNEY
Snecin} Disoufch IN ybo Trib,,c

Special Uisp0tcI 10 Inc Tribnne
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 24.-The Rev.
Rufus Stanley Putncy. seventy-six, a
died Monday at the Allen Homestead,
Westport, Conn. He was member of
the New York East Methodist Episcopal
Conference and had been pastor of many
churches in New York. He was the
son of the Rev. Rufus Coy Putney, a
Methodist revivalist minister, who is
said to have converted more than 5000
persons.
The Rev. Mr.. Putney is survived by
his wife, two sons and three daugh-
ters. A brother, DR.. W. S. Putney.
resides in Milford, Conn. Funeral serv-
ices will be at $3.50 o'clock Thursday
afternoon in the Westport Methodist
Church
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
ADVERTISEMENT
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1t Helps To Forget
BY DIR. BERTHoLD A. BAER

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New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Educators Are Called to
Discuss Army Trainiina

From Tho Trtbune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Educators
of the country who are associated with
colleges having units of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps have been in
vited to conference Of army officers
and civilians to be held at the War
Department March !.
Matters concerning the future Of the
instruction Of student soldiers at edu-
cational institutions will be discussed
at the conference. A second conference
st which officials of the high schools
having military classes will be in at
tendance will begin at the War De-
partment March l2.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25

tions, Including the New Jersey Society
of the Sons Of the American Revolu.
ton, of which he was at one time pres
ident-generai; the Society Of Colonial
Wars, the Loyal Legion, the Society Of
Cincinnati, the Grand Army of the Re-
public, the Masonic order and the
Union, the Union League. Century and
Republican Clubs Of New York. He re.
ceived the honorary degree of LID.
from Princeton University and from
Lafayette College.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
DIR. JOSE NJ. FERRER

DR.. Jose M. Ferrer, sixtv-three. an
authority on pneumonia, died suddenly
Monday at his home here of heart
disease. He was graduated from the
College Of Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University in 1879 and was
visiting physician to the French Hos
pltal and st. Vincent's Hospital; a
member OF the Academy of Medicine
and the American Medical Association.
and of the University Club and the
New York Athletic Club.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Announcement
by the
Central Railroad COMPANY
New JERSEY

Improved express train service between New York
and Philadelphia effective March 1st.
Express trains will leave Liberty Street Station week.
days at 700 A. M, $500 A. NJ, 1000 A. NJ, 1900
Noon, 900 P. M. 400 p. M, $500 P. NJ, 600 P. M
1000 P. NJ, and 1915 Midnight, all with connections
from West 23rd Street, except the Midnight train
Parlor all day trains and dining at con-
venient hours Sleeping Midnight train open
from 1000 P. M. to 700 A. M.
Additional trains will also be from Philadelphia
to New York.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Bulgaria Warns
Allies on 7hrace

LONDON, Feb. 24.-A Sofia
dispatch Of February 20 says it
is seni-ofiicially announced that
the Premier has notified the
Allied representatives in the Bull
garian capital that if Greece OBJ
tain western Thrace the Bull
garian government will not be
responsible for the consequences.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
MRS. ANNIE B. OAKLEY

Word was received yesterday of the
death on January 30 of Mrs. Annie
Magic Oakley, who died at Zurich.
Switzerland She was the widow Of
DR.. Lewis w. Oakley, and the daughter
Of the late Rev. DR.. David Magic, of
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
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New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
MARRIAGES

STERN-KOHLES-M Anne Boone Kohies
announces the marriage Of her daughter,
Marguerite Elizabeth, to DR.. Leo Stern.
of New York =
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
BIRTHS

M'cULLOCH-To Mr.. and Mrs. Paul L.
McCulloch. Of 1913 East 91st st., son,
February 23. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
ENGAGEMENTS

N-sTERNHEIM--Mr. and Mrs. J.
Sternheim, of IS East 115th st.. New
York City. announce the engagement cf
their daughter. Helen. to Harry Cohen,
of East 18th st., at Sayigny Hall, 229
IenOx ave
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
1918 COAL OUTPUT
BREAKS ALL RECORDS

New York, Nov. 2.--American
coal mines, in 1918. under war stress
broke all records for output. according
to report by the United States
Bureau Of Mines recently published.
An examination of the available and in
most instances official sources Of in
formation for the principal coal min
ing countries Towering generally the
1S-year period beginning with 1so1)
made by the Bureau Of Mines, shows
that the largest production per man
during any year was 1874 short tons,
which represents the average produc-
ton for each underground employe in
the coal mines of the United States
during 1918.
The closest competitor of this
country was New South Wales, where
each underground worker In 1918 pro-
duced S14 tons. British Columbia
ranked third with 100 tons and Nova
Scotia was fourth with 71S tons. The
smallest individual output for recent
years was that Of Japan In 1917, where
an average of 1855 tons was mined by
the underground employees. although
In 1901 India showed an average of
only 1922 tons. the latter figure being
the smallest during any year for the
countries under consideration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
EX-KAISER GIVEN MORE
LIBERTY OF ACTION

Doorn' Holland Nov. 3. (By the Assoc
ciated Press)-The severe restrictions
winch the Dutch government imposed on
the movements of the former German
emperor Mt the time Of the Knapp revolu-
uon IN Berlin, at the request Of the allied
powers. appear to be gradually relaxing.
Wiiiiam now moves about more freely
perhaps than at any time since he came
10 ROLAND nearly two years ago. These
movements are, Of course. confined to
the territorial limits set by royal de-
cree, Including the villages Of Doom and
Amerongen, but inside this territory. tho
exile Is now fulfilling his dream Of liv-
Ing the life of Dutch country gentle
man.
he goes frequently to Amerongen. to
visit Count Bentinck, his former host and
to chat with the notary, Schroot. who Is
not only the former emperor's business
agent and attorney. but also more or
less OF personal friend
William also calls on n number Of fam
lilies of the Dutch nobility who live
around Doom and Amerongen, princi-
pally those whose heads belong to the
knights of st. John, the order Of which.
as King of Prussia, the German Emperor
was leader.
Dutch guards escort him on these trips,
but he goes whenever he likes. Doom
has lost all curiosity in the Hohenzollerns
and only the occasional tourist" halts to
stare at Williams automobile as 1t passes
In the streets.