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IMPAvIDUS III.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
NEED $3.50 MONTH
TO WED, SAYS FLYER
G. O'Day MACPHERSON Gets Surro-
gates Order for Allowance
from Estate.

The necessity for meeting the combined
expenses of an education in finance and
approaching matrmony were arguments
which yesterday enabled Cameron ODay
MACPHERSON, twenty years old to obtain
from Justice Cohalon, i'm Surrogate :
Court. an additional allowance of 500 per
month from the estate of his mother. Mrs.
Grace O'Day MacPherson. Mrs MacPher-
son, who was daughter of the late Dan
lei O'Day. left an estate of $3.50 900. from
which her son inherits two-thirds.
MACPHERSON, who is twenty years old.
served rs an aviator in the Canadian
forces, ana after the armistice entered the
oil business with his father in Texas. In
ms petition the young man said that his
income reached a total of $500 a month IN
this business, hut that his father decided
that he should know more regarding
finance and obtained a position for him
WITH the firm Of r. II. Hutton q Co. hank
eIs. at salary OF $40 a week To tbis
sum was added $3.50 monthly which no nov
receives from his mothers estate.
Inc youthful MACPHERSON I'm his netitio,,
declared that this amount was no nroner
sum Tor young man whose rearing was
n careful and expensive ono. partic,tlar, r,,,
Mheh that young man was about TO ma
me wedding he said, was to be on Fob
ruary II next
JusI1co +ohalon agreed with Aracpher-
son anu ordered that an additional s-oo
per month be paid him from his uiotbe,.s
estate until 1t was settled.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
FLU WELL IN HAND, PUBLIC
IS ASSURED BY DIR. COPELAND

are sending out visiting nursing service
At the call of these centres they are
making food for the sick available. Their
motor AMI ambulance service is functions
ing.
Motors are being daily sent to the
various centres to expedite as much as
possible tho nursing visits. Trained VOL
unteer service has been made available,
such as investiga tors. persons to assist i'll
receiving calls for medical or nursing
service Through Miss Colcard. of the
Charity Organiza ton Society. the social
problems arising in the sick families have
been taken care of.
Miss Arnold. of the Babies Welfare
Association, already has. in twenty-four
hours, placed thirty children who needed
this because Of the illness Of the mother.
Visits have been made possible TO many
hundreds OF sick patients through the
branches Of the Henry Street Nursing
Service. by the assistance for full or part
time Of graduate student nurses from the
Teachers College. Nurses in doctors
offices have given their evenings, part or
fun time, or been released by organza :
tions for this purpose.
The great problem before the Nurses
Emergency Council is providing nursing
care in the home. This is assumed oy
organizations created for that purpose
the Visiting Nursing Service OF the Henry
street Settlement in Manhattan. Bronx
ana Richmond: in Brooklyn the Brooklyn
Visiting Nursing Association. During the
epidemic the Department of Health has
released for bedside care as many of its
staff nurses as can possibly be spared
from other contagious aud inspection
work, and a registry is Kept at head
quarters to receive calls for nurses
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
WILL PARE HOUSES
IN MADISON AVENUE
All Encroachments To Be Removed
and Roadway Widened to
Fifty-Four Feet.

The Board Of Estimate al its meeting
yesterday adopted a resolution presented
BY Borough President Henry II. Curran
providing for the removal of the encroach-
ments on the sidewalks in Madison avenue
between forty-siXth and Sixty-first streets
and widening the roadway TO fifty-four
rect BY this IL Is hoped to decrease the
congestion in Fifth avenue. Mr. Curran
said that the opening Of Park avenue had
only decreased the Fifth avenue conges-
tion six per cent, while the traffic increase
IN Park avenue had been one hundred and
seventy per cent.
The roadway of Madison avenue has diff
terent widths. being forty-five feet wide
between Fortyfirst and Forty-second
streets and fifty-four feet between Forty
second and Forty-siXth streets. The Com
mittee on City Plan and Public Improve
ment. that recommended the widening. be-
licVe IT is time to mako the width uniform
as far north as Sixty-first street.
The hearing in the matter of the width
of the roadway between Thirty-fourth
and Thirty-fifth streets in Madison ave.
nue. and the removal of the encroach
ments on the Sidewalks was adjourned for
two weeks. The public playground and
athletic field which has been presented 10
the city by Mrs. Isaac l.. Rice and family
viii he placed in Pelham Bay Park in
stead Of Central Park, as was first sug-
gested
The quest Of the establishment of
motor bus transportation service to take
the place Of the trolley lines in the city
which have ceased operation was ad-
iourncd for one week in order to allow
Commissioner Grover a. Whalen, of the
department OF Plant and Structures, who
Is ill. TO appear before the Board. Deputy
Commissioners William Writ Mills ap-
pearod before the Board and stated that
the original request for an appropriation
of $4,000 20 build one hundred buses
would have 90 he increased TO provide for
the construction OF two hundred buses at
an estimated cost of $4,000 because of
the increase IN the bus lines since tho
original appropriation was requested. Mr.
Mills said that already forty manufactur-
ing concerns had filed applications for the
construction Of the buses.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
CLOTHING JOBBERS
DENY PROFITEERING
Representatives of Four Firms Appear
at Inquiry Held by Arthur
Williams.

Fouoyyinc complaints made by Harry p,
ReIsinrer president Of II. d. Belsinger &
Co.. manufacturers of cloalls and suits, No
50 Madison avenue, that five jobbers who
had sold him clothing were proflteerlns'
Arthur Williams. Federal Food Admins
TRAITOR, yesterday called the jobbers before
him at his office. No. 130 East Fifteenth
street, for an investigation The names OF
the jobbers, as given by Mr.. Belsineei,
were Sipliin & Gorschen. No. 10 East
Twenty sixth street Weinreb & Horowitzs
of No. 1.12O Broadway: Hayman & Bender,
No. 13S West Twenty-fifth street. Alter
& Schultz No. LAO Broadway. and Israel
Cummings, No. 35 West Thirty-fifth street.
All but the last named firm were repre-
sented at the hearing.
All of the jobbers denied they had been
profiteering, and declared their profits
Amounted only to eight or nine per cent
on the material bought from them by Bell
singer All the jobbers tried 10 explain
that this was the hardest year they had
experienced and described to Mr.. Williams
various phases of their business which
they said the times had disrupted. II was
stated that the styles In women's clothes
change so rapidly these days that 1t is diff
ficult to keep up with them. and therefore
many heavy losses are experienced.
All of the jobbers contended that the
women will not buy cheap suits. and that
unless these suits are placed on the market
at eXorbitant rates they stand little
chance of being sold.
Bird $. Coler. Commissioner of Charities,
announced that he had purchased 10000
pounds Of sugar for public institutions at
cents pound and 10000 pounds Of
brown sugar for 81 cents pound.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
WHOLE COUNTRY IN
GRIP OF INFLUENZA
Every Section Now Affected,
3 Says u. S. Public Health
Service Statement.
SITUATION WELL IN HAND
Nursing and Medical Facilities Ample
TO Meet Requirements
OF Crisis.

WASHINGTON, D. c., FRIDAY. - Al
though influenza now has become epI5en,ic
over large part or the country. official.
or the public health service said today
the situation was well in hand almost
everywhere and that medical and n,1rsin o
facilities are proving adequate.
from teleeraphic reports received by
MIC health service" the statement said
1t IS evident that epidemic Influenza nre-
vsils over q large part Of the country
moreover, with lis well established char.
ncteristic, this prevalence appears to be
pniufIuenced by climate.
50 far as our reports indicate the dis
~ase Is Just as prevalent in the Southern
warm regions as it is elsewhere.
Reports indicate that virtually every
where the situation is well in hand ana
that local medical and nursing facilities
nowhere are oVertaxed. Certainly the
situation is in marked contrast TO tl1o.
which prevailed last year"
summary of the services reports dur
ing the last twenty four hours was made
public as follows:-
New York State exclusive Of New York
city,. influenza, 115G; pneumonia, 1877.
Rhode Island, scattered cases OF whi cb
Providence reports 5j
ohio-Total Of go or 100 cases so Tar: all
mild.
Michisan-2,4oo cases of influenza and
De- of pneumonia
Minnesota--T09 cases
Wisconsin--Kenosha 80: Oshkosh n.
Racine, 70; Madison "A Superior. 100
Colorado-1.Jo0 cases, of which Denver
has 1872.
Utah-Scattered; Salt Lake 251 cases,
four deaths.
North Dakota-About 300 cases
Cregon--Several hundred cases includin o
rs at Portland.
New Mexico--S5 in state reported yester.
DAY.
Idaf1o--About $50 cases. scattered.
Montana.-About 40 cases. scattered.
Texas-More than coo cases reported
yesterday.
Wyoming-More than 1875 cases reported
yesterday.
Washington--540 cases
Arkansas-Scattered throughout the
state.
Missouri-St. Louis. A52 Kansas City. 2r5
ST. Joseph, Sc: Jefferson City. %: Spring.
field 90
Iowa-scattered cases with LEO in Water.
100
Honolulu-Numerous cases Of influenza
arriving on vessels; no further details.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
DEEP SEA FISHES FRISK AMID
1900 QUARTS OF WHISKEY

through the bunkers to get at the whis-
key
He then said Captain CoclSburn had told
him that the five hundred cases of whis-
key had to be jcttsoned because the
hastily and faulty loaded cargo leopard
lied the safety OF the vessel when she
encountered heavy weather off the Della
ware coast
Dennis ,A[allon and John II. Kilcourse
agents acting under Mr.. shevlin. yesterday
entered the residence OF Louis Iepoiz, No.
200 East t26th street. and found there four
barrels of wine. which Zepoiz said he had
begun 10 make for his personal use last
September. The wine was confiscated and
Iepoiz waas ordered TO make his explana-
tion today to the Federal District Attor-
ney
The same two agents took a gallon OF
whiskey and two gallons OF port wine
from Richard Cans. No. 2,374 Third avenue
and directed that he also appear before
the United States Attorney.
y squad of prohibition agents earlier In
the day, under the direction of Ray LOTUS
went to an apartment in the rear of a
shoe store at No. la Cherry street and
there found fifty-eight empty grape crates
q fruit crusher and three barrels OF red
wine. John Nosocea. who lives there, said
he had made the wine six months ago
The agents. however. reported that the
crusher bore evidence of more recent
usage. Nosocea was served with a sum
mons to appear before the United States
Attorney.
Half dozen more Of the little one-gallou
Kitchen stills" which had only lately
arrived from the manufactures in Bing-
hamton. y. Y, were picked UP in Man.
haitian, Brooklyn and Astoria by agents
who called at the addresses contained in
the books Of the federal authorities. None
OF the apparatus had yet been utilized for
the making Of whiskey.
j. Moser. of No. 2.3S2 Putnam avenue
Brooklyn. is the first of the purchasers TO
respond to the demand that they volun-
tarily surrender their dimnutive booze
making outfits He told Mr.. Shevlin he
had seen the apparatus advertised and
had ordered one. When he was asked what
he intended to do with II. he replied that
he had purchased II "to experiment with.
Justice Mitchell l.. Erlanger, in the Su-
preme Court yesterday ordered the de-
struction Of six bottles of wine. twelve
bottles OF rock and rye and twenty-one
bottles of rum punch. which had been
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
FORMER |. r. T. EMPLOYEES
QUESTIONED BY SWAMI

After examining David w Ross. for
merly vice president; Frank 7. Delaney.
one-time chief clerk Of the purchasing
department. and Mansfred Fuhrer. until
recently assistant to the first vice presi-
dent of the Interborough, yesterday Ed
ward Swami. District Attorney, last night
announced that the matter he is investi-
eating does not hold out the promise il
did when he summoned the men before
him.
They severed their connection with the
Interborough last Friday, Mr.. Swami
said, and they informed him that certain
statements made to the District Attorney
In connection with their leaving were
entirely unfounded
Mr.. Swami asserted that thus far there
is no reason for him to begin Grand Jury
proceedings of any kind, and that unless
something more tangible is developed the
entire matter will be dropped
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
Continued from Page OneD.

tention of taking II ashore il was ordered
returned TO the hold.
Joshua Cockburn. the negro captain of
the Yarmouth. which is manned entirely
by negroes was ordered 70 call upon Mr..
Shevhn. but. he could not get to the
Custom House until today. Mr.. smith.
who Is also a negro responded as the
representative of the company. Under Mr.
Shevlin $ questioning he was rather vague
concerning the plight of the steamship
when she flashed her = - signals. but
he said ne understood that she had devel-
oped a bad leak Having cleared from
this port he said. Captain Cockburn pre-
ferred 10 return to New York rather than
be towed into a nearer port of refuge.
Liquor Consigned 10 Americans.
Mr. Shevlin inquired whether he knew
any thing about the removal from the
cargo several days ago Of the sixty bot
ties OF Green River whiskey which We're
found In working boat alongside the ves-
sci. Smith said he did not. but that he
had been told that one man, who had tried
TO take case OF the stuff ashore. had
been stopped. The secretary asserted that
the cargo of liquor was consigned to
eighteen or twenty different consignees.
all OF them New York men. but all OF
whom at present are in Havana.
Mr smith wanted 20 know why the fed
eraI agents had boarded the ship and prac-
tically taken possession OF her. Inspector
Shevlin told him frankly that the govern
ment wanted to know all the facts about
the removo the sixty bottles and also
why the fourteen cases Of liquor found
THURSDAY night had been carried on deck
and concealed. Until he was satisfied
concerning these and some other matters.
Mr.. Sheviin said, the Yarmouth would be
held in port
His reports from Campbell. he added,
shaved that several matches had been
broken open and the lock of one OF the
steel bulkheahs separating the engine
room from the hold had been sawed orr.
Captain To BE Questioned.
Mr.. Smith could make no satisfactory
exclamation of these irregularities. He
said Captain Cockburn, who is to be in
terrogated today, presumably held the
keys to the hold matches. he admitted ne
had looked at three of the matches and
had found they had been opened and he
had heard that a man had tried to dig
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
DELANCEY STREET CARS
ORDERED RESTORED

Judge Julius NJ. Mayer in an order
made late yesterday in the Federal
District Court directed Receiver Job Il.
Hedges Of the New York Railways Com
pany to resume the running Of storage
battery car service on the Delaney
street line at midnight tonight. This
will in part help out the crosstown traf-
fc situation on the lower east SIDE.
when the Delaney and williamsburg
Bridge branch OF the Fourth and Madi-
son avenue line goes out OF existence
in accordance with the order OF separa-
tion and Independent operation. effec-
tive tonight
The restored storage battery line will
operate cars from the Williamsburg
Bridge through Delaney and Sprin &
streets westward to Broadway. where
connection can be made with cars run
ming north and south on that thorough
fare
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
Detroit Flu Victims Get Free Liquor
from Marshal.

DETROIT. Fri0ay.-United states Mar
shal Henry Behrendt was authorized this
morning in telegram from Washington,
10 furnished free Of charge 10 all reputable
physicians whslley 20 be used in the treat
n1ent of influenza cases.
The marshall was instructed TO deliver
the whiskey only when satisfied it was
intended for legitimate purposes ana 10
guard against any abuse or the order lie
will be required TO keep a record OF the
quantity furnished eacn physician. and the
latter will report 10 the authorities the
name of the patient for whom IL is pre-
scribed and the amount furnished.
Marshal Bohrendt plans TO distribute
the whiskey through the Wayne County
Medical Association.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
INSANE ASYLUM FOR WOMAN
WHO CAST SON IN SEA

ATLANTIC CITY. Friday.-Mrs. James
NJ Blake. Of this CITY and philadelphia.
no. vile mentally dcrangcd, threw her
five year old son Buddy from pier
into the sea on December = last, VIII
not be indicted by the Grand Jury of
this county.
motion viii be made tomorrow be-
fore County Judge Robert VI. Ingersoll
for her formal commitmgnt TO the State
insane asylum at Thenton. This closes
one Of the strangest cases in psychiatry
that this State over has recorded.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31

seized in the saloon of Philip Tannenbaum'
of No. l,5n Park avenue.
Vincenzo Nassetto, thirty-eight years
old, of No. 264 East 10th street, vas ar
raigned before Judge Augustus y. Hano
in the Federal District Court and held in
5000 bail for examination on a charge OF
violating the prohibition act. Nassetio. II
is charged. sold seven dozen bottles of
cognac to a>saloon keeper named Hsydez.
who came here from Hartford. Conn. ito
look the ground over"
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
Death Toll in Chicago Continues to


CHICAGO. Friday.-New cases Of pneu-
monia and Influenza showed decrease
again today. but the total death toll from
The two diseases continued 70 mount. one
hundred and sixty-nine deaths were re-
corded n the twenty-four hour period
ended this mornings from Influenza and
80 from pneumOnia-ag against l4O deaths
yesterday.
New influenza cases today totalled .l0l.
while pneumonia victims numbered $'S.
considerable decrease from yesterdays
hlgh mark of 4iG.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
Continued from Page one.)

rage ohc.t
announce an advance in prices. All prices
are this day withdrawn. A new price list
will be forwarded to YOU in u few days"
cit seems to me-" said Dr. Copeland,
"there is no excuse for this raise in prices.
and ] shall turn the matter over to the
federal authorities for investigation. | was
told by several undertakers that only re-
Gently undertakers in the city were in
formed that there would he a decrease in
the price of coffins owing to a decline in
the price of the materials used in their
construction 1 understood that the peak
OF prices in materials for the manufacture
of coffins had been reached long ago.
81 have communicated with the aJthori-
ties at Washington TO the end that all red
tape will be severed and hospitals in the
city-priNate and public--will be able 10
receive n supply OF whiskey and alcohol.
Many private institutions complain they
are unable TO obtain either alcohol or
whiskey, and some Of their physicians de-
clare the need of whiskey in the treatment
of influenza is imperative.
Nurses Council Cooperating.
''The Nurses Emergency Council. OF
which Miss Lillian d. Wald. of the Henry
Street Settlement is the head. has &C.
ordinated with the various agencies of
the city.
Reports are being sent in from various
organizations showing the way in which
the agencies in this city are cooperating.
The Red Cross is actively engaged in -
sembhifs its forces to meet the demands
IL. various lines and already large guam
titles of supplies have been distributed to
the hospitals and 10 the centres which
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
NEW TRIAL FOR BANDITS
UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH

INDIANAPOLIS. Friday-The Indiana
Supreme Court today reversed the decision
OF the Lake County Criminal Court sen
fencing TO death the four bandits who
killed the cashier in the Tolleston Bank
robbery last year and ordered "a new trial
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
Indiana Physicians Can'i Prescribe
Liquor for Flu.

INDIANAPOLIS, Friday.-No permits
for the sale OF Intoxicating liquors. such
as whiskey and wines. for medicinal pur-
roses will be issued to druggists by Charles
= Orbison, federal prohibition director for
Indiana. he anuounced today He also said
he would refuse 10 issue permits to physi-
clans to prescribe for such liquors. The
ban. however, does not apply TO pure grain
lcohoi
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
INTERNAL REVENUE MEN
HELD FOR SELLING LIQUOR

CHICAGO. H.. Friday.--Three members
OF the Internal Revenue Department were
indicted today. John Smoroski was
charged with accepting a bribe, and John
Warren and Earle Trembley were charged
with disposing OF seized liquor.
Thirteen persons and firms were in
dicted on charges OF profteering in sugar.
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
BOSTON Flu Totals for Day. ais Cases.

BOSTON. Friday.--InfluenZa reports 70
= the state Department Of Health rose TO
a total Of 95j new cases for the twenty
four hours ended at noon today an in
crease of approximately $50 from the pre-
vious high mark. The report issued yes
erday showed only TO new cases. while
that ~ the preceding day totalled N3. The
number recorded today included 5iS in this
cftV
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
UNDER AKER lNVADES
TELEPHONE FIELD NOW
lSpccial Dcspotch 10 me Ecroid.

wINsTBD. Conn. Friday.-A woman
telephone subscriber in suffield recently
notified the complaint operator that her
telephone bell was dead. A trouble hunter
opening The bell box door found two
nioccs of cardboard, and asked who
stuffed the bell
The woman subscriber thought a mo-
nopt. then said -"Oh. we had a funeral
service here Sunday and the undertaken
must have killed tho bell"
The New York herald., 1920-01-31
Police Band Plays Tonight.

The first Of "a series of indoor concerts
TO be given by the police band of the
city of New York. Walter Il. Rogers con-
ductor. will be given tonight at eighl
o'clock in the De Witt Clinton High
school. Miss Maude Richardson. soprano
,yfI he soloist