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THE) SUN AND NEW VORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1020,
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UNIONS TO FINANCE ROUTS ROBBERS WHO
B; R, T, CAR STRIKE
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QJwei'Voi'H Fall lo Sao Utility
of Smllli-OoinporH Con
- fcrewo To-morrow.
COMPANY NOT DISMAYED
Lohh Itowdylsm nnd Hotter Op
oral Ion Onn Ilx-Kmployco
Hold for Trolley Theft.
FELL AND BIND HI
Jncob Mendel Frees Himself
nnd Ojioiin Flro on Afl-finllnntfi,
Joroh Mendel, Dl yrnrn oW, nWnnt
irenirnl innnnKcr of tli MttulM rftMi
rant In Clritwl Coitlral fitntlon, wu
felled by a blow ncrwu thn liewl early
yrilerrtny mornlnir im lin whs nliont in,
lilac u ulronu box uontnlnlns Urn ttny'n
receipt. 3,v3IS,B8, In lh rQturant
(iafe, Thrvo men then Jumped l'0" Oi
murmur und lioiiml him IibiuI Mul
.aa! ii ft a ii ii I.IM. lliai. tltrnfil riff thj
. ... .. ....... awiiii mini timi.ii mvj 'i "
A report tni nr(tnniAiionn nnium-i Ir)i nl,(J ,)r0crJlril to rlflo tlw fe,
will) tlm Anicrli'ivn Kcilerntlon of I-rtbor I Tulrttur iiilvuntnuo of tlio iliirlinnwi,
wero koIiik lo their flnanclnl (UMlnUnco Mr. MrndM, nUlioiiRlt .IiwmI hy llio
.tlml.trd tho ,Pim. of thu ,.rlM.i &nTfiW ,M IK
)rooldyn car men dint night they -
Kf pared to miter upon thn third week
o't their wn tmttlo with tho comimny,
the receiver nnil thn Kedernl Court,
Tlio thllnirH rrnrheil tlu'in (it thulr
moetlnu In llrooldyn Labor I.yroum, fol
lowlnr ii confen nco between their led
m nnd other labor chief lit the Con
tlncnul lintel, At which wiiyo nnd mcnn
for iupportlnR tho cur men In u flnlili,
flxlit wtiV iiticuiwil.
lluuh Krnyne, New Yorl Hint orgnn
her for the A, V, of I.., who presided at
the conference, unnoiinced nfterwanl
that nil of tho labor oricnnlwitlona of
thin clly over which hn him nny nay will t
be allied to Join In furnUlili.fi 'wall aid
to thu Mr men, ninny of whom urn now i
In Her Imm f niuicu mrailM ami woiui:
v bo unable to rontlnuu their strike much
lojmer unumUtod.
Thi! llrooldyn rnrmen ulan linltcd the
fatal niTldenlM of Ifrlday nnd yeMirday
ie proof of their contention that the rail-
road compiui unmet continue very lorttr I
without (hull- aurvlcva unit imiicutini; tlio
tronblCH which llccilved Mndlcy M. Our
rlnon may expect In liU cffortH to build
up n new orsanUntlon to operate the
catH.
The company otllclaU, on the other
hand, ihclnie tliriimolves In no way din
mimd with tho happening of tho ist
day or two, and nenert that they are'
nwldnit rapid proRrcw In thn work of re-)
cminlrntlon by which they propone to
e Imlnate once nhil forever thn ,nmlira
mnlcd AnoclMlon of Ktrett unit Klectrlo
rifillviy lhiiployeeH, the union nruanlta
tkin that In dlrcctliiK and fluttering tho
pretent atrlke,
luilfir Miiyrr IIpiiiuIiim Klrin.
Otitlilera who have been In u position
to watch cloudy tho atriiKcle between
the ronumny nnd tho men were nt a low
yesterday to poo how tho altunllon could
bo Itnrtoved nt nil by the conference
which Is scheduled to take plnce to
morrow nt which will bu present l.nv.
fimltli, Hnuiuel (lompers, prculilent of tho
American Federation of ahor. nnd
James A. Vnhey, of counsel to tho Atnal
rnmntcd. Although tho strikers seem
to bnsu much liopo upon this confab,
there Is no icaion to believe It will In
any way affect tho position of Federal
Judno Julius .M. Mnyer, who has re
mained firm In hlu stand nirulnet tho i
Amnlpamated, desplto repeated afforts
of publlu off lolal.i to Indiico lilm to do
otherwise.
Just how larKO a sum Is to bo raised
by thu other unions of tho Amcrlein
Federation of Labor to nld tho strikers
Is not known, but aomo report yes
terday put the tlKUro nt $400,000. Borne
of tho leaders of tho strlko expressed
the hopo that If' need be an appeal
would bo sent broadcast throughout tho
country, and the 4.500,000 members of
the federation would bo asked to "Ret
bnhlnd" them, but thero haa besn. notl
official announcement 10 inis cucci,
Tho action enslnecrnd by Hush
Frnyno yesterday la thu natural se
quence to tho nctlon taken Friday night
nf tho Central Opera Houso .In Uaat
Seventy-fourth street, when tho Central
Trades nnd I.pbor Council wns organ
ised nnd full support pledged to tho
Amalgamated.
Iteports of the Public Hervlco Com
mlaslon mndo upon Information gleaned
from Inspectors stated that tho service
on the lines of tho company during tho
dny had been 75 por cent, of normal on
the elevated and subway structures and
R7 por rent, of normal on tho surfaco
routes. At the It. It, T. olllccs It yas
announced that further IncrenFCB would
bo made to-day, principally upon the
Brighton and Culver lines, which will
run to Coney Island.
Ilouily Wrment la Snlidnrd.
At thu company's ollicc It wns said
thero hnd len n decided lull In the ac
tivity of tho rowdy ejement that has
bocn attacking cars, nnd that since Fri
day evening not so much aa a pebble
had been flung nt nny of tho cars or
trains of tho system aa far aa could be
Itarncd.
Tho only exception yesterday wae
when a group of strikers took complete
possession of a surface car at Vander
bllt nnd I'.irk avenues and ran tho car
for ncvoral blocks after heaving tho
strike breaking crew overboard.
Tho policeman who had been nsslgned
to guard the car wan not aboard It when
this occurred. Ho hnd gono Into n drug
Btoro to get medicine, and on coming
out saw the car ppeedlng away, whllo
the conductor nnd motormnn ant upon
the pavement nursing battered heads.
Tho policeman gavo chose In nn auto
mobile, but tho car wns at Park and
Mnrcy avenues .before he succeeded In
overtaking It. Tho strikers then aban
doned It anil took to their heels. John
Rupfo of 18.1 i:ilcry street wna caught
nnd nrrnlencd later In tho Gates avenue
court.
Tho charge was Interfering with
.traffic, and Mnglatrnto StcCloskcy held
the man In 92,500 bnll for cxamlnalon.
"You hnvo the privilege of going on
strike," ho told tho prisoner, "but lo
steal a trolley car and run It through
tho streets, endangering tho lives of
women nnd children, Is nn outrage."
pistol, fired three shots In the direction
of tho bandllR Thero wa a scurrylnu
through tho ilatknosH nnd tho thrcu In.
truderi darted out Into the station run
way, with Mendel In pumult,
Klmer Harry, a special offlrer, stopped
a man who diMcrlbrd himself r Carl
IflenU, 2 years nld, of JI5 West 105th
street, near the Vmiderbllt avenue en.
trance, Klenta declared ho wns urn
ployod ni ft hall man In the Commodore
Hotel and could prove hn bad work id
until after midnight. Chnrhwi II, Miller,
another special officer, caught man
who aald he wan Frederick llardls, II,
of 1H0 West Forty-fifth street, on the
stalrwny leading Mo tho lower level.
Mr. Mciidcl (.aid HnrdlH resembled clou.
ly n man who had been In hla employ
oino time no.
Detectives of the Knl- Fifty-first
strent Htntlon, to which Klents and liar
ills were removed, wont to the homo of
Hnrdls, where they found a youth who
said ho was Thomas Norman Harry, 15,
nt 150 West Forty-fifth atreot, nsleip
In bed, The boy was nrrciitod and snt
to tho Children's Roclety. Mr. Mendel
said hn formerly wna employed nt the
Mendel soda countur na u aodn water
dispenser.
When Klents was arrnlgned Inter In
thn day btforo Maltrnta Joseph W.
Corrlgau In Vorltvllln Court he again
emfihntlcally denied he had nnylhlnu to
do with the holdup. William O'f lujugh.
iihv recommended that ltl ball be
fixed nt 11,000, which the magistrate
did, Jtnrdla wna held In $5,000, and
the boy was freed by Justice Levy In
thn Children's Court for lack of vl
dence,
HYLAN PLEADS gQIt JEWS,
An Un llurlcNiMi i Kxeusn Them for
lletluluiiN Holiday.
Mayor Hylntt eent tho following tole
Brum yesterday to I'ontmaaler flenornl
llurlesoni
"Have received n telegram request
Ing mo to Intercede. In bohalf of 150 men
of Jewish faith wnrklnu clerks In tho
Iliidnn Terminal Htatlrfn. They nre In
formed their rciiuet lo he excused for
thu Jewish ImlldiD'H will bo met with
positive refusal. May 1 bespeak for
them your enrnei-t rumlderatlnii nnd so
fnr ns may hn possible grant their re
quest for permission to nbaervo the Jew.
lull holidays,"
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A collection of several
instruments, including
makes as
hundred fine
such famous
JUSTICE FOR JEWS,
IS PRESIDENTS HOPE
Writes Letter of Sympathy to
Rabbi Wise.
President 'Wilson, in a letter to Habbl
Stephen S. Wise, received .yestordny, ex
pressed' sympathy with tho sufferings
of the Jews In Poland, who, he said,
wero receiving "unenlightened nnd un
just treatment" nt tho hands of govern
ments of eastern Europe, and added:
"I nm nf the hope that those n'tlons
with which flur own land holds political
commerce may do everything In their
power to end not only tho legal dlsnblll
t'es of thalr Jewish populations, as pro
vided for by the minority peoples' clauses
nf tho pence treaty, but all tho Injus
tices nnd wrongs which are In Id upon
them.
"Wc know In this country, wherein
Jowh of right enjoy entire equality, how
loyally they serve and how faithfully
they support the purposes and Ideals of
our own nation.
"I should greatly rejoice to learn that
through you (referring to tho Provision
al Organization for the Farmrtlon of
the American Jewish Congress) there
itm Pnm. ,-hfinf in 'imnlln'iHnn nf thn
flatus of tho -Tew-) In eastern European ji
lands, Tins unvcrnment moit earnestly
desires thit Jewish persecution bo ended
In r.ll lands and for nil time."
The letter was In response to a mes
etge frrid th provisional organlxatlon
dtscrlbliiff-'pogroms In Poland. I
KNABE CHICJKERING
STEINWAY HAINES BROS,
All in the Finest Condition
UPRIGHTS from $165
GRANDS from $440
PLAYER PIANOS from $395
All are Fully Guaranteed
Terms to Suit You Better Than Renting
Pianos Taken in Exchange
SALE COMMENCES AT 8.30 A. M.
FSfShltwtiue atHtitttjttinfh ft
i i ' ii ' i " i i
Flint's Fine Fur nit are
Guaranteed
km
bhej's amatterofcowpansom
Mi the. hialiest standard ofQualrtias
a basis, the most iou ccm-gntibr tlio,
Tno?7Qn,provid(LS the bast-return involve
FLINT QUALITY DEPENDABLE FURNITURE
Nith 80 (ears of Specializing qs the foundation fonts
Guarantee., istuhcot-)t evrjneaovarun
HOI ,I!f
A REPRESENTATIVE VALUE AT FLINT'S
COLONIAL MAHOGANY DINING ROOM SUITE
Each piece of this Suite is priced and sold separately, thus enabling purchasers
to make any desired combination.
Sideboard, 66 inches long $218
Round Top Extension Table,
54 inches diameter, extend- . J
ing to 8 feet. . . $ I LJ '
Serving Table $83
China Cabinet "$ 1 65
Side Chair with leather j
covered slip seat. .Each $22.30
Arm Chair, leather covered . 0 ZZ
slip seat Each $27.50
2t . Tf
OTHER DINING ROOM SUITES IN CLASSIC MOTIFS
RANGING FROM $443 TO $3700.
LIVING ROOM SUITES Tn" GREAT VARIETY .
RANGING FROM $197.50 TO $2500.
BEDROOM SUITESi245 TO $2795.
"BUY OF Yhe"mAKER"
UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
Suites or Separate Pieces made to order for
immediate delivery from our own factory.
INTERIOR DECORATION
ORIENTAL AND DOMESTIC RUGS
DRAPERIES
Flint 6 Horner C? ina
aoa6West 36tftSt.
mill iiniiiiiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiuil.
The Store Is closed dolly at 5 P. M.
H Altmmt Sc Co
MADISON AVENUE -..FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
Tliirty-fourth Slrcot telephone 7000 murray hill Thirty-fifth Street
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The Autuinn Pashiomi DSsplaiy.
- Is the paraoiowinit feature lo all tine Departments devoted to
the correct outfitting of Women, Misses
and the Younger Set
Of sjpepial and 5innimed5ate interest are the foIlowSmig:
TaSDoredl SmiSts, in eman Coats amid Coat Wraps
two- and thrce-picco models. io mcet evcfy reqFulreimcnt.
traaglhWDinie Frocks, Frs & Fmr Qarpiewts'
'for otrcct and' other daytime In tho newest models.
occasions. BlOMSeS in an infinite variety
OOWDHS for luncheon, after- ' 6f chttrm5jlK styles and materials.
noon, dinner, the theater and - IHIats off character, for every
tho dance. occasion and every mood.
)peciaflvailiuie Sales for Monday
Ami Imnipressflve Qromp off
Womeo' Satflo Oowns
(black, hro'wn and navy blue)
ail newly m'ado, in fashionable Autumn
models (including some that are espe
cially adapted for stout figures)
exo
$62.00
Sizes 34 to 46
(Ready-to-wear Dresses Dcp't, Third Floor)
1,000 Yards of
All-silk Crepe de -ChSine
of unusually lustrous, heavy quality,
39 inches in width, in forty of the
shades most in demand (as well as
black) will be on sale at
$11. 95 per yard
(Silk Department, First Floor)
The Wool Fabrics Departmneinit
offers exceptional value in
Sem5made Wool Sklrfe
featuring new Autumn models (plaited)
developed in effective plaids and
stripes; specially priced at
50 & 18.75
(Sizes for Women and Misses)
Also in
s
iemlmade Dresses
of good-quality navy blue serge
at $16.50
(First Floor)-
A Selection of
Iinniported
, lUace WSodow PJamiels
(hand-made filet, direct from France)
will be offfjred, beginning Monday, at
the remarkably low prices of
$17.50, 22.00, 27.50 to 45.00 each
This Sale presents a worth-while
opportunity for obtaining fashionable
window draperies of the better class
a"comparativcly low cost.
(Lace Curtains Dcp't, Fourth Floor)
A Nuiinnilber of
Velomr Portieres
(8 feet long, finished) will tye on sale,
beginning Monday, at the attractive
price of
$47.50 per pair
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These Portieres were made with special
care in B. Altman & Co.'s own work
rooms. The material is off especially
fine quality, while the colors and color
combinations will particularly appeal
to those interested in Autumn fur
nishing or re-furnishing.
(Upholstery Department, Fourth Floor)
- The New
VogMe Patterns
are now for sale on the Fourth Floor