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, . ..THff ,S.UN, SUNDAY JUN13 ,9,..' 918. .4 i KAISER'S GOLD GUP -JUST PLAIFTPBWTER Biff Tom McCarthy Arraigns ! .Hohenzollern Crook for Of fering1 Fake Trophy. 55,000 MUG IS WOBTn $30 Bum Sport's Prlfo for" Yacht , Bace Winner Nets $125,000 for Bed Cross Fund. A new alarm was sent broadcast throughout the world yesterday to ar rest on sight a lowllfe named P. W. V. A. Hoheniollern. Vila. Kaiser Bill, alias Meundgott. alias Fred Wllhelm Hohen sotlern. alias" Bill the Boob, alias Bill the Cathedral Wrecker, alias Stupid. lias Oyp the Baby St abbe r, alias Bill the Over Insured, alias Wllhelm the Un necessary, alias Fathead, alias German Measles, aHas Frledrlch Wllhelm Victor lions laughter Albert Hoheniollern. 69 .years old, of 22A Wllhelmstrasse (ring O'Leary's bell), Berlin. Germany, who even before yesterday had been "wanted" generally throughout the civilised world on the charge of being an International crook. The newest charges against Hohen sollern. which -were made yesterday by United States Marshal Big Tom Mc Carthy, are that the Internationally no torious crook, who was last seen plcklrg violets in front of the press gallery some where far back of the German tranches while also picking Ms teeth with the right point of his mustache, "did con spire, connive and attempt to be a bum sport and did with malice aforethought succeed In achieving same by getting, , obtaining, securing and uttering one phony pewter mug. thinly plated with sold, and did offer, give and utter same ns 'The Emperor's Trophy, or The Kaiser's Cup.' In the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Five as a 'olid gold' trophy, to be competed for in an ocean race of yachts, the aame to be open to yacht owners not only throughout the civilized world but also to yachtsmen who at that time were Inmates of Ger many." Unnasklaar the Counterfeit. The exact wording of the newest charges against Hoheniollern. as made by Marshal Big Tom McCarthy, are quoted here largely from memory and may not be strictly verbatim. But the sense of the accusations Is precisely as iMnted above, to wit. that the famous "Kaiser's Cup," which was sold at auc tion time and again and again and again during the recent Red Cross drive, until It had brought In about $125,000 for the Red Cross, turned out to be when beaten to a frazzle to bel sold for the "gold" of which It was supposed to be made almost solid pewter, with a thin eneer of gold. - Until a dealer- in precious metals looked the misshapen mass over yes terday the cup had been "valued at" 1 5,000. One good look on the part of thr expert and It waa learned that Berlin Bill had Included In his long career of crime the offence which Is known all the way from Sing Sing down to Potsdam as "shoving the queer." Thirty-nix dollars, and not a cent more." cried the expert, who took the b'g lump off the scales! and chucked It Into the bin containing old 'stove lifters, stove pipes, sine water buckets, tin pie plates, German helmets and ftlyyer tonneaus. Followers of yachting news will re member, no doubt, that In the big yacht race for the "15,000 solid gold Kaiser cup" In 1905 the cup was won by the Atlantic, flying the colors of the New York Yacht Club and the private signal of the owner of the Atlantic. Wilson Marshall. It was further stated then, on the solid pewter word of the Kaiser hlm.efr-hat the cup, in addition te-be-In? the gift of Wllhelm the Unnecessary, also had been designed by him. .TVn.a No Reminder of InjUe.r. During the recent Red Cross drive, readers will recall : Mr. Marshall, whose eon. William Marshall, Jr., was killed while flying a warplane In France', de cided that about the best use which could be made of the cup would be to turn It over to the Red Cross and have it auctioned off for the benefit of the Socelty of Mercy. Mr. Marshall wanted no reminders of Germany or the Kaiser around him longer. At Madison Square Garden, the Metropolitan Opera House and other mighty Red Cross rallies dur ing the drive the cup was put up at auction. Marshal Big Tom McCarthy usually being the lusty lunged auc tioneer; And each night whoever bid the cup in promptly turned It back to the Red Cross to be auctioneed off again at the next opportunity. The last .public appearance .of -to -oup wan at the final meeting of the drive, held at the Metropolitan Opera House on the last Saturday night of the cam paign. President Wilson being present. Big Tom himself and nine of his cronies chipped In that night until they had raised n pot containing 12,500 and the ten hid In tho cup Thereupon Marshal McCarthy an nounced to the great audience lhaj for the slight consideration of 5 each any one In the audience could come upon tho stage and 'get a close up of Big Tom hammering the everlasting daylights ' out of the cup, the mass then to be sold as gold and the proceeds to be added to the Red Cross treasury. All of which was done amid happy up roar. Then Big Tom and the Red Cross folk sent the lump of "gold" to a dealer In precious metals and told him to weigh the mass and ease a perfectly good check along to the Red Cross In payment. Great Surprise for Big; Tom. At 10:11 o'clock yesterday forenoon the dealer In precious 'metals called Big Tom McCarthy up. At 10:11:01 A. M, yesterday Big Tom hit the celling at a spot directly above the telephone In his office on the third floor of the" Federal Building, slightly denting the plaster. Pewter, all pewter said the dealer when describing his scientific experiments with the hammered cup, the experiments be Inr necessarily confined, It was ex plained further to Big Tom. almost wholly to qualitative, with little or no qualitative, analysis. The analysis didn't even show, the an timony, blsmifth. and copper alloy's found In good pewter. As near as Big Tom roulrt recall the result of the analysis It ran (to lapse' for the nonce Into purely clentldc lingo) about as follows: Tin l.rt ntlmnny Bismuth .. . rnpper I'hnny pfennigs,.., I.lvonvurst Dried sauerkraut.. (terms . . . Coetlra ,, '(. . ;. Much Oodles ....Nothing doing ....Nothing doing Blooey .Thirty cents Much A flllum Oodles Billion .. ... tn. Cloli... At ttiA verv mnmAnt Ih.i m m McCarthy hit the floor 'o. his office again he offered, unofficially and out of his own pocket, a reward consisting of his pay envelope for a year for old man Ho henxollern dead, or 30 cents alive, n. portrrr spilling nut of thilr coop n the federal Building at the first sound of lite crash In Big Tom's office, learned that Berlin Bill had added -counterfeiting to his other digs Into the statutes as made and provided, and then lustful for the big rewarD orYereU for the pelt of Bill asked Big Tom for a technical description of the noted crook. tor a long, long time Big Tom rarely pausing for a breath and never repeating himself once described Mr. Hoheniollern. Big Tom even went Into Bill's ancestry, and after dwelling on ancesters that ran all the way back to a Karl who encumbered the earth about 1,000 years ago, Big Tom, alwaya work ing steadily up to the present culprit, said that tho old bird now occupying tie German throne not only was all of that, Dut furthermore was a self made one be sides, tt may be added that Big Tom de voted little more, If any, time to describ ing the Hohenzollern person himself than he did to describing Bill's fore bears. Hohenzollern, according to the Fed eral officials and the Police Department, is described as a married man, wltt' a wife and six unwounded sons. The old est son, Fred, Is described by Big Ton) as a young man in Ills 30s, who again, ac cording to the Marshal, lacks Just enough brains to be half wltted. Feed Hohenzollern is In business with the old man, Marshal McCarthy says, and Is also wanted here and In various Euro pean capitals on charges of murder, ar son, burglary, trespassing, chicken steal ing, burglary of churches, hospital wrecking, baby killing, shooting wltt out a permit, speaking the German language, masquerading as a soldier, vagrancy. consorting with other crooks, robbing orphans, breaking into church poor Doxes, unsuccessful assault, wearing his face In public, drunk and disorderly con duct, admitting that Hohenzollern Is his father, breaking the back pedalling speed limits and tho blanket charge of oetng an all around no good dish faced coot "And -besides that." remarked Big Tom, "let me odd In conclusion that this young Fred Horenzollern Is also, to my way of thinking, a " (deleted by censor.) Friends tried to cheer up Bis Tom. Chief Auctioneer of the King's cup. by culling attention" to the fact that even though old Coot Hohenzollern had turned out to be a bum sport yachtsman. If It weren't for hW phony pewter mug the Red Cross treasury wouldn't be as well off by about $1:5.000 as It Is to-day. But no light came to the Marshal's eyes .until It was finally called to rils at tention that after tho gold In the cup I ad been traced nnd separated from the junk the lend that remains can be melted quickly and then eased Inside the steel Jackets of the modern rifle bullet. And in that way, even Big Tom agreed, all the cup except the trace of cold veneer can be returned quickly to the western rront or the Kaiser as tie old bird is heading east. MRS. THORNE HELD, ATTORNEY CHARGES K. W. Gerard Says He Will Ask Writ to Get Her Out of Bellevue Randolph W. Gerard, attorney for Mrs. Joel W. Thorne. who Is now under observation In the psychopathic wnr. nt Bellevue, announced yesterday that he would resort to every known legal iweapon to obtain his client's releare. His flrf t step will be an application for a writ of habeas corpus which to ex pects to flic In the near future. He will be aided In the legal battle by Attorney Mirabeau I,. Towns, who enerted the case yesterday as associate counsel for Mrs. Thorne. Attorney Gerard said he expected no fee for his work and was merely acting out of friendship for Mrs. Thorne, whose husband, Joe: W. Thorne. a member of one of New York's oldest families and son of Samuel W. Thorne, left her last October. . Just before her removal to Bellevue Hospital Wednesday night the lawyer said he had bfcen In consultation with 1 cr regarding the advlsabillty'of going Into court in connection with her disagreements with the Thorne family. "This is a conspiracy to get )her. oyt of the way." "declared the 'lawyer. "She is no more insane than you or I. She feared that something of this kind might happen to her, and she was living In dread of Just such a contingency. Her last words to me were that she had In structed her maid to call me up In case anything did happen, and she asked me to be prepared to act Immediately. "When I visited the hospital Friday night they refused to let me see her, although I told them I was her lawyer. They told me that nobody could see her. Naturally a woman who has been through the ordeals that she has. In cluding two actual cases of poisoning, would bo In nn unstrung nervous condi tion, I understand she was Induced to go to the hospital under the Impression that she was to be operated on for kidney trouble." Dr. Stephen I'erham Jewett of the psychopathic ward In Bellevue treated Attorney Gerard's conspiracy theory as a Joke, Mrs. Thome, he said, entered Bellevue of her own volition, and no one outside of her own physician. Dr. Seth M. Milliken of 951 Madison avenue, had taken any Initiative in the matter. "Mrs. Thorne Is merely here under ob servation," said Dr. Jewett. "and If she Is found to be in )ound mental health nothing can possibly prevent her dis charge from this institution." Over the telephone from Allenhurse, N. J., where he was spending the week end. Dr. Milliken told a reporter for The Sun that he had been called Into the case by Mrs. Thorne herself, and that he had taken her to Bellevue on his own responsibility. "It was not until I had taken her to Bellevue," said the doctor, "that any member of her husband's family com municated with me regarding her case. Then some of tils relatives got In touch with me to satisfy themselves that she was being given the proper cart and at tention." Dr. Mflllken's statement was verified by Joel Thome's brother Edwin, who Is now living at his country home In Baby lon. L. I. "The first I learned of the mat ter," sail) Mr. Thome, "was after my sister-in-law had been taken to Bellevue. I haven't seen her for two or three years and I don't believe any of the other members of my family have been In touch 'with her." 3 HELD IN PAY FRAUD PLOT. ChuruvA With Foritlng Govern ment Checks nt .Newark. Three men were held yesterday, by Judge D. Alola In Newark on a charge of conspiring to defraud the Govern ment by manipulating pay rolls at Port Newark, Where the Mason, Hanger McArthur Brothers, Inc., contractors. are building a supply depot for the Quartermaster Corps. Jean Faure, 1 Tonnelle avenue, Jer sey City, was held under f 5,000 ball : Hrnett Cascloll, $2,500 ball, and Ralph H. Steurer In $2,000 ball. The two lat ter live In Newark. The police say that the prisoners confessed that they forced the names of foremen at the plant anil then drew money on dummy checks Faure was paymaster and the other two his assistants, 'HON.' T.L REYNOLDS GAMBLER, VERDICT 9 Self-Styled "Excellency" Held Guilty, Despite Strong Denials. LURED WEALTHY VICTIMS Doctored Boulette Wheel Found In House To Be Sentenced This Week. Thomas U Reynolds, whose house at 3S West Sixty-eighth street was raided April 28. was convicted by a jury before Judgo Mclntlre In General Sessions yes terday on an Indictment charging him with being a common gambler. Reynolds's arrest followed shortly after sensational disclosures made to District Attorney Bwann by one of the city's wealthiest business men. This man and his wife were sojourning at Palm Beach last winter when they met a Mr. and Mrs. Brown, who posed as being wealthy New Yorkers. The Browns entertained lavishly. The acquaintance was renewed In this city early In April, the Browns Invited the business man and, his wife to lunch. The Invitation was accepted and the Browns called for their guests In a luxu rious limousine. They were on their way to the restaurant when Mr. Brown recalled rather suddenly that he had an appointment with "Senator" Reynolds and asked rather apologetically If his guests would mind If he called on the Senator before going to the restaurant "Why, of course not," rejoined the New Yorker and his wife and they were driven to the West Sixty-eighth street address, where they were ushered Into a luxuriously furnished house. A butler announced their arrival to Reynolds, who was Just about to partake of a little lunch. Dellajkts" to Meet Them. Reynolds was delighted to meet the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Brown and In vited them to lunch with htm. They all reluctantly accepted. The after dinner conversation was delightful, the "Sen ator" relating some of his experiences at court and numerous anecdotes. When the conversation languished Mr. Brown suggested a little game of oirds. Rey nolds cared little for cards, but he was very fond of roulette and for his own amusement had provided himself with a small roulette wheel. While the ladles remained In the alt ting1 room talking, Reynolds, Mr. Brown and his guest retired to a room up stairs and the game was started. From the very" first Reynolds won. first small amounts and eventually larger sums. After several hours play Reynolds be came somewhat fatigued by the play and suggested that they discontinue. He then rather carelessly remarked to the prominent New Yorker that he owed him the trifling sum of $53,000. The New Yorker protested. He thought it was merely a friendly tittle game, and told Reynolds so. Reynolds assured lilm that It was not and asked for a check. The New Yorker refused. Then Reynolds, dropping the mask of respectability bluntly Informed him that If he did not pay. both he and his wife would be pub licly disgraced. The threat, however, had little effect on the New Yorker, who offered to call the police, whereupon he was permitted to depart. On this story being told to Mr. Swann an Investigation was begun. Detective McQuald. posing as a wealthy lumber merchant, made the acquaintance of Reynolds and planned the raid, which was carried out by detectives of Inspec tor CostUran's squad on the very night when an elaborate dinner was being given by Reynolds In McQuade's honor. Following the dinner Reynolds in vited a friend and the detective to an upper room where the roulette wheel was kept. At a signal from Mcyuafle tne detectives, who were waiting In the street below, broke Into the place, seized Reynolds, the roulette wheel end other gambling paraphernalia, which was used as evidence at the trial. Itoulette Wheel Doctored. At the trial, conducted for the prosecu tion by James E. Smith, Assistant Dis trict Attorney, It was shown that elec tric wires attached to batteries were found In the room. It was claimed that these were used to control the wheel, but Reynolds explained that they had been Installed for llghtlnc a Christmas tree. Among other things found In Re nolds's apartment were richly engraved cards bearing the name "His Excellency Hon. Thomas L. Reynolds." When asked to explain the meaning of the title Rey nolds asserted he had once been Min ister to the United States "from a coun try located along the Amazon." but he was unable to say where, or who ap pointed him. . Reynolds st one "time was a Tammany politician and a member of the Long Acre Club, which In 1905 nomi nated him for leader In the Twenty seventh Assembly district. At that time he was accused hy Thomas F. McAvoy of being a henchman of the gambling In terests and of trying to negotiate two $50,000 promissory note. He Is said to have been a Captain of the Sixty-ninth Regiment, N. Y. N. G. and at one time a partner. of Senator Timothy D. Sul livan In the real estate buatners. He achieved much notoriety in 1913 nhen he was sued for $250,000 damages for alienating the affections of Ruth Boyd Bustanoby, wife of Jaques Bustanoby, the restaurateur. Reynolds probably will be sentenced some time this week. FRANCE ASKS Y. M. C. A.'S AID. Wants Instructors to Introdnce American Athletic System. In appealing for the enrolment of ath letic and physical directors for overseas work with the Y. M, C. A. at army recreation camps yesterday Dr. Luther H. Gulick said that there Is Imperative need for greater physical care of the fighting men. The American system of athletics, he said. Is being Introduced Into the French army at the request of the President of the French republic. "We need tftlrty directors for that work right away." Dr. Gulick stated. "When a man has been fighting for days almost without interruption, has had practically no sleep and none too much to eat, has been marching or run ning, carrying heavy loads, helping to drag guns and the like, he has been do ing work which makes football look like child's play, Men alongside of him have been left out In the field dead or seri ously wounded. He has seen some of his own comrades blown to pieces. "When a man under such conditions has opportunity for complete rest, for good"" Tood and sleep, his body can re cover quickly, but often the tragedy of the situation goes round and round In his mind snd It is utterly beyond his will to control himself. "f this lasts long the man Is ruined. Temptations for excitement are practi cally Irresistible then! These are the conditions under which humans have al ways dissipated, and these are the con ditions which bring to the physical and athletic director his greatest opportunity for service. It takes trained men of big personality for service of this kind." TAXICAB DRIVERS ASSIST- -TROOPS IN IMMORALITY Nine Arrested in Law Enforcement Bureau Campaign to Protect Fighting Men- From Being Prey of Underworld. With the arrest In the last few days of. nine taxlcab drivers the New York branch of the law enforcement bureau of the War Department has begun an active camps. I jn to rid ths city of a class of men said to be all too willing to assist soldiers and sailors on liberty In the enjoyment of any forbidden pleasures they may desire. The chauffeurs sre specifically charged with procuring women for soldiers, a violation of sub division 4B of section MT of the Criminal Code. The, offensive against lawless chauf feurs Is only ons phase of the Govern ment's efforts, conducted through the law enforcement bureau, to roako New York a healthy place of recreation for men in the service. Within less than a month' more than 100 persons, charged with offences ranging from bootlerglng to much more serious crimes, have been apprehended by attaches of the bureau, of which Capt. T. N. Pfelfer Is the head. Every effort Is being made to safe guard the health and morals of the men In whose hands rests the ultimate safety of the nit Ion, and what with the work of tho polios and Assistant District At torney Jim Smith, who prowls around by night rounding up slackers and other spurious growths on the body politic. In addition to tho equally effective If less bizarre achievements of the law enforce ment bureau. It looks as If the city's underworld la In a fair way to be made safe for democracy. One of the taxi drivers. Walter J. Rowantree of 141$ 8econd avenue, was dismissed by Magistrate Cobb 'In the night court Friday. Another, Davld4wslt7- ffhlch means that about $10.000 Jacobson of 751 Fifth street, pleaded guilty and will be sentenced Monday. A majority of the rest John Rome of 21 Macomb's place, David Schwelt of 221 East Sevanty-elghth street, Lawrence Hlgglns of 1201 Flatbush avenue. Brook lyn; Thomas Sweeney of 467 Pacific BOY SCOUTS SHOW SKILL IN GAMES First Aid Bace Is Won by Two Jlembers of Troop 796V Cheering each of the; events with the wildest enthusiasm, about 1000 picked Boy Scouts from the troops of this city, had their first general -outdoor meet on the Sheep Knoll In Central Park yester day afternoon. The celebration started with a parade which formed at Washing ton Square, the column .marching up University place to Twelfth street where It turned west to Eighth avenue and up F.ighth avenue to Central Park. The first event was a walking match composed of a Junior section for boys from twelve to fourteen and a senior division for those from fifteen to eighteen years of age. "Tom" 'Moraii of Troop 340 won the Junior division race and Jerome Lawler of Troop 555 the senior race. This event was held under the auspices of the Walkers) Club which con tributed gold, silver and bronze medals for the winners In each division. At Central Park the Sheep Knoll was roped off and the troops. gathered around the arena. In one corner B. F. Keith's BOV's Band' was blaring valiantly away, while the officials held the place of honor at the end of the field. The first event was a dressing contest. This re sembled In some respects a potato race, except that various parts of a scout's uniform 'were laid on the ground Instead of potatees. Winner of tho Event. Timothy 'Teddy" Keane of Troop 340 ran down the line In record time, putting on the pieces of clothing and adjusting them as deftly as though he were trying his best to get up and to school on time on a dark winter morning. One of the events which required the greatest amount of skill and In which the greatest Interest was shown was the first aid race. At the end of the lists were boys, lying flat on the grass suf fering, supposedly from a shrapnel wound In the arm and a sprained ankle. At the signal, the teams compose.! of two scouts, each, ran down the field with their bamboo poles. They peeled the clothing from the wounded scout, ban daged his arm and put It in a sling, bandaged his ankle, made an improvised stretcher by running the bamboo rods through the sleeves of two coats and brought their patient to the end of the field from which they had started. The boys who bandaged most deftly nnd brought the "patient" back to the start In the best time were Howard Jasper on and Lyman Barry of Troop 798. Other events were the "Fireman's Life," which consisted of running to the end of the field and bringing back a prostrate scout In tho approved fashion. This was won by Troop 791, Ths semaphore sig nal and the International code signal races were both wo a by Troop 769. The "signal tower" competition was won by Troop 702. Horse and Rider Rare. The "horse and rider" race, had a stony stctlon of ground been selected, might na,ve resulted In a number of badly bumped heads and bruised limb. Each troop In this contest had a number of teams competing, a team consisting of one boy riding "piggy back" on an other mora stalwart youth. Tho Idea was to unseat aa many of the opposi tion as possible. The troop which had the largest number of unconquered "horses" and "riders" In the lists at the end of this conflict was No. 664. The signal relay was won by the Fifth Division. The wall scaling con teat by Troop 716. The prize for the division which had the greatest number of the tallies for the meet waa the Sjventh, which had a score of 51 points. The second oesi waa ine rum uivision, which won 26 points. The prize for the winner was a silver cup which became the permanent property of the winning division. Pan Beard, the National Scout Com missioner, acted: as official Judge in the various contests and was assisted by C. II, Nesslage, Scout Commissioner of Manhattan, and a number of scout masters. WHITMAN REVIEWS UNIT. N. Y. University Tralnln- Corps Parades OOO Men. Gov, Whitman reviewed 600 members of the New Tork University training de tachment, of the National Army .pn. tae uhTverslTy' campus yesterday. Ths men are taking, war courses at the Insti tution under the direction of Capt. W. S. Maulsby and Charles H. Snow, a civilian. Gov. Whitman made a short address sfter the review In which he paid high tribute to the manner in which the young men of the State have taken up their military duties. The unit Is quartered In the Hall of Fame, street, Brooklyn; Jack Greenstan of 266 East 165th street, John W. Llnken of Stockholm street, Brooklyn, and Julius Braun of 960 Prospect avenue are held In $500 ball pending trial In the Munici pal Court Wednesday. The Brooklyn men also will bs tried this week In Kings county. In every case where conviction Is obtained Capt. I'felffer will ask promptly that the driv er's license be revoked. Though there Is no assurance on this point there seems little doubt that the request will be granted. The offence with which the men are charged is classified by the Code as vagrancy, a misdemeanor, the maximum penalty for which In a fine of $500 and six months Imprisonment. During the week beginning May 11 the offending drivers were approached by two soldiers from the Law Enforcement Bureau, together -with two detectives, Donnelly and Matthews, also In uni form, and at the request of the latter procured women of the streets for. them. The chauffeurs' license numbers were noted by the sleuths and forwarded to the bureau of licenses. Deputy Commissioner John Drennen of the license bureau then had them brought before him Wednesday, and In his olfice they wero served with bench warrants Issued by Chief Magistrate Mc Adoo at (he request of Capt. I'felffer. In order to Improve the service of ths taxi drivers who ply their trade be tween the camp and hearby railroad stations. Capt. Charles W. Tobln, head of the Camp Mills military police, has organized the chauffeurs into associa tions. As members of the new organiza tion the men are charged a fee of $2 n a year will be raised In this way for the Red Cross and aro pledged to fol low certain rules, one of which Is to re port bootlegging. The drivers who refuse to Join theas soclatTons are promised a hard time" In trying to make their business pay. GAR STRIKE NEARS END, UNIONISTS SAY Bronx Trolley Men Confident I1. S. Conciliator Will Ad just Difficulties Settlement of the strike of several hundred employees of the Union Rail way Company's lines In The Bronx was in sight last night, it was stated unof ficially by representatives of the strik es, as a result of thz visit to this city of Clifton Reeves, a Federal conciliator, who was sent here by Secretary of Labor Wilson. Following a meeting In Curtln Hall, If 0th street and Third avenue, at which the result of a conference between Ixuls Freidlger, counsel for the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Rill a Employees, and Mr. Reeves was announced to th.j strikers, a statement was Issued In which the strikers de clared they had placed the case unre servedelv In Mr. Reeves's hands. fflclals of the company continued to Ignore the strike nnd this attitude ham pered Mr. Reeve.M when he attempted to get Into touch with Edward A. Maher, Jr.. president of the company. Tele phone Inquiries for Mr. Maher and all other ofllclals met with the response that they were "out." It was said, however, that Mr. Reeves and Mr. Maher would probably confer to-day. Tho strikers placed the number of men out at 500, while officials of the company declared that the number wan not more than 200. At any rate there was no opparent interference with the service and cars were running on sched ule time last night. As a result of disturbances Friday night four striking conductors and an Inspector were arraigned before Magis trate Simpson In Morrisania Court yes terday.. Two of the conductors, Robert Pag llocco of 2364 Belmont avenue, The Bronx, and John McClusky of 101 Mel rose street. Brooklyn, were found guilty of disorderly conduct, but sentence was suspended. It was charged Mhey had turned the signs on a Jerome avenue car oier the protests of the crew operat ing the car In order to confuse the pas sengers. The other conductors, John Bruno, of 266 East 140th street, and August Julllani of 556 CourUandt avenue. Ths Bronx, were charged with disorderly conduct on a Boston road car. It was charged that Bruno held his foot In the front door of the car to prevent the motorman from closing It and that Jul llani had pulled the rope off the trolley wire. Both rases were continued until noxt Thursday and the men were pa rolcd. Inspector John Schnell of 1856 Bos ton road, who testified against Rruno and Julllani, was' arraigned on a charge of asmult preferred by the former. Bruno alleged the Inspector struck him In the leg with an Iron switchbar. After bearlns the evidence Magistrate Simp son dismissed the case. MAI LP LANE SWOOPS ON RACING CROWD Millar Make Trip From Phil adelphia in Hour. A mallnlnne HronneH In nn tv crowd that thronged Belmont Park yes- ieruay uiiemoon, i.ieui. Miliar, an army aviator, sweeping down to the centre of the taeetrni-lr a fan. vln.ita. aA t o'clock, when the lawns in front of the clubhouse and grand, stand were filled wim men ana women applauding the efforts fit a string nf hnraan tt.. Jumpa In a steeplechase. iioiix. Miliar niMe the trip from Philadelphia In nn hour without inter ruption of any kind until he was about to Altlrtlt nt Reinvent Pnrlr TV,.. i thuslastlc hundreds rushed out upon the iieia 10 ne close at nana when the ma chine reached the ground, and special pollcehien had to Intervene to prevent an accident. Lieut. Culver on the trip (o Philadel phia left Belmont Park at tl ,'56 yester day morning. So good were nlr condi tions then that he sought to rlio to 15,000 feet instead of the 6,000 feet usually at tained by the mallplanes. The machine soared upward with great rapidity and was lost to sight within a few moments after Lieut. Culver left the field. No re port was received last night on whether he had attained the desired altitude. Postmaster Patten announced last night that hereafter the mallplanes will leave for Philadelphia and Washington nt noon dally, Instead of 11:10 as hereto fore. Airplane mall, therefore, will close half an hour later than at present. An nouncement also was made last night that flying .conditions being favorablo Lieut. Torrey Webb will fly from Bos ton to Belmont Park this morning carry ing mall. Lieut. Webb made the first mall trip frbm New York to Boston on Thursday, but his machine was damaged on that trip' and he has not been able to return. CLOUDS HIDE S ECLIPSE AT DENYER Ycrkcs Observers' Elaborate Preparation's of No Avail in Obtaining Data. GOOD RESULTS IN OREGON Observers at Baker Rcwarde'd ' by Opportunity for Fine Photographs. Denver, June 1. Astronomers from the staff of the Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago and other ob servatories who gathered here to-day to make observations of the local eclipse of the sun found that their elaborate preparations had gone for naught. Heavy clouds covered the sky during the greater part of the eclipse. The scientists swallowed their disap pointment and deserting their Instru ments gathered. In tre observatory yard to observe the color effect on the clouds of the approaching darkness. When the eclipse was total. It was so dark .that automobile headlights were lighted, and a brilliant electrical storm was visible In the mountains many miles to the southwest. Dean Herbert A. Howe of Denver Uni versity, who directed the work here, said the observations possible to-day were of little Importance as the principle data sought could be obtained only by observ ations made when the eclipse was total. Baker, Ore., June 8. Those devoting .their time to study of the solar eclipse to-day were amply rewarded. The won derfully colored glow, of the Inner circle with Its moving multi-colored shafts of -llht offered a spectacle rarely seen by man. It was of maximum sunspot type, with the glowing and pulsating light nearly equally diffused about the sun nurface, whose prominences also were plainly visible. - - - Scientifically, observations here were successful. Belief was expressed that development of plates of more than fifty photographs made will aid. In solving innny problems as to solar atmosphere and distance from sun surface. That the photographic and spectro scopic work wilt produce successful re sults was the opinion of Dr. S. A. Mitch ell, director of Leander McCormlck ob servatory. University of Virginia. MILLIONS SQUINT AT ECLIPSE HERE Smoked Glait Merchant Lose Opportunity. leaving South Bend, Wash., yesterday at 1:55 P. M. a solar eclipse maintained a perfect schedule In Its Journey across the continent and arrived over this city at 6:32 In the evening, daylight saving time. The sun for nearly two hours thereafter was rovered over more or less of 68 per cent, of Its visible surface. Tho sky was clear, the sun high enough to be Keen from almost anywhere In the city, and the spectacle cost noth ing. It was perhaps for that reason mostly that New York paid less atten tion to it than it might have vouchsafed to a man having a fit on a corner. The business psychologists said after ward that had there been some adrol: merchants out with bits of colored glass at nnywhere from a quarter to a dollar per throw New York would have granted Its attention to the prodigy of nature forthwith, so that at one and the same time scientific knowledge would have been disseminated and the world made safer for. democracy. As It was the mass of the multitude gave the heavens a casual glance, concluded that the spec tacle was not worth the eye strain and moved on Its way to The movies. In the various astronomical observa tories of the city, however, the watchers of the skies were making the most of an opportunity that had not been accorded them since Mny. 1900, and one that will not come again before August, 2017. Improvements in Instruments used In solar observation made It possible yes terday for trc astronomers to obtain photographs and spectral records which were not procurable during other eclipses, but as the records most worth while are obtainable only when the eclipse Is total It Is to photographs and records made yesterday in the region of totality that science will look with the greatess Interest. After total eclipse there are visible for an Instant those portions of the sun ordinarily obtcurod to ths. camera bv tre Intensity of the light and also the phenomenon of the corona or expanse of pearly light surrounding the sun for an area of seven or eight times the sun's diameter. This Is neer visible except during a total eclipse, and has never been perfectly photographed. An Important part of the work done In observatories yesterday, was tie tak ing of photographs by whjtoJt Is hoped to determlno whether stafsnear the sun appear shifted In position because of their light having passed through the sun's magnetic field. War conditions interfered with a num ber of expeditions from Eurooe which In peace time would have been sent here ana made impossible an observation from Lick observatory. The famous ob. servatory sent its most Important In. struments to Russia for the ecllsse there In 1914 and has not since been able to recover them. Total eclipses of the sun occur regu larly onco every year and a half, but as the "tracks" In which they appear vary and 'are often not In range of observa tion except from open spaces of ocean or In polar regions the opportunities for ready observation aro infrequent. Only five of the track's forecast for the pres ent century touch any part of the United States and most of them only a State or two. Besides thl year eclipses visible In the United States will occur In 1921 1925, 1970 and 1979, and the longest of them will last only 2.7 minutes. Yesterday's eclipse was visible from Washington State to Florida and from thirteen different States. It was visible In Its totality at a number of places, no tably Orlando. Fla., and Jackson, Miss., where adequate facilities for observing It had been set up months ago. Successful total observations wero re ported last night from Ooldendale, Wash.; Green River, Wyo., and Baker, Ore. SAIL TO RELIEVE PERSIA. Americans In Second Contingent Leave fleattle. The second contingent of the Amer ican Commission for Relief In Persia sailed from Seattle yesterday, It was announced here by the American com mittee. The commission Is headed by Dr. Henry Pratt "Judson, president of the University of Chicago. Dr. Judson will sail later. Five members of the commission sailed n few weegs ago and will be Joined In Japan by the members that left Seattle yesterday. The commissioners will aid and force Americana already etatlcmed In committee's headquArtera, Madison 1 avenue, call attention to ih. inrrihu misery and destitution In Persia. under eUplcerof WrTl ,t JSSSSSVin 1 TO CHANGE DESIGNS OF U.S. WAR MEDALS Protests From Sculptors and Others Cause Government to Revoke Two. PERSHING ALSO OBJECTS Medal of Honor and Distin guished Service Cross Not Appropriately Made. Protests, chief among' which was that of the National Sculptors' Society, have resulted In the Government's decision to change the design of the Distinguished Service Cross and Medal of Honor, re wards recently authorized by Congress for American heroes. Howland Wood, curator of the Amer ican Numismatic Society, received a let ter from the War Department saying that the first deslgna were obsolete and would be called In. Augustus Lukeman, secretary of the sculptors' organization, Is authority for the statement that 200 of the medals and crosses . were sent to France, and some of them awarded, when an order was sent out to recall them. There was a report that Gen. Pershing did not like them. This could not be confirmed. The sculptors, medal design ers and artists -of New York character ize the present designs as cheap, com mercial, unworthy and Inappropriate, one reason being' that- the cross Is eccle siastical rather .than military In Its ap pearance. Sculptors Are Aggrieved. Steps are being taken by American sculptors to bring to the attention of the Government the fact that they feel somewhat aggrieved because not one of them, either as Individuals or as socie ties was consulted regarding the designs. The National Sculptors Society has gone on record as being opposed to the manner In whkrh a commercial firm In Philadelphia got the contract. Mr. Lukeman. dismissing the design awards, said : "Senstor Chamberlain fathered the bill which provided for the war decora tions and which put the arrangements tor them In the hands of the Secretary of War. A firm of silversmiths in Phila delphia made the design for the cross and presented ft" to the War College, which accepted It and had 200 crosses immediately struck off. These were sent to France, but they were so severely criticised from an leathetic standpoint that they) were ordered returned and a duplicate of the first design, slightly al tered, was ordered made. As soon as the duplicates are ready the first 20 medals will be withdrawn. "Tnere Is a National Art Commission In Washington whose mission It Is to serve the Government in the capac'ty of advisors on art questions, but this commission was not consulted by the Secretary of War. Had It been the design chosen would never have been adopted, for it lacks every essential nec essary to make It a worthy and cov eted medal. 'The French Government, as well as others, have their war decorations de signed by leading sculptors, so that they are the highest exprenrion of the art of their time. Now the National Sculp ture Society has In Its membership all the noted sculptors In America, any one of whom Is capable of making an artis tic and worthy design that would be a credit to the, nation. Lacks Artistic MstnlBranre. "The medal that has been adopted, I hope only tentatively, lacks In every particular the artistic significance it should have and Is of the most ordinary commercial character. Its design rather suggests the Gothic nnd It might be appropriate as the decoration of some ecclesiastical digiMtary rather than some heroic American soldier. "The National Sculpture Society has sent a protest to the Secretary of War asking whether It Is possible that the society be consulted In this matter of developing n more suitable deslgs. We do not want to go on record as criticising the War Department, but we feel while there Is so much artistic talent In this country ready to lend Its services that advantage should be taken of It. "There will he other medals struck from time to time no doubt, to be given to various Industries which are doing so much to win the war, and we hope be fore It Is too late that designs for sucn medals will be properly made by men whose life work Is to achieve the highest art forms In the country." Theodore Splcer-Slmson, noted de signer of medals, brought out yejnerday the point that the new war decorations will represent American art In the eyes of the world, for they are to be awarded to foreign as well as to American sol diers. It will be only a matter of time, said Mr. Splcer-SImson, before these medals find their way Into collections and museums all over the world. "I think." went on Mr. Splcer-Slmson, "that the Government should try to eliminate polllict and nppcal to some well known man to mibmlt designs or else have a competition. Procedure In Prance. "In France a few artists of the high est rank were chosen to compete with one another, and the result was some extremely beautiful medals. Even the sword of honor, which was awarded to JolTre, was designed by artists in com petition." Mr. Splcer-Slmson went on to say that even Insignia of rank and military but. tons should he designed bv nrtlsts. The future will look to these things as me mentoes of the greatest struggle that the world has ever seen. Howland Wood, curator of tho Ameri can Numismatic Society, said that per sonally he did not like the design of the new cross. "I don't think they have done the best they could," he said. Mr. Wood also Intimated that he understood tho Philadelphia firm had engaged men In the camouflage corns to design medals. At a special meeting of the National Sculpture Society Friday evening, Paul Bartlett, the sculptor and president of the society, waa quite emphatic In his disapproval of the way In which the Government had gone about Its task, The society plans to send a letter of protest to the War Department as n follow-up to the telegram and It expects some answer. Many artists In New York commented yesterday on the fact that the National Art Commission had apparently been Ignored In the question of the designs. TWO NEW RAILWAY DIRECTORS lluatls for New England, Worces ter In Ohio and Indiana, Appointment of two district dlrn,.t,,. was announced yesterday from the office of A. H. Smith, regional director of the reurrui iimiroau. Anministratloii. The appointees are James H. Hustla thn will have charge of the New Kngland finnnt I niAi. a . . '.. crtioo nas approved Ijune i m They aro effective rauroans wim outers in Mouth niminn The Sun Calendar THE WEATHER. ' For eastern New York, fair to-day and to-morrow; slowly rising tempera ture; moderate west winds. For New Jersey, felr snd slightly wtrmsr tn-davi to-morrow fair. Um,h, and variable winds. ror northern New England, ftlr tn-dty and to-morrow, sllshtly warmer In th- i terlor. Moderate westerly wind ror souinsrn Mew cngiana, rsir ta-dsr and to-morrow; tlowly riling temperature Moderats westerly winds. For weatern 'New York, fslr and iom what warmer to-day and to-morrow! mad. erate westerly winds. WASHINGTON, June I. The wetthtr has been fair during the last twenty. fou hours except In Florida, along the ei.t Gulf coast and In Tssas and Mlnn-iou. where there have been thunder showert and local rains. Moderate temperatures have prevslled generally east of the Mississippi ItlVer. Fair weather Is Indicated for the wn. Ingtoa forecast district during ths nut forty-eight hours, except In the east ilulf Htates, Florida and upper Michigan. whr thunder showers aro probable. The temperature will rise slowly In practically all parts of. the district. LOCAL WEATHZU ItEPortTf. I A. M, I P. M Harnmeter to. 05 lo n; Humidity tt 41 Wind direction W s v Wind velocity tc in Westher Clear Oka- Precipttstlon Non Sin, The temperature in this city yotterrtH) at recorded by the emclal thermometer. I shown In the annexed table: A.M.. .55 1I',M,,.II P. M -it A. M...C7 1P.M...II IIMI - 10 A. M...39 IP. M...T0 IP, M. .,: 1IA.U...S2 4P.M. ..70 sr.jt 12 M tS 5 P. M...70 10P. M ii nn. in?. nil. ist;. A. M 57 S P. M....7I) 11 M '.68 72 i P. M. ..7 7) IP. M 70 10 tl Mid M ; Highest temperature. 71. at 2:15 P. M Lowest temperature. St. at 7 A. M. A vera if temperature, 2. Observations yesterday by the United Slitfn Weather Buresu stations itaowlnr atmot pheric conditions In the various cities: Temperature Vtloc Hit h. Low. Wind. lly.Riin.W'ir Atlantic City., a 65 9.W Clnr Eaitport M .. N.W Clc.it Boston r nt N w .. n.-.r Jacksonville,, to n ,. 7.02 ClouH rnicaro w. 12 PiCIdr St. Louis 10 M 8.S. 10 Clear Minneapolis.. 71 .. E. .. .( riouoV Denver to 14 tf.W. Clout Bismarck tt N.W. .. . Cir Charleston... 7 74 S.T.. 12 .. Cloodt rfolk 72 .. fx'.E. .. Cloin MINIATURE ALM1KAC United States Coast and Geodetic Surrr;. Standard Time. Sun rises.. ,...t:2 a M Bun sets S:M P M noon ssis :n p m tlfntv WAfWn ,B n 1 w Sandy Hook.. .1:42 A M Gov. Island .!:: A M wsie ll.M A .n Sandy Hook...::M AM Got. Island .3:77 A M uatc A il X'nf. Tt.- 1 , , - iih urril (orravi-4 to conform to the new "artificial time." EVENTS TO-DAY. Lecture by Frank Delnot, "Some S;ona of Democratic Kngland." Christ Chun.li. Seventy-nrst street. P. M. Drill by working glrla. South Mfdo. Central Psrk. 4 P. M. Cleveland H. Dodge spraki to rel.ni . of members of 304th rield Artlllrr Public School 27, 310 East Forty-s-ronJ street, 8 P. M. Dr. John ft. Strston talks on "HI,.' !.". the Greatest Power In the Wor,.t West Side Y. M. C. A.. 4 P. M BANKS URGED TO AID WAR SAVINGS DAY Federal Reserve Official Sends Out McAdoo's Plea. The Federal Reserve Pank of New York last night sent out a circular to each member bank In the second dis trict, calling attention to Friday, June 2S,. which Is National War Savings Da; and urging all Liberty Loan worker ti give all assistance possible to t!c Ws Savings Comlttee in its campaign O" that day a special effort will tie made throughout the nation to secure pledge from every American to save and ecnuo mlxe and to purchase war m1w; stamps. James F. Curtis, deputy goew,or of the reserve bank, gave out yestredai copy of the following telegram rcri-lel from Director-General McAdoo a . to all Liberty Loan workers: "A greater number of Individuals n e-er before known own Govern-ie. bonds as a result of your splendid work during the third Liberty Loan rampaigi Tho number of stockholders In the Go -ernment should be still further increai-c.' through the sale of War Savings Fianip and the teaching of thrift and ernnom and the necerslty for conserving l.ilw and material should be continiiou. Vr day. June 28, has been designated s National War Savings Day, hen special effort will be made throughou the nation to secure pledges from et-r American to save and economise nrd purchase War Savings Stamps. "I earnestly desire that Libert v 1v workers shall render nil assistance nn. clblc to war savings committees In ' campaign. The more thoroughl) t necessity for individual saving ;i economy Is brought home to the peop .j of the nation the easier will be our wori, In future Liberty bond Issues, the nln, quickly and adequately can the a n and navy be equipped, and the more re tain will be the future welfare and pros perity of our people. "Mny I beg ynu to do evervthin; your power to enlist every American .. a patriotic war saver and owner of War Savings Stamps." CITY NEEDS FIEE VOLUNTEER? Fill Joseph to H rem It Members New Force. .A volunteer fire fighting force of " men is to be organlted and added to '' regular Flru. Department.. War i conditions and exigencies have iim such supplemental aid to the Fire IV partment as essential as Is volume" police work. dl Joseph of Joseph, Joseph Bro" steel manufacturers, was appointed terday Special Deputy Fre Commiss'o er. Commissioner Joseph will ha' charge of the recruiting, organliutlo" nnd activities of the volunteer nn) eaters. Outlining 'the plans yesterda he said : "At the present time we have ma h too small a fire force. It Is nccesvirv that our paid fire flgl)ters shall pe hacked up by a big force of patriotic cltlre" I shall appeal to every able bodied m to enroll. Every regular company have assigned It twenty or more volu These men wJU take turns relief formation, keeping In the houses when on duty nnd answei ; alarms with tho regulars." WHITMAN TO REVIEW PARADE. Governor Will Speak nt Mslrn Island Celebration To-dnj. Gov. Charles S. Whitman will be ! prlnclpnl speaker to-day at the Pen Flag and Honor Holl celebration of the Church of the Holy Child. Wchninn i Hill. The celebration will centre nbo it the cliuich and rectory at Brandon ne nue and Chestnut street, from whli point a parade will start promptly a 2:30 r, m. The line of march will bo along Hr. don avenue to Waterbury avenue, to . mulct avenue, to LefTerta avenue, f Hamilton avenue, to Ttrandou avenue ' Chestnut Mreet. A gram gt.ind h Wen erected at Brandon avenue ,"'! Cicstntit street, where Gov Whim will review the parade nnd delhu a patriotic uddrets. I i assssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss p, . ......