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000.000 000 I THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1918. are bound to get good service here Many factors enter into the good FIRST NATIONAL BANK service rendered its customers by the First National Bank, among themConvenience of location. Good facilities. Prompt and courteous attention.

Any one of these alone would be an advantage worth considering, but when you find them all in one bank, good service is the inevitable result. FIRST NATIONAL BANK -IN BROOKLYN BROADWAY AND HAVEMEYER ST. machinery is destroyed or has been taken away. Their people are scattered and many of their best workmen are dead. Their markets will be taken by others, if they are not in some special way assisted to rebuild their factories and replace their lost instruments of manufacture.

They should not be left to the vicissitudes of the harp competition for materials and for industrial facilities which is now to set in. I hope, therefore, that the Congress will not be unwilling. if it should become necessary, to grant to some such agency as the War Trade Board the right to establish priorities of export and supply for the benefit of these people whom we have been so happy to assist in saving from the German terror and whom we must not now thoughtlessly leave to shift for themselves in a pitiless competitive, market. $6.000,000,000 More Needed This Year. "For the steadying and facilitation of our own domestic business ments nothing is more important than the immediate determination of the taxes that are to be levied for 1918, 1919 and 1920.

As much of the burden of taxation must be lifted from business as sound methods of financing the Government will permit, and those who conduct the great essential industries of the country must be told as exactly as possible what obligationto the Government they will be expected to meet the years immediately ahead of them. it will be of serious consequence the country to delay removing all uncertainties in this matter a single day longer than the right processes of debate justify. It is idle to talk of successful and confident business reconstruction before these uncertainties are resolved. "If the war had continued it would have been necessary to raise at least $8,000.000.000 by taxation, payable in the year 1919; but the war has ended I agree with the Secretary of the Treasury that it will be safe to reduce the amount to $6.000.000,000. An immediate rapid decline in the expenses of the Government is not to be looked for.

Contracts made for war suppiles will, indeed, be rapidly cancelled and liquidated, but their immediate liquidation will make heavy drains on the Treasury for the months just ahead of us. Must Keep Force Overseas. all interrogation points away. Urges Carrying Out of Naval Plans. "I take it for granted that the Con- "The maintenance of our forces on the other side of the sea is still necessary.

A considerable proportion of those forces must remain in Europe during the period of occupation, and those which are brought home will be transported and demolized at heavy expense for months to come. "The interest on our war debt must of cours be paid and provision made for the retirement of the obligations of the Government which represent it. But these demands will of course fall much below what a continuation of military operations would have tailed and six billions should suffice to supply a sound foundation for the financial operations of the year. "I entirely concur with the Selretary of the Treasury in recommending that the two billions needed in addition to the four billions provided by existing law be obtained from the profits which have accrued and shall accrue from war contracts and distinctively war business, but that these taxes be confined to the war profits accruing in 1918, or in 1919 from business originating in war contracts. I urge your acceptance of his recommendation that provision be made now.

not subsequently, that the taxes to be paid in 1920 should be reduced from six to four millions. Any arrangement less definite than these would add elements of doubt and confusion te the critical through period of industrial readjustment which the country must now immediately pass, and which no true friend of the nation's essential business interests can afford to be responsible for creating or prolonging. Clearly determined conditions, clearly and simply chartered, are indispensable to the revival and rapid industrial development which may confidently be expected if we act now and sweep gress will carry out the Naval program which was undertaken before we entered the war. The Secretary of the Navy has submitted to your committee for authorization that part of the program which covers the building plans of the next three years. These plans have been preparel along the lines and in accordance with the policy which the Congress established, not under the exceptional conditions of the war, but with the intention to a definite method of for the Navy.

I earnestly recommend the uninterrupted pursuit of that policy. It would clearly be unwise for us to to adjust our programs to a future world policy as yet undetermined. Question of Railways. "The question which causes me the greatest concern is the question of the policy to be adopted toward the Tailroads. I frankly turn to you for counsel upon have no confident judgment of my own.

I do not see how any thoughtful man can have who knows anything of the complexity of the problem. It 18 a problem which must be studied, studied immediately, and studied without bias or prejudice. Nothing is can be gained by partisans of any particular plan of settlement. "It was necessary that the administration of the railways should be taken over by the Government so long as the war lasted. "It would have been impossible otherwise establish and carry through 'under a single direction the necessary priorities of shipment.

It would have been impossible otherwise to combine maximum production at the factories and mines and farms with the maximum possible car route troop ship- supply: impossible to ments and freight shipments without regard to the advintage or disadvantage of the roads employed: imposalble to subordinate, when necessary, all questions or convenience to the public necessity: impossible to give the necessary financial support to the roads from the public treasury. But all these necessities have now been served, and the question it, what is best for the railroads and for the publie in the future. "Exceptional circumstances and ex- HYLAN USES MACSTAY AFFIDAVIT AS BASIS OF REPLY TO SQUIERS Report to Aldermen on Garbage Scandal, Chiefly Extracts From Court Testimony. Mayor Hylan today--two hours before the Board of Aldermen met in special session to take final action on the budget for 1919-made public the report on the Barren Island garbage disposal contract called for by the Aldermen five weeks ago. The report was presented to the Board of Aldermen this afternoon, It covered forty -five pages and consisted almost wholly of extracts from the affidavits submitted by Street Cleaning Commissioner MacStay and other officials in the recent injunction proceedings before Justice Manning, together with other documents bearing on the case, most of which have already been published.

The Mayor himself refrained from making any statement on the situation other than the defense set up in these papers that the city acted 10 the best of its ability in an emergency caused by the abandonment of the Staten Island contract. The Aldermanic resolution, introduced by Alderman Arnon L. Squiers on October 29, and passed unanimously by the Board, asking for "full and complete" information on the manner in which the Barren Island plant came to be reopened by secret agreement after the city officials had pledged themselves not to revive the ancient nuisance," requested the Mayor to punish the information at the next meeting of the Board on November 12. The purpose of this, derman Squiers said today, was that the Aldermen might have full possession of the facts in time sutlicient to enable them to consider intelligently the huge increases asked for by the Street Cleaning Department in its budget for next year, $1,700,000 0 of which is added to the 'cost of garbage disposal alone. The report was not forthcoming on November 12.

Regarding the Mayor's failure to comply with the resolution Alderman Squiers today said: "Of what use is the report to us now? Was the report held back purposely until after the adoption of the budget by the Board of Alderman when it would be too late to consider it in connection with the budget? "What I want to know is, why this final disposal appropriation in the 1919 budget, carrying the enormous total of $3,000,0000, was camauflaged under an item called 'plant and structures'? Was the administration afraid that, in view of the Barren Island garbage deal which is costing the city $1,000 a day besides reviving an intolerable nuisance for the people Brooklyn and Queens, an increase of $1.639,747 over last year's appropriation for final disposal, would cause criticism? "The answer to these questions is up to the Mayor, the Board of Estimate and the Democratic majority of the Board of Aldermen. They are fair questions and the taxpayers of this city expect candid answers to them." In his report the Mayor quotes copiously from the affidavit filed by Street Cleaning Commissioner MacStay in the recent. injunction proceedings before Supreme Court Justice Manning, defending MacStay's actio nin entering into a private agreement for the disposal of the garbage on Barren Island at a cost to the city of $1,000 a day, on the ground that an emergency existed through the closing down of the Staten Island plant. The report makes no reference to the charge brought by the stockholders of the Staten Island company, that the plant's credit was wrecked and it was deliberately forced to the wall by the "iron hand" methods which the Mayor during his campaign promised the residents of Staten Island he would employ if elected. report taxes the Staten Island contractor with having failed to bring the plant up to its maximum capacity of 2,000 tons of garbage a day and with having permitted loaded garbage scows to remain for several weeks at the plant and at the city dumps.

When the plant finally closed down through lack of funds, the report states, the city had the alternative of taking over the plant, dumping at sea or entering into the contract with the Barren Island plant. Lack of a sufficient number of bottom dumper scows and the difficulty of such dumping in the winter months made the former method impracticable, the report claims. JOHN ASHMORE DIES; ON STAFF OF EAGLE John W. Ashmore, for the past six years a copy reader in the News Department of The Brooklyn Eagle, and A newspaper man of many years standing, was stricken at his desk by apoplexy shortly after 11:30 this morning and died within a few moments. He was dead before Dr.

Cecil MacCoy, who was immediately summoned, was able to arrive. In addition to his connection with The Eagle. Mr. Ashmore had been at various times a member of the staffs of the Tribune, the World, the Commercial and the Dramatic Mirror, and was regarded as a newspaper man of much ability. He had wide acquaintance in the profession.

He was born in Stockport, England, 49 years ago, but to this country when a youth and married here Miss Florence Travis, who survives him. He also leaves three daughters, Mrs. W. J. Nagle, Mrs.

Harold Engle and Miss Dorothy Ashmore. The funeral services will be held at his late home, ments will be Newkirk announced ave. mArrange. NAMED DRUG CONTROLLER Albany, December 2-Governor Whitman today announced the appointment of Frank Richardson of Cambridge, N. as Commissioner of Narcotic Drug Control.

The commission was created by the 1918 Legislature. Until recently it had been expected that State Senator Whitney of Saratoga County would be named commissioner. "Where is you eight-year-old son going? He looks as important as a tree full of owls." "He feels important. His kindergarten class is holding reunion of its alumni." -Kansas City Journal. versity in 1863.

Coming to New York City, he entered the office of Stanley, Langdall Brown, the junior member of the firm of which was Addison, his elder brother, who afterward became U. S. District Judge, Mr. Langdell subsequently 'became Dean of the Harvard Law School. The latest firm of which deceased was a member was that of Stanley, Brown Clark.

Mr. Brown is survived by his wife. Mrs. Susan E. Brown: a son, Major Frederick R.

Brown, U. S. Judge Advocate, stationed in "Washington; Mrs. Susan E. Wisdom, wife of Commander John Wisdom, of the British Navy, stationed at Glasgow.

Scotland, and Mrs. Evelyn B. Lane, wife of Edwin of Mahwah, N. J. The deceased was a member of the Central Congregational Church.

and the Rev. Dr. S. Parker Cadman, the pastor, will officiate at' the funeral services on Thursday at 11 o'clock, at the late residence, 215 Greene ave. REPUBLICANS FAIL TO SECURE CUTS IN 1919 CITY BUDGET Report Beaten After Debate by 44 to 13-Budget Then Adopted.

The Finance Committee of the Board of Aldermen, at a special meeting of the board this afternoon recommended the adoption of the 1919 city budget, as submitted by the Board of Estimate, without change. Including the State tax the new budget aggregates $248,025,434.88, an increase of $10,000,000 over the 1918 budget. Echoes of the Hylan administration's "garbage deal" were heard in the Aldermanic Chamber when the City Fathers received the budget. The Republican Aldermen presented a minority report recommending cuts in various items, the principal one being the $3,000,000 appropriation for final disposal of garbage, which, Alderman Squires of Brooklyn declared, was so inconspicuously printed among the thousands of other things in the budget that the average man required magnifying glass to discover it. After a debate, the minority report was defeated by 44 to 13, and the budget was adopted.

Other cuts in the budget recommended by the Republicans included the elimination of an appropriation of $58,048 for the Register's office in Manhattan. Alderman Squiers told the Board that John J. Hopper, Register during the Mitchel administration, had informed the Budget Committee of the Board of Estimate that this money was not needed because the work of re-indexing for which it was appropriated had been completed under his administration. Protest Hahlo Increase. The proposed increase of Deputy Controller Louis Hahlo's salary from $7,500 to $8,500 a year, the Republicans termed a gross injustice to the other two Deputy Controllers, who would continue to receive $7,500.

The excuse for raising Hahlo's salary was that as Assistant Corporation Counsel he received $8,500. Objection was also made to an appropriation of $91,330 for the Department of Taxes and Assessments for increases of salaries. These salaries, it was contended, had already, been raised to meet war conditions and now that the war was over the need for further salary increases had passed away. Another cut proposed concerned the appropriation for the Department of Public Markets containing an item of $23,125 for new positions and "cartage" in connection with the city municipal trading scheme. It was held that Markets Commissioner Day had "fallen down" on his 300.000-ton coal contract, according to him own admission, and that there was absolutely 110 need for giving him this extra money.

On the ground that the war was over and that the city could now do without special patrolmen, the Republicans asked the elimination of an appropriation of $440,600 to be applied to the payroll of these special policemen in 1919. Another cut demanded, related to the office of the president of the Bronx, who in the 1919 budget is allowed an increase of $55,070 over last year for new positions. This amount ought to be cut out entirely, it was held. MACHEINSKI'S NAME UP FOR MAGISTRACY Contributed $250 to Hylan Campaign "Hasn't Heard" of Proposed Choice. A new name has appeared 011 the list "eligibles" for appointment 10 one of the magistracies which will become vacant in Brooklyn after January 1.

It is: Stephen A. Macheinski, who has a law office at 31 Nassau Manhattan, and lives in the Seventh Assembly District. Macheinski's name was circulated in political circles accompanied with the very definite rumor that he "was sure 10 But Mr. Macheinski says he isn't so sure at all. "In fact, this is the first I've heard about he said when the matter was broached.

"Do you know Mayor Hylan?" he was asked. "No. Oh I've been introduced to him. That's all." he replied. Politicians have heard (and Mr.

Macheinski said it was true) that he had been a hard worker for Mr. Hylan a year ago in the campaign and had contributed $250 to his campaign fund. County Leader McCooey who is expected to do some recommending in connection with the filling of both the magistrate's places and the vacancy on the county court bench which Gov-elect Smith expects to fill by ap. pointment, is trying hard to hold up the rush of candidates, and at least stave off organization determination. Just at present he is holding up selections with the argument that the soldier vote may change some results and in that way eliminate some candidates.

For instance it is pointed out that Franklin Taylor of Flatbush, is a very potent candidate, but would be eliminated if the soldier vote should elect him to Congress in place of Repthe civilian rote by But resentative Rowe. The won on latter, there are said to be in the neighborhood of thousand or more soldier votes to be counted. The same kind of a story is being told in connection with George W. Martin's candidacy for appointment. Martin was beaten by Haskell for Congress on the civilian vote.

ZUCKER ON $15,000 BAIL Dr. Morris Zucker, the Bolsheviki dentist of Brownsville, arrested Friday for alleged seditious utterance Thanksgiving night at the Socialist meeting at Brownsville Labor Lyceum, waived examination today before Federal Commissioner Felix Reifschneider. To allow counsel time to arrange for a new bond the court adjourned the technical holding of the case for the Grand Jury until Wednesday. Dr. Zucker was released on $15,000 real estate security yesterday noon.

To liberate the accused on bail the bondwoman, who owns real estate in Brownsville, went to the home of Commissioner Relfschneider at Hempstead, L. 1. Assistant U. 8. District Attorney Charles J.

Buchner intimated today that Zucker may be placed on trial before the end of this week, INDIGESTION) 250 ALL 6 BELL-ANS Hot water Sure Relief INDIGESTION 51 Men Killed in Action; List Today Longest Yet Of I. Casualties There were 120 Brooklyn and Long Island men on the official casualty list, the largest number for any one day since the beginning of the It included 51 men killed in action; 6 who died of wounds; 11 succumbed to disease; 47 who were wounded, and 5 who are missing. From private sources The Eagle has learned of 10 other casualties, including 4 killed in action: 3 whose wounds caused their death: 8 who have been wounded, and 1 who is missing. This makes a total of 136 casualties for the day. Lt.

Clarence Collard. The Misses Collard of Sea Cliff, L. have been notified that their nephew, Lt. Clarence Collard, who was well known there, was killed in action on October 11. Lt.

Collard, who spent. several summers at the Collard home. was a grandson of the late George Collard, professor of Greek and Latin in Polytechnic Institute for many years. He was 25 years old, and was a son of Maj. James Collard, U.S.

and Mrs. Collard Washington, merly of Buffalo, of. Y. Lt. Collard was graduated from the University of Vermont, and attended the Plattsburg and assigned to Syracuse, and later to Training a Camp.

He was commissioned Camp Greene, S. C. He went overseas in March, with Co. 38th Inf. A few weeks ago his entire regiment was cited for gallantry in action and the War Cross pinned to the regimental colors.

Lt. Jolm M. Duflocq. Mr. Mrs.

Milton F. Duflocq of word their son, Lt. John M. DuBarclay hand. Flushing, have received flocq of Co.

23d was wounded in action on November 4. The news came in a letter signed with the lieutenant's name, but written by someone else in the hospital where he is. It stated that he was hit by shrapnel in the left ankle and in the right arm. Lt. Duflocq was leading a platoon of men into action when they were spled by a German aviator, who at once flew back toward his own lines.

The Americans sought to change their position so as to make the Hun aviator's calculations valueless, but before they could do so a rain of combination gas and shrapnel shell came over and several of the men fell, including the lieutenant. Lt. Duflocq is a Plattsburg graduate. He is 24 years old, and before he entered the service he was employed bby the McGraw Publishing Company. He is a graduate of Flushing H.

S. Pvt. John F. Jones. There was joy in the home of Chris.

topher Jones, 764 McDonough yesterday, for they had received a cable, "Well and happy," from their son, Pvt. John Francis Jones, who had been reported killed in action on September 14. However, this was not the first intimation they had had that they had been misinformed by the Government, for they had received letters dated September 20 and 28 and ber 16. However, the cablegram made them positive he was still alive. In the letters he had informed them that he had been in the hospital with rheumatism.

Pvt. Jones was drafted in October, 1917, sent to Camp Upton, where he was assigned to Co. 307th with which he went to France last April, Corp. Ragnar Roeberg. Miss C.

F. Roeberg of 184. Amity a nurse, has received word through the Red Cross that her nephew, Corp. Ragnar Roeberg, who was reported killed in action on September 27, is alive and well. Corp.

Roeberg was born in Christiania, Norway, 25 years ago and had been in this country for five years when the United States entered the war. He joined the 23d Regt. three years ago and served on the Mexican border in 1916. When war was declared he was at Van Cortlandt Park for a time and then sent to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. where he was transferred to Co.

106th Inf. He started for France 011 May 10 last. Until he went away he lived with his aunt at 46 Linden ave. He has a brother in Norway. Corp.

Henry Horn. the Long Island Lighting Co. Pvt. John E. Conway.

Corp. Henry Horn of the 106th who was killed in action in France on September 25, was the oldest of four soldier sons of Mrs. Annie Horn of Northport, L. I. He enlisted in the 23d in which he served on the Mexican border during the troubles with that country.

He was with the game regiment when it was changed to the 106th at Spartanburg and went to France last May. Before enlisting the second time he was in the employ of Pyt. John E. Conway of the 106th who has been killed in action, was the son Mrs. Augustus Streetberger of Northport.

He was in the employ of the Long Island Lighting Co. of Northport before joining the regiment. He was trained at Camp Wadsworth and started for France on May 10 last. Corp. Charles B.

Stone. Mills. Pyt. John Holmes. Pyt.

John Holmes of 104 Washing- Corp. Charles B. Stone of Co. 165th died in France on October 30 of wounds received in action. His mother, Mrs.

A. W. Stone, lives in Bayside, L. I. The first news that Mrs.

Stone had i that her son had been wounded came in a letter received last Monday from one of his chums. Corporal Stone was 21 years old. He was the first member of all Saints Episcopal Church, Bayside, to die in France. He was a junior member of the Bayside Yacht Club. As a member of Co.

G. Seventh he served on the Mexican border. He WAS transferred to the 165th Inf. at Camp ton Flushing, a member of Co. 107th was killed in action on October 22.

Several weeks ago his death was mentioned in a letter received from Corp. William Cleator of Flushing, who is also a member of Co. I. Pvt. Holmes joined Co.

Tenth of Flushing, and while at camp was transferred to the 107th. He is survived by his mother, one brother and one sister. Pvt. Thomas Egan. Pvt.

Thomas Egan, 25 years old, of Sanford Flushing, is missing in action. Before he entered the service he was employed at St. Joseph's Orphanage. Flushing. His nearest friend, according to the War Department, is Sister Mary Rose, head of the orphanage.

Put. Peter Zenski. The identity of Pvt. Peter Zenski of Patchogue, L. reported as killed in action, is a mystery.

The emergency address given by Zeneki was Box 1, Patchogue. There I is no such box in the Patchogue office, and Box I longs to business man who knows nothing about any Zenaki. There in a separate postoffice in Cast Patchogue and inquiry there also developed the fact that there 18 no Box 1 nor any Zenski. Corp. William J.

Porter. Corp. William J. Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur W. Porter of 893 Brooklyn was killed in action on September 27. He was a member of the 106th Hdgs. Co. He originally enlisted in the 14th Rext.

in April, 1917, and was transferred to the 106th at Spartanburg. His brother, Albert E. Porter, who 4 member of the same company and who fought in the same battle, had the pain of seeing him fall. He wrote: saw red when saw my brother killed. God help the Germans when we catch up with them tomorrow.

Bill died as a. Porter should have died -he was game to the core." of the fierceness of the battle he said: "The concussion caused by the German was so severe that it shook the rifle out of my hand." Corp. William Porter was 24 years old. He was born in Portsmouth, England, and to America as a boy. He was formerly paymaster for the Degnon Contracting Company.

He was a. member of the Lenox Road Baptist Church and of the Y. M. C. A.

A third brother is a chief yeoman in the Navy. His father is representative in Tuckahoe for a British storage plant. Corp. Joseph Krichevsky. Corp.

Joseph Krichevsky, 22 years old, a member of Co. F. 305th and son of Louis and Bessie Krichevsky of 1850 Prospect was killed on October 4. Corp. Krichevsky, although he came from Russia only eight years ago, had previously been in this country's service.

He was drafted in Septemper, 1917. Before that he had served three years in Panama with Co. Fifth Inf. He received his military training at Camp Upton and had been in France since last April. Pvt.

Nathan Kabolofsky. Pvt. Nathan Kabolofsky, a member of the Ninth M. G. was wounded severely on July 16.

His fiancee, Miss Jennie Teitelbaum, lives at 564 Blake ave. Pvt. Kabolofsky enlisted at the outbreak of the war and trained at Syracuse, Y. He was born in Russia twenty six years ago and had been in America only five years. Pvt.

Louis Shapiro. Pyt. Louis Shapiro, a member of Co. 116th was severely wounded on October 26. Although he formerly lived with his sister, Mrs.

Edith Katz, in Manhattan, he gave the address of his fancee, Miss Dora Lakin, of 336 Rockaway ave. Pvt. Shapiro was drafted in September, 1917. After training at Camp Upton he left for France in April. He was born in Russia and came to America five years ago.

He was in the grocery business. Prt. John L. Hoover. Pvt.

John L. Hoover, who was wounded in action on September 7, is the only son of Harry T. Hoover, of Kings Park, L. I. His father received a letter from him, dated November 8, in which he stated that he had recovered and returned to the front.

He was born in Clearfeld, on February 2, 1901, and was yet 16 years old when the first call was made for troops. Without the knowledge of his father, who was then living in Kings Park, he succeeded in enlisting in the Tenth Pennsylvania N. G. He was at Camp Hancock, from August, 1917, until the latter part of last April, when he was sent abroad with the 110th In. Pvt.

Max Feibish. Pvt. Max Feibish, 32 years old, of 385 Alabama was severely wounded on October 26, while serving with Co. 314th Inf. Pvt.

Feibish has been in France since last June. He trained at Camp Upton. He was born in Russia and came to this country twelve years ago. His brother Simon, who is in the service, has also been wounded in the right leg, and is in Base Hospital No. 35.

Pvt. William George Kruger. Pvt. William George Kruger, son of George Kruger, of 379 Berriman was wounded, degree undetermined, on September 7. He is a member of Co.

165th and has been in France ever since October, 1917, having gone across with the famous Rainbow Division. He was originally a member of the 14th but was transferred at Camp Mills. Pvt. Kruger is 20 years old, and is a graduate of Public School No. 61.

He was hit in the arm. Pvt. Herman Cohen. to be in the front line. Put.

Richard V. Donohue. Pvt. Herman Cohen, 24 years old, son of Jacob Cohen, of 530 Saratoga was killed while fighting with Co. Fourth on October 21.

Pvt. Cohen was drafted in September of last year. He trained at Camp Upton and left for France April. He was born in New York City and was a truckman. Put.

Joseph L. Alagi. Pvt. Joseph L. Alagi, 23 years old, of 769 Fourth has been missing in action since October 10.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Luigi Alagi. Pyt. Alagi was drafted in September, 1917; sent to Camp Upton, and from there to Camp Gordon, where he was a8- signed to Co.

327th with which he went to France in April. Pvt. Alagi WAS born in Italy, and before being drafted was shipping clerk. His brother, Lucien, aged 31, is in the Navy. In his last letter, written October 5, Pvt.

Alagi said that he expected 80011 Pvt. Richard V. Donohue, aged 26, of 939 Emerald Woodhaven, la was wounded on September 11. He voluntarily inducted into, service last March Ag a member Co. C.

66th Railroad Engineers. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Donohue, however, believe that an old wound in his left leg re-opened, ad it had before. ohue was playing football as a member of the team of St.

Francis College, about five years ago, when he received the injury to his leg. He was studying for the priesthood at the time, but because of his injury he had to give up his studies. Later he beecame connected with the Long Island Railroad. He wrote his parents that he had rejoined his company. He had lived two years in Woodhaven.

He has two sisters and two brothers, all of whom are engaged in Government work. Prt. Herman Schutzman. Pyt. Herman Schutzman, 25 years old.

of 78 Manor Woodhaven, listed 18 wounded severely, received an injury to one of his feet on October 15. He wrote to his family that he was rapidly recovering. One of his brothers, Harry, is at Camp McClellan. Ho has another brother, Michael, and several sisters. Sgt.

Harold H. Angus. Sgt. Harold H. Angus, Thomas W.

and Kate Angus of 63 Richmond was killed in action on September 27 while serving with Co. 106th Inf. He enlisted in the 23d Regt. on the day war started and from Van Courtland Park, where he trained temporarily, he was sent to Camp Wads. worth, where he was transferred to the 106th Inf.

In May he left for France. Sgt. Angus was formerly employed by the Norton Company of Wooster. in its Manhattan office. He was a graduated from P.

S. 17 and Boys H. was 20 years old. Corp. Ornesto F.

'Altierl. Corp. Ornesto P. Altieri of 8624 23d reported missing since Septernber 26, has been heard from by his family since that date. His parents, Mr.

and Mra, Pietro Altierl, have received letters and cards from him dated September 20, October 6. 18, 21 and 25, in which he stated that he had become separated from his division and his name would doubtless appear in the lists of missing. "Don't worry," he said. "I am all right and am now on the way to roJoin my company." Corp. Altierl was born in Manhattan, graduated from St.

Francis Xavier's College, where he was a lieutenant in the college milltary organization. He removed with his parents to Brooklyn seven venre He enlisted with the 47th Regt. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets.) It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. E. W.

GROVE'S signature on cach box, on May 24 last and was transferred Co. 314th after receiving his warrant as corporal. He sailed for France on July 5 and had since written home that his ambition was to remain permanently in the Army. Corp. Thomas Lang.

Corp. Thomas Lang, aged 19, whe was killed in action, was the second of the 42 boys from St. Vincent's Home, 66 Boerum place, to make the supreme sacrifice. Young Lang enlisted in the 14th but was transis survived by an older brother. For ferred to the 106th at Spartanburg, and sailed for France on May 10.

He several years. he was employed in a Brooklyn department store, but at the time of his enlistment was connected with a bonding house in Manhattan. A requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Vincent's. Joseph Rogers was the first of St.

Vincent's boys to die on the field of battle. Others have been wounded. Pvt. Fred Sundermier, Pvt. Fred Sundermier of Lenox Maspeth, died of influenza in a British hospital on November 4.

He enlisted and trained at Spartanburg, S. and was sent to France last May. The matron of the hospital wrote to his young wife: "Sorry to tell you that your husband died this morning of influenza. Every care was taken and everything was done that could, be done. He will be buried tomorrow in a little cemetery close to the hospital.

Please accept the assurance of our sympathy." Pvt. Sundermier was 22 years old and he had been married for a year and seven months. His wife has K0110 to live with her mother at 15 Lenex Maspeth. Sundermier worked for Collier's Weekly. He belonged to Co.

102d Eng. Put. Harvey H. Thorn. Pvt.

Harvey T. Thorn of Co. 326th died of wounds on October 21, according to a War Department telegram received by his mother, who lives in Lincoln Maspeth. Mrs. Thorn believes that a mistake has been made because in a letter from a Red Cross Hospital, written the same day, it was stated that he was about to be removed to a base hospital.

Pvt. Thorn was drafted in April, 1917, and was sent to France the same month. He was graduated from P. S. 72, Queens, and was chauffeur for Mr.

McKenna of Laurel Hill. He was 27 years old. ceptional methods of administration were not needed to con convince us that the railroads were not equal to the immense tasks of transportation imposed upon them by the rapid and continuous development of the industries of the country. We knew already, and we knew that they were unequal to it partly because their full co-operation was rendered impossible by law and their competition made obligatory, so that it has been impossible to assign to them severally the traffic which could best be carried by their respective lines in the interest expedition and national economy. Sees Peace by Spring.

"We hope, I belteve, for the formal conclusion of the war by treaty by the time spring has come. The twenty-one months to which the present control of the railways is limited after formal proclamation of peace shall have been made will run at the farthest, I take it for granted, only to the January of 1021. The full equipment of the railways which the Federal administration had planned could not 1 be completed within any such period. The present law does not permit the use of the revenues of the several roads for the execution of such plans except by formal contract with their directors, some of whom will not, and, therefore. does not afford sufficient authority to undertake improvements upon the scale upon which it would be necessary to undertake them.

Every approach to this difficult subject matter of decision brings us face to face. therefore, with this unanswered question: What is it right that we should do with the railroads in the interest of the public and in fairness to their owners? Let me say at once that I have no answer ly clear to me is that it is not fair ready. The only thing that is perfecteither to the public or to the owners of the railroads to leave the question unanswered and that it will presently become my duty to relinquish control of the roads, even before the expiration of the statutory period, unless there should appear some clear prospect in the meantime of a legislative solution. Their release will, at least, produce one element of a solution, namely certainty and a quick stimulation of private initiative. I believe that it will be serviceable for me to set forth as explicitly as possible the alternative courses that lie open to our choice.

We can simply release the roads and go back to the old conditions of private management, unrestricted competition and multiform regulation by both State and Federal authorities, or he can go to th opposite extereme and establish complete control, accompanied, if necessary, by actual government ownership, or we can adopt an intermediate course of modified private control, under a more unified and affirmative public regulation and under such alterations of the law as will permit wasteful competition to be avoided and a considerable detree of tion of administration to be affected, as, for example, by regional corporations under which the railways of definable area would be in effect combined in single systems. Must Modify Old Conditions. "The one conclusion that I am ready to state with confidence, is that it would be a disservice alike to the country and to the owners of the railroads to return to the old conditions unmodified. Those are conditions of restraint without development. There is nothing affirmative or helpful about them.

What the country chiefly needs is that all its meanns of transportation should be developed, its railways, its waterways, its highways, and its countryside roads. Some new element of policy, therefore, is absolutely necessary- necessary for the service of the public, necessary for the release credit to those who are adminisering the railways, necessary for the protection of their security holders. The old policy may be changed much or little, but surely it cannot wisely be left as it was. I hope that the Congress will have a complete and impartial study of the whole problem instituted at once and prosecuted as rapidly as possible. I stand ready and anxious to release the roads from the present control, and I must do so at a very early date, if by waiting until the statutory limit of time is reached I shall be merely prolonging the period of doubt and uncertainty which is hurtful to every interest concerned.

MELWIN BROWN DIES; LAWYER, MUSICIAN Melvin Brown, a well known lawyer of this city, died yesterday at his home, 215 Greene ave. Beside practising law, Mr. Brown gave considerable time to music, being a proficient organist, pianist and singer. He was one of the "Old Guard" of the Apollo Club, singing in its choruses until he was 65 years old, and always ing man his he was membership. noted When a a checker player, being State champion, and always a patron of the game.

He delighted in telling how he trained Robert D. Yates of Brooklyn, who, when El boy of 18 wrested the championship of the world from the veteran James Wiley of Scotland. At his Mr. Brown, although not a Scotchman, was president of the Scottish Draught Association. Mr.

Brown was born in West New. bury, August 13, 1841. and he lived in Brooklyn since 1869. He was the son of Addison Brown and Catherine Babson Griffin. He was brought up in Bradford, and prepared for college at Phillips' Andover Acad.

emy, graduating from Harvard Uni- CASTORIA IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears Signature of the hi YANKEE SOLDIERS DINE IN GERMANY Say They Like Treves, but Think That Prices Are Rather High. By the Associated Press. Treves, Germany, December 1- Treves went to sleep tonight with American forces in possession of the city. To all outward appearances the Inhabitants were pleased, in a way, at the coming of the Americans. All the cafes and restaurants and those stores which were opened did an excellent rest business Sunday.

At first, early in the day, the populace regarded the Americans with great curiosity, the adults staring flocking around the American autowithout being a rude and the children mobiles. wherever they stopped in the streets. As the day passed the curiosity wore off and tonight American officers dining in restaurants atracted only slight attention. Soldiers off duty went about the streets of the city to the shops and soldiers' restaurants just as if they had been in Treves for weeks instead of hours. Late tonight the Doughboys who speak German intimated they belleved they would like Treves better than they anticipated.

In the best restaurants there was no noticeable shortage of food, except for the lack of bread, butter and sweets. Soup cost 1 mark a plate; Moselle trout one foot in length, 4 marks: rump steak, with potatoes, chopped cabbage, 8 marks; so-called "apple sauce," containing apples, turnips and sugar, 2 marks, and Moselle wine, 22 marks a quart. In spite of the war-time prices, the soldiers who went to the cheaper restaurants got a meal of soup, meat and potatoes for from 5 to marks. Coffee was served, but it cost 3 marks a cup. EDMOND ROSTRAND, FRENCH POET, DIES Paris, December 2 (Havas) -Edmond Rostand, poet and playwright, died this afternoon.

Ho had been ill from grippe. The famous French poet and playwright was the son of Eugene Rostand, a noted economist, and was born in Marseilles, April 1, 1868. He combined with high skill in stage craftsmanship the idealism of poet, dreamer and moralist. He first came into prominence as an author in 1888 when his "La Gant Rouge," a vaudeville sketch, was produced in Paris. About that time a small volume of poems, entitied, "Les Musardises," appeared and attracted attention.

The more important of his plays, in the order of their production, were: "Les Romanesques (1894); "La Princess Lointaine" (1895) "La tine" (1897): "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1897); "L'Aiglon" (1901) and "Chantecler" (1910). Rostand was at the height of his popularity when "Chantecler" was produced in Paris. Seats sold for $50 and the American rights for its presentation cost a fortune. "Cyrano" originally had been written for the French actor. M.

Coquelin, who died befeorerehearsals. Coquelin and a partner paid $50,000 for the play. It added to the fame of Richard Mansfeld and "L'Aigion" to that of Maude Adams, both whom starred the United States in those productions. Rostand had been made EL member of the French Academy, had been raised to the rank of a commander of the Legion of Honor, had received a grand diploma for writing "Chantecler." had been lionized at many brilllant assemblages, had dined with King Edward VI at Biarritz and was admired by all classes. Once he interpreted before en audience of workmen in Paris.

In 1910 A real dealer in Chicago accused Rostand of plagiarism in appropriating the idea of "Chantecler" from A. play he had written called "The Merchant Prince of Cornv.lle." The Chicagoan demanded Rostand's expulsion from the French Academy. He took the case to court and submitted what he alleged to be proof of similarity in the two plays. Rostand dented all the allegatoins azd explained he got the idea for the piGeo from a barnyard scene in France. "Chantecler" was a great success in the United States.

Still other poems and plays by Rostand were "Le Pois Sacre." "Don "Belgique" and "The Song of the Stare." When the Lusitania was sunk Rostand wrote a long poem excoriating Count von Bernstorff, German Ambassador to America, accusing him of perfidy. Rostand married early in life Rosamonde Gerard, granddaughtor of Count Etienne Gerard, a marshal of France during the Napoleonic wars, 1832 compelled the Dutch to Antwerp, and later became Minister of War. They have one son, who has collaborated with his mother in play DR. MAC NEAT A MAJOR. Dr, Edward MacNeal of Forest Mille, has been promoted te the rant of in recognition of medical service abroad..