Lights Out Order Rescinded After City Darkness Restored
Police and Brig. Gen. Mann agreed to end the lights out order which had darkened the city. Commissioner Richard Enright announced normal lighting would resume until further orders, with plans to coordinate safe evacuation and panic prevention during any future emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Enright
Brillas
William A. Mann
Department of the East
Governors Island
Enright
Atlantic
War Department
Ot Crowell
Waldorf-Astoria
Hos Lane
A. Ryan
Washington
Ryan
Wwe
General Mann
General Mann Commis- Enright
Supernta
Nterborough Rapid Transit
Plead Guilty in Oleo Tax Evasion Case
Frank W. Tillinghast Leonard L P and Samuel A Fenner of the Vermont Manufacturing Company pled guilty before a Federal judge to conspiring to defraud the Government by evading the 10 percent tax on oleomargarine. They allegedly used coloring to make oleomargarine resemble butter to mislead internal revenue officers. A civil suit for $1.28 remains pending, tied to the government’s claim of unpaid taxes arising from the case begun in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Tillinghast
Leonard L P
Samuel A. Fenner
Vermont Manufacturing Pany
Providence
R. I
Juda Hand
Vermont
Hudson Trust Wins Verdict Against Orange N J Mutual Trust
In federal court yesterday a directed verdict for 82 favored Hudson Trust against Mutual Trust Company of Orange New Jersey. The Mutual Trust was ruined by Edwin who is currently serving a state term. Hudson held certificates of the Mutual and pursued the amount in suit. City Bank of New York also obtained a similar judgment.
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Hudson Trust Y
Mutual Trust Company of
Orange
N. J
Edwin
Hudson Company
City Bank of New York Resy
Lost and Found Entries From City Ads
A cluttered notice collects numerous lost items and rewards from a city paper. Items include a silver fox scarf and coat at the Ritz Carlton, a gold wristwatch, guard and initials, Liberty Bonds, a captain’s commission, a signet ring, a purse, and a Pekingese dog. Contact details point to Dreier Co, Mrs. A Ward, and various addresses in New York and Yonkers for returns and rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovatake
Ritz Cartton
Dreier &Co
St. Ay
46Th St
Schwab urges shipyard workers to speed up production
Charles M Schwab, head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, hailed Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding for building the South Pole in forty days. He urged workers to ramp up output to thirty days if possible, promising massive future launchings and a war winning effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
Charles M Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
South Pole
Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Bainbridge Colby
Colby
America
Mr. Schwab
Ceremeer
Indies
Sixteen Steel Ships Delivered in First Half of June
Washington reports sixteen steel ships delivered to the Shipping Board in the first two weeks of June totaling 89,162 deadweight tons. Five were contract vessels and eleven were requisitioned, with shipyards split across Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes, and Pacific Coast regions. The ten fastest war program ships averaged about 99.9 days from start to finish, far shorter than prewar times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
Atlantic Coast Shipyards
Great Lakes Yards
Pacific Coast Yards
E Shipping Board
Mrs Gary to Name Ship at Federal Shipyard
Mrs Elbert JH Gary wife of US Steel chairman will name the steel cargo vessel Liberty to be launched for the Emergency Fleet Corporation from the Hackensack River yard at Kearny. The keel was laid Nov 15 and steel was rolled at Homestead Mills. The launch is viewed as record breaking after ten months of construction on meadowland.
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Federal
Hackensack River
Kearny
N.ow
Elbert JH. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Gary
Liberty
Woodrow Wilson
Homestead Mills
Homestead
Penn
Meadowland
Daniels Defends Padgett Over Coastal Air Defense Claims
Secretary Daniels defended the House Naval Committee and its chair Padgett of Tennessee against Aero Club chief Hawley who blamed Padgett for submarine successes off the American coast. Daniels said Padgett cooperated with the department and that the committee acts in accord with naval experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
House Naval Committee
Representative Padgett
Tennessee
Allan R. Hawley
The
Aero Club of America
Hawley
American
Padgett
Mr. Daniels
Department
Carlingpornen
House
Emerson Motors Case Dismissal Drops Morgan Defendant
The indictment against William A. Morgan in the Emerson Motors fraud prosecution was dismissed by Judge Manton for lack of evidence tying him to the alleged scheme. Defense counsel George Gordon Battle argued the Boston remittance covered legal fees, not obstructing Grand Jury probes, and stated the company was a genuine commercial venture. Testimony for the defense was set to begin today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Morgan
Emerson Motors Company
Manton
George Gordon Battle
Boston
Battle
Berthelot Meets Wilson in Washington Visit
General H M Berthelot, famed French soldier of Marne fame, was presented to President Wilson by Ambassador Jusserand. No mission details were released, despite rumors of urging allied intervention in Iberia. Ambassador Jusserand also introduced Marcel Delanney, newly named French ambassador to Japan, en route to Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. M Berthelot
Marshal Joffre
Marne
Russia
Romania
Wilson
Jusserand
Berthelot
Ibera
M. Marcel Delanney
Japan
Tokyo
Four Charged in Silk and Brass Theft Conspiracy
David Macca and Wesley Thurston pleaded not guilty in Newark to possessing ten bales of china silk part of 110 bales stolen en route from Seattle to New York. Silk valued at 1 000 a bale. Arrested in Hoboken. Nicholas Johns and Williiam Cannon also enter not guilty pleas to stealing brass journal hearings for the American Expeditionary Forces from a Jersey City railroad car on May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Macca
Wesley Thurston
West Thirty-fourth Street
New York
United States
Newark
Seattle
Hoboken
Nicholas Johns
Neptune Avenue
Williiam Cannon
Lembeck Avenue
Jersey City
First Day of German Women Registration Draws Mixed Reactions
About 8,000 enemy alien women had completed registration and 19,500 filed affidavits in New York City on the first day of a fingerprinting law. Police and volunteers manned stations as German women hesitated, some brought guardians, and others delayed for photos and prints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Austria-Hungary
Fromeome
National League For Women Service
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
Expressmen Protest Tax Bias in Parcel Post Hearings
Washington June 17 Frederick E Jennis of Boston for the Expressmen League contends current tax law favors parcel post and urges exemption for private companies until 25 cent carrying charge for bundled goods. A W Shorthill seeks tax relief for co operatives distributing cash to members. Hank Reid proposes a 2 5 percent dog and cat tax to curb livestock pests. Bottlers groups press retailer tax while publishers’ leader Frank P Glass set to testify Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederick E. Jennis
Boston
Expres's League
House Wage and Means Committee
Jennings
A. W. Shorthill
Omaha
Neb
National Council of Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Hank Reid
Chicago
The
Shepherd's Journal
Reid
New York City
American Bottlers’ Protective Association
Frank P. Glass
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hotels Adapt Menus Under Beef Conservation Rules
The Food Administration enforces meat rationing in public eateries. Inspectors from the Federal Food Board check hotels and restaurants for compliance with new limits on beef servings and propose pork and ham as substitutes. Monitored changes aim to reduce beef consumption across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Food Administration
Federal Food Board
Federal
Fisher Body Reports Profitable Year Despite War Taxes
Fisher Body Corporation declares a profitable year ended April 40 with net earnings of 284,451, up 75,073 from prior year after setting aside 1,204,455 for war taxes. Income before interest stood at 4,852,07s, with 2,528,176 available for common stock dividends, equal to 12 per share. Current assets totaled 12,219,547 including 2,951,361 cash and 6,383,296 in inventory. current liabilities were 60,670,053. The year-end profit and loss surplus reached 4,4905ts, up from 1,902,2 solve months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher Body Corporation
United States
Army Mail Rules Tightened to Cut Unneeded Parcels
The War Department announced major limits on sending parcels to U S soldiers in France. Requests must now be approved by a Major or higher officer in France or by approved organizational officers. About 1,000 daily requests had overwhelmed the Adjutant General. News papers and magazines remain exempt from the restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
War Department
France
Adjutant General's Office
Y. M
Red Cross
Adjutant General’s Office
Eee
Nun Charged With Sedition After Canarsie Restaurant Visit
Sister Elizabeth Bernholdt a Brooklyn nun tied to a charitable group at 600 Myrtle Avenue was arraigned in Jer sey Avenue Court on sedition charges. She allegedly solicited donations then proclaimed the Kaiser would beat America and Wilson would sit in Wilson’s chair. She was sent to Kings County Hospital for observation pending US Marshal examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bernholdt
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Frederick
Germany
Jersey Avenue
Canarsie Shore
Smalley
East Ninety-fifth Street
Canarsie
America
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilson
Kings County Hospital
Marshal Power
Ex Gov L B Prince In Critical Condition At Home
Ex Governor L B Prince of New Mexico lies critically ill at his old Broadway and Lawrence Street home in Flushing. He nears seventy eight and is a direct descendant of Governor William Bradford, famed colonial leader, and Governor Bradford of Rhode Island.
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L. B. Prince
L. Bradford Prince
New Mexico
Prince Homestead
Broadway
Lawrence Street
Flushing
Mr. Prince
William Bradford
Colonial
Bradford
Rhode Island
Murder of Actress Elsie Orr and Death of Edward Mansfield
Noted Brooklyn actress Elsie Orr a.k.a. Miss Kuntzler and her sister Helen Stolte were killed in woods near Metuchen New Jersey. Edward Mansfield theatrical manager killed himself after the incident. Orr and Stolte had recently performed with Mana field and in the chorus of Very Good Eddie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Orr
Edward Orr
Canadian Flying Corps
Kuntzler
Brooklyn
Metuchen
Edward Mansfield
Helen Stolte
Ne Carr
Manafield
Eddie
Rudolf Kuntze
Seventy-eighth Street
Bath Beach
Sisse
Mansfield
Pennsylvania Station
New Brunswick
Stoke
Orr
New Lexington
Ohio
Clerk guilty of million dollar forgery at stock exchange firm
Robert Moore, former commodities manager at W. R. Craig & Co. 25 Broad Street, convicted of third degree forgery. He caused entries to conceal speculative losses totaling about 1.066 million dollars, with possible sentence up to five years. Prosecution noted a hidden account under F C Zabriskie’s name and ongoing cash withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moore
Stock Exchange
W. R. Craig & Co
Broad Street
Moore
F. C Zabriskie
Hackensack
N. J
F. C. Zabriskie
Moores
Zabriskie
Financial District
Olcott
Iet
Rutherford
Pleads for Wine Growers in Prohibition Debate
Representative Julius Kahn of California told the Senate Agriculture Committee that enacting prohibition now would bankrupt California wine growers and erase millions in investment. He cited banks loaning about 10 million dollars for this year’s crop and said liquidation would follow if the law passes. He noted growers are converting land to orchards and grainfields while seeking time to liquidate assets.
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Washington
Julius Kahn
California
Senate Agriculture Committee
Kahn
Department of Agriculture
Italy
France
John J. Kearney
Boston
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ARMY
Permer
Ritz Cartten
Marcus & B
A. Ward
Weeth
Riverside
Autole
New Roebelis
Bronxville
Hudson
Anninba
Park Park
Yonkers
Edward VII
Mth St
Luckhhurst
Supt Line
N. RK
R. P
Culver
Gravesend
Michelin Tire
Qien Ridge
Forrest Av
Pine Street
Equitable
Rector
Park
BB. Stoller
East
University Av
Eger Fox
Z. York
Downtown
Flatbush
Emeth
Aree
Mra Chow
Veko Park
Minton
Schwab
Mrs. Gary
Federal Yards
Emerson
White House
Fisher Body
Army Mail
Kaiser
Bart & Wilson
Troy
Dallo
Seach
the Times
New
Times Square
Bryant
John Mansfield
Woods
New Jersey
Victim
Carr
Shir
Derir Washington Mfg. Co
Nashville
Tenn
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Wallach Bros
Chambers Broadway
Cor
3D Ave
Trimo
Lord Salisbury
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