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17 ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1918. OFFICERS RE-ELECTED BOARDS RECEIVE AGAIN ELECTED DEAD OF CLEARKG IIOUSI George J. Keys Rechosen. Other Officers. we DAEIAGE EIORE THAW $50,000 factorydlAze -Plant of Shinola Company Partially Destroyed.

call it THE COMFORT CAR tually embodies a new measure becauce it ao of comfort. we are most enthusiastic over its power, wonderful performance and economy. i invite you evenings) we to our display all this week (opon to see and become a "we." The New ORDERS TO SHIP ItlASOHDRAFIEES Will Entrain Bricklayers oh January 24th. LYNN CAPTURES DESERTER Another Case of Discrimination. Boards Show Appreciation of Secretary Camp IMx Boys Seek Funds to Provide Recreation Orders were received yesterday by the city local exemption boards to entrain all bricklayers on January 24th.

The order stated that mobilization orders would follow. About twenty-five of these men have been secured and examined. It is expected that they will be sent to Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. Men who have been examined and accepted under this order are asked to hold themselves in readiness for immediate departure as the mobilization orders may not be received in time to notify all through the mails. Another registrant claiming discrimination appeared at County Division No.

3 yesterday: was Vito Vitello, a barber who originally registered from airport. Vitello claims to have been refused employment solely upon the ground that he was a draftee. His case is under investigation and it is expected that some interesting. -developments will be announced later. Men Want Piano.

An appeal has been received from Company 18, Fifth Training Battalion, 153d Depot Brigade, who are stationed at Camp Dix, asking for funds to provide a piano and pocket billiard table for the company's recreation room. As Company 18 is only a skeleton company it is impossible to raise these funds among the members. Donations of money, musical instruments or Victrola records will be welcomed. Gifts should be addfessedvto Recreation Committee, Company 18, Fifth Training Battalion, 153d Depot Brigade, Camp Dix, N. J.

This committee is composed of Sergeant M. L. Hulse, Private A. D. Redfern.

W. F. Langbein, E. J. Lawler, and E.

J. Lusink. Manuel Carduso, who has been listed by the draft boards of Dunkirk as a deserter, was apprehended yesterday by United States Marshal John D. Lynn. He was locked up "at the jail for safe keeping and the Dunkirk board notified.

He will be sent to one of the prison camps. There was a $50 reward offered for Carduso. The absence of Fred Sullivan, general secretary of the exemption boards, who sustained a severe fall on Sunday evening is much felt by the board members and clerks. As a mark of their esteem a collection was taken at the chamber yesterday and from the proceeds a box of cigars were purchased and sent to Mr. Sullivan.

Questionnaires Returned. Questionnaires returned (o the exemption boards yesterday as undeliverable were as follows: ALLING MILES, Inc. 82 Stono St Near Court. FOR FIFTEHlTn TEE Two Thus Honored by Postoffice Clerks. :7 S.

W. BBADSTSKET. Since the organization of the Postoffice Clerks' Mutual Benefit Association in 1903 Samuel W. Bradstreet has been its president. At the annual meeting of the association on Saturday evening in the Postoffice- Building he was re-elected president for the fifteenth 4 consecutive time.

M. H. Weismiller shares the same honors with Mr. Bradstreet. having been re-elected treasurer for the fifteenth time.

The following oflieers were elected: President, Samuel W. Brad street; "vice-president, William Hay ward recording secretary, Ross Loughborough financial secretary, J. G. Meyer; treasurer, Michael H. Weismiller; director for -three years, E.

E. Corlett, James C. Haire and C. Heisler. Reports of the financial secretary and treasurer were read.

The organization was started with fifteen and now has more than a hundred members. Its membership is made up of postoffice clerks only. RIUCH IS CLAIMED FOR PH0T0-L1TH0 MACHINE Lithograhers and Printers See New Invention. Great claims for a new photo-litho machine were made by its inventor yester; day afternoon in the Powers Hotel before thirty-seven representatives of the principal lithographic and printing concerns of the city. One of the best known Rochester lithographers said that If it can do ill that is promised for it and the inventor had many samples of work showing its range and technique 'lirho- eraphine work will be revolutionized as completely as was printing with the in troduction of the Mergenthaler linotype machine." Much interest was shown in the machine as its qualifications were explained by H.

C. Boedecker, the inventor, now connected with the Boedecker Photo-litho Company, of Minneapolis, and at the conclusion of the conference William Karle, president of the Karle. Lithograph Company, agreed to undertake the details for a trip to Minneapolis to see the machine in operation, and it is understood 'that a committee will go. Thirty years ago Mr. Boedecker was an employee of the Stecher Lithograph Company, of 'this city.

One of the principal features of the lUho-photo machine is that it enables the lithographer or typographical printer to print from originals instead of from lithographic transfers or electrotypes. Distinct savings in time and labor are among the claims of the machine, and Mr. Boedecker read some warm recommendations of it from leading lithographers of the country and army officers. Among the recommendations was one 'from the British and Canadian Recruiting Mission, Western Division, warmly commending the work done and the time saved in making a recruiting poster entitled ''Answering the Call." Figures were. given on that postei to show that the cost under the old method would have been about $816.75, while the cost by the new process was only $93.

Among those at the demonstration were: Karle, of the Karle Lithograph Company; A. J. Newton, of the Eastman Kodak Company engraving department; Henry N. Brayer, president of the John P. Smith Company; E.

S. Lioysen, of the Rochester Lithograph Company, and G. W. Brewer, of the Lawyers' Co-operative Company. ARRLY OE STENOGRAPHERS Thousands at Work in Washington and More Wanted.

There is to-day in the city of Washington in active operation an army whose exploits attract little notice, but whose members are doing much toward winning the war for America an army of. stenographers and typists, twelve thousand strong, recruited from every state in the Union. A majority of these soldiers of the notebook and typewriter are young women. Day in and day out their nimlle fingers faithfully dick out the tremendous volume of correspondence and records required toy a great nation at war. They wear no badge nor uniform; their work is all work and has no thrill nor romance; but the United States could not stay in the war a month without them.

The rapidly expanding departments of the government in Washington employ stenographers and typists with a greed that seems insatiable. The United States Civil Service Commission estimates that there will be 20,000 government employees of this class in Washington at the end of this year. Owir.g to the general demand, the commission is finding it difficult to meet the calls of the departments. Examinations are held every Tuesday in cities, and the commission states that an examination will be held in any city at any time, day or night, when there is prospect of assembling a class of three or four com-petitora. Eligibility may be obtained through passing an in practical tests in shorthand and typewriting.

It is practicable to complete such an examination in one boor. Representatives of the Civil Service Commission at the pofctofflces in ail cities are furnishinjr definite information to persons interested. At a meeting of the Rochester Clearing House Association A yesterday afternoon George J. Keyes, vice-president of the Fidelity Trust Company, was re-elected president. Mr.

Keyes Is the first president in years to be re-elected. Other officer elected were: Vice-president, Henry F. Marks; secretary and treasurer, William J. William G. Watson; assit-ant manager, August F.

C. Klnemann. The Clearing House Committee is made up of Howard P. Bfewster, chairman; John II. Gregory, Robert Watson, F.

M. El-lory and Thomas J. wanton. The annual stockholders' meeting of the Fidelity Trust Company was held yesterday. Six directors elected for a three-year term were James E.

Booth, Walter W. Powers, Edward Vollertsen, Edgar N. Curtice. Joeeph Farley and Richard Gora-line. Other members of the board are J.

J. L. PrlederiCb, Joseph Michaels, Edward Bausch, William R. Steward, Charles H. Babcock, John Craig Powers, George J.

Keyes, Albert B. Eastwood, Gustav Erbe, Walter S. HuWbelL William A. EL reseller, James C. Dryer and Herbert J.

Winn. STEVBNS At her home. No. 135 Federal street, on Tuesday evening, January 15, 1918, Gladys May, Infant daughter of Charles W. and Ethel May Stevens, aged 2 years.

Besides her parents she Is survived by a brother, Arnold Stevens. Funeral from the house Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. WEBSTER At her residence. No. 68 Warwick avenue.

Wednesday evening, January 16, 1918, Eliza J. Webster, widow of Edward Webster, aged 83 years. She la survived by two sons, Henry Is. Fitch and Roy C. Webster, both of this city; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Notice of funeral hereafter. CROWLEY The funeral of Ellen E. Crowley was held Wednesday morning, January 16, 1918, at 9:15 o'clock from the family residence In Scottsville toad. Chill, and- at 10 o'clock at Immaculate Conception Church. Solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev.

J. Ernest Brophy, with Rev. A. M. O'Neill, as deacon, and Howard H.

Barry, sub-deacon, and Rev. J. P. Brophy, of St. Monica's Church was In, the sanctuary.

The bearers were Frank G. Rossney, Emmett Courneen, Thomas Car-' roll, John H. Flaher, Francis X. Yeoman and Thomas Kranzer. Burial was in the family lot at Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

KRISHER At her home. No. 305 East avenue, suddenly, Wednesday, January 16, 1918. Louise, wife of F. J.

Krisber. She leaves beside ber husband, one daughter, Wilms one son, one sister, Elizabeth and three brothers, James, Martin and Paul Manlon. Funeral from St. Joseph's Church, Livonia, Friday morning, January 18th. HOWE Wednesday evening, January 16, 1918, Marie, wife of Francis J.

Howe, of No. 337 Park avenue. She Is survived by her husband; one infant son; one brother, John A. O'Harle, of New York city; her aunt. Miss U.

E. Sullivan, of this city. Notice of funeral later. LYTLE At the family home. No.

475 Exchange street, Tuesday afternoon, January 15, 1918, William Lytle. aged 41 years. He leaves Ma father, Francis Lytle. Funeral Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the house and 9 o'clock at the CRANSHAW At her home, No. 1103 University avenue, Wednesday, January 16, 1918, Anna Katharine Cranshaw, aged 63 years.

She is survived by one son, Albert J. Cranshaw; one daughter, Mildred Cranshaw; two sisters, Mrs. C. C. Vred-denburg and Mrs.

J. E. Shaw. Funeral from the residence on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. BARBER Entered into rest at his residence, No.

v48 North Union street, Tuesday, January 15. 1918, Smith Barber. 'aged 82 years. He leaves to mourn bis iosa his wife, Alzina C. Barber: four sons, Clarence, William and Mortimer, of this city and Charles, of Detroit.

one daughter, Phyllis Leora Eygbroad, of this city; two granddaughters and two grandsons. Funeral Saturday afternoon, January 19th, at 2:30 o'clock from No. 48 North Union street. Funeral private. Please omit flowers.

Burial at Pittaford. Limousines. APPELL-At the family residence, No. 163 South Fitzhugh street, Tuesday, January 15, 1018, Frederick Appell, son of Mr. afld Mrs.

William Appell, aged 1 year, 8 months. The remains have been removed to tbe borne of grandparents, No. 326 Mount Hope avenue, from where the funeral will take place Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Mount Hope cemetery. PALMER Entered Into rest, Wednesday morning, January 16, 1918, at No.

862 West Cottage street, Emily Minnie Palmer, formerly of Caledonia, N. aged 39 years. The deceased Is survived by ber husband, James F. Palmer; one daughter, Mrs. Leonard Kelley, of Church-vUle, N.

her mother. Kate Knight; one sister. Miss Fannie Knight, of England: four brothers, Albert. John and Benjamin Knight, formerly of this city, now In Canadian army, and Charles Knight, of England. Funeral from Strauchen's Funeral Chapel.

No. 263 North street, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. HAYES In St. Louis, Tuesday. (January 15, 1918, Patrick Hayes, aged 84 -years.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret; his father, James Hayes; four brothers, John and McnaeL of Rochester, William, of Kansas City, Mo. and Charles! of Plttsford, N. three sisters, Eileen, Josephine and Mary, of Rochester. -Funeral notice later. PULLMAN Entered Into- rest.

Tuesday, January 15, 1918, Conrad Pullman, aged 73 years. He Is survived by one son, Edward Pullman and three daughters Mrs. J. A. Bowles, Mrs.

C. R. Webber and Miss Louise Pullman. The funeral will take place from the family resides. No.

60 Wellington avenue this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Riverside eemetery. Burial private. Interment at Riverside cemetery. JACKSON In Mt.

Clemens, Wednesday, January 9. 1918, Dorothy Alma, daughter of George and Mary Bond Jackson, aged 2 years, 2 months and 2 days, formerly of Iroquois street, Rochester. Besides her pa.ents she la survived by one sister, Bertha, and on brother, George A. Jackson, of this city. The remains have been removed to Strauchen's Funeral Chapel.

No. 265 North street, where they will rest until Friday morning at 9 o'clock, thence they will be placed in a vault at Mount-Hope cemetery. REPP At the Hahnemann Hospltal.Tues-day afternoon. January 15, 1918, Edward H. Repp, aged 45 years.

He la survived by his wife. Mary Repp; two daughters, Eleanor and Marion; four sons. Justin, Edwin, Francis- and Roger Repp; three sisters, Mrs. J. A.

DrUcolL Mrs. G. J. Schauman and Miss Laura Repp; Ave brothers. Henry, Lewis, Charles, John and Fred Repp.

He was a member of Court Highland, F. of Tecumseh Tribe, No. 233. I. O.

R. M. and Shoe Cutters. Knights of Labor. Funeral will be held on Friday morn- I ing at 9:15 o'clock from his late i No.

190 Averlll avenue and 9:45 o'clock at Immaculate Conception church. HASSELBERG At the family home. No. T04 Gar son avenue, Tuesday, January 15. 191S.

Henry C. Hasselberg. aged 65 years He leaves two sons, Henry and George Hasselberg: two daughters, the Misses Anna and Mary Hasselberg. Funeral services on Friday morning at o'clock from the residence and at 9 o'clock at St- Joseph's Church. New Models and Special EOPLOYEES FILE OOT SAFELY BUM Breaks Out on Third Floor at 2:15 O'clock Fire Under Control In One Hour Fire Walls and Doors Confine Flames to East End Tbe first large' fire of 1918 broke out at 2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the plant of the ShinolaT Company, at 8 to 24 Jay street.

The Shinola Com- ignf manufactures shoe polishes and oe-cnpies a large four-story brick building on the north side of Jay street went of Lake avenue, and extending nearly to Frankfort street. The -west end of the baHding 1 comparatively new and is used for storage and shipping purposes. The fire was discovered on the third floor by one of the John To'n-tiflla. He immediately sent in the alarm on box No. 161 of the American District Telegraph Company.

Following this alarm, box No. 321, Frank and Jay streets, was quickly rung in. It was soon apparent that the fire would be a large one and the three "twos," summon-lag all available apparatus, wa sounded. Firemen Respond Quickly. Assistant Fire Chief Jaynes and Battalion Chief Creegan reached the- fire vithin a few minutes after the alarms came in.

Inspector Alfred Killip took charge of the policing of the streets; Commissioner of Public Safety Andrew Hamilton was one of the early arrivals. The ambulance of the General TT 1 a a sin Vi 1 a 1 Fl rkii tr ri fiptn nately the services of the surgeon were not needed. It Is believed that the fire was caused by an electric spark from a grinder on the third floor. In the preparation of their polishes, the Shinola Company uses an amount of inflammable Materials and it fa supposed that the spark ignited a vat of this material. On the top floor the company stores waxes, and when the fire crept up from the third" to the fourth floor, clouds of dense smoke began pouring out of the windows.

At the time the fire was discovered there were more than two hundred employees in the. many of them girls. Although many of the young women were badly frightened, there was very little disorder when they were leaving. The eompanyhas had a regular system of fire drillsfor some time past, and the employees followed the routine that had, been laid down for them. Not only did every employee escape in safety, but practically all of them were able to secure their street clothes from the lockers as they filed past.

Fire Walls Curb Blaze. In the middle of the factory heavy fire vails and doors bad been Installed and for this reason tbe damage by fire was -onflned mostly' to the east end of the building on the third and fourth floors. At no time was riie western end of the building In danger. The Protectlres were Instrumental la covering a large amount of tbe finished product with rubber sheets, nd thna lessen the water damage. The fire was not a spectacular one to watch.

Thick volumes of smoke poured out of the windows, but at 'no time after the arrival of the lire companies could the blue be seen. The water that was pumped into, the two top floors leaked down, and the steps leading Into the office of the building resembled a miniature water falls. Fortunately there was no appreciable wind blowing, so the neighboring buildings were not in danger. Had the fire broke out two three daya ago. It is not Unlikely that levera! of the tenement buildings of State street, which back up to the Shinola building, would have been destroyed.

Loss Exceeds $50,000. The Are, -thought a difficult one to constat on account of the immense amount of smoke, was practically under control within an hour after the first alarm was pot In, Firemen worked in the building cleaning up until after .6 o'clock last night, when the alarm was rung off. J. Adam Kreag, treasurer of the Shinola Company, late last night estimated that loss would be between $50,000 and He added that work would be started this morning to repair th. dam-tt to the building.

GASVICT11SJ UNCONSCIOUS Doctors Say Mrs. Mary West Is Slightly Better. The condition of Mrs. Mary M. West, years old, of No.

143 Emerson street, still regarded as very critical. Mrs. Vest was discovered in her home on Tuesday night unconscious from having inhaled illuminating gas, which was escaping from a jet in the rSom in which was sleeping. She was taken to the General Hospital shortly after 9 o'clock on Tuesday sight, when the pulmotor failed to revive her. She was unconscious all day yesterday, but the hospital" officials lnte wt night said that there was a slight nnprovementfin condition.

Mrs. West is well known in fraternal Clretes in Rochester. She has been living lone in the Emerson street house and is said to have no near relatives in Koch-ester. WOMAN'S W0EK AFTER WAR fll Be Discussed by Member of New York Peace Party. Margaret Lane, of New- York, will address a meeting of women in the hall fthe Suffrage Shop on Friday "fooon at 2 o'clock in the interests of Woman's Peace Party, of New York -ttx.

of which she is the executive sec-Wary. fi.Jn Adams is the national chairman til Peace Party, and Crys- tastman is chairman of the New larf -CUy orSanztKn. Mrs. Henry Vil- is the honorary chairman. The Ex-wtmve Board includes Emily Greene OaiCn.

Hrvr TNI uuoi uurmu Jin- Ann Hesendeen. wy and Fola LaFollette. Freda Law Students Examined. Twenty-three law- students yesterday fZ at the Conrt House admission to the bar. Two women of the number.

Show Cars Are on Display at Our Salesrooms. Open Evenings MAY WE SEND FOR YOU ALLING MILES, fee. 82 Stone St. Near Court City Division No. 1 Clifford Charles Johnson, Charlotte: Leon Elmer Homer, No.

175 South Fitzhugh street. City Division No. 2 William A. Johnson, No. 202 Garfield Thomas J.

Walsh. No. 201 South street, Rldgeway, Joseph -Gerraro, No. 50 Romeyn street; Emtlio Virxella, No. 24 Prospect street.

City Division No. 3 None. Cltv Division No. 4 None. City Division No.

5 SlicUael Kominsky, No. 14 Henry street; Antonio Basanicske, lil Buchtn- park; Frederick Scbmeid, Honesdale, Pa. City Division No. 6 Leo Saxe, No. 76 Stillson street; John Stokes, No.

164 Sclo fit City Division No. 7 James Rivoli, No. 455 Nineteenth street: Walter Jones, No. 1,443 Main street east. City Division No.

8 Robert Josepli Kennedy, No. 214 South avenue; William Sowl-ers. No. 607 South Warren street, Syracuse: John Francis Ryan, Albany, N. Harry Krwln Winter, Carborundum Works, Niagara Falls; Fenton W.

Meiers, No. 7 Broadway. County Division No. 1 None. County Division No.

2. William Francis Ilogun, No. 52i Niagara street, Niagara Falls; John Francis Harvey, Brighton; Edward J. Forest, Gates; Phillip Gerrone, Brighton. County Division No.

3 Lauren J. Bonenv blust, Lapham park, Webster; Arthur Byron Williams, Main Norman John Zelxler, Forest Lawn, N. Alexander White- Frazer, Lake road, Webster; James Hemoip, Salt road. Webster. ADDED TO LIST OF SPEAKERS Winifred S.

Gibbs to Address Federation of Women's Clubs. To the list of speakers for the January meeting of the City Federation of Women's Clubs to be held to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Powers Hotel, Miss Winifred S. Gibbs, director of the extension department of Mechanics Institute, has been added. Miss Gibbs will tell of the work she represents. It is likely that there will be an address from some representative of the Infants Summer Hospital.

"Preventive Means" 111 be the general subject of the meeting, under the season's theme, "Rochester's Health." Dr. John J. Lloyd, superintendent of Iola Sanatorium; Dr. Cornelia White-Thomas, of the Board of Health, and Dr. H.

J. Burkhart, director of the Dental Dispensary, will be the other speakers. Mrs. Walter S. Stone, chairman of the Entertainment Committee, will probably have tickets for the annual luncheon to be held late in February.

OBJECTIONS TO VALUATIONS Fewer Taxpayers Protest Against Figures on Their Property. Yesterday was the first day for objecting to real estate valuations fixed by the Board of Assessors. Only about 200 taxpayers appeared, and only a part of them took the printed slips to fill out with reasons for protesting against the values set on their property. This is a much smaller number than appeared oi first days in former years. Last year during the the ten days cm- which allegations Avere heard by the assessors about 3,000 printed slips were given out to taxpayers, but only about half of them wVe formally filled.

The allegations willbe heard forten days, and then the assessors will examine the protests and make a revision of the figures where such revision seems justified. The preparation of the rolls will be completed nexti and the figures will stand as the basis of the tax for the present year. i Thinking Alan You. and Your Family-Are cordially invited to visit our show rooms, see and inspect the White Sixteen valve 4, Seven Passenger Model. A Standard of Fine Quality and Design, GERRARD In New York, Monday, January 14, 1918, Mrs.

Catherine Gerrard, of No. 246 Penn street, aged 31 years. She leaves her husband, Edwin Ger.ard: her mother, Mary one brother. David Kelly; two sisters, Anna and Theresa Kelly. The body will be brought to Rochester for burial ana the funeral will take place Friday morning from the house at 10 o'clock and at 10:30 o'clock from the Immaculate Conception Church.

KENDRICK Entered into rest, in this city, Wednesday, January 16, 1918, Antlonette E. Kendrlck, of No. 16 Prospect street. Funeral services at Mudge's Funeral No. 35 North Fltshugh street, on Friday afternoon, January 18th, at 2:30 o'clock.

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N. O. TASSELL, Mgr. 16 Scio Street.