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ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1918. DEATH CAUSED BY TORPEDO A. E.

SUTHERLAND CARDLE5 OR litKOSENE LAIflPS Charles Minkau billed in Attack on Transport Mount Vernon. mi LIGHT NEW DWELLINGS REPRESENTATIVE ON LABOR BOARD Named by State Director for This District. UNTIL WAR CLOSES, IT SEEfflS ARTHUR W. OSTER -168 Clinton Avenue S. 1 Five Popular Instruments in One go Power Company Interprets Request That I 0 in i a CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK Extensions and Betterments Be Postponed to Return of Peace.

Procedure in Offices of Federal Employment Service Being Discussed. Pressing Need, It Is Said, for Workers in the War Industries SPECULATION ON WHETHER DEMAND WILL BE RELATED TO CAR FARE FIGHT PIANO UKULELE HARP MANDOLIN BANJO- All for $575.00 Henry D. Sayer, state director of the 1'nited States Employment Service, "has appointed Arthur E. Sutherland as the government representative on the Community Labor Board for this district 15y virtue of this appointment Mr. Sutherland becomoa f.ti'lirmon nt lha wi-1 (1 i joral request to all public utility depend eutirely on the amount of ie-wrpomtiflos, the government, through the lltered for use.

There is now only short IjpiUl Itsw5 Committer, hai nsked the supply of fuel at hand. Mr. llulcliings is gaehescer Railway and Lght Company to optiiuislii- about obtaining enough coal to mtit "ft or new installations nicct the uerd-; of the gas plant during th iff not nenianneu in mr miner, tuat trailKporid. 1 i in a ill -shortly begin a canvass of the Ubor situation for the purpose of obtain- nig sufficient men and women for the war industries here. Kmanue! Koveleski was recently selected CHARLES J.

MINKAU. Charles J. Minkau. of this city, chief water tender on the Mount Vernon, was killed when a torpedo struck the army transport, last Thursday. The dead seaman was the son of Mr.

aud Mrs. Gottlieb Min kail, of No. 1: i.oomis street. MAKE YOUR DREAM COME TRUE as i ue employees representative uu tue board, while W. Roy McCanne will perform the same function for the employers of this district, which comprises the coun--cs of Monroe, Wayne, Ontario and Conference in New York.

The State' Advisory Board called a conference of the members of the Community FRATERNAL ORDER IS SPED FOR $130 Other Cases Announced in Court as Settled. Labor boards, the superintendents of the OUR FULL SHIPMENT OFCARLETOH PLAYERS is now arriving and we are going to place these beautiful and serviceable instruments in the homes of music-loving people on, terms so easy that none need be without one. cthief employment offices in the state ditious will be much better this ycjr ttuii last. The new order overrides franchise cud other contractual obligations, so that tensions will lie denied the city except wh.re public health would be meiuu.i-1 by refusing them. Few streets, if any, il! obtain new lights, and uo houses will have uew installations of lights.

Reiuest for Observance. The National Public Ctitlitios Committee of Washington, has made a strong request to all municipal and state authorities to cooperate iu observing the power-saving' request of the I'aptal Issues Committee. Its appeal follows: The co-operation of state and municipal authorities is requested in giving effect to the purposes of the government by re-Ktricting every unnecessary use of capital, even to waiving or deferring until the present emergency has passed the performance of contractual obligations arising from franchise or other local requirements. This recommendation has been sent by the Capital Issues Committee to the chairmen of all state public service commissions. It should be brought to the attentiou of municipal authorities by all public utility companies in connection with franchise obligations requiring capital expenditures.

Carried into ffeet. this appeal by the Na i 'and Ser-1 1 i.v at! 'and ai the district organizers of the Public .1 I .1 ice itesere ior jt-aieiuajr uuu iv-iuj Iia m.iin rti In Vj.i.. (I L- Mucirc war or to tncel paramount -hraitli tcntomic needs. The company udisi- tlif public of the nc demand upon the iii-lus mil tod civic life of Rochester iu Hie following statement: 'Complying vi'u the request of the t'sip-jul Issues Committee of the I'eileral guv-(foment, thhs company will make no ex-1dwom or new inktallatious unless Mich titenJoM or new installations are neces-Bry to the public health, the of tie var or to paramount local economic seeds. Rk us to tnake extensions new installations except for war por- pnt(i." Kerosene for New Houses.

This order la said to mean that new bouses without light will have to depend on kerosene or candles during the war, tint no new power in any form will be pld for private or corporate use other tban what in deemed essential to war and major civic needs, that no extensions of rv1 will he made for lighting -anl power in the country districts now elam-nrinj: for snob extensions it actually foreshadows tT.ie rapidly approaching time niicn consumers, householders Included. Bill be limited in the amount of lights ilicy may burn or power they may use in Mlirr forms. "The load we are carrying now for R'M-bfster consumption is 220 per cent, of Tfliat we carried two years ago. and for I uia.U Uib AU 1 Sutherland, Koveleski and McCanne, Harry C. Taylor and William C.

Rugg. district oreanizer for this section, represent the An action by John Koehler to collect $130 from Minnetonka Tribe, No. 227, Improved Order of Red Men, was the first on the cal- endar when the trial term of Supreme Court opened yesterday ith Justice W. W. Clark presiding.

Koehler claims that tr; Rochester office at this conference. The i meeting will be devoted to-a discussion of the procedure of the offices of ttie employ-I ment service. has not received benefits due him. He joined the tribe December 13. 131.1.

and was taken sick February 5. lit 17. The defendant argues that the plaintiff did not exhaust all his rights under the by-laws of It is expected that the facilities of all departments of the Employment Bureau I in Rochester will be greatly enlarged. A 1 number of additional examiners, both male fine shadings and expressions in any of the compositions in your collection. There is a lot more we would like to tell you about this wonderful player, so we invite you to call at your earliest convenience before our first shipment of Carletons is sold out.

By purchasing now you will avoid the 10 per cent. tax. to be imposed on the prices of all musical instruments. Committee would tu organization before carrying the mat tional Public Utilities THESE up-to-date players are equipped with the Ukulele attachment that will produce the real Hawaiian effect; also with harp, mandolin and banjo attachments. No player is complete without at least one of these attachments, and in the Carleton you may enjoy the peculiar melodies of four.

Another great advantage: You can transpose into seven different keys, raising or lowering the accompaniment to suit any vocal range, And how easy to play the Carleton! While it is equipped with all of the hand levers, those who are not skilled in handling them have only to put on the automatic attachments and pump the player, thereby producing automatically all of the ter to court. Moon Post represent the plaintiff, with Martin E. liegney as counsel, and D. Curtis Gano appears for the defendant. Many cases were announced as settled directly affect th New York State Hallways as.

well as the company. It is certain to result in reduced expenditures for improvement of the lines except where war interests are involved, and seems likely to play a part iu the city's controversy female, will probably be appoiuted here. Workers Needed Here. Con' panics manufacturing supplies here needed in the prosecution of the war are said to be very short of men. Nearly inexperienced men who are fairly husky could be placed by the local Many requests were received during the oast week for skilled machinists, tool-makers, machine operators and handy a statement issued by the Roches yesterday on the first calling.

Cases in equity court were settled as follow: Ralph! over a 6-ceut fare. The clause regarding abrogation of contractual obligations may Now, while yon are earning pood it the time to add to your home comforts and pleas-ures. Can yon think of a more sensible selection than-a player-piano of the exceptional character of the Carleton I II. Culley. as trustee bankruptcy fori llalford 11.

Wardin, against Nellie W. War- din. an action to set aside transfers of receive a broad uerpreiauon. The letter of the Capital Issues Committee to public utilities commissions and municipal officials follows: You are. of course, familiar with the property; George IT.

riane against Shelley G. Crump, action to compel conveyance of nronertv: John C. Woodbury against, creation by of the ter office says. "Oup company wliose i Marks Lazersohn and others, action fori Committee for the purpose the POtlre district supplied by our lines it In at least double what it was two years iigi." explained Vice-President James T. yesterday "Tliere is a great shortage of electric pnner not only here, but everywhere of thp Mississippi river.

You can appreciate what this means when we are faced witih a growing war program that must be carried out. Growth of Company's Business. "The average Increase of power demands on this company was per cent, a year 'luring the past ten years. No one could have foreseen two 'years ago such an ab-rormal demand as Is now made upon us. When the time came when we could fore-nee It was too late, for it was impossible to obtain the producing apparatus.

Take, tor Instance, turbines. We could not ob foreclosure; Charles Levi rnd others i entire snop is aevotea to war work neeas against Harris Suckle and others, action a number of lathe hands. Another can use to set aside mortgage. I fifty men who are willing to learn to oper- ARTHUR W. OSTER 168 CLINTON AVENUE SOUTH I ate special machines.

Previous machine shop experience is not required. All men who are not now engaged in war work are urged to apply at the office. No. 122 St. Paul street.

If they can qualify excellent await them. "In the women's department, at No. 3S7 Main street east, there are a large number of splendid openings for women who will do factory work in war plants. Good wanes are offered even to Inexperienced girls. Experienced stenographers, book keepers and office clerks also are needed.

to the governments policy ot "War ousi-ness first" by supervising the issuance of new securities for capital expenditures. It is plain that all of us must avoid every unnecessary use of capital, involving also the use of labor and materials, in order aot to interfere with the financial and industrial requirements of the government in its paramount task of making war. If the men. money and material which the government needs are to be made available for essential war purposes there must necessarily be a considerable degree of sacrifice oa the part of individuals, communities and corporations in adjusting themselves to the substitutions ami changed standards which the situation compels. Existing facilities must be made to serve in place of new oues, regardless of temporarv inconvenience and discomrort, uuless the public health or paramount local economic necessity is involved.

Extensions and Betterments. May we suggest 4o you that these considerations apply with marked force 'o the public utility situation? The extensions and betterment? which public service corporations are accustomed to make in nor-o-U times, either on the initiative of their umiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiimirniiin S5II1II IIll I III II III! IHIIf flf II When youi VVcOMPAory.y tain one for any amonnt of money. All the turbines that America can produce mtt go into ships. "The production of power has reached it limit throughout the entire East, and must now meet the growing demands of war industries for power by curtailing lwer used for the least essential purposes. We must save all the power we can.

Al-frady the curtailment has started. John "anamaker now opens his stores in New Tort and Philadelphia at 10 o'clock in the FIGHT TO BE MADE AGAINST MORMONS Ehas W. Oviatt, of Parma, was appointed foreman of Grand Jury, to act with the following men: William J. Railard, merchant. Eighteenth ward; Edward H.

Damon, clerk and Harry P. clerk. Third word: Daniel Donahue. Sixth ward; Abraham Ernisee. jeweler.

Eighth ward; Charles E. Harris, president Joseph C. Holloran. restaurant and Lewis Y. McCon-nrll, oils.

Tenth ward: Abraham II. Gar-son, salesman. Twelfth ward; Frank 11. Dennis, Fifteenth ward; William J. Zallard, merchant.

Eighteenth ward; George Veber, tailor. Nineteenth ward Louis Jesserer, builder; Fred H. Lintz. merchant. Twentieth ward; Albert Dimpfl.

buyer. Twenty-second ward: Roman Wolfert, insurance. Twenty-third ward; Delos C. Wright, builder, Parma. IR.

EATUN TO B2 SPEAKER To Address Chamber of Commerce To-morrow Noon. The Chamber of Commerce at noon tomorrow will be addressed by Dr. Charles A. Raton, head of the national service section, T. S.

Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. He has been doing much speaking in industrial plants and ship yards all over the country. One of those who is doing much in assisting Dr. Eaton to carry on his work is Walter L. Todd, son of George W.

Todd, former president of the Chamber of Commerce. The younger Mr. Todd is located in Washington. He will be in Rochester with Committee Decides to Let i Association Direct It. list says: "Who is your Optician 't Tell him you want to try "WALDERT OPTICAL COMPANY' Safety for Your Liberty Bonds Without Charge Holders of small denomination Liberty Loan Bonds purchased through this institution can leave the Bonds with us for safekeeping FREE, if they do not care to rent a safe own enterprise or by direction or the regulating commissions under which they operate, hould, in our opinion, be postpor until after' the war, unless an immediate war purpose is served, and may we ask of yon consideration of the propriety of deferring even the performance of contractual obligations arising from franchise or other local requirements when no military or local economic necessity is served by such expenditures? The Capital Issues Committee feels certain that your commission will recognize the raramount need of the national government when passing upon proposed additions and extensions by public utility companies, and asks that you co-operate in giving effect to the purposes of the government bv restricting every unnecessary nse of capital, labor and materials for" extensions, betterments, street paving, cr other purposes, even waiving, if in your power, the legal requirements that obtain in times of peace, until the present emergency has passed.

morning and closes them at 4 o'clock in afternoon. He finds that he sells Just much goods in the shorter time and that accomplishes a big saving in heat and light." Light May Be Limited. "mil the time come when von will say to a householder, 'You ca.n burn only so tiwny lights so many hours eaeh day?" as asked. "It is likely that some limit of that kind may be made." Mr. llutchings replied.

"We ar? short of rwer irw and ft war industrial demand is trowing. Mr. Hutchiugs said the consumption of In Rochester had increased ebout 100. nIT cent, during the past two years. Tte Us situation of this eity.

he said, -vou'd A meeting of the temporary committee to form a Rochester branch of th Na- I evening at the Y. M. C. A. The decision vvoning at the Y.

M. C. A. Th decisiu that the committee arrived at may be summed up in the statement made by the chairman of the committee, Rev. William K.

LaRue, pastor of the Lyell Avenue' Bap- tist Chnrch. The statement follows: interest of the work against the Mormons in Rochester was carefully con- sidered and it was decided, in ie-v of tii" work of Mrs. Lulu Loveland Shepard and to Yoar Oculist About Our Work Ifaldert Optical Co. rm W. Z5TMinStE.

Acts as Trustee deposit box. The TRUST COMPANY Guardian Executor Administrator of 'Willing' Service" Dr. Eaton, who is to be a guest at the Todd home during his stay here. Dr. Eaton at the time of ente-ing war work was pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church.

He also has been in charge WOUNDING OF TWO ROCHESTERIANS NOTED WAN NO DECISION YET ON UNIVERSITY BARRACKS UNION TRUST of large churches in Cleveland and Toronto. I UCOMPANY LAUNDRY ASSETS APPRAISED otner representatives or tnc national ite-form Association during the it pear, that whatever further work is done in Roclrsier should onr judgment, be carried on under the auspices of the National Refcm Association. The committee was composed of tho following: Rev. Mr. Lane, chairman: Rev.

II. IT. Barstow, of the Westminster Presbyterian Church; Rev. G. Manter, president of the Baptist Ministers' Conference; Rev.

Frank M. Weston, of 'he Rriitit.Tn Presbyterian Church and secretary cf the Ministerial Association: Rev. A. pastor of the Lake Baptist Church; Rev. J.

A. Dodds, of the Natio-ial Reform Association; Rev. J. B. White, of the Presbyterian Church of Gates, and Rev.

Ray Allen. Have Still Negotiating with War iiiiiimiiiiiiiiimimi25 Sta.te Street imiiimmmmmiii: Capital and Surplus SDOOOOf Third Believed to Been Injured. Department. EXPERIENCED NIGHT MANAGER Apply Manhattan Lunch 28 Main Street E. Although a recent press dispatch from In yesterday's casualty lit was the name Wladystow Rembacz.

of No. 655 Hud-on avenue. He Is listed as having been ounded. His name does not appear iu Ne directorv. Washington stated the decision of the War Department to take over 'fraternity houses and dormitories at universities for use as Those of American Union Company Are Estimated at $22,842.75.

An appraisal of the assets of the American Union I-aundry Company filed with Referee Nelson P. Sanford yesterday, shows the machines and fixtures to be worth and thv real estate flT.OD. At the first meeting of creditors in the case of Homer J. French. Henry C.

Marcy as named as trustee. He gave bond of $3,300. The first meeting of the creditors of Ralph W. Crego was b-id yesterday and Williamson H. Thompkins was chosen trustee.

He filed bond of $25. MEN WANTED Good Pay Steady Work ftlOERLBACH BREWING CO. BOTTLING BLLISON ST. barracks by Student Army Traiuing Corps, no defiuite statement has yet been made by the authorities of the University of Rochester as to whether such action will be taken here for the training corps at the university. Word from Vashington is being awaited before anything is done, t.

Whether cultural subjects will be taught at the university this year is still a matter of conjecture. It is known that intensive military work will be offered to train men for the new American army of five million and peace-time studies may go by the Harvey c. Richmond, sou of Mr. and Mr- E. Richmond, of 407 Magee ave-Ba.

has been wounded overseas. He is fevering in a hospital. Mr. Louise Sweeney, of No. I.Sol Dewey JMine, has received word that her brother, j-ate Walter C.

Enser, of Company L. th Infantry, has been seriously injured 8 Frane. It is believed he was hurt In a may accident. SEEKS APARTMENTS' RETURN Frank Crostcn Charges That Fraud Was Employed in Trade. i In Supreme Coirt yesterday decision was reserved on a motion by the defendants for a bill of particulars in the snit of Frank Croston against James M.

Hart and others. It is charged that Croston was influenced to trade the Croston apartments in Elm street for farm property in Oswego through fraudulent representations, and the plaintiff wants the transfer set aside. Sutherland Dwyer represent while Eugene Van Voorhis appears for the defendants. Permanent. Pleasant and Protected Positions for Young Women We will pay you $8.00 per week while you learn the profession of telephone operating.

Your salary will be increased to $9.00 or $10.00 per week on completion of a three weeks' course in our Operators' Training Department. After this the schedule per week' for the first year is as follows: Part Day Length and Nlfht of Serrire Evening Hours Hoor 1 Month $10.29 $11.50 4 10.83 12.00 8 Months 11.38 12.50 12 Months 11.92 13.00 Increases in addition to the above are given at stated periods up to $14.00 and $15.00 per week, also double time for Sundays and all legal holidays, as well as anniversary pay-ments'of $25, $50 and $100, according to the length of service. Applv between 9 A. M. and 5 P.

M. week days; Saturdays, .9 A. M. to 12 at New York Telephone Company Application Department, 95 N. Fitzhugh St.

ITS FIRST FALL MEETING Kotary Club to Meet This Noon at Hotel Rochester. The first fall luncheon and meeting of ruiH will be held at 12:15 CCNViRT YOUR BONDS SOON Advice of Secretary McAdoo to Holders of First and Second Issue. Those who are holders of the first and second Liberty bouds and who intend lo convert them iuto 4 per cent, bonds are requested to do so immediately by William O. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury. 1 he board as a result.

Government has not yet announced any proposed courses for universities where students corps are established. Biker Arrives in Paris. SPENT MONEY ON DANCERS Claim of Two Men, Who Now Seek to Recover About $205. rtwrdo Martino, of No. Kit Brown et.

and Antonio Ihessandro. of No. alum street, say they have not ouly ist toe affections of two show girls known Hfessionally as -Queenie" and tne clock this noon in the Ad Club rooiw. Hotel Rochester. An address will be given by Rev.

Arthur W. Grose who re-j cently returned from France, where he was Vngaged in Y. M. C. A.

work. As this will be the first session of the seasoa many interesting events will be on the program. All members of the clu are requested to attend today's Taris. Sept. 0, Newton D.

Baker, the American Secretary of "War, Las arrived in Paris; The Secretary was conducted to the city home of General John J. Pershing, convmander in chief of the American Expeditionary Forces, where he will remain and hold conferences during the next few days. bauks of Rochester nave oepn asea r-y him to assist the holders of such oomls to do so promptly. The time will expire on November 9th. Accused of Being Idler.

William Hudon, 44 years old, of. No. 117 Frank street, who describes himself as a laborer, was arrested in State street vestist'ay uy Patrolman Nolin on a charge of violating the anti-idler law. laie. mit that they are out about In hard-earned cash.

Yesterday they 'al4 to the police to rect.ver money other things. 1 ASTHMAB0H women were with one of the shows lle Exposition last week, find the men they gave to and expended on them Stell-Wilderer. The marriage of Miss Amelia J. Wiider-er, daughter of Hj and Mrs. John Wil.t-erer, 10 J.

Ca-rl Stolt, of Rochester, took place on Saturday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents in Syrai'us. The ceremony wasc performed by Rev. John Wittekind. The attendants were Miss Caroline Koppel. of Syracuse, and vTiiliani H.

Stoll. of Utica, brother of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Stoll will live in Koebester.

Colonel Skinner Transferred. The hospital center In Mars-sur-Allier bas been placed under the charge of Colonel George A. Skinner, who left Rochester as commanding officer the Bae Hospital No. 10. The hospital center composes three base hospitals and a large convalescent camp, and not far from the lace at whk-h Ease Hospital No.

10 is located. mm After Draft Slackers. Washington. Sept. 0.

An amendment to the espionage act designed to reach draft slackers and to punish disloyal talk was passed by the Senate to-day after brief debate and sent to the House. AVERTS -BELIEVES i Ladies, We Carry Fur Collars And cuffs, fur trimmings by the yard, fur heads, tails, buttons and skins. Xusbaum. :) North Clinton. Adv.

Fall Opening Days. Week of September 0th. We retail at -wholesale price- The Bee Hive Millinery Supp'y 214 Main street east, one flight up Adr. in III 11 SHIPflHIO! At Fountains 5c At All Grocer i WHATWANT; total named above with the under-taadlng that two marriages were to be formed lhe show closed on Satur- jwrtt dresses, silk stockings, shoes, combs, perfume, face powder, toi-ater and other articles for the women, ici "8t the women are danc- O'Hara, Fifty East avenue, announces fall millinery opening Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3-th and 11th. Adv.

Ladies. Compare Our Fur Prices With other stores the savins is wonderful. Xubbauui, 29 North Clinton. Adr. Begin Treatment Ml Alt Druggists Coaraatce Czechs Capture Tchita.

Pekin, Tuesday. Sept. 3. Tchita. the capital of Trans-Haikalia.

and 370 miles east of Irkutsk, has been, captured by Czecbo-Slovak forces. not be meas- iMll'. "want" ad is a jreal sfinootccr domestic and buili.es 4 rf tlic war niti zrjidru rule. The length ored by tlie.

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