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4' THE SUN, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1B17. COCChTS IMMUNITY I LAID TO POOLROOM Played Hqccs mid Gathered Graft There, Swnnn Is Informed. SLAYER AS ITS MANAGER Henry J), Cruffcr, Slnin GJrl's Father, Testifies Bcforo Grand Jury. Dividing inttrast with the story of hU (Uujt bur's dUapptirinco, told by Henry X). Qrvger to tn Ormd Jury yeiterdsjv Of th rapid daUctlr work done by himself, bli daughter, Helen, and several of their friend and of police dutneas, waa a tip which waa received In the Dls trlct Attorney's office to the effect that Cocchl enjoyed Immunity from police Interference became he ran a poolroom, where policemen played the races and from which certain policemen fathered mft According to this anonymous com-juanleatioa Otero was a cooddeal more 0lns on In Cocci) I's shop at G2i Weat tilth, street than the repairing of motor (yples and baby carriages.

Results of race at New York. Southern and uanadlan tracks were received by tele-Jphone, and there, waa lively betting, in Which policemen participated. Cocchl represented as having been the manager of the poolroom conducted under itye disguise of a motor pyele repair shop, and a manager of prise fighters la mentioned as having supplied the funds to 'back the room the' "bankroll," as the gambler call It Judge Bwann's assistants were extremely Interested In' the tip because it suggested a reabon for the astonishing ease with which Cocchl slipped away Immediately aftr he murdered Kuth and after the police had been Informed of the strong circumstantial vldenca obtained by the Crugera that Oecchl was concerned In nuth'a abduo-tleh or murder. It suggested the that a form of old time police graft may be uncovered In the course of the Grand Jury Investigation. Pacts to Be ToJd luquUMoni.

Until tho tip has been thoroughly Investigated the Dlstriet Attorney's office declines tat opinion concerning It or to say whether or not It has yet been submitted to the Grand Jury. But an Investigation will be started to-day, jind it expected tho report will be Verified or rejected by the time the Grand Jury resumes its sittings at 11 A. M. nejt Monday. When Mr.

Cruger. the elaln girl's father, appeared before the Grand Jury yesterday he was so overcome by emo tion that he could scarcely control nis voice and begn the narration of his unpleasant experiences with the polioe. Before he went Into the Grand Jury room, ha talked for half an hour with Assist ant District Attorney Alfred J. Taney and was advised to take plenty of time In the teilng of his story, to omit no fact that ha could not recall a to the un-crypipathetlo treatment accorded to him gn4 his family by police official or subordinates, and to give. tho Grand Jury especially all of the fact he could ret call to why and haw the story was spread through the city that Ilutn was a girl Pf loose character who might be ex pected to go' away voluntarily with any man, a story wnicn wo circulated, despite the fact that the police bod ample, convincing evidence of the young girl's unblemished character.

Mf, Cruser had not talked for fire minutes when the Grand Jurors and Mr, Talley observed that he was unstrung. At- Mr. Taney's suggestpn be -was ad- vise.a to postpone ms siary vniu. aloQ' day, Wnllstetn Another WltneM. The only other witness yesterday was Leonard If.

WaUsteln, Commissioner of Accounts, wt)pse productive work In the hearing ordered by Mayor Mltchel was halted by Gov, Whitman's unexpected and unprecedented mandate. For that action uqv. Wnltman nas been warmly commended by newspapers controlled by William It Hearst, who 1 expected to -be Mayor Mltchel's opponent In the next "Mayoralty campaign. Mr. WaUsteln, who has nothing left to do now but take his vacation, la anxious to leave the city and so the Grand Jury iwrmltted him yesterday to finish his task of identifying records and transcripts of testimony which had to do with his Town Investigation or police dellnauency.

Deputy lollc Commissioner Guy pcuu ana i-oitco inspector Joseph A Paurot wont to the Criminal Courts Building yesterday expecting to be called. but the Grand Jury Is not yet ready for -them. It may be that the body desires -4to question Police Commissioner Arthur vvooas runner in regaru to wnai was dona about the letter which Commls-E'sloner Woods received from George II, m. Olney, Mr. Orugerta lawyer, on February 3 14, when Mr.

Olney brought matter Iluth Cruger disappearance and of the possibility of Cocchl's Implication to 3 the commissioner's attention. It Is known that Woods is prepared to testiry tnat ne promptly submitted the letter to Deputy Commissioner Scull and to other subordinates, and gave Instructs tons that Mr, Qlney be interviewed and that careful attention be paid to his In-1 formation. Both ticull and Caurot are mentioned by witnesses for. the Cruger family as naying apparently railed to spur their subordinates to active interest In cocchl. jj I.onKer sessions for Grand Jnry.

District Attorney Bwann said venter day that already he has enough material to keen the Qrand Jury busy for a month at the Cruger investigation, but he expects to lengthen the Grand Jury's dally sea sions from two hours a duy to at least "i four hours. Judge Bwann believes that it Is the Grand Jury's duty under the circumstances to sit from 10 A. If. until 2 i V. 'Tho matter Is so Important," said the Attorney, "that I believe the body wfll agree with me as to the neces- ally for longer sessions." Tho District Attorney's staff still n-; lsts that there Is a probability that Italy will return Cocchl to this country for trial.

They note that the Italian htnmage newspaper of New York havo printed editorials urging the Italian Government tn strain a point In order to favor the United Ktatcs, and they thjnk there Is a fair clipnce tjiat ho District Attorpey'H Ipgnl representative? In ffome may persuade the Italian Government to amend io law fnrlild'llnif extradition in tho f.ise of Italian nationals accused of capital crimes In alien lands, One of thp difficulties In tlie way of extradition Is that Cocchl, a r.serys( virtually In thu Il.talldii army, and may ho vent to the Held at tiny time, was pointed out by Jiulije Hvrann yesterday tmt in the jmt four years theie have been twi'lve fiiaitlveH from this counlry tried in Italy for crimen oominitwd In ihln couiitiy ami (hat ot una foiivir liini jm peeil Kern Jiecltt) diirlriilty In looked for ll) t'occjil's cane If ho In tried at home, liec.iuuo hi Is (Pf'i I hun suspected tit being 1 r(t nnd of nJoyIng bowtrful rolitlcl in- tVonien Locke Up tvr Complicity (llrl'a Blnylog. Sr. Johnsbuht, July ti Olive Bradshaw, a crippled child, was killed because she was a bother to her father' housekeeper, Mis Ktta May Hicks, ao-oordlng to admissions which the county authorities lay they obtained to-day from Miss Hick and her chum and neighbor, Mrs. Alvln Kennleloo. The child, who was I years old, had been mlnxlng since yesterday.

Both women were locked up to-night and it was announced (hat formal charge would be drawn against them lo-mor. row. The body of the girl ha not been found. According to State's Attorney John B. Campbell and County Sheriff Wllbert VI, Worthen.

both women have agreed that Miss lllcksj struck the girl with a club' while Mrs. Kennlston choked her, A year ago the child Buffered an attack of Infantile paralysis, which left her a cripple. 'It Is alleged that the housekeeper, weary of the of the girl, formed with Mrs. ICennleton the plan of relieving herself of further trouble. BRITISH RECRUITS SAFELY OVERSEAS 160 Enlisted Hero Already in London 188 Apply for U.

S. Navy, In loss than one month since they en listed here contingent of 150 British recruit ha landed safely In England and Is' now In Lpndon awaiting disposi tion. This number does not Include those who enrolled for the Canadian oversea forces, but only the recruit for the various branches of British service. Word of their safe arrival was received yesterday by Gen. W.

A. White, head of the British recruiting mission in this city. At least 100 recruits for both the Brit ish and Canadian armies, some of whom will poln Royal Flying, Corps, have left for base In Canada. A very small percentage of the mors than 1,000 who have offered their services now remain In the United States. Humors that recruiting for the regu lar army will discontinue because of the rapidly approaching time of selection for the conscript army were denied by Col.

It D. Walsh. One hundred and two applications for service in the army were nied yesterday. For tho navy there were 111 applicants, twenty of whom were examined and enlisted. Since a call for younger men for the second officers' reserve camp waa made a day or two ago several men near 10 have filed applications at the Military Training Camps Association.

It West uny-iounn sireei. oui sun omtr are requested. Squadron A. the only cavalry -or- ganlsation In Manhattan, has a limited number of vacancies at present. Recruiting ofllcere) are on duty at the armory, Madison avenue and Nlnttv- fourth street, from till 10 30 every mgnu Having filled It own rank, the Glxty-nlnth Regiment held a rally last nigni jn in armory at Twenty-alxUj street and Lexington avenue for the Denni or me Twelfth iteglment LONDON CHEERS Hearty Welcome Given Britain Heerplted In V.

S. Ixwdow, July The contingent of British residents of the United State wnica naa just arrived In Great Britain to Join the ilrttlii army was reviewed by Qen. Sir Francis Lloyd on the Hore Guards parade this morning. The ceremony attracted a large crowd. Although the throng was unaware af exactly wnat was gon on, it imme.

diately hailed the contingent as 'Tanks' and cheered the men lustily the be lief mat tney were mo vanguard of the American army. "Vou are the first contingent tp come here from America to Join In the war In which the whole Anglo-Saxon race Is now engaged," said Gen. Lloyd. "I am absolutely certain that the advent of America will put the final touch to the war and finish It qulckjy." MAY HOT HEAR TUTAJfY SUIT, reach of Promise Claimant' evidence. In Qaestlon, Charles Stewart Davison, attorney for Belmont Tiffany, asked Supreme Court justice nennrictc yesterday tp deny the motion or joiin M.

fjuinn, attorney far Mrs. Helen B. Stevens, for an order to set aside the default of Mr. Elevens In nerving the complaint In her K0.0Q0 breach of promise suit He said that In the Alabama suit, which resulted tn A disagreement, Mrs. Stevens said her legal residence was In Philadelphia.

"Now she comes Into this court," con1 eluded Mr. Davison, "and tries to get the State of New York to straighten out litigation between one party living In Alabama and another living In Philadelphia over an alleged promise to marry which she says took place In Justice Hendrlck sold that If this was correct the suit could not be tried here, lie reserved decision. 'WARE ARMS AND ACTRESSES! Milwaukee Maid Itesents Captain's Cures He' Suspended, Did Jacob Becker, a captain of the Newark, N. Military Ileserve Police, under orders to break up spooning In Weequahlc Park, "make a data" with Miss Hortense Krjsselle, a Milwaukee actress, early Thursday niornlng ond try to kiss her after chasing away her companion, John Murphy of Phlladal Plila? Miss Krlsselle says he did and uecxer says ne illdp although he ad' inllted to the police (so the latter de dared) that he placed hi arm across 0)0 young woman's shoulder. Anyhow, Chief of Pq1co Long stripped Becker of Ills shield and suspended him, and Capt.

C. Albert Gasser, commanding ofllcer of the reserve, directed him lurn in rebiemujon, Belated Fourth JnUe Cost Mfe. A belated Fourth ot July "Joke" resulted In the shooting of Frederick Iforn of Union, N. Thursday afternoon and his death In Gladden Hall Hospital, Irvlngton, that night. Harry H.

Chcctliam. of Homervllle, was arrested yesterday in Irvlngton, aacused of manslaughter. Korn was an employee at tho I'opo Mnuurarturlng Company' plfint In Irvlngton and t'hoetlmm was supervising a branch of tho work. Some. body NUKEested that It would be good I Joke to implode a firecracker to frlgliten Korn.

Therp being no cracker available i fieuuiuiH, it iiivsvu, ffivti revolver. The bullet struck a ntono and entered Korn head. Herbert Kelcer, Aatur, JVfr lel, Tie condition of Herbert Kelcey, the nctor, who hns been 111 at his summer homo ut llayporf, L. I wan reported last night ns fo desperate that his death Is ftxpevteit niiy moment. With his wife, Utile Hliuiuioi), 'o has been familiar IlKllrc on thu AmarlL'an mIuuo iilsylnil In 'Hlisitock Hnjmes" gmj -The Thtrff" find iliaklnu hl lutit uttfifm tn 1'onyanna." ne is years blili FOUR BACK DEATH TALE BY CARDINALE Ono Baff Witness Testifies Ho Sold Murder Rifle and.

Silencer. SECOND FOUND BULLETS Another Saw' Gun and Stranger in tho Werner Loft in 1914. The State yesterday began naJUng together the end Of the structure It 1 building in the Supreme Court, before Justice Tpmpklns. In the endeavor to prove four men planned the murder Of Baroett Baff. Fyur witnesses vera called, who cor roborated In detail the foundation of the conspiracy story which was laid by Antonio Cardinal.

These wttnesaea, none of Whom waa a conscious accomplice in the murder, told of the purchase of the ride and Maxim silencer by Cardinals, the boring of a hole In the roof or a West Washington Market loft, through which It was Intended to shoot Baff the finding of a bos of bullet In another loft, deserted by one of the gunmen, and the poisoning of Baff horses, prior to his death. Tell ot Allen T. Pearson, a reputable business man, who has been the eastern agent of western poultry men In the market, and waa the victim of a brutal assault before the Baft murder because he had the temerity to oppose the methods of the chicken handler, told (he Jury of a threat made by Joe Cohen against Baft. Pearson sola that In June, 1911. meeting Joe Cohen In the market, the defendant evinced surprise that Baff had not been killed.

At the opening of the morning session counsel for the defence made motion to have the testimony of Abraham Lowensteln and Ella Goodman stricken from the record. Both had testified they heard threats made against Bail at meetings of the Live Poultry Dealers rrotecuve Association, justice Tompkins denied the motion. Theodore Moeller, the Hoboken pawn broker whose faulty memory of the previous day occasioned his withdrawal from the stand, waa recalled. The best the Stat could drag from Moeller yesterday was that one of the Cohens nod been In hi place two months ago to punch use soma violin or mandolin strings. He eald he waa not able to Identify the persons who tried to buy a silencer.

Joseph Borro, who had formerly cor roborated the State' evidence of the bomb planting at Baft's home, yesterday waaunderorossHsxamlnation. Frank Mosa drew from the witness the fact that In company with hi brother-in-law, a deteotlve named Romano, tie visited Joe Cohen and In his presence asked him for the remainder of the money Cohen had Bromlsed htm for planting the bomb, r. Moss attempted to show Borro had brought Romano to the market with Romano In an attempt to frame Cohen up on the bomb dharge. "You thought. questioned Mr.

Moss, "that If you helped ne police It might your 'I didn't know If It would. Borro answered. Patrick Gorofola, owner of the Auto Market Qarage, for which Ferrara, chauffeur of the murder car, worked, testified he owned the Plat and Tlenault cars which Ferrara testified were used for bis two trips to the market. Say Poison Killed Baff Horse. Dr.

J. Schnurmacher, a veterinary surgeon of It Bast Eighty-fifth street, called for the State, testified he attended two of Baff horses In a stable at 417 East IQJth street. One of these horses. he said, had died from poisoning, but the other, he thought, from overfeeding and lack of work, Frank Reside of il East Fifty-ninth street, proprietor of a snorting goods store at 360 Bowery In 1914, testified Cardlnate In August of that year, under the name of Tony I.upo, purchased a Winchester rifle and Maxim silencer frpm him- He Identified a similar rifle and silencer and showed tho jury how It was taken apart and adjusted. This In corroboration of Cardlnales story.

and the testimony of other witnesses, who said they saw the rifle In the hands of the gunnien and Rome of the alleged conspirators at various times when It was in separate pieces. John Dahl, formerly employed by G. Hawk ft Son, In West Washington Market, said he found a box of bullets In Hawk's loft about four years ago. Mr, Dahl was unable place the date exactly, cardlna In a testimony had told of the hiding of a gunman armed with a rifle In Howk's loft before Ban" murder when an unsuccessful attempt was made to drill a hoe through a par tition for tne purpose of shooting Baff, Tills effort In Hawk's loft was made be fore te gunman was taken across the street to Charles Werners loft by Able Graff tomaka a similar attempt, Daniel Jones, a negro, wno ho been In, the House of Detention seven months an a witness, testified he placed a pack age In Werner' loft In the latter part of September, 1H, at Graffs request, and again took It from Its hiding Place the following day, also at Graffs re quest. Jones eald that when the pack' age was opened In the loft he saw It was a nna witn a meiai aiiacnment wnicn Gran: aescrioea as a sifencer.

law Stranger In oft. Jonea told of taking the rifle out ot a poop In the loff, when he was apparently aion wim Mryii, nu inen upon turning finding another mn tperp, )e then opened the corrugated Iron sheets that formed the roor anu uie of tho loft at Graff's request, Tho strange man, whom Cardinals Identified as one of the gun- rasp, etayeq in ino ion a long time, as he Baw him thero later In the day. He also remembered that Graff pent him for some ssnuwirnes, wnicn he thought were for the stranger. Jones was shown the rogues' gallery photograph of Tltta, alias Ben Rlzotta, Identified by Car. dlnala as the gunman In the loft, and said It looked very much like tho man ho had seen.

At a )a(er date, Jonea eald, Graff sent him wa employed as a chicken handler In Werner's stand over to Thirteenth avenue to look at a wagon and a. man Inside of If, which Graff told him was atanninr tnere. This testimony was corroboration of CartJlnala's sory about tn VW fie -pie wagon- with the gunmen Inside, to the market to, kill Baff. Jones sad that he saw a wagon with ahpla bijred In t)o back. man inaioe, Ilnnd Crashed Under Cnr Wheel, A FuUon street train epterlpg the Manhattan terminal of the Brooklyn iiffuge eariy ypweraay rouea ovqr man who apparently had fallen along' side the track after alighting from the train ahead.

The' flrnt car paused with out injur ng m. The man, however, nllelditnl i(ut 1iU loft Arm and a wheel pf the second car rj-uslied his hand. He described hfm'clf an Martin I.each of 3100 Klghleenlh avenue, Brooklyn. He said he was a stenographer ln tti Children's Court, MAYOR, MPX, QTS FOB TUP. "Somewhere In America" 1 Hltebel' AAdreu Fr Tern.

Mayor Mltchel will leave to-day for "somewhere in America" on an Indefinite vacation. He will start In an automobile, but neither le destination nor the length pf his ty la known. "Where are you golngt" the Mayor was asked. "Oh, somewhere In America," he replied, with a smile. "When will you return "When.

I get back," tie responded. The Mayor admitted that tie would probably drop In vn the Plattsburg training camp on hi way, but he did not indicate when. It Is believed that he will be gone About a month and that he will spend moat of the time at a camp In the Adirondack, During hi absence President Frank Dowllng of the, Board of Aldermon, a Tammany man, will be acting Mayor. DISMISSES 39 SOFT GOAL INDICTMENTS Judge Utiles Dealers Are Not Responsible for Agonta' Unauthorized Acts. Wholesale dismissals of indictment marked the close of the third week of the trial of the West Virginia coal con cerns and operators In Che Federal Court yesterday.

Under an attack by the dls-ttngulshed array of counsel representing the defence, the charge against lx of the operator and thlrty.thre ot the corporations fell flat. On, on of tho former and nine of the latter. Federal Judge Orubb announced he would hear further argument. With the dismissals on Thursday of the charges against two corporation and two the number ot those on trial ha been reduced to sixty-seven concerns and 'fortyUire officers. The court upheld the contention of Henry A.

Wise and other counsel, that the soft coal dealer could not held responsible for the unauthorised act pf their sale agent, although Government Prosecutor Frank M. Swaokcr maintained the contrary. The men and corportatlon absolved yesterday of alleged violation of the Sherman antl-truat law were as follow: crank unmet, secretary and treas urer of the Alleen Coal Company W. IL Holland, secretary of the Balllnger uoai company a. Patterson, gsneral manager of the Creek Coal and Coke Company: W.

C. Stephenson, president of the Buckeye Coal and Coke Company; John T. Wilson of the Pry Fork Colliery Company T. Williams, president of the same concern; the Alleen Coal Company, Arlington Coal and Coke Company, Ashland Coal and Coke Company, Bailey-Wood Goal Company, Nionol colliery Company, jrlat Ton Coal Mining Company, Iroquois Coal Mining company, uiack won coat ana coke Company, Booth-Bowen Coal and Coke company. Bottom Creek Coal and Coke Company, Buckeye Coal and Coke Company, Glnus Coal and Coke Com.

pany. Crystal Coal and Coke Company, Dry Fork Colliery Company, Export Cool Company, Qllllam Coal and Coke Com pany, Keenejr creek colliery company, Kimball Pocahontas Coal Company, Mc Dowell Coal and Coke Company, Michi gan coal company, Mill creek coal and coke company, Newiyn coal company, uregon coai company, pemDerton coal and Coke Company, Pemperton Fuel Company, Shawnee Coal and Coke Company, Stonewall Coal and Coke Com pany, Slone Cliff Coal and Coke Com pany, Tnomaa coai company, Turkey Knob Coal Company, United Pocahontas Coal Company, West Virginia Poca bontaa Coal Company and Balllnger Coal Company. The other Indictments dismissed to date were against the Weyanoke Cool and Coke Company, B. J. Patterson-Pocahonta Company, Robert p.

Pat terson and William Lockle. The trial of the charges against the remaining defendants will continue Monday morning, and may end within a week. SPORTIVE FLOOD HITS BRONX Baratlnsr of Mnln Pat Two Block Under Water. A Policeman Wltzman of the Simp son street xtatlon, The Bronx, waa stand ing near 903 Fox street yesterday a twenty-Inch water main burst under the pavement, and a geyser got Into action, The water ran In both directions and flooded two blocks between Westchester avenue and 163d street, Witxman telephoned to John B. Mc-Geehan, Deputy Commissioner of Water Supply, In charge of The Bronx, and the emergency crewa of the borough, wnn aaamonai forces from iiarum, were called out.

The water wae turned off at the gate and the geyser ceased, out not Doror a note several iet qiamtier nan qeen torn in ina street. MAN'S SKELETON FOUND. Believed to De That of HIaslns; New Jersey Farmhand, Newton, N. July 6. The discovery ot a skeleton, with a pair of mlsmated shoe sole pear by.

In woods back of Elmer Crown's farm In Wal pack township, Is believed to explain the disappearance eight years ago pf J. 11. Carter, whom Crown employed as a farmhand for a few days. The farmer reported the discovery torday. Carter left suddenly without collect ing wages which were due him.

The skeleton was found half a mile from the spot where he waa lost seen at work. On the day of hts disappearance, It was said, Carter wore shoes that were not mates, Deer abound on the mountain side and It Is suspected a hunter shot tne rarmnami ny mistake. Yes, sir Here till noon Certainly we will! By messenger at once. Dozen golf balls and a pair ot white flannels. Not at all, sir I Pleasure During July s4 Avptut our ttorei clou paivrpayf mr says ei tl Rogers Peet Company Broadway at I3th St.

Broadway at Warren Broadway at34tb gt, at4ntgt. "The Fpur Corner" REDS TURHED OUT AT TRIAL OF EMMA Ejoetod for Not Standing as Strains of National Anthem Float Into Conrt JURY GETS CASE MONDAY Last of Mlsfilncr Goldman "Polpers" Found, Thus Clearing Another Mystery. What doe a little thing like -The Star Spangled Banner" mean to Km and Also nywayt And why should It? Bo Emma Goldman and Alexander Benonan stayed glued to their seat In Judg Mayer's court yesterday afternoon during their trial for conspiracy against the Federal selective conscription law, while the rest of the Red crew who didn't stand aa a military band In City Uaii Park, four stories below, was playing 'the national anthem in honor of the Russian Commission, either made quick -esJU or wer, given a little treat ment by Deputy United State Marshals. "Eject all, except the defendants, who refuse to stand and don't Jet them back in the court room again," ordered Judge Mayer. Which wa Just like being forced to eat their favorite pie for Johnny McQuade and Able Adler and some pf the other stalwart arms of the law.

Johnny got hls'n out three eeo-ond before Able, and the famous Tim Dempeey, who Is just recovering from his cent wallop delivered by the lady with the umbrella, wa a close third with a large person who wanted to argue but refused to fight. It's pretty tiara on Tim to nave to go around all the time with that walnut alsed growth on hi medulla, oblongata, especially when tie to be ao durn gentle firm, of course, but alway gentle. Jory to Get Case Monday. The dramatic Incident occurred just a minute or two before the close of the day' session, during the rebuttal of the Government. Three minutes after the lost Red had either fled or been led out Into the warm, clear sunlight the prose cution rested It case' and the defence announced It had finished.

With considerable pleasure the court then ad journed until 10 clock morn lng, when the summing up by the Gov ernment and the defence will begin. In all probability the case will go to the Jury early Monday afternoon. Another deep mystery wa unravelled yesterday when the last of the missing ToIprsr were found. For several days the defence has been putting more or less otrcas on a certain self disappearing How the War Can Be Won From the Skies Tremendous plans are now being formed to deliver a crippling blow at Germany's military efficiency, only "putting out her eyes," but spreading havoc by aerial armadas numbered by thousands. Vast sums are to be spent for the establishment of an American air-fleet on a colossal scale, and training-schools for air-pilots are beginning to spring up like mushrooms over night.

During the past three years, there has been in Europe not only an immense development of the art of flying, but a specific evolution of the allied art of the aerial duello. In THE LITERARY DIGEST for July 7th, one of tne most interesting articles is a translation from the French of Oscar Ribel, Chief Instructor in a French "School of Pilotage." This article explains in much detail, the tactics of air-fighting, It is illustrated by sketches which visualize the tactics of pursuit, offense, and defense. There are many other features of unusual interest in "The Digest" Vi which are: A Coal Crisis Would Cripple Industry Old King Cole May Have Been a Jolly Old Soul, But the Modem King Cpal Has Quite a Different Look. This Article Shows What Has Been Done to Control the Coal Stringency Effects of Wartime Prohibition Labor Union Comments on the Mooney Case How Germany Views Our Army Selling Out China How Collars Wear Out The Stolen Art Treasures of St, Quentin Results of the Red Cross Drive "Christus" on the Battle Line Hpw Did You This is a question that will be asked in many thousands of homes throughout the country during the next few weeks, and there is scarcely any other decision that will exercise more influence upon the future life of your boys and girls. In this week's DIGEST there is a wealth of information comprised in the many business announcements of American schools.

Girls' schools, and colleges for women; boys' military schools; co-educational, and music and art schools; schools of oratory and dramatic art; business and technical schools; vo July 7th Number on Sale To-day AH News-dealers TSTRW-TTR ATFVRS may now obtain coPlcs of Literary Digest" lMJZVVO xjsztrixx thclr town( or whcre thcrc ls no agcnt direct 'TU a Mark ot Distinction to iBsaRMterof DifMt FUNK WAGNAU letter written tr Bmra from gprlno field to, tho No Conscription which It wsa Intended to ehav Emma had openly refused to advise young men not to register. High temperature word had panned between Berknan and Prosecutor Content on Thursday when tho letter could not be found among the Government' evidence, but yottreday Alias Eleanor May Fits gemld, who sjrllta honor with another of Emma' Red aynrpatalcsra as being the most beautiful anarchist 'out of captivity, dug the letter ovt of the half ton of stuff confiscated "by the Government from EmmA'a office. Hon ot Bsnmn'ai Sentiment. And It didn't make much difference after all. Some of the spectator might even havo argued that it didn't help matter much for Emma and Alex at that.

"Whichever way you decide, you can count on my support and backing," one sentence road. And then there waa one about tho prufuand Meat "I place myself and Afofkcr Earth at the disposal of the profound Ideal the No Conscription League." More sentiment of Emma'a and tht time right out about Jodga Mayer, too waa glvon to the Jury when Prosecutor Content read from her speech delivered at Forward Hall the night before her arrest. "I defy your law." ho read. "The agitation la In the heart of the people, and It only requires the psycho logical moment to come along, as It did In Rumla, and the Judge Mayer and: all the others will fly off the bench." BBIQOS DECISION BE8ERVED. Woman's Connect day Foye Stole Credits, Not Cash.

Magistrate- Krotel the Essex Market police court yesterday reserved decision until July 21 In the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Austin Brlggs of STS Lincoln place, Brooklyn, charged by James El Foye, an ex convict, with receiving stolen property. Mrsj Itrlggs was arrested after Foye worehe turned over to her 111,000 of 1100,000 he secured by forging the name of two men to ten certificates of General Electric Company stock. This money, he alleged, Mrs. Drlggs deposited In bank under the name of Elizabeth D.

Austin and later drew It out. Foyo waa convicted by his employers, C4ndlr Bros, and was sent to a Pennsylvania penitentiary. He was pardoned by Gov. Brumbaugh. In moving for tho dismissal of the charge John 11.

Doyle, counsel for Mr. Brlggs, said It was checks and credits Foye had stolen and not the cash In bills which Foye said he gave to Mrs. Brigg. Foye swore that bills In United State currency were passed over to him by his bank honoring his cheek and wera not, stolen. The Magistrate reserved de-clslon at Mr.

Doyle's request. 30,000 Fire li -Oreenpelnt. Fire starting from sparko In one of the furnace rooms of Kahn Brothers' smelter, which covers the block with one story frame buildings from 716 to T7 Humboldt street, areenpolnt, Brooklyn, destroyed the Interior ot all the buildings early last night, causing a loss of 10,000. Like the Sermon" Many Striking Illustrations and Cartoons "Which Is the School for My Boy and ItterarDfeest COMPANY (Publishers pf PERLMAN HELD ON PERJURY CHARGE Faulty Mind of Capitalistic In-vontor Arouses Federal Wrath, FRAUD MAY LTJBK IN PAST Questioned About Alleged Jumping of Ball Bond Surrenders Boforo Arrest. Because he forgot the past lioul II.

Parisian, inventor ot a demountable tire rim for automobiles, and several times millionaire, 1 to-day under a $10,000 ball bond given to secure hla attendance In the United BUtea District Court when Ji will be called upon to answer a charge ot perjury. Said ball bond waa fixed yesterday by United States Commissioner Samuel Hitchcock, after Perl man, who la ST years old, had walked Into the offlca of Assistant United Btatea Attorney Harold Harper and said "I'm the man you're looking for." Memory Proved Faulty. On. June while testifying- In a suit which the Perlraan Rim Corporation, ot which he waa president, had Instituted against tha Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Perl man had one of those lapses of memory, lie couldn't remem THE STORE WELL NOT BE OPEN TO-DAY (SATURDAY) 3Ttftlj Ararat? -JKsltfsmt Aimrar, 3411 nnb 3517 $irrctii Sfrui $nrk Chicago Versus Its Uncle Sam In an "Oriental Triangle The Sly Fox of the Balkans Our Old-fashioned Military Science Ignoring the Earthquake in California Photography in the Present War Our Conscientious Objectors How to Pray in War-Time cational and. professional schools; schools for backward children.

All are represented in this number. The DIGEST has attained a unique place as an educational medi im. Not only do parents recognize its value in this pense, but superintendents, teachers, and students throughout the country know its value also, for it is in daily use as a text-book in current history in thousands of schools. Inquiries are invited from teachers and principals as to how THE DIGEST will ease the burden of their school-work. the Famous NEW Standard p(ctionary), NEW YORK ber whattrar In tba rear ISM he hM been lh, tendon and had with cn tvi ward Aaiea Webber organised the Amw can Orysono Syndicate.

He couldn't re member whether ho had been with Webber and had been r. ralgned' at the bar In Old Ballsy on a charge of obtaining money under fal. pretences. He couldn't remember whether he had subsequently Jumped a ball which waa something In the nelth borhood of IB.00O. Martin W.

LKtleton, attorney for th, Firestone people, exhorted him in bi. up hla memory, and when he could' down came the Federal wrnth. The case waa referred to Mr, Harper by some one and a warrant waa issued last Monday, but never served, Mr. Perlman appearing voluntarily as soon as hi heard about It. Million Mad In Denis, The arraignment of the automoMi, man disclosed the fact that Ms Influential associations with the Perlman itlm Corporation were terminated about lh middle of last month.

In arguing the matter ot ball Mn Harper told Com. mlaatoner Hlteboook that Perlman had received about, $1,000,000 cash and large a figure In aeourttlea for his In. tereata In the' concern and that as a result of suits against other compantu he had received royalties aggregating 11,100,000. Tho alleged perjury wa committed in the presence of Federal Jndge Learned Hand, and at the time caused a sn. tlon at the patent suit in which thi In.

ventor wa testifying, and was the first Inkling that many had received of any troublous chapters In Perlman's past life. Nor wa thl all, for Mr. Littleton sin fired at Perlman the question: "Wen you, prior to your trip to Europe In 18S1 arrested In Now Jersey for winnM-tlon In what Is commonly called ihj Igresn goods gamer "I was not," Perlman declared I "nr Imputation to that effect Is unjuatlfl. able." this week, mong Mayor Girl?" 10 Cents from our local agent from tie pyjjjjj.g.