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311 it1J21 9 B1AXJ 191 1917. ts RED CROSS I A GOLFER WHO HAS A BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT SATURDAY 17 17 RED CROSS II 'A GOLFER WHO HAS A BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT SATURDAY A. M. ITYREDCROSS ES FIRMS COMPETE I CROSS LIBERTY BONDS FOR EVERY ONE, HOPE OF NATION IILIBERTY BONDS Mrs. John A.

'Carpenter Has This Young Woman and Thirty-six Others to Help Her in Auditorium loageant TOWER DIVORCE CASE LETTERS READ IN COURT IITOVIER DIVORCE -i Messages from Over the Country Congratulates Chicago Workers. Wickersham Says That Money Is First Need in Freedom War. Wife's Epistles Plea-d with Professor to Guard His Emotions. ts --os, New York. May 18.A Liberty bond for every man and woman in the United States who can afford to buy one is the aim of those who are aiding the government in floatingthe great war loan.

George W. Wickersham former attorney general of the United States, in addressing the Maritime Exchange here today, urged the members to subscribe freely. Ms A Flme DAY I I 'Eli? I la MMP MOP AM. I ft 1 I 1 -1 1--' .5 '1 I 3 .) 0 FOR IT TH AT HAVE To Cliq ssicrt1RDAY.s 7 010 Eli WORK woRpt .1 11 AC 4t--- ft --cot glow 'w, OS 1. ak's4P A Le----zz- Nrm Alllik -'111, 11.,,, 111M--- 1,1101.

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10 1 IJ :.,010 Ili I 1 -r---- 4, 1011 4 fil' 1 it amf SI. a A 4 t- ft 0 6 4, 0 tw ww.wo. 4t ---el 1. IMIEi a is the campaign for Red Cross memwhips the total passel the yesterday. Messages have come from Red Cross leaders throughout be countrY congratulating the Chicago ompaign leaders on the results.

Vice President Bowes of the Illfnois Central said that membership solicitors tave signed more than 13,000 members ef the Red Cross alOng the lines of the road and that a total of 20,000 is expected There is rather a hot fight for leadership in the number of memberships between the Chicago Surface lines. the International Harvester company. Armour and Swifts. The Surface lines are leading with more than 11,000 memberships, and the Harvester concern 1 is about 5(0 memberships behind. Armour Co.

has signed 9.000 employ's. Members Reported Yesterday. IThe public utilities pledged originally only 15.000, but they have reported already 27,331 memberships. H. IL Merrick, who Is handling the stockyards campaign.

reported that more than n00 will be the total from the packing houses. Following are the memberships reported yesterday: Evanston 2.014 International Harvester company adtional 6.007 Wells Fargo Co 801 Glencoe 111 877 Barrington, Ill 600 Oak Park, additional 725 Serbian Sisters Red Cross Assn 118 Lake Forest. Ill 425 Hart Marx 499 Hotel La Salle 194 lock Is anti 319 Revert school 206 Art institute 90 Grand Pacific hotel 120 Norwegian mass meeting 374 Oriental eonsistory. additional 2'28 Individual subscriptions. coupons 6.007 8'21 877 600 25 118 425 499 194 819 206 90 120 374 2'28 )n 1 i 1 I also: feiward alkparv When the curtain rises- Tuesday night on the Red Cross pageant in the Auditorium.

the first number In the stage-program will be given by thirty-six young women. Mrs. John Alden Carpenter, who Is art-director of the pageant. enlisted this bevy through Mrs. E.

C. Moore, field-chief of the Chicago Normal School of Physical Education. The thirty-six girls will give their exhibition previously to the- posing of a series of historical tableaux under Mrs. Carpenter and Wallace Rice. Frederick Donaghey will be in direction of the stage and the orchestra of forty, as well as extra musicians in the pageantry.

will be conducted by APthur Dunham. who has put together a program of pa-' triotic and battle songs ranging from the Colonial to the Ides Of May. 1917. Helen Stanley, onti'e a soprano of the Opera, will sing. 1 ritt on all for 1 IIMF, I I 1 I Money Is First Need.

Let that be your ribbon of te Legion of Honor." he said. Money is the one thing can now give to the men battling for the freedom of the w'xid. Later on we can supply the men." Herbert S. Houston, speaking at a meeting of the Financial Advertisers association, asserted that the nation must be stirred from coast to coast if the Liberty loan is to be oversubscribed. as is so much to be desired." Buys for Employes.

The Erie Railroad company tonight announced that it had perfected a plan whereby its 40,000 couln buy Liberty bonds through the company and payfor them in thirteen monthly installmentsv Some of the largest subscriptions reported here today were: W. R. Grace Prudential Insurance company of Newark. N. $2.500.000, in addition to $2.500,000 previously subscribed; Home Savings institution of Newark, through the New York state woman suffrage party.

three individual subscriptions amounting to 000. OFFER NEW CERTIFICATES. Washington, D. May part of the Liberty loan financing the treasury department today offered to the banks of the country through the federal reserve banks. another block of treasury certificaes of indebtedness.

$200,000,000 In amount. due July 30, bearing 8 per cent interest. and convertible into Liberty loan bonds. This brings the total of certificates Issued and authorized up to approximately $700.000.000. Other offerings probably will swell the total to $1.000.000.000 by June 13, the date upon which subscriptions to the loan will be closed.

Proceeds of the Liberty loan. the treasury department announced today, will be deposited in banks and trust companies which have qualified as depositaries which forward subscriptions of at least $100,000. Where possible other financial institutions forwardinga less amount of subscriptions will be treated similarly later. The government will receive 2 per cent interest. WHY THE MAJOR REFUSED TO FOR NATIONAL AIR ADVANCE UNTO COUPLE SEIZED THY NATION CASH AS MEMBERS OF IN TIME OF NEED BLACKMAIL GANG RED CROSS OPEN TO FORMING NEW BRANCHES 'IP se.

Day's total 17.337 Previously reported 166.698 lletobsrehis at start of campaign 17.000 Churches Tomorrow to Help Get Money for Liberty. Can Form Auxiliaries by Writing to Chiefs of the Society. ALDERMEN PLAN $122892000 RAISE IN. WATER RATES $5 An anonymoun complaint was registered against Second Deputy M. L.

C. Funkhouiser yesterday the charge being that be tailed to stand when they played The Star Spangled Banner at Orchestra hall Friday night. That's absolutely right: I didn't get up and I don't intend to when they play the national anthem the way they did that night." explained Maj. Funkhouser. First they started out with Pop, Goes the Weasel." then they shifted to The Star Spangled and then they played something else.

I refused to atand because they didn't play the national song according to the city ordinance, which specifically provides that it must be played as a separaae composition." The occasion in question was a private exhibition of The Spirit of '76." Lawrence B. McGill and Hazel Down were arrested yesterday in St. Louis charged with using the mails to defraud. McGill is said to be a member of the band known as the mIllion dollar blackmail syndicate." With Edward (Doc) Donohue be la aleged to have swindled Eugene Masser In Chicago six months ago by selling him a forged trust deed. Donohue who since has gone to the penitentlary posed in that transaction as Samuel P.

Partnly." Under the name of Chipaman. McGill, It is charged. attempted to sell Mrs. Virginia Brooks Washburne. Hammonds "Joan of Are." $5,000 worth of bonds In an aeroplane stabilizer.

Mrs. Washburne refused to be Inveigled. Hazel Dawn Is said to have, been one of the lures of the band and was hunted by federal officers last fall when the blackmail syndicate was run to earth. She escaped arrest. Committee on Finance Would Reduce 25 Per Cent Discount to 10.

i 1 4 i IP' It I. 11 rtr ill I ii I- i 1' 11 Present membership 201.035 Tyner of the E. V. Price company reported that more than 1,000 members have been enrolled by the compry, and the work Is unfinished. There istralry between the two plants of the comuy to see which can enroll the SsTed number.

a Day. Daring Bed Cross week receipts have Amounted to more than $20.000 a day. and it is believed. the campaign will secure $500.000. While -the dollar memberships constitute a large majority.

the of the receipts is considerably more than $1 per membership. Thursday's receipts were $22,224. 1 Mrs. Kellogg Pairbank's committee In charge of the Red Cross drive will parade through the loop next Wednesday at noon In the interest of Red Cross subscriptions. The committee, Nvhich will be headed by a band, will drive In half a dozen automobiles.

Lowden Vetoes Municipal Court. In Town of Cicero 5 es. Lnct Lea Springfield, May Lowden Mrs. Kate Field Leavcs Estate to Her Daughters s' Letters to a ZofilogIst." read yesterday In the hearing of the charges against Prof. 'William Lawrence Tower, brought by Mrs Luda Towers made a stir among the lawyers and caused Judge Fottlto look very grim.

Indeed. The court stenographer jotted down phrases for which there are no shorthand phonetic equivalents and the bailiffs predicted a long. hot summer. Prof. Tower formerly was an instructor in the University of Chicago.

R. now te in charge of a government botanical laboratory In Tucson. Aria. ateL being a member of the officers reserve in camp there, it has been inconventert for him to attend the hearing wherein be Is being sued for aeparate mince. Mrs.

Tower has been living at 5461 University avenue. Some time ago ship obtained an injunction preventing her husband from suing her In any other state. Letters from Mrs. Tower. Ifost of the epistolarY thrills were from the pen of Mrs.

Tower. But lit the course of things another letter was presened to Mrs. Tower, with the request that she identify it- It was of. feted to her by D. J.

Wolfe. 'who with John W. Creekrnur is appearing for Prof. Tower. Mrs.

Tower denied emphatically she had ever heard of "Richard," the purported writer of the missive. or had ever seen the letter. This letter was not introduced In evidence, but in its sirupy composition there were some sirupy phrases. The attorneys declined to Pay what relation this letter bears to the case. Turn Eyes to -Ceiling.

But it was the intensive cultivation of personal literature produced by lefra. Tower in her letters to Prof. Tower that caused spectators to inepect the ceiling decorations. In a letter written 17. 1916.

she said: I told you when you wtre here Wednesday that I shall on no oondition get a divorce in baste. I want a longer time to think it over. I will agree in the meantime not to say anything to any one but my lawyer that will injure you if you will do the same 11 by me, and I will agree to take the a month which you offer and you can pay the extra bile as agreed. I have never refused to live with you as a wife as long as you conduct yourself in a considerate and decent manner as a husband should. you going to spoil my life, cheat your children of their right.

break the hearts of your parents. disgrace your family. bring scandal upon the university. drag down another unsuspecting woman into a horrible life with you. gala the contempt of all decent minded people.

and finally end by ruining your career. all because you will tint do anything to get control of yourself? I think it beat that you abould remain away from home until you have made a deliberate decision In the matter." Seeks Reconciliation. In a letter dated June rs. 1911. Prof.

Tower wrote: If you will read my letter of February. 1916. you will find therein an offer otrecencillation and the expressed hope that our married life might be resumed. rather than shattered. First.

you have been my wife, and we have had many pleasant times to-'ether. and I do not wish to be forced to do anything that will injure or hurt you; rather I would cherish and protect you. if you made it possible. Second. I feel that there is still a.

chance of happiness in the future. were you willing to make concessions and try to make things go. and If you would only forget the useless idea of a career and be a wife and mother." In still another letter Prof. cower said he believed they might forget the past and resume their married life. things be was willing to do.

To this he received a statement that seemed to settle the matter for good. Wife Gives Her Views. Please keep this statement." Mrs. Tower wrote. and I.

too. shall keep copy. First. to Quote from your letter. the added fact that you refuse to live with as a wife pow and In the I have never refused to live with you as a.

wife. now nor in the future. so long ea you conduct yourself In a coneiderate manner as a husband should." Here the letter became explicit in cussing Prof. Tower's emotional foibles. You know." she continued.

"perfactiy well that you are deranged. You have acknowledged it to me several times and several times in what seemed like real humility you have asked me to forgive you. You told me without my asking you that a short Cm before you struck me Iset year the and that in turn led up to the quarrel and etriking. You know that we have never had quarrel In our married life that ham not come when you were excited and irritated beyond control" "Well Mated Pair." said the letter. much as we dielike each other at the present time.

I am still convinced that in every respect ears one we are an unusually well mated pair. I have never in my life really loved any man but you. end I believe that you have never really loved any woman but me (I know you don't believe it now). and I believe that if the irritation were ended we mieltt bring up our children happily together and enjoy a peaceful old age without having on our consciences the sorrow and misery and blight our divorce would cause." Judge Feel! will decide Tuesday on tha, plea of Prof. Tower's attorneys that their c.lent is entitled to a continuance because he is in the federal army: tierv leta today vetoed the Roderick bilt.

establishing a Municipal court in the town of Cicero. It was held by the governor to conflict with the constitutional provision forbidding legislatures to impose taxation on a township organization. He signed the Thon bill simplifying the mehtod of issuing summons in the Municipal court of Chicago. and the Dahlberg bil permitting Chicago to use the municipal pier for amusement purposes. CS The will of the late Mrs.

Kate Field. widow of Joseph N. Field, was flied for probate yesterday. She left the bulk of her $400,000 estate to her three daughters. Mrs.

Maud Field Clegg of Worcestershire( England: Mrs. Laura Field Clegg of Northwich, England. and Mrs. Josephine Field Crossley of Cheshire, England. I BY MARGERY CURREY.

In answer to many inquiries sent in to THE TRIBUNZ by residents of towns outside of Chicago regarding the organizing bf Red klross auxiliaries the following Information Was obtained terday from the Chicago headquarters of the American Red Cross at 112 West Adams street: To find the geographical division of the Red Cross to which those of a certain community belong. the in that community who wish to establish an auxiliary should write to the governor of their state or to -Washington headquarters of the American Red Cross asking for a directory.of th.6- chapters of the national organization. tA letter to that chapter will bring all the desired information. Several Fields Open. Among the lines of work suitable fpr an auxiliary, to undertake are the making of hospital garments or surgical dressings, organizing classes of instruction In first aid.

elementary hygiene. and home care of the sick or home dietetics. and securing members, raising funds. or c9Ilecting supplies in response to an appeal from the central committee. Auxiliaries may be formed within any group of persons through ties of race.

work, or common interest. and have al-, readr been formed by patriotic organizations, fraternal organizations, civic 1 associations. clubs, labor unions, churches. religious societies. schools, colleges.

and groups of of industrial and commercial concerns. Persons not already associated in any way may unite to form an auxiliary. Courses of Lesions. The courses in Red Cross to which especial attention is called by beads of chapters are first aid (for men and womenten lessons). elementary hygiene and home care of the sick (for womentifteen lessons), home dietetics (for womenfifteen lessons).

and preparation of surgical dressings (for womeneight leseons). Uncle Sams Liberty loan will become gospel tomorrow when It will be urged from practically every pulpit in Chicago. Yesterday 150,000 government circulars were sent out explaining the issue, which are to be distributed In all churches. 'A man conversant with the details will be on hand to explain further. and all ministers have been asked to urge the people to take the $2,000,000.000 loan and makesit an overwhelming success.

Labor leaders have been asked to work among the wage earners and induce the thrifty ones to invest In the issue, and a committee is working to organize thlio school children into units In which they participate by investing dimes or dollars as they are able. McAdoo Goes West. Secretary William G. McAdoo of the left Chicago during the day on his tour of western cities. He visited Milwaukee last night and urged the bankers there to make an extra effort 14 favor of the loan.

Before leaving Chicago he let slip the personal information that when his daughter. Nona, became a bride a- few days ago he presented her with a Liberty bond as a 'wedding present- He said that now his daughter Is a creditor of the nation it will afford her a greater satisfaction as a citizen. Banks Get Busy. Many Chicago banks are preparing various plans for absorbing portions of the loan in behalf of their patrons. The Stanaard Trust and Savings bank.

27 South La Salle street. has announced its subscription for $1,000,000 of the Issue. It was explained the bonds were taken for the bank and its customers." The complete list of banks and trust companies and the amounts they have subscribed will not be made known for several days. it was announced by the clearing house association. The Myetic Workers of the World, a fraternal insurance organization, has authorized a purchase of $10,000 worth of the bonds.

WEALTHY WOMEN TO UNDERWRITE BONDS FOR GIRLS Any girl who has $5 to invt in a Lib: erty loan bond may buy one on the stallment plan and a group of other women will be found to underwrite it, it was announced yesterday by Mary Synon, who has just been made publicity agent in the Chicago Woman's Liberty Loan. committee. The Chicago members of the committee, Mrs. George Bass, Kellogg Fairbank, and Mrs. Antoinette Funk are ready now to take orders.

There are to be special application blanks printed on blue paper for the women subseribers. Any woman interested in this patriotic form of shopping is advised to communicate at once with the Chicago committee or directly with the chairman of the national committee, Mrs. William McAdoo, Treasury building, Washington. I The council finance committe yesterday voted to increase the water rates by $1,280,000 annually. The proposed ordinance now goes to the 'city council.

where considerable opposition is expected to develop. If it is concurred in. the new rates will become effective On Nov. I. The action of the committee was to recommend a reduction in the discount for prompt payment.

At present consumers are Vowed per cent discount on their bills if they are paid within fifteen days. It is proposed to make the discount, only 10 per cent. Used to Be 15. The present rate wass established at the instance of former Mayor Harrison shortly before he left office. The discount previously had been 15 per cent.

The water department ireported that the reduction made under the Harrison seriously has impaired the water fund. There was a surplus of $1.500,000 In the fund on Jan. but it was estimated it would be wiped out by the'tend of the year unless water rates were Increased. How Reduction Is Figured. The present discount operates to reduce the water department revezrue as follows: Assessed rates $1,011,744 Meter rates 999.004 1 so, Clyne Again Warns Aliens to Obtain Their Permill Three Juvenile Homes Best Dunn in Suit i It LOEB PROMISES AN INQUIRY INTO MEDILL HIGH FIRE President Loeb of the school board Promised last night a thorough inquiry Into the conditions surrounding a fire at the Medi II High school yesterday.

He said he would make an example of the principal if the facts warranted any such action. The Are was caused by the burring of a moving picture film being shown in the assembly ball in connection with a lecture by R. N. Magill on the officers' reserve training corps. Principal Avon S.

Hall said it was his understanding that the film was noninflammible. A grammar school occupies part Of the high school building. The fumes from the burning film penetrated to the school rooms and there was danger of 's Panic for a time until the fire gong sounded. The children then hurried from the building In fairly good order, hougli it Was reported that one girl fainted. ft) a8c ra hi District Attorney Clyne yesterday issued a further warning to all aliens living near government depots to comply with the orders of the government and apply for permits from the United States marshal.

After June 1 the order vAll be enforced to the letter. Validity of the payment of county funds to institutions caring for dependent children committed to them by the Juvenile court was upheld yesterday by Judge Windes, when he sustained the demurrer of three of the institutions to the petition for injunction tiled several weeks ago by William IL Dunn and Robert F. Kochs Sends $5 Check for Mrs. Donner Policeman Drops Dead Chatting with Friends 4 Indiana Prisoners May Do Their Bit Out of Jail Policeman Thomas Fitzgerald of the Deering street station died last night in the stables at the station of heart disease. He was talking to two companions and seemed in the best of spirits when he slipped from his chair and died Still another contribution to the fund for the widow of John Donner.

the Park policemaZh was received yesterday by THE TRIBtNE. It was a $5 check from Robert F. Kochs. It brotight the total of the fund up to $337. Mr.

Kochs check has been mailed to Mrs. Donner, the widow. Total The water department has approximately 300,000 accounts on Its books, and the net annual revenue Is around $7,000,000. Construction of extensive improvements. such as the Wilson avenue tunnel, has made heavy drains on funds.

Sheriff Barnes of CIVIVTI Point yesterday announced that all Lake county. prisoners who wished to perform patriotic acts would be given jobs on farms for the terms of their sentences. 1'4 it ttt ti ti! 4 It) )) 'RIGS 1C496 3A3L-- 11116 ressA verf 30'4 ents't 011 Lao OS 06 ICL ri9 ts. 11 BUTTER WAGON DRIVERS REFUSE TO JOIN UNION Charges that driver salesmen emPloYed by the Blue Valley Creamery c111PanY have been threatened with violence if they continued in their refusal to become members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. ilauffeurs.

Stablemen and Helpers of America are contained in newspaper drawn up last night by oftetals of the company. The advertisements also contain a ltitement signed by the driver-sales3eI4 in which they declare that they are Paid better wages than the union aella calls for, and that they have no desks to join the union. RePresentatives of the union denied their had attempted to intimidate the Valley men, and said the men who 4ltned the statement were employes alto refused to go on strike- when one ala Called. SHOPLIFTERS' CACHE CONTAINS $10 000 LOOT bier of Detectives James L. Mooney u4 a squad of detectives made a second 1111A Yesterday on a fiat at 1246 South avenue and recovered an addition- al 110.000 worth of stolen propertY NIA suitcases and two trunks full of hardware, and wearing apparel removed to the detective coi I An adl oft 7 EtaS.

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