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THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, OOTOBIK St, 114.
ABOLISH MORGU
E.
BIT.
pany aad counted the nusabsr of i
I a HOW FUR IS USED IN THE NEW WINTER HATS as f
more was me smauesi iranic.
After hearing evidence ofi
for the commission, who had
CITY BUDGET UP
$11,000,000 AND
" TIMER
First Economy Is Discharge of
750 Laborers, Which
Saves $900,000.
VICTIMS
CLEAN UP ISLAND,
6RANDJURY ASKS
i
Presentment to Court Describes
Conditions as Intolerable
FORCE THE BOARD
TO SET HEARING
i
oonnj of passenger and time of
tno oomnumion reserved , ueea
This and the dosena of other
standing oosaelalntai will m-
erea Nor. i. ,
UNION TEACHERS WIN
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CHARITY DEPT. SCORED.
Suggest that Commissioner be
Replaced by Board to
Look After Poor.
T August Orand Jury, which was
continued by Judge Charles C. Kott
of the Court of General Sessions for
the purpose of Investigating tnstltu
tlons and the Department of Publto
Charities, through Its foreman, Ben
jamin Stern, to-day filed a present
ment giving the result of their Inves
tigations. They recommend the abolition of
the City Morguo, declaring that It Is
decayed, unkempt and filthy.
In regard to the Home for the Aged
and Infirm on Blackwcll'a Island they
state that the Inmates are sleeping on
the floors. In corners, aisles, hallways
or wherever space can be found.
"We And that some of the aged
Inmates," the Grand Jury says, "were
without decent shoes or stockings,
wearing on thtlr feet strips) of cloth
and drawers."
"Half an ounce of butter a day
and that with bread and only at
night: four ounces of milk Instead
of eight In the schedule for inmates
on full diet," says the report. "On
Ave days In the week soup for din
ner and neither tea nor coffee. Their
wants are Ignored, tbelr appetites. In
firmities, comfort and almost their
health Is disregarded. Surely the de
partment la making the bread of
poverty bitter with an unnecei lry
and unfeeling bitterness."
It Is recommended that the build
ings housing the children' hospital
and school on Randall's Island In re
gard to sanitary and phyatoal condi
tions be -repaired and that buildings
now under course of construction be
flalsbed.
The Metropolitan Hospital on Black
well's Island received considerable at
tention at the hands of the Qrand
Jurors. The presentment says that
horrible conditions were discovered
there. "Conditions when the hos
pitals era crowded can be understood
from the reoords, "the presentment
reads, "which show that In one day,
March II last, there were 1,860 beds
and a census ! 1,941. Children with
, highly eontr.ilous disease were
placed in beds with those not con
taminated. These children associate
with adult patients having venereal
diseases."
"We find the food served tbo tu
berculosis patients unfit for human
consumption. Many were without
meat. Investigation proved the sup
ply waa insufficient to go around.
Home of the meat showed It rould not
be eaten by any one, least of all by
those sick with tuberculosis. It looked
unwholesome, was odorous and of
poor quality.
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we) llliu ob a icBuit ui uur invpsii-
jatlons that the present motlioa j
controlling. the Department of Chari
ties by a Commissioner appointed by
the Mayor Is no longer satisfactory
and we recommend that at the earli
est moment legislation be secured to
place the Department under the man
agement and control of a Hoard, the
members of which shall be classified
as to terms of service."
The presentment sayij that the Met
ropolitan Hospital is overcrowded, the
sleeping quarters of the employees) In
a disgraceful condition, the stables
unfit to shelter any kind of a living
creature and the kitchen old and un
aaltarr. Judge Nott accepted the Qrand
Jury's presentment and Informed the
members that he would forward a
copy of it at once to Mayor Mltchel.
LAWMAKERS TO SPEAK.
senator Moses B. Clapp of Minnesota,
Senator Miles Potndexter of Washington
and Representative Falconer of Wash
ington will speak to-night In behalf of
the candidacy of Congressman Walter
M. Chandler at Broadway and One
Hundred and Tenth street. They will
be entertained at dinner by Congress
man Chandler at the Hotel Marseilles
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ITALIAN NAVAL
Second Chief City in Albania
Occupied "Because of Anar
chistic Conditions."
ROME (via Havre). Oct. 2ft.Tho
Italian naval expedition to-day occu
pied Avnllona, the second chief city In
Albania.
The cruisers Calabria nnrt Rtna
have been commissioned to establish
a general patrol of the entire Alban
ian coast.
It was announced via London last
week that an Italian expedition wan
preparing to sail to occupy Avallona
because of the anarchistic conditions
prevailing throughout Albania. Aval
lonn la the second city of Albania,
about fifty miles across the Strait of
Otranto from the Italian coast.
It was announced at this time that
an Italian Infantry expedition was
also being prepared and that It would
Immediately relieve the Itnllan mar
ines and sallor.il t' to the .present
Italy has failed to notify the powers
whether she Intends an occupation of
Albania in force.
cnousanas nappy.
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EXPEDITION
NOW
HOLDS
AVALLONA
NEARLY 7. 00.000
ALL OVER BELGIUM
FACE FAMINE NOW
Only Immediate Help Can
Save Them American Min
ister Living on Black Bread.
HKUH.SBIjS. Oct. 2C (by way of
London). 'Nearly 7,(100,000 people, in
Ilellum face famine unless they re
reive help from the outside at once,
The American Minister to Belgium,
Urn ml Whltlock. says that less than
two weeks' supply of food remains In
the cities, while conditions In the
country districts are even worse.
Though Germany has seized tho food
in some cities for her soldiers, she
still disclaims responsibility for feed
ing the Belgians.
Mr. Whltlock has had only peas
ants' black bread for two weeks and
tho supply is short. One hundred
soup kitchens are feeding more than
100,000 of the needy In Brussels.
Families formerly rich, but now In
want, are discharging tholr servants.
Noblemen may be seen slipping Into
the soup kitchen.
The factories are closed. Many
stores remain open, but have, no busi
ness. The street cars are being op
crated, but the railway train service
has been suspended. The supplies of
coffee, tea, flour, rye and solt are
practically exhausted.
Ilcports recolved by Minister Whlt
lock from Louvaln, I.legn and Xamur
say that the conditions In tliosu cities
aro even worse than they are In
Brussels. I.ouvaln has only a four
days' supply of flourtl whie Lllege has
no flour at all- The peasants In many
dlstliets have been forced to exist on
legumes, as the crops of beets and
cabbages have been ruined,
(Jlynn to Addrrse Voting Men'
I.eHKUr.
The TouriB Men's Glynn I-s;ue will
meet to-night In Its headquarters, No.
1541 nrondway. Martin W Littleton,
CnncreMmnn (lonlden, William Marman
Black and Alexander I. Ilorke will speak
on national. tftiito and local isnurs, The
Plying Knundrnn, with two speaker to
each automobile, will begin its work this
ewnlnt; hIo. and nn Thursday flow
Ulyiin will address a noonday meeting
at the headquarters, lioroush President
Connolly of queens, Secretary of Mate
Mltcheli May. William Herman Black
and Krancla ii. Uallatln will also speak
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Chief Steward Tells How In
diap Prince Was Stripped
and Scuttled.
J. A. Doyle, chief steward, and
Thomas Logan, quartermaster of tho
British steamer Indian Prince, which
was sunk by tho converted German
cruiser Kronprlnz Wilhelm .Sept. 9 off
tho Argentine coast, arrived to-day
on tho steamer Voltalro from Santos.
"Wo sailed from Bahla on Sept. 2,"
eatd Doyle. "Wo carried a cargo of
rubber and coffen and had live pas
sengers, a Mr. Clegg, his fiancee and
her sister nnd a Qermau and his wife.
Wo had bcon warned of tho German
scout ships and wont along; at night
without lights.
"Friday night, two days out, a
steamer went scudding by us. Hhe
had no lights either. Hho went quite
a way astern of us and thon put
about and hailed us by hor night he
liograph. Wo revealed our Identity,
Her naval ensign wan sent up and
ours followed. Then she signalled
that we were under arrest and com
manded us to go about and follow
her south.
MADE TO WALK THE PLANK AS
CAPTIVES.
"Next morning a boat came along
side and tho lieutenant In charge took
nil our nuutlcal lnntrumonts except
our two compasses. We wero told
to keep following the Kronprlnz Wll
helm and did so until tho following
Tuesday, when tho warship came
alongside and made fast to us.
"Then they made us walk tho plan:;.
The plank extended from our lower
brldgo to their companlonway and
passengers and crew went aboard
The sea was calm.
"Next day a detachmont went
aboard the Indian Prince nnd stripped
her of everything In the cabins and
on decks. Then they openod her sea
cocks. The Prince Bank slowly. About
2 o'clock In tho afternoon another
orew went aboard and set oft a mine
In her forepeak. Then she sank In
thirty-five minutes. We wero on tho
Kronprlns Wilhelm eleven days.
"Three tramp steamers came out to
us and loaded the Kronpiinsi with
coal and provisions. One was from
Hantos and tne others from Bio de
Janeiro,
"The Ave passengers and H of our
crew wero put aboard tho Elmberg
and sent to Rio. The remainder of us,
with the exception of tho carpenter,
the donkey enginer and a sailor, who
were Germans, were sent aboard the
Prussia, bound for Hantos. The Uer
mans were mado part of tho crew of
the Kronprlnz Wilhelm.
COMMANDED BY OFFICER FROM
KARLSRUHE.
"Tho captain of tho Kronprlnz
Wilhelm was a lieutenant from the
German cruiser Karlsruhe. There
wero Ave other olllcora from that
vessel and sixteen men from her
crew. The merchant captain of the
Wllholm was acting nn navigating
officer.
"They had come upon us while they
were running away fioin the engage
inent of the Karlsruhe and n British
cruiser. They had been caught In tho
act of coaling the Karlsruhe.
"When we were on board a wireless
was received from the Carmanla to
be ready to receive her men. 8ho wns
then snfass with the Cape Trfs4sx,
but (Oio sank that vessel and didn't
need uur assistance.
Ono night n full-rigged Italian
schooner passed close unaer our
nuurtor. Those on board raised a row.
abusing the life out of the Kronprlnz
for running witnoui iignia, inen me
Krontitinr. ordered the vessel to heave
to nnd the Captain shouted back In
fairly good English to 'Oo to hell.'
Threo warnings were given and then
a shot was llrcd across his bows, lie
hove to. They searched his vessel and
let him ko.
"They are using tne main saloon
and second-class compartment for
coal bunkers. The third-class and a
few staterooms in the nrst-ciass are
reserved for tho officers. They eat In
thu library. They treated us royally
on tho steamer.
"When wo 'rcaohed the entrance to
Santos tho Prussia's smokestack,
which had n, red band around It, waa
ualnted all buff. Wo lowered the Bra
zilian flag und ran up tho Oerman en
sign. Then tho name of 'the steamer,
which had bcon painted out, waa
n.ilntcil in niraln.
"When news of the steamer's visit
In the KrnnDrlnx W lhelm ana Tn
putting of coal on board was made
known nn Investigation was, startea.
Tho cantnin was made a prisoner on
IiIb ship and tho vessel dismantled.
wo nenra mui me same treat
ment had been given to all German
vessels In Santos, Bio and Bahla and
tlita none of them will be permitted
to leave port until nfter the war.
Several ntoamors loaded with German
rnsorvlsts wero at Santos ready to
sail, but they will not be permitted
to go out.
Tho rest of the Indian Prince's
crew and tho flvo passengers arrived
hero late on Saturday afternoon en
the steamer Tennyson.
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES TURIN.
nOME, Oct. 28. A severe earthquake
was felt at Turin to-day. No casualties
have been reported.
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The tentative budget for IMS for the
Greater City, despite the work of
efficiency engineers, flnanolal experts
and others, Is about $4,000,000 higher
than the tentative bud rat of 114, but
will probably be In the final $11,000,000
more than the final budget of 1914.
The total of the lilt tentative
budget Is $204,121,441. The tentative
budget last year was about $100,-
000,000, and there was a cut of about
$1,000,000, so that the final budget for
1914 waa $1iS,5,SM. It Is not
thought that It will be possible to do
much cutting this year because, It Is
explained, the figures have been hewn
down to the hair line,
The tax rate forManhattan Is now
11,71. Those of the' other boroughs
are a follows: Tho Bronx, $1.77;
Brooklyn, $1.14; Queens, $1.10; Rich
mond, $1.10. It Is understood that
there will be a higher tax rate and a
slight Increase In valuation.
It Is the consensus of .opinion that
the ISIS tax rat In Manhattan will
be advanced to about l.tO. ItTs now
1.71. The belief was also generally
expressed that the rate In the re
maining boroughs would also go up
considerably.
Following Is a summary of the
tentative budget for 1916 as compared
witn tne nnai figures for 1114:
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ToUIi 0i.l.U,4 IIM,Ne,eAl.ttl
Mayor Mltchel defend bis depart
ment, saying that the twenty-nine
uuuor ma supervision are not respon
sible for the Increases. Iln uvm thm
tho total budget of his departments Is
over $2,000,000 lower than last year.
It Is the contention of the Mayor
that the Incrouses In the budgvt are
due primarily to throe Items Increase
in the education budget, debt servlco
and deficiency In tne collection of
taxes.
Mayor Mltchel announced at the
opening of the budgot bearing to-day
that In the Interests of economy 760
men, mostly lanoror wno receive low
wages, are to be dismissed In the De
partment of Docks and Ferries. Many
of these men are past the prime of
life and were looking forward to a
pension In a few years. By throwing
thorn out of work the city will save
$900,000 a year.
After his announcement the Mayor
said: "This naturally presents to us
tho question of unemployment. There
will be considerable this winter. The
question of policy In making provision
for employing discharged men an
some other kind of work Is now be
fore the board."
There were many vigorous protests
at to-day's budgot hearings of the
Board of Kstlinnte. Lawrence M. D.
Magulre, President of the New York
Ileal Estate Board, said: "What we
ought to do la to cut the salaries of
many of the city officials, rather than
drop a few low salaried man who
might prove useful. The overpaid
city officials should receive the same
compensation, as men In other walks
of life who do about the same work
are receiving."
All of Brooklyn Will Get a
Chance on Nov. 9 to Voice
Protest.
Aroused at last by the campaign of
The Evening World In behalf of long
suffering Brooklyn cltlsens, the Pub
lto Service Commission to-day took
cognisance of the traffic conditions on
B. R. T. trains and opened the door
sufficiently for many complainants to
voloe theliH grievances before the reg
ulating body. I
There was only a preliminary sklrm
lh at to-day's session of the Com
mission, during which a determined
group of cltlsens forming the High
bridge Taxpayers' Association of Rich
mond Htll gave a foretaste of what Is
coming to the B. R. T. later when
the main attack Is made by united as
sociations and grievance committees
from alt parts of the borough.
After conferences between commls
slon and counsel representing various
delegations, agreemont was reached
to have a general hearing on surface
traftio conditions on all lines of the
Brooklyn Heights system on Monday,
Nov. 9, wben the whole day will be
devoted to the buttlo. Following the
surface lines, elevated trafflo condi
tions will come next.
Leaders of different groups of com
plainants met In the hearing room of
the commission to-day and discussed
their common troubles with the rail
road company. Arrangements were
made whereby they will got together
for allied notion, Henry Wnrd Heer
of No. 44 Court street has been en
gaged as counsel for a federation of
sufferers on lines running to Coney
Island. lie will endeavor to bring
together other groups.
The Publlo Service Commission gave
nucuence to-day to the determined
band of complainants from tha Itleh.
! mond Hill section who have been oer-
sistent In getting their specific cause
beard. This relates to tho conges
tlon and outrageoua treatment ac
. - . a a
curuou nunurcus or aireei car na
trons at Richmond Hill crossing. This
Is a transfer point where Myrtle ave
nue and Cypress Hill linos stop and
dump all their passengers for trans
fer to the Jamaica avenue line for
continuation of the journey to Ja
malca.
It was testified that because Myrtle
avenuo cars would not run through
hundreds of passengers were dumped
down In the roadway In all kinds of
weather without shelter and made to
wait for the occasional Jamaica cars
to run. Witnesses testified to four
arriving carloads being squeezed Into
one Jamaica car.
B. R. T. lawyers and officials sought
to make excuses, alleging that the
Myrtle avenuo nnd Jamaica avenuo
lines belnngod to different companies
and through cars could not be run.
Title technical excuse was Instantly
exposed when It developed that both
the companies belonged to the B. II.
T. system and were different only in
name.
A railroad superintendent wss put
on the stand to show by his figure
that there was no crowning or se
rious delay. Counsel for complain
nnts asked the date of the observa
tions, and then showed that the com
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CLEVELAND, Oct. t-J. HV 9.
Cleveland schools, to-day wm Tower
mlltv nf mnlsmnt or nrmrt rli9 JUtin
William B. Neff of tha Cuyahoga
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County Common Pleas Court andior-;
dered to reinstate within a week. MX
teachers whom he failed torsappowt
last spring, because, It waa alleged,,
of their activities In a :4eacnrs
union.
It .... . r.-..tt. mmam H A, , U .4 nff
contompt for violating an injunction;
Issued June lost, restraining school
t,.!tila fi-Am rAfiialnff in rsannoinl aro-
union loaviiBro.
Attorneys for the teachers assert,
that the decision paves the way for.
tha unionization of teachers In. all
result in higher ana more uniform
waxos.
If Supt. Frederick reinstate theslx
teachers he will clear himself of .the
contempt charge, the. court Intimated
in finning ino suporinionueui suui.
Supt. Frederick, however, Is cited to
appear Friday for sentence?
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