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THE SUN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1915.
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II. S. ASKS ENGLAND mrs. chanler sees ship
admit p.dcdhcdtpd! OFF WITH KITS FOR FRANCE
"STREETS OF PARIS"
TO AID RELIEF WORK
GAG ROLE IN SENATE
TO FORCE SHIP BILL
BRIDE SAYS BANKER
IS A 3 BOTTLE MAN
ttUUUl UllDUllUlllDU
V'niif In Know Wli.v AllK'I'iciill
United mill Her Colors
lliiiilcil Down.
Many Phases of Life in French
Cnpital Will Have Kopro
soii tuition.
Wilson Spur Drives Democratic
Leaders io Adopt Drastic
Methods.
Joseph . Jordan's Aflantfc
City Romance l'-iuls in Suit
for Separation.
I,NST IIMTISH HULKS
VAHIOl'S FUNDS SWKLhKl)
mm
,MAY UK NIGHT SESSIONS
UK IlliA.MKS CI OA IIKTTKS
i
. -.t.is. .Ian. in. Tii- rmtf.i
a. -ted promptly to get from
i uti an r x pin mi t Ion of 111 haul-
i.v the Itrlllsli of an Arnerlmn
i i llylnu mer the American
ill. ctihrloi. The complaint of
hi the ( Jretnhrler. which wn
v State I ii ttnrlit, was
I telv li-ought l'i the alien-
Hi'tHh Km'ussy heie. No r"-
n ill" by :hl (lnvorninont. lint
. of th ictl'm ib rli' ir hough.
. i tain what oxphinaMon, If
iii't'nh riovcniment oil nil to
i umiplii'neil of wore reported
i -in to-day by Ambassador
Hc -i.r, ami In u statement (mm
i
. o' in- (.reeimrier. mo priii
i .if c impl.i'n' In thut the t'nlted
i i wan hulled down on the ilrctn
i . 'ic H-:tlsh navigated her Into
! e itn'n ition.
l- h. are of the opinion that no
-r.
in
,t i, , ..n i an lie shown tor limning
I,o American Hag when the status
,.f thi "lie nhrtnr as an American vessel
i,l way been changed. Such a
(,-.!. ,il ic It was declatcd. In nulle con-i-.iij
i accepted rulo In cases where
i.iji , .el8 .ire helil up nt sea for ex
m n. i i'i "f papers ami search of eiirgi.
I . . nollvViil here that tho complaint
i. . .p'.un In thin cao Is tntlrely Just
n ill l'i oi..-r.
Tl" ' '.reenbner -iM bound from New
. . 'or llreini'ti with a cargo of cotton
1 1 c n not treated by .iiiy of tho bei
i. is is cuitratund of war. Tim fact
' .'.irgi consisted of cotton was
.ft. ,, ".i in th Ilrltlsh Consul at New
0'. liieemlier 30, dipt. Farley of the
.rtitli 'i" he u-iih halted liy u Ilrlt
. . n ' which neiit olllecrs ahoanl to
, i m ii. i . iMpern. Sevei nl sailors were
o "' ii'Oinl and lie wan untircil to
.1m hi so fur Kirkwall. Seo'l.ind.
A Pit's lit-r. he states, he was again
h. ilii ' "' I a" ollleer was Kent from the
crule take charge of the navigation
(.f in. ' If eenlmir, though ("apt. I"arly
i. hle lul to tins. At the same time, the
m'i ..'i 'I'loin wre hauled down uml
the ItMi.nh ll.iK Klllwlltllted.
On urUal at Kirkwall Capt. Karley
xnn I M t. take hlft 't-cl to l.elth. He
rf i".i.l I., do irf ax lonK an the Jtrltlh lla
a f! i it "i the i trfetilirler. 'Hie Anier
i'ii ilik in then reKtored, the eset
v.i! i. I.e. iii and, lifter n dny'K delay,
ro. . r.ie.l to HruiitMi without further mo
it . i
! ... l.eve.l hero that the Iirltl-li
nr. . i ! nt .ll (llcnviiw the action with.
i i l 'ii I he i Ireiiihrlr r'M eolor, for II
it" lint lull rule to haul down
in:' .1 'I. ikk under eircuiiiKtanceK kucIi an j
e '"i'lirij; up ii iiiu r't uui km .
DACIA MAY SAIL TO-DAY
rnruo i miipli'te, but ('li'nrnni'e
l"lliers Nut Vi'l TllUcu Out.
ri i " "V Tex. Jan. ;o. The steam
k ; ''i a ompleted hr cargo of ll.duO
' ' to-day and the matter of her
.-"liiarrly up to the shipper, who
' . iniinuiii'oil the Visstl's destlnn-
lllnif hour.
istom House eloj.e.1 without he- j
leuninn papers, but deilnli
f in the bi'ipers Is exiiected by
i The agents say tho shippers
i. ill longer than to-morrow In
. iiinc the Unt
supplies of coal have been taken
. hut It Is ritsirled that the D.icla I
to Hrenieii or ttotterdam via Nor-j
in thai caso the llrlttsh cruiser,
iik Iii the gulf will be iilsappolnt'd,
- H.i.ia will hug the three n.Ilo limit I
.. ,
'oil.
'
'II'
i;
St
dP '
,is a 1.20.. mile radius wlrel, ,s out-'
h is coimteil on to warn her of tin-hit
i h of hostile cinft until she has
I tlie other side. Alselxuro on tho
'l ie is mustilercil preferable to cue
fe watets.
I'. .S'. TAKES S'O ACTIOS'.
Wm'm.tov, Jan. 20. While Informisl
b ". mners that tho ttiamshlp Daeia
" - . I "". Itoittrdam or Hremen regard--
"' the llilllsh ibs'lslon to selr.e her,
ie -tr.. lieparttnenl Is Inking no part
n i'ii- project.
If
l' i' ii- ili.it tho Department
fnt w.u r.rt.
I nmulE ln '
t r.i - iiipurt the owners
zure were w nout lounuatlon.
i.i.rested III tho Daclu will have to
... . . .. i i
Th
'sr.J.. ihe merits of their ciso In H prlne
"U. The I'nlt.d States would flgiue
onlj t in appeal was Hied rrom the llrlt-
h il .-Inn alleging ll denial of Justlc
se i .i-Uiis for dlplomallc adjustment.
1 s Ii. Iieted thut tin- D.icki cae will
Ii a stage for a long time. Tho
P'i-p ie i unco of opinion at the State De
i in i m that thu Dacla owners have
' l ' i' iitlciilatly strong case.
T e iiie-tion of tho United States wvtr
'tk inn,, ui grunting Insuiiince to thu
In us aigo of cotton again has been
i ker u t and will bo decided to-morrow.
T''. ii, .an refused orverul days ago to
. n. ilnk. but 'he Treasury olllclals
tr i'. tl have had a second thought.
I '! i' 'i -runt Insurance to a ship trans-
r I in ihe American Hag would bo
I a I 'i .'onslderabl.i c-ITict Itl urgulng
' the nilp purchnse bill. It also
- i . ted as sttong evidence ugaln-t
'l'i i in a Ilrltlsh prize court.
Piilhnndor Hesiiioes Hremen Trip.
I 'N. Jan 20. A despatch from
vt , I Holland, nys that the American
i'" n - i p.fhllnder has started for IJro-
Hfn i 'ie i argo or cotton.
PLANS STEFANSS0N SEARCH.
Siirilior Priiposen SendliiR Hydro"
aeroplnne to Arctic,
lin '.'ft An expedition car
peiiuioii cor-i
.I
...,e".,nes o search for elg hi
f Steru'i.son expodi-
M.N nnVir'XU'jr hoXV vor,..
also.! a "o ami I
I Ian iii.nounced to-nlsht i
' ' i"1 "r"
.1 ,..llr ,,i..llll,.ri h'lh leetl I
m n i I-..-. A, if 1 t ie CiTia-
M ' mm II s-iys that If the ana- .
" " , , 1
i wei to his proposal ho will
. i ork and euile.nor to have
pity llnanced through prlvnU
lb I'Ktiiuaied the cost at $110,000.
KKEFELLERS EXPECT STORK.
'"' Ii Heir I 'nr In r I
of .lolm II,, .Ir,
nt Mr and Mis.
,
D.
i .in- ami .ins. aonii iF.iuiipoiii.ii.- ' ,,Vn-
Jr. were Inteiemed yesterday of tho military H-rvlce. "" 'm,'M
that another baby I. ox- lleprcsen atlv.. Hi tier nf , l
. i. f. n... i -el,.... ' n.nUiiiL- ltemibl can of the i ommlttee on
". "V. '"'... " "
nil IU en l re I lie yoilllgrsi
n ,,,, i
: ' .r'VlieUr H?rwiir
w,i,. ll,.i bn. Ii, i.mi. I. Ill
Iii-i honie In Pocanllio to cause
I'lnelicnsiiin. It was said that
I, .ii.' illagno-ed her disease as
'- iiicinia
liiily IImIsi'm oiier Hun,
JO -Tne lieiun enr ei.poiii.
in ai . Hint Swiss agents ,
ii
i.iinid Ii.iij's promise no
'old up . upper and corcals des-,
w. i... ii nd at tlenoa It wns
.Mi.suaalon that won over It-
.tnl
, rorrltit by t'niferwftoil A. tn lemixin
Mrs William Astor Chanler on
ried away the
The HteamKhlp llwhnmlieaii of the i
Pn'iich lliii Kalle.1' yi'Mcrda ufternoon for , l''ii Kiven The Itochatnbeaii will land
Havre havlnR on tard many hundred , ""r ", "" ,
. , , , The Itoi'luimlieau nleo lu alioard a
l.-ifayett." UltK Klven t.y Amrrl.'aim forl,u,K, mmi,.r r lim lruok clm for
til comfort of 1'Vtneli koIiIPtk In the j in tin. I'Venoh arm and a val ii:in-
(leld. Mr. William Amor Chanler, who , tlty (if h tkos'Ikh'k from I'lltHlmrK for
Ik largely lnteP'Kte.1 in the mn tineiit to 1 the IVeneh "'.nnlry and artillery Amoni;
olitain theKo Ijitayette kltK, wi iit to the the lilt- cIuii'k paKiencern were a hcoiu of
pier ImfoiH the Khlp left to Oil' nil IVeneli American volunlrn. There were
liad been safely put on hoard and ulin wait fewer tlmn fifty ealiln pasicngem
OF MEN ALARMING
VI lllLU AUnilJllllUj
Admiral I'letchcr Sa Atlnntie
Fleet Alone Should Have
5,."i(H) .More.
n.ui kvkiiv sun' l,KI'"lf ''
WtFHiN'iTos, Jan. An Inve-iigatlon
Just compii'tod under the dlnctlon or Hear
Admltnl Fletcher nas nwiceeu amnn-,
lug shortage or officers and men to man
ertlclf ntly the battleship Heel of the Amer
bun navy. ThU Is shown In a letter ad- j
dressed to Chairman Padgett of the IIou-o
Committee on NiimiI Affairs,
dmlnil Fletcher's letter has mado a(
' onlf m,ri.hllioll u... Naval Committee
. i. ,. ...in,.ti.,n ..f mi
'"av 1VH,,U '" tho a option of mi ,
...,,..,,i,,,. ... ... ti,. naval bl l changing the
enlisted personnel of the nasal se.vlce. I
letter follows: I
"V. S. WVOMIM1, Ki.Aiisiur.
"Navy
V.r.t Vmi. VOI'U. Jilllllary 14.
11115.
"My I'KOi Mr. Pam;btt. 1 ibslr-j to cor
rect my lewtiinoiiy as glxcn on page &47
of the hearings Indole your committee,
rli.i lestimniiv Is 111 answer to the ques
tion as to 'luiw many short we would bo
we attempted to put .ill our fighting I
.iii,. In is.iiinilKsioo with trained n-nki'.
Mv reply was to the effect that I could
not Klse exact figures, but my Impression
i ,....i.i ..i. t linn nr .".noil nd.
Was lllill "fc i..i,e - --
dltlon.ll llien to fllllj' 111.111 the shlIS Which
- ,70!(tlht,e9 f,,u,io in addition to
'm "! , , ,h u,.w ti,..t should
in n ctiiiiiL iif iii' iiuiiiik'i iip" -
im,.(llaU.i y p,. called out of reserve.
ablH ,0 KH m..ie exact :
formaton Hoards, consisting or the C.i
In-
Cap
tain and other ranking nlllccrs or ex
perience, by order or tho Navy Depart
ment, have been, appointed upon every
battleship or the Atlantic fleet, with In
structions to carefully consider the com
plements f both olllccrs and men required
on tho various types of vessels and
scrutinize the. number allowed In each
rank and rating with a view to reducing
tin. same lo the lowest practicable, con
sistent with t-lllelerc) for n peace com- i
plemont, and tho lowest iuiihoit mm
would bo delrablo for a war comple
ment. , ,
"These boards have now completed
their work and the result has de eloped
an alarming shortage of aUkers and men
that aro required to efficiently man our
ships for battle. The reports of all these
hoards were made Independently ami arc
singularly unanimous In their conclusions,
presenting a more serious shortage than
..niii hnvH been anticipated by either the
Navy Department or tho Heel until
brought to light by this searching investi
gation. "Tlm reports of '.hose boards show
that In the twenty. one battleships In com
mission and now composing the Atlantic
llect then- Is a shortage or 5,'J1! men and
orilcei-M reoulnsl to III! all stations nee-
, essury to efficiently man the ships In
i battle.
I ""riie nhovo llcnres relate to tho com-
- - ., ,,, , .. ,h.
,' ' J(, , n ,. -
-n."1,rn.i .. r.illv nun, the shins, which
... , i. ,,,ii.. ,,,.., ,l mv, ii 1
' 0UBl,t to 'jr. ,!."V,t711,,,""
h-."'-f,'f' of "0St""leS tlt',1 n,y
iilnu I
1"""..""" , . .
"M 'mFi" report has been sent tn
. s,.,r...r.. ,,r tll s-,1V, hut I desire 1
tllrt atiOVO lacih in oe n;ii-"i in juui i-'-- ,
on ori, r that the testimony 1 gave
,,.,,,.,. ...... ...Mnniltteu may not bo mis-I
Mlln,li i
'
W nuts More for Airships,
me. Ihe naval nno-onrlallon Hill
, ..... ....... .. ... - ...
vlso calling ior i. n-u. .u "
morn "as linn 'i.iii.' i., "
in.ii.-ireut awakening of INiiigreNs (., the
- . - . ,... ,w,lfll..,l l.P.ttlt
Importance or this long n eg eel.-" I branch
'vV. "i irri.lrs .l asserts that onlv nbout
- -
$3t!0,000 will be available for new nlr-
r l::,.::-, T.'b
l' I"" liniioiinoi I ' ".'..""'.. : '
i .i I r...... .,f
uei iiiiiiiiio . ." -
theun well kllOWII flll'tH
I don't think the
I'nlted Slates Is doing as inui'ii ior uio
national defence In this dliootlon ns it
"''"Af'tir milking necessary nllowiinces for
the cosi .it ixperlmeiitiil w-tk, iiangiirs,
sheds, Aii . It Is estimated that there re-
mams only Jllf.0,000, which if present" the
niiiount that can no xienin-u n ior
new aiK-iuft. TliU su;ri v.'l'l l"ir"hn-o
twenty.four aeroplanes, with no dirigible,
or ono dirigible with mi ueroplants.
"Fifty ucroplancs nnd wo dirigibles, as
the liner Rochambcati, which car
Lafayette kits.
niiii'li pleased with the nuiiumr that liad
i recommended by the board oil aeronautics,
vvulil cost fl.lfcT.iWO. The proKiscd lip
I proprlatlons for 1 f 1 it. making no provision
for upkeep or experiments, amount to
.crws - vi
.-nnH at the end of lOII the Vnltist
Stales navy would find Itself tho owner
of one dirigible, olio dirigible shod and
lorty-four aer. planes, but with no piovl- .
sion for upkeep or iniilntenani'e or these I
and particularly with no allowance for
m.ii-hlnes thv wear inn or a:e wrecked.
What a small air fleet as compared with i
thou, of iTermati. France r (Ircat lint
ain I"
HOUSE APPROVES BILL
FOR ONE COAST GUARD
Life Savinir and Heveiiii' Cut
ler Services to He .Merged
as Naval Unserve.
Washishtov. Jan. in
The life saving I
sen - lee and the rosenue cutter service will
"' ,"'"M ','P;ira,t'1 wivn i-resinent
' Wllium .k'n, ii 1.111 T1..MHA.I tlie llnliMe
-"
" " v"'e '.I ..... ... ... iu m-
or the two services, the cmst guard will
bo charged with the duty or saving lives
III water over which the United States
has Jurisdiction and perro-mliu the work
now done by the revenue cutter service.
T'le bill, which ha been Indorsed hy
PreKldent Wilson, alp'ady has passed tho
Senate, and upon the adjustment III con
terenco or certain dlfferenci-s between tlie
two houses It will go to the Piosildcnt. '
The bill passed to-day places the coast
guard under the Treasury Department as
ii naval reserve that mn be transferred
to the Navy Departm" i' '. time of war
hy order of the Presul, nt. The coast
guard will be made up or 4.100 trained
and experienced men. who may be placed
on a retired list arter a certain number
or yocirs ir they are Incapacitated while In
the line or duty
BIO U. S. SUBMARINE LAUNCHED.
I.-1, of . est Tjpe, la Our of Nrirn
Mliillnr Vessels Authorised,
Ql'iNCT, Manx., Jan. 20. The submarine
L-l. the largest yet built tor the United
Stai's navy, was launched nt the yard
or the Fore Klver Ship llulldlng Corpora
tion this arternoon.
Sho is one or seven vts-uls or the same
I.d.1 ii...e nil If isoitriict uHliiil.it loiiu am
falllllcd she will develop a speed of 14
knots on the surface nnd ten knots sub
merged LOWER CABLES TO HAVANA.
The Western Pit ion Telegraph Company
annouiicisi a risluctlon efTectlvo Immedl
ntely In Its minimum cable letter rato
to Havana from Jl to 7i" 'ents. Tho
word rato remalno nt 5 cents, but the
minimum churge Is for fifteen words, In
stead of twenty as heretofore.
The Western I'nloii Telegraph Company
announces also tho establishment of a
deferred service to Havana at a rato of
8 cents n. word foe moHageti In plain
language, subject to such delay ns may
be Involved In Mielr deferment to full rate
inisst.iges on hand. Tho deferred rate to
Pile's In Culm outside of Havana will
! ' "' ord.
npTCK'S AUTORRAPH AT 101
& AU lUlliUVm Ai IU1.
-
The .lolm .lollnc l.llirnr.v Mule
......
""""
The first Iti-m fold In yesterday's session
of the Ji line library sale at the Anderson I
t ' ' bn.ughl III.' best prtce of the
oay. u was ine "i.uv and rimes nr.
William IV." by Percy Fitzgerald, extra.
Illustrated, and It sold to Ceorge D. Smith '
.. in;,; ,
, ',.. ... ... ..........
'" CIHIIII ll"l HUIIHIII .!". HOI. 1111 lllllll. ,
(..nrl fi(. aI)() N
1 ! iph letter id (inn Iclt, fir 101 and No
I 7TT the " Milhentlc Narrative of Mr
Itetlietiunt Fiom the Stage."
...... ,
' . . . . . . .:...' ".T
P.. 1 1. North paid i'.m f. r No, r. tij. the
(liol ei Club edltliHi of Fitzgerald's Hu
baiyal The total for tin day was $2 500, mak-
'I"': he tol 1 lo date fS.t2TD
T,lt' "'"'" ""idmueg to-day ,
: -
j yc.t ' oif ())
tl) Cfcllldc jlOUV V'OM ftpots.
576 FIFTH AV ly) C0R.7W5T-
mill m out" ill l-uirn MMnn ill mo inline . iiiic "... .... . ... n-i ..v-vnn-r.-
typo which have been authorized. Tho day on account of the Junior League en-L-l
register 450 tons uml measures 165 tertalnmer.t nt tho Waldorf-Astoria.
"The Streets of larls." or In other
words, Paris Itself In miniature, Ik to
make Its way Into New York through th
iiKCiicy of the Lafayette fund, which Is
nendlnK comfort kits to French KOldlers.
Almost every pluup of I'arlslnn llfw that
Ik worth tallcllitf nhoiit wtl1 hove Its
representatloil If n hall lirire enough tn
hold them all can Ii' found. Model and
plans of the Luxembourg Hardens, the
Latin Quarter, Moutrnartrn with Itimu-Ic
hall, (ho cafes and certain well known i
streets utv now being maile.
The twines of the follou'liiR appeir on '
tho executive committed Mrs. John Jacob
Astor. Mrs. William Astor Chanler, Mrs. I
John Jay Chapman, Mm. James II. ltuke,
Mr. and Mrs. Archer M. HuntlnKtnu. Mr.
and Mrs. t'hlllp M. Lydlcr, Mrs. I. Cooper
Uewttt, MIm .Tnliet A'.'tiddcr, Mrs. Leo
Thomas, Mrs M. Orme Wilson. Mrs Henry
IloRers Wlnlhroi, Miss Kiiilly Hloane,
Itoliert J.. Il.tron, William Astor Clvinh r.
Krvdorlo It. Coudert and It. Hayanl
Cutting. 1
Tho llrst Jt.Ofio of a fund which Hunter,
C ullego seniors hope to raise by the pres-1
cntatlon of "I'runella" next Monday after-
noon and evening In the Hunter College,
chapel will go to the tUd ( rout I-unci, no-'
cording to an annoiinceniint niade yester-
"'J; .... I
lrsiernayn nuniwripiiuiis 10 ni.f ii".i
Cro-"" War HuMef Kuml nmounted to
H,T.:, nuking a total or HtVJl's. Hfty
ono dollars came In yeMenluy to the lted
Cros for thu Italian Karlhipiakc Uellef
Fund, which now totals (1,204.
Them will In' ,i day for i'hllili.1. at the
Ilerkelej- Theatre In We-t Forty-fourth
street mi Saturday, January .1". when
MIsk K. K. Key nolds will direct u matinee
of Ituishin folklore and song for children
lor the benefit of the American Hosplt.ll
n' l'etrognid. Tho money will bo sent
through the Committer of Mercy.
A reiui'jit has been Kent to the Mayfalr
!tellcf. Fifty-second street and Firth
avenue, bj Mrs. Olivia Itndlngton. an
American In 1'arU fur changes of
clothing for lilhles 111 l'.iris.
The llelglnn llellef Fund received
?3,3au yesterday, making the totnl
J&0.32 The Polish lltllif I'oinmlttee,
4"7 Fifth nvenile, received $t!if yesterduv,
making the total llti.f.U. Tho Sei-ours
I National Fund now am tints to tS.1,612.
j of which (57 was received yesterday by
Mrs Whitney Warren at lfi Hast Forty-
I te'. elith street
I A subscription of (1.1P0 was recoiled
,.t.nt.'i i.v l l Mi.r.n.., Ar t '., r..r ika i
American Ambulance Hospital In Paris
from Mr. F.dwaid N Olblis for an auto-
niobilo ambulance This subscription with j
others brought the total of tho turn! to
301,.'.'.bS.
1 eterdn Conlrlliiitloos tn the
Prlncessr ite Polx l-'iiml
Prliiceso de 1-olx's work In lUhnlf of I
urther contributions In aid or
S'Ta nV":,T n,"H,"",rly
f-00. The money Is used for buying yarn
iu wholesale, which Is shipped to Paris
free of iiwt on the first available boat.
Ihcro It Is Immediately put Into the
women paid by the Prlncm-e do Polx and
made Into warm garmi.tK. Titn Hu.v
wishes to repi-.it that there Is no more
direct and effective way of aiding French
war sufferers than to help swell this fund. I
Cash received yesterday. (10 from Mrs.
William M. Conway, 220 Lexington ave- i
nue, Pittsburg, (tn from Harriet Suther-
land, superintendent of the Cornell In- ,
nrmary. itnoca, x. Y. A large bundle
of woollen garment camo from Mrs. Maty
ii I'unton. '.ii .North Fifth street, She
boygan, Wis.
Society Attends l.nfayette I'ninl
I In nee nt Vs nderlill t.
The usual Wednesday evening dance of
the Lafayette Fund was held last night
under the auspices of the Paul Jones Club
In the Delia llobbla room or the Vamlcr
hllt. There weiv several Interesting rea
lities arranged by the Misses Wlborg. in
cluding the two miracle dancers, Tom
Dingle and Jack Corcoran, from "Hello
ilroadway.' and a minstrel performance
given under the direction of James It
Hurope. Conrad's band and the Itusslan
Halalalka orchestra played for dancing.
Some of those present were Mrs, W
Astor Chanler, Mr. nnd Mrs. Ceorge F.
5iaker. Jr., Mr and .Mrs. Sydney S. llreese.
air. aim aim. ...iinuri . ii eiliion. .Mr. anil
.inn, iit'i'vi! iavi,ll, .ill, anil airs, lier-
uard M. Ituruch, Miss Louise Sands. Mrs.
Whitney Wurren, Miss Janet Scudder, Mr.
and Mr. Itlcardo .M. Do Arosta, Mr. and
Mrs. James It. Duke, Mr. and Mrs. Arch'r
M Huntington, Mr. and Mrs. Philip W.
Llvcrmore. Mr. and Mrs. Harold 1. Pratt,
.Mr. nnd Mrs. Howard F Whitney. Mr.
and Mrs. Ualvin Truesdale. Charles D.
Wetmore, Mr. and Mrs. Oondby Iiew.
W. Forbes Morgan, Jr.. and Ltwrence
Perkins.
There will be no meeting next Wednes
WILL CIRCLE SOUTH AMERICA.
Kroonlsnd, Under Stars nnd Stripes
First Ship to MhUo That Voynge,
Tho Hed Star liner Kroonland, mado
In America and (lying the Stara and
Stripes, sails to-day on a cruise around
South America ;yiil will bo the first liner
to circumnavigate that fmtinont. She
will lie Ihe blggtwt vessel lo go through
the Panama Canal. She has aboard 300
excursionists, who will be away rrom
this Krt for eighty-two days. She will I
visit numerous sirts of the West Indies
and all the Important cities of the east
and west coasts of South America.
The passengers aro rrom nil parts of
this country and Canada. Among them
me. Congressman McKlnlcy of Illinois,
Mr and Mrs, lloger W Ilabson of Iloston,
Dr. Luclen C. Warner, dipt. Charles W.
1 ,,i nna II.. M-I...I..I.I n- T..-l
liluwii, ..ui, unit .mid. iiiiiumi I I'uiiein,
A Henry Dr Don S, Harvey. Mrs.
, , .,..,, ,. ,. ii.i, r',, .,
Mrs U II Plimpton and Mrs.
Penn Mather.
William
platicRimsmiti iNy "3 Vl jewelers la
I 'HE Gattle Collection cmbbdics
these prime essentials of the mode in
jewelry: quality of gems, artistry of setting
and that refinement of character proverbial
of Gattle Workmanship.
Off uiu St. Parte)' C.atkiitr!
f WATPB
I from tli White lloure Democratic lead
SDRVED AT THE MOST EX-Vh In tho Kenato decided to-day to renort
CI IISIVP AS WPI I AS THF;
MOST POPULAR DANCES.
FLYING BOAT RECORD
IS BROKEN BY SPERRY
In
Cnrtiss Ilydi'oiilane With
Alan llawley He Flies
Over lluiNon.
Itl It I)S
HKATKN . IX RACK
I'lrhaps It was because this Is the
r., He.isou on ducks now or simply the
fa,.t ,Mat hB rltrtri't carry a gun that j
Kept Alan It. llawley, president of .the.
,.r -lti1. from enjojliig t e rointileti'
thrills of a Hew sport which lie found
ytsterday when Lnwrtnru Sperry took
him for a ride In a Hi lug boat up tho
Hudson and back. Mr. llawley told re
porters that chasing wild dorks In an
aeroplane whs (he list sport he knew.
President llawley said last night that
they had broken the American Hying boat
li'conl for distance nnd duration for an
aviator with n passenger, with a tllghl of
sixty miles In one hour and twenty-five
minutes. This rerord was held by Adulph
!. Sutro for ii Might In California u year
ago of thirty-three miles In o- o hour and
fifteen minutes.
"Why, I never vaw isuie scared ducks
in my lire," said Mr. llawley as the
movies caught him In the, process or re
storing circulation. "We put up a llock
on our way back off Yonkers and drove
them ahead or us for a mile or so. I
never knew an nlr machine could bent
out what I thought was a ninety mile an
hour bird. l!ut two of the-.i persisted In
keeping In our (iv nnd then when the
found they couldn't show us anything In
the way of spied they cot full of panic
and tried to drop us. Hut we dove and
ro.iiPil iLk well as they did
and llnnllv I
n umy our legiiro no uursei,, -. uu,
prevented their getting nuxeii up in our
propeller.'
Mnong the other things tliev nued a' d
beat was one or the New York Centrals
Western expresses. Now ir any one wiit-s
In and says that he was on the train and
that It was the triln that wen the rnee.
I be oilgltt to be told right here tluil he
I w.ih on the wrong train And then too
"'r'' w th" ''""' llr"-r Hochambenll
scan" Mend, aboard l.ir too whom he
, Hhow fHW trlcl(s r . ulr.
Aviator Sperry's reaoon for Hying yes-
,,,r,ij- ,vi,s to prte to tho satisfaction of
t, Arr chili of America that h could
qiralify s m, i.ei'ift-,, expert ..v-.'sr ar
well tv ho a son of the Inventor of the
gyroscope which stabilize' nlr craft He
flew the twenty-five inllex cross country
and return without stopping, ami he now
has only to make a descent from I.r.oo feet,
land within lift meters of a certain spot
and cut certain liguie fights befoi. he
riMilly gets a license Ills ufternoon (light
with Mr. Ilawle.i follow" d on
or two with
u mechanic in
tho morning from ins
hangar nt tho navy yard.
With Mr. llawley he look the water of
the Bast ltlver at 2 :S0 P. M and was m
the air a few minute later after circling
under the Manhattan Itrldgr Then com
ing hnclv h" swooped over the heads ol
the timekeepers nnd darted under the
Williamsburg llriilge. That was the Inst
sis-ii of him at the navy Jim! until Just
before 4 o'clock when he returned. lie
had followed the Fast njid llailem rlveis
to the Hudson, nude his way to Sing Sing
prlmin. tho .me tandin.uk which both
Sperry nnd llawley said they were sure
of, and then returned to Manhattan,
circling the lower end ot It.
Sperry's Curtlss flying boat was one
which he had used only .twice before. He
still has adjustments to make on it with
his own mechanlHtus anil much to show to
Lieut. Sauiley of the navy, who Is Invest!
eating the stabilizer and who was one
of the havy tilers who "lid scout work at
I Vern Cruz
YVES DE VILLERS ON TRIAL.
. - i
Accused of (Jetting Money From!
4 nrtlss Aeru Co, lit False Pretense.
Yves lie VUlors. sometimes called Count
le Vlllers, was put on trial yintordny be
fore Judge Swiinu In "leneral Sessions on
a chi-rgo of grand larceny. He is accused
of having got Jf.23!.ri7 from the Curtlss
Aeroplane Company of llammondsport by
false pretence
Major F.dgar Hunsel of lit" I'nlted States
Slgmil Corps testllleil that the ijovern
ment had a contract with '.he Curtlss
company In furnish an aeroplane fitted
with ii (Sliome motor and to make a i-peci.
(led speed, The Curtlss company. In search
of a ISO liorsc-pniwr motor, bought n
motor from Do Vlllers that did not do tho
work, ho euld, and tho contract wn can
celled. M was teatlflnl that De Vlllers repre
sented 'himself as the American agent of
tlie Ciiiome company. Tho pro-is'utlon
charges tluU he dellvereil a second hand
motor.
Tho case will lie continued lo-day.
Otcrdue Ship Worries llnrUer t'om
paiiy. The non-arrival of the toamhlp Tropfa i
with tho scenery and costumes for irnn
vlllc Ilarker' proiluction of "Androclea I
and the Lion" at Wallack'H Theatre next I
week Is causing considerable anxiety I
among the comiuny In shipping clrcl.w ;
it was though possible "esn.nla 'lint
the boat, which Is only of 3,000 tons, inai
bo delayed for several days on account of
heavy weather,
Wabminuton, Jan. 50. t'nder orders
lto ''fnsHe inethodi! to push the ship pur
rnnie uiu tnrouftn, pernapi in amenileil
'form, within tho hext two weckN. Tho
ehaiiKo In the millook for the legislation
Ir the n.'Kiilt of tlio extrnordlniiry nicth
oils which the Senate lemlcrn are. to cm
ploj In resimnso to thu lanh and npur
the Kxeeutlve. These inethods lire sue
Kettlvo of tho parliamentary "slronK
HwciiiKinr in.,,.n.r,.Hi t.i.t.i ..i..... i
the Senate probably will be Insisted on t
by tlm Democratic leaders and a r.
by tlm Democratic leaders nnd a form
of "cloture" Invoked tn prevent Repub
licans from carrying on their filibuster
ngalnst the bill. ThlK now cloture Is said
by Itepuhllcans t bo unprecedented and
their characterization of It eems to bo
borne out by study of precedents In tho
Senate.
The plan Is to hold that when n call
Is made riir a quorum In tho course of a
Senator's spici'li the effect will be 10
take the Senator from the Hour, mid when
he resumes It will be to s'neaK tor tho sec
ond tltno on the samp subjeri on the same
parliamentary day Under "the rules the
Senator Is not permitted to. specie moro
than twice on the same subject In one
legislative day without unanimous con
sent. Hy withholding 4 hlH consent the
Democrats can compel a Senator to con
tinue spiaklng to empty seats unlll ho
conclinUs or Is exhausted.
The uteet of this ruling will he tn cut
mi! calls fr a quorum nnd enable the
I lemncratlc Senators and others so dis
posed to repair to cloak rooms or com
mittee rooms while a Senator Is speaking
and not be lmtlly called for a quorum.
The ItepublleanH admitted this utter
noon that It would be imiHisslble ror them
to maintain a succesrul filibuster ngalnsl
Mich a ruling. They may challenge the
ruling and appeal from the decision of the
chair and prnvnkt a debate on the ques
tion or procedure for ome time, hut ap
parently tho do not seem disposed to
carry the light that far
lti-piibllian Senators . declared they
were quite willing, after they have ex
hausted their legitimate cirorts, to let the
ship purchase bill go through and add one
more to the many legislative "blunders"
of the present Administration. They con
sider It unwise legislation and likely to
lend to International complications, to say
nothing or vetting a precedent ror th'
worsl form of flovernment ownership and
destroying for all time the hope of restor
ing tne American mercn.int marine, which
seemed to be on the very point or revival.
.Notwithstanding the drastic methods
which the Democratic leaders stand read
to adopt under pressure rrom tho White
llnuw, they ate at sea thoinselves in re
gard to tho President's bill The Demo
crats or the Sennto had n pother caucus
to-nlsht on tho ship purchase hill, but at
II nelocK were again obliged to adtnurn
without any action. Another n-sslon or
the caucus will be In Id to-morrow night
In an etloit tn reach an agreiment on prb-
poseu (amendments,
To-night's was the third caucus the
Democrats have held In a vain nttemnt to
como to a general understanding on this,
Pill. :
7.TAMY flTT TflT T,r?"m
Jiiniii Uii i'Oli, LLIuullBn.
.... .
.spei'ini i-reiiiriiiiniiM limn- There
This Winter for Tourists,
Tho steamship Ilerniudlan or tho Quebec
Steamship Company sailed yesterday ror
Hamilton. Ilermuda. with n ealiln t or
210 passengers. They were of the 2;,000
Americans and maybe more who will make
Heriinida their place for vacation this win
ter La.st year that was tho number of
tourists, ten Hiiropean resorts being
cioseii ii is tnouKUl tnat
tills sens-Mi's
will be even largei
i-oim- .., ,..,, , e pas-engers were
planning to - sisuid the remaining, "winter
months In Ilermuda. but a 'urge number
...ii- ...n... .......lit.,'- ui LIU' Kpeeilll
lutes. Including transportation nnd hotel
nocoiiinusIntlnnK, that hae been olTereil.
Ilcrmuila Just now Is at the very bent of
Its season. The hotels have maile special
nttr.ictlons for Americans who c.-fimot go
abroad, nnd they are doing much In the
way of social entertainment and nports.
Tho Heriiiudlan holds the record for tho
Itcrmuila run. having made It in 3!i hours
and 20 mlnutos In I'il3 when President
W'lson and his f.lnillv were passengers
$800
This superb new C h i c k er i n g Player Piano
is a work of artistic piano making in which every man in
Chickering d Sons factory feels the pride of high accom
plishment. The unenmpassed beauties of the Chickering tone have
in this piano been provided for the whole world, for all to
enjoy in the actual playing.
Height 4 ft. 4 inches.
Width 5 JL I inch.
Depth 2 ft. 4 inches.
Price Paynble $20 a Month
Lord & Taylor
Fifth Avenue, 38th Street, 39th Street
Music Rooms Seventh Floor
t'nttsu.tl chnrgeH and counterchirres In
a suit by Mrs. Klolse Kvans Jordan,
daughter of Amos II. ICvnns, a New York
lawyer, for a separation from Juxeph V
Jordan, wealthy bankT and manufac
turer, of Ncwburgh, N. Y after less
than six months of married life, became
public yesterday when the piipero In un
application by Mrs. Jordan for allmon
wru lllnl In tho County Clerk's office.
Mr Jordan Is the president of n New
burgh bunk, president of the Hudson
Valley Dairy Company and chief stocl -
holder of the Coldwvll Liwn Mower Com
IwM)'. one of the leading concerns of the
lh". '7"",,r'- J Wn.M ,llyr:'"
9'. ""'l1 h . hls first wife. Mm
i Anna .Ionian, on January lb, tsiii, on
itistltnony that he entertained other
wnmrin at his Newburgh home, (Jleti Toft,
while some of his four children were
living there. The wcoinl Mrs. Jordan U
tivw living at the Illltmore Hotel.
Jordan, who Is about thirty years older
than his wife, said he first met the plain
tiff, then Miss Klolse ivans, on thu H?ard
walk ut Atlantic City last summer, when
sin- iiassed him accompanied by a woman
companion, and smiled as If seeking a
tllrtatloii He spoke to Miss I2vans, he
said, and un his Invitation the women
accompanied him to the Hotel Islesworlh.
where he ordered drinks. Subsequently
he beeamo attentive Pi .Miss livans, h
said, and was In her company constantly
He bought her many articles of wearing
npp.uc! which she accepted readily, h
Mild, nnd when ho projiosed that they go
to Philadelphia and bo married she went
willingly.
ssrrt .She Dlllll'l Flirt.
Mrs. Jordan denied that sho flirted with
her future husband, and said she rrtuseV
to accept many girts from him, although
she permitted him tn pay her hotel hill
bis'ause money from homo fulled to come
She resisted his offers f marriage, she
e.ild, because or tho difference In their
ages, ami also because she learned that
lie drank heavily.
She alleged that Jordan ploadnl with
her p-ircnls for her hand promised to
build a roof garden for her on his New
burgh mansion un.., displaying a roll of
t.'i.liflO In bills, orfeied to buy anything she
wanted He told he parents that he
mado Ciin.oon In the stock market, she
said
Mrs. Jordan said her husband began to
drink heallv after their marriage and
that be broke a door leading to her room
in tne .Neivnuaii House, and was throatn-
"1K Imrm n,r wl,il revolver, when th
strvants came to her aid. Sho then
threatened to leave, sl.c said, and her
husband promised to quit drinking anil
took her on a trip to Jamaica and Colon
"I believed my huOiand and I would gel
along all right then," Mrs. Jordan weni
on, "but he again drank heavily nnd I
told him 1 was sorry I had married him
I discovered that he was neeustimtd to
drinking rrom two to thrco quarts of
strong brandy In tnenty-tour hours, and
thut he took as much ns slxt, grains of
veronal. Finally he became very 111 and
had to go to a sanitarium, nnd wo then
found that he bad taken 120 gralm of
veronal In one dose, which the doctors
I said w as enough to kill a dozen men."
Iteconclleil for Two lln
Mrs. Jordan said her hUMi.'ind came to
' '"r " "R when she was llvlns
u, ,hn mtlinore and signed n nr.mili., not
I to use drugs or Intoxicants again
so idie
went back to him. She alleged that he
broke his promise and '.hat he remained
with him only two days.
Jordan charges that his wlfo Is also
addicted lo liquor and smokes great quan
tities of cigarette. He alleged that on
the .InuiHic.i trip she drank freely of a
strong concoction known "planters'
punch." He says that hie wife went on
automobile rides with men ho didn't knon .
isiugnt many ariicioh in Fifth avenue
I .li,,,u which uh.. hml ,1, ., ,! ,.. i.i,,. ,.a
sent luni a bill ror about 1500 at the
Hotel Manhattan, most or which was nn
nd,.(tedn.. ot her father,
Ti1( tollrt nllowisl MO a week nll.nonv
Iteciird for I, unit Distance Trnina.
The (ireat Northern Hallway Company
Is looking with considerable pride to the
record made by Its Drlentar l.lmlte,! In
Its runs rmiii i.'hlcago to Seattle. In the
pa.it 242 runs tlie train hns nrrlvisl In
Seat'le ol time every d.iv Init four. Tho
schedule calls for n mi:, of 2.217 mlle-i
seicnn iw
hourt ross'ng the Hock"
"id tot ' '.is. atli' llange.
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