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M THE ou'', THL'tWDAT. Dill EMIiKK 10, 191S. HOME RULE IN CITY MAYOR'S PANACEA fPA imrvllll? fP I VHP 1U IulUUU I A A CD , TrlN Brown PominMtw Hub rtftforj -"-iiliirii's hv Slatr IlLHS ITKMTZEIl LIST or PORCKD EXPENSES "1 mr convinced that In remedy for t!ie things ! Whleh I hove objected I" i he leant of genutns run at rtils to the city of New Vork. the pel manenee i.f i whini shall ba Insured by ambodrlnt Uoaltlon or tna amount of any salary, the grant in conatltutlonal provision. Ths Objactlon is taken to othar leslslstton re verv least relief that the cm ihoold rlng Mia board to anproprlata ,!, f l.tn sfrnllar j "kJ,. TXIlmMi to the two Cromwell hiii introduced j sgggogilsiiiin. iii addition to tna maa tha last r-rssinn and urged for passage datnry three mill tax. for tha l'epart- by tha :lv admlnlatratlon Without HOC-1 . cee." The roragolng paragraph ivo" tha mn- eludlng one In a ftalemenl wlinli Mu Mltrhcl iiu m it ted 10 th Hiown ram mllleo Bt tin) clone of yeneiday'i, alon In the Itoord of Kstltnate's ro-im In the rity Hall. Tho da) tiad lien rapleta Willi Inlen'StliiK In, Idetil? When Minn ( trace Slrachan. a dlatrtct aapaiintandant of aehoois and praaldani of tha Intarborotigh Aaaoetatlon f Women Tea. hers, wnw on the aland de fending tho eiiual pay law elie had en- gaced in a brief intercbang of plaaa ntrlea with fonivtrollci J'rcpilercist When he appeared later the Mayor re- ferred to Miss Strachnn'n presence by , aaytng : "I underatand thai a re.irenenlatlve Of the teachera took aomc time tbia morning to demonstrate to yOU how pol- Itlca liaa been kept out Of the s. iioole. President Churchill, win lulling Ins lea tlmony early In the day. advocated chang' In school administration which differed widely from the recummenda tiona the Mayor mad In the afternoon. Mr. Mltchel took occaaion to make it clear that hi recent controversy with Mr. Churchill bad not nhaken hut contt dence In the latter'a unefulncsa aft a board mcmher Wants rhfnl I ndr pr nrlrsit. Mr. ChttrchUI hail made thorn? rocoin- linctUnal tiome rale ftr ht rlu Btton board. Vinaru ial lndrpnatK fr m poHti Hi rontrol. t(trr j.'-p.iralion from tli niunicipal 0 trniMtit Authority to i. vy the ichool lax. Tii Rvtrrl of Kstitv.ateH rirt)imnfr,rtii tioun M Uinnitrittd by the Mayor were: Cotnplott tiitHiM'iul control by tlti B":tril 0 EeStttllsltfl Llmitsllon of Ult Boanl of BdUMs- Uon'a rne nibtivhlp iu a rmolltf nuiu- With ; KdOMtl tr.n)!! Vhtpi the; Mnynr bUfVil, tin re mould be better ' cooMffttlon betwoon tho two bodioi, J .Mr. M:i liel ral flRiireH OOlfMHllO ihe; oars betwotn 1101 and 1 1 show- tnif that the rt-durtbih niadu by tin- Hoard of fctimx.te from the educa- I tfon board'l butinet rarajed from C.9 ) to 1 1 'v ent. He rtefeadot Ml ap- 1 poltltmcntl to tnetnbrMhip In tho boanl ' and detiiod the nuKKesitlon thai "Jlajrort don't H-l t'n to the people In niak.f.p; mwh MsOCl ioiih. " "I eoptlbter the rnietion whether lh edui .ttional lyatOta should ! under I home nil' dbatahIoM aald th- Mayor. If Btata iB to control the Ht b-ols ' rsubtnit that It Nhoiild vay for tham. If i the Ht is to bt-,r the bUfdatl Itnun Otal control hould be in the humln of j the rity attthoritled." Aai;i nivcuMing manaaU'i provi sion itiipo(d !i t li- 6tat the Mayor I asld (hat If the Hoard of Rstlmata had power to nx in. numoer ot employees and -he salaries he was confident there would he ., material savin In ihe Hoard ' of Elections without an Impairment "f ihe hody s usefulness, t 'f the elty'i toiii expsndltures, he said, $600,0011 rep- resented the dih. barge of functions of ilia Public Service Commission. Tiiese were State functions, the Mayor sail, and should le Poire by the State. Pension t-'anda llanhrupl. Mr. Mltchel believed that instead 0f three Water Supply Commiaslonera, with a salary of It 1.000 each, there should be only one. lie asserted that every pension fund of the city is bank- nipt or is about to become so, ihe unscientific basis on n'hl were astsbUshed, Tha Ity'a dtr T con- trttmiloii io thie funds in I'M I w is $1.0fil.ii74. but ibis amount by no means represented the Indirect cost to tax- pav ers. The Mayor said ho believed th.it ISTI.BB 111 dog licenses which vx-.ts paid io the Societv for the Prsvsntlbn of Cruelty to Animals! between 1910 and 1114 should have gone to the Clty'l general fund and that it would he well for the city to receive a larger share of Sheriff's fees ami excls,. tuxes. At this point the proceedings were enlivened by a good natured tilt be tween chairman Brown of Watertown snd Senator Robert I' S uglier of Manhattan. Rs publican and Democratic leader respectively, of the Sc ale. "We are here to correct the 'irons done to N'evv Vork city, most of Ihem by rgpressntatlvea irom New York city," aahl Mr. Browit "If the citizens ol this ctv had known," Mr. Wagner objected, "thai of the 110" -Sna.nori voted (or goo,l road they would receive no benefit, while they contributed $70.000, OhO, they would have voted differ- sntly," "T in not SSSfSms ihle for what ths citizens of this ally 01 its representatives don't know.1' r ed Senator Brown. "How shOUt 11" bridges built up tftiitev" asked Aasenfblymsn Alfred K. Smith. "Most of tho bridges we have built are s io.sa the canal tills city wanted,'' re plied the . halrman. Thh primary object of the ei-ual paj hill for lea. hers was to remove sex dis crimination, Miss gtreehen saii Both Mi Mltohsl " i Mr. Prendergasi bad in- gorssd the principle and ahe believed at lh- time thiy acted In good faith She said the mUltmum salary for teachers had been fixed at t7L'0, while the Hure.m of Standards flxetl that for lubcreit at l0. "On the IwsIh of a family of five, " said Mi- Prendergast, "if waget are based on the number 'o hn Mivpoiti i, persisted Miss gtrschsn, "it should be ascertained how many chil dren there are - th,-,,. four or five," "Or none."- suggested Senator Brown Yes. iiie Mayor Mltohsl," responded Miss gtrachaa. President McAneny and Comptroller PlSndergU I will lestifv in-day. The opening sis-miou W b Ht 11 o'clock. Mayar'a erirt s ii nrl.e.l. Tiie Mayor In his written statsmsnt sbjeeta, tlrst. "i,, a situation wherein the Board "f Rstlmste, in prspsrlng the mis budget, was sompelisd to apnroprlsta l8l,85t,16T, or 93 per uaitt of ti,,, whole budget." in comptlsnes with msndatory legislation wbloh left the city authorltiai without discretion In reducln a single Winter Sports and Frolics Sketing on Kcaulilul trrtih ol ' ry lcf lcighmg through pu Hirtsque Isnrs and highways tennis on our thoroughly 'Irained woodfn court these arc wmr of the exhil arating Winter Sports indulged in by our patron. Roaring open fireplace adds a rustic touch to the lobby OPEN ALL YEAH Private Motor Bus Service Free of Charge. GEDNEY FARM HOTEL White Plains, N. Y. EDWARD H. CRANDALL. mouminm. ine oiic.-uoti m ihm',i on the board'! la k of authority tO lUSS Oil ,-Oll'llliOtl or ampluyment, aqualltiai ,! i.a or luatlca of Incraanai Tiiv lagiaimiaii requiring tin mainte naii'-e af fon Indapandaoi oaunty da pa I men In in the lilt, vountlea 14 oh leoted to. a 1a the ho.ud'n ulwei 1 Of POWST to diminish M I of the roHt of I maintaining tne Bounty govei nmenta. o la.SSS.TTS out of the ll'l om of the ISIS budget ". IT.oJ.l.T 1 1'.. The lioaril is powarleaa nla to iaas oh 7 7S per cant, ol Ihe amount appropriated tor salaries in tin: county government, "i object to maadatory IsgMUuiaa." me Mayor continues, "which arbitrarily Increases the salariea of favored county tmployeea at Iba asasnse of mors de serving onee. without reference to the I ivLitii., tneeit. nf ,t,i,u,,-t itu .. f the earvlcaa wttlch they perform. " ney, 1 either heard Commissioner rttee Caaaty ,inii. shi request chairman MeCall to MaaaSIOty legislation cotnpils ;i.c,BlR" '"aae to hlni or Judge McCall malntananoa of county Jaila, tha Mayor! l" ma that Oommlaa loner Wood had Ka.s. "at from thic,- 10 twenty timet! the, I for which the work , mild Is- done by ihe oiiy Department of f!omsctlon." Tho Mayor approve tha ohatlfflllS ol the t,uoeiij tnunt t'lerk fr.,:n a fa to a halaried utfKer. hut object I to ti.e in I'l i'itw in tho pa, rt!l from SM.""'i to 1101,000, Kvon Halaiiea "f county Jr.Il 'ook and tneoaaOgfarii and offlcotboya In a County Clark! ofllco are lived by mandatory- lOaillaiion. Tho Mayor dtela alao nuUltlalorj lalation tix:nr; unttni.il halarlcs .i nu- lar .-iervtce in dlffaraot iountlaa, tuch at ' hv $7. oil talar paud ; . h f elerk of the Kintfi CfHIflty Ooutt ii I two, parts and tft-Hve aubordlnataa, and t najy 4S0M paid ' chief u-rk thf ' Now Vork county General Beaalom (Nnirt. wiiii bix parta and 113 aubordl nato4 Thf budRt I niakeir-, thf Mayor s.iy. : ..tut,.- , .i.i ,1 ii tloll.sr -f tt Pulth Barvtca I'oinnMioir aatPondlturaa. which the rit BppraprlaAod 2,9Ub,9$l I in 1014. Tlw city sovarnment la with cut complete control over tha sUina apent I aiiliuai UY ( ir i.tartj "1 .nr .-ii ij h lining to misceiiiuKsoie mandator) pro- talons, the Mayor points out, the city i WHhOtM power I" adopt a thorough going penal. mi plan. RECREATION ACTIVITY K i ndergarten Teachin I'olvo I Also Reduced by 850, if Deport is Adopted. At u special meeting ysstarday the Hoard of Bduoatlon received the report of ttie committee on soonomy, formed I to tciiui the I?lt5 bUdgqt n presented I to 'he Hoard of Bettmate. The original , ... ,,, , ...i ,,. n te. 1" a d M ! 1 . I W "l more than the Hoard f Ball mate allowed. George J. Qltleepie read the report ,,f the economy oommitt ysstarday ami if the msgstirss are approved by the Hoard of lMui.it on next Wednesday Hie amount to he asked for in IMS wttl ap- jpioa.h within 138,000 of tint amount originally voted b the Hoard ,,r Rati- mate I'lio Inst budget risked lor I tT6,87T. The revised estimate of the I economy committee is N3, tut, t, The Board i.f Estimate allowed ISt.5S5.S41. due to ' -pi1(. reduced amount is met by the rviliic h they tj,,n ,f salaries of m my tea- hare. The I ilxilissal 'f man llcoe i- ash, "I, ami several Instances the mimi ; I teachers has hecn cut Una-third in ape- clal Instructh n The only pans of the aohool system i, I,,, .-ut out sotlrely sra the vacation anil recreation activities. These, il was satlmatsd, would cost 1830,678, This partly offset by the asking Of 1100,000 for ems rgsnclss and eontlnganclsi that may result from wholesale slashing of Ihe gSflSral SChOOl fund. After debating the question of re orgatllslng the kindergartens since last March, the board compromised ysstarday ami a new schedule will be in sff O f next February, 'i he present systsm pro vides tiiat each tscber h,ve a elaas of twenty-five one session a d.iv and help In the Instruction of another class In Ihe other session. Th, new- plans will have the one teacher lnsiruc i lasses of Ihirt y -five each tWO sessions a day. The new system will rul dOS'n the num ber of kindergarten teachers by 850 MURRAY. HEALER, HELD. tf.'iised of I'riiel isl na Xledlcine Vt libool m tt I SO OS i After a seance in u richly furnished spartmsnl at ill West EXghty-eeventh Strsst yesterday afternoon DttSCtlVS ,1oyd Norton arrested 9f, John Murray, Spiritualist and clergyman of the First Church of the Heallni; Christ, on n war rant Issued by Chief MaglBtrSts Ml Adao Dharglllg the rector with practising medi cine without a llotnss. Mrs. Isabella OOOdwIn, dStSCtlVS "f Lieut, Costlgan's stafli vlsltsd Murray on November 18. Bne informed him of her melancholy tamparamanl and ssksd if her alltnsnt Could be cured. Accord in to tier iiflldavlt, be went througli a ssries of gssturss followed by prayer, l-'or five minutes both prayed In Mlence. After ihe ceremony hS swears slie paid Murray It She Was Instructed to peruse the Bible and literature which bo lllStrlbUtSd to his followers. Mrs rjoodwln and Detective iiortn-i visited the apaitnienl Of) December 9 and Morton says he received similar trsatmanti when Murray wo arrsstsd Norton sal.l there were more than twenty-five of Murray's adherent In the room ad joining tha private otTioe, Murray is the editor of essays on N'ew Thought uid treatises on Bihlhal siilijects. His congregation hold services in iiie Hotel Asttir every Sunday morning. wii ii taken to polios Headquartsri yeeterday atternoon Murray spent a few hours In a OSU hefore he was released mi ball. He an Id he was 411 years old ontavrrled Snd an Kuglishinan. A SKED $5,000 TO LAND SIGNAL WORK ,,,,,,.,, fmm Mrs I'ni' 1 1 intrsct 11 ths Union swiioi ami .- iriiM I I 'mripan) 1 "Ami ii riu' w refuse si inaipaarad for iba onion Mwnrh ni si'mi meeting o the directors?" I Fsmpany, Mr, Bfhltnary said uiai the "Van. Var Inrllgiwntly " : matter dM dm come before Um wtiotal tnd war tha rssignatlnris of Cot, i tamiluw until inly . when a sot I proul ami Mi leaason furnished at iwaa taken. This vole hk ananlwaiwli I I m If" I mi favor of the Federal Signal Company. I ' Not n' MM, out Ihajr were fur- Um IMMI ItSdrr ntshsd. Ths protested and negg.-d for I "Wan the papain In uiie caaa Isfd -ti ' i and so op." i for tin- cornmirsHon hi the meeting of "Whan dirt thy finally ItWlgn?" JUljP It by Mr, Waal"" asked Senator I Thai HIM il.iv, nl tint same meet- Tliumpunti. inp. I 'rt von eve- ee iommilon Wood? "Not t tin t I know of." "Had your rompany any d".iiirn '.th Mr Wood tirlor to tirnt time'."' "So fur M I know only In eonneetlon with thu Kan.a. Ctty, Clay County and st. JoMpn runroad contract" "Will yOU tell lie that traneacttonT' what yo know of I a 1 "About May I. IfM. we received request fro-ii .Tohrui"n to nend a check for ll.eOo for payment of Wood's ser- viea i oonnaetlon with that contract " "Did vou eend the check"'" "We dll ; after aoine Inquiry." Mr. UptagValt liere produced the cherk and vouchor o-erln t)d! trar.ita'tlon. Th wltnee COfiCludad hiti testtmony by aaylng that he would do hla het to et Mr ll.'iii! and Mr. MoCun here to-dnv to testify t'i rcc.ird to thin matter. Mr. ROdd H M longer 11 director Roth men .ire from PlttabUfgt where the Ti en o' the Chtotl coinpary ar lo iti d Tratrll H. Whitney, secretary of ti, Pit Service COmmlf lion, waa then called to et'view teetlmony given hy him li Pebruary regarding Mie award of the Centre street loop eSatMCt. Hk said that toward the and or .lure, ni4. the Vew v.o-k Municipal Railway corpora tion aent to the commission the hd.s re ceived from .ever.tl Ikmal cniran:es for the Centre street work. day or two before rnnt." Mttd Mr. u " '"at 1. f.e aaaignad to .ir. -.nnney Hani that tho c;l-o ff a asH grriftJ to ',fnimiM.ioner Wood ami that "ti July i ho lioltl u t ntiferonr-e a! Which DIRECT INCOME TAX IS URGED ON COMMITTEE Mills lnvestitrntor Kml Hear ings mitl (iet Opinions on Throe Plans. "1 Jo'nl POlntad to It gislative Investigate um.:' apt more qtlt I I methoda or stato s nator 'adHU L taxation of which Milts Is chairman, . . , ,. gmaeWU hearings yeetarday with pinions fritoi various Olt) organizations on the three tentative systems tvhksh It put forward for ooMldaration six m, .,g". Theae vrare a direct income tax. a presumptive Inooms 'ax and a personal in-ipt-iiv 1.. naciiiiig Intangitile prop- r'y Tne first was reported to the commit" 1 ee at liomvll by ihe Merchants Asso- I elation, tiie taxation committee of ihe I Chamber of Com me roe ami the Mayor's I I committee on taxation, which held .C I ejpsoifla vol on the iuation. i Moth th,. Major's oommlttes, nspra sented b I'r d i: It A Sehcn u.. and tne .viei . -lams .vr-so. iiiueii. I wpi wvviuvti by Frederick as Be ran), reported la favor oi" tiie prgBumptlva income tax I ihe direct inconie t.us were ImpisKibto. Prof. Seliginan said that rhe Mayor's i itnmltttt. wln-s, itjiort will lie made the. end of this month, favored, first, a general Income tax rate for the whole Ktate to supply rcxenuea for Itoih Slate and local purposes i or aocond, in the ah sence of a general State Income laX, rsrmlml"n Crvsn tho lsgtsUUurs for municipalities to levy their own Inooms lax under 'he Kilminlai ration of tS gtale. He said the committee had di -, Ided thai for the city to administer its pern Income tax would ba too difficult tYedertc C Laxubuacaer, r, presenting ihe minority of tin Mayor's .0111111.1106. vvllirli ba ''Ceil agitating for tin- untax ing of bulMtngs, oPPoeed the Stale i ii ccine tax. "Speaking for myself," I s said, "I have a strong slispi. ion that the ad vocacy Of a Slate lie '"oe tax Is a plOl .,! t Le Republican party to put the na tional Vdtnlnlt ration in a .hole. This is confirmed b your statement, Mr. ( natr- man. that the. cities and Sta t . should ad. mi the Income tax before the 1'ederal IVernmont dries UP t'ds source of rev enue. in reeponse Senator Mills thanked sir, Lsubuaohsr for ins confidence in the. chairman's Ingenuity, Isaac N, seiig-nan presented tin- reponl i"r the c tnimoer or i lommsros. FOR STATE INCOME TAX. Xterehnnls ! ssatc Io t Ion to tak II r- b) the lief for Until). A Stale lie-ome tax Is rSVOrOt Merchants AesoclatlOll as the licet means of raising further revenue without In- cratflng the tax upon real estate In a report maid by Its committee on taxa- lion and public revenue. The committee says that tin- Laslalature Will be SSkSd i adiual -he methods of raising revenue tut to relieve real ssgatS of an excessive proportion Of the burden The mmnUttss sdopted Mm following resolu-1 tton : KrsnUrri, That of all the numerous method recently proposed for raisin public revenue by taxation In cose ad - dit.onal revenues are necessary, an In- come tax Is I its ill objectionable, and a tax oil merchandise ami su, h tcopei-t- i-, most Objectionable for the internets of Ihe city . ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS. ,elhaiii--Mr iin-1 Xlrs II H Holllns, Bssdow K.inii. Isllp. Sfanhsttsn -Mr snd Mrs .Tsmes If 1 1 v itn bmoad. va. A bert J. U Borden. Phllsdslpbl Jahs ansioni sprinsnsid, mssi m. a Pin Minor w iiu. mi iinie Thomp son, t'hiuao; ,u,hii f. Qsrnsr, Chicago. Cleridgs A A itotilnsoii, LomIob; isul Roebllng, Bsrnerdevllle, N. J.. H I muio msrfli "i. Memphis ll.i,'.a -Mr an-1 .Vlrs. ggmUSl K, HoUStOB, ChsStBUl Bid, l'a Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Oxiiard, Mew Orleiiin, , Mr. and Mrs John Hssly OblldSi sshlagtsn, Knickerbocker-- Mr. and Mrs. Q E BOUlStie, Bsrsurstuwn. Ild.i Mr atnt Mrs i' William-, chert II I lis, N. J.: Mr. ami Mrs. B. M KalSi ' 'lei . ...mi. Vanderbllt Mr, and Mrs. W Ii. W Itr.dge. Mtsa Walbrldss, lire. It. O.-sn. IShrewsbur', N J.j Brnesl Hsttlnss, Bsl llmors; Mrs. Peer Martin, Newport. Utfvatae Mrs Bmliy N. itnycu. Aihanv. Mi. and Mrs Hnlisrl Clastt, Jr.. Troy; Mrs, h. M. Kloholsoiii Providsnosj Mr. and Mis. K. M TgylOTi glUamit, N J.J Mr. and Mis. James . Jenkins, Stamford, Hsvsy- Mr. snd Mrs, aore Wsllsee. Boston, Usss.; Mr. snd xira. rfbarlea Homer, Oaivestoni Tex.. Mr. ami Mrs. Walter Boliiiitn. Nsw OrlesnSi fttt ; Mi. ami Mil. .lewslt Howell, ,st. Louis, Mo. Rtts-CsrltoBllsar Admiral SIshardNM Clover, S. M retired. Wastiintiui; Mr. d Mrs Jnhn t'ltrslslra i'hliaiteiphla: Mrs Mslvll ti Ingnlla. Mise ti... i.. In gs'ls. Hfeshlngioni Itavvreiwe Macfsrlana Mnntrral. Mr. and Mrs Curl W. JBlessotB Olevelaadi Mr. mid Mrs. hi. Palmar Uavlt, Albany FOR WOOD rpreaentatt of tli' -ignai uetufMtilea, the Nan V'irw Muiiiiip.il Railway For pocsl Ion ana1 th awgrtnaarlng dafmrtmam I nt tin- i 1 1 1 t j . Mrri ammtaainn war present Mr . ,t imu Mr Miasm ip- "jaa, "How Ion- did lie keep them'.'" "Until February of IhlK year I ot 'hem then at the requent of thin rom- .mtitee." Think irnnl I Fertile. I , , ., L. SJ5"!2 nt ,1" . XE? o"" ! 'e" 7 . arp . r,'," u"" tnru a)ready JJJJgJj tnat"si(ln,v ,, Johnson, having ben forced to icsIkii Ilta , inn 1 111,111 ' "inMIU, ,11111 1I1IOI.'- dlately obtained a position with the Ceti eral Hallway Signal Company of Roches ter. That ompany was successful ir. September. 1!14, in ohtnlntn a contract for installing a sigiuil system In 'the Fourth a Ventte subwuy in Brooklyn. ( oinmlssloners Wood, Cram tUid Will iams Voted for the QeniTa! company. Judge McCall and Commissioner Maltbie Opposing Ihe grant on the ground that the specifications utidi r which the Fed eral signal Company was- the low bidder had been 1 hanged and that public wel fare demanded read vect let n. When the htrarlng giies on thla morn ing President Salmon nnd Pirector Thomas W. Flnucano of the Qsneral company will be proven!. Mr. Salmon has already testified that Johnson had practically nothing to do with getting the Foi.rta avenue suiiuay contract. W atrr Power lniulr Here? lo-dav Tio It-K'.l-itur .timflttrv nhioh for paM t)irM inonth .,;. irfpn iiiventi gatlna hydroeltvtn' QOndsgUofM through-! on; .e.w iora .iai. wan a viom to UUUltnC UTvdeve4ped waler jxwer for Tias . TT t larao citlen will meet an tl.a Uotal U.lu.toro tlila tnorniiK CO OOO II a plan oantu t bo dovlaetl ware-by New York City will dt ah rwor from Oho Nla-Trara Fa) la elation and aleo to OOUftOt data on the oxmt fithe preeent lyitM '.ieio. 'HOUNDED,' SAYS SLADE, ATTACKING MARSHALL Kae TftUSOrV Faer in t)s bnrne Case Threatens F. S. Attorney With I niiiry . David glads, attorney for Ftae Tanzer In her breach of promise suit against James W. isborne. majle lHack on j II Snowden M.irslxall, United States At torney, and his ofljee before Judges I.a combe. i "oxe and Ward In the 1'nited States circuit Court ot Appeals yester day glads daolarad that he bad been honnded. Bounded and Dersts-uted " he- cause he bad had the courae to file a ' sun aamst one of Mr Marshall's j friends He Intimated that ba might ask fur ,,n investigation of all ib pros.cn- I t. o n-i growing out "f the breach of prom- ! lse suit ' glad delivered Ina tirade In contesting a motion made by Ihe t Government which Mr Marshall asked Ihat tha 'papers Qj file in the Circuit Court of Ap 1 pea la in the case of Kranklln D. SafTord be sent hack to the Tutted Stales DIs- trlct Court, where Safford was esOVlcted of perjur .u hwearuig that Jama W OaSJOrne and Oliver Osborne were one and the same. Mr Marshall declared that the bill of exceptions on which Saf ford based his appeal had been altered after Judge Houch bad signed it Slade denied this. l'.... .... .. T, 1 ...n...t. .1 .' .... k ......- oil,.,,- ' ' i 1 i ' . , tin K glade's tirade with the statement that Hladi had never been admitted to nrac- ties m the United States Circuit court of Appeals and was therefore without standing Judge Uacombe sent the rec ord ti,o k to the UnitSd Klatea District Court, where Judge Uearnetl Hand signed .in order returnable next Friday csJlli a on Safford 's attornes tr, show cause why hii Investigation should not be con ducted MISS FOLKS A SUICIDE, INSANE FROM STUDIES Daughter of Philanthropist Ends l.ife at University of Wiseonsin. Madison, wis. Dee 16.- Apparently Insane from overstudy, Mis- Lailtha M. Polks, II years old. a graduale student I Of VaaSM College who was holding a I Vassar scholarahln in the Cnlveraity of Wisconsin, killed herself to-dav hv tak- in(r poison ami then shooting herself on N lonely farm road three miles west of the university grounds Jhl had purchased a railroad llckel, packed her trunk and planned to leave j Madlann to-morrow to spend the holiday season with ass parents at Yonksrs, ; .. y farmer found her hod. on Ihe snow covered road this morning, Two i.ui- let iiolea in the right temple and two empty bottles marked arsenic at her side , indicated the method of death 1 The university authorities Investigated and announced Hint Miss Folks bud probably token her life while temporarily ,,,.. tnc She devoted much time to the I study of socialistic problems and was taking a special course of it tidy In pn Utlcal economy under Dr. John 11 Com mons. She attended a university class last evening and gave a brilliant recitation She dtsappisired Immediately afterward and did not return to the borne of Dr. A W. Aron, prOfsSSOr of Herman, where she was residing. Mism Folks was the daughter of Homer Folks, former Commissioner "f chari ties of New York and now secretary of the State Cburlties Aid StK'iety. At his home at III Hawthorne avenue, Yonksra, Mr. t0lkS fold that ho would leave lor Madison at once. "We received a letter from Lailtha a lew days ago." Mr. Folks and, "and it was very cheerful. Apparently sht, had not a care on her mind. She was In good health and 1 um sure we never knew of a love an air She was deeply interested In her similes '' Miss Fo'.ka went Io the 1'nlvsralty of Wisconsin last September to take a series of special courses. Her younger stater is a student at Vassar. British Coaaul to Mntr OBIe. Tlsa British Consulate-Oeneral, at 17 mine street, will DO cioeea ail day tin t-aturday, December IS, and will move to rooms 801-809 of the Mouth Fenv Building, 41 and 44 Whitehall street, and reopen at 10 A. M. Monday, Decem ber 80, at that addrees. The snipping branch at 25 South street will he open aa usual on Bssjrdav. TO REAL ESTATE OWNERS MOW is a good time to borrow on real estate. We have plen ty of money to lend in any Borough of Greater New York. Call upon us or write us at any of our offices. TiTlE GUARANTEE AND TRUST C? Capital . . $ 5,000,000 SurpluKaii earned) 1 1 ,000,000 17SB'way,N.V. 1 78 Irmwn St., B'kJyn. 350 ruiton St.. Jamaica. ADMITS CENSORING MAILS TO MEXICO Langlng sh.vs Only Clandestine Letters to rontendinp; Fac tions Were Mothered. ONLY ACT OF COURTESY Was iimito.v, Dec. It Denying tint it has been exercising a general censor, ship over m.Ula between the fnlted States and Mexico city, the State De partment this evening Issued a state ment explaining why for n time It censored private malls carried In the diplomatic mail pouches to and from Mexico elf v. and why It ha rOfUtN to , . . i ontlnun acceptina furh mall for de- 1 llvrv ' pouohop. Th statemont folio a-n : i "The I'opartmont la Informod thu statementN have bean made to tho effect 'that 't hM boon .ononnc the malls sent to and from Mexico city. These ptate- . merits are without foundation except as I aaplained below, and probably hava ref ' erotica tO the COUrt aay extended by th Daparttnant In forwarding In thf dlplo Imatlo pouch to and from Mexico city at , the lima railroad communication was (uncertain pun-ly porsttnal mall It Is ordii.anl . against the rules of the Department to forward private himself and occasionally tauing sno.s J mall in a iliplomatlc pouch and thle , at the furniture, concession was made through courtesy As the s'.eete continued RlOSt of tne on account of the .ondittor.s prevailing ; persons who live in the iru-e a coom in MsZlCO city and l ie Uncertainties I Ins house went In through another I of postal communication I doorway, but tinally a woman came lllght to inspect Mall The Dcpartn.cn as a precautionary : those who might I the privilege, re- measure, to restrai be luclinetl to abur served t.ie right to cepect private mall sent In the diplomatic pouch. Those I making Inquiries as to sending mall to or from Mexico city in this manner i were to d that their letters should be I Unsealed and subject to inspection. "The Department made such examlna- tion from time to tunc as seemed na SSSari to prevent the ue of the pouch for clandestine communication With an) "f the contending factions ill !" ' It may be remarked In this connection ihat some persons took ad- vantags of this courteay to forward ad- vert lain matter, periodicals ami pa. kc I ages, with the oonaequance that the I pouch service became to,, congested anil as boon as reasonably safe communica ' thin was established from Mexico ctty ' the privilege of the pouch was discon tinued. "It was not compulsory fr persons to send their private mall in the diplomatic pouch and they were free to communi cate with friends In Mexico city "r In the United States by some other means." XI, if,- on Hrl.--.ts tppeMl. secretary Iuisin to-day doolined to - . what if anything h- Iris done In rSSpuMS to the apisal made t., bint storday b) Mgr. Francis F. Kelley and the Rev, f. v. Shannon In behalf of tha Catholic priests and laity In Mexico Arrangements win he made for tho formal presentation to the President of Bllsso Arredondo, the new Mexican Am bassador to ths United State... as s,on aa th,. latter'a credentials are received from Gen. Carransa. BEAUTY CALLED ASSET OF WOMEN DOCTORS tlvises MarHnstl Dean Hrant Students to Shun Uaseu Unit and Dowdiness. Member, of the freshman i lass of 1 New York Medical College and Hospital for W omen w ho assembled yesterday n tiie students room to present a piano to iheir .,lma mater far somewhat startled whi n the li.an. Dr. Cornelia C. says this note bus been lost, but Henry Brant, told them that mere knowledge tiickson of the NaUonal Hank of Haver would l ever put them In the front ranks . . ..... , ,, ,. straw ,dent Med bank lecorda showing of their profession. "If vou wain to be successful physl- that the note was held by the hank, clans," she aald, "you must be good! The etgnature of Allison flt-st tiime Into looking and you must be Well OiSSSd. 1 don ' msan of course Unit a doctor , needs the beauty of a Lillian Russell Or about a year and B half .10. and Allison the ward robs of a faahlonable debU-wenl to Cleary and demanded an x taiite She do., however, need tljej lieailtv thai Is the result of careful at- H tentlou to hair, skin and teeth, and her stand. He said lis told Cleary that If he (lollies must bo well made, becoming ,id not make good be would go "across ami inoiooainv up ,., t.aie. "A male professor In one of the West i cm on v rsltles which 1 visltcit a few weeks ago told me that he believed in women physicians, but hS did wish that more of them would learn how to do their hair and select thou ilotoes "Now a ib-cp truth HSS behind that apparently careless remark. Most of those who employ a woman phvslclan employ her because she Is a woman. They want the womanly sympathy the feminine lightness of touch. "In order to compete with men In the medical profession you must have not only knowledge and skill squsl to that ,,t the men hut you must culti vate OSftgln qualities which belong ex clusively to women Those who pre fer the masculine personable and attri butes in a physician will employ a man. You cannot therefore hope to appeal to this class hv aping fTMSOUltn dress or manners and you will Inevitably lose prestige with patients who like Ihe soft voice, the soothing touch and the gen eral Pleasing harmony that belong to the cultured and well (roomed woman.'' At a meeting of the Women's Qulld yesterday at ' West lOlat sireet Mix John Francis Yawger, president of lbs hoard or trustees, announced that more than 111,000 had been pledged to the IHuO.OOO fund for a new building for the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women The largest gift so far -110,000- ciinia from W. W. Cole. Dr. Cornelia I ' Brant, the dean, lias given !,000. Anion Ihe subscribers uro 104 women and 99 men physicians. Other large subscribers are In William II. Dieffenhach, Dr. Walter Omy Crump, Mlsa Anna M. Spring, Roderick Htevens, Frederick II Humphreya, Miss Rllsa Oi Tappan snd f'r Helen Coocv Palmer. POLICE HELD AT BAY ' BY A DENTIST'S GUN ThfW 1 1 (in r Sir-tro iii nmdoii stinnr' RMh After taltet Unit's KIM Room, ill. IMAfllXBD COKSPlBAOt nii.et old neighborhood of AWn-l it iton Square, In the centre of tjreenwlch Villas, '" aept in a flurry tf exalte-j msnl for three hours lat nlgjit while William N. Danlela. a dentls'. who MM an off tOS and baohstor qtiarwra at t I AtringdStl Square. int holes in ever)-' thing In III" office and punctuated tits parleys with a small army of pollcomen hy anootln nailea through tho door. The trouble etarted about o'cJock, whan Lieut. Hornboatle of the flrat hranch detetfjvie hureau received a nen Sag over the telephone frorni tha doc tor. "I've Itern wisoned." he said, "and so has a wom.m who lma been vciting me. Her hody has been chipped away by dDniplreaora Bsnd up a dstsjosttrs st once." h.-ia-ctivn John J. Morrlssey vm SStll to tho dentist offlCS. Hanl oime S shot i in nigh tfhe door, and as Mnrrisscv dodged the liuUet Just missed his arm DskWHlS la llhtenel. "Hey, thare!" ha yelled, earafully keeping out of rang, "I'm from Police HeadqursTtsrsi Didn't you eend for mo?" "Ye," came the calm reply from In SidS, n d bang! went another shot. Korrtasey, piB7.iei. tslsphorssd rotten Rsadquarters f'r a etormlng prarty. De tectives Frank Campbell autl Noonan went up. and so did eight uniformed policemen. The laJter stood around In the sirec ajid warned tho crowd that was gatln rlo that bulleta mlht fly at any momi nt. Finally Morrlssey smashed) the wlndoiw of the den'ist'e offlc and w.hen Danlela came to the window, gun In hand, and glowered out. Morrlssey ealOl agaJn : "I'm from Tollce Headquartera. Tou aent for us." "Sure. SO I did," Bald Daniels, and then turning away from the window he sent another hot Into something that til. hied to the floor Morr'ssey waited a while, trying to plan a way to take the office hv uwaanlt. while the dentist rain- paged up SSta (lonni insitir. lanuua Uotlg who oactinsfl inuBnantiy tne oe- tective's warning and widked up the stepa and rang the bll. A shot whizzed near her and sb fainted. She iwaa cui ried away, and the siego went on. Nearo la Drlvem Oil. Next, Daniels" negio helper came down the steps four at a time. He said that Dan, els had cone up to him and eald "You'ra not afraid to die, are you 7 " 'Deed I la lss.'' lie quaveringly told til dentist, ai d when a lull came In the filing hu edged over to the door and Jumisd out. Ti.e asgtro said that a woman had beeji there in the afternoon ittid that after she left the dentin bad Isocorne upset ai d talked to himself about a conspiracy un til be began to shoot. About 9 O'clock Daniels) poked out a hammer to Morritoy and told him to smash th" lock because the conspirators hiol fastened it ami lie couldn't get nut. After a preliminary rap which did not i t- n ft shot the door was -ono-shed In. Daniels wna fouial crouching behind' a portiere tovslUng an automatic pistol .it ihe door, but the detectives finally mat Iged to get doao enough to htm t" wrest the pistol from him. He was taken to PoMOc 1 le.oltjiuirlers tu n charge of f. lontotl BSSaull ami then was sent ! Bsllsvus for nbaervation. CLEARY'S DEFENCE IS HIT BY BANKER Note Assessor Said WasForjreil Was Taken Up by Ex-Clerk Fnder Threai. Sew Cm, N. T.. Dec IS William V. I Hoary, former Town Clerk and noes of I llaverstraw, who shot ana tktlleol his young hon-ln-law. Kugene Newman, was put on trial here to-day on a charge of I forgery, one of fourteen Indictments that I are hanging over Mm, The spectfl - charge against Cleary was j that he iuI forged the Indorsement of j Hlftmiir AtMson foimer Assessor of . 1 Haverstraw. to a note for 1350 Cleary . ....... ,.,... (nok n th. rote It Is asserte,! by the prose-utlon. con- dueled by Deputy Attornev-Ccneral Wil bur Chamhsns. ihat deary forssd Alli son's name Io at least twelve notes, for amounts segregating 18,(0, cleary, when be look the stand In bis own de fence, denied this, and eaid that Alllaoti had indorsed a number of notes In blank for blm, and told tdm to make us of them us needed. Neither Ch arya. wife nor hie daughter was in court and the room was hardly filled because of the bad roads after the storm. Ths first 04MM against Cleary will prohttbly o to the Jury to-morrow at noon, and Mr. Chambers said thai no matter what the outcome he would place Cleary on trial uain on Friday to answer the twelve Indictments analnst him of Brand larceny Then will follow the charge of carrying a revolver, for the prnaocution Is determined to puah all cases to the limit. DELAY HOUSEWIVES INQUIRY. Officials to Walt t'nttl Monday, aa l.ea-r-'s Prratdent le Away. Th., preliminary Investigation of the National Housjewlvea League, ordered by Attnmey-deneral Woodbury and originally scl.eduled to begin to-day, has been pastpontd. until next Monday. It will take place, before First Deputy Attorney-! 'eneral latonard J. obermeler at Ilia OftlOSi 29 Broadway The itostponcnient waa granted be cause Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the league, had arranged an addrees before the Southern Commercial Con gress st Charleston, H. C, on the ffret THE OLD RELIABLE Royal BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure Mo Alum No Phosphate NOTABLES HONOR HUGO AT DINNER State Secretary Says Auto Fees Collected in Year Amounted in 01,900,000. About 4Sfi financiers), politicians and others attended a dinner Inst night at the Waldorf -Atorla In honor of Sec retary of eVate Francis M. Hugo. The dinner wae under the auspices of the spec-tal Inspectors of the automobile bu reau. Richard H Johnston waa tcaatmaster and at tho guests' table besides Mr. Hugo were A. P. Itangtry, Secretary of State of Massachusetts; ex-Secretary of estate Mitchell May. Senator Robert F. M'signer. Senator Bton It Brown, Po lice Commissioner Arthur Woods, Prof. Caris T. Terry of Columbia Fnlverslty, A. . Satohslder, secretary of the Auto mobile Association ; Alfred Iteoves, Charles A. Stewart and David K. Ree croft. Among lie diners were F.lbcrt II liar), James . Blair, Jr.. Alcxamh i .1 Hemphill. CotgatS Ht't, D. II Morris, Dudley Oleott 2d, Stephen Peab)dy, Persy a. Roeksfallsr, Ddward ghsaraon, Francis N. Hani, K. C. Blum, William M, Gaidar, Samuel s. Kosnlg, itudge Commissioner F. .1. It. K racks, Fred );. Dalsell, tleorge S. Douuhertv, former deputy police commissioner ; w i. Bsrrl, Harry content, Qsn, i IS Dyer. ex Street Cleaning Commlsslonsr William II. Bdwsrds, ex-Judge K. B, McCall, John 11. MoCooey, Cornelius Vandarbllt, Justice Fdward I!. Finch, ll.iilan P, Stone, dean of ColurnbU Law School nllver Harrlmiin, Dock i.'ommlssioner 11 A. C, Smith and Mayor I 1:. Hreeii, with a delegation from Watertown. Toast master Johnston paid a high tribute to Mr. Hugo ami predicted that his ability and popularity Woufd cany blm to still higher honors. Mr. Hugo in responding expressed his appreciation for the buuur done hi in and said that to have the good will ,,f go many counted for more than the titles bSStOWSd on many in Kuropc. Hs told briefly of the duties of his office, and gave some figures about the automobile industry, saying that in ISm. Pti4 cars were licensed in this State, and that last PebrUary ihe total number of ear-i ex ceeded 181,000. Tiler,, were more than 88.SM hauffeura and th.- f(e collected amounted to ll.SO0.000 In s year Among ihe other speakers were Sena tor Brown, A O. Bstchslder, A, I'. Lang try and Mltrhcl; May The latter pre sented to Hugo on behalf of the spe cial inspector.- a cass of allvsr. ADOPT WAR ORPHANS, PLEA OF BACHELORS David M. Nenberger Urges Brewers to Do Novel Re lief Work. Kvei v bachelor with an Incoms of 14,000 or more who has no one dependent upon him for support should adopt a war baby, said D.iv id M Neujberger, presi dent of the franklin Brewing Company at the d. nner of tke Union Breweis' As sociation in lit is, nweber's last night. "It Is up to us to start something t ) help alleviate tne suffering caused by this rrtbl war,' fsald Mr, Neuberger. "and I will advocats that every bachsloi In the Finted States with an Income of H.ooo adopt an orphan "f the wai lie should bring It to this oountry, put It tn a good school, educate It and make it a good member of society and a good American clllrrti. "By doing this be will be dolris a char itable act and bring good , liens to this ountry. 1 am willing to start it, and at any time will be willing to go to BllfOp and bring back two babies which I will bring up its best I can. Mr. Neuberger Is a bachelor. He sal I after the dinner that he knew of sev era! otlur men who would he glad to take the rPOnstblllty of a youni Amer ican on their shoulders The dinner was attended b; metn bers of the association and their guests to the number ol fifty, who were enter tained by a new Cabaret that Is to he a feature of the restaurant. T. Jacob liOew. president of the association snd president of tne Losw Browing Com pany, saltl that in the fifteen years ,,f the associations life there had never been ativ trouble between t ie brswsn ami then- employes other officers of the association ars John Rslssnwabsr, vlc-prtdnti who u president of the I5gol10r Browing Com- paaryi : Theodors Kseulsr, secretary, president of ttie Fhlliur Brewing Caimi pany, and Norman S, Qoldberger, treas urer, of the Koohler Brewing Company MAY IGNORE WARRIORS' CASES. I'. N. t Irealt l oarl of tppeale I p. holds HrouUlyn Judgr, The United statts circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of Judge Veeder In the Brooklyn Federal Court, hnldln tha' it Is within the power of the 1'nited States Court it, declin to exercise Jurisdiction between l elllger ents during the pendency of ihe war. The ruling was made In the case of Watts, W atts Co of London, who sued the Austro-Amerlean Steamship Com pany for 111,040 for coal supplied to ihe laller conipuny tor iu ablps ti-om a Mail ing station in Algiers I SAYS PASTOR VOWED TO WED; ASKS $20,000 Youn? Lady of Minneapolis Rej-ins Suit Arrninst Buy State Minister. Bostok. Deo. 15. A br-a n pre Ise suit against the P.ev. cnur,es Wilson, rector of the Fptscopal Chui of Our Saviour, RosUndalS, Mass, ba J us been nied In the I tilted Matr- D;a trie Court bine. Threat it at the anlt would be brought caused an liirisflr.u postponement of the minister s inarrls on October 23 to Ml Mary L. Clara of Burlington, N. Y , dautr! Irr of lx-$ Crawford Clark of the banking Bra ef Clark, Dodge A Co.. New York. Miss l.iura 1.. Johnson of Mlnnsjgj Is the plaintiff. Mis., J-.i,.;,un Rl.et. that lh and the Rev. Wilson tin1e n tual promises of marriage and asy t , she is willing to keep he- promise, i , that he has refused, .-he f,.s (I damages. Attornea Wlllard, rsprtsentlRg M'ta Johnson, Said that the trial pr ablj il; come up Pi March a. i tint le wl 1 el matiy Witnesses from New York and Ver mont. Bishop Coadjutor 'le rce V B'liai 0 the diocese of Vermont . a aarnt (- e 1 of the Rev. Wilson, gave the ti-.-t j lie hint of the su.t ii. announcing t. postponsmsnt of hii f is in ,,. :o Mies Clark "until the mattir i I Up." Miss Johnson In said fo he .1 ,..,ri ohi ami good looking, Shs met ': Wilson in isl4 while attending f.e i t. Veralty of Vermont. He waa th. n :i8 at the home of ti.e Right Rev ii, r; Hall, Hishop of Vermont, in Burl nil T.ie defendant was lor several .,. -sisi.xnt rector of st. Paul's Church Ru llngton, bu it by Mlsa rtark'i father n memory or his wife Ms- job oi fended this . hurch while the R . son was strvliig tin re. NEW INDOOR POLO LEAGUE three Mitnn lh Cnant Train! Will Play In Winter Series. Rr.o Bank. N. J, Dec i .. Th, m . mouth Polo Lsagu hai Just i" ganlied with three Indoot polo i . Which will lpete tor i i I. -, t I'ii cup. BSCh team will pin i . three g-am.-s with t' . Other. ,, team winning Ihe m st l in d n season will take the trophy, All g . i. will he played In (he Second I'M ii. N. J., Armorv here. Howard s. Borden, tl e Rums. player, will I iptain of tin i Hunters, Which aompl es Ml Hordes William i ;. kttonebi Idge nnd Forth Thomas S. Plnld, at,,, i , : i. player, will capta - Fre, b Field, A S. H. .1' and B. F .Lean who hUV als.. played outd t RUmSOO, making up tins team Troop B team will con i Maaoe, captain ! Lso McK-, slid I Rush, ail members of the ti The Initial game for the I -will be played to inurrow . the Tr -op It and Fox Hut t I :ne polo periods It, era all i s;orts by the troopeis . e . .. schedule follows : December ii. Troon tt "i. Tro.jp ii ra i'r,-..i Pel Hunters v- l'r. -Hunters vs. Tre,,,, p , I'-o H it Janusrj booler- TMnn 11 i i.-.. . . Tox Buntt v . Huntere; :3. Preebooti April a, Fox Hunters v, Kraal ietr. Dill lieu II, II at. tier,,, a, I 'tiring the 'a.-' New York l,0 deal) I 111. iii" per 1,000 pel soi with 1,888 deaths i for the ix) ires pond according to Hguiej Health Dparl I i :.: v crease woe larg!) in;.- heart anil kldneVS Church Clieraturc Press CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Selgctsd Christmas Card Cglgntlgri; so pei oti ' . Ciirds with envi iopv 11 Childran't Pt.ivcr huigx, fi Bibles, ii.oo 'tn Sos.oti Se-ts for memorial . it : Churches, SS.00 .i m I'r.ixcr Books . i II ?:.tai tn ito.oo pet set Prayer Books, .7s 1 ; BVBWAY Tn ASTOR t i v two imu 1 um B i h 1 tilth 'Opposite Wanainski Books as Gifts are appropriate ai limes and alwya spprn iti ton will find t hnstn tions hy the thousand .it . . s.'i ing of money nl o ir ZZ1BIG BOOK SALE" Io flitj. ,- t th? tttfitt Kflg bankruin. 1, thdt tl " tins i Lowest Prices Lver Quotcrl l ot Tbl- Class of Hooka HOOKS ON al.l, Nl li.lFt Ts Works of si a ml, 1 ril uui hoi tin Hue n ings ai av ersge o 50' , REDUCTION! TESSARO'b FOBMRBItl llitlini A HASbCak CO HooLaeiiera snti SialTossra 16 Corllandl St. . . 1 1 Maiden I 1 1)