The sun. [volume], March 24, 1916, Page 7, Image 7

About The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916

Image provided by: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation

                
CITY BILLS PUSHED
IN LEGISLATURE
A,,,, Kntc Cut In Urookljn
I'iimuviI, I'ciimIoii Abuses
t( U ColTl'dl'll.
THE SUN, FRIDAY, MARCH 241916.
4 7
WILLCOX AND WILLIAMS
JOIN ATTACK ON THOMPSON
Prendergast Writes Letter Direct to Senator, Reiterat
ing Charge That Investigation Distorts Facts
Shonts to Be Witness Again To-day.
T0 .M1TC11KL HILLS IN
UIMST. M.irell 23. The Fcn.itc Com
,r nn 1'uhllc Service Hnrecil to-dny
' ,. report fnuirably th I.nwsoti bill
,t,;fns ln.ni i'S cents to SO cents th
Mlrt f R..s m the Thirtieth nnd Thirty
rr,t ,mlH f ItrooUlyn. Ah oriKlnally
,.l,ir.l Hie hi" reduce.! the
,', e m the i-'econ.l wanl of Queens,
but repotted by the Thompson Mm
,t dues not do so.
p-o Semite ..nil Assembly hnve both
t,,.id the n.miiiilti hill providing that
reirtfr -NVw Y"rls c!ty ""I'10-"' rp"
t-fd on . pension "ll:in "ot 1,01,1 any
. . i unity or State position un
! . . V ns.on and the compensation
illv or ehe the pension will
I wlill the beneficiary holds
J .00 .1 MI'll
I. I!.H Mill'
. ! I ot " posit'"".
". ':..,, Miiehohl
, , i,ri m.d.iv intiklnR permanent
!' , -'.,,. .irt-f i.ercase In license fees
' ' ...1 II. ...V 1,.l
of Jefferson
The .attack on tho Thompson commit
tee by Comptroller I'renderiust on
Wednesday nlaht became a broadsld
yesterday. ,
t'ornier Public Service Chairman Will,
lam H. Wlllcox and Col. Timothy H. Will
lams of the II. It. T. Joined In the fusil
lade, foltowlnic n letter which the Comp
troller addressed to Senator Thompson
cster.lny noon reviewing his futile at
tempts to take the witness Htand. The
Comptroller's letter to the chairman Is
his third "Instalment of the education of
the Thompson coipmltteo" which he un
dertook a little more than it month airo.
The second his letter to District Attor
ney Swann was wittten. It wua learned
yesterday, after Mr. Prendergast had a
talk with the widow of Mayor Oaytiur.
In his letter to Senator Thompson the
Comptroller reiterated his charge that
the committee's Investigation has been
carried on In a way "to distort facta and
evade real Issue)." The Senator's state,
menl In Albany on Wednesday nlKht, oc
casioned by Mr. Prendergnnt's letter to
JuiIkc Hwann demanding a Orand Jury
InveHtlgation of bribery charges In rela
tion to the dual subway contracts, was
,,,.'i.r llie
. . . ...... ...... I IVJI1 H. lltK IIU1II nu'noj ,.., n.
put in lone msi .. v... lira,l(jf () b. llle comptroller as a "cow-
tunny attempt to give a aisnonest iui.i
' to the situation.
lorurd)'
T.tn of Major's ItllU In.
...0' llrown Introduced' two hills
i, V .i t ie instance of Major Mltchel.
J ' .. tbc name of the Depart-
n- , ' llrldges to the Pepartment of
.... and Structures. Hie I.oard
1 .... ... .(. ...... .. f..
, .I.- nt.i u:rcci u'r h,m.-h
of the
of
of
Police De-
L. a., itni ii in ie
i '" . .; ... ... o . -i......
iiieiit. I'-i.rinieiu oi iv....-
I i arii, ii'i'.ii uiiv.i
rc. petiartmen'
; public ChaMtles. l)epart!nent or , b Wednesday night. In which he
r.,rec'lon. Tire IVpartmcnt. I was quoted iu saying:
wnirtment and the bo-ml or trustees -tt does seem to me, however, that the
Mr. Prendergast lnxlsts again that he
and Mr. Wlllcox be heard by the com
mittee. It Is evident, asserted the Comp
troller, that Senator Thompson "Is act
ing as the tool of a cortaln newspaper."
Wllli'ox Take Hand.
The letter which former Chairman
Wlllcox sent to the Senator also takes
Issue with the lattei's statement in Al
talking about meetings tli.it Mr. Shouts
had with Mayor flnyuor In the months
ot March and April, 1910, when, as
everybody who knows anything about
the subject do know, these meetings
have absolutely no bearing upon tho
contracts, the basis of which wan worked
out in the year 1911 and the early part
of. 11)12. and In the making of which
busls Mayor Uaynor had little or no
part.
'Now, I insist that you be taken at
your word : that you summon Mr. Will
cox, Mr. McAneny and me to appear
before your committee, and I want you
to know that If you will ever give any
of us tho opportunity to appear you
will Mud bow willliiH. we arc to 'come
out Into the open,' as we hac been
all along. Hut you, by your under
handed and disreputable tactics, have
prevented our having Ihe opportunity
to come Into the open before your
committee,
"1 now want to call your attention
to what seems to me to be as Ignorant
and Impertinent a statement as I have
arly date when I CJin appear before
your committee.
Col. Williams said yesterday mat De-
tweon 190? and 1913 there was pain
and charged to tho taxpayers for In
terest In connection with subway moneys
I3...n.79?. unit tietu-i.pii March 19. 1913.
and December 31, 1913, the expenses of
the Public Service Commission for su
perintendence, c $32S,O0O. These
amounts, aggregating 4, 118,797, Col.
Williams explained, In 1915 were cov
eted by the Issue of corporate stock
notes and the proceeds of that Issue
were credited to the city's gcturai lunn
for the reduction of taxation. The ef
fect of this transaction, he said, was
to glvo a i" ifd to tho taxpayers for
It reduced b.. i.ilS,79" the inmiunt of
taxes which the city had to collect fiom
property owners.
"The hurden of this dividend or re
bate," Col. Williams stated, "will fall
primarily on the Brooklyn Itapld Trail
bit System, for under the terms of the
contract with the city the company's
lines are pooled with those of the city
and will contribute a large part of tho
earnings of the combined system and
theso earnings must amortize the M.
11 $.797 above referred to.
"Not only therefore will the taxpay
ers bo the beneficiaries of the I4.11S.797
of dividends which they have already
received, but they will get all this money
back again Into the city treasury as the
amount Is amortized during the term of
our lease. There are other chapters In
this dual system financing of Interest
to taxpayers and property owners and
for fear the Thompson committee may
overlook them we shall subsequently
call nubile attention to them."
District Attorney Swann dlscussen
SISTERS CONVICTED
OF REALTY SWINDLE
ever read. You s:iy that, according to
your Information ilast night) you be- :ov,.r tm, telephont yesterday with Comp
Ileve I nave mentioned six men as.,rolor prcndergast the hitler's letter
possiiue sharers in coiitipt fund, nna u ,llm ,pmnnaiiiic n. Oranil Jury Invest!
you warn to asi me now I came to tne . Kllt0 of nrhory cnilnr., in.anatlng
conclusion that the committee had this from tni T10n)1)!)ori n,iulty. Tho two
luiui"-! in.' innv Hum- 1 ,,ir If ,i ovnert In tnke Itmrllpmi !!)
Kuilrii for $000,000 After Oct
linjr Servants' Savings!
to Invest.
. o.n..viin and Allied nospuais in ir
wl nf th construction, maintenance,
.f.p and repair of buildings and
.-quires to the Department of Plans
I ctriictures.
Tre second Itrown bill chances the
. ef the Dep-irtment of Public Chart
in Nr York city to the "Depart
.t of Public Welfare" and shifts
.y bn of the Department of Health
,n.. Hoard of Health to be Com
ra'iiiier of Health. Tlie Commissioner
n' p.j'lii Welfare Is authorized to In-,i.'i:,-e
nidltlons of unemployment
.(t nthrr ondttlons creating a demand
for rid' relief and to develop meas
U'ir ''-r ilii- r prevention,
yt . x'tutlons under the Jurisdiction
ih.- Itoa'd or inenriety aro iraii'
work of the committee could be greatly
lesened were Messrs. Prendergast and
Wlllcox and others who had charge ot
subway matters for the city to come out
in the open." Mr. Wlllcox recites his
futile efforts to be heard by th com
mittee, dating back to the committee's
early activities. He maintains In his let
ter that Senator Thompson's statement
would seem to Indicate "an unwilling
ness on my part to give your committee
any Information I may have regarding
the subjects In question."
The statement of Col. Williams points
out that th" taxpayers of New York
actually received In cash last year divi
dends aggregating 4.t 18,797 as a res.u!i
of the B. n, T.'s subway contract of
March 19. 1913. for Its part or tne uuai
. Tf..1,l. i , - , .. -aI 11111
V--CI ' T '" 1 lejtarillieiu "i ni-wnm. i pypieio. I His nii'inimin'ti, v,vt.
tic tonvnls-loiier of Health Is made a . lams said, lias beer available to the
fsl.r of th Hoard of Ambulance Thompson committee, but th fact ttia
'nce In pl-ue of the president of the! ! was overlooked by the Investigators
' i.-fc. of llollevne Hospital and two I "may have been due to the failure of the
!-n appointed bv the Mayor. The , committee to discover the features of the
tent the Hoard of Health becomes! contract which show the hard bargain
. ..n..niloner of Health and the with the railroad ropanlvhlch
r v . .oner of Public Welfare, be-1 city oniclals drove, or It may be nr.rlb
;r2mVr oMte Hoanl of Health, to make
' The Prendrrwast Letter.
The letter which the Comptroller ad
dressed to Senator Thompson follows:
"In the statements I have heretofore
deemed It necessary to make regarding
the subway controversy 1 have charged
that you have been conducting the In
vestigation In such a way as to distort
facts and evade real lsue. I time
before me. In a statement attributed to
vou In a morning paper, absolute con
firmation of the opinions 1 have cx-
nresxed reiranllnir your wot!:. A ou -ay
net llrllrrnr Also.
Ti.e management and control of the
rc-p'tal" at present under the ttUBtees
; IHlevue and Allied Hospital", the
opit.i's and Institutions, except tho
.Tiini ;.itl lodging houses, and the
-erirjis at present under the Depart-
:t of Public Charities, are all trans
Vr'i to the Health Department. The
enployces In the various Institutions are
o r.e continued In their emp!o-ment.
tut the Commissioner of Health may
V.Ih unnecessary iosltlous
ing has been said about It nor has It
been intimated that I shared In any fund
whatsoever.
quote Senator' Own Story.
"My Information regarding the story
that six men participated .in a corrupt
fund Is based uj-on a statement you ro
aid to have made to the Kvrninp .oir
nl. and which Is printed in that paper
III Its Issue of February 22. 19IC. The
paper iuotes you un making that state
ment, and you will find that iuotatlon
given In full In my letter to District
Attorney Swann. You are the man 'Hho
Mild that six men participated In the
division of a fund. You haw msde this
statement, hut you have failed to make
it pood.
"The theory of the Investigation as
you hae been coliducttiiK ll for the
last two months has been plainly pal
pable to all men who are familiar with
the subway question. Hunnlng through
every action you hnvo taken, reading
through almost every question that has
been asked. II is evident that you are
simply acting as the tool of a certain
r.cwsvaper which is now strlvlns
I through your committee to revenge It-
seu upon tnoe who .differed with It
upon the subway question, and . hlch Is
also anxious to injure men who refused
to do Its bidding.
'This paper has nominated you In Its
editorial columns as Its candidate for
Governor. Arc we to attribute to this
fact your craven willingness to do Its
contemptible work?"
Olhrr feature of the nay.
Willi,. the statements were be'ng
Circulated Perley Morse, the committee's
accountant, and Prank Moss, the com
mittee's counsel, were engaged yesterdav
preparing newly found letters and ree.
ords with which to Jolt the memory of
Theodore Shonts. president of the Inter
borough, when he resumes the witness
stand this morning.
In addition to the Oaynor letters from
the City Hall cellar. Mr. Moise, with the
asslhtance of Hlchard V. Lmdabury.
counsel to .1. P. .Morgan A. Co. examined
the letter files of the Mini and selected
ome which he thought might Interest
tlie investigators Subpeenas weie Is
gether In a few days to talk over tho
matter In detail.
DO NOT KNOW OAS FACTS.
So I'nhlle fervlec .Members Want
Lawmaker to I'll Hate.
.lames II. Walker, secretary eif the
Public Service Commission, said yester
ilny that the reason Chairman Straus
had telegraphed the chairmen of the Sen
ate and Assembly Committees on Klee
trlclty. Oas and Water that the commis
sion favored legislation reducing tho
price of gas In the Thirtieth mid Thirty,
ilrst wards of Ilrooklyn was that It had
been thought best to end the eontroversy
by legislation rather than by an order
of the coninilhslon. which, as a whole. Is
unfamiliar wtth the case.
With the exception of Commissioners
Hay ward and Whitney, he said, no one
now a member of the commission is con
versant with all the facts brought out
at the innumerable hearings.
After deliberating for two hours a
Jury before Justlco Shcarn In the Su
preme Court, Criminal Term, jesWrday
found Mrs. Matltdarraticollnt and her
Mslcr. Hose Halley, guilty of grand lar
ceny In the first degree. When the ver
dict wa announced Mrs. rrancollnl
fainted. Several women who attended
the trial, alt of whom claimed to have
been swindled by the sisters, caused an
uproar by applauding the verdict,
The women were widely known In tho
real estute world, where they wero called
the "realty queens." They opened a few
yearn ago sumptuous offices In Forty-
secoii.1 slriet and later merged several
real estate companies Into one called
the Annex Homes. Inc. H was while
serving as officers of that company that
the defendants were charged with hav
ing taken I7.4SO from Mary Steen, a
seeiity-four-e.ir-old servant, for Invest'
ment In a first mortgage. Instead, sin
got what purported to be stock In the
realty company.
When the Annex Homes, trie , went
Into bankruptcy in august, 1914, liabili
ties were about isoo.ouu, so many
women called on the District Attorney
to complain that a general inquiry
showed that money had literally flowed
Into the business ofTlce and the evidence
was that the two defendants controlled
the flminrcs of the coriratlin.
When arrested Mrs. rrancollnl Is
quoted as having said that If ever con-
vlcterl of the charge ngalnst her she
would never go to prison without re
vealing evidence of duplicity of at least
four lawyers who had guided her busi
ness career,
As part of the general scheme to de
fraud. Assistant Wstrlct Attorney
HoiHCh said that the defendants had
made a specialty of becoming acquainted
Tne Commissioner of Health Is given' j, ,iaraBrah which bear, quotation .u,,,.' 00 Vo7 the arcoun, of nve broker:
povvers and must establish rules , and , ..ippi(mitj. direct etate- aR.. ,, wit, wIc!l M s, , , r,
! resulatlons for the conduct ot all i m(,nt by you, that the work of your , , j1HVB ,cait.
nift utlons within his Jurisdiction.
Any .e'on injur isi or taken ill In the
i re: who may not he safely removed
to his home shall be sent to and shall
received by the Dcpaitment of
'leahh for temporary care and treated,
ffir"'tlve of his place of residence.
The department may receive for treat
rrtnt p. rons who do not live In New
Tor city, at rates fixed by the Commissioner.
SOWERY ITSELF ASKS CHANGE.
later I.esds Minority r'lant
licalnst eT A'arar.
Clmilfs It. Stoer, former I'atk Com
mlssmner, declaring that something more
n h i.a'ne Is necessaiy to chunge the
njncrrof a street, lul a minority fight
airalnn rhanging the name of the llowery
ine-filtii; yesterday in the People's
r.mir. ,, ar Itivlngloii street, under the
sHDnes of the Uowery Healty anil Husl
" Mi-.'.s Ahsoclatlou, Alderman Pal
t II Sulllviin. brother of the lute-
T,m. was neutral.
IIr i what .Mr. Stover believes t.lie
pfivveiy eifd more than It needs a r.en
rim a u'.v pavement of wood
k- ne'ind. etiu i utiutitig the four
H'f.ice i-.i trsrl.s m tin. centie of the
t.-.t thipl. jdantlng a row of tree.-i
f .Ir of lie siiiet between Cooper
'A rTif n n .qiinres
The ii ni ..rov imr-i ii with Mr. Stover,
j to fie il.ange of name, There
I o h" a nell defined sentiment
f remitting the pic-cnt ninie.
IX TRENCH. THINKS OF SCIENCE
Prrneli s,,,,.r Mle.ii llequest
Vlliuieseiia Professor.
S- l'.
of
tt r.
t: -
y,
t1" 'f
tle .
C ii
p.
' i March 23. Tearing that
s of four years of .scientific re
, be Ion If he Is killed, a
P'neh --dentist now In the
' 'k niivmitage of a lull In
"vt rte to Ai-lte tn a friend
A SCil.tlrt ill St. Paul. Prof.
'"' t of M.icnlei-ter College, ask
'ft i.-nr to complete and pub
if the fortunes of ar
ir .ml
w le ter.,inc Hie injured tinder fire,
" ' a- i of Itolieit Dollfus, Willi
' rn.'il'.il auxiliary of the Sixty
Tirtii Territorial Infantry, a voung hi
eearU connerteel with the National Mu--"'
"t Natural History of .Paris
I ' . i lie notes and manuscript
' i ..r.i,v,, in the vaults of the tuu
''IT , . u re-preseuteel the results of
W' ic, s lesereh, So lie thought of
! iKUe In A lienca who was weirk
!r il' s s.inil.ir lines, Prof. Cort Is
f'tKiij, i .,(. oiikiioiI research work on a
iro'jji ., ,itlo known parasitic wortra.
SIDES IN HEARSE TO HOSPITAL.
le of t nderlfiker'N Ve-hlele Fall
to I'rlichten Mildeut.
P .V'to, i-,( Match 23. The nov.
'' e.f mI.uk In a hearse with an un
JlTUW'. n th ,ox and living through
tin. ii).',ii w.is expi-ilinced by IMwIn I).
.i Sinufoni University freshman
'"'in Phien . All.,
y" ii DoiriH was taken seriously 111
ie .uniiiiK lionie no iitiibulancn was
siidh, , wilK impc-ratlve Hint the pa-
""I- i. taken to tho hospital with the
piKsihln exertion to th sick boy,
in- or y ,,vail.il, carriage that wus of
'Is piopi , ill, in unions and with the prniwr
r'.h.i: at eominoilatlons was tho dead
'.urn., ., a sjtirj Alio concern. Dorrls
'lien iiij economics, not paychology
Wllle i Miff,.!,.,! mil., frluhl.
T.le iloiois at the Peninsula llojgiltal
rrmmr. young Donls's appendix, and
imii-nt is doing well.
committee will tie greattv lesued were
Messrs Prendergast anil lllcox ar.u
others who had charge of subway mat
ters for the city to come out in the
open. This statement on your part
Is a cowardly attempt to cive a dis
honest twljt to the situation.
"On Sundav, February .", you made
certain remarks about my connection
with the subway matter which were
based upon utterly slanderous and lying
statements appearing In a New York
newspaper. When told of what you
had said I Informed the reporters that
I would be glad to appear before your
committee at any time and educate
vou upon the subway question. You Im
mediately took ofllclal cognizance of
my remark by issuing a subpernn for
me the following day. To have bent
this subpeena was simply a cheap ex
hibition of your power In the matter,
because you knew that no cltv official
would refuse to appear before your
committee If he wero requested to do
so and that a subpoena was entire ly
unnecessary.
"Tha subperna called for my appeal
ing on the following Friday. February
11. I went to the committee room
tirnmn! tv and after being detained an
hour was Informed that I would not be
required that day. but would probiblv
be called upon to testify the following
Weilucfcdnv.
Promised Chnie by Colby.
"Tuesslav nlcht. February 13. in the
presence of Deputy Compti oiler Brough.
Secretary Mor-'.in and Chle f Accountant
Maoinne of the Finance Department. I
stated to vour then counsel, Halnbrlds
Colby, who had called here, that I was
very anxious Indeed to be given an op
portunity to tell the complete story of
the subway transaction, mid at the
earliest opportunity. Mr. Colby assured
pie in the presence ef these gentlemen
that such an opportunity would be given
and Intimated tnai i wouiu d i-uin-u
later that week.
"1 held myself In readlneis to appear
and have been ready and anxious to
appear before the committee on uny day
since that time, rne miy nine i i.
been called was last Monday morning,
when I was asked a few entirely Ir
relevant aueetlons, Irrelevant as far as
their bearing upon tho subway contracts
is concerned, ana no cnunce whs gin-n
to me to tell all I know about the sub-
way matter. In view ot tins rccorn, wnicn
Up to tills time lias oeen one m iiimnu
unwillingness upon your part to have
mo uppear and tell all I know, your
statement that it Is time to eoraii out In
the open Is cowardly In the extreme he.
cause Its purpose can be none other
than to give a false Impression to the
people regarding nty attitudo toward
this investigation.
'There are three men In this city
who know more about the Mibway ques
tion from the city bide than any otheis.
They are William It. Wlllcox, Oeorge
MoAncny and myself. Why have you
not long before this lime etillrd us he
fore your committee, epread upon Its
records the oomplctn story of this sub
way affair, and then let the public draw
ll conclusions from the nature of our
sttry ?
"Instead of doing this, you have been
sputtering lay after day about great
Hensatlons you arc going to spring, but
none of which have as yet had even
a birth. You have been wasting time
The committee m.iy also have pre
sented to It In connection with the ex
amination of the Shonts brokerage
transactions mock transactions of Mr,
Shonts's eisiocljtei, August Uclmont,
Cornelius VamVrbllt, the late Kdwln
Ha ley and Andiew Freedman, Inter
borough dltectors who figured In the
negotiations for the dual contract with
the company, and Walter G. Oakman,
who was a dltector of the New York
Municipal Hallway Corporation, the IS
P.. T and the Trars'.t Development Com-
pan. The Litter and the New Yoik
Municipal Hallway Corporation arc H
1L T subsidiaries
"It's a funny thing." commented Frank
Moss when he read the Comptroller's
letter to Senator Thompson, "how
nulckty men Jump In to make explana
tions from whom explanations are due."
Former Chairman Wlllcox said he
could not understand how Ssnator
Thompson could make Mich a statement
as was attributed to him In Albany
about himself and Mr, Prenderg-ist
"eonilng out In the open." In view of the
fact that he talked with both the Scn-
utor and Ml. Moss on Monday, when Mr
Wlllcox was Informed that It was a
mistake that he hid been asked to come
to the hearing. Mr. Wlllcox said he
offered to go over matters with Mr,
Mo;i if Senator Thompson was too busy.
He- has been not only willing but anx
ious, lie Insisted, to help the committee
leKardlng the early subway negotiations.
"Thoie has been no time during this
whiter," he added, "when you have
asked me to come hefore your commit
tee or Intlniate-d In any way that you
were ready to have mo testify. In view
of the statement attributed to you,
would therefore ask that you set an
CITY RAILWAY TO ISSUE STOCK.
1th thrifty srnt. Many such loat
all their savings. Among then were
three sisters. Mary, Nellie and Bridget
Ilutler. The thtee had accumuiHiew
llS.OOu. Annie Murnhv. who was blind,
died of grief as the result ot her loss.
Sentence, on the sisters was eteicrrea
for a week.
DISABLED SHIP REACHES PORT.
Danish Liner Hlbr at .Norfolk After
Hard Fight.
JCoitKOLK, Vn., March 2.1. Towitig the
Danish steamer Itlbe. adrift for two
weeks at sea, the British steamer May
land passed tutu the Virginia Capes this
nfteriioon.
The Itlbo lap shoit of fuel iltnliig a
voyage fiom Malta and was picked up by
the British steamer Potitwen on March
12, The latter vesel towed the llibe
lor three days, leut whs fori-cd to aban
don her on account of high seas and the
f.iet that her own supply of fuel was
nearlv exhausted, The Itlbe, though well
sniveled w"h provisions when she left
Malta, was short when the Mayland
round her Monday about 200 miles north
of the Virginia Capes. F.very available
piece e f wikkI nn the HIIkj was Minus! In
an effoit to reach port. Her railings.
m.i I is, dliilivr table and some of her
deck timbers were used In u vain attempt
te, keti silfllclent steam In her boilers to
reach port. The nibe i Dounii ror nam
more,
FRENCH PUGILIST
ACCUSED OF THEFT
Compatriot Says lie Hired
Third Man to St"iil
$0,000 in lionds.
ODD FRAUD CHARGED
TO HOSPITAL NURSE
Orderly AtTiiscd of Stealing
I'olicomHii's Shield to Cash
Chinnmmi's Certificate.
Jean ConsUnzo. who claims to hold Because Harry Vandanec, 27 yearn
the lightweight championship of France, ,J( exhibited a policeman's shield nr.,1
was arrested early this morning by D"- ,, ...
tectlves Curry and Paulp of the Second ' W " seemingly Incredible exphmitlon
In until on a charge of stealing lfi.000 on Tuesday to tlie ofllcl.ils of the Inter
worth eif bonds an1 weitrltlcs from j ,iat0nal Hank. In SO Wall street, for
?-;.B:LrS - '"' -rtific,,,., which
ty.elglith street. ibote the name of n Clilnanim, the police
BRITISHER DEMANDS RIGHTS.
Naturalised In Cape Colony, Wants
tn Knter KitKlanrl.
Pati-nsos', N J March 23. Snlonioii
Levlnthal. Importer of furs of 1S3 Har
rison street, has filed a complaint and
petit ion to th- British ilovetiiment
through his attorney, Jamese A. Harmon,
for permission to enter Hngland and
Scotland. With the petition are papers
showing he was naturalized by lord
Hutchison, Governor of Capo -of liood
Hope Colony, In August. lk!2.
Lev Initial visited England It) t Oc
tober. He was held by the authorities
at Liverpool and confined in u de.
teutlou camp for three months under
the defence of the realm art He was
tln.illy leleased and ileparttsl to the
United States,
Sersanter told the police that Constartxo I
came to this country on Decemner 2 aim
the two became friends. Kast night they
went to Constanzo's room on the top
floor with a third man, whose name
Sersanter did not know, to do a little
friendly sparring.
The room was warm, Setsanter said,
and he took eiff Ills coat, In the iiocket
or which he left tho securities. While
the two vveie boxing the third man dis
appeared and when Sersanter resumed
his e'oat he missed hi property. After
an altercation with Constanzo he hur
ried to tlin police station and charged
the pugilist with tho theft, saying that
tho missing man was hired to elo the Job.
Constimio, who denies all knowledge
of the theft, will be arraigned to-day.
The police are searching for the other
man.
TRUCE ON ANTHRACITE SCALE.
Operator anil Miner Deride to
llifrnil A (tree men I.
tt wa.' agreed yesterday at the con.
ference of the stlti-eomtlllttei'M of the
anthracite coal operators and miners
being held ut the Union Leagii" Club
that the terms and conditions of th"
Hgreement signed In 1912 be extended
until the present body reaches n ttecl.
slou.
The eonfereneje further decided o
make the new agreement date from
April 1. In the former conferences the
previous agreements wero always sus
pended until the pew agreement was
accepte-d.
made an Investigation and ho was ar
rested yesterday. He will bo arraigned
In the Tombs court this morning, churned
with Impersonating mi ofllcer and grand
larceny.
When Vnnd.irzcc appeared at the bank
he presentee tho certificate, on which
was written "Kindly pay Olllcer 2S72
my money. Sing Clin." Before) paying
the 1600 thn cashier said ho must re
ceive ths verbal sanction of Chu.
Vntidarzee left, and a short tlmo nfter.
ward a man, who said he 'was Chu, In
stnictcd the bank ofllclal to cash the
certificate. Subsequently Vatnlnrzeo ap
peared and received the rnorcv.
Detectives Douoliuc and Fltisitrlck of
the Frist brancli found that shield 1178
belonged to Patrolman Thom.ui lllgiJlns
of Trafllei A, now a patient In tho Huil
son street hospital. At the honpllal
they looked over llk'slnVs effects and
found the she, missing. Tin hospital
tegixter dlscioncil that Cm Sing, a
Chinese student, hid been In the hos
pital since Marii 1. He denied having
an account In the International B.ieik.
When the. nurses mid doc'ora heard
the description of the man who cashed
the certificate they told th" detective
that Harry Ytindarzee. an orderly em
ployed In the hnspiiu! until a few ditya
ago. was probably tho person. Sine
Tuesday Fltzpi'rlck and Puiohue
vlsltd every Imspltnt In th" city, anfl
found Van-larzee yesterday In St Vin
cent's Hospital, attending Police Lieu
tenant Itlchard Finn.
Servlei- CoiuiuUlon Will llejar Plra
for amiT.nnn Allotment.
The Iubllc Service Commission will
hold u public hearing on April 3 on the
application of the New York Municipal
Hallway Corporation ror permission to
issue tiiS'iOO additional capital stock.
Of an authorized capital stock of K,
OOO.iloo there has leen issued ISOO.OOO.
Th new fc.sue is to cover commie-
sion to bankers for the sale of notes of
the Brooklyn lUpId Transit Company,
for payrnj'jtts to counsel for passing utwn
the validity of tlie.se notes and for other
legal services Id connection with the
dual system subway contracts.
HONTCLATR'S NEW LAURELS.
Torrn of Home" Flanres a Trade
Centre, Say t . s, Itrport.
MontcI-UR, March .13. Mnntclalr
commuters marvelled to-day at the newt
from Washington Hint there Is an In
vestment of $L',17T,P10 In manufactur
ing enterprlns he re) ns few be lleved
that till" "town of homes" i mbr.u cd
such extensive. Commercial sctlvllj. The
preliminary comparison of th" jears
l?n9 to 1914 by the census bureau shows
that the gains nre: Capital. ; jw-r
ceut. : wages. 62.3; ' vage earners, JI.6,
materials, 48.4 : value of products,
mid primary horse-power. "3.3. Actual
gain in capital Invested .was from II,
lOe.OOO to J2.17",0n. Cost of materials
mounted from $669.00(1 to JS13.000;
value of products from J 1. 026.O0O to
11,432,000: salaries (Uul wages from
Jlfl.OOO to KJJO00.
The number of establlehments rose
from twenty-three to fort) -two. In
cluded lu the 1914 census ale establish
ments whoe products are valued an
nually at 1500 or nior. Kxrluiled, as
In 1909. ore the hand trjdes, the build
ing trades and the tieluhhorhood Indus
tries, the figures beln.- contlne.1 io plants
conducted under the factory hystem.
GIRLS IN HOME ART CONTEST.
Cash Prlxe Will io to .Neatest Red
Maker at t'liper Mnntclalr.
Mon'Tc'Laik. March 23. One hundred
gills of Moutclalr have enteresl for the
domestic arts competition to he con
ducted next Monday uflernoon by the
Woman's Club of Upper Monte lair. The
girl who makes up a tied in the neatest
manner, without wrinkles In sheets or
spread, will receive a i-.ie.li prize. Dress
making, millinery and cuke making will
also bn included In the competition
The girls who enter the millinery
contest will occupy separate bootlis,
where they may h" seen by tlie au
dience without being elletr.utod by the
operations of the various contenders.
aWWTIat. MOTIOI
xs'
ASK FOR and GET
HORLICK'S
THE ORIGINAL
MALTED MILK
ftttr utetiUtM cost YOU mm (ilea.
toke Gere of Yrcr Feet
After a long day tramping around or standing
on your feet, don't you feel as if your feet
needed better fitting shoes? The better care
you take of your feet the better they will take
care of you.
Coward
means comfort and satisfaction whether you
walk a mile or stand in one position all day.
Try a pair of Coward Shoes and find what real
relief means. Once you wear them you will
never wear any other shoes.
Sold Nowher Elf
James S. Coward
I6S-S74 Greenwich St., N. Y.
(Nv Warrca SlrtcO
. Mail Orders FlUtsJ S.ad for CuU .
a
a
a
Ask the man who owns one
v
AT THE FRONT
In Battle or Business
The United States Government has just ordered for
immediate military service on the Mexican frontier
28 PACKARD MOTOR TRUCKS
These have already been shipped and are now on
their way to the border. They will be used for trans
porting munitions, baggage and supplies.
Re-orders from the most exacting buyers, including
the biggest fleet users, prove that Packards are the
preferred ally in peace or war.
The Adams Express Company bought its first Packard
from the Packard Motor Car Company of New York
in October, 1905. Its latest order is for 20 Packard
chainless trucks. The Adams Express Company now
operates a fleet of 50 Packards.
The American Express Company bought its first
Packard from the Packard Motor Car Company of
New York in December, 1910. Its latest order is for
39 Packard chainless trucks. The American Express
Company now operates a fleet of 164 Packards.
PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY
of NEW YORK, Broadway at Sixty-first Street
N
M
n
B
SI
a
i
t
BRANCHES: Brooklyn. Nmmrmrk. Piterman. HartfnnL SnrtniSfimltl fluff pim 3
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmummaummmmmmmmmmmummmmmmmummmmmmmmmmmJ
HI
"1