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THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1916.
ONION WIRE TAPPED
FOR STRIKE PLANS,
LABOR MAN SAYS
YUAN SHIH-K'AI DIES; LAST
ACT TO NAME SUCCESSOR
ARREST AS A SPY
FEARED BY LYMAN
WOMAN TELLS OF
PLOTTING MURDER
THE
STORE
FOR
MEN
Arcnsed Man Calls British
Mrs. Mary Flgollo Says JB500
Was to Be Price for Kill
ing Gregorio George.
Wanamaker Suits for Men
Are Standard at $1 8.50 to $37.50
Naval Attache tn Support
His Contention.
Thompson's Committee Hoars
TTew Complaint, but Wants
to Drop Subject,
WIFE ALSO PUT ON STAND
CALM ON WITNESS STAND
Id
SPRAGUE TELLS IDEAS
OP NEW SUBWAY EHHORS
Frter J. Bniiy, recretnry of the Allied
rtntlng Trade?, told the Tliomi-eon (
teftllatlve commit! ycsterdiiy tlmt h" i
had food reason for hcllevinK tlmt tlii
police had been t.ippltnr wlte riiniilnx 1
to headquarter of labor unions to set 1
adrance Information on tin- conduct f
atrtkea and other matter, lie nuked the
commltte to tn.ik nil InwallKulloii.
Benator Tlioiniwon rnld tli.it It win
not tha Intention of the coinitilttec to K" '
Into the wire tnpplnc any further, end
ha thought tlmt thin particular matter
did not come within the. proUln'c. of the
committee, nnyway. Mr. Urady asked
thftt ho be allowed to rt.ite In public 111
raaaons for thlnkltiB that the? commute
ahoutd Investigate and tills prlvlluse will
probably be accorded to lilm.
A suRKeatlon was offered yesterday
thu CUnnlni. Thnmnun tlilif ItA IlilltWll
a cc-mmletdoiicr under the Morclatid -ct I
10 that he could take up tho wire tap-
pin exclurlvely. The s-nator quicK'
put an end to tn suKKeouoti ny cuins
the Stats Constitution, which foibldr
a Senator or Assemblyman from accept
ing any office during the term for which
ha wai elected, lie eald he didn't want
uch a Job, anyway.
Marr flar "rtddleatlcka."
When Mr. Itrady's ?ertlon concern
ing the tapping of labor union wires wn
Drought to the attention of Mayor
Mltchel he eald that "fiddlesticks" com
prehended everything he wished to any
In reply. .
, Police Commissioner Woods, when
aakad last night to comment on the as
sertion that certain labor organizations'
wires had been tapped, salil .
"I cannot fay anything about an
particular wlrca that the l'ollco Depart
ment may have listened over hccuti-e
the Thompson committee anil their coun
sel and I mado an absolute aKreeincnl
that no one of us would divulgo Infor
mation on that score, which was brouRllt
out at the executive session.
"I do not know, of course, what pri
vate detective a Reticles may have done
As far ns the l'ollco Department Is con
cerned, however, I can simply lepeat
that no wires has been tapped event
for purposes of settlnK information
about crlmo or criminals. tt doesn't
necessarily follow that became- a cer
tain wire was listened over, tho person
In whose name that wire was listed was
suspected of crime. If a policeman is
listening on a wire for such a purpose
and other conversations ro over It. his
Instructions! are. to stop llbteiiltiK a
noon as ho tlnds th- conversation does
not relate to the subject ho Is looking
for."
flees Wnale In Snliwnys.
Frank .1 fpiiiKU. engineer and In
ventor, a member of the Navy Consult
ing Board, told the Thompson committee
yesterday that millions of dollars had
been wasted bccau- or the general plan
adopted by the city and the I'ubllc
Service Commission for building the new
fUbways. lie said that no competent
engineer In the world, ouHldc of those
concerned In this project, would attempt
a justification of building the outlying
sections of the system before the main
body of it bad been completed.
Mr. Sprague told the committee of an
offer which he made to equip and operate
the now subwaN In I'.'IO. According to
Ills plan, the main arteiles of traltlc In
Manhattan would have been completed
tlrst. thus raving enormous Interest
charges on work in the outljlng sections
now completed, but not ut-ed because the
Manhattan dlvlflmiH arc uniin.eneii.
!. nronosal was that the Lexington
Hv;nue'sui,way should be opened north ' his 'country" """" "
from Thirty-fourth street, and another y
)!. across Thlrty-fourth tt , wn, "of commatming ,'resem"
Seventh avenue. Hie hev enth avenu , an(, (hp ,, .,.,,,, '
line would have been completed to l oru- of hl, o)l, ratroni ry,;g. He
second street, thus completing, when wor Rray mu.tncn. aniI ,,
these linen were connected with the pre- I arlj. ,rlknff ej.0Si Althougli an lm
cut system, what Mr. sprague described ; porlI,t ,n mInd an,j nrton ha(1 Mf
as the "It." He i-ald that under his , ,,,. cut off nn(1 ndnl,,p(1 the for(.Rn
. . .11., . . . . till 1 III t VlfihS lltipil I .1 1. .. M . .
oner me cu i" 4.... ....v
first, and they were to be operated by a
company which he propoteu to lorm.
In Use) Years Ao.
He said the syidem would have been
built for $75,000,100 nnd would have
been In operation years ago. Asked by
Frank Ms If he bad sulllcient llnauclal
backing. Mr. Sprague said that be of
frrt tn nut uti a certified check for
$100,000 as a preliminary to the tiling1
of a $1,000,000 bona guaranteeing goou
UMr' Sprague's shmc contemplated an I
expenditure of JlO.OOO.ooo for equlji-!
tnent and the operating company was i
to have the flint prollt up to $2,000,000,
This would have been equal to 6 per
cent, on th Investment. Then the city I
was to have $3,U7.100 of prollts for its 1
Invetttnent. Following this, all profits I
In excess of the allowances for sink-
Ing fund, were to b divided by the
city and th company In tho proportions
of two. thirds and ono-third re-pectlvely,
This ofier, Mr. Sprague mid, wa.
harked sttnajicliilly by J. O. White &
Co. and by the Iloebllngs. He said
that he sent a letter to the Public
Service Commission outlining the plan
and that he never received any acknowl
edgement of It. Mr. Moss said that he
had been unable to find the letter In
the commlesloii'ii files.
1 am entirely contldent," wild Mr.
Sprague, "that my offer would have
seen the new Manhattan lines In opera
tion by this tlmo nnd that there would
have been a much quicker participa
tion In profits by tho city than It will
ever realize under tho accepted con
tract" Statistician on Htand,
Tr. A. F. Weber, chief Hlullstlrkui of
the Public Service Commission, wan
questioned at the afternoon sei-slon about
the prior determination account of the
New York Municipal Hallways Corpora
lion. He said that two years of nego
tiation preceded the, signing of the con
tract under which the Ilrooklyji subway
Is betn? built, Fuller the contract the
company was allowed to charge to con
atructlon certain of Its preliminary ex
penditure. , When thli "prior determination ac
count," or bill for preliminary expen
ditures camo to tho Public Service Com
mission for approval the total of the
Items was $322,000. This amount was
distributed between the New Yoik Mu
nicipal Ilnllways Corporation and the
Brooklyn He!ghtB Itallroad Company,
Tho salary of Col. T. H. Wllllanw, $50,-
t0 a year, was divided equally
between the two roods. These Items
wsre allowed. The Items for publicity,
aggregating $101,000, were not allowed.
The Items totalling $97,000 for legal fees
wtra allowed. Dr. Weber said that
whan the account had finally been In
Testlgated the ISHS.OOO asked for had
tn cut down to $217,000.
Tha committee will continue Its In
tMtlfatlon of this "prior determination
account" tn-d,iy,
Yuan Shih-k'al,
Who died TrcHdcnt of China nftcr havinp; had the impcrml crown olTcrcd
to him by a vote
Conttnurd from Firtt Tope.
nome In Honan. Ills foimal dlsmlssa,
came In the form of a royal edict which
s t forth that hs was suffering from
rheumatism In the leg which tneaparl
tnted him from holding official poets.
uan. however, was not a rheumatic
It became apparent two years later
that n revolution was imminent and an
edict was Issued calling Yuan to take
up his duties as Vloeroy of Wuchang.
He refused, giving ns an excuse that
his rheumatism "till troubled him (this
was only a pleasantry), but when the
premiership of China was offered him
he went to Pekln to help the Manchus.
One of his first nets ns Premier was
to force Into private life the I'rlnce Re
gent, an arrogant Manchu, who brought
about Yunu's retirement a few years be
fore. Yuan succeeded also In getting
pledges from tho throne of a constltu- I
tlonal government anil th establishment
of a limited monarchy. In the mean
time the revolutionists were on the way
to eurees. The royal exchequer was low
and the royal soldiers illdn't rare about
ts.htlng without awwnuiees of being paid. I
When Yuan saw that abdication was In
evitable he Induced the Manchus to trans- '
,,1..?"'" to 1,lm nml BRrocd t0 .
Sun Yat-sell became. WnH.lnn.l t...l.
dent of th new r public and In the
iuui.-.- i.i uni- ne leiegrapnen to Tuan
would resicn In favor of the .
la'ter if Yuan wmll accept the lefitthll- I
r.-in ponri. Alxllcotlen terms wr
Ilnally arrnnged. the Itivwlal fnmllv
Dittoned oif and Yttin notified Sun A"at
rtn that he believed a r-pubile would
ho the hM fotm of goveinment. The
Manshvi. abdicated on February 1!, I in::
"uti Yat-sen rw'sned tid the National
Ambly elected Yuan Shlh-k'al. He
was Inaugurated as IYeldent of th
Chlneie Hepubllc In the early part of
October, lflU.
Yuan was once referred to ns the
tvspoleon of China ami l reported to
have replied: "Why should I wish to
he a N.ipolfon when I can be a George
Washington?" '
Shortly after h became the master
hand and master mind of the republic
It was frequently reported that he wa
paving tho way to a resumption of the
monarchy, with himself as Kmperor Ho
repeatedly denied anv such Intention.
In the early part of February , 1514. he
diM!ved the district councils in the
province, nnd this act was regarded as
an important step In his plans for the
suppression of popular government.
President Yuan's troops put down a
rebellion In 1913 and Sun Yat-sen took
.' " '.r : ",nl '
jasnion or nress ns soon as lie was
elected President. He spoke no language
other than Chines, nnd never was out
of China, excepting for the twelve years
he spent In Corea. Always expressing
a friendly feeling for the Fnlted States
and Its people, ho granted Reveral In
terviews to The St'.v nnd other Journals
In order that Americans might under
stand his views.
Yuan was th fnthr of thirty-one
rn,)r,,ni of whom sixteen wic lmy's.
PRAISES YUAN'S ABILITY.
r, nondnorr Snys lleatli Menni a
china
,'"'" Cn,n"'
ItALTtMORK. Md June 1 Frank .1.
Ooodnow. pieldenl of Johns Hu)ikitis
t'ulverslty, during the time he lifted as
adviser to the Chinese invernmeut had
abundant opportunity to study Yuan
Shlh-k'al.
"an was a man m inaraen amiiiy,
rr (loodnow said tn-daj, "and his death
will mean a big loss to f'hlna. There
was reason to hope that the people would
get together nnd allow him to continue
in power. It In true that lie had re
cently arous'-d opposition, but It re
mains to be seen whether or not anynody
elso can do as well as he did If there
be united support of the vice-president,
I.I Yuan Hung, things may go along
welt; If not I feel 'certain that there
'111 be trouble.
"Yuan had an ngreeabl" personality
nnd his actions before the revolution
were governed by broad, modern ideas.
Of late yoars, however, lie had come tu
be known as a conservative."
LI FRIENDLY TO JAPAN.
linn's Denth Will HoIt Chinese
Problems, Dr. lycnnwn sns.
That Yuan fihlh-k'nl's death In Pekln
will solve tho political crisis that has
been keeping China In turmoil was tho
opinion expresfcd yesterday by Dr. T.
Isenaca of the Kast nnd West News
Hureau.
Dr. lyenaga pointed out that LI Yuan
Hung had refin-id to support Yuan Shlh
k'al In his effort to establish a dictator
ship, tho great Issue over which tho
northern nnd southern prnvlncea wero
divided. During Yuan Shlh-k'al's sway
1,1 Yuan Hung was hold In Pekln vir
tually as a hostage,
"Tho rebids," said Dr. lyenaga, "said
they would lo willing to have LI Yuan
Hung In th Presidential chair, There
were two reasons for thla willingness ;
(list, heenuee the rebol leaders fought
side by side with LI Yuan Hung against
the Manchus, and secondly, because he
Is a stanch supporter of the republic
for which they stand."
"Hut," continued Dr. lyenaga, "M
ttan Hung Is not a strong man. He Is
honest, but Ignorant of the outside world,
of Western civilisation and of interna,
tlonal politic Orars doubt arises,
therefore, as to whether he would have
of the people.
Li Yuan-Hung.
Vice-President of China, who sue-
-'CCl'S ,0 0" f President
the Iron will necessary to hold the war-
.ring factions at pence.
'That Is really the -whole crux of the
nutter. If I.I Yuan Hung can gain the
sinmnrt of holh th northern and koiiiIi
if provinces nnd hold them together be
will mike an excellent President. We of
Japan would he delighted to Fen tMi.i
nt peace. LI Yuan Hung is friendly to-
ur.! .Tapan. and with him In tho ,rtl
denial chair the telutlons htwe.-n the
two countrlcf would undoubtedly lm
prove. Whether the bond betwen Oiilna
and Japan is to he. drawn Indirectly
closer by the denth of Yum Shlh-k'al
depends tlrst upon the ability of I.t Yuan
Hung to mould hla country Into a har
tronlnus whole."
LI YUAN HUNG FOR REPUBLIC
New Chinese President Strnntr
Antl-Mnnarehtat.
Li Yuan Hung, who succeeds "Yuan
Shlh-k'al, w.ib horn In 1(64. He ktudld
at th Pelyang Naval College .tnd servd
on n crulsr In th Chino-Japanes war.
After th war h was engaged for eer
vlce at Nanking by Viceroy Chang Chlh
Tung. On th latter" transfer to Wu
c. nng he accompanied him to assist In
th organization of the modern trotvs
tin re. Later he went to Japan to study
forttllcatlonn nnd complete hl.s mllltaiv
training nnd subsequently became a Ma
jor of cavalry.
At th outbrnk of th revolution nt
Wuchang he accepted command of the
revolutionary force: nnd directed their
operations from that time on. He was
mainly instrumental In arranging for
the Shanghai peac confermco and nf
tcr the abdication of the .Manchus lie
was elected Vice-President of the repub
lic and appointed Chief of the (ieneral
Slaff.
He was an nvowed enemy of th mon
archical fcchenie, of government and when
the Idea of bringing China lnck to this
form of government originated l-.e b ft
his official residence and went to live
In another part of the city of Pekln.
I'pon the abtndoiitnem of the monarchi
cal plan by Yuan Shlh-k'al he returned
to tho support of the (iovernment utid
ha. kIiico been working earnestly to bring
aimut u reunion or the count! y.
ad rivently been spread I ,ijrr'!""1 ,v,10n ,lu' lat,"r appeared a'
tho Chlms-e press that LI attorney for David K Kennedy am
.as trying to iindi'rm.ne the!''1"1"' ,:- Kennedy. The case Is an In
influence, olid power of Yuan Slllll-k'al,
but no evidence of this was brought
When Yum Shlh-k'al was elected
President of China Li Huan Yung got
mure than one-fourth ns many vote ns
Vlian. 1.1 Vllail Illlnir w.la then ,,.,..
Iniously elided Vice-President For
tln.e he wa known In this coumr.v as
the "Imprisoned Vlce-Pri shlent," (is lm
made his home In the palace of the late
F.mprei.s of China and never left tho
grounds except 111 ail automobile which
was unrounded by a strong convoy of
siinners. win) weie sent with him by
v.,..., cl.n. ....
PJl!-'. "? w-n. ".""u.
"o . u e' r' r T ZTr ? ,lUZ KMi"' "t'omey
' . 1 ir ,jhhn up iii.n .4 , 1,1 til. 'it hf tnttitmnv mnvt tnrrntf
coimtrv .l,l lh..i f..-l I, ...I
soed and th.it 1.1 vlnn llunV i",,,
! J'"".'' .h. holehcarledly In wil'.i
un aiipinor.
rof. .lefemluh W. .lenks of this elt, .
who wns the American ndvlser of Yuan
Hhlh-k'nl, is in 1'eUln It Is likely that
ho win uo l.l uiui-Iiuuk'h itillser.
TROUBLES WEIGHED ON YUAN.
Chinese Complleiltlona Tolil on
II lm, Snfm Writer.
I'.i trick Oiillrfsher, ed'tor of tho Kar
Katteru Nus liiiriiiii, who h:u Ioiik
known Yuan Shlh-U'al, said yeMerilay
that nltliniiKh the Chinese I'reslilcnt waii
ii inun of lobiist health nnd only Mi
years old ho had been undermined by
tho trlali and complications which iia'e
confronted lilm bIiico tho sprint; of 1!IC.
"I say this In view ot repurtH lit
trlbiitlne Vuan's death to other than
natural causes," tho editor added. "Of
course it Is iv coincidence that hn should
die, nt n moment when even .some of
Ills best friends bollved that his retire
ment from the helm would lie best for
China."
Mr. GalliiBlier said (hut hn wns In
clined to bellev that the succession of
I.t Yuan Iliinu will meet th demands of
th leaders of th Hmith China rebel
lion. President LI, he enld. I a stanch
republican and la an ablo and prosres
slve man. China will be unified under
hla administration Mr, Uallaxher ald,
a moat ef the friction waa due to the
talk of another monarchy.
Dr. John Orant Lyman had several
surprises up his sleeve when he opened
his defence yesterday before Judge C.
IC. Wolverton in the Fnlted Rtats DIs
trict Court, whre he Is on trial for
using th malls to dfraud In the sal
of scurltles. To prove his conlntlon
that he fled from this city last February
because he feared he might b arrested
as a Herman spy Lyman called Capt.
tluy Onunt. the Hrltlsh naval attache,
to the stand. Next he called Assistant
United Stnles Attorney Kdwln M. Stan
ton, who Is conducting th procullon
against him. Finally he called his wife
and stnrted a hot argument ns to
whether or not Federal law permitted
the latter to testify either for or
against him.
Lyman tins asserted nil along that
fear of the postal authorities had noth
ing to do with his departure from this
city, his only concern being to escape
International complications, Capt. Haunt,
tinner examination by Lyman, who Is
acting as his own lawyer, ndmltted he
had received Information about both
Lyman and his wife which caused him
to warn llrttlsh Consuls here and the
Canadian police that both weie sus
picious characters.
When Mrs. Lyman visited her bom
In England Just prior to th disappear
ance of her husband. Capt. Onunt said.
h wlrd hU home office to hav hr
shadowed. Mrs. Lyman Is the former
wife of a, British naval reserve officer
who divorced her shortly before she
cam to this country with Lyman. Ly
man injctn nis name into the case by
asking Capt. Oaunt If he had ever heard
of Cspt. l,ocktt of the British naval
rrve. Th witnss replied that he
knew a Capt. Lockett.
Capt. Oaunt said he had ploturea of
uymsn ana nis wire and that he had
cabled to the Canadian nollce for alt
the available Information concerning
Lyman, who, he had been gtven to un-
oersiann. Part visited the Dominion sev
eral times under aliases The wltnss
iienimeii a letter written by him to Jor
ham Tufts, who was etavinp n th
A'pln. In which h thanked Tufts for
ms inrorm.vion concerning Lyman,
Tufts was on of th eurtls on th
J. 0.000 bond put up by T'mnn when th
lattr took his appal from th eonvl.
on In California for uslne th m.u.
fiaudulently In the Panama land swindle
When he Jumped his bond and came here
t establish the firm of John H. Putnam
fo. Tufts was nt bl heels.
Lyman's examination of Prosecutor
Stanton was abortive. After question
Ing the lattpr about his legal expert,
eiu he tried to examine him about the
alleged seizure of papers and books from
the Lyman oftlces, but his questions
wer overruled by th Judge.
The defendant got tilings Into a knottv
tang!, however, when he called Mrs.
Lyman to th stand, Proeeutor Stan
fii. on receiving from this witness a
hellUei.nl iilllrm.itive to his question
whether she was the wife of th defend
ant, objected lit hnr teMltytnc.
Lyman sm"-is!v responded that It had
been dritie tn the vVaite case, wher.upo-i
.I'ldg Woherton asked As-Ntant I'nlteJ
States Attorney Stanton if he had any
authority for the assertion that a wife
lould not appear for her husband.
Prosecutor Stanton said he had no au
thority to produrn on the spot, at
Assistant United States Attorney John C.
Knox, who happened to be In the court
riKim. offered to get a decision to that
effect. A recess was declared and botli
sides got ready to tackle th problem.
Mr Knox had Just returned to the couit
mom with the decision when Chief
Assistant Fnlted States Attorney Wood
fame hurriedly into the room and whis-
tard to Mr. Stinton. who Immediately
afterward wi.lidrew his objection to
Mrs. Lyman's tenlmony
The examination of Mr Lyman wt
briefer than the conference which pre
ceded It Among nther things she Identl
fed a cablegram sent by l.ymnn to her
when the was in London Inst Kebruaty
pieparlng to bring hir mother to tills
country, In th allied menace Lyinm
lid he was anxiously awaiting the r-
turn of his four.in.inthK.nt.1 son
i ...,n it. i.. "'
it i . iP. ? ,1 ' ''.a n"7;'B". '
.. .... ' " ....V.. . . .
to do fo could not have been premed
tateit.
l.ymin threw lh cablegram on the
table, and, sinking Into Ins chair, covered
in" i,ut KILO ins D.tieia. ills Miouillfis
"T? ' Mrf' Vy"!il"
rle. to his side and a po,t otlke Inspector
brought li ni a glass of water The car
wllt probablv go to the Jury to.n'ght
CRITICISES ALLAN A. RYAN.
r.i-'ecrenr (inrrUun Tells ourt
of Corporation lira). I
Mian A Hyan. son of Thnmn F
Ityan, wns criticised In the Supreme
i 'ourt yesterday by ex-Se cretin v of War
I J""1""" ru" u"gni agauisi inn len- i
,,v A,r ll,M " restrain them
' """" .Ji?'"' ""'""'Ives salaries of $200
f,"n ''! vek respective as officers ,
l,lri'",0rs of David L. Kennedy, (
.... vi ... unlit, ..u
l.yan holds 4i per cent of the stock'
and tile Kennedys own tho rest '
Mr. Garrison told Justice Glegerlch ,
that Mr. Hyan got Ills Htrteli at no cost '
because of his Influence with financial
institutions Ho had been a boyhood i
friend of the Kennedys, Mr Garrison
K.ild, but after getting t! per cent of,
1 'oe (.1
Hie slock flee, lie Is si'elilng control
KnuS!?.Tr PS
"" "'"l"'" "'""I ... oi..
' 'ThW'T Ke" 0 rZ'Zu,, Mr
j ljyan, rmll,, ,hnt his Z,a "v 'niM no.
I.loelt Ih lnim hot flint l.o :.u no.
,,. , . votln(t of H.lla'res. '
The court reserved deelslori
WIRE TAP CASE TO GO OVER.
t.rnnil ,lnrr Minnies Inspection
nnrt Urmnrrer I.IUelj.
I'hailtles Commissioner Kingsbury
nun wiiniitii II
Iloteliids. joiinh in-
illi ted on chni-Kes of wire t.mi:MK in
connection with the recent charities In-
vehiiKiiiiou. win nppiv for pciiiiission
to Inspect the (ttand .fury mlnules
Mnrtin w l.itii. ton. iheir counsel, so
V...7esi?nia,A,,"r,'''y "wl" "r
cmttiiy ',iude Mitchell May, before
whom ihe defendants wern ninilEiicd.
will pass on tho application. If this Is 1
Krnnled n demurrer or a motion to ills. ;
lulss will probably follow, so thai 1 rial 1
of the defendants Is pot likely lo take ,
placr before fall, even If II Is decided 1
that they must stand trial j
Illver tMtcn lip Melvln MeKeiiiui,
Tlie body of Melvln McKenna, Flrnl:
oar of thn AVnnolah Itnat Club crew,
who wns drowned on Memorial Day
when his shell was caiiKht In an eddy
lifter u race In the Harlem Illver re
icatta. was found yesterday In the Hud
son Illver off Dyckman etreet. McKenna
mi 18 yea re o!J and lived at U Monroe
street, Flushing. ,
Whith PJ.AIHH, H T., June . Calmly
Mrs. Mary Flgollo, a twenty-one-year-old
Italian woman, told a Jury In the
Supreme Court at White Plains to-day,
presided over by Justice Morschauser,
how she hnd arranged for the murder of
Oregorlo tleorge, husband of Anloiietta
George, her sister-in-law, because the
latter wanted George out of the way so
she could marry a star boarder In her
home.
The testimony wns given during th
trial of William McNamara, 18 years
old, who la on trial for the murder of
George. McNamara was arrested with
Mrs. George, Mrs. Flgollo and three
others. Ho Is being defended by James
Dalton, and his defence will be that ho
took no part In tho murder, but was
lured to the scene by threats. He con
tends that an unidentified gunman com
mitted the crime.
Mrs. Flgollo testified that Mrs. George
said to her, "I am In love with Vito
Tlalmoiida. I must get my husband out
of the way so I can marry him. You
must help me."
"Mrs. George bothered me so, and then
threatened to reveal something that I
had dpn, that I became frightened,'
continued the witness, "and I agreed to
get a couple of men to kill her husband "
Mrs. Flgollo said she went to the horn
of Kittle McCormaok, a barmaid in
Hobokcn, and the latter arranged to gt
two men to put through the murder
deal. It was first arranged to have
George kitted In Hoboken, but this plan
fell through.
District Attorney Weeks asked the
witness what prloe was to be paid for
th murder, and she said It was first
agreed to be $2B0, but the McCormack
woman said the (tinmen told her that
wns too little.
"What price waa then arranged?"
asked the prosecutor.
"Five hundred dollars was to be paid."
"Who was to get the money?"
"McNamara and the other man. I
don't know his name. McNamara was
to get $CS0, th other man $200f and
Kittle was to get $50 for her trouble."
The witness then told how on January
15 It had ben arranged to have Mrs.
Oeorg send her husband to meet Mrs.
Flgollo nt th Ardsley stntlon of the
Pulnam Itallroad, sotn distance from
Dobhs Ferry, to get a bottle of medleln,
I'll that night, continued Mrs. Flgo.
no, .Namara and the other man
went with me to Artislcv. I met George
at the station and gave him th medi
cine. He wnntd to stop nnd met a
friend at a barber shop, but I told him
It was too cold and urgd him on.
had prvnusly arranged to show a
white handkerchief If I met any othr
man than George.
"McNamara and the other man fol
lowed on th opposlt eld of th strt.
When at a dark siot near n pond the
unknown man seized George from beh.nd
and plnnd his arms. Then McNanrira
hit him evral tlms. knocking hun
down. While McNamara held htm th
other fellow cut his throat .McNamara
got up and tied in with n plec nf
ch .net-line to n tree. He nlso forced a
gag In my month. He tuld me to hay
that George and 1 had been attacked bv
two men, who had Jumped out of an
automobile. Then the two men fled to
the station nnd went hack to New
York."
The evidence shows that all the
murderers received for their wort: was
their carfar.
Mrs. Flgollo Is under Indictment for
murder In the flrt degr, but 't Is h
lleved that because of her testimony and
th aid sh has given the county ottlclals
sli will recpive a life setiteii. ,
Her testimony had little effect on Mc
Namara. CALL I. R. T. BONUSES LEGAL.
A natters to Stockholder's iult lie-
'fend Directors' trtlnns.
Answers wero filed In the Supreme
Court yesterday by the dlrertors of the
..u,. v. onipiiiiy m
suns nrougni ny jonn i wi on n a
-"l:holder to compel them to return to
' JIS.i.ooo gift made to Theodore P Shon's
anil the $.100,000 paid to ,1 P Morgat
S. Co., as disclosed In the Thompson In
I vi stigatlon
Wilson alleges that the payments were
in,,.-.! .,,! t,A.,AH.l ..r
: directors and constituted n waste of e
I f0rprate funiK TllB armvpr! ,,,. is
., .. .. n.,.,ls ,vprp ."' .
cordance with resolutions of the dlree-
, tors nnd were proper.
I Very few clothiers can
i show four different models
, among their youths suits.
The range is too small! (32,
51 1A IS 1,.,..A
' f T ?UU .JJ
That's why we thank our.
stars our youths' business
has grown so.
Enables us to do the un-1
usual. i
rauiH-s iuciun.ui in quuwiy
with OUr men's SUitS.
N . . , auita.
Prices for the same quality
r.. 4..,.. -t,- .
often two or three dollars I
less. The advantage of tak
ing a smaller size !
Straw hats, $2 to $100.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway
at J3th St.
Broadway
nt Warren
Broadway
fit 34th St.
Fifth Ave.
eMlit St.
"The
Four
Comers"
iideas
cause they are
copied so widely although in no
single respect equaled.
Standard, because our prices are
fixed and maintained until dimin
ishing stocks and the approach of
a new season makes lowered
prices and a clearaway a commer
cial necessity. On such occasions,
we publish all the facts.
The range of choice in fabrics
and colors and patterns of the light
and medium-weight suits is a large
one. It is representative of the
world's production in summer
suitings.
And in addition, just now, we
are beginning to get in our lighter
cotton and linen suits cool, easily
cleaned, and very moderate in
price.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Broadway at Ninth Street, New York
AMUSEMENT).
A
FOR
M' lllltK'S I.I HUM,
'NEW Ar?5T?RDAr1
' r T "O'iPAY Se ts To-MurV A
MCLTINn n.Ct !
ir TMC WOULD I
'"Mutii'Wus a 1 ni Wtiiiticiful " Triltiint
criterion y;y,y':;s v
PANni PR w'et -t2ct St. i:m at .s so.
l11t)LCl MnK, Tl)-I)AY A- Cat. S I'll.
JOHN BAKRYMORE m
JOHN (lAt.MVllKYHY'S 1I1QTIPF
MASTKItl'IKCK.
OlICTV ll':iv III f. Kvs "O
l.n.t
I line
Uflltll M,it, Ttl.KW A Sit : SO
MRS. FISKE " Erstwhlli Susan
nueieor
4Mb t F.- nt S.ail
LurtuHimu i..tMi
1 'll-ll ALU .10
llH.IM II I
LEO DITRICKSTEIN
s VImi'mph''' THE GREAT LOVER
riTiairr vi:st42Dst
Kv nil rigs s
tumuL M.tts Td.DWA
tt J 1:.
drrntr! I iin r in jrir.
Ill r.il, (Mi n'oriU rnr I nn
1-7.1 1 -WA im .7.1 J T 1 al J
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rritinpt Atlt'tihnu m i H tif 'I v t
H(tsirnlnin ny M.nl nr Wire
ll'war anil '
:,oth m
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Miillnee
I o.in'M
U.KLKI " " "' s '"'
CUIIDCpTTIiea.. 4tth W oMpm.iv i:s.s 1,1
wiiwwwii t -,(j ,m
i Mall ui'To-iliy a 1,-.
Q
l'IMIII.i:s KVItMON In I'.tenlim Wurldt
"FUNNIEST SHOW IN TOWN."
I VD I T 42d. tVml of ll'n,ty. Ks. S'i'il
L I n I v n.-.o Mating. To d u tfian.
Munlral Sucre. If A T I N U &
u( the hcnuon r I I II fin
AnnT sst,lhonellry.4i'. i:...'n
I'llUI M.llx 'lorl il'oiiiA-Mil I
bUnl MOLLY O'
The MualcalHIt"
VHATiW
Standard, be
cause they rep
resent not only
our best ideas,
but the collated
and applied
The range in models is a season
able one, confined to the differing
requirements of the type-groups
for whom Wanamaker suits are
cut. In this respect also we set a
standard. It is not for quantity,
but quality, of models that Wana
maker suits are noted.
Right length of coat, proper plac
ing of gorge in lapels, tailored
cuffs, padless shoulders, finely
lying collar these are some of the
thoroughly done details in Wana
maker suits.
Do you get these thoroughly
done details in suits bought any
where else?
" don't" said a man to whom
we put that . question last week.
" don't even get them at my tai
lor's." Busv men find
ot well-in
formed men and
tailors of New
York and Lon
don. Standard, be
it very convenient
to let us shoulder
their sartorial
troubles. We are
jealous enough of
our good name
as distributors of
reliable merchan
dise to consider
no purchase
closed unless the
customer be fully
satisfied.
Burlington Arcade floor, New Building.
AMUSEMENTS.
TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS!
FIRST NIGHT AUDIENCE OF PA
TRIOTIC AMERICANS CHEERED
THOMAS DIXON'S SPECTACLE
AND VICTOR HERBERT'S MUSIC.
LIBERTY THEATRE
li'Dd M , Jmt vVet at Hroidw.iy
TO-DAY AT 2:20. TO-NIGHT AT 8:20.
EVES.& SAT.MATS.,25c,50c.75e,$l,JI.50 & $2
DAILY MATINEES, 25c, 50c, 75c & $1.00.
BUGLE CALL TO ARMS
NATIONAL DEFENSE!
IMClllir.N M M't'C'KSSKS.
Ulincnil WKST44TIIST i:enlnrS SO.
nuuoun Mn tci-daY ivp . A- sm 2 an
The Cinderella Man
ii:o, rnuAti'c " oiv.. 4it i'.h -'
M. wUnrtrl a Mnt. To-day A S.it.-J. an.
Com l Point Mirht Tiiim June la.
Mitzi in "POM-POM."
I KITCHENER Kmn
JELLIC0E w"iiW.W,:B
(irriciAi p.Ndi.iiit w u picTt ur.s
HOW BRITAIN
PREPARED
1 v r f 11 u TW,( iaii. in.-i
NlBllts ..'.-.Ml., V Jt M It.. .. A ML
ACTOR ' isi'i-i K. s nmii itp
nw. w.. ,Ai.itinei-iTii-IA
TO-DAVA m ! in
DCI Cfn H KITII'I'IIM' i:eiilnij s .Hi
ULLHOUU i,itii. To-morrow A mi ..mi
THE BOOMERANG
nwnnia m.iu th ha v Pop a i . 1 ,
IG731
llliri!l:l)Mlll.ll.i'llll.l, Mill. I, IDA V
ill nnr h'way
CONTIM Ill's
III ST DAILY from L
BILLIE BURKE
In ".lorln' Kiiut.iiii t .' Mit.
linn V 'Mtr, S'mm I Ch p A 0
ILWJII11BVT II i I
1 1 k' J I rll I U' I
ltllllll.1 . lilt I at III .t V:i!um i.llllu.
CRITERION i'.M,y ?WZW
bUMCUT Mil. t,. A sit 2-3D.
i''l Vi.ll'ritfirB.'fi'l'al J VTTm rourone
"Titihl J, fTifW.lHy :tetpl.i4
Hon l,oer, llele'i.i s 1 1 u- -1 mt ( p.itelln
Maxine Elliott's 'm'.i!,-"
I
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A LADY'S RAME k
ll.iri'fiit) f
Hrrald Mi wh trn Uilli.
44TH ST. T,l,aai'',!J?J:...
LAST 6 TIMES Wi&tf I
CASINO ""thond HVay I'.ta S.2II
i? f ..MitlneiH To- i.v a Sat . 2n
I'opnlar Matinee To-da l A ai.nii
A Musical Comedy That, U lHITrrent,
AMUSEMENTS.
GRAND CENTRAL PALACE
To-NHiiir tr s:i.v.
ill. I n. I1I.INII Ht'NO SUCTION II F
TIIK AI.I.IKI) HAZAAli.)
THEATRE VERDURE BS5S
SOIREE de GALA
OPERATIC REFUGEE NIGHT.
The following rtlu will positively ppe
ANNA HPI n ths woman In her
rlimA nCJLLS relebrstnt wiir tnri-
THE 1.ITTI.E Dl'f de CIIAl l-M s,
Mm. AIlco Verlet. .Mm Nlns lllmltrlo!"
Mm. Dora Philippe, Mm. IMIar-Menn
Mm. rh.iutard Archsmlwiirt. Mil. Oreiif
Mile, rioiiifny. Orphoe lAngevtn. i'ru
Campbell. Philip fpoonrr. Irvine Jack-en
Mntirle I.t Kartfe. ftnltert Iteirnler. M. Paul
CapellaNl. M Mlndlnt. Utile Msrrnerli
(1 ibrlel, Prinee Je.in Paleoloime
I-SEATS NOW ON SALE
loT HIPPODROME-One lime emit
1'" FRIARS' RETURN FROLIC
iy Positively SATURDAY NIGHT
1&' ALL THE STARS GREATEST
I IT SHOW EVER SEEN. Pop. Price,
AUO
SIR
HERBERT
TREE
UaVi4H liX
OO In M4CIII. I II.
lJ.K. KKITM'S
Palace
D.dly Mnt -.'.'ic-SI
Thnod, Konlntf lh
A. VItaMalci IIKtdi
Hell story, I'arher i
Milt Collins. Jo- h Her r
munonv :,rst nr.'idAte.
. f
DHIIUDUA Matinee Haturday nt
1
CU1UIICI DCIPUCD In "IHS hllNl III
cmnnuLL iiliuiilii n.itir . i,ri.,ir.i . ii
PALISADES PARK
I HLIUHUbU ,,ip w ,sillhxp ,,
(.rciter Than l"er surf luililnj V
r r r a i-ar a 17 Tlli:TT.I'
DftUrtU VY rt I liKu A 1 .
CANNY WADh In I 111" .l I I 1:
1 nun 1 iinHK Mal.UtllM
lilil ATKS I' ill' I'll, Ms l.v .1 ,rn
CRITERION "iwstv ''Ti'V-'V
COLUMBIA i' V;?'.,''."'- "
LEW KELLY HELLO NEW Y0R
LUNA
Rostock's with Itonn 'i
& Othfl I'is Iralmti
Frea Att'aitir 1 lJ
Oani o Ce.trtl 1 '-
M: lat. Io.Oh.i HltK'l A MM.
RDinWTIM Kramer A .
LJiaivai hum
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llrlchtun lleni h.
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ill ayt i,st M tilt I'll ! 'ji"
in i I.-. . -
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ScllW I, M.ilw'lieillel I
...it W I. M..lw'lieilleClirU S'-Ai
Charlie I 'liiiihn 'The I'lieni in
OTKI.S AMI HKSTAl KA.Nnt
w iri..' ' ' - ------
1 14th Street, near Fourth Axmiik'
Prince Ceorsc fioui
fifth Av, ni Jt
r Ul CRAHD CENTRAL ALACI i
fegtjSEM for ,h ""'' lh i