The day book. [volume], March 31, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 32

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BIG SIEGEL STORE;WILL. BE . - .
RE-OPENED BY NEW COMPANY
New York, March 3. Last-equity
'arrangementXor disposal ofihe Hen
ry Siegel & Co. -assets was made yes
terday. It was the sale-ioaj:reditors'
organization of the Simpson-Crawford
Co. and its delivery system, the.
Merchants' Express Co., which means
that the big store will be re-opened,
The most important phase- of the
final plan was a compromise of the
claims of the depositors of Henry
Siegel & Co., bankers, against the
Simpson-Crawford store, the Four
teenth street store and the Boston
Siegel bank. By it ?325,000 in cash
will be paid within a week to Henry
Melville, receiver of the bank, and an
initial dividend, probably of 10 per
r-nt, soon will be paid to depositors.
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FUNKHOUSER SHORN OF.POWER
"Second Deputy Funkhouser's re
ports to me in. the past have been of
absolutely no value, for the report
of the Committee of Fifteen usually
anticipated what was contained in his
report, and Major Funkhouser will
in the future make no arrests. All he
will do is report to me."
The foregoing was a statement is
sued by Chief 'Gleason this morning,
when he announced that the women
policemen in the future will be as
signed to different stations instead of
to Major Funkhouser's squad.
The women will be stationed at
railway stations. They will also cover
dance halls in their districts.
GUILTY OF MAKING DOPE
Chin Sing, a Chinese, was today
found guilty of manufacturing and
selling opium in his Archer street
shop by a jury in federal court after
eight hours' deliberation. Sing is li
able to a fine of $20,000, five years'
imprisonment, or-both.
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Recent statistics credit the United
States with about one a'utomo
bile for each two miles of country
road, , - -
T By ,ilirit' MaViee..
Oh mercy? -folks,, -the latest,, dan:
'Twill realjv make, you- giggle.?"
Toun ,
TheV call it-thn 'FisR Wicrete.-'
Now', even if I Tiad.the chance,, jjjP
i ao. not trttnK ra iook. .
The "Fish"WiggIe" sQunds queej.Jg"
, me,. ( . .. r$
IMPbet 'twill get the jiook.,-
found -guilty- of the, murder of Mrs,
Sophie Kraft by a'ury'iti Judge Mc-
Donald's court thisTnbrxung and.uns.
punishment fixed at life" imprison
ment '- ' r.&;
TODAY'S HEALTH0GRAM1
If necessary to treat "-then
tion of the lower jaw tnef6Howinif:
directions may b'e: helpful: 'Tear
uauuhwcuiei, in iwo, 'wrapping;
piece around each- thumb. PlacertneS
thumbs in the mouth, "presst
aeainst the crowns of the teeth 'oft
aown ana DacKwara. as tne neaatt
molars will, clamp' the thumbs ;ta
caution is not taken toslide'f
quickly toward the tongue.
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CRUEL r:'-" ?'
"You Tieedn't speak to mej
month!'' .she 'said icily.
"Then you expect to be t
talking by that time?" lie askja
WEATHER FQREQ
Unsettled weathec tonieh
Wednesday, probably shoWeisV?Hjs
much change.in temperature.&Tei
perature Monday Highest, 4tilo'
est..37. r . v