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LINER FOR NEW YORK
MEETS MlSHAP AT SEA.
Principe ii Piedmont Loses Screw
and Is Forced to Change Her
Course for Stop al Bermuda.

ABOARD THE STEAMSHIP oCE.
ANA, Dee, e CBy wireless).-The Itai.
Tan liner Principe Ill Piedmont, bound
from Naples TO New York. reports that
she has lost one OF her screws and viii
change her course To make an unsched.
ulsj stop ut Bermuda for repairs. No
further details We're given.
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ONE MORE WITNESS SAYS DOOR
WASN'T LOCKED.

Frank Pasternach. who had worked
at tho Triangle factory for three years
prior to the ire. said he lived at No.
24 East One Hundred n Nineteenth
street and was not now employed by
Harris and Blanck. He laid he fire.
auentiy saw the proprIetors. statesmen.
visitors and nag 30 through the
Washington place stairway door on
the ninth floor.
The story Of the hre told by the wit
ness convulsed the jury and spectators.
lie wouldn't stand hitched' to any
question. Mr.. stsuer asked him what
he did when he heard the cry OF Fire"
II didn't believe IT," said the witness.
BY painful efforts Steuer got him to
tell tha his skepticism was banlshsd
and that he lied to the Washington
place elevators Then the lawyer asked
what the witness did. lie began q Hood
OF talk that did not get him anywhere,
did you stand there and get burned
up?" asked the exasperated attorney.
NO. I took on my coat and overcoat
30 I could run better"
@. But what did you DO? A. There
wasn't any smoke or name there at
tina time.
q. Please say what you DID. A. ]
was afraid to 90 out the Greene street
side because the nrs might b down
" IRE.
BY this time the Jurors were bending
double with mirth.
What did you Dor again asked
Steuer.
"Oh, I vent to the roof" ssid Pas
ternack, and the breaking Of the ten
sion brought an unrestrained laugh.
Eva Kaplan OF No. lSl East One Hun
dred and Third street. testified that shs
worked on the eighth floor and that ihs
Washington place stairway doors were
not generally locked shs saw them
used and sometimes used them.
Mary Alter. who was a stenogrsphoi
at the plant. said she worked on thu
tenth noor and that her father wa,
the uncle to Mrs.. Harris and Mrs
Bianck. She said the girls Of the eight
and ninth floors often used the Wash
,ngton place stairway In going from
Moor TO floor at the noon hour. wher
dancing TO the music OF a phonoyrapf
was allowed. She started her story o.
the fire BY saying that she got tn,
alarm by %telephone from the eight
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It LEOO EIT TEE Wit HH
CARRIED THROUGH SMOKE.

vM!ss Carstens caught up Harry Teste.
no goes to school In q g~o-cart. In her
a, ms. The two other teachers picked
ap children almost ~ helpless and
sently shooed and urged the rest. one
eache- at The head OF the line. one In
,ie middle and one behind. down TO the
,sTd
Wine Mcclellan had been sent 70
the janiior by Miss Mclean. after he
mad delivered his message. lie sent
- IRE alarm and h en grabbed an cH.
tinguisner. When he reached the burn.
Ing class room. he found nve women
teachers. whose Glasses were safely out,
there before him. The nre was put out
nsfore the nremcn arrived. II had de-
stroyed the desk and platform and had
eaten into the floor.
Capt win. "a soon m the nre
alarm was reported In the Charles
street station, around the corner.
turned out every policeman In the
house and started them for the school
on the run. They were not needed. en-
cept to rcarrure the frix tened parents
who began to rush to the hchooi W
Groves ~ news OF the Are spread
through the Greer w,ch village.
ween the regular nremen had looked
over the work OF the volunteers AMI
we're sure that all was safe. the chill
dren we're marched back again. They
we're not quite as orderly M when they
went out. Some were singing and some
were cheering. But who caredf
Mr.. crisson, who had shed his Santa
Claus whiskcrs and paunch. got INTO
them again and the candy feast went
on.
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Attorney for Harris and Blanck
Piles Up Evidence on
Their Side.
KEYS LEFT IN LOCKS
Custodian of the Plant De.
clares They Were Never
Removed From Doors.

Evidence for the defense that the doors
OF the Washington place stairway at the
Triangle Waist Company's plant were
not kept locked prior to the fire Of
March Is. when f7 persons were killed.
was piled up to-day before Judge Crain
in Part ". General Sessions. Max d.
steuer. counsel for Isaac Harris and
Max Blanck. proprie.ors Of the company.
who are charged with manslaushter.
called more witnesses to prove that the
doors were never kept locked.
As a .sidelight Nathan Zalop. night
Waterman at the factory, swore that he
looked at the girls pockctbooks to be
sure they dill not carry away bits OF
nnery. lie added that no got the order
TO examine all pocketbooks from Harris
4 Bianck.
Ono OF the witnesses for the defense,
Dora Tiger. directly c~ontradicted all OF
the other witnesses for the defense when
she swore she used the Washington pl ace
elevator to go home and thai many other
girls did likewise. All OF the other wit
nesses said the employees always used
the Greene street elevators.
The defense proved by the night
watohman that ne always unlocked all
doors In the morning. and by the custo-
dian OF the plants Keys that the Wash
ington place side keys were never taken
from the doors.
Nathan Zalop. night Waterman at the
factory. began the day's testimony by
telling why he made the girls open their
pOcketbooks for inspection az they
passed out a night. lie had testi-
fed that he did not know whether the
Warrington place elevator doors were
fastened or not when Mr.. Bostwick be-
gan his cross-examination.
Who told YOU to look at the pocket
boOks?" asked MIR. Bostwiok.
Tho bosses" "a the witness.
q. Who were they7 A. Mr.. Bianok
and Mr.. Harris.
Q. DID they tell you why they wanted
you to look at themf A. Yes.
q. What did they sayf A. I should
seq that the Tirls did not carry out
any hces or 6ther goods or waists.
From the opening OF the trial the
prosecution had shown that every night
all OF the employees had to open the
large handbags hat were In vogue and
show them to the night Waterman.
zaiop's testimony frankly explained
why II was done.
The evening world., 1911-12-22
LET US SEND YMA
One Of Our Planes,
or Player.Pian0y
ON FREE TRIAL
Il Costs You NOTHING
TO HAVE
| ONE N
| YOUR
HOME

There are no strings whatever TO our
offer. We do not make you . free stfss
and then. when We get you to u Gales
rooms. inform you that you must pay
carriage or some other charge. When We
say IL costs you nothing. We mesn just
what " ssy-that We will send ebso-
lutely free TO your home one Of Dur high.
grade WISER PLAYER
PIANOS. SS.note (style eO). with free
music and teacher (also iree) to instruct
you how to play Il.
After you have given II . fair trial and
you decide to keep II. We make you .
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DIED..

FARRELL.-Oa Thursday. Dec. II. 1911,
at 81. vincent's Hospital tStaten Island
Branch, JOHN O.. FARRELL, aged
81 years. official stenogyapher of the
Municipal Court. Second District OF the
Borough of Richmond. n
Funeral Saturday. Dec. 20 a. 10
o'clock a. NJ, from his late residence.
corner of Cary and Burger ayes. West
New Brighton. $. l.. thence to the Church
OF the Sacred Heart. where a solemn
requiem mass Will be offered for the re-
pose OF his soul. f
Gkt BEAT his residence, Orchard Of.
Port Chester. n. y. ERNEST J., uRuBE
In his 36th year.
Funeral services at . o'clock SUNDAY. .
JANVRIN.-JOsEPH EDWARD J.NyRIx
NJ. d., In the 73d year OF his age. Ssr-
vices "a, his late rssidence. .j MadIkan
ave, at 1 l.. NJ, on SATURDAY. Dec, "a.
lnterment private In Easton. Pa.
Kindly omit flowers.
M'NAMEE.-MAGGIE, beloved VIII. mi.
Michael McNamee, after a short uInsss
Funeral services at late resldence
Saturday, Dec. 20, 10 A. ". DIo
Amsterdam ave.
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Special Low Factory Price,
On Easy Terms. eal
No Interest. No Extras,

n you decide not to keep il, notify US
owe Us nothing and are absolutely
free from any obligation. besides
having had the advantage Of being
taught how to play and having enjoyed
the instrument in your wi home.
The evening world., 1911-12-22
The airestandM Most Liberal
Offer That Could Be Made.

We make this startling offer for the
purpose Of convincing you Of the supe.
riority Of our pianos and Plsyer-pianQl,
to any ~high-priced pianos on the market
and which are selling for considerably
The evening world., 1911-12-22
AFRAID THE INTEeeoRo com
PANv WON'T COME BACK.

We are really afraid that the Inter.
borough won't come back said the
Comptroller with surprising f~rnnkncps.
That has been our feeling all along.
] cannot discuss the question OF guar.
antoes' or preferences TO be made any
company. Excuse me this time. for I
have given my word To do no talking -
Chairman william X Wilcox of the
Public Service Commission, who has
been at all the conferences Of the new
series. said;
AT no time In all OF lie meetings
has there been suggestions from any.
body that thu broadway subway
should not be built. That | was In
favor OF the dual system last summer
" no secret. as l considered II to be
the best for the public. No conclu-
sions were reached Yesterday ana as
yet We have no positive intimation of
any new offer to come from the Inter.
borough people
Mr, Wilcox denied that there was
any connection between the subway
conference with Messrs. Rea and Da.
vison, ~ the dinner which he rave
last night To tn. members of ths
Hoard Of Estimate and Public Rcryir,
Commission, also At the Union Leagu,
club.
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Gals Oss .BhOMO oUiNISE~
S s| ssn., urs Of w"uRovx. IL H. ~ "a
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No Extra Charge for Il.
Advertisements tor The World may b. isfe =,
az AnsIsiS phtrSt Messenger Otfies u -
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Conferences Being Held In
volving Operation of a." Ex-
tensions and New Subways.
LOOP FOR THE B. X. T.
Delegation from Queens
County Makes a Protest
Against the Proposed a."

Negotiations between the city and
banking representatives Of the inter.
borough Rapid Transit Company. 4,
was learned to-day. have reached q
stage where there In u strong prob.
ability That the present operator OF IN,
subway will rome forward with n now
offer To operate proposed elevated ~.
tensions ana new subways. some oi
which are now being constructed by
the city.
Here arc the principal INC ssions
said 20 have been mad by Henry T.
Dawson. n partner ~ ]. y. Morgan q
Co, which banking house is 10 furnish
the money needed by the f%nierborough
Firsi-rhat the brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company will get the Broad.
way loop In Manhattan as far north
ms Fifty-ninth street. connecting me
East River bridges. which II origin
ally demanded.
Second-1'hat the Interborough
withdraw It's demand for n . per rent
guarantee. As the city IL Furnishing
the money 10 build tho Lexington
avenue subway. this concession was
expected. but there has been no
agreement reached AS to what ,h.
IntcrborouEh ought 10 get above Q
per cent on Its actual Investment In
the present ~ nos lines with an
additional ] per cent for a sinking
fund.
The evening world., 1911-12-22

STIFF Nook and SoIotlca
Are forms II rheumatism. which ae-
pends on an acid condition Of the blood
resulting from defective action of the
liver. kidneys and skin and affecting
the muscles and joints. causing In.
fiammation. stiffness and pain, Take
Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
which ccirects the acid condition o.
the blood and effects permanent cures
Get II to-day. In usual liquid form or
lchocolsted tablets called sarsatabs.
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CITY AND INTERBoRo TO
aaSVNlDe THE EXPENSE,

Third That the city and Inter.
trough divide equally the expense
OF completing tho subway ~
building n now subway south from
Times Square. connecting up with
tho Pennsylvania Railroad Station.
both sides In the new series OF con-
fcrcnces have submitted figures. Those
prepared by Comptroller Prendergsst
and Borough President McAnsny wore
submitted Yesterday 10 Mr.. Dawson ard
ioc-Presldent Samuel Rsa Of the Penn
sy1vaniA Railroad at the Union League
Tub. Mr.. ReA 10 Interested In gettinx
his railroads terminal upon the traction
map OF Manhattan. and he opened tbs
present series If conferences to that
END. A
y shall not tai you what those M.
ures submitted IN behalf OF tho city
concerned" a Mr.. Prenderssst 10 an
Evening World reporter this morning.
Il Will say that at no time In the
negotiations has there been any sux.
Eest'on but favorable "a the building
OF tho Broadway subway TO be operated
by the u. r. r. This has already been
provided for by the city,
Then tho interborough IL willing "a
come back under the dual plan. xtvins
the u. II. r. entrance 10 Manhattan a,
far north ss Fifty ninth strcot?" was
asked.
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each other. and suffened up with pride
that at last the emergency for which
they had been 50 long trained was giving
them a chance to zee how well they
could act.
Little soldiers" said Mrs. Upper az
terward. with tears In her eyes, every
me Of them"
meantime. In the. crippled chldren's
Classroom, the three teachers. MISS
cara carstcns. Miss Bertha ". Palmer
,nd Miss Ca:ha . +. Haipin. we're
ioliowing the routine nxed for IRE drih
u thai pathetic department.
heLrLese LITTLE ca'PPLEs
The Yale expositor., 1911-01-20
SYNOPSIS.

At the expense OF a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest n girl I'm a black
touring car who has caused a traffic jam
on state street He buys a new hat and
is given in change a five dollar bill with
Remember the person you pay this to,
written on II. A second time he helps the
lady in the black car. and learns that In
Tom and Bessie Wallingham they have
mutual friends, but gains no further hint
OF her Identity. He discovers another IN
scrlpuon on the marked bill, which, IN Il
futile attempt to decipher II. he copies
ana places the copy in a drawer in his
apartment Senior Poritol. South Ameri-
can. calls, and claims the marked Dill.
Orme refuses, and a fight ensues In
which Poritol is overcome. He calls in
Senior Alcatrante. minister from his coun-
To give up the bill. Orme goes for walk
and sees two Japs attack Alcatrante. He
rescues him. Returning TO his rooms
Orme Is attacked by two Japs who eff
feet forcible exchange OF the marked
bill for another Orme finds the girl or
the black car waiting for him. She also
recognizes one of the Japs as her fathers
butler, Maku. The second inscription on
the bin is the key to the hiding place of
important papers stolen from her father.
Both Japs and South Americans want the
papers Orme and the Girl" start out In
the black car In quest of the papers. In
hlelng place is located. Maku and an
other Jap are there. Orme fells Maku
and the other Jap escapes. Orme finds In
Maku's pocket a folded slip OF paper. He
takes the girl. whose name is still un-
known to him, to the home of a friend In
Evanston; Returning to the university
grounds Orme gets in conversation with
guard at the life-saving station. They
hear motor boat in trouble In the dark
ness on the lake. They find the Grip
pied boat. In 1t are the Jap with the
papers and Girl" She jumps into Orme's
boat. but the Jap eludes pursuit
Orme finds on the paper he took from
street" He goes there and finds that
Arima, teacher OF Jiu-jitsu is on the
third floor. He calls on ALA, clairvoy-
ant. on the fourth floor. descends by
the fire-escape and conceals himself un-
der table in Arima's room. Alca-
trante, Poritol and the Jap minister
enter. Orme finds the papers in a
drawer under the table and substitutes
mining prospectuses for them. He
learns that the papers are OF interna-
tional Importance with a time limit for
signatures OF that night midnight. The
substitution Is discovered. The girl
appears.
The Yale expositor., 1911-01-20
CHAPTER XII.
Power Of Darkness.

To Orme the next half hour was
very long. He seated himself upon
the floor of the closet and ate the sand
witch which the clairvoyant had brought
him. Occasionally he could hear her
moving about the apartment.
Poor charlatan!" he thought. "She
is herself good sort | suppose she
excuses the sham of her profession on
the ground that it deceives many per.
sons into happiness"
He struck another match and looked
again at the ghostly paraphernalia
about him. Near him hung a black
robe with large hood. He crushed
one of the folds in his hands and was
surprised to discover how thin 1t was
and into how small space II could be
compressed. Not far away stood sew
eral pairs of large slippers of soft
black felt The white robes were also
of thinnest gossamer-flimsy stuff that
swayed like smoke when he breathed
toward II.
BY the light of third match he
looked more carefully at the other ap
paratus. There was a large pair of
angel-wings. of the conventional shape
The assortment of masks was sufn
GENTLY varied for the representation OF
many types of men and women oi
different ages.
The match burned down to his fin
gers, and again he sat in darkness
wondering at the elaborateness of the
The Yale expositor., 1911-01-20
CHAPTER discontinued.

DO you mind telling me how you
happened TO come to this place. he
asked.
She answered indifferently: Sup
posing the Japanese had stolen the pa
pers, | searched Makus room at our
house. There was a torn envelope
there with the name 'Arima' printed
in the corner"
Alcatrante bowed. You are clever
er than most Americans, my dear
young lady," he said. His lips curved
into a smile that disclosed his fangs.
That" she replied, lis as it may be.
But l have not your admiration for
trickery, Mr.. Alcatrante."
Again he smiled. All" he eX.
claimed, "trickery is the detail work of
diplomacy" Then with a shade of
seriousness in his voice, he asked
why did you use that word unless
Why. indeed? She made this non.
committal answer, and if Alcatrante
had hoped to soothe her into friend
Illness and draw from her a clue to her
suspicious, he was disappointed.
There was another period of silence
broken at last by the Japanese. The
fact that we have failed. my dear
young lady," he said, makes conceal
ment unnecessary. know, of course
that this matter will never become pub
lie. You understand that the repre-
sentatives of great nations often have
to take steps which as private citizens
they would never think of.
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She looked at him with a smile.
We'll, Mr.. Orme. I'll get you out of
this. think l know a way. But
you'll have to do just what l tell you"
II depend on you" he said.
She laid her hand on his shoulder
with friendly pressure. You'll have
to wait here while longer-and you'll
have to keep mighty quiet. I've got a
circle at three o'clock-a seance.
They come once week. and can't
well put them off. You see, work
alone. It's a small circle, and l never
liked the idea of helpers-they're like
ly to give you away sooner or later.
stretch a curtain across this corner for
cabinet, and they tie me to chair
and then things happen" She smiled
family. Il know you won't hurt my
game"
"All your secrets are safe with me"
He glanced at the dark interior of the
closet
Il didn't know any other place to
put you" she said simply. They'd
have got you, If you had went to the
hall-Sh-h!" The panel closed and
she was away. A moment later he
heard her talking with Arima, who APP
parently had again climbed up to her
window.
Thief must be here said Arima.
He not been halt My friend know.
We see him come in here"
Il told you he wasn't here. II you
don't believe me, why don't you call
the cops?"
I'VE not want cops. I come in and
watch"
But I'm going to hold circle here
! in few minutes"
WHAT" Arimas voice had puzzled
note.
"A seance. The spirit come. You
know. All sit around, with the light
| turned down, and spirits come"
oh" The japanese either under
stood or pretended to. II come,
| then"
After period of hesitation the wom-
an said: why, yes, guess you can
if you keep still. Your friend can come,
too You're a neighbor, and l won't
charge you anything"
"All right. | call my friend" Foot
steps crossed the room and the door
to the hall was opened. Presently 1t
closed again, and Orme heard frag-
ments of a conversation in Japanese.
From other sounds Orme gathered
that the woman was arranging chairs
sit here, you two" he heard her say.
You'll have to keep quiet when the
rest come Do just what they do? BE
sure, now"
The bell now began to ring at fire.
uuent intervals, each time announcing
/ the arrival of newcomers. Madam
/ Alias clients were quickly assembling
Orme could hear them whispering
among themselves.
| A clinking noise he did mot at first
understand. Then he realized that II
was the sound of silver dropping into
hat. Some one was taking up the
collection He knew, too. when they
hung the curtain across his corner of
the room, shutting off the space in
which the medium was to sit, and
when they lighted the gas and drew
down the shades at the window. Then
he heard them lead her into the cab
met and tie her to the chair.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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he (1IRf/
mu@<e BILL

eS, she answered, L understand.
| There is no more to be said. Good
day"
There was step and the sound of
the door closing. She had gone.
Alcatrante and the Japanese looked
at each other 1--WE have not failed
yet" said Alcatrante in French. THE
girl does not know where the docu-
ments are, or she would not have come
here. If her father does not have
them before midnight our plans are
safe. We remain merely at loss as
to the details of the documents, and
we already know what they contain in
general way"
Yes" agreed the Japanese, things
do not look so black, perhaps. But
am interested in your former advice"
"Yes?"
Find the American, That is what
she will try to do"
I'VE had an appointment with him
this morning" said Alcatrante grimly,
but when you said that your man had
the envelope, it no longer seemed nee
essary. We-you and I-still have the
same object in view. I suggest that
we now set out separately"
'As you wish" said the Japanese
calmly. Doubtless he knew that AL
catrante was grasping at a straw
which might still give him the ad-
vantage in future negotiations. II am
honored by your cooperation thus far. "
He bowed formally.
Alcatrante returned the bow and,
beckoning to Poritol, left the room.
The Japanese minister turned to
Arima and talked rapidly in his native
tongue. From his manner it was plain
that he was giving orders. At last,
with little gesture of authority, he
put on his hat and walked out. The
door closed after him with slam.
Arima, now alone, seated himself In
chair and appeared to mediate.
Again his hands were clasped about
his knees and his beady eyes fixed on
space For fully fifteen minutes he
sat thus; then, with little clucking
sound, he leaped to his feet and hur-
ried into the next room.
the table cover and rose TO his feet.
Arima had not closed the door after
him. but Orme was not in the line of
direct view into the other room, and
he had to risk the possibility of being
seen before he reached the window.
Or should he try for the door? 1t all
depended upon what part Of the next
room Arima was in; but the window
seemed safer, for the opening and
closing of the door would be sure to
attract attention.
Orme moved toward the window
slowly, watching the opening through
which Arima had disappeared. He got
halfway TO the window; three more
steps would bring him to the sill. And
then. without warming Arima leaped
into the room Even in that moment
Orme caught a glimpse of a mirror in
the farther room, and knew that the
Japanese had seen his reflection.
At this instant another man APP
peared, close behind Arima. A band
age was wrapped around his head. It
was Maku, who presumably had been
in the apartment all the time.
Orme stood little chance of over
coming the two. Quick as cats, with
muscles like steel springs and a great
variety of scientific tricks of offense
and defense, they could handle him as
they willed in direct encounter. If