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YONKERS ROOFS SWEPT AWAY.
Telegraph Pole Cuts Into One House, In
lurinR a Small Child

The storm was at its height in Yonkers
a. about ?:3n . clock yesterday afternoon.
when the rain fell in torrents and tor
nado whipped through the town. II took
the roofs from three houses blew down
many trees. lifted porch roofs from two
other houses. knocked down telegraph
and telephon" poles. and brought danger
IN the river for a man in "A rowboat and
three hfcsacerS who went out to save
him.
John Strobel lives in the top floor of an
apartment house al les Elm street. Yonk-
ers. and was seated with his family when
the roof was lifted and carried across the
street II dropped on the roof of les Elm
street. and weakened il so that the ne xt
powerful gust Of wind ho!sted it from its
moorinG' and dr.ppei il into the street
In falling II crashed against "A telegraph
pole. which fell aga.ns, IA" house of Mrs.
George Taylor. The end of the telegraph
pole cur through the wall into the dining
room. Wood and plaster fell Oh Laura
Taylor. years old. and bruised her.
The wind also lifted the roof from a
house at Guyon street. owned bv James
X. Cuddy. II fell in the neighborhood
without doing any harm.
Two houses az Cliff and Spruce streets
owned by Oliver Scott. had the roofs
of the pcrches torn off.
Some one on the shore saw man in
q rowDuat having hard Time in the
storm. Lifesavers Theodore Miller and
Richard Luckey. accompanied by Edward
Matthews. steepiejack, went out IN the
launch Victor to get him. They. could
not get near the rowboat. and their launch
was blown ashore and damaged. The
man in tha rowboat was blown ashore
safely up the river.
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GAVE JONES HOME TREATMENT.
Suspected Of Burglary. Mrs. sporteili ana
Ncjghbors Niuss Him Up.

Walter Jones. 26 years old. clad In un-
dershirt and trousers. faced Magistrate
Herman in the West Side court yester-
day charged with burglary. The COM
plainant was Mrs. Angelina Sporte'''.
Who lives on the ground floor OF $50 West
Thirty ninth street. JOnes's generally
disheveiled appearance showed the ordeal
he was subjected to Saturday night by
Mrs. Sporteili and her countrymen when
she found him In the hallway outside
her apartments.
The woman told Magistrate Herman
that she went to do some marketing on
Saturday night, leaving her two small
children at home and the door to the
apartment unlocked. When she returned
she saw Jones coming out OF the apart
ment. As she screamed and ran TO him
he turned and threw away some thinss;
Including watch. she said. A number OF
her co,intrymen responded TO her screams
and what they didn't do to Jones was
caution. When they had finished Jones
Was minus his collar and tie. the coat
and waistcoat Of a new Easter SUN. ms
suspenders and overcOat. Then ne was
arrested by Policeman Brown. VINO had
been summoned. and locked UP IN the
Nest Thirty seventh street station
.Jones. who gave 6<6 West Forty-seventn
street as his address. told the court that
he had not attempted any burglary. lie
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lhsn. to supply fresh vegetables to our

than, than to supply fresh vegetables to our
The Colonel said he wanted the Govern
ment to establish coaling IT tatiOns at the
ends Of the canal and also to make pro-
vision for supplying oil. In his opinion
the fact that all nations could procure
coal al reasonable price would attract
additional traffic TO the canal He also
would have the Government go into the
business OF keeping general ship supplies
for sale
Col Goethals is willing that competition
among private individuals in selling coal
should develop gradually. bi;lhe believes
the Government ought TO prevent the
danger OF monopoly which might spring
mp at first. Under any circumst an ces
he believes the Government ought to con-
troll the price to he charged. The Colonel
has no objection TO outsiders selling food
stuffs. but he believes the Government
for its employees and the military and to
sell to outsiders. including the ships Of
passage
He urged immediate action on the q,ies-
tion OF canal tolls. He declared this Q'ies-
tion should have been settled last summer.
no as TO give shipping interests chance
to adjust heir rates.
He declared the United States Govern
ment ought to take control Of all vessels
when they enter the locks.
III We begin without such a regulation
and in time OF threatened war should
adopt II. he said. "it Nigh. then he re-
garded as an act OF war. II we introduce
II now AZ a regulation, then when vessels
are accustomed to go through the locks
with that regulation they cannot at any
time say II is an ACT OF war to enforce II.
The Colonel pointed out that such
control by the Government would mini
mize the chances OF accident to the locks.
He added that by throwing the locks out
OF operation in time OF war one vessel
might easily prevent feet from passing
through the canal.
II was at this hearing before the Senate
committee hat Col. Goethals said that the
German Emperor had told him the United
States ought to fortify the canal. The
German newspaper known a. the Govern
ment organ has since denied the Kaiser
made any such allusion, but Col Goethals
has stood by his guns.
we talked over the question Of forti-
fcation. he said before the Senate COM
mittse. and the Emperor agreed with
the proposition that land defences should
be provided as well a. sea coast bat
teries"
Col. Goethals added tha. the Emperor
was OF the opinion that our locks. 40 feet
wide might prove too small for possible
future naval development.
The Emperor stated" he said. that
he Understood the Russians had been
working on a plan for battlehsip 1876 feet
wide. as consequence Of which the width
OF the new locks at Kiel are to be Is meters
wide"
Col. Goethals pointed out that the
largest warship under way for our navy
was "a feet wide.
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back to the bedroom to dress and get
breakfast

back to the bedroom to dress and get
breakfast
Snyder went in to take his bath and il
was nearly noon. she said before breakfas 81
was ready. Then she said he came out
into the hall in suit of underwear and
with a sponge fiicked water at her. She
had heen clipping the fringe of a cover
on her dresser with her shears and she
says that she turned with the shears in
her hand and said
Nov he careful, Waiter. you don't
know what might do"
Then sh- says there. on the Threshold
OF her bedroom, he ran mp 10 her and
seized her by tine wrists, dragging the
point OF the long shears down. and as
she struggled TO loosen herself lie plunged
the point twice into his heart Then
Snyder. she says. walked back to the bath =.
room and lay down in the tub She saw
that he had been hurt, she says, and
vent in and tried To wash away the blood
She got his underclothes of and washed
them out. When the detectives got
Ia the house they said they found the
suit hanging IN the kitchen with the
Sits in them. They We're clear of blood
stains, say the detectives. and wer. sti!
dump.
The woman, continuing her story, said
that she begaI 10 realize that her husband
had been worse hurt than ehe thought AT
first ana AT !.SI O'Clock she had called for
help. Her husband did not answer her
when sh" begged him TO speak. she saws.
When they took her TO he stat ION house
the FIRST thing sh" said To tn. detect ives
who began 10 f''" uIe-' ION. a' her was
II do not hoe how vuii can hold mo in
any way responsible for this mans death I"
Coroner iirllen-,nin and his physician.
" Leblanc, "eie ciueetcd with the woma
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MEMS CHAUTAU0UA
At GREENWOOD LAKE
To Furnish Recreation TO Young
Lay Workers in the City's
Churches.

Young men in the New York churches
are to have this season a summer outing
site exclusively their own. The young
men in question are those who teach in
Sunday schools. work for missions. man.
age boys clubs and do other forms Of
volunteer church work outside OF b,isi-
ness hours. Their place will he on Green
wood Lake. in Orange county where
they have secured thirteen acres, with
IA house. pier. boats and an outdoor audi
torium. Their friends have subscribed
enough money to make this season. at
any rate. financially success.
Announcement was made yesterday
of the intention to open the new place
in June and to keep it open until Labor
Day. II will be for young men in all
religious bodies. but on some weeks the
young mon in particular bodies will be
invited there. after day of recreation,
to discuss informally plans for Christian
work by men. The plan is made possible
in part by the Men and Religion Move
ment. and some OF the same men who
are active in that movement have hnan-
cially assisted the young men s plans.
The name selected is -Montenac" and
the resort 10 to be known as Montenac
Weeks and Week Ends. The situation
Is on the west side Of the lake. opposite
Sterling Forest or little above Only
young men will he allowed to register,
but IA man will he allowed to bring his
wife or his sister Women may not at
tend alone and q II meetings will be planned
exclusively from the viewpoint OF men
The Montenac Foundation has been
formed tentatively. but ia at once to be
Incorporated, Founders include Rich
ard s. Checkley OF the Baptist Federation
Of Men u League: William b. Oliver. presi-
dent OF the New y ork Epworth League;
Eugene NJ, Camp. president of the Sea
bury Society; l, searles Rnnyon. seo-
Society; william T. Demarest, secretary
Of the Board Of Domestic Missions OF
the Reformed Church: Percy +. Jerome
of the Disciples missionary Union. and
Carl +. Price. secretary OF the Methodist
;ha. Social uniHn h.v Three BROOKLYN men are
n. A. Wadleigh. Congregational. and De
Presbyterian Church,
The chairman of the Board OF Founders,
Eugene NJ. Camp OF the Seal bury Society.
an organization represented upon the Law
stan OF Bishop Greer. said yesterday OF
the venture:
"The Ia rger interest on the part OF yo,,ng
men makes this Montenac plan possible.
This interest is due To the hard work done
by the clergy and by such moyements az
the I.aymen's Missionary and the Men
and Religion.
"'rhere are plenty OF appeals eaching
rectors from without. What they need is
help from young men to meet demands
and bear burdens. The Montenac plan
Ia not tn further an organization hut to
encoura g0 young men 10 help their rect ora
do The work Of their own paTishes.'
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church. who was calling at the house

church. who was calling at the house
at the time Of the storm. He had broken
leg. Then Postmaster Charles Dennst on.
who occupied part of the building and had
charge of the post Office in the same
building. climbed out and helped on, his
wife. In quick succession followed Mr..
and Mrs. George A,wcll and Samuel
Lynch of Mountaindale. who were visit
ing Postmaster Denniston. All were cut .
bruised aud so badly shaken up that they
were hardly conscious they had been
rescued.
After IT became known that no one
had been killed examination was made
Of tho rest of the village. Hatch'a feed
mill and Gardncr's cider mill had been
unroofed and otherwise damaged. The
livery stable connected with the Falls
burg Hotel was wrecked: Il fruit store
across the street had been moved OF its
foundation. trees lay in the streets and
there was genera aspect of ruin through
the village A niimber Of houses were
twisted on their foundations.
Al the Ontario and Western station
loaded freight cars on Il switch were
unroofed and empty cars were blown from
the rails.
The tornado seemed to centre its in
tensi'y at Falisburg. for no great dam
age was reported elsewhere. II seemed
10 break up after il had struck Fallsburg
Although starting with heavy rain it was
showing before the ri ofin abated
August Iiemnn. who lives near Centre
vile. was driving hear Falsmirg when
the storm struck his vehicle. The wagon
driver in it, Mr.. lieman was only slightly
In iur.d
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ONE DEAD IN PASSAlC STORM.
Nine Children Rescued From Windows
Of House Blown Down.

PAssAIc y. j.. April In the storm
which swept this section this after
noon n two story frame building at Ac-
herman and Parker avenues. Clifton.
was blown down. killing one man. seri-
ously injur,ng another and cutting and
bruising others.
The building is owned by Louis Poles.
who has Il saloon on the ground floor.
There were II dozen or more men In
the place at $40 o'clock in the after
noon when the wind came up. Those
In the building. which stands apart.
said II seemed as If two air currents hit
the structure N the same time. There
was a noise like an explosion and the
building fell into the street When most
OF those in the ruins had crawled out
a fire alarm was turned in. and Fire
Chief Bowker and his men attacked
the ruins. Anthony Leonardo. who lived
in Lama avenue. Garfield. was found
crushed to death under "A heavy beam.
John SaNio of Clifton was also caught
under a beam and suffered internal iniu-
ris. Hiscondi,lon is critical say the ply
sicians at he Passaic Hospital
Mrs. Poles and her nine children were
In tho rooms above the saloon when the
building fell. They We're taken out of
the windows as the house lay In the
street
MErrcHEN. April Trees and sew
eral outbuildings were blown down here
during the storm his afternoon. Me-
tuchen has no sewer system, and In a very
short time after the rains came the
street drains were filled. The thorough
fare under tho main line OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad was three feet deep
with water. Trolley cars and all ve-
hicular traffic were tied UP for several
hours
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TO MOVE PASSAlC CHILDREN
Commhtee May Decide to Bring Strikers
Little Ones to This City.


Mrs. julius Hammer of 1883 Wash
ington avenue. The Bronx. who is
engaged in relieving the distress occa-
stoned by the mill workers. strike in
Passaic, n. j.. said yesterday that ar
rangements will probably be made this
week to bring children from the strike
district into New York. as was done
recently from Lawrence. Mass.
An incident yesterday illustrates the
condition OF some OF the families
affected by the strike. For several days
Mrs Hammer. Mrs Henry Robbins OF
6A Fourth avenue. Brooklyn: Mrs.
Sophie Moran and Mrs Henry Cody OF
Philadelphia and other women inter-
ested In the labor movement have been
collecting food and money for the strik-
ers. Two meals IA day have been
regularly served at Sc Second street.
l'assaic. Saturday It was agreed that
there would be little necessity for hav-
Ing distribution yesterday. But so
many hungry persons came to the
headquarters that Mrs. Hammer was
communicated with In New York. and
she made arrangements to send the
families sufficient money to tide them
distribution OF food will go ON.
knowledge OF these conditions, said
Mrs. Hammer. led those who took care
of the Lawrence children during their
recent sotourn In New York To send a
committee out at rassaic and to offer
Its assistance " II should he neces-
sary. The committee was Informed
that no far the relief workers had
been able to get food and money con-
tributions and that there were still
some fields In the strike district that
had not been canvassed. No children
viii he taken from l'assaic until other
resources have been eXhau austed II the
strike continues the workers say there
IL M doubt that Il will he necessary
to take the children away.
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH

Thousands Of Pittsburg women on. ga.
terday to display their Easter nnsry 80.
caught In sudden blizzard that came Wiz
out warning and brought binding SNOW
The cotton mill strike at Lowell. Ma.
may be settled this week on the basis -;
10 per cent wage increase. A meets.
Of the Manufacturers Associat tion Is 10 ~
held to-day. w
Eight thousand men crowded IN. rah.,.
nacle At Springfield, Ohio. yesterday sf,s,
noon to hear william j. Bryan'a add,s..
on The Making of a Man" Bryan spot.
for the Personal Workers League whish
is taking part In the wet and dry campaisn
with the wind blowing at forty mile,
ten battieships of the Atlantic fleet bans,s
away at targets on the Southern drEl
grounds on Norfolk yesterday. II was the
nrst Sunday t:rGet practice in several years
Some good shots were made despite had
weather that brought commentator from
the flagship.
From December 3 to March 8 the rsvsnu.
cutter Onondaga went to the asaistance OF
twenty vessels. saved twelve, took on sey
enty-s passen gers. and saved twenty n,ns
from drowning, The value Of vessels a IA
cargo saved aggregates e2.3i3.775 Sinoe
December the Onondasa has cruised 500
miles answering calls for assistance and de.
troying derelicts.
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DIES ON TRAIN. RACING HOME.
Montana Rancher Succumbs TO Sudden
Illness as lie Nears Ncwburgh.

NEwBURGH, y, Y. April 7,-Samuol
Dirkey. a ranch owner of Butte. Mont.
was stricken with Illness while on his
way to this city To visit relatives with
his wife and was taken from the train
az syracuse. His condition became worse
and eager TO reach New burgh before lie
died he left syracuse to-day with his
doctor and hs wife
\ iew minutes b-fore the train arrived
In FiShhill Landing. opposite Newburgh.
he died, An ambulance was at the sta
tion awaiting his arrival. but "A hearse
was summoned instead
He was "A brother of James NJ Dickey.
president o: the ttu1sst"k National Bank
of N-wlurgh.
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Great annual Introductory sale
beginning today-at Saks'
Mems Spring Low Shoes
regularly 400 & $50
at $40

a special Offering of $500 pairs of new
Spring Oxfords at liberal saving in price
This is annual introductory Spring sale Of Mems
Oxfords the outcome Of agreement with makers
which called for $500 pairs Of regular 400 and 4.5o
shoes at figure which would enable to offer them
at the low uniform price Of 3lo pair. Many weeks
ago we were busy with our shoemakers selecting the
newest and sartest models examining the feathers, and
figuring day all the processes Of manufacture. in
order that nothing might interfere with announcing
this important Offering for this date.
Needless to say, these Oxfords splendid values.
They arc the product Of maker who has superior
the manufacture Of popular-prced footwear, and
that the Winter boot ION its uppcrs and the Oxford
ow-cut COOL and comfortable the proper thing for inn
mediate wear, many will be only too eager for
proposition Of this sort You have got to buy
pairs Of Oxords before the calendar much older why
not buy them this introductory Offering and put into
extra pair the money you save on single pair?
Newest Spring models, consisting of two and
three eyelet ties and Blucher or straight lace Ok
fords. The feathers tan Russia calf, tan and
black vic kid, gun metal calf and patent leather
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KILLED BY HIS W|FE'S
SCISSORS, She ADMITS

Continued from First Page.
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Mems Athletic Underwear

Just the opening Of the season, when Win.
underwear is beginning to be uncomfortable here
is opportunity to lay in whole Summers stock Of
fine quality athletic undergarments at big saving
usual prices One Of the best makers Of this merchandise
in the country responsible for every garment in this
Offering, and he certainly has shirked his response
bity, either, in living up the standards expect Of
him.
g These garments splenddly made in all Of those
light materials which SO much in demand for Summer
Plain satin striped nainsooks, Aexo null crepcs
and silk and cotton mixtures galore. Colors are tan
light blue, heotrope, pink and white Mostly
sleeveless athletic shirts, giving the very maximum Of
cool comfort but quarter sleeves also here in abun
dance for the man who wants them. All knee drawers
Not garment in this Offering which is not big bar.
gain the special price Of &c., 1t the important
sale Of athletic underwear Of the season, and you may
and and should take from US, that you will not inn
prove upon these values-not if you wait all Summcr
saks & Quntpa>,Y
Broadway at 34th Street
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mad just come out Of Bellevue. he sat,
anu hau gone back to the house to see IL bs
woman upstairs. Magistrat. Uerrmoaa y
held him In $1,000 bail for a hes,iaanm
Tomorrow. "'H INK
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COCKTAILS WOULD MAKE
JUNGLE Of CANAL ZONE
Colonel Believes DepOpulation
Would Guard Against Any
Surprise.
WOULD MOVE ABOUT G0,W)0
... 'r. ---------------- "
Chief Engineer fayors Keeping Only
Persons Necessary ~ :,
Operation.
WOULD MOVE ABOUT GO,OOO

ocean to ocean Is only about fifteen or
sixteen months OH. Several members OF
the Senate who can easily recall the time
when the Panama Canal was considered
more or less Of u dream plainly showed
I their surprise IA day or two ago when Col.
Goethals assured them that ships would
be put through the canal In 1918. The
Colonel has figured the probable compile
tion down to the month OF the year and
almost the day of the month.
when do you say the canal can be
opened for b,isinessy" asked Senator
OGorman Of New York at recent hear
ing before the Senate Committee OH In
tcroceanic Canals.
Il expect to put the first ship through
in August or September. 1918; we already
are beginning TO reduce the force" was
the reply OF the chief engineer.
That is only fifteen or sixteen months
from now" remarked Senator OGorman
Yes. SIR" replied Col. Goethals.
This is only one OF many interesting
statements that the man who is digging
the ditch made before the Senate COM
,nittee. His testimony WAS a comprehen-
sive statement of the present condition
Inent for the .uture.
One Of the most interesting arguments
advanced by Col. Goethals ts that the Canal
Zone should be depopulated. except at
the centres where the Government ep,-
ployees will live. and that the rest OF the
zone should be allowed to grow up into
d dense Jungle. this IA means OF pro-
tecting the canal against attacks.
Cot. Goethals declared he was strongly
in favor Of having nobody inhabit the
Canal Zone except the necessary operat-
ing force and the military.
what would you do with the people
you have there now" asked Senator
Bris,ow.
y would drive them all out" he said.
Drive them of:- asked Senator Bris-
! tow in surprise.
-Yes. sir" replied the army engineer;
"the bulk Of the people there now are Incl
dent TO the canal. and as the canal work
is completed ! would return them TO their
native island or TO Europe. wherever they
came from originSlly."
And the natives that have been there
always. would you drive them on"
Il would drive them on; yea. sir"
Col. Goethals added that his idea was
that the Government should acquire all
the land in the zone AZ such time az the
land could be purchased advanta geo,isly
He added that there was a lot Of land in
the zore occupied by squatters who had
no legal rights. although there we're large
private holdings.
Then said Senator Bristow ~any one
who desired to do business in the zone