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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
DIR. SHAW DEFIES ASSESSOR.
Taxation without Represe ntation IL
Tyranny, she Says.

PHrLApRIPHIA, Dec 23--Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw. national suffrage leader.
has written the following letter to Tax
Assessor Branin Of Moylan in response to
a request that she give him list OF her
personal property to aid him in fixing
the tax:
DEAR SIR: There was once bitter
seven years war fought by men and wom-
en- against the tyranny Of Government
which taxed them without giving them
any power In the body which imposed the
taxes. The watchword OF that struggle
was Taxation without representation is
tyranny
THE daughters Of 1918 are no less
loyal to that principle than were their
sires and IN that spirit | decline to aid
this Government which, with equal
tyranny. taxes its women citizens while
denying them representation. and thus
violates the basic principle OF all gov
ernments. which derive their Just powers
from the consent OF the governed. Sim
cerely, ANNA HOWARD SHAW
'"The assessor will place his own esti-
mate on the value OF my property" she
said to-day. land then will add a heavy
tax as a penalty for my noncompliance.
This 10 the boldest highway robbery"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
MRS. YOUNG AGAIN IS
CHICAGO SCHOOL HEAD
Board Rescinds Former Action
and Reflects Her at n
Stormy Session.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23-Amid stormy scenes
Mrs. Fila Fiasg Young was reelected STU
perintendent Of Public Schools this after
noon after the Board Of Education had
rsconsidered its action of two weeks ago
and had deposed John H. Shoop. who
had been named to succeed Mrs Young
Mr.. Shoop was reelected 10 his old posi-
tion OF first assistant superintendent.
Attorneys for Mr.. Shoop announced to-
night that quo warranto proceedings will
be started to test the legality OF to-day's
action Mrs. Young is spending a vaca-
ton in South Carolina and IL not ex-
pccted to return to Chicago until after
the first Of the wear. Before she went
away she is said to have given assur-
ance that II reelected she would accept
The reelection of Mrs Young was made
possible by Mayor Harrisons acceptance
Of the designations of four members OF
the school board who had led the move
ment to depose her and his appointment
Of successors friendly to her. The res
ignation Of the four members had been
asked by the Mayor. according to his
usual practice, at the time of their ap-
pointment.
The ousted men were at the meeting
10 day. but were ignored on all roll calls.
Their successors were given fun recoGni-
ton by the chair. The ousted men con-
tend that under the state Constitution
the Mayor had no authority 10 remove
them. though they had given him their
designations. They and their sympa-
thizers on the board repeatedly inter
rupted proceedings. but were gavelled
down by the president on all occasions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
MRS. WILSON'S WORKS HoNoRED
Two PsintinRs In Academy >b""
Vuug In Vanderbilt CALLERS.

Two paintings by Mrs. woodrow WI
son. wife of the President, are included
in the current Academy exhibition and
furthermore they are hung in the Wander
blt Gallery.
The artists whose paintings are hung
in the Vanderbilt Gallery, which is the
inner and largest gallery at 2lj Wos'
Flfty-seyenth street, always feel especi-
ally content with their good fortune. II
is always supposed To hold the most
honored and important works in the eH-
hbition.
Mrs wilson sent two canvascs one
called an 'Od Wagon Road and the
other entitled Near Princeton. New Jcr-
sey" They are not skled, hut hang on
the second row ai the riGht of the
entrance.
Mrs Wilson's name appears IN tn"
catalogue. and her address * simply
washington. ID. G"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
BRIDE CATCHES TRAIN
ROBBER IN THE STREET
Recognizes Man Who Got En-
gagemPnt Ring on Sunset
Limitcd-RcWard 81. 900.

SAN FsANclsco. Dec. 2s--Mrs Arthur
Il. Colcn. a young bride whose diamond
engagement, ring was stolen by train
robber in the Southern Pacific passenger
train holdup of December I. made dra-
matte capture to-day OF man whom she
identified az the bandit. Articles in the
nans pocket strengthened the identifica-
ton \ reward OF $1,000 had been offered
for his capture.
The robbery was on the Uestbound sun
set Limited. The bandit swung aboard
the rear Pullman as the train left Pomona
late at night and went through tho train
behind a revolver. making the passengers
deliver their cash and jewelry.
Horace T.. Montague. travelling passen-
ger agent Of the railroad. when tu,d to
throw up his hands. lifted his travelling
bag up as he complied. The robhor. be-
Ieving that Montague intended - Int him.
shot the agent through the head. killing
him
Mrs Color Was on her wedding trip
then. The bandi, took all the money she
and her husband had and then nale Mrs
Colen take on her rings.
Mrs. Coien was walking along street
in the Mission when she saw the man. She
followed him for several blocks, looking
for A policeman, but did not see any.
Then the suspect entered a poolroonl
and Mrs -Colea sent her husband to tele-
phone TO Police Headquarters Will" sh"
watched the poolroom Detectives made
the arrest
The prisoner said that he was John
Postick a mechanic. and tnst he has h"cn
.mplovcd here for several months. vi hon
searched At Police Headquarters = gold
watch WAS found in his pocket. I.-
police telcgraphed to Los Angeles and
learned that the watch had the same
number as the watch stolen in the holdrp
from brakeman Robinson.
Bostick looks like AN ordinary mechanic.
He told various stories OF his antecedonts.
hut was consistent IN DENYING that h" htd
robbed the train.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
ARCTIC SENDS FIRST 8 O s
steamer Received at Bergen.
Specidi Cable DesudfcA IN Tpe Sry

pON'~' Nuoso DecpOsCN 10 Ahb StNs
LONDON, Dec. 24.--The Yorkshire Oh
server says that q majority Of the wire
less installations In Europe we're closed
down early yesterday morning in order
to permit the operator at Bergen. on the
coast Of Norway, to send out without in
terruption the nrst s . from the
Arctic zone.
The distress signal was sent by the
Norwegian steamer Ragnvald .Iarl. which
is ashore on the coast OF one Of the Lofo-
den Isles. 600 miles north of Bergen
notwithstanding the fact that this dis
tance Is double that OF the steamers
wireless radius the operator at Bergen
received tho message and his reply wa,
heard In the Arctic. II was picked up in
London Operators here were able to make
out message from Bergen telling the
operator aboard the steamer that his sig
nails were so weak as to be scarcely
audible
The Bergen operator then asked all
wireless stations as far south as Bor-
deauX to close. so as to enable him TO
concentrate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
GOING BLIND, LEAPS TO DEATH.
woman Plusses Eisht stories From
Apartment House.

" "OWoo fl008eU uV SuOTneo y rOmS
Apartment House.
Anna Schasfer. % years old. companion
to Miss Rosa Skonley In the apartment
house at West Eighty. sixth street,
jumped from the idtohen window on the
ninth floor yesterday morning in a ht OF
detection over her failing eyesisht. She
was killed instantly.
Her eyes first worried her about six
weeks ago. and she was taken by Miss
Skonley to u specialist Frequent head
aches made her fear that glasses could
not remedy the defect When she was
going to bed on Monday night with Mrs
Josephine Romer. a cook. with whom she
roomed. she said. "If II weren't for YOU
I'd kill myself"
On getting UP yesterday morning the
two women went into the kitchen. Mrs
Romer had to go out for a minute, and
when she returned Miss Schaefer was
gone. A chair placed in front Of an open
window told the story The superintcnd
ent Of the house found her body on the
ground.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
SANTA CAN'T COME IN SLEIGH.
Weather Man says Thcrc'I Rr No
Snow for christmas Eve

Mr.. Santa VIII not Ia able to ride IN
his sleigh when hc comes Ia town to.
night. accord ng to the Weather man. Tn.
rain isn't going to change TO snow, hui
IT is soing TO stop before tonight
Open umbrella IN on" h,ud aud
bundles IN tho other is 10 he tho 10, Of
those who have left their Christmas shop
ping until to-day and Waterproof coats
will he essential To ward off tho ram
which will probably he driven alruos,
horizontallv more than forty miles an
hour before a., east wind
The WIND promises 10 change 20 north
by Christmas Dav, but not until the
downpour has ceased
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
WILL BURN NOTES FOR FREEDOM
Loan shark Tolman Makes OHrr "a
Escape Prison.

Word was received from Albany last
night that ex-senator Charles - Towue
had asked Gov. Glynn to pardon Daniel
II. Tolnan. the loan shark. now serv-
ing siN months sentence
Tolmsn in his application agreed to de
stroy notes outstanding against has sal
aried victims agGregating $500, ooo.
Gov. Glynn is not expected to take any
action upon the application, for the CON
cesson agreed to by 'rolinan means tina
h" would he willing 10 do something which
the law coinpcls not to exact "A rate of
interest greater than per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
BrOk Death Recalled.

Ms. Scoficld who was some wears
Younger than her husband. first became
a newspaper figure in ISSS For n wear
prior To May. lssS Nathaniel W. Hatch
a we'll known broker Of those days, had
been "A constant visitor to Mrs. Scoheld's
house al 81 West Twentieth street. 10
which the police had been called occasion.
ally by reports that Mrs Scoficld had
aroused the neighborhCod by abusing he,
husband,
tn tn" morning of May -. 1SSS tho
court underneath Mrs Sooneld's window
The story that came out at the Coro-
ner's Inquest. after Mrs Scotleld had beer
held for causing his death, was tina,
Hatch was startled by the sudden ar
rival Of Mr.. Scoheld and in attempting "a
escape fell out OF the window
In the proceedings II became known
that Ms Scofcld came here from Eng.
land when young, and IN the early '70>
was known as Lbbie Stowel. "A woman o-
beauty and brilliant in conversation. Ir
1879 she went To California. made a for.
tune specializing in mining stocks and
then tried to become great actress She
failed. but came back to Now York with
$4,000, and In looking for some way
to Invest it she hit on the scheme OF pro.
ducing the Passion Play
She interested a number OF Wall Stree,
men in her plan Of presenting tho play In
a stupendous manner. and after she had
spent $4,000 on II the authorities refused
to give their consent She lost little be.
cause she was reimbursed by the other
stockholders.
shortly after Llbbie Stoweil as she con.
tnued To be known, met Charles Scofield
then a middle aged man Just returned
from the West with fortune made in the
construction OF the Bingham Canyon Rail.
road, now part Of the Denver and Rio
Grande road, They were married and
their domestic life was more or less tur-
bulent until the death OF Broker Hatch,
when Mr. Scotield loft his wife. A email
part OF his fortune then remained. and out
OF this he has kept himself from want
until now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
DR.. PEASE AND ANNETTE WIN.
SmOk kers' Plea for Cars Denied by
Public service Com mtssiOu.

Or. Charles q. peasc and Annette
Hazleton have won another memorable
victory. The public Service Commission
decided yesterday that 1t couldn't grant
the prayer of several thousand New
Workers and order smoking cars on the
transit lines OF this city.
The commission didn't say whether ii
was DR.. Pease or Miss Hazleton or both
who prevailed on il to turn down tho
petition, The proceeding was dismissed
with the brief comment that ''under the
circumstances appearing 1t would not be
reasonable to require said street railroad
corporations to operate smoking cars or
cars containing smoking compartments"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
FINDS SHE WAS ROBBED TOO.
AeiEhb0r of Mrs. Mrrriil Reads of
burglary and Goes to Loot.

Mrs. Edward :. Mills OF West Broad
way and Newman street, Woodmere, l..
l., read In q morning paper yesterday tina
her neighbOr. Mrs Payson McI.ane Mer-
rill. across the way, had been robbed oi
$1,000 worth Of jewelry BY second story
thieves on Sunday night The news mace
her nervous. She went upstairs to look
at her jewelry box and found that jewels
valued at $4,000 were missing.
A ladder was found behind the Mills
barn that didn't belong there
Mr. Mills Is connected with the publish
Ing house Of Longmans. Green Il Co
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
soUEALING BRAKES MUST GO.
serN Ice hoard Gives TrOlle. Lines
CntiI 1918 10 Reform.

The Public Service Commission adopted
an order yesterday aimed at squealing
street car brakes. The order gives the
street railway companies until March |.
1915, to equip their cars with noseless
brakes
1t was explained yesterday that the
commission is liberal with its time al
lowance because practicable silent brakes
have still to be devised. The companies
have tried various compounds of lead.
asphaltum and graphite with some sue
cess. but the ideal has not been realized
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
EGGS FOR MOVIE ADMISSIONS.
Coin Harvey Argues Inelasticity ol
Cnrrency IL Proved.

HARRISON. Ark. Dec. 23.-Coinciden n,
with the visit here to-day OF W. n
'Coin'D Harvey. eggs were made legal
tender by at least one branch Of industry
Rival moving picture houses placarded
their fronts with: Admission for minors
one egg for adults. two eggs"
Increased patronage has resulted. the
managers say. and there is a ready mar.
ket for the admissions thus received.
Col. Harvey. in a speech tonight. re.
ferred to the egg admission plan AS q con
fession Of the lack OF elasticity in tn.
currency. The Colonel is u candidate for
Congress In this district
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
TO DRUM FOR VOTES IN 5TH AVE
Miss Mckenxie viii Thunder sam
mons to Suffrage Meetings.

Fifth avenue soon will he enlivened by
big bass drum in the hands Of
Miss Elsie Mckenzie II will summon
passersby to suffrage meetings before Mrs.
Belmont's headquarters at 15 East Forty
first street. The drum has been provided
with a belt and 1t In only waiting to have
Votes for Women inscribed across its
head. Miss Mckenzie will have an assist
ant to announce the meetings through a
megaphone
Miss Mckenzie is closing the head
quarters early Of evenings to get time to
practice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
JUDGE HOLT MAY RETIRE.
Rum0r~d TIE VIII 0ui' Fedora
Bench On Jamunr> ~,

Rumors that Judge George Chandler
Holt is about to resign his seat on tn,
bench OF the United States District Court
are strengthened 10y the fact that OF
December 81 the Judge win i've II years
old and will have served tc.f Years on the
Federal bench, This VIII eut,tle hm to
retirement at full pay
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
$l,250,0O0 TO CHARITY.
london 1nstitutiOUs PrOAt d.,
SchOOlbOy's Death.

Spec'ds Cobie Despdtch to THE Srv
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Iondon charities re-
ceive an unexpected bequcst of sl.250.0oO
owing to the death to-day of "A school
boy. Geoffrey Ansill. as "A result of an
accident which befell him when he was
tobogganing OH the famous Crosta run at
st. Moritz two years ago.
The boys father. stock broker. who
amassed a fortune in tho South African
gold boom of IS.I. died in 1905. The
bulk or his fortune was b"queathcd To
Geoffrey, but was to 60 to various hos
ptals and charitable Institutions in Lon
don in case the hoy died in his minority.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
CHRISTMAS PARCEL ExPL0DEs,
Internal Machine Sent ThrOugh h
Mail to New Orleans Home,

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23,--Mrs. John
laramie walked'to the door of her home
to-day with her little daughter Ruth and
received from the postman package tied
with ribbon and bearing Christmas seals
1t was addressed, she says. in the hand
writing Of her husband. from whom she
has been separated two years.
Surprised and pleased. she started to
undo the ribbon. whsn she heard a tick
ing inside the package. She dropped il
hastily and dragged the little girl from
the room.
Scarcely had she got out when there
was an explosion that wrecked the front
Of the house. shattered windows and
called out the IRE department.
Neither mother nor child was injured
The police are looking for Taranto.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
OIL DIVIDEND $500 A SHARE.
standard Company Of kentuck,
Makes stock holders Hnuuy.

LOUISVILLE. Dec. o3--Directors of the
standard Oil Company of Kentucky de-
c'ared to-day a cash dividend Of 5000 a
snare on the stock OF the company, pay
able February H.
The dividend may be applied by stock
holders in the &2.o00.oO0 increase in
Gpck made by the company recently.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
Charles ScOfield Wins Estate Of
Wife. Once Noted Libbie
StOwell.
FAMOUS SCANDAL REVIVED
Deserted Her in 1888, When
Broker Died in Fall From
Her Window.

Announcement was made yesterday by
Samuel II. Wandell. n lawyer at Rector
street, that $4,000 worth Of securities are
to he given to Charles Scofeld. a man so
years old and poor. AZ a Christmas gift in
the settlement OF the estate of his wife,
whom ne left :5 years ago.
The separation came after Nathaniel
W. Hatch, a we'll known Wall street
broker. fell from window In the Scofeld
house and was killed.
Yesterdays announcement was the first
intimation in New York that the woman
who died In obscurity in Los Angeles on
December is. 1912. was Mrs. Lillian SEQ
field. also known as Lillian +. Austin
Mrs. Scofield had a career here for twenty
years that brought her frequently into the
lmelight as a female soldier Of fortune.
Mrs. Scohcld got into the New York
newspapers the last time In 1908, when
she was arrested charged with burglary
because she entered the rooms Of the
Cooper Music Company. which occupied
the lower floor Of her house at 129 Wes,
Forty-rrst street. II was charged that
because the music company had refused
To give up lease Mrs. Scofcld forced her
way into the company's office and re.
moved a quantity Of fixtures and music
After Mrs Scofied was discharged in
court she disappeared from public view.
II became known yesterday that the
woman who IN her time had been stock
market speculator. burlesque actress. Pas
sion Play producer and boarding house
keeper had left $4,000 in gilt edge stocks
aud bonds when she died at Los Angeles
alone and among strangers year ago
Mrs Scofeld's only relatives were her
husband and her sister, Mrs. Annie W
Riecker, widow, who lived AZ PhPnix
Ariz Scof.ld. who had no communication
with his wife for nearly twenty -f1ve years
learned OF his wife's death some time
after 1t occurred. and engaged Lawyer
Wendell 70 look after his interests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24

Lawyer Wendell found that i,nmedi-
ately after Mrs. Scofeld's death her sister
hurried TO Los Angeles from, Phseuix. and
had herself appointed administrators on
the ground that she was the only heir a;
law She had heard nothing from her
sisters husband for wears. and AS he was
of an advanced age Mrs Riecker believed
thai he Was dead She had taken DOS s.
session of the sNOooo worth Of securities
when Scofiolds attorney filed a petition
Tor her removal
The caSc dragged through the courts
uniil ten days ago. whcn a decree of tn.
superior Court was handed down reno v
ing Ms. Hricker and appointing Mr. Sco.
ield and adjudgIng that the sister and
husband of the dead woman we're en-
titled I" s!.are her estate equally
Mr. Wandcll believed that the higher
Couris would declare the husband thu
>o,.' h"tr, hut because Of the expense Of
appealing ard the danger that his client
might not 1--we to see the case TO the
end he recommended that his client ac-
cert. Before Mr.. Vandel left Los An.
COLES h. took possession OF his clients
share Of the estate and the securities
We're put III safe deposit vault here
Yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
STAMP SALE $l7s,Oes IN A DAY
Local Post once Breaks Country's
Record-Busin ness BoOming

An idea Of the amount Of Christmas
business handled by the local post office
In Manhattan and The Bronx s con
veyed by Postmaster Edward NJ. Morgans
statement that S17s.O69 worth Of stamps
were sold yesterday. This is the heaviest
sale Of stamps ever reported for one day
In any city Of the United States.
The postmaster also reported that the
total receipts since December | were
$2.240.99I. an increase OF s4ss.6O7 over the
corresponding period last year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24

Made of the tender meat Of little pigs and
choice spices. You have never tasted perfect
sausage unless YOU have tried them BE
war; "f limitations New York stePe. l7s
Chamners street ADJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
Other Constructive Measures
to Give Complete Bu>i.
ness Freedom.
HE FORESEES GOOD TIMES
Senate Passes Money Bill by -
10 %. Three Republi-
cans Supporting.
CURRENCY BILL NOT NOW
THE LAST STEP FORWARD
What Wilson Said on Oct. 3.

I'VE have set the business Of this
country free from those conditions
which have made monopoly not only
possible but in y sense easy and
natural.
I'VE are now about 10 take the
second step. which will be the final
step. in setting the business of this
country free. That is what we shall
do in the currency bill."
What Wilson Says Now.
ut 1.-THE currency bin i is the first
Of series Of constructive measures
by which the Democratic party will
show that il knows how 10 serve the
country.
In calling It the first of a series
Of constructive measures ! need not
say that ! am not casting an, re-
Elections on the great tariM hill
which preceded it,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24

No vmas or New Years dinncr complete With
o. Angosiuva Bttters. Delicious appt 'iicr
tdt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24

GILBEY'S "SPEY ROYAL"
u a rich Scotch and a rare one---a smooth h
scotch and . real sas, All wine merchants.
Adp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-24
What Wilson Says Now.

WAsHiNGToS. Dec. 3.--Prcsideut WI
son signed the Glass-owen banking and
currency hill at one minute after 6 o'clucl
Tonight. Tho bill thus became 70 laN
after months of labor on the part Of toe
Democratic Congress and President. Tive
President declared that tEo iii Was tn.
first Of a series 81 constructive il.aeu.,.
The new banking and currency ~Nst,n
VIII ho Installed as soon as urntcahl".
work to that end already ne, ~ n'on
begun hv the Secretary of tu, TrcaSu y.
II Is the opinion of tn. D,ni",rat."
leaders tina; the now law VIII have
stcadviug effect Oh business. This view
is SHARED To- some extent ny Republicans
President Wilson signed the banking
blIl In the presence Of = crowd tla'
thr"ue"i tno executive Offices, Nj W.
son wa. in a happy frame "r mind, TU"
occasio ION marked Democratic victory 70
TN. President. who had worked hard 70
seven months To put TN. bin through tn,
two houses Of congress.
" also signali2.d TN. fGllmcnt of tho
se,uud principal pledge of IA" i'em"
cratic platform upon which Nj Wilson
ran as q candidate for tn. Ir.sudcIct.
The conference report on the bankirI
bin. which was agreed to bv the House
last night, was passed n tue senate at
::io this afternoon aud the embossed
copy If It. bearing the signatures of Vice
President Marshall and Speaker 'larr.
W.. hurried to the White House.
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