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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
HOBOES' PARL0R HELPS 80
All Saints Shelter Proves Boon
to Many Tramps.

The preparations at All Saints Church,
Scanned and Henry streets. to provide a
shelter for poor people in the basement OF
the church. which were to have been com
pleted yesterday will not be finished be
fore Monday.
The hoboes. who have been meeting on
Sundays at the Manhattan Lyceum and
expected to gather in the basement Of All
Saints church. will have the use Of "A de-
serted parlor i'm the parish church.
About three hundred people can sit in
the basement and sleep on the benches.
The custodian of the place said yester-
day:
Though the pl has been used thus
far only as an experiment. / was sur
prised at the number OF clean. competent
men. who were down and out for the
time being. ! secured positions for eighty.
Among the men who came there were
some chronic non-workers. These will
not he encouraged. but every man out of
work and willing tn work will be aided
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04

refused IN enter into such an agree
ment and the alleged messages order
ing only the use Of the Barber asphalt
followed.
Commissioner Carlisle was present
with his attorney, Judge Henry Pur-
cell Of WATERFOWL. who made sweep
ing denial Of the charges. He said the
commissioner had depended on the eX-
pert advice of his three advisory ensl-
neers in drawing UP the present specl-
fications, Of which the Warner Quinian
Company complained. He declared
also that he had insisted on all con-
tractors living up TO the specifications
and had refused to permit the warner
Ouinlan Company to sell contractors
n cheaper asphalt than that called for
Judge Purcell claimed that the charges
were largely due to this order.
Calls Advisers Unfit.
Mr.. Rubno charged that the MEM
bers of the Advisory Board Of Engl-
necrs we're unfit for the duties they
were engaged TO perform and that
they were appointed through political
influences. These engineers are Harold
Parker, Colonel William De II. wash
ington and George c. Diehl The for
mer two were present. and. to prove
their fitness made detailed statements
Of the highway and engineering work
I'm which they had been engaged.
II was charged that Washington was
APPOINTED on the recommendation OK
Mcclure and Parker on the recon-
mendation OF Joseph Murphy, the
Democratic leader of Rensselaer,
County. Both of the engineers de-
clared they had never heard of their
alleged sponsors.
l.. Latin Kellogg, representing the
Barber company, declared the charges
absurd.
The charges" he said, ARE so alb
solutely frivolous. so far as the Barber
Asphalt Company is concerned, that II
makes me feel sad that man of Mr..
Carlisle's reputation and his standing
at the bar-for / have know him only
in that connection-should he called
| forth to answer such charges
James A. Hennessy announced be-
fore the hearing that he had resigned
| his place as confidential inspector in
the Highway Department last week
He denied that he had had a five
| weeks leave Of absence, saying he was
! supposed TO have a two weeks vaca-
| ton. but he declared that he worked all
/ of the two weeks. He was appointed
! to the place in the Highway Depart
| ment by Ex-Governor Sulzcr just be
fore he started investigations last
| spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
SOLAR SCIENCE
AGAIN SEES STARS
Once Famous Nebular Hypothesis
Gets an Occipital Blow from
Princeton Savant.

Princeton. y. j.. Dec. "a new kll,k
was added to the nebular theory oil tpe
universe in a lecture delivered this al
ternoon by Professor II. \. Russell 'ne
Princeton astronomer.
Careful study has led Professor Rus
sell 10 the belief that the nebulods
matter out of which the various stars
and planets were formed was not orig
inally hot and luminous, as the orlSl-
majors of the nebular theory pro-
pounded. but acquired its heat during
the progress of condensation into the
separate bodies Of the universe. 1t
was not the cooling and condensation
of superheated gases that caused the
planets to gather into comparatively
solid matter. but the forming that
caused the heat, according TO Professor
Russell.
The stars, he says. originated nom
rarefed. non-luminous gases, as did all
the bodies of the universe which show
exactly the same construction, as far
as modern instruments can determine.
The whirling Of these gases flung out
the separate bodies. as the theory
states but as they contracted and be
came semi-liquid they first heated
enormously and became luminous and
then began to cool, as they are doing
at the present time.
Under this gradual waste Of energy
| in the form of heat radiation, says
| Professor Russell. the theory of future
frigidity and absolute darkness in the
universe cannot be avoided.
A world destitute of light and heat
is not an attractive proposition, hut
| Professor Russell holds out the com
| forting hope that humanity will proba-
| bly, never have TO contend with such
conditions, as he believes the stars will
| last for age after age before going
out" even though it is sure to happen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
SH0NTS MAKES PROTEST
Refuses to Acquiesce in Subway
Extension to Flushing.

Theodore p. ShOnts, president Of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company, in
a letter to the Public Service Commits
sion Yesterday notified that body that
the company would not acquiesce in the
addition of the proposed extension of the
Corona line TO Flushing, except under the
contract clause. whereby the city will
have 10 meet any deficit in the operation
OF that extension.
The dual system contracts provide that
any extension to the system must be
accepted by the company, II such extern
sions are to be operated under the terms
provided for the operation Of the main
system If such extensions are not &C
cepted by the company, the city can build
them and the company VIII equip and
operate them, but under special provi-
sions for such an emergency. Under THESE
terms the city stands the loss, II any,
from the operation of the extensions, as
tine company Is entitled 10 deduct any
deficit thereon from the earnings Of the
entire system prior TO making payments
TO the city.
The company may terminate the lease
of such an extension at the end OF year
If the operation shows a deficit and the
amounts payable TO the city from the
operation OF the dual system are not
sufficient to meet the deficit. In that
event the city shall take over and pay
the company for the equipment.
Mr.. shonts stated in his letter that the
decision of the company was pursuant to
y resolution adopted by the board OF d.
rectors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
WOMAN FIGHTS
INCOME TAX LAW
Elsie de Wolfe, Former Ac-
tress, Sues Bank for With
held Interest on Bonds.
SAYS CONSTITUTION
is VIOLATED BY ACT
Scale of Assessment Declared to
Favor Wealthy-U. S. May
Aid Defendant.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Charges that the
income tax section OF the new tariff
law constitutes class legislation and Is
unconstitutional were made to-day in
a test suit filed here against the Con-
tinental and Commercial Trust and
Savings Bank on behalf of Miss Elsie
DE Wolfe, of New York.
The United States government prob
ably will be asked to aid in defence OF
the bill, according 10 Levy Mayer,
counsel for the bank, who said she
would seek conference with Attorney
General McReynolds to discuss carry
ing the action TO the United States SUI
preme Court for a ruling.
The declaration, filed by Bourke
Cochran, of New York, and Colin Fyffe,
Of Chicago, for Miss De Wolfe. alleged
that the tax violated the Fifth Amend
ment to the Constitution in that it de-
prives her of property without due
process of law, and that it violated the
Fourteenth Amendment i'm denying her
equal protection under the law.
The graduated scale of taxation, the
declaration alleges, Disseminated UNI
justly against persons of incomes under
100000 year, usually gained from
industrial and artistic pursuits in
favor of those with incomes more than
100000 a year
Miss De Wolfe was an actress. She
retired from the stage in 1908, and is
at present in Paris
The suit was brought TO compel the
bank TO pay the interest on thirty
bonds Of a power company, which the
bill stated the bank had declined to
pay unless Miss De Wolfe filed certia-
cate of ownership, as provided by the
income tax law. Damages of $1,000
are asked in each of five counts.
Levy Mayer, attorney for the bank,
said the suit would be made a test
case. He also said he would probably
confer with Attorney General McReyn-
olds and might ask that the Depart
ment Of Justice he represented in the
defence of the bill
The plaintiff alleges that the income
tax is not uniform and that the law is
therefore unconstitutional, first, be-
cause it is imposed on only $4,000 In
a population of about 90,OO0,OOO. and
the persons who would pay the tax
have not consented TO its imposition.
The tax, it is charged. violates the
clements Of equality in its graduated
scale of taxation.
The plaintiff pointed out that she. be-
ing an unmarried woman, was subject
not only TO tax Of | per cent on her
whole income in excess of 5000 bat
was subject TO an additional tax Of l
per cent on that portion exceeding
$4,000 and less than 100000 an aj-
ditional | per cent between $4,000 and
$1,000 and an additional / per cent
between $4,000 and 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
OPIUM CONSPIRACY TRIAL
Two Druggists Accused OF Sup,
plying Drug to Cinnamon.

Lionel f. Wilder, Simon Berman. said
to be druggists, and Ing 'QuonS Quock
were up for trial yesterday before Judge
Grubb in the Criminal Branch of the u. D
District Court on an indictment alleging
conspiracy to manufacture smoking
opium
United States District Attorney Mar
shall considers the case one of import
ancc. The government it is said, IL In
possession OF information that the ac-
cused druggists for several years supplied
the crude opium. secretly manufactured
into dope by Cinnamon here and in
Newark.
Wilder and Berman both live at NO.
500 West Broadway. and the Chinaman
lives at No. - Division street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
QUITS NAME AND HIM
Wife Now Seeks to Divorce
Doctor; Also His Debts.

Dr. 10y McAfee Inghram, who recently
had the Supreme Court change her name
to 10y McAfee, because her husband Ut.
William ii. lnghram. had contractor
many debts, filed suit against her nus
band for divorce in the same court
yesterday
DIR. McAfee. as sh. now calls herself
said that Dr. lnghram is now in ST. LOUIS
The court granted her application 10
serve him by publication.
In her petition 10 have her name
changed Dr. McAfee said that she had
practically supported her husband since
1904.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
"UGLIEST WOMAN" QUITS US
Nine. Polaire Sails Unexpect-
edly on La Lorraine.

Nine Polaire. the French dancer. hear
aided by her managers as the uGliest
woman in the world, sailed Unexpectedly
for Havre Yesterday by the French liner
La Lorraine. She boarded the vessel a
few minutes before the gangplank was
hauled ashore. announcing that she would
buy her ticket from the purser at sea.
The dancer, who is credited with hav-
inc the smallest waist measurement Of
any woman, came TO this country about
five months ago To appear with Lady
Constance Richardson and Gertrude Hoff-
man I'm n tour Of the Unitel States.
Differences arose between the three
women when the company had been only
"A few days on tour, and Nine. Polaire
tried her fortune in vaudeville.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
Rubino Presents Charges.

After opening up the hearing Com
missioner osborne called on Mr.. Ru-
bino to present the charges, all or
which have been published. He laid
particular stress on the charge that
George MCGUIRE had approached the
vice president of his company. Mr..
Oulnlan. and told him that he had such
control over the Highway Department
that he could cause any specifications
he desired to be adopted. lie said
that Mcclure promised To have the
specifications fixed" If Quinlan would
enter into an agreement to give a con-
trlbution Of $1,000 and to pay him one
cent gallon for all asphalt sold TO
the state. Mr.. Quinlan said he had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
CURTISS SAILS, OPTIMISTIC
Thinks Transatlantic Flight
Feasible-May Try It.

Glenn II. Curtiss. engine builder and
aeroplane maker sailed with his wife and
child for Havre yesterday In the French
liner La Lorraine to attend the Salon
Aeronatique in Paris.
Curtiss said he would remain in Europe
indefinitely, as the business OF aeronautics
in this country was on the ebb. He be-
lleved transatlantic flight by aeroplane
feasible and said he would build a ma
chine capable Of doing it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
Not Sure He Saw Accused
Man Near DIR. Knabe's
Rooms Night She Died.
PHYSICIANS DENY
SHE WAS A SUICIDE
Way Throat Was Cut Indicates
Woman Was killed-HOpe
to Prove Quarrel.

shelbyville. Ind, Dec 3.-One Of inc
props fell from under the states case To-
day when Harry w. Haskell failed 10
identify positively Or. William y. 'ra's
as the man he saw coming out OF the
areaway OF the Indianapolis apartment
house I'm which DR.. Helene Knabe hVeu
on the night OF the latter's death.
Haskell, testifying at the trial OF Dr'
Craig for the murder Of DIR. Knabe, gazed
iutently at the accused man for a re"
moments and then said: "IIe looks Ike
the man" Later, under cross-examina-
ton. Haskell was asked.
Are you willing to swear positively
that Or. Craig is the man YOU saw COM
ing out Of the passageway?'
II am not" was Hasketts reply.
Haskell testified that while he was pass
ing the apartment house about n:D
o'clock on the night Of October %, 1911. he
encountered man who was walking
briskly out OF the adjoining areaway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
Descriptions Do Not Tally.

Haskell said that he stopped and
looked after the retreatfns figure. Has
kctt said the man was tall. weighing
about $50 pounds and had a dark mus
tache. lie wore a crush hat and a long
overcoat. He did not wear glasses.
Craig has q dark mustachc. hut weighs
more than 2n0 pounds and wears glasses.
When Craig was pointed out 10 Haskell
subsequently by Detective Harry e. Web
ster on the streets OF Indianapolis Has
kett said he was unable 10 identify craig
positively as the man he had encoun-
tered. Then, as to-day. he said: He
looks like the man"
The state scored a victory late in the
day when the court admitted the testi-
Inony OF DR. Otto Wagner. former super
rtendent Of the Indiana Veterinary Col
leGe. in regard to "A conversation he had
with Or craig concerning Or. knabe on
September %. 1911
Dr. Wagner declared he had spoken TO
Dr. Craig and Or. 4. II. Roberts about
giving up their lecture hours at the school
on that day. I'm order 10 permit DR..
Knabe TO address the students. He said
that Dr. Roberts had readily agreed 10
give way 10 Dr. Kuabe.
when ! put the question TO Or. Craig 20
said the witness. The arose from his seat
with show OF irritation and said: oh.
tell her 10 20 TO hell" told him that /
could not carry any such message as
that. and he turned away without giving
any further answer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
Suicide Theory Assailed.

In the effort to disprdNe the suicide the
orv the state introduced two witnesses.
who testified that the fatal wound in the
neck OF Dr.. Helen Knabe began on the
right side Of the throat \ right handed
person committing suicide naturally would
draw the knife from left TO right, II was
contended.
Coroner Charles O. Durham. Of Indian
apolis, described the wounds on the neck
and left arm Of the woman and the condi-
ton OF the apartment in which the corpse
was found. lie said there were two cuts
in the throat. which was slashed from ear
TO ear.
The head was damned under the brass
rod at the head OF the bed. lie said he
had to move the body to get the head
from under the rail.
The witness identified the pairing knife
found on the chiffonier. In his opinion,
he said. the wounds In DR.. Kndbe's NECK
and arm could not have been inflicted BY
the pairing knife.
MIR. Spaan I'm cross-eXamining the wit
ness asked whether the neck wound might
not have been made by one stroke Of the
knife. DR.. Durham insisted that the
wound appeared TO have been made with
two strokes.
wasn't the wound deeper on the left
side"
Eyes. il was from a quarter OF an inch
90 half an inch deeper than on the right
side"
Or. Ralph S. Chappell. who helped con-
duct the post-mortem examination Of the
body. said the wound I'm the throat began
on the right side and was made by two
strokes of the knife. Death must have
ensued within two or three minutes, in
the opinion OF the witness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
To Mount Albanian Throne.

Berlin. Dee 3.--lt Is announced here to-
dsv that all tho European powers have
given their consent to the assumption OF
the Albanian throne by Prince William or
Wicd The prince is the head Of the
Iiouse of ENied. He was born in ISL, and
has one child. a daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
HENNESSY FIGURES
In CARLISLE CASE


with James K. Mcclure alone, nor olu
over confer with the Commissioner
of Highways. James J. Mcclure OF
George Mcclure, nor did ever CONFER
With the Governor OF New York or with
ANYBODY else. in respect TO anything
that might be purchased in any way
shane or manner for the Highway De-
partment, and any statement to the
contrary is false.
81 notice that this statment TO the
Governor IL not sworn, and ] am sur
prlsed TO find that a public document
making grave charges against COM
missioner of good repute is permitted
10 he published by the Governor OF
New York until the parties making
those charges swear to them
Mr.. Hennessy said that he wanted
the members Of the Warner-Quinlan
company who made the charges sub
ppnaed so that they could be sworn.
In answer to the criticism OF Mr..
Hennessy in reference to Governor
Glynn giving out the charges, Commits
sioner Osborne said he was confident
the Governor was actuated by the best
possible motives.
Clark Serves Subponas.
Assistant District Attorney John X
Clark who Is assisting District Attor-
ney Whitman in the John Doe proceed
ings in New York. appeared In the real
Of the room in which the hearing was
being held this afternoon and proceed
ed to distribute pocketful ofsuoppnas
lanes w. Osborne, the Glynn invesu'
gator. who was conducting the hearing
and who, It is said, has been at odds
with the New York District Attorney
as 10 jurisdiction, soon found that some
Of the documents sought by Whitman
were wanted in his own investigation
Mr.. Clark subpnnaed r. X. Fuller
secretary TO the Highway Commission
TO produce all the records Of the de-
partment for 1912 Commissioner Os-
borne had intended 10 use these within
tho next day or two. and after con-
ference. ne decided to let Clark have
them only on condition that he bring
them back tomorrow night II Is un-
Gorstood that District Attorney Whit
man wants TO present these records tC
the grand jury in following up the
charge OF Max Aldrich, the PouGh-
keepsie contractor, that Tom Hassett
| former secretary TO State Enginee'
Bensel. demanded and received $3.50
from him 10 get his bill Of $4,000 fol
| "A highway contract approved. Through
the 1912 records it is sought 10 show
| how this bill was approved.
Others whom Clark subppnaed were
James Neville, clerk in the State En-
gineers Department. who Is said e
have been one OF the dinner party il
this city at which Aldrich is alleged e
have been first approached by Hassett;
Mr.. Shaughnessy, OF the Shaughnessy
Construction Company, and Matthew
Van Alstyne, an officer Of that com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
Quarrel Hinted At.

Or. Waener testified that Or Craig and
Or. Knabe previously had been good
friends. and that the former frequently
had taken the latter home In his auto
mobile.
Cross-examlnation Of Dr. Wagner will
begin with the opcnlng.of court to-mor-
row. The defence hopes 10 show that Or.
Wagner and Or. craig have not been on
good terms since the incident related and
that the trouble between them resulted
in Dr. Wagner leaving the college.
Two indianapolis newspaper men. Pan
White and Ray Baumgardncr. witnesses
for the state, told OF interviews they had
had with Or. Craig subsequent TO the
death OF Dr. Knabc
The friendship between MS was like
that OF two men" DR.. Craig had said 10
the witness. according TO MIR. Baumgard-
ner What can man do when he r.
accused in a case Of this kind
Mr.. Baumgardner declared that d..
Craig had admitted having loaned small
sums OF money TO Dr.. knabe. These
sums, he said, she had paid back.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-15

bring In girls from the outsider
WHAT Inducements have You
offered to bring girls from the
dance halls to your meeting.
In speaking yesterday of the answers
received. Miss Brooks said:
I'VE find that SO per cent of the
ministers In the city have made no pro-
visions for the care of the girls in their
districts. We saw the need of immei-
ate action and we took II.
Form Protective Society.
"a girls protective society was at
once organized. The first four persons
to whom we APPLIED for fumes subscrib-
ed $500. We were promised thousands
of dollars If we needle It,
Our first step will be to establish a
downtown office. We already have
selected the place for this office. 1t
will be permanent and will act as the
central organization of this movement
THE city has been divided up in
more than a thousand districts with a
church in the center of each. The work
of the church will not CONNECT, that is
each district will be clerly defined and
a girl will have do trouble in finding
the church in whose district her home
lies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-15

business and political life of the city
heard Miss Brooks address.
The vice commission is doing Won
succeed In securing the passage of the
minimum wage law" continued Miss
Brooks. 1T is arousing the people OF
the whole nation to a realization of
the laxity of morals rampant
everywhere
Mothers are in some cases as much
to blame as the girl. They neglect the
proper training of their children, leav-
ing 1t to the teacher or Sunday school
master. or else entertain such an opti-
mistic view of the world and their off,
spring that they cannot conceive of
them doing a wrong. They don't pay
enough attention to the whereabouts
of their children. They take their
word for too much
Need More School Discipline.
81 don't think enough discipline is
demanded in the public schools. Chill
dren entertain too much of the do-as-
I-please spirit and consequently in
later years the line of least resistance
is followed more than the narrow path
of sacrifice and duty.
For the girls who of necessity have
to live in rooming houses 1 think a law
should be passed compelling landlords
to maintain a large parlor or reception
room in which the girls may entertain
their company instead of taking them
to their rooms.
May 1 ask is there anything in Chi
cago customs that permits young
couple to develop the finer sentiments
of the heart? What is there to inspire
them to the sweet dreams of romance
| which they read of every day in the
newspapers and novels? Everything is
+, the dance hall, the movies" and the
drinking pavilion. The songs that are
pushed the hardest are the most vulgar
ones. The shows that one nears the
most of are the ones that are filled with
vulgar slang and double meaning ex-
pressions.
Legislation Alone, Helpless.
Mere legislation never accomp1ished
any good. If we had law compelling
all women to stay out of public places
where drink is sold. that law would be
moral support Of every moral citizen
It's agitation and education that pro-
duce the good results.
In meeting held recently at the
home of a North Side society leader
many ministers were present. Each
was asked the following questions:
WHAT special classes have You
for the girls In your congregation:
WHAT Efforts have You made tn