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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-22
SHOOTS HIS WIFE
FIVE TIMES, THEN
GOES TO SHERIFF
William DiasS, a Long Island
er, Says He Killed Her in
Self-DefenSe.

william Diass OF New brooklyn. near
Riverhead. L. l., shot and killei his wife
to-day in the cellar OF their home. The
couple. were quarreIsome to an extent
which has long been an annoyance 70
neighbors who lived within earshot OF
them. Diass says he killed his wife In
self defense. He II forty-eight years
old and she was eighteen years younger.
According to his story to shersr Brush
to whom he gave himself up. Mrs. Diass.
who was ironing in the kitchen, accused
him Of being too friendly with other
women. His denlals enraged her and
she tried to strike him with q fiat iron.
He ran down cellar to escape her. he
said. and only fired at her when she
chased him into q corner.
Tho woman was struck by Ave bull
iets-four in the breast and one in the
chin. Diass. when she fell. left the
body on the cellar floor. went ustairs,
locked up the house and walked 10 .he
office OF Sheriff Brush OF Riverhsad.
He stood In line with a number n
other callers waiting his turn to spc II:
to the Sheriff.
sheriff. have Just killed the old
woman" he said when his turn came.
The sheriff at first thought Diass had
gone insane but was persuaded to take
two deputies with him to the house.
They arrived just time to prevent the
place from catching fire from the
scorching clothes which Mrs. Diass had
ironed and hung close TO the hot stove.
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SPRING CLEANING, $4,000.
That's what COmmissiOner Ed
wards says Il Will Cost CITY.

Commissioner OF Street Cleaning Ed
wards notified the Board OF Estimate
to-day that he will ask for $4,000 to
pay for the collection and final disposi-
ton Of refuse to be gathered on Spring
cleaning day." In April.
In accordance with a plan suggested
by Health Commissioner Lederlo and
approved by the Mayor. . concerted
movement by all city departments will
be made on day to be set In April to
remove refuse Of every description from
all houses. vacant lots and other places
OF accumulation. The move Is to be
made In the interests Of public health.
Commissioner Edwards department wi |
necessarily bear the brunt OF the work.
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ordered ~ follows: Anthony TO East
street, Armstrong to Fifth

ordered ~ foliows: Anthony to East
Sixty.seventh street, Armstrong to Fifth
street. Dryer to Oak street. Hall to
Mercer street. Leonard to Charles street,
Dubois to Leonard street. Donovan to
MaodOugai street. Gordon to East Fifty
first street, Jones to East One Hun.
dred and Fourth street and Rensselaer,
to East Eishty-eighth street. They will
don uniforms and do patrol duty again.
There was . report to-day that
former Inspector james F. Thompson.
who. like sweeney. Walsh. Hussey ana
Murtha. has been accused Of grating
In the Sixth District. had gone % Tar
a. to come down to the Criminal Courts
Building on Thursday afternoon with
two friends whom he sent In to see
Whitman.
Friends OF Thompson deny that this 10
true. They say he has not been near
the District-Attorney and viii not 20
unless the latter sends for him. The
same statement 10 made In behalf Of
Hussey.
Murtha admits he won't to see the Dis
trict-Attorney. but says his sole purpose
was to assure that official that he was
innocent Of the wrongdoinG charged
against him. The District-Attorney will
meet Murtha again tonight or to-mor.
row,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-22
IS CRUSHED By ELEVATOR.
A. X. BOursaalcs Leg Caught BE-
tween Car and Wall.

Albert X. Boursault. an adversistng
agent. OF No. 6 Madison avenue. was
injured. perhaps fatally. to-day when he
was caught between the floor OF an
elevator car and the wall of the shaft
in the Germania Life Building. at Seven
teenth street and Fourth avenue.
The car had stopped at the sixteenth
floor and a passenger had left II. Bour-
sault. who appeared to be distracted.
Jumped for the door as 1t closed and as
the car STATED upward. His right foot
became damned between the car and
the side OF the shaft. Peter Pickowitz.
operating the car, threw on the reverse
power. but Boursault's leg was crushed
in several places He was taken to the
New York Hospital lie is fifty years
old and married.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-22
GOLD KNIFE FOR TAFT.

AUGUSTA. Ca. March s.,-The Bo,
Scouts OF Augusta presented tx-Presi-
dent Taft with q gold knife this morn.
Inc. 4 desegstion OF scouts called on
~. Taft a. his hotel Just before he
weat 70 the golf course. lie expressed
hle Aeep appreciation Of the gift and
told TIE scouts ne would be hack here
nest March TO zee how they .ters pro-
'reesiaO.
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The seven passengers q: once jumped
cut tumbiinG over the sides and over
ons another IN their hurry. Four Of
thsn dedsed into tenement houses b.
fses the police, blown BY their long run
aaj battle. could bet up. But Lawior
nabbed 0oidstein and after q hsht three
others we're caught.
One OF them. BENJAMIN Geld. twenty
one. . salesman. OF No. % Allen street.
ran Int . hallway. but walter got him
aftpr arins . few more shots Joseph
0CoAnsil, twsnty.one. chauffeur. Of No.
"a 0ast Tvskth street. was overpow-
cred By conion. He 10 thought to be the
brains OF the gang. Frank Jerris. TWEEN
u.two. Of No. - East Twenty eighth
street. . special onicer at the stuy.
vssant Casino. whore many sans nights
have taken place. was captured BY
Flynn
0'conneii was Identified by Hartwich
- one OF the holdup men and on him
was found 10 In the denominations
sven by Aartwioh. two 30 bills. thir-
tea q enss and the rest In silver.
The tour men were locked up at the
rifth, street station charged with
feleaibvs assault and robbery. One Of
tAss wagons. . .n-caubrs revolver.
~as found II the car. They will be
takea - The Dsssx Market Court after
bslpS Wicked over At Poii:s Hsadquar.
terra
0ollstsis refused to givs bis brothers
name or say where he puts his auto
In gAsAGo.
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ENDS HIS LIFE IN HOTEL.
MAS Frons New Haven Takes Acid
In Grand Union.

4 man who registered at the Grand
Uaion Hotel. Fourth avenue and For.
ty-sscond street. last night MS a. Fab
COZ. Now Haven. Conn. was found dea d
In bed there this afternoon by u cham.
bermaid who had summoned assist.
snce to sntsr his room. by the side
OF Fabce6s bed was an empty bottle
which had contained carbolis acid.
NE dead man was about thirty-nye
years old. He brought no baggage to
the hotel. nor did he leave any note
which might explain his action.
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NINE PATIENTS TELL
HOW friedman
HAS HELPED THEM


afflicted with n lupus. The little arm
save the physician no opportunity TO fnd
vein into which to make the Injection.
He announced that he would use the
jug,ilar vein.
the infant by the ankles and held II,
head down and bawling. while the nurses
murmured In pity until the vein showed.
when he deftly made the injection. The
baby continued to be displeased, even
when the second injection. In the hips
had been finished. and not even . hug
ging from DIR. friedman and murmured
apologies improved Its temper.
OF the twenty-three patients who had
been treated when the clinic was closed
by the exhaustion OF the Quantity OF the
vaccine ready for use eighteen were pull
monary and Eve surgical. One patient
was man who had kidney removed
year ago. The wound had never
closed and the other kidney had become
affected. There was one case OF tube:cu-
lar pleurisy. Among the out-of-town
surgeons who attended the clinic was
DR.. Kinney OF the ''-"rd OF Health Of
the state Of Oregon.
UNDERTAKES TREATMENT or
CASES ALMOST HOPELESS.
The German physician himself says
that he doubts n his vaccine can help
men 90 Tar gone In the tertiary stages
as are those patients. whose lung tissue
IL almost entirely diseased. But In the
interest OF science and to determine Just
how much help can DO expected from
the treatment in such cases he has
cheerfuiiy consented 20 accept the I'M
pleasant comments OF his critics which
vii, sureiy come II these patients die of
tina disease.
Dr Friedman will return to Berlin
for brief visit after the first
w..k IN April.
Ths case Of DIR. ]. g. Atkinson Of
Marionette. wis, has aroused the ex-
,r.r,a p,tv ~ DIR. Friedman and those
-, ~. Nm oh.ervins hi. work An
.sI. country Dr Atkinson "a not n rich
80 His ca.s 4. advanced. In spite of
~. v..r.ned condition he had such
80, ,.I,h In ~ Fr,sdmann treat.
"op -, ~. .,a,Lod nine ,niIes IN SNOW
"o"' - mo ra,lroad m coma n
~ W.
., -,
Oh. AJNlNSON oAnnsC rHom
TREATMENT MEME
He has asked to be received into every
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most seriously injured Of these other
three. All were rushed to Bellevue.
one block Of masonry Weighing $50
Of the building at No. s2s East Twelfth
street All the nre escapes on the build
Ag directly behind. at No. s3l East
Eleventh street, were torn from their
fsstenings.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-22
President, After Talk With ILL
nois Senate Board, Promises
to Take. Up Matter.
FEDERAL ACTION ASKED.
Minimum Wage Law and
Homes for Working Girls
Urged-Want Conference.

1
WASHINGTON, March Al do not
be,i.vc I can uasp the full gravity
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=. -, -. ID. -. yo,,r
""' ~"
reeo"""e""""o"' N'" $3.50
Vesusauon can a"''rc W" w" "'
tho matter serious a''cn''on'
| This was President W1sons answer
to-day following q conference with the
Illinois vice crusaders. the Senatorial
commission headed by Lieut.. Gov. Bar
ro,, o.tt.r. ~bo arc In Washington
80. - n.,,,n,,,,o On. .co,e n, their
., ~. 49,. -. a.. ,.,u,..,or
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"rn so.s' w %" 49,. ,vh,,.
WIN ""o"' '"e' '""''
house. o,y. . .,,ou,.c,.n
~. 49,. pr...
"s .oe .
'e". W .'e o -, ~, ., 80
Mhss'o"' s'"s,v' % 80, ,'.'.,
'osseS' -. - "0ou"u
PHOPOoe SoNre"s"Ss VI
| oOvgHkOR9.
After outlining to tho President the
results OF the inquiry In Illinois. which
revealed In many instances that girls
and young working women wore paid
less than a llviag wage and that many
of them led double lives. the commits
| s,oners requested the President to call
n national conference OF State Cover.
nors to plan q systematic and sane
campsign TO better working conditions
OF women throughout the nation.
Federal cooperation was sought IN
the movement already begun In many
States for the appointment Of State
commissions similar to that from ILL.,
no!s TO conduct inquiries into the wage
situation and into organised vice con.
ditions In tho various states. At the
White House conference The question
o. feoe!a' .hau's u1ousn ns Osps..'
traff,c a,so was discussed.
Ono Of the means proposed a. basil
relief for women Wa the enactment oil
a federal minimum wage law,
I..,.r to-day IN. Iu,no,. cou,mi..,or
-. ..,-S - ~
eonu"et0o nea!'"s 10 "n'on "eo IN
vited several hundred prominent wsAsrs
|
prominent women in Washington social
and ciub Nfs. Licut. Gov. O'Bars
.ouyh, An learn tho onln,op. n, v6mer
A., 80 ,.,., 49,,
WV NV "s" "' o"s 20"
eerhhs she 'h"u0"ce "Poh "o'Ahs CRU
OF tho extravaganza OF women Of
wealth.
Among prominent women who &C.
ccp,.d invitations In the consersncs
-. NJ. ra.on p..a,., NJ. H..
heeh 'e""'hss' WIG OF SCUM african
diamond miiiionaire; Mrs. Christian
He'nm!ck. Madame Havenith. wife 0i
the belgian Minister; Sonora Riano
wife OF the Spanish Minister: Mrs.
uu,,In~,op w,i.op and Nj. w NJ.
raw Gran.
sEc,s-w uo.... ..
o~S'e'' "Ow$NS IeVVeN Is
READ At HEARING.
A. 81. . ~, o.,,
'"o "e"'."s WI. uara mau'
Puonc = 'e''er from hdith ~. THOMAS
. washington society woman. VIII,
recommended the ABOLISH ent Of tn,
"society column" OF the newspapers.
III fashionable women really wish I,
do something good" she wrote. the,
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DWYER SHAKE-UP
DUE TO CHARGES,
WALDO DECLARES
CONTINUED from First Page.)
and where the charges can DO substan-
tiatcd tho guilty will be brought 10 trial.
oWYER HAS SWORN he MADE
NO chAR0Eo,

1T had been stated In the press that
two inspectors. one OF whom was
Dryer. secretly visited the District-At-
torney at night at his home for the
purpose OF securing immunity for
wronR doing. OF which they may have
been guilty. As Inspector Dryer oc-
cupies an extremely important position.
II 10 essential for the Commissioner to
know whether no has confessed to any
wrongdoing on his own part Of has
knowledge OF any wrongdoing on the
part OF others.
Insector Dryer has made an AFFIDAVIT
that he Is not guilty OF any wrongdoin
and knows Of no wrongdoing ON the
part VI any members OF the Police De-
partment. ex-membcrs OF the depart
ment. or persons attached thereto. and
that he knows Of no case OF wronsdo ding
In which the police failed to take proper
police action.
The entire services Of Inspector
Dryer or any Other member or members
OF the Police Department are always
completely at the disposal OF the Dis
trict-Attorney upon his application to
the Police Commissioner"
The last paragraph Is construed In
police circles as a notification to all
police officers that they are to consult
the Commissioner should they be sent
for by the District-Attorney and also
a. q notice to the District-Attorney
that II he wants to consult with po-
lice onicers he Is supposed to ask the
Commissioner about IL In advance
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ASK $4,000
BAIL FROM EACH
OF FOUR BANDITS
CONTINUED from First PageJ

successful. The tire OF the front wheel
blew out.
0oidsteip. however. kept his carburst-
ter open and three other policemen
Joined in the neht Patrolmsn Frank
Walter. Michael b. Conlon and Joseph
J. Flynn. But the car began to limp
an0 near Seventeenth street. despite
0o,dstein's desperate efforts. II turned
onto the Sidewalk and crashed into the
sids Of . house.
oAN0lro LEAP FROM AUTO
AND FOUR ESCAPE.
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sary for the employees 20 be more Ca
less experienced river men. able
bodied and in good physical condition.
The operation OF the locks themselves
Is somewhat routine work though u
requires care and experience and at
times good judgment and quick de-
cision; but the handling Of the nova
Die dams is much the greater prob
lem. No one not familiar with these
structures can appreciate the con
slant care and watching they require
The average person Will notice only
that the pools are held 70 a nearly
uniform level when the dams are up
and that the dams are down when
the river Is at hiEh stage. wholly
natural results and 20 be expected
But those In charge Of these struc-
lures have serious difficulties in keen
ing the pools in proper shape. The
structures are not and canno, be op-
Grated Independently OF each other
but are under the constant super
vision OF Offices located at convenient
points. The men in these Offices VINO
supervise the operations keep IN con.
slant touch with river conditions. get.
ting reports from up-riyer points 81
least once a day. and oftener when tho
river is rising fast and especially after
severe transforms have occurred in
the watersheds above. Every change
OF any consequence in the stage OF the
river must be anticipated and the
dams prepared accordingly. 50 that
the pool may be keTt up 20 normal
level but not allowed to get so high
mat control OF the dam Is lost and
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e transportation of freight water ou and NO.
certain man delivery by rail but present n5ons - i no.
iN'"S IN hlgh
1o" me ONO rive and Missssppi 10 their
destination the Gulf Mexico The season evco, ~ nv .
season CONSEQUENT
I an OF heSe coal fleets packet must cease
NC | un the next the extensive has
"etH ated that due 70 low ater
Mi an me year round and II expected operation
'e CONTINUOUS pleasure passengers nd
anu located along the Ohio The benefits Of b
Te WI" extend 10 the the tributaries of the
H shed manufacturers have bought sites along the
eto~ FSouTgn and they extending their eur
Past Efforts
inc necessity Tor continued dependable water navigation &c
" ne" ea u has been known centuries The Bahvonia1s
"d'eI ~ chinese inland In
auonS OF Europe especially France Germany and Russis %
ing Caa' canning and dredging Fixed and NOV be %
arg nor strange ghts these people on the Ohio re~ che
Is nor NV" As long 1874 Merrill OF the Corrs
q" Engineers proposed and movable dams T
u" "Eeen2 ardent OF
system extending 10 the mouth Of
ADOPTED until ABOUT 1910 but meanwhile various dams w.
Od on the honongahcla Allegheny uprer reaches
''1 INC success OF these
7enec ''1N" s''"'c' eA-
ar me present writing Twelve been comnced four
~" eaIN completed and alternate been or viii he yc
SOON started clear down Cincinnati a rule the govcnrc, m
lNN complete JOCK and
f1e certain amount, '"u
me contractor n
jar however corr7letc
'. dHI ntcn itself organization ubrb L,
gone so However the construction the
WINS" M ~'"tt'or. " bee able finish tn less han fo,-
years Inc more trcren-ej
',a'c F'h. 100 spite Of The damage required b. the rr,
ana c' expect 10 increase these profit, oa-raos.
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MAKING A SERIES OF LAKES OUT OF THE OHIO RIVER

two l0O-horsepower engines and two
air compressors OF corresponding size.
~ few OF the locks where gas Is
not available the air compressOrs are
run by steam engines In the locks
now under construction the com
pressed air for operating is obtained
from two different power plants. one
Is slnGle-unit steam plant located on
the bank and the other H. a water.
power plant located At the end OF the
dam in the river wall of the lock
In this plant the difference in eleva-
ton OF the pools above and below the
dam is utilized. and the air compress
sor Is run BY two vertical water tur-
oines. The water-pOwer plant will De
the one used at all times except when
placed out OF commission by break
ages. and when the dam Is down. FOR
such cases. the auxiliary steam plant
in the power-hOuse on the bank IS
provided.
Movable Dam.
A typical movable dam on the ohio
River consists OF tHree parts. .ne
navigable pass. the bear trap weirs.
and the Chanoine Weir The navig
able pass (shown n b. Fig - Is
fror, 500 10 500 feet in length and ~
that portion of the dam over which
down.
II is below the bed OF the river
ana consists OF a concrete founda-
ton 10 which the movable top is fas.
tened. This movable top Is com
posed OF Chanoine wickets Cnamed
after VI. Chanoine. a French engineer.
who invented iu each 3 feet. q in
ches wide and from Is 10 Is feet in
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length. the length varying with the
different dams. Figure shows the
lower side of movable dam When
the r or i- low. tho dam is As
shown. when the river is hiFh. the
dam Is lowered into the bottom of
the river The Wickets are hinged
near the middle 10 an iron frame
called a horse The horse az the
lower end s. hinged 90 the foundation
just below the sin OF the dam At
the hinge between the wicket and the
horse IS also hinged an iron prop
that supports m" wicket when M
and so takes the pressure OF the
water on the dam the lower end at
the prop rests against q casting on
the foundation. this casting being
called a hurter
Operating the WIckets.
When the river falls too low. tho
dams must he raised This ie done
by means OF boat CO., which is q
strong three drum holstlre engine
and q derrick this boat being called
a maHeuyer boat s wire Iin. fr1.~
one of 'he drums on the hoistirg en-.
gine is hooked 20 q handle ON the
upstream end Of the wicket As tho
wickot- are generally under six 10
ten feet ~ water when raised fh.
hook Is guided 20 handle OF wicket
by pole 20 which % hook also i4 ias.
tened The wicket ir going I'D rn.
mains practically iu o. toril1nal 10.
sitIon until the lower rnf OF Tho urop
seats itself FOO the cnst iron hgrfar
then the hook is released from tho
weigh, r.yolv.s ,r g.. ,..... ...'i
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on '''h wicker ana 'h" "ick'fH pulled
'"I"aIa Iu7t enonrh 'o unseIf fhn
I''p "h''h ihII- INTO % groove iu 'h'
N,' anu ~ GUIDED around i'a scat.
.N' "l'N'i Is released ana a.
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'.'ir ihr "Irk''H o' fho
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Wy anu h'i. n'p'hi'nf "n OH"
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I moved. for Congress has during the
past few years been apprOpriating
money and authorizing work In &C
cordance with a definitely adopted
policy. Prior 10 this period. however
, appropriations were uncertain and n
regular and We're for disconnected
local parts Of the work and not with
reter' nee to the systematic and ecuu
nomical completion OF the project
as whole. This uncertainty and ir.
regularity on the part OF Congress
necessarily affected to engineering
organization for design and con
struCtiOn. The relatively short per,oI
and administration of individual 81.
Ulcers IN one district. together with
tho complete independence OF work ~
different districts. which was former.
the rule. have also made IL more Cini.
cult 20 design intclliuantly and econ.
oWical!y and 20 take fun Advantage ol
the knowledge gained at different
points on the river
Under the present policy Of con.
grcss and with all designing under
the supervision Of a board of officers
representing all the districts having
any work ON the Ohio river the com
bined knowledge and experience
gained a. all points on the river is
made available and designs can be
mad" with more system and thorough.
ness Much has been don. hv study
aud experiment and moro work is yet
needed Goo most ,MCIcufi, aud eco
nomically solve some OF the prob
lems OF design for the Ohio river
locks and dams
Cost Of Labor Has Increased.
The project was originally for n
uafirab.e depth Of feet and has
since been changed o. fc... with
provision for eventually changing to
Do feet Also the uft OF most uf tho
locks remaining tD D., built b. some.
What rroat'r than those which nave
already been huilf Sul more inn
uur'1rt .- fls general increase in
cost oi IU labor and nearly all ma.
f.f.a| since these estimate were
mI.". Iui- increase probably aver.
ago between -H and 20 per cent The
ORIGINAL ..tlu. Nrlf based On r
wears ago. These estimates ar. urR
u' small huf fortunately Their,
UHh" also h.'u irUrpt wru.s .r
'.hoi. OF handling material. auI
tarrl luE Du construction Wurb
which fn sIur extent overcome
crease costs. Tho dr.r rms for differ
ont part. o. the work have been
standardized CO.'S for I. pu. inla aa
chat TIE variations for individual
locks and dHua are largely confined
fp tho foundations and to surr part
F HfD situated af and above the bank
of flu river
Foundation conditions vary Ir d.s
f"forf stretches OF fho river ami a-.
OF fHrrc l.unrl ft.re rock. gravel
and ..HH fr.. .f...f.. ...