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New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
$4,000 ADAY GOES
ON new SUBWAYS
Total of Work So Far Is
S162,OOO,OOO and More
Is To Be Let.

Reports as to the progress on the
lew subway contracts of the dual sys-
TEN for November made by the divi-
sion engineers 10 Alfred Craven, chief
engineer of the Public Service Com
mission, show that there are now 49,
222 men employed by the several con-
tractors for the city and the two com
panies. the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit Company and the New York Mu-
nicipal Railway Corporation.
OF this total, 11,777 are employed
on lines for operation by the Inter
borough Rapid Transit. and 7,446 on
lines for the New York Municipal
Ra;lway. About $4,000 others are en-
ployed by contractors working for the
city and about 1900 by contractors
working on elevated extensions, etc,
for the two companies.
The construction work to be done
by the city is divided into eighty
three contract sections. The report
shows that contracts have been award
ed for sixty-four of these sections,
leaving only nineteen yet to be award
ed. OF those already awarded thirty
four are on lines to be operated by
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany and thirty on lines to be oper-
ated by the New York Municipal Rail
way Corporation.
The total of the contract prices OF
the sixty-four sections on city-owned
lines already let is S146,253, ,346 SO, OF
which $76,172, ,289 "a is on 1nterborough
lines and $70,08l ,056 So on New York
Municipal lines. In addition, the In
terborough Rapid Transit has under
way the Undertaking of the Manhat-
tan and Bronx elevated lines, which,
il is estimated. will cost from sS,-
100000 TO s10,000,000, and the New
York Municipal Railway Corporation
has under way elevated third-tracklng
and extension contracts involving
about s6,000,000.
So that the grand total of work now
going on in different parts of the dual
system involves an expenditure OF
about s162,000,000 contracted for up
to date.
The commission is advertising for
bids for two additional contracts, one
fcr the construction of Section No. 4
OF Routes Nos. and SO, part Of
the Broadway subway lying in Seventh
av. between 51st and 59th sts.. and
the other for the reconstruction of the
DeKalb avenue station on the Fourth
av. subway in Brooklyn. Bids for the
former will be opened December IL
aid for the latter December /.
1t is expected that two or three ad-
ditional contracts will be advertised
before the close of the year.
Last year disbursements by the city
TO contractors on this work averaged
about Sl,600,000 a month. The aver
age is now about s2,000,000 a month.
or $4,000 day, and for next year. it
is estimated, payments will run from
S2,500,000 to S3.000,000 a month.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
big TINS" DEATH
INQUIRY DEFENDED
Wrong Impression Created at
Coroners' Quiz, Says
DR.. Riegelman.

DR.. John Rjegelman. coroner's ply
sician OF The Bronx, issued the follow
ing statement yesterday concerning the
testimony given at the investigation
into the COroners' Office before Com
missioner of Accounts Leonard NJ.
Wallstein, in which reference was made
to the inquiry into the death of Tim
othy ID. Sullivan:
81 was cOroner's physician in the
case and feel il incumbent upon me to
correct and rectify the wrong impress
sion created by the statements ascribed
20 DR.. Summers and DR.. Norris.
Notwithstanding that more than 700
foli0s of testimony were taken in an
investigation which was extended for
two weeks by Coroner Healy, all Of
which testimony was submitted to a
Jury, which rendered q verdict of accl-
dental death, the Commissioner called
as witnesses two doctors who knew
nothing of the facts The evidence in
the case is absolutely ignored and a
false impression created.
"Dr. Norris is quoted: If there had
been foul play, probably he had been
blackiacked on the back of the head.
He assumed that upon opening the
head one might find small fracture
which could have been caused by a
blackjack. would suggest that the
mythical crack might be due to the en-
gne which caused the general injuries.
"Another statement ascribed TO Dr.
Norris on having been asked if an
autopsy would have disclosed possible
poisoning in The stomach was that he
/ thought so, if suspicion was aroused al
i the time. But | might say that sus-
picion was not aroused at the time
/ The viscera, what there was left OF
/ them, had been gathered up over a
/ stretch of about seventy-fve feet Of
roadbed. The head alone escaped the
general mangling, ard careful exam
/ nation on my part revealed no injury
10 the head. and the subsequent devel-
opments showed no reason why any
cause other than the accident should
/ have been sought
Beyond the peTadventure Of a doubt
I If the Commissioner of Accounts would
only have started his investigation into
| the facts surrounding Mr. Sullivan's
| death, and not put on the stand ex-
perts to testify to a hypothetical con-
dition of affairs which did not exist, a
different opinion might have been rem
dered by MS witnesses and a different
impression given to the public"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
STING IN SAYVILLE YARN
Hornets Force Man Of Train
Near Wireless Place.

Sayville, Long Island, where the wire
less messages are received, varied the
monotony yesterday with the following
piece oil news:
"Robert Cable, of Cable & Son, piano
manufacturers, $50 West 3Sth ST., New
York, spent day at his clubhouse at
Cherry Grove Beach. Cut hornets nest
from beach cedar as souvenir. Home
ward bound on Long Island train hor-
nets warm up, swarmed about, passen-
gers in panic. Conductor ordered Cable
with hornets nest off train"
The foregoing in the form herewith
presented passed the censor and has
not been deleted Stung.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30

tee Benedict in the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn for the appointment of com
hissloners IN condemnation. This was
cue to the opposition of Coleman and
Mimno: The proceedings will be cost
" and the expense will be placed
upon the residents along the street
When the residents and property
owners heard of the proceedings and
that they would have to bear the cost
they were much stirred up. They saw
that, as they have decided their rights
IN the street, whatever cost there is
should be borne by those who refuse
to follow their example. They have
engaged two attorneys, August Klages
and John Larkin, to make a fight for
them.
Justice Benedict has given the at
torneys until Wednesday to file briefs
A number of the property owners as
ssembled informally yesterday and grew
indignant at the prospect of having
to pay for the proceedings which have
been commenced.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
MASONS MAY END WAR
Preacher, at Service OF Order,
Predicts Peace.

The Rev. George R. Van de Water
rector of st. Andrews Protestant
Episcopal Church, i27th st; and Fifth
av., expressed the hope in his sermon
last evening that the latent power OF
Masonry will bring peace to the
warning nations in Europe. The occa-
sion was the annual Masonic services
in the church.
He said that Masons during warfare
are taught TO pray for peace and the
welfare Of all. Three hundred Masons
occupied pews in the middle aisle:
DR.. Van de Water is grand chaplain
of the grand lodge of the State of New
York. Those attending the service
were members of Republic Lodge, $50.
and Naphthali Lodge. 1852, F. and A.
NJ. and other Masons of the Iurisdic-
tion.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30

resolutions to demand that 1t be re-
pealed were passed.
A committee was appointed to make
arrangements for parade, followed oy
a mass meeting, at which resolutions
protesting against the enforcement OF
the section Of the labor law relating to
aliens and demanding its repeal will be
passed.
C. Austin Crane, secretary of the
general contractors association, re-
ceived summons last evening at MS
Office, 81 Chambers ST., to appear tues
day in the Tombs court 70 answer
criminal charge relative to the en-
ployment of alien labor on contract
for a receiving basin in kenmare 81. :,
The complaint is made by Edward
Ward, taxpayer. This charge VIII
bring about a test of the labor law,
and the contractors have expressed
themselves as anxious that such step
should be taken.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
ROTHAPFEL GETS CUP
Strand Theatre Managing Di-
rector Receives Belasco Gift.

s. L. Rothapfel, managing director Of
the Strand Theatre. got surprise last
night after the first public showing of
the film version of "The Rose of the
Rancho" when David Belasco and Jesse
L. Lasky invaded his Office behind the
scenes and presented loving cup.
Mr.. Lasky made the presentation
speech. but Mr.. Belasco did not st.
tempt to conceal his appreciation of the
services of Mr.. Rothapfel in arranging
the private performance of the film at
the Belasco Theatre two weeks ago and
his aid in its successful public presen-
tation. e1s.fi1a1
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
WHITMAN BACK
TO-DAY FROM REST
Will Take Up Siegel Situation
with View to Some Fur.
ther Action.
From stan Correspondent Of The Tribune.l

=
White Sulphur Springs. W. Va, Nov.
29.-Goyernor-elect and Mrs. Whitman
left here for New York on the Bankers
Special tonight after four days real
rest at the Greenbrier Hotel. They
will arrive in New Y rk early to-mor-
row morning.
Mr.. Whitman said he felt like taking
up the hard k Of the coming week
with renewed vigor. lie may return
here for another weekend before going
TO Albany as Governor.
Besides important political con-
ferences which he will have in New
York this week Mr.. Whitman expects
20 give serious consideration TO the
Siegel case. II is understood the mat
ter will be a subject OF conferences be-
tween Mr.. Whitman and some of his
advisers as to the possibility Of some
further action.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
NEAR SIDE FOR BUSES
New Order for Stops Follows
Trolley Car Example.

On and after December / the buses
of the Fifth Avenue Coach Company
running on Fifth av.. Riverside Drive
and other thoroughfares will stop on
the near side of intersecting streets,
as the trolley cars do now.
The new regulation is urged by the
police inspectors committee on street
safety. and orders regarding il were
issued by Police Commissioner Woods.
The regulation will make it necessary
to keep clear approximately forty-iive
fee. of curb, reckoning from the build
ing line. TO enable the buses to pull in
from the second line of traffic. and the
police will cooperate in this.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
Old Church to Give Kermis.

The Feast Of st. Nichola5, next Fri
day and Saturday, will be celebrated by
St. Marks in the Bouwerie. q church
with Dutch traditions, by a Holland
kermis for the benefit of its neighbor-
hood work. The significance of Hol-
land as peace centre will be empha-
sized, and Dutch dances and costumes
of every province will be shown.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
SUBWAY DIGGERS
FIGHT ALIEN LAW
ExcavatorS and Friends Join in
Protest Against Enforce
ment of Statute.

Representatives from alien excavators
who were discharged from subway
work. Italian organizations ard trade
unions in which there are Italian work
ers met yesterday in Beethoven Hall,
110 5th St. 10 protest against the en-
forcement of the section OF the labor
law prohibiting the employment Of
aliens on municipal work.
John A. Petrcse. secretary Of the In
dustrial Tailors' Union, presided. One
of the speakers was Pietro Allegra, an
Italian member Of the Industrial Work
ers of the World. The section Of the
labor law which would make aliens in
eligible for work in the subway was
denounced as illiberal and unfair. and
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
TURKS THANK RED CROSS
Help Given Earthquake Suf-
ferers Widely Appreciated.

Washington, Nov 29.-Word Of Tur-
kcv's appreciation of financial assist
ance given by the American Red Cross
to destitute sufferers of the recent
earthquake in Konia, Turkey, when
5000 persons were killed, was CON
veved in letter received tonight by
the Red Cross headquarters here from
Ambassador Morgenthau at CONSTANT
nople.
Mr.. Morgenthau said he personally
added 20 the contribution. making the
total fund roo pounds Turkish.
"The entire Turkish press gave ex-
nression to their feelings of appreela-
ton" NJ. Morgenthau said.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
BOY SLAIN By CHUM
Accident While Muskrat Hunt
ing Fatal to Passaic Lad.

Passaic, n. j., Nov. 2s.-Hunting
muskrats with three companions, Sam
uel Hochman, eleven years old, OF 30
Monroe St, this city, was shot through
the head and killed instantly this af-
ternoon.
Max Rabinowitz. one OF the boys
com panions, is said by the police to
have told his parents that he shot
Young Hochman accidentally. Rabino-
WITT disappeared from his home to-
night.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-30

We never attempt to mao.
Nifty the advantages Of ;
stock as generous as ours
they re too obvious.
Short men, fat men. tall
men, thin men-all enjoy the
variety we offer, same as men
of more usual builds.
Size cuts no ice"
You perhaps have in mind
something smart for knock.
about and street wear
rough fancy fabric with a
plaid reverse.
Or a Scotch Mist proof
against rainy weather.
Or a more conservative
Oxford with a velvet collar.
Or a motor coat of "dcu.
bic texture" fabric.
Fur coats, too-fur inside
or fur outside.
Whatever your taste you
can depend we have it-no,
only in your size, but at the
particular time you want it.
Your money back" if it
doesn't give complete salts
faction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
SALINE SHERIFF DENIES
HE WROTE FOR A WIFE

Salina, Feb. 11.-Practical jok-
ers of this city have played a joke
on Sheriff August v. Anderson, who
Is bachelor and very popular
among the young fellows about
town. Some time ago some woman
in Wilkesbarre, Pa, advertised for
husband and stated that she pre-
ferred a western man. The joker
wrote Mayor Kosek, signing Sheriff
Anderson's name and requesting the
mayor to refer the letter to the
woman. The request was complied
with, and now the eastern papers
are wiring for pictures OF the sher-
iff and for stories concerning him.
Owing to the fact that the sheriff,
according to his friends, will soon
join the benedict band, such stories
would be embarrassing to him and
the requests are not meeting with
success.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
CANAL TOLLS
TO THE FRONT
Exemption Of American Vessels the
Big Subject in Washington
CHANCE ron PRESIDENTS VIEW
Wilson's Desire for repeal OF Pro-
vision Of Panama Act Favor
ing U. 8. Ships Gets
Support

Washington: Feb. 11.-Presideni
Wilson's desire that congress repeal
the provision OF the Panama canal
act exempting American coastwise
shipping from toll charges, contin-
ued an absorbing subject of inter-
est in congress and there developed
considerable sentiment for Demo-
cratic conference on the subject In
the house as we'll as in the senate.
Majority members OF the inter-
oceanic canals committee In the sem
ate. who argued and voted for the
exempting provision, have taken up
for serious consideration the propo-
sal to reverse the national policy.
Those who let It be known that their
minds were open on the subject I'm
cluded Senators Chiffon OF West
Virginia and Simmons Of North
Carolina.
"A treaty is the supreme law of
the land" Senator Chiffon said,
land our PLATFORM declarations can
not alter or repeal that law. Our
platform declaration that the party
favors the exemption from tolls of
American ships engaged in coast
wise trade probably ought to be
read with this qualification, neces-
sarily implied: III the congress can
do so consistently with the supreme
law of the land or with national
honor"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
LAWRENCE WOULD OPEN
STREET THROUGH PARK

Lawrence. Feb. 11.-Judge C. A.
Smart of the district court is to de-
eide whether or not the city can
open up a street through South park.
When this ground was donatsd to
the city II was with the understand
ing that 1t was to be used for park
purposes only" 1t was further spe-
cified by the donors that should the
city attempt to use any part OF 1t
for any other purposes the entire
piece OF ground should revert back
to the original owners Of their heirs.
For many years the residents Of
the west side OF the park, living on
what ordinarily would be Vermont
street, have been petitioning that a
street be opened up connecting YER
mont street.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
OWES : MILLIONS RoR PEAcn|
carnere's I.ataht Gin win Work
foe Worldwide Peace

New York, Feb. i1.-Andrew Car
negie gave s2.0O0,000 TO be used
through the churches for the pro-
motion Of International peace. The
income OF the fund. about 100000
year. will be expended By q board
Of 20 trustees. representing all the
leading religious denominations I'm
the United States.
This gift is in addition to the
ten-million dollar foundation es-
tablished by Mr.. Carnegie. Decem-
Der "a. 1910. Ito hasten the aboli-
ton of international war"
The income OF the fund will be
used to organize the moral power
OF the churches on critical interna-
tional questions; to circulate peace
literature among the clergy. and to
bring about annual observance OF
peace Sunday. Conferences in Amer
lea and Europe will be called to dis
cuss the promotion of peace. When
the leading nations abolish war and
the fund has fulfilled its purpose the
trustees may devote the income to
other philanthropic uses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
BANK HEAD CONFEssEs
HE TOOK A MILLION

Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 1O.-C. H.
Raine. president OF the Mercantile
bank, one Of the big financial insti-
tutions Of the city. was charged with
embesslement in a warrant sworn
out by 2. N. Estes. county attorney
general. The accounts of the hank,
which Is a state institution, are al
legged to be short between 500, 900
and l million dollars. State bank
ing officials ordere the institution
closed.
The warrant was served ON Mr..
Raine at his home. i He was taken
before Criminal Judge Palmer where
ne pleaded guilty. Despite his
protest that he didn't want any bond
fixed, Judge Palmer placed the
amount at 4 million dollars, but
Mr.. Raine declares he would make
no effort to get the security and ac-
companied deputy sheriff to the
county jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
DRAINAGE CONGRESS-
STOPS IT'S WORK

Washington, Feb. 9.-Financial
starvation has halted the efforts OF
the National Drainage congress to
guard against a recurrence of the
floods which damaged the middle
western and southern states last
year. Edmund T. Perkins, presi-
dent of the congress, notified Earn
est F. Bicknell, national director of
the Red Cross society. of his ina
Dility to continue operations because
OF lack Of funds aud warned the
Red Cross to be prepared to cope
again in a few weeks with flood
havoc such as that Of last year,
which cost tire American people near
~ thousand lives and property to
the value Of geo million dollars.
Mr.. Perkins asserted that the alb
normal winter, with light snowfall,
gives ground to expect the Red
Cross win be again called to allie
viate disasters which the American
public has not yot decided to avoid. .
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
r1oNEnH KANsAs WOMAN DEAD
Afrs. Juliet Brows Took Claim In
ButIcr County IN 1874

Augusta. Feb. lL.-Mrs. Juliet
Amanda Brown, ss years old. died
here. As n girl Of IS she began
teaching in Virginia. When her
husband died in 1864. Mrs. Brown
again took up teaching as a voca-
ton. She had invested her fortune
In confederate bonds. When the
confederacy collapsed her fortune
went with It. In 1871 she started
to Kansas with her three boys. At
Kansas City they bought farm equip
ment. They then started for Spring
township in Butler county, In their
prairie schooner with two cows, one
pig and a few chickens.
In Spring township she filed on
an S0-acre tract. This old homo
stead she held until her death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
GIRL JUMPS FROM TOP
OF LONG BUILDING

Kansas City, Feb. 11.-Fear that
she would be the fourth member of
the family to commit suicide, friends
declare, was the cause of the suicide
of Miss Ella Zimmerman, steno-
grapher, who jumped from the top
of the Long building. She was a
young woman of unusual mentality,
however, and constantly combatted
the spectre of fear that lurked al
ways in the background of her
mind, that, because her parents
both had been of unsound mind. she
must eventually follow their exper-
fence. Her father and mother had
committed suicide and her brother
died suddenly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
WOULD REVISE THE
U. s. MILITARY Law

Washington, Feb. 1O.-Revision
of the articles Of war-the military
law Of the United States that has
stood unchanged since 1S06--is pro-
posed in a bill passed without q
dissenting vote by the senate, de-
signed to make the soldier guilty of
purely military offenses an object
of reformatory discipline instead Of
a penitentiary convict with the GRIM
inal stamp upon him.
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. would
cease to be a federal penitentiary
under the terms of the bill. and
hereafter would be known as the
United States military detention
barracks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
HOLD GIRL WIFE AFTER
PROBING HUSBANDS DEATH

Hutchinson, Feb. 11.-Mrs. Katie
Stone, aged II, girl wife of the late
Tom Stone, aged 43, a blacksmith of
Pleva, who died January Is after
lingering illness, is under suspic-
ion of having deliberately and sys-
tematically poisoned her husband to
death. The coroner's inquest which
is not yet finished, has developed
evidence which County Attorney e.
T. Foote decided warrants holding
the young widow for further inves-
tigation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
JAR MOB STORMS
IMPERIAL DIET
Protest Against Alleged Corruptions
In NAtion's Naval Affair
TROOPS COMBAT MOB OF $1,000
Guards Escort Deputies Homo-the
Crowd Demanded Vote Of Lack
OF Confidence In the
Government

Toxic, Feb. 11.--While the imper.
Ial diet, amid scenes of riot, sus-
tanned the government by vote OF
EOS to 1874, a mob OF $4,000 storm
ed the parliament building and
fought with the police. The mob
collected in Hibiya park to protest
against the alleged corruption in the
navy and to recommend the vote OF
lack OF confidence in the govern
ment. When they were informed
that the resolution OF censure had
been defeated, they stormed the
diet and made desperate attempts
to get inside.
The police beat back the onslaught
with their clubs, and the troops
were called out to combat the
crowd. In the meantime the depd-
ties were escorted from the diet un-
der police guard and taken to places
of safety. Many deputies showed
cuts and bruises and one member,
Ito, nationalist, was carried out
unconscious.
The rioting continded into the
night, but owing to police precau-
tions the mob did little damage.
They stoned street cars in various
parts of the city and attempted to
storm the offices Of several news
papers aligned with the govern
ment, but were prevented by police
and soldiers with swords and bayo-
nets.
The debate in the house was dra-
matte. A fierce attack was made
IN the premier, Count Gombel YAM
Gmoto, who replied with great calm
ness, demanding suspension of
Judgment until the inquiry into the
naval scandal had been concluded.
Saburo Shimada, a leader of the
charged the cabinet with
having smothered the affair until
orced to order an investigation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12
SALINA WOMAN SLAIN IN
FIGHT FOR A FARM

Salina, Feb. Sit has been learn
ed here that the woman murdered
in an all night battle near Mountain
Home, Arkansas, last Saturday
morning, lying on the snow covered
ground until noon. was Mrs. Minnie
McFadden, who is well known in sa-
lima. Mrs. McFadden left Salina
lesS than a year ago and had since
married GillsSiler, whose brother is
being held for her murder. The trou-
BILE ending in the killing arose over
MrE McFadden's attempt to get pos
session Of farm by force. Her hus-
bands relatives resisted.