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New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
WILD OATS" NOW
IN DIVORCE SUIT
Actress Sues Picture Film Man
Who Wanted Chance to Tire
of Late Hours.

Mrs. Florence Kcndrick Lesvitt, for
merlY an actress. who recently aban-
doned her suit for separation against
George F. Lcavitt, a manufacturer, yes
terday changed the action to one OF
divorce.
The record in the separation suit IN
volved Miss Catherine Thompson, a
cloak model, and her sister, Mae King,
a cabaret singer, whom Leavitt met IN
his student days AZ Cornell. According
10 Mrs Leavitt, her husband did not
DENY his infatuation for Miss Thomp-
sou. and even suggested a probationary
term Of six months in which he was
10 be permitted 20 SOW his wild oats
But Mrs. Leavitt says she refused 10
share with another woman the afcc-
lions Of her husband, and for time
sbe went back 20 the stage. She APP
ncared i'm "Too Many Cooks but found
@tbe atmosphere Of the stage" not to
her liking. .
The Leayitts were married in 1910
g., Philadelphia Their troubles seemed
a. have started when Leayitt received
from his father, George o. Leavitt,
,,oollcn merchant, $4,000 for invest
,ncnt in the Ruby Film Company.
Ms Jcavitt says that when she de-
cfs,ed il was women, not pictures, that
Le,t him out late, he demanded her
0,edding presents. chokcd her until she
f.intcd i'm their apartment at b23 West
18th IT,, and, stepping over het body,
left her.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
CONVICTS' SANTA A RAT
Rodent, with Bell Tied to 1t,
Caused Visions of Kris Kringle

Caldwell, y. j., Dec. 2l.-Some OF the
guests in the Essex County Peniten-
tiary here have been hearing things for
the last few days. The noise was like
the sound that is supposed to presage
the visit OF Santa Claus as he comes
driving up in his sleigh drawn by bell
bedeckei reindeer, and some of the CON
victs had visions Of a recrudescence OF
their youth. To-day, however the
cause Of the noise was revealed when a
rat with a small bell fastened to 1t was
seen scampering across the floor OF one
Of the rooms.
Il appears that rodents had become
numerous around the penitentIary re-
Gently. Instead of using poison George
Watts. one Of the deputy wardens, sug-
pested that bells be wired about some
Of the rata and that they be released
Watts finally succeeded in tying three
bells from an old masquerade ball dress
20 the necks OF as many rats.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
House Subcommittee Ig-
nOres DanielS'S Doubts
as to Service Needs.
PROVIDES FOR
SPECIFIC SUM
May Also Enlarge Secre-
tary's Programme for
New War Vessels.

Washington, Dec 21.-Disregarding
the recommendation of Secretary
Daniels, a subcommittee Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee, which is
framing the naval appropriation bill.
decided to-day TO include in the bill a
separate item authorizing the expendi-
ture by the navy Of s1,000,000 for
aeroplanes. This amount is substan-
italy that asked for by Captain Bristol,
the expert in charge Of the aviation
fleet, and is five times the amount that
has ever been expended in a single year
by the Navy Department for this pur-
pose.
When Secretary Daniels was before
the committee recently he declined 10
recommend a specific appropriation for
aeroplanes, but advocated the usual
method OF including aircraft" in the
lump sum appropriation covering the
various objects desired by the Bureau
of Steam Engineering. The Secretary
said he was uncertain what amount
could or should be spent for aeropanes,
as the department was still "experi-
menting TO obtain suitable type" and
he doubted that a large appropriation
was necessary.
Secretary Daniels was asked IL he
would recommend the amount request
ed by Captain Bristol, which was ST.
$4,000, but Mr.. Daniels suggested that
the aircraft appropriation should be
handled through the Bureau Of Steam
Engineering. Under this method the de-
partment uses whatever amount II
deems necessary, and relatively small
sums have been expended for aircraft.
The use to which aeroplanes have
been put in the European war and testi-
mony that the United States has only
twenty-three machines for both army
and navy we're the controlling factors
in the subcommittee decision to over
turn the recommendations Of Secretary
Daniels. The full committee is expect
ed to agree to the specific appropria-
tion.
Captain Bristol pointed out TO the
committee that this country could
spend fully 81 900, 600 TO advantage for
aircraft.
The general naval increase battle
ships. submarines and destroyers is
handled by the full Naval Affairs Com
mittee. and the Subcommittee makes
no recommendations regarding these
items. which arc to be considered after
the holidays. The liberal allowance for
aeroplanes. however, indicates a dis
position by House members not to ad-
here too closely TO the estimates Of
Secretary Daniels. and it is thought
that the appropriations for submarines
and destroyers may be stretched above
the conservative demands Of Mr..
Daniels.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
RACES DEATH
Makes Record Time from New
York to Los Angeles.
ny T.lerr.rh % IN. Irihlra I

Los Angeles, Dec. 2l.-Alfred G.
Vanderbilt, Of New York, will probably
win his race across the continent with
death, for when he arrived here to-day
in his special car on record time, az
4:4O, he received message that his
oldti friend, Frederick Martin Da-
vies, lying critically i'll in Santa Bar
bara, was mo worse" Mr.. Vanderbilt
received word last Thursday In New
York of his friends illness, and az
once made arrangements for quick
dash across the continent.
He was lucky in choosing the Union
Pacific to cross the divide, for no great
amount of snow was encountered. His
private car Wayfarer was attached TO
the Salt Lake Limited at Salt Lake
City, and after arrival here was
switched TO the Southern Pacific Coast
Line Flyer for the north, and left at
6:10 p. m.
He was due to reach Santa Barbara
at s p. m.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
ALRFED HENRY LEWIS ILL
Noted Writer Said To Be IN
Critical Condition.

Alfred Henry Lewis, the writer. is
seriously i'll at his home. 457 West
14sth st. He is said to have developed
intestinal trouble. He had been in
poor health for the last month. but
his condition became serious last
Wednesday. Or, William f. Cuff. Of
237 West Tooth ST., the family ply
sician. and Dr. Max Einhorn. the spe-
cialist. have been in close attendance
upon Mr.. Lewis since then.
Irving Lewis, brother. who is man
aging editor of "The Morning Tele-
graph" said last night that the mem
bers Of the family were very much
worried over his brothers condition.
He said his brother went TO Lakewood
about a month ago, seeking relief
from n bronchial trouble, and came
hack apparently much benefited, until
the present trouble appeared few
days ago.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22

OF House, Grossman & Vorhaus, and
ex-Judge William II. Olmsted, Thaw's
local attorneys, consulted as soon as
they got the text of the decision. Mr..
Grossman refused to discuss the case
until a copy arrived, but Judge Ohm
sted said:
1--WE believe there are steps still TO
be taken that will prevent the return
of Thaw. It is not all over yet"
1t was on November 6, 1913. that
Governor Felker honored the request
Of the State Of New York for the
extradition of Thaw. bd. the case i'm
mediately went into the federal court
on writ Of habeas corpus. Judge
Aldrich guided the case through a
maze of legal technicalities and then
sent il 10 the United States Supreme
Court. Yesterdays decision has the
actual effect of quashing the Aldrich
habeas corpus writ.
The decision was announced with
unsuual promptness. Just ten days ago
Mr.. Knox and Mr. Stone presented
their arguments I'm Washington. All
their contentious were swept aside
the decision. The court refuses. to con-
cen itself with what happens to Ihaw
when he is returned TO New York.
New York Jury 10 Decide.
at is for New York jury" says the
decision, "tO determine whether at the
moment of the conspiracy Thaw was
insane in such sense as they may be
instructed would make the facts the
defence. When. as here, the identity Of
the person, the fact that he is a tugi-
tive from justice, the demand in due
form. the indictment by Il grand jury
for what IL and the Governor of New
York allege to be crime IN that state,
and the reasonable possibility that it
may be such. all appear, the constitu-
tioually required surrender IS not 10
be interfered with by the summary
process of habeas corpus upon specu-
lation as to what ought 10 be the re-
suit of the trial in the place whc-e the
Constitution provides for its taking
place"
Following the announcement in
Washington, legal authorities in no
way associated with the case predicted
that a wide range Of controversy would
be opened up when the matter reached
the New York courts.
There were five conspirators other
than Thaw in the plot to get MIN out
of Matteawan. So carefully were their
plans laid that no difficulty was met IN
the slayer's hasty departure shortly
before 8 o'clock on that August Sunday
morning in 1913. Fifty hours later he
was arrested while riding in q farm
wagon just over the line from New
Hampshire, in the Province Of Quebec,
Canada. and locked IN the jail at Coati-
cook. This was August 10.
Planned Fight in Canada.
When all arrangements had been
made to carry his case to Montreal and
the date for a hearing had been set he
was suddenly deported September 10
and placed over the line in Norton's
Mills, W. Making haste 70 put New
Continued on page 5. column
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
Lose Control of Great Waterway, but Still
Hammer at Fifty-Mile Russian
Line South of River.
BULGARIA NEUTRAL, POWERS DECREE
| london Believes That This FOreShadOws the Ap
preaching Participation of Greece and
ROumania in the War.

army drive
back frontier Prussia where holds wenyf,
between Nenurg and Lautenburg They
bank of the
Russians strongly ntrenhed line from the junction of the
right for IN
miles The Germans attacking ercey in the
thirty miles of Warsaw
Following of Bulgarian neutrality, London believes
will shortly the
Jore according Berlin
France Fierce fighting
e which the Allies reinforced report they slowly forc
the enemy back.
ships have bombarded the Belgian
that the Germans Mddeerk half miles sou
o Ostend.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
Stanford Whites Slayer
Loses All Points Raised
in Fight for Freedom.
MOTHER SHOCKED
BY THE DECISION
New Steps Likely, Says
Olmsted--MatteaWan,
Comments Jerome.

New York States long fight for pos
SESSION of Harry Kendall Thaw, who
fed Matteawan asylum August Il, 1913,
ended yesterday, when the United
States Supreme Court unanimously
held that Stanford Whites slayer was
a fugitive from justice, that the pro-
lection of the federal courts should be
withdrawn, and once again in the GUS
tody Of New Hampshire he should be
returned to New York.
"We regard it as too clear for
lengthy discussion" said the opinion,
that Thaw should be delivered up at
once"
At once in this case means at least
thirty days unless counse. for both
sides join in asking for action earlier.
No one seriously expects that the
Thaw millions will allow yesterdays
apparent knockout 20 end their efforts
10 thwart justice as interpreted by the
laws of New York State. What action
will be taken, however, is a subject for
speculation.
Of the principals only Thaw himself
and Philander c. Knox, former Secre-
tary of State, one of his attorneys, had
nothing to say. The blow falls princi-
pally on the devoted mother, Mrs.
William Thaw. who has never lost hope
that one day her son would be free.
81 cannot believe it," she said over
and over again when informed at her
home in Pittsburgh that the highest
court in the land had ruled against her
heartfelt desires. She Immediately
called Harry in Manchester, y. H., and
talked with him over the long distance
telephone. Later, when she was some
what calmer, she announced emphati-
cally that the fight had not yet ended.
On the other hand, William A. Stone.
Ex-Governor of Pennsylvania, who ap-
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
BECKER TO GO FREE
Namesake of Ex- Lieutenant,
Once Faced Hanging.

Charles Becker, who has eXpiated his
crime by a twenty-year sentence in
prison. Justice Morschauser, Of the Su-
preme Court, is informed, will be a free
man tomorrow. The man TO be re-
leased is not the former police lieuten-
ant now IN Sing Sing for the murder
OF Herman Rosenthal. but his name
sake. an inmate of Auburn Prison.
Charles Becker was sentenced 10
twenty wears Imprisonment and has
worked mis- time out IN Sing Sing and
Auburn. He was once sentenced TO die,
but the Court of Appeals gave him an
other trial. and he escaped the hang
mans moose, the mode Of execution at
that time
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
HAMMOND SHELL
new WAR FIEND
Rends, Burns, POisons, and
Europe Seeks to Buy 1t
from Young Inventor.

Gloucester, Mass, Dec. 2l.-John
HAYS Hammond, jr., twenty-siX-yesr-
old son of the wealthy mining man and
diplomat, has just completed the IN
yention Of a fendishly powerful pro
iectile for which he seys he has bids
from several of the warring nations
This invention, according TO the
vague description given by Hammond
is Of a projectile containing an
aluninothermic mixture which, five sec
onds after the projectile leaves siege
gun. turns the steel contents into
white-hot mixtures of 5,4OO degrees
Fahrenheit. and when the projectlle
strikes the liquid will set fire 70 what
ever inAammable material it encoun-
ters. To prevent extinguishing OF the
fire. there is also in the projectile
separate chamber walling in hydro
cvanic acid, whose deadly fumes Will
discourage efforts to approach the vi
cinity in which the projectlle eXpIodeS'
Mr.. Hammond said the United states
government is experimenting win Ihe
proiectile at Sandy Hook, and that ne
is in negotiation with some OF the hu-
ropean nations now at war.
"This missile" ne said. sis designed
for use in siege guns. and is intended
as a powerful aid in razing buildings
of besieged towns and also IN destroy
ing dirigible balloons
Mr. Hammond has been engaged for
several wears in this sort of work. he
js the inventor of torpedo, used III
coast defence, which can be exploded
bv wireless operated from shore. Kec-
ords in Washington show that he has
epplied for scores Of patents. He IS
graduate of the Yale Sheffield Scien-
fife School and unmarried. HIS en-,
deavors of recent years have attracted
- n44on4inn Of this government.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22

peared with Mr.. Knox before the court
December IL, when they made the final
plea for Thaw, said:
81 had expected different decision.
This is the end. Thaw is sane"
In this city Thaw's nemesis, William
Travers Jerome, who prosecuted the
slayer at his two trials, saw that he
was incarcerated IN Matteawan when
two juries had refused to convict him
of first degree murder and has been
retained in every action since TO com
bat his attempt to regain his freedom,
said Thaw would positively be tried on
the conspiracy indictment and then
would go back TO Matteawan.
Mr.. Jerome says that the fact a man
has legally been declared insane would
not bar trial on a conspiracy charge.
The maximum penalty in this state for
conspiracy, which is a misdemeanor,
is $500 fine and a years imprisonment.
Meanwhile, he isn't worrying about
what will be done next. After the de-
csion of the Supreme Court is entered
the next thing 20 do will be TO send
an agent Of the state into New Hamp-
shire and bring Thaw back. After that
the trial, conviction and return to the
asylum.
The agent will be Sheriff Hornbeck,
of Poughkeepsic. Matteawan is in
Duchess County, where he is the
shrieve. He has been on several un-
successful trips for Thaw, having been
to Canada when the fugitive was across
the border and having been in New
Hampshire before.
Moses Grossman and Samson Selig,
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
SEEK MEDAL FOR HERO
Passaic Mans Employers Tell
of Daring Rescue.

on the trail OF hero medal for
William G.. Broadhurst, OF Passaic, a
number of Nr. Broadhurst's employees
came into The Tribune Office last night
10 inquire the address Of the Carnegie
hero fund.
Their employer, they said, dived into
the Passaic River Saturday morning TO
rescue George Lapusnik, a workman.
Lapusnik fell into .he water from
bridge. and Broadhurst discarded his
coat and dived from the same structure
ten seconds later. Lapusnik was
saved. Broadhurst is president OF the
+. r. Long and w. u. Broadhurst Com
pany. eoptractoyA "
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
GREEK SOME GUNMAN
Nonchalantly He Confesses to
Sixteen Murders, Police Say.

Lowell, Mass, Dee. 2l.-"l have
killed fifteen men and this is the six
teenth," declared Sberos Saraudakos
TO Captain Atkinson, according to the
policc. previous TO his arraignmcnt in
court to-day on charge Of Staying
his gon-in-law Nicholas psikramis,
who had been away from his bride for
four years. Sarandakos was held with
out bail. Mrs. Athena Sarandakos. the
defendants wife, was held IN $4,000.
Sarandakos was formerly soldier
in the Grccian army. The police say
he took pride IN rccounting the number
Of his victims. Fifteen Of the men are
.aid TO have been s!ain In Greece,
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22

enteen years old. was found last night
unconscious from gas at her home, 3oZ
Third av. Two weeks ago, when Anna
and her mother lived in East 10th ST.
their rooms were entered by burglars:
The burglars took an entire OUTFIT Of
clothes for which the mother and
daughter had saved for months and
which they had laid aside for Christ
mas Day. n:
In terror of another visit, Mr1. PREF
fer and her daughter moved to the
Third az. house. Yesterday Anna re-
NAMED at home, saying she dld not
feel we'll When her mother returned
from work the door was locked and
the hall was filed with gas. Mrs. Prei-
fer called policeman, who broke down
the door. and Anna vas taken to Belle
vue Hospital. Her condition is serious
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
BUSINESS MEN "NEWSIES''
Detroit Merchants Recall Start
in Life-Raise 1900.

Detroit, Dec. 21.-Business and pro-
fessional men, all Of whom once were
newsboys, sold papers on the city
streets to-day. Nearly $4,000 was col
lected and the fund will be devoted TO
Christmas charity. More than seventy
well known citizens piled their trade,
fought" for choice corners and for
choice customers. Papers brought
sums ranging from a widows mite to
checks for $50 and 500.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22

London, Dec. Following on 4
categorical assurances Of the b.
garian government Of its intention
maintain strict neutrality in the W.
the entente powers, Great Britai
France and Russia have given guf
antees TO both Athens and Buchar,
that Bulgaria will not attack Gree,
In the event Of the latter country
sisting Seryia and will not attack r
mania, should that state actively pa
ticipate in the war.
This is taken to foreshadow the g
preaching participation of Rumsn.
and Greece.
Berlin Cby wireless to Sayville.
Dec. 2l.-Among the items given .
1or publication to-day by the Omci,
Fress Bureau was the following:
Bulgaria has officially notie,
Vienna, Nish and Bucharest Of tho 4.
parture Of Hungarian steamers in u
Danube with war material for Bu
gsria'
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
IRy c.bls % m. r,ltr-.,

ny 0abie 20 The Triturr
Petrograd, Dec. 2l.-The Russian
have driven the German forces nor,
OF the Vistula back into German,
where they are being held in cbec,
mus the German plan for utilizing Nh
great waterway as main artery fo
supplies for their attack over q road
less country has been destroyed III,
right bank Of the river is lost to Gen.
many.
The Vistula in this stretch Of countr,
is not less than a half mile wide. anJ
is bridged only at Wloclawek. ploel
and the fortress Of Noyo Georeiewqk
Fording is impossible anywhere in this
region.
Inc announcement in to-night's Of
nciai report that the great stretch q.
Russian territory north of the Vjstul,
has been cleared of the German IN.
vaders is regarded as Of particular inn
portance by military experts. TIL.
violent engagements south Of the VII
tula, in the neighborhood of Socba.
czew, on the River Bzura, n irty mile
from Warsaw, where an army of 200
600 Germans is attempting ceaselessl,
to cut a road through 10 the Polish
capital, seem to occupy secondary
place also in the calculations Of gen.
eral headquarters. They are passed IN
the official announcement with the com.
ment, mo incident Of Importance TO re.
port"
Claim Successes in South.
Russian successes, too, in the Car
pathian region against the Austrians
are reported in the headquarters state.
ment, which follows:
an the region of Mlawa (Northern
Poland the Germans have fallen back
toward the line Of Lautcnburg-Neiden
burg across the frontier into East
Prussia.
"On the left bank of the Vistula
there is no incident Of Importance TO
report.
in Galicia the Austrian offensive ia
being greatly hindered By our troops.
and the operations In this region have
taken on a character extremely favor
able to US. One Of the Austrian di-
visions which was operating in the
vicinity OF Dukla Pass was easily de-
feated by a oayonet charge made by
our troops.
"The enemy left on the battlefield
500 killed, and We captured ten officers
and more than 1000 soldiers.
"The attempts Of the Przemysl gar
rison 70 break through the Bloous limo
have been definitely repulsed. The
garrison was forced back into the line
Of fortifcations with heavy losses"
Germans Hammer at Sochsczew.
Although the official statement gives
no details Of the lighting on the south
bank OF the Vistula, unofficial dis
patches show that Sochaczew continues
to be the German objective in the at
tempt 20 reach Warsaw. The Russian
forces on the right bank of the Bzura
and Rawka rivers, however, are heavily
intrenched Their line is about fifty
miles long. The Russian artillery is
New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
TRAVERS TO DRIVE COTTON
Amateur Golf Champion Seeks
Admission on Exchange.

Jerome ID. Travers, amateur gol,
champion of America, is going to mix
golf with cotton. He filed an applica
tion yesterday for admission to the
New York Cotton Exchange, and ex-
poets 70 be a regular cotton broker.
The venture is not entirely new
one, az the golf champion has made
his headquarters for several years in
the offices of Baruch Brothers, mem
oers Of the Stock Exchange. Travis
lives az Montclair. Y j.