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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
TESTS BIG SEARCHiLIGHT
Navy Yard Officials to Turn
Powerful Ray on City.

Each night during the next week the
500. 900 .00G- candlepower searchlight that
is being tested at the navy yard will be
focused on buildings and other objects
Al varying distances i'm the surrounding
country. while the officers who are max
ing the experimental tests compare its
strength with that Of the regulation
lights now used by the government.
The new light. which was invented by
Heinrich Beck. reveals minute details
OF buildings at a distance Of two mil -.
accoring TO Lieutenant c. s. Mcdowell,
who is i'm charge of the tests. Last
night it was focused for tinie on the
Motropolitan tower Those VINO we're
near the tower and the officers. who CD
served it with night glasses, say that
the building stood out as clearly as
I'm daylight
Some IF the tests. which are 10 be
made i'm the next week, will he secret,
and the result will be made known
only to the authorities at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25

in full. ! am willing to be respons lDIe
for the management Ct consolidate"
company. either completely or parti!
or not at all. a. the creditors may De
tcrminc from time TO time without der
mite engagement and without cOmpeu-
eation until the success Of the consoll-
dalton shall be abundantly assured.
After the cheering that followed the
reading of the Clafin statement sub
sided James s. Alexander moved that
the appointment Of Receivers Martin
dale and Juilliard be made permanent.
After some debate it was decided 10
agree to a substitute motion offered
by Festus J. Wade. OF ST. LOUIS, that
the two be confirmed subject TO the ap-
pointment Of a third associate later
should the necessity Of another de-
velop.
The question on which The meeting
expected trouble. the selection OF a
creditors committee. came up on mo-
ton of James s. Rosenberg, that Ed
win II. Baker. John u. Bird. B. n.
Borden. f. T. Fowler. " d. Ma-neS, ).
II. Lummis. II. p. Mckinney. W. i.
Marble. +. ". Wakefield. {. VI. Whit
man. Edmund Wright, VI. VI. BeldlnG.
jr. :. u. ConGer, j. Il. Love. j. i.
Corbett and Arthur f. Cotthold be ap-
pointed to work with the receivers i'm
administering the business OF the va
rious companies. and TO formulate %
plan of readiustmcnt TO be passed urol
b. the creditors aften ten day notice.
This was agreed 10 "..hou; debate.
after which the noteholdcrs' commit
tee. headed by James 5. Alexander. o.
the National Bank Of Commerce. "a
confirmed.
In the afternoon a meeting OF the
creditors Of the Defender Manufacture
ing Company. d subsidiary OF the Olaf
lin Company, was held at the same
place. and Receivers Nartlndaie and
Juilliard confirmed.
The report showed nominal assets Of
S542,0O and liabilities. exclusive Of
capital stock all owned by the Clafin
Company. and accommodation notes is-
sued for the benefit Of the C.aflA
Company Of S19S, 900. The notes out
standing total Sl.459.OOO and the pro
cecds according TO the reply Of Mr..
Martindale 10 a creditor, were not ap-
piled TO the affairs OF the company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
State Commission Probes
Charge of Married Men
Being Barred.
DEMAND THEY STOP
DISCRIMINATION
abor Unions Also Object 10
Physical Examination NOW IN
sisted Upon in Many Shops

Two resolutions started an lnVe7''E"
,ion Yesterday by the Workmens o"
nensation Commission OF conP'S'' ''
that cmployers have been violating Inv
purpose and spirit Of the Ia" WHO
went into effect July J.
The commission announces INA
has been informed that several IA
conlovers of labor have threa'ei'eu "a
d;scharoc or have actually dlscn"l ~
F.or, tIoir cmpicymcnt MARRIED III,
with families. alleging tha' w 49, q
mons compensation Ac' Piao'
hoav;cr burden upon industry IN COZ.
nection with compensation payaDle ~
married mon with families thah y ~
noscd in connection with compehS"''''
navable TO unmarried men. -
Gompanics that carry their own III,
.,,roncc tho commission nears, nave
been particularly prominent IN TINS re-
card The resolution proceeds
This commission feels that Gpoi'..
local nractical and moral %roIGdS u
i warranted in insisting that IhduS.t ,
81; ,.ognoct the family life OF tn'
ci,iva,s of this state. and u lntehus
~ nso all the powcr legally vested ~ -
- nrotect married men. with or WIN
Ant families. ~ their right TO work an,
IN enjoy the protection ana Oenem'S "
tho workmen's compensation act. -,
As matter Of fact. it. t.. appears pea !: s c%.
cost Of insurance under the Ia" '.h 10 Se
octlv the same 20 the employer "he'"e'
tho cmrlove be married or not. ;o,
The other resolution refers partlcu
ary to the fact l.c it Is a t5s
workmen 70 submit to physical eAai,'
NATIONS and are discharging those WHY
ID not mass. and that applicants WIZ
cannot satisfy the examination are u n,
ohia 10 obtain employment. Deihanu,
bovc been made on the commission
that it withdraw from such smp'os rry
thS ncrmission it has granted TO carry
their own insurance. ,oh ~
Eyprcsying the pp,nicn that sucn ac
ton is also contrary to. the SPIRIT am
purposc Of the law. the comm mss I,
has decided to undertake at once
tborouch investigation OF the reports
that have cone 20 II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
GLYNN TO PROBE
SMITH CHARGES
Governor Decides on Special
investigation to Review
Prosecutors Acts.

Albany. July -. Governor Glynn
announced tonight that he VIII APP
point special commissioner TO go INTO
fhc charge against District Attorney
Matthew J. Smith. Of Queens. that nc
tried 10 save from prosecution the two
men. Harry Scanlon and James Hefer-
nan. accused Of assaulting Mrs. Clars
Ellert.
The charges and Mr.. Smiths reply
are so contradictory that ! deem this
is the anly course for me TO take said
inc Governor The appointment VIII
probably be made next week.
Smith asserted that the charges were
due TO personal and political enemies
and 10 gossip.
In his answer he says that the Ebert
charges were spread broadcast for the
purpose Of discreditinG the organlza-
ton, which has its headquarters IN
Joe Cassidy's clubhouse He said that
the charges against him were lnSti-
gated by a newspaper man connected
with a Republican journal.
As to the part taken by Mrs. Emo,
the suffrage leader. who called the at
tention Of County Judge Humphrey 10
the case. resulting in indictments be
ing found against the two men, Mr..
Smith said Mrs. Eno's activity was due
TO her mistaken belief that a woman
was being denied justice.
District Attorney Smith made a gen
cral denial of the charges and in de-
Tending himself attacked Mrs Ellert's
story. and declared she could not pro-
duce single corroborative witness.
As result nc had felt that no convic-
tion could be secured One Of the two
men has been convicted. and the other
is awaiting retrlal.
It was said that the Queens Bar As
soclation is likely TO take action IN the
case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
PARENTS INSIST
SON WAS KILLED
Murder Mystery Puzzles
Police, Who Believe Boy
Is Still Living.
from The Tribune Correspondent


Egg Harbor City. n. j.. July 24.-Re-
ports that young John Weber had been
found. after being secreted in the woods
for several weeks because OF some nal
lucination of his mother, were denied
here tonight by the parents OF the
boy. The police, however, are skepticai
and declare that the reasons TOR the
denial are as mysterious as the story
that sent them securing the country
on the theory that the lad had oeeh
murdered.
Mrs. Weber certainly did admit that
she knew where the boy was and had
been feeding him daily" said CHIEF
StiefF Of the Police Department
"She said the Lad was afraid TO come
home for fear Of a beating from his
father. told her to send him to Egg
Harbor and ! would get him JOB
there. She promised to do so. and her
latest move astounds me. John Weber
is not dead. an his parents know It.
Weber's father is enraged at the
turn of affairs. He openly charges that
he is the vicim OF "frame-up,' and
that the detectives know it.
81 am sure John is dead and was
murdered" he declared emphatlcally.
ION the night OF June 81 he had a ylo-
lelt quarrel with another man, and the
next morning he was gone. small
slcdge hammer had also disappeared.
1t is my opinion that John was struck
on the head with this and then sunk IN
the river with heavy pieces of iron
fastened to his body.
81 will spend every cent have to
find the body. II is an outrage that
the statement from the detectives that
nv wife had admitted he was alive and
in hiding should have been given out:
The other man should have been held
until the mystery was cleared up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
WANTS MANY-SIDEO MAN
Director of Public Health Ed
ucation Must Be a Wizard.

For some one who combines the
qualities Of an editor. doctor, an edu-
Gator and an organizer there is a $1,000
job waiting in New York, the first Of its
kind in the world. so far rs known.
The Civil Service Commission has
already completed plans for the exami-
nation Of applicants for the berth Of
Director Of Public Health Education.
As soon as he is selected an extensive
campaign Will he started through the
Board Of Health. Preparation Of bull
letins and the organization Of exhibits
will be among the duties of the new
official
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
Crowds Attempt TO Storm
Private institutions
Closed by State.
WOMEN IN THRONG
SOB HISTORICALLY
Scores on East Side Plan Attack
OF Clergyman. BIT Are
Fooled by Guards.

More than frc hundred denos'tors.
some Of whom had waited all Thurs
dag night IN the rain. stormcd the
door, Of the 7th ST. branch Of the
banking house Of \. Grochewski & Co.,
or the lower East SIDE. yesterday
morning Tho banking house IN ques-
tion il conducted by Ladislaw ".
Schwenk. and has two other branches
ono i'm Williamsburg and the other
in Jamaica The banks we're ordered
closed on Thursday by Eugene l.. Rich
ards. State Superintendent o. Ban"-
Ing
Police reserves from the 9TH st. pro.
cinct kept the crowd Of deposltoIs who
gathered in front of the Manhattan
branch i'm order until late hour in
the evening
Although Sergeant Fink. VINO was in
charge OF the police arrangements, as
surcd the frightened men and women
that thcy would not be able to receive
their money until the Banking Dep2rt-
ment had finished putting the AFFAIRS
Of the Institution in order. they per
sisted in standing wistfully about dis
cussing the failure in little groups Of
twos and threcs.
Williamsburg branch. Al 292 Bedford
av.. that borough.
At no time during the day were
there more than $50 or 200 persons
congreCatcd i'm front o. the building.
The Jamaica branch. at Rockaway
Road and Sylvester aV.. was bcsieged
early by a crowd Of 300 depostOrs, out
by noon the throng had melted away.
In ~ 10 - "a
yesterday afternoon a report was start
ed that the Rev. John Strezlccki. pastor
Of a Polish Roman Catholic Church in
the neighborhood. had been interested
D.. the bank. and Immediately $50 angry
dcpositors started for the Parish
louise to demand their money. They
were driven back by the police.
An interpreter summoned by Cap
tain Sweeney. or the 18th 81. precinct,
wont through tic crowd spreading the
rc,vs that l. would take a week before
any money would be forthcoming.
Nany Of the women i'm the crowd
were historical. and some of them
,obbed. Mrs. Anastasio MAJOR. Of 5Ol
East 18th ST.. told the police that her
husband was out Of work and that she
had siy children. All Of her husband
savings. she said. were in the bank.
81 the Office of Superintendent Ken
ards II was stated that the direct
cause cf the failure OF the Schwens
banks was the depression in the real
estate market. especially in property
Do Brooklyn and Jamaica, in which Nr.
Schwonk was heavily interested Mr..
Schwcrk yesterday assigned for the
Nneft Of his creditors TO Robert /.
Lewis. of New York. l.. l.. Broadwm.
Of 10 Broadway. is counsel for the
assignee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25

ne got m, too. He asks me has got
any money. an ! told him no.
Then h. searches me an tolo me
ioah to lIe daoWn But dot cab kcepg
toIn all the time an got cared
DIDN'T has no aptltc. only atc one
nllyun. but, my. how dat man did cat
en- when the cab was open we gets
cut ami he done tells mo to wait.
But ] gets tired o. waiiin' an |
goes daown the bic yahd where ! secs
cullud man. an | done asks him
whore am. an he asks me wha I cum
frum. an icIls him from Wllmin'ton
an he takes mo 70 "A p'liccmnn.
"But don't want to stay hcah |
wants 10 GIT out. " git 10 New Yawk
could fine Mistah George Sprock 8
place. an he would send me home.
Midah Sprock Is "A fuc man daown
Nilmln'ton He has cotton planta-
ton an sto'. an has place IN New
Yawk. Ny father work TO him some
times. an sometimes ! works in his
cotton held. n gets out hyah could
work my way home"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
MYSTERY IN RIVER DEATH
Girls Say Lad Fell Into Stream
While at Play.

Two little girls Mary Farrell. OF
29l9 Sth av., and Margaret Quinn, OF
29lb 9Th ay ran NJ 10 Patrolman lIig-
gins at Macomb's Dam Park and l55th ST.
yesterday afternoon and told him that
"A small boy had fallen into the Harlem
River At lj9th st Higgins. after row
ing about the stream for some time.
was unable 10 find any trace of tho lad
The girls said they saw The boy
throwing rocks from sprlugboard and
lose hls balance.
The harbor police dragged the river.
without success. last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
GIRLS TO BREAK
EGG TRADE STRIKE
Produce Merchants Agree on
Plan to Fill Places Of
Gamblers Who Quit.

number Of the produce merchants
against whom the egg inspectors went
on strike on Thursday met yesterday
and agreed on plan 10 fill the places
of the strikers with girls. Later this
idea pcrmcatcd throughout the produce
district and a general movement in
that direction was launched. \ good
while before the strike began girls
were employed a. egg gamblers DO %
number OF the egg testing cellars
which the union failed 10 control and
are still 80 employed.
one employer said yesterday that
there was nothing in the statements Of
the union leaders that a man must be
born with a natural genius for the
work 20 become a competent cgc can
Glcr.
"All the qualifications necessary for
competent gamblers are norma. eye
sight and normal sense ne said. "ln-
less a man was ncar-sIghtcd or cross
eyed, il hc had average sense. We could
teach him how 10 bc "a GAMBLER ln tit-
teen minutes We did our best 20
avert a strike. but the union wanted
TOO much The union ought. # u stays
ln business. 20 b" competent 80 con
duct ITS o"n affairs. We intend 20 run
our own business. and since the mon
viii not work We are employing girls.
ain the mean time. no have been
paying higher wages TO the men than
the trade afforded IN order 10 avoid
trouble. Nearly all the men candlers
are foreigners and know very little OF
the English tongue. We have been pay
ing them $40 week. while clerks
who are we'll educated and faithful,
arc paid from Si2 10 Slo week. Since
Our egg candlcrs viii not work under
enable conditions We "ill give the
girls chance
Sigmuud /cihcl. bueincss agent Of
the Egg Inspectors Union. sand last
night that forty-fvc firms, employing
100 Gambler. had settled with thc
strikers. r. wa also announced that
the union mas strike fund OF over
80 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
uNLUCKY DAY FOR COHEN
Horse Killed Wife Has Him III
Court; She Tries Suicide.

Luck tcemcd to have turned again .
Benjamin Cohen, AN cxprcssindn. Of
A. jefferson st.. Yonkcrs, yesterday.
Judging from four exciting adventures
he had all in one day.
First one Of his horscs ran away
and wa killed Don after midnight
Nevt Boz called out the Fire Depart
mcnt ~ SAFE two other horses that fell
into = .cpcr. Then he was summoned
20 court bf his wife. Mary. for failing
10 DID. .c.cn dollar weekly almony,
and Grall, hc had 10 train hor from
committing sulrid'
She became htsicucM in court, and
.u.b,ng out. throw hcr or 900 front Of
NI.bacl Hatc. automobile She was
rc.cucd and takon home. Cohen vent
home in the afternoon 10 alccp before
anything else could happen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
WOUNDED BOY ACCUSFn
He and Two Others Held =.
Charges of Burglary.

Tracing three boys who entered a
grocery of Charles Gurecis. az y
East l0ith ST, and were repulsed -
three shots from the owners revo,.N
the police Yesterday discovered IN y
home. seriously wounded, Louis c,,i.
fourteen, Of 81 East lO4th st. H..
a bullet in his groin that may c,.
death. He is in Bellevue. ~"
Later the police arrested Dor.
Ronzini. sixteen, Of $40 East lois,
and Giacomo Vallary. seventeen. ~ =,
East l05th 81. At the hospital Ca.
identified the pair as his partners. II.
were held by Magistrate Levy. in ".
lem court. in 81 900 bail each On .
burglary charge.
Gurecia, also srrsigned befor. a.
magistrate. was held without bail M,
Monday 10 await the result OF n,
injury TO Carini.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
GUARD TO TEST
SKILL WITH RIFLE
Men to Compete at PcekSkill
for Places on State Team in
National Trophy Shoot.

The New York National Guard will
be represented by team Of rifcmen
IN September next. to shoot for the
National Division Trophy Col. Ma
thaniel b. Thurston. chief ordnance Of
iIcer Of the state. has been authorized
10 organize team Of twelve men. with
the necessary officers. A competition
fer places on the team will be held at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
ALIENS TO QUIT; NO WORK
Crowd of Discouraged lmml
grants Will Sail To-Day.

More than thirteen hundred men and
women who recently came to this coun-
try as immigrants will return to Italy,
their native country, this morning on
the Italian Royal Mail liner Duca
d. Aoeta. Inability to find work, due to
a psychological" business depression;
ia said to be the reason for the record
Tho Duca d. Aosta arrived here this
week after being out Of the Italy Amer
lea service for several months. during
which time the ship was thoroughly
overhauled and remodelled. When the
vessel sails this morning a complete
change of films for the moving picture
proiector. the first to be installed on
Transatlantic liner. will be on board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
SEE ONLY PROSPERITY
Chicago Business Men Declare
Agitation UnWarranted.

Chicago. July q There o. no foun-
daiion for much Of the agitation about
business condition. IN the United
States George VI. Reynolds. president
OF The Continental and Commercial VA
tonal Bank. and John G.. Shcdd, prcsI-
dent Of Marshall Field & Co., asserted
to-day in their testimony before the
Federal Commission on Industrial Re
latiou.. They declared much Of the pes
simism cSprc cd could be- traced 70
politics
Unrest exists. bu' there is a great
caggcroiion Of pre- cent conditions, ~
rn.d Mr. Reynolds "1hc prosperity Of
cor oHn people. compared 20 that Of
the people Of any other land. is such
That 20 much dI cu--iou and criticism
not warranted A good deal of our
trouble are only mental, after all.
There IS TOO much agitation from all
sides"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
Report Shows SS,O0O,OOO
Book SurpIus-Receivers
Unable to Tell Status.
STATEMENT FROM
Mr.. CLAFLlN CHEERED
Merchant Believes Stores Can
Reorganize and Pay 100
Cents on Dollar.

Creditors Of nc II. r. Clafin Com
many. 20 nc number of 500. met at the
rarl Avenue Hotel yesterday morning.
and. after pcrfccting an organization
adjourned withou: date and without re-
cp,ving any tangible evidence Of the
present condition o: :he company, or
The amount IL may be able 10 pay on
f., indebtedness.
Tho meeting was a success IN thaU
these who have been active IN handing
the Clsfin affairs. and who are ANXIOUS
"a work ont some scheme by winch the
business may be saved and the assets
conserved succeeded. 10 use the WORDS
Of one Of the leaders. in preventing
ANYBODY from rocking the BOAT. inns
was accomplished by permitting d
croup Of creditors 70 place Tour q,
their representatives on the creditors
committee, named al the Merchants
Association meeting. and laying a de-
,nard for a third receiver and the en-
plovment Of additional counsel Tor the
creditors' committee on the shelf
The only reports presented TO the
committee were Of the business trans
acted by the receivers since they were
Amounted. and statement IRON ne a'-
countsrtS showing the book or nom
NAL condition Of the company. ms
showed that. eliminating the S9'OUV.VVV
oarital stock of the company as ia
bilitv. the nominal assets were SOS 90
600 and the nominal liabilities S4A,oI-'-
600. leaving a nominal surplus OF 90
100000 IT,. g..
/, was explained. however. that N
making this estimate no attempt n8u
honn made TO get al the actual value
~ se~oral large items. notably reai
c.tatc end stocks of other companies.
In Two items alone there is a known
shrinkagc Of nearly S6.OOOOoo' ana
other assets at the best are OF uh'
known value.
Jobn Clafin cid not attend the meet
inc Instead he sent Judge Morgan j..
O'Rrior. mis- personal counsel, who IN
carefully prepared statement PLEDGED
inc personal fortunes OF Mr. Clanlh
coward paying the debts OF the com
many and its allies. and predicting that
,be Claim Company. if reorCanlzed al
once and given an extension OF ~
debts. would pay 100 cents on me co.
lar. plus interest. Judge O'brlen dld
not attempt 20 GO INTO details as 20
how this would be done. and no queS-
IONS were asked OF MN.
Judge George {. Holt. special mas
Co., .rnointed 10 direct the meetings
of the creditors. called Charles r.
Iushmore. counsel for the receivers as
,he FIRST speaker Mr.. Rushmore SAID
+, wee possible that the store might
nc ken, open and reported that IN the
month the receivers had been m charge
they had collected more than Sl'ooo'oUV
i'm excess o. expenditures. ana would
no, have to borrow any money Tor the
present at least.
Until matters now under investlga-
,iop can he cleared IN. he said. II
would be impossible to give the
crecitors any more definite informa..
lion than is contained in the report OF
,hc accountants The report m ta0u-
lar form reads:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25


Judge O'Brien followed Mr Rush
moro. Hc wished every creditor 20
know tina, Sir. Clafn was sure The
company could nay 100 cents on the
dollar. he ssid. and invited all who held
claim. A2air-t the company 70 feel free
10 call upon the merchant for consuita-
'.Oa.
H~ Ciafin. according 10 the state
rocsi read. thought o. would be ncccs-
r. D.. order 10 acc0n plisn thc result s
tr ~. iu mind 20 terminate the recciF-
fr.bip 81 the main tore and OF i,s
~ ,fiarior ~ the earliest possible
,,n,c.ot ~ end direct and indirect c1-
ocn.e md 20 permit the stocking up
nth seasonable goods At adVantagcou
.r,ccr 10 hia mind Il combination o.
"a, lompanie, is necessary 10 .ucce. -'
The alternative. he sad. would be
,,aI.rs litigation. which would rcsuii
JIs,ioailon ~ n ets that would
..,.l. 'to-r r0' familiar "i'h ne
...t of litigation and liquidation o.
lzrge concern. citing a. an e1smpi'
80 Io.<et Incidental 10 ih" recent
. c,.idat,,r in ttr c'y Of iargc m"i-
,arf a, cDrc'ira
~ ~ dcurc.' aid Mr Claim
.fzte,euf. "that all The afse'a u ih"
,a1.ct remain 10 control ~ me
,r3,,ors until Oh shall have been paid
The Yale expositor., 1914-07-09
ADVERTISED LfITtRS.

Yale, July Z, 1914.
Ida Morris
K. w. Farley, T. M.