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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-07
NAB COCAINE DISTRIBUTOR.
Tony Poiycastro, Once = Prise
Fighter, Held on Return Here.

Tony Polycastro. who was prize
lighter OF the lesser order before some
OF his supposedly vital organs were shot
out In q primary battle on the east sid e
several years ago. was held In $500 bail
by Magistrate Deuel. In the Centre Street
Court to-day on the charge OF being the
principal distributing agent OF the CO.
caine ring In the lower part Of the city.
warrant was issued for his arrest
five weeks ago otter raid on the
rooms Of Harry and Clara Capitano in
Mulberry street. where cocaine was re
tailed at rs cents a shin. The Capt.
tanos said they merely acted as sales
man for Polycastro.
Polycastro has been out Of town man.
aging q tour Of Harry Tracy. a pugil-
list of no ren0wn. The police heard to-
day that he had returned to his home
at No. 2 l-2 James street, and finding
him In q nearby saloon. arrested him.
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FAILED TO GET work;
TRIED TO END LIFE
Bride of New Yorker Accompanies
Young Husband Away From
Philadelphia Court.
Especial 10 Tns p,eo,us WORK. 4,


PHILADELPHIA. Jan. THE dis.
turbed romance OF Arthur Murphy.
twenty years old. son OF 0eorre
Murphy. superintendent Of the Third
Avenue Railroad Of New York. was
renewed to-day when young Murphy
and his bride Of seven weeks left the
Central Station arm In arm after Mssis.
trate E!senbrown had restored the young
mans freedom and advised him to look
on the bright side Of life
The young man was arrested In the
rear Of . saloon last night after the
bartender had knocked . bottle OF
poison from his hand. According to
tho police. Murphy admitted he planned
TO end his life because. - ~ said. the
future for him and his bride seemed
black because Of his Inability to pro.
cure employment.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-07
WOMAN COMMISSIONER
GETS READY FOR REFORM
Confers With Dktrict.Attomey and
Gets Records Of Department
investigations.

Catherine B. Davis. Commissionar Of
Corrsction. with Deputy Commissioner
Lewis. called on Attorney
Whitman to-day and held . preimln.
airy conference about contsmpiatsd ~.
forms In the Tombs and In the psnai
institutions on Blackwsirs Island.
Assistant Dtstract-Attornsys Clark.
Du vivisr and 0roshl toes part In the
conference. they having spsnt CONSIDER.
able time in the last two years invssti-
gating affairs In the Department Of
Correction.
Commissioners Davis was supplied with
all the data that has been gathered IN
these investigations. together with
Grand Jury prsssntmsats and other
documents bearing thereon.
The D!strict.Attosnsy assured the
Commissloner that he would assist her
In every way In his power.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-07
CLARENCE MAcKAY SAILS.
MuSr1ss - Nice q See HIS Nothsr
WhO 10 III.

Clarence Macksy. President Of the
Postal telegraph Company. took passage
hurrisdly on the France OF the French
line sailing for Havrs to-day. Mrs. John
W. AAckay. his naothsr. u " IN Nice.
and Mr.. Aackay said that he would re-
turn after visiting her for . week or
ten days. His children. who have been
With him almost oonttnuously since ne
and MS wife established separate real
dsncss . year $50. ala not accompany
him.
This 10 . psriod Of rsAAjustment. :"
said NJ. Maokay. speaking Of business
conditions. owing to the new currency
and taNff issaslstion and the establish.
msnt OF nsw Governmental policies
toward corporations. Therefore Q few
failures do not indicate that business
generally 10 In . bad condition. Ths
Democratic naturalization 10 In the cd
die and has crave problems 70 solve"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-07
0K[AH0MA'S SURVIVORS
DESERTED BY SPAN|ARD.
SAYS RESCUED CAPTAIN
DESERTED TO FATE,
SAYS CAPT. GUNTER;
BONET DENIES IT.

~ oapt. ountss o. tie 0kiAAsaa,
That Spaniard tthe spanish liner
Manuel Calvo) Just fooled around.
He put over q boat. and then fooled
around s0ne more. and finally he
picked up his boat and went away"
~ Capt. Do.st Of TIE lGsaass oa,vs,
MY starbOard waist llfeboat hard.
~ touched the water when q huge
wave tossed her against the side OF
the ship. throwing two men into the
sea and seriously injuring one. An
EFFORT TO launch another boat would
have been suicidal. ! had no search-
lights, so moved away at nishtfaii
because ] was afraid ! would ram the
Oklahoma and sink myself. In the
morning ] could not sec the Okla
homa and came to New York. after
sending out wireless messages Of the
accident"
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DETECT0R WAS Detected.
wife Head of Mtshnp and Now
Wants q Divorce.

Daniel Newnark. who practices de-
tectistry." one witness said to-day.
might have gone along Indefinitely VITA
the other woman had he not been ar
rested on Oct %. 1919 and charged with
impersonating an officer. Mrs. May
Newinark. "A comely young woman. read
OF her husbands arrest and Investigated.
What she discovered was told to jus
tice Newburger to-day when Mrs. New
mark asked for 4 divorce.
Mrs. Newmark and friend went 70
the One Hundred and Eleventh street
apartment house where Newmark was
arrested and asked questions. VIII Jen-
kins. hall boy, told her that Newmarx
had lived there 1--WE weeks with
Mrs. Newmark"
Louis Seltenrich. Tombs Keeper. in.
formed the court that Newmark in a
prisoner In the City Prison AWAITING
trial on charges OF assault. grand lar.
ceny and the impersonation Of an OF.
hcer. The Court reserved decision.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-07

julie E1lsbss sullivan. daughter Of
James 70. sullivan. d the Amateur
Athletic Union. was married last night
at the homo OF her parents. 80 West
One Hundred and Foustssath street. "a
Joseph Andrews Abel. Rev. Maurice
Rayna0d Of the Notrs DANE Chapel
on West One Huadrsd and Toarsssnth
street odiciatsd.
The bride and bridegroom srsw 10 to-
esther ~ swssthsafts In 0rssnviils.
N. j.. whore the suilivans resided some
years aso. Mr.. Absl = connected with
Produce Exchange fis1n In New York.
On thsir return from their honeymoon
In the South Mr.. and Mrs. Abel AwiH
make their home In urssnvilie. n. J.
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noe cANN0N's NEPHEW SHOT,
sfssss suicide o. Account OF Mach
lllnsss.

0ANVlLLE. ILL.,. Jan. 7.-Despondency
over the Illness Of his uncle. Joseph q.
GanAon. and his own III health were as
A0e1 this afternoon a. the cause for
~ assnaptsd suicide Of o. w. Cannon.
~ ~ himss,f In the head At his homo
~ DAysicians say he will die
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Saved by German Sailors,
Gunter Declares Calvo "JuSt
Fooled Around"
PRAISE FOR RESCUERS.
Lifeboat With Twenty Men
Swamped as Soon as
Launched, Officers Say.

BOSTON. Jan. Capt Alfred Gun.
ter and seven others rescued from the
oil tank steamer Oklahoma by the Ham.
burs.Americsh liner Bavaria. from
Philadelphia, arrived here early to-day.
They could tell little to explain the
breaking In two OF the vessel.
There vas no explosion. Capt. 0untsr
declared. and he could advance no den.
mite theory a. to the cause Of the buck
ling. Some OF the other oflicers ex.
pressed the opinion that a weakness
had developed Amidships In the big
tanker under the pounding Of the heavy
seas and caused II to break in two whom
about nifty miles south of Sandy Hook
on Sunday morning.
Only two lifeboats we're get over when
tho steamer broke. Captain Gunter said.
The first. In which were twenty-one mon.
was swamped soon after II reached the
water. The other lived through the
angry seAs. and Ave d its eleven occu-
pants were those brought to New York
BY the Booth liner Gregory.
SHIP SEEMED TO De TORN IN
TWO.
A. to the breaking up OF the steamer
Captain 0untsr said: II was standing on
the bridge with the storm raging about
w whsn there vas . slight tsarlns
sound.
This increased. ana then the ship
seemed to BE- torn In two. and the fore
and after parts floated clear Of each
other. This was early Sunday morning
Later the Spanish steamer Manuel Calve
came up.
THAT spaniard Just fooled around"
Capt. Gunter exclaimed. He put over
Q boat. and then fooled around some
more. and finally he picked up his boat
and went away"
The Manuel Caivo carried two Lyle
guns for shooting iifelines to imperiilsd
sailors. These guns carry lines l.0f
feet. and although the Spanish ship went
within 100 feet OF the forward part Of
the Oklahoma. no effort was made 10
shoot q lifeline and rig W breaches
buoys on which the Okiahoma's men
might have been saved.
A preliminary investigation into the
cause Of tho disaster. at which testimony
for the Federal Grand Jury was being
taken. was begun to-day by the inspec-
tors Of steam vessels. Andrew J. Savage
and John NJ. Blaine Capt. Gunther and
the three chief officers appeared at the
office at No. - Broad street poorly
clothed. Two Of them were suffering
from frost bites and were permitted 70
receive medical attention before testify.
Ing.
The work Of rescue By . bears crew
from the Bavaria, - . result Of which
hs and the seven others left on the bow
end Of the Oklahoma slid down Q haS
ser to safety In . MfsbosI was highly
praised.
HIGH PRAISe FOR GERMAN
oAlloRo.
The Bavarias boat was In command
| Of Third Onicsr Richard Knoscksl. OIL
| whom Captain 0unter said:
THAT man ought 10 have . CARACAS
medal. His watsrmAnship was psrssc,
and he had the coolest head ! svsi
saw"
OF the sisht men rescued. only twS
showed serious effects Of their sxpssi.
snos when the Bavaria tied W Ct hsl
pier this morninS. These we're Matsi
lvsrson and DAZZLE. who were SUFFERING
from frozen arms and legs.
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Miss vo. CIsusea Gets /. ",

Ida u. Won Clausen. who was do.
cisrsa insane by Judge Malone and or
dersd committed 10 MattsswAu, 40
psarsd before Supreme Court Justice
Guy to-day on . writ Of habsas oospus
sued out by Mrs Annie Daniels, Jus
tics Guy rsmandsd Miss Won ClAusen
to the Tomhs. but stated he would
confer with Judge Malone a. to Q more
suitable dstsntien plsss Ter the young
wo0an DeoAiuG a AD0s0 - tAs Ou.
DseAs 0sust for . rev1ev % JuA0o ~
ieste aseAae ~ . tglAi jssv.
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Mother--Now. Freddie. at the party
when asked II you'll have something.
you must say. Yes. thank you" and IL
YOU don't want It. you must say
Frcddie-Don't bother. ma. don't ex-
meet to refuse anything.
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gsvc VI nltt Iof NtsS,r
incoming when q chambernaid tried the
door OF the room. AZ hourly Intervals
thereafter she attempted TO get in. even
trying TO work a pass key. but some
thing seemed 20 obstruct the door. and
q i.Se o'clock she notified Manager G..
a. Schnsbie, who got Policeman Stahl
% the East Twenty-second street eta.
ticn
NO ONE IN HOTEL HEARD THE
SHOTS.
The policeman forced the door and dis
covered the couple dead. Coroner Healy
and Coroner Feinbers. the latter a ply
SLOAN, hurried to the hotel. and Coroner
Feinbers estimated that the boy and
siri had been dead since about l o'clock
In the morning. No one In the hotel had
heard the REPORTS OF pistol shots at that
time or at any other time. however.
Young Petersen lived at No. '52 West
one Hundred and Eighty fourth street.
said his employers. They did not know
where Miss Smith lived.
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NO FEDERAL LAW
. TO PUNISH bad"
RAILROAD HEADS
Department of Justice Replies
10 Demand for Prosecuting
Directors for Mismanagement.

WARRINGTON. Jan. 7.-Attorney-
General McReynolds made II plain to-
day that the department has not yet
deternhned whether II would attempt to
prosecute criminaiiy CORNER Officers and
1lesetors Of the New Haven road. That
question will DO settled after the re-
organization problem has been worked
out The Department OF Justice Issued
TIE statement:
Ths Department OF Justice In con-
stAntty receiving letters inquirins
why Il does not direct the prosecu-
tlon Of omcers and directors who
have been responsible for the imam.
eial Irregularities In the mana cement
OF railroads. rs disclosed from time
- time.
Thee Inquiries proceed from . mis-.
taken but very common viSw of the
p0Wees OF the Department Of Jus
oloo. There 10 no Law urdsr which
70 ear prosecute the oficsrs. directors
- ether agents Of . railroad COM
pany for improvident or dishonest
0AnASsment Of tho financial affairs
: Of that company. since CongresS has
not undertaken to regulate tho L.
Snnaee Of securities by corpora ions
created BY the States. or the conduct
q A1uciAsy relations Of their oncss.
Ut he's left those matters to the
oeates. respectively.
~ N9cGivgR ron the 0oorok
AND MAINE.
A1unough NJ. AcIssynolds would
0nko no staesmsht. Il 10 understood tina,
~ reergaaissttoA plan doss not con.
tGulDoAts . rscsivsrship for the Boston
~ Maine. and that whatever n done
<na1A sAsl ROAD. sufficient time win b
O1von % market without los It's securi.
~ he'd by the New Haven.
TAlk Of reorga nising the New Haver
committee representing the Boston
ChAabsr Of Commerce presented the
views Of that organization on tn,
uaols transportation problem In New
ln0land 70 Attorneys General McRsyn
-
n csamistss was introduced By See
~ weeks and consisted OF 0sor6(
un1GA1nDea. c. =. Weed and Russsi
49, z. W. 0rsgosy. the Special ~
G1uoAnG who hes had charge Of u,
Wow Haven case. was alst present
~ Boston committee told Mr.. No
no0uoj1D that Il had no objection 10 Z
onDAeaAien Of the New Haven from thu
DoDo1a . Maine. the Boston and AabanJ
Ual1reaAs and from III intssstats troliss
49, But II W. saA 70 have takss
~ poeition that The question OF thu
olGooq1t,oa Of the New Havsn's steam
~ nnss should b. solved BY the Inter
ooAts Commsrcs Commisslon. TIE Pan
- Canal act gives 10 the eemmiss,ol
oo(AqD1ty tor such action.
:. Chalrnaa Elliott Of The New Have,
~ ~ a0peas IT the oonfssencs TO-DAY
Z - = vas said he vas working on
eeos q an Agreement complying VIII
~ 1ooaads Of The Department Of Jus
( ~ ~ . ssorgaaisAtioa. About u
~ DeiAt lsst IN DOUBT TO-DAY. Il "a
80 Was he question OF bow 70 ssp
nGo11 he Interstate and intrastats trel
~ uoes controlled by the Nsw Hsvss
~ q was believed that point would
al5uolsa before Chairman Elliott leave
Wasaln6tea.
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SAFETY MOVE.

From the Atchison GLOBE
When man tells you he has a great
mission to perform. put YOUR pocket
book In your hip pocket and sit down.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-07
PRICE OF SUCCESS OF PROHIBITION

last court was somewhere in the
vicinity OF this number
Years ago, according to the Official
records, there were often as many as
seventy-five prisoners in Jail when
court time came around. This was In
the time of saloons and according 10
the officials shows that prohibition
has worked q wonderful good so far
as the prison Is concerned.
In 1906 the records of the county
commissioners show that an addition
was built to the Jail. However, not
on one occasion, according-to the Of
ficers since the addition has been in
use has 1t been necessary for the
prisoners to be crowded There have
been only few times when the
prisoners could not have all been COM
fortab bly, located in the old part OF the
Jail.
When the addition was made onto
the Jail there were other improve
ments. including some sanitary ar
rangements that were necessary and
the board of commissioners thought
1t best TO make all OF the additions at
one time. This was done. Later State
wide prohibition went into effect and
since that time the jail was never
In great demand, according TO Mr..
Belvin, who has held this office for
seven years and who was police Of
ficer before that time. Only recent
~ there was one day that passed
without a prisoner being confined in
either tho lookup or jail
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-07
DEARTH Of GUESTS
AT DURHAM JAIL;
COURT IS SHORT
BOTH CITY AND COUNTY PRIS-
ONs SUFFER FROM LACK OF
BUSINESS.

The city of Durham continues "a
throw dust In the face o. contentious
made by wet newspa pers and travel
ing agents Of supposed bureaus that
prohibition Is a failure in North Caro-
lima. The Durham Sun OF Friday
printed the story reproduce herein
after This story gives some en-.
Tightening facts about the operation
OF the law in Durham. 1t is stated
that there was on the day. in question
only one man in the Durham city and
county Jail. and that few days ago
there passed day in which there was
not a prisoner confined In either Jail
or lock-up.
There Is at the present time only
one man in the county Jail. This Is
the result following three and a hall
days OF court, and the removal OF
several to the county roads. Some
prisoners. have given bond and are
out awaiting trial. However, there Is
only one confined by prison wallis,
Deputy Cat Belvin. who Is official
MANAGER of the jail, was wishing that
the representative Of the Evening
Journal, OF Richmond, Va, might
come along at this time and see the
exact conditions existing regarding
the county jail. Mr.. Belvin states
that It Ii seldom there are more than
twenty-five prisoners Ia the jail "a
one time. even just before court. The
number awaiting trial Just before the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-07

chairman OF the finance committee OF
the senate, tsstifes. IF tho legislature
wore elected that would have due re-
spect for economy every interest of the
State would be as we'll taken care Of
NJ has been done in tho past year
without the aid of dollar OF liquor
license money, or without increasing
the taxes OF the people one penny"
Taxes Neduced.
Prohibition Georgia has Just reduced
her taxes ten per cent. Culpoper re-
duced her indebtedness and increased
her revenues under prohibition. Berry
vile voted out the saloons and the
town paid its indebtedness and reduced
the tax rate. Manassas did likewise
Mr.. Ernest Fl. Darlington has stand
ing offer OF $1,000 to anyone who will,
successfully prove that any State has
raised It's rate Of taxation simply be.
cause Of the adoption of Statewide pro.
hibition. why doesn't. some whiskey
mathematician go after that thousand
dollars? The cry of Increased taxa
ton" IL a bug-bear The whiskey PEG.
ple are throwing sand In the eyes OF the
farmers. Their concern Is not for the
taxpayer. but for themselves. They are
not the friends OF the farmers. Every
farmer knows that the rate OF taxa.
ton has not changed In ten years He
also knows that much OF Virginia has
gone under prohibition laws during
that time. Putting the two together
he knows from his own experience thai
prohibition will not increase taxes. Nc
amount OF whiskey 1ugglery can foo
the sensible farmers of Virginia
It 10 conclusively proven that tho
liquor traffic IL q liability and not ar
asset to the farmers of Virginia. The
saloon does not create. increase OF
conserve values. II Is always and
everywhere a depreciative and destruc.
tive force. Once the people OF Virgins
realize the expensiveness Of this trafhs
and they will destroy II by an over.
whelming majority.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-07
SILVER TnNeut's''
GREAT CAMPA
.
HAS STRENUOUS WEEK OF TRAVEL
AND MAKES MANY STRONG
ADDRESSES.

Warsaw, va, Sept s.--The principle
Of Statewide prohibition was ably
championed in this section OF the State
last week by the silver tongue orator
OF the w. c. F. IT," Mrs. Ropp- Her
several addresses were earnest and
eloquent appeals to the voters to rally
to the standard OF the home, the
church and the school. She made a
PROFOUND impression wherever she
apc;sr. and her charming personality
WIN for Her many friends and admir-
ers.
Al one OF her meetings the entire
congregation pledged to her their sup
port Of her cause.
AZ An instance illustrating the self
sacrlfcing devotion OF such conse-
|crated women chsripions ani the hard
ships that they necessarily, but gladly.
undergo for the cause, In hurrying
from an appointment to wharf to take
the boat for another engagement the
became disabled and the
speaker did not reach the landing until
Is o'clock in the morning. getting two
and half hours sleep at the hotel and
taking the boat at o'clock for point
whore she was to speak that day.
From this section this splendid
speaker goes TO Norfolk and thence to
Richmond to close the campaign there
In = weey's itinerary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-07

the United States last year would give
q neat cottage and ten acres OF land
to 100000 families. :.
Ev1dence ut Home.
But why need wo go outside OF vir-
ginia for evidencef There are 100
counties in this State. EiEhty-nins OF
these have no saloons and eighty have
no form Of liquor license whatever.
The staate has not had to raise its
tax rate. Will any one say that the
wet counties are more prosperous than
Fauquter. Orange. Albermarle, Augusta,
Russell, Wythe, etc. Seventy seven per
cent OF virginia's population II under
no license. and twenty-threo per cent
Ia under license. I venture that there
are more want ana poverty in licensed
Richmond than in the dry counties OF
Virginia Furthermore, one church In
wet Richmond will have more demands
for charity than all the churches In
any three dry counties In the State.
Living Witnesses.
Senator Buchanan. OF the State tax
commission says: II am Of the opin-
ion that it win not be necessary to
increase the assessed value OF any
class Of property In the event that
Statewide prohibition shall obtain In
Virginia"
Speaker Byrd testifes, II venture the
prediction that the State will go dry,
and yet that tho general assembly OF
1915 will lower tho State tax rate"
Hon. s. r. Donohoe, former State
auditor, testiles, II have yet TO hear
anyone who possesses any familiarity
with our financial condition express the
belief that our tax rate would have
to be increased.
Ill
fnd 1t necessary, by reason of the loss
Of the liquor tax, to increase the pres
emit rate in the slightest degree to
meet all reasonable demands upon the
public treasury"
Hon. George b. Keezell, former