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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
VOCAL VOLLEYS IN
BATTERY BATTLE
Not a Lung Is Spared as
Rival COney Steamboat
Bankers BaWI.

TIC Battle OF the Batter, began yes-
'erday between the Ironbost Navy and
The feet Of Aiming J. Smith. 1t vas q
fine fight. for the police refused 70
spoil the fun. But it was not deci-
sive
20 date has get been fyed for the
next engagement. Probably skirmish-
ing will 90 OF all week. with a recon
noitrc Saturday and another real set-to
SUNDAY. At least the Battery brigade
hopes SO. Thoy say yesterdays light
hea, a circGS
The casualties yesterday consisted
chiefly of lost voices and sore sides.
There were TO fatalities. several on
lockers said they could have died from
laughing. but they kept on laughing.
Who the qggre sor was is IN dispute
Frederich \. Bishop. admiral Of the
lronboats. says Smith began up -
l2qth -. by having sweet-voiced Ca
iolers induce pcoplc who wOulC DINER
Use have used the Ironboats to 20 10
Concy Island by the smith boats. Ad-
uiral Bishop admit he planned ester
day. strategy inst 10 level things up.
Anyhow. when ;he big crowds OF ey-
cur-ionists gathered. and Admiral
telling them OF tie low fares and
other advantages of tho steamboats,
Chryetcnah. Holm Sylvester and Rose
dale. OF the Gomez Island and Hocks-
way route. Admiral Bishop lc; loose
beside them eight good old-fashioned
muzzle-loaGcr. lusty-lunged thundercrs.
VINO yelled thai the only real cheap.
proper and enjoyable way TO Coney
vas to be found across at Pier /.
whore the ironboats start.
SMITH men did their best. BuI
how can two men shout against eight
smith Jumped lin and lent Il voice.
Finding ne could not drown tho
Iron boat Darkers. however. Admiral
Smith -igualled for police reinforce
mcnts and begged that the Ironboa'
bankers be made 70 bark only on theiI
own pier. But the police examined the
bankers papers and found they were
licensed 20 bark anywhere. SO the
0ghf Of voices went on. and several eX-
cursioni -'s missed their boats because
they stayed too long laughing At the
fun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

French. German. which his father
spoke: Russian. Polish. Armenian. ltal-
ian. Greek. Turkish and Spanish. His
accompli shmcnts also include reading
and writing five of these language.
II was three years ago when Alex
andcr made up his mind to get to the
United States. where. he was told. he
could work and obtain fine cduca-
tion. On his first attempt 20 get to the
under side Of the world he slowed
aboard Gg boat. hut was caught on
the first day out. and put I'M the stoke
hole until the ship reached Naples.
where he was run ashore.
Alexander tarricd in Italy until he
improved his Italian. and then he
crossed over 70 Greece and began 20
pick IN the fine periods Of a Demos
themes. lie made another try for
America. got as far as Narscillcs and
then was robbed and forced 20 put back
10 smyrna.
His real hopes began to blossom
when the American sailors went TO
Smyrna. They flied the boy with sub
stantial information about the great
country beyond the gates Of the Medi-
tcrraneAn, and Alexander. with money
to pay his passage. bought q fourth
clacs ticket and sailed for MarSeilles.
There he took train for Paris. pol
ishing up his French in the capital and
getting rid OF the provincial "burrs.'
with $32 and ten languages Alex
ander was ready for the sight Of his
life when he arrived at Ellis Island.
lie promptly applied for a job as fed
cral Interpreter tor the immigrants.
but he had been iu the country only
an hour. 20 his application was re-
;urned with regrets.
With more time to himself or more
money Alexander intends 20 take up
electrical engineering and some day 90
back 20 Smyrna. where his mother Is
married again. There he plans TO build
subways and elevated lines when the
travel warrants the outlay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
EAST SIDE ALEXANDER SEEKS
NEW TONGUES TO CONQUER
If Messenger Boy 524 Answers Your Call You Can
Tip Him in Any of Ten Languages and He'll
Observation-Disclosures Bank Job.

Ne, enger Boy l.524 is Alexander j.
Tocatli. who is not yet seventeen years
old. but speaks ten languages, includ-
ing English. This boy arrived in New
York last February with 1872, but he is
now leading the race for the job Of in
terpTetcr IN one OF the largest banks
on the East Side
When Alexander is not running
around upper Manhattan with messages
from the telegraph office at 155 West
l25th ST. he is studying in his little
room in the home OF Joshua Cohen. at
II East 18th 81. Like his amcsake,
Alexander is world beater.
According 20 language experts. the
messenger boy is as much OF a prodigy
az young Sidis, who. tutored by his
Gather. Harvard professor. has gained
universal fame as mathematician.
Alexander was forced to discover his
own destiny, as his father died when
he was Eve years old.
The boy was born in kertch. in the
Crimea. in 1897. When he was four
wears old the family moved 10 Con
stantinople and shortly after to
Smyrna. Il was not long before the
yOungster had added Turkish 20 his
list Of foreign tongues and with il r.
good knowledge Of the ancient Tartar
tongue.
lie acquired Spanish. French and
Italian. and from the professors,
preachers. tourists and sailors who WIS.,
tied Smyrna he gained working ac-
quaintancc with English long before
he dreamed of visiting the United
States or even London.
The boy was studious from babyhood.
it appcurs. lie made hi living as a
guide in smyrna. and il vas from his
fees as ciccrone to the officer and
jackics Of the battleship Tennessee.
which put in at Smyrna last year. that
he got enough money TO pay his way
to this country.
The messenger boy list Of Lam
guages IN capt .ity embraces English,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
PICK THE WRONG MAN
Pickpockets Try to Rob De
tective-Get Six Months.

While Detectives Cooke and Mchen.
ma were watching Antonio Paresl and
Charles Roth. in Hester st.. Yesterday
su.pc,ting them OF being pickpockeic.
NcKonna saw Paresi's eyes brlghtcl
a, they gazcd longingly at Cooke's
buleing tight hip pocket. A. Pare.i
deftly slipped his fingers under Cooke
Goa. Mckenna could hardly RESTRAIN"
a laugh.
Sofily Paresi closed his fingers. and
then. as he rclt the cold steel OF the
noliceman's revolver. he Strengthened
iito flash. turned and found him
self in NcKcnna's arms. CooLe
grabbed Roth. who was after a bulc-
iny rocket that contained real wallet
A. the Tombs court Magistrate Her
bert sent both men 10 the vorkhou-c
for -iv months. PareSi said he Wa
an innocent farmland from Milton. y.
!. but he was recognized 2, Antonio
Nickel who had served long terra
IN sing SIM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

ured as anything. guess he thought
il wa, funny. because nobody IN his
country would dare stare at him that
way.
Nothing Like a GOOD Wife.
ooh. I'm not afraid Of anybody.
When mans got good frau he can
be independent Of the "hoi" Worid.
The wife will pull him through # he
Gets into trouble There's nothing IN
the world can hurt man II he
lucky in his wife. They say good
stomach is the greatest help man
can have in this life, but | say good
wife is better than a good stomach;
because. if you've got a bad stomach.
she'll help you through with IT. MY
wife keeps watch over me to tins day.
If there's corned beef and cabbage for
dinner. she'll stay. Now. Pop. that
amt good Tor you. You just wait
minute and I'll cook you up something
else
"Yes. I've had two good wives;
was married in &c the first time. nat
was the summer OF the Centennial IN
Philadelphia. | vent down there FOR
vacation. but got homesick and came
home and got married right away.
when married my second "lie
she had four children o. her own
Counting them. I've brought up eleven
children. That was on 500 moh'h'
And vet people say I've got money pu'
away, How can a man nrlng up
eleven children and save any money g.
! educated them all. too; ana my girls
never wanted for ribbon or a pretty
dress % long as Pop had a dollar IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
MRS. ANGLE KEEPS CELL.
Will Not Testify When Inquest
Is Resumed To Day.

Stamford. Conn. July 49, Mrs.
Helen ". Angle will not testify when
Coroner PhHlen resumes his inquest
here tomorrow afternoon. Her physi-
cal condition will not permit The
state is guarding closely the informa-
ton obtained when the body Of Waldo
Il. Baliou wa scxhumcd Al Wuchendon,
Mas. II Dr. not expected that the in
formation viii be revealed tomorrow.
Patrick Rabbit viii testify as to the
noise be heard on the other side Of the
partition separating him from the
larding, where IL b. contonded Mr.. Bal
lou fell. Judge Finch says other i'm
portant testimony will be introduced
for Mrs. Angle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
Girl Trampled BY Horse.

cold Spring. July 10. Miss Caroline
Fowler. Of lilly Foster. Putnam Coun-
Is. was Knocked down. kicked. dragged
Unconscious and badly injured b. Il
frightened horse she was leading to
pasture to-day. when q dog jumped
in its face. Her colarbonc. shoulder
and two ribs were broken. She WAS
taken 90 the hospital and will prob
ably recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
CARPET AS LIFE NET
Stretched on Clothes Line. 1t
Saves Lad in 40-Foot Fall.

Haverstraw. y. y. July 70. A car
pc. stretched over two clothes lines did
the work OF life net and saved Wcs-
lev Brcck. aged four. Of lIaverstraw.
from being killed to-day when he fell
forty feet from window.
He slipped off "a fourth story window
sin while trying 90 catch bird. The
carpct intercepted him. and SO broke
the force Of his fall that ne struck the
ground with very slight force. He was
unconscious for time, but the doctors
could find nothing ailing him and he
was quickly revived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
flanagan, the Champion
bromide Catcher, Has
Smiled Every Time.
INTIMATE WITH ALL
THE BONANZA KINGS
Chserv Philosopher Calls Good
wife Better Even than a
Faultless Digestion.

H.. % TO Johnny Flanagan. lie
H.. heard more abolt the Weather
,bsn any man in the United states
49,, ,'a" - .oceivc, all bOmides with n
smile. .,or
..a. noonlc at the old Coleman
I,ouse began saying TO the new ele-
vator bov. well. JOhHn% no|s the
weather. 49,:
They have been at IT eyer S,"ce' a"
.vsrare Of fftv pso2!: day. for
ror,~'one wears. rake. Johnny the
'Gl'S ,Cmu hron,;de catcher OF the coun-
ona"'' Vo..or rct his he thrown man
49,, ~ HE Car 1r asking him n 1t
~ bot onough fer him. and never mas
10 nro,ordcd 70 be deal Then ladies',
nv hose Of uncertain age. asked
Lir, ;f Il wa, Going 10 RAIN.
Iobrr,,s ~frard is the trlendshi?
=, t',.o "Syorer,tionz lie knows every
bod, ~ tbe world. that is. OF course
oO"s hnd,, ,,o ha, been to New York;
the rest dat cunt any my VII
would war; 30 N"V" -, .. tho
Admiral pcwcy first "ent OUT 10 .ne
Oriental Hotel, two weeks ago 700 700
weak from his recent illness 10 'aih
70 9nv olc. he greeted Jonnny as ms
only frind. The little elevator man
could te trusted 10 talh about me
weathe' and ignore Mexico ana nc
"nlmrkng board until his hero should
raoi rorc robust. When the Admiral
cre,r stronger and began TO feel the
Iuro Of the tango. II vas to Johnny
that he made his first confession.
Dewey Not Too Old 10 Dance.
I'm not too old 10 dance. am |,
Johnny ," he asked. 49,,
sure. ye aren't" said JOHNNY loya'-
r.. "There's plenty on that moor
looks older than you. sir
Johnny has given similar advice TO
every man OF note since 1865. senator
Platt. Who snent his summers at inc
Oriental mover vent IN swimming
withou, consulting Johnny as 10 IN"
Of the water; and Johh
liackav. father o. Clarclce Macka%'
when he would come back from Can
,oruis with q pocket full Of nuggets,
would take Johnny into his conndenc
on tho subject Of the best place 10
bay some Eastern clothes.
Johnny was intimate with all the
BONANZA kings. in the DAYS When the
S,urtevant House. at Broadway and
2Sth st.. was the centre Of the gay
White Way. and they used to go fish
ing ar Fir:, az. and 10Th st.
yves. ! knew President Grant. lie
WIS very silent. 50 we're Richard
Croker and senator Plat. Most OF
Tic great mon arc that way. said
Johnny Yesterday. "Tkey are al deop
thirkors. and have lit.io TO say. cN-
cont i'm Congress. and then they make
10 for lost tine.
"Presideut Taft was very genial
though He always used to send ior
me 10 take him upstairs at the Wal
dorf. We called the littlc elevator on
the SD ST. side his private car One
evening. I remember, ne laughed at
the size OF il.
"'Well. my boy he said, this * q
pretty small car for me-
81 took Prince Henry Of Prussia nv
i'm that elevator. 800. iic was great
big. tall man. / remember how hc
laughed at ne because ! was such =
little savcd-oT. When ! turned
around and stared UP al him he burst
right out laughing. just as good nat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

plaincd how it was. SO they gave me
the money back.
"Yes. | think every young man ought
70 marry: but | don't know what a
poor boy can do these days the girls
a store girl from a lady any more.
Tbcv all drcss just as fine and pretty
as the ladies. They have to do It. o.
coursc: they couldn't get any positions
unless they looked neat II am
right. though. TO let the girls grow up
50 needless and eXtrayagant. &c..
NO. won't say anything sooG'
modern fashions. 1t isn't right Tor a
man to critcise the ladies' for what
thew wear. They gee enough OF tha'
from each other. anyway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
THREE DIE OVER
FENCE LINE RIGHT
Another Wounded When Mani
mons Meet FletCherS in
West Virginia.

Weston. ". Va. July 10. A long
fcud over . fence line eliminated in 4
Shooting ARRAY at Allingdale, Nicholas
County. to-day, i'm which three men
were killed and another was seriously
wounded. The dead arc John Msmmon,
Joseph Fletcher and Ernest Bailey. all
veil known farmers of Nicholas
County. Maston Mammon 10 IN hos
pitsl .,..
The Mammon and Fletcher families
had been at odds over fence between
their farms for several years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
DIVES TO SAVE GIRL
Man Leaps into Lake When
She Rocks the Boat.

stony Point. y. y. July 49, DIVING
into lake In stony Point to-day I'd
ward Iarkil.. OF Garnorvillc. saved Nj
Ny Ellen Mcclure from drowning
after a canoe. which she was rocking,
upset with her.
Larkin. Who was passing. -1w the
canoe 20 oyel. lie swan out nearly
20G fect aud got the young woman as
she was sinking. She was tllune the
canoe TO convince some friends OIL
shore who were afraid to get into D.
Of it, safety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
Members Have Little Hope
for Adjournment Be
fore Next Fall.
FEAR LONG DEBATE
ON TRUST MEASURES
Deadlock on Nominees for Fed
Sral Reserve Board May
Also Prolong Session.

,.. IL, "a Mon, bers al
"''''''s IN ~. ,..l;ar,lv s,ond,nc b.
,S3 N''U "iV 80 "a .bc ct,ort r. com
'' "din no" '''. dosn;te
rlc-c IT'S iegi >'"''F' prog H''''lV 49,
CO.,. "P", V","''.- - -. ,f loois-
'l'''s ,n"' '.'' - 49, o., homo
ai'Ne uutleN an" ""N'ou' ~ 49,,
20 their dletrlctS. nave res SneU 'I''n
elves 20 int con'i"''o" ,'H C,I
nttcl hone 'or "dJ"urn'3eh' pC'' 100, ,,',,,
"o'h Nou 0SS "'' N""; 80, s,, ,b..
Nouo'' ln ran 'nE wy" L,,, 60. o,r+,.
'a"t"''loH o. ouS 49,. 90. ,-ort
Wn'p, arc N'cHInb Oy'''t tl llr, ,oy.r
'','' ,:'...,., AVID ,h.,. hone TO
,.,..o5..o VIA. bT.;nC., remain. ~ rap
div us poss;bIo. Some Senator AND
Reprc-euta'i,c- aIc permitted 20 60
homo from time 80 time 20 LOOK after
-bo;v polit:c.l -coces. but IL is the ann
OF The Democratic leaders 10 keep
quorum present ~ all times rom no"
on.
Again this week the chief business o.
inc senate will be 70 press the anti
-ru.t bills. vith "a hope OF getting
-oaI starr is the general debate on 'he
interstate trade commission bail ana
.. ,onple,e the revision of the Clay
Ton hiti ana t'f N". Uu'M
moa -urc IN committees. the OiS|'on
bin probably sill De ready by tuesday
and senator Nc,vlauds. chairman OF tho
Interstate Commerce Committee. hopes
90 bs,o tho securities bill perfected
hcsoro tho ord o. the vck.
4, 1,est s;y weeks of discussion or
80, %, measure. Is contemplated
49,. - .l,boncb some Repubh-
I'D. .I,a. - III no much longer
@ ,sssod There stiIl
$3.50. 800. .rc nronsbility that the three
INA. In nv, co,.oiidatod into one. #
.t,, locielat;ve task NAV
'' uO'i,
no 'V 'o VIVA
Reserve Board peao'o'"'
ono ching that promises 10 delay the
ERNST programme is the difficulties
,,.b.cb have arisen over the nominations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

ured as anything. | guess he thought
it was funny. because nobody IN his
country would dare stare at him that
The Washington times., 1914-09-19

sa.5o To Philadelphia, Sa.aS Chester
and $500 Wilmington and return. 7 :05
n. m. Sunday. Sept. 20, from Washing
ton Baltimore and Ohio. Returning same
day.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1914-09-19
Committee of Mercy May
Have a Branch Here

The aid OF Washington philanthro-
pists Is being sought for the establish
ment In this city of a branch Of the
Committee OF Mercy. a central relief
body. organized In New York, to dupIi-
cate for dependent persons the work of
relief conducted by the Red Cross on
behalf of the fighting forces. The plan,
which is said to have the Endorsement
OF President Wilson. contemplates the
formation Of a national and inter
national organization for the relief of
women and children. and the non-com-
batants throughout the area Of war.
The indorsers of the organization in
clude Mayor Mitchell. Miss Katharine B.
Davis Commissioner OF Correction;
Mrs. ] Borden Hartman, August Bel
mont, Miss Ida Tarbell. Vincent Astor,
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. Mrs. Mel
vile Stone, Mrs. Gertrude Atherton,
Norman Hapgood, Frank Crowinshield,
Prof. William NJ. Sloane, Mrs: William
u Sloane. Louis ID. Brandeis, and
Charles w. Eliot.
The Washington times., 1914-09-19
NORMAL SCHOOL TO (
Be OPENED MONDAY
soaro OF Education Meets to !
Hear Reports on School
Opening.

Plans for enlarging the educationsi
equipment Of the city were reuorted -
the Board OF Education yesterday aSter.'
noon The colored normal school win
De opened on Monday. letter from
the District Commissioners disaporovad
the boards recommendation thar the
school be named the George r II
Cook Normal School rs three schoo,
buildings in the city already bear the
name of Cook
buildings for the VI Street High School
Bids for the construction of the new
western High School building will be
asked for in few days and the cor
tract will be awarded within sixty DAYS.
The preparation OF plans for the new
sixteen-room building in Park View
Is being hurried under an appropriation
OF siS2.ocO. To the committee on schools
ana sites was referred a letter from
tne commissioners asking for sugges-
tions rs TO the territory in which IN.
located
President Henry p. Blair announced
the appointment OF the committees for
the ensuing year. He said these COM
last year.
A donation OF 900 volumes from tn.
library OF the late George F. T. Cook
for the use of the Eleventh. Twelfth,
and Fifteenth divisions was announced
hr pcohS Will uc HOuSeu III TIE HDTdry
of Normal School. No. .
A letter from Mrs. W. n. Howarf.y K
onering her services as lecturer on
temperance, was referred to the COM
mittee on libraries and lectures.
Examinations OF candidates for the
five school nurses authorized in the last
appropriation bill were announced. The
appointments will be made by Health
Officer Woodward. Four of these
nurses are for service IN the white
schools and one IN the colored.
The report Of Superintendent Ernest
L. Thurston to appointments, trans
fers. promotions. and changes was ap-
proved
Following the adjournment of the ses-
sion. the committee on elementary and
night schools. Of which Susie Root
Rhodes Is chairman met
The committee on ways and means
will meet Monday to consult with
Thurston on the ycariy
estimates. An open session will be he'll
later in the week.
The Washington times., 1914-09-19
Opened Up Opportunities.

These Germans came here before the
eighties. most OF them, because their
country's resources would not permit
them to prosper there. Along came En-
peror william. The least of what he did
was the military preparations of the
empire. His government taught farmers
how to increase the products of tho
farms. It opened opportunities in man
ufacturing. Before Emperor William S
time when fathers and mothers saw
many of their children go away to
other lands it was like a funeral They
knew they would not see these children
again. Along comes Emperor William
and makes it possible for these young
folk to stay at home. Don't you suppose
the hearts of those fathers and mothers
were made glad? And don't you sup
pose these stalwart young men and
women revere him for what he has done
for them?"
The idea that the Emperor and his
The Washington times., 1914-09-19
THE RAT FAMILY.

When the bubonic plague broke OF
in New Orleans, the Public Health Ser
vice of the Federal Government
promptly got busy. 1t took charge OF
making first a survey of the whole sit
uation, which was followed by the cem-
paign to rat-proof the town, and at
the same time prevent infected rats
getting to other places and carrying
the plague with them.
To begin at the beginning: Rats:
They are divided. like all Gaul. into
three parts; science labels them as
mus rattus." the English black rat;
mus Alexandria," who gets his name
from the fact that he seems to be a
native of Egypt, and mus Norve-
gicns." the Norwegian rat. When You
see a big. fat. sleek. ferocious-lookinS
Norvegiens. He is the nomad Of the
rat world; globe-trotter. and also n
dominating, tyrannical rodent that soon
cleans out all others of his tribe and
rules alone in his community.
Nothing good can be said OF any rat.
That's fiat, final. unqualified. aud IN
dorsed by science. There used to be
notion that he was valuable as a
scavenger. He isn't. He is 100 per cent
bad; and the worst of him is mus Nor
veEfenS, because NorVeElenS is thH one
that carries the flea whose bite causes
bubonic plague.
Is Highly Prolific.
And he carries il literally every
where. Let a ship tie up to a wharf
in Singapore. and mus NorveSiens will
climb aboard. as likely as not infected
with the fieas. The ship sails away to
the other end OF the world. mus Nor
vegiens being a passenger. By the
tine il arrives there will be a vast
in the number of Nor
vegiens. for he is highly prolific. The
ship comes at last to Liverpool, for
instance. and Norvegiens goes ashore.
tieas and all.
Just because there are so many
ships coming ard going at Liverpool.
from and to the Orient. that
British port has in recent years sell
dom been without some cases of bu-
bonic plague. Liverpool. as every
nody's nose remembers who has been
there and smelled it, is no: the most
fragrant town on earth. 1t is full OF
things that sanitary science despises
and that mus Norvegiens adores. So
mus and plague thrive there.
The public health survey of New
Orleans resulted in the conclusion
that the plague had come there from
the East by way of Liverpool. Mus
is numerous in the Gull
city. and the service sharps set out
TO catch him and see il he had the