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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
Wood Moves for Better Service.

Robert C. Wood, the new Public Ser
vice Commissioner. had a conference yes
terday with Frank Hedley. general man
ager Of the Interborough lines, and Dis
trict Attorney Martin OF Bronx county as
to immediate increase OF station facilities
at l49th street and Third avenue where
the elevated road crosses the subway. Mr..
Wood said later that the easterly plat
form Of the elevated station would be
wldened at once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02

II. Won Schuckman, who celebrated yes
terdav his twenty-fifth anniversary with
the Hamburg American Line and IL now
manager of the westbound freight de-
partment. received from the company a
gold medal. an engraved testimonial and
a substantial check, and from the office
employees a chest OF silver.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
President to Attend Cia.. Day.

WASHINGTON, June President VIII
son has decided to attend his class day
exercises with ether members OF the class
Of 10 at Princeton University June II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
BANKERS TOPROTEST
ON WILLIAMS ORDER
Will Try to Get Modification of
Ruling at Washington
Meeting Tonight.
MAKES MUCH EXTRA WORK
Comptroller Asks for Smallest
Details of Business
Done in June.

WASHINGTON. June IA convsp,,o, a,
representative Of bank. md c,oa.,n.
house. N, t.aa,,. ,,,,. A.. g., 60
90. ,,,s,,. ~ ~, y. ."e Hss. oo"'"
e'u "'u''o west WIN De heiu In washing
ton tomorrow night to consider an order
made by John Shelton Williams. Conn
troller OF the Treasury Thu irv,,a,,or
,yas t.... -. a. n.
-, " ''e 'a'''''ore Ciear'ng
iiouSe'
For several days bankers all over the
country have been complaining Of the new
order. which reou,r.. r.,or,. -. 80.
from ,.,,o,., -.
'' Da"As vi variety Oh ue-
tails OF their daily business never before
called for by any Comptroller. Bankers
say that these daily renorts which m ra rs-
ou,rea IN ho r,aAn a,,r,,u t.. III, a..
-. ., 's 'N"e' VIZ '
po'e Hemeh"ous amount OF iaoor ana
require additionsi help at considerable ex-
pense.
II Ia assumed ,ha, On. Justification, for
da,,,.,a,,, 49,. . a., 49,. -.
~ ''''e 'opo''s 10 '"o oe'e' 'ha'
they Will De useful In connection with the
organization OF new Federal reserve
boards
Two Daily abatement. usoutr.a-
Bankers were notified ,as, w.st thu,
they would no exnacted 10 r.,urn aati,,
-, 'e'''h ua''
~ en's, sworn 10 IN each case.
e.'' W .ne presIoen' OF cashier OF the
Jam .eporths, showing the uaIiy ousi-
ness oi ,he pank. Ihese reports are called
''i W srea' oetaiI
avn osnh reauireo 10 make re-
urn oy states Oh the amount OF specie,
re'.onai paIN notes ana united states
treasury notes received from outside cor
iespohuehts. IN ABOLITION they must re-
turn reports OF such receipts from Canada
ana Mexico separately and then under an
o'net neadlng Tor all foreign customs.
Detaiied reports by states are required
TO De made OF the amount of the checks
ana drafts on local banks and drawees.
showing ne number Of items and the
amount OF each check. and like reports on
checks and drafts received from outside
cities ana towns. Another detailed report
Is required on foreign exchange outside
OF the United States. detailed report on
checks and drafts drawn each day by the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
Hundreds OF Checks Every Day.

II was learned at the income tax bureau
.hat during the last ten days payments.
mainly by check, have been coming In at
the rate of between six and seven hundred
a day. Th,y range from 80 cents up, but
most OF the early payments have been
small. as naturally those having to make
payments running up into the thousands
will wait until the end OF the month.
Despite the great number OF tax re-
turns received at the lower Manhattan
bureau, which has been handling more
and larger tax returns than any other
in the country. the bureau Is said to
have kept abreast Of the work. This
dist let. Il is said. has run far ahead OF
the expectations OF the Government Be
cause of the clauses in the law allowing
persons to make returns In the district
of their principal place OF business, this
district Is the blue ribbon one In the In
come tax list. Ii stands out all the more
since those familiar with the returns
throughout the country believe that the
final figures elsewhere have fallen very
far below the estimates and expectations
of the Treasury Department.
So valuable are the returns from large
corporations and men of great wealth
now in the hands Of Collector Anderson's
bureau that u special steel vault has been
built to house them. There the papers,
which tell just what income tax some or
the most wealthy men in the world must
pay, will be filed away as secure from
inspection by the unauthorz d and from
fire as steel walls can make them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
Troubles Cash Payments Mean.

When Mr. Anderson was told yesterday
that one man at least had sent IA mes
senger with tho cash to pay the Income
TAX and had been surprised TO have the
messenger return with the money and the
explanation that receipt had been re-
fused. the collector told OF some OF the
troubles that cash payments mean. lie
said that II was not practicable to hire
extra clerks tor the income tax bureau to
serve until June 20, when all payments
must be In ana the Job VIA be over.
with the clerks on hand. he SAID, IL
would be impossible to handle the pay
inents ii all were made in cash. lie ex-
planned that deputy collector has to
sign every receipt and that AS the re-
ceipts are issued in SERIAL numbers to
give ole on demand meant interfering
with the orderly routine of office business.
There have been very few cash pay
ments made or offered up to date" ne
said. but now my attention IL called
to the matter l can readily see that
while I know that "A cash payment ~
safe without immediate receipt the man
mating II may not have AS much con-
iidence as l nave IN the GoveruInenss
business system. and l will give tins or
der ut once that Immediate receipts for
cash payments are to be given. I want
the public to feel that the Government is
doing everything possible to- facilitate
this business"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
Cash Is WORRY TO
INCOME TAX TAKER
Collector Is Ono Man in Town
Who Prefers Checks to
Real Money.
BUT HE'LL TAKE BOTH
Decides to Give Immediate Re-
ceipt to All Who Pay
in Currency.

II you want to earn the gratitude Of the
collectors OF internal revenue. who are
handling the income tax payments that
are already beginning to como In In con-
siderable numbers. make your contribu-
ton in the form Of certified check. Cash
payments necessitate the giving OF an
immediate receipt, and II large number
OF income tax pass sent or brought IN
cash the result would be. THE SUN il in
formed, the swamplng OF the collector q
Office with unlocked for business.
But II you insist upon sending cash to-
day you will get a receipt Tor tat least
you will II you reside or have your ''prin-
cipal place OF business' in the lower New
York district There Collector OF inter-
nal Revenue Charles w. Anderson. after
learning from THE Sun that complaint
had been made that those who paid IN
cash could get no receipt, Issued AN order
that receipts should be given at once.
This will DO done. MIR. Anderson said,
unless the number OF cash payments
should make the giving of immediate re-
ceips "a physical impossibility."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
DEATH COMES TO
HEROIC CLERGYMAN

Rev William c. AIcCracken. a retired
clergyman Of the Episcopal church, died
Saturday morning at his home. PIG
Martinez place, Orchard Park. Rev.
Mr.. McCracken was about Go years old
and had been in the priesthood for 80
years
During his early ministry, Rev. Mr..
McCracken was in Granada, Miss. at
the time the city was stricken with an
outbreak of yellow fever in 1873 Ev-
cry man in the city, excepting three
died Of the fever. and upon these three,
Of which the clergyman was one, fell
the burden of burying the dead and
nursing the sick When one Of these
three was stricken with the dread
disease and died. the other man fled
panic stricken, leaving Mr.. AcCracken
to continue alone
For his heroism during this crisis
the city of Granada, aided by members
of the Episcopal church in other parts
of the country, presented him a home
in FL Paso, when he retired from active
work
his widow and seven children, VIII Mo
Cracker. J. NJ McCracken, Miss Lillian
McCracken and Mrs Robert Page. Of Ell
Paso: Mrs T. B TOwne and Miss Eliz-
abeth McCracken, Of Boston. and Miss
Nettie McCracken, Of Vermont
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
Ell PASO TO SEEK
MOOSE SANITARIUM

when the grand CONVENTION Of the
Loyal order Of Moose occurs at 9lilwau-
kee, Wis. July 20. a DELEGATE from the
local lodge will be on hand TO boost Fl
Paso as the place for the esta blishmenr
Of the proposed 100000 Moose sani-
tarium. While there viii be no def
mite action taken on proposed location
for the sanitarium, it viii come up for
discussion during the Moose cOnveu-
ton. The matter Of deciding on the
location viii probably be left 20 a COM
mittee. to be appointed Dr. Felix p
Miller is the delegate selected to attend
the alternate
The Moose order has 1870 loyal
lodges and 60 junior lodges established
throughout the country. The members
Of the loyal lodges are all over Il years
Of age. Those in the Junior lodges are
under that age. When the juniors at
tain their majority they are then ad-
mitted to the lOyal lodges.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
COAST ROTARIANS
VISITING Ell PASO

Another change in the schedule Of
the Pacific Coast Rotary club deleEa-
tiOn, which is on its way to Houston TO
attend the international gathering of
Rotary clubs. permitted the holding. in
part of the program originally ar
ranged The delegation arrived In Ell
Paso at i o'clock Saturday afternoon
and viii remain until 5 p m.
Local Rotary clu bmembers met the
delegation, which is IS strong. and took
them in automobiles TO san Jacinto
plaza. where the Portland delegation
presented mayor c.. F. Kelly with an
Oregon rose. which was planted with
appropriate ceremonies Following this
the ROtarians were taken about the
city and TO Juarez in automobiles. They
viii end the trip at the union station in
time TO catch the o'clock eastbOund
train
Dr. F. V Fischer. head Of the lecture
bureau OF the Panama exposition, viii
remain over as the guest Of the FL Paso
Rotary club. He viii be rendered a
banquet al g o'clock at the Hotel Shell
don and, ut o'clock. viii deliver a lee
ture on the exposition. illustrated with
moving pictures, at the chamber Of
commerce
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
CONTROL OF SEX
IS BEING ACHIEVED

Atlantic City, y J. June 2O--Great
control Of sex. according to DIT. Oscar
Riddle fin charge of the evolution sta
ton OF the Carnegie institute. In an
address Friday to the American Acad-
envy OF Science he said the control Of
sex has passed the experimental stage
The station is propaEating sexes at
will with pigeons and doves" Dr. Rid
die said The sex Of frogs and toads
is settled by manipulation and that of
cattle, To some extent. can be regulated
through fixing the mating period"
As 10 humans. he asserted. the extent
Of sex control would depend upon the
success now being obtained by scien-
tffic experiments with mammals He
would not be surprised. he said. II
eventual success was achieved
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
AUTO FIRE TRUCK
THROWS STREAM
$50 FEET HIGH
Triple Combination Appa-
ratus Proves Efficiency
on r. Story Building.

Probably the most rigid test to
which an auto fire truck ever was
subjected was that Of Friday after
noon, when the new triple cOmblna-
tiOn American-La France fire appara-
tus, recently purchased by the city Of
FL PasO. was demonstrated on the Il
story Mills building, the highest Once
structure in the city The truck proved
equal to the test, however, throwing
a single stream of water a helSnL
Of 100 feet 10 the top OF the nulldlns,
and at one time even higher, the spray
mounting half up the 30 foot nag pole
which tops the skyscraper.
Test Attracts Attention
The test, which was given Tor the
beenfit Of state fire marshal y W,
InGlish of Austin. who came mere
especially to see the apparatus IN &C
ton. was under the direction OF IRE
chief w W. Armstrong and the central
department company Mayor G. l.
Kelly and state fire marshal InSlish'
during the test, stood on the cornlce
OF the Mills building and were
drenched by the water thrown on top
Of the building
At the time the stream was pouring
water on the roof, the engine was
pumping 1884 gallons Of water min
ute The contract with the Amerlcn-
La France company. when the truck
was purchased, was that 1t shoIld
pump 200 gallons per minute In the
test yesterday the engine ran con-
tinuously for 30 minutes, without
Large Crowd OF Spectators.
The test which took place in Pho
neer plaza from TO 4-3O o'clock. was
made in stiff wind. which makes the
height attained BY the stream all the
more remarkable. The spray from the
stream at times blew as far down FL
paso street as Texas street, drenching
autoists and pedestrians
State fire marshal InElish was high
~ pleased with the demonstration and
a discussion Of It viii be contained
in his annual report It is possible
that il may have the effect Of further
reducing El Paso-s fire insurance key
rate. which now is 10 cents, the lowest
in the state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
OVERLAND STREET
STORES TO CLOSE
Strike Is Avoided-CIerIss' Union Is
GrouinE-EiE Mass Meeting OF
Clerks Union to BE Held.

Clerks Union to BE Held.
There will be no strike Of Mexican
clerks in the Overland street business
section. This was assured saturday
morning. when a committee from the
Mexican Retail Clerks union called
proposed early. closing and received
assurances in nearly every case IhaI
the requests would be complied with
That the request for o'clock clos
ing on week nights and $3.50 p m on
saturday nights should be made, was
decided Friday night at joint meet
ing of the American and Mexican
clerks unions. All OF the American
merchants have already agreed to the
closing and. with the work done sax
urday. practically the whole OF III
pas0's retail district will now observe
the early closing The committee that
called upon the Overland street mer-
chants was. W. w an ZtnI- 5eile- ~
organizer for the Retail Clerks In
ternational Protective association. NJ
Corder0. president of the local Mexican
clerks union. O.. Muuoz. its secretary,
and A Gonzales and " A Nela-
Hig stores Cooperate
The International clerks union
which includes practically all the
American clerks in the city has had
no trouble whatsoever regarding early
closing, nearly all Of the merchants,
I'm fact having given their active sup
port TO the union. In the case Of one
store. the White House, the initiation
Zee OF all Of its clerks who Joined the
union was paid by the store
At the meeting Friday night 16 new
members Joined.
Arrangements are being made for a
monster mass meeting Of all Of the
clerks Of the city TO be held at S
o'clock next Wednesday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
TELLS JUDGE LAW
NOT COMPLIED WITH

Austin, Tex, June 20.-DistriCt
Judges over the state were today ad-
vised by assistant attorney general C.
r. Lane Of their failure to comply
with the provisions Of the indetermi-
nate sentence law Of the last legisla-
ture.
Lane points out that the law pro-
vides that in passing sentence in all
cases where the party convicted is
over II years Of age and where the
jury fix term in the penitentiary the
sentence shall be for an indeterminate
time, fixing the minimum punishment
provided by law for the crime, for
which accused is convicted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
NEW OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED BY
MASONIC LODGE
W. W. Click Chosen as Wor-
shipful Master; Instala-
ton to Be on June "a.

Wednesday evening at a stated com
municati0n, Ell Paso lodge No $50, A
+. & A n, elected the following officers
TO serve during the ensuing Masonic
year: ". W. Click. wOrshipful master;
J. Temple Rice, senior warden; Horace
.. Hayes, junior warden; F. W kayser,
treasurer; George 7. Morgan. secretary
John Hughes. tyler
The offices of senior and Junior
deacon and chaplain are appOintive and
viii be filled by the worshipful master
and senior warden before the instala-
ton ceremonies which are to be held
on St. Johns day, June q, at the
Masonic temple at which time ban
Quet viii be served
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
ELKS WILL HAVE
MOTHERS AS GUESTS

Plans for the entertainment Of the
mothers of Elks next Thursday night
are all but completed. Mothers are
urged to attend, because they viii be
the guests of honor and the entertain
ment IS being planned for them The
singing of old fashioned songs. those
that mother used TO sing" viii be made
the feature Of the reception. Refresh
ments will be served. Dancing VIII con-
cIude the entertainmanr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
ARKANSAS BANK FAILS
TO OPEN EnR

all night conference Of the directors Of
the State National bank Of this city.
that institution did not open for bust
ness today. The bank is capitalized at
100000. It carried deposits OF S1,7IO,-
S73.6S
President W II. Garanflo said the
action Of the directors was taken be-
cause Of a steady withdrawal Of de-
posts"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
WOODMEN OF WORLD
WANT BRASS BAND

= C. Eddy was initiated as a member
Of the Woodmen of the World at the
meeting Of the members last Tuesday
night L H. Smith. OF Waco. Tex, was
a transfer accepted. Several applica-
lions for membership were received
The Woodmen are still agitating the
proposition Of having a brass band 1t
is probable thai meeting for the pur-
pose Of definitely settling the matter
win be called within the next two
weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
MAN SUFFERS PRoKEN LEG
WHEN HnnEE nErNG a

c. J. Frank, a poultryman, had his
right leg broken just above the knee
in a runaway accident about 1850
o'clock Saturday morning. a horse at
tached to a buggy in which Frank
was riding, became unmanageable and
ran away. It ran into a freight car
On Franklin street, the impact throw
ing Frank out and fracturins his leg
The injured man was removed TO Hotel
Dieu.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
SATURDAY HALF
HOLIDAY URGED
BY The WOMEN
Charity Association and the
Woman's Club on Record
For Week-End Closing.

Saturday afternoon closing IS favored
by the Womau's club and the Nomans
Charity association
At a directors meeting Of the Won
ans club this week it was moved that
an of the women belonging to the
TVornan-s club should pledge them
selves TO refrain from shopping Satur-
dav afternoon and evening during the
summer"
little forthouEht; not in the least com
ruensurate with the amount OF good
to be accomplished says a statement
Issued by the club. is IS hoped TINS
conscientious effort on the part Of II
Paso's women will result in the univer-
san choice Of saturday as a closing
daZ- nv an stores in the city, thus max
fns- il possible for the shop women
ana men to plan weekend recreation
and rest through the summer ,,--,-
'eThia resolution Of the Woman's
cl1b hut goes to prove further womans
attitude OF helpfulness toward women
and toward ala movements for public
Charity Association stand
The Charity association has issued
the following relative to the matter:
THE Woman's Charity association,
realizing that its organization STANDS
as much for prevention as for RELIEF OF
suffering humanity. feels that II
should not. at this time refrain from
endorsing the movement Tor the CLOS
ing of dry goods stores on Saturday
afternoon and evening in order that
the employees may have the time for
rest and recuperation during the
heated season.
at a called meeting Of the board
Of directors il was decided TO make
an appeal to the women Of the city,
through the daily papers TO refrain
from shopping at this time Of the
week: also TO use the personal lnllu-
enca Of its members to bring about
she desired results
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
LOCAL SHRINERS
PREPARE FOR 1915
SEATTLE COUNCIL
Propose to Entertain Visit
ors From East on Way
to and From Northwest.

It is predicted that the passenger
JraIIlc through FL PasO, beginning in
July, 1915, viii be unprecedented in
me history Of the city Local Shriners
IN the role OF boosters for FL Paso are
even now preparing to see that FL PasO
proulS by it. Plans are being fOrmu-
-aled by the Shriners whereby stopOver
privileges viii include FL Paso, and
programs of entertainment for the
visitors are being drawn UP.
me local Shriners in the main are
aIter the Shriner brothers from Jack
sonNllIe' Fla, Nicksburg, Miss, Chat
IahooSa' Tenn, Birmingham, Ala,
shreveport La, New Orleans, La, Dali
las, Fort Worth. Austin, and other
cities A large number Of these foreign
Shfihers VIII come through El Paso in
thelr own private trains All viii be
en- route to the Seattle imperial council
The Jacksonville temple viii have a
special tram, one car Of which viii
contain small alligators which will be
taken on the trip to Seattle The alli-
gators are mascOts Of the Jacksonville
temple Shriners from some of the
! Texas cities are expected to make the
trip through here in automobiles.
Local Shriners believe that in get
ting the visitors to stop over in FL
Paso viii result in one Of the best
advertising schemes possible. Seeing
is believing" is the motto of the local
Shriners and to this end they are
formulating plans to get every visitor
to remain in FL PasO a short time at
least
VIII Attend Reunion.
A H. Anderson. representing the
Scottish Rite bodies Of Free Masonry,
will leave Saturday night for Santa Fe,
n NJ. where he goes to attend the
summer reunion Of Masons William
Watkins, of Tucumcari. n. NJ, will also
attend the reunion as a representative
Of his home lodge
Local Membership Large.
When the Scottish Rite annual report
is sent to the supreme council at Wash
ington it viii show that the local bodies
have a membership Of 74S- Of that
number $50 are residents Of FL Paso.
Included in the list are six 32d degree
Masons and eight knights commander
of the court of honor. The report is
being prepared by secretary W H.
Mccullough and Will be sent 10 wash
ington during the first week in July.
The report shows that the net increase
of membership is 20.
Lodge Meetings Suspended.
There viii be no further meetings OF
the Scottish Rite bodies. except the
lodge of Perfection, until the third
Monday in September. when the regular
meetings Will again be held.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20
E PA50 LODGE
GONFERS DEGREES
ON LARGE CLASS
Twenty-Five Candidates At
tend Semi-Annual Odd
Fellows Convention.

Three degrees Of PatriarchaI Ood
Fellowship were conferred this after
noon on a class of 25 candidates at the
semi-annuaI convention Of Mount
Franklin Encampment 20. 106, L O. o
+. The comforting Of the degrees tooh
place at the encampments temporary
hall on san Francisco street
The following are the degree oHlceIs-
Past chief patriarch, F. L Slaughter
j. R. AIontfort; chief patriarch, v A
Lane. T. p Hamilton. r r. Hail. senior
warden, II A BOrcherding; junior war
den. H. c. FOrney, c c. Hill Edward
Schrader; guide. George E. Wauchope'
F c. Hecox- high priest, G. c. Richeson,
T. C. HecOx; sentinelsY h 7. PonsIoro'
II. P. Hansen
Following the encampment degree
work. the Canton branch conferred the
military degree, the officers Of this
branch being A A Reynolds, CAPTAINS
Edward Schrader, lieutenant; G. h
Campbell. ensign, and J R Montfort'
2. c.. drillmaster-
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There viii be no further meetings OF
the Scottish Rite bodies. except the
lodge of Perfection. until the third
Monday in September. when the regular
meetings will again be held.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-20

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