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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
TAXI KILLS WOMAN
Chauffeur Failed to See Vic
tim Because of Rain.

Hampstead. Long Island, Dec. IA
taxicab speeding along Main ST., about
1880 o'clock tonight, struck a woman
who suddenly doomed up in the rain
and knocked her several feet. The
chauffeur. Thomas Tewit, stopped and
then rushed TO Nassau Hospital, in
Mineola, with the body. Examination
showed that the woman had been killed
almost instantly.
levitt told the authorities that he
was blinded By the rain and wind which
was blowing in his face when the acct
dent occurred. The first thing he knew
was at Fulton St, in Hemptsead VIII
lage, when a woman, struggling behind
sn umbrella across the street, appeared
suddenly in his path. Before he had
time TO shut of the power the machine
had struck her.
There was nothing by which the vic
tim could be identified. Her clothing
was Of the best quality and in her
handbag she had about 500. She was
apparently forty years old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
TO ADVISE ROCKEFELLER
I. L. Lee, of Penn. R. R., Sue
ceeds j. D. Greene.

Ivy L. Lee, who for two years has
been executive assistant 10 the presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has
succeeded Jerome d. Greene as one Of
John d. Rockefeller's personal advisers.
Mr.. Greene. after year Of dividing his
time between his duties as a member
of Mr.. Rockefeller's personal advisory
board and as secretary of the Rookie
teller Foundation, will devote his entire
time TO the Foundations work.
Mr.. Lee will act with John d. Rookie
Teller. jr.. and Starr J. Murphy on the
advisory board, the members of which
assist and relieve John d. Rockefeller
by acting as his personal representa-
tives in the conduct Of his philanthro-
pies and at meetings Of the various
corporations in which he is interested.
The new appointee is a Princeton
graduate. and after spending some time
in newspaper work, was for three years
general manager in Europe for Harris.
Winthrop Co. bankers. The appoint
ment became effective yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
CORONER'S WIFE
HAS HIS SUBPOENA
Accepts Service as Hellenstein
Could Not Be Found-Crimi-
nal Phase in Probe.

In his inquiry into the methods of
the coroners, which proceeded yester-
day behind closed doors, Leonard NJ.
Wallstein, Commissioner Of Accounts,
il is said. is Withholding certain cases
that have been brought to his stten-
ton. Regarding some of them, il is
probable that the principals will not
be examined. To examine them would
give them immunity from criminal
prosecution, it is said.
The cases that have not been touched
upon in the public hearings, it is al
legged, contain some of the most fla
grant and suspicious instances of der
ELECTION of duty. Commissioner Wall
stein is undecided as 20 whether the
circumstances are so suspicious as 20
justify him in turning the evidence in
his possession over to the District At
torney or to use the evidence for max
ing charges at Albany against indi-
viduals.
He is satisfied that such examples as
the public hearings daily bring forth
are sufficient to brand the system as
useless, though there is a possibility
that some OF the reserve ammunition
may be expended as q climax.
coroner HeIIehSIelu WAS not 10 Ue
found yesterday, and there was a per-
sistent rumor that he was considering
handing in his resignation if the Com
missioner of Accounts was not plscated
by that Of his clerk. The Coroner could
not be found at his Office. His wife
said ne was not at home. She was sure
he had not heard of the resignation
rumor. and that any answer TO it must
come from his attorneys. Frank Moss,
his counsel, said he knew nothing
about il.
Even subpoena servers were unable
70 find the Coroner, and service to APP
pear at the hearing this morning was
accepted by Mrs. Hellenstein. Other
witnesses to-day will be Ernest C.
Wagner and Frank S. Senior, the
RrooklYn coroners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
WEEDS HIS WAY OUT OF JAIL
Alimony Club Hears Bells Ring
for Funt.

Wedding bells interrupted the ALI
mony Club at pinochle yesterday.
Samuel Funt, member, because ne re-
fused 20 marry Sadie Bernstein, had
changed his mind when he saw that
the $4,000 judgment she obtained
against him meant a long stay.
City Clerk Seully sent a deputy TO
issue the license in Ludlow st. jail.
Alderman Riordan performed the cere-
mony and Warden Rock acted as best
man and then Mrs. Funt, the former
Miss Bernstein, took the clothing man
ufacturer away. smiling and happy.
Members Of the club fell to discuss
inc the Inequalities of fate which sent
some TO jail because they were married
90 released Funt for the same reason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
DIR. FLOWER GETS
2 YEARS IN PRISON
Swindler Too Weak to Stand
While Facing Court-Schemes
Melted Millions.

DR.. Richard c. Flower, seventy-one
wears old, whose swindling operations
In two continents have netted him sew
eral million dollars, was sentenced yes
terday by Justice Davis, in the Grim
inal Branch OF the Supreme Court, to
serve two years in Sing Sing. The
sentence comes as closing chapter 10
a chase lasting eleven years. in which
detectives have trailed him practically
all over the United States. at last ar
resting him a month ago in Toronto.
DR.. Flower was too weak yesterday
10 stand while sentence was imposed.
He leaned on the arm OF an attendant
when he entered the court, and sat at
the rail with his head bowed. He was
III when arrested, due, it is alleged,
20 the habit of taking morphine, and
hi. confinement in the Tombs has re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
Men to Aid Women's Fight.

Herbert Parsons, Gilbert Z. Roe.
Amos +. R. Pinchot, Bertram Cruger
and Irving +. Burdick have joined in
calling a meeting TO organize a Mems
Campaign Committee for woman suf-
frage in New York State. The object
is to promote the passage of consti-
tutional amendment in 1915. The sec
rotary of the movement is Irving +.
Burdick, 100 William st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
WHITMAN TO FACE
SUFFRAGE WHIPSAW
Will Receive Both Votes Ad-
yocates and "Antis" Within
Hour To-day.

Mrs. Charles s. Whitman, though a
devoted sufFragist, will not bring her
influence 10 bear upon the Governor
elect in favor of votes for women.
What? Oh, we'll, not in public. The
words of a wife TO her husband in the
privacy of home are not for any re-
porter 10 know or record. But Mrs.
Whitman will not be a party TO any
public attempt to influence her hus-
bands mind in the matter Of suffrage
and his first message TO the Leglslat-
ure. She declined yesterday TO be one
of the delegation from the women S
Political Union that will call upon Mr..
Whitman to-day at 1880, at his once
at 81 Madison av. Mrs. Harriet Stan
ton Blatch, who organized the delega-
tion and will head it, thought IL would
be very nice 10 have Mrs. whitman
with them. But Mrs. Whitman thought
otherwise.
The delegation will consist Of more
than forty members. Among them are
Mrs. Frederick Hazard, OF syracuse;
Miss Caroline Lexow, Mrs. Robert
GoeIet Miss Resale Jones, Mrs. Sum
nor Gerard. Mrs. Amos Pinchot, Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., Mrs. Ilhany
over. Miss Rose Sehneiderman ana
Mrs. Jaw Gould. The speakers VIII De
- Blatch, Mrs. Charles Beard. who
will pregent the working woman's ar
gument; Mrs. John Rogers, jr., who WI
speak from the mothers viewpoint, ana
Mrs. Henry Wise Miller, who will argue
whv New York needs the votes oil
women. -
After the Govemor-elect has heard
the sufFragists' plea that he recommend
the Legislature TO pass the woman SUI
frage bill and himself take q dehnite
stand upon the question ne Will receive
a delegation Of anti-sutragists' VINO
will tell him why he should not 40
these things. This delegation VIII De
beaded by Miss Alice Chittenden, and
will see Mr.. Whitman at 1880 o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
HELD IN AUTO KILLING

t;lied Mrs. r. c. Foote, Of Seventh av.
20 10Th St, Sunday night, was found
az ahsnd,ned az Woodside, Long Island.
i.ss night. and at l:45 o'clock this
, ,"o two men we're placed under ar
rest on charges Of causing the woman s
de,.h They are George l.. Kern, OF
20 FRANKLIN St, Maspeth, and his broth
or, Godfrey. 1T. ~. ..r was
~ nroperty Of Miss Nellie Conrad
It0TT Madison av. The arrested men
taok the car from the garage without
nsymissien, II WAS said by the police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
HOTEL SIEGE RAISED

Justice Newburger granted an m
junction yesterday against Police Com
missioner Woods and Inspector Dryer
on the application Of John Rankin,
proprietor Of the Hotel Gerard, in West
44th St. who complained that the de-
PENDANTS maintained police guard in
his hotel and warned prospective
guests away because Rankin was ar
rested in November on the charge that
his hotel was a disorderly place.
Justice Newburger ordered that the
policeman on duty in the hotel be re-
moved. Rankin submitted, along with
his petition for the injunction, list
OF names of some of his guests, includ-
ing Mrs. jefferson Davis, who lived at
the Gerard for fourteen years before
she died. and Anne $. Peck, the noun
tain climber and writer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
SMART MILLINERY-to 500 |U1
suited in making him almost a com

suited in making him almost a COM
plete invalid.
"Your career as a thief has been very
conspicuous" said Justice Davis. you
have brought untold distress to very
many people. am informed that your
health is bad, but still the community
at large demands that some punish
ment be imposed"
His wife is now serving a term Of
one wear on Blackwell's Island for at
tempting to smuggle morphine to him
in the Tombs. She was convicted sew
eral weeks ago in Special Sessions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
SEND SANTA CLAUS
TO THE NEEDY

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
BALKAN STATES
NEAR AGREEMENT
Difficulties Between Ser.
via and Bulgaria Said
To Be Disappearing.

London, Dec. Progress has been
made toward an understanding in the
Balkan States which will be satisfac-
tory TO the Allies. according TO the
Athens correspondent of "The Daily
Telegraph" who understands that a
basis has been reached for rap
prochement between Servia and Bull
garia.
The British. Russian and French min
isters have visited Eleutherios Venize-
los, the Greek Premier. the correspond
ent reports, and he says that the Greek
newspapers declare that the visits con-
cerned proposals that Greece should as
sist Servia.
Paris, Dec. IA Havas Agency dis
patch from Nish, Servia, reports that
the Servians. since December 3, have
resumed vigorous offensive. The Ser
Wan troops on Friday, the dispatch
SAYS, pursued the enemy's right wing
as far as the Kolubara River, and it
was there that the Austrians abandoned
four Of their batteries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
WILSON HOLDS UP
SCHWAB CONTRACT
Building of Submarines
for Belligerents Pre-
vented as Non-Neutral.

Washington, Dec. Charles NJ.
tEsbs request for permission 10 full
IA contract made with one Of the
NAgerent powers 70 furnish the parts
new fotilla Of submarines has
'esn denied by the President.
secretary Bryan announced late to-
esy that Mr.. Schwab had acquiesced in
1e President's decision as 10 the non
neutrality Of the acceptance by his
pneern Of such q contract. Mr.. Bryan
oppressed the view that the contro-
.eisy over the rights Of this question
.ae also Mr. Schwab's acceptance of
N administrations decision in the
lag'ef were unreserved in character
lo mat Observance in entire good
Stltn would follow. The following IS
secretary bryans public statement;
p "htn Information reached the state
Dsp2rtment that the Fore River Com
~ sas planning 70 build number
NNonsrines for one Of the Allies IN
Hy was made 70 ascertain the facts.
.sresult Of this inquiry Mr.. Schwab
S a. the State Department last
skvth his attorney and laid before
- spartment wkat his company had
s.lN 20 do, stating that before IN
THanng the work he had secured the
Na'on Of q number Of international
.yen and was keeping within the re-
sen.
stated 20 him that the President
',sz bis opinion on information al
.ay obtained, regarded the work as
.sasnpis,ed a violation Of the spirit
neutrality, but told him ! would lay
Natement before the President and
sh give him a final answer. On FRI
~ mad conference with the Presi-
ny and he instructed me 20 inform
~ oehwsb that his statement only
.lInrmfd him In the opinion previous,
iernco that the submarines should
tsi Be- built
within few minutes after my re-
~. 1T IRON the White House Mr. SchTAb
,eo me b. long distance telephone
Nid ne that he submitted 20 the
assioents views Of the subject, and
et ! could announce that his firm
ZIG not build submarines for any
hferent country for delivery dur
,.k NE war. This closes the submarine
oan francisco, Dee. light sub
shnts are nov In course Of construe-
~ here ~ the Union Iron Works, In
.sisn Charles ". Sehwsb Is inter
sonn 4. NeCregor. president Of the
,ntany, said to-day that II was filing
etuuetursl order for the Electric Boa,
snpany. The ultimate destination Of
~ boats, he said. was none Of his
"sssrn On knowledge.
me Electric Boat Company holds
ss'enif on one type Of submarine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
Taplow Raincoats

Good, heavy coats for
winter rains; we'll made,
with silk shoulder lining
and stout horn buttons;
tan tone, $3.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
Wet-Day Gloves

Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Ninth Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
Mace regor Hats

Equally good in storm
or sun; a score and more
patterns in tweeds, So.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-17
WILLEMANTIc RIDER
 IN BICYCLE RACE.
Vincenzo Madonna Appears in Belgian
 Italian Team.

This week Willinantic will come into it's own in the sporting world because Vincenzo Madonna, who is partici- pant in the six day bicycle race at New York, which started five minutes after midnight Sunday.
 Madonna, who Is an Italian, is paired up with Carl Linart, a product of Bel gium, and the pair will be known as the Italian Belgian team. Madonna par ticipated in the six day bicycle race in Boston that ended Saturday night Nov z, as a member of the Madonna Lusd team, and although finishing m the third division made a fine show ing. The teams finished three laps be- hind the winning team. Madonna was handicapped in this race, as his partner sustained an injury in the race which left much of the race to him He, however, expects that if no accident occurs to the team this week they will be in for the final spurt for the first prize Saturday night. His speciality IS sprinting, and in this, with the many prizes offered in the race, looks to an- neX a number of the "10 and 20 spots" offered. Madonna resides with his brother, a. local baker, on Jackson place, but spends some of his time in Boston Previous to the Boston race and early last week he worked out on the local macadam roads on the out skirts of the city and on the old Horseshoe park track.
 It has been many years since Willi- mantle has been represented in the big racing game as far as human en- durance is concerned, and since Bob Mohrmann broke into the limelight as a Marathoner the old timers hark back to the days when the late Jerry Maho- ney was contender in the famous pe- destrian go-as-you- please days at Madison Square Garden; when Charley Powell, Alderman Pat Fitzgerald, Leper Hughes and George Campion hilied the tanbark; and when the sport was ripe there in the sos, when Lieut.. Dan KiIourey of the local police force was the champion for miles around, with such athletes of the day as Mayor Comptroller Danny Dunn Long Tom Collins and former City Clerk Fred Sanderson as competitors.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-17
YALE CELEBRATED VICTORY
 OVER PRINCETON
Team Making Preparations for HarV- ard Game aturoay-Students Sere- made w. H. Taft.

New Haven, Conn, Nov 16.-Coach Hfnkey today gave the Yale football team an hours signal drill, followed by sharp practice in tackling the dummy in preparation for the Harv- ard game on Saturday. All the play CTS who started against Princeton were in the lineup, with the exception of Stillman who has a lame ankle. Hfgg1nbotham. who has been out with injuries for three weeks, held down Stillman's wing.
 The second varsity lined up the scrubs for hard scrimmage, each team securing two touchdowns. The practice which was secret, was held on old Yale Field The gridiron was water soaked.
 Tonight 2,50o undergraduates held a rousing celebration over the Princeton victory. A torchlight parade wended its way through the campus and there were three cheers froCaptain Tal- bot, Head Coach Hinkey and other players and coaches. Professor Will liam H. Taft was iven a serenade also and he made a brief speech, express ing hope for a Yale victory.
 The celebration was one of the larg- est and most enthusiastic ever held on the campus.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-17
CIRCUIT NOT
 TO BE BROKEN UF
Big Light Harness Circuit Will Be In-
 tact in 1915.

Cleveland. Ohio. Nov. 16.-The Grand circuit will not be broken up. Work accomplished by stewards of the big line in an all-day session here today make 1t appear certain the big light harness circuit will be intact in 1915.
 This special session of stewards was called by H. K. Devereaux for the ex- press purpose of ironing out many of the wrinkles that gave evidence of disrupting the circuit. MT. Devereaux tried to resign as president of the cir cult, but the stewards not only re- fused to accept his resignation, but said they would vote for his re-elec- ton at the annual meeting which will take place in Detroit, January F.
 Applications were received from a few tracks for membership in the circuit and only one withdrawal was made that being Fort Erie. Commit tees of schedule and rules were ap- pointed The prime duty of the rule makers will be to frame a law cutting down the early closing stakes in num- Der and size.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-17
RRIcKLEY MAY PARTICIPATE
 IN THE YALE GAME
If the Crimson Men Get Into Position
 When a Field Goal Could Win.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 15.-Captain Brickley of the Harvard football team said today he would play in the Yale game next Saturday should Harvard get into a position where field goal would win for the Crimson. The great drop kicker, who was operated on for appendicitis five weeks ago, said:
 T expect to play in the Yale game if the coaches think that a. try at field goal is necessary. I am kicking now as we'll as ever. Of course, I shall get into no scrimmaging.'
 For while in yesterdays game with Brown it was thought Brickley would run out on the field for a try at goal. Harvard was in a position to score and Brickley was seen to pull off his sweater. The Crimson undergraduates broke into wild cheer, but at the last moment the captain changed his mind A substitute made the goal try and missed.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-17
BICYCLE RIDERS AHEAD OF
 RECORD AT MADISON SQUARE
Six Day Men Four Miles in Front of
 Previous Years

New York, Nov. 16-Nine of the r teams still riding in the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Gar den had covered the record-breakinp distance of 516 miles and five laps at II o'clock tonight. This was the end of the 23rd hour of the contest and the record for this time was 512 miles 5 laps. established by rKamer and Moran in 1912. Thirteen teams were punched for the lead at 1925 o'clock when McNamara of the Moran-McNa,- mara combination, started a desperate hfteen minutes sprint, in which he Tapped eight teams, four of these among the leaders. As a result of this upset the score at II o'clock was as follows:
 Goulle-Senda, Moran -McNamara. F'osler-Hill, Clarke-Root, Egg-Verri, Lawrence -Maginn. Cameron Kaiser, Lawson-Drobach and Walthour-H stead. 516 miles and laps: Bedell- Bedell, Ryan -Wobrab, Thomas-Han- ley and Mitten-Anderson, 516 miles, laps; Piercy- -Cavanaugh and Seres- Dupuy, 51S miles. laps; Kopslzy- Hansen, 515 miles, laps; Linart- Madonna, 515 miles. laps.
 Shortly after midnight. Linart of the Belgian-Haitien team, retired from the race owing to a sprained back. His partner, Madonna, had four hours in which to get a team mate or withdraw from the race.
 hour, the relative standing of the other riders was unchanged. The nine lead CTS had covered 55S miles. 8 laps. The record for this time was 552 miles, f laps, made by Sutor and Sutor in 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-17
HARVARD HAS DEFEATED
 ELI 23 TIMES.
It is We'll Nigh impossible to Forecast
 the Winners This Season.

And now for the football classic of the season of 1914, the annual meeting between Harvard and Yale.
 When these two great rivals meet in any sport it is well nigh impossible to forecast a certain winner. so earnestly do the two teams fight.
 Harvard and Yale have me- 35 times in football, the New Haven collegianS winning 23 of these contests, losing only seven and tieing in five. Satur-' days game is the seventh that the t.. o have played since Percy D. Haughton took up coaching at Cambridge. In that time he has garnered three VIC tories and one defeat, the other two contests going into scoreless ties.
 Of course the Harvar following look to see Haughton's tribe bring back another victory from New Haven and administer a sound ducking to the Eli players in their new bowl. Harvard should be able to present her very strongest front Saturday for the first time since mid October, but 1t is doubt full if Captain Brickley, Ernie Soucy or Homer Sweetser will be drafted in against Yale.
 Harvard's rush line up to the Prince ton contest was of a negative quantity as well as quality. Whether the inn provement shown against the Tigers IS to be continuous or whether the Tigers just naturally fell under some kind ot a charm has yet to be learned.
 Harvard will undoubtedly present a we'll drilled rush line, with hard and killing workers. Stan Pennock at left guard seems well set on his journey to a third successive all-American place. Pennock is a whole half line in him. self. At right guard Weston is big and willing, but lacks finesse. Trum- bull and Parson are both rough and ready, but their work can hardly be classified as finished. Parson is new at football. He weighs close to 190 pounds and is varsity oarsman. TrumbuIl is what is known as brittle player, but this season has managed to stay in line more con- silently than in other seasons. Hard wiSk at right end is a hurricane. but he has been drifting too much between the bacl1feld and the right corner all season. Hardwick fits well into Ha-- wards scheme of attack, being a dn- ished artist at carrying the ball.
 Logan at quarter is an almost cer- tain all-American choice. He rarely makes a mistake in generalship and has his team keyed up to the fighting tion. Mahan, Bradlee and Francke look likely at this writing to form the backfield.
 Both Mahan and Bradlee have wide ly heralded regulations, while Francke, a novice has been coming rapidly Tn the past month. Mahan's greatest val ue to the team will be in his bunting and drop kicking. Harvard in a close contest may use the kicking game, as was done against Princeton, trusting to be able to outkick Yale, and like wise profit by miscues in handling the difficult punts kicked out by Mahan.