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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
TO USE SCHOOLS AS THEATRES
shakespeartnn Dramas to Ne Given
for Working People.

Tho Wage Farmers Theatre Leagues
and Theatre Centre for Schools, organ
ICED for the purpose of promoting art
among the working people and through
the public school system. has arranged
for the presentation OF Shakespearian
dramas In public and high school audi
forums, beginning Monday afternoon,
March 80. to be given every afternoon
and evening In various sections OF the
city Ben Greet il associated with the
movement, and his company will present
during the first week "a Midsummer
Nights Dream" and during the second
week THE Tempest" and AS You
Like It."
The schools where tho performances
will be given will he announced within a
few days Thus far the auditoriums OF
Public Schools H. SO. So. 80, Morris Nigh
School In The Bronx, the High School OF
Commerce, the Washington Irving High
School and the De Witt Clinton High
School have been selected.
Tickets for all performances will he
sold at IS and so cents, but at the OFFICES
of the Wage Farmers Theatre Leagues
lN6 broadway. Room 7O9, tickets for
matinee performances will cost only IA
cents and for the evening performa noes
25 cents. Inquiries should be addressed
to julius Hopp. the organizer Of the moys.
ment. l4i6 Broadway.
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ELLIOTT EXPECTS
AGREEMENT TO-DAY
New Haven Head Is Hopeful
After Meeting Of the Board
Of Directors.
IS SILENT ON DETAILS
VIII Have Conference With At.
torney-General at
Washington.
Is SILENT ON DETAILS

As 4 result Of the monthly meeting Of
the board OF directors OF the New Haven
yesterday Howard Elliott chairman Of
the board. expressed the belief that At his
conference with Attorney General Nc
Reynolds In Washington to-day an agree
ment would be reached between the road
and the Department OF Justice.
II think I may safely say" said Mr.
Elliott, shat the chances for a settieren,
seem much better than they have
for some time"
Mr.. Elliott would not say what had
taken place At the directors meeting. but
said that the whole situation had been
gone over thoroughly during the meeting.
which lasted for four hours Twenty OF
tho twenty-thrce directors were present
the only absentees being William Rookie
Teller, Charles r. BROKER and Morton F..
Plant
At the conclusion Of the meeting Mr..
Elliott was asked:
What new questions were asked by the
Attorney-Generai concerning the New
Haven dissolution
mo new questions" ne answered The
questions at issue have ALI been made
public in the past month"
1T was understood at your last in
terview with the newspaper men that all
matters would be submitted to the stock
holders before final agreement When is
the meeting Of the stockholders TO BE-
held?"
mo date set. The meeting will be
called promptly on conclusion OF negotia-
tions with the Attorney-GeneraL"
Has the board OF directors decreed
the issuing OF s2.5oo.ooo to $4,000, 900
equipment trusts
The board authorized the issue OF )
per cent equipment notes in the sum OF
s2,49o,o00. to run fifteen years. to cover
electrical equipment to run between New
York and New Haven"
what are tho indications concerning
gross earnings for March to date?'
"Stili showing decreases, but the sec.
ond week shows better than the frst."
What arrangements, IL any. have been
made concerning the $4,000. 900 notes
due May 1872"
mo arrangements"
rs there any truth In the report from
Washington that the Interstate Commerce
Commission contemplates another inves-
tigation OF the New York and westches.
ter situationr'
Il do not know The investigation now
being made by the Commerce Commission
refers entirely to matters that took place
prior to my association with the New
Haven company. We have told the COM
mission and the examiners that we would
cooperate with them In obtaining facts
and all information In the possession Of
the company has been furnished"
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WASHINGTON IS HOPEFUL.
Only DimcuIty Seen IL Attitude o.
MassachusettsL exislsture,

WARRINGTON. March ls.-on tho eve
Of the resumption of negotiations between
the New Haven railroad and the Depart.
ment OF Justice hope Ia high In Official
circles that an early agreement upon a
plan OF reorganization will prevent a suit
under the Sherman act
Assistant Attorney General Adkins and
Special Counsel Gregory returned to WASH
ington to-day from trip into New Eng
land to Investigate the water terminal
situation and look into the character of
persons suggested by the New Haven
road as trustees for the Connecticut,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island trolley
lines. The report OF these OFFICIALS. IL
IL understood, has strengthened the be-
lief that the matter will be easily ar
ranged.
The practical difficulty that faces both
parties In the negotiations is the necessity
OF Legislation by the Massachusetts Legis-
lature giving to proposed board OF
trustees the power OF dlsposins OF tho
Boston and Maine road.
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ASKS STATE CHURCH FOR o. 8.
Methodist Conference in Newark
Hears Ironic Segregation.

NEWARK. March 1s.-rhe proceedings
odist Episcopal Church were enlivened
to-day by suggestion, made ironically,
that President Wilson be asked to make
the Methodist Church the official church
OF the United States. and by the an
nouncement of the forthcoming trial OF
one minister and consideration OF the
conduct OF another,
The suggestion about a State church
came up after the Rev. DR.. Franklin
Hamilton of Washington University an
nounced that the institution will be
opened on May 81. President Wilson
and Secretary OF State Bryan have prom
ised to attend. The suggestion. 1t was
thought, heraids q resolution to he offered
later concerning the attendance Of the
President at a Roman Catholic service
1t was made by the Rev. T. II. Landon.
retired minister.
The minister to 20 on trial is the Rev
Willis McRorie. formerly OF Scotch Plains
The one whose case Is In committee Is
the Rev. Jcre B. j, Rhode OF Washington
McRorie was charged with immortality
at the last conference and was acquitted
Later he was convicted on "A charge In
the courts at Elizabeth. The charge now
Is automatically stated AS lack of frank
ness" There Is a jury OF ministers to
decide.
Mr.. Rhode went from stapleton, Staten
Island. to Washington year ago. The
trustees OF the church decided TO ask that
he be transferred to some other charge
The minister Is married and has family
II IL alleged that he showed too much
interest in the young women members
of his congregation.
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o'ogaphed Impe yesterday Underwood Underwood

spray on the skylight. Conversation was
impossible except In megaphonic tones and
all orders were shouted to stewards or
communicated by the primitive wireless Of
the sign language.
For seventy-two hours the big blond
skipper held the bridge. He has three
tfa.ned navigators helping him. but he
preferred to see personally to the welfare
OF his ship. because she 10 the biggest In
commission and because he had to take
care OF a fine lot Of folk. most OF whom
united in signing a testimonial later to his
gallantry In the temporary stress.
No Ore IL Hurt.
The marvel Of II was that not a passen-
ger was hurt. Some who were Quartcred
forward were seasick. There was one
birth in the storm. and the account Of the
ship was balanced by the death of cook
from Hamburg The baby was born to Q
steerage passenger. Mrs Schnapps. from
the Harts Mountains Of Germany and
was christened Joseph Imperator. All the
American cabin passengers contributed to
the fund raised for the boy. who had just
missed being a native Of this land. but had
thereby won fund Of sass
John Hays Hammond and Mrs Ham
mond were passengers by the Imperator
Mr.. Hammond said he had faith In the
hnal adjustment Of things In Mexico ir
fact. his faith was 30 large that he had
recently made investments In the dis
turbed country.
Mrs. John Aston was met at the pier b..
Miss Helen Dnsmore Huntington, the
, iancee OF her son. Vincent Aston. Mrs
Aston said she would attend the weddnl
! OF her son next month and might remain
In America until the early summer.
Robert Il. FINLEY. expert In bankruptc,
law. Of Brooklyn. brought home the ashe.
Of his wife. who died n Calcutta while OF
a trip around the world with her husband
DR.. Kari Vollmoeller. German dramatis
and author OF THE Miracle" Is here 4
get local color and other material for 9
new spectacle that will be called "Co
lumbus."
The Imperator. with ten feet clipped
f, from her three tunnels. has a more rakisf
air than formerly Her new comma nder
who has been nine years n master mariner
and has passed much OF his time In tn,
Oriental service. Is the son II the Admira
, OF the North German Navy. which had
limited number Of ships before the consoli
| dalton OF the German States into tn,
German Empire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
LAW CARRIES TERROR
TO CHERRY HILLITES
Indictment Of Three for Murder
Puts Quietus on Gam.
bling Fcud.

Tho frightened slnmen Of Cherry Hill,
who have been stabbins and shooting one
another In vicious gambling feud. threw
away their automatic pistols when they
heard that three OF their compatriots
were indicted yesterday for murder In the
first degree Detectives are swarming In
the narrow streets OF tho hill and boast
full young Gangsters who Dragged OF I'm.
munity are seeking cover.
Tho feud arose In December, when q
gambler. Jealous Of the success of q rival
dive. 'squealed" to tho police. Tho dive
was Immediately raided- Tho friends Of
tho proprietor went cunning for the man
who had given the tip and his friends.
Their nrst victim. Frank fillmore, was
shot three times. Friends cared for him
until he got we'll.
The next outburst was In q Tenderloin
house managed by an associate of the
late Herman RosenthaL There tho face
Of Giovanni Mennott was slashesi. Two
nights later came n stabbing and a MUIR
der. for which indictments were fled yes
terday.
On that night December II, Michael
Giamari Of i+2 Cherry street was walk
ing through Monroe street with a COM
panion. A man leaped from q doorway
and Giamari fell with q stab wound In
the body. John and Albert Giamari,
brothers Of Michael. learned in .
few minutes who did tho stabbing, %
the story goes.
Three hours later Vincenxo Cardelio OF
20 Catharine street. the supposed stabber
was Confronted In Monroe street, near
Oak street. by three men. who nred al
rlose range Carde,lo fell dead.
From that time on the gambler vendetta
was watched by detectives assigned BY
Deputy Commissioner Rubin Every move
was reported to Headquarters. On Mon.
day detective rushed In with informs tiou
that the gangs were going to meet tina,
, afternoon at Catharine and Oak streets
and shoot out their differences. Mr.. Rubin
sent twenty-five plain clothes men "a
that corner. with orders TO bring In ever,
gambler or suspicious person" they found
They arrested eight men. including Johr
and Albert 0iamari and Nicola Oeno. thu
three who were indicted yesterday fol
the murder Of Cardello.
Michael 0iampari. .Hcola eassa ant
Frank Marquette were also held by Cor,
onsr Heilenstein. but the evidence aid moi
| warrant their indictment
Assistant District Attorney Murphy 1,
working with Mr.. Rubin and the police Il
Tie cleanup campaign on cherry HIN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
WOMAN THREATENS
JUSTICE C0HALAN
Mrs. Clara Walsh Sent to Belle
vue After Talk About
Unwritten Law.

Mrs. Clara c. Walsh was arrested yes
Serday at her home In The Bronx charged
With threatening to kill Justice Daniel +.
Cohalan when she said to a Supreme
Court attendant on Friday that II she
couldn't get her rights any other way
she would Invoke the unwritten law
Magistrate Appleton In the Tombs court
committed her to Bellevue for observation
as TO her sanity.
harm the Justice and that the words "un-
written law came to her lips as stock
phrase In q moment OF excitement.
Justice Cohalan dismissed on January
- q separation suit she brought against
George F. Spencer, chief of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad police. She has no money
and has been trying without the help OF q
lawyer TO have the case appealed. The
courts moved TOO slowly to suit her
She has repeatedly waylaid Justice
Cohalan and II was while trying to see
him that she made the alleged threat to
Court Attendant Samuel Scheuer.
Mrs Walsh was formerly q female
barytone" singer In vaudeville. She Il
az years old. In suing Spencer for separa.
lion last year she told curious story
which she repeated yesterday. She said
that she and Spencer. who served many
years In prison for burglary. but who re-
formed In 1903 and has had good record
riage in 1887.
They were to be legally married. blu,
In December Of that year Spencer went e
prison for six years When he was sci
free they lived together again, but
presently Spencer was imprisoned on Z
new charge. In 1893, while Spencer val
tn the penitentiary for another term. sh'
Wss married TO John Walsh.
Spencer. paroled In 1908. found her liv
ing with Walsh In West Eleventh street
For a year. she says, she lived with both
men. Then Walsh kissed her good-by ant
disa ppeared She continued to live with
Spencer until 1911. when he left her
Later Spencer had her sent to the psyche
pathic ward at Bellevue for threatening
him. but she was released.
In her suit for separation from Spencer
Justice Lehman granted her $40 a weel
alimony pending trial. Justice Cohalal
dismissed the suit on January 20 last.
Nv Walsh told Magistrate Appleton
yesterday that she had no resentmen
against Justice Cohalan. She 10 lvinl
with an adopted daughter In East 1851
street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
URGES RAILROAD TO RESIST
New Haven Cha mber of Com meres
Committee Backs IL In Fg1hs.

NEW HAVEN, March lathe commit.
tee on railroads and transportation OF
the New Haven Chamber Of Commerce
went on record tonight to back up the
New Haven road directors against any
surrender on their part TO the demands
of the Attorney General Of the United
States for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT by agree
ment OF any part OF the New Haven sys-
TEN or even the sale OF its interest In
the Boston and Maine road
They urge the New Haven directors to
resist to the utmost such demands and
compel the Attorney General to argue
his case in court rather than acauiesce
In what they declare would mean the
destruction of the present transportation
system OF New England.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
AGAINST FEDERAL MEDDLINC.
Gov. Baldwin says Attorney.GeueraI
Isat Helping New Haven.

WATERBURY. Conn, March ls.-At tbs
annual dinner here tonight OF the
Waterbury Chamber Of Commerce. Gov.
Simeon F.. Baldwin denounced the attempt
OF the Federal Government to seKreEate
the component parts Of the New Haven
road The Governor repeated his plea
made In Hartford last week before Sec
England a. . whole come to the aid Of
the road.
II do not think the chances are being
improved by the proceedings which are
going on at the Attorney -Gsnsrar. office
In Washington" he said. "The Federal
authorities seem to me to be asking too
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20

Haven Railroad. He did know that the
company did not want to give UP Its
steamship lines and its valuable water.
front property. Then he added:
Tho New Haven has been permitted
TO act Illegally for twenty years and
does not want to stop. Is there anything
strange In thatY'
Ibid you say illegallyr'
"Yes. Mr.. Meilen told me that he had
permission from Mr.. Roosevelt TO do tho
things that were subsequently said to Be-
illegal"
The reporters asked Mr.. Morse II they
might quote him In the language set forth
above and he laughed and said:
Eyes. you can. That's all l can say
about II. Isn't that enough"
Mr.. Morse approved the scheme Of
sending the Red Star liner Kroonland to
South America with q floating exhibit Of
American products and men to boom
them. The story that he was going to
send out q rival expedition he said was
not true.
Mrs Morse brought for her son . col.
lection of red ants In a small glass COW
cred box. The customs men had a little
conference about the ants and finally de.
cided that they were not dutiable and
not prohibited from landing.
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The mammoth bronze imperial eagle
towering above the forecastIe head Of the
Hamburg American liner Imperator and
seventy-nve feet from sea level came in
yesterday morning plucked Of its out
stretched wings thirty feet from tip to
tip. by one Of the Hcrcest and tallest
seas ever seen on the Atlantic or any Of
the seven or moro seas by Capt Thomas
Kler. Junior commodore of the line.
The Junior commodore has bumped up
against typhoons. but he never met any
thing In the typhoon zone that was equal
to the mighty comber that robbed the
eagle OF everything picturesque he had
except his golden imperial crown. Even
his glass eyes were battered.
Besides shifting tho eagle the comber
carried away four iifeboats from the fore
castle head. Two OF the boats were Of
the finest type and worth about $4,000.
The other two nestled In the big ones and
when the triphamner sea hit the bunch
all went by the board together.
The height Of the sea was a theme that
pushed Commodore kier. He said waves
we're hard to measure. especially when
spindrift from them made the air thicker
than mush. He had no doubt that the
giant crest that tore the wings OF the
eagle must have been at least nifty feet
tall. allowing for the dip Of the Imperator
e0ward the trough as the wave rose.
Big ship slowed Down.
He said he vas trying all he knew
how to ease the ship In the ferment. He
had slowed her to three knots. which
speed he held six hours. and simply had
enough way to keep her head to the blast
The peculiar thing about the Impera-
tors experience in the tempest was the
comparative steadiness OF all other parts
Of the ship except that which received
the brunt Of the sea- Mrs. John
Astor and a party OF cabin passengers
were at dinner in the Ritz-Carlton restau-
rant, almost amidshlps. with Mr.. and
Mrs. p W. Herrick. son and daughter
in-,aw OF the American Ambassador to
Franco. and they were unaware OF the
accident to the eaKle and the sweeping
away OF the ,ifeboats.
Amidsh!ps the great liner was as steady
as n church. as the nautical veterans say.
but everybody In the restaurant knew
there were ructions afioat, because or the
mighty threnody-the commodore says II
blew 100 miles-and the smashing OF the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
G. ". MORSE RETURNS
MINUS HIS MUSTACHE
Says New Haven Road Has Been
Permitted to Act Illegally
for Twenty Years.

Charles W. Morse. without his mus
tache and looking a bit younger than he
did when he sailed away two months ago
to take the baths at Wiesbaden. arrived
yesterday with Mrs. Morse by the Ham,
burg American liner 1mperator and de-
clared that he had never felt better In
his life.
He said he had been greatly benefited
by his vacation and the baths and had
come back to do to work In his usual
strenuous way. He said he knew nothing
definite about the Troubles OF the New
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20

Friends OF Canon William Chase, pa.
tor OF Christ Episcopal Church. ana
of Miss Fannie Jackson. a public schoo.
teacher Of SIS Rodney street, both o.
Brooklyn. said thar story printed y'S 70
terday to the effect that they had tet.'
married was untrue, Their engasoln''n'
only has been announced.
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Dr. HiIIis Wants $3.50. 900 Fund

The Rev. Dr. Newell DWIGHT HIuis
pastor Of Plymouth Church In Brookivn
has Just set out TO secure an endowment
fund OF S3b0,000, nearly 100000 Of which
Ia already available. to enable the chureh
to carry out 10 numerous activities
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
GUILTY OF ELECTION FRAUDS.
Fear Members Of Hobokea Beard
Are Onvactea.

-Four members Of the election board IN
the Sixth district Of the First ward,
Hoboken. were found guilty yesterday by
jury In the Court Of Quarter Sessions,
Jersey City. Of having made false returns
OF ballots cast In the primary Of last Sop.
TENDER.
The men are Leo J. Duffy. Democratic
clerk Gustav Using. Republican clerk
William Maher. Democratic Judge and
Alfred Lehman. Republican inspector
Tho jury was out only seventeen minutea
The recount Of tho ballots showed that
candidates friendly to Naval OFFICER II
Otto Wittpenn got the worst Of It in the
count made by the election board
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sale. min or shine, under Q rcd nag.

sale min or shine. under . red Dag.
These Federal commissions and inves-
tigating agencies ore composed of men
who know very little about the wants and
wishes OF the local community as to
whose concerns they are to pass judy
ment Home rule is generally the best
rule.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
VAN TUYL TO HELP
SIEGEL DEP0SIT0RS
State Banking Superintendent
Offers to Liquidate il
Named Trustee.
INVENTORIES OF STORES
Stock and Accounts Of Concerns
Here 81, 731,271-Will
Bring About a Half.
INVENTORIES OF STORES

Banking Superintendent George c. Van
Tuyi Jr. announced yesterday that II
the Siegel bank depositors will make him
trustee no will endeavor to effect q settle
ment for them at tho same cost II now
takes to liqudate banks under his 1uris.
diction.
Mr. Van Tuyfs statement was brought
forth by the letter Of Frederic r. Coudsrt
to Gov. Glynn In which Mr. Coudert
asserted that It was tho duty OF the
Attorney General to act as counsel for the
depositors and for the Banking Superin-
tendent to do their investigating. because
the blame for the losses was due to the
neglect Of the Legislature to pass ade.
Quate banking laws.
The Banking Superintendent said:
Il would be pleased to take over the
liquidation Of the private bank Of Henry
Siegel & Co.. but under the law l am
not authorized to step in. They are b.
yond any supervision or control of this
department.
woald Work Ont Plan.
There is one way In which this de-.
partment might be brought into Il, how.
themselves to have me appointed their
trustee. IL that were done ] would 70
to the Attorney General and We would
work out plan whereby the entire force
OF this department would assist me in
investigating and settling
Naturally. there would bo no fees to
any of the officers and only the actual
expenses OF liquidation would lie charged
The depositors would simply file their
claims with me and there would be no
costs for receivers, other trustees. attor-
neys on all sides, stenographers, experts
and clerks. The cost would DO very
small"
The inventories OF the Simpson Craw.
FORD Company and the Fourteenth Street
Store ordered as before the sale ON March
~ were finished yesterday. The figures
include everything except the fixtures.
The net cost OF the stock and all mate.
rlals on hand In the Simpson Crawford
Company Is S5sl.S<0 and the accounts re.
ceivable are S66s.2s2. The greater ma ,,
OF this amount Is made up of the install.
ment accounts, pianos, monographs. car.
pets. rugs furniture, household goods a nd
the like. or this amount also SIPS. asa r.
marked of as 'in suspense" which mean,
that It 10 bad.
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Fs.sneiaI Review Is oct.

the "rinanciai Review. isii." pub
ushed by the William Il. Dana Company.
publishers Of the Commercial awd FtMss.
elsl Chyewtcls. has been issued.
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The Fourteenth Street Store inventory
shows the net cost Of stock and materials
to he S+O6, ZIG and s74.93S In accounts re.
ce'vable, of which Sl4e3S is Reported r.,
suspense. It is difficult to estimate what
the bids will be. experts said yesterday
The Boston store sold at about 80 Der cent