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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
WAR Is DECLARED
ON MOVIE PIRATES
Film Exchanges Form PrOtec-
tive Association to Break Up
$4,000 Fraud.

Moving picture pirates who have been
trailing pictures between themselves so al
to avoid paying the weekly or daily rental
charges to the exchanges had better
watch out. The moving picture men got
together last night and formed an asso-
citation 20 make trouble for them.
Representatives. OF twenty-one leading
motion picture Aim exchanges met at 1870
West Forty-sixth street and formed the
Feature Film Renters Association. which
Is TO prosecute "blcyclers," who, as known
in moving picturedom, are the men who
trade their reels with other moving pic
ture theatre proprietors.
II has long been known to the moving
picture producers and renting agencies
that Aims rented for a day or two or
perhaps a week have been misused by
the failure OF the operator to keep his
machine in proper order. but II was only
within the last few months that the
"bicycler" became a known factor. 1t
came to the notice OF the moving picture
men that Il had become the common
practice OF many proprietors OF the NOV
ing picture theatres to rent a film for
u day. or week and then exchange 1t
the same day with another exhibitor
out OF the same zone OF his clientele.
BY this method. It Is alleged, the moving
picture exchanges have been losing con-
slderably more than $4,000 a month
In rentals,
II was pointed out at the meeting last
night that three theatres showing moving
pictures within a radius OF two miles could
save two-thirds Of the cost to each in the
rental OF films by such an arrangement
The Aims. II was said. we're sometimes
sent from ono theatre to another by mes
Benger on q trolley car but In n ma
jority OF cases on n bicycle. And that Is
how the practice has become to be known
as bicycling"
Jules Bernstein OF the Eclectic COM
pany, was elected president OF the Feature
Film Renters Association. Among the
larger Aim exchanges represented at the
meeting were the Famous Players. the
Warmers, the Box Office Attraction Com
pany. the World Film Corporation and
seventeen other prominent exchangers OF
movie films. who practically act as book
ing agents for photoplays.
After the organization had been ef-
fevled detective service was engaged to
hunt out the "bicyclers." and a commit
tee was also appointed to pass judgment
on theatre owners accused OF mlsuslng
Aims in falling to keep them In proper
condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
NEEDN'T BEAT HER TO
Be CRUEL, HOLDS JUDGE
Rules Actual Violence Is Not
Necessary in Granting De-
cree to Mrs. Gray.

Although the Court OF Appeals OF New
York has decided that before a wife Is
entitled to a decree OF separation from
her husband she must prove that she
has been subjected to actual violence or
IL in fear of II. Supreme Court Justice
Cohalan ruled that certain acts other
than those mentioned by the Court Of
Appeals are sufficient TO constitute cruel
treatment.
The court accordingly gave Mrs. Jus.
tine Sutton Gray n separation with $50
a week alimony from John Boyd Gray,
member OF the former Stock Exchange
Arm OF Fuller & Gray, brokers for ex-
Gov. Sulzer
Mrs. Gray charged cruel treatment,
abandonment and non-support. Her tes-
timony regarding the cruel treatment
contained six specifications These were !:
the bringing Of divorce action mali
ciously without proper grounds for so do
Ing. the arrest of. the plaintiff on COM
plant OF the defendant. bringing a re-
plevin action to take the plaintiffs
property from her apartment at 500
Riverside Drive. breaking into the apart.
ment. publishing notice that the de.
PENDANT would not be responsible for his
wife's debts and causing merchants to
cut OF her supplies to compel her to
move.
Justice Cohalan said that Mrs. Gray's
demeanor on the witness stand convinced
him that she Is nervous woman, given
to hysteria, and that when she Is In
such a condition she IL not responsible
The court finds that there was no evl.
dence that Gray did not bring the divorce
suit In good faith. but believes that he
abandoned his wife and failed to support
her. The court says that Gray made
terms OF reconciliation under which he
and his wife were TO live together oc-
caslonally and In secret. but these terms
mo self-respecting woman could enter
tain"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
BIBLES FOR CITY's PRISONERS
Miss Davis Approves Of socsety'a
Plan.

A leather bound Bible Is to be placed
In each cell Of all the city prisons by
the New York Bible Society with the con-
sent OF Commissioner Of Corrections
Davis.
There will be as4 Bibles In the Tombs.
350 In the Raymond street Jail. Brooklyn,
$50 In the Queens prison and 200 will DO
divided among the police court prisons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
FIGHTING CAT HOLDS KITCHEN.
Routs Mistress and Cops. p. @. A,
to Try Eviction.

The cat had possession OF the Delch
kitchen at Sc Avenue A last night after
routing Mrs. Delch and Policeman An
thony Brennan. Brennan reinforced Mrs
Delch In response TO her frantic tele-
phone call to Lieut.. West of the Fifth
street police station. that the cat had
gone mad and was attacking her. The
policeman wanted to kill the cat with his
night stick. but Mrs. Delch didn't want
her former pet to die in that way. despite
her scratched face and hands.
Mrs Delch had taken the cats three
kittens away after the cat had destroyed
three others. That brought on the first
attack. The kittens were returned to the
basket. but flushed with victory the
mother cat wanted the use OF the entire
kitchen
She got II and will keep II until this
morning. when the S. =. c. A. is eX-
pected to step In.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
SAYS SIEGEL CRASH
COST PAM A MILLION
Charge Made in 100000 Suit
by Title Guarantee and
Trust Company.
SCANDALOUS, IS RETORT
Statement Against Defendants
Financial Responsibility
Then Withdrawn.

A statement that Max Pam. the law
100000 through the failure OF the Henry
Siegel enterprises was made before SUI
preme Court Justice Philbn yesterday in
the course Of the argument of a motion
in a suit brought by the Title Guarantee
and Trust Company against Pam. The
suit Is based on two notes for 100000
given by Pam for work done by the
Thompson-Starrett Company on his irrl-
cation project at iva, Wyo
Lewis l.. DelaGeld. attorney for Pam,
was applying for permission to examine
twenty-five witnesses for tho defence In
Wyoming, and the motion was opposed
by Edwin w Cady OF the office OF Har-
old Swain. counsel for the trust company.
and by ex-Justlce Morgan J. o'Brien.
Mr.. Cady submitted an affidavit In which
he said that his information that Mr..
Pam was n heavy loser In the Siegel
crash came from Assistant District At
torney Train. who is in charge OF the
prosecution OF Slegel and Frank Il. Vo-
gel The AFFIDAVIT also contained a state
ment by Secretary McMeekn of the
Simpson Crawford Company that Max
ram 10 tue SseSel stores
Judge o Rricn said that tho trial of the
100000 suit against Pam had been set
Tor May %. aUd he didn't believe the
trial should be delayed for the taking OF
further testimony, especially rs the trust
company was the innocent third party in
the dealings between Pam and the Thomp-
n-Starrett Company. and had discounted
the notes. Mr.. PANS attorney said there
was no reason for hurry. and that 1t was
necessary TO get evidence for PANS
counterclaim that the Thompson Starrett
Company made extrsvagant expendi-
lures IN doing the work. for which Pam
wants $4,000 back.
"And now they come into court with
an afiidant 10 the effect that they are
afraid Mr.. Pam might not be responsible
for the payment OF this 100000 because
ne has recently lost 100000 in the
failure of some department stores" said
Attorney pelafeld. IT'S absurd. We
are willing to give a bond II that is
satisfactory"
Justice Philbin gave permission for the
examination OF the additional Witnesses
but on condition that tho taking of such
testimony should not DE made an excuse
FOR delaying the trial. Mr.. PANS at
torneys then asked TO have the affidavit
concerning Mr.. PANS alleged $1,000, 900
loss stricken out az scandalous and OBJ
Jccted particularly to a statement that
Since the Siegel failure Chicago banks
which were previously glad to accommo-
date Pam were now refusing to give him
loans Lawyer Cady for the plaintiff
agreed to withdraw the affidavit volun-
tarily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
BOARDMAN CASE DROPPED.
Former Naval stores Co. Manager
May Testify for Government.

SAVANNAH. Ca. May 1.-the case OF
george Meade Boardman. formerly one of
the defendants In the case of the Govern
fnent against certain officials of the Ameri-
can Naval stores Company. has been nolle
rossed by authority OF Attorney General
McReynolds on representations made by
District Attorney Alderman. Mr.. Alderman
has said that he has a great deal of new
evidence and that Mr.. Boardman may be
used as n witness
The formal order was signed by Judge
Sheppard and was entered upon the rec
ords March IL. This action on the part
OF the Government has occasioned con-
siderable comment II Is likely that Mr..
Boardman. who was the manager OF the
Jacksonville interests of the company will
be the principal witness for the Govern
ment ut the second trial Of the four re-
manning defendants.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
SIECEL STARTS HOME TODAY.
lie VIII Sail From Southampton on
the Olympic.


LONDON, May l9.--Henry Siegel OF New
York, the former department store proprie-
tor, VINO is under indictment in that city,
telegraphed THE sun office from his
daughters home at Knightly. In Stafford
shire to-day that he viii sail for New
York tomorrow on the White Star steam
snip Olympic the vessel on which ne ar
rived at Plymouth last Friday.
Another who will sail on the Olympic
Is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the novelist.
He will be accompanied by Lady Conan
Doyle. Other passengers booked are Mrs
c. B. Alexander and her three daughters,
Prof. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Berltz, Mrs. Rich
ardson Glover and her two daughters.
Marc klaw. the theatrical manager: STAN
ley Field. vice-president OF Marshall Field
& Co.: Mrs. J. NJ. Field. Prince Ponia-
towski, Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Regain and
son, Mr.. and Mrs Edward Morris, Jr.. A.
l.. Jacobs. Mrs. w. Butler Duncan. Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick b. Jennings and Mrs.
ID. w. Cooke.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
Other Charges Of Neglect.

In the third specification he Is accused
OF having been frequently intoxicated In
his hours OF duty. The next charge is
that he certified that Samuel +. Costello
was a fumigator at the lodging house.
for which Job Costello received $50 a
month. although he really wasn't working
at the lodging house at all.
Yorke Is also accused OF failing to
keep an accurate record OF food and
other supplies and to prevent thefts and
waste. In 1912 and 1918. according to
the complaint, ne refused admission to
many homeless men and women by fall
Ing to use space In which 200 additional
beds might have been provided. The last
count is that he has been absent without
leave many times.
The charges were prepared by Assist.
ant Corporation Counsel Slower on evil
denoe obtained by investigators under
William A. whiting. Commissioner
Kingsbury had about dozen witnesses
on hand yesterday. William Il. Murphy
appeared as Yorke's counsel. He said
he didn't know why his client stayed
away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
CHIEF WITNESS IS I'LL.
Trial May he Postponed OwinE to
Robert McMeekin's Appendix.

The states chief witness against
Henry Sic gel and Frank e. Vosel on
the fourteen indictments standing against
them may not be able TO appear IN court
until autumn. He IN Robert McMeakip
formerly confidential secretary to Siege,.
McMeekin was operated on yesterday
for appendicitis In st. Luke's Hospital
and was reported to be doing well last
night. Siesel and Yogel are to be tried
in a week or two, and as McMeekn is
wanted by the District Attorney to prove
alleged false statements on which Siegel
and Vogel borrowed millions of dollars,
his failure to recover rapidly may cause
a postponement OF the trials
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
TRUSTED CLERK CALLED THIEF.
Charged With Playing Races With
$4,000 ct Employers Money.

John Hayden. head bookkeeper and for
fourteen years trusted employee of b,
4, Banoitt. Inc soap manufacturers at
~ broadway, was held in $4,000 bail yes
terday by Magistrate Krotel in Tonhs
ponce court on Il charge OF grand larceny,
re Is accused OF playing the races with
$4,000 stolen from his firm In the last
three years. The complaint was made
ey Arthur H. Hacker, treasurer of the
hayaen mas wife and two children and
comfortable home at 20 South Oyford
A6seet, Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
BURKE COMING TO NEW YORK.
Expects Exoneration on Charge of
Canal Zone Grating.

NEW ORLEANS, May 1s.-John Burke
formerly OF the commlssary department
or the Panama Canal Zone government
and recently indicted by Federal Grand
Jury In New York, charged with accepting
eratuitles IRON contractors arrived here
to-day on his way TO New York.
M. Burke denied the charges and said
Il am on my way TO New York to
answer the charges. l have been exoner-
ated ny two boards on the isthmus and
do not expect to have any trouble in
indicating myself before any court"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
ASTOR GUEST LOSES JEWELRY.
Harry Meyer Tells Troubles 10 Police
and Then Becomes Silent.

=, IL became known yesterday that Harry
Meyer. a guest at the Hotel Astor. re-.
ported to tho police OF the West Forty
seventh street station on April 2s that
ne had lost quantity OF jewelry either
at the hotel or In Poughkeepsie.
rumor was current at the hotel tina,
the Jewelry was valued at $4,000. Mr.,
Meyer declined to say anything last night
about his losA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20

baptismal font in SITS. Peter and Paul
Cathedral. Washington, ID. c.. bust of
Whittier in Boston Public Library: statue
OF Pocahontas. jamestown, Va. the Ma
tional Horace Greeley statue. Chappaqua.
n. Y. and the statue OF Nathan Hale,
st. Paul.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
Wants city Exhibit at Fair

Mayor Mitchell asked the BOARD Of
Aldermen yesterday to authorize a 500. :
900 Issue OF revenue bonds to prepare a
New York city exhibit at the San Fran
cisco exposition. The Aldermen win prob
hpiy approve bond issue next week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
YORKE MUST PLEAD
TO-DAY OR GET OUT
Municipal Lodging House Super
intendent Is Accused as
q Gambler.
CHARGES ARE MADE PUBLIC
Complaint Records Old Prison
Sentences and Fines Against
Civil War Veteran.

Unless william G. Yorke, superintendent
OF the Municipal Lodging House, appears
for trial before Charities Commissioner
Kingsbury at IL o'clock this morning on
charges OF misconduct and incompetence
he win be adjudged guilty. The trial was
set for yesterday. but Yorke failed to ap-
pear. Mr.. Kingsbury then informed him
in letter that he had Just one day Of
grace.
The warden of the city's homeless was
suspended by the Charities Commissioner
several weeks a8o. Yesterday the writ
ten charges were made public. signed by
Deputy Commissioner Henry C. Wright.
The first specification accuses this Tam
many man and civil war veteran-he was
q drummer boy with the Army of the Po-
tomac-with having obtained by fraud his
appointment to the Department of Chari-
ties In 1895. az he swore that he had no
record Of arrest or conviction except a IS
hne for reckless driving. whereas, accord.
Ing TO the complaint, he was convicted as
a gambler and a dlsorderly house keeper
many years ago. To support this charge
Mr.. Wright has gone back thirty-nlne
years. None OF the alleged arrests was
later than 1889.
In Prison In 1879.
On September 23. 1878. according to the
formal charges, Yorke pleaded guilty to
an Indictment for keeping n disorderiy
house and judgment was postponed. In
1873 he was sent TO prison In default Of
S25 me for violation OF the lottery law.
In 1883 he was sentenced In General Ses-
sions to sixty days in prison as we'll as
to pay fine of $500 for selling a lottery
policy. In the same year he pleaded
guilty In General Sessions to the charge
or having allowed a room TO be used for
gambling purposes. and judgment was sus-
pended.
On March 8. 1887. Special Sessions
fined him $3.50 for maintaining u gam.
bling house at 2376 Third avenue. In the
SOS he was also arrested at different
times on charges OF gambling. selling
policy tickets and selling liquor without a
license at 22is Third avenue but appa-
rently he was acquitted each time.
On March 20. 1896. according to the
complaint OF the Charities Department,
he gave these answers to examination
questions:
Age, as: birthplace. Louisville,
Ky: educated at Mount Vernon,
N. Y: occupation. reporter. clerk.
hotel keeper. agent.
The facts. according to the complaint,
we're:
The said William G. Yorke had
been for many years a common gam
bier. the Keeper OF a gambling house,
the keeper OF a disorderly house, the
proprietor OF liquor saloon and had
been engaged in selling policy tickets ;,
and lottery tickets. all Of which said
former occupations the said William
G. Yorke did wiifully and fraudu-
lently conceal from the examiners OF
the said Civil Service Boards.
The second specification says that be-
tween September. 1913. and January,
1914. Yorke as superintendent OF the
Municipal Lodging House violated the law
by admitting the same persons more than
three times In one month.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-21
MUTINY IN AUSTRIAN
ARMY REPORTED IN RUSSIA

ST. Petersburg. Aug. 20-The Novoe
Vremya today contained reports of a
mutiny in the Austrian army. Dispatches
received by the newspaper from Kieff
say that Czech residents of that city have
received letters from relatives in Bo-
hernia alleging that the Czech and Polish
troops shot down their officers. shouting
Down with Emperor William" Down
with Austria" and Long live Russia"
Some OF the letters stated that the city
Of Prague was in the hands Of the mutt
neers for one whole day. The Austrians,
however, having gathered REINFORCE
ments, re-entered the city the next day
and INDUCED in reprisals.
Women and children wer shot down
and every Czech caught in the streets
was killed" the dispatch stated.
"Austrians pillaged the shops and de-
stroyed the finest city monuments. These
acts brought a new mutiny a few days
later, which the Austrians finally over
came. Then they INDUCED in further out
rageous reprisals. The Russian consul
was executed. according to one report
The Washington herald., 1914-08-21
ARMY ORDERS.

Leave for fifteen days, to take effect
on or about September IL, is granted
Second Lieut.. Vern S. Purnell, Coast Ar
tillery Corps.
Nal Herbert NJ. Lord, Quartermaster
Corps, upon arrival in the United States
will report to the Quartermaster gen.
eral of the army for duty in his ONCE.
Leave for hve days Is granted Col.
Richmond P. Davis, Coast Artillery
Leave for one month, to take effect
upon his relief from his present duties.
Is granted Maj. David J. Baker. jr., in
Capt Allen J. Greer. Sixteenth In
fantry, will proceed on November "a. to
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., and report to
the !commandant. the Army Service
Schools, for the purpose Of entering the
Leave granted First tL4eut. Frank N.
Jacob, Philippine Scouts. In Special Or
ders, No. %. February 8. Philippine De-
partment, Is extended one month.
Second Lieut. George Danny, Philippine
Scouts, recently appointed from ordnance
sergeant, with rank from August 2. will
proceed to Fort Hamilton, N. z, and
report for duty for ten days and will
then proceed TO San Francisco, Cal, SAIL
ing from that place to Manila, Philippine
Islands on October 8
Lieut. Col Alfred Hasbrouck, Eight
zenith Infantry, Is detailed as a member
OF the examining board at Texas City,
Tex. Vice Lieut. Col. Benjamin C. Morse,
Fourth Infantry.
Paragraph Is, Special Orders, No. les,
July II, - amended 20 a. 70 direct First
Lieut. Allen w. 0cllion. Twentieth In
The Washington herald., 1914-08-21
BID ON WAR MEMORIAL.

Sixteen bids for the erection Of the
National Memorial to the Women of the
Civil War. were received at the Office
OF Public Buildings and Grounds at the
War Department yesterday. They range
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The building is to be erected in the
square bounded by Seventeenth, Eight
zenith, d. and E streets northwest. 1t
will be between the Corcoran Gallery
Of Art and the d. A. r. Memorial Hall.
A fund Of $50. 900 is available for con-
struction, OF which Congress supplied
$4,000, and women's organizations
throughout the country the rest.
Those who sent in bids yesterday are
James L Parsons. George E. Wyne. the
George W. Fuller Company. Norcross
Brothers & Co.. Frank L. Wagner. John
Gill Sons & Co, the Boyle-Robertson
Construction Company, Arthur Cowsill.
and P. F. Gormley Company, all of
Washington; the Thompson-Starrett Com
pany. John II. Parker. p. ]. Carlin, and
Marble Arch Company. of New York;
the James c. Doak Company, and Metz
gar and Fisher. OF Philadelphia. and
Connors Brothers, Of Lowell, Mass.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-21
eight ALREADY dead,
BATTLE RACES IN Hills
Sheriff's Posse of 200 Traps Mexican
Horse Thieves Who Killed
Four Men.
FOUR OF MARAUDERs SLAIN

Special to The Washington Herald.
Phoenix. Ariz, Aug. IA fight to the
death is being waged In the Pinal hills
near Devils Canyon, at Heydon, between
a sherifTs posse of 200 and some Mexican
horse thieves who killed Deputy Sheriff
W. p. Brown and a companion yesterday
and later killed Earl and Frank Miller,
members Of the posse.
After killing Brown and his companion,
who had tried to arrest them for horse
stealing the Mexicans made for the hills.
They are in a strongly intrenched posi-
ton. but the posse has them surrounded.
and when additions to the sheriffs squad
arrive. It is planned to charge the Mex
leans.
Four of the horse thieves already have
been killed.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-21
500 in Gold Made Him
Richer Than MillionaireS
Isaac Cans Tells OF Trip from Europe with Plutocrats
in Storage Whose Wealth Was of No Use for the
Nonce-Adpised by Friend to Carry Coin.

Isaac Cans. of the rifm Of saks & Co..
is mighty glad to be back from war
ridden Europe. but he daclared yester-
day he would not take anything for his
experience, although he was unable to
reach the Continent from England. He
reached New York Tuesday with Mrs.
Cans on the Meow Amsterdam.
Within two days Of New York on the
return trip we were shot at" said Mr..
Cans. The British cruiser Essex had
been following us for days. Finally she
ran up within 500 yards Of us and sig
nailed b. wireless for us TO stop. We
were flying a neutral flag. that OF Hol-
land, but the captain OF the cruiser was
not satisfied.
two shots were fired over our bow
and we lost no time turning and making
straight for the cruiser At last satisfied,
the captain OF the Essex signaled for US
to 60 on. There was some excitement on
our ship. ] can tell you.
But II did not exceed that which
struck the CarmAniR, Of the Cunard Line,
which took US over. when q wireless
brought news OF the Kaiser's declaration
Of war. The passengers annoyed the
captain 30 he soon denied himself to all.
Every commodity on the ship imme-
diately was advanced in price We read
war news each day in the ships news
paper.
''As we approached the English coast
somebody proposed singing God Save
the King Everybody stood. but only
the English sang, 20 far as I could tell
There was one Germany army officer
aboard who seemed 20 realize that 1t was
all up to him. He arose with the rest
and 1 watched him to see IL he would
sing. But he kept silent. OF course, he
had been spotted by the ships officers