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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
LIGHT ON "JITNEY" LAW
p. S. Board Says Licenses Are
Needed in Cities.

Albany. May p IN response to
requests from All uart' of the state An
Interpretation 81 the new 'jitncy' bus
law WAS made to-day by the Public
Service Commission Of the Second Dis
trct in the following statement;
"l' appears that the auto bus la"
which has been an effect for the last
two years has been repealed by the
enactment Of tine 'Utucy' bus law, ana
that u rs no longer necessary for per
sons and corporations desiring 10 OPP
crate auto bus lines on state highways
20 come 20 the commission for ccrtlii-
cate. of approval
"lt VIII hc necessary. however. Tor
on persons and corporations owning
or operating stage routes. bus lines
.r motor vehicles carrying passengers
for "A fare of ~ cents or less upon any
street avenue or public place IN any
city OF the state. except the city Of
New York. to procure first the con
sent of the lo... authorities and next
ID certificate OF convenience from the
Public service Commission"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
JEALOUSY CLEW
TO WOMAN'S DEATH
Jersey Police Find Evi-
denCe That Julia Antusiak
Was Murdered.

Detectives from the Office Of the
Prosecutor Of Essex County. y. j., yes
terday discovered what they consider
convincing evidence IN connection with
the murder Of Julia Antusiak. the
twenty-year-od servant, whose body
was discovered Thursday by Mrs her-
Win r. Schenck, near her home IN Mill
burn A charge Of murder will be
made to-day.
When Chief Cooley, VINO has been
in charge of the work. was asked II the
persons he intended arresting were in
his custody, he replied. 81 think We
have them. We Will know more about
IL shortly. but | think it is a practical
certainty that we have them"
Thursday night the police arrested
Mary Prushik. Mrs. Schenck's servant;
Kate Wroblewski. also servant, and
her brother. Ladislsw. all Of whom
were held as material witnesses m me
House Of Detention, at Newark. They
were subjected 90 long examination
yesterday. with results that appeared
sati sfactory 70 the authorities.
Detectives also made Investigations
al Millburn and found one of Jula's
shoes. which was not near her bod
when il was discovered. a blood
stained hatchet and dress cO'eIeu
with blood They said these articles
lad been brought to Newark from Mr.
Schenck's home. where Mary Prushik
was servant.
The detective, said the bloodstained
dress was i'm the bedroom closet Of the
Prushik girl. The missing shoe was un-
carthed under a washtub IN the kitchen
OF the SchCnck home. There were also
bloodstains on the steps leading 70 this
ioOm they said.
Another popularity Of the case which
leads the authorities to believe that
he murder was committed inside n
building. and the body taken out 70
the woods. is the fact that it was per-
fectly dry when discovered on Thurs
day. although It had rained hard on
each Of the two preceding nights.
The police also learned that Wrob-
,ewski formerly devoted much atten-
ton 20 Mary Prushik. but had recently
turned his affections 20 the slain
woman. This. they believe. will show
jealousy prompted the killing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
GIVES TONGUE FOR FIRE
Old Chapel Bell Rings as Fire
men Fight Steeple Blaze.

Residents o. upper Broadway last
night saw a FIRE in the Steepls Of the
old Chapel OF the Intercession % Trim
ity Parish, Broadway and l5Sth and
l59th streets. in which the cracking
Of the timbers vas drowned b. the
constant ringing of the building's bell.
The chapel was abandoned more than
year ago for the new building nt
Broadway and l55th Street. dedicated
few days sgo. Everything had been
removed but no old brass bell.
Firemeu had difficulty i'm fgntlng
tho FIRE. for they had 20 guide them
elves as they mounted 70 the top Of
nc l50-foot stccplc b. the chain which
rings tho bell A each man graspcd
this 20 stcady himself the old bell
tolled. and 10 rang almost continuously
for an hour until the blaze was under
control.
A Hock OF 200 pigeons which had
made Their homes IN tho steeple we're
driven out h. the flames
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
JOE The GREASER
DOPEY BENNY
Follows Example of Rival
Thug Trafhcker and
COnfeSSeS Guilt.

Joseph KosenZwelg, alias Joe the
Greaser, said to have been the origi
nator Of the idea Of furnishing gang
men and thugs for conducting strikes
and Dopcy Benny Fein's rival in this
traffic. took a plea of manslaughter IN
the first degree yesterday. Justice
Shearn, Of the supreme Court. remand
ed him 20 the 1ombs. lie will be SEN
fenced next Saturday.
The Greaser was indicted for murder
in the first degree after the killing of
Philip Paul on May ii, 1914. Benjamin
Schneider is now awaiting sentence for
the murder. lie confessed.
Justice Shearn asked the gang leader
a he stood at the rail beside his cOun-
sci. Robert II. Elder. if he instigated
the killing Of Paul. We'll. not exact
w." replied Joe IN clear tone 81 told
Schneider that Paul was going to get
him and il was better for Schneider to
get him first"
Ills pedigree quotes him as twenty
four years old Rumanian, Of 10 81.
MARKS Place. tai.Or's presser By occu-
patton. He said he had served two
terms in prison In 1908 he was in the
House of Refuge. ana IN 1905 in Elmira
RcfOrmatory, for larceny from the per-
son. lie has never been naturalized.
Joe the Grcascr is said TO be the last
Of the gangmcu who exploited their
trade I'm commercial industries. He
was active when Dopey Benny Fem,
who recently made complete coufes-
sion 20 the District Attorney. entered
the ucld At one time he and Benny
worked hand iu hand.
soon after Roseuzweig learned that
his rival had made confession he
let it be known that he. too. felt in
clincd 20 tell what ne knew The many
recent convictions OF gangmen for muir
der are also said by Joe's friends TO
have had something 70 do with his
preference for taking a manslaughter
plea 20 flirting with the chair.
District Attorney Perkins said aftler
he had arraigned the gang leader:
"Thi. man - the first one Of the gang
leaders who would turn over hired
thugs for pay 20 do murder OF assault.
His headquarters was at his own sa-
loon. 12S Norfolk Street. He is the
last OF the gang leaders to come in and
acknowledge what he has done. He
has made confession. which cannot
be made public ~ the present time.
Ills statements are somewhat similar
20 those Of Dopoy BENIN. We have
been working on what he has told US
for the last week. As yet il only
touches the surface. He has not as
yet gone before the Grand Jury"
Roseuzwcig is said to have cut prices
ou Benny At first according to his
story. he got 50. Later his price was
raised 10 SIS a day.
iona Rollics, who in eangdom par
lance is known as his girl" is said 20
have persuaded him 10 tell all he knows
20 the District Attorney. Fem was
also induced TO make his confession by
similar inspiration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
Justice SCudder Begins IN
quiry To-day Into Bel
mont Park Conditions.
TRACK GOT DECISION
IN CASE 2 YEARS AGO
Four Men Accused Of Making
Book Law Complied with.
Is Defence.

SIbppnas dropped thicker man
leavce in the fall yesterday az Belmont
track for the John Doe inquiry which
Justice Scudder Of the supreme Court.
viii start this morning az Nncola 10
investigate charges that gambling mas
been permitted al the iacc~.
District Attorney Lewis smith or
Nassau County and Sheriff P'tr' mad
conference yesterday. and the result
Was that race reporters. track ohclais'
private detectives and other, who may
know what is going on Will have 70 get
out Of bed early and hasten 90 colrt
a. 1890.
Mr. smith has laid before the justice.
upon information and belief, charges
that the Westchc-ter Racing A~Socla-
ton. ITS officers and various employees,
permitted gambling on 'heir premises.
The authorities have maintained al!
along that il was impossible 20 ma
evidence Of lawbreaking ~ 'he PARK
and that there has been no Oo0hmakng
or public gambling. Court decisions
have prevented arrests ioI oral ot pr
waite betting.
Others. however. have made charges
Of fragrant violations OF the peua. code.
This mornings hearing Is Tor the pur-
those making the charges q chance 10
bring proof into court. The inquiry
will be similar 20 one conducted TWO
years ago by County Judge Nlcman. .h
which he decided i'm favor OF the track.
So far there have been four arrests
in the field inclosure. There is admit
tedly betting at the TRACK, bat APP
parently under conditions complying
with rules laid down by court decisions.
For the last three days little or no
money passed. and there has been no
general display Of prices or soliciting
Of wagers.
II man wants 90 bet he goes 20
some acquaintance. asks the price
against the horse he wants 20 back, and
, if satisfactory writes memorandum
Of the wager and hands 70 over. In
practically all cases settlement L. MADE
next day outside the track. There nave
been no real bookmakerS IN evidence
displaying prices. and so on.
TIE four mon arrested day before
yesterday charged with hoohmahing
we're arraigned before Justice Walter
Il. Jones. at Hampstead. They pleaded
not guilty and asked for lmmedlaio
hearing. bat the case was set down for
Thursday night
John Thompson. Of oyster Bay. and
Charles Karshborn. Of Hempstead.
John says he dressed in shabby clothes
and made bets with them Wednesday
and Thursday. The prisoners are j.
Farino. of 14l1 Amsterdam Avenue;
". 7. prott. Of l73 West l2Gth Street.
C. Jandorf. Of 1861 Seventh Avenue.
and D. Harmonic. Of l34s Amsterdam
Avenue. all Of Manhattan. They were
released in $500 bail each.
The complaint was drawn by Assist
ant District Attorney Charles J. Weeks.
], is expected that by the time the case
comes up for hearing Justice Scudder's
John Doe inquiry win be completed and
decision given. If he finds the law
has been violated and gambling allowed
he viii then decide whether. pro,
ceeding under the liability law will
stand If it does it will be directed
against the racing association and
those in charge of the meet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
KEEPER EXPOSES
PRISON DRUG RING
Arrested as Island HerOln Snug
qler. Bares Plot TO Con-
tinue Traffic.

That the campaign waged by Dr.
Katharine b Davis. Commissioner
o. Correction. against the traihc III
drugs on BlacAwelIs Island has not
beeu entirely successful was admitted
last nigh, by Deputy Commas ioner
Burdette c. Lewis. following the ar
rest OF Charles Narth, keeper IN me
ueuI-entiarv. who confessed That Tor
the last seven months he has ocen
carving herOin TO prisoners.
Mr.. Lewis Said the arrest OF me
tecper and his confession had opened
ND an avenue of investigation that
heretofore had not been pursued ana
that with another arrest. 20 be mace
shortly. the brains Of the traihc would
be exposed 49,
whole transaction. He sald that ne
had been approached by LOUIS Bennett,
a pickpocket prisoner, VINO proposed
that Marth carry heroln IN 20 Dr.
Charles r. Baxter. who snort time
ago was arrested while resident phYSl-
clan on Blackwells Island and con
victed OF selling drugs 10 prisoners.
The money offer for his part o. the
conspiracy and the case with which ne
"a 3 keeper. could smuggle the heron
in prompted Marth 20 agree TO the
proposition. Beginning in October
1914. ne would 90 every other week
TO the parcel room al the Grand Cen
trial Depot and there claim package
addressed 20 him.
The parcel was made up of cigarette
boxes Of the fat type. The lower row
Of cigarettes in each box had been re
moved and the fiat packages Of the
white powder substituted. The keeper
would take the bundle, and. as no one
thought Of questioning a man Of ten
wears standing as city employe on
the island. he had little trouble in get
ting the drug to DR.. Baxter and the
pickDocket.
When Dr. Baxter had been arrested
Dr. Davis and Mr. Lewis announced
that they felt sure they had succeeded
in stamping out the traffic that had
been rampant on the island. Little by
little. however, according to Nj.
Lewis's statement last night, II was
found that the inmates were still able
to get narcotics This despite the fact
that there had been numerous arrests.
II was at last decided 10 set Harry
Dattlebaum. special agent OF the Cor
rection Department. and Detectives
Mason and Bach. of the cocaine squad,
10 work These three men were re-
sponsible FOR exposing conditions on
Blackwells Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
WIRE TELLS SHE'S WIFE
Tarrytown Man and Maid Wed
in December Instead of June.

Miss Ruth Hart. aged twenty. who is
playing an important part IN Henry W.
SavAge's "Sari" company. sent this telc-
gram Yesterday from san Francisco to
her mother, Mrs. William Hart, OF
Wildev street. Tarlytown:
Mother i can't keep 1t from you any
longer Dick and were married on De
ccmber : in Cincinnati please forgive
us your loving daughter Ruth"
Dick Is Richard Leaf, twenty
also Of Tarrytown. He and Ruth
couldn't wait 20 get married IN June.
They decided not to tell, because Ruth
did not want 10 leave the stage
Mrs. Leaf graduate Of Washington
Irving High School. has been employed
by Fashion" as model.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
SCORE WHITMAN'S ACTION
Thompson Committee Called
to Discuss His Criticism.

Albany, May IS. The Thompson
legislative Investigating committee.
which inquired into the workings Of
the two Public Service Commissions,
to-day decided 10 hold special meet
ing in New York on June :.
After Governor Whitman held that
the committees charges Of neglect Of
duty and misconduct i'm Office on the
part of the First District Commission
were unfounded. Senator Lawson. the
Republican member, requested senator
Thompson, the chairman. TO call a
meeting. Senator lawson 10 dissatis-
fed with Governor Whitman's decision
and criticised 1t in letter 90 Nh.
Thompson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
$1,000 BAIL FOR CROW
Prisoner Arrested in Policy
Game Round Up Held for Trial

Thomas Crow, OF 316 East Thirty
fifth Street. one Of the men rounded up
in the policy game raid by the Society
for the Prevention of Crime. was held
for trial Yesterday m $1,000 bail By
Magistrate Breen - NOrKville Court.
Crow was held on a charge Of hav-
ing policy slips in his possession. lie
was arrested on Thursday AZ Second
Avenue and Thirty-second Street by
members Of Lieutenant Dan Costigan's
Central Office special vice squad. In
addition to the slips round in his pos
session. the police said yesterday, he
had turned over other policy para
phernala he had in his home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
LOW WOULD BAN
LOCAL POLITICS
EN.Mayor Offers Amendment TO
Gust Bosses and It's Defeat
Is Predicted.


Albany. May IS. Seth Low. ex-
Mayor of New York. introduced IN the
Constitutional Convention to-day
proposcd amendment to wipe GA partF
lines in local elections 1t provides
that no national OF state political
PARTY shall nominate municipal officers,
indor.e or promote heir candidacy.
Students of municipal affairs declare
this would result IN real citizens
tickets and put an end to corrupt local
machines. They add that it would re-
move the need for local bosses in large
communities. They expect II TO be de-
eeated iu the convention.
George ". Wickersham, chairman o.
the judiciary committee. introduced a
proposal for the creation Of stand
ing commission on rules Of procedure
i'm the courts Of the state. IN which
shall be vested exclusive power 10 es-
tablish rules Of procedure not sub
iectod 20 amendment or abrogatlon by
the Legislature.
The commission would be composed
Of the chief Judge and an associate
Judge Of the Court of Appeals. the pre-
siding Justices Of the four appellate
divisions IN the state. a county judge
from each Of the four judicial d.
visions. surrogate from the First Ju-
6.cial Department and four other
lawyers.
FrcG.,.' &. Tanner proposed an
amcuau. rcreasing from thirty -
sixty days the time after adjournment
Of tie Legislature within which the
Governor must act OIL measures passed
by the Legislature.
Senator Robert Wagner introduced A
proposal providing that the labor OF a
human being shall not he deemed a
commodity nor an article Of COM
merce and that the Legislature shall
rot enact law and all the courts
shall rot coustrue law contrary 70
the proposed amendment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
HINTS PROSECUTION
OF RIGGS OFFICERS
Washington Sees Such Action in
Investigation of Accounts
of Stock House.

Washington. May .. Two Of the
three trustees Of the bankrupt stoct.
brokerage firm Of Lewis johnson q
Co. Of this city, with which the Riggs
Bank or its officers were alleged TO
have had more than 5000 transactions.
produced in the Office OF the Distric,
Attorney to-day records showing these
alleged transactions.
Their production was ir response 70
subppnas issued by Ch!ct Justice Gov
ingtOn OF the District supreme Court.
In the absence Of District Attorney
Laekey the trustees o. the brokerage
house doubted their right 20 leave tho
papers, whereupon '"stce Mccoy, be
fore whom the Riggs Bank case was
tried. signed an order giving the Dis
trIct Attorneys Office custody of the
records.
Samuel DnteImyer OF counsel for
the Treasury official made several
sweeping charges during the trial ~
20 the relations between the Riggs
Bank and this brokerage house. and in
'tc closing OF the case submitted an
affidavit citing that there had been
COCO transactions. which included a.
least one short sale. lie declared that
the brokerage firm knew no one except
the Riggs Bank IN the account
There has been mach curiosity a
10 what action would be taken by the
Department OF Justice ever since the
first statement by Controller Williams
on the night the Riggs Bank fled the
Injunction suit against him. Then he
declared that he had placed the Ques-
ton Of the irregularities and unlawful
practices by the officers of the Riggs
Bank in the hands Of the Department
OF Justice. Any statement as %
whether this meant that the officers
would be prosecuted has been avoided
by the Treasury officials. who say that
this is entirely IN the hands of the De-
partment Of Justice Attorney General
Gregory refused TO discuss the case
when asked about it to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
EARLY SAILING COSTS S629
Martha Washington Left Too
Soon and S. B. Eckert Sued.

Samuel b. Eckert was yesterday
awarded a judgment for S629 against
the Austro-American Steamship Com
pany by Justice Ransom. Of the City
Court, IN what Is probably the first
case Of suit against steamship
company because one of it's steamers
sailed ahead of schedule time.
Eckert sailed from Philadelphia for
Alglers to meet his fancee and relatives
at Alglers, who were TO sail for New
York on the steamship Martha Wash
ington. Eckert had figured out an
itinerary that would get him TO Al
giers day before the scheduled sail
ing OF the vessel. He got there on the
day he expected. but found she had
sailed day before she should have.
In his decision Justice Ransom de-
cided that s629 10 cover disbursements
Of frultless trip and the trouble
Eckert was put 20 would be reasonable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
Only Got $40 a Week. but
Signed Big Notes, Test
mony at Circuit Trial.
LAWYER ALSO
AN incorporates
Asset Of S17l, 500 in Report Ac
cuscd Signed, Shown to Have
Been Liability Instead.

Evidence wss brought forth ycster-
day in the case Of Edward ". circuit on
trial charged with perjury before Judge
Harry +. Lewis. IN Part ], County
Court, Brooklyn. that the Union Bank.
Of which Grout was president. was doing
business through the dummy Netropol-
tan Holding Company. Nathaniel d.
Relch. a lawyer Of the Strauss & An
derson firm. III Broadway. Manhattan.
and ono of the incorporators Of the
company. gave this testimony.
District Attorney Cropscy has sought
% prove that certain items were false
ly represented in the Union Bank re-
pOrts. which were signed By circuit as
president and sent to the State Bank
ing Department under date OF March
%, 1910.
II has been brought out that two
Other incorporatOrs Of the hoidinf
company were Matthew VI. Miles, SO
a-week-clerk Of the Union Bank an /
president Of the Metropolitan com
pany. and willard {. Penton. another
clerk Of the bank and secretary and
treasurer Of the Metropolitan. Miles
as president. it was learned, had signed
IN favor Of the bank two promissory
notes for S65.597.10 and Sls $3.50. SUI
posedly TO cover real estate deals IN
Manhattan.
During the examination Of Reich the
District Attorney brought out an fem
Of S17i 800 which was carried on the
banks report of March %. 1910, as an
asset when il should have been La
bility. Letters from Reich's law FIRM
also showed the bank TO be the real
owner Of property officially recorded as
owned by the Metropolitan Holding
Company.
stephen B. Baldwin, Grout's attor-
ney strcnuously objected 10 the intro
duction of these letters, but was over
ruled. One letter, of June 10. 1903,
from the law nrm 10 the bank. was
signed with the initials IF. VI. g." but
Reich stated that he could not posi-
lively Identify them. Another letter,
dated October -. 1903. sent OF the
Strauss d. Anderson law firm. and
signed by T.. VI. Grout, was identified
by Reich.
Another letter to Reich's law firm IN
reference 20 the Rodd property. in East
l22d street. owned by the Metropolitan
company, read: an regard 10 the Rodd
property | should be glad If you would
lake up the matter with Mr. Allison
in our behalf" and was signed by +. VI.
Grout.
The case was adjourned till Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
Avoids Subsidy or Own
ership QuestiOn-Polnts
Only Needs.
RABSON WON OVER
TO SHIP PROJECT
Southern Trip Convinced Him OF
Need of Governments Owned
Line. He Says.
Poi. --eu7e Bur,,p y

Washington. May pa three ring
circus. and you can watch the ring that
r'oases YOU most
That was the most accurate descrip-
t-on o, the confidential report o. the
commission on transportation o. the
Par-Amcrican financial Conference
which one % So members could think
o. late tonight. After pro'racted
meeting tonight the members % the
commission agreed upon n satisfactory
report. which viii be made public to-
morrow at the final meeting o. the
conference.
From what could be learned tonight
the report Will carefully avoid = posi-
I've Endorsement OF any o. the plans
which have been proposed either ship
subsidy. government-owned or govern
nert-backed steamship lines. il VIII
dwell upon all Of the possible means
hv which adequate steamship service
between tho Americas can he secured,
but will emphasize only the absolute
need for improving the present service.
What the report Will dwell upon
especisllv. however. IS the necessity
FOR a reform in the shipping laws, par
.icularly % the United States, so that
vessels can be operated more oheaply
under the American flag.
The Importance o. South American
merchants giving 10 United states
bankers q fu.l and accurate statemen,
% their responsibility and fnancia
ability was dwelt upon az length by
W. s. Kies, Of New York. foreign trade
adviser % the National City Bank, VINO
spoke 20 the Pan-Amer' can flnanc al
conference. Mr. Kics advised the dele
cafes ,ha, -rc frcc~t credit comes only
ff.er firm personal relations have been
established
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
WOODS PROMOTES FIVE
Makes Patrolmen Sergeants
and Accepts go New Men.

Police Commissioner Arthur Woods
announced yesterday that the follow
ing patrolmen have been promoted TO
the rank of sergeants: John l.. TraverS.
Of Westchester station; George D. Hop
Firs. of the East Twenty second Street
station; John J. Flynn. Of the East lOith
Street station: william W. Keeling, Of
the Second Inspection District. and ia
cob Dellemuth. Of the Fort Hamilton
station. Brooklyn.
Four Of them will enter the training
school 10 learn how TO ride motorcycles
aud will then De assigned 70 outlying
districts.
OF the first one hundred men on tho
eligible list Of patrolmen all but eight
will be accepted Monday for entrance
10 their probationary period.