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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
MORE POWER URGED.
Mccall would Protect I'd From
Public tIRuop.

ALRASY. May 2s-There has been a
general agreement among tho members
ot the Public Service Commissions and
former members who have appeared he.
fore the utilities committee of the con-
stitutional convention that the commis-
sion should he recognized by the Legis-
lature in order to protect them from
public clamor.
Chairman Edward F.. Mccall Il the
New YORK city commission. Chairman
seymour Van S~antvoord 81 the upstate
commission and Martin :. Decker. for
merry a member of the upstate COM
mission. told the committee to-day that
not only should the commissions he
made constitutional bodies hut that their
salaries should be increased rather than
decreased. that the terms OF office might
well be increased to ten years and that
the power OF appointment should remain
"a az present In the Governor with the
consent Of the senate.
They also would make Il impossible
FOR a new Governor Of different political
complexion from the Public Service Conn
mission to remove a Commissioner ex-
c'pt with the approval OF a two-thirds
vote or III" Senate. Now a Commas
siA or is removable without the consent
II the Senate.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
AMERICAN STEAMER
 |s HIT BY TORPEDO
CREW TOOK TO BOATS AND STOOD BY THE STEAMER
 SEA WAS CALM.
WAS STRUCK AT NIGHT
Nebraskan Did Not Carry Any Pas sengers and Was in
 Ballast.

London.--The American steamer Nebraskan, Capt Greene. from Liver pool, May 24, for Delaware breal1wa- ter, was torpedoed by submarine at a point 40 miles west-southwest of Fastnet, off the south coast of Ire land
 The sea was calm at the time The stood by the steamer. It was soon as certained that the Nebraskan was not seriously damaged. She had been struck forward and her foreholds were full of water.
 The crew returned on board and got the vessel under way. No lives were lost among the crew. The Nebraskan did not carry any passengers.
 The foregoing information was re- ceived by the British admiralty in London, and 1t was at once commu- nicated to the American embassy.
 Immediately she was struck the Ne braskan began calling for help by wireless. Browhead received the wireless communication from Crook haven.
 The torpedoing of the Nebraskan apparently occurred before o'clock at night.
 All foreign vessels leaving Liver pool recently have had their names and nationalities painted in large let ters on their sides and have flown largo flags maSsage tO the IlOVdS says an armed trawler went to the assistance of the Nebraskan and stood by her all night.
 The German submarine campaign is continuing actively. Dispatches from Norway say the people of that country have been aroused by the sinking last week of the Norwegian steamer Minerva and the attempt to torpedo the Iris, which went to her assistance.
 The steamer Cromer, loaded with passengers, had a narrow escape while bound for Rotterdam. A sub marine fired torpedo without warn ing, but missed by 15 yards. This at tack occurred four miles north of North Hinder lightship.
 A message to the Star from Liver pool says that the name and nation ality of the Nebraskan were painted in large letters on her sides.
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Firsproof Clothes,

Dr. William H. Perkin, the English chemist, has found a method of mak. ing cotton cloth absolutely fireproof. so that it will not burn even when held fin a gas-fame. One flreproof garment was unharmed by twenty washings. and another which had been worn for two years and washed every week Neither could be burned. though the latter was worn almost to rags. This fireproof cloth costs about a penny a yard more than untreated cloth.
 Not only will this fireproofed mate rial be found suitable for the manu facture of clothes for firemen, but it may also be used by women for the finest party dresses, the most deli cately-colored fabrics being unharmed by the process and even given a softer appearance. For children's clothes it should be particularly desirable, since it is likely to prevent many accidents.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
CHAPTER 1-Continued.

Unfortunately the telegraphic re- plies from England are only to hand this morning." he went on because Just before two o'clock this morning the harbor police, whom I specially ordered to watch the vessel, saw a boat come to the wharf containing a man and woman. The pair were put ashore. and walked away into the town, the woman seeming to walk with considerable difficulty The boat returned. and an hour after to the complete surprise of the two de- tectives, steam was suddenly got up and the yacht turned and went straight out to sea-
 Leaving the man and the woman?"
 Leaving them, of course. They are probably still in the town. The police are now searching for traces of them"
 But could not you have detained the vessel?" l suggested.
 "Of course, had but known, could have forbidden her departure But as her owner had presented himself at tno consulate, and was recognized as a respectable person, I felt that I could not interfere without some tangible in- formation-and that, alas. has come too late. The vessel is a swift one, and has already seven hours start of us. I've asked the admiral to send out a couple of torpedo-boats after her, but, unfortunately, this Is impossible, as the fiotilla is sailing in an hour to attend the naval review at Spezia.
 told him how the consul's safe had been opened during the night and he sat listening with wide-open eyes
 You dined with them last night" he said at last. They may have sur reptitiously stolen your keys"
 They may" was my answer. Prob ably they did. But with what mo- tive?"
 The captain of the port elevated his shoulders. exhibited his palms. and de clared: The whole affair from be- ginning to end is a complete and pro found mystery"
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said. We'll see whether Scotland Yard knows anything about Hornby or Chatter Most probably they do. I'll write full report in the morning if you will give me minute descriptions of the men. as we'll as of the captain, Macintosh"
 Next morning the town of Leghorn awoke to find itself gay with bunting. the Italian and English flags flying side by side everywhere, and the con sular standard Tapping over the con- sulate in the piazza. In the night the British Mediterranean fleet. cruising down from Malta, had come into the roadstead. and at the signal from the flagship had maneuvered and dropped anchor, forming a long line of gigantic battleships. swift cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, torpedo boats. dis patch-boats. and other craft extending for several miles along the coast. Ly- ing still on those calm waters was a force which one day might cause na- tions to totter, the overwhelming force which upheld Britain's right in that ottdlSputed sea.
 had taken boat out to the Bull wark. the great battleship flying the ad- mirals flag. aud was sitting on deck with my old friend Capt. Jack Durn- ford of the Royal Marines Each year when the fleet put into Leghorn we were inseparable. for in long years past, at Portsmouth. we had been close friends. and now he was able to pay me annual visits at my Italian home.
 He was on duty that morning. there fore could not get ashore till after luncheon.
 "Ill dine with you. of course. to- night. old chap" he said And you must tell me all the news. We're In
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HAS MANY WESTERN TASTES
Emperor of Japan Is by No Means Altogether Eastern in His Man
 ner of Living.

A native Tokyo paper has published series of articles about the home life at the imperial palace. The late Meiji emperor. it seems. was devoted to native dishes, but his majesty Ioshihito. reared on more modern lines, has broader tastes in food. On the other hand. the late emperor used a foreign bedstead, while the present monarch prefers to lie on Japanese quilts. There is now a billiard room, an imperial bathtub, and electric light ing
 While the Meiji emperor preferred Japanese cooking, particularly of the Kyoto style, which uses more salt than the Tokyo cookery, the Taisho emperor takes more kindly to west ern diet. His breakfast consists of bread, milk and coffee; as rule the luncheon also is usually Yoshoku, but the dinner pure Japanese.
 His taste in food is that of a con noisseur. The emperor fancies the salmon trout of Lake Chuzenji Dur ing a summer sojourn at Nikko one year, the cook tried a substitute, but at the first morsel it was detected. For reasons of health he does not take any sake but a little sherry or other wine occasionally
 His majesty wears the uniform of a general, even in private, till after the evening ablution. when he wears a crested kimono
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
CHAPTER 1T.
Why the Safe Was Opened.

That day was an active one in the questara. or police office, of Leghorn.
 Detectives called. examined the safe, and sagely declared it to be burglar proof had not the thieves possessed the key.
 Probably while sat at dinner on board the Lola my keys had been stolen and passed on to the scared Scotsman. who had promptly gone ashore and ransacked the place while l had remained with his master smok ing and unsuspicious. but as far as Francesca and I could ascertain noth- ing whatever had been taken. The de tective on duty at the railway station distinctly recouected a thin, middle aged manx-accompanied by lady in deep black, passing the barrier and entering the train which left at three o'clock for Colle Salvetti to join the Rome express. They were foreigners, therefore he did not take the same notice of them as though they had been Italians.
 The description of the Lola, its own CT, his guest. and the captain were cir cuiated by the police to all the Medi- terranean ports. with a request that the yacht should be detained. Yet If the vessel were really one of mystery, as it seemed to be. it's owner would no doubt go across to some quiet anchorage on the Algerian coast out of the track of the vessels. and calmly proceed to repaint. rename and dis guise his craft so that 1t would not be recognized in Marseilles, Naples. Smyr- yachts habitually call.
 For purposes of their own the police kept the affair out of the papers. and when Frank Hutcheson stepped out of the sleeping car from Paris on to the platform at Pisa a few nights aft erwards. l related to him the ex- traordinary story
 The scoundrels wanted these, that's evident" he responded. holding up the small, strong leather handbag he was carrying. and which contained his jealously guarded ciphers. By Jove." he laughed, how disappointed they must have been!"
 Tt may be so.' said. as we entered the midnight train for Leghorn. But my own theory is that they were searching for some paper or other that you possess"
 What can my papers concern them?" exclaimed the jovial, round faced consul '1 don't keep bank notes in that safe. you know We fellows in the service don't roll in gold as our public at home appears to think"
 No. But you may have something in there which might be of value to. them. You're often the keeper of val uable documents belonging to Eng lishmen abroad. you know"
 Certainly. But there's nothing in
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there just now. No, my dear Gordon, depend upon it that the yacht running ashore was all blind. They did it so as to be able to get the run of the con- sulate, secure the ciphers. and sail merrily away with them"
 But the man and the woman who left the yacht an hour before she sailed. and who slipped away into the country somewhere, l wonder who they were? Hornby distinctly told me that he and Chatter were alone, and yet there was evidently a lady and gentleman on board. I guessed there was a woman there. from the way the boudoir and ladies saloon were ar ranged, and certainly no mans hand decorated dinner table as that was decorated"
 Yes. That's decidedly funny re- marked the consul thoughtfully. They showed a lot of ingenuity
 Ingenuity. l should think so, The whole affair was most cleverly planned"
 You said something about an ar mory."
 Yes, there were Maxims slowed away in one of the cabins. They aroused my suspicious.
 They would not have aroused mine, replied my friend. Yachts car " arms for protection in many cases, especially if they are going to cruise along uncivilized coasts where they must land for water or provisions"
 l told him of the torn photograph. which caused him some deep retlec ton.
 'I wonder why the picture had been torn up. Had there been a row on board-a quarrel or something's"
 Tt had been destroyed surrepti- tiously, I think"
 Pity you didn't pocket the frag- ments. We could perhaps have dis covered from the photographer the identity of the original
 "Ah!" 1 sighed respectfully. T never thought of that. I recollect the name of the firm, however"
 ''I shall have to report to London the whole occurrence, as British sub- jects are under suspicion" Hutcheson
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me well for nearly three years. Old Rosina, my housekeeper, had often regretted that she had been compelled to leave to attend to her aged mother. The latter, he told me. had died. and afterwards he had married her He asked so wistfully that his wife might see me once more that, having nothing very particular to do that evening, and feeling a deep sympathy for the poor fellow in his trouble, l resolved to accompany him to his house and sec whether I could not, in some slight manner, render him little help.
 ITO BE CONTINUEDD
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Ancient War-DoQs.

The Belgian use of sheep-dogs to seek out the wounded is yet another return to the methods of warfare of an earlier day. In the Scottish clan feuds. as we'll as in our own fights with Scotland, both sides used dogs for that purpose. though generally it was with the idea of killing them of when found. Unwounded fugitives. too. were sought by the dogs. and both Wallace and Bruce are recorded to have had narrow escapes from Eng. fish bloodhounds. And in Elizabeth's reign 500 hounds figured as part of the army sent to settle an insurrection in Ireland
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
CHAPTER III.
The House "over the Water"

I had idled away pleasant month up in Boston, and from there had gone north to the Lakes, and it was one hot evening in mid-August that l found myself again in London. crossing St. James square from the Sports club. I had just turned into Pall Mall When voice at my elbow suddenly ex- claimed in Italian:
 "Ah. signore!-why, actually, my pa drone,"
 And looking around l saw thin faced man of about thirty, dressed In neat but rather shabby black, whom l instantly recognized as man who had been my servant in Leghorn for two years, after which he had left to better himself.
 Why, Olinto!" 1 exclaimed, sur prised, as I halted. "You-in Lon don-eh? We'll, and how are you get ting on?"
 Most excellently, signore," he an swered in broken English, smiling. But 1t is so pleasant for me to see my generous padrone again. What fortune it is that I should pass here at this very moment!"
 Where are you working?" I in- quired.
 At the Restaurant Milona, in OK ford street-only small place, but we gain discreetly. so l must not com plain. live over in Lambeth. and am on my way home."
 When we halted before the Ma tional gallery prior to parting l made some inquiries regarding Armida. the
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black-eyed, good-looking housemaid whom he had married
 "Ah, signore!" he responded in a voice choked with emotion, dropping into Italian. 'It is the one great sor- row of my life. I work hard from early morning until late at night, but what is the use when l see my poor wife gradually fading away before my very eyes? The doctor says that she cannot possibly live through the next winter. An! how delighted the poor girl would be if she could see the pa drone again!"
 I felt sorry for him. Armida had been a good servant, and had served
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Shippino Notice Puzzles.

Washington The United States has inquired of Great Britain through Ambassador Page to learn the mean ing of the British admiralty notice which specifies that neutral vessels must obtain permission to take the north-about route around the British Isles for Scandinavian countries.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Extra session Not Considered.

Washington - President Wilson said he had not considered calling an extra session of congress in October. He remarked his mind had been occu- pied with other matters and that there still was plenty of time to think about an extra session.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Spain Takes Over Teuton's Interests

London. - The Reuters Telegram Company has received a dispatch from it's correspondent at Madrid, who says the German and Austro-Hungarian representatives at the Italian court and at the Vatican are leaving Rome, having entrusted the interests Of their countries to the Spanish ambas- sador in Rome
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Mill Pay State's Debts.

Charleston. At an all-night ses- sion of the West Virginia legislature, which i: meeting in extraordinary session, the general appropriation bill, which is expected to put the states financial condition again on a sound basis, was passed by both houses.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
SYNOPSIS.

The yacht Lola narrowly escapes wreck In Leghorn harbor. Gordon Gregg. locum tenens for the British consul. is called upon by Hornby. the Lola's owner. and alnes aboard with him and his friend, Hylton Chatter. Aboard the yacht he ac- cidentally sees a room full of arms and ammunition and torn photograph of a young girl. That night the consuls safe IS robbed and the Lola puts suddenly to sea. The police find that Hornby is a fraud and the Lola's name a false one.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Submarine k-4 Aground.

Newport - Another mishap to the submarine fiotilla guarding the At lantic coast during the war game was reported when news was received that the submarine K-4 is aground on the east side of No Mans Land The tender Fulton is standing by.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Parcels Post Susnended.

Washington. The Italian postof- flee department notified the United States of the suspension of parcel post between the two countries. Packages now in the mails will be returned so senders.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Trade Raiance Favor U. S.

Washington. - Secretary Redfield reported the trade balance in favor of the United States for the week end ing May P, at approximately S19,00o.- 900. He estimates that the total bal ance since last July has been $90O,- COG. .OOO
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
Governors Conference.

Boston. Gov. Walsh designated the last week in August for the na- tional conference of governors in this city.
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