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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
EDISON SUBMARINE
BATTERIES STAND TEST
Chlorine Gas Missing as Ed
Makes Trial Run.

Running above and below the surface
Of Long Island Sound, the submarine
E-2, the only vessel in the world
equipped with the new Edison nickel
batteries, made a successful trip yes
terday. With Lieutenant Charles ".
Cooke, jr., in command, the vessel set
out early in the day for a long trial
of the batteries. officers of the navy
yard said last night that the perform
ance of the batteries indicated that
chlorine gas, the bugaboo of the crews
of undersea boats, is probably a thing
Of the past. There was not the slight
est trace Of it, according to talk at the
navy yard.
The Ed made an extensive run on
the surface, then dived and manpuvred
for several hours. After these expert
ences the E-2 made a successful run
submerged, and the crew found no trace
of chlorine gas. More difficult tests
are to be made Of the invention soon.
Yesterdays run proved, il was declared
on excellent authority, that the new
batteries gave better speed with less
fuel. After further changes have been
made on the E-2 she will be taken out
for prolonged run.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
WIDENER'S HELP
GET LAVISH GIFTS
Late Traction Magnate's Son
Donates 100000 to Ser
wants and Employees.
lRy Ta-egr.nh 10 The Tribune ]

Philadelphia, Dec. Tt is going to
be memorable Christmas for the
forty employees of the late P. A. b.
Widener at his estate, Lynnewood Hall,
and the force at the Land Title Build
ing offices Of the estate. for 500 900
has been distributed by Mr.. Widener's
son, Joseph. The money came from the
estate of the millionaire under an or
der just previous to his death, and was
not included in his will. 1t was stated
that the inheritance tax laws led to
avoidance of any direct requests.
Charles f. Cooke, Mr.. Widener's valet
ard personal attendant foi fourteen
years, is said to have received $4,000,
house and his salary for life. The
domestics and Land Title employees re-
ceiyed amounts IN proportion to their
years Of service. There are about forty
employees at Lynnewood Hall.
Henry Lanevin, chauffeur for seven
years, received a check for $4,000. Will
lam Turner, the butler, was given a
check for 81 900, while Gustav DIETRICH,
the chef, received like amount.
Checks for $1,000 each were given
William Cosgrove, for a quarter of a
century general handy man" at the
estate; Steven Cosgrove, his brother;
Tn Jmas Cavanaugh and Barney" The
latter three are watchmen.
Mrs. W. L. Unruh, houSekeeper, is
said 70 have received the largest check
of the women employees Hilma Quist,
parlormaid was given $1,000, while
others receiving this amount were
Mary Hutton, Louisa 0sten, Margaret
Quist. Jenny Laws, Margaret Matthews
and Aggie Cloverstone, chambermaids.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
SOCIAL SHARPS FIND
CENTRE OF SOCIETY
ne Somewhere in Asphalt of
Fifth Avenue, Between Goth
and 9Th Streets.

Somewhere on Fifth Avenue between
Sirtv.sixth and Sixty-seventh streets
-. the Kaaba Of the social climbers
vseea-the exact centre Of population
81 blue-blooded New York. This years
social Register" has established the
.r,roximate location. Every person
living on this block Of the avenue will
,-obablv claim that his doorstep is
tbs unduestioned actual spot.
Among other bits of information, IN
s,iring alike TO Four Hundred and Five
IIion-such as the fact that eighty
,ine Of our best families are winter
inc IN California and eighty-two on the
Tyis-"The Social Register" issued
Yesterday. notes that the aforemen-
toned centre Of New York society has
moved in the last year from Madison
Avenue and Sixty-fourth Street 70 its
present location. More than that. the
editors have delved into the past suf-
srientlv TO lay down a new law OF
nbvsjcs-northward the course OF first
families makes its way at approximate
IL 800 feet year.
Starting in 1905 at Fifty-seventh
Street and Fifth Avenue. the centre If
societv has proceeded remorselessly IN
tho direction Of The Bronx, and good
ress only knows where it will stop.
Scanning mustv tradition, 1.-THE So
eial Register" robs Fifth Avenue Of its
rast clories without q tear. Only 43S
families who are really nice people
nv dear. now live on the onetime blue
blood artery of Manhattan. and 7O2
have chosen Park Avenue for their
dwelling place. The most populous
apsrtment house, counting, OF course
only those whom we really shou'd
meet. is at 375 Park Avenue, and
boasts no less than forty-nine APP
rroved families.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
STORIES BEAT
AUSTRALIAN BAND
Boy Drum Major Loses
Time When He Spies
Woodwork Tower.

Thirty-fve Australian cadets, repre-
senting the Australian universal mill
tary system, were welcomed yesterday
afternoon by Acting Mayor McAneny in
the City Hall. These young warriors,
ranging from twelve to twenty-five
years Of age. chosen for their scholas-
tic merit and each of them proficient
on some musical instrument, are under
the command of Lieutenant ]. J..
Simons.
"The boys represent every stage Of
the new Australian military system"
said Lieutenant Simons, land they are
typical Of it's results" Then he gave
an outline Of the system, after remark
ing that the keynote of President Will
sons message, as reported in the af-
ternoon papers, seemed to be prepared
ness.
Leaving Australia In midsummer,
January 16, the cadets were chased
across the Pacific by the German
cruiser Dresden, which arrived off the
three-mile limit three hours after they
made the port of San Francisco. After
playing several weeks in band concerts
at the coast fairs, and making a tour
OF Canada in behalf of the Red Cross
and recruiting, they arrived in New
York yesterday morning. Here they
were met by a small company Of Aus
tralians, including Mrs. James Francis
Dwyer and Mrs. George c. Penboss,
wife of the president Of the New York
Australian Society.
Marching down Broadway, after their
reception by Acting Mayer McAneny,
their stirring band music and Union
Jack, carried a crowd with them to II
State Street, where they were received
By Cleve Bagley, British Consul Cen
eral, and Captain Guy G.. Grant, British
naval attache. who is a native Of Aus
tralia. Two Of the cadets were from
his old home town. Mr.. Bagley said
that he could wish them nothing better
than that they might be among the i'm
perial forces who will march into Ber-
lin within a few months.
Diminutve Aubrey Melrose, drum
major. won the plaudits OF the crowd
By the deft manner in which he twirled
n baton, but he lost the beat for one
instant when he happened 10 look up
while passing the Woolworth Building,
and his glance started in an astonished
search for the top.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
LOVED HUSBAND,
so SHE BEAT HIM
Showed His Head Through
Glass Partition After
VOwing Devotion.

Mrs. Helen Bennett Marsh, New
York lawyer. twice married to James II.
Marsh. of Hoboken, dissembled her love
so skilfully as to perplex her spouse
completely.
She thrust his head through glass
partition, vowed eternal devotion,
slammed his face soundly and wrote SON
nets to him.
The bewildered Mr.. Marsh brought
suit for divorce on the ground Of de-
sertion. Mrs. Marsh, testifying yes
terday before Ex-Governor Fort, mas
ter in chancery in Newark, n. j. eX-
plained that she loved her husband, and
he hated him, too She recited a poem
she had Just written about Marsh. 1t
is supposed to narrate in rhyme what
n time she has had Of il since meeting
Marsh.
The couple were married first before
q Justice Of the peace IN 1900. The Sec
ond ceremony was performed oy a
CLERGYMAN in March, 1912. It was soon
after the second marriage that the
couple separated. Marsh was a law
nartner of James J. Bennett, brother
of Mrs. Marsh, in Manhattan. Mrs.
Marsh now lives at % Seventh Avenue,
Manhattan.
According to Mrs. Marshs story. it
was in the early part of 1912, while
she supposed her husband was living IN
the home of his mother, Mrs. James
Marsh. at 1919 West Twelfth Street,
Manhattan, that he let remark tall
that aroused her suspicious.
81 asked him to tell ME where he was
STAYING" said Mrs. Marsh, "and he told
me not to butt in. | said TO myself:
You fox, I'll track you to your lair. l
followed him to Ninety-hfth Street, but
they wouldn't let me in. | came away
CRYING. but | went back again"
The witness told of several futile eff
forts she had made to gain access TO
the house when il was so cold, she SAID,
that neighbors took her in for shelter.
"Then | watched the place from
window across the street Mrs. Marsh
continued. "and | saw Mr.. Marsh 90 in
there. | saw him come out early IN
the morning and return with milk and
packages. / rang the bell until pulled
n out of the socket. No one answered,
and | walked in. | saw a woman with
red hair, and | talked to her about my
husband. | didn't see him that time"
On a subsequent visit, according TO
tho witness. she met her husband and
talked to him.
ale said that | had promised 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
FIRE AT WILLIAMS
RAZESLABORATORY
Quick Work by Students Saves
Another Building-Sayre
Home in Danger.
by Telegraph 70 The Tribune.l

Williamstown, Mass, Dec. THE
Thompson chemical laboratory at Will
Jams College was destroyed by fire
early this morning The loss is esti-
mated at 100000, which includes
valuable library and $4,000 worth of
platinum.
Two instructors rooming on the top
floor of the building woke up about
1880 o'clock this morning to find them
selves hemmed in by smoke and flames.
They crawled along the light copper
gutter at the edge of the roof until
they reached fire escape
In less than fifteen minutes after the
alarm had been given the student fire
brigade had stream of water playing
on the building, which was enveloped
in flame. The explosion Of chemicals
prevented the men from entering the
building.
The quick and persistent work Of the
students, who relieved one another at
frequent intervals, prevented the flames
from reaching the physical laboratory
and two residences nearby, and kept
the fire from that part of the cellar
where was stored a cylinder of liquid
chlorine powerful enough to blow up
the whole building.
The laboratory. a gift of the late
Frederick F. Thompson, of New York,
was built in 1892. 1t is the centre
building in a trio Of laboratories given
by the wealthy alumnus and trustee of
the college. The house occupied by
Francis Bowes Sayre and his family
is directly behind the. chemical labora-
tory, and there was danger that the
flames might spread to the structure,
which is wood Mrs. Sayre was Miss
Eleanor Wilson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
Many Protests Against
Promotion Cause Whit
man to Delay Action.
WILLIAM r. WILCOX
CALLS ON GOVERNOR
Thompson Prepares Charges
Against Woodbury. Be Sub
mitted by Friday.
-, ,,,r corr-pond.n. q rhs rnDuno.l

fFrorn n stan CORES pOnoed1t " LIS Ai'SNN'A
Albany. Dec. 7.-Colonel William
HAYWARD may not become chairman OF
the Public Service Commission after
sll despite the apparent desire Of Gov
ernor Whitman to make him the sue
cessor Of Edward E. Mccall, whom ne
removed from Office yesterday. This
fact became known to-day, when II was
learned that many protests against MT.
Havward's elevation had been received
81 the executive office. most OF them
on the ground that Colonel Hayward
lacked the training and experience nee
essarv for so important place
Yesterday the Governor had an
nopnced that he would designate nay
,vard &c chairman and name q success
cor 70 Mccall on the commission. To-
dav his mind was open. for ne Sent
word TO the newspaper men that 10
a,,o;ntments would be given out. ana
he did not designate Mr.. Hayward as
chairman. either. Instead, the Gov
ernor busted himself all day WIN VIZ
budget conference hearings
The nresence here of former Chair-
nan william R. Wilcox this afternoon
cave rise to stories that he would
eventually be selected by Governor
! vhi,,ran for McCall's place as chair
! man. -, NJ, Mon
The protests against Colonel Hay
wards selection as chairman were not
the only protests received at the ex-
ecutive Office to-day. Senators Thomp-
son and Lawson, Of the committee IN
vestigating Public Service affairs were
carly on the job protesting to the Gov
ernor against the selection OF e''her
| Oliver c. Semple or Travis II. whitney
"a members of the commission. Mr.
/ Semple is assistant counsel to the com
mission and Mr.. Whitney is its secre-
/ tarv Senator Thompson in his tele-
cram said il was imperative that the
/ Governor should continue to select new
men from outside the commission,
! "The published statements thaI yVu
are considering the names OF sdDOIuis
mates for promotion TO the once %
Commissioner" he said, lead me to
urge you against this course at TINS
time. one name mentioned is Of coun-
sci that tried a rate case now undet
investigation. His recognition now
would, / believe, be highly improper
senator Lawson, in his telegram 10
the Governor, protested against the
raining of Mr.. Semple and Mr. WHIT
new bv name. He declared that their
appointment would be an insult to the
people of Brooklyn. -,
Ii is believed that the Governor VIII
make up his mind tomorrow ana MI
the vacancy caused by McCalIs re-
moval.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
GIRLS SCOUTS SELL DRUGS
Boys Bring in Cocaine Customers BY
Signals.

Police activity directed against drug
sellers resulted yesterday in the arrest
Of five men and girl, the latter. &C
cording TO the police. revealing TO the
authorities q new system Of disposinc
of narcotic wares.
Il was her method, they declared. to
sit in the lobby of downtown hotel
while boys she employed as runners
went about the streets looking for Gus
toners. When they located "sniffer"
who desired to make q purchas, the
boys gave him a secret number and
told where the girl. who described her
self as Emily Mason, twenty-one. of IS
West IO9th Street. could be found.
Upon whispering the number to Miss
Mason and producing quarter she
would slip them the drug.
The police turned her over to the
Federal authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
S27,129 FOR SCOUTS FUND

Reports Of the first day of the cam
paign for the 100000 fund for the
Boy Scouts Of America, presented at
the noon meeting yesterday at the
Headquarters. 81 Chambers Street.
showed a total Of S27129.50 Only four
of nine soliciting teams reported. the
others sending in word tlat they were
too busy collecting money to attend
the meeting.
Richmond led in the days returns
with $3.50, Brooklyn gave S2,459,
Manhattan and The Bronx S2,1S1 and
Queens S1,605. In addition, the execu-
tive committee reported receipts Of
S5.2s3.5O, including a check for $4,000
from Sigmund Eisner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
FIRST CALL FOR SNOW WAR
Shovel Brigade Short, Fetherston Asks
Volunteers.

ENLIST FOR THE WAR!
Join the snow fighters in the battle
against snow.
s'You can make s2.40 or 1920 per
shift Of eight hours on snow this win
ter.
There will be day and night shifts
and there is room for all.
NOW is THE TINE TO En-
ROLL"
One hundred thousand such posters
we're distributed about the city yes
,erdey By Commissioner J. T. Feth-
erston. OF the Department of Street
Cleaning. There is an unusual scarcity
Of labcrers. Up TO last night there
had been an enlistment Of 1928 men
Tor the snow removal work, as against
an enrolment Of 10000 on the same
date last year. The department would
enroll $500 men, if possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
John D. Rockefeller Gives $500.

John d. Rockefeller yesterday con,
tributed $500 to the Red Cross sea-
committee, TO be used in the effort 70
fight tuberculosis. according to an an
nouncement Of the committee. This Is
the fifth time Mr.. Rockefeller has con
tributed 10 the fund. He has also
made provision for the using Of the
seals on all mail of the Rockefeller In
stituta
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
Democratic Club Elects Mccall.

Edward T. Mccall, deposed chairman
of the Public Service Commission, was
elected a governor Of the National
Democratic Club last night. Mr.. Mccall
was put on the ticket several months
before any charges were brought
AGAINST him. The other governors elect
% last night were Richard Croker,
William +. Schneider, Henry L. Joyce,
Worran ]. O'B-ien. Nathan Hirsh, John
x Same and John NJ. Richie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
williams Gives Eulogy.

Commissioner Williams preceded Mr.
Semple on the stand and eulogized his
services TO the people and the com
mission. Consequently Mr.. Semple's
testimony later on came as sort OF
shock to the Commissioner. Williams
testified, however, that he told Mr..
Semple TO take in four points in pre-
pairing his part of the s5-cent gas opin-
ion. These were, he said, going value
for which he allowed nothing; IN per
cent for rate returns; ii per cent ior
leakage. and consideration OF the high
price the company had to pay for oil.
Former Lieutenant Governor William
c. Sbeehan appeared before the COM
mittee in answer TO a subpoena, and
said that while the books and records
the committee desired were IN the pos.
session of the Kings County Light
Company, he would advise the com
pany to give the committee full &C
cess to them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
Just briggs "

Who thinks of the con
ductor of the Tower as
Franklin Pierce Adams,
or Of The Advisor as IS.
II. Az And who would
think of the man who daily
puts new JOY into life as
other than just Briggs ?
It's partly because that's
the way he signs his work,
but more because that's
just like his drawings them
selves - simple, homely,
and. above all. human.
Turn to h i'm to-day,
Page IA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08

give him a divorce" the witness add
ed; "he told mo he would give me the
handsomest law offices in New York if
! would leave him alone. l struck at
him, but he pulled sliding door in the
way, and | hit that and crippled my
hand"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08

The question of
how far west a
preSidentialCan-
d d a t e m a Y
come from, prob
a bly, will w eigh
heavily in the 1916
RepublicanConven-
tons consideration
of BOrah of Idaho.
Your own opinion
of this robust Amer
lean will be sounder
for reading Henry J.
Aliens interview
with him in this weeks
Golfers
TIE NATIONAL WEEKLY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
May Be Chief
Counsel to marlborough

Edward E. Mccall, removed as CHAIR
man of the Public Service Commission
bv Governor Whitman Monday nlgnt'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
GRESHEIMER FOUND GUILTY
Ex-Husband Of Lillian Lorraine Con-
victed of Fraud.
lBy Telegraph to n. Tribune. ]


victed of Fraud.
by Telegraph 10 The Tribunal
San Francisco, Dec. 7.-Frederick
Gresheimer, e1-husband OF Lillian
Lorraine, the actress, and well
known Broadway figure. was found
guilty to-day Of fraudulently receiving
money for "The Fatherland," the New
York pro-Gorman weekly.
Freddie Gresheimer's conviction
comes after he had eluded the San
Francisco police twice. He made his
escape after indictment in June on n
charge of swindling DR.. Carl Muck,
director Of the Boston symphony Or
chestra, out Of $500 to aid the Ger
mans. He was resrrested IN Portland
and taken back 10 San Francisco, only
TO escape again In August, when he
was taken TO a dentists Office by the
Sheriff.
He was arrested on September ( in
Jacks" on Sixth Avenue, by Detec-
tive Sergeant John Frazer, who knew
he was wanted, and, after a hard fight
in the court. was extradited and sent
back handcuffed 20 two detectives, who
never let him out Of their sight until
he was safe in jail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
CITY SCHOOLS
PREPARING To
RESUME SESSION
WILL OPEN THREE WEEKS FROM
MONDAY

Three more weeks of prolonged va
cation yet await the Americus kiddies
who during the greater part of four
months of summer have studied the
geography of Muckalee creek and
otherwise accumulated malaria No
tice is given o fthe early opening OF
registration books, and the golden
rule days" will soon be upon the bare
foot baseballist.
On September 20, which is just three
weeks from next Monday, school bells
will call young America to their
classes for the fall term, this having
been decreed by the Americas city
board of education.
The old blackboads, arithmetic and
geography will occupy the youngsters
attention, which for the last three
months has been devoted solely to the
swimming hole, the Fairgrounds and
fun and mischief in general.
But instead of feeling hatred to-
ward the approach of the school term,
the kiddies on the other hand look
forward to it. The annual opening of
schools is accepted philosorhically by
even the worst truant player or the
boy who would rather do most any
thing than go to school"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
No OFFICIAL GUIDE
Of THE DIXIE
HIGHWAY
OFFICIALS ADVISE THAT AS SOON
AS FULL ROUTE is COMPLETED
THE HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
WILL ISSUE GUIDE

The Dixie Highway association has
not authorized any individual or con.
cern to issue guide book of the Dixie
Highway.
The following letter to Secretary
Manager E. H. Hyman, of the Amer
icus and Sumter County Chamber OF
Commerce is self-explanatory
For the protection of your mer-
chants and members of your organi-
zation, the Dixie Highway association
wishes to advise you that this associa-
tion has not authorized any individ-
ual or concern to issue a guide book
of the Dixie Highway.
eve feel that it would be manifest
ly unfair to the touring public, the
advertiser, and to this association, to
publish such a guide at this time.
Although practically every county
is at work, or has the money in hand
to build it's section of the highway. a
guide book inviting tourists to travel
over the Dixie Highway before next
year would result in the highway re-
ceiving serious setback
1T is impossible for the present to
give an accurate routing of the Dixie
Highway, owing to the fact that there
are several questions of routing yet
to be decided by the commissioners ap-
pointed by the governors of the va
rious states.
When the directors feel that the
time has arrived when such a guide
book, which will contain only official
and accurate information regarding
the highway, and the territory
through which it traverses can be is
sued so that it will be of real service
to the tourist and not merely an ad-
vertising scheme published for private
gain, an official guide, compiled by the
Dixie Highways own accredited rep
resentatives will be published"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
SHERIFF GETS
SAUCY LETTER
FROM NEGROES
RAPISTS TELL HIM TO RENEW
THE CHASE.

Sheriff Fuller and Deputy Sheriff
Harvey would like to get their hands
upon the writer's of letter delivered
to them this morning by a negro, and
purporting to have been written by
two negro fugitives whom the sheriffs
chased yesterday. The negroes are
charged with having committed Grim
inal assault Tuesday night upon a
young negro girl near Myrtle Spring
The officers got in sight of the fugitives
yesterday, as they jumped from a
window half mile in advance of them
and high-balled for the swamp. In
the letter received by the officers to
day they are invited to come out
again when the morning is cool and
dew upon the grass, if they wish to
see what real running is" The iden-
tity of the negroes is we'll known, and
the officers will get the saucy rascals