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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
One Drops Dead,
Others Collapse,
for Want OfDruQ
Ten Men Appl! at Hospitals
Fearing They VIII Become
Insane or Die.

uuc man dropped dead yesterday, sew.
rral others tainted In hospitals and on
the street in various parts of the city
ana ',l men applied 20. admiSs!ou
to hospitAls--all as a result of police ac-
Invites ia stopping illegal traffic in
drugs.
The men said they would become in
sane or die unless something We're done
Tor them. The stocks Of drugs on hand
before the new law went into effect.
they said. had btcom. exhausted and TN
conviction OF Paul Borchard. the chemist,
had shut of their supply entirely
one OF them said a man had been sent
TO Philadelphia this week with 5000.
with which 10 purchase heroin. cocaine
and other drugs, but had been unable
to buy any there.
Charles Hunt. 81, of 3o4 East Ninety
sixth street IL the dead man lie Wa,
unable 20 obtain morphine and died from
the effects OF narcotic pill sold 10
him on the street Monia! hy uu Italian.
Hunts friend. Laurence McNrhJn, who
also swallowed some Of the pills sold ~
the Italian. h. ia "A critical condition
IN the BitckDelrs Island Hospital Nc
Mdhor Is - and lives Al 80; East
Ninety -uiuth stree,
IntrOlmau Robert Cunlry noticed tho
two men acting ds II stupet.d last night
at Second avenue and lu4th street.
In a hating statement mad. to Pa.
tru.mau Couley, Mcmahon could shed
no liEhr on the uutur" of thc drug That
Killed Hunt Neither COULD ne give the
name OF tho Italian who sold It to him
During the evening ten men, all he
tween lie ages Of !; and % years.
walked into the reception huspit,! ~
SEVENTEEN street and the l,as, River
and applied for admission. They said
that Ucy were h"roin users and that
they were unable to get the drug and
feared they would become insane. They
Mere directed TO the night court.
one of them. George Hines, II, who
said he had been a drug user for thre-
years, Vas unable to stand UP and
was taken to bellevue Hospital, where
ne j. in "a serious condition. The coudi-
ton Of a second was So bad that he
was taken IN an ambulance to Fl"w' T
Hospital.
The remaining eight wer" locked VI
for IN, might. All We're committed "a
bellevue by Magistrate Ten Eyck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
Lewis Sees Wilson
as an AHruiSf
sure He Would Seek Private
Life "If-NOt Inspired,
Says Tumulty.

About 400 members or tho National
Democratic club celebrated the lT2d
birthday of Thomas Jefferson with II
banquet at III. Motel Savoy last night
United states senator j, Hamilton Lewis
made the speech ~ IN" evening HIS
topic vas THE Republic" IN the course
of his address he said
"presidcut Wilson has never had IN
his mind the selfish object OF asking for
rr,lr,;io as a return for the discharge
of his obligation to his party ana his
duly 20 his country, dare say that
if the President can have all the policies
t. which ne Is pledged 10 the people
executed into law and could be- then
left to his own free will he not only
would not br q candidate for reelection,
but would abandon public office Tor tins
private refuge OF home family and
friends
The Presidents secretary. Joseph i.
Tumul,y, WAS guest AZ the dinner,
aud after senator Lcwiss speech he
said IT was not Inspired
Secretary of War Iindlev NJ CAR
rlson spoke on Democracy" Congress
man J. r. Helm of Alabama told stories
and made his text Jefferson and His
Great Disciple"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
The Loans 20 women.

The Comptroller complains that
The bank Is loaning more than a
million dollars TO W ~men, and adds
that much Of II is on highly
spcculative stocks. Tie truth is
that the one million dollars now
loaned 10 women was secured by
excellent collateral with value
Of about TWO million dollars,
Descending into particulars, we
will say that Notwithstanding the
fact that for nine months the
Comptroller has been searching
this bank for subjects Of criticism
and Of possible legal action, and
although he has In more than one
communication referred 10 these
loans TO women, lie has ventured
20 cr!ticise but one loan Of that
class and that the bank promptly
reduced on its books by charging
off "A portion Of IT, although the
Comptroller did not so direct, and
the collateral behind this loan to-
day l. worth 80 per cent. more
than the amount at which the loan
is carried on the books,
"The Comptroller does himself
no credit and his department no
credit by criticising this bank he
cause II has loaned to women. We
can see no reason why a woman of
sufficient credit or with ample
credit should not receive accom-
modationS AT this bank; and IN"
fact TINT such large sum OF
money IL loaned To women II due
to "a condition peculiar to the city
% Washington. OF which he
Comptroller cannot possibly he
ignorant for we have heretofore
advised him OF il.
There II perhaps no city of .ts
Size in the world where there are
SO many women with fortunes
ranging from mHierate compe-
toncc 10 millions VINO both In law
and morals have IA right to trans
act their own business and make
their own contracts. They seldom
request a loan without rendering
ample collateral, and this bank Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
Increased Forces Attempt
to Push Along Niemen
From Suwalki.
OSSOWIEC AGAIN
Is BOMBARDED
RussiansTake More Heights
and Repulse Austrian At
tacks With BayOnets.
,e,cmi cable despatch TO THE Sus

mat NJ
tt'N"'hN'' ''P'"
German drive from bar'ie'o 'o"'ro
stryj in order 10 cut in behind the Rus
,,,,,,,,,ric,,iors ia set forth in the
- A.. ,o.,, v,av
or'U'' statement W INV
made public tonight. IT Is ais" ap-
narent tina, the Russians have the situa-
.,or we'll IN hand
~" "''' ~ .,,.-
Along All the sectors 81 'he o"'''e "''e
there has been lighting. The counter
demonstrations were expected and there
are sufficient troous To meet them with
AZ. ralleyinr the forces i'm the noun
,sirs The statement follows:
The hattie I'm the Carpnthians on
Sunday and Monday developed with
r-,,t Intensity from the direction OF
partf.Id toward Stryi
The Russian corps advanced on
ho,b hanks of tho ond,ya. south
n. S,ronko We oaptured several
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Typical Attitude.

In the Cumptroller's next para
g1aph he characterizes as 'tcmer-
ity' tn. case OF the bank in appeal
ing To IL court of justice for pro-
lection against this unlawful exer-
else of his authority. which is
typical Of the entire personal and
official attitude OF MIR. williams.
The Comptroller declares that
the bank is solvent. but no one
can read the balance of his state
ment without knowing that he
would never have made that ad-
mission except for the fact that
the bank * SO absolutely solvent
that the ingenuity Of malice could
not suggest otherwise.
But h" attempts to take credit
for ihis :. .tisfaCtory condition of
IA" bank and " the safeguarding
of it's depositors by saying that II
the methods and practices com
planned Of had been permitted 10
continue the results would have
been serious.
AN this ne says In face OF the
withdrawal of hundreds of thou-
sands ~ dollars III pupiiC and
other deposits effected by and
through him during the summer
and autumn Of 1914 at "A time
when financial conditions We're OK
cceiingly uncertain i'm this country
because of the great war IN
Eur, pc.
And he claims this credit In
face 81 the fact that although
early In the controversy h" was
requested. first by the directors
II the bank and then by the At
torney OF the bank, L. specify
practices TO which he objected he
pcrsistently refused or failed 10
do So, responding 10 such u re-
quest by the board Of directors:
Your artless inquiry Is under
stood and appreciated and making
mo respons. whatever To- the re-
quest 90 tho attorney of the bank
transmitted through the national
nank examiner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
QUIGG BREAKS WHITMAN RULE.
smokes In Executive Chamber on
First Cali ON Governor.

ALB,NY. April lS.-Lemucl Ell Qugg
Of Columbu county, who + called the
political angel Of GOV. Whitman, called
at the Executive Chamber to-day for
the first time sine. the ell ton of Mr.
Whitman ~ Governor and had few
minutes chat with him.
Mr.. luigg, II was noticed. smoked
while in the big room Of the Executive
suite. earning the distinction OF teiug
the first man TO do this. Tn" truth OF
the matter was hat the Executive
Chamber bouncer dil not see him. for
he sat In q far corner and talked with
several o: tn" Governors callers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
Riggs Banks Rejon1der
to Comptroller Williams
Points in Williamss Attack Cited Showing Conceal
mont Of Facts and Malicious Misrepresentation
to Injure the Institution.


WASHINGTON, April l3.-The Riggs
National Bank has issued the following
reply to Comptroller Willams's state
ment Of last night:
"rhe Comptroller remarkable
statement handed to the press last
night begins with "A falsehood ac-
Cording to the assertion made 10y
the Attorney General to-day and
reported in the afternoon papers.
with n view TO creating the
impression that the methods of the
riggs National Bank were re-
garded as worthy of legal action
not alone 10y himself but by the
Department of Justice a. we'll MIR.
Williams said in his statement
THE recent investigation Of
the Riggs National Bank disclosed
irregularities and unlawful prac-
tees on the part ~ certain Of
iicers " sufficient Importance e.
merit their reference to the De
part,nent of Justice. and tina,
Department: engaged the services
Of Louis -. Brandes OF Boston
some weeks ago az special counsel
in the case
Attorney General Gregory
stated at noon to-day that Mr..
Rrand.is had not been engaged
10y the Department Cf Justice.
He said he had no objection 10
retaining NJ. Rrande!s II II was
desired ~ the Treasury officials.
but that the statement that he
had been engaged 10y the Depart
mant was Incorrect.
MIR Gregory added that he had
understood that the Treasury Of
hcisls had been consulting Mr..
Brandeis. bu: that his Department
had had nothing to do With that.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
GERMANS LEAD TROOPS.
kni..r's Generals Vow direct
Ou.rutIons In Carpnthians.

Npscidl cable BesDdtch TO THE Srs
LpNpuS. April l3.--The battle %; the
ca. gI,laus IS to decide the duration
{ the European war in the opinion OF
EiHsh military Observers. 10 Import
anc' IT, Russian eyes Is shown by
despatch sent tl-night TO the Ddilp MAJ
By - correspondent At Petrograd.
The scale upon which the battle
who ~ 20 decide the fate OF Austria
being Taught is Indicated ny the fact
Ha. the enemy is believed 20 IA e
l.iu 800 men In the Carpath'ans,' says
9 despatch. Until lately they had
.a'ee armies there; now they have
i've, disposed thus One Oh the upper
ED, mmanded by the Archddke Eu-
-ene Frederick No, 2 in the region OF
Nero i.abOrcz. Lupkow Pass and Rostok
PAS, commanded by Gen. Borievietch !;
No ;, AZ uz1k Pass, commanded by
'tn. Remormoli; No. 1, on the line OF
kos.ewk, kos!uwka and Tucholka Pass,
under the command Of Gen. Alexander
'.!ns'ngen OF the Germany army, and
40. 8, in East Gallcia, commanded by
Gen Ptanzer.
Lieut. Gen. Linsingen, who is Ger-
man has coufreTe, Gen. Noirosca. also
German wnJ IL IN command OF a
mixed army on tho Nida and lower
plraj"c rivers instead OF the Austrian
General Dank,, who has disappeared
rom public view and may have been
,lgcrscded
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
BRYAN B0OMS WILSON AGAIN,
Indicates president WIN Bc In the
Field In InIG.

ruuAprLrHIA. April l3.--Sccr.tary
OF state bryan, IN - speech delivered
at the annual dinner Of the Jcfferson
Club at the Hotel Adeiphta tonight. IN
dictated that he expected 10 s.e President
wilson the successful candidate Of the
Democratic party next year
Every mention of the Presidents name
throughout the evening was the signal
for a demonstration and the climax was
reached when MIR. Bryan declared amid
cheers that he doubted seriously whether
the American public would not con-
tinue TO indorse the doctrines crystal
Ilzed into law during the last two years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14

Another example of the Comp
troller's effort 10 mis'ead the pub
lie can be found In mis- statement
that tho stock brokerage business
which certain of the officers OF the
bank formerly conducted in their
individual capacities has tempted
young men and women to ruin
In speculation. The Comptroller
knows. or at least ought To know,
that such charge IL utterly UNI
founded
The Comptroller unjust and
determined effort 20 crente "A fnlSe
impression regarding the policy
and methods Of this bank are
strikingly illustrated by his quo
tatiOn from his lcttAr OF July 20.
1914. of his comments on "a loan to
"a Washington business man, and
his omission To- accompany thos.
comments 1Iy the reply made by
tho bank on July 20, which was "a
follows:
our citation Of the case Of
NJ IL characteristic of your
methods throughout this entire
correspondence. Mr.. was
neither tempted nor pcrs utded 10y
any officer OF this bank TO buy the
stock in question on the CON
trary, n- Was advised against .ts
purchase.
THE fact that his purchase
turned ont badly IS misfortune
which he refused to contemplate.
and FOR which lie alone Is re.
sponsiblo. Your malice consists IN
this, that YOU are endeavoring to
make the propriety of the bust
ness, conducted In the manner
stated IN this correspondence ly
the officers Of this bank. depend
upon the result OF an Investment
voluntarily made by a customer OF
thc bank.
This criterion has never been
applied either in law or morals.
even the business Of broker. and
II is apparent that you have for
Interior purposes Of your own
used Mr.. IS case not as an
illustration but as Il fallacious and
misleading argument.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
DROP B0NDTAX,
BANKERS URGE
STATE SENATE
Will Drive Out Business
and Undermine Fiman-
cial Supremacy.
NOT A FRIEND APPEARS
TO AID AMENDMENTS

ALBANY, April 13.--Not a single advo-
cate of thu, Mills secured debt tax law
amendment appeared at the hearing be-
fore the Senate Taxation Committee TO-
day to express his views on this leg's-
lation And there were 100 persons, M
Guiding some of the most prominent and
influential bankers of New York city.
there to oppose II.
The hearing closed. however without
"A member of the senate committe" XIV
ing the faiu,est inkling OF the future
prospects of the bill.
The bill was attacked IA the same
manner AS was the Talmage measure.
which would impose a tax upon secured
debts already exempted under the law
from further taxation. The banNers
characterized 1t as "A tax on WIDOWS ana
children, based upon an unwarranted
presumption. and measure wnich
threatened to drive business out OF the
State and undermine the financial SUI
prernacy OF New York.
Il was claimed that the bill would fos-
ter evasion and violate right which
the state itself had rendered holders Of
secured debts who had paid the Initial
registration exemption fee.
Strong representations were made by
the bankers in an effort to Undue" the
committee 10 for.go passage OF the bill
AZ this session and To- agree to ~ plan
under which Gov. Whitman could nam"
a commission to delvo int" the question
Of the feasibility Of imposing AN annual
tax ON exempted secured debts. with a
view to getting some law upon which
there could be "A general agreement.
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NO AID FOR THE CRITICS.
BiIi to Prevent Theatre Owners
From Excluding Them IL KILLED.

NLBASY. April l3-The Senate Judi
ciary committee. of which j. Henry
WaIt.Is ~ Syracuse il chairman. by
vote az - | to-day killed the Mills
bill designed to prevent the manager
OF owner Of IA theatre from excluding
from such theatre any theatrical critic.
Senator Mills did not attend the meet
ing Of the committee. II was said that
Lee Shubert made flying trip 20
Albany yesterday and urged the killing
OF the bill.
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Loan ia ~ Cashier,

A malicious representation IN
the Comptro.ler's statement to the
puzzle j. in reference to a loan 20
he cashier. In order TO create
general suspicion that the officers
Of III" bank have been in the habit
N borrowing money on speCula-
Nv" collateral, Mr Williams Sc
lccts one lOai made 20 Henry II.
flath"r. cashier. and euumerates
certain statistics which he de-
slr!hes a. speculative.
tn" uuftiru-ss Of Ia. .us,rut-
tons Will become apparent when
We explain that in addition TO tho
stocks named by the Comptroll,r.
the loan was secured ny u,hrr col
lateral, which he does not list
having ready marke, value Of
moro than $1,000.
Likewise he crltic.ses a loan
To- Nic"-l'r' .dcut Father b,ra..r
among m" collateral. by which
the an was secured Wtr. ~
share" Of Green" 'ananra Conner
stock, &c. The Comptroller omit,
~ Slhl" tIlht TINS Loan Was also
secured b! other collateral as fu,-
lows; evcity-siX shares Ameri-
car Telephone ana TELEGRAPH
stock, l3n shares Lanston NJ no.
type stock, us shares American
Security and Trust Company
stock, lsj Shares Washington
hallway ANA i,lcr,ri, Company
preferred stock.
"I' the Comptroller had been
purs uins his Investigation into
the character Of collateral along
other lines than those by which
loans TO officers were secured d.
might have discovered in the
collateral to a particular loan
otherwise well and adequately
secured $1,000 Georgia and Florida
Railroad Company bonds, of little
or no market value, Of which
road he was formerly the prcsi-
dent ard which bonds he was m
strumental In marketing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
WILSON MAY SELL "WUXTRAS.
President Presented with News
boys License by Baltimore Lads.

WAsHfNGroS. April ia group ~
from Baltimore called on the
President and handed him u permit
from the local child labor bureau that
would allow him to sell newspapers In
the streets of Baltimore.
The President accepted he privilege
with thanks and told the newsies that
II ever he found himself In baltimore
nard al, he would avail himself OF IN"
privilege, ana possibly compete with
chem.
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Speculation Not Encouraged.

The fact Is that the officers
Of this bank have never advised
or encouraged any person, man or
woman, young or old TO specu-
late in stocks or 10 buy stocks rlr
investrnent, and the Comptroller's
insinuation 10 the contrary Is a
gross pe,version 81 the truth, OF
which no ofncer OF the Govern
ment ought 10 be guilty with
respect 4 any matter, and least
OF all should the Comptroller of
the Currency be guilty Of II for
the purpose Of injuring a bank IN
the public estimate
The brokerage business con-
Quoted by certain officers + tn"
bank IN their individual capacity,
they holding seats on the Wash
lngton Stock F,XchanEr, WAS dis
continued by these officers early in
the summer Of 1914.
There was no provision OF the
national hank act fOrhidding an
officer of bank to act A.
broker on a stock exchange. but
a section Of the Federal reserve
act possibly makes this course
one of d 1uhtfu' legality, and Il
was in anticipation Of the putting
of thar act into fun force and
effect which was done on NuVrm-
her Ii, 1914, that officers of he
bank prior tn July Is, 1914 dis
continued the buying and selling
of securities as brokers,
cit should be borne in mind that
rnr,,nusd an Second pa1s
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WILSON ASKS NATION
TO HONOR LINCOLN

wAsuISGroN, April i3.-Thc Presi
lent today issued this executiv
rider:
AS an evidence OF the pro-
found affection Of the American
people for the memory of ADra-
ham Lincoln Il IL hereby ordered
that the executive offices OF the
United states shall he closed and
that the national flag be dis
played at half mast upon all Fed
eral buildings and at all forts
ana military posts and naval
stations and on all vessels of the
United states. and that tn" rep
resent;t;ives Of the United states
In foreign countries shall In Ike
manner pay appropriate tribute
20 his memory on Thursday.
April 10. 1915. the hft!cth ami
Nersary Of his death.
The owners and masters o.
all merchant ships Of the United
States are requested similarly to
display the national nag AT half
mast"
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The hearing was enlivened by cross
fire OF debate between Francis Lynde
S,e,son and w Fred Sll.ck. tho latter
representing the Erie Basin Board of
Trade Of Rrooklyn. Mr. Silleck made a
statement 10 the effect that the collection
OF the personal tax in New York city
was farce.
II cannot let that statement go unchal-
lenged." declared MIR Stetson. who
added that he had been told by Commits.
sionrr George V. : Nullan that the eu-
forcemoni Of the personal tax ~ New
York city was very rigorous Mr. ST.
leck said he based his statement upon
the word Of President Lawson purdy,
Paul II. Cravath suggested that II the
LEGISLATURE wanted Ia increase the In
direct revenues of the state {. should do
II I'm man fashion" II Insurance COM
pani.s and savings banks We're eN-
r,np,ed from Tho provisions "i TN" hill.
AZ they want tn hc Mr. rravath SAID.
tn. revenue aCc-uing from the measur"
would be- less than $4,000 600.
Mr. cravath suggested the reeu-
nctmeut ~ IN. secured debt tax law So
~ ~ exempt secured debts from taxa
ton fnr period NJ FIVE years, instead
III forever 10y the payment nf q regis
tration Zee Of ! 1, per cent. lie said g.
vas ~ vital importance IL have u com
mission appointed t. investigate the
whole subject.
The inclusion of Insurance companies
in the provisions of the Mills hill was
protested by James H. Mcintosh. He
sTid the bin IN It's present form would
Impose a tax ON women and children
uolicyhuldcrs and would tend to Keen
out of the State prospcctlv" policy
holders
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\ number ~ overt acts are charged
Ia each Indictment. OF which the prin-
Cpal ones, that have not been indicated
IN newspaper accounts. are mat the
SHADES arranged with photographer
TO nave picture made ~ james w
Osborne AMI Rae Tuner torethcr, and
that they paid Frank n. Stafford. already
indicted for perjury. S2i. In an attempt
to influence his tcstimouy-sl before
he testified and sli after.
TIE specification as to the photog raph
IL based ou Ia" "yidenu" of "a photog-
rlph.r who has testified that David
Slade asked him on March -, the day
Ne fore Rae TaUZcr'S h"a ,iuE before
Commissioner iloUEhtoL. 10 superlmposo
the plate Of pictrir' ~ IA" ulSin the
plate of q picture of No osborne and
max. a negative which would look rs II
the two of them had sat together for a
picture.
counts in the conspiracy to obstruct
Justice include the following points, he
sides that regarding the photograph :
That the tire" defendants rad assiste ]
Frank u. Stafford 20 secrete himself
from the officers OF the Government
that David Slade had brought Stafford
from Greenwood Lake 10 his own home
that Mccullough had accompanied sat
ford TO Rockville Centre on March rs.
The indictment against Mles IanZSr
charges that she devised a scheme 20
defraud James W. Osborne and mailed
letters In pursuance OF such scheme,
and that she arranged 20 pretend
falsely and frauduently IN a public
manner that he had seduced her, and
the defendant expected James w. Os-
borne rather than face the publicity Of
such charges made in as public man
ner as possible would pay large sum
OF money
The counts IN this indictment com
prise all the letters except one alleged
10 have been sent by Rae Tanner to Mr.
Osborne at his office and the New York
Athletic club. There are nine OF them
and all Of them implore Dear Oliver
To help her out OF the predicament into
which her love for him has thrown her
Rose and Dora Tanner, eldest sisters
of Rae, who were indicted Monday fol
perjury FOR their Identification Of Jamcs
w. osborne as the man who. under III,
name of Oliver osborne called repeat
cdly upun Rae, We're held in $1,000 bal
each yesterday morning Harold Spiel
berg their attorney, told reporters tina
both young women ar" stu positive tina
their identitiCatiOns ar" CORRECT ana tina
James ". II the man.
When United States Attorney Mar
shall was Informed of this his repl,
was:
Did YOU ever see a pair uf leuces Il
your hand, and then shov" hug" pill
of chips into me pot