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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
SUBWAY MANAGER
WAVES IMMUNITY
Hedlev Testfes at p S. c. Hearing, Which Is Attended
by Prosecutors Represenative-Says No Existing
Tunnel Is Free from Short-Crcu Danger.

exits in the subways was news TO
most of the one hundred persons who
gathered in the hearing room of the
commission. All Of them, users of The
subways some since the first tube
was opened, eleven years ago-had no
ticed signs reading Exit" as they
flashed through the tubes. but shat
they were exits for anybody other
than workmen apparently had occurred
10 few And il was not brought out
that the company had taken the public
into its confidence as to the existence
of these exits and the purpose for
which they were built.
This, and the fact that the so-called
emergency exits have ladders only
fourteen inches wide. tended to con-
firm the impression tnat they we're
exits in name only except as they
might be used by track walkers or
other employees of the company
At the hearing lie Roy 7. Harkness
appeared as counsel for the commits
sion and James L. Quackenbush for
the Interborough. Assistant District
Attorney Lucien s. Breckenridge, rep
resenting Mr. Perkins. had seat at
counsel table, but took no part in the
proceedings.
His presence and the waving of
any immunity by Mr.. Hedley before
he testified were suggestive Of the pos
sible outcome Of the inquiry District
Attorney Perkins is conducting. This
waiver came when, after Mr. Hedley
took the witness chair, Chairman Nc
Call asked counsel to confer at the
bench.
"Step up. please!" asked Mr.. Mccall
of counsel before Hedley could begin
his description of the accident.
Hedley Valves Immunity.
81 think ! can anticipate what IS IN
your honor's mind" said Mr.. Quacken-
bush. "Mr. Hedley will waive any
claim to immunity that he might &C,
onire bv reason Of testifying here. !
Continued on page I. column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08

Frank Hedley. vice-president ana
general manager of the lnterborough'
told the Public Service Commission
Yesterday that he knew Of no way by
which a repetition of Wednesday
disaster in the subway could be pre-
vented. He said he knew OF no exist
ING tunnel or subway in which such
an accident might not occur.
In this ne was supported by the ex-
perts Of the commission and the cleo
trical engineers of the Pennsylvania
New York Central and Hudson River
tunnels. All were agreed that wher-
ever powerful electric currents are
used short circuits cannot be pre-
vented. The nearest approach TO
difference Of opinion of the experts
was in the matter Of having splicing
ducts. such as that in which the fire
occurred at SD ST., hermetically sealed
or open. one expert making the point
that in a ventilated duct moisture and
rubbish are less likely to accumulate.
and the danger of short circuits and
fires reduced to that extent.
None of the crews Of trains caught
in the disaster was able to testify.
These will be called at the next ses-
sion. on Tuesday.
Need Large Emergency Exits.
Conditions might be improved in the
existing subways. Mr.. Hedley said, by
making the emergency exits larger, as
they are being made in the subways
now under construction; but he made
the further point that these exits, with
stairs four feet wide, are not wide
enough.
The existence of these emergency
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
| KILLED, 2 HURT,
IN AUTO UPSET
Assessor D. W. Carroll, of
Yonkers, Dead - Cars
Gear Was AWrY.

Assessor Daniel W. Carroll IortN-
two wears old, Of Yonkers, was killed
and two others injured when touring
car was ditcned and turned over on
Central av.. Yonkers, YESTERDAY.
Daniel f. Fulton. City, Engineer rs rs
- 81 Johns Riverside Hospital. lie
roceived lacerations Of the head. I'M I'M
I'm Naqner was taken home suherlng ring
from cuts and contusions. bo'h VIII
recover. l.. Nfoo,er was
.rayelling al a moderate rate whSsn tIc
steering apparatus broke. ouauJniS oda :,
,be machine swerved off the macau"n'
into the mud and upset. bo
When Magner regained his senses NJ
summoned another automobile ana nau
,be other victims removed to tne No. NO.
n;,ol e Carroll died before he reaeheu
the operating table. ...os.;cated
Coroner James Z. Dunn lnVestlEatSIu
,be accident, but found II was uha'o'u
sble No arrests were made.
Carroll was we'll known IN DSno.
eratic nolitics. He was secretary OF tnS
Der,ocratic city committee ana naN
been assessor for seven years: ne Dc
ionged 10 the Knights OF CoI1mJuus,
Ioyal Order of Moose and severai o'n'i
fraternal orders. He leaves wiz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
ART TO SAVE DYE FIRM
Owner Offers Rare Collection
to Extend Credit.

Paterson, y. j.. Jan. T. Catholino
Lambert, one Of Paterson's richest silk
dyers and owner Of Bella Vista Castle,
on Garret Mountain, overlooking the
city, completed negotiations to-day for
an extension Of credit TO the bankrupt
DeNter-Lambert Silk Dyeing Company
by Offering his entire estate, including
his art collection, rated among the most
valuable IN the world. as collateral.
The mortgage, one Of Sl103,754 %.
is the largest ever recorded in Passaic
County.
The silk dyeing company went into
bankruptcy last October for more than
81 .000. 600, and at that time Mr. Lam
bert signed two-year notes covering the
amount. r. T. Bell. Emanuel Gerli and
Edwin J. Ross were appointed receiv-
ers and were directed TO pay Mr.. Lam
bert 81 900 a month for two years for
his personal living expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08

Washington. Jan. Arrangements
between Great Britain, Italy and the
Netherlands have been completed under
which commerce TO the latter two
countries from the United States Is eX-
pected TO suffer q minimum Of molesta-
tion. The steps taken by Great Brit
ain and announced in statements from
both the British Embassy and the State
Department remedy some of the COM
plants made by the United States IN
IT'S recent note TO Great Britain. and
the plans encourage administrator
officials in the hope that commerce
with the scandinavian countries ana
other neutral nations also VIII De I'M
proved.
The statements indicate that, so far
As Italy and Holland are concerned
the British government now oelieNes
the danger OF getting contraoahd atu-
cles through those countries 10 Ger
many and Austria has practically Deeh
removed. Should effective measures De
agreed upon between the Allies ana the
other neutralS Of Europe, American
commerce. il is thought by BRUSH on
CIalS. VIII not De NubJtNt ~ -
and interference complained ot IN the
American note. IL,
The American Minister at The Hague
Mr.. Van Dyke, cabled to-day that the
British. French and Russian ministers
had given formal assurance that mer-
chandise. even of a eontraband eharac-
ter. would not be molested on the hlgh
seas If consigned 10 the recently estao-
lshed Netherlands monopoly.
Secretary Bryan received a PERSONA
note from Sir Cecil Spring Rice, BRIT
ish Ambassador, stating that as tne re-
exportation of rosin and turpenuhe'
known as "naval stores" would prop
ably oe prohibited by Italy and hoiiahu;
arrangements would soon be completed
whereby these products eou!d DC
shipped without difficulty to those
countries from the United States.
shipments Permitted.
The British Ambassador also issued
the following statement:
Shipments for Italy, IN ltalian
steamers. of goods placed on the EN-.
barge list Of the Italian government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
Times Square Blaze at
Rush HOur-Car lg-
nited at 18th ST.
FLAME MENACE IN
SHATTERED SYSTEM
Fire Commissioner Adam
son Demands Added
Exits.

Two fires that might have proved
more serious than the accident OF
Wednesday morning occurred in the
subway early last night through what
Fire Department officials believe is
general weakening Of the system by
the splicing chamber blowout at Broad
way and SD st.
Subway trains and platforms we're
crowded at the time. and when the
fires were extinguished passengers and
prospective passengers near them were
close to a state OF panic that threat
ened appalling consequences.
The first fire was on the Times
Square tracks, the second on a car
rolling into the 14th ST. station.
At 5:45 o'clock, when the downtown
subway station at Times Square was
crowded, prospective passengers be-
came alarmed when a wire connected
with a fish-plate on the third rail
sputtered and set fire to tie. The
flames mounted to a height of about
two feet, and, though they were con-
siderable distance from the ireprOof
platform. the fear engendered by the
disaster Of Wednesday swiftly gripped
the minds of many on the platform.
Panic Menaces Crowd.
James p. Fairman. Of 769 Park
Place. Brooklyn, made his way quietly
from the station in search of a police
man. He found Patrolman Murphy at
Seventh av. and 42d ST., and explained
the situation.
When Murphy got down into the
subway he saw that the big part Of the
large crowd was on the verge of
serious panic. There was much nervous
shifting. but no loud cries. The many
women present preserved coo!ness
remarkable in view of the event OF the
day before.
A number of subway employees who
wore working on the tracks became ac-
tive on the tie blaze at once with hand
erenades. Murphy had communicated
With Police Headquarters and three
souads of reserves were sent 10 the
station TO keep excitement IN check.
Word was sent also to Engine Com
many 65 and a number Of fremen, with
battalion Chief owen McKeenan. hur-
ried 10 the scene.
A local train that was nearing the
station was stopped. That caused
stir among the passengers and they
crowded TO the front car from the for
ward end Of which the fire could be
seen. The passengers in a northbound
local. that was receiving and discharg-
ing at the station opposite, watched
the work with an interest devoid Of
nervousness, apparently. Express train
passengers had little opportunity TO
see or hear Of the fire.
The fremen stretched a line Of hose
down, but the water was not started,
for the Interborough employees had
overwhelmed the flames with the
chemicals.
street Throng in Terror.
There was more excitement on the
street than in the subway. The pres
ence Of the fremen and policemen
drew crowd Of several thousand per-
sons. who began 10 imagine various
things in the line Of great disasters.
Ticket sales had been suspended, and
wisely, for had the street crowd been
permitted TO go below the situation
would have been too tense for manage
ment.
II was the opinion Of Battalion Chief
McKernan that loose shoe Of
Continued on page 4, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
LIVES WASTED IN
DASH FOR WARSAW
Struggle to Reach City
from West Immense
Cost to Germans.

(Tbc successes of the
Russians against the Turks
~ the Caucasus. their
s,ceep through BukoWiad.
on TrGnSylranid. aud their
nrasion Of HunqGrB
Hrovqh the U=sok Pass
hare for a fetC ddBs d.
rerted attention from the
fqhtinG West OF WdrsGiC.
The foUowinq cable dis
Ddtch from a correspondent
Of The Tribune in the
trenches GiUes a remarkable
picture of the desperate
stuQGle iCkich ron Hmden-
bwg's arnu has been
making to reach the Polish
capital directiU from the
West.)
Zyrardow, Poland, Jan. 3.-(By cour-
ier to Petrograd) The line Of the
trenches, the positions Of which | am
able to observe from here, are those
extending south from Sochaczew to a
point west of Mszczonow. The chief
German efforts are being directed
against the centre of this line. They
have made a concentration of their
best troops opposite the Russian posi-
tions west of the village of Guzow,
against the trenches Of the second
army, at a point where an army corps
of Russian veterans nave turned their
position into an earthern fortress.
Here within the last few days the
Germans have brought up guns of all
but the largest calibre, and generally
have displayed considerable increases
in their artillery. Here also their in
fantry attacks, those tragic and waste
full assaults in force, which send so
many thousand German bodies down
the streams of the Rawka and the
Bzura to the Vistua. and so home, to
East Prussia, are most intense.
During the last few days a certain
lull in the frequency of these attacks
has been observable, and this has been
construed by the Russians as predatory
tc renewed endeayors to force the line
and advance a short stage on the dan
gerous road TO Warsaw. This pre-
was justified on New Years
Day. when the enemy's attacks were re-
newed east of Guzow.
Prodigal of Fire.
The armies are facing each other
across their breastworks at a distance
varying from 200 to 300 yards. At the
dawn of 1915 the Germans reused them
selves again to the dreary energy Of
hopeless battle watched the shelling
from the headquarters of a regiment
which was occupying a trench in the
centre of the front line. II was impos
sible TO approach the trench more
nearly during daylight. as the grass
less brown fats were noisy with bull
let's from the German lines. They
shoot with wasteful prodigality shrap-
mel and even heavier shells on any
single figure that is discernible. But
y hen he early darkness came down
the attempt was successfully made and
the first line Of the Bieloj jevsky Regi-
ment was reached | had the ad-
of the company up 70 the zone
Continued on page ,. column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08

their poor. ricketty
bones 10 protest
against the boards
honest labelling reg
ulation. This order
requires that the in
gradients Of every
patent medicine sold
in this city shall
either be stated on
the label or fled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
Another Outbreak in Hayti'

Washington. Jan. T. Another reVo''
tion. headed by leaders OF the Cove"
mept recently overturned by President
Theodore. has broken out IN hay,li; yi
care Haitien is being attacked mnu 'i
dispatches TO the State Department say say
!. may fan within twenty-four houts. -.
The grnboat Wheeling is standing pS
20 rrotect American interests.
GREAT BEAR SPRING WAIEH,w,oosc
the case Of six glass stoppereo D"'''''
-AdVt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
shipments Permitted.

The British Ambassador also issued
the following statement:
"Sbipments for Italy, in Italian
steamers. of goods placed on the EN-
bareo list Of the Italian government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
GUARANTEE

Your Money Back
If You Want IL.
g. Editorial Page, First Column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08

FAIR AND COLDER TODAY. FAIR
TOMORROW.
Yesterdays Temperatures;
High. 55; Low, ~.
Fnli report on PAGE g.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-14
WHITE SLAVE VS.. BLACKMAIL

Herbert Quick is one of the lead
ing thinkers and strong writer's of
this country. He writes about every
day things that make up the sum to-
tai of life and he writes fearlessly
and forcefully without any regard to
what the other fellow may say on the
question. Herbert Quick has recent
ly taken up the so-called white
slave law" which is undoubtedly as
monumental farce as has ever been
perpetrated upon the unsuspecting
public. The Mann act was passed
for splendid purpose, but some
cross-eyed judge of the federal court
has discovered things in the Mann
act that the members of congress
who passed the bill did not know of.
Here is what Mr.. Quick has to say
upon this subject:
"The well-meaning people who
thought good had been accomplished
by the passage of the Mann white
slave act should by this time be
quite disillusioned.
THE law is becoming the greatest
agency for iniquity ever put on the
statute books. 1t sets up blackmail
mill which is running full blast, and
the workings of which are OCCASION
ally seen.
Take the latest case. Miss Jennie
p. Cope procured the arrest of mil
lionaire named Alexander for trans
porting her from one state to an
other for immoral purposes. She il
over 80 years of age and he is 65.
THE United States officers declare
that she has made proposal to then
for a division of $4,000 which sh
thought she could get from Alexan
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-14
HAS BIG TEETH.

The anti-liquor measure to be pro-
posed to the coming Legislature has
full-grown set of teeth, which, il
not pulled by the legislature, looks
as if it would cause prohibition to
prohibit in Oregon.
Following are some of it's pro-
visions:
Home manufacture of wines, cider
or vinegar permitted-but it cannot
be sold, except vinegar, non-intoxicat-
ing cider or unfermented grape juice.
Sale of sacramental wine permitted
on order of clergymen.
Drug stores cannot sell whiskey-
even on prescription of physician.
Licensed physicians may administer
but not prescribe.
Taking of orders forbidden.
Giving away of liquor, when in
tended as law evasion, forbidden.
Club locker-rooms forbidden.
Carrying intoxicating liquor to
dance hall forbidden.
Only original consignee may re-
ceive liquor from without the state.
/. Quantity that may be received at
any time from without the state with
in four weeks limited to five gallons
spirituous or vinous liquors and
twenty gallons of malt liquors, by
any individual or family.
Places where liquors are manufac-
tured, sold or given away become
common nuisances. This section COW
ers motorboats and automobiles when
they are not common carriers.
A search and seizure system is pro-
vided upon warrant which may be
obtained by any citizen from the
proper authorities.
All intoxicating liquors found in
violation of law declared forfeited.
Appointment of assistant attorney
general to assist the local district at
torney, at salary of not over $500
a month, is provided, but legislature
may change flat salary to fee sys-
TEN.
Fines collected under this law go
to the county in which the conviction
is obtained.
Negligent officials may be removed
| by civil action.
Private citizens may employ attor'
neys with their own funds to be rec.
ognized as associate counsel to swear
witnesses and make them sign theil
testimony. Refusal of witnesses t
be sworn is construed a misdemeanol
subject to fine. I,
Exact definition of liquor sold il
not required in complaint.
Any number of offenses may b'
included in one complaint, and tria
be had as on one count.
State has right of appeal on lega
questions.
Physicians or pharmacists convict
ed more than once of violating Law
will have licenses revoked.
Fines become lien on property Il
which violation took place.
Copy of internal revenue STAN
prima facie evidence of sale.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-14
HOMEMADE MEDICINE
Best and Cheapest for Coughs

Most persons neglect cough or cold
for the principal reason that they either
don't think it serious enough to go to a
doctor, or don't know what good medi-
cine to buy at a drug store, with the
result that the cough or cold b comes
deep-seated through this neglect and
hangs on the whole winter-which might
have otherwise been speedily cured, had
Schiffmann's Concentrated Expectorant
been used promptly.
This new remedy is so strongly con-
centrated that two ounces $50 cents
WORTHY make full pint nc ozs,) of ex-
cellent cough medicine, by simply mix
ing it at home with one pint of granu-
lated sugar and y pint ofwater. 1t makes
whole family supply, as much as would
ordinarily cost from $500 10 $500 for
the same quantity of the old, ordinary,
ready made kinds of doubtful merit.
1t is prepared from strictly harmless
plants and Is so pleasant that children
like to take it and it can be given them
with perfect safety as it positively con-
tains no chloroform, opium, morphine.
or other narcotics, as do most cough
mixtures. No risk whatever Is run In
buying this remedy as drug store named
below will refund money If 1t does not
give perfect satisfaction or Is not found
the very best remedy you have ever used
for stubborn Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
Group. Whooping Cough and Hoarse
ness. For sale here by
AicNAIR BROS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-14

The very acme of loose banking
ethics is to disclose the affairs of one
customer to another. Always it re-
suits in trouble and finally in loss
of patrons. Men who transact con-
siderable business find it absolutely
dangerous to their interest to con-
tinue to deal with bank which does
not regard that confidence and 1t is
a fair presumption that either he or
his bank cannot last long.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-14

last one of the brothers-in-law shot,
one of the sons. The matter is still
in court, for this happened but
few short years ago.
My banker friend had drawn upon
the world for the last farthing and
offered nothing in return. His mem
ory is that of the "old Crouch" and
his sons refer to him in terms so un-
complimentary that we shrink from
putting them in print.
The world said he was a successful
man, but was he?
l have another friend, now in his
sixty-seventh year. He owns but a
simple cottage to shelter his old age.
Always he has taken an active inter
est in community life, contributing
freely from his scant store and Law
ishly of his time in forwarding COM
munity interest and helping bring the
world to a higher standard of life.
He has reared family of eight. All
of them have finished high school
and now have families of their own.
And every one of them is following
the wholesome example set by the
father. They are good, thrifty, wor-
thy citizens with a respect and love
for their parents that knows no
bounds.
Which of my friends was the most
successful?
This is a true story.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-14
The Home Circle
Thoughts from the Editorial Pen
What is Success?

l had friend, banker, who was
very rich. AS the world looks upon
things, he had been successful. He
had pursued the tight-fisted policy
of acquisition for many years, and
as he grew old lines of care deepened
on his face until they gave him a
pinched and shriveled aspect. Some
unkind persons, noting his dry and
rinkled face and form, referred to
him sometimes as a typical Shylock.
At last even his friends, and they
were not many or wholesome. for his
measure of friendship had long been
based on cold calculating
and sombre-had learned to deal
with him on that basis. His doctrine
seemed to be that the foundations
and bulwarks of success laid in saw
ing and getting, and taking advan-
tage of every opportunity-some
said not always fair opportunity, for
often he was said to add materially
to his store by taking cold profit
from the misfortunes of his neigh
bors-reaping profits from embar-
rassments brought about through
sickness, fire and the like-calling
| loans at an untoward hour when the
client lacked ability to pay, and his
security, under normal conditions,
was worth more than the debt, thus
reaping great profit by taking the
security and disposing of II in more
favorable times. He called that
good business and legitimate manipu-
lation and grew rich. He lived life
of get and keep. He drew in but
never radiated out. The world and
the community added to his store
but he gave nothing to either. Al
last he died leaving an estate oi
about a million to be divided be.
tween two daughters, two sons hav.
ing met his displeasure by reason Of
their lack of thrift" he left then
but a legal sum-one dollar each
Hardly had the sound of falling clodt
on his coffin died away before these
"thriftless" sons began proceedings
to break the will, the sisters and
brothers became estranged, and a