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The sun., 1915-02-18
BANKER KILLED BY
FOES FROM AMBUSH
4. ID. Oliver shot Down After
stormy Financial Career
in Georgia.

IErspuRG, Ca. Fen. i7-Three shots
nred by unknown persons here Tonight
killed A. u. oliver. known throughout
the South for his financial schemes.
Oliver was shot just after he left the
Farmers Bark. one Of "a chain OF in-
stitutioHs he controlled, Three men
were seen running away just after the
shooting. hut nobody seems 20 have seeu
hem closely
oliver, who was about ~ wears Old,
has kept southern Georgia in financial
turmoil for long time. Several years
ago he appeared At Climax, Ga. and
established a bank which became the
parent of many. In a short while he
was rated a millionaire aud married the
daughter OF wealthy family,
SiX years ago divers banks failed
and thousands lost their savings. Oliver
was prosecuted. convicted and served
two years in Georgia penitentiary
When released he was taken To Mlssis-
sippi as an escaped convict who had
bron serving a term for nigamy
Oliver served in "A Mississippi peni-
tcutiary. then convinced the authorities
that they had mistaken him for his
twin brother and WAS released. He re,
turned TO Georgia and started another
chain Of banks II is believed he was
killed by persons who lost money In his
first failure,
The sun., 1915-02-18
Sullivan ParOIed;
to Be RearreSfed
Bank Wrccker Will Face Five
Warrants as He Leaves
Sing Sing.

OssINING. y. Y. Feb. 1.-THE parole
board nj It's monthly meeting held In
Sing Sing prison to-day paroled David
A. Sullivan in the custody OF Warden
Osborne. There was no opposition on
tho part OF District Attorney Cropsey
and he will be notified OF the action of
the board tonight.
Five warrants are on file at the prison.
some charging Sullivan with grand lar
ceny and others with forgery. and he
will be placed under arrest as soon as
he IL released
sullivan is an expert stenographer
and up to A short time before he made
application Tor parole he kept the
records OF the parole board. Since his
confinemcn, In Sing Sing he has been
a model inmate.
The board considered abou, forty
cases in all and granted thirty-two.
sullivan. whose minimum sentence ex-
pired on February 6. was before the
board at its last meeting. but action was
deferred until to-day.
7, is said District Attorney Cropsey
has ordered the warden not to release
Sullivan until Tomorrow morning. when
the District Attorneys men will be al
the prison to take him back to Brooklyn.
The sun., 1915-02-18
COnnerS i'm CrOker'S
Shoes, andShirf Too,
After Spill i'm Lake
Ex-Tammany Leader at Palm
Beach Aids in Rescue When
Motor Boat Sinks.

PALM BEACH. Feb. 17.--Not the
coat and trousers of Richard Croker,
ex-chieftan of Tammany Hail. fell
literally to-day upon william J. Conners.
erstwhile chairman OF tho New York
State Democratic committee. and at
various times both the warm friend and
arch enemy of Croker's successor,
Charles Murphy.
Mr.. Conners's hobby at present is
motor boats lie has three here of the
hydroplane type. In one OF these Mr..
Conners and two mechanics we're Zip
ping of the miles TO the southwark from
Palm Beach at the rate of forty an hour
when the craft struck something solid.
Her 240 horsepower engine. weighing
nearly a ton. continued the journey. but
the boat proper. only twice the size of
the ordinary dory. did not. With the
bottom and how gone she quickly sank
in Lake Worth. milo off shore from
Croker's place, the Wlgwam. where he
and his Indian bride sat contcntedly
smoking pipe Of peace on shaded
veranda.
Mr.. Croker says he did not see tho
accident. but he heard the accompanying
explosions. most of them coming from
Corners However. Mr. Croker could
do nothing, one of his servants having
gone fishing with his boat.
As Mrs. Croker got a blanket the eN-
Tammany leader went for "A field glass
and together they waited results from
the end of their dock. too far off to shout
cncouragement. Meantime MIR. Conners
was having a hard time. as he and the
two mechanicians had been stunned by
the blow.
What was left Of the boat stayed up
not more than a minute. The men got
on each side OF the upstate politician
and helped him TO swim In. Their cork
Jackets, four inches thick, saved them
from any danger of drowning. but for
forty minutes they bobbed around like
so many small corks, unable to make
much progress.
They finally struck oozy. bottonAess
mud in which they laboriously crawled
among crocodiles and alligators n half
mile more. Mr., Croker had gone back
To the house for n flask of whiskey,
of which Mr.. Corners took good swig
before they landed him ON the dock
Then the Croker gardener scraped
the black mud off Mr.. Conners with
two hoes and kitchen broom. The
Buffalo man spent the rest of tho day
there. corning back tonight In Mr.
Croker's clothing.
81 am not yet done for in New York
State politics" was all he would say.
~ now wear the mantle of the big
chief"
The sun., 1915-02-18
SHOOTS AT GUEST IN
HOTEL M 'ALPIN LOBBY
Intruder Asserts Philadclphian
is German Spy-Sanity
to Be Tested.

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The sun., 1915-02-18
Nevada Senate for
Easy Divorce Law
Upper House Reverses Itself
and Passes Measure. Which
Goes to Governor.

CARSON CITY New. Feb. 1.-THE
easy divorce bill, which revives the old
six months residence provision abolished
two years ago. passed the Senate to-day
by vote OF - to 10. The bill has
passed tho House and II will either be
signed by the Governor or go on the
statute books automatically.
The passage OF the bill marks the end
of long fight, and there is intense re-
joicing in Reno particularly. which hopes
10 reap again the riches that came to l.
for years when II held the easy divorce
colony Of the country. Most determined
In the fght against the bill were the
women organized in societies.
The bill all but passed the Senate
several days ago, but 1t was dscovcrel
that one of the Senator'S who favored
It was too III to vote, So the measure
was sidctracked,
Tn. bin was taken out Of the Judiciary
Committee OF the Senate and placed IN
the Railroads Committee where II was
to lie until there were sufficient votes to
pacs it,
In order to avoid a quorum on one
occasion abou, all Of the so-cailed "di.
yorcc Senators" disappeared simultanc-
ously The sergeant-at-arms WAS or
dtrcd to look for them, but he reported
that they could not be found, However,
they turned up and the movement for the
passage OF the bill got under way.
vLORIDA. THE CAROLINAs. GEORGIA 4.
Rest trains, Rest service, Shortest WAY.
Seaboard AR Line nv, 1854 Bway-AGp.
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HELD UP NEAR THIS PORT.
Norwegian Didn't bother at First
About CarOnta's signals.

The Norwegian freight steamship
Strinda bound for Norfolk in ballast,
was hailed through international code
signals yesterday afternoon ny the aux
Hilary British cruiser Caronia about
seven miles off shore. south OF the High
lands of Navesink, The freighters skip
per did not take the trouble to look w
IN his code book the meaning of the
Caronia's flag, but sailed serenely on.
Then the Caronin headed for him
and repeated thc signals, The Strinda
answered, but there seemed to be some-
thing wrong with the response. for tho
Caronia halted and boarded her. Tn.
Caronia's officers spent about an hour
looking over her papers and her crew
and at 4:20 released her.
The sun., 1915-02-18
THIEF GETS $4,000 JEwELRY.
Jost Home In hiladelphta Robbed
by Rusr In Daylight.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. l,.--F!fty thou
sand dollars worth of jewelry was
stolen from the home OF Mrs. Fred
erick Jost or 1904 Pine street BY a
well dressed young man this afternoon,
who made the butler believe him to De
friend of the family. The butler left
the door unguarded and went to pro-
cure writing paper for the man. who
asked to leave a note to be given TO
Mrs. Jost, who was away.
When the butler returned tine man
had disappeared. The butler thought
10 more of the ircidert. believing the
stranger had grown weary of waiting,
Mrs. Jost returned home At Q oclocl.
tonight and found that her jewel cases
had been rifed
The sun., 1915-02-18
TOLD TORAISE
PRICE0F BREAD,
SAY RETAILERS
Ward Co. Driver Tcstifics
He Had Instructions, and
52 Dealers Agreed.
STATE ATTORNEY MAY
ASK FOR INJUNCTION

Three retail handlers q nread de-
clared under oath yesterday afte noon
at he Attorney investigation
Into the rise Of bread. wheat ana four
prices that drivers of the Ward Baking
Company had instructed them 20 charge
8 cents loaf. following the boosting
Of the price by wholesalers from I TO ;
cents. This testimony was corroborated
by Jefferson i.asher. A ward company
driver, who. after waving immunity.
swore shat he had received such verbal
instructions from a superior at regular
meeting Of drivers. ard that he had
pbeyed instructions. with the result that
ff;ytwo customers on his route agreed.
70 put up the price.
Deputy Attorney-General Alfred l..
Becker who is conducting the inquiry.
said last night that he considers a prima
facie case Of criminal violation Of ,he
statute. conspiracy In restraint of
trade. has been established ard that
therefore he would turn over to District
Attorney Perkins at once all the evil
dence in his possession. He also said
that foundation having been lad to
prove such conspiracy he may apply
for an Injunction against the Ward Bak-
ing Company and others to enj In them
from carrying out any alleged agreement
in restraint OF trade.
The sun., 1915-02-18

But II IL absolutely untrue that he
said he would XIII himself two weeks
af,e- We were married. He b. anne
more and more in love with me each
day and he died because his love became
30 great. When ! went TO meet him that
day in his bachelor apartments I found
rim dead
He left three notes for me. One IF
them read:
Ny Beloved One | give my lifo
'or you. | de because ! caNnot bear
70 think that the time may come when
YOU no longer will love me. Follow me.
Your loving boy, WILLIAM.
Il marry him for money. Oh. my
love was TOO sweet for that Anyways,
J know any number OF millonaires In
tis city whom ] could marry II |
chose But now am going to Russia
10 do his last bidding and scatter the
ashes"
Mrs Grote declined 10 show the let
ters her husband had written her she
said also that she had not yet collected
The insurance money.
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"lIc died like gentleman. He left
me everything, his life insurance. which
amounted to more than $1,000. much
,weliy, including the decorations tina.
ne Car Of Russia gave to his brother.
stocks and property in Riga which l
shall claim
Mrs. Grote was asked 10 tell the story
Of her acquaintance and her love Tor
'irote
oh It Is such sacred. holy thing"
he continued that ! should not speak
Of IT. ! should Keep il here in my
cart ] first met him about six months
before we were married. We became
uionds but he never spoke TO me of
love until after ] had gone through a
serious operation. Then about "A month
before we were married he told M he
loved me and begged ME to marry him.
Il loved him. OILY. so greatly. and |
consented to marry him. We went to
live al the Waldorf and remained there
until October 16. Then ! came here,
Ny husband had spoken OF dying. hut |
never thoXSht he would do Il. otherwise
7 never would have been separated from
aim for a minute. He wanted me TO
die with him.
The sun., 1915-02-18
WIRELESS WITHOUT TOWER.
High Receivers Replaced With Ef-
fcctive Ground Equipment.

BosroS. Feb l7.-ENperiments con-
Quoted by the wireless society OF Tufts
College have shown, II was announced
to-day, that messages may be trans
m.tted and received without using high
aerial antonnH. Tests have shown tha.
the apparatus can be ready for use
within a third of the time required for
setting up the aerial equipment. Two
ordinary wires ninety feet In length when
stretched on the ground in a direct line
with the transmitting station were found
to he sufficient TO receive messages from
points hfty 20 seventy-hv miles distant.
The sun., 1915-02-18
TO BAR DOGS IN FOOD SHOPS,
Health Department WIN Begin En-
forcing LAW Newt week.

N.ad! wlN have TO leave her little toy
sifl .. outside next week when she
't.' tho butcher, the baker aud the
- Hdhsrrk maker
I4e Health Department is printing
syn 20 be posted in all stores where
r'o''rc5, meats, fruit and other foods
.' phNo- for sale, directing auen-
'gt to tho ordinance forbddiur the
'ri eng Of uogs of high OF low degree
INTO 'U.h places.
I" g. + Bolduan OF tho department
W. .H"or"d last night when he an
H'.rd this 10 a meeting of upper
b'".oNaN merchants at 23o6 Broadway.
FuH Ictlon he explained, has np con-
fcct'u with the dog muzzing rule,
The sun., 1915-02-18
KAISER TO OFFER APOLOGY.
win Express Regret to Gerard for
Theatre Incident.

PARIS Feb. i7.--A Berlin despatch
forwarded from Base saws that Em-
peror William will apologize in person
to Ambassador Gerard for the demon
strat!on OF hostility directed against IN.
American Ambassador in n Berlin thea
are on February ..
According TO the despatch. the Am
bassador has accepted IA. Kaser's re
quest 70 visit him at Kocnigsberg. Eas,
Prussia. and that the Emperor's re-
grets a, the inclden; will be expressed
AZ that time
The sun., 1915-02-18
WOMAN BEATEN BY ROBBERS
SeweIIer'. wife FOiIs Attempt at
DAYLIGHT HOIdup.

oo'd robbery within sight Of the
fr'o7 Market police station was at
tempted n, the supper hour Yesterday
IN the jewelry shop OF Soloman Ber-
E'ass at 235 Stanton street,
hlackjack used 10y the thieves 'a!led
n silence Mrs. Bergisss, VINO called ne?
husband Snc was too much injured 20
siN' chase and the robbers escaped IN
'he crowded streets.
The sun., 1915-02-18
RAILROAD BUYS MORE CARS.
Business SO Good, Illinois Central
JncrcRses Order.

CHICAGO, Feb, l7.--c. +. Parker. vice.
president of the Illinois Central, In
charge OF purchases accepted delivery
to-day on an order OF 5000 box cars
costing S5.000,O00 lie confirmed the
final placing OF a contract with the
American Car and Foundry Company
for 1000 new refrigerator cars valued
at 100000 and announced that tho
road was considering the purchase Of
100 more gondOla cars because ~ the
general Frightening of the business out
look.
The sun., 1915-02-18
FRENCH CABLES INTERRUPTED
Parts Announces Lines Are Pro-
tectcd Against Naval Attack.

PARIS. Feb, 1.-THE French Gable
Compan" announces that both OF its
cables have been interrupted but not cut
The first broke some time ago and re-
pair boat is now working on II. The
second broke to-day 400 miles out at sea
II ON Brcst. 1t is expected that complete
ropairs will he made within n week. The
company's announcement says:
THE cables are absolutely protected
against any German naval attack II
Is absolutely Impossible for hostile boats
to cut them"
The sun., 1915-02-18
TOSTREW ASHES
OTHER HUSBAND
AT RIGA HOME
Mrs. s. w. GWte Going to
Russia to Carry Out
Suicides Wish.
HE WAS BROTHER
OF CARS PHYSICIAN

Revealing a romance of two CONT
nents Mrs. s. w. Grote. whose husband
william Grote. committed suicide last
October. told last night of her purpose
IN sailing on tho steamer Hellig Olav
to-day on her way to Riga, Russia, to
spr1nlle the ashes OF her husband on
ns old homestead.
She tod of the passion that her hus-
nend had for her. how II made him so
Jealous that he ended his life at tho
time he felt their love for one another
WAS at It's greatest because he feared
the time might come when she no longer
would love him. Grote's brother several
years ago was the imperial physician
Of the Cars court.
Mrs Grote. interviewed In the Hotel
NcAipin last evening, told of her hus-
hands passion for her. OF their romance
that came to tragic end when twelve
days after the wedding Grote. fearfully
Jealous, ended the honeymoon b. sui
eide. She also denied. with tears in her
eyes. the report that Grote. In wooing
hsr had begged her to have him for
only two weeks. promising that then lie
would be ready to die and leave all his
fortune TO her.
Mrs Grote, who is known about the
notel as Or. Grote, is a woman of un
usual charm. She says she is Swedish
by birth.
Her husband was reported TO have
committed suicide because OF business
reyerses. but Mrs Grote said such was
not the case. "Ile died because OF his
srea; love for me" she said. He was
frightfuly, intensely jealous. lie loved
nc so greatly that he died for me died
because he could not hear to endure
he thought that some day / might not
love him.
The sun., 1915-02-18
BUCHANAN'S SECRETARY DEAD.
j. ". Henry, Former Prestdrnt's
>cphcw, PASSES. Aged 50.

'NNtFoLIs, Nd, Feb. Thames
PA"lab'u Henry, aged so. o nephew ~
I'n Bpohanan and his private sccre.
''N while Minister to Great Britain
''4 Pr. rld"nt died at Miami, Fla, this
m'1n,rr lie is survived by his third
vi" and six sons. one son Is In thu
lay and one in the army. The funeral
Mr Henry We take place in Annap-
OILS sunday aftAS oon.
The sun., 1915-02-18

wAsHINGroH Fen 1.-THE text "
tho British supplementary note in re-
ply to the protest Of the United States
last December against British inter.
ference with neutral trade was made
public at the State Department to-day.
The document IS 1000 words long
a demonstration OF the British cohten-
ton that American trade with Europe
is not suffering on account Of any
policy or action Of the British Govern
ment In .,s exercise OF control Of the
seas.
BY reason OF tho fact that the s!tua-
ton 10 which the American note Of
protest was addressed has now largely
disappeared ard because Of ths vastly
greater menace 10 American trade con-
tained in the German war zone decree
what the latest British note has to say
in regard to foodstuffs is by far the
most important part Of the communi-
cation.
The American note protested against
the British action In treating foodstuffs
not consigned to the armed forces of
the enemy as contraband particularly
when such cnrgoes were consigned %
ports OF neutral countries. To this the
British reply that IAN elaborate ma
chinery has been organized 10y the
enemy for supply OF foodstuffs for the
use OF the German army from over
seas"
The sun., 1915-02-18
SVEN HEDIN SUFFERS.
ExplOrer's Book On War Held Tn
by Swedish Censor.
sp,cia, Gable Despatch TO THE 9

NpStfIT dOIe UtSpdIch 70 THE Sth,
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE stockholm cor
respondent of the Temps telegraphs that
the delay in the publication of Dr.
sven Hedin's book containing the
Swedish explorers impressions collected
Will automoblling in the kaiser's car
!j.ng the German front is duo to tho
action of the Swedish Government CEN
@Or
The book. the correspondent says, was
censored extensively just as 1t was
ready for the press.
The sun., 1915-02-18

PARIS. Feb, 1.-THE Luxembourg Lee
CATION formally denies the statement
that the Grand Duchess OF Iuxem-
burg visited I.ongwy in company with
the Kaiser after the bombardment If
the town
The sun., 1915-02-18
Absurd Ia Give
vnm unity
Pledge 20 Food
for Enemy.

supplies can be proved to be for the
use Of the enemy's forces they should
he given compete immunity by the
simple expedient Of dcspatchnG them
TO an agent in a neutral port.
Referring to the recent action by tho
German Government in regard to Gov
crnment control Of the food supplies in
Germany the British note contends that
this has removed all distinction between
the civil population and the armed forces.
The British note cites correspondence
of Prince bismarck to support its posi-
ton and also import figures OF neutral
countries adjacent to Germany showing
very large increases in importations OF
foodstuffs from the United States, tend
ing to confirm the British charge that
the German forces have been obtaining
food supplies in this manner
Finally the british note declares that
the United States cannot expect Great
Rritain to he bound by rules and preCe-
dents after Germany has declared her in
tantion OF sinking merchant vessels with
out ycrfcation Of nationality or charac-
ter and without regard to the lives ~
those on board,
Reduced TO the simplest possible tetms
Sir Edward Groy's note asserts that
American commerce has not been Grip
pied by Great I}ritain's practice of seiz-
ing or OBTAINING American cargoe and
that it will be impossible for Great
Britain to depart from the practice,
American expectation figures are In.
stanced to show that with the single eN-
ceptlon of cotton the effect Of the wal
has been to arrest the decline OF Ameri-
can exports, Figures issued by the DE,
partment of Commerce In Washington
are used to attaCk Secretary 3ryan's
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Must Charge six Cents.

"On Wednesday last" he went on. "a
Wards driver mot Lasherl came into
my store and asked VIII you sci!
cent bread? ! said Yes Then the
driver said should charge cents. and
that everybody was charging cents
He didn't leave me any bread. On Thurs
day the driver came IN and said II you
don't raise the price | can't sell you any
bread ON Friday he again said would
have to charge 8 cents
"On Saturday he left me fifteen loaves.
for which he charged me 8 cents each.
They were stale-three days old. lost
customers because ] didn't have Ward =
bread when they asked for 1t. was
willing to sell bread at 8 cents because
! wanted 10 hold trade"
George G.. Fender. who keeps a gro-
Gerry and delicatessen store at 20s
Columbus avenue, said that he had taken
Wards bread ever since the company
started in business
"On Tuesday, February o." he said,
zone of Wards drivers tLasher] told ME
when he delivered bread that | would
have to sell bread at cents on the fol-
lowing day. I raised the price TO 6
cents from Wednesday until Monday.
My customers objected to tho raise.
Last Saturday ! got Dillman's bread
and sold that FOR 3 cents a small LOAF
and 10 cents large one. On that day
Mr. Mcintyre. "A customer, came in and
asked for a loaf of Wards bread. told
him ! would have to charge him cents
for Wards, but ! could sell him Dill
mans bread at cents. Wards driver
heard me and saw Mcintyre put n 10
cent D'llman loaf on the scales. II
weighed six ounces more than 10 cent
Ward loaf
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Denies Drivers story.

When James -. Arthur. secretary OF
the Ward Baking Company. was told
about the testimony of the compan ny's
driver ne said: The Wards have not
tod their drivers - tell retailers what
price 10 get for bread. II any OF our
drivers have been doing that they should
be made TO take their own medicine"
Deputy Attorney-Gener Il Becker said
that other sensational testimony might
he expected before the Inquiry is over.
III the driver went out to ge, an
agreement with retailers TO raise prices
after receiving instructions from "a SUI
peror. as he said he did. il constitutes
a conspiracy IN restraint OF trade" M.
Becker continued. The United states
court has held In the case OF the Dr.
Niles Medical Company vs.. Park & Sons
Company that it is illegal restraint of
trade for "A manufacturer 10 control the
price at which the retailer shall sell
Ely Kaufman. n delicatessen man
OF 566 Seventh avenue, said that when
the price of bread was generally raised
10 cents he put up a sign reading NO
raise in bread Five cents loaf"
The sun., 1915-02-18

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