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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
STIRRED BY SUBWAY FIRE.
Anidavits Concerning Cause Intro
duced by FOL. Hayward.

A hubhub that echoed from city Hall
TO the hearing room OF the Public Ser
vice Commission and in the offices OF the
marlborough and subway contractors
was caused yesterday by Counsel Hay
wards assertion that the subway ire
OF January 8 was caused by "A drill
p%uncturins a cable duct in Times Square
and that somebody had concealed the
truth.
At City Hail. before the Thompson
committee, Mr.. Hayward introduced the
atfidavits OF two white men and three
negroes. four of whom swore they saw
the drill pierce the conduit and fed from
the electric flame that cracked in their
faces. In one OF the a~ffidavits. Lex
Diggs. foreman OF the drilling gang. SAID
he had been warned not to speak about
the matter. since the Coroner might hold
him responsible for the death of the
woman killed in the subway accident"
Mr.. Hayward also produced photo
graphs taken by men of the Public Ser
vice COMMISSION in the manhole on jan
uary %. showing. he said. that II the
commission didn't know about the pune
tured cable some one was at least Suft-
GENTLY interested to have pictures Of the
burned cable taken at exactly the spo;
where the alleged %punc;ure occurred.
Yesterday morning the commission
because OF tho new developments. re-
opened It's investigation OF the subway
fire OF January s. 1t will be continued
nj 10 80 this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
WHALEN ENRAGES MISS DAVIS.
El-Corporstion Counsel Threat-
cned with E~jectment.

TIE trial OF Overseer Martin J. Moore
Of the city reformatory on Harris
Island for failing TO report 20 Correo
ton Commissioner Miss Katharine Davis
assaults committed by keepers on in
mates developed into a rumpus yester-
day during when Miss Davis theatened
10 have former Corporation Oounsol
John Whalen elected from the room.
Mr.. Whalen e to the trial Il be
an adviser for Moore, but because the
overscer VAS not "A veteran Miss Davis
said he was not entitled to counsel.
MIR. Whalen insisted that he be per-
m'tt.d tn sit as y Juror, Miss Davis re-
fuScd.
81 am willing to have Nh Moore's
ease tried before Miss Davis said Mr..
Whalen, even If her giggl'Ng deputy
meaning Mr.. I.ewisl ls allowed to be
present. II YOU are impartial, Miss
Davis, why don't you try Mr., Moore
Yourself without The aid OF these two
jurors whom YOU have named"'
Then Mr.. WhHlen went ont, but re-
turned to got his hat and again on
tered the discussion.
81 shall have TO have that man thrown
M bodily" Miss Davis said. Deputy
LOWS walked over to tn. s.i. Of Vi
Whalen, but the former Corporal ton
Counsel departed without offering com
bat,
II was then time for lunch. so Miss
Davis decided to let the trial 70 over
untn . o'clock this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19

\ Grand Jury or John Doe inquiry
nay result from the revelations OF
bread price boosting made TO Deputy
Acknowledgement Alfred l.. Becker on
Wednesday by Jefferson Lasher. "A
driver for the Ward Baking Company.
A transcript of the drivers testimony
was presented late yesterday afternoon
to District Attorney Perkins, who held
a conference with a representative OF
the Attorney-General's office and then
announced that he would act on the
testimony IA soon as he had gonc over
It and determined what steps could be
taken.
AZ TIRE same tlmo Investigators on
the Attorney-General's staff found evil
dence involving other large baking con-
Germs IN the alleged conspiracy" 10
raise the price of bread after increases
IT, wheat and -four. This testimon,
will be heard when MFR. Becker u
his Investigation at 800 Broadway on
Tuesday. 4 score of witnesses have
been subpunaed. II their testimony
tends 10 c~orroborate the Information
Mr.. Becker already has in his possess
sion II too will be sent to the District
/ Attorney for possible crminal investi-
cation.
Joseph Hsrtigan. Com missioner OF
Weights and Measures. VINO has had
hts investigators looking into the retail
sale OF bread throughout the city. said
last night that ne was convinced tina;
tho large baking companies were us.ns
the present nervous situation In The
wheat market to add to their profits
He had found some two hundred baker
IT. the city who were going to sell
eleven and twelve ounce leaves of bread
for four cents retail. Hundreds o'
other bakers, nc added. would sell
twelve. thirteen and often fourteen
ounce loayes for nv. cents. II was Of
this that he based his conclusion that
II the small hakers could AFFORD to sci
bread AZ that price certainly the larger
concerns ouSht 20 be able 20 do like
wise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
SAILS WITH ASHES
OF LOVE SPURRED SUICIDE
Mrs. GrOte Says Husband.
Jealous. Feared Her Love
Would Cool.

Mrs. :. ". Grote. whose husband
committed suicide because of his great
love FOR her. sailed yesterday afternoon
on the steamer Hellig Olav. She car-
ried with her the ashes of her %Susband,
which at his dying request she will
scatter on his old homestead in Riga,
Russia.
William Grote-Mrs. Grote uses n
combination of her own and her hus-
bands initiRls--kiIled himself on Oc-
tcbcr IL last. twelve days after he was
married. 1t was reported at tho time
that he sought death because Of fnan-
cial losses. This. Mrs. Grote said yes
iefday. was not the truth. She cx-
planned that her husband owned prop
er,y in Riga and had securities and
many jewelled decorations which were
presented by the Cza- OF Russia TO
Grote's brother. who was the imperial
physician Of the Cars court.
Mrs. Grote told OF her husbands
love for her. She said that he was
Jealous and that he became crszed wit
the though; that the time might come
when his wife would cease To o lin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
MORATORIUM FOR ONTARIO.
BiII Provides Part Protection for
NortgagOrs.

TORONTO, Feb. ls.-Ontario mortgasors
Will have a measure OF protection by
Il partial moratorium. a hll for which
wac introduced in the Legislature ,o-day
by Attorney-Geueral Lucas and which
will h" retroactive m the beginning OF
the war. The bill Is confined TO real
estate secured by MORTGAGES or agree
rnents Of sale. and will not apply 10 com
mercial paper or personal debts. which
Is not considered desirable.
The act provides for a simple appli-
cation To a judge IN chambers before
proceedings car be taken TO recover prin-
cipal money. For the recovery Of In
@terest. taxes. insurance and other money
proceedings ran be taken in curt in
the usual way.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
PERKINS TO TAKE ACTION
IN BREAD ~"CONSPIRACY''
District Attorney Plans Grand Jury or John Doe In
quiry as Result of Disclosures in Baking Trade
Twenty Witnesses to Be Called.

dent OF the company. is in Chicago tenn
porar,ly. James y. Arthur, secretary OF
the company, had said on Wednesday
night that Lasher had old him that he
did not testify as he was reported &c
have done and that. anyhow, no such
orders as Lasher testified to were given
by the Ward company.
In regard to the sale Of bread at the
city's open markets Borough President
Marks gave out a statement to the efec;
that dealers In the greensboro Bridge
Market had formed an association to op.
pose the Increase In prices of bread
Large quantities of o cent bread OF
the same size md weight as the loaves
SOM dealers were selling for slx cents
were put on sale yesterday morning
-Four cent loaves were being sold at th'
other markets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
WIND ROBS SPERRY
IN BOLD AIR FLIGHT
Fails to Win Pilot Certificate
After Governors Island
Test.
DIDN'T USE STABILIZER

Lawrence p Sperry did some inn
promptu freak lyins over Governors
Island yesterday that would nave done
credit to a Pesoud or a Beachy. Major
Gen. Leonard Wood was there with
President Alan r. Hawley OF the Aero
Club TO see him do II.
Sperry doesn't pre- TESS to be AL exit
bltiun flier. He has been flying over
the harbor almost every day demon
strating the automatic gyroscope staoi-
lizer invented by his father. There
are those who have said that Sperry
would never he able to control his Cur
tlss dying boat Il the stabilizer ever
went wrong.
Yesterday he carried the stabilizer
AS dead weight and tried the expert
pilot certificate tests. He didn't get
the certificate, but when he got up into
the th.rty-five mile gale over tho harbor
with his stabilizer stilled and fought
with gusts that rolled and rocked
and dipped his machine like a small
boys kite. President Hawley remarked
tina young Sperry VAS indeed an eN-
pert pilot. but that rules were rules.
so Sperry will try again ueNt week
TO cut a small figure eight within a
space marked out on Governors Island
and to ascend to "A $500 foo altitude.
cut his motor and glide TO within 100
feet Of a given point.
These tests had been set for yester-
day and Spefry started against his own
better judgment because he did nor
want 10 dissppoint the Aero Club off,
cial obserN ers who sad gone 20 Gov
errors Island. Among them were Cort-
!nndt Field Bishop. Howard Hunting
ton. Baron d'Orcy. Capt. Thomas =.
Baldwin and Henry \. Wise Wood. =.
About 3 80 L. NJ. he blew N on a
north wind. having circled around
from his hangar at the nav yard.
Four times he tried for tae i2uro eight
and each time the wind jr!tted him
of the course. He did not dare TO
ONO low enough on account OF the
gusts Ia get Il good view Of Che pyiors,
and after the fourth attempt he gave
II up.
Every one thought ne would fly back
10 the navy yard. HIS machine rocked
and dlved--it was plain that the auto
matte stabil,zer was not m use-tNd
the young aviator was using all the
strength OF his body at the shoulder
controls, But he began 10 climb and
q circle around the setting sun. lie
went up 5000 feet. his bar0,rspr
showed. then suddenly the hum Of thu
propeller ceased. He cut OF his mo-
tor and began the ong volplane.
He aliahted In the water oT Gov
ernors Island, but the wind had blown
him several hundred yards from the
official mark. II was impossible 70
fght The gusts with a dead motor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
HAYSEED A PONY AT 20 YEARS
veteran 81 Two international
Matches Retains Old speed.

Rrp BANK. Feb. iS-Mountcd on he
twerty-year-old polo pony Hayseed, for
merly owned by the late Peter r. col
Her and played in two international polo
matches, Floyd Rush was the star OF The
Troop II veterans Indoor polo exhibition
match last night AZ Monmouth. Troop
BIS rev armory. Hayseed also did
some exhibition hurdling and IN a no
settle race vas too fast for Buck Nc
KEGS Prince.
4 polo and water race and a melee
ny mounted troopers were other attrac-
tlons. together with hurdle jumping by
Miss Helen Hughes. mounted on VIZ
giniin. Dr. Edwin Field. Walter Field
and Thomas Field Played on the VET
Grams polo team and Leo and Fred Nc
Kea and Robert Mahon on the troop
team. Rush playing as a substitute.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
FOR SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL.
Many Bodies I~nter~sted In New
Works. Part In Celebration.

Al "A meeting Of social, educational
and dramatic organizations interested in
"A nationwide ShHkespoarIar festival
next year. held IN the Russell sage
Foundation building yesterday. the New
York Centre OF the Drama League OF
America waS made a committee to ar
range for the New York end OF the ccle-
brttion,
tions and clubs, Including the Tjuca.
,ional Dramatic League. N~c!ghborhoud
and the Players. was prom.s-i
Among the speakers were Perciyi
Chubb OF the National Drama League
Otis skinner. Thomas Wood and William
Bohnc,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
HEP, HEP FOR CORNELL soPHs.
Two Years Military Course Decided
On by Faculty.

ITHACA, y, Y, Feb. ia two years
curse OF military drilling viii be re-
quired OF Cornell students after the
new hall now being erected by the State
on the Cornell campus is completed
This has been decided by the faculty.
which has made such a recommendation
to the trustees. Under the Morrill, land
grant act Cornell Is required to conduct
military drill. Since 1909 only freshmen
have been required TO take the military
curse.
II il probable that two regiments of
i,o00 men each will he formed by Lieut..
H. 7. Bull. T.. s A., who ~ the officer
at present detailed TO Cornell by the
Government
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
CHESS J0UsT ON TOMORROW,
Details Arranged for CoMpetitiO
Of New York state Body.

Metropolitan Chess League committee
men. appointed for tho purpose, met yes
terdsy AT the rooms OF the Progressive
Chess Club and decided upon the details
Of the annual meeting Of the New York
state Chess Association. The meeting
will begin tomorrow evening at the
rComs Of the brooklyn Chess cub, I
Court Square. Brooklyn. entries closing
AT : O'Clock and play beginning all hour
late-.
Tho 1rst rounds OF the championship
and general tournaments only VIII ba
contested to-morr ", the remainder Mon
day. The entrance fees Will he SO and
81 for the ha~mpioushlp n general
contests respectively.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
: WIRELESS LEPER IS DEAD.
Archie Thomas Learned Code a
Keep In Touch with World.

BosroN, Feb, lS,-Archibald Thomas
OF Upton, who "A afflicted with lep-
rosy when u boy and has been at the
colony on Ponikese Island since 1909.
being attended most of the time 10y his
mother. died yesterday OF pneumonia.
Cut OFT from the world Thomas found
hope with the coming Of wireless for
a broader horizon In his NE. Archie
learned to operate "A crude apparatus
and Mas licensed y the Navy Depart
mont n year ago. lie received IA fine
equipment, paid for by popular sub
scrlption, and often received press bull
lctlns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
NO MTERBORoUGH HOMICIDE.
Grand Jury Fails "a Indict Direc-
tors for Deatha on a."

In a report Of the Grand Jury filed
Yesterday with Judge Malone In General
sessions the directors Of the Interior
ough Rapid Transit Company We're eN-
oucrated from criminal liability for the
accident ou the Eighth avenue elevated
railroad on December 9 last. Two per
sons were KILLED and a Corouer's jury
n-ld the directors for the Grand Jury.
Coroner patrick R'ordan. who handled
the case. cam" In for much criticism and
charges are now pending against him
before 10Y Whitman.
In all twenty tive witnesses were On,
Anlned before the Grand .Inrv nv Dis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19

How did the commission happen TO
allow the Bradley Contracting Company
10 get $1,000 a day for digging the
Lexington avenue subway below Forty
second street. when your engineers had
reported that tcc work. which was later
abandoned. ought TO be stopped asked
Mr.. Hayward.
Mr., Malthle explained how this SUBJ
way was part OF the Old trtborough
route. how the commissioners had diff
fered about continuing this route and
low Il was finally replaced by the dual
system plans.
so the commission was betting 81 1000
a day that the triborouen route would
be adopted?' flashed Mr.. Hayward.
"Oh, I don think So
'But you We're speeding york on =
dubious contract"
II think we could not have stopped
the whole work"
did any commissioner ever protest."
II think we did"
Mr.. Hayward swung to the topic Of
Inter borough subway service. He said
he had been astonished by the testi-
7nony Of Commissioners Cram, Mccall
and Williams that they didn't know
until December that the commission's
orders were being disobeyed, although
Secretary Whitney a told the COM
PAM go In siXty-tive letters.
"Did you know about this. or were
lou also In tire outer darkness" Mr..
Hayward asked. Mr.. Maltbie made a
long reply. the glst of which was that
Commissioners Eustis. who left the COM
mission last year, had the duty OF seeing
that orders were enforced. that when
Mr.. Maltbie pronounced conditions bad
M. Eustis sometimes disagreed with
n,m and that in December last Mr..
Nalthie recommended penalty and
nandamus suits against the Inter-
borough. lie said Mr., Eustis from time
20 time used TO report violations to the
other commissioners.
Mr.. Maltbie will continue his testi-
mony at 10 80 o'clock this morning,
This afternoon citizens Who wish to tell
the committee their trouble will have
q chance at the hearing. Gov. Whit
man and Mr.. Hayward are anxious 10
ilnish tho inquiry here tomorrow. but
Chairman Thompson says several cor
poration officers and others are 10 bs
witnesses and nat the hearings are
likely TO continue well into next week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19

trict Attorney Perkins. Six were called
yesterday and after their evidence had
been taken Mr.. Perkins retired and later
when the jury reported In court the
charges of homicide, on which the d.
rectors had been held. were marked
dismissed"
Mr.. Perkins refused to comment on the
action Of the Grand Jury. He said that
he had presented all the evidence avail
able.
when Coroner Rlordan heard that the
Grand Jury had refused to indict the
PETERBOROUGH directors he said:
Il ain very glad for the sake of the
directors that they were not indicted and
especially glad and proud that I per-
formed my duty. 7 hope the Grand Jury
members feel as I do about tho matter"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19

In this Instance Il was charged that a
large baking concern had attempted TO
boycott three small dealers for buying
white bread AT the usual price from n
Long Island bakery which refused 10
make Ar advance after the rise in four
and wheat. Representatives Of tho Long
Island concern We're ready Yesterday.
but none Of the dealers appeared, so tho
inquiry fell through.
No additional statement was made
yesterday by representatives of the Ward
Baking company In answer 10 the tes;i-
nor given hy Lasher, one of the COM
pany's drivers. George :. Ward. prcsl-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19

Investigators OF me Attorney
Generals o'nce found Yesterday the
Ward driver who. one 81 Wednesdays
witnesses said. had refused to sell bread
unless the retailer promised 20 disqos"
OF Il At six cents a loaf. Tho r~etail'-
Who gave his testimony Vas Ely kaIt-
man. = d"licatessen man, VINO told The
.Attornev-General's investigators and
Swure on the stand that n. had tried .
sell the s,N cent bread after the ward
mans talk. but found that his Gus
toners would no; pay the increased
price,
The driver referred to 10y Kaufman
will he called as Il witness probably o.
Tuesday. Kaufman asserted nat The
driver told him. III YOU don't raise the
price I can't sill you any bread utA,'
drivers TOR the Ward company and
drivers of other companies Will be asked
70 testify also. Ny. Becker hopes -
prove by their testimony Tat there was
, "conspiracy' 20 Increase the price %
bread TO retailers and 70 get the re-
tailers to make = corresponding in
crease TO their customers. Mr.. BcciSer
was not in town yesterday He Is eX-
pected back this morning, with ;he as
surancc that an important witness vii,
tell about the wheat situation generally
District Attorney Perkins did not
have time Yesterday % read over care
fully Lashcr's testimony that Ne vas In
structed to tell dca ers ia sell bread at
six cents. but hc announced that r he
found anything to warrant criminal
prosecution h. would either pres, ~ the
facts 10 the Grand jury OF lay the in
formation before a Magistrate IN a John
Doc proceeding. In til" event tina Mr.
Perkins submits the matter 10 the Grand
Jury. thai body WIN probably hcar
witnesses next week.
Nj. Perkins had another case OF al
lcgei price raising by agreement indie
pendent Of the .tttoruey-General's case.
hut three Of the main witnesses halkcd
az testifyiuG and failed TO appear ycst'r-
day when they had promised to come.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19

ROCHESTER,. MINI. NIB. Is.-T. Cole
man du Pont. tho powder manufacturer
Of Wilm ngton. De-, who underwent Il
serious operation here December ~ last.
left tonight for California. lie has
completely recovered, his physlcisns
say.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19

Linden Bates. Jr.. was elected chair
man OF the Progressive New York
county committee n. the mee''ng held
last night in Terrace Garden. Mr.. Bates
and George W Perkins spoke.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
Orders To yin Ice Houses.

BANaos, Nj. Feb. is.-A rush order
70 MI al the Maine ice houses was 70.
oeived to-day from the New York head.
quarters OF tho American Lee Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
Law Chances Suggested.

-
Mr.. Maltbie's views on whether the iu-
ifsdiction of the commission should he
enlarged. The witness replied that II
The law were to he CHANGED II might
oe well to include LON Island and
westchcstor in tho First district. but
that thus far there had been no conflict
between the upstate and city commits
sions.
He thought the present number OF
commissioners, five. should not be
changed aud that tho question Of rails
ny salaries was academic. because they
wouldn't be increased. He argued that
any transfer OF the commissions powers
10 tho Board Of Estimate at the present
Zine would make confusion and delay.
Bu eventually il might do &C combine
the functions of the commission and
the bridge and dock departments. He
also said tho First district commission
mould supervise telephone companies
n tho district.
He suggested these three statute
lmendements TO make the commission
more forceful First. II lighting com
lanies are found TO have o~vercharged
consumers, make Il possible to order
-eparation: . second. permit the conlmis-
sion to compel corporations to restore
heir capital when II has been impaired
bird, make clear the power OF the COM
mission to fix allowances Tor deprccia-
ton.
In the afternoon Mr.. Maltbie was
asked II he could Justify his opposition
10 the dual subway contracts. He re-
Piled by reading a report OF the opera
ton OF the Centre street loop by the
New York Consolidated Railroad Com
panv CB. X. tt from August 4, 1918.
TO December 81. 1914. The operating
deficit was So64.6O3 and the interest on
the city sinking fund s5l9.602.
The total deficit to the city and
company" Mr.. Maltbie said, was nearly
s7S5,00o, on at the rate of almost
$3.50. 900 a year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
METROPOLITAN EStsA

Metropolitan Opera House special.
Farewell iSADhiIA Th"rs Al .Fct. -.
Appearances ~ >CA> Tur.. ENs. MOI =
price, from, 70. To 80. Seats non selling