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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
WOMAN CHIDED FOR
ANKLE DISPLAY IN CAR
Indian Princess Arrested After
Making Heated Criticism
Of Costume.

How far should n woman's skirt be
raised above her shoe tops when she is
seated in a public conveyance?
Argument on this question between
two excited and angry women attracted
several thousand persons to the Brook
Ign Bridge approach near the city Hail
elevated station Yesterday afternoon.
The police had To be called to raise the
tranic block.
On "A downtown Third avenue train
approaching the City Hall Mrs. Toribia
Engracia Alcala of 305 East Fifty fifth
street had accused Mrs. Jeane Morris OF
ia Lewis street, who sat opposite with
her husband. OF having her dress too
high above the ankles and distracting
the attention Of men passengers from
their newspapers. The color of Mrs.
Morris's stockings suggested the rus
tomary costume Of acrobats and Mrs.
Aicala told Mrs, Morris she was "a dis
grace to America"
Mrs. Morris retorted that II was really
nothing for the elder omar To worry
about. According to Mrs, Morris, her
critics family pride became aroused and
she asserted hat she was n Mexican In
dian princess, with as much right in this
city AZ Mrs. Morris.
After that their talk grow quite per-
sonal and frank and when they left the
train many passershy gathered about
to increase their knowledge Of human
nature. Mrs. Morris blew a police whis-
tie and Policeman Jones OF the Rridge
squad took the part of n peacemaker.
lettering Mrs. Alcala from making any
use of n banner on which was pictured
her vision of an angel and "A trip to
heaven.
Policeman Jones refused to determine
whether a censorship OF clothes consti.
tuted disorderly conduct ana wouldn't
arrest Mrs, Alcala on the request Of
Samuel Morris, the other woman's hus-
band At the suggestion of the police
man, the husband arrested Mrs. Alcal,
himself and o her to the Tombs po-
lice court. Magistrate Koenig. sitting
on the bench for the first time. rendered
his judgment In this way:
II think this Is "A garrulous woman
who sees things differently from the
younger generation, so III discharge ner
with the warning that she's not to allow
herself to he affected like this In the
future by the dress of other women"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
STATE RESTS CASE
AGAINST E. M. CIRCUIT
Expert Presents Summaries to
Show That Union Bank
Ran at a Loss.

The State rested it's case against ex-
city Comptroller Edward NJ. Grout at
8 &c o'clock yesterday afternoon follow
ing expert testimony by Edward Lane
Dodge, the bank examiner who toe
charge OF the Union Bank Of Brooklyn
two days after II failed the second time
and just four days after Grout as pres
ident had sworn to the quarterly report
which forms the basis Of the perjury in
dictInent against him.
Mr.. Dodge. the last OF ninety-seven
witnesses to be called by the prosecution
since the trial began on May "a. gave
summaries of the condition OF the re-
opened period. District Attorney Crop
sey seeking by this means to bolster up
evidence previously submitted as tending
To show guilty knowledge on the part
OF Mr.. Grout. During this period the
bank, with the exception OF a single
quarter. ran constantly at "A loss, Mr.
Dodge testified.
The surplus and profits. as shown by
the books when the bank reopened on
August II. 1908. were 81. 533,i2i.5O. on
March rs, 1910. the date OF the quar-
terly report, they were only S49f, 699.5l
"A shrinkage of 81, O4l. 724.99. The total
OF assets charged of as worthless, to-
gether with reorganization expenses OF
s59,293.44, amounted to s1,0Sl, 3OS.2l.
from which recoveries of $3l7,755.13
were to be deducted. leaving S763 553. OS.
The summaries compiled by Mr..
Dodge show on subtracting the net
chargeoTs from the shrinkage in sur
plus and profits that the bank actually
ran chind s27S,l7l,9l during the year
and eight months that Mr.. Grout was
president. The quarterly reports show
that with one exception it lost money
Rnnltn ntlu httrtny Axtnr. - IA
existence under Mr.. Grout. and this not
counting the assets that were volun-
tarily wiped u from time to time as
worthless.
Immediately after the prosecution
rested stephen G. Baldwin. counsel for
Grout, began his formal motions to
overturn the case against his client. lie
said these would take the rest Of the
afternoon and the greater part of the
forenoon session to-day. The jury was
excused during rgume on these mo.
tons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
DU POINTS PLEDGE
Is NATURALIZATION
Writes Insurance Authorities
Equitable Policyholdcrs
Will BE Protected.

T. Coleman du Pont, in a letter 10
Frank Hasbrouck, Superintendent of
the state Insurance Department, has
placed himself on record as desiring
naturalization of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society. or II that IL impracti-
cable. rs desiring to give In some other
way assurance that future management
OF the company will continue In the in
terest of the p~olicyholders. Mr.. du
Points letter was written June 2S in
answer TO the Superintendent letter OF
june l6. The latter had requested "A
statement from Mr. du Pont. as directed
by the executive committee of the Ma
tional Convention OF Insurance Commits
sioncrs.
MY desire is that naturalization OF
the society he brought about writes
Mr.. du Pont, I'm order to give assur-
ance that it's affairs will always be
managed in the interest of the policy
holders. fears relating to stock control
being forever ended. For | believe that
such assurance is necessary IL the So
ciety is to he brought to the larger
success which : ms to be within its
reach.
II understand that the Management
has been Tor some time trying to find
a way to naturalization | wish TO co.
WIN W oil' W WI Gnu ihNc
already been in conference with the
naturalization committee.
IF such naturalization as is practi-
cable is not satisfactory ' am ready to
cooperate in seeking some other way
10 accomplish the purpose above stated.
that is. giving assurance as to future
management"
Many suggestions are being made re-
gardinS the future constitution OF the
Equitable company and the relations of
its policy and stock holders. One Is
that ii would he within the range OF
possibility for the company to purchase
the Du Font controlling stock. but for
not more than $1,000. 900. 1t is under
stood that the Insurance Commissioners
of a number Of States would not agree
to a naturalization plan that contem-
plated any heavier expenditure than
this.
The possibility of Mr.. du Pont selling
for his amount is based on his record
as a maker Of large gifts for the pub
lie benefit where he had a large per-
sonal interest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
FIRE CHIEF M. J. MARTIN HURT
Asks for Chew of Tobacco First
After Being Revived.

Battalion Chief Michael j. Martin had
a narrow escape from death yesterday
morning while directing fremen clearing
away wreckage after a fire at l47 elm
ton street, One OF the men was using n
pick and struck a gas meter, which cX-
ploded with II loud report. Chief Martin
was knocked down and badly burned.
The fremen picked him up and carried
him to the street. II was feared he had
lost his sight.
one of the frcmen sent in a call for
an ambulance from Gouvcrneur Hos
pital. Or. Barnes worked over Martin
Tor about ten minutes and finally
brought him around. The first thing he
asked for when he regained his speech
was "A chew of tobacco. He was taken
to the hospital. where II was said he
would recover
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
TITANIC PASSENGER
SMELLED ICEBERG
Survivor Tells Court Her Nose
Gave Her Ample Warning
of Danger.

Although possessed of a broad knowl-
edge of nautical affairs through having
presided at a number of big admiralty
cases, Judge Julius NJ. Mayer OF the
United States District Court was as
founded yesterday to learn that the de-
lection OF icebergs on the high seas
would Ice "A simple matter IL the mariners
only kept their olfactory nerves in good
condition.
The exponent Of this novel theory
was Mrs. T.. W. Schultz. "A survivor of
the Titanic disaster. who appeared as
a witness for the claimants at the re-
sumption of the White Star Lines
proceeding to limit its liability for the
sea disaster 10 approximately s9S,0 600.
She embarked on the Titanic as lady's
maid for Mrs, William II. Graham.
Mrs, Schultz said she had sensed the
danger the Titanic was in through her
acute sense of smell. She could smell
icebergs at some distance, she said.
having got her training in travelling
through the Swiss mountains. which
are always capped with ice.
Capt. Russ of the German steamer
Pennsylvania was not so optimistic Of
the efficacy of this formula for antici-
pating frozen danger. He said he
never used it himself and couldn't recall
that his nose had been any help to him
in 1891, when he took his ship smack
into an icetield north of the great
circle He said that eve since that
he has been steering well TO the south
whenever there is any possibility of ice
in the path OF his ship.
Capt. Ruser OF the Vaterland said he
could bring his ship TO a full stop In
$500 feet or in four minutes. He ad-
mitted he had not been in the habit
of steering south Of reported ice fields
before the Titanic disaster, although
he employed that %precaution subse-
quently. When approaching "A location
Of reported ice at night. he said, ha
always slows down and doubles the
lookout. Any navigator. he said, was
bound to expect ice in the region where
the Titanic sank.
capt. Henry Meyerdierks of the Ham
burg-American liner Bohemia. was re-
called by the claimants for a few min
utes during The morning session.
The trial is not likely to come to an
end for five days, Unless il Is concluded
by Saturday noon, Judge Mayer will
probably adjourn It. as he plans to leave
on his vacation Saturday night. to re.
turn on August -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
SCHOOLGIRL TRIES SUICIDE.
Fails In Examinations ana Fears
TRunts OF OF

Lena Schlersman. II. Of 81 Beekman
place, The Bronx, attempted suicide veg
terday by taking oxalic acid at Wash
'ngton Irving High School. Sixteenth
street and Irving place. where she is a
student. Sh was removed to Bellevue
Hospital and later made a prisoner
charged with attempted suicide.
The girl was In the cooking class room
when sh" took the pu'son. When i'r'u-
'iraI Edward Habriskie was asked why
81" did II he said "She must have
rallied in her examinations =" Patrol
man Ebberhard of the East Twenty
second street station reported at the
station house that information was re-
fused him at the school.
The girl was treated Mt the hospital
by Or Mary Tjonsland. When asked
why she attempted suicide the girl re-
pli'd; Il wanted to die because have
failed In my promotion examinations. T
thought the other students would make
FUN OF me- SO ! decided tins was ,ne pest
way out Of it,"
She will recover.
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trials. As there will be no sessions on
Saturday or Monday II In not thought
that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will be called
as n witness beforet he middle of next
week. d,
The hearing will be resumed this
morning at 10 80 o'clock.
MALONE. N. Y. June 30.-Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw was served with a sub
to-day by w. J. Mcguire. from the
office of the District Attorney in
New York county. ut Merril's, N. v,
near the camp where she Is staying.
The Subpoena calls for her to appear
in New York on July 6 to give testi-
mony at the Thaw sanity trial. Her
son. Russell. and Jack Clifford were with
her when Mcguire served the subpoena.
Thaw's wife SAFE she had decided to
accept service OF the subpoena after con-
sultation by telephone with friends in
New York. She Is in a very nervous
state.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
GOES TO CHAIR UNAss1sTED.
Joseph Ferri Pays Penalty for
Numbering Brother-in-law w.

O~ssiNiNG. y. ", June 30.-Joseph
t'erri. convicted of the murder OF his
brother-in-law in Nassau county. was
put to death in the electric chair In Sing
Sing prison to-day.
i've n my day he said as he was
led into the death chamber by Deputy
warden Charles Johnson and the Rev.
Father william Cashin. I'm done for.
Good-by all"
Ferri walked without support to the
chair and was strapped in by Principal
Keeper Seeley and two guards. DR..
Charles w Farr. prison physician. gave
the signal to the electrician and Ferri
received two shocks of about 5000 volts
each. His body. as he had directed.
was turned over to his wife.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01

A son was born to Prince and Prin.
cess Francesca Rospigliosi at Tranquil
lily Farm, Allamuchy. n, j.. on Monday
The Princess was Miss Laura Mcdonald
Stallo, n daughter of Edmund X. Stale
OF tbs city. He marriage took place i'm
Rome, Italy, n year g Tho Prince and
Princess came here last winter from
Europe, going To Allamuchy SOM weeks
ago, 10 remain for the summer on the
place they leased from Mrs, Rutherfurd
~Stuyvesant. who Is now in Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
jnnitOr Hexins 30 Year Sentence,

Joseph kreirleder, a wouty-scven
year old %jan!tor, began a sentence ID.
from forty years TO life yesterday af;,r
being convicted of murder in the second
degree before Justice Davis in the Su
preme Court, Criminal Term. Kreis-
leder killed Miss Marian j. Franklin. a
hoarder in the house at l45 East ll4th
street, and John Christopher, a caller
there, IN January 26 last.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01

j, Mckee Borden resigned as secretary
OF the Department Of Public Charities
yesterday, lie has been secretary for
seventeen years. His salary was So, 500
"A year II was learned thar Mr.. Borden
was granted a months leave of absence
with pay. His resignation will take
effect on August /. In the letter of
resignation Mr., Borden gave no reason
for the leaving the department. Mr..
kingsbury had nothing TO say.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
Policeman Acquitted ~ Perjury,

John II. Fortune, the Long Island City
policeman charged with perjury in ron
nection with the trial of Harry Scanlon,
who was convicted OF an assault on Mrs.
Clara Eller in the Democratic clubhouse
at Lone Island City on December Is,
1913, was acquitted by a jury in the
Queens County Court yesterday after
noon,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01

PHILADELPHIA, June 3O.-After hear,
ing httecn witnesses and considering the
c7,s" for two days. the June Ora nd Jur,
to-day refused to send sevcnt cen wear.
Old Ida iiehl to trial for killing Ed.
mund Carl Iiauptfuhrer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
GIRL TELLS HOW OLIVER
FLIRTED FROM WINDOW
Blanche Ungar Produces Letters Written to Her by
the Elusive One, and Services Of Handwriting
Expert Aren't Needed.

tho dav Clio q. .,, ,o
Office u,i,dow Saco. ,ha roar, =. M,
occ,,n,ed ~ paoon -. o,i,.nu o.h"san
as she knew him, had smiled al her iron
his window. she testified. and one da,
he walked up to her In her Office an,
handed her the following letter:
vv n,.. ...
,r.,.u "inND nave Nv"
dca. 80, - 10 go, ou'n
vcrY go ,ha t., ,a, et..'ns a'ons
in f,c, wan, 80 H. $780, |.S,' ~ ~
don.t ,h,nL COZ, roooI,,os as -,
am lust GRAVY to meet Won and have
n talk abou, our funny Meeting I
would like Won to go In dinner tn
night and then to n good show. Please
let me know IL Won will go and what
time, and when and where. Please do
go.
this little note. but on the other hand
VIII make me feel good by saying yes
n ,o''sonI.'
""'s' "os' e'"oere'y yours.
'liNhh
Well. did you meet him in response
TO this request"
Il should say not. answered the wit.
ness. II am not in the habit of meeting
strange men
a snort time afterward Oliver camt
into the store and handed Miss Cngar
the Following note
My DEAR F'ptrNp: Please excusc
the looks of this letter for I wrn,o N
about a week ago. thinking I couId
get IL to Won. and have had II Ia r,y
pocket ever since. nv tho way cou,d
you have dinner with mo to-nirb, ara
then we will go To- n SHOW p,easa
..... 49,.
show the other girls in your oYice
| am. sincerely yours. no .
4, u,as ,ho u.,,,.u
ccm,ar,.on ,,i,h ,he ~ u.o no',s. Il,
Miss Eaisor.s ,n,,ar" ,a'u "hu
Lam a. u, r. ~, ~ ~ '.o'e WHICH
him. that ,Le G",os, "'lIu.' 70
,-r,os ,ha 1t 'cHui"Hhcnt contends
ra,dinv niiunr ~ 'o"'eh''ohs re-
'""H'
Miss Cngar's description of Oliver
tallies with all the descriptions $50
pounds, . feet 10 inches. blue eyes. a
straight nose. well dressed. slightly
bald. no eyeglasses and proiligate In dis.
playing diamonds.
MISS tngar fixed the date OF receipt
OF these notes as being in February.
Inc hrst witness of the day was Mrs
stuart Denham, owner OF the boarding
house at l61 East Sixtieth street. who
mad given her direct testimony the LAY
Mr.. I.ittleton cross-examine,
her particularly about the movements
OF the two trunks. her in court. which
have been identified as containing
articles owned by Oliver Osborne. ON
March 10. the day oliver called on
James W, the trunks were sen, away
by e. Bacon. The next day they were
brought back by him. Mrs. Denham
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81 want to ask the aid Of the press
to see that We ave what I said the
other day, a trial not in the newspapers
but in this court. That a statement
should be published that Mrs. Thaw IL
coming here to tell me my duty, to tell
this jury their duty and what should be
the outcome of this trial, and that a
newspaper of New York will publish
that and allow 1t TO be circulated through
the city and to come into the hands of
the jury. whether the object is to infu-
ence their minds or not, is not aiding
this court to do justice.
II want TO say further that IL the
papers think there is no power In his
our to protect itself against the pub
licity of such articles as tend to OBJ
struct the administration of justice, be-
cause of the statutory regulations con-
tained in the code, they may have my
opinion that I have UGH power and
they will have An opportunity to test
that question If they persist in the pub
~lication OF articles of the character 10
which | have called attention"
From the time the state began it's
case against Thaw yesterday afternoon
until adjournment two hours later for
The day, Deputy Acknowledgement
o and Becker read into the records
extracts from the ease book'-a de-
tailed mental and physical report on
Thaw from the day he entered Matte
avian until he escaped. with "A brief out
line Of the sla ying Of Stanford White.
After Nv. Becker had read for about
three-quarters of an hour from the
cease book II was decided that counsel
for both sides should confer during the
evening about hat parts of the ease
hook" records might bc omitted and
~hjch parts should he read, so that the
matter might be expedited. The ease
book" therefore. was put aside tenn
rorarily and Deputy Aforementioned
Coo next began to read to the Jury
the testimony Of Thaw's mother, given
al he second murder trial, held in 1905.
The gist of this testimony tends to
show that Thaw's own medical history
from birth to the time he killed White,
as a witness before the middle of next
families of both his mother and father,
all point toward insanity in Thaw him
self.
The sessions to-day and to-morrow
will probably he dcyotcd entirely to
lengthy readings by the States counsel
Of testimony at former hearings and
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GREENHUT DEFENDS
HIS FINANCIAL ACTS
Says Transfer Of Funds Of
store to Private Bank
Was Justified.
TELLS or SACRIFICES

Capt. J. II. Greenhut and the Mon
mouth Securities Company, through
Henry w. Taft, replied yesterday to
the attacks upon them and the proposed
reorganization plan by he Independent
creditors. Their statements are in de-
fence OF certain transactions prior to
the receivership of the Greenhut store,
In which, the Independent creditors rom
tend. funds were transferred from the
store to the Greenhuts to the detriment
OF the company's credit. The total
amount of these sums which the cred
itors are trying to recover is 81. 4OS. 900.
The statement issued by Capt. Green
hut practically admits that there Is a
possibility that the creditors might
receive larger dividends in litigation,
but it adds that the creditors protec-
tive committee. which fostered the re-
organization scheme. and Its counsel
investigated the legal and business
aspects of the situation in a most care
full manner before reaching concTu-
sions as to the wlsest course for the
creditors to pursue"
Capt. Greenhut discussed at length
the removal of funds from the store
to the private banking firm lin amount
$3.50, 00O), which transaction the indie
pendent creditors maintain was to re-
lieve the banking partners from per-
sonal liability to the depositors in pur-
suance of indemnity agreement alleged
by the creditors to have been unlawful.
The Greenhut statement asserts that the
store mad enjoyed the advantages ac-
cruing from the private bank for eigh-
teen years and that even II there was
not a legal there certainly was "A moral
obligation on the part of the J. Il. Green
hut Company TO pay these depositors.
capt. Greenhut asserts In his state
ment that a the depositors not been
paid on demand the corporation would
have been compelled TO go out OF bust
ness At once. The statement would
Justify the alleged preferential payments
OF $500. 900 TO the Monmouth Securities
Company on the ground that Greenhut
personally was indorslng the paper OF
the Greenhut corporation at that time
TO the amount of s550.000 Capt. Green
hut also states that neither he nor his
family ever disposed of a single bond or
share of stock Of the company.
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Creditors Com mittce Criticized.

The independent creditors commit
tee" asserts Capt. Greenhut. represents
a minority of the creditors of the J. II.
Greenhut Company. Ii has e~ndeavored
by the circulation of literature and the
use Of the newspapers for the dissent
nation of n variety of charges and claims
to embarrass the careful, painstaking
and conservative treatment of the sub
Ject by the protective committee. The
character of their campaign will. II the
present plan IL not adopted. go far to
make impossible any reorganization
at ALL
Capt. Greenhut SAYS that one OF the
claims against Greenhut on the $3.50, 600
private bank transaction is made in con-
nect!on with the liquidation OF the bank
and the payment Of its depositors. He
declares that in the eighteen years in
which the bank was run on the store
premises ii was conducted solely for
the benefit of the corporation. none of
the partners having benefited from il.
He admits the corporation assumed La
bility for the banks losses on the al
ltCcd unlawful indemnity agreements.
by reason Of occurrences in the
uelghborhood In the early part of the
year 1914 tho Sicgel failures largely
there was a run on this bank and It be-
came necessary to convert the assets of
the bank into cash for the payment OF
the depositors. In one year 60. 600
depositors. with deposits a~ggrega,ing
s4,5OO, GOO, were paid in full.
If they had not been paid on de-
mand the corporation would have been
compelled to At once go out of business.
As there was no suspicion then that II
was not entirely solvent II considered
itself fully justified in doing what it
did to prevent the bank from going into
liquidation and thus causing a loss 10
thousands OF small depositors.