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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
OBJECTS TO HIGH ALLOWANCE.
snow Opposes Paying $4,000 for
Children's support.

Martin I.ittleton. counsel for ElbridGe
Gerry Snow. Jr., has prepared excep-
lions TO the judgment of supreme Court
Justice Con- finding that Mrs. Fannie i.
DE Bost. who divorced Snow and gained
the custody OF their two children, is
entitled To AN increase IN the allowance
for the children from $4,000 a year to
$4,000 a year.
Snow filed a counterClaim for an ac-
counting for all money given Mrs. De
Bost II asked the court To appoint some
one to dispense the money In her place on
the ground that she had used II for herown
purposes. That part, of the report OF
the referee. Jacob Cantor, TO which Mr..
Littleton yesterday filed exceptions
states that the two children declared
they wish to remain with their mother
and would not leave her. The referee
says
II realize that these children should
not he spoiled by extravaganza or in
jured by Indulgence. ] believe that II
they Were brought up in the luXuries
which Sl5,0 600 would permit II would he
a difficult thing for them should they
later be deprived OF this income and he
compelled to adopt a different and more
economical mode of living
UNless the exceptions to the report
are sustained Snow intends 10 appeal.
In the meantime Mrs, De Bost, who is
now separated from her second husband.
Louis l.. DE Bost. will not be able to
draw the increased allowance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
SWAMI OFFERS AID
IN PRISONS INQUIRY
Judge Tenders His Services to
Whitman-Has Given
study to Subject.

Judge Swami OF General Sessions
Court has written to GOV. Whitman Of
fering his services without compensation
in the investigation of the State prisons
which tho Governor has ~inaugurated.
The Judge pointed out in his conmuni-
cation to the Governor that he IL free
from his duties in the criminal courts
during the months OF July and Angus,
and offered any part of that time 10
GOV. Whitman.
owing TO the friendship and associa-
ton of Gov. Whitman when District
Attorney wit Judge Swami, II Is I'M
derstood that they are in agreement
regarding the Governors policy Tor the
state penal institutions. During his
visit last week 10 Sing Sing prison GOV,
" hitman announced that he was making
that as the first Of a series of visits
to the state institutions.
Il believe the Governors plan to
harmonizc the workings of the state
prisons is a project that will meet with
the approval of the public in general
and in particular OF those persons h
have given the matter particular atten-
ton" Judge Swami said yesterday.
There is no part of u state institu-
tionul system that is more important
than the prisons,
ION them depends in no small degree
the efficacy OF our courts and, in a
broader sense, the welfare of society,
whether or not men who have been sent
TO those institutions are turned out after
they have served their sentences as use
full citizens or menace to the public
doubly as dangerous as when they were
sent away,
THE best results cannot be accom-
plished unless every part of the sys-
TEN works in harmony n ! am
heartily in accord with the Governors
plans in this regard. II there is any
way | can serve the state or the Gov
ernor personally In assisting in this !
shall consider II a privilege. The fact
that at this time | am relieved from
my duties on the bench would make II
easier for me-"
Judge Swami has given special at
tcntion to prison problems for some
time. In Il recent address in this city he
said that while he was in favor of USE
full Instruction for prisoners and "A re.
taxation of the medieval practices Of
some of the prisons, he was not in favor
of carrying 1t too far or turning penal
institutions into "prison de luxe"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
WIFE WANTS $3.50 A MONTH.
Mrs. Anna walton Sues Real Es-
tate Man for separation.

Mrs, Anna Walton, who parted from
her husband. Harold Walton, a real es-
tate broker. on Decoration Day last
while they were living in the Schuyler
Arms apartment house, has filed in the
Supreme Court Al action for separation.
She desires the court to grant her $3.50
a month alimony for herself and four
year-old child.
Mrs. Walton charges her husband
with having made life 50 miserable for
her that she was forced to leave him
two or three times. She returned on his
promise to be good, She says they be-
came reconciled the last time in Decem-
Der, 1914. but he again treated her
cruelty. She charges that on one occa-
sion he tried to d~isfgure her by hitting
her with a shoe and on another occasion
he tried to gag her. She estimates his
income at $4,000 a year. .
Walton has flcd "A denial OF her
charges He say his income does not
exceed $4,000 a year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
TO TRY ALL IN QUEENS JAIL.
special Term Of County Court VIII
he Convened To-day.

County Judge Burt j. Humphrey Of
Queens will convene a special term OF
his court this morning for the trial
OF persons accused OF crime, The trials
in his court will go on until the end of
the month. This step has been taken
by Judge Humphrey. with the aid of
District Attorney Denis ONLeary. in an
effort to clean up the criminal busin ,ss
OF the county.
When District Attorney OLeary took
Office last January he found more than
400 untried indictments on the files OF
the office. He obtained the cooperation
of Judge Humphrey. who convened spe-
cial terms of the court. at which he
got Judge James Il. Nieman of Nassau
county. Judge j. Harry Herman 81
Richmond county and Judge William An
drews OF Tioga county to preside. As a
result nearly all of the old cases have
been disposed OF. and the District At
torney is now working on cases which
have been In the office only a short
time.
Judge Humphrey and Mr.. O~'Learysaid
yesterday that by the end of the month
they will bring to trial every man in
the Queens Jail who has been indicted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12

Mr.. Reick closed his brief address
with an agreeable surprise for the SUN
alumni. He told them that in fitting
up the new building at $50 Nassau
street no use had been made of a large
finely fitted room on the top floor and
that the alumni association. II they de-
sired, might have the use of that room
for their meetings.
Between speeches and courses volun-
teer entertainers from the mechanical
department of THE SuN sang popular
songs and dialect verses or participated
In the gay surprises that Chairman
Francis and his associates had
Among those who contributed to this
pleasant feature of the dinner were
Joseph Mctirail. a tenor: Charles Shaw,
barytone George Jordan. tenor Rob-
ert Jones. tenor: William Fullerton,
Scotch Bill, who wrote the skits that he
and others offered, and Don G. Buell.,
formerly of the reporting staff. Joe
l.inder played the piano. John Meyers
gave a violin solo. and THE Sun COM
posing room orchestra, w. H.. Hefrer-
nan, John Meyers. George Penn and
diva Murphy were kept too busy
10 eat.
In the course OF things Mr.. Mitchell
introduced Chief Judge Bartlett as zone
of the best editorial writer's and ablest
counsel we ever had, and anon the
best beloved of the men who surrounds
Charles A. Dana
THE high official position ! hold
said Judge Bartlett, lis due not only TO
what ! have been able to learn Of the
law. but to the broadening influence
OF journalism exercised upon my mind
by the great paper to which you are
now or have been attached. 7 should
be ungrateful, indeed, II I did not recog-
nize that fact.
AT an early day in my professional
career Mr., Dana entrusted me with
the legal business OF THE Sun. I re-
tained II until ! went on the bench OF
the supreme Court. ] have to look back
thirty years to the time when | was as
sociated with TIL SUN. II is Impossible
not TO feel some sentiment of sadness in
that retrospect, But one OF the things
old men must learn X not to let them
selves he Influenced by such a senti-
ment, This paper IL going on to be more
prosperous and greater than ever"
Judge Bartlett recalled his associa-
ton with great editors Of the past
Horace Greeley. Henry J. Raymond
and Mr.. Dana.
There Is no man on earth or who
ever lived he added. "who Is more COM
petent to succeed them tina the gentle
man at my right" edward J..
MitChelD.
zone of Mr., II great contribu-
tions to literature" continued Judge
Bartlett, was his Household Book OF
Poetry When he asked me to suggest
poems for that work ! mentioned six,
five of which he used, In his occurs
the line The sunrise never failed us
yet Remember that In your new
building"
Among other speakers. as the dinner
drew to n close. were George NJ. Smith.
managing editor OF The EVENING SUN
w. w. Harris, managing editor OF THE
SUN, James l.uh,, editor in chief Of
THE EVENING SUN, and George A.
Wharry. the veteran superintendent of
the stereotyplng department.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
TESTING AUTO PROOF GATES.
lOnR Island railroad Trying De-
vice e I'VE Accident.

A new safety First" device that will
prevent automobile drivers from speed
ing to destruction at dangerous grade
crossings Is being experimental with by
the Long Island Railroad. The COM
pany has installed, for testing purposes,
crossing gates made or timbers the size
of telegraph poles, painted with broad
spirals of black and white, at n OF
the crossings. If 1t proves successful
the device will he adopted generally.
The plan Of the railroad is TO make
its gates 30 heavy that motorists who
disregard the warning TO stop for pass
ing trains viii md themselves prevented
from crashing through the barriers onto
the tracks, The company shows the ne
cessity Tor such measures by pointing
out that during the last two weeks there
rave been a dozen accidents caused by
drivers running their machines through
crossing gates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
MOST TRAINS WERE ON TINE.
June Report shows Or Per Cent.
In State Kept Schedule.

Ninety-three per cent, of all the 81
0S0 passenger trains on steam railroads
in the State for the last month Were
IN time, according to the bulletin issued
yesterday by the Public Service Com
mission. New Workers had to wait an
average Of nineteen minutes for each
late train, but the average delay for
each run was less h one and one
half minutes,
The principal cause of delay was
waiting for trains on other divisions.
Work at stations caused o%ne-fourth of
the delays. Trains ahead. wrecks, en-
CINE failures and meeting and passing
trains We're minor sources of delay.
one railroad, the New York, West
chester and Boston. had a record of 80
per cent. for the month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12

An attempt was made to handle the
passengers for cuncy Island by trans
fefring them from the Sea Beach line
TO the West End line at the New Utrecht
avenue station, whore the IVES, End
line crosses the Sea Beach cut. The
West End ears We're algeady.'crowded
10 capacity and the Sea Beach passcn-
gers accumulated at the New Utrecht
avenue station in such large numbers
that the creates confusion resulted.
Police reserves from the Fourth ave-
nue. station under Capt. Gillen and the
Bath Beach reserves under Capt. O'Con-
nor were called out to restore order and
10 prevent wom"n and children being
crushed when the disappointed crowds
tried to surge on to the already over
taxed West End cars, No arrests were
made, but several women tainted on the
station platform.
The West En- cars were themselves
blocked ut the Timer Park station.
where scenes Of equally great confusion
followed. Timer Park is more than a
mile from Coney Island, and as the
country is marshy, the tracks furnished
the only good walking.
Excited II, r. T. officials found "A
wrecking crew somewhere and at so
O'Clock succeeded in clearing the north
bound track sufficiently to operate a
shuttle train to Timer Park. Al 543
O'Clock the cars were back on the track
and service was resumed. but not he
fore Z o'clock We're Coney Island trains
back on schedule again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
100000 NARROWED
BY SIMULTANEOUS
COMFY ACCIDENTS
Cars Leave Rails on Two Lines
and Tie Up All But Gull
yer Elevated.
700 IN PANIC FROM
THIRD RAIL FLASHES

When six cars Of an express train on
the new Sea Beach line at 40 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon split n switch just
after crossing the Concy Island Creek
bridge they tore over the ties and threw
themselves across the northbound tracks.
leaving the 300 900 pleasure seekers at
Coney Island virtually marooncd. The
high voltage third rail was rooted up
and the resulting pyrotcchnic display
threw the 200 passengers In thec express
train into n panic, but no one was in
jurcd. The cars after leaving the rails
did not turn over.
AT the same time. but not as a result.
90 far as could be learned. a Thirty
ninth street surface car headed for the
city and not nfty feet away jumped
the rails and made the blockade doubly
effective. No reason has been assigned
so far for the ~Thiriy-ninth street car
leaving the rails. 1t was a peculiar co.
Incidence.
The throngs ~ Concy were left with
only one line of through communication
with the city. as the double accident oc-
CURED just at the entrance Of the West
End termina station and prevented both
entrance and egress to Concy Island
through that gateway. In a short time
trains had backed up for n distance Of
more Than a mile, as they had been
running on about one minute Roadway.
A few of the Sea Beach passengers
who were not transferred to the West
End line were carried AS far as the
Eighty-siNth street station. where they
ran into the blockade. This station is
more than a mile from coney Island.
Out that fact did not prevent many from
attempting the walk. Along the side OF
the Sea Beach tracks is the dangerous
third rail, protected only by "A slender
wooden guard. II * said the power was
turned on as soon as 1t was learned
that people were walking the tracks for
Coney Island and no accidents were
reported.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12

Thomas says that. ever though he
were willing to come here. he cannot
leave his wife and child and his mother
and mother-in-law. both elderly. AS they
would be unprotected in England during
war time.
He ~ one Of the defendants in an ac-
ton brought by the old brokerage house
Of Edwin NJ. Post and Grove +. Warner.
Other defendants are Orlando r. Thomas
and Charles VI. Hamilton.
Post. by assignment. is now the sole
owner of the claim which is for "A sis.-
000 balance alleged to be due from a
pool OF the defendants. who raded in
keokuk and Des Moines Railroad Com
pany stock on the New York Stock Ex-
change in 1903. Post alleges a join OBJ
legation on the part Of the defendants.
Edward X. Thomas says he assumed
two-thirds OF the debt and paid this in
full to Post in June. 1904. by giving him
100000 in securities.
The action was tried once before and
Lynn Bruce. referee. found +. r. Thomas
solely liable and CAV Judgment for $751;
900 against him. Thomas appealed and
the Court of Appeals held that his de-
fence. Of "A release. was good. The case
Is now on trial again before Horace T..
Deming. referee.
ON June 80 last Referee Deming in
timated that he would rule to The effect
hat the 100000 payment by Thomas
and the release which he obtained from
Post were separate transactions and
that Thomas's testimony would be needed
to show the consideration for the re-
lease. For this reason Thomas's law
yers, Atwater q truikshank, applied To
the court for leave to take his testimony
before a commissioner in England and
have it read into the record before the
referee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
BAYONNE GETS JITNEY AUTOS.
Town Takes to joy Riding at Bar-
gain Rate.

Bayonne revealed in bargain rate
automobile joy rides yesterday and APP
plauded the enterprise of those who in
troduced the first jltney line in the
city. So great was the demand for
nickel rides that a half dozen auto
mobile owners got their cars out in p
position TO those operated by the jitney
pioneer. who had seven cars going.
Cars met the boats from staten Island
and took many passengers from the
Public Service trolleys. Arrangements
have been made to further compete
with the trolley company by carrying
employees of the STANDARD Oil Company
to and from the works at a nickel a
ride.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
FEARS SLADE CASE MIsTRIAL.
for Accused Lawyers VIII
Oppose Halt.

The trial of David and Maxwell Slade
and Albert J, Mccullough. their private
detective, may he declared "A mistrial
to-day because of the illness of Judge
Gordon Russell.
Martin Littleton, who is defending
Rae Tanzer's former lawyers, said yes-
terday that the application for a mis-
trial would probably he made BY As
sistant United states Attorney Wood.
81 shall request that a new Judge be
substituted II the jury he permitted
10 continue hearing the evidence" said
Mr.. Littleton, but II is probable that
the Jury will be dismissed"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
Insane, Decides Jury.

In the morning tho jury after hear
the facts decided that Bravo had be-
come suddenly insane and that this was
the cause Of the murder.
When the verdict OF the jury WAS rem
dered Bravo was still alive. II was not
until twenty-four hours after the shoot
ing. when the Tennyson was At sea on
her way hither. that a wireless from
Barbados announced that the Peruvian
had died. His body was taken care of
by friends in Barbados.
coney's body was put in a metallic
coffin at Barbados by order of his firm.
A member OF the Arm was AT the pier
yesterday TO attend TO its transshipment
to Duluth. where Conveys widow and
three children live.
Bravo vas coming here 10 go into
the commission business. lie was re-
lated TO some of the best families OF
Peru. \ representative Of the Peruvian
consulate, who was at the ship to get
information about the case, said an
uncle Of Bravo had been Peruvian Min
lister to the United states. Capt. Sy-
mons characterized both men as fine
chaps and declared that there seemed
TO be nothing except sudden insanity TO
account for the double tragedy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12

When the track walkers came to the
bridge over coney Island Creek thcy
found no %footpath. The tres,le there is
30 to - feet long. As soon as capt.
John Linden of the Couey Island police
station heard that a crowd was coming
down the tracks he sent reserves TO the
bridge to see that no fell into the
creek.
T~aNicabS, hacks. buses and even farm
wagons were pressed into service and
for a time did "A land office business
between Timer Park and Coney Island.
In spite of all they could do. however
thousands either had to walk or turn
back to the city. II il estimated that
100000 people were directly affected by
the tieup Of traffic. To add to the dis
comfort of those who were caught in the
Jam a drizzling rain started and mill
ions of mosquitoes from the adjacent
marshes attacked the helpless passen-
gers with vigor.
Between 2:l0 and 5:i3 o'clock. when
service was partly restored, the Culver
line was the slender thread of commu-
nication for the thousands of AIanhat-
tanites bound for home. II was COM
PEELED To handle the traffic, which on
sunday is enough to tax the four ele-
waited and eight trolley lines. The great
est confusion prevailed in the West End
terminal station and a large force OF
police reserves was kept busy preserv-
ing order.
II has not yet been explained why
the first car of the Sea Beach express
train cleared tn" switch without diff
Guilty and the second and third cars
climbed the rails. The tracks at the
switch We're twisted into a snarl by the
momentum of the heavy train and two
OF the cars landed on the northbound
tracks. The steel cars formed a short
circuit with the third rail and until the
current at the terminal station was
thrown off great flashes of electricity
Fprang from every contact.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
MontcIair Man for state board.

MoNTCLAIR, n, j.. July ll.--Muses n.
Baker. who has been a member of the
Montclair Board OF Health since it's
organization In 1874. has resigned to
accept the vice-presidency of tho New
Jersey State Board of Health. lie was
recently appointed n member Of the
State board by Gov, Fielder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12

H~ACKENsAcK, y j., July 1l.-Amendo
Albert. a chauffeur of los West l49th
street, New York, VINO suffered burns on
Thursday when the automobile he was
iriving turned over and caught fire,
lied m the Englewopd hospital to-day.
t!hcii! w"a employed by Areste Gioiito,
I restaurant owner of New York, who
vas IN the car with his son and brother.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
Talked with Founder Of Paper.

lie said that he had had the privilege
many years ago TO spend the better part
OF a day talking with Benjamin II. Day.
founder of TUE Sun, and that now. since
he sat at the r. ut of the present pro-
prictor, Mr.. Reick, he considered that he
might properly be regarded as the by
phen between the glorious past and the
s,ill more glorious future. He gave
way then to the guest Of honor, Mr..
Reick.
My AMBITION said MIR. Reick at
the outset. was to be a SuN man. |
started as a cub reporter on a paper
adjacent to Jersey city. Finally. when
circumstances go formed themselves that
the opportunity came TO me to become
proprietor OF TUE Sun, | realized the
tremendous responsibility and impor-
lance of the task. | rather shrank from
1t. but I approached II with confidence
in the loyalty and ability OF the men
with whom ! was to be associated.
II may say that I have been sur
prised at the great efficiency OF the help
| have received. ] have found the right
spirit in all departments. and particu-
larry. | should like 10 say. in the me
chanical department. handicapped as
they were by inadequate plant condi-
tons.
Three years ago We took up the
question of a new site. Our progress in
making q choice was necessarily slow.
Eventually. however, We have secured
modern and ample quarters, where we
have "A floor space OF 1000 square feet,
as contrasted to the iioor space OF 1000
square feet We had in the old building.
Reasons Of sentimen, impelled us to re-
main in the neighborhood where THE
SUN had made its great reputation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
Fail From window Kills Boy Of q

Harry summers, 6 years old. died In
Gouverncur Hospital yesterday from "A
fracture of the X received when he
fell from a third Moor window of his
home at 81 Columbia street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
18th Street. near Fourth Avenue
BUSINESS CHANCES.

or
hosiery, gloves rorsets, underwear. sprors
etc. Wishing to extend their trade ami
looking Tor capable representatives In Inc
English wholesale market, should act nov
while the, opportunity presents. we are an
o'd es'hhlished nrin and can handle further
lines 70 mutual advantage. j RUSSELL.
4 8 Trump street. Min street.