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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
WILSON ACTS TO END
PATRONAGE QUARREL
O'GOrman and Fitzgerald See
Gregory Over Brooklyn
Attorneys Removal.
MUST FILL PLACE SOON

WAsHiNGroN. Jan. ga resolution 10
end the patronage deadlock between the
Administration and Senator O'Gorman. at
least as far as it affects important offices
in New York under the jurisdiction OF the
Departmet OF Justice. was indicated by
the action Of Attorney-General Gregory
yesterday in demanding the resignation
OF United States District Attorney Will
lam J. Youngs at Brooklyn
The Attorney-Generals action was taken
with the approval OF President Wilson
after series OF Intellectual efforts to Sc
cure the approval OF Senator O'Gorman
for one OF number OF candidates for
the position whom the Department had
under consideration.
II is anticipated that Mr.. Gregory will
take similar action before long with refer
ence TO the United States Marshalship in
Brooklyn and the Marshalship i'm New
York now held by Republicans, in the
event that some solution can he found by
which appointments may be made which
Senator O'Gorman will not block In the
Senate.
The removal OF District Attorney
Youngs brought both senator OGorman
and Repre- sentative John J. Fitzgerald to
the Department: OF Justice posthnste to-
day. Senator OGOrmHn conferred with
the Accomplishment for more than an
hour this afternoon. He said afterward
that he had not Endorsed anybody FOR the
vacancy. but il was understood that Mr..
Gregory has taken up with him the fitness
Of several men who are under nS!dera-
ton
Senator OGorman's visit caused some
thing Of sensation IN political circles.
inasmuch az II was the first timo he has
called upon the Attorney General in sew
eral months, during which his relations
with the Administration have been
strained. partly as a result Of patronage
disagree ments
The removal Of Youngs is regarded as
an aggressive step by the Admiustra-
tion. 1t naturally directs attention to the
! Marshalship for the same district the
present incumbent of which. Charles ].
/ Haubert, was appointed I'm 1910, his term
/ having expired nearly year ago.
The New York Marsaalship now held
! by William Henkel. whose term expired
/ "A year ago. also IL 10 he filled as soon as
! the way can be cleared for the confirma.
! ton of an appointment by the Senate
| The latter office carries a salary OF $1,000
annually aud the appointment of twenty
| Office deputies at salaries ranging from
S2.250 TO $500. II Is one of the mos
! important pieces OF Federal patronage il
I the State
There is every indication that Tam
many intends to call for a showdown w,tf
the Wilson Administration on the hlllnI
Of these offices. Heretofore the orEaniza
! ton has been ignored and Tammany'i
men in Congress insist that the Pres
dents intentions toward a." regular or
Eanization ~ New York must be disclosed
/ before Congress convenes again and IN,
talk Of 1915 politics begins.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
ASSERTS Big GROCERS
HAD KRAGS FOR SALE
Mysterious Complainant SAYS
Austin. Nichols & Co. Baked
at Closing Deal.

Ernest e NJ Weatherall, who has been
known at times along Park Row. N
Td.rty fourth street and IN other places,
as "a picture frame dealer, has brought
suit in the Supreme Court against the
wholesale grocery FIRM OF Austin, Nichols
& Co. and thereby created a mystery.
weatheral in his complaint. served
on Monday by the law nrm OF Carmody.
Blauvelt & Kellogg. alleges that the
grocery firm employed MN as an agent
to sell $4,000 Hrag-Jorgcn ien rifles a.
80, 900, 900 rounds of ammunition for tie
same at commission of 81 rifle. lie
also alleges that he obtained a bona tide
purchaser who had the cash and that The
grocery firm then refused to carry out
It's agreement.
on the side OF the defendant Cah
Ehlermanu. Jr. the grocery hrm's at
tornry, declared that the company never
retained Wcatherall as its aE,ut. never
asked him To sell any rih,s Tor il auu
never had any rifles TO sell. II being
grocery firm aud sticking closely to that
business.
Tho situation last night seemed 20 De
that the defendants believe, II anybody
hired Nj. WeAthordll Oh the represent.
tioa that 30 was acting for Austin, Nichols
& Co. that person was an impostor
, 1t was agreed that possibly some iudl-
! vidual connected with the firm might Doe
! doing a little business on the side, but this
was not thought to be the case. Mr.. Eher-
/ mann limited that IL was not the first time
such a thing had been tried, but he did
not 40 into particulars.
According to Wea'heralrs complaint
which has been filed. the company on De
cember \ hired him as an agent TO dispose
of the $4,000 rifles and the 100000
rounds OF ammunition, with the under
/ standing that $50 was the minimum price
for the rifles and $50 a thousand FOR the
ammunition.
Within a day or two, the complaint
continues Weathcrall found the bona fids
purchaser whom he does not say. This
person was willing to pay cash upon the
presentation OF the warehouse receipts. lie
was To pay SAG each for the rifles and S36
"A thousand for the cartridges
what was his surprise, he continues,
: when on December u, when the time
, for deliveries came. the firm fatty de-
, clined to carry out the agreement and
spurned the money
/ Weatherall's address does not nppC ar
in the city Directory nor the Telephone
. Directory. 1t Is known that at various
4 times he has done some minor newspaper
work in Park Row. and at last ac-
counts was In the picture frame business
lie was married and lived once in Sew
: cnty-nfth street. but does not live ther"
now.
At the office of Carmody. Blauvet q
: Kellogg Yesterday II was said that tN-
Justice Kellogg had charge o, tho case,
but that NJ information was to be given
, out Mr.. Kellogg up 10 late h, ur wss
not at his home, the Bolleclaire.
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MCKAY LEFT 100000 TO PUBLIC
Retired Chicago Banker Also Re-
auenthed s2,aOO,O 900 10 Relatives.

CHICAGO, Jan 26--The will of Alex
ander \. Mckay bequcathIng 500 900 to
the Art institute for the maintenance and
enlargement of the Munger collection OF
paintings 100000 TO the Home Tor Dos-
ttuto Crippled Children and similar
amount To the MARY Thompson Hospital
for Women and Ch.ldrcn was admit ID 20
record in the Probate Court to-day,
The rest of the $2,GOO,O00 estate goes
20 the widow, relatives and friends,
Mr., Mckay, who made lis home az the
Blackstone Hotel when in Chicago, III d
IN New York November TO- 1910. He was
retired bauhcr The bulk of his prop
erty was Inherited from Albert \. Munger
q cousin,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD PICKED.
whitman Nay Send In Names for
Confirmation To-day.

ALBANY, Jan. 26,--Gov. Whitman Ia
prepared to send in the nominations for
his new Civil Service Commission and in
cmated tonight that the names may go to
the senate for confirmation tomorrow
Samuel II Ordway, president OF the Civil
Service Reform Association. will he chair
man. but tho Governor refused to divulCe
the names Of the other two commission rs,
The Governor had long talk with Ed
win Duffy. who will be the new Superin-
,endcut OF Highways. TO succeed John y.
Carlisle, but aftcrward refused TO make
any statement bearing on tho prospective
resignation OF Mr.. Carlisle or the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Duffy.
William Friday OF Brooklyn. potential
possibility for State Hospital Commissioner
To succeed Frederick n. Parker, held a
conference with the Governor to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
STATE OPPOSES BIGGER AWARD
Fights ReopeninE OF Gownnus Ter
minnI Lnnd Case.

ALBANY, Jan. 2G.--DepIty Attorney
General Sanford w. Smith urged the
Court Of Claims to-day not to reopen the
case OF the First Construction Company
of Brooklyn. which seeks to increase the
award OF 81 ,0S1 900 for lands taken for Il
barge canal terminal in GowaGus Bay.
The First Construction Company, OF
which ex-State Senator William II. Reyn-
olds of Brooklyn Is president. seeks TO
recover 100000 for lands appropriated
by the State in tie Gowanus Bay sec
ton.
The award Of 81 OS1 900 was made by
the Board OF Claims upon a report of
Albert Haight. cX-Court Of Appeals
Judge. In It's application for a rctrial
the company points out that II has mort
gagged its right with the Title Guarantee
and Trust Company of Brooklyn for
S1,i00,O00 and that II the land was rot
worth more than the State IS willing to
pay for it such mortgage could not be
taken.
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JUDGE DENIES DELAYS
ARE FAULT OF COURT
Bartlett Lays Blame to Lawyers
Service Board Loses Ter
minal Case Appeal.

ALBANY. Jan. 26.--Chlef Judge Willard
Bartlett or the Court OF Appeals pointed
out in an opinion handed down to-day
that the highest court is not responsible
Tor delays in the disposition OF murder
cases. The opinion is written in an ap-
plicatou for compensation by counsel for
a condemned murderer.
"a fun year passed between the time
when the appeal In this case was tak'n
and the date Of argument" says Chief
Judge Bartlett. at was to prevent delays
OF this character that tho six months
provision for bringing on arguments was
made IN the law. Counsel must take
the consequences of their dilatory prosecu-
ton OF murder appeals"
For this reason the court refused coun-
sci compensation In the case OF Vincenzo
Campauolli, sentenced to death In Novem-
her, 1919 for killing his wife In New
York city.
The court In a per curtain opinion de
cidcd also that the New York city puo-
lie Service Commission has no right TO
information regarding the receipts of the
Nerdel parcel storage room In the Grand
Central Terminal in Rev York city Ef-
forts iIai been made to nave the Mrndei
charges reduced and the commission was
appealed to for this purpose.
we do not find II necessary for the
disposition Of this appeal" says the court.
80 determine whether the Public Service
Commission, 10y force Of Its right TO regii-
late stations and terminal facilities, has
! In any cas-" tho power to compel a rail-
road corporation to maintain a parcel
room. We do not mean to intimate a be-
lief that the power exists, but We think
the determination whether il does oT does
not exist should be- lef; to some case
where the rights Of the railroad COM
pany are directly involved. We are salts
fled that in any event the witness Mcndrl
could not properly he required to disclose
tho financial condition OF his company.
/ Tha' company was not subject to the
I supervision OF the commission
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
QUAKER IDEA FOR sUFFRAGIsTs
Men VIII Sit In n Row at Conven-
ton in Friends Meeting House.

A Quaker" suffrage meeting will be
held on February |, when the suffrage city
convention meets in the old Friends Meet
ing House In East Sixteenth street. Man
haitian. The borough charmen will make
their reports, and the result OF the election
of officers for the city committee, held on
January 90, VIII be announced.
Mrs. j. Frederic Gillette, a Quaker and
suffragist leader In the Twelfth Assembly
district, IN which the Friends Meeting
House Is located. Is planning to have the
men delegates sit in a row. Quaker fash
lon About $4,000 men voters win he rep
resented by delegates 10 the city conven-
non.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
SENATE ENDS FIGHT OVER HALL
Colorado Member of Commerce
hoard CONFIRMED for Rcappointment

WAsuINGToN, Jan 2G,-Thc nomina-
ton Of Henry Clay Hall OF Colorado to
succeed himself as an Interstate Com
mercc Commissioner was confirmed by tho
Senate this afternoon by vote Of 3s
to 10. The end came after a two day
struggle, .u which opposition 10 Nj Hall
was led hy Senators La Toilette, Cummlus
Clapp and other Progressive Republicans
and Senator Lane of Oregon, Democrat
The objection 10 Mr. Han was not per-
sonal. hut In the nature OF Il protest
against the recent order Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission granting an in.
crease Of railroad rates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
RENNOLD WOLF IN DIVORCE SUIT
Second wife of PlnywriRbt Has
Case Sent to Referee.

Mrs Harriet Wolf is suing her husband,
Rennod Wolf, the playwright. for n d-
vorce In the Supreme Court, Brooklyn.
on her application yesterday, which was
not opposed. Justice Manning appointed
Charles =. CaIdwell as referee in the case.
The name OF the correspondent does not
appear IN the papers.
The couple were married In 1912, about
two years after Wolf divorced his first
wife. Hope Booth the actress
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
FOR NAVY TESTS
INSTEAD OF THE
PLUCKINGBOARD
Bill Provides for Uniform
system of Promotion
Among Officers.
CREATION OF ACTIVE
RESERVE LIST URGED

WNsrr,$GroN. Jar. 26.-Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels transmitted to Congress to-
day the report OF a special committee
obich has spent several months In draft
ing a bill to reoiganlze the personnel
system OF the navy, a project which has
heen under consideration for several
years.
The committee drafting the bill CON
slated Of Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
t,o.r Admiral Blue, chief of the bureau OF
navigation. Rear admiral Taylor chlef OF
the bureau Of construction and repair, and
iieut g. NJ Austin. recorder. The object
at the. committees endeavors, as stated IN
ts tpport. was to provide for proper ais
tr,bution Of officers Of the navy IN the
various grades IN accordance with the
needs of the service to insure UNIFORM
dow OF promotion and to give all officers
equal opportunity for advancement
Tho proposed bill seeks to prevent the
keeping Of officers in the lower sraues
until they pass middle age as is inevitable
unless SOM change Is made, anu To "eeu
out the less III officers without the use oil
tho plucking board. To this end, the com
mittee reports the bill establishes tine
principle OF promotion by competitive
methods and the selection OF the most EN-
Gent. together with the creation OF an
active reserve list for those oihcers MOI
chosen for promotion Officers placed or
This list will continue to give active ser
vice. hut will not be promoted except toi
special meritorious services.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
GAMING SAFE AT HALIFAX.
Relief ships Cargo VIII ne Trans
ferred 10 Another Vessel.

HALIFAX, y. s. Jan. 26.-The steamer
Canine. Capt. X. \. Ahlin. carrying aid
for the Bclglans from the people Of Cali
fornia, was towed into the harbor here
this afternoon by the United states rev.
enue cutter Androscoggln. the Canadian
Government steamer Lady Lauricr and
the kanawha
The necessary repairs to the Canine
will he rushed and II is expected that she
viii proceed on her voyage late in this
week. She had beer able to remain al
anchor IN thirty fathoms OF water last
night the gale having moderated and the
sea receded
The Canine had been practically adrlft
in the ocean since January H. when she
lost her rudder
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TO TEST NEW TORPEDO.

WAsH;NGToN. Jan. 26-Members os the
Naval Committee, headed ~ Representa-
tive Hobson rs chairman of a sub-Commit-
tee dealing with the subject, left !ght
fur TauPier Sound, AT tue head OF Chcsa.
peake BAY, where they VIII watch tests
With - torpedo shell that rs Hred from a
rife above water but travels under the
surface of tho water, striking the object
below the water Inc.
The tests will be made by tho Rhode
Island and the target win be the Sdr
Marcos, which has been used for target
practice for some time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
MRS. BLATCH HOPES TO SPEAK.
VIII Request Permission to address
senate on suffrage Bill.

Mrs Harriet stanton Blatch preslden.
of the Womans Political Union, will re-
quest permission TO address the Senate at
Albany on the suffrage bill, according to
announcement made here yesterday.
The bill. according to Senator lInman.
will be reported out Of the judiciary Com
mittee to-day, placed on the calendar for
a second reading on Thursday and viii
go to a third reading on February l unless
the present programme "a dsarranped.
Mr. Hinman, Il was said yesterday, has
promised that there viii be no unneces-
sary delay In bringing the measure 20 a
vote.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
SUFFRAGE GAINS IN BAY STATE.
Legislative Committee faNor'
Amendment to the Constitution.

BosT0N. Jan 26.--The Legislative Com
mttee on Constitutional Amendments has
reported savorahly TO the Senate the bill
TO strike out the word male from the
qualifications Of voters In the State
Representative Cook of New Bedford
was the only member dissenting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
INNOCENT, BUT FOUND GUILTY.
Three Men Released when Real
Robbers Confess 10 Court.

Judge Malone in General Sessions yes
terday discharged John Moran, Harry
Acker and William Tuttlns, who we're
convicted last week OF highway robbery,
for which they might have been sent 10
prison for twenty years each, after Will
lam Fleming and Charles Glow had
pleaded guilty before Judge Rosalsky
Homer b, Hawley was he highway
victim, having lost IS in cash, a diamond
ring, a watch and n chain.
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TO CONFER ON LITERACY TEST.

w,aHtNGToN. Jan 26.--PrCs.dent VII
SON will meet tho conferees OF the House
and Scuu'e on tho immigration bill al n"
White House tomorrow for a conference
on tho provision for a literacy test II
Is expected that the President will act
on tho measure soon aftcrward, az the per
Tod within which he may veto II expires
on Thursday.
Officials are convinced that Mr.. wilson
intends TO veto the measure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
VILLA AGENT RECEIVED.
state Department Confers with
LIorente for First Time.

WAsnfSGror,. Jan. 26.--Enrique Llor-
ente Washington agent OF Gen. villa
and the conventionists. was received to-
day by Secretary Bryan although Mr.,
Llorente has been in Washington for
several months he had never until to-day
been received at the Department OF State.
The villa agent assured Secretary
Bryan that the Tampico situation, where
CarranZa has been imposing the severest
restrictions on the operations OF the oil
companies. would be remedied as soon as
villa captured that city and that Ameri-
can and other foreign oil companies
would get all proper protect IN and en-
couragement in their operations
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announcement

After the first two weeks
of its run at the Booth The.
atre, | find that those who
like Children of Earth" most
are those who care for the
best in dramatic art; for it
appeals to the mind as well
as the heart.
| print this for your guild
ance
WINTHROP AMES
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FAMINE IN CAPITAL.
villa Took Most OF Supplies and
Residents Are Terror stricken.

VERA CRUZ. Mexico. Jan. 26.-MeXico
city is so short OF supplies that famine
prices exist and the residents are in a
state of terror. according to advices which
reached here to-day When Villa aban-
doned the city his troops took all the
available food supplies.
Gen. Herrera Is expected TO capture
Torrcon in a few days.
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Get. s. 900 stntc Loh.

ALBANY, Jan. 26 DIR, William H.
Howe. former Deputy State Commissioner
az Health. Of Phelps was appointed state
Medical Inspector OF Schools by tho
Board OF Regents to-day. The salary Is
S.. 900 year
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Dums 10 open on February o.

PETRoGrAD, Jan 9G--An imperial de.
cree issued to-day sets January so for
the opening of the Council n stat" and
February 8 for the opening OF the Duma,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27

Tho Hart, Schaffner 4 Marx company
for tho eleven months ended November
30, 1914, reports surplus earnings OF
s557,933, against SilS,324 surplus for the
calendar year 1919 Gross profits were
slI6a,7 1855 against s1,o59 ss7 IN 1918
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The Servants of Relief
for Incurable Cancer

Are promised by friend greatly interested in their
work for the destitute, but who wishes to remain
anonymous for the present gift of 100000 to
liquidate the mortgage of $6O,OOO.O0 St. Roses
Free Home for Incurabe Cancer at II jackson ST.,
New York, if in so days another $40, 100000 be
raised. Why, of course! Do not let it be supposed
that mendican nursing raise small for
tune in a months time. The charity often has but
$4,000 in the world and fifty unpaid bills; but it has
the other friend; that is the public with its irresistible
will power. All the feeblest cases nursed by
the charity 60 to ST. Roses TO avoid the journey
to the country house, Rosary Hill Home, thirty miles
into Westchester Co., and therefore, while the latter
harbors but 40 or so patients, ST. Roses holds
from go to 80 sufferers of all nationates and creeds,
who about to the threshold that
dark and cold. 1t would be kind to lift the mortgage
from this large and attractive hospital standing
by the East River at Corears Park ANY donations
accorded to it should be sent to the Superioress,
Mother M. Rose Huber O. S. d. st. Roses Free Home,
II jackson ST., New York. High commend alton and
help have been received from his Emnence, Cardinal
John M. Farley, by the ten brave Sisters who labor
ST. Roses doing all the nursing and homework, with
the assistance absolutely necessary of orderly
and engineer; and the benign words always sent by
the Cardinal to such servants of the the
heart to the remembrance that their yoke is sweet
by accident from the windows, for it will be long be-
ments More power to city Sisters! And $4,000 90
in cash. If the public wills it,
MOTHER M. ALPHONSA LATHROP o. S. D.
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warrant Officers Included.

"In like manner provision Is made Tor
advancement 10 the "tAda nf master ~
rhc most efficient commissioned warraE'
officers The board believes the prin-
Ciple Of promotion by selection after
fair competition shoul1 apply 10 them he
same as other officers Ns further step
ali who are qua lifted viii enter the line or
the various stan cops with the rank Of
I,ieu:enans.s junior grade, in the line Of
promotion. IN addition TO the opporun.-
ties for their advancement now afforded
by law"
The committee was eTUuined from
recommending any action which woull
u"CeSsitate an increase IN the humble
Of officers in he navy. II ~ estimated
that the proposed bill would give me
navy eighteen Rear Admirals, seventy
five Captains. 40 Commanders, 800 Lieu
tenant-CommaHlers and such numbers Of
Lieuienduts and ensigns rs may qualify.
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rhrcc Factor. for Promotion.

'rbe competitive method of promotion
sa,s Ia. report, recognizes three tactors
-professional knowledge, official record OF
p,st performances and service opinion OBJ
tatnel from recommendations from officers
senior !A the service
Il Is proposed to LsG.n the process OF
I, ective promotion with Leuiehahts
v1cn they become candidates for promo
ton to the grade o. Lieu,enani-Com-
nandor. The committee says:
Normally two out of every three
L eutcnants will be promoted to tho
grade of Lieutenant Commander ana the
length OF service in tins grade Is siN
wears AZ the end Of that period thos"
remaining will become candidates for pro-
motion to the grade OF Commander About
oue-half will he promoted and the other
half transferred to the active reserve
list. Those promoted wall serve as Com
manders for ak years. About one-halt
will then be promoted m the same man
me- to the grade of Captain.
Seven years is tho period OF serves
presciibed for Captains, and the class
originally composed NJ $50 ensgns will,
on arriving at she top OF the list of Cap
-ains at the end OF thiriy-four years ser
vice. be reduced 20 approximately ten ~.
the active list OF tins number Ave
WIN go up to the grade uf Rear Admiral
and the remainder viii be placed on The
active reserve list