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New-York tribune., 1915-01-10


"Oh the school that aIl public utility companies used
to take their counscl5 from. the
"See here interrupted Hail. What YOU driving
at2~
Benton smiled suaycy. Why I'm u.tab surprised
that a as young a5 YOU are should entertain such
old-fashoncl ideas The lawyers who believe IN vote
buying and al that other Old stuff being bulicl by
the hundred. these days.
Hall pounded the table eiv.gclv. Don't you worry
about me. me- snarlcd. "l know my business. And
can take care of the newspapers too
$50 see, smiled Benton with significant glance
at the Tribune sensational headline. But DO you
think that kind of publicity helps the company much
40 kind of publicity helps" snapped the lawyer.
"Not when you're croosci Benton shot back.
Then, before the angry lawyer could frame reply he
continued racilv But there reason 10 be- crooked
about this franchise There's necessity for buying
it from a grating politician It's a fair measure ami
it can bc secured by fair methods.
The quiet confidence in Bcutons tones exaspcrato
the LAWYER. He turned TO Moore Are you thinking
seriously OF trying 10 beat Mcdonald through the
papers,
The general manager stared at him thoughtfuly.
"Id like 20. he SAID.
HI, reply was unexpected, and for the moment It
staggered Hail. 1t rmplcd his ego al-o for was not
he the "fzcr for the company Finally his wrath
found words All right, you're the boss Try out any
fool scheme YOU want; but don't blame me when The
dear public gives YOU the merry ha-ha.
He got up and slouchcl over 70 the door. Moore
reached out a dctaning band; but Hall shook him off,
A the door slammed behind him there was a mo-
mcnt Of silence; then the general manager saIi:
"Bob's peculiar man. He's done some good work
for Il, in the past; but there are times when don't
agree with his judgment.
"l, this one OF them demanded Benton pointclly
81 don't know. He walked over to the window
and then came back and faced Benton do YOU really
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
POLICE MEDAL MEN CHOSEN.
Iicutrnant-Drtect VHrrIc to
Get Highest Honor.

Lieutenant George llaerle
Will receive the department medal IN"
highest gift ~ the Police Department
this year The police board Of honor,
headed by Frank 4 Lord. Second De
putty Comm -sioner. Ncsterd ~ submitted
to Commissioner Woods the names OF
tho police heroes Of 1914 who are 10
receive medals on April - at the police
parade.
Hderi" and Detective Joseph Guar
uic'i went to an apartment at 1850
Second avenue for William liur-an, who
had shot ana killc4 Charles Noser. a
saloon keeper. As Guarnieri stepped into
the front room Morgan fired from the
dark and killed him. Haerie. in tho d.
killed the man, who was hiding behind
a portierc.
The Rhinc'tnder medal will 20 g
Patrolmau Ernest ScH,er for his worl,
In capturing Joseph Reggiui, accused
Of selling cocaine. after Rogsim rtI
wounded him with knife
The Isaac Brli medal VII Ice gtrcu -
patroimtu GIShutu OF the West Fort,
seventh street police station for rosclIIu .
Thomas Fitzpatrick from the Hudson
River.
Terence Smith ~ "a" East Twenty
second street police station VIII get the
Peter y MoNer medal for pulling the
burning rus" from q bomb iu "a mll-
way.
Joseph Grn~s II the Ffin street .tt-
tion aud nau.". + Stack of jl, Ga',-
avenue station BroohIyr. wiI receive
medal, FOR exceptional work
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
ASKS CITY HELP FOR
BILLIN TRACK FIGHT
West End Association Thinks
Act VIII End strife With
New York Central.
URGES BOARD APPROVAL

Tho West End Association. through
its president. John e Coleman. has
asked the Board of Estimate to approve
to-day the Boylan bill whereby. the as
ISOLATION believes. the many years CON
trovcrsy over the proposed removal Of
the New York Central railroads tracks
along the Hudson River may at last be
ended.
The bill was prepared by the asso.
citation on the request Of the public SER
vice committee OF the Scuat" and intro.
duced in the senate on April =. " tho
Board of Estimate approves IL to-day.
says the letter Of Mr.. coleman, the
hill has a good chance Of passage.
The BoyIsn measure is mandatory IN
requiring the Public Service Commission
TO prepare plans fut Che necessary
changes IN railroad conditions on the
West side. 50 that the public shall have
the unimpaired and unobstructed use"
Of the city's streets and parks Every
opportunity Is To DO given for public
hearings ON the commissions programme
and the plans and conditions cannot he
made final until approved by the EST
mate Board
The hill rcpeals tho so-called enah-
ling act ~ 1911 aud an act passed In
1857 nv which. tho West End Associa-
ton says. "Ihe entire waterfront, twelve
streets and q part Of Twelfth avenue
between Fff' ninth and seventy
ond streets have been INSTRUCTED and
public access cut off
MAYOR Mitchell is reminded that IN
Speaking ~ tho act ~ 1911 at Coopcr
Union on January Il this year he said
III this statute - repealed and man
dRtorN legislation enacted ! think the
city would be In better post on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
GIRL THOUGHT SLAIN
is REPORTED ALIVE
Police Mystificd After Body in
FOrdham MOrguc Is ldcn-
titled by Many.
NOW SAID TO BE IN TROY

Although the police say the body of
the slain girl in the Fordham morgue II
that of claudia Elizabeth Hansbury of
Troy. has sing their contention on the posi-
tive Identification by her most intimate
friends IN this city. messages received
last night from Troy insist that the girl
is in that city and alive The news from
Troy has upset the plans OF the police
and has loft Capt Andrew Wines and
Coroner William J. Flynn of The Bronx
in u state OF perplexity.
As the mystery now stands the body
OF the murdered girl found under
crudely built rock cairn on the Astor
estate in The Bronx has been Identified
as that ~ Claudia Elizabeth Hansbury
of Troy by her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. christopher carr. 2333 Third ave-
nue.: Rafael piciullo. All Italian work.
man, 655 East 1s9th street. now under
arrest charged with having caused the
death Of one Jane Doe; Mrs. Anna Nc
Govern. 1872 East 1i5th street. with
whom the IIansbury girl lived until De
ccmber 20 Mrs Bertha Wilson. 20 East
roth street, chum Of the Hansbury
girl. John Mckenna, caretaker of the
estate on which the girls body was
found Violet Mankus. 2i72 Marion ave-
nue. and Irene Gartelman. 4lo Yves,
Fifty-frst street, who are employed in
the department store in The Bronx where
Miss Hansbury is said to have purchased
most " her clothing while living In that
nelghhurhood. on the other hand abso-
lutely conflicting stories have been re-
ceiNed from Troy by Capt. Wines anc
coroner Flynn
Early yesterday morning, when the
body was identiticd by Mrs. carr ~ that
Of her niece. capt Wines communicated
with the Troy police requesting that the
family Of Miss iansbury be notified
Of the Identification Detective schultz
OF tie Troy detective bureau called up
capt Wines and said the mother
brother and sister. with whom ~ had
talked, had told him that Miss Hans
bury left her home in Troy three weeks
ago expecting to come tn New York
The detectives then started IN TO
gather IN the loose ends Of their speedily
solved mystery when another message
came from Troy saying that Thomas
Haushury, brother of the supposed dead
girl. had found his sister alive AT II
Harrison place. Troy. The girl, accord
( ing to this report, had been in New
: York for more than a month and ad-
mitted knowing Piciullo and the others
meui ioned in the case.
In order To clear M the mystery De-
tec,ive GEORGE Schueing will take Mrs
Mcioyern 10 Troy this morning t. con-
fer with the Hausbury family.
Mrs Hertha Wilson, who IL was "a ia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16

The State Factory Investigating Conn
mission which went out Of existence
fied brief with the Governor oppos-
ing the bill. Tho brief was submitted
by Miss Mary T., Drier and was signed
by Senator Robert +. Wagner and As
semblyman Alfred f.. Smith. II read in
part
"This bill is reactionary and should
be vetoed The canning industry in tins
state, in order to thrive, does not re-
qure the employment Of female minors
and women seventy-two hours = week
during the canning season. This eX-
ploitation of womanhood is unnecessary
defensible from the standpoint of pub,
lie welfare,
1.-THE people Of the State whose senti-
ments are reflected in the public press
are opposed to legislation of TINS kind.
II is desired only bv few Gamers who
10 Increase their profits, will not hest
tate to drive the youth and women Of
the State 10 the last ounce of their phys
zeal endurance,
Senator Thompson. who introduced
die bill. made an appeal for its ap-
prevail. He said he had a son II years
old Of whom he thought as much
AS women Of New York, members Of
nrganizat ions who haven't children ~
their own. think Of other peoples chill
dren." and he wanted him 10 work now
50 that when he grew M he would
know more what work was and less
about smoking cigarettes. He said he
worked in Cannery as boy and be-
iieved II never injured him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
RIGGS BANK IN FIGHT
ALONE, SAYS COUNSEL
Not Agent, but Champion of Rights in the Battle
r. Against the Comptroller, Asserts
Ex-senator Bailey

whether they svmnat htze with IN.
Treasury officials or the Riggs National
Bank"
Comptroller Williams said to-day that
no case similar TO that OF the Riggs
National Bank has arisen during his
administration of the Comptrolership. At
one time or another banks have failed
to answer questions propounded by him
in the regular statement OF condition
blanks, or In special communications,
but all Of these, except the Riggs hank
eventually forwa rded TO thu Comptrol-
Ter the information sought.
The Comptrollers statement with re-
gard to the eventual obedience of all
other banks except the Washington in
stitu,ion was Of interest as shedding
light on a suggestion cmanating from
banking sources 10 the effect tina. some
OF the orders regarding tho character
and the extent OF information 10 be
included In statements Of condition were
designed to have special bearing on the
affairs OF the Riggs bank
COMPTROLLER Williams has issued ,arse
numbers OF these orders They refer 10
various items OF information which the
banks are required 10 furnish. inciud-
ing the number OF share, ec,ualiv owned
by each director as distinguished from
the number held in his name oyerdra n =
and loss therefrom. and "A detailed state
ment of the number and value NJ United
States and other bond. beId ,,..a.a
OF the blanket statement formerly rs-
aulred
Although each Of these orders no.
casioned something Of a furry in hank.
ing circle. \, IN tim. o,cn a,naa,.,
and many hanks vero nuz,iod 90 L,o,,
exactly what purnoses tho comn,roilor
had ,n mind discussion NJ thrm Tor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
MAYOR CALLED 4 JUGGLER
FOR HIS FIGURES ON TAX

priations by t2.50OOO0 and still, avoid a
direct taN' You had already stated In
ihe communication in THE St-S that IN.
appropriatlons last wear amounted to
Siafol,52H7i The direct taNes of that
year amounted t. si2 00O,uOO
1T has fallen or this year owing to
the depression in business. and was os-
limated by the Comptroller AT So. goo,
uup. This would lcaV" n deficit II the
appropriations were held this year at
$4,000, oon, of sll. 900 900
THE tomptrollor's books show TODAY
that unless We levy AZ least S.. 00o, 400
~ new indirect taxes tho direct tax will
exceed slS,o00,0 600 this year.
Every statement | have heard from
the officials Of the city of New York
seems to assume that The Government
i'm 1914 did not anticipate n direct tax
this year. This Is "A mistake as appears
from iov. Glynn's published statements
ALLOW me in closing to say that nv
utmost ondeayor viii ho given to keen
ing the tax rate this year To the lowest
point, consistent with preventing waste
ana loss To- the state interests n tho
branches Of Government aud enterprises
to which it is irrevocahiy committed.
and that Your anxiety to avoid the added
burden upon the city OF New York IN
. its present financial distress, furnishes
an added motive for energetic action.
II shall give 10 tho press for early
publication statement showing the
reasons for the great growth I'm the
! state expenditure and the impossiblity
of holding appropriations under the
| states present commitments at their
! present ngure. While there will be in
the neighborhood of 100000, 600 this
year they are sure to reach S75, 900, 900
within five years,
Relief to the State and to the city
! cannot come from doubtful and tenn
| porary eNpedents to postpone ohlga-
| lions already assumed, but must come
n at all from new sources of taxation q
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stances justify the issuing of the tenn
porary Obligations.
Il called your attention in our con
Vorsatiou t. the different voices reaching
US from the city Of New York urging
an appropriation this year of $500 600
for canal construction, the last one
signed by the Merchants Association of
New York. As this demands straight
out direct tax. | am sin NOR" confused
In relation to the ATTITUDE Of your citi-
zcns.
"lu relation to your structures upon
tho Assembly appropriation and supply
bills permit me to call your attention 10
the improperly of treating the tentative
action of one house as "A final DISPOSE
ton of any particular Appropriation,
i'ntil the appropriation bin Is agreed
upon and passed by both houses and APP
proved by the Governor the several
items cannot be the proper subject OF
iinal criticism.
while / do not assent to your view
MS to any particular item | note as an
illustration your item of s2,l4O,000, al
legged to ba an increase due principally
to increase in salaries and office eN-
prnses, AZ that is almost the amount
of the total decreases in salaries and
office expenses for this year | think
that YOU must have been misled In your
computations
Also your item or 81 0oO, 900 for the
| completion of the MOhauSic State Hos
pital How could YOU pass upon the
necessity for an extension of hospital
accommodations for the insane wthou,
considering the question upon the evil
dence furnished from the hospital com.
mittee and tine hospitals themselves?
while you have perfect right e
your Impressions ~ To the wisdom ol
I unwsdom ~ the Legislature In makinl
specific appropriations, | beg to call YOU
! attention to the futility of your 0ffcrine
: advice AT "A distance in relation To spc
. ciic items without any consideration q,
/ the evidence now in the hands OF tn,
, financ" committees. I could as wei
take the budget OF tho city of New Yorl
/ and point out To you the eXtravagancc
! and impropricties which believe go,
! coild correct
Your attempted survey Of the an
preparations for tn" years iel4-lalh \
so grossly Inaccurate as to baific rcpl,
IN letter For instance, you say. tn
state could increase last years appro
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
ENDS HIS LIFE AFTER
TRYING FOUR HOURS
Hotel Guest. who Hides Idcn-
tity. Talks to Maid After
Cutting Wrists.
SECRET OFT. USES GUN

A man who registered at the Hotel
Chelsea in West Twenty-third street on
Wednesday as A. II. North of Chicago
sSrcecded in committing suicide there
yesterday by shooting himself while In
bed after he had tried for four hours
TO end his life. Before he shot himself
North twice opened veins In his wrists.
and, although growing weaker every
hour. talked with n maid and bell
hoy who went 10 his room. thinking that
he was Ill.
II was not until the house physician
had been sent 10 Norths room that MS
attempt to bleed to death as he lay In
bed was discovered. When the physician
left the room TO telephone for an am
bulance. thinking to save the mans
life, North fired the shot that ended
his long struggle for death.
The police and Coroner Hellenstein
do not believe that North is the mans
right name From his clothes. most
OF which were new. all marks Of iden-
tifcataon had been torn. Even the
laundry marx on MS collars ndu Deen
cut out There was nothing In his suit
case to show who he was or where he
came from, although some Of his things
had been bought in Baltimore and
Washington
When North went TO the Chelsea on
Wednesday morning. he was given a
room on the third floor for which he
paid s. in advance. lie Interested the
clerk because OF the air OF lasstudc
with which he talked and moved. lie
seemed as II he had had all the heart
taken out OF him" the clerk said yes
terdaX.
\ maid who went to North's room
yesterday morning noticed that there
was blood on towels in the bathroom.
She thought that the mans nose had
hled hut she remembered later that
North kept his hands under the bed
clothes.
About noon a bellboy went TO the
room and. noticing that North was very
white and weak. told the clerk. II was
then that Dr. Charles T. Jewett. the
house physician, went 70 see the man
The police were about TO dismiss the
case as an ordinary suicide when Capt
Burns of the West Twentieth street
station noticed that all marks had been
removed from Norths clothes only %
cents was found In the mans packets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
MAYORS TAX VIEWS
STIR PRENDERGAST
Says Mitchell Was MisinfOrmcd
Concerning the state
Appropriations.

Comptroller Prendergast the financial
minister of Mayor Mtchel's cabinet.
again extolled the Republican Legisla-
ture and Its $4,000. 900 direct tax pro-
gramme In a statement which he made
last night in reply to tho Mayors
assertion, based on an analysis OF figures,
that II the Republicans would only
practice economy no direct tax would
be necessary.
81 take IT," says Mr. Prendergast.
that Mr. Mitchers figures were aimed
TO demonstrate the extravaganza OF the
present Legislature. on tho contrary.
they exhibit the singular economy Of
Gov. Glynn's administration--the kind
ot economy which saves money by not
paying bills.
IF Mr.. Mitchei's accountants had car
ricd this analysis beyond n simple COM
parison of the various appropriation bills
of this year and last they would have
found that tho present Legislature has
had to supply again and again items
which Gov. Glyrn wan. only cut from la ri
years budget. These are items of cur
rent State expense. which no policy OF
economy short OF absolute neglect would
have eliminated. That tho former
Governor acted with an eye 20 the politi-
cal wind is obvious He is personally
responsible for a very considerable part
of the difficulty in which the state now
finds itself.
THE Mayors suggestion for financing
the canal outlays for this year through
direct tax or bonds issued under the au-
. thority of a referendum he got from me.
] submitted the same suggestion to GOV.
Whitman on March % and before mailing
the letter read 1t to Mayor Mitchell. My
plan was considered at Albany and was
decided according to legal advice to he
impracticahle. Then abandoned IT,
II have before ne analyses of almost
every appropriation TO which the Mayor
referred. The Mayor criticisms have
been based on comparative totals and In
cases where his accountants undertook
10 give explanatory facts they misin,
formed him
The one real fact In the whole series
OF charges as | ascertain 1t TO he from
the exhaustive Information I have he.
fore me is that the appropriation ac-
counts are in the main reasonable and
l that their size is attributable to no one
person or set OF persons now In powe ~
At Albany. The one responsible person
/ Is Martin H. Glynn. and the one re-
sporsihle fact is ilNun's sham economy.
As TO completing tho barge canal
Z 10y means Of direct TAXATION rather than
by bonds the Comptroller SAYS
The people of New York city should
understand that the prompt complet on
Of the canal is OF greater importance
TO them IN commercial sense than any
other puhlc undertaking now under
way. To hamper or balk this work by
delaying of preventing appropriations is
! the mos; shortsightcd policy that could
be INDUCED in New York city needs
the canal. and the payment ~ "A direct
tax would I've small price TO pay for
the benefits that the city VIII enjoy
from It's opera ton"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16

Frederick " Rent, g.; n We'll known
handmastcr # New York. VAS found
dead last evening NJ his home. 2266
Amsterdam avenue Resiic him was a
bottle OF choral pr Rosenberg ~ tho
Washington Heights Hospital SAID no
had taken a overdose. Iic WAS band
master for a number OF years OF he
Smith Regiment, y. @. y Y. and the
Old Guard Band
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
FLAW IN NEW COURT BILL.
Repeats Two city Charter sections
which Must Ne Restored.

ALBANY, April l5--Assistaut Corpo-
ration Counsel Edward McGoldriCk dis.
covered to-day that the new municipal
court law, signed Yesterday by GOV.
Whitman, which permits settlement OF
cases by arbitration, repealed two Sec
lions Of the city Charter regarding the
appointment Of clerks Of the court
The law doesn't take effect until
September |, however, so Asscmblyman
Brennan OF Kings to-day introduced a
bAu restoring these provisions of the
c-harter, u VIII We passed next week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

One size smaller after Nsnx Aliens Foot
Ease. the antiscptic powder for the feet
II makes tight or new shoes feel easy
gives instant relief TO oOruS aud huuious
prevents Blisters. Gallons and Soro Spots
IFS the greatest comfort discovery OF IN,
age Sold everywhere, ?5c. For FREE
trial package. Address. Allen s. Olmsl ed
L. Roy, y. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16

An immediate effect of delivery revelation of new bust
horizon to the much larger
ton The Gordon Supply Co.. 36 West O deliver coats
towels etc. restaurants and hotels They Autocar
December and already territory they reaching with
horses up to 4onkels distant New
the
Call The Auoar Sales Company York C,v
(Tephone Chesea6060 fact Autocar Comnn
Armore Pa write for illustrated aag The every
line of business by 24OO ' >N''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
NEW YORK'S EXPENSES
HIGHEST OF ALL CITIES
Leads With Municipal Re-
cciptS of S625. l32.OOO: EX-
pcnditurcs. S623. 1871, 900.

WNsulNaruS. April l5.--.NcW York
leads AN cities of the country with mu-
ri,lpa receipts OF <625,i32 200. eNpen-
diturcs + S625.ls7 .u0u and public prop
rrtN values Of Sl2Ji.lu>u 900 according
to the statistic, Of tie census bureau.
Chica-u ranks seroud with unicipal
receipts Of S109A27,uo0 and .Xpeuli-
lures Of sllu.H22.u0O, and Philadelphia
j. third with s63,74l,oo0 and s65.933.-
600
r. obtain = true idea OF the relative
cost OF corductiu- municipal business
100 different cities saws chief Stats
siciar Gr"gau, the comparison must
toe made on the bass of total and per
capita 'rcvonu. receipts and govern
mental cost OF payments.
When the cities are compared on
this basis New Works. lead over chit
oago is less pronounced The total and
per capita revenue receipts and gov
crnmental cost payments for New York.
Chicago and Philadelphia we're as
follows:
New York total revenue recrip scn5, ~. ~ ~
Per capita revenue receipts. ..... 50
Total governmental cost pay
Per capita governmental cost
payments Observation-Disclosures. - =
Chicago receipts s2tcsc'o ~
lfr 'ap1a. Observation-Disclosures ~ ~
Payments Observation-Disclosures. s2osi. Noc'
Per tapitA............., - -
phnadalphts receipts ............ w. To5 es 'o
Per Observation-Disclosures. a -
Payments ......................... G5l2.ooo -
Per capita. Observation-Disclosures. O. -
I'm New York the largest item Of
governmental cost payments $50. ,G@.-
coo, or Sl33N per capita was made up
Of OUTLAWS 'or perwuucut Improvements
tho ucNt-S 11.@i",0uo. or sg9i per
cnplta. represented interest," on city
Indebtedness, and the third s35.H03, 600,
or Sh9l per "lpta.-Nas expended for
maintenance of schools ,nd libraries
'Th. values Of city properties IN those
three cities In 1913 were as follows
CHICAGO Observation-Disclosures. -O' I a. ms
iNlldutlbu't srr.r..'''s '''''.'t.'.t.. d't-l ''
I'm New York the largest item.
So, 6H1. 900, was tho value Of parks
and recreation property, the value Of
lands, buildings and equipment Of public
service enterprises was nearly as great,
si3'. olH ooo, and the value ~ schOo,
tud library property was sli9,2id, 0ro,