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New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
TIE-UP THREAT FOR P.S. c.
Sidewalk Grating Plan for
Subway Anglers Merchants.

Property owners and merchants in
the neighborhood Of Herald Square who
have been protesting against the side
walk grating method OF ventilation in
the new Broadway subway, intims.ei
Yesterday that II the Public Service
Commission did not pay some heed 70
their protests they might tie the work
up with an injunction.
At the meeting OF the commission
Yesterday Alfred Craven entered mild
protest against the employment Of
consultant engineer on subway ventils-
ton. Commissioner Wood had asked a
few days ago what he thought about Il.
IL can only say | think such step
unnecessary" he wrote. There is ~
precedent 20 guide any one with the
subway ventilating problem. II stands
alone. Any consultant would have 70
study the question as an entirely new
problem. When he was through with
his few months Of study ne would bs
in position 20 express only an opin-
ion. Our opinion has been arrived a.
after ten years Of study and considers.
ton"
Chairman Mccall remarked that he
thought Mr.. Craven fully competent 10
handle any 'ventila;ing problems that
were before the commission
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
TERMINAL BILL
UP TO WHITMAN
Assemblyman Burr Calls Il
"Mitchel Fad and Makes
Graft" Charges.

/ tTrrm = san CorcSpcuden' o. IT, Tribune
Albany. March 20 The Cullen South
I Brooklyn terminal railway bill passed
/ the Assembly to-day by a vote Of 90 70
/ 20, and is now in the hands Of Govern
or Whitman. What action the Govern
/ or VIII take is doubtful. but during the
F debate rumor had il that nc would
veto IT, Similar measures were vetoed
by Governors Sulzer and Glynn.
Under the Cullen bill the city can
expeud sl2,O0O,O00 for land for the
railway. TO be operated by company
whose stock can be purchased by all
the trunk line railroads entering New
York City. Under the present law rail
roads cannot hold stock in any water
terminal company Lack Of funds pre-
vented construction BY the city.
With the exception of Frederick s.
Burr. & Democrat. the Kings and
Queens County Assemblymen fought
hard for the passage OF the bill. Mr..
Burr led the opposition, saying the
measure was another one of the fads
OF liavor Mitchell and his officials" He
charged the Kings County men were
interested in the proposition Tor what
they could get out of II.
"The property Of the Bush Term nal
RAILWAY Company he said, is taxed
on an assessment OF SlS2,O0O. and the
city is going to buy it for S2'26O,OOo.'
Dock Commissioner Smith was much
pleased last night 20 learn that the
biz for the marginal railroad IN South
Brooklyn had az last passed the As
scmbly. and by so large majority, IN
50 ito ot the violent attacks on 1t. The
bin has already passed the Senate, and
now comes to Mayor Mitchell. He viii
hold a public hearing before signing t..
From the Mayor the bill Will 60 70
Governor Whitman.
Commissioner Smith had written yes
tcrday afternoon to the Chamber o.
Commerce. the Merchants Association.
the Maritime Association and the New
Yorl Board of Trade and Transporta-
tor 10 warn them Of the danger 10
mort DEVELOPMENT in the attitude taken
bv some members Of the Legislature
to plans Of the city. He spoke particu-
larlv OF the terminal bill and the re
moval Of the tracks Of the New York
Central Railroad from the surface on
the West Side Of Manhattan.
Miliiam Bullock, director OF the Bu-
rcau OF City Inquiry. which is believed
20 have Tammany backing. made an
attack on the acquisition by the city Of
the property adjoining the barge ter
mnal for use as freight classiilca-
tion yard.
Some Of the property adjoining the
state barge canal terminal is owned by
the First Construction Company, in
which William II. Reynolds, friend of
Mayor Mitchell, is interested. The
Mayor has pointed out, however, that
this particular property is needed, and
that il. Of cour.c. makes no difference
20 whom II belongs. 1t is now under
condemnation, the city having .aken
title
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
TAX REFORM BILL
in FINAL STAGE
Senate Bill SO Full Of JokerS
That Assembly Measure IS
Substituted.
From s'sr Correspondent Of Tie Tribune.

From a NsT Correspondent o iHF tli"''N.
Albany. March 80.--The one big real
reform bill introduced this session, the
Governors tax reform bill. was started
on it's road to final passage today
when IL was put on the order OF tnlfd
reading in the Senate. The Senate Dill
was 40 filed with jokers. one exempt
ING from taxation Si00.000.OOO worth
Of railroads and traction property. that
the Assembly bill was substituted
for IT,
When the Assembly bill reached the
Senate search revealed that the provl-
qion giving 10 the State Tax Depart
nent the right 70 initiate proceedings
to eoualize assessments levied by
county supervisors had been stricken
out. =.
The amendment looked innocent. II
merely changed the second line IN
Section 176-A Of the bill, which read;
"The Tax Commission shall nave
power either on its own motion or
on complaint 10 review the equaliza-
ton fixed by the board OF supervisors
of any county or other lawfully con
stituted authority"
The change was the elimination Of
The phrase "either on its own motion
orr
This change leaves the equalizing or
assessments among towns or cities IN
counties as il now stands.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31

! rather than indignant, when she sp0tkc
| M tho missing Oliver Osborne. one
smiled through her tears Mt one tine,
| while defending him. and niue ia'eI
! ovrrcssed acorn and disgust Tor MN
when she found out he had been asso-
eating with dozen other girls.
"Oliver Osborne always treated me
/ v.oll " she said. "He was fine looking
/ follow. Just about James W. osborne
I build and age. Sometimes n" looNeu
oil and sometimes young: tc was
/ libcral man, and well educated
told me he was college graduate II
/ always had plenty OF money nc utann ui
cocktails n good deal. but doh 'hI"H
he rambled. ] never drank Wnen
was with him, and tried TO persuaue
him not 70. He had ring made fGr
mo a cluster Of diamonds. Most glrl"
don, have the small hands and hngers
I have. Now | think | was foolish 10
give it back to lin.
WHY She Addressed Lawyer.
"He seemed TO have many hl'e
,rionds and know lot Of people about
town When we would walk up Broad
wav he would greet friends frequently
! Thcv were all we'll dressed, like MIN
! self often he greeted people, meu
/ accompanied by handsomely dressed
women. coming out OF the fhcdtrcs'
: He insisted. at first, IN taxing me W
} the extensive restaurants III the inca
ire district. but ! persuaded MN 10 70
/ 20 some Of the cheaper places, mercy
, 10 economize for HIM Tic a'W"ES
wanted to spend his money freely
Miss Tanzer was questioned on some
~ the points in the statement OF ncr
L
Marshall called "unbeliovable.' Sne
was asked why il was that she had
noyer told Oliver Osborne that she be
Iicycd him to be James ". Osborne.
though she claimed that she Identified
bim. i'm her own mind, as the criminal
lawyer three days after she met him
last October,
II wanted to tell him" said Miss
Tanzer. but didn't have the nerve TO
do II Every time | would begin 70
snoak Of his business or profession he
would say: 'Oh. don't be foolish. little
girl; let's not have any disputes ana
that was the end OF it,.
Asked why she continued TO address
letters to james W. Osborne at me
Now York Athletic Club. and stIil
called him Dear oliver" she said;
"Whv. that was the9 only name J
knew him By. 7 thought that he was
receiving the letters right along at the
athletic club. but didn't want to say
So because he was a big lawyer. Inc
fact that didn't get any answers 70
the letters convinced me al the more
that no was James ". Osborne, be-
cause | felt sure that, If they were not
the same man, Mr.. Osborne would at
least let me know that | was wrong.
| even sent a registered letter TO the
club. and heard nothing from that
Miss Tanzer said that she had plenty
of other admirers before she met Os-
borne, and gave them all up for him.
Denies Thought Of Blackmail.
az had wanted money or had in
mind 10 biackmail some one. | wouldnt
have gone to James ". Osborne, with
all the millionaircs there are in New
York" Miss Tanner declared
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
KILLED HUSBAND,
WIFE CONFESSES
Worry for Children Lett
in Austria Caused Deed,
She Declares.

Somewhere in war harried AustTin
are four children for whose sake n
mother confessed to murder last night,
Il was their father who was killed. ana
Mrs. Mary Procikiewicz In telling the
story explained that she could never
again have looked into her childrcn's
eyes IL she had lied,
81 may never sec them again" sho
said through mn interpreter, but NJ
least they shall know that | repented
Of my sin and did not tell a lie
After two days OF silence in the
Bronx County Jail, Mrs. ProcikiewicI
summoned Captain Andrew Wines OF
The Bronx Detective Rureau- 10 her
cell. In the forty-eight hours, she SAID,
she had thought Of nothing save the
death Of her husband. Thomas. and the
children She had not heard from them
for weeks. For all she knew, they
might be refugees in the rigors OF q
mountain winter. But wherever they
were, she might some time see them
again. and she wanted 10 be able 70
embrace them without avoiding their
eyes. ,
Her husband. Thomas. was found
dead from stab wound IN their rooms
a. 2466 Hughes Avenue, The Bronx, OIL
March %
Mrs. Procikiewicz said that she killed
him on March 20. She had been driven
almost insane. she declared. She told
Of constant disputes between them,
which resulted in II separation lasting
several months. Her friends were
kinder than her husband. she said. On
March 20 they returned together from
a neighbor'S.
He'd had too much 20 drink she
said. "Hc often did that. bat on that
night il seemed that | just couldn t
stand him any longer. When he had
bc drinking his fings were tho bit.
terest. He went straight 70 cot and
lay there snoring Ike an animal. Rc-
fore I knew it had the AK in my
hand"
With fidelity TO detail, which her
conscience seemed 10 demand, even II
the police did not. she told Of her at
tack on her husband and of dragging
his body into a colthes closet. She
washed her hands, packed few clothes
and went to friends in College Point.
The following day she remembered
that she had left some clothes which
she needed, and went back to Hughes
Avenue for them. Without a shudder
she told Of re-enternS her nome. where
she had concealed her husbands body.
and ransacking a bureau to find her
garments.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
LINER HELPLESS AT SEA
Greek Ship, Short Of Coal, Is
Cast Adrift.

The steamer Ncfeh. Greek owned,
is drifting in the Atlantic without coal
In her bunkers. according 70 report
received in New York Yesterday. The
captain Of the steamship Marchioness:
Of Butte. which came into port. told OF
assisting the Nefeli and Of finally
abandoning her near the Bermudas.
The Nefeli was bound from Spezia'
an Italian port. for Delaware Break
water, in ballast, On March l6 she
signalled the Marchioness. Of Butte. and
asked 10 be towed. A line was passed,
and for several hours the Butte aided
the other craft. The line parted. and
the captain of the Marchioness found
he was running short Of coal, too, so
ne was forced TO abandon the Nefei.
No report Of the Ncfeli making an
American port has been received. She
is OF 2,476 tons burden and $40 feet
long.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
COWLES ALlM0NY CUT
Singers Income Reduced by
European Competition.

Because the war in Europe has
brought many singing teachers to this
country to compete with The Ameri-
can instructors. Eugene Cowles, a sing
er with big voice and small income,
viii now have to pay his divorced wife,
Mrs. Lizzie Y. Cowles, only SO weeh
a,imony. instead of $25. as heretofore.
CoWles made a great reputation as a
basSo with the original Bostonians. In
recent years his operate engagements
have been few. and he has been giving
vocal instruction az studio in Car
negie Hall He appealed to the Su-
premc Court for a reduction of the ali
mony on account of his reduced income
Richard j. Morrison, who was ap-
pointed referee in the case, yesterday
reported TO the court recommending the
cut
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31

rto Girl said that she did not think
of going to lawyer win ne. trouoIe
n,,Ii detectives had come TO the place
III. p aho worked and otherwise fol-
,."nod bor about. Then she got scared,
che said. and thought she ought 70 nave
protection and advice.
Sbe won't 10 three different lawyers,
and called fourth up on the tele-
nho,e she asserted, and they all finally
rosused TO take her case. One OF the
iowvcra told her she would bave TO
,note n personal identification of Mr..
Oeborne. and that is why she went 10
his office. at l15 Broadway, and waited
for him to come out, she said. That
was about November -.
ole came out accompanied by two
women and three men" she said, "and
I knew him right away. was sure
tben that he was Oliver Osborne.
even recognized his voice, thought.
Walother other persons say 80 or not,
there Is n very striking resemb blance
betwoop Oliver Osborne and Mr. James
W. Osborne
Each LAWYER she visited finally told
her that he was friend Of James ".
Osborne. she said, and refused TO take
the case.
"Do YOU think would have gone TO
his friends 10 corspire with them
pgainst him ?" she asked.
She said that the last lawyer she saw
sent her TO Slade e. Slade. She said
ali never knew Of Sade & Slade until
She went 10 their Office the last of
February or the first of March. They
had never suggested that she might be
nj oh
serted. and they never told her OF any
grudgc or cnmity.
She said she was ashamed to go TO
David Sladc and admit her mistake
whom she found il out. She explained
that she was so nervous and e%clted al
the hearings before United States Com
missioner IiOughion that she ola not
nav much attention 70 Mr. OSBORNE on
the witness stand, and II never dawned
upon her then that he was not OllYer
Osborne.
Afraid 10 Admit Mistake.
"Wbcn Mr. Osborne came into Commls-
sionor Uouohtou's room on THURSDAY
when I was waiting to get bail, she
said 81 saw his face in Il strong light,
and It came over me like ftasn that
had made a mistake ! spoke to ny
sister Dora about il. She was sun
positive that Mr.. Osborne was Oliver
| wanted 10 90 20 Mr.. Osborne's once
and tell MIN had made mistake hI,
| was afraid. wanted to 90 ana teIl
Mr.. Sladc. but I was afraid. J mad 20
90 and tell some one. so told my
brother and he took me to Mr., Spiel
berg"
Miss Tanzer said that her TWO sig
tiers. Dora and Rose, who made posi
tive identiiications Of James W. oS'
borne in court, now felt, as she did
that n mistake had been made. Ruth
her Younger sister, testified that James
W. looked like Oliver Osborne, but she
was not sure that he was the same man.
Mr.. Spielbcrg said Yesterday that ne
expccted his client would be indicted
ON the charge of using the mails 20
defraud. but he was certain that she
would not be convicted il tried. Nr.
Marshall said it was not likely tnat
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
RAE CALLED OLIVER
HER DEAR BIG BOY

United States Attorney Mar
shall garc ont this "BIg Boy
letter yesterday, which Oliver
Osborne turned orcr 10 James W.
Osborne before ho wert into re-
retirement;
October "a. 1911.
Saturday business.
Dear Big Boy: Can't imagine how
proud and happy am TO have
dear big Roy like YOU 10 care Tor
me. Yes. Boy. sure do enjoy your
company and hope it will continue
50 forever. VIII Il. Boy!
Don't know how missed you.
honey. for ! have not been bit
happy since | last saw you. ! want
YOU 10 he true 10 me and trust me,
for I have given up every thought
for the doctor and haven't seen him
since met you. will do anything
Won want me 10 do. for I love you
and will do all in my power 10 make
YOU happy.
Hurt the poor Boy The other night
but, honey. won't ever do IL again
(cross my hearth. Sorry YOU weren't
feeling we'll and ! couldn't nurse
YOU. hut never mind. Big Boy.
will make up for II when ] see you;
will Just love you, oh, so hard'
Can't wait until the day Is over so
I can see my honey again. LoVo
ne and will always be true TO YOU
Your sweetheart,
RAE (only yours).
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31
TO CHANGE BOXING BOARD
Bill Also Raises States Rev
enues $4,000 q Year.

Albany, March 30.-The State Box
ing Commission would be reorganlzed
under the terms of bill introduced
to-day by Assemblyman Malone. The
measure also aims to increase the net
revenues of the state from boxing exhi-
bitions.
The bill would provide that the Gov
ernor appoint three commissioners, who
shall receive salaries Of $4,000 each an
nually, and that they shall appoint
secretary at $4,000. The states share
OF gate receipts would be increased
from } TO ~ per cent, which, Malone
said. aii' would y VI amount our to s24,558.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-31

Miss Tanzer would be called before
the federal grand jury. ,.I
Yesterday Mr.. Spielberg obtained
consent for substitution 80 counsel
from SInde & Slade, anu took posses
sion of the three letters and otner ooc.
umentary evidence the girl had IeIt
with them. Mr.. Spielberg SAID ne
would make application to-day IN tne
Supreme Court to discontinue. the civ''
suit for $4,000 for breach OF promise
brought by Miss Tanner against james
" OshOrne.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-12-25
SIGNIFICANT ADMISSIONS

The Democratic national convention
was awarded 10 st. Louis because
Missouri is looked upon as being very
shaky as to its Democracy and as need
ing party stimulant if Bourbonism is
to be maintained in its ancient strong
hold. Champ Clark championed the
cause of st. Louis and frankly admitted
that Missouri is debatable political
territory.
Senator Jim Ham Lewis used much
the same kind of an argument for
Chicago, which is, he said, "the hub of
such doubtful States as Indiana, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Iowa, as well as
Illinois itself" To which the Speaker
replied adequately and truthfully by
saying that those States "are about as
reliably Republican as Vermont.
These are significant admissions to
come from Democratic leaders. The
Republican ticket lost out in 1912 in
every one of those States. The Demo
Gratis carried all but one of them. Now,
Missouri is doubtful and the others are
reliably Republican as Vermont. II
such change has occurred in political
conditions in the States named, 1t is en-
tirely reasonable to suppose that like
condition exists in other parts of the
country. Such, indeed, is the fact, as
every test has shown. The Democrats
may locate their convention where they
will. They may renominate Wilson or
Bryan, or take new man to head their
ticket. 1t will make no difference.
The country itself is now "as reliably
Republican as Vermont. Nobody
knows this better than the Democrats,
and it requires only clash of interest
such as the contest over the convention
city-to bring out the truth.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-12-25
STREET CORNER SAGE
His Idea of Gossip.

"Heard feler say in a free lex
shure down at tn church one time thet
a gossip wuz the lowest down thing on
airth, an blamed if aint lite bit in
clined to agree with him"
The Sage Borrowed" a chew and
proceeded
Trouble with 'em is that when
bunch of 'em gifts to talkin an tellin'
each other what's happened in their
neighborhoods, they run out of facks
an get TO gueSsin at what happened.
They ruin peoples repatriation thet they
don't know emmy thing about a-tall.
I'm in favor Nv maxim gossipin, pen
a-tensury offence. "
"Seems to me Uncle" remarked a
younger man, that I've heard some Of
you old timers over at the grocery
store, get mighty personal in some of
your conversations.
Eyes" replied the Sage, 81 reckon
we do, but we don't aim tn tell nothin'
on nobody thet we aint heard on re-
sponslble authority er thet we don't
hav grounds fer blevin'. Y see thet's
differunt.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-12-25
And Along Came Ruth

"Here's hat must throw away" I"
lamented Ruth's father, as he held up a
last years derby.
"Why?" asked Ruth.
Because it looks worn, and it will
not brush clean" he answered.
LET me try my hand at it," coaXed
Ruth, and her father put the hat into
her hands.
She took a clean piece of old muslin,
wet it with household ammonia, started
at the top of the hat, and worked it
around IN a circle, until the entire hat
and binding had been covered. When
the father came home, she showed it
10 him and he eXclaimed:
"Ah, that isn't the same hat Ruth"
eyes, it is," she answered, land
hereafter I'll always make the old ones
new for you in the same manner"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-12-25
LIKES 1T in THE
NORTHWEST
Dan S. KitsOn Meets With Sue
cess In Manitoba.

The Herald is in receipt OF pleasant
letter, with subscription renewal, from
Daniel S. Kitson, formerly of this city,
but now located at Riding Mountain,
Manitoba. Regarding his past seasons
work he says:
"Now that | have closed with the
season, will say that my wheat-eighty
acres-went "A bushels to the acre;
oats and barley equally good. And last
but not least my bees gave me l4S
pounds per colony of the finest grade
honey-all nearly water white. would
have obtained much more had expect
ed it and been prepared. Besides
nearly doubled my increase.
"The winter so far has been mild
just enough snow now for sleighing.
1t is now dec 13) the coldest for this
winter-ten degrees below zero. Janu-
ary is our coldest month.
"How is this for the Arctic Circle, as
some of our Michigan friends call It. D."
Yours fraternally,
DAN S. KITSON.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-12-25
Accidentally
Shot Himself
George Banks of Hayes Town
ship Found Dead in Vacant
Building.

The dead body Of George Banks of
Hayes township was found Monday
afternoon between four and five o'clock
in small building used for storage
purpose on the farm of Fred Gray,
about a mile from his home.
Banks had ate his dinner at his home
and told the members of the family he
intended going to the woods to cut
wood. At the time he left the house,
he carried single barrel shot gun, and
told one of his children he would bring
back rabbit This was the last time
lie was seen alive.
On the way to the woods the road
ran through the farm OF Fred Gray.
About a half mile from the woods,
where ne intended to cut wood, is a
small building used by Mr.. Gray to
store implements, etc. Banks entered
the building and in some manner the ac-
cident occurred that caused his death
Between four and five o'clock, Mrs.
Gray and daughter noticed the door Of
the building open, and went there to
investigate the cause. Upon looking in,
they saw banks lying on the floor, on
his face. Receiving no answer as they
spoke, they investigated the cause, and
upon seeing the condition of things,
gave the alarm to the other members
of the family.
Sheriff Novak, Prosecutor Lewis and
Coroner Wilkinson visited the scene OF
the accident about Z o clock in the even
ing. From the position OF the body,
Banks had evidently drawn the gun
toward him, and in So. dong, 1t was dis
cha"sc-ed1, the contents striking him in
the abdomen. The wound was a
ghastly one, the muzzle of the gun be-
ing so close to the body that his cloth
ing was burned. The investigation
brought to light nothing of unusual
nature other than accidental.
Banks Was young man and leaves
a wife and chileren. Funeral services
were held Thursday CharlevoiX
Courier.