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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05

AMSTERDAM. April 2i.--Germans are
returning to Germany from the Amerl-
cas- in large numbers. according 90 n
man here who has made careful study
OF the supposed spy situation. Many
Of them appear 20 travel on forged
passports and those who arrive at
Rotterdam are met by agents OF the
German Government
The arrest OF Anton kuepferle, for
merly of Brookiyn. who Is accused OF
having forwarded information to Ger
many from England. Is regarded rs OF
great Importance.
The informant says
Some OF these agents undoubtedly
use the Holland America line between
Rotterdam and New York as the cross
from America to England. Every Hol-
land-America liner arriving here has at
least one German American or real Ger
man on board. who Is met by one of the
local agents OF the German Govern
nent. They always pretend 10 be buy
ers, &C.
During the last voyage Of the
Nieuw Amsterdam from New York "a
Rotterdam a naturalizcd American
named Greenslager was taken OFF in the
Downs by British naval patrol and
Is now immured somewhere on the Eng
lish side OF the North Sea. but AT least
two other Germans. or near Germans
concerned In nefarlous dealings against
England were on board the same shil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
Tippinn Never Prohibited.

Mr. Lincoln added that the company
had never attempted to prohibit the ac-
ccptance Of tips. lie expressed the be-
lief that II tips We're prohibited the
portsr. would De very much troubled"
MI Lincoln said he had never heard
Of any dissatisfaction on the part ~
the travelling public to the payment OF
such gratuitics. II was suggested TO
Mr. Lincoln that most social clubs pro
hlnited the payment Of tips.
"rhat IL true" he said. Put ! find
that In all the clubs | belong to ! am
invited once n year to contribute to the
Christmas fund Of the employees"
Are not the stockholders OF the Pull
man Company the real tip takers"
asked Commissioner Garretson.
Really that Is So" answered Mr.. Lin-
coin. smllingly
"Thon II tips are 10 he paid YOU be-
lievc in the corporation getting them
instead of the COON" observed Mr.
Garretson.
"rhat Is what II amounts to-" re-
piled Mr.. Lincoln.
The witness added In answer to an
other question that If tips were pro-
hibied by the law, wages would be
increased Immediately,
There would not be two minutes
discussion over it," he said,
Discussing the stock of the Pullman
Company. Mr.. Lincoln said that II was
tightly held and rarely sold by its pos
SCISSORS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
WOMEN VOTE FOR OPEN STATE.
save saloons. Racing ana Easy
Divorce Laws.

RENO. New. May THE women Of
Nevada In exercising for the first time
to-day their right to vote since being
granted equal suffrage last fall, threw
enough OF their strength with the liberal
element TO defeat the so-called reform
programme, which included an ordi-
nance to reduce the number of liquor
licenses in Reno from eighty 10 forty
and TO enforce stringent regulations OF
cafes and cabarets.
The liberal legislation passed by the
recent Legislature restoring the SIN
months divorce law and permitting
horse racing with pari mutuel betting
has resulted In a great influx of people
and Reno IL now enjoying wonderful
revival of business activity, due to the
liberal legislation that was passed for
its especial benefit.
A majority of the new women voters
came into line for continuation of
these conditions and Reno viii remain
an unrestricted mecca for the divorce
colony and others WHO view with favor
such liberal laws as Nevada now enjoys,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
SAYS ATLANTIC LINERS
CARRY GERMAN SPIES
Investigator in Holland Declares Berlin Government
Agents Meet Returning Travellers at Rotterdam
Many Tourists Said to Have Forged Passports.

and escaped detection. one Of them
formerly in business In Peru and Chile
posed as a Peruvian who could speak
only Spanish and little English
"Ile travelled under a Peruvian pass
port. vised by the German Consul in
New York. and when ] entered my
hotel at midnight on April 4, two hours
after the Nicuw Amsterdam locked, I
found ten or twelve German American
buyers. other German Americans and
local Germans helping this Peruvian to
celebrate his putting IL over the British
authorities. was told by one jublant
newly arrived American. Bernstorffed
before he left his home to buy goods in
Germany, that many Germans had been
able TO come back 20 the fatherland.
particularly from South America, by
using forged passports. lie told me to
say nothing about II. az 1t might spoil
the game in the future
THE arrest OF Kuepferle appears TO
have caused considerable amount OF
anguish among German agents here.
There Is no doubt that the British have
caught very important person. ! can
not get the German name OF the so
called Peruvian and my informan,
wouldn't tell me his alias. lie was. as
| said. friend of the man who was
caught in the Downs after the Nieuw
Amsterdam had been twice ordered 10
lay to. first on the Settles and again
ut Falmouth, solely In order to inspec,
the man who was finally arrested. Hs
was taken IN a tug AZ midnight for re-
moval to Dover"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
NEW TARIFF DEMANDED.
Hosiery Men Applaud n speech
Calling for ~.

fHILApELPIIIA, May when nircc-
tor Loeb OF tho Department OF supplies.
in welcoming the eleventh annual con-
vention of the National Association of
Hosiery ard Underwear Manufacturers
to ;he city to-day. declared that n new
protective tariff was essential to a re-
turn OF business prosperity the 400 DEL
egates applauded loudly.
The director declared that the Euro
peHn war had demonstrated that the
United states must DE commercially
self-reliaut and that the day must come
when American manufacturers would
not be dependent upon foreign dealers
for anything. Withor protective
arin this condition coJld no, be real
lied. he said
we want to live like white men" he
said. I'VE want to produce our own
material and We want to pay our work
men decent wages for doing Il This
cannot be done with q low .Hrin
think the day is also coming when We
shall have q tayin board that win weigh
and consider every phase Of tho tarir
question with "i.dom and discr!miua-
ton"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
WANTS ELOQUENT
SUBWAY GUARDS
Joe Johnson. Service Board
Expert. Urges End of
"BrOgucs.

The reasons why nobody can tell
what subway and elevated guards are
saying when they yell GU, the names
of stations have been discovered. The
pundt who has done this is Joseph
Johnson. chief OF the Public Service
Commissions transit bureau.
"1ndistnct announcements" he says
in report. ARE sometimes due to a
lack OF knowledge of enunciation Cup.
guards, and at himD and elccution re-
suting from lack OF training"
Another difficulty. says Mr. johnson.
IL the existence of mixed vernaculars
and brogues." For example "a native
New Yorker. guard of German
parentage and one of Irish extraction
would each pronounce Thirty third
street in his own way and 1t would
probably be understood only by one Of
his parental speech"
Mr.. Johnson has remedy. lie. tho
marlborough" says he. train these
men to n common standard Of pronun-
citation and give them some Fundamental
idea OF how to pitch and throw their
voices. | can suggest to Mr.. Hedley.
general manager OF the marlborough. a
simple rule of cnunciation that IL highly
effective: Let his men pronounce all
consonants distinctly and the novels
will take care OF themselves"
Mr.. Johnson's hints have been for
warded to Mr.. Hedley.
In ipx CT Tod al
Hugh Getty of 3j9 West Twenty sixth
street complained that passengers UNI
familiar with mixed vernaculars and
brogucs had been carried past their sta
tons through misunderstanding OF the
guards directions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
LEAVE SING SING PROTESTING.
GU Baseball Fan. object 10 Being
Transferred to Nuburu.

ossINrNG. y. Y. May 4.--Sixty-six
detected has ban fans left Sing Sing
prison yesterday In n draft to Auburn
prison made necessary because tho con-
gestion in Sing Sing had reached u point
whore Il broke all records.
There were 1855 prisoners enrolled
when Warden osborne ann unced the
transfer was about To- take place. lie
wanted volunteers to offer tn leave, hut
81 pleased were all hands with the new
order of things In sing Sing that none
came forward. So sixty-siS were drafted.
An disliNed going and expressed regret
That they would lose the sunday base
ball attraction.
The Rev. Dr. George Perry ~ the
First Baptist Church has lined up with
the ossning Village Board, which Is
protesting against sunday games In tho
prison. The crusaders now pllcgo that
crowds Of girls who iiirt with inmates
watch the games from outside the walls
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
WOMAN DIES FROM CAT BITE.
Mrs. AdcIia Meyers Of CrOtOn NiC-
tin, Of HydrophObiR.

CRoroN. \. y, May Mrs, Adelia
Movers is dead at her home in this vii
Iage as Il result of being bitten by II pet
,nt several weeks ago, Doctors dag
noscd her illness as hydrophobia.
After shc became ~ h-r husband
Charles Meyers, recalled that a dog had
bitten the cat before IT attacked Mrs
Meyers, but u was not suspected that
the dog was infected with rabies.
Mrs. Meyers failed to respond TO
medical treatment and went into con-
vulsions. Specialists were called In,
but too late to he Of any aid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
SWOBODA DENIES CHARGES.
Ills ExamtnR ton IN French Court
Continues In Secrecy.

PARIS, May An. Ieyaes, the lawyer
assigned to defend Raymond Swoboda.
received u letter from him yesterday
containing protest against the accusa-
lions of espionage and attempting 10
sot fire TO the Tourp'ne OF the French
line. Swoboda makes no reference to his
nationality.
Swoboda was nterrogated for three
hours this afternoon at the Palais de
Justice. The greatest secrecy was
maintained. The only information given
out by the authorities was that
Swoboda was examined on both charges
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
Berlin Announces ROut Of
Russian Army in Baltic
Provinces Also.
81. 800 CAPTURED
IN ONE DAYS FIGHT
PetrOgrad. Silent Oh Re-
suits in Galicia. Minimizes
Losses in North.
>Dcc,M cable DesDo'ch TO Tut stH.

Npcc,di Tdble Despo'ck 10 TINT stN
IoNDoN, May 4--Thc German war
Office announces great victory over
Russian forces In the lighting between
the wooded slopes OF the Carpathians
of an advance in this region. which, ac-
cording to Berlin. Is being pushed with
extraordinary vigor. the Russians were
completely routed, losing 1850 men In
prisoners. sixteen pieces OF artillery.
forty-seven machine guns. a quantity OF
war material OF all kinds. and an un.
known number in killed and wounded
Elsewhere IN the eastern theatre Of
war, says Berlin. all Russian attacks
have been repulsed, while to the north.
whore German army is rapidly advanc-
ing through the Baltic provinces. tn.
Russians are ictroating pell-mell In the
direction OF Mitau Already. In this ter
rtory, 1000 prisoners have been made
and "A considerable booty left at the
roadsidcs by the fleeing Russians, has
been acquired.
To this the Austrian War ONCE adds
" established front of the Russian
armies between the Nistula and the Car
pathiaus has been occupied on its entire
length by victorious Austro- German
forces, who have trapped and taken an
immense number of prisoners. now est.
mated TO he 10000. but Increasing with
every hour
Meantime petrorrtl Is silent on IN.
situation IN Gali'ia. An extensive state
ment has been issued at petrorrad how
ever, regarding tho new German cam
paign in the Baltic provinces The Ger
man activity iu this region. says the
Russian War ONCE. while extensive t.
not to he taken seriously. The German
announcements of great gains in the
koyuo-kourltrd district of uorthwcs
Russia is broadly rdIculed The attack.
here are referred to AS demons rations
\. one point. continues the Russian com
muuIqus. 5000 proicctlles were fired
urou the Russian trenches along a sin
and a hal' mile front while in a mis-
LEADING attack on the village OF Serafr
thousands OF men were lost. so com
ulo,,lv were the Germans routed In th.~
locality. SAYS r,.rusrad, that they re
treated 90 disorder. .oaylur their dead
The Nu-tr.-ti,' reports 90 the -.
-ul' ~ tlr nEhtirg in 'iAiylu a.e
plZ2lr o.. critics here. tn" fact thu
rh, Ku,~nu headquarters stan has a..
NAYS admitted rr,orscS. coupled wit
iii, Disturbance, between the Berlin an
Vienna versions Of the lighting, X he'll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05

This was In the mind Of Inspector
Taurot yesterday. During the after
noon he recalled the Whitechapel rip
per" murders OF many years ago In Lon
don There were nearly twenty OF them
that east horror over the world.
ale was never caught" said the In
spector. gioomily. "I'd give my right
arm to gel this man"
The study of medical works ON nb-
normalities has made Commissioner
Lord familicr with this type of crime,
but he doubts II there Is an expert in
Now York who could help the police.
Such "A man would not disclose. even to
the trained eye, physical peculiarities
that would mark him out from the
crowd lie roves casually through the
streets and his crime IL Il crime of I'M
pulse.
But 10 the anxious mothers OF The
East side the causes for such crimes
are lncomprehensihlc They know only
that a danger more horrible than any
they ever conceived mcnaces their chill
dren's lives and they look with wonder
ing and fearful appeal to the Police De-
partment to protect them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
BRITAIN REQUISITIONS MEAT,
Takes Entire supply Oi australia
and New ZcniHud.

SDTo'a' rat'f H,Sf3f'h 10 TUE SvN.
LoSDoH, May i,-Sr Walter Runci-
man announced to-day that the Cow
eminent had requisitioned the entire
meat supplies of Australia and New
Zealand and that the portion not needed
for Government use will he put on the
market
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
WOMEN IN DUEL; ONE DEAD.
Fight with Guns In Roadway over
Land Line Dispute.

MORGAN. Ga. May AFTER repeated
auarrels over land lines Miss Mamie
Reed and Mrs Lille Mcdonald. both
well to do. armed themselves with guns,
met on The public highway and fought
Il duel In which Miss Reed was Killed,
Mrs. Mcdonald offered 10 surrender.
but the sheriff here refused to arrest
her. as no warrant had been issued.
Mrs. Mcdonald says Miss Reed Aired
first.
Miss Reed was about 40 years old,
Mrs. Mcdonald IL aged 80 and che wife
of a prominent planter and mother Of
several children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
PULLMAN TIPS AID
HUGE DIVIDENDS,
SAYS R. 7. LINCOLN
Without Gratuitics. Negro
POrtcrs Would Not Work
for $3.50 a Month.
EMANCIPATOR'S son
CALLS JOB UPLIFTING

WAsHiNGroN. May t.--Robert r. Lin
coin the controlling factor In the Full
man sleeping car company. discussed
to-day with obvious embarrassment the
practice of the company In permitting
portets to accept tips from the travel
ling public.
at IN not n nice arrangement, said
Mr.. Lincoln. deprecatngly. at is very
annoying; very annoying. indeed
Mr.. Lincoln testified regarding tips
20 Pullman porters before the Federal
Commission on Industrial Relations, OF
which Frank r. Walsh OF Missouri IN
chairman. The commission began a
three weeks hearing here to-day. Mr..
Lincoln being the principal witness.
Mr.. Lincoln was asked II the Pullman
Company itself was not the real tip
talSer instead OF the Pullman porters,
and he replied
That is wha: II really amounts to-"
II was supposed by the commission
that Mr.. Lincoln would be able TO throw
some light on the origin OF the tipping
system The subject was apparently
distasteful 20 Mr.. Lincoln. but he an
swored all questions frankly and without
hesitation,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
JOHN BUNNY LEFT $4,000
Famous NO>ic Actor BrunrRthrd
Entire Estate 10 wife.

John Bunny. the motion picture
comedian, who died In Brooklyn April
% last, left an estate Of $4,000, all In
personal property, according to the
petition Of his wife accompanying the
Will which was filed yesterday The
enti. estate IL left to the wife,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
SINK BRITISH SUBMARINE.
Germans Report Attack h, \irship
In North sen.

NDTNlNT 7 NNIf VfNN0iTN 70 TWL NIN,
BERLIN. by wireless, via London, May
THE Headquarters SIN issued to-
dav an announcement that German air
ships dropped bombs on several british
submarines on Monday in the North Sea
and ,uo Wts sunk,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
EAST SIDE COVERS
IN FEAR OF MORE
RIPPER MURDERS
Children Cling to Mothers
skirts. Dreading New
Deed Of Slayer.
POLICE SEEK MAN WHO
ATTACKED LITTLE GIRL

roa" fnr its children hung heavily
over tho lower East side last night. on
the sidewalk in front of 27o First ave-
nut, where hve-year.old Charles Murray
was slashed 70 death on Monday evening.
women with shawls over their heads
stood huddled In groups children cling
ing to their skirts. and talked of the
death in horrible form that comes out
or the night and snatches their little
ones from them.
Even in the daytime yesterday chill
dren In the neighborhood looked fear
fully over their shoulders as they played.
And when darkness came there was
hardly n child on the street that was not
holding tight to father or mother.
This killing. following 80 closely on
the similar murder OF Leonora Anna
COIN, has the officials OF the Police De-
partment badly worried. Acting on the
theory that the two crimes were COM
mitted by the same man, they realize
that they have to deal with "A being of
monstrous abnorrnality that is often
Joined to high cunning, which will
assuredly make capture difficult.
The result Of police work yesterday
was small, although they learned OF an
other attack OH a small girl IA few doors
below where the Murray boy was kllcL
ana only a few minutes before. The de-
scrptiou of the assailant given by this
girl. Louisa Neidig. years old, OF
si' Avenue Il, tallies with that of the
man who was seen running out of the
hallway Of go by Mary Murray. sister
of the dead boy.
Louisa had gone to the bakery OF A
l.. IIaeusler, at 26O First avenue. to
walk home with Josie Larger. her aun:
She was playing On the sidewalk al
about 40 o'clock when "A man cam,
along and asked her where she lived
lie took her by The arm when she die
not answ.r-thc black and blue mark,
were visible yesterday--and showed mel
into the hallway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
METROPOLITAN FOR BOSTON.
New York Opera Organization to
Give n Three Weeks Season.

BusTo%. May 1T was announced
here to-day that the Metropolitan ppera
CompoE will visit Boston next April
for more extended stay than ever be-
FORE. the Metropolitan management hay
ing taken the Roston opera House for
three weeks beginning on April >. Their,
win lee seven performances each week.
with an extra matinee performance Of
"parsifal" on Good Friday
The whole venture viii be entirely the
Mrtropoiitan's own and Will have no
connection with he dcfunct Boston
opera Company
The Metropolitan Opera Company an
bounced that the last four weeks OF i'S
lql5-i6 season would he devoted 10 the
Russian ballet, thus freeing the singing
force. for such engagements as the an.
nouncemcut from Iios'O on indicates.
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Her screams probably saved her life.
FOR the man bolted out the front door
when she cried. Mrs. Lillian Hussey.
who WA, dressing for church on the
second floor and 80 fixes In" time at just
. 80 o'clock. ran down and took Louisa
into the bakery. where the girl told her
experience to her aunt
Louisa's story impressed Inspector
Fnurot because Of the description she
gave Of the man. She said h" was short
and slight. with q black mustache. lie
wore derby hat, had no overcoat and
the sparkle OF pin showed IN bis neck
tic. This was tn, description given by
Mary Murray, the murdered boys sis
ter. and j. also the one given by a giri
Of about IL. who was approached by
man a few nights ago and who was out
with the detectives last night looking for
him
hut even these corruborat!ve dcsCrip-
tions did not much lignten the load Of
care carried 10y Commissioner Woods
DEPUTY Commissioner Lord and lnspoc-
tor Faurrt Yesterday. There have been
a number of uusoivei murders of late.
and ,hlS last heap.d on the others has
made official beds anything but easy.
Mr. Lord, who IN his experience in
the District Attorneys office had much
to do with cases OF abnormal crime,
was frank in his expression of concern,
The fact tina; there are but f."
persons I'm even such q large city as TINS
capable OF such a thing gives ne hope.
he said although We have to do EVIL
IDENTIFY with "A man Of extraordinary
cunning II Is only By d!ligent search
of "A nclghhnrhoOd. and the study Of all
peculiar persons Ia il that the hunt for
such "a criminal can narrow down tn "A
few possible suspects. believe that he
lives In the neighborhood of the Murray
and Cohn homes. and although the
search for him may be a long one.
believe We will get him. There has
never been greater effort devoted To the
chase OF a criminal ,han IS on the trai
/ Of this man"
The seriousness OF the situation was
B voiced Yesterday by Coroner Felnherg
| who warned mothers to keep their chill
! dren in after dark
! "if the police do not get this man
within "A reasonable length of time there
4 will be other ripper murders he said
New York is evidently menaced by Al
unusual criminal, one who does not APP
near often. but who when he does is \
scourge to the community and seldom Is
! caught"
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Tipping Always q Custom.

at was n condition that found when
I became president OF the company and
condition that George NJ. Pullman
found when he entered the business
replied Mr.. Lincoln.
MIR Lincoln became president OF the
Pullman Company In 1897 and contin-
ued in that position until 1911. when he
he became chairman OF the board of di-
rectors. which office he now holds.
Up 10 1899 the capital OF the COM
pany was $4,000 900. ny the absorp-
ton OF other companies and stock divi-
bends the capital was increased to ti2O.-
100000. the present figure. During
most OF that period the company paid
yearly cash dividends Of & per cent II
disbursed in cash dividends a total OF
about slsl. 10000 exclusive Of stock
dividends IN the fifty years Of its exist
eucc. Besides. Il holds rs a reserve &C.
count 10 apply on depreciation about
sac. 600 ,0oo and has surplus OF nearly
So 900, 600
when chairman Walsh brought up
tho subject OF tips MI. Lincoln sat
straight ur VA his chair
"Tha, situation anuoys me very
much" said Mr.. Lincoln.
Has this tipping habit alU.Is been
a. widespread IN the United States as
At present" asked chairman Walsh.
81 have TO doubt Of IT," replied MIR.
Lincoln
Your portcrs get s275o q month
a To-
pay by getting tips from the public
TAs asked.
Might ru' It this way suggested
the witness. we know they get tips"
Would you say that a man was able
20 retain his sclf-respect living under "A
system where he H. forced TO get cratui-
,'es in order 20 earn q living wage Are
not his morals corrupted 10y such u sys-
TEN ."
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