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The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-"Out of the trenches by Christmas will be the slogan of the American peace com mission which will sail for Europe in the effort to bring the heads of the begerent nations together for peace Henry Ford the multi-miniOnaire automobile manufacturer announced this slogan this afternoon here and further declared that peace in Europe is far closer than most people imagine he has in his possession the signed statements of high officials on both sides decar ing that their nations are ready to to terms He de- cares that he Is ready to spend any number of millions not only to bring peace in Europe but prepare this ton to defend itself He seems be full of confidence that the eminent people who constitute his peace mission will command the attention of the heads of the European gov
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-Four thousand Polish towns have been burned since the beginning of the war; accord ing to the report of the American Relief Commission and
 million Poles the verge of death by starvation The conditions said to be than those in Belgium and thousands of women and children to be saved from frghtu fate Germany claims that the chief part of the destruction due to the Russians who burned all towns they retreated with utter disregard for the suit to the inhabitants.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-26

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-AccOrding to advices from Con- stantinope the AgerianS have risen in Holy War re- volt against the French and great numbers of Arabs are responding to the call,
Smyrna times., 1915-07-28
NEW WAR SUPPLY PLANT
Wilmington Concero Making Fuses for
Heavy Shells

The Artillery Fuse Company, Of
which William H. Fem is president.
has leased the plant of the Staneard
Arms Company in South Wilmington.
and is now busily engaged in the
manufacture of time fuses for heavy
artillery shells. Several officials of
the dupont Powder Company are said
to be interested in the new concern.
The plant eventually will give en-
plOyment to about 500 skilled me-
chanics. as the fuse is an intricate
piece of mechanism Whether the
company has any orders from any Of
the European nations now at war is
not known. ut an unusually large
number of wOrkmen have been work
ing at top speed for some time TO get
the plant in operation. The plant
was formerly occupied by a concern
which manufactured a sporting rifle.
More recently il was occupied by the
dupont Typewriter Development Com
pany. which was to manufacture a
typewriter. but the concern was va
Gated.
Smyrna times., 1915-07-28
WINS GOLD FROM SUSSEX MUD
Delaware Lad Has Scheme That Beats
Alaska Placer Mining 10 a FRAGILE.

Benjamin Joseph. son Of State
Senator Harland NJ. Joseph. of near
Rehoboth, dosen't have to 90 to Alas
ka to dig for gold He finds il in the
clay roads that run into Rehoboth
Beach. which at this time of wear
swarm with automobiles. Young
joseph dosen't use pick shovel or
pan to get his gold from the clay.
He simply waits until the latest thun-
der storm IS over, anA then. hitehing
up pair of mules. awaits develop.
ments. The first automobile that
comes along generally strikes the clay
and skids over into the ditch The
owner Of the machine finds both rear
wheels are buried deep in mud. and
no help in sight That is where Jo-
seph appears. The owner Of the
auto smiles as he sees the hov and
mules; Joseph smiles as he sees the
auto. and.in a few minutes both smile
together. for the machine is back
on the road. and the owner has
slipped Joseph some of that "clay
gold. " Young Joseph makes no
charge for his timely aid, but it is a
poor sport that dosen't slip him a
couple of dollars. In one day. after
particularly heavy rain. Joseph
cleaned up $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
HOLD UP CHANGE IN
COMPENSATION LAW
Four Brooklyn Senators Plan
10 Bolt and Amendment
Goes Over.
VOTE MAY COME MONDAY

A Feb. 1.-THE four Republi-
can Senators from Kings county agreed
to-day TO stand firmly against tho bill
favored by the Republicans winch
amends the workmen's compensation act
by permitting direct payments OF awards
TO injured workmen under SUPERVISION
Of the compensation commission. They
thus held up the bill ut least until Mon
day night, because Leader Brown hearc
OF their plan and had the vote put on
until then.
Senators Lawson, Gilchrist. Lockwood
and %Burlingame. the four Senator'S con-
ferred in the morning and decided to
holt rather thar see the bill go through
SENATOR Lawson is understood to have
been the chief objector. There are
many labor unions in his district and
they are against the amendment.
should the Brooklyn Senators hold
out I'm an effort to induce the organiza-
ton TO side with Comptroller Travis in
the corporation tax fight there would be
interesting developments.
There were enough Republicans IN
the Senate. twenty-seven, to pass the
workmen's compensation but
for tho detection of the Brooklyn men.
uhich ,.f, the organization three votes
short. 1t Is expected that when the
measure comes up for passage Monday
night the Republican members or the
Public Service inquiry committee ana
the Privileges and Elections
will be on hand TO maxi sure OF enough
votes to pass the bill.
The amendment is. in fact, "A rider 10
an appropriation of s425 900 to run the
commission from the middle of last
month. Every day means so much delay
In paying back salaries to many en-
ployees and in opening w ranch offices
of the commission In various cities.
During the debate. before the measure
went over until next week. Democratic
Leader Wagner declared the Republicans
wee making "A most serious mistake.
The amendment permits the casualty
. companies TO deprive injured workmen
Of as much income As they can he said
IL do not impugn the motives OF those
who suggested it
Senator !. Henry Walters. chairman
OF the judiciary Committee. called SEN
ator Wagner's attention TO the fact that
il costs the state $50 for each settle
ment made by the commission and he
said the amendment was solely in the
interest of economy.
THE minority leader has a miscnncep-
ton of the entire law" said Senator
Henry NJ. Sage. chairman Of the ri.
nance Committee. 1T never was passsd
for the workmen alone. but also in tn,
interest of business men and taxpayers
1ur desire is to secure compensation &c
injured workmen AT the least possibl,
cost to the taxpayers. The matter has
been carefully considered in committc,
and at public hearings and We fee
that We ave provided safeguards tina
will prohibit any casualty company from
akiug AN unfair advantage Of ans one
Republican Leader Brown said tn,
Law rs administered was expensive
cumbersome and di!dtory' and declared
the change was wanted by the people
VINO foot the bills.
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TOLD TO RAISE
PRICE OF BREAD,
SAY RETAILERS


bushels. In addition there were az
$4,000 bushels on farms on July I last
that had been carried over from tn,
previous year. At that time there were
also ~. 900 900 bushels in second hands.
the country on July /, 1914, TO 9d7.-
Heinzer said, was 12S. 900. 900 bushels
IN excess OF the 1913 crop of 763. 30S, GOO
bushels.
Mr.. Heinzer said that. taking the De
partment Of Agriculture's estimate that
the per capita consumption Is from five
TO Ave and a quarter bushels of wheat.
the consumption from July I. 1914. to
February 1. 1915, has been 305 1876, 900
bushels for home use A total of no.
O00. 900 bushels has been exported. and
5000. 900 bushels have been reserved for
seed purposes. This makes a total of
600. 3e6 1000 bushels. leaving II balance
Of 1865. s57. 900 bushels.
Mr.. Heinzer estimated that between
February l and July 1, 1915. the be-
ginning of the new crop year. 2lS, OOO.-
600 bushels will be used for home on
sumption %. 1000. 900 will be carried
over for the next year crop. and 1928, -
O00. 900 will be available In the next
i've months for export without hurting
the home supply. Between July /, 1914,
and February 1, 1913. he said, wheat eN-
ports amounted to 2lO.00O. 900 bushels.
as against lO2. 0OO, 600 II $4,000. 900
during the corresponding periods In 1913
and 1914.
The inquiry vas adjourned until next
Tuesday.
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WHEAT XPORT r o
Ten Days In January show 46s,4.2
Bushels Less Than December.

Exports of wheat from New York
during the ten days from January 81 TO
81 were less THAI in the ten correspond
ing days of December. tho figures being
1.725,sG9 bushels, against 2,l9i,2sl
bushels.
The decrease was largely in the
amount Of whea; taken by Italy, This
was sl5.7jS bushels in the January
period, against l,365.299 in the Deem
her. There IL recorded In the January
period the shipment of $1,000 bushels
of wheat 10 Germany. the first that has
appeared since the war, and probably
The cargo now causing International
complications in the British prize court.
Increases in takings of wheat were
recorded for Greece and France. Greece
taking 900, 80 bushels. against 49,. 002,
md France 22s,207, against nothing in
~ December period. England took
2o3, sac bushels, against 267, CSC, and the
Netherlands 239. 7S6, against 800 ,359.
Italy, Greece and England Increased
thor taSings Of wheat flour, Italy taking
1925 bags. against nothing In the De-
comb"r period; Greece taking ll.49o
bags, against 7,020. and England 10, 92G,
against 32,303. The Netherlands took
much less han in the December period,
IA" figures being $500 bags. against
1885, The Netherlands continued ita
large ,mportations OF corn, taking 42l.-
ssA bushels, against 497, OF.
Important Increases were recorded in
IN" minor grains and u'hor fo0dstuffs
Denmark taking l02,4t2 bushels OF bar.
icy, as compared with 3j,l5" the Ncth-
erl4nds taking 42l 9ss bushels OF buck.
~heat, against G6,6S5, and Germany TAX,
ing 'ts first shipment of 6,s75 bags OF
trans.
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FALSE. SAYS JOHN D.. JR.
Denies Testimony Imputed 10 Him
by Hartman walsh.

.John n. Rockefeller. Jr.. yesterday
made the following statement:
Newspapers throughout the country
Yesterday quoted Mr.. Frank + Walsh,
chairman Of the United States Commits
sion on Industrial Relations, AZ saying
IN reference to my testimony in New
York;
"I asked him John n. Rockefeller,
Jr..l IL they 1.-THE funds Of the Rookie
Teller F~oundationl could Ice used To
establish a strike breaking agenc II the
foundation deemed Il 10 the interest OF
American w~orkiugmen that a strike
should be broken. lie stated they could
This statement as reported is ahso-
lutely false. The fact Is that nc such
question was asked me, and not alone
was no such answer given hut any such
Inference was unwarrAnted by either the
letter or the spirit Of my testimony. II
such "A question had been asked | should
have answered unpualittedly that such
use Of it's funds nv the foundation would
he in violation Of the law granting its
charter.
"Mr, Walsh il OF course aware that
strike breaking IL a very sensitive sub
ject with workingmen, lie we'll knows
that If had mad such a statement ~
this 1t would intiame the minds of work
iugmen against the Rockefeller Fouudi-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
SEEKS WEAKNESS IN
U. s. COAST DEFENCE
Garrison May Order More and
Larger Guns if Inquiry
Warrants Them.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA thorough
the United States with special rcferenc"
to the defences of New York and other
cities on the Atlantic and Pacific sea-
boards Is about to be undertaken under
direction OF Secretary II War Garrison.
Aroused by recent reports. apparently
by EXPERTS in the service, mat the guns
of the coast defences are lacking in
modern requirements, both as to power
and range, the Secretary OF War has de-
termined to ascertain the facts.
It is understood that II the facts war
rant such procedure Secretary Garrison
will to Congress at the next
session legislation enlarging the coast
defences and the adoption OF a more
systematic plan in their development
md maintenance.
Secretary Garr!son's contemplated
action became known to-day immedi-
ately after the House Committee on APP
| propriations completed work on the hill
carrying appropriate ms for fortified
ton purposes, The bill which was re-
ported to the iiOuse Viii carry more
than 5000, 900.
Despite the present delicate interna-
tional situation. no extra rdinary appro-
pria'ions will he authorized either for
fortihcations In the United States or
island possessions. Appropriations for
fortihcations last year footed s5,G27, roo.
The Sccretary's estimates. submitted I
Congress at the beginning of this SEES
sion, called for s5,SG3,64i, Nearly every
recommendation made by Mr.. Garrison
was adopted by the subcommittee. Thr
bill will carry increased appropriations
for ammunition and for submarine
mines.
Representative Gardner has charge
that guns mounted At strategic points
have "A range of at least two miles less
than guns carried IN the modern super
dreadnoughts of Great Britain, German,
and other first class Powers. This j.
aid TO be due to the style e iCarriag,
on which United states defence guns AZ,
Mounted. The fertilization bin tuthor,
ICES a change In these carriages tha'
experts believe viii give these guns a
range great enough to hold N a hostil,
fleet.
When the fort hcation bill O mes uT
this week Mr.. Gardner viii Offer scNe;a
amendments 10 Increase appropriations
including one proposing an .ncrcas" IN
the personnel of the Coast Artillery n
accordance with recommendations mad,
by the Secretary OF War.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
GOLFERS IDIOTS, SAID CABOT.
Epitbcts Quoted to Prove Insanity
of Maker Of s2,OOO.OOO VIII.

BpsTuN. Feb Louis Cabot OF Mil
ton. whose Will disposing Of Il 1000. 900
cstat" * being contested by one of his
$40 daughters. called them fools" and
'%jackasses' and said that they were
'uugriteful," according to testimony
liv"n to-day by Miss Emily Spicer, for
even years companion in the Cabot
housch ID. Goose" and ''congenital
idIoi' w"r" expressions frequently APP
u.lcd 10y Mr.. Cabot to people he met
uu the golf links. Miss Spiccr said.
In reply to questions from opposing
counsel asking about Mr., cabot's mem
tai condition Miss Spiccr testified that
nftcr Mrs Briggs, the daughter who is
cOutoHtiug the will, had been In at
tendance or her father for i've weeks
sle went 10 Boston and her father tol,.
me witness With tears rolling down his
cheeks that Polly was selfish and on
other occasions said hat the second
daughter was a fool, Sometimes, said
Miss Spicer, he would begin weeping
M My daughters are ungrateful
and selfish"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
WRECK DELAYS COMMUTERS.
LackaSannn Passenger Trair
Jumps Track In Jersey city.

Communication traffic on the Lacka-
wanna railroad was tied up for more
than an hour yesterday morning when
an eastbound passenger train jumped the
tracks at the west end of the bridge
across the Erie Railroad tracks near
the Hudson boulevard in Jersey CITY.
Other incoming rains behind were
halted.
Meanwhile there was an exodus among
the passengers who tiocked to trolley
cars and to the Hudson and Manhattan
tube station AT summit avenue. 81
great was the rush that the trolleys and
tube rains had to triple their running
schedules.
Had II not been hat the coaches were
steel there would have been a more seri.
Gus accident, As II was the commuters
received "A shaking up which they did
not quickly forget,
To relieve the congestion trains pass
ing through Newark were emptied nj
the Broad street station and passengers
o the tube.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
OPPOSED TO INQUIRY
INTO CITY FINANCES
Senator Brown and Gov. Whit
man Think Legislature
Should Not Interfere.

ALBANY. Fob. 1~7.-Senatc I.cad.-
Brown told q representative IF the New
York real estate interests to-day that n.
thought there should not be an inv"strt.
tion Of New York city's finances by ,ta
Legislature unless the C!tV itself de.
handed it. lie pointed out that a logs.
.ative inquiry would seem like uun.cos.
stry Interference, because no de0n.,p
charges have been made ag1inst any ou.
Connected with It's government
GOV. Whitman shovel plainly 'o-da'
that he thought the Leg. stature shoul
not delve into the fsca! affairs OF Net
York city.
Frankly speaking. I think the Legs.
lature has enough TO DO right here" ne
aid.
However. Representative Smith Demo.
cratic leader In the Assembly, intends 'l
give New York city some relief iA
-erved notice to-day that he would pros.
Tor passage his bin repeating the tex
iaw which permits local AsSessluen $ On
wild lands IN the forest preserve. NJ
smith says that under this law N.v
York city Is paying about 30 i'r csr,
of the taxes Of many b1CFWOods towns
The state pays about $500 600 lu 'Ay.s
annually on its forest lands. Mr. Sm.a
says. and the bigger part OF this hulu-n
falls on New York city
As a preliminary Mr. Smith oroos 4
the passage of tho Everett bill, perm p.
ting the assessors OF Clifton. - Lave.
renee County. to tax Get. ain forest .aa 3
IN the township. The bill was dof.a'rl
IS 20 -.
Senator Wagner issued = staicuertt5.
night challenging Mayor N't.H.. ,
M that the financial situation so y. y
York is due to Taunauy eN'rlNtr3r.-
What | have said ! have st.i or ~
own responsibility and a.. 20 ro-v' -
my own convictions" he said trsV
ing the statement of the Mayor 'H .
was the mou,hpiccc 81 some uu. ,I-,
This. ! am sure. the Mt,or does 70
believe, even II he was correct
quoted
The Democratic Senate l,,d., ..
viewed New York ely budgets. IS \ F,
that so-called Timmauy .aw ,t..
tons We're more economical t.tu o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
$4,000 PERSONS HELPED.
Appeals Never Before So Numer.
Gus. Says 4. n. Bliss, Jr.

Never in the long history OF the New
York Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor have the calls for
help been so numerous or so hard to
meet as they are to-day said G. n.
Bliss, Jr., president OF the association,
at Yesterdays meeting Of the Relief
bureau. and never in its history have
the contributions TO its relief WORK been
SO generous.
During January alone the association
helped $50 families. representing over
- 600 individuals, AT an expenditure OF
S35,6lg. rs compared with SEQ, zoo In
January, 1sl4. The number of applica-
tons for help in January OF this year
was l,iS2, as contrastcd with $50 in jan
uary of 1914."
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ton. AS we'll as against these VINO were
trying TO administer is affairs.
at may he that IT ia not Inconsistent
with the purpose Of Congress in creating
his commission that rs chairman should
from time to time publish broadcast his
personal Judgment upon the acts and
motives OF witnesses who had testified
o. who were expected TO appear.
81, surely could not have been in
tended by Congress that the chairman OF
Us commission should d!stort the ,es-
tlmory OF witnesses or put into Their
mouths testimony which they never
gave. the Inevitable result OF which
would he To- increase the very indIstra al
unrest which the commission was APP
pointed to allay."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

BRYAN'S DEMAND IS IGNORED.
Indiana kiI Primary
mn md AssniI secretary.

lNntANAroLIs, Feb. TIN spite OF
warnings In regard To violations Of plat
form pledges by the Democrats the di-
rect primary bill was killed In the Senate
here to-day. ~ to ~,
In closing the debate Senator Van
Nuys, Democratic floor leader. criticised
Secretary RrNan and other Washington
politicians for trying to tell independent
democrats that they should enact a
statewide primary law. He said Mr.
Bryan came to Indiana and advised n
constitutional convention for Indiana
after the people of Indiana had said by
their votes that they did not want one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
$4,000 FOR NEEDY ARTISTS.
Proceeds Of sale Here 20 Atd
French and BeIgians.
Special CaJie Despatch to THE Sun.

PARIS, Feb. IA letter from Will
am Partridge. Duncan Gambler and
Thomas Clarke that they are
sending from New York $4,000 for the
needy French artists. and also $4,000 for
needy BELGIAN artists. The latter sum
will be- forwarded through the Belgian
Legation. The none is the result OF
It recent sale in New York.
Arthur Frazier, secretary of the United
States Embassy, has been asked TO dis
tribute the $4,000 sent for French ar
lists with the cooperation of Whitney
Warren, the architect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

Justice Weeks in the Supreme Court
yesterday postponed Cor another week
Inc sentencing ~ Richard J. Hartman.
vas convicted a week ago of grand
larceny. In the meantime. II was sald.
Hartman would do something In the NAY.
Of making restitution 10 Mrs. Charlotte
/. Mackenzie. widow OF James : Mac
k,uzir. whose fortune OF 1858. 600 was
lost through him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
MOVE BY HEIRS OF MRS. FAIR
Attack California Law. which
Presum~s Husband Survived Her.

The heirs of Mrs. Charles l.. Fair.
who IL alleged to have survived her
husband by "A few minutes in a fatal
automobile accident in France. attacked
the law OF California because II pre-
sumes that where two persons of oppo-
site sex die after an accident the pre-
sumption Is that the male survives the
female, yesterday before Justice Gave
gan In the Supreme Court.
After hearing both sides Justice Gave
gan reserved decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
WHEAT DROPS AGAIN.
BelIigcrents' "stnrve Out Policies
Drive Price Down.

CHICAGO. Feb. l7.-Frices of wheat
and other grains dropped to-day on the
Chicago Board OF Trade as "A direct re
suit. i was declared, of the "starve OUT
policies OF Germany and Great Britain
The most notable decline was in July
wheat. After opening at $751; the
price fell TO sl.3Uli amid a fierce
scramble by long" traders to unload.
May wheat. opened at Sl.G3 a bushel.
fell to sl.51N. Both grains recovered
somewhat in the last hour. May closing
at sl.60 and July at $1.32L.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
M'ADOO'S ADVISER
TELLS SHIP PLANS
Expert. Consulted on Pur-
chases. Questioned by Commit
tee Investigating RumOrs.
BROKER IS TO TESTIFY

WASH iNoroN, Feb. 17.-Bernard N.
Baker Of Baltimore was the first wit
ness before the special committee OF the
Senate investigating influences for
md against the ship purchase bill. Mr..
Baker testified that so far as he knew
he was the sole expert adviser Of Secre-
tary McAdoo IN matters pertaining to
the acquisition by the United States OF
merchant vessels in event the shipping
bin passed.
Secretary McAdoo relative 20 various
tentative offers to sell vessels TO this
country. Propositions involving both
ENglish and French ships were dis
cussed. he said, without reference to the
question Of possible international com
p~lications. That point was not raised.
There was talk. he testified. OF ships be-
longing to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
other German lines. now informed in
American harbors, but consideration
OF those ships was dismissed when he
pointed out that they were for the
most part passenger ships and not
freight ships of the character desired
by this Government II 1t was to go INTO
the shipping business.
The question OF this Government be-
ing drawn into the European war was
not brought up. according 20 MIR. Baker,
when the German ships were under
discussion.
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When Mr.. McAdoo first consulted him
relative to the purchase of ships. Mr.
Baker testified. he suggested that he,
Baker. make IA trip to Europe at his
own expense to see what ships were
available. but the Secretary had de-
cided such a step would not he advis-
able. After that the Secretary had con-
ferred with him frequently as To ships
of all n~ationalities that were rendered
tentatively to the United States. non
them being both English and French
ships, but German ships had never been
considered.
My strong advice 10 Secretary Nc
Adoo was never TO touch the German
ships under any circumstances said
Mr.. Baker, MY reason being that they
were passenger ships and not freight
vessels OF the type needed by this Gov
eminent. He agreed with me"
The question OF possible foreign com
plications was never considered. then
asked senator Burton.
Never" said the witness.