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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
MCCALL CRIES CONSPIRACY
IN SUBWAY FIRE INQUIRY

the case. found after the accident
that employees of the contracting con-
Germ were being laid off. | told the
District Attorney he could get those
statements, and he got them"
"The Public Service Commission men
never knew about the drilling or the
cause of the accident" shouted Nc
Call.
"They did" retorted Mr.. Quacken-
hush. "Your engineers knew all about
it,
He said that his first duty was to his
client, and that if he did not come to
the Public Service Commission with
what he knew it was because he was
not In the habit Of announcing from the
housetops witnesses he was seeking in
order to protect his clients.
where a man is innocent" inter
posed Commissioner Williams. ut is
hardly necessary TO steal around after
witnesses and keep from legitimate
body information which should be put
at its disposal"
at the time contracts were let for
work on the new subways where they
connect with the present line at Times
Square" said Mr.. Quackenbush. the
marlborough vehemently protested
against letting the Hlolbrook, Cabot g.
Rollins Company in on the work.
Frank Hedley pleaded that the Inter-
borough was better able TO cope with
the dangers there than any one else
Mr.. Mccall said the construction
company had been the lowest bidder,
and was therefore given the contract.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
ANGRY DEPOSITORS
DENOUNCE SULZER

William Sulzer was the storm centre
of a meeting of the depositors in the
failed bank of Louis Kass, 100 Essex
Street. held at "a East Fourth Street
last night. The question before the
house was the ousting OF a committee
of ffty-four, appointed 10 safeguard
the depositors' interests, IN favor OF
the former Governor.
Before this had been done. Captain
Sweeney and reserves from the Fifth
Street station had to be called to clear
the hall of disturbers. The trouble
makers were about forty OF the COM
mittee. who obtained entrance and de-
nounced Sulzer They replied to the
charge that they had worked more Tor
the interests of Kass than they had Tor
their fellow depositors by suggesting
that a Governor who had been I'M
peached and thrown out would hardiy
make a better representative.
The police had some difficulty sep
arating the combatants, but no arrests
were made. as the members OF the com
mittee seemed relieved to escape WITH
out serious injury, and the other de-
positors didn't wish TO be turned ASIDE
from their main purpose. Sulzer no"
has contract BY which he agrees 10
recover dollar for dollar or charge
nothing for his services. If he gets All
their money back ne is 20 receive 8 per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
Official War Bulletins
WESTERN FRONT.

pARs-ssucd mlrh day OF February mas not 0
From the marked by sry som1 tf b an Si
near reSng by February ground
Ss Tss Of F SS F the" and on tss
attacks along the ~hS s d 6 r '9 heso s
a were Completely driving back their "
, have Ssts4 sa n S Gasn S s and the ;'T;'
an s. Losses reaching SON" case" ono
four fGd s Of ths M@sa Vicinity Of
eaD aS th vtas s' Gsf ESTrS5 @ occupy
that the Germans have announced in their
roy Maee supplementary that the southern peak Of the uds
bomb weT five machine gums 'oG %umH Sno
@ e. * i ss ss S ssh new was recorded
fss oT the %o ines north
west Of Roncou, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy We captured oO'
hrOTe 5 and vey of the Asne been
batteries had distinctly the adj
tho region of pethe all the territory conquered by us
yesterday and retained Among the numerous prison
T %e s Corps the sh 10th and 18th Corps of
the Agonne maintained tho advances won in the fGres
La Gr"F S TO t' tRa v Gf ffSo"S
the Agpns and the Isvse S 5srs masters
G'sg T s Sd %s 1
MADE almost as at south Of the Forest de FORCES All
these sa"s e' a Ss1 f"FsS S
RrRINon the road small
section Of trench which the entered on February IT,
p, The h ns Seen Increased especially
ceased in % To the north .01 ps .a ss
avy only few instances advanced the German
The number have been taken by yesterday has
% II officers and 7S S9T ou near Bureue, and
vau and the east of verdu failed
e"m Height se5 village the north Of
% destruction Of French The had made attempt
rG ST there is nothing mportan. front
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
u. s. AGENT FACED
A FIRING SQUAD
Consular Officer in Puebla
Saved from CarranZa
Men Just in Time.

Washington. Feb. lS.-How W. O..
jenkins, consular agent Of the United
States at Puebla, Mexico. was confront
ed by firing squad Of Carranza troops.
who were about TO execute him when
he was saved by the timely arrival of
an officer. is revealed IN a report just
received by the State Department.
The United States government not
only protested against the discourte-
Gus treatment to an American consular
agent, but demanded the punishment Of
those who had threatened him. Mr..
jenkins. who has extensive property
interests in Mexico. was arrested when
the ZapatiStaS were in control OF the
city. and when the Carranza forces
subsequently entered sergeant and
several CarranZs soldiers claimed that
there had been firing from his house.
He was released, only to be rearrested,
the report said. dubbed with pistols
and taken to barracks. where he was
stood up for execution.
Just in time Carran2a officer rode
by. and when Jenkins protested that
he was an American consular agent the
officer ordered that he be taken before
General Obregon. While the latter re-
leased jenkins and apologjzed for the
conduct of his subordinates, the State
Department pursued the matter with a
request for the punishment of the
guilty.
Reports of the evacuation of Mexico
City by the Csrrsnzs forces were dis
credited late to-day, when dispatch
dated last night was received at the
State Department from the Brazilian
Minister in the Mexican capital making
no mention of change in the situa-
ton there.
Information concerning the execu-
ton of General Dozal, who was shot
by the Mazatlan authorities on the
night of January "a, came 70 the de-
partment to-day. The general was &C
cused of surrendering the city of Topic
without cause, of using public money
and of giving arms to the enemy. He
denied all the charges. Americans
raised a purse TO bury the general and
relieve his destitute widow and chill
dren.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
lNTERB0R0UGH HEADS
ESCAPE INDICTMENTS

The directors Of the marlborough
Rapid Transit Company are not re-
spoSslble for the wreck on the ele-
waited AT 1I6th Street and Eighth
Avenue on December 2, when two
persons were killed, according TO the
findings Of the grand Jury yesterday.
Charges Of cuipablc negligence
against August Belmont. Theodore
p. Shonts, Frank Hedley, Horace VI.
Fisher, Cornelius Vanderbilt and the
six other directors >re dismissed
after twenty Ave witnesses had been
examined.
District Attorney Perkins, who
presented the evidence TO the grand
jury in person. would make no COM
ment, save that all the evidence had
been submitted. Coroner Riordan's
jury had found the eleven men re-
sponsible for the accident and two
deaths.
When Coroner Riordsn heard that
tho grand jury refused to indict any
one connected with the marlborough
Rapid Transit Company for the acct
dent he puckered up his lips and
fixed his eyes, in a way that he has.
showing a circle Of white all around.
Then he smiled.
'For the sake of the gentlemen
concerned" he said, 81 am very, very
glad they were not held. In the
meantime I am glad and proud that
] did my duty. That is all have to
say--short and sw eet."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
EASTERN FRONT.

right Of the Vistua
localities erociy
the OF Memen River FOUND on!
On the Fistula no
change. fronty with great
repelng
iOo soldiers ana
machine tho
themselves vigorously
advances repused with
the bayone the
the German we're
in northwest
fighting Russian detachment
north Iona The
thenag
Raon have been decided favor of the
the Vstula River
Poland.
100 machine
filled eahhghts,
further
of fighting
his positions of koome
aa reaching the town operation We prevented the Russians
PrCh The
We captured 1000 and
Yyschko dghting
the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
5zoT6T - VOW z77'zs --o70eT1s.s1

companies whose rates have been de-
termined to be excessive. just as the
Interstate Commerce Commission can
do in railroad rate cases.
"This would be doing justice to the
consumer and would have stimulating
effect on the companies he said, "as
they would have no reason to delay a
settlement of cases
might il not have a slackening ef-
feet on the commission" asked coun-
sci.
81 don't think that is needed" said
the witness.
81 don't either" agreed Mr.. Hayward.
Further. the Commissioner declared,
the commission ought to have power to
order companies to make good depre-
citation in capital and also TO fix allow
ances for depreciation in amounts set
aside in depreciation funds.
At the opening Of the session yes
terday Colonel Hayward brought up
the charge that employees of the Hol-
brook, Cabot, Rollins Corporation had
cut down into feeder cable in Forty
second Street on January 6, which the
marlborough Rapid Transit Company
is preparing to allege was responsible
for the blowout and fire in the cables
than an hour later. He said he had on
tanned five affidavits from the work
men showing they knew they had
pierced the cable at the time men
toned
zone Of the witnesses (Diggs. the
foremanD," said counsel, declared the
superintendent of the contracting com
psny had told him he'd better not say
anything about it. because the Coroner
might hold him liable for the death
of the woman in the later accident"
The affidavits were placed in the
record, and after Mr.. Hayward said he
understood the Public Service Commits
sion had taken pictures of the punct-
ure the photographs we're produced
and entered on the record.
One of them shows the length OF
cable taken out Of the manhole in
Forty-second Street on January %, and
attention is called to damaged place
which was just opposite where a piece
had been Clipped out of the side of
No. 2 cable duct. Another shows the
hole in the duct.
No explanation was asked from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
WILL NOT SELL
INTERNED SHIPS
Hamburg-American Director De-
clares Line Can Hold Yes
sells Five Years.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Feb. 18.-Formal denial
that the Hamburg-American Line had
ever contemplated the sale of its ships
;nterned in American ports to the
United States government was MADE TO-
day before the special Senate lnVest-
eating committee by William u. Sickel,
y,ce-director of the steamship company
Out of the Hamburg American fleet
Of forty vessels, Mr.. Sickel SAID, only
nine were for sale, and these were ola
freighters. The line was prepared, nc
added, according to advices received
from Germany, to hold its vessels Tor
FIVE years. lie added that negotiations
were undertaken by the Hamburg
American Line with Kuhn, Loeb Co.,
New York bankers, for loan OF
s2,500,000 -,
ave went 10 Kuhn, Loeb & Co."
said Mr.. Sickel, "and asked them If
thew could arrange a loan OF $500
600 for our company. They told us
thew could not, owing TO the condl-
tions that followed Immediately on
The beginning of hostilities III Eu-
rome. On this suggestion we went to
see the Hanover National Bank, but
failed 10 get the loan there. think
We conferred also with members OF
the Union Trust Company. II we had
any conversation about this matter
with the National Bank OF Commerce
| do not know Of 1t.
"These negotiations for loan were
in progress four or five days, ana they
took place about the first week IN
August. Kuhn. Loeb e. Co. told us
later that a sufficient number OF banks
could be got together TO furnish 81
200 900. which was 10 be secured by
boats of the Hsmburg-American com
pany.
agents in New York. We scatter our
deposits among several banks. Ordi-
narily they amount 10 S7O0'ooo or
$500 600. but at this time they. are
very much larger than that and we
have them in seven banks.
"Did you make further effort TO Sc
cure a loan?" asked Senator Burton.
eyes" said Mr.. Sickel. we went
to a private individual, a New iork
merchant, and borrowed SZoO.OOo'
Mr.. Sickel testified he had no rea-
son 20 believe any Of hundred or
more persons who had inquired II the
company wanted 70 sell ships SINCE
a. outbreak of the war either directly
or indirectly represented the onited
States -.... III por
,ard \. Baker, Of Baltimore, asked him
60 meet Secretary McAdoo.
81 wired him." said Mr.. Sickel, that
&c was 20 see Secretary McAdoo on the
question Of the sale Of ships preferred
not 20 meet the gentleman. Our man
cisl independence was such a. TO place
Ms in position where We, had only
very few ships Of small value for sale.
In. Baker replied McAdoo wished TO
see me only on the general freight ps'e
situation, and ! did not meet him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19

Public Service Commission by Mr..
Hayward. but the explanation OF their
engineers is that the drilling to I'M
cover the end of the I-besm did not
go down to the cable ducts on January
s, and that the cable could not have
been pierced. On January %, Vhen
they went TO work there again, big
block Of concrete was Clipped out and
took with II the piece OF the duct.
The engineers say when this hole
was uncovered the cable at that point
was bright, and that the abrasion or
puncture seen in the photographs
must have happened when it was
drawn out. Five feet from that point
the cable was badly burned and the
wires fused. That Is explained rs a
product OF the bigger blowout up the
line.
Mix-Up Over Witnesses.
4 little mix-up occurred over the
workmen who made the affdavits. Mr..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
WOMeN'S JURY SILENT
" statement to Twilight Club
on Mrs. Rogers's Case.

& Twilight Club. which held its
,miy dinner at the Hotel Brevoort
nignt, considered the question Of
sl Society Ought TO Do with Mrs.
sniren Rogers" Her destiny was
ait'ed 20 a jury of nine women,
"esentstive Of the varied interests
aooern woman, and included
.t, an agitator. a New Thought
e a journalist, a lawyer, a fac
worker and n homemaker. The
would make no statement.
"a next dinner of the club, TO be
hsreh 2 at the Aldine Club, viii
M the subject Of whether or not
s1y should curtail its social ac-
|i. The guests will include Mayor
~; Rabbi Stephen 5. Wise, DR.. ;.
sole~ater, Health Commissioner;
a'ine b. Davis, Commissioner oil
ssenon. and Robert Adamson, Fire
missioner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
Killed Mutineer; Acquitted.

Reniamin r. Johnson, engineer on
&c American schooner Republic, who
t;iIoJ a sailor named liver Christensen
a. The hgrbor Of Guadalupe, French
West Indies, on December 2, was &C
ouitted on the charge of murder by
United States Commissioner Clarence
s. Houghton yesterday. Government
witnesses corroborated Johnson's story
that the shooting was done IN self-de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
Wainwright Quits Office.

fTrUln a SIAN Cogfcspondcul Of inc ''IO'..'
Albany. Feb. 1s.-EX Senator D. MAY
bew Wainwright. of Rye, Republican
member of the Workmen's tompenss
ton Commission, has offered MS reSlg.
nation TO the Governor. and asked ina
il be accepted at once. In ms le,.er
ne said the pressure Of private ous,-
ness was such that he could no lonse'
continue to serve as eolpiss'one''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
K. of G. Memorial Mass.

The annual memorial mass OF the
Knights of Columbus will be held on
Monday morning at st. Patrlcks Cathe-
dral Between 1000 and 1000 members
Of the order are expected 10 attend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19

Chairman Mccall and his associates
on the Public Service Commission
awoke 20 The fact yesterday that there
was lot left for them to learn in
regard to the subway short circuit ac-
cident of January 6.
For one thing, they were told by
James l.. Quackenbu 5h. counsel for the
lnterborough, that even if Mr.. Nc
Call ct al. id not know it, the COM
missions engineers knew from the first
that the initial cause of the short cir
cult was the piercing OF power cable
by drill in the hands of employees OF
the Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Subway
Construction Company.
The whole situation seemed colfus-
ing to Mr.. Mccall. But of one fact he
was certain. That is, in an indt Unite
way he seemed certain. He said that
there must have been a conspiracy
somewhere. Else how could it be that
he and the others did not know all
these things and the commission did
not?
So they decided to reopen their sub
way inquiry this morning in order to
get into the record of their own pro-
ceedings a few of the facts that the
District Attorney has learned, and also
the legislative Public Service commit
tee which is investigating Mr.. Mccall
and his commission and their ignorance
of traffic matters.
Conspiracy Mystery.
Mr.. Quackenbush stood up before the
commission yesterday and told Char
man Mccall and his commissioners
that if conspiracy exists the Inter
borough is not a party to it. an that
IL must be on the other side OF the
controversy.
No one gave any details as TO Just
what he thought this mysterious con-
spiracy consisted OF or who made 1t up.
Perhaps more light will be cast on it
day when a certain Mr.. Fitzpatrick
appears. His name was introduced By
Mccall, who told Mr.. Quackenbush that
he would expect BIN to have FitZ-
patrick on hand.
what is the purpose of calling Mr..
Fitzpatrick Mr.. Qusckenbush de-
manded. "He is investigating the mat
ter for our law department All he
knows is hearsay. He is investigating
in regard to the liability of Holbrook.
Cabot e. Rollins. | object 10 having
him examined here in the defence or
any Ont tlSO.
Surely" said Mr.. Mccall. with an
aggrievod manner, you don't think this
commission is going TO put on any wit
ness TO help anybody's defence. do you
The purpose is 10 see if there is con-
spiracy or not. Il looks very much like
conspiracy"
Mr.. Quackenbush demanded 10 know
who he meant was conspiring. but Nc
Call simply reiterated his command
that Mr.. Fitzpatrick be produced. an
swering further demurrers on Mr..
Quackenbush's part by the thrca. to
subpoena Mr.. Fitzpatrick. who is at
tached 70 the claims department OF the
Interborough and has been investigat-
ing 10 see what part of liability the
construction company is responsible Tor
IN claims by persons injured
'Do you think that when this com
mission was investigating the subway
acciden: you were right in submitting
information to the District Attorney OF
which this commission knew nothing
shouted Commissioner Williams Il Mr..
Qusckenbush.
Engineers Knew Fire Cause.
Il have no apology TO make" Mr..
Quackenbush replied. "Your engineers
knew OF the cause from the first. ] did
not notify you because you had closed
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-06-10
W|TH|GERMANY
WOULD HASTEN END

THE HAGUE, June 9.-(Via Lon
don, June 10, 1925 a. m.)-Bulletins
announcing the resignation of Secre-
tary of State Bryan were placarded
everywhere in The Hague this after
noon. Special reference was laid on
the fact that The Netherlands is vir-
tually in similar position to the Uni
ted States, whose foreign policies are
being closely followed by the Dutch
government.
In semi-official circles the belief
seems to prevail that rupture of dip
lomatic relations between Germany
and the United States would hasten
the end of the war
Many persons advanced the opinion
that the speech of King Ludwig of
Bavaria, predicting the extension of
German territory so as to secure the
empire from future attacks, fore
shadowed the annexation Of Belgium.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-06-10
BRITISH VESSEL FLIES
AMERICAN FLAG WHILE
PASSING WAR ZONE
,

BOSTON, Mass, June 9-The British
steamer Colonian of the Leyland line
flew the American flag for 40 hours
as protection against German sub
marines while passing through the war
zone, according to her commander,
Captain ]. Mcdonald. The Coleman
arrived today from Avonmouth, Eng
land.
It was on May 80, Captain Mcdonald
said, that he was hailed by British
patrol boat, two days out of Avon
mouth, and told to display the flag Of
"a neutral nation or no flag at ALL"
He sent the stars and stripes up the
staff Immediately, he said. He ex-
planned that he used the American flag
In preference to any other because he
could back up his bluff If hailed by
speaking the English language, while
If he used that of any other neutral
nation he would be unable to use the
language Of that flag. AS it developed,
no submarines were sighted, he added.
This is said to be the first instance
in which the American flag has been
used by transatlantic steamers Of bel
lfgerent nationality since President
Wilson's note on the subject, which
was provoked by the Lusitania's use
of the flag last February.
Among the 13O passengers on the
steamer were 80 Americans. A small
party of these said they tried to re-
move the flag from the Colonian's taft
rail, but the watchfulness of the crew
frustrated their design.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-06-10
William Jennings Bryan Gives
Two Reasons for Leaving the
Presidents Official Family.
MAKES A STATEMENT AS PROMISED
Believes That Differences With Germany Should
Be Adjusted BY an International Commission,
and That All Americans Should Be Prevented
From Travelling on Belligerent Vessels.

WASHINGTON, June Civilian
,, Jennings Bryan retired today as secre
tary of state. His first act as private
citizen was to issue a statement ex
planning his reasons for leaving the
cabinet and announcing that he in
tended to lay his views of what the
American policy with Germany should
be before the public for judgment.
The statement came as sensational
climax to day of farewell speeches
and good wishes from President Will
son and executive colleagues of the
retiring secretary.
In his explanation Mr.. Bryan re.
vealed that the president had not felt
justified in adopting two suggestions
made by his secretary of state-that
an offer should be made to Germany
to submit the questions in dispute with
the United States to an international
commission for investigation during a
years time, and that meanwhile Amer
ican citizens should by proclamation
be warned not to take passage on any
belligerent ship or on American ves-
sells carrying ammunition. These prop
Ositions Mr.. Bryan expects to urge up
on the people "in the hope of securing
such an expression of public senti-
ment as will support the president in
employing these remedies If in the fu-
ture he finds it consistent with his
sense Of duty to favor them"
Mr.. Bryan's statement was received
with undisguised amazement in official
quarters. No comment was made at
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-06-10
WHY THE SECRETARY Of STATE RESIGNED
VILLA SENDS REPLY
BY SPECIAL COURIER

WASHINGTON, June "a mes
sage from Chihuahua to the Villa
agency here tonight announced that
Manuel Bonilla had started for Wash.
ington with General Villas response
to President Wilson's note of warn.
ing.
Villa spokesmen have indicated that
their chief stands ready to cooperate
in peace movement A reply from
General Carranza is momentarily ex.
pected by cable through Consul Sill.
man at Vera Cruz.
The American Red Cross announced
tonight that supplies for the relief
of starving Mexican non-combatants
would be received at Bush terminal,
New York City; Galveston, Laredo,
Brownsville and Ell Paso, Texas, and
Nogales. Ariz. Army quartermasters
at the border points will handle sup
plies.