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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
SCHOLARS BLAMED
FOR WAR BY HADLEY
Yalc'> Head Thinks Military
spirit Was Famed in Ger
man Universities.



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lave tn p'''tH somewhat aticr that
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lH'.. "h..'o" 20 DE almost entirely
moulded ny 'h' newspapers.
q. .H' outbreak OF me present war
said Ni. ,I'dirN' people who were an
acquainted WIN Germany thought that
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nose '''". "''i" me! believed that
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nam I.'' ~ universities should ne
opponents rd'h'I IMAM critics OF pub
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''..'on IT,, .'''S t'"'l III any other
s.Hi'., n'" H 10, moro 10 make mat
~ ,'...'l' ~ 'oh'"c' Oh PROFESSORS
"'N W" 'u' nau"huI prob
""u 'He'I influence
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
PHONE PROFIT IN NY.
$9,381,S19LAST YEAR
Figures Produced Before Up
state P. s. G. by President
Union y. Bethel.
SAYS WAR CUT BUSINESS

Tho New York Telephone Company
produced yesterday before the upstate
Public Service Commission figures OF
its earnings for 1914. The company
had previously asserted it would be
physical lmpossibiity to segregate the
figures for Greater New York.
They showed total operating revenue
Of s27.SSI.216, with operating expenses
OF s15,TOs,G6S. and profit OF S9.3s1.S1p
in this city for the year. The company's
voluntary reduction Of 10 per cent. in
rates year ago cut the profits by
about s2.OOO,O 600.
The figures were presented when
Union y. Bethel. president OF the com
pany. was examined by VI. II. Winkler.
Martin W. Littleton also asked Mr..
Bethel questions
Mr.. Bethel said all the stock of his
company is owned by the American
Telephone and Telegraph. His company
owns all the stock OF the Empire City
subway Company. American Telephone
and Telegraph owns more than % per
cent. of the Western Electric Company
stock. The Empire city subway owns
the ducts carrying telephone wires and
the Western Electric makes all the
telephone apparatus This apparatus
IS leased by American Telephone and
Telegraph 70 the New York company.
The figures presented showed that
the New York company has In FIVE years
paid American Telephone and Telegraph
S'.261.i 39 for rental OF apparatus. In
the same time 1t has paid the Empire
, City Subway Company S5.i25,3)3 duct
rental Mr. Winkler complains that the
| telephone profits are thus dispersed
among several corporations and made
20 appear small.
Mr.. Bethel gave IT as his opinion that
"A telephone company should earn not
less thar per cent. and should be able
to earn 10 per cent He said his com
pany depends on American Telephone
and Telegraph for its capital. and their
100000 shareholders per cent. div
dcnds keep up the flow of capital Nj
Ninkler spoke OF Chicago, where tele-
| phone service. mostly on party wires
can be had FOR as little as FIVE cents
q day, and whore about S a year places
n telephone anywhere Mr. Bethelrs re-
! joinder was that New York city would
never stand for that sort OF service on
| party wires
Il should sHy that the greatest period
OF our building operations was last
| year" MIR Bethel said. since then
We have cut down our construction pro-
gramme by fully 50 per cent.
The norma! increase in our traffic In
| s per cent. a year. Since the start OF
| the war and its concomitaut trade de-
preston there has been no increase In
| stead there has been drop % 10 per
cent. IN new business in the East"
Mr.. Bethel will he questioned further
at 10 O'Clock next Friday. February 10.
az Madison avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
WIFE FINE SHOT, SAYS CROKER.
Already Has Killed Three Wild
eats From Piazza.

pa" RrA"u Feh ~ .---Richard
Croker and his bride came up from The
Wigwam. the Croker estate on an island
five miles south OF Palm Beach to-
day To call on Father Brandt Of ST
Agnes's Church. New York, who per-
formed their marriage ceremony. The
old Tammnnv chieftaiu IL stouter and
much younger looking. Few of his
friends recognized him at first glance.
Hearing that Charles Murphy had said
nj Hot springs the day his maria re
was announced that he wished him hap
piness Mr.. Croker exclaimed HE did,
did hep"
Then he said me was out of polite.
and the only statement he had to make
was that his wife WAS a mighty 1ue
shot with a rifle and had already got
three wildcats this season from his
piazza.
MY" said he. "sne certainly is fine +.
she is great Young woman" Ana his
face bearned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
TALKS WITH HAYWOOD.
Governor Here From Albany
Mute About Intentions.

GOV, Charles $. Whitman came down
from Albany Yesterday afternoon for
the purpose OF attending the Hungarian
Republican Club dinner and the Seventh
Regiment review last night and to open
the Volunteer Hospital to-day. He will
return to the capital tomorrow night
These at least were the ostensible
reasons for the Governors visit. lie
had a long and important conference
yesterday afternoon with Col. William
Hayward counsel for the Thompson
committee, which IL investigating the
Public Service Commission. Tho Gov
ernor wen; over with Mr.. Hayward the
main points Of evidence which have been
brought out.
lie was unwilling last night to make
any prediction as to his possible course
after the committee makes its report,
but some persons who imagine that they
are aware of the Governors attitude be-
licve he Is I'm favor OF some modification
OF the Public Service Commission act
and will approve recommendations for
the removal OF certain Commissioners.
The Governor Is accompanied by his
n,Sitary secretary and Is stopping at the
Hotel ST Regis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
TEACH CHILDREN TO BE SICK -
Doctor advises Training in Health
for Possible Illness.

Tain children when well to be docile
patients when IN was the advice OF Dr.
Charles H. Smith at the New York
Academy Of Medicine yesterday after
noon. ~ am confident that many little
ives could bee saved" said Or. Smith. ~
mothers would only teach their children
the Few simple duties that a sick child
must know Taking child's tempera-
,urc for Instance, would seem easy. but
have known children desperately III
Nhu screamed and We're so wrought up
~ tho thought OF 1t that II was almost
impossible to do. and consequently the
patient could not he properly treated.
Every child should be taught to show
his throat | expect most physicians
ave had the humiliatiug and very har-
wing experience of being obliged TO
force spoon down "A little throat while
he child fought and struggled and the
parents were In dismay 1t would be
easy enough to teach any child TO show
mis- throat Whenever he was asked.
- should 20 so far as to recommend
AecpIug healthy, normal child in bed
me day every few weeks that he might
sei thoroughly used to it and that the
family might not be kept in actual tor
iuIe when he Is really H."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
MISHAP ON NORTH DAKOTA,
BattIr.hip Comes Up From Cuba
Owing 10 Engine BreaL.

NORFOLK. Va. Feb. 1.-THE battle
ship North Dakota II en- route TO Nor
folk from cuba with only part of her
engines working. The ship had been
engaged in winter mlnTuvres with the
Atlantic fleet in Guantanamo Bay. but
because of engine trouble was ordered
to return to this port,
She loft cuba Sunday and was eX-
pected to arrive here to-day She sent
a wireless to the navy yard to-day
stating that she would arrive on Satur-
day. Navy yard officials say the North
Dakota was sen, away from this port
before repairs she was undergoing were
completed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
SERVICE BOARD MYSTERY
FOUND BY INVESTIGATORS
Williams Says Lawyer Asserted He Had Startling
Facts About Signal Contract-Quick Denial
Talk of Wood as Former Contract Hunter

The Thompson committee went fishing
yesterday for information about two
Brooklyn Rapid Transit signal contracts
amounting to t1.396.OOO awarded last
year with the approval of the Public
Service Commission II caught a lot
Of nebulous but interesting testimony
in which the name OF Commissioner
Robert C. Wood was often mentioned.
The phrase 1T didn't look just right q"
was used by Commissioner George v.
$. Williams. From the other witness
Oh this topic. Secretary Travis II. Whit
ncy, came "a statement that he had
thought something was not as it ought
TO he" Two mysterious ahiddvits were
said to bee in the possession of Joseph
$ Aucrbach. counsel for the Fedora
Signal Company but he says this is
not trne
1t was testified. and Mr.. Wood adj
mits Il. that two years before he Joined
the commission while IN the equip
mont business, he tried to represent one
Of the companies which I'M December
last got g. Sl,2O0.OOO signal contract
from the H. r. r, and that hearings
on a previous contract were turned
over to him at his own request.
ON the whole the committee seemed
disappointed by the results OF It's
iU,uiry. II has not decided whether
To drop the whole matter or to recall
and signal company officers on the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
TO SHOOT WITH B. M. BARUCH.
Party Of Rankers TO he Guests At
III. south Carolina Estate.

Bernard NJ Daruch will he the host
to u party Of bankers who left New York
yesterday for an over the holiday duck
shooting trip AZ Mr. Baruchs estate.
Hob Cav Barony. near Georgetown. $. G.
Mr.. Baruch's guests include James y.
Wallace, Otto II, Kahn. Alvin W. Krech,
Albert Rathbone. j. A. Black and II
y. Baruch. They will return during
:he first part OF next week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
BANKER RAINE IN PRISON.
I'm Coming Back" EmbeNkler
says On Entering Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Feb. lit am coming
:" 80 said g. Hunter Rainc, former
,.'-dcu. OF the wrecked Mercantile
h'.a end Trust Company of Memphis
's h" entered the Federal prison this
".'Inonn TO serve Ave years for en-
o'|@ung tl,0i6,0OO Of the banks funds,
&c. '.N do clerical wogl; In tho prison
Iauc lost the money In speculation
m Pine Sew York Cotton Exchange. The
directors made il good Raine gave bond
'''a1g trial and went TO New York to
1904 CUP, hut the war caught him on the
"TOns side OF the cotton market.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
H. 0. WATSON SALE ENDS.
Total for the Three Day Sale of
Antiques IL SII,6S5.

TIE sale ~ the H. O. Watson 4 co.
election Of antiques ended yesterday
700 me Anderson galleries
Among the highest prices were these:
No as Il pair Of Nncennes porcelain
over"d vases, 10 the Lans Curiosity
H1op for t9l; No. $40. c. an ItaliIn
cIl.ng in walnut, to j. X. Dean for
NOE, 80. 423, an Italian carved walnut
H1le 10 r. Dclano for $2lO; No. 429, a
pair Of antique carved columns OF
.''-rA marble to j. Slater for $3.50;
No. i3l. a marble figure OF Pomona"
'o r N. Curtis for $3.50 and No. 432,
' pair Of French Renaissance wrought
ron gates to II. S. Morton for $3.50.
The total for the sale was $274S.25.
making a grand total OF Sl4,6s5 for the
election.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
GALLATIN ART ON VIEW.
To Re shown In Mrs. whitney,
studio for students To-aIght.

r." art collection OF Albert E. Cal
., F1"n is on view in Mrs. Harry
.' Wh'noy's studio, AZ \ West
.." street, for the benefit Of tn"
70" a" des Artistes. win be open
."r ,Hs evening from to 10 T.. NJ,
."" Irt Students
TINS collection is a comprehensive
showing ~ important phases Of modern
"" N'n some original drawings and
. Tolls of Whistler, original Beardsleys,
p rains. a mpnOtype by Degas, etch-
.f' hy Steiulen, Pennell, Raffaelli and
others
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
Frederick Mors.
Who confessed he poisoned eight
persons in the German Odd
Fellows Home.

chloroform myself, but before would
do that | would write to the District
Attorney Estates Attorney he called
hml. telling all that ! knew about the
poisoning. / wrote it out and gave II 10
Ring [John Ring. another porter in the
homel to mail for special delivery. |
had only II cents In change ana gave
him that The letter | addressed 10 a
newspaper. asking IL to take notice OF
what was inside: also calling attention
10 the cruelty to children in the home.
Ring never posted the letter. however
Then thought OF the custom ir Austria
This native couEtryl and other countries
OF granting immunity 10 a man who
turns states evidence. That seemed like
a good plan. ! decided to tell all
knew. and % 70 to the District Attorney
before somebody else did"
4 strange thing about this man, de-
clared mot right mentally" but who
did not Impress his lay companions for
an hour ls being unbalanced, was his
early experience In medical matters. He
had never been a registered student in
any university or an inferno in any
hospital In Europe lie was born in
Vienna. Austria. October ., 1859. lie
did not get along well with his parents,
and ne had one sister and brother.
both younger than he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
"Pubiic Defender" for New York.

ALBANY. Feb. 1.-THE office OF
public Defender IN New York with a
salary Of $1,000 is created in bill
introduced by Assemblyman oliver.
Another hill would abolish the office OF
Chamberlain and transfer the duties to
the Comptroller.
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why lie Chose "NorS."

Il used 20 smuggle myself in-o hos
pitfalls, clinics and operating rooms" Mors
related. and | would visit hospitals
OF visiting days. though I had no reld-
tive In them, 10 get the atmosphere.
! was interested in medicine. and wanted
tn take up the profession. My father
was a hupkkcrper | left Bremcrhav"n
on the Kaiser Wilhelm H.. but We're
ia a collision near Southampton
tween southampton ana thcibourC-
and landed IN Liverpool. Then ] sailed
on the Aquitanil, and after landing here
| stayed tt the Union square Hotel fo~
a while. Then ! went to "a furnished
room until | got the position In ihc
odd Fellows Home. which offered me
an opportunity to study
"Why did you change your name
from Mensrik To Mors. the Latin word
for DEATH"
"Mors." he answered. "is AN intcrno-
tlonal name. 1t Is the same In all
countries--death My first nam" was
Friedrich IN German, Frederick n
America and Federico IN Italian. but
Mors would be the same always. and
! wanted u 10 stand for the past, which
was dead.
Has ANYTHING been done 10 take up
the cruelty ana whipping OF children
would feel bad If that was dropped, and
not Investigated. ! have seen children
whipped and struck with a fist. and |
spoke to Mrs. MeuIlcr about it, telling
her that tho people in the home could
see her"
Coroner James u. Dunn's hearing at
YonkcrS was one Of scarcely i've min
utes Dunn simply asked his name,
place OF birth. position in the home, and
then: "Mr. Mors, you have confessed To
killing inmates with morphine. chloro-
form and arsenic, Is that true He
answered, 1T is" and the hearing was
over.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
EARTHQUAKE DEAD 24,2O3,
Only Per Cent. of Ave.zano'-
Population survive.
Special cable Despotch 10 THE srN.

ROME, Feb, IA semi official state
ment places the number of dead I'm the
recent earthquake ut 24,203, d stributed
as follows: Province of Aqulla, 23.-
I4I; Province OF Cdserta, i2c Rome,
"a. This list includes those killed at
Avezzano, numbering 1919, which In
90 per cent. OF the population OF tho
town, Avezzano u In thu provinces Of
Auuila
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
Gov. whitman Reviews seventh
Regiment.

GOV Whitman last night reviewed the
seventh Regiment NJ the armory, Park
avenue and SiXty-siNth street, and after
ward watched military athletic exhibit
ton. whic hpleased him greatly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
speciol Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.

Speci0l Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
LuSpcN, Feb. li--William Redmond
has received a commission In the Royal
Irish Regiment Mr.. Redmond, who has
been n member OF Parliament for Clare
since 1899. Is the second son OF the late
w. A. Redmond.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
Two Contradict Williams.

Commissioner Wood said last night
that his record as to signal contracts
could not be properly questioned
Three years ago" he said "presi-
dent salmon Of the General Signal
Company said that he would Ike to
retain me in getting contracts for signal
service In the new subways. He and !
went 10 see Chairman Wilcox OF :he
commission. We then decided II was
too early t. arrange details. 50 | dropped
the matter. ] have not seen Mr..
salmon for two and a half years until
he came into the commissions offices
recently on matters regarding the pres
cnt contracts.
why did I ask to b. assigned 20
hearings on the Centre street loop CON
tract? Because / had always made a
speciality of electrical matters. II was
not because Of any old interest IN sig
nal systems-absolutely not. When I
became a commissioner | divorced my
self from any old interests.
II opposed awarding tho Centre street
loop signal contract To the Federal
Company because | knew that the Union
and General companies held certain pat
ents on which they might sue for in
Engagement"
Commissioner Williams forced II through
as ne has intmated?" Mr.. Wood was
asked.
81 did not In the end was con
vilced by the attorneys OF the commits
sion and the Il. Il. T. that a bond would
cover any liability In patent litigation
Joseph $. Auerbnch said he knew
nothing about the afiidavits he was sup
posed to have. and that he didn't know
where Commissioner Williams got hi.
Information Mr.. Williams had testi,
fled he got Il from Mr.. Auerbach.
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AZ woods Request. lie says.

Secretary Whitney was now recalled
as a witness TO be asked how Comm q
sioner Wood happened to be assigned
to supervise the Centre street loop
contracts.
As I remember" he said "t was
in tho chairman's room. AR Wood had
stated that signal contracts were about
TO be submitted. He said he would like
the assignment and the chairman said
Ne would be glad to give II to him"
Mr.. whitney said he had no definite
facts, but added zone morning /
said to Mr. Williams that thought
prompt action was required and | didn't
ilk" tho looks of things"
II developed that minutes OF an in
formal hearing on the loop contract had
been IN Mr. Woods office instead Of the
commission ile since July .. 1914.
- told Mr. Williams" the witness
said later, that engineers had told me
thnt before Mr.. Wood was appointed ne
was frequent visitor as the repre-
sentative of railroad supply house.
can't definitely recall that they said any
particular company. My information Is
entirely hearsay."
What all you mean when you said
you didn't like the looks OF things"
broke In Senator Thompson. Did YOU
think there was something crooked
We'll | wouldn't say that"
YES"
Everybody looked puzzled when Mr.
Whitney was excused The accusation
of parental neglect against the Inter-
borough Company was made by Mr.
hayward wnlle MIR. Cram was on the
stand.
This poor unfortunate child OF the
marlborough Is bankrupt. so IL can't
give good service" said Mr. Haywood
Lets read these figures from the COM
missions reports
According to these figures. the Inter
borough has owned 32,04s of the Queens
cOnpany's $3.50 shares since 1907. and
from that year until 1914 Mt least tho
Queens company, which before had
earned a profit, has had an annual
deficit. ranging from s32.2GS in 1907 to
$lli.1lS In the year 1913.
Chairman Thompson said yesterday
that tile committee would recommend
several amendments TO the Public Ser
vice Commission law.
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The second important development
yesterday was q charge that the Inter-
borough had virtually strangled the
New York and Queens County Railway
Company. which II owns. From COM
mission records Counsel Hayward
proved that the marlborough made 100
per cent. profit on power which II sold
TO its ward and sold 1t S696,jSi worth
Of steel cars built for the Stslnway
tunnel and no, 1T for street railroads.
u was alleged that these transactions
were responsible Tor tho sad financial
condition of tho Queens cominuy which
the Public Service Commias on accepted
as an excuse FOR poor service, and that
the commission never tried to make
the PETERBOROUGH provide more cars Tor
It's mast n queens.
j. sergeant Cram bowed himself from
tic witness chilr after upologIzing for
having accused Mr.. Hayward of distort-
iug records earlier ia the day. The
committee viii not sit to-day. Lincoln's
Birthday.
Tn, iirst OF those signal contracts
was for equ.pping the Centre street
ioop.
The Fedora, company" said Com
missioner Williams. answering dues-
iions. twas trying TO break into what
they called the trust Its bid was low
est and was successful II was OPP
posed by the Union Switch and Signal
Company and the General Signal Com
pauv. The matter was assigned by
Chairman Mccall to Commissioner
Wood und, rStand he claimed to
know good deal about signal systems.
Hearings dragged along until moved
that tine contract he let u the lowest
bidder. which was unanimously done
mia you have amy reason for this
except a desire TO expedite the work 80
asked Mr.. Hayward.
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uint Of "s,nr,iinE Facts"

vote was taken. ! suppose the engineers
converted him. our engineers were sure
that the General company had a great
signal system"
Mr.. Williams stopped until Mr.. Hay
ward prodded him with Anything
morc?'
well unused Mr. williams mfr
Auerbach Tor the Federal company tried
to nave the case reopened. lie said it
would startle me II I knew tho facts
that he would have something to startlo
the community--but he wouldn't tell
what he meant unless the case was re-
opened. As he gave no reason why We
should withdraw our approval OF the
contract. which was already signed. the
case was not reopencd."
Mr.. Williams went on to say that lie
had learned that while William r. Will
cox was still chairman Of the commits
sion--two years before Mr.. Wood joined
the commits sion-Mr. Wood had sought
To- hc retained by the General Signal
Company To represent them In New
York. and they had turned him down"
where did you get this information 49,
demanded Senator Mills
From a man named Finucane
Thomas Finucanc OF Rochester, II
seemed. who argued before tho com
mission that the General company
should get the contract. Mr. Auerbach
told me aftcrward that two atildavits
existed on which he relied. but he didn't
tell me what was I'm them"
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that at certain times the current
wouldn't work on the Shoe &c.
But he finally voted TO approve the
contract that ne previously talked
against ."