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at a crossing, where traffic policemen we're
stationed to stop the machines at in
teTVals.
Street traffic here, as everybody knows
presents problems that are not found In
the other great cities. The length and
narrowness OF Manhattan make trouble
enough. but the peculiar shape Of the city
is not dhe chief trouble.
III every corner were a Columbus
Circle the question would be an easy
one to handle. | mean that II all the
streets were wider, then one big circular
safety island could be marked off equally
distant from the four curb corners, as at
Columbus Circle. the drivers then being
compelled to turn to the right to avoid
the safety circle out in the middle of the
street nters ections and to continue around
three sides OF the circle If they wanted
TO turn off the avenue into a side street.
Thus the car would be brought back to
the side street in such a way that the
driver would have to le,-ve the avenue
with a right hand turn.
Narrow Streets 10 Blame.
THE great trouble is the narrOwness
OF the streets and avenues. Even Fifth
avenue. you know, was laid out a long,
long time ago, when the buildings of the
city were erected in decent proportions.
once steel construction got It's stride,
loom to the clouds the trouble started.
Fifth avenue was wide enough for city
OF buildings of few stories in height But
when we began to build cities on top OF
the original city no provision was made
for streets to take care OF the population
of these new layers Of cities looming to
tho skies"
Inasmuch az the experiment OF last
summer of stopping traffic In several sue
cessive cross streets simultaneously was,
from the police point Of view, a failure
the old practice of holding up vehicles
at each corner independently Of what was
happening a block above or below was
resumed.
But as the Commissioner said. the re-
suit in Fifth avenue of the present method
ls' wholly unsatisfactory" and he II
still pegging away at the problem, he
said. and will continue 10 do so. with
the hope OF solving it,
Among the ideas he now has in con-
temptation is TO chase all cruising cab
and automobile drivers looking for fares
on Fifth avenue and compel them to draw
up at the cross street curbs Immediately
to the east and west of the avenue, and
stay put until fare hires them, Also
Commissioner Woods believes in all
vehicles containing only the driver TO stay
of Fifth avenue altogether.
Stlll another Innovation Mr. Woods in
tends TO install Is a system OF upright
poles out on the asphalt at the middle OF
the intersection OF avenue and streets,
four movable paddles or semaphores to be
placed at the top OF each pole.
traffic policeman stationed at the
foot OF the poles will raise the two sema-
phores porting north and south in the
avenue when he holds up crosstown
traffic or the semaphores pointing across
the avenue east and west when stopping
the north and south bound avenue traffic,
The advantage OF this semaphore idea,
Commissioner Woods explained. is that
a driver at the far end OF long string of
vehicles being held up will be able 60
see the semaphores set against him drop
and Immediately get his car or cab In
motion.
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DOWD DENIES WRECKING
THE QUINCY ESTATE
Lawyer Says He viii Come
Here From North Carolina
and Face AccuserS.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Jan. 2i.--Character-
| izing as slanderously false the charges
| that he had dissipated the estate Of Mrs
I Charles r.. Quincy. alleged to approxl-
mate S250000, and asserting that he
would start within the next twelve or
twenty-four hours for New York to face
his accusers, Willis Bruce Dowd, attorney
Of li1 Broadway, issued a statement here
tonight He cOntended that the estate
never Appropriated more than 800 600
, OF which the bulk consisted OF Virginia
lands which had been obtained by Mr.
Quincy and his son. and that although
he had rendered services covering a period
Of two years he had received only 500
compensation. lie was the victim of
trckcry and double dealing. he said, on
the part Of former counsel In various
legal arrangements The charge that he
had been I'm hiding he branded as rdicu-
lousy false. because he had been in Char
lotte, his old home. for the last month
His account as executor, he said was
made up and in the hands of his attor-
ney, showing a balance in his favor of
$2l, 900.
Mr.. Dowd, well known here as a son
OF the late Major Glenn Dowd, Mayor
OF Charlotte, said that he was astounded
when he read Of the charges. He said
that the New Jersey lands referred to in
the Will were as yet unsold.
Only last Friday John Theall, repre-
senting Charles T.. Quincy, Jr, sole heir
of his mother, said in Surrogate Cohalan's
court that Willis Bruce Dowd had alb
seconded. leaving the estate In confusion,
and that only small part remains
Mrs. Florence Il. Quincy died on June
!, 1903, and made her son sole heir
cutting off her husband Charles Il.
Quincy OF the brokerage firm OF Charles
Il, Quincy & Co., so Broadway. A
trust for the benefit of the son was
created, Dowd. formerly a well known
Tammany spellbinder was made executor
and the Rev. DR., d. Parker Morgan,
formerly rector OF the Church of the
Heavenly Rest, was made trustee. Dowd
was to pay to young Quincy, who was
19 years old when his mother died, ST., 900
year until he was rs years old.
These payments were not made. and in
1918 attorneys for Quincy asked for an
accounting. Dowd failed to render it upon
Surrogate Cohalan's order, and a body
attachment was issued. Tho Sheriff failed
TO find Dowd and then Surrogate Cohalan
removed Dowd as executor
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REPORT ON MOTOR
BUSES GIVEN OUT
ShOnts Sums 1t Up in "MOrc
Accidents" congestion" and
Money Losses.
RESULTS SEEN IN LONDON

Theodore T.. shonts, president OF the
Interborough and the New York Railways
companies, put forth this statement yes
terday:
Unlimited motor bus competition In
the city OF New YORK with the subways
and street railways will mean greater
congestion in tho streets more accidents
and serious financial losses to both prl-
vately owned street railways and the city
owned subways, without commensurate
benefit to the patrons"
This is Mr.. Shontss summing up of a
1875 page report on transportation facili-
ties in London and Paris, made nv
George Keegan and T.. 4. Wood, assistant
TO General Manager Frank lledley of
the marlborough and New York Rail-
ways lines. These two men were sent
abroad in the fall of 1913 to study condi
tions in the two cities where buses were
known to have made serious inrOads upon
the returns of other companies. Ths re-
port Is made public now, when applied
lions for Ave companies THAI want bus
franchises In this city are Scfore the
Board Of Estimate, with decision eX-
pected soon.
Going FIRST to London, the investigated.
found that officers of the VlIious under
ground and surface car lines agreed tfat
dminutlon of passenger traffic earnings
was largely due to motor bus competition.
The tramways," says the report, com
plain that the buses are invading their
.crritOIy ana taking away their business.
Tho buses complain that the tramways
are cutting under them In reducing fares.
and so the rivalry goes merrly on
As to whether or not London motor
buses cause more wear and tear on the
pavement than did the old horse omnibus
no exact data We're obtainable. tho re-
port says but 1t adds that the consensus
seemed to be that the worst havoc was
wrought by the motors.
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q, uovem.nt. No one would Ike to see
conditions existing on Broadway sixth
avenue or other important thorough
fares approaching the congestion 10 ne
found along New oxford street, uolborn'
Holborn Niaduct, Newgate and Cheapslue'
where the movement OF traifc Is some
times as slow as four miles an houI'
our observations indicated that the omni-
buses contribute to street congestion more
than any other single element OF the traf-
hc situation
why They Are Not Necessary Here
In their general conclusions the two
investigators say that buses are not an
economic necessity on Manhattan Island,
"The surface car lines OF the New
York Railways system, operated on tue
basis OF 5 cent fiat fare with transfers
to all parts OF the system says the re-
port, will still be needed to afford eni-
clent transportation service to the city
after the subways are opened, but be-
cause OF this subway competition the
earnings Of the surface car lines will natu-
rally suffer a reduction, Where then lies
the logic of granting to the bus COM
panies franchises to come In and com
pete directly with the surface car lines
when such competition is not economical
or desirable from the standpoint OF the
public, because, in the first place, i IL
not necessary, and in the second place.
it impairs the earning power OF the sur
face railroads the operation OF which,
ON the principle of the cent fiat fsB
with transfers. is Htally essential to the
cltys welfare7
Furthermore, the franchises asked
for by the bus companies in number OF
instances apply to the thoroughfares
under which subways are now being con-
structed Obviously during the work Of
construction buses cannot be operated
to advantage on those thoroughfares,
which are more or less obstructed on ac-
count OF the progress of the work. Upon
the completion OF the work and the open
Ing OF the subways there will be no neces-
slty for bus operation on these streets,
and hence the necessity or even eXpe-
diency of granting these bus franchises
cannot be demonstrated"
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RADIUM ORE COMING HERE.
shipment From Colorado VIII Pro-
dnce SIIO.OOO In saIts.

DENVER, Jan. IA shipment of ore
containing enough radium to produce
$4,000 In radum salts will leave here
tomorrow for New York in charge of
DR.. Charles L. Parsons of the United
states bureau of mines,
This is the first shipment 70 the ma
tonal radium institute ny - Govern
ment from Colorado mines and great
secrecy has surrounded It, II was held
up several days pending the arrival of
DIR. Parsons.
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Accidents Greatly Increased.

Regarding accidents the investigators
quote from the Select Committee on Motor
Traffic statement that the number of
fatal street accidents in the metropolitan
police area has increased ms=s 'han three
fold In eight years and the number OF
non -fatal accidents has doubled in seven
years. Most unsatisfactory" was TIN
committees description of the accident
record OF the motor buses,
Board of Trade report is quoted rs
showing that the London underground
suffers severely from competition with the
buses. In the year 1912 both the local
railways ana the tramways carried fewer
passengers than in the previous year. IN
1913 the passenger receipts OF the under
ground railways increased only about
per cent. over 1912,
THE experience OF London" says the
report OF Mr.. Keegan and Mr. Wood
has demonstrated concusively that the
bus is a serions factor In Increasing con-
gestion and slowing down all street traf-
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Auto Driver hit. Boy-speed. on.

The Brooklyn police are trying to trace
yellow automobile which after hitting
a boy who was sliding down hill at Den
ton place and Fourth avenue sped away
with rear lights eXtingulshed The hoy,
Tony Pinto, 49, OF s Denton place, Is in
the Holy Family Hospital with concussion
OF the brain.
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There was no Concord crowd or Boston
excitement at the Grand Central Terminal
yesterday morning when the train bring
ing Harry Thsw back TO the Tombs ar
rived.
Bang went the report OF a flash
light as he stepped onto the train plat
form. "Clck. click, click" went half a
dozen cameras.
Now, Mr.. Thaw. IL you please" said
an emboldened photographer. taking
Thaw by the arm. Right over here.
That's right. Face little bit up. The
first one wasn't very good. Now, boys"
Bang" went the hashlight again.
Click, click" went the cameras again.
No excitement. no turmoil, no police re-
serves necessary, not even band of
small boys.
II was all very fiat, indeed, was Harry
Thaw's arrival In New York, and not to
be compared with the trumphal recep-
ton accorded to him on his departure
from Concord and on his entrance into
Boston Saturday.
Sprightly. That's the way Thaw
stepped out across the grand concourse in
the terminal between two guards, with
scarcely u chance passerby turning to
remark the familiar features. Breakfast
at the Hotel Belmont. "A taxicab down
town, the Tombs
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5@ OK A,-~a.
GI,,sst's1Q.!p..s.I1f
@1 /

Real furs, real revisions,
real savings.
"A rat called a rat" and your
money back if you want it.
All fur and fur lined coats
reduced.
Examples-twelve fur lined
coats that were $50 are now
$38; ten that were S100, now
SIS; three that we're 5000,
now $135.
Twelve fur outside coats
that were $40 are now $31.50;
eight that were SIS are now
S62, etc, etc:
Further
Furgauntlets, fur glovesard
fur auto robes have II been
substantially marked do yn.
Fur caps even NOR, SO.
OF interest to more Of us
possibly
Winter overcoats, now SIS,
$40 and $25.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Three Broadway Stores
at at at
Warren St. I3th ST. oath St.
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TIEUPS In FIFTH
AVENUE PUZZLE
HEAD OF POLICE
Problem to Be Studied by
Citizens Traffic Com
mittee. Says Woods.
TELLS OF EXPERIMENTS
THAT WERE FAILURES

To the Chicago man who can scoot the
length OF Michigan avenue at a fast and
uninterrupted clip or the Philadelphian
who can do the same in North or South
Broad street the traffic congestion OF our
Firth avenue causes laughter where IL
doesn't cause profanity Police Commits
sioner Arthur Woods did not indulge in
profanity yesterday when he talked Of
Fifth avenue automobile tieups with a
Sun reporter. but one gathered that the
auto owning sufferers who are constantly
registering complaints do so In no quiet
language.
Three weeks ago" said Commissioner
Woods when asked what his department
Is doing toward Strengthening out the
Fifth avenue traffic tangles, II suggested
20 the Mayor that a citizens traffic com
mttce be appointed to give serious study
to the traffic and kindred problems. The
announcement Of the appointment OF
members to this traffic committee OF citl-
2sns will be made shortly and the COM
mittee will soon be at work"
Commissioner Woods agreed that the
present method of regulating automobiles
and other vehicles in Fifth avenue us
wholly unsatisfactory" which seems to
make the opinion unanimous. Since taking
office the Commissioner has made various
experiments. some Of which he outlined
yesterday, and he says he IL still at work
Oh the problem and has what he termed
'comniiss oncrs' studying the question
on the spot.
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'But again the kickers began to protest.
by telephone and mail the automobile
owners objected 10 the no left handed turn
rule. and again there was trouble
"Then we experimental with isles or
safety on the plan which now works so
successfully at Columbus Circle. Fifty
seventh street was selected for the eT-
pertinent because of its width. Four safety
islands we're marked out on the asphalt,
two on Fifth avenue asphalt In the mid
die Of the east and west crossings and
two on the Fifty-seventh street pavement
for pedestrians using the east and west
sides OF Fifth avenue.
with these safety islands clearly in
5icated in white by day and with lanterns
~ night. the experiment was tried %
having drivers. with no traffic policeman
ON hand to direct them, carefully avoid
tho islands Pedestrians would merely
have to cross half the width OF the street
or avenue to the safety island and then.
AZ the proper moment. continue over the
short stretch from the island to the
farther curb,
What happened" Tmld women would
come along and instead of walking fear
iessly out to rhe safety island they would
stop dead at the near curb and look
around wildly for a traffic policeman to
hold up all vehicuar traffic until they
had crossed the street, Again more kicks
from citizens, complaining that they had
felt compelled TO turn about and circle
rhe block to cross tho street or avenue
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Miss Georgina Roberts will give a talk
in the Vacation Headquarters, SO West
Thirty-ninth street, tomorrow evening on
immediate Causes OF the Diplomacy That
Failed"
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turn this way and turn that way and
sat down on the stool BLANK walls,
blank ceiling, blank floor. iron bars
prison.
"Good-by. brother" sang out Sheriff
Hornbeck. who brought Thaw to these
surroundings.
"Good-by, Sheriff" And the prisoner
was left To his own time passing devices.
There was a time in the history OF the
Tombs when the arrival of a well known
prisoner was the occasion for noisy
demonstration 10y the cell occupants IN the
newcomers tier. Some were greeted with
cheers and some with sneers. But that
time has passed NEW rule 67SO), so 1t
was impossible yesterday to say whether
Thaw's neighbors were pleased with his
arrival.
At . o'clock Thaw attended the Episco-
pal service conducted by the Rev John
Callahan, Episcopal chaplain of the
Tombs. Booze was the subject of the
sermon. Dinner at noon of noodle soup.
roast chicken. potatoes, layer cake and
black coffee. No excitement in the after
noon except the arrival of callers who
could not see Thaw ecause they didn't
have permit from Commissioner Davis.
a necessity on Sundays These callers
We're Abel l. Smith, Jr.. of Mr. Stanch-
fields office and Morgan j. O'Bren, Jr..
Of Mr.. O'Brlen's Office both lawyers re-
tanned by Thaw
Thaw will probably be arralgned some
time this morning before Justice Davis
IN the Criminal Courts Building. His
mother may be present. He will he repre-
scented by Messrs OBren. ST.. and
Stanchfield as counsel The pea when II
il made will be not guilty OF the charge,
which Is conspiracy. mlsdemeanor.
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John W. Gulland. who has repro, n,.
Dumfries since 1906, is a Junior lura '.
the Treasury and has been Scottish Nn
since 1909, lie was born In Ednhl-h
In 1864.
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Back to His Old Cell.

prisoner to cell eco"
Whats that?" inquired Thaw.
cell 220."
why. here's nice surprise. My old
cell Thank you. Hanley"
Warden Hanley said not to mention II.
Little favurs-pleasant to have Old
visitors--in short, Mr.. Hanley remarked
that he was glad to see Mr.. Thaw.
And IL here isn't Joe Crowley" Thaw
burst out.
How de do. Mr.. Thaw." said that
parsonage. Here | am come 10 be the
doorkeeper. Glad to see you, sir
Then up stepped Doc Mcclure (Dr.
Frank A. McGuirel. Thaw remem bered
him. too. Others shook hands. White
brick walls looking on. iron bars remain
ing coldly indifferent, TRUSTEES grinning at
the scene from respectful distance
out despite tiic al sio ,inn-ss vi
prison surroundings there did seem to be
"A fair exchange Of real cordially among
these old friends meeting az: in after so
long a separation.
Cell 220 is eight feet long, six feet wide
and eight feet high. 1t is one OF long
row in the second tier--the homicide tier
II is called. A pair of hunks, a stool and
a drop desk of childish proportions com
pete it's httings
"Clank 90 went the door OF iron graf
ngs and Thaw was locked up inside.
They say at the Tombs that the first
few minutes in cell are very trying to
the stanchest Of hearts. Thaw took a
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]. w. GULLAND CHIEF WHIP
scottish Member Takes Place q
Late Percy IIIingsworIh.
Soecicl Cabh DespatcA TO TnE 81


LONDON, Jan. 2i.--John w Guiana,
4. for Dumfries. has been apr-in
chief Liberal whip to succeed the I"'
Percy Ilingsworth.
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Statement by stanchHeId.

Mr.. Stanchfeld made the following re-
marks yesterday:
"Thaw will be arraigned tomorrow
charged with conspiracy. At that time the
Justice will fix the time for pleading and
the time for trial. We do not antlcipat g
that the trial will take place for month
or six weeks. He will be given an oppor-
tunity 10 plead guilty or not guilty. prob
ably within two or three days. I do not
know yet II Thaw will ask for bail though
he is entitled to it under the law. II he
wants II he can get It,"
II was said yesterday by Mr. OBrien
Jr.. that Philandcr Knox is stili connected
with Thaw's case. "Dick" Butler, the
former Assemblyman vino has been con.
nected with Thaw's escape from Mattea.
wan. said Educated" Roger Thompson
who drove the black touring car that took
Thaw to Canada. is back in town.
There are reports that Thompson is
going 10 testify against Thaw. The same
reports apply to "Dick' Butler. Also
I'm some way, somebody has discovered
that the Gopher Gang Is looking for
Thompson. Evelyn Nesbt Thaw left New
York for a theatrical tour last night
Mrs, Thaw declined TO see callers. Thav
turned his back on all intcry!cwcrs.
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Commissioner Woods drew forth a pen
ell and paper and showed by Illustration
why even with crosstown traffic at a stand
still in several successive streets the north
and southbound machines In the avenue
we're bound to be halted by the left hand
turner's
"a long line is going north from Thir-
tieth street on the supposition that the
drivers will not be halted until they reach
Thirty fourth street. we'll say" Commits
sioner Woods continued, indicating his
pencil diagram, and on the west side OF
Fifth avenue another line OF drivers start
south. expecting to continue unimpeded
until Thirtieth street. say, is reached.
"But In the line starting north there
4. driver who wants TO turn west, to
the left, into West Thirty-thlrd street, for
instance; or perhaps in the southbound
procession Is a chauffeur who must turn
10 the left to go east in one Of the cross
streets The result IL. OF course. that the
southbound string OF machInts1s held up
by "A left hand turn west or the north
bound by a left hand turn east into a
cross street and the whole Idea of five
blocks Of free stretch is knocked TO smith
Greens"
wouldn't an ordinance forbldding the
left hand turn straighten out the dlffi-
Guilty the Commissioner was asked
"Ycs, and We tried that" he sighed
YEARLY. I'VE tried the plan OF making
drivers who wanted. for instance, to turn
10 the left and go west through cross
street first turn to the right into the east
crn section Of the cross street and then
either go around three sides OF the block
east in the cross street 10 Madison ave-
nue.. north for a block in Madison avenua
and west in the next cross street back to
Fifth avenue--or to go a few feet east or
west in the cross stree;. turn around In
Nk.,t ST. hattu
Broadway or between Fifth and Madison
avenues. as the case may be. and then
approach Fifth avenue to cross II when
the street traffic was resumed.