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ITALIAN LINER HERE;
HEARD CALL.
Couldn't Aid British ship Ask
ing Help-GOt story Of
AncOna'S Loss.

The Italian liner Dura degli Ahruzl!,
which arrived yesterday from Genoa and
Naples, navigated the Mediterranean
with lights doused. fearing submarine
attack, and heard a wireless call for
help from "A British freight steamship.
maine not caught. before she got to the
Pillars Of Hercules, Capt. Mario Bot
tone could do nothing for the Briton,
having 63b passengers, including twenty
American citizens, To take through the
danger zone out into the Atlantic.
Later he heard by wireless the new
of the torpcdolng of tho Ancoua. lie
WAS then well on his course. He passed
In the Mediterranean a lifeboat AM,
wreckaee that he surmiscd might be
from the BritOn.
Prof. Ella Nolpi, antiquarian from
Rome, elected 10 stay aboard the Ducu
degli AbruzZi until this moraing so he
might personally attend to several Naiu-
able antiques In the hold of the liner
when they are brought out for eNamina-
t!on by the customs men. He says there
are two Titians In the collection, each
a girl with flowers and fruits. one girl
supposed to he Il daughter of Titan
lie values these at $1,000 each.
He says his finest importation is a
bronze group, Perfume" by liccIo
dating from the fifteenth century. lie
asserts that he Will not part with this
for less than 100000 and that j. Pier.
pont Morgan, Just before he died, init,
mated that he might acquire it soms
day. He has also a Francia entitled
"Virgln and Son lie claims exemp
ton from duty for all his collection OF
the ground of antiquity. That is the
question the experts OF the customs
will pass on later. The professor vii
| live here at the Hotel Manhattan.
The Ahruz2i brought IA war romance
| Henry y. Berger Of Marlboro, Mass.
who Went to Serbia last May to jo'r
| DR., Richard =. Stroug's sanitary dele,
CATION, met Natile Beroccu. a Serbian
nurse In a hospital, and they fell in love
and were married. They will star
| housek seping in West New York.
Miss Lucresia Bori, soprano, who has
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UNTAXING DECLARED SAFE.
NJ Danger of Passing = Per Cent.
Limit, May Or's Committee IL Told.

The taxpayer indignant and the sin
gle taNrr rampant occupied the iiour uf
the Board of Estimate chamber last eve.
ming before ths hearing on the untdXing
of buildings held by IN. Mayors taNa-
ton committee.
BenJanin nohlin. secretary ~ the OK
single Tax League. although admitting
thar changes In tn, SuCiar system might
wisely b. made ia easy As possible,
stated that single takers did not worry
AZ all about the loss the heuetciarics
of the present unfair system would suf-
fer IN the establishment. Of just eco-
uom!c conditions.
Frederic g. Leubuschor. president uf
the Society to Lower Rents ald Re-
duce Taxes, and II member ~ me COM
mittee, presented in answer TO Ques-
ion that have been raise. recently
an opinion that the untaNiug of build
ings Will involve no danger of exceeding
the constitutional limit - a . per cent.
tax rate.
Complaints have lpeeu made by wit
neSses AT the hearings hat there was
practically a ring OF IN. real estate 'uarI-
ing interests which could cut OF all
loans in ease the proposed change went
through, Benjamin e. Marsh, also OF
the Society t. Lower Rents and Reduc.
Taxes, announced that he had asked the
District Attorney t. investigate The
charge and call these sam witnesses he.
fore Il Grand Jury.
The hearing will he continued Monda>
afternoon.
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DEFECTIVE BABE DIES
SCIENTISTS DISAGREE


became one of the sweetest singers OF
English Verse. IA social favorite. a soldier
OF fortune and "A man to whom the world
must ever pay tribute.
DE Quincey-Master of English, gen.
orally credited with having been what
scientists term to-day "A mental defec-
tive
Robert Louis Stevenson-Author Of
Treasure Island and many other books.
equally able and famous. was tubercular
from early life. lie was forced to fight
daily to keep the life spark burning, yet
he wrote some OF tho masterpieces OF
American literature.
"Napoleon-According TO the modern
physician he probably went through life
without any thyroid glands, He was ali
understood, sickly boy and man. yet he
rose from the position of a poor Corsicnu
to Emperor Of France, became the
worlds greatest military strategist.
Trainer of the still living Napoleonic code
of laws. and whipped all Europe on the
field of battle.
Emperor William of Gernany-The
outstanding figure In the European war
to-day has fought III health from earliest
life. One of his arms has been withered
from ~babyhood. yet with only one good
arm the Kaiser does many things to-
day that the ordinary man with two
arms cannot do.
Marshall =. Wildcr-Though "A physi-
cal dwarf he taught himself to be so
entertaining that the world forgot his
deformity and he died known az one Of
the worlds greatest comedians.
Observation-Disclosures of Greek
orators, perhaps greatest in the world.
was born tongue tied He made him
self an orator despite this most dis
couraging of defects.
"Talleyrand-Dne of the most famous
of French Premiers. he Was born n
cripple. II was he who said Only
fools and women write letters
Peter Stuyvesant-The early Dutch
Governor of New York and founder of
the present Stuyvesant family IN Amer
lea. had hut one good leg. This did
not deter hin from becoming "A great
leader mon his people.
"Dr. Charles rroteus StelnmetZ-
Wizard of the General Electric Com
pany and considered by many electro
clans the equal, II not the superior, OF
Thomas Edison. has suffered from physi-
cal infirmities from babyhood"
An attempt to kidnap the doomed de-
fcctive baby was made to-day by a
who said she was a Mrs Walsh.
The woman had the baby for three hours
before she was found in a room of the
hospital and deprived of the infant. She
said that she had read in the papers of
the plans made by Ir ". j Haisclien
to Jet the baby ~" rather than perform
an operation which would enable X 10
live only to suffer and burden society
1t isn't right t. kill babies she
said. 81 am opposed To human beings
killing each other. and | will do every
thing | can TO proven, the science de-
cree from being carried out"
The bauy was placed under a close
guard OF nurses after this, Mre, Walsh
was not arrested She was nnelN dressed,
but would not give her address.
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TWO BANKS CLOSED,
Csrransa OficiRIs Force Then To
talI In Notes.
SVeciai Gable Despatch to Tnl sry.

MEXICO CRY. Nov. lin an inter
view to-day the Minister of Financ-.
said that the investigation Of the Stat.
paiks OF Guerrero and Iiidalgo dis
closed insufficient guaranty deposits for
tho notes in circulation and their off
cia., were notified to close unit their
Affairs were put into better condition.
This caused surprise regarding the bank
II Hidalgo, which recently advertised.
utei1hg to exchange national bank pot.s
ior IT'S own notes at PAR.
state lank notes were weak on the
market.
The Minister of FINANCE said that III,
investigation Of the Bank of London and
Mexico showed notes sufficiently guan,n-
'ce'i' but the committee warmed the bank
10 put It's quick assets into better shane
&" guarantee deposits in case OF
emergency.
Thu Investigation IF the Banco Ma
cloHa! de Mexico showed all affairs of
Inc bank IN excellent shape with enough
cash deposits to guarantee tn. local issl.
or 32.ouo.DuV pesos OF new notes il de-
sired.
The Finance officials say they closed
the stock exchange yesterday because
or wild speculation. They allowed IN.
exchange to reopen to-day, but say they
are investigating the exchange and prob-
ably VIII make some arrests
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FACTORY OWNERS FINED $50.
One Had Exit Locked and Another
smoked In Hts Plant.

4 warning reference Ia the Williams
burg fire. in which thirteen lives w're
lost. was made by Justices Salmon, Her
bert and Moss in Special Sessions yes
terday when they imposed the maximum
penalty on two manufacturers.
Solomon Mutterperl. - West 18th
street. wa charged by Inspector Dunn
with having an exit In his leather goods
establishment on the NTH floor Of 473
broadway locked on une 10. When
the inspector visited the premises he
found thirty employees there. Mutter-
perl was fined $50. with The alterna-
tive of thirty days in prison, and paid
the fine,
Inspector Sexton said that on June
. he found Henry Fursht, 6 East llstil
street, carrying a lighted cigarette on
the firth tlOor of his factory at l2c
West Twentieth street, where forty per
sons worked. Fursht was sentenced "a
pay a fine of $50 or serve twenty days.
He also decided to pay.
we want you to bear in mind.' said
Justice Salmon. 1.-THE recent catasi rophr
that was caused by fire, This court in
ends to do its utmost to prevent thu
recurrence of such IA calamity
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MEN DIVIDED,
Prof. Giddings Calls D"ct"r'.
Critics "NoIasscs MINDED"

"Molasses minded was the term
Prof. Franklin II. Giddiugs, head of the
department of sociology At Columbia
and women who advocate permitting de
tcttivc children 10 nature.
"It the facts ave As they ave rc-
ported the child should be- permitted
To- die" said Prof. Giddirgs Yesterday
'lf more such children had been per-
mitted [" die there would he fewer mo-
lass.- minded men and women in the
community who object TO letting such
children die"
lumbia's department of philanthropy
said that he believed the Chicago physi-
clan MAS acting wisely.
DR.. Virgil p. Glbney, professor NJ
surgery IN the College OF Physicians and
surgeons, said at is a mistake foi u
doctor to decline To- relieve suffering or
10 prolOug life, no matter what the ctr
c~umstaucrs.'
Prot. Munroe smith ur the Columbia
school of law condemned the action ~
rermitting defective children 90 die. but
largely for humanitarian REASONS 'l-,gi-
rtly, said l'rof. Smith, II suppose de-
f.ctiYc children should be permitted To
die, but it is a bad general IGle."
There Is a doctor In Chicago who has
all the ADVERTISING that he wants. lie
wished to- get free advertising, ana lie
has it,
In this way pr. .Nnyaaam Jacob
summed up his opinion of Dr. ". j.
Haiselien Of Chicago, who refused To-
perform the operation that would save
the defective baby whicn died last night.
The mission of doctors j. not to de-
stroy life, hut to save life" Ir llrnni
continued. doctors do mot claim the
right to XIII, They have tot that right
lr, jacob was asked II ne did not
think that ther" Was something Dr. the
problem Dr, IaiscldCu MS called GA to
meet analogous To- the question al birth
control. for which the New Work. physl-
clan mad" "A strong plea At a large meet
ing 1T the Academy of Medicine som"
months ago.
This has nothing WaAttl,g TO- IL" with
/ birth control" Ne answered.
Or. Meuas Gregory. urlI of the uS'-
churathic ward Al bellevue Hospital.
! asked MO t. to judge whether 4 mid
is nopelcssly defective" The doctor" Bul
one doctor might say, Iiuprlcssly d"fec.
/ tive ANA auothcr might consider that
/ there was hope, II seems q dangerous
right to put in ia" hands ~ any durtor
Might the decision in such cases hc
intrust"l tu u board of PHYSICIANS" Dc.
GlcgurN was asked.
"Wouli they agree" lac cred.
"The,e are sterilization boards in New
York and New Jersey, but they do not
act. They could not agrc. on the strril-
izatiuu of amy case. and the courts would
not uphold them. The woyld Is not read,
for these things yet, some time per-
haps-. But will say thai thus.
who uphold the act of l,r. iiaiseldcrl
have strong arguments ON their side"
Dr. John A.. Mctorklc. president of IN,
long island College Hospital, tool Tia.
part al the Chicago physician, declaring
that he saw no right o. justice In pro-
longing the lifo Of one bound to be an
imbecllc,
Dr, William Il, pritrharl o. lt3 West
ScNeuty-sccond street, said,
eve spend u great deal OF money
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w. J. BURNS MAY LOSE LICENSE
Philadelphia congressman to
Bring Action Against Detective.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l1.-Congress-
man George :. Graham announced to-
day that he was considering proceedings
to have the Philadelphia license or the
william j. Burns Detective Agency re-
vok~d.
The suggested action, explained Mr.,
Graham, IL prompted by a client whose
name could not be revealed. but who
felt that he had been wronged by the
Burns report of an investigation into
Philadelphia political methods. made
public by George ID. Porter as campaign
material In the recent independent
Mayoralty tight against the Republican
organization, The Congressman said
that while the proposed suit grew out of
the late ign its scope embraces Il
much wider field, He is expected 10 So
into court next week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-18
$4,000 PLANTS LACK
FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
Two Public Departments Nio-
late Law, Diamond Hear
ing Reveals.

Joseph o. Hamm!tt. chief Of the Blu
reau of Fire Prevention. asserted yest.r-
day at the inquiry into the Diamond fac
tory fire of November &. In which thir-
teen lives were lost, that more than
$1,000 factory buildings In New York
are without interior fire alarm systems,
to say nothing of fire buckets. axes, fire
drills and other protective measures. lie
said Furthermore that II, will probably
be four years before all factories can he
properly protected, even If the Board OF
Estimate provides the maximum force
for this work as requested by Commits
sioner Adamson.
State Senate Robert X. Lawson. mem
be. of the Thompson committee, sat with
Coroner Wagner again and questioned
several witnesses as 10 the consolidation
OF the state Labor and Compensation
departments. Mr.. Lawson said last night
that the transcript of testimony in the
present inquiry will be sufficient evil
dence on which to base his opposition
when the Industrial Commissioners come
up for confirmation before the Senate in
January,
IL was learned yesterday that at least
two departments violate the law pro-
wiling for proper fire protection IN fac
tories. From the books Of Charles
W lldiell, assistant counsel IN the LA Dol
Department, II was shown that orders
had been issued to the Fire Department
because Of Violations in its repair shop
Bolivar and Edward streets, and to the
State Banking Department regarding
factory buildings under its care.
Patrick J, Collins, superintendent oi
the bureau of building inspection
showed his records on the Diamond
building. He showed two violation
charges against the building in 1907 and
1911. The Diamonds were ordered In
1907 to put in two stairways. Accord
ing to the books the order vas com.
piled with four years later.
Mr.. liammitt exhibited 100 orders
with regard to the Interior fire alarT
system ON February 20 the first no
tice az applied to fire drills was sent
to the Diamonds on the complaint o,
jeremiah j. Flood, inspector. His rec.
ords also showed the inspection of th,
factory in June. August, October and
December. 1914. with regard to specific
complaints. The records revealed spe,
cinc complaints by the captain Of the
engine company In the district with re.
gard to the two s~tairways, fire alarms
fire buckets and heat hazards from The
candy furnaces in the cellar, but failed
to show that any of these defects were
rernedied.
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PASSPORT INDICTMENT FOUND.
Farther Revelations Expected Of
German Agents. Activities.

An Indictment in connection with pass
port frauds was returned by the Fed
eral Grand Jury late yesterday after
noon to Judge Howe in the criminal
branch of the Federal district court.
Judge Howe ordered the indictment
ealed 1t was said TO charge perjury.
1t Is expected that to-day. after the
arrest has been made. there will be fur
ther revelations concerning the activi.
ties Of German agents. II was surmised
that the person In question may have
had something to do with Carl Ruroede,
who confessed n was sent to Jail for
three years.
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ARMS FIRM INCORPORATED.
Bridgeport P%rOjectiIe Gonna y
Has Capital Of SlO,OOO,OOO,

HARTFORD. Conn. Nov. l7.-Charles
ID. Burnes, Secretary OF state. to-day
received "A filing fee of $4,000 for the
incorporation of the Bridgeport FRO
1ectile and Arms Company of Bridge
port.
Among the incorporators arc Carl
Foster and Frederick r. ..organ, who
were promoters of the big Bridgeport
Projectale Company, which was fire.
quently mentioned In the diplomatic
correspondence disclosed In the German
expose last summer.
The company Incorporated to-day, ono
OF the biggest ever HANDLED by the rec
dietary Of States office. has "A capital
or 100000 O Its main Office is "a
be In bridgeport. II 1t is empowered
to do a general arsenal and armory
business.
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LOSES $4,000 GEMS FROM CAB.
PittsburR Woman Reports Theft
Of Suitcase In Park,

Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Sidenberg of %
West Seventy-siXth street reported 10
the police last night that "A suitcase con-
tanning jewelry worth $4,000 had been
lost from "a taxicab in Central Park
West, " Sixty-third and sixty
NTH streets.
The suitcase. the property of Mrs. j.
Baer of Pittsburg. daughter OF the Siden-
belgs. is supposed to have fallen from
the taxicab seat and to have been seized
by some one who vlulted the Central
Park wall n made off. 1t contained n
pearl collar. a diamond horseshoe pin. n
diamond bar pin, pearl pins and studs,
q gold meshbag. . gold watch and a
silver toilet set.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-18
FORTY CITIES NAME
BOARDS ON DEFENCE
Mayor Mitchcl's Lead Is Fol-
lowed From Maine to
California.

Mayor Mitchel's lead in appointing a
committee of citizens TO urge upon Con-
Sress the necessity OF providing for an
adequate army and navy for defence
purposes has been followed by the
Mayors of not less than forty cities.
literally from Maine to California. =.
s.anvood Menken. president of the Ma
.onal Security League II a member OF
ne Mayors committee. sent a list OF
fese Mayors ana their cities TO Mayor
N'caels office yesterday.
Branches Of the National security
Lsagle .u many cities have sem tele-
grams nf ~pugratulation to Mayor
Al''le, On the appointment of his
omu.tlee. The suggestion Is also
made That a convention OF these
Committees be held In some centrally To-
r'ed cry The Mayors who have named
Committees are;
sG sebastian. Los Angels, CAL; g, G,
NMmnu- sacramento, cal Frank J. Rice.
heA ham, conn Martin ~Schully. Water
W.. Fla fam V,;l n n W. r. r ssTae" w ]sassssn,
III ,TE'ra. Bauer, Lafayette, Ind Mar
AZ heh.uau, NoT orleans. La William
"a, .9srta,m I2r'land' Me-; I"mss NJ
n,''e creek. Mt'h IS. ! Prince, Duluth,
VIM . j H4yo-, vicksburg, Miss. Elliott
HH'ssht' - jo-"Gh' No william Riddle'
~ D,'y y J.; Thomas l.. Raymond. New
~ y Louis T. FlhIman, Buffalo, y.
L,ui' Nlt syracuse; \, y; Thomas L.
Num.ng'on. y g; kd Oysrholzer. Okla
aSna ,.'.. Okla John Il. Reynolds, Mead
d..se, "a liHa9,ph BiankenbuTE. Phiis
,ceorg- a Wright. Pa estine. Tex; ," s.
cnspaaD, bennington, ". Va; il. J.. Kirk,
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WILSON STILL LIKES KITCHIN.
white NOusr Nails RumOr of OppO-
sition to His I.eadershiP,

NAsHlNGToH, Nov. l7,-Whi,e House
uHHclals took occasion to-day to deny
we published report that President Will
On viii oppose the election Of Repre-
sh,atiye kitchin Of North Carolina as
majority leader Of the House because OF
.s attitude toward the Administra-
mohs defence policy. it was stated
,naN Tho President comedies Mr..
M,.ohihS right to follow his own con-
nn"uohs h,i that mis- attitude OF friend
mess toward the North Carolina Con-
s'esSinan has not been impaired by the
aa,ional defence fight.
' .u'auli'ition was expressed, however.
Sat MI kltcnin has predicted the sue
S@ OF the Administration programme
vUssp',e his opposition. notwithstanding
W. White House statement there u
sss~,olihg among Democratic member
0"hglsss over Kitchtn's conduct.
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been resting in Spain with her brother,
will appear at the Metropolitan on
Monday In Iris and in Decembe- will
sing Madame Butterfly" for the hene-
A. of Italian war widows and orphans.
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r IN MEXICO
RESULT OF THE WARS
Generals Obregon and Aguelar, Noted for Stirring Es
capades, Are Worshipped by the Populace-
Boys Have the Martial Spirit.

President Madero and had been seized
along with Aguelar.
Release him." he demanded.
BY this time the guards had decided
this Colonel who bore authority to ar
rest any one he chose was also empowered
to release any one, and Garmendia was
released.
Follow me- said Aguelar. CURLY, and
out OF the prison both marched. The
whole astonishing imposition on the
guards had occupied scarcely three min
utes. Once outside. the daring Colonel
and Garmendia walked together around
a corner, then without u word to each
other dived into doorways. through other
exits and ~ OF the city. Garmendia
fled to the South. escaped over the Qua
tenala border and eventually returned,
only to lose his life in the battle of
Cubracan. In Sinaloa.
Escapes to Lower california.
Aguelar fed to the West and at the
frst opportunity shed his Mexican
clothes, dyed his skin and dressed his
hair like an indian and beat his way to
Lowe California Gradually he came
back into camp as the anti Hucrta re-
volt grew anc eventually he joinesl the
Carranza forces. His right hand was
injured In battle and he shakes hands
with the other.
Probably the stories improve with age
and retelling. but there are enough
thriliers available round any army en-.
~canpment In Mexico to satisfy the mos,
exacting taste, and IL Is not considered
good form to question their accuracy.
IL Is easy to understand military hero
worship In this ~neighborhood.
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CASE OF Won PAPEN
UNDER CONSIDERATION
state Department. Also Studyinx
Charges Against Won Nuber.

WASHINGTON, Nov. lit became
known to-day that the State Department
still has under consideration the cases
of Capt. Franz Won Papen. military at
tache at the German Embassy Consul
General Won Nuber. representing Austria
Hungary at New York, and other Of
fciais OF the German nd Austro-Hun-
garian Governments whose activities
nave been the subject N INVESTIGATION by
agents OF the Federal Government.
That drastic action may be taken by
the Department in the cases of the two
officials named above Is now considered
more probable than any time in the last
few weeks. Because OF the failure OF the
Administration to act on their cases
Immediately after the dismissal OF DR..
pumba the Austro-iungarian Ambas-
sador, the impression prevailed here that
nothing was to be done IL now appears
however. that II was merely a case of
suspended Judgment, due TO other con-
siderations of a vital character.
Capt. Won Papen and C~onsul-General
Won huber were involved In the Dumba
incident In several ways. Both We're
mentioned as having knowledge or hav-
ing approved the plan recommended by
the Ambassador for disrupting Ameri-
can munitions plants. Both were also
guilty of the offence given as one of tho
causes of DIR. Dumba's dismissal, that OF
using an American citizen and an Alneri-
can passport 70 get official messages
through the lines of the enemy.
Their Activities studied.
Both Won Papen and Won Nuber gave
Archibald cipher dispatches to be car
ried to officials in Berlin and Vienna.
These were seized with other papers
taken from Archibald. Consequently, 1t
is generally considered that they are
nuite as liable to dismissal from the
| United States AS WAS DR.. Dumba.
Since the Dumba case arose other In
| formation has come to the attention OF
| Administration officials with regard to
the activities Of German and Austrian
| agents in his country. Offcials of the
| Department OF Justice nave been partlc-
ularIy interested In advertisements and
| circular letters sent broadcast by Con-
sul-C;eneral Won Nuber and others call
ing on all Austro-H Hungarian subjects
engaged In nrunition plants to quit their
Jobs The letter demanded that they
leav. for reasons Of patriotism as we'll
as fear OF punishment should they re-
turn TO their native country.
The Department Of Justice has
| reached the conclusion that there Is no
law under which eases like that of Won