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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18

Mr.. Hayward examined not only Digs
and johnson, but also Dallas Mcneil. ,
John II. Clark and John Dona son.
who were in the same gang. The" all
made statements to the effect that they
knew they had struck the cable on
January 6. They remembered the date
because they had been told later Ct the
big fire in the subway at Fifty-third
Street. Diggs said he had been told
by his superintendent after the burned
cable had been found on January %
that he would have TO shut UP bout
il or the Coroner would hold MIN for
the death of the woman.
As the District Attorneys Office
found nothing in the lead, il ls said
they dropped it.
Al the Offices Of the Public Service
Commission il was explained that
their engineers had ordered inc cN-
posture Of the end of the l-beam so
that measurements for new manhole
could be made
When they investigated or January
% they found that men had never got
down 70 the I-bcams, and the hole
could not possibly have reached
through TO tho conduit where the cables
were.
Commissioner Williams explained on
the stand that II was impossible That
the steel drill had pierced the cables
on the morning on January .. lie
showed by diagram that cables ] and
2 we're in the top partition OF the
conduit and cables 3 and on the bot
tom. According TO the log OF the power
house the trouble was started by cable
going out of business. Cables , and
8 we're still working when they were
desdeued BY the burning out of the
alternating feed current cable.
Mr.. Hayward led the commissioner
into a discussion Of subway matters by
referring TO the supervision over con-
structIon work.
"There is a delicate situation at
Times Square" said Mr.. Williams.
"There we are putting in the cOnnec-
ton between the old and the new sub
WAYS. At certain places you can't get
vour hand between the roof OF the car
and the new work. Our engineers are
worried about II. But we watch every
thing with the greatest care
Then counsel sprung the story, and
the commissioner declared he never
Lad heard il. lie asserted emphatically
,hst he would inquire whether their
engineers had concealed anything from
,bs commission. "lf ! lind any man
Va done so. ! shall be the first 10 ask
for his resignation" he said, pounding
In the morning the commissioner
.,snklv acknowledged that he had not
done his full duty in permitting the
s,,ee. Isilway companies in Jamaica 20
,.;niate an order for waiting room for
80 ,ban a wear. Il was brought out
that n women wanted shelter they had
n 20 into q hall, where they were open
senator Foley announced that he
vnnld ask that all the former members
o. the Public Service Commission and
~. b.sd of the Law department be
&c mpelled 20 testify. All. with one eX-
eention. arc Republicans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
IRON Tie Tribune Bureau
Washington. February ~.
ARMY


AR,fY.
col. WILLIS 7 NAY. LIT. retired list March 70. -,
Maj HENRY g. LFARNAhD, Al Zen. 70 J. I.
Georze Wright. Tor Temporary GUY '"e''o !"
c.p1 oRRIN II. WOLFE, 18th lni. detailed as
inspector Instructor With OysniLed hlluA OF Men
'uesy 10 Frankfort
C.pt. ROBERT NJ BRAMBIIA. q G. 70 Tempo
AZ charse ~ Portland. ore ofioo o. Y e.
,Icc Lieut. Col. JOHN y. BAXTER. " g 70
az, LAY r HOPKINS from assisnnent' i3jth
90 Coast An. 20 Unassigned hst -, -,
Foiioutu. Officers relieved from Assignment 1 tes-
n,.nt. indi..tsi 20 take effect June !: tirt
IJeyt THOMAS r BERNARD. 20 Cav: Ftrt
c,oi CHARLES O. MoRTlHER AMI rirt LeUts.
CHARLES s. BIAkE1-EY snl WILLIAM =
ris sS,b Inf CAPT JAMES NJ LOVE. r.. l5th
IN. Capt FREDERICK 4. !. PkicE. Sh iri
second Lieut.. EDWIN " WILSON. 2tth M.
.ad Secosld Lieu, WALLER Il WEAVER l3h
F,1,i Lieut.. JOSEPH L SANFORD. Med, Re-
ri,,. Lieut.. FRANCIS H. FARNuM. I'd Inf. de-
tsiloi for duty with Organized Mihus OF Maine
as lnsp..ctoT- Instructor s,tsF Feb. 20
Ft,st lieut., LAURENCE q MATTHEWS and
CLEMENT II. WRIGHT. from assignment "a Inf.
t..,. ~ =, sbsnos' Fir., Lieut.. GEORGE r. CAL
LENDER. Med. CoET.: too months
NAVY
Ea,. n C.. LEIGHTON. detached North D,ko,..
To- receiving ship al Norfolk
Ens ~ sTRONG, VALENTINE WOOD and
CLARKE WITHERS dstsChed North Dakcts
to g.val training station. Newport
En, D. l. JOHNSTON. dstschei Nofta Dsaots. 10
ns,al training stsiion. Great LaAa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
BREAD, 3la CENTS A LOAF
Housewives League Showing
How It MAY Be Made.

Bread at three and one-half cents a
loaf is the aim OF the Housewives
League, but those who enjoy the staff
of life at that low figure will have
to make it. In order that no women
can have the excuse of not knowing
how, the league has its cooking ex-
pert. Miss Emma g. BoSSong, at the
headquarters. % West Forty-fifth
street, teaching housewives and those
who aspire TO be housewives, the art
of baking bread and biscuits that will
melt in the mouth.
Most Of the pupils expect 70 win
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18

was going 20 five cents wholesale and
he must sell it for six cents, the wit
, ness said.
Kaufman testified he put sign in
his window the day the price went up
that he would continue to sell bread at
five cents, and that the Ward driver
refused to deliver him any more bread
unless he charged six cents. lie said
he wanted to keep the old price in or
der 10 retain his trade.
"On Saturday" said Kaufman, "the
Ward driver came and put fifteen
loaves in my case. | didn't look at it
at the time, but continued 10 sell at five
cents. After ! had sold few loaves
my customers Indignantly brought
them back. and then / found that they
were three days old. lost lot of
customers that way. The driver came
on Monday and left more stale bread.
demonstrated. but he said, That's
good enough to sell for five cents
George G. Fender, a grocer and
delicatessen dealer at 209 Columbus
Avenue. told the story of his expert
ence with Lasher, the Ward driver.
Fender said his customers objected to
paying six cents, and he began to take
Dillman's bread and sell IL for Ave
cents a loaf. Lasher refused to sell
him Wards bread. he said. unless he
stopped selling Dillman's at five cents.
Lasher's frank testimony surprised
the Deputy Attorney General. The wit
ness said he lived at 692 East i42d
Street.
Deputy Attorney General Becker
said yesterday that he had received re-
plies to his invitation to appear and
testify from J. Ogden Armour, f. II.
Partridge, Arthur W. Cutten and other
prominent Chicago men declining 10
testify. They informed Mr.. Becker
that they had no information that
would assist him in the investigation.
No reply has been received yet from
James A. Patten. Others. including
Joseph Letter, have written asking for
more details as TO what information
the Attorney General desires, and Mr.
Becker hopes 10 get Letter to testify.
The hearings were adjourned until
next Tuesday at II a. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
Jeff Dapis, Social Arbter Of Hosiery hstract Miss Mar
qaret Norton. of the Imperial, in Hobo One-Seo
While Patrons Applaud qUnh Spoons

No one can now doubt the standing
of the Hotel de Gink among the hostel
ries Of New York. II has its pay tele-
phone. its music with meals and its
barber, cobbler and tailor. But not
until yesterday afternoon did it have
a dansant.
The latest innovation went Ju., d lit
tie further than the average the dan
SAINT. for the 'boes ate Mulligan stew
and tapped the bowls with their spoons
while the entertainment was on.
While the square piano was being
played and the bowls were being struck
Jeff Davis danced the official hobo one
step with Miss Margaret Norton, who is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18

prizes IN the bread-making contest
the league has opened. The awards
will be made February q, but all con-
testants must register this week The
first prize is IS and the blue ribbon.
the second prize SO and a white rib
bon, and the third prize 81 and yell
low ribbon. There will be a first, sec
ond and third prize for each borough.
II is said that, with -four at SO so a
barrel. bread can be made for three
and onc-half cents a fsir-sized loaf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18

in charge Of the Hotel lmperIaI's palm
room.
Miss Norton was not acquainted with
the intricacies of the steps, but JEFF
came TO her rescue and explained that
il was Just "a slide and glide, then
a run and smile He proved an able
instructor. and she was soon as efficient
in the hobo ouo-stcp as JEFF himself.
When the pair finished the 'boes were
too astonished to applaud. They sat
open mouthed until one or two thought
to clap their hands in appreciation Of
their hosts agility. The patrons voted
the Mulligan dansant a success, and
with true appreciation Miss Norton
said she enjoyed the experience and
thought the ginks were fine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
Deserts Her Ten Day Old Son.

Charged with deserving her tcn-day-
old boy on Monday night, Mrs. Anna
Murphy, thirty-six, was arrested at
the Municipal Lodging House last
night. The police sent the founding
10 Bellevue Hospital There one Of the
doctors recognized the child a. Mrs.
Murphy's, the woman being employed
there as a cleaner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
Spells Till Examiner Cant See

Port Jervis, y. Y, Feb. l7.-Because
the county school commissioner 20.
tired and il was getting dark and the
schoolhouse had no lights, Clarence
Hughes, a sehoolboy, Of Mast Hope,
near here. quit with a clean record OF
spelling 800 words correctly. The com
missioner was on his annual visit 10
test the educational powers Of the
children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
Hug Breaks Grandma's Rib.

Winsted. Conn, Feb. arriving
rome on his first furlough SINCE en-
iistment. Arthur F. Ackley embraced
his grandmother, Mrs. Ferdinand
Fortier. with such force as 10 oteaA
one Of her ribs.
Aekl.y. who is on the United States
bst,leship Texas. and his grandmother
had not met in slmost6 SesE'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
HEADQUARTERS NOTICES.

J. A. the examination held a, headquarters on
tuesday evening tho follosiug promoted N me
second ci,ss Hamilton MsnnOn Oscar Ili gFtl.
Harold Cshrs, Norman GNlor Troop ~ burqn
Ereenbup. James Glien. 1pop III: william b
calvert, Troop III. and Clarence Chsfe". Troop ~
? The nett examination for srsi tlsSs scouts WI
Re he'd on March L. Under tho present system
The number 81 hCys To h etsmlrcf m a slIs
,'enins IL strictly limited and applications are h.ed
" order ~ their receipt The examination Oh
March will be for seCond csss only
hcoptnaster, viii hesr In mind that a etamin'
tlos uegtg at Ocic-k sharp. that candidate. mh'.
BRING ibeir cards properly cOuntersgncd AMI ina
absence without excuse defes the cIsminsuon tor
sAty days
%. Scouts N several troops notably 81 ~ ana
l0i, have performed hard service AZ Bundle paF
headquarters the las, week. Under ule direction
n the committee they have Investigated and ven
ted apple ATOMS for relief Scout Archibald faN.
Troop 20 a member u l0sal headquarters star ma
the honor " meeting Colonel Theodore NoseFeli ~
,h' occasion Of the aieIs visit 10 the MARI 'rls'
Building
The Washington Local Council has as pub
h,hed small manual u dnu regulations io-
scout troops. complied by Malcolm Z. Iunhn.
scoutmaster u the training troop ~ that cl' y,
stated iu the preface Il i net the purpose 81 i3e'
regulations 10 iosch the Boy Scouts any more.
meIts that might te n military nature. hut l,t
We might have simple d.ili code that is stsi'
arl -
\ supply o.. .hsse manuals has been obtained AZ
,O,t through the courtesy o. the Nd-trs tph o'f''
and Que viii 10 furnished without charge % ever
..F. d tors ri In a,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18

The orders aud notices that appear 10 ms
column apply only t. the Boy scouts OF
America and not 70 any other orgaul@~t'"h
using the word Scouts" Lorillari Spencer.
ScOu Commissioner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
BREAD co. FACES
CONSPIRACY CHARGE

Continued from page |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18

MADAM Ought not the members
of the Board Of Education and the
Board OF Superintendent to be re-
quired TO send their children to the
public schools? Under the compul-
sory education law we. the common
people, are compelled to send our
children there.
These boards are responsible for
the excellence of the schools. If they
make them good enough for our chill
dren, Why aren't they good enough for
theirs? REB \. ANhEL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18

The city pays Dean Schneider and
Mr.. Writ each $1,000 week for the
period they work. II amounts to S2OOOO
a year for the services Of these TWO
experts.
IL they can take the boys and girls
Of this community and make happy and
useful citizens of them. $4,000 ISN'T
too much. We're spending s40,0OO,0OO
now. and we're not getting results.
The bread line is a part Of the prod
uct Of our public schools.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18
STOCK MARKET
WAS DEPRESSED
Due To The International situation-
No Concerted Bsliing But Pricss
Drifts1

NEW YORK. Dee 1.-THE market was
again under the spell OF depression for
the greater part OF todays session.
largely ~ not wholly in consequence OF
the international situation. There was
no concerted selling such as character
lied yesterdays late operation. but
prices drifted aimlessly from sheer iner-
tia
Aggressive tactics were temporarily
abandoned by the bears and such con-
structive forces as may have existed
were held In restraint. pending a def
mite knowledge or outcome OF relations
between Washington and Vienna For
eign selling continued as an aftermath
OF the plan OF the British Government
to mobilize American securities bu.
offerings from such sources were not
In sufficient volume materially to affect
quoted values.
Exchange on leading European oenters
was more than ordinarily conflicting.
Remittances to Germany receded to
within a fraction OF the recent low rate.
while sterling and francs shaded slightly.
irregular prices changes were regis
tered I'm the first hour. war issues and
oils recovering / TO . points over yes
terday's final figures.
In the final hour the list hardened
in almost all quarters. with particular
strength in American Smelling. Texas
Company and Consolidated Gas
Total sales of stocks amounted to
$4,000 shares.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18
OIL NOTES.

Harry wordsn e Co No q. Harhart
hrira farm. completed in Cow BUN sand
aud showiug f0r twenty barrels per
day Located In Union district. Pleas
ants county.
blg Three pil company. so T. Charlie
NellT farm showing FOR ~ barrels per
DAY from keener sand. They have NOT
drilled this we'll through sand yet Lo-
Gated at TwiEEa. Union district. Pleas
ants county.
on Wades Run. Grant district. Richie
county. the Starr OH a Gas company
has drilled itH No. q John starr farm.
through the squnw sand and Showing
Tor "a 8 barrel we'll in the Recner Haua.
ln Union district. clay county. Cos
horn oil company, No q. G0Hhuru 81 M .
rig c0rnplcted. located on Camp
Creek. 100 feet north OF No. 2. same
farm.
On the waters ~ Rush creek. smith
nrld district Nuauc county. the FISHER
0ii company completed 80. q. W. o.
BARI farm. in The HlE Inlun sand ana
showing f1r q barrels after being sh0f
Located 40 feet euuthcnHt ~ ohio FurI
Oil go SO T. . D Meadow ON Same
stream. came district ana county. the
south Penn Dli 60. has counulefed De-
N1. D. 4. McCiain farm, in the Hir
frlun HHud and showing Tor p barrel
after being ahot located 900 fort
southeast or Fisher OF Co.'S No vi b
uurE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18
BANK
CAPITAL NOW
Is INCREASED
RANK EArIDLr APPRoACHrUo
GOAL or BIoNEss.
Bank's stoekhoidsrs rafins New xssus,
which WIN Give Total Capital OF
500 900.

The capital stock OF the Quarter Saw
inEs Bank H. being increased from va
zoe to 100000. The bank under it's
charter has been authorized TO issue up
TO 100000. bat up TO this time the stock
amounted 20 but s78.eOO. Al a meeting
Of the board OF directors OF the bank
Ia Was voted 10 issue the additional ass
shares Of ti00 each 10 the present stock
holders. pro rata Although the Quarter
Banks stock has a book value Of sl6O
share. the new stock will be issued at
par. Ice. Each stockholdsr r. allotted new
stock TO the extent Of IS per cent. OF his
present holdings- The night % subscribe
and ray Tor the stock expires December
y. With the bank having such a fine
record o. profitable activity. needless
20 state the present stockholders are
eagerly taking % their ailotments. and
anxious for more.
During the past four CT five years
this bank has been showing heavy in
creases In deposits and continuance OF
the gratifying profits that have marked
It's career from the start. and IN the not
distant future a. bids fair to become one
81 the larger and more important finAn-
cial Institutions % wheeling. The re-
cent occupancy OF its handsome new
home az the corner Of sixteenth and
Market streets has been followed by stu
larger increases IN business transacted.
The ability OF Cashier J. Fred EbelinR
has had much 20 do with the banks mo-
table growth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18
FLASHES TO naAsrEN.

NEW YORK. Dec. iT.-Thers may be
some uncertainty IA the market to-day
on account Of the Austrian situation.
The chances are that a good deal OF this
situation was discounted yesterday as
me rumors were thick in Wall street
that mere was going TO be trouble over
uis Incident. think a reaction Will
please a good many people and IL would
De good thing for the market to have.
NEW 1Okk. Dec. IA more favor
able turn In the Austrian negotiations
as result u the administrations dis
position TO give vienna a bill Of partic-
ulars, started = covering movement as
soon a. the market opened this morning.
Early gains amounted IN some cases 10
a iull point or more when the covering
operations wcr over the market laused
INTO dullncss aud traders prcducted that
the market would b. subjected to a
sharp break before any substantial rise
TOOK place, az midday the market re-
acted sharply on the re-appearance OF
fresh selling but stocks were we'll taken
on the decline.
NEW YORK. Dec live believe that
long lines should b. reduced.
Until the Austrian friction b. removed
this stock market will require good sup
port
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18
IMPROVEMENT IN
TRADE CONDITIONS

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
Sustained activity in a majority or
lines. with prospects of still greater
growth. typefy current trade and in
dustrtal conditions. Contrary TO pre-
cedent the larger trades do not dis
play the customary pre-holiday char
acteristics that usually prevail when
The tine for taking inventories arrives.
True. there has been a lull in some
sections, but most reports agree that
Wholesale as well as jobbing trade is
OF large volume. In addition, Christ
mas shopping Is In full swing, buying
al many centers is the heaviest IN
years. mail order houses are doing a
record business. industrial activity is
especially noteworthy, labor is well
employed at good wages. farmers, ex-
cept In few places. are prosperous,
bank clearings heavily exceed those OF
this time in 1913. money is in better
demand, and railway traffic Is heavy.
Weekly bank clearings. N.62S, OO3. 900.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18
FInANcIAL Horra.

Financial News-Thc Austrian sftua-
ton II being made much OF by the pro-
tessional element working for reactions.
hut the best Judgment seems 10 concur
In the convictions that declines brought
about by this development are providing
good buying opportunities In the stand-
ard issues. including Atchison. southern
Pacific, Union Pacific. New York Cen-
ral. g. ~ O.. the oils. coppers and steel
and railway equipment industrials
Wall street Journal-There h. selling
OF Erie on the probability OF new finan-
cling The company will have 20 provide
for slO.0O0.0OO notes falling due next
April.
Financial America-Tho trading sle-
ment on the floor has assumed a bearish
position temporarily on account of the
Austrian situation.
Journal 81 Commerce. ow that the
syndicate has been closed the allied
bonds will begin 90 find their final
place among investors This will take
time. Thus there b. slight probability
% any attempt o. float a new formal
British loan among American inycs tors.
CLARK. Childs ~ Co. say--rhe market
a. whole acts well and will d. in Last
tuEly good shape when Investment has
supplied "a little further relief for an
over bought condition
Eroomhnll says-Wheat firm on
American news. Spot % Co. ID hiEhcr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18

NEW YORK. Dec. H. Ootton fu-
tILg. opf nnl steady. December ff1 nH
May Wa July f11GI. October sfare
Ht1p orders were uncovered a. fHr
market worked lower toward me rIfrrf.
% ne mlgrnllE with The break enfrrf.
lbs g. fllLl Tor January $500 f.r
March AMI ff1.ls fnr Mas rr rI'rHr..
under the low level M net Monday .r
tH9 near poHIfiurH Southern au.r
nnuac7 and some m the local Trade IT,.
forests we're buyers ou thla decline and
lhcre were rallies of cir 0r seven rarrr.
from tnc lowest around midday
After the midday rlII. fa aI..uf an .-
for January Hnd tflff flr MarrE rE.
marEft weakened aFHIu under rrur e.rf
uIullHfinn uIfh January selling .a h.
AllLs, March f0 1901 nnI Nar fo
AlAat ur about 1f o. DO points md los.
e. toward the middle III the aff.r.
noon
spot cotton quiet. middunr upiands
81 81. NJ HHIrH
cotton fufurca clHraI barely afaafr.
~, mher ~ ~ January ffIiI Msr.h
waco. Way fitfl. July fIlH l.fUI.r
t1Gnf
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-18
MONTY MAnKHT.

NEW YORK. Dec Mercantile
paper 3m3lt per cent sferllng. 90 day
bills 1880. demand FtT2. rabI.a
ffTt9u. frauca. demand a5ab. cables
1853 MARKS demand 7GAr. cables
1h-t fulldrrf demand fGar. cables
fsh Lirea. demand o. IS. cables % So.
FIbinH demand gihc. cables 81c Uar
silver sfitc MEXICAN dollars Ntar
Government bonds steady Railroad
bonds heavy
Time loans steady. 90 and 90 days ~,
uta per cent. STA months 2hQg per
cent
Cell money steady. high Der cent.
low ] "a Scr cent. ruling urfr per GEN..
last 10nn per cent. closing bid az 49,
cent. offered at 2 per cent