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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
u, s. FINDS SHIP PLOT
GAVE AID TO GERMANS

II is not charged that the Fran and
the Somerstad ever fulfilled their
original mission, but the charge is that
there was conspiracy TO defraud the
United States.
The witnesses yesterday were Cap
tain Grindheim, of the Fran, and
Ralph James NJ. Bullowa, counsel for
Wrangell & Co., Norwegian owners of
the Fran and the Somerstad. Mr..
Bullowa had charge of the cancelling
of the charters, and called the matter
TO the attention of the British Consul.
While Captain Grindheim was at
Philadelphia, il was brought out, he
received a letter as follows:
1--WE beg TO introduce our super
cargo on your ship. The supercargo
has instructions 10 allow TO you liberal
gratuities, and we shall thank you TO
further our interests in every respect"
II was signed by Superintendent
hotter, Of the Hamburg American
Line.
1t is said the American ships Lo-
reno and Berwind actually cleared
with false manifests and clearances
and carried out their missions. The
investigation will aim to cover all in
stances Of similar violations. The in
terest of the State Department comes
from the fact that American passports
and shipping papers have become dis
credited in Europe on account of the
frauds practised in connection with
them, and the situation, unless cleared,
might draw this country into serious
complications.
Anxiety is felt by officials of neutral
transatlantic steamship companies
over reports that federal agents acting
in conjunction with Custom House in
spectors are investigating alleged vio-
lations of the customs laws tending
20 cause friction with nations now at
war. Nothing could be learned from
the steamship officials, but il is under
stood the government is probing an
alleged conspiracy 10 defraud the
United States by means of false clear
ance papers as 10 ports of destination
and the false manifesting of contra
band cargoes.
Federal agents have been quietly
gathering information on the docks of
the olland-America and the Scandi-
navian-American Lines in Hoboken.
Superintendent Larson Of the Scandi-
navian-American Line refused TO com
ment on the matter, stating that the
government officials had not taken him
into their confidence.
"As far as | know there has not
been any irregularity in the clearance
papers and manifestoes Of cargoes of
our ships" he said.
Officials OF the Holland-America Line
refused TO make any comment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
BOYS ARREST WOMAN
Junior Police Enforce Law
About Mixing of Refuse.

Stalwart Mrs. Sadie NatCrman, of %
East Fourth Street, vs. propelled into
Essex Market court by two dlminutive
members Of the Junior Police. They
charged her with disorderly conduct
and resisting an officer. She got off
with q warning that next time she in
terfered with the police she would get
a s. fine
Lieutenant Sheehter and Patrolman
Wischni were the complainants. They
testified that on Wednesday they
warned her 90 stop liking paper and
ashes. The next day she and a man
seized the boys and spanked them. Each
IS eleven years old and about four feet
high.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
HOUSE STAGES
OLD MILEAGE FARCE
Cuts Down Panama Jaunt EN-
penses," but Senate Will
Put Them Back.

Washington, Feb. 26.--The Senate
Appropriation Of 100000 for govern
ment officers expenses at the celebra-
ton of the canal opening was badly
slashed in the House to-day, when the
conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill was presented. The
appropriation was cut to $4,000 ana
a further reduction to $4,000 failed
by only few votes. =,
The House "insisted" that II would
not agree TO the customary allowance
of 90 cents . mile travelling expenses
for Senators and Representatives. The
conferres were instructed 20 hold OUT
against Senate amendment and TO de-
mand actual travelling expenses, as
provided when the bill left the House.
This action follows precedent. FOR
wears the House has protested the
mileage, then yielded eventually when
the Senate forced us to take the ~
cents a mile"
Representative Cox, Of Indiana, au-
thor of the mileage provision, an
nounced to-day that he "was tired OF
yielding to the Senate every year" The
House should stand out 10 the last
against the upper body. Representa-
tive Sims, a Tennessee Democrat, asked
the Indiana member TO yield for a
question.
Suppose, TO show our sincerity
about this mileage business, that all
the House members return their mile
age to the Treasury when it is received
this year. That would convince the
Senate we're in earnest"
That's not a question; / didn't ylel
for any such statement" shouted Mr..
Cox, waving Mr.. Sims aside. The
House laughed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
READY FOR STATE CENSUS
Bill introduced Giving Jobs TO
5000 Enumerators.
from , star corrspondcn, Of The Tribune

Iron star Co7r,spondeu, Of The Tribune J
Albany, Feb. 26.-The taking Of the
state census. which will give employ
ment 70 5000 persons throughout the
state during the months Of May ana
June, Is provided for in bill miro
dueed to-day by Assemblyman morn
Of Buffalo The measure IS IN az
cordance with Article IN Of the con
stitution. which requires sl"''
enumeration every tenth year. inns
years supply bill contains an item OF
s465 900 for the enumeration and II
is hoped this will cover the collecting
~ statistics concerning occupation
etc and other data desired by the
state education and labor departments
Those 10 be employed for the enG
noeration and their compensation i1l-
low, one enumerator for each OF the
I'm election districts in the state
f,or, s25 70 $40 each; one supervising
onpmerator for each of the lol as
ssmblv districts, $500 each; one cnieI
erumerator for Manhattan and Inc
Rronx and one chief for Kings ana
0noens counties. $4,000 each, and one
cb;ef onumerator for Erie County, 81
GOO, interpreters may also be EN-
Moved st So n day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27

Newport, when the embassy was trahs-
ferred there for the summer
The captain has kept n simple but
charming apartment at The Bachelor
in II Street, fashionable apartment
house. where many other young diplo-
mats live He was put up for the yarl-
Gus clubs OF Washington Immediately
upon his arrival, and at the Metropoll-
tan Club, where he generally Dimes
when not nt the table Of some member
of the smart set, he is looked upon as
n genial, accomplished fellow, whom
every one likes.
At the Chevy Chase Club he is a
prime favorite on the golf course, the
tennis court in the cardrooms and IN
the bathrooms.
The Bachelors. Washington's most
select dancing organ ization, which has
been In n state Of coma for two sea
sons, found in Captain Boyd during
his first season here wonderfully
valuable member. His suggestions
were unique, and he was a prime mover
in making the germans a success. Like
other bachelor diplomats, Captain Boy
Ed found his presence IN such CON
slant demand that only little time
tons TO his dinner parties at the Chevy
Chase Club. at Rauscher's and else
where were the most coveted prizes by
both matrons and debutantes. vat,
wine and song all entered into these
occasions. while n gentle elegance al
ways obtained in Captain Boyd
manner 10 his women guests.
with the captains advent in Wash
ington began his trips TO various parts
Of the United States, frequently taking
him away in the middle Of the busiest
social rush. He went TO Mexico and
back and forth from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Coast.
It is a rather peculiar fact that the
name of this dashing sea officer has
never been associated with that OF an
American woman, so far as members
of the smart set are able to recall.
Generally each season brings out a
crop of rumored engagements between
the bachelor diplomats and rich Ameri-
can girls or widows, but never within
the memory OF society folk has there
ever been even suggestion OF gossip
about Captain Boy-Ed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
BECKER LOSES
In APPEAL FOR
ANOTHER TRIAL
Justice WeekS's Decision
To Be Carried Higher,
Counsel Says.
NEGRO'S CHARGES
GET HOT DENIAL
Story of Money Offer Vile and
Infamous, Declares Accused
Lawyer.

Justice Weeks yesterday refused 10
grant new trial TO Charles Becker
He made no comment on his denial and
handed down no opinion, merely writ
ing motion denied" on the papers SUD
mitted TO him by Assistant District
Attorney Delchanty and by Martin l.
Manton. Becker's counsel, when the mo-
ton was argued Thursday morning.
The court permitted John y. johns,
ton. Manton's associate, 70 ME a Hna'
affidavit 10 answer charges mace D!
James Marshall in sworn statement
filed By the District Attorney al'er 'he
motion for new trial was argued:
Marshall was the negro stool pigeon OF
Becker whose testimony helped convict
Becker az his second trial, whose par
tial denial of his testimony furnlSheo
the basis Tor the request for a thlro
trial, and who then repdulated ms de-
NAL in the affidavit referred 70 above
The part Of Marshalls affidavit when
accused him Of offering money MI
Johnston chsrsctcrizes as vie, IN
famous" and absolutely false lie
says also THAT at no time was ne aIohe
with Marshall and was careful always
70 address him in the presence of dis
interested persons. He denies thAI
Howard VI. Long, United States Com
missioner. whom Mr.. Delehanty &C
cused. was under a retainer by Becker.
Referring 20 Long and two newspaper
reporters who first heard Marshalls
story in Philadelphia, Mr.. Johnstons
affidavit reads:
For this deliberate falsehood they
and deponent were entirely unprepared'
As .deponert has but until O'Clock 70
submit this affidavit, he IS unable 10
secure additional aftidavits from them.
DepOnent has, however, communicated
BIZ telephone with Mr.. Long at Phila-
delphia, and deponent is authorized by
him TO say that every one OF these per
sons is ready TO make an affidavit con-
tradicting specifically this last false
statement Of Marshall.
Every word exchanged with Mar
shall in New York by deponent was IN
the presence Of Mr.. Manton, MISS
Schmalz. mis- stenographer, and Mr.
Marble, the detective who accompanied
him from Philadelphia at my request
every one OF whom IS ready 10 make an
affidavit contradicting this last false
statement OF Marshall If the court so
desires"
Justice Weeks's refusal Of a third
trial was expected He had indicated
as much at the close Of the argument
Thursday.
Mr.. Manton will serve a notice on the
District Attorney to-day of an appeal
from Justice Weeks's decision. All the
afidavits and arguments in the motion
for a new trial will be filed with the
motion in the Court of Appeals TO re
verse the verdict against Becker. 1t IS
expected that this motion will be ar
gued on March "a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
COAL STRIKE HOLDS
AMERICAN LINERS
Arabic and Philadelphia
Forced to Suspend Sail.
ings at Liverpool.
lBy Gable to The Tribune. ]

London, Feb. 26.-The strike Of n.
Liverpool coal beavers has aecsn.
plished the temporary paralyzation 0,
traffic to New York, which is nor.
than the Kaiser and his blockade ara
able to do since Wednesday. Tks
White Star liner Arabic is unable IA
sail, and her passengers are living IN
hotels at Liverpool. To-day the Amer.
lean Line announced that the Philsdel.
phia would be unable TO sail to-nor.
row because Of the strike. Monday i,
the earliest date she might sail.
One hundred and thirteen passengers
are booked on the Philadelphia. Msny
Of them are American contractors. any.
ious to get across. They fretted about
the hotels here when told the American
liner was unable 10 sail, and declared
it the irony Of fate that the British coal
beavers were doing more to aid the
blockade than the kaiser's submarines
There is a great quantity Of mail
held up. Both the Arabic and the Phil.
adelphia had additional amounts, owing
to the cancellation of to-morrow's Gu.
harder. Until true fats were known
many wild rumors about mines and
submarines outside Liverpool were
freely banded about among the pros
pective passengers.
Conferences were held to-day TO de-
eide what action should be taken re-
garding the refusal of the Clyde ship
builders 10 grant an increase OF four
cents an hour in wages TO the shipyard
engineers, some o. whom already are
on strike, when the government made
a dramatic move in sending letter TO
both employers and workmen ordering
the resumption of work on Monday and
promising that arrangements would be
made for the dispute TO be referred 70
a court of arbitration. The letter was
signed by Sir George Askwith, chief
industrial commissioner.
Sir George pointed out that in con-
sequence of the delay in reaching q
settlement the Requirements OF the ma
ton were being seriously endangered,
and that he had been instructed BY the
government that important munitions
of war, urgently required by the navy
and the army, are being held up By the
present cessation of work. and that
they must call for a resumption Of
work on Monday morning, March l."
The court of arbitration which is TO
be convened will have power TO fix the
date from which a settlement shall take
eE ct.
Had the unrest been allowed to
spread, one hundred thousand men
would have been involved. The unions
had not authorized the strike, but the
men already had refused the employers
offer of n cents an hour increase and
were about to vote for an official strike
There has been some unrest among the
lockers and other workmen, tut gen
orally they have expressed satisfaction
wish the increase in wages TO make up
for the higher cost Of living.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27

was streak OF rust" said Mr.. Reid.
at was Joke among railroad men,"
"Why did you invest S5,250,000 in a
joke" Mr.. Folk asked.
Speaking personally, was foolish"
said Mr.. Reid.
w. w. Stevenson, controller Of the
Rock Island from 1862 to 1906, declared
it was a common practice Of railroads
to juggle books and doctor accounts.
This was undesirable, he said, for the
accounts of any company should d.
rectly state the facts. He admitted,
under questioning by Commissioner
Clements. that the public had been
tempted to invest in Rock Island secu-
rites on misrepresentation Of the bal
ance sheet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
KNIFE HALTS HONEYMOON
Justice Cohalan and Bride Re-
called by His Sons Illness.

Justice Cohalan, of the Supreme
Court, who remarked about two weeks
ago, and his bride have been hurried
ly recalled from their honeymoon trip
to West Virginia by the illness of the
Justices youngest son, Dermot OIL.
Cohalan. The boy vas operated on
Wednesday for appendicitis at Miss
Alston's Sanatorium, anG last evening,
it was said, he was doing we'll.
Justice and Mrs. Cohalan returned to
New York on Thursday. Since then
they have been almost constantly at
the boys bedside. Justice Cohalan was
operated on for appendicitis a few
years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
New Workers to Testify.

Washington, Feb. Pep. A. S. Frank
lin, of the international Mercantile Ma
Tine, will appear tomorrow before the
Senate ship bill investigating commit
tee. The committee did not meet to-
day, owing TO the absence Of Senators
Reed and Sutherland. Allen Ryan and
William p. Clyde. Of New York, have
been summoned for Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
SET
OFF BY WIRELESS

Berlin (via London, Feb. 20 Ref
erence to secret invention supple
menting mine throwers is made By the
National lettings" correspondent at
Austrian press headquarters. lie says
an explosion is produced by a system
similar to wireless telegraphy. The
precision Of the new invention is in
dieated, the correspondent declares, by
the fact that twenty-four hits were
made out of twenty-five shots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
Italian Shot Dead on Street

young Italian. supposed to be
William Turstone, was shot dead last
night at Marcy and Flushing Avenues
Williamsburg. Five bullets entered
his body. When Patrolman Foster ar
rived nothing was to be seen Of the
assailant. The body was taken 10 the
Ciymer Street police station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27

Washington, Feb. 26.-Captain Boy
Eds name has been repeated in the
drawing rooms of Washington more
than a thousand times in the last few
days, and society folk cannot reconcile
themselves TO believe that their social
lion, their prime favorite, their best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
BOY-EDS WINNING WAYS
CAPTIVATED WASHINGTON

dancer and charming dinner guest is
guilty of the things he is charged with.
Since Captain Boy-Ed succeeded
Commander Retzmann as naval Rttache
Of the German Embassy, in March,
1912. he has been lionized here, and the
only regret was that he was given too
long absences, both from the capital and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-27
RIGHT OF ELECTION

In certain fields Madame's right to
vote has never been questioned
When she comes a-shopping TO Bloom
inydales'-for herself. for Ba6y Bunting
FOR the Home. and-may We add-for
Hubby. her vote-and her Veto-are
absolute.
Her tastes have been studied and met
AS, for example. In the Embroidered
Madeira Linens Of our Linen Depart
nent.
She IS the conStitueHcy--the mouI-of
this big Store (for have not statisticians
proved that 50 per cent OF the buying Is
done by the lady Of the House?).
At Observation-Disclosures is the
right 70 Note--to cleCt--tO select
RIoou,in odoIe.SSTs.,1n =, 70 gun ~ ,s 81
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-23
Ford's New Submarine.

Detroit, Sept. 15.-Henry Ford, auto
mobile manufacturer, has plan for new
submarines one.fourth the size of those
now in use, which he will present to Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels whenh he con-
fers with him in Washington next week.
The new submarine. Mr.. Ford believes
will prove such staggering blow to
high cost naval armament that 1t wilt
completely discourage the promoters Of
costly dreadnaughts and will eventually.
be a great power for peace.
1t would be no trick at all to produce
submarine equipped with a gasoline en-
CINE for its entire motive power which
could sail anywhere under the sea, carry
ing pill at the end Of pole powerful
enough to blow the mightiest battleship
ever built into wreck of junk, said Mr..
Ford today, and am going to tell Sec
rotary Daniels so when ! see him in
Washington next week.
The new subm arine would be one
fourth the size of the present submarine
aud would be able to propel itself and
guide itself up and down, to the right
and to left. by its own power. Electric
storage batteries are unnecessary.
And best of all, these submarines can
be built at such slight cost that all the
incentive for greedy armament makers
will be taken away from them. They will
cost only fraction of what the present
submarines cost and only a fraction of
percent. OF the BIS, 900, 900 dreadnaughts
which they will be able to blow to pieces.
If the public is interested enough we
may arrange to give it demonstration
of this new machine some time IN the
near future. believe that education will
be the greatest factor in bringing about
universal peace, but this new submarine
is likely, by the very terror it inspires to
hasten world peace.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-23
Portralture In italy.

The Pagine d'Arte. of Milan, Of Oc
tober 80, commenting on the closing
of the biennial Fine Arts Exhibition In
Venice, says: Gas in most modern
Italian picture exhibitions there was a
great scarcity Of portraits, and the
question naturally arises as to what
this scarcity may be attributed
want or demand? Until thirty years
ago there was an abundance Of good
portrait painters in Italy. but since
then they seem to be altogether want
ing. The fact that not single por-
trait Of artistic value exists in Italy
of either King Humbert and Queen
Margherita. of the present King Wit
torio and Queen Elena, nor Of the last
two popes. the only good present,
ments Of these royalties being by for
eign artists. seems to point to scar
city Of good portrait painters IN Italy,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-23
The Northeast Passage.

Commander vilhtskii, the discover
or Of Nicholas II. Land. set out last
summer from Vladivostok on his
third attempt to make the northeast
passage from the Pacific to the At
lantic. According to news recently
received, he was wintered in Taimyr
bay, to the west of Cape Chelyuskin.
Here he has been in wireless communi-
cation with Captain Sverdrup, who
sailed from European Russia last sum-
mer in search of the missing Brussi-
Low and Russanov expeditions, and has
also wintered on the coast of the Tai
myr peninsula. A note in Nature
states that. ViIkitskii proposed to
send part of hfs crew to Sverdrup's
ship. in order to economic his sup
plies. with q view to the possibility
Of not getting through the ice next
summer Scientific American.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-23
Circus Coming Sept. 80.

When the late P. T. Barnum remarked
that the American people liked to be
humbugged he evidently had in mind
the people of the day in which he was
famous but it IS the surest thing in this
world that it could not be applied to the
people Of the present day. Of course,
when the dean OF showmen made this re-
mark he referred to amusements, The
Howe Great London Show, which is to 4
be here is direct contradiction to the
opinion of Mr.. Barnun, and OIL Thurs
day, Sept. 80, when this show is to be
seen here the thousands who will flock
to It will have the opportunity of seeing
how differently the management ofthis
show thinks. The word humbug was
eliminated from its vocabulary when the
first thought of the shows organization
sprung into existence and has remaiued
eliminated ever since. -
The management has carefully avoided 4
the least thing that would have tenden-
cy to deviate from truthfulness and hon
along lines which have given it uuiver-
sal reputation from merit and fair deal
ing that has placed it in class by itself.
In selecting features aud acts care at
all times has been taken to offer only
such as could notoffend, but would have
tendency to elevate while entertaining
Only such acts as are entirely new find
place on the extended program. and in
securing them money is never considered
1t is the same in the colossal menagerie.
While there are certain number of an
finals which have been seen before by
some, there are many rare one that have
never found their way into any geological
collection before. To sum up, there is
no show on the road today where the
performance given IS of equal merit and
where the menagarie has been so care
fully selected as that with the Howe
Great London Show, which will be here
Thursday, September so.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-23

TERMS-Singe M Double $4,000 to
per $50 90 week. Day rate 49, $780, 49,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-23
Report Condition
The National Citizens Bank, at Charles Town

In the State Of West Virginia the close business September 1917
RESOURCES
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20

nomic geography that the study of
grain production and exports falls.
Taking the present situation by
and-large," he said, 'the advance in
the price of wheat is inevitable. With
Russian wheat shut in by the closing
of the DardaneIles, with the Argen-
tine crop poor, and the Indian crop
worse, the worlds demand must in
eVitably fall on the United States, and