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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
BOY POET LEAVES
HOME ONCE MORE
High School Senior and Law
Student, Halted from Fighting
Germans, Gone Again.
Gocdby 70 dear old broadway,
I'm going away st last
Away 20 start a new life.
Aurav ~ for0et tho mast


III, writer of the above about Broad
W : and the past" is Myron Roth, the
seventeen-year- son OF Herman l..
Roth, a lawyer, of 562 West 14Sth
Street, and formerly a student at the
De Witt Clinton High School.
Roth, who seems to be afflicted with
wanderlust, disappeared for the second
time November l6 last, and a wide
search m.de by his distressed father
and mother has failed TO revea. q clew
70 his whereabouts. Mr.. Roth will re-
port the disappearance of his son to
the lice Department to-day and ask
{ a countrywide alarm be issued.
Myron's first disappearance was Dc
tober % last. He left New York after
EXP 'cssing a d sire to see the world.
He was found in Baltimore two days
before he was TO sail, and, as he said,
ioin I q: British army. When he dis
appeared the first time the boy was in
the senior class at Dc Witt Clinton
High School and prominent in the
schools ath s. He did not want 10
return 70 his studies after his first
escapade, and his f.ther took him into
his law office On the day of his sec
on disappearance Mr.. Roth sent the
boy on an GRAND from which he did
not return. Az inspection of his desk
revealed some "free verse;" from which
the above stanza is taken. No word
has come 20 his parents from the miss
ing boy. but in his verse he said he
hoped TO come back some day. The
description of Myron which Mr.. Roth
will furnish 10 the police is: Height,
5 feet 8 inches; weight, 1875 pounds;
light brown hair and blue eyes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
THIEF FEELS WOMAN
WITH STOVE SHAKER
80 Telegraph to TIE TnbuncI

New Brunswick, n. j., Feb. 2O.--Sur-
fis.ag negro burglar at work at her
sseme. % Howc's Lane, near voorhees,
e'@tion, Mrs. George Long fought the
,e,AaAnd was beaten into insensibiIity.
esing . heavy iron stove shaker as
Weapon, the negro crushed In the
sgonsn's skull and left her unconscious
Ae made be escape.
rsSLong WAS found two hours later
y her husband Her skull had been
70 battered that Dr. Schureman. at
wells Hospital. removed ten or twelve
eeees Of bone and found that the brain
.A exposed in one spot. Her condl-
Won Is serious
Tie negro. who had entered by cut
ing window glass and turning the
.eten, stole purse and a bank con
,sinnng three hundred pennies. Mrs.
long, on opening the front door upon
eef return from trip TO this city,
vas attacked by the man.
!, ars. Long Ia The daughter Of Mr. and
als- Henry Kaiser, living at 1852 Pros
pset Avenue, New York. She has three
ss'slars, Mrs Carl Mueller, wife Of n
sttieyeh University professor; Mrs.
German Virgins, Of The Bronx; Mrs.
ssofge Young, Of Allentown, Penn.
te a brother, Frederick Kaiser, OF
ss<s4ae Drive. New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
"DRUMMERS" SING
AT ANNUAL FEAST
Associated Commercial Travel
lers Told of Hope in
1916 Vote.

The Associated Commercial Travel
lers OF America held their first din
ner at the Hotel Imperial last night.
So successful was the occasion that
they decided to make il an annual at
fair. About three hundred members
of the new organization helped TO send
things off in whirl.
Marc NJ. Reynolds, secretary of the
organization, made d hit with the
diners in the chorus he wrote TO the
air Of "Tipperary," which was sung
every few minutes. This was IL:
Iis legns wsy 70 eouhrmauQyn.
From the buyers signed -. b.
It's distressing when We hear -
Cancellations CEcTy day.
hut, believe Us. We busy
When the buyers como down last.
lOr they all want'to eat and tango.
Aud each night Thy feast
Francis NJ. Hugo, Secretary of State;
ex-senator Charles A. Towne, of Min
nesota; Robert Adamson, Fire Com
missioner; William A. Edwards, former
Street Cleaning Commissioner, and
Meier Steinbrink, of Brooklyn, were
among the speakers. Willard +. Heise,
president OF the association, presided.
Mr.. Hugo told the travellers they
had q remedy for present business con-
dltions in the national elections Of
1916. Extravaganza was one of the
present day faults in national, state
and municipal government, he said.
Ex-senator Towne made a plea fer
legislation to enable a travelling sales
man to vote, II properly identified,
wherever he might be at election time.
tie said several states already had laws
70 that effect applying within their
boundaries, but no way had yet been
found TO apply the franchise TO COM
mercial travellers when outside the
jurisdiction Of their own states. As a
result only about 100000 out of $4,000
in the country ever y3ted. he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21

Harlem Jack" Kilbsne, expert pipe
filter, turned loose his powerful tenor
voice. At least IL was said that he did.
From the back Of the room his lips
could be seen TO move, and those on
the platform declared they could hear
a voice. But since no one could be in
both places st once nothing could be
proved.
Nevertheless, "Jack's" friends aver
that he is going 20 Sub" for Caruso
while the latter is abroad. Certainly
he made hit yesterday. He was loud
ly cheered all through his song.
Came then the official cut-up, Jacob
Roedecker by name. He gave a comb
nation of buck and wing. tango, Irish
Jig and toe dancing that made one won
der what phase of the electricians
business called for such training.
In rapid succession William Red
mond. Of That Quartet; Frank Sher-
man. of the Winter Garden, and ia
ME" Kelly, Of Hammersteis's, went
through the motions of one song each
They were fine from the platform, and
the pantomime lovers in the back oil
the "hole" seemed pleased, too.
Between numbers the orchestra DIS
charged one-step after one-step ana
the eight hundred men on the moor
haired off and danced to the strains
in the manner that best suited them;
Woollen caps, battered derbies and
grotesoue SLOUGH hats bobbed about IN
the haze with amazing recklessness as
long as the music lasted.
About that time Theodore T. Shonts
came in, fanked by d. W. Ross, Alfred
Craven. Mr.. Pegram and L. De Ryss.
While they we're posing for a photo
graph, the "Muckers' Quartet" got into
action, and Mr.. Shonts smiled ms APP
probation of their numbers. The quar-
tet is composed Of Pete Nicola. Joe
Capri, A. De Vito and John De Marco.
Fists Add to Merry Time.
But the real treat had been reserved
for the last. Four of the liveliest
boxing bouts ever we're put on. The
first was between Terry Edwards and
Charles Ashe. Louis McNanny was
referee. Next came Joe Nelson and
Louis McNanny. The third was be-
tween Louis Werner and George Piper
of the construction company,s once
force, and the final struggle brought
forth Joe Murphy and Al Fromme ono
relation to the Giants pitcher;
Everything went except floating
mines and Zeppelin attacks. Men VINO
had paid IS per for seats at hugglng
matches in various clubs about town
groaned and considered petitionlng the
subway folk for the right to hold sub
terranean picnics on their. own ac-
count. The bouts went for three
rounds each, and goodness knows how
MANY more would have been staged II
an energetic patrolman, noting the
smoke seeping up through the paving
of Seventh Avenue, had not, stopped
the sport because no permit had been
obtained. He was about as popular
ne the Kaiser would be in buckingham
Palace.
A wrestling match between George
Getroyce and young" Roeber con-
ccluded the afternoons festivities
Among those who assisted in pour
ing" were Henry Waugh. o. r. Hol-
man, ]. n. Van Cleef, A. L. Merritt
s. D. Smith and George keegan. Now,
Mr.. Pegram says, they are going ahead
and build enough more tunnel for
another celebration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
M'COOEY GREETS
WHITMAN TWICE
Tammany Man in Hand-Shak'
ing Brigade When Governor
Reviews 23d Regiment.

Governor Whitman reviewed the 23o
Regiment at its armory. Bedford and
Atlantic Avenues, Brooklyn. last night
Upon the arrival of the Governor and
his staff a brief reception was held in
the quarters of Colonel Frank F. Nor
ton. Among those who shook hands
with the Governor was John II. Nc
Cooey, Tammany leader OF Brooklyn.
The regiment made a fine showing
in their review uniforms, there being
between 900 and 1000 men on the
floor. On the reviewing stand with
Governor Whitman was Adjutant Cen
eral Louis Stotesbury, Major T. l..
Moore, the Governors military secre-
tary; Colonel Norton, John II. Nc
Cooey, former Mayor Ardolph L. Kline,
Representative William Mi Calder and
Hudson Maxim.
About 800 men and women attended
the reception to the Governor in the
officers quarters following the review.
Mr.. McCooey appeared again III the line
to shake hands with Governor whit
man, and was introduced again to him
by Major Moore.
"Here is a Democrat" said Major
Moore, referring 70 McCooey, do you
know any of them?"
"Sure." said the Governor, "but we
are trying to reform them as fast as
we can"
Governor Whitman went TO the St.
Regis for the night, and will return
TO Albany at ! la. m. to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
IN SUBWAY CARS
ARE RUSH-HOUR MENACE
Health Commissioners Investigators Find Few When
Travel Is Light. but Colonies Collect on Crowded
Tra;ns-Pneumonia Variety Numerous.

had been reached. To this DR.. Gold
water retorted:
There is no twilight zone between
safety and health. We do not wish 10
invade the territory of the Public Ser
vice Commission, but the Board of
Health will not remain idle If the COM
mission fails TO act"
Tests were then ordered. The report
describes in detail the methods used.
boarding an express train at the At
lantic Avenue, Brooklyn, station, the
four inspectors of the department
opened covered glass dishes containing
n iellylike substance, on which the in
visible germs grow rapidly. Each germ
rapidly produces many others, and the
colonies formed. after the plates have
been kept at body heat for day, are
The millions of tiny offsprings of the
original organisms.
The following laboratory findings are
Characteristic:
"Plate exposed at 5:14 o'clock in the
morning mo crowd)-number of col
onies collected on n plate were four.
None of these were pneumonia germs.
"Plate exposed at 1850 o'clock the
same morning on the rear platform OF
front car in which there were ffty-five
passengers in the car Number Of col
onies found, fifteen.
aPlate exposed at $40 o'clock on the
toryard nlatform of downtown Bronx
eynress Gear crowded)-sixty-eight col
onEes 10 the plate; pneumonia germs
elm smother test, a plate was exposed
q, h.01 o'clock in the afternoon, with
no crowd in the car. showing fifteen
germs a plate, while another, exposed
Tour minutes later in n crowded car,
showed Iis germs to the plate. VAri-
or disease germs were Oh the latter"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
CATHOLIC PRIESTS
HELD FOR RANSOM
Half a Million Pesos De-
manded from 1870 in
Mexico City.
u. S. CONSUL SENT
TO PLEAD FOR THEM
General Villa Reports Big Sue
cesses i'm Western Part
of Country.

Washington, Feb. 20.--All the native
Roman Catholic clergy in Mexico City
are being held for ransom of a half
million pesos, according to official ad-
vices from diplomats in the Mexican
capital received here to-day.
Priests of foreign nationality have
not been detained, but have been or
dered to leave the country.
Immediately on receipt Of these ad-
vices Secretary Bryan csbled instruc-
tons to Consul Canada. at Vera Cruz,
TO intervene with General Carrsnza in
behalf of the priests under arrest in
Mexico City and held for a ransom,
which they cannot pay. Their number
was stated to be $50. They are said to
be held prisoners by General Oregon
in the National Palace.
The State Department was informed
several days ago that Oregon, in COM
mand of the capital, intended to levy
a special tax upon the Catholic church
property, but it was not understood
that he had gone to the length Of inn
prisoning the priests.
Secretary Bryan said he had been in
formed that one American and one
British priest in Mexico City had not
been molested.
Railway communication between
Mexico City and Vera Cruz, cut sew
eral days ago. has been restored. The
State Department was notified in a dis
patch to-day that Consul Silliman
would proceed at once to join Csrranzs
ct Vera Cruz.
The Csrranza agency here made pub
lie tonight the following message from
Laredo:
"A telegram received here from Gu
dad Victoria confirms the news that
General Olivia and Fortunate Zuszua,
with 5000 men and artillery, left there
to Join the Constitutionalist attack on
Monterey.
"A report received to-day from Her
mansas says that General Manuel Chao
was killed at Lsjan in skirmish be-
tween the Villistas and our troops.
General Carrera Torres, with all his
forces in the States of Tamaulipa5 and
San Luis Potosi, has surrendered I'M
conditionally to General Pablo Con
zalez. Torres's strength is estimated
at 1000, who are all now enrolled I'M
der Gonzalez. Torres has been holding
aloof until now, as he termed himself
'Conyentionist' after withdrawing
from Villa"
Coronado, CAL, Feb. 20.-In an i'm
portant battle near Rosario, about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
BRYAN in A HOLE,
CALLS REDFIELD
Formers Commerce Fig
ures in Protest Don't
Agree with Latter's.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Feb. 20.--As the result
Of Great Britain's answer 10 the Amer
lean note of December 2s last, in which
the State Department protested that
the British government by reason OF
holding up American ships was SER
iously interfering with American com
merce, lively clash is threatened be-
tween Secretary Bryan and Secretary
Redheld, Of the Department Of Com
meree. Secretary Bryan, it was learned
to-day, has written TO the Department
Of Commerce asking that he be fur
nished with all statistics available
which would assist him in drafting q
reply to the British note made public
en- Thursday. The Department Of Com
merce has not answered Mr. organs
letter. and IL was said to-day thu: there
is doubt If the figures sought by Mr.
Bryan can be supplied, primarily be
cause the chief argument of Great BRIT
ain in its recent note was based on
figures and facts made public by the
department over which Mr.. Redheid
presides.
While Secretary Bryan has insisted
to Great Britain that American com
merce has suffered considerably. the
Department of Commerce has been in
dustriously at work putting. forth state
nents, backed by facts and rgures, 10
show that American commerce has been
growing by leaps and bounds.
The Department OF Commerce. 1t was
learned to-day, will stand by ever
statement and every ngure II mas
issued 20 show the org increase in the
commerce of this country. officials OF
the department say if any Iigures can
be obtained which will be helpful 70
Mr.. BRYAN they will be gladly supplied.
but add there isn't one chance in a
hundred of this being done
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
SEND FRISCO GREETING
Californians Here Wire Con-
gratulations to Mayor Rolph.

With a direct telegraph wire TO the
fair grounds at San Francisco, a hun
dred members OF the California So
ciety Of New York met at the st. Regis
last night 20 celebrate the opening OF
the Pansma-Paeihc Exposition. Mes
sRges were conveyed TO friends In Cali
fornis, following the fret telegram,
which was 20 congratulate Mayor
Rolph Of San Francisco on the show
ing the people of his city have made.
Greetings were received later from
there.
Martin Egan urged the men present
to do all they can In booming the fair,
both by visiting II themselves and urg-
ing their friends 70 DO the same. Al
the suggestion Of Representative John
Mcknight, the POSTMASTER, glasses
were raised to the success OF the ex-
position.
Robert /. Aiken, sculptor, explained
the works Of art which now adorn the
grounds and showed pictures OF the
pieces Of statuary.
Vaehel Lindsay recited two OF his
poems, "The Lotus and the Rose" and
''The Santa Fe Trail" and Albert
Wiedcrhold and Craig Campbell sang.
Walter W. Price spoke on CALIFORNIA;
sentiment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
SIMPLE LIFE EXPONENT
Farmer from Palestine Here
to Convert Metropolis.

Eleaser Kaminetzky, disciple Of
vegetarianism and lover of open air
life, has come to New York from Pales-
tine to convert dwellers in the metrop-
oils to his simple method of living. He
is frequently seen in the streets, walk
ing in the lightest clothes, and wearing
sandals, while New Workers have been
clad in furs and heavy shoes.
Kaminetzky, who says he is in per-
feet physical condition, is a farmer,
and abstains from all artifcially manu-
featured food except whole wheat
bread. lie has never smoked nor has
he tasted liquor, and he asserts that
for the last seven years, since he
adopted his method, he has never been
troubled by disease. He exercises for
half an hour each day, and then rubs
his body with cold water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
SHONTS AND SAND HOGS
ATSUBTERRANEAN PICNIC
Underground Fete Celebrates Completion of Part OF
Seventh Avenue Subway-Ofcials and Toers
Make Meny-Policeman Halts Bouts

Tony Pinelle, the sandiest sand hos
in the business, had luncheon with
Theodore p. Shonts yesterday.
And with D. W. Ross, vice-presiden'
Of the marlborough.
And with eight hundred other hun
CRY sand hogs.
The occasion was the greatest sub
way blowout that has occurred since
the habit struck New York. Only il
was different kind of blowout.
Seventh Avenue, near 9Sth Street
rubbed it's eyes, about $3.50 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, when it beheld
q lot Of people going down into a
hole, the mouth of which was draped
with two United States flags. A great
many fur overcoats and 25-cent cigars
went into the aperture. Also, there
we're overalls and black, stubby pipes
The latter emitted volumes Of equal
" black smoke which mingled with
the mild blue variety from the %
cent cigars.
Whats it ell about" queried one
bystander.
ITS a mungey," was the enlighten-
ing reply from one of the elect who
was about to dive into the depths.
Subway Diggers Celebrate.
II turned out that a "mungey" means
a feed" That isn't the way to speii
it, but that is how it sounds, but
getting down 70 cases, 1t may be eNs
planned that the subway dlggers OF
the Rapid Transit Subway Construc-
ton Company we're giving party 10
celebrate the completion OF the nrss
800 feet of concrete arch on Sectloh
Of the Seventh Avenue subway:
The affair was billed as a "subter-
ranean picnic, to be served in the hole,
at 3Sth Street and Seventh Avenue;
The guests descended q narrow wood
On stairway, garnished with red, white
and blue bunting. At the foot OF the
stairs they were welcomed by George
II. Pegram, chief engineer of the con,
struction company, who TOOK sli
of the blame for the party, even 10
signing the invitations.
Once inside, there was mucn 10 ioVh
at-a long, high room, not bit Ike
the cavern one expected to find. To
he sure. the walls and roof were, Of
rough concrete, but the long tables
piled high with sandwiches, and the
raily draped speakers platform (piano
and alb had a perfectly natural ap-
pearance, TO say nothing of the al,
Turing row of kegs, about which surged
nerpetual tidal waves of sandhogs
munching the aforesaid sandwiches,
"Must have been blast lately" sur
missed one visitor, who had checked his
mower Of observation at the gate, as
he surveyed the haze, through which
the top Of the arch could be dimly dis
cerned. He was right, only there were
about a thousand continuous blasts
from the pipes of the jewellers.
Singer Seeks to Please.
When the humiliation of sandwiches
and beer was well under way the pro
gramme of the day was staged. To the
accompaniment of the orchestra OF the
Hotel Aston, loaned for the occasion,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
ANARCHISTS DANCE
AS WATERS WATCH
Servers Ready to Strike if Reds
Insulted American Flag
at Ball.

"If these anarchists start ANYTHING
up here we're going 10 strike. Thatii
get US some publicity for our own ball
next week, | guess; what?' Thus the
spokesman for the walters in the
Lenox Casino, Lenox Avenue and 10th
Street, last night, as he watched the
crowded ballroom where Emma Gold
man and Ben l.. Reitman were super
intending a celebration of the Mother
Earth" group of anarchists.
"If they get to insulting the Ameri-
can flag we'll walk out without even
waiting to take off our coats" averrrd
the waiter. They've got no business
insulting the Stars and Stripes. The
flag ought to hang on the walls at a
ball and they ought to be arrested II
they get to making remarks about 1t.
We walters won't stand for it. Be
sides, it will draw lot of attention
to our own ball Saturday to have u
in the newspapers that we wouldn't
see the flag insulted.
$50 just watch US. | might tell you
where our ball is going to be, at the
Harlem Casino, to save any questions
about it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21

p,sb hour travellers in the subway
S.vo q lot of company that most OF
,bom didn't know anything about until
yesterday. Germs ride in the rush
Lorre Al other periods Of the day
these unwelcomc passengers are psrs
t;cu,arlv noticed for their absence
DR. sigismund 5. Goldwater spread
the tidings. In a statement nc saio
that numerous germs were minghhs
with the subway air. They are OIL inc
Hood noisoning variety, breed colds
and inflammation and also produoe
pneumonia.
Examinations made show eoneiu'
siyely." the Health Commissioner ssld'
"that the number of bacteria IN the
s,r Of subway cars was influenced by
the number Of passengers and that the
number Of disease germs OF the pull
nonary tyne WAS much higher IN
crowded cars than in empty cars"
Yesterdays results follow the ulti-
matum delivered to the Public Service
Commission early in December by the,
Health Commissioner that he would
not remain idle IL the commission
failed to act in the interests of public
health against the overcrowding of'thc
subway. DR.. Goldwster had previously
pointed cut the menace to health, only
TO receive from Chairman Mccall the
reply THAI the limit Of human endeayoI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
Consumers League to Meet

The Consumers League will hold It's
twenty-fourth annual meeting in the
Astor Theatre on Thursday, at p. m.
Mrs. Frederick Nathan, the president,
will give an account of the years work.
The speakers will include Charles
Fleischer, leader of the Sunday Com
mons, Boston; Mrs. Florence Kelley,
general secretary of the National Con-
sumers' League; Miss Mary Dreier, of
the State Factory Investigating Com
mission, and Miss Angela Morgan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
Ice Whisk Brooms, l0c

Store Orders only. None c. o. D.
42c extra quality Carpet Brooms, Zse. Limit
of two to a customer.
Garment Hangers, 8 for Sc. Sold regularly at
&c each. Limit OF 8 to customer. Store
orders only None G. o. d.
Sc Tin Potato Bakers, Sc each.
$50 Brighton Clothes Wringers, s2.7S,
nc Dust Cloths lie.
$3.50 Rotary Ash Siiters, $l.4S.
sSc Strong Willow Clothes Baskets, 32e.
Subway Floor. East Budding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
New Frank Briefs Filed.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Attorn.ys for
Leo NJ. Frank. sentenced TO death for
the murder of Mary Phagan, the At
lanta factory girl, filed briefs in the
Supreme Court to-day in Franks ap-
peal from the refusal to release him IN
a habeas corpus proceeding. The ap-
peal will be argued next week. For the
first time the attorneys declare Frank
does not contend he cannot be held Tor
a new trial if the present death SEN
tence is set aside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
NEW BUSES RUN TO-DAY
One Will Have an English
Woman as Cashier.

Alfred J. Talley. counsel for the Peo-
pies Five-Cent Bus Corporation, which
Is making fight for franchise from
The Hoard of Estimate, announces that
two buses will be operated to-day on
Fourth and Eighth avenues, from TWEEN
ty-third to Fifty-ninth street. One OF
the buses will carry a woman cashier
who comes from England.