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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
DEFEND MARRIED TEACHER.
sunraEists Give Views on Case OF
Jeanette v. Ortman.

Although the suffragists have kept out
or the teacher-mother dispute with the
Board OF Education three of them have
come forward with opinions concerning
tho case OF Mrs. jeanette V. Ortman,
whose appeal for reinstatement has been
denied by Commissioner Finley because
she did not tell the board she was mar
ried
In letter to Mrs. Gamse. nee Ort-
man, Or. Anna Howard Shaw, national
woman suffrage president, says:
u do hope the time will come when
men, who eXtol marriage to the sky,
VIII not brand married women az crlmi-
nails and motherhood as crime and
assume that either one or the other UNI
hts women TO be teachers. The whole
subject Is so outrageous that | cannot
think of II without feelings OF anger
for these bubbles which are brought
forward to hamper women In the teach
er's profession"
Said Miss Fola La Toilette: "The at
titude of the school authorities in the
Ortman case Is "A relic OF barbarlsm
Although two principals have testified
that she gave satisfactory service as a
teacher the board has dismissed her
and charged her with gross misconduct
because she kept her own name and
did not announce when she was an
pointed as teacher that she had a
husband"
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw said: ct
heartily lndorso the struggle of the
women teachers against undemocratic
ard tyrannicai dictGticn. not TO mention
the short sighted policy which does not
welcome gladly wife and mother as
the teacher OF the youth In our city"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT
TO JOHN y. SPRECKELS. JR.
Miss Sid Writ Lets IL BE
known She Is TO Wed
Californian.

Miss sid Writ, who is stopping AZ the
Hotel Biltmorc, said last night that she
Is engaged 10 John u. Spreckels, Jr.. the
California capitalist, and will marry him
next September. She explained that she
became acquainted with him In Chicago
before he was divorced six months ago
Miss Writ has talked 10 Mr.. Sprcckels
over tho telephone from New York to
san Francisco, she said. and is daily re-
cciving kilograms from him Not long
age she received beautiful tiger skin
rug which lac sen; to hor from san
francisco This and other presents led
to the rumors Of the engagement and
her admission that the report was true.
Miss Writ Is the daughter OF the late
Edward l.. Writ. q ranchman and cattle
owner Of Kansas city. Her mother was
an Egyptian. whose first name she bears
She has travelled extensively and is now
studying vocal music in this city
SAN Francisco. Feb 5.--Mrs Spreckels
secured an interlocutory decree Of d.
vorce some time ago which has never
been made final. Last week Mr.. Spreckels
escorted her 20 an entertainment here
and they were accompanied by their
children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
MARRIAGE BROKER ACCUSED.
Arrested for Threats TO Man for
whom He Found a wife.

Fritz Podzsue, accused of being the
head OF matrimonial agency which
publishes a paper called the Mdtrimo-
nidl Netos, was held in $500 bail yester,
day in tho West Side police court on a
charge OF sending threatening letter
to Henry Bannlster of 1919 DAILY avenue
District Attorney Perkins began an
investigation Into the business methods
Of Podzsue several weeks ago when he
learned that one OF the paragraphs in
the NoiCs stated that a DISTRICT Attor-
ney making $4,000 year wanted a wife
Mr.. Perkins learned that the person
referred 10 was not connected with his
STAFF and that the man had denied in,
sorting the advertisement.
Bannister got a wife through adver-
tising and gave five notes for $50 each
for the boon. lie did not pay some of
the notes and Podzsue began to write
him letters which brought about the
court action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
PrcndrrEast Tells How Jobs Arc
Provided by city.

y vigorous defence OF tho Board OF
Estimate In regard to the unemploy-
mcnt problem was maize by Comptrol-
Ter Prendergast last night In an address
delivered at the New Era Club. "a
East Broadway
Some people charge that the City
government is doing nothing TO relieve
tho situltion,' said Mr.. prendergast
81 think II is proving to be the greatest
employer of labor within the city linn
its. During the last six months Of
1918, which was an average year. there
we're contracts registered In the Depart
ment OF Finance amounting TO about
$4,000, 900. During the latter part Of
1914. while tho world was undergoing
the greatest cataclysm In rs history,
while finance rocked on It's foundations,
contracts amounting TO s3o.000.000 were
awarded. THIS means thar much iabor
must he employees, although the entire
benefit Will not b. TO those In the city,
or course
Contracts amounting TO Sle,00o.o00
In addition for subway construction
might I've awarded n Il were not that
labor unions and contractors were en-
aged in 'Wranglng over the inter
prs tatlon Of tho alien labor law" Mr..
Preudergast said
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
Sled Greyhound Strikes Wom-
an Spectator, Breaking
Her Knee Cap.

HUNTINGTON, l.. l., Feb. 1.-THE an
nual bobsled carnival was witnessed
this afternoon by a crowd Of about 5000.
There was only one serious accident,
and this took place AFTER the races were
over. Mrs. Thomas Kelly OF Green
lawn was struck by tho bobsled Grey.
hound and one OF hcr knee caps was
broken. Several young women were
turning the sled when 1t struck Mrs.
Kelly. Sho was taken TO tho Nassau
Hospital at Mineola.
The Greyhound was rather unfor-
tunate In tho race On reaching curve
In due course the sled spilled the crew
Of seventeen young women. They
tumbled to the snow covered roadway
In heap. The Uncle Sam entered by
George Robertson Of Huntington. also
had a spill.
The course FOR the event was down
Main street. from Cold Spring Hill. 1t
was somewhat slow owing to a snow
that fell during the morning.
Fourteen bohsleds competed In the big
race. one of these was from Stamford,
Conn, but It was entered by hose
company VI Nlue HUNTINGTON flfe lft-
partment. Rioters from Stamford had
the disappointment OF seeing their entry
vanquished by the more speedy Long
Island slcds.
Locust Valley carried Off the honors
of the day with the sled 1911, entered
by tho MatineCock Association, but this
triumph was not gained without hard
struggle In the first heat the Hunting
ton, owned by McEwen brothers OF Cold
Spring Harbor. tied tho 1911 over tho
seven eighths mile course. The time
was g. seconds. In the runoff the 1911
made the course in 81 Id seconds. The
time was a. 49, seconds.
The DoDsied 1919. entered by Richsrd
Enbetts Of oyster Bay. took third prize.
Its time was a. seconds.
The Tarantula, owned and entered by
tire" Huntington youths, Jones, Hubbs
and Nath,a". came IN fourth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
WORKED IA YEARS FREE.
John Fox's Estate Asked to Pay
sIO,5OO Claim.

\ man who claims 20 have worked for
fourteen years without compensation be-
cause OF promise that some day he
would be paid at the rate OF $25 week
was revealed in the Surrogate's Court
yesterday in an accounting OF the estate
OF senator John Fox.
The man is Edward A. Noonan, who
began working for Fox q Co. manufac-
turers of iron pipe, In 1900. Senator
Fox was the senior member OF the firm
and claim OF $4,000 back salary has
been made against the estate by Noonan.
When the estate advertised for the
claims OF creditors Noonan did not re-
spond, His claim has now been rejected
by the estate and his right to collect the
$4,000 will be the subject OF a jury trial
in the Surrogate's Court. The account
ing shows that the executors received
Sl49,9lS and have paid out SlO,757.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
UNEMPLOYED EAGER
FOR WORK ON SNOW
Supt. Charlesworth Denies
Saying That lie Could
Not Get Men.
$1,000 ALWAYS READY

Commissioner Fetherston and officials
Of many agencies dealing with tho un-
employment problem denied yesterday
that there has been any shortage Of men
for handling the snow Inasmuch as
Superintendent Charlesworth OF the
Bradley Contracting Company denied
that he has said that his company was
hampered by lack OF men, this makes
1t unanimous.
what MIR. Charlesworth did say. he
says, is that his company. which has the
snow removal contract for Manhattan,
vas notified on Wednesday afternoon to
get their carts out Immediately. The
contract calls for 2ia snow shovcllcrs
or each cart. and as l.i00 carts we're
put out the contract required $500 men.
These we're not put ont s-stantly. but
before nlghtfal the Bradley company
had them all out.
Commissioner retherston. who put he.
tween $1,000 aud 1900 emergency
laborers ont az Wednesday noon. and
continued them unit, / a. NJ. Thursday.
has 5000 men on his emergency list.
The heads OF many relief agencies
were anxious yesterday TO put the un-
employed IN the right light before tho
public. Thousands OF unemployed tried
10 get work on the snow removal. but
were unable. In view OF the publication
II the statement attributed to Mr..
Iharlesworth the unemployed now feel
that injustice has been done them, as
many people viii think they refused
am opportunity to get work because the
work was hard.
We have almost thirty strong. husky
me7 here" said Clarence G. Chapman,
assistant IN charge OF tho Red Cross
work Of tho Church OF the Heavenly
Rest. "and none OF them could get work
on the snow. Some OF them went 10 the
depot at Forty-second street and the
East River and spent all Wednesday
night in the hope OF securing work. but
they and almost 200 other men were
turned away"
The Municipal Lodging House and the
Munlcinal Employment Bureau stated
that they had not been notified by the
company Of any need for
men, although they had hundreds OF
men eager for work OF snow. Lincoln
II Sears OF the latter agency said he
could supply $4,000 snow shovcllers
within three days at any given time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
BLACK EYE ON HONEYMOON.
otto W. kott. Yonkcrs shoe Mer-
chant. Accused by Wife.

WHITE PLAINS, y. Y, Feb. 5.-Nrrs
Ruth NJ Kott, who was awarded $50
month alimony and counsel fees by
Justice Joseph Morschauser In the SUI
preme Court here to-day pending trial
Of her suit for separation from otto w.
kott, shoe merchant Of Ycnkers. SAYS
her husband blackened her eye while
they were on their honeymoon.
Mrs. Kott says her husband owns
property worth $50, 900 and that a. the
time of their marriage, March is, 1911,
she was II years old and Kott was 40
The complaint sets forth that In order to
have the marriage service performed
without comment the defendant bought
and gave her dress with a long skirt
10 give her more mature appearance.
kott denies all the allegations OF his
wife.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
Bouck white to Give out Dates,
Rice mud wheat.

Bourk White leader OF the Church OF
the Social Revolution, and DIR. Eugene
Christian, a food scientist, are going to
have a bread line OF their own beginning
Sunday morning at II o'clock. They
will give out different kind OF food
from the headquarters OF the Social
Revolution Church at +6 East Twenty
NTH street.
Mr.. White explained Yesterday that
Il would be a feed for "down-an cutters
from down and cutters"
The menu will consist OF three nat
ural things said Or. Christian, dates
rice and wheat The reason we have
chosen these is because they contain all
tho elements of nutrition tho body
needs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
AGAIN TAKES MAYOR TO TASK.
The Rev. Mr. Chalmers Writes Let
ter on sunday Liquor selling,

The Rev James Chalmers has writ
ten another open letter to Mayor Mitchell
pointing out that the law against liquor
selling on Sunday Is not enforced After
charging that the police Of the Thirty
NTH precinct, of which the station Is
in Eighty-eighth street, are particularly
lax. he says in part:
perhaps you think You are taking
the easiest way. You said in one OF
the newspapers last year, Everybody
knows the liquor question Is one OF the
most difficult to deal with You have
adopted the late Mayors liberal policy
and are doubtless UNFOLDING II with the
best intentions"
Mr.. Chalmers asks where the Mayor
gets the idea that the people OF New
York want the liquor shops open on
Sunday. lie says he understands that
even tho Brewers Association wants the
law enforced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
" GIRLS SPILLED IN SNOW
AT BIG BOBSLED CARNIVAL
JOHN D., TEMPTED, SAYS
COASTING DAYS ARE OVER

TARRYrowS, Feb. 5.---As John D.
Rockefeller was out in his automobile
to-day he halted at wildey street to
watch some schoolgirls coasting.
They recognized him and waved to
him to join them In ride. He opened
the door OF the car and said:
"I thank you, young ladies. but
coasting isn't an old mans sport.
When I was boy enjoyed II, al
though we never had such fine sleighs
as you have to-day. No, my coast
ing days are over. but II you will
como up to my estate I won't be
afraid to meet you at golf"
Mr.. Rockefeller waited for a few
minutes and then told his chauffeur
to drive on. As he sped away he
waved his hands to tho girls.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
BUNDLE DAY GIFTS
FILL Big BUILDINGS
Number of Packages Some
where Between 100000
and 1000. 900.
MORE STILL COMING IN

A well dressed woman ran into tho
Bundle Day headquarters at 21O Fifth
avenue yesterday afternoon and asked
the information clerk where the bundles
Of shoes were kept
TN my bundle put one old shoe and
one good shoe" she said. Il want the
good shoe back. Please tell me whore
] can get IL, for Of course no one can
use an odd pair OF shoes"
They let her go up stairs. on the
fllcd mostly with shoes. just how
many shoes there were couldn't be
guessed. hut there were so many that
the woman lost heart.
Right after that in walked man who
said he was an artist. lie complained
that he would have 10 20 out OF BUSH
MSS at once because his best costume.
the one which clothed his best models
for his pictures. had been put into a
bundle by mistake. lie did not start a
search. but left picture OF tho cos
tune and n request that II b. returned
II found In the mass OF bundled wearing
apparel.
The two inquiries showed that most
persons do not understand what great
things were achieved on Bundle Day.
Few realize that between 100000 and
1000, 900 persons sent bundles.
Six floors at 2i0 Fifth avenue were
flled with bundles. Clothing was being
sorted In great piles by volunteer sorters
The repalrers were paid by the hour
4 lone cobbler. who mad volunteered
HIS services. sat amid piles OF shoes.
Next door. at EOS Fifth avenue, f.
another large building filled from top
10 bottom with unopened bundles.
Yesterday tho piles of bundles left at
police stations. schools, depots and ex-
press offices were being moved to the
building at ~ East Fourteenth street
the Wanamaker warehouses, the houses
Of the Adams Flanagan Company I'm
Tho Bronx, and the Bush Terminal I'm
Brooklyn. II was said that an Rggrc-
gate OF $4,000 bundles an hour were
being received at these places. and
bundles were still being left az police
stations
Mrs. James Speyer. head OF the COM
mittee Judge Ebert II. Gary and
George W. Perkins met yesterday at
Judge Gary's offices to devise a plan
for financing an organization which
would make the bundle work a perma-
mont institution. Another section of the
bundle committee began TO work out tho
distribution plans, which viii be in
operation next Tuesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
CORNER TO FORCE So
WHEAT Is CHARGED
|. :. Attorney in Chicago
Gathers Evidence as Price
Goes to S1.67 IL.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-That a group %
wealthy spectators is gradually gaining
control Of large quantities of cash wheat
In the various markets OF this country
with the object OF forcing the price up
to So n bushel. was the charge made
to-day 10y United States District Attor-
ney Cline, who has investigators at work
In several cities
The District Attorney declined TO re-
veal the Identity of the spectators. en-
cept to say that they were not Chicago
men. VI" admitted that up to the pres
ent time he has been powerless 20 act.
there having been no attempts at a tech
meal corner on futures. His information
Is that they are buying Tremendous
stocks Of the cash commodity in all
cities where the grain Is stored. from
Minne' polls TO Toledo and from Chicago
10 Kansas city.
Mr. cline believes that the pool seeks
To store 100000 bushels. which would
In effect control available supplies.
While the District Attorney was con-
Quoting his search to uncover the al
legged pool tho price Of cash wheat on
the CnicHEu board shot up 10 Sf.G7;,. a
new high level since 1895. This was
II, cents bushei higher than the top
price yesterday, ana cents nlEn"T tndU
the low price of the day.
Wheat for May delivery opened at
from S164a. TO Sl.65is. snot up to Sl.67
and then dropped to Sl.6jIq, The closing
price was $l6i'S, which was one-half
cent higher than Thursdays close.
The market weakened because OF re-
ports that foreigners were reselling much
of the wheat they had previously pur-
chased, due to apprehension over the
shipping situation on account of Ger
manys threat to blockade English ports.
There were also heavy shipments of
wheat from Argentina this week. 972.-
600 bushels-and the great bulk OF this
was ftr- the United Kingdom.
81 have no knowledge OF any one in
dividual trying TO corner the wheat
market" said the District Attorney to-
night. hut | have definite information
regarding the operations OF large
financial group in getting control of huge
quantities OF cash wheat. They are out
to Ill contracts with foreign Govern
ments AT greatly advanced prices. They
are operating under the constant vigil
lance Of Federal officers.
ut may he that more than 10000, 900
bushels of wheat are stored both at
Milwaukee and Madison, as reported. for
milling. II also may be that 1t Is being
held to be sold again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
TWO WOMEN AND CHILD SLAIN.
No Clue to Salamanca Murderer,
Who Used n sIedge Hammer.

CLEAN. y. Y. Feb. 1.-THE murder
OF two women and little girl which
took place probably n week ago, was
revealed to-day when the three bodies
were found In two story frame house
about forty feet from the River street
hospital in Salamanca. The victims
we're Mrs. Elizabeth Drake, aged so
Mrs Arlene Spencer. her daughter, aged
90, and Gertrude Spencer, aged 12 years.
The bodies we're on the nOor, those OF
the two women in a bedroom, and that
OF the child in tho sitting room hudded
UP against n bookcase. where she had
been evidently hurled by the blow which
killed her. The skulls OF al, had been
crushed with heavy handled five
pound hammer. which was found near
the body Of the girl and was probably
the last killed. As the girls body was
20 near the front OF the house. II is
thought that she was trying TO escape
from the murderer.
4 foreigner was arrested on sus-
plclon at Riverside this evening, was
questioned by the police and held. The
women are said 10 have had man
boarder some time ago. but he has not
been seen for weeks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
SNOWBALLS HALT
BREAD LINE RAIDERS
Seven Men Routed When They
Attempt to Usurp the
Places of Others.
DONATIONS TOTAL $3.50

There was a pitched battle In First
street Just of the Bowery yesterday.
An army Of 1.163 men. whose regimental
uniforms we're rags and tatters, attacked
a force Of seven men who made an un-
successful attempt to cut off the bread
line from It's base of supplies, THE SUNS
free bread depot Mt Q First street.
Snowballs flew thick and fast Tho
invading force OF seven men made a
rush to usurp places in the bread line
between scntinels who had been stand
ing there for two hours. The big army
Of waiting bread liners discharged
snowballs at tho invaders with such
volume that they retired. routed and
dsgraced. and Patrolman O'Rourke
found his peace overtures unavailing
Look at that" shouted Tom Merry
to his fellow bread distributor. Dick
Bright. pointing out OF the bread sta
ton window. And saw by the papers
to-day that a certain contractor com
plained that he couldn't find enough
men to hire as snow shovollcrs.
can't understand It. can you. Dick?'
mo. sir, I can't" replied Dick II
would recommend that said contractor
visit this bread line and pick out some
OF these 1000 unemployed. starving men
for his jobs. That's what I would
recommend.
Then. fearing that the snowfall war
In tho street might result in injury
to n-combatauts Merry and Bright
flung open the doors OF the little shop
and let the hungry army file In for their
rltions OF loaf OF bread apiece.
There we're 237 women among the 1000
who got bread.
whats thls?" suddenly shouted Tom
Merry "a "A big packing case arrived and
was ripped open. why. IT'S gloves-75G
pairs of gloves for the bread line-from
Butler Bros. Jersey city"
Then other bundles began to arrive.
which prompted Tom Merry to philoso-
phize in this manner:
81 wish kind hearted folks would stop
sending US old clothes. Our store here
isn't big enough TO handle them. We
can't manage a bundle day like tho city
These brand new gloves are different.
though. That's fine donation"
Tom Merry put down IN his notebooks
a total Of $3.50 as the days contribu-
tons 20 the bread fund They were
S25. Herbert Moore $50. @. II. X. 81.
J. T.. T.. So. A. NJ b: 50. Mrs. J. ~
Ford So, A. II. p; $3.50. y. y, G.. 81.
anonymous 81, S. II. Ms daily gift; 81,
T.. -. y. 81. r. 81. l.. s. ". 81. II. *.
McG. 81, Matron 1853 81. O. NJ H.
Checks for the bread fund should be
made payable To THE SUS. Checks and
money should bo sent TO the main office
in TIM SUN Building. Request is made
that old clothes be sent to some other
agency that is fitted 10 handle them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
No Obstacle TO Altering schools for
serving OF Lunches.

II was announced by tho Board OF
Estimate and Apportlonment yesterday
that when the Board Of Education
passes the proper motion there viii be
no difficulty in adopting the Aldermanic
resolution approprlating S26,50O special
revenue bonds for alterations In the
equipment OF public schools to mako
them suitable for furnishing nourishlng
lunches to pupils.
The alterations will be made in more
than fifty schools Tho price Of these
lunches will he three cents for each
child able to pay and nothing for those
unable to pay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
VOTE FOR NEW DEPARTMENT.
Board OF Estimate Fnvors separate
Control OF Markets.

The Board of Estimate voted yesier-
day In favor of establishing "a Depart
ineut VI Markets which shall. haze charge
of all city markets. absorbing the func-
tons now exercised by both the Finance
Department and the Borough President.
The Mayor and Comptroller Prender-
CAST appeared yesterday as sponsors OF
the measure. which was the idea OF
George w. Perkins. When the vote
came Borough Presidents Marks and
Mathewson refused to vote and Presi-
dent Connolly was the only one recorded
against.
II tho amendment is passed at Albany
II will create new department. which
will mean a commissioner. "a deputy
commissioner. confidential stenographeTs,
inspectors, clerks and messengers.