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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
ADMITS He KISSED
RICH WIDOW OFTEN
Frederick VcavprsOn Says
Mrs. Frame Wanted to
Adopt Him rs Son.
CHIEF MEYERS ~ STAND

Fr derrick Wcavcrson. whose affections
have been valued at s250.Ooo by his
wife, Mrs. Brownie Rathbone Weaver
son. in her suit against Mrs. Caroline
Frame. was a witness before supreme
Court Justice Gavegan and the jury
Yesterday in behalf of Mrs. Frame.
He denied that his relations with the
wealthy widow were more than those
Of a secretary and later OF n son. Wca-
version divided interest on the witness
stand with chief Meyers. ex-Giant
catcher and now on the Brooklyn base
bail team. who appeared for Mrs. Wea-
version and said he didn't care much
for her husband.
Chief Meyers. who was one OF the
first witnesses yesterday. smiled as he
said he didn't embrace the teachings
OF N~izdlznanism. OF which Mrs. W,a-
version Is u high priestess lie was called
to tell OF Weayerson's attitude toward
his wife at the time his feelings were
alleged TO be changing. The witness
said he visited the couple in their apart
mcni on Riverside Drive and afierward
ut their summer place at Graystoue,
y V, In 1911.
They seemed happily married were
aftectionata and loving and seemed like
. fine old couple when | first saw them.
he said. The last time I saw then
~ 1914 Weaverson's attitude was not
! pleasant"
In what wav2'
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TO UNRAVEL TANGLE
OF ERLANGER'S WIVES
Appellate Division Sends An
nulmcnt Suit Against No.
Back for Trial.

r ~ontanrlinr marital alliances ~
Arthur . l'rlanRer. Notwithstanding his
present willingness To let matters remain
a. they are. will soon enter another,
phase Of an attempted observation-disclosures,
according To u decision handed down by
tho Appellate Division IN BROOKLYN YES
'erday. This decision sends Er,anger's
annulment suit against his second wife.
Harriet T.. E%rlanger. back TO White
Plains for trial.
The Appellate Division confirms an
allowance OF $50 n week alimonv and
s2"O counsel fee pending trial. and holds
that Justice Tompkins was right In re-
fusing to let Erlangcr discontinue the
suit after alimony had been awarded.
In It's opinion Mrs, Erlanger IL entitled
to have her status as n wife and mother
determined, and the result Of the annul-
ment suit would tend 10 establish that
No less than six suits are pending in
New York and Westchester counties ms
n result OF the marriage Of the presen,
litigants in Georgia in 1909. Hesides
''' va bI'uclt by l.TlInRcr,
Mrs. Erlanger has Instituted suits for
separation, fraud and enforcement OF
contract. The suits all hinge on the
fart that Erlanger. who Inherited an
annual income of $4,000 from his IN
Nathanie, E%rlanger. took a second wife
without having his first marriage dis
solved.
1t is alleged that Erlanger was frs.
married in 1908. hut was separated from
this wife. Ida Erlanger. when he con-
tracted the second marriage. He re-
turned to her, 1t Is alleged. in December.
1915, and is now living with her at
~'hHppa1ua, Wcstchcster county. In
suing to annul the second marriage Err
hanger cited the first lie also confessed
Judgment for $4,000 to his first wife
when the second obtained n Judgment
against him recently in the Municipal
Court for $3.50. hut the confessed judg-
ment was later vacated
The $3.50 judgment was awarded I'm
connection with Mrs. E%rlanger's suit for
enforcement of contract, she alleging that
he promised to pay her $12O a month
when he left her last December. Her
suit for fraud In for 800, 600, based on
the allegation that Erlanger. in marry
ing her, concealed the fact that he had
another wife.
There are two children by each mar
riage. according to David j. Gladstone
counsel TO Mrs, Frlanger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
TOY MAKERS ORGANIZE HERE.
America Not Dependent ON Europe
Says 4. G.. Gilbert.

II Is a mistaken impression that the
children of America are dependent on
Europe for their Christmas toys. accord
ing to A. G. Gilbert of New Haven,
president Of the newly formed Toy Manu-
facturers Association OF the United
states.
american toymakers." said Mr., GIL
bert last night, have always made mt
lesat s5 per cent. OF the toys for Ameri-
can children. OF the s25. O0o, 900 worth
of toys bought annually before the war
began, only about ss,ooo.ooO were i'm
ported"
The purpose Of the association Of toy
manufacturers, which vas organized last
night at the Hotel McAlpin, Is 10 stimu-
late interest In American made toys and
to cooperate with the merchants In their
distribution.
Other officers elected with Mr.. Gilbert
were Henry c. Ives OF Bridgeport and A.
n. Converse. Winchendon. Mass. vice.
presidents Leo Schlessinger, New York.
treasurer. and +. d.. Dodge. New York,
secretary.
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RISK OF THE ALLIES
is NOT FOR ALI RISK
Scafarinw Shell DOdgcr Swcars
by the Prophets Beard
He's No Malingcrer.
SHIP SAILED. WANTS PAY

All Risk, late ~ Alcxandria. swore by
was true
81 was q frcnian aboard the British
shin Dominion. which arrived and sailed
from tlns port I was III when I ar
rived and because OF the shell which
Hurst over my head when I was quarter
muster 81 Transport No. 81, carving
British troops from tho Isle of Lemnos
q. 20 tho Hardancllcs. May the Prophet
witness my words.
when ! became sicN , went to the
hospital known ~ the Long Island col
lego. whence ] was discharged after five
days. They knew not my Illness. ]
went there again, aud this time I re-
mainel until yesterday morning. until
just after the ship had sailed. Then |
went to the British Nice-Consul FOR my
wages due. a large sum-. $50 and more.
but instead OF giving me the money
thoes accursed men there placed
nanacles upon my hands. threw me into
q closet and kept me there for many
hours. All this is rue
SAID J. \. MACPHERSON. British Vice
Consul
"Ali Risk? Oh. yes, lie Is what Is
known on ship as u maling,rer. that Is
hc pretended to be III until his ship
sailed and then he came here demanding
his money. The laws are very strict
aud We told him he would get his money
when he signed on another ship or after
H. had passed the United States immi-
grafton authorities and obtained a job
ashore. only subsistence money Ia
given to the man in the meantime. There
s. too much chance for him TO co'ne
back to US without funds.
w tried to explain this to All
Risk in sewers. languages and at last,
becoming a little weary Of his impor-
sunities, some one invented a telephone
conversation which said the police
wanted Ali. Whereupon he became
wildly excited. and when some one out
side my door said he was a policeman
We permitted the man to climb into a
clothes closet. He did not say why he
did not want to see the American police
When he came out he departed"
Ali Risk told his story to Peter Bau-
ner, a maritime lawyer. himself a sea
captain. Mr.. Baumber said IL was very
mysterious to him. lie has not We,
taken any action.
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New Notable Discovered.

\ new cainp notable was discovered
through tho medium Of the singing sol
disrS As Company r in thu second
battalion broke - a single VOC" rose
above al! the others. a rolling, booming,
martial basso it was. and ,hr others
within listening distance stopped short
apprcciatively. The singer vas Castor
Sargent. the principal haSso Of thA
Chicago Opera Company Tor next sea-
son and a veteran OF the Spanish-AWer j.
can war. He had not made his identity
known in camp until his voice betrayed
hin.
Mr.. Sargent. one Of the few Ameri-
IAN singers in grand opera. vas FOR SIX
years with the Royal company ~ Covert
Garden. and also sang NJ Nice u
Monte carlo. When the war began in
August. 1914, ne went with the British
hospital corps and saw seven months
service as an American volunteer. The
others IN Company i are planning 10
have Marshal kernochan. cousin of
Judge Kernochan, writer OF songs and
rooltle I'm the same company. compose
"A H~littsburg march for him.
There was no afternoon infantry WORK
in the iicld.
The men got into camp Just IN tim"
To answer mess call without changing
their dripping uniforms, Int this I'D not
hurt their appetites. The post exchange
did a thriving business 90 new, dry
shoes afterward Instead OF field work
however, the "doughpoNs' We're pro
NOTED ints theoretical work. with lee
lures under cover in the mess halls.
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Money Not n Factor.

New York IL 90 densely populated
that until the new subway lines are COM
pleted II Will lie necessary to move Just
rs many trains over the elevated tracks
as II is possible for the structures to
hold.
III anybody can develop a signal sys-
tenn which will promote safer conditions
than those under which we are now
operating We will spend all the money
necessary to install II. Hut such n signal
system must he one under the operation
OF which we can perform the ~transpotta-
ton service which the people OF New
York demand.
ION both the subway and the elevate
we have Installed n very large number
Of automatic devices designed To- promote
safety. Wherever IT is possihl, To ~fortify
ourselves against the mistakes OF EN-
ployees We are doing II. But We cannot
escape the fact that in dealing with hun
dr., DIS Of millions Of train movements
there will be an occasional man failure
arc not satisfied We are trying
every day 10 Improve our methods. and
W. want the people of New York to real
lie deep down in their hearts that that IS
| the spirit In which We are operating
these lines"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
F. D. ROOSEVELT ASKS
CRUISE VOLUNTEERS
MajOr-Gcn. Wood Also Urges
Naval Training at Harvard
Club Mass Meeting.

Major-Gcn. Wood and Franklin u.
Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. were the principal speakers at n
mass meeting held last night at the
Harvard Club TO enlist volunteers Tor
the naval training cruise for civilians
next August.
Al the commencement OF his speech
Mr.. Roosevelt announced that he had
eccived word unofficially from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs in the House Of
Representatives. that the measure to
provide a sufficient lumber Of regular
men to man every ship in the avy
would he passed. The Navy Department
has been fighting for this measure for
more than "A year.
MIR. Roosevelt said the hattleships Ken
tuccy and ain nave been assigned 10
the New York contingent. They each
can accommodate SOC citizen sailors.
Already 269 ave enlisted for the cruise.
Speaking OF the relation of pleasure
, boats to the navy as reserve. MIR. Roose-
, welt said that within two weeks the de-
| partmcnt would ask for bids on two
model power boats. one seventy-hve fee,
and one fifty feet in length. designed
for yachting in peace times. hut suitable
for a~uxiliaries in case of war. All de-
signers Of pleasure craft would be re-
quested to follow these models In the
future. he said.
Gen. Wood hoped everybody at the
meeting would take the cruise. YOU
will find lots OF things inside Of you thai
YOU never suspected were there" he
said.
The training OF the public through the
training of the men who actually attend
Plattsburg and go on the cruise Gen
Wood considered OF more importauc,
than the actual training OF the mcr
! themselves.
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OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR
BOYS TRAINING CAMP
War Department to Provide
1000 krag Rifles for Use
at Pcckskill.

MaJor-Gcn John +. O"Rvan. com
manding the National Guard 81 New
York, who is chairman Of the commission
recently authorized :, provide for mill
tary training of boys Of high school age,
yesterday completed his selections az
officers to instruct the boys who are to
hc in camp at peckskill from August
q 20 september .. inclusive.
The boys Will be formed into a rcgi-
r"rt under command II col. y. -
II urstor. chief ordnance officer on the
stan of Gen. organ. Gen Organ will
be IN direct charge Of the camp.
The War apartment will provide
LOCO krIg rifles for the boys. who will
b. limited 70 that number. Al the ca,np
spuipdse vii be provided from the Ma
tioual Guard ~stor"houscs at Peekskiil.
The co~t 20 the boys for alton will be
80 cents "a day.
Gen Organ in speaking Of the carnp
Yesterday said
'rhc thirty days course to be followed
hy the hoys, II is believed. will make a
lasting Impression ON them. for the dis
cipliue VIII he spartan in its applica-
ton. No soldiers will be NJ the camr
during the period OF the school. NJ
liquor OF any kind - ever allowed on
the reservation at Ieckskiil.
The boys will not be permitted 10
leave the reservation unless ccompanic
by members of their own families or
officers, Disciplined amusements will b,
provided for at the school. More appli.
cations are already being received than
the school can accommodate. but the &C.
ccptanccs will he made so the various
sections Of the STATE may be represented
Application blanks may be had by ad.
dressing DIVISION Adjutant. School OF
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STUDENT PACIFIST LAID OUT.
militia Rescnts Samson
speech at ntgh School.

Leon Samson. who was dropped from
City College for raising a rumpus when
Gen. Leonard Wood was speaking
there. tried 20 argue against prepared
ness Yesterday before the students Of
t,e High Schocl OF Commerce. His al
1ompt resulted In a black eye and n
torn coat for Samson and much amuse-
meut for the unlocking students.
The young pacifst chose the oon
hour and the Sixty-sixth street entrance
90 the school as the best time and place
10 wat nilitarism. John Lynch. who
believes firmly in military training, hap
penrd along soon after Samson had
started. Lynch. who belongs to the
militia. heard Samson make some un-
hiud remark about the National Guard,
lynch went To- where Samson was GEES
t~culating wildly II pulled the orator
from his rostrum. Then his fist caugh;
Samson right in the eye. Not satisfied
that the enemy was yet defeated Lynch
knocked Samson down and out. Tn.
orator lay on the ground unconscious
for several minutes. Lynch went on his
way. while kind hearted students revived
Samson.
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Text of Statement.

The statement OF Mr.. Shonts follows
Comment on the unfortunate ac-
cidcnt on the Third avenue elevated
railroad yesterday indicates a widespread
oplnion that automatic signals and train
topping devices should h" installed on
AL tho tracks uf tho elevated railroad. 81
rs 20 make such an accident absolutely
impossible.
Directly responsible as We are 20 the
PEOPLE of New York for the safe opera.
tion OF trains we are extremely anxious
that the public shou'd thoroughly I'M
dcrs'and our policy. II that policy -
wrong no one can he more eager than
We are TO ascertain and TO pu. int!
practice the right policy.
THE elevated railroad lines In New
York are literally saturated with rains
They carry about a million people a
day-people who must be moved II
they are TO continue TO get to and from
their work.
"Of course. these people must he car
ried safely, and our policy first and
foremost is TO secure safety regardless
Of cost. We believe that the elevated
railroad lines of New York constitute the
safest railroad In the world. with the
possible exception OF the New York sub
way. Since 1907 the elevated railroad
! lines ave carried over three billion pas
sengers-double The population OF the
globe-and only five persons have been
killed as a result Of train accidents.
Local trains on the elevated are he.
ing operated in precisely the same man.
ner as locals IN the subway. There are
no signals of any kind, and the depend
ence is solely upon the rare and judg
ment of motormen. These men are care.
fully picked and trained. and they have
the supreme motive OF their own safet,
ia intensity their sense of responsibility
Express trains in the subway are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10

Frederick Dietz. for twenty years
president Of the II. T.. Dletz Company.
manufacture Of lamps and lanterns. who
died March 81. 1915. left an estate APP
praised yesterday at si.2l0.999 gross
and sl.079Al0 net. He had debts OF
sl22,39i. of which tl1S,1i6 was his
share Of "A loss ito n trading account
under the name of the Dletz G. Clement
Trading Account.
Mr.. Dietz left many requests to EN-
ployees. friends and business associates.
Under his will the following requests
to employees were made $4,000 to
pomeroy l.. Salmon. manager of the
syracuse factory $4,000 each to Charles
l.. Belts and Ernest T. Everett. en-
ploycd in New York factory $500 each
TO twenty-four. sI00 to eighteen. $500
to twen:y-hve, 500 to eighty-six and
S25 each to 225 employees, the requests
being made according to term Of service.
Hc gave 10000 in trust to the Rev.
Antonio Mangano OF Richmond Hill
$1,000 to Allen schiller. "a little orphan
boy AZ the Sisters School. Hampstead.
l.. L.. $1,000 to $4,000 each TO a num-
Ice: of friends and employees. and $1,000
To- Mrs. Juliet NJ. Pollock.
Mr.. Dictz gave s1Oi. zoo to Frederick
W Van Duyn, "A cousin SSj.995 to Rob-
ert T.. Dictz. n nephew ss5.i21 TO Ethel
u. Nichols, a niece s224.4s3 TO Anna
J.. Clement, his sister, and s230.353 ta
John T. bi"'z. his remaining brother
William TravorS Jerome. who was
named as executor. received s4,Si9 in
Leu Of commissions. and the remaining
s'o,fNo went TO relatives.
Frank IL Clement. brother-in-law Of
the dcccdent and secretary Of the Dies
company, said his services were WORT
Sl"o,u0O TO the company because "he
was by all odds not only the creates,
I"'h1 man IN the country, but the com
piuy's financial genius
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
A. G. PAINE LEFT $e54,772.
widow and Son Get Equal sharcs
Of Estate.

The estate Of Augustus @. Paine, for
merly a director of the New York Life
Insurance Company. who died on March
%. 1915, was appraised yesterday at
s6b+.772. MIR. Paine gave half of the
estate to his wife. Mrs. Charlotte VI.
Paine. and the other half TO his son.
Augustus Paine, Jr. The bulk of his
estate consisted of his half interest IN
4. @. Paine & Co. formed by himself
and his son to trade in securities and
lend money on commercial paper.
The total net assets of the firm were
appraised at i.1ll.4l7. OF which half
belonged to the decedent. The firm had
bills receivable of s375.SIl. consisting of
loans on notes without collateral. and a
number Of large holdings OF stock
Among them were l,ill shares Northern
Paper Company. s275,iij: 1913 New
York and Pennsylvania Company. s2l6,-
s45 $40 Phelps, Dodge & Co, sloS.ooo,
and 10 Chase National Bank. saf,05o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
WRECK BLAME LAID
TO DEAD MOTORMAN
Hrdley and Five Other Wit
ncsses Examined by Bronx
Grand Jury.

Frank Hcdlcy. general manager Of the
Peterborough, testified for an o and
a half before a specia, Grand Jury in
The Bronx yesterday afternoon In re-
gard 70 the wreck on the Third avenue
elevated at l49th street on Thursday. In
which one man lost his life and eleven
we're injured.
Fiye other witnesses were examined.
Assistant District Attorney seymour
Mork then adjourned the investigation
until Tuesday. Ten more witnesses,
mostly marlborough trainmen. have
heen ~subpnnaed. Coroner William y.
Flynn POSTPONED his hearing until Mon
day in order not to interfere with the
outing which the legal department OF
the marlborough had arranged for to-
day.
Mr.. Hedley would not discuss his tcs-
! 'imony after he left the jury room, u he
, said he thought the only one to blame
was the motorman OF the train that
ARMED the rear end of the empty stalled
train standing on n slight curve just nor,f
OF the l49th street station. This motor
man, Frank Kerrigan, who died or his
Injuries, had an unobstructed view OF
the train ahead for 1900 feet. Wit
nesses said he did not attempt to slow
down until twenty or thirty feet away
The train was then moving at a speed
Of about twenty miles an hour.
In explanation of his bust OF tempe
when he swore at Coroner Flynn, Mr.
Hedley said hat when such an accident
occurs the matter OF first Importance /,
10 remove the injured and clear tn
tracks. II the police or Coroner inter
feres with those engaged In this worl
and arrest some Of them, the confusion
endangers all traffic on the line, HI
said.
"In the excitement and confusion tina
followed the wreck" Mr.. Hedley wen
on, "it's a wonder there was not anothe'
wreck piling up on top or the mrs
one"
Senator Thompson OF the Public Ser
vice Investigating committee confine'
his inquiry to a few questions concern
ing safety appliances put to Public Ser
vice Commissioned Travis II. Whitney
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VREELAND IGNORANT
OF OPPENHEIM CASE
Former President of Metro.
pOlitan Ry. Doesn't Know
Where Books Are.
MINUTES ALSO MISSING

Although the trial Of BENJAMIN m.
penheim's 100000 damage suit arains,
the Metropolitan Street Railway CON-.
pany IN its directors was adiourne,
the day was occupied by Edmund ,
Mooney. counsel for Oppenheim. wiz
the examination before trial OF II u
Nreeland, formerly president q, ~.
Metropolitan, In ~ effort TO md nm,
what became of the books and paner.
of the defunct company.
Mr.. Vreeland testified that after H.
left the presidency in 1909 he continue,
as a director. but does not know whe,bs,
he is a director now because no ls mo.
sure whether the company is In exie,.
ence. When asked IL he had hrousb.
with him the books and papers ~ m.
company that the order for his exam
ination required him to produce N,
Vreeland std
II have not. 7 have no knowledge n,
the books or whore they have been since
the company went into the hands o,
receiver. | have also no knowledge
Of where the minut of the directors
meetings for the years 1897 to 1902 ca,
be found"
MIR. vreeland said he did not KIN,
where the data aS to the payments ~
money in the Nugont case can be- Four
either. Mr.. Morchouse was srrre'ar.
Of the company. hut the witness doe.
not know whether he TX still ~, rc'arq
The witness said there have hor
, many changes IN the Metropolitan boar
through resignation. and that thare has
been no meeting since the rcceiyers'E Do
in 1907. Mr.. Nreeland testified th.,
during the r~eceivcrship he acted In ar
advisory capacity to the receivers. a
since that time has been employed Y
Mr.. Morehouse by the Intorhorou.'
Metropolitan at 1876 broadway T.
company Is IN no way connected "
the old Metropolitan. he said,
Mr.. Nreeland testified that he re,er
heard of the Nucent case until he rea
Of it In the newspapers and got his A.
adviccs as to the Oppenhelm disbarrn,U'
and reinstatement from the same source
He never talked with General Cour,t'
Robinson about the Nugent case, he sa
and had no personal knowledge - 'ha
allegations OF ~oppenheim except b,
reading about them afterward
Mr.. Nreeland said no minutes we-s
ever kept Of the meetings OF tho exec.
| tive committee Of the hoard, ~ vh,
the late +. A. - Wldencr ord oit.-,
were members, lie said Thomas J
| Ryan was not a member.
The oppenhelm trial will continue ~
| Monday.
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Kissed Many Times.

Weayerson said that a year after he
began working with Mrs. Frame in th"
Fourth Church he became her secretary
and business manager,
'Npid you ever have any other r"la-
tionshlp with her besides business
"Our relationship grew to such "A point
that Mrs. Frame consulted a lawyer
about adopting me as her son. our
relations became those of mother and
son. ] kissed her many times, but only
as a son would kiss his mother"
"Wore your relations always openH'
Yes went OF trips with her and
sometimes my wife went along. She
not only didn't object. but urged me
10 20"
WcavcrSon said that once when his
wife accused Mrs. Frame OF trying to
induce him to divorce her he thought
of getting a separation, lie said Mrs.
Frame told him not to get a divorce.
why did You want to separate
because our ideals and interests we're
different and there was no companion
ship
did anything Mrs. Frame ever say
o. did have anything 10 do with allenat-
ing your affections from your wife,
"The only hing she ever said that
made any impression on me was hat II
was too bad that my wife wasn't in
terestcd in Christian Science, She said
II several tiinea."
Did she ever say Mrs, Weaverson was
not ut to be your wife"
mo-"
The trial will continue Monday.