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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-17
WOMAN, GAGGED,
IN BURNING ROOM
Bound Ankles Protruding
Through Window Lead
to Rescue

A crash Of glass in the courtyard OF
the Westwood Court apartments, at oil
West 186th Street, brought Mrs. Jo-
sephine Olsen, the jsnitress. on the run
about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A
window on the third floor had been
shattered and through the splintered
gap protruded a pair Of dainty feet
that kicked spasmodically, yet in uni
son. The ankles were dashed together.
As Mrs. Olsen gazed puff of smoke
shot from the window and she caught
the CLINT Of flames. She dashed up the
stairs, shouting to her niece, Agnes
Johnson, who was at the switchboard.
The door that hid the mystery of the
kicking feet and the puff of smoke, in
the apartment of Gustav Gardner,
statistician, was locked.
Mrs. Olsen ran to the second floor,
entered the apartment below the Gard
ners' and assembled by the fire escape,
but was baked at the dining room
window of the Gardners' apartment by
screen.
Woman Extinguishes Blaze.
Mrs. Olsen pulled off the screen. and
as she crawled into the room, she saw
smoke coming from the combination
bedroom and sitting room. The cur
tains and the bedding were ablaze.
Selling them in her arms. the janitress
ran to the kitchen. thrust them into a
washtub and turned on the water.
Turning, she stumbled over Mrs. Gard
ner, who lay on her back on the kitchen
| floor, strip Of blue cloth tied over
! her mouth, her hands bound behind her
back and her trussed ankles sticking
through the shattered window. Mrs.
| Olsen cut the bonds, and about the
some moment Patrolman Handwert,
! Deputy Chief Hennessy, with a score
or so Of firemen, and DR.. Gordon, am
bulance surgeon of Washington Heights
Hospital, appeared in response TO calls
from Mrs. 0lsen's niece.
Under DR.. Gordon's ministrations
Mrs. Gardner recovered quickly, and
though somewhat hysterical, told her
story to the fremen. the policeman, the
doctor, the janitress and the jan
itress's niece.
She had come home about 5 o'clock
from marketing and gone to the kitchen,
she said. She had placed the pac kages
on the tubs, when two arms enclrcled
her head and man muttered:
mo noise or I'll kill YOU"
Left in Burning Room.
Her assailant dragged her into the
dining room, distance Of ten or hi
teen feet, where a man with mask
covering his face stood smoking Gig
arctic.
mo noise or well kill you." remarked
the masked man.
Then he tore up blue bed quilt,
using the strips to bind her. He stuffed
her mouth full of paper, securing 1t
with another strip from the quilt. AT
that moment his companion noticed the
curtain in the bedroom was on fire, ap-
parently from the cigarette of the man
/ with the mask.
BEAT it," he advised, "the place is
| afire."
Mrs. Gardner saw nothing more OF
them. Certain they had left her to be
burned up with the house, she began
10 hitch herself along on her back and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-17
S556,725 REALIZED AT SALE
Manhattan Beach Lots Disposed Of In
Two Days Auction.

The total realized at the Manhattan
Beach auction sale held on Saturday
and yesterday by Joseph P. Day was
s556,725. At yesterdays offering were
100 lots of the 240 remaining unsold
from Saturday. All were disposed of.
The highest price paid was s2,l25 for
lot at Esplanade and West End avs,
and the lowest price $500 for one at
Cole Ridge and Hampton avs.
Among the real estate buyers who
attended the sale were f. L. Ward, John
Curry, Joseph II. Young, J. J. Wolfe, w.
S. Gallagher and Henry I. Lewis.
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Bedroom Breakfast
Tray and Set

Tray-Of white enamel wicker. fixed
t.y Of cre,onne,under> glass, compartment
a, each end for water glass. table silver.
also reading matter. newspapers and mail;
26hxl2x5h inches .'..... $1,000
Coffee Set (illusua,ed) - Royal
Worcester lowered porcelain coffee pot
sugar basin, cream pitcher cup and saucer,
plate and fruit dish: extra .....Sl2.25
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-17
3 SHIPS STRIPPED
TO MAN ARIZONA
Warships Laid Up to Pro-
vide Crew for New
Dreadnought
BY CUSHING STETSON

The superdreadnought Arizona, latest
addition TO the Atlantic feet and one
Of the most powerful ships in the navy,
will pass into the service of Uncle Sam
to-day, fully manned and ready for
action. This addition to the navy is far
from q clear gain in strength, however.
since it was necessary to strip three
other battleships of their crews and
plement Of men for the new fighter.
The Oil men who make up the crew
of the Arizona were drawn from the
Vermont, the Kansas and the New
Hampshire, which now are unable to
put to sea. Wooden deck houses are
being constructed to protect the officers
of the deck from the winters cold, and
the three battleships, virtually absn-
doned, will remain out of commission
in the League Island yards, at Phila-
delphia.
The ceremony under which the Ari-
IONA will be turned over to Captain
John r. Macdonald by representative
of the commsndsnt will take place at
precisely 8 o'clock. At that hour a ma
rine guard, which will be stationed aft
on the quarterback of the dresdnought,
now at anchor in the New York Navy
Yard, will present arms, the band will
play "The Star-Spsngled Banner" an
American flag will be run up and the
commission pennant will be broken out
upon the after truck. The Arizona then
will be formally in the possession of
| ths nation
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finally arrived in the kitchen. where
she kicked out the window to give the
alarm.
So far as the police could learn. moth
ing had been stolen. The janitress and
her niece, who had been gossipihg at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-17

the switchboard, we're sure no one had
entered by way of the hall and stairs.
Also, it was apparent they did not en-
ter via the fire escape, so detectives
from the Fourth branch began an in
vestigation of the roof.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-17

in this back-river of utter ruin DESC
lation and decay is not without its
grimly comic side.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20

TT UST NOW Industrial organizations distributing
~ pamphlets and preparation One Of these is
distributed the Ibber Club Of America
ton Of Major General Uptons book THE Military Policy
the United States's
This compilation lays special weight such claims
the foouing That had the regular been larger the
would have been shorter That had the militia
trained, the would have been ended
Even these claims aredubious When the South
took part of the regular establishment and part of the
Would the balance have been changed
But there another question Of Importance
of the the opposition to catte slavery
worked industry institution
Of slavery
that this rebellion had been
then slavery would have remained for indefinite period
The freeing Of the slaves not something that happened
period of fighting
The emancipation proclamation not at first intended
and was uttered with reluctance.
Suppose there had been Civil that slavery
institution? There would ahead per-
shaps, instead of in retrospect
Arguments for preparation based on the past well
they will have the weight arguments
present The past represents water that has
the wheel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
STOCK. MARKET

4
New York, March 2o.-Opening.-Th
week in the stock market opened with
some striking gains in those specialties
which recently claimed speculative at
tention, but elsewhere the undertone
was irregular. u. S. Industrial Alco-
hol made an initial gain of over five
points and Crucro1e Steel, Studebaker,
Westinghouse, Mexican Petroleum and
distillers' securities rose one to three.
equipments made similar advances. U.
S. Steel manifested further restraint
and Canadian Pacific fell a, point.
Union Pacific and Erie were the only
rails to show frmness. Anglo-French
bonds were strong. Recessions ex-
tending to a point or more were re-
corded before the end of the first half
hour.
Noon: Offerings became more ex-
the heaviness of Steel, Reading and a
few other leaders having it's effect on
the general list Not only were most
early gains effaced but prices of the
more active. specialties were a point or
moreu nder last weeks final quota
lions. Bethlehem Steel fell IA to $40.
The decline seemed to be based in
part on intangible rumors dealing
with the foreign situation, but Mexi-
can affairs, far they were re-
f1ected in those issues. were not pro-
nounced factor. Business diminished
at midday and some stocks scored SUBJ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
SILK WORKERS
IN DEMAND FOR
NINE-HOUR DAY

Paterson, NJ J., March. 2o.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Brotherhood
of American Silk Workers, which
claims to include in it's mem bership
Virtually every worker in all branches
of the silk industry Of Paterson, an
nounced today that the manufacturers
hive been given until Wednesday tc
reply to a demand for a nine hour day.
Unless the demand Isl granted, the
committee announced, atstrike will be
ordered which will tie UP the indus
try.
At the conclusion of Paterson's big
silk mill strike in 1913, the workers
were promised, according to spokes>
men for the committee today, that
nine hour day would go into effect as
soon as conditions would permit
Early last week the4 brotherhood
called for a vote, the result of which,
announced today, was declared to be
unanimously in favor submitting an
ulimatum to the employers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
BIG CONGREGATION
/ ENJOYS RENDITION
OF fSTABAT MATER

With a congregation that nearly
filed st. Patrick's church, North ave-
nue., last evening, an augmented choir,
directed by Prof. Fritz K. Weber, gave
for the second time, a rendition of
Rossini's cantata, 'tStabat Mater
The soloists were Miss Margaret Ho-
gan. soprano; Miss Norma Weber,
contraIto; Robert Weber, tenor and
Joseph Wielers bass.
Following the ca,ntata, Father John
Conway delivered an eloquent lecture
on ST. Patrick. He declared that the
achievements of Ireland's patron saint
were greater than those of Alexander
the Great or of Napoleon, for his
victories were b1ood1ess, while theirs
were written in letters of red.
Miss Hogan sang, Mother Ma
chree': Miss Weber, kathleen Ma
yourneen,'' and Mr.. Weller, tsBe1ieve
Me if All Those Endearing Young
Charms
There were many music lovers
aside from the members of the parish,
in the congregation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
Complainant Against
Gambling House Is
Caught There Himself

After he had twice complained to
the police of gambling going on in
the saloon of Joseph Frankel, $50
Bostwick avenue, Joseph Bartas, 416
Spruce street, was himself caught in
the net which the police spread about
that place late Saturday night, and in
city court today He was fined SIS for
frequenting a gambling house.
FrankeI was charged with keeping
a gambling house and he was fined
500. Bartas lost money in this saloon
two weeks ago and he twice complain
ed to the police. No action had been
taken and apparently Bartds thought
70 try his luck sgain Saturday night.
He was rolling dice wnen the police
raided the place,
The other freduebters, who were
fined SIS EACH were Harry Rosenbaum.
$50 Bostwick avenue; John Rooney,
200 Osborne street; Andrew Miha1oof,
s41 Bostwick aveniie; Gabo Pole and
Thomas vincent Of $50 Osborne street.
All paid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
.RUMANIA READY
. TO JOIN ALLIES
ATHENS REPORTS

Athens, March 2o-An impression
prevails in high political circles in
Athens that Rumania. shortly will
abandon her policy of neutrality in
favor of the eRtente allies. Should
Rumanias enter the war Greece official
1y would be placed in an emharrass-
ing position, the force of which al
ready is. felt. Military authorities
do not disguise the fact that at pres
ent they have no need for Greece
and do not desire to assume RESPONSE
bility for maintenance and equipme tent
of the Greek army unless they are
assured definitely of cooperation in
the event of an allied offensive in Ma
cedonia.
The course of the fighting at Yer
dun has produced a marked impress
sion on even the most determined
n-interventi onists, and the royalist
press is changing it's tone in regard
to the participation of Greece in the
war. The feeling of allied diplomat
lists seems to be that if Greece desir es
to enter the war now she will have
to do so in her own initiative and with
no conditions with respect to territor-
ial compensation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
MIR HILLS CAMPAIGN FUND

~ BENEzER J. HILL replying charges i'm
4@ properly campaign fund Of $4,000 init
that bill pending will legalze such
characterized Of the committee which was
nterposed himself the law for the purpose
sevading it.
But tried provisions Of this
BILL he would be in sadder
prohibits contributions
state to the funds congressional candidates Mr.
Hills committee received such contributions.
The bill forbids newspaper advertisements which
show their Mr. Hills committee caused the publ
cation of such advertisements.
The funds Of
anosher Hills did this
law.
The safeguards activities political
committees, Mr. Hills committee acted without
bill prohibits corporate contributions, Hills
hcommttee received such contributions.
prohibits congress causing
given contributed that allowed
Mr. Hill caused to be given contributed expended or used
almost $4,000 grossly Of the amount prescfib
ed in Connecticut
are facts assembled by Homer
IS. Cummings, counsel for Mr. Donovan.
The contestants briefs this documents state
of Importance They today
they poll
teal finance They will
relations which between the corporate
special privilege interests Of America and who made the
America
their vvidnes Mr. Hills committee disbursed
Democratic committee expended
in the entire State of Connecticut
Hills committee sdsbursed more money for m
congress
times much the Republican
the First district twelve times
Hill permitted by to spend.
Says Mr. Cummings, in his brief: 4
conduct permissible under existing laws
successfully political
life corrupng influence appalling sgnficance
The Of Mr.. Cummings will meet approval by every
committee this great sum, beneficiary
corporations within and without his district and
Corrupt Practices Act ought to be called IAN Act to Legaze
Political Corruption"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
THE BONDING ELECTION

n than month there will special election
IL for the promotion municipal These bonding
elections have been Mayor Wilson
will become politicians
greater with passing time, extravaganza greed
1t popularity of political rings Of all com
against the public that they grow
charge of political machines
when last straw will break patient camels
they dosee,ey cannot heed power condi-
toned the spending Of and money!
and pacemen happy and devoted
M
Il Bridgeport wishes to be free from increasing
must make stand against bonding By
citizens have practical demonstration debt
lower rate It higher tax
bonding paying
everything, andesometnes than double.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
SUSPECT DENIES
HE WAS EVER IN
BRIDGEPORT, CT.
w. II. Harris Will Fight Elk
tradition Held BY New
York Police.

That difficulty will be encountered
in procuring extradition papers in the
case of w. H. Harris. wanted in this
city for the embezzIement of $3.50
fromf his employer, Harry H. Ford,
$50 Stratford avenue. was the opinion
expressed by local police today.
Harris came to this city some time
ago and got job with the Locomobi1e
Co. He had the highest of recommen-
.dations from the Alec Motor Car Co.
He was foreman of a testing room at
the =Locomobile Co. andE roomed at
the Y. M. C. A. He later quit the
Locomobi1e Co. and procured a posi-
ton with Harry H Ford. an automo-
bile dealer.
When Ford sent bill to the A. G!
Leake Construction Co.. for the hiring
of an automobile while that concern
were repairing the Congress street
bridge, he was informed that the
bill of $50 had been paid to Harris.
The latter denied receiving the money
and when he was about to be arrested
9dnesday at the 7. M. g. A. rooms
he slipped out through the rear en-
trance and went to New York.
In New York the detective bureau
members were looking for Harris, who
was going under the name of A. H
Linkey. He was alleged to have
stolen motorcycle there. Harris
walked into the detective bureau Fri
day and upbraided Detective Louis
Brancato for accusing him of the
theft. Investigation disclosed the fact
that he had settled the matter with
the owner of the motorcycle.
To the surprise of Harris he was
placed under arrest and informed that
he was being held for the. Bridgeport
police on a charge of embezzlement.
In the sessions court in New York. city
yesterday Harris was placed in the
prisoners pen and Harry Ford was
asked to pick out his man. He singled
out Harris and efforts were then made
to procure extradition papers. s
Harris denied ever having seen Ford
before and said he did not know
where Bridgeport was located. His
case was continued until tomorrow
and he has procured a lawyer to de-
fend himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
CREW OF ABANDONED
SCHOONER IN PORT

New York, March 20-First news
that the schooner William B. Herrick,
of Boston, had been abandoned at sea,
was received here today when Cap
tain Peterson and his wife and a, crew
of five men. rescued from the vessel
after encountering heavy weather, ar
rived on the United Fruit steamer
Tivives from Santiago, Cuba. The
schooner left Pensacola, Fla, Feb. "a,
for Arroyo, Porto Rico, with lumber.
BY March she became waterlogged
andw as abandoned after unsuccessful
efforts by the Norwegian steamer Byg-
land to tow her to port. The captain,
his wife and crew were taken the
Bygland to Banes, Cuba.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
stantiaI recoveries. Bonds were
heavy.
were
{ ct. L. Watson & Cos

ct. L. Watson & Coz
With Congress now In session over
three months, business and invest
ment have become reconciled in a
measure to it's outbreaks and agfta-
tfons. During this period the average
level of prices of securities has. been
considerably reduced. There has been
much voluntary liquidation but no Sc
we're and widespread losses. In fact,
many holders have so strengthened
their margins that they are not far
from outright owners. Meanwhile the
bears have created a. large amount OF
phantom stock. but it will take real
stock for the covering OF contracts.
The country, at the same time, has
been growing more prosperous Such
a combination of circumstances must
logically work favorabIy to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
SALE OF WAN HORSES
CAUSES BIG SUI1

London, March 26-Philfp Runci-
man, a member Of, the shipping firm
of walter Runciman & Co, together
with two tnenabers of the Baltic Tx
change, Frazier Goodbody and Cyril
Bennett, are being sued in the court
of Kings Bench by alexander Fergu-
son, for 10000. pounds sterling. the
commission claimed on the sale OF 49,
900 American horses to the French.
government at so pounds per horse.
The plaintiff claims to have introduced
the purchasers to Mr.. Runciman, the
contract being concluded in the lat
ter's office, 1t is ASSERTED.
ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
REOPEN M1HALY CASE.

The cases of Matthias Miha1y, pro-
prietor of the Hotel Hallett and four
freouenters found in his place when it
was raided last Sunday were re-opened
this morning at the request of Jacob
A. Klein, attorney for the defense.
They forfeited their bonds last week
when they failed to appear in court.
but Attorney Klein explained that
there was misunderstanding con-
corning the date of the hearing. 1t
viii be heard next Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
Salvage Ship Sails
To Tubantia Wreck

The Hague, March 20--A salvage
ship left Rotterdam this morning for
the sand bank east of Noordhinder
Light where the wrecked steamship
Tubantia lies in 16 or IT fathoms of
water. It is expected that divers will
examine the wreck and the location
and nature of the damages inflicted.
Ear,oe,. want Ads. one Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20

The Pacific Mail Steamship Co, of
San Francisco. has purchased three
steamships from the Dutch West In
dian Mail Steamship Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20

The coolest March weather on
record in central Pennsylvania was re-
ported from various points of the
state
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20

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which FOR TIC DAY had succeeded to

when Tor TIC cay had SnCceWieu TO
his place pcrrmptorily demanded the
withdrawal OF the American troops.
The universal scutmcut OF McNicans
required the pcI":nptory demand, AID
the troops were Withdrawn. Still
worse than that, the taking of Vera
Cruz destroyed confidence in the sin
cerity Of the American government in
Mexico, because every intelligent man
In Mexico believed that the avowed
reason for the act was not the real
reason. The avowcd purpose was to
compel 4 salute to the American flag.
Three hundred MeXicans were report
ed killed: seventeen United States ma
rlneS were killed and many were
wounded. At that very time Mr. Bry-
an, with the presidents approval. was
signing treaties with half the world
agreeing that If any controversy should
arise it should be submitted to Joint
commission and no action should be
taken until after Il full year had claps-
ed. This controversy, slight rs it was,
arose on the 9th Of April, ana on the
list of the same month Vera Cruz
was taken. With the OCCUPATION of
Vera Cruz the moral powe. Of the
United States in Mexico ended We
were then ?"d we are now hated for
WHIT ..
then ana " " ,l.r ii. Ne- ~. A,.
feeble aud irrcs"lulc failure TO protect
the lives and rights Of our citizens. No
flag Is so diS.lonorcd ana no citizenship
50 little worth The claiming III Mexico
as ours. -\nd that is why We have
failed in Mexico
Policy of "Watchfui Haitng."
incredible as it seems, iIucrta had
been turned out by the assistance of
the American government without any
guarantees from III, men who were TO
be set up III his place. and so the muir
1erins and burning and ravishiny have
gone on TO this day After uuerta
had fallen and the Vera Cruz cxDedi-
ton had been withdrawn President
Wilson announced that no one was
ehtltlcd 70 Interior" iii tn" affairs Of
Mexico; that she Was entitled to settle
them herself. He dieclaimS all re-
SponSlhl'lrv Tor What happens in Mex
leo and contents himself with Il Dol-
icy of Watchful waiting And for the
death and outrage. the suffering and
ruin Of Our own brethren. the hatred
and contempt for our country and the
dl&honor OF ON! name in that land the
administration at Washington shares
responsibility with the inhumnn bloltcs
with whom it made common cause.
Nhcn we turn to the administers
tons conduct Of foreign affairs Incl
dent to the ,rrp1t yvcr i'm JTur,,, wa