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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-21
/ NE sherInss Statement. ]

10 Honorable l.angwilI.
Ichairinan special ~ ilities Iiivestig
/ Ing Commit tee
/ Dear Sir; Ass airnlan of the eg
ittes sf iss,
Investigating COMMITTEES on the pllblic
utilities Of the 81 We desire III calt
your attention to the fact hat the
gas company of this bsen
charging each consumer of cal ID 90
for placing a meter Id heir houses
| the accpmnod ioIl OF The gas com
tpany in neasuring lis ga heir
lIcharter does not give hem the 81 ght
~ make any charge foi placing
meter III tl.a mouse. and hey hape no !.
| legal right to clarge The consumer
one dollar Tor Il. The meter is placed
there solely for the aecommodat ton
Of the gas company IN measuring its
gas and collecting It's money ami not
for the benefit or accommodate ation OF 4
the consumer. The courts all hold
that under such cond ditions the gas
company cannot collect Tor the use of
the meter.
/ IL this is the law, then the gas COM
pany III this city should be required
Ito refund to each consumer Of gas,
who has paid $1,000 for meter, or
I for the placing of It In his building.
j It Is not of any Importance to the
] consumer how the gas company meas
Eures it's gas pr collects It's revenue.
( and If the gas company sees at to-
place meter III the building then
they should do SO at ttiliess a iliessiss own ex-
pense and not at the expense OF the
i consumer.
We also desire to call your atten-
4 tion 10 the provision Of section 1O, Of
Il the gas franchise, FOR the reason that
i we do not believe the provision Of
/ Isaid section has ever been complied
with BY the gas company. as to- It's.
q rates.
We call the attention of your hons
q 0rable committee to this question at.
sl this time SO that these matters may
Ibe investigated BY you and a proper.
8 report made to the city council. w While
I we have the utmost confidence in
q your committee and the city council
taking such steps as shall BE- Just and
fright between the gas COMPANY and
other public utilities and the people
of the city, yet we believe this is
q matter that should be called 70 the
| Ttattention OF the public, and for that
! treason we are making this letter
public, by being published in the
newspapers of this city.
q Very respectfully yours
A. sherin
pI Isept 20, 1915.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-21

I
= We want to pay up everybody .
we owe during pay-up week. Help
us BY paying what you owe.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-21
Great Battle On.
Predicts Allied Victory.

London. wish could pick one
Of my horses as winner with the
certainty Of victory for the entente
allies said Lord Derby, British un-
der secretary Of war, on receiving the
American corresponds today on his
return from avisit to France. where.
in company with General Sir Douglas
Haig and General Joffre, he saw the
trials Of the .'tanks" before they We're
sent into battle against the Germans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11

Paul. he was convinced that she should
90 free.
Mr. Fitzgerald then lesped 10 his
feet. bristling with wrath.
"Were you instructed that religious
jealousy was 10 be introduced into this
trial ?' he barked.
Judge Stearns interviewed before any
thing further could be said.
II think" he said quietly. that II
viii be better lf that element is kept
out Of the trial entirely"
Fitzgerald attempted some reJOiner,
which the Judge silenced by adding:
THE Juror is excused And Carney
left the room.
Whether this scene affected the tao
tics Of the prosecution is not known.
The four challenges which they spent
upon the jury during the afternoon SEES
sion were all directed toward eliminat-
ing the Irish.
Michael Kilcran, Edward j. Sulli-
van and John F. O'Rourke, of Proyi-
dence, and Patrick II. Cherry. Of War
ren. were all excused on objection ad-
vanced BY the prosecution. The defence
also used up three OF their allotted FIVE
challenges before the membership Of
she body was finally settled az follows:
thdtIeS tldih, painter, saltwater,
foreman. Alfred Duhamel. grocer, Man
Vile; Harry L. Shawcross. mill hand,
Johnston; william f. Stockwell,
farmer, Glendale; Robert d. Heys,
painter. Central Falls; William II.
Greene, farmer. Cranston. J Austin
Shape. storekeepcr, Saylesville; Will
lam II. Mitchell, meat inspector. East
Providence; Ora O. Hill. farmer. North
Scituate: John Sctuate. lumberman,
North Scimate Ephfaim II. Mopry,
farmer, North Smithtield; Charles F.
Diuean, mill hand. Hsrrisville.
Just before adjournment, Judge
Steans announced that the jury would
be segregated until the end of the
trial. He also warned them. between
snufs Of menthol. that the ground at
harrington would be damp tomorrow
and that IL would be best for them all
10 take their rubbers. II any OF the
jurors did not have these articles, he
offered TO issue habeas corpus writs 20
the sheriff, who would then go TO their
various homes and serve them on the
missing goloshes.
Inspector James Ahearn. OF the Prov
idence police. left for New York City
to-day. on the trail Of another import
ant witness for the defence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
KIN AT ADA REHAN'S BURIAL
Actresses Funeral Private. As She Had
Often Requested.

Around the corner line Of chatter
ing school children crowded noisilv into
moving picture house which adver-
tised "the funniest show in the world
They didn't know that the cluster of
violets on the door of the brown stone
house were hung there for Lady Teazle,
for Katharine, for Rosalind and POrtia,
in remembrance Of much that was dig
nified and lovely in English comedy.
They probably didn't even know that
Ada Rehan was dead.
Il was the wish of the famous actress
that her funeral be private, and that
there be no music. Therefore only the
immediate family attended. including
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Byron ana Yrs.
Hattie Russell Mrs. Byron and Yrs.
Russell being sisters Of Miss Rehan }.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Byron. her
nephew and niece Or. Ernest NJ.
Stires. of St Thomas's Church. read the
Fpiscopal service. following which inc
body was taken from her former home
at l6i West Nincty-third street 10 be
buried, after cremation, m the family
plot in Greenwood Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
HEATON AssAIIS WEES WILL
Nurse Says Mrs. HeatOn May Have
Called Secretary Darling jack

Charles Albert Hsston, Of this city
and New Haven and member Of the Rid
ing and Calumet clubs. was IN tho Sur
roRatcs' Court yesterday. His pur-
poso was TO convince q jury that hia
wife, Mrs. Jsannie Hamilton Heaton,
was not Of sound mind when she left
the greater part Of her large estate TO
John Howard Cropley. OF Marblshead,
Mass, as her best and truest friend
and only 800 to Hcaton. Cropley was
an attendant In a sanatorium where
Heaton WAS treated, and later became
Mrs. Heaton's secretary.
Heston II Joined In the contest, tho
trial Of which began yesterday, by Miss
(;wendoline Kuhnc, niece on the tes-
tatrix and daughter Of Percival Kuhne,
Of the banking firm OF Knauth, Nschod
O Kuhno, to whom Mrs. Heaton left
81. because Of "her cold and Indifferent
attitude toward me
Miss Annie r. Blake, q nurse who at
tended Mrs. HeatOn and witness to
the will. was asked whether the tesla
trix had called Cropley my darling
Jack"
~ am not certain" said Miss Blake,
"but ! think she may have addressed
him that way once or twice.
The nurse testified that nearly every
dav Mrs. Hcaton would say that Crop
lev was her only friend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
HEART STOPS 5 TINES,
BUT HE'S STILL ALIVE
Pulmotor Repeatedly Draws
Drug Victim Back from Death.

Raymond Mckay, nineteen years old,
Of $50 Westchester Avenue, was practi-
cally given up for dead five times last
night within two hours Each time res
piration and heart action were sus-
pended for more than four minutes, and
animation was restored by the use OF
n pulmotor. His condition was due 70
an overdose of cocaine.
Three months $50 Raymond and his
father appeared in the Morrisanis
Court and the boy was sent 60 the War
wick State Drug Farm for treatment.
He had been In the habit Of taking CO.
csine for almost year. His father, a
laborer, who has a wife and two small
children to support, told the court he
~ before Christmas the boy reappesred
at his home, pronounced cured by the
doctors at the farm, and his father Sc
cured a position for him with an cleo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
SAILS $500 MILES
TO SEE THE MOVIES
Captain Pack Made Trip from
Isle of PineS-Attacks Pres
emf Philippine Policy.

"What's 1900 miles with Mary Pick
ford and a plate Of oysters az the other
end "
CAPTAIN william +. Pack, Of the lsle
Of Pines. and a former Governor of the
mountain province Of Luzon, in the
Philippines. asked the question yes
tcrday when he came 10 the Hotel I'm
periai. after 2 FIVE days voyage on the
Tenadoros. Of the United Fruit Line.
He had n right 10 ask, since he VIII
have established new record for
movie fans and deep sea food cpl
cureans by travelling $500 miles 20
take in movie show and an oyster
SUPPER -. .o~o,
meals Of oysters, and III go back again;
happv." he declared. Mrs. Pack and
7 shall think our Ten days trip for one
dav here justified if we get those"
For twelve years Captain Pack was
Governor Of tuzon. the most savage
and head hunting part Of the fhiiip-
mines. Next 20 oysters and motloh
pictures the thing that moves him most
readily 10 conversation IL what he con,
siders the present acknowledgement Oh
the island.
thore now" he declared. Governor
General Harrison takes off his hat 10
'Aguinaldo's March and sits do Ia
when they play The Star sspangled
Ranner' was Governor OF Luzon
from rom the days Of william II. Taft to
tho last DAVIS Of ". William "oroes'
and I saw the splendid colonial gov
@rnment that is now being torn down.
Heaven has no adequate reward for
tbe mon who made the great Philip,
nins empire the pride Of the United
Site and hell no hole deep enough
for The men who have torn down their
nolicies" The captain shook of ms
serious mood with a hearty laugh ,.h
"No place in the world has sacn
ovsters as New York" he remarked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
GREY SEESPRO0F
OFU-BOAT CRIME
Vienna Asks Britain to
Guard AuStrianS from
Submarines.

London. Jan. iO-Sir Edward Grey
Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs,
finds opportunity for some plain speak
Ing on Austro-German submarine wsr-
fare in letter TO the American Am
bassador. Walter H. Page. This letter
was written in reply TO request from
the Austro-Hungarian government that
special pains be taken 10 insure the
safety Of certain Austro-Hungar'an
subjects who arc being rcpatriated
from India on the steamship Golconca.
The request is embodied in petition
from Austro-Huneariau subjects. which
She Austro-Hungarian government M
dorses. Sir Edward Grey replies:
"Somo OF the requests Of the petition
have already been conceded as a mat
ter Of course. With regard TO that
portion O. the petition which asks that
special precautions be taken 60 prevent
danger to the lives OF the Go.conda
passengers by submarine attack. feel
bound 20 express nay aston Shmcni tnat
the Aus.ro-Huugaran government.
themselvcs ono ll the authors OF the
danger. should have thought IL seemiy
20 indorse this request.
"Not content, however. with dong
this. the AuStrO-Hungarlau government
further states that they VIII hold his
naiesty's government responsible Tor
the lives and wellhciuc of those pas
songers. "a majority ~ whom are bet
ter class people.
Il am a. O. loss 10 know why better
class people should be thought more
entitled 90 protection from submarine
attack than other nOn-combatants. But
however that may be. the only danger
Of the cbaractcr indicated which
threatens any passengers on the Col
,conda is one for which the Austro-
Hungarian and German governments
alone are rcsUOns Dlc. 10 s. they only
who carry on the move. and inhuman
form Of warfare which dlslcgards all
hitherto accepted principles OF nterna-
tional law and necessarily erdaugels
the lives OF n-coUlatart-.
by asking tOr special precautions 20
protect one OF their own subjects On
board a british merchant vessel the
Acknowledgements government recog
tiZe wLa, is tho inevitable consequence
If their submarine policy and admit
tEdl INr |A.i-Efr whereby ttIE LA~i-
tluia, the Per- a and numbers O. other
1 hips have been sunk without Warning
Igere not the result OF casual brutal
t'es of the officers Of the enemy subma-
rines. but part of .ett-d and pre-
mcditatel policy o. the governments
they serve.
1t is needless 90 add chat bis males
TVS government DO not propose 20 take
any precautions on behalf Of tlclr OWL,
and that If they suffer amy iuiury from
submarine attack on the part Of his
majesty enemies the responsibility
must rest solely with those who have
made such attacks part of their ordl-
nary methods Of warfare.
"The proper and sufficient protection
from this danger is that Aus.ria-Hun-
gary and Germany should observe the
ordinary rules Of humanity IN their
methods Of warfare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
HORSES A SEA GOLD MINE
Canadian Ships Collecting N.OOO'OOo
for Freight on Each Trip.

Just how much TRANSATLANTIC steam
ship lines are making from the ship
rncnt Of horses 10 the Allies came out
in suit brought yesterday IN the
Federal District Court By the Baker
Miller Shipping Company and Mlchael
f. McGrath TO recover alleged commits
sions due them. The complaint eX-
plains that in April the defendants,
Thomas Harling & Son, Montreal
steamship agents, with Offices at so
Broad Street and 80 Broadway, shipped
2O.91S horses on Prince Line boats.
At 500 a head the Prince Line, the
complaint states. collected Sl,045,sOO
for freightage. and the plaintiffs claim
commissions of S26,14750. In August
$4,000 more horses were shipped, upon
which the Prince Line collected as
gross freight approximately 100000.
The plaintiffs are suing for commits
sions on the shipments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
MRS. MOHR DENIED
SEPARATE TRIAL
Continued from page |

rate!y and dcpendently. This was
also denied, and exception was taken.
The newly drafted January panel Of
the pcti, jury was then called in, and
the remainder Of the day was given up
to the selection Of the men who are
TO weigh the evidence against Mrs.
Mohr and her ALLEGED sccomplices.
When the court adjourned a. $3.50 this
evening the twelve had been chosen
after twenty-seven men had been called
and examined.
With the tentative selection OF the
first man, Hugh Carney, a tinsmith. Of
Providence, the strife Of the opposing
attorneys TO model the complement Of
the Jury box after their own desires
began. Also began the strictly HYGIENE
inquiry Of Judge Stearns into the
health of the potential talesman.
"Have you the grip" his honor in
quired Of Carney, who looked some
what the worse for his siXty-five years
Of wear. The judge snuffed at a
menthol stick a. he spoke, and his
voice held the tone OF sympathy. Car
ney denied that he was afflicted with
the malady, which has been scourge
here for the last few weeks. He also
insisted that he had not expressed any
opinion on the case to any one. The
question which gave rise 20 this last
statement was asked by Attorney Gen
eral Rice. who supervised the work of
the prosecutor. Abbott Phillips, Assist
ant Attorney General
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
CITY CAR LINES GET
.Sl6.49 YEARLY TOLL
Each Citizen Contributes That
Sum, p. S. c. Finds-Accl'
dents Decrease by 1902.

Tho average fare paid by each per
con in ,-rcater New York 90 the sub
way. elevated and surface Transport
tior lines during 1915 was Sl64e. ne
figures are IN the annual report OF the
Public Service Commission Tor the ISL
District. which shows the enormous m
crease in the number OF rides since me
DAYS of the horse car Before the days
Of the elevated and subway each per
fon paid about SOB i'm carfare year
Accidents on railroads and street
RAILWAYS IN the fst District IN lHl7
numbered 66.20s. says the report hls
is a decrease Of 5.302 from l9l4. J atai
accidents IN 1915 numbered 70 as
against - IN 1914. Twelve persons
were killed IN grade crossing accidents.
Tho commission asks the Leg stature
for $500 900 as the states share 30 the
work o, eliminating grade crossings
during 1916. The commission cannot
order an elimination until the state APP
propriates onc-quartcr of the esti-
mated cost The companies pay one
half and the city the rest. .,
During 1918 the commission awarded
contracts aggrcgating about S2".OoO'-
600. About S20.O00,0O0 was for subwa y
and elevated railroad construction. ! he
running expenses OF the commIsslOg
amounted TO about S3.6O0,00O, OF which
s. 600. 600 was devoted TO rapid transit
work. The expansion OF it's engineering
staff. made necessary by the amount OF
construction work. is made responsible
for the increased expenses. The com
mission employs $500 persons, 800 OF
whom have been taken on within the
last three years.
Passenger fares paid on the subway,
elevated and surface lines for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1915, numbered
! .s07, 632 1926, a decrease Of 5,57l,63O
from the year before Track mileage
increased from .lO6 20 1880 miles.
Complaints received during the year
numbered 1882, a decrease OF 7OI from
1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
HIS "SHOT O. HOP"
A STARVING FAMILY
Continued from page 1

marlborough. When times are good he
averages S12 week, and We get along.
But lately things have been slack, and
we had TO take this janitor JOB on
the side.
"When Tom came home Saturday I
was sick in bed | have a little weak
ness in my throat and lungs. If 1t
wasn't for what Tom says I'd be wor-
ried about il, because sometimes the
weakness runs all ever me SOS j can't
get around.
TON nursed me all day Sunday, and
to-day he decided 70 stay home from
work and look after me again The
children are beginning TO get d little
better. They ate the last bite IN the
house for lunch About 2 o'clock !
asked Tom TO 90 out and get something
Tor supper.
"He looked at me sort Of funny. lie
didn't saw anything for q minute. and
| had to ask him again. / was think
ing maybe he was broke until he
smiled. $3.50
"'Supper? he said. Sure. I'll get
lou something for supper. mavourneen.
I'M haze YOU the finest supper you ever
had i'm your hfc'
And then he went out And after
while the policeman came"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11

, .ss la Corrrcss. The result will he
,U feeling between the United states
ana the Entente. but scarcely anything
more tangible.
Gore Introduces Resolution
Another attempt 10 bring pressure TO
bear on Great Britain was mace IN 'he
Senate this afternoon by senator "ore'
who introduced two resolutions en-
towering the president 70 intccdlc' me
shipment Of arms and munitions OF
the losnins Of money to any p9We'
"signstory 20 the Dec lsraton OF Lon
don that obstructs the commerce OIL
the United States IN -contrebano ~
d.6r.d by tina. declaration" Penalties
OF $4,000 fine and years imprlson-
ment FOR bankers. and Of $4,000 TO
sbo. 600 fine and two 20 ten years I'M
prisonment for shippers arc provided
II do not believe In general en-
berro," said the Senator, IN a state
nent accompanying the resolution or
In Internationally forhidding the eN
portation OF arms and munitions OF
war. IL would be unncutral. This
right should be exercised purely SIS a
defen.ive measure. and IL could not
Involve the United States In any in
terrational Quarrel. Il is quite rs I'M
portant 20 protect the right o. Amer
cans TO ship innocent goods "a It IS 20
nrotect their right 20 risk involving
This country IN a carnival Of slaughter.
American Consul KchliuCer, At Malts,
to-day advised the State Department
that no new facts concerning the &c
struction Of the steamship Persia we're
contained in affdavits he had taken
from seven survivors. including LORD
Montagu. who had landed there.
The survivors were unanimous ID
saving that although the officers Of the
shin were watching for submarines
none was seen and no warning was
given
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
FIRE SWEEPS KRUPP SHOPS
Buildings Used for Wheels and Models
nos,roved In Essen Works.

Amsterdam, Jan. 10 Accordlng 70
.he "Frankfurter Zeitung" consldera-
be damage has been done the krupgg
works at Essen by fire that occurred
The fire broke out in shed used
Cor models and spread TO an adjoining
iuilding containing the wheel WORK
shops. Both buildings were comple'eiy
DESTROYED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
TO MOVE RETRIAL
OF FIVE N. H. MEN
Department of Justice to Act
SoOn-Gregory Will Con
fer with Counsel.

Washington. Jan. 10.-The Depart
ment Of Justice will move very soon
for n new trial Of the FIVE former New
Haven directors in whose cases jury
in the Federal Court al New York dis
agreed.
Attorney General Gregory said To-
dav that he would confer this week
with +. /. Bats. Of counsel for the
Government IN the cases. He said he
desired 20 discuss several points with
Mr.. Bats before making formal an
nouncement Of the governments IN
tention.
Now Haven. Jan. 1O.-Formcr direc-
.ovs 81 tho New Haven Railroad in tins
civ said to-day that al of the eleven
who were tried should have beeh
treated alike and either acquitted or
convicted Ex-President Taft declined
"a comment on the outcome OF the case,
inasmuch as the general prosecution OF
the railroad was begun during his ad-
ministration.
Frederick Z. Brewster said: Il nave
never lost any sleep over the trial, but
/ have lost a lot Of valuable time. ! am
surprised that there should be any
question about the other directors. II
the six should be cleared all should
have been. it seems 20 me. II the the.
orv OF conspiracy was estsblisheo, II
was established from 1890 right along,
and all were in the same line. ! mink
# there was any conspiracy established
n should have taken us all in"
Judge a. Heaton Robertson SAID;
There was no conspiracy. anyway. l
am clad il is over. for Il has kept me
away from my business since October
18 and has really spoiled It. and ! have
also expended considerable money. All
Of the directors should have been dis
charged. thought the jury woul ID re
turn a verdict quickly after the charge;
but I was wrong. There never should
have been any difference and all should
have got of.
"Naturallv." said James Hemingway,
81 am very glad 20 be out of It. And J
am sorry all Of the directors are not
out of II. Personally thought that al
tbe directors would be acquitted. and !
cannot see why the jury did not agree
Oh that point"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
TRAIN KILLS WIDOW,
EGGS IN BOX INTACT
Went to Station to Meet Son
Woman Falls to Death.

East Orange, y. j., Jan. 10 With
TWO dozen eggs in box and pound
Of butter under her arm, Mrs. Lena
Geyer left her home at 2O9 North SlX-
,eenth Street about $50 o'clock to-
night TO meet her son William on the
600 O'Clock train at the Ampere sta
ZION of the Lackawanna, on which he
would be on his way 10 Bloomfield.
She wanted 10 give MIN the butter and
eggs. ,,
Geycr was found dead on the stauon
platform by samuel NanglrI. the DaE
gage master Mangiul did not see ihe
woman struck, nor could he ma any
Dcr,On who did. but IL IS presumed
that she walked too near the tram
and was sluug To- one side dead. The
son apparently went Oh his journey.
retcr sUspectug that the tram h"d
killed has mother. The eggs were IN
broken and the Butter package intact.
Mrs. Geyer. who was The widow OF
Herman Cover. was forty-eight, years
old A married daughter and the son
survive her
fastening out 70 get groceries Tor
supper. Mrs Rose Mclaughlin, of bO2
Second Avenue. forgot her keys. When
she returned the door was locked.
She borrowed a knife from Mrs.
Mary Tolln, who lives across the hall,
and leaned from a window 70 pry her
own window open. The ledge was slip
perry and Mrs. Mclaughlin fell to the
yard
Death was instantaneous. Her neck
was broken and her skull fractured.