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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
AUTO ROMANCE TLEETNG.
Frank Van IHousen. Jr.. Asks An.
nulment Of Marriage.

BEACON. y. Y. .Apri! l0.--Though
welded only Ave months ago following
an automobile elopeTent. Frank Van
Houten. Jr. has brought proceedings In
the supreme Court for tho annulmcnt OF
his marriage 20 Ruth Natalie Parkinson
Van Houten. the village belle who jil'ed
Daniel Leroy Dresser OF New York after
the announcement OF their engagement
was in the newspaper offices. Papers
were served on Mrs. Van Hou,en to-day
The young husband alleges hat Miss
Parkinson misrepresented herself TO him
and that he married her as the result OF
fraud. The elopement OF Miss Parkin-
son and Van iIouten last October at
trac,cd wide attention.
Just before her engagement was to he
published she went automobiling VII
Van Houten. a son Of Frank H. Van
Houten. president OF the Duchess Tool
Works. "A boyhood sweetheart, She told
him Of her engagement. but he refused
TO lose his youthful sweetheart. and in
Poushauag they aroused The village min
lister and were married.
Van Houten is IS and Mrs. Van iIou-
ten 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
MRS. GLASS ON WAY HOME.
Efforts 10 Identify kentucky Wall
VIII Re Continued.

LEXINGTON. Ky. April lo--Althouch
having like features and marks. a chubby
waif in "A Jeesamine county cabin. Mrs.
Charles Glass Of Jersey City said to-day,
was no, Jimmie. her fo~ur-year-old boy.
With her husband she returned TO Jersey
City.
The county authorities Of Nicholasville.
near which place the boy IL being kept
BY Mr, and Mrs. Link Miller. have be-
come Interested in finding the parents OF
the lad and "A countrywide search will
be started. The child that so greatly
resembles Jimmie Glass will be placed In
an orphans home. where he will get ar
education.
4 wona named Minnie Woody, whose
whereabouts are not now known, got OF
a train last June al Lancaster. Ky. With
this child and started through the country
hunting for work. She was later seer
with two well dressed companions. The
lad Is evidently not OF common parcntaGs
and the officers Say they believe he has
been kidnapped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
SHIP HERE CRUISERS TARGET.
Norwegian Captain Ignored British
Orders, hut Had to Halt.

Capt. Nygaard Of the Norwegian ship
Brabloch. in yesterday from Holding.
Denmark. finding IA fair wind In the
passage between the Orkneys and Scot
land. squared away for this coast. not
knowing that England had closed the
channel for merchantmen. The old
sQuare rigger. with "A piping breeze
bellying her kites, was making steam
ship speed when "a British cruiser sighted
her and fired a blank at her, Capt. Ny
gard feared To bring the ship up into
the wind In the passage. which he had
noted was strewn with mines. and he
danced right on through them.
Three more shots, including one that
would have bloyn her out of the water
IL 1t had hit. followed the fleeing ship,
BY this time the Brabloch was out In the
Atlantic. with the cruiser racing for her,
1t was safe to heave to in the open, and
the skipper did 80.
The cruiser sent a boat to the r
bloch. and the boarding officer said hi
would have TO take her into Kirk val
and later submit her case to q prize
court. Capt. Nygaard said he did MOI
know abou tho closing Of the passage
TO all but naval vessels, and that any
how he was bound for New York Il
load cargo for England, The boarding
officer remarked that that made a diff
terence and the ship was released.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
FEELS U R
Com rIains Of DiMculty In Getting
Money for investigation.

ALsANY, April 10.--"Here l am work.
ing my head of every day." said Senator
George +. Thompson In the Senate to-
out nobody seems to love ne.
That is, nobody seems anxious to en-
courage the continuance of my invest!-
eating committee
Senator Thompson offered a resolu-
ton appropriating All additional $4,000
for the expense Of his committee In in
v~estigating the New York city Public
service Commission. The resolution was
referred 10 the Senate Finance Commit
tee. ,
Does that mean your committee IL
TO continue all summer Senator
Thompson vas asked.
NO. we can't go any further than
July H. replied Senator Thompson.
"Other people hav no trouble getting
all the time and money they want. out
with me II seems 10 bs different"
mate Thompson has made an in
por,ant amendment TO his bill rees
,ablishing the rapid transit commission
for New York city to a over IRON
the present Public Service commission
the work Of constructing the subways
The commission In to consist OF sever
persons, Ave TO he appointed by The
Mayor, who. with the Comptroller. Is tt
he an ex .oricio member. The amend
men, inserted in the bill tonight pro
vides that this rapid transit commits
sion shall be established only III TN
board OF Estimate and A~pportionnent o
the city shall by resolution determine
! that such commission be established
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
NEW WELFARE BILL PASSES.
mitchell Can't Name k~inRsbury "a
aoaHd hS Its Terms.

.A,.rASv. April io--senators Elon r,
Brown and Henry NJ. Sage insisted In
the state Senate tonight that while
they did not oppose the leu bill
eliminating from the Children's Welfare
Board the New York city Commissioner
Of Charities they thought the matter
was distinctly New York city's " busi-
mes. and that the Legislature should
ne guided by the recommendations OF
Mayor Mitchell and Comptroller Prender-
gast. Both officials wrote Senator Brown
that they were opposed to the bill. 80
much discussion was aroused over the
Measure that the Republicans went into
conference upon II.
Only nine of the Republicans declared
against the measure, n II was agreed
a. have II pass after the position OF
Senators Brown Sage was made
plain,
The Republicans voting with the Dem
ocrats for the bill. which passed The
Senate tonight, 3S to s. insisted that
Mayor Mitchell had the right 10 appoint
Charities Commissioner kingsbury OF
the new welfare board.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
HITCH IN BEEF STEW" ORDER.
First Payment On 500 900. 900 Can.
Not Yet Made.

The sal 900. 600 order for 500. ooo 600
rams Of beef stew for the British army
IL stili awaiting the first payment This
order has caused much statistical effort.
Men OF figures have tried to ascertain
how many tin cans must he manufac-
tured per month, how many head 81
cattle will he needed and how many
acres must be planted In carrots, onions
and rice TO al the unusual demand.
The order has resulted in the provisional
letting OF a great number of contracts
among American Gamers and packers.
Although the Imperial Canneries. Ltd
which wa formed to handle the con-
tract. Is said 10 have offered new as
! surances that tn. payments will be made
the provisional sub-contractors are hold
ing back. one of the packers said that
! ne had been unahl" To- find that France.
Russia or Great Britain had ordered
500. 5000 q cans of beef stew
The Bank of Montreal. with which the
Imperial Canueries credit was To have
been deposited, has denied receiving or
even hearing OF il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
GIRL SHERIFF DIVES;
RESCUES CRAZY MAN
Miss Constance KOpp Saves
Her Prisoner by Plunge Into
Icy Hackensack.

HAcKENsAcK. n. J.. April lo.-Miss
,-,,.,a.o. Eo,,r wh,.. ,av.r,ure. az. an
"" 80.
Under Sherin OF bergen county o"s"t 10
he turned into a moving picture serial.
dived ,n,o the Hacken~ark River at I
-, -. a.. -.
o CLOCK MIS- mor"'"s u 'es'u' u w.
trieve = crazy man who tried TO drown
himself while she was takirrs him to Jail.
Oh. %, him
wv y vs. 49,.
her prisoner was iohy iioJhacH"' i"o
weeks ago he was sent to the county jail
,har..d with o%on.support and cruelty to
80 chiIdren' LAST Thursday in his cell
ha cut his throat with the edge OF a
hrotan snoo, ana was transferred 10 the
tI.,La,.aoL lin.ni,,I Yesterday ne WAS
aatud..d INSANE and sheriff Heath or
800 ,h., he no ,,Len IN the Morris
IS,.Iu. asv,um
NJ. nrn s,.rio II.,,b and ,bs
,.nro,r Tt,,n ,i,s dunn were IN AN auto.
r'oh,i. n,;,h Iin,racL. They had Ia .tou
n.ov ur ~ ~ as, yrs Anna Eav.sr
., - .snaJ ,or ,rs asyiu,n
VINO wa no. 49, Nr, Ea,ssr wa.
- 90 ,ha, Mis- I;opn decided 10
Ie"us ,I ,,i,h 10th ,,,,.ntv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
N. Y. CENTRAL'S RATE
FIGURES DISPUTED
Delay in Hearing After Valua-
ton Of Property Is
Asked For.

ALBANY. April, 1O-Ohjec'ions made
by attorneys for prot. stants against the
increase in New York Central rates to
include interest and rental items In pas.
senger expenses was responsible for an.
other adjournment to-day OF the hearing
before the upstate Public Service Com.
mission. The argument will be resumed
next Monday.
Attorneys for the opponents of the In.
! crease were nc nrst inclined to contend
tina, no figures for interest and rentals
should he included In passenger expenses
withou, a physical valuation Of the
roads properties. The Public Service
/ Commission. in view OF the impossibility
Of including such n valuation within the
' time when a decision must be rendered.
told the attorneys that they would he
afforded every opportunity Ia disprove the
figures through their own examination
and questioning OF the a witnesses.
&. G. PauldinR. general solicitor. and
II. A. White. general auditor, were on
the stand this afternoon. At the request
OF Joseph :. Wood OF Mount Vernon, at
torn.y for the opponents. Mr.. Pauldine
submitted a tabulation Of passenger rev
enue and expense for the whole system
which he described Ms a rough estimate.
Lively tilts characterized tn. hearing
These arose over questions raised by at
torneys for the opposition As TO the cor
rectness Of certain tabulations submitted
ny the railroad. After Mr.. Wood hat
declined TO acknowl.d dye the authenticit!
OF a ;abulation submitted by Mr., Pauld
ing made up from the original expense
sheets Of the company he was charged
BY COMMISSIONS Carr with unfairncss
The delay OF the hearing several week
ago was to permit Mr.. Wood to cxain'n
into the originals upon which this tabu
la,ion was based.
Your position In unrea sorable and un
fair and is caus!ng this commission della,
IN hearing this important CASE sharpi
commented Commissioner Carr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
WOMAN DEPUTY SHERIFF.
Works Largely with Women, May
Arrest Men Or BOys Though.

Los ANGELES. Cal. April 1.-THE
FIRST woman deputy sheriff in Los An
geles county is Mrs, Nettie !. faw,
who has been appointed tn that Office
by sheriff Cline n sworn in after
the Board Of Supervisors had created
the position and the civil Service Com
mission concurred In the naming OF the
applicant. She was on the eligible list
for matron at the county Jail and had
passed "A qualifying examination.
Mrs. Yaw IL "A sister-in-law OF
Ellen Beach Yaw. The CaliforniA singer,
She has had much experience In the
handling of d%elinqucnts and criminals.
h WAS not at all slow In getting busy
in her new position, Half an hour
after her appointment she was on her
way 70 Whittier with several delinquent
girls who had been sentenced to That
institution.
I Her work will have to do largely with
women. although she may he called upon
to arrest a boy or man at any time.
The position requires that she carry a
badge and a gun and that she fulnl
offices similar to those detailed to the
women In the police department of the
! city.
! The idea Of a woman deputy sheriff
was fostered by a Hun,ber of club
women who presented a petition to the
Board of Supervisors asking it's in
dorsement for the establishment Of the
once ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
BOY WRESTLER AUTO VICTIM.
KILLED In BrookIyh street and ~,
OppOueMt Injured.

The attempt Of two schoelboys IA prove
their wrestling prowess last evening
proved fatal TO one of them. August
Marsh. IL years old. of 80 Sumpter
street. Brooklyn.
Marsh and Joseph Forbs. 8 years old.
of the same address, arranged "A bout
and were just getting under way to the
delight of "A crowd of young and Older
enthusiasts in front Of the boys home
when an automobile owned and operated
by Charles Ries. a building contractor of
s Arlington place, struck both of them
and killed Marsh. Thu other boy SUI
fered bruises OF the head and body and
internal injuries and was taken to the
Bushwick Hospital.
The dead boys mother became hysteri,
cal In the street and had to be carried
10 her home. Ries, who had with him
in the automobile Albert Haller Of 22t
Vermont street, explained that tn,
tragedy was an accident and was no
held by the police.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
PRETTY n. Y. TEACHERS
BOOST PENSION BILL
200 Of the Youngest Button
hole the Legislators at
Albany.

ALpAHY. April i0.-whoever picked
out the 200 young school teachers To-
come to Albany to refute statements
made last week that only the old and
~forlorn. the ready to retire anyway
crowd Of teachers. wanted pensions. per-
formed a good Job in the estimation OF
the legislators who were made eheir
targets Of attack again tonight.
Miss Grace G. Strachan. In charge OF
the teachers Of New York city urging
the passage Of the Lockwood Elienbogcn
bill 10 pension the teachers. felt keeniy
the criticism that nom OF h younG
teachers wanted the bill. Consequently
the advocates Of the measure sent a sig
nal around 70 the New York schools to-
day to release 200 Of the youngest and
best looking teachers favoring h bill
In time to let them get he =. NJ. train
&c Albany.
The result was that the best lookinl
crowd Of young women to visit leg'sla'
! tive halls In SOME time nocked to ths
Capitol early tonight and the work o.
"b~uttonholins" Senators and Assembly
| men began before the session In eithei
house started. The work was easy. !!
fact some Of the Legislators insisted upor
being interviewed and II was reported
| that the campaign along the new hnci
was highly successful.
Conversions. the teachers said. Oer'
numerous. Legislators not concerned
about the bin last week insisted upoi
hearing II discussed IN all its essentials
The opponents were also represented b!
o younger set OF teachers as well. al
all hands looked so we'll thar II wa!
agreeable TO Senators TO hear both side
OF the pensions dispute with create
patience than ever before.
Miss strachan. Miss Olive NJ. Jones
Miss Gratia Collier, Mrs, A. ". Hath
rome. william J. McAulliffc n Jane
r. Smith were handling the proponents
side OF Il. while William II. Hendrie
Miss Mary E. Nash and Miss Porriot
were leading the opposition forces. Their
was no reason for the teachers 70 com
to Albany other than. as ore OF IN
younger set put II. ito show the iegis
lators that We are not all old hen
They denied that they a a. tror
school to come up to-day. They simpl
! came OF their own time and went BAG
at midnight. Friends OF the bill de
clare there IL no doubt Of It's passage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
N. Y. COP AND SISTER
GET .UNCLE'S 100000.
Illinois Bachelor Left Estate
to Three Brothers, All Of
Whom Are Dead.
NEVER n E RELATIVES

CaBANA. Ill.,. April i0.-John Man
ming. who died here recently. came to the
United States after the civil war and
earned q good fortune. In his Tipperary
county homo he left three brothers.
Thomas, Edward and william. He set.
tied on a farm near Urbana and BY dint
Of hard work and perseverance, became
prosperous. Taclturn and uncommuni-
cative. he never heard during his life In
America from the brothers In the Emer-
aid Isle. He lived and died . bachelor.
At the time Of his death Mr.. Manning
left $4,000 In UrbaDa and Champaign
banks. and . 100 acre farm valued at
1900 an acre.
Father James Flanagan OF CrbanA
was named executor In the will. which
left the estate to the three brothers. The
prieet instituted efforts to locate the
three bcnehciaries. and through the
offices Of Tipperary and Brooklyn priests
he discovered that they had all died
without issue except Thomas. who left
q son. Thomas Manning. Jr.. a Brooklyn
policeman, and "A daughter. Mrs. john
A. Reagan. wife of a clerk employed BY
the ln;etborough Rapid Transit Com
pany, New York.
Both came to Crbana to-day TO claim
the fortune OF their dead uncle. After
they had satisfied the probate Judge
that they were the sole legal heirs they
were awarded the bulk OF the $50, 900
estate, each 10 receive one-hal:,
TSomas Manning Is a patrolmar at
tached 10 the Madison street station,
Manhattan. and lives at 23i Hewes
street. Brooklyn. He obtained n five day
leave OF absence on Friday and went to
Illinois with his sister and brother-in'
law.
we heard his trip had something &c
do with u will" a sergeant At the Madi'
son street station said last night. "bu'
ne didn't tell US he expected to com
into fortune. Hope it's true. for Tom.
all right"
Manning Joined ;hc police force oi
September /. 1904. lie gets $1,000 q
! year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
sKIP.sToP RULE SUSPENDED.
RigidIy In Force Tomorrow
Thought, Test IL . Success.

MoNrcLAIR. y. j.. April l0.-Although
the ~"skip-stop" rule adopted to facilitate
the running OF cars on the Bloomfield
avenue line. between Caldwell and New
ark, went into effect to-day. II was not
strictly adhered to by the motormen. who
reasoned that many persons We're I'M
familiar with the new system of oper-
alton.
When the motormen saw passengers
waiting for ears at the mo stop cross
ings they disregarded the rule, So that
the conductors could slip the passengers
"a ard indicating the stopping places and
inform them that within two days there
would he no deviation from the plan for
skipping. Although the new order was
only partly enforced to-day. it was said
tina it saved several minutes in the rum
ming Of the ears tween the Caldwell
terminal and Newark.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
ROADS REPAIR. BILL PASSES.
Assembly Votes a3.BOO.OOO for Up
state Work.

ALRASY. April lo,--Practically all Of
the first Monday afternoon session the
state senate held this year was devoted
10 A discussion OF the Assembly Ways
and Means Committees bill appropriate
ing 50. 500. 900 for good roads repairs up
State.
The bill was finally passed with only
Svo Republicans, Lawson of Brooklyn
and Bennett Of Manhattan. voting
against It. R~amsperHer, Democrat, voting
with the Republicans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
ENGINEERS TO GET ALL
LEFT OF YUCATAN CASH
Jury Upholds Claims Of Ameri.
cans for Sums Gen. Argu-
mcdo Brought Here.

Prospects became poorer yesterday for
the State Of Yucatan ever getting much
Of the S472.3o6 that Gen. Abel Ortis
Argumedo. seif-constituted Governor OF
the State. brought with him to New York
about q ear ago. when the Carransa
forces got too close for comfort. A
sherif's Jury decided that W. American
engineers are entitled TO more Of the
money brought here by Argumedo than
the sheriff has been able to and.
The Yucatan Government recovered
Judgment for 9472.305 q month ago. at
which time II became known that Gen.
Argumedo had vanished. One safe de-
post box which he used in the vaults
OF tho Woolworth Building Safe Deposit
Company had not been emptied Of us
contents when Argumedo left becaus II
wa sealed by a court order.
When Deputy Sheriff Sinnott explored
the box with the execution issued on
the Yucatan judgment he found II
stuffed with Mexican peso bills. but the
total value In American money was no,
morc than $40, 900.
The claim against the money wa
made yesterday In the Sheriff's Office In
behalf Of Thomas n. Nicholas and Gus,
O.. Ladncr, who In afldavits stated that
they reached Yucatan on the way &c
this country just as Argumedo was plan
ming to leave there last March. They
believed 1t unsafe to travel with much
money and as Argumedo was DIN
away with an armed guard they en-
trusted their money to him. Ladner':
claim Is for $4,000 In cash II $4,000
damages for Withholding his property
while Nicholas claims $4,000 AM
$4,000.
Ladncr and Nicholas said that, wher
they arrived here and asked Argumedt
for the none he told them it was in .
safe deposit vault. but for reasons o
state" he couldn't turn II over.
Counsel for the State Of Yucatan di'
not oppose the proceeding. and tn
sNerif's jury returned a verdict for tn,
full mounts claimed. Felix Warburl
Of Kuhn Loeb & Co. was one OF tn
jurymen.
Unless the State OF Yucatan now put
up a bond to protect the Sheriff for tn
amount claimed he will I'VE 20 turn owe
the money TO the engineers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
WHITMAN ASKS PALIsADE FUND
Would Issue a2,5OO.OOO Of bonds
for In improvements.

ALBANY. April 1o-In a special mes
sage to the Legislature tonight Gov.
Whitman recommended legislation pro-
viding for another bond issue of S2.-
500, 600 for the Palisades Park I'M
p~rovenent. Private individuals have
promised 20 onate a similar amount
Tor the completion Of the work Of saving
the Palisades FOR public purposes II the
State will raise this sun by bond issue.
Tie Governor points out that only
one quarry remains TO be acquired by
the Palisades Park Commission. Of which
George w. Perkins i chairman. The
acquisition Of this quarry would put
All end 20 the destruction OF the PAIL
sades. which was the aim of Gov.
Hughes when re recommended the first
bond issue 81 81. 500, 900. The Governor
points out that the Palisades Park I'm
As prescn, condition is a retreat for
millions 81 persons In the summer
months and re reviews the work done
By the commission In the way Of build.
ing up parks. artificial lakes and making
other Improvements to benefit the people
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
BAFF SUSPECT PUT ON TRIAL.
Jury Quickly Chosen TO Try Driver
Of Murder Car.

Frank Ferrara, who drove the auto
mobile containing half "A dozen conspira-
tors to West Washington Market to Kill
Barnet Ban. was placed or trial for
murder In the first degree yesterday be-
fore Justice Shearn In the Supreme Court
Criminal Term. Ferrara Is II of q
men who are held as the principals In
the Ban case. Giuseppe Arichicllo was
convicted OF murder In the nrst degree
last Friday
Ferrara after his arrest in February
confessed to the District Attorney that
he was paid $3.50 before the killing took
place on November -, 1914.
4 Jury was selected At the morning
session and In the afternoon p~eriunctory
testimony rs to Baffs death was put on
the record. Thu trial will be resumed
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
JOHNS HOPKINS MAN A SUICIDE
Prof. Jones of baltimore Hospital
Victim Of D~eprrssiOn.

RALrIMoRr. April lo-Aa autopsy
maze by johns hopkins Hospital physi-
clans has revealed traces o. cyanide Of
potassium .n the body Of Or Harry Clair
Jones. professor OF ply steal chemistry
al the hospital. who died suddenly YES
,erday. Coroner Savage rendered a ver-
dict OF suicide add ng that Prof. Jones
took the poison while IN a state OF mem
tai depression.
The general impression is hat becop-
ing desperate owing to his condition.
which had been bordering on n nervous
breakdown for several months. ard
brood,ng over the fact hat several of
his Investigations In she field Of chemis-
try would have TO ne dropped. Prof.
Jones resortcd 10 the poison. Servants
said the chcn.s, had been suffering iron,
insomnia for some time.