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The sun., 1916-12-30
MRS. WIN. E. COREY EXAMINED.
OMcials want 70 know About
Gowns N Compsnion's Trunk.

Mrs. William Ellis Corey made ex-
plantations 10 the customs officials yes
'erday. the second time IN three years
She has had TO appear for an accounting,
she was asked yesterday to throw light
on he statement OF Miss Martha Ship
pley. a travelling companion. that gowns
apparently new found in the trunks Of
Miss ~Shippley belonged to Mrs. Corey.
Neither had declared the gowns when
they arrived Thursday on the Rocham-
beau from Bordeaux.
A maid IL said TO have admitted to
Deputy surveyor Smythe that she
packed the gowns in Miss %Shippley's
trunks. Al whose direction she did this
was not revealed
Mrs. Corey's first experience with cus-
toms officials was in December, 1913.
h was called before Surveyor Henry
10 tell OF the purchase OF Jewels she
rough with her, She explained salts
factorily concerning al, except two rings
worth $4,000, She could not tell where
these had heen bought. Mr.. Corey
agreed To make an nvestigation and
said II he found the diamonds were sub
ject 10 duty he gladly would nay the
tariff.
IL was raid NJ the office Of the So
licitor yesterday that there probably
would be no decision on the gowns be-
fore Monday, II proof Is established
that goods arc new II n Thought ina
they Will Be seized.
The sun., 1916-12-30
BOOST OF COAL
PRICE UNLAWFUL
Federal Attorney in Confer
ence Here Finds Proof
Of Exploitation.

Federal prosecution Of men suspected
Of responsibility for the high price of
Goa may result from an all day con-
ference OF United States Attorneys in
States from Maine to West Virginia, held
yesterday In the Federal building.
There undoubtedly has been exploits-
ton OF the public In some quarters"
said George W Anderson of Msssa-
chusetts. after the adjournment Of the
conference. IN certain sections We have
found dealers making a profit OF 800
to $3.50 on a car OF coal. when the or
binary pront is only $40"
Advantage has been taken OF the fact
that the coal supply is sub-normal. while
the demand is abnormal. In some sec
tons. he added. peaked" high prices are
due to violations Of the law. Cars have
been held or detained unnecessarily. he
also said.
III 1t he found that such detention IL
part OF a combination to create scarcity.
enchance prices and share profits"
added Mr.. Anderson. I'VE do not believe
juries will look with lenient eyes on
such actions"
The conference indorsed the method
adopted in New England OF cooperating
"'t' tho " Itoboh-
sibility for unnecessary car detention,
either by. abuse Of reconsigners or by
failure TO unload promptly AZ destins-
ton. According to Mr.. Anderson similar
methods arc being adopted In other Sec
tons or the country. AID dealers sus-
pected Of such acts are under frequent
examination.
Present at tho meeting beside Mr..
Anderson and Frank VI. Swscker. ape
eta Deputy Attorney-General In New
York. wcrs J.. q. Goodeil and u. n.
Adler. assistant United States Attorneys
Of Massachusetts, J. y. A. Merrill. United
States Attorney OF Maine V a. Buliard.
Vermont Charles +. Lynch. New Jersey :
H. T.. 4. Baker. Rhode Island Thomas !.
Spellacy Connecticut Rogers l.. Burnett.
middle Pennsylvania Stephen T. Lock-
wood. western New York Thomas Ross.
assistant United States Attorney o, EAST
ern Pennsylvania James 4. Latane. as
sistant United States Attorney OF Mary
land. and Fred II. Brown. United states
Attorney OF New Hampshire.
The sun., 1916-12-30
HAMMOND ASSESSED $23s. 700.
Baltimore .Isry Returns Verdict In
stock Suit.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 2s.-That John Hays
Hammond. by failing to see that stock in
the General Cotton Securities Company
was returned to Addison g. Dubois, a
patent attorney, and willard poremus,
an inventor, had made himself liable to
$23s.700 damages. was the verdict re-
turned by "A jury In the Superior Court
hero tonight. An appeal will he taken.
Daniel J. Sully. former syndicate man
ager for the securities company, IN his
testimony alleged that Hammond had
not dealt IN good faith with him in
SulIy's negotiations for the sale of the
foreign rights in an invention By Dore-
mus. now dead.
The sun., 1916-12-30
DOCTORS FOUND SELECT CIRCLE
American College of Physicians
Organized In Manhattan,

There was founded IN the Hotel Aston
last night the American College Of
Physicians. the requirements for a fell
lowship In which are 70 exacting az "a
mako II certain that the new organiza-
ton will have for It's membership one
OF the most distinguished bodies of med
ical men In the United States, II not In
the world.
The college was founded by the Amer
ran Congress on Internal Medicine,
which has been In session In New York
for two days. SiXty-hve eminent phys,-
clans were given fellow ships last night.
Or. Reynold Webb Wilcox OF New York.
president Of the congress. conferred the
first degree on DR., Heinrich Stern OF
New York. DIR. Stern In turn conferred
the second degree on DR.. Wilcox.
The requirements for a fellowship are
that the recipient shall have had at
least ten years OF practice In Internal
medicine; that he shall be recognized
locally or nationally an a leader: that
he shall have contributed greatly to the
science of internal medicine by expert
mental or cscarch work thai he shall
have had extensive clinical work.. and
shall have contributed TO medical sci.
cnce In original books or treatiscs. Tho
college will select the best fitted Of Its
fellows to conduct special research work,
The sun., 1916-12-30
SMALL SIGNED wIFES NAME.
Insurance Asserted 20 Re Motive
for ALLEGED Murder.

OssIPEE. y. H.. Dec. 2e-Frederick l..
Small's acts on the morning OF Septem-
Der 20. when hts wife's body was found
In the uin OF his burned cottage on
the shore Of Lake Ossipee. we're de-
scribed at to-day's session OF his trial
on the charge OF numbering her.
The greater part Of this testimony
was given by Wedwin c. Conner. prin-
cipal Of the high school. who was with
Small on a trip TO Boston when they
received word OF the burning OF his
home. Conner and others also testified
In regard to the joint Insurance policy
for $50. 900 IN the lives Of Small and his
wife. which the State alleges was the
motive for the murder. This policy was
obtained after Small made repeated re-
quests. Small also signed his wife's
OIL the application. II was testified.
There was a $4,000 fire insurance policy
on the house and its contents.
The sun., 1916-12-30
REVENUE BILL THIS
SESSION NOW LIKELY
Bond Issue to Be Charged to
Extraordinary Army and
Navy Expenses.

WASHINGTON. Dec. ?s.-rentativs ap-
prevail having been given by President
Wilson to plans for q bond issue to meet
part Of the prospective deficit at the
end OF the next fiscal year. Administra-
ton leaders In Congress are preparing
to bring In their revenue bill and urge
Its passage before tho end Of the pres
ent session.
II has been agreed chat any bond is-
u shall be charged to the account OF
extraordinary army and navy expendi-
lures. Representative Hull OF Tennes-
see. author Of the iacome tax law. out
lined to-day a plan ne has drafted for
consideration OF the Ways and Means
Committee for separating preparedness
from the ordinary expenses
and receipts Of the Government
He figures that ordinary expenses
this year and next will be less than the
estimated ordinary receipts. and that
special taxation md bond issues will he
e only to cover excess disburse-
ments fer various purposes. including
army. navy and fertilization extensions
Mr.. Hull's plan contemplates the is
suance OF Sizes. 100000 OF Panama
Canal bonds for army and navy ex-
penses 500 900 under the shipping
act and for the proposed nitrate plant.
and $4,000. 900 to pay for the Danish
West Indies. or a total Of Se20. 0oo. 400.
The Treasury already has authority
by previous acts Of Congress To- issue
Panama bonds. and about s2i0. 900. 900
OF these are available. They would
bear 3 per cent.
The deficit figures differ according to
congressional and administrative view
points. Secretary McAdoo estimated in
his annual report the actual dehcit In
the working balance OF the Treasury on
June 20. 1913. at 3ls5.5s3.0o0. which
accounts for appropriations un~expended
combined with the left over balance.
The congressional appropriations ON
mittees. basing their estimates on the
actual appropriations without regard to
whether the executive depa spend
all OF part Of the appropriations. figure
s3l3.269,65t as the deficit.
The sun., 1916-12-30
CEILING FALLS ON FIREMEN.
Engine Co. ~ Has Narrow Escape
In BurninE Building.

A falling ceiling at "a fire in the three
story building in 1903 Fourth avenue las;
night came near TO wipinE out Engine
Company No. 70. The crew had Just
plunged into the second story. where two
tenants were trapped and shouting for
help. when the accident came.
Capt. stephen McKenna a pulled
out unconscious by Fireman Charles
Amato and carried to the street. where
DR.. Martin revived him. The others
narrowly escaped being buried In blasina
material. The two tenants had Just
been passed out the window to an ex;en-
sion ladder II were safe. Most OF the
other tenants got away over tho roof Or
down rear fire escapes. hut three were
carried out unconscious and the fremen
who bore them had to be treated them
selves. no choking were the fumes.
The sun., 1916-12-30
WILSON SIGNS FERRIS BILL.
Opens In $40 Acre Homesteads n.
West for Graxins.

WAsHINGroS. Dec. 20. - President
Wilson signed to-day the Ferris bill
opening up $40 acre homesteads for
stock raising n grazing The
law raises the homestead unit from a
maximum of $50 acres to $40 on arid,
scmi-arid, non-irrigablc and non-tlm-
bered public land.
rho bill was strongly Endorsed by the
Interior Department. which Informed
Congress hat II would result In having
the number Of cattle In the West
greater than during the most prosper
Gus days Of the cattle kings"
The sun., 1916-12-30
Ne Flowers fer Cseds.

EUGENE. Ore. Dec. .s.--Members OF
the sophomore class at the University
of Oregon voted AZ a special meeting to
prohibit the purchase OF flowers for girls
for the annual formal dance. Wearing
dress suits was left optional to The
Sophomorss and the upper classmen.
Freshmen are barred from wearing dress
suits during the entire yea.
The sun., 1916-12-30
% coNv1cTs GET $40 REWARDS
Money Given for Work Done In
Putting Out Fire.

Warden Meyer Of Sing Sing ha4
awarded so each to twenty-three pris-
oners for the work they did In putting
out q fire in the cellar OF December 10,
II wss announced yesterday.
When the hre occurred the 1900 In
mates Of the prison were IN the chapel
waiting for a moving picture perform
ance A. the alarm they all marched
bach to their cells in orderly manner.
Then the twenty -three volunteered to aid
the guards In nghting the flames. From
hey worked In the smoke ana ne 1aaaa
The sun., 1916-12-30
4 COUNTRY CHRONICLE. IThe
Century Company ny Grant
owrrmau ta1.kO.D

A small hoy OF nine or ton In a
country village of the middle West re-
lates in Grant Showerman's 4 Couu-
try Chronicle lThc Century Company
.he things he sees happening around
him In childish language and with q
child's ideas. He goes to school and
plays and Chatters with his play
mates: he watches his father and his
silent brother as they do the farm
work n his capable mother in the
The sun., 1916-12-30
u, Cont Team Across 4. =,

ARKA.sAs CITY. Kan. Dec. 29.-in
travelling across the United states John
Rose Of Dclphi, Ind. Is driving four
goats. Rose is on his way from Billings.
Mon, 10 Big Sandy, Ten. where he will
spend the winter, He has driven the
goats for four years. in which time they
have pulled him n distance OF $4,000
miles, lie averages twelve miles n day
with his goats.
The sun., 1916-12-30
ARMY OFFICER DISMISSED.
Lieut. Tsinter Accused Of Passins
Worthless Checks.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Dec. 29.--Lieut. II. II.
Taintor, Twenty-tirst United States In
fantry. who was tried here recently by
n court-martial on charges unbecoming
an officer. has been dismissed from the
army. according to word received here
to-day from Washington. Lieut.. Taintor
left to-day for New York.
The specific charges against Lieut..
Taintor. who Is said to be = member OF
a New York family. were passing checks
ON q hotel here and on q bank at Yuma,
Ariz.. when he did not have sufficient
funds to cover them.
The sun., 1916-12-30
Ex.RUSSIAN OFFICER HELD.
Prisoner Charged with Gran,
Larceny anA Forgery.

Leo Barrier, said to have been a lieu
tenan In the Russian army before no
came to this country after being wound
ed in action, was arrested last night in
his home. 201 West 10Th street, charged
with grand larceny and forgery.
The complainants were Edmund Tate
and Roland Randolph OF the foreign
department OF the Guaranty Trust Com
pany. by whom Barrier was employed
up to three weeks ago, II was charged
he raised an order slip for $40 TO 1892,
but was discovered because he used
black lead pencil instead Of indelible.
The sun., 1916-12-30
CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
LATEST BOOKS
AHeroine Who Works Out Her Problems-A Breath
less Tale Of Border Days-Times Of Queen Mary.
An Astonishing Piece of Realism-An Interesting
and Violent Tale-Other New Fiction.

house and helps as ne Is told TO: h
listens to the ncighbors when they
speak with his parents and when the
men gather TO talk together In the
country store; he notes the changes in
the seasons and the birds and grow.
Ing things. All traces of conscious
humor are eliminated and no dramatic
Incident, with the exception OF a pre-
cocious elopement. Is allowed 20 in.
trude on the even tenor OF events. II
Is the conscientious Photographic rec
ord or a year or more Of humdrum
country life winch. 10 those who have
the patience 10 read IL through. Will
recall many memories OF similar en-
periences ana thoy nave had
ana VIII also MAKE known many
simple kindly men n women. II il
an astonishing n consistent exercise
IN realism wnich some VIII ma fnono'-
ohous ano some VIII ENJOY very much.
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no trace Of sportsman characteristics
In time the two fight to a fnlsh. the
boss Is beaten in spite OF his ~treachery
seemingly killed yvhl,e tho ~co,lera hov
win, tho yourg woman r,,hcr an.
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shifting SpcH tDuaield & Coz zt.l Dad
the reader to believe that tho story
simply about the awakening a. al
amiable young woman TO the ,op-
seriousness that she does moi care TO-
the youth whom she is expected 20
marry, hut that she does care IN, ar.
The sun., 1916-12-30
PUZZLED By BOY ROBBERS AGE
Authorities Uaesrsain what - De
win CAsrisy 0rtnsr.

A strong doubt that Charley Ortner
Brooklyn's latest boy burglar, Is sven
IS years old. a. he said. II stirring the
case the worst charge that could lie
against him for the 400 burGlaries he
admits having committed would be juve-
nile delinquency.
Charley has been confined In the Ray
mond street jail. ana Warden Hayes,
hearing that he a under 1S years. an
dertook to turn him over to the Chill
dren's Society yesterday. But the So
ciety declined to accept the evidence OF
the birth certificate unless supported BY
the testimony Of relatives. They have
been found and will be taken before the
Grand Jury to-day In an effort to find
out exactly how old the boy II.
The sun., 1916-12-30
IL Av1AToRs m FIIaHr TO-DAY
will Fly From Henpsteaa 20
philadelphia 70 Test stabnisers.

Twelve aviatorV. ten Of them army
nlerp, Will leave the hanSArs Y the
Hampstead Plains aviation asld this
morning for a night to the League tslan nd
Navy Yard. Philadelphia, TO test new
establishing devices.
The pilots viii, be under command Of
Capt. Carberry. In charge Of the Gov
eminent corps at Mineola, with Capt.
kilner. WHO will have J. Il. Stetson, Jr.,
as n passenger. The Others will be Capt.
Raynal c. Boiling. y. q. n. Y; Leuts.
j. Miller. Robert Carroll. +. W. Bag
nell. Osborn RI. Blakeley. and ScrRts.
salmon and Noyse, Blakeley will have
Charles II. Reynolds AZ passenger The
other Hiers will he Tex Millman. Govern
ment aviation instructor. and A. l..
Allen.
The sun., 1916-12-30
BRIT. PROPOSES new
PLAN FOR FULTON ST.
Asks That City Pay for I'm
p%rovements to Cost 3d.
100000 or More.
WANTS A NEW CONTRACT
Col. Williams Asserts Delay Is
Due to action by Pub
lie Service Board.

Col. r. $. williams. president OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. last
night sent to The Public Service Com
mission . comprehensive plan for the
solution OF the long delayed Fulton
street tBrookiyn) transportation prob
lem. The proposed plan OF the b. r. r.
suggests a number Of changes In the
dual system contracts between the
city and the B.. r. T.. 80 as to include
one existing route. and puts on the city
the burden Of paying for the proposed
improvements. 1t In estimated that the
plan II adopted will cost nearly $4,000
600. perhaps more. but. it Is asserted.
1t will solve a problem that has de.
layed for many months the completion
Of the dual system routes In Brooklyn.
In making his proposal Col. williams
Insists that the plan no considered as
a whole by the commission and the
Board Of Estimate. He further points
out that the present situation WAS
caused by the "non-action' Of tho Pub
lio Service Commission. and In con-
Guiding his letter serves notice that un-
less the commission comes to some
speedy decision the Il. II. T. will re-
sort to tho courts to compel some ac-
tion.
ProOssal Of the .. r.. r.
Following are the principal features
OF Col. Williams's plan:
!. Fulton street third tracking from
Sostrand avenue to the proposed Ash
land place connection with the Fourth
avenue subway to be completed at once.
.. Express and local tracks Of the
Fulton street third tracked line at Ash.
land place to be connected with the
Fourth avenue subway. Tho local tracks
west Of Ashland place to be so con-
nected ~ TO permit the operation Of en-
press trains from the third tracked Sec
tion over the local tracks into the down.
town district
.. The city to provide q station IN the
new subway under wiliouGhby street at
or near Lawrence street.
Only TIVE Track Down Tows.
4 The city 10 suspend for tho time
being the company's obligation to third
track the Fulto street line westerly Of
ne proposed Ashland place connection.
but to approve such reinforcement OF
structure and lensthening Of stations
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The sun., 1916-12-30
MOVES ON CHIHUAHUA.
villas Fsrces March Northward
After LsOting TOrreou.

FL. PAso. Tex. Dec. 29.-Villa and his
bandits are reported marching north in
Tho direction OF Chihuahua city. after
having looted Torreon.
American army officers for some time
have been Of the belief that villa would
attempt "A movement against Monterey
and Saltillo. SaltillO In reported to have
been occupied ny Villa troops. but this
Is denied by carranza officials.
The sun., 1916-12-30
ENGLAND NEEDS ALCOHOL.
DtstiIlers and Government Expert,
20 Consider Measures,

LONDON. Dec, 2s.--It was officially an
nounced to-day that owing TO the con-
stsntly increasing requirements Of alao-
hol for the production OF munitions and
for other war purposes III master OF
munitions has appointed "a COMMITTEES
representing the dlstillery interests u,
well as the Government departments Ia
consider the best means to obtain ade.
auate supplies,
The sun., 1916-12-30
POLICEMAN SENT no PRISON.
sharkes, Who Took Brittle. Gets
InA<ttrsniuate Sentence.

John j. Sharkey. a former policeman
attached to tho Adams street precinct.
Brooklyn. who had been convicted OF ac-
csptinG y bribe OF 3e5 to "let up on a
sailor ne had arrested for assault. was
committed TO the penitentiary on an In
discriminate sentence yesterday by Coup-
ty Judge Dixie.
shArksy y 2s years old and lived at
go yifty-seventh STREE
The sun., 1916-12-30
THE TOWERS OF ILIUM. tGesrge
n. Doran Company ny Ethe1yn
Leslie Huston. (o1.36.)

n. Doran Company ny Ethelyn
Leslie Huston. te1.35.)
A young woman who has to work
out for herself the various problems
that afiict the modern feminine mind.
as the heroine Of Ethelyn Leslie Hus-
toms TIE To,rers Of Hum George II.
Doran Company does. inevitably Is
more Of an abstraction than q human
being. She lives in a large Western
town on the lakes which the author
describes with much sympathy. She
has formed the habit OF seeking the
truth. OF making up her " mind
and acting without regard to what peo-
pie think. When obliged to earn her
own living and to support her father,
she receives little assistance from her
we'll to do friends. First she manages
q sanitarium. then she does hack work
for publishers and drifts into Journal
ism. which enables the author to ex-
palate on whatever evils she chooses.
II is the sex relation, however. that is
Of chief Importance. and this is dis
cussed with as little offenslveness as
possible, because the young woman's
mental processes alone are described.
She seems drawn to ''masterful" men.
but wishes to wait till she finds her
soul mate. One eligible sutton she re-
Jects. another man Tor whom she cares
prevails on her when she II tagged
out to marry him. They find out soon
after that the marriage is invalid. but
she refuses TO have II set right. sends
the man OF and Is pleased with the
thought that the child she Will have
will be wholly her own. She lives her
own life bravely. supported By a band
Of bohemian friends. till che meets the
right man, a puritanical surgeon un-
happily married. She applies herself
to converting him TO her own views on
,hnr o,,on,. ,hsm ~ =. mn,,oS 'on,au-
tionally enough. after the heroine has
had her say.
THE HOUSE OF LUCK. small,
w.,,..s u ~ u...,.
"'Ns""' '~''""''
a tale o. breathless excitement and
OF variegated crime has been spun by
Harris Dickson in The House Of Luck
tSmall. Maynard & Co. Boston). Nicks-
burg In 1886 seems to have been an
exceptionally lawless border commu-
nifty: the author makes IT also the
headquarters Of "A criminal organization
TO which murder and robbery. stealing
negroes and horses. are but trivial incl