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JUBILEE PLANNED BY Y.W.C.A
tirirth tnni>rrsary to he CcIc-
brRted on NarCh 4.

Jubilee exercises will he held by tho
shl branches OF tie Young Women's
Christian Association in the United
states on March in honor OF the hftieth
anniversary OF the founding of the or
ganization. The ten branches IN the New
York metropolitan district will start
their festivities in February and are
planning for the biggest celebration Of
all.
There viii bc a membership banquet in
the SiNty-nnth Regiment Armory on
February !. al which col Roosevelt and
Mayor Mitchell viii be the speakers. Mrs.
James $. cushmon. president ~ the
board of directors Of the Y. W. G. A.,
viii preside at the banquet There will
be 1000 girls at the tables who will
pay 30 cents each for their seats
The jubilee pageant will take place
on February - in the Seventy first Reyi-
ment Armory under the direction OF Miss
Hazel Mackayc. One thDusa nd girls will
take part, Tickets will be sold at from
20 cents to 81 and box seats at $40
Miss Dorothy Perkins. daughter OF
George W. Perkin, is chairman OF the
general jubilee committee. in charge of
the whole celebration,
The sun., 1916-01-24
WHITMAN WRESTLES
WITH PROBLEM OF
P. s. BOARD PLACES
Can't Decide on Men to Sue
ceed Cram and Williams
Back to Albany.
CHAIRMAN STRAUS FOR
4 SHORT TERN ONLY

Gov. Whitman. who has been In town
for two days. left for Albany yesterday
afternoon. He said he had been trying
TO solve the problem OF who will Sue
ceed Public Service Commissioners Cram
and williams. who will retire on Feb
ruary I. The Governor said his effort
has been unsuccessful.
Tho Governor limited that he has hccn
trying to prevail upon Oscar \. Straur.
chairman of the commission. TO accept
n five year term beginning February l..
instead OF the two year tenure which
Mr.. Straus has been appointed for. and
he urged his inqurers to ask Mr.. Straus
what his decision was.
MIR. Straus said that he had definitely
declined 30 accept a longer term.
1T is too laborious a task II a man
takes his work seriously" said the chair
man. 81 am doing that
"As a matter of fact I was drafted by
Gov. Whitman into my present place
after he had insisted upon my accept
ancc. ! accepted the appointment be-
cause thought IT was civic duty.
~ trust that IN two years we shall
have restored the public confidence in
the Public Service Commission. " at
the end OF two years ] am still wanted
and can consistently accept II will be
time enough to think OF staying longer
Gov Whtman's callers yesterday
were Public Service Commissioners Will
tam Hayward and Henry w. Hodge and
Frank Hitchcock. N-Postmaster-Genera
The Governor said he didn't know any
thing about the reported disappearance
of the vouchers for his trip to San Fran
cisco.
The Governor said that he would name
to-day a successor to John r. Riley, de-
posed Superintendent OF Prisons. The
Governor declined to divulge his selec-
The sun., 1916-01-24
10 DISCUSS CITY WELFARE.
ThOusa nd Business Wen VIII At
tend Luncheon cducs,iny.

More than l.o"o business men will he
present al IA city welfare luncheon ar
ranged by the Merchants Association
for next "Wednesday in the grand ball
room Of the Hotel Aston
The members of the new Board Of Al
dcrmcn viii he guests rf the mem
bers' council Of tn. association. The
luncheon viii hc devoted tu couSidcra-
ton Of how the business interests Of the
city can best cooperate" with ia" board
for the advancement Of Tia. welfare Of
the entire city.
William e. Breed. chairman Of tho
members council. will preside. aud
Mayor Mitchell viii h" th" principal
speaker. Others VIII" will speak are
President McAucny of the Board of Al
dermcii. Frauk l.. bowling. vice-chsir-
man Of the Board "t Aldermen. and
Henry ". 'urrau, leader of the minority
In the board,
The sun., 1916-01-24

IsevatskN Was to have married her
christmas, but he postponed the Cere-
mony after Mrs. Givis had given him
$3.50 to deposit with her account in 2
Williamsburg bank. I,eva,sky main
tained that the escape OF gas from an
open burner in the gas range and
another on the wall was accidental. but
the police thought otherwise.
The arrest WAS brought about by the
visit Of "A friend of Mrs. Givis. who
called yesterday and could not get in.
though he could smell gas. He then
hailed Policeman F'tidinslSy Of the Stagg
street station, who forced an entrance.
The woman and her son were in the
front room In bed. while Lcvatsky was
In another room with the door closed.
The sun., 1916-01-24
sTARvES WITH $500 IN BANK
John tUnrO. BuOtbinck, Found
Dead In Ills Room.

John CuncO. "A buotba"k, Was found
dead in his room At ~ Washington street
last night. In IN. clothes were hank
books showing he had saved more than
$4,000. His death was due to insufficient
Nourishm"nt-he starved rather than
draw on his ty.ngs,
Cuneo Was a familiar iSure in tn"
downtown district, where hc was known
as John the bootblack, lie carried his
ehoeboN with him and worked mostly in
the ferrShuuscs and on the sidewalks in
Battery Park His landiadN, Mrs. Boil
leilbacl, had missed him for Sc; cral days
and had n policeman break in his door
He had been dead three dais.
The sun., 1916-01-24

Moreover. II Is utterly false that any
ot These gentlemen have the slightest
interest in the election on Thursday or
have permitted the us" Of their names
on any election pcnuants or hillhoards
or anything else. Tn" report that such
was the ease has been started by some
low minded person who wishes to dc
feat the proposition To- grant right of
way for the boulevard
There" continued Mr.. rrichard. rest
ing the receiver ON his desk and con-
tinuing to speak into the telephone on
tho theory that half Of Hampstead was
probably listening. you have 'hc truth
~ the matter There Is going To- 10
no sugar at tho election So far as I
know no free drinks. NO parade. no rally
nothing in fact hut tn" election booths
and tho ballots
The sun., 1916-01-24
WOMEN WORKERS RECRUITING.
New Work. Association seeks 10
Add Ia Mem hers.

The New York Association OF Women
Workers has launched IA campaign for
new members. when the campaign ends
on February state rally viii be held
In the Metropolitan Assembly Rooms, N
East Twenty-fourth street. to celebrate
tic initiation of the recruits. Fifteen
working women's clubs in tins city and
the suburbs are pushing the recruiting
work under the auspices of the New
York State organization. of which Miss
Virginia Potter IL president
Miss Grace Dodge and Mrs. Richard
Irwin were the pioneer directors Of the
New York state Association. the first
federation of working women's clubs
ever formed in America. The National
League. which developed from this Or
ganization. now has over $1,000 menu
bers
The sun., 1916-01-24
PLOT TO DIE BY GAS HNTED.
Widow Found nconscious, sustor
lnhs rmcd In <cst Room,

John Levatsky, a tailor. was arrested
on charge OF felonous assault yes
terdaS after tho police had forced an
entrance into the home of Mrs Msrga-
ret 6ivis at II Ten Eyck street. Will
iainshurg. where Lcvatsky boarded, and
found Mrs. iiv!s aud her eight -year-old
son unconscious from illuminating gas.
Levatski was in another ROOM acting
as II h" too were overcome by gas
Mrs. ''ivis is 30 years old = widow
since last April. According to the police.
The sun., 1916-01-24
DIES IN THEATRE BALCONY.
PubIic service Com IN irsion Inspcc-
tor u stricken at Matinee.

George Schvy. an inspector for the
Public Service Comm ssion of the First
district Was stricken while attending a
performance at rructor's Fifth Avenue
Theatre at Broadway and Twenty-eigh,h
street yesterday afternoon and died
within u few minutes.
He wa- sitting IN the balcony with a
friend, James Richard, of 9s2 East I79th
street. when he collapsed. Dr. webb Of
New York Hospital was called and the
body WAS sen, to the West Thirtieth
street station. MI. Schlcy was 80 ycnrs
old and lived AT Gil West l7Zxh street,
The sun., 1916-01-24

Ettori Isaia. : wears Old, OF 2j2i
Seventh avenue. was knocked down last
evening at Seventh avenue and I4S,h
s. rect by an automobile owned by Miriam
karagheusian Of $50 Wes; End avenue
and driven by charles Smith Of 52s
West FortN-ninth street Policeman
Fahye took the hoy to Harlem Hosptgl
in the machine. but the child died OH
the way Smith was arrested on
charge Of homicide.
The sun., 1916-01-24
AMUSEwE>Ts.
METROPOLITAN %,,;! %%G.S, {,

Tonight 81 Tristan u Isolde. t,ad~ki Mat/,.-
na,icr.: trius. We'll, Braun. Cond HolnnlkV.
Wed. Al = koscnka,a'irr. Oh"r Iirmul
Mason; Goriil. We'd tthol,r tond Bo,i,nIL,
Ihurs.at \, Boris S!odunow .Obcr. .Drlatinoi,:
Didur. Altho,isa kothier .Scgurola Cond Uula,s.o,
Fri. at =. Double Bl First Time t.oSescas l.
ft,iu. Pcrini Martinelli, DE Iuca pagi,arri.
tajattt: tarii-p, Aniato. tond. Bayagnoli
I.uca. Bada. ragani. Cond.. Unvagnoii
Sat.atS tTjr.to 81 I.0hengrtn. tiad>kj Matt
cnauer Sembarh. Braun t.oritZ t'ond B,sianlk \
Neat Mon. AZ = u, Lucia IIarrirntos ,rbui .
M6rtineli. Amato tOnd BaVagnoli
HARDMAN PIANO USED
The sun., 1916-01-24
ELECTION JOKERS
HOAX HEMPSTEAD
Backer Of Boulevard Plan Puts
Tn Unhappy Day at the
Phone.
FOES or TIE SCHEME BUSY

man with a worry dark exnress,on
~, hi. ,.o. ., ,,,,,a., . u.... ,.,,.
w -''' ."'e '"' "' ""'
papers IN MS of1ice at East ror'y-
second street yesterday afternoon NUT
terinr strong words and avery once in
!. u,s.u. ..u.t. .. A.. .s,. A..
"e "'' ~ 'e'p''"' W
Hempstead, u. !.
mo, ma'am, IL is not true that Senator
Reynoh,s will lead 4 nar,de a, uomn.
o'eau VII "'"'o""as "'s"''
mo. sir. 1t is far from correct that
the directors Of the Lido CORPORATION will
.or,o ,roa haor aud .,rav,,,,o, xy,a,,o.
J.v ,,iah, a, i,o,,,s,aad'.
IT ,eii Won once ana for ali air ,h,,
1-beo,,oro y shop,. and Nor,,n,or
soh,<S 90 10, .,ning ,o ,o.d ,r a ha,,ia
vard rai,v on tho steo. of ,be town h,,,
or any niace eI.e"
which Vehement denial. bei,C bo,
one after another by a reporter for Ti,r
SrS. who walled into U G. pricbard,a
Office Mt tho Lor,v.second st rect address
,ed IN ,be copc,us,on that some ons had
been hoaxinv some one down at uemn-
stead
T,d,us. sor Nr. .p,uLs.
ieh you tne tru'ii OF mus mat
'er' sara "lr. ftl'har"' hanS'hS up inc
receiver ana LOOKING ou' over pic OF
inpulrlhg Icucrs' an oil Wni'n Iad 10 40
WIN IN" same subJect. some low per
sou mas ihete II goes a gam
Mr. filchard ntted Inc receiver TO MS
ear once more
Mr. 1intNs' or Spu'nhs' OF bINhs' OF
~"a'e'e' sour "an'e ea,, u''uer-
The sun., 1916-01-24
THOMPSON BILL TANGLE
MAY SPLIT REPUBLICANS

Black. who has charge of the case. can
understand some of the charges. which
Auditor Eugene u. Miller Of the hotel
assures them were recorded just AZ they
were made out originally. The item OF
1890 for baggage Is a stumbling blo;k.
II Is the theory of the District Attorneys
office that II is impossible that such a
SUM can represent charges In about
thirty-seven days for handling trunks
from the Grand Central station TO the
hotel. across the street and connected
by a subway.
Miller has been asked IL that 3220
covers a little loan to some one at the
cashiers window and he has answered
that Il does not. lie did not recall that
any person connected with the commit
tee had borrowed any money, but later
Senator Thompson himself remembered
that one Of his stenographers borrowed
5000 TO anticipate his salary. This was
private transaction. however. and the
sum was repaid when the check from the
state came along.
The hotel auditor cannot remember
any other case. nor has he remembered
whether any purchases at tho shops
were covered by some other routine ap-
pearing item.
Asks Thompson 70 Help.
In order 10 clear up mysteries the
District Attorney wrote thi- letter yes
terday TO Senator Thompson
counts or vovr cnr,,,,i,,aa q. ,,ronros,n.
ranIdiv faai a.. - 20
tho f.c,s ,,,,,, 80, s.... S,.,.
II you and the members Of the COM
mlttee who actually stayed at the Bilt-
more would get in closer touch with this
office
"Nr ui,,cL ,ho l.. i.
this matter has nm oynar, Inn,.,,oa -,
tho theory NJ ,rco,,,,in. H. -.
sci for the Ap,eri,an All, |,a,,.,..
which i,s,.Iied tho .,s,a,.s .
al the Wa,dorf. .A.,or,a ,,a Ii. n,s
bo,eIs and I. t,,,,,,au ,,,,s .h 'e
operation M ,hc pii,,,,,a' a. ,h:.' a., 80. -,
di,,,cu,,y In do,,ain,,,,. Nv
az shown bv tho ho,oIs a,,a,,n,, t,,,,
,hcre ara douh,,.. 80, pu'
nearipy ~, ,ho .',co,,n"', % =, ,ao.s no' ap
which tho ,ner,hor, ~ 80 .,,,,,',,.
,rc ,,ora Sa,,t,,' VI ''"' ''''''''''ee
"Th,s ot,,co u,,,i b. n,,,,,,
range confero,c,. ,,,,,. -, w. @"
hor or o,,,,ar -, -, .ou ", any "'e'n-
no, IN ,n,ort,,a , 50 az
in,n,,r, an, ,,.a.,, , ~ wv ..ast WIN ,he
v. sou n"N' uhuertaheh'
49, 60, a. ~, ..,., ~"s '"auc
d.y fro,, ,ha hana. 80 y, s
E,,s,ar ''' ""'' VI ''e''e'a'! horace
S.... ~
Il am Just as anxious AS the Distrc;
Attorney to have all the facts come out"
IA. s.id 81 ,.u, h., a., A.. t.'. -,
-. ~ so" W -Ne '""sc
swami any information | possess and
VIII b" glad To aid him in obtaining
Information from other members of the
committee, Sop,c az IN. NO., ,,.h, ,o,o
,,,,,,,Io,, a., -. - " 80
-" '"S' !ca' "'' no' mere now put
VIII ehdcaNor 10 get IN touch with
them at once. l will see the District At
toknpy to-morrov ,norni,, ~ 4, Il, ..n,,
The sun., 1916-01-24

AsSemblyman McQuistiou announced
that he had prepared a resolution for
the Legislature calling for the appoint
mcnt of commits. 90 investigate not
only the expenditures of the Thomp' N
committee hut those ~ all Other COM
mitteeS and of Gov. Whitman and his
starr nn their trip tn the Pacific Z" 80
To- attend the I'anama-iaciiic E>p"si-
tiOn
Cr.nuI Sion.r William Hayward. VINO
vas counsel To tho committee until h"
vas appointed To the Publ" Service com
i-sIuu. Slrd Yesterday that II ~ only
fair That IN" Nhol" matter "f cNpcndi-
turcs be- tlr,~Hcd out thoroughly before
no public.
with all "G 'lcsr iusIuudtIuus that
have iilled the ar It - only right thar
those who have chsr-,d The State only
properly should htv" the public know
it"
col lltl ward sud that ~" mad had
. Np.nses at the lipi'I Fillmore and at
tn" Hotel Ten Eyok IN Albany while he
was counsel to the committee and that
i'm each case he had Insisted that his
,.rsonal expenses h" separated from his
committee expenses.
The sun., 1916-01-24

says that h" actuslly resides at
aud that the several sums charged In the
annexed aCCount, amounting to
Tor services and disbursements, travelling
Hnd other expenses. are correct that tho
services have actually hccn rendered. the
expenses. necessarily incurred and paid 10y
him IN tn" Performance "f his official duties
49, -. ttitl" Of position ------------
that the duty or business the distance
travelled IN" place OF starting and destina
tiuu ana all dates ana Items AZ mentioned
and charged therein are correct and no
part thereof has been paid
The District Attorneys assistants re-
fused to show their copy of the affidavit
or give the name of the representative
of the committee who made it,
The sun., 1916-01-24
Continued from First Page.

pared by Senator Thompson. Merton u.
Lewis, counsel to the Thompson COM
mittce. and Senator Lawson Of Brook
lyn, according TO Senator Lawson. ask
ing the Legislature to investigate all In
vestigating committees from the time
OF the Hughes committees insurance In
Quiry In 1905-1906.
IL can't see why all this fuss has
been stirred up" said Senator Lawson
In speaking of the inquiry into the
Thompson committee tangle. THE bill
is genuine. the only question AT all Is
about whether 1t was right to prorate
the account No one got cent out OF
the expenditures maybe there was some
faulty bookkeeping. No crime was COM
mittcd except possibly a technical one
by "a clerk.
calls Swnnu's Action strange.
why this thing enters the jurisdic-
ton OF District Attorney Swami Is be-
yond me- Judge Swann's actions are
certainly strange. I might even say
that they are peculiar. They are such
that they ought 20 be investigated.
IAN OF this talk is for the purpose OF
choking us off from our Investigations.
II the District Attorney Is going to pay
attention to everything the newspapers
print Il Is time for the Legislature to
step In" =,
'NIave you prepared a resolution CALI
ing for an investigation of Judge
SNann's actione?" Senator Lawson was
asked.
II won't discuss that Just now, ne
rcpljcd, 'but / will say that Senator
Thompson. MIR. Lewis and have agreed
to cali upon the Legislature TO investi-
gate all legislative committees dating
back to the Hughes Insurance Commit
tee
when judge Swami was told OF the
possibility that he may he Investigated
he said that Senator Laweon's state
,nru, was no, worth replying to.
"No amount of abuse will stop me
from my Investigation said he. "All
this talk about traction interests start
ing my investigation have that old
familiar ring.
M Politics. says swami.
"There is no politics IN my investisa-
tion. II Is not inspired by desire to
even up with the members Of the COM
mittec for having caused Chairman Me
Calrs removal. The first that knew
of this situation was when ! saw As
sembly1nan McQuistion's statement in
the newspapers. 1t WAS such that I
thought that an investigation was neces-
sary. and I began one.
81 selected William Harmon Black OF
my STAFF to conduct the invest -tigation
simply because he has expert knowledge
Of the theory of bookkeeping. and II will
be an easy matter for him to unravel
intricate accounts. Another man less
ekilful in bookkeeping would be in n
maze of figures from which he might
Ia. AT
Evening star., 1916-10-22

what am | going to do when the stores
gone? I tell you, Mabel, it's no joke to
take a man of my age and throw him out
in the world and tell him to do something
else. I'm too old
"Too old!' scoffed Mabel. "Why,
William Adams! You're only two years
older than am, and Pm sure don't feel
old. MIR. Pennypacker would give you a
position in the bank if you asked him,
keeping books or something
mo opening there, Mabel said old
Bill, sadly shaking his head. al know
Pennypacker. He's never really forgiven
me for the time | took the nomination
away from him.
"Well, then, some of the other grocery
stores"
NO." said old Bill. aIm too old;
and, to tell you the truth, Mabel, I'm
too fat. The stores want spry young
men. know; | haven't been hiring men
all my life for nothing
"Yes, Will; but listen" persisted Mabel.
Suppose you were twenty-one and were
beginning all over again. You'd probably
start in business for yourself, just the
same as you did before; wouldn't you?
Well, then! Why can't you do it now?"
"Why, | don't know" said old Bill
thoughtfully. "It's different. somehow,
when you're young. You're all on fire to
do something then-and have bigger
ideas. Remember how l was going to
own a chain Of grocery stores all over the
country? Rememberhow youwere goingto
ride in your own carriage, ,and go to Europe
every summer in our own private yacht
the Maybelle? Why, even when we built
this house, didn't we have day nursery,
and night nursery, and three servants
rooms finished off in the attic? That's the
sort of thing you do when you're young;
somehow you never dream of doing things
like that when you get old
Evening star., 1916-10-22

y D.. -
"Of course when YOUR young you can
hustle more. But when you're older you
have more sense, Now, take our Willy.
He hustles around just like you did when
you were his age. wonder if Say,
pa!'
Old Bill looked up in wonder at the
eager note in her voice.
@Why can't you and Willy form sort
of partnership" she breathlessly asked
ale won't be able to 60 to college if you
lose your business, and he's just such a
hustler as you were at his age!'
"Yes; but what does he know?r scoffed
old Bill.
@What did you know when you were
his age?' retorted Mabel. @And, anyhow,
you would supply the sense and expert
ence, and he'd supply the-the bounce
the imagination-the fire of youth, guess
you can call it,
3I suppose could talk to him." said
old Bill doubtfully. @Where is he? Out
as usual?'
mo; he's up in his room, reading. I'll
call him now; supper's ready
so half minute later down the stairs
came bouncing Master William r.
Adams. Jr.
@'Lo, dad!' he cried, drawing chair to
the table with a noise like the collapse Of
a grand-stand.
Shock head, steel spectacles, and sun
Drowned nose-that would have been your
first idea Of young Bill. Your second OBJ
servatiOn would have taken in the nervous
energy that kept him fidgeting in his
chair as il he were afraid Of being glued
fast. And your final impression would
have told you that Master William Ros-
coe Adams. Jr. Stockton High School.
1919 looked upon the world with con-
descending eye and saw great room for
Improvement
Evening star., 1916-10-22

iie"iA eehu pun VII ioIS uIcSStS.
iVA Do you recall the dreams you
had OF what you were going to do with
your love and your life?
And you, dear sir, do you remember the
day when you faced the world to seek
your fortune? Do you recollect the Wis
ions of greatness that glowed in the flame
of your youth?
Perhaps you thought those dreams were
yours and yours alone, but they are the
heritage Of mankind. William Roscoe
Adams dreamed them, for instance, when
he was twenty; and so did Mabel. his
wife. And | am going to tell you what
happened to William Roscoe Adams and
Mabel when they reached the age of
fifty.
If you have ever been in Stockton you
probably saw the ubstantial-looking gro
cery store that used to stand between the
harness-maker' and the First National
Bank. Over the window was the sign,
"William r. Adams, and on the awning
the legend, Select and Fancy Groceries,
In the corner of the store was desk;
and standing behind this desk at the
moment when my story opens, working
on huge ledger, was William Roscoe
adams, the proprietor-who was fat,
who was fifty, and q may as well tell you
right away was sad-eyed failure as well.
MIR. Adams turned the leaves of that
confounded ledger and made notes on
bits of paper and chewed his pen and
rubbed his head with desperation.
"Guess | might as well go home, he
said, looking up at the clock" though,
Lord knows, haven't any appetite
FIVE minutes later, old Bill entered
striking residence on Willow Street. 1t
had porte cochere like palace, tower
like a castle, and overhanging caves like
Swiss chalet. There had been time
when Bill boasted that he owned the
handsomest house in Stockton-that was
the year when he ran for Mayor. But on
the night when my story opens he let him
self in the side door without any vaunting.
"Why, hello, Wilt said his wife, who
was frying potatoes. Late tonight;
aren't your
"Yes; stayed to look over the books.
Whereupon old Bill heaved sigh. al
don't know what we're going to do,
Mabel, he said. "And it's all my fault.
"Oh, you'n pull through somehow
Mabel assured him. "You always have
before"
"Yes-but not this time! I've always
had the bank back of me before. was in
there nearly an hour this afternoon talk
ing to old Pennypacker, but he won't lend
me another cent-and that note of two
thousand dollars due to-morrow-and less
than three hundred dollars to meet it
with. don't know how you feel about
it, Mabel, but wish was dead and out
of the road. If something would only
happen to me and take me off, you'd have
my insurance money, anyhow
"Well, gracious sakes, WIFI said his
faded little wife, suppose you can't meet
your note! They won't put you in Jail
for it, will they?'
4No; but they'll close the store-sell
everything up-fxtures and all
"And good riddance, too! It's been
nothing but worry, worry, worry for the
last three years.
"Yes, know" despaired old Bill. "But