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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
SKILLED SUBWAY men
STRIKE In SYMPATHY
Complete Ticmp Of All Work
on New Underground Sys-
TEN Threatened.

The firrmcn. hlasters and drll run
yesterday in sympathy with the tunnel
WORKERS., VINO wen out on Monday he
cause. they said. some contractors had
employed strike breakers. The strike
leaders openly aVuw their intention 10
cause a complete ticup uf all worn on the
new ~subWsys.
No stimal was made by the union
Officials of tn" number Of men in the
sSnlpathetic strike. but il IL said that
1000 may eventually be involved. They
threaten strikes of other skilled labor
crs II more strike breakers are put on.
{. \. Crane, secretary Of the General
Contractors Association. said on Monday
mat the contractors would not employ
strike breakers.
Nlchael tdrrahcr. secretary OF the
strikers, that in many Sec
tlofs a complete tleup had been caused
ana That the strike was being extended
to all sections Of the new subways.
strike breakers. he said. had been en-
pioSed ON the contract at ~tifty-hrst
street and Lexington avenue. and the
men working at Longacre Square Quit
because they were asked 20 do labor
eIS work aud 'oremen were told TO put
II. timbers.
The Public Service Commission an
swered yesterday Il complaint from
Frank y. sullivan, attorney for some
strikers, alleging that high pressure
mains in the Seventh avenue subway
from Fourteenth 80 ~Twepty-third street
ana Broadway were cut off and were
n nre menace. The commission reported
there was no danger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
CORRIGAN WINS POINT IN SUIT.
Cause Of Action Found In 5000 600
Libel Case.

supreme Court Justice Cohalan de-
cided yesterday that city Magistrate
Joseph l.. 'orrigau'S complaint IN In,
s2"",OoO suit against George Bronson
Howard. the author, and the Hobbs
Merrill company, publishers of the novel
Gods Man. on the ground that a chap
ter in tho book refers to him, sets forth
"a cause of action. The chapter referred
To is entitled, Justice u Ia tornlgan,"
and Is an uncomplimru'ary description
OF proceedings III The jefferson Market
court.
Justice Cohalau said that through the
Ming of the demurrer alleging the COM
plant did not set forth a cause OF action
the defendants admitted that the matters
complained of referred 10 the plaintiff in
his office as city Magistrate and "a mere
inspection OF the publication shows il to
he libcllouS."
The court gives the defendants pcr-
mission to Withdraw the demurrer and
Tile an answer,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
JERSEY MUST
STOP NOXIOUS FUMES
Manufacture Of SULPHUR
Brown Opposite Riverside
Drive Is stopped.

TEENTuN, ApIil t.-The out,ou, 81
complaints Of residents of Riverside
Drive. New York. respecting fumes and
smoke caused by Industrial establish
meHtS at Edgewater resulted to-day no
an order 10y the state Department of
Health prohibiting the Bulls Ferry
Chemical Company from engaging in the
manufacture of sulphur brown pending
such time as the company may install
a satisfactory apparatus for the con-
sumption of smoke and odors.
The company had been given until
April l to ahate the nuisance. with IN.
underestimate that failure to do 81
would be followed by a p~erenptory order
10 cease manufacturing products causing
oNiou fumes or odors.
Proceedings are pending before the
United states Supreme Court under
which New York Is seeking I, compel
the abatement Of the smoke nuisance hy
manufacturing establishments along tn,
Jersey shore Of the Hudson River.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
new ATTACK IS MADE
ON SYSTEM AT ALBANY
Bureau Of Municipal Research
Sends Ont Circular on Sage
Budget Bill.

The laics, attack by the Bureau ~
Municipal Research on what II calls the
system at Albany. sen, out In circular
frm Yesterday. is entitled AN Act To
incorporate the system Here are some
of the questions aud answer contained
in the circular:
What is the Sage budget hill"" 81,
is a bill to make the system permanent"
How would IL make the system per-
manent?' by Incorporating it."
What would be Incorporated The
" standing committees"
who would manage the corpoIat.on"'
Tive OF the seven men"
What would the two men do They
would make up the estimates and pre-
pare the budget OF the State
Are these " men and the two COM
mittees responsible TO the people Of the
State" NO. they are not
"Why does the bill moi require the
Governor 10 examine and review the es-
Inmates and submit "A budget" III is
not the system"
IF the Sage bill should become a law
who would control the government"
-four thousand dollar clerks"
How would they control the govern
ment?' ''By framing the items. fixing
the salaries and expenses and controlling
the business of the State through the APP
preparation bills"
'Who would control the two clcrks"'
The "hairmcn of the two committees"
"Will the Governor sign the Sage
bile 1T is hoped he will not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
FIGHT FOR CLOSED SHOP.
bridgeport Nachinists' Action May
Icad IL strikes.

ERIpUEruGr, conn, AprJl 1.-THE
closed shop il To- hc the issue Of a cam
paigi which In" organized tool makers
and machiuists Of Bridgeport will wage
this spring and summer and which MAY
result in a repetition Of the strikes of
last year.
Twenty or more Of the smaller con-
tract manufacturers hav" been asked Ia
sign an agreement admitting tho closed
shop. Their answers will he learned to-
morrow, when "A meeting of their ma
chinist employees will he held and a
vote taken on the action necessary to
enforce the acuuies.ense of those who do
.0t agree" ~ the demands.
The bridgeport Manufacturers Asso-
citation published a statement to-day de-
claring that its members would "mair-
tain the principle of the open shop" but
the ns,chinists' local will give no Official
attention to It,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
W0THERsP00N FOR POLICE.
Fasors state COnstRbulRry Syatrm ,
Against Use Of Militia.

ALBANY. April 4-Majur-,;cn Wother-
state Superintendent OF Public
Works. gave his support to-day TO the
state c~onstabulary project now pcndin.
in the Legislature. At the same time I've
his opposition to the plan for
nu!atcd by AdJt.-Gcn. Stotcsbury under
which "A portion of the state militia
would be utilizei as State police. lie ex-
pressed the belief that the efficiency Of
the militia plan would not measure NJ To-
tho standards to lie attained by tho
tiaiGh out cons,abulary system such "a
exists in Pennsylvania.
III this state Patrol were TO be part
OF the militia t would he subject a, all
times TO the call OF the President he
said. land So the state might H. left
without that projection the state police
is designed to afford. Besides the militia,
IN my opinion. is not ntted to do con.
stabulary work"
Inc legislators are receiving large
numbers of letters from civic bodies AMI
individuals in favor Of the Horton-Wclls
bill providing a State ~constabulary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
"COUNT" WITH THREE
WIVES PLEADS GUILTY
Ncwburgh MunitiOn Manufac-
turcr, Born in L. S.. Saw
No Hope in Trial.

Publicly confcssing that he was very
much married." Max r. Lynar. who
posed as a count and used many names.
appeared before Judge Rosalsky in Cen
eral Sessions Yesterday and pleaded
guilty to bissmy. lie has three wives
and admitted that he was born In the
United States. although he has posed
for years as a foreigner. He was con-
tinued ON his bond of $4,000 and sem
tence will be pronounced next Tuesday.
More than three of I~.ynar's wives have
been heard of. but the District Attor-
ney has no official record of them.
Among the names used by the prisoner
were Max Chimang. Count loudon. Max
Schimangk. Count dc passey and Max
Lynar I.oudon.
The first wife OF the defendant was
Amelia Wcndt. whom lie married in
r~oughkcepsie in 1890. BY this mar
rage there is a son. now a young man.
His next wife was Rose O'Brien OF Al
bion, y. Y. He married her in 1917.
His last wife was Lila Florence Allen
dorf. whom he married In the city Hail
here last year. When arrested .ynar
was living with his last wife at l:s
Convent avenue.
Lynar's second wife. who was sup
posed 10 he missing. was ready to tes-
thy and Information came 10 the de-
feudan, that the evidence OF ms big
amou marriage vas available. and
therefore he decided a. plead guilty.
I.ynar broke into a broad smile when
he WAS asked: Are you married.
His answer. VERY much married"
brought a litter from the spectators.
Judge Rosalsky elected the Informal
ton that I.yuar Was not exactly Il tusl-
tive from justice IN Germany. hut that
he had forfeited a cnl OF go" marks
flr an assault on a man VINO mad m
terf.rcd with his plcasur" while slelEh-
ing. Af,cr that he returned to tins
country, .
I.ynar came under the observation o'
Government officials some time ago
when they were investigating hts con-
ucctinn with foreign affairs. The rris'
cner had always insisted that he was a
rohleman by birth but mad spent much
of his time In this country. lie Is a
manufacturer ~ war supplies at New
hurGh,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
D0NLEY 'FRAMEUP" DENIED.
AIbany Officials say Suicide Per.
sistcntIs broke Law.

AtbANr, April i.-The State Couser-
walton Commission issued "A denial to-
day that William NJ. Donley of Babylon,
]" J., who lIll.d himself yesterday
after shooting four persons, had been
framed up' 10y game protectors. Il mad
beeh SAID that Donlcy's arrest for
violating the game laws had upset his
mind. The Conservation Commission
says that Donl"y had persistently shot
ducks out Of sea son.
Recently he invited "A game protec-
tor 10 so shooting with him, no, know
ing who the man was. The game pro-
rector accepted the invitation, got suf-
ncient evidence and arrested Dunlev.
Tie latter in "A signed confession adj
mitted his guilt.
The game protector had been sent 10
Babylon especially to get evidence
against I'onl'y aud his hunting friends.
The detective was warned that death
would be the fate Of any one who
"squealed,'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05

~Assemblyman k!nCaid's amendment 10
his own bill declares that the only sites
Available for such ii mobilization as pre-
scribcd are PM Plains and Governors
Island. Both are controlled 10y the Fed
erai Government. i, is pointed out. PM
Plains is believed 10 he the ~fivor!te
spot with the State militia authorities
and ii Is generally believed the moh.liN-
ton provided for In the kincaii bill viii
take place there II the measure becomes
a law.
That the bill will pass both houses
and Ice approved by the ';ov.rncr it's
advocates are certain. and II is believed
the hill Will he q law early ncNt week.
II is eNpested To pass the Assembly
Thursday or Friday, and Chairman Sage
of the Senate Finance Committee *
ready 10 put IL through the upper house
as soon as IL comes over from the As
sembly, the advocates say.
or the " kincaid ~'prepared-
ness bills passed 10y the Assembly. one
permits the active service OF men on
the retired list. with the provision that
men retired because OF age shall 10
be place! ~ command OF de,achMents.
but shall lie used for department or
military court or board work. This
measure. ii is declared. is intended par
ticularly 10 make available, should the
state guard he called to MEXICO. such
men as Major-t;en. Charles r. Rowe.
former commander OF the National
Guard: Brig. -Gcu. Samuel +. Welch
former commander of III" Fourth Bri-
gadc. and col Daniel Appleton. former
commander of tn. Seventh Regiment.
All have been retired 10y age.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
STRAUS HURRIE'S BACK.
SubWay Labor T%rOubles Causc
commissioners Return.

NsnrNUIr y a, A,,,
S,uus ,b,ir,., 80 d. ,,rn =
Commission for ,ho so,,harn 49,,
nj Tow Won't uch n. n's.l'vt
Air. S ""N " I've" H7e WI"
denly tn'd,y f,r - u";'' - SUI
49, 800 un'p' " = 'p'N' "hele ne
On EMO nov. s,'h , "'o' ''oup'es
H.for, Io,,,,n ~. c,,a, All, .
no nrron,.d n,, 800 SOU ,n''
man as i,n,.n ~, ~ \, "ui'-
rnmn,t.s,nn a,I,, =, -. !. '7o,' 'Ce
his ,Iu,y Va $50 mu ''ousH' II
lieycd ,rom tho n]nsi,ion ~ r ~.
worr c,,Iu H., io'nn "s mo"n as Ine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
CAPT. QUACKENB0S ADVANCED.
He L. appointed Major In the I:th
NeRimrnt.

Can't. Henry T.. Quackcnbos. commits
sary OF the Twelfth Regiment OF New
York National Guard. has been APP
pointed Major to III IN" vacancy caused
by Major Mousun Morris. who is rams
ferred To the Ordnance Department.
Major Q~uaCkcnho~ was the second
senior Captain in the Twelfth. and
Joined it as "A Second Lieutenant Of
Company t. june II, 1906. He was
promoted First Lieutenant in May. 1905.
and Captain in April. 1909. lie is ac-
tive IN the affairs of the Army and
Navy club. heinz a member of the
board of governors, He Is a physician
by profession.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
GEN. o'RYAN GUEST OF HONOR.
Luncheon Given by Committee Ar
r~nuuiuu military, Tournament.

Nsior-,;eu John r. Organ, y. &.
y. Y, was tn" guest Of honor yestcr-
day at a luncheon given at the Hotel
Vanderbilt 10y the committee which Is ar
ranging for the military tournament
10 he held AT S~heepshcad Bay during
the last week in May.
The luncheon Mas arranged by Harry
$. Hardness. and besides Gen. Organ
there wer. present members Of the COM
nittee and several officers of the \a-
tional Guard. George i. I~hllenbach.
n member of the committee, said there
will he 1.0O0 members of The guard ut
the military tournament
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
GREINER BIBLE BILL KILLED.
senator Charges Chairman Lock.
wood Baked Reporting Nco,urc.

ALBANY, Auril 4.--Senator William +.
Grelis~ Si Buffalo, author of the bill to
establish Scriptural readings i'm m, NH.
az schools Of the state. insisted TODAY
mat the Senate Committee ON Public
Education had killed the bin.
lie held that the chairman. senator
Charles Lockwood of Brooklyn, was re-
sponslble for the committees failure TO
report the bill. The t;reincr Bible hin
has been one of the most widely dis
Cussed measures of the session.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
Stivcrs's Bin CHANCES.

senator Stivers's bill r~eorganizing tho
Signal Corps provides that the command
ing officer " to he "A major instead of
"a licutenant-colonel the provision for
four majors Is stricken out. the number
of captains increased from two to three
and the number Of first licutenaUts
from eight to eleven. \ reduction Is
made in the non-Coiumission.d officers.
Instead of nine master signal electro
clans. the bill provides for three, The
number Of iirs, class sergeants IL re-
duccd from thirty to sixteen, the num-
her Of sergeants from thirty To twenty
eight, and the numher of corpurals is
Increased by nine, Provision is made
for 10f instead Of l35 privates. The
Signal Corps shall contain radio COM
panies. telegraph and telephone dctach-
ments and aero companies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
R NOT ORDERED.
Mrs. Celia Epstein Won't ne Taken
Into Custody.

II de vcloped yesterday that Mrs. Celia
Epstein, PSI Monroe street. whose arrest
vas reported in THE SrN on Sunday to
have been ordered by Magistrate MUIR
ply because she failed To answer a sum
mons five hours after she had given
birth to a child. will not be arrested
after all.
Although the papers in the ease stiil
bore the Endorsement y appearance
arrest ordered" Magistrate Murphy de-
MED yesterday hat he had issued any
order for the wOTan's arrest.
"Thc woman has not been arrested
he said, "and vii! not be arrested"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
OFFERS SERVICES TO MAYOR.
ChirRgOnn Rrsents stack ny Head
Of MRsOn-ScRm maj Co.

President Harry G. Strauss o, 'ne
Atlas company. which operates Sc
Alias Motor Service il, Chicago. WE!
Mayor Mitchell yesterday that tho ara
made on him by the presidou; Of 'ue
MisUn- Sea man company. which u.r,
into bankruptcy last week, WAS uujus'.A.
able.
He said the Atlas company operated
at half the rate of the MtS,u-Scam4.
company and still made id'c" returns
He offered his service 20 tie Mayo- Co.
II controversy that may dcvcl,r owe
the contention OF the Ma~ou-Soamr.
company that the cit, forced Il int,
bankruptcy nv refusing t. formi, II to
increase it, rates.
Mayor Mitchell. >while in Chicago +,
year ago. awaited himself of the Ma.
Motor Service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
NO MYSTERY" IN PAGE CASE.
Albany oman shot Herself. R-.
lief Of officials.

ALBANY, April All the 'nys;e-s '
attached to- the death Of Mrs. La ,".
Dewey Page. whose suicide was 'orol,e.
a week ago Tonight by Coroner Hast.
incs. Is that Mr.. Hastings and charlie.
" Page. husband Of the dead Wrwat.
were close friends. New Nurk new.
paper representatives are in Albany -
d%caNoriu. {" throw solne new light ~
tn" death of Mrs. Page. but 'l-o.s
Hastings insists that his Official lc;ot:
made To- the police that Mr., Page s'.,
herself il authentic.
District Attorney Alexander said '".
day that nothing Ia warrant an mo-
had been presented to him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
CLEVELAND STRIKE ENDS.
Producers and Dealers Acre. gu
compromise.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April t-Feat NJ
milk famine in Cleveland was ende'
tonight when producers and Cleveland
dealers made concessions and reached
AN agreement. The producers lifted tie
embargo on the shipment of milk 10 Tie
city.
They did not win their Night fnr a r.
cent a gallon rate, but II is SAID thu.
the dealers made concessions as to ST. p.
ping arrangements and tho summe
surplus supply which equalize the Differ.
ence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05

Tn" other kIncd.d bill passed permits
the formation of training detachment OF
ficeiS and men AT places where there is
no National Guard detachment. such
dctaChm"nts to h.. used a. auxiliary
forces to recruit the National Guard
To war strength in case of mobilization.
The present strength Of the National
Guard j. about u 700. The war strength
Of a division. which ia. National Guard
OF New York comprises, is about -, U0u.
But there are in the state militia. in adj
dition to n tactical division. four rcgl-
ments of infantry and one Of coast ar
tlll.ry, II these. in addition TO the full
division, were brought to war strength.
the complement of the State guard would
he about 2N.Onu.
Those Interested in the states mill.
tary affairs were pointing nut to-day
that a bin introduced last night 10y Sem
ator Flo X. Brown. Republican leader,
fixing maximum charge of one cen: a
mile for railroads in transporting troops
TO mobilization camps would result in
a saving of about $40 "a zoe to the state
in carrying out the mobilization proVi-
sion of the kinca!d hill. II is said. how
ever. that negotiations are under way
between representatives Of the state and
the New York Central railroad whereby
a satisfactory arrangement as to the
price OF transporting the troops MAJ lie
reached.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05

Mrs. Annie i!deiinan of i22 Broome
street went TO jail for two DAYS rather
than pay "A tho OF SIS imposed ycster.
day Tor Painting l.j pounds of fish. ut
wac only htile rel paint to make the
nsh look frrsh,'' she told Magistrate
>Appleton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
STATE POLICE BILL HAS
WEAKNESS, SAYS S7ZMSON
Former War Secretary Criticises Horton Measure and
Says Gen. Stotesbury's Plan Preserves the Fea-
ture Which Is Objectionable to Labor.

Advocates Of a state constabulary.
who are urging the passage of the Wells
Horton law in Albany, arp UP in arms
against u bill drafted by Adjt. -G;cn.
Louis W. Stotesbury. which ordains that
state constables shall ne details Of men
from the National Guard.
The assertion liz made that Gen.
Stotcsbury's measure. which is sup
posed to have the approval Of Major
Gen. organ and other powerful guards
men. is i~,crpetuating the feature which
has been the greatest handicap TO the
militia system throughout the country.
1t preserves the police feature. which
has always stirred up the resentment OF
labor. IL dcpri,cs the ora~gnization.
which Is hoped To be n mighty arm In
the defence of The country. from the
support Of. a powerful element. which
would willingly serve a national or
sanization.
Henry l.. S,imson. former Secretary Of
War. said yesterday
In the absence Of any rural or state
police partly trained citizen soldiers.
armed with deadly weapon have bGCn
used in controversies between labor and
apita and petty riots have been treated
as instructions until in many eases
they have well nigh become such. In
stead of REGARDING the militiaman As u
citizen trained TO perform his duty Of
defending the country in case OF war
labor has come to regard him as a rep
rcsentativc OF capital being trained to be
used against labor. and in many Sec
tons of the country there has developed
an unwillingness to undergo any mill
tary training whatsoever on the part Of
the very people who have the most to
gain from such training and upon whom
the country should most rely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
Women Attack Anne u Il

MISS Frances i'erkinS. executive Sec
rotary OF the New York Committee on
Safety: Miss Nellie schwartz. Mrs.
Niaude schwartz and others also at
tackled the labor law amendments.
lie Roy Austin. counsel OF the New
YORK Central, aud other lawyers pIo-
VESTED AGAINST the Walters bill. which
they declared would prevent railroad
employees from working more than eight
noufs In any one uay on grade crossings.
lie declared there were 5000 grade
crossings in the state that ought to In,
eliminated.
putting restrictions on the time the
men could work would Increase the cost
or the work, MIR. Austin said, and re-
suit In delay in abolishinS the crossings,
muolt to the dotI iuient OF human life.
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81 believe that the ultimate solution
OF this difficult and mismanced problem
IL To he found in the separation Of the
functions of the soldier and the police
man. Training FOR national defence IL
a duty OF patriotism incumbent upon AL
citizens of military age. The routine
OF maintaining domestic law and order
IL "A professional work to be performed
by men. who make II their daily bust
ness and means OF livelihood.
ut Is absurd to I~,erpctuatc n system
under which "A citizen cannot tit himself
To- defend his country in time of war
without at the same time becoming "a
policeman. MANY citizens are willing
20 become soldiers. but not to becorle 20
llccfncn. and aging them WI not help"
Mr.. Stimsou wanted II understood
that he has the highest regard for Gen.
Stotoshury sud for Gen. organ, but
he thought the .tdjutant-Gencral wrong
this time.
The movement for a state coustabu-
lazy has crystalli1cd In the committee
for a State police. which has offices AZ
10 East Forty-third street, william G.
Lee ';endre il chairman Of the committee.
which has a large membership of well
known men.
NJ headquarters il was explained yes
terdav that the Wells-Horton bill IL
modelled on the constabulaIy az. OF
PENNSYLVANIA. which has created a body