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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
MAYOR GAINS DELAY
OF P.S. BOARD LEASE
Chance Of Finding Room in
Municipal Building Is
Also a Factor.

A letter which Mayor Mitchell sent TO
tie Public Service Commission yester-
dag caused the commission 10 delay for
q day at least the signing Of . lease for
new quarters In tho Equitable Building
The Mayor asked for a postponement
until Il could be definitely determined
whether or not any Of h empty city
owned buildings On the new court hous'.
site offered adequate accommodations.
From another source the commission
was Informed that there was a possi-
bility OF finding cnough foor space In
the Municipal Building. II WAS aid last
night thai this prospect, rather than the
proposal to investigate further the build
l. KS on the court house site. caused the
commission TO Inform the Mayor that the
Equitable Building lease would not he
signed yesterday. hut that something
would have 10 he lone to-day. Commits
sioner William Hayward said last night /:
"If the city can give Us three floors
In the Municipal Building. I'm for going
there. although I must say that II this
were a purely private transaction IL
might lie said hat there is a moral obi
CATION TO sign the Equitable lease"
On Saturday a statement was given
out by the Public Service Commission
making II appear that the city was get
ting so, 900 SQUARE feet in the Equitable
building and the City Investing Building
at $l.c7 a square fo,t. II was said that
the rate for $1,000 square feet In the
Equitable Building would be $40 a
square foot. and that a two year lease of
4 floor In the City Investing Building
would cost only $4,000.
Yesterday real estate men pointed out
that after two years the commission
would have only its Equitable Building
0ua rters, for which II would bs paying
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
ORPHAN ASYLUM DOCTOR
PRESCRIBED T r OIL"
Beating the Children at Riverdale Cured Both Mental
and Physical Ills, Investigators Hear-Moral
Suasion Discarded for Leather.

fine comb on the colored Cliildren's
hair"
"The big brother movement said Dr.
Pitmsn. except in one or two cases
failed. The older boys hadn't sense OF
responsibility enough. Self-Gowernment
failed too. Dr. Ellis CusslSf. our physi-
clan. prescribed the corporal punisii-
ment."
Miss Catherine A.. Wood. orne act.
ing superintendent Of the same ins'i,u-
ton. told how she planned a larger
kitchen so that the children could graf.
ify more fully their liking for being
there n aid In the development Of the
delightful kitchen aspect of their lives
Several sisters were In the room to
hear Or. O'Reiliy testify - the Mis-
sion NJ the Immaculate Virgin on staten
Island, whore. II appears. breakfast IF
bread. butter and coffee. The doctor
thought that was enough for growing
boys.
l.irIa' Suitors lse Fire I:sra e
Commissioners K~ingsbury's forces
brought out that the fire escapes rec
commended by the state Board at the
Riverdale home afforded a convenient
ladder for boys who wanted to pay
evening calls on the girls.
Commissioner Kingsbury. finishing his
lcStitllOny, eNDfNNStu ur uVseEtIiiihstoit
to continue inspecting children's iDsti-
,utions unless the State board started
proper Inspections"
Dr. Edward r. Devine told Of a oon
versatiOn with Robert W. Hebb,v'd. Sec
retai< Of the board. in which Mr.. Heb
berd was indignant ove tho charges
made against Mrs. Mary Dunphy. super
intcndent on itandall's Island. Dr. Dee
vine corroborated. the testimony on Nom
..a - G.. t lAN a.. .s-N-
Board threatened action IL Mr.. Kings
bury pressed his charges. A committee
to do this had already been appointed.
II was brought out.
Other witnesses at the hearing were
Miss Madeleine T.. Doty. who told how
many Sing Sing convicts mad been in
charitable institutions. and Dr. John
Lynch. oculist at the immaculate Nir.
gin Mission.
The hearing will lie continued at 10
o clock this morning nj tho Bar As
ISOLATION.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
ANTHRAX PATIENT IMPROVES.
Indications of Recovery OF HERS
Sill In Danger.

The condition of Eugene Hers. the
anthrax patien. at Bellevue, showeh a
stili further improvement, yesterday.
Ills temperature had gone down to 30.
.ne swelling Of his right hand, where
tho infection stared. had lcssened and
he was feeling In better spirits.
n Was st.ll too early 10 predic, a
recovery, tho doctors pointed out. he
cause of the uncertainty OF the disease
and the sudd-nness with which a pa
,ient who appears TO h. recovering ma,
te stricken down. Hers received an
injection of 35 cubic centineters NJ the
Eichhorn serum yesterday, making a
total Of close to 600 cubic centimeters,
which he has received since Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16

Interesting opinions Of the value OF
corporal punishment both as soothing
syrup for children with physical troubles
and AZ u means Of enforcing discipline
were voiced yesterday at the investiga-
tion into State and city charities being
conducted by charles II. Strong as a
special commissioner.
Dr. Mason Pitman. superintendent OF
the. ,olored Orphan Asylum at River
dale, the first witness for the State
Board of Charities. which IL under fire
from Charities Commissioner kingsbury,
told how, after trying remonstrance
sclf-govcrnment and tho big brother
movement IN his institution of 1900
child inmates. he had ecoursc to three
blows Of IA leather strap. That appeared
10 settle. his difficulties. he added.
II only used the strap IA "a last re-
sort" he said. II have found -oine
eases In which l had to do II. No. 1
do not now Of any other institution
near here that permits II. nor have I
heard that II Is forbidden In New York
public schools or similar institutions"
pr. ittman testified that he never
permitted subordinates TO punish with
the strap. n did all the strapping
himself. 4 few minutes later Miss Susan
Reed, nurse in charge Of the asylum's
iufirinary. testified that she often gave
children from 5 to . years old three
blows on the palm Of the hand with a
strap " the institutions physician
prescribed them She kept a record
OF the strappings, as did Dr. Pitman.
depicts Virtue, NJ StrappiUs.
Miss Reed agreed with Or. Pitman
that sitapping IL more efiicacious than
moral suasion. At first She sometimes
punished twelve children "a day, she
said now only two or three daily feel
the strap.
They have to have a little touch Of
tt now and then" said the nurse. II
would call ii a medical treatment"
Miss Reed told in "A broad Scotch ac-
cent that II was "verra hard to use a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16

ward NJ. Circuit and $500 to Do Lancey
Nicoil.
Under miscellaneous construction ex-
pcnditures' was included $4,000 for
extra services to Mr.. t;aynor. $4,000 OF
which was charged to subway construc.
ton and $4,000 to third tracking. This
amount was part Of an aggregate of
si01.3.7 IL. nothing more than the s10.-
600 being allowed.
Mr.. Colby brought out that one Of
the items charged to construction and
not allowed was s27.e3s for advertising
In newspapers.
what was that for p he was asked.
THE company said Mr.. Gaynor. SOL
EMMY, conducted "a publicity campaign
designed to educate the people, : to
speak. in favor Of our plan
There also appeared among the
mounts allowed an Item OF 9l2b.o00.
This was listed under administration
expenses.
as that the shonts bonus:" asked
Senator Thompson.
HE wa paid that amount"
"Is that the 1880 that was paid
to Mr.. shonts?"
II can't say that"
Was any other item Of si2S.0oo paid
TO Mr.. Shonts"'
mo-
Then It was the bonus" said the
Senator emphatically.
what items that you charged In his
account had actually not been expended
before the allowance was made by the
city?"
'Thoss Of julien r. Davies. Mr.. Dillon
and Mr.. Nicoli, part OF the 0rout pay.
ment. the payments to Mr.. Rogers and
myself and the administration charges.
They were paid by the 1~nterborouEh
after the application WA made. but be-
fore the application was allowed"
Among the payments which the city
did not allow were two Of N7s.S7l.+3.
each 20 J. p. Morgan 4 Co.
The committee adjourned early TO give
Senator Thompson n chance to attend
the Republican State Convention. Dur
ing the morning session the Senator
read tho following letter from J. y.
Morgan 4 Co:
You will recall that on February J
we advised YOU by telephone that Mr.
Morgan had gone to Europe on bust
ness. his trip having been planned
many weeks aEo--in fact. last No
wonderland that his date OF return
was necessarily uncertain. Al that
time We expressed to you our willing.
ness to furnish you with any facts OF
which We may be possessed and In
which the city is interested relative 20
our relations with the marlborough
Rapid Transit Company.
This morning We are in receipt OF
: a cable from Mr.. Morgan. In which
he asks US to repeat our former mes
sage. as conditions have not changed.
and he has no more definite idea than
he had on February . as to when he
can return.
We should say also that We believe
ourselves possessed of all the informa-
ton in connection with this business
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
CITY COLLEGE MAN KILLED.
Near sighted student Falls Dow 0
stairs In GH mMnsium.

Felix $. Phillips, Il freshman at tho
College OF the city of New York. was
Killed Yesterday afternoon by falling
down Il Night Of stairs in the college
gymnasium. Dr. Storey, director of
the gymnasium. said that Phillips neck
was broken,
Phillips was ~ his way with class
mates To the swimming pool In the base
nlent of the gymnasium. Tie was nclr
SIGHTED, hut had removed his glasses in
anticipation Of - swim and 80 this his
stumbling l. attributed. Phillips, who
had just entered the college from
Townsend Harris iiall. lived al 20t West
ilSth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
BENEFIT FOR WELFARE WORK.
Opera singers an the nil 90 Aid
the <Ormyl Fund.

Mrs. Phil? l.yd,g. Mrs. August Bel
mont Mis- Mabel Choate. Mrs. Lorll,ard
and Mrs, Eta Wheeler Wilcox are man
aging the benefit for the Nornyi We'll
fare Work Fund. to ht given at tho
Princess Theatre on the afternoon OF
February "a.
Mile. Alice Ncrlet, the belgian soprano.
who has recently sung with the Chicago
Opera Company: Miss Margaret Huston.
Mile. Ddettc lie Fontenly. from the
Covent Garden Theatre. London; NH.
elise Du Four. u dancer Of Debussy, and
George Copeland are ON the programme.
The feature ~ the bin ia the appearance
announced of Nine. Alice Archainbaul
from tho Theatre Antoine and her COM
pany in a one act play, "~Lionnettc.' in
English.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
SAINT CYR REGIONS WIFE.
Rides In Trolley 10 Escspe Notice
-GOiuR Abroad, II Report.

~PHiLApELPHIA. Feb. lJ..--Jean Haraid
Edward Saint Cyr reJoincd his wife at
the Bcllevuc-Stratford this afternoon on
his return from Washington. Earlier in
the day Mrs. Saint Cyr received an
elderly woman, who Is said TO he a
friend from Now York.
Saint Cyr. accompanied by Robert
Won Schweinm, his friend, arrived at tho
West Philadelphia station. and in order
to reach he hotel unnoticed rode ON a
trolley car to Fifteenth street.
According 10 a report At the hotel.
SAINT Cyr went tn Washington to obtain
n passport for Europe. II Is animated
he plans to 90 to France,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
DE LANCEY NIC0LL ARRIVES.
Nts wife In London Too ~ 70 Re-
turn for Two Months.

lie t.ancey Nicoli. counsel for rrcsi-
dent Theodore =. Shonts OF the Inter
borough. who went to London to yisi;
his wife. who IL III there. returned yes
terday 10y the American liner -. Paul.
lie sad that lie was completely out II
touch with the news Of New York. not
even knowing that Mr.. Shonts had been
called Al "a witness by the Thompson
committee. lie declared that ne knew
no more about the committees proceed
ings than he did when he left here Tor
London i've weeks ago.
MIR. Nicoli said he had started home
only because Mrs. Nicoll. who is bed
ridden. will not he able 10 stand "A trans
atlantic Journey for two months. and
that he had decided To dcvot the in
terval Of waiting for her to get better
20 routine business here. lie will 60
back to bring her home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16

Tho o making M tho f5sa,-
ss6.02 we're distributed 10 Manhattan
third tracking. s~2o7.O23.A3 elevated
Extensions, sol.So7,;>; subway, s327,-
4oa.hi. Included IN IL" subway prior
det"r1 nation" account was si2a.t0 .Oi
Tor engineering and superintendent. In
the item OF legal expenses, mounting to
700 900, were fees Of I 3,333.3J 10
'Ncharh Reid Rogers, sl5,i6667 To Ed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
Sees EarmarL s Of Conspiracy.

Father Farrell in summing up says
THE Department Of Charities, to
crafty is hatred OF the state board.
under the advice of the heads Of the
charity trust has used the institutions
for its own purposes and the %carln,rks
of conspiracy stick out all over the pro-
cced'nRs.
1.-The State board Is hated because II
has been unable 10 discover the m,rycls
anil wonders announced as wrought by
tine charity DEPARTMENT, II has seen.
however. the revcrs" OF the advertised
splendOrs,
''This Strong commission IN It's couNc
to date has made itself thoroughly dis
trusted. showing a lack of Judicial i'm
Partially AS well AS a nasty anti
Catholic animus,
THE whole thing should come to an
immediate end, and in its stead there
should he u committee Of the Legislature
with power Ia investigate completely tn.
entire charity problem of the city the
Societies pushing his discrrditcd inves.
tigation, which themselves exist on the
contributors 81 tho bencvolrn, the De
partment of Public Charities in all its
qualifications the private institutions
aud hospitals receiving public money,
and the State BOARD Of CharitieA"
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FIFTY-TWo INSTITUTIONS IN q
WISCONSIN COUNTIES TAKEN
FROM MINNEAPOLIS FED
ERAL RESERVE BANK.
RULING MEANS BIG LOSS
OF STOCK AND DEPOSITS
Mill City Bankers Generally lncensed
by Action of Board in Washington
Chicago Fails to Enter Fight
Upper Michigan Peninsula Left
to Minneapolis Instit-..on IN.

Minneapolis, Oct. 14.-Twenty-five
torn from the Ninth Regional bank dis
trict and the Minneapolis Federal Re-
serve bank by order of the Federal
Reserve board in Washington.
The ruling is the result of a fight
in which "a counties in Wisconsin took
part and was engineered from Milwau-
kee banks which feared the loss OF
country accounts through the new
alignment set up by the federal re-
serve districts.
Bank to Feel Loss.
The counties in the Upper Michigan
peninsula were brought into the fight
for inclusion in the Chicago district
but the bankers in that territory re-
fused to take any active part in the
hearings before the board and were
left in the Minneapolis district.
1t is more readily understood just
what the ruling of the board means to
the reserve bank here when it Is
stated that the loss of these counties,
which will become effective next Janu.
airy 1, will take $23O.OOO from the CAPT
tai stock of the bank and $1,334 900
from it's reserve deposits.
Removes So Institutions.
Chicago never entered into the fight
to have the Wisconsin communities at
tached to it's district, a fact which
should have had much weight with the
federal board. say Minneapolis bank.
ers.
Although the cutting down of the
Ninth district will remove So banks
from connection with Minneapolis, the
bank here still has left 705 banks, a
growth in two years of 16 banks, hav-
ing started with $50 members.
According to the brief in the case
presented at the last hearing in Wash
ington by Andreas LELAND as counsel
'or John H. Rich, federal reserve agent
here. attention is called to the fact
hat after more than years deliber-
alton the board, May %, 1916, refused
he petition of separation.
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BRITISH SHIP is ARRESTED
BY AMERICAN DESTROYER
Dor Refusing to Obey Signal
to Stop.

New York, Oct. IA. The British
steamship City of Madras was ove--
hauled off Ambrose channel lightship
by the United States torpedo boat de-
stroyer Sterrett and brought back to
Clifton, Staten Island, after it had ig.
nored the war vessels signal to stop
she ventured out to sea.
The City of Madras cleared Monday
for Singapore, Manila and Hong Kong,
but anchored above quarantine, appav-
emily fearful of submarine attack II
he ventured out to sea-
AS the ship passed quarantine on
her way out she was signalled by the
Sterrett to stop, but instead raced
down the hasbor. She was overtaken
abreast the Ambrose lightship.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-10-20
VllLlSTA RAIDERS ARE
INDICTED FOR MURDER
Nineteen Mexicans Held at Field Head
quarters in Connection with Out
RACES Committed Last May.

Deming, N. NJ, Oct. 13.-Nineteen
Mex1cans who are held by the authori-
ties at Colonia Dublan for alleged con-
nection with the Villa raid on Column
bus, N. NJ, March 9 have been indict-
ed by the Luna county grand jury.
All are charged with murder.
Because officers with the punitive
expedition cannot absent themselves
to attend court, the prisoners will not
be tried at this term, but held at field
headquarters. Several Mexicans al
ready have been convicted here on
similar charges, six of them being
hanged and the sentence of one COM
muted by Governor Mcdonald to life
Imprisonment.
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Carleton College Celebrates.

Northfield, Mimi, Oct. a. - The
growth Of Carleton college from its
establishment by the state Congrega
tional church at Faribault in 1866, and
its formal opening in the fall OF 1867,
with 20 students and one teacher, to
faculty OF 43 members, student
body of SOL, an annual endowment
passing the million mark and build
ings valued at $750,O00, was sketched
in historical address here by Profess
sor L. A. Weigle, Yale university, for
merly dean ct Carleton.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-10-20
DRIVE AGAINST R0UMAN|AMs
GERMANS UNDER FALkENHAYN
SMASHING HARD.
Vienna Claims Enemy Resistance To-
Broken-Admits Italian Gains in
Fighting on Carso Front.

London, Oct. 14.-Von Falkenhayn
is still smashing hard at the Rouman--
ian armies all along the Transylvanian
line.
The Roumanians are being forced
back in northeastern Pennsylvania az
we'll as along the Roumanian border
in the Harmannstadt and Kronstadt
regions, according to the current war
office report.
Roumanians Retreat.
Vienna claims that the Roumanian
resistance has been broken on both
sides of the Maros river, where Berlin
announced an encircling movement in
progress. The Roumanians are de.
clared to be in flight here, while their
retreat continues near Kronstadt,
where King Ferdinand's troops are.
falling back towards the frontier
passes.
Admit Italian Gains.
Italian gains in the fighting on the
Carso front, where General Cadorna
is pushing toward Triest, are admitted
by Vienna. which mentions progress
for the Italians east of OppacchiaseIla
and their capture of the town of Nova
vas.
Elsewhere, however, they are de-
clared to have failed in their attempts
TO advance and to have lost total OF
2'foO prisoners in recent engagements.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-10-20
LAT|NS OCCUPY POSITIONS
ADVANCE SOUTH OF GORIZIA AND
TAKE 1,711 PRISONERS.
Roumanians Retreat in TransyIvana-
British Troops Reach Outskirts of
Seres-Serbians Take Village.

London, Oct. 14-Another step for
ward in their quest of Triest has been
made by the Italians in the region
south of Gorilla, additional points of
vantage having been captured and l.
III men made prisoner. In this re-
gion, which is about Is miles north
west of Triest, and in the Julian Alps
to the east, the Italians, from August
6 to the present, report that they have
captured 30,SS1 Austrians.
Austrians Attacks Repulsed.
On the Carso plateau heavy Aus
trian attacks against the positions re-
Gently taken oy the Italians have been
repulsed.
Along the entire Pennsylvania f1ont
the Roumanians are still in retrfat,
and in the North are beginning to fall
back before the troops of the STeu-
tonic allies, according to Berlin. Buch-
Arrest says, however. that attacks at
various points on their Northern and
Northwestern fronts have been re-
PEELED.
British Nearer Sores.
The British troops have reached the
outskirts of the important town of
Sores, in Greek Macedonia, north of
Lake Tahinos, having driven in their
opponents from the outlying districts.
London reports that the town is
strongly held by the Teutons.
Westward, the village of Brod,
which lies in Servia southwest Of
Monastir, has been captured by the
Serbians. Both Berlin and Sofa re-
port the repulse of attacks along the
Cerna river and on both sides of the
Vardar.
That the British have gained some
additional ground north of Thiepval
south of the Ancre river in France,
and on the Sars-Guedeuecourt line, is
indicated in the Berlin official commu-
nication, which says British attacks
here failed, for the most part" before
the German curtain of fire. West of
Sailly-Sailiset the French have made
a further advance.
South of the Somme violent artillery
duels are in progress, especially be-
tween Gernemont and Chaules. In the
town of Ablaincourt the Germans and |
French are engaged in hand-to-hand |
fighting.
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venIzeIo. BIames King Of Greece.

Dondon, Oct. 1.-THE newspapers
here published an interview granted
Ward Price, by Elirhtherios Venizelos
at Saloniki, in which the former per-
mier denounced King Constantine as
responsible for the present state of af-
fairs In Greece ard outlined further
plans for the provisional government.
which includes the raising of an army
corps to fight on the side of the En-
stente Allies against the Bulgarians.
VI. venizelos declared 1t was his inten-
ton to set up q formal government n
Saloniki.
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U. S. DESTROYERS PATROL
COAST OF NEW ENGLAND
Three Warships on Duty as Result of
German Submarine Raid Off
Nantucket.

Newport, r. l., Oct. 14.-When three
destroyers, the Jarvis, Drayton and
Tanning, stemmed out of the harbor
At full speed late in the afternoon, it
was reported that they would be
neutrality patrol along the New Eng
land coast as a result Of the recent
German submarine raid.
Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight,
commandant of the Narragansett Bay
naval station, would not confirm the
report.
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WAR ENDS AMERICAN ROMANCE
German She'll Kills Young Hero-PhII-
adelphia Girl Grieves.

Philadelphia, Oct. 14.-With a dia-
mond solitaire on the engagement fin
reminder of a young American hero
who died for France, Miss Fora G.
Adair is the grieving survivor of one
Of the saddest romances born of the
great war. Edward Joseph Kelly, a
young Philadelphia, the fiance of Miss
Adair, was killed several weeks ago
by German she'll while serving in
the American ambulance near Verdun.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-10-20
INCREASED FLOUR COST
BOOSTS BREAD PRICES
Extent of Changes n Quotations and
Weight of Loaves Detailed in Fig
urcs Issued by Bureau of Labor.

Washington, Oct. 14.-The extent
Of increases in the price of bread, or
decreases in the weight of loaves dur
ing the four months from May Is to
September Is. is detailed in figures
from 45 of the country's principal in.
dustrial centers. made public Friday by
the bureau of labor statistics. Bakers
in reports to the bureau, gave as rea-
sons the increased cost of materials
and ingredients, especially flour.
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Thaw Visit. Matteawan Ho.pitaI

Beacon, N. j., Oct. 14-TIarry X.
Thaw\ was back In Matteawan state
hospital for the criminal insane here,
three years after his escape. He was
not prfsoner, however, but dropped
in for a social call on Superintendent
Kieb. He remarked that he knew the
prisoners were but poorly supplied
with tobacco, and that he would see
they had liberal supply In the future.
Thaw came here from Pittsburgh to
share in Beacon's celebration over q
new white way and acted a. Judge
Of the parade Of civic organizations.