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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
GEN. HENRY'S HOME ROBBED
Intruders Call in Family's Absence and
Take Watch.

While General and Mrs. Nelson II.
Henry. Of % Waverly Place, were
spending ten days at the Executive
Mansion in Albany a short time ago
somebody entered their apartment and
stole & gold watch, valued at 1925.
Detectives Catano and Carrac, of
Headquarters, last night arrested An
thony j. Gurnick, fourteen. of 264 Ave
nue. b.
Anthony was employed as a hall boy
in the Henry apartment house. He
said, according to the police, he had
found the watch which he pawned for
IS. Tony is being held on a charge of
juvenile delinquency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
S2,10O FOR BATTERY VIEW
Old Pictures Bring slO,l54 at American
Art Galleries.

A view Of the Battery promenade and
New York Harbor in 1929, colored
Autograph by Thomas Thompson
brought $1,000 last night at the final
session of the sale or old views OF
New York at the American Art Gal
leries. Max Williams was the pur-
chaser.
An aquatint in color, New York from
Hobuck Ferry House, New Jersey" by
Alexander Robertson. was sold 10 R.
Friedenberg for 1915, who also paid
Sl275O for an squatint OF Boston in
1888, from the Ship House at the west
end of the Navy Yard, engraved by
Bennett.
The total Of The session was s6,365.50
and Of the entire sale sl0,l54.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
MING VASE BRINGS $500
Sale OF Berry Collection Begins at
Anderson Galleries.

A club-shnped vase Of the Ming
period. considered one Of the finest OF
the apple green vases in the famous
collection OF Kate Johnston, brought
the top price yesterday at the sale, at
the Anderson Galleries. OF the collec-
tion ~ Chinese art belonging 70 the
estate OF the late Captain Enoch Berry
Of San Francisco. {. h. Chapman gave
sl20 for the specimen.
Mr.. Chapman also obtained. for 800,
a vase OF the Yung Ch'eng period, and
he gave s65 for. n vase of the Chic
Lung period. The total Of the session
WAS 5000. The sale continues this
afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
NEWSBOYS' BENEFIT MAY IA
Gala Performance for Summer Camp
TO BE Given at Hippodrome.


A benefit performance for the News
bovs' Summer Camp will be given at
the Hippodrome Sunday, May II. A
number of star attractions will be
booked for the occasion.
The newsboys' benefits are recog-
nized institution in the greater city
and are always warmly patronized.
Staten Island Is the summer camping
ground for residents of the Newsboys'
Home. Every season hundreds of lads
are enabled, through the club, 70 spend
two weeks at the seashore. Tho bene-
ft this year Is being staged under the
auspices Of the newspapers Of the city,
cooperating with the theatrical man
ayers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
POLICE GET STOLEN AUTO
Theft Solved in Few HOurs-Occupant
Locked Up.

An automobile stolen from George A.
'eeney, Of 1914 Maple Street, Brooklyn,
sterday afternoon. was recovered by
trolman Quinn, Of the West Tooth
rect Police Station. on West Ninety
urth Street last night Sweeney left
&c machine in front Of his house.
Quinn noticed the license number OF
the machine standing at the curb on
Ninety-fouIth Street near Central Park
West, and arrested the occupant OF the
car. He gave his name as Sidney Gold
stein, OF 1860 Washington Avenue, The
Bronx. lie will be arraigned to-mor-
INV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
manned nj the Eastern Parkway apart

manned at the Eastern Parkway apart
ment.
When told Of Mr.. Van Drinks tes-
timony, Justice Hartman denied last
night that he had entered the vostibule
with Mrs. Van Brink on the night in
question.
81 met her" said the Justice. at a
ball Of tho Hungarian Republicn Club
at Delmonico's. whore an old and highly
priced friend Of mine, Samuel Hart
man. whose wife was at the ball. intro
duced me. They knew Mrs. Van Brink
well. I'VE left the ball at n. m.
when the four Of us took taxi to
Brooklyn. We drove to Mrs. Van
Drinks home where | got out. and
while Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman remained
in the TAXI. helped Mrs. Van Brink
IN the steps and bid her good night.
81 did not even enter the vestibule.
To all this / shall be glad to swear in
court"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
+ THE MOSQUITO;
LILIES TO KILL THEN
Fish Will Feed on Wrig-
,lerS in Jersey SWampS.

.kensack, N. j., May 4.-Killies
dll mosquitoes in the kills of the
ensack Meadows. The Bergen
y mosquito commission is going
ploy large schools of these little
devour the wrigglers which are
ling TO squirm in the marshes and
ies Of the swampy lowland.
me ability of the killies as hunters
the scourge Of Jersey was tested in
tie canal near Hasbrouck Heights a
few days ago. Cheered on by specta-
tors, who crowded the banks, the min
nows flung themselves upon the
mosquito larve, ate them all and then
begged for more.
In few days the commission hopes
70 have a large corps of killies on its
staff, which will be dumped into any
wet place where the wrigglers are
found. 1t expects in time to train the
killies 10 swim back into a bucket after
exterminating all the larve, thus con-
. serving the supply of fshy assistants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
sophomores to Give Play atN.Y.U.

The sophomore class at New York
University will present the first an
rual sophomore show. "The Missing
millionaire in tho Gould Memorial
Auditorium this evening. Harold Arnold
and Atwood Townsend. both OF the sec
ond year class. wrote the book and
music The senior ball will be held in
the gymnasium after the play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
Alleged Agreements.

Smith, assume that the Memphis
& Charleston road will have to be
sold, and that your company will be
the only customer at the sale, and |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
Smith and Spencer Plan
ned Complete Monopoly
of All Lines.
"PIZARRO-CORTEZ"
UNION CALLED ROT"
l.. & N. President Accuses Trade
Board of Playing Politics
and Using Lobby.

Washington. May 4.--Plans for diyid-
ing the South, east OF the Mississippi
and south OF the Ohio, between the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad and
the Southern Railway, to the exclusion
OF other roads, as discussed by Presi-
dent Milton II. Smith, OF the Louisville
& Nashville, and the late President
Samuel Spencer. OF the Southern, in
Mr.. Smiths private car at Kenesaw,
Ca, on October 20. 1898, were placed in
evidence here to-day before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
President Smith, called 10 the stand
to-day when the commission resumed
its investigation of the Louisville &
Nashville, testified that the conference
was held, and identified as reasonably
accurate" the stenographer's transcript
Of what was said He failed, however,
to identify correspondence purportlng
70 have passed later between himself
and Mr.. Spencer. The witness charsc-
terized as "rot" references TO himself
and Mr.. Spencer, contained in the let
ters, as Pizarro and Cortez, Old World
conquerors Of the newly found CONT
nents of America. who met TO divide
their territory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
Il. He Welded Her at II.

The present status or the van STINK
case in Justice Cranes courtroom is
tho outcome OF series of quarrels,
disagreements and separations that
have been occurring since 1913. II was
in 1907 that Van Brink married his
wife. He was then forty-one. She was
seventeen.
All went well until the fall Of 1918;
then things began TO happen. Van
Brink yesterday told how his eyes were
suddenly opened by a plot he said his
wife had concocted. In this plot de
tectives and a woman-lure figured. It's
purpose, he thinks, was TO frame him
up" Van Drinks story Of his awaken
ing, as told yesterday, follows:
One winter day in 1919 re was in
troduced to a Mrs. Treest," who said
she wanted him to sell some furniture
for her. Van Brink consented.
Tells of Frame-Up Plot.
He went to Mrs. Treests apartment
and there looked over the furniture.
After that they went to restaurant
in West Twenty-seventh Street. After
dining they boarded a train, Mrs.
Treest intending to go to The Bronx,
he intending to get of at Ninety-sixth
Street. He was then living at POI
West Ninety-eighth Street, during his
separation from his wife.
On the subway train, Van Brink said,
Mrs. Treest became confidential and
told him an amazing story. She con
fessed that she had been hired by his
wife TO trap him and was working to
that end with detectives His wife had
represented him. Mrs. Treest related,
as a roue, but when she had discov-
cred this was false, the sight Of mis-
gray hairs and refined manners smo.e
her conscience.
By the time Mrs. Treest reached that
part Of her story the train reached
Ninety-sixth Street, and Van Brink got
Off.
Signed Over $4,000.
Van Brink went straight 10 his
apartments, and called up Lakewood,
where his wife was staying. While
awaiting an answer, the apartment bell
rang. lie went TO the door. and there
stood Mrs. Treest. he asked her what
she wanted. She said she wanted to
come in and talk over something inn
portant. While still standing on the
inside of the door, facing her, there
was a crash and in rushed his brother
in-law, Irland, Irland's wife and two
other persons.
"Now we got youl" cried Irland gayly.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Van Brink
sued for divorce.
Van Brink retained Judge W. NJ K.
Olcott. While on his way 10 his law
yer's Office he met Daniel {. Meyers,
who formerly had been his attorney.
you don't want 70 spend any money
defending this suit" said Meyers, why
don't you clean it up in the easiest
way? | can do it for you easily" Van
Brink testified.
Van Brink signed stipulation 10
pay his wife's lawyer, Charles L. Hof
man, 81 900 counsel fees. Not long
after Van Brink discovered that in
signing this agreement he had signed
over to his wife $4,000 in securities
on condition that she discontinue her
suit. Van Brink turned over the Sc
curities, and in the spring of 1914 took
his wife 10 Atlantic City for two weeks.
There he asked her to return the Sc
curities, but she refused.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
Says Board Is Political Body.

Smilingly, Mr.. Smith told Chairman
Meyer that the Interstate Commerce
Commission was a political body, that
it dared not favor the railroads be
cause it then would be abolished, as
was the Commerce Court, and that.
moreover. it was aided by a powerful
lobby in asking for more power.
Joseph ". Folk, chief counsel for
the commission, sought vainly 10 have
Mr. Smith tell Of campaign contribu-
tions made by his road in Tennessee,
Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia. Mr..
Smith declined also to reply TO other
questions, and Mr.. Folk announced that
he would appeal 10 the Federal courts
to force the road to divulge the desired
information.
The stenographer's transcript Of the
meeting between Smith and Spencer
showed that they discussed virtually
every important railroad property. in
the South, and in many cases reached
tentative agreements as to who should
acquire them.
Some of the statements made, as re-
ported by the stenographer. were:
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22

Berlin is there evident the slight.
est desire 10 withhold Germany's
new submarine warfare because OF
protests from the United States.
The general feeling is that Amer.
leans must suffer the consequence
II they embark on belligerent mer-
chantmen carrying arms after
Mare !, The patient attitude to-
ward America displayed during the
Lusitania negotiations. II Is plain
today. no longer exists because OF
the popular feeling that America al.
ready rs hlndered SO many OF Ger
many's plans.
The Berlin newspapers have car.
ried no discussion for two days on
reports OF the American altitude to-
ward Germany's new campaign
against armed merchantmen. II Is
senerall' known. how 1yer. that with
the Inauguration Of the new war.
fare o.ly eight days distant the diff.
ficuliies between the two countries
have not been solved. In some quar-.
tiers u Is believed satisfactory set
element VIII be reached: In others
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22

the greatest pesaimism prevails.
The public Is impatiently await
ing the beginning OF attacks On
armed English merchastmen. the
anti-English feeling apparently hav-
ing cen intensified by the German
American dispute This was evi-
denced by the favorahla comment
on Sundays air raids on the Eng
lish coast.
Secretary OF State Lansing's state
ment to German Ambassador Bern
storff has not been published In It's
entirety. Those who have read II,
however. profess to be greatly sur
prised. In view OF official reports
that America is willing 20 warn
Americans to stay off armed mer'
chant ships.
The situate today cannot we'll
be compared with any similar situ-
alton In the past Germany appar-
entity is united on the submarine
war. all parties urging tho govern.
ment rot to compromise.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22

clined 10 view the reasonapleness
but not legality OF the German con
tentioi, 10 secure q promise from
the Allies TO disarm merchant YES
sels.
Stone is expected TO show how
Germany precipitated a grave issue
by promulgatiug her legal decree
willie the United States was still
negotiating with the Aliits--a Ger
man blunder. according 10 the state
epartment instead of awaiting the
result OF this governments efforts.
stone will show how this govern.
meut now cannot recognize the NE
gal orders, which violate loug.cstab-
lished international law. and By Ger
many's own faux pas has forced
his government 10 oppose the Teu-
tonic order.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
.FIVELOSElIV
IN new YORK FIRE
f lar mes Sweep Theatrical
Boarding House On Forty
fourth-St.
BY UNITED PRESS.

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.--Five per
sons lost their lives in a nre which
swept a theatrical boarding house
on West Forty-fourth-st. early today
-Four OF the victims we're trapped
inside the house and their bodies
were found after hremen fought
their way through the flames 10 the
upper floors. An unidentified man
jumped from a rear window on the
fourth floor and struck fence His
head was almost severed.
The boarding house was a Ave
story brownstone structure just OF
Broadway. which had formerly been
a private residence. A restaurant
!s on the ground floor
The nre Is believed to have start.
ed In the rear OF the house on the
parIor floor. Sweeping mp the
stairs. 1t quickly cut OF all means
OF escape.
Hundreds OF guests In the Cla-
ridge and Lenox hotels. within few
hundred feet OF the burning house,
we're aroused by the flames Police
and fremen began a search OF the
ruins Immediately after the blaze
was under control. fearing that more
than FIVE persons may have been
trapped. None OF the bodies found
have been identified.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
NO FURTHER
DEALS WITH
BERNSTORFF
tContinuea from Page Ose,

equally engrossed In the probable
outcome Of personal feeling between
Secretary of State Lansing and Am.
bassa!or Bernstorn Whether the
cabinet premier's anger against the
German envoy, whom he believe
guilty OF unfair propaganda and
breach OF diplomatic etiquette. viii
be more publicly manifested Is still
uncertain Bernstorff has not been
near the state department since
Secretary Lansing semi-ofi cially,
but vigorously. indicated his ey
treme displeasure with the ambas-
sador's conduct. II was also regard
ed significant that the AMBASSADOR
has been silent, both privately and
publicly, since Lansing's irritation
became manifest That Bernstorfl
has taken the broad hint and Is
circumscribing his publicity activi-
ties was the general impression in
diplomatic quarters here.
Following last nights White
Hou.e conference between the pres
ident. Chairman Stone. OF the for
eign relations committee. and Chair.
man Flood, OF the house foreign af.
fairs committee, IL was said today
the president is prepared TO CO
operate with congress in every inn
portant step OF future negotiations
with Germany. The congressional
committees will be kept fully ad.
yised OF Developments.
Ofiicials were concerned today
over flleged anonymous warnings
sent passengers on the French liner
Espagne at New York. which viii
sail Thursday for Bordeaux. These
warnings were similar to those sent
passengers OF the Lusitanla on the
eve OF her fatal voyage, the Is
pagne's passengers being reminded
OF the proposed German campaign
against armed merchantmen.
There was no evidence here that
the warnings originated from official
German sources. The state depart.
ment also has not been advised that
the Espagne is armed.
Senator Stone, OF the foreign re-
Iatlons committee, was today pre-
pairing a speech TO be delivered later
this week defending the administra.
tion's course regarding the new Ger.
man decree and refuting charges
that the administration has changed
front. Stone Is also expected to
outline the principles upon which
this government relies in refusing to
recognize the German decree. II be
came known today that among these
will be the American position outlin-
ed for the first time last Saturday
by the United Press. Stone is un-
derstood 10 have been given the de-
partments information regarding
the efforts OF this government. in
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
Twenty-ffth Zeppelin
Lost to Germans

LONDON. Feb. 22-Paris dis
patches. officially announcing the de-
'struction OF the twenty-ffth Zeppe-
lin since the beginning OF the war
and Rotterdam reports cf heavy
losses inflicted on the Teutons by
British troops in Flanders. aroused
the greatest enthusiasm here today.
The newspapers pointed out that
in nine great air battles and raids
participated in by more than 100
aeroplanes on all fronts in the last
"a hours. the allied flyers more than
held their own.
Very heavy fighting Is proceed.
ing on the British front in Flanders,
north and south OF Ypres. where the
Germans are concentrating their at
tack said a Rotterdam dispatch
today. Troops are being cent from
Ghent and launched against the
British front at Ypres. Large mum
bers OF German wounded are arriv
ing at Ghent and -3ruges.
THE british have made MANI
fierce attacks with land grenadei
and bombs from trench mo-tars, and
there has been occasional desper
ate bayonet work.
The fighting continues at sew
ersl points from Steenstraete TO the
south OF Ypres. Combats between
aeroplanes are General and the Ger
l -
OF Courtrai has been BON mbarded." :"
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
Turks Threatened
In New Quarter

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Forming 4
2l0-miie front before the Russian
advance. the Turks are now men
sced from a new source by the
movement OF large bodies OF British
reinforcements UP the Tigris toward
kut-ElAmara
Weil-trained and equipped Indian
troops in large forces are moving
% reinforce Gen Aylmer. % miles
southeast OF Kut-ELAmara. As soon
as the weather permits. these troops
will advance 10 the relief OF Cen
Townshend's besieged garrison a.
Kut. planning TO push forward IL a
new offensive against Bagdad
The Turks are hastily evacuating
all OF Armenia. between Erzerum
and Mush. Russian troops are f0l
lowing up their successes al the
town OF khinis and advancing on
the villages OF Bash, Chifdlk and
Oghnat
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22

our nation is maintained upon that
high plane TO which II was raised by
laws enacted and enforced by sue
cessive Republican administrations.
When the present terrible European
struggle has been ended and peace
once more Is Established among the
warring natIors across the sea. there
will be more necessity than ever for
a protective tariff in this country il
we are 10 maintain the present pros
perity, which so largely has been
brought about by demands arising
out of the war and with which we in
this country have really Rad little
TO do.
"in our own state affairs matters
In the last three or four years have
been allowed 10 drift TO point
where our state taxes have been Just
abou: doubled, ana IL has seemed 10
me that muca CT this great increase
In our taxes might have heen saved
oy more careful guard upon the
public treasury. | believe IL Is the
duty Of the governor Of the state 10
watch closely all appropriations ask
ed for state expenditures. and that
during the legislative session he
should look carefully into every
lneasLre for approTriating public
funds before IL has been passed by
Tie legislature. While such meas
ures are under consideration, he
should at all times hold himself
ready 10 consult with the members
OF the legislature in regard 10 them.
Indeed, think be should 20 farther
and should pernit his carefully con-
sidered views upon the expenditure
OF public funds 20 &c known in all
cases where b. believes this knovl
edge would be OF value TO the tate,
TO the end tha. the taxes of our peo-
pie may be kept to the least amount
consistent with legitimate require
menis.
"it is a matter or general informa-
tion that some ~ our most import
ant laws nctoriouEly are not en-.
forced In certain parts OF the state
~ - esth iittAFHttg sdlu NudA fflrli
violation Is wiaked az by the very
authorities whose duty Il ia 10 see
that they are enforced. This Is a
| condition Of affairs which should
not be permitted 10 exist in any
community. II Is said that a law IL
enforcible or not enforcible i'm ac-
cordance with the will Of the major
ity Of the people affected by IL. Well,
then. laws which are not enforcible
for the reason that the majority OF
the people are opposed TO them
should be repealed. IL the law re-
lates TO particular locality. THE
reasoning should be applied 10 that
locality and Il the law is state wide.
the same reasoning applies. be-
lieve IL Is the Guty OF the chief eK-
ecutive of the state TO sec that all
laws are enforced in accordance
with their terms. should BE-
| elected governor CT this state. our
laws will be enforced In every coun-
ty in the state 10 the full extent OF
the power defeated to the governor
for their enforcement"
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22

today. The Espagne sails Thursday
Mrs. r. Banker Hilton today made
public a letter which she had e
celved. - IL similar 70 the anony.
nous warnings received by Ameri-
cans who sailed on the Lusitania
and lost their lives when the big
Cunarder was torpedoed and sent
TO the bottom.
While officials OF the Cunard and
other lines operating ships 10 Eu.
rope said they had not heard Of
any passengers scheduled 20 sail On
their ships having been warned.
there was an evident feeling Of un-
easiness In shipping circles.
The new decree announced by
Germany, unde- which armed mer-
chantr-en will be sunk without
warning, becomes effective March
/. Tho Epagne is due 20 reach
Bordeaux on March 4. and would.
therefore, e In hostile waters when
the order becomes effective. on
cials oi the French linz said the
Espagne would sail as scheduled
They ventured no opinion az to
whether the warning received by
Mrs. Hilton was from a rsponsl.
bic source. An Investigation Ia be.
ing made. IL was stated. but early
today little had been accomplished.
The letter. enclosed In a typewrit.
ten envelope. says
Madame: II ls understood
that you intend to sail within
the next few days upon the
steamer Espagne for Bordeaux.
France. You are doubtless fully
aware Of the intended subma-
rine policy which is TO come
into effect any day and which
will be carried out vigorously.
irrespective OF the nationality OF
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22

persons upon the vessel attack
ed. Therefore. assuming that
YOU are aware OF the unusual
and unnecessary danger tnat
YOU are 10 subject yourself to,
you are requested TO receive
this warning as definite and un-
questiCnably necessary, and
which you are requested not TO
question bu- to accept for the
safety o. yourself and that OF
your family.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
Australia to
Send 100000 Men
by UNITkp pHESs

BUFFALO. y. Y. Feb. 22.-"Aus-
tralia will send 100000 troops. fully
equipped. trained and maintained by
Australia. TO aid the British arms
before the year ends" declared w.
" Hughes. prime minister OF Aus.
tralla, here today.
We are hopeful that the war
may end this year. but. however
long the struggle. Australia Is IN
the war TO aid with all her re-
sources. II Is known what account
Australia can give OF herself in her
naval and land forces" he added.