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The sun., 1916-01-05
SUSPENDS DEFERRED CABLES.
Postal May Not Resume Scrvic,
Until Conditions Are Normal.

The Postal Telegraph Gable Company
announced yesterday the suspension Of
it's deferred cablegram service until fur
ther notice owing 10 the pressure OF reg
ular cable business. The suspension be-
came effective at once and is likely Ia
continue unt!l normal conditions obtain
again. Deferred messages received yes-
t.rday were filed at the aenders' risk
and according 10 the company's officials
stood scant chance OF receiving the
twenty-four hour courtesy usually cx-
tended.
The deferred cable service was insti-
tuted in 1912 primarily as a philan-
thrupic move in Great Britain to allow
freer use Of the cables for the exchange
OF social messages between the British
colonies and Great Britain. Deferred
messages were subject to a twenty-four
hour delay unless the regular business
permitted their sending within that
reriod. At the expiration of twenty.
four hours. II not already sent. such mes
sages were transmitted with regular
oablegrams. The deferred messages
however, cost only half the regular rate
The sun., 1916-01-05
WAR PROFIT UNDER RECEIVER.
American and British Company
Clears S7OO,OOO.

Supreme Court Justice Ford granted
yesterday an application by Charles II,
Fdder. receiver for the American and
british Manufacturing Company Of
Bridgeport, Conn, for permission to
vote the stock OF the company held by
- International Power Company "a
',u'.lue the present officers OF the CON-
Iauy, headed by George w Hoadley
tie president
i;roeiver Ridder. who is a cousin OF
: late Herman Ridder said in his
potion that since the war began the
company had made profi, OF more
'HiU 800, 900 and had paid OF $780,
"'o mortgage, and spent sl25,0O0 or
l'tl estate. He said that the company
itd outstanding contracts OF great
value, and that negotiations were In
lgpgrcss for the manufacture OF hun
'r"ls 0f thousands OF dollars worth OF
TTuit'1ns.
IN" papers show that the plant hai
bon working night and day for months
rakng munitions, largely for the
l'Ht~d States Government. Among thu
.arge stockholders are the Bethlehem
Steel Company. Marcellus Hartle,
Dodge, Charles H. Flint, Allan A. RyaI
Iaf chauncey NJ Depew.
The sun., 1916-01-05
DEATH LIST GROWS
In GRIP FILLED CITY
Increase From 85 in First No.
vcnlber Week to 375 in .
Past Week,

The Health department made public
yesterday figures on the unusual preva-
lence of grip in this city. where II has
caused an Increase in the number of
deaths The figures show that DEATH
from lobar pneumonia, bronchitis anH
influenza Increased from 50 in the first
week OF November to 375 In the past
week. In the corresponding period Of
1914 the highest similar mortality In a
week was 2l1 deaths
There were 272 deaths from pneu-
monia tho past week. AS compared with
i4o In the same week last year. Health
officials estimate the number of cases
during the past week at not less than
1000. They add that the results of
bactcriological studies are no, vet avail
able and that the clinical diagnosis Of
influenza IL uncertain.
This was well demonstrated" II was
pointed out, during the extensive bac-
THEOLOGICAL studies made In this city in
1a04-05 under the auspices of the pneu-
monia commission. large number Of
cases reported clinrally ~ grip proved
| to be pneumo-coccus infect tons, while
on the other hand cases showing no
clinical signs OF grip showed sputum
! loaded with influenza bacilli."
A bacter1oloRical study is now under
| way in the department research labo-
| ratory TO ASCERTAIN the exact nature
Of the griplike infection in tho city.
The sun., 1916-01-05
MILLION DOLLAR PIER LEASED
Name Of Company Renting Prop
erty IL Kept secret.

The million dollar pier" built by the
city seven years ago at the foot OF Canal
aud Water streets. Stapleton, Staten
Island. its 400 feet stretch Of concrete
making II the biggest pier in the world
a. the time II was built, has been leased
~ "A steamship company. the name of
which dock and ferry officials 80 far
refuse 10 reveal Hundreds Of workmen
ave now erecting a warehouse 500 feet
long on the pier while others are build
'ug high fence around the shore end
of the property. which also includes the
municipal ferry slip OF the abandoned
'ne that ran between Water street and
Whitehall street. Manhattan.
The fence also prevents the entrance
o' 500 members of the Ocean Yacht Club
20 their clubhouse on the property. The
clubs lease from the city does not ex-
prr until April next. Members Of the
club are loud in their complaint that
they cannot get at some Of their boats
heached inside the fence and that they
Can get no satisfactory answer from
off cias as to what the club insists IL
81 rights. A Spanish steamship line
sud the Red Star have been mentioned In
the rumors as to the new lessees, but
the name OF the company so far Is a
matter Of conjecture only. Even the
worlNnen say they do not know wha'
steamship company Is employing them
The sun., 1916-01-05
FIGHTING GENERAL
DEFEATED BY WIFE
Jeffrics, With Central Ameri-
can Record, Bcsieged Home
Here in Vain.
WOMAN SUES ATTORNEY

Gen I,erher, o,,,cv Jefrries soldier Of
fo.,,,,o 49,, C..,..i k..Sc,n r.,o,,,.
,ionis, ,,nn .uIas ~ Am.r,c.n .d,tor
In PANAMA ,, ,e,o h.sisg.d hi. vie In
a, ana r,n,.r. 90 ,,,t,oh ~. had aed ,as
anr,,,a ,,,.. ,,,,. ri, o.. .ora a,,on
I,nis u.,s ,,o s,,.a,m.n, r,ada 4, M
aw,a.,.,, ..sas S,,,..... 60, r,,..ico
FL ,.n.,orso,' sd.d ,,at To-.
.,o.., = ~ - s.a,,,,
P"'f'e ""o '" "' "' WIG ''
'a'n. ,.s. 49,.
LII. IL, '.'r,es' "no wss sueu "o.n 'V
~ un"Ic. a'u eepa!aoP' 10 no" "
,,"luuras. ana INC actions asa,mst mn
nave not oeeh croueht 10 trai MS wIIe
asheo 'us''ce roro 70 compei her TOT
iner attorney. Ehos 8. Booth' 10 'utn
over 10 her notes Tor So'ooo wnich' she
says. sne lett with MIN when she re-
tanned him to bring suit. Booth replied
that Mrs. Jenries agreed that he could
Keep the notes Tor MS rec. justice Forn
decided that the court could not compel
Booth TO turn over the notes unless Mrs
Jehries sues and gets judgment.
Mrs. JefYries told the court tho the
notes are part OF 100000 worth given
to her by her husband. and that as they
The sun., 1916-01-05
SUFF BILLS BEFORE
LEGISLATURE TO-DAY
Presidential Vote Asked by
Amendment Of Election
Laws-Brief Filed.
DEMAND NOT UNITED ONE

.r 81, p.,,.,;., ,,a
''' s'''''"s '''''.
10 women Will De introduced IN me
Legislature for the Womens Political
Union to-day Sena,or ceorp. SIa,er
=, y,.a,a,aa,. ., .,,, =, -.
vi westminster county VIII ne sponsor
TO- the measure in the Senate. and As
semb!ynan Leon Bleecker from the
Tenth d,s,r,c, ., N.,. y,rL count, nil,
Introduce II III the lower mousse
The bin, which was drawn by Minnie
|. Bull. formerly in the office of the Sec
CO.. -
'''"'F VI '''' """ """ ~ '"e iuo'c
Service Commission. seeks to amend the
election law uy adding to sections 1852
and Al, a nrovisio, thar woman ci,i,ors
VINO possess Tue aua''nea''ohs named IN
section l62 OF the act shall be per-
mitted to vote for the electors OF Presi-
dent and Nice-President.
Every member OF the Legislature has
received brief on the question of the
power OF the Legislature to confer on
The sun., 1916-01-05

ton papers were served on Gen. JefYries
he chased his wife into her room. In
which she locked herself. She called
from window for a policeman, and
then made her escape to the apartment
of woman In West 152d street. He
followed her there.
"Gcn. Jeffries had no purpose to see
his wife except to do her bodily harm,
he added.
Mr.. Booth said he told Mrs. Jeffries
that II she paid him for his services
with the notes she held he would want
two $500 notes because there was a
dispute between her and her husband
over their ownership. She contended
that Gen. Jefrries gave them to her
while he insists that they were not "a
be given TO her except in case of his
death. Mr.. Booth said Mrs. Jeffries
told him that through her husbands in
fiuence in Central America he nigh,
prevent the collection Of the notes
which were payable in Panama.
The sun., 1916-01-05
DENIES N. Y. SCHOOLS.
FEMININE THE BOYS
But President Churchill Ad-
mits He Is in Favor Of More
Men as Teachers.
WOMEN TAKE LOWER PAY

The charge that boys IN New York and
other public schools are being feminized
by too many woman teachers. made by
Dr. Hugh Cabot to Boston Congrega-
tional ministers on Monday. was not de-
MED with a great degree of assurance
yesterday by Thomas ". Churchill. pres
ident OF the. Board OF Education.
I'VE all think. believe said Mr..
Churchill. that there should be more
men as instructors. But II is impossible
to have them as we cannot offer them
sufficient money. When We do get strong
men they often leave US as soon as bet
ter Inducements are offered and We are
naturally unable TO persuade them TO re-
main
But II Ia not correct to say that the
boys OF New York's public schools are
being feminized. A better proof OF the
error OF this charge. made In such a
wholesale way. could not be found than
in the boys themselves. Never were
there more manly young fellows than We
are turning out now and never was
there q time when the boys OF any
school system were more thoroughly and
wholcsomely interested In athletics"
Four women to Each Man Teaches
AT present there are approximately
1900 women in the public schools ana
1000 men said Mr.. Churchill. Nat
urally this means that every boy OBJ
tains more instruction from and Is more
Influenced by women than by men.
"In my opinion a woman teacher Is
the best for boys until they reach the
age OF about ~. After that they should
come under the influence OF men.
Certainly we do not want to turi
out nambypamby men. or for tina
matter nambypamby women. One ma!
make a paraphrase and say whom Goo
has put asunder man should not pu
together. mean that as respects sex
Boys should be boys first OF all. ant
girls should be girls. The best men
know are thoroughly men and tho bes
women are thoroughly women.
I'VE should not. however. be appre
hensive The Germans have worked oi
a principle OF non-feminization in thei
educational systems, employing men 70
BOYS In this country We have employed
a majority OF woman teachers for boys
but l cannot see that they have under
gone Terminating influence.
Men Teach in Higher Grades.
I'VE have in the New York publ
schools as fine set OF women as cal
be found anywhere. We strive to hav
men teach boys after the age OF IL o
| thereabout. For instance. tho boys
schools have men principals. and in tn
higher grades men act as teachers
Elmer Il. Brown. chancellor of Nev
York University. said that while II doubt
less would be advisable to have NOR
teaching done by men, especially in tn
| high schools. there are no signs o
| f.minization among the students comini
to New York University from the New
York public schools.
They are a healthy. vtrile lot o
young men, he said. who come to us
| youths who are generally interested 4
athletics and all masculine pursuits.
But II would doubtless be more ad
/ vantageous n there was a more eQua
I proportion OF men among teachers in tn
| higher grades OF grammar schools an
| high schools-not only nore advantage
/, Gus for the boys but for the youn
| women as we'll"
The sun., 1916-01-05

scores of foolish and often idiotc
requests are made to the warden every
day. BE sensible. men. DO not ask for
anything except what you actually need
You are all getting vastly more than
you ever expected. so lot well enough
Aione and seek to make good where you
are and to be coitented with what you
are doing. Remember tfAt all things
come to those who wait and work"
The Prison Observer bespeaks leniency
for the shortcomings Ca the hrst Issue
"A deplorable dearth OF competent COM
positors" is mentioned as one OF the
perplexing factors. The news OF the peni-
tentiary Is given fully and profession
ally. In noting Mayor Mitchers recov-
cry after his operation the Observer
did not forget to remark that he had
been under the knife
The League for Social and Moral Ad-
vancement gets a column and half.
Here ID a paragraph:
ut will be noticed that the fellows
who sneer at the league most are the
| first to howl Justify for a committeeman
to go to the front for them when they
happen to get stuck TO the wall. II makes
difference. you know. whose OK is
! gored"
A Little Editorial Erudition.
The hand OF the scholarly editor in
| chief IL seen in this item:
''Cestessus said that women were the
| Hight OF the world that he had twenty
| one women In his palace and they were
/ the light OF his vast domain. We have
only two lights In the prison. our ma
| irons, Mrs. Katharine Miller and Mrs
| Nellie Dourigan. but they are good ones.
| The prison Macaulay, whose signed
| initials. IN. &. c." apparently betray
the managing editor contributes poem
! telling how, at the cry Man over
board" Brave Brophy and Dauntless
! Doyle plunged into the East River from
the island In a furious gale:
with hearts OF oak and ,hews Of s,ecl
r,r They spnrned the & reaehetous az .r,s ,ds; r
| bobbing head they spied.
| Two mighty strokes--two shouts Of cheer
| Two strong hands stretched TO save
And by a tail the warden's dog
Escaped a watery grave
There is also SITUATIONS Wanted
column, from which this a sample:
YOUNG MAN, q years Of age, active
and industrious. leavNG here January $
YOU'D ,hs eT ST.r Of 5 1
street.
The regulations of the League 70,
| Moral and Social Advancement drawn
| up by the members. have not been ap
proved by Miss Davis or Commissioner
Lewis. But they are In daily use. anc
official approval is withheld only fol
the sake of an adequate test. The es
sential difference between this leagu,
and the Mutual League at Sing Sing 1:
that Warden Murtha IL supreme In thu
'penitentiary on BlaclSwelIs Island, Their
is no prisoners or wardens court
Elected delegates are allowed to adjus
, minor grievances, but anything reall,
important is reported TO the executive
board and adjusted "in conjunction will
the warden The keepers are just ~
closely responsible for discipline as 4
there we're no league.
The league is an experiment" Com
missioner Lewis said yesterday. "A
Frank Tannenbaum said after his visi
on New Years Day. there certainly hai
been great Improvement in the peni
Tertiary. How much the league had 4
do with 1t | don't know. tndouhtedl!
| Warden Murtha has the confidence o
the men and they are helping him"
The sun., 1916-01-05
HANIMERSTEIN IN BANKRUPTCY
Attorneys Say Liabilities May
Reach 100000.

Oscar Hammerstein's business trou-
bles eliminated in the filing OF aH In
voluntary petition against the impress
sario in the United States District Court
yesterday. The petitioning creditors and
their claims are the American Seating
Company. s3.0O7; Charles A. Hauck,
$3.50, and James J. Hall, $226. All the
claims are on notes.
Mr. Hammersteins attorneys said yes
terday that his liabilities were not esti-
mated but that they would total over
100000.
The sun., 1916-01-05
CALvE SINGS FOR WAR FUND.
FlStiila Committee Raises $4,000
Through Entertainment.

The hotilla committee OF the Vacation
War Relief Committee gave a beneflt
performance at the Metropolitan Opera
House last night at which nearly $4,000
was raised with which to purchase motor
ambulances Tor use on the western
front of the battle lines in Europe
Emma Calve sang the "Marseillai ise
In costume as climax to the evening $
performance. Nine. Calve also sang a
number OF other songs. Others who ap-
pcared at the benefit were Reinhold de
Warlch, Victor Maurel. Gina Viafora
Kathleen Parlow. violinist Carlos Sal
zcdo, Lorraine Wyman and Yves Nat.
An address was made by James NJ
Beck. a former United States Attorney
General
The sun., 1916-01-05
|BLACkWELL'S PRISONERS
NOW HAVE OWN JOURNAL
Prison Observer Comes Out Uncensored-Flow OF
Eulogy So Great That 1t Will Be Shut
Of in The Future.

Eeon th. ,r..,,, 80 p,.,L~o,,,, LELAND
VI
ca"e yesterday vol. L. NO L. OF inc
Prison Observer. written, edited. Illus
trated. pripted and oub,,sbea as ths
,...,a.. .,.. - -,
o'' Wy '"o i-e"eue i"'
ana Social Advancement at the New
Tho .a,,or n, en-. ,,,on,h,v ,o,,rra, =,
the name ,Shder which he was sentenced
w.ro .r,,,.a w.. ,,,.,,A +. ro,,,o,,,.-oa
p'' "0''
as courtiy sentiemAo "nose ACTIVITIES
that brought him finally to the Island
are recorded In the police biotters Of
several nations. But as the printing Of
his name is not permitted, readers out
side the prison must be content with the
aliases OF the Observer staff as they APP
pear ut the head of the editorial column :
Carter Howles Lichlard, editor-in-chief /.
Milo c. Cheiston, Jr., managing editor /;
John I.aceiaw, local editor.
The League for Moral and Social Ad-
vancement. which In not TO be confused
with the OSBORNE Mutual Welfare Lea&ua
at Sing Sing. for its workings are quite
different though the general purposes are
the same. was organized on August l6
last, but has just perfected its rules and
regulations In their growing community
OF spirit. the prisoners asked warden
Murtha and Correction Commissioners
Davis for permission to get out a paper.
The officials replied: Go ahead. Let's
zee what you can do. As long as you
observe the proprieties we shant censor
or edit you. Get out January number
by yourselves and well hook over
LOng EulOGy OF MISS DAVIS.
,rh. resu,, xas somewhat embarrass-
,pv for Miss Davis for A big feature OF
Nc 4. a two column and a quarter
oniv . hr,ss ortline Of her record. The
Deputy Commissioner. BurdeUe u
Lewis. who succeeded MISS DAVIS rev
days ago. also receives unexpecteui!
favorable mention, as DO WARDEN Murtn.
and others. Because OF tnis ,ne wore
has gone forth that IN suosequenl mum.
bers OF the observer tnere must pt
neither praise nor complaint Oh c.'eIais
There are routine channels IN tne Soi
Iecuon Depar'"'e" io' 'u''
tons -,,s {.
The sun., 1916-01-05
PNEUMONIA PLAGUE IN BOSTON.
Death Rate Jumps 100 Fer Cent.,
with FIFTY FatiIities Monday,

BosroN, Jan. 4.-The death rate from
pneumonia for the last few days. as fiG-
ured by the local Health Department
to-day, is approximately 100 per cent.
In excess Of normal. Deaths from In.
fiuenza also are increasing.
There were ten deaths from pneu.
monia yesterday. whereas the normal
number at this time Of the year Is not
more than Ave. "A total Of fifty deaths
was reported for Monday. Four deaths
from grip have been recorded since Sat
urday.
The sun., 1916-01-05
. WON'T SEE EXECUTIONS.
Kirchwey Intimates He Will he
"sick" when They Occur.

OssrNING, N Y, Jan. Warden
George w. Kirchwey OF Sing Sing prison
announced to-day that he would follow
the example Of Warden Osborne and
would not attend any executions. He
was asked II he would see the killing OF
Antonio Ponton. who IL to die Tor hav'
Ing slain Miss Jessie krower. Sche'
nsctadv school teacher. and he said:
~ find that the law permits q warder
10 sIck or disabled Is absent himself
You may rem assured will he sick o,
disabled at the time. II I had my choice
I'd rather a man had to electrocute me
than I to clectrocute him
There has been doubt I'm some mind'
as TO who IL warden. State Comptroller
Eurene NJ. Travis has settled this al
FAR as he is concerned and will recog
Mise only Warden Kirchwcy. 70 whom
hs will pay the salary.
The sun., 1916-01-05
HUERTA OPERATED ON AGAIN
Condition Of EI-Nctator Of Mex
fco Now Critical.

Ell PAso. Tex. Jan. Cen. Huerta
was operated on a second time this
morning and his condition Is considered
critical The second operation was more
extensive than the first, which was per-
formed for gall stones on New Years
afternoon.
The operation to-day was performed at
the Generals home. As before. Gen
Huerta took no anasthetic.
The sun., 1916-01-05

The body OF man found on the
northbound platform Of tho sixty sixth
street elevated station on Monday nigh,
was identified yesterday as that Of Her
bert A. Banning. an attorney, of 140
Mass au street Banning was on his way
home when he dropped dead He was
co years old and lived at Il East l2Stt
street.
The sun., 1916-01-05
DIVERS SEE BODIES IN AZTEC
Nothing Develops 10 show Cause
0f Explosion on ship.

TWO divers examined tho hull. inside
y outside. Of the oil tank steamer
-Nl'"', which was partly sunk at South
I"ohlyn by an explosion on Monday,
j ATS said they saw ten bodies.
Two pumps were at work all day
yesterday, A third was started later.
Nothing was developed to throw light
m N, cause OF tho explosion. Several
officials had theories. but the ship's ON
GERS had none TO offer.
The sun., 1916-01-05
BOY Held for Theft Of Jev.lry.

Harry Lowenthal. 10 yeara old. an
crrand boy for Frank Baumeister. q
jeweller. was arrested last night on .
charge OF grand larceny. According 70
detectives he stole diamond rings ana
a gold chain worth $500.
The sun., 1916-01-05
The Perfection Heater
} PATENTED I

Let the attendant at our booth show
you how simply-how inexpensively-
you can keep your car comfortably warm
during cold weather. Ask him to ex-
plain why there is no odor, no noise,
no loss of engine power and
The sun., 1916-01-05
no operating expense

It's all very simple. The Heater merely
small fraction of the exhaust heat to warm your
car A slight movement of the foot opens and
closes the register and regulates the heat.
Chauffeurs recognize the remarkable utility
of the Heater and frequently recommend it
strongly to their employers 1t makes their joba
good one the year round For with the Heater
acar can be used as much in winter as in summer,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-04
INJURED
 WHEN AUTOS CRASH
McGeever and Miss CoOner in Hospital Following Accident Late
 Yesterday

H. P. McGeever, 1925 North Thir- Cooner, 517 North Nineteenth street, were seriously injured at 53O o'clock yesterday afternoon when an auto mobile in which they were riding coi- lided with seven passenger Packard automobile, driven and owned by D.. P. Knapp assistant cashier of the Bank of Ensley, at Sixth avenue and Twentieth street, north. Miss Cooner and MT. McGeever were removed to the Birmingham infirmary in an am- bulance of the Johns Undertaking company, where their injuries were an nounced as serious.
 Fallon O'Bryne, owner of the auto mobile in which the injured persons were riding, and Miss Myrtle Hen drick, an occupant of the automobile, were slightly injured. Miss Hendricks was removed to the Birmingham in- firmary. where she received medical attention, and later was released. MT Knapp was slightly injured. He was attended by Dr. Seay of Ensley.
 According to statements made by the police officers, MT. McGeever, Mr O'Bryne, Miss Cooner and Miss Hem driclSs were riding in Premier road ster which was going west on Sixth ave- nue at a rapid rate of speed and coll lided with the automobile driven by MT. Knapp, which was going north on twentieth street. Both of the ma- chimes were badly damaged.
 When the automobiles collided Miss Cooner was thrown through the wind shield and sustained several severe cuts about her body and face.
 At late hour last night it was not known by the police department who was driving the Premier roadster and no arrests had been made.