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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
NINE FARLEY PROGRESSES.
workers Hope for Earl, Decision
on Dcman

Morrrr. Ma, Feb ia week end
~. ess ~ tho Joint wage conference Of
the wage scale committee II the United
Mine Workers and representatives of the
hituminnus coal mine operators afforded
the mine workers an opportunity To- take
stock Of the situation here to-day.
After four days of controversy at tho
last conference the record shows nat
President John T.. White proceeded -,
further han formally moving adoption
Of the schedule of demands. " t.,
present conference that matter was dis.
posed Of in two days. The 10 per cent.
a ton rate increase now is under cuu>id-
GRAFTON. The min" workers claim that
this indicates "A speedy settlement OF all
differences.
President White was "A guest Of III"
local unions ~ a trade relation meet
ing tonight, William Harrison, member
Of the International Mine Workers I'nbn
for Alabama, and Frank Hayes. vice.
president Of the United Mine Workers,
made addresses.
The joint conference will resume its
sessions Monday afternoon.
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OLD CABMAN GETS BREAD.
' rternU Driver WIN Have GoHcc,
Also, with To-Da,'s Feast.

Hello, Tom Merry" said the old time
cabby, who is always among the first
forty in the bread line, Il am glad YOU
did not declare a holiday to-day"
"Iiow IL that" asked Dick Bright.
who always wants to know the reason
why.
well, tomorrow is Sunday and I
don't know how would get along two
days hand running without any bread
When you have nothing else to depend
on you are mighty glad it is here for
o every day"
Well. Jack, il that's the case said
Tom Merry. have two loavcs to last
you over sunday"
And buy yourself a II Of coffee
too said Dick Bright, who slipped a
coin in the old mans hand with the
loaves OF bread,
The line was started yesterday at tho
request Of the police thirty minutes be-
fore the scheduled hour because the
crowd had blocked the sidewalk in front
Of . Prince street, where the bread depot
IL located. T., II. G.. of Huntington, L. /,
yesterday sent 81 for the bread fund.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
WORKER IN HIDES IS
new ANTHRAX VICTIM
Dread Malady in Bellevue Pa
ticnt Developed From PIN
pie on His Wrist.

Another sufferer from anthrax is ur-
~dergoing treatment in Bellevue Hospital.
lie is Eugene Hers. 81 years old. Of Az
Second avenue. employed as All assorter
Of hides by j. 4. Hull a Go. OF So Gold
street. 1t IL belle we'd that he contracted
the disease from hides that came from
South America.
Hers entered the hospital AZ 1879
O'Clock yesterday and br. Euppert i.
Reid, after making an examination, sent
him to an isolation ward, being con-
WINGED that the patients symptoms in
Dictated anthrax poisoning. br carl ~.
Forrcll. in charge Of the ward, made a
similar diagnosis and this was confirmed
by pr. Ramsey Hooker and DR. \. IL.
Brown, visiting surgeons.
On Wednesday last what appeared %
be a pimp!e developed OF Hers right
wrist. II was about one-half an inch
in diameter. ON the following day he
went to the De Milt Dispcnsary, Twenty.
third street and Second venue fur
treatment and a wet dressing" was app
piled to his wrist. Hers wa unable
to go TO work ON FRIDAY and his CON
ditiou became sph that he decided u
go to bellevue.
Drs. Hooker and Brown injected yes.
lflbtN dlttIl'p4l mo q WIN gN@A d''N
t1c infected part fifteen cubic ccut'm"'ors
of the EichhOrn serum which had been
sent to Bellevue ny the Department of
Agriculture in Washington for use m
previous eases ~ the disease. In thc
former cases. however, the scrum Vas
injected under the skin.
li!crS's temperature" Ms 1903 at 3
o'clock and at i O'Clock It had increased
80 lui. His condition then wa> COM
.Idered quite serious. The doctors viii
give another ~intraNenuus injection of
twenty cubic C"utjmrtcgS this morning
Heirs was formerly q rodmau and as-
sistant engineer IN the employ OF In,
city. He lost his position and wcuE 10
work for th4 Hull iirn.
GEORGE +. StaCkpole, tn" Lawyer wiz
died Of anthrax IN Below c Hospital 81
october IL last, Wa treated with the
ElChhorn serum while IN the last sta yes
"f the disease. forvy cubic ccntiincters
of the serum were injected under ia,
skin. sophie Rpscn died of In. dlscas,
in Bellevue on November II. The serum
was not used in her case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
ST0WELL SAYS u. s.
is ON EDGE OF WAR
Professor Of International
Law Blamcs Diplomacy Of
Wilson Administration.
COLI MBIA MEN APPLAUD

rilcr, g. Stowcil. professor Of inter-
national law, addressing n thousand Co
!umbia graduates in their unual alumni
ddv reunion Yesterday said the United
states was on the verge Of war because
of the unprecedented diplomacy OF the
Wilson administration in dealing with
the Iu~itinii incident. From the be-
ginning % the German submarine cam
raign. hc aid American diplomats had
uuddlcd well sc'tlcd and we'll recognized
customs uf diplomacy with the result
that our statements were not under
stood abroad and Therefore were disre-
Sardcd.
whether a, would he with Germany
ar with ono 81 the allied nations, pr.
Stovell said he could not ~forescc. but
he felt that the United states might
vet be N war. When he suggested that
where the nation had voide was with
Germany over the I.usitdnia incident
OILY to run tho great danger OF get
ting into war later without TIE am
Justification, he Was greeted with APP
uaus6 thot shook the building TO its
foundation
Although the meeting Of tho alumni
was IN no sense supposed to he "a mill
~taristic gathering It quickly took on that
atmosphere a. a result OF pr. StowelIs
fiery address and "A subsequent lecture
ON the manufacture Of high explosives
by I'rof NJ. =. Whitaker. a brief adj
dress by pr. Ian Iiusscr OF the COLLEGE
Of Physicians and Surgeons on his eN-
p.rionc"S in Serbia with one ~ the relief
rNpcditiuus increased the war temper OF
the assembling.
"piplomn,y is the handmaiden Of in
t,tuiiinnaI law" said Prof Stowell
"As an instance 81 diplomacy at WORK
7 wish to discuss the Lusitania incident
sld ~ tina, topic is to an American
audience. TN" steps in this incident be
gan with GcrmduN's declaration of .
war zone where her submarines woult
u" active Then came our Government
notes stating that Germany would HI
held to strict accountability for th'
loss nj American lives due to violation
~ international law by. such operations
Tho third o. u was the warning ISSUED
from GERMAN sources to those abou
10 sal on British liners that they die
:" At their peril ~, fourth the sinkini
OF the Lusit,uia 10y q German submarine
and 'hcn The entering into "A bitter diplo
nate cNchaug..
"ptrlomacv. like an subjects closes
f. the human heart. IL difficult % dehnt
tinn. But there are certain parts whicl
are clear and well defined. These AZ,
found lu the uses Of certain expression
NNir1 have always been considered a
danger Sicual-. When a note To- a for
cign Power IL written IN EXTRAORDINARY!
polite terms 1t means for that Govern
mcut to take care. In the note proceed
ing IA. LuSitduia sinking these polii'
terms Of well known significance wer'
used. and tho remarks contained therein
meant certain things no 'iov"rnmen
could mistake. Thos. statements mean
that II Gcrmdns d~isregarded this warn
H. -. ..-.TN - 81 80 -F N.Aa
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The Departments action will give an
opportunity for manufacturers Of aero.
planes and hydroaeroplanes to meet
practical tests and ia improve mail ser
vice over difficult routes, as well as In
the line Of military preparedness.
The Massachusetts, route extends from
New Bedford by Woods Hole and Oak
Bluffs to Nantucket. ffty-six miles. and
return. The Alaskan routes are from
Valdez to Fairbanks. 3js miles. and
return Alaskan Tanana to kaltag, ISL
miles; Kaltag to Nome. .e5 miles; Sc
ward TO rditarod, $50 miles; lditarod
to Nome, $50 miles. and Seward to An
choragc. ITO miles.
Tire Massachusetts route. II Is on
planned. for the most part lies over
water. and the wind yelocities average
hish during fall and winter. and fog
is prevalent. The service is now per-
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Further proof of an attempted whole
sale poisoning appeared when pr. Rob-
ertson found that 12J women had been
served with chicken soup from the same
Kitchen. They had d.ucd In another part
OF the club and without III effects.
The Federal Government entered the
case In the afternoon when Hinton q.
tlabaugh. head of the Bureau Of In
vcstigation. and Martin Lius. his a.
sistant. visited the house at 22ot Prairie
avenue. Mr.. ClabauGh was ANXIOUS TO
learn where Croncs obtained the money
to equip his big chemical laboratory.
While he was present Joseph Marrict-
ton. a butcher. called and asked To sec
Crones. lie was permitted to 60 t. the
room. and then was arrested aud taken
to- the Cottage Grove avenue police sta
ton, where he will be questioned
Joseph Mariicton. Mr.. and Mrs. fas-
qualc LiCno and James i.cSendre. friends
OF Crones were questioned during the
day.
''crones left here IN May. 1915" said
Mrs. Ligno. and he CAV me the impress
sion ne WAS going TO Cleveland. !
thought highly of him. ! knew MN as a
chemist. He was IN his room nearly all
OF the time. He never talked much
Thu search then turned to James ie'
$, ndrc. the FISHERMAN AT the Congress
Hotel. He was closely questioned and
Capt. O'Brien was Of the opinion his
statements we're somewhat disconnected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
HE'LL GATE OUTLET
TO WARSHIPS URGED
Hubert and Benson Plead for
Improvements in
East River.
WILSON F.AvORS ACTION

WAsuiNGroN. Feb. fan urgent
plea for the immediate Improvement or
New York harbor vas made by Repre-
sentative Hubert. member OF the RIVERS
and IIarbprs Committee. at the meet
ing to-day. Unusual facts were brought
out by questions to other Witnesses by
MIR. Hubert and interesting comments
ON the strategic importance OF blowing
a channel through Hell Gate and get
ting rid Of Diamond Rock and Coonties
Reef were made by Rear Admiral Ben
son. chief Of operations.
Mr.. Huber, old the committee that
Secretary Daniels has urged the I'M
provcmcnt Of the channel that the
proper space FOR n~inru,ring ear I've
had jus, north Of the Brooklyn nav,
yard. and the committee heard a let
tor from tho Presidents secretary III
which the plain request Was made TO
report the project. The Tumulty letter
reads
"Th" President desires mc 20 SAY that
ne iS strongly Of the opinion that the
pending river and harbor bill should
carry an appropriation for the iinne-
dlate Improvement OF the East River
adjacent 20 the Brooklyn navy yard.
He fully appreciates that tins appro-
prIatiuu IS contrary to the rule OF the
committee not 20 recommend appro
|rr.tiious for new projects AZ this time,
but he feels that the importance OF
the matter in its relation 80 IN" uics-
ton Of national preparedness fuzzy just
t'~ an exception to this rule
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
WHOLE TOWN WILL GET ON
THE WATER WAGON FEB. 20
Broadway Cruelty Jolted by Advance Tidings of a
Croton Crusade by the Board of Health-Cafes
and Clubs to Be Invaded.

believe that each individual should sign
his own bond.
When the man who does sometimes
drink energies from the bcdclothes at
I +. ". on Sunday. February 20. grum =
bling that a person has to rise at such an
uncarthly hour in order to make ready
for church he will have the assurance
that whatever clergyman he Is to hear
will probably have been induced by the
Health Department to deliver a talk on
the necessity for temperance.
The health authorities themselves
have dubbed the next day Blue Mon
day. Fits inspectors will go about the
city spreading the glad tidings of tota
abstinence In the form Of pamphlets in
which the effect of drink is desert bed
by some one with a wide knowledge OF
his subject. one Of the temperance
tracts IL headed, "Do YOU love babies
1t is the avowcd intention " the
health officials 10 beard the lion in his
~ den n to that end inspector
armed with the pamphlets have beer
instructed to enter cafes. with the eau.
ton not TO rome out wlping their
mouths. With thctr literature they vii
also invade ferry houses for the benefit
Of ommuter> who feel they must ac.
luirc a gentle glow before they can ID,
reconcilcd to returning to the suburbs.
Wednesday is to be croton day. whcf
the advantages Of water for other pur,
poses than that Of scenery are to u,
advertised. At least one drink Of waite
and at least one bath on that day ne.
recommended 10 every one by ID
Bolduau.
There Is To- lie no res. for the thirst,
throughout the remainder Of the week
for the health officials nave up THEFT
sleeves several other ways Of keeping
ones mind on the temperance question
II was predicted that the campaigi
would m,kc II unnecessary for the Rev
Billy to come here IN 1917. but no OF
cared to he quoted as n prophet on this
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broadway was shaken to it's founda-
The disturbance was a still. small voice
from the Health Department. New
York's hygicnic conscience. announcing
that the vity would soon he in the throes
of water wagon week. when every one
will be urged to try the stimulating effect
of a glass Of clear, cold water and moth
ing else.
This is the first time in history that
the city has officially set out to cure
itself OF the drink habit. Broadway has
not received such "A shock since the day
when Stufy Davis fell asleep in a bar
bcr's thron and the barber cut of his
flowing locks before stuny could wake
Up.
The alarming news OF the projected
attack on a mans p~reroSative 10 I've re-
fcrred to in his old age as "a well pre-
served gentleman soon spread by the
usual underground channels TO the cafes.
hotels and clubs. Whenever "A promi-
nent man about Forty:sccond street was
seen checking off numbers on his fingers
and murmuring To himself II was readily
surmised that he was calculating the
number of days until February 20. the
first Day Of Reckoning.
Then IT is that the Health Depart
ment's crusade week will begin under
the direction of Dr. Charles +. Bolduan.
chief OF the bureau of public health cdu-
cation and the evn genius OF gin. Nj
those who know Manhattan primarily ~
the place that a cocktail was named
after will be asked to extend their geo.
graphical knowledge as far ~ croton,
regardless ~ race. color OF nose or pre-
vious condition Of sousitudc. No
pledges. however. will he furnished by
the Health Department, as the officials
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
CARNIVAL FOR GERMAN RELIEF
Officers Of informed Ships ~ Re-
Lucst. Of Honor.

According to an announcement cont
ont by the German Press club Nester-
day the officers NJ the inierued German
auxiliary cruisers Trinz Eitcl Friedrich
and rriuz Friedrich Wilhelm and nos
slhly Lieut.. Berg of the Appam will be
guests II honor At n carnival Of art
which Will hc given Tor the bencii, Of
war sufferers at tho Hotel Aston on the
evening Of February il. The German
Press club l. in change ~ the affair in
cooperation with the German opera stars
OF the Metropolitan Opera House.
The programme viii conslstA Of Bo-
hcmiau. Swedish and Spanish folk
dances, solo dances. vocal and orchestral
concerts. q cabaret Of artists. screen pic.
lures drawn by German cartoonists and
other features, \ wine and beer house
viii be established of the main dancing
floor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
BENEFIT MATINEE WEDNESDAY
VIII Md Girls suffering From In
cipirnt TubrrcuIOsis.

Through tn. courtesy OF NJ Eout,ur
~ the Theatre Francois there NIL 10"
q special mhtHc. at in" llcatTc. ~
West Forty-fourth street Of son
Hon me- with B,,miu and E'rdpui and
Rlau,hcttr. next Wednesday afternoon
At : so.
The proceeds viii he given - Up
LANDS. = cottage ma utiincd hV tho Santa
clara Committee ~ tho Working Girls
Vacation society ~ Santa clara. y. V,
FOR r,rl- WITH |pIrip.cnt tul'crpu'us..
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Became m Anarchist.

Jean lived at our house until about Il
year ago said i.cg.ndrc. AZ first he
Was all right. Then lie went bugs ON
tn. subject of anarchy and Emma Gold
man. My wife told me ! had better get
him out or We would get into some sort
of trouble. lie used to bring some
anarchist books and try 10 get US TO read
them.
"A little later he left. saying &, wasn't
right for MIN to live IN such a good room
when there were so many living in poor
rooms. | have heard about him once in
a while since then. but | have not seen
him.
when I read the story OF the poison
ing | thought it sounded like some OF his
crazy dJ!ngs, although didn't even know
h' was At the University Club. | am a
Preach Canadian
The police believe there is = dIscrep-
anoy somewhere in legendre's statement.
They noted il was INgendrc VINO said
'r,ucs was sick. They are wondering
how he came to know Of Croncs's illness
when he had not seen him for a year.
Archbishop Mundelein smiled at any
suggestion that the poisoning Of tn.
banquet guests at the University club
was the resul, OF religious prejudice o;
OF sny widespread plot.
The man who would he guilty ~
such a plan he said, is q crank Or Il
mentally unbalanced mar. | ave given
the poisoning but little thought. II Is
rot an mar Of the church, but uf the
civic authorities. II is their business,
not the business Of the church. to arrest
and prosccut" the man II found
such a man is equally tn" enemy al
the church Of every creed. the enemy oi
the State and Of the home"
Archbishop Mundeieiu said he wss not
disturbed by what has been called ia
! some quarters n wave ~ religious prcju-
dice against the Catholic church.
u giv. the question Of religious pref
udice very it'll" thought" he said Il
have come to Chicago to help and bles
its people all ! can. and | think this is
the hest way TO disarm prejudice
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
AERIAL MAIL SERVICE
ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY
Bids Also Asked for Seven
Long Alaskan
Routes.

W~AsHINGroS. Feb. 1e.-Thc Post Of
flee Department hae advertised for bid
for providing aerial mail service on a
route across Buzzarls bay and Nam
tucket. In southern Massachusetts. and
on seven routes in Alaska. The proposals
for bids call for service more or less
frequent all the year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
Esca ned, Married; SurrruJc,,,

Jacob Rockville stepped on, ~ i.,
while the prisoners were being or'cl
from Police Headquarters. la, oauo D.,
court II year ago lie married and ,
conscience bothered him 90 ,uu.t .I..
Yesterday he surrendered l;,.nrd,,
william !. cain dismissed 'h, .o,..
plant against him. saying he bad ...,l
the man IN giving himself up
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
"Hello Triangle!
Hold the Wire,
Los Angeles Calling"

Los angeles NdlllIlS
At a quarter past nine last night the telephone bell
rang in the Triangle Film Corporation offices in the
Brokaw Building and this is the substance of what
came over the wire
THAT you, New York;
"Aitken speaking.
Griffith. Ince and Sonnet are in the room with me.
We have been so busy looking at new pictures all day
that this is the first chance I have had to call you.
Everybody here is enthusiastic over them. The reports
we have had aren't near strong enough.
"SENNET says he can't make the ocean behave to
suit him: that he's had cameras watching it under the
cliffs for weeks to catch it rough enough to be really
funny. He wants to know whether we think it's a
Joke to make Keystone Comedies funny enough to keep
people roaring with laughter.
"He is saying things to me now with tears in his
voice about a brickbat, a piece of pie and a lake. Oh.
yes.
"Sennet says he Is going to call the Conkln picture
with the fireman falling out OF bed into the water
HIS PRIDE AMI SHAME.
''The Picture with Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel
Normand is THE LURE OF BROADWAY
mo! No. That's the name of it rot a comment
on it. He says THE VILLAGE VAMPIRE with
Fred Mace and Anna Luther is all done. Yes, Mocc-
That's it,
"INCE says. Give ii to them strong about 'BUl-
LET'S AND BROWN EYES'-wyth Bessie Barriscale
and he's right.
But several of us here think THE MORAL FIBRE
you know, the one he sent photographs of-with
IJo,c,l I;ol~o> ol Em,1. MIL, I'LL H.. -
There's a Triangle in that picture that's not part of
the Trade Mark.
"Ince's H. w. Warner picture is to be called THE
RAIDERS. Yes, there are nine others Of Ince's
nearly done. GRIFFITH says: I'm too busy max
ing pictures to talk about them You tell the fellows
in New York | say Triangle is just getting into it's
stride. Tell them | say "Go see Lillian Gish in Mar
tha's Vindication' and Mae Marsh in 'Whodoo Ann
"Just mention the name of DeWolf Hopper to those
boys in the Office and the day you show Sunshine Dad
in the projecting room there won't be a desk in the
office occupied.
Griffith says. Hang up
"'TN Nem York ii tails too much onwhou and that I'm
tired of wasting time. ! need all of mine for pictures
Can you print this in the papers,
Eyes, if you like"
Griffith interrupts to say: They can't make it strong
enough. | am going to telegraph it myself. Tell New
York to quit talking; to hang up the receiver and go to
the nearest theatre that is showing Triangle pictures"
Goodnight"
TRIANGLE FILM CORPORATION.
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Total Dead In Min. Disaster %.

JouHsTowS. Pa, Feb. / -Thc total
dead In the explosion in the mine Of
the Jefferson and Clcarfcld Coal and
'oke Company at Ernest, Indiana county.
has reached twenty-five, Six Of the dead
are Americana
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ADMIRAL Benson pointed out that IN
war time. If an cneny blew up Brook
Ign bridge, battleships that might be
anchored AZ tn" BrooklNn navy yard
would then ho tightly bottled up because
there r. M means Of getting deep
draught ships INTO Long Island Sound
through Hell Gate. with the bridge
blocking the way o. any other obStruc-
ton making the present 80 fling route
impracticdhlc there would bc no way
% getting ships out of the ard.
Ia addition to the strategic impor-
lance Of tn. proposed thirty-iivc foot
channel. a thousand feet wide, cot Will.
lam VI Black, Tn" United States army
engineer office tn charge of tn. work
at tho New York district. told the COM
miitcc that tn" commercial advantages
ar. JUST a. important az improving the
river for military reasons. He pointed
out that much OF the valuable docking
space is now >alueless for deep dTaucht
ships.
Il IL estimated the Improvement ~
the Hell ,;d.c channel would require an
initial u Irritation OF $500. 600 and
that II would rcpuir" S1o.unn to reno.
'ueutics Reef and Diamond Rock Tn.
latter Improvements would smooth out
navigation difficulties off the Battery
and allow SIN or eight deep drausht
ships to lay up a. Piers I, &, \ and 10.
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Dock Commissioners Il a =. Smith
autographed the committo. a. follows
"Asid. from the questions Of national
defence which so strongly demand the
provision OF an East River channel for
an outlet TO til" west through Long
Island Sound. the commercial aspects
are extremely important.
ION the East River 'front.' from Will
iam~hurg bridge 20 f'orty-Jccond stree
there IS a stretch which il nearly two
miles long aud capable Of immediate"
development for tn" accommodation OF
~oceauEoiug vessels 80 soon as the Gov
NJ removes from the uaNiEahl"
waters tn" dangerous reefs and rock
shoals IN that ucichborhood. On this
stretch alone cighty-two steam vessels
could l." accommodated.
This is only ono Of the sections which
t. Of potential Ntlu" to foreign com
mere" and Is now paralI zed because
Of impossihili'y ~ access The BAY
Ridge channel cost the Government APP
proNimately $~2.Jn0.n 600. The total cost
Of the improvements at that point. hN
tho state 81 Sew York. the municipality
and by privately owned properties
mount to more than $50, "0", zoe.