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Evening star., 1916-08-27

NE sees from time to time in
m ~ the daily newspapers a notice
N " to the effect that an examina
~ ton will be held by the civil
service commission for such a highly
technical position as chief statistician
for vital statistics, or of an explosive
chemist, or assistant epidemiologist.
leather chemist or a master steel maker.
And one occasionally pauses long
enough in the casual reading to wonder
how the civil service commission. with
all it's experience in getting at the best
of the gray matter of poor humanity
in its task of filling all grades and kinds
of positions under the government,
meets this phase of its work.
Does 1t strike d snag WHEN it is called
a mineral techno1ogist for the bureau
Of mines. or rate the papers of physi
cal metal!urgist for the Navy Depart
ment, or a senior draining engineer for
the Department of Agriculture? Or does
it fly up in the air upon. being asked
by the War Department to provide it
with an aeronautical engineer?
Not bit of it. The United States
government is not often caught nap
ping, and that guardian of the efficiency
of it's service the civil service commits
sion, has never yet lost it's power or
poise. no matter how difficult the posi-
tion it has been called upon to fill, and
{ no matter how many new and highly
technical posts the expansion of the
government, with the growth of it's sci
entific bureaus has opened. The times
are rare when the civil service commits
sion has not been able to find the right
man for the place seeking him.
One of the latest requirements sub
mitted to the commission in the way
of a specialist was for a man to fill
the position of valuation analyst for
the interstate commerce commissio on,
the salary offered being $1,000. Some
of the duties of this highly technical
post is to compile data and to prepare
complete, concise, logical reports upon
valuation subjects. and to analyze, edit
tions of the division of valuation From
the civil service examination it was
desired to secure eligibleS with spe-
cial qualifications for this work in
mon carriers.
~
What has the civil service done to
equip itself to provide for this great
and growing band of specialists which
an expanding government and the ex-
igencies of the time have necessitated
to carry on the work of the Depart
ments? The governments business Is
as broad as human endeavor. the COM
mission being called upon to hold more
than four hundred different kinds of
examinations year to meet it's needs.
For a special examination of experts
called for by the government, and
whose salaries range from about $4,000
upward, the civil service commission
does not call for the usual assembled
examination of candidates as for the
ordinary appointments for the service.
It makes its announcements of the posi-
tions to be filled. and candidates for
examination respond. The non-as-
senbled examination consists of a
thorough investigation of the expert
ence, training, education and fitness of
all the applicants, sometimes combined
with a consideration of a thesis or their
published works, and the composite
Evening star., 1916-08-27

4
At Bryans point United States Ssh
hatchery was established in 1852, it
having been removed in that year from
Fort Washington, where it was estab-
lished in 1880. This hatchery has con-
tributed. and will continue to contri-
butte, its share to the important work
of restoring and conserving the fish
cries of the United States, and last
spring, as result of the operation OF
this hatchery, there were liberated in
the Potomac river 63. 200 shad and
152,335,000 yellow perch.
To the Rambler it has long seemed
prudent and appropriate that the gov
ernment select this site on the Potomac
for a fish hatchery, for in those days
when men fished recklessly and with
out thought for the future, when they
looked on fish as inexhaustiDle, and
long before the fish commission or the
bureau of fisheries entered upon the
work of replenishing the fish supply
and educating the people against wan
ton waste of their cheapest and great
est source of animal food, Bryans
point. or Bryans fishing shore, was one
of the great fisheries Of the Potomac
river.
is named was William Bryan, whose
big frame house. with heavy outside
brick chimneys. was called Bryan Hall
He is buried in the holy acre OF
st. Mary's Catholic Church at Piscata-
way and his tombstone is inscribed
William Bryan of Richard. born 9th
December. 1887. died 18th June, 1853
Close to this tomb is another which
is inscribed Richard H. Bryan, born
7th March. 1927. died July 1st, 1861
These were father and son and they
died of cholera, 1853 being one of the
Cholera years" in Washington and
it's eighborirg-country. Buried in this
lot is the widow of William Bryan OF
Richard, who lived to a great age and
died some time in 1895. Her maider
name was Susannah Lanham.
William Bryan bought a number OF
large farms and also bought this fish.
ing shore, probably from the Marshl
family. He had a large family. The
first son was Richard. The second wa.
Pliny. who at the outbreak of the civil
war entered the Confederate service
rose to a position on the stan Of Gen
Evening star., 1916-08-27

In the political sense the connecting
link between Cuba and the American
territory of Porto Rico. and prospective
ly of the Danish West Indies. is not
Evening star., 1916-08-27

E1HE treaty for purchase of the
III Danish West Indies has raised
some of the old questions about
q manifest destiny in the Carib-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
HOSPITAL CASE A MYSTERY.
Mrs. Jennie de Grasse Nonahxn
suffers strange Injuries.

Mrs. Jennie de Grassr Monahan,
daughter of the late George Barclay
Ward Of Huntington. l.. l.. and great
granddaughter Of Admiral dc Grasse,
who VA W~ashington's ally in the R.vo-
lutionary war. was taken to Harlem Hos
pital yesterday afternoon suffering from
a fracture of the skull, two i~iscolorei
eyes and decorations of the face. The
conflicting stori, she told Of her injurie.
led the Fourth Branch dotsctiN e. to St.
an investigation. At first she said -
had been attacked by two men at l25th
street and Eighth avenue Later sh,
said she had fallen on the ley sidewalk.
Mrs. MOnahan WAS disinhcriteI by her
father because Of drunkenness. II was
charged at the time she brought action
to contes, Ms will. She has been com
mitted frequently to Blackweil's Island
on similar charges, Tuesday night she
went to u" home of Mrs. Mary Whelp
of 2O3 West I35h street. whose son she
married in 1885, lie later divorced her.
Mrs. Whclp refused her admission and
she went away. Shortly before midnight
she returned, suffering from "A number OF
injuries, Mrs. Whelp took care of her
until the was sent to the hospital
at the advice OF III, Stiles of 2lS West
l3Sth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
MARCH STORM
DROPS BY FOR A CALL
Disturbance From the West Is
Formed Of Rain. Hail.
Slcct and Snow.

This may he a phenomenal March
A few more inches added IN IN" snowfall
which wa slightly under three
inches. will make the month d record
breaker in SNOW depos.;. The Weather
Bureau predicted rain or snow for last
night. u ii came ahead Of the schedule.
and il was not strictly rain or snow. hut
all the meteorological varieties of incipi-
cnt spring-rain. hail. sleet and snow.
The disturbance that caused the trouble
was frst observed by the f~orecasters On
TUESDAY morning Over the Rocky Noun
tain slope. north -. Denver. Il acquired
a sudden speed and headed in tins di-
~rsction, giving work for the snow re-
moves and incidentally blocking trolley
traffic IN all the boroughs 1t Mas "A soft
snnw, falling to earth in a temperature
Of from 30 to 80 degrees without the
vitality OF = real winter visitation. 1t
may have been the las; EFFORT of winter
tn linger in the lar u spring. much to
the distress of the gent. girl, who
might prefer "A younger person on the
job.
Tho storm centre was of Nantucket
last night. after passing south OF these
boroughs. and IL looked Ia the local
prophets as II the winter had almost
gone. They studied their reports from
stations all over the land and part ~
the sea and said that th.' day shou!
be cloudy, with northwest gales. and
that tomorrow should be fair Maybe
the prophets are right, hut this ~
March
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
REALTY EXPERTS TO DECIDE.
Technical Point Arises IL Annex
Homes Fraud Case.

Evidence taken At the trial of Mrs.
Matilda Francolini and her sister. Rose
HALEY. Yesterday before Justice Shearn
In the supreme Court. Criminal Term,
showed the loose business Methods etn-
ployed in their Annex Homes corpora
ton. Both women are charged with the
larceny OF S1.i60 from Mary Steen. a
seyenty-four-year-old servant. who swore
that she had given the money 10 the de-
PENDANTS for Investment in first mort
cages.
The defendants ON the witness stand
swore that they sold To- the old servant
stock in the Annex Homes. lne.. and not
u mortgage. a. alleged.
John NJ. Wheeler ~ Waterbury. Conn.
a former ~bookkeeper for the company.
was called by the prosecution. lie ad-
stubs often showed overdrafts OF from
90 the bills payable. II vas u custom
OF the defendants 20 borrow one on
notes. he said. many Of which he ear
ried He also had control Of pawn
tickets thai represented advances made.
Mr.. Wheeler recalled that the prop
erty controlled by the company in Har-
rison and Manaroneck had been looked
over by real estate experts and tina; the
assessment rolls were later consulted.
After this the book value ~ the stock
was raised from SlO0 to $3.50 "A share.
lie was no, certain hat the true valua-
ton of the property warranted such in
crcases. Real estate experts Will he
called 10 settle his point. The o,se may
he sen, to the jury this afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
BEEF STEW ORDERS PLACED.
Deliveries 20 Run About H.~OO.O 900
Cans u Week.

Nor" than quarters Of tu' a. der
tor Guu, uIt'. uhn ans Of beef stew for the
British army given 10y the EritIsh Gov
m" Ia the Imperial tanneries. Ltd.
Of canada has been apportioned among
various packing and supply houses in
this country and Canada, The contracts
have been arranged at n price of SIS
"A dozen one bound cans delivered At
Montreal The deliveries will run at the
rate Of $500 .our cans "A week
The goo. Goa. 00o pounds 81 beef Which
Will be required VIII be supplied iN Sulz-
berger Il 60. Swin & 90 and Armour
& Co. Eighty per cent. Of the can husi-
among subsidiaries OF the American can
Company and the remainder - to 20 to
the Wheeling Can Company
of the total number OF cans ordered
26t,5o0 ave been contracted for with
the fly. firms who formed the Imperial
canncri-s. Ltd. and We're parties to the
original contract. The Colonial Packing
Company OF Philadelphia. one Of these
ii,". will handle l25. 0o0. 900 cans, me
contract calls for the fulnllmrnt of~h"
order within a year. or AZ the Isto ~
$500, 0o0 cans "A week.
The agreement in the rieinal contract
calls for a deposit of cash 10y the British
Government before - date which has not
heen given out II is known that this
deposit has not vet been made ana it Ia
understood that the corporation is wait
ing action in regard to IL. The London
Guarantee IN Accident Company, Ltd %.
OF London is surety on the bond FOR the
contract.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
Continued from First Page.

have an autopsy performed on his faith
er's body.
ON Friday, March II. the will of John
f.. Peck was filed in Grand Rapids for
probate. The bulk Of his estate. valued
at 81, zoo. 900. was left to his son. Percy
:. Peck. II TO his daughter. Mrs. Clara
Louise Peck waite. a codicil. written
in New York on March o. provided for
"A $4,000 bequest to Warren W. Waite,
the father of ~. Waite.
Attempts made in Grand Rapids yes
terday to interview Mrs. Waite were un-
availing.
In the general course of the inyestiga-
ton and while questioning all persons
who might he supposed to know OF the
circumstances under which Mr.. and Mrs.
Peck died Judge Swami had an interview
with DR.. Waite. and has arranged to
have another. Judge Swami learned that
Or. waite. a graduate Of the dental col
lege OF the University Of Michigan. had
never practised dentistry in the United
States; that Or. Waite had no set occu-
patton. and that he was studying voice
culture, elocutiop and French. German
and Italian.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
SW ANN ACTS ON STRANGE
DEATH OF RICH COUPLE

Dr. Waite is 90 years old. He was
graduated from the dental college OF me
University of Michigan in the spring OF
1909. Subsequently he took "A year >
course In dentistry at the University OF
Glasgow and then. he told Judge swami
went to South Africa for several years.
where he made $4,000 and invested IN
two farms in British East Africa. THESE
farms are now in charge OF a foreman
named Steyn.
He married Clara Louise Peck in
Grand Rapids on September ?. 1915. the
Rev. DR.. wishart performing the cere-
mony. On January 1. 1915. DR.. and
Mrs. Waite took an apartment at the
Coliseum. at Riverside Drive and 1lGth
street. At the time Of the marriage.
Judge Swami was informed. Or. and
Mrs. Waite received a present OF $6.ooO
from Miss Peck. her aunt, who lives at
the Park Avenue Hotel.
DIR. Waite was arraigned In the York
VILE police court yesterday charged
with violating the automobile speed law.
A policeman at Madison avenue and
Fifty-ninth street decided on Tuesday
afternoon that Dr. Waite was driving too
fast. In court DR.. Waite declined to adj
init the charge and the case was post
poned until to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
PRENDERGAST ASKS
BRIDE TALE ACTION
CONTINUED from First Page

OF the law should he used by you to see
out. to the end that at least the dead will
he saved from any undue ~prolongation OF
this unm.rited %opprobrium' ! say un-
merited opprobrium. because there is not
a man who served in the Board of Esti-
mate with Mayor Gaynor who does not
believe that these structures are false.
and ! am certain that they will ulti-
mately be resented by every manly nan
in this community.
III Mayor iaynOr were TO walk into a
u. citing of the Thompson committee
think we would then see n demonstration
of intellectual force over brute instinct
which would settle these charges for. yer.
Il therefore most earnestly ask that
YOU will take immediate c%ognizance OF
the charge made by the Evening Journal
and present this matter to the Grand
Jury"
Perley Morse, accountant for the
Thompson committee, said yesterday
that his Investigations indicate to him
that President Theodore l.. Shonts Of the
InterborouRh has now or has had ac-
counts with five banking and brokerage
houses other than G. d. BARNEY 4 Co,
as he has testified before the committee
| He refused to make public the NAMES OF
| tn. SO bankers and brokers
Frank Moss, counsel for the commit.
tee, said yesterday that an investigation
of tn. late Mayor Gaynor's letter files In
the city Hall had revealed "A great deal
| OF correspondence with Mr.. Shonts. BE,
| You'd making this assertion Mr.. Moss said
that he could make nothing public until
| the report OF the Investigators IL laid be-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
WAVES ALIMONY TO
HELP RIVALS BABY
Mrs. James Pappas Tells Court
All She Wants Is
Divorce.
WILL WORK FOR A LIVING

Mrs. Christina Pappas. wife Of James
Pappas. an importer Of Oriental tobac-
cos. in seeking a divorce informed JUS
tice Gavegan In the Supreme Court yes
terday that she did not desire any ali.
mOny. Although she IL compelled to
work for her own living. she says. she
knows that her husband is the father Of
a child by the woman who took her
place.
II do not desire 10 deprive the inno-
cent child of what might be necessities"
she added. ''bv obtaining an order for
alimony in this case"
The wife's ~forbearance appeat ed In an
order issued by the Justice directing
Pappas 10 pay $50 counsel fees to the
wife. and around that order came the
narrative.
Until the European wal began Pappas
enjoyed a good income by the importa-
ton of tobacco from Turkey and Greece.
lie and his wife were married November
II. 1912. and have no children. They
lived together until July :. 1914 In her
"ai'aNh ma "ppaS EhsF
AT that time. July :. 1914. the de-
PENDANT took into his home . woman
whose name Is unknown 10 me. and re-
sided there with her as man and wife.
Your deponent Is informed that the
defendant has introduced this woman as
his wife n that sh" Is generally 50 Con
sidered M his place " residence. 32i
West Twenty-ffth street. Manhattan. A
child has been born to said defendant
and the woman with whom he lives.
I'm view of these circumstances your
deponent desires to he relieved of the
burden Of the marriage contract. She IL.
however. Of sufficient physical strength
and mental understanding to earn her
own living and therefore does not de-
sire to deprive the child Of defendant Of
what migh: be necessities hy now ask
ing for alimony.'
In her affidavit sAe adds that she
feels that she should not he called upon
TO pay counsel fees and other expenses.
Mrs. Pappas said aftcrward Il hold no
III feeling against the defendant, AL
though She has wronged me bitterly"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
SUIT TO KEEP WATER PURE
kiIItnu of WohRnsic Biiis Forces
coy to Appeal to Court.

The Legislature having refused 10
consider the measures introduced by
Senator Wagner for the r,mov. of the
Mohansic State Hospital and the New
York state Training school for boys
from the crotou watershed. Corporation
Counsel Hardy intends TO press the suit
for an injunction begun last November,
by which il IL hoped that further work
on these two institutions can he stopped.
At the time the suit was started the
Acknowledgement asked for an ad-
journment To give the Legislature "A
chance 10 protect the city by removing
the institutions. II WAS accordingly
stipulated that either side should moi
move IN the matter until the Legislature
had acted.
THE Legislature has acted adversely
10 the city-aud ] shall therefore bring
the case on At once said Mr.. Hardy
yesterday,
He must give ten DAYS notice to tho
Acknowledgement. II will he commended
that the revenues of the city will bo
curtailcd by the pollution OF its drinking
water and that by polluting the supply
the State Is depriving the city Of ito
property without due process Of law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
SOUND LINER MAINE
SMASHES FERRYBOAT
The Clinton. Veteran Of the
Civil War. Victim Of East
River Crash.

The BILE .erry boat Clinton OF
the Union Ferry Company. which served
her country az the United States steam
ship Commodore Morris In the civil war,
was badly bumped in the East River
yesterday afternoon by the Fall River
Line steel steamship Maine. Her rails
were ripped on and a section Of the
cabin on the BORT quarter was gouged
out, but she will be able to continue her
long honorable career after repairs
costing about $1,000 are made. The able
bodied Maine WASH, hurt At all, and
proceeded On her way to New Haven
after a few minute delay.
shortly after the Maine, carrying
about n dozen passengers aud "A big
cargo OF freight, LEFT Pier IS on the
Manhattan shore. the Clinton poked her
nose ont of the Fulton street slip. Brook
I'm. and started for Fulton street. New
York. \ heavy ebb tide wac running
al the time. " g Maine went south OF
the usual ferry line path to swing around
for her run up tho East River. and as
she Strengthened out Capt. Oscar .Andro-
vette. skipper Of the ferryboat. blew his
whistle In signal that he would cross
her bows. The tide. however. pushed
hard gains the ferry boat. and Capt.
Hardy Of the Maine was unable to avoid
what happened. The sharp nose of the
steamship sliced into the old fighters
woodwork aft and made "a nice pile OF
ending wood.
The footing OF the whistles stirred the
blood Of Patroiman Hegsted and his
crew OF Iiarbor As launch No. 3. then
cruising off the navy yard looking for
excitement. and Il y sent The launch
alongside the f~errybodt in jig time. As
none of the few passengers aboard were
hurt. the marin" police had little To do
except dig up detail of the smash for a
report 10 headquai srs.
There were twelve teams on the ferry
boat two or three horses were
III own or their balance. hut they soon
righted themselves.
cap. Bedell. superintendent OF the
'nion Ferry company. ordered the Gin
ton out OF commission and sent her to
the repair docks at the foot OF atlantic
avenue.
The Main" 302 feet long and was
built AZ Wilmington. Del. IN 1891. The
clinton was bull III this city in 1862.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
WIFE TELLS ABOUT
THEFT OF HER LOVE
Mrs. M%cCandlcss Testifies in
Husbands $4,000 Suit
for Her Affections.
G. j. LOZIER. DEFENDANT

PATERSON. N. j.. March 22.-The suit
OF Robert McCandless. a contractor Of
S29 East Twenty-second street, Pater-
son. gains Cyrus J. Lozier. "a director
Of the Ridgefeld Park National Bank,
for $4,000 for alienation Of Mrs. Me-
Candless's affections. furnished sur
priscs to-day for n packed court room.
Mrs. McCandless. after telling Of her
early acquaintance with Lozier, testi-
fed about an occurrence in "a Far Rock
away hotel. where she was staying with
her two nearly grown children and
where Lozier also occupied a room.
That was in 1909. and she told Of other
trips she and Lozier made to hotels in
New York and other places during the
next three years.
Iozier, she said. told her that her
husband was friendly with other
women. but finally he became suspicious
and she confessed. MIR. and Mrs. McCand-
less are stil living together. though
the papers In the suit were filed last
summer
Soon after Mrs. McCandless confessed,
Sidney Turner. IL court st~enOgraphei,
testified. he was employed by IA private
detective agency to listen on a tapped
telephone wire in her home and take
down I'M: he heard.
Turner testified he heard u CONVERSE
ton between Lozier and Mrs. McCand-
less which lasted thirty-ive minutes. IN
which Mrs. McCandless recalled TO Lo-
zier's memory various occasions whei
they had been together at hotels. Turner
was In a room next to Mrs. McCandless,
he testified. and McCandless listened on
the same wire from the cellar.
The case will continue tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23
WIDOWS DEATH CAUSE
OF CORONER'S ACTION
Reputcd Rich. Mrs. Ring Died
Suddcnly-DOctOr Says
From Heart Disease.

Coroner Patrick Riordan yesterday
afternoon ordered a postponement of the
funeral OF Mrs. Emma Ring of 1913 West
Eightieth street. n eixty-year-old widow,
and an investigation into the cause OF her
death. The action WAS taken, II was
said, after the Coroner had received an
message over the telephone
warning him hat the death OF the
woman was suspicious,
Mrs. Ring was tue widow o!
Charles Ring, a Consolidate Exchange
broker. ana was believed to have in.
heritei between $500, O00 and $500. 900.
She lived alone in her apartments most
OF the time until recently. when she took
George Sirang as q boardcr. He. how
ever. knew little OF her private Affairs,
One of the tenants, Mrs. Emma Bailey.
told the police last night that Mrs. Ring
had complained of being bled' for
money by some one. and thai she had
recently sold a bone for $7oO. giving the
money To "a person with whom she anne
into daily contact
Mrs. RiuG died last Tuesday morning.
According to Sirang. she appeared in
good health at breakfast. but succumbed
three hours later. Dr. Thomas Kenyon
OF 81 West Seventy-second street. who
had been attendin,. her. received a tele-
',honc call from her about 10 a. NJ, and
went to her Tome. She had been suffer
ing from angina pectoris. ne said. and
had had another attack. lie treated her
ami urn 20 his office Upon arriving
there he received word that Sh, had died
The 6ilisioian reported the death - from
natural causes and a burial certificate
was is-utd.
pr Kenyon. Mrs. Bailey said. had been
mentioned by Mrs. Rim as her executor.
The doctor said the widow estate was
ovcrrated. He did not believe that sh'
nad more han $4,000 or $4,000. In this
view he was confirmed by John J
Quencer OF 277 Broadway. the ~onan's
lawyer.
An autopsy will he held to-day