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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Bullock Attacks
City's Land Deals
Asks Whitman to Investigate,
Charging Irregularities in
Purchases

William Bullock. director Of the Bu-
icau Of City Inquiry, An organization
opposed to the Mitchell administration
Yesterday sent an open letter to Gov
cInor Whitman requesting an invest
CATION Of tho Rookaway Park. Dream
land Park and other land purchases by
the CITY OF New York. Mr.. Bullock
alleged in his report on the Dream
land Park deal. inclosed TO the Gov
crnor. the same gross irregularities
which he charged in a former report
on the Rockaway Park purchase.
\ group Of Brooklyn land specu-
lators. OF which former state Senator
William II. Reynolds is the head Nh.
bullock alleges, made enormous profits
out of tho sale Of these properties to
the city. He charged Mayor Mitchell
and Controller Prondergast rs the
heads OF the city government. with
direct responsibility m these matters.
The Droar,land Park purchase has
not vet been completed by the city
although il decided 80 buy the property
s.N years ago and obtained an option
al 81 600. 600 at that time. An nNesu-
cation Of the value of the tract mas
been made by the municipal authorities
and the commission on awards mas not
vet decided what the price should nc
Bullock contends that the interest INC
CITY will have TO pay Mr.. Reynolds
besides the purchase price alreadN
amounts 20 S360.000 and IS increasing
AZ the rate Of 81. 1873 weekly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Legislature to Meet
Only in a Food Crisis
Governor Expects U. S. Action
to Answer for Law He
Didn't Get

Albany, May 13.-Governor WhItEs,'
IL became known to-day, has no lniti'
tion of calling an extra session Of f'
Legislature IL it can be avoided. Ne
gained everything he wished from "
lawmakers. except a food dictatorstln
While he was so anxious 10 pass 'h'
bill that he sent an emergency me-
sage on the last day OF the session hs
now believes the Federal goyernme1'
will take action that will sdequs'sy
handle the food situation. Only IN ea'e
il does not will an extra session e"n
be thought Of.
The special war committee Of ~
Legislature will, however, give seri,s
attention 20 the food situation. ~
leaders of both houses will meet dunhf
the week. when the Assembly memesn
will be appointed. The committee = .
confer with the FEDERAL authorize
study the proposed food dictstorsn1
bill and make Recommendations 70 vs..
Governor as to an extra session. !, os'
is called. While the friends oil ~
Governor are anxious 10 avoid an eAus
session. il is known Senator brot.
and other leaders still consider n's
legislative action should be taken "a
the food bill. This measure proylo,'
council OF three, named by the wv
ernor with the consent OF the senss'
70 have complete control OF 1000 p'''
duction and distribution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
News in Brief

Eighty French sailors and marines were
guests Of Henry Carpenter. proprietor OF a
hotel at Lynbrook. Long Island. who claims
TO be a relative Of Carpenter. the French
pugilist.
A spectacular blaze was witnessed by thou
sands when Toulouse in the middle OF the
New York Connecting Railways Bridge span
ming He'll Gate was consumed. Firemen were
unable 20 reach L with streams Of water from
the freboats.
\ spark from n dummy engine was found
by Fire Marshal Brophy 90 have started the
$500. 900 blaze which destroyed the plant OF
the Brooalyn Cooperagc Company and $4,000
barrels.
Annie Keogan. sixteen. and Helen Dono-
van. seventeen. missing from their hosre, for
more than four months. were found IN a
negro tenement at 1856 East Ninety-siSth
Street. Patrick Scott. negro. is under ar
rest in Harlem Hospital
John Sullivan. a chauffeur. ia being held on
a charge Of homicide pending an inquest into
the death Of his wife. Mary. found shot in
their home, at 352 East Forty-second Street
sullivan claims his wife shot herself acct
dcntaly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
He Charges That Tb.,
Knew Pittsburgh LIZ.
Co. Was Insolvent
acted in Good Faith
Alleges That He Susse,,.d
Methods to Put Concern
on Sound Basi.

Charges against the state ;nwr
departments Of New York and Pa.
sylvania were made yesterday By r..
oncc F. Brdseye, who, with n, -.
and others, has been indicted in p;,,.
burgh for the alleged wreckins =, -.
Pittsburgh Life and Trust Com,,,v
In a statement issued through g.,
afor James i. Foley. Martin " r,,.
ton aad G. /. Craig, counsel for -.
accused men, Mr. Birdseyc declared
that the Pittsburgh Life and T,o,.
Company had been practically in.ol
vent for years, and that this was know,
10 the insurance superintendent, a,
New YORK and Pennsylvania
lie charged that the two state il.
surance departments allowed the con
pany and the Washington Life In,B,.
ance Company an allied concern ;,
carry certain OF their assets at cro,,l,
inflated prices, 80 that the true Know.
edge of the practical insolvency a
the two companies might not becor,
known 20 the public
During this period OF practical i.
eoiyeney."- continued the ststem,,,
"the insurance departments OF BE-
states have sanctioned the writing u
tens OF millions Of dollars Of new !,
surance by the Pittsburgh Life nj
Trust Company. and have placed !,
jeopardy both the money and the Dos.
sibility Of obtaining further insursns,
by all new policyholders.
at nov seems as IL these depar,.
ments werc trying 10 unload their 70.
sponsibility for lack Of proper action
on Mr.. B.idsoyc and his friends
Mr.. Birdseye alleged that No eon.
suited with an insurance Official Of New
York State. and suggested a method
whereby tic company might be put or
a sound basis.
lie said that the things vhi,.
brought about his indictment in Pitt.
burgh had the approval Of the depa1
ments Of insurance of this state ar.
OF Pennsylvania.
"Mr. Birdseye throughout reads u,
statement. has acted in good fsii'.
which is confirmed by his repeated cor.
ferences with the New York lnsursru
Department.
"The one-sidodpess Of the Pernsg.
vania official presentation OF this M.
ter is emphasized by the criminal pfr
ceedings against five New YORK G.
rectors. while the six other direci,a
participating in the same acts and hr
ing exactly as much knowledge, BIZ
who live in Pittsburgh. Pre- left snmo.
Tested and urmentiored."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
International Thief
Hunted in S225,000
Jewel Robbery
Believed to Have Entered
F. H. Aliens Home in
Guise of Servant
By BRIGGS

The estimate Of 100000 placed on
the jewels which were stolen from the
home of Frederick II. Allen in Pei
ham Manor on Friday was revised yes
terday, the new figure being s22j00O.
Not only were Mrs. Aliens gems
taken. it was learned. but several
scarf pins belonging to her husband,
enc of which is valued at 1000.
II is believed that the thief was a
crook Of international reputation, who
gained entrance TO the house as a SER
want. Similar methods, the police say,
have been employed by him before.
1--WE have obtained no trace Of the
jewels so far" said Mr.. Allan yestcr-
day. after fixing the loss at s225.000
I'm fact. the robbery is very mysteri-
Gus.
1T occurred some time on Friday
] was on the reception committee TO
General Jofrc, and Mrs. Allen was
also in New York attending a recep-
ton to the French Commission.
The thief first visited Mrs. Aliens
room. where he forced open a dresser
in which she had placed some of her
Jewelry. From there he went 10 my
dressing room and opened a drawer
in my dresser with "A skeleton key and
took some of my scarf pins Most Of
my valuable jewelry had with me
in New York. don't care to say
much about the man we suspect. for
it might hamper the police"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Stage Mothers Feted
At Actors Fund Fair
Appear in Costumes from
Broadway Productions; Navy
Booth Well Attended

Mothers Day was celebrated AZ the
Actors Fund Fair in Grand Central
Palace yesterday by all Of the leading
stage mothers Of the current theatri-
sal season appearing in costume at the
navy booth. Chief among them were
Laurctte Taylor, as the mother in The
Harp of Life; Ruth Chester, of Turn
TO the Right; Louise Coleman, Of
Lilac Time; Isabel OMadigan, of
"The Bret; Matthilde Cottrelly. OF
Bosom Friends, Maude Turner Cor
don. of Nothing but the Truth, and
Mrs. Arliss. Of "Disrael;."
At the Friars' Theatre Charles Dill
bingham was in charge. calling for en-
tertainment from every Friar who
ventured within hailing distance.
Commander Grady. l. :. ~ and
Licutenants L. c. Mckinney and Wells
Hawkes. were in charge at the navy
booth. where the band from Brooklyn
navy yard gave concert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
British Boy Sailors
See New York Sights
Fifteen Lads Ashore First lime
IN Five Months

Fifteen young British sailors
tween the ages Of nf-een ara eighteen
,e, foot on land for thc first time IN
FIVE months yesterday, when they we're
given days leave rom the British
training ship Roxburgh and SHOWN 'n'
sights Of New York by committee
headed By Neville e. Higham' OF -
West Forty-fourth Street.
The blucjsckets left the snip a. ~
o'clock in the morning Climbing atop
an omnibus. they were taken up fiitn
Avenue as Jar as the Art Museum
The collection Of art objects inspected
the boys were taken for a stroh IN
Central Park. ntao
The party then went up RiversIoc
Drive 10 Grants Tomb; thence down
broadway to the Battery. or course,
Tho BOYS visited the Aquarium. ana
liked il. other sailors and visitors op-
served them as they walked through
Battery Park The day ended whom
after dining in the ballroom OF the
Hotel Majestic. the jackies raised an
American flag on the hotel roof
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
R0frano Asks
Governor to
Gust Swann
Continued from page l

charge of murder in the first degree
"for the purpose % procuring testi-
mony favorable to the prosecution and
that after Curica had given such testi-
mony at Rofrano's trial the indictment
was dismissed.
Charges Swami with Misconduct
Charges of maladminIstratlon and
misconduct also are based on the Dis
trict Attorneys appointment of assist
ants whom Rofrsno describes as in
efficient, incompetent and unfit per
sons" The two "incompetcnts' named
by Rofrano are George y. Brothers and
John r. Doolng, the two Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys who failed to convict
him of murder.
Rofrano asks that his charges be re-
ferred to George L. lngraham, who was
named as commissioner to receive the
charges made by the City Club against
District Attorney Swami. Copies OF the
charges probably will be served upon
the District Attorney to-day. Governor
Whitman would not comment upon
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
10000, in Tears,
See Rockies Off
For Plattsburg
Tune of Dolly Gray" Bids
Second Batch of Student
Officers Coodby

4 crowd at the Grand Central Termi-
nal last night bade farewell with
cheers and tears to New York's second
batch Of student officers as they start
cd, a thousand strong, for the training
camp at Plsttsburg.
Four special trains. the last ono
raced and beaten to the end Of the
platform by a bola.cd rookie with a
heavy blanket roll and do-or-dic OK
preston, carried the Plattsburgers
away. The first section LEFT at $40
and the others followed at intervals Of
a few minutes. There were in all
forty-fvc sleepcrs. assuring the men
comfortable nights rest on which to
start the first day Of their arduous
three month course of military sprouts.
The men began TO assemble at inc
Harvard Club. in Forty-fourth street
near Fifth Avenue. early IN the even
.ng. Many of them were members OF
the club. and found waiting time fully
occupied in saying farewell TO friends.
Captain Arthur +. Cosby, Of the
Military Training Camp ASSOCIATION
had engaged a band, behind which the
men marched away. A stop was made
at the Yale Club. where another de-
tachment was picked up.
Ranks were broken in the station.
and the men hurriedly sought out
friends and relatives.
Out Of the crowd arose volume
Of sound. contributed to by thousands
of lips moving rapidly in an effort TO
get a. many words as possible INTO
the last minutes, which all but drowned
out the band rs il blared forth pa
triotic and college airs. 1t was
crowd at first much given TO laughing
and gay chatter. but as the hands Of
the clocks moved ineXorably around
1t became gradually more solemn.
Good by. Dolly Gray" played the
band. and women who had heard the
same song in 1898 as the boys marched
away. and who remembered the boys
who didn't come back. wept openly.
These were the mothers. almost al
ways. The younger women, the wives
and sweethcarts and sisters, held a
better grip on their emotions at least
until after the brassy notes of assem-
bly, had echoed through the station
and brought the men on the run TO
the northeast corner, where their
blanket rolls and other luggage were
piled.
After the Plattsburg specials had
left a new crowd took the place OF the
old one a crowd come TO see the two
hundred or % Fort Madison-bound
rockies Of OF their own special at
1880. Except that the crowd was
smaller. numbering perhaps 1000, and
that the band was no longer on hand,
the scenes which attended the parting
of the Fort Madison men were about
the same as those witnessed earlier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14

tody Of the authorities. he reassertcd
the truth of his original statement
and said that Rofrano's brother, James
Rofrano. had induced him TO so TO
Newark and make the statement which
he said was false. II developed that
Curica was present NJ the time OF the
murder and il became the District At
torney's duty to present the facts m
volving Curica 20 the grand jury
which returned an Indictment against
him and another man who rs still a
fugitive from justice. After the 70
franc trial, upon which all the CYL
dence available. including Curica's
confession, was presented. the District
Attorney recommended Curica's dis
charge, setting forth in detail all the
facts
"The recommendation was approved
by Judge Delehanty. who thereupon
discharged Curica and other defend
ants i'm the same case. The use OF
Curica's name in connection with ko-
francs present charges Is significant
in view Of the fact that few weeks
after his discharge he was murdered
in Brooklyn.
"Rofrano's criticism OF Assistant
District Attorneys Brothers and Dool-
ing is not surprising. in view or the
fact that they conducted his prosecu-
ton. as it was their duty 70 do. Mr..
Brothers has been in the Office for the
last seven years. and was originally
appointed by Governor Whitman ana
retained by Mr.. Perkins and by me, and
has tried many of the most important
cases in the Office.
"Mr. Dooling i a lawyer of undoubt-
ed ability and unquestioned integrity
aud long experience at the bar. Both
Of these gentlemen arc not only com
potent but faithful and efficient public
officers
His charge of being a victim OF po-
litcal conspiracy is not new claim
for Rofrano. lie made the same charge
when he was accused of shooting the
eye out of little girl few years ago.
"On his trial he claimed that every
difficulty he ever got in was due to the
plots of his political enemies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Greenroom Club Benefit
One-Act Play by Langdon Nc
Cormick Proves Effective

Tine Greenroom Club last night
gave its annual public performance, at
the Aston Theatre. the programme in
Guiding three hitherto unproduced one
act plays. These were "Under the Full
Moon" BY Langdon Mccormick; "The
Sanctuary" by Roland Burke Hen
messy. and safety First" By Willard
Bowman. The best Of these was Mr..
McCormick's play. which is an excel
lent little drama. acted By four men.
a long list of we'll known entertain
crs also sppea-,d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Community Chorus
Rehearses Folksongs
More Than 1000 Prepare for
Mammoth Concert

More than 1000 members OF New
Yorks Community Chorus TANNED
Carnegie HALL last night at rehearsal
of old familiar folksongs and patriotic
airs in preparation for the mammoth
concert 10 be given in the Hippodrome
during the national conference on
community music. which will be held
on Nav 81 and June |.
Harry Barnhart. leader OF the chorus,
announced that rehesrsals would be
held in the High School Of Commerce,
in West Fifty-sixth Street, every Tues
day evening until the national confer
cnce convenes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Ouakers to Discuss
Attitude on Draft
Many Friends Will Go to War
if Asked by Government,
Says Minister

The attitude which members Of the
Society of Friends will adopt toward
the war and selective CONSUMPTION will
be discussed at the yearly meetings Of
both the orthodox Quakers of New
York and the lIicksite Quakers TO be
held two weeks hence.
II speak for myself only" said Eliza
beth +. ". lloag. one OF the ministers
Of the Friends Meeting in Rutherfurd
Place yesterday. but find young
Friends have not made up their minds
". VI. Jackson. one Of our aged Friends
said 90 me the other day he feared only
a few Friends would stand by the old
Quaker peace conviction. All others
Will go TO war If asked by the govern
ment TO do so. hardly think any will
enlist. but they will not stand out
against the government
Many Of the leaders are planning am
bulance RELIEF work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Sons of Veterans Hold
Service for Civil War Deao

Memorial services for the solder, -, -.
sailor, killed ia the Civil War we're ns - 81
terday afternoon AZ the Soldiers ana ~.
Monument. Eights ninth street sna ais
side. Drive. under the auspices OF tne e..
Association Of Camps and AuNili@fie''
OF Ve'crsan5. 4. ;. \. 80. g.
Addresses were delivered ~ tn@'r he
sherman. past commander in chief Of -,
sons Of Veterans: {. +. Boyd. chsi,,nso =, \,
the Memorial Committee. G. A. X oo,v'ip
Preside Marcus NJ. Marks and "i'l''"
Wadhams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Children to Till Soil
Henry St. Settlement to Direct
Work at Mahopac Falls

The East Side children who go to the
Henry Street Settlements summer
camp at Mshopac Falls this year will
not only enjoy rural outing. but will
come back trained truck farmers. In
cooperation with the National Emer-
gency Food Garden Commission. the
settlement will give the children prac-
teal WORK in the cultivation Of large
garden tract.
The produce will go to the boys and
girls who cultivate the tract. Each
child will be assigned a small plot, TO
which he or she will give four or five
hours work day. There will also be
lectures on various agricultural topics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Italian Mission Leaves
For Capital Conferences

The Italian mission to the United
States, which has had its headquarters
at the Waldorf-Astoria in comparative
quiet for the last few days, left yester-
day morning for Washington. The
members OF the mission will confer
with the President and the heads of de-
partments, as did representatives of
the British and French MISSIONS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Mexican Unions Plan
international Congress

Mexico City. May l2.-The labor
unions of Mexico are preparing TO ar
range an international congress OF
workmen Of the United States, Central
and South America to discuss affairs
affecting the workingmen of this con-
tinent and TO establish the attitude
they will take in the great world ques-
lions The Mexican unions hope 20 ar
range for the congress 10 meet IN
Mexico
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
What Is Going on To-Day

r-.a sSu,sslo, 20 the American Museum o. -.
raj HIuoy. Van Cortlandt Pax Nnss, ,..
can Museum Of SAFETY and ne Nih."y MIS-.
Coay-ltlOn o. the Nrionsl A~ocihN
gsctufer. waldorf Astoria. AZ de. S,cisy,
waldorf Asiella. n a. M nah Ynelrf
MsetIg a. The Daughter " INC h'
Hotel Eiiimorr . Oh. ,,. p,trslnss <
Needing u the Assc-iAiiou ~ Neme
Pgbiie sshao's waldorf Asioris W.
Needing o. he Certified Public A''V''
nuff Astoria q. ~. ~ lsA
Mestug ~ the hN)iAnh HS'ep
waldorf Astoria. 8. 10 -, y.ef VA
Mesiirg - the ohio sccieiy Z" ~
COZ A'' ,,,a..,, under the auspices q ~ Va
ssrei Corbln AuslliAo. No. 81. q sAsr,a.
county RED Cro.s. North frobiiof'aA'
vs.,ins OF IN. sni1y q Medical JafhF'S
N West f<ty third street. 70 IN. rxls
PubllS lecture b. Joseph n. san -. >gs
About the fnquisition At the Ncm's" r..stg
court % hesda0.rsrs u ne roh.ss y
Association. IS East Torsy-nnt sues| ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
20 Shots Fired
At Jersey Sentry
Guard at Railroad Bridge Re-
turns Fire; Second At
tack in a Week

Washington. \. J., May l3.- Twcnty
or more shots were fired from ambush
las, night At sentry guarding rail
road bridge a. Buttscvillc by three men.
AN Of whom made their escape None
o. the shots took effect
The sentry returned the fire. and de-
clares ne saw one % his assailants
fall. Before he could reach the spot,
however. the other two men had lifted
their companion into wagon and es-
capped
The sentry was member OF Com
psny II, 4th Regiment. y. G. y. J. II
was the second attack made on Guards
mes AZ Buttseyille within week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Concert Marks Anniversary
of Sholem Aleichems Death

Observing the wish expressed 10 ~
will. .hc Jews Of New York yes'eIosi,
commemorated the first anniversary =
the death OF Sholem Aleichem' y.
"Yiddish Mark Twain with eone''
NJ the Manhattan Opera House. ~
IL vas the desire of the famous Nv
dish humorist. whose funeral was ~.
OF the most remarkable ever helo -
this city. that the Jews laugh va ~,
they think Of him. Accordingly =.
friends arranged TO carry out ms VIZ ~.
Among those who appeared at me 81.
cert were Macmillan Pilzer vlon",,s
Samuel Goldenberg. Yiddish se'0'' ~
Mischa Levitzky, pianist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Anti Mitchell Men Consider
Candidates Tonight

The Business Mems League. an anti
Mitchell organization formed TO elee; a
business man as Mayor this fall, will
be addressed tonight by Bird s. Golfer
at % East Forty-second Street. A
meeting OF the committee on candi
dates will be held before the speaking
begins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
State Police Deputy Named
Majo Chandler Chooses p. E.
Barbour, of Yonkers
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Albany. May b. After a long con-
ference with Governor Whitman Major
George Fletcher Chandler, superintend-
ent OF state police, to-day announced
the appointment Of Perry T.. Barbour.
OF Yonkers, as his deputy. Major
Chandler has had many applications
from ex-policemen.
Barbour is civil engineer of wide
experience in Mexico. Nevada and New
Mexico. is editor of "Thc Engineering
and Mining Journal of America" and q
member of the Engineers Society Of
America. He has been an officer in the
coast artillery and the 22d New York
Fnglneers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Gas Kills Bronx Politician

Michael u. Kennedy. thirty-eight
years old. prominent in politics in The
Bronx and an official in the Master
Plumbers Association. was found dead
yesterday in his home. 1859 Lorillard
Place. by his wife. He had been as
phyxated by gas escaping from a let
which it is believed he accidentally
turned on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Sunday 10 Talk at Luncheon

Mr.. Sunday Will speak to-day az I
o'clock at n luncheon given at the Hotel
executive committee of the William A.
Sunday Evangelistic Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14

Bob lngersoll said. That damned
stuff you call alcohol and Bob told
the truth. thank God, for once in his
life" said Mr.. Sunday. Say, Bob was
a good scout"
One OF the spectacular features Of
the afternoon meeting was the arrival
- 500 residents Of the Bowery. some
@, them stiil radiaung an aroma OF
alcohol. under ,hc leadership OF rep
lescntatiycs OF the McAulcy Water
street Mission. At the first call for
trail hitters members Of the Bowery
delegation rushed toward Mr.. Sunday
ard graspcd his hand.