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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
BRITISH TANK AND GIG GUNS
IN PROCESSION,

Thirty bands OF music. British
tank, several big guns from the fight
ing front, soldiers, sailors, nurses,
Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts. plain citi-
zcns. thousands upon thousands of
fags--these are Just few Of the fea-
lures that will give New Workers. a
renl thrill on Wednesday. The pa
rsdc Is scheduled to start from Fifth
Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street at
II o'clock
Mayor Mitchell Issued proclamation
to-day calling upon the people OF the
city 10 observe Liberty Day" and
surpass the proud achievement at the
time OF the first loan.
More particularly" the proclama-
tIon concludes. ~ call upon the people
OF New York 10 heed the words of
our President and TO cooperate with
the Liberty Loan Committee acting
for tho Second Federal Reserve Dis
trict In every possible respect. The
CITY Government will do all In It's
power to mako possible the partici-
patton OF Municipal employees in the
celebration OF oct. "a, Liberty Day"
1t Is my strong hope and my earnest
request that our citizens generally
join with heart, voice and purse In the
same celebration"
There will no sessions In the Su-
preme Court here on "Wednesday.
The entire bench. composed OF twen-
ty-four justices, decided this after
noon 20 adjourn tho courts and to use
the services of all court attaches in
working TO make tho Liberty Loan a
success.
| The various offices atta ched to the
Surrogate's Court Of New York
| County Will also bo closed
Wall Street from Broadway 70 tho
stock Exchange was thronged at ,
o'clock this afternoon with peopl,
watching for the arrival OF former
President William Howard TAFT. whC
was to address great Liberty Lonr
rally there. The eurbs on both olde
we're lined with soldiers from Govern
or's Island and sailors from tn
Brooklyn Navy Yard, who kept cleA
passage for the Taft party.
All the leading bankers had beer
invited and most Of thom came. Th
Seventh Regiment Band furnishe,
music and the Homo Defense Leagu
acted as ushers.
This evening a monster rally vii
be held In Cooper Union for the for
eign born OF New York. Men o
nationwide repute will speak.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
AMERICAN FLYER KILLED
IN BATTLE WITH GERMANS
Mother Gets News of Death OF
Roger Novel;. Lieutenant in
British RoYal COrpS.

HoLLDAYSRURG. Pa. oct. 22--
Mrs Delhis Novel; OF Holldaysburg
last night received cablcEram an
nouncinE the death Of her son. Roger
q fret lieutenant In the Rrlu,h Rovnl
flying Corps, la an aerial duel on
oct 10.
Three British planes attacked a sim
liar number of German machines over
enemy territory The Combat was
waged during r dense foR and when
the mist cleared away. Lieut. Novel;
and his machine were rI.ssing.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
Marine Trades Council Attacks
mitchell.

At meeting Of the Marine Trades
Council OF Now York. of which ". l..
Dickson 10 President ana George wal
lace Secretary. resolutions were adopted
condemninE Mayor Mitchell and Comp
the American nng IN the campaign. FOR
Garyizing the schools, FOR their eStray.
aGance and waste OF the city's funds
and for their ignoring the many re-
quests Of working people" The Council
Endorsed Hylan. Craig and Smith.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
APPROVED BY COMMITTEE
HEADED BY THE MAYOR.

A special committee of which
Mayor Mitchell. then president Of the
Board Of Aldermen. was chairman
approved the purchase OF this site
for sl.225.OOO.
An option was taken by the city at
this price. The Condemnation Board
returned an award or Sl.c50.O00 and.
despite the fact that this was SEC, 900
higher than the option which the city
held, the land was purchased for the
award figures When this fact wRt
brought out by the inquiry Comp.
troller Prendergast Issued a state.
ment In which he declared that n
would actually have cost the city
more II the land was taken at the
option price, because the Interest
would have been far greater than
that on on the award.
The actual distribution Of the
$4,000 In which Reynolds had the
Nwo-fifths interest occupied days ot
sne Grand Jury inquiry. Tho inrre,
we're paid In separate checks OF $1,000
and $4,000. Two of these chocks
we're missing when demand was
made upon Bailey to produce them
The missing checks totallcd SIS. 900
Another odd feature OF tho diviSior
81 this $4,000 fund is that two o
the shares have never been paid and
are still held by the Title Guarante,
and Trust Company.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
DISTRIBUTING 100000
TO 437 HEIRS BEFORE COURT
Hetty Green Had Life Interest in
Howland Estate, on Which
Arguments Begin To-Day.

TAUNTON. Mass. oct. 22.-The
question OF the method OF distributing
the 81 .OOO,O 900 estate OF Sylvia Ann How
land. in which the late Mrs. Hctty
Green had a life interest. was before
The full bench OF the Supreme Court for
argument here to-day 4 dozen or
more cases mad precedence on tn" dock
ct aud II was not expected that argu-
meuts would begin until late to-day.
Whether the estate shall he dlvid, q
into eleven or forty.f five parts was the
principal question 20 be decided by the
court. whose decision. 10 be- handed
down probably in December. viii affect
lJ7 heirs living In all parts ~ the world
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
KILLED BY LEAKING GAS.
Father Found Dead and Two
Daughters Unconscious In Home.

The iceman smelled gas this mornina
when he went to the home of Frank
Fondiac, No. 1894 i3d Street, Brooklyn.
Tho police were called 10 opon the
house They found Fondiac dead in the
kitchen and his twin daughters, Mary
and Elizabeth, 10 years old. unconscious
In hed.
~ nrst tho theory OF triple suicide
pact was entertained, but tho police
wero convinced later that II MAS an ac-
cident caused by a leaking gas stove
The daughters, Nho came home recent
! ~ from the Mercy Convent In Brook
may recover.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
British King fayOrS
Reprisal Air Raids;
RebukeS Opponents

LONDON, oct 22.--Tho King
and Queen paid surprise visit
yesterday afternoon to one OF tho
bombed district. ~ London and
talked for two hours with victims.
Speaking to a local clergyman, the
King ssii.
~ wish people who are against
retaliation could see this wreck
age
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
PARADE ON WEDNESDAY TO De
GREAT SPECTACLE.

Every hour brings additions to tho
number OF organizations and individ-
uals who intend 10 take part In the
Liberty Day" parade on wcdnos-
day, tho demonstration planned to
speed up the sale Of bonds In the
hnal days Of the campaign. and II
gives every indication Of being one
Of tho greatest civic exhibitions in
the history OF the country.
Major 1nriliard Spencer, grand
, marshal OF tho parade, and J. l..
IIvllly, in charge OF the organization
cad orNtbc display. are confident that
more than $4,000 patriotic mon and
women bondholders, representing
every class In tho city. will march
down Firm Avenue to prove they are
solldly behind tho Government In the
present crisis.
Work on the forty noats. which are
TO Illustrate In a vivid manner tho
way Uncle sam intends to spend .hn
$4,000, ,OOO.OOo he Is asking for. is go
inE forward rapidly. The pageant
end Of tho show promises TO live long
Ia the memory OF those who see Il.
Word came from the Hippodromc to-
other animals now wintcring at the
sixth Avenue playhouse are being
measured for Liberty Loan blankets
which they will wear for tho first
| Elm, In thp biv narado
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
Insurance workers Form . Hyia.
League,

The John p. Hylan Insurance Work.
crs' LoaElis has established headauar.
ters at No IS William street and
elected these ofilcers; Val NJ. Ahearn.
President; n r, price First Vice PregI,
dent; Francis X. Walters Second Vice
President; Frank B. CASSIDY Third Vice
President; Edwin c, Beer. Secretary.
and Charles r. Henderson. Treasurer
MONDAY street meetings will be held
throughout the Insurance distElct,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
1000 We're Killed,
10000 Injured In
Austrian Arsenal

wAsHINGToN. oct. g. -Four
thousand persons wore Killed ana
10000 wounded in Stefeld. Aus
tria's great arsenal In a series OF
explosions on June lG. according
to official Rome cables received
to-day.
Workers who mlraculously es.
capped were forced by the armed
guard TO return to their tasks.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
French Democratic club Ind.r,..
HyInn.

The French Democratic Club O. New
YORK, Inc, adopted resolutions support.
Ing fudge nyian and all tho otb,r l. .,
ocratic candidates, indorsins munirin,i
ownership ana denOunclug the GARY svSI
tenn. 10Y 'SS-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22

Frank bailey. his counsel stated. has
returned from sanltsrlum in West
Virginia.
The Grand Jury investigation was
ordered by Gov whitman upon the
presentation to him OF charges by
William A.. Bullock. director OF tho
Bureau OF City Inquiry. that the city
had been defrauded. Bullock sent q
copy OF his charges to Gov. whitman
and also to District Attorney Swami,
with tho result that Justice Con on
Sept 10 impanelled a Special Grand
Jury to investigate the purchases OF
Seaside Park, Dreamland PARK and
the Marginal Railroad property. Al
though evidence was submitted ny
District Attorney Swami and us
assistants. Mcssrs black and Ktlroc,
az to tho Dreamland Park and Mar
ginai Railroad properties, the indic'-
ments are based entirely upon the
Seaside Park site purchase.
CHARGED CITY WAS DEFRAUoEo
OUT OF S50o,ooo.
Bullock's charges were 10 tho cffcrt
that the city had been detrauded OF
$500. 200 In tho purchase of the West
Rockaway land. lie showed tha. 10
1905 Adelaide Roberts, a dummy for
Bailey. secured an option on the prop
.rty, 400 acres In all, FOR i,iOO 900.
She paid $4,000 on this option. BE
fore this. however. the property had
been offered TO the city by the Hatch
estate. the original owners OF the land
as a park site. for tl.OOo,0oO.
The West Rockaway Land Company
had purchased the land from the Hatch
estate after the panic OF 1907 had kept
the city from accepting the $1,000 o0O
offer. Miss Roberts secured her option
from the West Rockaway COMPANY
after that company had found difl'
Guilty In carrying II. Then the prop
erty was transferred TO the NcpOnsit
Realty Company and a secret agree
fnent which gave Reynolds two
flfths interest In AT amount Of t2in 0oo
whenever the property was drawn up.
Mayor Mitchell, then President of the
In 1910, when the Fusion candidate
came into control of the Board OF
Estimate. the original park map was
resclnded upon letter from Grcvc,
4 new map for "a park OF 24s acres
was prepared and approved. This
map took In 2Ol acres OF the original
site and 81 acres OF land bought from
.bc Gtat, for S90O .n nrre
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
LIBERTY LOAN PARADE

To Holders Of Liberty Bonds and Subscribers the Second Liberty
Loan:
The President has designated Wednesday October cath,
Liberty Day All bondhoders requested to parade If your
lodge club union other organization has already called
you parade this day you invited fill the
ached coupon and mail deliver the to LIBERTY
LOAN PARADE HEADQU ARTERS, so MADISON AVE- in
order that place be assigned in The line for this day
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22
LOAN HERE GOES
TO s7OO,672,OOO;;
FINAL DRIVE IS ON
Continued from First Page.)

Washington on the Sub-Treasury steps
=, noon and addressed an audience OF
10000 IN n plea for tho bond issue.
ono ~ her hearers told her he was
about to subscribe for $4,000 worth Of
II. g.
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ACTUAL BONDS SOLD FOR CASH
IN GREAT DEMAND.

New York cannot get enough OF the
new bonds, denominations OF $50 TO
$1,000, that are being sold for cash at
banks. department stores. hotels and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-22

swift a Coprpany's sales of B~ef In New
York City Tor the week enttnG SATURDAY, f,
oct. 90, averaged as follows: DOME tic
Beef. 10 10 cent? per pound.--AdVI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
THE HUMoR OF
THE SITUATION

There hasn't been much humor about the present diplomatic situa- ton. It is all grim, dreadful reality But even in the b1ackest night there are flashes of lightnlug. In the threat of war there is occasionally an inter national smile. Such must be sug- gested by the proposition that Mexico with help from Germany, may win back Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona and perhaps part of California
 The Germans are not such simple tons as seriously to entertain any such proposal When they get ready to strike it will be at more accessible points. It will be the great seaport cities with their vast treasure, and at the exposed munition plants and ship yards.
 But this suggestion shows about how high they rate the intelligence of Carranza and his coterie. No doubt all seems rather real to our bewhisk- cred friend of Guadaloupe. The Mexican temperament does not see things in relation to cold facts. Prob ably they have all along cherished the dream that some day their lost territory would again be theirs.
 A German Mexican Japanese at tempt to overrun the Southwest bor- der may be dismissed as fantastic dream. Supplies would have to be shipped half around the globe, aces sible to attack by every submarine prowler. Mexico, with all It's anarchy, it's lack of railroads and distribution facilities, could not feed an army.
 A force even of trained soldiers at tempting to cross the Rio Grande would fare hard. Not to speak of the physical difficulties of the desert ranges. They would confront on the border a type of man who has not lost the pioneer habit and tradition. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

where wheat is grown. Other land will be used for mixed farming or dairying."
 The development of Australia from now on, continued MT. Fisher, will be greatly accelerated by railway build ing. About 21,000 miles are now open for traffic, practically all state owned. Much bigger things in rail- way building. however, are being planned for the next few years.
 ''The Commonwealth parliament" said MT. Fisher, 'fs providing for the construction of great trunk railways, spanning the continent from East to West, a1asz from North to South. The Transcontinental from east to west is now on the point of completion. It runs from Port Augusta in South Aus tralia to Kalgoorlie in Western Aus tralia.
 It has been a monumental under taking. It Is first-class line of four feet, eight and one-half inch gauge, capable of luxurious travelling at high speed. It has been built entirely by the Commonwealth government by day labor, without the aid of contrac- tors Australian engineers made the plans, and Australian steel. works SUD- piled most of the rails. To build the line was alone a great undertaking, for in all it's 1000 miles of length there was practically no civilization. It was built in two sections-simul- taneously from either end and today the construction camps are getting hourly into touch. It will be a dra- matic meeting there in the silent heart of the continent.
 '"That meeting will bring Western Australia within 4S hours of the East ern states. It will open up thousands of miles of new country, which will support a large population"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
WILL. ]. BE MECCA
 FOR SOLDIERS
 AFTER THE WAR
Australia Offers Great Op. .portunity For Energetic
 Emigrants.

London, March 6.-Australia will be the great mecca for the British soldier after the war, in the opinion of An drew Fisher, High Commissioner for Australia in London. Australia to- day offers the greatesx return for en- ergy of any country in the world" he declared today. "A great deal has been made in England of our plans for settling soldiers on the land, and this publicity in itself is going to re- suit in an unprecedented rush for the island continent as soon as peace comes. The only question in the minds of Australian statesmen is whether we shall be able to cope with the rush. There is no question that we need the men, and we are making every prep aration to be ready for them. Aus tralia is an exporter of food and an importer of men. Great Britain for 9 century has been an importer of food, and an exporter of the more ad- venturous of her sons Australia wants population, but she wants an in- ! dependent population and she wants it upon the soil. So she will have to provide organized means for settling the immigrants where they will do the most good.''
 h Under the present constitution of the Australian commonwealth, the 1 land of the continent is solely the property of the various states In
 any scheme of land settlement it was ] therefore necessary to consult the governments of the states. A series 1 of conferences to this end are now in progress, explained MT. Fisher.
 l "The keynote of the scheme which we have adopted is that the British
 soldier and Australian soldier shal
 share and share alike. They have
 shared the toll of the war together
 In the trenches they have made 8
 friendship that will last beyond the
 seas when it will merge into a mutua
 citizenship in the new land of the south.
 "The money needed by the settler
 will be advanced through existing
 state agencies at moderate interes,
 rates. The land itself will be pro
 vided practically free of charge. IT l Queensland, for example, the 1anG
 will be leased under a perpetual lease
 There will be no initial payment fol
 this lease, and there will be no rent te l be paid during the first three years Tn Western Australia, each settler vii
 be given, without charge, 160 acres l The government will clear some of the land for him and provide the neces
 sary financial assistance through the Agricultural Bank.
 'In the old days starting on the land was difficult, slow, and expen.
 sive. Now the small man can star
 with good prospect of being com fortably settled after few years work. Large pastoral holdings are tc be converted into agricultural areas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

donment of it's methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight carrying vessels the government of the United States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German Empire altogether"
 June 1s-The President called out the organized militia of forty-five States and the District of Columbia, for service on the Mexican border.
 June 29-The Navy General Board by approval of the President, urged an appropriation of at least $500,- 000,000 for the navy and the building of many powerful war vessels.
 August "A treaty for the pur- chase of the Danish West Indies by the United States for $25, 5,00O,000, was negotiated
 August 29 - The President urged immediate legislation to ward off a strike of railroad employees brother hoods which threatened to tie up ev- cry railroad in the country.
 September 3-The Adamson Eight Hour bill was signed by the Presi- dent and the strike of the brother hoods was called off.
 November 7-President wilson was reelected
 November 1.-The United States sent a protest to Germany against the deportation of Belgians.
 December 12-The President ask ed the belligerent nations to define their terms for a lasting peace. The Allies stated their terms definitely but Germany only in the most gener- al terms.
 February 1-Germany declared a war zone surrounding the British Isles and covering most of the Medi- terranean, declaring that any vessels entering that zone would do so at their own risk. The United States was told that one American vessel a week would be permitted to go to Falmouth, provided the vessel was painted with red and white stripes and followed a course prescribed by Ger many.
 February = Count von Bern storff, German Ambassador, was dis missed by order of the President and Ambassador Gerard recalled. from Berlin.
 February 27 = The President ask ed Congress for authority to arm American ships and protect Ameri- cans at sea, announcing that he would pursue policy of armed neutrality.
 March 4-Pacifcists, filibusterers in the United States Senate prevented the passage of bill to give the President the authority he asked and Congress adjourned without taking action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
CHR0NOL OCY OF TIE VIII SON ADMINISTRATION

March 4. 1913-Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated President of the Uni ted States.
 March 11-He announced the gov ernment's attitude toward Latin Am erican republics, saying that no ruler of any of those countries who had achieved power through revolution and assassination would be recognized by the United States.
 April 7-The Sixty-third Congress met, and the next day President Will son introduced an innovation by read ing his first message to Congress in person.
 May 8-The Underwood Tariff bill was passed by the House. The bill embodies the Presidents tariff poli- cies.
 August 2O-The President decided upon policy of non-interference in Mexico. A week later the Presi- dent delivered to Congress personally his message on Mexico, and all Am ericans in that country were advised to leave.
 October 3-The President signed the UnderwoodSimm Tariff bill.
 November - The United States government demanded the immediate resignation of Huerta. Huerta re- jected the ultimatum November 12, and MT. Lind left Mexico City.
 December 24-The Currency act became law by the Presidents sig 1914 January 2O-The President read his message to Congress on the reg ulation of large corporations. March 5-The President addressed Congress and urged the repeal of the toll exemption clause of the Pana- ma Canal act of 1912. Congress re- pealed the clause March 31. April 7-The United States and Co., lombia negotiated a treaty settling the Panama Canal controversy and awarding 25,OO0,O00 to Colombia. The treaty has not been confirmed. April 21-The President ordered the United States naval forces to land at Vera Cruz and seize the Custom House. The reason given for this order was that ,Huerta had declined to order the American flag saluted af- ter it had been insulted by some of his soldiers at Tampico on April 3. July 124The President decided to land naval force at Haiti. July 21-The President ordered a dissolution suit against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road.
 August 1.-The Panama Canal was opened to the worlds traffic by or der of the President. 1915. January 2S-The President vetoed