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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Craig Blames Mayor
For Acts by Gaynor
Tammany Candidate Accuses
Mitchell of Conspiracy With
N. Y. C.. in 1911

In a speech which he appears to nave
made to a stenographer in the publicity
bureau OF the Democratic Fusion Com
mittee of ITO Charles L. Craig, Tam
MANY candidate for Controller, pictures
a conspiracy between Mayor Mitchell
and Controller Prendergast on the one
side and the New York Central Rail-
road on the other TO deed to the rail-
road company in perpetuity the cltys
West Side waterfront. This efusion
was manfolded and sent out yesterday
by the publicity bureau aforesaid.
an spite of the facts it says, that
the sites of no less than dozen piers
with a great amount of land under
water. a number of improved pier
structures south Of Seventy-second
Street, and a considerable number OF
piers, bulkheads and lands under water
north of l29th Street and the Harlem
Ship Canal and southwark from Dyck-
man Street. were 10 be transferred by
the New York Central, the Mitchell
Prendergast combination repeatedly
represented 10 the public that the
transaction was to be accomplished
without the surrender of any OF the
city's waterfront TO the exclusive use
of the railroad company.
All this was in 1911, when Mr.. Gay
nor was Mayor and Mitchell and Prem
81 na
Aldermen and Controller, respectively
The New York Central, according 70
Mr.. Craig. had brought forth a scheme
to gain ownership and control OF prac-
tically all the commercial Waterfront
north of Ffty-ninth Street. Mitchell ana
Prendergast opposed the enabling act
for this purpose, he says. but suose-
nuently Mitchell. as chairman OF the Com
mittee on Terminal improvements OF
the Board of Estimate, permitted NIL
ing in OF the land under water along
the Riverside Park waterfront with the
material obtained from the excavation
for the aqueduct tunnel and held in Sc
cret for two years in his committee
plans for the multiplying of railroad
spurs on this filled-in land
$50 misleading were the newspaper
reports about the plan" he concludes,
that but few persons outside the city
administration and the New York Cen
trail comprehended what was involved.
Under my direction the association
brought to its support numerous other
civic bodies and commercial organiza-
tons. and when public understanding
Of the report and plans of Mr.. MitchePs
committee was had their condemnation
was complete"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24

,horiiics working on the case. Two
mon are held without bail In this city
and four in New York in connection
With the killing. while Mayor Smith.
David Bennett, a police lieutenan, anu
Isaac Deutsch, one of the cSdloates
in the election row. are charged WIZ
conspiracy to commit aggravated az,
sauli and murder. Others are efpecteu
to be taken into custody to-nlght OF "
morrow. ,r
Tho hotel where the alleged New
York gunner stopped while mere naS
been located, and IT was stated VI,
identity Of one Of tie men higher up,
who il said TO have dealings win tne"'
has been definitely established.
Announcement was made to-nIght oy
James G.. Gordon, counsel Tor lsaooro
Stern. who swore out the warrant IoI
the Mayor. Lieutenant Bennett ana
Deutsch, that their hearing, when naI
been set for next Tuesday, MAJ
been postponed until October z; me
postponcment, Mr.. Gordon SAID, was
requested because OF the illness OF TWO
important witnesses. These witnesses
he said. arc State Senator James =
NcNichol. leader Of one OF the Repuo-
lican factions in this city, and james
A. Carey. one of those assaulted by the
alleged New York gunner. carey
condition is still critical.
The whole city responded to-day 20
the call for the indignation mass meet
ing, 20 be held next Thursday night IN
the Academy of Music, to profess
against government by murder
Clergy read the announcement OF tne
meeting from their pulpits, outlined it'
purpose. and urged their congregations
10 attend. Charitable organization
forwarded their hearty approval 20
Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell, OF the
committee which organized the move
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
City Democracy, Which
Backs Mitchell, NoW in All
But 4 Assembly Districts

The City Democracy, which IS Sradu'
ally organizing the Independent Dem
ocrats Of the city for the Fusion pro
gramme and against Iammany, re-
ported yesterday that last weeks prog
reSs left only four Assembly districts
in Manhattan where permanent O'W
Democracy headquarters have not YET
been established.
On Washington Heights the move
ment into the City Democracy began
with the Fort Washington Democratic
Club, made up of some five hundred Gh-
bossed Democrats, anC spread Fridsy
night TO the Washington Heights pem'
ocratic Club, made up entirely OF am
many Hall Democrats. Bernard he'-
leher, the leader Of this club was rCI
many years Thomas +. McA'oys
strongest lieutenant on the Heights
Saturday evening the Mitchell Demo
cratic Club of the 22d Assembly Ds
trict was organized az Broadway ano
l5Sth Street, where Il will have perms'
rent clubrooms. The club adopted res,
olutions denouncing the "'elf-cenusS
autocracy of the little coterie OF selhsn
men dominating the Democratic ps'"
of the greatest city in the world
Last night the City Democracy OF
gained n club in the 18th Assembly p's.
trict, with permanent headquarters a.
Broadway and Eighty-slxth stree"
More than TWO hundred enrolled Demo
Gratis, many of them Tammsny captains
enrolled as members. David Lyon
lifelong Tammany man. was elected a.
executive member. John J. Samon shu
Felix VI. Levy, former Tammany a.
semblymen, made addresses. one o.
the "wheroases" in the set OF reso!U'
tions adopted read: Nobody wants 20
have Chicago Mayor IN New lorA
City"
Joseph Barondess, president Of tne
Mitchell League Of Foreign Born Amer
cans, issued statement yesterday Sc.
ting forth his reasons for gettlhs
aboard the Mitchell band wagon. inc
great improvement in the police toF'e'
Health Department results, the eficIeh.
management OF the Fire Department
and clean streets are among the items
in his bill of particulars. But ne Jay
particular emphasis on the Mayor
attitude toward labor, a. evidenced ~
the famous lockout OF the GARNER
workers in 1916. and more recently ol
his telegram TO Secretary Baker de.
handing more sanitary conditions to'
the workers on government uniforms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
News in Brief

Lord Reading. now in the United States as
a representative OF tkn BRUSH War Cabinet,
left for Washington 10 confer with members
Of the Presidents CEbne, and other repre-
sentatves OF the Administration on pooling
the interests Of the United States and the
Allies in so far that is advisable.
Eugene Talbert an elevator operator in a
studio apartment house at 80 West Seventy
ninth Street was crushed to death between
the elevator and the shaft when he failed 10
close the steel guard Ccor and slipped out
Norman Angel. Algernon Lee and Senator
Henri La Fontaine. Of BELGIUM. We're the
speakers nj the session of the intercollegiate
Socialist Society at B-llport. Long Island.
Charles Hoibloct. four. was strangled when
the window sash fell on his neck as he was
looking out Of 4 window Of MS home, at So
Seventh Street
Mayor Mitchell will lay the cornerstone ~
80 o'clock this afternoon # the first new
building of the Institution fog Feeble Minded
Children on Randall's Island
Each Of the zoe drafted men from Morris
County, y. j., will receive a $3.50 gold
piece.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Canadian Club Dinner

Sir Edward Morris, Prime Minister
of Newfoundland; Elihu Root, Lord
Reading. T. ?. O'Connor, Sir George
Reid. Of the Australian High Commits
sion in London; Prime Minister W. A.
Holman. Of New South Wales; Sir
Thomas Shaughucssy, president Of the
Canadian Pacific Railway, and Richard
Hazeiton. VI. =. for North Galway, Will
be the guests Of honor at dinner 10
he given by the Canadian Club Of New
York AT the Hotel Biltmore on Tuesday
evening. October p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Sufragists Plan Rally
First Big Mass Meeting Will
Be Held October 3

The first public mass meeting of the
1917 suffrage campaign will be held
Wednesday evening, October 3, in Car
negie Hall.
Among the speakers will be Governor
r. l.. Beeckman of Rhode Island:
Everett II. Colby, John A. Kingsbury,
Commissioner of Corrections; John
Mitchell chairman of the State Indus
trial Commission; Thomas Mott Os-
borne, William FaverSham. Samuel
Untermyer, Richard Billings, Franklin
NJ. X. McCutcheon. Victor Morawetz
and Frederick Peterson. The meeting
Is open TO the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Jews Seeking War Fund

One thousand rabbis. Judges and law
yers will make an appeal in New York
synagogues on Wednesday, which will
be Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day Of
Atonement. TO raise fund Of 81 ,000,-
600 for Jewish war sufferers abroad
The same appeal will be made in
nearly every synagogue throughout the
country on that day. In some cities
the campaign was launched on Rosh
Hashonah. when three congregations in
Omaha, Neb., contributed $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Seeking Gang Paymaster
Other Arrests Promised
For Primaries Murder

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 23.-Addi-
tional arrests in the political feud Of the
Fifth Ward, which resulted in the kill
ing OF policeman and the arrest of
two others on primary election day la At
Wednesday, are a matter Of hours, &C
cording to statements tonight by au-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24

The Jacob Stamler, sea waif, phan-
tom of the clipper days, the stationary
Flying Dutchman Of the waterfront to
which even Davy Jones denied secure
resting place. has found new berth.
A year and more Of heart rending vicis-
STUDIES which followed the abandon
ment of the hulk as a floating hotel for
working girls had little effect on her
stout oak timbers and now she lies
boardside TO the weather off Bayville
Beach in the shadow Of Sycamore Hill.
forming a breakwater for the automo-
bile ferry plying between Oyster Bay,
Long Island and Greenwich. Conn.
Built in 1856, the Jacob Stamler
Haunted her canvas in the face of en-
croaching steamers with the best Of
them, retiring at last, thanks 70 the
bcnevolence of the late John Arbuckle,
to the genteel position of a floating
haven for working girls instead of
serving the usual dingy sentence of coal
carrying.
Outlived Her BenefactOr
The stout-hearted three-master out
lived her benefactor and her usefulness
as a floating hotel. The basic trouble
vas that a successful floating hotel
must not only be 1894 per cent pure,
but il must float also. After more than
half century the Jacob Stamler de-
clined to float. Gently, but persist.
emily, she sank at her East River moor
ing, at Twcnty-third Street, and after
the hardy mariners OF that shore had
twice rescued the working girls from a
watery grave the heirs of Mr.. Arbuckle
permitted the Jacob Stamler 70 rest in
peace.
But the War Department was less
charitable and keeps watchful eye
upon the waters of New York Harbor.
The Jacob Stamler was raised again
and sold at auction for her copper
sheathing and fittings.
VI. Zach, a reckless adventurer from
Brownsville, with a nautical tendency
and an eye on the price of copper,
bought the good ship Jacob Stamler as
she lay. The next day he hired gang
of wood cutters in the Brownsville for
ests and set them 10 work on the Jacob
Stamler as copper miners.
She Calmly Sinks Again
The white oak planks and timbers Of
the old ship blunted the zeal and the
axes Of the Brownsville choppers. but
the zeal Of VI. Zach was as keen as ever.
lie decided that if oak would not split
ii might burn. and what safer spot than
the East River could be found for a
fire.
This time policemen and fremen
stepped in and caused VI. Zach 80 envy
Robinson Crusoe. who u least had his
wreck TO himself. While he was cast
ing about for another plan 10 get at
the copper the Jacob Stamler calmly
went to the bottom again, metal and
all.
There VI. Zach might have been con-
tent TO leave her. but Colonel Frederic
V. Abbott. chief of the United States
Army Engineers, interfered. Reluctant
ly the Brownsville shipowner raised his
property and had il towed 10 Newtown
Creek. With a larger and more deter
mined band of aXemen gathered from
the settlements round about, Mr.. Zach
resumed operations. His men were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
PhiladelphiansHere
Identify 3 Gunner
Seen at Primaries
Members of Gang Believed
to Have Killed Policeman
Are Pointed Out
By BRIGGS

The arrest of well Known Philadel-
phia politicians, said to have arranged
for the importation of sixteen New
York gunner to cause political riots
in the 9TH Ward. which ended in the
murder OF policeman during the pri-
mary election there last Wednesday,
was presaged by Developments in the
New York City investigation last night.
Twenty men and women who saw the
scenes of outlawry in the 9Th Ward.
when Policeman Eppley was shot to
death and Mercantile Appraiser JamesA.
Carey was beaten with a blackjack.
came here from Philadelphia yesterday
20 identify four alleged gunner ar
rested in The Bronx on Saturday
Identify Gunner
Two of the witnesses said that
Ruggerio Falcone, one of the prisoners,
who is known as Jimmy the Cash"
was the man who motored through the
streets of the Bloody Fifth" Ward on
the day of the murder with Isaac
Deutsch. one of the candidates in the
political row, and Eddie" Abrams, a
constable for Magistrate Harry J. Imber.
Announcement of this was made last
night by District Attorney Francis
Martin of The Bronx.
Straight Louey" Brunneli and
Little Bill" Burkhard. two of the
other men being held, were identified
by witnesses as having been seen dur
ing the riots which followed the raid
gunner made on the Finletter Repub-
lican Club last Tuesday night. William
Dennechy, fourth prisoner. has not
been identified as yet.
The identitcations were made in Dis
trict Attorney Martins office, in The
Bronx. Morris Walfsh is one Of the
Philadelphians who declare they saw
Falcone with Deutsch and Abrams.
State Representative Isadore Stern &C
companed the witnesses.
Assistant District Attorney Joseph A.
Taulane came here from Philadelphia
last night and cross-eXamined the pris-
oners for several hours. He brought
with him warrant charging Falcone
with conspiracy 10 commit murder. The
four alleged gunner will have hearings
this morning before Magistrate Ten
Eyck in Morrisania.
Seeking Gang Paymaster
Falcone declares that he does not
know the identity Of the "paymaster"
of the gang. Captain Wines of The
Bronx Detective Bureau said last night
that he is looking for man named Sui
livan in this connection. Sullivan, &C
cording to the police, is well known in
The Bronx.
Other men whom Captain Wines is
looking for are Little Nick" RIFT,
Steve Mucchi, big Jake" Marine, Bald
John" Marine, Tony Callenego and John
Baker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
DR.. Eaton Pictures Plight
OF Irish Under the Kaiser;
Says Men Must Wake Up

when the German Ambassador
writes a letter to his government ask
ing for money with which to carry on a
propaganda against friendly nation,
said the Rev. DR.. Charles A. Eaton
yesterday in the Madison Avenue Bap-
fist Church, sit is time for loyal citi-
zens to awaken to the duty which is
incumbent upon them.
"An attemp; was made TO make tools
of the Irish in this country at time
when they were about to pluck that
which they had sought after hundreds
of years. What a fine time the Irish
would enjoy under Kaiser Bill! What
tragedy would be enacted with a peo-
pie who have been striving for indie
pendence.
I'VE are in this war because we are
determined that Germany shall be
beaten, that Belgium shall be yindi-
Gated. that struggling Russia shall not
be dragged into the mire and that the
great democracy of America shall not
bend the knee 20 military power and
autocracy."
The congregation received DR.. Ea-
tons address with applause.
An unidentified man about forty-fve years
old and wearing a hat with he initials III
b. dropped dead as he was leaving the even
ing service at ST. Jeen Baptiste Church, at
Lexington Avenue and Seventy-sixth Street.
The West Side Civic League, Of which
Copeland Townsend is president. will launch
a fight at 4 meeting at the Hotel Majestic to-
night against the proposed ulan 10 lay car
Fifteen thousand Catholic BOY Scouts com.
peted for prizes before 10000 spectators on
the campus Of FordhIm University.
tracks in Central Park.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24

An unidentified man about forty-ive years
old and wearing hat with he initial. III
B. dropped dead as he was leaving the even
ing service at ST. Jeen Baptiste Church. at
Lexington Avenue and Seventy sixth Street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-16

Work - Begin soon.

Postmaster G. T. Duvau announced
today that work Gu the new hIedo
DoatoHce would begin as soon after
tae bids we're opened. and one accept
ed. rs posi- BILE The plot of ground ON
hieh the building viii he built, sit
uated At the corner of College avenue
and Eighth street has been cleared
and is noW ready for the commence
ment Of the erection of the building
The building VIII face College avenue,
IS feet inches by s. feet There VIII
ba "a grass lawn on ali sides The
main entrance viii be in the center of
the east side walk with TWO windows
on either side Of isl lit VIII be 20 feet
IRON the main sidewalk All Of the
walks will be Of concrete Just inside
the entrance will be q TestIbule 6&S
leading to the lobby. which will be
28z1D All of the rooms in the main
part Of the building VIII have IA
foot ceiling At the north end Of the
lobby 10 the northeast corner OF she
building viii be the money order room
and at the south end Of the lobby ~
the southeast corner of the building
the postmasters Office. Commencing
- the south end Of the lobby on the
west side and running north for sew
araI feet will be the lock box section.
and north of this the repository for
packages and letters Then comes the
parcel post window, stamp window and
general delivery window in The order
named Following this is the money
order window. West of the work room
FOR the employees Of the Office which is
fust west Of the lobby is TO be a mali
ing vasJibule 10 be used by the car
riers. A concrete driveway up 60
door OF this vestibUIe viii come in
a.a-F
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-16
- JnrEmen 60.

Bert Sapp. on trial iH circuit coure
haI ged with the murder of Emma
LarEln in horse stall on she Mercer
county fair grounds last September.
sits a0uchantig at the defending table
EooEing each juror ssII ia the face as
the lawyers IRE on the opening QGes-
lions. He is a good looking, clean -uJ
young man. and appears to be far from
the type who could commit the crime
with which ne Is charged During lne
fair he had charge n several race
horses and was doing THIS work at fha
time be is supposed to have beaten
Emma LaTIEiU TO her death During
the first days OF the trial few people
have been in the court room but the
case has commanded widespread iu-
terest and there is nc doubt that many
viii attend when the lawyers get down
to real work Sheriff Lutrell and his
deputies are now securing the county
for more juTymen and the case is hung
up until they report Only three are
left of the two panels which have been
summoned. II is expected that the eE-
animation of the witness can be start
ed either Wednesday afternoon or
Thursday morning The iurymen Sc
lected up 10 Wednesday morning are
William Brien, Viola; George Steph-
ems, SeatOus William Hunter, Burgess .
Guy H Carroll. A1edo, William Riley
New Boston. Frank PuiIen Eliza ,
Frank Graham. keithsburg, and John
Rockwell. Seatou.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-16


d. c. DauforIh OF thls city is in
serious condition at his home with
an attack of blood poisoning DIR. Dan
raEtu while building fence last week
received small scratch on the back
of his hand. she wound injecting and
noa causing great deal of trouble.
Airs H. b. Taiiafero Of Kalamazoo.
Mich ls iu Aledo this week. being
called here by the death OF her broth
err. Ben FeliE-
Robert Mclaughlin DC Burgess left
the 6rsr Of the week for Fort Sherl-
dan. where ne viii begin training in
the officers reserve camp. AIr- Me
LaugnIiu is q graduate OF William and
Eazhd college and during She past
year has been doing advanced work in
the University Of Illinois, where he
has received some military training
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Johnson of
this city are the parents of twins
born Tuesday morning. May 49,
Mr.. and Mrs, Wilbur Sewer are the
parents of an eight pound girl born
Friday May IL
The mem beers Of Mrs. Schuits class
of the Methodist Sunday school en-
loved a picnic Monday evening at the
home Of Mrs. William Nesbitt ON East
Ninth street.
mr.. and Mrs. c. If. Cooper are in
Bloomington attending the funeral of
Mrs. Emma Peterson, Mrs Cooper's
mother. who passed away ia this city
last Saturday,
Directors OF the Aied0 club Monday
evening voted to invest $500 in liberty
bonds through the Farmers National
bank of this city. This is the first in
vestmeut Of this kind thar has been
made in Aledo
Miss Doris Harvey returned TO her
home I'm Joy Monday after a short visit
i'm this city with relatives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-16
COUNCIL VOTES TO
CHANGE THE NAMES
OF PARKS OF CITY

Believing that more euphonious III
ties are needed for two 0f tbe parks
IF the cirs members of the Rock Is
land commission al meeting held
yesterday Afternoon to- revise or5f-
nances. voted tg change the names
Of the island City and East End parks
Douglas was the handle which ras
applied 10 the former ana Lincoln 10
the latter and hereafter they viii be
officially known by these terms
Island Citv park may nos always
ba merely baseball ground and while
We were going over the ordinance
book We thought it q good time to give
both III and the east end tract desiena-
tons whica are a bit more dign5fied
than those they now carry" said one
commissioner iu discussing The matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-16
PASTOR RESIGNS:
SERMONIS CAUSE
Rev. ). 4 Kyle OF Unitarian Church
IN Davenport Would Sink al
OF our Ships.
CONGREGATION Is INDIGNANT
Practically Force Withdrawal by Be-
fusing to Attend Services at
the Ediiee.

when Rev. IA. Kyle. minister Of
the Unitarian church in Davenport.
declared from the pulpit
IL ] had nay way would sink
every one OF our battleshlps and dis
miss every soldier now enlisted lac
started something
He started revolution within his
own c0ngrega lion. 1t arose star
lied and iusulted at his un-Amerfeau
atterances, Many OF the leading mem
bers of the congregation withdrew.
declaring they would not return as
long as Rev, Kyle confronted them In
the ministry, They openly charged
him with being a Socialist with being
un-Amerilau and uupatriotte
Tie climax came when Rev Kyle
rendered his resignation the same to
take effect Sept l.
In tenderering his resignation Rev.
Kyle did not overlook the chance
TO express his opinion Of the Congre-
cation
When I first received your eal1 7
hesjtated TO accept. fearing + would
not be radical enough for western
congregation. he declared.
But this was NOT all. for be added
after / had accepted the cali my
only fear was lest at any time I might
become q mere ttme-serrer aud pros
titute this pulpit to tae preaching OF
the iuane driTel that is iu all places
and at ali times popular.
conceptions Autag0uistie.
Continuing, Rev.-Nyle further de-
clared.
with reluctance and with grief /
have come to realize that If ls futile
for us 10 attempt to worship longer
together my God is your God