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The sun., 1918-08-02
HEARING TO FIGHT GAS RATE.
Public Service Commission Begin
Inquiry To-day.

In order to stop the Brooklyn Borough
Gas Company from putting into effect
rate OF s1.25 for gas under cover of the
decision OF Charles f. Hughes. who as
referee decided that the eighty cent law
as IL applied to this company was confis-
catory. the Public Service Commission
will this morning begin a public hearing
al it's new offices, 40 Lafayette street.
The commission does not believe the
company will dare TO raise its rate in the
face OF this inquiry. Under the law. any
attempted overcharge is a legal defence
against the payment OF the entire bill.
THE time has passed in this State"
said Commissioner kracke last night
when the public will let any company
charge anything It pleases for gas with
out public control. The commission will
do everything that can be done to de-
fend this public right in the courts and
before the Legislature"
Speaking of the decision OF Justice
Hughes. President Smith OF the Board OF
Alderman said yesterday
The finding. that neither the Public
Service Commission nor the courts can
fix rate and that the company is free
to charge what 1t pleases shows that
something is wrong somewhere, and.
speaking for the city and the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment, desire to
say that the city will promptly and with
all the resources that 1t can bring to its
command. fight the decision OF the ref
cree to the last court"
The sun., 1918-08-02
BARNES AssAILED AS LEADER


ALBANY, Aug. Alarmed over tho
evidence OF "heresy" disce.n.ble in the
Albany county Republican organization
and arising from the summary turn
down" OF County Judge George Adding
ton, leading aspirant for supreme
Court Justice, william Barnes is con-
ferr!ng tonight with the political lead
ers In every ward and town in the
county in an effort TO ascertain some
mcans OF restoring the faith. He hur-
ried to Albany from New York city to-
day for this conference
For the first time in years the leader
ship of MIR barnes IN Albany county is
being seriously questioned. Al no other
courage a challenge to his leadership.
Now, wilh Gov Whitman openly OPP
posed to him and controlling sufficient
patronage to swing large element IN
the Organization to the Barnes chal-
lenEer the situation is serious The or
gan.zation proper is fearful lest the Gov
ernor lend his strength to the Addingt on
movement and enable the Judge to win
the nomination for the Supreme Coyrt
in the primaries.
For weeks II has been understood that
Mr.. Barnes was prepared to give Attor-
ney~General Lewis the organization vote
In Albany in tho primaries To this
there was no manifest opposition until
Judge Addington made II known that
he would contest Barnes's "rccommen-
dation' of Harold J Human for the
Justiceship.
The sun., 1918-08-02
GEN. VANDERBILT?
TRY THE BARRACKS
Inquirer Cefs Naive Susges-
fion From Telephone Girl.

Brig. Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt has
arrived somewhere in New York from
somewhere in France. Just where Gen.
Vanderbilt may be stopping In New
York was n mystery. which could not
be penetrated last night lie got back
from France a day or two ago and was
expected TO go to Washington. With
him arrived his son. a despatch bearer
with the Twenty-seventh, or New York
National Guard Division. Private Van
derbilt went on to Newport. but was
not accompanied by the General.
A search of the New York clubs
where 1t was thought Gen. Vanderbilt
might be staying was unproductive OF
result. He did drop in at the New York
Yacht Club. but made no arrangements
to stay there. At the RACQUET and Ten
mis- Club suggestion was offered by the
sweet voiced telephone operator who has
supplanted the man there.
She said Gen. Vanderbilt was not at
the club, after she had surmounted her
difficulty in understanding the Generals
apparently unfamiliar name. so she
was asked If either she or the club in
general might have any Idea where Gen.
Vanderbilt could be found or where he
would be likely to stay.
We'll" she vouchsafed, you might
try Vanderblt-fve, five, one, five.
That's the barracks"
Would Gen. Vanderbilt be likely to
stop there?"
well. It's the old club. and they fitted
It UP so the soldiers would have a place
to sleep"
The sun., 1918-08-02
NEAR BEER TO BE TAXED.
Big Bill Edwards Gets Memoran.
dun From Roper.

The amber near beer liquids which. as
Tom Lewis used to say at the Winter
Garden. look like Beer and taste like
beer. but once you've got the stun in
side you somehow lacks authority"
hencetorth are to be included among the
taxable turntables. according 20 a COM
munication which Big Bill Edwards. In
ternal Revenue Collector. received yes
terday from his revenue collecting boss
at Washington. Commissioner Roper
The manufacturers of the near beer
connections, however, are not required to
furnish a bond, according to the new
order from Washington, Also II was
stated in the communication received by
Collector Edwards that the limitation
upon the use OF food materials in the
manufacture OF honest to goodness beer.
or 10 per cent. OF the quantities used in
the corresponding quarters last year. SIS
also applicable to the manufacture OF
so called near beer. whether on n brew
cry premises or at n manufacturing es-
tablishment where the fermentation Is
arrested and IL always kept at less than
one half OF l per cent. of alcohol by
volume, the proprietor not being qualified
as a brewer"
The sun., 1918-08-02

About s o'clock tnat morning Gafrney,
cad in borrowed clothes. boldly left the
place and went TO the lyman fat two
blocks away. There. according to Mrs.
lyman. he introduced himself as James
Kelly on an urgent mission to see her
husband.
lyman. however. with three other men
i'ld been arrested a short time before
tre police had surrounded the fiat on
~ sp!c.on OF being concerned In aiding
'frney in his movements since he
t-eGped from the Tombs. Gaffney. &C
- ling to the story the woman told the
dice, said he would wait. and mean
m persuaded her to give him a suit OF
j 90 husbands clothes. at the same time
T. aiding the borrowed clothes back by a
10y who had accompanied him to the
ynan home.
Mrs. lyman said Gaffney remained in
her fiat until about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, when he told her that he be-
lieved he knew where her husband was
and would go and get him.
II was Just about this time on weSles-
day afternoon that Inspector Cray was
beginning his preliminary investigation
into Caffney's escape The information
reached hint appears through the
Italian boy who mad accompanied GAN
10y to the lyman home. and later recoe-
ls"d his picture In the afternoon news
papers--that Gafiney was IN the lyman
l. sc.
There appears to have been a scarcity
The sun., 1918-08-02

OF detectives around the neighboring sta
ton houses. Inspector Cray would not
admit yesterday that abolitiont OF the
branch bureau system and the >assign-
ment OF detectives to the various station
houses in the district resulted In any APP
probable delay, but the fact remains that
by the time he had communicated by
telephone with three or four station
houses and sent detectives to the lyman
home Gaffney had flown again.
When questioned yesterday. however.
Inspector Cray admitted that under the
old system OF branch detective bureaus
eight or ten detectives would have been
available Immediately to follow the
italian boys tip instead of 1t being nee
essary to call surrounding precincts to
muster a sufYfcient number of men.
Inspector Cray will continue to-day
his Interrogation OF the uniformed men
who were operating with the detectives
in the vicinity OF 11sth street when Gaff-
ney escaped,
The sun., 1918-08-02
ROCKAWAY CUT OFF
BY BURNED TRESTLE
Bungalows at the Raunf Said
to Be in Danger.

A portion of the five mile trestle OF
the Long Island Railroad across ia
maica Bay was consumed by FIRE early
this morning. A track walker discov-
cred the trestle afire near the Raunt
shortly after midnight.
Engines hauling apparatus for Tight
ing the flames were sent from Wood
haven, and these we're soon playing
streams upon the flames. A few small
boats were also pressed into service.
The flames continued to spread. and
soon It was apparent that a great part
Of the structure would be destroyed or
wrecked.
a few hotels and fishing stations are
also in the path OF tho flames. The fire
will cut of direct communication with
the RockawayS only the Valley Stream
route being available.
The sun., 1918-08-02
SMOKE FROM PAPER
COVERS LOWER CITY
Lafayette Street Fire Does
Heavy Damage.

A small river from the MOBILES OF hre
apparatus responding TO a third alarm
had to be turned on stubborn fire in
the six story building occupied by G. W.
Millar & Co. at 2S4 10 200 Lafayette
street yesterday afternoon to subdue II.
and a heavy pail OF acrid yellow smoke
hung over the lower part OF Manhattan
for the better part OF four hours before
the fire was put out
The blaze started on the fourth floor,
where Mllar Il Co had hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars worth of paper and
twine stored. and spread to the nth and
sixth floors with great rapidity.
When Deputy Chief Helms arrived
flames were shooting out OF the upper
story windows and the heat was intense
He Immediately sent in second and
third alarm, which brought Fire Chief
Ken!on, who directed the work OF the
iiremen.
Lines Of hose were stretched to the
roofs OF adjoining buildings and carried
up the fire escapes OF buildings on the
opposite side Of Crosby street and La
fayette street. Before the hremen
stretched their lines to these vantage
points tenants of the buildings had
crowded the iron platforms and It was
feared that some Of these might collapse
under their weight.
Crowds which We're out for their noon
hour hampered the work of the fremcn
until the reserves from two police sta
lions arrived.
So much water was thrown on the fire
that IT boiled up out OF basement win
dows and stairways and flooded the
neighboring streets curb deep.
When the blaze started the majority
of the Mlllar employees were out of the
building. Twenty-three were inside
however. They left before the blaze had
spread to the upper floors. Twelve were
girls.
The damage was estimated at from
500. 900 to 100000.
Lieut., Fritz Marshall, a. of Hook and
Ladder Company No. 3, received &C.
we're liberation OF the right leg when
chopping "a hole in the rsof OF the burn
ing building with an axe. He was taken
to ST. Nincent's Hospital,
The sun., 1918-08-02
CROWD SEES FLAGG
PAINT WAR POSTER
Artist Does His Marine Pie.
ture on Library Steps. U.s.
ing Living Model.

A husky young man In n blue su'
and with red hair planted his feet Nd.
apart in front of the Public L'hra'
yesterday, threw his soft felt hat 10 r.
pavement between them. started to Az
off his coat aggressively, and ~ r'
same time stuck forth a pugnae'o4'
Jaw. And the cause OF his anger 3
newspaper headline setting forth Hv
atToCities--lay near his hat,
A fair sized crowd applauded IAN
and he stood stock still in the pos'.9
he had assumed when James Mo-
gomery Flagg. mounted on Stepiad14
in front OF blank canvas eight Zee
high and five wide. SAID
Good. Hold it."
And for three hours thereafte-. WI
occasional rest periods FOR the re-
headed young man who looked as II -
would like to get Just one era Al r'
Kaiser or the Crown Prince. Nj F'asl
was busy reproducing good IheHess
his model.
At the same time the Eastern THo'..
ing division OF the United states Mara'
Corps. under whose auspices the s'u'
painted the big life sized poster az d
permanent: Library exhibit. told TIE ma p
section of the big crowd which "oppe'
to watch the work just What IKE "
the Marines was like.
At the end OF the three hours VI" FigI
finished his work and painted ~" 'a'
ton Tell That to tn" Marines a9o"
IT, Twelve new recruits decided 'h''
fighting with the men who have pee
nicknamed Devil Dogs by '7' rfa'"
fshting units OF the GHrTan a''
The sun., 1918-08-02
8 PEEKSKILL VAMPS
KILLED IN BIG FIRE
Employee Also Dies Under
Falling Wall Of Fleischmann
Grain Warehouse.

Seven men, including six volunteer
nremen OF the Peekskill department, lost
their lives. four were injured and prob
ably s2s0,000 damage was done early
yesterday by a fire Of mysterious origin
which destroyed a big grain warehouse
at the plant OF the Fleischmann Manu-
featuring Company In Peekskill.
The victims persisted when the walls
of the big warehouse collapsed, four
hours after the fire was discovered.
The bodies OF DR.. c. +. Green, John
Torpy and George Cassells were dug
out and search continued for those of
James Silleck. Clarence Lockwood.
Louis Barmore and Louis Coles. All
save Coles, who was an employee OF
the Fleischmann Company, were volun-
teer fremen.
William Kelly, broken leg, Ray
ODonnell. broken leg; Harry Hart,
fractured ribs, and James Manning, cuts
are the injured.
The toll of lives may possibly reach
nine when the debris is all cleared
away. for two spectators are reported
to have been caught under the tumbling
brick. beams and grain.
4 suspicious circumstance about the
fire Is that a similar blaze was found
in another warehouse conta ming grain
~
ing, Some have expressed the opinion
that because the company was working
on Government orders the fires may
have been set.
However officials OF the company said
after the latest fire that the whole plant
Is heavily guarded by their own private
police and they doubt II any one would
have dared to set a fire there. The
company was inclined to attribute the
blaze TO spontaneous combustion.
Henry Burke. Police Chief: Clifton
Forbush. Fire Chief. and Robert Johns
Coroner. are conducting thorough in
quiry. The fire was discovered shortly
after midnight burning briskly In the
big grain warehouse. which measured
about 100 feet square and stood about
seventy feet high. The firemen found
the flames licking UP the seventy car.
loads OF grain within the brick struc-
ture.
For four hours streams of water were
poured into the warehouse, and then the
frcm-n placed a ladder against tn.
burned brick walls. Suddenly the wal
| bulged outward and debris buried Fire.
man C1ssells as a section Of the wall
gave way. Several more fremen ran &c
! Casselrs aid. The whole wall. unable
| t, stand the strain OF thousands OF bags
of grain leaning against It. collapsed
and buried the rescuing party under tons
OF grain. brick and burning timber
The four injured men. Kelly. ODon-
/ nell. Hart and Manning managed to free
| themselves. but the rest were buried toe
| deep. Firemen. police and spectators
went to work frantlcally to try to dis
| the imprisoned men out, but so colossa
| was the heap of debris their progress:
was too slow. The victims as the,
! were gradually rel ched were all found
! dead.
The injured men were rushed II
! Peeksllill Hospital. Manning alone wa!
! able 10 go home later.
The sun., 1918-08-02
SWAMI STOPS SALE
OF DOLLS ON BUSES
Warns Woman Directing Three
Boy Solicitors Dressed
rs Scouts.

Two weeks ago DistriC. Attorney
Swami asked Mrs. Estelle Allison. 200
West F'ifty-fourth street, ~ she wouldn't
uniforms closely resembling those worn
by the Boy Scouts OF America. who were
selling Fannie Dolls TO passengers on
Fifth avenue buses for IS cents each.
The money, Mrs. Allison told Mr..
Swami. was turned over TO the War
Camp Community Service at / Madison
avenue, but there was no way. Mr..
Swami told Mrs Allison, that the
amount turned over could be checked
up with the amount collected. When
Mrs Allison left the District Attorney 5
Office at the end OF the interview that
official thought the incident OF the
Fannie Dolls was entirely closed
When the District Attorney CHANGED
to mount Fifth avenue bus Tuesday
night he was accordingly astonished, as
he expressed 1t Yesterday. to see a boy
in khaki impo-tuning the passengers t.
buy Fannie Dolls again. The boy had
a little set speech. SO Mr. Swami said
in which he quoted Col. Roosevelt. Mr.
Baker. the Secretary Of War. and Ray
mond Fosdick. az urging the purchase
OF the dolls as an effective means OF
orNing W'n'aiF au'o'FaCy from Tie
world
10 you pe'ohg 10 'he 30! scouts D!
America MT. ""aH'' Sa'u he ASKED
the !ad
yes ~ answered..
VI the Vted S'a'ca boy SCOUTS
Yes
Or ether OF tHcH'
Yes.
Az thls point tAe conversation was
The sun., 1918-08-02
ICORPUSCLES VALUE !
STUMPS JUDGES
Red Variety Not Desirable in
Some Cases.

4 considerable quantity of midnight
oil was adiudged to have been burned in
vain yesterday when the Appellat. Divi-
sion OF the Supreme Court in Brooklyn
handed down a decision unfolding Sur
rogate Noble OF Queens, who ruled las
April that John H. Engleb!rt and his
wife had died at one and the same time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Englebirt lived in
Queens, L. l., and on March 2S were
found dead in bed from the effects OF "A
leaking gas pine. The hunband had
made "a will bequeathing his property to
his wife IL she survived him Her heirs
at law sought to nave the Instrument adj
mittcd to probate on the ground that az
his health had been impalre by disease
for a long time he could not have re-
sisted the effects of the gas as long as
she, and must have expired f,rst.
The counsel table was piled high with
medical volumes the day the case was
heard, and blood specimen was offered
in evidence to show that for each cubic
centimeter Mr.. Engleblrt's blood had
The sun., 1918-08-02
BIG BILL AN ADMIRAL NOW.
His Fleet VIII Round - "''''
BoRt Delinuurnts'

Big I'm Edwards lcoAwr =.
Of sorts yesterday, with II Meet
ing Of the motor vessels knNr''' '''
Tarrogan Of the Bureau ~ N'N'-A,'
under his command, following " "s
enCe ~ revenue and cpmn't ''
in Washington. DuriUg IN" N'-."e
conference 1t was decided 10 Me- me y"
motor vessels in the worN - '""'' :
up motor boat tax delinGuenis "hd 'e'"
rating them from their unpaD" .aN''
Motor boat taxes have been I'D '"'''
for two periods, one runr'rg from w
tober. 1917, TO June 30, lsl' "" .''u
July 1878. to the last day ~ Jh'' 'eN
year. Admiral Big Bin and las "'
Immediately will cruise the Wn''''
New York m search o; 'he d"Hri'''f
who are subject TO a - per ccn' ''hA.
Il they failed to-pa. the tax ~ N" -
period on or before last We'd r.'a'
July 81. And, when found, VIZ
probably wfN board the tax d'.Eo' ie
sonallN. which will rcrtaiuls "'' ~
total loss % all except Ncry 20 lNN
craft.
The sun., 1918-08-02
WOMEN TRAPPED MISS DRAKE
Campaign In Detroit Aroused sus-
ptcions OF War Workers.
Special Despatch to THr sux.

DETROIT, Aug, detroit women are
responsible for the sudden ending OF
the activities OF Miss Ethel Langdon
Drake. who was collecting furds for the
Drake Section Sanitare," a hospital
unit IN France.
Mss Drake and her companion, Mrs
T.. J. Symons. were in Detroit on two
occasions several weeks ago to enlist
young women and made an appeal to
the National League for Womens Ser
vice, OF which Mrs. II. Z. Allison is head
OF tire motor section.
Miss Helen Keep became interested
and was with Mss Drake while she was
here on numerous occasions Suspicious
OF the local women were aroused and
they refused to aid Miss Drake in any
way. The local organization notified
the secret service with the re,ult that
Miss brakes war charity work came to
n sudden end.
The sun., 1918-08-02
KAISER'S REMNANTS BURNED.
Oyster hay Celebrates Destruction
OF Bill HOh~ngOlIern's Picture.

odd BIZ Hohenzollern the last
and least OF the Huns" said one
huge banner carried at the head
or procession OF oyster BAY
citizens last night who made a festival
NJ burning an oil painting of the Kaiser.
Thespicture was presented 10 Theodore
Roosevelt by Wilhelm some years ago
Roosevelt brought It hack to this coun-
try and later presented II to the Oyster
Bay Public Library.
The library officers got rid o. II and
later the same likeness found its way 10
the walls OF the home OF G. II. PoIlitz
Last week crowd OF citizens went Ia
the house and demanded its surrender
II was badly torn and the burning last
night was only a bonfire of remnants
Another sign carried in the parade said
Wen Get Him in Life Soon"
The sun., 1918-08-02
NEW AIR MAIL RECORD.
Filler With Maps Reaches wash
ington In Two Hours md m HnIf.

Just before II o'clock yesterday Otto
Praeger, Second Assistant Postmaster
General. telephoned Postmaster Patten
from Washing on that the Post-offlce
Department wanted the plans and maps
Of the Woodrow Wilson Airway at once
The plans wern made by Henry Wood
house OF the Aero Club of America and
show all routes, elevations and landing
places for aviato-s between New York
and San Francisco. crossing New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Ohio. Michi-
gan. Indiana. Illinois. Iowa, Nebraska,
Wyoming, Colorado Nevada and Califor-
mia.
The Postmaster sent a messenger to
Mr.. Woodhouse and the papers were
piled into scout plane at II 80 a. m.
Two hours and thirty minutes later they
we're in Washington.
The time Is new record for carry ing
az rial mail.
The sun., 1918-08-02
DRAKE MONEY Is HELD UP.
Collections on Pacific Coast
Amount to Almost 100000.

SAN Francisco. Aug. 1.--ApproXi
mately $4,000 is being held on the Pa
clfc coast pending settlement of the af-
fairs OF the Drake section sanitaire,'
II was announced tonight by Kenneth
". Kngsbury, president OF the San
Francisco Golf and Country Club. The
New York District Attorney yesterday
announced suspension of the war actlvi-
ties Of the section pending investigation
OF It's affairs and those OF Miss Ethel
Langdon Drake, head of the movement.
According to the announcement to-
night sl3,500 was raised in san Fran
cisco at a golf match. Other matches
Melted about So, 500 for the section.
The sun., 1918-08-02
OFFICER FALLS TO DEATH.
Lieut.. y. y. Newton, Invalid, Drops
From window Here.

Lieut. John f. Newton, 1l7th Engi-
neers. Army of the United States, who
had been gassed in France and was in
the city convalesc!ng, fell from a win
dow on the sixth floor OF 225 West l09th
street yesterday and WAS killed The
officer arrived from France Tuesday and
was visiting friends. While sitting on
the window sill he became dizzy. lost hts
balance and fell to the courtyard
The Lieutenant was on his way to see
his father. Thomas Newton. who is con-
nccted with the southern Pacific Rail-
road at Sacramento, Cal.
The sun., 1918-08-02
The Sun Calenda,
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York, fair to.a,,,
tomorrow fair on the coast, rain in i,
terror: moderate southwest to wa,
WINDS.
For New Jersey. fair TODAY And 49,.
ably tomorrow; slightly warmer to,d.,
gentle southwest winds "uN
For northern New England s.,...,,
fair and slightly warmer to-day tow.
winds. W ives
For southern New England ..,,.
fair and slightly warmer to-day; TOM,
row showers; moderate southwes. 10 w.,
For western New York, fair to.s,, =,
cept showers along the lakes: to.mo,r,,
probably showers and cooler.
WASHINGTON, Aug I-Ths r,,
has been generally fair in tho last tr.,,
four hours with the exception OF ,bauH
showers in the South Atlantic Siata. IVY
Florida. also In caste. Iowa and no,,,h4
Michigan. The Temperature ie r,n..'W
above the season average east OF In. ~,
sissippi. In the upper lake r.sion NV
along the northern boundary state. =, ~. nl
westward there has been a sharp fan A.
Ing the last twenty-four hour. w
Showery weather IL probable in IN.
forty eight hours In the Ohio Vsisy w" u
lower lake region, the south All" we
states and Florida.
Moderately high Temperature, -,
continue In all coast districts but ~ -
be somewhat cooler Saturday in tbe lo,,
lake region and tho Ohio VALLEY
The sun., 1918-08-02
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Lecture by Jonas Lippman OIL "wh,.
Germany Came to Aisace," Hunter CO
lege, 1870 J.. NJ.
Lecture on the Divine Comedy B
Prof. Harry Dana. East Fifteenth stree
S:l5 p NJ.
Block dance and carnival, oo7th str..
and Decatur avenue, The Bronx, for Re.
Cross.
Presentation Of ambulance by Wake
Lispsnard employees Of the Wet..ti
Union Telegraph Company, and ta!r, ::
Walker street, p. NJ
The sun., 1918-08-02

MINIATURE ALMANAC
United States Coast and Geodet!c sir,,
Standard Time
sun rises. $50 a NJ Sun sets .tl.PN
Moon rises ......i 30 AM
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
SANDY Hook. q sc A NJ Gov Island. .5.o-AN
Hell Gate ....7:2s AN
LOW WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hooi!. so A NJ Gov Island. .liNAy
Hell Gate .....l:S0AM
Note-The foregoing table has been correat
TO conform TO the new artificial time /"
The sun., 1918-08-02

Highest temperature. SO, at 3:3Orp
Lowest temperature. g. at Az
Average temperature, -.
Observations yesterday at United STA,
weeiher bureau stations showing a,ro,
pherle conditions in the various cities: