The evening world. Newspaper, July 21, 1911, Page 1

| i \ SUBWAY IS AT LAST UP TO THE DIGGING WORK TO THE END TO PASS RACE-TRACK BILL WEATHER-Unsettied to-night; Copyright, 19: PRICE GNE OENT. ———— by The Frese Publishing Co. (The New York World), UGAR TRUST GAVE $10,000 | TO HARRISON IN CAMPAIGN OF 1892 AGAINST CLEVELAND — John E. Parsons Tells Con- gressional Investigators of Aid in Presidential Fight. TO SAVE HUSBAND IT’S RIGHT, HE SAYS. The Committee Will Propose Changes in Sherman Law , in Making Report. Appeared in Road and Shot Wife. John E. Parsons, the man who made the Sugar Trust, to-day told, the Special Investigating Committee of the House RICHMOND, Va., July 21.—At the con- of Representatives over in the Post-| cision of the Coroner's inquest. into Office Bullding how the Sugar Trust bet| tne death of Mrs. Henry Clay Beattie {te money on a Presidential loser and) togay young Beattie, the husband of put up $10,000 in 1892 to heip Benjamin Harrison in his fight ngainst Grover Cleveland. He said the Trust was constantly Im- portuned by both political parties to make contributions, and it gave ity money When the party platform sulted {t, just ae he, as an individual, sub- seribed his own money in his private the murdered woman, [arrest charged with murder, The affair has created profound sensation in Richmond and the surrounding country and Gov. Mann has ordered Adjt.-Gen, W. W. Sale, Commander of the Virginia Militia to remain in Richmond. Gen. Sale late this afternoon summoned his staff for the purpose of taking steps toward repressing possible outbreaks of was placed under MILITIA ON HAND IN AUTO MURDER Beattie Declares Strange Man} capactty. Mr. Parsons sald he thought & corporation had the right to make political contributions in order to pro- oot itself against unfavorable legisia- tion, and that the directors were justi- fied, in making such contributions when they were to the interest of the indivi- dual stockholders. The period to which he referred as that in which both parties passed the hat was before the law was passed making it unlawful for corporations to make campaign contributions. The attorney said the suit against the ‘Trust for rebating in which it was fined $70,000, was very unjust because the fine was imposed for taking rebates it had earned before the law against rebating was passed. COMMITTEE VISITS. REFINERIES ALONG EAST RIVER. ‘The committee made a tour of the va- rious sugar refineries along the E: River to-day on the Revenue Cutt Manhattan, They made the excursion as guests of Collector Loeb, and the! families accompanied them. The mem- bers of the committee -planned to wind up the trip at Seagate and proceed from there to the Oriente! Hotel, where they are stopping. From the committee will come a re- port, based upon the testimony taken in New York, which will embody a number of proposals for changes tn the lawe governing interstate commerce and a suggestion for an amendment to the Sherman anti-trust law. There is no outline of what these pro- posals will contain, but there is an in- timation that the committee will sug- gst that the Government make less stringent ite prohibition of actual trade agreements, without lessening the ban in eriminal acts committed tn interstate business. This is a result that many big business men and all the financial leaders have for months asserted essen: tlal to the future conduct of business, ‘The business proposal is on a parity with the railroad demands that the va- rious railways be allowed to make rate and traffic agreements of a certain bus!- ness brand, without making such agree- ments as would restrain trade in the common law sense. Charles R. Heike, former secretary of the trust, was called to the stand to- flay to tell the committee about the miss- ing revolution of the Board of Directors ‘where a note in the minutes indicated that a duly authenticated resolution had been passed bearing on the action of the Girectore with respect to taking care of “injurious Mtigation”” and the requests of the Democratic and Republican par- ties in the campaign of 18% for cam- paign funds. JOHN E. PARSONS ON STAND TO FINISH STORY. Heike promptly denied that he had any knowledge of the resolution and| John E. Parsons, father of the Trust, ‘was recalled to complete his interesting story of trust making. He paid his respects to watered stock of corporations and said it had been his experience that if a concern was sub- tantial and built upon a proper basis ft would soon right itself with respect to its capital. He distinctly placed him- welt upon record as opposing the water- | (mg-of stook and against the over- (@Qoatinued om Becend Page.) violence to-night. Beattie has been under suspicion ever since he brought his wife's body in an automobile to the home of a neighbor a few nights ago with the story that she had been killed by a man who held up the autofobile on the public high- way and blew the top of her head off with a shotgun. A factor in the charge against Beattie was the testimony at the inquest of seventeen-year-old Beulah Binford, the Parentage of whose child. born two years . is charged to Beatue. The theory of the police is that Beattle's wife objected to his attempt to resume his relations with the Binford girl. SAYS STRANGE MAN APPEARED WITH SHOTGUN Beattie was called as the first witness, He said he stopped at a drug store for medicine for his aunt before taking the automobile ride with his wife, While on the Midlothian road, he said, a man Stepped out into the road, Beattie stopped the car when he saw him. When I leaned over to turn the bat- tery switch, Inteading to start the car, he raised his gun and fired,” Beattie continued, "My wife fell over behind I jumped for the man, and he hit me with the gun on the nose, I pulled the gun away from him and fell in the ad. When I rose he was gone, I went back and found my wife lying on the floor of the car. I lifted her to the seat, and ran the car back to the home my aunt, Mrs, BE, Owen, Beattie declared that the man stood on his side of behind hin he car and fired from he leaned forward, He offered to demonstrate the relative po- sitions by sitting in the car, He an- swered without hesitation a long series of questions in regard to the location of the blood-stains In the midst of this examination, Beattie declared an attempt had been made to place an automobile over the two stains in the road, “Why was that done?’ ory. ‘To inorimmate me,” Why?" “Because they couldn't find anybody else, “I told my father of the questions they had asked me, and we both be- Meved they were trying to direct sua- picton toward me.” asked Greg- Battle dectared, jh eS HEBREW POLICE CHAPLAIN. Waldo Appoints Firat Rabbi in story of Department, Police Commissioner Waldo this after- noon appointed Rey, Abram Blum of No, 188 West Eighty-first street, @ chap- lain tn the police department, He ts the first Hebrew to be appointed to such @ position, There are 650 Hebrew officers and pa- trolmen in the Police Department, | ne | OUTGOING STHAMSHIPS | BAILED TO-DA Katana AUantla,” Porto P Mohawk, Queen Bary, dedeied Huenoe Ayres Madison, Tkalis, Montevideo, Pring E: $12 BLUE SERGE SUITS, $5.95 The “HUB" Clothing Corner, Bromi- | way, cor. Barclay St., opp, Post-OMice, | will’ sell to-day and Saturday 1,006 Men's Blue Serxe Suits, fast color; also large variety of Outing Suits tn ‘light and dark colors; satin lined: all or double breaste th o tnday, ore; our price to day & 65.56, Open Bat. ‘Bight ti INY FOR VOTES NEEDED TO PASS THE RACING BILL Backers of Measure Work All Day to Get Gittins Measure Through the Assembly. | THEY ARE STILL HOPEFUL But Opponents of the Bill De- clare There Is No Possible Chance of Winning. ALBANY, July 21—5 P. M.—At this |hour there seems to be no possible |chance of passing the Gittins racing bil, Although the backers of the measure claim to have 72 votes they are still four short of the necessary 76 to pase it. Unless they get the re- Quired number it is not likely that the dif will again be called up. ALBANY, July 21.—Hope was revived this afternoon that the Gittins racing pill which was defeated in the Assembly last night would be put through the House before the session ends to-night. Assemblyman Martin, who led the backers of the measure in the campaign for its passage, worked hard all of to- day trying to get the required 76 votes to get the dill before the Governor, and this afternoon reported that he needed only four more votes to win. Assemblyman Martin of Saratoga, who has the measure In charge in the lower House, after a careful canvass of the situation this morning sald he did not belleve it would be taken up to-day, but he planned to confer with Majority Leader Smith before finally abandoning the bill. “Sufficient votes were promised yesterday to paas the bill," he sald, “but many of those who had agreed to sup port it if their votes were necessary were elther absent of failed to vote.” His hard work during the day told, however, and he was hopeful of lining up all those who were pledged to pass the measure. Canon Chase Dr. Laidlaw and the Rey. C. R. Miller, heading the reform element opposing the bill, however, said there was not a chance in the world of the bill being passed. ‘The opponents of the bill insisted that of tNe thirty-four absentees on last night's rollcall, not more than fifteen or eighteen would support the Will, and As it requires seventy-six to pass it, they feel confident the bill is lost, ‘There were thirty-four members who Were not recorded on last night's roll- call, although many of them were pres- ent. Should the measure be taken up to-day and again defeated 1t could not be brought up again, whereas {¢ it 1s not called up to-day, !ts sponsors might in- duce enough members to vote for it when the Legislature reconvenes in Sep- tember to insure ite enactment, Should the bill be killed to-day, how- ever, it could be reintroduced after the recess and again considered as a new bil, Its reintroduction would necess!- tate its repassage in the Senate. LICHTENSTEIN IS ARRESTED FOR Abraham Lichtenstein of the Lichten- stein Millinery Company of No, 638 Fifth avenue, was arrested this after- noon by United States Marshal Henkel on @ warrant charging him with having been in @ conspiracy to defraud the Government out of customs duties. The complaint {s made by Customs Inspector John M, Willlams,who charges that Lichtenstein, Max and Willie Rosenberg and William Dreler, on Aug. ed into a conspir to import goods from Franc June 7, fal that on goods 40 falsely try. He was arraigned ‘before United States Commissioner Shields and held in $16,000 bail for examination on July & —_ CUSTOMS FRAUDS}: [New Dune of aeeee Traffic and Man Who Will Do the Digging A: N- BRADY SHONTS HASTENS OUT OF TOWN FOR INDEFINITE STAY ” Vasiet May Take Charge of Interbor- ough, It Is Reported. | | | | | | Cornelius _ WH | BRADLEY, RIVER GIVES UP MYSTERY IN TWO SEVERED LIMBS pelea cae One Foot Found at Battery and Another at Sixtieth Street. President Theodore P. Shonts of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company hurriedly left the city late this after- noon. It was announced at his offices, No, 185 Broadway, that he had gone out of town for a brief rest, but In Wall street {t was stated that Mr, Shonts had gone for two weeks or more. In fact, it was said that the date of Mr. Shonts's return was indefintle. Early in the day Mr. Shonts called at the offices of J, P. Morgan & Co. Only a week ago J. P. Morgan Jr. expressed displeasure to Mr. Shonts at the office of the Public Service Commission of the way the subway negotiations were being handled. A report heard in the financial dis- A man’s right foot was sfound under trict to-day that Cornelius Vanderbilt, |the dock at the foot of West Sixtieth 4 member of the Interborough Board | atreet to-day, at about the same time a of Direotors, might succeed Mr, Shonts dismembered left leg was found float- as head of the traction eompany cr ers had be week | $19,800,000 CANAL BILL “Tatteries—Fromme and M zer and Erwin, AT BOSTON. PITTSBURG— Arana Tonio om PASSES THE ASSEMBLY. BOSTON— ALBANY, Ju T to AMERICAN LEAGUE. * AT T DETROIT. H!GHLANDERS— old DETROIT— oo12 aA Row, a sis Circulation » Books Open to All,”’ ] PRICE ONE CENT. DIGGING IN TEN DAYS ON EAST SIDE SUBWAY IS NOW THE PROSPECT po 12 PAGES ~ THREE POLICEMEN “IN PERILOUS LEAP “AFTER 2BURGLARS ne Caught Coping With | onty One Hand and Swung Four Stories High. (e) SPECTATORS SCREAMED Board of Estimate Awards Tribor- ough to B. R. T. and Approves Contracts for Five Lexington A pollceman swinging from the coping Avenue Sections. of an apartment house, in tmminent £ GAD Abdgiae tfiia\ ARBAS ARTE $16,000,000 STOCK ISSUE ORDERED TO COVER COST. But He Saved Himself—Space Between Houses Was Three and a Half Feet. stories below, was one of a number of | episodes which thrilled the spectators, who, in all manner of negligee, leaned out of their windows on West One Hundred and Eighteenth street early ibe he of Dr 13. itambureer, t{LNjunction to Be Asked on Ground No. 17 West ne Hundred = and . of Collusion Between Apparent Transit Rivals. Eighteenth street, ts closed for the sui: mer, the family being at Arverne. 80 when Dr. H. E. Searles, who couples the first floor of No. 1960 Seventh avenue, which abuts on tbe back yard of Dr. Hamburger's home, saw a light in the ack parlor of the closed-up house his suspicions were aroused. He telephoned Wenaeailt deca New. tor ing in the river off the Battery. In the is not. Mr, Vanderbilt is !n ne | case Of both finds the fe rvered | Interborough directors feel that with black iped soy and black subway negotiations with tho city baye | shoes. been badly bungled by M ts. ‘The leg that was found off the Bat- eames, aa tery had been cut off sharply below the NATIONAL LEAGUE. hip. To the the Greenwich street station tt looked as if the leg AT NEW YORK. had been severed by a surgical instru ST, LOUIS— ment. In the case of th ot, which 0000 _- was found under the Sixtleth street GIANTS— . dock, however, the pollce reported that 2000 — |it had probably been seve by the Batterles—Harmon and Bresnahan; | Propeller of some boat, The shoe on this foot was of velour calf, well made and recently he The sole was well AT BROOKLYN. worn, It was estimated that the foot CINCINNATI-= was that of a young man under thirty 000 =, |The shoe was a No. 6 BROOKLYN— Detectives were ass! 000 — |the finds. In b apartment, Arthur Cunningham, ran outside and notified Policeman Kuntz of the West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street station, Kunts whistled for assistance and was joined by Policemen Olsen, McGuire, Menke and Beshi, BURGLAR DISTURBED, The five policemen and Janitor Cun- ningham all trooped through the area- | way separating the Seventh avenue house from Dr. Hamburger's, making #0 much nolse that they aroused the whole block and also disturbed three erations, One of them, who later des- cribed wimself as Peter Burns of No. 432 West Fifty-first street, was so frightened by the steady tramp, tramp, tramp of the invading infantry that he leaped out of the parlor window) into the arms of Policeman Kuntz, who! was leading the way, while the other burglars fled to the front of the house, The paniestricken burglar was taken charge of by Kuntz and Beshi, and Olsen, McGuire and Menke went after the others The door 1 wan locked, ading into the back yard nd the policemen threw thelr combined weight against it, smashing in the lock. ‘Then they rushed up the stairs after the fleet- ted burglars, who reached the roof scuttle, went on to ge and leaped across the three and Ja halt foot areaway, Holding their jhands high, they caught the edge of the coping of the apartment Seventh avenue, a foot above t made th ough the house in and a escape. | NARROW ESCAPE, | Aa fast as the policemen were able to merge from the scuttle they duplicated feat of the burglars, The last po- feeman hand-hold | He swung to and fro for an |Instant while the tators across the way screamed with fright in momentary Jexpectation of seeing tim drop, But| | whty heave he ca with his oth eliows, who had continued heir chase tgnorant of their mate's | puight. |" When the policemen reached the roof J of the Seventh avenue apartment House, the burglars had disappeared roof# of the adjoining buildings, Noi #2 and 194 Seventh avenue, are on w vel with the roof on which tt irs and thelr pursuers landed, @ knowing down which of ufidings the burglars might hay ¢ policemen did not follow, bu Jay a p le clue an old and battered straw at which they found there The sole Ve Wus careful ed at the West One Hundred an th street station, t examination of Lr Hambu failed to divclose that anything was missing | Burns Was arraigned tn the Pouce Court and held Harlen to the janitor of the Seventh avenue who WHOLE BLOCK AROUSED AND) burglars, who were just beginning op-| the | halt] cir heads, and, swarming up, | ONE POLICEMAN HAD A VERY, leap missed one | Lexingion Ave, Subway Contracts Let by Board of Estimate To-Day Section. Bidder, 6—Bradley Contracting Co, | 7—Charles H. Peckworth. 8—Bradley Contracting Co.. 10—Bradley Contracting Co. 11—Bradley Contracting Co, Lowest Bid. $3,634,213.50 2,750,463.40 3,369,484,20 3,253,072.80 3,132,195.05 Total... $16,139,428.95 These five sections total 3% miles In length and extend along Lex. ington avenue from Twenty-sixth street to One Hundred and Sixth street, with the exception of the twelve blocks from Sixty-seventh street to Seventy-ninth street, which are included in Section 9, The Bradley Contracting Company was the only bidder for Section 9, and this section will be readvertised in the expectation that other bidders will now come forward \ The beginning of actual subway construction on the new Lexington avenue line between Twenty-sixth street and One Hundred and Sixth street within tan days is promised as the result of the action of the Board of Estimate today in awarding construction contracts to the Bradley Con- struction Company and Charles H. Peckworth, and formally accepting the B. R, T, Company's offer to operate the’ projected Triborough system, aie The B. R. T. offer contracts for the construction of five sections of the Lexington avenue line were awarded in the abe sence of Mayor Gaynor, The haste in awarding the Lexington avenue jcontracts was brought about by the fear of Comptroller Prendergast and President Mitchal of the Board of Aldermen that the Interborough interests might start an injunction suit. as accepted and “It would take an interested person only three hours or so to start injunction proce explained Mr. Mitchel after the meeting, au fof 916,199,428 was awa rh fore routes of the B. R. T. plan, Bae to cover the claim it subways, He Ived the contract to whom the co ue | , neement yesterday that \tlon of the fly xington avenue se uld not attend to-day's session of | tions awn Both contra the Board of Estimate jannounced that had thelr plant with the Mayor's prediction read 1 would t WwW a ard took up consideration of dered to do plan that the city would the Public Service Commis 1 oie CAN BEGIN ACTUAL WORK | WITHIN TEN DAYS, | way, ann | immedtate- n the Board of nic Service Com- the contracts to ne Company and Leubuscher te a the New York Henry George er of Dr, Mo- os to the Henry Tax theortes. ALLEGES BIDDERS HAVE BEEN IN COLLUSION, advances T. and ory jetting Mr an practitioner at the theory the Interbor- sion all along, by the letting of » to bulld riborough fall into in the c by Injunction m of legal intervention, is prevented from operating the subway SiTeiny crennred ey Pars Mr. Le 1 to-day ward tracts s wh sts portior t ably day and threaten! T. plan to disapprove cer+ cie-abtihneetion dat no