The evening world. Newspaper, May 27, 1913, Page 3

D @ RAILROAD ‘GRAB - LONG RIPERSIDE Many Protest Against Plan to Give Central Road Six Tracks. - ' HEARING IS POSTPONED. | Mayor Fails to. Attend and Further opportunity will pe afforded te protest against the plan of thi ‘Tork Central: Railroad ‘to tional trackage on the west shore of @ Riverside Drive from Seventy-second | street to Spuyten Duyval, President ‘Mitchel s0 announced to-day at the con- clusion of the public hearing on the Riverside project at which he presidid Guring the absence of Mayor Gaynor. Comptrotier Prendergast apd Borough Presidents McAneny and Steere were the only other members of the Board of Fatimat present. The attendance on the part of person: Protest as well an those appearing in favor was large and representative. ‘The most interesting point developed was brought out by Assistant Cor- poration Counsel Burr who ited that he was in a position to make known the conclusions of the Corporation Coundel with reference to the law as affecting the rights of the raliroad and the rights of the city in ahe adoption &hd final carrying out of the plan of improvement. ISLATURE GAVE ROAD RIGHT TO THE TRACKS. Mr, Burr stated that originally the Legislature granted the NewYork Cen- tral the right to operate tracks and that eubsequently an act authorized the city to enter Into an agreement with the compgny toward the removal of che tracka; that the'city owns the’ streets over Whleh the company operates and owns as well the’ yards at Sixtieth and Beventieth streets; that the railroad com- easement to operate over 3 that the land formerly under water from Seventy-necond street 0 Spuyten Duyval came into possession of the elty under an ancient charter, gpd these lands are ‘now operated over by tlie railroad under a license granted by the city for the corporate life'of the com- pany of 500 years; that the company ts now legally in possession of these lands; and that the rallread company owns out- right only thoge lands which it received originally by grant from the city out- right without recourse to any action by the Legislature. Mr. Burr was questioned by several ‘protesting lawyers as to the right ot any time of the company to create ad- ition trackage along the west bank of Riverside Drive and was asked to.point out 'm the ancient charter of the license 7 stipulation empowering th company; ete Imerease tts trackage. Mr. Burr} angwered that he believed the only -stigulation was that three tracks could | be lala. The Board of Estimate com- mittee’ has tentatively agreed o permit | :the company to, operate six tracks. REFORM CLUBS AGAINST PI POSED SCHEME. Among those who protested and who favored adjournment wére the Reform | Clubs Committee of the: Port of New pany and President, Frank (Fogarty at; the league to ond Death avenui ‘The Gourd of Trade and Tri tion gresented = brief in which it coms mende the work of the city officials thus far in the pian to remove surface tracks ané @ arcade the tracks of the New York Central along Riverside Drive. The, Board adjourned until June %. pis oe emp e takes his new office us Col of the - ct TRUST” SU DROPPED AFTER 950 00 BAGS HELD ARE SOLD cate” by Favoring Inde- pendents in the Sale. Aosistant’ United States District-At- torney Guller to-day appeared before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals and apked for the dismissal of the Gov- ernment’s Sherman law su! man Bielcken, of Crossmi brune Schroeder and oth *mous “coffee valorization” sult. The Court took the dismiasal under advine- ment. It is expected that the request of the Government representative will be ranted, When the auit was begun It was made plain that Government intended to break up the ‘fee Syndicat came: from Washington to the et that jIf the Coffee Syndicate broken up the Government of Brasil intended to retaliate by putting a duty on American imports. It directly after these rumors that a’ way out of} the difficulty was found py selling the comes, ‘ $ gran est, HN hs | eer i TOBIN ot eae RO- |tvpe adopts without modjficatlo ‘Yet I have'seen women who were ‘bottom, jus Ger figure it ie \charming,’-” jth t ~ “Really the Firat Essential-in « Wo- man’s Summer Wardrobe Ie a Good ‘ Figure,” Asserte Mre.:May Wilson Preston. ” “1 Like the Fashions of To-Day,” She Says. “They Were Never More Lovely, Although They Are Trying.” “It Ie Not the Clothes Themselves but the Way in Which They Are ‘Worn Which Deserves Criticism.” “Properly Cut and Draped on aSlender Figure, Even the Bulgarian Blouse Ie Charming.” Views of a n Noted for Her as an Artist, @ + _ « By Marguerite Mooere Marshall. What ie the perfect summer costume for women? Perhaps, after all, it is not necessary to turn an entirely cold shoulder to the dressmakers in answering thie question. Perhaps the Paris-sostumer, Mike other unruly forced, is a good it but a bad master, Certainly no fault can be found with the news contained in a despatch received yeeter- day from the French capital. According to this authority, “a decided return to the youthful, almost gitlish, Agure is characteristic of summer gowns. These are generally of the one plece bodice and fichu atyle, the points of the latter crossing ‘at the Waldt'to leave the neck uncovered, falling back of the skirt and crossed again near the hem of the skirt, where they end in grace- ful draperies.” mt Now, every woman knows that this particular mode, very like what We called “the. eurplice” e few years ago, is modest, artistic ane generally becoming. Neither the painters for the preachers can have ny objection to it. Perhaps tt ts true, as H. Richard Boehm, the illustrator, has avserted, that every women: can And’ jode becoming to herself among the (inane, able designs offered by Fashion: fashion is not so much to blame as is the ou plat wearer of it.” | MAY WILGON PRESTON AD-| svmbaations. wnat to as it shouts MIRES TIGHT SKIRTS. ~ pes: jeer ce we That, I am’ sure, is also the opinion the Fadl ayer we of Mrs. May Wilson Preston, one of the) Reve been afraia part bat cleverpst and most successfal of our! mage learn ito pd ax wom@l tlustrators, When I talked with| “Qyor in New England they still ‘s immoral to have a red dress ‘or a red sult,” I informed h i Mrs. Preston In ‘her' very, ch: Just weet of Fifth avente rming bt think it’ to a Uking for narrow ‘skirts, Oriental admitt Sheldughed. “Tw designs and several other of the vallent 0 Or more brilliant and much criticised. sartorial effects of perth Shenae al in the same ma- the present season. But ste adroitly y," eho observ juch lovely materials, too! ‘A: twostone sults so very. m avalified Her admission.’ “The oGhiner st7les ake beantt- ful om the peontiful woman,” che reg, ‘Se. the Tiree eae e vemmer n macs niki ‘Ageeeting |'T' '8A. QUESTION OF FOLLOW. te modern * iaiad., 4 -ING@-THE Ling. means 0 figute thas to | Kea. .but tt "dosen't ana De harp organ wld Wearer is tall and sleeker Wisk’ large, Lay ges 7 ewe | don'etike the line Broken sis over the espe elepiag. ote jouldér, The blouses with no seam - easily greeetal, ry taet lat “the arma, exe—those we called furthest removes trem thomM- [iinionc when. they frst. came in—are ery ig cahehns Srreg peas particularly good jbecauae they gi oe . "y one. long line from the head to ti enda of the fingers. “American women are‘developing this ideal, figure," added Mrs.’ Preston, “ap-| . which ‘Siiows ine Nene pote parently because ef :hé Getsand’ for ft.) the Heseat poosibte degree. weave Tt aeemts absurd to talk about a féshlon| way: she lege waist which women in bodies, but I baljeva there teh ae be Gabe this oummer 19 90. excel- tine! Seg Also we are to be congrate- e o he favhior ever skirt, for example, the result is dreg aris, hind’ Is altogether, practical, Preston, with) a ‘emile, .“I have one which has caused 20° much inconveni- ence to others that I've, worn it. onl; modest. It'q not the clothes themselves | twice, Nor can the 4 but the way they are worn, whioh, de | pac, jp serves criticiem.” eh “And you Jind ns naprom artiste?" Lqu stv <> “L. do.” acknowledged -Mra. Preaton. “To make tie most perfect sitpouette a woman's 4 should’ nartow~wat the figure does. ture dove stot ve; | CHARLES M. SCHWAB WON'T cominghase*ot the: macrowsuirt St] ~-TOTE A "GUN" LIKE ANDY. hunt up a duck skitt.fve yeare old and Stéel’Magnale Says He's Too Old same hiens e argument applies: to all the fap! which the ‘moralitis ‘proclaim 9s im- ing in tha {dentical, mode. atyleg. ‘Another noted pe A cartist, will give hie fatonof the perfe i ¢t summer costume have any doup' try it.on in front,of's tutislength.mit- ror, You will de amaged_at- the Bp- parent increase in. your, sige, awith, the to’ to. War as Surplus width around’ the bottom.”’ ones Re Carnegie “And do you even conns. of ie Bul- ai le- Would. afian blouse?" 1 urged, “It makes me| Charigg, Mf. Sc] wad, Pri hee: think of a meal vag :titned upslie bhi resident of: the Bathiéhem Stee] Company,- said to-day, before ‘sailing for Germany aboard the North German Lioyd ‘steamship Kaiser Wilhelm IL, that’ he could not agre with Andrew Carnegic's peace propa- ganda, even though-the Laird of Skibo down.” EVEN THE BULGARIAN BLOUSE CAN BE MAD! “Properly cut and grt tained, “You have protebly seen G4 loudly’ voélterate, recently, that he atout women, It sould, be made of | would “tote” a’ gun in a’ war with clinging materials eb ‘the’ wearer | yapan. 2 should be. supple apd graceful. The) H1¢ 1 say, that'the dést way ‘for the French know how to’ gonetruct:It.. Per- in the( superiority of nations to. mal for peace is all ‘a to be prepared for war, I will be accused of selfish intorest;" said Mr, Schwab, qt Ie true that my company manutac- tuteb* armorpiate and that right now we’ are building two of the biggest dreddnoughts in the world for the Ar- mtine Republic; but we don’t manu- facture armorpliate exclusively, and 1 may ‘still, be presumed to have some humanii. sentiments outeide, of my ally, 1 believe in, the Freneh Caeoger a saeett to drape, howto adjuat o L b pedal. of fatness, how to give describatle .sometBing ty genius and t! ideas, Tbé'maingof Clotieaiought to | pusiness, | “Ibe something’. besides ,a commercial | “Maybe: Ardy: would carry'a gun in| proposition in this country.” 3? | came of: war with” Japan. *°I don't be- ‘And shave tovaAGhts that Mrs, Pres: | lieve,anybody would allow meto:do a0} own. frock, phox bie Reach: Tiam too eid", | Pevoy also; unmisti exquisite. T) F} $< —___— ; row *skivt’ of “al! meee sate \ reek pepe! Tarddy, on d a long, pannter;shaped ¢ov rt and ended-at the.top in aihigh*polnted ‘The ylack «bodice. waefcollare lees and shewéd- no seam at Notning could haveeed: nothing more’ becoming moulded gure, cendre | hairy and blue eyes. Ss deat ‘phe color schemes this’ seabon “are exceptionally ‘loyely,"® Mr@, claimed’ avddenly.- the Public witl hold their park weather per- mitting—on ‘the lawn at “Fairview,” the Weetititul’ Dongan Hills home of Borough President Cromwell. ‘A programme of thirteen dances and. games tas been ar- iF aged’ and ‘hundreds of-well drilled chil. ren will take: part.” The surroundings for the Staten Toland fete are ideal and thé\omercises promine to be beautiful and inepiring,, Visitore from Manhattan enquid/ take the Richmonu Dpep trolley cars trom Bt, Geo: well @ Mouse. view” a Perhaps, in cases of failure, “the | ‘“‘Only a Gown That Follows the Human Body To the Closest Possible Degree Is Right.’’| ‘TURKEY TROT SWAT BY THE. GRAND JURY NED AT TEADANGE Revoke Liquor Licenses of Places That Lure Young, Says Presentment. 1 Turkey trotting, tangoing and the other new dances, which flourished des- pite Mayor Gdynor's ban, face a more severe attack, The General 8 Grand Jury handed a\ presentment to- day to Judge Swann suggesting that the liquox If pl mits ting these so-called objectionable dances be forfeited. ‘The Grand Jurors declare that it has come te the attention of sevefal of them thet the morals of young folk of both sexes are endangered by the freedom of the new dances and that in the last few months the craze has ex- tenjled until there is scarcely a young ‘man or girl in the city who has not Jeapned and is not anxious to practice them. The most dangerous phase of development, declare the Grand Jur is the opening of restaurants and t shops to afternoon dancing. Heretofore, they point out, parenta had some con- trol of the dancing in which their chil- dren might indulge, for they could keep them away from places where turkey trotting and the reat held sway in the evening. The presentment asserts that @ big proportion of young-folk now hurty from school to the dance parlors, Judge Swann ordered that the pre- sentment be made part of the records of the court and that coptes of it be ment to Gov, Sulzer und to the clerk of the Legislature. FAST TRAINS IN CRASH; TWO KILLED, OTHERS HURT. Number of Passengers Among the Injured in Collision on Mis- souri Pacitic Road. BRANT, Mo., Ma; Two engin were kijled and several other perso inciuding a number of pamsengers, wei injured in a iead-on collision between passenger trains No. Il, west bound, and No, 12, east bound, on the Missourl Pacific Railway near here early to-day. AE Bad AVIATORS HURT IN AUTO. | (Special ty The Evening World) HPMPSTEAD, L. 1, May %.—Ran- | dolph Pickenpack. owner of a garage at Floral Park, was called to the avii- tion ‘field to ir an aeroplane owned by William Am When this pleted Pickenpack, with Charles Bayersdorffer, another jation grounds in car pkidded on the oiled road outside nd hitting a telegraph pole Salekl gen- Mayeradorffer a nd Ames a broken fathered up by spegta- to the Nassau Hospital Hay Wilson Preston. drawn by Jamep Montgomery Flagg —— ——————— DAY, MAY 27, 101 FLAGLER ESTATE ‘OVER $60,000,000; Fifth Article of a Series. | Will of Magnate Filed ‘To-Day Gives Son 5,000 Shares of Standard Oil Stock. \FRIENDS REMEMBERED. \J. R. Parrott Is to Retain Head of Florida East Coast’ Rail- road Long as He Likes. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, May 27— Honey M. Flagier’s will, @ied here to> day, shows that tie magnate left estate extimated to be worth between $0,000,000 and $70,000,000, Most of it goes to hie widow. ‘The eon, Harry Flagter, wilt’ receive 6,000 shares of Standard Oi! Company of New Jersey. : J. R. Parrott, W. H. Beardsley. and Witltam Keenan, a brother of Mi Flagler, are named trustees under the will, whieh includes quests a gift of $76,000 Presbyterian Church of St, ' Augustine, $00,000 to the University ‘of Florida aiid $76,000 to Btetaon University. To J. R. Parrott Mr. Flagler lett ® ‘There were many smaller jusets to friends and servants. ‘Ali ihe réet of the eatate was bequeathed to the widow. ‘The wit was nade in’ 198 and ‘bears six codictis, Under it J. R. Parrott is to retain the head of the Florida Mast Coast Rall- |road 20 | he may desire, This | proviaton, It ted, is tn recognition of his tong ce and executive abillty displayed in handling Mr. Flagler’s prop- jertion POLICEMAN SHOT BY JEALOUS ACTOR ‘AS RIDE IN A TAXICAB Wilt NEW “FRIENDS” in Auto When It Hits Street Car, to Make Formal Charge Against Slayer. @. tile polleems who was shot Satu: Vatrick Conal Cliffaide, N. J. ‘The folly of going on taxicab rides hia friend, made mad by Jealousy, dled with barroom — acquaintances WS! 5° nip wound to-day In the North Hud- thorne home to-day to Oswin J+| 200 sospital, Union Hill, O'Brien, complainant in the Harlem Devlin, who had spent the hours aince the shooting in his home on bia knees in a cell of the Hackensack Jail pray- ing for the recovery of the man whom he had w.unded in biind anger and aak- ing that friends should bring from the hospital comforting word of Conaldii Police Court against Ben B. Baker, a chauffeur, living at No. 44 Kast One Handred and Forty-elghth street, who wap held in 62,500 ball on a charge of grand larceny. O'Brien, who Is @ director tn. the ‘Vitagraph Motion Picture Company and has a summer home at Lake Hopat- cong, was spending iast night in the clty at the Marlborough Hotel. At the hotel bar he got into conversation with Baker and two unidentified men. Baker suggested they all go to @ Mixth avenue restaurant In his taxical Ker drove O'Brien and hin two prisoner that he would be at- ralgned for murder, “Don't aay that he te dead—don't tell me I am a murdere ir came out and again taxlcab, This time only one of the strangers #at loside the cab with O'Brien, the Deviin's wife, who ie known on the stage a8 Mae Kilwood a 10 wae the cause of Deviln's outburst of jealous rage against bis friend, heard the news of the polle the women's ward of the Jali, whe and Deviin's young cousin Anna O'Brien asked to be driven back to the hotel, hut Baker started up sixth Avenue, O'Brien yelled to the chauffeur to turn around. Instead, Baker swung {his cab into » @ixth avenue street car n: O'Brien sprawling | e cab, with his com> ‘panton on top o° him. Suddenly O'Brien {realized iis new friend wag waged Ine mond ring worth $400, | turned tovcrtes of ang the shooting, out show of emoth Though, so far aids forgiveness to the m: him, his loyalty to bis a be learned, Con- epecific word of ho had shot i was stead. fastly retained until the end. ‘The dying Jeab coor Frank G 40. @) West | cilcecan cotated! w teakel @ oma Firty-elghth in wi | ‘An Grasso 0} the door O'Brte’s | Senna Devlin aber oregnee to to oo nor would ie make any elatement that added to the weigat of the actor's culpa- bility. To m representative of County Prosecutor Wright he told the story of how the first suggestian of a tragedy came {rom his own ilps, Mortified that Devlin should have charged him with improper relations rang out and made off with ten f The other stranger, altting Baker, also got away in the excitement. Detective Regan of the East Fifty-frat | street station put Baker under arrest. } In court today Baker dented all! with his wife, Considine had drawe knowledge of the robbery, His case| own revolver during the course of the “was continued unti' to-morrow. O'Brien! quarrel between the two men in De told Magistrate Ma: no he had $1,500 worth of Jewelry on at the the of the | ropbery. ouse and dered the butt to his accuser. “If you think I'm the man you 1 am you had better end it all Considine said he a Devlin, wit more ado, did just what the police: advised. may —— <> ACTOR COMMITS SUICIDE. Shoots Himself tn way How George Sterling —~— Delayed. PEKING, May %—The adoption of the Constitution and the definite elec- tion of @ President of the Chinese Re- @ been deferred for an un- od. Owing to the deadlol: parties in Parilament th in unable t 1s fun who was an actor .n le try, @ix or meven years ago, aulcide at Flower H shot Nimeelf In the by in the reception room of the boarding Bella Sombrero, at ngland before he came to this coun- died a continuoualy me to this country tions members in attendance. ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT. oor, Waneered i" @ ol Ena, tah dizay the parlor remain alone, as he had clased Ge saeaa “ond ar iF tf i ‘ ’ WIDOW GES BULK RING | consisine Refuses in Hospital night with his own revolver in the hand of Vaudeville Actor James Deviin, forgiveness, shrieked-in despair when man's death in her cell in jom ® quorum of | rT ‘| CAN'T-COOK, DUCHESS /OF MARLBORO SAYS. 'T Loon, stay 27.-Ceitietofng the WASHINGTON, May 71.—Williem 2 Bryan'te a busy man—when he to tm Washington—one of the tuslest. hia ‘activities to-day as sample, Fis fe went to the local market, with packet“ owinging on his arm, for radiones, the white variety, —— fussed around the vegetable stands. 4 @ Washington housewife and Smalls © Explodes With Double Report | etter much detiveration pieved owt | as Express Dashes Past Sta- | Then ne went to the Siate Depalten and, started to earn hie salary with tion in England. statement: a = “The State Department has eyes : the Américan Embassy at Tokle te M, READING, Engiand, May %1,—Two/® San Francleco telegram whieh, 9p loud explosions occurred: ané great vol- re beth rere gthe Be > umes of amoke rose fromthe platform! war The report fy the express from: Londen to Bristol! troops of artillery rushed through the station here at noon as asks om the Philippine, to-day. A workman wae,struck on the} "4? rensed. eck with: @ sthall plece of metal, but no! i, a, fer, jaruulerymen have Meat otter. person was ;injured,‘nor Was ABY | pefore this Administration beam; damage done, Increase ie contemplated in the». A, dheat of suffragstte literature was! pine garrison. The changes that fh found under the platform gpd’ the ex- 5 taken, plage are only the wustomary, Ploston is supposed to have been caused a bya. suffragettes bomb. change of regiments. “The Department regrets that LONDON, | May+ .—MiMtant euffra- anaes Reaenees: settee to-dey aoverted that ’Mrs, m- become i ere méiine’ Pankhuret's sojourn’ in Hotle-| "oy way jail woyld,be very ehort,.e9 she would surely iapfe at onte into @ pre- eqrious condition, ‘ ‘The still defiant leader ? ’ not eaten since ehe How Birest Pe- lee Court und. mouse” de | arated to know that he has faulter, aad . sbe that. she | the authenticity of the Paris would -bunger-strike until the Home Office is forced again vw release ‘her. Ag she was ina Weakened and en- feebled state when arrested. yesterday, and was even then in the care of @ sce = i140) ARMEN LY eter by King-and’ Queen of Italy" (Continued trom ritet Page.) q ’ eS Bias on Milan to Rome Trip. at “Dr. and Mrs, Baer” had 132..en,Dec, 17, 1912, shop strolled After Miller left the stand Mr. Jerome abruptly called oy: i ROME, May 3.—A flight from wanea’ to Rome, a @atance of four hun@red — and ten precy Runelirasodhy rs’ “Our.next witness {s Mr, Bishop: Mr.| plane to-day In six’ hours an@ Bishop, take the stand minutes by the Itailan aviators, Deroy’ MR. BISHOP 18 PUT ON STAND | ana: Cevasco. Paw A UNEXPECTEDLY. ‘When they were passing near Pisa Apparently Mr. Bidtiop copia ely | Kikg and Queen-and the royal: pelt believe hid ears, for the lower haif of|eaw the aviators from his Vah Dyk Groppéd, and he stared] ledge at San nn sheewe dilly up: at':Mr. Jerome while that at-| thelr Might . wit! torney called bowers again: "3 ty “Come, Mr, Biphop! Come, come!” or \aw voux. * ida ARRIVED. ing th ed At length the magnate rouded himeelt and took the stand. In responge to Mr. Joram: he announced that he and his warriag spouse were wedded in, Chicago In cember, fg). They have Ave children i, twenty; Augusta, ‘nineteen; ; Muriel, eleven, and Abi- hie putpode in taking the .ua- usual course of calling the defendan in @ divoree attion as’ « witness for the plaintiff, when he) summoned. an assistant, who ran up with his arms filled with letters, to which addressed envelopes were pinned. Bach of the letters nvelopee wae shown in turn to Mr. Bishop; he was asked it the handwriting were hie and. each replied “Yeo, it. te.” letters were bel Mr. Jerome ri ‘simply to plenty, of specimens of Mr. Mishep’s handwriting before the Court." ‘ = ‘The same course was pursued with 9, Anumbér of cheeks Brawn on the bank- © frm of Redmond, Kerr @ Company} YOU Are in the Best ¢ f inaley-of Nutier,| Are Surrounded by i‘ stand by William Kinsley..of Nutley, N. J., and No, 261 Broadway, who quall- fled as @ handwriting expert. banker, and then he looked at the entries of “Dr. and Mre..J. C..Baer, Philadelphia.”* Thenshe extracted some long photographers’ printe from hie handbag —~ ‘‘comparative signature prints,” he called them, Inasmuch as.Mr. Kinsley eatd he had the negatives personally, Mr, injection, and the photographer, told In gusting up. the free. let Congress in meal wl ii should not overlook | the follewing “Tosh seas clon Rall Cirgus or oO aad f ua A oY