The evening world. Newspaper, August 21, 1913, Page 18

— TAXI TRUST SCOFFS AT LAW, CHAUFFEURS START TROUBLE. AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA Yellow Taxicab Company Attempts by Subterfuge to Keep Up Rates and to Seize the Most Desirable Stands. Open defiance on the part of the Yellow Taxicab Company of the new (rdinance which was indorsed by Justice Seabury in a decision yesterday Sef to great disorder about the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel this afternoon. Al- Bough the Yellow taxicabs and chauffeurs have no licenses under the @ew law, the managers of the concern, acting behind the screen of @vasion, managed to occupy the most desirable places on the Waldorf: storia public stand until the independent chauffeurs and owners, who @re complying with the ordinance and charging the reduced rates, com- “plained to th ‘Tee policemen ) Mr, Hahlo believes this in- aid they had Jenotion will be dismissed, in view of faterfere with Justice Beabury’s decision. ‘were stationed “As oote as the injunctions are eastern Gemissed we will give al! com- be-a-yd panies one week in which to get mow Meonses or witharew from the tweets and operate caly from pri- (vate gasages. We will dontinus to aso the white differential rete cards until new meters can be in- @talled ang put into operation. A a ere oe “What do you advise the public te do Af the ig compantes continue to charge ‘Thirty-fourth street and kept a cab | SURGEON ON LINER | there all the time, refusing to allow the independent cabs to move up. Thin infuriated the independent end many arguments resulted, but the pres- ence of policemen preverted violence. Gradually the Yellow Taxicab people edged their vehicles out ef Astor Court and Into the line on the public etand. Btarters stood at tne hotel entrance warning patrons that the independent cubs were not safe and that the hotel ‘guaranteed the yellow cate, It was Uke a fight between rival Gackmen in @ country town bent upon carrying & Dasnenger from the Commercial House to the dee-po. “5 Finally an intrepid independent chauf- teur named Mike Vatino swung his cad out of line and butted up to Wal- @orf entrance in front of one ef the Fellow taxicabs Vice-President Schwarts, whe was @irecting the movements of the Yellow Taxicab people, axked a policeenan to make Vatino move on and the pollce- man 60 ordered, PUTS THE MATTER BEFORE PO- LICE OFFICIAL. Vatino resisted and insisted that be be taken to the West Thirtieth street station to have the matter threshed out ‘defore the ‘The policeman agreed and the trouble as to Vating ‘was transferred to the station house, ‘Then Serst. Ryan of the Fifth Ave- -fwe Traffic Squad got inte the game. ‘ He ordered that the yellow taxi must take their fares and get away from the head of the line, allowing the Independent cabs to move up. Thie wettled the arguments fer the time being. On the ground that thelr business ts Mot governed by the new ordinance, the Yellow Taxicab Company will refuse \eo gubmit to the examination and super~ vision of chauffeurs und taglcabs, pi vided for by that ordinance. This eta: Ywill undoubtedly be attacked by the ‘Mayor's Bureau of Licenses, as it is iplainiy the intent of the ordinance to @rotect the patrons of taxicabs gener- ally. COURTS WILL BE ASKED TO SETTLE THE QUESTION. The matter will be brought to an “enue when present diffiouities over legal points raised by the taxicab pe- ple are out of the way. Then the courts ‘will be called upon to define what a }“getvate’ taxicab service ie—or if there can be such ao thing ae @ “private” service that accepts the money of the public through any agency and uses the pudlic streets. ‘All public hackstands were deais- nated by signs to-day and were occupied by independent taxicabs operating un- Ger licenses granted by the Mayor's eau in accordance with the terms @f the new ordinance, These taxicab Jevied fares under the new sched Yellow taxicabs summoned by private aii from garages or private stands not on public property, were operate under the old schedule. Gupt. James G. Wallace jr. of the Mayor's License Bureau was busily en- gaged to-day in completing arange- mente for the establishment of public ead stands and looking after the matter ef granting licenses to chauffeurs and taxicabs of companies that have de- cided to comply with the ordinance. He 414 not interfere with the companies that were evading the law, WAITS FOR COURT DECISION ON REMAINING INJUNCTION, / “Under the advice of Acting Cor- poration Counsel Hahlo,” said Mr. Wal- Jace, “I shall not try to rigidly enforce the law until arguments are heard te- morrow On the injunction granted to the Amerikan Taximeter Company, which ig believed by some lawyers to act as @ blanket Injunction as regards tazxi- the old rates?” Mr, Wallace was asked. “That to a matter for judictal deter- mination,” he replied. “Ip case of ove charge & passenger oan have the driver arrested and ali @ police magistrate to settle the dispute, I would ad the riding public for the next day or two, or until the injunctions are settled, to wee onl; the new rates, “None of the dig companies has ag- plied for the licenses required by the Rew ordinance, although, under the law, they cannot operate as public hacks without Moenses. They may operate rom garages without auch loenses."’ WALDORF-ABTORIA AIDS EVADING THE LAW. ‘The plan under which the Yellow Taz-| toa hopes to evade the law was in full operation to-day at the Waldorf. Astoria. The public standa on the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-third street! sides of the hotel were occupied by in- Gependent taxicabs carrying white flags and operating under the new ordinance. But in Astor Court, @ private street, be- Jonging to and adjoining the hotel, run-| g Ring from Thirty-third street to Thirty- fourth street, from six to eight yellow tamtcahs were atanding. ‘When @ guest asked for a tanic either at the office of from the starter at any of the entrances a yellow taxi was summoned, The starters were very busy in questioning hotel patrons and in keeping them away from the public hacks, which 414 not get a great deal of hotel business. At the McAipin, the Manhattan and other hotels the Mason-Beaman cabs Were on the public stands, but the chauffeurs refused to take passeni who would not say they were hote patrons, No attempt will made by the authorities to interfere with thie Condition right away except that tax!- cabs not having the new licenses will Mot be allowed to occupy places in pub- Mo stanfs and solicit public trade. In the oorsidora of the Waldorf at For the protection of our guests we have provided a private taxicab service, alway? av than thone provided by us. “Do not argue with chauffeurs about the amount of fare asked by them; pay under protest and notify the hotel. We are able to tell from Our maps what the fare should be by and will yo POISONED 300 HORSES; ACCUSES DAIRYMEN Simon Lieberman and his brother, Julus, proprietors of the Lieberman Dairy Company of No, 178 Delancey treet, who were indicted yesterday on the confession of Joseph Tobineky, allas “Yeaky Nigger,” convicted horse poison- @, who charges they employed him to Kill Borses belonging to riva! milk deal- era, surrendered to-day. Judge Ro in General Sessions admitted the Mans to ball in $3,000 each, Tobinsky is under a sentence of ten years imprisonment imposed by the late Judge O'Sullivan. He recently wecured & cewtificate of reasonable doubt, and in order to save himself from Koing to | Sing Sing made a statement to repre- sentatives of the East Side Protective Association, composed of merchants banded together to resist the dem: of horse poison: nis ase ation that bro Tobdinsky's conviction, wion Tobinsky says thi Liebermans hired him to kil and maim horaes belonging to Mrs, Boewsle Miller of No, & Norfolk street. Tobineky ways that during the five years he and hig gang operated on the enat side thousands of horses belonging to mer. {chants who refused to be blackmutled lw poisoned. Tobinsky admits he Personally polsvned three hundred ani- mals. WHO SAVED MATADOR FIGHTIN “TIE THAT BULL: WITH BULL. | hy Giving Fierce Animal Kick in the Ribs, ly When Brave Physician Sntered the Ring. Dr. P. A. Renaud of No. 4 Prospect Diagy Brooklyn, is alip's surgeon of the steamer Philadelphia of the Red D line, which arrived to-day from Porto Rico and Venewuelan porte, Dr. Renaud is fome hero, as the passengers of the liner can attent. A week ago last Sunday the Philadel- phia was lying at Puerto Cabuilo. Three bullfights were announced for the afier- noon. After a Indy equostrienne re lute GOT $10,000 IN BONDS ON A FORGED CHECK FROM BOSTON BANKERS Swindler Makes Easy Getaway BULL IGNORED BANDANNA AND With Securities, Leaving | 4 matters sary wien ord eayly No Trace of Identity. danced abeut the bull dnd given exhibitions of managing “horney,” @ strong man came in and broke big chaina on hie chest and sustained the Weight of five or six men on aforesaid despangied, came bowing and smiling into the bull ring. There was a ‘mag- nificent bellow turned loone at the en- trance, and an the curtains were pacted BOSTON, Aug. 21.—Lee, Higginson &|@ tg bull appeared. An attendant jabbed the brokers, gave bonds of the| ble bullehip in the ribs, and with an awfm roar, Taurus turned loose and proximately of $1000 to | mage tor the matador. The matador tan- stranger yeaterday in exchange for @|taligingly waved a red bandanna with certified check which was returned to| his left hand, while he held his word them ¢o-day stamped an a forgery. in place with his right. OMcers of the bank said that the lognanna. at all, He made stratght for check was for more than #89 and bore }tne matador, and the matador dodged in certification the forged name of/him, Again the bull disregarded the Charles F. Valentine, nt treae-|bandanna, and the matador saw that urew of the Commonwealth Trust Com. | something was wrong, Either thie bull pany. Mr. Valentine is in New Hamp-|4!dn't understand the sport or he was shire on his vacation and the fraud wae | foxy. The wielder of the aword and | Exciting Combat Ended Quick- reased as econ as the check turned up |S dropped both and made a marathon at the trust company's office this morn- ing. ‘The transaction with the oi war made by @ bond aalesnian who out of the office when the forgery w reported’, and a description of the pur- chaser for @ time was lacking. The cashier has no distinct remembrance of the man. ‘The stolen securities consist of about worth of Llinols Steel Company lebenture 41-2 per cent. bonds, April 1, 1940, numbers 2,386, 11,184, 11,11 11,186, 11,187, and about the same amount of American Telephone and Telegraph Company 4 per cent bonds, @ue July 1,4) 1909, numbers 11,196, 17,496, 76,611, 76,512, 76,618, “SLIPPED” POLICEMAN AND THEN WALKED AWA FROM ASTONISHED WIFE Affidavit in Court, However, Doesn’t Say What the Cop Received. nger What wan tt that Frank P. a salesman of French Chi lipped to & pollceman at Twenty-seventh street and Broadway on Aug. 3? A part of @ bankroll? Grag says no. A lemon? Gragg says maybe. Whatever It was, this ts the story of what happened, according to affi- davits filed in the Supreme Court to- duy by Mra, Helena A. Gragg, who is trying to make her husband pay her alimony, She had him arrested to-day by Deputy Sheriff Gilmore for aban- donment. After stating that she waa married fn Philadelphia tn 1892 and that she ved happily with her husband for thirten years, she alleges that he de- serted her. She brought sult for separ- ation, but before judgment was handed down he fled the State but returned and A reconciliation was effected, Kut on June 29, 1912, happiness and hubby went out of the back door together and since then she has been having @ hard time to get money enough for her sup- port from her husband, On Aug. 2 Mr#, Gragg and her broth- er, Hurry Schults, who lives at No. $129 Broadway, were walking down Broad way when they heard that Gragg had been flashing fat rolls of bis in some of the big cafes. y called two} friends and started to find Gragg. At et and Broadway he wife asked for oney and according to her af- Javit, he auld: “1 will see you in hell first and then I will do as 1 dhl before, leave the State," An argument ensued during which, ace cording to the wife's aMdavit and a | eworn statement of Schulty, Grace styick Wis wife, Schultz called a po- Hceman and ordered him to arrest his | brother-in@ww. Hut something tnter- vened, aw Sthults explains tt in bin aft davit 3 “She pollceman was avout to make | —_——>_---- OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS. BAILED x tho arrest when held a whis- peret conversation handed him som: taken from his leaved."’ pocket and was re for the palings, which were five or six feet high. The bull tore after him and caught the unfortunal fiat is he was mak- ing a flying nt him ten feet He into the air and the matador came down hard in the bull ring. Again the bull made for the prostrate form with low- ered head. But Tarus misjudged the distance and a came a cropped by stick- ing his horns into the ground, nearly breaking himself in two, TOOK BULL BY HORNS AND GAVE HIM A KICK. Dr. Renaud was occupying a #-cet seat by the ringside. A 40-cent neat is @ seat In the shade. You can stand in the shade for 9% cents and in the sun for 2 cents. Dr, Renaud vaulted over the pall and rushed to the side of the wounded man. The bull made for the doctor and the doctor grabbed him by the horns, Then he kicked the bull 4 the ribs and into reasonableness. He was an old bull, anyhow, and he eprint- ed for the palings. He went over the palings like a deer vaulting a tiny brook. The crowd ecat- tered and gave him room and In aten- torlan tones the ship's surgeon cried: “Tle that bull oui ‘Then he turned his attention to the wounded matador, who was badly hurt, It waa Necessary to put sevent stitches in various parts of his anatomy. TOLD BUILDING IS ON FIRE, WATCHMAN RUNS AWAY Brooklyn Man Sees Blaze, Climbs to Third Story Window and Arouses Guardian, Who Speeds Away. A night watchman who was notified his building was on fire early wo-day at No. 499 Fulton street, Brooklyn, was a0 lad to escape he hurried away without giving the police his name. The build- ing, @ four story affair running to No. Wl, is occupied by the Martin Cloak and Suit Company. Policeman Eason of the Adama atreet station was at Bridge and Fulton streets, a few paces away, when he saw a fire on the top floor at 5 A. M. Ho called Fred Kennedy, twenty-five, of No, 10 ‘Tiflany place, who was pasa- ing, to his aid, and while the policeman was sending in an alarm Kennedy hoisted himuelf to the lowest fire-eggape balcony and rapped on all the windows to the top to arouse any watchman who might be in the bullding Ae he started down a head was atuck from a third story window, and the watchman demanded to know if it w burglars. He was told the building on fire, and established a record in ge ting to the street, The police were un- able to tind him afterward to et his name. The fire was confined to the fourth floor and Ald $12,0% damnge, The Effects of Opiates. rps eae a pete edn |the boss. But all the advice Mr. Murphy ‘ GAYNOR BOSS a eel | , Intimate Friend, Feared as | I a Warwick by Murphy. | ‘ | Justice Dowling ‘ght Be Se- | lected If He We... Promise to Accept. Two days before the date set for designating the Democratic nominee tor Mayor finds Charies F Murphy and his Political advisers floating in the airy heights of uncertainty, with no destina- tion in sight, a the compelling rea- son for this ion is Charles H. Hyde, This is the si Hyde that at one tim liam J. Gay r administration was Chamberlain of this throbbing city, and whose conviction of misbehavior in office war recently set aside by unani- mous decision of the Appellate Division | of the Supr Court. Oharles H. Hyde is the reason why Tammany Hall doesn't want to indorse the nomination of William J, Gaynor ax the Democratic candidate for Mayor, Not because of anything that has happened to Mr. Hy: in the past, but because of what might happen to Mr. Hyde in the future Charles F. Murphy and the men in his confidence know that the Indictment and rles H. Hyde did not ie the confidence and existing between Mayor his protege. ‘They know Gaynor that Mayor Gaynor belleves that Hyde and was persecuted by District-Attorney Whitman and that this feeling is the real underlying basis for the bitter enmity the Mayor manifests toward the District-Attorney at every opportunity. Mr. Hydo is very much alive in the Gaynor esteem. incidentally, Mr, Mur- phy knows that Mr. Hyde {a Should Mayor Gaynor be elected again | with Tammany ald, he would be ab- | eolutely Independent, because he is too | old to figure @ an aspirant for future | favors, but not too old to exercine politi- cal power in the community should he de placed in position to obtain such powet JUSTICE DOWLING HEEBING THE WARNINGS OF FRIENDS. Mr. Murphy has been, banking on Justice Victor J. Dowling as a proppec- tive candidate in the event that it should be found a part of good politics to shunt off William J, Gaynor. Justice been consulting with friend: ie goed reason to believe that his mood has changed since jast Monday. To-day he is a doubtful fig- ure, with a leaning toward sticking to ‘his position on the bench of the Aippel- late Division. Friends have warned him that the New York City Hall is ‘eyard for @ young man. Mr. Murphy nt the day at his home im East Seventeenth street in personal and ‘telephonic communication with close and trusted friends. Justice O'Gor- man is here from Washington for the alty question, Gentlemen whose nai Dever appear in print, but who have much to do in selecting Tammany cand!- dat have been in consultation with wets | tleket, : Robert F. Dowling, the reat operator vanced ff but thus far he on the Tammany fixture to remain to the finish. two Dowlings and William J. Gaynor have been the most Prominent figures in the calculations of Mr, Murphy, and always those cal- culations have come down to Gaynor and then abruptly encounte: in the background the menace of Charles H.| Hyde. Nam not been Mayoralty slat —__— WILL BRING PEACE IF GIVEN ARMS, SAY REBELS, | FAGLE PASS, Tex., Aug, %.—Con- atitutionalist leaders in Piedras Negras to-day replied to the offer of the Inter- national Peace Forum to ald tn restor- | ling peace to Mexico. The reply asks that the United States give Constitution- alists the same priviloges in the {mpor- tation of arms and ammunition that have been accorded to the Huerta Gov- ernment, promising {f this {s done to bring peace in the near future. They pledge to protect within the jMmite of Internationa! rights the lives and property of all foreigners and to j indemnify them for any losses due to [ihe direct effects of the war. As soon las “Huerta tx vanquished” they promise to hold an election to estab! rometl~ tutlonal government. to | | THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1913. TAMMANY HALTS FUSION S BUSTED OUTSIDE” YELLED. AT MENAGEOF HYDE. N KINGS BY WILD ~ TARINGRESCUER AS | ' Ship's Doctor Saved Matador Former Chamberlain, Mayor's! Progressive Designating Com- BULL MOOSERS mittee Accepts Only Part of Combination Slate. COMES HOME A_ HERO, BOSS HAS 3 MEN IN VIEW.) TURN DOWN JUDGE DIKE | This May Lead to Bolts of Other Factions in Various Boroughs Fusion was changed into this morning in Brooklyn by the Bull Moose Republicans breaking out of the Political corral and galloping off on an Independent course. Theirs was the first actual bolt from the Fusian alliance and established a precedent which is like- ly to be followed by other factions in Various boroughs ‘The Kings County Designating Com- confusion mittee of the eressive party to in- |dorse the candidates for ¢ ity offices gelected by the Committee of “107” wrangled until 3 o'clock this morning ata meeting that for riotous disorder exceeded the discord of the Republican meeting of the previous night. Tim- othy I. Woodruff and the other Bull Moose bosses lost control of the con- vention and it shouted, cheered, hissed, swore and fought as it pleased. GAVE ENDORSEMENT TO ONLY PART OF SLATE. After many ballots and ps confusion it was found that the commit+ tee had endorsed part of the Fusion slate and named men of its own for other offices. The results were tabu- Inted as follows For Borough President-Lewis Hf. Pounds, the Fusion nominee, was en- dorsed. For County Clerk—Oharles 8. Devoy, tie Fusion nominee, being a good Bull | Mouser, was retained: likewise Te TL exter and B,C, Wagner fo ‘oner. Wor County Judges the committee took Lewis L. Fawcett, one Fusion candidate yw Norman 8. 1 nan and famed Her jr t nobis place Jesse F The other ea Ware filled with roaring Bull Moosers and hybrid Der crate T. O'Loughlin for Register, WT. K 1 for Sarrognte, and Gus tave W. Thompson for ¥ News of thi boli did not alarm the | Firion leader that so long as the candidate for Bor lough President was indorsed, the fac | Uons could go as far am they Ikea on the local offices, ‘The more tickets the | hetter, because division between fuc- tions would tend to get out a larger Vote for John Pnrroy Mitchel and other | Fusion candidates on the general city | ticket on whom ull were united. FIGURE ON NEW EFFORT TO, BOLT IN MANHATTAN. i} Repubifans in Manhattan figured to- day on starting @ similar bolt over local offives. Organization leaders | {want to substitute men of their own | ‘selection for Marcas M, Marks, Fu- | sion selection for Borougi sident, d also change the judiciary slate — | M. Pri wirinan of ihe Fus| sion Executive Committee, said that the Republican demands would not be ac-' ceded to and the committee would stand firmly back of its selections, Manhat- tan Republicans meet Monday night to Weide whether they will set up a straight party ticket for local borougs offices, JUST OUT OF TOMBS, IS SENTENCED AGAIN This Vime Wallace Got Money for Pretended Influence to Secure a License. ‘Thomas Wallace, who on Aug released from the Toms Prison, serving thirty days for unlawfully ob: taining lodging from hotels, to-day was sent to the penitentiary for six montis % was Influence with bis cousin to get it Wer vim $15, This, Mee and afterwar she would pa: Stein says, ele did several loans of $10 at a neate him, ‘The lieente ted, and the shopkeepe told the Court she had learned Wallace liad ne ¢ in the Bureau of Livenser. Probation OMicer Swan said that Wal+ ave was of au old New York family that las alwaye been well off. 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