The evening world. Newspaper, November 19, 1913, Page 2

Hy } | i wes tnterested in the Rarber company Bnd 99 wae my drotier, but I don't re- member eaying anything In rerant to the specifications and the Barber com- Pany—so many things have happened. WHITMAN GIVE® WARNING OF THINGS TO HAPPEN. ‘Yee Mr. Wihttman retorted, more are molng to happe This brought M& Wie to his feet with \ protest, but Mr, Whitman appealed to | Magistrate McAdow, ‘1 protest, Yout Honor,’ said Mr.) Whitoan "Me, Wise bas no standing | in this court, Mr. Wine fat down. The witness testified that) his srother, James K, MeGutre, had he gave me a check for O750. @. Then it waan’'t a commission o fales after all? A. 1 asked Johnson t charge the amount against the com mianiona T should recelve and nan the asphalt given the company Governor until you the 62,500, A. to me. Q. But you've testified «nat then ; himaei, Oty commiasions have not all rangement with the Barber company bY | teen worked out yet. which he was to rersive a commission | wigistrate McAdou then asked Me: in all agphalt he could sell. ince Jan, 1, when you amd sou Guire + sh boos “76 ) of amine and Modure rephed: Urother hi | ball cent per gallon.’ ‘One: Ms rhisithdn 1 asphalt) phe witness then tostifed that the the State by Uwe Hurber ASBbAIE gy G00 he hud contributed tv Gov. #ul- | REFUGEES CROWD CITY. ireens) lieve ver. mo asked MP | ee sout of aympathy” wax from the Zz Whitman as he leaned clone to tho Wit Hioine acount of deuree UW. and James | Bab ong K. MeGuire. " , McGuire's nervous hand went to Mie NG oom’ gift of 8600 ti All American Women Leave mow fet interval he Bulser replied Mir, Waltman then ybtained fom U6 | 4) the direct primarion, witness an admniagion that 40,001 wale | 90 yy), lons of of had heen sold yearly by th! | neg Harber Company to the State and to should for $2,5007 A. I don't you iknow State contractors-20,00 gallons 08) G Han't Mr. Gutter ank for it be- Looe cause you were getting eummission “An@ you and your brother re- 1 the Barber Asphalt Cowpany? A. n't know, he TRIES TO EXPLAIN ANOTHER bar Pee Dip escent * A@PHALT CHECK. MeGuire explained his check from the United States Asphalt Company by mays Ing that he bed gone to the Highways | Department and awked that off he yourht from the company. Mr Whitman then went 4 the Jinatter of the 206,000 gallona sold to the State and the one-half per cent commission rate and remarked that the total commission was much more than $700. &. Didn't you tell Gov, Sulzer that! the Barber Asphalt Company war the only one whose aaphalt complied with the specifications? A. 1 did not, be cause [ believe the Warner-Quinian Company had « Trinidad asphalt which was up to spectficatio ADMITS HE SOUCIHT TO SELL ASPHALT TO STATE. Q. What did you talk to the Governor ew, but the $700 in all L've received about? A. Wall, 1 talked about the|a far” aff Mecuire. Barber asphalt because I wanted an| “You've not received more than the eephalt sold to the Stage on which 111.400 from the salen of any products ot a commission. I dideft want to nee the State get a poor quality Q. Why 414 you give Mr. Gulser ‘the 62,5007 Wasn' to further the Gsphalt contracts of the Barber company? A. Wo, it wae ont of pure sympathy. But, of apurse, I thonght it might help me. @. Mow muck Rave you received fs commussions since Jan. 1? A. About $1,600, under $1,500. This was put in the joint acoount of my brothor aad myself. It's a | rf, special account for things I may |; earn myself, or which my brother may earn. It's distinct from other accounts, it's fog what we make OF need for things we're interested ia to the State or to contractors since July b Mr. Whit “No, stn Qa by dames K. in now? A. Yes; he's gone to South America, He's interested tn asphalt contracts down there, but he'll be back In couple of weeks. Mr, Whitman then switched to the matter of the randbagging of the up- Biate contractors. @ Didn't you tell Mr, Hennessy that wier was collecting fr he cons ure? A. No, but I'd heard it Ken orally tatked of that he was The Distriot-Attorney then took out & Mat of contractors and read thom to MeGuire, asking him if he had not heard that they had contributed. “Yeu, I'@ heard 20," he sald. 4. But you sald tn your previous tes umony that you hadn't heard it” A, Yes, but now I want to correct my testimony, upon the advice of my counsel,” KILLING DUE TO DOGS r McGuire aald that About $8,000 or $10,000, Q. How much did you put into this aecount? A, Abvut $1,900 or $1,400. This was paid to me by the United States Asphalt Company, about—#100 for the fale of oll, and 680 paid by Mr. John- ron, salesagent of the Rarber Company. Q. What did you do for the #150? A. I spoke to Mr. Cartisle of the” Mighways Department that the asphale specifica tent re not being cpmplied with. INSISTS ON KNOWING WHAT HE, DID FOR THE MONEY. “But what did you do for the money?’ asked Whitman. McGuire failed to answer and Mr. Whitwan added: “You got it for speaking to the Gov- ernor, Mr. MoGuire. Now what did your brother do to get contracts for the Bar- ber Company?’ “He went to Albany and urged that the account ran Kluger Cleared by Coroner of Henry Blass's Death During a Dog Fight. During the Coroner’a hearing to: into the circumstances connected with the death of Henry Blass, sixty-seven years old, of No, 380 East Twenty-first the Asphalt speaifications be «n- forced” suid the wHnean, “The War. |stteet. father of Patrolman Alfred ner-Quinlan company, in the opinion of | Blass of the Bronx Park Station, and the chemtata of the Highway Depart- ment, was of an tnfertor quality, and so was that of the Untted States Asphalt Cempany." @. You att to the Highways De- partment that the Warzer-Quinlan it was Inferior, didn’t you? A. Yea, d I'll admit I told the same thing to the Governor, although I don't reine ber doing #0. Q. During the year 1913 you and your brother have received less than $1,000 from the sales of any produces of the Harber Asphalt Company to the State or to contractors? A. The amount we received was $750; vo far as 1 kuow that wan all we received. The witness stated further that he ied several persona in the Highway Department to purchase the products of the Barber Company, asphalt and ol, Q And you received 9700 for this serv- ice? A. Yes, sir. BARGER ASPHALT MONEY THE SULZER FUND. following which Eugene Kluger, « neighbor of Blass, was cleared of sus- picion of homicide, it developed that there were forty-two dogs in the block in Twenty-first street, between Second und Third avenues. Blassa's death, so the Investigation tended to show, was the indirect re- ault of a dox fight on the evening of Oct, 2%. Henry Blass owned a dog and ir, who live it No, 26 Kast Twen- ty-first street, algo owned a dog, and the two animale were allowed to piay together. On the night tn question the two: dogs commenced to fight with @ third dog, which had been led along the street by two men. An altercation occurred between Blass and the strangers when Blass tried to separate the dogs and Blass was struck and knocked down. Hoe died the next day. Coroner Holtghauser, watd that his own inveatigation showed that the block was overrun with dogs, M’COMBS ‘LISTENS’ TO TALK OF WAR ON BOSS Says He Will bo What He Can to Aid Democratic Party. William ¥, MeCombe, Chairman of the National Democratic Committee, who Waa to have gone to Washington to-day, changed his mind at the last minute and remained in New York. The folowing statement from Mr, McCombs was wrven out at the City Hall this after- noon by Robert Adamson, Secretary to Mayor Kiine. “I have seen the reports im the pa- pers that I might take part in the factional differences in the Democratic party In this elty, As Chairman of IN LADIES! -SEGRET 10 | DARKEN GRAY=HAR Bring Back Its Color and Lustre With Grandma's Sage Tea Recipe. Common gerden brewed int heavy ton, with sulphur aad. alcohol added, will tum gray, streaked and faded hair beauty ark and ova ‘ant; remove bit of deadrulf, stop | the National Democratic Committee, tcalp itching @ falling hair, Mising |™y duty lies in atrengthening the the and Sulphur fecipe at | Darty wherever I can be of auaistance, home, though, is troublesome. An easier | | way is to get the ready-to-use tonic, cost- ing about 50 cents s large at dru; stores, known ae “Wyeth's Sage an Sulphur Hair Remedy,” thue avoiding have given no intimation that I might take part in any local dissen- sions, but have merely lastened to what hag been sald. My proposed visit to Washington has fot of muss. nothing to do with the New York situ- Bh yes wispy, gray, faded hair ie not | ation; nor has my declination of the sinful, we f the nomination for the Prani- Mocratic Cub, I am & governor, any other significance than that I wish to devote it ce matarally, 20 evenly. You} as much of my ti posal i my j= dampea s sponge or salt brash with | private fis Nene oremctes ee it and draw through your hair, —_—____ taking one omall strand at 9 time: all gray hairs have d : morn another ies twe your Sete tecomee tutu: dark else soft lusuriant aad you appear years A la (Prom Little Lemuel--Gay, paw? Paw—-Well, what is tt, son’? Little Lemuel--What did mothe live a before Adam and Eve wore clothes? @. So you didn't ask for this eum from had akin't age; it wae Mr. Jotmgon'a check Ja commiasion to you for galus by the | Harber Company? A. Well, t may have been a contribution from Mr. Johnaon e amount of his commiaston for 4 come from the McGuire & Co account and #0 had $600 contributed the Governor havo OVERRUNNING A BLOCK |“ Y\fvom here ta-day to Join the Louisiana THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, n lo Sails Hurriedly From Bar- bados to Mexican Port. | Huerta Stronghold for Pro- ! tection of U. S, Fleet. BRIDGPTOWN, Barbados, Nov. 19, —The British cruiser equedron in West Indian waters last night re celved peremptory orderé to proceed |to Vera Crus, and the vessels salled @ midnight. The British crufser squadron con-/ sists of the three armored cruisers , Suffolk, Lancaster and Berwick, and | fo commanded by RearAdmiral Sir | Christopher Cradock, whose flagship fs the Suffolk, The three vessels are of the same type, displacin: 800 | tons. ‘They each carry an armament of fourteen Ginch, eight 12-pounder and three 3-pounder guns. LONDON, Nov, 19.—Great Britain de- elded to send the warships to Mexican waters from Barbados in order to pro- | tect British subjects should the neces- aity The decision was arrived at by the British Foreign Office as a re- sult of the general news published in the press of the unsatisfactory condl- | Yons prevailing in Mexico and of the ad- vance of the Constitutionalists in the | vicinity of the Vers Crus Railway. No | special information has been received by the Government here of an. danger to Its subjects, and {t bases its change | of policy on the accounts telegraphed | to English newspapers from Amurican sources. Lord Cowdray, who possesses no many | interests in Mexico, had a lengthy con- ence at his own request with Walter BY THEBRTISHFOR ‘DUTY ATVERA CUZ | Cruiser Squadron at Midnight H. Page, the United Stat thin afternoon, Lord ¢ | ward declined to reveal the precise gub- | ject under discussion, but it is generally |aurmised that he wanted to obtain in- formation as to how far his Mexican taterests were endangered and was de- airious of emphasising to the American Ambassador his denial of the report that he had given financial assistance Children remaiz in the capital ‘The battleship New Hampshire sailed | wt Tuxpan, where the situation ts re. ported to he threatening and the rebels are sald to be preparing again to at- tack the town. HUERTA FORCING CONGRESS TO HOLD HIM IN POWER. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 19.—President Huerta planned to-day aubmit to the members of his Cabinet the mes- sage he proposes to deliver to his newly convened Congress to-morrow. ‘The Cabinet meeting was called for this afternoon, and it was expectad Huerta would ask ita members to go over th KHage with him. The docu- ment is short and it is ald to review tersely the most Important acts of the Huerta Administration, dealing frankly with his dissolution of Congress and calling attention to the strata tions with the United States, It dp expected that Congress will re. celve the message without protest, thereby giving Huerte @ virtual ratifi- cation of his acts It te said the mes- sage will open @ way to an immediate discussion by Congress of the late preal- dential election, and It ts a foregone conclusion the Congress will declare the election null. G0 foreigners tf Muerte should not De imetrncted to continua m¢ the Rend of affeire. H bave been moved by two emotions since they ieurned that the Constitutionaliste had insleted that William Bayard Hale, the representative of President Wilson, mould show his credentials before con- tinuing the conferences with Gen. Car- range and his advisers, SEE A “HITCH” IN DEMAND OF CARRANZA, The Huerta officials are pleased that Carransa, as a Mexican, {s still showing ® tendency to reject interference, and are gratified at what they interpret as indications of @ failure of the rebels and the United States authorities to reach © working agreement. So far as bad been ascertained earty to-day all of the foreign diplomats here, with the exception of Nelson O'Sh: i= Reasy, the American Charge 4'Affaires, will attend the opening session of Con- Gress, Mr. O'Shaughnessy will not be present, and it is assumed hie absence 4s authorised by instructions from Wash- ington. _—~— HALE AND CARRANZA BREAK NEGOTIATIONS ON MEXICAN AFFAIR. NOGALEA, Sonera, Mexico, Nev. 19.— Newotiations between Vresident Wilson's Personal envoy, William Bayard Ha! JOSm GUARDI AND ps NOVEMB \ | Is | ales 1™: a WR WITH PURGER WIKIAMS Hale declined to say whether he would leave, nor would infirm the termin- ation of his dealings with Gen. Car- Franz. It wae clear, however, that there had been a break in the dealings over the Washington Gov- + and to which It nstitutionalists had failed to answer directly. Ignacio Bonillas, Minister of Fo- mento and Communications tn Carran- 3a'8 Cabin Ned on Mr. Hale at the American Consulate. Immediately af- terward Mr. Hale left for his hotel on the American side, [t was believed that Bontllas formally had ended the ctions In which he had been act- ing as confidential translater. The first open disagreement occurred last night when Francisco Escudero, Minister of Extertur Relations, an- nounced he had requested Mr. Hale to/ preset formal credentials, so that the | Sent from his duties as Commissioner of poles that ud been bored tn the deck conference mixht be official. This was considered virtually a demand for full recognition of the revolutionary party before treating on the subject under discussion. i} WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—White Houne officials made no comment to-day on despatches from Nogales, saying the Constitutionalists had asked Wiliam Bayard Hale tor formal credentials be fore pursuing negotiations. Qhairman Bacon of the Senate Foreign Relations Commities discused the sltu- ation with the President but deciined to comment. Cfficlala described the situation, so far as it concerned the foreign govern- ments, ax highly encouraging, and there was some tendency to place more etre upon favorable results of diplo- matic pressure than parteys with the Conatitutionalista, Senator Sutherland of Utah, a Repub- lican member of the committee, con- ferred with the President and said he fully supported the policy of not rec- ognizing Huert ‘After @ conference with Senater Shep- pard and Representative Henry of Texas, Secretary Garrison to-day de- cided to have four regiments remain at Instructions were tele- mediately by the War De- . Now at Fort Bliss, to remain there with the Tenth and Fifteenth. 4 Aloot on Mexico, ov. 19.—-#pain must re- MADRI frain from taking any step in connec- tion with Mexico according to an arti- cle in to-day’s Imparcial, which says the olution of the Mexican problem must be left to the United States alone, pe HEARD LINCOLN’S ADDRESS. GETTYSBURG, Pa, Nov. 1\—Gettys burg did honor to-day to the fiftieth anniversary of the delivery of Lincoin's address on the occasion of the consecra- here Nov. , were bold in a jocal theatre, at which addresses were made by four citizens 1883, Special exercives STOVER IS REMOVED; LAROCHE WILL HEAD | DEPARTMENT OF PARKS Who __ Disap-' | | Coninissioner peared More Than Month Ago |» Is No Longer Public Officer. Charles B, Stover, who has been ad- | Parks for Manhattan and Richmond and President of the Park Boar! » Oct, Wi, was removed by La Roche, of the Park Department fer an: ot charge Mayor Kline to-day. Louis F, examiner years, ot mysteriously ured, Wis appointed Acting Commissioner, with al the pow- em of the office, Up to to-day the Mayor had no power to appoint an officer to act in the plac of 4 Commissioner who absents himsel from duty. That power was gained oy him when he signed an ordinance passe: by the Board of Aldermen on Nov. 15. | Mayor Kline had been led to believe | that Commissioner Stover was taking | @ vacation and would be back at the end of thirty days, ‘The time was up | Wednesday, When he did not show up to-day and had not communicated with the Mayor or #ent word of his where: abouts to any of his friends t became necessary to do something, as business was riling up in the Park Department and the plan of deslmnating « m of the Park Hoard to act as I'r to-day in order to #ign contracts and Papers was awkward ana not exactly regular. Mr. La Roche was assigned to the! Park Department from the Comptrol-{ ler'a oMce, He ts fully conversant with | the duties of the Comminsioner, and, while his appointment is revocable at) the will of the Mayor, !t is considered quite certain that ne will hold the office until the present administration woes out of power on Dee, 31, wh) virtually sinco Me. —— SIX DUCK HUNTERS MISSING. | Helleved to Have Been Drowned | Krom Motor Boat. ' CHICAGO, Nov, 19—Six members of | a duck hunting party are belleved to| have lost thelr lives In Lake Michigan | off Evanston. ‘Nhe hunters rented a motorboat yesterday, They had not re- turned thix morning and a crew from the lifewaving station searched ihe lake without finding a trace of the who heart incoin fifty years ago—for- iner Judge William McClean, Prof, J Calvin Hamilton, D: and Dr, P.M Bikle, ‘The oration was delivered by the Rey. 'J. B. Baker and the hiatury ef the ceme- ¢. Billheimer and Gen,’ Carranza were broken off when the rebei leader for the interior with suddenly 10-4 prepared to lea ‘hie etatt and pr tery was recited by William McSherry. Seana [eam site Siete Shee nd, Geto, jem ela SAILING TO-DAY. STEAMSHIPS DUE TO-DAY. Lenape, Charleston ...... Bormudias, Bermuda . ‘Bhoin, Bremen ‘were went to the Pannonii fasten chains to the casks, 'atored,” Capt, Rulz signalied, Ee | White Rose Coffee, None Better | a a er ER 19, 1919. a WARSHIPS RUSHED “Some of the Officers of Rescue Ship Pannonia, and a Group of Survivors of the Balmes (Photographed after their arrival to-day by a Sir Phot rapher of Evening World.) AGROOP OF RES PABSENGERSS SURVIVORS TELL OF FIRE AND THE GALL OF WIRELESS safe. If it does, the ship will blow up," Capt. Capper offered to rend two of- fivers and twenty men to the Balmes help fight the fire. Capt. Rula sald his own force was crippled (Continued from First Page.) separated the two vessels at the first call, The eea was rough, and while Capt. Capper was willing to begin the work of rescue at once, Capt, Ruiz said that the fire was etill under control and he thought it would be best to walt until morning. At the suggestion of Capt. Cupper tho Balmes was headed) Just as the last lifeboat was made for Bermuda, 36) miles away and the! fast a black squall swept out of the Pannonia steamed in the same direction! West. nder, lightning and a torrea- ‘about a mile from the Balmes. tlal rain prevailed for an hour and the No one except exhausted members of Balmes was lost to sight. the crews siept on either vessel Thurs- Weather cleared and until day night. The excitement among the | 8 at 6 o'cluck, when St. George, Bere Passengers 0 Pannonia w tn-| muda, was reached, the ships were in tense. They had een nothing but| sight of each other, rocket signals ond did not know what BAGGAGE OF THE RESCUED he condition of the Spanish ship might} TAKEN TO THE PANNONIA, be, When davlisht broke and the! The Pannonta did not go into the har- jalmes became visible she looked like| por, but sent three boats to the Balmes any other ship. There wasn't a sign of| for the baggage of the passengers, walch amoke or fire visible. But her forward) was tra ie asked the Pannonta to At 9.16 o'clock Friday morn. the three lifeboats of the Pannor « was back on the davits and both su os Were steaming toward Ber- muda. tred without mishap, ‘The decks were so hot that eatlors had to] oticers who went with ‘the buggage walk about on charred planks. Steam! youts said that the condition of the off. Was betng forced into the hold through | cers and crew of Bales was pitia- ble, Capt, Rute had not slept for five plates, days and nights, Many of hi. Capt. Rutz said that about half his | noon crew) was temporarily disabled b amoke and h had not a suffictent force to man Ifeboats. Capt. Capper who had already swung thr from the davits, sent them Balmes in charge of irst Officer Harry McConkey at daylight, The gale had gons down, but there was @ long swell on the sea The companion by smoke, f to the duty only as sodn as t as the Balmos was beached ladders of tne Balmes were lowered and the passen- Bers ‘were directed to leave the ship. The Pannonia’s lifeboats at the foot of th ladders rose and fell fifteen feet the swell, but the skilful work of officers and sailors prevented any accidents. WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE RESCUED FIRST. Tho firat of the Pannonia's boats took % women and children from the Balmes and deposited them safely on the Pannonia, ‘The survivors were passed up the companiun ladders of the bl Cunarder by a Ime of thusky stewards. Preparations had been made for tne reception of the survivors, Some of the children were practically naked and \ was fully clothed. Women and cnildren | 8 hospital, | where they were supplied with clothing by the passengers, The men were made | HAVE YOU TRIED IT? Makes Hot and Cold Meats Tasty. DELICIOUS on Sandwiches & Sardinve At Delicatessen and Urecery Storce, | 10 CENTS, READY TO USE, comfortable in the second cabin Capt, Ruiz elected to atand by his ship with bis crew. Capt, Capper had advised him to get out his cargo of rum and throw tt overboard, but Capt. Ruta said he had tried that expedient and had been forced to give up after | casks had been brought up by tne steam winch, No one could live down in the hold, where it was necessary to | The Parcel Post System Is Exte: The Cost of Sending Special for Wednesday CHOCOLATE AND VAN. COCOANUT of, shredded Cn combination “It the dre doesn't hurn through Into | the compartment where the rum is| ‘we are | hl It would take a whole page for | all the nice things said of Wednesday y RON BONS AND BS—When we say Hich we mean just that, Im qual- javor and variety, these ‘ xnperior to eat “sold” clyew th 2 5c aii weet We. 4d he could handle the situa- | ding the Popularit; Tea Very Sena i | In St. George harbor tugs went along- side and began to flood the hold with water. Tie fire was practically under control when the Pannonia steamed away Sunday afternoon with her own passengers und crew and the 103 they had picked up lining the rail and vig- ously cheering the brave captain and w of the Balme: Jove Guardiola, a widower, on his Way to Spain from Cuba with his tive motherless children, was a happy nan on Ellls Island. He had his hands fa}! With his litte brood after the fire w discovered on the Balmes. \ ALL HIS CHILOREN PRA The members of the crew Spanish ship were so busy w fire that they had no time to look after the passengers. When Guardiola and Nie children went aboard the Pannonia HM the ehiidren did lothea to decently 12 by steerage sinoke oozing thelr quarters in tie forward part the ship over No, 1 uatel. A parrot seionging to Maria Hernandez gave ths alarm by screaming and chattering LL he had awakened everybody in the section Watchman was summoned and he ested that there wae a mattress ¢ sinoke ivcreased in volum f the shivs officers was seng It did not take him tone to age r that the cotton cargo was on who found About midnight forward natch was Ovened. 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