The evening world. Newspaper, December 13, 1913, Page 1

5 AARNE Mm oe am ae { 7 _ Hang Prisoners in Tampic . FINAL = The 4 | WRATEER-—Fair to-night end Sunday. PRICE ONE OENT. FIFTY DETECTIVES SEARCH | CITY FOR SENDER OF BOMB ~THAT KILLED YOUNG GIRL Deputy Commissioner Dough- erty-Sure Maker of Missile Is Near Arrest. RIVAL SENT EXPLOSIVE. —_—— €xpress Clerk Who Received Package Gives Police Good Description. ‘The bent detectives in the Police De- ef turning up the young Italian wear- fing @ elouch hat and a black eweater who semt the bomb that killed Ide Anusowits in the office of the 0. K. Botting Company, No. 0 West Thirty- eighth street, yeaterday.. It to now be- the ItaHan turned in the package to the ex- Dress office dt No. 161 Bowery they can find the man who employed him. On the will come forth with a clue. ‘The question of motive is guesswork No evidence has deen gathered by the dotectives to indicate that a dis charged employee of Mr. Callanan, the ewner of the bottling works, sem the bomb. COUGHERTY THINKS BUSINESS RIVALRY CAUSED DEATH. Deputy Commissioner Dougherty te of the opinion that the Callanan concern, fanocently or otherwise, has out into ome business run by a man whose ideas of revenge embrace murder by etealth. It ts recalled that bust- ness rivairy on the east eide among ice cream and soda water manufac- turers brought about wholesale polson- ing of horses, arson and numerous as- eauits, “1 Go not think,’ -s{d the Commis- eioner to-day, “that the Italian who de- lvered the kage at the Bowery ex- press office knew what it contained, Mee Andrews, the clerk, saya the man handled it carefessly. It woull be well for this person to reveal himself now, man. It was fashioned by som conversant with chemistry, the use of @ dry battery and the theory of ex- plosion by electrical contact. Some skill and knowledge is required to make a contact bomb as destructive as this one proved to be.” ‘The mother of Ida Anusewits ts very 410 to-day in her home at No, 153 Suf- 1olk atreet, It is feared she will not (Continued on Second Page.) SCORE. (137th bow.) Miles, 2.046 + 9,645 2,645 SIX-DAY RACE Goullet and Fogler... Brocco Drobach and Malstend... Mitten and Thomas Corry and Walker Breton and Packebusch Camo: 2m and Carmen. (For Story See Page Two.) _———e FOR RACING —E PAGE 2. a WORLD “WANTS” WORK WONDBRS. 4 4 3 3 2 a b | went Covrright, 1918. br Circulation Books Press Ce, (The New York World). BS | SPT i" \\ NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, ee o as Battle Is Fough “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ _ 1913. 10 P Much Better Te-Day; Will Be Up Te-Morrew (By Long Distance Telephone to ‘The Bvening World from White House staff was asked to-day by The Evening World for an official statement concerning the sensational rumors ciroulated in Wall street that President 'Wileon is seriously ill and must go South. Rudolph Forster, Assistant Secre- tary to the President, made the fol- statement to The Evening World: “There is absolutely no truth in Senators and Representatives since hie relapee, eo that it would not be possible for them to say that his condition is causing anxiety, as the published reports state. “The President is much better to-day. “At this moment his temperatuse is normal and he has no fever whatever. “He desired to get up to-day, but his doctors urged upon him re- maining in bed for the day. “He expects to be up to-morrow.” E TOOK ANOTHER'S A-MONTH SENTENCE WITH $100 BONUS Pickpocket Escaped With $3 Fine by Making Shift on Way to Island. The discovery yesterday joy Deputy Poltce Commissioner Newburger that Ike Farber, @ notorious pickpocket, sen- tenoed to four months in the Workhouse en Deo, 1 by Magistrate Marsh is in Hot Springs, Ark., while an understudy Jeaerving his term on Plackwell's Lsiand led to an investigation to-day, Ansistant District-Attomey Groeh! went to the Workhouse and found that the man who lw serving four montha under the name of Farber {s‘Harry Smith, a paniandier, “E was arrested on Dec, 1 and taken to Jefferson Market Court,” Smith told Mr. Groehl, “and the Judge sent me to the Ialand for three days. When we coming over on the boat this man Farber approached me, There was whole bunch of “Farber had seen me wentenced and knew I was in for three days because I couldn't pay a fine of $3. He told me that he would give me $100 if 1 would serve his time and would allow him to impersonate me, I agreed and he slipped me-the coin, “There wan only one keeper in charge. He had never seen any of the prisoners. When we got to the Workhouse they called Farber's name firt and I an- awered and they put me down for four! months. When any name wap called Warber stepped out, He said a friend fad svat him $4 and he paid the fine and mack to New York on the next boat It was a aatisfactor me. T woull just as leave a: here until the first of April, when ite nive a nil have $100 in my kick when I ve arrange © Sentelen. ‘ Dee. 18, tinels on the fo j Ulery testing grounds here have beon | toned and shot at for several nighis | past and have heen ordered by the mill- | tary authorities to shoot down their as aailanin if they see them. It is feared 1 oe EE ECT EBEIU ST: wed pane INAL i WEATHER—Fair to-night and Sunday. AGES PRICE ONE CENT. SAVE ANERIAN DURNG BATE ATTANELCO CTY Admiral Fletcher Orders All to Leave and Puts Them Aboard Warships. SITUATION IS WORSE. Prisoners Shot or Hanged in Streets in Full View of People in Harbor, WASHINGTON, Dee, 13.—Rear-Ad- miral Fletcher cabled from Tampico under Gate ef 1 A.M. to-day that at 4 BP, M. yesterday he had erdered ail Antericans out of the city and that be “The army transport Sumner lea’ Galveston to-day for rangements have been made for all Americans et Tampico, They number about Sve hundred.” aity at 1 o'clock thts morning, but that some men preferred to remain. He also stated that the atuation was ‘getting allets. Admiral Fletcher asked the Navy De- partment to make public announcement that all foreigners were safe and that it was Impossible to send personal messages to all who have relatives on the ships, The Navy Department hae engaged the Ward liner Morro Castle, which will arrive at Tamploo earty to- morrow to receive suoh refugees as may Wish to leave, PREPARE FOR BATTLE AT MON- TEREY AND OJINAGA, VERA CRUZ, Dec. i—There ts every indication that the olty of Monte- rey may be heavily attacked by the rebele at any moment, ecoording to a despatoh from Philip G Hanna, American ConwulJeneral there. The telegram wan filed this morning by way of Tampico and was sent from that reaport to Vera Crus by wireless tele- graph. A consider.ble Federal army is believed to be concentrated at Mon! rey. OJINAGA, Mextco, Dec. 13—The Fed- eral forcen were at a 10a» to-day to know what had become of Gen, Salva dor Mercado, the ranking officer of th Mexican army in the north, It was feared that he, with 1,000 Federals, had been intercepted by rebels in @ moun- tain pass at La Mula ou! of Ojinaga and that he would be attacked by m- perior forces before the rebels attack Ojinaga. Mercado left the fort here to escort In some straggting refugeen, Perched on the hill of Ojinaga, which commands a sweeping view of the earby desert and canyons, the Federal Jarmy to-day had its guns trained in expectation of an attack by the four or five thousand rebele who are rapidiy +] surrounding the town: commanding position of the Fed With trenches and forte fixed for to climb almoai own ant be cone ht up to the Kpowed to fire that the anti-military agitation | Alonce bas agread to tals Gity, n t shelter afforded by ept for @ ali onnge of Qushen BDOCDE-DOFOHGD-1OH19H OHH 044 ICANN, HARRISON. Wonr oF YOUNG ENGINEER ELECTROCUTED TOP OF HGH POLE George Wallin on His First Big Job Killed in Sight of Hundreds. ex In sight of @ hundred workmen who Peed oe ee es Seven ae mevaeje 656490446 And twisted on the wires and his clothes caught fire. ‘The workmen rushed to the foot of the pole and several fought to be the first to climb up. “Don't go up there," warned one who know electricity. “The bons ts dead, It will be death to any one who touches him while the current 1s on, The thing | to do t# reach the electric company and Were powerless to help bim, George | get the current awitched off.” Wallin, @ yong civil enrineer, roasted |T TOOK FIFTEEN MINUTES TO to death to-day on top of an Edinun | TURN OFF POWER, @lectric Might pole in Jerome avenue| This was dune by telephone, but # near Kingsbridge road, the Bronx, The | 0% fifteen minutes. AN that time the workmen and # crowd of curlous per- body bung across two wires for more) yong, gathered by the excitement, than fifteen minutes until the current | watcled the body scorching on the wires, wee turned off and a ladder Soon after the current had been turned raised. of employees of the Edison Company Wallin was employed by the Pitts-| frived and with the aid of Hook and was Lande: tompany No, 37 burgh Iron Works, which lias the con-| Madder Com pele dat) tract for constructing the ateo! ¢ "| Both of Wallin’s hands were burned of the immense new Highth Re«im joff and his right log wan almost severed Armory at Jerome avenue and Kings- at the thigh, Apparently, the electric bridge road. He was Nght people said, the conneotion had eon established by way of the hands on one wire and the right leg on an- other wire. out of the technical achool only a year and full of the enthusiasm of youth, During the preliminaries of the work Wallin had been living at No. 17 Kas? ‘of the placing and rataing of the framu- > —-- ILS TO SEE work and this was the biggest mornias of his career, for the first of the grout jarchea was to be holsted into place un- der his supervision, He was on the job at daylight and rushed here, there and everywhere among his men until ali | Was in readiness at 10 o'clock observe the work and to nanipulate the The Edison people say he was deat a © eetcnd Muy bie bady wring PRESIDENT WILSON New Mayor Calls at White House, but Chief Executive if tae Pre e callers, line, he shinned up the tall electri: light Mayor ¢ Jersey City was aleo pole carrying wires of 65,00 voltage At the White House and the entire party In eagerness to Ket things tart: | wont motucins With Secretary Pumulty Jed Walling crowded his Way througn = the nest of wires at the top at the] J. 1% Morgan Salle for Home, cross arms and in some way discon ONDON, Dec Ainoing (he pansen nected (wo of them, Hix body formed | gers on lnmtrd te stearnsiip Lumitanta, @ connection between these Wires and whieh saibed i Laverpool to-day for the Iminenae current shot through him. |New York, Were J. Merpent Morgan and | or. Constantin T. Dunba, the Austros ' puoycvian Ambassador at Washington. ~ Vanished Teacher, Her Invalid Mother, Her Brother and Sister Who Head Search to Discover Her MOTHER AND RL RESUED TAFE BY ANERRAKD BOY Edward Horn Climbs to Por- tico Over Entrance to Burn- ing Building. A fire which etarted tn the basement of the Gve-stery tenemem et No. 8 Vast One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street this afternoon swept up to the Toot through the wooden Gumbwatter shaft, spread through the second and third Moora and invaded another tene- ment at No, 221. Prompt action by fire- ‘men and volunteer life savers eared several women and children who were helpless from amoke or tright. ‘The blase was discovered by Edward Horn, an errand boy, who eaw smoke pouring trom the cellar and gave the alarm from @ nearby box. Returning to the building the boy saw that the hall wae full of emoke and ehinned up a stone pillar supporting @ portico over the front door. Mrs, Jonnie Farrell and her eeven- | year-old dauwhter, who hed tried to es- cape from the front apartment on the second floor and returned to their dat, leaving the doors open, were at the front window preparing to jump out. The Horn vey helped mother and daughter ¢o the portico reat from which they were taken by Aremen of Truck Ne, 4 Patrolman Henry Schleuter of the Kingabridge station, off duty, wee pass- ing the house, He ran Into No, 12) and through an apartment on the third floor [rant igur Mave DONE eel oa . re sere eee way | x WASHINGTON, Dec, 1%—John Pur-|reached corresponding apartment When the signal was avout to be given ay atitchel, Mayor-elect of New York, | across an alrmhaft In No, M1 There to holat it wae found that a wu vuited the White Hous to-day but wna | Mra Mary Gluckeon ang her two value, sent @ man Gertrude, nixteen, were ulmoet com- | to handle the line, neluded that | multy sald he Would endeavor to arrange! Digtely overcome by smoke, Schieuter | the task was important enough to war- an engagement for the Mayor-elect with| ng Walllam MoGrath dragged them | rant his personal attention. The better! the Presi orday or to-morny } across the airshaft with the help of an Ironing board and carried them to the street. All the other tenants escaped without infurs. ‘Phe tenement at No. 2 was gutted velow the fourth Moor, ~ STEAMSHIPS DUE TO-DAY, THINK JESSIE MI CANN MAY BE SECRETED IN LONG ISLAND HOUSE Girl Was Possessed of Wild Infatue: tion for Summer Mansion of Mrs. Daniel Turnbull at Good Ground, L. I. MAY BE A PARALLEL TO THE FITZPATRICK CASE Philadelphia Woman Phones She Is Sure Vanished Social Worker Is In Hotel There. Turnbull, at Good Ground, L, I., to-day, om the theory that Jessie Dvelyn MoCann, the missing social worker and kindergarten tedcher, of Ne.” 438 East Twentyfiret street, Fistbveb, may have bidden herself in the empty house, Mrs. Alice Fitspatriok, wife of Frank J. E. Fitapatrick of No. 380 West Ninoty-clghth street, hid herself in just this way in the old Fitapatrick home in Twenty-third street, Flatbush, a few weeks age and was gone for nearly @ week before she came to her senses and returned home. Mrs, Turnbull, who lives at No. 631 East Elghtegnth street, Flatbush, suggested to Robert G. McCann jr., that his sister might have emulated Mre. Fitapatrick. “Jeesie was infatuated with my eummer home when we were all at Good Ground last summer,” said Mrs. Turnbull. “She was there every dap and frequently expressed her admiration for the comfort and coaventence of the house and the way the rooms were arranged. It wouldn't surprise me if she had wandeed out there. The house is not occupied sow, and ehe might stay there indefinitely without any one @uspecting it. AACHEL ANDERSON OID (Sn Se TAKE MRS, GRACY'S RING anio: “Sar See ae ara Report That Maid Was Coerced Into False Confession Is that his sister may bave Disproved. Long Island somewhere, His younger sister, Wthel, said to-dey thet tid had frequently sald to her: ALWAYS WANTED TO GET OUT INTO COUNTRY. “I am eure I would net be eo ner aon SEEK LOST GIRL IN SUMMER HOME “t sad 0) aches le \ Detectives are searching the handsome summet Gome' Of Mre. Deatel ; Tm the case of Rachel Anderson, the fourteen-year-old colored maid om- Ployea by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R Gracy of Montclair, N. J., Montolair Ras come to the conclusion that Mra, Gracy was entirely right m charging her with thet. The report that the ring hed not been scien and that it was simply misiaid by Mra, Gracy has no foundation in fact. Not only nas Rachel confessed to several persons, including a reportor for The World, that she took the ring, but some of her classmates in the Watchung School ™@ Montolair state that taey saw thi ring in her possessivn the day afte: Mrs. Gracy missed it. ‘The ring was taken from the top of @ bureau in Mrs, Gracy's dreasing room and was found several days later in a mad box in a drawer of the bureau, In the interim Hachel bad told half | dozen conficting stories regarding the imposition of the ring, She stated first that ehe had lost {t from her finger Generally if I could only get owt im the country and walk through the agp and old country roads, It would temporarily deranged when she went away, and it im quite Mkely, therefore, that she might have obeyed an ine alstent dew: to viett the Turnbull house again. The wearch in Good Ground Is con- sidered almost the last hope of ng the missing g:.!,% for no further word came from Philadelphia to-day, following 4 telephone message — lasi night from Mre. Maude Deacon, who runs @ lunch room at No, 9800 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, It was at thie Tentaurant that a girl answering the eription of Mise McCann partook of ice cream and cake on the might after the girl's disappearance. Mrs, Deacon while washing dishes, and that she had | telephoned last night that she thought poured # out with the dishwater into|*he had located the girl in @ hotel not the sink, When the police came to |f#r from her store and she to search the drainpipe she told them ane| telephone again If she could corre, bad given the ring to @ little Italian | borate this information. But no word girl, They confronted her with the | ims come from her. Ttalian girl ond she sald she bed leet |NOTE SAID GIRL WAS BEING or Way to school, She Aull edge having taken the ring, but HELD A PRIGONER. +. instets that ehe docs not know how it) The hopes of the McCanns had beet found tte way back into Mrs, Gracy's|DUoyed Up greatly by the encouraging Doasession. | message from Philadelphia, especially ag _—_——_— another clue had turned out to be only American Mintater Guest in na another of the many acte of cranks, A HAVANA, Dec. 13.-A brilliant recep | man who said he was James Ci |tion wae given last night at the Ameri-|No. 3% Tompkins avenue, telephi ‘an Club in honor of Willlam E, Gon- | late last night saying that as he had rales of Columbia, 8. C., United States passed through Jay street, Brooklyn, @ Minister to Cuba, and his wife. Presi- | small ball of paper had struck his shoul dent Menocal Was one of the guests, der as though tossed from @ window, He ‘The function served as an official Ine opened it and read: troduction of the A au Minister and) "Save me, 1am held @ prisoner. Jem his wife to the Amerian colony, * ste McCann.” a | But the man was mot at the, drug \ i anata Nag Tenege Cane |store at Myrtle avenue and Jay stress. } 2 Meditowranenn, from which y maid he was aii te ey ¥ a