The evening world. Newspaper, January 5, 1914, Page 1

— j CHANGES W The Evening World Wins Its Great Fight Before the Service Board. AT WORK OVER DETAILS. | Sweeping Inquiry to Be Made on the Subject of Rates. } The Evening World has won for the) { citizens of New York cheaper teleyhone | rates, The New York Telephone Com- | Fates and toll charzes for communica tion between boroughs, ham completely changed its attitude of defiance of pub- | Me opinion, and ix now seeking to ar-| Fange with tho Public Service Com-| Mission for a revision of its entire! echedule of charges. @natMMat Decker ofthe -wi Public Service Commission adjou to-day’s hearing in tre Metropi tt Ute Building until to-morrow after- 2 Polock ta order w give the officers and directors oppor- | con- Boon ut company tunity to prepare their ceasions, A special meeting of the compa board of directors wil! be held to-m: to determine Just win ductions shal, %e made tn the to take oMicial act aAdvatice 80 that the Public Serv ston faxue promptly the necessary omders. ‘ompromine *, expected to take @ual form, Relief from some of the most burdensome extortions is to be voluntarily granted Uy the company, to be made effective on 4 fixed date In the bvery near futur /@ MAKE A SWEEPING INQUIRY ‘ INTO RATES. At the same time there will be um taken on a broad ean official in- Quilty into the whole subject of tel Phone rates, based upon an inventory and appraisal of the company's prop- apecit sand may ert: This Investigation will require time and Involve considerable expense, It Will be conducted by the three parties Anterested—the State, acting through the Publie Service Confffission: the City of New York, acting through the Board of Aldermen, and the company, repre- sented by its oMlcers and engineers. At the opening of the hearing to-day before the Public Service Commission the full force of public sent continuation of the te! { extortions, as expreaned Evening World, became apparent. The “mere bagatelle of complaints,” as President N. Bethell of the com- Pany had d at the last hearing, was increased by representa- tives of the State, the city and many civic associations. The joint Legistativ: Telephone Affairs, ap: entered an appearance th man, Senator James A. Fol counsel, Judge Robert Li Thin com- mittee consists of Senators Holey, Cul- len, White, Coates and Hewitt and As- mblymen Walker, Lane, Gillen, Hearn id Yale. \gity AUTHORITIES TAKE HAND IN THE FIGHT, ‘The City of New York tovk a hand In the fight. Avsistant Corporation Coun- se] Louis H, Hahio formally entered ap- pearance on behalf of Corporation Coun- ‘This ts in accorda through The Committee on vinted last spring, ugh its chair- y, and its the Board of Aldermen requesting the Public Service Commias'on “to use every ffort for the reduction of telephone rates tou fair bas's— ‘hat is, five cents for @ message between boroug At the 1 ber hearing the city had mo representative present. M, H, Wink- fer, chief complainant in the present called attention of George Mor Aneny, President of the Board of Alder- men, to this vmission and the new city administratio, at once instructed the corporation to participate In the demand phone iy Was repre President Union N, Bethetl, Bethel, Gen-! ted by e-President Frank I on Last Pased Ey Vier Wont Telep INAT EDITION WEATHER-Clearing and colder to-night. PRICE ONE CENT. Tr Charles Murra British to Braz’) eS LONDON, Jan, &—Sir Lonel Carden, | er to Mexico, in to be} | transferred to Rio de Janeiro an Minister Ho was appointed to Mexico Copyrii € 148 Th PHONE MONOPOLY READY TO GRANT CHEAPER RATES; | HOLE SCHEDULE BRITAN SHETS ~ LONEL CARDEN 4, by The Press Publishing e@ New York World). Oil Tank Steamer Oklahoma,,on Which 30 Sailors Died, Photographed at Her Pier in New FROM MEXICO —— ter Accused Favoring Huerta’s Cause to Rio de Janeiro. ansfers M in Turkey, Will Go to Mexico. Mint of Pany, watch har been Imposing nien | CHANGE WAS EXPECTED, y Mailing, Now July 18, 1913, t9 succeed Francis William | Stro Mexico City Er 8 mot onge. The successor to Sir Lionel hd plomatic Alted to Tu r Lionel's transfer—wh. fon as service, now Yas salary 6 concerned at will probably be Charles urray Marling, senlor counsellor { the ace ch is a pro- though the two legations possess the game standing in the service—wo: have been made some time ago. exci for the fact that’ the British Fore Office w iia opt not make the change wnite| Ludlow L. Melius Testities the Minister was under fire for the at-| leged interviews in which he was mae! to reflect on the policy of the United Sta CHANGE WILL SURPRISE THE, The d tes toward Mexico, BRITISH PUBLIC, omatic change in Mexico w be received with surprive when it be- At general demeanor since the outvreak of Known on this side of the While Sir Lionel'a actions the Mexican troubles have been consid ered somewhat indiscreet by the general public, nobody here belleved that he had done anything to justify the attacks on him American which appeared papers, In in some of fact, it ts the ex- pected an official statement wit! doubt- less be {ssucd when the changes are made to show that Sir Lione! to F wen cho! » Lionel probabl land fs sald by tio de Janeiro in no Way dit on the Minister, will come to E efore going to his new post, his friends that when t to Mexico he was offered ce of going directiy to Rio transfer ‘asts dis. It he the Janeiro to succeed Sir Willian Henry Dov the mon befc th exton Haggard, who retiring age, or of spending nths in Mexico a® Minister th ore proceeding to B Owing state of health of his wife, who had reached six ere ‘0 is not strong, Sir Lionel decided to go to Mexico fi MILD SURPRISE IN WASHING. REPUBLICANS TOOK CAMPAIGN FUNDS FROM SALARIES 2s. his stone fe That's 4 Jam Alvan, : John J. Connor, a Gu In Columbia nty, where MeHus had « contract to! build seven miles of road, hal testitled that Melius had offered fo buy him t pair of n Co County” If he would start a pet the road specifications elu W. Osborne's savelag Inquiry in horses a courte of} ex which L wanted ty use I ever gave him denied that he 4 penny to Practice Was Kept Up had ever cons the Democrats 6 for Ten Years. been asked to do xo, He ad-| . ta check for $50 tol ——__. tt of Columbia County] F . telling him to pay a few small gills for Ludlow t, Metius, a contractor of | etun and keep $00 for eampulyn I » 416 West One Hundred and Pirty-| poses, but he sald th ntrioution wast fourth street, told Magistrate McAdoo} made as a 4 ve to his friend jot the: inaiiry Into State 1 Prait who was see att to-day that the 1 skel him for tribution and that Algn con= ever he had pala | were one, For ten years, from 187 to 197, | tributed 108800 each ihe wan in the Highwars 1 Sra lalonrapmlait funda: Wid al ni in the State Engineer's offic ete Se te maddie + endl uh ive ba Jof his own free will and as a URsiness he contributed regular'y Hean campaign funds, “They deducted it from our wal- ary checks," said Melius, “So they ‘were sure to get it.” Q. Do you mean they actually reduced your checks? asked Assist- nt District-Attorney Clark? a. I to the Repub- |e rgponitie LARCENY CHARGE FOLLOWS, OPERA TIGKET SCANDAL Magistrate Deuel Holds That Tyson how that conld he,” interrupted Magistrate BicAdoo. “he @iscrepancy would show on & Co. Is Amenable to i the cheoks. ca | ‘Are you sure of your statement,” de Criminal Laws. Mr. Clark, + checks used to cover not only our sal an Ih nae t Police t tor] tr Tyson «& ding fo a of Jarcen lea but o harge ould take a go! SCS AS Well, Co, wt veducing the check on dealing in theatre kets, Th TON OVER THE TRANSFER. [j,i ssue@ainant in tie Ua aaa WASHINGT Jan. 5.—News of the| was the wlan charge Dick who purchased from Tywon & Co..| forthcoming transfer of Sir Lionel Ca: ay pthera taxcd this way, too Alan agent of the Metropolitan Opern den from Mex!co City was received 1 thik they ali were. 1 know we used | 4, ee ® worth of ia nild wurprige in oMcial and diplomatic! to hold ‘indignation meetings on payday | NPaY Spelt tte cae circles here. There were, of course, because we thought they werr tnking | ‘kets and pald for them, ‘The tiekets official expressions from Adminiatration| out too much.” were nd veved were pledged by sourcen, CHANGED THE PRACTICE WHEN | Tn & Co. With hundreds Bir Lionel became a figure in the re- HUGHES WAS GOVERNOR. Kets, as security for a lations between the United States and! yrojuy gu aa he recalled it, tits by the Metropolitan Mexico short!y after Mla arrival IN] tony way : ae pany Mexico Clty, Huerta had imprisoned | ginning of Gov pee et etal RRR by ie many deputies and claimed a practi- |i intweration, Digk. couldn't he tick AA cal dictatorship. He presented his cre- cau MF C pals vA fc aithins Konia Gentials, and this was construed in went on Mr. Meiiua, driy, | many ether opera 4 v8, and Mr some: ayarters ae 8 virtual recognition), that they used to send around a] Dick brought criminal proceedings of Huerta. , collector.” Deuel, in hin decision, folds that Tyron fo far as ls publicly Known, thel nie contractor couldn't recall. the|& co, tlon, Is as F Woatten never became the subject of an name of thin man anf wasn't certain | the laws governing grand larceny open diplomatic protest. but It was gen- eral som) ly believed in offictal circles ¢ Indication of the displeasure w hat ith which Sir Lionel’s action was regarded at Brit Washington Was conveyed to sh oreign Office. oe FOR RACING SEE PAGE 10, the as to what had gone on in the depart ment since he was in it, He sald he —_ still had friends there, but believed shy Ainem Clock. that théy no longer tad to contrivute Jan, 3—By use of a Melius was a witness at hix own re J electric Msht and stars ‘ quest, aud he walvel immunity before] @ jvcai poultry farmer makes is hens he took the stand to deny charges] work in eight hour shifts and gets two jeer agilnst bim Saturday before’ eggs 4 day from each. . | that the wo hone Tolls to Be Lower; Trust Fo The | “Circulation Books Open to All,” | NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1914. “Circulation Books Open to All.” rced to Action 16 PAGES york SHIP BREAK PRICE ONE CENT. — 5 BACK; STERN SINKS; OTHER TALE STAYS AFLOAT Oklahoma Snaps in Two During Terrific Gale Off Barnegat—Crew, Aft, Dies, While Officers, on Bridge, Are Saved. BAVARIA’S CREW BRAVES DEATH IN LIFEBOAT Fleet Called by Wireless Failed to Get.. GIVES $10,000,000 ‘FLORENCE SCHENCK WITH | ae “IN PROFIT-SHARING GETS VINDICATION 22,000 MEN AFTER HER DEATH Ford Motor Company Also Court Says Innocent Girl Was Grants Eight-Hour D ?ay Remains the Same, Lured From Home H Vanderbilt “Whip. | ay and DETROIT, Mich, Jan, &—Announce- | keven thouwh the action ca ment was mude to-day by the Ford|death, Mise \‘lorence Scher Motor Company of Detroit of a profit- | vindicate! here to-day ow eh approxim: convern—wi ing scheme by be distributed a: It war also loyees be cut one hour, Pay, and that four thousand ployees would be added to pany's working force Immedia ing @ total of 22,000 men, eutting of one he y Means that the men eht hours a day Th Will be employed. only « tof the plan ens, secretary which $10,000,000. y half the earnings of the | ing that ing day for the men would with no decrease in Gavigan ha ma deci nnually to announced {atantial grounds for her Jagainst Charles Wilxor [bis whip, Ming seh \t at the home new em: | Powhatan Schenck, the com-| Several yeure ago the yo tely, mak- ed with Wilson to Ku nuit f Alfred sisted she went through from the! Which she betl made her will work | This Wilkon a tree shifts | U4 ordering that the case s | ve dinmi for Wilvon had requested, Just was mad declared Mise Schenck w nd trean: nocent Kirk whi of the company, Henry Ford, head for acti in of the concern; Co! and other exec- | written before Justice Gavegan t been at work on (he scheme the young woman's death. In a lengthy opinion Justle vill pay every kin excoriates, Wilxon and that if he were to man over | twenty-two years old in his factories | | Wit ka would Be ‘ a oviae | 88 won he weal’ not less than $5 per day and provide |) Oe i un the perfidy farm work when factory work in alack. | famy of « man The distribution of t | In her complaint Mine Bel week from to- mum wage for employees (4 start one for a nine-hour day Princess AbS¢, Morfols ... induced her to leave promising to marry her on BRM. tn Couped Ww provide fur her, ‘ her hon Me was then by after nok wae Justice ‘on hold- the young woman Rad ube or $0,000 Vander. Kk died earky f her father, br. at Norfolk, ng woman Va She in- @ ceremony hin wife, In his ruling to. ould not wed ax motions fled by counsel lee Gav. jon wa knew of e Gave: declares y the girl's right placing and ine ek ale legend that when she wae olghteen Wil- ‘to Disabled Tank Steamer in Time to Save All. The immense tank gteamor Oklahoma, cwned by the Gulf Refining pany, with offices at 24° State atreet, this city, which sailed from at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon for Port Arthur, Tex. is a total fifty miles to the south of Sandy Hook. Out of her grew of thirty: Capt, Gunter and seven men were saved by a brate lifeboat crew of Hamburg-American Hiner Bavaria, bound from Philadelphia for Boston: The survivors are on their way to Boston. x Half the vessel, the forward part, was at last reports still afloat, @ menace to navigation. Capt. Gunter on the Bavaria wired to his owners that when he had last scen the Oklahoma she was n mile and a half @@, loward Barnegat, sticking straight up into the air. The ateamer, It Is thought, wan caught on the crest of a gigantic wave’ while the seas were running as high as mountains and the wind blowing @ hurricane at 8 o'clock Sunday morning and slammed down into a erent valley of water and had her back broken, The stern end probably saak immediately, carrying down thirty of those on board. The captain and the’ remaining survivors were on the bridge and were picked up by the Bavaria’s lifeboat after a desperate battle. c It was not until late this morning that the identity of the doomed vessel was learned. All through the night and in the early hours of the morning conflicting reports came out of which was raging along the shore, was felt with all its force far out at eam A fieet of vessels within 100 miles of port was proceeding with all through the dark waters, with the sea running high and bombarded ww hurricane, ‘ LENOX AVENUE SUBWAY | TIED UP BY THE SHOW, Drifts In Through Grating and Causes Short Circuit That Against the black sky was flashed the distress sign: the wireless. It picked up by ship after ship. and@ seam & fleet was headed in the direction 5 by the wireless call. The Bat the only ene which renderea any taking off the following: Capt. Alfred Gurter, Chiet Mate Béet Iverson, Second Mate Knut Dable, Thind Mate Karl Elklund, Wireless Operater William Davis, “ff Rasemussen, Quartermaster Hamil@e Alarms Passengers. foun ami te = South bound traffic on the Lenox ave- ‘% oarpenter. ship’ 4 t wan a” brave crew of one of the ® Ufeboats which rescued the e of the Odlae oma. Tha men, taking their lives im tfielr hands, launched a frail crate n the bolvtsrous and wit whipped sea and fought with the elements untif sey dat » alive on the Okshoms, The doat was commancol ty Third Ofte: and his crew were Qaerocrrasra Frey and Graff and Svanea Mrngen, Meinert, Atus and Heusy A messaxe was received from the rev enue cutter Reneca lute this afternoom * saying that she wan trying to locate the position of the wreck and keeping # lookout for bodies No one seems to nue division of the subway was held up for fifteen minutes early to-day when rain and snow, blowing through @ grat- ing, drifted upon the tracks and caused @ short circuit on @ ten-car train ac- companied by blinding fashes ef blue! fla:ne from the third rail, ‘The Mghts went out and the only tl-| lumination was the lambent glare of tl flaring rail. The accident occurred about 109 feet north of the One Hundred and Twenty-ftth street station, where a crowd of passe was waiting for the train, A. L. Morritt, general pase wenger traffic manager of the Inter- borough, hurried to the scene and dered the sale of tickets stopped to re- “Hen sriginuson of the| forty-five years old, They were to be know whether the Oklahoma Manry is a is mf elisha the). at Richmond, Va. as e001 Neve the congestion on the platforms. | One opinion te that the vessel broke in plan,” saul Secretary Couzens. He ve thay ateiion thane, bub he (old he An ambulance from Harlem Heapitel | half and that the " wont down, Heves there have been tou many differ: | te way, whe alleged, that it, woul was summoned, but by the time it ar-| taking all hande except those who were euces between capital and aver and) imyonmible, ax his wife had not yet ob-| rived the short clreuit had beenerem- on the bridge, The steamer's alr-tight that labor tas not shared to the extent Jtained a decree of divorce, edied and the traMc had been resumed, | compartments, {t in argued, ov it should, The profit-sharing plan, in nol that her elopement had already Some of the women passengers Ww! the forward part afloat. Othe to be looked upon as an increase in) Known and her parents would not al-| become hysterical from fright were at-|opinian that the entire ship has gone to ~ it Ix morely & plan whereby low her to return home, she wax per-|tended by the ambulance surgeo: the bottom. i employees of the company will share tn to It with Wilson. there were no cases serious enough to! y what U 6) an Akreement that they | Feduire removal to the bospital, ween, aun ao Waa ay duce We would wed when the decree was a ma srove the standard of gur em, Vesived The Oklahoma was dissbled early Ce In May, is said that Wilson] Justice Jayeox to-day yesterday morning and was washed by" IP: v anounced had been divorced] nh Cummidy, for Bi the seas ail through yesterday and kdet Is | of Jonepl ‘anuldy, ‘mer Borouga 5 tlle and was to 1 Mian Schenck, The) p, As * night. Wat betel the vessel hag met resident of Queens; Louis Willets, a| ceremony was in the Regiater's ’ yet been told, It te thought that Gregory, Barbados areas) leap irsietee PA ;|candidate for Supreme Court Justice! Yay damaged astern, her rto Marriog... 0.22 acme, Nn intr pun's 9 two veare ago, and Loule WValters for | Suinecy te located, tee tee be ‘Vigilancia, Santiago ae, | onde: Rogier Jan. 1% ‘Doey are charged with con- we nt ‘Then, the survivors were att oft —>—— ol ie ur tlumt nok ga spiracy to bring wbout:the nomination | Vara he remalnd Sf ‘ING TO-DAY. port until September, 108 se een tute sere! made 0 caught like rate in thelr quarters, - _ Bonenok became i] ani Vas tu) oe ellen aed to the lifeboats, which were Ancon, Col SPM. gy te er Later, whe claimed W — ‘or Jumped into the sea, | WORLD WANTS WORK WONDERS ia the wake of the Bavaria, tle sea by wireless. The storm