The evening world. Newspaper, April 2, 1914, Page 1

COMPLETE NOVEL EACH WEEK IN THE EVENING WORLD _ PRIOR ONE CENT. coor, 1946 THREE DEAD, TWO MISSING WHEN NEW THEATRE WALL COLLAPSES ON WORKMEN 7 The Press (The New = World). MRS. SHAW, WHO LED TO THE ARREST OF RICHARD 8. DARLING. O8-04109.0.4 O31 HOME DIAGODOD [MAYOR TO NANE WOODS ON MONDAY HEAD OF POLICE Mayor Leaves on Another Va- cation, Declaring His Mind NEW ‘YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL a, (1914. _18 P Cleeéy ana rina colder to-night) Friday saa, a AGES _PRIOE ONE OENT. NE ORNT. WILL PAY IN FULL IF SIEGEL AND voce ane rezn This Offer Is Said to Come to Devositois From Back- MAYOR'S " SECRETARY, WHO MAY BECOME HEAD OF THE POLICE. sue CFALIN G SHIPS LOST, CREWS PERISH ON ICE IN A BLIZZAR hence New Structure on Church Ave- DARLING CFT FREE: is Still Open. ers in Chicago. nue, Brooklyn, Crumbles i] 4 ™ 46 DLE “I | When Near Completion. IN JAIL ONE NIGHT BRUERE IS SUGGESTED.|TALK OF “GUILTY” PLEA. MEN BURIED IN DEBRIS. AS WIFE STEALER’ Hint that Mitchel Would Like City Chamberlain to Make Counsel See Whitman and It Is Presumed Clemency Steamer Newfoundland, With 159 on Board, Known to Have Been} Lost, and Southern Cross, With ) ij One Man — oe and Sacrifice of Salary. Will Be Assured. 17 3, Is Probably Gone. : \ Search Mother of Real Estate Man Ac- ah Arthur Woods, the Mayor's Secre-| There te atrong feeling to-day A ry, a ‘ars to have ¢ inside track | amo jose who are a for Other eased by Banker Shaw | QUEQ SEVEN GIRLS ferzsromrzer mire oct annem ie i rN > ae iJ Police Commissioner to succeed | Bank through the moves incident to Douglas I. McKay. But the finish a recovery of a part of their moneys line 1s some distance off and Mayor |at least, that their accounts may be Signs His Bond. HIT BY THE BLIZZARD P A retaining wall of the New Fiat- bush Theatre, in course of construc- FOR COLLEGE HAZING: sain de ee “was nearly completed. tion in Church avenue near Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, collapsed this af- ternoon while workmen were engaged im cleaning debris from the orchestra pit and three men were crushed to death. Three others were buried In the ruins. One was taken out alive and search is being made for the other two, ‘The bullding, a brick structure, Side walls, rear wall and part of the front were up and work was hurrying forward on ft. Carpenters, bricklayers and help- ers were on the job. ‘The retaining wall crashed in while many of the men were within the build- tng, on the finished part of the roof or on acaffolds along the wall. The wall crumbled and toppled inward with a goar and crash which was heard for Diocks and brought folk running, principally women and children, from all pver the neighborhood. It con- verted the inside of the theatre into a mam of debris, from which came the cries of the men buried and in- dured. Workmen who had been outside the building rushed to the help of their comrades with picks and shovels and soon were digging furl- ously at the wreckage. A fire alarm was turned in and men from various @ngine and truck companies lent their ald. The reserves came from the Snyder avenue station, roped off the street, and turned with the others to the task of digging. Three bodies were extricated quickly. The men had been crushed and smothered. Another man was pulled out shortly after. He was eenseless, but there was life in him, nd he was rushed to the Kings County Hospital. The injured man was Giusepp! Genine of No. 597 Flushing avenue, Of the dead, one was unidentified. He had come to work this morning. The others were Frank Tuffa of No. 724 Lorimer street and Francesco De Banna, address unknown. The work was being done by the Borough Operating Company of No, 1158 Myrtle avenue, and the archi- tect and superintendent of construc- tion, Robert T, Rasmussen, was ar- rested, eharged with criminal negli- April Activ ‘Activity! Sprin, 5 rejuveastion that New Ne Bry Ta umbereoes every year is on in at hand. a lively ‘The Spring renting season is Rae being bought at Yorkers are wanted for city, country shore. eo varoes reasons established bus ness enterprises are being sacrificed. Boats and autos are in great demand, Painters, carpenters, gardeners, etc,, are answering “hurry up” calls every- where. Id ads. Invite thousands to par deme in the great Spring business re- vival every day. 122,094 | 55,778 MORE THAN ! WORLD ADS. LAST MONTH} THE HERALD oad World bs, for Geren Vary | tnd Use World Ads. ‘for Qolch Resaital SAYS HE WILL GET EVEN. Shaw Declares He Will Press Charges to Maintain Purity of American Homes. After a night in the White Plains lockup Richard 8. Darling, wealthy real estate operator and National Guardsman of Manhattan, charged with having taken the eighteen-year- ol wife of Robert M. Shaw, a banker of No. 20 Broad atreet, to the Gedney Farms for immoral purposes, was re- leaged to-day on $3,000 bail by Judge Platt in the Westchester County Court, His mother furnisned the bond for him, “When I go to trial,” he exclaimed angrily, “I will prove some things on Shaw which will not be to his liking.” He pleaded not guilty to the charge and Judge Platt set the trial for April 16, ‘ Later the joyous mood of Banker Shaw was made known in a written atatement issued at his home, No. 574 West End enue. The statement read: “Naturally I am greatly pleased, aot so much from the personal gratl- fication and vindication of my honor, but for the sake of the object lesson that ft teaches to the so-called men of the Darling type. Unfortunately, for social conditions, this class is rap- idly increasing, and it ts about time that one of their number should be called to account. “In order to accomplish this I have had, and will still have, a great deal of unpleasant notoriety and scandal, but I make this sacrifice gladly, if I can ald even in the smallest degree in uphold! the honor, dignity and purity of the American home.” Darling bad expected his arrest, for earlier in the day he telephoned to bis lawyer, Frank C. Hayden of No. 42 Broadway, and offered to give himself up. Meantime Sheriff Doyle and Deputy Moore had come to New York. Darling, who lives at No, 167 West Seventy-second street, bas a large picture of Mrs. Shaw in a silver frame on a dreaser in bis room, the Sheriff says. Doyle saw it when he per- mitted Darling to go there before pro- ceeding to White Plains. Mrs, Shaw is eulng in the Supreme Court for an annulment of her mar- riage. Darling is being sued for $50,- 000 for alleged alienation of the af- fections of Mrs, Shaw, whom he Oret met at @ tango tea party. Mr. Hay- den represents Mrs. Shaw in the an- Bulment suit and Darling in the allen- ation suit. ————.—__-- ASKS $500,000 FAIR FUND. Wilson Wante Appr riation for netseo, WASHINGTON, April 2—A special age from President Wilson urginy appropriation of $600,000 for Gover ment buildings at the San Francisco Tpeaetiee wen read _ to-govein. the ASST ODANAES Student Says She Was Smeared With Red Ink, Stuck _ With Pins, Ducked in Tub, LAFAYETTE, Ind,, April 2.—Ad a result of a hazing in the girls’ dormi- tory of Purdue University last Jan- uary, Mabel Rogers of Shoals, Ind, to-day filed suit against seven senior girls, demanding $7,000, The plaintiff, who is a first year girl, alleges that up to the time she was hazed she was a healthy girl with normal eyes, but now her sight is impaired and her health destroyed. Miss Rogers, in her complaint, al- leges that om a certain day in Jan- uary, while she was preparing her lessons, seven girls dragged her from her room, tore off her clothing, paint- ed her chest, back and neck with red ink, poured mucilage on her back and stuck her with pins in an effort to compel her to kneel to her assatl- ants, She further avers that she was ducked in a tub of water. Miss Rogers names the following as defendants; Agnes Phillips, Monroe: ville; May Blue, Star City; Mary Clark, Indianapolis; Esther Kisner, Terre Haute; Helen Lee, Oxford; Mary Sheridan, Attica; Ruth Cowan, Chicago. LIND COMING HOME FOR A VACATION Wilson Says Special Envoy Will Return to Mexico After His Health Is Beitered WASHINGTON, April 2.—Preat- dent Wilson announced to-day that John Lind, hia personal representa- tive in Mexico, would sail for the United States from Vera Crus to- morrow on a vacation, but would re- turn later after he had a reat. The President gaid the special en- voy was returning to the United States to better his health, which has become impaired by his stay in Mex- {co, Lind is to go to French Lick Springs. He will aail from Vera Crus ‘on the hospital ahip Solace and land at Galveston, Tex. ‘The President said Mr. Lind’s re- turn should not be interpreted as meaning any change of policy. Mr. Wilson declared that there were no otlations pending be- tween the United States and the Hu- erta Government on uny peace pro- posals or parleys, He referred to the conference between Mr. Lind and Senor Portillo y Rojas, Minister for Foreign Affaira in the Huerta Cab inet, as a friendly talk, stating that nothing tangible had developed froin it, ————EE SAILING TO-DAY. irbarossa, Bremen M, | M M4, . M. pt LS 3 FOR RACING GEE PAGE 14 Mitchel, who i to be the final judge, does not contemplate reaching a de- cision before next Monday. If City Chamberlain Bruere should tell the Mayor that he would sacrifice his $12,000 pleasant job for the tempestuous $7,600 office of Police Commissioner he would probably get the sppoint- ment, This much fs known: Arthur H. Woods wants the Police Commission- ership and Gity Chamberlain Henry B..:re does not know whether or not he rew.ly does it it. Mayor Mit- chel, on the oti hand, has not elim- in.ted George {V. Perkins from the Tace. “My mind ts absolutely open,” s."1 the Major, “and there is not a scin- tilla of truth in the reports that I have actually decided upon any one. I give you my word that as soon as I make up my mind I shall make that fact public. I will say that there ts no human being qualified to announce that I have picked a Police Commis- sioner.” The Mayor thon admitted that ‘Woods, Bruere and Perkins havo all been co: .iderc! and that none need be eliminated, «The Mayor is in a trying position. Some of his friends say that tf his wishes could be read the name of Bruere for Police Commissioner would lead all the rest. The City Chamberlain is almost tempted to accept the Police Commissionership. The very fact that some of his frionds have advised him against it because of its dangers and pitfalls is said to have caused Mr. Bruere to consider the Commissionership more seriously than he would have other- wise. WON'T ADMIT HE HAS BEEN OFFERED JOB. “Have you been offered the Police Commiasionership?” Mr. Bruere was asked. 4 “That question will have to be an- swered by the Mayor,” replied the City Chamberlain, “I am a subor- dinate of the Mayor, and it would be improper for me to discuss any mat- ter of that kind. “Would you accept the Police Com- misstonership?” was the next ques- tion, “I think the Police Commissioner- ship is one of the finest opportunities for service in the United States.” Commissioner McKay attended the funeral in Brooklyn of Policeman Wynn, who was shot by a burglar and did not reach Headquarters un- til afternoon, He said he had noth- ing to add to the statement he made yesterday, announcing that his reaig- nation bad been tn the hands of the Mayor since last Friday morning. The popularity of Commissioner McKay with the rank and file of the department was apparent to-day in his approaching retirement | Although Commissioner McKay | will not criticise the administration, | hia friends know that his poaltion bas been most disagrecable, Few of the | suggestions he has made have been {acted upon, but undoubtedly they will be put into effect as soon us his (Continued on Second Pogey the widespread regret expressed at) paid dollar for dollar, so that none of the burden of the Siegel Company failure will fall on thelr shoulders. This feeling manifested itself after Samuel Hoffman, counsel to the De- Dositors’ Committee, and afterward, John B, Stunchfield, counsel to Stege) and his partner, Frank EB. Vogel, had had hedinac! on day with iatrtete “rattorney First came Mr. Hoffman so it te known that he discussed with M ‘Whitman the introduction into thesit ation of the Nelson Morris interests in Chicago, which will go far to save Mr. Vogel. The $450,000 fund which the bankers offéred to their depoat- tors on condition that they be not required to use jt for their own de- fense in ‘criminal prosecutions, has Deen swelled to $500,000 and it in un- derstood that if an agreement could be made which would assure Siegel and Vogel immunity from punishment this fund would be immediately in- creased sufficiently to meet the claim in full of every depositor. Several days ago Mr. Whitman re- plied to @ proposal of somewhat this fort that the matter of the prosecu- tion of the bankers had passed out of his hands, “Though if Mr. Stegel end Mr. Vogel,” said he, “were to make full restitution and then come into court and plead guilty, I could ask clem- ency for them.” Whether he repeated this advice to-day Mr. Whitman would not say, though the lawyer seemed elated when he left the office. So did Mr. Btanchfleld when he departed after a brief conference with the District- Attorney, and word epread quickly around the Criminal Courts Building that plans had been perfected for the bankers to pay their depositors in full and that they would plead guilty to the indictments and throw them- selves on the mercy of the court, etrong in the assurance that clem- ency would be extended to them, Ten or @ dozen new indictments are being prepared against the bank- ers, being now in the hands of the printers, and these, it is sald, would be handed up to Judge Rosalsky in General Sessions on Monday. They will charge «rand larecny in the ob- taining of money from other banks in 1912 on false statements of re- source: ————.-_—— BENNETT IMPROVED, HIS DOCTORS REPORT Condition of Editor Sick in Cairo Declared Better To-Day— Passed Good Night. CALRO, Egypt, April 2—James Gor- don Bennett's condition had improved to-day, according to the physicians tn attendance, who stated that the pro- prietor of the > w York Herald had Niles R. Becker, former Alderman from the Fifteenth Aldi Was to-day appointed Connmiasioner Cha ry to) a your. Bocker ix a u! lean and was Aldermea from iat to tha. ‘ nor would Mr. Hoffman discuss it,| p; (opyrigm, Underwnod & Dederwnod & Unierwond) BASEBALL SEASON | GETS EARLY START AT EBBETS FIELD Four Thousand Fans Shiver in Stands as Highlanders and Dodgers Line Up. , SCORE BY INNINGS HIGHLANDERS— 001000 - BROOKLYN— 100000 _ BATTING ORDER. poe Highlanders. ton, cf. bert, 1b. it, If, Ww If. Cutshaw, 2b. Willtams, 1b. Smith, 8b. Holden, cf. Stengel, rf. Gilhooley, gun, BH, Peckinpat ss. McCarthy c. Sweeney, Roeulbach, p. McHale, Umpires—Joneph O'Brien, American League; Robert, Emslie, Nationa) League. (Bperial to The Evening World.) EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, April 2.—Baseball got its 1914 start in these parts here to-day. Of course it wasn't the season's official open- ing, byt !t afforded the fans their firat glimpse at what Robinson's Dodgers and Frank Chance have to offer in‘ the way of pennant poasi- bilities, Three thousand rooters faced a chilling wind: to make things right with Robby and fully a third that many came over from New York to make Frank Chance feel natural on the job. There was no sunshine and ho summer warmth to make one's mind turn to baseball, but the old bug was buzzing around in the minds of the fans. Between shivers they yelled for Nap Rucker, King Cole and even the youngsters who have Just learned to don tholr big league clothes: Between times a beoss band kept things lively even if tt couldn't do anything in the way of steam heat. The brewery next door helped some during practice, but even that couldn't check the shivers that chased up and down one's spine, For an hour tt was feared there would he no game, but the rooters persistently stuck to their places in line and Charley Ebbets and Tom Davis, being alightly (Continued on Fourteenth Page.) cD, tame ote et Oe th tn. Wireless Reports (Special to The 120 of Newfound: land’sCrew Were on Ice This Morne. ing Without Food or Shelter. ~. Evening World.) ST. JOHN'S, N. F., April 2.—Out of many conflicting statements ... whilch have ‘reached there by wireless during the day it Its been finaly © established that the sealing steamer Newfoundland was crushed in ice just south of Belle Isle Strait during a terrific blizzard Tuesday. or Wednesday morning and it is believed that nearly all of her crew of 150 men have been drowned or frozen to death. The storm, which began Tuesday night, continues unabated Telegraph service to points along the coast is interrupted and the news comes intermittently by wireless. It Is feared that the loss of will run above 300 in the sealing steamer fleet when all the returns ate Sad ieee: bitszard ts raging here and (fe SIX ESCAPE PRISON, ONE FACED GALLOW Convict Sentenced to Die This Month Saws Way, With Others, Out of Steel Cage, CAIRO, IL, April 2.—Willlam Wu- son, with five other prisoners, sawed his way out of the steel cage, broke out @ ection of the brick wall and escaped from Alexandria County jatl at Cairo early to-day while guards were at lunch at a nearby restaurant. Wilson murdered Special Officer Thomas C. Logan of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad here last January and had been convicted and sentenced to be hanged April 24. A» soon as the eacape was discovered, Sheriff Fra- ser called out his full force of depu- ties and with bloodhounds scoured the surrounding country. The dogs trailed the fugitives along the rall- road track to the northern part of the city, where the scent was lost and it ts supposed they boarded a train at that point. Sheriff Frazer has called for Wil- son's capture, dead or alive, and has offered @ reward of $200, Wilson once escaped from the Ohio State peniten- tiary, where he was serving 4 life sentence, MORSE ANTS ESCAPE; CAUSF BIG UPROAR Collection Now Worrying Govern- ment Swarm Over Agricultural Department in Washington, WASHINGTON, April 3.—Mre. Charles W. Morse's pet ante, already the subject of many complexities, es- caped in the Department of Agriqul- ture to-day and threw the entomolo- gical office into an uproar, After an hour's pursuit they were recaptured and placed in a jar labelled “Explo- aives.”” The legal officers of the department are hi bg to decide whether they | Must be returned a. the banker's ite or excluded from the country impossible to go out into the harber, Tho thick weather conditions are fe sponsible for a report cirenlate® begga the olty earlier in the day © Newfoundland had reached eae vie survivors of the Southern Cross. The news that the Newfoundland was lost comes by Wireless from the Red Cross steamer Florizel, which ts being used sealer. FIFTY BODI OF THE crew ARE PICKED UP. The Florisel wireless states that meamers in the vicinity picked ap several bodies and a few of the who had survived on the ice flees which they escaped when thelr sel went down. Fifty of the have been accounted for in this ner. Most of them were dead discovered and several others dying. Great alarm is pad felt for the sealing steamer Southern Crees, which ts also believed to have bees caught in the ice. The frst regerts received here said that it was a of the crew of the Southern Cragy’ that had been picked up and thet they were being brought into pest by the Newfoundland. There are 298 men on board the Southern Cress, She was due here Tuesday. i re | sth i state that of the crew of the Mem foundiand 120 men were still on the {ce floes this morning. It ts theught possible that eome of the bodies up on the ice were those of of the crew of the Southern Cress, ON THE ICE FLOES wi FOOD OR SHELTER. One report says that the men whe left the Newfoundland were scattered by the moving Ice fields in differant directions, radiating from the lke the spokes trom a wheel. wind was blowing « gale offabore an@ there was a blinding snowstorm i= which the crew would be unable te find their way in any direction, They had little food when they left the ship and no extra clothing. ve | tents or other shelter many cumbed to hunger and exposure. is feared here that very few will aur vive, Vessela sent out from bere, searching smaae te Me ‘tee Goss.”” +. About fwenty vessels ware im the ih