The evening world. Newspaper, December 31, 1914, Page 1

ATES EXTRA ———— ee ggg PETRA ARREST RE erence SHE POISONED H PRICE ON E CENT. Coprrig! ‘The Press nd true "New York World). “MRS; ROGERS” TELLS WILY T Gbe K, THURSDA —— ¥, DEC LG REAL WIFE WOULDN'T FREE ROGERS, SAYS WOMAN WHO POISONED HER TWO BABIES: Dying Victim of Bronx Tragedy Tells Pitiful Tale to Doctor — Heart Broken When Wife Refused to Get a Divorce. 1 Dying in Letmuon Hospital, after giving bichloride of mercury to her! @ight-months-old daughter Loretta, who died yesterday and to her two- year-old son John, who has but a few hours to live, the woman who calls herself Mrs. Ida S. Rogers, bared the whole tragic romance to her tamity | physician, Dr. W. Grant Hague of No. 1029 Ogden Avenue, the Bronx, to- day. In order to clear Lorlys Elton Rogers, father of her children from EN. PAU’S from childhood,” she said. Then she gave the physician her maiden name, \the names of her parents and her birthplace, to be withheld from pub- Ueation while she lives, and con- tinued: “E have been in the place of wife to him for about four years. I knew of Wis marriage to Miss Caroline Gid- dings, the sister of Prof. Franklin H. Giddings. She in turn learned of my relations with him two years ago. REAL WIFE REFUSED TO GET A DIVORCE. “At that time he told his legal wife of his love for me and his desire to marry me. They entered into an _. agreement by which after Mr. Rogers }nad fulfilled certain conditions, she was to divorce him so that he might marry me and our children become legitimate. Though with a good deal of difficulty and sacrifice, he did fulfil those conditions recently. On Oct. 1 we took the house at No, 224 West One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Street and began to live together openly though quietly. Mra. Giddings- Rogers refused to keep her part of the bargain. She went to live in New Jersey when they sublet their apart- ment on Riverside Drive and refused to divorce him. WER HEART BROKEN WHEN SHE COULDN'T MARRY. “Her action broke my heart. TI may not have been wise or generous to let him so entangle himself in an impossible situation, but I loved him honestly, and up to that time we had believed everything would be all right and we could live out our lives happily and honorably. “It seemed best to me to wipe out everything that had entered his life with me. I wanted to set him free to make the most of a life which I was afraid I had ruined. [ did not want him to sacrifice his reputation forymy love. But, my God! I seem to «Continued on Second Page. “The Last Day of the Year! 1$ 6 an excellent day * rf meditation— a day on which to seigh your suc- cesses and failure of the past year, make note of 4 shortcomings and map out a campaign for nome cor and business prosperity during the New Year of 1915. ard it will be well to plan to Lp By the opportunities offered through want-filling World Ads. every " and to use far-reaching. result- ing Worki Ads, when the occa- quires. so doin; you will keep in close touch with the greatest number and varlety of chances to work, hire, rent, buy, sell, invest, &c., than can be found through any newspaper in the United States, Should you hay: occasion to advertise, remenaber that The World's circulation in New York ity, mornings ani Sundays, exceeds that of the Herald, : ind Sun i : auth pe + mould for yo * Happ roaperous New Year if you w’ but let them, blame, she authorized Dr. Hague to make public parts of the story. o Diva Regen + IN EES WL WED STUDENT WO LACS RICHES Phyllis Sears and “Wallie” Trumbull, Harvard Football Star, in Love Romance. (Spectal to The Evening World.) BOSTON, Dec. 31.~-The romance of & poor but athletic Harvard student and the richest society bud in Ne England has progressed to the s where the engagement of Miss Phyl- lis Sears and “Wallie’ Trumbull ts reported. tl is expected that the for- mal announcement of the engagement will b® made within a few days, Phyllis Sears is a beautiful, accom- plished girl, worth nearly $4,000,000 in her own right, fond of outdoor sports and almost as good a tennis player as her distinguished cousin, Misa Elean- ora Sears, “Wallie’ Trumbull was acting captain of the Harvard varsity football team last fall and ts marshal of the sentor class, Young Trumbull Is one of the most Popular men in the university. He has won bis way by perseverance and personality. His acquaintanceship with Miss Sears grew out of a chance meeting following one of the big foot- ball games. Misa Sears had watched with great admiration Trumbull's handling of the team and the captain of the football eleven proved to be 48 good a strategist In love as in grid- iron warfare, Miss Sears is one of the two daugh- tere of Herbert M. Sears of Common- wealth Avenue. Her aister is Mrs, Bayard Warren. They inherited $3,000,000 each from their mother, and their grandfather, Francis Bartlett, Who died a Iittle over a year ago, left them $500,000 apiece. During his life he made his two favorite granddaugn- tera many valuable presents, includ- ing a $100,000 necklace to Miss Phyills | and a $100,000 residence at Pride's | Crossing to Mrs. Warren. Mins Sears has never made her for- mal debut. An elaborate coming out party had been planned for her a year ago. The death ow her grandfather necessitated the abandonment of the affair. The mother of Miss Sears wns killed by either falling or jumping from a window of the St. Regis Hotel, in New York, five years ago. —_————— MARCONI NOW A SENATOR. Inventor Ap; to Office by King of Italy, ROME, Dec, 31.—Guglielmo Marcont of wireless telegraphy fame has bi appointed @ member of the Italian ; Senate by King Victor Emmanuel. His son Mujesty signed the decree to this ef- Sect to-day, 'Iice wilt allow the people to go as tar in cha NOW, ALL TOGETHER, RIP OLD YEAR OUT AND NEW YEAR IN To-Night Will Be the Night With 230 All Night Li- censes at Work. MAYOR TELLS OF IDEA. Abandoned Preferred List of Favors to Experiment With All Comers. | To-night's the night! With 230 all-night liquor licenses in force New York is prepared to blow the roof off the old year with more eclat and things than have attended the ceremony fo a decade. Mayor Mitchel takes the ground that on New Year's Eve it !s a matter of rank injustice to confer the privilege of remaining open all night on a fa- vored few whose piaces of business have been in years past jamméd like subway expresses. It is the one night in,the year that resident New Yorkers use"for purposes of staying out late and the Mayor holds that every re- spectable dealer In food and drink should have a chance to entertain. ‘The Mayor has issued 202 special all night licenses good only for to-night. In addition there are twenty-eight reg- ular licenses which are used the year round. His Honor is of the opinion that only the 230 licensed places will be open all night. This belief is not generally shared. Toleration and good cheer prevail when the old year dies and the new year is born, There will be many and many a “Deouch-an-dourish” sur- rounded after 1 o'clock to-morrow morning in many and many an un- licensed-for-all-night establishment. However, listen to the Mayor. Read- ers, the Mayor speaking: “Now, I don't want any misunder- standing about this issuance of 200 or more licenses, I have instructed the police to close up tight every sa- loon, restaurant and hotel bar that has not a permit from my office, This order will be carried out, “I decided that instead of a so- called preferred list we shguid grant all-night licenses to all places which have good reputations, It is a fairer and safer principle to Issue more licenses than of yore and give every one a chance. The police will do Their utmost to keep the remainder of the places closed up tight as a drum, “Every place reported unfavorably by the police was rejected in my of- fice. Commissioner Woods and his deputies wont carefully over the lists and eight places were struck off. It may be of interest to add that quite a number of applications bave been re jected by mo dospite the greatest pressure, We are making an experi- ment thie year of giving every decent applicant a chance and we believe that we'll make good.” In the granting of ail night permits only saloons with restaurants were favorably considered in that class. Eleven of these were granted licenses, Chief Inspector Schmittberger has made preparations for the night. Hug- dreds of policemen and dotectives have been assigned to the centres to keep order. The Chief Inepector ex- pects merry disorder and has no ob- Jectiona to tt-on N Year's Eve. | Ticklers are under the ban, and those who make too much noise with cow | bells will be restrained. Hut the a they like within reagonabie limits, | ‘There will be 250 policemen for the ‘Times Square district under Inspector | Thomas Myers, In Broudway, be- | tween Fortieth and = Thirty-fourth | Streets, Inspector Frank J, Morris of the Third Inspection District will be eof 100 men. Inspector Mor. | so have fifty men in Madl- ‘©, and Inspector Wakefield 100 men for the crowd that ris wil! # will ha: pegre the Trinity chimes, esingy| (WHITMAN GIVES EMBER 31, 1914. = Cirentation Books Open to Atl, 10 PAGE es CE ONE CENT. FRENCH AR _- ALSATIAN “TOWN, SAYS PARIS HOLD OVERS NEW LEASE OF LF New Governor Not to Force Out Democratic Ap- pointees Just Now. QUITS CITY FOR ALB: Several Offices to Be Legis- lated Out of Existence by Next Legislature. a Gov.-elect Whitman's final hours in New York City were devoted to Crying te Tivmt and per- sonal business affairs before depart- ing for Albany this afternoon. He did not go to the District Attorney's Office, but saw a number of people at his residence, No. 87 Madison Ave- nue. Charles A. Perkins, the new District Attorney, joined him there at noon, and they arranged to travel together to Albany. A apecial guard of plain clothes detectives acoompanied the new Gov- ernor from his home to the railway station and continued on to Albany with him, Arrangements have been made by the New York Police De- partment to @hadow the Governor closely all during inauguration day. Upon arriving at the capital this morning Mr, Whitman will go direct to the Executive Mansion, where Mri Whitman already 16 installed, dinner will be served there, ity ball is to be given to-night in the Armory at Albany, at which Mr, and Mra. Whitman are to appear. De- spatches from Albany to-day sald that the advance sale of tickets ts smaller this year than before, approx- imating only $2,000, A new departure by Mrs. Whitman in the appointment of a woman social secretary, who will take over many of the duttes heretofore imposed on the Governor’ military secretary. Mias Margaret Detling of New York is the new aobial secretary. This fol- lows the practice at the White Houne, Many of the State departments will continue in possession of Democratic office holders after to-morrow be- cause their appointive terms extend beyond that of the Governor. No one of the incumbents Intends resigning it iy understood that for the present the new Governor will not attempt to force the resignation of any appointive head of department whose term has not expired. On the slate for early action by the Legislature are five departments whose form and tenure of office ure to be changed. These are as follows: State Civil Service Commission to be reorganized with two Repub- Means and one Democratic mem- bers, ‘he term of office to bo made the same as that of the Governor. State Highway Commissioner to be legislated out of office and a | commission of three members to | cloar up ui be substituted, as was the status before the Dix administration Board of Claims to be changed back to Court of Claims, with lawyers instead of politicians for members. Office of State Fire Marshal to be abolished, partment of Efficiency and | Economy to be changed, but just how not yet determined. The | new Governor is reported to favor completo abolition, but political leaders would like to have It made & bureau of some other depart: ment in order to preserve places, State Board of Tax Commis- aioners will be legisiated out of office and @ radical change made in the system, giving more cen- tralised supervision over assess- ment taxen The department snow in posseaston of Democrats concerning which no definite plans have made are Banks, Insurance, Health, Fiscal 3 A char-| ¢ MY | Austrian Emperor Who Lauds Army And Claims Success in the War FSS +90 oe = @ SO909-3 TPPPTS SGOT LSE SE-FIOSSOGS 06-6-00-460046-0.49.6-0-4-4-00--040 DERE OSLGODGY ODO PODHOD 20000 0OOO004 of Austria. -PRERERETERCCREEEERES re ear oe VIE A, Austria, vin Amaterdum bravery of my army and navy gives and London, Dec, 31 (Associated! me confidence that in the new year Press).—Emperor Francis Josoph of the war Austro-Hungarian war- us issued a New Year's rescript ad- riors on land and sea will emerge dressed to the Austro-Hungarian | with honor from the very severe trials army and navy, which reads as fol-| which, for the welfare of tre Father- lows: “During five months of the depart-| Ing year the monarchy has faced! humerous and powerful enemies In a! laud, the war may impose upon their military qualities: “In sorrowful gratitude | remember those who, on the blood-drenched war which has been forced upon us| battiefeld, have sacrificed their lives a our: faithful alles, for our just cause. With the ain- Ae SHr te cerest: prayer that with God's help “The proven steadfastness of thelthe new year may wee them a fighting qualities and the heroic! victory, 1 salute all by brave mon." CATTLE PLAGUE HERE, CITY 1S QUARANTINED Washington Acts on Discovery of the Foot and Mouth Disease in | New York Limits. WASHINGTON, Dee. 31.--New York City and New York County were quarantined to-day by the Depart. | ment of Agriculture because of toot and mouth disease in oatue. MAYOR FEELS INCLINED | TO SCHOOL ORILES, Mayor Mitchel favors military drill In the public schools, but Gen. Leon- ard Wood, head of the Department of the Kast of the United States army, must firat convince him of tho faant- bility of such a plan | “Now that Secretary of War Garri- | son has given his approval of mill. | tary trained schoolboys from one end! of fhe land to the other,” said the Mayor to-day, “I ain desirous of ace- ing such @ pilin @t least tried." If the schoulboys of New York City | were all trained in mijitary taeties the present number would produc [EVENING BRITISH REPLY TO OUR PROTEST TO BE FRIENDLY To Be Drawn Up as Soon as Pos- sible Says Official Informa- tion Bureau, LONDON, Dec, 31—The OMmetai Information Bureau this afternoon kave out the following statement “An answer to the American note will be drawn up as soon as ponsible. It will pe in the same friendly spirit in whi¢h the American note is writ- ten” oe SAILING TO-DAY. Tivives, Jamal 12M, Chioago, Havre.. C. of Montgomery, Panama, Colon WORLD CZAR CLAIMS VICTORIES {te TAKE GERMANS HOLD TOWN FOR MANY HOURS IN HAND T0 HAND FISHT French Report Capture of Steinbach in Upper Alsace After Stubborn Battle, but Berlin Declares They Made No Gain at Any Point. ER BABIES _ WEATHER—Fair to-night and Friday. ie | OMoe, It {s declared in the offietal statement that at no point aleag the IN POLAND AND GALICIA — PARIS, Dec. 31 (United Press].—The French have captured the village of Steinbach, in Upper Alsace, following one o6 the hardest fought engagements of the war on the eastern tf end of the French line. They had to battle their way from house to house, —~ meeting a raking fire from the machine guns that the Germans had posted on rooftops and in windows. The, losses on both sides were very large. Occupation of this position is declared officially to be % lof the utmost strategic importance, opening the way to the roads that run to Altkirch and Mulhausen. Announcement of this triumph for the forces of Gen. Pau was the chieg feature of the official communique Issued this afternoon, While the of ficial language of the announcement made no comment other than that the fighting was of the hand to hand character it was later stated at military headquartera that the Germans were defeated only after hours of the most desperate fighting in which the French made half a dozen bayonet charges. Repuleed, they came back aguin and again until they finally gained a: foothold behind a row of houses on the outskirts of the village. From this point of cover they advanced from house to house, using their own machine guns to dislodge the Germans, The operations in Alsace are on an extensive scale. The roope that have been massed along the Toul-Nancy line and in the neighbes hood of Belfort are being pushed forward to the support of Pau, the cae armed French general who is in entire charge of these operations, It te the intention of the General Staff to clear all of Upper Aleace of the Germans if possible, so that attacks can be commenced on both Mets and Strassburg soon after the first of the year. PARIS, Dec, 31 (Associated Preas).—The text of the official statement, % by the French War Office this afternoon follows: “From the sea as far as the Alsne yesterday passed with rel- ative calm, There were artillery exchanges on some polnts of the front. In Champagne, to the west of the Alger farm, which is north of Sillery, in the sector of Rheims, the enemy, during the night, blew up two of our trenches and then delivered against these oak tions an attack which our men repulsed, “To the north of Mesnil-les-Hurlus we occupied certain Dosi- tions on the enemy's second Line of defense. In this samo region, at a point to the north of the farm of Beausejour, we also occupied some trenches. The enemy delivered a counter-attack, but he was driven back, We then resumed the offensive, and we were success } ful tn gaining some more ground. “In this same zone and further to the east, certain German forces which were advancing to deliver a counter attack against us were brought under the fire of our artillery and dispersed. “In the Argonne, in the vicinity of Fontaine Madame, we exploded a mine and occupied the resultant excavation. This gave us @ slight advance “Between the Meuse and the Moselle, in the region of tae Forest of Mortemart, about 150 yards of German trenches fell into our hands, ' , “In Upper Alsace French troops have entered the village of Steinbach and have occupied with house-to-house fighting one- half of the community,” Entire French Company Slain; No Gains by Enemy, Says Berlin BERLIN, via wireless to London, Deo, 41 (United Presa) —Mlat eon tredtotion of the French olaima of succemes came toway from the Wer battle front have there been any gains by the allies. According to the atatement the allies are shelling Weetende again and pervisor, State Architect and Public B ‘ prospective soldiers to the number o| ervice Commiasions have sucoseded tn destroying many of the houses and public buildings, The ne mninute before midnight to-mght | Mt Lape higped apsariaeta\etaneT BE PUBLISHED fire haa not caused any military losses, according to the War Offles, Whitman will lay upon the Governor's "speak from experience 7 deak his resignation ax District At-/ aay that a military training Is an TO-MORROW An entire French company is reported to have been anathilated whem torney. When the last note of the excellent thing for young men in German saypers succeeded in blowing up a line of trenches between Alger chimes has heralded the arrival of the New Year, he will take nation as District and Auberge to the south af Rheims. [Theae are the trenches which the French report admits ware . high schools and colleges,” sald the up the resig- ‘ Yank} Mayor, “When | was at St. John's Attorney and write New Year's Day tha face of the document; College at Fordham I took purt in| H blown up. The Frenvh claim to have aed the @ “Accepted Charlies 8. Whitman, the military drille and manoeuvres 7) Severe: ‘4 land they were of great benefit,” ' The French attacks north ef Chatens haven been onions