The evening world. Newspaper, February 16, 1915, Page 1

‘RIOR |” of Re D'It&tia Burst Into { | Flames, FIREBOATS TO ! RESCUE. es ~Royal™ Italian Commissioner 7, Leads in Stopping Panic in y Crowded Steerage. Fire among the 1,400 bales of cot- , ton. ond cases of iubficating ofl in Hoya No. 1 of the Ljoyd .Sabaudo t steamship Re steals, edout to, leave her dock &t the foot of Grant Street, Joreey City, for Mediterranean ports tis > produced ® spectacle Which had aif of downtown New York Dreseed against the skyscraper win- dows. Two hours after the discovery of the fire it was hardly under control ‘and water from ten lines of hose was being shot into the hold in an effort to drown out the stubborn blaze. The cannot be estimated and the time of the steamer’s sailing has been eet forward indefinitely. ‘Phe Re ‘d'Italia, an ancient twin screw steamer of 6,237 tons, was just ' taking on her last consignment of cotton, as it passed the X-ray in- spection of British regents at the Samarf, viligant to detect contraband rubber in the bales. Most of her cargo of 4,000 bales, tubricating oljs and xeneral mer- Chandise was below hatches and the ‘200 steerage passengers, ‘expecting to Were distributed between ship and dock when at 2.30 o'clock a lab- orer noticed smoke coming from Hold No. 1 in the forward part of the aubip. ; Ag soon as Capt. Anedio Pincetti heard the elarm of fire he sent the to the fire plugs and signalled @xtra water pressure in the room. A policeman ashore sent in a call for the Jersey City department. A New York Central tug, which happened to be in the next dock, moved over and ran a line af hose to reinforce those of the burn- ing steamer. Panic among the Italian steerage passengers already aboard and those | ymiting on the deck followed instantly lafter the alarm of fire. Giovanni Mi- Yane, Royal Italian Commissioner, was ) o@ethe dock examining the prospec- ve emigrants for Italy when the L ane was discovered. He ran aboard helped herd the frightened pas- icone off the ship to the dock. Before the first of the engines ar- rived heavy columns of black smoke whirling up through the hatch- ~ ONE CENT. 700 PASSENGERS IN PANIC FLEE 10 JERSEY CITY PIER 4,400 Bales of Cotton in Hold | ALL ALDERMEN VOTE FOR DREAMLAND PARK BILL Evening World's Project for Public « Beach Now Goes to Board of Estimate. The Board of Aldermen this after |< ‘noon unanimously adopted the reaolu- tion making the site of Dreamland Park, Coney Island, a public beach, with a ‘bathing pavilion on the grounds. ‘the resolution, which was introduced at the suggestion of The Evening World, now goes to the Board of Estimate. “VOTES FOR WOMEN” WINS IN NEW JERSEY Measure Passes Both Houses of the Legislature and Goes Before the People Next September. TRENTON, N. J., Eeb. 16—The Senate to-day passed the woman sut- frage amendment to the State Con- stitution, 17 to 4. The House passed the resolution two weeks ago, and both Houses hav- ing acted favorably on the resolution last year, the question will be sub- mitted to the voters for acceptance or rejection in September ext. —————. SENATORS CLASH OVER “UNTRUTHFUL” RETORT. Clark Challenges Statemé@@t of Reed in Ship Bill Fight and Clinch Threatened. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Physical force was threatened on the floor of the Senate this afternoon when Sen- ator Clark of Wyoming challenged the truthfulness of a statement by Senator Reed of Missouri. “I call the Senator from Wyoming to order and if he,doesn't come to order I'll bring him to’ order,” shouted Reed, advancing threateningly to- ward Clark. 5 Reed had just charged that the agreement between the Republicans and the seven bolting Democrats vir. tually amounted to a caucus as bind- ing and reprehensible In every way any held by the Democrats. “[ challenge the truthfulness of that statement,” sald Clark, Cummi who had the floor, at- tacking cus rule, smoothed out the difficulty, _ What a Contrast ! @nd the smoky condition of the @efied the efforts of the firemen to force thelr way down and dis- cover the seat of the blaze, Ten Penasytvania and two Erie Railroad doincd the New York Centra! ‘alongside the burning ship and their heavy jets of water bo the aquare hatchway. that the Re d'Italia car- junition for the Germans in & scattering of the « 1] a ‘ One of the great crimes of the Euro- pean war is the devastation of homes, Castles and humble dwellings alike have crumbled before the shot shell. But how fortunate New Yorkers are— we who have even more than a sufficient number of houses; furnished apartments, &c., in which to reside, 4,535 WORLD “TO LET” ADS. LAST WEEK— | 2Al5 Sebefaice, “BERD if you are not now ing a residen- tial or business place aoneh roe joodness’ every requi for sake ind tor your and fomfort's sake, 1y,|Read and: Profit by World “To Let" Ads, To-Day! ‘The Press Publishing Conrage, 1200, TOO CURIOUS, SHE HAD Ooms, | cery on the first floor and did about York World). TO LEAVE GERMA Miss Wilson Freed From Arrest Through Gerard, but Forced to Quit Country, BERLIN (via London), Feb, 16.— Miss Carolyn Wilson _ of __Hewerly, Mass., arrested hero several "> on suspicion of espionage, has been released through the efforts o* mers ican Ambassador James W. Gerard, who interceded vigorously in her be- half. She came to Berlin as the cor- respondent of a Chicago paper, and was taken Into custody, it was al- leged, because she displayed indis- creet curiosity concerning naval af- fairs, gun callbres and other matters. Miss Wilson formerly was a resi- dent of Berlin, and was widely known in the American colony. Her release was granted only upon condition that she leave Germany immediately. BEVERLY, Mass., Feb. Carolyn Wilson, the spondent who was released from cus- tody In Berlin yesterday after being detained on a charge of espionage, is @ daughter of Joseph A. Wilson of this city. Miss Wilson ts twenty-nine years old and a graduate of the local high school. She left here a year and a half ago to join the staff of a Chicago newspaper. POLICEMAN AND FIREMAN SAVE MANY AT BLAZE Families in Big Tenement in Mott Street Driven Out by Smoke. Burning casks of oll in Flasco Brothers’ grocery on the first Moor at No, 228 Mott Street, a five-story tene- ment, sent so much heavy smoke through the bullding at 2 o'clock this that the tenants saved fon only by @ frantic dash from the building. Men from Truck Company No. 9 around the corner in Elizabeth Street, lowered a drop ladder so those on the fire-escape could pass to the ground. Patrolmen Teregrino and Carravetta went through the building and helped the tenants, who made for the roof. Carravetta found John Santo An- tonto, two and a half years old, near- ly suffocated in his crib on the third floor rear and carried him to the roof. ‘The blaze was confined to the gro- $3,000 damage. WHEAT AGAIN KITING. May Goes to $1.63 3-4 om Heavy Ex- @emand to-day sent whi SAYS MAYOR: "TS GDOD FOR Ht HEALTH” “Those Who Ci Criticise Me Would: Have Better Disposi- tion® if They Danced Too.” ANSWER TO PREACHER. Defends “Outward Decency”| Victim Was Awaiting Trial for Police Policy of Handling Sunday Saloons, “Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, who te six feet something in height, weighs 000009090000 0000000066004 | about 155 pounds and is rated one) abrupt and fitting close early to- of the best modern dancers in gil of} Manhattan, to-day snapplly answered of the Protestant Episcopal | of the Holy Trinity, In doing nie up-to-date versions of the terpsichor- ean att arid alte took a ging’ at prot hibition. The Rev. Mr. Chalmers, in address- ing the Methodist Ministers’ Associa- tion yesterday, is quot said this of the Mayo: to tango until 3 in the morning, but could nof find time to take up the question of enforcing the saloon Sun- day closing law.” The Mayor's eyes flashed as he read the criticlem in his office in the City Hall to-day. Then be laughed heartily. “Yes, I dance sometimes,” sald the Mayor, “and if those who criticize ma would do the same thing their dis- positions would be greatly improved.” ‘The Mayor added that dancing was @ healthful exercise and an excellent form of recreation. He would take issue immediately with any one whe sought to criticise him for snatching @ little pleasure at night after an arduous day at the City Hall. Replying to the statement from the Rev, Mr. Chalmers that~he intended seeing @ perfectly good lawyer and learning if the Mayor could not be Indicted for “not enforcing the Sun- day Closing Law governing saloons,” the Mayor said: “The gentlemen who are behind the Sunday closing movement are per- fectly well intentioned men, They evidently believe that all evil Sows from drink. They honestly think that if the sale of drink were to be stopped all forms of human evil would cease—that we would reach a sort of @ millenium. Of course, | do not agree with them. I believe that this class of good citizens is not.in the majority. “My impression is that the first duty of the police is to put down violence, to preserve the peace. There i» jess drunkenness on Sunday now than there was a few years ago. We are following the policy laid down by the late Mayor Gaynor, who strove to enforce outward order and de- cency; that is, by having the interior of saloons exposed to view. “There is nothing now in the eu- loon question of the Sunday closing to debauch the police department as of yore. A policeman cannot go inte a saloon now unless there is a com- piaint or he bas a warrant. Such « plan not only protects the saloon- keeper, but keeps clean the bands uf the police.” ‘The Mayor showed that he thought the saloon question is being well handled by Police Commissioner Woods and that he does not propose taking any notice of the Rev. Mr. Chalmers, unless specific complaints are made, STEAMSHIPS DUE DUE TO-DAY, sihthana NEW YORK TUESDAY, FEBRUAI FEBRUARY bY 16, 2 1915. FOOD BLOCKADE AGAINST GERMANY —— PROCLAIMED BY BRITISH TO-NIGHT |*SUREITANGO,” | ‘BANDIT WHO TRMED TOROB CARUSO S SLAIN NBY GUNMEN Enemies ack Des Dewn Antonio Cincotta, Terror of Brook- lyn, and Then’ Escape. POLICE ARE BAFFLED, Attempting to Black Hand Tenor. The career of the most picturesque bandit in Brooklyn came to an ‘way at No, 28 Union Street, plates the Rev. James V. Chalmers, Vicar} ture bullets in the abdomen of An-| Belgian Monarch Fired at Repeat- ‘janie. Cimcotta, and escaped thrqug? & tenement house. Clncotta-sied -we-heur tater, after qin he aid jeet, know apendle | * atk. He wa ‘etidt Idee one bloat away fram. No. 94 Union Strect, where, in May, 1896, he and three othbrs shot and killed a man named Serro, who had testified against a fellow countrymaff in a nflirder trial in Boston and had fled to Brooklyn with a mistaken idea that he could elude the Mafia, Cincotta was one of two men ar- rested four’ years ago for trying to extort $6,000 from Enrico Caruso, the tenor, Twice arrested for murder and once for felonious assault, he es- caped because of the asiniger in-| fluence he wielded in the Brooklyn Italian colony. When it came to the) final test, no witness weale ever; identify Cincotta, A natural leader’ of men, Cincotta became wer in the section of Brooklyn where crimes are hatched. For more than twenty-five years he! ‘was under police surveillance, yet he| spent very little time in jail. When the vengeance of some of his victims finally reached him, he was at liberty under bond, awaiting a second trial on the charge of trying to mulct Caruso. Of recent years he confined him- self largely to moving picture houses. Italians going into the moving pic- ture business, especially in the down- town Brooklyn” Italian colony, werc often forced to pay tribute to Cin- cotta, the police say. Cincotta lived with his wite and family at No. 321 Fifty-ninth Street, Bay Ridge. Enrico Caruso complained to the police in March, 1910, that he had been receiving Black Hand letters de- manding $5,000, He had been directed to place the money under a stoop in Van Brunt Street, near Sackett Street. The detectives advised him to advertise, as he had been directed, that the money would be placed. Caruso’s valet was sent to Brooklyn with @ satchel, which he placed under the designated stoop. After a long wait Cincotta and An- tonio Missiani appeared and were ar- rested. a ITALY MUST MOBILIZE AT ONCE OR FACE REVOLT, GARIBALD! DECLARES. LONDON, Feb. 16 (Associated Press). —The prophecy that Italy would mo- Dilise her army within « fortnight was made here to-day by Ricciotti Garidaidi, the Italian patriot. He said that unless the Italian Gov- ernment decided to participate in the war ther. would be » revolution. eee "4/8 a ht a oaraton, pe | Eistvor in ihe sams light.” ay | when two men stepped out of s door- | Lirct 16 PAGES PRICE ONE 0 ONE OBER KING ALBERT FLIES OVER GERMAN LINES, a KING ALBERT of BELGIUM edly, but Regains Headquarters Safely. & sony PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16.—Because wife of “humanitarian reasons,” the Elev- tric Steel Company of this city, asked by the Pittsburgh Foreign Trade Commission to bid on a contract to furnish part of an order\ef 1,000,000 drop forge shells valued at smc wanted by the British Governmen has declined to make an estimate. At tached to the blue prints returned to the commission by the company was @ note which read: “For humanitarian rensons, this company finds itself obliged to refuse to consider the contract.” The value of the contract offered to the company was estimated at $450,000. Charles E. Bryson, President and General Manager of the Electro Steel, later in the day said: “Our company refused to consider this contract because we gon’t think Warring nations should be encouraged, Ae long as they are able to purchase supplies of this nature the war will qpntinue. “We are looking for business, but we would not conaider the furnishing ‘ ‘ - Neutral Ships Will Be Sunk Under Sea Campaign Germany English Declare. RAIDS WILL BE SLOW, LONDON, Feb. 16.-[Assodlated Press.]—The uffs destined for Germany will be. formally peglaie reosived | and the Government's retaliatory measures against the threstened ccd mae tat Kinsler of submarine “blockade” will go into immediate. effect. 4n aerial feconnaissance over the Fe tmeitian woke pe of operations in the war zone Is awaited here with the greatest dlrect!; he hain Ge: eA py ch lh Pree It appears likely that i wil Be some days after Feb. 18 before aa od over the German positions, some | The Norddeutsche Allegemeine Zeltung says it may be ten or MOutine the’ time he was up he was| TM Germania says tt fe “fairly certain” thet neutral. ships will | be wae exposed too sharp Gorman It warns its readers to walt for official reports based on reports ff A cecceclapitacees commanders of submarines. to the American representations, which may be delivered to-day. WAR CONTRACT ON German Chancellor Friendly , At Conferences, Gerard Repo | MORAL RALGROUN WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (Associated Press).—Ambassador i Chancellor, Dr, von Bethmann-Hollweg, and other high\ German. since the delivery of the American note warning Germany azatoct ad Rejects British Offer, for Dans Ambassador made no mention of any conference with ° observed a friendly feeling on the part of officials, in contrast to the ahtagonistic utterances of the German press. The Ambassador Officials here continue to decline to discuss the situation. No will be made to Count von Bernstorff's note of yesterday until « reply Gerard. Hitherto the United States has declared its inability to’ protests against the strewihg of mines in the North Sea in contraventis learn which belligerent was responsible for the act. The announcement of Germany's intention to strew mines, said by some officials, though the Administration opinion has not finally on that phase of this question. Great Britain as well as Germany was taken up by President Wilson with Secretary Bryan and later at a Cabinet meeting. “Beginning of End,’’ Say Britis LONDON, Feb, 16 (Uniled Press)-—England secepte the : Gicating the “begining of the ond.” It is felt thet this will be last great blow. Her Zeppelins having failed to come up te of ammunition of war to ny country that is engaged in conflict. I wish to land fortifications, the last weapon available ts her areas | Beet ot Biles, nor to otmany an her ailiex, | MAFIBe® \oarrie and we think that other come | taken will mellify any under sce raid thet may be attempted. Expects—“Beginning of End,” TEUTONS ARE W. cuainayStitain either tornight Or"to-morrow, a0 pressed lum oh Baturday participated in , BERLIN, Feb. 16 (By Wireless to Sayville).—The ters in a Belgian biplane, he was tak- For an hour his machine was pllot-| news is received. an hour's flight he ‘descended ‘at bis days be before the public is informed on the-Subject. always under fire and several times) stroyed, but declares that they have had a proper warning. ’ Berlin, to-day réported on his informal conferences with the G Steel sagas a in Pittsburgh marine attacks on American vessels, “Humanitarian Reasons.” Throughout the conferences, however, the Ambassador reported mited some of the editorials. been received from Berlin to the American note sent through of international law because the American Government was unable they are floating and not anchored, may reopen the entire question, tw ‘The whole situation resulting’ from the diplomatic exchanges wp . ° °' > Ship Raid Kaiser’s Last Stroke, of the German submarine blockade, which commences on Thursday, as | and her fleet being forced to remain impotent behind her state in making this refusal that we ‘We don't desire to make money from And the British Admiralty calmly declares that the panies might do well to consider the Not « single official of elthe army or navy Wut believes that ;