The evening world. Newspaper, February 17, 1915, Page 4

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You began several months ago—what bas been accompiiahed?” NOT CLEAR AS TO WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLIGHED. be ‘@em te City of New York ie your programme eee ree ‘What do you “Why, I etay either at the Biltmore Breey en em ers eh 27st Bima a jooher about 6260,000,000 to heep the al Ti EEF i i i t E t in § if i ~ your business head- om is + tm the office of Dr. Haaren,” El LH ii i t sess. 8 edeal 38, f i st 5S i t at et i z vy f | i ef i a ‘dependent,’ Des: eet Cac ee tedl old? ba < York?” ime ae you a1, a ir expert. assume you mean the itter, Well, my job here to fi the co-o; itive system. deals Sire with boys between the ages rteen and eighteen, after they go to work.” a calling | Bohnelder replied “Personally, I think it 01 ‘we do not put think it would be ecriously—it GRAND JURY PROBING “L” ROAD COLLISION Eg HENiG ie if a Hilt dil 3 E i iit rt ry i i af 4 Mtae at WERELSTEDFO PURCHASEBY LS Senate Lobby Told They Were Not Available Under Con- gress Bill. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Bernard N. Baker, @ Baltimore steamship Manager, told the Senate Committee tnquiring into charges of influence against the Administration Ship Bill to-day that 80 per cent, of the Ger- man-owned liners laid up in American Porte were unfitted for the service the Bill contemplates, and that in all his conversations with Secretary Mc- Adoo, he had so far excluded those ships as unavailable to the Govern- ment, that the posalbility of their pur- chase never was discussed. Baker aGdqd he was satisfied Mr. McAdoo aoqeiesced tn that view. Just prior to the war's outbreak- Baker stated, the Hamburg-American Line made a proposal ta buy all the International Mercantile Company's bonds, then selling, down to about p0, In this he said he acted as Hanrburg- American. Line agent, but the plan fell through. The witness aleo de eerfbed the Hamburg-American’s at- tempt to buy all the Atlantic Trans- port Company’s stock when Baker controtied the company, a deal which}. “After Justice also fell through. _— SHIP BILL STRIKES ANOTHER SENATE SNAG. WASHINGTON, , Feb, 17.—Admin- their om! to send the bill to conference hope of pu! on some to capper’. Demoorats were sald to an amendment to @ temporary one war. "THEEVATANGUAY OF BROOKLYN BAR’ Grout Counsel Says Case Was Firecracker That Blew Prose- cutor Into Office. Stephen C. Baldwin, counsel for Edward M. Grout in the Union Bank matter, entertained Justice Jaycox in the Supreme Court to-day by an ar- raignment of District-Attorney Crop- ey. Mr, Baldwin was arguing for the it afd for perjury in ion with them, to another county; he insisted that Cropsey’s utterances regarding the case bad made a fair trial in ‘win, “has been the firecracker of Mr. Cropesy’s political. ambition. It blew him into office. He wants to rise stil further on it. He hopes to ait in @ seat like that now occupied by Your Honor. “While Cropsey has the Grout case regards himself as the suger. naut of Flatbush. He is the Tanguay of the Brooklyn bar; he ordered him ot STOLE AUTO AFTER WIFE UPSETS HIS ALIBI She Tries to Save Him on Stand, but Says It Rained When It Didn’t. ‘The young and pretty wife of Jo- seph J. Mencle, twefty-six years old, of No, 685 West One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street, brought about his conviction for grand larceny in the Criminal Branch of the Suprem: Court to-day in her efforts to save him. Meacle was connected with the Auto Owners’ Sales Company, at No. 317 West Fifty-ninth Street. The District Attorney and the police be- Heve he is one of the heads of a con- spiracy to steal automobiles which | focal has been in existence in this city for the last year and a half. Meacle took Willlam H. Pierce's machine, valued at $4,000, from in front of Reisenwebder’s restaurant, at BHighth Avenue and Fifty-eighth Street, on the night of Dec, 23, while the owner and a party were dining. | E Detectives Meyer and Wagner of the Bureau for the Recovery of Stolen Automobiles, after a long search, lo- cated the machine in Poughkeepsie, and arrested Meacie. Tho salesman | Ea was identified by Mr. Pierce as a man | & ‘who asked him for the job of taking care of the machine while be was in the restaurant. ©. F. Bancroft of No. 186 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, - | identified Meacle as the man who had means to ride it as far as the political road will take him.” Justice Jaycox listened without comment and at 1 ceded to Mr. Baldwin's request for a recess of an hour. ——— Bill to Punish Bad Hee! enced to jail for ii which passed unanimou: Btate Senate wae eco! public w dur! im ment will be fire neglected wives or children. been given a reward of $400 for re- | E covering his auto, which was stolen Dee, 11, 1914, two doors from Mea- | & cle’s home. Mrs, Meacle was her husband's chief witness. He sought to establish an alld, @he testified before Justice ‘Week's that on the night the Pierce machine was stolen, she and her hus- | 5a band, with two other persons, were out automobiling. Asked by Justice ‘Weeks and Assistant District Attorney Train how she fixed the night in her | memory, she said it was raining very hard and the roads were almost tm- _ B. Altman & Co. A Specially-prepared Sale of Smart Spring Millinery Trimmed and Untrimmed, for Women and Misses,- will be held to-morrow (Thursday) in the Department on the First Floor, and will offer decided price inducements. Trimmed Straw Hats, in distinctive Spring styles . . + at $6.50 & 8.75 Soft, epongy, receding gume and teeth, ‘sometimes called Pyorthees or disease, are caused Bme: ¢ night and morning until ormal ‘Use ae dire: thet atiisaiehy Yiatiiy? P (}——— } \ Sool >) AoP % ; ~~ ad a =f ke =~) ~ a High Shoes Must Go ! To make room for the largest assortment of we have ever shown we must dispose 2,500 paire of high shoes—the season’s best styles. 1,000 pairs — all sizes and widths of this season’s best patent, gunmetal, tan calf, and colored,,. suede button boots. ~ Values up to $5.00. f Price now $2.95 1,600 pairs of the newest lace or but- ton, colored or black top boots. In this lot are boots , which have sold at ae Quality Boot Shop 32 West 34th Street, New York City sill il i I 3EE, Untrimmed Straw Hats, in the modish * ¥ 5 if, i i i i Tea f MY OFFICER MUST sis Hi EXPLAIN “WAR TALK Hl GETS CALL TO ENGLAND. Former Member of Rew York Pree- bytery Sought by Newoastle Church How to Make the Quichest,Simplest Cough Remedy. HEL Fett it Included in the regular stock of this Depart- ment are a large number of pleasing effects in Millinery Trimmings, such as flowers, fruit, and ornaments of straw or spangles, all very attractively priced. Fifth Avenue - Madison Avsune With and 35th Streets Eroestine? Why, btle “ peperune condy—s wey caw ie tle pun and a new pep to the All Dealers Sell “Bobs” The Electric Garage Now Open Central Park West and 62d Street Opposite Century Theatre Expert care by skilled mechanics —Full garage service, including electric current for charging, at an average cost of $45 a month— Conducted under the aulspices of The New York Electric Vehicle Association | Central Park West at 62d Street New York City Open Dey and Night Telephone Columbus 9ap0