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to Havre Under Steam, Convoyed by Rotterdam and Cruisers. Froceedit March §—Fire aboard i i i i i ti Fes i g : “ll fit ast MADGE LESSING [8 BACK ON STAGE IN WALL STREET. KINGSBURY FAGES Ce Tne The atock market became dull | shortiy after opening, end prices eased off, but at the end of half hour an advancing movement atart with @ epurt of bullish activity, eau ing shorte te cover, high levels for this movement, New up 11-4 points, and gains throughout the list with active broad market up to noon, when activity slackened, Pronounced etrength was again shown in eafly afternoon, Southern Pacific sold up to 86 1-8, and Mexican Petroleum to 661-6, up 16-8. All the traction teeues scored advances. The market closed steady at or close to best prices for the day, but the last hour was less active than the yearly tr iss Madge Lessing has one of the ing rol in “Fads and Fancles,” the new Kiaw & Erlanger musical medley which opens at the Knicker- bocker Theatre to-night. A few sea- fons ago whe became a great favorite in musical comedy and oxtravagansa in New York. After one or two tours of the country she went abroad. Her especial triumphs in London were in “Sergeant Brue” at the Prince of Wales Theatre; in Paris in “The | Ciik Prince of Pilsen,” and in Berlin in “Halloh” and “His Majesty Amuses Himself.” At the outbreak of the ‘war Miss Lessing was to have cre- ated @ leading role in musical comedy in London, but this was abandoned and she recently returned to her native country. In “Fads and Fancies" Miss Les- sing appears as Mra, Hunter-Rum- puss, a dashing New York woman, whose life is apent in a search for a is, perhaps, the most prod toa by any management thig season. There are over one hun- dred and fifty comedians, singers, Saree and young women of the en- semble. WARSHIPS OFF AS WILSON IN SHARP NOTE WARNS CARRANZA (Continued from Firat Page.) tion without suggesting a solution, but the activities of the foreign diplo- matic representatives has constituted ‘& moral pressure that has now prac- tioally compelied the American Gov- ernment to speak in emphatic lan- guage to Carransa. The plight of A: cans, however, haa been of increasing concern, for there are more citizens of the United |@tates in Mexico City than of any other country. An international relief committee, colony, came forward with an offer \, | Of 360,000 pesos to buy food and take etc, you ‘in The World instead ‘or two little ads. at a 's the way to stimulate rent ‘one charge of the situation in Mexico 8 or permission to undertake the work. The committes recently sent a petition to the State Departmesit, described an of a ist Sensational character. Secretary Bryan has constantly declined to make it public, although apprised that the object of the committee in sending it was to give the statement Publicity in the United tes. Mr. Bryan believes tha’ the cir- cumstances, while the American Gov- ernment is bringing strong pressure to bear on Carransa, it will not as- aiat the plight of foreigners in Mexico City, if the statement is published. The petition is believed to have one of the factors that influ- enced the Washington Government to send its note of warning to Carranga, Ca ed despatches from the Brazil- jan ister and other diplomatic representatives at Mexico City have brought advices of a similar nature. “Secretary Bry latest word to Casranga will make him sit up and take notice,” said the British Amb: sador, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, on lea ing the State Department this afte: noon, Spring-Rice called to ask the State Department to give him an outline of tho latest developments in the Mexican situation, He was shown the pote sent to Consul Silliman for transmission to Gen. Carranza and expressed his hearty approval of it, BRITISH MAIL EMBARGO OFF. Ryndaw Will Take Up Postal ser. viee W aday. Announcement made to-day 0 between this broken, Ryndam and leave all mouth. General Man- merica line ‘The Clestag Quotations. ‘With net changes from previous clomng sé "“heeseecsesl Alaska Amal, Am. SsaSs + tttittttitit+e: - Pies FF mee . be made until his arri den Great i FEES weirs +t € eRe FE rs eee BEELESE 6 PSEES Suis res Ss ERE EEE FE eee) title ete tte ltt tte ween Re st STRCEe seeek CHICAGO MEAT AND CORN JARKETS. wumt, close, 4 {bY S89: : ve q After report a wee own sburted i with May to 147%. up 8% . i ft nd an of the Government Closed 44 (ooh otra wr ance. an firm. Farm offerings it at oper adval e sndeeete See et a MILLIONAIRE THEATRE MAGNATE DIES AT 55 Max C. Anderson, @ millionaire the- atrical manager, died early to-day at his hom Sixty-nini for some weeks with a complicatio: of diseases |. which anaemia predom- ated. Blood transfusion was used at week In a vain effort to give him strength. He was Afty-five. Mr. Anderson was a native of Phil- adelphia, where his father and breth. ora live, He came to New York from incinnati when the Shuberta took over the Hippodrome apd was asso- clated with them in the Anderson Company. shuberts ares, years agon, ana ts al ree » in partnership with Menty 2 we of Cincinnati controlled a cha‘ ‘audeville houses, Three of these, in tincinnatl, Indianapolis and Lou: ville, were inco! ited in the Kelt! clroult. The firm has numerous smaller housee in Chicago and the Middle West. Mr. Ziegler notified of Mr. An- derson death by telegraph at Colum- bus, and by the wishes of the widow the funeral arrangements will nov re. ————___ STATE CAN SUE MORGAN, WASHINGTON, March 8.—The Su- in necond hour stocks toushed new | | STATE PROBE NTO * CHRIS ITY Haven at 621-2, up 21-2; Steel 47-8 Official Defenders of Accused * Woman Superintendent Hint at Action. An investigation of the Charities Department of New York City by the State Department of Charities 1s Ukely to rum concurrent with the trial of Mrs. Kate Dunphy, matron of the institutions on Randall's Island, inst whom charges of permitting inhuman treatment of feeble minded children have been preferred by Com: missioner Kingsbury. State Commissioner Thomas M. Mulry, formerly Charities Commis- sioner of the city, and Robert W. Hebberd, Gecretary of the State Com- mission, intimated to-day, in indors- ing Mrs. Dunphy’s administration, that they had been receiving many Complaints against Mr. Kingsbury which would warrant investigation. Commissioner Kingsbury said yes- terday that at the time he took office at the beginning of the Mitchel ad- ministration the retiring Commission- er of Charities, Michael J. Drummond, advised him that the “weak spot” of the rtment was the Randall's Island titutions. Former Commis- foner Drummond denied to-day that he had told Mr. Kingsbury anything of the kind. Commissioner Kingsbury refused to discuss Mr. Drummond's denial, but said: “It Is common gossip among the employees of this department that dormer Charities Commissioner Drum- mond was so acared of Mrs. Dunphy that he was afraid to go over to Ran- dall’s Island. Gossip has it that he was even ordered off the island by Mrs. Dunphy when he went over to enforce regulations ignored by the superintendent Relative to the intimation from the Btate Department of Charities that the Greater New York Department would stand 1: tion, Mr, Kinge- ury charged that Mr. Mulry and Mr. Hebberd have been whitewashing the Randall's Isiand inatitutions in their reports. He supplemente charge with the following statement: “It'e part of the duty of the State U SHEEPSHEAD BAY TRACK 10 BE MOTORDROME Corporation With $2,500,000 Cap- tal Plans Big Meet for Late Next Summer, Incorporation papers were filed with Secretary of State Hugo in Al- bany to-day for the Gheepshead Bay Speedway Corporation, which has purchased the old race track at Sheepshead Bay and will convert it into @ moterdrome. The ital te $2,600,000. The papers were by G. B. Brovillier, a lawyer of No, 33 Liberty Street. He ex- plained that the list of directors, in- cluding himself, A. M. Fowler, G. A. Robinson and B. G. Butts, all of New York and Louis P. Reeder of Brook- lyn, were temporary. Officers of corporation have been opened at . 17 Battery Place. A. T. Hurd, in charge there, said the name of the baci will be a nounced in a few da: Work on t motordrome will be started immedi. ately, and @ big automobile race meet a r in September or STATE MATTERS KEEP . WILSON FROM FAIR WASHINGTON, March 8.—Formal announcement ti President Wilson will be unable to attend the Panama- Pacific Exposition San Francisco this month wae made to-day at the ‘White House. The President gave as his reason the necessity that he keep in close touch with “the various mat- tera which the Government hag to! deal with.” The President's decision was made known in letter to Charles C. Moore, President of the Exposition, which was made public at the White House. It follows “With very great reluctance indeed I feel mystif obliged to say that my visit to San Francisco at t time is possible, in view of the clear de- mands of public duty upon men. It is imperative that for the present at any rate I should stay in Washing- ton, in’ close touch with all sources of information as to the various mat~ ters which the Government has to deal with. I could not go away with a clear conacience. I should feel that I was not performing the duties in the way the people expected’ of me. pains nese dia NEW YORK COTTON MARKET; " opens yhi to4 oe ee ed besiege! | fa tra salling ‘and prices kept stsedy.'s Fecovered’in second hour. In early afternoon $4 marke turned heavy with ring traders and hew Or- leans aelling. SAYS JORNSON ORDER WOULD RUIN B.A.T. Counsel Terms Service Board 4n- quiry Superficial and Inadequate, we Charging that the investigation of wurface car schedules by Chief Joseph Johnson of the Public Service Commission's rapid transit bureau was “wholly superficial and entirely inadequate,” the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company to-day declared that ft would be driven to financial ruin if the Johnéon recommendations for a fifteen per cent. general increase in_the service are carried into effect. ‘The protest of the railway company was voiced at the ¢lose of a hearing to-day by D. A. Marsh of counsel for © Brooklyn Heights Railroad, a subsidiary of the B. T. Mr. Marsh said aiso: railroad best to give the best possible service in Brookt; under existing con- ditions. This has been publicly ad- mitted by at least two of the mi bers of this Commission who have ficient backbo: to express their convictions.’ Commissioners McCall and Williams recently testified on t¢ jtand that the B. R. T. was doing an well os it could, ——___ KANSAS CITY FEDERALS FIGHTING FOR FRANCHISE CHICAGO, March §8.-— Argument was begun to-day on a motion to dis- solve the temporary injunction by the Circuit Court recently res! the Fed League from trans- fering the Kansas City Club franchise Kansas City to Newark, N. J. @ gave the Kansas City Club every opportunity to protect its fran- chise,” said E. FE. Gates, Federal League counsel. “It was agreed that the club should raise $100,000 by De¢. 10. If it had raised this money it could have redeemed the franchise. ‘This it failed to do and the league, in order to protect the interests of its other seven units, looked around for @ responsible person to take the franchise.” John M. Zane, counsel for the Kan- sas City Club, argued that in dis- franchising the Kansas City Club the rules of the League were not complied ich put out the Kan- City Clu said Mr. Zane, the action of an executive committte and not the action of the League it- The bylaws provide that the directors as a body cannot delegate authority of this importance. The executive committee consisted prin- cipally of President Gilmore and the . | action was not an expression of the Department to investigate us every | O20, year or whenever they eee fit. Their threi ed investigation of my de- partment is as welcome as that of any other official body. If their inspectors havefuncovered anything my own in- spectors have overlooked I will be glad to hear of it, no matter what the character of the irregularity.” Commissioner that he had instituted a system of espionage to obtain evidence against Mrs, Dunphy during the fourteen months the investigation was under way. “The material has been obtained by my regular inspectors, whose Presence and the purpose of their in- apections were known to Mra, Dun- phy,” he said. “They were subjected to all sogte of indignities and abuses while preparing the complaint.” Mr. Kingsbury has not decided er the hearing which begins Saturday will be open or closed. He will seek the advice of Assistant Cor- ration Counsel Stover before mak- Up his mind. Neither has he de- elded whethe: ve Mra. r will gi Dunphy the privilege of retaining counsel. pease see $25,000 FOR LOSS OF ARM. Record Verdict Given by Jury in Fifteen Minutes. The frat big verdict for persona! 11 Juries since ‘Workmen's Compensa: tion Law went into effect wan returned in the Supreme Court to-day when a jury ided that Benjamin Smith was entitled to $26,000 for the Joss of his right arm. 4 ‘The accident occurred on June 19, 1914, eleven days before the compensa- tlon act went into effect. Had he elect- 4 to recover damages under the com- pensation regulation he would have re- colved only $3,120. Ho 1s twenty-five and hie aged mother at No. Hundred and Twenty-third Street. While ¢ stationary engineer in Aque- . je caught o geet ft, a See ove ou! ict was it net th Fi Contracting ompeny in ft: oon utes. preme Court to-day formally granted | |] the application of the State of Virginia for permission to m for meng os Btate js ‘ise olvu Way and ove Kingsbury dented | the “| after charges decreased $58: ‘The steamship Rik beagle will sail under the American ednesday f Barbados, Montevideo and Buenos Ayreon, Paosenger steamer going direct: to the Past coast of Bouth America, and for der the Stars and 3 frou: New York to the Plate Federal Leagu ystem Jan- 1s declined $221,061. creased $606,705. Deficit months’ gross declined $2, plus after charges increased ‘Western railroads will ace em- 3 laid off last fall, involving about en. Silvor was quoted at 50% an ounce, highest for some time. 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Jubt why Yetta Tannenbaum, Grossed in her best clothes, killed heredif with gas in her room at No. 24 Montgomery Street no one seems to know, because, when her trunk ‘was apened to-day in the Madison Street Police Station, it was found to contain a Dry Dock Savings Bank book calling for $2,696.59 and a roll of $40 in cash. ‘The impression in the neighborhood is, some of her neighbors sald, may have had something to do wi! her sudden end. > Woman Drinks Acta and Falis Screaming in Street. Mrs. Lillian Lahn, a well dressed, middle aged woman, drank carbolic acid at 11 o'clock last night at Broad. — yy and Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, «<: and fell, screaming. She is im |! Brooklyn Hospital seriously 11 F Stamps FREE Tomorrow Tuesday, ALL DAY With Purchases of $1.00 or More CUT OUT and PRESENT This Coupon 1s Good for Tite which © (World, 3-8- Purc THESE FIFTY FREE STAMPS are of the same kind as erie COUPON aoe Green Tradi Stamps with Cash jases of $1 or More obtain with your urchases. MATTHEWS’ INS, Inc. rH =eGnuBRy In Addition—Our Regular Offering Double 4 Stamps Till Noon tand Single Stamps in Afternoon In Progress All This Week Great Demonstration Sale What Is a Demonsttation Sale? It is an event in which this Grand Old Store of Confidence will demonstrate to the great com- munity of Brooklyn and Long Island that we are in a position to offer you exactly what you want at prices you will be delighted to pay. Every De Offers Wo rément in the Store rful Values all Week To keep down the cost of Bread while flour is advancing Weare Selling Bread at 4c a Loaf We sell this bread at cost as an accommodation to our customers. ONE MILLION MORE IN 1915” St. Patrick’s Day Souvenir MAP OF IRELAND T HIS is a map of Ireland you have probably, never seen before, It is of large size (17 by 20 inches), printed in colors, and is suitable to tack on the wall, display in store windows, etc, rare. Up to now this map has been exceedingly It shows the localities and titles of the principal old Irish families. If you are’ an O'Flaherty, O'Toole, McGillicuddy, O'Leary, etc., etc., this map will show you from which section of Erin your ancestors hailed, An Interesting and Historically Valuable Feature of Next : 3 Sunday World Magazine