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, 4 Thompson Investigators Of ALBANY CAPITOL FIRE CAUSES BIG SCARE) \e \ { & & FINAL Che [*Ctroutation Books Open 1 to an.” PRICE ONE © ENT. New Coors 1915, by The Pre (The «8 Publishing York World! ood and Williams Must Show Their Bank Accounts, Too WEATHER—Clearing and colder to-night. Friday fain, » FANSL 20 PAGES to Albany to Attend McCall's Trial. ) “SENSATION” PROMISED. Said to Have Interesting Affidavits, ‘The Thompson Legislation Com- mlttee Investigating Committee held Soaly @ brief session to-day and then \Wok an afternoon train to Albany to the, trial of Chairman Mo- before the jor to-morrow. ‘hey will be back to town Satur- @ay morning to continue inquiry into the acts of Commissioners Williams and Wood. Joseph Auerbach, coun@ to the Federal Signal Company of Alban: had # conference with Senator Thomp- won in referen Service Commission @ year ago over contracts “or Installing switch and six- nal systems in the new subways. The investigators have suspicions about ‘Commissioner Wood's connections with these contracts. Commissioner Will- Name testified that Mr. Auerbach had told his that te (Auerbach) had seme afMdavits that would cause a sensa- ‘ton, It was arranged that Mr. Auer- bach's testimony would be postponed until Saturday so that Alfred H. Renshaw, President of the Federal Company, could get here to appear also, Porley Morse, expert accountant, was sent to examine Wood's bank } accounts, the Commissioner having given bis conyent to show the books, Subpoena also was issued for Com- missioner Williams's bank account An the Wood accounts the examin tion ts Intended principally (o eb ‘up his disposal of stock holdings. No specific item is sought in the Willia:ns | accounts, Attempt will be made to close up the cage aguinst Wood at Saturday's session, 80 that chargos against tim .may be formulated and sent to the g Governor at once, The specifications will be general incompetency and in- eMiciency, in addition to his stock holdings, and favoritism to corpora- er Williams's conduct ases, principally for gas electricity, will form the text for neat week's inquiry, -%5-cent gas rates charged by the Kings County Li ing Company will be shgwn to have as gross an Inequality companion ‘n electric light rates. Brooklyn bays higher than Manhattan and the sm retail consumer in all boroughs charged far more per unit than the large wholesale consumer, The committee thinks that average citizen is penalized by too wide a discrimination between retail and wholesale rates and that the Public Service Commission has com- Placently sustained them, KITCHENER RESUMES POST AS WAR MINISTER LONDON, Dee, 2.—Premier Asquith to-day finally disposed of rumors that Lord Kitchener had withdrawn from the Cabinet Answering © question addressed to him in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister stated that Kitchener “has resumed his duties as War Min- inten," 4 i Witness Called for Saturday! to negotiations be- | tween his company and the Public, ght. | the} COMMITTEE ORDERS WOOD AND WILLIAMS 10 PRODUCE BANK BOOKS AT REARING Brisk Blaze Discovered in Closet Under Senate Staircase Re- ALBANY, Dec, 2.- jeorride: sent a | Capitol to-day. brisk blaze in some waste stored In a closet under the Senate staircase. | Orderlies quenched the flames /ith | hand extinguishers before much dam- age was don Military Secretary Spencer, attract- ed to the acene by cries of “fire,” made tn Investigation, He declared | the blaze probably was caused bs" matches, carelessly thrown Among the waste, As a result of thé tire, Governor Whitman, It is believed, will advise careful inspection of the Capitol by State Superintendent of | PubHe Buildings Storrs. Several sim- |ilar waste closets are located [throughout the structure, all of which Fire Inspectors declare invite fires A disastrous fire in March, 1911, de- stroyed much of the western wing of the Capitol. About $2,000,000 were spent for repairs, which were com- | pleted only lately. That blaze, it is helleved, had its origin in a Legt lative committee room and wa: caused probably by a lighted cigars | ete. WILSON LINER AGROUND; LIFE SAVERS GIVE AID | Freighter From This City for Hull} Strikes Goodwin Sands Off British Coast. LONDON, Dec, Marengo, from Ne stranded on the Goodwin Bands, Life- |boats are proceeding to her assist- ance. . The Marengo left New York on Noy, 17 with a cargo of grain and general | merchandise for Hull, where she was |due to arrive to-day, There was no |ammunition or war supplies on board, The vessel is in the freight service jexclusively and there were no pas- sengers on board, There are thirt | fve men in the crew under Cant. Pat- ten, The vessel is a British steamer lof 4,882 tons, 410 feet long and was bullt in 1910 at } |PERISCOPE BONNET | IS TRAP FOR MASHERS —_—_— Tiny Mirror Tucked Away In It Warns Pretty Girl Wearer Annoyer Is Behind Her, Special to The Evening World.) CHICAGO, Dec, 2—Three pretty young women, wearing what they termed periscope bonnets, came near being swamped in a sea of humanity on State Street to-day. The periscope bonnet is absolutely new to Chicago, As is the purpose of the periscope keyhole, an arrangement of mirrors by which an eye which is without peering in may be exposed, the periscope bon- net is aimed at the male annoyer, A tny mirror is tucked at an @ tractive and innocent angle in t bonnet so that it reflects the actions of pedestrians behind the wearer Thus, if some person trailing along hind the periscope begins straight- ening his coat and dusting off his shoes, these actions reflected in the mirror warn the pretty girl beneath that a masher is preparing (o attempt to dir, on —The Wilson liner York for Hull, is 1) | | calls Fire of 1911. | Smoke in a first) ‘ care through the) A search revealed a} SUES TO RESCUE CHILDREN FROM POEM AND SONG {Mother of Pierre and Camelia Wants Them Brought Up Just Plain Smiths. {Latter Insists Boy Cultivate Poetic Genius and Girl Operatic Talents. Whether twelve-year-old Pierre Van Arsdale Smith jr. shall be permitted to cultivate his artistic nature and become a poet, while his thirteen- year-old sister, Camilla Meserole Smith, continues to study for the op- eretic stage, or whether both shali prepare themselves tor tore ordinary walks of life was the question sub- mitted to-day to Supreme Court Jus- tle Giegerich. Both children were im court with their paternal grandmother, Mrs. Isa- bella C. N, Smith of No. 610 West One Hundred and Sixteenth Street, who Produced them on a writ of habeas corpus obtained by Mrs. Mignon Smith of No. 68 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, mother of the children, who alleges that for two years her mother- in-law has kept the children prison- ers in her ome. The grandmother wants Pierre, whom she calls the Marquis De Cres- son Smith, after a titled member of her family, to become a poet. Like- wise, she wants Camilia brought up in @ musical environment. She is willing to spend any amount to see their artistic tastes cultivated to the proper degree. On tho other hand, the mother wants her children to be plain but happy folks, and her attor- ney, Gerald Rosenheim, told Justice Giegerich that if the children were permitted to grow up under the care of their grandmother they would be- come snobs, “The mother wants her son to be a man—that's all," Mr, Rosenheim declared, “and ahe wants her daugh- ter to have the training that will make a good woman of her. If things continue under the present arrange- ment, the boy will grow to be a spend- thrift. Already he has a habit of spending $1 a day for luxuries.” “What my opponent says,” declared Nathaniel Taylor, counsel for the grandmother, “is not true, These children are being brought up to love the beautiful, the true and the noble in life. Stand up children! (and the kiddies arose) “Now judge," ¥pntinued the lawyer, “you can see for yourself they are bright well kept children Why the boy’s already a poet, al though he fy only in the Sixth grade in Trinity school. The little maga- azine published by the school contains one of his poems and listen your Hon- or to the verse.” Mr, Taylor then read a bit of the boy's poem, “The Sun and the Dew," as follows: “The grass is wet with silvery dew. T can see it, cannot you? Up in the sky the sun is bright And shines it up with a sparkling Nght.” Asked by the Court to explain why the children were with their grand- mother, Attorney Taylor explained their mother was married without the grandmother's knowledge and in 1903, shortly after the children were born, the couple separated. The mother sent Plerre and Camilia to their grandmother in care of a maid. A few months later the grandmotier sent the boy and girl back to their mother, A year later the mot? (Continued ai Second Page) BUT GRANDMA OBJECTS. | FORD IS PASSED BY HIS OWN BOARD OF PEACE CENSORS Bryan Will Not Sail in Party If We Can Help It, Says Aid. ASKS WHO IS PARKER? Inez Milholland Boissevain Re- fused a Passport and Others EXperiencing Difficulty. Henry Ford, pacifist extraordinary, came In from Detroit to-day and pro- coeded immediately to his peace head- quarters in the Hotel Biltmore, where be cave out an interview regarding his plans. Mr. Ford did not appear quite s© enthtisiastio as ae did last week, when the great argoay wan an- nounced and when he declared that he “would have the boys out of the trenches by Christmas.” He now says, “I hope to have the boys out of the trenches by Christmas. The interview with the great peace advocate was through the medium of three of his personal attaches who forestalled Mr. Ford's reply to ques- tions by giving the answers them- selves, The interview for the news- paper men was held in the corridor outside the peace suite. Scores of curlosity seekers, peace workers, mes- senger boys and the reporters sur- rounded Mr. Ford, and he backed against the wall for support. SHIP IS GOING TO SAIL, FORD DECLARES. “Good morning, boys,” was Ford's greeting. “The ship is going to sail,” and the disciple of peace saluted in a military manner, Up spoke a young man with a red face, who stood at Mr. Ford's elbow: “All arrangements have been completed and nothing can arise to stop us.” Mr. Ford was asked whether Mr, Bryan was to be a delegate and whether he would assist Mr. Ford in restoring peace. As Mr. Ford was about to reply, the young man spoke up promptly: “Not if we can help it think he could do us any good?" When Mr. Ford was pressed for an explanation of the remark, “Not if we can help it,” the young man changed the subject. It was evident to all that some of the Ford pacifists do not care to share the honors with the former Secretary of State. Asked !f he had seen Alton B, Par- ker’s denunciation of his plan, the millionaire automobile manufacturer inquired: “Parker. Parker? Who is Parker?" Some one of his retinue whispered in his ear and he continued, “Is he the fellow who tried to run for President? Who is he working for now?” DID NOT KNOW OF APPOINT- MENT WITH BRYAN. Mr. Ford was not aware of an ap- pointment with Bryan to-morrow un- til Manager Lochner Informed him that he had a telegram from the Ne- braskan saying that he would be in the city to-morrow afterndon to con- fer with Mr, Ford. PLANS AND OBJECTS OF THE EXPEDITION EXPLAINED, A statement was given out at the Ford headquarters this afternoon which said im part: “It is the intent of this peace mis- sion to bring about a conference of neutral nations for continual media- tion among the belligerent nations We have ample assurance that the belligerent nations are willing to stop the terrible slaughter of Europe's munhood It is possible for them to do so un terms which are honorable (Reaiinyed ap Bacgad Fags) Do you! | INEZ MILHOLLAND WHO | 1S REFUSED PASSPORT TO “ | tm, PULMOL LAND BoresmvAin. /200 REPORTED KILLED IN BERLIN FOOD RIOT Joumal des Debats of Paris Pub- lishes Story That Troops Fired Into Crowd. Dee. PARIS, 2.—The Journal des Debats publishes a Milan deapatch of the Fo! fect working people urniev News Agency to the ef- that a great demonstration of in Berlin, occasioned by the scarcity of food, was broken up by troops Th despatch, which says this in- formation was received from Berlin by way of Berne, Switzerland, as- serts the troops fired on tho crowd, killing 200 persons BERLIN, Dec (by Sayville). —"Yesterday, as usua the Overseas News Agency, opening of the Reichstag, large crowds gathered around the building and the neighboring streets, Among the throng were some who made demon- strations in favor of a fust settlement of the problem of Government regula- tion of prices and the distribution of food, "Germany's enemies, no doubt, will again spread all over the world ridic- ulous reports about Berlin street riots and make other insinuations which in ay correspond with the truth." Just See How the Publicity Wind Blows! 1,223,904 Separate Advertisements Have Been Published During the Last 11 Months in Cre GED eioro 645,375 More Than in the Herald! The Only New York Newspaper That * Prints Even Half as Many Ads. as The World! AND SEE HOW THE WORLD IS GAINING! 116,219 World Ads. Last Month! 65,833 More Than the Herald! 21,717 |More Than The World Printed During dhe Corjcoponding Month Last Year! SAIL ON THE PEACE SHIP | “HUMAN CHAIN” SAVES 3 TRAPPED UNDER EAST RIVER Workmen Are Blown Into Big Hole Beneath Water by Compressed Air. GEYSER IN THE RIVER. Rescuers Lock Arms and Swing Victims of Peculiar Acci- dent to Safetv. ‘Trapped in a large compressed air hole blown in the roof of a new East River tunnel, three workmen were rescued from death last night by @ human chain. The escaping air formed a geyser opposite Old Slip, almost capsized a passing barge and made many of the old salts along South Street think a Caribbean tidal wave had come north. To-day tho geyser was still spouting ten feet high. The Flinn-@'Rourke Company ts boring a new branch of the Seventh Avenue subway from the foot of Old Slip, Manhattan, to Clark Street, Brooklyn. Because of river leakage, the men work -in a steel shield the size of a tunnel boring. Compressed air pumped into this Immense cham- ber keeps the tunnel roof in place until steel and masonry are set, Last night at 9.80 the air pressure became too strong. With a report that almost deafened the workmen it blew a big holo tn the soft mud root. Instinctively the muckers rushed to distant corners of the chamber to avoid being drawn into the air cur- rent and blown up Into the river. Finally, three of them orept for- ward, and, picking up emergency bags of sand and sawdust, burled them at the opening to plug It. In- stantly the bags were blown up Into the river and the terrified workmen, like helpless children in a gale, were drawn forward toward the alr hole. Gripping each other for support, tho men were slowly sucked toward the opening until they were wedged against it, thelr combined bulk being too great to permit their belng blown through An alarm was sent to the relief gang outside the chamber, and they stretched themselves, locking arms, and Iterally dragged the imprisoned men from thetr perilous position, Al- most unconscious, the rescued men were hurried to the emergency hos- pital at the foot of Old Blip. Bofore work can be continued It will be necessary to make a “new bot- tom” in the East River where the blowout occurred, This will be done by dumping loads of sand, gravel and mud from barges until the hole has been blocked. It may take at least a week to do this, Hundreds of tons of earth will be needed. A mucker who was blown up through an air hole into the Hast River and rescued when the Battery tunnel was being bored took part in lust night's rescue, eae NE a MARRIES HIS SECRETARY. Obto MiMonalre of 75 Years old Taken Bride of 44, AKRON, 0., Dec. %.—Ohio ©. Bar ber, millionaire match manufacturer. eoventy-five years old, was married to-day to Miss Mary F. Orr, forty four, for twelve years hia private secretary. Thoy left after the cere mony for Old Point Comfort and Washington -> America Hang LIVERPOOL, Bn, Young Hill, an American negro, who murdered another uvgro abourd) ship Was banged bere, PRICE ONE CENT: NO PEACE FOR ITALY TILL ALLIES AGREE; GERMANY MAKES A THREAT TO GREECE | MONTENEGRIN TOWNS TAKEN BY AUSTRO-GERMAN ARMY: SERBS 10 GIVE UP MONASTIR Teutons Are Sweeping Through the Little Neighbor of the Serbs, but the Army Is Making Desperate Resistance to the Invaders. decided upon must be agreed to by Announcement to this effect tary assistance to the Serbians.- MORE ITALIAN TROOPS % ARE LANDED IN ALBANIA. ROME, Dec. 2—Italy has signed the Pact of London of Sept. 18) 1914, by which the nations of the Quadruple Entente pledge ! that there shall be no séparate pence treatiés and that any treaty finally the ‘of all riathonsy = was made last night in the Italian Parliament by Baron Sonnino, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who added the official statement, made for the first time, that Italy will send mill- (This step was taken by Italy almost simultaneously with more or less detailed reports that Austria had instituted through the Vatican tentative negotiations for a separate peace. It has been asserted also that Emperor Wil Mam's visit to Vienne wes taken to circumvent such action on the part of Germany's ally.) ATHENS, Dec, 2.—The newspaper Neon Asty states that Germany and Austria-Hungary have informed Greece that if the Athens Govern ment grants the demands of the Entente Allies the Teutonic powers will “no longer consider Greek Macedonia as friendly territory.” PARIS, Dec. 2.—Detachments of Italian troops were landed st Aviona, Albania, on Tudsday, according to information from a reflaiée source in Athens, says a despatch to the Temps. fs Aviona, in Southern Albanis, hes been occupied by Malka ~* troops for some months. The additional forces there may readily be taken to mean are Intended for use in connection with the allied operations the Balkans, BERLIN, Dec. 2 (via London)—Teutonic forces, campaign against Montenegro, have occupied the towns Jabuka, in northeastern Montenegro, about thirteen miles statement that Italy is thet tek j af of inside i ian border, German Army Headquarters announced today. —_——_————® _ To the southwest of Mitroviten, ROOSEVELT IN 1916 ON REPUBLICAN TICKET? Champ Clark Makes Prediction and Says “Young Bucks” of Party Everywhere Are for Him. WASHINGTON, Dec, 3.—‘Theo- dore Roosevelt will be the Repub- lican candidate for President next year; the young bucks of the party everywhere are for him,” declared Speaker Champ Clark to-day, He said he had been feeling the political pulse in many States, “L purposely put a statement about Roosevelt in my speeches,” said Clark, “and his name brought choers when that of no other member of his party would accomplish that result.” Col. Roosevelt has absolutely no in- tention of returning to the Republican Party, according to George W, Per- kins, Chairman of the Progressive ex- ecutive committee, who was slated for 4 conference with the Colonel to-day “The Cononel’s action in withdraw Jing his name as a Presidental candi |date from the Republican primaries Jin Nebraska should end all talk that he is going back to the old party,” said Perkins ane = | $12 Men's O’coats & Suits, $5.95 THE “HUB” Clothing Corner, Broaa- wa Harelay. St., opp. Woolworth neil strt ye r «, A nt Building, 1,000) Men Wrida vay, Cor My $5.95. Pu Barclay st— ' i Serb prisoners and two cansens captured. “The Montenegrins have thrown Ddack southwest of toward their frontier,” sald en Gespatch from Vienna this (Prihoj fa about ten miles on li i succeeded in clearing the western border of Old Serbia of their ene- mies.J —— MAKING TERMS FOR SURRENDER OF CITY OF MONASTIR PARIS, Dec, 2.—Enforced retreat of the Montenegrin troops in their ef- forts to defend Plevije against the reinforced Austro-German armies is admitted in an official statement by the Montenegrin War Office received at the Montenegrin Consulate here to-day, The statemeent says: The enemy, having received heavy nforcements, directe’ his attacks upon Priboj and Plevije on Nov. 2%. re Our troops were obliged to retire upon their positions to defend Plevije. We took thirty prisoners." Despatches from Salonica and Florina, Greece, via Athens and Rome, that arrangements have been made for the rrender of Monastir. It is said a commission consisting of the Greek Consul, the Serbian Met- ropolitan and the Mayor of Monastir ;| has been appoluted to negottate terms of surrender with German and Wale garkin represontativ LONDON, Dec, t-It is deolared hore to-day on high Se authority { i | wh | {