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STUDENT'S DEATH INQUIRY. Medien) Experts Ca’ Charge of Hasing. LEXINGTON, Va., Dec. 21.— Medical oxperts were called to-day in investt- ating the death at the Virginia Mill- 7, Institute of Cadet Thurber Sweet of Chicago, alleged victim of hazere Sharp difference of opinion was ex- Pressed regarding wounds on Sweet's beck, several physicians who treated him declaring none cold have caused his demise. Inflammation of the spinal Cord was the direct cause of death. V. M. L. and Washington and Lee Cadets testified Sweet told them the ‘wounds were caused by bayonets and ‘Droomsticks. Other V. M. I. officials sald Swot was not hazed and had fre- quently tried to leave the Inetitute, 0%] o“™j~- DIEGES & CLUST 20 John Street settable to the seasos, Our high eens oe ine experience Jewellers, Goldsmiths and ig ferenemaniie a iss ecole while insure ecom to Tent Wee 0 900 pure For Ladies Diamond Rings Watches Bracelets Levallieres Lockets Brooches, Bar Pins, eto. For Men Vat‘thsin Ne. Disis. Crosses, —— rein i Diamond Cuft Butt Beart Pins Charme Tie Claspe Knives, eto. panfaavieentwes New York ome ee PS As SS TE een re Men’s Cord Of Genuine Ma: for general wear, (horeehide) leather, with dovan Regular Prices THE EVENING WORLD, NEWYORK'S GAS COMPANIES UTTER FIRST WAIL AGAINST SPECIAL FRANCHISE TAXES have been noted for ~ oir almost | constant litigation with the Municipal Government on tax questions, and State Tax Board’s Tentative Assessment Figures a Jolt to Corporations. Service Commission over rates charged for gas an electricity. Cases involving both these questions with their patrons and she Public) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1918, to aE — SSE TE EGET TEESE SSS TE Special Franchise Assessment Of New York’. 's Gas Companies Total tentative special franchise assessments of Consoll- dated Gas Company System Total of the Brooklyn Union Gas Compa 7 "Syste $116,296,000 46,204,600 SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES OF CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM, Name of Company. New York Edison Company. . «, Consolidated Gas Company... Consolidated Tel, and El. Subway Company... United Electric Light and Power Company... Astoria Light and Power Compan Brush Electric Illuminating Company.. Central Union Gas Company. New Astordam Gas Company New York Mutual Gas Company, Standard Gas Light Company. Westchester Lighting Company. Franklin Simon & Co. Fifth Avenue Special Sale Wednesday mahogany tope of ts the best wearing h Men's Shoes, making this the most serviceable shoe. Welted and stitched soles, high grade Custom laste. 5.50 4 West 38th St.—Store Floor | LAWYERS GO TO ALBANY State’s Counsel Ready for Fight in Courts if Com- panies Go That Far. Franchise owning corporations of New York City sent their lawyer: to Albany to-day to protest against the increase of $63,000,000 in their epecial franchise assessments levied by the Btate Board of Tax Commissioners, as announced exclusively in the Eve- ning World yesterday. ‘The most vociferous objections came from the Consolidated Gas Company of New York and the Brooklyn Union Gas Company of Brooklyn, and their subsidiary gas and electric corporations, on whom bas been laid the largest part of the inorease, The Consolidated was rep- resented by Curtis A. Peters, who until recently was an assistant cor- poration counsel, hav. - in charge this very class of cases on | half of the olty, Brooklyn Union Gas sent William N, Dykeman, mem er of the recent Constitutional Convention. ‘These two public service systems lovan Shoes Cordovan Cordovan. Cor- used in $7.60 and $8.00 are now pending before courte and commissions, CONSOLIDATED OBDURATE THE LAST. State Tax Commission at every step of its proceedings. While most cor- porations furnished the information regarding their property required by the State, the Consolidated has not fully complied in lati.c ite valua- tions and operations as specified in the official forma. These two lUghting combinations have had their special franchise as- sessments for 1916 increased by $40,- 000,000. They threaten to resort to the courts, as in the past, to defeat the attempt of the State and the city to obtain an adequate tax payment for the use of the streets they enjoy. This time, however, both the tax and legal departmients of the State and City Governments are ready to mest the corporation lawyers in court in validity of the assessments. While the State Tax Department fixes the amount of the assessment on all franchises, the duty of collecting the tax falls on local authorities. Be- cause of this divided control and oftentimes lack of official harmony, the special franchise tax business has been muddled frequently in the past. Now there ls harmony and co-opera- tion between State and city depart- ments working together to make the corporations pay up. The Evening World yesterday gave the tentative special franchise assess- ments for the entire Consolidated Gas system as $1i 000, and for the Brooklyn Union Gas system as $4 204,600, To-day there are give the figures for the constituent companies making Up each of these systems. It ie an interesting development in lighting business to note that in both Manhattan and Brooklyn the electric franchises have greater value than the old gas franchises. In both cities, however, the electric companies are controlled by the older gas companies, whose managementa were shrewd enough years ago to absorb the new lighting business instead of fighting) it as a rival. Of the individual company franchises] in the metropolis the most valuable, according to its tax assessment, is that of the New York Telephone Com- pany, listed at $63,332,000, Next comes that of the New York Edison Com- 18,600,000, ‘Third on the roll Tiluminating Company of Brooklyn, $21,926,000. Consolidated Ges franchise in Manbattan is valued at $21,000,000) and Brooklyn Union Gas franchise at $20,000,000. A corporation of whioh most people never heard, the Consolidated Tele- grapb and Blectrical Subway Com- ny, bas @ franchise assessed at §17,- 280,000, This company owns the under- ground conduits carrying electric! wires. It is owned and cantrolled by the Edison Company. The State Tax Commission will give several days to hearing protests and receiving such new evidence as the companies may choose to offer. Then the commission will go over its tenta- tive figuros, making such changes as the hearings develop, and later on band down the confirmed figures on which taxes must be paid. Franklin Simon 3 Co, Fifth Avenue Sale Wednesday Men’s Fur Lined Overcoats Natural Muskrat Lining Hudson Seal or Persian Lamb Collar SIZES 36 TO 46 CHEST Hand Tailored shell of black English Coating, lined with natural Muskrat Fur (including sleeves), Collar of genuine Hudson Seal or Persian Lamb. At the exceptional price of 45.00 Mens Clothing Shop 8 West 38th St The WORLD Sells 100,000 pies More in New York Cit Each Week-Day Than Morning N Store Floor Newspaper Any Other TO The Consolidated has opposed tho decisive battle to determine the Northern Union Gas Company. . SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES OF Name of Company. Brooklyn Borough Gas Company.. Flatbush Gas Company...+.++« Newtown Gas Company... Richmond Hill and Queens Gas Com) Woodhaven Gas Company... .+.-.++ Edison Electric Illuminating Company...... $21,925,000 Brooklyn Union Gas Company...++ + Jamaica Gas Light Company. .....0+a+eeea« SHOWED HIM SHE WASN'T HIS ‘BEAUTIFUL DOLL” Henrietta Rogge Drags to Station House Man Who, She Says, Annoyed Her. aided by one of platform, and before is face, and then, the passengers on the dragged him downstairs the desk Heutenant in the Street Police Station. Tt was when Van Gelderen, who! lives at No. 1263 Bighty-second Street, arraigned before Magistrate Nau- fer, in the Adama Street Court, that he told about the nervous affection. He added that he was a married man a neighbor of Magistrate Geismar’s, and that he had spoken to the young 1916 Assessment. Increase. A nervoua affection of the face, woman, saess $48,600,000 $1,872,000 | which made his eye twitch, and the| “All i said was that st was « beans il day,” sa a ¥ ere sess 21,000,000 8,937,000 wonderful beauty of the weather— when she did not answer me I re- 17,280,000 2,676,600 || at least that's how he explained it— peated it, because it is a beautiful 2,106,000 || brought Louls an Gelderan, a forty-|day Thon sie slapped mo All T can Based ae four-year-old diamond merchant, who|*a¥ {8 that she has a wonderful _ . ‘ vservesee Lego lives in Brooklyn, Into @ clash with Lay peg whe iver i.e. 881 cove 800,000 Misa Henrietta Rogge, a petite blonde! geventy-fourth Street, Brooklyn, sald +» 2,300,000 1,049,000 || stenographer, on the platform of the did what any other girl should eseem 6,700,000 2,864,000 || Agama Strovt Blevated Station to-day, | HAVE TOME es van cat 2,900,000 1,678,000 She said that he told her, “Oh, youl geren in $500 bail for examin. ween 4,800,000 1,699,000 || beautiful doll, 1 107 500,000 10,000 2,900,000 1,878,000 BROOKLYN UNION SYSTEM. 1916 Assessment, Increase. $7,805,000 20,000,000 8,000,000 732,600 157,600 wsesveses 1,882,000 —_— 413,000 94,000 + 1,100,000 200,000 PANY. . 0+ 187,000 87,000 seer 465,000 90,000 CLEARY NOT GUILTY OF MISAPPLYING TOWN POOR FUNDS Justice Tompkins Says Former Rockland “Boss” Did the Work of Overseer. (@pecial to The Brening Work.) NEW OITY, N. Y., Dec. 21.—Jus- ties Arthur Tompkins directed a verdict of “not guilty” in the trial of William V. Cleary, formerly Town Clerk of Haverstraw, to-day, Cleary {s already under conviction for for- gery. ‘The vresent trial (9 on a@ charge of converting to hie own use moneys of the town poor fund. There are six similar indictments pending against him and another for carry- ing @ revolver with which he shot to death his youthful son-in-law, Eugene Newman, a year and « half ago. Justice Tompkins decided that while the evidence showed Cleary hed deposited town funds to his personal account there was no evidence that the money waa not properly used. Cleary, as the financial agent of| Overseer of the Poor Baisley, the Court said, did more of the work) than Baisley himself. Cleary will be sentenced on the tor.| gery charge Monday. He has been unable to raise the $20,000 ball de- manded on the pending indictment and if he asks for a writ of reason- able doubt, must remain in the New City ail. He may elect to go to Sing Sing under sentence and make his fight from prison, A fury was impanelled in the case of Willlam Seybold, indicted under the Sullivan law for carrying Cleary's revolver from near the scene of the killing of Newman to a saloon where | it was bidden, Justice Tmpkins ord- ered a verdict of not guilty on the| face of the indictment, saying the | Sullivan law was not meant for the | punishment of one who carried a gun as an innocent messenger to place it in safe keeping. Cleary’s seven other trials, the trial of Fire Chief Bernard Fox for carry- ing a revolver and that of Supervisor Josiah Felter went over to the April term of the court onetime FIND TWO NEGROES LYNCHED ‘Tewm Makes Discovery After Mob Finishes Double Hanging. to-day to find the bodies of two negroes, William Stew- art and Samuel Bland, swinging trom nooses, the victim of a lynching mob during the night. A Contexsion, was said to have been obtali by, the lynchers from the ne that they robbed and killed tenslton, a merchant Sunday Right. ‘The mo one hundred, near tho scene of ti bullet-riddied SUICIDE TO ESCAPE PAIN, Say Toethache Victim Jumped From Sixth-Story Window. A toothache caused Jacob Marous, seventeen y.are old, to jum, from window on th: sixth floor of No, 6: ‘venvo, Williamsburg, at 8 socording to the police, He was instantly ' .ed. His brother declared Jacob was looking out the window to eee if the drug store up the street was open and fell, but the police reported it a sul- cide. ae STATEN ISLAND NOTES, Ernest W. Zentgrat of Stapleton has been elected a trustee of the Staten Island Savings Bank to fill the va- cancy caused by the death of Otto P, Hoyn, Miss Abby Boody has returned to her home on Henderson Avenue, New Brighton, trom a trip to Porto Rico, Mra, Bilas F. Cathings of Davis Avenue, Livingston, hae returned from # trip to the South, Tho marriage of Miss Herel Dick- non, daughter of Dr, and Mrs, James Douglas Dickson, to Sydney Pascal Bainbridge of West New Brighton, Will take place at the home of tho| bride's parents, Stapleton, Thursday | at noon, Tho Rey, Edward A. Dodd of St, Joha’s Church, Oufton, will of- ciate | 120,000 IN ITALY ILL WITH PELLAGRA Increase of Tax on Salt Expected to Cause Greater Suffering Among the Poor. ROME, Dec, 21.—A sharp increase in the number of cases of pellagra among the poor of Italy is expected to follow the issuance of a royal decree, adding an additional tax of one cen on @ pound of salt. There are about 120,000 cases ¢ pellagra in Italy at present. Twent, percent. of the cases brought under Pellagra de- observation are fatal. velops almost exclusively ameng th: Poorer classes, who exist almost en tirely upon corn meal in one form or another, Investigation has convinced th Italian medical men that the use of salt in cooking of corn products pre- vents fermentation and checks th disease. The new tax will put ealt out of the reach of many thousands of S22") WALLACE & Co. | NiO) FAMMISO) Die Stews 10 Cortlandt Street, N. Y. steamer Kroonland of the Panama-Pa- cific Line, which eafled from San Fran- core on big 10 for London Ber ee eed at Coronel after having grounded. has arrived here he didn’t know him she first siapped! Adar sf HOLIDAY SALES Butter Paste of all kinds, Cocoanut Nibs, s, Butter Scotch, Counter | Si. “ourci tres), Aino’ De | 3QC, Lb Goods monds, Nut Squares, Twists and thirty e e others equally as toothsome and attractive, Boxes Especially Suited for Xmas Gifts 1 Ib., $1.00, .80, .60 and .50 | 2 Ibs., $1.60, $1.20 and $1.00 | 3 Ibs., $2.40, $1.80 5 Ibs., $4.00, $3.00 J Packed All Chocolates or Chocolates and Bonbons Assorted. Our fine boxes of Chocolstes and Bonbons are unequalled in style, make handsome and most acceptable Christmas Gifts. SPECIALS in 1-lb. BOXES. Oar Regular Assortment on Sale Daily Excepting on Friday, December 24th. te ot y and e 6 e 480 Fulton St., Brooklyn. Silsbe's, 590 Fulton St., Brooklyn. SOLD ALSO AT STORES THAT CATER TO DISCRIMINATING PATRONS, ALLL ELLIE ULLAL EL UAL LL LLUU LALA LDELLEMDI LE LL ELIUALLUL AU ULILUDU LULU LU BUA ALLL LAL DDUL LULL PRAYLLL LL LL LLL ULLU ELLA MOLL OOOO : sine isi vs gS Fane Slipp ulton Street BROORLIN STORE is yh op oF] Felt Comfort Slip Men, Womenand all styles and colors, Other Juliettes Si et Dull Gum Boots, knee length, ( ee tee ee Other styles in Eve Sli ani 50, 3.00 and Waite Cloth, regular $ Ww ite Cloth, high eu Pearl gray, dark gray, f and black cloth, regular CUt....+6 see High cut lack $1.00), colors, Mall Order Dent. SS SACmae ! Now at 442-444 Fulton Street Bridge, near Hoyt 5 St ltt | Variety and immense |e quantities assure hildren, $1.00, 1.25 and 1.! . $1.00, 1.25 and 1.50 Ladies’ Satin Evening Slippers, in white, black and Evening Shader as, satin and kid, plain Ladies’ Overgaiters| Eleven Big Stores—Easy to Reach—Christmas Festrear for All the Family eerie |e Factory, H11- bhai a chBlynSho Ce ers—Novelty Shoes—Rubber aera Eleven Big, Bright [Reve a mad at any Blyn Stores filled with |cpangedatanyotherBun practical gifts inample hi Store. A iday and everyday convenience. _ choice from complete stocks until closing time Eriday ay night. Men’s and Boys’ Storm King Dull Gum for 50 Low Prices on our Standard Lines of Rubber Boots. Perfect and Fully Warranted. Men's Sizes, 6 to 12. Roys’ White Calf Boot, pe MAIL ORDERS | PROMPTLY FILLED SPECIAL For the Holidays Boys’ two~ buckle Storm Boots—tan and black. Sizes 10 to 13}4....$2.00 Sizes 1 to 6....... 2.5 's bright and dull fi ish, sizes 5 to 10 Men's Sizes, 6 to 12. Boys’ Boots, sizes 3 to 6. Boys’ Boots, sizes 11 to 2. Ladies’ Boots, sizes 214 to 8 Misses’ Boots, sizes 11 to 2. Children s Boots, 6 to 10 (i) Pinal x4 Men’s & Black Kid and Boys’ Storm ning 3.50 Storm Boots of soft, heavy waterproof grain in tan 18 fawn and black; welted soles; an ani will not harden or crack. ‘T5e| Black Kid Boys’ Sizes, 11 toig'i9h 30 | Romeo bib 00 Boys’Sizes, 1to 5 3, 123) Value 8: Men’sSizes,6to12 4.00 WEST GIDESTORES 229-296 Weet 125th Ot Ave, and 27th Bt. BthAve,,80th & 40thSte EAST SIDE STORES 84 Ave, and 1224 Bt, BdAvo.,80th & BTthats, 8d Ave, 150th & 1818t8t 162Rowery.nrBroome St Stockings for Christmas Attractive Christmas Boxes For Women 85.00 Special, tnctudine ¢ band embroidered pa ottier deaian). Other Special F Com. Tne Tor Men aud Women from $2.09 "wo. Send for Special Folder. CREDIT TERMS $3.00 Down on $50.00 5.00 75.00 7.50 « <« 100.00 10.00 « * 150.00 15.00 « ** 200.00 25.00 «+ 300.00 FREE BRESS BED With Dvery Purchase of $70. APARTMENTS FURNISHED COMPLETE FROM 650 TO 9500 Open Evenings Until Christmas 104 ST. L STATION AT CORNER COLUMBUS AVE BET.103 & 104"S¥ There are times when speedy action Should control the works of men; Such a time is when one loses That which they'd get back again, If you seek some missing article And would quickly end your quest, Telephone 4000 Beekman And let World ads. do the rest, ("The World accepts “LOST & FOUND ADS, over the telephone and gives them a circulation in New York Clty, mornings and Sundays, greater than the Herald, Times and Tribune ADDED TOGETHER! « Lost Christmas Parcels SE OORT ge! YK FOOTWEAR: a Specialty!