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: é ' f i t } A = SOI ee ee AS IN CRASH ONNLY. CENTRAL; :: 3 DEAD, 1 MISSING: alin After Two Freights Are Smashed a Third Ploughs Through Wreckage. (Bpecial to The Prening Work.) ALBANY, March 8—Thres men ‘were killed and one {njured in a crash | Of three trains on the Broadway Via- | @uet of the Now York Central Rall. fond early to-day. A fifth man is Believed to have lost his life as a @evered head was found beside the a The body is supposed to be ‘the wreckage. A runaway @he rear of a freight ran into train of express are waiting for a chance to enter the Unien Station yard. A few minutes Sater another express train pulling out of the station ploughed through the wreckage, throwing debria in all 983 FWD Avene = 477 Fifth fvenae Cor. GBth Street Get. 8th & Bh Sts. 3B West 424 Street 77 West 34th Street Bet Sth & Oth Aves. Bet. Sth & Oth Aves. Tr! place to your ictor Victrola and 7" directions and adding a baggage and express car to the pile. Those killed were: William A. Ts sixty years ol4, of Purling, N. James P. Magitlon, fifty-five years, of Catskill, N, Y., and B. EB.) Hoyt of Fast St. Louis, The man in- |Jured was Hugh Cheyenne, whore | face was badly gashed. All the vic- |tima were hostlers in charge of a car filled with borses, The express, which way ramed by the runaway freight, consisted of ten) |carre loaded with horses, in the rear coach of which were the hostlers. The train waa on Its way from Chi- cago to New York. The engineer of the freight, Jack| How a pajama party in th Truxlor of Albany, said he applied} of Maurice Compris, noted murat the brakes, but they failed to work. |painter, wos rudely interrupted by When the crash came the ater! coach |the unexpected arrival of the artist's | of the express was furced ahead like| wife was to-day deseribed to an envelope over the first refriger-|preme Court Justice Finch, before ator car, The men killed were caught| whom Mrs, Compris has hopelessly in the wreckage. \for divorce, Main lino freight traffic was tied up| Suspecting that Mr. until late this afternoon. Passenger | nights were being spent in his studio trains were run over freight tracks. /at No. 1 East Forty-seventh Street ———- lin the pursuit of art that had nothing VICTORY CLAIMED FOR DIAZ. to ao wits mural decoration, Mrs Compris assumed the role of detec- General Matd to Be La a Treops|tive and did a little sleuthing, Ac- Headed for Menico City. leompanted by John C. McGowan of JANE, March Soc Forcen of Mat of McKim, “Mead & White Gen. Felix Diaz are advancing on Mex- |Arehitects, and Miss = Katherine ico City from the east and sou says aj Haines, a friend, Mra. Compris stole cable received here to-day, Diaz him-!up to the studio, . WIFE SAYS SHE FOUND HUSBAND IN PANS, Sleuthing. in Her Spouse's Mural Studio. studio “self 1s heading the troops and has cap-| “I rang the bell,” Mr, McGowan tured four-fifths of Interoceanie Rail-|tol4 the Court, “and when a voice! road, which’ runs from Vera Crus to the | wanted to know what was the matter Mexican capital, the repurt states. Car- | ‘Te Fanzas men aro cald to be Joining Diaz. | Said, ‘Telograim for Compris.’ Another force ied by Gen. Juan Andraan | door was opened by Mr. Compris and oR ‘Almagzan is advanc mM OAKace to" dard the capital mndelittie opposition. ia | We Tushed Into the well-lighted room. leftorad.” Dine now controts a zone de-) “A pretty young woman was lying ed LEO, Sacco Mexico. /on the couch. attired in her ‘nightie vicar to. the War Department to-day and with beautiful braids of blond tended to discredit stories of easy auc ‘inair hanging down her back. Mr, | eae eet Motori: | Compria stood: near in hin ‘nightie. | Compris could not restrain ber She shook a threatening fst) nthe young woman's face’ and| shouted, most dramatically: “‘audia Beott, at last I've got al? It is believed Diaz may have: won sev- | bi cal local brushes, but official Informa: tion discounts his chances wi as, jae mown as u stronghold of Carransists —as the starting point of his attempt to) unite all forces warring against Car ranga, Oaxaca has a force of 16,000 trained and loyal Carranza troop ies Scott,” the witness contin- OPPENHEIM, CLLINS & € 34th Street—New York Announce a Very Special Offering of Women’s Trimmed Millinery Smart Hats for Street and Sport Wear. A collection of Sailors, Pokes, Turbans and Mushrooms, adapted from imported models; smartly trimmed with goura, flowers, wings and ribbons. 10.00 Special Exceptional Showing of Women’s New Spring Tailored Suits Exclusive and Distinctive Oppenheim, Collins & Co. Models Of Gabardine, Poiret Twill, Tailor Serge, Velour and Callot Check, Velour Cloth; also Gros de Londre, Faille and Taffeta Silks, in plain or with cloth combinations. 29.75 35.00 45.00 55.00 and upwards. OPPENHEIM, GLLINS & America’s Foremost Specialists 34th Street—New York Misses’ Spring Suits, Coats and Dresses A representative collection of smart youthful models, featuring latest fashion developments in styles, materials and colorings Sizes 14, 16, 18 years, suitable for women to 36 bust measure. Tailored Suits of Serge and Gabardine... Sport Suits of Checks and Chamois Cloth Dressy Suits of Silk and Combinations.. Street Coats of Serge, Sport Coats of Novelty Cloths..................19.75 Afternoon Dresses of Various Silks........... Attractive Dancing and Party Dresses. Walking Dresses of M Misses’ Tailored Suits Smart models of Men’s Wear Serge and Gabardine; superior tailored, Special 22.50 Misses’ Dancing Dresses Of Embroidered Net; trimmed with Nile, Pink, and Blue Satin, Special 19.75 wise + 25.00 . .25.00 . 32.50 Gabardine and Poplin. ..15.00 29.75 29.75 45.00 25.00 29.75 35.00 35.00 50.00 35.00 37.50 29.75 35.00 25.00 35.00 22.50 , 29.75 Misses’ Street Coats Belted and flare models of Gabardine, Whipcord and Poplin; silk lined, Special 20.00 Misses’ Afternoon Dress . 22.50 15.00 15.00 en’s Wear Serge....... Ss Of Crepe de Chine, combined with Georgette Crepe; also Check and Striped Silk, Special 22.50 White |Podrome dancer, |The Result ry Mrs. Compri’s|wantea. + ‘SAW NO VOUCHER fu. ted suit | Comprin'« The) |that in | the clty to the amount. |new work would cost #9 as to see| city’s debt limit. ‘The neat conference was in Mr.| Coleman's office, Mr. Rogers said. | | There, on figures furnished by Audi.) | iminury expenditures before the con- \ ved, “was. unabashed and, looking Mrs. Comprie squarely in the eye, she sald, ‘Well, what are you going to do gt it? Mfs. Compris simply said, Rie in Mise Claudia Heott, the Hip- Take a g00d look lat her.’ | As to Mr. Comprin’s demeanor, the ‘witness said he appeared stupefied remained silent. Just before the room she had “talk with Clandia n “looked like # fight, so Mr, | Sempra said to his wife: "Keep quiet You've got just what you se leave.” FOR SHONTS BONUS, CRAVEN ASSERTS | (Continued from First Page) ‘tused to give his opinion to the com- mittee and Mr. Coleman declared his ‘opinion was of no value to the com- mittee, He seemed surprised and erinned at the nods that met this statement and the ripples of laughter that followed, Daniel 1, Tarner, a deputy engineer of the Public Service Comminsion in |charge of the “prior determination” |account in'the new subway under the dual contracts, testified to-day. Mr. Turner said the first quarterly “prior determination,” which has | been held up since 1918, had been! submitted to Comptroller Prender- gast, Borough President McAneny,| Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board of Aldermen and to the ‘orporation Counsel. No one Inter | posed any obfections | Counsel Shuster read from the records that up to Deo, 31, 1915, the city has spent $42,870,000 and the lessee (Interborough Company) has} spent $26,995,397.04 in building the new rapid transit Ines. The lessees has jepent $1,165,206.43 for equipment, The | total expendi: | re up to the end of| 5 was $7 of which the spent 70,0) and the lessee $28,160,603.46. To Mr. Moss Mr. Turner said be had been employed by the old Rapid Transit Commission at the time the first subway was built, and he has been with the Public Service Commis- sion since it was organized. Richard Reid Rodgers, of counsel to the Interborough Company, testified June, 1913, he submitted to Mr. Turner, Chief Counsel Coleman and other employees of the Public Service Commission the statement of the expenditures made by the Inter- borough before the dual contracts were antered into. Craven to George 8. Pegram, Chief | Engineer of the Interborough, in May, 1913, calling on him to furnish an itemized list of the Interborough's preliminary expenses, | Q. Did the niled statement you| furnished Mr, Coleman include the} specific Item covering the dotails in “prior determination?” A. Mr. Gay-! nor submitted the statements. They | were very detailed as to the new sub- | ways and the elevated railroad ex- tensions. Mr. Rogers admitted he had offered | no vouchers of the items in the §1,- 582,000 preliminary — expenditures claimed by the Interborough. Mr. Shuster asked him to explain, ‘When the question of pre-contract expenditures came up in the negotia- tions with members of the Public Ser- vice Commission and members of the Board of Estimate,” said Mr. Rogers, “this provision was inserted to re- cord the amount of expenditures prior to March 19, 1913, when the contract wes signed. I had not at that time any details, They were estimated at} $1,000,000, Some objection was made. Mr. Craven and Mr. McCall were there.” | Mr. Rogers said that finally $887,000 was yet down as the probable amount of the Interborough's preliminary | expenditures, This did not commit Q. This did not relieve the Public Service Commission engineer from! the duty of scrutinizing the items? A.\No, The thing we were trying to do was to arrive at the amount the| what could be done in the face of the med for the In- for the pre- tor Gaynor, he cli terborough allowance tract was signed, ROGERS TELLS HOW COUNSEL FEES WERE CUT. | Mr, Rogers took up the question of | Attorneys’ fees. Mr. Nicoll's bill of $100,000 for three years and some part | of that was charged to the new sub- “We finally agreed,” | out of @ bill of nearly should allow $12,500 for the sbways and $5,000 for the Manhattan Ele- | vated road." Similarly, Mr. Grant's bill of $7,600 was considered but not allowed. “Then my own fee was passed,” Mr. Rogers added, “and the total of coun- sel fees came to about $80,000, For general superintendence or adminis: | tration we agreed on $125,000,” “We agreed that in view of the time devoted by the company's offi- | cials to this work $150,000 would be « fair allowance,” Mr, Rogers explained. Late in November, he suid, he filed exceptions on the ground that the al- jlowances made to the Interborough were insuMvient. He learned in 1914 | that these exceptions had been with- drawn and the matter was regarded ap settled, Mr. Rogers said it was Very diMcult to formulate the amounte $125,000 wo joe New York? Counsel Shuster | 4 read a letter from Chief Engineer |When doce 'a lawyer's services be: ae \ minds to gi r tion at the time of the siguing of the| | extra compensation for h of these pre-contracts by the officers | whether Mr. Freedman Pa any por- of the Interborough and the B. KR. T. The Thompson Investigating Com- mittee has begun an inquiry ito th accounts of the New York Edison Company, Especial attention will be paid to the company's coal bilis and lawyers’ bills, “Informa Senator 1 New York Edison $600,000 to its lawy know whether the 1 rect or not, but th worth looking into, “The New York Edison Company charges householders 8 cents a Kilo- watt hour for current, which costs them half a cent to make. Those who pay a great for it; but the average man pa cents an hour. it will be in- teresting to find out why they charge such a@ high price. informed New York Hai- gon Company made $17,000,000 profit in 1914, the latest year for which & report has been made. It cost them $8,000,000 for all their expenses, and their receipts were $20,000,000. It took many years of effort for the Public Service Coinmission to get thelr kilowatt hour rate down to 8 cents, and the rate is still very high. ‘Here is a corporation that star! with $19,000,000 capital, or was 80 ported. They have not put in an- other cent, yet the capital has grown to $130,000,000. big? We want to know. I have for the records of the compuny, We hope soon to examine witnesse: Q. Whose judgement was to final on these allowar engineer of the Public mision, has mpany paid in 1914, 1 don’t ‘formation is cor- port i6 certainly be Service Com- man? A. Because the questions in- volved were of fact and law. Q. Why were there no vouchers sub- mitted, as the contract requires? A. It was next to imposéible to furnish vouchers for administration expendi. tures; but we offered full access to our books. The point we had to de termine was not so much what had been paid to an administration of- ficer, but the proportion of their time devoted to this precongract work, Which could be charged to this work Mr. Rogers declared that insuranc damages, superintendenco and at- torneys' fees were proper to charge as cost of construction. He admitted they would not have been chargeable to the city if the dual contracts had not been made. His own work in] the matter extended over four years. Q. And would you have had any company if the negotiations fo dual contract had failed? A. 1 can’ say. Perhaps they would not igven me so much. the WOULDN'T HAVE GOT AS MUCH) who FROM INTERBOROUGH. But it did come out of the A. Yes. Q. And it would not breve come out of the Interborow A. No; I don’t suppose it would, Q. And it never became a “prior determination” charge until after the dual contract was made. No. Q. When did your services be ons harge against the company Q. city | came a charge? When the service is rendered, Q. How was the allowance of ha 000 for legal services urrived at If you're looking for vouchers, you ii never find them, The question between ervice Commission an: was the proportion of time the ourselves given by Q. Was Mr. Shonts's bonus of this $160,000? A. No, Qw was he entitied to extra compensatio: A. Well, as 1 under- stood it, when he was employed he was devote his time to operating the road; and he devoted two-thirds of his time to these negotiations. “How much time ought a man to de- vote to his employer when he gets $100,000 a year?” asked Senator Thompson. Mr. Rogers finally admitted that for $100,000 a year he ought to give t best had in him, Q: Were not these neg: vices part of the regu! President Shonts, yourself and Audi tor Gaynor? A. No, I assume there 1s a basis for a claim here. Q. Ther was no record of an obji- gation of the Interborough to pay you extra for these services until after the dual contract was signed? A. There was no obligation not to pay me. “Oh, answer the question!” a part ex. | claimed Senator Thompson “I'm not trying to conceal anything or avoid anything.” replied Mr. ers, “There was no definite arr ment.” @ Then how o the contract ha this 9 contract? A. It was agreed there should be an allowance for (he pre- liminary expenditures Q. Did any public officer receive any ices in No. negotiating the contracts? A T can explatn- “Never mind question,” Mr. tra compensation to President Shonts, to himself and to Auditor Gaynor was you've answered the exclaimed the Chairman made. Q. Did you render a bill for $50,000 to the city for your special services? A. No. Q. When did you know the amount ‘ou were to receive? 6 time fore that. I discussed {i with Mr. |reom fo Shonts and one or two directors. overcome, | D G. Weal ineiioet «Andrew fomained at Freedman Q. (By Mr. Moss), me suffer from constipation, treat it at the How did it grow so} Q. Why dia you go to Counsel Cole- | Public | THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MARCH 3 A. ‘Th| Bronte? A. m for $50,000 compensation ‘ igt the! || ‘om the Interborough if the dual | rms dance to-morrow 1 ui paecyesi contract had not been made? A, A|Afthur B, Davis room of the old} lawyer does not always fix, cannot | Knickerbocker Club, Fifth Avenue| || fix In advance, the precise amount of and Thirty-second Street, knows ||| |his compensation. The matter came , she wil Ie cormpeneaticn. Ths | whose guest at dinner he or she wiil| Q. Could you have sot it from the|® None of the eight hostesses have | settled by | | cubist Rogers finally admitted the ex- | |first Drought to the attention of the! city officials on July 25, 18, four months after the dual contracts were [started in | | Do you know or when the family went to be: Hs 91 Uon of these bonuses He did not, Q. About that time ahi any money pass to Mr. Freedman from Mr. Shonts or yourself or Mr. Gaynor? | ie tv ial as to | as to the! | any money passed to | THINKS $60,000 FEE “ GENEROUS.” Mr. Rogers said he signed @ vouch: | er for his $50,000. } Q. Did you intend to clarge that | sum to the company? A, 1 didn’t! mean to sue the company, if that's what you mean, Q. Did you regard is as a gen- erous allowance? A. Well, I can’t say eryencrous allow= President Will- sot $100,000, | Q. Have you any information that any B. RT. lawyer got an allow- ye? A. I don't know, Q. Who first suggested the $60,000? A. I did. 1 mentioned Mr. Shonts. 1 remember distinctly what Mr, Freedman sald when I told him. He said it was very moderate; that if other lawyers had done that work, they would hate charged $100,000 or more, Q. Were there not many men in smaller positions who worked on these dual contracts night and day for a long time? A, Yee. Q. And they got no extra compen- sation? A, I don't know, Q. Did you call Mr. Coleman's at- tention to the fact that there was an item of $125,000 in the preliminary ex- Denses that had been paid to Mr. I told him tt had been | paid WOMEN TODRAM LOTS. FOR GUESTS AT DINNER BEFORE CUBIST DANCE sams acites The Hosiesses Will Divide $5 Ticket Holders on a Sort of Grab Bag Plan. None of those who knows yet whom she will entertain. ‘These insignificant details will be drawing lots. Of course, before they leave home the guests have aecepted invitations and} who have paid §5 for dance tickets will know who is going to bo the hos- tess and the hostess wii know who a going to be her guests ¢ will pe settled vy the time (he tickets sent out, | Mrs, William Astor Chanler, Mrs. | Lawrence Keene, Mra. Pe rmure. | | Bae He J, Whig! Mrs. William A. Jano and Mrs, Frederick Dalziel are hostesd®s | The or. .ge colored invitations were went only to persons “in the swim If a few of them strayed nobody wortying apout it, Mrs. Chanler said none of the guests has been requested to “be any if atever they think. it ls hoped the costumes and modernist the sentence on the invi |hoped that no costume, mi female, will cost over $2 be heeded. \ “At some of these affairs so much| |! money has been spent on costumes,” Mrs, Chanler sighed. Other suggestions on the invitations were: “Leave your tiaras and company manners at home. “Note; Censors, blighters, Tons, reporters, glooms, people not in costume, and supper depreasers will | be lined up end shor at the cubist} entrance door.” The dinner and benefit of French ¢ onize with chape-| || dance is for the arities. nee SAFETY ZONE. J. Jamison of Des Moines has had himself committed to jail rather than try any longer to get along with his relatives ———_— Muncum Alde Drops Dead. Charles Faulkenbach, for fifteen years clilef preparator in tho mount- ing department of the Museum of Natural History, dropped dead of apo-| plexy to-day as wag le apartment ai No. 730 Oakland place, the Bronx. Mr. Falkenbach had gained distinction as @ sculptor of Eninals before he undertook the work of modelling the plastic frames on which the egnibite In the museum are mounted. forty-six years old, Three Horses Pertsh in Fire. Three horsos perished early to-day in a two-alarm fire that did $5,000 damage at No, 430 Mast One Hundred and cond Street. The building is tenanted | the National Lead Company factoric Th fire 4 Compan eral in a rear Chilaren Uvercome Angelo Manbia of No, 26 McKibben Street, Williamsburg, smelled gas when he awoke early to-day, and in the next und his. four’ children partly Mihlo, from Bt, Cather- The fas tn tho chil. | room had not been nay turned the Broadway at Ninth, New York FOR WOMEN Suits AfterDoucet;Coat After Jenny; Each$29.50 Special Offering for Saturday 50 Suits, $29.50 Sh Pry J uality of serge; aot 84 to Soeh navy ond A suit of refined simplic- ity. Lines of coat and skirt show the care and skill of the tailor. Braid buttons and taf- feta-pi, buttonholes are the only trimming. Over. the taffeta sailor collar is one of silk faille, with hemstitched edging. Skirt of coat flares smartly at sides to just below hips. Correct fullness distin- guishes the plain tailored skirt, which has a yoke-like girdle with two little pock- ets in front. 50 Coats, $29.50 Poplin, with broad band ofsatin ‘ “ Narrow folds of wishes. satin are around just short of cuffe, A coat appropriate for pli Navy and black, after | wear day or evening. A Back hangs in loose folds er traveling | a t. from yoke just under shoul- qually suitable over dress der. “Pleats at shoulder in | °F suit. front give fullness to bust There Will Be ine. Arm enings are Other New Thin; liberal. Broad lobes satin sedis to estaeree Cone collar may be worn open | be the gem of the showing on or buttoned up, as one | Saturday. Gallery of Fashions, Second floor, Old Building. FOR YOUNG WOMEN OF 14 TO 18 Interesting Suits, $20 to $48.75 Afternoon Dresses, $16.50 and More The suits are designed after expensive models. Just the sort of suits the young woman of this interesting age likes. Fairly simple, in good tailored lines. Distinctive. Tweeds, serges, gabardines, wool velour checks, taffeta and serge combinations. One model which bears touches | little vestee, flared skirt. Excel- of Lanvin ($34.50 in serge, nicely | lent model. Beautifully tailored, lined with peou de cygne) is nas $36.60 in velour; ane in serge. ticularly. youthful; rettily fin- | Afternoon Dresses Very pretty ones for $16.60; more expensive ones too. The combinations of taffetas and Georgette crepes, serges and ith detachable collar in Skirts flare widely. A wondertul little sui al blue serge, taffetas, serges and charmeuse, bined with a dash: of blue, “rose or | Plain serges, are perfectly alluring. li. It is one of those Ay OnE Oe ana interesting things impossible to-| a half of them, and describe, You must see it, $31.50. | never resist buying at ae one. pleas are hger thy tiate in good "eard arties, luncheons, teas, tea dances 1. for every imaginable occasion in One model in taffeta and serge, $33.75, is fashioned after higher- priced models, A good-! looking suit, well-ti ored, has odd front finished wit all thful ae colors. little crow-stitching and buttons; | Speaking simplicity, good Hines, long rolling detachable white silk exelusive little touches, o1 smartness are some of the desir- able feacures of these lo Second floor, Old Bi collar, $33, A velour check and a blue serge have the new flare at the sides, New Blouses to Be Offered Saturday Are Noted for— —their ppv cut collars; —their smart correct cuffs; —the dashes of color in the lingerie blouses, a hem- stitched rose or blue band, a colored binding or frill. Georgette crepe with hemstitched bands, fairly arge sailor collar with tas- s, in white, flesh and rose, $5. Three Charming Black Lace Models Black lace over white chiffon, Georgette collars and cuffs and front, $5.75, Black lace over white with flesh silk collars and cuffs, $5.75. Dainty lingerie blouses, very smart, with a touch of rose or Copenhagen blue, inserted with hemstitching or as a frill binding, $2 to $2.50. Pretty simple checkered voile, low collar, $2. Third floor, Old Building The New Hats Are Graceful and Inexpensive—$6 to $20 Between $6 «nd $20 there will A LEWIS adaptation ie @ close Georgette crepe. lace and silk blouses in newest de- signs are moderately priced, considering the exquisite materials and distinctive models. ufte an interesting variety fitting on digere brat hi ee trom Saturday: 3 Tdeerc, | ‘rimmed “hack, “Pronoh ais ritbon Milans, bemp straws, in sallor |. brown; 612 and mushroom shapes, turbans, Another, after LEWI8, i» close-fitting hats and large roll. | Jeunty Hussar shape, tan braid Sica trimmed “with Hbbon, | 2, velvet. tehmrned “with tw bunches of violets’ ehote ple, black, blue or ‘orowne MP Firat floor, Old Bullding. Soap By the Carload Two carl of Knickerbocker Hard Water Soap have already been received for the March Sale--984 cases, res quiring 16 truck loads to fetch it to the store. And more is still to come! You see how liberally we have to supply this soap for the demarnd already created for i Once used ft is always used, flowers, wings, ostrich feathers and fraoits. It makes new itera every year. And users’ friends are told of eeaed. ‘they buy. 5¢ a Cake Instead of 10c in March Half price because ,we eliminate the fancy wrapping and packing and cut our normal profit. Knickerbocker Hard Water Soap, as its name 5 freely pe water as in soft water, and is sympathetic yd o to the skin it is a reproduction of a famous feported soap and ts not sold by any other store in New Yo Main Tin, 0 Batehaa + Wrasahe bed | %