The evening world. Newspaper, March 24, 1916, Page 4

00 00,000 T0 BUILD NEW SUBWAYS. WAS OFFER OF STANDARD OIL 0. ee — & [Continued from First Pare) fina usked him tf Interbor | es r y M @rerything. All the security G eked was the lian they would be en! wore teimg ne 1 Mr @ titled to on the property they created ash ! The firet legislation proposed by the! were, Then Mr. M Thompson committee as *a conse lie. | Cuackont ‘ ; H quence of its fabers will be 1. kes : | wi to the Legislature next Mon Will be a bill recommending that ine | feand, ite t nd the Ben Buliding of the new subways be taken j, . yy out of contro! of the Public Service|. ..)....,., sett dive? Commission and be vested in a board | , Cine Hrondrad Hifty-n made up of the Borough Presi and the Mayor and Comptroller. : committes also 6 to have the,’ Mayor and Comptroller made direc: | tors of the Interborough leas William R, Willcox Of the Public Serv Was sworn as a wi Moss turned to Chief L. bush of the WITH SHONTS, are Dieste cup, butter, 4 cup eget, into the Interborough to inveatigute, | ness chair. Ly er cai cus he, 1K ous citer from Mr.Jand that on the baie of his Investic | "Did you ever hewr,” ase ai teccpoon ginger, 6 te88PO™ Figs to Mayor Giuynor dated July | ) he had prepared a new offer, |asked, ba 7, 1900 | was very much put out,” eald ‘aon , Mr. Wilcox. “L told Mr. Shonts Tid Q. At the donference LL your Mr. » wtiek anise James | ASKED ABOUT HIS CONFERENCE waved | at ''|LONG DEBATE OVER ADVAN: TAGES OF CONTRACTS. Senator id Mr. W Qi ¢ | Me did 1 sent Mr. conferred proposition tn the letter of March 22,{and Mr 1910, to build the new subways with | Yry wel the Interhorough's money? A. Yes.) tn ay Yet 1 would not say that he indorsed | an every detail of the letter at that eon. | 4a pores 2h ference Pe Mr, Willcox entered into a long ox-/agree on From "rot ac to Home x r of the koing buck to the when the building planation subway situa elect the time, . Byrne Piano} or iyos, [zise nel toa, Corer ad Bee L your own ant, weekly, a —C. fhe FANG <1 an tory Wareroome thew aise bast sist, NW YORK TELECHONE 4776 MURRAY N11. OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT ee How Any Woman Can Remove Hairy Growths (Beauty Culture) Itis not longer necessary for » woinan to visit a beauty specialist to have super- fluous hairs removed, for, with the aid of ry plain delatone puste, she in the privacy of her own home, remove even s stubborn growth in a very few min- utes. The paste is made by mixing some water with a little powdered delatone. ‘This is applied to the hairs aud after @ or $ minutes removed and the skin washed, when it will be left clear and tairless, Be sure you buy real delatone. —Advt. “to make the then the people would know where stood. If they o the city had t it. Mr, Shonta wen 7 credit and could vhead and m letter of March 22, 1910." NOT APPROVE IT. Mr. Willcox explained the March @2, 1910, by saying Shonts came to me afterw ‘tam sorry that I ahead on that plan. Thi ft over with s and they don't Q. He said A. Yes; some of them sald nn of his conferences. Q. (By Senator Thompson) No Connection With Any Other Establishment in the World ORTH 43 & 45 West 34th Street ssi Suits, Gowns & Coats New Models, t Showing Attractive Special Prices New Spring Suits Callot checks, velour Shel a, allleur serge and Spectal New Spring Suits Of yelour ¢ ae on tfiia si Kc fd bined with ¢! 25.00 Specns| 20°00 Afternoon Dresses & Danse Frocks New Spring Models of taffeta pendiusnc coeniert 16,50 JA Special. Afternoon Dresses & Danse Frocks” y ro Je" ette bed fre new oe mateo In Tailleur Serge Suit, Braid Bound, 23.50 22.50 Special New Spring Coats Velour Checks, Callot Checks, Velour, Gabardine, Men’s Wear Serge, Covert, Poiret Twill, in all desirable lengths. 20.00 25. 00 | 16.50 of new lines with the city's money was dis-{ Joussed. During January and Fevru- jary Mr. Willcox had conferences: with Rat Shonts. “L urged him,” said Mr. Willcox, st offer he could and Li not do the work “| Franklin Simon 8 Co. Dis proposition, culminating in the sudden change in Mr. Shonts's attitude after Mr tention t we do SHONTS SAID DIRECTORS bID) y directors” Mr. Willcox gave the minor detaits| What | navy Vi t ¢ saw On July 6, 1910, Mr ugh'’s | Mr, Shonts came to him and sald that his request not think it was rigl | THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MA! LCH 24, 1916, Hahed in newapapers ‘an AY 4 $0 a yeardy forn they reach me termorousn Compan m. Senator Gave sala ¢ t hereafter rved for field Yompany. I don’t know w question: |} cox angrily. Q. Bu to the were you not? ring from Mr. Willcox, | *t Service, Comminsion 0 of its bonds. vico Commission? aquipping the private capi corporations closely Thompson and Mr. Mons had a jong debate on Mr. Moss warned bnd disadvantages} “Most of the racts. tho directors Mr uu were oppored to the roof March 22, 1910? hat Mr. Vanderbilt was utive Committee, name Mr, Freedman? A succeed = Mr. There's nothing bad 1 were drawin Q. What ts t that you sieceed dn't you ask him? A. 1 o was ogainat the plan was an offer. Mr. os the only Interborough off-) "Mr. Quigg is dol! for the Interborough Willcox eatd,| Mr. Moss, Mayor Gaynor had Ingersoll and Kingsley Mar+ on the sl ;| the money?” refuse the Mayor's request, | OF the money,” ine a copy of his new offer, 10, alled on Mayor wald Mr. Will ta and I oouldn’t terms.” uusk the Mayor to act as| were in the Cor} "t}flce for four di Q. Who exam! for one and Mr Atiriing. with " don't recollect, It hort interview, vss called Mr, Willeox's at- o an interview with him pub- subject? A. there was. Senator's mind, snapped Mr. for explanations,” ho said, who really ought to be making them They attract the lightning.” Q. (By Senator Thompson) What is there bad in saying you wanted to Quackenbush? 1 wish “for $20,000 a year trying cases in court every day.” After a recess had been taken Mr. Moes recalled Mr, Wilicox to the wit- calling Sena w ou he ¢ hat ou were under retainer sulidated Gas Company, A. Not until @ix or en months after { left the Public 1 argued ‘for hat company in its issue of $50,000,- Q. And the Consolidated Gas Com pany was urftier your jurimtiction all the time you were in the Public Ser- A. Yes; oh, you. Q. (By Senator Thompaon)-Aren’t the Consolidated Gas Company and the New York Edison Company con- nected? Aren't all the public service connected? A. I believe there i# some connection. don't know how close it is Mr, Willoox. who are asking “are those about It. bis salary. bad in miggesting Mr. Quigg” Nothing that I know of. a good work sald He | “ompany,” Mr. “I never heard of either the men Mr, Willcox replied, TOOK ONLY FOUR DAYS TO AP- PROVE CONTRACT John LL. O'Brien, the Acting Cor- poration Counsel who approved the above certificates and contracts, was sworn as @ witness. tion Counsel's them? A. I did, I presume Mr. Watson did Q. Was there a conference on the My tmpreession is that Q. 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M that we handle tannent ‘at an estimated ing statemen: F white Twas out of town lust week | OU) and that in ri the Newspapers publighed a statement | tye nent Be Pipe k Perporng to come from William K. | iy, gomhosed of Willcox, geormerty a Chairman of the Yen had prod Public Service Commission, ae fol-| Lap less lows: ‘Mr. Seaman could not get Siieoo0 oe had increased the ¢ slong with any Eureau oy department eatabtisied to MU! baal ° mn mnie at when the ( “Thin statement is false and cow-|FeComnined its failure a arly and is apparently inspired) @M@eavored to foist this fa either by anger or by fear “It In false, because 1 had no whle with any bureat or depart. mt of the Commission except in effort thet I should run my own departinent as its chief. This would have been accorded and insisted upon by any chairman of competent execu- tive ability, “It is cowardly because for the first “x months to which he refers I did 1|the work of four busy men. I waa refined help which I had requested, and received only commendation from the Commission for the work whieh | Sil was doing. ‘He was evidently inspired by frar, because a condition had confronted the Cotamisatoners which had made them very anxious. “The notr’ of the Commission id mendation for adoption of t Leroy T. Harkness, assista #61 to the commission, was Q. Did you ever me: who was referred to this mornin? A. Yes, to me by Mr. Farnum, Mr. Willcox The witness satd Mr. Pollock had was to seo him about financing sub- etary to ate ‘garded him aso Col. Mulberry Mr, Harkness wid in simil- ine comment. “It was u creat scheme but there was nothing behind It.” “Did you hear that the man called on Mr. MeAneny?” asked Mr. Moss. “No,” replied Mr. Harkness, “I next heard that he was arrested by A. . . Cl toe at that time wae an accumulation of established facts. It has been con- coded that after excessive pyments on extras, a Commissioner migmested the police for some irregularities tn] the matia.”” Q. Did Mr, Pollock say who was be- | hind him? “A. 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