The evening world. Newspaper, January 10, 1917, Page 1

~ dt Special Automobile Advertising in To-day’s Evening World Che PRICE ONE O Copyright, 1917, by ENT. Go, (The New York Circulation Books Open to / All?” The Press Publishing World), “LEAK” INQUI NEW YORK, WED NESDAY, en Bail Is Ready, Says *.. or JANUARY 10, | To-Day’e Weather—COLDER, PROBABLY SNOW, | | % EZDITION | Circulation Books Open to Ali | 20 1917, E ONE CENT. PAGES. PRIC RY ENDS IN FIZZLE: LAWSON MAY ESCAPE PUNISHMENT “WILL FACE Pittsburgh Counsel Announces Client Will Accept Service of Warrant in New York. NEW EVIDENCE FOUND. Letters To and From Other Boys in Room Reported Oc- cupied by Thaw Aide. PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10.—Harry K. ‘Thaw, indicted in New York yester- day for the alleged flogging of Fred- erick Gump, Jr., a Kansas City youth, is Im hiding until batl can be ar- ranged for him. ‘When told this afternoon that Thaw had luncheon yesterday at Strouds- burg, Pa., close friends of the Thaw family eald that while they had re- ceived no direct information from him they had “supposed he was in that gection of the State until such time as certain matters could be ar- ranged.” At the office of Stone & Stone, at- torneys, who have served the Thaw family on other occasions, it was said that in all probability Thaw would _/accept service of a warrant as soon ae the bail could be arranged. Ar- rangoments with that end in view, they “understood,” were already pro- ceeding. A telegram was received at Police Headquarters this afternoon from William H. Black, Acting District At- torney of New York, asking that Thaw be arrested and held on the indictment found against him yes, terday, In the absence of Noble Matthews, Superintendent of Police, his secretary replied by telegraph that It would be necessary to have a copy of the indictment before the ar- rest could be made. Documentary evidence of Harry K. ‘Thaw's alloged flogging of Frederick Gump jr. was put in possession of e District Attorney to-day, Letters ifivolving other boys in the case also ‘have been found, A detective from District Attorney Swann's office, returning from Phila- delpbia, brought with him a number of papers found in the pockets of Oliver Brower, Thaw's companion there, who was arrested yesterday. One of the papers is said to be gtatement signed by young Gump in which he said he deserved the whip- pings Thaw gave bim and that he Med them. Thaw I{s said to have forced Gump to sign the paper. ‘The eearch for Thaw was extended to every large city in the country after it became apparent that Thaw bad left Philadelphia. Thaw's Pitts- burgh bome is being watched, but Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, Harry's mother, denies he is or has been there. EXTRADITION PAPERS ARE DRAWN UP. Bxtradition papers were drawn up to-day in the office of District At- torney Swann, requesting Gov. Whit- man to demand from the Governor of Pennsylvania the arrest and re- turn of Thaw to this city. Detective Cunniffe, who arrested Brower in Philadelphia, sald It wi significant that Val O'Farrell, Thaw’s detective, was on the ground when he arrived at the Bellevue-Stratford, (Continued on Fifth Page.) caseeenntiapnes Biatne” cy vie all Ror THE WORLD TRAY: em 88-68 ay ff Bouith American THAW FIDING UNTIL BAIL »”[SARRANGED, SAYS LAWYER; LOGGING CHARGE MORSE LOST SHIPS BECAUSE MORGAN TOOK WRONG SEAT Testifies That Mellen Told Him How Banker’s Place at Table Influenced Directors. How the elder J. P. Morgan's post- tlon at the table at meetings of the board of directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Ratlroad influenced the decision of the other directors was told to-day under oath by Charles W-. Morse as a witness in | the Court of Chancery, Newark, N, J. The proceeding was instituted by Mr. Morso's sister, Miss Jennie Morse, to have a receiver appointed for the Metropolitan Steamship Company, of which she is a stockholder, on the |Sround that the company is being mismanaged. | Mr. Morse told of offering President Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford $13,000,000 for the Bunk- er Hill, Massachusetts, Old Colony, and a nurffer of other vessels operated on Long Island Sound by the rattroad. Mr. Mellen wanted $20,000,000 and Mr, Morse went to seek the Influence of J. Pierpont Morgan. “I saw Mr. Morgan tn his lbrary sald Mr. Morse, “He promised he would help me get the steamships. I didn't hear anything more about it for some time, so I went to see Mr, Mellen and asked him why the deal had not been put over in accordance with Mr, Mor- gan's wishes, “The deal wasn't put over, but Mr Morgan's wishes were carried out,” Mr, Mellen told me, “You see, we are in a peculiar position in regard to Mr. Morgan. When we have a meeting of the directors I sit at the head of the table. If Mr. Morgan wants the mat- ter before the meeting endorsed ho sits at my right. Lf he doesn’t want it endorsed he sits at my left. The vote always goes as Mr. Morgan alts —yes it he ie at my right, no If he aits at my left, Now, when the mat- ter of turning the steamship lines over to you came up Mr. Morgan sat at my loft hand, Mr, Morse was asked what caused his failure and the failure of his banks in 1907, He explained as fol- lows “When the United States Govern- ment came to the rescue in the 1907 panic by supplying funds from the ‘Treasury those funds were entrusted only to banks controlled by J. P. Morgan. These banks helped @ fa- vored fow, and I wasn't one of the favored few.” —_——____. NOT IN ’CHANGE SEAT YET. Receiver Lynch Retas 850 Bid by Mow Joseph Weinstock, a Park Row movie manager, who bought the Stock Ex- change seat of Albert Gallatin Wheeler at auction last week for $50, will not appear on ‘Change for awhile. He of- fered the $50 to-day to James A, Lynch, recelver for Mr. Wheeler, and Mr, Lynch refused to take the money, say- ing he did not think the court will ap- prove the sale, Mr. Weinstock says he will fight for |the seat in the courts and that he has already refused 000 offered for it by to Take |Frank 1, Cohen, former Commissioner lof Public Works of Edinborough, staring at the Hotel Ansonia peta = (Racing Entries on Page now] U.S. HOLDS LABOR, LIKE CARS, IS PART OF TRANSPORTATION “Congress Supreme With Pow- er Over Movement of Com- merce,” Says Hagerman. INSISTS ON WAGE RIGHT. Justices Take Part In Proceed- ings as Debate on Eight- Hour Law Closes. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Final arguments over the constitutionallty of the Adamson eight-hour law were heard to-day In the Supreme Court. Special Assistant Attorney General Hagerman closed the case for the Government. The Justices continued to question the attorneys and often interrupted arguments. Im no other case of recent months has the court taken @uch a large part in the pro- ceedings. Maintaining the power of Congress to pass the law, Mr, Hagerman said it can be operated temporarily, like the Interstate Commerce Commission temporarily regulates rates, “Is there any law of that kind?” asked Justice MoKenna, “It is done by the Interstate Com- merce Commission In daily practice,” said Mr. Hagerman. “There's no claim that this law Is confiscatory. Congress acted tn its discretion—a discretion with which the Judiciary has no power to Interfere.” No one 6uggests that the court substitute its discretion for that of Congress,” interrupted Chief Justice White, The Federal Employers’ Liability Hours of Service, Pilotage and other lawa were cited by Mr. Hagerman and Justice Pitney asked if these laws were analagous to rate regulation. Mr, Hagerman replied: “T'll admit the question tn this case goes a little further than you have heretofore decided. You have said in other cases (by inference) that the power of Congress exists to fix the wage. “I'm not saying the question is at all applicable,” the Chief Justice tn terrupted, “but could a State lature, in regulating real estate tr fers, fix the price for which every man should sell his house?” Justice Pitney asked: “Can Con gress force men to work against thelr will for wages they may not be sat isfied with?” Mr. Hagerman gave his opinion that Congreds has power to enact compulsory arbitration legislation “if necessary for the movement of trains.” ‘That railroad workmen are just as much @ part of transportation as car or locomotives wus contended by M Hagerman, saying: “The pay of men hag a direct bearing on effoctuallty transportation, In everything that concerns the movement of trains engines, cars and what not—Congress ‘s supreme with power to regulate anything that deals with the move ment of commerce, In the interest of effictent and safe transportation, the attorney argued, the public has an interest in em- ployees receiving an adequate wage “In tt your view, that Congr can go so far as to appoinst railroad officers and directors?” asked Jus tice Pitney, “If a carrier abuses {ts trust,” Mr Hagerman answered, “the public is entitled to the use of the road and could have @ court take hold receivers,” Regarding the power of Congress to prevent atrikes, Justice McReynolds Asked: "In the Debs could | Congress have ordered the railroads t pay Debs $50,000 t« I believe Congress could,” Mr. Ha german answered. Hoe ‘closed by quoting; "While the light still burns, ‘the vilest sinner may soturn,” by case, stop a strike? ‘The first squad of silent Suffrage -|sentries was led by Mias V Pearce of California, with a guard including the Misses Mildred | Gilbert and Mert A, Crone, both of | california Others on picket duty were Mra, M |c Dowell, Philadelphia; the Mi Joy Young, Wilzabeth Smith and Win ifred Frances Pepper, District of Co. Jlumbia; Miss Maude Jamieson, N folk, Va Mra. Bessie Papandre, Cal |ttornta; the Misses Augusta and Ger | trude Croc in 1 Mary Ger trude F M1, Baltimore PRESIDENT SMILES AS HE PASSES BY SUFFRAGE PICKETS, Twelve “Silent Sentinels” Be-| gin Guard Duty at Gates to the White House. 3,000 THERE MARCH 5. —_—_—— | Will Increase Number Until In- auguration Day—Police Not to Interfere. WASHINGTON, Jan. suffragists to-day began their “silent picketing” of the White House. Twelve women from tho Congressional Union for Women Suffrage appeared at the two main gates of the White House grounds carrying suffrage banners in- scribed: “Mr, President, whac will you do for Women Suffrage?" White House officials said nothing would be done about it so long as the women created no disturbance or at- tempted to enter the White House. Fach of the women wore a white, purple and yellow sash, They siood at attention, three on edch side of the main gates. Suffrage leadera an- nounced that the picketing would be maintained from 10 o'clock each morning until 6 o'clock in the eve- ning. The “silent sentinels will be relieved every three hours. The an- nounced purpose of the picketing is to make it Impossible for President Wilson to enter or leave the White House without being confronted with remin¢ 10.—-Women rs of the suffrage cause, An idea of the earnestness with which Suffragists intend to go nto Its picketing of the White House came this afternoon when it was an- | nounced the sentinels would be grad used until 8,000 will sur- | J ually tn | Mansion grounds by Inau- | round the uration Day, Mareh 5, Just before the pickets appeared this morning the President went out to golf, Although groups of men and! women quickly gathered about the pickets, they refused to enter into any conversat As the President returned to the White House from the golf links, he gmiled at the silent] ols to sent GOLD WAVE ON THE WAY WITH SALES AND SNOW | First Touch of It Will Be Felt To- Night, Says the Weatt Man, Those who have been deluding} themselves into the belief that New| York has become sem-tropteal ar due for a pronounced chill, for a cold wave is on th way from Cineinnat or thereabouts and a b windstorm Is hurtling up the Atlantic coast.| Within from twenty-four to thirty |six hours New York is to be visited by gales, rain, snow an® a long downward slide in the temperature, Storm warnings wore sent out at 10 o'clock this morning to all etations along the Atlantic Const, from the Virginia Capes to port, Me, The Weather Hureau forecasts a cold | wave of several days’ duration, blan | koting Tennessee, the Onto Vall and the lake regions and the Middle | Atlantic and New England States: Our first t f th ange will be felt to-night, the weather man adys,| in the buffeting of @ northwest gale. FRED GUMP JR., BOY WHOSE CHARGES LED TO CHASE OF THAW ‘BUFFALO BILL,’ NOTED SCOUT AND SHOWMAN, IS DEAD Rallied Several Times tn Hard Fight for Life After Doctors De- clared End Near. DENVER, Jan. 10—Willlam ¥. Cody (Buffalo * M1), noted plainsman and scout, died at 2.05 P.M, (Eastern time) to-day. He had been ill for a number of weeks, and several times his physicians announced death was near, Col, Cody, however, made a hard fight for ife and rallied after each announcement of his approach- ing death, With Col, Cody when he died were his wife and daughter, who had hur- ried down from Cody, "Wyo. the family home, last week, to be at his bedside, and his sister, Mra, L, E. Decker of Denve Col, Cody was born In Scott Coun- ty, in 1846. He won the name of lo Bin" from the fact that in 1867, while carrying out a con- tract to feed the laborers then bulld- ing the Kansas Pacific Rallroad, he killed 4,280 buffalo within eighteen months and furnished their steaks to the layers of ties and rails. a oe AMELIA BINGHAM DEFIES ATTEMPT AT EVICTION Brokers Ask Court to Order Her to Vacate Her Residence om Riverside Drive. force Amelia Bingham, the actress, to vacate her home at No, 103 Riverside Drive, which, because of its white marble statuary ts on the alghts of the Drive, were taken In the Bupreme Court to-day. Former brokers for Mra. Bingham Steps to | wr ndled her margin accounts on | Wall Street, made the application ‘The brokers are Thomas M, McKee ind Willlam H, Schubert, and to 1 Mrs. Hingham gave a mortenge for $25,000 on the Riverside Drive ne to cover a shortage of $25,000 n margin account, then overdy y Keale, who was appointed receiver of the Hingham residence, 1 the court to-day that Mrs, Bing- ham had refused both to leave the house or pay rent at the rate of , month, whieh real estate experts said was a reasonable value, ‘STEAMSHIP FROM U, S. IS REPORTED SUNK Word Reaches New Orleans of the Destruction of Leyland Liner Alexandrian, NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10—The Leyland Line steamer Alexandrian has been torpedoed and sunk, pre- sumably near the English coast, ac cording to a message recetyed by the Mne's local officials to-day The Alexandrian sailed from New Orleans Dec, 21 for Liverpool and carried about 7,000 bales of cotton, in addition to miscellaneous cargo, WAX AND OSBORNE ARE POSED BEFORE -SAFORD' JURORS “Oliver” and James W, Placea Shoulder to Shoulder at the Perjury Trial. WAX AGAIN PICKED OUT. Woman Identifies Him Former Lodger—Plan of Defense Fails. as Shoulder to shoulder, and squared \q to withstand the scrutiny, Jamos |, Osborne and Charles H. Wax, who aaye he waa the “Oliver Osborne” of many fond adventures, stood to-day before the jury which is hearing the trial of Franklin 8. Safford, charged with perjury in swearing that Jamos ‘W. Osborne registered as “O. Os- borne” at a Plainfield hotel on a Sun- day in October, 1914, the day Rae Tan- ner says she was there with James W. Osborne. ‘William A. Rand, wpecial proseou- tor for the government, called to Mr. —_—-+-+—_ — NOT A TRACE OF EVIDENCE FOUND IN THE HUNT FOR TP ON PRESIDENT'S PEACE NOTE Wilson’s Brother-in-Law, Broker in Washington, Denies He Got Ad- vance Tip—Expected an Apology From Representative Wood. TICKERS SHOW NO RECORD OF “LEAK” FROM CAPITAL By Samuel M. Williams. (Special Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Inquiry by the House Rules Committes into the alleged peace note “leak” fizzled out to-day at noon and the Com mittee went into executive session to decide what to do next. Members were unanimously of the opinion that mo evidence of any “leak” Government officials, departmetits , t ™" closed, and the only possible basis for’ahy : ai | Opborne as he was crossing the court) travapant charges of Thomas W. Lawson, who declines 2 wsust atay here @ moment, Mr, os- | SPecific facts. ; borne, I shall need you. Please call No formal action was taken by the committee in the executive sexe Charles H. Wax." sion. The members stated at its close that the Wood resolution, favoring agger hut = 4 ‘ Wan cane it by adele Ae a further Congressional investigation, probably would be adversely ree jo and was direc! ) islets sy pe tury rail, facing | Ported to the House, and close to the Ju 5 i en, ——--O— © Tho first witness called to-day was the jurymen, ; R. W. Bolling, @ brother-in-law of “Now, Mr. Osborne; and please the President. He is a member of take off your glasses. «hy the firm of F. A. Connolly & Cas ‘The lawyer loosened the gold bows|MJe Ele Ee brokers, of this city, with connece from his case, aquinted his ¢ : tions in Wall Street. Ho ts a pale moment, stepped beside Wax ve faced, dark haired, smooth shaven squared himself up, his left shoulder young man who has been a stock touching Wax's right, anes broker for only three months. H tand there oe t iy Huy Sas say Joined the brokerage firm last Octo- a wood look at both of you," Mr. RUNNING COLD ber. He said he had not speculated said, \ for himself, but his firm's transace For about LC pads aye one tions for customers for two days bee borne and “Oliver Qaborne,” Sh ee el fore the peate note were more “selle fessed ladles’ man and former plum~- ing” than “wuping?” Wer end as, Alter) faced. Ke. twelve President Williams Is Among] when asked if he knew of any’ ads men who stared with evident inter fs iy tate and appraisal at the pair, The| Those Accused by Brooklyn Gas up on the peace note, ho ree ; + oiat plied: two looked just as if they were hav- District Attorney. "a : ing their pictures taken, so still did y ‘1 know nothing about a ‘leak. Who- they #tand. And then, just as the soever is responsible for bringing photorapher had sald, “That's all,| OM request of District Attorney | name into this—Representative W thanks,” they relaxed thelr poses and| Lewis, Magistrate Esterbrook in the 1 belleve-—-might send me an apology the “picture” had been taken on the| adams, Street Pollce Court, Brook- peg tae aa he sends one retinas of the jury, Wax wont back}i., jssued warrants to-day for the; to Marshal McCarthy's “strong room” ‘ i ‘When did you receive your biepdl and Mr, Osborne took a scat in the arrest of Col, Timothy J, Williams, | information regarding the President's Baa eens President of the Brooklyn Heights| ote?” Chairman Henry aaked. A moment later Rae Tanzer, Ratiroad Company, Charles D, Me-| “When I read tt in the newspapers,” companied by a woman friend, came! neely, President of the Nassau Rail-| Yat Be Feply. | 1 took seat beside the 7 ‘Did you ever receive from any inte Soure and to way Company; John H. Hallock, * i Judge's bench, She was there under i ce |gource,” Representative Garrett aak~ subpoena by Mr. Rand, but was not|PFesident of the Brooklyn Union Ele- | ed, “any intimation of the President's permitted to remain in the court-|vated Company—all parts of the B. | #o-called peace note in advance of ite room, but was sent to another room|R, ‘T. system—Slaughter H. Huff, publloationt DC e , \- |to await summons for the purpose of] yica President of the Brooklyn tae olutely no,” replied Mr, Boll dentification ‘ Bag Before these proceedings Wax waa| {tght# Company; John J. Dempsey,) “Did any other member of youg positively Identified by Mrs, Stewart |S¥perintendent of the elevated Ines; | firm recelve such information?” | Denham as the man who, aa “Oliver| Willlam Slebert, Superk.te..cent of| “Absolutely no member had any ade | Osborne," was a lodger in her house,|the surface and Charles Roshi, | Y"0°" Doig oad he had no knowl: No. 161 East Sixtteth Street. Wax} ioct se aiain Mr. Bolling said he no knowl< wap required by Mr. Rand to stand | eee ensineer of the B. FT. ledge of any oficial ef the Covers within alx feat of Mra. Denhar sane} Aare accused of violating an order| iment or Administration who bad ight be suro of her {Mentification. | 0f the Public Service Commission re- | profited by stock transactions as @ Wax looked at her stolidly, the|lwiting that street cars be heated | result of the note, iacal arnila olasingsand’in two, when tho thermometer is below 40 de-| He was then excused, utes after he entered Judge a ve Correspondents in this oity of court room was on his way back lhuff, De Siebert and Roehl financial papers added thetr denials J united States Marshal MeCarthy ue 1 iselvea in court, D. of leaks and presented full records office to await the calling of the next| 4: M t Geo: D, Yoeman, of despatches, ticker tape and publi« | witness to be asked te Identify him 1 f i. KR. T., promised to! cations to prove tt. | Before Mra. Benham was called tal Predy ima, Menee and Ha Cc. W. Barron, head of the Wall the stand as tho first witnoss of the & The warrants were not actually | street Journal, which supplies news day, the motion made by Safford's at- | Served area COP She pute | to the Dow, Jones & Co, tleker serv. ltorney to dismiss the indictment | PO** ie |tce in New York City, was called ¢o J against him on the ground that a ut.) ue oy eat: and Root!’ testity about ticker stories carried 8. Commissioner was not authorized | Stored & ples of n t guilty and Were’ the day before the peace note wae by law to take an oath, wa ved) PRY pel ’" made public, lby Judge Hand, after tw \ {ness Tuesday when there will) “yfr, Barron produced tapes to shee liberation, It was a defeat of bale Seat there Was no “leak” sent out on the tempt of the defense to bring tleker. | oaaisantel FUP SRNSINLH WAY cota, W: A: Crawford, head of the looa® (Continued on Fifth Page.) 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