The evening world. Newspaper, January 24, 1917, Page 2

2 _ free with axes, — | BERLIN CLAIMS RMANS LOST ONLY ONE WARSHIP. N, Jan. 24 (via London).— tish destroyer was sunk and ‘was observed to be In a sink- condition in ti North Sea naval ent, the Admiralty an- One German torpedo boat it in at Ymuiden in a damaged con- Tho other returned with ght damage. Following 1s the text the announcement: “In the course of an enterprise (undertaken by a portion of our de- @royer forces an engagement oc- weourred early jn the mo:ning of Jan, 23 with British naval forces. One ‘enemy destroyer was sunk during the fight. After the engagement fecond was obse ted by ‘ours Blanes to be in a sinking condition SOne of our torpedo boats which was in distress owing to damage sustained, according to news re- ceived, has arrived at Ymuiden “All the other boats returned with ‘Blight damage.” FRENCH IN NIGHT RAIDS fero and in Intense dark. ‘When the German destroyer ‘the flagship, reached Ymuiden aflors were so frozen to their bodies had to be hewn BULGAR FORGE DELTA OF DANE Detachment That Crossed Branch of River Destroyed —Tultcha Is Retaken, PETROGRAD, Jan, 24.—(Via Lon- don)—A Bulgarian detachment oross- ing @ branch of the Danubo opposite Tultoha was surprised by Russian troops and destroyed, tho War Office announced to-day. I'risoners to the number of 837 and four machine guns were taken, The statement reads: “On the Danube, opposite Tul toha, the Bulgarians, about a bat- talion streng, taking advantage of the fog, crossed the Georgict branch in the morning. Our de- tachments by a nocturnal sur- prise attack destroyed, without opening fire, the detachment which was crossing, taking pris- aa SOUTH OF THE SOMME oners five officers and $82 men and capturing four machine guns. Our detachmenté lost one Paris Reports Successful Attacks! Gefeor ind 41 men im wounded @ Patrols Active at Eastern 4nd one man Killed.” ; tone BERLIN, Jan. 24 (by wireless to End of Front. Sayville). —A withdrawal of Teutonic PARIS, Jan, 24.—French {1008 | forces in the region along the D made several successful raids last|ube, north of Tultcha, is announced wfrht near Chilly, south of the/in to-day's Army Headquarters mme, and in the Woovre district, | statement, which reads: War Ofico annoudces. Patrols were unusually active in the Seille re- @ion, near the eastern end of the "ihe announcement follows: “Last night we carried out sev- eral surprise attacks south of Chilly, on tho Somme, in which ewe were successful. In the ‘Woevre district, in the vicinity of Rognevilie, and in the Sellle dis- trict there has been considerabie | activity on the t of our patrols. The night passed quietly on the remainder of front —-» GUYNEMER BRINGS DOWN » TWENTY-SIXTH AEROPLANE Latest Victim of French Flyer Is Destroyed in the Verdun Region, PARIS, Jan. 24—The War Office ammouncement to-day says: Yesterday Lieut. Guynemer brought m his twenty-sixth German air- which fell in flames near Maur- @pas, in the Verdun region. Two other efemy machines also were brought to earth, one near Samogneux and (he r ip Spincourt Kore t Na» been confirmed that on Jan, 23 a German airplane, damaged by the? fire of our special airplane guns, crashed to the ground at a point north of Louvemont. During the same day eixteen airplanes of the British naval a¥tation force bombarded the blast fafnaces of Burbachy, in the valley of the Saare, which apparently suffered derable damage. | ‘One of our airplanes during the night of Jan. th.ew down pro jectiles upon the railroad station at Dunsur-Merse. The northern part of | the building was struck.” | FRENCH CRUELTIES AS BERLIN HEARS OF THEM | “Death to Boches” Said to Have «Been Carved on Shoulder of of Archduke Joseph— cold prevail. pn only lively need guard en- “Front During the ing there have artillery and adv gagements, rmy Group of Field Marshal von Mackensen—The north bank southern arm north of has again been aban- severe bi The statement re on the Macedonian f RUSSIANS BEATEN BACK ON FRONT NEAR RIGA’ rts the situation nt unchanged. Petrograd Admits Success of Re- peated German Attacks in Strong Force at Tirul Swamp. | PETROGRAD, Jan. (via don).—German troops the region have succeeded by repeated attacks in strong force in pressing back the Russian lines about a mile and a half between the Tirul swamp 4nd the river and east of Kalmzem, the War Office announced to-day. The battle is continuing in, this region, The Russian fire ehecked a German advance movement south west of Lllukst, ‘The text of the statement reads: “Aft strong artillery prepara- tion the ¢ nans attacked with considerable forces our detach- ments occupying positions be tween the Tirul swamp, weat of Riga, and the river east of the village of Kalmzen, By re; ted attacks they succeeded in pushing back our troops about a mile and a half northwerd, Stubborn fight ing 1# continuing emy attempts to attack our position east of Tennen west of Llukst, were arrest fir 1 the region of Ibaupol our artillery successfully dispersed an enemy column about a battalion strong moving in a northwesterly directlo “ in Lon- Wounded German Soldier. BERLIN (via Sayville wireless), | Jan, 24.—Sworn statements issued by | the Press Bur to y from Ger- man soldiers returned from French! Prison camps listed the following | mistreatments: A nehman threw a hand gre- nade among German ners on a transport, o1 en ing Nis leg toPn away und a surgeon receiy ‘img a head woun German Lance Corporal who raed his hands in token of sur- r vr was nevertheless stabbed to jerman soldier, wounded near Was Operated on in a French hospital and during his unconscious ness somebody with an operating k cut the words “death to the thes” into his left shoulder. Wahen aferman officer called attention of 4 chief surgeon to this the chief surgeon laughed about the deed. ON’T BE HEAD WAITER ENDS LIFE, Pabst's Nestan lovee Den » Bullet, William Milke, thirty-five years old for th five years head waiter at Dabst’s restaurant, in One Hundt f Twenty-fifth Street, ec tted by shooting himself to-day in his roont At No, 429 Wost One Hundre my Twenty-fourth Street. He eft no word explaining his act Hilke Was very popular with the pare trons of the place and numbered a his friends many men of promi | that part of the elty, Last night he tended the ball of the Geney waiters’ organization, of which he haa been President, and appeared to be hay- ing a fine time, The discovery that he had ended his Ife was made when he failed to report for duty at noon, in at Soclet¥, a Satisfied with a tobacco you can get along : with. Find t he tobacco you can’t get along without, Vv Deboel ELVET is a nat- urally mild tobacco —its mildness improved b n tobacco made smoother, y natural ageing. A aturally good flavored nellower by nature’s pa- tient ageing method. Tr it and see if Velvet isn't the tobacco you can’t do without. | group THE sm das ON WILSON'S PLAN: HIS SPEECH UPHELD Copies of It Telegraphed Kaiser | | and Hindenburg at Head- ! quarters, | | By Carl W. Ackerman. BERLIN, Jan. %4.—President Wi- eon's Senate speech was tolegraphed to the Kalser and Field Marshal von Tiindenburg at the front to-day, Am- bassador Gerard conferred for forty minutes with Foreign Secretary Zim. | ‘mormann last night, and later cabled to Department at Washington | confidential outline of the German Foreign Office !mpression of the state- | inont. | ‘The President's sentiments are fully | | echoed publicly and officially in Ger- |many. They are viewed with interest jand favor, Whether Germany can take official cognizance of the declara- | tion 1s not yet clear, It im pointed out by mon tn re- sponsible official positions that the American President's declarations are a step toward the peace for which the people of the world Jong. Informal discussion by Forelgn Office official developed the belief that Germany| cannot take official cognizance of the address, ‘This bellef is based on the following premises: First—Because the Alli to President Wilson has never been officially received by Gers | many. li Second—Because it is believed | | the weve: | far turned Sen reply lots and a few election district tally she some _— oe Cote eee — — Pr wb 4 hei EN inl iia EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1017 RUSSIANS CRUSH BERLIN FOR PEACE DELEHANTY RUNS | MINTYRE CLOSE Republican Candidate for Ses- sions Court Gains 300 Votes— Lawyer Claims His Election, An the review of the disputed bal- lota and tally sheets in the contro- versy between James A. Delehanty, Republican and Independent candi- date, and John F, Meintyre, Tammany candidate, as to who was clected a Judge of the Court of General Ses- sions in November neared an end to- day the chances of Delehanty ap- peared to be looking up. Senator, James A. Foley, Judge Mo- Intwre's Counsel, admitted that Delo- hanty had gained about 300 votes thus Nn re-elected by from 700 to 1,000 d also that if the review of disputed ballots and tally sheets 1s he will g into the Supreme Court and ask tifat each of the 270,000 cast In the election for Sessions Judge be scru- tinized Thus tar the Board of Elections has over to Mr. Carmiencke and or Foley only about 000 ba votes, He annour unsatisfactory 18, It is stated unofficially that remarkable errors in returns have been discovered. In one district, , 180 votes cast for De' vunted for MeIntyre, and tis clan hanty were that Germany cannot make fur- |} ther moves'toward peace after the insulting reply to her own peace suggestions made by the Alli Fourth—Germany does not con- sider the time opportune to state her terms, though being willing to discuss the speech itself. Except for a small conservative among the Socialists, all of President Wilson's td found ready support to-day, It was believed Am- bassador Gerard found the Foretgn Office's Impression Mkewise favor- able. Byt !¢ Germany views the Presi- dent's speech as a distinct step toward peace, she is not stopping gigantic Preparations for war. ‘The evidence grows daily that tho nation is strain. ing every ounce of economic and physical energy for the expected final engagements between England and Germany, which will decide and end the confilet As an evidence of how the Govern- vote! n at least three other districts from 10 to 60 votes cast for Delahanty were ntered on the returns as McIntyre a | No matter what the result of the Third—Because officials desire {present review may be, the electinn to await Senate debate on the pu undoubted. , be taken before the Supreme Court for a recount, aa was Precidegy's adarens, feeling that'e | Gols when Willlam Randolph Hearat statement from Germany—even Joinimed he had beaten George Brin- | one discusing peace torms—would [ton McClellan in the election. for| be an interference in American | Mayor. affairs. Judge MeIntyre was sworn in and took his seat on the bench on Jan and has presided in several portant trials sine LEAK COMMITTEE SUBMITS NEW PLAN TASTE RECIROS (Continued from First Page.) im- in a separate envelope and used only in case of necessity WILL DEAL PROMPTLY WITH ANY REFUSAL TO COMPLY. ment and th people aro forging to gether on ev mt to make the final battle count in Germany's fa- var is the successful voluntary en- listment of old and young men and| women for “home war service.” The samo spirit is exhibited in to-day's Press notice that hereafter no un- necessary freight will be moved by the railroads; that shippers must first | obtain permission from an officer of | th war service department. ff magnitude of the preparations being made for the “greatest engage ment since the beginning of the war" are evidenced also by unotticial re- ports from the front, as well as by rumors which spread from Np to lip in Beriln’s homes, On all frgnts the batues have reached another “tension ti Both sides are jockeying for position; both desire the other side to move. first, | i But whatever he Chief of Staff Hindenburg is prepared, LOND Jan, 24-—the Cologne zotle, commentlig on Preatd Wilson's speech in the Amsterdam cori of the Central Turd Tho Pre themselves: su ctiaMion, but how peace can be pro- moted by this means Is not clear at first sight, unless the United States vernment endeavors to realize the ident’s theories by some practical STOCKHOLM, Jan, 24,—Swedish newspapers of both parties Interpret President Wilson's speech as that quoted by th ent Ident’s statements ely are worthy of dis- in of a rmanophile antagonistic to the Entente nations. BE Austrians Take Trench Near ritetn, LIN (via Sayville wireless), Jan |form of resolution ¢ “If the information given with reasonable promptness by all Drokera the committe probably will not hold ® hearing before some day next week. If, however, there is a refusal on the part of any broker there will be prompt dealing with the situation. “President Noble of the Stock Ex change assured us that undoubtedly the new request would be sent out by the governors, As to tho re- sponse of brokers, he did not know, excepting that the sentiment of the change 4s in favor of compliance. » Chairman dun There was a hint f; Henry that if the brokers ea nec ry delay in making trans of accounts, Government clerks and accountants would be set to work on thelr books, was hold after the ste this afternoon to jarket closed 8 Upon a revised ling on broker members to send in the desired dn- formation When President Noble took the stand at the opening of the morning session, he announced that the Gov- ernors had voted to comply with the committee's wish of yesterday that the Clearing House Committee “long’ and “short” accounts of thelr cus- tomers between Dec, 10 and 28. CHIPERFIELD IN CLASH WITH COUNSEL WHIPPLE. In the midst of Counsel ple's cross-examination tive Chiperfield, Republican, of Ml- nois, broke in with loud protest against the line of examination “I object,” he exclaimed, “to counsel seeking to impugn the witness's statement.” Very much surprised, Whipple cour Whip. Representa {teously expressed regret that such an | impression might have been made, and, explaining the purpose he had in asking certain technical questions of Stock Exchange procedure, offered ‘ re of a hostile trench near Goritala with three. oMeers. and 184 from the rinks and three machine guns | “ ounced in the Vienna official stench for Jun 25, received here to- is a | NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES. | rorvemmemnnestipnine | NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan, 24 ‘Pho entri¢ norrow's races are us follows tulegen tan ‘ mia Wales Wtuee, ‘Rise Madelin | 1 wil "8: Night rte | and ‘Auaies awuikty, 110; | Htas Charm, | Hare POUT TEA 81.000 a mh Mo Mov as cut SEVENTH los 1 KAGE | spirit of « to withdraw his questions. Chiperfleld said: “Oh, I object to this kind of questioning of these gentlemen, They have come here voluntarily without counsel." “Counsel is sitting by the witness's exclaimed several members of the committee, “Well, I don't ce erfield, "I side, etorted Chip- am i with eration that these gen- have shown,” “I want 1n the record,” continued, “that tlemer Chiperfiela I object, I want te IN BALLOT TEST in undisputed ballots and that! matters still in dispute might further | cut the apparent McIntyre majority © | rmiencke, counsel for Judge De nty, sald ho believed the re- count will show his client to have A meeting of Exchange governors | ‘ they “request” members to report to! SOUTHERN BEAUTY WHO WILL BE SPONSOR FOR NEW BATTLESHIP OVE TY BULT ABOUT THO HORSE “ANDSOMEBIHATS |Universal’s Treasurer Tells} Legislative Investigators of Company’s Evolution. | P. A. Powers, Treasurer of the Unt- versal Film Manufacturing Company, resumed the stand when Chairman Heber B. Wheeler's Tegisiative Com- mittee met at 11 o'clock this morning in the Murray Hill Hotel. The committee was appointed to deive into the moving picture busi- ness with the idea of defining its real status in the industrial world and its relations to and with the public. Its present purpose 1s to inquire into the enormous salaries paid to the movie stars, which will largely de- termine where the big money goes. ornare ere nin tome ee TWO LOST SHIPS MAY BE RAIDER’S VICTIMS Were Last Reported in Zone of the Sea Rover—Two Neutral Ships Sunk. LONDON, Jan, 24—The loss of two moro vessels that may be vie- tims of the German raider was re- norted to-day in Lloyd's Bhipping Agency. They aro the British steam. ships Tremeadon, 2,395 tons, last reported as having sailed from Rio Janeiro for the Cape Verde Islands on Dec. 16, and the Neufuen, of 3,583 tons, ich sailed from Buenos Ayres with the same destination on Dec, 18, Other vessels reported sunk are the Dutch steamers Lalland, 2,382 tons, and the Zeeta, 3,053 tons. The Lal- land was last reported at Amsterdam, Where sho arrived from Buenos Ayres. Tho Zeeta was last reported leaving Penarth for Zarote on Dec. 29, ‘The crew of the sunken fishing boat Ethel, says another Lloyd's an- nouncement, landed after seventeen hours at se in open boats during zoro weather, the whole crew suffer- ing from exposure and exhaustion, —— CLOSING QUOTATIONS. With net changes from previous closing, | It is probable that before the ses- sions are concluded Mary Charlie Chaplin, Bouglas Fairbanks, Beverly Bayne, Theda Bara and other spotlight favorites may appear in| stellar roles before the committee. the movie people with a bro: axe, aid Chairman Wheeler. “We simply | want to know all about them and want to do everything that is fair, We want to first find out how much Tho battleship Mississippi will b© money they are making and where | |launched to-morrow at Newport the money is going, Thero appears | News, Miss MeHeuth of Meridan, to be no doubt that more than a score, Miss., will christen the new warship. of the stars aro getting $100,000 or —_— - more a year, If the published figures d to coun-|be cut in half, the silent actors are mmittee."* | getting pretty well pald, the committea; “We feel that the business should questions of Presi-|be regulated, Just how is what we the line of broad trying to determine, I admit now Exchange methods t the bill for a censor which I in- porary halt, | troduced in the last Legislature would Bennet wanted to; not fit conditions of to-day, It would om Steel was not an be unfair to the producers, But there narrowly held stock of 8" be some way of regulati the CAMRLE M< BEATH certain lHnes without r sel or the rest of the « Other continued to as |dent Noble, 1 Inquiry into Stock was brought to a te R | know membor ‘esentative it I example of a business, and this we hope to do. the kind which was dangerous for| “phim ¢ Belly Mish Pep tds peg prev. out-of-town speculators to deal in ious testimony of Mr. J ers reganl- because of the difficulty in always ing the « peporath ne taken over by | ne detiverie the Universal at the time of its or- making prompt deliveries, | anization, Only one of the eight “I havo read in the newspapers,” | companies taken over {8 now in ex- sald Bennet, “that Charles M. Schwab | isten: M Powers said that he and Carl pmmie, President, owned the bulk the Universal stock. In response nator Har- controls 60 per cont. of the stock and | | that only 40 per cent. 1s on the mar- ket. Would you call that stock nar- rowly held?” Yes; but there is always plenty tn | circulation,” sald the witness; adding that he did not think Bethlehem a good example, | pivepresentative | Chinerfield also) Pine witness gave the history of Unt- of to a question by Former S vey D, Hinman, he said that the ef companies absorbed by his corpora- tion had only luboratories, studios and g 0d will, principally good will. ‘They were pald in stock 0,000 shares of amon stock being issued for the py wanted to know if stocks were ever|vorgal City in California, He. waid held abroad for purposes of escaping | that they started with a couple of or | taxation. horses and some big hats, for that was ; ledee,” all that was necessary for a Wild | to my knowledge,” replied | Was: nicture in 1912 Then we Jot,” the witness said. “How big a lot?” inquired Senator Hinman, “About 400 acres." we call that a lot out f nia?” queried the Senator, farm In this country.” got a Noble was excused and S. F. Streit, Chairman of the Clearing House Com-| ; mittee of the Exchange, was ques-| | tloned on technical phases of accounts and methods, Mr, Streit threw a bomb of surprise Cal at's fo. | requested 1s From the horses and hats, Mr. Pow- | Into the committee by saying that the |ery sal, they had to bulld shacks nformation demanded from brok each costing about $25,000 or un could not be expected under two|they had an investin of $750,000 weeks atthe und the town of Hollywood was now : Jinsisting that the Universal connec “Speaking for my own firm, | ip witha bie gewer, galt which atively @ small] Mr, Powers went into the organiza. | | house,” ‘it wil require nearly|tion of exchange houses all r the} Aoi dt 0 saisackiban to}eountry and in Canada, When the [2ee: wreeka tor my: boskkeapere ©) Univer discovered that exchanges |prepare and give to the committee|in any city or locality did note what it wants.” would not handle its. pictures it “How long will tt take for a large| bought Into or bought outright old "hh a exchanges or started new ones. The | house e was asked, a |pictures, he sald, were made to be | “A month, I should think,” was) sold, and a way to distribute them jthe reply. “There 1s an enormous] had to be found. He said that the Univ il had Iso about thirt or a york ro ( An) y mount of work required figuring out | iirty-two producing companies unts In conformity with the | Some have more than 1,000 customers whose “What is meant by houses |that any different fro; w sked resenting? Tx duction?” |the a jcommittee's dostres, | ‘0, ‘Presents’ just lends class.” laccounts would have to be compiled. Mr. Powers me that his peed ou could not get enough certified | sont out twenty-one pictur accountants in New York to do the; Ilo owns the greatest amount of stock in the majority of the film ex- changes and Jent Laemmle the balance. mmie rine here from Oshke Wis, and wi formerly in th athing business At the afternoon session Mr, Pow: Jers told of having branch offices in South America, Cuba and the Far short time." finally got that by devoting thelr time gathering the information the committees desires the brokers’ clerks could furnish the work in Whipple, ness concede who the wit- to entire to tnformation wanted tn two or three| cast. Agencies, ha said, have heen days. He aid not think experts un-|established in Bombay, Singapore, Tokio and Shanghat familiar with the books could make that much speed, . Btrett then placed before the com- mittee copies of a Clearing House sheet, showing the transactions of an unnamed firm on Deo, 13, one of the days of the pertod during which “You never can tell how much a picture is going to cost,” |Powers, “until it is finished fieure on $10,000 and | will run up to $20,000," He sud there are three classtficn- tions of plctures—spectacular, comedy and the short story film, The cheapest You a “STORM STATE GAPITAL TO PROTEST MOVIE TAX Al- William A. Brady, {t is expected will be a witness to-morrow, as will Thomas Ince ae WIDOWER TO WED AT 81. Rodman 8, W N.Y. Wil Have Widow fo Rodman 8. Whitman, elghty-one years old, of Little Falls, N. ¥., Elizabeth R. Stephens, forty-seven, who @|\lives at the Hotel Seville in thts etty, Picture Men in Convention at itman of Little Falls, bany Also Seek to Legalize Sunday Shows. ALBANY, Jan. 24 Motion plety men from all parts of the State, who [obtained a marriage Heense at ‘the Mu- are attending the convention of the{nicipal Bullding this afternoon, Mr : Motion Picture Exhibitors’ |Whitman, who 1s a widéwer, described New York Motion UFeRAMPLONS | imaelf aa @ manufacturer. Mra | Association, stormed the Capltol to-|crenhens ts a widow, he gave her day, protesting agaist the taxing of) yehplace as Dunde ouland, The their theatres and pleading for Sun-!ceremony 18 to be performed at Grace {day movies, |Chureh to-morrow The delegation was headed by Lee |= > A. Ochs, President of the asseclation, but it arrived after the Legislature "Paris is ” had adjourned and found few of the is in New York’ lawmakers. At the convention this afterroon it was decided to draw up a dill whieh will legalize performances Sunday af. | Cafe des eaux. we mile Stok |say that now @o that some day | can |4arnoons and evenin, Jas ME HS ;|make comment whioh I desire to| i renee | SOW. 40th St. Ntqgin, No) ee make, As an individual member of | coma eRe | foie Owner. very heavy this committee I am going to follow | $e adr, | ‘ ‘ Pickford, | 4 “It 1s not our purpose to go after | \ sald Mr. | your product | the “leak” 1s alleged to have oc-| product is sold, or let out, at 10 cents curred. Tho sheet showed a prepon-|@ foot, Some of the big spectacles derance of gales on that day, with) are cheaply made, but the recent United Sia Steel showing net | undersea production, which was to] sales of 15,600 shares. This, Streit | cost 50,000, ran up to $200,000. | explained, did not necessarily mean This was in real ensh,”” added Mr that there had been "short" sales. Powers. Uride. | and Mrs.} ered 8 8 taonidg: Suit re yy a ry i. Galt @ Wi ry in Losemive 4 Shae ehh on Steet Steel jt vn R, Transit & Superior mia Petroleum eum of, Brook Hat * i € “ 2 cess. wre se Marine it larine ot, pt ieam Mesican f Miami Cov Pa t > St Go, 4 Cone dated vurtvik & Western Y. Central Ye N ie , Rarities 20. | CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN MARKET. WHEAT Net Hes 1 a Why . nity 1 CORN wort, 1 100% ‘ » {iy 100% = Oty 10045 J — —_> ITEMS FOR INVESTORS. Cable Co. of capital stock $10,000, and de- ividend of 60'per it. 000 par value, ‘This addition to 11 per cent, this month, amounting Rethlehem poration orders on hand Jan. 1 aggre: $193,500.00, se $18,000,000. nek dividend d 200 per ‘cent, id right to erihe to 100 per cent. of new stock at par and cash dividend of 10. per cent. on exikting stock, payable April 2 to stock of record Mare! atock bonus subject. to approval of’ stock- holders, Surplus earned in 1915 equal to a share, in 1916 $286 und estimated at $200, would make $698 in three years. Long Island TR. stock sold at 47 |to-day, up 4% and 27 points above the | low. price of 1916, par $50, { aper Company, extra dividend of per cent. on the new! lstock, payable Feb. 18 to stock of record | Jun. at, Old stock must’ bo exchanged | tor ai Pennsylvania Rafiroad, regular quar |terly dividend of 1% per cent... payable Feb, 28 to stock record Feb, 10. | qitinton Rag anat new before Jan |s1 ifr snate and regulw quarterly dive |dend of 18% por cent. on common. si both payable March 19 to stock of jord Feb. 28. a & Western, extra dividend ot | tock, rec: | Pressed Steel Car Company, quarter- ly dividend of $1.75 a share on common | stock and regular quarterly dividend of | $1.75_on_ preferred, | with @ big tasty Nut as a finishing feat Aria~ UB CARAMELS. They Caramel family, a tunest “At rite "Vani ia uit, Chocolate, Chocolate Nut, Coffee, Vistache and Hy nad Straw ber Javors: enol 39c i WADE ta sanitary we ‘A a OUND HON $4 BARCLAY STREET ci WM Abe B°SoatckNor stREET oO) r¥) 1 PARK ROWANASSAU STs er} BrbdWe“stRERT™ * 23° West ‘wath StREe? i pm. Clanen t Bane Bate do sae AT ‘hb 'erReeT mC H ST, a 30 Ave | 5 f BI 9 dy vetye w 1Or"MARKE or. News , "fide BROROWAY, Brooklyn, Cloges 11.30 P, M.-—Saturday 42 Po Me” é oy specified weight includes the'container’” 12 Ps Me NUT TOP BON BONS: These are mors delightfully flavored with Maple an EVEN IF NO HEAR, FORCARS ONB.R.T. Conductors Stepping on Cold Toes of Frigid Passengers Must Say “Excuse Me.” Tho B, R. T. has undertaken the task of Chosterfieldianizing, as it were, tho conductors of the Brooklyn surface cars. S Hereafter when @ street car con- ductor in Brooklyn has occasion te request or direct a passenger to dc something the conductor must preface such request or direction witk “Please.” And when a conductor disturbs ox Molests a passenger he must follow ich disturbance or molestation with Oxeuse mo." x Furthermore, when a passenger makes a request which the conductor cannot grant the conductor must én- troduce the refusal with “I'm sorry.” One might make a thrilling narra- tive out of this information, which was dsiseminated to-day by the B, R. T. publicity bureau, but imagiaa- tion hhas ita limits, é For instance, contemplate in mental once-over @ conductor on the Church Avenue line saying “I’m sorry” when presented, on a Friday, with @ transfer issued in Willams. burg on ‘Tuesday It can’t be done. Or think of a conductor saying “EXx- cuse me!" after he has done a bike over @ passenger's foot! In the winter time it wouldn't make much difference because the feet of tho passengers of the B. R. T. are se cold they couldn't feel the Empire State Express running over them. The foregoing is an involved sen- » but this is an Involved subject. Superintendent of Transportation William Siebert in promulgating the news uctors imust add ME and “Tm et car vocabulary, whether con- ductors will be required to wear din- ner jackets after 6 o'clock P, M, Also he ne i to state whethe: motormen will be required to uphols- ter thelr controllers before massaging a passenger's head with same, Life In Brooklyn is getting to be just one surprise after another, IT PAYS 10 GO TO THE Little Piano Shop Around the Corner 753 Sixth Avenue between 424 and 484 Streets, where you will find legitimate bar- ins in slightly used pianos of celebrated makes at prices and terms that will surprise you, Stein- way Baby Grand, Sohmer Up- right, Knabe Upright, and many others. 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