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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
6
Harpers and readers debate the new novel The Turmoil before summer. The Bookman praises it, noting a record 404 points from 450 and first place in 38 of 45 reports.
A brief notice describes the mystery tale Empty Pockets by Rupert Hughes. It highlights a millionaire's daughter as the refined heroine and notes the author has crafted a rapid, vivid mystery unread by any detective-reader, with praise from the New York World.
The Primrose Ring by Ruth Sawyer invites readers into a heart warming tale that rekindles a child’s heart for grown ups. A Boston Herald review praises the story as warm and gently uplifting without dulling the mind for adult readers.
The reviewer praises Pals First by Francis P Elliott for its charm of style and bold romance. It is a mystery tale with whimsical humor blending laughter and tears, described as athrob with daredevil spirit and charm by the Grand Rapids Press.
A New York Times praise notes a vivid horse themed tale by Marcus Horton. The review highlights sympathetic animal characterization, verisimilitude, humor, emotion, and suspense, predicting strong appeal to horse lovers and readers of well told fiction.
The immense warship Arizona will slide into the water at 1 pm from the Navy Yard in Brooklyn amid a grand spectacle. Miss Esther Ross of Prescott will name the vessel as Secretary Daniels and President Wilson watch. Security and crowd-control rules dominate the yard with detailed gate access, admission cards, and safety arrangements for the anticipated throng.
Mrs Eva G Jeffries filed a second suit against General Herberto O Jeffries for divorce after an initial separation action accusing cruelty. Papers sealed. Jeffries long involved in uprisings in Central and South America. Married in San José Costa Rica in 1899 with three children.
Special to The New York Times. Ex President Taft visiting Cape May for the Pennsylvania Bankers' Association caused a bath overflow in his hotel room. Water spilled into the dining room where bankers waited, as Taft slept and a plumber investigated. Taft quipped about someday fencing the ocean to prevent overflow.
Secretary Daniels signed an order introducing a new cost accounting system in navy yards. The system, devised by Paymaster D W Chadwick and Naval Constructor W B Ferguson, aims to cut clerical work and provide more dependable cost figures. It will rely on an up to date inventory of all property and possibly apply a production factor plan used by private yards, separating yard maintenance from ship construction costs.
Tarrytown June 18 John D Rockefeller frequently appears on his timekeeper list as supervising labor on the Rockefeller estate. He spends nearly nine hours daily directing workers and rides home with them on a motor truck after shifts. His inspections drive costly tours and he orders new work to begin immediately.
The Westfield plant of the Pope Manufacturing Company, now in receivers hands, was ordered sold by a Federal Court. Receivers report no reorganization plan from creditors. H Preston Cousens of New York bids about 725 100 dollars likely to be accepted.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States District Court yesterday against United Film Service Inc a New York corporation distributor of moving picture films with offices at 130 West Forty sixth Street. Liabilities are alleged at 200000 and assets at 100000. Creditors include United Motion Picture Producers Inc 32180 Crystal Film Company 10970 and Pike's Peak Film Company Inc 9503. Attorneys Myers Goldsmith of 100 Broadway represent creditors. The company formerly known as Warners Features Inc incorporated August 1914 with capital 1000000. name changed to United Film Company Inc by Supreme Court order effective May 25 last. A judgment of 2047 was entered yesterday against Warners Features Inc in favor of Ambrosio American Company.
Judge Killits in the Criminal Branch fined Dr George Aardwell inventor of the telegraph typewriter two thousand dollars Adolph B Benesch one thousand two hundred fifty dollars and Elias J Beach seven hundred fifty dollars Benesch and Beach were brokers who sold two hundred thousand dollars worth of stock of the American Telegraph Typewriter Company with a Pearl and Prospect Streets Brooklyn factory Investors complained to the Post Office about misrepresentation in the sale prompting an indictment and a March 3 verdict of guilty of using the mails to defraud
A court inquiry into irregularities at Annapolis exams postpones the midshipmen practice cruise until late next week. About 18 witnesses remain, including several cadets, with testimony showing a majority might steal or use stolen exam material. Some midshipmen deny taking dope, while Miles and Hussey defend the class’s integrity.
ANNAPOLIS June 18 Midshipman Joseph W Patse Jr of St Johnsbury Vermont earned the highest first year mark in naval academy history with 76 44 out of eighty beating the previous best by over one percent and topping every subject in his class by nearly five cents.
Supreme Court Justice Giegerich, sitting in the Bronx County Court House, refused to try cases alleging injury from machinery or plant defects during the rest of the term due to noise from windows kept open for heat. He allowed expert medical testimony cases to proceed but noted the need for constant concentration as to details. He will mark such cases for the first Monday of October with instructions to keep their places on the calendar.
A blaze broke out in the main kitchen flue at the Hotel Cumberland on Fifty-fourth Street last evening. Firemen answered a double alarm, filling the lobby as awnings on eight stories caught fire and guests fled. No damage to the hotel proper reported. Guests nearby watched from Broadway.
A June 14 1915 letter to the New York Board of Education from Mary L Gilmore representing elementary evening school girls pleads that the city resume offering evening classes for poor American girls. It emphasizes education as a path from hardship and urges equal access despite financial limits that may favor foreigners.
Architect Guy Lowell completed finished drawings for a new court house and submitted them to the Supreme Court Justices who approved the drawings and bid forms. Twenty of thirty-one justices signed in favor, with Justice Dugro opposing the circular design. The Court House Board sent documents to the Board of Estimate and Corporation Counsel for approval. bids to be advertised July 27 and opened in August. Contracts likely let shortly after. building expected to take three and a half years with cost between eight and ten million dollars, furnishings possibly included.
Guests at the Brighton Beach Hotel woke to a six by fourteen foot fence set atop the 500 foot breakwater fronting the property. Manager William H Evans sought an injunction but could not reach a decision maker. A hotel rep said the structure serves advertising, while dispute claims boundary lines. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company owns the hotel property and may face court action.
A Western storm caused fifteen deaths, injuries to about twenty, and heavy damage across Missouri and Kansas. A railroad president and companions drowned when a bridge collapsed under their car at Westmoreland. Bridges gave way, trains derailed, and homes were destroyed as floods rose along the Missouri and Kansas rivers.
Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, announced that starting July 1, all employees in the station department of the elevated and subway lines will have daily hours reduced from twelve to ten without salary loss. The change mirrors the train service day length, will be applied across both divisions, and requires hiring about 20 more staff in the station department.
Public Service Commission adopted summer suspensions on smoking bans for Brooklyn convertible cars and New York Railways low level center entrance cars. Smoking will be allowed in specified rear seats on Brooklyn four seats and on Manhattan two rear seats plus the rear circular seat.
Health Commissioner Goldwater announced a special advisory council to fight liquor use. The list includes Clarence Abbot, Dr. John B. Andrews, Dr. Walter A. Bastedo, Bailey Burritt, Dr. C. Ward Crampton, William J. Doherty, Dr. Alvah H. Doty, Dr. I. L. Dublin, Dr. John Lovejoy Filiott, Dr. FE N Fish, Homer Folks, Dr. Leo K. Frankel, Hugh Frayne, Miss Pauline Goldmark, Nelson Gray, John H. Grener, Edward T. Higgins, James Jenkins Jr., Samuel A. Lewisohn, Meyer London, Dr. William H. McCastline, Dr. J. L. Magnes, Dr. J. J. Moorehead, Frances Perkins, Edward B. Phelps, Louis Runkel, Franz Schneidler, Prof Henry Sherman, Prof Charles R Stockard, Prof Thomas Andrew Storey, Prof W. Gilman Thompson, Dr. Philip Van Ingen, James Beaten, Dr. Margaret Wilgon, Prof Ira S Wile, Dr. Linsly Ricksame, F Broad. Representatives from the army, unions, New York Public Library and Press Club will also be named.
Lois Cronillus of 2187 Clarendon Road Flatbush testified to alleged improper conduct by Jane Handy in a counter suit in Queens Supreme Court in Long Island City. Justice Blackmar called her testimony perjury and granted Jane Handy custody of her 3 year old daughter and $1 weekly alimony, while Cronillus faced investigation of her statements. Ferguson refused to testify when threatened with criminal disclosures.
William M Ivins III, tied to stock subscriptions in the Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company case, seeks a postponement. Affidavits from Dr. Arthur L. Holland report Ivins has collapsed from overwork and mental strain tied to the Barnes-Rosevelt era trial, with mucous colitis and danger if he appears in court soon.
In Bronx County Court Judge Louis D. Gibbs sentences 22 year old burglar Ralph Ginsberg to Elmira Prison after he broke into Mrs. Anna Mandel’s East 171st Street apartment on May 6. Ginsberg had urged the court to send him to Sing Sing, citing Osborne’s leniencies, but the judge insists on stricter treatment to teach a trade.
The body of Mrs Ruth Firkins was found off 105th Street in the Studson River and identified yesterday. Police say she killed herself grieving over her husband Chester Firkins who worked on The New York American until his death six months ago. After his death she lived with Ernest Borg in Hartford Connecticut then rented a room at 64 West 107th Street New York. Borg notified police and identified the body upon arrival from Hartford.
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