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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE AND COOLER TO- ASSOCIATED PRESS COMPLETE STOCK MARKET WlaHT! O.V WEDNESDAY, pair i moderate: WINDS. Complete report page 8. FOUR O'CLOCK. Vol a me 7ft IBS NEW YORK CITY, TUESDAY, JUXE 8, 1915. 28 PACES.

THREE CENTS THE MITCHEL IN CHICAGO BLASTING MAY DELAY ENTENTE POWERS' FIRST OFFER TO ROUMANIA IS REJECTED, SAYS BERLIN DEBATE ON SINGLE HOUSE I i Convention Discusses a Uni-1 cameral Legislature. 'SOUTHWORTH READY TO TELL ALL'; COURT PRENDERGAST RAPS TEACHERS' SOCIETIES; BRYAN IS ABSENT AS CABINET TAKES UP NO ETO BERLIN II Mayor Is Due to Arrive Home Tomorrow. Chicago, June 8 John Purroy Mitchel, Mayor of New York, rested In Chicago a few hours today en route to the East from the hunt in Wyoming and a trip to the Pacific Coast. The Mayor and his party are due to arrive in New York tomorrow. FEAR GRASSHOPPER PEST.

Albany, June 8 Fears that another widespread grasshopper pest is about to be experienced in New York became stronger today with reports that Insects were appearing in large numbers in Saratoga County. It was there that among the first of the vast swarm which wrought such great damage last year were found. MYSTERY ENSHROUDS WIRELESS MAN'S TRIP Unknown With Big Roll of Bills Swears Brooklyn Operator to Secrecy. Ml'RPHY BACK, LIPS SEALED. Instructions From Strange Employer Came at Night Over 'Phone.

No Names Mentioned. One of the most interesting of the war commerce secrets that, has come to light, and one that reads like the plot of a very lurid bit of fiction, is that of Charles J. Murphy, a Brook lyn wireless operator, who was offered and who accepted an adventure of the most hazardous nature. According to his own story, Murphy, who sailed Saturday for a three weeks voyage on the United Fruit liner Tenadores, had been living at 308 State street, between trips, and was starting for a walk one evening, when a stranger stopped him outside his home. After making sure that he was the wireless operator whom he had been seeking, the stranger without introducing himself, plained his purpose.

"I will not tell you who I am, or whom I represent," he said, "but to guarantee my good faith. I will give you a retainer of several hundred dollars if you accent mv offer." and he showed a large amount of money in bills. He then explained that if ne undertook the job, Murphy would have to hold himself at the disposal of his unknown employers for six weeks. Every night between 10 and 12 o'clock he was to be in his rooms awaiting a telephone call. Real Mystcfy of the Deep Unfolded, "Sometime within those six weeks, maybe a few days, maybe two weeks, iiernups a montn irom now a man will call you up between ten and twelve to make an appointment with you," he said.

"You will have your traveling tnings packed and will meet nun, on a street corner, in a cafe, in a station as he may designate. He will accompany you to a seaDnrt town seeing that you talk to on one of your departure on tne way. Once at the seaport you will be taken off in a small boat and lie put mm uomtu a. steamer outside the harbor. ine steamer will have no wireless equipment installed; but when you are three days at sea the captain will give you ine men and tne material for a wireless outfit which you must have put in operation.

You will make the trip witn the vessel and will tell no one wnere you have been." After some parley and the transfer ot tne substantial retainer. Murnhv accepted the offer and went back to his room to think it over. And then he waited. In a moment of extreme doubt, he confided as much of the story as has been told to another Marconi operator and offered to change places with him even going so lar as to proner tne retainer that he had accepted from the mysterious stranger. Jn a day, he thought better and decided to stand by his bareain.

One day soon after his conversation with his friend. Murphy disappeared and was gone tor more than a month ao letter, no wireless message, nor any or the vernal messages that circulate among seafaring men came to tell where he had gone. He had dropped nut as completely as li ne ftad lost his identity. Wireless Man Baekj His Lips Sealed. Then another day he was in Brooklyn again, but with no explanations and no story to tell.

Try as they would, even his InWmajes, if a man who goes alone on a ship with stran gers for months at a time can be said to have intimates, could get no hint as to the extent or the direction of the Journey that he had made on the mysterious vessel he had boarded in the night at a strange seaport. So persistent and complete was his se crecy that the conclusion was inevitable that part of his emolument de pended upon the non-appearance of his story in the papers for a certain ength of time atter his return. If the story appeared before the time set he was to get no more money, was the way they looked at it; and Murphy took no chances. only one ciew suggested itself to the keener of bis inquisitive friends. Once Murphy absent-mindedly ordered his heer in tiermnn.

and when he went away lie naa Known no Herman. The inference is. and it must remain an inference until tne secretive ad- enlurer clears tne mystery that either the ship had been loaded by German sympathizers with the ostensible purpose of goinj to a coastwise port, or she must have come from some South American port where wireless men are hard to obtain. It was even suggested that she may have been loaded with some of the large amount of ammunition which has been shipped to South America recently, and may not have dared to risk internment by landing at a port in the United States. In any case, it was probable that she rai north of Scotland and close in toward the Norwegian coast to avoid the British Navy.

Once near the coast of Norway she could hug the fjords and run into the Baltic possibly inside the three-mile limit. And once in the Baltic she was in Germany. Mrs. Murphy, the young wife of the operator, was seen at 308 Stale street today and questioned about the supposed secret voyage, but beyond admitting that her husband had recently made a trip under sealed orders, without knowing his destination or the nature of the cargo that the ship arried. or the nationality of the ves sel, she would say nothing about the story.

Apparently she is in the se crecy pact with her husband, for she would not discuss the matter further, deferring the answers to all questions to the time when Murphy will have returned from his present voyage through the West Indies. i OPERATION OF 4TH AY, TUBE NEXT TUESDAY Still a Great Deal of Work to Be Done at De Kalb Avenue Station, OFFICIALS DENT DANGER. Colonel Williams Known to Be Wor ried Over the Situation Which Has Suddenly Arisen. It became known today that there still remains a considerable amount of heavy dynamiting to be done in connection with the reconstruction of the DeKalb avenue station of the Fourth avenue subway. It may take as much as two or three weeks to complete this dangerous work.

Whether Colonel Timothy S. Williams of the B. R. T. will allow the operation of any trains in the new subway while this blasting is going on is not known, as he could not be reached today.

It is known, however, that Colonel Williams is greatly worried over the situation and has expressed the fear that it may be several weeks before even temporary operation can be started. This would spoil all the carefully laid plana for the opening of two tracks on the new line next Tuesday, as announced by the Public Surface Commission and cause a delay in the celebration planned for June 19. 1'. S. C.

and Contractors Deny There Will He Any Danger. Public Service Commission officials and the contractors deny that there would be any danger in running cars through the tube while this work goes on, provided no cars actually pass De Kalb avenue, while blasting is going on. As far as the two tracks upon which it is planned to run the cars are concerned, it is stated that they will be cleared and ready for service by Tuesday. The reconstruction of the DeKalb avenue is one of the most difficult pieces of engineering work that has been attempted in the history of subway building. This is the Job that was undertaken to make it possible for all trains to stop at this station and also to make it possible for trains coming from the tunnel to Manhattan by way of Willoughby street to cross over to the tracks that go to Bay Kidge.

Samuel Beskln, the contractor who was awarded the contract for $133,947 on February 5, has been working three shifts of men every day, including Sundays and holidays, for the past sixty-seven days. The six tracks of the subway at this point were ali separated by solid concrete walls and the job necessitated blasting out all these walls and supports for the roof of the structure for a distance of about 1 ihi feet. Work has been rushed at top speed on the blasting to be done next to the outer tracks on either side, which are the ones the Public Service Commission plans to use for the first operation. Blasting Still Going on at DeKalb Avenue. Actal blastingg at these points will be finished by next Tuesday, according to John I'.

Hennessy, thecoiurac-tor's engineer in charge. An inspec tion of the tube at this point today disclosed these rails still out of place, great quantities of earth and shattered concrete strewing the base of the subway, arid actual blasting still going on. A novice would say It bordered on the physically impossible to clear the place out. The contractor, however, is sure he will he through and is hacked up by Division Engineer Rice of the Commission. But two long stretches of solid concrete walls separating the inner tracks and only a few feet from the tracks where it is planned to run the trains still remain standing.

These must all be blasted with enormous charges of dynamite. Both Engineer Rice and the con tractor insist there would be no danger in having these heavy explosions occuring during operation. WOMEN SI FFRAGISTS CHEER, Governor of Florida Wires Them He Has Signed Charter. Chicago. June 8 A telegram from Governor Trammell of Florida to Mrs.

Boswell C. Cooley, stating that he had signed the Fellsmere charter act, for which the woman had worked, was received with cheers at the midyear conference of the National Wowman Suffrage Association here today. Miss Alice Blackwell of New Tork addressed the delegates and Mrs. Medill Met ormlck, chairman of the Congressional committee of the asso ciation, further explained the work of her committee. GERHARD MF.ISTF.RS' BrRI L.

Many Detectives Present at Services Over Murdered Man. The funeral of Gerhard Meisters. the Flathush shoe merchant, who was shot to death by a robber in his store at 1096 Flatbush avenue last Thurs: day night, was held today. A large number of relatives and friends attended the services, which were hold at the family residence. 9ftfi Madison street.

Th eRev. Mr. Wacker of St. Petri's German Lutheran Church officiated. The interment was in Lutheran Cemetery.

A remarkable feature connected with the services was the presence of a large number of detectives. It was hoped a morbid desire might draw the murderer to the scene of his victim's funeral. GIRLS TO BE SENTENCED. The two nirls arrested yesterday for disorderly conduct at the elevated road station at Broadway and New Lots road, were arraigned today in the New-Jersey avenue court, and were remanded without bail for three days, for investigation and sentence. They said they were Olga Anderson, 2n years old, of i'fiS Forty-sixth street, and Henrietta Broth, 19.

of 2-3 Fiftieth street. Forty-six men also were arraigned before Magistrate Oood: some were fined $5, others sentenced to ten days in the workhouse. William Heilig. lit years old. of 397 Wyckoff avenue, was remanded for further investigation, and may get a heavier sentence.

Cologne, Germany, June 8 (via Loudon)- The cnances that Bulgaria and Roumania will enter the war with the Allies are diminishing, says a Berlin dispatch to the Cologne Gazette. "The political heavens of the Balkans have cleared somewhat," the dispatch says. "Roumania has rejected the first offer of the Triple Entente (Great Britain. France and Russia) as unsatisfactory. "Bulgaria also has received offers from the Entente.

It is not known that Bulgaria has formally rejected them, but she is in agreement with Roumania. and since the latter has rejected the offers, Bulgaria probably will do likewise. "This assumption is the more reasonable because Bulgaria's first demand is immediate occupation by her of the Macedonian territory taken from her by Servia. The Entente has not yet offered that. Bulgaria naturally Is not disinterested in the Turkish frontier, but Bulgarian statesmen are keenly conscious that the opportunity regarding Macedonia is one which will come now or never." WARNEFORD'S AIR VICTORY WINS HIM VICTORIA CROSS London, June 8 A.

J. Warneford. the young Canadian sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy, who yesterday in an aeroplane attacked and wrecked a Zeppelin dirigible over Belgium, was today given the Victoria Cross. Wurneford's exploit is the first time a Zeppelin has been brought to earth by a monoplane. The Canadian aviator sighted the German airship over Belgium, and at once mounted to attack it.

By a brilliant flight lie secured a position above it and dropped incendiary bombs. His aim was good, and the Zeppelin crashed to the ground and burned up. The members of the crew, twenty-eight men, were killed. BRITISH MARKETMEN TO MAKE WAR MUNITIONS London, June Kotween three and four thousand men who are employed at the Smithfield Moat Market in London have volunteered to work four hours a day in turning out munitions of war. A committee formed to put this plan into effect purposes to close the market two hours earrlier than at present, on four days of the week, to offset partly the increase in working hours.

The Associated Chambers of Agriculture, at a meeting today, discussed the shortage of labor for gathering the hay crop. It was resolved to appeal to the War Office to send drafts of men accustomed to farm work, under non-commissioned officers, to help the farmers. FRENCH SHIPS TO AID IN ASIA MINOR BLOCKADE Washington, June 8 Ambassador Sharp, at Paris, reported today that the French Government had announced that the blockade of the coast of Asia Minor, established by the British, would be enforced also by French ships. BELLE TERRE FACES FORECLOSURE SALE Bondholders of Alvord Concern Start Proceedings to Protest $300,000 Issue. SEEK TO CONSERVE PROPERTY.

Sale in Fall, If at All Bondholders Likely to Get Title to Property, The Title Guarantee Trust Company, trustee under the first mortgage of Belle Terre Estates, Incorporated, securing an issue of of bonds, has through its attorney. Harry Thompson of 17.i Tlemsen street, Brook-lyn, instituted proceedings for the foreclosure of the mortgage hy tiling today the complaint in the County Clerk office at Riverhead, Suffold County. There are outstanding about of the first mortgage bonds, the balance having been from time to time retired, and the interest instalments of July si, 1914 and January 31, 1915, are unpaid. Belle Terra Estates, Incorporated, was organized by Pean Alvord about 1907. It acquired about 1.30ft acres on Long Island Sound, near Port Jefferson, and developed the property with roads, water works, electric lights, etc.

About three years ago, because of the depressed conditions of the suburban real estate market, the company experienced difficulty in paying Its fixed charges, and in January. 1913, it passed Into the hands of Edward Lyons of o31 Nos-trand avenue, as temporary receiver. In June, HU3, through the efforts of Mr. Lyons and a protective committee, the finances of the company were readjusted in an effort to save their investment for the stockholders, it being stated at that time that the fresh capital then raised would be to carry the company throueh two selling seasons, atter which it was honed that sales would be considerable enough to take care of the company's current ex penses and the interest on the first mortgage bonds. Owing to the very slight recovery in the market this hope has not been realized and a further readjustment is now necessary.

The foreclosure will quite likely result in transferring title to the property to the first mortgage bondholders, who are to a very large extent also stockholders. A committee has been formed to conserve the property and the sale under foreclosure, if that becomes necessary, will arranged to take place after the summer season is ended, so as not to interfere in any way with the conduct of the Instates this summer. It is expected that the Belle Terre Club, under the mainugenient of Thomas Alortlunu. will have a successful sea son. The golf course has ipcneil up this season under favorable auspices with a largely Increased membership.

Mr. Lyons, In addition to being the receiver, is also the vice president and manging director of the Belle Terre Estates. He has been anxious to surrender the management of the company to others ami at one time submitted his resignation. This was refused, however, as those interested de sired him to remain in control and he will continue paclty. in his present ca- I 'HINDERING ECONOMY' Says Organization of P.

S. Employees Work to Increase Education Cost. WOMEN ARE MOST TO BLAME. Mandcl and Goldwasser Picked Out for Criticism Controller Reviews System. Taking sides with the taxpayers.

Controller William A. Prendergast protested today against the organizations of teachers of the Board of Education, whose only public purpose, he said, was to increase the cost of government, without increasing the services rendered and to assail public offi cers who stand in the way of their programme. "I am informed that there are forty- six distinct organizations of employees in the Board of Education," said Controller Prendergast, "combined together for their mutual benefit, the largest of which is the Interborough Association of Women Teachers, which claims a membership in itself of 12.000 employees. I know of no occasion when any one of these organizations has made an effort to produce a larger amount of labor for the same expenditure of city money. Their efforts, so far as the public records show, have been uniformly centered upon getting increases of salary for themselves without increase of service and of attacking those who attempt to demand increased service for the compensations paid." While attacking the teachers or ganizations the Controller also directed his attention to Edward Mandel, principal of Public School No.

188, Manhattan, and president of the As sociation of Men Teachers and Prin cipals of the City New York, and Dr. I. E. Goldwasser, at the present time a district superintendent. Terming these two as the nrlnoinal critics of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and himself, the Con troller points out that both, while teacning in the day schools, found that they were able to each nieht scnooi ana in vacation scnools.

Ine Board of Education as whole, as now constituted, is the rr ture ot its employees and swayed by nits puuncai intriguing or the em ployees organizations." Continues the (Continued on Page 3.) HOLD 2 FOR BAY ROBBERY Rosen and Kunkel Charged With Breaking Into Store. narry xiosen, Zi years of age. and Samuel Schulman, 20 years of age claiming to reside at 3043 Emmons avenue. Sheepshead Bay, were arrest ed today charged with having entered the dry goods store of John Kunkel. at 1665 Shore road, and stealing a auanitv of silk shirts, valued at $40.

and silver irom tne casn register to the amount of $o0. They were held in 2.500 bail in the Coney Island court todav. for ex amination on Friday morning. Patrolman John Goere- of the Shees- head Bay precinct was walking along rono on Saturday night, when he noticed these two men standing in tront or Kunkel place. He eneae-ert uie men in conversation, and found inai iney were notn employed in one of the numerous hotels in Sheepshead Bay.

When he passed the store later in the evening he noticed that the tran som had been forced, and so he aroused the family. Kunkel found that about $90 In n.oney and wearing apparel had neen stolen. Oners heard or saw no more of the men until this morning, when he sighted them at the corner of Emmons and Ocean avenues. He immediately placed tnem unoer arrest, and found thnt Rosen was wearing one of the stolen shirts. Kunkel identified the shirt and the men were taken to the police sta tion, and held for examination on Friday.

The police say that both of the men have criminal records which will be brought out before Magistrate Walsh Friday. TO END "CUPID'S BOWER" As the result of his investigation of the Marraiage Bureau in the Municipal Building Leonard M. Wallsteln, Commissioner of Accounts, recommends to Acting Mayor McAnenv that It he ohnf. ished. It is understood that Cnmmls.

loner Wallsteln will begin an Investi gation of the activities of the unofficial marriage bureau in the Borough Hall in oi uuiuyn. SHE'S IRISH TO THE END. Canadian Woman Wants to Fit Right in Census. "What is your nationality?" asked the census man of a young married woman, yesterday. "I am a Canadian," she "French or English?" he asked.

"Neither." said she. "Irish." "Oh. hut you can't be that." said he, "there's nothing In the hook that provides for that. You've got to be i-rencn Canadian or English Canadian." "Very well, then, for this occasion only, I'll be English," she said, "hut it they revise the book, please put me in the correct column," AGED WOMAN TRIES TO DIE. Mrs.

Ellen Jackson, 78 years of age. living at 1962 Seventy-ninth street, attempted suicide with a razor this afternoon, in her room. Her daughter. Mrs. James Lahens, arrived upon the scene in time to prevent the self-killing.

Patrolman Wlnfred Swnid arrested the woman, after Surgeon Held of the Coney Island Hospital had dressed the slight cut on her throat. DKWFY'S RE GRPK JVH'F. "Quality ntnnriw the teat of time." 13S Fulton Street ft: si Nassau Street. N. Y.

ASK YUl'n DUALiat. Adv. LETS SUBPENA STAND Byrne Charged Abuse of Privilege in Criticising District At-I torney Cropsey's Action. CHARLES M. SMITH ON STAND.

Cropsey Offers Evidence to Show I Notes Were Carried by Grout as Bank Assets. In the face of his statement that Kenneth A. Southworth, the assistant cashier of the Union Bank, would tell all he knows at the trial of Edward M. Grout before Judge Lewis In the County Court on a charge of perjury. Lawyer Edward J.

Byrne today asked Judge Lewis to set aside the subpena with which Southworth was tagged yesterday. Judge Lewis Intimated, after hearing argument, that he would allow the subpena to stand. As stated exclusively In yesterday's Eagle, Southworth was served with the subpena after he left the court room, where District Attorney Crop-sey had moved his trial on an indictment for forgery In connection with Union Bank matters. Mr. Byrne said Southworth was willing to tell all and expressed the opinion that the District Attorney brought him Into court from another State merely to get his testimony In the Grout case.

The Jury which Is hearing the evi dence being preesnted against Grout was sent out of the court room while Lawyer Byrne pressed his motion to quash the subpena. "This was an abuse of Southworth's privilege," said Mr. Byrne, "for the law holds that when a man comes to court he Is exempt from other processes against him. A man must be allowed a reasonable time to enter and leave the jurisdiction when he comes to court. This man came into the State to attend his trial and in his affidavit he states that It was his intention to go back to his home in sachusetts immediately.

This mar. cannot now depart from this jurisdiction, although his trial is not to take place now, and it is an invasion of his rights." "Tour Honor will remember that yesterday morning, when Mr. Byrne stood here in the court room, he said that Southworth was in court, that he was entirely willing to testify whenever wanted, and all he wanted was not to be Interfered with In his employment," said District Attorney Cropsey. Cropsey Points to Thaw Case as Precedent. "So as to take no chances on the statement, Mr.

Southworth was served with a subpena after he left the courtroom. The service is absolutely proper. The exemption Mr. Byrne speaks of is predicated on the ground that the appearance of a person within the Jurisdiction and in court is entirely-voluntary and that he has come without compulsion to become a witness or a party In a civil matter. The very case cited by Mr.

Byrne to sustain his contention shows that when a man Is compelled to attend court he is amenable to all processes of the courts. In the Thaw case that very point was established by the Appel late Division, in deciding that th' matter on which he was tried had nothing to do with the matter on which he was extradited and that the process was not entirely proper. And a man who is brought back from out the Jurisdiction, as this man South worth was. does not enjoy the priv ilege of being free trom process. "In view of Mr.

Cropsey's statement. I say now that Southworth is willing to testify, that he is now in the courtroom and is willing and ready to be called some day this week. All we want is an assurance that he will be called within a few days, if we can get that 1 will withdraw the motion to quash the subpena. "I am not here to make any bar gains," said District Attorney Cropsey in answer to tne request, stand on the legal position that it is entirely right." "He had another purpose in coming here than to attend his trial," Mr. Byrne went on, "and all he asks is that he be not Interfered with in his employment." "What do you say as to the distinction between those who attend under compulsion and those who come voluntarily?" asked Judge Lewis.

"There is a distinction, but it does not apply in this case," was Mr. Byrne's answer. "I am not trying to drive a bargain. This man's wife and child need to he supported and it is not easy for an indicted man to find a new position." Judge Lewis, although intimating he could not agree with the contention, reserved derision. After the jury was called hark District Attorney Cropsey offered much evidence produced by Charles M.

Smith, manager of the Atlantic branch of the Union Bank, and the bank and court records, to show that promissory notes were carried as bank assets on which Grout, as attorney and president conducted law suits which resulted in failures when attemps to collect the judgments were made. Grout Letter to Atlantic Branch Manager Introduced. Charles M. Smith, who was manager of the Atlantic Branch in Edward M. Grout's time as president of the Union Bank, and prior thereto, was asked as to certain items carried as assets by the bank on March 25, 1910.

There were twenty-two notes held by the branch, made mostly by people who did business in Brownsville, aggregating $1 1,046.61. Mr. Baldwin objected to the admission of the testimony on ihe ground that some of the items were not included in the notice given to him by District Attorney Cropsey. as to what proof he would produce, and on the further ground, that they were not mentioned in the indictment. Judge Lewis allowed the proof on fie theory of guilty knowledge being lionunuea on ruge (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, June 8 The first big issue be fore the Constitutional Convention whether there shall be one or two houses of the State Legislature reached the floor of the convention today.

Ex-Senator E. T. Brackett, chairman of the committee on the organization of the Legislature, presented the ma jorlty report recommending the contin uance of two houses to be known as now as the Senate and Assembly, and the members to he elected by districts. B. Clarence Aiken or Cayuga, pre sented the minority report recommend ing a legislature of one house a uni cameral legislature.

Both reports were laid over for debate next Tuesday. It is conceded here that the Brackett report will he adopted although a stiff fight will be made in Denaii vl ine unicameral plan. BLAMES MOSS FOR SCANDAL Admiral Fullam Says He Was Responsible for Trouble. Annapolis, June 8 Rear Ad miral William P. Fullam.

sunerinten dent of the Naval Academy, who resumed his testimony today before the naval court of Inquiry appointed by Secretary Daniels to Investigate charges of irregularities in examinations at the academy, declared to the court that Midshipman James E. Moss of Annapo lis was the man primarily responsible for the whole scandal of Irregularities in connection with the last annual ex amination. Midshipman Moss, the admiral asserted, was being supported in his plea tor clemency by two United States Sen ators, a Representative in Congress and two lawyers. Jt such forces, said the superintendent, were permitted to control in such a case it would not be nos- sible to maintain a standard of discipline in tne JNaval Academy. "Mr.

Moss' father told me." said Ad miral Fulla.m "that Surgeon McDowell, wnom no (Moss) had defended in a civil case, had assured Mr. Moss that he would look out for his son." Moss had told the admiral he did not wish to make charges against McDowell or any one else, but he expressed the belief that the papers claimed to have been received by Midshipman Moss from an anonymous source were sent to his son by some officers. Surgeon Mc-Dawell, the admiral said, was mentioned in tnat connection. ROSENTHAL WONT RUN Rumor That He May Be Named as City Magistrate. Justice Alexander H.

Rosenthal has finally made up his mind, as announced in The Eagle on Sunday, not to run again for the Municipal Court nomination in the Seventh District. In a letter to The Eagle today, he said: I desire to express my sincere thanks to my numerous friends for their loyal support in my behalf. For personal reasons, however, I must de- line to be a candidate." In connection with Justice Rosen thal's declination to run there were persistent rumors afloat today that the r-esi ork man would be named by Mayor Mitchel to fill the vacancy on the Magistrates Bench caused hv the promotion of a man to take the place ot the late Special Sessions Jus tice Howard J. Forker. BATTERMA.NS AT ODDS IN HANDLING ESTATE Mother and Son Disagree on Question of Disposal of Realty Co.

Stock. MOTHER ASKS ADDED INCOME, Holding Company Controls Half Her Fortunes Son Won't Sell Pntil Market Strengthens. Mrs. Sarah E. Batterman.

widow of Henry Batterman, the dry goods merchant, and her son, Henry L. Batterman, are at odds over the administration and investment of the $900,000 trust fund left for Mrs. Batterman's benefit by her husband, when he died January 9, 1912, of which the son is trustee. Surrogate Ketcham will be called upon to settle the dispute that has arisen, hut both sides have agreed that the matter is not to be argued at a public hearing. They have stipulated to allow the Surrogate to decide the matter on the various documents filed in his office in connection with the administration of the trust fund since Mr.

Batterman's death. The trust fund for Mrs. Batterman, wnicn, under tne terms of her husband's will, was one-half of his residuary estate, on January 9 of this year, when the last accounting of the fund was filed by the trustee, amounted to and Mrs. Batterman's income, according to the account, was $53,712.01. The largest single asset of the trust fund is forty-two and a half shares of the capital stock of the Barwin Realty Company, appraised at $400,161.11.

It is the Barwin Realty Comnanv stock that Is the bone of contention between Mrs. Batterman and her son. Mrs. Batterman contends, through her counsel, Frank H. Hall, that this investment of the trust funds is unlawful as the stock is not the kind of se curity in which trustees are authorized hy law to invest.

The son answers that as the Barwin Realty Company is really only a holding company for the Batterman real estate, a sale of Its stock at the present time would mean a sacrifice of the body of the estate and so be detrimental to the Interests of his three children, who are the residuary devisees of the estate, under the terms of their grandfather's will. The Barwin Company was a "creature of Henry Batterman," according to Henry A. Ingraham. counsel for Henry L. Batterman.

Although It is incorporated at it has realty linl.iil, no .1 A A ft AAA t- bit of "this realty, according to Mr. (Continued on Pago 2.) Arrives Later Suggests Use of Soft Pedal, Is Ai Report. PRESIDENT IS FIRM Displeased at Speculation Over Contents Note Forwarded Tomorrow. Eagle Bureau, 60? Fourteenth Street. Washington.

June 8 There was a flurry today over the situation created by the delay in transmitting the American answer to Germany when Secretary of State Bryan failed to appear for the Cabinet meeting, at 11 o'clock, and did not arrive until nearly an hour later. The Cabinet had been in session at the White House for fifty-five minutes when the Secretary of State went in. to that time he had been sequestrated in his private office. To Inquiries which were sent to him while he was secluded at the State Department Mr. Bryan sent answer that he was busy working on some matter, which delayed his attendance at the Cabinet meeting, and said that he had telephoned to the White House that he would be late.

When he emerged from his office Mr. Bryan repeated the statement that ho had been busy working on something, but would not say what it was. Meanwhile Ambassador von Bernstorff had been a caller at the department, hut he saw Counselor Lansing and not the Secretary. Secretary May Hac Been Preparing Changes in Note. Reports growing out of Mr.

Bryan's delay in reaching the Cabinet meeting gave it much significance with regard to the American note to liermany, which was being submitted in practically final form to the Cabinet today. it. was asserted that Mr. Bryan had been engaged in the preparation of some suggested chages in the note as it stands, these changes of a character to sorten asperities of language and make the tone of the document more moderate. It has been a matter of common knowledge that Mr.

Bryan has not been in favor of going the length to which the President has already gone in the rvs? of liermany, and that changes suggested by him in the note of May 13 were not adopted by Mr. Wilson. That Mr. Bryan would con-, tinue his to modify the tone of demands was reported yesterday, when the Secretary shut himself up in his office and did not see newspaper representatives at the usual time. Humors Bryan Will Resign Are Dis counted.

His delay in reaching the Cabinet thia forenoon immediately renewed re- I ports that he was spending the time in a final revision of some document which he took into the Cabinet meeting with him. The usual stories of an impeding: resignation were also but re- ceived little or no credence. Whatever ihe differences between the Administration and the Secretary of State over the German situation, it is not consid ered at all likely at this time that Mr. Bryan will either resign from the Cab- the President. He is understood, how- ever, to be stubborn in his determina- tion to urge certain changes in the pending note which he believes ought to be made.

That the American note to Ger many will be sent "When it is ready," was the most definite statement that could be obtained from Administration sources today concerning the time of transmission of this much-awaited document. This is generally taken to mean that it will not be sent off before tomorrow, if then. When the note was discussed before the Cabinet this forenoon it was not in absolute, final form, although it has undergone careful revision as to language, and the. substance of it is well determined. It was understood before the Cabinet met today that the note was still open to verbal changes, notwithstanding that the purport of It was definitely settled several days ago by the President.

Outside of the Secretary of State, the Cabinet is understood to be practically a unit, so far as the note Is concerned. Administration Embarrassed hy Spec, illation in Regard to Contents of Noto. Meantime, pending the delay In the final preparation and sending of the note, the Administration continues to lie disturbed over the widespread speculation concerning is contents. For the first lime to, it whs declared on high authority that these attempts to forecast the principal features of the document produced an impression upon public opinion abroad which it would be impossible to remove. What the effect of this pinion viiuhl ne.

was not asserted. mid be. was The iniprt rivaled by the state- lent. pinion al ever, was that this public eaily said to be created was a source ot entoarrassment. rather than oth rwise.

to the Administration. The delay in the sending of the note is now a mailer of more discussion In Washington than the contents of the note ilself. Il has become a conspicuous feature of the situation, largely because of the general knowledge that It was the original intention of the Ad- ministration dispatch the note last week. Were it nut for this fact, th.