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-I'l i i A i i i I i i i i i I '14 i i i. -1 A NATIONAL INSTITUTION The CHILDS restaurants are located in 3 1 of the Jargest cities in the, United States. The combined population of these cities is 21,000,000. That means CHILDS reststo rants are within reach of 15 of the-populaticn of the country. Most travelers visit one or another of these cities occasionally and when they do they are pretty sure to drop into a CHILDS restaurant i At any rate, statistics that the CrJILDS restaurants serve more than 50,000,000 meals a That, combined with the ad-' vantage of buying supplies in large quantities, is the reason CHILDS can afford to limit profit to a little over 2c a meaL Tbe apyti! af lw hm immcw California sad phima I.

HILOS Now for the 7 Seas! JOIN THE 1 US. Marine SEE THE WORLD 500 Men Wanted at Once W-' trained as Ftattnea. Sattoe. iu wards. tor Good Jobs at Good Pay Om OfMi-flitai Par during trslnlnr.

Board ana I'niforms found bjr L. S. Bhlppusjr Board. ---v Apply Mr. Van.

IT. B. Emrlo.i iwnt 9wvic, Hall eC Record BM(n CUs mir 8trot. New Yerk City. FRANCIS HACKETT, Editor of tkm A'ew JtepuMc, WU1 OeUVer aa, Address on The Public Forum, Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avesae-'and Tenth fltreet Sunday, Jznuxry 5 th, at 8 P.

M-; Tint Pullio Invited, Put the touch of geains into bis dishes? He cses Safe Milk InTaEda lUCeakJng MM A Nutritious Diet for All Ages. Quick Lunch; Home or Office. OTHERS ae IMITATIONS 9Pm by perfection la Kead caJ a ssioothncss of vroodEfr biz practically impossihla tr tho fcome-cSxcd variety MtT7. KKHTOKtD. fyvUmt Poinear an FumUr.

C'mmnH wi4x0 their (4 Mf UlttrairA tm tfi Jioioftrnvut Fiettrm Meetim of Th XtM Yer Times rr. -TT PERSHING MORS 26 1MB SOLDIERS War Cross Awarded to Air Service Men, Two Colonels; and Others of Infantry Units. LIEUT. J. H.

LAMBERT IN LIST Nw York Aviator Cited for Heroism Displayed During Special Mia lon Near Stensy. Jan. list oC twenty-atx citation tu Issued by the War Department. Among the men wbs received th DlsUniruisbed Service Croaa for heroUra in action ace several of the aviation corps aad two Colonels of Infantry. The men irbo have been so honored and whose specific acta ef bravery are not.

described In the para graphs below U.rW. Ooldtlwralte. Marlon, Ind. Colon Perjt- Laurence Staafleld. Durham, N.

C.J Lieu W.C Carlson, Chicago. "EL i Serst. B. VT. Brcnrn.

Tel-Uco Plains, SerjX A. J. Faditt. Oatfney, S. Prhrate Leonard Fri Us.

Laurel Bloomery, Private OUs Turner, Albla. Iowa; Private Ci A. Snrfth. Rock Hill. K.

C. PHvate R. R. PhUlipa, Gaffnty, 8. J.

Private Ernest Moraan. High Point. N. C. Private W.

F. Jones, fciyx. 8. C. Private J.

K. Falson. Bennettsvllle, S. C. Prhrate O.

A. BusKlnf PSalnileld, Iowa; Corpora T. 2.. Weeks, Colleton. 8.

Corporal J. C. VUlepiu. Camden. 8.

Corporal Huber Chewer. 6. C. Corporal J. D.

Herlot, Providence. S. and Corporal F. O. Oaoalns, Chester field.

8. v. hires' XJeet. Jehn H. ibeirt, pDot.

91st Aero Squadron. For extraordinary ht-rolsm In action near Btanay, on Oct 30. While on a photorraphlo mission to the vicinity of Stenay, his work being seriously Interfered with by the fire of a formation of enemy planes, he temporarily discontinued his pnlsslon, attacked the formation and dispersed It. f-destroylns; on plane and seriously -dam- acina another, lie tnen returned to Ma DENY HIGHER FARE TO SHOUTS ROADS Ceatlased from Fags Cetama 4. i was the authorising body.

Since then, he pointed out. tbe city sUone has acted. "The trouble with the New Tork Railways Company ta that tho rental paid to subslduary lines Is too high." continued the Oontrpller. It pays, for example, $400,000 a year for the Fourth Avenue franchise below Forty-econd Street." If there were readjustments of what I the Controller called swollen rentals." he said. Ui company could operate Some of the leases." Mayor Hylan said at this point.

are 10, IS, 20 and 31 per cent. The time la rapidly approaching when the people must be served instead of the traction lines being used for stock manipulation and private galna' Tbe board, ha' annodnced. had decided that the city petition the Federal District Court for the appointment of a co-receiver to represent municipal Interests In the Brooklyn Rapid Transit receivership proceedings. Sheats Insists en Inrresjse. After the action by the.

board the statement was attributed to Mr, Shoots that the Interborough and the New York City Railways would go Into tbe hands of receivers on April 1. Last night Mr. Bhonrta denied having made any such statement, asserting that he had set no isr uw i4U4ure ox ine companies. He added that the failure wouM have come about on Jan. 1 had not friend the company coma to the rescue with money enougn to uae over the There are- two probbana tnrol-rd he continued.

that, of tlie city and the Interborough and that of the surface lines. As for the Interborough, it ss aim-ply a euestion of good faith and common sense between partners, -one of whom it uus case. me. city has at the same time power to save or ruin tha partner. Because the cltv was unhi to.

raise enough money to build the sub ways u.weni into partnership with the Interborough. agreeing that tbe company should receive a cerUkin. return on it investment, and that the commodity Kuau nuia onng a certain price. The city said that becauue at niuti. tutlonal restriction it could not guarantee this Income- Th cmniiuiT Miml Into the -agreement and the correctness.

is snown ny tne fair return It received on Its Investment on the basis of pre-war nrlcea. Then an aif oruseen world catastro- pne comei along auod 4Shangis every basis of figurine. Cost ris ta mt heights. The only way to meet them Is io raise tne tie price of the commodity sold. tne piitneri, lcUy lj uT with the power to do this and but one of only one seiuses.

juiiner one or two things can The company can be thrown Into the hands of receivers, or else the tt mij viui VUW down so that It Is tnuch less than ft per and will then be declared confiscatory by the court. At for the rurfaee fines and the much-poken-of 21 per 4nt i rental. I know that the Eighth Avenue line Is the one referred to. Thrj tory of that is short and clear. Tne original capitalization i $1,000,000 and the annual rental 2J 0.000.

However, since 1H91 the Metropolitan, and the Metropolitan receivers, and the New York City Railways have poured into that line worth of converting It from a horse car line to an electric railway, and only Lately the depreciated valuation set upon It by Ford, Davis, and Bacon was ft.000.00i. so that the rental approximates 8.6 er cent. That ts what happens to the 21 per cent, of the Board of Estimate. Moreover, the Income of all the surface lines, based on actual valuation, is only 7H per cent. Mr.

Craig's statement In explana in tion of the action of the Board of Esti mate Is full of errors. In the first- place, no suca agreement as that 3f a a-cent fare from JPelham Park to Coney Island was ever made. The Coney Island' end' of it Is solely the concern of the B. R. T.

He says that to change from the S-cent fare would necessitate the revision of tbe entire contract and that inequalities and hardships sgalnst the rtty would have to be adjusted. No such thing Is the case. The agreement was made the company should re-cdvt a certain return and the city to get all above a certain amount. The company Is not getting Its share and tbe city Is getting nothing, As I have pointed out my letter, the, 7-cent tare would take care of tbe company and the 6-cent fare would rellnve the city of a quarter million debt against It." Mr. honts and James L.

general counsel for the com- -pantes, discussed the situation with the Fublia Service Commlssloiu During the conference Mr. Shonts asked that the subway rapid transit agreetmmt between the Interborough Company and the city be so modified aa to permit of an Increase and was told that If the city made such a concession It look for concessions by the company In other parts of the agreement. Both Mr. Shonts and Mr. Quackenbium objected to this.

There was a suggestion that the preferential of $6,833,000 bo reduced to a point that would provide a 9 per cent, dividend on- the stock of the Interborough, but Mr. Insisted thst the company was entitled to the entire fixed charges and prefercntials named in tha contracts. the conference the commission made an explanation of the financial situation, wtlcii said: The stock of the lntertorougb in the hands of the public is mpreeented by the Vi per cent. -collators 1 trust bonds ef the Interborough Consolidated Holding Company. These bonds were Uatisd In twice the amount of tbe outstanding stock of the Interborough Company held by the holding company, so that the 0 THE i hts mission, ard rt'turned itlth Information r't Itary value, Home Address, Mm, Joseph F.

KleUey. 43 AVest street, New York. N. V. Capt- Eretl Ceek, pilot.

Air Service. Wit Aero Squadron. ior extraordinary heroism in action near tam vlilera, on i-pL 54. While on a photo-rreplilo mission in the vicinity of Pam-villers wluch necessitated a penetration of twenty kilometers within the enemy lines, he was attacked by seven enemy pursuit planes, and his plane was riddled with bullets. In spite of the stuck he continued on his mission, turning- only for our Unes when his observer had secured photographa of great military valu.

In the combat one enemy aircraft was Home address, Mrs. J. K. Cook, 242 Floyd Av-euue, Toledo, Ohio- Tint IJeet. Jena B.

Ceaalas, Infantry, observer, 24th Aero- Squadron. For extraordinary heroism in action near Con-flans, on Nov. i. In the course of a Shotographlo rnhsion of a particularly angerous character he and his pilot were attacked by a superior number of enemy pursuit plauea, During the combat that ensued, with remarkable coolness and excellent shooUng. he destroyed one of tbe attacking machines.

Notwithstanding that the enemy aircraft continued to attack and harass them. Lieutenant Cousins aad pilot reached all their objectives aad returned to our lines with photographs of great military Importance, Horn address. Mrs. 3. A.

Cousins, tVhaller Avenue, WestylUe. Conn, 4 -r 'A First lieet. Jeha H. 8 syder, observer, Atr Jrvloe, Ftrrt extraordinary heroism la action on Sept. I J.

While on a special mlaaioo to determine the probable enemy concentration In the vi. back areas, Ueutenant pilot, tn spite of almost Li. snyaer, wtuiua imposslbls flying conditions, flew 00 kilometer over tbe enemy Unee at a very lew altitude. The unfavorabla weather alone would have warranted them In turning back, but they continued on regardless of very active and accurate machine-gun and anti-aircraft fire. They returned to our lines only when their mission was suo-cesKfully completed.

Home address, Mrs. William H. Noll, 81 North Sixth Street, Reading. Perm, CeL p. D.

Pellea. Tang' Corpa For extraordinary heroism la action In the Bols de Cutsy. on Sept. -20. He displayed conspicuous gallantry and leadership In directing a tank attack on the Bois de Cuisy.

after which he rallied a force of diaorganlKid Infantry, leading it forward In the face of violent machine gun- fire and occupying the ground which had been taken by the tanks. Home address. Urs. H. Pulien.

mother. Skagway. Alaska. Cel. Oettrge a.

Patte.4r Tank Corps, For extraordinary heroism in action near Cheppy, on Sept, 24. He displayed conspicuous courage, coolness, energy, and intelligence In directing the advance of his brigade down the valley of the Aire. Later be force of d-organlaed Infantry and led It forward per cent, dividend of Interborough stock would be sufficient to meet this interest charge. Tbe attitude of the Interborough officials Indicated that the Interborough must declare dividends In excess of ft per cent. In order to preserve the statue of the preferred stock, of tbe holding txenpany.

This stock In part merely represents a capitalisation made In 1D07 of the excess profits then earned by the Interborough Company. The Impression' was sained that the attitude- or the company was that It would prefer to go Into the hands of re-ceivera rather than yield with respect to the amount of preferential, for any substantial reduction In the preferential would cause receivership of-the holding company. The attitude of some of the Commissioner Is tfcat. as the preferred and common stock of the holding company dos not represent any actual Investment, in the rapid transit line other than a capitalisation of profits, rs financial needs are not a matter of consideration tn the fixing of a different fare." i Oarrlsen te Oei Tae4s." Ex-Secretary of War Lindley M. Gar rison, now receiver of the B.

R. said yesterday after consultation with Fed eral Judge Having had no prevlons connection with the property. X. of course, must first make a careful study before reaching -any conclusions or ait emetine- to take any radical action. I am sure that I speak with the approval of the Court in reaped to ine matters upon wntcn have already reached some conclusions.

I have determined upon the following things, which I mention, not necessarily In the order of their-Importance. We desire to operate this property with tbe greatest attention to tbe safety of the traveling public that Is possible, and I propose to set about at once ascertaining the information that can be obtained on this subject and putting Into practice whatever will give the greatest assurance of safety to the traveling public. I purpose obtaining from the Public Service Commission a physical purvey of the -property If they have already made one. and If not. I shall request them to do so, that I may benefit by the observations on suggestions resulting from the facts developed.

With respect to the matter of Increased income la order to maintain the-road at a proper standard of efficiency and to give the oet possible service, I cannot at this time usefully matte any statement, as I am not ad-vUod of the facts, -1 propose to set about Immediately acquiring all available information under this head so as be able to carry out whatever policy is aoopiexi oy tne-court, in respect to the Juestlons thst have. been mooted in regard to the subsidiary companies and what will be done in respect of them. I have no Information and shall have to acquire the same before I can have any views or make any recommendations or aid the court In carrying out any I W5 asked If he Intended to mi hangs In the personnel of 1 make the company. Mr. am son said that while he was Secretary of War he was often asked why he lived tn a hotel Instead of private house and he always ssld he Iras in the city only temporarlL Today Mr.

Garrison will meet the op-4rafclnr officials of the company and Utir make an Inspection of the various Utf f.Kay;Be Ancillary Receiver. Tfte ylait yesterday of George D. Teo mans, counsel of the R. T. Company, wltli Samuel Duberstein.

a lawyer, to the Chambers of Federal Judge Sdwln L. Carvln led to rumors that steps were being taken to obtain the appointment of an ancillary receiver for tho subsidiary companies of the B. R. T. system.

If this is done the new receiver will probably have charge of a number, If not all, of the company's surface lines. Mr. soman would only say that the conference would be resumed at 10 o'clock Moiiday morning. Developments in the financial district yesterday following the receivership of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company wei-e confined almost entirely to tha de-posting of securities by holders with the Bond and Not and Stockholders' FrC'tective Committee. These deposits are reported to be coming In.

but It is understood that both committees do not litUmd to take further action until It Is possible to ascertain Just what tho volume of deposits will be. It was learned In authoritative euar- um yesieraay tnai vne earnings or tne company are running at a rat which DHltt rair to provtae aaequaieiy I or the bid fair to provide adi for the Inturest charges throughout the year ami leave a balance at the end of the year. In this connection it Is also understood that if the bankers who were conferring on B. R. T.

financing at the clone of the old year, bad had any as-sunancee that the credit condition of the company would be Improved in the the interest money due on Jan. 1 would have been raised. Contrary to the general expectation, Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock reglsterod a -sharp recovery in yesterday's stock mailt eU- First sales were, at 31. and on a fnir volume of business a high quotation for the day of SUrti was made, lewfor the day was t04. iilONTS APPEALS TO PUBLld S-s Default by Traction Companies i-.

Might Cause Wide Panic 'Theodore P. Shonts, President of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company atd the Mew York Company, made public yesterday a. letter he has written to the Merchants 'Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Real Estate Board of New York, detailing the: situation, that now the railway lines in this city and declaring that the' public have not awakened to YORK TDIES, SATURDAY. JAKUARY behLnd the ter-Ve und-r heavy Bhlf gun and artillery fire tintil he was wounded. I'nible tfl advance further he coiitlnuoJ direct the operations of his unit urtU.

arrangements for turning over command were completeo. Home adiiws. Mr-, Oeorse B. t' wife, Clover liuJUlng, Milk fiyeet. Boston, Mass.

ma T. Dixsn. HOth Infantry, (decessed). For extraordlnsxyNheroiain In action near Vaux Andlgny, on 29. He Ws sevurely wounded duruig the eerly prt of the operations sgalnst the Hlndenburg line; his com ps ry having only one officer, he remained on duty, bhortly afterward he received a second wound and again, refused to leave hU men.

When he saw that the front wavwi hU mpany were getting into a barrage at once went forward to etop thm, and while doing se he was Next of kin llson. brother. 120th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forcea. ASSAILS CRAIG'S DEAL- Whitney; Attack Evokes Hot Ra ply from tha At meeting yesterday of the Public Service Commission. F.

I Keating, counsel for the Inter-Coattcental Construction Corporation, was asked by Commissioner Whitney whether Controller Cratg bad agreed to setUe the claims of Ihe company amounting to more than $1,000,000. which grew out of a subway contract In' Brooklyn, Laur Mr Jaeattng produced a copy of the agreement, which was dated Dec 19 and called for a total payment by the Uy of 4328,000, with an additional wu in reserve xo await iinat aeciston. uw in reserve swuc iuiu udcinwu. CommiM)ontr Whitney referred to It as a MCrct settlement, and It need not have oost more than sio.uou. i am retfuestea to maxe some siaie-ment In regard to the dally outburst of Public Service Commissioner Whitney," Controller Craig said.

this time In reference to the Intercontinental Construction Corporation. The statement now made by Whitney Is false. His previous statement was that' the claim of this contractor was being settled for He now says that the settlement was a secret settlement. Tbe remainder of Whitney's rambling are a mixture of falsehoods and half REDUCING GERMAN ARMY. Berlin Reports the Older Classes of 20 Divisions Discharged.

BA8LE. German armi stice Commissioners, according to a Ber- allied Commissioners a note saying 'that on the western front, besides the peacetime garrisons, there art now twenty divisions of which tho older classes have been discharged. It is added that the dissolution of the German nigh command Is proceeding. the peril that Has In the plight of the electric railways. 1 The electiio railways of the State of New York represent.

In round numbers, a billion and a quarter dollars 7f securities, divided Into $900,000,000 of -bonds and 1320,000.000 of said. This vast sum, representing about one-two-hundred ths of tho wealth of the United States (as estimated by, tne Government in IK 12, the latest Government In. Jeopardy. "It Is In Jeopardy because, notwithstanding the request of the President of the United State, tbe Secretary of the Treasury, and the Controller of the Currency, local authorities of communities In the btate of Mew Tork even where they have allowed Increase of fare have not authorised tho electric roads to increase their fares sufficiently to remedy the situation resulting from the war. Unless some relief Is given at an early date, many of the lines will become bankrupt.

Many weaker lines are already bankrupt, and all the Unas are headed toward bankruptcy. Even In normal tiroes default on such a largo scale would be an absolute disaster to the State of New York, and possibly to tha nation but times are not 1 Following the most gigantic war in au tustory is a period oi recon-structon on such a huge scale as to make the credit of many of the nations of the world questionable and credit In our own country extremely sensitive." Mr. Shonts pointed out that In the present time a default on a billion dol- lars of electric -railway bonds In the State of New TOrk might start a nation-wide panic If this condition were allowed to materialise, he said, it would be a before private capital. oouia oe inuucea to out money in nub- ilo utilities. He said that the loss of capital oy Danxruptcy is ss serious as the loss of capital by WRECK VICTIMS TO Association to' Ask for Appointment of Their! Own The Brighton Wreck Victims and Passengers' Protective Association announced Its Intention to fight for the payment of damage claims In a statement Issued yesterday by Joseph T.

Griffin, Temporary believe our organisation." says the statement, Is entitled to legal representation, and We shall apply to Judge Mayer tu appoint our nomine as an additional receiver The franchises were given to these corporations by the city with the Idea that the companies would look, upon their obligations seriously and run their lines, safely, efficiently, and for tha comitort of the public Because this has not been done our organisation reeis jusuriea in applying to the Attorney General of the State to bring quo warranto proceedings to forfeit the franchises of the offending corporation and its subsidiaries. "It la also our purpose to present facts in our possession to the Governor of the State and to the members of- the Legislature, and demand a hat a legislative inquiry be held to 'trace out the financial policy which has brought about the ruin of railroad which, legitimately run, would be able to and efficient service, and at the same time pay a fair dividend to Investors, and this In spite of the fact that much of the stock and bonds of the B. R. T. has been issued without ad(uate value and represents plain HYLAN ASSAILS WHITNEY.

Latter Says City Is Threatened with Traction 'f. The Eoard of Estimate at Its meeting yesterday assailed Public Service Com missioner Travis It. Whitney because of his statement that when the hoard cut the appropriation tor the commission It cut off the pay of many meri now serving their country In Franca and elsewhere. Frank Lw Dowllng, President oi saannauan uorougn. asked William Fullen, aucclau counsel for the commission, if the published statements that 400 employes of that body had to be discharged because of the reduction in ap propriation were true.

Mr. Fullen started a reply when the Controller broke in i I can answer that. The statements are absolutely and ridiculously false. The commission had a bureau ten times as large as was needed to audit dual subway contract revenues. The Controller a office could do that work without the appropriation of an extra dol lar." 5 Who ave out those statements?" Inquired Mayor Hylen.

"A ftllow by the name of Whitney now having the title of Fublio Service Commissioner, which be won't hold long," tne controller replied. The Mayor said that In his opinion wX of boo.ooo persons In Brooklyn, where Mr. Whitney resides. not fifty would pay heed to anything the Commissioner might asv. Last night Commissioner Whitney Issued a statement tn which he said that In suggesUnc that he be fired the Mayor and Controller had broucht Gov ernor Smith Into the discussion and Into the New York Cltv situation.

11 thought this should Interest the entire State. Then ne idUKi; "1 accept the lasae. Whether I am removed or legislated out or oirice la a matter of little importance to me. It Is Important for the City of New York to realise that a gang Is in control of the city that uniler cover of war patriotism and excitement baa 'got its feet under the table ami the citr is threatened with traction deeJs and contractors' deals that will Uu-ew tbe past Into Insignia canes. i- EX-IIAYORYAIIYYCK LEFT $2,000,000 Ordinal VVKI That Left Half of Estate to VVifa Outright Modified by CodlciL PROVIDES FOR DAUGHTERS Brother.

i Augustus Van Wyck, th Chief Beneficiary and Residuary Legatee, Is The wlli of Robert Van Wyck, first" Mayor of tha present five-borough city of New York, who died on Nov. 14 last in Paris, where he had lived fdr many years, care half his estate of more than tl.000.000 to his wlfs. Mrs. Kate K. Van Wyok.

who married him after she had divorced John Hertle, former' Commissioner of Accounts. A codicil, executed on Aug. I. 1)17. aboot two years after the will drawn, reduced Mrs.

Van Wyck'S Share of the eetate so that she received outright only an eighth, instead of half, the estate.1 The wUt Itself, after jrlvtnr half the estate outright to wyck. left the other half to tha deoedent's brother, with the provision that a number of Broadway' 4 -A Among thi most individual and American Designer Greatly Reduced THe2 coldest dayx of Winter are yet come. nasung.tlie selectibn of one of these beautiful coats at a reduced price a really worthwhile UV i investment 1 The selection of loose fitting and rv belted styles; iV-quite extensive, developed a Evora, Crystal Cord, Silvertone, Bolivia, Broadcloth, Wool J. Velour, Normandy, Fancy Mixtures, Plushi Baffm Seal. Pom Pom and r.

Acadian Lamb. Coati Coats. $29.50 and $35.00. $22.50 CoaJ fi Formerly; $35100i and $39.50 $27.50 Coats I i Formerly $39.50 'and $49.50 $3 5.00 Coats. si Formerly $49.50 and $55.00.

Coats. $59.50 and $69.50 1'; Coats Formerly i $69.50 and $79.50 $59.50 i Fourth Floor, An Unequalled Value! Serge A iV or for immediate disposal prior io inventory Misses', Coats and Suits strictly correct Coats formerly $39.50.1. WJSO CoaU $45,00 iNow $35.00 'ij orrnerly; $55.00 j. Az, Now; $39.5 0 V. formerly Now $45.00 i vCoaU formerly $69,50: i Now $49,50 Now; $59.50 Coats formerly Now; $69.50 SuitsCv.

formerly i formerly 1019; dlntct bequests sh.4ld be paid out of his share. The -codicil retained this provision, but directed that the widow's share be divided into four parts, one of which ffoei to her outright. Another share Is oft to her In trunt, snd after her rinath to lior daughter, Kthel Grace Van Wyck, and after the tatter's death the principal gees to Auirjstiis Van Wyck. Another share is left to Mrs. Van Wyck In trust, and the principal to the testator's brother, and the fourth share goes in trust to lrfrs.

Van Wyck, ih-n to her daughter, Kathryn Van and finally to Augustus Vstt Wyck. 'Mayor Van Wyck left $11,000 In cash to Ms brother, and an equal amount to his sister, Li Ills Hok now dead. Be-querns of 11,000 each are left his wife's daughters, Kthst, Grace, and Kathryn Van Wyck, who live with their mother at the Hotel Continental, Paris, and Mrs. Msude EX Holt of South Scroon, N. Y.

Bequests of 4,009 each are left to the children of deceased brothers and the sister as follows: Samuel Van Wyck, Atlanta, Oss B. Van Wyck, Arider-sor, 8. Mary H. Van.Wyck, Short Hills, N. Anne V.

Moore. Mansfield, England WUiiam Van S4 Weirt Fifty-third Street, and Margaret C. Van Wyck, Anderson, S. The fel. lowing -nlsoes and nephews ret ft.00 each Van Wyck Hoke and Frances Hoke Pollock of Kingston, -H, Michael Hoke of Atlanta, and Lydla Uoke Webb of N.

Aqifustua Van. who Is Banted ss executor, applied for the probate of wLoda Wants Eagle Boat Inquiry. WASHINGTON. Jan. An Investigation by the Senate Naval Committee of the awarding of.

Contracts to the Ford Motor Company for the construction of Eagle boats and Into the character and construction of those was proposed In a resolution Introduced today by Senator Lodgn of Massachusetts. At his request the measure was referred; to the Narai tjomnuiiee. fin the Heart of New by Subway, Tube and created by "Leading French as pictured at $18.50 Chic and very youthful Serge Dresses, in six distinct styles, belted, straight of line, inv very charmino; Tunic effects. VEach model is very prac-. tical, and so carefully tailored as to; make satisfactory.

ser-; vice a certainty. Sizes 14 to 18 years. it- i and rjreauuruuy maae $35.00 Z. Now 525.00 $45.00 Ji $23.00 $75.00... $59.50 Second: Floor, i Dresses Saturday FIND.

FEW BALLOTS VOID. Examination Start Under AppIIca tlon of Ex-Governor Whitman, SxajnlnaWa cf balloU la ManhatUs aad the Bronx on application of ex-Oov-ernor Wnltmadswas begun yesterday under the supervision of the Board of Elections. The Inspection Is being earned out In special offices la the Emigrant Savugs Back Bulldlag. 31 Chambers Street, where the boxes are ta charge of B. J.

McGowan of the. beard. Twenty-one boxss were opened, yesterday, ten from the First, five from the Second, aad six from the Fourth Assembly restrict. Representatives of both tbe Re- fubllcan and Democratic Parties said hers was apparently little discrepancy found. It was said that twenty-elcht Smith ballots were found that ought to have been declared void, according to the Republicans, while two Whitman they admitted, were clearly void.

i It was also said t1t about eevrnty votes that were called void should have been counted, this number, being' about evenly divided between the candidates. On ooe ballot a woman voter had writ ten her name and address. -I- Lawyer, Himself. Harry Perkins, a lawyer, boarding with a family of the name of In the Knowlton apartmont house, tMO Broadway, committed suicide yesterday afternoon by shooUng himself in- the temple with a S3 -calibre revolver. Mrs.

Thomas, hearing a shot, found him stretched across his bed, revolver In hand. She told Patrolman- Dennis CM earn of the West 152d street Station that Perkins bad been til and depressed for several The house- iVone More Distinctive Box Coat Suits in a Very Special v. An Unusual Trade Opportunity Sale of Women's Smart Serg Frocks Which Is Much Eelov, Five of the best styles created for Winter, fash--ioried of Wool Serge of excellent wearing quality, in Straight line, and Kimona "Waist effects, strictly tailored, button trimrned, or I braid embroidered. None smarter anywhere, and I nownere can frocks of this character be duplies tea i at this low price. Three models pictured.

Size4 34 to 42.1:- I v' 'V- I V-i '4 To-dayi Saturday, Natural Wavy. Switches Reduced to $3.50, $5, $7.50 Reg $10and $12. Beautiful wavy jj on' (three; stems (not separate). In jail' )l Vexceptl: Grey. Quality liniifed.

vv "I i I beUeved he was ftarrled. The toil' removed an undertsklrig the police can locate his valu'ee? 81114 Denies Hotels Setil'sd Strike, James B. Regan, proprietor of r. knlckerbocker Hotel. aftd.Chxlmua the Labor Committee of the NeeTvT City Hotel Assocutton.

yesda. ItS any, members of had eetUed. with their-strikJnTwijlr The Walters Union hadasfrte forty hotels had n-acted thStl their employes who walked outiSJiS weeks ago. "There are 107 New York which are meberVof ttJ York City Hotel Assocten Ing this morning, and It is thieokt with the unreasonable demanUwM -havo been made by the atrtkln, and cooks, and that their noai Z. not possibly havTtbe InaoLf: the cltlxens of this commuauyt? Norh Shorn Tractlor) SoIvsrl In reporting yesterday a decisis, Federal Judge Chatfleld In Brooklyn.

fusing an application by the r--. the Manhattan Queens Traction porafiOTfor authoVity to lnL0- fare to 7 cents, the name of th77B3! cant was erroneously gtrea as the SivSs fhore Tractlor ThUon? Is not In the hands of recelTeraTsBd has not applied to the courts lor rtiw" Dowllng Put on AppellsU BcBeh. Governor Smith rnade his first mm designation yesterday when he mZZ2 Justice Victor Dowllng to sitTT member of the Appellate DrvUlon ui Supreme Court for the full terra of fi years. This was madet necessary tl! elected to succeed hlmsU as a SuoroZ Court Justice. I- i Individual Offering Saturday at $36.00: .4.1 Advance Spring styles, de-veloped in materials if or imi mediate wear- Wool Velour -fine quality' and Lustrous 1- Broadcloth! Shoulders and sleeves are i Women in close-fittinfir effectt as shown in the highest priced -to-order I' Choker, arid Tuxedo 4 collars of Hudson ii i i Nutria," and Skunk-Op6s3um.

jh All Silk ilined arid warmly interlmed. I Sizes 34 -to 44. vi Fourth Ftton 11 it es Possible a si; at $18.50 Their Actual Value' 4 i i- on (ht Thai Floor- 5 i- i- 'V. 'M:.