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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE rit SAY; WINDS NORTH TO SOUTHWEST. Complete report page 7. I'RKSS XXWI COMPLETE i-rOi'K MARKET FOUR O'CLOCK. Vol a me 73 NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, MAY It, 1913. PACES.

THHEE CENTS I TONTOHT AVt Af TH IT PAYS TO BE POLITE WAR FEUD IN SCHOOL; PARENTS JOIN ROW BEGUN BY TEACHERS FRIENDS SEEKING EMILY M. MURPHY; FOUL PLAY FEARED ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNATIONS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED DOOR IS NOT U. S. WILL ADMIT NO CLOSED TO GERMANY; NEGOTIATE, BUT WILL PARLEYS SEEKING DELAY Suggestions Made in Good Faith, Indicating Compliance With American Demand, Will Be Considered. Note Delivered in Berlin Press of Country Warmly Approves the Tone of the Message, White House Adopts Policy of Silence, Pending Receipt of Berlin's Reply.

solution to the country better than that which might have issued from the clash of contending elements. According to parliamentary custom the King has the right to accept or reject the resignations of the Cabinet, and this morning Home is filled with the wildest conjecture as to what his majesty will do. Some believe he wili i summon the Cabinet before the Cham- ber of Deputies for discussion of its course, being guided himself by what argue that Premier Salandra resigned because of the attitude of Signor Giolitti, and that Giolitti must of necessity take the place of Salandra. More dispassionate observers are of the opinion that neither of these courses are possible, arguing that In such a grave hour of the national life the men in power must have behind them the support of at least a very large majority of Parliament. It would be impossible for either Giolitti or the retirine ministry, after the bit ter recriminations of the past few.L days, to win such support.

Conse- quentlv it is argued that the King probably will choose a new cabinet composed of men who have not taken part in the heated exchanges of the last week. It is the mission of the cabinet, the argument runs, to steer Italy through the existing interna- tional difficulties without regard to po- litical parties within the state Anol Hip on n-o-ootiiin vn nnpii In tnflt the day has arrived for the forma- tion of a great national cabinet sim ilar to that of France, a ministry to include the leading figures of all parties to which there shall be entrusted the momentous decision now before the country. War Fever Continues to Spread. The war fever continues to spread throughout Italy, and the manifestations in the capital are particularly impressive. A crowd which favored Italy's intervention went last night to the hotel at which Gabrieie d'Annun-zio is stopping and cheered until the poet appeared on a balcony and spoke fervidly in favor of war.

From d'An-nunzio's hotel the crowd went to the palace of Dowager Queen Margherita and acclaimed her wildly. Pro-war enthusiasts engaged in a brief struggle with neutralists who were holding a meeting in the Place San Svlvestro. In the clash the win dows of a German cafe and In another establishment were broken. Mounted police cleared the square, but the demonstration was continued for some time in the central part of the city. Mathias Erzberger.

a member of the German Reichstag, here on a diplomatic mission, was attacked in the street today and would have been killed but for timely arrival of carabineers. Constantinople (via Amsterdam), May 14 The Italian Ambassador to Turkey yesterday afternoon and last night held long interviews with the Vizier, Prince Said Halim Pasha, who Is also Minister of Foreign Affairs, and with Talast Bey, Minister of the Interior. ly averred that he could not have been more than 2 years old. Frank G. Schnittger of 666 Third avenue, Manhattan, testified that he owned a restaurant and that he was sure he had sold "Bunny" in October last to T.

Dexter Richardson, manager for Miss Klotz. He had purchased the dog from a Mr. Bogart. and it was quite young when he obtained posses sion of if- Several otl eral others then went on tne 'stand to establish proof of Miss Klutz's ownership. Mr.

Richardson was one, and he was sure that the shy occupant of the camel's hair coat was the "Bun-i ny" he had purchased. When Miss Beatty went on the stand a neutral at-j titude. and its Gaelic countenance was not crossed hy any emotion. Miss Bcntty testified that she had owned it throe years. She denied that she had ever said anything about it's being too full in the face.

There were a number of witnesses for Miss Beatty, but Miss Klotz hail prepared her case well, and Judge Farrar decided it without leaving the bench. "IUPPF.K" SCARF I P. S. 61. Police Reserves and Ambulances Called for F.xeitcd Mothers.

Another "Jack the Ripper" scare yesterday threw the pupils of Public School No. 64. at Belmont and Berri-man avenues, into a panic, which made it necessary to call out police reserves to quiet the frightened moth-j ers. who tried to take their children from the school building. School was dismissed a half hour early.

During the noon recess, one of the girls screamed, and in a short time the rumor that the "Ripper" had at- tacked one of the children, had spread through the whole school. Later, was circulated that the build- ing would be blown up at 3 o'clock in I the afternoon, and a hundred excited mothers rushed to the building to rescue their children. Several fainted, and had to be aUended bv ambulance snrc-eons from a nearhv hospital. The reserves finally effected some sem- hlanee of order and. with the dis- missal n' the children, the panic abated.

The pupils are again quietly at their studies today. STOCKS LOSE WEAK. Cotton and Grains Drop Sharply Toward the Close. I I I I a a of to Worth $1 to Autoist Before Magistrate McGuire. As Henry Donnenfleld was driving his car along Ocean Parkway this morning, in the direction of Coney Island, he was arrested by Policeman Daniel Fitzpatrlek and charged with running his car in the part of the parkway that is reserved for pleasure vehicles.

In the Coney Island Court, before Magistrate McGuire, he said that his car was a pleasure car and a commercial car at one and the same time, inasmuch as it was a convertible machine. Thereupon rose a discussion as to whether the machine was one or the other, and the magistrate finally decided that it was a commercial car. Then Donnenfleld said that it was his first time to Coney Island in a machine, and that he did not know of the Magistrate McGuire announced that he would fine the man a dollar, to make him more careful In the future. Donnenfleld thanked Magistrate McGuire for his kindness and consideration. The magistrate was so impressed with this unusual politeness that he ordered the clerk of the court to remit the fine, and then suspended sentence.

Donnenfleld left the courtroom firm In his conviction that Magistrate McGuire was a "Daniel Come to Judg ment." TO ASK FOR TAX VETO McAneny Will Appeal to Whitman Not to Sign Bill. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, May President McAneny of the Board of Aldermen will, this afternoon, make another plea in behalf of New York City, to Governor Whitman, to veto the $19,500,000 direct tax bill. "In view of the financial situation of New York City it is our duty to do all In our power as its officials to relieve it of further taxation," he said, Just prior to beginning his appeal to the Governor. "Of the $19,600,000 provided, I believe that the $9,000,000 for sinking fund Interest can be eliminated at the start. I am convinced that the State Controller has the power to collect this if necessary without legislative action by levying upon the county treasurer or corresponding financial official officer of a city where no county treasurer exists.

"Therefore I shall argue that this items should not be in the direct tax: further, since the $3,600,000 canal construction Item is to be charged off continually against a bond issue to be vot ed on this I do not see why that cannot be stricken out of this di rect tax," NO AMERICANS ON CYMRIC White Star Liner Leaves for Liverpool With 965 Aboard. Without an American passenger on board, the Cymbrlc of the White Star Line, bound for Liverpool, under Cap tain F. B. Beadnell, Lieutenant Com mander in the Rayol Naval Reserve, sailed this afternoon after an hour's deiay. There were 115 cabin and 450 steerage passengers, besides the crew of 400.

On the pier and on board were a number of motion picture cameras being operated. Captain Beadnell announced that the passengers would have a daily boat drill and Instruction in the adjustment of life preservers. There were a large number of children on board. Almost all the passengers are Canadians. BAR NEUTRAL SHIPS FROM GERMAN PIERS Hamburg American Officers, Threatened by Mail, Fear Attack on Vessels.

LONGSHOREMEN ORDERED OFF. Luckenbach Line One of Those Hit by German Order Against Neutral Vessels. After tomorrow, ships carrying the American flag, as well as vessels of all other neutral countries, will not be allowed to dock at the pier of the Hamburg-American Line at the foot of Thirty-third street, South Upon the heels of this order, given out by the German steamship company today, it was announced by Captain Karl Schwalger, the superintendent of the pier, that all longshoremen will be ordered off the pier. This is aimed particularly, It was admitted, at the Italians who have been congregating there of late. No reason was given for the order debarring American and other ships, but It is known that the officers of the six German ships interned there fear that they may be attacked.

Threatening letters have been received by them through the mails and it is understood that they fear an attempt might be made to blow up the boats or the pier. This new German move will particularly affect the Luckenbach Steamship Company, which has been using the pier to dock boats occasionally for two years. Captain Schwalger nas informed the representative of the Luckenbach company at the pier, A. J. Martin, of the new order.

Some Italian and Norwegian boats have also been using this pier. The are only eighty men on the six German boats now tied up there. There ships arc the President Grant, the Koenig Wilhelm, the Hamburg, the Nassovla, Armenia and Pisa, the first three passenger ships and the latter freighters. It was reported today that on the night after the Lusltanla was sunk, the Germans from the ships paraded on the dock and later held festivities on one of the boats. An American who works at the pier says he has seen a flashlight picture of the gathering, showing the Germans grouped together, holding steins aloft, with a flaring newspaper headline announcing the sinking of the ship in the center of the group.

Flushing High School Split in Wrangle Over LusitaniaV Sinking. TEACHER DENOUNCED ACT. German Teacher Hot In Reply to "Un- nentral Speech" Teacher Later Apologize War clouds are thick over the Flushing High School. In fact, storm broke at the school Monday afternoon when In a speech to the pupils In the assembly room Professor Paul R. Jenks, head of the Latin de partment, denounced the sinking of the Lusltanla as a high handed out rage, an act of piracy and a blot upon then national escutcheon of Germany.

The storm has raged with unabated fury since then and promises to find a vent In the office of President Churchill of the Board of Education. Professor Jenks fortified himself with a quotation from Scripture. But this, instead of pacifying the pro-German element In the school, added fuel to fire. The anti-German sentiment, however, proved to be even stronger, and the Latin head found hlself the champion of one faction, and the bete nolr of the other. The "ltev.

John Baumelster, the German professor, assumed the leadership of the faction opposed to Professor Jenks when he denounced him from the floor of the assembly room. "Tour utterances are unneutral and I'll prefer charges against you," shouted the German professor, who, incidentally'. Is a retired minister of the Dutoh Reformed Church. At the close i of the session Mr. Baumelster is said by some of the pupils to have ap- roached members of the faculty, ges-loulatlng wildly and declaring that he would see that Mr.

Jenks was disciplined. If the faculty refused to do the discipline, the Board of Education would Itself perform that duty, he defiantly said. This morning, however. Professor Baomelster called Professor Jenks orr the phone and apologized for his hasty utteranoes. So that as far as the two educators are concerned the inedden If closed.

Not so, however, With, Uw pro-German element In the tohoel, and, decidedly not so with their DarentA In their view, Professor i Jenks was guilty of two offenses first, he violated the neutrality proclamation of the President; second, he read the Bible In a publio school. The trouble was precipitated by Professor Jenks when he read the following from Ephesians: "Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand the devil: for we wrestle not with flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness In the world, against spiritual -wt-kedness in high places. 'Now I want you," said the Latin professor, "to have in mind the Lusi-Vnia outrage while I repeat and emphasize this passage of Scripture." The professor didn't attempt to conceal the fact that he associated Germany with the "Powers of Darkness." When the matter was presented to Principal John Holly Clark that educator admitted that he was somewhat pirturbed over the incident, but he hoped it would "blow over." "Beyond this I have nothing whatever to say," declared the principal. Neither would Professor Jenks comment on the matter except to say that ho was well within his rights in what he said and did. It appears to be the wish of the faculty that the matter be dropped, but if the demeanor nnd ex pressions or many or tne pupils may be taken as fair indication of coming events, the faculty will de disappointed.

BROOKLYN MAN ARRESTED George Allen Says His Father Is a Merchant Here (Special to The Eagle.) Cincinnati, May 14 The police of this city are holding two men iegis-tered as George Allen of Brooklyn and E. Stevens of Washington, D. upon the charge of fraudulent $300 hank draft operations. The police secured private letters from the father of Allen at Brooklyn, showing poHitlvely that he came from there, but Allen refuses to divulge his father's address, admitting that he Is the black sheep of his family. His father, he says, is one of Brooklyn's most respected merchants.

Allen and Stevens were offering honorary memberships at $200 a piece in the celebrated Gridiron Club of Washington, D. C. The Brooklyn police will be asked to give Allen's record to aid In Allen's prosecution. Police will furnish street address as soon as possible. ANOTHER ITALIAN MURDER Policeman O'Donnell Caught Alleged Shooter After Chase.

Patrolman Bryan O'Donnell was standing on the southwest corner of Union and Hicks streets, at about 11:55 o'clock last night, watching five Italians, who were wrangling on the northeast corner, when lie suddenly few one of them give another a push, and then fire two shots at him and run away. The man who had been shot dropped. O'Donnell gave chase to the man with the revolver, who fled along Hicks street. He fired five shots in the air to bring the man to a standstill, nnd finally caught him, at the corner of Clinton and Union streets, two blocks from the start. O'Donnell took his prisoner back to the Injured man, who said "Marino, Marino, Marino," and then collapsed.

The person who was shot was Giovanni Biincino, aged about 25 years, but was too far gone to tell where he lived. He was taken to the Long Island College Hospital, and dieil a few hours Inlcr. The prisoner was Francisco Marino, aged 30 yours, of 175 Slacken street, who denied tlio shooting. Marino was held this morning, without bail, by Magistrate Uclsmar, for a further ilea ring. FOR MtRVOt'H IHSOKDF.lt.il.

Insnmnlu. Uld latitude lak H'-rsfnnl' I heel .,..,,,,,,.1, Ldv. Well-to-Do Woman Left Home, 38 Prospect Park South, west, Weeks Ago. GOING TO NEWARK, SHE SAID. No Trace Can Be Found or Her.

Left All Her Property Here. Miss Emily M. Murphy, a very well-to-do woman of 35 years, who has been an active charitable worker and whose father, William E. Murphy, was reported to be wealthy, is missing from her home at 38 Prospect Park Southwest. The disappearance is surrounded by circumstances as mysterious as those which marked the dropping out of sight of Dorothy Arnold.

Although Miss Murphy's protracted absence from home first became a matter of public knowledge today, it developed that her relatives had kept the fact of her disappearance carefully concealed for two months. The long period which has elapsed since she left here home will greatly increase the difficulty of finding her. Miss Murphy lived all alone in an expensively furnished three-room suite in the Ormondo apartments. Because of the prominence of her family and their dislike for notoriety the police were not taken into confidence when she failed to return, and every precaution was taken to prevent the facts from reaching the newspapers. It developed today that two months ago Miss Murphy left her residence with the announced intention of calling on a priest in Newark, N.

J. She told a neighbor who lives on the same flooi that the priest lived on Ferry street, Newark; that the neighborhood was a rough one, but that she felt that she could not afford to let the opportunity pass of visiting the priest since her business with him was pressing. She then walked out of the door, leaving all her personal belongings behind her, and was gone. That is the last seen of her and nothing has been heard from her since. When days passed and no news came from Miss Murphy, her relatives took such steps as are usual in such cases and pursued their inquiries wherever they thought there was a chance of finding her.

They sent ap- Jjfals to their friends to join In the -Vint, but every effort was unavailing. Bishop J. J. O'Connor of South Orange, N. who is in charge of the Newark Diocese, was notified, and he questioned all his priests, but not one of them had seen a woman answering Miss Murphy's description.

This has led the Murphy family to believe that perhaps Miss Murphy never reached Newark and that she was waylaid and foully dealt with. Miss Murphy had a large account at the Brooklyn Trust Company, but she did not draw it before she disappeared. All her property was left behind, intact. Miss Murphy's brothers live In Brooklyn. They are George Thom as J.

and Henry C. Murphy. They are leading in the search for her. When Miss Murphy disappeared she worse an expensive black hat with a pink feather, a blue serge gown and pearl gray shoes. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and has fair hair, blue eyes and a light complexion.

Prospect Park Southwest is the new name of the portions of Fifteenth street and Coney Island, running along the Park. POULTRY CASE AFFIRMED Thirteen Men, Convicted of Conspiracy, Must go to "Pen." Albany, May 14 Thirteen persons, convicted in New York in 1911 of conspiring to control the supply and price of poultry, must pay fines of $500 each and serve three months In the peni tentiary, the Court of Appeals decided today. Those convicted were Irving V. Dwyer, Arthur G. Dwyer, Charles Westerberg, William H.

Smith, R. Jewell, James N. Norris, Wililam H. Norris, Charles T. Hawk, Charles Thatcher, Clenen Bishop, Samuel Wer ner, Solomon Frankel and Charles Werner.

TOOTH PULLING IS FATAL Young Policeman Dies After Molar Is Extracted. August Leydt, 23 years old, the' youngest patrolman on the police force, died at the Norwegian Hospital, last night. Heath was due to blood poisoning following the extraction of. a tooth, the house physician at the; hospital said. No blame attaches to the dentist who pulled the tooth, the I hospital authorities were careful to say.

Levdt's tooth was extracted a week' ago yesterday. He returned to his home, at 3-'8 Ninety-ninth street, where he lives wit hhis mother, immediately after he was relieved of the offending molar. On the following day he reported for duty, as usual, and walked his beat from 8 o'clock until 4 in the afternoon, when he complained of severe pains in te head. The policeman was taken to the' hospital last Sunday, but his malady refused to yield to treatment. He was cnaracterized bv his superiors at the Amity street precinct as a model officer.

He was appointed to the force two years ago, serving as a clerk some time prior to that. ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS IN MANY ITALIAN CITIES Rome, Italy. May 14 Anti-German rioting is reported from many cities in Italy. In Turin the police found themselves powerless to protect the shops and manufacturing plants belonging to German capital. In several have been killed or wounded in rioting between neutralists and interventionists.

DEWKY'B DRY MOSELLE (White). A refreshing summer drink with fee. ian Ftillnn Street X- St Xaeequ Street. N. V.

YVl UEAI.EK CA.N SUTLY King Emmanuel Is Free to I Accept or Reject Them. WAR FEVER Is SPREADING. German Reichstag Member, in Rome on Diplomatic Errand, Attacked by Mob Saved by Carabineers. Rome, Italy, May 14 (via Paris) King Victor Emmanuel today received in the order named the following I statesmen: Signor Manfredl. President of the Senate; Signor Marcora, President of the Chamber of Deputies and Signor Giolitti, a former Pre-, mler, but now the leader of the party in Italy in favor of neutrality.

I These are the first evidences of po-jlitical development of the day, and were observed with deep interest because of the resignation yesterday I of the Cabinet on the ground that it i did not have the unanimous support I of the Constitutional parties of the country in its international policy. The King has not yet announced whether the resignations will be accepted or not. The members of the Cabinet found It Impossible to bridge the differences separating them from the followers of Signor Giolitti. They handed in their resignations for the reason that they preferred to follow this course rather than appear before Parliament when it meets on May 20 and give to th world an exhibition of internal division in Italy, which probably would be accompanied by recriminations and accusations. To do so would be most undignified for Italy.

The action of the Cabinet leaves King Victor Emmanuel free to choose the men he considers the best adapted to guide Italy in the present grave situation. Both Signers Marcora and Manfred! have been mentioned as possible premiers. Politically, the King is above all parties, and he is in possession of information enabling him to form excellent Judgment as to the feeling of the country. Cabinet Resignation May Aid In Settling Vexed Question. It Is believed in some quarters here that the present course may bring a MISS KLOTZ WINS; "BUNNY" IS HER DOG Judge Farrar Decides for Fair Singer Without Leaving Bench.

A CI.Ol'D OF WITXE.SS.'CsJ Bunny In Court, Wearing a Camel's Hair Blanket niul a Decidedly Bored Expression. The famous dog case which was recently centered in the Flatbush Court, was fought out today, in the Second District Court, where Miss Mae Beatty of 6S0 St. John's place, brought a civil action before Judge Farrar, with the purpose of showing that Miss Maude Klotz. singer, of 907 Lincoln place, had "possession of and wrongfully detained" a bulldog of the value of flOO, known as Gaby. All morning, and part of the afternoon, the great case was fought out with a cloud of witnesses, exhibits and data.

More than twenty witnesses! were heard, including dog fanciers and I veterinarians, but despite a lot of evidence that the dog was Gaby, and not Bunny, the preponderance of evidence favored the Bunnyites, and Miss Klotz won, and she took the dog home in triumph. I mi- nnj i.i. The room was filled with well I dressed women who love dogs and there was a veritable forest of waving I pinines ami a rrou-iro not shk skirts. The chief figure in the case arrived early. He was simply hut neatly aresseu in a caniei nair manner shot with yellow stripes, and walked calm- ly to his sent.

He declined to be in- tervlewed. He appeared to be intense- i ly bored by the proceedings. Court Office Lost Interest When Dor's Value Was Halved. When Judge Farrar ascended the bench the Uunnyites sat on one side and the Galiyites on the other. The dog preserved strict neutrality, look- ing neither to one side or the other.

He was turned over to Court Otlicer McGee who, catching a word or two about dog flesh at a quotation of $1(10 per. sat and held him on the end of leash with as much care as if he had been a sacred white elephant. Later, when a veterinarian cut the. dog's value in half McGee tied him to a two dollar chair and went away. The main points at issue were whether or not the dog in the camel's hair suit had reached the ripe ace of 5 years, or was not more than 2 4 I years old, tne uerense insisted; whether or not he was full In the face, and his powers or lack of powers of singing.

Miss Beatty has asserted that the dog could sing classical music or ragtime. Miss Klotz. when asked about this replied with much scorn: "The dog cannot sing." Not once did the toy bu''-dog lift up bis voice in song while Mn court, nnd nobody tested it for a singing voice. Veterinarians Swear Dog Is not Over 30 Months Old. Two veterinarians, grave with the habitual gravity of veterinarians, testified for Miss Klotz that thev had looked at the dog's teeth and solemn- I I I I i U.

S. WILL NOT OMIT ANY WORD OR ACT TO MAINTAIN RIGHTS The Imperial German Government uill not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of Its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United Stutcs and Its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercLsc and enjoyment. Concluding paragraph of President Wilson's note to Germany. BRITISH CAPTAIN THINKS HE SUNK A SUBMARINE Blyth, England. May 14 A German submarine Is reported to have been Knnk in the Ximh Sea.

The captain of th steamer Collairnle on reaching Bort toduy stated that his vessel ap- parently had destroyed the sul marine by running it down off the Northumberland Coast. No submarine was seen, but the captain said his ship struck a submerged obstacle. A large quantity of oil subsequently appeared on the surface and the conclusion was drawn that a submarine had been run down. "SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT" REDFIELD TO BOSTONIANS Boston, May 14 William C. Red-field, Secretary of Commerce, who addressed the City Club tonight, referred briefly to foreign relations.

"It is not for me to Intrude In matters of forpitrn nffnirs." he Kfiirl "hut President Wilson could speak to me now he would say that the support of people too mighty to he other than calm, too strong to be other than self-controlled, too wise to lie other than firm, and wholly unafraid, was the greatest support that he could have in guiding the state on paths of honesty, honor and peace." Mr. Redfield spoke on "the outlook for our commerce and industry," and replied to criticisms of the I'nderwoud tariff law. RUSSIA LEVIES WAR TAX ON ALL CIVILIAN MALES Petrograd, May 14 Czar Nicholas issued a ukase today imposing a war tax upon all persons excused from military service. UPHOLD SCANLON'S STORY Not in His Hotel, Kleefeld Testp fies at Trial. Today's activities at the trial of Harry Scanlon, who is now being tried before Justice Scudder in the Queen.i County Supreme Court charged with having assaulted Mrs.

Olfira F.Ilert in the Cassidy Democratic clubhouse De cember IS UH 3, hearing witnesses were confined to tlie defense. Herman Kleefeld. nronrietor of Kleefeld's Hotel, testified that he did not see Scanlon around the hotel December 18. but did see him there the following day. James A.

Allen of Astoria and Richard Cool; testitied that on the day in question they did not see Scanlon around the clubhouse. $600,000 FOR REPAVING Brooklyn the Only Borough to Get Appropriation. Borough President Pounds enjoyed quiet laugh today, at the meeting of the Board of Estimate, at the expense the other four borough executives. Brooklyn was the only borough to which the board voted a good sized I appropriation for the repaying of streets this summer. Recently the board passer a resolution requiring the borough presidents suDimt to tne Corporate Stock Com mlttee a list of the streets which the engineers believed urgently required repaying.

President Pounds was the only borough executive who complied wnn tne request. Consequently the Corporate Stock Committee In its report today covered only Brooklyn streets, and this borough will get $600,000 for repaying. MORE WORK I'Olt YARD. Department Orders Construction Engines for Mayrant. The otflcers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard today received official authorization from the Navy Denartment at boat destroyer now lying at the yard, and wink on the new machinery for the vessel will beuin in the next few days.

The cost of the engines, not including the expense of their installation, is estimated at about and it will take ten months to place the Mayrant in commission again. Since its consti-ucl ion. three years ago. th- has been a "hoodoo" craft, and has spent about iluee-fourths of its time undergoing repairs. YOI'TH DIES OF RABIES.

Ciriaco Garofano, 18 old. of 45 Richardson street, Brooklyn, who was taken to Bellevue Hospital yesterday, suffering from hydrophobia, died there today. Garofano was bitten by a small dn-j A pril 1 till ilid he 'linil on his lef; v.riM p. nn 1i 1 1 Li The ropbohia soon usual iiiotonis of by appeari il. Itelalivts of Garofano insiel iliat number of persons in the yioiuity the Garofano home have been bitt by th esame dog.

Hl'DSON HIVKR PAY LINK STARTS tmlny from NYw Vnik. ti'itiorrmr frnm Al bun? stiHiiiLx'Ut figr fcr leaving tlm. -Ail. I Berlin, May 14 The American note protesting Gei ninny's submarine war was presented to the Foreign Office this morning by Ambassador Gerard. Eagle Bureau, 60S Fourteenth Street.

Washington, May 14 The Administration expects that Germany will send a reply to President Wilson's note within a week. Ordinary diplomatic courtesy requires prompt answer in an issue where all the facts are clearly understood on both sides and where nof investigations are necessary. The President's note was transmitted abroad on the sixth day after the Lu-sitania disaster and delivered to the Berlin Foreign Office on the seventh, i Equal promptness in the dispatching of an answer is looked for. Meanwhile there will be silence on the part of the Administration. Hav-ing made in determined fashion the first move, the President has nothing to do but wait.

The sending of the note has relaxed much of the strain of the last few days. The President Is resting from his anxious vigil. This morning lie went for an auto- 1 mobile drive. Those who observed White House car proceeding up ixteemb street in punctilious observ ance of the twelve-mile speed limit of Washington, saw an outwardly; placid and contented chief executive, leaning comfortably against the cushions in the tonneau and enjoying the warmth of a bright morning sun. His attitude typified administration feeling thrit a restful pause has come after a week of gruelling strain.

Washington Admires Manner In Which Wilson Has Defined the Issue. Official Washington has nothing but admiration for the manner in which the President set forth the case of the I I'nited States versus Germany. The complainant is regarded as having filed a well restrained yet convincing hill of particulars. It is admitted that the bill has imposed upon the defend-ant a peculiarly difficult task in fram- ing an answer. Germany must either admit virtually ail of the offenses charged, make promise of amends and give bond for the future, or else take a position that will be equivalent to ignoring service of the complaint.

As Washington view3 the situation created by the sending of the note, two courses are left to Germany: One is a refusal to consider the demands made by the I'nited States. The other is an attempt to enter into a series of negotiations, with the idea of prolonging the present situation. A refusal will be interpreted as indicating that Germany is entirely willing, if not actually desirous, of making an open enemy of the United States. Refusal will almost inevitably lead to early rupture of diplomatic) relations, and that is waj I he next step beyond An Uieuipt Further Negotiations Is Looked For. An attempt to negotiate further Is not wholly unexpected.

Just how the Administration will receive It cannot be determined in advance, for It will depend upon what Germany does or says. The I'nited States has by no means closed the door to an adjustment of present rave troubles, although it has specified with particular emphasis the only conditions upon which the door may remain oppn. It will cause no surprise in Washington if Genua ny should counter with an offer to modify her system of submarine warfare, provided the I'nited States shall induce England to abandon her policy of isolating Germany from the commerce of the world, particularly in food sniffs. This kind of answer will be in Keeping with Germany's previous attitude. Such an answer, however, is unlikely to be considered as in any way a satisraction of American demands.

The issue is wholly between the I'nited Slates and Germany. The Allies, strictly speaking, have no concern in it whatever. As the present policy of the President is understood, he will lis! en in no proposal which involves the introduction of third party in Hie dispute, he himself hav- ing made il plain that It Is a two- i sided controversy by careful omission 1 to mention any possible ihird parly. Should Germany, however, in evident good faith, make suggest ions that may involve further correspondence I ami I hut give promise of probable compliance with the American demands, there will be room for further discussion, although not for mere par-Icy or delay. President's Policy Not Wholly Map perl Out.

It can be said that President WIU son's policy in this crisis is not completely mapped out. save as it involves All markets, both stock and com- Washington, to proceed with the con-modity, closed weak, and final prices struction of oncines for the torpedo were day. it or near the low levels of the This was due more to economic conditions rather than to any construction that was put upan the President's note to Germany. The dispatches from Washington early in the week had prepared all interests for the worst, and the note to Germany was what had been expected. Recessions of from 3 to 5 points were scored in stock market, while sharp declines were registered in tne cotton and grain markets.

Jl'MPED IXTO PARK LAKE. Hogan Leaped from Bridge Into Three Feet of Water. Whether James lloiian, a laborer, who lives at 400 Hicks street, had made a bona fide attempt at suicide or was simply trying to get a free bath when lie Jumped from a bridge into Prospect Park Lake at 12:50 o'clock today, the poiice declare they were unable to say. The water is only three feet deep at that point. Hogan strenuously insisted that he renlly wanted to "snuffle off." but when Claude Bod-dy, who lives at 61 Pulaski street, went to his rescue.

Hogan showed that he wasn't averse to being rescued. He was taken to Seney Hospital. Later he will have to answer a charge of at- tempte.1 suicide. ahvp'3 standing nsidly by his d- I.

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