The Herald Statesman du lieu suivant : Yonkers, New York • 1

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AUGUST 19. 1914. ONE CENT VOL. XXVI. -3518.

I WORKING TO SECURE THE CITY MANAGER PETITIONS Grief from war Belgian Ministry Denies lt, But It is Partly Confirmed--Town In Russian Poland Also Taken Germans 1500 Signatures Are Being Sought By Committee Headed By Mr. Harrison Deyo Feel Confident of Success. Montenegro Troops Are Marching To -ward Austria-Hungary--French Oc- t1 cupy Another Town ih Alsace i French Capture Austrian Ships. man position at the point of the bayonet, repulsing the enemy with heavy loes. POPE PIUS JL, HEAD OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, DIED IN ROME, TODAY.

GRIEF, BECAUSE OF THE EUROPEAN WAR WAS THE DI- RECT CAUSE. Pius X. was born in 1835, which makes bim 79 years of age. He he- came Pope on August 4r 1903, succeeding Pope Leo XIH. He was Cardinal Sarto and his home -was in Riese, Northern He was Cardinal of Venice at the time of his elevation to the Papacy, Made Patriarch of Venice in 1885, he was created Cardinal In 1893.

Seven ballots tof the. Cardinals were required to select Pope and Cardinal Sarto was finely chosen after many protests on his and that It Is the only way a municipality can be governed In a nonpartisan manner. It was five years ago 'that he first began a study of Commission government. Prior to the time the question had been much discussed by the Citizens Association, an "organization headed Theodore Gilman, and which was conceived for that one purpose. Mr.

Deyo has, with several others, formed what was known as the Commission Government Association, organized for the continuance 1 of a discussion' on the John C. Ten 'Eyck was president and Mr. Deyo secretary and treasurer of the last named organization. It had About 100 members. Later they joined forces with like associations In the State of which the present Municipal Government Association of New Tork State is the ctgrowth.

Whei the Mayors committee was formed Mr. Deyo filled, temporarily, the ofllce of Secretary, being succeeded later by T. Wlndell. Almost from the start he favored the City Manager plan and he aJbured his Interviewer that his efforts now were not because of any personal feeling caused by the committees recommendations being adverse to hid. pet idea.

THREATEN INJUNCTION SUIT ON PALISADE AY. WIDENING Merchants Association President Insists Trolley Poles It was learned to-day that several signatures had 1 hsen secured to the petltlone recommending Ma of Coinmiselon form of government which'-, we re circulated throughout the city a month a(o by Harrison Eey who was a member of the committee appointed by Mayor Lennon to investigate Commission government. Mr. Deyo, though he did know the exact number, of to the petition, feels confident that 1,500. will be secured.

The petitions, before they he filed -with State Board must contain signatures equivalent to ten per' of the municipal vote oast, last year, which well about 600. They must be filed 30 days before next election to be effectlva Plan of Commission government Is i the City Manager plan which Is now In operation In about 20 cities of the United States. Deyo has been an ardent advocate of -tha plan for more than a year. He, with Charles W. Boots, another member of the Mayor's committee were the two who, at various times during the sessions of that expressed themselves.

in favor' of City Manager plan. The oomlttee. however. In their final report recommended Plan which is the straight form of government by The recommendations were msda upon the report of a aub-com-m it tea of the main body po that' It was not put to a formal vote of the entire -18 member. At.

the time Mr. Dsyo offered an amendment to the sub-committees report, but It was not Mr. Deyo Is firm In his belief that the City Manager plan Is the nearest the ideal municipal government NEW CITY ISUND TROLLEY vLRIE OPENED YITH DINNER The first car of the new storage battery line from Barton, the City Island station of New New Haven A Hartford Railroad to Beldena Point was sun over the. trades at 12:30 Vdock yesterday afternoon. The opening of the line followed the condemna-' tion of the, monorail, a unsafe a few months ago.

The Union Railroad oom-pany bought monorail franchise from the Interboroui Rapid Transit company. Frank Hedley, of 06 avenue, this city vice-president of the Inter-borough, had much to do with making an up-to-date line out of the did monojail and horse-car route. On the ear yesterday were Edward E. McCall, chairman of the Public Service Commission; Public Service Commissioner Robert Colgate Wood, District Attorney- Francis Martin, the Acting President of the Bronx, John .1 G. Borgstede and other officials.

A din-. ner at Arnowa- Hotel, Beldens Point, ended the celebration. FULL STOP-AUTO STOP ACCIDENT DEFERRED. The case of Filomena Christopher, of 702 'East 156th atfeet. New York City, against William H3 Dickerson of Franc-forts, this city, was again called in the Court of Special Sessions to-day but was still further adjourned until Wed- hesday next.

On July 29th, Dickerson while operating an automobile in South Broadway, upset Christopher and slightly injured her. just as she was shout to board a street at Vark street: Are EncroachingCity Engineer Finds Work in' Accordance With Specifications. It wae reported at London, to-day, that Brussels, capital of Belgium, has been taken by the German invaders. This story was -contradicted by the Belgium ministry, the partial confirmation is found in a despatch from Namur, It has been by a Belgian correspondent that Brussels was left open as a bait to the Germans to lure them from the direct line of advance. London, August 19.

Advices received here to-day indicate that the German troops after battling with' the Belgians have pushed forward to new positions. The Kaisers forces opened the. fighting east of Brussels uging long range A message from Berlin via Amsterdam, says that erman troops to-day occupied theTown of MLawa, in Russian Poland, dose to the German frontier on the Warsaw Railroad. A despatch from Rome says that a message received there from Cettinje indicates that the Montenegrin army is within two hours' march of Raglisa, fortified seaport of Austria-Huhgary, in Dstanation, 38 miles northwest of Cat-taro. An Austrian Defeat London, August.

19. A -St Petersburg despatch states that the Russians have repulsed the Austrians -at Yiadi-mir in the government of Volhynia. Hie Austrians attacked in German Army Advancing. London, August- 19. A message was received at Paris from Brussels to-day to the effect that cannonading was heard distinctly in Brussels at oclock this morning.

The German army wae said to be moving on Brussels by way of Huy and Jodoig he. French Take Saarburg. -London, August 19. An official communique issued by the French embassy this morning, announces that the French army has taken Saarsburg, a glove manufacturing town, in the southern part of Lorraine, about 25 miles northwest of Strasshurg. French now occupy the entire region as far as Fenestrange.

The commique adds that the retreating burned houses before evacuating their position. Liege Forts RetaineT London, August 19. A French Embassy official document states that none of the Liege forts has a yet fallen into the enemy hands. Stubborn Belgian Defence. Brussels, August 19.

An engagement troops and Belgians between German began yesterday afternoon at' 2 oclock. At Tirlemont, in the Belgian Province of kept up an in- Brabant, the Germans eesaant artillery fire, dropping shells in the nearby villages, but -were unable to make any headway owing to the stubborn defence put up by the Belgians, who ultimately charged the Ger- ice Is Flooded With Checks representing several hundred thousand dollars are piled high to-day ih the City Treasurers, office fallowing the lest day of the tax collections. The window of the Tax Receivers office closed yesterday at 4 P. M. After $205,422.76 had, been paid by property owners since the window opened in the morning.

This sum brought the total amount entered on the books up to $1,235,863.73. But this is not the total amount of collections for the year as there is four days mail stacked up awaiting to be opened and the amount of checks contained in the letters entered on' the books: It is estimated that the collections for the year will reach $1,800,000 when ithe checks are entered. Owing to the litigation the City of New York has not yet paid its bill of $450,000 against the assessments placed on its Qttakill Aqueduct property: On this, and all other bills not paid interest at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum, will be charged. ASHBURTON AVE. HEW LIGHT OPENING TO BE BALA EVENT At a meeting of the Ashburton Avenue Business Mens Association held Monday night last, Louis Luchansky was ire-elected secretary of the association.

He has been a zealous worker for the welfare, of the association, and a rising vote of thanks was extended him. The meeting was held in the rooms of the Navajo club, and many matters of Importance were transacted. The other officers elected I. Weiss, president; John H. Klatte, vice-president and Max Samuels, treasurer.

A committee was appointed to investigate into the cause of the delay in laying the posts for the Ashburton avenue new lighting system. The poles which axe the. same as those used in Main street and Palisade avenue, have arrived and are now ready for erection. The money necessary was appropriated at the last budget meeting of the Board of Aldermen and Canepi and were, awarded the contract. Canepi and Nolan have informed the association that they are ready to start work and the Yonkers Electric Light Company gives the same The.

opening of the new ornamental lighting system will be the occasion of a gala night on the avenue. -The business men are planning a big demonstration, and are. to have pub lie speakers. At the City Hall was said that since the -contract was let resolutions have been introduced and passed by the Common Council authorizing the installation of the ornamental lights in North Broadway to Ashburton avenue. The delay the Ashburton Ayenue contract irss ordered until it is decided what 'style of lights will be used on North Broadway, so that the lighting in the two thoroughfares will, be uniform.

ACCUSED OF THEFT OF 39 TROLLEY BRAKE -HANDLES Sunday night last 29 brass brake handles, were stolen from the Yonkers Railroad Company car barns In avinue. The police of the Second Precinct, mads an Investigation and suspected Fred Tittel of 127 South Terrace Avenue, Mount Vernon. The police of Mount Vernon were asked to -watch Yesterday Tittel returned to his home and was arrested on a technical charge of vagrancy. The police here were notified of hie capture and a warrant was Issued for hls arrested on. 1 a technical charge of vagrancy.

The police here were notified of his capture and a warrant was Issued for hls arrest on the burglary. Patrolman: Drohan of the Second Precinct police went to Mount Vernon and brought Tittel here. This morning ths prisoner was arraigned before Acting City Judge Madden ln the Court of Special Sessions and held In $500 ball for a hearing. next Monday. DFFICER COULD NOT FIND PHONE MESSAGE MURDBI A.

telephone report was received at police headquarters at 7- oclock last night that a woman was being murdered at 166 Montague street, near uorth Nepperhan-avenue by means of a'knife in the hands of a man. Patrolman Of the Fourth Precinct was -detailed tj. the sefrese and that, there was no truth in the report. '-s' He was informed that therft had been a quarrel in progress in the home of an Italian family but that the only weapons used were When the officer learned that no blood bad been abed hedid not get names. DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE MEETS TO-MORROW NIGHT.

A regular meeting of the Democratic City Committee will be held to-morrow night at 8 oclock at the Anawanda club, 67 South Broadway. QUINCY PLACE BOY BITTEN. Leslie Raymaster, age 4 years, of 10 Quincy place, was bitten on -the left hand yesterday i afternoon by a. bulldog 5 owned by Max Grab, of 61 Locust Hi! avenue. Dr.

E. J. burton avenue, cai Dr. E. J.

Gsllager, the wound. French Get Wheat Boat Havre, Via Paris, August 19 It 6 announced that the Austrian steamship Dinorah, laden with barley wheat, was captured off Guernsey, one of ths channel islands, by the French. Captain Knew Not Wsj Was On. Algeria, Via Paris, August 19. The Austrian steamer Emilia, of 3,597 ton bound, for Trieste, wa stepped by.

a gun from Fort St Gregoire and brought in here as a prize by. a tug. The captain of the EmiJia was unaware that war had broken Government May Take Flour Mills. New York City, August '19. Broom-hall sent the following from Liverpool this morning: It is understood that the British government intends to taka over the flour mills.

It is believed that flour will be imooi ted on a liberal scale. Monks Become Soldiers in France; Paris, August 19. The Eclair statefl that all the Carthusian monks of military age who were expelled from Franco at the time the law restricting religious associations was adopted have returned' to the barracks at Grenoble exchanged the white-habit of ths Order of. St. Bruno for the Uniform of the French soldier.

An enthusiastic reception Was given to them by the population of Grenoble. A news dispatch from Marseilles says that wounded soldiurs arriving th era from Alsace relate that (nativu troops from the French possessions is Africa,) who made their -first appearance in the fighting around Mulhausen, are the only French troops clothed in khaki, a color closely resembling that of the German uniform. The German mistook the Turcos for their own troopa until they were close up fell upon a German intrenchment with a wild yell. Loadoa Seeks Aeroplane tlatk Hera, A London buyer has begun negotiations in New York for 500,000 yards of aeroplane cloth tor shipment as early as possible. An order of this magnitude has never 1 been heard of in thia country, but Is under consideration by the Wamsutta Mills.

of New Bedford; Mass. Aeroplane cloth. Is really a fine sail cloth, made- of combed yarns Although light, la 1. unusually strong. The Wamsutta -Mills have established an International reputation because of the durability of their produce.

Nothing. could be learned yesterday regarding ths probable result of tha order. JUGULAR VEIN SLASH COURT TO-DAY. BEFORB When the hearing In the esse of Francesco Romano of 156 Willow Itreet was concluded In the Court of Special Sessions to-day Acting Judge Madden reserved decision. Romano was charged with assault.

In ths second degree. On August 2nd he attacked Bernard Scallae of 161 Willow street with a razor and almost severed the external vein and in the winter service being suspended for days at a' time'; and Whereas, The section of the 'city in which- the present School building is located is rapidly losing its character of a residential section and is developing into a purely business section, the consequent change producing an environment which can ohly' be detri-. mental to children of 1 High School age who must pass-through such a district on their way -to and from school and who must naturally freqiient.it during the noon recess; i-and Whereas, The cost of obtaining land for the additional High School building and the requisite playgrounds in or near Getty Square will, be much greater than in a residential section. Therefore, -The Citizens' Association of Crestwood urges that the proposed additional High building' be erected in more central location which will be more accessible from the eastern, sections of the city of Yonkers, and which' will provide for the children an environment more conducive to healthful minds and bodies: than location of the present High School building. Ha started out: the petitions alone but shea joined with 1 Mr, Boots and a Mr.

T. Bassett, also of this, city. In the collection of them. Mr. Deyo is a member of the North Tonkere Association and of the Chamber of Commerce.

He was born In tble city and hie business le that of specialty advertising In New Tork City. He resides at 21 Morse-mere avenue. PROGRAM FOR CITY MOVIES IN PARK TO-MORROW NIGRT The following Is the program for the motion picture ehow' at the pavilion, Columbue Park, corner of Linden street and Park Hill avenue of an American Cltl- -sen. Fountains Of Rome. Tent Village Quick a Plum-.

her. Curable Disease. Old Glory. ail of these reels are stated to be if. atest Interest and will af ford much 'pleasure and Instruction besides.

In some Instances great The Carter, bureau states that between' reels a series of 1 stereptlcon pictures from the Museum of Safety will be shown in particular reference to preventable accidents quite common to passing in1 the-, streets and getting on and off the street cars, etc. As heretofore stated in the press these motion picture are. free to everybody and given'-' under the-auspices of the City. In case of rain postponement to following evening It pleasant. CITY SEALER COMPLAINS ABOUT STAR ICE COMPANY SALES.

City. Sealer of Weights and Measures John D. Eylers was the complainant in the Court of Special Sessions to-day against the Star- Hygeia Ice Company, with offices at 280 Ashburton avenue. He charges that the corporation made a practice of selling ice Without weighing it; as provided by city ordinance. The ease was ad joumed until September 2nd.

cancellation of an erroneous tax of $10X)0 against the personal property of Frank Hedley, of 96 Fsnshsw avenue. Contract and Supply Board. the -meeting of the Board of Contract and Supply, Assistant Corporation Counsel Cohen announced that a satisfactory arrangement had been made in regard to the contract for the paving of Tuck shoe At the preceding meeting of the Board the awarding of the contract was deferred owing to the inability' of the City Comptroller to fioat city bonds to -caver the improvement. Since that however, John Ll Hayes, whose, bid of $24150 for bitulithic pavement was the lowest, has agreed to finance the work until such time ab the city is prepared to make, a payment. He was awarded the contract this morning this The" secretary of' the Board was Instructed to advertise for.

bids on 1,000 yards, more or less, of stone screening for the Public Works Department, to be delivered at Swain street and Saw Mill RivertToad. Also for. bids on '1100 lengths. of 8 inch pips and 10 of. best pig ltad far ths Water "Bureau.

Bids on both contracts will be opened at the next meeting. The City wae threatened to-day with legal proceedings In. the, form of a temporary Injunction to hold up the Palleiede avenue widening project which wae started yesterday with the resetting of the electrlo light and trolley Joseph Schwarts, president 1 of the Palisade Avenue Business Mens association Is. sponsor for the threat. With Max Leon' Walkowlts and Abraham Schemel.

other business men on that Mr. formed grievance committee to-day arid they, protested to City Engineer Fulton In the City Hall. The claim of the merchants that the poles were being' set back further than waa necessary in order to take off the two feet of Sidewalk on each side of the street. Yesterday crews from the Yonkers Electric Light and Power Company and the Yonkers Railroad started to reset the company's poles and to-day have nearly completed the work on the 1 east side of the avenue. The poles were replaced In conformity with the specifications drawn up by the City Engineer.

Immediately there was. a widespread protest from the business men, property, owners and residents. -City Engineer Fulton wont with the Committee this morning to Investigate the letters claim. Everybody seemed to have a tape measure and were eager to show, the City Engineer that the Electric Light company and the trolley company had encroached. At COUNTY HAS SENT $450 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS FUND Mra Hiram Wilson Taylor of this city first vice-president of ths Westchester County chapter of ths American Red Cross Society has received a copy of the following telegram received by the Westchester Chapter yesterday: Washington, S.

CL, August 16. 1914. The American- Rod Cross plans to ssnd on ths chartered ship 10 hospital each comprising three surgeons, 12 trained nurses, and equipment; also a very large r. quantity of hospital and surgical supplies requested by the Amerl- can Ambassador to Paris. The ship will probably sail in two weeks.

President Wilson Issued an urgent appeal for contributions to ths American Red Cross for this work. Congratulations on good organ- lsatlon. CHARLES MAGEE, Secretary, American Red Cross. Mra Taylor said to-day that the Westchester County chapter has already forwarded 450 to Washington, and that the amount contributed Is considered very, generous considering the fact that people generally are not donating much to charity at the present time. She expects batter work end larger donations when many come home from' the.

summer' resorta CAR JMPS DERAILING SWITCH. A trolley: car jumped the derailing switch at Park and-Ashburton avenues at 1:09. oclock this morning. There were no -passengers aboard but a the ear bounced over the pavement per-sons in lbs vicinity were awakened from their slumber. present the poles appear to be almost in ths middle of the sidewalk.

Some of the merchants complain that they can not let their awnings down, while others who have bay windows at. their stores say It is next to impossible for two baby carriages to pass on the sidewalks. It- was pointed out also that pedestrians will he 'compelled walk, on the, cellar doors which when wet are very slippery and that' when the crowds, come out. of the carpet mills there won't be room for them on the sidewalk. But- this Is just 1 what the merchants asked for when they advocated the widening' some' months' ago and Fulton- reminded thu committee this morning of that fact.

He showed them that when the 2-foot etrlp wae cut off and curb set in there would be only one or two Inches act back of the poles. This, with the width of curbing figured in will leave only enough' room for vehicles to pass withoit hubs of the wheels, coming in contact with the polea Some of the poles, those of the Electric Company are more than a foot in diameter at the base so from-the present curb to the Inside line of the pole is nearly 4 feet. The committee this morning wanted the city. to. hold up the work with a view probably of.

changing, the contract' so that only one foot would he clipped off the sidewalks. Mr. Fulton told however, that the work must-so on -'under the present-plana RECENT LAND PURCHASES IN NEPPERHAN HEIGHTS Nepperhan Heights is mowug rapidly, unaffected by any war Reeent sale include a plot purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Izolee SaslavSky, who are planning the ereotion of a residence.

Mr. SaswvBky is a noted violinist, the assistant director of the New York Symphony orchestra. William Reaser ha just bought a lot and is having plans drawn for an attractive home. Arthur1 A. Conklin, a Yonkers business man, also has purchased a plot; and Charles Gilbert, also of Yonkers, has bought property, and is planning to build a residence immediately.

I A prominent New York apartment-1 house owner and builder is negotiating for the purchase of more than 20 lots upon which he expects to erect a number of two-family TR0UBLES IN COURT. Ths dsn of Lang and also that of Cocper both residing at 377 Nepperhan avenue are to represented la the Court of Special Sessions to-mor row. It 1 le charged that blows have been exchanged In a mild sort of manner. Most of all. however, "Is ths question of pride Involved and It' is humiliation that Is suffered by ea6h clan mors, than' physical Injury.

Dells, Ivy and Dorris Lang will be charged by Jeannette Cooper with annoying her and Charles' Lang will declare that James Cooper Is gully of ths same A third a similar kind is made against Vincent Cooper by Charles 'Lang. All the parties appeared In Court to-day out the' complexity of the situation caused acting Judge id-lcr matter- for 1 day.1' i Meetings of The Estimate and Contract Boards This Morning i Crestwood Citizens Want a Central. Location for 'New High School Voting Machine Company to Take City Bonds in Payment-Short Term Note Loans Approved. Special meetings of thejfioi mate and Apportionment sard of Estimate and Apportionment and of tire the year 1903 on lots Nos. 31, 32, 33, 34 Fsirview Park and the remission and Pass Resolutions in Which They Call Attention to Difficulty in Reaching Present Building.

The Crestwood Citizens Association i longer due to delays mi I by sri- dents and. adverse weather conditions. has adopted the following' resolution Board of Contract and -Supply were jbeld this morning in the Mayors office -'-City HalL. -V The of approved the -ordinance authorizing the issuance of $191100 in short time public improver svent notes. This ordinance was passed a special iqeeting' of the Common Council which was called expressly for that' purpose last Friday after Comp's troller Miller had ordered the suspension of all public works in the city owing, to the lack, of funds to finance them, The motes will probably be taken up local, banking institutions providing a market for them is not Now York City.

They will be cold at not more 'than 6 per interest and will mature in 180 days. Tho authorizing the Mayor to -enter into an agreement with the Automatic Registering Machine Cbm-'pany fpr tho acquisition 1 of 50 voting machines for next, election was also ap-" provod. It is understood that the xna-; chinos will be purchased only, after they svo satisfactory 'sad then, -ac-'ronling to' an sgreament with the com-- pany, tho latter will bid- on the citys bonds so that tho. machine can be paid i i -Board' approved the ordinance mrthoiiaing the rsmtMkm -of 'taxes for and ordered a -copy of it sent to the press: Whereas, Owing to' the that the High School building, which is located on South Broadway, near Getty Square, in the city of Yonkers, is bf insufficient capacity to accommodate the students of said city, it is proposed to build an additional high school building; and Whereas, The' territory (included in said city extend, eastward from the present High School building upwards of five miles, and includes in its eastern sections several ome communities in which bere are many children who. are attending or who will attend High School, and that said sections are increasing in population more rapidly than is any other part of said city; and Whereas, The Sole means of transportation between these eastern sections and the present High School building consist of a single-track trolley line, and that the running time from said' 'eastern sections is at least 38 minutes under the most favorable renditions, and is freayontlr much a I C.

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