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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-17

Miss Ella Kaufamn is visiting her sister, Mrs. Alton Walker, in Little Rock
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-17
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New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
GIN MILL" IN POLITICS,
John G. WOolley Says Saloon Has Right of
Line-Talk on Abstinence.

John O. Woolley, who spoke total abstinence
was the magnet that attracted several thousand
persons to the Majestic Theatre yesterday after
noon IT was a mass meeting for men under tho
direction of the Young Mems Christian Association
John >. Huyler. president of the National Chris
uan Abstaincrs Union. the chairman
Mr.. WooHey, in a vigorous speech oe forty five
minutes. said, In part: "I'he main thing about
drunkenness is that it's such showv thing II
advertises a man so much II shows your rcd nos,
and your short pockethook II would be = fine tbIr,
II only some OF the dirty politics could he shown
up by red noses In these days of keen con,neti
tion, all other things being equal it's the absaipar
who wins in the light for place lie is a dead s,ra
winner. The man outside the bar IS o victim og
whiskey environment. Some political leader bae
perhaps told him not to be tied a wofnan's anror
strings; to drink moderately. like he does hut NOT
too much. There are million up against the bar
trying to initiate that politician.
THE Young Mems Christian Association tho
Salvation Army and the public schools do vast
amount of good but the gin mill, which has the
right of line in American politics. has them an
beaten to a standstl. What we 10 do Won
say? Close the gin mill through Jesus Christ
The Church of God is going to do it, Prohibition
with grating chief of police behind it, does n0f
hind IL. -
In the State of Kansas we have a law tbat Ioes
prohibit. The saloonkeeper is also a victim There
are many saloons IN my town; they Opeu en-
days week ana all the time, but I'm not whning
about It, Selling whiskey Is just as good as selling
whiskey licenses. XIII your fraction of the law
that makes these conditions next time you go 70
the ballot box Yon take stand to-day. Start
with clean record"
Several reformed drunkards gave two-ninute
talks on the fallacY of all so-called cures of
the liquor habit.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
STABBED AND ROBBED.
Bleeding Black Hand Victim Res
cued from Railroad Tracks

Covered with dagger wounds inflicted upon him
Saturday night by Black Hand men. who robbed
him and then tried to kill him by placing his body
Italian. is lying at the point of death in the New
Rochelle Hospital. Two Italians believed to have
been implicated in the crime now under ar
rest in New Rochelle. and the police are looking
for the third member of the gang The prisoners
Charles Angimer and Frank Ferranti, of New
York. A dagger covered with blood found IN
their possession They said to be members of
a Sician band of outlaws.
The wounded man told the police yesterday that
he was on his way home about midnight when he
met the three Italians. who said that they were
strangers i'm New Rochelle and asked him to get
them lodging for the night. Carmelc replied that if
they would go with him to the home of relative
he would get them place there to sleep. When
they suddenly seized their benefactor and demanded
his money.
Carmele tore himself loose from the outlaws. and.
seiztng the revolver which one of them had placed
TO his head, opened fire. His aSsailantS then closed
in on him with dagGeTS and stabbed him in a dozen
taking Sl9 and watch. the robbers dragged the
bleeding man to the New Haven railroad. CarTneie
pleaded with the outlaws not to kill him. but they
answered by giving him couple of extra J2h5
with their dagSerS and throwing him on the tracks
His cries were heard by named Davis. VINO
lives near the railroad tracks. He removed Carmele
from his periOuS position and telephoned To the
police Ten minutes aster Carmele taken from
the tracks the Postal Express bound for Boston.
came along.
Detective Fanelli and Patrolmen Deveaugh and
Buzzard made the arrests They found the sus-
poets in the woods in West New Rochelle.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
WESTINGHOUSE ITALIAN CONTRACT
American Interests to Electrify Suburban
Railways About Genoa.

The Italian state railways administration has
allotted another important contract to American
electrical interests in the of the keenest com,
petition on the part of the foremost Italian. Ger
and other Continental European electrical con-
The contract. which is valued. at about
S3.OO0000. obtained by the Westinghouse peo-
pie 1t calls for the conversion from steam to
electricity of the suburban lines in operation around
Genoa.
The main power station Is to be equipped with
two 13,000-vct turbo-alternator units of 1900
horsepower nominal capacity each This machinery
will he utilised supply threepha current for
operating the lines. The sets Will run at a speed
of 900 revolutions a minute.
on account of the slow speed made necessary by
the low frequency the outfits win be the biggest OF
their kind, II is said, manufactured. The
stationary portions of the generators will weigh
approximately sixty tons They will have low
voltage direCt-current exciters. These sets viii
supply electric> energy at the pressure named 70
three sub-stations in which static transformers
will step down the voltage to 1000 volts.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
WHITE NEIGHBORs GET A SURPRISE
Lock Hard When Negro Wedding Party
Drives Up to Moravian Church, in Brooklyn.

The white residents In the neighborhOod of
Jay street and Myrtle avenue. Brooklyn, threw
up their windows and used their eyes yesterday
afternoon when several cabs drew up in front
of the Moravian Church, in Jay street and de
posted a score or more of negroes wearing high
hats and frock coats with women of the same
who were robed in white and carried bou-
quets of flowers.
Several OF the more bold made their way 70
the church. to be informed that marriage of
negroes TO be performed by the Rev. Dr.
Grider. the white pastor of the MoTavian Church.
which has several West Indian negroes as MEM
bers Of the congregation The couple married
yesterday We're Miss Keziah BridgeWater and
Nathan Roper, both natives of Nevis, British
West Indies. While the bride and bridegroom
awaited the signing of a book of registration by
the witnesses -IheirXXest Indian friends entered
the church
Although Mr.. Roper is a member of the church.
according to Joseph Bridgewater, a brother of
the bride none of the white members of the
church was present To witness the ceremony.
After the ceremony those who were present
re-entered their carriages and We're driven to
No 81 Raymond street, where a reception in the
true West Indian style held.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
RESULTS OF SURPRISE SIGNAL TESTS.

Philadelphia. May 26.-Six months have elapsed
since the Pennsylvania Railroad made public the
fact that surprise signal tests conducted fire.
qucntly all it's divisions, with view OF keeping
train crews always the alert for every kind of
signal unusual condition The results obtained
by the tests OF the last three months show that
engncmen are becoming more and more careful
The first report Of signal tests made public by
the company showed that OF 2.252 trains tested a.
per cent OF the enEinemen complied implicitly with
the rules while the 3 per cent who passed the sig
nails before coming to stop did so by hut few
feet. But this is considered violation OF the
rules
The high speed at which the trains are operated
the New York division and the frequency of the
trains make IL absolutely necessary for all engine
be constantly the lookout for anything
unusual. The last report shows that one engine
man passed stop signal at speed or ABOUT TWO
miles hour before coming 10 stop
In addition 10 the tests on signals. the speed at
which trains take Cross-Over. switches is closely
watched, as the angle of "a switch determines the
rate speed a which il be crossed Signals
imperfectlv displayed must be regarded and
ported All fuses and torpedOeS must be observed
by train crews. and failure 10 do so Is considered
infraction OF the rules of the company There have
been additions Of more than a thousand miles OF
block signals made I'm the last three years.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27

Unpopular 7cith Rockefeller Stu
dents an Boarding Houses.

Several members Of John d. Rockefeller, jr.s.
Bible class IT learned yesterday have COM
planned TO B. F. Troxell. president OF the class,
that they nave been subjected 10 much annoyance
because the corresponding secretary fit to
send out the various class announcements on postal
cards. These young men live in boarding houses,
and they say that since the postal cards began to
arrive their fellow boarders have made their lives
almost unbearable by indulging in Jests and unkind
chaf at their expense. At their respective dinner
tables they have been made the butts ef young
men anxious to earn regulations as boarding house
''cut-ups"
Their sensitive souls narrowed by this persecu-
ton. these unfortunate members of Mr.. Rockefel-
ier's class went in a body to President Troxell
few days ago and besought him TO have all future
class announcements sent in sealed envelopes. with
nothing the outside of the envelopes to indicate
the nature of their contents Instead Of being SYM
pathetic. Mr. TrOxeil became indignant. il is said.
He told the young men that they ought 10 be
ashamed of allowing themselves TO be affected by
such taunts. He mentioned the matter 10 John D.
Rockefeller jr. The latter at the Bible class yes
terday made direct reference TO the incident,
but in the course OF his regular talk he earnestly
besought the class not 10 mind The jeers and ridi
cule of harsh critics. Taking for his subject the
Biblical story of Nehemiah. he said:
Frequently. when you and I are working in a
good cause encounter those who criticize
and taunt US but we know that we are doing right
and that knowledge should give us courage and
confidence 10 go ahead, in spite of unkind COM
ments."
yesterday:
There is really whole lot 10 be said against
the secretary's practice of sending out class
n0uDcements postal cards. Unfortunately. there
is whole lot Of people who imagine that in
Joining Mr.. Rockefeiler's class n young man is
actuated by desire TO attain some material bene-
fits / have been a member Of .he class almost
since its inception. and L have been asked many
times by my friends What do you get for belong
ing the class? You be after something
I sincerely sympathze with these young men who
dive in arding houses, for I know how sorely
they ridiculed because OF their connection with
the class. We intend to bring the matter up at a
special meeting be held next Monday night and
If we can't force the corresponding secretary
to use two-cent stamps. instead of postal cards"
Yesterday the class adjourned for the summer,
and will not again. formally, until the first
October
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
MINING ENGINEER HELD.
Accused of Theft of $4,000, Says He Can
Explain It All.

Hugh Mcdonald. a mining engineer. living at
the New Grand Hotel. was held for examination
tomorrow by Magistrate Crane In the Tombs
court yesterday. charged with the theft Of $1,000
from j. W. Harle. of No II Madison avenue.
cotton roker at No. - Broadway Mcdonald
was arrested at No. ~ Broadway on Saturday.
He said in court that it all mistake. and
he could prove his innocence.
Hare said that in September. 1905. Mcdonald
got him interested in the FL Rincon Mine, fifty
eight miles outside of Mexico City. He said
ne went into the deal with William RI. Alexan-
der, of No ~ ClaremOnt avenue. and William
r. Huguley of No. 366 West JSth street a
manufacturer of cotton goods. Each had put
up $1,000. and Harle says that he and his friends
have been unable to get accounting.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
ARREST DELAYS HIS WEDDING.
Bridegroom Prisoner Few Hours Before
Ceremony for Attacking Former Rival.

A bride-to-be. sobbing if her heart would
break because her fance had appeared. attract
ed the attention of many persons in the Roman
Catholic Church of Mary Queen of the Angels. az
South 4th and ROeblng streets, williamsburg yes
terday. Tho girl was Miss Sarah Tusher. nineteen
years old. of No. 5S South I'd street. Her fancA
was Frank CusloW, Of No. 305 Kent avenue At
the time set for the wedding he a prisoner in
the Lee avenue police court. charged with assault
ing Michael Bernhardt, who also lives at No. S05
Kent
Both men were in love with Miss Tusher. but
Cuslow won. Bernhard accepted his loss philo-
sophtcally. but thought he would receive an invita-
tlon 10 the wedding. He overlooked however.
and when he met his rival yesterday morning they
mad an argument This ended in a fight in which
ooth received black eyes. When arrested Cuslow
was nrst taken to the Bedford avenue police sta
uon and then 10 the Lee avenue court.
II was near noon when Magistrate Higginbothafn
reached the court. Meantime the bride and the
guests had gone to the church. for the wedding
was 10 be held AT noon. When the bridegroom did
not arrive the bride told of the circumstances
she almost collapsed. a dozen guests hastened to
court ana had CuslOw rearraigned. and laid the
IaCIs netore the magistrate. He had already been
ilelu IN $40 bail but was promptly paroled in his
iia"yer 5 custody His black eye painted. and
ne was hurried 10 the church. The bride promptly
IoTgave him when matters were explained. and the
ceremony went
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
sTABs MAN WHO WOULD SAVE CHILD
Italian, Beating His Little Girl, Slashes
Neighbors Who Interfered.

Because a neighbor interfered yesterday on
behalf of his fve-year-old child. whom he was
beating In an unmerciful manner. Frank Pisco.
of Yonkers, drew razor and slashed the peace
maker in the groin and the heart. Al
though the wounds serious. they are not
dangerous Pisco has reputation among his
neighbors in Lockwood avenue for beating his
children. His little girl displeased him yester-
oay ana he whipped her She ran out into the
open lots but he followed. and was using a
Stuck SO hard that the childs cries could be
heard some distance
Michael Hayes who lives next door ran out
and ordered Pisco to stop. The cnraged man
did SO. but only 10 attack Hayes
Neighbors who the affair ran to Hayes's
assistance. They we're roughly handling tho
Italian when a policeman arrived and took hin,
to Police Headquarters. Later he was taken 70
the hospital, where Hayes identified him.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
HAS DRIVER HELD FOR CRUELTY
Woman Arrested Him for Using Horse with
Sore on Flank.

Daniel Nannion, driver for Garms Express,
of No. 24S West 47th street. was arralgned be-
fore Magistrate Finn In the Yorkvlle court yes
terday on the complaint of Mrs. Male Pritzko.
who lives at Borough Park. Brooklyn. and is n
member OF the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty 10 Animals. Mrs. Prtzko told the Mag
istrate that Mannion driving a horse that
had a running sore his right flank and she
arrested him herself
In his defence Mannion said the harness was
nowhere near the sore, and that it really
better TO have the horse working than staying in
the stable. He said the sore was being treated
by veterinary surgeon, who had said that the
horse might work. The held in $500
bail for examination on Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
KILLS HoUsEKEEPER AND HIMSELF
Farmers Reason Upset by Chapter of Fam
lily Mishaps.

Washington, May CIV. c. Putnam. a
farmer. who lived Munson Hill. about two
miles southeast of Falls Church. a suburb Of
Washington shot and killed Mrs. Emma Bea-
reFs, his hausekeeperr and attempted to shoot Il
daughter OF Mrs. Beavers on Friday evening.
Failing in this he shot himself. dying Instantly
Putnam asserted that he was n direct de-
scendant of General Israel Putnam of Revolu
tonary fame For long time he had been a
constant sufferer from asthma. and had decided
that this ailment would result in consumption
He despondent at times. and IT is thought
that I'm addition 10 domestic trouble this de-
spondency upset his reason.
His family has been visited by a series OF
caamities. About six years ago a daughter
killed herself. following the death or her mother
Within year thereafter Putnam married again,
and after brief period the second wife was
killed by lightning. Since then he had not been
IT home regularly until Mrs Beavers came to
keep house for him. which several months
ago
Two small children. in addition 20 a large fam
lily of grown children. survive Mir. Putnam.
Five small children survive Mrs. Beavers Put
nam was until few years ago employed In a
minor position in the War Department in Wash
iEr.ton, but had resigned.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
SYNAGOGUE FOR DEAF MUTFs.
Planned to Furnish Instruction in Yiddish
and Hebrew Prayers.

Plans are already under way to establish a
synagogue for deaf and dumb Jewish boys. This
is result of an appeal from more than one
thousand boys who have written letters TO well
known persons in this city asking that such an
institution be founded.
A Jewish religious home for the deaf and
dumb. al 9th street and Lexington avenue. was
founded by DR.. NJ Bumenthal about twelve
years ago. But according to the Rev. DIR. H.
Poreira Mendes. Of the Portuguese Church. Cen
tral Park West who is prominently identified
with the movement for the synagogue, the boys
at the home are not being taught Yiddsh or He
brew prayers. DR.. Mendes said yesterday that
efforts would be made to have the home adopt
the Jewish custom. and give the boys the true
meaning of Judaism through the influence of the
synagogue.
AT a meeting held Saturday evening at the
Educational Alliance, No 195 East Broadway. a
committee was appointed to select a site for such
a synagogue. More than thirty of the deaf
mute boys were present. The site will he some
where In 92d street. There will be another
meeting on saturday at the Young Mems He
brew Association It's object will be to form
two clubs known the downtown and uptown
clubs, for deaf mutes.
Among those back of this project are DR..
MendCs. Abraham Newman and G. r. Hawkins.
The deaf mutes will have Il cantor, preacher
and choir. The singing services will he done
by motions of the fingers Mr.. Newman said
that Samuel Cohen would be the cantor. Cohen
is at present studying in Washington, and II is
hoped that he viii complete his course within a
few months.
In compliance with the Hebrew religion, chill
dren say prayers for their dead parents three
times a 1av. 'dovinin" "nlincha" and mora if -
While many Of the deaf mutes have declared
that they not particularly religious. they are
anxious to follow out this custom of their fore
fathers.
1t is understood that the clubs well as the
synagogue will he maintained by voluntary sub
scrptions,. which are to he sent to c. f. Haw
kins No. III Wooster street. to the Rev. Dr.
MendeS, No ID Central Park West.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
FATHER HELD FOR SONS MURDER.
Youths Mother Found Him Dead in Bed
with Skull Crushed In

Doulinick Zizza, twenty-three years old, who
lived with his father. Antonio. and his mother
Catarina. in the fat the second floor back Of
the tenement house at No "a James street, was
found dead in his bed yesterday morning by his
mother, with his skull crushed in. An AK
used by the family to chop wood, covered with
blood, was found by the side Of the bed. The
father placed under arrest as a result Of
the mothers story. in which she accused her
husband OF having threatened several times to
kill his son.
The mother told the police that she had left
the house for about ten minutes shortly after
3 O'Clock, her being then in bed asleep and
her husband in the kitchen. When she returned
she went TO call her son. She shook him and
found his skull was fractured
The woman said that her son was the sole
support of the family. the father not having
worked for a long time. She said the father
ana the son had had numerous disputes over
money matters, the father frequently importun-
ing the young man for money and the latter
insisting that the father should go to work
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
GO WEST, MR.. sCHIFF TELLS JEWS.
Addresses Diners of Independent Order of
B'nai Birth.

Jacob H. Schin spoke last night the immigra-
tion of Jews to the United States at the dinner
given TO the out of town representatives of the In
dependent Order of Bnai Birth by their colleagues
IN the metropolitan district. The dinner was held
at the Tuxedo, Madison avenue and 69th street
with Adam Wiener. the newly elected president of
District Grand Lodge No /. as toastmaster
After toast had been proposed by MIR Wiener
to President Roosevelt the man who has done
so much for the members of race" MI Schifr
was introduced. He called attention to the great
flood OF Jewish immigrants TO this country who are
settling in the large cities along the Atlantic coast
while nifty miles OF Chicago there are scarcely
any Jews and advised all his hearers to use their
influence Ia turn the tide of immigration TO tho
great American inland" He described how the
Jews had been driven out OF Spain to Germany and
England and Poland. and declared that now Amor
lea was the land for all good Jews
There were about hundred present at tho
dihher. The former president the District Grand
Lodge Charles Hartman. followed Mr. Schir
speaking on the work of the District for tho pooI
OF the Jewish race, The Rev DR. Samuel ScbuI-
man, otto Horwitz and Jacob B. Klein also smoke
business meeting of the order was held in tbo
morning at the Tuxedo. at which the report of tbo
president on the work of last year and the renorts
p'esldentS report laid special stress IN anarte
MAO" DN members OF the order to keen omen tba
portals OF thi. blessed Republic for orr nersa
cuted brethren from the lands of desnotis,,1 30,
massacre, and the fund raised for the rpIief ns t
victims of the San Francisco fire and earthou,tne
Inc Inc ioto%lhs ohicers for the ensuing year We're
Vlce-presideht, Harry Cutler, Providence; second
yice-presdent. Julius Levy. New York; treasurar
S, Hamburger. and field and correspondine secrSS'
tary, \. H. Fromenson ~
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27
NO PEACE For YEARS.
j. {. Weil7co0d Tells Spanish Var
Veterans of Need of Battles.

The Rev. John c. Wildwood i'm speakinr a. -,
memorial services OF the Manhattan Borough Conn
ell of the United Spanish War Veterans held vss
terday afternoon in the crypt Of the Cathedral ..
st. John the Divine. 18th street aud MorniDgsida
Drive, said that the occupation of the soldier ve,1
be necessary for more than generation To ror,a
and that those who sought to maintain uaac.
through sets of resolutions afraid that their
multitude of securities would be imperiIled bv
war
1T Is useless 10 talk about peace and write abo,l,
peace. nc said when the only way to obtain real
peace is through war. The occupation Of a soldier
is not only IN honorable one but it is a necessary
and a useful one Everything Of value We have
our civilization. laws and customs are
stained with blood Nothing in this world worth
having can be obtained without a struggle and the
time has not yet come when physical struggles will
longer have Hundred Years wars or Thirty
we have not vet obtained the goal where wars ara
more"
After Mr.. WewOod's sermon the roll Of the
Spanish War Veterans who have died during the
year was called. The Death Roll was beaten bv
the drummer as each name was called with no re-
sponse, and the end of the list the bugIer blew
Taps"
r. KeCk. commander of the Department of New
York of the United Spanish War Veterans. Major
Thomas Lynch past natiOual commander; Dr. Sam
Ue L. kOpetsky. chief Of staff and the commanders
of the Manhattan Old Guard General Henry w
Hubbell the Griffin Engineer. Defendant and Ser
ge1nt Hamilton Fish camps. According TO l. T.
veterans the organization is the first Of any kind
TO hold such services in the cathedral The
ing the memorial services. he said. and II Is hoped
20 make OF them annual affair.