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New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
HELD I1S SWINDLER.
Br0nrite arrested as Head of Band
Which Defruuded DrygOOds Men.

Edward Margolies. of No. g Eagle avenue, The
Bronx arrested at his home yesterday by de-
tectives from the District Attorneys Office. who
aege that he is the head of band of swindlers
working among Jewish drygoods merchants i'll this
city. The gang. 1t is said. has frauduleutly OBJ
tanned $4,000 since last August.
According to E. Crosby Kindeberger Deputy
Assistant District Attorney the band Of swindlers
had stores In Boston, PouShkeepsie and this city
The gangs rnelhod, Mr.. Kindleberger said was to
order quantities of drygoods and mems furnishings
from wholesale dealers, and after disposing Of
the goods at their stores refuse payment and as
IN the case of the Poughkeepse Bargain House,
operated by them. file petition in bankruptcy.
Abraham s. Goldsmith, of No. es5 Brook avenue
The Bronx, is in the Torbs awaiting a hear
ing in connection with the operations Of the bard
and Jacob Goidstone, enploye OF the Pough-
keepsie establishment, who filed the petition III
bankruptcy, is a fugitive from justice. When the
PouehkeepsIe place was raded it found to be
filed with boxes which had contained goods
obtained by the swindlers. The Poughkeepsie house
was rated in the business agencies at $3.50. and
many merchants shipped goods to the company, az
lowing sixty days for payment.
GoIdstone, who filed the petition in bankruptcy
was found be a clerk in q Sixth avenue dspart-
ment store. He escaped from the detectives Of the
District Attorneys office who were trailing him
Witnesses from Poughkeepsie will be in the Ionrs
court to-day when Marsolies is arragned, and che
polce will try TO have him identified as the man
who said ne was Edward Ross and Edward Lewis
in the alleged dealings with the swindied mer-
chants.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
MIGHT RIDERS USE TORCH AGAIN.
Citizens of Fredonia, KY, Made Captive and
Tobacco Factory Burned.

Hopkinsville Ky. Feb. 9-"Nigft riders TO the
number of one hundred and fifty. masked, heav-
lily armed and wearing the insignia of secret
clan, invaded Fredonia, Crittenden County, last
night, captured James Scarberry. operator of
the Cumberland Telephone Company, and cut
out all telephone connections. They then forced
Davis Potter. a drug clerk. to open his store, in
which they imprisoned several citizens.
Leaving large guard in the town. the others
galloped View, five miles away, and blew up
Alfred H. Cardns tobacco factory. containing
$4,000 pounds of tobacco. and destroyed with
fire Cardin's barn, containing 10000 pounds OF
tobacco The damage aggregates $4,000 with
half as much insurance. Cardn is buyer for
Buckner & Dunkerson. of Louisville. Neither
he nor his family at home.
Firing volleys of shots into the air. the might
riders" returned through Fredonia and released
their prisoners.
Eighty per cent OF the farmers OF Crittenden
County are members of the Society of Equity
but Cardin Is not. He was formerly 4 candidate
for Governor on the Populst ticket,
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
COAT LEADS TO GANGS ARREST.

= coat which OF gang of alleged young
burglars is said 10 have left In the hands Of a
Harienite when the latter blocked attempt to
rob his apartments, was the clew with which the
Central Office detectives traced the supposed
and brought about the arrest OF the gang yester-
day afternoon. The boys were locked up in the
East l04th street station. They said they were
Abraham FRIEDMAN. seventeen years old, of No. 10l
West @7th street; Henry Rofosky, seventeen of No.
81 East SSth street. and Edward Davis, negro,
eighteen Of Nc. 50 East 100th street They will he
Rrraigned in the Harlem police court to-day
charged with burglary.
Philip Miner. of No 81 East Tooth street
awakened the morning OF January 4. and found
FRIEDMAN. Ii is charged. taking in all he could find
in the way of loose yaluables. He grapped with
the young man, he says. and in the struggle the
latter slipped of his coat and made hasty exit
The detectives found Rofosky and Kriedman at
tie latter's home yesterday. Both boys, after be
Ing put through the third degree. confessed 10 the
burglary, il is said, and also told the detectives
that the other member OF the gang was Davis He
found his home and arrested.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
WILL PAY $1,OOO,0O0 BACK TAXES.
Settlement Reached in Chicago on the Es-
tate of Marshall Field.

Chicago Feb e-Trustees Of the Marshall Field
estate and the County Attorney have agreed
settlement of 81 100000 in full satisfaction of the
claims of the county concerning back taxes on a
list of unassessed securities scheduled N the Pro-
hate Court after the death of Marshall Field in
January 1906 The settlement ends "a suit for
81 Oe filed by the County Attorney in the Supe.
ror Court in May, 1897.
Marshall Field was often referred to in the news
papers as an example of the honest man who paid
taxes on all his possessions. He paid more taxes
cago The unlisted securities We're withheld be-
cause they not In the State of Illinois and
were of extra corporations. For this 1t
was held by legal advisers that they not tax
able in Illinois.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
sUFFRAGETTEs INFORMAL CAT HOME. "
A Few Indefatigables Discuss the Only
Topic Their Broadway Parade

Five members of the executive committee of the
Progressive Woman Suffrage Union (Which is long
for ''Suffragettes'( and three reporters than
taxed the seating and standing capacity of the
parade headquarters of the union in West 1tth
street yesterday afternoon. An informal reception
was the days event in the votes for women
campaign, but UP TO late hour the full roster of
the executive committee of ten had not shown up.
Despite the discouraging response to the invita-
tons to the reception Mrs. Borrnan Wells and
NNs Maud Malone Were enthusiastic about the
parade, which is to be pulled off i'll Broadway next
Sunday. At least twenty-five clubs, it was said
which are allied TO the movement for woman's s
right to be queried by election officials to her
age and other qualification S for voting will march
from Union Square TO Madison Square decked out
in yellow buttons and waving yellow flags. Two
thousand women may participate. but show of
violence is contemplated intended. The suffra-
gettes Will all go afoot and listen speeches in
Madison Square, If a permit for an open air meet
ing can be obtained.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
FUNERAL OF THE REV. w. D. HUGHES.

The funeral OF the Rev. William d. Hughes, who
for many years was in charge of the Coney Island
Rescue Home and Mission. held late yesterday
afternoon from his home. at Thompson Place. West
9Th street Coney Island, where ne died on Wednes-
dav following n long illness. The burial was in
Greenwood Cemetery. He leaves wife, son
and one daughter.
The Rev Mr.. Hughes was born in Keokuk
Iowa. sixty-one &rears ago. He went to Coney
Island fifteen years ago, where he founded the
Rescue Home and Mission. Five years ago the
financial condition OF the mission low that
the business Of Coney Island, realizing the
need of having a home for wayward girls decided
o raise funds by holding mard gras. which sub
seauently became a regular feature. Mrs. Hughes
is Ii probationary officer OF the Coney Island police
court and assisted her husband In investigating
vice. Before the Rev. Mr.. Hughes went TO Concy
Island he conducted mission the Bowery.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
KNELL or BOWERY SHOUS
Investigators Condemn City's Arca-
dia for -ArcddeS.

For the last three months joint committee OF
the Women's Municipal League and the Peoples
Institute has been investigating cheap anusements
in this city, the penny arcades. moving picture
shows and cheap vaudeville come in for criticism
in a report made public yesterday. Moving picture
shows the Joint committee says, are the best form
of cheap amusement because they are rarely. al
most never, indecent. although they show Z rather
large assortment of rough and tumble pictures OF
violence and disaster
The educational value of the moving picture films
showing human activities in other lands aud va
rious historical reproductions is according TO the
report of the committee. of great Importance
After visiting penny arcades in various parts on
the city the committee unqualifedly condemns such
places amusement The quality of entertainment
is said to be of d low order and the immigrants
and children who form the majority of the patrons
ere endangered by these places. The pictures tie
committees saws. are OF vicious sort, and legiSla-
ton against these arcades is urged The places on
the Bower,-. where there rows and rows or SLOT
machines, and free automatic piano music thrown
in were visited by the committee and later con-
demned Members of the joint committee spent
several wild nights along the soldiers ana sailors
promenade and if the Legislators heed the report
of the committee the BoWery VIII CEASE ~ "e ''i
Arcadia for arcades
from the committee, which intimates in the report
taha, nIavs like 'Iotrie tahe Poor Saleslady, and
His terrible Secret, or the Man Monkey are "ei.
ntentioned although crude.
Some of the meIodraInas which the joint commit
tee underwent are said be ancient forms OF en-
tertainment' What passes for burleSque on the
Bowery is grilled in the committee report ana de-
nounced as corrupt and vicious, although crarhy
conducted
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
COMES TO COMMAND NEW BATTLEsHIP

Captain J. c. Fremont, L. s. N. who has been
abroad as naval attache at Paris and ST. Peters
burg for several years arrived yesterday on the
American liner ST. Paul. He comes here to take
charge of the new batteship Mississippi
Captain Fremont was in Paris when the Reu-
terdahl article depicting the defective construc-
ton of American warships appeared in "Mc-
Clure's Magazi He declined to give his own
opinion OF the article. but said the various for
eign naval officers he met in Paris gave little
or no consideration to it.
"They looked upon it merely a magazine
story he said land not the work of expert"
He said the growth of the navies of all the
big nations was noticeable, and that he be-
iieved it was due to the natural development Of
the nations and their belief that powerful naves
were conducive to peace
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
ICE 4 MENACE TO SHIPPING

Vineyard Haven. Mass. Feb. 9-Ten or more
tugs. with about thirty baTges, which have
gathered here during the last week. awaiting
suitable weather TO proceed. made bold effort
weather Cape Cod yesterday. but were caught
in northwesterly gale after passing Pollock
Rip last night. and all had rough experience.
With the exception Of Two three of the most
powerful tugs. al were compelled TO put back
TO anchorage on Nantucket Shoals.
Large fields OF ice extend from East Chop 10
handkerchief Shoal, and no sailing vessels could
sass through Pollock Rip to-day. The schooner
Alice Hobrook. Boston for Philadelphia and
the schooner Jennie s. Hall, Stonington, Me,
for New York. caught IN the ice but were
extricated to-day by tugs and towed here
An unknown light tramp steamer which was
anchored N0rton's Shoals at the entrance
10 Muskeget Channel. was being forced to the
southwark by the heavy drift ice. She was re-
ported in danger OF being driven ashore to-
night
The northwest gale has moderated greatly to-
night
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
METZ FOR HONOR OF FILE ROOM.
Writes Again to c. F. u, Challenging Ir'
suection of Contracts and Clerks.

\ second letter was received by the Central
Federated Union yesterday from Controller
Metz regarding the assertion OF MI McConviie'
delegate Of the Safety Association OF Engineers
that when ne and another delegate called al
the Controllers office to see contract OF the
Williams Engineering Company clerk tod
him that he had taken the contract home Win
him and would return il the next day Ihe
Controller said that no clerk could take con-
tracts from the file room. and invited inspec-
tiOn.
p H Quinn. chief auditor Of accounts IN the
Controllers office. wrote that the two clerks on
duty when McConviIe called denied that ne
contract had been taken away He asked that
McConviIIe and the other delegate identity tns
clerk in question
McConviIIe said he would get affidavits TO-
(lay in proof of his assertions.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
MISSIONS OTERCROWDED.
Victims of Cold and Hunger Ftock
to Institutions for Relief.

I,,-ay, mission in the city was crowded with ap-
piicants for relief last night. At the MunopaI
Lodging House nearly every. bed was TAKEN d'
late hour and it was expected that at least twenty
,,arso-s would have TO be sent the dock rooms
a, astb street and the East River. The BowerF
Mission had scare Saturday night "hsh It
received a message. purporting 10 come from 'ie
Health Department. that the place shoulo dc
closed The long bread lire was held up uhti'
inouirv at Police Headquarters and at the Health
De,ar,n,ent established the fact that the order
was hoax When the doors opened the place was
thronged.
The McAuIey Mission in Water street has also
been unusually crowded the last few days no men
are turned away there and IN CONSEQUENCE |
food supply has been taxed 10 the limit The most
severe case of suffering from the cold was re-
ported Williamsburg.
James Delaney living; at No i4j Wythe avenue
in that section. spent Saturday evening WIN
friends and started out carly yesterday morning
for his home He managed to reach Wythe avenue
and Keap street. when he succumbed to the cold
\ policeman attached TO the Lee avenue station
found Delaney unconscious. He was hurried 10 the
station. DR.. Barnes, of the Williamsburg HOS
pitai. removed Delaney to that institution, Where
he revived.
William Stewart sixty-s.x years old. fell TO the
street in front of the nlorgue last evening. NoTgue
attendants Carried him into the charnei house and
sent in an ambulance call Bellevue Hospital two
hundred feet away. DR.. Zehnder pronounced him
in a serious condition from exposure and lack OF
food aud removed him TO Bellevue
At a meeting held last night under the auspices
Of the Harlem agitation committee of the Socialist
party in the West End Theatre. 125th street. near
ST. Nicholas avenue. the question OF providing re-
lief for the unemployed discussed. Sol Field
man. Miss Johanna DalTne and Thomas II. Lewis
spoke. The speakers all declared that the lot OF
the workingnan would not be bettered until there
was revolution in the governmental way of doing
things.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
CHARITY WORKERS MEET.
Speakers at Jersey City Conference
Describe Needs and Conditions.

The New Jersey Conference of Charities and Cor
rectfon opened it's annual meeting yesterday after
non in the Jersey City High School. Tho Rev.
Francis A Fay OF East Nutley, president of the
conference, presided. On the stage with him were
Ex-Governor L. c. Stokes. who the substitute
for Governor Fort; ex-Representative Marshall Van
Wrinkle of Jersey City; Rabbi Solomon Foster. of
Newark: the Rev. Father Cornelius Clifford. Of
Seton Hall College: the Rev. DR.. Cornelius Brett,
Of Jersey City; George r. Wight State Commits
sioner of Charities and Correction DIR. William H.
Alien, secretary of the Bureau Of Municipal Re
search, New York; the Very Rev. Dean Smith, OF
Jersey City; the Rev. Father Farley. Mrs Emily E.
Williamson, of Elizabeth; Mrs Brice Coerd, Mrs
Alexander, Richard Stevens, probation officer for
Hudson County and Warden George Osborne OF
the New Jersey State Prison
Ex-Governor Stokes said the problems the con-
ference would discuss living issues Of e hour.
and he regretted that they were not pronl-
nent in the public mind-improving the condition
of fellow He said that one of the difficulties
in the work is 10 check imposition and force the
relatives OF the defective assume responsibility
for their unfortunate kin. and that parents, when
able, should be compelled TO contribute TO children
who. having become nuisances at home, are COM
rlitted TO state institution.
Commissioner Wight talked on State Supervision
of Charities in New jersey He said there are
sos inmates in the penal and other public institu
tons Of the state and Counties and did not include
the Soldiers Home. He said he had found many
been committed 10 institutions by relatives who
desired 10 get rid of them and be relieved Of their
care. He said he had found a number OF persons
who had while suffering from alcoholism been com
mtted insane, and discovered that two physi-
clans had made specially of that branch and he
had stopped It by telling the story to newspaper
man. He said that he believed publicity q
powerful means of checking abuses.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

rree admission to the American Museum OF Ss'aI--
tory ~,.t
Manhattan. 4 ?. ~
iestiug Of the Society Medical JurisVEude7'' S "
West 4sd street. evening
Entertainment and ball OF the AnaSanda C'ao' NsA
Opera House. ) 2. H.
the 5Uth Assembly District. Harlem Casino ; p n m
re. lectures OF the ot Education 2
Clinton Hsh school 9sth sS5eeI .ld 1e,c sSnool
; I4Ist street and EdsecOmee avenue, s1oN.n X, -
Ia tsst s.h street MsrSert $ ATdel, 'Inssct If.
llustrated) puolic School +s lSoth street .rs az
% Wj SI1n Jennings srhe Orchestra' PUB
lie school o. Hester ESSEX suffolk streets 80 70
ward Avis our Wild song Birds uiurtrateGl: -
Jov Andrew Jackson: Public school no. isSd
street. Eighth avenue Guy Maize: Cans ma, sise
street. Harlan L smith. Life on wyoiins n hs2s
s5th and 18th streets. X lorneilns PIoic
pire state Of the Southwest tilustsateul, s~is-
toI Northern California tllustrtedl; Public seso %
rs Lewis East Houston ard East S s ~ sneTsans
Hebrew Technical Institute for Girls sssohd isax
Modern Paris lustratstD: Institute Hall Nc s
Eas; 1esth street J. w9Sdm9n bao91't s,arv No Ii:
Eas, street, Abraham kneehtsL AZ ,,I No SO
Hudson street near Grove street NlS aa.S anJ De
Murray Musical Expression; It's sources aA ,..sr
fShth and Ninth avenues. Frank stephens "A. A.stsl III
more CIiamlet ,iliustra'eSo; Morfis q Hs Ss1xSseury
Faee 20 Face Across Pacific diustrsfsl: s1T
School : church street NinssoFidke ,snl,- s,hcsf
"a Matilda street wakeneld- M.ss Hannah y ssf'ss
tSeS Ss1PiS1T .5 nTp.sl SsrSs M ~ Glars E
usy The Land OF tns Iacss Gilas,rsss-. fIs--
acs Z i.G, =, ,.T .Tp I.. snai s'sass@ % '.'s
oid Nsw Easlant .llustrst. 1890 a1 cs-sr
Mess aas Ass.s NS,ssss ass,., a's.ss ga. ~ a. -
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New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
THIEVES ROB FIRE HOUSE.

Deserted by guarding Bluffs" and hero worship
ping small boys. the quarters OF Engine Company
No. 81 at No. 1so West 1S7th street, were entered
by thieves last night and two badges and enough
.'turuouts' to supply q battalion We're stolen. The
company was called to a small fire at 146th street
and Seventh avenue at 9l5 and returned about an
hour later. Ten pairs OF rubber boots and other
;ireiighting clothing stolen and the mems
lockers showed that attempt had been made to
jimmy them open.
One theatre badge such is given TO hrenen
theatre detail bearing the number S., and a regu-
lar department badge No 1915, stolen The
Harlem Detective Bureau Is searching for the
thieves and boxing and blackjack practice is the
order OF the day among the firemen. who say that
the mean thieves. when they catch them, will have
90 sound for alarms for help and then some.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
RECEITER FOR C4HOkIA.
Oldest TIlage in Illinois Still Under
Ic17cs # Louis XU.
INV Telegraph to The r-it ,n-. J

BeIeviIle. Ill, Feb. s.-The village OF Cahokta,
the Oldest settlement in Illinois, Las been placed
in the hands OF a receiver This IS the first time
in the history of the state that such acfion has
been taken against town or city
Cahokia was the first white settlement IN Hi
nois 1t was built up around the mission esra5-
Usbed By the Jesuit Fathers in f7o0- The village
vas legally founded under the laws OF France
and the office of supervisor vas created IN 112-
1t has remained in force since that time the W.
lase still being governed by the laws given TO It
by Louis XIV.
The first election Of civic officers IN the Stats
of Illinois was held in 1l1s. under the orders OK
the Governor Of Virginia, and all OF the lnlaoi-
tants were given the right to vote
During the Revolutionary War Cahokia often
was the objective point OF the expeditions OF
indians and white troops sent by the British to
barass the frontier Of the colonies The first
courthouse in Illinois was built at Cahosia
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
SNOW PICKETS on DUTY.
T',oo Hundred Viii See That City
Is Not SaindIed by Dnrers.

--,,.r. s, y. ,p,o hundred pickets stationed at
the snow dumps and approaches IN Manhattan - "
day as the result of the corrohorauoh Oh '"e -
clubs report by the Deputy Street Cleaning COM
,r,.~,orsr William Edwards as told in The Trio-
,,ne YESTERDAY Mr. Edwards having in nind the
CITY Clubs charge swooped down npoh d sec'1o4i
e, the district where C De Marco has 'e coiH Az
Ypd found that truck drivers were getting TWO
tickets for one load OF snow Mr. td"afos anu
ra<,er croveIl tie Street Cleaning Commissioner,
--e- Yesterday and detailed the pickets from the
regular department force
II was learned last evening that The contractors
are much dissatisfied with the new system tha'
5hs enarsraont IS no. that ii viii be success
pns fa, .,e City Club going place the blame
for its noa-success. One Of the contractors sa'd
Yesterday that the duplex method of checking the
work done 4 gross injustice to the men Nh"
had ;ho contracts for removing the Snow In the
las. week there have been united protests from the
mon who had hoped 10 make much money in this
work and ore of the results is that a tripicate
system will ne begun just soon as the Gckets
can he printed.
In the duplex system The trucirnen and the city
received tickets but the contractors got only the
lists sent in ay the Street Department. The con-
tractors who are hiring the truck drivers. then
received the drivers tickets compared them with
The lists and made UP their payroll from TINS COM
narfsor 1: said that tile errors found had de-
,sved the work OF settlement to such an extent
,bar the payrols were more than two weeks be-
lean coupeIled 90 advance money TO tTUck1nen- al
7he risk OF serious loss One contractor said that
there was likely be trouble with the tFucheh To-
oav unless there some sort OF a settlement
George NcAneny, president of the City Cluo, saio
last evening that he glad MIR Edwards had
,.orrobcrated tn. clubs discovery-gad in the IN
,eres,s Of right dealing with the city He said that
II the system did work properly IL was hot
necessarily the fault OF the system lie oeiieFea
that the tripcate tickets would be an additloia'
safeguard and tf7nt the contractors should nave
7has ajd i'm the keeping Of the records But MI M
aveny was no: patient regarding the complaints
made ~ r
Sine. the last snowfall the special committee o.
n. CITY Club having the street cleaning II cha &c
has made daily trips OF inspection TINS colnii'i'
TO- is composed of Joseph NJ Price, the chairihdi
and Albert L. Webster William ChaunceY i|ahe
don Arthur Iselin. Frederick SteiI. Paui hehlieu'
snd Philip j. McCook
There v-as work in all the districts Throughout
she rtfv Yesterday. 1t was admitted ,aat uie l8St
s,orfsrr was the most difficult TO handle IN years
The SNOW will not be cleared until weH to"afu 'ie
erd OF this week.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
BROKERS ACCUSED OF EmeEzzL,Ne

Iribune.
Pittsburg. Feb 9.-Two indictments charging
embezzlement have been returned by the grand
jury against George I. Whitney, Francis l.. Ste
phenson and Irwin +. Fickeisen. partners of the
bankrupt brokerage firm of Whitney & Stephen
son.
Ward =. Snyder is the prosecutor He pre-
sented the charges secretly before Alderman
Janes v McMasters shortly after the failure of
the firm. Snyder charges that he gave the firm
$1,000 with which to purchase American Hide and
Leather and Southern Railway stock. He charges
that the stock purchased and used by the
firm collateral on loans and is out of his
reach. The grand jury returned true bills. but
the fact did not become known until the returns
for the week made.