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The sun., 1909-12-08
WALDORFS BAD CHECK. m
Man VINO Gave II, n siiverware Salesman.
Is Arrested.


Is Arrested.
Charles F. Randolph. q silverware sales
man OF % West 10sth street. was arrested
last night and locked up in the Tender
loin police station on fhe charge Of Civ
ing a worthless check for SIS to the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel. Joseph Smith. a
house detective. arrested the man near
the hotel. He had been looking for him
since November 30. when the check came
back from the Sherman National Bank
marked mo account
Randolph hired a room in October at
the Waldorf. In which he exhibited silver
ware for a week When he left he bor-
rowed $40 from the cashier. On Novem-
ber 30 he went to the hotel and presented
the check for SIS, getting back his ] o
and s25 in cash. The same day the 0heok
| came back.
While Smith was taking Randolph Ia
the police station in a cab the young man
threw something out Of the window while
near Broadway and Thirty first street
Smith went back and found a check book
from the Sherman National Bank, he
says.
In the prisoners pockets were pawn
Self II was drawn on the sherman
bank and signed John L. Conway. There
| was also a card with Frederick p. Ran
dolph. lawyer, zOe Broadway" Such a
name appears in the city directory. but
Randolph would not say that the lawyer
was related to him.
Randolph said that he worked for n. A.
Seavey, a dealer in silverware, who lives
at the Grand Union Hotel. A Mr.. Sea~sy
cf that name does live at the hotel, but
the police could not find him in last night.
The sun., 1909-12-08
bot SWEET POTATOES, SCENTS
INDIGNATION MOVESL.ZELTNER
TO VERSE, SPITE OF NATURE.

Somebody Has Raised the WholesAic
Price and u Takes Two boys with .
Cent Apiece to Get One PetatO-ff the
State Went Investigate the Poet WIN.
There will be many sad faces At the schooEhouss
door
Unless the price of sweet potatoes reduce some
more.
Selling hot sweet potatoes to the little mltes
In front OF public schools 70 cure their sweet little
appeutes.
In cold winter days .sey make the children feel
happy and bright:
To buy hot svceties for one cent IL their delight.
Bus now the men say the potato trust has came,
The hot sweet potato pedlers say the business
doesnt pay,
And you ought to see the sad faces In front Of the
schools to-day.
Louis Zeltner sent these verses to TIE
SUN himself. and il is suspected that they
are original with him. He stood in front
OF j. Roseheimer's fashionable ladies'
clothing store in Grand street yesterday
afternoon. IL was raining. but Louis
didn't mind that. because he wanted to
tell the newspapers about the sweet
potato trade. Occasionally he let fall q
tear.
1t seems that about a year ago some
apples and baked sweet potatoes over on
the East Side. Business was 90 good that
others followed. and now there are more
than four hundreds carts dispensing these
delicacies. Peculiar ovens were placed
underneath the body OF the carts. ovens
with four layers usually. 80 that there Is
goodly supply for ALL When the pedlers
pulled out a layer covered with piping hot
baked apples it was more than a human
appetite could resist. But the sweet po-
tatoesl
you are doubtless aware said Mr.
Zeltner that the sweet potato is an edible
faripaceous vegetable. Though COM
paratively modern, il antedates the COM,
mon potato as food plant. and Is allied
yes, I might say very closely allied-to
the common morning glory. II Ia glor-
rious foodstuff and harmless to the gastric
regions.
to the sidewalk. It was just after school
hours and the children were on their way
home. Immediately there was a crowd OF
them swarming around the cartI clamoring
for sweet potatoes and apples. but the
first call was for the sweets. When an
infant handed over cent the pedaer told
him that the price had gone up and was
two cents. There was q hollsr, but he
was firm and explained that the Wholesale
dealers had raised the ppice and he'd lose
money II he sold for a cent any longer.
Baked apples are still one cent each.
@You sec what told you," Louis said.
Them wholesale dealers Ia what's doing
it. Meyer Spiegelman. who sells his hot
potatoes in front OF Public School 81, on
Broome street. he tells me. And 80 doe g
Jacob Pomaransxy In front of the RivinR-
ton street school. It's an outrage. that's
what it is."
Louis explained how the pedlers 20 TO
o clock and buy their supply for the day
The price there has gone up 81 barrel, he
says. and therefore they all think that q
trust is controlling the supply. He in
going to investigate further. II the Attor-
ey-General doesn't.
The sun., 1909-12-08
WANTS HIS NIGHTIE.
saloon Keeper Deprived Of PaJsmas d
jail. Starts Habeas Corpus SUIT.

ATLANTA. Dec. when ID. A. Allen
was sentenced to the city stockade for
violating tho prohibition law he consid-
cred himself martyr to the cause. and
without making a prolonged court fight
started to serve his time.
On the first night. however. came an
awakening. When the time for repose
arrived Allen asked for his nightie. He
was informed such things are not part
Of the stockade sartorium. They had
never beard OF pajamas there.
Then Alien rebelled. No nightie. no
work. He couldn't stay in the stockade
without pajamas. So the prisoner ap-
pealed TO the law for the nighties that he
thinks all men should have in or out OF
prison.
Habeas corpus proceedings brought
the matter to the attention OF the Superior
Court. In asking his release from the
stockade Allen also alleges that the buck
ing maching' resembles the New York
electric chair. and says that the treatment
OF the prisoners In the stockade is bar
barous. His description OF the buckinR
machine and Of the 'pajamaless condi-
ton Of the prisoners. are the features OF
his petition.
The sun., 1909-12-08
THAW WANTS A CHANGE.
Matteawan Authorities Ordered TO SHOW
Cause why He sheuadn't Have II.

Matfeawan Authorities ordered to SNOW
Cause why He sheuadn't Have H.
wHIfR PLAINS, Dec. with a view
Of having Harry X. Thaw transferred
from Matteawan asylum to some other
institution his lawyer. Charles Nor
schauser OF Poughkeepsie. got an order
to-day from Justice Isaac N. Mills in
White Plains. directing the asylum author
tiles to show cause why the transfer should
not take place. >The order ~ made re
turnable before Supreme Court Justice
Arthur s. Tompkins at Nyaok next
Saturday morning.
In August Justice Mills. after a session
ThaW to the Msttsawan asylum ss insane,
bnt he also directed the asylum author
tiles to extend TO Thaw several special
privileges which he had enjoyed when
he was first committed 20 Matteawan.
Among these were the right 20 remsin
up at night until Q o'clock and to enjoy
several other personal privileges.
Thaw claims now that the asylum
officials have not treated him fairly since
that trial. that they have not obeyed
the instructions OF Justice Mills and il
he remains IN the asylum much longer
he will become really insane. The petit
ton on which the order to show cause
was granted was made by Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw, mother OF the prisoner.
who claims among other things that
her son is badly treated at Matteawan:
that the authorities there have become
antagonistio 10 him; that II he n mentally
Affected now It win be utterly impossi ible
for him to be cured there under the con-
ditions which surround him.
It is believed that the request will be
made to Judge Tompkins to commit
Thaw either to the Poughkeepsie State
Hospital or to the MiddIetown Asylum.
The application for the order TO show
cause was made TO Justice Mills, because
Justice Dowling. who originally COM
mitted Thaw to Matteawan, has been
assigned TO the Appellate Division. and
is therefore not presiding in the court
where Thaw was tried for the murder
of White.
The sun., 1909-12-08
wO ULDN,T STAND FOR DRAWING.
directors Of Babies Hospital Resign BE-
cause OF way of Raising Money.

directors Of Babies Hospital Resign BE-
cause Of way sf Raising Money.
Because the women board Of mana gers
OF the Newark Babies Hospital had de-
cided to raise funds for the institution
by holding a drawing for an automobile
and because the directors last evening
voted to uphold their action two OF the
directors. ex-Judge Eiwood c. Harris
and James p. Dusenberry. who is treas
urer OF the Public Service Corporation,
rendered their designations. The hospital
is managed by a dual board including the
male directors and five womep managers
DR.. Charles J. kipp. president Of the
hospital, presided at the meeting and
nine OF the ten directors. including Messrs
Harris and Dusenberry. we're present.
On motion the designations were
promptly accepted. seven votes being
recorded in the affirmative.
The institution Is solely a charitable
one conducted and supported by the
prominent people Of Newark The women
board OF managers consists Of Mrs. w.
Campbell Clark, Mrs. George K. Halsey,
Mrs Frederick r. Guild, Mrs Roderick
Byington and Mrs. William E. Halsey.
The opposition OF the two directors who
resigned was that the proposed drawing
would be gambling and in violation Of the
law.
The sun., 1909-12-08
he WOUND rHE CLOCK.
II Was Little Jimmie Pettigrcw u These
Days I'm Old Fourteen.

James r. Pettigrew, who was ior many
years principal of Public School 20. at
the first annual dinner OF the Old Fourteen
Alumni Association at the Hotel Gerard
last night told how he used to wind the
clock in old Public School II. The Alumni
Association was founded four years ago
particularly in memory OF La Fayette
Olney and Caroline Whiting. two OF the
best known Of Old Fourteen's teachers.
Mr.. Pettigrew was one of Miss Whiting's 3
pupils. He entered Old Fourteen sixty
three years ago.
Miss Whiting used to call me her right
hand man." said Mr.. Pettigrew. because
the janitor was too old to climb and I
~bad to mount up,to the clook and wind it
daily. | used to be a proud little man
when Miss Whiting smiled at me and told
me she simply couldn't run the school
Another alumnus OF Old Fourteen who
spoke was President George 8. Davis OF
the Normal College. He had the distino-
ton. he said. not only OF being an alumnus
Of an alumnus Of Old Fourteen. In
introducing President Davis. Coroner
Shrady, the toastmaster, quoted the
line about -basking In the light Of women's
eyes"
'Pd rather bask than speak any time
retorted President Davis, and then went
on TO tell of some Of the things they did
IN Old Fourteen when he was a student
there
George F. Scanfell, Tammany leader
OF the Twenty-ffth Assembly district,
said he had had the privilege OF being a
member OF many classes in Old Fourteen.
The fact that he didn't get ahead any
faster. he said. was attributed by some
to what they called his stupidity.
i know" said Mr.. Soannell, that It was
because my teachers simply couldn't
part with me-
Other speakers were Miss Mary q.
Hauley, Mrs. Hartman Cooper, DIR. Ed
ward Stitt and Prof. Stephen Duggan OF
the City College. Nearly one hundred
and fifty diners were present. One Of the
early pupils Of Old Fourteen was Richard
Croker
The sun., 1909-12-08
THE EATONS SEPARATED AGAIN
Atlmiral's Wife and Daughter June Leave
Hts Home &C Asssmippi. 5

BossroN. Dec. 7.-Admiral and Mrs
Joseph c. Eaton Of Assinippi. who wer,
in the public eye last August on accoun
OF the sudden death OF their infant sor
at their summer home at Scituate HarboI
and who separated for time on account
Of the charge made by Mrs. Eaton tina
the child had been poisoned. have again
parted company.
Rumors were current that Admiral
Eaton was TO take UP his residence in
Boston Suddenly Mrs. Eaton and her
daughter June left Assinippi for North
Weymouth, where they have leased a
cottage and are keeping house. The
Admiral and Mrs. Eaton's other daughter,
Dorothy. are at the Assinippi home.
Admiral Eaton refused to-day to have
anything to say about the matter except
that Mrs. Eaton and June had gone
Mrs. Eaton has been married to Admiral
Eaton only a few years. II ia the second
marriage for both OF them. Admiral
Eaton's first wife was a friend of Mrs.
Eaton and she took care OF her during
her last illness. She is the divorced wife
OF Mr.. Ainsworth. who was formerly
in the Government employ at Washington
The sun., 1909-12-08
TRIES DIVORCE AND LIKES TT.
Preachers wife After Three Years
8eparatiOn Brings suit.

BOSTON. Dec. IA libel for divorce
on the ground OF dcsertion has been
filed in the Superior Court Of Essex county
by Sarah e. A. Puffer OF Boston.
The Rev. Charles II. Puifer OF Salem
and his wife separated three years ago,
after being married twenty-five years,
with a mutual agree ment to live apart
for three years before either should take
any action looking to a divorce. BY
he terms OF the agree ment DIR. Puffer
was 10 pay his wife t7s month. with the
underst anding that neither should say
unlxind things about the other during
that period. At the expiration Mrs.
Puner was to receive property valued
at 81 900. DR.. Puffer is pastor OF the First
Universalist Church OF Salem.
Since the separation Mrs. Puffer has
lived in Brookline and in Boston Two
years after the separation she went ON
the stage. This followed another phase
IN the case. in which DR.. Puffer was sued
for alienation OF affections. The case
is now on the docket in the. Essex county
Superior Court. The plaintiff is 4. A,
Empy and the sum $4,000. EN- py's wife
was formerly housekeeper in the Puifer
household.
The sun., 1909-12-08
NO END OF RADDEMACHERs.
Rapid Family increase Since Call reF
Heirs to@7x. COO was Issued.

Heirs to07x. 600 was issued.
Could the shade OF John Raddemacher.
for whom Radde street. Long Island City.
10 named. revisit the scenes OF his Rctiv-
tiles Of more than fifty years ago il would
be surprised at the horde Of relatives and
heirs that have sprung into existence In
every city OF the Union from the Atlantic
to the Pacific since the publication OF the
fact OF the sale OF a number OF unclaimed
lots in Long Island City once owned by the
Raddemacher family and that Lawyer
John HetherinGton had turned over to
the City Chamberlain s25 900 20 await a
proper claimant.
From the letters received by both Law
yer Hetherington and the City Chamber
lain there are enough claimants to the
s2S 600 to constitute small city. The City
Chamberlain's Office has appealed to
Lawyer Hetherington ito do something"
who delivers mail at Mr.. Hethsrington's
horne threatens to resign IL the letters
keep coming. In addition to claimants
a host OF unheard and unappreciated in
ventors and financiers would like TO have
a loan Of the fund and make everybody
interested rich. One writer has a flying
machine that win beat the Wright brothers
sky high. Another man has plan to sup
ply babies with pure milk.
After advertising for months in this
country and Europe for heirs previous to
the sale Lawyer Hetherington was able
to find but two. a Miss Mary Radde and
John ]. Glauch. who appeared al collat-
eral heirs. and they received q few thou
sand dollars each as their share OF the
estate
The sun., 1909-12-08
WOMAN sUAs u. R c0E,-1s
TAeresa M. Aimer sf Nov Ysrk wasn't,
$4,000 Co Heal Her Heart.


sSO,OOO 60 Heal Her Heart,
CLEVELAND. Dec. III. Russell Coutta
was defended by bis wife here to-nighs
from the innuendo contained IN suit for
$4,000 for alleged breach Of promise 10
marry. brought against him by MiAa
Theresa NJ, .Alfner OF New York city.
The petition, filed. by Harry Rein. a
Brooklyn attorney. asserts that Coutts
promised on November ?. 1907. 20 marry.
Miss Almer within a reasonable time,
which the plaintiff insists has expipeA.
Miss Almer. the petition, continues. staneie
ready to keep her part o. The marriage
agreement.
Mrs. Coutts tonight insisted that mks-
take must have been made. Il can't be
so" :" she cried. Il am sure Mr. Copfts has
not promised to marry any one. Insyee
heard Of Miss Elmer She must be rris-.
taken; it could not have been Mr.. Coutts. =
Letters alleged to have been written ~
Miss Almer by Coutts from hotels IN Boo
Vancouver; as well az creased photo
graph OF Coutts. inscribed with love to
fessie from Russell. are among the ex-
hibits attached to the petitioI
One letter, from the Hotel Tcuraipet
asks her to visit the writer there, AnQthty
dated October ~, 1907, from the Adams
House. Boston, reads: Dearest Tee;
Every time tried to close my eyes n1(d
sleep last night a picture OF q little nlIE
standing on a Pullman platform and wa0@l
ing kisses haunted me. After your txaitI
left i wake cd around the deserted streefG,
feeling very lonely. IL seemed cruel ~,
me that two who love each other a. we d.
should be kept apart.
Coutts is at the head Of the InternaticOali
Heating and Lighting Company, H.Uoo.-
600 corporation. Il
The sun., 1909-12-08
So FOR BEING RUN DOWN.
BOY HIt by Automobile Conveniently Near
Hospital.

A youngster. John Trimble OF $40 East
Thirty-fourth street. was bowled over
yesterday afternoon by an automobile
coming from the Thirty-fourth street
ferry. In the machine. besides the chauf
feur, was woman who said to the police
she was Mrs. Katherine Taylor Of East
Tenth street.
Polytechnic hospital on East Thirty-fourth
street, and that made II easy TO get n
doctor. DIR. Davis fxed him up and sent
him home. He had some bad bumps
on his forehead and his right foot was
bruised.
A. policeman took the chaffueur. Louis
p-itz OF os8 East 1epth street. to the East
tnirty- fifth street station. Neiaher the
by nor his parents would make a charge
against him, but the policeman did K
Prits was locked up on the charge OF
felonious assault. Tho woman IN the
car gave sS to tho boy and went away.
The sun., 1909-12-08
MEL0DRAMATTC INDEED.



Henry Freund. a saloon keeper Of 81
vesey street. was arrested for firing three
shots from revolver last night on Vesey
street near the Astor House. He ex-
planned that he had been attacked by
Black Hand men.
A policeman from the Fulton street
station heard the ahots fired and saw a
crowd gathering on the corner Of vesey
street and Broadway. Forcing his way
through the crowd. he caught Freund by
the arm as he was attempting to leave.
To Police Captain Gallagher. who ap-
peared to know the saloon keeper well.
Freund explained that he had some time
ago received a letter from a Black Hand
man telling him that he would lose two
eyes" soon or late for calling 50 ome one
understand the letter. but. deciding that
discretion was the better part Of yalor.
carried a revolver for protection.
As he was walking past the Astor House
on Vesey street. he said, he was APP
Hrossshed by a, two Q, Tsn. . ,s rso Saa
him. At that he ierked out his revolver
and pointed II at the men. They ran and
he hred after them. but missed with all
three shots. (.
&The letter he showed read:
This word panhandler will cost you two
eyes 80 sure in heaven there is a God. We
anarchists show you insult us. am on
my way to see my brothers in Paterson.
A coward like you are not worth while to
kill auick-you dog. You belong 10 hands
OF highbinders. DEATH.
The letter was addressed In pencil.
Capt. Gallagher said he would investi-
rate the letter. He charged Freund
with carrying concealed weapons.
The sun., 1909-12-08
CHOOSE WESTINGHOUSE
10 President ef the American Society o.
Mechanical Engineers.

George Westinghouse was elected pree-
ident OF the American Society of Mechani-
cal Engineers at its thirtieth annual meet
ing in the Engineering Society Build ing,
20 West Thirty ninth street. last nj ght
He received s83 or the l,042 votes cast.
the convention, which will ad journ ON
Friday. Jesse M. Smith, the retiring
president. spoke chiefly of the history OF
the society and it's relation to the thre .
other large engineering societies In this
country and those abroad.
Escorted by three former presidents
Mr.. Westinghouse took his place ON the
platform. He was applauded by 700 en-
gineers, their wives and friends. Then
there was q reception.
The sun., 1909-12-08
WEArHERPROOF sUFFRAGIsTs.
Dasagreeable Day Doesn't Keep women
out ss Special Election Campaign.

Wut ws ~pccs@h rAccu~h tAmpAh&m.
Suffra gettes assembled around the
Washington equestrian statue on the
Williamsburg Bridge plaza yesterday
and made 1t known that they were going
TO take an active part in the Seventh
Senate district special election oam-
paign in Williamsburg. They called them
selves the campaign committee OF the
Seventh Senatorial district. and a fear
that there might be a demonstration
ending in disorder oshsed POLICE Inspector
Dennis Sweeney to take special charge
OF the police arrangements.
The women opened headquarters re-
gently in vacant store at ii6 Grand
street and waited until the various oom-
ventions which nominated Thomas G.
Harden on the Democratic ticket, Robert
MRorote on the Republican ticket and
John J. Clancy on the Independenoe
League ticket had made their choices.
Then they decided to put some ginger
into the campaign.
Amore uninviting spot than the bridge
plaza could not have been selected for
the first meeting. The weather was cold
and oheerless when the suffragettes started
it at noon. The wind was SO stir that the
women who were on the upper step Of
the statue had all they could do to keep
their skirts in position. but they were good
natured and they kept the 200 or more
spectators Interested for more than an
nouI Ths emblem 1n Of vass. the Sun
in black letters, occupied a conspicuous
spot on the granite pedestal OF the statue.
Mrs. Robert III. Elder was to have pre-
sided. but she failed to appear, and her
place was taken by Mrs. Ida Rauch. She
exhorted at length on the necessity of
ing women were going among the spec
tators distributing literature and placing
suffrage buttons on the coats OF men.
One OF these buttons went to Inspector
Sweeney. who seemed proud OF It and
made it known that he had four daughters
would champion the cause Of woman
suffrage.
The principal address was made by
Mrs. Mary Keegan one.of the suffragettes,
who recently had an experience in a
London prison. Addresses were also
made by Alberta NJ. and Alberta T. Hill.
mother and daughter and by Miss Jessie
Ashley. While the speechmakinR was
going on ex-Congressman James r..
Howe, who presented to the city the
statue around which the suffragettes
were gathered. was seen in the crowd
and one Of the women who recognized
him escorted him to the platform. where
he gave a brief talk and expressed him
self as In favor OF women voting. The
meeting didn't end until drizzlfhg rain
came down.
The campaign committee wants TO
find out how the various candidates stand
on woman suffrage. II any Of the candi-
dates puts himself on record to do all
that is possible to get out from the. Judi
ciary COMMITTEES OF the Legislature the
women's bill before that body the suf-
fragettes will pledge themselves to make
a house to house canvass throughout
the district to get votes for him.
The sun., 1909-12-08
'Le Prosres" Appears To-day.

lie fTogrss. newspaper published in the
Frepch language. made its first appear
ance this morning. The newspaper ID
owned by q stock company. Of which
Alexandra Bouvet Is. the general mana
ger. The publication Office is at ei Centre
street. The paper gives 70 it's readers
not only the news Of the world but the
on French literature and art. Its special
news from France, Switzerland and Ger
many win be supplied by special corre-
epondents.