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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
Mr.. BIGELOW AT HOME
Veteran PubHcist Sac France IN
Grace Labor Crisis.

=, Biselow arrived here yesterday from France
~ french liner La Provence. He said he was
y ~ce1Ient health when he sailed from New York
y -eals ago but he declared that he felt even
So Yesterday than when he started for Paris
,sorgb he needed no assistance, Captain Ponceet
a.. .od an taking the veteran statesman's arm as
;. walked ashore
-.n-ain Poncelet stood at the gangway after his
-, Vas made fast and said goodby TO his passen-
- When Mr.. Bigelcw came on deck he said,
a. nv dear Mr. Bigelow, allow me to walk
ho,a with YOU The French captain waved
ss,-eraI stewards and put the arm OF the aged
.1ler ,Inaer his own and walked slowly TO the
L. Several Iongshoremen and messengers started
= ., M The gangplank, but Captain Poncelet or
- them back until he and Mr.. Bigelow got by
NJ Bjge!ow who is ninety-one years old said
-o-7sv that he did not go abroad for his health
33sssed not he My daughter was not feeling
- he said and when she said she would Ike
= % 10 Paris I said I would go along with
- Cf course I got out a bit while IN faIlS' bul
= nile ! kept close TO my apartments. working
;, nv portfolio. I met about a half dozen old
s-,s,Is but with the exception Of these, all the
.-sons knew IN Paris many years ago "heh
rs Minister TO France have passed away
.-France is facing q great and unusual situation
.o5av The labor question is prominent there now
Tba Prime Minister is able man, but think he
,.- -r,in;r,lize5 the gravity of the labor situa-
-, The recognition of the demands of the postal
= +slegrsph employees caused other unions 10
-,.ta similar demands, and l was told by our cap
+air here on the Provence that he did not know
-, "a o'clock the night before he sailed "hether
-, would have stokers enough TO take his snip out
n FIsvre in the morning
France is ahead Of this country in several ways,
- 1abors under less handicap. The people and
,h.ir trades and business are less restrained oy
- TIE individual business is not usually
ho,,eb+ I'D by a powerful combination IN france
.roreover the French people are workers Ihey
bo1,e been taught 10 work from infancy, and even
-+a women are workers. They may not all go out
,n.o the field or the factory, but they work Al
to,,a with the needle for the market.
When il was suggested that the American woman
has n give up considerable time to the care OF the
4,il,- 1Jr RfgeIow smiled. and declared that there
-sra none better than the French women as
-,otbers and that they did not give UP too much
Tine N gossip and receptions
n 9 Reid Of the Rock Island Railroad VINO
ho5 been abroad three months. travelling in north-
.rn Africa and southern Europe, was passenger
N the Provence Among others were Pablo Soler'
she Snsnish Minister to Cuba; J. G. White, son OF
+be American Ambassador TO France; Monsignor
MERE head OF the Trappist Order; Mrs F. Court
ne, wife Of the rector Of St Jamess Protestant
Tnisoopal church. of this city. and the Count de
Mon-esQuieu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
MRS. DOW D. WILLIAMSON

Mrs Mary Frances Dodd Williamson. widow of
Douw d. Williamson. died at her home, No. 6S3
Madison avenue. Yesterday. in her seventy eighth
wear Mrs Williamson had been feeble for the last
rour wears and her death did not come as sur
prise 10 her daughter, Miss Cornelia b. William
son who is the only surviving member of the
family.
Mrs Williamson was born at Hartford, Conn.,
and in 1855 married Douw D. Williamson of this
citv Although then only twenty-three years old,
he had travelled in Brazil. Panama and Ecuador
In a business capacity In 1851 he crossed the
iethmus on a mule. and with Garibaldi in
Havana when Critenden and his flibusters were
shot.
Mr. and Mrs Williamson in 1860 went TO Edln-
burob where for six years he was manager for
the North British Rubber Company In 1873 he
built chemical works at Long Island City, which he
operated until his death, in 1896
since the death of her husband Mrs. Williamson
had been living quietly at her home in this city,
interesting herself in many charities
r,ho .,naral service will be held at her home
monday morning at 10 o'clock. The burial will
take place at Greenwood Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
TAKES ISSUE WITH JUDGE LINDSEY

To The Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: There appeared recently in the public prints
& statement attributed TO Judge Lindsey, Of the
Denver Children's Court, to the effect;
Since il has been proved that majority OF
children's crimes are committed by orphans
the state ought 10 make provision FOR decent care
OF these unfortunates."
This extremely sensational statement was made
the basis Of some statistical investigation by the
society, and for the information OF your readers
beg say that OF 720 cases OF children arralened
before the greatest childrens court IN the world
charged with burglary, petit and grand larceny,
felonious assault, robbery and arson but nine Iul
orphans were involved-or slightly more than one
n every hundred children arraigned was an orphan
o. these same 40 children 102 "A per cent had
and the fun orphan appeared but nine times. al
though from Judge Lindsey's alleged statement ne
seems 70 be the most persistent Inalefactor.
Indeed this socety-s records, which incluoe
about eight hundred thousand children, show that
the most serious offence committed by an orphan
is restitution and since restitution is no crime II
is but fair TO those who have neither father nor
mother that this society say that they have stood
their orphanage creditably and appear so infre-
ouently on the list of criminals that one might
suppose that it is somewhat honorable to~be an
orphan. after ALL Misleading statements OF the
above nature do more harm than can possibly be
undone by corrections or denials, but the society
hopes on behalf OF the orphaned and destitute and
neglected children II seeks to protect that you VIII
take time to mention the fact that orphans do not
lead IN crime. z. FELLOWS JENKINS,
Secretary and Superintendent, the New YORK 80
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children
New York, May 8, 1903
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
JACOB {. RIDGWAY.

by TelegTaph 70 The ItIou1e.
Philadelphia May Jacob E Rldgway' wen
known fnancer and founder of one OF the city
first RAILWAYS died early this morning at his nome
in this city. He was eighty-four years ola.
while a councilman in the sos, he organized and
bacarne the largest stockhoder in the Union Pas
senger Railway holding the Office Of vlce-presdent
for several years He also served IN both houses
of the Pennsylvania Legislature. and raised and leo
a company in the Civil War From 1897 unth
January OF this year he president OF the Quaker
c,;t,, National Bank and the time Of his death
was a director of the Keystone Telephone Company
and president OF Atlantic City and Chelsea I'm
provement Company. He was also actively inter-
ested in the Pittsburg Coal Company and num-
Der of gold mining concerns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
SUNSHINE FOR THE POOR.
DR.. Darlington Talks to The Trib-
une Fresh dir Workers.

The first meeting of the various persons who
when the newspapers print special sunstroke edi-
TONS unsefshly labor 70 get thousands Of the
city's children ready for the weeks vacation in
the country afforded by the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund held in Christ Church, in West 36th
street, yesterday afternoon. There was large at
tendance and all branches Of the work were repre-
scented. Around the edges of the entrance and
peeping over the window stills. with occasional
untmeIy but whole hearted bursts of applause
numerous prospective candidates for the va
cations.
DR.. Thomas Darlington. Commissioner of Health.
was introduced by the Rev DR.. John Bancroft
Devins the manager of the Tribune Fund. we
should feel greatly encouraged said Dr. Daring
ton when we remember how vastly improved are
the conditions among the poor compared 10 the
conditions not many years ago.
Il want publicly to acknowledge my Indebtedness
to DR. Devins and the work of the Tribune Fresh
Air Fund Cor the help it has afforded to the Healt
Department. The aid of the department Is yours
at any time for the asking.
send away the ananic bloodIess children to the
country Send those who have had contagious
diseases in the winter and need building up You
may pour iron down a bloodess childs throat ouI
If the child is kept in dark room the IRON VIZ
not increase its blood one bit. Sunlight Is "Ha-
is needed" - C,ud
DR.. Josephine Baker, of the Department OF Chiid
ITveiene said that II per cent of the chlureh HI
the public schools were found to be sunerus IiOi
some physical defect. She urged as IN iac'' a,
the speakers did yesterday, that every pre- 49,,
he taken to obtain cleanliness among the chHl en-
M -,.a.ot,1ord IN that particular was several
+,, mentioned as being eternal vigilance
Mrs. Marion T D. Barton medical examiner -. u.
the fund told in detail how preliminary W." -
might well be done having that end IN NleW -
several city missionaries visiting nus .o~+ion
nent workers and others told of thelr 0 80
20 r,sta The season of 1903 the best one OF all inc
thirty-two that have gone before .,streg
The number Of children whom WORKER uI9-,o
~ have sent away for vacation during the a.,
should be sent TO the manager the III t % - bo,,s
NAV. with a statement as TO the nuIloei ho1f
90 Girls respectively under twelve and nan
wears of age and those between that age ah@ can
teen: those who are over twelve ana d "''-
go only by special arrangement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
BATTERY DAN" In RAGE
Orders DetectiUe from Courtroom
and Discharges His Prisoner.

During an argument with Detective Capihianco
of the Bronx detective bureau, in the MCrrisania
court yesterday morning, Magistrate Finn almost
hammered hole in the bench with his gavel, kept
the courtroom in uproar for afteen minutes and
finally had the detective elected Caphianco ar
rested Robert Little jantor of apartment house
at No 1913 Crotona avenue, information fur
nshed by Charles Bastain, OF No. 1913 Taylor ave-
nue.. Little was charged with robbing the apart
rlent OF Mrs. Pauline Kurtz. Bastain said that
Little owed him money and that the janitor had
given in payment watch and chain taken from
the apartment.
Officer why do you bring men before me on
such hImsy evidence as this?" asked Magistrate
Finn, after Bastain had told his story. You have
nothing on this man. You will never get evidence
enough to convict in this case"
The evidence is good enough for u.s." replied
Capbianco II think it is enough to warrant you
in holding him for higher court"
'Oh YOU do do you? Well, I'm going to DIS
charge him
IF YOU do I will take him downtown and nave
him indicted by the grand jury" replied the de-
tective you discharged another man for me
once and he is now in Sing Sing for the crime
Yes, there are two others in Sing Sing whohl
you discharged" continued the detective. -.
Nv this time Magistrate Finn was on his 1eet
and hammering the bench with ms gave 49, 49,
dare you talk to in this manner? no" oai % q
YOU? If have evidence I will hold man. put II
don't have evidence I shall not hold hiIh'
shouted the magistrate. -,
advantage or q Temporary PoOSO'
bianco retorted that he thought there was ehouen
evidence TO hold Little.
..Dscbargedt' said the magistrate. $500
When the detective threatened TO arrest Ll'tle
outside Magistrate Finn ordered him elected from
the building. ,..a Aha
Pint 7 have a right 10 be here shouted '"T
detective II have this man on another cAai o.
want forty-eight hours TO get up the case.
you'll get nothing. Get out Of mere: 0S an
Nv Won policemen will be telling us ponce meg" -,
trates what TO do. You're getting to be a hi7' ie
handed bunch Of men. you are" 80 -,
Rastain who had also been charged win u-
theft. was held in $1,000 bail. Little was rec,
rested as he left the courtroom and 4ocAeu up va
another charge. mon
policeman testified that two young ~
charged with intoxicaton walked 10 the pol'o e
station Then they were not drunk aiIou . -
,1agistrate Finn ITO be drunk a man NUS
unable 10 walk He must lie on the slue""iN' -
- The world A man is not drunk unless nc -.
down belpless They might have oeeh Siie''
lit hut not drunk Discharged ,,
Miss Georgia Grifiths. of No. $50 BouleVaiu ut
RocIxavrav Beach was arrsgned on chaiEe . -
snaedinp IN such cases this. said Mas %
Finn suavelv. Il usually hold man IN 81 80, 81
FOR trial but being as you are q lazy VIII
bail at only $50 l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
SALE OF PAINTINGS BRINGS s16,2es.

A small Corot brought the highest price last night
-s750-at the final sale Of the Steele-Duplsnac
coIlecon OF paintings at the Fifth Avenue Art Gal
iaries Mrs c. Wilbur was the purchaser Last
niebt.s total was $9,O48 bringing the grand total
UP to $1629S for the two days
The Halt at the Inn" one OF Jules Worm 8
canvases. was bought by J. X Patterson for $3.50
and 'Rue de Ia Pax, Paris" by Louis De SchryVer'
brought s34O r S. Keveney being the buyer. G. E.
1srrnder Maid $500 for "A Violin Solo," by Cabel-
Iero and $3.50 for Adams "Fagot Gatherer r.
= fabcoclz bought for 1895 1.-The Shepherdess and
Her Flock" by Steelink, and Mrs. A E. StillweH
obtained for $40 Campos "Palais de la Ca dOro,
venice" One of Stephen Peabody's purchases was
..t,rolrfast in the Garden" by Richter. Mrs. Still
well also bought. for $2O5 Sherrin's "The Church
Where Shakespeare Sleeps"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
HONOR GEN. WEBB AT CITY COLLEGE
Personal Ovation for War Hero at Anniversary
Exercises on the Hill.

cenaral Alexander S. Webb's comrades in arms.
+eaded bv General George Hamilton. of Hamilton
POST. G. A R.. presented flag TO the College OF
-. r,t,, of New York yesterday. when the gallant
Draefdent of the college was guest Of honor at
~. ,rstitutions sxty-second anniversary oelebra-
tin besides the flag presentation. ivy was planted
nv the classes Of SO and S. and 81 unveiled sun
dial in the college plaza.
I,-a,assor Adolph Werner. of the faculty handed
l,roI webb the keys of the college. Young
Ioen he patriotic" said the old soldier who for
tb,rtv-three years ruled the institution Respect
the flag There is too much misuse and lack OF
annraciation of these colors
singing of DR.. Henry van Dykes ODE "Crbs
,oronats. - closed the exercises.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

- 49, ,,ts.,on 70 the Metropolitan Museum OF Art tne
Free nrican Museum OF Natural History ana 'ls
Geological Garden
- ooIioa narade passes reviewing stand worth
Ahh S,,Pycsnt Madison square, l. O'Clock noon
,,cbson Of the Bradford Academy Hotel Manhattan l
p. 49,, 49,. IN
Luncheon OF the City Club No So West 44th street. LOU
p.
~ pearl and Broad streets. afternoon
49, of the Zeta Psi fraternity. Hotel Aston
Annual dinner OF the Alumni Association OF the Harlem
Evening High School, Harlem Casino. I;5O p m
1,rar OF the Traffic Police Squad. wadorf-Astoria
evening
conference on city planning and municipal art 22i Reg-
rnent Armory. p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
GRADUATES OPEN NEW CLUBHOUSE

Dstaus of the reunion held every FIVE years By the
- 5,,atae Of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
noIogv we're discussed last night at the opening of
the new clubhouse of the Tech graduates at No.
vac ',,arry park The club moved into its present
- about 8 week ago from its confined quarters
~ - as Fast 18th street. The opening of the
ho,se last night informal only one address be-
ing made-that of the new president Dr. r. c Mac
IaTrin. formerly of Columbia
re ara, so far as listed at present. about eight
,,,,,tra5 graduates OF the institute in and about
- IT,. and the club hopes to find enough more
60 double its membership in the next few months
= ,To,a,rin said that this increase in member
= .o,,Id he of great service, both to the insti-
-. and IN its graduates, among whom
- en-, of the best known engineers throughout
world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08

t5arr, T. Palmer Ii. D. for more than I'M
NJ a century president OF the Northwestern +nu'u-
life Insurance Company, was born al NHouii. Jun =,
ant Wavna County, Penn. on OCTOBER Is 1917
had only common school educauoh' - ~ TO-
law and was admitted the bar in west tIoS'
~ V 1rbere he practsed until he remover 10
Wisconsin in 1s4s He continued to devote iil9
tention TO his profession in Milwaukee, "lieie
soon became leader at the bar. he was dSsoo--
a+sd with Abram D. Smith until the latter was
made Judge HIS own political activity soon pc
came marked. and he was member % ',,e -
Assembly, in 1883 serving Speaker ne was
again a member of Assembly in 1850 ana ISo-' anu
AT the special session in the latter year wac on-
more Speaker In 1858 he was the Deiio1Id'il -,
5{5ata for Governor but defeated In le''- %
- ~-as a.. state Senator and in 1873 again an AS
ser,b1,n,an In ls73--74 he county Judge OF
Milwaukee County
In 1855 a year after its organlza''o'' '-9
Palmer became counsel for the NorthWeSte'H VI
nal Life Insurance Company and member Oh 10
executive committee. In 1874 he resigned rom '.'e
bs,eb to take up the duties OF president OF the
cornnanv to which thereafter Re devoted ms u'
rernitting attention. 10 has been Sald OF MS uN
ness career that he the soul OF hohoI anu III
,e,ri, An Investigation Of the affairs OF the COM
-. - = legislative committee resulted in SHOW
a., tbat the, had been conducted with scrupu''us
care and in thorough accord with the pest "NS'
ness principles When an effort was mace 10 III
crease his salary OF 5000 year he rePhed' "a"
not consider that any mans services arr ". -,
than now receive anu w '
stay where It is. ,
Judge Palmer was one OF the most widely known
Mascns in the country. He was the oldest past
Grand master Of the Grand EGcampnlelt, hhls'l'S
tr,rI.r ~ the United States He served for eight
terms as grand commander OF the Supreme Couh-
ell Northern jurisdiction, Scottish Rite MasonS-
He was member of the Milwaukee club ana 'he
Craftsman's Club. Of New York City. Inc degree
of Doctor Of Laws was conferred on hllI al N''''
so, ~, tho University of Wisconsin I'm 1885.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
MANHATTAN COLLEGE PLAYS.
Large Audience Sees Senior Glass in Two
Performances

carnegie Lyceum was filed last night with the
alumni and friends of Manhattan College as
senaoled TO witness the annual dramatic perform
ahee- ms years entertainment given by the
senior class. '0e. that Institution and was OF
character that reflected credit upon the players
and the institution they represented The boxes
were occupied by Justices OF the Supreme Court
ana alumni OF Manhattan The class appeared IN
two popular theatrical fabrics a Man About
Town. by Stanislas STANCE. and "A Family Az
fair, by Charles Townsend Both employ small
casts. but exact something above the mediocre in
the matter Of persOnation. and the students
selected to act those parts won meritorious ap-
plause.
The first is episode in act. Walter 8
MulrOoney persOnated the about town. Daniel
F. McMahOn the character OF a servant. Henry A.
Donovan that OF a wealthy merchant and George
]. Martin an old servant In "A Family AFFAIR
Joseph T HoUhan Miss Camscn and Edmond
A Ryan as Sally. the cook. were particularly sf-
fective The college orchestra provided the music.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
THE GoEBEL TRIALS.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The article in your issue Of last Sabbath IN
regard the Goebel trials well timed that
/ transmitted it TO Governor Wilson and to-day 1
have been delighted 10 learn his appreciation OF II
by a courteous note
There has never been anything in the history OF
American Jurisprudence that has been as disgrace
ful as those infamous proceedings. They have been
well characterized by Judge Harlan with tIle
unanimous concurrence Of a fun bench OF the
United States Supreme Court and by Governors
Mount and Durbin, Of Indiana. in answer to requl-
Eitions for extraditions.
WILLIAM R. BALDWIN
Liberty, y Y, April 80 1893.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08

Ten OF the thirteen surviving members OF the
class Of thirty which was graduated from the
College Of the City of New York in 1859 had an
Informal dinner the Hotel Endicott last even
ing. II IS the custom of this class TO hold re-
union in ten years.
Those present last evening were asa Bird Gardi-
ner, James Bearer. Horace Dresser Dr. R. b. Ell
lott, David B. Fackler, Oscar B. Ireland, James A
Seaman. Arnold Tanzer, Professor Fitzgerald, OF
the faculty Of the college. and Professor Solomon
Woolf former member of the faculty. a recep-
uon and jubilee viii be held for the hfty-year
class tonight at the City College Club Alumni
who were in college during the years when SO was
active have been invited to be present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
BRISK BIDDING FOR FURNITURE.

Many persons from of town attended yester-
day afternoons session Of the old English and Co
lonial and art craft sale In progress in the
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. The receipts were
ts.sl7 making the present total s11,s3S
The highest price-S345-was paid by Mrs A z.
sullwell for old HeppewFite suite of six chairs
and sofa in mahogany and crimson damask. ].
B. Leventritt paid $3.50 for ChippendaIe wardrobe.
Ernest Flagg gave 1920 for rare old Chippendae
two-back settee. and George Leary purchased two
old powder blue Chinese vases on Chippenda lie
stands for $50 so c / Hudson was the successful
bidder. at SCI. for pair of old Dresden figures.
The sale will be concluded this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
u,ocE WILLIAM r COOPER.

Judge William F. Cooper died in this city last
,tsbt aged ninety years. He brother of
T,,Dcap p Cooper, recently convicted with his son.
Rob,n 7 Cooper. of the killing Of ex-Unted States
senator E. w Carmack in Nashville, Tenn
Judge Cooper formerly justice of the Ten
nessee Supreme Court He was graduated from
vi. IN the class with William NJ. Evarts- His
trtor WAC Aphonso Taft, father Of President Taft.
Judge Cooper was editor of Daniels Chancery
practice. and author of "Cooper's Chancery Re
norts'. During the Civil War he was justice of the
Confederate States Supreme Court. Judge Cooper
nos unmarried The body will be taken to Maury
County Tenn for burial