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New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
SUICIDE DUE TO HAZlNG
Mind Affected, Former Naval
Cadet Shoots Himself.
By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

F-IBron Nd. oct. 2l.-H;s mind per-
nanentIy affected by a blow on the head
received last year IN a hazing at the
Annapolis Naval Academy. John p.
RartIett. OF Centreville, shot and killed
himself in a secluded spot on the farm
of Jofn Abrahams last evening. The
bod1- was found to-day.
Ea.rtIett. who was twenty-five years
IA antered the Naval Academy last
- and q short time afterWard was
80 nv \ number Of cadets. Mental
.-,,,,,ia soon developed. and the young
-, as sent to st Elizabeth's Hos
- Washington. He was discharged
-. ,,,ear-s ago under the impression
that he had been cured.
IT,. ,,,otber Of the young man. Mrs.
p.hacca Bartlett. was visiting her
,za,,,-,,.er Mrs. Abrahams, and yester-
-....-,,on she was greatly surprised
:. 60 her son walk into the house ap-
-, an right and in good spirits
- I'D rbe members Of the house
-. mas going out 10 the woods
:. -,,s.tie- shooting with his revolver
"a -s-a his mother ms pahhDook:
aII1 @ .,;5 not return ADrahals ana
" 49, ~. a.. fsrrnbands started 10 lhVesIi-
Two oi Va "a - unable 70 fnd any trace
rrl,fs morning the seaIch % 20
..l-,-y7ed resulting in the hiII'its - .s+,I
- ,-ith a bullet hole IN Inc
the revolver by his sue
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
A NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA
Cambridge's Revision OF Brl-
tannica a''-Mr. Reid S Speech.
rEv Cable TO The Tribune.


rordor Ocr % The new edition Of
The Encyclopaedia Britannica" under
taken bv Cambridge University, will be
dedicated. by permission, to KING
George and TO the President ot the
United States This fact came out 0'
2 dinner at CIaridges last night, over
which Lord Rayleigh, as chancellor u
the university. presided, and enaoleu
the American Ambassador to point out
fresh link IN the chain Of Anglo-AiiieIi-
can good feeling. The Ambassador III
ma king a short speech on behalf OF the
g,4sts paid feliCitous compliments TO
the university. and expressed his goou
u.iepae for the success of this. great
literary enterprise. in which scholars OF
both countries were profoundly inter
ested.
There was general satisfaction lfla' INC
hook had passed from private conO.oi
and editorship into the hands and unoer
he responsibility of one Of the two great
universities which for so many centuries
have been homes of international schoI-
arship.
y Butcher. NJ. P. president Of the
British Academy. said that the new edl-
tion was coming out in tWenty-elght
volumes. 1t would have 5000 pages
10000 articles and more than 1ooo con-
tributOrs.
The dinner was arranged as practcal
den7onstrat ton of the heartiness with
which the Cambridge leaders are sup
norting the projected revision of the
euoyclopRdia.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
SAFE AFTER FIGHT At SEA
Mallory Liner Brazos Battered
and Scared by Hurricane.
PASSENGERS BAILED SHIP
Worked to Forget Fears During
72 Hours of Terrific Gulf
Storm-None Injured.

The Mallory liner Brazos. which was
caught in the recent West Indian hurri-
cane, came in yesterday from the wreck
strewn Gulf three days late from Gal
weston. She weathered one OF the worst
storms that has ever swept over the
Gulf of Mexico The scars she bore yes
terday as she came into port were silent
witnesses to the statement Of Captain
Evans that she had to make an awful
fight to get away with it,
The skipper has sailed the seas for
thirty years. but the hurricane he re-
Gently emerged from, he said, was the
worst he had ever encountered. The seas
battered the Brazos on all sides, but
showed a particular fOndness for her
port side, removing the thick glass from
every window and portfolio and splitting
and twisting her steel and teak port rail
into a shapeless mass.
Although the Brazos pitched and rolled
between and over great walls OF water
her eighteen cabin and twenty-five
steerage passengers came through with
out a scratch. Several members of the
crew were slightly injured, but their
mishaps did not prevent them from keep
ing up their efforts in the seventy-two
hour fight for life in the Gulf
The Brazos left Galveston on October
- Two DAYS later. at II a. m. the wire
land saying that terrific storm was fol-
lowing the steamer. He reported the
news to the captain, but hardly was the
message delivered when the barometer
descended suddenly and the sky became
black BY degrees the glass dropped to
27IO. the lowest Captain Evans has ever
recorded in his sea experience.
The information from the land wire
less really came too late" said the skip
per yesterday. The storm was too close
upon US for the message to be Of help.
Within three minutes the hurricane hit
US hard. There was no electrical display.
The wind kept up steady blow OF
about eighty miles an hour. and at
times blew at one hundred. The food
poured into US with great force There
was two feet Of water in the staterooms
and saloons. The torrent seemed to
Uour in everywhere except into the fire
us that it kept out Of these vital spots.
The storm lasted seventy-twO hours.
our wireless antennR We're blown away.
and when on October Il the clouds
parted and the rain stopped we saw
Moro Castle ahead Of us. II the blow
had lasted twelve hours more We would
have been piled high and dry on the
coast of Cuba
The BraZos had been blown 1s2 miles
by the storm. Captain Evans, with only
an occasional ten minute nap, stayed
on the bridge throughout the seventy
two hours. on Saturday night. October
10, the dynamos became cranky, and the
ship was without light until repairs
were completed on Monday. The pas
sengers forsook their rooms and slept on
tables in the saloon.
The Southern Pacific steamships
Creole and Comus, from New Orleans.
also arrived yesterday. having wealth
cred the hurricane. The passengers
we're greatly frightened and many spent
the seventy-two hours Of terror in
prayer.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
JUDGED THE EQUILIBRATOR
flshIng Schooner Almost Struck
by Wellman's Drag.

Noank. Conn. Oct. 21-When ths
auxiliary fishing schooner Ada Bell put
IN mere tonight the crew told of a mar
row escape they had on Sunday from
oeing hit by the eQuilibrator Of Well
mans airship as they were fishing on
the Nantucket Shoals.
Captain Harry Christophson said that
when in heavy fog on Sunday morning
large dark object appeared on their
stern AS the object approached they
saw something humping along on top of
the water and the motor was started
just IN time TO get the boat out of the
way. the equllibrator Passing not over
thirty feet from them.
The captain said he could easily make
out the members of the airship's crew.
Ihe balloon passed by them and was
soon lost in the fog.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
SCHWAB GETS SHIP1ARO
Bethlehem Steel Co. Secures
Control of the Cramp Company.
IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune

TBv Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Philadelphia, Oct 21--'The Bethlehem
Steel Company has secured controlling
interest in the stock OF the William
Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Build
ing Company" This statement was
made to-day by an official OF the Cramp
company, and is the first absolute con-
firmation of rumOrs concerning the big
deal that has been given out
For several months it has been known
that representatives OF the Bethlehem
Steel Company. OF which Charles NJ
Schrab is president. have been quietly
purchasing stock Of the Cramp concern
The official Of the Cramp company who
told of the sale said that while a ma
tority of the stock mas been purchased by
Mr.. Schwab's concern. the management
Of the shipbuilding company has not ye,
peeu changed
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
COST OF LIVING HITS SPORTS
Total Expended at Harvard for
Year Is S127,945 80.
-. o. rt,a r-ib,,s :

Cambridge. Mass, oct. 21.-It cost
Harvard $127.945 80 to support athletics
during the year I9O9'10. Nearly one
fourth IF this went toward defraying
football expenses. The Harvard Bull
letin." the official organ of the alumni
BODY. in commenting on this to-day, at
tributed it to the high cost OF living.
The sum is large" says The Bull
letin" no doubt, and it represents an
increase Of several thousand dollars over
IN. expenses Of the year preceding But
the high cost of living seems to be a
spear that knows no brother. and II
costs good deal more to put through
anv schedule Of games to-day than II did
few wears ago Football cost nearly
one-ouarter of the whole outlay, and if
the pernoanent squad be reckoned as
containing thirty or thirty-fiv men, it
took about $1,000 per player to to put the
team through its season OF seven or eight
weeks
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
DAMAGES FROM MURDERER
Widow Gets $1,000 Verdict
Against Husbands Slayer.

Gadsden. Ala. Oct 21-One OF the
most curious damage suits ever tried in
this state was decided in the city court
here yesterday. when Mrs. Leila Ashley
was awarded verdict Of 5000 against
X K McMahan, who is now serving a
life sentence in the penitentiary for the
murder Of Mrs. Ashley's husband, Sam
Ashley. The crime was committed the
night OF January 23, 1909.
McMahan testified that the two had
entered into a suicide compact, and that
Ashley accidentally shot himself while
handing pistol TO McMahan. The court
charged that the survivor in suicide
compact. when one party already had
committed the act, was guilty Of mur-
=
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
STEEL INQUIRY ENDED
Prosecution to Depend on Nature
of Commissioners Report.

Washington. Oct. 21.-A report BY
Herbert Knox Smith. Commissioner Of
Corporations. soon 20 be presented 70
President Taft, will largely govern the
administration IN determining whether
or not it will prosecute the United States
Steel Corporation on charges Of violating
the antitrust law.
Investigation OF the affairs Of the cor
poration has long been under way, and
the examination Of It's books and dOcu-
ments has virtually been completed.
The Commissioner. in making his in
vestigation. was aided by the officials
Of the corporation. who gave access TO
it's books and papers without any prom
ise of immunity.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
FLIRTED WITH HER FATHER
Girl Led Him to Deserted Wife,
Who Had Him Arrested.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune J

eighteen years old, to-day brought her
own father to justice by deliberately
flirting with him. Eleven years ago Ben
jamin Miller deserted his wife and sew
eraI small children. Recently Mrs Mil
Ter heard that her husband was in New
York city and sent Bertha TO find him
The young woman found her father
and began a Irritation with him. Her
parent failed TO recognize his daughter.
Bertha invited him 10 call on her az
her home. in this city. Miller arrived
to-day His wife opened the door for
him. called an officer and caused MiIler's
arrest on charge Of desertion and non
support
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
THE POLITICAL CALENDAR.

Henry I. Stimson continued his
campaign. with addresses at Canaan
daiuua, Phelps, Clifton Springs and
Geneva, in Ontario County.
Ex-President Roosevelt spoke in
soston for Senator Lodge and Gov
ernor Draper.
F,-Judqe Alton 3. Parker and
Tbouas M. Osborne spoke at Auburn,
NJ. Y.
State Chairman Prentice returned
- b.adouarters in this city and pre-
L;...5 = sweeping Republican victory.
In the absence of Winfield A. Hup-
,uch. the State Chairman the leaders
'.,o,Js not give any figures on the
0,rztio situation, but predicted a
sweeping victory
I,d.n.ndence League meetings were
L.Id a. the Manhattan Casino IN Har-
49, and NibIo's Garden, in The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
MAKING A CONSTITUTION
New Mexico Wants Part of
TeXas-Arizona Judiciary.

Santa Fe, y. NJ. oct 21-The boun-
dary committee Of the New Mexico con
stitutionaI convention decided to-day TO
insist on a boundary line which would
give the new state two hundred square
miles Of territory now part Of Texas.
Phoenix. Ariz.. Get. 21.-The constitu-
tional committee on judiciary decided
to-day upon a supreme court of three
members. to be chosen for terms Of two,
four and six years at elections separate
from the regular elections. The court is
70 hold continuous session.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
n, - 10 20 rribuns J

Cobalt. Ont. oct. 21.-COlOnel TheO-
dOre Schaeck and Paul Armbruster. who
landed with the balloon Helvetia at Vile
Marie. Que, Wednesday, arrived here to-
DAY. on their way 10 Montreal satisfied
that they had outdistanced all competi-
tors BY several hundred miles.
We were forty-six hours out when We
landed" said Schaeck- We could have
gone further. but il was the only settle
ment We could see for a long stretch OF
country. and we decided 20 alight."
The aeronauts will arrive in Montreal
tomorrow morning They are IN the
best Of health and uninjured They ar
rived here in a farmers rig yesterday
afternoon from VILE Marie
The balloon landed gently at ST Iso-
dOre, thirteen miles east OF Vile Marie.
which is the largest settlement on Lake
Temiskaning. The aerOnauts were de-
lighted 10 be greeted in their own Ian
guage-French. They state they had
the balloon under good control but when
they saw the settlement were flying low
and making little progress They slowly
let the gas out OF the balloon and settled
gracefully among the astOnished natives
French Canadian hunters saw the bal
loon and one OF them fred several shots
at II but did not hit il
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
WHERE THE BALLOONS LANDED.

The Million Population (America)' :.
Louis Won Phul, pilot, six miles north OF
Racine. Wis.
The Condor (France). Faure, pilot Iour
miles north of Two Rivers. Wis
The St Louis " (America). n. Z. money
we'll. pilot. near Hillman, Mich.
The Harburg III Germany, Lleutehanl
vogt. pilot. Lake Nipissing. Ont
The He de France France), Alfred Le-
blanc, pilot. near Pogamastng, ont
The Helvetia CSwitzerland). Theodor
ccbaacl, piIot at Vile Marie. near Lake
Temiskaming. Ont. $50 miles from St.
Louis
The Germania Germany, near Coocoo-
cache. 179 miles north of Quebec ABOUT
1913 miles from ST Louis
The balloons from which no report mas
t,,za,, received are the America II. the Dus-
~eldorf II and the Azured. They were re
norted going in the direction of Lake 81
Iohn to the north of Quebec.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
WORLDS LARGEST VESSEL
Cunard Liner Of $4,000 Tons,
with 10000 HORSEPOWER.

London. Oct 21.-It is reported that
the CUnard Steamship Company has
definitely approved Of plans for the con-
srruction Of a new steamer Of $1,000
gross tonnage. TO be 10o0 feet long and
have 10000 horsepower
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
BOMB FOR RAILWAY OFFICER
Explodes on Balcony of Paris
Apartment House.

Paris, Oct 21-A bomb. similar to
those used during the recent railroad
strike was thrown tonight on the hal
cony Of a house in the Quai d'Orsay. in
which a high official of the Western
Railroad has an apartment.
The missile exploded. but no one was
hurt. and only slight damage was done
TO the building.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
ARRESTED ON STROKE OF FOUR
Clock. Under Mans Coat, Struck as
Policeman Was Quizzing Him.

Pittsburg. Oct. 2l.-A policeman in search
80 a clock which had just been stolen from
>-orth side jewelry store accosted Frank
pcna- of Canton. Ohio. on a street near by.
cot something you don't want TO have
sesr - aueried the officer. as he noted
bulge in Roper's coat
I'm only a box Of candy for my girl, q"
f,sf al tEat moment the box OF candy
IoI,div struck the hour of T. Roper Is in
tbs roIice staten waiting TO explain how
Il happened.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
DELAY IN TURKISH LOAN
Negotiations Not Yet Completed
in France.

Paris. Oct. 21.-It was officially said to-
dav that the French loan To the Turkish
government had not been definitely ar
ranged
An official note issued at Paris last
Wednesday evening confirmed the report
that an agreement had been reached be-
tween Turkey and France for floating a
$50. 900 900 loan in the French capital The
note added that France had obtained the
guarantees demanded from Turkey.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
SENIOR CISNER0S KILLED
Second President of Cuban Re
public Thrown from Horse.

Havana. Oct 21.-Salvador Cisneros.
Marquis de Santa Lucia. who was the
second President of the Cuban republic,
died this evening at his plantation. near
Nuevitas. from injuries received in fall
ing from his horse this morning
The Marquis de Santa Lucia was elected
President of the republic proclaimed by the
insurgents in August, 1893
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
TO-DAY.

u.,rv l. stlmson will speak to-day
=. BATAVIA and Buffalo.
mr sooseveIt will speak IN Con
m.n,ster and Nashua. N. H.,
for the Republican state ticket
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
WINNER OF A NOBEL PRIZE.

Stockholm. Oct 1--The Nobel Prize for
Medicine has been awarded 10 Or. AIbrecht
Kossel. professor Of physiology at HsideI-
berg University.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
HASENFLUG TO TESTIFY
BEFORE GRAFT HUNTERS
Schroeder TestifieS the Senator
Said "We Need Him." Mean
ing FoeIker.
ALSO MENTIONS H0BLEY
Hearing in Warden's Office at
Sing Sing Followed by
Denials from Senator
and eX-Sheriff.

Ex-senator Conrad Hasenhug was
brought into the legislative graft inquiry
YESTERDAY as one Of the men who were
extremely anxious 10 get Otto c. Foelker
TO vote gainst the racetrack bill in 1908,
and the committee hopes TO have Mr..
Hasenfug as a witness this morning
The subpoena was prepared and given 20
Captain Jack Lanyon TO serve as soon
as the members Of the committee re-
turned to this city from Sing Sing yester-
day afternoon. where a hearing was
held in the warden's office.
Alfred T. Hobley. ex-Sherif Of Kings
County and nov running for Congress
in place of Foelker, was again said
Yesterday 70 have been one Of those who
tried - influence Foelkers vote and
subpoena for him also was given to cap
tain Lanyon.
Frederick H. Schroeder. ex-Quarantlne
Commissioner and present day convict in
Sing Sing. was the man who testified to
Hasenfug's part in the attempt to defeat
the racetrack bill, and said again that
Hoblev vas one Of those who worked on
FOelker.
L called 'Connv' (Hasenfug) up On
the telephone and told him I thought
they could get Foelker" Schroeder sald
in his quaint German accent. / told
him to get HobIey to see Foelker-
FoeIker was Hobley's Senator. He made
FoeIker." Schroeder explained
Money wasn't mentioned" he said
a gain in reply TO pressing questions 1t
wasn't necessary. You and I know, and
we don't have to talk about such things.
7 got the impression from 'Conny' that
there would he none in it for Otto Il
he voted right There we're rumors o.
e. 100000 and S5OO,OoN TO beat the bill.
Did YOU ever tell Foelker that he
could get money for his vote?' was
asked
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
Morey Wasn't Necessary.

Schroeder. now at his ease before the
committee. smiled and waved his hand
IT wasn't necessary" he said. I told
him that # he had any political hopes ne
must vote for the bill. I told him If ne
didn't care what happened 10 him po-
IiticaIlv to vote as he liked. 1 told him
that there we're rumOrs Of a pile Of
money that some one was getting, but /
didn't say anything about S5O,po ana L
didn't sav anything about $4,000,
II wouldn't say that I told him he
might as well take advantage of the op-
portunity TO get some Of the money that
Vas in circulation. We talked good
deal. 7 guess We talked about it, and he
might have said it.
The first open evidences of the friction
that is said TO exist in the committee de-
veIoped al the hearing yesterday. II is
understood that Senator Wagner and
Assemblvnlan Foley. the two Democratic
members Of the committee, think there
is too much politics in the proceedings
and that their wishes are not consulted
suHcientlv. Their wishes il is under
stood. are pretty generally overridden in
the executive sessions. but Edward Mer-
ri1+ the chairman. is an old hand at the
game. and has kept the dissatisfaction
under cover so far. Yesterday. however
some Of the feeling broke out during the
hearing.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22

Tire Day Boats are steam heated and
comfortable Best time 10 enjoy Hudson
River Day trips.-AdVt
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
IN TO MONTREAL

-,,no.v ON TRAIN TO MOS HEA EAL. Al.
'qSRAg sToagh p fsor Gar 4Bs via Rgtaaf 1aiy ns 5
lee les Grand centre Tid EAdVI lIeiIi
a NJ Phone 03l0 MAJ
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
I'VE Must Have Him"

Schroeder had testified that Hasentug
said 10 him Of Foelker: We need him
We must have him" And when the
committee members took hand in the
questioning after Judge Bruce. the coun-
sel TO the committee. had finished with
the witness. Senator Wagner undertook
to bring out that the idea Of money ex-
isted only in Schroeder's impression.
Then Senator Brough, Republican.
asked:
Whom did Hasenfug mean by we?"
Il SUPPOSE he meant we Democrats -
Schroeder replied. with a chuckle; Nc
Carren & Co. or Grady & Co, or what
ever YOU want TO call them"
Chairman Merritt turned 10 Senator
Wagner with laugh
DO YOU want to ask any more ques-
+ions Senator?' he said.
Lets not make this partisan Wag-
ner said. flushing.
Lets not make it partisan" Assem-
Continued third page.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22

Gant-nued On fourth page.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
All Eyes for ]. a. CreSel.

and then ali eyes were turned to"aru
. Armstrong Drexel. another American
s-a his dainty Bleriot The mOnopiahe
stood before its shed. glistening, almost
'-i;ering, even before the 5b-horse-
i-Ner InCue motor was started
WIS the identical machine ia Which
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22

Continued on third page.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
DISTRICT MAYOR" GREETS
OUR COUNTRY COUSINS

Washington has mayor. You may
not have known that the city without
suffrage has undertaken the attributes
of a normal municipality. but such Is the
case.
This story might never have been writ
ten had it not been for Maj. Sylvester,
chief of police and the most ardent dis
ciple Of Izaak Walton within the
District confines Yesterday afternoon
he had been RECALLING a gathering of
Central Office men and newspaper re-
porters with one OF his many interesting
fish Stories when the party started across
the street
AS they went down the steps Of the
District Building a party Of several
couples were walking up Pennsylvania
avenue, and were seeing Washington for
the first time.
Hey. what's that building there?"
queried one OF the country products.
That you country jay. IS the home OF
the District government" replied a re-
porter. 1T cost s25.OOOOO0. as you may
discover when you see the masterpieces
OF sculpture along the front Inside you
may discover some OF the brainiest men
within the District There are. first.
several newspaper reporters. Next to
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TRIES
TO EXPLAIN TO THE POLICE

When is q man disorderlyT This Ques-
ton is puzzling the interpreters OF the
law at the Seventh precinct station. Desk
sergeants discussed It all day yesterday
afternoon, and members Of the force last
night even deserted their crfbbage in at
tempting 10 effect a solution. but the
problem remains unanswered.
There is a little black leather book Is
sued TO each new officer as he dons his
uniform and enters upon his duties. Il
is called the manual" and 1t is supposed
that within its covers lies the answer
10 any question a policeman may ever
be called upon 10 answer. II tells the
copper" when 20 put on his winter fan-
nels. II even cautions him against dis
GUESSING politics or religion. but II fails
10 solve the problem that No. Z Is now
up against
II all started on a Georgetown street
car. Occupying a seat on the car WAS a
man who. when arrested. gave the modest
name OF Void SIMULTANEOUSLY. The
charge entered against his name on the
blotter IS "disorderly."
When brought before the captain az the
station house. Void. &c. tried 10 ex-