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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
THREW BURGLAR TO DEATH
Force Of Woman's Blow Hurled
Intruder Through Window.

After struggle Mrs. Dora Gieteman. Of
No. 2ss Delaney street threw Louis Gratch,
q burglar, from the window Of her apart
naent yesterday morning and he fell TO his
death on the concrete paving. fifty feet
below.
Gratch entered the Gieteman fat about
o'clock yesterday morning. He climbed
over couch on which Miss Lena Berken-
hoItz slept, and then passed another bed on
which lay Samuel StoltzbergeT. Mrs Giete-
man woke TO find Gratch going through her
husbands pockets and screamed Then she
fuuped from her bed and grappled with
the intruder.
She seized an iron Czspadore and struck
him on the head and shoulders. He broke
away and made for the parlor window and
the fire escape. but Mrs. Gieteu1an followed
him and tried TO keep him in the roona'
while the two other persons endeavored TO
wake Geitenan, who slept peaceruuy
through It all.
Mrs Geitenan struck the man with q
rolling pin as he stood in front or one OF
the windows, and the force Of the blow
threw him into the yard below. The house
was Ia Al uproar when policemen ar
rived. and the hyzterical MIS- Gieteman
pointed 10 the yard. where the buIglar 3
body lay
Pawn tickets IN the mans coat appar-
emily showed that he lived al No I8 FL
bridge street. but at that address Solomon
Ralenbunk said Gratch left there about two
weeks ago The body was sent to the
-7a-g-se
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
TELL OF CHINATOWN LIFE
Girls Testify in Trial of Gypsy
Oueen'' for Abduction.

After two white girls, witnesses ror me
-,-oee-,,+io-, IN the trial Of Rene Gypsy Cor
don. alias Gypsy Queen" Lee, had told the
stories Of their Immoral lives IN Chinatown
Yesterday the defendant took the stand
and vehemently denied that she had ever
received e cent Of the girls earnings IN her
bone ct No. Il Peu street
She declared that she had in reality as
sisted them with money and other necessi-
ties when they were IN want
Bessie Baker, the seveuteen-year-old girl
for the abducting Of whom the woman Is
on trial testified that she had been intro
ducsd into the Peu street house by another
white girl named Fannie Steuber' also
known IS Irene Lee For nine months, she
said. under the direction Of Gypsy Queen
she had received Cinnamon, giving one
half Of the money received from the CHINA
men TO the defendant
Irene Lee refused. IN reply 70 Assistant
District Attorney Delehantys Quesuons' 10
relate 70 the Jury theSdetails Of her life at
M Il Peu street She finally Whispered
them to the stenographer, and when they
were read aloud to the jury even the court
attendants. hardened to similar recttals IN
criminal cases, declared il to be one OF the
worst stories they had ever heard
BAKER into the Chinatown life She herself
had started IN II, she said. four years ego.
when she was only fifteen years OF age
Even after she married ChinaInan named
Tom Lee and went TO live with him at No.
z21k Catharine street. she returned nightly
TO No. Il Pell street., she said, and went
bac- to.ner home ct or o'clock in the
morning.
In her own behalf the Gypsy Queen"
said further that she had merely rented
out one OF the suites which she and her
husband did not require. but knew nothing
OF what occurred there
q I. Brooks, OF counsel for the defence,
in summing up, rtdiculed the suggestion
that the statements OF Bessie Baker and
Irene Lee, IN the light OF their confessions
and other evidence presented by the de-
fence, might be accepted By the jury as
facts Mr. Delehanty VII SUN up to-day
and the fury VIII have the case before
night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
SMALLPOX SCARE OVER
Dr. Bensel Has vaooinated All
Persons in Suspected Zone

LII. walter bensel, sanitary superintend-
ent Of the Department. of Health. has Just
competed vaccination in Harlem in the
zone where the smallpox scare originated.
About fifty physicians have been ar work
and i've hundred persons have been fnocu-
lated Richard Eldridge. q negro, and his
wife. Of No. 25 West Is5th street: his broth
ers' Alfred Of No. zoe East sSth street. and
Wilfred- Of No g West 18Th street, and
Mamie Russell, who lived with the FL
bridges, all are at the Reception Hospital
Eldridge, who is a Pullman car porter,
made trip to Mexico about five weeks ago
and left the train at Chicago before he re-
turned to New York He arrived In this
city on april Is and was taken Ill two days
later. The case was diagnosed as smallpox
on Nav 6 Later all the other persons de-
veloped smallpox It is thought that FL
bridge contracted the disease in Mexico.
DR.. Bensel advocates vaccination every
two years. and says that this would be an
almost perfect preventive against smallpox
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
FIREMEN IN BAD RUNAWAY
Acting Battalion Chief and
Driver Hurt in Brooklyn.

James T. Geatons, acting chief of the 18Th
Battalion, Brooklyn. and George Drew,
his driver, were badly injured yester-
day afternoon at Wythe and Metropolitan
avenues, Williamsburg, by the running
away OF their horse harnessed TO q run
about that was taking them to an alarm Of
fire near q public school at North 9Th and
Eavemeyer streets
The runaway turned from briggs avenue
into Metropolitan avenue, where the wagon
struck the rear OF car, and at Wythe ave
nue. the rig smashed into q heavily laden
AUTO truck OF the American Sugar Refining
Company. Both men then were thrown
heavily to the pavement, and IN addition
to receiving each fracture OF several ribs
both were internally hurt They were
taken TO St Catharine's Hospital
The fire was In barber shop, and did
no damsga The fire drill was sounded In
the school. but was not carried out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
Orders PLUMBING GRAFT QUEST
Mayor Turns JOB Over to Fosdick-old
Beard Holds on to Badges

There = 70 be an investigation Of the
charges made IN court last Monday that
$500 had been received by members Of
'-sne former board Of examining plumbers
Tor granting licenses Mayor Gaynor turned
ne 5ob over Yesterday 70 the Commissioner
Ia also gave him Z letter received from
81 also gave hin letter received from
so71n Esywar6. president OF the new
ooa-o, SAYING that ne had had trouble IN
sertl1s from the old members the SIS gold
acgss OF ofice Bartholomew Donohue
sac John Moore M Hayward wrote,
said Lnsr the badges were their personal
proper John J Dunn. however, sur
rendered his after demand vas made
mon lin
- Tie intrinsic value Of the badges aside -
Tote NJ Hayward. they bear the coat
2 a-os Of the CITY Of New York, and II Is
-keiy that they viii be made base use Of
y oe found IN pswnshop This hurnili-
saon va FEEL # GUY dur- 70 prevent II We
car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
PRISON FOB BELLE MOORE
Rut She's Not a 'sWhite SLAYER" Says
Judge Grain In Court.

Belle Moore, the negro woman convicted
Of selling two women for Immoral purposes
TO On agent OF ths Rockefeller grand jury
was sentenced yesterday by Judge Cram IN
General Sessions TO not less than TWO anu
Z half and not more than I've years IN
Auburn state prison.
white slavery. as popularity understood,
said Judge Grain, in sentencing her, Is
that condition 20 which young and limo
cent girls are debased when sold into cap
ttvity for immoral purposes The evidence
did not show you 70 be guilty OF such q
sale
Karin & Bush. counsel for Belle Moore,
Immediately after sentence YVES Imposed
obtained temporary stay OF Judgment
fronn5 Justice Mccall. pending disposition
Of a motion by them for certificate OF
reasonable doubt The order granting the
stay Is ret1rnsble on June before Justice
Erlanger-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
INSANE, HIDES LIKE OSTRICH
Mans Head Buried in Sand Pile When
Patrolman Hauls Him Out.

AS Patrolman Bernard was passing down
the Bowery. near Canal street, last night
his attention was drawn to a crowd Of men
and boys shouting encouragement and d.
rectfons to some one When Bernard came
up he saw q man frantically burrowing his
way into Large sand pile IN the middle
Of the street. Already the mans head and
shoulders were buried, and he was throw
ing the sand back Of him in great handouts
Bernard watched the strange sight for
minute. and then advanced and pulled the
man out The fellow resisted stoutly- He
kept cIawing away and ne looked back over
his shoulder, as though in fear. His hair
and eyes were filed with sand, and his
hands were scratched from digging at 1t.
but he wanted to continue After some
questioning on the part Of the patroln1an
the man said his name was Patrick Cecile-
of No 245 Mulberry street and that ne was
trying to escape from people who were
chasing him
He vas sent to the psychopathtc ward IN
Bellevue Hospital. where It was said that
he was demented- The man still tried to
dig at imaginary sand piles while In the
ambulance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
TELLER SEES CONSPIRACY
Continued from first psgs-

Of the Land Office engaging In the prac-
tice Of his profession after leaving the
public service. ! think Mr. Ballinser's
course with reference 20 the Cunningham
coal claims indicates that ne is gentle
man OF high character and has Deem
scrupuIously exact. for he declined 70
take any part In the determination OF the
questions involved in this case after he
became Secretary OF the Interior because
he had consulted with some OF she parties
after he Jeff the office Of Commissioners
of the Land Office and before he became
Secretary of the Interior 70 was entire
IL proper for him TO do what ne did N
this matter. and this viii appear 70. the
satisfaction of any fair man who reads
the testimony
Mr.. Teller said ne knew Mr. BaDlnSer
as Commissioner OF the Land ONCE. OUT
was not intimately acquainted with him.
Il know OF him from others. he said
for it is part Of the public duty of the
men Of the West to inquire about the
Secretary of the Interior. 7 spent con-
siderable time in the West last summer.
and was in Washington and Oregon
took special pains TO inquire into the
home reputation of Judge Ballinger-
Every man ! asked spoke IN the highest
terms of his integrity and ability. The
men of the Pacific Coast country believe
in BaIIinSer. and what the home folks
said of him satisfied me Of his fdelity
to the public and the government
never heard word OF criticism or MIN
on my whole trip. either IN Washfnxson
or Oregon
THE great fuss that has been made
over the so-caIled LAWYER pnemorandun
is amusing TO one who is familiar with
the methods of conducting the govern
rnent. IL is the usual custom IN every
department TO direct subordtnAtes to
work out the details OF important auss-
tIons They present to the head OF he
department their conclusions In writing.
which. as a rule, he accepts IL IL not
possible for the President or any OF his
Cabinet officers, with the multiplicity OF
questions that come before him. to give
more than general consideration to tbs
subjects upon which he IL called IS
pass
Asked II ne thought II proDdO1e tuat
Secretary BalIinzer would resign when
the COMMITTEES made its report Mr.. Tel
Ter said:
II take little stock in the runors that
MIR. BaIlinger will resign. do not think
this attack upon him either requires or
would justify him In resigninS his pres
ent position I should regard il as
public misfortune, especially to the
West, II he should regard 1t az his duty
to do So"
The venerable Senator is now q mem
her OF the National Monetary Commits
sion. and the Tribune correspondent
found him in his rooms IN the Senate
office building. He had Just found q
rare edition of The Odes OF Horace"
and was perusing the volume Il used
TO teach Latin and Greek when was q
young man. he said. laying down the
book, -and ] take great comfort in re-
treshinK my memory of those languages
nom time to time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
TROUBLE or a NAMEsAKE.

SAMUEL Cornell interpreter in the Ear-
70 poles court. has been greatly disturbed
01-,ng the last few days by sympathetic
= 1ssases from persons who have supposed
at ne was The Samuel Cornell, a clerk at
ronce Headquarters. who was arrested and
nov under bail charged with accepting
ipes from patrolnnen for the alleged pur-
use OF securing promotions
nj Cornell says he does not know the
I'll VINO was arrested and he is anxious
La tne friends who have written 70 him
assuring him they believed him 10 be in
Zen SHOULD know THAT he is not the
s>eR1ei that Is in trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS BACK
Tells of Several Months Travelling
Abroad with His Wife.

John Kendrick Bangs. the writer who has
been abroad several months with his wife.
arrived here yesterday on the White Star
liner Adriatic from Southampton Mr..
Bangs said that while IN London he had
dined with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. James
NJ Beck. special counsel for the American
Sugar Refining Company, was d passenger
on the Adriatic. Mr.. Beck said he had been
abroad for seven weeks on q pleasure trip
and marveIled that there should have been
so much ado about his departure Howard
Croker, a son Of Richard Croker, the for
mer Tammany Hall leader, also WIS . pas
senger on the Adrfattc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
NEW SAVANNAH LINER HERE

The new Savannah liner City Of Mont
gomery, which Will sail on her maiden pas
sage to Savannah on June 2, arrived here
yesterday from Newport News, Va She
IS one OF the largest passenger and freight
steamships in the coastwtse trade, and is
equipped with all the convenfences of mod
crn sea travel She was launched several
months ago at the yards of the Newport
News sLipbuilding yards. at Newport News,
and is a sister ship OF the City of St Louis,
which will soon be added to the Savannah
Line feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
MOTHER KILLS SELF AND CHILD.

Lebanon. Conn. May S.-Mrs. Minnie
wilcox drowned her fourteen-year-old
daughter, Florencs NJ. and herself in Hay
wards Pond, and also made an Intellectual
sttempt TO drown her son, George L. VIII
80 eleven years old, late yesterday after
noon, according TO the story which the boy
toId On his return here from the pond early
The bodies have been recovered, mother
and daughter being round iylhg close TO
eigbt years old, and was said TO be de-
raneed Her husband died In 1899
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
SQUASH COURTS ON skYscRAPER.

Max Muller, architect, has fled plans for
constructing a roof garden on the top OF
the Trust Company of America Building
nc. 81 to a Wall street This roof garden
is 20 be used as q recreation spot for the
employees of the trust company and viii
contain two squash courts a shower bath
and a number of lockers. The courts wiil
oe a07 feet in the air. and the cost of the
;rT,nrovenaent is placed at $4,000 The Lands
p.Irchass Company is the owner OF record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
saNER FOURTH IN BAY STATE

Poston, May 2S.-The celebration OF hide
pendence Day In Massachusetts will be
along saner lines through the approval Of
the Governor to-day of 8 bill materially
restricting tho use OF fireworks and pro
limiting blank cartridges. Firecrackers are
limited 20 two inches In length, with black
gunpowder only as the explosive, while no
fireworkfs can contain picric acid or pic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
NURSE on 1s.ooo-MILE TRIP
hsre from Philippines on Freight Ship,
After Caring for Cantain 8 Wife.


Ms N L HOLLOWAY. trained nurse
70 hss been n the service Of the United
1-S1es army IN the Philippines for eight
years arrived here yesterday on the
ife-gn1er Indrawadi Mrs Holloway, who
: Canadian. made the journey Of about
f-R'een thousand miles 70 attend the wife
: Gray Williams. master OF the Indra-
Taol who WIS suffering from nervous
D'eaSooV-n The skipper's wife improved
4eatly On the run from Manila 70 Gibral-
and accompanied by her husband,
NtaI ron there 70 Liverpool The chief
'lnSer brought the freighter On here.
Rrs Holloway said she was glad TO get
'sos % The American continent, notwith-
Dsnc1nK the facr that she had become used
We Philippines and liked the Island life.
was told when left Manila" she said,
S-st The long journey would be extremely
-.oAoocnous. but enjoyed the entire trip
e--oorEh We got Some exceedingly bad
eeethsr~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27

DAYS in an endeavor TO break the mar
ket- The latter bent. but 1t did not
break. That a settlement had been eff
fected became known to-day. when
cargo of No Northern wheat. con-
signed to Chicago for delivery 70 Water
man. had been diverted to Buffalo.
How many other. if any. short contracts
the month. when the option ceases. is a
matter of conjecture.
The extreme declines to-day were 57s
cents in May and 3 cents IN September
The close. May at 81 % to 81 0514 and
September at 90 cents. was within a
small fraction of the bottom
Prices of wheat in the local market
broke from four to five cents bushel yes
terday. following the collapse IN the Chr
cago market A factor in the decline here
was r11rnor that James A Pattsn was at
tempting to unload some of his enormous
holdings through local commission houses
The local market opened quiet with prices
unchanged to 4 cent higher. but the under
tone was nervous and the news from Chi
cago caused heavy selling around midday.
under which prices broke cents bushei
in few minutes The downward move
neut continued, with the exception OF oc-
casional rallies until the close. which was
AT the Iou point of the day. the net de-
clines ranging from IA TO ga cents a
bushel- Corn was also weak in sympathy
with wheat. final quotations being from
/. to IL cents a bushel net lower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-25
Real Estate Transfers

CONNECTICUT AVENUE HIGHLANDS
Connecticut Avenue Highlands Com
pany to william C. and Anna r. Nc
Curdy. lot 46. square 2o6l: $40 Same
to Dickran NJ Don Jian, lot Is. square
|CORCORAN STREET NORTHWEST
between 18th and 10Th streets-S
Blanche Clokey to d. Edward Clarke
lot 1O4, square 1874: SO.
FIRST STREET SOUTHEAST between
d and z streets-Daniel w. ODonog-
hue ct al. trustees, to Thomas Wills,
part lot 2. square 69i: .4U.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORIft-
WEST between 10th and 10th streets
John ]. Drury to Peter A. Drury' lot
10. square no: $40.
634 nth STREET NORTHEAST-Myra
Murdoch to Campbell Darlington. part
lot II. square $50; $40
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Elizabeth A.
Kennedy to Thomas W. Grimes. part
lot IA. block 80; $40.
GIRLS PORTION-Takoma Land Com
pany to Clara Van Horn, lots and
TO- square 3174: SO.
PETWORTH-Theodere Homer ct ux. 70
Howard r. Norton, lots 8 and ., square
mi AN6 ,1ra 18TH STREET NORTH
WEST CThe Charlesl-Joseph n. Cur
ran ct ux. to Frederick knao' part
original lot Q. square 24l; $40. FREQ
erick Knab conveys same property
to Wellesca p. Allen; $40.
NO. 1877 18TH STREET NORTHEAST
Guy T. Stewart to Ella Stewart, lot sS,
square 1(f11; SO.
VILLA PARK-Clara A. Marden Ct VIZ.
Edwin R.. to Peter s. krehpiei. iot
"a. square 4295: S346.3s.
NO. 1908 N STREET NORTHWESr-
American Security and Trust Com
pany, trustee. to Mary A. Ryan. lot %.
n STREET NORTHWEST between 2lst
and goa streets-Sallie r. Turton ct al.
TO lanes r. Lambie, east half Of orig
inal lot II, square 10: $40.
HILLBROOK-Otway b: ZantzinSer e,.
ux. to Margaret Flaherty, lot IL
square 5O78: $40.
ADDITION TO BRooKLAND-James l.
Sherwood ct. ux to Kate Bateman'
lots q and Z. square 4146: $40.
PLEASANT PLAIN : daa Mvr WaT FricH
Lot nI square 3O41: $40 Same TO j.
Henry Waters. lot 20. square 30.i: SO
1904 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
Union Trust Company. trustee. 70
Marion H. Payne, part lot III square
24O: $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-25
A Training School for Gypsies.

From the American Educational Review
Some years ago the French Academy
awarded a prize and medal to Mile. Bon
nefois, then a woman OF seventy-three'
as q reward for the success OF her edu-
cationai work among the gypsies. Mile.
Bonnefois. herself gypsy. was the lead
er of the peripatetic fairs throughout
Paris and the provinces. The age OF
seventeen became a turning point In Mile.
Bonnefois' career. She had sudden
vision of the good and beautiful. and
began teaching the children OF the fakers.
rope walkers and showmen to read ana
TO live right lives. She talked with the
parents. too. and finally at Amiens. on
the last day OF the fair, sixty -three gyp-
sizes OF all ages came through her infu-
ence to make their first communion.
During the Franco russian war Mile.
Bonnefois transformed the little wheeled
cars Of her fair into ambulances for the
wounded soldiers. and some years later
the largest OF the cars was set apart for
travelling school Afterward wherever
the fair went the schoolhouse followed,
and at each town this consecrated woman
gathered UP the gypsy children and dur
ing the days or weeks of her soJourn
ministered TO their mental and spiritual
needs and endeavored to start them on a
right life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-25
ROCKVILLE, MD.
Special correspondeDce Of The star.

Speclei COffSeDOnuepce OF Inc star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, August IS, 1910.
The ballots to be used at the demo-
cratic and republican congressional pri-
mary elections in this county next
Tuesday were received by the super
visors of elections yesterday. and they.
with everything else necessary to con-
duct the election. will be turned over
to the election offcials for The various
districts Saturday.
The republican ballots contain the
rames Of Gist Blair. Alexander Hagner
and Brainard H. Warner. jr.. and the
democratic ballots the names Of H
Dorsey Etchison and David ]. Lewis.
the names being alphabetically ar
ranged.
Miss Minnie Daisy Harrell. aged sew
enteen. of Delaplane. Va. and William
Jackson Harrell. aged twenty-four. of
Washington. first cousins. were married
In Rockville yesterday afternoon by
Rev. 8. r. White Of the Baptist Church.
The ceremony was performed at the
home Of the minister. in the presence
Of several friends OF the couple.
Charles f. Windham OF Montrose, this
county. has sold to John Barrett. d.
rector OF the Bureau of American Re-
publics, q farm Of nfnety-five acres near
Garrett Park. this county. for $4,000.
II 10 understood to be Mr.. Barrett's in
tention 20 erect q handsome bungalow
there and to make II his permanent
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-25
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. August 25.-Wheat opened
higher today, prices advancing gener-
ally &c to &c, bulls finding encourage
ment in stronger tone in foreign mar
kets and firmer conditions in the north
west grain centers.
In the first hour September and De-
cember gained ,sc to Nc. the nearby
option advancing to 90asa99H and De-
cember touching 1.03n. Strength In
corn also contributed to the upturn In
wheat. September opened % to y up
at 80 to 99A. December opened isaA to
Y up, at 1.O3is to LOSS.
Lower temperatures in the west and
cooler weather forecast excited the
corn pit, and the market opened at a
sharp advance of from a to lac
Shorts FASTENED to cover. and light OF
ferings were speedily absorbed.
In the first hour prices advanced above
the opening level. September opened Y
to Ia up. at 61k to 61k, and added Zee
soon afterward. December opened with
similar advance. at ssh TO o9h, and also
advanced. going up to 59lz.
Oats were firmer. with the other grains
at an advance Of II to ssc. Shorts were
eager purchasers, and values went VI
slightly in the first hour. September
opened &c up, at 341s; December opened
u to sac higher. at $685. to 36S4.
Provisions moved In sympathy with the
grain market and advanced at the out
set. a general commission house demand
being noted Opening figures for the
September products. Pork. 21.3O. 12hc
higher: lard, 1l92ls. 2is up. and ribs,
~ % = I'D