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New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
LECTURES ON LEGAL ETHICS
Columbia Law Schools New Course
Said To Be Innovation.

\ new course of lectures, said 10 oe an
innovation in the law schools of the coun-
try. will be instituted at the Columbia Law
School this year under the authorization
and official sanction of Dean Harion p
stone The title of this course is Legal
Ethics and the State Bar Association has
considered 10 of sufficient Importance TO
give il q separate heading in the subjects
covered by the state bar examinations.
The different topics which viii be treated
in the course include the following twelve
subjects:
The lawyers duty 10 the court, the law
ver's duty to his clients in and out OF
court, the lawyers relation TO fellow mem
hers of the bar. how far a lawyer should
20 in prejudicing d case, the question OF
fees the lawyer and pubic service. the
lawyer and the criminal Legislation. the law
YER and the jury, what every lawyer owes
10 himself, the selection OF Judges the
treatment OF witnesses and the relation OF
the lawyer 70 newspapers and the public
prints.
Different practising lawyers from the
New York bar will give the separate lee
lures which start Wednesday De-
ce,nber : and continue weekly throughout
the winter Much interest has oeen shown
In the new movement and it has received
the hearty endorsements Of the whole law
faculty.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
TO RESUME GRAFT HUNT
Sessions of Legislative Commit
tee VIII Go on To-day.

The Legislative Investigating Committee
will resume its sessions this morning III
the Board OF Estimate room OF the City
Hall With only a few odds and ends of
the racing bills situation to clear UP, the
graft hunters will turn their attention to
the lobbying activities OF the fire ana
marine Insurance companies 1t is ex-
pected that in this, they will go over the
ground covered by the HotchkIss inquiry
last spring, and inquire further into the
origin Of the strike" bills on insurance
matters than the State superintendent
had time to do
William H Buckley, who grudgingIy fur
nished much of the testimony offered III
the Hotchkiss inquiry, has been in Can
ada during the last few months, and the
able TO serve a subpoena upon him. NJ
Linn Bruce the counsel to the committee
expects to have Henry J. Keiser, who was
cashier of Orlando A. JOnes'S book, on
the stand this morning TO tell the graft
hunters what he may remember Of the
assessments made upon members of the
Metropolitan Turf Association in 1908, at
the time the Agnew-Hart bills were op-
posed by the racing men.
subpoena servers for the committee are
also trying TO reach James R Keene
Harry Payne Whitney. Schuyler Parsons
and David Mitchell, who were mentioned
In Robert II Elders testimony as being
among the horsemen attending the meet
ing at Dclmoncos where the alleged half
mfllton-dollar fund was raised.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
DEFENDED WRONG PRISONER
When Lawyer Discovers Mistake
He Flees from Court

Robert b Donohus rushed brsarhlsSsil
into the mems night court last night and
offered profuse apologies 70 Magistrate
Steinert because of being late. as he De-
Iieved. to appear in defence OF a client
The case OF a prisoner named H \
Becker was before the court. and Donohu'
launched into an irnpassiOned plea for
mercy in his behalf Donohue represented
TO the court that the spasm of domestit
infeIicity which was responsible for th'
prisoners predicament was of little si9
nifcance and that he and his wife vert
waiting with mutually extended arms Il
smother all recollection OF the past in low
ing embraces. He wound Up with a ina
appeal that the court restore the prisoner
at the bar TO his loving wife and children
Al the word children" the accused
started with the painful alacrity OF =
man who suddenly discovers he has beeJ
sitting on a live ciuder- He turned aroun.
10 his wife and demanded in a reproachfu
voice audible all over the courtroom:
Have we children
The MAGISTRATE stared. DOnohUs stared
every one stared. The suspense was II.
tense until another prisoner crept up ~
Donohue and whispered something IN hiI
ear. Then the lawyer numbled few un
tntelligible words 10 Magistrate Steiner
and fed from the room He had been ds
Tending the wrong prisoner.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES HOSPITAL STAFF RESIGNS
J. Hood Wright Institution Quick
Iy Solves Difficulty.

The !. Hood Wright Hospital. 131st street
and Amsterdam avenue, was the scene of
some quick action last night. DR. D. y.
Warren was indirectly responsible. Some
days ago he had d disagreement with the
head nurse. She reported him to Superin-
tendent Martins. who suspended him.
When the doctor came down 10 breakfast
Sunday morning he was refused admission
to the messroom.
The five other doctors of the institution
thought this action inexcusabe. They ten
dered their designations with DR.. Warner s
Sunday night. They are DR.. John A. Oar
row. DIR. Charles Rosenbaum, DR.. D. s.
MeisaIas, DR.. J. II. Goldberger and DR..
Braglia.
z. D Jones. secretary of the board of
directors, asked Dr.. Braglia. who had been
with the institution longest, If he would
stay. After consultation with his col
leagues, he agreed. Last night the board OF
directors met. When the meeting was over
Secretary Jones told the other doctors that
their services were no longer needed. that
their designations had not even been con-
sidered.
The hospital starts work to-day with 81
new staff drawn from its internes, and
Or. Braglia
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
MRS. LEEDS'S LATEST MOVE
Has Stepsister's Goods Moved
from Mansion in Montclair.
IBv Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Montclair, y. J., Nov. G-Mrs Sonnie
Leeds. widow Of William B. Leeds. the tin
plate king. and heir TO his S30,G00 600. was
behind another eviction that took place at
the big Stewart mansion in South Mountain
avenue here to-day. Acting under orders of
Mrs. Leeds, it is alleged all the personal
belongings of Miss Ferne Parkhurst Mrs
Leeds stepsister. were removed from the
house and are now reposing in a stora ge
house III Bloomfield avenue.
The eviction was not exciting as that
which occurred in the latter part of Sep
tenber when Mrs. Stewart, the stepmother
of Mrs Leeds. and Miss Parkhurst, the
formers daughter, were forcibIy carried
from the house at the instance of Mrs.
Leeds and had to take shelter in q hotel
The storage men simply drove up to the
house and an agent of Mrs. Leeds's law
yers pointed out to them the belongings of
Miss Parkhurst, in a room on the second
floor. and they were carted away. Then the
front entrance of the big house was again
boarded up.
Mrs. Leeds arrived from Europe last Sat
urday and went to her New York house
al No. 9S7 Fifth avenue. Mrs. Stewart and
her daughter Miss Parkhurst, are now liv-
East Orange. The two women are practi-
caIly penniless, and are being supported by
friends
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
WANT COMMON STOCK LISTED
Lehigh Valley Railroad Applies 20 New
York Stock Exchange.

Formal application has been made by the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company to have
its common stock listed on the New York
Stock Exchange The company has S65,-
50l 800 common stock outstanding. The par
value of the stock is $50 a share, and on
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange it is
quoted in dollars When listed the New
York Stock Exchange however, the stock
will be quoted on a percentage basis.
which al the current market value viii be
about 19l. According to gossip in the
Street, however, the opening price of the
stock here win be at an even 2G0
The application Of the company 10 list
its stock 90 the exchange here is in &C
cordance with d resolution passed by the
directors last week instrUcting the man
agement OF the company TO apply for list
inS in the New York market. It is be-
Ieved that the application will be acted
upon by the governors Of the New York
stock Exchange at their meeting to-day
Transactions We're made in the stock on
the local curb yesterday at g5'z to $50
quoted IN dollars.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
TO DISTRIBUTE s183,o00
Hotchkiss Winds Up Affairs of Union
Life Insurance Company.

In the course of argument before
Justice Seabury in the Supreme Court It
was announced yesterday that William r.
Hotchkiss, State superintendent of In
5urance, had slS3GOO which he was ready
to distribute among the stockholders of
the Union Life Insurance Company. whose
affairs he has managed since October,
1903
The superintendent was called in by the
directors of the company 10 wind up it's
affairs at a time when they faced an i'm
pairment in the capital stock of the con-
Germ amounting 20 sof.0O0
The motion for the distribution OF the
money was opposed yesterday by a lawyer
who said that he represented 50 per cent
of the capital stock OF the company He
commended that the superintendent of In
surauce has overpaid the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company 5000 and that
an item of $4,000 for charter membera
should not be allowed.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
PIANO FACTORY BURNED
Hartman & Harrington Watch
man Missing After Fire.
BIG BLAZE ON WEST SIDE
Firemen Narrowly Escape In
jury from Terrific Explosion
in Basement.

For more than an hour late last Isight
firemen battled with one of the most spec
tacular fires on the West Side in long
time 1t started on the second floor Of
the Hartman and Harrington Piano Com
pany factory, at No. 6s7 West 18th street
II was famed by a strong southwest wind
and the firemen. in addition, had TO con-
tend with poor water pressure.
BY the time the firernen arrived and got
the streams going on the building 1t was
mass of flames. The first company that
got on the scene Immediately sent in a
second alarm, bringing Chief croker on
the job. Realizing that it would be use
less TO save the piano company the Chler
then turned his mems attention to the ad-
Joining buildings.
At one time it was feared that the R. H
Howard Piano Company, at No. Sa9, would
be destroyed. The firenen, however soon
had several streams on 1t. and thus Kept
the flames from this building Several
other buildings in the vicinity were
scorched by the flying tirnbers and SPARKS
The fire was discovered by a Waterman
employed by the Empire Brick Company
who sent in an alarm. He was making his
rounds when he saw smoke coming from
the second floor. Only a few minutes
ELAPSED after he sent N the alarm pelOre
the building was in flames from top TO bot
tom.
Famed by A strong wind the olaze
threatened several of the tenement houses
as veil as a number of other buildings
nearby. and it was only after hard ngnt
that the firemen succeeded in keeping the
| fire within the Hartman & Harrington
Piano Company's limits.
While the f1remen were lighting the hre
there was a terrific explosion in the pase-
ment, which could be heard for some dis
tance. Pieces OF wood and other things
narrowly escaped hitting the men who
were fighting the fire.
The explosion attracted q large CROWD
and il was all the reserves from the West
9Th and 6sth street stations could do 10
| handle it The building which was de-
stroved was six stories and the Hartman
& Harrington Piano Company was the only
occupant.
| There was a report that the Waterman
in the building may have been burned.
! According to one of the bystanders he was
seen standing near the second window and
! apparently trying to get out That was
the last seen of him. The damage to the
building and contents was estimated oy
| Chief Croker at upward of $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
HURLEY MEETS HIS MATCH
Ahearne Outpoints the Battler in
Spirited Bout,

The surprise OF the local arenas occurred
last night ct the Marathon Athletic Club.
OF Brooklyn, when Young Ahearne the
dancing master" won slight shade over
Battling Hurley, the ''PassaiC Thunder
bolt In q ten-round bout. Few if any Of
the crowd that packed the rooms TO their
capacity expected the slightly built Eng
lish lad - last the limit or even weather
the storm OF the first few rounds before
the furious rushes and well known hitting
ability Of the Jerseyman-
What Ahearne lacked in physique, how
ever, he made up in agility. He jahbed
and Poked MS left hand into Huriey's face
until the latter vas confused. Ahearne
drew the blood from .Hurley's face early in
the bout ard kept 1t flowing. Hurley forced
the battle from start TO finish, but he was
wild
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
WANTED TO MARRY NEPHEW? ?
Relatives in Will Contest Tell Of
Aged Woman's Eccentricities
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.


Peughkeepsie, y. Y, Nov. 21--A suit
brought by relatives to set aside the will
of Mrs. Della Smead. of this city, who died
a year ago, leaving an estate of $15ooO0. on
trial in the Supreme Court here to-day
brought to light some sensational features
of her life. Mrs. Snead was seventy-five
years old when she died.
DR.. II. F. Clark, of this city. testified
that while staying at q hotel in Vienna
several years ago he saw Mrs. Smead climb
on q table and dance Other witnesses told
of how he woman with scrubbing brush
climbed to the roof of her $4,000 tomb in
the cemetery here and cleaned the granite
covering Her infatUation with a Young
singer. her neglect to take baths, forgetting
the names of her nearest relatives and
other charges We're testified to by relatives
of the aged woman.
Another witness told of how Mrs. Snead
had declared that she wanted 10 marry her
nephew. Thomas Burke. He also alleged
that Mrs Smead had declared that she
would not dare take meal in the home of
her sister, Burke's mother, because she was
afraid she would be poisoned. Mrs. Smead
left this same sister 5000 by her will.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
BROOKLYN LAWYER LOSES LEG
Surgeons Decide That Amputation Is
Necessary TO Save His Life.

Thomas Z. PearsaII. a Brooklyn lawyer,
had his left leg amputated at the Jewish
Hospital on sunday Mr.. PearsaIl was re-
moved from his home. No. s. Eighth ave
nue, on Saturday The operation was per
formed by Dr.. Joseph Linder, of No. 17SO
St Johns Place. The blood vessels in the
leg had hardened. preventing the blood
from circulating, and the operation was
deemed necessary TO save the lawyers life
The patient IS now believed to be on the
road TO recovery
tice with his son. Frederick Pearsal. at
No 179 Montague street. He is sixty-six
years old and has been practising for forty
four wears. He began his career in the of
flee OF Justice Garretson, of the Supreme
Court. He served four years as an Assist
ant District ATTORNEY and was a member
of the commission appointed by Governor
Hill TO revise the judiciary article of the
chairman of the Kings County Democratic
General Committee.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
COTTON UP IN NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Nov 1.-THE census report
on the ginning OF cotton up to November II
was received with great excitement III INC
cotton market The figures. s,76i.15S pales'
were about a quarter OF million pales
lower than expected and caused an liIliile-
date rise a. soon as trading began Inc
report was issued five minutes before the
market opened First prices Of futures were
81 10 Il points over Saturdays close. Both
bulls and bears bought. although probably
IN the first call frightened shorts were the
heaviest purchasers. ". P. Brown was on
the floor Of the Cotton Exchange after a
,onp absence IN New York Although he
expressed buIiish opinions on cotton he took
NO omen part in the trading.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
SEEKS TO RETAIN STAND
Repeats Charge That He Was
Asked to Pay to Fix Things.

John D. AutOnopoulos, vino runs the
fruit. soda and candy stand under the
Brooklyn Bridge stairway at City Hal
Park had an opportunity yesterday 20 tel
IN the Supreme Court something about 3ii
trouble with Park CorumissiOner S-oVsi
over the latter's effort TO Oust him fToT
his stand. The case came 10 trial before
-Tusti-e Whitney on motion for an N.
juuction 20 restrain The Park Connis
sfoner from ejeccing Antouopoulos-
In an affidavit submitted when he %
tanned a ter porary injunction the tirsei
told about being sent 70 one Katz. whit
offered to fix things for him for Sl,@9
But the latter refused to pay. He was Ter
rnitted 70 keep his stand pending the pres
en- action on his removing certain tp'
croachmeuts and paving an additional %T
A month rent 70 the $50 A month that nj
was already paying
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
SHE DIES IN POVERTY
Divorced Wife of New Yorker
Dead in Pittsburg.

Pfttsburg. Nov. 21.-On her deathbed last
night Charlotte Winterburn told Dr. VIII
liam Cowles. who was treating her for
pneumonia, that she was the divorced wife
of DIR. George w. Winterburn, of New
York. who is said to be the author Of
several important medical works and
former editor of 1.-The American HOmeopa-
thic Journal. The woman said she had
once been a noted opera singer and that
she was well known in New York musical
circles.
DR.. Cowles told her she was dying but
she asked him to wait before asking her
more about her past life When he went
10 her room in Howe street this morning
she was dead in bed Her body IS lying
in the norgue, unclaimed. The woman
was about seventy years old and for the
last few years had lived. in Howe street
She earned an humble living by selling
1nn
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
HEARING IN BiGAMY CASE
Complainant Becomes Hyster1cal
on Seeing Alleged Release.

Edward Jantzen. electrician was held
for further examination on the charge OF
bigamy yesterday by Magistrate F'reschi IN
tne West Side court Margaret I4awless.
who said Jantzen married her fifteen years
ago. and that in last March he married
Anna Katherine Minet, with whom he now
li-es, was the complainant
She told of their early meeting and the
courtship. which began when she took the
cars on which he was conductor to reach
the downtown restaurant in which she was
waitress: then Of the wedding. the cere-
rony being performed by a man dressed
as a Catholic priest. whom he brought to
her home.
Then she described the christening of
their little daughter. the congratulations
their friends poured upon them, the little
duarrels and the disappearances of her hus-
hand. who always returned very penitent
until the day ne came no more.
She told how she sued him for non-sup-
port and the case dragged along for a
year. until dismissed on the ground that
her marriage was mot proven
Counsel for Jantzen confronted her with
two documents purporting 70 bear her sig
nature, receipt for $50 and a statement
which read in part:
II am not married, and have never been
married The said Edward Jantzen and
myself have never been married, and he
has never held himself out 70 have been
married TO me-
The complainant became hystericaI and
said she could not remember signing any
such document
Several witnesses testified TO meeting
TGntzen at various times and places after
the alleged marriage, on which occasion
Jantzen, according 70 their statements, was
introduced as the husband of Miss Lawless
and she was introduced as his wife.
No testimony was put in by the defence.
as the hour was so late, and Jantzen will
Tell his side of the marital tangle the last
If rhe month
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
HOW PATRoLMEN COME BACK
/ Often Give for Reinstatement All Pay
Lost, Lawyer Tells Court.

Louis J. Grant partner of Jacob Rouss,
the lawyer who is on trial in the Criminal
Branch Of the Supreme Court charged
with faIsifying the record cf the trial Of
former Patrolinan George a. Mencke when
petitioning the Appellate Division for the
reversal of Mencke's dismissal by former
Police Commissioner Bingham, said yester-
day on the witness stand that the usual
charge of the firm for such cases was 65
rer cent of the dismissed patrolman's back
ray.
we have charged 100 per cent" added
ar Grant in reply to question by As
sistant District Attorney Moss. Most of
them come in and say: Counsellor, take all
my back pay, for it is a life job with a
pension at the end Of ii that ] am fighting
TO get back
Former Attorney General julius NJ May
er was one of several witnesses who testi-
fed TO Rouss's good character. II Is expect
ed that the case viii go 10 the jury to-
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
THE PURITAN CAN BE SAVED
Monitor, Disabled by Explosive Tests,
To Be Raised

Washington. Nov. I-While she has
sunk six feet in the mud and seven feet
of wafer is washing over her main deck.
the Puritan. with her turret and side
arrnor battered by experiments with ex-
pIosive gelatin, can be saved. This is the
s,,bs.,rca of the repnrt TO the Secretary
of N Navv by Admiral Watt chief con
structor. who returned TO Washington TO-
Gay from hS dlae biad nonftor. ~
Wreckfng companies have been asked
for bids for raising the vessel. The De-
partment prefers to let ne work II IL
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
POOL AND BILLIARD NEWS.

Calvin Demarest and George Slosson, who
are playing d 3,500-point billiard match at
the latJer's academy. split even in dou-
ble-neader yesterday. DemaTest displayed
such wonderful billiards in the evening
game that he succeeded IN scoring his hrSt
victory over the student" by score of
2Ga 10 Zs6. His high runs were Is ana ID
SlosSOn : best run was IS.
Slosson Won the afternoon game oS
score OF 800 TO 2l6
James Mccoy. Of New York, won last
nights contest from James Ryan OF 1iehs
Falls X. Y. in the tournament Tor In, dne
state pool championship At the mon pm
lard Academy The score was l5J TO H.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
CAN'T ACCEPT BILLINGS OFFER.

chicago. Nov. I.-An Injunction was ls-
u,sd to-day preventing the nreseut d1-
rectors Of the old Chicago National Bank
ana the Home Savings Bank, Of which John
% walsh was president. from arcepting at
.a-roorrow's meeting of stoclsboIaers any
-,roposttion from c X G. Billings in settle
-e,t of any liability a. a dirac,or of the
tsnkg The injunction was issued on the
r,1ea Of several stockholders. nv billings
- nss sued for 100000, and. it Is said offered
:, ooe 900 to settle the case.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
oLDTIME BASEBALL STAR DEAD

T--lacelpEia- Nov. ZI-Jack O'Brien, who
q ore Of the catchers Of the Philadei-
saa iesm when II won the championship
ne American Association. in leS3, died
escaT IL q hospital II this city After
a. = battery partner Of The famous
oy 4-sttheNss rhe pitching star CT 49,
l'Fiea played with Brooklyn, Baltimore
sAs otaer clubs.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
IMPROVING GOLF LINKS
Essex County Country Club Max
lng Extensive CHANCES.

>sve-zl important T--r~rorerlarfr are in
he making cI the links of -1e Essex county
Count -l-l- The rguuzirtee rcR IN charge
1@i1S - s00ord with rnc progressive move
-1ftt started q year as1. FIRST among the
s-e1E=- O. any cu-seClanre - the 7Torh
- 5sEoE-=== ar rre seventh aoie. where an
entirely new green i- being built sud when
@ -=e new hunke-s iu the vicinity have
Beer completed rHe approach viii be much
17re exa--ing t1an formerly.
Al 30. The tee has been pushed hack
tSafE yards r-aic.l means . carry - I-e
Ea-c7 -9 elea~ z Glitch The approach Is
la-u-all- more trying. especially Is TWO
fs7 traps appear near the green. another
--ale affair The =nlarglng OF the If
fssl.rn tee marks 8n Improvement in laIs
ms that VIII ae certirIed further II tae
-Hlfir- Trees a~e also falling, the sound
/" 77ia T9cdr-aI axe being heard ~ pes
p along re eleventh and fourteenth fair
sag
-ef~ aH3 other professional golfers " no
'sa contemplated taking part IL the cien
ornament at tAe Memphis Country EIuD
-eE week have Lad their hopes dashed
ls otae- night the clubhouse was de
age5 ~ IRE. with The result that the
l9asa Tho club Rad arranged 70 give $50
"a Ezues.
itf postponed golf han0icaps originally
s1ieagiel for Election Day a. the Green
lea Counrrv Club WIZ Sc run OF to-cay-
-e-e Eln also be an Is-hole handicap rs
-ts-e n Tlanksgiving Day
ffeEFess f. being made in the formation
y Western intercollegiate golf associa-
8n ~ plan Of Charles Evans, jr- Sew
Prominent golfers Of the University Of
-'f- nave expressed a desire TO have their
-ege become a member OF the proposed
sanitation These enthusiasts are of the
'tI-ion that Iowa could develop a team
aich would hold lis own with any IN the
y ssfeTn collegiate circle Il - quite likely
az lowe wiII be among the first 10 apply
Membership when the project has
RAGGED a stage when applications for
-sSsi 3e-s g.lE are 10 fe received.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
DUTCH OFFICERS TO SAIL HOME

tenant " L CobIyn, Lieutenant j.
e7 Ge-Glum and Lieutenant & z.
.a'n, Uho represented the Dutch army
-e International contests and the Horse
ia this city last week win san 1or
To-Day, on the steamship Rotterdam