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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
FOR DEPUTY HERE
Williams Uould Abolish Cor
pOration Tar Commissioners.

Albany. Feb 2T.-State Controller Clark
Williams will recommend to the Legislat-
ure in his forthcoming annual report a re-
arrangement of the Controllers staff and
reimbursement of their official duties. He
will ask the Legislature to provide deputy
in the New York Office, at salary OF
$500 year. and for the designation of an
employe in the Controllers office to affix
under proper restrictions, official sigma
lures
Mr.. Williams points out that in the New
York office CT his department there is no
authoritative executive representative of
the Controllers office and therefore lack
OF organization is apparent.
The volume OF business tributary to this
Office he says, requires complete and
an efficient organization for the convenience
of taxpayers and citizens generally having
business, with the Office of the Controller
This organization should be under the
direction of deputy vested with proper
authority to meet the requirements of these
demands. If this suggss tion meets with the
approval of your honorable body. l recon-
mend that the positions of corporation tax
commissioner and assistant cooperation tax
commissioner, now attached to the New
York office. carrying salaries OF $1,000 and
1850 respectively. be abolished
Controller Williams is against the prac-
uce of removing employees when there is
change in administration and the filling of
their places by appointees, of whom many
are inexperienced, and some unfit for the
duties which they have been assigned to
perform. The actual loss to the state by
the retirement of those possessed of at
least two years experience would be diff
hcult to estimate. Such a system, if APP
piled in general business would result in
complete decentralization.
For the purpose of preventing such con-
dition, Controller Williams says he is ex-
tending the principles of Civil Service TO
those positions in his department to which
they seem properly applicable and adds:
1t is unfortunate, however, that in the
development OF the Civil Service system in
this state no provision has as yet been
made fer those who have long since passed
their maximum of efficiency and hold their
positions because of faithful service in the
past Such condition deters the APP
pointive power from maintaining q maxi
mum working capacity under apprOpIia-
tons for the purpose, and until proper
remedy be found in a recognition by the
state. by pension or otherwise, of its obli-
cation to those who have given their lives
TO its service. the departments Of state gov.
eminent viii be increasingly hampered in
affording effective administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
HOTEL MANS ODD DEATH.
Former Proprietor Of the Duquesne, in
Pittsburg, Expires in Hospital
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. !

Pittsburg. Feb. 27-John W. Schlosser,
formerly proprietor of the Hotel Duquesne.
the Hotel Schlosser. etc. and one OF the
best known hotel men in the country If
teen years ago. Is dead here. aged sixty
five years.
There is some mystery surrounding his
death. and. although his relatives and
friends deny all stories OF poisoning. the
authorities OF West Penn Hospital to
which Schlosser was taken Yesterday a
few hours before his death. have removed
the stomach for examination
MIR. Schlosser made the Hotel Duouesne
famous all over the country. He was the
close friend of United States Senator
Quay. who always stopped In his hotel
and tips from Quay made Sehlosser n
millionaire on several occasions, but he
lost his money quickly and died as moor
as when he began life as waiter,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
ROUSE .DOMlNlCANs


local Dominican junta object to tn
charge of $4,000 by velasquez for nh
services here in connection with the con
version of the Dominican debt Ths.
say that he was not entitled TO sucf
compensation. because he was already
under salary when he came here on thai
mission. and also received his expenses
vELAsQUEZ DEFIANT.
VcIasquez moreover. paid <2Jo.oGO 10,
professional assistance in connections
with the conversion Of the debt. The
Dominican Senate demanded an account
I'M from velasquez. but he refused 70
give it.
1t is said also of veiasruez that he
usurped the functions of the Minister Of
Public Works. Juan Bautista Alfonseca.
now consul general of Santo Domingo
in this city. formerly occupied the Pub
lie Works portfolio. but resigned %
cause of Velasquez's interference. and II
is said that the two men almost engaged
IN a duel
1t is charged that under the direction
of Velasquez the government has aban-
doned public works on which about
S3oOGO had been spent. and that mora
than S9OW0 has been paid out in tho
construction of "A tAree-mile railroad
which is still unfinished.
There are from six hundred TO thou
sand political prisoners in the country.
il is said
While the conservative elements arc
opposed TO resort to arms. il is not
unlikely that if Caceres refuses to re-
move Velasquez as has been demanded.
and grant other demands the various
elements opposed to his government will
unite and take up arms There is no LACK
of money to undertake such a moves
ment. and it is said that no intervention
would be expected from the United
States
General Velasquez has not evinceI
openly any desire to be at the head OF
the Dominican government again. but il
is said for him that he would accept til.
Presidency il IT should become neces-
sary. 1t is more likely, however. IL
there should be trouble. that the sup
pOrters of former Presidents Woz Gil
and Jimenez would unite In their sup
port of DR. Henriquez who, although in
accord with General Vasquez in the
present movement. is not member %
his party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
FOR DEATH PENALTY.
Rhode Island Clergymen Fa-
cor Hanging Bill.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Iby Telegraph % Inc TrIbCne-
Providence, Feb. 24--When the act -
establishing hanging in this state a. The
penalty for murder comes up for d public
hearing on Thursday. before the House
Judiciary Committee. it will be support
ed by several of the prominent clergy
men of this state
Because of three atrocious murders
within the last few months. public senti-
ment in favor of again making murder
ers in this state pay the penalty with
their lives has reached such a pitch that
it is believed the capital punishment
measure will be passed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
TRAMP STRIKES GOOD LUCK
Rescues a Little Girl and Her Father
Gives Him Half His Ranch.
fRv Telegraph TO The Tribune

Galveston. Feb Crank Strome week
ago wa, a tramp. heating his way west
yard on q freight train OF the Southern
Pa -if.c. with Fl Paso as his destination
To-day he Owns d half interest in the Val
yedere cattle range. said TO be valued a
-early 100000. Ii was owned entirely by
Samuel ". Jennings.
\ few DAYS ago Jennings's seren-Year-oid
daughter was crossing the railroad track
Nth = train a few yards away. when
S,rome grabbed the girl and pulled her
rom the mack. Strome left the scene. but
-o,-eraI who witnessed the rescue reported
no matter Three days ago he was found
- Jennings and taken % the ranch, and
yesterday a deed was filed transferring a
-alf interest in the property TO the savior
II The daughter of the ranch owner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
DINNER FOR r. HoPKINSON SMITH

The Aldine Association, Fifth avenue and
o3d street. will give a dinner in honor of
F. Hopkinson Smith tomorrow night at
its clubrooms. The POSTMASTER will be
Hamilton w. Mabie The list of speakers
includes Thomas Nelson Page. John Ken
dricl Bangs. William NJ. Chase and Alfred
i. Boiler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
CHARLES A. PRossER RESIGNS.

Charles A. Prosser. superintendent OF the
schools of the Children's Aid Society. has
resigned that post III consequence of his
appointment as Deputy Commissioner of
Education for Massachusetts. His success
scr Is Matthew p. Adams, for the last
school year superintendent of the trade
schools Of the society. Mr., Adams is
Harvard man. OF the class OF u,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
SPEAKERS STAND
Continued from first pase,)

whose advice he followed largely last
year In his legislative policies. Some
politicians are unkind enough to say
that the state chairman and Mr. Barnes.
the Governors most bitter opponents,
are merely using the young Speaker TO
fight their battles in the Legislature and
that he innocently permits it.
Many persons here are wondering
whether they and perhaps one or two
others of the "Old Guard are pursu-
:ng a desperate rule or-ruin" policy.
Speaker Wadsworth inveighs against
political expediency.' but Mr.. Barnes.
and especially Mr.. Woodruff. never have
been averse to using opportunities 80
their scruples would not necessarily
prevent them from adopting the Gov
errors views and the Presidents. ana
those of numerous other influential he
publicans just because they happened
to be popular. Only, those views happen
TO be Numerically opposed to their own
long cherished, deep-rooted notions OF
political conduct. and If followed out al
most certainly would destroy the system
under which they live and move ana
have their political being. In other
words, Barnes and Woodruff. for varying
reasons are political reactionaries ana
have taken the Speaker into their camp
until he is even more militant than they
are.
CONNERS INSIDE TIGER
Meantime the Democrats have patched
up their differences, with Corners INSIDE
the Tiger, and the Democratic League
beguiled by the smile Of that willy ola
cat. The threatened disclosures of
Democratic dirt have been averted. Ihey
will use every effort to capture the state
this autumn and are in better condition
to do it than they have been in many
q year, aside from Republican troubles.
Opposition to Governor Hughes on the
part of machine Republicans has offend
ed many members of that party. DIS
closures of the Aids case have angered
the entire state, and unless adequate
rcparatio is made in the judgment OF
many keen politicians. the voters will
strike back at the party under which
such things occurred, without consider
ing that a vote against Republicans
n uSt be vote for Democrats and the
bosses behind them. Votes for Demo-
Gratis next year will in very material
sense be votes against President Taft.
Opposition, therefore. to the Governors
legislative programme. and even more
opposition to the proposed general legis-
latve investigat ton. in view of the Presi-
dents opinions on that subject. becomes
virtually opposition to his political in
terests at a critical time. And every
body here is asking whether Messrs.
Barnes and Woodruff. using the Speaker
to head their fight, have determined to
fight the President as we'll as the Gov
ernor On the course to which both those
eminent Republicans agreed as best for
the party and this state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
AUTOMOBILE PARTY SAFE.

Mecca. Cal, Feb. Borrowing fears that
the members of the Hanson transcontinen-
tai automobile party had lost their lives in
a desert sandstone were disspated to-
night, when the travellers arrived, weary.
thirsty and hungry, but none the worse for
1 heir experience.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
F EDERAL COURT
ENDS ITS TERM
Opinions Handed Down in Two
Cases and Rehearing Pc
tition Denied.

The United states Circuit Court OF
Appeals reconyened yesterday at ii
A. NJ. with circuit Judges Gon and
Pritchard and District Judges BOYD
and Rose in attendance
Court announced and handed down
Its opinion in the following cases:
No. 9t3-The Tradegar COMPANY. APP
pcllant, VS.. Seaboard tr Line Hallway
and receivers. appeliecs. ON appeal
from tho Circuit Court at Richmond.
Va opinion by Judge Dayton. On
petition for u rehearing. Opinion o,
March 10. 1910, modifying tho decree OF
the circuit Court IS rcatiirmed
No. too3--wnliam r. Hickman. ct
al. plaintiffs In error. rs. Godfrey l..
Cabot. defendant in error. in error
to the Circuit Court at Parkersburg. W.
va Opinion by Judge Rose. Reversed.
with costs, and remanded for a new
trial.
Tie court entered an order denying
rehearing in the following case;
No 970--Johu W. Mcclure. W. II. Ty-
son and Charles II. irwin. plaintiffs in
error. IS. Gladly Fork Lumber Com
PAM. defendant in error in error 10
the Circuit Court al PhHippi. ". Va.
Rehearins denied
The court made and entered an
order designating tho following judges
as members OF tho court for the Feb
ruary term, 1911. Hon. William ii.
Brawley. United States District Judge
for the District of South Carolina; Hon.
Aston 6. Dayton, United States Dis
trict Judge for the Northern District
Of West Virginia, and Hon. Henry 6.
Conner, United states District Judge
for the Eastern District Of North Caro-
lima The February term VII convene
at Richmond on February I, 1911.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
CHILD PLACED In
JAIL WITH mother.
Little Walker Girl lncarceratcd
in Cell With Erring
Parent.
FATHER WANTS POSSESSION
Mother Was Notified of Inten-
ton to Take Daughter to
Lynchburs

! While the police were preparing yes
! tcrday morning to send the year
] old child of Mrs. Lizzie Walker. ar
rested here two weeks ago on charge
/ of living with Triton Thompson. a
| Richmond man, as man and wife TO the
! childs father in Lynchburg, the
/ mother, who is now in Jail. WAS noti-
| fed. and the little girl was turned
/ over to her
Mrs. Walker and Thompson were ar
rested in a house on Nineteenth street
/ by Detective Sergeant kellum and Net
| ing Detective Atkinson. after they mad
had some difficulty with Mrs. Stebbins,
| who runs the house.
Early yesterday morning Sergeant
1lellum requested Mrs. Stebbins to
have the child ready for him at )
o'clock, as the father, who is employed
by the Hancock Tobacco Company IN.
Lynchbure, had written to the police
authorities here and asked them to
send his little girl TO him,
Child Taken to jail.
/ In some way the prisoner-mother
was notified that the child was to be
taken away. and she enlisted the SYM
pathy of CITY Sergeant John j.. sat
terrified who talked with Justice
Crutchfleld about the matter. The re-
suit was that the child was taken to
the City Jail between and 10 O'Clock,
and turned over to the mother The
latter expressed herself as being OK
tremely satisfied Both mother and
daughter We're placed in private cell,
while Thompson occupies a cell in the
third tier. The mother refuses to SUR
render the child and the father seems
equally determined to get her into his
| possession.
The question now before Justice
| Crutclfcld, and one which will be un-
! doubtcdy brought to bis attention, Is
whether the mother, an inmate of the
! City Jail, shall have tho right - keep
possession of the girl. and whether she
| Is lit person 20 have the child Under
her control.
In cases whore the child is absolute
| ly dependent on its mother IL IS cns-
| tomarN 10 allow prisoner- mothers DOS
session of their children. In this par
ticular case. however, whore the child
| is not absolutely dependent on her
| mother, it is probable that serious nb-
| lection VIII he raised. IT Is argued
! that iail is hardly Il suitable place
| in which TO hold an innncen. person Of
tender years, and that there will be
some effort on the part OF ,thers chan
the father to bring the child out IF such
| surroundings is without doubt.
Further activity Will DC taken to-day
! by tho police to have tho girl taken
from the custody of It's mothe; ana
turned over to the father. In the event
of refusal by Justice Crutchfe;d ~
/ CITY Sergeant Satternell. it IS probable
/ that other steps viii be taken by INC
.5ttcr.
Mrs. Walker and Thahpson wer,
fined in Eolice Court aid went to Jail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
THEATRES OFFER
Big ATTRACT IONS
Academy of Music Will Have
Nine Performances During
Christmas Wcck.

There is the promise of ample cuter-
taiilment Mt the theatres Tor Richmond
peopie during the holiday period. Since
peace was declared between the war
ring theatrical factions in New York,
tho academy of Music, like other play
houses in tho South. has been able to
hook higher class attractions, and the
producers have found that the South
Is !; mighty good territory, provided
lie better shows are sent this way.
With the exception of Friday night
there will be entertainment at the
Academy all OF Christmas week, be
ginning with Seven Days" on Monday
matinee and night. kyrle Bellew, who
is talking of carrying theatrical com
panF to all parts of the world in a
chartered steamer, comes 10 tie Acad-
envy Tuesday night. Wednesday matt
noe and night, in ''Railies," while AL III.
Wilson--A1 always happens along
about Christmas time--will present
Metz in Ireland on Thursday, mat
inee and night Those people who read
"The Firing Line" which Robert w.
Chambers is said to have written at
one sitting, will doubtless be inter-
ested in the announcement that the
work of this love making author lias
been dramatized. 1t Is coming on Sat
,rday for tw9 performances.
Manager. .Mise received word yester-
day from Jake Wells that Robert Hill
lard, in "a Fool There Mas has
been engaged Cor New Near's-three
performances. Tie same week viii
bring MADAME sherry for four per-
formances. Early January bookings
include Richard Garlic and Edna Wal
lace Hopper in Jumping jupiter
George Evans and his Honey Boy Min
strsls ."rhe Spendthrift" THE Dollar
Princess" Lillian Russell William II
Crane and others Saran Bernhard
will be here in February
George Sydney, known rs BUSY
Izzy," comes to the Bijou for Christ
mas week in The Joyrider." Being
one himself, he expects TO take his au-
dience with him every night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
ANOTHER BITTEN
Dir. Ferguson Itencws Argument
Against Unmuzzled Dogs.

DR.. Ferguson ItencNs Argument
Against Unmuzzleh Dogs.
Emphasizing his argument in favor
of protection of the public against
dogs, as outlined in The Times Dis
patch yesterday, DR.. Meade Ferguson
learns of another incident. While a
young man was standing at tile COR
ner of Seventh and Main Streets Mon
day night large dog approached and,
without warning, bit him in the arm,
drawing blood.
The dog Immediately disappeared.
The victim does not know whether to
take chances of having hydrophobia,
which would mean certain death. or to
so through with the expense and
trouble Of taking the Pasteur treat
ment, All the result" says DR. Fer
guson "of the Anticipated custom of
permitting unmuzzled dogs to run at
large III t..e streets of a city supposed
to be CIVILIZED"
OF course. the chances are rabies in
this case are remote, but the argu-
ment against the freedom of dogs is,
in Or, Fcrguson's opinion, none the
less strong.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
0 NELL TO TAKE
JOHNSON S PLACE
Alderman Melton Also Given
Position at the State
Pcnitcntiary.

Richard VI Johnson, assistant super
intcndont IN charge OF the state con-
on account or III health. Supcrinten.
dent ] b. Wood. of the Penitentiary
appointed in Mr.. Johnson's place his
former chief clerk David T. O'Neill.
Alderman b. II. Melton. ot Jefferson
Ward. has been made chief clerk.
After the appointment of Alderman
Melton the quest ion was raised AS 10
whether he would be eligible to serve
on account of his connection with the
city government. Tho general opinion
is that there Will be no legal conflict.
ana that he may retain his seat IN the
Board of Aldermen. When appointed
to the office OF superintendent. Mr..
Wood, who was at that time president
OF the Board of Aldermen. voluntarily
resigned his municipal office, though
st was said that he had a right to hold
both at once. Ills case, however. was
somewhat different from that of Mr..
Melton, az tho law requires him to i've
In tho superintendent house on Bel
pidere Street.
The superintendent of the Penlten-
tiary is the nominal head OF tho road
building force but Mr. Johnson ap-
pointed under superintendent Morgan
who preceded Mr.. Wood, has been in
practical control of the department
since 1t was created by the Legislature
Very possibly there is no other man
in thc state who knows as much about
this department as Mr. johnson. He
started with It. and has succeeded n
bringing 1t TO Il point of efficiency
that could not have been expected IN
THIS length of time. He has directed
practically the entire operations OF al
tho convict camps throughout the
state. and there is hardly county ~
which some public Improvement has
not been made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
RATHBERG FREED
"Conndcnce, Man Gets Out on Bail With
In 1

orders to Leave IOwn.
II. g. Rathbcrg. alias II G. Reed. arrested
several days a go as an alleged Confidence
man and sent To Jail in default Of $500 Sc.
curity. was freed yesterday morning on Sloa
security, furnished by a bondsman who cano
to his rescue, on tho condition that he
leave town Immediately. II he is seen here
to-day he will be arrested on sight. accord
ing to instructions issued by Major Werner
RathborS very evidently has past, for.
he has string OF aliases to use in the
various cities in which he works. He was
caught here while LAYING the foundation to
palm on ''phony" diamond for real one
and tho 'phony" jewel was found on his
person With pair of diamond clippers and
scarf pin He demanded the return o.
them and carried his pira TO Mayor Rich
ardson. He got his SCARF pin.
There was shame about TathherG. not
the least sign of rcmorse. He had simply
got what every crook anticipatcs, whatever
his trade. and whom he walled out or iail
free man he appeared ready to begin his
operations all over again as he doubtless
viii do in some other port.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
VETERINARIANS TO MEET
Annual SEES.
tic Association

Annual Session OF state Association
Next Month.
The annual meeting of the Virginia
state Veterinary Medical Association
will be held a Murphy's Hotel on Fri
day. January 10. The attendance will
not be Very large. since the vctcrinarj-
ans are not in Virginia as yet in great
and the association is expected within
n few years to be a strong body.
Officers are; DR. S. C.. Neff, Staun-
ton, presidents; Or. j. G, rerneyhough.
BurkeNille, first ricep presidents; DR..
charles McCulloch, second yicc-prcsi-
dent, DR.. w. 6, Chrisman, Raleigh. n.
q. secretary and treasurer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
DIPHTHERlA SITUATION
Disease Not Disappearing in Counties
Whore No PrccnMtlons We're Tnl<cn.


While diphtheria appears to be on
the wane in some Localities. in other
sections of the State the disease is
still widely prevalent, according to
special bulletin of tho state Depart
mcnt of Health. Just made public, In
counties and cities where precautione
have been taken, where antitoXin has
been freely used and the release cul
ture'' taken, diphtheria is fast disap-
pearns, and will probably not assume
dangerous proportions. again this win
ter. hut where the local authorities
and infested families have been care
less the disease Is still stubborn. The
department officials declare that they
despair of Graduating diphthcria from
these communities until precautions
are taken.
1T is useless to hope for the con-
quest of diphtheria' says Commissions
er Williams, unless our people en-
force the regulation which requires
that patients suffering from diphtheria
remain in quarantine until bacteria
logical examination shows that the
germs of the disease have disappeared
from their throats."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
uo,,itzcrs snsren1 prill..

orders We're announced last night at
the weekly drill of the Richmond How
tiers suspendins drills for tho holi-
DAYS until January 0, Furthermore,
both the armorS and athletic buildings
will be closed after tomorrow nights
basketball game until rhursdrr. Jan
nary 8, when they viii be reopened for
athletic purposes,
Lieutenant Pollard announced the
satisfactory progress of the member
ship contest,
The only drill last night was prac-
tce in the Swedish movements, led by
Athletic instructor H. ~. Jones,