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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
BOSTON MODISTES TESTIFY
Smuggling Trial Witnesses Tell
of Checks for Inspector

Boston dressmakers and their former enl-
pIoves were in the Criminal Branch of the
United States Circuit Court yesterday,
where the trial before Judge Martin Of
Philip A Phillipson on charge of con-
spiracy to defraud the customs by SNUG
Cling trunks into this country was con-
tinued With him as defendants are Mrs
Mary S. Moore and Miss Isabel Holland.
The latter are from Boston. and several
brilliantly gowned young women who used
to be in Mrs. Moore's employ were called
to the stand
Deposit slips showing amounts deposited
with the Lincoln Trust Company by the late
INSPECTOR Frank h. Fawcett were put in
evidence after being identified by the book
keeper of the company, Charles A. CAL
houn 1t was intended to show by these
that amounts the same as were alleged TO
have been paid to Fawcett by dressmakers
for his services were deposited with the trust
company C. 9. Wall, a special Treasury
agent: identified several papers he seized at
the shops of the two women defendants.
The papers were not put in evidence.
Mrs. Lille H. Messenger. formerly book
keeper for Mrs Moore. testified that she
of them between February, 1906, and MAY.
1907. to the order OF Fawcett. for $500 and
over She gave the checks to Mrs. Moore
and did not know what she did with them.
Miss Elizabeth A Joyce, who was in Mrs.
Moore's employ said she had taken long
distance telephone MESSAGES from Fawcett
asking that Mrs. Moore call him up. The
trial will continue to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
TAILOR WANTED IT ALL
So Navy Paymaster's Wife VIII
Recover Her Lost Jewels.

Through the cupidity of tailor VINO
keeps a sailors "slop shop" in South
street, Mrs. Francis DAILY, wife of pay
master in the United States navy. VIII
recover a necklace and pendant Valueu
at S1.5OO. Mrs. DAILY, with her husband,
sailed from New York for Havana on
the steamship Mexico. of the WARD Line
on April Z. When the ship docked HI
Havana Mrs. DAILY left her handbag con-
tanning her jewels in her stateroohi'
Mrs Daily did not discover her loss until
after the vessel had left Havana Ior
Vera Cruz. Captain Miller, of the Mex
leo. was told of the loss by cable at the
latter port, but replied that no trace
could be found of the necklace
Last week a wireless message was re-
ceived at Police Headquarters ASKING
that a search be made for the trinket
when the ship locked. On Friday MORN
ing, when the boat arrived at. Quaran-
tine. she was boarded by Detectives
Cronin and Hennessy, of the Central
Office, who examined each member OF
the crew who had access to the state
room, without result
Last night two scullions from the Mex
leo visited the tailor's store in South
street, showed a necklace and pendant
and asked the tailor to tell them what
it was worth He took the jewelry up
stairs. When he returned he ordered
them both out of the place. They de-
manded the return of the necklace and
the tailor, Samuel Feldman, replied:
You never gave me anything. If you
don't get out I'll have both you buns
pinched."
The scullions went to the Oak street
station and told Lieutenant Bill Nc
Carthy about it. A plain clothes man
soon induced Feldman to admit that he
had the jewels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
PATROL MAN DIES AT DRILL
Meislohn Drops in Ranks at 7th
Reoiment Armory.

John Meislohn a patrolman of the Mer-
Ger street station. fell dead yesterday in
the ranks of his company at a police regi-
mental drill in the 18th Regiment Armory.
He had completed two six-hour shifts on
patrol duty before he reported for the
drill and before his company had twice
marched around the armory he fell to the
floor. The drill was not halted until the
arrival of an ambulance surgeon.
Meislohn. who was commended for brav-
ery during the General Slocum disaster,
was one of thirty-seven policemen who
were sent from the Mercer street station
to take part in the weekly drill for the
annual police parade. There were five hum
dred men in the twelve companies which
make up the 4th Regiment of patrol
men. Inspector Schmttberger and Captain
Brown the drillmaster, mustered the men
for their instructions shortly after u
o'clock.
When the 18th Company, commanded by
Lieutenant Van Dezalskie, reached the
7 Lexington avenue side of the armory, Mets-
John lurched forward. He was seized by
Patrolmen John Carey and Walter Byrnes,
but died before they could carry him to a
bench The body was taken to the East
9th street police station
Meislohn was thirty-seven years old. He
lived with his parents at No. 426 West 4sth
street He was appointed TO the Police De
partment in 1902 and was sent to the Mer
Ger street station two years ago. His
death was due to apoplexy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
HENRY LOOKS OVER GROUND
Acting Surveyor smyth Leads
Trip of Inspection.

General Nelson H Henry. whose nomtna-
ton for the Surveyorship of the Port has
been sent to the United States Senate,
called at the Custom House yesterday. He
was taken through the building by Acting
Surveyor Smyth and then in an automobile
70 the piers of the Hamburg American, the
North German Lloyd and the Scandinavian
lines A quick journey was made later to
the Havemeyer & Elder sugar refinery
niers where the frauds in weighing of i'm
ports were discovered in November. 1907,
nv Deputy. Surveyor Richard Parr.
General Henry was too late to see the
scale known as No. 1. where the steel
spring used to influence the weight adj
versely to the government was found. 1t
has been removed. and workingmen of the
Sub-Target Gun Company of Boston are
at work installing the first automatic scale
for a drastic test. There are nineteen
other scales of the same kind ready to be
Skinned if the test is successful James S.
CIarkson when Surveyor of the Port had
plans for the automatic scales made and
the contract was awarded to the Boston
company.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Smyth to go
with General Henry to-day to the Bush
Terminal Docks. in Brooklyn, and to piers
of great steamship lines not visited yes
terday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
HUNTING BUCKET SHOPS
Washington Grand Jury'ExpeCt-
ed to Find More indictments.
TELEGRAPH INQUIRY BEGUN
Western Union Official Asked
About the Marin Fast
IS Wire Service.

Washington. MAY several more 'indfct-
ments by the District of Columbia Grand
Jury in the bucket shop cases are promised
within the next few days. Several weeks
ago the Department of Justice secured
drag-net indictments. resulting in the issu-
ance Of warrants for the arrest of twenty
nine persons charged with conspiracy in
connection with the operation Of bucket
shops in this district. Since then the in
auiry has been quietly continued and-addi-
tional evidence has been presented
C. W. r. Atkins. vice-president Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company. having
charge of the leased wire service of that
organization. testified to-day before the
grand jury Mr.. Atkins was called for the
purpose of explaining what connection, if
any. his company had with the Marin fast
wire service 10 alleged bucket shops. which
was interfered with by the police last Sat
urdaN
The government asserts that a section Of
the o. penal code places on telegraph
companies the responsibility of knowing 10
what use their leased wires are being
placed The Western Union. il is said. has
an exclusive contract with the New York
Stock Exchange for the dissemination of
quotations. and Mr. Atkins was asked TO
.cnA.a how the Marin wire got its SER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
LITTLE BOARD" is ACTIVE
Uses Ticker Quo rsclons-Talk of
Stock Exchange Suit.

Tfesrire the cutting of the Marin wire
m, SATURDAY. by which the quotations of
the New York Stock Exchange have for
wears been received on the trading floor Of
The Consolidated Stock Exchange. business
went on apparently as usual yesterday on
The Little Board and the chalking UP of
the Stock Exchange prices on the great
black board extending along the entire south
wall OF the board room suffered no Interrupt
lion. The only change was that these ngures
Yesterday were derived from the Gold and
Stock Telegraph Company ticker, instead
IF from the Marin wire" This move, it
* reported. may lead TO legal action on the
mart of the New York Stock Exchange
A ,,enorr that the quotations were being
received from Montreal was declared by an
official of the Consolidated to be absolutely
,,rfo,,ndad 4 telegraph operator was sta
-io,,ea in the gallery running in front OF
1be backward. but it was explained Iilal
the wire from which he was receiving the
,,uoratious which the boys serving the
blackboard got from him, extended only
10 one of the 1icl1ers on the trading noor'
The connection being made for the purpose
: Zinc, the time which would have been
consumed bv messengers in carrying the
bulletins from the ticker TO the board.
7, has been, the common understanding
that The perpetual injunction ootalheo d
score Of years ago by the Consolidated
preventing the New York Stock Exchange
from interfering with its use and enjoy
,nent of the ticker service, contained
stimulation that the figures thus furnished
should not be used as the basis for trad
ing hv any of the subscribers TO that ser
vice II was strongly asserted yesterday
l,v 2 representative Of the Consolidated
and later by President Charles H Badeau'
that the ticker figures fVere not used as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
FEWER EXCISE AFFIDAVlTS
Last Sunday Yields Only 1913, to
500 for Predecessor.

Only 1913 affidavits alleging violations of
the excise law last Sunday were reported to
the district attorneys of the city yesterday.
as compared with more than five hundred
on each of the two Sundays preceding. I'M
der Mayor Gaynors plan of enforcing the
law.
Assistant District Attorney Whiteside
who has charge of excise cases, accounted
for the small number with the statement
that the police are becoming better ac-
ouainted with the provisions of the law.
AT first policemen were arresting for
what were not strictly violations" said Mr.
Whiteside, land so many cases had to be
thrown out"
In Manhattan and The Bronx there were
only ninety-three alleged violations LAST
Sunday. There are thirty charges OF Illegal
selling of liquor forty of obstTucting tho
view of the barroom from the street and
twenty-three of minor offences under the
law.
The affidavits of the police of BROOKLYN
and Queens aggregated thirty-one. and were
turned over to the respective district attor-
neys for action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
LEASES FIFTH AVENUE STORE.

Mooyer & Marston have leased for the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company the
ground floor store of the building at the
southeast corner of Fifth avenue and 41st
street, TO Duncan Fraser, interior deco
rator. for a term of years.
Also leased for the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company part of the seventh floor
in its building No. 26 Exchange Place to
w. II. Bean for a term of years
The Charles F. Noyes Company has
leased a floor in Liberty Tower for Green
wood & Co. to Blayer, Scallon & Hodgens
for long term of years; offices in Nos.
81 and SO Liberty street to Goodspeed &
Maroney and to Herbert r. Snyder, and
offices in Nos. 81 and 81 Liberty street to
Horace j. Campbell. NJ. L. Wolfen and
William J. Brannan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS
ARRIVED

Naples. April 2erCalabria (Br). New York.
Cherbourg April so II RI ul-Rluecher tGerl.
New York Via Plymouth. fo- Hamburg tand
Liverpool. May 1-Csltic Obj. New York via
Antwerp. May 1-LapIand tBelg,. New York VIA
Trieste ste. May 1-Pannonia cBr,. New York via
Naples
cherbours May 2 II m-Kronprinzessin g
ellie Ger. New York via Plymouth. for
Bremen Cand proceeded.
Plymouth May .. 1925 a m-Presdent Lin
Hamburg land proceeded.
Genoa. May 1. II -Barbarossa tGsr), New
York via Naples.
Manchester April 3O-Ottawa tBr). New York.
Dunkirk April 29-Hugin CNor). New York via
Sydney. n W. April ao-1ndralema Csr) New
York via st Vincent. c V and Melbourne
81 Vincent. V, MAY 2-Aros Castle tBr).
Petra and Table Bay for Baltimore and New
Bermuda. MAY . 9;1o a m-Oceana (Gerl. New
suez MAY 1-Indrawadi CBr>. Yokohama. etc. for
Amsterdam. April sO-Rotterdam Dutch. tano,
sydney. y s W. April sO-Indralema tsr, New
York via ST Vincent. c V. and Melbourne
SAILED.
liverpool MAY 2l-IndraGhri fBrp. New York.
Rotterdam April 3O-VolturnO CBrl New York.
Port Natal April 3O-St Michael (Br) New York
for Taku Bar and New-ChwanR.
Narvik April -Swanley (BT. New York.
Havre April 30-La Gascogne (Br). New York.
PASSED
Dover April SO-Russia RUSS. New York FOR
Rotterdam and Libau-
Pekin. May 2-Indraveli tBr). Shanghai. Hons
Kong Manila. Singapore, Colombo and TOlli-
cherry for New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
HELD FOR GIRLS SALE.
Woman and Two Men Indicted
as Result of Charges.
BINGHAM BEFORE THE JURY
Six True Bills Due to Evidence
of Sale of Girls Adduced by
College Women.

John D. Rockefeller, jr., as foreman of
the grand jury that has been looking into
the white slave traffic reported six in
dictments yesterday True bills were found
against Belle Moore and Alexander Ander-
SON. negroes. and Harry Levinson, white
man 1t was from them that two college
women employed by the grand jury. bought
four young girls for immoral purposes as
they charged
All of those indicted were held by Judge
Grain, of the Court of General Sessions, In
So, 900 bail. During the day General Theo-
dore A. Bingham. former Commissioner of
Police, testified before the grand jury He
was in the jury room more than half an
hour.
Three of the indictments are against
Levinson, one is against Belle Moore, and
two are against Belle Moore and Alexander
Anderson jointly.
In one Levinson is charged with having
on April placed Cfussie Ehrlch in the
charge and custody of one George A. Miller,
with the understanding that Miller was to
place the girl in a house of prostitution in
Seattle Wash"
Miller is understood to be the former
federal government agent who worked with
the two women agents under the direction
of Assistant District Attorney Reynolds
and the grand jury in collecting the evil
dence.
The second indictment charges Levinson
with having similarly placed one Ida
Greenberg on the same date, and the third
charges him with having received $40 IN
payment for both girls. The transaction Is
alleged to have been carried out with the
consent of the girls in both cases.
In the separate indictment against Belle
Moore she is charged with having received
500 for her part in placing" with Miller
Belle Woods and Alice Milton.
The Joint indictments against Belle Moore
and Anderson charge them with violating
the section Of the penal code prohibiting
the placing of a female in the charge and
custody of another person" for immoral
p1rposes the name of Belle Woods appear
ing in one and the name of Alice Milton In
the other. This transaction is alleged TO
have been completed on April q.
The names of the investigators and the
ages of the girls purchased are not given In
any of the indictments.
Alex Karlin, counsel for the negroes and
Edward Carpet counsel for Levinson, OPP
posed the motion of Assistant District At
torney Press fixing bail at $4,000. MI
Press said that in the case of Belle Moore
and Anderson there may be more serious
charge in connection with an eleven-year-
old child. whom the police are now search
ing for
This Is supposed to be the little girl whose
broken leg prevented her delivery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03

concerning the larger institution, just as
the New York Produce Exchange needs for
! its guidance the reports of the Chicago
Board of Trade, felt itself obliged to main
tain both the wire service and the Gold and
Stock Ticker service so that in case of one
source of information being from any cause
cut off another would still be available.
The Hughes commission report. in dis
cussing the subject of bucket shops. said
regarding sales of quotations:
The quotations of exchanges have been
iudicially- determined 10 he their prop
erty. which may be sold under contracts
limiting their use. In addition to supplying
Its own members In New York City win its
quotations. the Stock Exchange sells them
to the telegraph companies under contracts
restricting the delivery of the service in
New York City to subscribers approved by
a committee of the exchange; the contracts
are terminable a its option
This restriction would imply a purpose
on the part of the exchange to prevent the
use of the quotatio by bucket shop keep
ers But the contracts are manifestly in
sufficient. in that they fail to cover the use
of the service in places other than New
York City: IL confederation were needed it
could be found in the fact that the quota
tions are the basis for bucket shop transac-
tons in other cities.
The commission reCommended the enact
ment of a law providing that, so far as the
transmission of continuous quotations is
concerned. telegraph companies should not
be deemed common carriers; and also a
law providing that If a telegraph company
should have reasonable ground for believ-
ing that 1t was supplying quotations to a
bucket shop. it should be criminally liable
equally with the keeper of the bucket shop
Another suggestion was that telegraph COM
panies buying or transmitting quotations
from exchanges should be required to pub
lsh Semi-annually the names of all sub
scritcrs to the service furnished and the
number and location of the uckers.
Edward ]. Nally. vice-president and gen
eraI manager of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany denied yesterday that any of the
Postal officials had been summoned to
testify before the grand jury at Washing
ton in the bucket shop case. Il have no
doubt however" he added. that some of
our officers will be called, for the investi-
gators seem to be going into the question
thoroughly We have but few leased wires
and those nearly all local We discourage
the leasing of wires for such purposes as
quotations. but of course we cannot always
be sure that a leased wire will not be used
for such a purpose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
SILvERSMITHS IN NEW QUARTERS

The Meriden Company, siversmths, has
Just occupied Nos 80 and 81 West 34th
street. The removal from No. 21S Fifth
avenue was occasicned by a desire for
quarters more convenient for patrons In
1864 the Meriden Company opened its first
New York salesrooms at No. 1879 Broad
way. then the heart of the retail shopping
district AS the trend of business moved
uptown. successive removals were made to
No. $50 Broadway, Union Square and Madi-
son Square. eliminating in the present
more desirable quarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
LOOKS INTO S74,7O7 BILL
Controller Seeks Light on Cost
of Queens Assessment Maps.

Controller Prendergast is conducting an
investigation of a bill for s74,lW rendered
by s II. Mclaughlin for making the as
sessment maps and lists for the sewerage
disposal plant in the old village of Jamaica
now the 4th Ward of the Borough Of
Queens. Engineers in the Finance Depart
ment declare the entire work could have
been done for $4,000.
Although the bill was rendered by s. H.
Mclaughlin his brother, William A NC
Laughlin, who says he had charge or the
work declares that the claim was assigned
to John ]. Mclaughlin 1t happens that
John J. Mclaughlin has for some years
been the consulting engineer of the Borough
of Queens at an annual salary of $500
year Controller Prendergast says ne III
tends to find out how much. II any, OF we
work of making the maps was done oy men
in the employ of the city while the rate
a front foot which Mclaughlin charged
for the preparation of the maps. SAID the
controller has been approved by the Cor
poration Counsel this approval was gwen
on the understanding that the work had
been done in the way contemplated at the
time Mclaughlin was designated to do it
The work for the actual construction OF
the disposal plant cost the city s143,799 If
Fl Mclaughlin got from the city what
he first demanded his bill would be about
$4,000. or nearly as much as the cost OF
the entire plant.
On December 81. 1907, the Board of Al
dermen passed an ordinance increasing the
rate for such work to seven cents a foot
for three copies of assessment maps. Nc
Laughlin put in his bill for the maps IN
December, 1909. after several conferences
with representatives of the Department OF
Finance. The rate finally proposed as
tentative basis for settlement was AZ cents
a cubic foot.
William A. Mclaughlin declares that his
brother, John j. Mclaughlin, the consult
ing engineer had nothing to do with the
work except to furnish the money neces-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
HELD IN SUGAR FRAUD CASE.

James F. Johnson, a city weigher who
had contracts with the American Sugar
Refining Company and other sugar COM
panes to do their Weighing. and Henry F.
Martin a former assistant customs weigh
err were arraigned before Judge Martin. I'm
the United States Circuit Court, yesterday,
and held in $4,000 bail for trial The two
men are charged in an indictment with
having conspired 10 defraud the customs by
underweighing sugar importations-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The Oceania reported 24O miles cast OF
Sandy Hook at yesterday. Is expected 10
dock this forenoon.
The Finland reported as 1893 miles east Of
Sandy Hook at 80 yesterday, IS expected
o dock this forenoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
HIGH MATER.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise. ass. sunset. $751; moon rises. 2:11
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
MEETINGS.

OF 8RTERI.V MEETING OF THE NMERICa -.
Institute THURSDAY. May 5th. 1910 az 10 W.
44th St ; D. m. II. \. i. DAYTON. SecN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03

Daily to d p. m and 80 D. IN. to
II IN Adm. 500, reserved seats soc
extra Tickets Thursday at all Hotel
Stands
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-04-27

sphere. The building is really a pal
ace of peace and progress for the
bureau stands for friendly political re-
lations between the countries of Amer
lea and for close social and trade in
tercourse between their peoples.
The erection OF the building was
made possible by Andrew Carnegie.
who gave $3.50. 900 of the million which
1t and its site have cost. and the iron
master was one of the chief guests
and speakers at the dedicatory cere-
mony. President Taft delivered fine
address. and speeches were made by
Senior de Ia Barra. the Mexican ambas-
sador: Secretary of State Knox and
John Barrett. director of the bureau.
who was In charge of the ceremonies.
Prayers were delivered by Cardinal
Gibbons and by q clergyman of the
Protestant faith
OF course all the members of the dip
lomatic corps who were In the city
we're present. and these brilliantly uni
formed gentlemen. together with scores
of ladies In their beautiful spring cos
tunes. made the scene most pictur-
esque.
Brilliant Evening Reception.
Nearly everyone in Washington
wanted to attend the dedication cere-
mony. but the hall of ambassadors"
seats only 500 people. So Mr.. Bar
rett arranged for q reception in the
evening in honor Of President and Mrs.