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New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
DREW ON A CUBAN IUNTA
So Says SeIf-Styled Revolution
lst, hoW on Trial Here.
BUT DRAFTS WERE NO GOOD
Judge Rosalsky Causes Prisoner
To Be Told of American
Law on Perjury.

charged with forgery Of draft for s125,-
Ne presented 20 the Savoy Trust Company.
NO. 90 Broadway. and a check for 81 0e9
IN favor Of the Hotel Martinique, Cuban.
who gave his name as Manuel Alvarez, but
who later admitted that his real name was
b Aldomero Mendez. told a strange story
of high finance and political intrigue yes
terday on the stand in Part ii, General
Sessions. before Judge Rosalsky.
Besides the draft for f25 900. approxi-
mately s125Ooe. presented TO the Savoy
Trust Company. Mendez told Of two other
drafts for 10000 each, one TO man whose
name he said was O'Hara, for arms and
munitions of war. In addition to these
drafts the police said they found on him
when arrested other drafts aggregatiug
over N.Oe0.O9o
Altogether. Mendez said. he was told by a
Cuban revolutionary agent, Manuel Al
varez Garcia whom he said he met in New
York. that there was fund OF more than
100000 deposited to his order with the
Banco Espahol de Ia Isla de Cuba at Ha-
vana
Mendez was indicted on September 2s
After the Savoy Trust Company had found
that its draft was worthless Detective VIII
liam J. Burns Who acts for the American
Bankers Association, took up the case and
Meudez was arrested.
Mendez was introduced TO the Savoy
Trust Company by E Coglan, manager Of a
moving picture concern. with whom Mendez
had placed an order for $4,000 worth of
apparatus The draft was drawn on the
Union Discount Company OF London by
the Banco EspafioI de Ia IsIa de Cuba and
charged TO Alvarez Valdey & Co
On the stand yesterday Mendez told the
court how he had gone from from Havana
tC Maracaibo and then TO Porto Cabello
and Willenstad. and from the last named
port 70 New York. After he came here he
said he had been approached by Manuel
Alvarez Garcia. agent Of the Cuban revo-
lutionary junta. aad commissioned TO buy
arms and ammunition
Asked how he came to use the money Of
the revolutfonists to buy a moving picture
outfit he said that that money was the COM
mission he earned for his work He pro-
posed to install the moving pfctura5, he
testified. in a large restaurant which,
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
HELD IN SEPARATION SUIT
Husband Surrerders and Gives Bail to
Answer Wife 5 Complaint.

David A Whitaker. a marine engineer.
surrendered himself yesterday to the
Sheriff on an order Of arrest issued by
Justice Whitney in the suit for separation
brought by Mrs Adolphine w Whitaker
on the ground Of cruel treatment. Whita-
ker gave a bond Of $500. and was released
Mrs. Whitaker was the widow Of Detec-
tive Thompson. OF the Central Office. when
she married Whitaker in October, 1901
Thompson left her in comfortable clrcum-
stances. She received two pieces Of prop
ertv on the lower West Side, and also drew
a pension of So a month, which she lost
when she married her present husband
Mrs. Whitaker complained that after
Whitaker had drawn about Sl6,00o from in
vestments that she made for him he
Z, ,bused her and finally deserted her, de-
cIaring that she had tried TO poison nm
she said that after searching for him
long time she found him and he took her
10 the Office Of a lawyer, where she was
induced to sign a paper which the plain
Tiff saws she understood was reconcilia-
ton. but turned out 70 be a separation
agreement.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
among other big interests. he owned IN Ha-

among other big interests. he owned IN Ha-
vana-
AZ one point Judge Rosals<y called halt
on the apparently contradictory line Ct tes-
ttr,onv Mendez had been giving. and. ad-
dressing the interpreter. said: Il want
Won 10 instruct this man on our laws re-
garding perjury. Tell him that wilful per-
fury. means Indictment and imprisonment IN
this country
The INTERPRETER translated Immediately
the witness seemed much pertur5ed- He
asked permission to consult with hrs cOun-
sci. which was granted
Merdez was back again on the stand In
a few minutes and Judge ROsalsky took
him in hand again Let me ask you.
frs, of all" said the Judge. what is your
real name?'
The witness became very nervous at
this question he paused a while and then
admitted that his real name was B. Al
donnero Mendez and that Manuel Alvarez
was an assumed name. He had been told
that the funds had been deposited, he
said. and really believed that the 5000 900
was his to dispose Of in the interests OF
the revolutionary 1unta- The trial viii De
resumed to-day.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
sORG HORSES SHOW WELL
Big Crowd Turns Out to Enjoy
Sport at Brockton Fair.

Brockton. Mass. Oct. 6.-"Boston Day
AZ the Brockton Fair drew a crowd Of some
60. geo persons for the harness racing horse
show and the aviation exhibition here TO
6av G-aharne- White. the English aviator
made some short air trips, but a high wind
prevented more spectacular flights.
In the trotting races Chatty Direct won the
,h-ee-vear-old fixture in two straight heats
Postuan had 70 60 four heats before he
could land first money IN the first division
of the 20 pace. while the second division
Furnished even hotter competition before
Miss overlook won after i've heats.
Paul a. Sorg Of New York carried or ne
faz's honors in the horse show with nine
frs,s while Alfred G Vanderbilt and Ed
kin II. Weatherbee Of New York, divided
IN four f-Sts. NJ. SorS and Mr.. Vanderbilt
carried their competition through the second
and third prizes. Mr.. Vanderbilt taking six
seconds and four thirds. wniie Nr- Sorg
can-ured four seconds and three thirds.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
SENTENCE
Favored by Prison Congress, Eu-
ropean Delegates Yielding.

Washington. oct. 6.-After opposing for
thirty years the efforts Of American Grim
inOIogists to induce the International Pris-
on Congress TO tndorse the principle of the
indeterrninate sentence, the European mem
bers of the congress yielded to-day, and
resolutions advocating this system were
adopted.
The resolutions declare that the indeter-
inmate sentence should be applied to the
mentally and morally defective. and "as
an important part OF the reformatory sys-
TEN 10 criminals. particularly young delin-
ouents. who require reformation and whose
offences are due mainly TO circumstances
Of an individual character"
The foreign delegates are said to have
been won over to the cause OF the tnde-
terminate sentence by observing its sue
cessful application on their tour of the
country before the meeting of the congress
Other important resolutions adopted by
the congress recommended the following:
The extension Of probation with some
central authority in each country 10 eA-
ercise general supervision over proDaloh
work. .
The consideration of participation in
criminal acts or agreements as an agBra-
yatjng circumstance, and the augmentation
of the power Of the courts to increase tIle
penalty for such OffenceS-
Penal procedure for young dellnquents
different from that applied TO ADULTS. with
especial care for the child's welfare and
with q view to keeping the child as far
removed as possible from the atmosphere
Of d court or prison -
Reformation treatment com mblned with a
system of liberation and parole under suit
able guardianship and supervision
SeDarate confinement as far as possible
for prisoners awaiting trial and those serv-
ing short sentences. -,
Making parents responsible for the
u,rongdojng of their children: compelling
fathers 20 support their children, and al
lowing children TO be taken from unit
homes ard properly placed
The congress also recommended treaty
agreements among all civilized states.
whereby each country should receive from
the Others notice of sentence pronounced
nv foreign courts against its citizens. such
notice to form the basis Of a special action
of forfeiture of status by the courts OF the
offenders own country
4 dinner was rendered for the foreign
delegates tonight by the government, At
fornev General Wickersham representing
the President
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
HIDES JEWELS IN CHEESE
Aroma Gives plot" Away, but
Woman Doesn't Pay Duty.

Twice within a year has GorgonzOls
cheese played it's part in a deep laid.
mysterious plot along the waterfront
Some ten months ago. an I'll smelling
trunk left with immigrant baggage at
the Battery brought forth from local
physician who visits the ship news office
occasionally. the startling infornatio that
decomposed human flesh was within, and
the trunk was hauled to the police station.
There was no murder, no carved body.
within. but a goodIy supply Of GorgonzOla
wrapped in the clothing OF the owner.
Gorzonzola came to the front yesterday
on the FabFe Line pier while the customs
officials were examining the baggage OF
Mrs Maria FOntana. OF Ohio. a second
cabin passenger on the steamship SAINT
Anna
a customs inspector srneIIed the cheese
He also sneIIed a plot to defraud the
Treasury Department and said knowingly
to Mrs. Fontana- Have YOU anything
hidden in that cheese
Yes" replied the Italian woman -Four
diamond earrings
Not declared asked the Inspector
No" replied Mrs Fontana-
The inspector hurried to Deputy Sur
vevor Harris and Harris had a talk
WITH Mrs. Fontana Within TWO minutes
there was a hearty laugh all around ana
Harris let Mrs. Fontana keep her levels
II was all right to buy diamond ear
rings in this country. Harris told her, but
he thought It rather an unwholeson1e way
AZ nrotectins them against theft through
the medium Of a Gorgonzola cheese
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
RIFLE RANGE At COLUMBIA
Tunnel To Be Used for 1ntercol-
leriate Revolver Shoot.

The rife team at Columbia has obtained
the permission Of r a Goetze. consulting
engineer Of the university. TO make use OF
tunnel on the university grounds as
rife range. The tunnel Is -g' feet long
and about z feet square. extending from
r,sys--eatrer Hall 70 Kent Hall, on the
amsterdam avenue side of the campus
II is the purpose OF the rifle club to es-
"A blish a so-foot range for indoor shooting
and also to build a 2oo-foot range for re-
,-,l,-er shooting. Columbia and Harvard
,,ot in a dual revolver shoot last spring.
-7e first intercollegiate affair Of its kind
ever held in this country. and It is the in
tention OF the authors of that meet 10 or
-...,-e -, intercollegiate revolver shooting
league.
The new Columbia range viii be ready
v,itbtn a month and VIII obviate the ne
cessitv OF former years OF using the ar
no-v ranges in the city
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
COURT wHAcKs HoBBLE SKIRT

Paterson \. J.. oct. 6 tSpeciaD.-Judge
scott. Of the Passaic County Court put
himself on record to-day as oIposeu 10 the
bobble skirt. He called IL pair OF trousers
-, ora lee In speaking of public opin-
ION moulding fashion he sad
Public opinion might prescribe hoooie
skirt for men and then, I suppose we shah
have 70 wear them The hobbie skirt would
certainly look better on men thah on Wom-
en-
.,,,,-,,i-,,, israel Peel's straw hat Judge
scott said the custom Of smashing straw
hats because they were out OF season was
..,,orrthle - and then took occasion to com
rnenf on the attitude Of the shla'i boy Va
general. . 49,,
"a .sg that he Is too iHpudent, too
fresh and presurnes TOO much. This led
the court 10 comment on the hooole SKIRT
DohertY was fined =.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
DATES FOR BIG SERIES
Details All Settled for Battle of
Giants and Yankees.
CONFLICT IN PHILADELPHIA
Games Will Be Continued Until
One Team Has Won
Four Contests.

Frank J. Farrell, president Of the New
York American League club. made an Off
cial announcement last night of all the
dates for the post-season series of games
70 be PLAYED in this city between the
Yankees and the Giants
Mr. Farrell and dr. Brush offered TO
let their teams lie idle on October II and
Is the dates for the opening games for
the worlds championship between the
Cubs and Athletics in Philadelphia. at the
discretion of the National Commission,
but this was not considered necessary.
With the sanction Of the supreme court
Of baseball the local series will begin
on THURSDAY and continue from day to
day until one team has won four games.
The dates as approved by the National
Commission follow:
Tnursday. Oct 1S-At Polo Grounds
Friday. oct 1-At American League
Park. Saturday Oct 15-At Polo Grounds.
Monday. Oct I7-At American League
Park. Tuesday Oct. 1S-At Polo Grounds
Wednesday. Oct 19-At American League
Park
Should a seventh game be necessary the
place and date Will be decided by the toss
Of a coin.
after a conference between Presidents
Farrell and Brush Of the two New York
clubs and Thomas J. Lynch Of the Ma
tional League. who acted as the repre-
sentative of the National Commission.
The games will be played under the
rules governing the series for the cham
pionship Of the world, with the players
participating in the receipts Of the frs
four games a few details still remain &c
be worked out, it not having been posi-
lively decided at what time the games
shall start The umpires for the games
will be William J. Klein, Of the National
League staff. and William Evans. of the
American League staff
Judge Thomas G O'SUllivan, of the
Court of General Sessions. viii act as the
general representative Of the Nationa
Commission. with W H. Locke, of Pitts
burg and Hugh McBreen. Of Boston, as
his assistants.
The Official scorers will be James r
Price. of The New York Press" and
John 2. Foster, of The New York Tele-
gram
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
TWO KILLED IN COLLISION
Light Engines Crash Into Train
at Bolton. Conn.

Bolton Conn, Oct 6.-Two men were
killed and five injured. two of them prob
ably fatally, here late to-day. when two
engines running light crashed into the
rear of a passenger train on the Mid
land division OF the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad. east Of the
station here. The dead are: Thomas E,
Howarth engineer. Of Putnam, and
Michael Keegan. & woodchopper, of Boil
ton. The seriously injured are: William
SEXTON. conductor, who had both legs
and hand cut of. and John Flanagan.
a car repairer, of East Hartford. His
right leg was crushed and he was IN
ternaIly injured.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
BROWNE ON THE STAND.
Denies That He Paid Lorlmer
Bribes to Legislators.
BUT WONT SAY THEY LIED
Admits. However, That He Dis
cussed Democratic votes
with the Senator.

C-,,ica1o Oct s-For the nrst time uhoer
oa.b Lee O'NefI Browne. penocratc MI
nor;+,, leader of the lower house OF the IL
,troi- so-isIat,,re told his story of the elee-
+ior Of r-,f+ed states Senator William Lori
49, - 5,,, 70 the Senatorial investigating
.oo,,r,oi.+aa Browne was tried twice on
charge o4 bribing Representative Charles A.
yy-l,ita 70 ,,ots for MIR. Lorirner, but did not
,as+t,,, :, his own behalf The first trial
-os,,1+a5 :, = disagreement and the second
g., ,c,,,i++aI He is still TO stand trial at
r,,ri,,,f,oI1 on an indictment making SINH
rar ,I.rzes He entered a sweeping denial
+o-d.,- of apv wrongdoi1g in connection
with the election.
Browne testified that he saw senator
Torir,a,. and Speaker Shurtlef frequently
sf+ar having decided 70 support the former
and that he talked to many Denloc NC
REPRESENTATIVES, including White. Becke-
meyer. Sheppard. Link and Clark all ol
whom have testified before the Senatorial
committee.
It told Mr. Lorimer." said Browne. that,
according 10 my best information tnere
would be thirty Browne Democrats VINO
would vote for him This was on May a.
or possibly the latter part Of the preceding
week" Browne said that he did not person.
allv see all the members OF his facton
about their votes He testified that he KEPT
several lists Of Democratic Representatives
whom he expected TO vote for Boriner- He
read list of thirty names to the COM
nittee.
Browne said that he was in 81. Louis on
June p. 1909 on which date several wit
nesses have said packages of money con-
tanning 5000 were handed 70 them by
him. He said that he met Representa-
tives Henry 4. Sheppard. Michael Link. H
7 c Reckemeyer and Charles Luke in the
Southern Hotel at st. Louis He declared
that he did not tell Representative White
that he was going there.
His purpose in going to St Louis, he said
was TO confer with the Representatives
named on state patronage for Democrats
as at that time Governor c. S. Deneen was
taking I'D that question Later he talked
with the Governor on the same subject
Browne fatty denied that he had given
Link or Beckeneyer any money N the
Southern Hotel at ST. Louis, as testified tc
by them.
If Beekemeyer said you gave him A.ooC
that day, he lied. did he?" asked Mr. AUS
trian, of the prosecution.
NO. I wouldn't say that said Browne
If I had reen through what Beckeneyel
went through with al Indictment held over
nv head. I might have said what he said
would not want TO say he lied
Did you give Link any money on Jun'
p 1903, in St Louis ?
No
If he says you did he lies, does he?
Il wouldn't say So said Browne II
had been through what Mike Link Wen
through. and had been threatened IN N
States Attorneys Office as he was threat
ened. I might have fallen for IT. couldn'
saw he lied -
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
WEST POINT EXPECTANT
Hard Practice in Preparation for
Game with Tufts.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune J

West Point. y. 7. Oct 6.-It was late
when the cadets finished drill to-day. and
sc-.raraage cid not begin TIL after o'clock
4 number Of the football men finish their
classroom work al go and it has been ar
ran ged TO allow them TO practise until 50
After the regular afternoon drill they can
get back 70 the football field again for
practice az 40
IN the practice game neither side scored,
but the scrubs sprang q number Of trick
plays that kept the first team guessing
and gave il good practice in defence
against Just such attacks Arnold al centre
is developing into a star. and the defence
was thorough. We'll got back into his old
place at guard for the first time in nearly
two weeks.
To-day's scrfnmaging is the last for the
cadets until they meet Tufts on Saturday.
All the men are in good shape and an
interesting application Of the new rules IS
il the cadets opening game.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
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ithaca \ :. Oct- 6.-The weather man
Ezz.n froRned on the Cornell football field
this afternoon when the thermometer
dropped thi-cv degrees Ia ten minutes. fol
lowed oy heavy rain. which sent the squad
u - clubhouse. Practice began with the
<-sr and second teams outftTed in red and
blue respectively lined up for short peri
GO Il practice on the forward pass. Passes
have received much attention of late. and
the trials showed the care with which the
men have been drilled il their use.
Pennsylvania" lined up against Cornell
To- fe- minutes and \ fast sCrimmsge
was in64lged in until the rain drove the
r1r eH the field The varsity eleven scored
one touchdown on its opponents. the direct
result ~ two passes 2 long ore from Butler
q Mgnk netting thirty var1s. followed by =
shorter one. Butler 70 Pitcher. Case. quar-
terhscF for Pennsylvania made several
purts that were wei ID % VARSITY standard.
Fo- che nrst time Uncle" Whyte snd his
repheV. Jess Whyte. appeared together
''Jnrie" whyte rather surprised some Of the
Spectators by gaining on G couple of Gsss's
runts L was announced that Eyrich's DIFF
HcUlty with the faculty had been settled ana
t1st he would probably plsy against Oberiin-
TIE probable lire I'D ts az foliows- Whyte.
-eft end Aiunk ieft tackle. Franklin. left
gard. SesEraves centre Hate. right guard 4,
B1ckren. right tackle Pitcher right end f,
Th7sc right Hialf Bates. feft hslf, Well
ri4B. f1ilback. Butler. quarterbsck-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
KoRNIT OFFICERS ON TRIAL
Ellis and Graves Charged with Using
Mails to Defraud.

Charles e. Ellis and Erwin r Graves,
officers of the Kornit Manufacturing
COMPANY. were placed on trial yesterday
IN the United States Circuit Court. be-
fore Judge Hand and a jury on charge
Of using the mails for purposes OF fraud
and entering into conspiracy to defraud
BY means Of the mails. ,,
According to the prosecu.t.l123iR,, Ellis III pub.
- VI,-g+,y-ies'' devoted TO spiritualistiC
gnnie6ts In the magazine. which was
sent through the mails, the officers OF
ttlc . - - llo-ni+ a substance which
Vas VA destined to replace hard rubber for
electric insuls ton had great cI3 tntqTe ana ana
l-,,e,,,, - a small factory was started at
lIi51'i, PeIIeviIle :. J.. but burned down, ana
stiI1 the company went on selling stock.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
ACCEPTS WILSON'S CHALLENGE
George L. Record Asks Candidate to
Meet Him in Debate.

George L. Record. the Republican candl-
date for Congress in the 9th New Je sev
pistrict who is also one OF the P-oSres-
sive leaders of the state. wants u meet
Woodrow Wilson, the Democrats candi-
ssts for Governor in a public debate
oy nusetinns of interest 10 the public.
Mr. Wilson in his speech at Newton
IN Monday night confessed that he
Vas ar amateur in politics. but said that
80 -s.,,,td v-eIcome a debate with any
npofsssIonal politician on the public plat
fnrrn Mr. Record has written 70 Dr.
Wilson. accepting the challenge as ioi-
Il am keenly interested in public ques-
tiors and / hope I am enough OF a
roIif,rtan 10 qualify under your challenge
A. ali events | accept your challenge.
ana am willing 20 meet YOU in public
itscussion al any OF your meetings or az
such other time and place as you may
suggest"
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB MEETS

The New York Yacht Club held its NTH
general meeting last night At the club
house. in West A4fh street Vice-commo-
aore G. Ledyard Blair presided and nearly
one hundred members we're present Five
navy. two regular ana one flag member
were elected
The nominating committee appointsa Tor
isl0-ll was as follows: J Pierpont Morgan.
L. Cass Ledvgrd. r G. Bourne, Stuyvesani
Wainwright Frederick H Won Stade' X.
p Dorenaus. Colonel Daniel Appleton Nlli-
lam Butler Duncan. jr... wilson Marshall
and Newberry d. Thorne.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
LONG DRILL FOR MIDDIES
Stiff Scrimmage Follows Kicking
and Signal Practice.
TBy Telegraph 70 Tie Tribune

Anna polls. Oct 6.-There was long and
satisfactory football practice al the Naval
Academy this afternoon. consisting Of q
special drill in kicking Of and formations
for receiving the kick, signal practice and
4 scrin7nage OF twenty minutes.
Howe the fourth class man, who weighs
20S pounds. was back Ct left guard. and
Brown. his classmate, who weighs but two
pounds less, was a. right end, where he
seems TO be preferred by the coaches to
any Of the other candidates. 4 number Of
forward pass plays were tried with fair
success, Clay passing the ball 70 Cobb or
Brown Carey. the sprinter, who has been
doing such good work at halfback IN prac-
tice. has 4 slightly sprained ankle, ana
laid Of this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
AFTER FOOTBALL SEATS
Yale Men Say Rush VIII Be
Greater than Ever Before.
rBv Telegraph to The tribune. ]

New Haven. Oct 6.-A bigger crush for
seats than ever before for the Yale-Harvard
and the Princeton football games this
wear Is assured. and the Yale Football As
sacistior announced tonight that the num-
Der Of tickets allotted TO graduates must be
cut from three TO two
Appllcat tions for both the Yale-Princeton
and the yale-Harvard games viii be re-
ceived on Monday They viii close for the
Princeton game on November l. and
COR the Harvard game on November
s The stands for the Harvard game here
will seat SO coo persons. and the Yale man
asenenr says that It could easily dispose Of
20 orc seats