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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
CLJB FOR WOMEN SMOKERS.
Boston to Have an up to Date Tea Room
SOME Women Protest.

BosroS. March 1.-THE efforts of Mira.
Walter b. Leeds Of New York 10 establish
a new club for women in the quarters
occupied by the British Tea Table In
Boylston street has caused tempest
in the Back Bay section.
The announcement that women will
be allowed to smoke in the new club
is the reason for the angry bubbling,
and fashionable women are rapidly divid-
ing into two factions, the smokers and
the anti-smokers.
The smokers are strong for the now
club and declare it will be a delightful
innovation for Boston. The anti-smokers
do not share the enthusiasm OF the
smokers and say the proposed club would
be just a. restful a spot and far more
nice IL cigarettes were barred
Benjamin G. Tower. secretary OF the
new organization. which is to be known
as the Assembly Tea Room Club. ad-
mitted to-day that women would be
allowed 10 smoke In the now club II they
80 desired 'Of course he said, we
don't mean 10 advertise this sort OF thing,
but il the women members Of the club
desire TO smoke there that is their busi-
ness and they will be allowed to do So"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
POLICE NOTES PRIOR TO BOir
capt. Post and Two Detectives ScribNi G
Refore FairmOnt \. 4. Door.

capt Post and Two Detectives ScribNi G
BEFORE FalrmOnt \. 4. Door.
Police Commissioner Cropsey recently
charged several inspectors and captains
with failing TO enforce the law against
prizefghting Last night Capt Post
of the Alexander avenue station tried
a new method. said to have been suggested
from Headquarters. OF getting evidence
regarding what went on in the ten round
bout of Packy Mcfarland and Owen
Moran at the Fairmont Athletic Club.
While spectators were arriving and pre-
senting their membership cards at tho
door Capt Post stood near the entrance
scrutinizing each face. When man came
along that he seemed to recognize the
captain stepped ont to the curb and said
something to two plain clothes men from
the Central Oafice who stood with note,
book in hand Each time the captain
approached tho plain clothes mea the
wrote something in the books
Bystande:s said that what the? wrote
we're the names of the fight spectators
whom the captain had recognized. When
Cant. Post was asked what he wcs up TO
he replied Getting evidence. II was
slrmised that some OF the iOo mel VIII ose
names he is supposed to have got will be
summoned or subppnaed 20 court and
asked about tho fight.
The police made no attempt last night
10 force their way into the Frirmont 4. G.,
"a the club was operating under the pro-
lection of supreme Court injunction
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
TRYING 4 SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Complete secrecy Surrounds the case Of
BERNARD CrcnsOn.

BERNARD CrcnsOn.
The Board of Education's committee on
elementary schools that is trying Princi-
pal Bernard Cronson on charges OF con-
duct unbecoming a teacher held another
long session yesterday but seemingly
mede little progress with the trial.
As at former hearings the session was
secret one. and none Of the committee
would discuss what had been done in the
examination room. Some twenty wit
nesses were subp9naed but only a few
Of the twenty were called upon to testify
II was learned that the defence opened
yesterday, This defence is q general
denial Of all the allegations. Job Hedeee.
is appearing for Mr.. Cronson. He refused
to discuss the case But after the trial
was over. Mr.. Hedges said. he should
have considerable to say
The charges against MIR Cronson are
supposed TO include many separate speci
fications. and the defence is not expected
to conclude short Of several sessions.
Witnesses who have already testified were
present yesterday. probably for the pur-
pose OF being cross xamined. The hear
ing was adjourned for another week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
ROOSTERS RENOIED
From Their Proximity 10 the Central
PARK studios.

Unreasonable crowings at all hours of
the night have of late disturbed the in
mates Of the Central Park Studios, Is
Wcs' SiSty-seventh street. Flowing hair
and pink pajamas filed windows and
scanned the heavens. but reference to
elarm clocks showed that the morn should
not rs vet have been proclaimed.
Still the triumphal calls. And having
been aroused perhaps once too often
from his couch A. NJ. Hyde. a sculptor,
inves' igated. 1t was learned that colored
grooms of Durland. who has stable
across from the studios. harbored q pug
nacious breed of roosters. And they
being trained and lusty. had not needed
the morn. but crowed loudly az inclinat ion
directed. Mr.. Durland was appealed to-
The cocks were removed from the stable
Buv agcin came cries. though trife
mufled. Sleuths from West Sixty eighth
s..ce found the cocks harbored in the
auer.e;s Of The colored grooms, adjoining
the ibles, les. night the artists slept
yeacefully.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
BRyN MAWR OUARANrINED.
College Activities suspended Because of
Scarlet Fever.

hCSssNt
PHILADELPHIA, March il.--Three cases
OF scarlet fever among the 400 students
at Bryn Mawr College within twenty
four hours caused the faculty practically
to close the school to-day All lectures
have been suspended for ten days and
Pembroke and Denbigh halls as we'll
as the infirmary have been quarantined
by the Lower Merton Board Of Health.
The first case was discovered last night
when Miss Mary Sheldon. who had been
patient in the infirmary suffering with
measles. showed signs Of the fever The
infirmary was quarantined. Miss X. F.
Mason in Pembroke Hall and Miss Eliza
beth FAIRIES in Denbigh Hall betrayed
symptoms which were pronounced thos,
Of scarlet fever by DR.. Thomas F. Bran
son. the college physician. who is also
connected with the Bryn Mawr Hospital
These cases caused 40 much appre-
hension that the faculty decided to close
the college for ten days They announced
to the students that those who wished
might 60 home for this period and about
one hundred did 40. The remainder.
however. appear to be satisfied that they
are not in great danger and are still at
the college.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
POLTCEMAN CAST FOR BATTERY.
Went Into House without . warrant and
Breaks . Mans Leg Arresting Him.

A jury before City Court Justice Green
brought in . verdict for 5000 yesterday
against Police Serst. Thomas Connolly
Of the Fast Sixty-seventh street station
in a suit by John O'Connor for 8? ,OOO for
damages for false arrest and assault and
battery. ...-,.. a..,.. ,. ...,rso.,l
ThS.teAtimony showed that O'Connor's =
wife went to the street and told Connolly
that her husband was trying to kick the
door in. and that she was afraid of him
because he had beaten her several times
before and been to the island for II.
On the way upstairs Connolly SAYS he
heard OConnor say he would tx his
wife for calling the police. Connolly and
another policeman arrested O'Connor and
tried to take him TO the station house
On the way O'Connor kicked Connolly,
and the latter broke O'Connors leg with
his nightstick
Justice Green told the jury that O'Con-
nor had right to kick in his door. and
that while as O convicted wifebeater
O'Connor deserved to be arrested under a
warrant. the police had no power to take
him out Of his house without one. OCon-
nor proved that he lost $50 in wages while
he was laid up
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
KILLING q. AND E. FIREMEN
Reports Tell OF Ninc Negro Strike Break
crs BeinE Lynchcd.

LEXINGTON. Ky. March Nine
negroes are said to have been lynched in
northern Tennessee near tho Kentucky
line last night by striking firemen Of the
Queen and Crescent and their sym
pathizers.
Several passengers arriving here from
The South say that rioting and violence
are going on in the mountains. Railroad
officials will neither confirm nor deny the
reports.
Charles Swartz. the ~. Louis detective
who was shot this morning while trying
to hold on mob a. Glen Mary. Tenn. was
improved sufficiently to-day at 3 q clock
to give an account of the trouble. He said
that when the train on which ne was AZ
signed stopped for water at Glen Mary a
crowd Of men rushed toward the engine
after a negro fireman. and he leaped from
the cab in an effort to hold them OF. An
exchange of shots followed and the de-
tective received bullet in the mouth.
in the confusion the mob allowed the
negro to escape
An engineer who refuses to allow the
Use Of his name said that three men we're
killed in the mountains near Kings
MOUNTAIN i6st h'BA'' pu' "o uoe"'S No"iN
he obtained.
Not freight train has left Lexington
since last night, and every passenger train
goes out with heavy guard. Over fifty
detectives from ST. Louis are working
south from Danville to assist the large
force of special officers and detectives to
protect the lives and property along the
Queen and Crescent The greatest
troubles are between Kings Mountain,
Ky, and Sun Bright Tenn. in the noun
tains OF the two States. and many rumors
of fights and murders are coming in which
cannot be confirmed because OF the isola-
ton of the section.
From interviews with engineers on the
Queen and Crescent il is more than
probable that the throttle men will quit
work tomorrow and join the strikers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
RONERS ARRESTED.
COncy island Police Choose Bright ON
Reach 4. &. 10 Make q Test Case.

Inspector Dooley and Capt. Robinson
OF the Coney Island police dropped into
the headquarters Of the Brighton Beach
Athletic Club. Surf avenue and West
Seventeenth street. Coney Island. last
night and arrested the principals in the
main and semi-fnal bouts Of boxing
smoker.
There was no interference with the
men who had taken part in the Two pre-
lminary bouts. In the final Ed Powers
of 1900 Ess. Eighteenth street. Brooklyn.
had just knocked out John Barrett of
Chicago at the end of a six round session
when the police appeared. The semi
final was between Raymond Bliss and
Dennis McGrath. both of Coney Island
Several hundred spectators were present.
The Coney Island police say they
mend making a test case to determine
whether bouts there are conducted in
accoi dance with the law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
DIAMONDS ~ THE CUTTER.
children We're Kicking Handbax About
Owner Gets II Back.

Seymour Phillips, q travelling sales
man Of ~ West Il7th street, going home
last night noticed children kicking q
woman's bead handbag He picked It up
and found in IL a gold necklace set with
diamonds. a diamond brooch, two diamond
rings and other jewelry. altogether worth
about s4OO. and IS. Al in cash.
Phillips took il around to the West
I25th street station and gave it to Lieut..
Farrell. He left his card.
Half an hour later DR.. julius Susik
OF 81 West ii7th street. accompanied by
his wife. came to the station house and
said that she had lost bag Her descrip-
ton fitted the bag which the lieutenant
had. SO he turned it over to her. She
said that she must have dropped it on
her way home from shopping, as she had
several bundles in her arm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
20 PER CENT. OFF FOR ORATORY
Court Hints That Plaintiffs Counsel
Talked ~ 900 Out Of the Jury.

The verdict for $4,000 returned by
a jury in the breach Of promise suits
Of Henrietta French against David H.
Decker. Jr., was cut down to 5000 by
Supreme Court Justice Erlanger yester-
day on the ground that counsel for the
plaintiff created an atmosphere OF hos
tility against the defendant in hts sum-
ming up. the effect Of which infiamed
the minds Of the jury.
The court remarked that appeals TO
passion instead Of reason cannot fail to
leave their baneful effects upon jurors
and that sound and reasonable argu-
ment upon the facts no longer seems
to be considered sufficiently potential
to carry party to victory. The court
concluded that the plaintiff didn't suffer
rs much as the jury. while moved by
sympathy and passion. decided she did.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
STI DENTS CtPSI/ED.
New York University Men Re Scued Them.
selves From Harlem River.

Two New York University students
William H. Hamilton. Jr.. an d Albc:; J.
Macdonald. were upset from canoe in
thss Harlem River yesterday afternoon
neSr tho new 2O1h street bridge. The
current was too strong for them. They
were capsized about 900 feet from shore
Without calling for help they swan
ashore. walked to the Delta Epsilon fra
ternity house, ate dinner. had rundown
and something warming to drink and
went to bed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
UPSTATE ELECTIONS.


Lyons. n. y, March 1.-THE Republi-
cans swept everything at the village
election to-day. electing the village
president. three trustees, assessor and
n collector The outgoing adininistra-
tion consisted of a Republican president.
two Republican and -four Democratic
trustees. Inc Village board now has
a Republican president. two Democratic
and -four Republican trustees. he prop,
osition to establish a municipal board
was defaeted by lS5 votes.
BATAVIA. \. Y. March u, W. G.
Casey. Republican, was elected president
OF Batavia village to-day by 200 majority.
succeeding u Democrat. The village
board remains Democratic.
GENEsEo,. n. T.. March it.-At The
town meetings held in Livingston county
TO o-day the Democrats elected nine Super
visors and the Republicans eight, For
the last two years the board has been
Republican by nine TO eight.
LIGHTWEIGHT BODIES
save tires. The 0uINBY body Is made VI Alu-
minum.-Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
-Four Fishcrnien DroN nca In llourr nc-
lDarDor

GLorCgsrFR, Mas. March a. Capt,
Charles Anderson, John Chambers,
Ernsst Anderson and George Wiggin,
fishermen, no crew Of tho gasolcnc boat
Hope. were drowned this afternoon
just inside the broakwater when tho boat
collided with the schooner Hattie Heck
man.
the sasolene boa, iopp'ed over and
sank. carrying down the four men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
Pcni,rn,;sr, for Election hoard Perhaps

Dominic DaleSsandro, James Ella,
Nicolo Sa"isnano and Frank Zerillo,
membo Il of The board of elections of tho
FLA and Sixth Election districts Of the
Firs Assembly district. who were con-
vicfcd Of making a false canvass Of. the
primary e!cc;ion on spismbsr "a, 1907,
were sentenced ye'.erday by Judge Grain
in Goneral sessions 10 serve Two months
in ,ne penilcntiary Al the same time
,iud "a Grain granted certificates OF reason
able doub
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15
>:,adl legislature submits SUFFRAGE
Amendment.

CARSON. New. March II The Senate
has passed the measure submitting the
question of woman suffrage to a vote
of tho people The sseinbly had pre-
vioiislv passed the hill
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15

The repor, Of Edward = Clinch, who
took testimony in the suit for divorce
brought by Amanda +. Lauterbach against
Edward Lartcrbach, was filed with 81
rreme Court Justice Giegerich Yesterday
The nature Of the report was not dis-
closed, but Mrs Lauterbach's attorney
asked the Court TO confirm it, The Court
reserved decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-15

Ihr t,nir qualities ~ Antediiwvtau Mhtskr,
appca, ph> slcialls hey uNhs ssitaiingiy recon,
mcnt iis use In the sick room. Luy ties Brothers.
n. S.--Adr, 49,.
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ARR sOu VlYING A CAN?
insist upon 40, .nby body made b. Coach Buildsya
.Ahe. 4
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continued on Third Faae.

o. 0,-0ulNbY FOR OUALIII.
Am eight aluminium Automobile Bodies
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II YOU wish stylish es egiasses call a, spencer's
sec new Bisight or Torlc Pebbles 81 Maiden LAus
-Adp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-17
PRAYED FOR LEGISLATORS.
REV. Asher Cook Of saratoga Opens the
Sessions Of UOth Houses.

ALBANY June 10 The Rev. Asher
Cook a venerable Clergyman Of Saratoga
took the honor. for the year to-day in
praying for the Legislature. In the As
s'mhly. where there were only seven bills
on the calendar and the same number oi
ASsemhiymeu present. the Rev Mr.. Cook
took Just seven minutes with his prayer
which is five minutes longer than usual
and toUr minu'cs longer than the As
scmbiY took to dispose If It's business at
this pcrtunCtory Friday session. The
Rev. Mr.. Cook then went over to the
Senat" and opened the session with an
eighteen minute PRAYER, which broke all
records He prayed for everybody and
everything. including the passage of the
conservation bill. The prayer in the
Senate MAS about sixteen minutes longer
than the session itself
The Assembly passed Senator White i
hill giving the Public Service Commission
the right To- compel all railroads or railway
corporations under reasonable conditions
10 lssue commutation and reduced rate
tickets tor school children and any other
form Of reduced rate transportation
tickets for the TRANSPORTATION of persons
within the State. The hill empowers the
commissions, for instance, To compel
railroads and railway corporations tc
iseule sA tickets for "A quarter with due
average return upon the value Of the
property actually used in the service
The Assembly has amended the hill In
some minor particulars and ii has 10 &c
back to the Senate for concurrence.
Senator Bacon : bill approving the plans
of the stat" Water BOARD for the constr,ic-
tlon of "A si,Ho,O0 dam and storage reser-
vol! IN the Sacandaga Valley AT Conklins
vile, which il is estimated will hold back
One-hfth OF the waters which usually
now past the city of Albany in the Hudson
River during spring treshets. was favor
ably reported IN the Senate" Other bills
reported favorably in the Senate to-day
We're: senator O'Brien's. establishing
the New York food investigating com
mission Of eleven members and giving
III" commission an appropriation of
S,WO; Senator Frawey's. providing a
board of managers for the New York
State Training School for Boys. Senator
| BLACK :, permitting the retired Supreme
Court Jusice in the BROOKLYN district to
at a. o!Iic 4. referees the same as in the
New Nork county judicial district senator
Black series Of bills ~ better protect
wives and children To whom the court
may award moneys for their main
tcnance and support. and senator Rayna q
proposed co;sli'utional amendment
recognizing that the Legislature may pass
laws permitting contracts Of employment
which shall lnClud" compensation for
injuries u employees.
tnU,her import .nt hill reported favor
ably in the senate to-day WAC Assembly
nrn Chambers establishing state farm
COLONY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-17
COL. WELCH PROMOTED.
Gov. Dix Appoints Him lsrigadicr.l.cnPra
Of the Fourth Brigade

ALBANY. June l6. Gov. Dix to-day an
nounced the appointment of Samuel NJ
Welch of Buffalo, Colonel of the Sixty
fifth Regiment. as Brigadier General of
the Fourth brigade To succeed Gen Pct
tebone. On two occasions the officers
Of the several commands comprisin n
Fourth Brigade unsuccessfuIlv | lot,
for Brigadier- General. The result in
each instance being tie.
Brig Gen. Welch. served as Colonel
Of the, Sixty-tifth Regiment during tho
Spanish american war from April 30 TO
November II. 1895. Gen WEIGH received
his first commission in the National Guard
as First Lieutenant of Company l. Sixty
fifth Regiment. on May 20, 1919. On June
80. 1879 he was made n Captain and in
February, 1852, ne was elected Major.
He was advanced to Lieutenant
Colonel in November. 1883, and was
further honorrd on August /, 1857. by
being elected colonel. III, rank of
Brevef rigadier-General was conferred
IN December 90. 1894 In May. 1855
he received the hrevet of Major-General.
the highest brevet within the gift of the
State National Guard
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-17
COX INDICTMENTS QIASHED.
Court Finds per jury Prosecution Trough,
AGAINST cincinnati BOss.

CtScINSAll. June 10 All Of the entries
demanded and ordered in the motions 10
auash the two indictments chargin &
perjury against Ross George Is. Cox
were recorded TODAY in Common Fleas
Court. and il is believed thar so far a..
these indictments are concerned the case
l. ended
Prosecutor Hunt. a. last stand against
the quashing of both indictments, filed
two new affidavits to-day charging bias.
seeking to swear Presiding Judge Charles
J Hunt of the Common Pleas Court and
Judge william L. Dickson. hefore whom
the Cox matter has been hanging SO far.
OF the bench for the hearing of anything
further in connection with the second
Indictment. the one surviving after the
decision of the Circuit Court
Entries were ordered to-day by Judge
Dickson Quashing both indictments.
which ends the matter foi III" present
The consensus of legal opinion seemed
To be that the end of the Cox case has
come tha, the indictments can never bs
revived and that the charge can only
TOR brough, to life again by having another
Grand Jury present new indictments.
During the wrangie to-day in court over
/ he matter between Judge Dickson and
tho County Prosecutor. Juuge Dickson
said: Il suggest that in the future the
prosecutors pay less attention TO politic-
and more to the proper construction oi
| legal papers Judge Dickson said that
the indictments had been faultily drawn
This caused amused comment by tho~s
present. who recalled that Prosecutor
! Hun, had repeatedly charged that Judge
/ Dickson was hia-sed politically through
| having been nominated and elected hy
| Ross Cox
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-17
CONSERVATION COMMISSION.
1911, Creating II Amended and Reported
In the senate.

ALBANY. June i8-The conservation
bill introduced by Senator Wagner has
been amended in the Senate Judiciary
Committee and reported. IL provides
for department with three divisions
and commission Of three members. with
regular terms of six years. one expiring Z
every two years. 1t takes over the work
of the Forest. Fish and Game Commis-
sion the State Water Supply Commission,
the fores, Purchasing Board and the
Commissioners Of Water Power on the
Black River. The division of lands and
forests covers the care of the public
parks. forestry and land purchases The
division Of inland waters co, ers water
conservation, including water storage.
power development. water supply. dram
age sewerage and the disposition of
surplus canal power. The division Of
fish and game includes shell fisheries.
The bill directs the new commission to
prepare and codify "A procedure fo'
storage dam construction and ccditica-
ton of the existing lawse iting to
forests, fish and game and To public
parks. The exercise in specific cases
of many important powers u subject to
the Governors approval. I he prosecu-
ton Of land and penalty cases is TO be i'll
| charge of Deputy Attorney -General.
A commissioner shall not be IA person
on ga ged in the business of numbering in
any forest preserve county or in any
business IN which hydraulic power is
used or water distributed under public
franchises. or a stock or bondholder of
CORPORATION enCa Ced in such business
The commission will have power to con-
tinue proceedings pending before the
State Water Supply Commission and
shall continue Investigation with u view
of systematic planning and correlation
of all improv ements in each of the prin-
cipal watersheds and may initiate and
combine separate proceedings so as 10
accomplish complete development If
a II resources and uses. including drama GO.
river Improvement. power development
end water supply in any watershed.
Ihus new feature is Il procedure similar
TO that Of the river improve ement act fo,
constructing drainage systems under
State superv sion. The commission Is
given power in cooperation with III"
Superintendent Of Public Works 10 dis
pose Of surplus canal waters under limited
leases. Except as stated the powers Of
the commission ere independent of other
State officers and departments