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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
FLAMES LAWYERS FOR DELAY
Justice Golf Says There Is Evidence of
Armament to Put Of Gases.

Justica Golf had something 10 say ysster-
nav about the laws delay showing that
the fault was not with the court but with
the lawyers and their clients.
ON Thursday only two cases were ready
for trial out Of forty-one in Justice Cons
mart while fourteen lawyers announced
that their cases had been settled. out Of
forty cases yesterday not one was ready
for trial Justice %off said ,.,.
'.Tbr court EXPRESSES the opinion that the
way the attorneys answered III the various
80 hears the evidence OF general un-
Iarstanding between the attorneys TO put
tbeir cases off, and hereafter, by consent
nave them restored To the calendar such
practice does not need the denunclation of
ia. court. 30
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
CRAFTY SKIPPER GETS COMET
Tardy Fleet of Rescuers Finds Nick
Wray Won the Prize.

\ feet Of tugs left port for the sea yes
terGay 10 look for The Standard Oil bark
Comet, which has been expected here for
two days. She was bound from India, via
the Cape OF Good Hope, loaded with cargo
from the Orient. Whoever got 10 the
Comet first and made the decker 70 tow her
70 port would get Job worth about ss0n.
Several liners reported the Comet several
days ago, and Captain Nick Wray Of the
tug John Nichols late on Thursday night
went OFT through the Kill Won Kull as a
bluff and headed down for Barnegat There
all alone with not a competitor within nifty
miles he lay in wait for the Comet Sud.
denly he saw her, and when the tardy feet
sighted the Comet yesterday the shippers
MT back TO port disgruntled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
NAMES NEW SUBWAY ENGINEER
Service Commission Appoints Robert
Ridgway at $4,000 a Year.

Robert Ridgway yesterday was appointed
engineer of subway construction by the
public Service Commission. The salary Is
10000 a year
Mr. Ridgway, who is president Of the
municipal engineers Of the city OF New
York. has been at work on the Catskiu
water system under the Board OF Water
supply since 1906 For two years prior TO
that he served as an engineer under the
old Rapid Transit Commission, going 10
that work from tho Aqueduct Commission.
where he had direct charge OF the Jerome
rank Reservoir. At that time lac was work
ing under Alfred Craven. who strangely
enough vill again become his immediate
.upcIior as chef engineer OF ia, Public
service Commi sion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
MEN IN STREET DUEL;
ONE DEAD, TWO DYING
Revolver Fight Follows Quarrel
Over Card Game in Saloon
at Bayonne.
lABORER INSTANTLY KILLED
His Two Companions Flee to the
Street, Firing at Each Other
Until Both Are Wounded;
Then Police Arrive.

n vas raw and cold outside the saloon
a. No rs West 22d street, Bayonne. last
night Inside If was CHEEKY and warm.
The stove was rudy. and its rotund
sides elowed through the smoke from
snanv pipes and cigarettes. Most of the
,lounzers were Italians. and up near the
window two Of their .countrvmen were
drumming guitars.
over in corner Nicolo Dario. Tomasso
Attinellc and Luigi Vic. three young
fellows. were playing cards. They were
laughing over their game. and when
the guitarists played a tune they liked
tbev sang. They called for whiskey often,
and were apparently in the best of good
bumor as they sprawled over the little
round table
Then came a dispute over deal which
showed the deuce Of hearts The men
standing with their elbows on the rail
heard them wrangle and looked around
As one jarirng voice rose high above the
others. Dario. Attinello and Vic jumped
70 their feet at one time In the hands
~ each was revolver. and shots rang
out almost simultaneously The bar
room crowd rushed out through the front
door just as Dario fell dead, shot
through the heart
But the fight was not over yet. Atti.
nello plunged through the open door into
he street, turning and firing as he came.
Pehind him was Vic. crouched and press
irs the trigger Of his pistol. Attinello
ian across The street. stood behind tree,
and VIC hid I'm the shadow OF the saloon
corner. Both seemed to have pockets
fuu Of fresh cartridges. for as little splits
of fire shot from the gloom Of the tree
across the street answering bullets sped
IN he direction of the flashes.
VIC. still croUching went catli5e TO the
middle Of the street, and as he fired
again Attincllo leaped from behind the
tree and faced his man. Both were eN-
cited. ond their aims were poor but they
kept on at their gun game.
Detective Patrick Gallagher, Of Bay
onne. was talking 10 q cigar store man
Down the street when he heard the fusil-
Ia4e and dashed 10 the scene # the
shooting. Other detectives, Blackshaw
and Solinsky. Of jersey City. were serv-
ing q warrant in the next block. They
left their quarry and ran TO the fight.
The detectives reached Attinello and
vio just as both men dropped in the
street. Each had two bullets in his
body.
They we're taken 70 the Bsyonne City
Hospital and last night the physicians
said they could not live. Dario. At
,inello and Vic. whose ages range from
fUaptv-eisht 20 thirty-two. all lived in
Ravonne and were labOrers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
FUSION ALDERMEN DINE
Assemble in Brooklyn in Order
to Become Better Acquainted.

The fusion members OF the Board OF Al
dermen had dinner at the Brooklyn Union
League Club last night 20 get better ac-
qualnted They talked about everything
except the aldermanc slate That subject
was barred by agreement The dinner was
the outgrowth Of one given month ago
by Courtlandt Nicoll, Of the 2Sth District,
al the Princeton Club
Nh Nicoll asked only the Manhattan al
dermen 10 his dinner. and il was decided at
that time to have another dinner at which
all the fusion members of the board should
I've present The dinner in Brooklyn last
night was IL.
There were four fusion members Of the
hoard who did not attend last night. BOr-
ough President Cromwell of Richmond ac-
ceptcd but could not get over from staten
Island I'm time. John Purroy Mitchell is
sick. One OF the aldermen had district
meeting on hand and the wife of another
was sick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
BROOKLYN ELKs SELECT SITE
Will Erect Home in South Oxford
Street at Cost of S250000

The new lodge Of the Brooklyn Elks viii
be built on the west side of South oxford
street. between Hanson Place and Atlantic
avenue. according to a resolution adopted
at meeting Of the lodge last night.
The plot settled upon has frontage Of
1cv feet, and the new house, plans for
which will be drawn Immediately, will cost
about $4,000. being second only in size
and impressveness 10 the new home Of the
Manhattan lodge. the largest in the coun-
try. The quarters in Schermerhorn street
will be abandoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
LOOK INTO PRICE OF SUGAR.

Washington, Dec. l&-An investigation to
determine why the price OF sugar was In
creased several cents pound last summer
was begun to-day by the House commit
tee appointed 10 invesugate sugar condi.
tlons. Letters were sent 10 all the cane
and beet sugar rehneries in the United
states, requiring sworn statements show
ing the cost OF refining and the cost and
amount OF raw sugar handled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
IMPORTER FINED FOR SMUGGLING,

Henry c. Heimerdnger member OF the
importing firm Of George {. Heimerdinger
& Co. of No. JOS Fifth avenue, pleaded
guilty Yesterday 20 an indictment charging
linn with smuggling and undertaking
merchandise. and was fined $500 by Judge
Iioit an thr United states Circuit Court. In
,Idi,tn, to the fine he VIII have 10 pay
81 go i'm back duties The other two mem
bcrs al the firm, George G. Heimerdlnger
aud ". ". George, were ined fo'gD on
their plea II guilty on December H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16

nue. here tonight by an assassin. who cs-
capped. Five shots were fired, and one took
effect In Scarfone's chest. He died Instant
". The police are unable 10 get informs-
tion 10 ,Xplain the murder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
SHOT DEAD IN STAMFORD STREET.

GBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l
stamford Conn, Dec. l5.-Joseph Scar
fone was shot and killed In saltwater ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
Tor $3.50 a year,
The evening world., 1911-05-19
rs Elimination Bouts
In Big international
Boxing Tournament

N. w. s. A. c., noted as a vaudeville
dancer as we'll as m amateur boxer:
1sidore Cohen. I. A. A. c.: George Muir
ply. st. Bartholomew A. c.. j. b.. Con
key. the X. o.. kid OF the I. A. A. c.;
Joe Baldini Of the n. w. S. A. c.. and
n. c.. Daniels. the Mott Haven heavy
weight candidate.
Boston has entered Napoleon Boutilier.
the 15s-pound champion OF New Eng
land; John Serino. the national heavy
weight champion; John f.. Fallon. the
l05-pound national title holder. and An
drew Flanagan. the lS5-pound champion
OF New England.
From Canada comes William Piettie,
io5-pound champion: AL Palmer. l45-pound
champion. All Roffe. ~125-pound cham
pion. Fred Williams and Clare PETE
are coming all the way from Branford.
Canada.
The five Englishmen represent the
| cream OF the amateur boxing profession
in Great Britain and are looked upon
as stars.
The credentials and amateur standing
of the Britishers were formally accepted
! yesterday by Secretary James E. Sulli-
van of the A.. a. ".
In addition to these amateurs. Troy,
Philadelphia. New Haven. Hartford,
Newark. Jersey City and Hoboken will
be represented in the various classes.
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Britt Back Full of Fight
And With $4,000 Offer
To Champion johnson

while longer. According to dispatches.
she died while he was at sea, but Britt
had not heard this when he landed and
he said he might tarry in New York for
q couple of days to see Jack Johnson
and offer him SIS, 600 and expenses to
fight the winner Of the McVey-Lang-
ford mill which he and Macintosh ex-
pect to handle at Paris In September.
Personally Britt said he was In ex-
cellent trim n he wanted above every
thing to fight Battling Nelson. Coming
over he exercised regularly and boxed
every afternoon with a second cabin
passenger and two coa passers who
knew something about usins their fists.
He was usilng q painfully acquired
English accent.
Tho French are great sports" said
Britt. But they are so excitable that
every fght over there ends in a riot.
IL the decision displeases the crowd
they climb into the ring and try to tear
the referee apart; and II 1t suits them
they want to kiss him to death"
The evening world., 1911-05-19
HemphM:S Ceneralship
Wins Game for HWtOpS

not missed. Hemphill raj the game
with a masters hand. n the New
Workers. have him To thank for the VIC
tory. lie was on the lines all the way
and did not make a mistake In a single
running play. Then. In the ninth inning,
when young Caldwell weakened percept-
IDLY, hits by Hogan ana stephens and
a base on balls to Wallace netting "A full
house, without any demises, Hemphill
came racing out from the H~lghlanders'
rathskeller and Held a confab with Cald-
well aud Blair, He knew the young
twirler was weakening. but got him TO
admit II. also Blair to speak likewise.
Hemph!ll a Quinn and Brockstt
ready, and took Duke Farrells tip that
Quinn had the more stun. SO to the
firing line went the Pole. His windup
was one OF the games ever seen on a
ball field. He made Myers. the young
frst baseman Rhody Wallace secured a
few days ago from the Boston Red Sox,
send out a weak nv to Daniels in short
centre. Then he famed out the slug
ging Dode Criss, and that after the biz
fellow fouled on one with a three one
two count. II " a wide curve. aces m
panied by a lot Of speed. Quinn servet
w. Then young Shotton ended natter
by rolling 10 Johnson. who tagged sec
ond before Danny HOFFMAN. running TO
WAllsoa, came along.
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Edwards Makes Nine of Four
teen Goals Scored by the
Winning Side.

displaying marvellous shii !"
X their practice ga-e with the
- Cooperstown team. the Ehshs"
polois,s succeeded In winnlng In nanny
fashion on the field OF the Rockaway
uunting club at cedarhurst. l.. l., by
a score OF "A goals TO 5. The baekhand
s,rokes of the Englishmen were exc
cuted in such a brilliant manner that
the large crowd Of spectators loudly ap-
,,.ud.d them. \. Noel Edwards ala
excellent playing for his cam making
nine goals of the fourteen which MS
sia. secured. In the fourth period Ed
wards scored a goal every other min
ute.
m, ,e,t Thursday the race track men VIII ~
vunh"n. and bexin their fight for a mobilization
W r. - making directors liable for betting on
W y, -T,r1s ami also detiniug bookmAkins. wf9,h
W., nm iof a h.aring bsdors tho senate oodu'
Comnltteo'
n.,,h &. now regarded "a the winner OF
s.ant, nfth annual games OF The New fnslsh1
r-IIayi.t Athletic AsociAton, me ,uas "
a.1yrb Mn take place to-day AZ sptlhsfIeu, ~,
s,i -t,rm'na.e with the tlnals lohoiI9"' 4 =.
,,en other colleges VIII be rpF"sm'"' ~ w
meeting.
william 4 Garcdon. graduate treasurer 9t EN-
Harvard 4. C.. has settled once AM y" "a 'N
The evening world., 1911-05-19
EDITED BY
ROBERT EDGREN
CORNELL AND YALE
CREWS FOR
PRINCETON RACE

PRINCETON, y. j.. May l9.-Both the
Cornell and Yale varsity eirhts are now
on hand for the three-cornered race
with Princeton over Carnegie Lake to-
morrow afternoon.
The contest will be held over the mile
and three-quarters course. and the Itha-
cans are picked to win, with the Tigers
being the choice for second place. The
Blue, because OF Its poor showing last
Saturday against Pennsylvania. isn't
expected TO finish better than last
There have been n changes In
the Yale boa since the race against the
Quakers. and mor the men Will
be seated as follows:
Howe. stroke; van Blarcom. No. 7;
Van Slnderson. No. G; Scully. No. s;
Philbln. No. 4; Romeyn. No. 3; Field.
No. 2; Capt. Frost. No. /; Barnum'
coxswain.
Cornell will probably row in the fol-
lowing order:
Bow, Elliott; No. ., Bates: No. 3.
Leum: No. 4. Kruse: No. 3. Wakely; No.
6. Distler; No. Z, Ferguson; stroke,
Bowen. and %coxswain. Kimball.
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Worlds Best Amateurs Viii
Take Part in Pastime A. G.
Show Tonight.
Z Tot since the palmy day. OF the

Z Tot since the palmy days Of the
M Horton law has Madison Square
Garden seen such boxing as Is
bound to take place tonight. when the
preliminaries of the big international
tournament under the auspices of the
Pastime A. C. Will be held.
Twenty-Five elimination bouts are
carded. and stars from England. Can
ada and many cities In this country will
participate In them. Each bou will be
OF three rounds duration. with the ref
cree having the privilege of ordering an
extra round, II necessary. In order to
render a decision.
The finals Will be held tomorrow night
at the same place.
Among the local stars who VIII com
pete are Frank Hufnagle. the l2o-pound
national hampton; Philip Cook or the
The evening world., 1911-05-19
lspecial To The Evening World.l
- Inuls Mn V

~
HARLEY HEMPHILL, not Frank
Laporte. Jimmy Austin ar Roy
Ha1zell, was the interesting
character in yesterdays game at sports
mans Park, the first one between the
armies OF Chase m Wallace since
Magnates Farrell and Hedges pulled
their big deal last winter.
As the Browns had won four straight
games from the Nationals, after drop
ping twenty of their first twenty-five
battles, the bugs turned out In goooly
numbers for a weekday IN order to wit
ness the result OF the Laporte-Austin-
Hartzell deal.
TO begin with, Austin went hl:less, so
did Laporte. Laporte also turned an
error. Hartzells field performance was
none too accurate. but Roy was there
with a clean single to centre that scored
Wolter with the H~ishlanders' hrst run.
Hsmphill eserv to be the hero of this
! story. 90 here goes for Charley.
To begin with, New York also got him
from st. Louis. In Chase's absence he
n running the team. with knight
! nlins the arst bag up to the handle. II
= saiy fsAr 70 state that Prinos Hal wa1
The evening world., 1911-05-19
"F Matty Can't Stop'Em,
Wh0 CAM" Is Question
Puzzling to Local Fans
Marty Guilty Of His
Firsf Long kick at
UmpTe'S Decision.

For the first time in his career
Mathewson was guilty yesterday
OF n prolonged protest Mt one Of
Johnstone's decision. In the sixth
inning Miller singled and went
to second as Hunter. who hunted.
was being touched out by Mey-
ers. Everybody thought II a fou,
and Miller was starting back to
first when Meyers made a throw
to second to nail him. The ball
went to the outfield. Leach
yelled for Miller to 20 on to third
a. nobody was covering the bar
and he started. Snodgrass then
pegged at the vacant spot and
the ball rolled to the Pirate
bench. Umpire tombstone ruled
that Miller was entitled to score
as the ball had been blocked.
Matty argued the point with him
at length while the fans were in
a hullabaloo OF uncertainty "A
to what had really happened.
Matty was right ir his argument,
but II didn't 20.
The evening world., 1911-05-19
UmpireS Having Their
Troubles These DAYS

now doing his best to earn an honest
living umplring. had a thorny road to
travel yesterday in the game between
the Cubs and the Ph!llies In which he
banished three OF the Quaker stars.
Doolan, Knabe and Magee. At the
conclusion of the game. which was won
by the Windy City bunch. the fans
We're in a turbulent mood. and made a
Sush for the arbitrator.
Cushions. glasses and other easy-to-
throw things hurled at Doyle.
and lie was busy lodging them until
he reached the subway under the Phil
lies bench. having been on a record
run all OF the time to save his scalp.
Between the cork-core ball and bad
decision-givlng umpires. baseball is
sure to furnish plenty OF excitement
before the curtain Is run down.
4 Basebali. Amer. League Park. to-day, 4
Pm. Giants vs.. P1ttsburg. Adm. &c. n 5N- -
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Old-Time Player Jack Doyle
Busy Dodging Missiles
in Philadelphia.

-REsIDENT THOMAS J. LYNCH OF
- the National League may soon
L have to call another meeting OF
his "trustles." Last Sunday ne had
them all around him. telling them nat
they should and what they shouldn't
do under given conditions. lie also
wanted 10 find out from them why the
games were so lons-winded his season
Since their meeting the National UNI
pires have had hard Shedding particu-
larry in New Yc~k and Brooklyn Man
aver McGraw OF the Giants Is now UNI
dor suspension. as Is Joe Tinker. the
crh shortstop, as a result Of wordy
wars with his jumps Finneran.
Jack Doyle. the old ball player ana
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Also Has English Ac-
cent Acquired During Three
Years Abroad.

Jimmy Britt. the former lightweight
boxer, arrived this morning on the Mau-
retania- He has beer away for nor
than three years promoting fights In
Europe in partnership with Hugh Mac
Intosh. the Australian manager. Like
wise he Is secretary OF h National
Sporting Club In London.
Britt had been contemplating a trip
homo for some time. but his departure
was hurried by word that his sister.
VINO has been Ill of consumption In
San Francisco. could live but a little
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Philadelphia Boxer in Bad Way
When Gong Clangs at End
of Tenth Round.
by JOHN
ToMMY MAIoNEY. the west side

"OMMY MAIONEY. the west side
lightweight. prang a great sur
prise by defeating Tommy Lang
don. one Of the best fighters In Phila-
delph!a, in a ten-round bout at the
Twentieth Century A. c. stag. Malorey
won out by continually forcing the
hghting and getting home tie hardest
kind OF wallops to Langdon's stomach.
face and jaw.
For the first Ave rounds Langdon
showed up In fine form. using a straight
left-haud jab and hook to Maloney's
face and several stiff rights to his body
and Jaw. which more than once shook
him up badly. After that Langdon be-
gan to show signs OF weakening and
| Maioney immediately started in to
swing heavy lefts into lis mid-section'
| which took the steam cut OF him.
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Giants Must Get Busy This
Month or They'll Be Out
of Race.
BY BULGER.

A S we scratch our heads In perplexity
~ this morning the question arises:
II Matty can't tor them from
denting the cork centre. who cam? Deci-
sion reserved. II begins to look as II this
In 10 he an open season for pennant
winners. and that any one of Ave teams
has n chance. The old triumvirate OF
Giants. Cubs and Pirates Is about to
suffer the same form OF dissolution
that hit the Standard OIL Company. A
has ripped somewhere and the
naughty members of the Big Three
now find It Just a. hard fighting to trim
the Phillles, Reds and Cardinals as to
tear at each other.
May Il said to be the deciding month
of a baseball campaign. and the loss OF
a few more games right now will put
the Giants 70 far down the ladder that
some ono Is liable to close he trap
door and keep them penned up all sum
mer.
Fortunately the Cubs took a slice
out Of the Phillies. thereby bringing the
leading candidates into a closer bunch.
There IL little nourishment in that for
the Giants. however. 1t brings the
Phillies down a ~. but puts the Cubs
closer to W. In the meantime. Pitts
burg is running away with the bacon.
The Giants must win the next three
games in succession to tie the Pirates
for second place. Do you get that?
what tods the matter tofth the
Giants, did you aski Wen. when a
club comes along and makes q dozen
,callops Uktie pe are cracking out
four. u Is not difficult 10 arrive at
a logical conclusion. Motty had co.
eryfhing that no altodys had. but
\ Pirates had a little DIT more.
History points to few instances WHERE
| Matty has had to retire from the bo,
under Are and turn the responsibility
' over TO Rube Marquard. And maybe
you think the Rube wasn't there. Al
he did was to step on the mound an,
strike out three Pirate batters In a row
With III lie backed out and allowed
Crandall to strike out for him.
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Maloney Forces Fighting
and Wins Over LQnQdon

In the semi-final Jack Denn!ng met
Jim Donovan. the former English mid
dieweight and at present boxing Ia
structor OF the City Club. and beat him
so badly that Referee Charley Wh4te
stopped the bout In the third round.
after Donovan had been knocked down
twice with punches to the Jaw.
The evening world., 1911-05-19
Polo Team Wins
Easily From C00perst0wn

race at the dual meet between Yale aud Harvard
st. NeS Haven last ss,nNday,' In a letter 10
irM' WiillAni lyon Phelps, OF the committee Tor
Yale, Mr., Gartelou says that Yale Is enutlel
to first place aud Harvard second and third placc-.
A. q meeting If the Harvard and Yale track
team managers IN Boston to-day II will lie def.
nitcly settled whistler the two uniyersities will ac.
cept the challenge for a set oi track aRd field
games In Loa.don IN July. with the Oxfori and
Cambridge universities. W.. y. Garcdon Of iLar-
ward ia q tn" opinion that the ohalleng. will 10
accepted.
X. u, Lee. II. won the annual %puntips con
test which epdcd the spring football practice at
Princeton. His average distance was fifty yards.
Lee was presented with a handfome silver cup,
which was offered by the alumni. The drop-kick'
ing contest was captured by W, l.. Dewitt. II,
who dropped the pigskin over the bar eight out Of
ten times from various angles.