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The Ordway new era., 1911-10-06
Prize Competition

II you feel inspired to write mus.
ical composition, or IA play, here is
your chance: The Denver Center
American Music society offers prizes
aggregating 500 in the hope OF stimu.
lating residents Of Colorado who are
possessed Of creative talent in music
or drama to produce something worth
while. a prize OF s25 Is offered for
the best work In each OF four classes
song, piano composition, composition
for violin and piano and one-act play.
Compositions will remain the prop.
erty OF their respective authors, and
the prize work In each class, as well
as those receiving honorable mention,
will be produced by the American
Music society. The judges will be
selected from musicians OF national
reputation. Manuscripts must not
bear name OF composer, but must be
identified by private mark, which is
to be placed both on the composition
and sealed envelope containing the
composers name and address and pos.
tage for the return OF manuscript.
All contestants must be residents OF
Colorado, and competing compositions
must be submitted to the secretary Of
the society, Mrs. Caroline ii. Walker,
1900 Grant street, Denver, before jan
uary |. 1912.
The Ordway new era., 1911-10-06
Notice of Dissolution Of The
Auckland Agricultural
Company

Six weeks public notice is hereby given that
The Auckland Agricultural Company was duly
dissolved by resolution adopted by more than
a two-thirds vote of the entire stock Of the
corporation issued and outstanding, at u
special meeting Of the stockholders Of said
company which was called for the purpose Of
considering tho propriety Of dissolving said
CORPORATION and held on September 80, 1911. at
ID. M, at the office Of the company at Olney
Springs. Colorado.
In Witness Whereof. Said company has
caused this notice to be executed by its proper
officers thereunto. duly authorized and attest
ed under its corporate seal.
Executed in trplicate.
THE AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL co
IsEALI By WILLIAM AUCKLAND,
Attest: Its President.
J, AUCKLAND, Secretary.
First pu blication October 6, 1911.
Last publication November II, 1911.
The Ordway new era., 1911-10-06
Omaha Land Show

We are in receipt Of tickets to the
Second Omaha Land show which will
be held in the coliseum from October
10 to %. This show was organized for
the purpose of turning the tide of
emigration which has been going to
Canada and the far south into west
ern territory and has no doubt been
successful in great measure.
The Ordway new era., 1911-10-06

Come and talk to Hoffman before
you buy that buggy or wagon.-15tf
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
QUAILS BEFORE CORRIGAN
Prisoner of Raid Will Be Tried
on a Charge of Perjury.

Yiddel November, alias "Yeddo" No
vember, alias Harry Smith taken with
one hundred other prisoners in Deputy
Flynns jump raid on the Delaware Club.
No. l55 Allen street, on Tuesday night
smiled I'm SNUG satisfaction yesterday as
he faced Magistrate Corrigan in Essex Mar
ket court. He knew that the police evil
dence was too weak TO convict him of be-
ing common gambler.
Under the tlon Of the mag
istrate November's smile gave way to
pallor. and the crowd i'm the court saw him
tIemble. The magistrate leaned forward
and calmly addressed the prisoner:
Did you see any city official yesterday"
he asked November lips twitched. NO"
hs replied.
Did you go to the City Hall yesterday"
No"
Novembers lawye., Assemblyman Harold
spielberg, instead of objecting, made the
question more specific.
Did you see Mayor Gaynor yesterday"
he asked
November grew iaore agita;ed. but de-
MED that ne had seen the Mayor or that
he signed any paper or affidavit. Magis-
trate Corrlgan took another tack.
Weren't you arrested as a gambler in
Ludlow street three years ago." he asked
November replied in the negative. Are
vou sure YOU were never convicted OF gam
hllng?" the magistrate inquired.
November finally remembered that he
yas Gned So before Justice Dowling. hut
he wasn't exactly convicted. as he pleaded
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
GAYNOR WRITES TO M'ADOO
Says Facts About Night Court Do
Not Please Defamers.

Mayor Gaynor last night sent the follow
ing letter to Chief Magistrate McAdoo:
Your letter of April 3 covering the mis-
women brought into the night court and
dealt with there is at hand. 1t gives an
accurate and official statement Of the whole
matter, showing the efficiency with which
IT has been handled but that is not the
kind Of statements which are now desired
by the few people who are filling the news
papers with their misstatements. Their
heads are filled with what they call vice.
and that word vice has to them only one
meaning How they got their heads so
filled with that kind of vice is astonishing.
] will give your letter out. but | fear you
will find that il Will receive very little at
tention at this time I'm certain quarters.
The "misstatements" to which Magistrate
McAdoo took exception were contained in
a published table purporting to give fig
ures TO show that the women OF the
streets" were more free from molestation
in 1910 than in 1909 The table gave what
it said were figures for the night court for
women
Magistrate McAdoo forwarded 10 the
Mayor figures showing the total number Of
arraignments and the disposition of prison
ers at the night court for women from
September /. 1910. TO March 81, 1911.
Commenting on the figures, Magistrate
McAdoo wrote 10 the Mayor:
The reason why there were so few women
brought to the night court during the
months of September and October for this
charge was because, after the new law
went into effect. these women who fire.
duent the streets were led To believe, from
statements made to them. that the physi-
cal examination prescribed by Section 70
and the consequences 10 them We're very
serious and | can testify not only from
statements made 10 me but from my own
inspection Of the streets At that time, that
the usual thorOughfares, which these peo-
rle frequent. became largely deserted by
This elias of women, who were frightened
by such stories.
Finding the reports in regard 20 this sys-
tenn had been distorted and exaggerated,
they grew bOlder by December and. in ad
dtion to that, on the 18th day of November
Justice Bischoff declared that part OF the
law unconstitutional. and the physical ex-
aminations were thereupon discontinued.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
COX'S TRIAL BEGINS
New Judge Refuses to Entertain
Bias Affidavit.

Cincinnati. April 5-Announcing that he
was neither biased for nor prejudiced
against either the prosecution or the de-
fence in the case Of George b. Cox. charged
with perjury Common Pleas Judge Will
lam Dickson overruled to-day an affidavit
charging him with bias and prejudice,
which was filed by Prosecutor Henry T.
Hunt. He then ordered the case TO proceed,
Judge Dickson announced that the Prose
cutor had waited too long 10 file his af-
fdavit. and that t. should have been fileo
when Presiding Judge Hunt appointed him
10 occupy the place made vacant by the
swearing off the bench Of Judge Frank
German.
After allowing the fling Of several af-
6davits which related TO the manner OF
procedure used by German i'm granting the
change Of venue Judge Dickson adjourned
court for the day and announced 'ha' hc
would render a decision on the motion To
e,rike the change Of venue from the Mes
Tomorrow morning
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
ARRESTS IN GAMBLING RAID
Flynn, with Axe Brigade, Enters
a House in West 59th Street.

Deputy Commissioner Flynn and his axe
brigade swooped down upon an alleged
poolroom and gambling house in 18th street
near Columbus Circle. last night, and ar
rested thirteen men on warrants. Two of
the prisoners, Harry Cook, of No. 14o West
cd street, and Robert Kennedy, of No. 81
West Goth street, were charged with felo-
nious assault: in addition to the charge OF
beirg common gamblers, with their COM
panions.
The raid was made upon Information
given the police by man who said that he
had been beaten by Kennedy and Cook
when he demanded $500 which he SAID he
had won. The detectives, led by Flynn and
Lieutenant Collins and John d. Hill, the
commissioners secretary. forced their way
into a room on the second floor and found
two hundred men engaged in playing crap,
stuss and other games.
masked man, who had obtained evil
dence against the place, pointed out the
thirteen who were arrested. The prisoners
were taken to Police Headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
KNOX AND MEYER REPLY
Defend Their Action in Connec
tion with Argentine Warships.

Washington, April 5.-ln compliance with
a resolution adopted at the last session.
calling for Information concerning the part
played by the State and Navy depart
ments in obtaining from Argentina con-
tracts for the building of two battleships
In private American yards replies were
sent to the Senate to-day by Secretary
Knox and Secretary Meyer They defend
their course in permitting the use In the
foreign ships of confidential plans of the
DreadnOught type of vessels now being
bull for this government and secret de-
vices embraced In armament
The responsibility of justifyng the ac-
ton OF this government fell chiefly to the
Secretary of the Navy. hut Secretary Knox
said that the action Of administration Off
cials was i'm accord with the policy of the
act OF 1892 under which the Department
Of State was reorganized. and the purpose
Of which was the extension Of American
trade relations. Referring to the voumi-
nous correspondence between the two gov
ernments Mr.. Knox said il had not been
deemed compatible with the public inter
est TO furnish 1t.
To publish correspondence affecting the
Argentine Republic would do violence to
that deliCacy and to that courteous con-
sideration called for by the amenities of
interna tional intercourse" ne said.
Secretary Meyer says that the patents
on the plans to be used are not the eX
elusive property Of the United States. and
that this country will benefit greatly hy
the exchange Of naval construction in
formation with other countries.
The two Argentine battleships which are
being built a private shpyards here are
partly from plans which this government
has adopted for the construction of the
new hattleshipS New York and Texas. For
the information furnished the United
states reserved the right to purchase the
two vessels from Argentina If they were TO
be sold Furthermore Argentina was 10
consider the plans confidential.
1T was apparent said Secretary Meyer
that If the American competitors in the
shipbuiding trade were 10 offer bids on
footing of equality with their foreign rivals
IL was essential that they receive from their
government the same assistance and sup
port as that which the great ordnance man
ufacturers of Europe obtain from their
governments"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
MAXWELL RAPS GAYN0R
Says School System Is Thrott|ed
by the New Charter.
WORK OF A CENTURY UNDONE
Initiative of Teachers Discour
aged and Politics Introduced
Through a Paid Board.

DR. William II Maxwell. CITY Superin-
tendent OF Schools. the principal speaker at
the dinner of the Simplfed Spelling Board
at the Waldorf last night, made a strong
criticism oi the Mayor.
"Our public school system in this city is
confronted by great peril" he said. "Our
Mayer has caused to re laid before the
Legislature new city charter. This
charter contains an educational chapter
which rcsoutely turrs its back upon the
best educational experience of tie last one
hundred years 1t provides for a paid
Board Of Education instead Of the volun-
tary service that mas brought numbers of
our foremost citizens to work for the pub
lie schools II provides that this paid
Board of Education shall be subject in all
things to a purely political Board Of k;sti-
mate and Apportionment.
1T removes from professional teachers
every vcstige of initiative which they now
possess 10 control educational methods or
to start educational reforms. though ii may
be truly said that every educational form
has originated in those who have made
teaching the business of our lives"
Earlier i'm his address Dr. Maxwell had
said:
Personally. | am opposed to simplihed
spelling. for fifty years | have become
accustomed TO the present form. abomi-
nate new forms in anything Yet | advo-
cate the new method. ! think that II is a
thing that means much for the general and
social uplift."
The first speaker introduced was William
Archer secretary of the Simplifed Spelling
Society Of Great Britain. He was elected
vce-prcsident of the organization at this
meeting. Mr.. Archer told of the progress
land
With about twenty members in attend
ance. the board held its second session
and election of officers in the Waldorf
in the afternoon. Professor Walter
Rippman, who came from England TO at
tend the session OF the board. outlined the
development Of fonetics in Great Britain
He said that the simplihed spelling move
ment was preparing the English language
TO be a possible language Of the world.
DR. Melvil Dewey. who prepared paper
on the campaign 20 be waged during this
year, was unable to attend because of i'll
ness His son. Godfrey Dewey, read his
paper Or. Dewey said the last year
showed the growing use Of simplifed spell
ing by business houses, corporations ana
institutions. The greatest step for the ad-
vancement Of the movement had been the
adoption Of the National Educational AS
sociation's standard key alfahet for use In
school and reference hooks.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
FOR A CLEANER CHICAGO
First SaIaried Municipal Vice
Commission Reports.

Chicago, AprilE.-The Chicago Vice Com
mission. the frsS saiariod municipal COM
mission of it's kind. made many radical
recommendations in It's report to the COM
i've review of tic present status Of the So
cial evil in Chicago. it's past. its causes
and means Of slppressing it. The reconn-
mendations were directly against the Euro.
pcan principle G segregation. They were:
Constant and persistent repression Of the
social evil as an immediate method. with
absolute annhilation as theaultirate IDEAL.
This. by means Of
First the appointment ofta morals COM
mission;
Second, the establishment of morals
court"
In summing up present.conditions tie re-
port says:
Most Of the police are,honest: one stand
ard of morality in Chicago applauds
dances by nearly naked women in the name
of art and condemns dances no worse be-
fore less prosperous Bhiiences; men. not
women, are the ones highest up in the
business administration Of the social evil.
Contributing causes arv named as follows:
Want Of the necessities Of life, craving
for simple luxuries, ignorance. broken
promises, deceit OF men, hut chief Of all
poverty. Lack Of protection TO immigrant
girls aids the evil. says the report and
lake steamers with no regulations are fruit
ful sources Of victims. Lack Of proper pay
for working girls is assailed al great
length in bitter tecIns. and Is called the
chief reasons why young cirls fail 10 re-
sist temptations placed in their path. The
causes are summed up thus Lack OF
ethical and religious teaching. economical
stress on underpaid workers large num-
Der OF seasonal trades for women. leaving
periods of the year with no employment.
abnornality. unhappy home conditions,
careless and ignorant PARENTS broken
promises. love of ease and luxury craving
for exi,itemcnt and changes and ignorance
of hygiene.
Among the recommendations, besides the
moral court and commission, are these:
instruction Of children twelve to sixteen
years old in sex hygiene by personal at
tention OF parents; physical examination
of applicants for marriage licenses, better
pay for girls; adjustment Of the fning
system against known members OF vice
district: an intelligent and ample adult
probation system; home for old offenders;
an appeal TO the chivalry OF man. recula-
ton OF lake boats; investigation and super
vision Of employment agencies; laws call
ing centres of the evil public nusances;
against allowing messenger boys TO 90 into
vice districts: the state TO take the place
OF parent to illegitimate children. comfort
stations in the city; municipal dance halls;
frequent rotation Of policemen, women Of
iicers for the police force; vocational train
ing for Older girls in public schools: hotels
and homes for working women and girls:
vigilance in public parks where girls and
women visit less liberty for children ex-
cept under the eye Of their parents. and,
generally closer attention of parents 10
the habfts acquaintance and doings OF
their chldren-grls and boys.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
MEYER NAMES EXPERT BOARD
TO Introduce Scientific Management in
Navy Yard Shops.

Washington. April 5.-To introduce a
system Of scientific management In the
shops at the navy yards. Secretary Meyer
has appointed NJ l.. CAN'T. Harrington
Emerson and Charles Day a commission
of experts to visit the principal Eastern
yards with a view to devising i'Iuroved
methods The commission IS ur q. ~"
battleship fleet in tho go -
grounds. Witnessing the tir.rc
der battle conditions to get 80
the problems at the yards. ;' OF
which consists principally Of in1A.t~...lnS
and repairing the war vessels.
To cooperate with ills commission a
board Of naval officers will be appointed
by the Secretary TO visit the large indus
trial establishments where scientific man.
agerent has been installed. Mr.. Meyer
will also delegate officers of the navy
yards TO study the application OF the new
est methods in manufacturing establish
ments.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
MUST NAME CORRESPONDENTS
Court Puts Ban on Practice OF Con
cealing Identity When Known.

Justice Newburger, who PRESIDE"
day over the undefended divorce ca'e'i"a''
made the announcement that, so iai "s n'
was concerned, the practice oil alleging ~
divorce complaints that the name "i ,"e 90.
respondent was unknown 10 me Pia"'''"
when II was known would have 10 S'op'
snd hereafter the name must be meh'io''''
Justice Newburger made his announcement
in the case of Max Paskesz against M
wife. Mrs. Rose Paskesz. The husoa"'
principal witness said that he knew 'he e."
respondent and that he told his name 10 INV
PLAINTIFF iawvcrd
Thoreunon Justice Newburser seid' III.
has got 10 stop You drew ms coinp'"r ',n
and said that the co-respond.n nj va va ,.h,
know Wnen you kncN pe'ltttil Nt" I'm,
II was This practice ,F tniFtg tUo 70 use use
mon in tais court Decision in the case
Was reserved.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
GETTING EVIDENCE COSTLY
Controller Objects to Amounts
Charged by Detectives.

Members OF the Police Department are
invariably the most unlucky sort OF gam
blers. at least they seem to be when they
are spending city money in an attempt TO
get evidence against games Of chance.
That is the evidence Of their expense bills.
which have been turned in 10 Controller
Prendergast In sending back some OF
these vouchers to Commissioner Cropsey
for proper certifcaton yesterday the Con-
troller wrote:
II note that many of the expenditures
made in endeavorlng and in securing evil
dence against alleged gambling houses and
alleged disordery houses are variable IN
amount and uncertain I'm character ! refer
specifically to the items for drinks. cigars.
bets and similar things | realize that IL
may be necessary for the police to incur
expenses such as these in the prosecution
of vice and crime but it has been called
TO my attention that the certificate accom-
panying the voucher and signed by you as
Police Commissioner is not the usual de-
partmental certificate"
out Of some fifty plainclothos men who
turned in expense bills for collecting evil
dence against gambling places only three
or four acknowledged i'm their accounts that
they had ever won a cent
one man lost $25 on craps, SIS on the
races and so on roulette in single day
The items for drinks ran from 10 cents To
s. 40 for a single day. in spite of the TACT
that in a recent letter Mayor Gaynor SAID
many members of the force were seriously
opposed to the drinking necessary TO col
lect evidence against places that violated
the law.
The man who spent s. 90 for drinks In one
day took only 10 cents worth OF dinner
but Deputy Commissioner Flynn saw to IL
that his chauffeur got 81 dinner for many
nights while out on raid dufy. Total ox-
pense bills Of 500 for a single months work
wore not at all uncommon.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-06

guilty. The magistrate said the prisoner
had testified falsely to this under oath.
and he ordered n perjury charge against
November
In few minutes November was facing
two more charges-carrying concealed
weapons and corruptng the morals of
whom the detectives said was hired to
serve drinks to the patrons Of the Dea-
ware Club while they were at play. He
will ne tried on the charge of perjury to-
morrow All but dozen Of the OTHER pris-
oners were turned loose Magistrate Cor
rigan said he would entertain charges OF
vagrancy against those held.
Magistrate Corrigan did not hesitate 10
say he believed motive prompted the raid
OF Commissioner Flynn made without war
rants. but he seemed anxious to hold every
prisoner against whom a spark Of evidence
might he brought Deputy Flynn said yes-
terday that. after looking over the estab-
lishment in Alien street from the outside,
he found such fagrant violation of the law
that he decided To enter without waiting
for warrants.
The court was crowded w men who. the
detectives and police said. are the most
dyed in the wool gamblers on the East
Side Outside was gathered n crowd that
is believed to have included some of the
most noted and daring professional thieves
i'm New York
Assemblyman Speberg said it was un-
fortunate that his client should have to be
the kernel between two milstones. and
be made TO suffer. Persons in the room
assumed that he referred to the contro-
versy betweer Mayor Gaynor and Magis
trate Corrigan.
When asked il he thought the raid was
frame up" Magistrate Corrigan de-
clined ia make reply. saying that he would
have something to say to the grand jury
later on. Last Saturday afternoon in the
city Club the magistrate. in a quiet, pict-
uresque way. made this -emark:
You might drop into cigar store at
Rivington and Allen streets run by Yeddo
November and Kid Twists brother,
Benny Slyfox, and you would meet
hundred noted burglars, such as 'Cockeye
Harry. Ale the Lush AMI some more
The magistrate had been subpnnaed 10
appear at police investigation hearing
before Commissioner Cropsey yesterday at
10 o'clock, but Chief Magistrate McAdoo
found il impossible 10 relieve Magistrate
corrigan, so the latter was obliged to hear
on the place" which he mad described.