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New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
| NEW TRIAL OF $4,000 SUIT
Salesman Charges Goddard &
Sons with False Arrest.

\ now trial was ordered yesterday by the
Appellate Division of tho Supreme Court in
tho suit of George A. Lsthrop agains' the
firm of J. W Goddard & Sons, Of which the
late Captain +. Norton Goddard was mem
Der. for $50 900 for false arrest. which was
dismissed i'm the supreme Court l-athrop
was . salesman for the Goddard firm.
While he was in Cleveland h had an at
tack of pneumonia and was in \ hospital ten
days When he rcco, cred and went 10 his
nome in Virginia to recuporat" his trunk
Of samples was held in Cleveland for the
payment Of bill Of 1875. Upon his return
10 work the firm gave him 500 with which
10 start on the road again.
Lathrop intended 10 redeem the trunk
when he reached Cleveland. but became i'll
aud mad to give Up his place. The firm
gave him six days to get the trunk. and
then had him arrested on the charge Of
grand Larceny. lie said that he suffered
great humiliation by being taken through
tho streets handcuffed. The grand jury re-
fused 10 indict him and he WAS discharged.
His suit for false arrest was dismissed,
hut IN reversing the decision Of the trial
justice The Appellate Division said that
while the Goddard firm might have Hues-
tened Iathrops good faith In not getting
the trunk there was absolutely nothing 10
Justify his arrest.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
AIRMEN PLAN BIG DINNER
President Taft and Others Prominent in
Public Life Will Be Present.

Tie first annual dinner OF tho Aero
nautical Society I'm the large ballroom OF
the Hotel Astor on April q promises to be
the largest and in many respects the most
important gathering of public and scientific
men in tho history of aerOnautics. AZ the
result OF an invitation extended by a com
mlttee composed Of Hudson Maxim. Will
lam J. Hammer, Thomas a. Hill. Lee s.
BurriGSe and l.. II. Adams. President TAFT
has signfsd his intention to be present.
Among other prominent guests will be
George Won L. Meyer Secretary Of the
Navy: Jacob NJ. Dickinson, Secretary o!
War: General William Crozier. chief Of the
Bureau of Ordnance; Brigadier General
James Allen. chief of the United States
Army Signal Corps Admiral Fletcher
Admiral O'Neil, Professor r. ;. Woodward,
president Of the Carnegie institution
Charles n. Wolcott, Secretary OF the
Smithsonian Institution. successor to the
late Professor Samuel =. Langley: Patent
Commissioner Moore. Or Willis l.. Moore
chief of the Weather Bureau and former
president Of tho American Geographical So
riety; Governor Wilson. of New Jersey:
Gutzon T. ". Borglum. the sculptor:
lanes VI Beck. John Temple Graves. Glenn
H. Curtiss. Timothy u. Woodruff. clifford
f. Harmon and Arthur Brisbane.
General Wood, chief Of STAFF. has ac-
ccptod an invitation conditonally. II all
is quiet on the Rio C;rsnde he promises 10
bc present Delegations from aero clubs.
both in this country and abroad, will also
attend.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
WOMEN TEACHERS SCORE
Mandatory Provision for Equal
PAWN Proposed City Charter.
lpv Telegraph to The TribJn

Pv telegraph TO Ihe IripJnS.
Albany. March % The women school
teachers. who for several years have been
dghting for equal pay for equal work. have
succeeded in getting a mandatory provision
Of that sort into tho proposed charter of
the Charter Revision commission This
charter. drawn In accordance with the re-
port presented 4 short time ago. viii be IN
troduced On Monday night or Tuesday
In this proposed charter there is gen
eral clause that the BOARD Of Estimate may
fin salaries. provided that where pro-
vision is made for the classification ~
Offices or employees IN a department by
grades or classes. uniform salaries shall he
fixed for the officers or employees I'm each
: .ade ~ class"
Following that, IN the chapter relating n
the Department of Education, comss this
clause
Prior 20 October (, 1912. the board shall
classify offices and positions in tho depart
ment into classes or grades, without re-
gard 10 the sex Of the incumbent, such
ola ,sincatiou 10 take effect on the first day
of January. 1913"
Reed together. these two provisions mean
that the Board of Education must classify
It's teachers into grades. regardless of
sen" and that Tho Board OF Estimate must
fix for each grade a salary, which will be
the same for all persons in that grade.
While there are provisions IN the pro-
posed charter permitting the Police Com
missioner and the Fire Commissioner to
ella sify tho employees In those depart
ments into grades. these clauses are not
mandatory. Ike that applying to the 10
partmcnt Of Education.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
MUFFS PACKED WITH SILK
Girls Arrested for Shop Lifting
Have Quantities of Clothing.

Wsrie-pe Mar q clerk. eighteen years old.
srd Kitty McNichol, \ stenosrapher, nine
teen years Old, wcrc arrested late yesterday
afternoon by Defective John i. Larkin. of
Tho 2. Altman 90 drygoods house Fifth
avenue and 3Gth street. They were charged
with shopnftinc Larlin said he watched
the eirls as thcy stood before tho silk coun-
Ter. They were well dressed but Larkin
vas suspicjous IIe followed them into the
stree; lust before 8 o'cioch. and st i'if'h
avenue and 34th street asked permission 80
,tani,ne their nufs The girls domurr~o'
anl Larlln tool t1en 70 the West @otn
street police station.
from NiSg pe Mars muf IarSin took
q, olt, eight ,aro- II silk. Falued - SIS 80.
'ene otper yiris nun contained remnant
g.. ,Bk ,aiucd o so 50 and . lace collar a
toir of six sto,h.ngs and several other arti-
eios Larkin claimed rhe siih and the rem
,ant The other things. he said. had been
.aten from other stores
The -irIs >siq they he'd been dischafgeo
rsyeral weeks ago by their employers and
ins,sad 4 telling their parents that they
,rere ou, Of work ,hes decided that the
world owed ths1. a living and they took ~
shoplirnc for livelihood
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
2 GREEKS WITH MENINGITIS
One Dies at Sea on the Steam
ship and One Comes to Port.

Two more cases Of cerebro- spinal
meningitis were found by Health officer
Doty in the stcerare of the Austrian
steamship Argentina. which arrived yes
terday from the plague ridden port OF
Patras This brings MP the total number
Of cases Of the disease brought in from
Greece 10 eighteen.
Thus far all the cases brought to this
port have como from Greece on steam
ships Of the Austro- American and Greek
lines. one Of the patients on tho AR
gcntna died on March 20 and was buried
at sea. The other case appeared several
days later The victim was removed tn
Swinburno Island. whore Dr. Doty ad-
minstered the Flexncr serum treatment.
The passengers sharing the sane or
adjacent compartments With TIE patents
were removed To Hoffman Island for OBJ
Servation All passengers on the Ar
Sentina were examined and their tenn
pora lures taken boforo the Health officer
released the steamship from Quarantine.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

keon. consulting engineer on firc ihsur-
ancc and fire protection. is quoted AS
saying:
Factory conditions in greater New
| York are undoubtedly as bad as those
| Just described I'm Newark. Any fire IN
spector can testify to this from personal
observation. New York has nearly
10000 industrial establishments. with
close to 100000 workers in them. These
are distributed among 1900 buildings.
only 1000 Of which arc OF freproof CON
structiop. The remaining ! 900 factory
buildings arc Of ordinary non -hreproof
construction. with the same wood stair
ways and outside fire escapes that made
the Newark factory firetrap.'
How Panic is Averted.
In the Survey Holbrook J. Porter.
who has established system of fire
drills in factories SAYS that AS soon as
the operatives arc sure that in time OF
danger they can &c. out safely the sub
conscious fear which on occasion makes
a panic dies. Nr. Porter SAYS:
I'm many factories which ! have ex-
amined at the request of the proprietors.
to satisfy them that they were doing all
they could for the safety Of their en-
ployes. have failed to find any which
in one way, or another. had not intro
duced some obstruction to the ayaila
hility Of their fire escapes and had not
allowed their fire cxtinEuishng ap-
paratus 10 go uninsrected until IL was
absolutely useless Many Of the fac
tories give no thought 20 the subject.
and on one occasion my question 10 the
superintendent "a 10 what he would do
in case fire occurred right then was
met by tho amazing reply that he would
think Of some way 10 get his employees
out.
III an employer has provided broad,
asily accessible fire escapes. and enough
of them: if he has provided interior
staircases. constructed interior fir
alarms. and has taken enough interest
in the safety of his people 10 establish
a fire drill, then he has at least given
his employees a chance for their Eres.'
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
VERMONT S0CIETYS DINNER
$50 Green Mountain Boys (and
Girls) Meet in Hotel Manhattan.

The annual reception and dinner ~ tho
Vermont Society was held in the Hotel
Manhattan las, night. aud two hundred
aud eighty Nermonters men and women.
attended Governor John y. Mead Of Yer
mont. Governor John \ plN ~ New York.
Congressman Frank Pluml"v. Joseph \.
pe Boer. president of the National Life
Insurance COMPANY. of Montpelier, and
John Barrett director Of III" Bureau ~
American Republics. we're guests Philip
Carpenter vice president Of tho New
Hampshire Society. and Charles T. Little
ield presiden, NJ the Maine society, were
siso present.
Walter l.. Johnson. president 81 tho Yer
mon, Society. acted a. toas'master The
Rev. DR. Thomas Po'terton. Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew ". Edison. George T.. Miner. Judge
Hiram Steele and Miss Rebecca l.. Hooper
we're among those present Others Hcrc
,Colonel and Ms. \. Chandler. waller
carroll Low. IndG. Jos. Johnson. Warren
g. French snd Nh. aud Mrs Harry 4.
Stimscp.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
WIFE GETS So OF HIS SO
Court Decides Husband Doesn t
Own Yacht and Houses.

The separation suit of Mrs. Ami" Jeh-
nings against her husband. Joseph q. Jen-
nings. furnishes another Of those interest
ing debates over the financial standing OF
the husband that So often arise in thes"
cases because Of the wife's desire 10 obtain
large alimony. 1t would appear that the
wife almost Invariably alleges tbat the
husband has interests that Yield him large
returns. The wives nave the advantage
too because they can make their state
menis on Information ana belief, Willie the
husband must state the facts as they really
are.
In the Jennings case, wherein Mrs. Jon-
nnes alleges cruelty as the ground for her
application for a separation. she saws tha :
her husband owns five houses in The
Bronx some more land al Monmouth
Beach, y. j.. aud IN addition has - steam
yacnt. She also alleges that her husband
induced her 10 PAWN her jewelry and furs
TO Furnish him with money for his bust
ness
Jennncss Jvu version OF his financial
affairs is that hc IS not real estate dealer
bat works for real estate firm AT 81
week. As for the steam Yacht. he says II
belongs Ia his brother. Th" Monmouth
County property, he alleges Ia also owned
b. his brother. and tn" Bronx houses he
long TO friend for whom he collects the
rent.
The Supreme Court ordered Jennings 20
pay lis wife g e III" 81 u week he 81 ys ne
is receiving. ~ alirrouy. pending tho trial
of the suit
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
Five Coaches Plunge Into River
from Georgia Trest|e.
MORE THAN A SCORE HURT
Axle Breaks on Engine, Which,
with Five Pullmans, Remains
on Track-Bride a Victim.

Ocilla, Ga. March oj.-Ten persons are
known 10 have been killed and q score or
moro were injured whom Atlantic Coast
Line southbound train No. 81. known aa
the Dixie Ell.r. went through tresile
over the Aapaha River IS miles east of
here about five O'Clock this morning. The
baggage and express cars, two day coaches
and "A Pullman v ent into ten feet OF water.
Five PulImans remained on the track
THE DEAD
EsRNwART, o. T., henderson. Ky.
CI-LpEPPrR. William. Tif,on. Ga.
FLETCHER Mrs. W. D.. Rowland, III
FRANCIS. ". r.. Charlottesville. IND
PaRSEI'.. g. j. conductor Savannah.
SIMMONS, Albert, negro porter.
WATSON Mrs. J. r. Lander. Wvo.
WOODWARD j.. bazgsge master. Waycros,.
ia.
Negro fireman, unknown
Unidentified white man
THE INJURED.
FLETCHER. W. -. Howland. rL
GREENT.EAF. y. C., Holland 1ch.
KLINE. r. P wife and baby. St LoTis.
PERKINS. W. r.. For, Dado Fls.
POWELL. }. y. express messenger. Jackson
VANDERBILT. e, Grand Rapids, Mich.
WATSON. J. r., lander. Wyo.
Mrs W. l.. Fletcher. vino was killed.
was on her way 10 Tampa, Fla, with her
husband who was injured. They were
married ir Chicago last Sunday and we're
on their bridal trip.
The injured were transferred 70 the A.
lantic Coast Line Hospital at Waycross.
Ga. and Tie dead we're taken to Triton and
Waycross.
According tn AL official statement the
wreck was caused by the breaking Of an
axle on the engine when midway OF the
tres.le. tho weight o. the train causing
four hundred feet Of the trestle To col
lapse The engine itself remained OH inc
treStle.
1he accident came without warning. ana
as soon as hose in tho rear Tullm1ns
realized what had happened they rushed
to the edge Of the river and rendered as
sSfanco 20 the victims.
Tho Goa sches ia tho river are about ten
feet under water and Il Is said Tho list OF
dead may be increased when the debris is
cleared The scene Of the wreck IS in 2
remote section Of the state. snd II was sew
era, hours before accurate Information was
obtanaple
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
SAVE SCORES
Two in Service al Time OF Fire
Run Until Cables Burn.
MADE IS OR is TRIPS EACH
Outsider Starts Freight Car,
Shut Down for Day, and
Rescues Nearly 100 in It.

The building which was burned I'm Wash
ington Place Last night was equipped with
four elevators-two for passengers. on the
Washngto ton Place side and two for freight,
on tho Greene street side Al the time the
fro started only those for passengers werc
running the other two having been shut
down for the day.
Joseph Zitto. Of No. I20 Macdougal
street. was in charge Of one Of tho ole
yators and James Casper vas running the
other. They heard screaming coming down
the elevator shafts and Immediately ran
their cars mp 10 the eighth floor, where the
fire started
81 found tho girls crowded about tho
doors" Joseph Zitto said. The elevator is
built 10 hold about fifteen persons, buf |!
can't say how many crowded into IL each
,mA--tpenty or more. at least. When no
more could get IN 7 warned those behind
10 wait. and took my load 10 tho street.
II made fifteen or twenty trips this way.
taking more than 4 csrful each time.
Every time 7 went up they were getting
more and moro frantic. and # was all 7
could do 10 close the door.
the last trip that I made. I went only
10 tho eighth focr hat time. Tho7e above
were screaming tor mo to come and get
them. But could not go ny. as tho ,aoies
of the car were burning. and It would have
been useless When they saw the car de-
scending at least FIFTY girls from the uppcr
floors were etther pushed or J:mp,i
through tho open doors down the c.cvat"r
shaft on top or tie car. Most os them
must have been killed.
All the time was going and coming. Mr..
Black. one Of the proprie'orS "f the firm.
stood near the door trying 10 cllm the
girls and directing the men TO stand back
and let them 20 down first. don't know
whether he ever got out himself or no. /
have not seen him since
\ similar story ia told ny James Casper
tho other elevator man. He made many
trips but was able TO reach the tenth l;ocr
only once. on account OF the fame=.,
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
NEGLIGENCE SAYS CROKER
Continued from first page.

city which escaped the eyes Of the Fire
Department. each place being investi-
gated by the foreman Of the many en-
gine companies in whose districts they
were located.
THE Investigations lasted several
weeks. and after report had been made
to the Commissioner il was forwarded TO
both the Buildings Department and the
Tenement House Department Many OF
the recommendation which were made
Ly the Commissioner were at once at
tended To. but this one seems to have
been neglected"
Chief Crokor's statements were warmly
supported by William w. Walling. who
resigned his Office as First Deputy COM
missioner OF the State Department of
declared that the conditions existing In
the factories and mercantile establish
ments in this city i'm this respect were
disgraccful and even criminal
He said that the inadequacy Of fire es-
capes on many Of these buildings had
been known q long time to the depart
ment with which he was connected. but
explained that the Department Of Labor
no longer had jurisdiction over the plac-
ing Of fire escapes. this work being With
in the authority of the Fire Department
and the Department Of Buildings. and
Mr.. Walling unhestatingly held these
two city departments responsible for the
condition Of affairs that every day
threatened Just such catastrophes as oc-
CURED last night.
Mr Walling talked on subject with
which he was intimately acquainted
when ne said that If the authority t.
enforce the law with regard TO fire es-
capes had remained with the state off
cials il would have been more strir
gently observed than has been the case
SINCE il became the function of the city
There is large number
Of buildings i'm this city to-day said
Mr.. Waling. chat are not properly
equipped with fire escapes, and many
more that are not equipped at all If Il
fire started on tho first floor Of ono Of
these inadequately equipped buildings NJ
human being could possibly escape in
jury. and more than likely would be
killed.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
STOCK EXCHANGE LOW RECORD.

In the two hours Of trading yesterday
tho transactions on the Stock Exchange
amounted 10 only 57GiS shares, d new 10"
record ~ many years for a Saturday. with
the exception of June :, 1904. when the total
sales we're 2no shares. and September 10.
Ial0. when they were $50 shares: There
were dealings yesterday in only eiehty-four
issues and IN only i've. United states
etee, common. Eeading Union Pacific, At
chison and Missouri Pacific, were the sales
in eycess Of $50 shares. Steel common.
with sales Of TO- 40 shares. vss the only
issue which crossed tho 1000 share marx
In only four issues. sl specislties. we're the
net price changes larger than fractional
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
IM0NER STOLEN BONDS TEN DIE IN DIXIE WRGxC. W WANMAMR OUT
Appraiser Sends Resignation TO
President Taft.
rs YEARS A DISTRICT LEADER
1t Is Believed Secretary Mac.
veagh's Ruling Against Politi.
cal Activity Influenced Act.

George W Wanmaker. Appraiser OF ths
Port Of New York, las resigned. Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons. NJ ,he request
Of Mr.. wanmaker. presented tho resigna-
ton 10 President Taf: yesterdsy.
In giving UP his place as appraiser Mr.
Wanmaker said yesterday that altogether
he had spent fourteen years in the service
Of the federal government. and ne now
deems II best 10 devote himself TO private
interests.
I, WAS said some time ago that Secrot9ry
MacVeagh of tho Treasury had ruled that
no public oricisl should hold the place OF
district leader Mr. Wanmsker has been
leader for twenty-five years in tho ilth 81
seinbIy District lie is also member of
.ho executive committee OF the Republican
county Com nittee.
Mr. Wanmaker would make no reply 20
the question of whether politics had any
tiing to do vi,n his ACTION. Neither would
10 comment on the suggestion Of friction
with the Treasury Department.
"On February % I completed three years
Of service rs appraiser of merchandise az
the Port of New York said he. 'fhe
business of the appraisers department IL
noW on a satisfactory basis, and M rela-
tons with associates IN the office, a. well
az with the customs officisls of the port
arc OF the friendiest character. | feel that
II is good time for me 10 retire. and this
step is taken after careful consideration
Last spring An investigation Of tho APP
praiser's Stores was ordered by Secre-
tsry MacNessh. which continued for four
months No charges were hled as result.
iTrom Tho Tribune PurcaUi
Washington, March 25.-The resignation
Of George ". Wanmaker. Appraiser Of the
Port OF New York. reached the Secretary
of the Treasury to-day. l. was not uneN-
pected. although no demand was made for
his place and his action was voluntary.
The reason for his resigning, however. ia
assumed 10 be lack Of sympathy with thu
reorganization plan OF the Treasury De-
partment. by which 1t was designed 10 cen
traIizc the customs administration Il thu
nor, ia q greater extent in The person Of
the Collector.
II is understood that Mr.. Vsnnsker did
not approve Of this change, and for this
reason n was expected that sooner or later
he would find himself so much ont Of sym
nathv with Collector Loeb that his resigna-
.ion would be the only logical outcome.
Heretofore. The Appraiser has been mors
or less independent OF the Collector With
the advent of Mr. Loeb the internal ma
chjnerv Of customs collecting was rear
ranged n give him more direct control
over the customs officials of the port. In
this Collector Loeb and secretary Mac
Vesgh we're entirely in accord. The Az
prsiser. however. opposed the plan and MS
resignation is the result
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
sr. ROSES HOME ASKS FOR HELP.

Tho 81, Roses Tree Home for lncufsbe
csroAr Patients al No. i2s Cherry street
,s making IN appeal for funds which VIII
enable j. n secure larger quarters 1his
homo has for the last thirteen years peeh
u,1er ,he ch.rge of Mother NJ. Nphonfa'
oayzhte, .of Nathanlol Hawthorne. 90 iar
resflv - 000 has been con'r'p"'"d' 80 ~"
,nstitutt N a. reeUlt of fhc appeal
Checks may ie made peyso'e - Jon" =
Crmmins. treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
Lord 81 Taylor
Eounded 1890
Announce an Important Sale of
William Lidde Co.'s famous Irish Damask
Table Cloths s Napkins
About a less than regular prices.

Included arc several grades of Hand Woven Damaks IN
unusually attractive designs.
Table Cloths
1915 to SlOOO-regular $3.50 to Sl45o grades
Napkins
$3.50 to ss5O-rcgular $3.50 to $3.50 dozen
Also lot of
Fine Damask Cloths and Napkins
in various makes reduced as follows
Table Cloths
sl65 to s7.95--value $3.50 to $3.50
Napkins
Sla5 to sI5OO-value S2.75 to $4,000 dozen
900 DoSeu II. S. G. ScaHoted Hnck 7oiOe@
$500 dozen. regular 500 and 1920 grades
Real MADEIRA Hand Embroidered
Tea Napkins
s5s5 dozen. regular $50 and $3.50 grades
Linen Sheets and Pil2o7U Gases
$50 and $3.50 pair. regular Sc and $50 qualities
Pillow Cases sl.25 pair, regular $50 quality
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
Buildings Superintendent Away.

As II stands now. former FIRST deputy
commissioner of IN. state Department
of Labor. Wth no official interest. places
the blame on the File Department and
the Buildings Department Tor the insult
Gciency OF hack of fire escapes on factory
luilGings. while tho Fire Commissioner
ruts II VI 30 the Buildings Department,
his reference in his report 10 the Tene-
uent House Department applying only
g. tcncment houses.
Rudolph r. Mller. superintendent Of
the Buildings Department. is now on a
trip H. Panama.
n, an article I'm "NcClure's Magazine
.n the NeW3rk iire in NoNember' NheL
many lives were lost Peter Joseph Nc