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New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
GRAFT CHARGES AND P0tlVIVs
Pittsburg Allegations Said 70 ~"
Been Made for a Purpose.

Pittsburg. Feb l7,--'rnere is no inlmsas i.
prospect OF arrests and prosecouonss,s n
cause Of the alleged expose OF srat'wr.. 49,
the school boards by the Vcsess -.
League. w A. Blakeley, the pubic
ecutor. said: Il am still waiting ioFr
evidence the Voters League claims 70 ~"
but have not yet received any. L.s
That the ultimate aim OF the wsssa
step IN making an expose OF schoe'
was political move was stated .o ~.
number OF sources this afternoon insTt
pose is said 70 be to help tie pas,ss,
Harrisburg of a new school code ""s.
met with much opposition in this secu'~
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
BUSINESS MEN FOR RECIPROCITY.

AS 1.-The result OF letter ballot taken
among business men al! over the country
the American Manufacturers Association.
OF this city. has adopted resolutions indors-
ing the proposed isglslation for reciprocity
with Csnafs. Seventy per cent OF the nlem.
bers voted and only Is per cent we're op.
posed 20 reciprocity. A copy Of the resolu-
cation OF the measure win be Forwarded TO
Congress.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
ACTION IN VARIOUS STATES.

Detroit, Feb. 17--County farmers insri-
tutcs I'm Iona and LGnawe counties. adopted
resolutions yesterday condemning the pro.
posed reciprocity agreement with Canada
Fort Worth. Tex. Feb. 1.-THE Texas
Cattle Raisers' Association sent requests
10 Texas Congressrneu to-day 20 oppose
Canadian reciprocity on the ground that il
would work to the detrimeut Of the stock
men
Davenport. Iowa. FEB. 1.-THE Scott
County Grange ordered its officers last
night 10 tel graph Senat tors Cumnns and
Youps, asking them 10 use their Efforts to
defeat reciprocity.
Helsns. Mont. Feb. IA telegram from
United States Senator Thomas IL Carter
declaring for the ratification Of the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement was read 20 the
state Senate to-day. Senator Stute intro
duced a resolution potitouing Congress TO
ratify the agreement.
Baltimore. Feb. iL-At a meeting tonight
of the Canadian Society Of Maryland the
reciprocity agreement between Canada an3
the United States was unanimously in
dorsed.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
MAINE TO HAVE GENERAL PROBE.

Augusta. Ne. FEB. i7.-An Investigation
Of all state departments and institutions
was authorized by the House of Repre-
sentsnves today. The legislative commit.
tee on finance Is directed to search FOR evi.
dence of dishonesty. incompetence and lack
OF proper business Inethods.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
NO PLATFORMS NECESSARY
Glenn Curtiss Visits Cruiser in
Hydro -Aeroplane.

san Diego, Cal. Feb. 1L--Using one OF
his hydro o-aeropanes Glenn Curtiss alight-
ed to-day on the water alongside the cruis-
er Pennsylvania and was hoisted on board.
Soon afterward the aeroplane was dropped
back into the water and Curtiss few away
to his hangar on North Island
The test was made to show the Navy
Department that an aeroplane equipped Ike
tLat of Curtss does not need an espe-
cially constructed platform on a shiD's
deck TO make it OF practical use TO the
navy.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The feat OF Clean
CurtisS in alighttng on and arising from
the water alongside the cruiser Pennsy-
vanla is gratifying to the aeronautical ex.
perts OF the navy. Captain Washington L
Chambers. who has charge of serons ltics
In the navy, says he regards the accom-
plishment as one of the most important
steps yet taken In the rapid development
of aviation.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
President Against Amendments.

In the opinion of the President any
amendment 10 the Mccall resolution will
be a blow at the general agreement. He
believes tine resolution should be passed
precisely as ii came from the House,
and he regards the force Of this conten-
tion as so obvious that nc feels it must
be evident 10 all who are interested in
the agreement that efforts to amend II
are in fact efforts to defeat it. There
is considerable probability that the Pres
ident may deem it necessary TO convey
bis views 10 the Senate in no uncertain
terms before consideration Of the agree
ment has proceeded much further. He
has expressed himself most emphati-
cally to all senatorial callers to-day.
Senator Stephenson said to-day that
he was the largest lumberman and the
most extensive farmer IN the State OF
Wisconsin. and he had no fear whatever
OF the effects Of the Canadian agreement
Il believe / am the biggest farmer
and lumberman in Wisconsin," said the
Senator. The reciprocity treaty will
not hurt either the farmer or lumber
man Liverpool fixes the price of wheat
for the world. and therefore the price OF
bread. Both Canadian and American
wheat is exported 10 Liverpool"
The evening world., 1911-12-13
JUAREz ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Selling: fllies and mares: five
and q hall iprionE.s,n B:rnito, 100; E,elyn.
iSS dola.n in Ruby 'O i5s: .1 UsiIi.. "iiS Us; Emma. a..
ito: Little Jane no ihiIe Ia!ess, loo; sainssE..
liz. Flying !footsleps. ia: Lady Ehiabeth. ia;
a hsh iarioass,~-w ii. FORD, .Ii03i John. Heck.
io3 John Clay. ioSj Free. io7; Brsd~sll, no:
THiiD R~ACE-Selling; mile. and . sixteenth.
Travis Eddslm.n 93. Port Arltns,oa " sasa,
and Hound, iV; Hannis. liz; High Range. III.
..foUKTh .RACE-Handioap: s1 fpr!ohss.--
tx E'g;ny S. %s! ss, IT. II; PSss:sss','. .,s asa' Jun h''''.
ks.n io:; Msi.is Ssi' |o;i M;P,stOa, uL III
, %isa. n. ~ s,S;.eh S;i ict: %.a.s: iO1 Sa$;:. Me-:
n"siTxH kAcE%sdiing; on. mile STARTER,
Mulholiand. .lo3i Leopold. io3; Florence A..
iO6: Judge Walton. 1O8.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
RUSSIA HALTS TROOPS
NOW INVADING PERSIA.

ST PETERSBURG. Dec 13.-The Ros-
STA. which generally reflects the in
tentions OF the Ministry. says that the
Ttsian troops now concentrates at
kasbin. In Persia. will not advance UNI
til another eight days have elapsed un-
less extraordinary events cause the Rus.
sian Minister to order them to march
toward Teheran at an earlier GATE.
Russia at the end of November de.
spatched a large number Of troops.
estimated at 1000 men. to Resht, in
Persia, by way OF Enxeii on the Cas-
plan Sea. When the Persian National
Council. on Dec ]. refused to COM
ply with the terms OF the Russian
uItimatum demanding the dismissal Of
w. Morgan Shuster, the American
acting as Persian treasurer-seneraL.
and a cash indemnity, these troope
were ordered to advance on Teheran.
The news caused a world wide sensa-
ton. as war was considered inevita-
BILE.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
FINED
FOR X DOORS
IN THEIR

Justice McInerny in the Special
Sessions to-day imposed q fne Of $50
upon Isaac Feldman. proprietor of a
clothing factory at No. 50 University
place. employing ~forty-nine persons.
for ks eping doors locked. state labor
department inspectors complained
against Fsldman.
violations Of this law must STOP
Justice NcInerny said. ''or the lives
Of employees are not safe. In the
event Of IRE many lives might be lost.
A second onense wall mean imprisSn-
ment for you"
Morris Sautlifer. q clothing manu-.
f~actursf Of Nc. 2S7 Cherry street. was
hned 126 for . like offense.
Eugene Ffsdoline. = feather worker
At No. eos East One Hundred and
Seventh street. paid q fine of $50 fol
employing . fourteen-year-old girl.
Samuel Kaplan. Q D MANUFACTURED
OF No. 80 East Broadway. paid q sim.
liar fine for . similar offense.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
HOME FOR JAMES SPEYER.
To he Built at Eighty.seventh
street and Fifth Avenue.

Plans have been filed with Building
Superintendent Miller for the construc.
ton OF the new city residence for James
speyer. 1t will be at No. 1865 Fifth ave.
nue.. on the southeast corner. at Eighty
seventh street. It will front 80 feet on
the avenue and 100 'feetson the street. 1t
Will v a facade of limestone in the
modern French style ornamented with
balconies and massive Corinthian col.
four on the street side and six on
the avenue side.
There will be an entrance on the ave-
nue. sid and a driveway entrance on the
street side, which leads TO the entrance
OF a large main hall in which, VIII be a
grand staircase and a passenger ele-
vator,
The evening world., 1911-12-13
No Fight at PMseuer Ball.

Former Assemblyman Martin Eagle
ton. president of the Plsener Club, de-
niles that there was a tight at the or
ganization's ball, held Monday night in
the New Amsterdam Opera House on
West Forty-fourth street. It a re-
ported that James Gafney of No. s
Grove street. who was shot by Charles
Webb Of No. = Gay Street, had met
Webb at the ball and had a fight there.
which resulted In their subsequent
meeting On a saloon and the shooting.
Mr.. Eagleton says there was no dis
order at their bail which was up to its
past standard of being an event Of much
enjoyment.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
Drops Dead q, al" station.

Just as he WA about 10 board a
southbound train OF the Third avenu
elevated at the One Hundred N Thir-
ty.third street station. to-day. George
I.aur. sixty-one years old. a carpenter
al No. $40 East One Hundred and
Thirty-nfth street. dropped dead from
apoplexy. Policeman Young called an
ambulance from Lincoln Hospital. but
y. Preston said the man wAs dead
The evening world., 1911-12-13
CRUELTY BEATEN
GIRL TAKEN FROM
HER TEPM0THER
Nearly a Score of Physicians
and Teachers Tell of Scars
On Adeline Alderman.

Adeline Alderman. seven years old,
but who does not appear more than
four. was led into the Childrcn's Court
In Brooklyn to-day before Judge Ryan,
After nearly a score Of school teachers
and physicians and n%cighbors had test'-
ned the Court ruled that her step
mother. Mrs. Marmret Ackerman OF No.
sz5 Stockholm street. was not a proper
guardian. The child was rcmanded into
the care Of the Chiidren's Society.
The child was taken IN charge by the
Chiidren's Society on Dec. . upon fnfor-
nation furnished by her school teachers
and by Miss NJ. R~othermund. a nurse In
tho Health Department. who told OF
finding the child's body covered with
scars.
Among the school principals and
teachers VINO told Of seeing Adeline
with black eyes. lascerated ears and
bruised face were Miss II. A. KIRBY.
principal OF Public School Nc. s.. at
Irving avenue and Harmon street. and
Assistant Principal Il. A. Cooke. Miss
d. II. Ramon and Miss Il. l.. Aubrey.
Assistant Principal c. l.. Munich and
HilHS III DltlltTI VI NV sNOs h~s
merry attended by the child.
The Children's Society began Its in
v~esttgations into the child's case a
year ago. when an anonymous letter
written by neighbors was received. tell
ing of the little girls condition.
PHYSICIAN FOUND MANY
OLD AND NEW SCARS
DR.. William NJ. Hutchinson told OF
examining the child and OF finding her
body covered with old and new scars.
Her ears were u and her eyes were
sadly bruised.
DIR. t.. A. Lynch. school physician.
said he found her back. arms and legs
covered with scars. some old. some heal
ing and some almost fresh.
Mas Kirby. principal Of School No.
Is told Of the child's numerous absences
from the school and of her condition
upon her return. She saad on one oc-
caHon tho child returned with . black
rye and on another with . torn car.
She said every time che child was alb
sent she returned TO the school bear
ing evidences Of violence.
The Children's Society will take steps
To have the stspmother prosecuted.
Charts Acksrman the fsthsr wa
asked By . reporter for the Eveninl
Word why ne had allowed his child u
DO abussd.
What could I dor he replied. 90
was working all day and on Sunday
when ! was at home everything wa
ell right. Yes. I saw the bruises OF
her and when ! would ask how It hap,
pened she would say. I fell down ant
hurt myself"
Mrs. Alderman. the stepmother. ap-
peared in court dressed In stylish
clothes. She 10 . tall. broad shoulderet
woman.
The stepmother denied on the STAN
that the child. after being severely pun
ished. had promised h would tel
her father she had fallen.
This 10 the most shocking case o
cruelty that a come before me in O.
my service on the bench" declare
Judge Ryan. IT hope other teacher
throughout Brooklyn will make II thei
duty to bring to the attention Of tn
authorities all cases OF cruelty tina
come to their attention"
The evening world., 1911-12-13
WOMEN bATHERS
OPEN THE SEASON
NCoNEY'S SURF
Indian Summer and Water of
Record Warmth Brings
Out a Big Crowd.
is DUE.
Are Blooming in Jer.
sey and Coal Man is Begin
ming to Shed Tears.
COLD IS DUE.

Indian summer having recovered an
unprecedented srcond wind and return
I'd into the midst Of December. the
sands OF Conev Island are again dotted
with bathers. One hundred and
twenty-five men and women registered
at The Parkway Baths. Brighton Beach.
on Sunday. and five or six score more
bathers joined them on the beach.
Monday. Tuesday and to-day there was
little crowds Of bathers out and those
winter bathing organizations. the Arctic
Club. tho Polar Bears and the Snow
Birds doubled their membership.
On Sunday the temperature Of the
watcr was Is degrees, the highest on
record for this time Of the year. To-
day It was -. q wee bit chilly for the
easily shocked. but delightfully."- warm
for the Polar Bears and the Snow
Birds. Charles v. Overton. editor Of
the brooklyn News. a weekly, who has
not misscd a dip in the surf through.
out the o seasons for fvs years,
pronounced the water - almost ener-
vatingiy warm.
Among tho womsnfoik who have
taken up December bathing are Miss
A. staplcton Of No. 1i4O East Nine
tSenth street, Flatbush. the Misses
Gwendolin and Hazel Austin of No. 1890
Ocean avenue. Mrs. Joseph Classy OF
No. 100 Windsor place and Mrs. f J.
Crowsil of No. 2s2 sullivan street.
Yesterday was the war1nest Dec. II in
the history Of the local Wsather Blu.
resu. and Boston was svGn warmer than
New York. When the mercury ascends
70 the % mark O. 0ranpsr Wilmer y
certainly on the Job. overooats ere \.
psrfuous and . furnace are u . mod
crate form Of torture.
Out in the suburbs there 10 much
cheering over the warm spell inasmuch
- II has reduced me toll Of tooling q
furnace to = minimum and practically
suspended the consumption Of coal. It
10 also great weather for shopping and
the slogan. do Your Xmas ehoppins
Early II really finding . considerable
response.
1t n tough weather though on th,
Salvation Army Santa Clauses. lnt
many thousand children ere becoming
horror stricken At The thoueht that Ct
Nicholas may be held up by the Bis
Thaw. Tho Weather Man assures u,
that this Ear 10 unfounded and tina,
| Old DR.. Winter left his Medicine Has
cave this morning and - headed thi,
way again at a terrific gait. He Will
reach here tomorrow with all kinds 0!
frost and etcetera. He retired to Medi
cine Hat to attend q s~ufraSette meeting
In the cave Of the winds.
The Munchausen fraternity, VINO fro
Quent the hills and daaes Of the bacl
country. came or Of their winter trano,
this morning and began to hura diver
darn OF mendaoaty urbanwarA ~ u
stance. the following;
NEWTON. N. J.. Dec. D.-Railroad Ma
Clerk John Decher had Ills car orna
mented this morning with a bunch o
dandeiions THAI he pluoked yesterday I,
the fields. He had . day on and wen
out for a walk and found the olossom
burvting.
CEDAR GROVE, N. j.. Dec. is.-Georg
Henry Smith picked q bowl Of butter
cups In his back yard this morning.
LOWELL. Mass. Dec. 13.-The farm
ers hkrsabout are p~loushing the feid
to-day.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
FOLLOWED THE GIRLS SHE SAW
RUNNING AWAY.

why did you run away from the
stairway" asked Steue
II nav a lot OF girls running In that
direction and followed them
Fannie ~Selmanowitz, who was en-
pIoyed as an examiner IN the Triangle
factory, a dressed in sufficiently nat
~ style to have passed muster on The
Avenue" when she came TO the STAND.
she added to the testimony "
how shirtwaist-makers were searched as
they went home, as men are searcned
when they leave the South African dia-
mond mines.
what did the watchmen stationed at
the Greene street door do?" she was
asked.
He stood at the door and as the girls
passed him we had to open our hand
taRs and show him what we a
She also said that she, with a large
part of the girls employed at the fac
tory. walked down the nine Nights of
stairs each night because the freight
elevator they used was 80 slow in
coming up."
at Is natural for a girl to look up
now and then, isn't TIP asked Mr..
Steuer.
YES. when you are not caught"
simply answered the girl.
The spectators roared at the touch
Of realism from factory life. Miss Sell
manowitz said she did not know any
thing about the locked door. She hadn't
been on hat side except to go down by
the Washington place elevator when the
fire occurred.
You had level gone down on the
Washington place elevator before?'
asked Mr.. Steuer.
Why We were not allowed to use it."
said the girl In ~incredulous tones. SEEM
ing1y astonished at tho presumption. of
the lawyer in suggesting such a thing.
The evening world., 1911-12-13

wEiMAR, Germany. Dec. l3.-The
committee of the German Aero Club has
decided that the international balloon
race for the James Gordon Bennett
trophy Is to be held at Stuttgart next
year. This years contest. held In Amer
Tea, was won by Lieut.. Hans Gerickse
and F. o. bunker in the balloon Ber-
lin II.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
@Bis Tins" Christmas Dinner,

Senator big Tim" Sullivan made ar
arrangements yesterday for the celebra-
ton OF a Christmas Day dinner for the
poor OF the east side. In addition to the
dinner. which will be given at the club
house. No. 27 Bowery. zach guest will
receive q ticket emitting him to Q PAL.
Of shoes and stockings. which will be
distributed In February. A. between
1000 and 5000 persons are to be fed,
the outlay win probably be over q. 0oO.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
In q Rad FIX.

Iron the Atlanta Constitution
you're In a bad hx," says a Georgia
philosopher. when you're between the
devil and the deep sea. and you doa't
like the Job OF fighting fire, and you're
afraid OF drowning
The evening world., 1911-12-13

COLOMBO. Ceylon. Dec. 1s.-Good pro.
gress 10 reported to-day by the
physicians In charge Of DR.. Charles W,
Elliot. President Emeritus Of Harvard
University. who 10 recovering from IN
operation for appendicitis.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
.PORkv" FLYNN DEFEATS
AUSTRALIAN HEAVYWEIGHT.

SYDNEY. Australia, Dec. l3-"Porky''
Flynn Of Boston met and DEBATED IA local
heavyweight named Turner in "A match
at the Stadium to-day. Flynn easily
%outpointed his opponent and eventually
won on a foul In the NTH round.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
WONDERS WHY TAFT TOOK
THAT LONG TRIP.

"As for Mir. Taft's penomination--well
II wonder what possessed him TO a X
that long trip. anyhow. You know. no
inan ever lived Who could talk as much
AS he did and not manage to put his
foot In II.
Look at Woodrow Wilson. When no
was teaching a clas sof students at
Princeton. he used to argue against the
referendum and the recall and the initia-
tive, and al THAT sort of thing. Then he
rot into office. and began TO cast his
eyes toward another apd higher office.
And the next thing he went out and
made a speech In which he said that he
felt like ~apologizing to all the students
he had ever tried 10 Convince that these
things were wrong. JUS think OF H.
.9hs Trust policy Of b Taft
Administxatton means simply de-
Otxaotion. We must hnd some sane
solution Of b problem. We oAn-
not solve any problem by refusing
70 Grappls with 1t.
II am frank 10 acknowledge that ]
an pretty well Disguised with the pres
emit political conditions In the country.
Every one seems 20 have lost his head.
] am about ready TO Join with others and
help form q new party on the basis Of
q preservation OF the ConstiN tlon. ~ the
Republican party continues TO yield fur.
thor 20 the clamor OF d~emagogues."
CALLS ALBANY INQUIRY A MED.
OLEsOME ONE.
Have you anything to say about the
recent inquiry In AlbanyT' he was
asked.
.Why. only this. TITS all a sign of the
times, mis- meddiing In the private con
Germs OF the citizens on the part Of thu
Government. II Osborne or any on'
with an ON cial badge can go 20 a maj
and put him on the stand, and compe
him to say nov much he paid for stool
that he owns. he can compel him 20 tel
how much he paid for his overcoat o
his cigars. We saw the same tenden
cy in the course of the steel inquiry a
Warrington. II In all An outrageou
invasion of per sonsl liberty"
The evening world., 1911-12-13
eoMe OF eARNEs's THOUGHTS
ON POLITICS.

The State Chairman could not be
drawn into any prophecies concerning
candidates.
Nor would he say anything about
Taft's chances for reelection.
Here are some of his thoughts on
politics;
II believe that the great principles
Of government involved In the coming
campaign will far transcend In import.
ance the fate Of any individual. The
two things that 10 my mind are of
the most vital Importance are the
ASht to preserve the Constitution from
the dangers Of pun democracy and
the solution OF the Trust problem.
ITO me. this tendenc ytoward . pure
democracy IL a Tremendously serious
NJ n things keep a. they have
been going In the recesH past. at the
end Of three years we'll face q condi.
tion approximating anarchy. figure
that the collapse OF the McNanara
conspiracy will keep labor quiet for
Just about three years. Then. II tho
drift toward anarchy keeps up. It IL
hard to say what will happen. l be-
liove, and / have always believed. that
Roosevelt Is scheming to become q
dictator. and that he would be ready
take advantage OF the situation. That
danger Is by no means as remote as
some people like to make themselves
believe.
The evening world., 1911-12-13

their lives by sliding down the elc-
Nator cable.
when you went to the Washington
place door was IL open or closed?'
she was asked.
1T was locked"
strike out that answer" said the
Court. You can say whether the door
was open or closed"
b. locked" persisted the girl.
q. Can you recall by any or the per-
sons by name whom you saw at the
Washington place door? A.. Yes Yetta
Meyers. Lena Goldstein and her sister.
q. Where are they now? A. They
are oil dead.
Mr.. Steuer made the witness say that
while she was standing neal the Greene
street elevator and stairway when the
fire started she made no enort to go
down the Greene street stairs. but
turned and ran back to the Washington
place side of the house.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
BARNES IN GLOOM;
FEARS COUNTRY
ISGO|NG 0D0GS
State Republican Boss Can
See Nothing Hopeful in
Political Outlook.
TALKS OF a NEW PARTY.
Says Taft's Trust Policy Is De-
Structive and Roosevelt
N Wants to Be- Dictator.
TALKS OF a NEW r

Amman gloom Of nc deepest poi,t.
scai dye Is william Barnas Jr., chair
man of the State Republican Commit
tee and boss Of the Republica can organi-
sation In this state The country 10
going TO the ~bowwows. Mr.. Barnes
said to-day. lie Is full OF disgust and
about ready 10 join the movement TO
bring forth a new party-a party that
will defend the Constitution against the
Attacks OF demagogtes and muckrakcrs.
Mr.. Barnes denounced President
Taft's policy with respect TO trusts.
and expressed his betef that Col. Roose-
xept is trying to become a dictator. IL
something Is not done he fears we will
emerge presently into anarchy and dis
order In place Of rational government.
From the attitude of Mr.. Barnes. Il
r. plain that he In no mere enthusiastic
about President Taft thHn are the State
Chairmen Of his party In Indiana and
Ohio. However his attitude is not sur
prislng 20 politicians In view OF Will
lam l.. Wards refusal to dine with the
President at Washington the other
night.