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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
ROOT AMENDMENT TO-DAY
It's Defeat Believed To Be Ger
tain-Wide Tariff Debate.

Washington. June 25-The Root amend
ment to the wood pulp and paper schedule
Of the Canadian reciprocity bill undoubt-
edly will ne defeated before the Senate ad-
jOurns tomorrow. the Democrats and many
Of the Republicans who favor reciprocity
having openly opposed the amendment.
With this amendment. on which the reci-
procity struggle for some time has cen
tired, out Of the way. the tarim debate Will
assume a wider scope. The wool tariff
and the free list bills as the Democratic
House passed them, do not in their exact
terms meet the approval OF the Democratic
forces in the Senate nor that Of the Repub-
hcan Insurgents. but they form the Dasis
for the night that is to bring Canadian
reciprocity and the whole tariff question
into the open for protracted debate.
The extent 10 which the insurgent Repub-
hcan Senators will be inclined to go is ex-
pected 70 be made clear during the tarin
discussion this week. So far only indefi-
nitely outlining their course. they have IN
dicsted that they favor all the valuable
tariff reductions that they can squeeze out
Of the situation. Some of them have as
serted their readiness TO put on the reel
procity bill any amendments they think
susceptible Of successfully threading the
legislative and executive channels.
There is A decided lack of Democratic
support. however. for the proposals that
the insurgents have hinted at Senator
Bailey will fight for an amending OF the
Canadian agreement to exempt from free
trade the products OF the farm, but, while
he will have some Democratic and much
expected TO prevail.
The direct election Of Senators VIII come
up again early in the week. The House
has voted down the Bristow alnehdile"'
attached 10 the bill in the Senate ana mas
asked for a conference on the measure. Inc
Conference committee of the two houses i
expected 10 he named within a day or Two
Awaiting a clearing up Of the poiltlcdi
situation I'm the Senate and more deHih'e
knowledge as 10 whether tarin leSlsIatoii
which the lower branch may originate VIII
have any chance of passage by the SENATE
the House this week will pracucdiiy MAJ
time The Sugar Trust committee }"
vestigation Will continue. with fresioeh'
Joseph r Smith Ct the Mormon Church
witness tomorrow.
The week is expected TO be cruclSi oio
In the investigation Of the Senator LorIfhei
case. Il is probable that Clarence . nm
general manager Of the international I'm
vester Company. may be called to-nhoi -"
70 repeat his story that Edward il''i'''
President OF the Edward Hines i'u''."e
Company, had asked him to contrion'e siY
tp to 10000 fund alleged to nave pee''
used 70 put Lorimer across AT "Pi'"e
field"
Funk and Hines have been In the sen "
Committee room during the few Gays Vi ',''
present proceedings. each waiting 10 pe
called 10 the stand The issue pe'"ee"
them is expected to be one of verac"y' az" sn
T. will have an important bearing q" '''
Outcome Of the investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
GET PRISONER AFTER
HARD FIGHT IN ATTIC
New Rochelle Police Say He Is
One of PiratiCaI Black Motor
Boats Crew..
CAPTURE DUE TO WOMAN
Mrs. G.. w. Lippincott Gives the
Alarm as Daughter Gets Gun,
but He "Jimmies" Neigh
boris House.

After a desperate struggle In the attic
Of Vaughan ]. Weatherleys house, No.
Is Main street, New Rochelle. at 3
o'clock yesterday morning. Sergeant Ed
ward Deveaux and Patrolman John Nc
Gowan captured a man they believe to
he one of the crew of black motor boat
that robbed several wealthy families and
stole at least one valuable motor launch
within the last month.
The prisoner, who said he was Frank
Cotton and gave a fictitious address IN
Mount Vernon, was so badly beaten that
he could make no statement to the police
yesterday. The uniforms Of the police
men were almost torn from them in the
fight.
1t was through Mrs. George w. LIP
pincott, her daughter Helen, and her son
Wallace. of No. 10 Garden Walk. Home
Park. that the burglar was captureu'
Mrs. Lippincott was aroused by the
noise he made in breaking the lock OF
kitchen window at 80 o'clock yester-
day morning While she teephoned 10
the police. Miss Lppincott, who several
years ago swan a quarter of a mile ana
rescued a drowning child in Echo Bay
went into the kitchen with her fatner
revolver. intending to let the burglar
enter the house and capture HIM her
brother mounted guard with rifle at
the front of the house.
The burglar changed his mind ABOUT
entering the Lippincott house, however
and going to the house of Charles r.
Pearson. next door, 'jimmied' the
kitchen window and went in. Mrs. Lip
pincott called up the Pearson house on
the telephone. and n moment later the
| burglar was seen to leap through the
window and run toward Main street
/ Deveaux and MCGOWAN found prints
of bare feet on the Lippincott and Pear
son porches. and then waited until day
| light to continue the search. They
| found that at the Weatherley house.
| two blocks from that of the Iippncotts.
rear window had been ''jmmied.' The
! Weatherleys had gone away for the
summer leaving the house fully fur
nished, putting only their silver in safe
| dc posit The policemen searched the
| house and found Cotton" barefooted
and hiding in a closet in the attic.
When they opened the closet door he
attacked them. Cotton is a powerful
man. and the fight lasted twenty min
utes. When he was at length overpow-
cred and handcuffed the floor was COW
cred with the blood of three men. All
were exhausted, and were taken to Po-
lice Headquarters in the patrol.
| The police found about $4,000 worth OF
rare bric-A -brac. oil paintings and Turk
ish and Persian rugs packed in a tar
paulin. They believe Cotton and his
| confederates intended to return last
night and carry their plunder away in
the motor boat. which has been seer
along Long Island Sound frequently OF
| late
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
LESS CHAMPAGNE;
FEWER DIAMONDS
Enjoyment of the Rich Cur
tailed by Wave of
Economy.
BUT MORE WORKS OF ART
Statistics of Exports Show In.
teresting Changes-Increase
for II Months $145,000,-
900 Over Last Year.

Washington, June PA wave of econ
omy is sweeping the country. according
TO figures of the Bureau of Statistics Of
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. which disclose the fact that Ameri-
cans cut their imported champagne bill
in two and adorned themselves with ST.
Oo0.OO0 worth of diamonds less in the
last eleven months than in the same
period last year. At the same time the
United States managed to increase its
exports over the corresponding period of
1910 by more than S145,W0OOO.
Diamonds valued at s37,25O.OO0 were
brought into the country during the
eleven months ended with May. 1910.
while the total for the similar period just
ended was only $50. 10000 Champagne
dropped from $4,000. 900 to $4,000, ,0OO silk
laces from S5.000.0OO to $3.5OO.0OO, and
dressed furs from 10000. 900 to $1,000, 900.
Works of art We're the only articles un-
der this class showing an increase. the
total advancing from $40 1913, 1873 to s21,-
100000.
With 1913. 100000 in goods exported
during the eleven months ended with
May. an increase of S145,SO0OOO over
the total for the same months ended
with May. 1910, cotton as usual headed
the list.
There was decided falling off in the
quantity of Illuminating oil sent abroad
during the eleven months, the total be
ing S51 1.9O0, 900, as compared with SOL
10000 for the same period last year.
There was an increase in exports Of
meat and dairy products of from MO
10000 to $135 100000, and copper
jumped from $76 100000 to $50 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
J. D. ROCKEFELLER RETURNS
Surprises Tarrytown Church Folk
by Appearing at the Service.

John y Rockefeller surprised members
Of the Baptist Church in Tarrytown by
driving down 10 service with two friends
yesterday morning. Every one supposed
he was i'm Cleveland. 1t was only two
weeks ago that he bid the congregation
goodby. saying he was going to Cleve-
land for the summer. He came back to
Tarrytown quietly at o'clock yesterday
morning. and no one knew he was here
until he appeared at church.
When asked why he had returned no
said that he had some business TO at
tend to. What it was he would not say.
He jntimated that he would return 10
Cleveland again this week, but gave no
definite date 1t was believed Mr..
Rockefeller came East alone. He looked
well and seemed in good spirits. After
the service he drove back to Pocantico
Hills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
SIX SAVED FROM LAUNCH
Patrolman Swims Back and
Forth in Raging Sea.

Two women and a man baied for their
lives and for the lives Of three small
children yesterday afternoon while a rain
saual which thrashed up the waters of
Jamaica Bay with terrific force swept
sea after sea over and into their launch
and threatened to send all to watery
graves.
In the launch were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hammond, of No. 342 Gates avenue,
BROOKLYN. their two little girls. and a
woman friend and her small child. Only
for the heroic action Of policemen Of
Harbor Squad C. who went to the rescue
OF the party in the police launch. all
must have been lost.
The engine had broken and the little
craft was about to he swept onto Ruffie
Rar. a small island, when the police
launch hove in sight. The pilot drove
the police boat close to the bar, when
Patrolman Tank. with an end OF rope
around his waist leaped into the surf
and swan to the imperilled launch.
Tank received Mrs. Hammond into his
arms and was hauled back to the police
boat Again and again he went back,
taking off all except Hammond, who
stayed aboard.
with the launch in tow the police boat
was battling with the storm on her way
hack To Canarsie. when she came upon
another launch which also needed as
sistance. She contained the owner.
Reniamin Timmons. of Glendale. Long
Island. and three other men. The en-
cine had broken down. line was
nassed to her and she was also towed
into Canarsie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
BOMB WRECKS AWNING STORE
Black Hand Activity Blamed-Win
dows of Car Shattered.

A bomb. which Is supposed to have been
placed in the doorway by Black Hand
members, wrecked the awning store OF
Vincenzo Dallio. on the ground floor OF
No 17sl Lexington avenue. late last night.
The explosion also shattered the windows
Of a Lexington avenue surface car which
was passing Several persons who were a
short distance away were knocked down.
Dallio denied that he had received any
demands for money from Black Hand or
ganizations In the excitement some one
turned in a fire alarm but the apparatus
was not needed. DR.. Mcdonald, Of Harlem
Hospital. attended those who were knocked
down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
THE MAINE HIDES SECRET
Cause of Destruction Will Never
Be Known, Says General Bixby.

Tampa. Fla, June 2o.-"The secret vi
the destruction Of the battleship Maine
will never be known" said General W.
n. Bixby. chief of engineers In charse
of the work Of raising the Maine upon
Ills arrival here to-day from Havana
The destruction Of the vessel was such'
SAYS General Bixby, and the deteriora-
ton has been so great. that II VIII DE
impossible 20 tell whether the snip was
blown up from a force within or WIFI
out.
The greatest force, however. was from
the inside indicating that the forward
magazine had exploded. Whetner 'his
was from-a sympathetic explosion caused
bv a torpedo from the outside may ior-
ever remain a mystery.
General Bixby says that unless the
fragment Of a torpedo is found there Is
no way of connecting some OUTSIDE
agency with the blowing up OF the Ves-
sci.
I'VE do not expect to find any human
remains" General Bixby said. Inc
crews compartments have disappeared
entirely"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
ALBANIA TERR0R.ST
Women and Children Killed by
Turks and $4,000 Starving.

Vienna. June 25.-Reliable advices
have been received here from Albania TO
the effect that the situation there is ex-
tremely critical. Turkey has massed
fifty thousand troops within days
march of the Montenegrin frontier.
Charles r. Crane. of Chicago, who mas
inst arrived at Vienna from CettinJe,
after traversing Albania. describes con-
di:ions there as absolutely intolerable
The Turks. he says. are devastating
whole districts, killing prisoners, women
refugees and children, burning houses
and crops and blowing up churches. A
large body Of Albanian women and chill
dren is now caught between two wings
of the Turkish army and escape Is I'M
possible
Mr.. Crane adds that twenty-five thou-
sand women and children have fled 70
Montenegro and are starving there, their
only means Of subsistence being bolleo
grass and various roots they are able TO
gather
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
BOLD ROBBERY IN CHURCH
Masked Man Takes Collection as
Wheeling Pastor Is Preaching.

Wheeling w. Va. June 23.-Brooks Il.
Adams treasurer of the First Christian
church. was held up by masked pandit
and robbed Of the church collection to-
day in the pastors study. while large
congregation was listening to the morn
ing sermon, not twenty feet away.
uis face masked with handkerchief.
the man made his appearance through
rear door. He levelled a revolver at
Adams. who was counting the collection,
took the small basket and disappeared
Adams Immediately notified the congre-
CATION, but no trace OF the roDoer was
found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
RUNAWAY AIRSHIP HURTS 4
Drags Aviator 200 Feet and
Bowls Mechanics Over.

Mineola. Long Island. June 2o.-A run
away airship on the Garden City avia7
tion field to-day injured four men and
finally wound up. by wrecking itself.
None OF the injured however. was seri-
ously hurt. The monoplane which
caused the trouble is new machine
that Andre Haupert. instructor of the
Moisant aviation school. took on the
field for a try-out to-day.
He flew to the end of the field and
then alighted to adjust the rear elevat-
ing planes. The engine was left at halt
speed. After making the adjustment
and Just as Haupert was getting into
the machine. il started off. and he was
thrown to the ground. He pluckily held
on and was dragged about two hun
dred feet. When he released his hold
the machine started across the western
end of the field. Three mechanics tried
To head off the airship. but II bowled
them over. one after the other. Al
though repeatedly knocked down. the
mechanics kept after the machine. until
II finally ran into an embankment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
BOTH LOVED MISS KISSAM
Two Brothers, One 78, Other 83, Rivals
for Her Hand-Sea Captain Wins.

Captain Charles +. Samms. seventy eight
years old. a retired seaman. who now lives
in Huntington. Long Island. is To be mar
red within few days 10 Miss Ella Kis-
sam. thirty-nine years old. of Halesite Long
Island Captain Sammis has several chill
dren. and has been a widower only four
teen months.
1t is said the captains brother Rinaldo
who H. eighty-three years old. also fell in
love with Miss kissam. but his suit was
rejected. This brought about strained re-
laiions between the two. The bride to- be
is the daughter Of Oscar kissam, known
throughout Long Island the dynamite
King" because he has FOR years undertaken
the most hazardous blasting Jobs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
ATTACKED BY MUSKRATS
Pittsburg Girls Thrown Into River
While Fighting Rodents.

pi,tsbure June 25.-Seven well known
pittsburg girls had nerve racklhs expert
ence with a swarm of muskrats while
canoeing on the Allegheny River this after
noon. The young women. chaperoned ny
Miss Hester Maitland. of Verona were
camping at Oakmont. While on the way TO
H,lton a swarm of about twenty unusuaiy
Iaroe and vicious muskrats attacked them.
The girls fought desperately WIN their
,addles several Of the animals BIT the
Misses sophia and Carolina ssrn Me,ier ,.aicl aho
ME VI "a ,uo of the canoes were cap
st1tCN' si1nd throwing Miss Martha Heck, Miss Miss
Elizabeth Laverty and MIS- MISS ..ba m"iy",r We're
Philips into the rrNed riVed them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
KANSAS SIZZLING IN HEAT
Mercury Climbs to ia Mark, Breaking
Records for Twenty-siX Years.

Kansas city June Ga scorchng wind
from the south blew to-day over eastern
and central Kansas and western Missouri
sending the temperatures to new high rec
ords In Kansas city the temperature
reached lcp degrees. At Salina and Nc
pbersop. Kan. the temperature reached
VA degrees. breaking records for the last
twenty-six years. Al Oklahoma City the
maximum temperature was l@. while Ill
degrees was re- corded at Blackwell. Okla.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
"BOUTWELL" BELIEVED INSANE
Man Who Beat Girl He Was About to
Wed Causes Pandemonium in Jail.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. !


Pensacola, Fla, June % Leonard J'
Boutwell," who beat unmerclfu'Iy the girl
he was about TO marry yesterday Is IN
sane. II is believed. Last night his howl
ing. laughing and weeping kept the jail
here in pandemonium. A commission
will he appointed tomorrow to examine
into his sanity
The Young woman said she left New Or
leans about three months ago 10 get away
from him and that she did not know he
was in the city until called to the home OF
the clergyman.
Leonard ]. Boutwell, was released from
Bellevue about ten days ago, after a period
Of observation as 10 his SANITY. following
his attempt to Kill himself here. He was
not paroed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
"MUGGING" BILL PROTESTS
Philadelphia and Washington Police
Heads to See Governor Dix.

philadelphia. June 2b.-Supefintenden'
Tsylor Of the Police Department Oh ,h'H
civ and Major Sylvester. Chiei OF rom
~ Washington. left here to-nlsht ior Al
bonv where they will protest To Governor
NIX against the bill recently passed by 'he
Nev York Legislature forbiddlns tne pIlo-
,oeraphing OF prisoners untii aitef 'heS arc
rhc police officials will urge that shouli
,bis oci become a law the apprchendihs 3 %,
'',''ofnals i'm all sections Of the country VIII
he seriously interfered with. as pho.osi"rh,
.i other data concerning suspects 'oulI
% longer be exchanged with the ponce oi
New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
EXPLOSION DAMAGES HOTEL
Eight Persons Hurt in Partial wreck OF
100000 Colorado Structure

Estes Park. Col. June H-Ihe o.an,1y n,,,,
hotel. built at cost OF 5000" ""' ',ac
wrecked tonight by ar explosion -, %
Eight persons were injured. one 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
FINANCIAL EXPERTS APPRoVEO'

Tehersn. June 25.-The Natioh.' -
py an almost unanimous vote ia" en-
uoned the engagement Of America ''
Aial experts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26

COLORADO vACATiON-LOW FARES
Rock Islands one night trains. morning
and evening. from Chicago and St Louis
combine speed and comfort Booklets and
tickets, ioi Broadway-Advt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-12
Why Ho Wanted RefarencAa.

At credit mems dinner one of the veterans told this story: "In the recon struction days a man from a Missis- slppi valley town came to our western house one day. We had sold him be fore In small way, and he always paid. He had enlarged his business. he told us, and wanted a bigger line than usual. but before making his se- lections he wanted us to give him ref erences. We expressed surprise at such an unheard of demand, but he said, My two brothers -in-law have gone in with me, and they're very par ticular as to whom they do business with So we sent him to our banks, and he came back, said we were all right, picked out a big line of goods, and ill sixty days he busted We couldn't collect a dollar. Two years later met the man in Cincinnati and told him We had become reconciled to our loss, But will you please tell me asked. why did you want references as to ...pr'1it:. Wei, you see, he pnSWenaG, T wanted to know if you foulu stand it. - Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-12
NO L avs Delay Here.

h leI5tt<. ..2f= the At,t}ay peninsula. lawyers d0l no busnesS, for a modi7 fled form of trial by ordeal decides ali disputes. In place of the legal practi- uonrr the pIe,,iet Is d lative boy who is assigned to 0ue or the other of the sides and is 2iNeu bamboo tube in which k sealed the beading of the person or party whom he represents. When all Is ready two stakes are driven into the bed of stream. and by aid of a bamboo pole the heads of the two boys ale submerged at tho same time. By grasring the stakes they are enabled to reHIaiu under Wal ter for quite awhile after thel. natural inclination would bring them to the surface, but at last one of them gives h and, releasing his hold of tie stake. comes to the air. He is iinmediateiy seized. and the tube he holds is cast aside. The other lad is led ashore his tube opened. and the document cGn, taiued therein stands as the decision in the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-12
Scott Relics at Abbotsford.

The present estate of AbbotSford was formed during the years 1911 to 1SlT from various small farms, the tirst one purchased bearing the "inharno
 nipus designation" Clarty Hole. After Sir Walter Scott's death in 1884 q com
 mit:ee of friends collected tSVO0 to. ward 'hp redemption of the estate, and Mir. radell. the publisher. contributed the rest on receiving the rights over Scotts works. The library and ulu
 scum. had been given some years be' fore lay the creditors. AS his >on Lieutenant ColCne. w. Scott. die, rn his way home from India. the prop, erty descended to J. R. Lockhart. his sonin law .'and thence to shis dau%hy ter's husband, j. R. Hope Scott, whose daughter held the estate for some .years. Many Scott srelies are preserv- cd in the house. notably his chair and writing table in the study and his hal and gloves in the e'hall. .T7-London stand AAAA Ss, ' ,.u.t ,r,s, 'fsat.- r.it.. 2ia
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-12
A Dreadful Sight.

to H. J. Barnum, of F'reeville, N. r., was the fever-sore that had plagued his life for years in spite of many remedits he tried At last he used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and wrote :: it has entirely healed with scarcely scar left" Heals burns, boils, eczema, cuts, bruises, SWellingS, corn and piles like magic. Only 25c at all druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-12
SPECIAL ASSESS MENT.

The tax books for the collection of the special assessment upon the re il property in Road Improvement Dis trict No. Of Jefferson county has been placed in my hands. Said as- sessment will be due on the 18th day of March, 1911, and if payment oe not made within sixty days from said date, said lands will be returned de- linquent and action commenced Tor the collection of said assessment, and for legal penalty and costs
 Given under my hand this 9th Gay Of February 1911
 EDGAR BREWSTER,
 Collector.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-12
Hard For the Eskimos,

One :odf the difficulties Of the \ Mora 'Nian missionaries in Labrador is to make the Old Testament, with it's wealth of pastoxal detail intelli3ible to the Eskim5s, not bne of whom has ever seen a horse. "Sheep and cattle. :, says Heskerh Pritclidrd in' "Ilhntlns Camps 1naa Wood and Wilderness. ''thcy cannot realize or conceive 9f. for there are no domestieateu' animals save dogs ill that portion of the peniA- sula They comprehend the story Of Esau. the hunter. and that of Sain>'Ea and the lion. which anima! rln oe translated as polar bear, bus oi. Aola- ham ill the land of Mesopotami;. they can. form no picture. The nearest ap- prouch to these ideas is drawn from the harvest of the sea, seals and fsE taking :iie place of fpcks and herds: