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New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
FLYNN'S FORTIETH RAID
Alleged Gambling House Closed
Hour After Opening.

Into a Harlem basement that served As
an alleged gaming room by day and
rathskeller by night Deputy Commissioner
FIyrn. with a retinue OF detectives. de-
scended Yesterday afternoon. breaking UP
a game Of craps and causing CONSERVATION
among ninety men, all Of whom made In
ehectual attempts to escape. All sorts OF
gambling devices were gathered in. ana
Daniel Collins. who, the detectives say. Is
a veteran gambler. was arrested on war
rant ard taken TO Headquarters.
The place raided is at Eighth avenue ana
l22d street The warrant was made out on
March II last for gambling house. but
before il could he served detectives found
that Collins had moved to new place.
where. it is charged, he had opened up for
business at 40 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
About an hour later 1t was closed, making
Deputy Flynns fortieth raid.
Walter Markham and Frank Hanson
were arrested without warrants A bank
book made out 10 Henry Michaels was
found on Hanson and $50 in bills was
found stitched TO the inside Of the cuff Ct
his trousers. The detectives picked up slSo
In silver on the floor after the overturned
tables had been righted.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
COLUMBIA PLAYS HOST
intercollegiate Civic League Be
gins Convention Here.

The intercollegiate Civic League began
its two-day session yesterday. being its
annual convention. More than one hundred
delegates, representing thirty states, came
together al Columbia as guests Of the Poll
tics Club Of the local university
The convention started with a luncheon
in Earl Hall President Butler welcome,
the delegates and commended them for TAX.
ing an interest in public affairs. declar.
ing that college men were needed IN the
politics of to-day as never before In the
afternoon the delegates held a business ses-
sion in Kent Hall r. Bayard Cutting as
chairman OF the executive committee, pre-
sided at that session. al which general
discussion and prepared papers constituted
the programme. The details Of the prac.
tical work carried on by the clubs at Nir-
g!nia, Williams, Hamilton and Cornell fur
nished topics for debate. The papers pre-
pared and read We're as follows: The
Teaching of American Government and
Politics in the Colleges" by r. H. Wight
Of the University of California. and l. E
Schwartztrauber. Miami, and "Volunteer
Election Work by Students" by G. B.
Compton. Columbia University. The latter
PuPN' Nc.'A. oN'NtSN t4.c ppl!4l.SllC OF
the same subject presented last year by
Robert Taft, son Of the President
In the evening the delegates met at the
University C!uD for dinner, and heard
Thomas Mott Osborne. State Forest. Fish
and Game Commissioner. and head Of the
Democratic League. Talk Of the weakness
Of the educational system in teaching men
10 think for themselves politically
There are men IL the legislature" a." said
Nj. Osborne, who are unable 10 saw Yes
or NO until they have communicated with
lith street
"A good illustration of this condition" hs
continued. was the caucus held in Albany
just before the fire. There Senators and
Assenlblynen sat in the Capitol and waited
for orders. II is scanGalous. humiliating
state Of affairs. but nevertheless true;
there these men were sent by the people
20 administer the affairs OF state bv the
people and for the people yet they waited
for orders from tie boss"
Otner speakers were Norman Eappood.
ex- Senator Spooner. of Wisconsin: Elihi,
Root. jr.. and Herbert Parsons
The delegates will go TO Washington 70.
day TO meet Speaker Clark. Justice Hughes
and others.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
QUEER WILL FOR PROBATE
Testator Signed Name on First
Instead of Last Sheet.

Thomas Willard Gerard. who died on
January %, left an unusually constructed
will II was filed in the Surrogates once
Yesterday. and because the tettator signed
{, on the first sheet instead of on the last
sheet the latter part will pronaDly ne de-
clared void, while the frst part VIII he pro-
bated. Also Gerard wrote sheet contain
ing his source of income" which in itself
is unusual in d will, and further, he dl-
reoted what hymns were to he sung at his
funeral.
In the first part of the will the testator
gave to the Sowery Mission $500 5000 to
the Mount Lawn Summer Retreat for Chill
dren and $50 to the Fifth Avenue PreshY-
terian Church. which the testator referred
m as the church at Fifth avenue and 55th
street" TIE latter bequest is for the poor
Of the church.
Then followed several bequests that are
Of doubtful validity because of the mistake
in signing the will. These bequests are
psinting Of Christ Before PLATE" to Ar
thur Moore: a painting. Roman Girl at
Fountain" to Mrs Bell Eddy Storrs. and
a painting Of two dogs to DR. Alexander
Lyle
Gerard ended his will with this para
graph: Il wish Mr.. Leon F. Stowe. No.
2o7 West 5lst street TO conduct my funeral
services exactly as in beloved wife's case.
hymns TO be sung. 296. $751; go. That he
get NJ. Strong, tenor of the Fifth Avenue
Church. c-rner OF 18th street, TO sing these
HYMNS Also. DR.. Pritchard. Of 10 King
street, be asked TO officiate al funeral SER
vices ! wish my dear wife's casket be
raised and mine put under. she TO be rest
ing on mine"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
HONOR PEARY IN BROOKLYN
Institute and Audience Pay Trib.
uGes to Explorer.

Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary was We.
coined by the Brooklyn Institute OF ARA
and Sciences last night. and told his ex.
periences In the oiar regions az the Acad.
envy OF Music In that borough before a
large and demonstrative audience
The Rev. DR. James ~ Fariar pastor Of
the First Reformed Church and president
of the Institute Council. presided. He saA
that the explorer mad been honorei all
over the world. but the institute intended To
do its best. whereupon he presented to
the rear admiral an honorary membership
in the institute, explaining that there were
only fifty such memberships.
Controller William A. Prendergast con.
graduated the explorer in such glowing
terms that the guest declared later that
had he been gifted with such oratoricaI
povers he would have been able 10 melt A.
path to the pole and make the journey By
toboggan. General Thomas H Huhbard
president Of the Peary Arctic Club. fol.
lowed the Controller. and then the lecture.
stepped forward and was received with pro-
longed applause
1t was from the same platform that Dr.
Frederick A. Cook lectured on his alleged
finding OF the pole. and he. too, had been
introduced by DR.. Farrar. while probably h,
was pretty much the same audience that
applauded him. but no mention was nads
concerning the discredited explorer las.
night.
The rear admirals lecture was ILLUSTRATED
with lantern slides This was his first a..
pearance on, the platform since his promo.
ton to the rank OF rear admiral
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
SAYS HE OFFERED BRIBE
Policeman Testifes That Katzenstein
Tendeed a $50 Bill.

Patrolrnan John ] Phelan, who is as
signed IN the office Of the Commissioner of
Accounts testified Yesterday at the trial
OF Simon KatZenstein. in the Criminal
Branch of the Supreme Court that Katzen-
stein offered a hribe to he released when
Phelan arrested him as he was carting
away l.50o pounds of good meat from the
Manhattan State Hospital for the Insane
in barrels supposed 10 contain refuse from
the kitchens Of the institution. According
To Fhelan. Katzenstein offered him so
bill and pleaded for his freedom. He Will
continue his testimony to-day.
katzenstein is charged with grand lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods. Assistant
District Attorney DE Ford saws that, while
the Indictment covers a theft of only 800.
tons Of meat had been stolen from the
storehouse Of the hospital in the year pre-
ceding Katlenstein's arrest Anthony Mar
tin. the butcher, on whose requistion the
meat was obtained. is also under indict-
n.ent.
Other witnesses at yesterdays session
testified as to the routine method Of pack
ing, the kitchen refuse and transporting it
TO the mainland from Waid Island. where
II was turned over TO KatZensteir.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
BETA THETEs" DINE ON GAME
Captain Duquesne Enlivens Dinner
with His Experiences in South Africa

Captain Fritz Joubert Duquesne. of South
Africa, was the guest Of honor al the din
ner OF the Beta Theta Pi Club. held Last
night at IT'S clubhouse. in East 25th street
The fraternity members who were present
were at the same time his guests as he
provided South African game supper for
them. They could eat of the kori bustard
a kind Of turkey, or of hoodoo beef. or dix
dix lamb.
After the dinner Captain Duquesne told
wonderful stories about the African wild
animals: He said that Mr.. Roosevelt was
the first American TO send back animals
from Africa, and that he considered IL high
ly admirable Of Mr. Roosevelt to furnish h
this country with 1900 rare specimens of
African animals. Captain Duquesne made
plea for Congressman Broussards bill for
the importation Of rare foreign animals. In
closing he told Of his experiences as a spy
in the South African war Captain Du-
quesne is thirty-four years old he was
born in South Africa and was educated in
France and England.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
NEW FEATURES FOR FIRE BENEFIT

Adeline Genee telegraphed yesterday that
she would come from Pittsburs to appear
in a series Of dances at the benefit for the
fire sufferers which will be given under the
auspices of the Association OF Theatrical
Managers at the Metropolitan Opera House
next Tuesday afternoon. George Conan
will come from Chicago TO appear in
novelty which he mas originated for the
benefit Miss Elsie Janis is rehearsing
series Of new limitations. Miss Blanche
Bates will give scene from The Girl OF
the Golden Wes.." with members from the
Metropolitan Opera House company. Victor
Herbert will direct for the first time In
years his famous American Fantasy
Through the courtesy Of the owners Of
the boxes at the Metropolitan Opera House
large number Of the boxes were placed
on sale. The managers voted yesterday TO
sell the box seats single at the regular floor
prices
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

,.,s IN our manufacturing
nlaces are never at s'a'o''" =,
,rsnoctors are in these snops ." ''.'
,,ro davs in a year; there are 'hree III"
a~oa other Savs when we are not 'ieie
r,,s ho,ng the case. our department ano
.,arv otber public agency similarly s"'
mated and having those same coi'''''o"'
should have the fullest support anu ",
oneratiou of all citizens. to the emu '"A'
those who are part and parcel OF oui
,naus,r;aI life be given the protection In
tended by our laws
THE owner Of every building useo III
mart for manufacturing should pe com
pelled to register such buildings IN .he
oe6ce of the Commissioner OF Labor WIN
. fu,j description of the premises, snow
,ry ere ESCAPES and other essential data
relative to the safety OF those employed
therein"
Fire Chief Croker spoke on the work
Of the Fire Department at the hre where
en- MANY lives were lost, and said that
IL the alarm had been sounded when the
fire first broke out there might not have
been such a large loss OF life.
Il think II is a good time to recon-
mend outside fire escapes to be erected
on the front as well as rear OF all such
buildings" said Chief Croker. 'All such
buildings should be equipped with auto
matte alarms. better than were in the
burned building. for they failed to go OH
until after the street box had been
pulled The employees should be given
proper fire drills and automatic sprin-
kler systems should be Installed. There
should be standpipes from cellar to ROOF.
as we'll as plenty Of fire pals in each
factory, and the tower fire escape should
be erected whenever possible.
"As the law stands now several diff
ferent departments have control over
conditions. This control should be in
one department say the Fire Depart
ment A building should be inspected.
and if any viola tons are found the own
er should be given thirty days TO comply
with the law. and when the time had
expired the department should have
power to close the buildings with a
large. red sign: Closed. Danger! By
order of the Fire Department The own
ers should he held responsible for loss
Of life when the law is violated. When
this power is given to one department
conditions will be improved, and many
dangers which now threaten us will be
avoided"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
relatives and friends Of the cabin pas

relatives and friends of the cabin pas
sengers.
The company answered all QuestionA
end assured inquirers that the Irene was
in no danger and that the passengers
were safe on board
CAPTAIN Won Petersen found
himself Yesterday in practically the same
plight as the master of the Cunard liner
Saxona, which piled up on the rocks OF
Flores Island. Of the Azores. about two
wears ago. The SaXonia sent out
wireless call for help which was picked
up by the Princess Irene. then about one
hundred and thirty miles northwest OF
the islands Captain Won Letten-Peters-
sen pushed the Irene at top speed
through thick fog to Flores Island, and
got there in time TO take the ship
wrecked cabin passengers aboard. Later
he landed them at Naples.
The Princess Irene is sister ship OF
the Princess Alice, which also went
ashore in thick fog more than a year
ago while trying to pick her way out 70
sea through the Narrows. She poked
her nose on the rocks at the base OF Fort
Wadsworth and went to far inshore that
the lighthouse keeper on Fort Tompkins
Light exchanged greetings with a Ger
man sailor on duty at the liners bow.
The Alice remained on the rocks Tor
day and got away undamaged.
The Princess Irene is one OF the hnest
ships in the North German Lloyd's Med
iterranean service. She was the best
ship Of the feet until the Berlin came
cut, a year ago. She is 52o feet long,
has a beam Of 60 feet and is rated at
1O.lS1 tons She was Quilt IN Stettin IN
1900, and was originally intended for
the China trade She carries crew OF
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
FOR "PASTEURIzED PRESS"
Comic Supplement Hard Hit at
League Meeting.

Not all the speakers at the meetihs last
night OF the League for the Improvement
oY the Children's Comic Supplement thought
the colored supplements as bad az 'he
chairman. Dr. Percival Caubb. SAID tney
we're. He declared the supplements were
heathenish and the editors did not hho"
what the people wanted-that the puphc
was tired of "ragtime Journalism any
low. And then he read letters from many
we'll known persons who agreed with him
Another Of the speakers opposed 10 the
supplement was Mrs. JOhr Martin. VINO
not only wanted 1t suppressed Tor ohF
self.protection." as she SAID, but wisned the
stories OF crime In the newspapers elm.
mated entirely. Mrs. Martin said she'd
like 10 have all the stories Of murder
thievery. etc. segregated on one crime
page" "A pasteurized press IL what Ia
like to see." she said.
Holding entirely different views from Dr.
Chubb were John W. Alexander. who said
that during his twelve years residence In
France he took the American newspapers
Just 80 he could look at the comic sup
Elements. and George De Forest Brush was
pleased with the supplements. We must
no; wipe out the funny pictures" he said.
There is no danger OF it. either ne
added.
Miss Lillian Wald advocated using fairy
tales. nonsense verse and old stories In the
children's supplements. and Norman Hap
good said he was in favor OF high grade
Sunday supplements rather than the comic
pictures Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern, OF
Washington, said:
I'VE should institute campaign Of edu-
cation for editors. I have found that the
editors do not really know what the people
want"
She then said that the League Of Anneri-
can Penwomen, OF which she is a member,
had first advocated suppression of the
comic supplement- but later had decided TO
allow II to exist. but to modify it. This is
the idea Of the society. which held its
meeting last night at the meeting house
Of the Ethical Culture Society, in Central
Park West.
One New York newspaper offered to turn
its Sunday comic supplement over to the
league for one issue. to be edited by that
body.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
FINES TICKET sPEcULAToR sto

Thomas q. Thompson, ticket spec ulator
was fined 80 In the West Side court yes
terday after acknowledging that he had
sold two tickets in the vicinity of the
New Amsterdam Theatre. on Tuesday. He
told the magistrate that since the ordi.
nance had been passed he had invested be-
tween 500 and 500 in tickets with the in
tenticn Of selling them to customers on the
street, having been Informed. ho said. that
the ordinance passed b. the Board Of Al
dermen was unconstitutional. lie paid the
fine under protest -- - -
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
AUTO INJURIES WOMAN BADLY

Miss Annie Garrity. a housekeeper EN-.
ployed at No IS West S4th street, was run
down and badly injured by an automobile
while waiting for a car in the roadway at
sith street and Central Park Wes, las,
night. She tried to get out Of the way Of
a taxicab going north and thus stepped in
front OF the automobile which was going
south. 1t was driven by Christian Srieke. .
chauffeur. Of No. Isl Central Park West
Miss Garrity was thrown several feet
and was unconscious when Sreke picked
her up and rushed her 10 the Red Cross
Hospital at l0Oth street and Central Park
West where DR.. Held found her 20 be
suffering from a fracture OF the frontal
bone Of the chest, dislocated right shoul-
der and severe contusions.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
DIX PoSTPONEs CONFERENCE.

Albany, Apiil s-Because of late meet
ing Of the trustees Of public buildings to-
day. Governor Dix was compelled 10 post.
pone until Tomorrow his conference with
o. II. Cheney State Superintendent of
Banks. regarding the affairs Of the Car.
negie Trust Company OF New York Mr..
Cheney mas just returned from Colorado.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
FIRE RELIEF FUND NOW $4,000.

Jacob II. Schiff treasurer of the Red
Cross. reported last night that he had
received &2577 direct toward the relief
fund for the relatives of the Triangle
Waist Company fire victims, as we'll as
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
FREDERICK L. ADAMS MEMORIAL

New Haven. April Ga gift OF 500 has
been received from Mrs F r. Adams Of
Brooklyn for suite in the Wright Me-
mortal dormitory. Yale University. In men,
ory Of her som Frederick L. Adams. OF the
class of 1907 ~.--------~>- - >--.---
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
IN FIGHT FOR FIRE SAFETY
Continued from first page.

amendments has been met In the boa'u
of Aldermen. IL is expected the reco"'
mepdations will now he approved by thn'
body in the light Of the aroused pupiic
sentiment on the question.
I'VE have had the advice OF the aoieS'
engineers and experts on this subject for
long time" said Mr.. Traitel. III ISL
wise to proceed too hastily In matter
So important to the community, put
when our work is done we VIII nave ac-
&C mplished some practical and lasting
reforms toward real fire protection. I"e
time is now ripe for action and we are
pushing things along with all proper e"-
ediencv. II we get a revised building
code. the next thing to do is TO see ,hat
it is enforced and lived up to. we nave
entire confidence in Superintendent MIL
Ter. but II he needs more men ana 'hoie
power to accomplish those ends we WIN
do what We can to get that
The Master Carpenters Association Vi
Brooklyn met yesterday and adop'eu
resolutions denouhcing the >conditiohs
which permitted the great loss OF i'le d.
the Washington Place fire. and further
resolved:
That we recommend to our pup'c ON
cials that they at once close all factories
or other establishments where the III
competency or the indifference OF the
employer makes repetition of the Asch
Building fire at all possible. ana we rec
ommend to our legislators the passage Oh
, law under which every employer "ouid
be compelled to establish his competency
as a guardian as we'll as an employer
before being permitted to lure employees
to place their lives in his hands.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
Plea for Proper enforcement.

In addressing the Civil Federation
meeting at the Board Of Trade, w. L.
Saunders. chairman of the meeting. sald:
we don't suffer so much from the iach
of laws as from the lack Of honest en-
forcement OF them. DR.. MoscoWitz mas
found that out Of 200 factories in this
CITY. IA have no fire escapes and 6o have
defective ones. Nearly 800 have no
other exits than fire escapes. and more
that 1000 have doors opening inward.
Twenty-three were found with doors
locked.
1T is too often true that comfort with
out safety is the lot Of workers. 1t pays
to make them comfortable because it
makes for more work. while safety is
looked upon as taken care OF by insur-
ance. Every employer should be held
responsible for the workers welfare and
life while at work III cases where care
lessness and neglect are proved respon-
sibility should be both civil and GRIM
inal"
Commissioner Williams spoke of the
work tnc factory inspectors Hdu 10 40
explaining that for 10000 factories in
this state there were only fifty in
spectors.
Il want TO say TO You that have no
desire to shirk or to escape my response
bilties," said Mr.. Williams, but I want
you 10 bear in mind that We are not
omnipresent and that we have only fifty
inspectors to cover $4,000 places in the
state that are subject to our inspection
Moreover. | would have you remember
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
lifesavers Feared New Fog.

The lfesavers were trife uneasy
yesterday lest another fog should come
up on the sea. While the mist is usu-
ally accompanied by calm water. the
difficulty in man6uvrng in a fog blan-
ket. IT is said, would necessarily keep
the Irene longer on the shoal. Every
minute she is aground her chances OF
being pulled into deep water become
fewer. The action Of the average surf,
the lifesavers say, tends 10 wash her
deeper into the sand.
The grounding of the PRINCESS Irene
brought a crowd Of sightseers 10 the
beach off Lone Hill lifesaving station.
They waved TO the passengers on deck
and shouted, but their shouts We're
drowned by the surf While the vessel
went ashore on the edge of what is
sometimes called "the Atlantics grave
yard" she could hardly have run into
q place where more help was at hand
She lies about sixty-four miles from
New York. close TO three lifesaving sta
lions. Within an hour the crews from
10 help the passengers II necessity arose.
The efficiency Of the wireless teleg-
raphy was brought again 10 the fore
Yesterday by the Bleaching Of the Irene
The captain on realizing his plight, sent
a message TO his company here, and be-
fore the treacherous fog had rolled away
help was on its way from the city.
The news Of the grounding soon spread
broadcast, and as early as 8 o'clock in
the morning messages OF inquiry poured
into the North German Lloyd Office from
friends and relatives OF passengers on
board. The company receives no ad-
vance passenger lists from its steam
ships in the Mediterranean trade. and
was unable TO inform inquirers who was
on board. While the greater part OF the
steamships passenger complement is
made up Of stceragc passengers from
italy and Greece. there were proportion
ately fewer inquiries from the friends Of
the steerage passengers than from the
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

500. .s23 from the Mayors ONCE. making a
total amount Of 1880
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
A Que.tion of yalue

From the Metropolitan Magazine.
 Hogan was playing nurse to the twins on the front, porch. The twins were annoyed because each wanted exclusive possession of solitary kitten and they were yelling. tsf
 Hogan. he asked, what would you teke for them children of yourp?"
 Hogan shifted in his chair. "All the money in the wurruld couldn't buy thin1.' he declared. "But," he added, T wouldn't give tin cints apiece for any more like thim.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
No CIssse. Here

From Leslie's Weekly.
 The danger of the old world is the ex- istence of vast middle class The| safety of the United States is that vol have no classes The thrifty work. ingman of today may, be the millionaire of the future. He knows 1t and ho gov. trns himself accordingly.