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New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENT
Long List of Diplomatic Appointments
Sent TO Senate.

Washington. Dec. President Taft to-
dav sent nominations TO the Senate. includ
ing the following:
Elliott Northcott, Of West Virginia. Min
ister TO Venezuela.
George r. Weitzc of Missouri, Minister
to Nicaragua.
Bliss. Of New York. al Paris. Arthur Bailly-
Blanchard Of Louisiana. at Toxic: Mont
gomery Schuyler. ir.. OF New York AT
Mexico City: Post Wheeler. Of Washington.
al Rome; Charles :. Wilson, OF Maine, at
ST Petersburg.
Second secretaries of embassies-W William
u. CrOsson. Of Nevada, at London; John n
Gregory, jr.. Al Rio de Janeiro: @. Cornell,
Tarlcr Of New York at Constantnople
Secretaries of legation and consuls gen
eral-Charles Il. Curtis, Of New York. az
Santo Domingo; Gustavus l.. Monroe. of
Mississippi at Bangkok, Siam.
Secretaries Of legations. B. Wright. OF
wyoming. Rumnnia. Servia and Bulgaria
James -. Bailey, Of Kentucky. the Neither
lands and LuXcmburg, Perry Rcden. of
New York, at Tegucigalpa. Honduras
Francis Munro Endicott. Of Massachusetts
AT Christiania: Franklin Mott Gunther. az
Virginia. at Lisbon; Paxton Iiibbcn. OF In
diana, AT Santiago, Chill: Roland d. uar
vey. of Maryland. at Lima, Peru: Leland
Harrison, OF Illinois. at Bogota, Colombia
NJ Marshall ianghorne, Of Virginia at san
Jose. Costa Rice; George J.. LoTillara az
Rhode Island, at Buenos Ayres. Henry
coleman May. o, Washington. TO Paraguay
and Uruguay; William Walter Smith nf
Ohio, at Bcrnc; Jordan Herbert Stablor ,f
MARYLAND. at Stockholm.
The senate confirmed the nominations -
Mr.. Northcoit and Mr. Woitzel There are
few new names on the list, most Of the
changes being Transfers Of secretaries of
embassies and legations from one post ID
another.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
! RTCHESUN NETT UhUUUtl
Unable to Talk with Counsel
Closely Guarded by Sheriff.

Boston. Dec. 2l.-Kept under oplates
throughout the day TO deaden the pain
from his sef-lnfictcd wounds. the Rev.
Clarence V. r. Richeson was unable 10
converse with his counsel, William A.
Morse. i'm his cell at the Charles street
Jail to-day. so that his silence regarding
his act Of yesterday morning remains un-
broken.
Physicians held ont encouragement as to
tho prisoners carly recovery. declaring
that barring the danger Of sepsis, which
was possibility, he would he physically
able TO appear In court on January l5
when he IL TO stand trial on tho charge Of
the murder Of Avis Lnncll. the Hyannis
music pupil, who died from cyanide Of po-
tassium poisoning.
Sheriff Seavey has guards at Richesons 8
bedside every moment of tho day and night
TO prevent the prisoner making any further
effort TO injurc himself.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
Both Houses Adjourn Until
January 3.

Washington. Dec. H.-Both houses OF
Congress adjourned to-day for the holiday
recess. They will reassemble at noon on
January 3.
Senator Kenyon, of Iowa. introduced a
hill which would prohibit interstate rail-
roads or other carriers from taking liquor
into any territory where its use, possession
or sale is a violation of local law.
A million dollar appropriation for the con-
struction and operation OF a railroad. to
be known as the Alaska Central Railway,
and other Alaskan conservation is con-
tGnplated I'm bill introduced i'm the House
by Mr. Sulzer. of New York. 1t would in
clude Alaska in the jurisdiction Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission and pro-
vide an Alaskan public service commits
sion. The commissioners would be author
lied TO construct and operate the Alaska
Central from Seward. on Resurrection Bay,
TO the Matanuska coal fields, the actual
construction to bc under the direction Of
army engineers The bill would segregate
800 acres Of the best coal lands in the
Matanuska field and the same amount
in adjacent fields for the use Of the army
and navy.
\ victory for the House In the conference
over the urgent deficiency bill was con-
tsiued in the report Of tie Cunfcrrecs to-
Gay. out Of ss2ls7l in appropriations at
taUhed to the bill by the Senate only s80
remained when the conference committee
reported an agreement. Applause greeted
the announcement i'm the House. The por-
tions dropped out included 100000 for the
Census Bureau. $4,000 for mine investiga-
ticns. $4,000 for the medical department
of the navy and an extra months pay for
employees OF the House and Senate. The
bill as finally agreed TO carries S2i5I 156.
Both houses adopted the report and sent
tho bin To the President 1t IS the first
Of the big supply measures Of the session.
Representative j. Hampton Moore, Of
Philadelphia introduced a hill asking an
di vdock al the Philadelphia Navy Yard OF
sufficient size 10 float the largest battle
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
.PHTHISIS AMONG ITALIANS
Cases in America Number 35, =
600. Saws Physician.

one OF the witnesses at the last session
Of the factory commission Yesterday, DR..
Antonios Stella, secretary and vice-prcsi-
dent OF the Society OF Italian immigration
said there were thirty-fve thousand con
Fumptive laborers among the Italians III
this country. lie said:
I've think the death rate is decreasing
hut VIC do not know II because so many
60 back every summer. But 1t Is known
that one-third Of those returning arc tu-
bercular. and they return to italy CON
vinced that the air OF their native land
will cure them. Every man feels this way
about his nation. Returning cases have IN
fectod Sicilian eastern coast towns I'M
migrants have tuberculosis at the rate OF
o6 per thousand but carry il back at the
rate Of 10 10 70 per thousand Factory
workers get what We call industrial con-
sInption.' developing tuberculosis. ana
tbcir children arc Influenced prenatally. J
vouId abolish tenement factory work. It's
harder TO mako money here than on the
o,bor side. Mos. OF the Italians coming
bere are rural people and they 20 back' AS
,bev cannot stand the confinement OF inc
cities ,,.,,
George \. Hall. or tho Child labor o'"-
,,,i,tee declared there were forty thou-
sand children earning S to 81 week III
New York. as against H.2?o in IsTo.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
SOLD BOGUS DIPLOMAS
Former City College Attache
Pleads Guilty.

Joshua GoluboCk. OF No. $40 9TH street
Brooklyn, who was indicted on November
%. 1910. for fradulently selling diplomas
while he was assistant register at the COL
lege Of the City of New York pleaded
grIilty tu Il misdomeanor before Judge Null
queen. in General Sessions. Yesterday, ana
was remandcd to the Tombs for sentence on
Tuesday. Golubock disappeared and did not
return until a short time ago. when he was
arrested. oswald Jacoby was his attorney
II is said that twCrty students and non
students bought bogus degrees and fraudu-
lent certificates from Goluhock for prices
ranging from $50 to sIOO. some OF these.
who thus escaped Regents examinations
arc now practising in various professions
Goubocks methoi was simple enough.
In the rush Of work in the college registers
office some certificates were thrust upon
the registers desk for signature and hur-
riedlv removed. In that way some OF the
fraudulent certificates bore the real sigma
ture Of the register.
Tho Indictment recited that on January
20 1909. Goubock scld 10 James r. Lumb.
of No. sos Park avenue, Brooklyn, Ger
tifcatc Of complete scientific course in tho
civ College I'm his affidavit District M-
torncv whitman cited the fact that Lumb
had not completed or entered upon any
course Of study in the City College. Lumb's
certificate bore the signature OF Arvid ID.
Anderson. college register.
on June %. 1911. Jacob Bitzik, of No.
1872 Broomc street, e student, who bought
one Of Goubocks $50 diplomas. asked Jus
tice Page to compel tho Board Of Regents
20 give him credit for the studies he had
taken in the CITY College. and to permit
him 10 enter an examination in his dc
fcicnt studies" Justice Page said there
was no merit i'm the application, and dis
missed IL with $50 costs.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
TIRED OF HOTEL LUDLOW
C. R. Burnett Would Quit Jail for
Christmas on Broadway.
SAYS ARREST WAS ILLEGAL
Has Been in Institution Since
September for Failure to Pay
Alimony and Counsel Fee.

with the brilliant lights Of Broadway
twinkling a welcome to all who seek Hule-
tide cheer it would he hardship on one
used TO the warmth that these lights
radiate 10 have to spend Christmas In Lud-
low street Jail, although tnat institution
has a reputation that would seem 10 make
it not the worst place i'm New York 10
spend Christmas. But here is Charlton H.
Burnett. who has spent some Time In both
atmosphcres. and he does not want to stay
i'm the Jail Some men have gone there ny
choice Burnett is not one of these. His
objections to Ludlow street are base on
purely legal grounds
Burnett used 10 be known as Tod in
the district OF toddy. lie is "A nephew OF
former Representative Burnett OF Strouds-
burg. Penn His wife, Mrs. Belle Burnett
obtained separation from him in 1893 on
the ground OF cruelty. non-support ana
abandonment. The court awarded her $40
week alimony, 500 for her counsel fees
and ordered Burnett TO file a bond OF 300
for security for the payment Of the money.
Burnett sued his wife for divorce. but lost.
For about two years deputy sherifs with
a body attachment looked for Burnett be-
They found him AT last and put him in
Ludlow street jail. Before the decree OF
separation was signed Burnett owed his
wife $3.50 for temporary alimony, and now
there is added to this $50 of arrearaSe Of
the permanent alimony. The counsel fee OF
800 also remains unpaid.
Burnett obtained a writ Of habeas cor
pus i'm the Supreme Court yesterday with
a view to getting his release from jail
where he has been since September 10. lie
said i'm his petition that the order for the
counsel fee was included I'm the rrder for
his arrest which was an error, and that
therefore his arrest was Illegal. lie Will
have a hearing i'm court.
For two years the domestic affairs OF
Burnett and his wife have been much in
the courts Besides the suit Of the wife
for a separation and his suit for divorce
Mrs Burnett sued her mOther-in-laW Tor
$4,000 for alternating the affections or her
husband. Mrs Julia McArdle, who testified
for Burnett in his divorce action, was in
dicted for perjury. She pleaded guilty ana
sentence was suspended. William Perkins,
a private detective, who was similarly inn
plicated. was sent to the penitentiary Tor
one year.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
SHERMAN AT WHITE HOUSE
Call on President Taft Causes Political
Gossip.
by the Associa'ed Press

Washington. Dec. 2l.-Following call at
the White House this morning by Vice
President Sherman report was In circu-
Iatlon that Mr. Sherman does not desire to
be the Republican candidate for Governor
of New York. il was further reported that
unless his party desired him to run again
for in. Presidency he would retire
from politics on March 4, 1913
Mr. sherman's call at the White House,
coming Immediately after Mr. Taft's return
from New York, where the President saw
a number of the state Republican leaders,
attractcd much interest. The Vice -Presi-
dent declined to discuss his visit
The President, IL was said to-day. ~ being
urged 10 interest himself In the Nice-Presl-
dental situation. II was reported that
some New York Republicans had recon-
mcndcd that MI. Sherman be retained on
the ticket
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
SPIRIT WILL" IS VOID
Thompson's Young Widow Wins
Suit for S2.OOO,O00.

Mrs MabeTe Ames Thompson, widow OF
Robert II. Thompson, the paper manu-
fscturer Of Brooklyn, had her husband $
VIII declared void on tho ground of fraud
yesterday. Thompson died In juno. 1910,
leaving about 100000. This was few
months after he had married his conf
donual clerk. She was about half his age.
At the time OF his marriage Mr. Thomp-
sons first wife had been dead several
years His own children we're dead, and
hc had adopted his grandchildren, Robert
d. Thompson, Ir. and Mrs. Marion Thomp-
son Funk
Mr.. Thompson made a viii about twenty
months before contracting bis second mar
rsse. in which ne left practically every
thing % Dis grandchildren. When he died
his widow began proceedings before Surro-
iote kotcham 10 have the will set aside.
She alleged that at about the time the
VIII was made Mrs. Funk began receiving
spirit messages" all OF which advised the
tostaior TO look after his children. Many
of the messages purportcd to come from
tho FIRST Mrs Thompson, who called herself
"Muzzic"
Mrs Thompson held that hcr husband
had been wrongfuUy influenced I'm making
his viii and vronsfuly kept from making
changes IN 20 I'm her favor. Her side was
sustained ty Surrogate ketcham
The children appealed from the decision.
and short time ago the Appellate Di-
vision sent the case TO the Supreme Court
10 be- tried before jury. Justice Garrett
Son presided over the trial, which began
last Mondav afternoon The evidence that
had 1ccu heard in the Surrogato's court
"ss rcroatod. The jury retired late yes
to-day afternoon. and early in the even
Ing returned a verdict that the will had
been obtained by fraud. The attorney FOR
he children Immediately asked the court
Tor a rchcaring. and the argument on the
motion was -ct over until next week.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
WOOD BREAKS A RECORD CONGRESS TAKES RECESS p
Almost Freezes on 130- Mile Trip
in Hydro Aeroplane.

Providence. Dec. FLA fight OF more
than one hundred and thirty miles in a
hydro aeroplane was completed to-day,
when Harry y. Atwood. the Boston aviator,
who left Point of Pines. near Lynn, Mass,
a 1866 a. m, alighted easily on the waters
OF Narragansett Bay near the Edgewood
Yacht Club this city. at $40 p. m. Atwood
followed the coast line, and when his ma
chine touched the water at Edgewood his
last drop of easOlenc had been consumed.
Atwood claims his flight exceeds by ff-
teen miles the best previous record in a
machine Of the style in which he flew to-
day.
After leaving Point Of Pines this fore
noon. Atwood headed across Boston Har-
bor flying over bingham and reaching the
achusetts south shore. Skrting the
side Of Cape Cod Bay, the aviator passed
over the new Cape Cod Canal and then
crossed over Buzzard's Bay. He was seen
from Horse Neck Beach. in the town CT
Westport. Mass soon after noon, as ne
headed toward Rhode Island
Atwoods trip was one of great hardship.
Tho weather was raw. and the aviator on
arriving here said that he nearly froze in
he air.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
CANADIAN BANKS MERGED
Eastern Townships and Com Z
merce Largest Yet Made.

Montreal Dec. 2l.-rhc directors Of the
Eastern Townships Bank at meeting
here to-day decided TO enter into an agree
mont with the Canadian Bank OF Com
merce. by which the interests Of the two
banks will be merged.
Ratification of the project by the share
boldcrs of the Eastern Townships Bank
will mean tho consummauon oi the large
bank merger that has yet taken place In
Canada and result i'm the formation Of a
hank with = paid up capital Of N5'@o0)
and reserve Of s125oo,0oO and aggregate
assets exceeding s2lo0oo,Oco
The territory of tho banks viii cover
e,..rv norton OF the Dominion. including
the Yukon.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
DIcTAPHoNE HELPED CONVICT
Played Important Part at IrisI ol
Gary, Ind, Alderman.

Crown Point. Ind. Dec. H.-AloeI'''"' y
walter T.. Gibson. OF Gary, Ind, was iounu
c,,ilty tonight Of bribery IN connection WIN
,bo massage by the Gary Common Couiicil
- o. heating franchise ordinance AWARDED
,rto,nas q. Dean. Of Louisville, Ky, who
was the states chief witness. IL Is Sa.u !"
he the first conviction in which dlc'aphoho
plaved an important part.
The dictaphOno, delicate ciectrlcal III
strument which gathers sounds in one room
and transmits them 10 a telephone receiver
elsewhere carried conversation in this case
TO stenographers. The stenographcrs read
into the record what purpOrted 10 be the
conversation. including the alleged offers OF
bribes and their acceptance.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
Snecial Features of the 18th
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New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
MRS. sENJAMlN's WILL UPHELD.

4 jury m thc supreme Court has upheld
tho viii of Mrs Alice Eliza Benjamin, who
Ie't an estate amounting 10 $4,000. Adclia
crawford. a second cousin, sought TO have
DE viii SGT aside on the ground that there
iad been conspiracy TO influence Mrs.
benjamin 10 give her property TO certain
trsonS mentioned in her will.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
lfrom The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, December q.
PRESIDENT DELIGHTED-To say that
the President is delighted with the report OF
the Tariff Board on the wool industry is TO
put il mildly. Not only Is he greatly pleased
at the thoroughness OF the report but also
at tho unanimty Of the members of the
board. which i'm view OF the fact that two
Of them are Democrats. ono Of the Demo
Gratis having been n prominent Democratic
member of the Ways and Means Commit
tee. leaves the members OF that party in
tho House with no reasonable excuse for
rejecting tho findings Of tho board. Incl
dentally, the President is asking where are
those newspaper correspondents who Only
4 short time ago were sending out lurld
stories Of disagreement In the Tarin
Board, Of irreconcilabe differences between
the Republican and the Democratic mem
hers. and declaring that there would he both
majority and minority reports. The PreSi-
dent realizes, OF course that IL is quite pos
sible that despite the illogical character OF
such proceeding. the Democratic leaders
will reject the findings of the board and his
recommendation, although he sincerely
hopes they will not. He is convinced that
any such course on their part will meet
with the emphatic dlsapproval OF the coun-
try and will hurt the Democratic party a
great deal more than it cen possibly hurt
him, but for the sake of tho consumers he
hopes sincerely that the Democrats will for
once rise above petty partisan politics and
will pass a bill which he can sign He has
treated Congress with entire frankness. He
has sent in the report Of the Tariff Board
regardless Of the reflection which its find
ings cast on the Payne tariff bill, and he
looks TO the Democrats i'm control OF the
House TO rise to an equally high plane and
TO pass a bill I'm accordance with the find
ings of the board and not drafted and
adopted with the sole purpose Of putting
the President in a hole
A LONGWORTH WOOL BilL.-Repre-
sentative Longworth, persuaded from the
attitude of Representative Underwood and
other influential Democrats that they would
rather have their own way than the right
way, is devoting himself to the task of
drafting a wool bill in accordance with the
report of the Tariff Board. Coming from
state which stll produces considerable
wool, himself a member Of the Ways and
Means Committee, and having q far more
than ordinary knowledge Of the tsrifr, Mr..
Longworth is regarded as peculiarly well
fitted for this task. His bill will serve 10
put in concrete form the rates indicated by
the report of the Tariff Board, and. in any
event. will serve as q criterion by which 10
measure such bill as the Democrats may
bring into the House. In order 10 master
the details Of the report of the Tariff
Board and TO prepare themselves for an
intelligent handling Of the subject. the Re
publican members Of the Ways and Means
Committee will hold the first OF a series OF
meetings tomorrow. the result Of which
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From an Engineer:

The thought came to my mind that Snouid
always have at least one volume with me on any
frin + should take. as out of the articles of any
one volume one would certainly find subject
interesting for any time mood
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From a Baptist Clergyman:

The change from the ponderouS forDiddlns
volumes OF the past to this charming India. paper
issue. represents nothing less than all INSPIRATION
OF genius.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From = Rcar-AdmiraI, Retired:

The Cambridge University Press has earned the
gratitude of the reading world.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From a United States Senator:

in comprehensivcncss Of details, in SclentIfc
accuracy and in clearncSS of style it eXccls any
other publication OF its nature with which am
familiar
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From 4 JoIlns Hopkins Professor:

Both As scholarly performance and as teen
,,;caI nroduct. the new edition seems to me to be
A really great achievement.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
E,o,u . Member of the Boston Bar:

.,,becr;bcrs and readers on the wonderful work
vou have accomplished.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From q Railroad Acfuary:

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New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From a Doctor of Divinity:

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fastdOus reader.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From a Head Master:

"The New Britannica is wonderfully attractive
There has never been anything like IT.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
From a CONGREGATIONAL Clergyman:

"Thc New Britannica IS the only encycloPdtulLSi ID
of is kind that anv man should have on the shelf
of his library.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
Ero,, 2 Professor of Latin:

The new edition is as tempting to me as me
old one was forbdding. My children feel the
same fascination in it that ! do. 1t is marVe!
OF bookmakng
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22

SEAL PROTECTION.-Even before the
President had signed the joint resolution
ratfying his action denOuncing the treaty
with Russia, Senator Root i'm the Senate
and Representative Sulzer in tho House had
introduced bill carrying into effect the
provisions of the fur seal treaty, 10 the ne
gotistion of which Russia contributed so
magnanimously. The bill provides statu-
tory penalties for violations OF the pro-
visions Of that treaty 1t provides that no
citizen shall kill, capture or pursue any
fur seal i'm the waters Of the Northern
Pacific Ocean north of tho 30th parallel, in
Guiding the seas Of Bering, kamschatka.
Okhotsk and Japan, or any sea otter be-
yond the three-mle shore limit. Those
aiding or abetting pelagic sealing in any
manner are made amenable TO the law.
q. 6. H.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-22

The only book ! am taking win me on on. d
Encvclopaedia Britannica