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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
poor fellow is carried into our P'a'e
knocked out and robbed.

poor fellow Is carried into our P'a'e'
knocked out and robbed.
How Sailors Are Robbed.
"Only a short time ago sailor 10
whom turned over 500. and VINO
stepped out OF our place. came back IN
twenty minute, covered with blood anu
without q cent. He had been held up
and robbed BY one Of the ORGANIZED
gangs Of young toughs that Unrest 'ha'
section.
when there were plainclothes men
from the Police Department there was
some protection. But policemans UNI
form is as good az brass band to an
nounce his presence in the neighborhood'
The gangs wait until he gets out OF the
way. and then knock out some poor Tor
eigner or sailor who does not Know the
locality.
THE p,ainclothes men were always
ready 10 let us know when some OF the
gangs We're getting to work. so that we
could warn the patrons Of our place, and
protect them from gangsters masquerad-
ing as sailors or foreigners 10 lure their
victims into trap
"A mans life is as safe on West street
at night as it would be among wild
beasts in an African jungle under the
present system of police administration
Confederate Money Current.
NJ. B. Goldberger, proprietor OF the
International Hotel at Clarkson and
West streets, brought with him Nautilus
Koch as an example Of the helpless
strangers who arrive in New York from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
FIRE RELIEF COMPLETED
Red Cross Has Received 500, 900,
Many Gifts Being from Poor.

Al a meeting If the Red Cross Emergency
Relief Committee Yesterday afternoon full
reports were received Of the work done al
ready Every family has been visited and
all emergent needs met. In many instances
relief has been declined on the ground that
the family resources were sufficient
The amount received by Jacob ". schif.
treasurer. up 10 the time or the meeting
was upward of $500"
The committee deems that th" gratifying
and impressive feature II the contributions
a. the large number Of small gifts. coming
evidently from persons Of modest means
many Of them apparently workmen' ana
the number OF collective contributions from
or,n,,v.s II thi. or that firm or company
-, 90 encak of contributions from children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
WILLIAMS ASKS COOPERATION
Wants Fire Commissions to Inform
Him of Violations.

Albany, March 3l.--As a result NJ the IRE
in the Asch Building in New York last
Saturday. Commissioner Williams Of the
State Labor Department to-day sent let
ter TO the fire commissioners and COM
missioners Of public safety Of all cities in
the state, outside Of greater New York,
asking their cooperation in safeguarding
lives In our factories" The letter has also
been sent 10 every village OF 5000 inhabi-
tants and over.
Commissioner Williams asks the local
authorities to report 10 him every factory
building of three or more stories in height
on which no fire escape has been erected
and where existing fire escapes seem made
ouate or detective OF exits from factory
floors 10 fire escapes are Obstructed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
Three More Bodies Identified,

Three more bodies were Identified at me
morcue Yesterday. They were those o1
Jennie Leven. nineteen years old. OF NO.
o7s Delaney street: Emma RootStein,
twenty-two years old. of No $50 9TH street.
and Israel Rosen. seventeen years old, OF
No. Is clinton street. This leaves 'ie'e"
unidentified bodies in the morsue.
Charles Zerbsrini. a lawyer, OF No. "''
Proadvay. was held In 500 bail for trial
nv MAGISTRATE Butts in the Harlem court
Yesterday on the charge Of violating sec
,ion Is Of the Tenement House laws. when
relates 10 fire escapes. /erbarini owns "A
tenement house at No 34l Fast loith street
which has had It's front TIRE escape IN
common with the building at No. 3@'
The fire escape has becn made useless
through the tearing down cf No. $}9. ana
= complaint was made against Ierbarini ny
Inspectcr Frulling. Of he Tenement House
Department Zerharini asked for time on
the plea that he had not teen able to reach
his contractors. but the macistrate refused
10 accept the excuse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
ASK FOR MANY REMOVALS.

The Central Federated Union. az n meet
ing held last night. adopted resolutions IA o.
voring the demand for the removal from
Office Of Borough President McAneny. SUI
perintendent Miller and State Labor Com.
missioner Williams. II IL be proved that
these officials were In any way responsible
for the IRE in the Asch Building last Satur-
day,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
CANNOT SUE HIMSELF
Town Collector Claims Money He
Holds as Treasurer.

Providence. ". l.. March 3l.-Herbert W.
Barber. tax collector Of Warwick cannot
sue himself as town treasurer for money
which he considers due him in his capacity
as collector. the Supreme Court decided to-
day. That court said that the action can
not be maintained while the plaintiff is also
the defendant. so Mr. Barber will have 10
resign az treasurer II he wishes 10 cen
tinue the suit.
Mr. Barber recently refused 10 accept
$500 salary which the town council voted
him a s collector. and when he had collected
taxes amounting 10 fl65.o0s he claimed 5
per cent OF & go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
..,scoNsln SUFFRAGE ADVANCES

,,adison. Wis. March 5l.-The woman :
sIfflag. bill passed ne Sena'e 80
a vote of IL 10 !. WIN UNI
absent or not voting Inc VII WIZ W." O.
| to the ASS mby.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
Any Citizen Can Make Arrests.

"This does not deprive any citizen OF
the right to make an arrest, was i'll
substance. the reply. nor does 1t prevent
him CARRYING revolver exposed in a
belt"
The message Of Mayor Gaynor to the
BOARD of Aldermen. dated February 2I'
1911. and his later letter discussing the
nolice situation. IT was reported, were the
refugees of the Police Commissioner wnen
other questions We're put to him.
In view Of the testimony that crimes
ranging from petty thievery to MURDER
offered by the other witnesses yester-
dav were attribute bile 10 lack of police
protection in the section referred TO- the
following sentences in the Mayors mes
cage did not lend force to that document
&c an excuse for present conditions:
Eve are teaching them dhe police
men to discriminate and let petty things
go" and Much has been done In driving
vicious people out Of the city"
In contrast TO the reception accorded
the statements of the Police Commits
sioner Of his policy Of honesty before
efficiency." il was reported was the
attitude toward the suggestion or the
Roy Philip ]. Magrath. superintendent
If the Catholic Reading Room and MIS-
sion. at No. 49, West street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
What Father .Magrath Said.

The protection of property ana lie Is
more importan. than chasing will-o'-
the wsp 70 make angels OF the police
was substantially his remark when, "
was said. received commentator OF MS
hearers "A few policemen In that dis-
trict. where seamen and foreigners just
landed have been beaten. robbed ana
even murdered. with authority to use
their nightsticks. and the Commissioner
behind them, would make il safe to
travel along West street after DARK
which IL Is now not safe to do
Stafford Wright. who has been super
intendent Of the Seamen's CHRISTIAN
Union. at No. 800 Vest street for fifteen
years. informed the grand jury that
dozen murders OF seamen had come to
His knowledge that coul- have been pre-.
vented II the Police Department had
afforded proper protection To men VINO
have To use West street at night.
IL have advised sailors when they are
paid off TO take roundabout way from
the ship to our place. rather than trust
their lives in West street" he said.
Hardly Is q ship paid of before some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
inspections Not His Duty.

7 do not say" continued the superin-
rerda7t. when asked whose duty II was 10
enforce the code. that II is nobody's duty
~ see that the safety exits from buildings
I'll over the city are properly maintained
after the buildings are put up. ] merely
saw that this bureau is not charged with
the Systematic inspection Of buildings by
law. and that ~ has never been the custom
70 make systematic investigations.
When We find any buildings that require
FIRE escapes. we order such fire escapes.
We find them out when our attention is
oalled 10 them by complaint. ! have never
looked M the laws as to what the duties
% the state factory inspectors are, but
as matter Of fact. the state factory in
spectors do make such Investigations. and
whenever the inspector finds conditions
such that the exit facilities are not ade-
nuste. lie makes report through his com
missioner TO this bureau.
Some years ago the state factory in
spector assumed that he had the power TO
direct the placing of fire escapes on factory
buildings in the city of New York, but the
courts decided that the power belonged ex-
cusively 10 the Superintendent of Build
inCs Of the borough in which the factory
was. Since that time the State Factory
Inspection Department has simply reported
such cases to this bureau. As soon as we
receive them on complaint We make inves-
tisation. and IL the complaint is justified
4 case is put on.
II the bureau had required Mr.. Asch to
Put in three sfaircases." the Superintendent
said. in explaining the position Of his pre-
decessors on the matter Of stairways. he
would have been within the provisions of
The law had he made them ell open. after
the manner Of ordinary staircsses. He
chose however. 10 inclose them. More
over. when the Ash Building was built IT
was considered to be above the average
IN hreproof construction. II was perhaps
on these two considerations that the bu-
reau waived the right to demand the other
stairway. -.
The fact that the doors opened inward
NAV nave beer due 10 the same considera-
tions some talk has been raised over the
fact that rbey were made Of wood II
mus, he remembered that in those days 1t
W. customary TO make all doors Of WOOD
an no bureau no doubt did not then think
% .ecessary 70 order any other material
IN view Of the fact that the stairways were
irclosed OF course. ! have no means or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
Not Spared by Grand Jury.

Commissioner Cropsey was not spared
by the grand jury. it was reported. in an
effort to secure from him some explana-
ton for his failure to suppress disorder
and crimes Of violence along West street
in the vicinity Of the Chelsea docks. as
testified to by four witnesses who pre-
coded him.
When caught by the newspaper report
ers as he was slipping out through a
lack entrance to the jury room he was
nervous and angry. and holly resented
the questions put to him.
Have you no explanation to make OF
the lawless conditions alleged by the
witnesses who preceded you?" he was
asked.
NO. 7 haven't" he snapped. backing
up against the wall. and glaring about
him. Just you don't worry about me-
worry about yourself" and dashed away
TO Police Headquarters, leaving the I'M
preston that he had just passed an un-
comfortab bile hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
GAYNOR ISSUES REPLY
Continued from first page.
absolutely honest. faithful. intelligent ana
alert.

alert.
Wave Of Crime an Annual.
The "wave OF crime" the Mayor wrote.
required once a year with the regularity
Of the boys marble season. 1t was very
easy to denounce in general terms, the
Mayor wrote. and ne could only say tnat
he received every specific complaint OF
crime or disorder. and tho Police Com
missioner Immediately investigated the
matter and removed the evil II there
was one He added:
The number NJ persons arrested ana
locked up for frivolous causes in New 10TH
City last year was reduced by $1,000: REQ
pie were arrested for the most frivolous
things and made to give bail or be locked
up for hearing. This sustained the trace
OF professional bon6sman and the graz
that went with IL. The number or persons Sol
arrested In New York City In 1893 was Z-u,.
SIS. while in great metropolitan l0noon o ~
was only 1882. We began early IN Isio
10 modify this great abuse We hao 70
proceed gradually, for the force could no.
be taught the law Of arrest and now 10
all al once. after so many
years of arbitrary arrests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
Tells Why Arrests Decreased.

FxpIaining the decrease In the NUMBER
Of arrests. he wrote that Of the 1'VVV
decrease %. 7O3 were In the borougns OF
Manhattan and The Bronx. AND OF THESE
% O26 were in the class Of petty onences'
such as violation of corporation ord'-
nances-for which there had been the
scandalous number of 10000 arrests III
19O9-intoxication. disorderK conduc'
$50 caled) and the like. Then he wrote
Instead Of summary arrests and locKlhas-
up for minor offences, the policy mas oeei,
introduced Of having the alleged onenosI ;
summoned The community is now pens
told bv sensat ional newspapers ana QUIZ, !.
that this whole reduction of 5000 IN arLes.s
was in the case Of burglars, plckpocK.s,..ss
and other felons. whom. 1t is declared. . ~,
pOlice are forbidden 10 arrest. But snai
not complain Sensible people VIII not Dc
deceived. - 40,
7 trust I have said nothing with the leasI
note OF disbursement in II. Gods Tune y
long and the best that any OF us can 90 -
a little while we are here. and that, itt.es
by little How much more we couln no !,
we all stood unselfshly together: Wllnou,,
regard 10 politics or other forms OF pis"''s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
';SH|FTS BLAME FOR FIRE
Miller Defends the City's Build
ing Inspection.
BEERS TALKS ABOUT PANIC
District Attorney Ready to Pre-
sent Evidence of Criminality
49,
to Grand Jury.

Rudolph =. Miller. Superintendent Of
Buildings who. on hearing Of the fatal FIRE
IN the Asch Building. in Washington
Place, cut short his trip TO Panama by
several weeks and returned to this city on
Thursday. decided yesterday to defend his
office against the imputations Of blame laid
upon il in connection with the disaster.
When asked 10 explain the presence Of the
Tartitons which tho testimony of survivors
alleged 20 he iu front Of the Greene street
etairway on the ninth floor, he asserted
@e-nphaticallv that neither law nor custom
, imposed the making Of Investigations upon
his bureau after the completion Of build
ing. except upon complaint Most Of his
Information, he said came from the state
Factory Inspection Bureau. and II was his
impression that they were charged with the
systematic inspection Of factories No COM
psint however. he maintained. had been
filed against the Asch Building in his
Office from any source. Regarding he all
ssnce OF third stairway. required by Sec
ton IS Of the Building Code. in buildings
of the area Of the Asch Building. he as
serted that former superintendents had as
sumed the power 70 dispense with the third
stairway when. in their opinion. conditions
justified Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
Cropsey Surprises Jurors.

When Commissioner Cropsey sug-
gested to the grand jury that the cltl-
zens of New York who were dissatisneo
with the protection afforded under his
conduct Of the police could protect
themselves by adopting the belt ana
holster plan Of lawless communities
there was. it was said. surprise. amuse-
nent and plain disgust written upon the
faces of his hearers.
packing a gun" didn't appeal to the
business men. who we're equally sur
nrised when the head of the Police De-
partment acknowledged that the protec-
ton Of life and property was. In his estl-
nation. n secondary matter compared
with the elimination Of graft and the
cultivation of honesty among the ponce.
'If crime ia rampant and criminals are
flocking to this city. as reported WAS
substantially the question asked. IF as
VOL, state you have only 800 detectives
ont Of the force of 10000 men available
m cone with these criminals. do YOU con-
cider il sensible or in accordance with
no,icv for the maintenance OF law ana
order TO cancel the permits TO carry re-
volvers and make arrests. issued to the
snecial policemen who for years have CO.
onerated with the regular police force 70
guard the various banks and hhanclaI
institutions of the city,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-11
Though Breaks a Severe
Cold in Few Hours.
No Journal Reader Need Suffer
Much From The Grippe.
Remarkable Compound Effects
Cures Without Taking QulnIne.

N"thing else that you can take will
b." aH Your cald or cnd grippe SO
Promptly HS Il dose of pdpr'S cold
toH't1Gnd every two hours until three
Cr"S, cltivc doses are taken.
The most miserable neuralgia pains.
Lradarllo, dizziness. head ana nose
stuffed nj, ieverishness. sne"Zing. run
ming If the nose. sore throat, mucous
catarrhal discharges, soreness. stiff
ross. rheamatism pains and ether dis
toss be gin to leave after tho very
first dose
pape's Cold Compound is the result
0t tftroc years research ut 4 cost OF
more than fifty thousand dollars, and
contains no auinine. which We have
cuncllsiVelv demonstrated is not CT
fectiVe III the treatment OF colds or
grippe.
Take his harmless Compound as li-
rectcd. with the knowledge that there
is no other medicine made anyWhe
else in the world, which will cure
your cold or end Grippe misery us
promrtl.. and without any other as
sistance or bad after-efiects as -
cent racka &c Of Pape's Cold Com
pound which any druggist in the
" Grid can SUNNY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-11
SOUTH PARISH MEMS CLUB.
Instructive Paper on Panama Canal
BY Hon. w. C. PhiIbrook.

The first banquet of the South Parish
Mems Club held Friday evening at the
Augusta House proved a most enjoy
able occasion. The feature of the oc-
casicn WAS the entertaining and in
struetive paper upon the Panama
Canal. by Hon Warren g. Philhrook
of Watervllle
The banquet WAS served at s p. VI.
and those seated at the tables We're !:
William Fl. Fisher. l.. c. Dudley. +.
G. Marshall. Rev. Clayton D. Booth
by r. G.. Harrington. Warren c. Phil
brook. Norman l.. Bassett. Judge o.
liver G. Hall. G., II. Brickctt. Warren
". Hendee, Charles w. Curtis. Mel
Viz s. NiswCll. W. S. Thompson Al
ton 5. Pope. Alfred w. Wandtke. II
J. Turner, Arthur r. Katon. G. y
Mayer. q. +. .;annett. ST., George r
Gannett. Jr., George W Merrill. T.
Giddings. liza H. Randall O. c. s.
Davies, II. G. Barker. Edwin T.. Tuell
f. :. Lyman. C. +. Purinton. F. l..
Gcdney, Melville Smith, + B. Purin-
ton, {. /. Andrews. r. H. Stubbs.
Henry w. Miller. c. w. Jones. j. V
Lane. Thomas Clark. Trehe Johnson.
Kendall VI. Dunbar. Edwin w Per.
kins. J. Z. Townsend. Thomas II.
lodge, {. p Emerson, W. r. Leigh
tor. y. l.. Nash, VI. T. Sawtnllc, G.
Il. campbell.
President +. G. Harrington presided
at the postprandial exercises. Tho
paper hv Judge FhilbrooE presented
Il COMPREHENSIVE Wow OF tht work now
iii progress upon tie great Panama
canal. the length 0f which from deep
water oc tie paciiic 10 the deem WA
ter OF the Atlantic is 50ia miles ami
the estimated cost of which is. s375.-
600 900, and upon which about 40.00n
lahorers are employed in enc capacity
ana another. The speaker paid a.
tribute to nc task of railway con-
strrlction performed by John r. stev-
ems which was ali essential precedent
to canal constructor.
II WAS announced that the speaker ut
tic next BANQUET Of the club would
be Hon. Charles +. Johnson Of Wa
t,rvill". United States senator elect.
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Herbert L. Cochrane, Dorchester.

Fhc remains Of Herbert l.. Cochrane
Of Dorchester Mass, formerly of Au-
gusta, Who died 1T the home OF his
sister, Mrs. Charles Egbert Burnham,
at Princeton. y. j., on Monday, Feb
6. were brought 10 this city on the
Friday afternoon express and place
in the tomb OF Mt. Pleasant ceme-
tory. 1ntcrment will be made die
coming spring in The family lot in Mt
Pleasant cemetery. Mr., Cocnrane was
IS years OF age ana The Wife, one sis
ter, Mrs. Hurnham of Princeton, y.
j.. and one brother, Harry Cochranc
of Monmouth. survive. Mr.. Cochrane
Was Wcll-knoTn iii this city and be-
fore going t" Massachusetts he was
for number of Years clerk in the
hardware store On Ward & Cogan. His
man friends in this city will be griev-
cd To learn of his death.
Funeral services We're held in the
chapel at Forest Hills cemetery in
Dorchester. Mass, Thursday after
noon and were conducted by Hugh de
Payeos Ccmmandery, *. II. Of which
the deceased Vas member. Mr..
C0chranc MAS last high priest of
M,notomy, Il. \. c. of Arlington.
Mass, and m mber Of Belmont
Lodge. T.. and \. NJ, and of Orient
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PiTTsToN

J.. VI. Little is seen on the road these
nice days, breaking a fine young horse.
one of several he has raised the past
few years.
Gladys Little is ut home from school
i'll with grip and its attending liseom-
{, rts.
Ethel Boily is very i'll with a cold.
Mrs. Elizabeth Knight of WhiteGeld
is visiting for few days with her
mo,her, Mrs. John Moody.
The browntail moths are pretty well
cleaned up in this vicinity and could
be kept So if our farmers would Gu!
down all old useless, apple and cherry
trees along the highways, and clear vi
the brush and burn them.
The snow is great help to all ir
getting their wood and some ars
scraring on the ice fields.
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Mrs. Margaret Chadbourne.

The death Of Mrs. Margaret Chad
bourne, widow Of the WrIl-remembrr-
cd Hon. Summer j. Ghadbourne. oc-
Cured at her home on Grove street
Friday morning.
While singularly modest and rctir-
ing Mrs. Chadbourne maintained to
the last a remarkably sYmpath etic in
torest, not alone in her personal friends
hut in the larger affairs OF public ma
turc. To those who have known her
most intimately her brave and patient
life has been constant inspiration and
she will be deeply missed by all.
a daughter. Mrs. Joseph f. Alex
ander of this city. and a granddaugh
ter, Mrs Richard T. Derby Of Win
chester. Mass. survive. Services viii
be held at the residence. 26 Grove
street at II o'clock Monday forenoon.
Feb. 10.
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BOWDOiN.

The children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
d. Roberts. who lave been i'll witt
grip, are much improved
Mrs. Adelail Avery turned homo
Wednesday from Lewiston, where she
had heen visiting her daughter, Miss
IEe2
Albert CnEtis is hauling cord wood
from here to Lisbon Falls for Fred
Small.
p, d, Coolnbs from Lisbon Falls,
was in this part Of the town Thursday
on business,
John Smith returned home Wednes-
day from oxford where he had been
visiting relatives.
Eugene Williams is in Boston for n
While with relatives.
Mrs. }. o. Roberts is quite ill.
The farmers are very busy hauling
wood and timber.
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CANAAN.

George w. Farnham has purchased
Furber Marston's residence at Ca
naan village and viii take possession
in the spring.
Friends of DR.. and Mrs. l.. w.
Shean gave them a surprise party
upon the evening of Feb. 8. a very
pleasant evening was passed. Chat
ing dish refreshments We're served.
Canaan town library has been
moved from Q. A. Moody's block to the
store owned by Ashley j.. Keene.
The library will be open Wednesdays
and Saturdays. Mrs. A. j. keene,
librarian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-11
La Grippe Couahs

STRAIN and weallen The system aud II
not checked may develop into pneumonia.
No danger of this when FoleHs Honey
and Tar is taken promptly. 1t is a re-
liable family medicine for all coughs and
colds, and acts quickly and effectively
in cases of Group. Remember the name
Foley's Honey and Tar for all coughs
and colds, for Group, bronchitis, hoarse-
ness and for racking lagrippe coughs
No opiates. Refuse substitutes. Bow
ditch Webster & Co.