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New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

IN the three months Just ended dur,ns
rrt,cb Horace White was Governor OF the
State Of New York. he broke all former
records IN that Office for clemency 10 GU"
vic,e bv granting one full pardon, eleven
combinations OF sentence and seNenty-n>e
restorations TO citizenship. Seven prisoners
convicted Of murder or manshugh'er "e'e
among those whose Sentences were COM
mrted. The one full pardon was given "
John Zigouras. who was convicted II NJ"
York OF manslaughter, first degree an"
sentenced 10 prison for nineteen years nc
got a fun pardon on his promise 10 re'ui
70 his home in Greece and remain tnele'
Among those who procured commutauon
n, sentence were Harry Rose, the Ne"
York actor. who killed his sweetheart IN
iItN street in 1905 and was sentenced 10
sinc Sing Prison for nineteen years ne
will be released in the early part OF 'ne
wear Maurice d. Jackson. or HerKlnler'
who was serving nfe sentence in Auburn
Prison. will he released in March. harry
Howard. Of New York. who in 1909 got Tour
wears for burglary, third degree, VIII get
his freedom this year. John OBrien, or
New York, who received seven years TOT
carving a concealed weapon IN 1903. VIII
be released this month, II the parole board
consents John Clark. of New York. serV-
ing a life sentence in Sing Sing. will be
freed in December next
Among the seventy-flve restored TO citi-
zenshIp were Bob Ammon. OF New York.
who was a partner of $50 Per Cent Mil
ler," and BILLY" Moore sentenced to twen-
" years for being an active participant In
the Fayne Moore badger game in New
York
The notoriety attaching TO the last two
men, coupled with the unusually large
number Of cases where Mr. White showed
cIenency have naturally raised the question
whether the burden OF passing on the ap-
plicauons of prisoners ought or ought
not 70 be removed from the shoulders Of
the chief executive Of the state and be
imposed upon a board OF commissioners
that would have more time 10 weigh the
evidence and consider the rights OF the
public as we'll as the desires Of the prison.
ers, who offered more than 500 petitions for
Governor Whites action in his three
months Of power. The Tribune has sought
expressions Of opinion on this point.
Judge Joseph F. Mulqueen, Of the Court
~ General Sessions in this city, said
The main objection 20 the present sys-
tenn is that IL puts on the Governor
severe tax: that II consumes time that
might be employed by him IN other ways
10 the profit and advantage OF the state.
I heard Governor Hughes make a joking
reference to this IN a speech in which ne
said there ought to be several Governors,
one 70 attend 10 social duties, another to
consider the question Of pardons and,
ba IN Governor
Of the state.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

that, lacking the legal reason in his papers
he has overrated the effectiveness OF his
eloouence and underrated the ability Of the
Governor, patient as he may be, to live up
TO his code.
"When clemency is desired and there is
a legal reason, such as newly discovered
evidence proof Of a defending attorneys
breach OF faith, excessive sentence. etc, a
letter to the executive chamber will bring
a blank, with proper instructions for pro-
cedure. When the petition is received in
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Nov that the trial of Rosa Picchione for
the murder Of her husband has been dis
posed of the next murder case which viii
come up before Justice Tompkns I'm the
Supreme Court M White Plains will he
that OF Gregorio Pattona, who will be tried
for slaying Giuseppe Bosta on January q
He will be defended by James Dempsey, Of
Peekskill. and Judge Glover. OF Ardsley.
The crime PattOna is accused Of embraces
several unusual features, as IT Is alleged
that he killed Rosta and badly wounded
Giovanni Rosta his brother, VINO we're
strangers 10 him. 10y mistake. Pattona, II
is said. was cunning for Letorio Pintura
on December IS because he declared the
latter had kidnapped his thirteen -year-old
sister and had her concealed somewhere
I'm Connecticut
Patroua went to the house ~ Pintura's
father at Pleasantyllle, with the avowed
intention Of compelling the elder Pintura
to reveal the hiding place Of his son. He
was heard to say that he would kill the
old man n he didn't TELL because he told
several friends that he believed Pintura
knew where his son was hiding.
When he reached the Plntura house he
had n double barrelcd shotgun. Bosta
came to the door, and Pattona told him 10
go back When he continued 10 move Pat
tona, it is charged, without word OF
warning fred a charge OF buckshot into
his heart and he died almost Instantly
Giovanni went TO his brothers rescue and
he was also fred upon. Then Pattona
threw away his gun and fed He was
later found hiding IN a boX-car.
More than a thousand invitations have
hAen issued for the review ana military
holl Of Company l.. 10th Regiment, which
will be held IN the new armOry ~ South
Broadway and Mitchell Place at White
Plains on Friday evening, January 10
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
c7Ke Pacific c7fzIo7le

leaders had procured conrana!.s r
rality Of voters in both houses.
Tn. aviation meet this week enioyed 'o'
weather on the FIRST day, but since
the air currents proved treacherous
on Tuesday resulted In the wreck ot h'',
Lathams s Antoinette monoplane. HOWE,
the meet will prove a popular and nnsu
success because OF San Franciscos eh"'.
asm. Even on bad DAYS. when tne'e III
little flying. thousands went down
field for an outing, while last Sunda! "
than 10000 persons watched the aVls'O'
The remarkable amount Of petty
in san Francisco has led TO a discus.
Of it's causes Chief OF Police sem"
saws that his men have made more
the usual number Of arrests ou'
all police activity is nullihed by INC
court justices. who admit offenders ~.
and then grant endless continuaneeS
saloon near police courts is said " 49,,
headquarters for a gang OF Dan wv
and shyster lawyers.
The new United states custom i'V.,l n
Washlnston and Battery streets l. ss
ready for occupancy. Supervising
toct Roberts declares 1t is the finest -,
ite hullding In the country u IS "
long. III feet wide. five stories hisn' ,,a.r, "a
faced with California granite from "'
County. Eames & Young, OF 81 a.,.h
we're the architects. The interior .nt
ings OF the offices are In msrp'
bronze. The building cost S.b"v"
What threatened TO be costy a,
the metal trades has been preven'eu
agreement which provides for the ..r
WAGES for three years with the plI
hours until November .. when the os' .o,l
10 estimated by the average hours OF :,
g., california. oregon and WaShins'oA
this way a strike was averted ana q .
found TOR cqualizing the hours OF Jaw
the three large coast states.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
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lBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.
San Francisco. Jan. l+-Fears OF a dry
season were dispelled this week by a great
storm which swept over the whole state.
bringing abundant rain TO the Sacramento
and San Joaquin valleys and heavy snow
in the mountains which insures an ample
water supply for irrigation and mining Up
to this week the winter had been the driest
since records Of rainfall were first kept in
1881. The long continued drouth threat
ened 10 prevent the sowing OF grain and TO
stimulate the blossomng OF fruit trees
that frost would have ruined the crops In
the spring. one heavy storm has changed
all this and has set the ploughs TO going
in the big valleys and started the grass
in all pasture land. Every year IN Cali
fornia sees larger area made Independent
Of rain by irrigating bitches and more
acreage sown TO alfalfa
Despite some complaints of poor business
I'm san Francisco, california as a whole
enjoyed great prosperity during the year
that has just closed. The banking capital
of the state was increased nearly Sll.Oo0 900
and that OF San Francisco nearly 100000
Bank resources Increased 900 in CALI
Ioinld ana NhtWh'p III san Francisco. ne
bank clearngs of san Francisco increased
$50 per cent in ten years, while the gain
In population in decade was only 81 per
cent The per capita wealth of San Fran
cisco increased $e3 In ten years despite the
great fire of 1896
The election OF Justice John II. Works
as United States Senator to succeed Frank
7. Flint was an easy victory for the Los
Angeles man over A. G. Spading, former
manufacturer of sporting goods. who now
lives in San Diego. Justice Works was not
a popular candidate, and had Spsldins made
personal canvass Of the state he would
have developed much strength As II was
he remained in san Diego until the eleventh
hour, when II was too late 70 counteract
trades by which Progressive Republican
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
M Cauont Audience by Exhibiting the Two Machines
Working Together in Absolute UnisonA Feat Which Amer
cans Have Waited in for Edison Perform.

proved an insurmountable one. And this
concordance of the dual work Of the in
strument was not the only nor even the
greatest difficulty.
After il was found that the phono-
graph and cinematograph could he made
TO synchronize il was discovered that
there were two other problems. one
was that when picture subject with its
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

and nearly all received some degree of con-
sideration. Like his predecessors, he gave
all the time he could spare, working at the
Executive Mansion night after night until
the early hours on these cases yet leaving
a greater number of applications on file
than were there when he took Office.
The relatives of offenders associate
clemency with political power or believe
that il may be granted through some mys-
teries Of the law an attorney may solve.
As A consequence every politician who is
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
Heavy New

.ent. The papers must he complete before
a Governor will listen TO an appeal In per-
son II is an axiom in the executive cham
her that man can put in writing any
legal reason for a pardon. The man W.
persists in the personal word win the
ernor. which usually takes an hour, finds
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on the afternoon and evening Of January
q the different companies have arranged
for some interesting events Companies A
and !. FOR example viii give vaudeville
performances Company X Will auction of
an automobile Company + will have
We'll equipped cigar store, where every
thing i'm the smokers line can be bought
for casa There will also be fencing and
boxing. and the Washington Grey Cadets
will give a special drill in the afternoon.
number Of the boxes have been sold,
General George Moore Smith, FIRST p''-
gade. being among the earliest Pl'
The general will review tne resl,r"'
Wednesday night, during an as'e''''
reEimental drill
~c,.ieu. ~ the 47th Regiment by MAJOR
cororal charles 2 Roe Will he neld III '''
recir,entsI armory on Tuesday night l'e
tenant Thomas A. Bangs, or SomPahS vs.
49,. hoor, transferred 10 the 18th Regiment
h,. o,rn reouest Colonel Barth'han
borae n secure from the state iesisldtuie
mis- wear an appropriation OF S"'o" "
...,ord the front OF the administration
r,,ildinr forty feet This Will enlarge al
.,o cononanv rooms, the colonefs quarters
.rd tho rooms Of the officers. II Is ais'
desired 70 III NJ a gymnasium and make
so,,,a other inonrovements The regiment
has tried 10 secure this appropriation TOT
s.,.sral wears. nut has been unsuccessful.
Erigadier General David F.. Austen, chief
~ coast artillery, win review the SIN req
men, in it's armory on Thursday night
January 25. and dancing will follow.
Nafor Usher and Captains Sternberger
and Rice. II the I'D Regiment, the com
mittce In charge Of the regimental stag 10
be held on Saturday night complimentary
10 the members of the regiment ana thelr
friends, Announce an Interesting pro-
gramme All the performers VIII he pro-
ressionals. and viii include Miss Beatrice
Vance. in songs and dances; Eddie clarke
iugglcr: Whalen and West. comedians
ECkle and Dufree. buck and wing dancing
the Lelliotts musical varieties, and num-
her OF other performers will he on me
boards a stage viii bc erected ana a
concert by the rcgimcntal band will pre-
cede the vaudeville performance. Daniel
W. Quinn has charge Of putting on the
show" \ review Of the regiment by the
veteran association, of which William }.
Niaidhof IS president. will he held I'm the
a.mory on Friday night. and Company NJ
VIII hold "a military tournament and dance
on Wednesday night. The date for the
annual full dress reception Of the non
commissioned officers has been changed 10
February q.
Major Robert d. Moran. Of the Second
Brigade STAFF, who has been appointed In
spector on the stan OF Major General Roe.
with the rank Of lieutenant colonel. has
passed the examining board His place on
the brigade star as inspector will be 1led
bv Major c W Smith, who has held the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

personally acquainted with a Governor is
implored 10 intercede for the release OF a
constituents son or brother and lawyers
are employed as they would be TO try a
law suit Beyond inducing a busy Gov
ernor to give precedence to the considera-
ton Of a case politicians can DO little for
an applicant. When the lawyer has sup
piled in writing the legal reasons for Glenn
encv he can do nothing further. Journey
ing 10 Albany with weeping women may
bring him fee. but it won't help his eli
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

The first Of the annual inspections and
nousters for the War Department and the
state Will be that Of the 18th Regiment in
its armory on Friday night by army and
national guard inspecting officers. Several
officers from other organizations will be
among the lockers on TO see II there are
snv points 10 be learned Of benefit to their
own commands. Members Of Company B
will hold a dance IN the armory on Satur-
day night. az which the regimental band
will furnish the music.
Colonel Davis of the 18th Regiment has
received the resignation on account OF
business OF Captain Francis G. p Won
sternberE Of the 6th Company. He first
TONED the guard 2 private I'm Company
ID Of the list Regiment in November l"6.
and was transferred 70 the 18th Regiment
IN 1921 He received his first commission in
1902 az a second lieutenant and captain
IN 1914 He had been honorably discharged
.evsral times. and had reloned aftervard.
The 9Th Company has elected Second Lieu
tenant George l.. Gates first lieutenant,
vice Rudelman resigned. The 18th Com
panv and Lawton Council, 1l9, Jr. o.
L A NJ, will hold a joint entertain
r,ent in the armory on the night OF Feb
ruary 2 IN the 9Th Company Sergeant Ed
ward Z. Franklin has been promoted first
sergeant and Corporal James +. Kingsland
sergeant
An event Of interest in military circles
will be the review Of the 69th Regiment by
Governor Dix in the armory on THURSDAY
night This Will he the Governors first re-
view. and he will he accompanied by his
entire staff reception will follow the
military ceremonies Colonel Conley viii
he unable 10 supply all the requests for
tickets. but will accommodate as many per
SONS az possible. a compliment has been
raid 10 the non-commissioned officers Of
tho cath hv the stan sergeants Of the regi-
mont Of Irish Guards Of the British army.
ON duty m London. They have sent their
halliday souvenir, containing a picture or
tho regiment on parade at Chelsea Bar
,acks. and give the G9th A hearty greet
tho and ALI good wishes FOR Merry Christ
mas and q Happy New Year" Captain w.
y Stacor. who was recently elected. has
rassed the examining board and has been
assigned TO command Company B.
Colonel Daniel Appleton Of the 7th Regi-
rnent has accepted the invitation OF a num-
her ~ active and ex-members Of the regi-
,rent who live at Montclair, n. j., to a
dinner al that place on March 4. lie Will
be the guest over night Of Captain w. n.
Brvant Of the lst Troop, \. 9. y. j. and
the following morning, with several other
ofhcers of the regiment, will 90 10 the
,,oon armory. near Newark. and start on
'cross.country ride on horseback. The rid
ing class Of, Company F Of the 7th Regi-
mert will also participate. and after the
r,1s there will be 2 dinner AZ the Essex
Country club. Montolair Incident to the
bov ,4warn1ing 10 take place at the aTmory
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

which it was necessary to set the picture
machine in order to take the views. The
other puzzle has been 10 produce the
necessary increase in the volume of
sound 10 be given out by the phono-
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

graph. as that instrument. until the ap-
pearance Of NJ. Gaumont's invention
has not had sufficient carrying power TO
make IT satisfactory and completely in
telligible in a large auditorium.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

sound accompaniment was being record
cd the phonograph could not receive the
sound clearly al the distance from II at
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Major Robert d. Moran. Of the Second
Brigade staff, who has been appointed In
speotor on the staff Of Major General Roe.
with the rank Of lieutenant colonel, has
passed the examining board HIS place on
the brigade star as inspector will be hlled
by Major c W Smith. who has held the
office OF commissary
The Washington herald., 1911-02-08
G. OF G. MEETINGS
AND TIMELY NOTES

The officers of the Chamber of Com
merce are James F. Oyster. president: d.
]. Callahan. first vice president: Charles
J. Bell. second vice president; a. Lisner,
treasurer. and Thomas Grant. secretary.
Meetings of the several committees Of
the Chamber of Commerce are held at
the call of the chairmen. Future dates
of committee meetings. so far as known.
will be published in this column each
day.
The regular meeting of the board OF
directors of the Chamber Of Commerce
is held on the first Wednesday of each
month at o'clock in the Chamber rooms
The regular meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce is held on the second Tuesday
in each month at 8 o'clock in the rooms
of the Chamber
The regular meeting Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association. in connection with
the Chamber of Commerce. has been
changed from the first to the third
Wednesday of each month, the new rule
to so into force in March.
These additional committees have been
ratified by the Chamber of Commerce:
Publicity-Isaac Cans, chairman: p. c.
Patterson. vice chairman; Milton E
Allies. r. P. Andrews. Ira f. Bennett.
John G. Chesley. Arthur l.. Cline. c. l.
Corby, George AndreaS Deatel, T C
Dulin. William T. Galliher. Samuel Com
pers L. c. Graham. p. J. Haltigan. r.
w. Henderson. J. Miller Kenyon. Ralph
W. Lee. H. B. F. Macfarland. E. s.
NARROW, T. c. Noyes. Henry 7. OTTER
dinger, D. S. Porter. Arthur f. Randle,
Sidney Reizenstein. Albert Schulteis. G.
lfav L
l.. Shaw, III. c. c. Stiles, J. NJ Stoddard,
Richard Sylvester, Washington Topham.
George S. Wainwright, Paul Y. Waters.
II. l.. West. and F. c. Roberts.
District fnance-George w. White.
chairman: Alonzo Tweedale. NJ. f. Allies,
c. ]. Bell. P. NJ. Brown. John Joy Ed
son. W. T. Galliher. r. n. Harper. R
w. Lee. Charles Linkins, A. Lisner. o.
Luebkert, c. F. Norment. ]. H. Ralston.
A. Schulteis. T. w Smith. H c. c. Stiles.
Maj. Richard Sylvester. J. S. TAFT, f. Z.
Thompson. J. l. Weller.
Transportation and freight rates-R. P.
Andrews. chairman; R ]. Earnshaw,
George +. Walker. William G. Carter.
w. \. Wimsatt. ]. w. Hunt. W. w.
Bowie, Charles Ravensburg. N. H. Shea,
c. c. Swartz, Thomas Somerville, b. B.
Earnshaw, w. S. Knox. 2. T. Moran. D.
S. Smith. John c. Let's.
Baseball committee-Joseph Leverton,
DR.. H. NJ. Kaufman. DR.. Thomas Love-
Angus Mcdonald.
Public health-Dr. H. NJ. Kaufman,
chairman: DR.. William L. Robins, DR..
Thomas Lowe, DR.. William c. Woodward,
DR.. L. d. Wilson, A. P. Clark. John b.
Daish, Edwin H. Etz. Walter b. Guy,
Philip King, A. G.. Hermann, Arthur
Copeland, George H. Markward. Thomas
T.. Ogram, S. A. Reeves, ]. T. Hendrick.
Charles w. Claggett.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-08
BOARD OF TRADE
COMMITTEE DATES

The officers OF the Board of Trade are
George II. Harries. president; Thomas c.
Noyes. first vice president: Arthur c.
Moses. second vice president; William
John Eynon. secretary: E. H. Droop,
treasurer; John E. Larner. general coun-
sci. and William NJ. Shuster, assistant
secretary.
Under the new arrangement of COM
mittee sessions. naugurated by the Board
of Trade. one day in the month is set
apart for the regular meeting Of each.
Special meetings are held at the call Of
the chairman. The Washington Herald
will publish in this column the meetings.
for each current week.
The executive committee Of the Board
OF Trade meets every Thursday at noon
in the rooms of the Board.
The membership committee will meet
on Wednesday, February s, at noon. This
committee consists OF j. Louis Willige,
chairman; Christopher ]. Gockeler, vice
chairman; Richard L. Connor. secretary:
H. Clifford Bangs, Henry H. Bittinger,
John Brewer, Z. r. Brooks. Lyman B.
J. NJ. Carlisle. DR.. Emmett N.
Carter, J. Morrill, Chamberlin. William
w. Conner, Arthur E. Cook, George s.
Cooper, c. f. Crump, ]. Harry Cunning
ndIUs OttO y. LIE Moli, LIZ. SldI cuCo
Duffcy, William John Eynon. DR.. Frank
E. Gibson, Samuel J. Henry, Thomas
Bryan Huyck, Guy H. johnson. j. Leo
Kolb. William F.. Matteson. L. Bert Nye.
John Poole, Charles Reid Riley. George
II. Stafford. Frank A. Sebring, w. Hamil-
ton Smith. John Lewis Smith. John
James Walsh. George W. Weber. George
W. White, DR.. Thomas A. Williams.
Louis c. Wilson, William X. Ellis.
The membership committee meets every
at noon.
The committee on industrial interests
will meet on Wednesday. February 8,
1t o'clock; D. s. Porter is chairman.
The executive committee will meet on
February 9. at noon.
The committee on sewerage will meet
on Thursday. February 8. at 1 o'clock.
DR.. J. s. Arnold is chairman.
The committee on municipal art will
meet on Friday. February 10. at o'clock.
George Oakley Totten Is chairman.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-08
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Feb. 7.-BUTTER-Receiptse e86 pack
ages The market continues a stready to firm
basis. but sellers appeared to be satisfied with late
prices Creamery specials. 8; do. extras 3a5s
do. frsts. 2a23: do. held specials, 2ia5; State
dairy tubs. finest, 25aB.
CHEESE-Reecipts. l.fss boxes. The market is
quiet. but there is a steady holding of whole milk
cclored stock Of fancy quality a, l5al54 State
whole milk specials. ,5ieai1: do, colofpd l5 do
fancy white. litSal5; Co, summer and fall made
L3aal4l..
EGGS-Receipts 3.ys cases. The heavy arrivals
failed TO weaken the market. and changes were
made in late prices state. Pennsylvania and near
by hennery. white fancy. 5ta:s5 do. brown Mas: :
fresh gathered selected extras, 2a15; do frsts IA
3ie: do sccunds.s Nea2lil
MILLFEED-Easy; inactive trade. Spring bran.
S.65: standard middlirg, gS65: Western red dog
S.75: winter wheat bran. in 100 pound sacks to ar
rive. 80 city bran. in bulk. CATS.
OATS-Heavy; limited inquiry. No. . white 81:
No. white. Ss; standards. ISL. elevator basis
white, track. Iiza+ol..
FLOUR-Weaker: quiet trade. Kansas straights
Aa475 in sacks: soft straights 425a45 in barrels;
spring patents. 52aa5o. in barrels; spring clears.
lcoa4 10.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shrilu cnfwyp vbsk;a xztiff
BUCKwHEAT FLOUR-Strong; no supply. Choice
noGnnally. 80.
RYE FLOUR-Steady: dull business Choice
CORNMEAL-steady: dealings arc slow Kiln
dried. for export. 2-sa2s5; coarse meal. in bagz
Ll2il.n
HAY-Receipts. $50 tons: steady: trade is slow
Quotations Prime timothy. Ll2E; No. l. l.o6a
LILO; No. ? a5al.O0: No. ;. s0as5.
STRAw-Rcceirts. 10 tons; steady; dull trade.
Long re quoted 1t 30.
BEEF-Steady: moderate demand. Packet, l.oos
l5oo: family. r.5al90o.
PORk-Fim on neager stocks. Mess. 2Oa23oo
family S0Ca2I5O.
LARD-Weaker. Prime Western. l0.2D; city, 97O
refined continent. 1910; South American ll.Oo re-
fined Brazilian in kegs, ECO: oleostearine sIsas;
lard stearine. slow New York. lox.