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New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
TRYING FOR WOMEN'S VOTES
Republicans Seeking to Lure
Suffragettes from Socialism.
IBv Telegram 10 The Tribune. !

BY Telegraph 10 Ire iTlhuh'.l
Tacoma. Wash. Feb. 2S.-One of the most
remarkable political meetings ever seen IN
Washington is being held herr tonight.
The Republican state committee is the host
of two hundred political leaders, Of whom
I5O are male Republicans. regulars and III
surgents. at q dinner. The other fifty are
prominent women voters invited without
regard 10 whether they are Republicans or
otherwise. The state committee hopes they
are all Republicans The committee had
observed that many women voters, espc-
cially wives of workinGmen, are inclined
toward socialism.
This Is one Of several reasons why the
Republican State Committee Is banqueung
prominent women voters and endcavoring
TO get them started on q campaign Of edu-
cation among their sister voters.
At the dinner Colonel B. W. Coiner,
chairman Of the state committee was ap-
plauded when he told the women voters
present that they ought to Loyalty support
the Republican party because that party
had given them suffrage in Washington,
California. Idaho and Wyoming
Thirty of the thirty-seven members of the
Republican State Committee will meet to-
morrow to issue a call for county eau
cuses. primaries and conventions and
state convention, to elect fourteen delegates
to Chicago majority of the committee is
for Taft
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
COUPLE HELD FOR FRAUD
Postal Inspector Charges They
Misused the Mails.

Tohn 4 Burns and r. Mildred Burns
voung couple who said they were man
and wife were arrested Yesterday on
charge Of having used the mails in
scbame 10 defraud. They were arraigned
before John A Shields, United states
Commissioner. who held them in Sl,5OO
hail each for examination on Friday. In
dafauIt of bail the man was taken to the
Tombs, while the young woman was pa
rolled until she could arrange for bail
Nathan Noile. a POstoffice Inspector
charged that they ran home employment
buroau under the name Of r. Mildred
Burns A. Co. at their home, No. GIL West
127tb street. They represented in clrcu-
lars the Postofce inspector said that
thcy were manufacturers and distributors
of high class postcards, through the col
oriuc of which during spare hours one
could make as much 81 week. y
dime secured detailed information, Mr'
NoIlc declared. and 81 would bring - set
of plain postcards and coloring material
to the applicant The letter containing
the dollar never brought Il reply, it was al
legged
How much money the couple obtained
could not he learned. but Inspector Noi'e
found four full mailbaGs in their apart
ment when he made the arrest Nolle
said they had conducted this business also
under the names of J. \. Burns q co..
Burnsby & co. and the Burnsby Syndicate.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29

stood. was taken not because Mr.. barhss
was opposed to tho denomination OF freS'-
dent Taft but simply because he "an'e"
10 be in position Of influence IN the ma
tlnnal convention. and also that he mish'
get a promise from the national Ieauei9
that they would not interfere in the sel@o
lion OF candidate for Governor In the IAN
The state chairman, however. has coi"e
TO understand the strong sentiment t'a'
exists for an instructed delegation ana tn7
probability that a fight will be MADE loi
such instructions. Realizing that in such
fight he might be defeated, and thereoS
lose prestige in the national convenu'h' II
is believed that Mr.. Barnes has decided not
10 adhere 10 his idea for no instructions.
Il rather think" said A shrewd politician
Yesterday, that you will find that resol"-
tions instructing the delegatessat-large lor
President Taft will be introduced at the
Rochester state convention BY some OF MI
Barness friends, and that he VIII not oP'
pose their passage. Mr.. Barnes Is iar 700
wise to make the mistake OF opposing su'h
resolutions openly OH the floor of the con
VeutIOu.'
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
ANTI-TIPPING BILL DRAWN
Fines of $50 for Offenders and Sl0O for
Proprietors Provided
IRy Toicgrsph to Tho Trjbunc


Albany, Feb. 2S.-In line with a cam
paien conducted 10y organizations Of com
mercial travellers, Assembyman Seeley
to-day introduced bill making tho receiv-
ing or giving of a tip punishable. The fine
is not TO exceed $50 I'm the case of an en-
railroad company or sleeping car company
receiving a tip or a patron giving a tip.
hut a person or corporation owning such
hotel or railroad company Is punishable by
fine Of not exceeding tlO0 for permitting
tips.
The semi-annual sale OF forfeited bail
bonds n New York County is provided for
by bill introduced by Assemblyman
Goodman. The purchasers are To have all
tho rights of judgment creditors
Another bill by Assemblyman Goodman
provides that the license To a private
banker shall not be cancelled without the
written consent Of the Controller
Assemblyman WIumott introduced a biz
proyIdinG that If a member of the police
force I'm New York City be arrested for a
crime he shall not he dismissed from the
force on complaint based on the charge
until after its final determination In the
courts.
Senator Newcomb introduced a bill to
hermit n banking corporation to own the
stock of safe deposit company carrying
on its business on the premises owned or
leased by the bank
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
STRINGENT LAW URGED
Vicious Attack" on Tenement
House Legislation Exposed.

Lawrence WELLER former Deputy Iene-
ment House Commissioner, on behaH ol
the tenement house committee Of the Char
ity Organization Society of which ne IS
secretary, said yesterday that the most
vicious attack that had been made upon
the tenement house law and the Tenement
House Department was now being made ny
a group Of rcactionary tenement house
landlords. lobbying at Albany ana seek'ns
through every means in their power TO de-
feat a bill now before Governor DIX lh'ro-
duced by Senator Wagner which correc'S
a technical defect in the law made evident
by decision Of the Court OF Appeals
handed down ten days ago.
The public" Mr.. WELLER continued
should understand the significance oil the
Court of Appeals decision. The court heId
that an apartment house was not tehe-
uent house. and defined an apartment
house as one in which each family had
separate kitchen, Separate toilet and sep
aI.atr set bathtub and Stated thdt Sucn
houses need not comply with the teheiileh'
house law and were not within the JuIIs-
dictiOn OF the Tenement House Depart
mCnt. -. ,i.,
"If this reasoning were generally apphed
il would affect most of the real tenement
houses in the city. No one has ever htdIu
OF "A tenement house that did not have a
separate Kitchen for each family. In ~
per cent of the new law houses twenty
thousand separate buildings housing a
million and "A half people, each family has
a set bathtub.
The application OF this principle would
mean that most Of the tenement houses IN
the city would escape the full regulation
which they now have under the tenement
house law. that the enforcement Of the law
with reference to such houses would be
divided among three different departments.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
PRAISES PERSIAN WOMEN
shuster Speaks at Mass Meeting
of 1000 Suffragists.

lust AS tho ,wo thousand suftraGistS IN
tho grand ballroom Of the Hotel Ast0r had
responded last night to tho call for 80" in
lchalf OF the Wisconsin campaign, W.
Morgan Shustcr. former Treasurer General
OF Persia. appeared on the platform, piIotei
by Miss Iucz Nnlholland.
You'd be surprised" he told his delight
cd audience. predominantly feminine. at
the great part women are playing In Per-
sia It Is mainly due to their efforts In the
last five years that the Pcrsans have Teen
able to shift from their backs the burden
ot an absolute monarchy FIVE hundred
years old. There is one woman's society
there which seems all powerful the faces
Of whose president and officers ] nave
never seen. because Of the wells their TO-
ligion compcls them To wear in public. IL
is marvellous to think how great has been
the progress of the Persian woman, In
spite of the life which the Mahomctan I"-
ligion imposes upon her
The Rev. Anna Howard Shaw presided
and introduced as the principal speaker
Mrs Crystal Eastman Benedict. campaign
manager for the Wisconsin suffrage cdus"
Mrs Benedict predicted a great boom for
woman suffrage i'm the East and Middle
West. with victory i'm Wisconsin.
Max Eastman and Dorothy Dix were
other speakers Miss Inoz Mllholand su-
the collection Of contributions.
Among thuso seated on the platform with
tho presiding officers We're Mrs. FREDERICK
Nathan. Mrs O. II. +. Belmont, Mrs. James
Lee Laidlaw, Mrs. Arthur Townsend. MTS.
Henry Wise Miller and Bcatrlc" forH"s
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
CONGESTION BILL KILLED
Measure Gave Board of Estimate
Power Over Buildings.
ny ToIegraph to The Tribune.

lby lelegldpn 10 ne lllDunc.
Albany, Feb 2S--By rccommtting It to the
Committee on Cities the Assembly to-day
practically killed the Colne bill giving the
Board OF Estimate OF New York City the
right TO employ and pay an advisory COM
mission 10 regulate and apportion the loca-
,ion and height ~ buildings I'm New York
city. The bill. which was favored by the
Congestion Commission. was attacked by
Republican and Democratic members, in
cuding Assemblyman Andrew +. Murray
Republican. New York, and the minority
leader, \. r. Smith
Mr. Murray declared that il was unne-
ccssary legislation. and that the property
owners ought not to be annoyed by any
more such restrictions. Mr.. Smith did not
believe that the provisions OF the bill were
plain. and said that 1t was generally OPP
posed by real estate and business interests
In defending tho bill. Mr.. Colue called it
the acme of home rule. and said that its
provisions gave the people OF New York
every safeguard TO prevent the proposed
commission from putting into effect any
unfair regulation
This measure" said Mr. Colnc, would
enable the city 10 regulate the height and
size of ITS buildings I'm the different zones
on q scientific basis and would bring about
better conditions in dwelling and tenement
houses. Everybody Interested could have
mis- day i'm court at hearings Oh proposed
regulation. Before any such regulation
could bc put in effect it would have to be-
ratified by the Board OF Estimate and the
Board of Aldermen"
Mr. Colno said this afternoon that he
would cndeayor again to get the bill be-
fore the Assembly, but the action of that
body to-day showed that there would be
little hope for it,
The cities Committee has voted TO kill
the Willmott bill taking three story three
family dwelling houses In New York CITY
from under the restrictions which now an.
ply to them as tenement houses. Chair
man Colnc said he had received hundreds
or letters opposing the measure and none
favoring IL.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
BRONX COUNTY REFERENDUM
Tammany Opposition Withdrawn After
Amendment to Bill.
Inv Telegram ~ Tho TrIbuuc.

Albany. Feb. 2S.--A compromise has been
reached between Senator Sulwell, intro
ducer of The Bronx county bill, and Tam
many Hall. the ardent enemy mp 10 date
Of The Bronx county proposition
The Sulwell Bronx county bill was
amended to-day by the addition Of clause
nroyiding that it should take effect only
after the proposition had been approved
at a referendum next fall Hitherto seu-,
ator Stilwer has been opposed to any rei-
erendum clause, and the TammanylteS
have contended that If referendum clause
were inserted the referendum should be 10
the voters of Manhattan and The Bronx
instead of TO the voters of The Bronx
only as this amendment stipuates
lust how much Of a concession TINS
on Tammanys part is question soma
for Stilwen says Everything lovely
now" Senator Wagner. the Tammahy
leader, smiles and says he Will vote lot
the bill I'm its present shape. and expects
his Tammany colleagues TO do the same
There is "A grave suspicion, though tnat
they are relying on the Assembly 10 XIII
the bill IL It passes the Senate. "Dch Is
not at all certain .---.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
SUIT OVER STOCK SPECULATION

Former Justice Charles f. Brown filed in
the Supreme Court yesterday his report as
referee in the suit OF Webb & Prall against
S. II. p Pell & Co, both stock brokerage
firms, in which he decided that the defend
ant should pay to the plaintiff s73.5s1 TOR
the loss of securities In speculation by an
cmploye Of the plaintiff frm. The loss was
originally sS7,3 II was said. and was
later reduced.
The man who II was alleged speclIlated
with the stocks and bonds belonging 10
Webb & Prall was Henry Clarke, who had
charge Of their uptown office, II was shown
that r c. I,orch. an agent in the employ
Of the Pell firm, whose work II was to OBJ
tain customers for the defendant. induced
Clarke to open an account with Pell & Co.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
COUPLE FINALLY SEPARATED
Wife, Sued in 1904, Has Case
Reopened and Wins Divorce.

Justice Newburger signed Yesterday n
final decree of divorce for Mrs Edith
Marsh Park against Walter Ellis Park.
The case was first brought I'm 1901 by tho
law firm OF Howe g. Hummel. aud when
the case came To trial the husband was in
Johannesburg. South Africa, and the wife
in Switzerland. Park is in the mining ma
chinery business He is president OF the
Automobile Club cf johannesburg and a
member Of the Board Of Trade and the
Chamber of Mines The case as originally
brought was against the wife, but Justice
Truax refused to grant a decree. Witnesses
were brought from South Africa and Swift
zerland. Then Mrs. Park had the case re-
opened and sued her husband.
The allegations OF Mrs. Park were that
she had seen in the society papers Of South
Africa reports Of the social doings of Mr.
and Mrs. w. j.. Park and that the Mrs
Park mentioned had won the nonstop
automobile run from johannesburg TO an
other city. Mrs Park made sure that the
man mentioned was her husband. In fact,
she found out enough to warrant her nam
ing three correspondents
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
NEGRO REGIMENT OPPOSED
Guardsmen Hold Militia Is a So
cial Organization.
IA Tolegrarh b Th,. -rribnn


Albany, Feb. 2S.--The social question waB
raised at she hearing this afternoon betore'
the Assembly Committee on Military Al
fairs on tho bill Of Assemblyman Dean
Nelson forming a negro regiment 0f the ma
tional guard in New York City.
Russell Raynor, commander of the lst
Battalion of the Naval Militia and presi-
dent of the State National Guard Associa-
tion, who, with several other national
guard representatives, opposed the bill, was
asked if any discrimination was shown IN
case negro wanted to enlist in any OF the
present regiments. He replied that he had
never known of one being refused but
strongly intimated that a negro might I6st
as well not apply. ssrH'~
The committee room was half filled with
negroes of New York, who came 10 urge
the passage of the Nelson measure.
I'VE are good enough 10 fight IN time OF
war" said Gilchrist Stewart; now, / think
we should have the benefits of the national
guard IN time of peace. The Jews, Irish,
Germans and men Of every other race aud
nationality join the national guard. Why
not the colored MANI"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
"BEAyTY DOCTOR" GONE
Negro Whose Treatment Killed
Woman Can't Be Found.

Detectives who were assigned To IN" cas-"
Of Mrs Laura Williams, widow, who
died on Tuesday evening at IN" home or
Miss Lillian Rorl. sister, who lives at
No. So Kelley street. The Bronx. while
taking "a beauty treatment ran mp
against q problem when they started out
to look for Maymic Roystcr. the negro
doctor" who administered the treatment
To- the dead woman. The address left at
the Rond homo by the woman. who hur-
riedly packed Up her salves and lotions and
left the house within q few minutes after
Mrs Williams expired. proved 10 b" iic-
tltiOus
According to Miss Rond her sister came
10 the city while ago from Texas with
:. son nineteen years old and daugh-
ter fttccn years Old and took a FIRST treat
ment from the woman on Monday night
The painless application took of the skin
from the woman's forehead and the lower
portion Of her face. leaving it raw. fhe
second application, on Tuesday night. was
applied to the rest OF Mrs Wllliams's face
and caused such intense torture that it Is
believed she was unable to endure the pain
and died i'm a fanting spell
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
ANGERED BY DIX'S ADVISER
Realty Men Get Brusque Treat
ment from Van Santvoord.
tBv Telegraph to Tho Tribune. !


Albany, Feb. 2S-Seymour w. Van SAINT
voord, Governor DIx's new legal adviser H
gaining as an additional title "the autocrai
OF the legislative chamber" lie has GER
tain way of disposing Of matters which
may be speedy and busnesslike, but which
has not impressed several OF those who
have had transactions with him recently as
Overburdened with courtesy. This ap-
parently extends to his own associates on
tho Governors staff. The latest story runs
like this:
The Governor has pending before him
tenement house law amendment, which was
so urgent that the Governor sent an emer-
gency message for its passage last week
Allan Robinson and other representatives
of allied real estate interests wrote to the
Governor about this bill. and Mr.. Robinson
received message asking him to come 10
the Capitol to see the Governor about It,
The appointment was at noon, but the
Governor was not there at the time. Mr.
Robinson and his colleague were told 10
return at p. m. on their return Johh
Mason the Governors secretary, said the
Governor could not see them just then, ana
suggested that they take up the bill WIN
Mr. Van SantvoOrd. They went to see the
lawyer.
We'll who are YOU and what DO No"
want? was his greeting in stentorlah
voice. They explained their mission.
II can't give you any hearing was the
unexpected reply IF I listen to your ar
gtmenfs shall have 10 listen to the other
side. and I can't give that kind Of hear
ing on this bill
Mr. Robinson explained that they dldn I
want any hearing and had not come there
to poster anybody, but at some mcon-
yenience had made the trip at the Gov
ornor's request Mr.. Van Santvoord de-
manded documentary evidence. When the
message was handed to him he read H. theh
snorted contemptuously and declared:
Huh. That's from De Kay lie doh
amount TO anything
The Governor hasn't signed the bill yet
although he certified last week TO the ne
ccssity Of its immediate passage. Commits
sioncr Murphy Of the Tenement House De-
partment Is much worried lest 1t be beaten
DESPITE that fact The measure meets
decision of the Court Of Appeals that would
take 50 per cent Of the fiat and apartment
houses from the jurisdiction Of the Tene-
mcnt House Department
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
CAN ROOSEVELT COME BACK?
Not Without a Revolution, Says
Colonel Watterson.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Louisville, Feb. 2S.-"Can Roosevelt Come
Back?" will be the theme Of Colonel Wat
tersons editorial tomorrow. lie will say:
The Courier-JournaT has had its hands
much too full trying to take care of the
Democratic Presidential fencing TO bother
about the Republicans Nevertheless, in
that quarter of the political Armament il
is not without Its weather eye 1t enter
tains the impression not only that Mr.. Taft
will be nominated by the national conven-
ton of his party, but that Mr.. Roosevelt
despite his immediate activities will in the
end find some way to circumvent the more
aggressive and extreme zeal of the TOOL
friends who are urging him on TO his ruin
He Is man of real ability. He carries
storage battery Of experience. He has
shown himself possessed of an acute sense
of political and moral forces He must
know that If he were nominated ne could
not be elected. His candidacy would not
merely play to a divided party but would
face a deadly issue.
There is without doubt a deal OF unrest
stalking abroad in the land. Equally is il
true that personal ties and party discipline
everywhere hang loosely. Perhaps a mill
ion OF voters are ready to whip over from
one side 10 the other. But the country is
neither ripe nor ready for a revolution and
nothing short Of a revolution could bring
Theodore Roosevelt back to power
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29

ORDERS ISSUED. The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
colonel LOUIS W. CHAMPION. medical corps.
now In Washington; To home. await re-
tlremcnt. ......
captain EMIL y HIEbS, II hEk. r'l'.n g.
ferson Barracks March Is, thence to
charlotte April /, relieving Major HEN
ny j. HUNT. 1Ith Infantry TO his resi-
rsntain WILLIAM NJ GOODALE. ist Tufan-
Try, detailed In pay department March 2.
vice captain la ROY 5. UPTON. paymas-
ter CaptaIn GOODALE from Lettcrman
GENERAL Hospital, Presidio Of san Fran
cisco. to Seattle
First IIeutenant WILLIAM H. BELL, nth
cavalry detailed Inspector instructor or
ganized militia cavalry, To Philadelphia,
Restitution First Lieutenant CHARLES Z.
TREtRLY, medical reserve corps. &C
Leaves Of absence: Major SIDNEY \. Go
MAN g8th Infantry. one month and fifteen
dsys from March IS; captain "a ROY :
UPTON paymaster Infantry. two
months and eight days on relief from pay
department
stoned: TO Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company. Newport Ncws
Lieutenant (iunior gradeb i. ;. MtAlN, 10
machinists mates" school, Charleston,
Ensign Il g. PARKER, detached rihe range.
naval station. Guantanamo, to the Yer
Ensign j. w RANKIN. detached the Idaho;
10 the Tonopah
,,iyu Engineer /. F.. BELLINGER. detached
navy yard. Philadelphia; to naval station,
Narragansett Bay.
Gunner w. r. MNtFF, detachea the Mime
sofa: home walt orders.
Gunner FREDERICK EVANS. detached the
Franklin. to the Minnesota.
Gunner JOHN MEYER, detached the Lancas-
ter; 10 the Rhode Island.
Machinist q. W. ROBBINS. detached the
Franklin: TO the Connecticut
NachinIst I. r. MILLER, detached the Con
necticut home, wait orders
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The fol-
lowing movements of vessels have been re-
ported 20 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Feb oT-The BalnbrldEe at Wuhu. China. the
Washington, at CTlstobal; the Prometheus.
at santa Elena hay, Ecuador
SAILED.
Feb 25-The Hannibal, from cape Gracias-a-
Dios for Cris,obal; tho retrei from Cris-
tobaI for Port Limon.
The Wabash placed out OF commission. navy
YARD Boston. April Is, The Salem shah
arrive for overhauling, thereby being
available for use as receiving ship.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
WOMEN IN CAMPAIGN
Wives of Democratic Leaders
Plan Harmony Breakfast.

Washington. Feb 2s--Dcmocratic women
purpose to take a hand in the national po-
litical campaign this year. Wives Of Dem
ocrauc leaders at the capital are planning
harmony breakfast at one of the hotels
here on Dolly Madsons birthday, May 20,
with Mrs. Champ Clark seated between
Mrs Grover Cleveland and Mrs William
jennings Bryan.
Plans for this affair were made a a din
ner given by Mrs. Robert &. Wickllffe, wife
of Representative Wickliffe. Of Louisiana,
in honor of Mrs. Clark Mrs Henry d.
Clayton. wife OF Representative Clayton,
OF Alabama was made chairman of the
executive committee, and Mrs. Clark and
Mrs oscar w. Underwood. wife Of the
Democratic House leader, were named as
an advisory committee. Wives, mothers,
sisters and daughters of national Demo
cratic leaders will he invited
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
PRIMARY SYSTEM ATTACKED
Senator Hepburn Says 1t Gives
Opportunity for Graft.

Washington. Feb 2s.-The primary cleo
tion system adopted by many states, was
attacked in the Senate to-day Senator
Hepburn declared the primary opened the
way for graft, while It was denounced as
unsatisfactory by Senators McCumber and
overman. Senators Borah and Bristow
defended the law
Mr.. Hepburn chairman of the committee
which exonerated Senator Stephenson of
charges Of corruption, said he did not ap-
rroye the most liberal" expenditures
made on Mr.. stephenson's behalf but In
sisted the election was valid He charac-
terized the primary as a straw vote"
which gave opportunity for grating