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New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
CHAL0NER'S SUIT BEGINS
Stanford White Named as the
Leader in Conspiracy"

The long pending action Of John Arm
strong Chaloner to recover control over his
property, which was put under the ad-
ministration Of Thomas T. Sherman as
committee Of his person and property, was
finally started yesterday before Judge Holt
and a Jury IN the United States District
court
Chaloner lost control over his estate Of
s., 10000 in 1889, when an order of the New
York Supreme Court committed him TO the
Bloonjngdale Asylum. A year later Chalo-
ner escaped from the asylum, and since
that time has been living in Virginia,
changing his name from Chanler to Chalo-
ner.
A jury was quickly selected. and Fred
erick A. Ware, who. with Hugh Gordon
Miller. William d. Reed and W. Gilmer
Dunn. of Virginia, represent Chaloner
began his opening address. Mr. Ware said
be was prepared to show that competent
and even brilliant man had suffered from
a gigantic conspiracy TO have him declared
insane and that the conspiracy stu
existed. He sketched the life OF Chaloner
in detail, and declared that family quar-
rels had led to arrangements, which finally
caused Chaloner to demand that an ac-
counting OF his fathers estate be made
Soon after that, Mr.. Ware said. he was
incarcerated.
The petition for Chaloner's commitment
the lawyer added. was signed by his
brothers. Lewis stuyvesant Chanler. who
has been in Europe for months. and Win
throp A. Chanier. who never had been in
ChaIoner's Virginia home. Their expressed
reason for demanding the commitment was
he said, that John Armstrong had been
acting oueerly Of late" although they hah
not seen him.
After describing a number ot ternN
dtjarrels, Mr. Ware came down 10 Chslo-
hers demand for an accounting OF h''
fathers estate. and said:
Now will introduce the Mephistophele'
Of the combination, Mr.. Stanford White
now dead, but when living very persua-
sive man. who was deputed by the prirci-
pals in the conspiracy 20 do the dirty
work"
It was Stanford White. Mr.. Ware said.
who induced Chaloner TO come 70 this city
in 1897 and demand the accounting. While
peacefully engaged in playing pool az
cluh his commitment was secured. Among
the instances read by Mr.. WareNot what he
said had been called proof OF Chaloner
Iunacy were that he was vegetarian and
a teetotaler. Mr. Ware admitted that
chaloner once carried red-hot coal IN his
naked hand, but declared that he was
merely demonstrating 10 his own satisfac-
tion how much physical pain he could en-
dure. Admitting also that Chaloner had
occasionally gone into frances. he said:
He must have been in trance when ne
let Stanford White persuade him 20 come
10 New York"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
BRITISH CABINET ATTACKED
Unionists Taunt Ministry with
Submitting to Irish Duress.

London. Feb. ia slashing attack was
made on the government In the House OF
Commons this afternoon. when a vote Of
censure was proposed in the shape OF an
amendment to the address in reply to the
speech from the Throne, complaining that
tho government had not fulfilled its pledge
to reconstruct the House OF Loros;.
Frederick f. Smith. Uhionist who repre-
sented the oficial Opposition, said the gov
ernment had made fragrant shufhe out
of a plain and positive promise under du-
ress from the Nationalists" Two years
ego. he said, the, government had bam-
boozled the nation with the promise OF
measure for the reconstruction OF the House
Of Lords. but Immediately after the cleo
ton the mask was. thrown of and the gov
ernment took refuge behind the phrase III
time permits" The government conspiracy
With the Natonaiistss precluded this time
being found until. the Home Rule bill was
passed.
The Solicitor General. SIR John A. simon
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

les printed in some morning newspapers
other than The Tribune that he contem.
plated any endeavor to obstruct the ir-
quiry Of Special Commissioner Hand.
Mr.. Towns stated II as his belief that
the Hand inquiry was not legal. but he
said that in any event II could not do
anything to harm his client, Brandt, aud
having stated his belief as to the. legal-
ity of the inquiry, he was satisfied TO
remain quiet. '.si -:
District Attorney Whitman said last
night that he had arranged TO have a
conference with the Mr.. Rothschild"
who has been named as a man wo at
tended The conference at the Criterion
Club just prior tc the date when Judge
Rosalsky sentenced Brandt to thirty
years.
After a conference between District
Attorney Whitman and the Attorney
General. Mr.. Carmody said late last
night that they intended to present 70
Special Commissioner Hand at the OPEN
ing Of his inquiry this morning the fol.
lowing records:
The grand jury minutes Of Brandt's In.
dictmont. the record of Brandt's first ar
raignment, the record of Brandts ar
raignmont when he was convicted. the
report made by Judge Rosalsky to Gov
ernor Dix, Whitman's report to Governor
Dix and the court record of the proceed
ings last Tuesday, when Judge Rosslsky
set aside his previous verdict on which
he rad sentenced Brandt to thirty years
imprisonment.
with these papers before him." said
Attorney General Carmody. Il do not be-
lieve 1t will be necessary TO call a single
witness Mr.. Hand will then have before
him complete record Of every, step, In
the case which bears upon the only i'm
portant point in the entire affair. and
that is as to whether a case of first de-
gree burglary, for which he was SEN
fenced, was made out against Brandt.
District Attorney Whitman and I will
cooperate on this matter, and we are
in accord on the whole proceeding.".
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
HANGED FOR TRIPLE MURDER

Mobile, Ala. Feb. 81. Lawrence oaoni'
convicted of the murder Of three persons
was hanged here to-day he refused us
rninistrations Of a CLERGYMAN "no ia. o.',,,
ni,h hin, all night, and those OF his own
son, Catholic priest.
when asked TO say his last prayer ne
requested that his five-year-old daughter
Hazel be brought to him to remove the
bIsct cap. He mounted the galiows
stoically, and laughing asked to see his
wife. -
doom was convicted of killing Charles
Golang. Joseph Stokes and David cart
man. the last named a siNteen-yesr-oio pos'
rhav had aeen witnesses against him in
rolIce court On charge of cruelty TO
dog The killings took place March Is,
1910, at Citronele, Ala. He shot the boy
al the feet of his mother as she was plead
ing for bis life odom was tried twice ana
declared guilty each time. He was wealthy
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
FOR NEW WEST INDIAN LIME
Royal Mail Go. Would RIM Vessels Be
tween Jamaica and England.

Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. B.-The Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company to-day sub
naitted proposals TO the local government
declaring It's willingness. in consideration
Of a subsidy for ten years, to establish .
fortnightly direct mail and fruit service
between here and England.
The company will transfer tts floating
dock and coaling facilities from 81
Thomas, Danish West Indies. to Janaica
~ ths proposal Is accepted The matter
will be submitted 10 the legislative council
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
"N0 REGRETS" SAYS DIX
Gladly Assumes Responsibility in
Brandt Case, Governor Adds.

Albany, Feb. 1e.-To clarity one Of the
incidents In connection with the spplics-
ton for executive clemency made by
Folke E. Brandt, Governor Dix said to-day
that he had acted on his own initiative.
had followed his own opinion and was
willing 20 stand upon that record.
This answer was In reply to question
as to whether he had acted upon the ad-
vice of Seymour Van Santwood. Of Troy.
his legal adviser. IN denying Brsndts
original application for clemency.
II have no regrets whatever to offer"
said the Governor. "and I am glad to as
sumo all the responsibility for acting as
did on the facts that we're before me,
II any additional evidence is produced
shall give IT the most ca.2cul considsrs-
ton"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
TO LOAN PERSIA 100000
Anglo. Russian Offer for Pacifi
cation of Country.

Teheran, Feb. 1s.-An'Anglo-Ru Russian note
has been presented to The Persian govern
ment. 1t embodies an Hoffer of loan of
81 600 Oeo, TO be secured on the customs, to
enable Persia TO provide for the exile OF
the ex-sbah, Mohammed Ali Mira, and his
hrotber salar-ed- -Dowleh. for the organiza-
t,on of a snail and effective army and for
the dismissal of all irreguiars
The Persian government has offered a
grant OF $4,000 yearly 70 the ex-shsh and
SEA .oOo yearly to salar-ed-Dowieh on condi-
ton that they leave Persia.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
LEO RAlNcoArs STOLEN.

Joseph Bendat, manufacturer OF rain
coats at No. 1s4 Prince street. Newark. re-
ported to the police yesterday that some
,ir,a during the night thieves had been IN
his factory and had stolen Lilo raincoaes
He estimated his loss at $500 a large
truck must have been used TO carry away
the goods
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

replying for the government, denied that
the Home Rule bill was the result of 4
The governments bill, contin-
ued Sir John Simon. was a tardy measure
Of justice by means OF which the Liberal
party was about to reconcile the Irish peo-
pie with the other inhabitants Of the United
Kingdom.
The debate is expected to last two days.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
JoHN ARMsTRoNG cHALoNER And NAPOLEON

Who
beer ubtt ed6rth@e t
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
YUAN SEEKS RECOGNITION
Wants Republic Admitted Into
Family of Nations.

P.kine. Feb. 1e.-Yuan Shih-kaf has
prepared a notification to the powers OF
his election as President Of the Chinese
Republic, at the same time requesting
their recognition Of the republic. II is
expected. however, that the recognition
by the powers win be withheld until
Cabinet has been appointed
The adoption Of the Western calendar
has been notified TO the public by one OF
the formal manifestoes which now replace
the imperial edicts Of the late regime
Nsnking. Feb. 1o.--Dr. Sun Yat-sen and
the members Of the republican govern
ment, as we'll as the National Assembly,
are still waiting for the official reply OF
Yuan shih-kai to their request that ne
come to Nanking. II the former Premier
should refuse to come south the situa-
ton will be seriously complicated.
The observance OF the Chinese New Year
nsssed off without any disturbances. This
Is the last occasion on which the New
Year will be celebrated according TO the
old Chinese calendar. because IN the nut
ure the calendar IL to be changed ana
brought into accord with the Western sys-
tenn
London, Feb. 1a.-The Peking government
is alarmed at reports OF serious rising
which Is threatened In the district around
Moukden, Manchuria, according to re-
king dispatch TO The Daily Telegraph TO
aid 10 the alarm OF the government, there
are further reports that the Japanese au-
thorities In Manchuria, contendins tnat
China Is now without government are
secretly dispatching Japanese troops IN
main clothes to assist the bandits to occupy
and fortify Tieh-Ling, north of Moukden.
washington, Feb. 1s.-The red, whte
blue. green and yellow flag OF the new
chinese republic was raised over the lega-
tIon in this city for the first time yester-
day. the Chinese New Year, according 10
the old calendar. but owing TO the omission
~ some formality it remained sloft only
two or three minutes.
II is not known when the old imperial
dragon will be pulled down and slowed
sway ard the new fag raised permanently
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
WHITMAN GETS LETTERS.

Continued from f,rst page.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-20

Norfolk. Va Feb. 1s.-The srmored
cruiser Washington sailed to-day from the
Norfolk navy yard for Palm Beach. Fia-' TO
take aboard Secretary Of State Knox for
his trip TO the republics on the Caribbean
Sea and in Central America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
DID he TELL TRUTH
HarringtOn's Credentials to Be
Attacked by DarrOw.
States Second Best Witness
Told of Attorneys Boast.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 1.-THE
credibility of John r. Harrington,
who. next to Bert H. Franklin, has
been the principal witness for the
state in the bribery trial of Clarence
s. Darrow, is the next object of at
tack by the defense. 1t was expected
that this line of assault would begin
at today's session of the trial.
Since the prosecution rested, more
than a week ago, every witness who
testified was placed on the stand by
the defense with the view of impeach-
ing the veracity of Franklin.
Practically the same number of wit
nesses-about 15-will be produced to
attack the credibiIity of Harrington.
The first of these was expected to be
Police Sergeant Cavanaugh of Venice,
where Mr.. Darrow has lived since the
Mcnamara trial.
According to his own testimony,
Harrington made a statement of what
he knew to Oscar Lawler, special
federal prosecutor in the alleged dyn-
anite conspiracy, about the middle of
last December. Later he was used by
the federal prosecutor as a decoy to
trap Darrow into making statements,
which were overheard and recorded by
means of a mechanical eavesdropper
The most damaging evidence
against Darrow given by Harrington
was his statement that Darrow had
shown him a roll of bills said to con-
tain $4,000, with the remark that
IF he could reach several jurors, ].
B. MCNAMARA would never be con-
yicted'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
CRAVE CHARGES
1t Is Alleged That the Lid Is
Off in Hutchinson.
Information Laid Before At
tOrney General Today.

The office of the attorney general is
in possession of sensational charges
concerning affairs at Hutchinson i'll
which city officials are charged with
protecting liquor men and women who
preside over disorderly houses. The
information was furnished the attorney
generals office by persons who re-
ouested that an investigation be made
and to say the least, the charges, if
proven. are more sensational than any
that ever originated in Cherokee, Craw-
ford or any other county in the state
The information charges that certain
men and disorderly women who sell a
per cent concoction are arrested at
freouent intervals and in fact the city
officials are doing everything possible
to prevent its sale. While trying to
prevent the sale of this. one of the
prominent hotelkeepers and a number
of characters are permitted to sell per-
fectIy good beer under the protection
of these officers.
Attorney General Dawson would give
out no information regarding the
Hutchinson charges beyond admitting
they had been made. 1t is believed,
however, that he will investigate them
thoroughly. Names and places of law
violators were given with the charges
fled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
COLD COINS LIGHT
Perhaps Your Eagles Are Not
Worth Par VaIue.A
But Few People viii Refuse to
Accept Them.

Washington,s July 17.-There are
probably millions of dollars in gold coin
circulating in the United States which
are not worth their face value. This
fact has been called to the attention of
Lee McCIung, treasurer of the United
States, but the government has no de-
sire or intention to recall the money in
order that only gold of standard value
may be in circulation.
Should this gold be presented to the
treasury or a sub-treasury its owners
nous wear caused by abrasions in cir
cuIation While the government does
not require that gold coins shall be of
standard weight to be redeemed at
their face value it has esta ablished what
is known as limit of tolerance"
which permits loss in weight of one
half of one per cent. Below that limit
the treasury makes a reduction at the
rate of four cents per grain.
Lightweight gold it is said, exists
principally on the Pacific coast where
the greater bulk of the yellow metal is
in circulation. The financial interests
of the west, the treasury has been ad-
vised, know two kinds of gold-treasllrv
gold and bank gold. The former is full
weight, while the latter is below the
limit tolerance" The worn gold never
reaches the treasury or the sub-treas-
uries. According to reports here it IS
passed from bank to bank and indi-
coin and in that way maintains its
parity of value.
Curiously enough, silver coin is al
ways worth its face value however
much abused by the ravages of time 1t
may be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
B. M. PAYNE DEAD
PiOneeN Shoe Merchant Victim
of Heart Trouble.
h>flt Up Business Here After
Fiftieth Birthday.

Benjamin NJ. Payne, one of the vet
eran merchants of Topeka, died at his
nome at 715 Taylor street, of heart
trouble. at s o'clock this morning.
Death resulted after an illness of
five weeks, but he has been in poor
health much greater length of time
MI Payne was born in Liverpool,
Eng, November 81, 1886. He come tc
the United States at the age of IL
years and has lived here continuously.
He was engaged in the shoe business
either as a retailer or as a manufac-
turer since early manhood. He engag
ed in the retail business at Charles
town, ILL.,, and moved to Cincinnati in
1917 where he engaged in manufactur-
ing. On account of labor troubles he
left Cincinnati in 1882 and went to Bos-
ton- He remained there until he was
90 years old and then moved to To-
peka and entered the retail business.
He was active in this work until seven
years ago at which time he sold his
interest at us Kansas avenue, to his
son, John C. Payne, but the latter
died about three years ago.
Mr.. Payne was married to Sarah A.
Ashmore in Oakland, ILL.,, November
"a, 1860 and celebrated his fifty-first
wedding anniversary on his seventy
fifth birthday. Three children were
born to the couple. One daughter
died in infancy. Their only son. John
their only surviving daughter, Innie
A. Payne, has been living with her
parents in Topeka. In addition to
this daughter, he is survived by his
wife and one granddaughter, Mrs.
Harry keitzman of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
BLOCK The Gates
Strikers and Strike Sympathiz-
erS Numbering a Thousand
Make a Demonstration at En-
trance to Cotton Mill.

New Bedford, July IA disorderly
demonstration by a crowd of 1000
strikers and strike sympathizers took
place today before the gates of the
Butler mill. in connection with the
strike and lockout affecting IL cotton
cloth mills of this city and resulting
in 1900 persons being out of work. For
more than an hour strikers and their
SympathiZers refused to allow opera
tiveS to enter the gates. During the
disturbance three arrests were made
one of the offenders being a woman
who vigorously resisted, being taken
into custody.
John A. Fernley, superintendent of
the Butler mill while trying to drive
away the strikers. was handled roughly
by the crowd, but escaped injury.
Three policemen were unable TO hold
the crowd in check and a squad of re-
serves was sent from police headquar-
ters. Nearly every one participating
in the demonstration either wore the
emblem of the Industrial Workers of
the World or a button bearing the
likeness of Joseph ]. Ettor, the i'm
prisoned leader of the Lawrence strike.
After the demonstration had subsided
many of the workers in the Butler mill
entered the gates under police protec-
fiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
Commissioners Do Not Agree
on East Side Park.
Mayor Says Price Is 40 Per
Cent Too High.
IMPOSITION ON PUBLIC"
Billiard Indignant at Taxing of
East SiderS.
Says Real Estate Men Have
"BOOmed" Values.

When the report of the city ap-
praisers on the East side park comes
before the board of commissioners
Monday morning, one of the best de-
veloped and cleverest planned rows
in many months at the city hall is
due to break out in flames. Mayor
Billiard and Commissioner Miller are
indignant to think that the city of
Topeka should pay more than 5000
for the East side park. The other
commissioners are equally positive
that the tract is worth that money
and more.
The board of appraisers have plac-
ed the valuation at a little more than
$685. 900. Mayor Billiard says it is an
outrage for the property owners of the
East side to pay this amount for the
Klein tract near the Santa F'e shops.
He says $4,000 is 40 per cent too
high and blames over anxious real
estate men in Topeka for the boom
price.
If the mayor and Commissioner Mil
Ter are able to reform one other COM
missioner and if they succeed in open
ing the eyes of the tax payers on the
East side, the warmest meeting of the
year is scheduled for the commission
chamber Monday morning.
A Dialogue on Land Values.
The ideas of the commissioners in
S0nl6uC6
Mayor BilIard-"The appraised
price is forty per cent too high. We
should not pay more than $2S,000
for the Klein tract
Commissioner Tandy-'I think the
price is right. The land is. valuable
for park purposes
Commissioner Bone-"I had it fig
ured out that it would cost right
around the $4,000 mark
Commissioner Stotts-'I believe it
is worth the money. 1t is worth it
for park uses-if for nothing else"
good as the surrounding property
and it would not bring a price like
this"
1t has been discovered by Mayor
Billiard that the assessed valuation of
the Klein tract property was only
$26. 600. With this in view the mayor
and Commissioner Miller are unable
to see why the price should have been
raised to $4,000.
TT is wonderful what land is worth
when 1t is wanted for public use"
the mayor suggested this afternoon.
oe $2S,OO0 or even $50, 900 but S3S,
never. The land is not worth it.
believe that the price of the tract has
been doomed to unload on the prop
erty owners of the East side. I think
it is an imposition on the city at large
and especially on the tax payers of
the East side. am afraid that the
real estate men have been giving ad-
vice too freely to our appraisers"
The fate of the East side park lies
with the Monday meeting. 1t is
known that the property owners are
not especially anxious for the tax this
year-times have been too hard. And
when they hear of the mayors ideas
on the appraised price-an echo will
come across the Santa Fe tracks.