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New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
BENEDICT-TO-gE A SUICIDE
Hangs Himself on Eve of Wedding
After Losing Job.

Despondent, although on the eve Of his
wedding day. John Messerschmidt show
case maker, OF No. 2O25 Hsrman street
Borough OF Queens, committed suicide some
time late Saturday night By hanging him
self from the limb of tree I'm vacant
lot AT Truxton and Stone streets. not far
from his home. His fiancee. who identified
the body. said Messerschmidt had recently
lost his job when the building whore he
worked burned down He mad worried
greatly over this, she said, and she could
not console him.
Messerschmidts body was discovered by
negro. who ran to Patrolman Glaudell.
of tho Ralph avenue citation. and pointed
out the body to him Tho policeman cut
the body down and 1t was taken 10 the sta
ton house. From letters found I'm the
mans pockets the police were led TO the
home of Miss Anna speith, at No. lssa
Eastern Parkway. Brooklyn. When told
of the finding of Messerschmidts body tho
young woman became hysterical and wept.
Later she went around 10 the station and
identified the body.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
SCULPTOR NEEDS SHOES
Arrested for Begging, Court
Frees Him-Hopes to Get Work,

PIucky i'm his present distress and hope
fl OF employment in the near future'
Martin Bethke, a young German sculptor
who Is q graduate OF the Academy OF zine
Arts I'm Munich. and reserve officer In the
German army, was taken before MaSls-
trate Appleton. In the Yorkville police court.
Yesterday morning by = r. DoOley. superin-
tendent Of the Society for the Prevention OF
Ncndicancy. He was charged with begging
FOR money enough TO buy pair OF shocs'
When the magistrate heard the Young Ger
mans story Of his vain "liorts TO get work
AMI OF his standing a. a sculptor, he DIS
charged him. Superintendent Dooley prom
iscd that he would find him employment
Dri,en to desperation during the recent
cold spcn Bcthke applied for shelter at the
municipal lodging house, and was taken III
There ne was found last night by report
eT. To whom he showed his credentials from
the Academy Of Fine Arts I'm Munich TO-
gcthcr With photographs OF pieces OF scuip'-
ure he said lac made in his own stuHio i"
Leipsic.
81 met Princeton man in Germany VINO
gave me letter 20 Gutzon Borsiuh' ~
said and when arrived here, year ago
presented th" letter, hui MI boIBiu"' wac
unable TO give me steady work. n" sent me
10 Karl Bitter. but he had no room Tor a
student at that time. Then | Wanherep
around until my money gave out | pawned
everything | had and was put out OF my
boarding place. where | had TO IeaN" MY
baggage. When went 90 get II ! found u
had been broken open and some 'hings
taken OUT.
For short time worked for cohtec-
,loncr in Brooklyn. and then a. soda cltrN
for a few days Finally. | was oollseu 10
come hero. where. they have ueat"l me
very kindly. am also wood carver ahu
7 should like to get work at that trade
hone Mr. Dooley will be able to get me
steady work at anything. ! have been an-
yised to go 20 the Architectural League ou'
7 have been ashamed Of my shoes ana gen
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
IMPORTANT DECISIONS DUE
Supreme Courts Three Weeks Recess
Will Be Ended To-day.

Washington. Feb. lS.-Many important
decisions are expected from the Supreme
Court. which reconyenes to-morro" AT
noon. after a three weeks recess.
More light Is expected to he thrown on
the antitrust situation by the decision IN
tho hard coal case, involving an alleged
combination OF railroad and coal COM
panies I'm the Pennsylvania anthracite re-
gton: in the St Louis bridge case inVoiv-
Ing an alleged Illegal combination by rail-
roads TO control the bridge across the
Mississippi River at ST. Louis, and In the
cotton corner case. involving the right 10
effect a corner OF a commodity.
A decision on whether Initiative ana
referendum legislation is in accord with tue
federal Constitution IL also expected sooh'
After announcing decisions the court VIII
hear arguments In a long list of assigned
cases. including some farreach!ns questions
affecting interstate commerce.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
LORD LEITRIM ARRIVES
Denies He Is Seeking Brother
Who Disappeared in 1907.

Lord Leitrim. the Irish earl who wsA
reported to have embarked for this coun-
try to search for his younger brother. the
Hon. Frank Clements. arrived here yester-
day on the Cunard liner Carmania from
Liverpool When told OF published reports
In this country the earl said:
That is not true. have come here for
holiday Of two months, which I shall
spend at Palm Beach, Fla. My brother
disappeared from home in 1907. There IA no
truth whatever In the report that have
come mere TO search for him. When my
holiday at Palm Beach is over shall re-
turn to England"
Lord Leitrim was met at the pier by
representative Of NJ. r. Grace, head Of the
William r. Grace Shipping and Trading
Company The earl will be the guest OF
Mr.. Grace while in Florida.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
HUNG HIMSELF WHILE ALONE
Wife and Daughter, Home from Visis
Find Cabinet Maker Dead.

The body OF Louis Rolss. n cabinet max
er. fifty years old. was found hanging from
the grille between the parlor ana ditihs
room OF his home, No. 52s East loV'n'
street. last night by his wife and daugh'e
ON their return from a visit to frienuS al
Corona, Long Island.
Mrs Rolss told the police that her nus
hand had been acting strangely for long
time and on several occasions she had
caused him TO be sent to Bellevue for ooser-
yat,on as TO his mental condition. A sur.
eeon from Lebanon Hospital. who examined
the body. said life probably had been ex-
tinct twenty-four hours.
Mrs Rolss and. her daughter went 10
Corona saturday morning, and Mr.. RolsS
was to join them Saturday night.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
MINING ENGINEER DIES ON LINER.

william Furniss Clark a mining ehsi-
naar Of Mexico, died early yesterday morn
ing from Brights disease on the Cunard
liner Carmania, inbound from Liverpool.
Mr. clark who was accompanied by his
SON George. seventeen years old, became III
a, =, and sent for Dr. Mackenzie. the
sbir.s sureson who attended him until he
diod an hour later. The body was brought
to port yesterday and VIII DE taken "
Mexico BY the dead mans son.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
sPEYER TO HONOR CASHIER
Albert ]. Sauter Completes Fifty
Years with Firm To-day.

Albert J. Sauter cashier for Speyer &
Co, will round out half century OF SER
vice with that banking house to-day. and
this evening his employers will give din
ner in his honor at Delmonico's, presided
over by James Speyer, which will be at
tended by all of the partners and practi-
cally all of the FIRMS employees and by
few intimate friends. in former years con-
nected with the firm. On his fortieth an
niversary with the firm Mr.. Sauter was
similarly entertained.
Mr. Sauter will be seventy years old next
September. He was born in Pforzheim.
Baden, Germany and in lS4S came to New
York with his father, Lawrence Sauter,
who for years conducted tewelry store
at the corner of Maiden Lane and Broad
way. After three years with Kamlah a
Sauer, exchange brokers, In Exchange
Place he entered the employ OF Philip
Speyer q Co. .. ..
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
AJDY" THE LEADING "HIGHBROW" APE AT THE 700

structlon Of sewers at S3.OOass mt was
dropped 10y President McAncDF. HIS
name became known in connection wiu'
the letters to a boss published III Dc
ccmber. 1902 Among them were 'nr
Tom" and Jerry" letters, which as
cussed the finding of snug place Tor
Jerry" in the Dock Department peiort
the new administration came In. Jerry
was Jeremiah ]. F'lOOd.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
uucKERsHAM LEAVES sI. IouIs,

81. Louis. Feb. S.-Attorney General
Wickersham left here for Chicago to-day
on his way to Milwaukee, Wis. where he
uiu snaak ta-mnrrnw
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
Some Of the Exceptions.

"The list Of special exceptions said
F. II. Goodwin, secretary OF the asso-
ciation, includes such positions as alb
stractor i'm the office OF the Register,
New York County. at 81 200; court at
tendant in the Supreme Court Kings
County, at $500 record clerk, Surro-
gate, Kings County. at 81 100; a messen-
ger. County Clerk, Kings County, at
$500: a custodian, Surrogate, Kings
County, at 81 900. and foreman of bor'
ings under the State Engineer and Sur
vevor. at 81 30 a day. The cases OF j.
7 McManus, foreman Of borings; James
J. Lennon. custodian, Surrogate, Kings
County. and Joseph A. Cannon. messen-
ger. County Clerk. Kings County, are
illuminating
T. ]. McManus Is a brother of Senator
"The' McManus. He was appointed
foreman Of borings on August 70, 1907,
but his services were dispensed with on
March >. 1909. His eligibility for rein
statement expired on March >, 1910
without his having Secured re-employ-
uent. On June 20. 1911, State Engi-
neer Bensel in letter TO the Civil Ser
vice Commission asked to be allowed 10
reinstate McManus. merely giving the
facts about his employment and dis
missal and not asking for a special ex-
ception. An eligible list was then IN
existence. 1t expired by limitation or
August 20. Mr.. BensePs request was
placed ON the reserve calendar on July
%. IL was not taken up until Septem-
Der 10. after the eligible list had ex-
pired. when the commission by resOlu-
ton soberly declared that Mr.. McManus
was a person of high and recognized
attainments" for a position calling for
peculiar and exceptional qualifications
of scientific, educational or profes-
sional character" and his appointment
was therefore allowed without examina-
tion, to take effect on September l, three
days after the eSSiration of the eligible
list from which foreman could have
been taken.
J. A. Gsnnon's Experience.
Joseph A. Cannon was excepted from
examination for appointment as messen-
ger In the office of the Kings County
clerk on July % This exception was re-
quested by County Clerk Molloy in let
ter dated May 10. According TO this
letter Cannon had been employed as
laborcr since January /, 1910: III 's
III gent" said the letter. that al ieas'
one Of the appointees dhere were two
vacancies have the peculiar quailtica'
lions Necessary for the position that only
iacqrairtanre with the foffice ana detat
,,o,k affords. Cannon has &C.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
FILTERED MORTGAGES

FILTERED MORTGAGES
TT is DANGEROUS to drink when
/ the well IS low unless the
water Is carefully filtered. II
IS DANGEROUS to invest your
money in mortgages when the
demsni for thin exceeds the
supply unless You buy them
from people capable of making
a proper selection.
DUST now II is difficult to Get
aood mortgages and many poor
losns are finaiu9 takers. The
came careful rules OF selection
supiy here in times OF tlenty
and OF scarcity. You will get
no MORTGAGES from that we
40 not believe In o. selves.
Our Mortgage Certificates
have all the sCvanti Sss Of
mor.(ases and more besides.
we have plenty OF them at
present and you can invest any
srm at 4hS guaranteed.
TILE GUARANTEE
AND TRUST CO
5 4,375,OO0
SrrppslaTlearned) fO,62S,00O
I56 B'way, NY. l75 Remsen ST., B'klyn.
$50 Fulton ST., Jamaica.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United Statss
for $3.50 year.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-19

AGENCIES
Pha,aslphis, .lns, St. q, lesh.
Wash,asior. D. C., I 81. at lltt.
s.. Iou.s. 62l Locus, Street.
B~rlin. IS Uu:er d.a Lnden.
Vienna. 2 kErnihnerstrssss.
.yo Other Breaches or A1ents.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
SENATE ORGANIZES
IMPEACHMENT COURT

WASHINGTON. July 15-The trial of
Judge Robert w. Archibald Of the COM
merce court. accused of misbehavior by
alleged acceptance OF credit and favors
from ltIgants before his court, got un-
der way today.
The senate was sworn In as court
Of impeachment and summons for the
accused Judge calling him to It's bar on
July 10. was issued Judge Archibald
is in Scranton. The sergeant-at-arms of
the senate will serve him there, probably
tomorrow
At 1880 o'clock Friday the court OF
impeachment will reconvene with the ac-
cused jurist present and determine If
the trial shall proceed at once or 90 over
until fall. perhaps to a special session
in November Members Of the senate
have consulted with the Judge and his
counsel and are prepared to meet his
wishes to have the trial go over until
fall
prosecutors. Will oppose such continu-
ance Several members OF the senate
are prepared to urge speedy action,
Henry IS. Clayton Of Alabama. chair
man Of the house committee OF impeach-
ment managers. read the demand for a
summons for the Judge,
I'VE. as managers of the house Of rep
resentatives. demand that process be
issued for Rober, w. Archibald" said
Judge Clayton, land that he he required
to appear at the bar OF the senate and
answer the articles OF impea chment,"
Less than an hour was taken UP with
the organization of the court of impeach-
ment and the adoption OF the formal or
ders for the appearance of the defendant
and witnesses,
The trial OF Judge Archibald for alleged
connection with business deals in which
II Is charged he appeared as the bene-
ficlary OF favors from railroads having
litigation before his court. is the first
impeachment case before the senate since
Judge Swayue OF Florida was tried in
1905. Judge Swayne was acquitted.
or the eight men who have been i'm
pesched and tried before the senate In
the last century and a quarter, Including
a president OF the United States, a sena-
tor. a secretary OF war. an associate
justice OF the supreme court and four
federal district Judges, two have been.
convicted.
Senator William Blount OF Tennessee,
tried In 1898. resigned and the case was
dismissed Judge John Pickering OF New
Hampshire was removed In 1904 and
Judge West H. Humphreys OF Tennessee
suffered a similar fate In 1852 Presl-
dent Johnson, tried In 1868, Justice Sam
uel Chase In Is04 Judge James Peck In
1890. Secretary OF War W. w. Belknap
in 1876 and Judge Charles Swayne In
1905. all We're acquitted by tho sem
ate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
SAYS HANFORD HAD
INVENTION TO SELL
Witness Relates Business Ne
gotiations During Pending of
Suit in Judges Court.

SEATTLE. Wash. July 1s.-Frsnk Bur-
pee, manufacturer OF salmon canning
machinery. testified today before the
house judiciary sub committee investirst
ing the conduct OF District Judge c, IL
Hanford. that in 1902 while damage
awards In suit decided against Bur
pee for infringing on salmon canning
patents. were being considered by Judge
Hanford- the witness was given an on
portnnity to buy salmon can topper
invented by the judge. The witness said
the opportunity was presented by his
counsel, Evan s. McCord a lawyer who
inquired previously In the SUBJ com mtttee
McCord, according 10 the witness in
formed him that Judge Hanford had
studied salmon canning machinery while
the patent trial WAS In progress and had
devised method that did not infringA
on patents of plaintiff nor Burpee 'iuse MSe
Cord. according 10 witness, said that
Judge Hanford desired to see Burpee CON
cerning the invention, and the wItnnas
agreed TO meeting.
The witness said he believed the In.
vention was worthless. but felt that n
might be TO his benefit. In view of the
fact that damages had not been assessed
he said McCord read to him from q
paper that seemed 10 have come from
Judge Hanford, and quoted the Judge az
saying: aS
''of course have DO use for an In
vention OF this kind and unless Burnee
wishes TO purchase II, I cannot take time
to show Il 10 him"
Burpes testified that he did mot tbirl
business"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
CARDINAL GIBBONS
CALLS ALARM FALSE
Says Senator Bailey's Fear of
Revolution Is Without the
Slightest Warrant.
By International News Service.


BALTIMORE, July l6.-Cardinal Glib.
bons will celebrate next Tuesday the 7stf
anniversary Of his birthday Apparently
In excellent health. he says he has not
felt better for many months, and he
takes an active interest in public af.
fairs.
Asked If he had seen the statement OF
Senator Bailey. made Saturday night al
a dinner. in which the Texas statesman
said that II present conditions continued
In the United States for the next thirty
years there would be revolution similar
TO the French revolution. the cardinal
expressed his emphatic disapproval. Car
dnai Gibbons said.
J have more confidence In the peo-
pie OF this country thun TO believe
such state of affairs could come TO
pass: In the recent Democratic con-
vention many things were said that
might lead one to believe with Sem
ator Bailey, but when one under
stands the American people he can
see small chance for a bloody reyo-
luton
AT the convention there was a rev.
olution but II was OF words The
American people have To have this
sort OF revolution In n term OF years
The MEN OF the country like to shout
their Ideas from the rostrum Other
countries could not do this In this
the founders OF the republic showed
inspiration This government is like
wheels within wheels; though some
great calamity should come TO the
big wheel. the central government,
as Senator Bailey fears. the little
wheels Of the state, city and county
governments would move on while
the big wheel was being repaired
The American people can be trust
cd, They will do the right thing In
a crisis. I can see no chance OF
repetition OF the bloody French rev
olution In this country. recall at
this time part OF the prayer i Of
fered at the opening OF the Demo-
cratic convention, | wrote that pray
or in the quiet OF Carroll county.
and l chose my words advisedly
] offered the following:
May this convention demonstrate
once more 10 the American peopIe
and 70 the world at large that the
citizens OF the United States have
solved the problem OF seif-govern-
ment by exercising and tolerating the
broadest and most untrammeled free
dom Of discussion IN political assem-
hl'es. without dethronng reason and
without invading the sacred and in
v!olable domain OF law and public
order"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
PROHIBITS GAMBLING
IN COTTON "FUTURES'

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-deavy pen
aIties for gambling in cotton "futures''
are provided in the Bcall bill passed by
the house today by vote OF 95 TO %.
The bill yet must go 10 the senate
Efforts wero made 10 amend the bill
10 include provisions prohibiting gam
bling in grains. but these failed
The bill would prohibit all dealing In
cotton futures and fix heavy penalties
for purchase or sale OF cotton not actu-
ely In existence. Heavy fines would be
imposed for the Use of the malls or tcIe-
graph for the dissemination Of cotton
speculation information.
Representative Fitzgerald (Dcmocra)
OF New York led the opposition, declar-
ing tho bill was unconstitutional and
would handicap the cotton producer and
consumer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

used to decorate the hall. In the argu-
ment that cnsued an Engishman and an
American exchanged strong words
Delegate Corcoran OF Leadville, Colo,
moved that an international" flag adorn
the walls. A delegate asked Corcoran
what he meant by the international
flag.
"The red flag" shouted Corcoran. and
he was loudly oheered.
But when a poll was taken 1t was de-
cided by a vote of 80 to IS that the
walls should remain hagless.
In his address at the morning session,
President Meyer criticised ex-senator
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
Memphis Has Ice War.
By International News Service.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July I5.-Nemphis
Is I'm tho midst OF a furious Ice war.
There are eight big Ice plants here and
Gil have agreed not TO meet the GU, OF
tho largest plant from 30 cents 10 10
cents hundred pounds Two hundred
men were put on today by the plant
making the cut. They say they viii he
giving Ice away BY the later part of the
week. All plants are owned by rich cor.
poratlons and merry war Is expected.
disagreement ~ to an established
rate caused the war
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
MINERS, AFTER FIGHT,
LEAVE HALL FLAGLESS

CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo, July 1s.-The
second days session Of the Western
Federation OF Miners. In annual couven-
ton at Victor, was featured by the an
.nual address OF President Charles H
Meyer and by lively debate over the
use OF red flags TO decorate the hall In
which the delegates are meeting,
Late at the afternoon session the ques-
tion came UP as to what flag should be
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
Permit Agricultural Entries

Special 20 The Tribune
WASHINGTON, July 1s.-ssna,o-
Smoot tod2y introduced bill TO perni,
agricultural entries on land forming part
OF the Indian reservations and classified
as coal lands. The entrymep or pur.
chassrs under the proposed law would
have the opportunity to receive pefent
for the surface by rcscrylng the coal IA
the government.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

William Finn and William Rs
Hearst as mine owners who. h
were appressing the laoorer by n
wages
AT o'clock the session adjourn
til tomorrow.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
WILD BUFFALO KILLS
AVIATOR IN SOUDAN
Hubert Latham Is Gored to
Death by Animal He Had
Wounded.
WAS PIONEER .AIRMAN
First European to Make Nota-
bic Flights in Aeroplane;
Known in America.
WAS PIONEER .AIRMAN

PARIS, July 16.-Hubert Latham,
the famous Anglo French airman, d
pioneer Of heavier than air aviation,
was killed by wild buffalo during a
hunt In the French Congo.
The governor general of French equa-
torial Africa, Marshal Henri Merlin,
in telegraphing the news, said that
Latham was out with natives in the
forest when he shot and wounded a
buffalo. which imm mediately charged
and gored and trampled him to death
Latham s death occurred in the
Chari river district, near the Bahres
Salamat, practically in the center of
the French Soudap in the direction Of
Lake Chad. The date of the fatality
was June Z.
Pioneer in Air Flights,
Hubert Latham. who was the first
European aviator to make notable
flights in an aeroplane, acquired fame
as a very young man. In February,
800, in company with his cousin,
Jacques Fauers, be made balloon trip
across the English channel. voyaging
from the Crystal Palace. London. to the
gates of Paris in six hours. On July
10, 1909, he made an unsuccessful at
tempt TO cross the channel IN mono
plane. He fell into the sea, owing
to his motor breaking down, and on his
second attempt in the same month
similar fate overlook him.
Many Narrow Escapes.
Latham also was renowned as a dar.
ing motor boat man. He was a splendid
shot, and in 1905 went elephant hunting
In the Soudan. In 1906 he made trip
from khartoum to .Abyssinia, then
passed through British East Africa and
visited East French 1ndo China
On his fatal hunting trip he left
Bordeaux on December 10 last year for
the Congo, taking with him a monoplane
and big game outfit.
Latham was 90 years old, having been
born in Paris in 1883 of English parents.
In October, 1910. Latham arrived in
New York from Europe with the French
team which was to take part in the
aviation meet at Belmont park. where
he was placed fourth in the interna-
tional flights and won $500 in prizes
Thence he went to San Francisco and
Los Angeles. making fli~hts at both
places and narrowly escaping death on
two occasions while flying. From the
west coast be sailed for the orient and
made long tour in Asia.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
Suit Over Automobile.

Suit for the recovery Of $1,000 ID
which he asserts he suffered by
OF the purchase Of an suiomonIle
the Freed Furniture & Carpet ca
was fled yesterday in the Third
court by W. L Turner.