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New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
NEW YORKER IN GUN FIGHT
Attacked by Three Brothers,
Musician Shoots.

Montreal March 3l-Edgar, Herbert
and Harold Chapman, brothers. were
shot In the Savoy Hotel early to-day as
the result Of quarrel over woman.
Edgar and Herbert are probably fatally
hurt.
Carl Hemmans, p"mber Of the or
chestra of New Yt!k theatrical com
pany. is under arrest charged with the
shooting. He will plead self-defencc.
Tho trouble originated In what In de
ciared 10 have been an offensive re-
mark made by another player In the
company with Hemmans 20 woman
friend of Harold Chapman. The latter
called on his brothers for assistance and
the three assaulted Iiemmans whom
they mistook for tho man who had made
the remark. Ilcmmans had been severe
~ beaten when he finally reached his
pistol and fired with deadly results.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
TELLS or WARDS PLOTTING
But Story of Roosevelt Man Is
Looked Upon as Joke.

what ;he politicians considered the best
laugh" n the Presidential campaign TO
date was put IN circulation yesterday IN tho
form ~ story that purporied To explain
exactly what william !. ward OF West
chester. has becn doing lately. The story
came ~ hight through a man who has been
ia very close touch with Colonel Roosevelt
personally. and who has occupied sort OF
relation with the official com
mitters which are booming the Colonel
with tho strictrst injunction TO keep his
name out Of ~. this man said yesterday, In
the Waldorf corridor that Mr.. Ward had
been doing some high class "gnmshoe
work" among the national committeeman.
Ward T. the national committeeman for
New York.
"He has been lining up tho national COM
mltteemcn for Roosevelt" said this gentle
man solcmnly. and he has twenty y-nne of
them practically pledged now" The ex-
PLANTATION proceeded 10 the effect that with
a majority Of the National Committee for
Roosevelt they would appoint Roosevelt
man for temporary chairman of the conven-
tlon and the Roosevelt chairman would an
point Roose, eltan committee on contest
ed seats Vhith would seat Roosevelt dele
gates wherever there was a contest
As To tee apparent Inconsistency OF such
a programme nS compared with the an
nouncemcnts fron oyster Bay that moth
ing bat "a fun and free expression from
the people. with 10 political irickery. was
what was wanted. the one time Roosevelt
man who sponsored the Ward story could
make no comment.
The Joker" of the story. TO the polti-
clans who have Wards confidence. is that
Ward has told many OF them that he could
not suppor, the Roosevelt doctrine Of the
judicial recall. II ls further said that Mr..
ward has talked over the Presidential sit
nation carefully WITH State Chairman
Barnes aud II IN perfect accord with Mr..
Barnes IN his opposition 90 Roosevelt
Further than that IL Is known that al
though the Roosevelt committee in New
York city has been trying to get comfort
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
POLICE PREVENT BIC JUMP
IF. Roland Law, Parachute Expert, Foozles on
Great 26-Story Leap.

He was told il was unlawful To jump
from tall buildings in this city. But
that did not deter Law from seeking 20
ers he was accustomed TO hitting only
the high places along Broadway. They
turned deaf ear 10 his proposal. Law
then threatened to make the leap. any
way, and went away.
Lest he should carry out his fell pur-
pose. the builders communicated with
the police of the West Both street sta
ton. warning them that Law was deter
mined to throw away his life by making
the plunge. That was two days agc.
Yesterday afternoon Law SUNK around
the 33d street corner Of the McAlpin
Hotel, Skinned up one Of the beams sup
porting the scaffoldng on the first floor
level and stepped triumphantly out in
full view OF the police.
Law then started t. climb the stone
front on the Broadway side Of the build
ing. Until he got to the second floor.
the going was easy because Of the In
dentations between the granite blocks.
Beyond that point, however the walls
were smooth. and after half dozen at
tempts Law was compelled e. give up.
While Law was making his climb n
fat patrolmnn asked: How can we gle
that feller?" boy who was standing
on the corner overheard the remark.
"Aw. Git a piece OF hyrapor and stick
II on him"
Before the police could follow this ad-
vice. however. Law reached the seal
folding again, slid 10 the street and was
whisked away i'm an automobile.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
TWO SHOT IN GANG FIGHT
Nearly 200 Men Engaged III
Battle in Heart of City.
POUR OUT OF SALOONS
Windows Smashed and Heads
Cracked in Meeting of War.
ring Factions.

Two persons, a boy and woman,
were shot. several others were struck
with flying bottles and stones and many
windows were shattered last night,
when the Red Pepper" gang and the
"Duffy's Hilr' gang fought for fifteen
minutes in East 102d street. between
Second and Third avenues The street
after the gangsters had been dispersed
by reserves, was Uttered with broken
glass and stones.
Mrs Ida Stein. OF No. 215 East 1924
street, was struck by a bullet fired by
one of the. gangsters. Samuel Carl.
eleven years old, of No 215 East 102d
street, was shot in the wrist. Mrs.
Fannie Blot, OF No. 203 East 1924
street, WAS struck on the head with
rock.
The Red Pepper" gang is composed
of young men ranging from twelve 10
twenty-one years. The headquarters Of
the aggregation is I'm Second avenue at
f02d street. The "Duffy's Hill gang
holds forth in the vicinity of Lexington
avenue and 103d street.
About o'clock last night about sew
enty-five members of the "Dufy's Hil'
gang marched in a body down Third
avenue to 1o2d street Members Of the
Red Pepper" gang were informed OF the
approach, and a defensive gang was
quickly assembled. East 102d street, be-
tween Second and Third avenues, was
crowded. Many pushcarts were In the
street and many OF the stores were open.
The stoops of the tenement houses were
crowded when the "Dufy's Hill gang
made their appearance.
The warriors clashed in front NJ the
millinery store Of Abraham Goldbart, No.
207 East t02d street large plate glass
window in which was shattered. The
pockets OF the gangsters were weighted
with stones. bottles and other missiles.
When the bottles and stones were ex-
hausted revolverS were drawn ana dls-
charged storekeeper In the vicinity
who watched the battle from A doorway
said not less than thirty shots were fired
Pushcarts were overturned and their
contents scattered. Stones were thrown
through the windows of apartments re-
gardless OF persons standing at them
witnessing the battle. Both gangs were
reinforced and the conflict was al us
height when the police of the East l0ith
street station were Informed. s1uad
Of reserve patrolmen, in charge OF cap
tain Patrick Corcoran. Of that precinct,
and several detectives came on the run.
The gangsters dispersed AT the ap,
proach Of the police. The Carl boy ana
Mrs. Stein were found bleeding on tha
pavement.
A dozen neighhoring saloons. sup.
posed to be closed on SUNDAY, supplieh
the force for the Red Pepper gang
which was said to number at least enc
hundred.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01

After YOU had successfully jumped
from the Brooklyn Bridge and the
Statue of Liberty, while thousands APP
plauded your nerve as you huttereu 10
earth, supported only by the flimsiest ol
parachutes, and after YOU had made
wager with friends that you would do
the same thing in sight of Broadways 8
adoring thousands from one Of the
tallest skyscrapers in the city. only to be
foiled by the police when you had AS
cended two measly floors-Wouldnt II
make YOU mad? Wouldn't it jar you?
That is what happened 10 Frank
Roland Law, the original jumping
jack" Yesterday afternoon. The photos-
rapher on the spot shows that Mr.. Law
meant business. His ten toes and ten
fingers can he seen gripping the indenta-
tions in the stonework with the tcnaCitY
Of the we'll known ny. lie has turned
his face sidewise to the camera, so that
his bushes Of regret can he seen only Oh
one check hut there he is, fully twenty
feet above the sidewalk. while a score Of
mounted and foot patrolmen surge
about az his feet, ready to capture HIM
when he descends.
Two days ago Law asked permission
Of the builders of the McAlpin Hotel TO
jump with his parachute from the roof
Of the building. promising not 10 spill
any of his gore on the new stonework
in case his parachute failed TO work
properly. He promised 10 jump so far
ont that ne would fall clear Of the build
ing
Laws strange request was refused.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
ANOTHER "PRACTICAL TRIP"
So Roosevelt Terms His Swing
Through the Middle West.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

oyster Bay. n. Y, March 3l.-"A most
nraoucsl trip" said Colonel Roosevelt on
Nj. arrival here A. Q 20 O'Clock tonight
from his swing through the Middle West
some one reminded him that those were
his words on his return from Maine fort
night ago wei. you've seen the reports
from Maine. so YOU know something about
the practical results ~ my speeches there
n. said with a hearty laugh.
Nh. Roosevelt will 60 to Kentucky on
tuesday 10 speak at Lexington and possibly
In one or two other cities. Then he will
rsv a visit to West Virginia, winding up
with 4 speech - Baltimore.
What do You expect these states will
do he vas asked
I'm better fighter than prophet,
vas his reply
The caniidate denied thai Governor os-
horn ~ Michigan had deserted him because
hs was not singled out as the coioneis run
ming mate.
Governor Osborn has no more deserted
~. than Senator Dixon has" said Mr.
Roosevelt We had q good reason for not
aocompanying me on IN" Michigan tour
Osborn IL all right
Tho coioneis train from Detroit was more
than an hour late IN arriving ~ the Grand
Central station Mr. Roosevelt rushed 90
y tslsphoae booth and called M his family
NJ saxsmors IIili 20 let them know that he
souid be home for dinner.
After his return from Baltimore Mf
Roosevelt VIII run up 20 Concord. y n.
IN the hope Of getting = grip on Governor
psss's constituents. and also - get hie
rr..ohss over into tho adjoining counties
81 Vermont where ne thinks the sentiment
a. running strongly his way
AZ the pernsvlvanla station tonight the
candidate shook hands with Howard q.
pyoohs, OF Dallas. Tex. friend Of Sloan
Rrapson. Roosevelt postmaster ~ Dallas
.fvs travelled through tho great West.
tolensi. and know tho people arc for YOU.
IN spite ~ newspaper opposition, said
brooks
~py C,eorse that's fine exclaimed 'he
tslsn.l BROOKS said Tcxsr wss Roose-
Vets. "hands down
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
Question Of Fitness.

Uo saws n has been suggested that 1t is
y serious question whether one who can
he honestly mislcd is a proper person 10
no continued as District Attorney Of
Neu York County, but 1t certainly be-
comes "A far more serious question
whether a person who was not mlsled
INT who, with all the facts before him
and after an expression Of his opinion ds
to those fac's, could adopt the course
which Mr. Whitman adopted, can he toll
Grated in that Office.
Cans says;
believe that the question will become
even more serious II all the facts Win re-
gard TO his conduct OF the case shall ne
made public through an official investiSa-
tion AS an officer Of the courts, sworn 10
uphold the constitution and the laws, II ia
my duty to see To II that nagrant abuse of
power by a prosecuting of'icer shall not
pass unnoticed. As a citizen ! owe an obIi-
cation to do my part to enforce n lesson
such as will teach all future prosecuting
officers who may he tempted for selfish
ends To abuse the powers OF Their office
that the spirit of liberty Is still alive in
the land and that acts OF official oppression
are acts OF sclf-destruction.
The grievance committee of the Bar
Association, which has been engaged for
the last two months In investigating the
suspension of sentences by the judges OF
the courts I'm New York County. is about
TO extend its inquiry TO the routine
GUerations OF the Court Of General Ses-
sions This Is because Of the circum-
stances attending the charge In the pre-
sentiment handed up last Thursday by
the Brandt grand jury. Judge II. G. r..
Grain. to whom this grand jury report
ed. refused TO accept the presentment,
saving that the evidence did not estab-
lish the crime OF burglary in the first
degree. on the ground that 1t did not
embrace matters i'm the scope of the
inquiry conducted by the grand jury
The refusal TO accept the presentment
with instructions indicating the changes
has been represented to the grievance
committee as exceeding the authority Of
the Judge He should 1T Is held have
accepted the presentment handed up to
him or have refused 1t without indicat-
ing the changes desired. 1t Is further
pointed out that the grand jury was
conducting q John Doe investigation and
that I'm consequence 1t was In the prov
ince OF the grand jury TO make such a
presentment as IL chose.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
THOUSANDS FLEE AS
RIVER BANKS BREAK
Floods in Mississippi Valley
Drive Citizens from
Their Homes.
PROPERTY LOSS IS HEAVY
Crowds Watch Thrilling Rescue
Of Family from Sinking
Houseboat at ST.
Louis.

81. Louis. March Sl.-Thousands Of spec
tators Witnessed the rescue Of family OF
seyen from sinking houseboat in the MIS-
sissppi River here to-day.
Tho houseboaf in which man, his wife
and FIVE small children lived. was torn
from its moorinss by heavy driftwood The
craft dragged over sunken snaSs, sprang
aleak AID reGan to link. Two motor boats
after lighting the heavy drift. reached the
siGc Of the boat just as the water Was
sweeping over the deck. II sank within
five minutes after the las, occupant had
stopped to safety
The river reached 299 feet here tonight.
This mark is nine-tenths of n foot below
food stage. The water has inundated the
railroad tracks along the levee. but dnless
an unlocked for rise occurs no great dam
age Is expected here.
Conditions in the flooded district at Cairo
arc serious and the situation is growing
gra ,cr Tonight the gauge ~ cairo marks
"a feet. thrce-tenths Of a foo higher than
the river has ever before risen at that
point. Anxiety is felt for the levees above
and below the mouth OF the Ohio.
The Drinkwater lcvee, on the Missouri
side. broke to-day, and Tonight the water
is sweeping over a threc-mile stretch of
leyce and flooding almost the entire south
eastern section Of Missouri
When it became apparent that the lc"ee
could not bc saved the laborers turned
their attention to warning residents In the
district. thus saving many lives Farmers
and their families fed to safety. leaving
livestock TO its fate. end hundreds Of head
Of cattle and hogs are floating toward the
Gulf.
Two Iron Mountain trains we're caught
between the Birds Point and Charleston
foods to-day and the passengers had to
be taken off In boats. All traffic between
Cairo and Charleston. Ky, has been an
nullcd. Water covers the entire Dogs
Tooth Rend territory OF Illinois. and resi-
dents Of this section have suffered large
loss 10 livestock. which had to be aban-
doncd
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
OUTCOME PLEASES NIC0Ll
Attorney for Defendants in Sugar,
Case Says He Is Satisfied.

The disagreement OF the jury In the
sugar case is regarded a. o practical vim
dication Of hls clients ny Delaney Me
oil. who conducted the case for the de-
fence before Judge Hand. In the United
states District Court.
Mr. Nicoll said last night the rulings
of the court during the trial prevented
the defendants from entering what they
considered q perfect defence 10 the charge
or conspiracy against interstate trade in
sugar
The indictr Il vas based on the the
ory Of a corrupt conspiracy To violate the
Sherman law between 1908 aud 1906" said
Nr Nicoll. AT that time. and for years
nfterward. this statute, as interpreted by
the Supreme Court Of the United States
permitted the acquisition OF competing re-
hneries actively engaged In interstate
commerce. regardless OF the motive that
prompted their acquisition"
MIR. Nicol said that, although an abso-
lutte acquittai was confidently expected
the result was satisfactory, In view ~ the
fact that tn, government after a Jealous
and vigorous prosecution was unable to
persuable only a small minority of the
Jurors of the Justice OF their cause
Henry A. Wise. United states District
Attorney. who prosecuted the case, de-
cIared last night he could not say whether
there would be new trial until after he
had consulted Attorney General Wicker
sham.
What reasons would enter into consid-
Grafton Of the bringing about Of a second
tral?' the United states District Attorney
was asked
Various reasons" was the reply. among
them being the matter Of policy and the
great public interest that has beer taken IN
the case"
Mr.. Wise added 1T might he a waste OF
time TO go over all this again"
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
NEWS FROM SCOTT;
AMUNDSEN FIRST
Continued from first page.

tendency here is to attribute his failure to
the employment of ponies insteod OF dogs.
His was the best equipped expedition
that ever started for south polar regions.
His final sO0-mile dash for the pole started
AT the beginning of October. He expected
to reach the pole before Christmas. Evi-
IDENTIFY, however. from the slow progress
made over familiar ground, slower even
than Shackleton's expedition. unexpected
difficulties were encountered.
It is now recalled that press dispatch
from New Zealand last May contained
hints of possible failure. The dispatch
stated that Scott was making preparations
for second attempt in case the first
should be unsuccessful. II was suggested
that he had misgivngs about the ponies
and had arranged for the dispatch OF some
trained Indian transport mules and also
Siberian dogs to replace the ponies.
Whatever have been the difficulties II Is
clear that TO Amundsen belongs the honor
of first reaching the South Pole. 1t is
now unlikely that any later news VIII be
heard of him before October. Until then
II will not be known whether he pushed
on and reached the pole or whether he
was obliged TO turn back and return TO
winter quarters.
The news arrived too late for press COM
ment or TO gather the views of scientists
and explorers. but there is no doubt that
Scott's non-success will be the subject OF
the keenest disappointment. The expedition
vas better equipped for scientific work
than any Of the many which have hitherto
penetrated the Antarctic regions, and much
valuable geographical and other data
therefore. is an anticipated result of the
Terra Noya's voyage.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01

out Of the fact that MI Ward did actually
visi, the Roosevelt headquarters, the dele
gates from the 2ith Congress District
Archer ana Cochran"-whose selection
Ward favored. are both anu-Roosevelt
men.
The story that ward was working mp
Roosevelt sentiment I'm the national com
miitee ~ the same time that he was
acauiescing In the selection Of anti Roose-
Welt delegates from his own county and
state and At the same time that he was
telling all his close political friends that
hc was absolutely opposed 10 the chief
plank Of tho Roosevelt platform, didn
even gain the respect of serious attention
from those who have been following the
movements Of the Westchester leader
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
FRANCO. MOROCCAN TREATY
Sultan Agrees to Establishment
of Protectorate.

Paris. March 3l.-The treaty establish
ing French protcctorat. over Morocco has
been signed by the sultan, according to a
dispatch from FeL
The treaty contains ten articles. some of
which are identical With the terms Of the
Bardo treaty of ssI. which assured to
France the righ, to occupy the positions
which the French military authorities
might deem necessary for the maintenance
Of order In Tunis.
Madrid March 3l.--The French Ambassa-
dor, VI Geoffray. handed to-day 10 the
Spanish foreign Minister, sehor Preto,
Frances answer To the last Spanish note
defining portion OF the Spanish zone in
Morocco.
Although the strictest secrecy has been
observed as 10 the contents of the COM
municaton. IL Is understood that France $
rcply Is a decided step towara an arrange
ment Of tho differences which nave arisen
IN the negotiations
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
LEOERLE DENOUNCES
WHEELER MILK BILL
Continued from nrst pse-.

In tho court Of Appeals for secrecy for
health and all other public records Why
should not offender and would-be ofTend-
ers finish the job of rubhing the babies
Of milk protection
The Health Department year ago pro
claimed 40 loudly iis devotion 10 high milk
standards that even today newspapers
have spoken 40 n tho new standard were
In force continued Mr. Allen. They are
not IN force IN" Health Department
backed down, - the city's humiliation and
the danger of the ctys bebies why
should existing milk standards be still
further weakened by thos" who were strong
enough 20 cause tho department 10 back
down last December In the pisn 80 protect
milk 7"
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
S1,000.000 FIRE IN MANILA
Standard Oil Plant Burns
Throughout the Night.

Manila. April (Monday). ).-The Stand
ard OH Companys main storage plant
here has been DESTROYED by fire. Three
large petroleum warehouses and one for
the storage Of gasolcne were burned.
The fire broke out early Sunday even
ing and continued throughout the night.
The loss Is estimated at 81 100000.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
HYDRoAERoPLANE MEET ENDS
Fisher Classed First-Robinson Amer
ican Entrant, Is Third.

Monte Carlo March 3l-The interna
tional hydroaeroplane meeting closed to-
day. II has demonstrated the remarkable
progress made In these machines
Those who competed In the lights have
been ciassed as follows: Fischer. first, ll2
points RenauN. 100; Paulhan. 9G and
Robinson (Amertcanb, IL
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
MADER0 WILL STICK.
Says Whatever Happens I Shall
Be Found at MY Post. w.

Mexico City. March Sl.-'Nhatefer
happens. ] shall he found at my post
shall not resign. Reports that have neon
published trat intend 10 leave the Pres
idency are untrue"
President Madero made the aho~
statement TO an Associated FreSs repre-
sentative tonight.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
A HUNT FOR $4,000 PACKAGE.

Ney Orleans, March 3t.--Detectives here
are trying to trace a package containing
1000. which disappeared from an express
shipment made by local bank to the
Treasury Department at Washington.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
Best Euuipped Expedition.

CAPTAIN Robert F. Scott sailed from
London on June I, 1910 with what was
considered to be the best equipped British
expedition that ever sailed for the South
Pole. His shin, the Terra Nova, was an old
Durdee whaler, built some twenty-eight
years ago. but specially refitted for this
enterprise. on board were sixty men In ALL
with provisions for "A three years cruise
Captain Scott had with him, also. twenty
Siberian ponies, the breed that Shackieton
had found so efficient, thirty dogs and
two motor sleds. These sleds were con-
sdered an important feature. They had
been carefully tested in Norway and found
ga pable of making from two TO three and
a half miles an hour under the most try
ing conditions.
The Terra Novas scientific staff was the
largest ever carried by such an expedition,
fact which caused some dissatisfaction
to those OF his supporters who wished him
to confine his efforts entirely to the discov-
cry Of the pole. The cost OF the eXpedi-
ton was 800 900, borne partly by the gov
ernment and partly by the British public
The Terra Nova sailed from Port Chal-
mers. near Dunedin, New Zealand. on No
vember %. 1910. the intention being to estao-
lish winter quarters near Captain Scott
old station ut the foot OF Mount Erebus, IN
Ross Sea
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
NEW LOAN FOR ECUADOR.

Guayaauil, March $l.-The hcuadore'p
Government has signed an agreement WIN
a French syndicate for loan OF r''o"o
francs (sS, 400 0OW.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-01

SUNDAYS NEW YORK TRIBUNE
Msiisd sny,~hsr. in the United ststs'
Ger 90 50 a Yesr.