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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
WELLINGTON KOO HONORED.
China Society Gives Luncheon for Yuan
Shih kars Secretary.

V. F.. X. Wellington Hoo. who sails
on Saturday for Europe on his way to
China TO take mp his duties as diplomatic
secretary TO President Yuan Shih Kai,
was the guest Of honor at luncheon given
yesterday by the China Society at the
Railroad Club at 10 Church street. Thirty
FIVE members of the society. more than
half OF them Chinese students and busi-
ness men. were present Or. l.. Living
ston Seaman. president Of the society.
was toastmaster and some OF the speak
srs we're Henry Clews. vice-president
of the society; Prof. John B. Moore OF
Columbia University. and W. De H.
Washington. chairman Of the luncheon
committee, who responded to the toast
to the President of China 4 health was
also drunk to President Taft.
Those who spoke paid tributes TO both
Yuan Shih Kai and DR.. Sun Yat SEN and
the new president was especially CON-
mended for his ability in establishing
himself so firmly in the confidence Of the
people that they unanimously elected
him to the highest Office in the new repub-
lie. even though he had been adviser
to the Msnchus.
Mr.. KOo declared TO the members OF
the society that he realized that he had
a big work ahead OF him and was pre-
pared to meet his responsibilities He
believed that the new republic would be
successful. he aaid,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05

fifty-two feet at Catlettsburg. Ky. and
Portsmouth. Ohio. ON Friday or Satur-
day; for iifty-fOur feet al Cincinnati
Saturday or Sunday. Supplementary
warnings have also been issued for the
lower Tom Bigbee River OF Alabama"
President Taft to-day ordered the
Q.iartermaster-Ge General to supply rations
10 the people driven from their homes
by the flood wherever there Is suffer-
Ing for food. This action was taken
after an extended conference with Sena-
or-elect ollie James Of Kentucky. who
presented \ message from flood dis
tricts.
The fact that many refugees are In
need OF food supplies was srged upon
the President rs q reason Why he
should ask an emergency appropriation
Of $.5O.0O0 for relief fund. Mr.. Taft
told Mr. James that quick r. action
could he secured by having the army
supply food. and orders were sent Ia
the Quariermasterr depot In 81. Louis
to rush rntions up To the Cairo district
to-day.
The army will follow. the coarse Of
tho flood down the river. and thus he
enabled to have food and tents for peo-
pie as soon as they are drive from
their homes tn higher ground.
Meanwhile an emergency apprOpria-
ton bill will bs introduced In Congress-
and as soon as this Ia passed the Presi-
| dent will sign Il.
Despite appeals by the Kentucky
Congressional contingent. he House
Ways and Means Committee decided To
postp ponc until tomorrow action on the
bin appropriating additional emergency
funds for the flood sufferers. The COM
mittee hopes that the waters may sub
side by to-morrOw and make Ith-r APP
propria ion unnecessary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
FACTIONS IN ENGINEERS.
Opposition TO stones Reelection with
Wage Demands Fate Factor.

The Brothe rhood Of Locomotive En-
aineers will have its election Of officers in
May, and II was said yesterday that the
approach Of the election has developed two
factions in the organization. one OF which
wants TO reflect Grand Chief Stone and the
other to elect Assistant Grand Chief Bur-
CESS "a head Of the union. Tho contest IN
expected TO be q close one. aslBurgess has q
considerable following and his friends are
WORKING. hard In his behalf.
u Grand Chief Stone, il was said. can.
bring about before the election an increase
OF pay for the locomotive engineers on he
fifty railroads which have refused the de-
mands for higher pay II will greatly enhance
his chances of reelection.
While Grand chief stone was in this city
with the committee which submitted the
engineers demands he received number
OF letters from we'll meaning people con-
tanning suggestions by which an amicab Bile
settlement could he reached. lie paid no
attention to the suggestions. none of which
he looked on as practicable. The engineers
in the Brotherhood of Firemen and Engine
men, which ~ composed OF hremen who are
promoted 10 he engineers and men who are
working as firemen, are not included in the
vote on the question OF a strike which is
being taken According to Stone. he ex-
es Strike il decarsd There Is NO prsceden
, to 20 by, however. as this brotherhood had
not been formed when the engineers last
struck.
The committee Of railroad managers
representing the nifty Eastern roatis which
i've engineers has begun what Is called a
"hresi,ie campaign. This has been started
by the issuing Of pamphlet on behalf of
the railroads ddressed to all railroad
employees. shareh oiders. bOndhOlders and
the public. II gives the demands of the
engineers. the reply of the railroads and
editorials on the subject from THE SuS
and other papers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
READING ROOMS FOR HENS
Hspp! New Jersey Discovery Promises =
to Increase the Egy Product.

CEDAR GROW. y j.. April L.. The Cedar
Grove Poul,rymen's Association had
a meeting here fortnight to discuss the
effect Of the big blast in the Du Pont
Powder Mills the nher day on the laying
power of the hens Nothing much was
decided about this. hut Oliver Frost
announced new discovery of his to
make the hens happy and hard working
Mr.. Frost used TO Use stereOtyper .
mats for roofing his henhousss These
are the stiff boards. one for "a mage OF 4
newspaper and the printing and pictures
come ont positively on them. He soon
eli scovered that the hens were nearly
twisting their necks on trying tn see
the pictures and read the news on the
mats.
Then he began Ia use the mats with
great success. as sideboartis in his hen
houses. The result was that the hens
instead of gadding about the hen yards
! all day. would be interested in sitting
on their nests reading the news.
Gradually as the hens Logan TO visit
around they found other sides OF hen
houses which Interested them and they
would swap houses for al afternoon with
each other. The result was then two
eggs hen day. OF courss il takes
hen a long time to read page OF 4
newspaper. and MIR. Frost figures that
his present supply Of mats ought to last
him about ten years.
| II is a common report about the town
among the neighbors that certain Of his
/ hens prefer the Wall Street news. while
others prefer the society pages Mr.
Frost denies this. bu. ,he does not deny
that the reason he took out the -Woman's
Pa ge" was that the hens fought jealOusly
/ for the nest that il sheltered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
WEATHER BUREAU BULLETIN.
Higher Water Predicted Tor Lower Mis-
sissippi -Tonbigbee Warning.

WAsHINiToS. April 4-The latest bull
let!n received from the Wea her Bureau
tonight in regard to food conditions
Big Four lovee on the Ohio side of the
drainage district. This was the second
serious break near Cairo, the first being
tha; in the Mobile and Ohio levee three
miles above nc city. which occurred early
this morning The Weather Bureaus
latest bulletin read as follows.
Latest advices from Cairo report break
in Big Four i"vee on Ohio side Of tira image
district fortv-Gye fa-' wide and fifteen
feet deep. The Indications are that much
more of this levee IL going, flooding the
entire drainage district. All work for
the saving oil the same has been aban-
doned
This does not apply TO Cairo proper. .
where the levees are in excellent con
dition. Attention will now be confined
TO levees III CAIRO proper
Advice. al noon from Union CITY
Tenn were tina. water was splashing over
the Lake county levee."
An earlier bulletin issued by the Weat her
Bureau follows
The river at Cairo is practically on n
stand AZ 33,9 fcct, as indicated in Wednes-
days bulletin and any additional rise
cannot exceed few tenths Of foot
but the river will continue at this high
stage for a, least one week
The Mississippi River continues TO
rise slowly and no changes from prsvi-
nusly forecast stages are now Indicated
Additional warnings have been issued
ior stage, Of seventeen and eighteen
ess' b, Friday ~ Sa,urday a, Quincy
III. and Hannibal. Mo: for from Rfty 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
TIMES" GETS NO INJUNCTION.
M Decision on the Merits Of Copyright
claim 10 Amundsen's News.

'ss~s ""
,App,ication. NJ the Nav york Time.
;1';...,,:D ..,,:.n
'M "jun'' ''"s y" ree',A'" 'ne puo's"e'.
Of the World, the American, the Prsss and
TIKI Sun from printing accounts OF Capt
Amundsen's discovery OF the south pole
w.r. lonia,, vas,o-,,,v h, .I,ds. J.corho
.I-.,;.,.i g.. y ," 49,.
!" 'ne '" ""eo STATES Dis'r'et o'r'' oroe!s
! 10 show cause why these motions should
not be granted were signed by u District
Court JUDGE on the evening of March \
srd ,h. on,,,;c.,;on. -, ,u.. 80, ror h.,rir .
~ ~ '"''e WI ''' ""s
U" "'arc" ~
James NJ. Beck, attorney for THE Sun.
argued that THE SrN's version OF Capt
Amundsen's discovery was neither in fac,
no. ooIo-.hI,, . ,,;o,.,;o - A., r;,n.....,
'o' .o'o.eO q '.o'A',o" y, 'he "'e ea' ,
ieged copyright; that the I'mes hso acted
prematurely In starting a proceeding 8
TO restrain The Sun from infringing a
copvriQht not vat ob,a;nsd and ,ha, there
ra. nc ,.ssor 49,. ,nr nr.m,;,~ an ;n
Was II" reasoi no" 'or HIan'ne AL IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
SACK HELD A LIVE BABY.
Boy Says . Woman Gave Him q Nickel
for Dumping II in Vacant Lot.

-
for Dumping II in Vacant Lot.
Mrs. w. f. Austin, looking out of
her window at 500 Chauncey street.
Brooklyn. saw boy go yesterday
morning into a vacant lot across the
way from her house and empty a sack
on the ground. Later more boys came
and set up a shout when they saw
something lying in the dead grass. Mrs.
Austin went across the street. She
found baby boy. done up in a wad Of
newspaper. and the baby boy was stlll
breathing.
Mrs. Austin carried 1t to a doctor 9
office. The doctor said 1t wasn't more
than day old. but was none the worse
for its adventure. lie sent II to Bush
wick Hospital in an ambulance After
two or three days rest 1t will go to the
city nurse.
Detective ConrOy went out from the
Ralph avenue police station to find the
boy who came with the sack. He talked
with Mrs. Austin and then picked up
Charles Lawler. 13 years old. who lives
at 426 Chauncey street. After being
urged for a long time Charles said
that while he was sitting on a stoOp
OF a house in Bainbridge street yester-
day morning-but what stoOp he
didn't remember--a woman came along,
gave him a package and told him
to deposit II in the vacant lot. He got
q nickel for his trouble. Detective
Conroy marched him up and down
Bainbridge street many times last
night. but Charles declared that he
couldn't identify the stoop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
ADVERTISING MEN GATHER ,
And Make Plans for Weird Convention
in Dallas This Year.

At the April meeting and dinner Of the
Advertising Mems League Of New York
the topics were the forthcoming national
convention OF advertisers In Dallas. Tex.
and the definition Of dishonesty In the
business. william II. Ingersoll. presiding,
introduced George w. Coleman. president
OF the Associated Advertising Clubs Of
America, who described how the associa-
tion has treblcd Its membership In the
last Ave years. now numbering 1880 In
dividuais and 125 clubs. and told Of the
preparations Tor the Dallas convention.
This will open with sermons In sixteen
pulpits by advertising men. Other pecu-
with saracpl mutton a. a side dish, the
a six day excursion through Fort Worth,
Waco. Han Antonio. Houston and Calves
ton. and a large exhibition OF good ad +.
vertising. which. 4 ia hoped. Will be
shown IN other cities Of the country 4
hundred delegates from Toronto Will come
In kilts.
Clowry Chapman. counsel OF the league,
spoke on altrutsnl as the basic law OF
contracts. James I. Stuart on 5000 viii
and Harry p. Minis Oa Unfair Business
Composition"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
SUNDAY TRIALS GOOD HERE,
However II May BE Across the River.
Appellate Division Holds.

A ruling contrary to the recent deci-
sion OF the Appellate Division in Brooklyn
that person arraigned before a Magis-
trate may not be tried on Sunday was
made yesterday by the Appellate Divi-
sion in Manhattan. which holds. as it has
held before. that person may be legally
tried. convicted and sentenced on Sun
day. The case came before the court
on habeas corpus for Stella Burke. who
was arrested for disorderly conduct
and tried and convicted in the night
court after midnight lone Sunday morn
ing after the Brooklyn Appellate Division
had ruled that such trials were illegal
Justice Mclaughlin. writing the unani.
nous opinion Of the court. has said:
In order to preserve the peace Mag
istrate has Jurisdiction for that purpose
on Sunday. Summary proceedings oi
the character Of the one under consider
alton have never been regarded as tech.
nichal criminal actions. but rather az
police regulations for the preservation
Of the public peace. and as such to be
disposed OF summarily II would be
an idle formality. IL conviction was called
for. to bring a guilty person to the bar
on subsequent occas sion to commit or
sentence. The Legislature having pro.
vided that Magistrates courts be open
on Sunday their right to dispose of cases
properly presented necessarily follows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05

and on Tuesday l tried to enlist. was
told would have to gel my mother .
consent and ! wrote to her. The next
day Lieut.. Smith told me there war all
kinds Of excitement about me and when
hey sent me money ! started for home.
for ! didn't want my brothers accused
OF murder on my account.
Il didn't draw my money before ] went
away because thought my mother would
go and get IL. as we always turned all our
money over to her.
Il don't understand why Eugene and
Joe accused "a ch other of killing me.
sometimes thought Eugene was not just
right. ] never had any quarrel with my
mother or brothers and didn't have any
trouble about girl. l think I will go
back and enlist IL can get my mother 3
consent"
Theodore shows complete uncon Germ
~ TO whom the bones found in the cinder
car belonged.
Some Of the best detectives in the coun-
try will be on the scene tomorrow to help
solve the mystery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
VOODOO SLAYER INDICTED.
Five True Bills Returned Against Barana.
bet Woman In Louisiana.

LAFAYETTE. La. April .-Clementine
Baransbet. self, confessed murderess Of
nearly a score OF negroes in the Louisi-
ana rice belt and member OF negro
sacrifice sect or Church OF God was in
dicted by the Lafayette parish Grand
Jury to-day and will he srraigned on
Mond ay. Five true bills. for the killing
Of as many members Of the family OF
Herbert Norvill, were returned. Dis
, trict Attorney Bruner says il ia his inte-
ton to fax the trial for the latter part Of
next week.
Pressed by the authorities to name ner
two women accomplices the Baranabet
woman said she could give only the nam es
known to her. saying one WAS called
merely Irene and the other was Mary
Corzan.
The police learn that Joseph Thibo-
deaux. the "voodoo doctor" from whom
Clementine says she got her bonJurc
bag" not only has done a thriving trade
among the negroes but that at least
forty whites have purchased supposed
charms from him. The negro owns land
valued al 5000 and il reported TO have a
fat bank account.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
NOT A MAGISTRATES VALET.
Probation Onicer Takes Exception to
Remark of Lawrence WELLER.

The ninth and last OF a series OF dis
cussions on probation was held last night
In the Aldermens chamber.
The most exciting moment Of the eve
ming was when Lawrence WELLER said that
political appointments OF probation ofhcers
must cease, as the men who get the tObs
act mostly as Wallets and errand runners
for Magistrates.
George d. Mckay. chief probation Of
fcer OF the Magistrates courts. First Divi-
sion, jumped ny. Mr.. McKay's hair Is
red, and In perfectly audible voice he an
nounced that he wished to take excep-
tions.
~ want to say that I'm not, and won't
be. n valet for any Magistrate he said.
MS. WELLER rose and said that he had
said Some" not ALL
Father Lynch. OF the Catholic probaters,
sa i'd that probationary work is not mat
ter OF soft head or n soft heart. but OF
an equally balanced head and heart.
I'VE are overinvestigating people at
the present time" he said. I'VE have
no right to investigate the family Of q
probationer because the individual has
done wrong"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
MOTION TO DlSBAR FLANNERY
Attorney Who Has Made = Fortune Out
Of Condemnation Proceedings.

Tie Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court heard argument yesterday and re-
served decision on an application by the
Bar Association TO Connrm the repor, OF
Referee Hamilton Odell recommending
the disbarment Of Joseph \. Tlannery, the
LAWYER who has made n fortune out of con
demna ion proceedings. William d. Guth-
rie. appearing for tho bar Association, said
clients hut the c,ty's condemnation com
missOners a. well.
This man IL not Young and inexperi.
cnced. said Mr.. Guthrie, hut he In a most
successful and able man an unusually
shrewd man and a person Of unscrupniois
cunning. The seriousness NJ the charges
Warrant making a signal example of him
Ne should not be permit, ed to prev upon
the public an, longer as an oifcer of the
court
I ounsel for Flannery insisted that not hing
he had done warranted his disbHrmon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
The Baby and The
Ladies' Home
Journal
"HOJJSANDS

"HOUSAN DIS Of
babies are being fed,
bathed, cladand cared
for by correspondence for
two years after birth bv a
prominent children's hos
pital authority in New York,
commissioned by The
Ladies Home Journal to
take care of its questions
from young mothers.
The progress of each of
these babies is charted by
this hospital authority, and
individual reports with full
advice and instructions are
sent to the mother covering
all questions concerning
these babies, from the tenn,
perature of the rooms in
which they sleep to the in
tricate problems of their
feeding.
There. can be no more
striking example Of the wo.
mans faith in The Ladies
Home Journal than the ap-
peal to it for help from its
young mothers. There is
no gratitude so substantial
and lasting as this gratitude
of the woman toward The
Journal when it has helped
her with her children.
The importance of the
part that a magazine PLAYS
in the real lives of its read
ers is the chief factor in de-
termining the quality of its
value for the advertiser.
A magazine that on the
one hand reaches more than
1,75O, ,OO0women who bring
to it, on the other, such init
mate problems as the rear.
ing of their babies, possesses
the quantity of the quality
which the advertiser needs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05
MERCHANT ARRESTED AS FENCE.
Says Goods Were Sent 10 Him From
New York for Inspection.

MoRRIsrowN. y. j.. April 4.-Joseph
Harris. a merchant of Rockaway. \. j..
Is under arrest ON charge. OF receiv-
ing stolen goods. said To he the property
OF New York merchants. IT Is alleged
that many Eases OF goods sent out from
New York business houses have been
stolen from trucks and shipped to New
Jersey.
Philip Garfinkel. truckman. ~ ~
orchard street. New York. went To
Rockaway with New York private
detectlv. to-day and swore out a war
rant for fIarris'S arrest. Harris was
taken into custody and arraigned be-
fore Justice of the Peace Bolitho of
Rockaway and held in l.jO0 bonds for
tho Grand Jury. Boxes containing
hosiery and underwear were found in
iIarris's carriage house. The goods are
said to be worth 5000.
Harris protests his innocence Of the
charge against him. He says that the
goods were sent 10 him hy "A New York
man named II. \. Simon for his inspec-
ton. that he did not want them. but
that he forgot all about them and neg
lected to send them back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05

Richard Croker. with his niece. Mrs
Stella Bowman. and Edward Cahill. a busi-
ness associate. sailed yesterday by the
White Star liner Adriatic for Queenstown
Among the party who saw Mr. Croker Oft
were Michael T. DAILY. John j. Scannell.
Edward Croker. Edward Z. Shea, Richard
Croker. Jr Andrew Freedman. Captl
Henry Burfend and Peter De Lacy. Mr.
Croker repeated sentiments that were
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-05

published in yesterdays SUN, adding when
asked what he thought of the Mayor as a
candidate for the Democratic tnominafion
for President Mayor Gaynor is very good
man.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-02-23
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The readers of this paper will be
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able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh BEING a
constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Cat
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directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foun dation OF the disease
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure Send for list
of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & Co, Teledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipat-
inn.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-02-23
Social ano Dersonal|

Mrs. Tasker Camp entertained her
~ club Saturday morning.
Miss Jess Morris gave a pleasant
small dance Tuesday evening last.
Mrs. &. T. Frey entertained the Ros-
we'll Street Social Club last Wednes-
day
The ID. A. r enjoyed silver tea at
the home of Mrs. Crosby Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Miss Bessie Wombwell entertained
the young ladies bridge club Friday
afternoon.
Miss Mabel Cortelyou gave a small
bridge party for her guest, Mrs. Err
nest Miller. Monday afternoon.
At Mrs. 7. H. Patterson's bridge
last Thursday evening, Mrs. Fred
Hopkins won the prize, a blossoming
aZalia.
Mrs George Montgomery entertain
ed her AZ club last Thursday and Mrs. ;
Tom Wallace was the hostess last
Tuesday.
Mrs. c. w. DuPre gave a bridge
luncheon Wednesday at which a great
many of her friends were charmingly
entertained.
The musicale at Miss Faw's Friday
evening delighted number of guests.
Miss Lee is not only fine musician,
but very attractive personally.
Miss Martha Berry was guest of
Mrs. John M Graham last Thursday.
They were at the Berry Tavern for
lunch and Miss Berry was greatly
pleased with the tavern and compli-
mented her young friends on the ex-
cellence OF their work.
Aimee D. Glover entertained dozen
OF her girl friends Wednesday with
games like authors and jackstraws and
luncheon afterward at the small ia
bles. Her guests were Elizabeth An
derson. Constance and Lucy Cole, An
ME Hair Dobbs, Fredonia Field, Lois
Gardner, Lucille Morris, Sabine Mich
OILS, Elizabeth Nolan, Gertrude Smith
and Rebecca Wyatt. There was also a
table of small play ers, Ruth Anderson,
Robert Dunwoody, label Hunt and
Bolan Glover