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New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
OLD FOE OF GLEASON IS DEAD
Frederick w. Bleckwenn Was Long Isl
and City's Treasury Watchdog.

Frederick w. Bleckwenn. who was ap-
nointed treasurer and receiver of old Long
island City when there was only nine cents
IN the city safes, and policemen, school
teachers and other city employees received
their pay in certificates Of Indebtedness, -
which were discounted by the grocers and
butchers at 30 cents on tho dollar. and
after twelve years In office left the city
in good financial condition, with several
hundred thousand dollars TO It's credit. died
on wednesday night at his home. No. y02
Tnckwood street. Long Island City.
Mr. Bleckwenn was appointed by the old
cnnrnon Council in lSS2 10 fill a vacancy
ca,,sed by death. and thereafter was elect
"a for three successive terms OF three years
each. He was known as the watchdog OF
the treasury: a,,,,
,,as ~ friendly with the late Mayor Patrick
T"Gleason but finally the two became hos
!'if,a' and while the people elected Gleason
me- taey,or they also elected Bleckwenn Treas
ay Mny He was defeated In Republican
,unIndsI,de when running for fourth elective
term Bleckwenn was born In Hanover,
,srr,any, I'm 1880, and came 10 this coun.
oei t. An 1853 He was twice married, ana
,is ,lssves a wife and three children
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
STRIKERS CHEER MILITIA
Lawrence Paraders Applaud Sol
diers Who Salute u. S. Flag.

Lawrence. Mass. Jan. lS-No disorders
developed to-day In consequence OF the
strike OF 1900 textile workers Mllltiamen
still guarded the entire district where the
mills are located. A better feeling on the
part Of the strikers toward the soldiers
and toward the situation generally seemed
in evidence throughout the day. During
parade OF 1000 strikers late this afternoon
miIitlamen VINO saluted the American nag
carried by one Of the strike leaders were
cheered rOundly. Accustomed only 10 jeers
from the mob. the soldiers regarded this
incident with good deal OF surprise.
Efforts toward arriving at a settlement
Of the strike were continued to-day. II
was reported that the strikers were ready
10 abandon their demand for a fifteen per
cent Increase in wages and would ask only
that their wages under the new hfty-four
hour law be at the rate OF fifty-six hours
week The manufacturers attitude tow
ard this concession was not officially an
nOunCed.
Additional troops for the protection Of
the CITY and as a relief for those on duty
since Monday were requested to-day OF
Governor Foss by Mayor Scanlon. The re-
ouest was Immediately sent to AdJutant
General Gardner W. Pearson. All OF the
mills except two reopened to-day.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
DEFINES TRUE GREATNESS
Father Vaughn Says 1t Lies in
Service to Ones Fellows.

Father Bernard Vaughn, OF London Eng
land, spoke last night at the Brooklyn
Academy OF Music on the subject OF The
True Measure Of Greatness" Father
Vaughn held that true greatness lay IN
service 10 ones fellows. and not in ma
terial riches He said that many poor
man who acted as coachman for the multi
millionaire was a better man than the
owner OF the carriage he drove
He spoke OF the ministers in rich parishes
who stood in their pulpits Sunday after
Sunday and lauded to the skies men whom
they called great philanthropists because
they had left out of all their riches some
small monument to make their names re-
membered. while they paid their employees
a bare living wage.
True greatness. Father Vaughn said.
could not be found in society where such
dances as the Grizzly Bear and the
Turkey Trot' we're the chief amusements.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
5 TAKE THEIR STOCK HOME
Cleaning Storekeepers Hard Hit
by Harlem Thieves.

Every night when they close up now the
proprietors OF four cleaning and dyeing
stores in the neighborhood of li6th street
and Madison and Fifth avenues are TAX
ing the refurbished dresses on display In
their windows home with them for safe
keeping. owing to a series Of robberies
whereby they have ali lost valuable gar
ments in their keeping.
A 500 dress was stolen last Sunday from
the window of Jacob Rapport's store. at
No. i775 Madison avenue; ten days before
Morris Uttal. three doors away, whose
specially is furs. lost $50 set Of skins
two weeks earlier Fred Kuenzer. right
across the street. had SIS willow plume
stolen. and some time before this Isaac
Y, ohl. at llsth street and Fifth avenue, was
robbed OF a $50 dress. In every instance
a hole was smashed In the plate glass WIN
dows OF the stores and the goods drawn
through.
The robbed storekeepers are raising ery
of lax police protection
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
CRU|KSHANK MAY HAVE
DISAPPEARED AGAIN
Brother of Woman with whom
He Was Friendly Thinks Trip
to Porto Rico Is Fake.
BOUGHT CHEAP QUARTERS
Friends Explain Mystery as Case
of Dual Identity, and Say He
Recalls Only Slightly Deeds
of Donald Douglas.

The developments I'm the story Of Cap
tain Barton S Cruikshank that were 1ls-
closed Yesterday served only TO empha-
size the mysterious double character OF
the man who engineered fake death rs
preude to his disappearance in june
1910
II was learned that the woman TO
whom Cruikshank, as Donald Douglas
had been paying marked attention was
Miss catherine Robert. of No. 44I Rugo;
Road. Brooklyn. With her mother. Mrs
Adelma Robert. and brother, Francis r
Robert. she lived last summer at Centre
Noriches. Ions Island. She it was who
came in TO luncheon with Douglas last
Saturday. lust previous TO his supposed
departure for Porto Rico, departure
which Francis p. Robert believes is as
much OF a fake as his death by drowning
in the st. Lawrence River,
Not tina I have anything 10 base IT
~on. but simply as a matter Of opinion
after having known the man" said Mr..
. Robert YESTERDAY. Il do not believe that
no will be found on the San Juan whan
- lands in Porto Rico. II does not stand
to reason that if a scoundrel wanted TO
Gisappear he would let every one know
where he was going
MIR. Robert said both his sister ana
the family were deceived by Douglas.
He appeared to be a brilliant and honest
man. Robert said. and though he did not
do anything for which he could he Grim
jnaHv prosecuted, the whole affair was
unfortunate and harmful especially for
woman.
.. "We met Douglas in an entirely con-
ventionaI manner" Mr.. Robert added
"and he did, OF course, pay marked at
tention to my sister They were never
engaged. however. He introduced him
self as a single man. When 1t came to
the time when his discovery by his
relatives was encompassed ne came TO
us and in the most natural way in the
world ;old us that there was a great Cp-
portunity opening up for him in Porto
Rico which he thought he would 90
down and look over He left the i'm
preston that we would hear from him
as soon as he had done that, and he left
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
RUDDER GONE IN MIDOCEAN
Steamer Dart Gets Help from
Mount Temple, Wireless Says.

Captain Turner. OF the steamer Car
mania, from Liverpool. transmitted late
yesterday. via Cape Race, the following
wireless message from Captain Moore,
of the British steamer Mount Temple:
Report us standing by steamer Dart
Of London. with rudder gone. Will take
her into St Johns, N. F."
The Dart is a British steamship OF
2O56 tons, In command Of Captain Nit
chell. She left New Orleans on Deem
ber % for Copenhagen. making call at
Norfolk for coal and leaving that port
on December 20. The British steamship
Mount Temple, in command OF Captain
Moore, is a vessel of 6.661 tons. She
left ST. John, n. B., on January II. for
London and Havre.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
QUARREL OVER WILEY CASE
House Investigating Committee Cannot
Agree on Report.
[From The Tribune Bureau.


Washington Jan. 1S.-After vain at
ternpt to reconcile it's differences the Moss
committee Of the House, which investi-
gated the wiley-McCabe controversy in the
Department Of Agriculture, spent more than
eight hours to-day behind closed doors
without agreeing on a report. Despite ef-
forts to maintain strict secrecy, 1t is said
tonight that the Democratic members of
the committee are disagreed. one faction
standing out for vigorous report, recon-
mending drastic changes in the administra-
ton of the pure food laws. while another
is content merely to exonerate DIR. Wiley
i'm the Rusby matter without recommend
ing the abolition Of the Remsen referee
board or the discharge OF Solicitor McCabe.
II is learned. however. that the sub
committee composed OF Representatives
Moss and Floyd, Democrats. and Sloane.
Republican, agreed to the report submit
ted 10 the full committee to-day, which
does not contemplate recommendation to
abolish the Remsen board or TO dispense
with the services of Solicitor McCabe.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
SMOKE AIDS REASON
Judge Permits Use of Weed in
Court by Lawyers and Jury.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

Cincinnati. Jan. 1s-Rules were fractured
IN Superior Judge Prescott Smiths court
to-day, with the Judge aiding and abetting
in the fracturing process. Half dozen
men were smoking. including Harry Hake'
a witness; the lawyers. occupying seats
about the room, and finally the Judge him
self. who was offered a weed, Joined the
smokefest, leaving the bench to do It,
The trial promised to be long drawn out
and. in order to give the men chance 10
think better, the court allowed them 10
smoke and discuss the case informally The
attorneys were grouped around the VII
ness box with plans and specifications ana
reams OF figures on a table directly IN
front of the witness box
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
CHANGES IN FINANCIAL BOARDS.

The following changes in bank and trust
company directorates were made yesterday:
Union N. Bethel, vice-president of the
Am, an Telephone and Telegraph Com
many. was elected director OF the Liberty
National Bank: George c. Clark, of Clark.
Dodge a. Co, resigned as director Of the
lincoln TRUST Company and was succeeded
by George Blagden. who Is also member
81 Siark Dodge a. Co. At the same time
Edward w. Humphrey, president OF the
Mississippi Wire Glass Company, and G. s.
Murphy' president OF the Mark Cross Com
pany. we're elected members OF the Lincoln
hoard The directors OF the Commercial
Trust Company and of the Century Bank
were reelected at the annual meetings yes
terday. '-.- -.-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
ysekess INTER OCEAN" BONDS

Chicago. Jan. 15.-Probate Judge Cutting
to-day accepted the bid Of George Wheeler
Hinnan president of the Inter Ocean
Newspaper Company, for the stoo,Oo bonds
~ the company, which are part OF the
estate Of Charles 7. Yerkes. His bid was
500 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
Good Roads and Business.

The tra,le-exiension tonr OF the
Boston Chamber az Commerce is q
grm thing fur Vermont, Vermont
roads and Vermont business interests,
il i made by haiti a hundred or
IN ire men nf large affairs. who have
left their stores. Offices aud banks
for week for the purpose Of PR
noting better inter,.ity relations,
better trade aud good roa,ls, and is
quite in line with the general efforts
towaris Greater Vermont
What the travellers say about onr
roads that they never travelled
over better highways in the whole
Uuite,l States, il high praise for men
who know, and is altogether mat
ter Of congratulaiiou Mr.. Siidham.
pilot Of the party. notes a remark
able improvement in Vermont roads
in the past four years, and his oh
servations show that much ia being
dome in behalf Of our agricultural
and industrial interests.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
WOULD BE GERMAN TO HIM
Wordless the Play Might BE. but
Bond Of Sentiment Could Not
Pc IGNORED. /,

In what language Is a wordiess play
given? When 1t is presented by a
German company, will the play be Civ.
en- in German? Winthrop Ames, who
brought over Professor Max Rein.
hardt's wordless play. "Sumurun. I"
from the Deutsches theater,. Berlin,
was under the impression that Sum
urun" would not be given In any Ian.
guage. as the descriptive phrase ex
pressly states that no words are used.
All announcements made concerning
the production In New York said
plainly that It was q wordless play,
yet when Mr.. Ames told q prominent
artist. a native born German. about
the play and Invited him to attend q
performance. he said:
Il shall be delighted to see II. !
have read great deal about It ir the
Berlin and London papers. II will ae
doubiy enjoyable to me, being In Ger.
mani won't have to be thinking Of
the English words and their meanings
all the time"
but no words are used In the whole
play" said Mr.. Ames. Haven't lust
been telling you IL is q wordless
play?" M
"A play without wordsi- said the
German artist. But the players are
all Gcrmansi-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
Sunday Services.

Universalst-Rev. III. l.. Garfield
pastor; morning service ut 1870,
Sunday school at Has.
Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, PASTOR Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at II.5o.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor at 7..3o. Thursday evening
prayer meeting al 1880.
Methodist Episcopal-Rey.F. Il.
Clark, pastor. Services Sunday
Preaching, 1890 a. M; Sunday
school, II.45 ii. M; Thursday
prayer meeting, 7.3o p. M; Sunday
evening meeting, 100.
Catholic Rev. Fl. +. Maillei,
pastor. Mass at I'll np.; evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the second
and fourth Sunday of each month
at Village hall, Quechee, at 9
O'Clock, and al Barnard, at the
town hall, on the second Sunday
of each month at O'Clock
St. James Church--Rcv. r. Lee
Blanc Lynch, rector. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 a. m Holy Com
munion on first Sunday IN The month
after Morning PRAYER. Sunday
School at noon. Evening Prayer
and sermon S p. m. All are
welcome.
Christian Pastor, Rev. e. r.
Phillips. Services Sunday. Preach
ing at 1890 a. M; SUNDAY
school at IL; j. S, c. E. at 4 p. m.
y. r. $. {. E. at 7.3o p. M.
mid-week prayer meeting at 7.3o
y. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
Mr.. Fletcher on the Stump.

Mr.. Fletcher il speaking in these
parts, his home county. lately IN
vaded by Candidate De Boer; other
wise there is not much change in the
state campaign Mr. Fletcher has
been letting trusted emissaries do
his campaign work, and the people
will he Interested in hearing what
he has to say for himself. The great
iasue OF the Republican campaign
seems TO be whether Candidate
Fletcher had lodged paying taxes
and it is cheap Issue to he forced
i..io the campaigns Of 1912
Mr.. Del,oer made a late entry into
the contest; he is not making the
regulation campaign, but he seems
10 lie growing in favor as man in
whom, IL would he entirely safe 10
,rust the ,lestinies of the state H.
wnuld he De Boer adminisil alton.
If he were elected He would like
To govern Vermont for two years,
while M to- Mr.. l'let,her's candidacy
il seems To lie simply the pursuit Of
an honor incidentally along with the
requirement Of other large posses
siOas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
WEAK HEART NOT WANTED
ABls sIil" Edwards Good story
That illustrates the Supreme
Value o. Unity. 49,

big BilP' Edwards, who bosses
New York's street Cleaning depart
ment, talked at the annual dinner OF
the, City Hall Reporters association Of
the need for united effort among the
city oficials.
THE men Of every organization
should learn how to get together
said ''Big BILL" 1.-THE only p.,y we
can get anywhere In this world is by
united effort. We ought to stop think.
Ing of what we would individually
like, and go to thinking Of what we
can do II we do It altogether. And
men can't get together unless they
pack punch. A pessimist % a. dead
weight. 1 wouldn't have him on the
premises"
He told this little story OF bygone
football game to illustrate his point
It was between Harvard and Prince
ton-'Big Bill, was a star ON the
Princeton line-up--and Princeton's
team had not been playing any toe
good ball that season. Whereas Har.
ward had been sensation.
I'VE were on the way to the dress
ing room,' said "Big BILL" I'VE hadn't
got into our uniforms yet The best
man on our team walked with the
captain.
I'm afraid we're going to be beat
en- said he. I've been thinking this
over. and don't see where we have
chance to beat Harvard
What's thatr asked the captain.
-
teams said this star player, sand ]
don't think that~we can possibly beat
Harvard
BY thunder beloved the captain.
striking the other man In the face.
YOU needn't put yoursS uniform on.
III have no such man as You on
team l run. Go back to the stands.
don't let You in the dressing room
And" finished '.Big Bill" prince
ton won"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
CONGRESSMAN .PLUMLEY

Ilas helped aud pass through the House the
prpviling for NATIONAL AID TO TOWNS AND CITIES
for all rs used in carrying rural mails annually mile
go dirt roads SIS for better road $50 and $25 nr The
r,ad substantial reduciin Of the highway burden:
BRINGING TENS OF THOUSANDS or DOLLARS INTO
THIS DISTRICT
He has helped pass npensn committee aud to enact into
law IN the last of his frat term in Congress AN APPl0
PRIArION WHICH SECURED TO VERMONT the
presence. and aid 81 the NATIONAL GOOD ROADS EXPERT
Gates every meeting.
which brings Vermont this month"; III FIRST ASSIST
ANT or THE NATIONAL GOOD ROADS BUREAU for
stay Of weeks gl1Eqes ~. S.
He has brought more than TWELVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS ANNUALLY by Special Pension the homes Of the
soldiers Of this District and has helped bring them than
aHUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ADDITIONAL AN
NUA1LY through the General Pension Acts OF May IT. 1912
He IL working Subcommittee, to draft provision
making it IMPOSSIBLE FOR OIEQMARGARINE TO lie
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
NORWICH.

Children's day, and really the best
exercises for long time in the
church, last Sunday were given with
great credit to the participants and
committee in charge. The dialogue,
"Sunshine and Shadow" written By
Rev. Mr.. Clutter, was pleasant as
well as impressing the thought that
sunshine instead Of shadows are the
Christians pathway to the Holy
City.
Rev. r. G.. Chntter is spending
the week i'm Andover attending the
GRADUATE, & ,exercisss Of his daughter
at Andover Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs, CIemius Sargent of
Boston have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Haskell.
Mrs. Edison Keith Of Manchester
is with her parents, hlrgand Mrs,
ID. w. Cur,ier.
II. d. Larry is milking repairs on
his house.
Mis-. Jas. Anderson OF Hanover
has been making Mrs. ]. W. Dudley
a visit.
The funeral of Mrs, Bert Mater
man WIS held at her late home in
New Boston Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. MIR. Jopson of
Union Village. Lnteiment in the
Union Village cemetery. Mis-.
Waterman was Miss Betsy Sargent
and was "A Years old. She is sur
vive.l, beside her husband, by one
sister, Mrs Ii Ia Waterman, M
White River Junction one brother,
jeddie Sargent, OF this place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
WINDSOR TO BE HEARD.
Business Men Oppose Diversion
of Sullivan Railroad Line.

At a meeting III the business men
Of Windsor. presided over by Gil
bert r. Davis, committee WAS APP
pointe Ia represent them at the
hearing before ll,e New Hampshire
Bmrd of Railroad commissioners,
now in session ut l,low-me-down
house, in Cornish. N. u. The conn
mittee consisting of u. Z. McClary,
Bert T.. Cole, Gilbert A nn,is.
George D. Clou9h and 5. \ Reed.
will have witnesses to object 20 that
board granting the Sullivan County
railroad n subsidiary OF the l!oston
and Maine r,ilrorl. a right To exteui
its tracks through Cornish and
PIainGel'i, 10 West Lebanon. y u
on the east side ef the Connections
river.
Tho reasons for these nhjections
are that 10 WOULD be great detri-
mant u, the business interests al
Windsnr u, locate the railroad station
on the Cornish side of the river and
compel Windsor people to 90 there,
TO Ito the heavy business required.
The committee viii pndeavpr to
bring aboat some compromise be-
tween the Genital Vermont railroad
and the Boston and Maine railroad.
sacl, as has been effected at l,ratte-
boro. so that double track may be
laid between Windsor and White
River Junction. on thia side Of the
Crnnecticnt river. and thus d, away
with bnilding on the New hampshire
si,le.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
EMERGENCY DISHES.

When unexpected company arrives
and meais must be furnished in a
short time, 1T Ia well to have for such
occasion a shelf of foods that can be
quickly prepared. One may can at
home chicken or sausages and other
meats. which can be quickly reheated
and served.
The soups. canned and in tablet
form are easily available. and salad
OF apples and nuts Is one OF the ma
terials which are usually in the store
room. lt.
A dessert, may be of cakes or cook
les with a dish OF preserves. or a pud-
ding can be made and steamed In
twenty minutes, served with sauce
made from tho Juice of the fruit used
in 1t. For example. q most delicious
little steamed pudding steamed In
cups 10 made rs follows:
Sift cup of -four with two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder and lit
tie salt; MIX with rich cream to make
soft dough-; drop little In creased
cups, add q tablespoonful of canned
cherries and another spoonful of
dough. Steam for fifteen minutes. set
ting the cups into boiling water and
keeping them closely covered A
sauce made Of the cherry juice thick
ened and a little butter added for rich
ness Is very good. or cream Ia better.
Remove the puddinga as soon aa done.
for longer boiling makes them soggy.
The serving and service OF q meal
10 fully AZ Important MS the food pro.
vided. An elaborate meal put on to
the table without rhyme or reason is
not nearly so pleasing as q simple
meal well served by q calm and happy
hostess.
Cold meats, like roast of beef. may
be quickly served II one has at hand
some OF the good sauces to use an q
garnish and seasoning for them.
A tomator or two or can of tor
matoes seasoned with onion. pepper
and little green or canned red pep
per. d BIT OF parsley. made hot with
cayenne and poured over nicely sliced
beef and allowed to simmer with 1t
gently for fifteen minutes Is q dish AT
to serve before politician.
Pickles. peanuts and green peas
served on slices of orange (peel and
ALL. make a most attractive looking
salad and taste AZ well.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
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First steel aulldlna.

The Power building. at 50 Broadway
Now York, WHOM scted In 18S8-1gS9,
was then said mark a new depart
ure In building construction. The skel-
eton structure was OF steel. and engi-
ners hold that this was the, first edi-
flce In which the entire weight of the
floors and walls was borne and trans
mitted to the foundation by frame
work OF metallic posts and beams.
In 1899 the Society OF Architectural
Manufacturers OF New York placed on
the building tablet commemorative
this.