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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17

SOCIALISTS CALL TO FARMERS.
Promise 10 End Trnu".ry-Deb bs for
Prcsidcnt-Snme Platform.

Eb!ASA' OILS, Ind. May 10 The plat
form committee Of the Socialist nat ional
convention made a partial report tonight
and "yerY plank was discussed az con
si"rahl" length with the result that most
Of th" principles propounded -four years
ago We're reiterated \ new plank de
fines IN" altitude Of the party toward
farmers and the sale Of farm products.
II calls for ia" uitimat" establishment of
socially Owned and operated farms and
tn" abolition If tcnantry.
The resolution COMMITTEES also recom-
m"nisd that the national executive com
mittee be instructed "to secure the
services Of such comrades as have made a
special study Of war and militarsm, and
that they prepare special appropriate
lcHfet, 70 distribute among soldiers
sa alors, militia and police
This was adopted after it had been
announced the Massachusetts Legislature
had passed bill making it an offence
to talk -militarism for Massachu-
setts
A resolution protesting against the
Imprisonment of Joseph j Ettor and
Arthur Gioranette, the Lawrence strikers,
and for the appropriation of $500 for their
defence was adopted
The time for nominating the partys
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent Is 3 O'Clock Tomorrow afternoon
FROM The enthusiasm with which the Ian
tern slide picture of Eugene V Debs
we're received there seems no room for
doubt that MIR Dcbs will bc the paItys
next candidate for President
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
TITANIC OFFICERS CONDUCT.
Woman Survivor T~stihes That Lowe
seemed 10 BE Drunk.

WASHINGTON. May lo-That Fifth
Officer Lowe OF the Titanic was profane
and abusive to women passengers in the
lfeboa' he commanded the night Of the
wreck was testified to by Miss Daisy Mini
han Of Grand Rapids. Wis, in affidavit
from Miss Nnihan, one Of the survivors.
read before tn" Senate committee to-day
Miss Minihan and her mother were
saved Her father, DR.. Minihan was
lost The atfiant said she was in lifeboat
80. II, of which Lowe was in charge
n. swore al the women continuously
and appeared TO be drunk. she said There
were forty-eight passengers in the life
boat As their boat pulled away Lowe
was implor.d bv some of the women TO
return and try 10 save persons struggling
In the water According to Miss Minihan
he refused, and shouted. You women
ought To be damned glad you are here
yourselves with your own hves!
Later, she said. the officer did return
and transferred some of the rescued pas
senGers and rescued some from the water
Another feature Of Miss Aiinihan' e
affidavit was the statement that on the
first night out the s.cwardess told her
that the watertiGht Compartn nents were
not in order and that carpenters were at
work on them al the time The stewardess
said 10 the afliant that one Of the carpen-
t"rS told her the compartments were in
such condition that they would be use-
less in case Of an accident.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
WINS $4,000 BY MARRYING.
Barber, 10 Cinch Legacy, Adver.
tised for a Wife and Got One.

PHrApELPHlA, MAY l8 Harry Martin,
the Magnolia y J., barber who recently
received word that he must marry within
eighteen months To receive a $40 900
legacy left by his aunt, married Miss
Florence Cal Of 1925 North SiStieth street
this morning. Miss Call was one Of the
young women vino answered Martin 5
advertisement for a wife
Il answered the advertisement as n
JOKE, said Miss Call bet ore the ceremony
but Harry came along and rather Ii ked
him, didn't want his 81, 600, as | have
money Of my own We didn't talk much
about the legacy, just made the ordinary
kind OF love ] decided | wanted to
marry him and he gave me tho lov.!icst
diamond ring YOU ever saw
The wooing Of Martin consisted of
three trips 10 the home of Miss Call The
third trip was made on last Sunday night
e. arrange for III" wedding After the
ceremony the couple started for Chicago
to collect the Sl0 0OO.
Mrs, Martin and her first husband
VINO was special officer a, the United
States Arsenal, We're divorced in January
She resumed her maiden name,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
found TITANIC BOAT
WITH THREE BODIES IN It
Oceanic Picked Up CollapSihlc
With Its CHASTITY
Cargo.
BURIAL MADE AT SEA
Denial Of Report That the Men
Had Died Of Starva-
ton.

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sailors io'"ar"' '''' "i ''c Sai'"fs WIS
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17

gathered by the detectives. was Ling.
leys grandmother and also the grand
mother Of Muchlfeldt. Detective Nc
kenna told the aged woman he was
looking for chauffeur to go to Phila-
delpha to work for him and the woman
said the Job would he lust the thing
for her grandson, Frank. who was in
a bit of trouble.
BY following various members OF the
families of the two young men. the
detectives came across the mother and
wife Of Muehlfeldt. living at 2275 Bass
ford avenue, The Bronx. While they
were watching the two women. the
furniture of the house was sold and
tn. women moved. The detectives fol-
lowed them downtown on the elevated
train and saw letter addressed Ia
u. w. Bortsma, New Jersey Training
School. Vineland, n. j." The letter was
wrapped In black paper and inside was
addressed to Muehfcldt The detec.-
tves heard the mother say that Frank
wanted them to come to Nineland and
the wife say that when they got there
she herself was to be widow" under
another name.
The two women went from the train
to furnished room at AIS West
Twenty-second street The detectives
hired room across the way and the two
watched the women while others went
to Nineland
At Vineland they found Muehlfeldt
working at the training school. The
name "Bortsma" the detectives found
to be the name Of another employee of
the school. The school officials said
Muehlfeldt had told them he was a
chauffeur and had suggested that he
drive the school automobile when II
was sent for the monthly payroll of
$4,000. There had been no opportunity
to accept this offer before the deteo
ives appeared. The detectives brought
Muehlfeldt back to New York. where
he was identified az the shorter Of
the men who had taken part in the
murder of Burns.
The detectives say that Muehlfel6f
was pupil of Jimmy Crab who used
to lower him by rope from the roof
or houses to rob apartments by way
OF the windows. He was convicted IN
1908 OF attempted burglary. they said
and sentence was siepcnded upon ',im
by Judge Grain
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
PRESTON GIBSON SAYS
HE'S GOT THE TELEGRAPH
The Lewis Company. Who Run
II. Promptly Retort That
He Hasn't.
STOCK rs MRS. THOMAS'S
But Actual Control Of the Paper
Has Not Been in Her
Hands.

Preston Gibson. playwright. amateur
actor and society leader. announced
Yesterday from London by way OF Wash
ington that he had purchased the Morning
Telegraph Mr.. Gibson's private secretary
is given as the authority for the state
ment. he receiving it direct from his en-
ployer. who is in London.
This Is the second or third time that
MIR. Gibson has been reported as the DUR
chaser Of the newspaper without the
knowledge Of the publishing company
which controls it. Ten days ago or little
longer the newspapers of New York city
were informed Of the deal with the further
intimation that Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,
was connected with il in financial way
The Morning Telegraph ia owned by
Mrs Linda Thomas. wife Of +. X. Thomas
MIR. Thomas transferred it to his wife
before he got into financial difficulties
several years ago. The control of the
newspaper lies with the Lewis Publishing
Company. headed by William T.. Lewis
long editor Of the publication. II was
Understood. at the time of the transaction
u year ago that the company had obtaipe,
entire and complete control for a term OF
years.
Mr.. Lewis. who appeared 10 be com
pietely in the dark last night. made thi.
statement:
The Morning Telegraph is controlled
by the Lewis Publishing Company.
know nothing about any sale. and if i,
has been sold i Is subject to the contro
! have mentioned"
The statement n Washington saws
Recently Mr.. Gibson went abroad. Tn,
trip was made specially 10 close the d.a
for the purchase Of the Telegram thos.
having control Of the negotiations being
abroad, 1t is owned by Mrs. F.. Il. Thomas
just what was paid for the paper was no,
stated in the cablegram
Friends of Mr. Gibson who are advised
OF his plan in connection with the conduct
OF the paper say It is his intention to place
AT the head OF the several editorial and
other departments well known newspaper
men ot national reputation which will
assure results in the field the publication
Will cover as well AS financially"
The Morning Tr'cgroph was started bv
Blakely Hall, who made a SUCCESS of il
until he became possessed of the idea
States map Mr.. Lewis had been his
managing editor up to that ambitious
time.
Later control Of the paper was bought
by, the late William G, Whitney, who
called Mr., Lewis back to editorial control.
Subsequently it was purchased by +. X.
Thomas who in turn passed it over TO
his wife.
Mr.. Gibson is reported to be on his
way back 70 New York and the Lewis
Publishing Company has an idle curl
osity TO learn II he thinks he bought it
out without its knowing il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
MRS. PEARL SPENCE FREE.
Admitted Taking Her Aunt's brooch
which Has Been Returned,

Judge Grain in the Court OF General
Sessions yesterday suspended sentence
upon Mrs. Pearl Spence Of l2O West
lsoth street. who pleaded guilty To steal.
ing "A diamond and pearl brooch from her
aunt, Mrs Olive Branch Demicl, known
on the stage as Olive Redpath Mrs,
pemiel lives at 81: West Ninctieth
street.
Mrs. Spence was a guest at a reception
given by Mrs. Demiel on January 20 last.
After the reception Mrs Demiel missed
the brooch and went to Mrs. Spence $
home. The niece was not in. Mrs. Domicl
found her "A few days later in n furnished
room In West Fifteenth street. She said
she had paWned the brooch.
In her statements regarding tho matter,
Mrs. Spence said she had got into debt
partly by the purchase ~ an expensive
coat, the price Of which she did not have
the courage to tell her husband She
said she was alone In the room when
sh" saw tho brooch and took H. She then
did not dare 4 90 home and remained
in terror In the furnished room untll ar
rested, The brooch was returned and
Judge Grain considered Mrs. Spence
sufficiently punished,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
OWEN JOHNSON ON CRITICISM.
In Paper Read at Book sellers Din.
ner He Defends Hts yievs.


ner He Defends His Views.
The booksellers and their guests as
sembled 500 strong at the Astor last night
for the annual dinner that closes their
convention. E. II. Gnggs. Meredith
Nicholson and W. Morgan Shuster we're
among the speakers, and a paper by
Owen johnson. who is ill., was read by
Samuel Merwin. the author OF Calumet
n. The dinner was somewhat marred
by the absence Of George p. Brett OF the
Macmillan Company. who was to have
been one OF the chief speakers and who
was kept away by illness. MIR. Brett
was to have spoken on The Future Of
Bookselling From a Publishers Point of
View
At the speakers table were Mrs. Kate
Langley Bosher. W. H. Cathcart. f. H.
Griggs, Meredith Nicholson. Frank Scott,
Simon Brentano. +. A. Stokes. Hastings
c. Brown. G.. c. Shoemaker. Roger l..
Scaife, Major F. I. Leigh, II. G. Bainbridg e
and Arthur Spurgeon.
W. II. Cathcart acted as toastmas;er.
In the paper on criticism read by
Samuel Merwin. Owen johnson said
he had elected to speak on criticism
partly because he was in some places
supposed to be engaged in traffic of
bombs and combustibles and in others
to be planning the purchase Of a cyclone
cellar.
Il am under the suspicion OF attempting
to instill in the gullible public mind the
impression that the colleges of this coun-
try do not educate and of leaving in a
20, Nf hon Il 4
u doting mothers and solicitous maiden
| aunts. who have fondly believed that
! their pet darings were destroying their
| tender constitutions by too slavish
devotion to tyrannous curriculum
MIR johnson said.
He went on to say that there are a grea,
many good things about the colleges. and
| that he wished to refer before the book:
sellers to the attitude that man. a college.
corporation and a nation should take
toward criticism. How to criticize and
how to receive criticism. he said. is the
highest intellectual quality-the differ.
ence between the s., 900 year man and a
$4,000 IA year man.
As a matter of fact" he continued
this alertness of the individual mind
is the one thing that an organized wrong
seeks to crush My country. right or
wrong, and my party. right or wrong,
are cries always raised by those who have
VI VI hiioWiukiN LOGICALLY
these errors begin in the cry Of my col
lege right or wrong There is Har-
ward type, Yale type and a Princeton
type. The way to success ia a beaten
path before the undergraduate There
is no chance for opposing doctrines in
the college halls and no chance for critical
choice.
The privileged classes of America
he said are insensible as to what educa
ton ought to mean and without realiza-
tion that public service is an economic
necessity. He concluded by saying that
a hundred books or n hundred articles
will never harm the colleges for if a social
organization is healthy no criticism can
harm it.
". Morgan Shuster spoke on his ex-
pericnces in Persia and Edward II Griggs
on What Is Progress?"
Meredith Nicholson also spoke.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
FOUND FAMILY DEAD.
wife nnd Two Children KILLED Sy
Gas AsphyxiatiOn.

EiLzAphrH. y. j. May lG-When
Michael Mihnlcowicz, employed in the
Singer sewing machine factory. got home
tonight he found his WIFI. and two chill
drcn dead of gas asphyxiatiou. The
mans hom" is At +33 broadway and his
family consisted OF his wife, Anna, AZ,
years old : his son, Theodore, s years
old, and his daughter. Amelia. years
old The bodies Of the mother and daugh-
ter w"r" found In tho dining room while
tn" little hoy lay dead In the kitchen.
Gas was escaping from a tube connect
ing a gaspipr with n gas stove in tho
kitchen and the fumes were so power
fil that Mihalcowicz was almost over
come ON entering his apartments
Tho tragcdy wds reported To the police
"t tn" second precinct and AL inyostisa-
ii"n Har iua'i-. They Say there is no
reason for believing that II was not ;,r.
"id.ntal, The gas tub between tn. iS-
turo and the. stove had worked loose. II
Is believed that IN" Wu.lan and children
were gradually overcome before. the
mother realized the danger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
ASTOR WILL UP TO-DAY.
Mrs. John Jacob AstOr Geta q Special
Guardian for the PrObatinE.

BY a petition filed in the Surrogate =
Court YESTERDAY by Mrs John Jacob
Asior asking for the appointment of a
specia! guardian TO protect her interests
when ,he will Of Col. Astor is offered for
probate TODAY il became known that
Mrs. As,or will be II years old on June 10
next and for that reason il i unlikely
that general guardian will be appointed
for her share of the Astor estate.
THE SuN stated a week ago that il was
likely that eX-Justice Henry \ Glider
sleeve. who was counsel for Mrs. John
Jacob Astor in arranging her ante
nuptial settlement would be- suggested
as her speoia guardian in the probat.
proceedings and Judg" Gidersaeva was
named yesterday by Surrogate Fowler
upon Mrs. Astor'- apploation
Vincent Astor filed peti,ion asking
that Langdon p. Marvin. q lawyer. of
81 Wall street be appointed his special
guardian IN the probate proceedings.
which IL IN lin" with III" statements in
THI Sun week ago hat no person
row a trustee or executor under the
Astor will would be named as special
guardian and thai the special guardian
tn 'e suggested hv Nincen, Astor would
l,e lawyer. \. Perry Osborn has been
appointed special guardian for Murirl
Astor.
In Vincent Astor's petition he said that
~ has been 20 wears old since November
15. 1911, and that his Onlv living parent
is his mother, Nr- John Astor. residing
temporarily N the Rir>-Cdrlton H..
asked that Mr.. Marvin be appointed To
represent him solely for the probate.
proceedings.
tn."s~ on" of the special guardians
is prevented from icing on hand to-day
II" will Of col Asior viii ha offered for
rrohat"e and admitted without protest
Of any sor, \ decree proba'ing the will
will he signed hs n matter of course if
no rn'!r'r Of contest ar. presented before
the case j. called
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST.
Titanic steward Tells InvrstiEntors
Of Capt. smiths Order.

Special Cohie Despatch 10 The SrS.
LONDON, May 10, lo-days session of
the investigation Of the sinking of the
Titanic began with the examination of
survivors from among the crew Ed
ward Brown, steward. said that Capt
Smith, who went down with the ship.
"megaphoned the boys TO do the best
they could for the women and children
and then look out for themselves"
Lord Mersey refused to permit John
Hart, steward to answer o question
asking him why only rs per cent Of the
third class passengers were saved
Only two witnesses, both members
Of the Tiiaiiius y crew. remain ~ ne OK
anime by The Wreck ,mmis-lon. If
which Lord Mersey is cheirnGn Then
j. Bruce lsmay will be examined
The lhif -Gordon bribery matter has
not yet been cleared up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
senator LippiU says He's Not En-.
RaRed.

PRovIpENCE, May 49, An assertion
that the announcement would he made
soon of the engagement Of Henry +.
Iippitt, United States Senator from,
Rhode Island, and Mrs Elizabeth Nclrk
Hearn Of New orl; was printed in New
York newspaper this morning. Seraior
Iippi't said in WASHINGTON this afternoon:
The report Ia incorrect There IL no
foundation for Il whatever"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
TITANIC FUND IS TOO BIG.
Lord Mayor Does Not Know What to
10 with Surplus.

LONDON. May 10 The Lord Mayor
foresees considerable trouble as TO what
he is TO do with the subscriptions TO the
funds for the Titanic sufferers. He says
quite emo ugh money has already been
subscri ibed to relieve all distress but the
donations are still coming in. There
will be IA surplus Of a considerable amount.
to which consideration must now he
given
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17

i. + Morgan 4 Co. announce that con
trihutlonS TO the memorial lighthouse in
memory of those lost on the Titanic TO b.
erected on the new S"amcn's Institute,
south street and toen'ies slip. IN W reached
- .IiH 80
! krreut rnnfr rihn, or. lnrlnd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17
Andrew Carnegie Elected.

Andrew Carnegie and Baron T. Ozawa
Of the Japanese Red Cross Society have
been elected life members OF the Japan
Society.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17

Let's help you out OF ru,.
You've been catering to a
tailor perhaps, paying cxor.
bitant prices and kicking every
now and then because the fit
isn't right, yet you hesitate to
make a change.
Don't make a change.
Make an experiment.
Try on one Of our suits and
see the fit before you order.
Won't say another word.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17

That goes for big men too.
Especially Extra Big Men
who no more than small men
like the extra bother of re.
peated fittings.
Not to speak Of the saving
in bills.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-17

SALE OF SCARFS-at
the 18th and Warren St.
stores only.
1900 four-in-hands.
Plain tcolored silks, self
figured.
$l.00 regularly.
35c. to-day.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores y
Warren St. 18th St. 34th S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
N. Y. GIRL CHAMPION TYPIST|
Florence E. Wilson Writes
1920 Words in an Hour

The international Trophy. a silver cup
valued at $1,000 and the worlds record
for speed and accuracy In typewriting,
changed hands on Tuesday night at the
Annual Business Show, when Florence r.
Wilson, a young New York girl, In COM
petition with typewriter experts from all
sections Of the country, wrote 700 words
from copy In one hour, or at the rate of
III words for every minute. Five words
we're deducted for each error, 30 that the
gross rate was much higher than the off,
cial count. ]. N Kimball, known nation
ally as a shorthand and typewriter ex-
pert, was in charge OF the judges and
checkers.
The first typewriter contest began in
1906, when Rose L. Fritz won the tourna-
ment by writing So words a minute. The
next year 81 words became the new off,
cial acme Of typewriting speed. In 1909
Il Jumped to 90 words and in 1910 II had
passed the century mark-los words. Last
wear the championship went to a young
woman at ll2 words minute. Every one
of these championships, including the
last was won with an Underwood ma
chine.
The terrific speed at which Miss Wilson
wrote can be judged by the fact that II
was necessary to exceed ten strokes on
the typewriter every second.