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New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
DEMOCRATS INSIST
ON GRIPPING ARMY
Appropriation Bill, Abollshlng
Five Cavalry Regiments,
Passed by House.
ANOTHER BLOW STRUCK
Five-Year Enlistment Term,
Which Officers Denounced,
Adopted-Staff Bureaus
Consolidated.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Feb 16.-The army appro-
priation bill, carrying with it the Demo-
cratic reorganization features drafted
by Chairman Hay of the Military Affairs
Committee. including the reduction OF
the cavalry force of the regular army by
five regiments, was passed by the House
to-day
Only four Democrats were recorded
against the proposition to lop of hVe
regiments Of cavalry, thereby reducing
the strength of the army in one OF its
most important branches, which was
On rried bv vote of 116 to 1l2. Four
Republicans, three of them insurgents
voted with the majority.
other changes provided in the bill are
the consolidation of the quartermaster
generals. commissary generals and pay
master generals divisions under the
head OF the quartermaster's corps. the
establishment of a general service corps
Of six thousand men, To include cooks,
teamstcrs, clerks and other civilian em-
nIoves anL the consolidation of the ad
tutant generals and inspector generals
divisions with the General Staff. The
chief OF staff would be the directing
head of the proposed bureau, with the
two ether officers as staff associates.
On the question of extending the term
Of enlistment from three to five years,
which Is regarded as impraCticable and
detrimental 10 the military service by
nearly every officer Of importance in the
army. the vote was close, the section go
ing through by a majority of only -.
The rollcall showed l46 in favor of the
change and 134 against it. Thirteen
Democrats voted against this feature of
the Hay reorganization programme, and
for a time IL seemed that the steam
roller would be brought TO a stop But
the Democrats were goaded into line. and
the bill was put through with all the
changes mapped out in the Hay scheme
No roll was called on the final pas
sage OF the bill, but on test of strength
on the question of cutting off the extra
foreign service pay the Democratic
steam roller triumphed by vote of 1S2
to 16.
In the debate Representative Berger.
the Wisconsin Socialist. attacked the
policy of a large army, declaring il TO be
n standing preparation for war" He
insisted that the United States needed
no standing army for purposes of de-
fence.
Texas alone" he said. could whip
Mexico in case of an attack. If the Ca
nadians should try 10 attack us | be-
teye New York could do the job"
Nr. Berger said the government was
Spending $40oO08,OCO for militarism and
less than ha'f that sum for the public
school system.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
MANY TAKERS FOR BET
Poindexter Weakened on Offer OF
$4,000 on Roosevelt.
EFrom The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, Feb. l6-Ernest rom
dexter. brother of Senator PoindeXter.
who offered in moment of enthusiasm
70 bet $1,000 even that Roosevelt would
he nominated on the Republican ticket
md Clark on the Democratic, was con-
fronted by many persons to-day who
were anxious TO take the wager.
When he arrived at his office he found
several residents of the capital waiting
for him.
'In take $1,000 worth Of that bet you
mentioned" said one.
'rPut me down for $1,000 worth" said
another.
Mr.. Poindexter asked time to consider
remarking, somewhat nervously, that his
brother, Senator Poindexter, who is an
extreme insurgent, did not know about
the offer After locking the door against
the stream of applicants he told one
caller who had offered to cover the
wager UP to $4,000 that he had made a
confidential bet with friend who did
not want his name known, and he could
not accept any more.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
PREFER TAFT TO ROOSEVELT
La Follette's Manager States At
titude of Progressives.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Fargo. y D., Feb 16.-Prominent Pro-
eressiye Republicans in the House and
senate. strong La Toilette men and ar
don't supporters of the Wisconsin Senator
everywhere, will in the end support
President Taft rather than Colonel
Roosevelt. II occasion should arise where
there would be a necessity for choice
betwacn the two. according to Walter L..
1Jouser La Follettes campaign manager,
who conferred with large number Of
North Dakota Progressives here o-day.
,tr Houser said in an address that
s,rone antagonism now exists between
,ho Ia Toilette and Roosevelt camps.
rbis antagonism. however Mr. Houser
,,,iotnad was not due to the purpose
- ur la Toilette TO continue in the
Presidential race.
.cooree w. Perkins of New York, rep
rosenting the Steel interests, is respon-
III for the Roosevelt candidacy and
,o,, If his organization" Mr.. Houser
declared.
..rbose opposed to Senator La Toilette
,ocaroe alarmed at the rapid develop
,,ont Of his campaign in Ohio. and the
e.hod they pursued to hinder and dis
,ntograte IT was by interposing Colonel
poosaya,t's name. Dan r. Hanna. son
81 the late Senator NJ. A. Hanna, and
waiter Brown, chairman of the Ohio Re-
,,hI,can state Committee. made a prop
as,,ion 70 the La Toilette men whereby
de,agates should be elected by the COM
bined forces Of the Roosevelt ard the
Ia Fo,,ette men When the matter was
su5mitted to Senator La Toilette he
natIv refused to enter any combination"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
LOSES $4,000 IN GEMS
Mrs. Jennie Schiller Asks Police
10 Help Find Jewels.

Mrs Jennie A. Schiller, Of No. y West
10Th street, reported to the police last
night that on February she lost dia-
mond and pearl pendant and gold chain
valued al $4,000 Mrs. Schiller, who is
the widow of Walter A. Schiller, does
not know exactly where she lost the
iewelry, and says she did not miss it
until Thursday, although II had been lost
the preceding Monday night.
Mrs Schiller put on the gold chain,
which had attached to II a seventy-grain
pearl. a two and one-half carat diamond
and four-carat diamond pendant, and
went with some Of her friends TO the
Empire Theatre in her own motor car,
where they saw the two Barrymores and
Hattie Williams in "A Slice OF Life"
After the theatre Mrs Schiller and her
friends went TO the Folies Bergere res
taura t. in 18th street, and some time
later started home. They had gone only
two blocks, when the automobile broke
down and they had to take a taxicab.
Mrs. Schiller said she did not notice
that the jewelry was missing when she
arrived home. The following Thursday
she missed the chain, pearl and dia-
monds when looking through her jewel
case. She thinks some one robbed her
while she was standing in the street
after her automobile broke down.
When she found out her loss she al
most tainted, then revived and tele-
phoned Dreicer g Co, jewellers, at No.
$50 Fifth avenue. who advertised her
loss This failing, she decided to inform
the police
What puzzles Mrs Schiller is how the
theft thief It was-happened to over
look a $4,000 necklace of pearls which
she wore
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
| AD SAVES SKATER IN SOUND
Father So Proud of Feat He
Gives Boy a Gold Watch.

Hundreds of skaters. including girls
from several private schools and the
College of New Rochelle, witnessed a
daring rescue on the ice Of Long Island
Sound late yesterday, when Donald hlm-
hall stevens, the siXteen-y -year-old son OF
the Rev. and Mrs. William F. Stevens,
of No. Is jackson street. Homestead
park saved he life Of Miss Geraldine
RusseU. the fifteen-year-ol niece OF
Miss Ann ]. Bolton, of Pelham Road
The boy and girl were with party OF
high school students skating between
Huckleberry Island and Fort slocum,
when Miss Russell calling to the others
that she was going to skate to EXecu-
ton Lighthouse, near the Long Island
shore. Donald Stevens skated after her.
she was twenty feet ahead of him and
near the lighthouse when the ice broke
under her and she disappeared under the
water.
The Others were a mile away. Young
Stevens broke the fee all around the
hole through which Miss Russell fell and
promptly plunged in when he discovered
her. but the ice broke every time he
tried to lift her out.
Louis briggs and Richard Donovan at
length arrived at the spot. and knotting
their sweaters together, they pulled the
exhausted pair out of the water
briggs and Donovan carried MISS Rus
sell to Fort slocum, more than mile
away. where she received medical atten-
tion. and is reported tonight TO be re-
covering. Stevens, refusing aid skated
to Hudson Park, New Rochelle, and dry
clothing was procured for him at the
home OF Bernard NJ. Cooper his father
was SO proud of him that he gave him a
gold watch last night
1
| No eonnoissenr nnits Angostura Sltters
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
YUAN CUTS OFF HIS QUEUE
But Deprecates Rejoicing, I'm
willing to Offend Manchus.

London, Feb. 17.-"Yuan Shih-kai to-
day cut off his queue" says the corre-
spondent OF The Daily Mail" at Pc
king. telegraphing on Friday. He still,
however. is unwilling to hurt the feel
ings of the Manchus, and deprecates the
public rejoicing over his election to the
Presidency of the republic.
THE acting Viceroy of the province of
Chilli has loaned Yuan 1926, 900 for
his present needs"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
MAYOR MAY TAKE WALK TO-DAY

Mayor Gaynor may get out OF the house
for short walk to-day. according 70 his
nhvsician, Or. J. W. Parrish Yesterday
he sat up for while The physician has
urged him to go South for a week or so to
racunerate There is small likelihood that
the Mayor will be in condition to return 10
lid duties for another week at least
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
'CAYNOR APOLOGIES
TO GENERAL BINGHAM
Former Police Commissioner AC.
CeptS, and viii Discontinue
Suit for Libel.
GREW OUT OF DUFFY CASE
City's Head Admits He Made
Mistake and Object of His At
tack Feels That He Has
Been Vindicated.

Mayor Gaynor has made the "amende
honorable" to General Theodore A. Blng-
lam. and the latter has accepted it. In
other words. the Mayor has humbly
apologized to the former Police Commits
sioner for his statements about him In
1909. wheo Mr. Gaynor, then justice or
he Supreme Court in Kings County, at
tackled General Bingham in a letter TO
Mayor Mcclellan for the alleged perse-
Cution by the police Of a boy named
George K. Duffy.
General Bingham sued Mr.. Gaynor for
500, 600 damages for alleged libel. After
many delays in the case. for which the
defendant was responsible. partly through
his failure 10 file an early answer to the
suit, the case was set down on Thurs
day by Justice Gavegan, in the Supreme
| Court, ror trial on Monday.
In accepting the apology of Mayor
Gaynor. General Bingham says that he
will at once discontinue his suit, 1t haV-
| ing all along been understood that he
sought only the vindication which the
apology Of the Mayor carries in the tull-
est sense. and had no thought OF the
monetary compensation that might ac-
crue to him. The letter of apology writ
ten by Mayor Gaynor yesterday and the
reply Of General Bingham follow:
February l6, 1872.
General Theodore A. Bingham.
Sir. Since my letter Ct May r. lSS. 10
Mavor Mcclellan l have become better
acquainted witr you and learned more
about you. TO such an extent that l VII
lngly had the city avail itset "l YOU
employment and services which are most
valuable. ~ q,
/ used strong words in that letter;
should not have applied them 10 you. Dut
only to those who did the speclhc Things
I"Ie regret that YOU are in any way hurt
or feel hurt. and am sorry that attacked
you for things which, | afterwaTd Ss l,a'heu'
should have been confined TO others.
am glad 10 make this apology 10 YOU
as I hold YOU in the highest esteem - =, SIN
cerely yours, W. - w
New York city,
February 10, l5lZ
Hon William j Gaynor.
Dear Sir: / have your letter Of this date
II gives me pleasure TO accept II IN the
same spirit In which II Is, Is Nrl'len lTesucor,irrad
The suit between Us viii be DISCONTINUED
" I am am sorry you are III, and, wishing 1, y91G
speedy recovery ! am, SIR, Nt.fy NJ
yours. IHEoDohh ~
The employment and services whlch
the Mayor refers 10 in his letter Is the
Job of chief engineer Of the Bridge De-
partment. which General Bingham now
holds Ly appointment Of Bridge Com
missioner O'Keeffe, who In turn Is an
appointee of Mayor Gaynor ana was
formerly a Deputy Polio" Commis-
eioner Before taking that Job General
Bingham was engineer in the Bureau OF
Highways under Borough President Nc
Aneny. He was dismissed from his job
as Police Commissioner by Mayor Nc
Clellan soon after the Duffy incident.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
cHANGEABLE LIGHTS FOR AUTOS
Bill at Albany Would Benefit Manu-
factlrers of Special Device.
II Ttlegranh II ID Trlknne.

- IFIF-IdI'h % INC ITIIUN''I
Albany, Feb. l6.--A bill in which Senator
Stilwell is interested was reported to tht
Senate to-day ana at his request advanced
10 the order OF third reading. II regulates
lights and signals of automobiles, among
other things requiring automobilsts e
change their rear lights from red to greer
whenever they intend to slow up.
II is understood that several large manu-
facturers are preparing to put on the mar
ket devices by which such changing OF the
light can be regulated ty the person run
ming the automobile.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
Merchant Is BIaCkjacked and
Robbed of $4,000 in
Diamonds in Shop
ping District.
GET AWAY IN THEIR AUTO
Latest Job Done at z o'clock in
the Evening, Near Broadway
and 35th Street-Police
Without Any Clew to
Perpetrators.

While police heads were consulting
last night with deeply puzzled bro"s
ever the taxicab robbery mysteries al
ready confronting them, practically ad-
n1ittinq that they were completely at sea-
thew were thrown into deeper consterna.
ton by the news that came over tho
police wires of a third automobile ROB-
berry IN 25th street, near Sixth avenue
in which a ieweIler was relieved OF d'a-
monds which he said were worth Sio'oo''
Deputy Police Commissioners Dough-
erty looked at Inspector Hughes ano
heayed A sigh. Hughes said "Phe"!
They had just announced that IN sne'r
belief there was no connection between
the two robberies before them. .
SWELL, here is a third gang az work.
Douoherty said. ~ should like to get our
and get something to eat oe'ore any
more break loose"
About the most important deVeopne"'
of the Jav in the robbery situation from
the point Of view Of solution or a' 'e''s
the thing the police took tne s'ea
n,ids in. before this third case was re-
ported, was the arrest OF a man VINO "
thew say positively is the chauffeur :"
oharos of the automobile in which 'ne
/, ..,o men who robbed Irving 5reekerrna"
,.s, saturday on the 5owery made the''
a.oans. According to the police ne %
Ghram sobeI, of No. 4e Sheriff stree.
,ouoberty refused to divulse any OF '"e
Evidence on which he was arrested
s~, the police had little time to aIoas
o"' 49, ~ srrest before all their forces
wv. 0. olsotrifed into increased activity
w. Me'I ~. robbery Of last night. They were
inclined to scout it at first as o0"s a.". "s'
addition to their list of troubles s"'
;r, 20 see elements Of hoax III W.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
sluaaed Into Inconsistencies


He explained his haziness as 10 the ue-
tails of the attack on the grouhu 'h"e
a., NO, came up from behind him anu
s,.,,,,,od him from behind. One OF them'
he said. pinned his arms oehlhu hi'h'
while the other one, or the other ,"o'
10, him on the head with some heaVy
,--.-,,,,o,t The first two blows came
- ba knew what was happening
- ottenpted 10 ward off the third.
IIa showed the police a lacerateu manu-
bicb he said was the result OF ms at-
tampt 70 check the blow
ON the back of his head were seVera'
r,uns Dr. Kutil. of the New York Hos
,,,.oI who responded to the ambulance
aou which was sent from the police sta
,,or examined Horth's head and touno
that there were swellings. but that the
sco,n had not been lacerated. He saia
,,at his condition was not serious.
uorth told the police that he left his
oece in John street a little after l
o'clock. He had the diamonds with him
and placed them in the inside pocket OF
his coat. He explained that he carried
tho diamonds in order 10 show them 10
Iobn NJ. Demarest, of the Sage Eounda-
,iop Homes. Mr.. Demarest's office is on
tho seventh floor of the Marbridge Build
,rg at No. ~ West 34th street. Horth
had an appointment with Demarest, VINO
wished TO exchange a ring Of his wlfe's
for solitaire for himself. Horth said
that the diamonds I'm the wallet ranged
From, one-ouarter of q carat to one anu
seven-eighths He did not remember the
number of diamonds in the bag, but was
certain that the value was between
$4,000 and $4,000
Before going TO the Marbridge buiio-
ing he stopped in the optician shop OF
NJ Leyoy. at No. 81 East 23d street.
He had with him a silver mesh bag
which he intended T. sell to the optician.
While In the shop he pulled out the
wallet 10 get the mesh bag, which was
attached 10 il by a rubber band. He
did not open the wallet. but 1t could be
seen by any one who chanced to be
looking in the store. Failing TO sell the
mesh bag, he went TO a manufacturer
and returned il. He then went to the
Marbridge Building. and found that
Demarest was out. He was told that
he would be back soon, but after wait
ing for his customer for an hour he grew
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17

- II Horth. a dealer in dia-
,-hosa office uis at No IL Johh
s,roet staggered up to Patroiman Da"'s'
p,nn of Traffic Squad c, at slA'h ave-
ond 35th street, little aller
n,a,oo,, last night and told him tha' nc
a., haan robbed Of a wallet con-
tanning $4,000 worth of unset diainonus, >
ua said that the robbery TOOK pia0e "
gu, minutes previously In ooth s'ieo''
. ,,,rdrad feet east Of sixth avenue
ut his assailants had come up De-
an, an 49,, in an automobile, and after
't,.,c, him into a conscious con-
d,tion had jumped into the macn'i'e '"1
driven away. Ia was
A. IJorth who is fifty years DID, was
u,ucb excited and weak and 'rempiihs
,.har he came up to Rim. lie tolu hiS
e,nry with great difficulty and hnaiiy
colIapsed in the policeman's arms hi''"
oorried him to the West both street s'a-
49,, but after he had been allowed 10
=. ~ chair for a few minutes ne De-
oa,,,o little calmer, and, prompted oy
,,,o Questions Of Lieutenant Morris, was
o,,o 70 tell the story of the robbery.
He could give the police no description
90 the men who attacked him nor couio
:. describe the machine except 70 say
.,,o+ a. was either green or brown he
soid at first that the attacking party
numbered three persons, but a li'''e
later he admitted that there might nave
h.en only two men. He was not certain
=, tho direction taken by the automoohe
after the robbery, but thought th@' j
had gone north on Broadway or on six'h
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17

MAILLARD's BREAKFAST COCOA.
Finest winter drink OF all. 1T satisfies
and keeps out the cold Easily prepared.
--Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17

No eonnosseur omits Angostura stters
in punches and fancy drinks'-Ad'''
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17

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The Detroit times., 1912-04-10
LINDBERGH REVIEWS
FIGHT ON MONEY TRUST

WASHINGTON April 9.--Declaring
the house money trust" investigation
is dilatory. and being conducted by
Wall-st. itself, Rep. Lindbergh (Rep..
Mimi, today introduced resolution
demanding that every representative
be required within 10 days TO publicly
disclose how much stock OF any char
acter he owns, and in what business
he Is interested.
Some or the house committees are
controlled by members whose per-
sonal work is different from the pub
lie interest" Iindbergh declared. Il
believe the public is opposed to men
sitting in Judgment on measures in
which their interests conflict with that
of the public. Most OF the money
trust committee are interested in
banks or are attorneys for banks.
Wall-st. has ii in its power 70 intiml'
date bankers. 1t has observed that the
banking and currency committee Is
dilatory in it's, duties. predict II
will not make careful or diligent In
curry. 1t will be perfunctory only,
and Il was SO understood at the start.
Anyone looking up the records OF
many senators and representatives
will find they have not served the
public. We should find out the rea-
son."
The Detroit times., 1912-04-10
.FENTON CONVENTION
ENDORSES PRES. TAFT
c. K. Bement Leads Opposition
To President in Sixth
District Meeting

FENToN, Mich, April 9--The sixth
district Republican convention, rep
resenting Genesee. Oakland, Ingham
and Livingston counties and five OF
the townships OF Wayne county and
four wards OF Detroit. Endorsed Presi-
dent Taft today, referring 10 him as q
fearless, honest and far-seeing
statesman"
A large number of' postmasters
were In the convention as delegates.
c. Il. Bement, of Lansing, led the
opposition 20 President Taft, insist
ing. he cannot be reelected DR. IL.
s. Chapman, OF Pontiac, said he wish
ed the Republican party would cast
aside both Taft and Roosevelt and
settle on another man for president,
but thought this was very unlikely.
There were AZ delegates from
Wayne. Some of them wanted to in
dorse.. Frederick c. Martindale for
governor and Patrick II. Kelley for
ngressman-at.large, but there was
noticeable opposition TO this plan.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-10
COUNT SPEEDS SOME TO
FIGHT DIVORCE ACTION

= CHICAGO, April speeding
from New York TO Chicago, Count
Jacques Alexander Won Mourik De
Beaufort, of Belgium, sent word
ahead today that he will immediate
ly upon his arrival file cross-blll
10 the divorce proceedings instituted
by his wife. the daughter OF NJ. n.
Kilgallen, the Chicago hnancler and
millionaire. ',f
The Chicago girl married the count
In London in September. 1909, and
brought him 70 Chicago where she
introduced him to her family. The
elder Kilgallen gave De Beaufort a
lob in his iron foundry as "puddler'
but the count did not last long, and
soon took a vacation TO Hot Springs
with his wife. According TO The
wife's complaint De Beaufort treated
her with great cruelty"
Upon their return De Beaufort
was elected from the Kilgallen man
sion here Mith-his- bulldog Bob
lie made an appearance in police
iourt a few days later when after an
attempt at reconciliation, violent
scene ensued that resulted in his
wife going to a hospital and his sec
ond forcible eiectment
With Bob" the count then tried
the vaudeville stage. Failing in Ills
effort toward reconciliation with
his wealthy fatherinlaw, the count
became writer and removed to New
York. De Beauforts attorneys say
they will show that he has been the
victim OF the alleged cruelty
The Detroit times., 1912-04-10
ACCUSED GRAFTERS GET
TEMPORARY RESPITE

SANTA FEE, n. NJ. April 9-Rep-
resentatives r. Trujillo. Cordova and
Lucille. who were recently suspend
ed from membership of the lower
house OF the Legislature because of
accusations that they accepted brides
i'm the United States senatorial cana
paign will be permitted to exercise
their functions until such time as lie
House finally passes on the charges
against them.
The special committee OF Is which
probed the charges reported yester-
day. Eight committeeman recon-
inended finding the defendants
guilty. seven believing they are not
guilty. AS soon as the reports were
ready In the House melton was
made to restore the four representa-
tives 70 their seats temporarily II
preeipitated a stormy debate witch
ended when % members voted Yea
and 20 nay.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-10
DIED.

GILBERT-Lewis H.. aged 30. died Sat
urday April g. beloved husband OF
Amelia. father Of Mrs. Mary G. Jones.
Omiddie Gilbert Lewis -. Ir.. Mrs
Alice Britton, Mrs Ida Levellier. Flu
neral from 81 Joachim's church on
Wednesday morning.
GIESEI.-April = George. aged G5. be
loved husband of Mary Geisel and
brother OF Mrs. Carrie stokes Frank
G,isel and Mrs y clark. Funeral
from residence. at t36 Springwclls-
ave Wednesday az , J.. IN. Inter
nent at Woodmcre.
KELSEY--April ). 1912 Verne Albert.
beloved son of Netne and Althed
Kelsey. aged 10 months Funeral
from grandparents residence. 500
Twenty fOurth-st- Wednesday az =
y. ~.
McKEOGH--April Z. 1912. at residence
$40 Monroc-ave.. Mrs Mary Me-
Keogh mother OF Rev L e. Me-
Keogh = j., and William McKcogh.
and sister OF Mrs. Ann Maher Kind
Is omit flowers. Funeral Weducsday
at 10 a. m from residence and 1880
at SIS Peter and Paufs church.