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New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
TAFT DUE HERE TONIGHT
President Leaves Tomorrow Tor
Three Day Visit to Ohio.

Washington, Jan. %. - President idi'
leaves Washington tomorrow on hVe
dsys trip that will take him to New 1olK
and Cleveland Columbus and Akron ONO
the most important journey, many oil MS
friends think. that he has planned since
bo got back TO the White House from the
West. Tonight the President was sun
suffering from cold that he contracted
early in the winter. but II was said IL was
not serious enough to make him break
his engagement made many weeks ago.
In New York the President Will be the
guest over night OF his brother. Henry W.
Taft. and will attend three dinners and on"
hall. but his political advisers are less
interested in this part Of the trip thah
they are in his first visit to Ohio since
the Cincinnati elections last November
Mr. Taft will spend three days in his nome
state. make more than dozen speeches
and probably see many of the politicai
leaders He will not talk about any OF ms
political opponents. II was said tonight
but may review the. achievements OF his
administration.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
CONNAUGHTS DEPART
Continued from first page.

,bo nation and The opportunity OF meet
inc tho American public, he had been
received IN so cordial fashion, ard ne
now proposed the nealth of Mr. Iat''
Resides the Duke, the Duchess ana
Princess Patricia, the party returning
10 ottawa were Lieutenant Colonel Low
tLer A y. c.: Captain rs-Buikeiey'
Cor,ntroller of the Royal Household, ana
Miss pelly. the Prncess's iady-In-wait-
inc. Police Inspector Parkingsoh' OIL
ottawa. who came With the royal party
,o,,,rnad on the same train.
Detective William II. Funston VINO
was assigned to the royal party during
their stay i'm the city, by Commissioners
Waldo is the proud possessor oil per-
sonal remembrance from the Duke Oh
Conuaugnt. At The Grand Central 9ta-
tion last night the Duke presented GUN
ston with a fine pair of gold cum put
TONS with the ducIl crest engraved On
their face. The Duke told the detec''Ne
that he wished h:,n to have them ls
email token of his appreciation OF Ine
courtesy and proIect'on the Pollce IL
nartment had extanled to his party ""iie
bprp
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
FIGHT FOR GR!GSBY RUGS
Dilapidated ISpahan Considered
a Prize at $4,400.
TOTAL NOW NEAR $4,000
No Flagging of Interest Apparent
in Sale of Treaures of
Yerkes's Ward.

4 horde Of rug merchants descended upon
the tenth session of the Emile Grigsby
sale, held last nisht at the rooms of the
Anderson Auction Company. and waged
warfare for antique and modern Persian
rugs. \ Royal lSpahan rug of the six
tcenth century aroused the most lively
competition. and tho price was forced up
to $500 before il was bid In by Leopold
Bengulat, Of the iirm Of Benguiat & keer-
scy.
To an uninitiatcd person the rug APP
peared 10 he a dilapidated and much worn
object, but tho successful bidder and his
competitors said that IL was a most re
markable piece, which would have brought
fully $1,000 II II had been in perfect con-
dition
An antiqne Persian silk carpet containing
four panels showing cartouChes and Moral
patterns was bought by an agent OF the
auction company FOR 81 600 Donchian Broth
ers paid 81 ,O2j for silk hunting carpet and
$1,000 for a carpet showing floral design
Of lotus. flowers and buds, and the Tree OF
Life A. j.. Zazsn & 60. bought Giorde2
prayer rug for soc ". H. Barnard gave
500 for a banquet cloth OF lace, linen and
embroidery and VI. McVoy obtained an
italian carved double bed and canopy tor
a75 and tiger skin for Si65.
other buyers were J. T. Underwood, w.
G.. Levehsn, NJ L. Jellnek and II. f..
Rogers The total for the day was pl.so2.
which brings the grand total of the sale up
to Sl7a@7.
The last session Of Part 1 ~ the sale will
he held this afternoon.
Furniture for the most part claboratcly
carved and glldcd. brought high prices at
the afternoon session. For a drawing room
grand piano, with a carved case OF rose
garsnds and arabcsqucs, rack OF
dragons heads and various other frills. A.
Roichtcr paid SJ2je. The instrument was
made 10 order for Miss Grgsby at 5000,
but yesterdays purchase price was con-
sidercd high.
Mr. Rcichtcr who was acting for wei
known collector Of paintings, tried hard
10 get piano bench to match the instru'
ment, but when the price scared above
500 ho gave up the fight. w. H. Barnard
paid 500 TO nc the successful bidder,
4 pair of Empire armchairs. upholstered
in green silk velour, embroidered In gold
and with "N' circlcd with "A laurel wreath
Oh the back brought Si0. a price which
several dealers said was 500 above their
value. Competition between Samuel Rus
sell acting for Captain J. X. De Lamar
and Arthur Swami. bidding under orders
from an unnamed individual. was the
cause OF the high price. Russell was the
successful bidder.
W II. Barnard was a persistent buyer
and obtained many lots. paying big prices
for several of his purchases For six large
Louis XIV armchairs. upholstered in Au'
busson tapestry, he paid Sf5s2j. and for
gilt canopy bed he gave fi25.
Arthur Swami, acting under orders, OBJ
tanned Louis XIV silt lounge for 5000,
and earlier In the sale paid $1,000 fOr
Louis XIV console table with an Italian
marble top. Other buyers were J. b. WI
bur B. y. Baruch Mrs. l.. T.. Miller Mrs.
w. Seaton. Mrs H. &. Knight and q.
Blcdler.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
H. A. WISE OPPOSES RECALL
Pays His Respects to La Toilette
in Blaine Club Speech.

Henry A. Wise, United States Attorney,
addressed members of the James G. Blaine
Club. of Harlem, at No. 237 LenoX avenue
last night, vigorously denouncing the recall
Of Judges. Abraham s. Gilbert, a lawyer,
spoke on the subject Of THE Judges and
the People" and asked for an investiga-
ton into certain charges against certain
members Of the judiciary.
The judges in this and every other
community are as good. IL not better, than
the sources from which they flow said Mr..
Wise. "Its up TO the voters to what
they get IL more people would go to the
primaries and select the right sort of men
TO nominate as their candidates things
would he better. There is where the trouble
lies. And. there is the logical and the only
solution 10 The question.
1--WE hear a lot from La Toilette; that
he would apply the recall to the United
States Supreme Court. But he is only a
woud-be President. Ali this talk about
the recall is nothing more than n sea of
anarchy The passing Of the initiative,
the referendum and the recall means the
turning out Of the Constitution.
"In Oregon the people have had taste
Of these things. The PEOPLE or the upper
part Of the Columbia River fish for salmon.
The people on the lower part Of the CO.
Iumbia River fish in another way. Each
initiated u law compelling the other side to
FISH their way. Both laws were passed.
and the result was that the principal and
biggest industry Of the state was held up
until both laws could be recalled -
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
TRAINS DELAYED BY STORM
FURRY of Snow in City Hard on
HOrses-MaY Rain To. daY.

The slight recovery I'm the Temperature.
which brought with Il some relief from the
biting cold Of the early morning hours.
proved but little improvement for city
dwellers last night Traffic was hampered
late In the afternoon by tho fall OF snow.
and by evening Southern and Western
trains began TO be announced AT the~l;rand
Central and PENNSYLVANIA stations with the
late" sign on all bulletin boards
The longest reported delay on account Of
snow and bad connections last evening was
that Of trains over the seaboard line. one
cue at the Pennsylvania Station at 2:3i
yesterday afternoon did not arrive till near
midnight, and trains from the West and
North, from Montreal over the Rutland
road came in anywhere from one to four
hours behind schedule New England
traffic was hampcred little and most OF
the trains from Boston and northeastern
points along the Atlantic Coast were only a
little behind their regular running time.
Horse-drswn traffic about the city suf-
fored worst yesterday. and in sections
where asphalt and wooden pavements were
the rule tle-ups occurred frequently and
kept the traffic squad on the alert al cross
ings and upsrades 10 prevent collisions and
llockades. Along the waterfront the driv-
ing wind and snow made navigation among
the small craft a precarious matter early
In the evening. and tugs were in great de
mand AMONG the middle tonnage craft.
which usually dock without assistance.
According to the Weather Bureau, last
evenings furry OF snow may be repeated
to-day, and probably Will degenerate into
drizzly rain, with the slightly higher tenn
pcrature which Is predicted. The winds
Will still continue to come from the north.
however, ana will bring either snow Or rain
tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
GETS CHANLER PROPERTY
John NJ Scoble Takes Title to Sheriff
Bob's" 56th Street Land.

Another transaction in real estate by
Robert Winthrop chanler. from whom
Lima CavalieN recently secured a divorce
was recorded yesterday in the Registers
office.
The deed conveys title TO John NJ. Scoble
OF the property in 56th street east of Elev-
enth avenue, on both sides OF the street
Mr.. Scohle also received document con-
veylng TO him in trust the dowry rights OF
his first WIFE, Julia Chamberlain Chanier
In the property.
With the recording OF the deed. II was
learned last night, the legal entansiemenss
over his real estate arising from BOD
Chanlcr marrying Nine. Cavalier are ~
an end
Last month he returned from Europe ahd
II was announced that he had gwen Ut
$4,000 for his marital troubles with ner'
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
ENGINEERS MAKE DEMANDS
Men on Eastern Roads Want In
crease of 25 Per Cent.

Some of the railroads, through their om-
cials In this city, have received the de-
mands OF the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers for a readjustment Of wages OF
all roads east OF Chicago and north of the
Ohio River. The demands, II granted,
would increase the wages Of the engineers
% per cent
In the Offices OF the Delaware, I.acka-
wanna < Western Railroad here II was
admitted yesterday that the officials had
received the demands. 4 representative OF
President W. II. Truesdale was authorized
TO say the demands were for the readjust-
ment OF the wages of the engineers on the
trains so that they would be equal 10 the
wages paid In the West.
I'VE have learned indirectly he said
that the same demands have been made
Oh other Eastern railroads. and we under
stand that they are being made on all the
railroads east Of Chicago and north of the
Ohio River Undoubtedly there will be CON
ferences over the demands between the
representatives Of this railroad and of the
engineers. but they may not take place for
at least month"
At the Offices of the New York Central
General Manager Smith said there was
nothing TO say at present,
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
ARCHITECTS AT DINNER
Daniel G. French Wins Medal OF
Honor for Sculpture.

Nearlv three hundred persons attehosd
the twenty-seYenth annual exhinltioh VI ''o
Architectural League OF New YORK VI n'
building. No. 2l5 West 9th street. Ia".
night. william A. Boring, the president d
tho league. presided at the dinner
I-non receiving the medal of honor iot
ec,,In,ure for the examples OF his work NJ
rho nreseht exhibition and in consideration
or the distinguished character Of his lite
work Daniel Chester French said, among
other things 4 am still IN the ring anu
have just begun to fight
Charles Yardley Turner received the
medal OF honor for mural painting ana the
medal of honor for architecture went u
Charles a. Platt for his group OF country
houses. William j. Beauley, Edward sim
mons and Paul Jannewein took the prizes
for collaborative design of painting sculpt-
ure and architecture.
In response to the subject Of the evening
"The New Fifth Avenue" Borough Presi-
dent McAneny, after reviewing the WORK
already done in the widening or mat thof-
oughfare, said in part:
II is not too late to correct the earlier
mistakes OF those who originally plahneu
the city, and the sooner we DO IL tue Dttlei
before land values go up and prevent H.
offer what has been done as an eNnlplt, VI
what can be accomplished. ! am arranging
now to let contracts To pave the avenue "
Washington square.
Now that the site for the new civic cen
fro has been selected II ~ the psychic mo-
ment 10 strike for further development
The Criminal Court House, although SaI,
enough, despite the cracks, is an anro.,.
and an ey, sore. and must come down az
nc We shall open green bre reathinf
places all the way from old ST. Paurs u
the entrances of both bridges. The chanc.
lies open 70 do much more ana durlhs 'h'
coming year a good start VIII Dc iha'e'
Commissioner Edwards of the STREE
Cleaning Department spoke In favor oi
more places where the mothers ard chh'
dren could breathe freely" other speakers
we're r. G. Surgis. of Boston, and E"d"arl
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
DON'T SEEK CONTROVERSY
Civil Service Reform Association Ad-
dresses Letter to John E. Kraft

The Ciyll Service Reform Association II
No - Wall street, through Samuel II.
Ordway, chairman of the executive com
mttce, has written letter To John T..
Kraft, president OF the State Civil Service
Commission, at Albany. in which II is
stated that the reform association does not
waut To enter into controversy In Tela-
tiGn 20 MI Kratts past action In the mat
ter OF classification. The association sent
an open letter T. Governor Dix on January
IL. in which fault was found with that part
Of hia annual message to the Legislature
dealing with the Civil Service. Mr. Kraft
answered the associations letter, This
letter said that the state commission was
engaged in cxempting inspectors. exam
ners and clerks and that the Governor
approved of this. TIE state commission
was branded AZ thoroughly inefficient.
The associations letter to Mr.. Kraft says
You do not meet the statement that the
Governor was led into FURNISHING hgures
in defence OF your action, which compared
the number OF exemptions granted In one
year Of your administration with the num-
bers for four or TWO years under Hughes
Higgins and Odell, and took no account Of
extensions Of classification. on the con
trary, you avoid IL and cite the percentage
OF those granted out of those applied for
as establishing record for your commits
sion.
vot 10 one knows better than YOU that
the commission Is by law vested with the
power to classify and that this power is
wholly independent OF applications by ap-
officers. The attitude of the COM
mission determines In the main the mum.
Der Uf applications FOR exemption from
and your inhrm attitude has
invited them; yet YOU seek 10 twist this
ha n1 MT al lITlia af..fN
D., showing the proportion granted to the
number applied for 10 be legs than In pre-
ylous years.
You. are aware that with your express
consent nm examination has been made by
n representative of this association OF your
records during the year 1911. His report
will cover the other aspc cts of your admin
istraion To whicn YOU refer and the facts
disclosed by It will. at the proper time. re-
ceive. as the work of past commissions
has received our nuhlic comment
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
ORIENTAL BALL IN FRISCO
Mrs. Crocker's Guests BewjId.
cred by Its Magnificence.
ALL IN GORGEOUS COSTUMES
Ballroom Converted Into a Sem.
blance of Throne Room of
King Solomon's Temple.

San Francisco, Jan. 26.-San Frsne,sc.
society was entertained by Mrs. Temn,e.
ton Crocker tonight with an orien,a,
ball. In point of magnificence OF settin,
and costume il is said TO have o,t.
shone any similar entertainment given
in the West. and there were many wh.
contended that 1t surpassed the ce,..
brated affair given by Mrs. Croker,
cousin, Mrs. Jack Gouraud, in New yorL
not long ago. '
The ballroom of fashionable hotel
here had been converted into the sem.
blance of the throne room of King Solo.
mons temple. Swarthy attendants. clad
in the fantastic dress of Asiatic princ,.
palities, showed in the picture.
The costumes of the participants wer.
varied and wondrous. Mrs. Crockers
mother Mrs. Will c.. Irwin. wore Orien.
tai trousers OF coral pink, veiled with
brocaded cloth of gold. worn as a tunic.
with breast pieces. bodice and broad cir.
die Of turquoise. pearls and sapphires.
The hostess was regal as Schehera.
zade Her mauve pan,aloons were en-.
broidered with gold and silver thread
Sapphires and pearls woven into har.
ness covered the dress, and from her
coronet there fell to her bejewelled an.
kles a veil Of silver in a suggestion OF
the flashing scales Of fish.
The ball had been whispered about for
nearly year. and many had the oppor.
tunity TO send TO or visit the Far East
in quest of bizarre adornments. India
end Turkey contributed perhaps the
most picturesque costume. but South.
ern Italy, Greece and even France add.
ed TO the gayety and color No masks
We're worn.
The men appeared TO as good advan.
| tage as the women. With the men India
seemed to be the most favored land for
representation, and the Hindu was pres
ent in such numbers as might alarm ad-
heIents Of the Asiatic Exclusion League.
From mahouts to maharajahs, the fol.
lowers OF Buddha attracted unusual in
terest
A feature of the ball was a "Saome"
dance by six young girls attired in
| fetching costume. They had practsed
| the dance for weeks
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27

ever 20 do with Il, and, as tar as am
avare knew nothing whatever about II.
throughout this unhappy affair nave
been an unwilling witness-in lts CohsS
ouences. somewhat OF an innocent pyst{S,nu-
,-e, in.ideni "A Sincere believer In Gov
ernor Wilson. He is man OF ability. IN
some ways he might prove candidate VI
availability. but I fear that II he oeSaine
our President we might discover al 700
late that he possesses personal pecullati
ties which would prove disastrous We
want in the White House a man man OK o., PToHq bnspf
rratG.,iI aud kind. no less than daring. !
remain. with great respect. your 9eedlent
servant. HENRY Wal bNSNA
Hon r. II. Tillman
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
WALL STREET NURSERY GONE
Consolidated Exchange Frowns on
Women Customers.

GOne-never TO return-is Wall Streets G
latest innovation. Il day nursery. which.
as told In The Tribune on Thursday. had
been opened in the Offices of a CONSOLIDATE
ed Stock Exchange house for children
whose mothers were customers of the con-
Germ. Gone also are the women custom
ers, and hereafter the firm Will cater only
to men.
The sudden death of the nursery scheme
was due to the authorities Of the Consoli-
dated Exchange. who ordered II dlscon-
tinued. The firm was also told that II must
close its Offices to women customers. Il
being one of the unwritten laws OF the ex-
change that women must not come TO brok :.
ers' Offices TO trade In stocks. II is posi-.
BILE that the firm may be suspended for
violating this rule. although II is thought
the punishment in this case will be less
severe, for the reason that the firm has
been member of the little board, only
about two years. and is said not TO Rave
known that women customers are not per-
mitted below the dead line established by
the late Inspector Byrnes.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
ANYBODY TO BEAT TAFT"
Ex.Secretsry Garfield Credited with
Declaration Against President.

Albuquerque, y. NJ, Jan. 26.-James r..
GARFIELD, Secretary of the Interior in the
Roosevelt administration, arrived to-day
from Mexico. lie was closeted for an
hour or more with Crank w. Clancy, the
Progressive Republican leader, but both
declared politics was not discussed.
Mr. Garfield is credited with declaring
that he was for anybody 10 beat President
Taft Efforts to confirm rumors that the
former Cabinet members visit here was
TO ascertain the sentiment toward Roose-
Heit failed as the visitor insisted that
personal business alone called him to New
Mexico.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
JOHN CAIN SENTENCED TO DIE.

John Cain, the negro who started light
OH a Ninth avenue Il" train and killed
three people and stabbed six others a, Co
lumbus avenue and l0ith street or the
night of May IL. was sentenced by Judge
Foster, I'm General Sessions. yesterday 20
die in the electric chair during the week
beginning March l.
Cain was taken to the death housa BY
Sheriff; Hamburger and his deputies Ter
ence J. McManus, his counsel, will appeal
from the conviction OF murder in the first
degree on the ground that Cain was IN
sane.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
OFFERED TO MR. KNOX
Secretary Said to Have Declined Su
preme Court Appointment.

Washington. Jan. 2S-lt was reported here
to-day that President Taft, before consider
ing any other candidates. had offered to
secretary Knox an appointment to the Su-
prene Court TO succeed Justice Harlan,
which the Secretary declined.
Judge W. e. Hook still is supposed to be
tho leading candidate considered by the
President at this time. but the delay in
announcing a choice has given rise to re-
newed runiors that Secretary Nagel may
finally be selected.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
WIFE SPURNS CRU|KSHANk.
Continued from firsi page.

being paved for reconciliation between
the captain and his wife. AS he stepPeu
from the train half a dozen newspaper
photographers who were part oil curl-
Gus throng of villagers clicked thei'
cameras. and as the captain ana SUCK
nev went toward the station other cam
eras began to click. one who came 100
close angered the captain. and for mo-
ment it looked as if there might he
trouble. The captain made motion as
if 70 Iunge and strike the man, nut re-
covered himself almost Immediately
In his progress from the train 10 'he
hack Captain Cruikshank was recognized
by many, despite the fact that he no
longer wore the heavy beard OF other
years.
At the conference with Judge Fuiler
Cruikshank signed papers in which ne
waived all interest in life insurance
policies soon to mature and also III
piece Of farm land near this village. 1t
was. also stated that he signed a docu-
ment in which he declared that his WIG
had absolutely no connection with the
fake drowning.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27

SUNDAYS NEW-YoRk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere In the United States
for $3.50 a year.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27

Nine OF tie teachers Of the Manual
Training High School, OF Brooklyn, VINO
were formerly fellows OF Captain Barto"
Crukshank, have joined to aid him imam
cially in his present difficulties AS one OF
the nine said last night. the financial heIp
does not go very far" and there If no
intention ow helping him to set up In DUST
ness The object Is SIMPLY TO hde h'm
over until he can properly provide .'r HIM
self. The teacher said he had known cap
tain Cruikshank Intimately. having 1Ved
next door TO him for some time and mat
he does not believe any Of the derogdiory
stories concerning him that have been cii-
culatcd.
The nine have urged the captain to lo,ate
again in New York city. and they declare
they will do all in their power TO help him
re-establish himself.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
S,racuse Ian. 26-Captain Barton
Cruikshank did not come to Syracuse TO-
night After boarding the train at Pots
dam he changed his plans and decided to
stop over for the night with trienuS a'
WateTtoWn.