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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
LYNCHERS DEFY COURT
Boy Who Got Prison Sentence
Taken Out and Killed.

Columbus, Ca. Aug. 13.-Holding up
officials Of the courthouse, mob OK
about forty men here this afternoon
took T. H. Cotton, alias I. u. NIGEL
benny. a negro. sixteen years old, who
was on trial, and lynched him just be-
yond the city limits. The negro was
accused of killing Cedron Land, u
white boy, two months ago.
Guards were overpowered In the
courthouse a few minutes after Cotton
had been sentenced to three years in
prison. A jury had just brought in a
verdict of guilty of unlawful man.
slaughter"
The courthouse was packed during
the trial to-day. AS soon as court ad-
jOurned many Of the officials went
away. When deputies started for the
jail with the prisoner they were sur
rounded, disarmed and held in the
courthouse, while a score or more OF
men took Cotton out to a streetcar
On reaching the negro quarter Of the
town the passengers were ordered CT
the car, which then proceeded a few
hundred yards. Then the negro was
taken off and his body rlddled with bull
lets. The body was left there.
Land was found in field. his face
rddled with bird shot. He had trouble
with the negro who was soon arrested.
It is said Cotton partly confessed.
The members of the mob were not
masked, and many Of them were recos-
nized. An inquest was held tonight
and there will be an investigation Of
the lynching tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
CANAL BILL DEADLOCKED
Senate and House Conferrees
Still Unable to Agree.
1r-rnnn The Trlbune Rureau.

uasbinpton. Aug 13.-The conferrees
an tho panama Canal bill met again TO-
r,qbt and spent several hours In fruit-
,ase discussion of the Senate amendments
Chairman Adamson, Of the House col'-
mittee. is still holding out against inc
Senate amendments, particularly 'ha' one
which extends free tolls to America"
owned ships engaged In the foreign u aue'
REPRESENTATIVES Adamson and stevens
mara onposed originally 10 granting Tree
.ous IN American ships engaged In the
American coastwise trade ana the eAte"-
s,o, OF free tolls TO ships when may en-
Ter the canal Is especially distasteiui u
them.
Tho conferrees are also far from an
ooraament on the other Senate am"1u-
oents including the free registry Oh
A,nerican-owned ships built abroad.
chairman Adamson points out that
,horo &c little difference between the two
houses on the provision affecting the ad-
ninistration of the canal proper nc
disagreement arises because Oh 'he
amendments granting free tolls ana pro,
limiting the use of the canal TO taiiroa'
owned ships. On the latter hoVlsloh 'ne
House is for the present inclined 10 s'aiiu
pat on the assumption that the ehpars'
nlaced on trust owned vessels Is best ex,
messed in the language of the P1use Dill
rather than in the Senate am-ndment'
on the subject Of free tolls however
there is a radical difference on principie
between the conferrees, az the Interstate
Commerce committee did not recommehu
this proyision In the report of tho Fan
anna Canal bill TO the House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
VIEW MURDERERS' BODIES
$4,000 Italians Visit Under
takers Shop.
FUNERAL ON SATURDAY
Excited Men and Women Pray,
Denounce Executions; Give
Money for Burial.

More than fifty thousand people salts
fed their morbid curiosity in the twenty
four hours ending at s o'clock last night
| by gazing at the bodies o. five Italian
murderers as they lay in an undertaking
shop in Mulberry street. The bodies were
those OF the men who were executed in
Sing Sing Monday morning for the muir
der of Mrs. Mary Hall, in Westchester
County, last November. The bodies were
| brought to this city after the execution,
and Immediately, curious and excitable
Italians began to file into the shop TO
view them.
| Women knelt to pray and sobbed and
cried emotionally. Men talked in low
whispers with each other, now and then,
with true Italian volatility denouncing
the execution. There were plenty of little
children in the crowd OF friends and OF
I strangers who looked on the faces OF the
men who had paid their lives as the price
I Of a crime.
! Clad in coarse clothing. they lay there
in the small chapel, under dingy llght'
! Angelo Giusto, Vincenzo Coma. Lorenzo
/ Cali and Salvatore and Philip De Marco
For a time the body Of Joseph Ferrone'
another of the assassins. was there, but
| II was taken away.
At the feet OF each Of the stiffened hs-
ures was a small tin plate. and the
throng which poured in halted now ana
then in it's march around the bodies TO
drop tinkling coin. This money was
! for the funeral Of the men. and the uh-
dertakers said smugly that 1t would no
more than enough II collections kept up
| like they had begun.
Word travelled like an electric spark IN
the italian communities Of Manhattan
and South Brooklyn. and the immigrants
began 10 flock 10 the little shop in Null
berry street to see the bodies. In the
street the scene was one OF turmoil and
disorder. until Captain Kinsley. of the
Mulberry street station. sent men TO stop
the pushing and showing. and to send the
idly curious on their way as soon as they
came out of the place. The foreigners
were allowed 10 pass inside in single ME-
and a long, waiting line outside stretched
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
GAGS SCHEPPS BY WIRE
Attorney Rushes to Hot Springs
to Protect Client.
Denies Sensational Stories.

After comforting with District Attorney
Whitman yesterday Bernard II. Sander,
counsel for Sam Schepps. who was ar
rested in Hot Springs. Ark. started for
that city to come back with his client.
Mr.. Whitman said that Sander had con-
ferred with him as to the advisablity
Of his going to Hot Springs TO see his
client, and had asked the District Attor-
ney If he had any objections to his going.
The District Attorney told Sander that
he had no objections whatsoever.
The lawyer sent a telegram TO Schepps
before starting instructing his client not
to talk to any one, not even Assistant
District Attorney Ruiz, who left for
Hot Springs Monday, with detectives
Thomas and Stewart OF the District At
torney's office. The message read:
Am leaving for Hot Springs at once.
Don't talk to Rubin or any other per-
son. and don't leave for New York until
arrive
Sander sent message TO Chief Of Po-
lice Leonard, OF Hot Springs, asking him
to hold Schepps pending his arrival
Another message Of caution was sent
to schepps by Sanders secretary, Miss
Lucy F. Ravenger, after Sander had
gone, which read:
left on 1880 train for st. Louis and
Hot Springs. Await my arrival. Do not
talk to anybody"
Sander said before leaving the city
that he was anxious TO keep Schepps
from talking until after he had returned
here and told his story to the District
Attorney.
'Schepps will prove to be a valuable
| connecting link in the Rosenthal case"
said Sander. "and I am anxious that no
one gets his story but the District Attor-
! ney, and that then he tell It clearly and
In full. There is no evidence yet that
Schepps actually participated in the
shooting, or even had any knowledge OF
the plot to kill Rosenthal before It was
contaminated. but I believe he has
knowledge Of many subsequent events
which will be good corroboration Of i'm
portant parts Of Roses story, and
strengthen the peoples case against Lieu
tenant Charles Becker. l am anxious to
get out to Hot Springs as soon as I can
and have a good talk with Schepps."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
WOOL BILL REPASSEO
BY SPEAKERS RULING
Continued from first page.

the veto by the narrow margin or nVe
votes.
A dramatic scene ensued near the
completion Of the rollcall, when Rep
resentative Levy, New York Demo-
crat asked to be recci dei af'W hla
name had been passed The Speaker
asked the customary question:
Was the gentleman in the hall
listening when his name was called
Mr.. Levy responded in the aftirma-
tive. and was challenged by Repre-
sentatives Olmstead and Longworth.
The New York Democrat insisted he
had been present all along, but Mr..
Longworth was especially insistent that
he had just entered the hall. The two
carried on a heated colloquy in an
undertone, and Mr.. Longworth walked
away impatiently as Mr.. Levy tried to
substantate his claim Mr.. Levy's vote
was counted in favor Of overriding the
veto.
Representative Lewis, a Maryland
beInOCTdL, dSheu W NC ltNOi pCo' soy iiio
he had been standing lin the doorway
and had failed to hear his name called.
Mr.. Mann contended that "in the door
way" did not bring the Maryland men,
Der within the hall under the rules. and
lively colloquy between the minority
leader and the Speaker ensued.
The Speaker finally said the question
was up to- Mr.. - is. and the latter
answered that ne Was lin the hall. ac-
cording to the Speakers ruling as to
what constitutes being In the hall"
Another squabble arose when Repre-
sentative Lafferty. an Oregon insur-
gent. sought 10 vote with the Demo-
Gratis. He asserted the clerk did not
call his name, and Representative Ohm
sted intimated broadly that It was be-
cause Mr.. Lafferty ha1 absented him
self from the chamber about that time.
Mr.. Lafferty was permitted 70 vote to
override the veto.
Six Republican insurgents who voted
TO override the veto voted to sustain it
year ago when the House tried -
pass the wool bill over the veto. These
were Messrs. Anthony. Of Kansas;
Cooper, OF Wisconsin; Iafferty. Of Ore.
gon: Rees Of Kansas: Stevens. Of Min
ncsota, and Sloan, Of Nebraska.
Less than an hour after the wool bill
had been repassed the conferrees on
the sugar tariff bill met and disagreed
They determined TO report to the House
and Senate that 1t had been found i'm
possible to reach compromise between
tho Underwood and Lodge Bristow
| bills.
This action Is expected 10 mark the
end OF sugar tariff consideration in the
present session. and the excise tax bill,
which was framed to make up revenues
that would have been lost by the re-
duction OF the sugar tariff. also proba-
bly, will remain in conference when
| Congress adjourns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
BIRD PEST TRANSFERRED
Flocks Driven from Montclair
Go to Glen Ridge.

MontcIair. n. j.. Aug. 1S.-For the first
time in many years Crescent street, In
this town. was entirely free Of birds, be-
cause OF the bloodless warfare that has
been carried on for a week by the State
Game and Fish Commission against the
thousands Of grackles and starlings that
had made the place rendezvous.
The game wardens, by discharging guns
loaded with blank shells, kept up such a
racket for several nights that the birds
finally tired OF the noise. and each night
the number that sought shelter in the
trees dwindled, until last night none re-
turned to the street from their feeding
grounds.
The exodus Of the birds. however. has
been followed By marked increase In
the number Of starlings and grackles that
find roosting places in the trees on Mid
land avenue. In Glen Ridge. an adjoining
borough. and that thoroughfare Is now
enduring practically the same conditions
that became so burdensome to the Mont
clair people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
CHICAGO UNION REBUKED
Typographical Convention Again Re
fuses to Recognize Stereotypers.

Cleveland, Aug 13.-The strike Of Chi
cago pressmen and its bearing on allied
la Dor interests continued to show promi-
nently in the convention Of the Inter-
national Typographical Union to-day
George Koop, Of Chicago. not content
with the failure he met yesterday in
striving TO have the floor privilege given
TO L. p Straube presidentof the Chicago
Stereotypers' Union. again brought up
the matter saying word had gone out
that Straube was an officer Of an indie
pendent union.
The president, James NJ. Lynch, said
the charter Of the Chicago Stereotypers
Union had been revoked because the
union violated contracts by going on
strike contrary to orders Of the interna-
tional officers.
THE Chicago union has been sus-
pended" he said land 1t has no standing
i'm the labor world"
The rules might be suspended by a
three-fourths vote, the president said, and
the floor privilege accorded to Straube.
Motion that there be such suspension was
lost viva yoce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
BAR BARE-LEGGED BATHERS
Order Applies Only to Women at
Atlantic City.
nv Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Atlantic City. Aug. Reconnaissance
William II. Bartlett. director OF public
safety who stopped vaudeville shows on
Sundays and also spiked moving pictures
OF the Johnson Flynn prizefght. has also
given orders that bathers, especially
women, be not permitted to go to the
beach In bathing suits, unless under cover
Of a raincoat or kimona.
Two girls who were In bathing suits
with ,ut stockings were ordered from the
beach by lifeguard to-day.
Put on your stockings, leave the beach
or be arrested" was the ultimatum.
us that So" replied one Of the young
women. well. then why don't they
chase of a lot Of those fellows who mag
inc they have Adonis stuffed into Jer-
sey sausage?
81 have nothing to do with that" re-
piled the lfeguard. MY orders are to
tell you to put on stockings or leave the
beach. You can either don the stockings
or leave"
There were no stockings at hand and
the bare-legged bathers left the beach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
.TaftPescues Women in Auto
Presidents Suggestion to Put On Tire Chains Greatly Ap'
preciated by Occupants Of lmper'led Car

Robinson obeyed and the imperilled
machine was pulled back 10 the road
way. It's occupants refused to give their
names. but they recognized the Prssi"
dent and thanked him heartily.
II the rescued car had carried anti
skid chains. as did the one belonging
to the President, then its rear whsSt0
would have had perfect traction ana
the front wheels would not have slipped
out Of the drivers steering control.
Could such an accident come to you
and yours? In other words, do you carry
Weed Anti-Skid Chain Insurance against
skidding? This is the insurance that
saves lives anA property. II you could
look over the reports Of deaths and In
juries due to skldding accidents that pour
into our office you would stop at the near
est dealer and have your car equipped
with Weed Chains on all four tires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
AUSTRALIA REGRETS ALSO
Melbourne Communicates with
London as to Panama.

Melbourne, Australia, Aug. l3.-Alfreo
Deakin. leader of the Federal Opposition.
asked Premier Fisher In the House OF
representatives to-day whether he IN
tended 10 communicate with the Imperial
government respecting the American Sen
ate's decision to exempt from Panama
cana, tolls American coastwise shipping
az e. was a matter of vital Importance to
Australia.
Premier Fisher replied that he regretteo
the American decision, which appeared 10
be clearly against the terms OF the Anglo
American treaty. He had already COM
municated with the imperial government.
he said. and hoped that the matter would
he satisfactorily, settled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14

} Inducing in "reminiscences OF his WISH 10
the home of Prosecuting Attorney Wood
on the occasion Of the Baptist Lanes
Social last week.
Denies Sensational Stories.
Schepps to-day authorized the follow
ing statement for The Associated Press:
want to say that every sensational
story that has been sent out from Hot
Springs. no matter by whom, when
quotes me- either directly or indirectly
rs having made any confession OF an!
connection as regards police graft, "n ia
slave traffic and so on, | brand az ND
liciously false. made out of whole cloth
and manufa ctured from garbled repofts
I want the newspapers 10 Know TOT
certain fact that this interview. whlcn =
am willing TO sign and swear 20, is the
first and only statement made by me 10
the representative Of any newspaper PIvis 80
association whatever. AS REGARDS tne
killing of Herman Rosenthal ] have
made no confession. | have nothing 10
confess Mr.. Whitman knows this. The
newspaper men who have asked me lot
some statement know IT, but think SOM SOM
of them have wanted 10 make "''e
money out of misstatements.
When | was taken in custody PostInae-
ter Johnson took from me letter re,
ceived from Jack" Rose and reply
had written to him lie promIais ed, 70 s sea
feet 10 District Attorney Whitmsne or
der. 7, fearing some sentence in those
letters might be misconstrued by, those
not knowing everything connected win
the Rosenthal case. requested that tneS
be returned 10 me or given In the care
of Police Captain George Howell or Po-
lice Chief Leonard. This was not done.
] was powerless, not knowing Whether
any charges had been made against me
I understand these letters have been
used. want 10 say that their use was
in my opinion illegal and libellous. MY
attorney will examine this feature when
! return TO New York.
I fear no person or agent in New YORK
| CITY, but since Il seems to he legal that
Mr. Whitman has right TO demand that
l be given into his custody as witness.
| l have demanded my right as a detained
witness against whom no charge OF crime
! has or can be made. TO be given into the
custody of none except Mr. whitman
authorized representatives.
I want TO repeat that this is the only
authorized statement l have made FOR
the representatives Of any newspaper or
press association SAM SCHEPPS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14

Washington, Aug 1o.-President tart
his personal aide. Major Thomas H.
Rhoades, and w. c. Heron. the Presi-
dents brother-in-law, took part In d
rescue Of two women in distress Ill
Rock Creek Park late last night, s
A mile down the forest shaded roau,
through the park. the Presidents car car
sighted another big autom0bile a rev
rods ahead. Its front wheels ana part
Of the body were hanging over the bang
above Rock Creek. 1t seemed ready 20
plunge down at any moment TWO fright-
ened women and the driver were look
ing at the machine, apparently helpless
The occupants of the Presidentlai ca
held a consultation and the President
chauffeur was called upon TO give eNpeLt
testimony. No one could solve the prop.
lem for few minutes, but MT iait
finally came to the rescue
TURN THE CAR AROUND, ROBIN
SON. HE SAID TO THE cHAVF-
PEuR. PUT ON YOUR SKID cEAINs
AND WE WILL HAUL THEM OUT"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
SCHURMAN NOW DIPLOMAT
Cornell President Appointed
Minister to Greece.


Washington. Aug. 13.-Jacob Gould
Schurman. of Ithaca. president OF Cornell
University, was TODAY appointed Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary to Greece. TO succeed George h.
Moses. who asked to be relieved.
Mr.. Moses. whose home Is In Concord.
n. H., has been Minister TO Greece since
April s, 1909, and his retirement is said to
be voluntary. He IL president OF the
Monitor and Statesman" Company OF
Concord and the opinion prevails In
Washington that he intends TO enter poll
tics in New Hampshire, where he was
chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee at one time.
DR.. SChurman Is a close friend or Pres
ident Taft, and has taken an active part
in public work for many years. he served
as president Of the first Philippines COM
mission and spent the greater part OF ls'
in the Philippine Islands. lie Is the au-
thor of several scientific and religious
works. and has always taken deep IN
terest in public affairs. He has been
president OF Cornell University since 1897
and IS well known because of tho prom'-
nent part he has taken In raising inc
standard of the institution TO high
plane
The new minister Is hfty-eight years
old and IS a native of Prince Edward
Island. He received the degree or a. 10
from the University OF London I'm 1871 ana
the degree OF A NJ from the same uni
versitv In 1878. He Is an Ill. d OF nale'
Columbia. Edinburgh, Harvard, part
mouth and Williams. From 1870 10 l8o-
no was professor OF English literature
political economy and psychology IN AT
cadis College. and from 1852 to 1877 pro-
fessor Of metaphysics and Engiish htcra'
,rre NJ Dalhousio College. He went 10
corroII University In 1856 as Sage prores'
sor ~ philosophy. and held that chair I'M
az hts election TO the presidency OF the
institution.
Concord. y. H.. Aug. l3.-Announcemen'
NJ the resignation of George II. MOE
az United States Minister to Greece ana
Montenegro came as a complete surP' 'sc
20 friends OF Mr. Moses here. lie was
av,octed home about September l. on
ioave NJ absence, and In his last ie''er'
written from Montenegro snort u'h'
900 ne gave no indication OF his intehtioii
, TO resign
Mr. Moses is editor and part owner OF
"rbe Concord Monitor" and was ap-
pointed Minister TO Greece anu Sto'''
negro by President Tart early III hV'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
FAST WORK ON PANAMA.

Washington. Aug. l3.-Within a year
water will be flowing where the great
steam shovels are working on the Pan
ANA Canal II excavation continues at the
mace set In July. Reports just received
here show that during the month z'oS9'4S'
cubic yards of rock and earth were taken
out, compared with 2,S3s,77o cubic yards
in June
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
HELD FOR TAKING JUDGES COAT

James II. Langley. negro, living at
No $50 Park Row. who was arrested
Monday. charged with stealing Judge
Julius NJ Mayors overcoat from locker
in the Federal Building on May u was
brought before United states Commits
sioner Gilchrist yesterday morning and
held in 500 bail for examination next
Tuesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14

back to Spring street, while policemen
kept it in order.
The funeral will be held from st. An
thongs Roman Catholic Church. In Bax-
ter street. on Saturday afternoon. anc the
burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. IL
was promised last night that the CHASTITY
spectacle would continue until the fu-
neral on Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
EXPERT ON HIGHWAYS RerURNs.

Colonel Edward S. Cornell, secretary
Of the National Highways Protective 90
ciety, has Just returned from Europe.
where he has been for two months on q
tour of investigation. lie has brought
back with him data bearing upon good
roads, traffic regulation, taxation and
methods Of street cleaning BESIDES this.
al the request Of Alderman Bryant VIII
lard. Colonel Cornell has Investigated the
taxicab situation in Vienna. Berlin, Ores
den, Paris, Brussels and London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
ooao. POUND MULE DIES IN FIRE

Trenton. Mo. Aug. 13.-The largest mule
in Missouri, weighing 2,OS pounds was
burned TO death to-day, when fire de-
stroyed a livery barn here The loss by
the blaze was S15,VO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
Hot Springs Teens with Gossip Of His dis
appearance" After Leaving Moving
Picture Show of Graft Reels.
WHITMAN'S MAN THERE TO-DAY
No Difficulty Expected in Inducing Gambler to Return
to New York, Though He Declares He Will
Commit Suicide Rather Than Come Back
with One Of Doughertys Men.

indulging in "reminiscences Of his visit to
the home Of Prosecuting Attorney WOOD
on the occasion Of the Baptist Ladies
Social last week.