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New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
MRS, VoM CLAUSSEN IS SANE
Woman Who Tried to Sue Roose-
Welt Is Released.

Justice Morschauser, Of the supreme
Court, signed an order az Whlte FlsihS
Yesterday which declared Mrs. Ida Won
Claussen, OF New York. TO be sane ana
directed the authorities OF Bloomingdaie
Asvlurn 70 release her from custody. Three
months ago he paroled Mrs. von Claussen
from the asylum and placed her under the
observation OF two doctors at White Pialns
during her period Of probation.
Mrs Won Claussen was committed TO the
asvIun from Manhattan by Justice McCa4l
in October last. In November she tried 70
escape by jumping from second story
window OF the institution and fractured her
right leg
She wrote 10 Justice Morschauser ap'
nealjnK for & writ Of habeas corpus on the
ground that she was sane. The patient
sought her liberty. she said. largely on the
ground that she might have the care OF
her little daughter and. also, that she
might carry on her suit for divorce against
DR. Honan. OF New York. who she sWears
has married again, although never divorced
from her.
Doctors De Hart and Zacharie OF White
Plains, told the Justice that Mrs Won
Clausssn was sane
Mrs. Honan, who is better known as Mrs
Won Claussen. attracted a great deal OF
attention by her attempts 10 sue Theodore
Roosevelt on the ground that he had pre-
vented her from being introduced al the
Swedish court
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
THE0SOPHIST HEAD "BR0KE"
Mrs. French Tells of Settlement
by +. Augustus Heinze.

Mrs. lillian Hobart French, once Priest
ess OF Isis" later queen" OF the ironing
board. also formerly friend Of A. Augustus
Heinze, was in the City Court yesterday
under supplementary examination on
Judgment for sl6S which one A. j. Davis
obtained against her and which remains
unsatisfed.
One interesting fact brought out by the
examination OF the former president OF the
Mahatma Institute and yogi OF theosophical
science. besides the one that her memory
was defective, was that F. Augustus Heinze,
who once declared that he knew her. "only
slightly" had settled on her 5000, 10 be
paid in instalments of 5000 a month. the
agreement being made in November, 1910,
which was three months after Helnze mar
ried Mrs. Bernice Golden Henderson.
But all money under this agreement has
not been paid, said Mrs French. The lat
ter, in telling yesterday on the stand about
what she called q settlement" said that
the agreement was made for Heinze by the
law firm Of Rosenthal & Hermance, and
the payments OF 5000 a month were made
until last November, and since then Mrs.
French said she received no more under the
agreement
And really Mrs. French has no money
with which 10 liquidate the judgment
against her; she said so herself yesterday
she Is living with relatives at No. 2I
West 51st street where she is paying $50
a week board. At various times some per-
sons, she dd not remember their names,
have given her cash which they owed her
and so she was enabled to pay her board.
Now nobody owes her any money. and she
has no bank account. And her income
which consisted chiefly Of the settlement
with Heinze has also completely disap-
peared
one Mr. Stroock lent her $500 and she
signed over that amount TO him from the
money that she got from Heinze. Mrs.
French said that she had lease on an
APARTMENT az No. So Central Park West
which she has sublet, but she has been an
easy landlord, and for several months she
has received no rent from the sub-lessee-
About the laundry enterprise that the for
mer head OF the theosophicl cult went
into-she was In that from October 10 NO.
yernber last year, but there is no money
due her for washing. Neither has she any
iewelry or stocks or bonds Neither has
she any occupation now. Mrs. French mod
estly acknowledged that she was the au-
thor OF four or five books, but she was not
sure that they were being published.
With all these facts in hand, showing
that Mrs. French has no means with which
10 pay the judgment, Judge La Feua ap-
pointed John Callopy as receiver for her
under supplementary proceedings,
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
RICE JURORS MAKE PROTEST
Tell Judge That Long Trial Has
Hurt Their Business

protest against the length Of the trial,
and a request fer reimbursement for the
business losses sustained by them through
their long absence from their otaces. were
made yesterday by Jurors who are to decide
the case of George Graham Rice and ths
other members OF the frm of B. II. schef-
tells & Co. now on trial In the Uniteh
States District Court.
AS soon as the trial was adjourned yes
Ierday the Jurors filed into Judge Rays
chambers and laid their grievance befors
him. The statute permits a compensation
of only 50 day for each juror. and their
demand that the government allow them
at least a small percentage OF the. busi-
ness losses they have suffered through al
most six months OF continuous jury duty
had TO be refused by Judge Ray, as such
additional compensation could be allowed
only by special act of Congress.
Judge Ray decided, however that he
would aid the Jurors in every possible way
and ordered that. beginning on Monday. the
trial Of the Scheftels case should go on
in the afternoons only. from l until 40
o'clock. so that the jurors might have the
mornings 10 attend to their business az
fairs
Some Of the jurors complained that the
endless trial. which was started early In
October and is still going on with little
hope of a termination before May. has
caused them business losses amounting 10
thousands OF dollars. few Of them even
expressed fears that their business, would
be completely upset unless they could
have some time to attend 10 II.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
| TO WITHHOLD $500 FEE
Aldermen Would Rescind Appro-
nriation for MAYORS Surgeon.

Action was taken by the Board OF Alder
men Yesterday which may result in resclnd-
Ing the appropriation os $3.50 which was
made % pay Or. William J. Arlitz, OF Ho-
boken, for services rendered by him 10
MAYOR Gaynor while the latter vas suffer
ing from a wound in ST. Mary's Hospital
In approprlating money 10 pay the vari-
Gus surgeons on the case the board cut the
bill Of DR.. Arlltz from $3.50 He then
brought a suit against the Mayor personally
to collect fee Of $1,000, the papers In
which were served on tho Mayor when he
was al Atlantic City recently.
Al the meeting oi the aldermen yesterday
Mr.. Dowling, leader Of the minority. offered
a resolution condemning the action OF Dr;
Arlitz as an Outrage on decency' and
adding:
II has become question IN the minds OF
some members Of this board whether the
aid Arlitz IS entitled 10 recover any sum
for his alleged services 10 the Mayor BY
reason OF certain facts lately orought 20
the attention OF some memoers or tnls
board 70 the effect ihat the said Ar!ltz was
visitine surgeon at 81 Mary's Hospital ana
was not employed py the mayor VI any JIG
acting for him s., o,s-.-.
ton Counsel be requested as 10 whetner or
not the said Arlitz ls lawfully entitled 20
anv sInn whatever, and that the Controller
he requested not 10 issue warrant in
favor OF Arlitz pending the advice OF the
Corporation Counsel.
Alderman James Smith introduced a reso-
luton asking the Park Conis:ioner TO set
aside the space now occupied oy the leIse
fountain in City Han PARK LOT the mon ~
ment 70 Thomas jefferson, provision 70 Ior
which was made In the will OF Joseph Pu-
I,,zsr N was referred 70 the Committee
on Parks.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
BORDEN FACES A CRISIS
Five Nationalists Desert His
Coalition and May Garry Others.
- Tsla1rarh IA NJ Trlhune.

tDv Telegraph 10 The Iribunel
Ottawa, Ont, March 5-The first break in
the ranks Of Premier Bordens supporters
came to-day in the second days debate on
the Manitoba bill, on q division OF the
House Of Commons taken on an amendment
offered by Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
Messrs. Lamarche, Sevigny. Bellemare.
Guilbalt and Paquet. FrenchCanadian Ma
tionalists, voted with the opposition for the
amendment
The action Of the Natonalists had been
foreshadowed for some days. and it is ex-
pected that there will be further defectlons
among tho governments supporters on the
final vote on the bill. which may take place
tomorrow
The Opposition cheered enthusiastically as
the five Nationalists announced their votes
and a corresponding gloom settled on the
government benches The Manitoba bill,
which is responsible for the Nationalist
desertions is objected TO because in extend
ing the boundaries of Manitoba no provl-
sion is made for separate schools for Cath
olics in the new territory.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier did not refer 10 this
feature Of the bill. but attacked 1t as un-
sound in business and in craftsmanship
and denounced it as a gold brick. The three
French Canadian Nationalist members Of
the Borden Cabinet are being urged by the
more ardent Natonalists TO resign. but &C
Is believed they will remain with the gov
ernment. It is recognized that the Borden
government is facing a crisis. There are
twenty-five Nationalist members, and If
they all bolt on the Manitoba bill Mr. Bor-
den could rot Ions carry on the govern
Tient
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
VASSAR'S PRETTIEST 'S0PHS'
Class officers Choose "a Girls to
Carry Daisy Chain.
nv relearaph 10 The Tribune.

Poughkeepsie, N 7, March 1.-The
names Of tho twenty-four prettiest girls in
the sophomore class Of Vassar College we're
announced this evening in the freshman
parlor. Those selected will carry the daisy
chain on Class Day They are Margaret
Armstrong, Hampton, Va; Mildred Brown
Fanwood. y. j.; Mary Rockingham
Springfield, Ohio. Sylvia Crowell, Mont-'
clair. y. J.; Blanche Ellsworth, Milwaukee;
Katherine Farnam, New Haven: Rosalind
Fleming. San Bernardino, Cal; Elizabeth
French. Nontclalr, y. J.; Eleanor Fry
Philadelphia: Ruth Dobbs, No. 548 West
Hath street, New York City; Aobie Harnil-
ton, Great Falls. Mont: Martha HOLSTER
Grand Rapids, Mich; Estelle Muloueen'
No. q West S5th street, New York City;
Harriet Paddock, Milwaukee; Dorothy
Proctor. Gloucester. Mass; Georgia Still
son. CortIsnd y. z, Marguerite Stuart
No 292 West 92d street, New York City;
Audrey Thompson, Portland, Me; Marion
Torrey. worcester. Mass: Corona Will
Jams. Berkeley. Cal; Phyllis Williams
Nutley, y. j.; Katherine Wilson. Lexing-
Ton. Mo; Helen Winter. Mason City, Iowa,
and Marjorie Wood, Sewickley, Penn.
The selections were made by Caroline
Congdon, '12, Of Omaha, Class Day chair
man; Grace Goulder Of Cleveland, presi-
Dent Of the class o; 70, and Eleanor
Prudden, of Brookline, Mass, president OF
the senior class The sophomore custom IS
10 select the best looking girl in the class
as marshal and this year they picked out
Martha Upton, OF 18th street and Fort
Washington avenue. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
A. |, R0EDER BANKRUPT
Former Mine Owner Says He
Owes S86.7o7 to 100 Creditors.

Adolph Lander Roeder, who formerly
I,ved az No. $50 West 57th street. but now
1,vAs his address as No. 80 West 9eth
street. and who was some years ago
Colorado mine owner, fled petition IN
bankruptcy yesterday giving his liao'lltes
as S86,7O7 and MS assets as $3.50 The as
sets consist o. household furniture held
by the Mechanics Bank Of Brooklyn IN
which the equity IS estimated az WV
wearing apparel worth $500, held by Mrs.
Nellie II. Wall, OF No. 80 West 67th street.
who IS a creditor for $3.50 for room rent ana
wearing apparel and gun valued at s2oO'
b.ld by the Ocean Beach Hotel Company
NJ Fire Island The liabilities are for
loans. automobile supplies. flowers. drugs
drygoods, furs. jewels. clothing. millinery
baberdashery, music, wines, cigars, cigar
sttes. meals, room rent. hotel bills. doctor
hills. storage, groceries. guns, pictures, liv-
e-v rugs. hair dressing and stock con-
tracts.
Among the 80 creditors are Samuel New
house. OF Salt Lake City, 26,eco, secured by
go coo bonds and an equal amount OF stock
NJ the Canadian Coal Company; Mechanics
pank of Brooklyn. 5000 loan, secured by
household furniture; Charles F. Naething,
8, an secured by 1000 shares OF mining
stock: Congress Hotel. Chicago. 1913. Sc
cyrad bv an oil painting; Casino jewelry
sbon sa00 secured by watch and cigaretts
case worth 500; ]. S. Caldwell, Ph!lade!-
mia ssss for jewelry; estate OF Mrs. The
resa Lynch. sl2,sos for jewelry; William
Re,man, $50 for jewelry; Edward Berger
500 for jewelry; E H. Norton. stockoro-
ter 5000 John Justin, 5000; John z. Kel-
,.,d vD0 on a stock contract; Clark Vein
barg 81 n.237 for furs; Paul Shetland. tailor.
9, ooo. Louis Berlowitz, tailor, Az7; Samuel
ornsr tailor, Ss2; Central Food Company,
,a4s. Walie Eddinger, $500 cash ad-
90 nced: G. C. II. George, 800 loan; Brook
,vn warehouse and Storage Company.
500. waldorf-Astoria, n,225; Holland
House. $500; Hotel Imperial, a.sos; Hotel
!. .nsonia. ss1; Gregorian Hotel. $3.50; Del
r,onico's. sis; Hotel Touraine. Boston. $3.50;
prown Palace Hotel. Denver. $500: Fred
rberlein Company. $50; RitZ-Carlton, IS
for cigars and wines.
The following physicians are creditors;
W. II. Downes. $500; Fellows Davis Jr'
,sso. ]. D. sperling. Chicago. 800; Le Roy
proun. ns; Forbes Hawkes., so. and D. Il.
Coover, Denver, SeS.
Mr. Roeder went through bankruptcy
once before on a petition filed November l,
800 and received a discharge January oi
1900
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
BATTLEsHIP NEARLY SINKS
One of New Hampshire's Sea Valves
Pound Open at Navy Yard.

nstsrs Of en- accident TO the battleship
- hampshire az the navy yard in Brook
,vn became known yesterday. The New
Hampshire, which had been In drydock M.
. ,or scraping and painting, was TO be
.or,.d "a her station AT the sea wall. and
,s,s Monday afternoon the dock was flooded
an6 tugs started 10 pull the big ship out Of
the dock
they were stopred BY an alarm given by
Watcid .bsf me ship was rapidly filling
With She was sooEs pgshsS n pa hack drHsdo 70 her
resUhs pis.,.,,,e we're started and when the
inc sPtedb 3h bS q sa wa'sr ssyss # Ss5
founQ tha. th.a a. o,,t of place and broken No
one ODe on Board could fxp5sn 5 h2w TT y SSsSrrsd SSys ts
and q court OF inquiry "'N 'E ~ Ho''e tue
mystery. ,. tefeii the ola hst,ia-
slInliar @ SliyoysuIer 8, 1896, when an
open sea valve caused o hsr e IoeE s1k wS %he She She
vas lhS.cne" shallow water and was
Ssn ssa,es and and pumped out a few days later.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
TELLS TROUBLES IN RHYME
Lawyers Brief Breaks Monotony
of Court Procedure.

II was a novel but welcome change from
the dreary legal verbiage that the justices
have to read through every day when Allen
Cleveland Bragaw yesterday submitted
brief for his client, Richard z. r. Wolf,
written in rhyme. Wolf sued in the Mu-
nicipal Court 10 collect his commission on
a loan Of $500 for the Melvin Realty and
Construction Company. He lost the suit
and now is appealing TO the Appellate Term
Of the Supreme Court. This, in part, is
how the lawyer set forth his clients case:
Now comes one Wolf, with humble port,
And lays his case before this court,
Hobing that this court may grant
Relief 70 Wolf. the appellant
II nov seems fitting TO begin
statement OF the facts herein.
A broker 10 real estate
Appellant works, and tempts his fate.
And in this case now in submission
Said Wolf has sued for his commission.
The loan was subsequently closed
On slight-chansed terms from those proposed,
But Wo,f, despite his plans fr1itions.
Has neer received his due commissions.
Those who promised 10 protect him
NOW have turned around and wrecked him
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
FINED RACING FOR A WIFE
But Chauffeur Is Too Late, SO Loses
Girl and Money, Too,

IT'S pretty hard luck 70 race your auto
mobile 10 New Rochelle in vain endeavor
gokeep your hancse from marrying another
man. and then TO be arrested for speeding
John Miller, a chauffeur employed by
moving picture concern. told Magistrate
Butts IN Morrisania court yesterday after
noon
y was engaged 70 this girl and had 70
postpone ny wedding because the frrn sent
me 70 Florida to act in some films they
wsre making" he continued. II heard that
/ was going TO California when got back.
and was going 10 make this my honey
noon trip. When got 70 New York to-
day understood she was going TO marry
snothor man. So started 70 New Rochelle
81 fCl speed, but found when I got there
eAt she had been married Saturday"
Motorcycle PatrolTnan Hasgerty checked
Mllsr ~ thirty-five miles an hour in The
B-onI, but LEI the chauffeur 80 with a
gun mons when he heard the story. The
nSsistrate was sorry, TOO. but fined Miller
90 on his plea OF guilty.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
CHERRY TREES ON THE WAY
Long Delayed Japanese Gift to
City Soon to Arrive.

The long looked for cherry trees which
the japanese government offered to ore
sent TO this city at the time of the Hud-
son-Fulton celebration will be here in a
few days. The consignment which in
cludes 21OO young cherry trees, ar
rived last week in Seattle, and is now be-
ing shipped TO this city over the Great
Northern Railroad
Park Commissioner Stover said yes
terday that he had written to the De-
partment Of Agriculture in Washington
to send man here 10 examine the
trees TO make sure that no ruinous tree
disease was being imported at the same
time In explaining the delay Of the
trees the Park Commissioner said the
first trees prepared for shipment were
found to have blight.
Then the japanese authorities prom
ise6 TO have these trees reach here just
about this time" said the Commission
ers of the japanese"
The problem of where to plant such
a number of trees is bothering the Com
missioner. Charles D. Lay, the land
scape architect, has been asked to pre-
pare plans at once, because IT will he
necessary to plant the trees as soon IS
the weather is favorable.
The japanese interested in the placing
Of the trees want many of them planted
around Grants tomb. Last winter a
bronze tablet, on which was engraved a
scene of Grants tomb surrounded with
the cherry trees. was presented by Jap
anese citizens. and is taken as indicat-
ing where at least some Of them must
go to meet the expectations Of the
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
UNDERBIDs DUMP TRUST"
Contractor Gets Pier Lease, Agreeing
to Reduce Scale of Prices

The so-called- dump trust" got set
back yesterday when, at an auction in the
Dock Department. John j. Mulligan, a con.
tractor, with Offices at No. . Rector street,
bought for 1850 year a fiye-year lease
OF pier at the end of West 3sth street.
Mr. Mulligsn made the purchase on the
understanding that he was to charge no
more than 10 cents for single dump carts.
so cents for single trucks and 20 cents 10
dump the contents of a two-horse truck.
The prices at present charged are much
more.
and Ferries, made the discovery that there
vas a combination among the men who
have leases OF dump docks on the North
and East Rivers He made out new scale
OF prices, so that contractors might have
fair chance Of getting rid Of the refuse left
over from buildings
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
MAY AMEND CONSTITUTION
Senate Committee Favors Rem
edv for Liability Act.

Albany, March 5-The Senate judiciary
Committee voted tonight to make IA
vorable report on the Bayne-Pht!lips con-
stitutional amendment, which seeks TO OBJ
viate the objections Of the Court OF Ap-
meals to the Wainwright employers liabll-
ity act. recently declared unconstitutional
amending the same 50 as TO read:
Nothing contained in the constitution
shall be construed TO limit the power Of
The LEGISLATURE TO enact laws for the pro-
tection Of the lives, health or safety Of
sToployes or the payment, either by en-
nIoyers or by employers and employees or
etkerwise, either directly or through a
state or other system OF insurance, or
otbsrvdse. Of connpens alton for injuries TO
enonioyes or for death OF employees result
20 from such injuries without regard 10
ts1,,t as q cause thereof and for the set
+ier.ert with or without trial by Jury,
~ IS sues which may arise urder such legl,-
lstion,. or TO provide that the right TO such
sS ali be exclusive.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
JEWEL SAFE AT OPERA
Mrs Ralph II. Thomas Loses Her
Pendant, but Receivers II.

Mrs Ralph II. Thomas, Of No. $40 Park
avenue. who was Mrs Frank J. Gould, re-
covered yesterday morning the 5000 dia-
r,ond and emerald pendant which she lost
on Monday night;
Nrs j. X o. Sherwood. OF No. s West
ssth street, picked up the pendant from the
aoor of the aisle as She was on her way
OUT OF the opera house after the perform
ance She learned the next day that MIS-
Thonas was the owner and restored the
,,aI,ohla ieWel
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
AMERICAN wooLEN PRosPERs
Net Profits for Year Were s3,225,9l6,
President Wood Reports

Boston. March 5.-The labor troubles at
Lawrence were commented upon to-day by
President william NJ. Wood. OF the Amer
lean wooIen Company in his report sub
mitted at the annual meeting OF the stock
holders. Mr. Wood announced that the
company's mills at Lawrence had been in
sured against damage or loss by riots.
The surplus in the treasury at the end
of 1911 was sil.597.S7l. as against surplus
of sll.l7l,f54 in 1910, sIo,5ii,sos in 1909 and
SSei5,703 IN 1905 The report shows earnings
Of sO6 per cent 10. the preferred stock Of
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
FREED IN BOMB MYSTERY
ocroner's Jury Fails to Fix Blame for
Death of Mrs. Walker

SIX weeks had pasted almost 70 the day
vhsn the coroners jury in the case OF
Mrs Helen Walker, alias Grace Taylor,
Who was killed by q bomb February 3,
rendered a verdict yesterday that the
~osaan came 20 her death az the hands OF
Unknown persons"
Captain Glouster Of the Detective Bureau
Ssid ne had nor yet been able 10 place the
blame for the crime Charles NJ Dickin-
son. VINO was with Mrs. Walker when she
was Killed. and Edna La Marie, one OF her
friends. repeated the stories they told the
pcDce When they we're first held as material
Witnesses. The jury reached the verdict
Ntnout leaving the box, and Coroner Fein-
oosfg discharged Dickinson and Miss La
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
PLEADS IN TAXJCAB CASE.

James Pascuale. known as Jimmy the
PUSH" the saloonkeeper at No. 2ls Thomp-
son street where the police say the ss.ooS
stolen by taxicab robbers was resolved into
its least common divisor, pleaded not guilty
yesterday afternoon before Judge Swami, in
General Sessions, to a charge of receiving
stolen goods. His bail of 5000 was fur
nished by surety company.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
scHMrTz NOT GUILTY
Former Mayor of San Francisco Ac.
quilted Of Charge Of Bribery.

san Francisco March 5.-Forrer Mayor
Eugers schnoitz was acquitted in judge
LsWior's court here to-day OF the charge
p having brtbed former Supervisor wilson
~ ~ 2. case growing out OF the San Francisco
% orlng IN verdict OF rot ariiltv Jfidee
Es~lor sad Sufficient evidence 10 convict
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06

$40 10000 The common stock Of tooOo,-
600 pays no dividends. The net profits for
the year ended December 81 last were
s.. 3.225, ,9l6. compared with S3995.5l0 in 1910 and
s., ,7es0 05s in 1900
New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
ro PROBE "sHIpPINe TRUST"

washington. March 1.-The House to-oay
unanimously passed a resolution calling Lor
un r i,in1Yestieation of the alleged Shipping
tr,ist'' bv the Committee on Merchant Ma
rinc and Fisheries.