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New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
MAN DIES SAVING NICKEL
Killed by Subway Train as He Is
Crossing Tracks.

William Schroff, thirty-nine years DID,
an electrician, living at No. 6O4 East
16sth street, was run over and killed py
n subway train at the Jackson avenue
station lest night The police entered
the case as one of suicide, but the man
family when told of the circumstances
secuted the suicide theory and said he
was crossing the tracks in order to save
an extra five-cent Iare, having gone past
his station.
According TO two witnesses, Miss Jes-
s,o steele. of No. 3s4 East 136th street.
and Mrs Sarah Levine. of No. 217 For
svth street the man, as he started across
tho tracks saw a southbound train ap-
nroachjng and lay down by the side OF
Tho tracks and under the platform. The
train caught his clothing and dragged
him $50 feet before coming to stop.
When DR.. Faust, of Lebanon Hospital,
,ha noIice and a wrecking crew arrived
it was found necessary 70 cut away part
~ thn platform to release the BODY The
,roin wac held up for nearly an hour.
ccbroff usually went home on the sub
,,,av as far as 149th street, where he
.'hangad To the elevated trains. Last
riobt his family said, he went past the
,t9,h street station before he realized
=, ,nd discovered his mistake at Jackson
,',,a,',,o They think he got off the train
thsre ard then attempted to cross 10 the
other platform to take southpouhd
train
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
"GlRLITIS" AFFLICTS PASTOR
Wife Swears He Spent Two
Hours Daily "Dolling Up"
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.


Springfield, Mass, March 12.-"Girl-
tits" is the specific complaint from which
the Rev. John Ellis, pastor Of the First
Unitarian Church, Of Chicopee, suffers,
according to the testimony given in court
here to-day by his wife. Mrs Harriet
A. Ellis.
"He would spend two hours every day
'dolling up to meet other women" she
explained. He brought home seven
pairs Of gloves when he returned from
Europe. He gave one pair to me. Other
women got the rest Thoughts of women
were always uppermost in his mind. He
believed in free love"
The Ellis c1o not live together. They
are involved in litigation as a result of
the pastors attempts to regain posses
sion of his -year-old daughter, Olga.
The courtroom was crowded while Mrs.
Ellis gave her testimony.
What are the pet names you referred
to as having called your husband" she
was asked during ross-examination.
Il called him a dog, hypocrite, rat,
snake and skunk"
Mrs. Edna Wallace, Of Revere testified
that Ellis preached a sensational sermon
one Sunday, taking the part Of Richie
son. condemned to death for the murder
of Avis Linell.
He told me afterward he didn't put
it half so strongly as he felt for Riche-
son." she declared.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
BRITAIN PREPARED FOR WAR
Gould Mobilize and Expedite
15O 600 Men in a Few Days.

London. March PA dramatic scene
was enacted in the House of Commons
tonight. The government was being
criticised for its alleged unpreparedness
for war. whereupon Colonel j. b. see'y'
Under Secretary of State for War held
nm a sealed envelope, which contained
no said. information which any member
could have under pledge Of secrecy as 10
how. within a few days on an order l"r
mobilization. 10000 men could be dis
patched abroad with ammunition ana
stores for three months.
And. he added, in the opinion OF the
General staff, when this expeditionary
force had left the country, taking INTO
account the relative strength of the navy
and the surrounding circumstances the
country would be quite safe from To-
| yasion.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
IN JAIL 2O0TH TIME
Morristown Drunkard Defies All
Efforts at Reclamation.
fRv TcleEraph to M Tribune.

Morristown. y. j. March 1.-THE am
Jition nursed for many years by William
Cook. familiarly known as Skinner" has
been realized. Arrested 199 times before
for being drunk and disorGerly, Cook
finally decided he wanted to be arrested
and committed 20 Jail for at least the
two huudredth time. This afternoon his
wish was granted, and Justice Quayle
sent him TO jail again.
Cook, who is sixty-two years old, was
first arrested when he was seventeen.
When drunk he is quarrelsome, and,
though understood, is strong, and many
police uniforms have suffered from the
fight he has made against arrest All of
the churches and the local missions have
tried to reclaim Cook, but without avail.
For a few weeks he was kept sober by
the Salvation Army and then the Chris
tian Scientists took him in hand. They
kept him sober and at work for nine
months.
There is some talk Of having Cook
committed to the state insane hospital.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
BEGUE'S CAFE Is SHUT UP
Board of Health Closes Famous
New Orleans Restaurant.
[By telegraph TO The Tribune.

New Orleans. March 12.-As a result
of a general cleanup crusade conducted
by DR.. Oscar Dowling. chairman of tho
State Board of Health, Begue's res
taurant. famous throughout the nation,
was closed to-day.
Praised in song and story by Eugene
Field, Julian Hawthorne and others OF
lesser and greater note, the rendezvous
OF the bon vivant. the gourmet and the
gourmand was profaned by an injunc
tion issued at the instance of the Board
of Health.
Begue's. according to the pleadings
filed to-day. has undergone several in
spections. has been weighed in the sani
tary scales carried by DR.. Dowling, in
the shape Of putty knife to scrape dirt
and a small electric searchlight to find
it. and has been found wanting by the
head of the board. Moreover, Begue has
been warned TO clean and sanitate. but
nothing short Of the immaculate will
satisfy DR.. Bowling. and so followed the
injunction proceedings.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
GRATED MUSCLES IN GIRL
Johns Hopkins Surgeon Performs
oneration for Infantile Paralysis.
tpv Telegraph TO The Tribune.

fBy TsleSrapn 10 lhe iiiouhol
baltimore, March ia rare operation OF
much interest in medical circles was per-
formed to-day by DR.. w. S. Baer, Of Johns
uorkins Hospital. who transplanted several
~ the atrophied thigh muscles in the left
leg of Ruth Coffey, aged twelve years. The
surgeon tied the ends of the tissue to
s.oader muscle which controls the action Of
,be kneecap In few days Irene Coffey,
aged eighteen, cousin OF Ruth. will under
20 a similar operation.
Poth girls live in North Carolina Ruth
was afflicted with infantile paralysis at the
oge of seventeen months. Since then the
disease has attacked different parts Of her
hody and finally settled In the left leg,
,'hicb shrank one and one-half inches from
W. ~ normal size by the contraction of the
muscles. o,,,z.d q, Tho ,of, sho,,,.
AZ and the right leg. caused by the loss of
,or uea stimulus of the nerves about the
snrIne spine, BY the grating of live and dead
,9su,,cs sS DIR. Baer expects TO restore the now
useless muscles.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
NEW $4,000 CITY JOB
More Patronage for Mayor if
This Bill Passes.
LBy telegraph 20 The Tribune.

Albany, March 12-The position Of
custodian of works of art for New York
City, to be appointed by the Mayor, is
created by bill introduced to-day by
Assemblyman Hoff. He is to receive u
salary of $1,000 year and to prepare a
list of works Of art belonging to the city,
which may be approved by the Mayor
The art collection is to be placed under
the care of the custodian.
Senator Stilwell introduced bill ere
ating the grade of clerical or second lieu
tenants in police forces of cities OF the
first class. 1t is 10 be composed Of
patrolmen or other members of the po-
lice force assigned to clerical duty. The
salary is to be $1,000 a year, and on "e-
tirement those holding the place are to
receive annuities of $1,000
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
ENTANCLED
IN REALTY SCHEME
Many Women in Public Schools
Hold Stock in Hollis Court
Realty Company.
AN ACCOUNTING IS SOUGHT
Company Asserts That Former
President Concealed Profits
and That the Treasury
Was Depleted.

About two hundred public school
teachers. most Of them women, are
deeply interested In an action which the
Hollis Court Realty Company has
brought against Thomas /. McNeeee,
former president and general manage
OF the concern, for the teachers are the
principal stockholders OF the company.
having invested in it from S5oOOO TO
100000. The action against McNeece
is for an accounting OF his affairs while
at the head of the plaintiff company, an
allegation being made that when lie
quit his Job at the beginning or this
year there was just $40 in the treasury.
The suit is really being brought in the
interest Of the stockholding school
teachers.
The Hollis Court Realty Company was
organized in 1907, with McNeece as
president, to convert a tract Of land 1T
Bellaire Station, Queens Borough. into
city. lots and villa sites. McNeece had
| cen public school teacher, as was Or.
Charles II. j. Douglas, who is the treas
urer Of the company. The other oii-
cials are Milton S. Kistler, who was one
of the organizers, president and general
manager, and James T.. Bennett, vice.
president and secretary. The statement
about the amount OF money left In the
treasury when McNeece resigned Is made
by Bennett in an affidavit that figures In
the action.
The company started business with \
capital stock of $4,000. There are 20S
stockholders, mostly teachers. who have
each invested from 500 to $500 of their
earnings. According to the complaint
the company never paid any dividends
ON the stock while McNeece was at the
head, which was from the time of the
organization until about two months
ago. Furthermore, the stock, according
to Bennett, never earned dividend, the
capital Of the company being largely eX-
pended on commissions, bonuses and In
building houses. Bennett declares that
the profits made were not credited to the
treasury of the company. Also, the COM
plaint states that McNeece caused the
company to pay out $4,000 for an auto
mobile for his own personal use and pay
out a large amount Of railroad fares
and other expenses for him.
There have been no meetings of the
stockholders, it is alleged, so that the
school teachers holding the majority
stock have had little say. in the enter
prise. II is also asserted that McNeece
os,,.oa 70 flo his reuorts
Another defendant in the action
against McNeece is Albert E. Weisser.
Between October 20. 1909. and May 16,
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New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
LINERS CRASH
IN AMBROSE CHANNEL
On Neither the City of Savannah
Nor the CIyde's Navahoe
Was Any One Hurt.
MIsHAP DUE TO THE FOG
Ships Bump Head-On, Both Be-
ing Able to Reach Piers
Twenty Passengers on
Georgia Boat.

The City of Savannah, outward bound
for Savannah. Ca, and the Navahoe' IN
ward bound from Georgetown, 5. C., met
bow -on in the Ambrose Channel yester-
day afternoon at 44O o'clock, the result
being a Savannah liner and Clyde inner
each with a crumped stem. The city of
Savannah put back slowly with her
twenty odd passengers, reaching her PIE.
at 8 o'clock. The Navahoe, which car
ried only one passenger and Dig cargo
of lumber, crept into her dock niue
ahead OF the other. On neither boat was
any one injured or even greatly frlsh'-
ened. Both, however, will have to take
q week or two off In drydock.
The collision occurred abreast OF Buoy
%. about four miles south OF the Mar
rows. A fairly dense fog obscured al!
objects at little distance, causing poth
shippers to proceed at half speed. Ihey
sighted each other when only shlp5
length apart, the City of Savannah mug
pine the eastern edge of the channel and
the Navahoe veering diagonally across It
from west to east.
T gave him a two-whistle signal TO
pass him on the starboard hand ex-
plained Captain r. L. Dreyer. of the city
of Savannah last night, but l didn't
hear any answering signal. | put my
wheel hard to starboard, but he couldn't
have shifted his wheel a mite, for he
came right on and hit us squareyon the
starboard bow, showing his stem in all
Of ten feet and ripping hole In US fif-
teen feet long.
Collision BuIkhead Stops Leak.
"A little of our damage was below the
waterline, but the collision buikhead
kent all but a tiny bit of water from
seeming into the boat When he backed
away from us he thought he was In bad
shape. and as he hadn't any wireless
aboard he megaphoned to me from the
bridge to ask that l send for tug for
him. / did, but when the tug arrived he
found he didn't need one"
After sending a wireless bulletin OF
the accident to the offices of the Sa-
yannah Line, Captain Dreyer turned his
boat slowly about and headed back to
the city. The company sent to his as
s!stance two of its tugs, which he met at
Owls Head. The City of Savannah will
go into drydock to-day after its pas
sengers and cargo have been transferred
across the pier to the City Of Columbus.
which will sail this afternoon for Sa-
vannah at 3 o'clock, The City of Column
bus has herself Just undergone a COM
plete overhauling in a Hoboken drydock.
do you think the collision was un-
Continued an second mage
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
A BIG STICK FOR TAFT
May Garry shillelah in Boston st
patrick's Parade.
rpy telegraph to The Tribunel


Boston. March 12-Mayor Fitzgerald
-day received from a Mr.. Graves OF
Salem. a shillelah, which the giver de-
sires presented to President Taft on st.
Patrick's Day.
The shillelah is made of wood grown
from a slip taken from weeping Willow
tree at the tomb of Napoleon, at ST.
Helena The plug at the end, marked
wv" for Washington, was taken from
the Washington elm. blown down on
Roston Common about thirty-five years
ago. A piece marked "R" was taken
from the Paul Revere belfry In Lexing-
ton. Under this are sand and graVei
taken from the battlefield OF Lexington
II also contains a Lincoln cent
With the gift was letter signed by
John f. Hurley, former Mayor of Salem
vorching for Mr. Graves and asking
Mayor Fitzgerald to accept the gift for
the Presidents use on March Is.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
NO REPEAL OF BOXING Law
SAKE Bill, Resembling Frawley Statute,
Will Not Pass Legislature.
fRy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Albany, March 12.-The Rev. o. X. Miller
,,,os the only one to appear In person for
,he sake bill, repeating the Frawley box
inc law of last year. at hearing this after
,,oon before the Senate Codes Committee.
IIo said he would have no objection to the
hcx,ne law If It were amended to permit
only boxing.
letter urging the passage OF the sake
bill was received from {. M. Bovee' or the
West End Taxpayers Association OF New
York. Patrick F. Conway, OF the irish-
American Athletic Association, and rep
resentative of the Peoples Institute of New
York sent letters opposing the bill ana
stating that they wished to submit briefs TO
the committee. The bill will not be acted
upon until these briefs are received 1t VIII
not pass the Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
BRIDAL TRIP ON SNOW PLOUGH
Fourteen Inches Of Snow Bl0ckades
Railroads in Middle West.

Kansas City, Mo. March n.-There is
fourteen inches Of snow here to-day. more
than ever before in the record of the
weather in Kansas City, except on Feb
ruary II, 1894, when the snow was fifteen
inches deep. To-day's storm was the
tbirty-eighth snowfall this winter.
The Atchison. Topeka G. Santa Fe Rail
road is the one railroad operating trains
through the West, as the Union Pacific,
the Missouri Pacific and Rock Island roads
are tied up by drifts number of through
,ro,ns were annulled again to-day.
ID. c. stelson. of Pueblo. Col. and his
hr,aa who were married at Lincoln on
saturday rode to Salina. Kan. to-day on
. crow plough, there being no train on
ub,cb they could make the trip
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
FOUND DEAD TOGETHER AT 90
ursbard Succumbed to Age-Wife
Hanged Herself.

wilmington, Del. March l2.--John Henry.
.,,,a,v years old. and his wife Anna. the
aar,e age. were found dead in their home
Mo,y castle. Del. tonight. The husband
S,ad from general debility and the wife
,aa "a herself IN the kitchen. She had at
la"s .r,od ~ end her life by cutting ner
,hr6at The couple had not been seen
ainca Sunday
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
WANT DUTY OFF CORN SYRUP.

per,in. March 12.-The German chocolate.
.rars have sent petition to the federal
no,nc,l asking for the abolition for year
Of the duty on American corn syrup. argu-
ing that similar measure was taken in
regard to maize fodder and potatoes on ac-
count Of tie drouth last year.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13

20 HOURS TO rsEnCH HsaI.mors arGm sps'oHS. oSis.
"st. Louis Limited, daiy xai 10 a. M arrive
eIr;Sss Lrays Nsw i.io o. N. Through sleepers 10
MPtehe Ind Pr Cars esef ssyfno oces Dsus!s ss
daily service returning isne 81 and T Court m
& iI90 B'way. CoIt'aio'
ST. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13

pe,ard Water Promotes Health. Avoid
cortagion by drinking purest water in world.
oftice, 1850 broadway. Tel. Mad. So. 47aS.
--Advt.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13

Invisible Kryptok eyeglasses tor near ana
distant sisions Spsncer's, Maiden A""''
--Advt.. -
New-York tribune., 1912-03-13

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-19

sopsl Church. G. ,r r, will y, preach on MANLY
Missions Celebration.
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church, the twenty-eights anniversary
celebration Of the Contra, Union Mis-
sion, which has been held this week.
comes to a close with an address by
the Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgom-
cry. pastor OF the church.
Rally Day" Will be observed at the
morning. The entire membership Of
the church and the Sunday school will
combine In the celebration. The growth
Of this church has been very rapid.
Starting In 1907 with eleven members,
Rev. Hermon 8. Pinkham, hopes to
have more than 1000 by the end OF this
year.
The members Of the Emmanuel Bap-
tonight at o'clock BY Percy 8. Foster.
superintendent of the Sunday school,
and Mrs. Foster. Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
will be assisted by their son. Norman
?. Foster. Mrs. Norman Foster. Miss
Pinkham and Mrs. Pinkham.
DR.. George Pope, r. L. Iisley, r. r.
vrooman, Miss Isabel D.. Atkinson. w.
Miss Annie L. Ettenser, and Miss Mary
Frank. Gray's orchestra will furnish
music. Refreshments will be served at
the close Of the reception.
This also is the thirtieth anniversary
Of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster. They are receiving congratula-
tons from many Of their friends today.
The Rev. Paul L. Higgins, who hal
devoted his life to mission work among
the lumbermen OF the great Northwest
breaches at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning
at II o'clock, on THE Lumber Jack Six,
Pilot"
The preacher has been called by the
Sky Pilot" He will tell OF the life 0,
the men in the great forests OF the
NorthweBt,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-19
Senator Heyburn's
Funeral Held Here

The funeral Of Senator Weldon Rrin-
ton Hepburn Of Idaho, who died Thurs
day evening in this city from heart
trouble. will be held at 3 o'clock this
afternoon from his apartments in the
Wyoming. under the auspices of the
Quaker Church, of which the deceased
was a member. The Rev. U. 8. G..
Pierce, chaplain of the Senate. will Of
hciate, and only members Of the i'm
mediate family will be present.
The remains will be taken to West
Chester. Pa. tomorrow morning, and
funeral services will be held at the
Brandywine Quaker Church in Bir-
mingham, near West Chester. The body
will be accompanied by the widow, two
brothers. Elwood and william: his SIS
ter-in-law. Miss Mary Florence Yeat-
man: his two secretaries. Miss E. C.
Talbot and H. F. Smith, and by the
Senatorial committee appointed by vice
President Sherman. comprising Sena-
tors Borah, Gallinger. Lodge. Bacon.
Martin. Warren, Bailey, McCumber.
Dillingham;. Ciapp, Clarke of Arkansas:
Clark Of wyoming; Smoot, Stone.
oliver, Crane, Pomerene. Paynter, and
Johnston.
Those who attend the funeral return
to washington tomorrow evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-19
Maryland Virginia
Merger Case Taken
Under Amusement

RICHMOND. Va. Oct 1s-After hear
ing argument for three hours on the
question whether the Maryland Virginia
Railroad Company, the Braddock Light
and Power Company, and the Arlington
Electric Company should be permitted
to merge into one company, the Vir-
giAia corporation commission early this
afternoon took the matter under advise
ment without indicating what action It
Will take. The commission did state.
however. that the proposition was pure
" legal one. with an appeal to the
state supreme court open to either side.
Practically the entire argument GEN.
tered around the question whether a
railroad company has the right to con-
solidate with public utility concerns
dealing In electric light and power.
A. CCaperton Braxton, Of Richmond.
associated with Leo p. Harlow, counsel
for the Alexandria County Lighting
Company. opposing the merger, con-
tended that the Virginia, in
attempting to absorb companies char
tered for a dissimilar purpose. was at
tempting an act not permissible with
In the strict meaning Of the law. John
s. Barbour. Of Fairfax, appeared as as
sociate counsel with Gardner l..
Boothe, representing. the applicants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-19
Electrical Students
Visit District Chief

The first year class of the Bliss Elec-
sioner Rudolph In the board room OF
the District Building today. Commits
sioner Rudolph made a short address.
referring to the advantages offered by
ton and complimenting the pupils on
their choice of a profession, The men,
dent OF the board.
Included in the class are representa-
tives Of thlrty-two States. the District
OF Columbia, Porto Rico and three pro-
vinces Of Canada. The visit OF the frst
year class OF the school to the president
OF the Board OF Commissioners Is an
annual occasion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-19
Felix Frankfurter Gets
Place on Commission

BEVERLY. Mass. Oct. 1s.-President
Taft today appointed Felix Frank
furter, law officer Of the Bureau of In
sular Affairs. to succeed Chandler p.
Anderson. counselor OF the State De-
partment. as member Of the COM
mission to investigate the board Of APP
praisers at New York.
Anderson's resignation was rendered
because the pressure OF his work made
II impossible for him to give proper
attention to the investigation. Ander-
son was chairman OF the commission.
w. T. Dennison. Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral, will succeed him In that capacity.