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The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-29
Thousands Homeless From Floods.

London, Aug. 29.-With the City of Norwich virtually cut off from the world by high water, many other towns inundated, railroad traffic in every direction paralyzed, crops ruined to the value of millions of pounds and 2,000 or 5000 families driven by the freshets from their homes, England faces the most serious food in a gen eration.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-29
Governorshlp Close in Michigan.

Detroit, Aug 29.-Amos Musselman of Grand Rapids and Secretary of State Fred c. Martindale are running neck and neck for the Republican nomination for governor. The only fight for United States senator is on the Democratic ticket and Alfred lead over George P. Hummer of Hol- land
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-29
New York Not Typical of U. s.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Dr. Alfred Ruple. of Berlin, speaking for the forty-five geographers of Europe, who are tour ing the United States. says that neith- CT New York nor Chicago is typical of the United States.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-29
Water Main Bursts; s1o,ooo Damas.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Traffic was tied up and basements within a half mile radius flooded when a water main burst at Thirty-third street and Went worth avenue. In some places water stood in the streets one and one-half feet deep. The damage is estimated at S100,000.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-29
Accused Official Reported Out.

San Francisco, Aug. 29.-Henry L. Ford, United States marshal. and con- gently was charged with having di- verted bail money to campaign fund, is reported to have resigned from of fee.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-29
Kaiser Better; Plans Trip.

Cassel, Aug. 29.-The kaiser is bet. ter, 1t was announced from Wilhelm shohe castle. He expected to go to P0tsdam Friday.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-29
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The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-29
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
SUE S. H. WOODRUFF
Men Sued by Him Have Counter
Action Pending.

Andrew Colvin, counsel for Frederick
0. Woodruff and Charles J. NcLennan
in their litigation with Sidney II. Wood
ruff, who has flied seven suits against
them-one being for $4,000 for alleged
llibel-cClled attention yesterday TO an
action the United States Home Building
Company has brought against Sidney H..
Woodruff
The defendants. Woodruff and McLen-
nan, in the suit filed last Friday are Of
ficers OF the company which figures In
the other suit. In the latter action the
allegation is made that the defendant
diverted business Of the United States
Home Building Company TO the Wood
ruff company, owned and controlled BY
him, TO the value OF s3Os,1n0. II IS further
alleged that he accepted stock valued at
900 for certain plans. which he failed
10 turn over to the company as agreed
The total amount demanded is S435, 6sl
According 10 Colvin, Woodruff avoided
service, and the Sheriff returned the sum-
mons saying that Woodruff could not be
found. An order was obtained in the Su-
preme Court directing that the summons
Ire served by leaving q copy az Wood
rufus Office. No. @ West 34th street. This
was done. Woodruff moved 20 have the
| service set aside on the ground that he
vas not served personally. The court DO
MED the motion, and the appeal from this
decision Is still pending. Coivfn said that
his clients have ample defences and deny
all the material allegations IN the COM
plant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
FIVE DAYS FOR HAIR PULLING
Architect Who Annoyed Young
Woman Sent to WorkhouSe.

Charged with intoxication and annoying
young woman. young man, who gave
his name as Arthur Cook. and said he
was twenty-sevon years old. an architect
of No. l02 Lexington avenue. was sent
to the Workhouse for five days by Magis-
trate Krotel, IN the Essex Market Court
yesterday.
According 10 the complainant Miss
Helen wilkins nineteen. OF No. ga West
18th street, she was walking in Madison
Square Park on Monday night when
Cook suddenly accosted her, and when
she spurned him he tore her hat from
Ter head and seized her By the hair.
Cook said he came here from Man
hansett. Long Island, about live weeks
ago. He admitted that lie had been
drinking, and Acknowledged the charge
Of intoxication. He told the Magistrate
that he did not recollect accosting Miss
wilkins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
COBRA EATS BlACKSNAKE
William Snyder Says He Pre-.
fers to Handle Rattlers

Handling rattlesnakes is easy money"
compared with handling oobras. accord
ing TO william Snyder. keeper Of the rep
tiles In the New York Geological Park.
whose specially Is not elephants. as Is
that of his namesnake, "Bnl" Snyder. Of
Central Park Following his feat OF capt
uring a number OF Texas rattIers In an
Erie baggage car on Monday night Shy
der faced much harder job yesterday
when he had TO feed the king cobra in
the reptile house
Rajah, the king cobra, vas placed yes
terday IN a cage where imitation Indian
scenery had been installed TO make him
feel as II al home in the jungles. \ small
lake surrounded by pebbles. and high
painted mountains gave Rajah Il feeling
that he was back in his own realm again.
Therefore the fight when he saw snyder
push In blacksnake yesterday.
AS the keeper opened the slide 20 push
the blacksnake in, the cobra hit the glass
window IN It so hard II was stunned for a
moment, Snyder quickly showed in the
blacksnake and soon there vas Il battle
going on which enOed only when about a
foot Of tho blacksnako had disappeared
down the cobra's throat
why, it's an easy job to catch a rattle
snake" said Snyder. "Mr. Ditmars and
I had a hard Job one time, though, catch
ing u cobra that had got loose in snake
Dealers quarters downtown"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
HIS entertainers POLICE
Detectives Charge Boon Com
panion with Taking Bets.

Following a series of automobile rides
and other entertainment which had las,co
more than four months, Charles =
Stewart. of No. 2iJg Third avenue. vas
arraigned in the Harlem court yesterday
after being arrested by the two men VINO
had treated him so royalty. Stewart kne"
his two entertainers as John McCor-
mick" and William Murphy" but yes
terday. when they appeared against MIN
before Magistrate McQuadc, he found
10 his sorrow that his supposed friends
ve-o Detectives Hickson and Jcssup. Ct
the Central Office. The detectives had
been assigned 20 make friends WIN
Stewart and TO got evidence against him
as a maker OF hand books on the races
on their testimony nc was held IN t"'
bail
The evidence brought against the prs
oner by the detectives was that Stewart
had accepted two bets. one for - on
Canadian race and the other for 81 on a
race AT Latonia The detectives said th't
Stewart registered the bets on SLID OF
paper and showed them various otn"r
entries
stewart denied taxing the money LOT
bets OF the races. aud said that the de-
,.c,,y.s had become indebted TO him FOR
m. amount. and that when II WIS given
10 him yesterday he thought II was IN
payment for the debt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
SUBWAY CONTRACTS LET
Work Will Begin in 90 Days on
Section ID and Section "a.
TIME LIMIT, 40 MONTHS
McMullen and Heff Get First and
O'Rourke Company the Sec
ond of These Big Jobs.

Tho Public Service Commission APP
proved the bond Of the contractors and
executed the contract Yesterday for the
construction Of Section II of the Lexihg-
ton avenue subway This section includes
the tunnels under the Harlem River. The
contractors are Arthur McMullen. OF New
Canaan, Conn. and Olaf Heff. Of Mont
clair. y. J.
The commission also executed the con-
tract for Section PA. covering the station
on the Broadway avenue line
II Canal street and Broadway, for which
the contractor IS the O'Rourke Engineer
ing and Construction Company The con-
tract price for this section is S9l2,2jl %.
Both jobs must bc begun in sixty days
and completed In forty months.
Tho signing Of these two contracts
makes the total amount Of work under
contract on the line S}5,52l,291 H. Tho line
is now under contract from Section ., be-
ginning at Park Place and Broadway. TO
ana including Section Is, running to 18th
street ana Jerome avenue, in The Bronx,
with thc exception Of Sections and s.
lying between Blocker street and 18th
street
Section Il begins in Lexington avenue al
n point l21 feet south OF the centre line of
East l.gth street, and extends thence
uortherly under Lexington avenue, pri-
waite property and the Harlem River To a
point in private property In the Borough
Of Tho Bronx, thence under private prop
erty and Park avenCc TO East 18th street,
where the road divides In TWO branches.
The west branch begins at the centre
line OF East 18th street. running 70 a
point IN private property about G5J fee
from the centre Inc of East 18th street
and about % icet west of the centre OF
Mott avenue. Tho cast branch extends
under Park avenue and private property
to about the intersection OF the easterly
line of Mott avenue with the westerly
line Of Park avenue. The section is SIG
feet long.
The plans call for a four-track SUBJ
surface railroad, with tunnels OF the steel
tube type under the Harlem River. The
plan ~ constructing and laying these
steel tubes calls for a specified process.
the method used In tunnellins the Detroit
River. By this process the tubes are
sunk from the top Of the river into dItcheS
dug At the bottom.
The contract price is $5S9.0j %.
Section PA consists principally ci the
canal street station OF the Broadway
Lexington avenue line, at Broadway and
Canal street II also embraces the Broad
way station Of the proposed Canal street
crosstown subway. which crosses imme-
dately under the Canal street station OF
the Broadway line.
The plans call Tor four-track subway
on tho Broadway level and two-track
subway on the Canal street level. Ihe
section begins IN Broadway 30 feet north
Of the centre line OF Walker street. and
extends northward 70 point about ~
feet north Of the centre line OF Howard
street The total length OF the section is
about so feet on TIE broadway level and
about - feet on the canal street level.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
FAMOUS TREE CUT DOWN
De LanCey Pine. in Geological
Park, 260 Years Old.
HAD BECOME A MENACE
Original Owners Welded Great
influence Here in the
Colonial DAYS.

The famous De Lanccy pine. ono OF tho
most widely known trees In this section
OF the country. has been cut down. The
tree stood within the boundaries OF the
New York Geological Park. II was 80
feet higt. and could be seen for 4 long
distance The piUe, according 10 Mr.
Merkle, forester Of the New York Zoo
logical Society, died from old age. By
actual count Of the rings the tree wa"
20 years old.
The pine had been dying fog the last
rsteen years or more" said the forests.
yesterday. and IL was a source OF dan
ser large part OF tho trunk has been
left standing. and ivy viii be planted be-
side IL SO that at least that part can re-
main as a reminder Of its historic sig
uincance"
Under the historic pine was reared a
.aonslon presided over by one Of Tho D.
Iancey family. Colonel James De Lancey,
of the Westchester Light Horse. who was
High Sheriff from 40 70 Ia, and VINO
sided with the King. lie was the son Of
Peter De Lancey. known a. Peter Of the
Mills. The house vas afterwlrd burned.
and some persons who have been inclined
20 sec things in their own way have said
that tho old pine trunk bore until recent
years evidences Of the IRE.
Il was at Peter De L3ncey'B West
chester house that Il double wedding was
held in l715. Jane. daughter, married
John Watts, whose father was main
stay OF the De Lancey party, which was
opposed b. tho Livingston or Republican
faction. Another daughter married
Thomas Barclay, son Of the Rev. D..
Barclav.
The double wedding attracted many
guests. and coaches and chaises Jour
neyed TO the mansion from other sections
Of the city. Eight years before that there
was celebrated another wedding under
the shade OF the shclterng pine. Alice De
Lancey married Ralph lizard. OF South
Carolina.
John Watts, James husband was the
last City Recorder under the Crown. and
was one OF the noted men Of the city
after the Revolution.
Washington, previous 10 the battle Of
White Plains. was reported to have
stopped at the mansion under the pine
Chief Justice De Lancey, Of az earlier
branch OF the family, who had his farm
and mansion on the Bowery Road ami
Grand street. welded as great an inlu-
encc prior to the Revolution as any man
at that time. He was a man Of culture
and wealth. and rode IN o gIldcd chariot
pulled ny white horses, with outriders
IN handsome livery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
BOY SHOT BY GANG DIES
Small Girl Wounded in Same
Skirmish May Follow.

NiuccnZo Nazzarcild. tnirtccn years DO
of No al East 18th street. one Of the
two children who was wounded in gang
fight in East 9th street between Avenues
4 ard b Monday night died last night
1t SIS o clock in Bellevue Hospital
He was playing In the street In front
Of his home, when two gangs IT young
mon f between sixteen and twenty-toRr
years suddenly opened fire on each other
and exchanged about thirty shots. Physi-
clans in the hospital expressed the opin-
ion that Tessie Bierbauer. nine years old,
of No. 5O3 East 18th street, who received
a wound in the abdomen during the same
exchange of>shots. might not live through
the night.
A[azzareIla. after he WAS wounded,
climbed four flights Of steps 10 his home,
and told his brother Michael that he was
sick TO his stomach. His brother began
10 assist him In undressing, when bloo0
from the wound soaked through his cloth
ing ana Michae! ran to the street and got
Patrolman Wagner, OF the East 9th
street station who carried the injured
boy TO a nearby drug store
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
JUDGE STlRS MELTING POT
Turns Posner to Page TO Make
His Name American.

Max II. P0srer OF No. $50 Washington
avenue. The Bronx. wants 10 be thor
ouchly American. even 20 his name
dress and language" 80 yesterday he ap-
Piled to the Supreme Court for permis-
sion to change his name 20 Maxwell II.
PAGE Justice Gayegan granted The re-
quest
Posrer. or Page. 4 thirty-n!ne eats old.
He was born In Poland and his parents
died when he was a boy. fIe went TO I've
with 4 family named Page. They cared
for him az q son He came to the United
States when no was seventeen years OLD.
Before leaving Poland ne promised his
guardians that as token OF affection ana
remembrance ne would adopt the Fame OF
Page. Bot. az Posner said IT his petition
TO the court, he never could muster sur
flcient persistence 20 do So
lie explained that Posner sounded tor-
eign. and It caused him much annoyance.
He wanted TO change II. although he had
mo desire TO cast reflection on the coun-
try OF his derivation" His purpose was
10 eliminate all foreign characteristics
in his person. be they dress, Language OF
name and be in no way distinguished
from other Americans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
POLICEMAN AND SON HURT
Wagon, In 0verturning, Buries Two
Under Load of Lumber.

Patrolman Willis j. Payne, OF the tele-
graph bureau at the Bathgate avenue
station. The Bronx. Is dying IN the Ford
BAN Hospital. and his son, Earl, elgh,
wears old, Is in the same institution win
2. fractured knee, as tho result Of the
overturning Of wagon which the patrol
man was driving.
Payne lives in 2l9th street. As yester-
Gay was his day of. he decided to do
little carpentering about his home. He
hired an express wagon. and in company
with his two cons went 10 lumber yard
for some timber. AS he was returning
along Broadway he met southbound car
at Z4th street. and IN turning out the
boards which projected from the rear OF
The wagon. struck an elevated pillar,
oyertuIning the wagon. Payne and his
Ton, Earl, were caught underneath The
load. while the other son, George. escaped
without injury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
PROBE WILSON'S JUNKET
Grand Jury Hears How He
STAYED Out of Tombs 8 Weeks.

The federal grand jury began an in
vestigaton yesterday into the chargos thaf
Colon Il Christopher Columbus wilson
who is under sentence of four yeais'
imprisonment at Atlanta. has been per
mtted 10 live outside tho Tonlbs wh"e
IN this city under writ of habeas corpus
to testify in bankruptcy proceedings.
Mrs. r. Seward, OF No. $3.50 Poplar
street, The Bronx, was before the grand
jury TO bear out the fact that Wilson had
been staying at her house from July /
until Saturday night when the publicity
the case received brought him back TO inc
Ton1bs. Mrs. Seward is q sister Of Depdty
Warden c. J. Shea, IN whose charge VII
son was sent here from Atlanta.
The case wet taken before the grand
Jury on the theory that the exceptional
trea tnent OF the prisoner by the deplty
warden warranted an inquiry as to Wheth-
or Wilson had used stronger means ttan
persuasion TO stay outside the Tomhs dur
ing his solourn in the city. The Tomhs
IS the official prison for federal conyicts
brought here in court proceedings
The evidence gathered by the grand
fury will be submitted to the Attorney
General at Washington, who has juris-
dictlon over the wardens.
Colonel Wilson was again eXamirod yes
terday by Jesse Watson, receiver for 'he
United Wireless Telegraph Company out
with as little success as hitherto in the
effort TO discover assets Of the company.
Wilson declared that he had no assets
nor any knowledge OF the whereabouts Of
any missing books Of the company To
question of Arthur NJ. King his counsel
he said that since July he had been CON
stantly in the custody of Deputy Warden
Shea,
His examination was then closed. ard
he Will be ready to start back 10 Atlanta
as soon as he has read and signed the 30
pages Of testimony taken In the proceed
ings. II Is not expected that he will finish
this task before tonight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
NO WORK, KILLS HIMSELF
Man Inhales Gas In Factory Where
He Was Once Employed.

Two dozen girls reporting for work at
the collar factory OF Goodman e. Man
del, at Metropolitan avenue and Roebling
street, Williamsburg, yesterday. found the
body OF Julius Malbin, twenty-five years
old, one OF the employees. Malbln had
committed suicide by inhaiing gas aud
was found sitting In chair with rub.
Der tube in his mouth
DR.. Reibstein. who was called from the
Eastern District Hospital. said that Nal
bin had been dead for eight hours. 1t
was learned at the factory that the man
had been laid off for several weeks De
cause there was no work for him to do.
Ho was d foreigner and often complained
thst he could not make good in this
country. II was evident that Malbin
broke into the factory on Monday night
and decided TO end his life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
POLICEMAN HIS PLAYTHING
Stealing Patrolman Club and Dis
locating His Shoulder Easy Task.

a large man named Thomas Hughes
went up TO Patrolman John Killdun. ~
the West nth street station, ycsterda%
morning and took away his club. Theh
he twisted KilduH's arms behind MS
back, dislocating one of his shoulders
Help came. and Hughes, who lives az
No. 40 West 18TH street. was arrested.
Killduff preferred charges Of felonioua
assault against Hughes, vino was held In
$1,000 bail by Magistrate Murphy in JET
ferson Market court. Hughes weighs 3VJ
pounds and Killduff about 100. The po-
liceman said that Hughes was intoxl-
Gated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
DIDN'T NEED AID AFTER ALL
Lifesayers Find Boat Party Already
Ashore at Flatlands

Tho Grace, n P-foot hunting cabin
motor boat, alarmed members Of the
Jamaica Bay and Bello IIarbor yacht
clubs by nylng distro~s signals mile
and n half OF shore from Hamels night
before last, and IN the early morning OF
Yesterday a 6o-foot boat. IN charge OF
Captain Lewis Pearsall and Captain Hen
ry Abrams, Of the Rockaway FfesavinS
station. put out to sea twelve miles In an
unsuccessful search.
About noon 1t was found that the Grace
had put into Flstlands Bay and landed
her passengers-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Roach. OF the Hotel Belmont, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Stockholm and Frederick
Schissmacher. OF Bay Ridge. The last
named was the engineer. The Grace had
had temporary engine trouble. She be-
longs 20 William liills. of No. 1879 De.
catur street, Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
HARDNESS OUT ON BAIL
Man Who Shot Mrs. Hopp Released.
Pending Inquest.

George r. Hardness. the real estate and
insurance broker, of Sea Cliff, Long
Island, who was arrested following the
shooting of Mrs. Florence c. Hopp, of
Lewisburg, Penn, in the Hotel York.
early Saturday morning. was yesterday
released on 5000 ball. furnished BY his
cousin, William Harkness. president OF
the Nassau Fire Insurance Company. of
Prooklyn. vice-presdent OF the Kings
County Trust Company, and director Ia
many other companies.
Mr.. Hardness gave three houses, valued
at $4,000. as security. The young man
was released pending the inquest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
GRoCERS NOT IN MERGER
Heads Of Big Firms Deny That They
Are TO Combine.

The report, revived yesterday. that
many Of the larger wholesale grocery
firms were about to enter into a COM
blnation was denied by several Of the
firms mentioned. 4 member Of the firm
Of Il. c. Williams i Co. said that there
was nothing in the rumor. as far as
they were concerned, and one Of the
sccman brothers said he had not even
heard OF the project.
John G. Juhring. president Of Francis
II. Lcggctt & Co, said he knew of the
proposal to combine several Of the firms,
but that his firm had merely listened 10
the scheme.
Mr.. Juhring said
Regarding the proposed merger OF the
Who'll sale Crocers Of New York, | would
say that Francis IL. Leggett q, Co. issued
u statement two weeks ago, IN which We
declared that wo were not Interested in
the plan under consideration, and TO make
use OF our name In that connection was
without our consent or permission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
HELD FOR SELIGMAN DES %
Coroner's Jury Says cAauns'
Violated Traffic Rules

George Noback. chauffeur Oh Nfrs
which was in collision in June Wv" ,bs 81
/. seligman's automobile, when "a. g BAL
patron was killed. was held in S.,, .,.cis,
on q. charge OF manslaugh'er yT s,''roer
4 Jury summoned by Coroner r;o,tn
Gotta Eohack was negligent in V'O''
traffic regulations -. ,epheV
Morris Ranger. Mr.. seltgmans p Tpbss
..,-a n'as Injured at the time, said ~ ~,
was looking around and appa,e" and he
ing with some one In the CO.. heel. 5
only one hand on the steerihs a,,y d
though the car was going at '"'"
miles an hour. ,,,c 10 !.
The jury held that ACCORDING , car b,
traffic regulations, the selisinan ia ha'
IN. right of way, and Nobach s"''
slowed down