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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
VIM. ROCKEFELLER AGAIN
BUYS TO HALT BUSINESS
Gets G. A. Cochran Place in 55th
Street, Near Fifth Avenue,
to Protect Home.
MAY STOP ST. REGIS PLANS
Property Adjoins Hotel in Rear
Brother Has Also Spent
Much to Keep Back
Trade Invasion.

Business Is not going TO hem in or
ovcrshadow the city home of William
Rockefeller. ut the northeast corner of
Fifth avenue aud 5ith street-not II he
and his broker can help II. He has
great fondncss for his old home site and
he intends To remain there. surrounded
with brownstone dwelling houses. as
long as possible lie is also determined
net 10 be isolated in the centre Of 4
great shopping zone. but 10 have a fair
sized residential colony 70 look upon
from his windows
Mr.. Rockefeller bought yesterday the
four story and basement dwelling house
at No. II East 5jth street from Clifford
4. Cochran. It adjoins in 55th street
the Hotel St. Regis. which occupies y
large plot at the southeast corner Of
18th street and Fifth avenue. and ad-
Joins the rear OF Mr. Rockefeller's prop
erty on the 54th street corner.
Mr.. Rockefeller began 20 try 20 pre-
serve the old dwelling house character
OF this section about the time cf the
building OF the hostlery about ten years
ago. He bought manv houses IN tho
rear Of his home and with other owners
formed a protective association. The
building OF the hotel somewhat disar-
ranged their plans, but nevertheless Mr.
Rockefeller has never given up hope OF
holding back for many years the dis
tinction of this section for home pur-
poses.
With the purchase of the Cochran
house he is now able TO say whether or
not the Astor estate may extend the
Hotel st. Regis. There was a rumor re-
Gently that the hotel might be consider
ably enlarged. owing TO the great popu-
larity OF that neighborhood.
This rumor, 1t was said last night, was
what actuated Mr.. Rockefeller in ac-
curing the Cochran property in the rear
Of the hotel. His own city home is well
protected as regards a business invasion
in the street. He owns large frontage
east Of his home premises. From his
windows Mr.. Rockefeller can see the
graceful line of the eight story dwelling
house at Nos. 8 and ~ West 54th street
which has just been built for John D.
Rockefeller. jr., at cost of 100000.
Since the work Of putting up that
building was begun John D. Rockefeller,
sr., has spent about S5O0,OOO in buying
property in 54th street to protect his
home, at No. 4 West Saith street. and the
new home OF his son from business in
YaSion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
COURT FOR AUTOISTS ONLY
Chicago Judges Establish Spe
cial Tribunal for Drivers.

Chicago, MAY 31.-As possible means
OF minimizing the dangers OF speed
mania" among automobilists, the judges
OF the Municipal Court to-day decided to
establish a special court which mere
after will deal exclusively with oftences
committed by automobile drivers.
Judge Gemmill, calling attention TO the
great number Of automobile accidents IN
Chicago declared that the police hai
not been doing their duty imparuailN.
They arrested strangers for speeding AM
permitted their friends to violate the
ordinance at Will, he said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
NEGRO MAIL CLERK LASHED
Whites Beat Him for Taking q
White Mans Job.
lRr rslesranh 70 The Tribune

Laurel. Miss May 31.-Because white
reslients OF the vicinity Of Union. Miss,
did not approve a negro replacing a
white mail clerk, W. A. McAlpin, a
mrlatto, just appointed to the run be-
tween here and Union, was beaten near
" 10 death to-day.
McAlpin went out on his first run this
morning. At Union he went to a res
tsurant. ard there. IT is said, he was
called out by white man, who, drawing
pi,tol. forced him 10 walk down the
railroad track to an old cotton gin
house
There the negro was forced to strip,
ho claims and in the presence OF about
nfteen men four OF them beat him bru-
tai. with horsewhips. After striking
him on the head with pistol and again
beating and cutting him. the whites
turned McAlpin loose with the caution
that they did not want niggers on this
job
when brought back 10 Laurel McAipin
was in q. serious condition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
KNIFE as GAMBLING CURE
Court Grants Prisoners Plea for
an Operation.

Cleveland. May T.--William l.. Ber-
nard, thirty years old, of Columbus, who
pleaded guilty to-day TO having pawned
$40 worth Of samples of a local knit
ting company to pay New York gambling
debts asked the court 10 permit an oper-
alton on his brain to cure his craving
for gaming. Bernard desired the opera-
ton rather than a prison sentence.
Bernard said his gambling fever robbe1
him of all reason. and that he believed
an operation would cure him, but II not
he nevertheless would be happy TO have
given 10 surgical science an opportunity
10 determine whether a gambling mania
might be cured by the knife.
The prosecuting attorney agreed to
have an examination made by aliensts,
and pending their report Judge Kennedy
postponed sentence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
Minimizes the Movement.

In reply to all questions, still standing
as spokesman for the hotel men. he gave
only serio-comic replies, apparently in
tended to convey the impression that h"
and his associates really were of the
opinion that the troubles with their help
which have been annoying crowds of
diners nightly were nothing TO be taken
seriously.
He said that it was in one sense to he
considered a part OF the general INDUS
trial movement that has succeeded IN
unionizing almost every class or laoot'
and declared that hotel help could never
be unionized He based this assertion
on the ground that II was purely do
mestic problem and not an industrial
one, likening the running of hotel t.
the economy of a family Then he satd
something more about the flag.
When asked about the importation
from the South of negro help by the
thousands by hotel men. 10 change the
whole complexion of New York walter
dom. Mr.. Tierney said that he hid heard
that many were coming but that II was
an individual matter for tho employers.
4 meeting was also called, H. vas said
of the associate members ot tho hotel
Organization composed Of tho proprietors
Of restaurants. who We're beginning 10
feel the burden ot the strike rs heavily
as the hotels
Jrp at the headquarters ~ The Inter-
thing Indicated a settled determination
10 fight the matter out purely as phase
OF the labor problem. with The aim OF
unionzing an employees ~ hotels and
restaurants on a closed shop basis. re-
gardess OF all other issues, even though
that should involve the comrlete tieins
up Of the CITY by general strike
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
SNAKE CAUSES 3 DEATHS
Reptile Bites Two Boys-Baby
Sister Falls Into Washtub.

Greenvilie. n. c., May 3l.-Three chill
dren were killed to-day as the result OF
an attack by a rattlesnake on hem
house on the farm of George Adams,
near here. Two boys, the eldest eight
years old, were bitten by the snake and
died, and a third child, one year old,
was drowned in washtub.
The mother of the children was wash
ing clothing in the yard, and ordered the
older boy to quiet disturbance in the
henhouse. He tried 10 throw hen from
her nest and was bitten by the snake.
The second boy followed him. and he.
too. was bitten.
When the mother di. ,vered that a
snake had bitten the boys she hurried to
help them and while she was busy the
baby fell irto the washtub.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
BRAVED DEATH FOR A BEER
Said He Would Drink It if He
Died, Then Expired.
rBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune

Newburz, n. Y, May 31.--"rhe doctors
said ! must not touch stimulants. bur
I'm going to have a beer If 1t kills ne.
These were the last words OF James
Foghertv. foreman of the Lathrop "
Shea Contra citing Company, which Is
double tracking the Central New Eng
land tracks near st. Andrews. Fog
hertv had been hurt some time ago and
had been warned 10 take care OF hini-
self. He entered n hotel at st. Andrews
with two friends, who asked him TO
drink.
He ordered beer with the remark
quoted, and as he was about to reach
for the glass on the bar he dropped
dead of apoplexy. Fogherty was fifty
Ave years old and at one time was A
conductor on the Boston & Albany Rail
road
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
BOYS DEATH ADDS TO
MANY FAMILY SORROWS
Tries to Catch a "GrOunder. y
Steps in Front Of Auto, and
Is Crushed by Wheels.
MOTHER REPORTED DYING
Father Incapacitated by Stabs
Brother by Broken Wrist;
Sister by Heart Trouble
Priest Consoles.

His mother was dying I'm Bellevue
UospitaI. his father laid up In the mousse
after being stabbed. several weeks ago.
bis sister who. since the mothers re-
roval to the hospital. has been tho
honsekeeper, III from heart disease ana
hjs older brother. John, chauHeur' Was
horne with a broken wrist, Wheh niue
Martin Dunn. Of No 1889 Second avenue
completed the Dunn familys misfortunes
nv steppine in front of an automobile.
lie had asked his sister Mary who'
until the mothers illness became serious
was a bookbinder at tho Munsey Pun
fishing Company and who vas In charge
of ,hc homo. for a cent with which TO
huv an spple, early last night Then
Martin. aged seven. and his brother
lanes. twelve years old. hurried down
the stairway and out into the street
As they we're passing across both
street. a baseball thrown by some poys
nlaying in the street rolled over near
- where little Martin was, and he ran
70 pick u up. AS he stepped from the
c,,rb an automobile came along ana
struck him. knocked him down and
passed over him.
The chauffeur, Oscar Walden, OF Doug
Iaston. Long Island, jumped out ana
picked the boy UP, and started WIN
Traffic Patrolman Conroy, from the
Bridge d precinct, across the street from
nbAro the accident occurred, No. 245
Fast soth street. for Flower Hospital.
Two or three minutes later the boy was
hurried on 10 an operating table by Or.
KNAPP. but It was too late.
The automobile was said to belong 10
Mrs. Schey, OF Douglaston. Long lslanu'
and Patrolman Conroy said woman
vss in il at the time of the accident'
No one was arrested as 1t was not the
chauffeurs fault.
The victims brother, ames, was AFRAID
IN go home at first, and when he did his
sis,er Mary became excited and asked
mia. had happened. on being told that
u,t,e Martin had been run over and
killed she tainted. The older brother.
Jobn. whose wrist Is in splint, ran 10
call in Father Francis Bitterer. OF the
Church of Our Lady OF Perpetual Helr,
wbo went TO console Mary and the other
members of the family.
The father Michael Dunn, a hack
driver, was stabbed in the back in front
Of Jacks restaurant, In Sixth avenue.
near 43d street two months ago, late az
night. and has been incapacitated ever
since.
The mother. Margaret forty-five years
old was taken to Bellevue Hospital in
diving condition from spinal meningitis
on TUESDAY, after fondly kissing her
children and husband goodby. neve, ex-
Meeting to come home again. And now
they fear the sister, Mary, seventeen
wears old, may not survive the sllock.
with her weak heart.
One other brother. Joseph. fifteen years
old. the only one OF the family now in
good physical condition. has been trying
unsuccessfully to find work for some
! time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
ANTHRACITE RISES TO-DAY.

The Tribune has shown that yearly
at 15 cents more a ton
The consumer will pay S15,OOO,oOo
more.
The miner will earn s6,000,000 more.
Equipment will cost s3,o0o,ooo more.
The trust will profit 100000 more.
These facts stick out:
The coal railroads charge high
rates.
Tho coal railroads pay huge divi-
dends.
The coal railroads control tho
mines.
Tho coal railroads take all tho
profits.
The Tribune has inspired investl-
cations by:
The Department Of Justice.
Tho Merchants Association Of New
York.
Tho Bureau Of Labor (probably).
There is no competition:
The railroad operators have trust.
The miners have a union.
The consumers cause is cham.
pioned by Tho Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
Sympathetic Strike Possible.

We have been in conference with REP
resentatives of the Board of Hotel
Trades" said Edward Blochlinser. fnan-
cial secretarv of the walters union. AMI
l am in position 70 say THAI We NAV BE-
able 10 count on these men 10 60 on. on
sympathetic strike with Ms unless ths
attitude OF the employers changes
The Board of Hotel Trades is con,-
posed Of the electrical workers, boiler
men. firemen. engineers and other ne
chanical workers employed about hotels.
and is affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. 4 strike or the part ~
these workers. IL was admitted by hotel
men. would make IL impossible 10 keen
the hotels open.
The international Hotel Workers
Union officials said they were carefully
avoiding entangling themselves definite
" with either the American Federation
of Labor or the Industrial Workers OF
the World. although Haywood. of the
latter who proffered his services for the
mass meeting last night at the Anlster-
dam Opera House. was accepted as
speaker
The union membership had reached
sixteen thousand in this city alone. II
was said yesterday, and eight thousand
outside the city. The next move, II was
said. would be to establish national Of
fees In Broadway and organize on
nation wide basis This would soon pre-
vent recruiting Of strike breakers. IL was
held. from surrounding cities.
The hotels and restaurants deserted
last night were Shanleys. at Broadway
and 43d street, which lost ninety men,
the Beaux Arts ninety men; Mouquin's
Sixth avenue place, two hundred men,
the Hofbrau Haus. sixty; the Park Ave-
nue.. of which Frederick Reed. president
of the Hotel Association. is the proprie
tor. one hundred and fifty; the Majestic.
one hundred and twenty; Louis Bus
.anoby's. In Vest 39th street. seventy,
and Jacques Bustanoby's. In 10th street.
thirty men.
Kitchen Help Leave Plaza.
twenty-five additional kitchen help
were also called out at the Plaza, which
was almost completely tied up the night
before when more than hundred went
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
Strike Reaches Fourteen More
Places, Including Sherry'S,
Mouquin's, Vanderbilt and
BuStan0bys'.
NO YIELDING ON EITHER SIDE
Proprietors Say They Will Not
Recognize Union-Men Declare
All Hotel Trades Will Strike
in Sympathy Unless De-
mands Are Met.

From before sunrise. when the Great
Northern Hotel woke up to find 1t had
no one TO serve breakfast, until after
sunset, when Mouquin's uptown guests
were deserted in the midst of dinner.
the walkout of all sorts of help from
hotels and restaurants, both great and
small. continued yesterday. Seventeen
we'll known places that catered to the
wants Of the inner man-and woman
we're more or less tied up by nightfall.
In addition to the fourteen previously
affected, and a total Of $500 men were
declared to have gone out.
The men We're orderly for the most
part. but bv night such large crowds Of
strikers had congregated that the police
had 10 dsperse them in several places.
Alarmed by the continual reports OF
new strikes. the Hotel Association called
a special session in the afternoon TO con-
slider the situation anew. After the ses-
sion was over Edward Tierney, chair
man Of the executive committee. emerged
as spokesman.
We don't know that there is such
thing as a strike" Mr.. Tierney said.
We are not aware of II.
Well. what is the attitude Of the
hotel men toward the late and present
.unpleasantness that some hasty minds
have termed a strike?' he was asked.
The American flag came out abovs
the gray" Mr.. Tierney replied. "Ameri-
can institutions are at stake. we VIII
absolutely not recognize the union ani
not here to make speech. but l am
willing TO answer questions"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
BOY KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE.

Joseph Fuccio twelve years old, who
lives at No. Sll5 Willow Lane. Throg' s
Neck, was run over by an automobile on
the Eastern Boulevard, near Layton Place,
Yesterday afternoon, and so badly injured
that he died later at the Fordham Hospital.
Gollert Brenznnen, of No. 464 East i65til
street. the owner and driver OF the machine
carried the boy to the hospital. Eye wit
nesses said that Brenzinnen was not re-
sponsibe for the accident and he was not
arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
TWO MEN INSIDE VOLCANO
Professors Descend Into Fire Pit II
Obtain Nascent Gas.
nv Cable 10 The Tribune ]

Honolulu May 31.-Professor Day and
Professor Shepard of the Carnegie
Foundation, descended into the fire pit
OF the volcano Kilaueau, and after a
series OF hazardous experiments sue
ceeded i'm securing samples of nascent
gas for the first time in the history OF
yulcanology. Professor Day predicts
that the results OF the analysis will up
set all previous theories regarding vol
canoes.
The scientists were IN imminent dan
ger for hours on the shifting lava floor
Of the FIRE pit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
Our Citizens Singled Out in Chi
huahua for Abuse and Threats
Anarchy Through
out City.
OROzC0 TO EXPLAIN TO u. S.
Consul Ordered to Investigate
Threats Involving Foreign
Life and Property
and Report I'm
mediately.
lBy telegraph to The Tribune J

Chihuahua Mexico Nav 3l--AnarChy
threatens every resident of this city, and
several hundred foreigners, including
more than one hundred Americans. are
IN grave danger. The closing down of a
score Of factories in the city and adja-
cent territory has added several thou
sand idle and vicious men to the float
ing population. In addition, there is
much laWlessness among the rebel
troops. and Americans in particular are
singled out for abuse and threats.
The closing of the factories and stop
ping of all passenger traffic to Jusrez
Is the direct act of General Orozco. In
this move Americans see scheme 10
force Intervention on the part Of the
United States II is the belief OF many
that Orozco has accepted his price to
"ouit revoltino," and that to enable him
to oet out without suspicion he IS at
tempting to involve the United States
government in his quarrel with President
Madero,
The first detachment of American
troons to cross the border would end the
revolution. it is believed. so far as
Orozco is concerned, but it would not
end guerilla warfare or stamp out bands
Of raiders.
The rebel ranks are thinning through
many dcsertions but it is noticeable
fact that not one of the rebel leaders
has departed From General Orozco
down. each officer is evidently inspiring
false hopes in the rank and file III order
10 bolster up their courage. The men
are told that if the United States inter-
venes it will mean the overthrow OF the
Madero government, with consequent
rewards 10 rebel soldiers.
That these false statements are oe-
ginning TO percolate the skulls OF the
men in the ranks is now certain, and
general free for all fight or massacre of
foreigners is the dread Of every Ameri-
can here.
Juarez. Mexico, May 3l.-The situa-
tion in chihuahua is declared Icy refu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01

When YOU 60 TO the country take bottle
Ansostura eitters, world famous tonic
Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
Maonifed by Rumor.

The rumor spread that six persons hal
been killed. and st Vincent's HGspita.,
Livingston, and the S. II. Smith lniirm
airy, New Brighton, each sent two am
balances with four doctors. Other doc
tors came from West Brighton and Rich-
mond. and thirty police reserves clange
I'D in a couple Of patrol wagons.
Hoffman was sent 10 ST. Nincents and
the following persons were conveyed to
the Smith lntrmary:
KAPpIER. Helen. teacher. Brook avendo. West
Brighton: cuts and bruises.
kI'LLMAN. Helen, nurse in the innrmary; con
tusions OF the arms.
LEWIS Henry. No 1851 Richmond Terrace,
Mariners Harbor. legs injured
TORMEY John. South street, West New
Brighton. injured about the head.
Staten Island residents have been ask
ing for double tracks OF this line. con-
tending that there have been many acci-
dents because Of confusion in the block
signals. The railroad company SAYS the
street is not wide enough. The accident
YESTERDAY recalls the fact that two years
ago two cars met head-on In front ot
81 Vincents Hospital and twenty per
sons were injured. Last Sunday a troll
lev bound TO Midland Beach with nifty
passengers jumped the track In Sand
Lane. At Grant City. and fourteen per
sons were hurt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
FORTY INJURED WHEN
CAR HURDLES TRACKS
Staten Island Trolley Snaps OF
Telegraph Pole, Uproots Tree
and Turns Over.
PLATFORM PINS M0T0RMAN
Men with Jack Work Half Hour
to Pa1ooee Him Hiph SDeed
PLATFORM PINS M0T0RMAN
Men with Jack Work Half Hour
to Release Him-High Speed
Had Alarmed Passengers
Before Accident.

Freighted with nearly half hundred
passengers. An open trolley car Jumpe
the track in West New Brighton late
Yesterday afternoon. It broke in two
telegraph pole il struck. then crashed
into a tree and turned over. The motor
man was pinned beneath the car ou.
fortunately none of the others upon Vt
was seriously hurt, although five per
sons were removed 70 hospitals ana ihir-
ty-fve others received slight injuries.
1t required the services of men with
jack TO release the motorman' "h>le
police reserves held a dense crowd back
from ten or more surgeons who attended
Ia numerous cuts, bruises and sprains.
The car. which was No. II Of the Rich
mond Light and Railroad Company, had
left 81. George for Fort Richmond with
fifty passengers BY the time 1t reache"
Brighton Heights, on Castleton avenue
four had left the car. From this point
TO Columbia street there is single
track, down grade all the way. To
block signal vas open and Henry Hon-
man. the motorman, put on high speed.
Tree Torn Up by Roots.
The cars momentum increased unt'
messengers began to be frightened, Tor
tho car see-sawed and bObbed up and
down on the rails. About hundred
wards east OF Bergher avenue TWO OF
three men made ready to jump nut
they had no opportunity, for suddenly
~ oh anI pllinQcu Ia the
right. head on into telegraph Po'e'
which snapped like a straw. the Dio-
ken half Of the pole smashed down OH
the roof Of the car, which contihued III
its mad flight fifteen feet further, tear
ing tree up by it's roots. When the
car struck the tree ii turned over on 'lS
side on the sidewalk.
A few OF the passengers VINO were
still in the car picked themselves up ana
clambered out. Others had been thrown
bodily to the roadway. Several women
were dumb with terror: others shriekcc.
One woman became hysterical ana ran
about. tearing the feathers from her big
picture hat.
The men soon reganed cOmposure AMI
ran TO the assistance Of Hoffman. whose
feet were pinned down by the platform
of the car. The accident had occurre l
IN a busy section, and jack was quick
" procured. In half an hour Hoffman
was freed Both his ankles had been
fractured and his back was injured.
Conductor Patrick Folliard did his best
TO aid the motCrman until surgeons ar
rived.
Maonifiad bv Runnor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01

Juarez. Mexico, May 3l.-The situa-
tion in chihuahua is declared 10y refu-
gees TO be critical, and the looting OF the
town at any hour. they said, would not
be surprising.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
Kitchen Help Leave Plaza.

twenty-five additional kitchen help
were also called out at the Plaza, which
was almost completely tied up the night
before when more than hundred went