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New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
SIDEWALK L0AFERS FINED
Magistrate Denounces Nuisance
in Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

Louis Rapport. OF No. 30s East Sth street,
and Murray Herring, Of No. lA Norfolk
street, clothing cutters, were fined - each
by Magistrate House. in the Jefferson Mar
ket court, yesterday for blocking the side
walk and refusing 10 move away. In nning
them Magistrate House read them lecture
about sidewalk congregating. which has
become a nuisance along Fifth and Sixth
avenues.
Patrolman Barrois. OF the West 9th
street station. said he arrested Rapport and
Herring after he had tugged away at the
throng of two or three hundred clothing
makers who had taken up their daily stanl
on the sidewalk at Sixth avenue and 18th
street for half an hour. trying 10 open up
a passageway. Barrels said several women
were obliged to step into the gutter In or
der to pass.
You and other workers In tho clothing
trades along Fifth and Sixth avenues have
become one of the worst nuisances I'm the
city" said Magistrate House. Since you
have been there It has been impossible
during the noon hour for passersby TO get
through. You monopolze the sidewalks
and stand around talking and jabbering
until II is a regular bedlam. II has got
10 be stopped other citizens OF this city
are entitled TO some rights on the public
highways"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
SWEET POTATO OVENS OUT
H~s' sloe Children in a Pout-
redlers Hold a Wordy Bout.

Wbirb tn ovens r hot and swee,iss roasted right,
and bright thousands OF children look happy
TiSht OF the street, do you think that's
MSat S2a 'ias shan fTSy %s tss sss CHILDREN: delight
"e WI, vi, stay at the Hxed post. from night un-
10 make sbS the fixed post policeman feel happy
Our sweet potato roast
"'' 9Yed no.e noo.,eessing to the policeman on the
SO Iet US alone; be happy and gay.
Ana iet the sweet potato man have his say.
Ihls roem came fresh from the pulsing
heart OF the East Side, accompanying tip
that the sweet potato venders were being
forced TO pick up their hot stoves and move
on, as a result of city order Here's the
tip:
Sorrow among the children on the East
side; No more hot sweeties" Over three
hundred not sweet potato pedlers hold
protest meeting because they are not al
lowed to sell them in the streets any more
from their hot ovens to the little mites TO
cure their sweet little appetites They
mostly sell them during the noon hour In
front of the public schools and at night
Since few days they have not been seen
on the streets, and the children are saying
to one another, Gee, We can't get any
more 'sweeties'!' The pedlers hold an IN
dignation meeting and will appeal to the
Mayor end other departments to be allowed
to sell during the winter months. Con
plant was made that they make too much
smoke from their ovens.
Some three hundred OF the venders met
and held wordy bout yesterday afternoon
I'm Jacob Kranz's hall, No. 73 Ridge street
and as a result "Hyman Goldfaerb, chair
man. called the meeting A committee VIII
call on the Commissioner. They formed
the hot sweet potatoes man union. This Is
their only means OF support, having al
ready bought ovens, and t Is their season
OF selling hot sweet potatoes"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
APPEAL TO CHRISTIAN MEN
Contributions Needed for En-
larged Missionary Interests.

The general committee OF the Layman's
Missionary Movement of the EVangeilcai
Churches of the United States and Canada
assembled in annual session here, yesterday
issued an appeal to the Christian men OF
North America. The committee asks that,
in view OF the fact that two out OF three
nersons in the United States and CANADA
fail 10 contribute toward the aggressive
missionary work, an effort be made to get
the remaining two-thirds to help support
the movement
The committee goes on TO say that IN
most cases thorough going methods of mis-
slonary education and finance, backed by
prayerful and persistent work, "oulo re-
suit in a doubling of the number OF mis-
sionary supporters during the hrst year
and in the enlistment of practicaHy t"e
whole membership within few years
Continuing, the committee says;
Enlarged missionary interest and contri-
buttons will not decrease. out WIN MAJ, nla.S
rally increase, the offerings TO the suppoIi
OF the local church. This has been pronsu
TO the point OF absolute demonstrauon' lne
surest and speedlest way TO soINe any ~ .ba
financial problem OF the nndrn SnuaGn shirt
The whole machinery OF the IayIlen yno
missionary movement. with twenty sectbe
tares now giving their ehIire ,ic t.v tn.nn1mfttees
I'm tha prosecution Of their efforts. The tuI
available resources of the various mlsslOI ~
boards and other missionary agencies %.
tbe Church would also without question DC
t.e VI ~ Command m carrying out the pro-
Sramme. or tHt But the whole OF the United M go
States and Canada. with more than EVO,vW So
Protestant churches, can only aaer De aae
auately reached by an army OF 'oiuN'ee'
workers. o-.,ni,,aa to-day
both at home and abroad. that shouid chaI- l.i
IeIse t,s antire membership. Our Watch-
nee nee Gs is "The whole Church enlisted in be-
half OF the whole world.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
APOLOGIES FOR POLICE
House Frees Men Arrested for
Alleged Sabbath Violations.

"You are discharged, and honoraby dis
charged and regret that such blundering
policemen should have put you TO this in
convenience and humiliation" said Magis-
trate House, in the Jefferson Market court.
Yesterday, as he dismissed two men who
had been arrested for violations Of the
Sabbath law.
william Stuckburg, who has been
driver for the furniture house OF c. f. Mat
thcws thirteen years. had been arrested
for taking ten desks from warehouse at
No. 20 Clark street to the new Offices Of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The
MAGISTRATE asked Patrolman George Harfst.
Of the Macdougal street station, why he
didn't think II was either necessary or
charitable" to move the desks 70 the in
surance company's new home. Harfst
could think of no answer, and the magis-
trate discharged Stuckburg.
The very next case happened to be Of the
same kind Patrolman John Ryan. Of the
West 20th street station, had arrested
Timothy Jordan for delivering a load Of
coal al the Hoffman House. Magistrate
House told the patrolman that. in view Of
the recent slippery streets and extreme
cold weather, there was no reason why
coal should not be delivered
When Ryan told him he had made the
arrest under orders from Captain Husscy
Magistrate House said: Take my COM
plimcrts to Captain Hussey, and tell him
that 1 suggest that ne put his policemen 10
better use than making foolish arrests for
violation Of the Sabbath. Such ridiculous
arrests l never heard Of This situation
should be called to the attention Of the
Police Commissioner.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
POLICE FORCE IN Y. NJ. G. A.
All Montclair Mail Carriers Also in
Organization.

The International Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association, in 2sth street.
reported yesterday that the entire police
force Of Montelafr, n. j.. twenty-eight men.
and the entire United States mail carrier
service Of the MontclaIr district. thirty-fiye
men, have joined the Young Mems Chris
tian Association and their fees Of member
ship have been paid by people OF Montclair.
Now efforts are being made to induce all
Of the streetcar motormen and conductors
to Join.
Nine-tenths of the missionary secretaries.
unattached preachers, theological seminary
professors and other Christian experts busy
in Manhattan during the daytime live In
Mortclair.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
Board of Elections Makes Its
Annual Report to the Mayor.
CHANGE IN METHODS NOTED
Polling Place Lessons Warned
Against Campaign Contribu.
tions-Fewer Errors.

The Board of Elections devoted a large
nart of It's annual report to the Mayor to
a recital OF the changes and improvements
in the working methods OF the board dur
ing the last year.
In the tabulated statistical addenda II
was reported. among other things, that OF
ninety-eight arrested for violation OF the
election law in the FIVE boroughs OF the
city only two were held for the grand
fury. There were forty arrests in Man
haitian; thirty-rine men were discharged
and one did not appear for trial. OF the
four men arrested in The Bronx and the
twenty-nine in Queens four and twenty
nine, respectively. were discharged. In
Brooklyn twenty-five arrests were made
twenty-three men were discharged and two
were held for the grand jury. In Rich
mond there were no arrests.
The report was signed by j. Gabriel
Britt, Moses NJ. Mckee. James Kane and
Jacob A. Livingston. They gave emphasis
TO the complaint that the work OF the
board was too much for the clerical stsff
allowed II, but did not ask for increases.
Among the reforms mentioned in the re-
port were system OF notification OF all
lessons OF polling places advising them
that they were not called upon TO contrib
ute TO any campaign funds because their
places were rented for polling booths and
asking them to report any such sohcita-
tlons to the board; the holding OF all ex-
amlnations for election officers at the same
time, and In as few places as possible TO-
gether with a plan for making these ex-
aminations as nearly like civil service ex-
aminations as possible. on this point the
report said:
The idea was not to conduct compeu-
tive examination, but rather one that
would test the candidates fitness for the
particular position which he sought 10
obtain"
Along this general line, too. the board
reported that by getting the men paid
within twenty days after the primary and
general elections they had discouraged the
usurers who had been discounting the
vouchers of those who served In various
capacities at the election.
With It's permanent staff OF clerks. the
board reported II tabulated an inventory
OF the city's property such as ballot boxes
voting booths, guard rails etc, used only
at primary and election time, and stored
In police stations and private storerooms
between times. Another duty added to
that OF the permanent clerical staff was
that OF supervision over the work OF the
boards OF inspectors during the time they
were actively engaged in their work on
primary and election days. even to the
examination OF the books and registers In
which the election officials recorded the
names OF voters. This examination and
the advice given TO election officers by the
Board of Elections stan, the board re-
ported, prevented numerous mistakes
which had formerly been apparent in the
work OF the election officers.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
WOULD PREVENT ILLNESS
Mrs. Meyer Lehman Gives $780,
600 to Mount Sinai Hospital.
ANOTHER NOVELTY PLANNED
Directors Announce They Will
Try Experiment of Cooling
Certain Wards in Summer.

Two entirely new features for hospital
uork we're decided upon yesterday at a
r,eeting Of the directory OF Mount Sinai
uosnital. The first Of these, the engage
r,snt in illness preventive work, was made
nossible by a gift Of 100000 from Mrs.
never Lehman. mother Of Justice Lehman,
~ the supreme Court. and widow of Meyer
lehman. who was for many years director
N the hospital The second is one which
has been contemplated for some time, the
installation of refrigerating devices for the
nprpose Of cooling certain wards in the hos
nital during the hot summer months.
The gift from Mrs. Lehman came as a
sprprise 20 most OF the directors. In let
ter addressed to the directors she stated
that she wished TO make a gift Of 10000 to
the hospital for the purpose of extending
"tbe work Of an institution which has been
most useful in alleviating illness to the
more vast field Of preventing Illness" The
letter also expressed the hope that pre-
ysntiye work would soon become depart
ment OF all hospitals.
The children of Meyer Lehman have al
,eady provided the hospital with a me-
mortal Of their father in the shape OF a
diSDenSarN, anu IN neT lelleE hIS. LellIAdH
said Il believe that more important me-
mortal will be established in developing the
work Of preventing illness
When seen at her home. No. 175 West
5Sth street, yesterday Mrs. Lehman said she
had been much impressed by the rapid
increase in the demand upon hospitals and
the practical impossibility OF the city TO
keep up with the everincreasing demand
for ward room and dispensaries, and
thought the time had come to reduce the
demand upon the hospitals by attacking dis
ease at its sources.
The innovation Of cooling wards has been
tested out in the army hospitals in the
Philippines for the treatment Of tropical
diseases Before the hot days Of next sum
mer plans will be made to place all per-
sons affected with intestinal and cardiac
diseases in the Mount Sinai Hospital in
wards where it will be possible TO ~educe
the temperature,
The work next summer will be in an ex-
perimental stage, and only small wards.
which in all will contain about eight cots.
will be so prepared. 1t is the theory CT
many noted physicians that heart and in
testinal diseases, which are much affected
BY the heat, can be greatly aided by the
cooling Of the patient and thus lowering the
blood pressure.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
FAST SINCE MAY BROKEN
Big Annie, Anaconda, Swallowed
Two Large Chickens.

The longest fast ever recorded in the
gardens Of the New York Geological So
oiety came TO an end yesterday, when Big
Annie, a giant anaconda, consumed two
large chickens. feathers and all. The %
foot snake, which has a 36-inch waistline
had not up TO that time eaten since she got
here last May from Trinidad.
When the keepers saw Big Annie make
for the first chicken as it was showed into
the cage having been killed a moment be-
fore, they realized that the snake had at
last grown hungry or found something she
liked.
And all she wanted was her chicken"
said Charles Snyder, keeper Of the reptiles
singing that refrain from popular tune
Big Annie wasted no time, and soon had
sulped down the fowl. There was plead
Ing look In her eyes when the chicken had
disappeared.
Get the other one" said Snyder, and
the second fowl was showed into the ana
ccnda's cage. Down 1t went with the same
rapidity
And all she wanted was her chee-kin,"
sang Snyder again
Now they are wondering II the editor
who sent the anaconda from Trinidad fed
the big snake on chickens or IL she will
eat nothing else. In the time since she
arrived here pigs, rabbits and other deli
cacics' have been offered to Big Annie,
without avail
On Thursday one OF the pythons. which
had tasted for four months, consumed a
thirty-pound pig
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
DENIES FRUIT STEAMER WAR
Atlantic Company Not To Be Absorbed
President SAYS.

The statement dispatched BY cable from
London 10 this country TO the effect that
there is a struggle between the United Fruit
Company and the Atlantic Fruit and Steam
snip Company and that the Hamburg
American Line may have to take over the
enterprise Of the Atlantic Fruit and Steam
soip Company is without foundation" said
Joseph III Glorgio. president OF the Atlantic
Fruit Company
There is nothing In the situation to
Justify any such belief unless the usual and
customary competition in which the Atlantic
fIuit and Steamship Company is engaged
Nitn other concerns in the same line OF
business may be so characterized.
II Is true he said, that the Hamburg
american I4ns has participated in an
Underwriting syndicate for bonds OF the
Aushtic Fruit and Steamship Company. but
while me amount Of It's underwriting was
substantial Il was less than that of each OF
tFfefal financial interests who have like
CHASE"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
FIND FOURTH AUTO VICTIM
Body of Fifth, a Girl, Still Fast
in Ice.

Trenton. y. j., Jan. 1.-THE body OF
Chester Van Clees, fourth Of the five VIC
Tins of the Saturday morning automobile
drowning accident. was recovered this af-
ternoon from the artificial stream into
which the high power machine plunged.
The bodv OF Annie Shakosky is still un-
der the ice.
The body OF Helen Mulvey, which was
taken to the morgue with that OF Mar
garet Tindall, will be shipped to her for
mer home in New Haven.
Frederick Foster. the driver of the ma
chine and the only one of the six occu-
PANTS of It 10 escape with his life. is not
expected TO be able to attend the coroner's
inouest. He is still confined to his fathers
home. on West State street, suffering from
shock and exposure.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
GOSSIP OF THE
COMMUTERS

Keep Montclair clean" Is the slogan OF
the health department Of that town in q
campaign against the practice OF expecto-
rating In the streets, trolley cars and other
public places Are you not willing to do
your share in the movement" asks the
health department In a circular which It is
distributing throughout the town with the
aid Of the police. II 80, refrain from
splitting on sidewalks. In trolley cars and
In railway coaches. You would not spit
upon the floor Of a church. Why, then.
should you spit upon the sidewalk or upon
the floor of car, both OF which are much
more public than a church," The penalty
for violating the law In this respect in
Montclair is 81.
New Jersey commuters take for granted
Hudson Maxim's prediction that eventually
the aeroplane will be used by them as
means Of conveyance to and from their
homes each day. Some OF them, who have
been committing since 1862. have witnessed
great changes in the transportation system
and remember when practically all the
daily travellers to and from the Oranges
and New York were carried In one
train each way. Morristown had an ex-
press OF Its own. consisting OF two coaches
and a smoker, which at Rosevile hooked
up with the Orange train and was hauled
ID Jersey City over what Is now the Penn
sylyania line by locomotive Of that line.
The time consumed In making the trip was
only slightly less than at present.
The old Dickerson Tavern, In Morristown.
where Btnedict Arnold was court martialled
when he was accused Of disloyalty, is being
moved to a new site. The building was
recently taken over by new owner. When
the tavern was built by Peter Dickerson. In
l7S, Water and Spring streets, at the inter-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
M,MAN1GAL CARRIED DYNAMITE
Cousin Says he Warned People to
~, Away from Suitcase.

Toledo. Jan. 14-Jay nns senm ax.arn,,sp rOusln o'
ortle McManigsl the confessed s eynsinlter' i,ea
whose father and sister nave ,e.oesi oesn sum
moDed TO appear before the r,n.s isaersr srana an,
Jury in indianapolis says MeMsn.sa, u, sras Wis.
tied their home hys times .I IN 'h5se Eseh years ,s
prior to his arss. last seAEy Apy suitcase tease %s amd
McManigal carrie. Florence, and father
warned ges% ag fromt. declaring that 1t con-
tained dynamite, 10 res that McManigal on
several Of these VlsavIng he was going TO
time each day. ssS ssS "Bruce." This man.
Reet Rssn man ,a na% now believes was James B.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
RUSHING WORK ON SCHOOLS
Strikers Who Delayed Their Compile
tion Returning to Work.

c. G. Norman. chairman of the board Of
governors OF the Building Trades Employ
ers' Association. four Of whose affiliated
organizations locked out all the members
of Local No. II OF the Sheet Metal Work
ers because il refused to call off strike
,h,cb was delaying work on several school
buildings. said last night that all the school
t,,,,d,ngs were now manned. An extra
60. however, will be put on them to-day.
,.rrha strikers and locked out men are re-
.,.r.tro N work unconditionally," he said,
Ind the trouble is ending Itself in that
wav While we could use more men. we
have every building more ,v Or less snned med
,,,arr anr viii be rushed on them by an extra
force of men. .,,oo, buildings two were
10 ndne night they would be ready Tor
salu .a an February l, II not before.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15

.,,,on Of which Il was built, were the two
,rIncipal thoroughfares Of the town. The
eat forge in Morristown was erected at
che rear Of the tavern. near the Whippany
p,ysr The first grist mill was on near
~, x,te and the first store was in one end
=, tbe house still standing opposite the old
site of the tavern. 10 -a
or,.rs were more accidents resulting in
Fractured limbs In the New Jersey sub
,,rhan towns last week than have occurred
,r the same period In the memory OF the
o,sest commuter. The cause OF the long
Itsr NJ casualties was the rain that followed
a neavy fall OF snow in the middle OF the
reek When the rain ceased the thermom-
eter dropped to nearly zero, and the heavy
coating OF wet snow that was on the side
walks froze solid. making the walks ex-
tremely slippery.
One of New Jerseys best known cen'e-
rar4ans, John Moore Butler. Of NO. tz 40
hott avenue Ocean Grove, expects TO ceie"
brate his 1920 birthday anniversary To-
,rorroy. Until short time ago Mr.. Butter
bad the full use OF all his faculties put
cstaracts grew over both eyes, and MS
musicians have decided not 20 submit the
old man to an operation for their removal
because OF his enfeebled condition. MI
pntler was a great lover Of horses In his
earlier days, and at one time owned fast
trotters. He attributes his longevity 10
temperate habits maintained throughout
his life.
seyeral hundred dollars that remain IN
the treasury OF the Moutclair protective
Association, which was organized nearly
twenty years ago TO give extra police pro-
lection against burglary, was to nave oecn
distributed among local charities al
meeting of the surviving members OF the
association called by the secretary d.
Richard p. Francis. but the expected ois-
tribution did not take place. Only three
n,smbers Of the old organization are still
living IN Montclair. These are DIR. Francis
.Iohn Porter and Sylvester Post. In the
hone that some other members OF the as
New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
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New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
noe HUNG TO MINK's TAIL
Harness Maker Finds Both Exhausted
from Battle They Had Fought.

Charles Koch. harness MAKER anu uap
nor NJ No. orchard street New Rocheiie'
heard a whining and squealins as ne ap-
nroached his traps Saturday and found ms
Sog probar strung up by one hind leg IN
noose 70 sapling, which had been useu
as mink trap III, ,v tho
probar held large black mink oy tne
IN lie was scratched and bleeding from
.%'" .a u,iat,s claws and teeth. Both the oos
a ene 49, mink which measured thirty-six
inches from its nose to the UP % s.,,,a
were nearly exhausted from ,helr oa,,v. ror
caught in the traps also were tnree sn~I
,,,I,,II that had come 10 help tneir coi'' "0'