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New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
FALLS UNN0TED BY FRIENDS
Man Jolted OFF Auto Seat Is Left
Dying in Roadway.
fBy telegraph 10 The Tribune.


Hartford, Conn, March S.-While riding
on the rumble seat OF an automobile along
the Berlin Highway on the way from New
Haven late last night John ]. Root. well
known salesman Of this city, was killed
under peculiar circumstances. His com
panions, including the owner of the car.
Eugene r. Clark, did not miss Root until
one OF them turned TO ask him a question
and found the seat empty.
Suspecting that he had been jounced of.
they laboriously began a search Of the road
they had Just travelled. and with the aid
Of the acetylene gas lamps discovered Root
living On one side Of the road unconscious,
five miles from the spot where he was first
missed.
doctor was picked up on the way to the
Hartford Hospital. but though the ma
chine was put to its best speed Root died
before he could be placed on the operating
table.
He leaves a wife, one da"shter and two
sons. The Hartford Gun Club OF which
Root was secretary, and to attend meet
ing of which he was returning to Hartford,
sat for several hours, awaiting his presence
and finally adjourned when he failed to
appear
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
WOMAN CAPTURES BURGLAR
Presses Gold Muzzle" Of Stove
Litter Against His Head.

The threat of Mrs. Samuel Korotkin,
wife OF a wel-to-do plate glass dealer liv-
ing at No. u22 Liberty avenue. East New
York, that she would blow out the brains
of a burglar who was in combat with her
husband yesterday. had a good effect, when
the woman pressed the cold end OF an
iron stove litter to the back of the man s
head
Don't shoot! | give inr' said the burg
lar. Letting go his hold on the throat of
Korotkin, ne got to his feet. Korotkin
got up too.
Get over there and turn your face TO
the wall, with your hands up!' he or
dered Give me that pistol, Marie. and
go out and get policeman he said. ''Fli
keep him here"
The Lurglar did as he was ordered, and
when Detective Frank Burke. OF the Lib
erty avenue station. arrived. in response
TO Mrs Korotkn's telephone call, he still
stood, face to the wall, covered with the
deadly" stove litter.
At the Liberty avenue station the burg
lar said he was Henry De Sara. twenty
FIVE years old. living in University Place,
Woodhaven, Long Island. In the New Jer-
sey avenue police court he was held with
out bail for examination by Magistrate
Hylan.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
CELEBRATE TONG VICTORY
Hip Sings Rejoice at Shooting Of
Rival On Leongs.

The members OF the Hip Sing Tong cele-
brated with formal feast last night at
the Chinese DelmonIco's. No. q Pell street
the victory they obtained over the On
Leongs last Tuesday. when, In front OF No.
IS Mott street, they shot and seriously
wounded two on Leongs. The On Leopgs
shot and killed the president and vice.
president of the Hip Sings early in the
year, and now 1t is again their turn TO re-
taliate II was for this reason that II spe-
cial detail of bluecoats from the Elizabeth
street station and a dozen detectives from
Headquarters stood about in the doorways
of Mott and Pell streets yesterday after
noon and evening.
But the feast proceeded to a happy end
ing without trouble, since the Oriental is
nothing II not patient. and the on Leouss
know as well as any Chinaman how to bioe
their time and assall the rival tong when
tho police are not on the watch and their
bullets Will count.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
DAY SPOILED
B. QuigIey, Of Battery, Sorry He
Asked Favor of J. Voute.
OVERCOME WHILE IN TOW
Learns Too Late That His Craft
Is Tied to Vessel Bearing
Dead Horses to Sea.

When the sun was two hours hign over
the Larbor Yesterday BIZ Qulgiey, t1e
Battery Loatman, took out MS Nhle"a'
Nantune H. and started for Bay Ridge. He
had an order 10 take lines from tramp
ship that was ready TO shit at Bush DOCKS.
The boatman was late and knew ne couio
not get there on time unless some tr'endly
steam craft came by and gave him low
He rowed strenuously for a while o1cklhs
his way through a choppy sea kicEed up oy
= stiff wind from the west. Not tug was
in sight Presently when he got abeam OF
the auartermaster dock at GoVerho' .
Island, ne saw a steam lighter astern head
ing in a sou;herly direction.
Here was his chance, and he TOOK IT, Gut
went the whitehall to the westward ana
when in hailing distance Quigley saw on
the deck Of the lighter his old friend JON
keer Noute.
Give us tow, Jonk" shouted the boat
man as the cold singing spindrift Deaf
against his face
Sure answered Jonkeer. Get ready
and well come about"
Zip went the boatman's line and the man
on the lighter made 1t fast. The pilot got
Lack on his course again and Quigley felt
happy.
Now, II must be remembered that Quig-
lev is q sharp citizen when 1t comes 10
building flathouses in Brooklyn and dab
bling in Wall Street on margins. but ne
was dull yesterday when he hooked UP 70
the lighter Anxiety over his tardy start
for Bay Ridge and vision dimmed by the
salt spray made Quigley indifferent 10 the
fact that the friendly craft he had hailed
was the Islander, laden with dead COWS,
dogs and horses for the inclneration plant
at Barren Island.
Hardly had the craft OF carrlJn got un-
der way when the wind shifted to the
southwest. blowing viciously through the
dead animals to me boatman 1stern. JON
keer Voute. always aesthetic. was puf1ng on
a black pipe as he stood ch erfully TO
windward and looked at Qulglev AS the
Whitehall bounded over the combers he
saw Bib" bind a big red handkerchief
around his mouth and nose and iie down in
his boat. When off Red Hook hatS Jonkeer
saw "Bn" rise and tinker with III" painter.
then drop back again, apparently cont Mt.
Finally, when the islander was of Bush
Docks Mr.. Voute looked again NJ QuiG-
ley, but the latter made no effor' TO cast
off. Shouts failed to rouse haze. and A.
last Jonkecr ard four others - he ISL
andcr pulled IN on the Whtehau's line.
Bush Docks, Bill" shouted Jonkeer. "Do
YOU want to get off here or at Borough
Han?"
No answer came from Quigley. Tncn old
Jonkeer Voute became scared and jumped
into the Neptune II. The boatman was on
the verge Of fainting. but rous"d himself
in time to coin some powerful 81 leuves.
and finally got away. After G'lsang his
work at Bush Docks he retur -t1 20 the
Battery. pale and angry. and \ the Ship
News office told the story Of tho morning s
adventure.
Jimmy" the Battery Dolphin. bought
bottle OF Florida water and oltned the
boatman's face until the spirit q revenge
had vanished.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
PETER P. ACRITELLl DEAD
Former Coroner Succumbs to
MENINGITIS in Hospital.

Former Coroner Peter P. Acriteili died
yesterday afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock at the
Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital, following
an operation performed last Friday. Cere-
bro spinal meningitis was the cause of his
death
Mr.. Acritelli who was Deputy State Fire
Marshal, fell out Of an upper berth on his
way from this city to Albany on Lincoln's
Birthday. He was taken TO hospital in
that city and then brought back TO Brook
lyn. His home was at No. 373 9lst street,
Fort Hamilton. His wife, daughter and
three brothers were at his bedside when he
died.
He was born in Acri, Italy. In 1878, and
came to this city when eleven years old,
completing in the New York evening schools
an education which had been started at
the Gymnasium OF Cosenza- His early
career was spent in a chandelier factory
and in the express and cloakmaking bust
nesses. Becoming president and delegate Of
the Cloakmakers' Union. be finally swung
over into politics, appearing prominently In
the councils of Tammany Hall
His first public Office was that of in
dictment clerk under District Attorney
Asa r. Gardiner. n which he continued
for six months after Eugene Philbin had
succeeded 70 the head Of the county's law
department. For three years after that
Nr. Acritelli was interpreter for the I'd
District Court. resigning the Office to be-
come coroner of the city in 1905. Dur
ing his campaign he made IL known that
he believed in the power Of the govern
ment. municipal. state and national. TO
revoke q public service franchise when
the franchise was not used for the best
interests Of the public He also held that
twenty-five years was long enough for
franchise 10 run.
Aeritelh was nominated for coroner egain
~ 1909 but failed at reelection. in 1907
two indictments were handed down against
him. charging a misdemeanor and felony
in connection with Illegal registration.
After a long drawn o9t affair in the courts
Justice Davis Instructed the jury 10 hring
in verdict of mot guilty" which was
done. Abraham Levy. counsel for Acritelli
contended that the deputy from the Office
of the State Superintendent of Elections
did not make known his official standing
when ne asked a question, and that there
fore, under the law. there had been no in
tent TO give a false answer.
After his career as coroner Mr. Acritel
secured an appointment as member uf the
Explosives Commission, serving in that ca
pacity until last August. when he was ap-
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
HARLEM YOUNG MEN HELD
Complaints Regarding Sunday
Crowds Cause 25 Arrests.

In response to many complaints thar
have been made recently regarding the
conduct Of young men who stood on street
corners in Harlem on Sunday afternoons
and insulted passers-by, Inspector Swee'
ney and six detectives made several trips
through Harlem In a department automo'
bile yesterday afternoon and made twen'
ty-five arrests
In almost every case the persons ar
rested we're well dressed young men,
Some of the men arrested were lettering
on street corners, while several OF tns
persons arrested were said by the pohcs
TO have been playing craps" Twelve Oh
the prisoners were taken TO the "Ss
l25th street station. two 20 the West lsEa
street station and eleven were Locked W
In the East l26th street station.
One Of the detectives said the numoer
of arrests would probably have peen
greater if the automobile in which ths
PARTY made the trips had not been so wen
known to the residents OF Harlem. on
several occasions groups OF men orohe w
quickly when the machine made JUS ap-
pearance.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
JUSTICE MILLS FIGHTS FIRE
Checks Blaze in Mount Vernon Home
Until Engine Arrives.

Justice Isaac n. Mills, of the Supreme
Court, proved himself a good fireman yes
terday. when he fought blaze which
threatened to destroy his large country
house OF the outskirts Of Mount Vernon.
Justice Mills had just returned from
walk when his servants toll him the house
was on fire. He rushed to the second floor
and found brisk blaze in bedroom in the
northeast corner. There were at least a
dozen pillows and a lounge on fire, and the
Judge seized fire extinguishers, which he
emptied on them.
In the meantime an alarm had been
turned in, and Chief Rowland, with Chemi
cal No. /, reached the house, distance Of
a mile, in four minutes. The fire was put
out by the Mount Vernon fremen, while
Judge Miller helped to carry out some Of
the furniture and bric-a-brac. The dam
age was about $500
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
ADVERTISING MEN TO MEET.

The annual convention OF the Eastorn
Division OF the Associated Advertising
Clubs OF America Is TO be held at the Wal
dorf on Thursday. II will be followed by
dinner. at which Frederick t. Murphy. Of
this city. will he the POSTMASTER. The con-
venton will be attended by several hundred
delegates. representing clubs In this state.
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. the New
England States and the District Of CO.
lumba.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
WANTS DIVORCE FROM GRoUcH
A Louisiana Woman Says "Huoo'
Finds Fault with Everything.

New Orleans. March 3.-Alleging as Nv.
sole grounds that her husband Is chronS
Crouch" and a grumbler. Celia l. - ,
has brought suit for divorce against Is
Thompson Green. The petition charges ua.
Green finds fault with everything '"'
does"
Mrs. Green asserts that as a legal eth's.,
and social proposition this attitude to"as
her is cruel ard OF such p nature a.
render their living together insupportap'
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the united S'''''
for $3.50 a year.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

ponted DEPUTY State Fire Marshal at a
salary of 5000 year. In the iall OI ''O'
Coroner Acrltelli as he then was was
forced into bankruptcy, the banking ana
real estate businesses In which he had dab
bled for several years prior to that Time
having proved failures.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
'eATTLEsHIP VS.. CRAFTSMANSHIP,

Mrs Lucia Ames Mad. OF Boston, wi
speak this evening in the Pilgrim congre-
gational Church. Madi on, avenue ard .2lst
sire I on THE Battles ip VS. Statesman
ship" under the auspices Of the New York
Peace Soclely.
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
Flickinger

Rigney .A... guard ... Flicknger
Lacey
Campbell 49,. guard M McDonough
Field goals Haney s. Burke a. Rig
ney 4. NJ McDonough 3, Shields s. Nc
.Cullough 2, G.. McDonough 3, Lacey l..
Glen 1. Fouls Burke ., Mccullough
b. Referee Maxwell
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
MOORE WON'T
ASK TRI-COUNTY
FOR PRESIDENCY

NEWARK. Del, Dec. 19.--At a meet
ing Of the Tri-County League to be
held in a short time It is likely that a
president Will be chosen to succeed j.
b. Moore. of oxford. Moore. It is said.
does not desire reelection Thomas
Kay Of Elk Mills, who has been an
active and valuable worker in the
organization since it was started sew
eral years ago, is being talked OF for
the office. The circuit will probably
remain the same, although Rising Sun
is anxious to get back. When the an
nual meeting is held more stringent
rules relative to the conduct of teams
on the field and also a better umpire
system will likely be adopted
The Newark club will hold a meet
ing in few days and will elect Bert
Everson, who is known to baseball
fans throughout the country as man-
ager Everson was one of the pitch
ers on the Wilmington A. A. Club OF
1902 which was managed by the late
Jesse Frysinger. and which club won
the famous $1,000 game from the
Brandywine team of West Chester. az
the Athletic grounds, Philadelphia.
Everson is now working in Newark
and Is the choice of all the players for
manager He may get back in the
game himself
Evening journal., 1912-12-19

dances instead OF presenting them at
some meeting of the athletic associa-
tion which has formerly been the GUS
tom The football DIS are to be pre-
sented at the Junior Prom Baseball,
basketball and track DIS viii be pre-
sented at the June dance. 1t is
thought that this form Of presenta-
ton will give more honor to the
awarding of the letters.
Another subject discussed but not
voted on was the proposed new plan
for collection of the athletic associa-
tion dues Formerly each student
was assessed five dollars each term
and unless the dues were paid he
was made to pay admission to every
athletic contest which he saw during
the year. This plan Is rather unsat-
isfactcry because many of the stu
dents never paid their dues or came
to the games Now since the pay
mont Of all A. A. dues is made to DR..
Steele. treasurer of the new athletic
council. it is desired to have bet
ter plan Of collection. II has been
proposed to have every student pay
three dollars to become a voting
member of the athletic association
and then purchase an admission book
for S5 The book admits the holder
TO all athletic contests held during
the year This practically means
that the dues will be So a year, in
stead of $11, as formerly. These
books of admission will be issued to
any alumni of the college who de-
sire them.
rbo nlan iteoif 1coI,e good but it
was not officially adopted by the as
sociation until further Information
about the issue of the books is on
hand
r. p. Jols. 'l3. president of the
A. A.. announced that vote on the
subject would be taken Immediately
after the holidays. Most of the stu
dents are i'm favor of the measure.
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
NEW RATING FOR PITCHERs.
Number Of Runs and Hits Allowed
win Count in Making Up Average.

CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-No record of
the number OF games won and lost by
American League pitchers will appear
i'm the official averages compiled by
the baseball season Of 1913. according
to a statement of President Ban John
son. II am opposed to the present
method OF rating hurlers," said 5ohn-
son. "and the won and lost column
will be absent In the next batch of
pitching figures sent out from my
Office
Instead OF having the pitchers ar
ranged according to their victories
and defeats. Il is my intention to have
them rated according TO the number
OF hits they yield In an inning or ac-
cording to the number of runs that are
earned off their delivery The details
of the new plan have not been
worked ore but the present method
will be forsaken for all time.
"L intend TO put an expert at work
to evolve a satisfactory formula and
expect to have one ready by the OPEN
ing of the season"
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
PRIZE WALTZ IN THE titb WARD.

A Prize Waltz will be given in the
Polish Turner Hail. Sycamore and
Maryland avenue, Thursday evening,
Dec. 18th. Bird and Edwards Or
chestra T. p. Healy, e. Duffy Mgrs. >
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
COMPANY A PUTS
ONE ON MOHAWK

At the Armory on Tuesday night
Company A defeated the Mohawk five
by the score Of 81 to -. Although
outplayed Mohawk played a steady
game. Widen starred for the Arm
.ory team, being responsible for
twelve goals while French and J.
Collins starred for Mohawk.
Mohawks, although only lately or
ganized, are making rapid strides to
athletic prominence and the club Is
sure to be represented by young men
who are bound to conduct them
selves in a creditable manner in
athletic competition.
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
DELAWARE ELEVEN, 1913
PICKS LIND AS MANAGER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Dec. 19.-The Athletic
Association of Delaware College has
elected Earl Lind, IA. manager Of
the 1913 football team, and Herman
Little. 10. assistant manager
Lind was assistant manager OF
footall this year. He is a hard
worker and has a lot Of college
spirit. 'Liny" is also a varsity base.
ball man. having held down third
base on last years team. He should
make a great success Of his manager
ship.
Little is a track man and takes a
lot OF interest in college activities.
He should make a good assistant
manager
The association decided by vote to
present the DIS at the various college
Evening journal., 1912-12-19

al tn eadnsb sbasof Rye GRv
n
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
TRI-STATERS
FILE BONDS
All Clubs Post FOrfeitS Then
FOrfeitS Play the 1913
Season
CHICKS HOLD ALL
The FORMER PLAYERS

All of the clubs Of the Tri-state
league have hled their bond and
SEN. their reserved list OF players to
President Carpenter, Wilmington
claims an the last year players.
Harrisburg lost several Of It's stars
hy ine draft, but Manager COckill is
already on The hunt Tor capable men
TO plug up the holes. Charry Kelch-
ner also has number of future
greats lined up for a trial and IL
looks as if harrisburg need not have
amy worry as 20 the makeup Of the
team next year
The Allentown club has also re-
served an IT'S old players.
John H. Myers of the Atlantic City
team. has announced that he will be
back in the game and all he wants
is the privilege 20 allow his team to
play the games on the road until June
~ IN order to permit the summer
residents at the seashore 60 land.
John Manning, manager OF the
York team during the last season, has
written 10 George W. Heckert, who
will manage the White Roses next
Noar asking for his release Man
Hing is still the property of the York
club and Is subject TO sale or trade
the same as any other player who be.
longs TO the club.
Manager Heckert says that Man
ming would be given a square deal
by the York club and. that the
former manager would be able topur-
chase his release for reasonable
sum- This was explained 10 Man
ming. but the latter has not yet made
an answer It Is said that Manning
viii be largely interested In one OF
the teams in the newly organized
Northeastern league.
II is not known whether or not
riddle Manning. the young second
baseman and brother of John, who
was hurt In the opening week of tho
season last year will report 10 the
York team next spring. He was un-
decided when he left here last year
about playing again because
Of his accident and had almost de.
cided 10 leave the diamond game for
his profession of dentistry
Larry Quinian. former shortstor
.on the Wilmington team has attach.
'ed his signature 10 "a contract wifi
the Erie team. Of the Interstate
league Quiulan viii act IN the ca.
pacity of manager and viii also be
player on the nine Ouinlan dur.
ing his STAY I'm the Tri-State proved
valuable PLAYER. and was sold at tho
end of the season to the Wilkesharr'
team of the New York State league
John + Hayden. former outheldei
for the York team. II has been an.
nouncod viii manage the Louisville
baseball club of the American as
"a. 80,
le succeeded lohn Tiehe iu that ca
pacity last June under the forme
ownership HAYDEN who viii be
lrrch manager Joined the club II
the winter of 1910 1911
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Evening journal., 1912-12-19
BROWNSON GOES
EXTRA PERIOD TO
TRIM DEFIANCE

With but a half minute to play,
dazzling shot, propelled by the re-
liable Doc Haney, went swishing
through the net. IN last nights
Brownson-Dehance game. and robbed
Defiance OF a 1890 victory and neces-
STATED the playing of an extra five
minute period, during which Brown
son copped the most sensational con
test OF the season by a 40-32 margin.
When Charley McDonough landed
pretty toss in the first minute he
started a series OF shots that viii long
be remembered by the fortunate, en-
thusiastic throng that gathered IN the
old hall last evening
Defiance blazed away from the be-
ginning and sklliul tabs by Shields,
McDonough and Mccullough gave the
Adams strets boys a 10 lead
Haney emergency man tore Off an
overhead heaye from the side Of the
net and this gave the big FIVE the
proper incentive Burke and Nc
Donough dropped in a couple but
their ever watchful and accurate op-
ponents did not remain idle and also
bombarded the baskets BY uphill
work Brownson manged to catch up
to the fast going Defiance crew and at
the end OF the first half they had
nosed them out on the home stretch
by a 14-i2 count
The history making second session,
found both teams at the best and
Defiance strengthened by their veter-
ans, Lacey and Glenn, gave Brown
son the closest rub Of the season
playing together IN their characteris-
tic way passing like fends and work.
ing the inflated sphere up to their
goal they managed 10 overtake
Brownson and then the merry battle
was on to the finish.
Defiance played the greatest game
Of their long and successful career
and Salmon Shields, the lightning
forward with his eight tosses was the
mainstay OF the barely defeated
quintet
Joe Haney started tied and won
the contest for Brownson Rigney. with
four goals, aided materially IN the vic
tory. McDonough and Burke, with
their great floor work We're in the
battle from start to finish. The line
up;
Brownson Defiance
Haney - forward ~ Shields
Evening journal., 1912-12-19

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Evening journal., 1912-12-19
McM1CHAEL BREAKs EVEN.

McMichael, the Sussex pool cham
pion, ended his stay in this city yes
terday, when he split oven in two
games in the State pocket billiard
tourney. In the afternoon he won
from the Cotton 15O to 1913. I'm the
evening game Ryan took the Milford
crack into camp 15O to 129.
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
DURMEYER MAY STICK
TO THE CHOPPING BLOCK

Tri-State baseball fans will miss
Charlie Durmeyer. the clever short
stop, two seasons with the Altoona
team and last season at Reading. He
is engaged in the butchering busi-
ness in New Orleans and is doing so
we'll that he has decided to give up
the game. Charlie has played pro-
fessional ball for seven years and he
saved his earnings and last fall pur-
chased a large establishment. In a
letter to the Reading Eagle Charlie
says
81 guess have played my last pro-
fessional game. I'm doing great in
the butcher business and will stick
to 1t and play with independent
teams around home" Durmeyer was
one Of the best known and most pop
ular men in the Tri-State.
Fat Chincoteague oysters, 25c a
quart; fresh fish, pounds 25c-Wil-
liam Thomnson 70 n EOurth