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New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
FCRDHAM LAW SCHOOL DIMES
Two Hundred Members and
Guests at Fifth Annual Affair

There was a legal tone Of good cheer AZ
the fifth annual dinner OF the Fordham
University School Of Law at the Hotel
Manhattan last night. Fundamental rules
OF law and maXims in equity were para
Dbrased in humorous vein and hurled with
the concerted voice Of the students at tue
various members Of the faculty. but al
wavs with the rattlinE Ram. Ram cheer
of Fordham on the end for each and every
Prof" An informal reception was held
in the hotel parlors prior to the dinner, AT
which some Of the graduate luminar"s OF
the school entertained the receptive under
graduates with stories Of old Fordham.
Tohn E. McGeehan acted as POSTMASTER
and introduced the Rev. Thomas J. Nc
C,;usIev the new rector of the university
ae the first speaker. Father McCluskcy
u.as cheered TO the echo. He gave the stu
dents a lot Of advice as to the manner
IN which they should conduct themselves
IN and out of the university, and left them
with the one word-work-as their suIdc
70 success.
Lieutenant Governor Thomas +. Conway
e,,nnIemented the advice OF the rector M
discussing "Thc Law School and Tn"
STATE" He forewarned the PROSPECTIVE"
Young lawyers that there were some great
and difficult problems Of government to
grapple with at the present time and told
them that a crisis in the affairs Of the ma
tIon was bound to come unless these great
rroblems were solved within reasonable
time He discussed several OF the sO-called
progressive policies, and prophesied u
broader reality in representative govern
ment. with the general adoption Of direct
nr,maries. the initiative and referendum
and recall.
Among the other speakers were Ralph w.
Clifford, pro-dean Of the law school; JUS
tices Mccall and Tompkins, Of the Supreme
Court: former Justice Morgan j. O'Brien,
George Gordon Battle and Joseph =. Burke
About two hundred members and guests Of
thn law schnnl attended the dinner.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
GAS KILLS FIVE OF FAMILY
Hundred Others Saved by a Boys
Warning.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune !

Philadelphia, Feb. 6-Five persons were
killed. three were overcome and a hun
dred lives were endangered early this
morning when gas from a leaky main OF
the United Gas Improvement Company en-
tered homes on Carlton and CallowhlI
streets.
The tragedy resulted in the wiping out
Of the entire family. with the exception
of the husband and father OF Paul Doz-
raj, OF No 22O7 Carlton street, the dead
persons being his wife, three children and
his brother-in-law. OF those overcome ALL
were residents of No. 2209 Carlton street,
in front of which the leak is believed TO
have occurred.
That nearly every person on Carlton
street between ed and sd streets was not
killed by the escaping gas is due TO Ma
than Goodman, a thirteen-year-old boy.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning he was awak-
ened and smelled gas. lie told his father,
who notified the gas company. The COM
pany sent men out to look for the leak.
but il was after ( o'clock and the em-
ployes Of the company realized that the
persons in Carlton street were I'm danger
Then they went through the street and
ordered the residents 10 vacate their
homes.
When the gas company employees came
to No. 2207 Carlton street they found the
bodies Of the five victims.
The strange features of the accident
are the facts that the houses along Carl
ton street are not equipped with gas and
the main runs almost directly through the
middle Of the street.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
MRS. LEGGETT PUZZLES JUDGE
Asks How Much She Should Spend on
Daughter, Aged Twelve.

Mrs Bessie Mcleod Leggett, widow of
Francis II. Leggett. a grocer. brought a
proceeding yesterday as guardian for her
daughter Frances H. Leggett to deter
mine how much she may spend for the
education. support and maintenance Of
the child, who is twelve years old.
Mr.. Leggett died in 1909 His daugh-
ter's share OF his estate amounted TO
sl,1OO,OOO in personal property and s325.-
900 in real estate. There Is now payable
s3Oe, 900. The net income last year Mrs.
Leggett said was s35,000, and this year
1t will amount to $4,000. Her own share
OF the estate was s54.5S3 of the personal
and one-third OF the real estate.
The mother has made certain expendi-
lures for her daughter and wants to be re-
imbursed. Justice Gerard yesterday ap-
pointed William Rand, jr. as referee to
decide how much money ought to be spent
for little Miss Leggett.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
CABINET MINISTER KIDNAPPED
MexiCans Send Gonzales Into Chi
huahua on q Hand Car.

Torreon. Mexico Feb. 6-Abraham Con
zales Minister OF the Interior. who went to
Camargo TO Quell the uprising at that
point was made prisoner by the mutineers,
escorted to the railroad at Santa Rosalia
and sent to chihuahua on hand car. ac-
cording to news which reached here to-
day The rebels resented his interference
and refused to listen to his overtures. At
Santa Rosalia he reported his failure TO
the central government, whereupon troops
en- route to chihuahua were ordered to de-
train at Jiminez.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
NEARLY KILLED BY GAS
Continued from first page.

trip up when the car stopped between
the third and fourth floors. The current
had given out, and after Anderson had
worked the lever without result for
time, he saw it was hopeless and crawled
from the top of the car and ran TO the
upper floors, calming the nervous women
and guiding them to the street
Patrolman Thompson, of the West
12jth street police station, who had
heard the explosion while a block away,
sent in a call for the police reserves, who
came in the patrol wagon under Ser
geant Sheehan. TO add TO the din anu
excitement, somebody pulled a fire alarm
box on the corner, bringing an engine
and a hook and ladder company. The
iremen quickly descended into the base
ment, but there was nothing for them
to do there. so they went through tho
upper floors, opening all the windows In
order to give the smoke an outlet
Trying to Crawl to Door.
When Sergeant Sheehan reached the
basement he found the three injured
men trying to crawl TO the doorway.
They were assisted to the street ana
then Dr. Pratt, of Harlem Hospital, was
summoned. He said Wilson was suffer
ing mostly from shock and bruises. Mon
tine and Lee, however were in a more
serious condition. Besides their internal
injuries they were both suffering from
severe burns about the head, chest and
legs.
Large crowds collected il the street.
attracted by the rumors of another bomb
explosion, and the police reserves put in
busy half hour quieting the fears OF
hysterlcal women and persuading them
TO return TO their homes. II was more
than an hour before order was restored
When the tenants OF the apartment
house went back TO their homes they
found all the lights had gone )ut
There was a scurrying about for lamps
and candles, and neighborhood traders
in these things did a good business for
the rest Of the evening. Two patrolmen
were stationed in the building for an
hour for the purpose of assuring the still
timid women that all danger had passed.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
NERRICK NEXT AMBASSADOR
Greeted by x-Vice-President Fair
banks as Man for French Mission.

Cleveland, Feb. G.-Former Governor My
ron r. Herrick was greeted as next Am
bassador TO France" at "A luncheon OF bust
ness men to-day. The words were en-
ployed by former Vice President Charles
w. Fairbanks I'm an address. and pro-
voked the applause Of the assembly.
"All men In politics have their place"
said Mr.. Hernck. referring to "A statement
by Mr. Fairbanks that he was "out OF
politics" VI believe the man who rants
about the country, shOves up his hair,
crouches or the stage and then breaks
down has his place"
Senator La Toilette was thought TO have
been the object OF this reference
To all inquiries touching his probable
appointment to France, Mr. Herrick per-
sistently answered: - have nothing to
saw"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
Lrrnm The Trlhun, Bureau.


Washington. Feb. 6.-President Madero Cf
Mexico occupies delicate position and Is
I'm danger OF falling I'm the footsteps OF MS
predecessor by losing the confidence OF the
American government. Replying to the
American note OF last Saturday demanding
protection for Americans and their prop
erty Madero has answered that this pro-
lection has been given ever since he as
sumed office, last November, and that ne
can give every assurance that foreigners
are absolutely safe Furthermore he 6iVes
assurance in his note, sent through the
American Ambassador In Mexico city, that
there Is no revolution. that the reports OF
disturbances everywhere. except at Juhrez,
are untrue and that grossly misleading In
formation has reached the American gov
ernment through irresponsible correspond
ents
President Madero is presumed to mean
newspaper correspondents, but the State
Department has received numerous reports
from it's own correspondents. the American
Embassy In Mexico City and consular off,
GERS in various parts OF the country, in
dicating that "a well defined revolutionary
movement has been undertaken, although
no army comparing with that which op-
posed Diaz has taken the field
Friends of Diaz still insist that his down
fall was due to the unfriendly course Of
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
HISTORIC HOTEL BURNED
Was Built with Money Paid for Killing
J. Wilkes Booth.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 6.-several hundred
guests at the Downey Hotel were forced to
hurriedly depart tonight by a fire which
swept the six story structure The loss
may amount to 100000. At the time the
fire broke out convention was I'm progress
and the hotel was crowded.
The hotel had been the gathering place
half a century. IL was built i'm 1866 by
Colonel Fayette Baker with a portion OF
the government reward he received for
the capture OF John Wilkes Booth. who
chief OF the government Secret Service.
and shortly after the death OF President
Lincoln he came to Lansing and built the
hotel ------------ -------------- -
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
VASQUEZ GOMEZ PACIFIC
Would Be President, but Would LeaG
No Armed Revolution.

San Antonio. Tex, Feb 6-Emilio Vas
quez Gomez. who is in San Antonio, de-
MED tonight that he has any intention
OF going into Chihuahua and heading the
revolutonists. He reiterated his state
ment of few days ago that II his coun-
trymen called him to be President OF the
republic he would accept, but that he rs
a man Of peace" and would lead no revo-
luton, the ends of which must be accom-
plished by bloodshed."
Senior Vasquez Gomez has been confined
to his home the last two days with a Sc
we're cold
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
DIVORCED WIFE FOR CRUELTY
L. A. D. Percival, of Jersey City, Oh.
tains Decree at Reno.
IRn TcIegraph % Thc TrIhnne.

Reno, New, Feb. 6.-L. A. Darymple Per-
cival. manager Of the Amalgamated Paint
Company, OF Jersey City, a member of the
Meadow Brook Country, the Spring Lake
Country and other clubs, after two at
tempts proved legal residence in Nevada
to-day and obtained a divorce from Ethel
PercivaI on the ground of cruelty.
Percival testified that they were mar
ried In New York in November, 1900 and
that his wife associated with horsemen,
riding masters and jockeys and was fire.
quently intoxicated in public restaurants.
He also cited instances of improper con-
duct with a Bay Shore clubman and
others. lie also declared his wife beat
him with mop stick, nagged and abused
him and that he left her in 1910 Mrs.
Percival, who Is living at the Hotel Gren-
oble, New York, made no defence
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
DR.. c. zlEclER DECORATED.

Dr. Curt Ziegler. Who since last Noyem-
Der has been Acting German Consul Gen
eral here, owing to The illness OF Consul
General Franksen, has received the Order
of the Red Eagle from Emperor William,
IL was announced yesterday. DR.. Ziegler
has been attached to the German Consulate
here since 1902. In 1909 he was appointed
German Consul.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
COURT DELAYS DYNAMITE CASES.

Los Angeles, Feb 6-The trials Of Olaf
A. Tveitmoe. Anton Johannsen and T. A.
Clary, OF San Francisco. and j. A. Mum
sey, Of Salt Lake City. the labor leaders
indicted for conspiracy to transport dyna-
mite, went over until July in the Federal
Court to-day because of the crowded cal
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07


Iron Workers and declared for open
shops" -.
Tho public does not now realize the
scope OF this investigation, but Wren w w
arrests are made and the facts become
known the enormity Of the government >
task will appear. Workingmen and socle'!
generally VIII be benefited.
Men Who Are Involved.
Part Of the indictments are known to
he against men who met Ortie +. Nc
Manigal in Detroit in June, 1907, and n
duced him, because of his familiarity
with explosives gained while working in
a stone quarry, to become regular
member of McNamaras "dynamitiaG
crew."
other indictments are believed to be
against men who met McManigal in Bos-
ton and showed him where to put the eX-
plosives which blew up part of an opera
house there on March %. 1909, and who
afterward went with him TO Springfield,
Mass, and showed him where to blow
I'D part Of municipal building. as Well
as against men who escorted him from
New York to Hoboken and to Jersey
CITY, where he did "jobs" in 1909 and
1910. Men who met him in Cleveland in
July. 1910, and arranged for an explosion
at Akron, Ohio. and men who took
charge of him when he arrived at Peoria,
ILL.,, to blow up places there, are also
known to be involved.
Another Indictment is said to deal with
a Chicago man who, after McManigal
partly wrecked by dynamite an iron
works plant in South Chicago in Feb
ruary, 1911, handed him an envelope
containing $165, with the remark,
There's money in that"
Men who were traced as having helped
in causing explosions at Omaha, Eric,
Penn. Davenport. Iowa; Perth Amboy,
\. j.; Pelham, n. Y, and many points
in Ohio. where twenty explosions &C.
CURED, are said to be involved.
Three charges are embraced in the in
dictments as drawn up. These are:
Violation of the federal law regulating
the interstate shipment of explosives,
conspiracy to violate the law regulating
the shipment of explosives, and conceal
ment of knowledge of the guilt OF others
in the two crimes. The charge of con-
cealment of knowledge is said to have
been invoked not only in connection
with money spent by the McNamaca
brothers for explosives, but also in re
lation TO the stores of explosives kept
by the dynamiters at Tifin. Ohio; Roch-
ester, Penn. Muncie, Ind, and Indian
apoliS.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
STRAUSS ENGAGES oEsTINN.

Mrs Emmy Destinn Yesterday cabled her
acceptance TO Richard Strauss of his invi-
tatlon to create the title role In the new
opera "Ariadne In NaXos," at Stuttgart.
next october, 0-~
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07

,ionaI Association Of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers and declared for open
shops" ~
The public does not now realize me
scopc OF this investigation, but when the
arrests are made and the facts become
known the enormity of the government >
task will appear Workingmen and society
generally will be benefited.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07

Januarv 29-Erie. Penn; Mccain Con-
struction Company; Car Dump Coal Com
many; 81, 800 ..
Fcbruary 24-South Chicago. Brown Hoist
ing Machinery Company; iron works plant;
partly wrecked. go. ,,1,,.,- ~
sban Construction Company and Jenrles
Manufa acturing Company: traction Iaduct
and coal mine tipple; two explosions; total
Warcb 1g-MIIwaukee. Heyl e. Patterson;
unloading bridge; $4,000 and 1900 to
March 20~French Lick. Ind. Lafayette
bridge Works. hotel addition.
March 24-Omaha, Caldwell & Drake Iron
Works. courthouse; building seriously dam
aged. ,,.,,..u
&, Drake Iron Works; badly damaged.
March 25-North Randall. Ohio; Heyl d
Patterson: orc cOnveyer: $4,000.
April 2-South Bend, Ind; railroad VIA
Sbrii 4~springfeld, Mass: A. e. Ste
nhens Company; municipal building; sew
eraI thousand dollars.
September 3-Mount Vernon. n. Y; Amer
ican Bridge Company: railroad Viaduct;
81 600 ,.,,
Scpternber 24-Cleveland. Variety Iron and
steel Works; coal conveyer. (Attemptl
october l6-Near Santa Barbara, Cal; (;
bridge completed three years ago; dyna-
mite found just before President Tafts
eupcial traine passed.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07

& Stuart Company; Erie Railroad bridge
damage 5000
December 3l-Cleveland, Lucius Company
+ Cleveland Short Line Railroad bridge; dam
! age, $780,
December 3l-Mill Creek, near Cleveland
/ Lucius Company; vaduct damage, Sl,2OO
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-09-14

this valley are ferti e and highly suit able for agricultural development
 A railroad extended from Seward to the Kusnohwim valley, at q pojrt near the mouth of the Tako.na river at Ne Grath, would connect up with tide tier the great river system of the K lskokwim and it's tributaries, con- taining probably over 1000 miles of navigable rivers. Many of the tribu- tary streams of the Kuskokwim, such as the Takotna, the HOhOlitnu, the Aniak, the George, the Tuluksuk, and the main river itself are beginning to produce gold in payable quantities, and only require better transportation to develop them into important mining districts. A road terminating at Me Grath would be able to give service winter and summer, and would furnish all residents of Alaska east of the kuskokwim, including the people of Nome and Seward peninsula mail ser vice between their homes and Seattle at least 20 days shorter than that they now have. and 10 days shorter than if the only railway terminal were at Fair banks. A terminal at McGrath would also bring the mail about five days closer to the people of the Ruby dis trict than if the only terminal were at Fairbanks. There are about 5000 white residents who would thus be ac- commodated. Such road would handle a large volume of passenger traffic from the districts just mentioned both summer and winter. This committee firmly believes that no railroad could be extended to any part of Alaska which would be of greater service and produce greater development than one extending into the great Kuskokwim valley.
 We, therefore, urge and commend to
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-09-14
Notice Of Forfeiture

TO II. IICrC!iI,, SON:
 You your heirs and assigns, are hereby not fed that the uuder-i gucd has expended Iu labor and imprON e:nerts the sum of one hundred do' ;le2,lT each ?l t.,s ygato ot .9.o Izti .,., called the x ?. NJ. association OH Otter creek in the Otter NiainG ard Recording District Territory of AlesKa; ycu are further rCtih,d that If at the expiration of riuety-g5 days after the last publication of this notice yOu tiil or refuse 10 ,oNtr.bDte your proportion of such expenditure, your interest in said clam will be come the property of the undersigned your Cu OF.rer lander section z5z3 cf the Revised Stat uJes uf the C.:Ittd Stote-,
 VA. DIKEIjAN. Hist publication September "A, lgr2,
 Last publication December rt. t.'z.
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-09-14
ROAD BUILDER HANDS
 IN HIS FINAL REPORT

In closing down the work of the Alaska Road Commission in the Iditarod district for the 1912 season, Foreman A. F.. Light has forwarded report of work accomplished to his superior officer, John Zug, assistant engineer of the road com mission, at Fairbanks. The work of the season just brought to an end was applied on mile 4, 5 and 6 and the first 400 feet of mile 7 of the Iditarod- Flat road Six hundred and twenty feet of corduroy was laid on mile ?, 10 connect the work of last season with the Otter street road Of the entire work done 6,6oO feet is corduroy, and the remainder done with the grader. The total amount of work done that is practically complete is I2 800 teet-representing the work of this season alone, which is in good order at this time The work of last year required very little re pairing.
 The completion of the road was prevented owing to the withdrawal of funds July ?, following President rafts veto of the army appropria- tion.
 The winter trail between Iditarod City ard DiEeman has been re- paired ill several places, although lack of funds prevented some necessary work being done
 The average cost per foot worked cut at something less than 47 cents. grader work costing lit'Ie under Y cents and corduroy an average ot $ cents.
 The road commissions plant has
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-09-14
rank line through the territory would

trunk line through the territory would be but q beginning, because the rule wls that whom you lay down a trunk line it grows like 8 plant
 Mr. Joslin urged his hearers to do all in their power to secure tie nee 3ssary legislation at the next session of Con gress, as after that time they would have to deal with new Congress, which would delay the work for at least a year.
 The speaker said that there was much equipment at Panama which might be used-such as picks, shoyels, rails and he advised his hearers to pass resolutions urging the construc- tion of a railroad to some point on the haSi,okwim such as he had outlinel
 The committee appointed by the meeting to draw up resolution favor ing the construction of railroads have drafted the following letter:
 Iditarod, Alaska, Sept. F, 1912. Alaska Railroad Commission, Fair
 banks, Alaska:
 Gentlemen-At a mass meeting of citizens held at Iditarod on September F, 1912, called and presided over by the mayor of the city, the undersigned were appointed a committee to present to your honorable body the views and needs of the people of this portion of Alaska upon the subject of the con- struction of a railroad from Seward or some other point oa the coast to the Kuskokwim valley.
 In pursuance of this authority, the undersigned committee beg to call your attention to the fact that the Kusko- kwim valley is the second largest in Alaska, It lies furthest to the south ward of any of the great river valleys, and to the personal knowledge of mem- bers of this comm ittee, vast areas of
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MR. FALCON J0SLIEJ
 ON RAILROAD NEEDS
lCOncluQeQ from Pace l.

into the Panama valley and another iato the Kuskollwim. If railroad were built along the Yeutna to the mouth of the Tak0tnl, at McGrath, that place would Immediately become 2 very large town. It would not bring the railroad to Iditarod, but within say 90 miles of it, and passengers would be enabled to reach Seattle from Iditaroj in six or seven days at a cost of $5O or $50, instead of the journey occupying 3O days and costing over $l25 as was the case at present. Mail and freight could likewise be sent by the same route. No one could possibly see what the construction of such a railroad would do, but if it were built we should be sure of an immediate increase of population to 330,O3O, because the ter riiOry development had been so long retarded. There were hundreds of low grade dredging and hydrauiick propositions in the country which could be developed, and he contended that the construction of 1000 miles of railroad at cost of 40 million dollars would not only increase the population to the extent he had mentioned, but would increase the output of minerals from 20 million dollars per year to 60 million dollars per year: an annual in crease equal to the total cost ofsthe roads. That was looking at the matter purely from dollars and cents point of view, and ignoring the national features. The U. s. government could not spend the money in q more profit able manner. They were spending 400 millions on the Panama canal for the benefit of foreign shipowners, and had built railroads in the Philippines.
 The speaker was not always in favor of government ownership, as he be- lieved it might lead to lot of corrup- tion, but could see no objection to it's application to Alaska. New York and Chicago were constructing their own subways and afterwards leasing them with considerable advantage to them selves. The Smith bill did not pro- vide that the Alaska railroads should , be leased, but merely that they should be operated by d commission until Con- gress could make permanent arrange ments. He advocated leasing to the highest bidder.
 The construction of 1000 miles of
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-09-14
PASSENGERS ON LITTLE DELTA

The following passengers left for Ruby and other up-river points on the Little Delta, which got away last Monday:
 A. Mallette, II. Seddon, ". A. Lord, R. Simpson, Jerry Thomas, o. Radvich. Mrs. w. Landers, Tom Deneen, F. Beyer, D. Sullivan, Ed B9uman, MT. and Mrs [. Ny holm, Miss Wo~d, Tom O'Neil and MT. Stark.