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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
COURTHOUSE TRIAL BEGINS
Ten Architects and Contractors
Charged with Grating in N. j.

Tho trial Of the ten architects and con-
tractors who were indicted I'm connection
with the construction of the new S,50p@
Hudson County Courthouse was begun yes
terday in Jersey city All ten Of the de-
PENDANTS are charged with CONSPIRACY 10
defraud the county in the erection II the
building. Justice Francis !. SWayze, as
sisted by Common Pleas Judge John a.
Blair and Robert Carey, is hearing the
case
The ten defendants arc Anthony MURRAY.
who was secretary of the old Courthouse
Commission: Hugh Roberts. the architect
OF the courthouse; Theodore l.. Frankel'
Robertss draughtsman; Judd Il. Wells, OF
tho firm of Wells Brothers. OF New York.
granite contractors Colonel Kermodc f.
GIN. Of John GIN K Sons. of Cleveland. the
contractors who Furnished the furniture;
Norman |. Kcr agent FOR tho GIL drm;
George G. Metzgcr. OF tho Art Metal Con-
struction Company. or jamestown, y. J.;
Leonard Herbst. a craftsman in Metz
GERS office: W q. Andrews. of the ". u.
Andrews Decorative Company. of Clinton,
Iowa. and Robert Skinner, Of tho Derby
Desk Company OF Boston
Testimony tending 20 show that the
marble contract clause In the specifications
was framed To exclude all but one bidder
was offered.
Tho trial viii continue to-day and may
last two weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
|. c. ROBIN WILL TRY
TO D|SBAR LAWYERS
Continued from first page.

Inns & Rollins linn diately after inc
Superintendent Of Banks took charge
It Is this conflict Of testimony that
Robin wants probed. He says that ne
is working for the creditors Of his oank'
that he fears that by trick preferentlll
payments may be made which VIII de-
fraud them of money due them.
Arson Beard was not disposed to take
Robins allegations seriously last night
IT'S absurd" he said. MIR. Glitora
went to Germany in the spring OF 1911
on business regarding the potash DIS
pute and left orders with Mr.. Noetsch
to take the papers over to Rollins d
Rollins We had a lien on the papers
and they were not taken over, except
as required by Rollins 81 Rollins MT
Clifford returned from Europe to TESTIFY
before the referee and said what he diI
in the belief that his orders had been
carried out. The quotations cited by
Robin are true, so far as they so, but
the whole affair is too ridiculous to dis
Cuss. We shall file complete record II
the case before the referee in answer.
II don't want To be understood as
criticising the District Attorney, but
times have certainly changed. In the
old DAYS a sclf-confessed crook would
be put behind prison bars to rot. Now
he is assigned to a large room In one Of
the District Attorneys Offices, has his
own stenographer and is left practically
at liberty to BLACKBOARD honest men,
Roswell s. Nichols Of the firm Of Rol-
Inns & Rollins. said Robin had been mis-
led by what was palpably a mistake on
the part of Mr. Clifford. 40 effort was
made To pay that fee by any underhard
methods" said Mr.. Nichols. Il know,
for what was done I did myself. Even
Mr.. Chcney who signed that affidavit
which I presented 70 the court, had no
part IN it's preparation. This money was
due: We gave Mr.. Robin every chance
in the world TO object TO it's payment,
and he did not.
when he did not appear either per
sonaIly or by counsel 10 object ! asked
Justice Blanchard TO appoint a referee.
We showed Judge Hall that while
Robin. one director. objected. eight or
nine others agreed that the claim was a
Just one The matter OF who held the
papers was n detail
AS matter Of fact. Mr. Clifford
waived his right to preferential pay
ment. and as received only S9,0o0-tho
same proportion that other creditors
have received. He didn't got that.
either. until as stakeholder he had paid
his assessment. He was tho first one II
the stockholders 10 pay
The entire matter Was carried through
in due form of law. and Robin was given
every opportunity To flo valid objections.
Deputy Attorney General Sackett who
was i'm charge ~ the New York Office at
that time. Investigated tho matter thor
oughly.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
SEEKS RAILROADS. LANDS
Government Will Attack South.
ern Pacific's Oil Fields.

Los Angeles, MAY 9o-Federal officials
here announced to-day that Within six
weeks the entire holdings NJ the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company In the oil sec
tions Of California would be attacked by
the government. The property il worth
millions
Tho next step in the hearing involving the
Elk llill lands. which the government is
now seeking Ia reclaim. will be q scrutiny
of the company's books In San Francisco
The hearing has been adjourned until June
l. Through charrcd copy Of lease the
government claimed to have proved the
existence Of gigantic conspiracy, formed,
il was said. by Southern Pacific officials in
1901, to obtain lands I'm the state. The ON
Gals Of the company knew. IL was al
legged. that the land they selected as agri-
cultural was really in rich oil bearing ter
ritory, and 1t Is asserted patents We're
rushed through In the name Of the Kern
Trading and oil Company.
W. y. Mills Special Assistant Attorney
General, left for Washington to-day, and
Will present to the Attorney General the
allegations on which blanket complaint
will be framed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
NO JUDGE INGALSBE LETTER
Witness Did Not Write to W. D. Will
son REGARDING Wall Paper Sales.

Cleveland. May Ono letter written by
Judge Grcnvile NJ Ingalsbc, secretary Of
tho IMPERIAL Wall Paper Company Of Glcns
Falls. y. Y. TO W -. Wilson. sales man
ager Of the William Campbell Wall Paper
Company. of Hsckensack. y. J.. was intro
ducnd as testimony I'm the trial Of the eight
wall paper manufacturers and joobcrs for
alleged conspiracy i'm restraint Of trade here
on May Il. as reported in an Associated
Press dispatch Of that da;o from this city.
Judge Inealsbc as witness. only iGen-
tilted letters written by other officials cf
the company.
The letter which Judge lngdlsbc was or
roneOusly reported 20 have written 10
ouested Wilson to notify a tive and ten cent
wall paper concern that he could not sell
paper II IT because Of manufacturing con
ditionS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
PASS HAT FOR la TOILETTE
Senator's Audience Gladly Con-
tributes for His Expenses.

Cleveland Nav Ex-senator Robert NJ.
n u,o,Iotte declared before large crowd
tonight that the trusts Of the United
States are making of the people com
,nercial and Industrial slaves. and that
whcn commercial and industrial freedom is
lost rolitical independence Is soon de-
siroyed
The senator placed responsibility for the
r,oUtb Of trusts on Theodore Roosevelt,
end said trusts had continued to grow I'M
dcI william II. Taft
Roosevelt. the Senator said easily couln
have DESTROYED the trusts when he began
service as President through the instru-
mentality Of the Sherman antitrust law.
Ne pointed out that when Roosevelt took
office there were lf9 combinations or trusts
IN the United States. with a capitalization
Of S37AOoO COO and that when ne turned
tho Presidents office over to William n.
Tar there were lo,O20 combinations win
capital Of more than S51,ooo0D,oo' % per
cent of which was actual valu" ana 20 per
cent fraud and falsehood. :
Mr.. La Follotte's speech was his third
pf the dsy and his last in Ohio. remark
sbls feature Of the meeting was mat at
Ats inception II vas announced COLLECTION
would be taken NJ to help defray me eX-
senses OF the campaign. Hats were passed
and , large sum was obtained, most OF tn"
eudjence contributing without murmur.
The demonstration accorded Senator La
Toilette was remarkable. As he appeared
in the big hall TANNED to it's capacity the
audience rose and checred itself hosrse
Often he Uas appaudcd as he proceeded IN
iie speech
The Scusior asserted he was. had always
hoen arl would always DO right up to the
time q nomination was made at Chicago
candidate tor the Presidency. lie said no.
nod, over had from him an authorization
o. Ar intimatioE 10 the contrary or others
seeking the Republican nomination he said:
lust want to say 20 YOU in clumsy.
off-hard fashion that the people not only
Of The United States but Of th" whole
world have been mortified and Inundated
~ tho character Of the controversy carried
on hy thc man no was the former PreS'-
cent Of tho United States and the man who
4. nov President
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
SEEKS NOTHING, SAYS MUNsEY
Ard Roosevelt Has Not offered Any
thing, He Adds.

Frank y. Munsey gave out statement
last night, In which he said
Concerning the statement published to-
day In New York newspaper under a
philadelphia date line, which says that /
said Mr.. Roosevelt promised me the am
bassadorshp to the Court of ST. James'S
I'm the event of his election, | wish to say
that there Is not one word OF truth or
shading of truth In II. IL is fabrication
in every respect. the work of an irrespon-
sible and sensational newspaper hack who
has no claim whatever to have his weird
imagnatons appear In any decent news
paper.
SIR. Roosevelt has never offered me any
thing and | have never asked anything OF
him ! do not want anything. | am not
working for Mr.. Roosevelt for personal re-
ward, other than such reward as would
come 10 any other one OF our hundred mill
ions OF people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
COAL MARKET STILL QUIET
Little or No Revival Here as Result Of
Anthracite Agreement.

No furry of any kind was caused among
consumers yesterday In this city by the
news that a settlement had been reached
between the anthracite operators and the
mine workers and that the suspension OF
work had been called off at the anthracite
coiefies, with four years OF peace as
surod in the trade For the last two weeks
when it was not known whether there
would be a strike on not, the market was
dead, and yesterday evening 1t had not re-
vived.
In the opinion Of soft coal operators who
were seen yesterday the settlement OF the
trouble was victory for the anthracite
operators. One of them said
THE anthracite miners gained n little
but they conceded more. They have gained
net Increase ~ wages of little over 5
per cent. but the open shop still prevails. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
TARHEELS CHEER TAFT
Overman Sends Hot Anti Roose
welt Message to Diners.

Nor" than two hundred members OF the
North Carolina Society ot New York at
tended its annual dinner at tho Hotel Astor
last night George Gordon Battle. presi-
dent OF the society. acted as toastmaster,
and among the speakers were Bruce l..
Rice. of the Tennessee Society; job H.
Hedges and Dr. Bruce II. Payne. president
OF Peabody College for Teachers. at Nash
Vile. Tenn.
Mr. Battle proposed toast 10 President
raft. and % was drunk standing. with pro-
long,d applause \ silent toast was drunk
to the late Charles r Aycock. formerly
Governor OF North Carolina The toast
master read message from Senator over
man, in which hc said
We are living to-day under a stable gov
crnmcnt and our state VIII be- the last 10
adopt the initiative, referendum and recall
and those hcresi"3 preached by that So
called stat, smau I'm Whatever land he hap
pens 10 be.
This years dinner Of the society WAS held
In celebration ~ the signing Of the Meek
ianburg Declaration Of Independence, May
= I115 AT which time small band Of
prominent citizens Of Mccklcnburg County,
y e. met at Charlotte Town, ard drew up
resolutions dissolvmG the political bands
which connected them with the mother
country.
M Battle said the Colonial DANES of the
state Installed a bronze tablet at the state
capital yesterday I'm communication OF the
signing Of the MeCklenburg Declaration.
Mr.. Hedges presented his apologies for
having been born IN New Jersey and read
an impromptu platform which he styled
the original Declaration OF McCEleubuTG
l. read something like this:
We believe in the home recall, although
the old place may have changed hands
We believe North Carolina men are the
best the state had produced. We believe
North Carolina women are The best any
state has produced. We believe We are an
Important part OF Proyidential dispense
ton, but there may be others.
The rest of Mr.. Hedges speech was hui
morous as usual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
INVADERS COMING.
La Toilette Will Speak To-mor-
row in Primary Fight.

Gilbert f. Roe, Eastern manager for Sem
ator La Toilette, gave out the Wisconsin
Senator's itinerary for his New Jersey cam
paign tour yesterday. Mr.. La Toilette VIII
begin his specchmaking in Jersey City on
Wednesday night and wind up his tour at
Paterson on Friday night, although MS
friends are trying to persuade him 10 give
Saturday 20 New Jersey also. The prln-
cIpal speech OF the Wisconsin Senator's
campaign will be in Newark on Friday
night at the meeting in the Auditorium'
at which Frank y Sommer, one OF the
leading Progrc.sves OF the state. VIII pre-
side.
The executive committee OF the Idl'
League met i'm Newark last night, ana
after reports from all parts OF the state
had been read, gave out statement Claim
ing the entire twenty-eight delegates from
New Jersey for President Taft Fina' ar
ranGements for strenuous CLOSING Gait
p4ign were also made In addition 10 Presi-
dent Taft, a number OF other speakers OF
national prominence will take part In the
car,paicn. These include Secretary Magic
Theodore Burton, Samuel W. Mccall. Will
lam Mason Adam Bcde, former Governor
G.. H. Utter OF Rhode Island and the labor
orators l.. y Lonsan and j. l.. feeneI'
Sergeant Mngo Sanders, who was IN charge
OF the troops during the Browns'ille anair'
will be at Asbury Park Jersey city ana
Rutherford. Another colored speaker is
Assistant Attorney General William "a.
Lewis who is scheduled 10 speak AT Asbury
Park on Friday, May ~
Colonel Roosevelt has added another day
~ his itinerary I'm New Jersey, and on the
Monday preceding the primaries viii speak
I'm sussex. Warren and Hunterdon counties
three counties which usually arc Demo
cratic He will close his campaign with
two speeches in Jersey city.
Ex-Governor r. &. Stokes, who recently
turned a somcrSault after reading colonel
Roo,cvelts Columbus speech, caused mucn
surprise yesterday by coming out IN favor
~ RooseLelt's plan for the recall OF the tu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
PUT FAITH IN STATUE
Louisiana Families Refusing
Other Aid in Flood Peril.
iBy Telegraph to Tho Tribuno


Donaldsonvilc. La, May 2O.-Two hun
bred Catholic families near Grand
Bayou, in The Lafourchc district Of
Louisiana, arc in danger Of being
drowned, according to government Off
Gals, on account Of a statue Of the Vir-
gin.
The section s under wafer from the
Torras crevasse. but the people refu4e
10 leave their homes until the waters
touch the base Of the statue. which
stands on little mound. Led by their
priest they declined to be taken off BY
government boat and insisted that
their faith in the statue was greater
than any they could place in boats and
men.
The statue is several hundred years
old and was brought to Louisiana from
Europe.
In the homes Of many residents OF The
section water already is two feet deep
and is rising rapidly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
PERKINS DEMANDS RECORD
Hilles Asked to Give Out Full
Harvester Correspondence,

George ". Perkins last night sent let
Cor 70 Charles y. Hilles. secretary 10 the
president. in which he virtually demanded
that the entire record showing what had
,akan Mace between the Harvester trust
and tho raft administration be made public.
There seemed TO he a strong intlns ION
that possibly Mr.. Perkins might max"
something public himself in case his de-
Ynands were not compiled with. The letter
follows:
Mr. Charles y. Hiiies. secretary 10 the
President. Washington.
Dear Sir: In your Cincinnati statement.
published this morning. you say That you
touote from the records" and that the
President explained fully In his ONO
sneecbes" as 10 the relations Of the TAR
administration with the Harvester com
pany. ..,
selected from the records by YOU and 70
fewer attempted explanations by the Pres-
dent What the public is entitled to is all
the records and 20 know all that has taken
place between the Taft administration and
The Harvester company instead OF merely
your misleading interpretations of the
facts and now ask you finally Will you on
will YOU not make public, without further
DELAY a complete official statement OF all
that has taken place in connection with the
Harvester matters during the Taft admin
istration? Respectfully yours,
May 20, 1912 GEORGE w. PERKINS.
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for 81 so year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
PERKINs's FATHER-IN-LAW ILL
Flamen Ball, ST., Stricken in Chicago
In County Hospital.
Ii. Telseranh 20 n TrLNnn.

Chicago. May 20.-Flamen Bail. ST. father
of the Cleveland agent of the New York
Life Insurance Company and fathcr-in-law
Of George W. Perkins. Of New York. was
taken to tho county hospital to-day. lie Is
scvcnty-two years old. and has been living
at = boarding house i'm North Halsted
street. where he WAS taken H.
A card bearing the name of Flamen Ball.
IT,. director of the Cleveland agency Of the
New York Life, was found in the old man $
pocket. Word was sent 10 the local offices
of the company and then to Cleveland.
The son decided 10 start for Chicago at
once TO see his father. In the mean time
he sent orders that the old man should be
removed to a room in i private hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
FURRIERS TO VOTE ON STRIKE
Trade Employs 10000, of Whom 5000
Are Now in Union.

]. Cohen, organizer Of the Furriers Union
OF New York; which contains three thou-
sand OF the ten thousand workers IN the
trade in this city. said yesterday that the
union would begin on June to take bal
lot on the question OF calling d general
strike The eight-hour workday. unifor-
nifty OF wages In all branches Of the trade,
increases in wages averaging q per cent,
abolition Of contract work In the inside
shops and recognition OF the union we're
the poirls involved he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
STANDS FOR SINGLE TERM
Senate Committee FavoTs Giving fres''
dent Six Years Only in Office.

Washington, May 20.-The senate
dietary Committee voted to-day 10 -
f,yorabIv tho Works resolution for an
amendment 10 the Constitution increasin.
the length of the Presidential term 70 S
years and making the President inems'T; az
for recollection. Senator tuminns We arort
trusted with the preparation ot tns eRR1n.
The resolution does not make tne a..
President inelieible for reelection, put wv
extend his term 10 six years. ,,,l
II is doubtful whether the measure
no passed at this session
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
WOMEN WIN ELECTION
Defeat Proposition for New
School at MorristoWn.
I'm Telegrnnh 10 Thc Trihunc.

Morrlstown. y. j., May 20.-Women or
Morristown to-day availed themselves for
the first time OF the privilege of voting at
a school election. There were lls women
who voted out OF n total vote OF 81. The
members OF the Womens Town Improve
ment Committee were opposed to the build
ing Of new grade school house In KING
street. contending that the town needed Il
new high school building. The result was
a victory for them.
The King street school proposition was
beaten by 60 votes, while the proposition TO
spend $4,000 for remodelling the Maple
avenue building and repairs to other school
buildings was adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
DENIAL FROM E. H. GARY
Neither He Nor Steel Corporation Has
Contributed to Roosevelt Fund.

r. IT, Gary. chairman OF the United States
Steel Corporation. referring yesterday to
the recent statement OF Senator La Fol-
le,te that he Gary had contributed 20 the
Roosevelt campaign. said
Neither | nor the Cuit"d states Steel
Cornoration has contributed or Is con
trihiifing or has been asked to contribute
enything whatever to the Roosevelt cam
paign"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
WILBUR WRIGHT BETTER
Aviator Conscious for Few Moments,
hut Still in Danger.

DAYTON. Ohio May 9O.-Wilbur Wright
the aviator became conscious for fe"
minutes to-day for the first time since ms
case was diagnosed AS typhoid fever last
Friday night. DIR. Conklin the famuy
phvsIcian. Is now devotins his efforts to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
242 FIFTH AVENUE
THE KNAPP-FELT SHOP
Hats for Men

DOBBS 4 CO offer for
NSummer wear an attract
i've variety of high grade
straw hats in exclusive
weaves.
The Dobbs Sennlt in all
desirable dimensions, afford
inc a wide range of choice IN
the selection of a becoming
proportion Of crown and
brim. So.
Imported Sennit at 81 and
Split Straw at IS.
Bankoks. Panamas an
Mackinaws in appropriate
shapes designed by Dobbs
x Co.
Hats for Women
0OBBS 4 cos Fifth
NAyenuc Make in straw
and light weight felt for dress
travel. sport and street wear
Dobbs 6 Co
2A2 FIFTH AVENUE
between 9th and 28th Streets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
CARPET J.aJ. ". WILLIAMS
Tel. $50 Columbus. Est 1873, ss
CLEANING $50 Wsss 54lh 81,

lowering the patents temperature WIN"
has remained at los since Friday. ,s.,
He was slightly encouraged Monaa,
evening as result Of the briet return 80 ~
consciousness, but states thar the a''''V
is not vet out of danger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
The Florida Situation.

Not day passes that there is not an
accumulation of evidence establishing the
fact that there is a combination Of the
democratic presidential allies. who are en-
gagged in a desperate effort to prevent
Gov. Wilson from getting two-thirds Of
the delegates to the Baltimore conven-
ton.
In the state Of Florida, where Speaker
Clark and Gov. Harmon have gracefully
retired to give Representative Underwood
a clear field. newspapers that for months
carried the name Of Gov. Harmon at their
editorial mastheads have pulled down
their original choice and substituted the
name Of the remaining ally candidate
Representative Oscar w. Underwood.
News to this effect was brought to Wash
ington today by Frederick M. Hudson.
counsel for the Florida state railroad
commission, who lives at Tallahassee.
Recent developments have convinced
the people of Florida that there is an al
lance on the part of all the forces op-
nation said Mr.. Hudson. up until a few
weeks ago Gov. Harmon was the choice
oil all the reactionary democrats in Florida
for the presidential nomination, but now
both Gov. Harmon and Speaker Clark.
who had little support have retired and
given a clear field to Representative I'm
derwoOd. The allies agreed to center
upon Mr.. Underwood in the hope of de-
feating Gov. Wilson in Florida, because
he Is from a neighboring state that bor-
ders against us. Nearly all the old Har-
mon newspapers are now championing
the cause OF Mr.. Underwood, and in addi-