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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
PHYSICIAN DIES IN HOTEL
DR.. Wiebe, of Germany, Ex-
pires Suddenly at Table.

DIR. III. Wiebe a physician, OF Chariot
tenburg, Germany. died suddenly last
night from an attack Of heart disease
which came upon him while dining in the
Hotel Netherland, where he had been
STAYING since last Friday. In the dining
room at the time was DR.. William Tod
Uelmuth. dean OF Flower Hospital. who,
ON seeing the man fall TO the floor, hur-
ried TO his aid and ordered him carried
IN an anteroom, where DR.. Helmuth
worked over him. A call was sent to the
Presbyterian Hospital for an ambulance,
and DR.. Smith responded. At the sugges-
ton of DR.. Helmuth. Or. Wiebe was
placed on q stretcher and carried to the
ambulance, but as he was being placed In
the vehicle he died. The body was then
taken TO the East 9th street station.
According TO the management OF the
hotel DIR. wiebe registered at the hotel
last Friday alone, and said he had come
10 this country to attend the chemists
convention, which closed in this city last
Sunday. II was stated that every effort
would be made by the hotel TO inform his
relatives and friends OF his death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
Won't Recognize Union.

II will let them behead me before /
recognize the union" Mr. Tschirky said.
Il have run this place for many years
without Interference from any union, and
| am not going to stand for any dictation
from these men. I know We have union
mon in the house. but don't care what
they are as long as they behave and do
their work.
"But lot any one of the men here start
some trouble, try 10 organize or spread all
this nonsense among the other employees
and will fire him on the spot"
Monsieur oscar explained that the wait
ers in the Waldorf Astoria worked on the
average about eleven hours during the
winter time. that they received tho stand
ard wage and were fed properly. He said
that # the men could be brought TO a
strike now for shorter working hours they
would make trouble again in few
months demanding an eight-hour day,
and ultimately the organizers might even
succeed In bringing about a strike be-
cause the managers refused 10 consider a
siX-hour day.
w II. Marshall. manager OF the Hotel
vanderbilt, expressed MS douOls as 10 tHe
readiness OF the walters and cooks 10
strike. lie said he had a mass of APP
plicants for 'obs Just now. and that he did
not consider the union as strong as II was
asserted 10 be-
II tho men were going 10 strike they
would find the managers as ready. II not
In better shape. as they We're when the
first strike was called. he added.
The compliment paid by the union TO
James b. Regain OF the Hotel Knlcker-
booker for his fairness 10 employees. was
returned I'm manner by Mr.. Regain
through praise OF his men. He said there
would be absolutely no change In his
hotel OF the working conditions for his
men. and that he would stick TO every
thing that he agreed 70 do for them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
BILLY BURBR|DCE DEAD
Old New York Gamblers Exile
in Cuba Is Ended.
JEROME DROVE HIM OUT
Body of Man Who Once Was
Canfield's Rival Brought
Here for Burial.

One Of the old gambling kings Of New
York, Billy" Burbridge, who once We'd
with Richard Garfield for the patronage
or such big players az John ". Gates. is
dead. He was proprietor Of that famous
house OF chance in 33d street 1.-The
Bronze Door" until about eight years
ago. Few in Manhattan, even In the
upper levels of the Tenderloin. knew that
Burbrdge had died In a Havana sana-
torium last Saturday until his body came
to New York yesterday for burial.
William Thomas Burbridge. as ne was
known outside sporting circles, had kept
away from New York for the last seven
years or more. When former District At
torney William Travers Jerome set him
self to close the houses where play was
big Broadway lost Burbridge
Everybody used to know him He had
his credit bills In the hotels, in the res
taurants. and the box Office men always
saved aim first night seats. II was Hell
10. Billy and Hello, Burr all up and
down the great. kaleidoscope street. But
suddenly he dropped out OF sight.
was after him. The District Attorney had
shut UP Garfield tight. and Burbridgs
knew Jerome meant business. So he
sold OF, TO his partners, Fred Walbaum
and Frank J. Farrell, and went TO Cuba,
Burbridge told his intimates that the
closing OF the West 23d street place hit
him hard. After the passing of Can
fields marble columned establishment in
West Hth street Burbridge's was the
most exclusive and luxurious In New
York. A carved mahogany stairway,
costly paintings, ine tapestries and soft
lights were part of the background for
the whrring wheels and clicking faro
boxes. A dining room, with the best OF
service and carefully selected menu, was
| always a lure to patrons. who We're as
closely scrutinized as those that entered
Can1eld's further uptown.
You couldn't get into Burbridge's unless
you were known by the llveried men be-
hind the wrought iron grill. The pro-
prietor, soft Of voice and easy in man
ner. made his customers feel they were
welcome whether they played or not
and. OF course, they played, and played
high. too. Money poured into the place,
and at one time the owners had dreams
OF buying Canheld's Saratoga and New
York houses But the great patron Of
art and Of chance refused the offers
made
When Burbridge went to Cuba he took
rich fittings and apparatus with him and
opened the Cuban Club on the Prada, IN
Havana The name was MISSIONER, 20
an extent. for no Cuban was allowed
inside unless properly introduced by an
American. The native patronage was not
really wanted. There never was any po-
lice interference Under the law the
police could not send a man into the
place at night without warrant. in the
daytime an inspector regularly visited
the club, but by that time all evidences
Of it's real character had vanished. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
Iaroe Personal Following.

There is probably no man IN Venezuela
with n larger personal following than
the general He IS q fearless and able
leader. AS 10 his courage, fine exam
Mic OF II was had when he was politi-
cal prisoner in tho fort at Marscaibo'
where Castro had sent him for his revo-
Iu,ionary efforts, and he was suffering
,or4ures. vet refused 10 accept a pardon
from General Castro on terms which the
latter dictated, which included General
Hernandez swearing his allegiance 10
Castro. This was just one OF dozen
,i,nes that General Hernandez has been
imprisoned for opposing the government
or IN eome cases supporting the govern
ment
Tho attention Of General Hernandez
was called TO the report OF his enofts
abroad TO organize an instruction. HIS
Comment was, Let them circulate ru-
mors" General Hernandez makes no
effort 10 disguise his dissatisfaction with
the government OF President Gomez but
h,s views are not OF a revolutionary chaT-
acter. He said he hoped for a change OF
men and policies in Venezuela when Cas-
,ro got out. but there has been only a
change Of men. The adherents OF Gen
eraI Hernandez want to make him can
Sidate for the Presidency at the election
Already General Gomez has taken steps
IN succeed himself by recommending that
tho constitution be so amended that
President may serve two consecutive
1850 ~ four years each, which the CON
s,itmtion now forbids. This ii Is said
vii likely bring forth trouble.
"cr.anerai Hernandez said that after a
short stay here he would go to san Juan
Porto Rico, to join his son NiShoIas Her
nandez, who is in business tlcre'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
EXCURSION TO LAKE GEORGE.

An opportunity for weekend eXcur-
sion 10 Lake George and return is an
nounced by the Hudson Navigation Com
pany for September u, leaving New YORK
on Saturday evening on the Adirondack
and Rensselaer, and returning by the
same boats on Sunday night The steam
ers leave Pier 80, North River, at ,. M
West 129th street at GAS p. M ana
Yonkers at 7 p. m on Saturday, Septem-
Der 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18

trs had led to his selection as chair
man Of the Democratic advisory com
Huttee for Maryland and to conduct the
campaign for Wilson.
MI Morrison went to his room in the
athletic club at noon yesterday, telling
club attendants that he intended to do
some work there. That was the last
time he was seen alive.
c. a. Fairbanks, vice-president OF the
Title Guarantee and Trust Company, of
Which Mr.. Morrison was president, said
offleially that there was nothing wrong
IN Mr. Morrison's relations with the
company Every detail of the COM
panys affairs was all right he said
Mr.. Morrison was first vice president
OF the Baltimore Trust Company and
connected with many other business
institutions.
Betsir Md. Sept. I7.-Characterizing
the directorate OF the race track at Havre
de Grace as "a clean collar on a dirty
shirt" and claiming that the track is
maintained for gambling in its most dam
aging and dangerous form. the grand
jury for Hartford County this afternoon
gave its report to the court at Belair
officers Directed to Watch Track.
The report followed two days of tes-
timonv taking, in which directors OF the
track-which is run under the name of
he
sSociation-and many others were called
10 tell just how the new track is con-
Quoted and the manner In which it was
promoted.
The grand jury recommended that de-
tectves he employed by the county TO
keep their eyes on the course and 70 see
that the laws are strictly enforced.
George c. Morrison. was lawyer and
banker. and was born in Baltimore, juno
49, 1859. He was the son of Frederick
ID. Morrison and Mary Ably Patrick. He
was graduated from Johns Hopkins Uni
versity with the degree Of A. b. in
1890 and three years later received his
LII b. at the University Of Maryland
He married Nellie V. Harrison at Balti-
more, April y, lS6 iney nbNe one SON
Frederick d. He practised Law from 1893
to 1904 when he became trust officer OF the
Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company,
short time later being elected TO the
vice-presidency. When the merger Win
tho international Trust Company OF
MARYLAND, IN 1910. took place, he became
second vice president of the new COM
pany. known as the Baltimore Trust Com
pany. He was also director and president
of the Title Guarantee and Trust Com
pany, n director OF the Mortgage Guaran-
tee Company and the Georgia and Florida
Railway. lie was member of the Mary
land House Of Representatives during the
session Of 1904 lie vas Mason. a mem
her OF the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity
and the Baltimore Athletic, Johns Hop
kins. Commonwealth, Merchants and Ger
mania clubs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18

the result Of the call was merely a farci-
cal Interchange of courteses.
In 1906 Burbridge bought part Of Ia
Miranda estate from Jose Manuel Mo-
rales. It was said he paid $4,000 FOR the
property. He built race track and :he
Hotel AIiramar. overlooking MORO Cas-
tie There was chance for play in the
hotel. II one knew how 10 be introduced
The body OF Burbridee was taken to
the undertaking establishment of Aug
pst Eickelberg. at No. sS4 Park avenue
The date Of burial was not announced
Mrs. Burbridge lives at No. West ed
street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
Concessions Due to the Men.

A number OF the demands made by the
men I'm the last strike had appeared 10
him entirely justihable. he explained. and
for this reason he had agreed 10 meet
certain demands OF the men. He did IL
because he considered that the conces-
slons were due 10 the men, Mr. Regain
said with emphasis, and not because the
strike wac on, and now he was going to
see to il that there was no sliding back
into the old conditions.
on Sunday Mr.. Regain assembled his
force OF waters and announced his pol
few. asking that any man who had a
grievance step forward and report it to
him. There was only one response out
OF the three hundred men, he said. aud
the complaint touched upon a minor mat
ter which was Immediately set straight.
From what he heard from his men
about conditions in some OF the hotels Of
the city, Mr. Regain said. lie was not sur
prised that dissatisfaction was great. II
was time that the proprietors should
realize that their employees were entitled
70 consideration. Mr. Regain added, and
he was ready TO cooperate with the men
toward the betterment Of their lot.
Conditions were far worse than now
al the time when the big hotel men like
Mr. Boldt, Mr.. Muschenheim and he him
self had to work as walters, Mr. Regain
said with "A smile, but times had pro-
crossed, and to-day everybody realized
that the men were entitled 20 sanitary
conditions in their quarters, good food
and fair treatment at the hands Of their
employers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18

BIG FIRE IN TARRYTOWN.
Fire did about 10000 damage In Tar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
DRIVEN TO DEATH BY
RACETRACK SCANDAL
Carrie c. Morrison, Baltimore
FinanCier, Takes Life by
Gas in Room at Club.
GOVERNOR ATTACKED BILL
c.;d He Had Been Deceived
Into Signing Measure Per
hitting Havre de
Grace Course.

baltimore. Sept. 17.-George G. Nor
- president of the Title Guarantee
"a Trust Company, Of this city, COM
',,sd suicide some time during last
.;sbt in one of the private rooms at
~ baltimore Athletic Club.
The report to the police says that Mr.
,orrison ended his life with gas, which
:. inhaled through a tube.
-, Morrison occupied a conspicuous
,,o,e in the business and political af-
s.,-. Of Baltimore, and also was prom
,nontlv interested in horse racing.
ua left = note explaining the deed
The coroner took possession of 1t. He
s.id that the dead man referred to the
nswspsper publicity given TO his in
t,rsst in the racetrack at Javre de
Grace as one reason for his action.
The note said
am in trouble only TO my God. He
!,oHS whether IL is Just for the self
Issrrifcipg work Of years 10 be set az
ssveht bv the onSlaughts of yellow
Newspaper against which there is no de-
Hence
Death Due to Worries.
Continuing, Mr.. Morrison said. in eff
It.rt that he was influenced only by a
desire 10 serve certain friends in Hsr-
tord who had county fair property
There and wished 10 hold race meetings
h connection with the fair He
,hought that under the bill It would he
l;rnpossible TO operate outlaw" racing.
and he believed the construction Of any
new tracks under it extremely UNI
likely. In all his life. he said, he had
never been offered graft as such, and
he had never made a dollar out of
sport Of any kind.
The letter indicated plainly that the
Arjter had worried over the connection
Of his name with the racetrack mat
Ter
Among the letters left by the dead
man was one addressed 10 his wife and
smother 10 Dr.. George lie FevTe, Co.
lumbis, Mo.
Mr. Morrison took means 10 make
self-destruction certain. Around his
neck and secured by strips Of adhesive
plaster was fastened loaded revolver
with the muzzle pointed directly at the
middle Of the throat
The suicide of Mr.. Morrison came
within few days Of accusations made
b. Governor Goldsborough that Mr..
Morrison and other leaders Of The bust
ness and social life Of Hartford County
had made Misrepresentation concern
Ing the Hartford County racing bill. In
public statement Governor Colds
borough said that had he not been de-
eeived by the statements of Mr.. Nor
rson and other representative men he
would not have signed the bill which
allows racing in Hartford County.
Following up the Governors charge,
The grand jury of Hartford County be-
gan an investigation Of the facts re-
garding the Havre de Grace racetrack,
and it was the intention 10 summon
hr. Morrison along with a number Of
hthers whose names had been men
toned in connection with the matter.
Mr.. Morrison's keen interest in poll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
HELD ON ExToRTioN CHARGE.

John A. Williamson, who was SUSPENDED
as a patrolman after his arrest Monday
charged with extortion, was held In ball
of 50 90 Yesterday for examination Sep
TENDER "a by Magistrate Corrigan IN me
Jefferson Market court. Joseph II. YOUNG
secretary OF the Free Cold Water CON-
pany. who lives at No. 2S West loth
street. charged that after threatening TO
arrest him on q disagreeabie chafgs
Williamson demanded 800, and later 500,
both OF which demands Young says ne
maid 2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18

Boston. Sept. 17.-Offcials Of the In
ternational Hotel Workers Union an
nounced to-day that they were planning
TO call further strikes at Boston hotels
during the fifth international Congress
of Chambers of Commerce here next
week Edward Blochlinger, an organ
iZer. said: 1--WE will cripple the hotels
so that they will not be able to cater to
their guests"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18

rytown yesterday, when IL wiped out
seven buildings OH Orchard street, wiz
all their contents There is reason &c ne
lieve that the irc was the work OF an
incendiary. Two fremen were hurt. The
heaviest loser is j Newman, a clothier.
who valued his stock at $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
TO SAVE IRVING LEGEND
William Rockefeller Insists
Again on Amending Tablet.

For the second time William Hochc-
fcller has ordered a tablet removed
from the new Washington Irving Ne
mortal Bridge which he gave o the VII
lage OF North Tarrytown 10 take the
place OF the ole hesdleSg hor5cman 9
bridge over the Pocantico River.
The tablet was completed and the
men were putting IT in position yeSter-
day afternoon when Mr.. Rockefeller
drove along with his wife and stopped
at the bridge. When he saw the word
ing on the tablet he ordered the men 70
stop work. as he objected 10 the phrase
ologv. SAYING he would take the matter
uD with the engineer and have the
wording changed. The tablet no"
reads that the bridge IS a memorial TO
Washington Irving, but Mr.. Rookie
Teller wants TO mention that if takes
the place OF the headless horseman ;
bridge.
When the original tablet was placed
on the bridge announcing Mr.. Rocke-
feller az the giver he protested because
il was so vorded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
TRUSTED u. S. 80 YEARS
Aged Woman Employe Now
Ready to Cash Her Vouchers.


Washington. Sept. 25.--Mrs. Kate
Coombs, an oighty-year-old cmploye Of
the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing,
will soon present 10 the auditor for the
Treasury Department $50 government
vouchers for $40 each and will demand
payment for them.
For thirty years Mrs. Coombs has
been employed al SO a month to mend
the sheets with which machines OF the
bureau are covered when not in use.
Each month she has received a voucher
for $40. but has never presented one for
payment, boarding al! in an old trunk.
The law provides that if govern
ment voucher is not presented For pay
ment within two years it becomes
worthless. as far as the regular chan
nels of payment are concerned. II pre-
sented TO the auditor Of the Treasury
Department. such a voucher must he
traced back through the years 10 the
date Of issuance, and if everything Is
found TO be regular payment may be
made out of the Outstanding liabilities
fund" Mrs. CoOmbs was not Informed
until to-day that her vouchers for 3d.
600 are worthless until they have been
traced BY the auditor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
TRAFFIC SQUAD MAN HURT
Mere Boy Driver of Milk Wagon
Horse That Ran Away.

Patrolman Nicholas Huth. " Traffic
Squad c. was seriously injured yester-
day afternoon when he attempted 70
stop n runaway horse attached TO n
milk wagon at Fifth avenue and 9th
street. The patrolman was knocked
down and trampled upon by the horse
and the wheels OF the wagon passed
over his body. He was unconscious
wheri he was taken to the New York
Hospital where he was found to be
suffering from Internal injuries and a
fracture Of the knee cap.
The horse was stopped by a man at
Fifth avenue and Goth street. There
another patroman arrested the driver
who proved to be a boy of fourteen
wears. He said he was Emil Stockin,
OF No. 1885, Tenth avenue. and was
the sole support OF his widowed mother
and three brothers.
Stocklin added that he was employed
by the Ferndale Farm Dairy, of No 42l
West 33th street, the owner OF the
wagon. and he explained that truck
driver struck his horse at SIKH avenue
and nth street The animal thereupon
bolted, he said, and he could not stop
him.
The boy will be arraIgned in tho
Children's Court this morning on a
charge of juvenile delinquency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
FINDS $4,000 BRACELET
Patrolman Hands Jewel to His
Captain-Owner Now Has It.

Patrolmau Henry +. Praltz, men
toned p short time ago at the alder
manic investigating committees hear
ing as ono Of tho "undesirables' on the
force. proved his honesty last night,
when Lc found o $4,000 diamond brace
let.
The only reason Praltz vas placed
on the list Of "undesirables' was a
prank he had committed when youth.
He with other lads, built bonfire IN
a vacant lot, ard was arrested FOR
doing it. When he applied for place
on the police force he neglected TO state
that he had been arrested.
Captain Henry, when Pralta handed
him the bracelet. called in JevelIer'
who said the piece Of jewelry was
worth at least $4,000.
Accompanied by the patrolman, Cap
tain Henry went to No. 40 East 0o'h
street and returned the jewel 10 its
oYrer Mrs. James NJ. Hartshorn, who
had inst discovered her loss. Mrs.
Uartshorn thanked the patrolman ana
said she would writo letter 10 Com
missioner waldo, telling him Of the
incident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
FOR BIG AUSTRIAN NAVY
Strong Fleet to Protect Coast
Commerce Favored.

Vienna. Sept. 25.--The army commit
,.o - N. Austrian delegation adopted
the naval estimates to-day. Most OF
the speakers emphasized the necessity
for strong feet for the protection OF
the coast commerce
Vice Admiral Monte-cuccoli. com,
mander Of the Austrian navy dec'areu
that the proposed increases IL ule
budget were inadequate for the real
needs Of the navy. He intimated 'hal ~
a. the other powers were introducing
BIZ bigger ger guns. the warshlps Of Austria st1.
wou,d have TO follow suit. necesS''a',
ing an increase of the tonnage OF
preadnoughts from 10000 to 24'c"
The vlce-adniral said that the throw
ing OF bombs from airships couiu DC
prevented only by internat'onal ayr
ment. He doubted If the indlvidua, ,Isn
states would consent TO apanu"" '0
use OF aircraft for such a purpose'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
HONEYMOON ON THE AMAZON
Sharon, Penn, Couple Covered 10000
Miles on Trip.

Theodore Morgan. a retired steel manu-
% ctIrer. Of Sharon. PENN, arrived mere
Yesterday with his bride from south
America on the Royal Mail lner Magoa-
lena after a wedding trip OF three months
I'm Northern Brazil
Mrs. Morgan who before her marriage
was Miss Margaret White, the daughter
Of Or. G. W White, Of Sharon. travelled
with her husband ty steamship ana
canoe for three thousand miles on tho
Amazon.
The couple were married on July anu
a few days later sailed for Para on the
Pooth liner Alden. Leaving Brazil, they
went into British Guiana, and, accom-
panied by ten negroes and fourteen moi
ans. travelled by canoes for hunuhs
trip up the Rio Negro and Rio MadSro'
Mrs. Morgan. II was said By the guides,
Was the fourth white woman 20 visit thS
J<aiteur Falls which are i0) feet wide anu
Sii feet high.
The entire wedding "trip. Mr. Morgan
said, was about ten thousand miles.