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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
SUICIDE CAUSES A PANIC
Theatre Waterman Shoots Him
self and Players Are Excited.

several girls, while making prepd'"
ions for the afternoon performance al
he Columbia Theatre yesterday were
thrown into a panic by the reports oi
wo revolver shots and screams OF pam
from a man. 4 few moments later hu-
ward Bishop, ffty-three years oid'
Yatchman In the building, was found deau
with a bullet in his head md the revolver
nv his side in a store room on the fourth
floor. The police say he coTmitted SUI
eide.
According to the story told by stage
hand at the theatre. Bishop had been en-
Moved as Waterman there for the iaS'
two years When he came to the theatre
the manager told him that IL
he did not report I'm better condition ne
would be discharged. Bishop shook hahds
with SOME of the stage hands, sdyhle
"Goodby, boys. I'm going away ne
then climbed to the fOur,n floor ana tne
shots were heard.
Although many OF tine players were
greatly excited by the affair none OF
them left the dressing rooms after be'hS
,eassured by the manager. The curtain
went up at the regular time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
SINGLE TERM TO BE PRESSED
Taft's Advocacy Vitalizes Move 20
Limit Presidential Tenure.

Washington Nov. l1.-President Tafts
declaration in favor OF n constitutional
amendment to limit the Presidential ten
ure to a single term of six years. with
ineIigibillty to either a consecutive or
term, and President
elect Wilson's Endorsement OF the Demo
cratic platform favoring such a limita-
lion are believed here TO foreshadow
strong pressure for legislation of this
kind early IN the coming Congress.
Numerous measures have been intro
dpced i'm both houses of Congress for
change in the Presidential tenure. The
scnate Judiciary Committee wrestled
with the problem during the last session.
and senator Cummins, who reported the
Works amendment out OF committee.
nurposes to press the measure when
.rc,gress convenes a similar amend
,,'cnt is before the House judiciary Com
uittSe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
DENIES STOVAINE KILLED
Patient Died from Complication
of Diseases. Doctor Saws.

DR.. William Seaman cambridge, OF the
Polytechnic Hospital, who, according To
Coroner's Physician Edgar T. Ray, caused
the death Of a patient under operation by
administering stovaine anesthetic, said
Yesterday that he differed from the ply
stefan. and that his patient died, not from
the anasthetic, but from a complication
of diseases.
Saturday DR.. Ray performed an autopsy
on the body OF the patient, Patrick Hart,
who died on Friday, and found, he said.
that Hart had died from the spinal injec-
ton of stovaine. Coroner Feinberg said
that, I'm his opinion, DR.. cambridge had
shown rather poor surgical judgment"
Hart was poor derelict OF man,
constantly suffering intense pain. For
three weeks we, four other doctors and
myself, studied his condition carefully,
and did all that we could to relieve his
agony We didn't have chance TO opet-
ate. The best Judgment of five of us sur
seons told us we should use the stovaine.
He was about ready to die, and We gave
him but a small dose
Coroner Feinberg had previously de-
cared that he, as u surgeon in such
every time.
I'VE decided that to use the general
anesthetic would be far more danger
GUS" said Dr. cambridge. when told OF
;hc Coroners remarks.
The autopsy showed that Hart had had
ndema of the brain, myocarditis. fatty
degeneration. chronic catarrhal gastrtis
aud chronic alcoholism. DR.. cambridge
said he also had Brights disease.
There was nothing extraordinary about
my having used the stovaine," he added.
1T is being used by the great surgeons
throughout Europe, and the United States
army surgeons are using II In Panama"
Coroner Feinberg said he would take
no action In che case. but would be gov
erned By the findings OF the Coroner's
Jury at the inquest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
TRAINMEN WANT MORE PAY
Brotherhood Will Ask Increase
for 10000 Employees.

Cleveland. Nov 17.-Higher wages.
graded according to length Of trains. and
Increased overtime pay will be request
cd by the brotherhood Of Railway Train
men for conductors and brakemen en-
ployed on hfty-two railroads east OF Chi
cago and north OF the Ohio River. 1t was
definitely announced tonight.
Tho conductors and brakemen had their
pay advanced about % per cent two years
ago.
on passenger runs these guarantees are
TO be demanded: Conductors. 1885 a
month: baggage masters, S7 a month;
rear brakcmen, 81 month and other
brakemen. 81 a month.
A. N. King. general secretary of the
brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen, said
tonight:
I'VE will ask for an increase In wages
for all the men At what time the re-
quest will be made has not yet been de-
oidel. The rates are iSed.'
II is estimated by officials Of the Broth
crhocd of Railway Trainmen that the
combined strength Of employees asking for
the increase is approximately 10000. The
demands will not be pressed until after
the arbitration committee announces their
report. II is expected their decisionI VIII
be reached within "A week.
Flremen OF the same roads have had
their demands i'm for several months but
agreed not 10 take any active steps to
gain them until the controversy with the
engineers b settled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
PRATT AGAIN HEADS SLATE
New York Yacht Club Nomi-
mates Officers for 1918.

The nominating committee Of the New
York Yacht Club has announced the fol
lowing officers and members cf committees
selected by them TO serve IN 1913 to tc
elected at the sixth general meeting Of
the club on December 10 OF this year: For
commodore, Dallas r. Pratt: vice-commo-
dore. George =. Baker. jr; rear commo-
dore. J. Pierpont Morgan. jr.; secretary.
George 4. Cormack: treasurer. Tarraut
Putnam.
Regatta committce-H. Dc i Parsons,
Joseph VI. MaCdonough and e. Sherman
Hoyt measurer, William Edllock: com
mttec on admissions-W William Butler
Duncan. Henry a. Bishop. Harold S. Van
derbin. Frederick l.. Sawyer. L. S. n.
Thomas A. Bronson. Samuel \. Brown
and James r. Carter. L. S. N; library
committee Charles w. Lee, Henry b
Kane and James d. Sparkman; model
commttee-John Nelson, Frederick NJ.
Hoyt and w Harry McGill.
Committee on club stations and anchor
ages-No. , J. Pierpont Morgan, jr.;-No.
3. Robert f. Tod; No. 4. Vernon c.
Brown: No. 3, Charles Lane Poor; No. s.
Arthur Curtiss James; No. Z, George f.
Baker jr.; No. 10, J. Harvey Ladew.
Nominating committee. p Morgan. +.
c. Ledyard, F. q. Bourne, c. Vanderbilt,
A. c. James. Wilson Marshall, f. II. Won
Stade. Daniel Appleton. G. A. Armour
and Grenvile Kane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
ARMY OFFICERS TO RIDE
SPECTATORS at Horse Show To-
day Will Have Some Thrills.
PREDICT BANNER WEEK
Big Demand for Seats at the
Annual Exhibition in the
Garden.

Several horses to be shown In the hor5e
show this week arrived in tine Ga der yes
terday. Among these were se,erai hack
ncys and Clydesdales. This morning the
judges will devote attention 10 the back
neys. for which there are two classes for
files. three for miles an one io, stall
ions. Clydesdale files and mares. ana
the morning session will close with IN"
preliminary evolution for officers charg-
eIs.
In the afternoon ponies, harness horses,
saddle horses. Shetlands and hackney stall
ions will come on first, and then, at $50
o'clock, there viii be an international ecu
test for the Plaza Gun, This trophy IS
Tor officers chargers, and the horses VIII
be ridden by officers in uniform. 1t VIII DE
the first of the International contests III
which the English Dutch, Belgian, Cana
dian and United States officers meet.
The second OF the international contests
and one In which considerable interest is
taken. is on the programme for $40 o'clock
in the evening. This is for a cup present
ed by Judge william II. Moore. 1t is
open 10 All ndtIOhS anu al piohS "a -
service, and the horses must be ridden by
officers in uniform.
The course over which the horses Will
be tried is first to jump gate or boaro
fence feet 3 inches nigh. second to jump
stone wall fee. nigh and third to
jump double post and rails feet high
and about 80 feet apart. The contestants
go twice around this course. The hrst
prize is a cup valued at 500 and $3.50
in cash The second prize is SIS and the
third prize S35 There are entered in
this class siXty-seven horses
The judges have a scale OF points TO
help them determine the winner. First
refusal or bolt is one fault; second re-
fusal. two faults, and third refusal, de-
barred horse or rider falling, four faults:
horse knocking down fence with forelegs,
four faults; with hind legs, two faults;
touching with front legs without knocking
It down one fault, and with hind legs,
half a fault.
The show opened on Saturday far more
successfully than even the most optmis-
tic expected The attendance was very
large for the opening day in spite Of the
counter attraction, the Yale-Princeton
football game. and the demand for seats
has been so great that il is expected this
will be a banner week and will show very
conclusively that the horse is rapidly re-
gaining his popularity. which for time
was on the wane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
BEGIN HOME MISSION WEEK
Protestant Organizations All
Over Country Cooperate.

The moral, social and religious needs
o, the United States are the subject OF
consideration for the coming week in
movement which eliminated YESTERDAY ana
Will be known as Home Mission week.
Acting on the principle that true mis-
sinary work begins at home, the Home
Missions Councils, composed or twenty
seSen general boards engaged In national
hone mission work, and the Couhcll OIL
W6men for Home Missions, comprising
nin more organizations, have enlis'eu
tho aid of Protestant organizations
throughout the country and plan to make
,no week one of study and investigation
Of existing conditions.
The Rev. Charles Stelzle, OF the bureau
of Social Service Of the presbyterian
Bosrd OF Home Missions, is director OF
the campaign, which has enlisted the sup
nor, of special committees In the 2'ooO
American cities having a population OF
go OF more. These committees nave
bee, for the last few weeks working out
n,o,rammes of subjects for discussion
the subjects including immigration. the
saleop and temperance reform movement
women and children in industry, country
life and city problems, the problem OF
the negro. Of the Indian and OF the span
ish Americans. and the power ana ell
eci.ncy of the Church as social agency
and religious force.
similar subjects are also receiving spe-
Told consideration from such organizations
ss chambers Of commerce, civic improve
mnt clubs. public school teachers and Of
6cals and bodies Of professional workers.
with the beginning Of the week yes
to-day and including next Sunday the I'M
n,rtance of home missionary work VIII De
discussed in the pulpits of the churches
i,+srAsted I'm the movement. Interdenom-
national meetings are planned for the
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
ANGERED At
ARBITRATION DELAY
Declare Case of Engineers
Should Have Been Fin
ished Long Ago.
TALK OF FORCING THINGS
Agreed to Await Award in
Other Dispute, but Leader
Says They Are Hard to
Keep in Line.

The fremen who made demands on
the ffty-two Eastern railroads and
then agreed TO await the award of the
arbitration committee in the case Of
the engineers before taking up their
own demands with the railroads are in
dignant at the length Of time the ar
bitration proceedings have taken. Ac-
cording to- Grand Chief, W. S. Carter
Of the Brotherhood of Firemen and
Engncmen, who is now in this city,
arbitration is not pleasant word for
them 10 hear now. and they are so
wrought up that it is hard to keep
them in line.
Chief Carter came here with one or
two other officers OF the brotherhood
TO arrange for taking up the demands
OF the firemen with the managers COM
mittee OF the railroads. The last re-
ports were that the engineers award
would not be announced before Noyem-
Der -. II is now more than eight
months since the arbitration proceed
ings IN the case of the engineers be-
gan. MIR. Carter said yesterday He
declared he could not understand why
the work Of the arbitrator was spread
over that time.
III - calculated 10 make arbitration
unpopular he continued. The fire.
men are disguised at the very mention
of arbitration. and all Of them are an
CRY Under the Erdman act, if the
proceedings had been conducted under
that act the arbitrators would have
btrn required To make their award
within thirty days II looks to me ike
the arbitrator In the case OF the en-
gineers do not want TO give much OF
their time ut once 10 the work To
Keep us waiting eight months is ridIc-
uIous, and il Is rs bad for the engi-
necra, 10 say nothing Of the enormous
expense their brotherhood has been
put to-"
Mr. Carter said the 1remen had com.
To point where many OF them thougbt
patience ceased 10 be virtue. He said
he might leave the city -dav and re-
turn In few days He added that the
meeting between the managers com
mlttee of the railroads and the fire
mems committee OF hfty-two over the
iiremen's demands would probably not
take place until ten days after the
award in the case of the engineers was
made. Asked If In case no agreement
was reached the iiremen would agree
To arbitration. he said he knew what
they would do, but he did not want 20
say at present No one would he popu-
lar who mentioned arbitration to them
he declared.
4 r.mor was IN circulation last
night i'm which the terms Of the award
we're mentioned in general way. Ac-
,ording o this rumor, the award laid
come stress on reports as to wages and
other matters by railroads to the In
.erstate Commerce Commission. These
were regarded by the men as
and not to be taken serious
Is. I'm consequence. this phase of the
also came In for considerable
criticism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
FISHING PARTY RESCUED
Motor Fails and Six Persons
Drift All Night.

Aaron Levy. who runs a saloon at Bath
Reach and lives at No. 1900 Bath avenue,
had celebration last night in his house.
at which a good part of the stock of tho
saloon was handed around TO gratiied
friends. for Levy and his wife. with sew
eral others, had been snatched from the
jaws Of death.
Levy owns a 35-foot naphtha launch.
and on Saturday he invited several
friends to go out to the Fishing Banks.
In the party were Albert and Jack Shur-
mann. h. Flanagan, an undertaken and
Mrs. Flanagan.
Levy put lot of food ip two big ham
pers before sailing, and also there was
something that would have been good IN
case of snakebitc. There was plenty 90
snake medicine. because there ara sea
serpents at the Fishing Banks.
Lots of fish were caught. and about !
o'clock Saturday afternoon the launch
was headed for the shore. She had gone
only mile or so. when suddenly symp-
toms OF motor trouble developed Lcvy
did all he could to prevent the advance
Of the trouble. but he couldn't stave Il
Off, and i'm few minutes the boat had IL
so bad that the women began to get sea-
sick.
Originally there were two oars aboard
but the men lost one Of them overheard.
so the other was only good for use as
signal pole. But no passing vessels were
attracted
Night came down a-Rallop, and with II
cold that would have been unbearable ex-
store. The women huddled forward In
the cabin and covered themselves with
tarpaulins The men huddlcd aft and
scanned the surface OF the troubled sea
for the sign of sail. And so the night
wore on. Ashore friendS of the party
were anxious. The police were informed,
but could do nothing more than wait for
morning.
About daybreak yesterday James Bar
rett, of No 1923 Seventeenth avenue. put
out in his launch, the Veronica, accom-
panied by his son, and headed for the
open sea. lie cruised about I'm the cold
gray dawn off Norton's Point and then
sailed toward Manhattan Beach. As the
rays of the sun grew stronger Barrett,
through his binoculars caught the fash
Of a white hull bobbing on the waves a
league away, and bore down upon IT, II
was Levy's launch. Soon the unfortunate
marine wanderer was in tow OF tho
Veronica. and by late breakfast time all
were safe ashore at Bath Beach.
Levy sent out invitations for last nights
celebration by telephone as soon as he
had caught up with his sleep, and OF
course everybody had better time than
Levy and his party did the night before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
THREE NARROWED IN BAY
Fishing Party Drifts for Hours When
Motorboat Engine Balks.

The 20-foot motorboat Royal, owned
by Edward Shine, of No. 20 Huron ave-
nue., Jersey City, and operated by his
brother Charles. was found disabled yes
terday afternoon in New York Bay near
Governors Island by Acting Captain
Hallock, in charge of the police steamer
Patrol.
were two men who declined to diyulge
their identity. The men explained that
they were returning from the fishing
banks at Princess Bay, Staten Island,
when the engine of the boat went out OF
commission. They had been floating In
the bay, they said, for several hours.
The craft was towed TO the Battery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
SOCIALIST GAIN Trimmed
Only 20 Instead of 100 Per
Cent in Wisconsin.

Madison, Wis, Nov 17.-Ofhcial election
returns from all the counties in the state
show that the expected Socialist gains
over 1908 had not materialized, ana that
the actual increase. instead OF being more
than 100 per cent, will be only 20 per
cent. The vote of the party in Milwaukee
showed an actual decrease over 1908
and the gain was In the cities along Lake
Michigan and Lake Superior.
There was no gain in most of the rural
-ounties. the farmers being hostile TO the
blank pledging Socialism to state appro-
oriation Of farm lands.
The majority against womans suffrage
vas 92,346.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18

the entertainment committee OF the IVY
Republican Club. announced at the last
meeting of the club that he was thinking
of entering the field as candidate for
alderman next year.
"Ah. cut that stuff out, Con, spoke
up Thomas j. FitZslmmons. serSeant-at-
arms of the club. "Of course, If you run
Wen vote for you. but we've had enough
of the political game lately, and | for ore
am tired of IT," Mr.. Iitzsimmons, 1t VIII
he remembered was the person who TOOK
up the challenge of Lindon Bates, jr"
Progressive candidate for Congress, ana
acquitted himself so well in debate on
the political issues at an East Side public
meeting. \
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18

will undoubtedly have consideration. Pres
ent plans. however. call for the nomna-
ton of Progressive candidates for super
visors and village officers i'm such lOCali-
ties in the state as still have spring cleo
tons and complete Progressive ticket
for the Assembly in 1918. All such noml-
nations will, under the Levy election law,
OF necessity be made by petiton-notwith-
standing that the Progressive party IN
this state cast nearly 10000 votes in the
last election.
1t is not unlikely that the conference
will also consider the calling Of informal
primaries i'm the various political divisions
Of the state, for the purpose of selecting
the party candidates in 1913.
Should the national conference, calico
for December 10. IN Chicago, be widened
so as to include others than the members
of the national committee, the various
state chalrmen and the state candidate
for Governor In l9i2-as now seems ilkeiE
the conference next Tuesday VIII un-
doubtedly choose a delegation to repre-
sent New York and thus to express New
York's proper weight at such meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18

The ban on the use OF the pool table
at the 9TH District club laid down BY
Joseph T. Hackett, executive member
has been removed. The restriction was
the result of the fact that Mr.. Hackct
needed the table to hold the vast amount
of campaign literature on hand. Byron o.
Horton, the unsuccessful candidate for
the Assembly in the 9Th District, who as
an expert at the game of bottle pool"
revelled in his favorite pastme on Satur-
day night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
WI SON WRITES TO HiBBEN.

Princeton n. j., Nov 1.-THE follow
ing letter from President-elect Woodrow
wilson To Or John Grier Hibben. presi-
dent of Princeton University. was mace
public here tonight
NV Dear President iibben; need not
tell you how gratifying II was 10 me to
receive through you the congratulations
1f my alma mater. 1 nope sincerely
that She may never have occasion TO be
a shamed of her son Cordially yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18

North Carolina" said William r. Turner,
vice-president of the 7th District club. on
Saturday night. "Well. what If he did -
retortei Benjamin F. Fox, executive
member "Oh, nothing much" replied
Mr.. Turner; "only, / envied him. The
result of the election, following so closely
on the heels of the worlds series, makes
Inc feel like shooting somebody myself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18

AsSemblymsn Sidney g. Crane, of the
I'd District club. who was one of the
many 10 fall by the wayside in an en-
deaVor TO retain ms Albany post. looks at
his defeat most philosophically
i was glad of the opportunity" he
said, TO represent the Washington
Heights section IN the Assembly. and
tried to do the right thing at Albany.
went down for reelection however. in
the three-cornered fight. and / am not
kicking. Now l shall have the chance TO
sive my whole time to my law practice"
4 see Matty shot a deer down IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18
With MEMBERS Of tE,e
z CITY'S q
1}EpUBLICANC CLUBS

TIE Republican clubs of the city de-
spite the reyerses experienced in the re-
cent election, pre- still much alive. At
least halt of them have held meetings
since November 8. and. what is rnore to
the point, these meetings have bcea well
attended, and many new applications for
membership have been received.
District leaders and the officers Of the
various clubs naturally appreciate the
FEELING of relief which inevitably follows
the strain of a hard campaign, but. as
one leader puts it: We're going to stick
TO our guns and do everything in our
power during the next few months, not
only to hold our present membership in
TACT but also TO win back those who fol-,
lowed the Moose standard "
Beefsteak dinners. smokers theatre par
ues' balls and other gatherings are being
planned on larger scale than ever be-
lore by many of the clubs I'm order that
closer associations may be formed among
the members and that the local clubs
may come to be recognized, especially by
the younger element.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18

i see Matty shot deer down IN
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-11-30
Senator Westerheld in Trouble.

A dispatch says that former Senator
Westerfeld is in trouble i'll Califor-
MIA All the oldtimers in Lyon county
know the ex-senator who was long
a resident of Dayton. Some years
ago he moved to Reno to reside and
made some money in investments.
His health not being OF the best he
went to California after the death Of
his wife, and it seems that young
woman by the name of Benjamin has
been taking him around over Califor-
MIA. Friends have brought him to
Oakland and will look after him. He
is now about so years of age and has
a fortune of 100000 or more. His
friends think his mind is failing and
will try and have the court appoint
guardian for him. He has rela
tives in jacksonville, Cal, and they
will be notified of his condition and
probably look after his affairs for him
and see that no designing female
gets his money.