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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
NEW BECKER WITNESSES
FOUND IN HOT SPRINGS
Hart Wires That He Has Evil
dcnce Satisfactory TO
the Defence.
WHITMAN BACK MONDAY
Pitt Denies He. Has Interfered
With Persons SubpGnaed
for Trial.

John r Mcintyre. chief counsel for
Lieut.. Charles Becker. received yesterday
this tcle gram from John W. Hart, whom
he sent to Hot Springs to get evidence
that Sam Schepps while in that city
told many persons that Becker had nothing
to do with the murder Of Herman Rosen-
thai:
Evidence here entirely satisfactory
and reliable. Have learned names Of
new witnesses
Mr.. McIntyres opinion was that Mr..
Hart would bring back dispositions that
| would destroy he effect of any testimony
that Schepps gives against Becker when
{ he case comes 20 trial.
On the other hand word was received
from District Attorney Whitman that
he has obtained affidavits establishing
that Schepps IN no way exculpated Lieut.
Becker. MIR Whitman expects to arrive
here from Hot Springs ner Monday
night
| Both sijes apparently have been
able 70 get what they wanted IN Hot
Springs. 1t will be matter for the
court 10 decide wheth her or not Schepps' &
talks in any wav indicated that Becker
was guiltless.
Acting District Attorney Moss was
asked Yesterday IL the principal Wit
nesses TO be used against Lieut. Becker
had received word that they would he
killed II they testified. Such "A story
had been in circulation. Mr.. Moss said
that he had no reason to believe that ther,
was any truth in the report
| Mr.. Moss before Justice GoH qles-
toned several witnesses yesterday in the
secret John Doe inquiry. Policeman
William j. File was asked about what tool
place at the Hotel Metropole Just pre-
yious TO the murder Of Rosenthal. Charles
B. Pitt Jr.. was witness.
Mr.. Moss had received information tina,
Pitt waseinterfcring with witnesses sub
pnnaed tor the Becker trial as well a,
that Max Margolis was preparing 10 leav,
the city. Pitt was questioned and de
MED that he had said or done anything nat
would constitute an interference with tlIs
prosecution. Margolis was taken TO 'hs
Criminal Courts Building and denied tna
he intended to leave the city
The course taken by Justice Ciofr has
indicated that no leniency will be showr
witnesses who attempt 10 evade appear
ance in the Becker trial IT il can he
shown that witnesses are planning tc
leave the city Justice Con. il is known
will hold them under heavy bail
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
ROB IN TIMES SQUARE STATION
Tv" Mcp UoId Ip Man and Take
Wallet tn subway.

Jacob Shilling, a stage hand, living
al s30 Meade street. The Bronx. was
held up and robbed Of his wallet con
tanning SIG by two men on tho uptown
subway station at Times Square shortly
before midnight last night. There were
many people In the station a the time,
Shilling made a loud outcry and two
detectives and patrolinan came to him.
They were Just in time 10 chase two
men out Of tho north exit and up Broad
way. Opposite tho Hotel hstor Police
man Stichcn nabbed one of the sprint
crs, but the other got away from Dc
tectives owens and Fftzsimmons
At the West Forty seventh street sta e
tion tho prisoner said he was Peter
Mott also a stage hand, OF sos Tenth
avenue. lie did not have Shillins's wal
lot. but he was locked up charged with
robbery.
Shilling said the two men. who wore
Stage Hands Union buttons, had made
friends with him and had gone to tho
subway pretending TO live uptown,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
COAL SHORTAGE IN WEST TOO.
Pittsburg Operators Say u VIII AZ.
feet Entire Great Lakes Region.

PirrsBuRC. Pa. Sept. Ca winter
coal shortage throughout the great
Nkcs region. from Cleveland west
through the Dakotas aud in north
western Canada. Is certain result Of
the conditions existing at present in
the western Pennsylvania and West
Virginia coal fields. according 10 the
big operators here.
coal is scarcer in the TittsburS
market nov than al any time in the
last fifteen years. Prices of all grades
have advanced, and the prediction is
made that coal will bc more expensive
during the coming winter than ever
before.
IN advance Of 10 cents a ton at the
mines Is announced hv all operators.
bringing the price oC steam and gas coal
Ny 10 Sl.5o and sl.G0 ton. Mine run coal
has advanced from S1.1n to 81 10. and
viii go higher. With these abnormal
prices the dcma nd far exceeds the sup
ply.
ono large operator said to-day that
his company ~ getting only 80 per cent
Of the cars il needs To move Its coal
The labor shortage too Is putting a
check on output Throughout western
rcunsylNania only 20 per cent. of the
miners that are needed are working
The strike in the Paint Creek field In
West Virginia has shut down for
months some Of the biggest mines
This has created a big demand for
rittsburG coal
There were loss than twenty-five ca--
of FREQ coal on all the railroad tracks
in the Pittsburg district to-day. I'm
less tho trouble In the anthracite re-
Gion that started to-day at Pottsville
becomes serious tho Eastern States will
not experience n coal shortage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
WOMAN WHO HAD SAW Is HELD.
May Get Long Term for Trying 20
HcIp Sweetheart Out Of jail.

Cool. we'll dressed and wearing three
solitaire diamond rings on tho fnecra
OF her left hand Stella Moore was ar
raigncd before Magistrate Handy in the
Adams street court in Brooklyn ycstcr.
day on a charge of aiding the attempt
of three prisoners to escape from tho
Raymond street jail she waived exam
ination and in default Of $4,000 bail was
rcmandcd to Raymond street. II CON
victed the woman, who Is only 22 years
old, may get Owe years in prison
Mrs Moore, who is separated from her
husband, went to the iail to visit Harry
Miller, her sweetheart, Just after n saw
was found in his cell She was searched
and one was found in her shoe,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
FIRE PERIL FROM SUBwAYS.
r.. =. Commission Tells, in nepiy Ia
CompIatnt. Of Safeguards Provided.

r. =. Com mission Tells. in pepiy to
A letter was sent Yesterday from the
Public Service Commission TO Frank IL.
Chambers, chairman of the fire proven
tion and insurance committee OF the
Merchants Association, telling why the
commission has not forced subway con-
tractors 10 build FIRE walls between the
excavation and Easements OF buildings
in accordance with the specifications
Of the fire. insurance companies. Mr..
Chambers had informed the commission
that the Fire Insurance Exchange was
insisting upon higher rates for insurins
buildings along the line Of new subways
which were not pr otected according 10
rules the exchange had laid down.
Travis II. Whitney. secretary, of the
commission. wrote to Mr. Chambers
that the commission had suggested twice
to the exchange that it meet the com
mission to confer about the new rulings
but the exchange hadn't agreed. The
letter said further:
There is no combustible material in the
excavation except the timber hracinr and
tho shceting. and the timber is SO heavy
and in 50 damp n condition that II would
not readily take fre, nor would any IRE
readily spread.
Under these circumstances four inch
hollow tile wall set in cement mortar would
seem to be sufficient TO check any hre thai
might occur in the excavation until VI could
be eKtinguished. Furthermore the city
has been engaged in subway work tor the
last twelve wears and during that time
there las never been case Of any hn'ld-
ing catching FIRE on account of ,Subwa,
work
The commission does not conccds that
there ,s any legal obligation upon u tn IN
sert the provision requiring tho erection
of proper protection wherever vaults nre
broken into This provision was inserted
simply az a part Of the commission polio!
tn conduct the work Of subway const
III such manner ~ 10 minimize any incon
venienre 80 owners or tenants Of shuttins
prorertN
Where the buildings themselves are en-
tered by the subway contractors for the
purpose Of UNDERMINING them the uues
tion at the character oG tho partition "a h'
erected u one 10 he settled between tho con
tractors and the owners or occupants
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
$1,000 MINERS QUIT WORK
WHEN ONE MAN WON'T Join
Dispute Now a Fight Over
Closed shop in Pennsylvania
anthracite District.

PoTrs svILIr. Pa Sept ~ tight
thousand men employed at the "ollieries
of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany are on strike to determine whether
the mines of the anthracite region shall
be operated as closed or open shops.
The refusal of one man 10 Join the
United Mine Workers union Is respon-
sihle for the tie up al a time when there is
a heavy demand for coal Three weeks
ago John and William Miller Of Nos
ouehonning refused positively TO Join
the union and the entire force employed
al this one collisry went out on strike
The oifcr was made TO the Millers 10 pay
their imitation fees and dues II they
would sign the constitution of the union.
but they declined to do SO. Last week one
Of the brothers got employment elsewhere.
The other brother has stuck to his deter
mination and refuses to either leave the
mine or join the organization
This week after all the persuasion on
the part Of the company had failed the
threat was made that the mules would he
taken from the mines and the colliery
suspended indefinitely. II was then
that the men decided to press the issue
of closed shop rules to regulate the work
ing Of the collieries in the seventh United
Nine Workers Of America district.
general meeting of all the locals II,
the Panther Creek Valley was called and
1t WAS decided to order a general strike
at all collieries OF this company. To-day
one colliery and three washcries were
operated with half force
President John II. White has been
notified by the union leaders and it is
expected that he will come on and take
charge OF the trouble. as it is considered
70 be very vital issue to the union and
| the coal operators
The coal company officials decline &c
discharge the man who has caused all tht
trouble. although they are sustaining
heavy Losses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
wilson NEARLY GETS OUT.
Man Who Escaped Frow rOmts
Vtcks Cell Lock in philadelphia.

PHILApFLPHIA. Sept. co-Creorge Wit
son. the burglar who escaped from the
Tomhs on July and was captured here
Yesterday. almost duplicated his New
York feat late this evening when he picked
the lock in his cell in the Central polio
station in City Hall.
Wilson used the fork which had been
brought in with his supper tonight. He
had bent one of the prongs and had
manipulated the tumblers of the hig
TO pub the door open and climb over the
tops Of the cells to escape
When .Iailer John Collins went for the
dishes after Wilson had finished eating
he noticed that the fork WAS missing
He Immediately made search Of the Gel
I and discovered the hent fork. Wilson
was moved to another cell and a guard
was placed over him,
Wilson admitted tonight that he was
the masked thief who robbed the Allan
tic City home Of Walter KLEIN, the Phila .
delpha banker, on August IS last. He
| awakened Mrs. KLEIN at the time and
from half closed eyes she watched him
rife her jewel case Of gems valued at
| Sij.OOO.
After cutting the wires at the KLEIN
home at Is Providence avenue Wilson
| proceeded to Mrs. Klem's bedroom. 4
| flash of his electric lantern awakened
Mrs. Klem but she feared to make any
outcry for fear the burglar would kill
her and her husband who slept peacefully
throughout the burglary.
Wilson will probably go back to New
Jersey 10 face the charge against him
there, a. the New Jersey authorities are
not willing to waive their claim on him,
so hat he may be taken back 10 New York
| The New Jersey officers are on the ground
| and Magistrate German this morning
| held Wilson without bail to await reauisi,
| tion from New Jersey.
| The claims of New York and New Jersey
for the prisoner may have to be fought
out before Gov. Toner, who will decide
which state is entitled 10 him. Official,
the local aut horities have received no
word that Wilson is wanted in New York
| Dispatches from Atlantic City indicate
that Miss Anna Price of Wilmington who
was q friend of Wilson and from whom hs
stole jewelry to the value OF 81 500, may
not prosecute him il she can get her prop
crty back without doing 40. She is i'll at
her apartments moro from indignation
than anything else.
Wilson and l have been friends for
some time she explained. II met hin
here at Atlantic City and we were to-
geth most of the time. He appeard to
think good deal Of me and thought
he was a gentleman
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
SAYS WE LOSE Is YEARS EACH
Prof Irving Fisher Declares Rad
living Wastes That Nuch.

waste of fifteen years In tho average
human llfo in this country. owing TO
unsanitary modes OF living, and that
this waste can hc prevented, thus to
all practical purposes adding fifteen
years to human life, is ono OF the an
nouncemcnts which will be made ny
Prof irving Fisher of Yale at the Ma
tional Conservation Congress III Indian.
apolis on October I.
prof Fisher is the Vice prcsidcnt Of
tho new organization for public hy-
giene, which is already hard az work in
New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
WOMAN DROVE CAR, HIT POLE
Nctcaf Injured Ms Result Of Teach
Ing Wife to Steer,

Eco HARBoR, n, j.. Sept, 2O.-An at
tempt to teach his wife how 10 steer an
automobile proved disastrous To John
Met calf of New York Netcalf and his
family were on their way tn Atlantic rity
when his wife suggested that he teach
her to steer the machine. Shc was doing
well when the car struck sandy spot
and skidded. It crashed into telephone
pole. demolished the front part Of the
machine and throwing out the occupants,
Metcalf was badly cut by glass while one
Of his boys had q sprained kneecap.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21

had rejected them because II was over
that very question that the issue was
raiscd--the issue over Cropsey and the
power OF the Commissioner on appoint
ments?" demanded Mr.. Buckner
That Is absolutely not the fact
hotly retorted Commissioner Waldo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
Heard Rnmors About Roavd.

a,
.lr viii, ran, 'h"I ne nau n.dru many
c,rnnI7,, - ,borofora s.. hnd s
,,.,,al ,n,-os,ic ,,,,n br IL, ro,,,o;.oionor
nf Account. lie said The phvs;cal on.
animation by the policn SURGEONS was
desirable as = check in view Of the fact
that the Civil Service physicians did not
make y second examination at the time
OF the appointments
n UoI ,o,, ,o,d 80 .d d.,, ,.o,,.
-, ro,',,,,on. Il, ono - ,h,oo 3D..
-. 80. ..-,I 10 i,,., -,
n i,d ,.o,, ,r,,.,n, pr o.u.n,or ,o 81.
,,at,.. r,,,,,a,,s uoaa,ran.,ar.o
t,oro ,ho ho.,d -, co,nrors' summons n
.h. r.i;,. noaa r,n,on, em,,oo,.
n r,d ,o, crro,n. n, u.U,,lo, -.s
-, no, sa,I be was ,rapsfcrred from
.no d.r,,.nsn,, ,o tho o,bc,
n NJ ba a. tho be,d of tn. hs,7 He
,,o, ,ho haad -, tho lie, hrt n. dtdn.,
,L,. a,,.I,oa, ha ,r,rsfo,r,I
a. ,,aaI,, pi,,t,r o,u,.-
- ,nJ ,hn,o ,o,,r ,rs, nav ,n ~ H.,
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,,r,hIo ,,i,ce su,,oon dno IN tho fo., th
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,e,-, ,n,,,,,,. s,,torg,o, ,,d w.s r,niI;,,
u,,h ,,,,l -, ,h,, ,b,r,ctar
a. a.. ,lo rc,,.o .I,rsoors ,o ~, -, ,,,,r
,.c,.,,..o.1 Tho do not eo or, m nm.
,Ia, ,',.o. hri !, !. ycr,. dcs,rah,o t,r a..
'ol'S ''Ii'''nrn, w INV an eApe,' VINO
Ucr "r ic,de.
.. lid l"u find out " neither the first man
on tho ~ was an cNpertg A did not
@ Tho ,ob OF polIce surgeon il a bette,
Job iuan that of toroncrs pbyscians
do not ihIolltls
- j,,,rr,os 4 uons,on with ig Ar,o,
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21

.
Then how did you investigate then,?"
II turned them over to Mr., Creelman
TO investigate"
But tho Mayor said: My confidence
In Mr.. Waldo Is so great that I know
he can give you an account Of every
ono Of them. know he investigated
every case"
II did investigate them by turning
them over to the Civil Service Commits
sion"
"Is the investigation being properly
made?" asked Mr.. Buckncr. land is
your answer 4 don't know"
NO" quickly responded Waldo. II
have absolute confidence in the person
mel Of the Civil Service Commission"
He acknowledged that he was unfamil-
lar with the efficiency Of the clerical
force OF the commission or what they
are paid,
"On May 30 was your attention called
to the cases of three or four men,"
Not that I recall"
"Was any letter placed on your desk
addressed to tho Civil Service Commis-
sion and apprisinG the commission of
the character OF three or four men re-
certified for appointment on May 29?'
81 do not rcsollcct such n letter"
Mr.. Buckncr thcrcupon read the let
ter in question written by Third Deputy
Commissioner Walsh in which Joseph
Cherico was mentioned. Ii set forth
that Chcrico had sworn he was never
before arrested although hc had been
convicted Of bigarny on Sept. II. 1905,
but sentence was suspended on him In
october following.
"Bu, on June II, 1911, YOU appointed
Chcr!co to the force. didn't you?"
~ may have: ] don't know. II YOU
say 20 I am willing to take your word
for 1t. do know, however that did
not sign that letter. because ! would
not sign n letter accusing mon of crimes
without proof Had III" letter boon pn'
on my desk would have refused I"
sign II because it was improperly
worded."
isn't 1t fact that you appointed
men after Commissioner Cropsey
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-20
Iha Mama Of Arizona.

Arizona. probably Arizonac In Its
original form. was the native and
probably i'ima name OF the place-of a
hill. valley. stream or some other local
feature-just south OF the modern
boundary. In the mountains still so
called. on the headwaters OF the
stream flowing past Saric. where the
famous Planchas de Plata mine was
discovered IN the middle OF the eight.
eenth century. the name being first
known to the Spaniards In that con
nection and being applied to the min
Ing camp or real de minas. The abort
ginal meaning OF the term Is not
known. The name should probably be
written and pronounced Arisona. as
our English sound Of does not occur
in Spanish II II. Bancroft. History
OF the Pacific States"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-20

Isaac Futterman. eighty years old.
and Rebecca. his wife. aged seventy
two years. died ~ the hands Of an
gle OF clotheslines IN the rear OF the
tenement at lol Norfolk street. New
York.
Though neighbors were packed In
tiers above and around them. their
blood was shed SO secretly some time
on Wednesday last, 50 the police az
the time. that II was not until Sunday
that the hundred people In the tene-
meni knew that for four days quar-.
ter inch OF pineboard had screened
murder from their eyes.
They would not have been discover
ed then 1t it had not been that Aaron
Futterman. the only son. came down
10 the Norfolk stree; tenement to pay
visit 70 his aged parents.
The body Of Isaac. CARRIED partially
in his undercloihes. sat on the edge Of
couch bed, with the naked shoulders
propped against the wall behind His
head was thrown back. so that his long
white beard Of a patriarch tilted rak.
ishly toward the ling. His right eye
was gone and the empty socket
showed wound that had penetrated
TO the brain such wound as might
have been made by a butchers steel
or rone other dullpOlnted. slender OBJ
ject pushed viciously upward through
the eye and into the brain. There was
another wound. which was plainly
vicious mufilation done after death
had been caused and inspired b. no
possible motive except insane revenge.
Over opposite the. place whore the
body OF Isaac sat was a feaiherbed.
with two great feather comforters such
as the Russians use. piled high upon
II. The police pulled back the thick
top covering and found huddled there
In the bed the body OF Rebecca, in her
nightclothes. The womans right eyo
Presumptuous.
Raynor- Think you could improve Oh
the works Of nature. do you? Shync-
I know | could II had the power. I'd
make some kind Of seed that could b.
planted on bald head and grow into
q crop Of hair-Chicago Tribune.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-20
NATURE TELLS YOU
As Many Snow Hill Reader Knows
Too Well.

When the kidneys are sick,
Nature tells you all about it.
The urine is natures index.
lnfrequent or too frequent passage.
Any urinary trouble tells of kidney
ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney
ills.
People in this vicinity testify.
Mrs. N. T. Matthews, Fourth Street.
Pocomoke City, Md, says: my back is
great deal better since began using
Deans Kidney Pills. | am not having
those depressing pains across my kid
neys which had bothered me constantly
and seldom have headache or dizzy
spell The secretions from my kidneys
have also become normal and cause me
no annoyance. can recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills highly to anyone suffering
from kidney complaint.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cts.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York.
sole agents for the United States. Re-
member the name-Doan's- sand take
no other.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-20
When caft.. Wa. Unpopular.

Coffee was introduced into England
in 1862 and within the next ten years
became the fashionable drink OF Lon
don. A few years later. however. In
1868, there was great uprising
against the Oriental beverage Of
hades." II was satirized on every
hand. the bitterest invectives coming
from the pulpit. One leading minister
characterized 1t as the strip OF SCOT
mixed with the essence OF old shoes"
and another declared that II was "a
poison which God had made black that
It might bear the DEVILS own color
This bitter crusade soon wore Itself
out. and by the time OF Charles ii
coffee houses were known In every
village in the land.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-20
We'll. He Miah. Kick Iim,.l..

Kenneth Kerr, Just back from India.
meets lady he knows quite well 10
Regent street He cannot recollect her
name. She stops and greets him cor
daily. saying: How nice 10 see you
again. You must come and lunch with
me at my clnb-the Ladies' lyceum-
and give me all the Bombay news"
Kerr says he will be delighted. but he
cannot fix day then. Just write 10
me at the club" says the lady. Mon.
day. Tuesday or "Wednesday win suit
me-" She passes on. Kerr cannot re-
member what her name Is. What
ought he 20 dof-British Weekly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-20
Rus.Ia's Paroue.ry Floors.

Most flooring put down in Russia is
parquetry. and 1t is generally oak.
Even In the unpretentious houses and
fat buildings this parquetry is to be
found. In some cases. OF course, the
finish IL not so fine as In others. and
In ordinary buildings the designs are
not so elaborate. One Of the most
noticeable features Of Russian house
is that rugs and carpets are used for
wall decorations instead OF floor GOV.
erings. Floor polishing by profession
ais. who come regularly once every
week or ten days. is considered part
OF the regular routine Of running
house.-De,roit Free Press
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-20


Two robbers bound and gagged SAM
uel T. Miller. who keeps grocery
store at the corner Of Poplar and Dor
wart streets. Lancaster. Pa. robbed
the cash drawer end then set fire TO
the place.
The store was Quilted by the fire.
Miller's wife heard him groan and
rescued him before the fire reached
him
When Miller opened his store he
said two masked men entered and de.
manded his money He replied that
he had none. when one said You are
as poor as We are. and. overpowering
him, bound and gagged him
The men toek between $50 and $40
from the cash drawer and. piling up
some dry goods In the center of the
store. set II on fire and left.
Miller attracted the attention Of his
wife through his means When she ar.
rived the store was in blaze and
she had barely time 10 save her hus.
band