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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
INTERVENTION NOT NEEDED
G. T. Rand, Arriving from Cuba,
Blames Negroes for Trouble

Charles Z Ran J. president OF AVN,
company i'm cuba. who arrived hnre lss,
night from Havana on the Ward line,
Mexico. said there was no need for. iulst.
yention on the part OF tho United STATE,
en- the island and that there vas not IN.
slightest occasion for sending vatships and
marines To the cuban coast.
There have been small uprisn-s in Cuh,
among the negroes" he said. ''but they arc
scattered throughout IN" country. all ~
whom arc anxious to form a distinct no.
IiticaI party This Of course. caunot no
ccuntenanccd by 'he CrbIn government
and the government has the situation IN
complete control. Their ig to- OCCASION FOR
alarm and no need for tho presence OF
feet in Cuban waters. Much of the reports
sent TO the United states from Havana >,
greatly exaggerated"
When the Mexico was midway between
Havana and New York Mr. Rand received
a wireless message from his associates in
Havana. saying all was quiet and that the
government had the rebellious negroes in
control.
Pierre Abrun and Antonio Roy, repre-
sentatives Of the Cuban government, who
were passengers on the Mexico, shared Ia.
views expressed by Mr.. Rand
Lord Cowdray of Midhurst, president Of
the Pearson syndicate, which has large IN.
terests i'm Mexico. returned on the Mexico.
which he boarded at Vera cruz.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
WILSON ATTACKS COAL RISE
Governor Sees No Excuse for In
creasing Price of Anthracite

~, Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Princeton. y. j., May 27-Attackins rig
business az not being fair TO the laoorcF
and as a menace 90 the government Wood
row Wilson addressed a great crowd OF
Princeton undergraduates and toWnspeopIt
Tonight who with torchlights and rockets
paradyd out to his residence III Cleveland
Lane following the address Of 'o'onei
Roosevelt earlier in the evening.
Governor Wilson said he WIS not aiFald
Of big business because It Vas D!g, but be-
cause II was obscure and ndrd to St at
The Sherman act he said was OF little OF
no Use because too many ioornOicS re
NAMED for the monopolies. lie pointed out
the recent raise in the price Of coal winch
was excused on the ground that wages had
TO be raised.
There is every reason 10 believe sdlu
the Governor. that if the water could be
SQUEEZED from the stock Of tho coa' indus-
try that wages might he raised five times
as high and the price OK coal De lowered
rather than raised The recent trphb!e at
Lowell is another instance Of the harm 81
watcrcd stock in business whereby the
wage Garner is kept on a starving rate "hiie
dividends are paid and new buildings erect
cd on the surplus"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
REBELS UMDISMAYEO BY u. S.
Will Garry on War Even if This
Country Intcrvenes.

Santiago. May e7.-Gcucrals Estcnoz and
lyou"t. the leaders i'm ia" rcvolu,ionarv
rising, have declared their intention "a
carry on the war. whether the United
Stat"s intcrveu's 90 not. until IN" Murut
law has been repealed This aw provides
that there shall b" 10 recognition ~ po-
liucai parties on racial lines. and b. Of
lcusyc 10 tie negroes.
Estcnoz and Ivonct have 10 mon. Of
whom 500 are well armed They announc"
their Intention OF oSactins war contTibu-
lions from the planters and railroads.
otherwise they viii burn their property.
They express. themselves as pleased 70 OBJ
serve that the Cuban government has been
slow IN attacking them, thus allowing them
time for organization.
\ coffee plantation belonging 10 Juan
Buttc. q German subject. IN TN" vicinity oi
~ Cobrc. Ten miles west Of this city WAS
destroyed to-day by rebel band. The
buildings were burned and the horses and
cattle were carried o@. \ protest has been
lodged with the German consul
II is also reported that a sugar min At
UatlIlo belonging 20 German has been
burned by the rebels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
CAN'T GET WIFE'S PROPERTY
Great American Identifer Loses
Suit in Court.

Perrin horton GUNNER. who is known as
the great American idcntihcr." lost his
suit yesterday in the Supreme Court To
obtain property that belonged To his sev-
nty-hye-y car-Old wife, who died ten days
after he married her, in 1900.
She was Mrs. Augustc SommerkOrn and
several actions were brought against Sum
nrr for property that ne had already OBJ
tanned from her. He sued Patrick Ryan
for Withholding property in The Bronx
which ne claimed. sought Ia set aside two
deeds and asked for damages.
I'm his suit sumner claimed tn" property
under two other deeds. Justic" Platzck. In
deciding against Sumner. said the suit
proved the same fraudulent scheme"
which was condemned In former action.
Sumner got his sobriquct OF the great
American identiher" from his Incorrect
Identification Of persons who had commit
ted suicide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
LEPER GOES TO BELLEVUE
Has Been Living in Lodging
Houses Along Bowesy.

Suffering, according to physicians
from lcprosy i'm its first stages man
who said he was Samuel Wcrnick, forty
one wears old a native of Russia, ap-
reared la,t night N Bellevue Hospital
requesting treatment. He told the physl-
clans ne had been a patient in the Kings
County Hospital in Brooklyn, ard for
the last six years had been unemployed.
He was a shoemaker.
Asked what places ne had frequented
during that time. he said that for sew
eral wears prior to being admitted To
the Kings County Hospital. ne had llHcd
in lodging houses along the EoWery.
Wcrnick will he taken early to-day,
accordinS to The BtllcN ne authorities. to
the lcp,r colony on Blackwcll's Island,
conducted under the supervision # ths
Department Of Charities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
TO HELP CHILD WORKERS
Commission Seeking How to I'M
prove Present Conditions.
IBy Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune


Albany, May 27.-An investigation into the
child labor situation III New York city
may result from the examination by the
Wagner-Smith state factory investigating
commission into tn" operation Of the state
Department of Labor.
The commission questioned for five hours
to-day. behind closed doors. John Williams,
state Labor Commissioner, as to what was
needed 70 make more efficient his depart
ment.
Ahran J. p,lkuS. chief counsel for tho
factory commission. pointed out 70 MIR.
Williams that I'm New York city there are
10000 CHILDREN under fourteen years of age
VINO are working in tenement houses The
present labor law prohibits tho employment
Of children under that age i'm factories. and
Mr.. Elkus asked Mr.. Williams II correct
Interpretation of the law would not include
children working in tenement houses as
employees of factories
The Labor Commissioner said he thought
tho question of such importance as TO
prompt him 10 lay It before the Attorney
General for an opinion.
Commissioner Williams admitted that the
system of factory inspection in this state
is not What it ought 70 be, but he insisted
that tho department has done the best it
can with the means AT its disposal.
The commissioners intend 10 make per-
sonal inspection Of many factories to learn
for themselves what should BE done to i'm
prove the state supervision.
The commission will continue its investi-
cation tomorrow and on Wednesday it will
go 10 Syracuse. Thursday and Friday II
will spcud in Buffalo and Saturday it will
20 to Rochester. 1t il the intention Of the
commission To bring about safer and
healthier conditions for workers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
SAYS BUCK WAS AGENT
Mrs. Werner Tells of Money Paid
to Her by Greer.

Mrs Anna Leah Werner was on the stand
again Yesterday in the Supreme Court and
finished her story in the divorce suit which
her husband Simon Werner an artist. has
brought against her. The name Of William
4. Greer son Of Bishop Greer, was once
more mentioned, because he was custodian
of tho parish charity fund from which Mrs.
Werner was receiving aid.
It was previously shown that Henry 4.
Buck, the correspondent. had made several
checks laysblc to the defendant which, she
said. was the money that she received from
the charitable fund Mrs Werner said that
Buck merely acted as agent for Greer. She
could not remember how much money MIR.
Greer had given her Counsel for the nus
land said that Mrs. Werner had received
more than 500
When Buck wds on The stand ne declined
10 answer several questions on the ground
that the answers might degrade or luCrim-
mate him Mrs Werner testified yesterday
that she knew that Buck would not tell the
truth She Said she went to meet him al
the pier a few weeks ago 10 ask him To
come TO court and ten the truth. During
the cross-cxamination the witness broke
down and wcpt.
Several letters Of an ancctiou charlc-
ter written by Werner to his wife, We're in
troduced by her lawyer. In one of the let
ters the artist wrote in an apologize tone
and asked for forgiveness for his treatment
Of her. and in another he asked his wife to
return to him one OF Wcrncr's letters said
in part:
Love has the wing Of . butterfly. How
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
WISE AWAITS ACTION
Federal Attorney Here Expects
Special Investigators.

With the time Juuc - drawing nearer
when tho proposed eXtortionate increase Of
q cents ton for domestic coal will lake
effect as preordained by the impenetrablc
circle OF the anthracite coal barons who
Iule the market. the humble consumer and
some persons i'm authority were somewhat
Conforted yesterday when the official word
came from Washington and Philadelphia
that IN" government would take hand
and start an investigation OF the charges
made IN connection with the proposed ad-
vance ~ tho price or coal Numerous com
plants had been received here az the Fed
crsl District Attorneys Office since The
Tribune brought TO light the operators
plan 10 impose upon tho public.
While Federal Attorney Wise said that lie
had received no instructions as vet from
TIC Department Of Justice to begin an in
vc,r:Ga;ion hero. he highly commended the
y nrk Of The Tribune IN causing govern
mental investigation OF thc whole subject
Mr. W.Sc said the intended action If the
anthracite operators in piling an extra
burden Of s5tr0CGJ on tho consumer would
hear careful inquiry on ;ho part Of the gov
errmcut lie iutimatcd that II would 10 =
UlISl TO III d liibN p OH ilI. AItl VI 'I' t'I
oral authorizes 10 extend the Investigation
to New York me principal tdcwater tor
minus Of the coal supply. but expressed the
hope that tho Covcrrmont would send a
special investigator for the case, as tho
working capacity OF his Office was already
sosly taxed with the cases in hand.
TIE almost absolute monopoly OF the an
tlracite production exercised by the eight
coal Loarins railroads. on which practically
tho entire output from the Pennsylvania
mine is shipped 20 t'dcwatcr, e empna-
sized IN the record Of the methods employed
ny those railroads I'm the eo-called g. per
cont contracts. 30 bring the Independent
mining companies under their control md
compel them to sell their coal at the mines
80 tn railroads, Otherwise IN the race Of
cXorhitaut freight rates, the Independents
would have 10 market their product at q
material handicap al tidoVater
The deficiency shouldercd by ia" coal
bearing roads curing this period iu freight
rates. as published. in carving the indie
$endcnt coal which Trey had purchased.
was over - cents Il ton for 'he prepared
sizes for the first few years, and decreased
~ the eNorbitant freight rates were some
what lowered. OF course, this represented
no real loss 10 the railroads When these
contracts expired. in 1893. the Independent
operators refused to renew them unless
they received better price at the mines
The controversy dragged on, and an in
dependent railroad from the coal fields to
iidcwater was Threatened ana it's construc-
ton actually begun The proposed new
railroad went 30 far that the PENNSYLVANIA
CCU Company, tie largest producer OFT
side the railroad circle, began making con-
tracts with other independent operators for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
WILL CAMPAIGN IN YATES
Suffragettes Complete Arrangements
for Summer Speaking Tour.

The Women's Political Union has about
completed it's arrangements for an active
summer campaign IN Yates County Mrs
Wendell r. Bush OF No. ! West Gith street.
i. taking charge.
Mrs Bush's summer bone il near Branch
port. In that county. ana she will have q
garden party there for the cause on June H.
On June IS o party of suffrage speakers.
including Mrs. John Winters Brannan.
Miss Eleanor Brannan and Mrs Bush.
viii cruise in motor boat about Keuka
Lake. stopping at the various landings 70
mold meetings.
on the evening Of that day hey will have
mass meeting in the opera house Of the
town of Penn Van. Dundee, Dresden. Ben
ton and MiddlcseX are Also TO be visited.
The tap. motor car one. will end on
IIuo %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
SAYS WATER ADULTERATEs
Department Of Agriculture Limits u,
in Canned Goods.

Washington. May Title addition -
water to canned products viii be c9ns1.
cred adutcrstion in future. eNccrt ~ ihos,
eases whore certain amount Of water Is
required for proper preparation or for the
sterilization of the product. according 20 2
pure food decision signed TO-DAY by sscrs.
tary Wilson % the Department ~ Ag~i-
culture. Tn" decision says:
The can in canned food products serves
not only as "A container nut also as an
index Of IN" quantity of food there u
should bee as full Of food Is IS practicable
for packing and processing without iuJur-
ING the quality or appearance Of tho con
fonts. Some food products may he canned
without tn, addition of any other sub
stances WhRteVer-foT example. tomatoes.
Tho addition Of water I'm such instances IA
deeneh ldnllaration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28

Iaptic Fruit and Steamship Company. whic,
has extensive properties In tho disturb,
section, said Inc had received cables fron,
his agents on Friday. and again yesterday
in which no mention was made Of an,
damage done by the insurgents oxcept IN.
cutting Of the wires between several Of .hs
PORTS t.".
An Atlantic Fruit steamer left Baracos
yesterday with a full cargo for New Yort
Another should have sailed from Sagua Il.
Tanamo for Philadelphia ne said. bn, h.
had not yet been advised whether it did or
not. The company had appealed 10 tns
State Department for protection, he 70.
marked, in case the situation became a..
rious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
LONG TERM FOR AUT0IST
Man Who Ran Down Two Must
Serve at Least Five Years.

Boston. May 37.--The heaviest sentence
over imposed in the Massachusetts courts
in an automobile case was pronounced by
Judge Chase in the Superior Court 10.
day, when he sent Jonn y. Maloy 10 stas
prison sor from tive 10 seven years on the
mans plea of guilty Of manslaughter
Maloy was driving an automobile in
Boylston street on April - when he ran
down and Killed two mon, Thomas Dons.
hue and John Connolly, who were repair
ing streetcar tracks.
It was shown in court that six differ
ont complaints for violation Of the auto
mobile laws had been made against IA.
Io,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
RICHESoN's VALET SENTENCED
Negro Who Attended Murderer in Jail
Pleads Guilty of Manslaughter.

Boston. May @7-Harry II. Butts. the
negro who shot and killed Robert Wilson
in this city last June was sentenced to-day
to not less than twelve nor more than
fourteen years in state prison by Judg"
Crosby in the Superior Criminal Court
after pleading guilty to mansaughtcr
The negro was the companion Of Clar.
encc V r RichcSou white the latter was
imprisoned in the Charles street TAIL
Butts case was held ~ Tor several month 4,
al the Joint request 01 counsel for him
self end Richcsou. that he might he IN the
former CLERGY mans cell aud attend 10
Riches on'S wants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
HOSPITAL SHIP TO KEY WEST

The hospital ship Soace. under charge OF
T.. II. Gates surgeon. started for Key West
last evening from the navy yard. in Brook
Ign. The storekeepers force was busy yes
terday afternoon getting together ship
ment OF flour, condensed milk tea. coffee
and other supplies. aggrcgatIng about 100. 600
pounds In weight. for immediate shipment
10 Norfolk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
TO BUY GRAND LODGE ROOMS
Birth Abraham Votes $4,000 TO Pur-
chase No. 81 9TH Street, This City.

Rochester May AT it, second day
session here the IndeI endcnt order Of Birth
Abraham voted to buy th" grand lodge
Offices. al No. = IN street. New York, for
ucrly leased for fifteen years for 5000.
voted g. G0D I" Grand Master Sanders. +
New York I'm recognition Of his work IN
the interests OF the order. and voted 81 $50
10 an cX-grand master, Herman ferS-
kOWitZ, OF New York who is said To be la
poor health.
70 comply with the Mobile law the death
benefit was fixed al 500 Rabbi Mosian-
sky. Of New York. i'm talk on the Titanic
disaster, paid q tribute 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Isidor Straus \ board was appointed 10
hold an election tomorrow. Tonight local
members entertained at ball
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
STEAMER BLOWN TO PIECES
Canadian Tug Goes Over Dam
Men on Board Jumn.

Buckingham. Quebec. Msy When me
steamer Mildred to-day approached re
lock gates Of m" Idavre River the crz ines
refused to work, and the steamer ana =
cement laden STOW = 0ich Va 'u tow were
drawn INTO the outer current ard wont
over rho dam backward. Nrleon Bo-hvau
who uss Al tho wheel, Jane judge, tie
oncinecr end Il dockhand saved th,msel;a,
ny iumprns.
The water flooded The -toawrr causing
tho boiler TO burst, and tho .'ea~sr was
blown to pieces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
FLAGSHIP ON WAY TO KEY WEST

Norfolk, Va, May y. go The armorcd
cruiser Washington came in to-day and
after taking on 2so additional marines from
the Norfolk garrison, sailed under Admiral
Osterhaus for Key West The supply ship
Culgoa Bud the cruiser Mont somery arc
also taking on supplies in Hampton Roads.
10 follow the hattlcshiPs and the Washing
ton Tor the south.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
CLARK GETS 6 MORE DELEGATES.

Washington. May g7.-Champ Clark was
assured Of tho SIX del gates from the Dis
trict Of Columbia by Il primary election to-
day. which gave him hfty-four ont Of the
sixty-siN delegates entitled to sit IN th'
district Democratic convention on Wednes-
day. The delegates not pledged 10 clark,
80 IA! a known tonight, are uninstructea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
CUBAN REBEL BLACKS
UNCHECKED BY TROOPS
Continued from first page.
Intervention move. The following is III"
text of the message:

/ text Oh lut HltSSdSt'
am sincerely gratificd to learn OF your
governments energetic measures 10 ~.
down the disturbance and To know that you
are confident of being successful rs was
fully explained TO the Cuban charge az
flares here this governments motlNe III
sending ships to Key West just as sendlhg
the Prairie TO the Guantanamo naval STA
ton. was merely To he able to ACT pi"illPuS
in case it should unfortundteN pe'oi,iS
necessary 10 protect American ne GU uI
property by rendering moral support vi a
sistanCc to the Cuban government. NS Mns
made quite clear at the time, these or,
nary measures of prcCautlOn were tutnclS
dissociated from any quesu0h ~ T,FT
ton. tSiSncdJ WILLIAM H. 'N'
Proceeding with caution. the senate
Committee ON Cuban Relations met LOT
the first time during the present session
of Congress to-day TO consider the bo-
con resolution. directing it to take up
the question Of specific legislation, au-
thorizlng the President. under tho Plat
amendment, To intervene in Cuba With
out calling special session Of TN"
national Legislature. After som" discus
sior. i'm which the members acCcutuatcd
the fact that the proposed legislation mas
nothing tn do with the present situation
in cuba. the chairman Of the committee.
Senator Page, was authorized to confer
with thu President. the Secretary 81
state and the judge advocate general on
the army ia regard 10 III" matter.
s.nat.'s Attitud. Doubtful.
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Vile would he scrt 10 Nipc Rat. instead
- IN, r,,,bc., paduc,r the former boat
pe'hS MORO 'N"'"p'' ''' INV
Plans for sending supplies ~ kcv West
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
WILSON HOLDS ALL TEXAS.

Houston, Tex. May 1.-THE night before
the Democrat" state Convention ShoweJ
rho wilson men IN efficient number TO in
-tIuct all forty OF the Texas delegate 10
baltimore for him for the Presidential nolr-
ingtiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28

the purchase OF their coal at the mines i''
10 per ccnt-an advance Of : per cent VI
the price al New York llarbOr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
BLOW TO BARROW IN
DECISION BY JUDGE
Prosecution Permitted to Submit
Evidence of Other Attempts
at Jury BrIbIng.
WITNESS TELLS OF DECOY
Mcnamara Juror Declares Ac
cused Lawyer Was Near
When Franklin Handed
Him $500 Bill.

Los Angeles May THE name OF Clarence
Darrow was mentioned by George y. LOCK
wood, one OF the prosecutions star VIII
nesscs. for the first time to-day in connec-
ton with the trial Of the former chie'
counsel OF the Mcnamara brothers ioI
alleged jury bribing.
Lockwood declared Darrow was Walhiht
toward Bert H. Franklin when the lauer
was arrested for bribery. few moments
after Lockwood had received the hrst III
stalment Of the payment for his vote III
the trial of j. B. Mcnamara.
The day in court was one of excitement
from the time of converting until adjourn
ment. Clashes between attorneys, the eN
change OF charges OF attempting to III
nuence the Jury. an important ruling lo'
the prosecution on the admissihiltty OF CYL
dence objected to by the defence ana inc
REMEMBRANCE of Lockwood for the resnmp-
lion Of his story of the alleged trapping VI
Bert Franklin kept up tho interest.
The ruling by judge hutton on the issue
raised by the defence on Saturday VIII en-
able the prosecution to introduce all the
evidence i'm it's possession tending to prove
the contention that barrow was guiIt\ o.
attempting 10 bride other jurors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
Tells OF Getting $500.

Lockwood told of the meeting with White
at the designated place when hc received
a 800 bill from White and was shown SHD
more. lie said ne saw Franklin across the
street at the time and when Franklin ap-
preached lac said he told the Mcnamara dc
tectiyc hc feared there was something
wrong. He believed. he said some ono had
overheard their conversation a. his home
the previous night Franklin looked back
and uttered an oath; then cautioned him
not 10 lOok around
Lets get out of here, Franklin told
NO" said Lockwood and he and White
and myself walked toward Main street.
Near the corner man was coming toward
Franklin. but Brown, Of the District Attor-
ncy.s Office. stepped between them and
waved him back. Thee ne arrested Frank
lin"
.Who was the other man asked the
District Attorney.
II have learned since. said th" witness
that il was Clarence barrow"
What did barrow do
Really, ( lost sight Of him. did no
see him again said Lockwood.
The witness told Of being taken viii
Franklin and White to the District Attor
ncy's Office whore tho $1,000 was turned
over to Captain Fredcricks