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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
MISS GOLDMAN'S AGENT
TARRED AND FEATHERED
Forced to Leave San Diego, and
AnarchiStic Speaker, Too, Is
Driven Out at Might.
MAN BRANDED WITH CIGAR
DR.. Ben Reitman Burned with
Il. w. W." by Mob After
Kneeling and Kissing the
American Flag.


Los Angeles. May l5.--After having be.,
tarred and fcathered by a san Diego mo,
Dr. Ben Reitman. manager Of Emma Cold,
man. il tramping toward Oceanside TO-DAY
to take tram for Los Angeles
Or. Reitman telephoned Miss GoIdm,,
at her hotel here to-day. stating tha, b.
was twenty-five miles north Of San Dio,o
where he had been left by tho mob A.,
oording TO Miss Goldman's statement. Rei,-
man told her that the mob had traced :,
III, tar on his body with lighted cigar IN.
letters "T. ". W" She was unable ..
say whether the flesh was burned Mia,
Goldman was much agitated By hor exnori.
encc in san Diego. on hor arrival to-day
she said:
Last evening while ~ Reitman and
were at san Diego hotel. tho manager
came to my apartment and said that tho
Chief Of Police wanted to talk To me- in
tho hotel office. Or Reitman accomranied
me there. ! was then sent TO ano,L.,
room where they SAID the chief was wait.
ing. They refused 10 let Or. Reitnlen AZ.
company mo there. and nstinctiyelv fol,
that something was wrong When I 70.
turned. ten minutes later. Dr Reitman VA,
gone. Th"re were many people about the
hotel
An hour or 50 after midnight the man.
ager of the hotel came 10 me and asked
mo to leave his place. He said that IN.
vigilsntes had threa tened him If he ner.
mitted me TO stay ! got an automobil.
and got TO the railroad depot. where
went aboard sleeping car Within ten
minutes after was aboard six autono.
bile loads of men dashed up TO the depot
They made a lot Of noise but did not
come in the train"
Reitman was taken to Las Penas Quitss
ranch. twenty miles north OF town, by
citizens in automobiles and tarred and
feathered. 1t Is stated that his under.
clothes were left on him before the tar
and feathers were applied Retmsn was
forced to kneel and kiss the American
flag and to promise that he would not 70.
turn TO San Diego.
Miss Goldman and Rciiman vert 10 San
Diego yesterday afternoon. They hsd an
bounced that they had engaged the So
dalists hall for Miss Goldman 70 deliyer
two lectures on the drama. but when they
arrived the Socialists declined to let them
have the hall.
At $50 y. m. a crowd Of about ono thou
sand marched into the Grant Hotel. waving
an American flag and demanded that the
manager send the anarchist speaker and
her manager away He said he would
gladly do 80.
vt about a. m. Miss Goldman was quiet.
Is escorted TO the train by TWO hell boys.
having been taken out 4 side door \
crowd had waited I'm the street near br for
some time Miss Goodman was badly
frightened.
The police made 10 effort IN stop the
demonstration against hor. as they han
warned her not to come to san Diego.
indianapolis. May lj.-OverridinG ana 10
buking the national executive committee
the delegates Of tho national Socialist con-
vention to-day voted to recognize and ah
the Industrial Workers Of tho World, a.
san Diego. cal. IN the campaign io' free
speech.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
THREE Of T|TAN|C'S DEAD
SAILED MONTH IN l|FEB0AT
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
SAYS SEER REVEALED THIEF
Liveryman Gets Warrant After
Seance with Medium.

liackensack y. j.. May - Especial --
Gustav Latt"rman. a lIveryman of Park
Ridge. says that blonde medium OF Pas
sale revealed To him who il WAS r,bhed
him OF 81" q few days ago. and THAT'S
why Raymond 'astelonia. y young man in
his employ, was placed to-day in tho
lIackensack Jail Castelonia IL was said
had planned an clopemcnt for Tomorrow
The prisoner denies the charge of tbcf,
When asked by Justice Bratt what led
him tn believe Castclonia was tho burglar
latt'rnian said: II went 10 Newark after
this thing happened to consult medium,
and after relating the incident To her in
detail she wrapped a shawl or something
around my head Then she went into "A
trance. suddenly she came out cf II and
told mo Ia look in mirror. There. to
my aEtonishment. Na@ tho face of this
young man 'astelonia.' The liVeryman
gave other and more substantial reasons
FOL his suspiciona
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
Names Judge O'SuIllvan.

I'm a letter to Commissioner Waldo. MI.
Fosdick Yesterday named Judge O'SulIivan
as the presiding Judge i'm the case OF TIN"
People agt Max Frankcl. who was &C
quilted by a jury acting under hi9 dlrer-
ton. which direction was given on TIN"
ground thar the people had not called tn"
third one of three detectives who got the
evidence on which Frankel was arrested.
The case came To trial on April II. 1910 IN"
charge being that Frankcl had violated the
trademark law The two detectives t"sti-
fed To the alleged violation and the court
asked why the third detective. Edward
Reardon was not called. The assistant dis
trict attorney replied that he did not think
II was necessary. because the evidence was
cumulative. but offered to do 50 II tn" judge
or jury wished IL.
The court refused 10 grant an adjourn
ment for this purpose Mr.. F"sdi'k sara
in his letter and directed IN" jury 10 ac-
quit the defendant. for the reason that IN"
third witness had not been called.
His letter explains that Judg" OSnlll-
vpr then called before him another as
sistaur district attorney who had charg"
Of similar case, Of alleged trade mark VIC
Iations evidence in which had been gain
cred nv the same three detectives. the
prosecutor stated that h" had not intend
ed to call Rcardon. because ne dld not ne
Ueye IL necessary and because ne under
stood that Reardon's testimony might be
attacked and the minds of IN" jury cloud
ed by rcfcTcnC" To k"ardous previous
troubles. .
"I'nsatisn.d with this explanation.
Eosdick's letter SAYS, the court dismissed
four defendants on their own recogniH
ances for tho reason that the aSslSthn
a 80 tod
not intend to call MIR Rcdrdou ~ VIII
ness when the cases came 10 trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
RAN AWAY TO LEARN TO FLY
Virginia Boy Leaves Home to
Join Aviators.
nv rclcgraph 20 The Trlhun1

suffolk. Va. May l5.-Dctermined 10
become birdman, Sam Nandcrslic''
sixteen years old. grandson Of Il. w.
Baker. q wealthy merchant Of this place
ran away carly to-day TO join an avit-
ton exhibition company with which II"
had been in correspondence.
Sam took only his best suit. 500 which
he had saved and all Of his letters from
aeroplane builders. Frantic efforts are
being made to locate the missing boy oy
his family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
FLOOD IMPERILS GREAT AREA.
Louisiana Fears Loss of Millions
Through Breaking of Levee.

New Orleans May with approx
mately 100 square miles Of Louisiana $
lands inundated by the waters Of the Mis-
sissippi and more than 10000 inhabitants
driven from their homes in the parishes
west II the river from the Arkansas line
almost to the Gulf. the Hymeia crcvassc,
the most serious of The present flood, prom
isos to add another thousand square miles
or more to the Overfowed territory, make
homeless thousands OF persons and add
millions Of dollars Ia the property damage
done within the state. Although part or
all of twcnty-four parishes have been
swept 10y the Hoods. the list of known
human victims Is less than forty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
CHECK ON TAG DAY ROMANCEs
Hereafter Pretty Girl Taggcrs Mus.
Have Reached Age of Discretion.

Chicago, May lj.-Mcmbcrs Of womcn's
clubs and others Interested hi work for
charity are trying To figure out a way to
prevent tag day romances They de-
clare that previous tag days" which were
fruitful IN raising funds Tor charity lacked
~ tn"s I'm respect for marriage vows AMI
tender wears. Women Interested are agreed
on Ole point, ond that H.. that more care
must lie taken I'm recruiting tho "taCgors a"
VI has been decided that young girls will
bc objects Of Discrimination, and the gin
With both youth and husband is under
consideration Mrs. f. j. Rossbach. presi-
der; of ,he Now Future Association. in dis
GUESSING plans Cor "posy day," which VIII he
held on June !. sakl last night:
This commercislization pf the attrsc-
tiNcresS ~ toiIng girls on tag day has
proved disastrous moro than once. We
vii have none VI IL. for We purpose To
establish discretionary age limit for
.a-CcTe'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
;chley wanted 10 dispose OF MS TO
ncs in the syndicate.
Bibles in Morgan Library


Some time later he was present at a
meeting in the library of j. !. Morgan
There was nothing there but Bibles ana
il looked like serious meeting he
added. with smile.
Did YOU understand that any press
ure had been brought 10 bear on any
one in the syndicate 10 sell MS hoiu-
ings?" Mr.. Linda bury asked.
Il did not" was the answer.
Did YOU hear that Judge Gary, MI.
Morgan or any person connected WIN
The steel Corporation had been re-
sponshle for the situation that required
the sale Of the Tennessee Coal ana IRON
COMPANY" inquired counsel.
II did not, and | don't believe 80
now" answered Mr.. Topping, arousing
NJ DicNnson's protest against what the
witness believed.
Testimony showing that guarded price
agreements as to steel bars, AZ least
were entered into between the UflIci
states steel Corporation and indepcn-
year was brought ont, and Mr.. Topping,
after saving that his company had re-
duccd prizes on steel bars during the last
year was asked whether he inform""
Judge Gary. of the steel Corporation,
that this was TO be done.
1T was published broadcast an the
newspapers" was Mr.. Topping's reply.
But before YOU announced it TO the
| newspapers. didn't YOU inform Judge
Gary that YOU were going to do it,
asked Mr.. Dickinson.
II did" was the answer after the OBJ
lection of counsel for the steel Corpora
ton had failed to satisfy Mr.. Dickinson.
Z T.. c. and /. as a Competitor.
In his earlier testimony MIR. Topping
went on record as saying that his COM
pany was an active competitor Of the
Steel Corporation.
Mr. Dickinson did not inquire either
as to the place or the manner in which
Mr.. Topping gave the information con
corning a price reduction on steel bars
To Judge Gary. But no doubt was left
that he would take up this phase of the
! inquiry this morning, when Mr.. Topping
was expected again to appear az wit
{ ness.
( 1t was understood however that tie
Occa ion on which Mr.. Topping talked
over the question of steel bar prices VITA
Judge Gary was = luncheon in down.
! town club which was attended by 4
large number of steel men. The an
nouncement of the intended price cut
was made in the late afternoon Of the
same day.
1t was announced by Henry r. Cotton,
who is assisting Mr.. Dickinson in the
prosecution Of the case. that there was
no trouble over the subpPnas issued foe
the appearance Of W. f.. Corey. former
president of the Steel Corporation. Al
though Mr.. Corey sailed for Europe IN
I Tuesday, Mr. Cotton said he would be
! back in this country on August >, in
ample time to appear as witness in the
case, if needed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
SENDS CUT IL NEW DOCTORS
Eclectic Medical College Confers De.
prees-Alumni Fund Announced.

The commencement exercises o. ne
graduating class OF the Eclectic Medical
College were held last night al the Hoe.
AstOT. .,
Eleven students received their degrees
last night They were i'ernsrd I'h'h' -, ~
fond Alexander CriSpei. Frances Fac
colo. Grover cleveland Glenn. i>idor' Mar
tin Horn. Abraham Morris liebStcin, NJ
angelo Livd. Samuel MeSsinGer. Edgar ia
con Prout. Milton Irving strait and henry
Sflinlerr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
PARISH HOUSE DEDICATED.
Gift of Mrs. L. B. Van Nostrand to
Owcgo Episcopal Church Blessed.
lGN Telegraph 90 Tho Tribune

owego. y. Y, May l5.--The parish
nous" presented 10 81 PauIs Episcopal
Church Of this town by Mrs. Louis r.. Van
Nosuand, Of Ohio. in memory Of her son.
John James Van Nostrand. was dedicated
to-day. The blessing Of the edihce was
participated in by the guilds and church
societies and WAS followed by luncheon
at the Van Nostrand summer home
Mrs. Van Nostrand and a large number
of her friends from BROOKLYN. including
ting Rev, !. Howard Mclish. rector Of Holy
Trigity church. Of that city, attended the
ceremonies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
Found Charges Just. He Says.

The bureau has made some independcn
Investigations, he said. 'and has found
that our charges are just. They say that
undoubtedly changes Will have To be made.
There IS another point too, that the
public ought TO realize and that is that
this fight is not only for the benefit NJ the
walters II II for the public too Conditions
under which food is cooked and served in
some OF these hotels and restaurants are
terrible Food from such kitchens as the
walters complain about on account OF their
unsanitary conditions is unfit for human
consumption
Oscar Tshirky. head waiter at the Wal
dorf /, was said yesterday at the waters
rooms. has fallen from bracc, although
hitherto he has been one of the most popu-
lar head walters in the city.
1T has come To u.s." one of their officials
said. that he has said he will continue to
deal with the American Geneva Associa-
lion I'm getting his help. That is one of the
vital points m this tight. This union Is
going TO establish the International Hotel
Workers free employment bureau, and
the hotel men have got To recognize it,
They have got to recognize this union. no
matter what other demands they refuse
If they don't. there VIII be a general strike
The Geneva Association Is conservative.
and composed of so-called elite walters.
and We won't stand for II. Too many head
walters are honorary members OF it,"
The executive committee OF the union
was still laborrg yesterday with the for
mai demand which viii he presented to
The Hotel Mems Association to-day. Rec
ignition of the union will be the foremost
point, II was said.
r 4 Reed. proprietor of the Park Ave-
mo Uotel president OF the association,
said that before committing themselves In
amy way nc and his associates were walt
ing for an official notification of what the
waters want At the Belmont a refusal
was made To grant any demands, especially
i'm regard a. Increasing the rate for ban
auet service. s. being held to be enough
there.
The Church Association for tho Advance
ment of the Conditions of Labor. OF which
Bishop Greer * president has offered It's
meeting IN tho home Of Mrs. Foster KNOX
a committee was appointed to investigate
especially the conditions under which WON
on I'm the hotels have 10 work The com.
mittee consists of Josiah {. Pumpcly and
Harriet A. Kaiser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
WATERS HEED WHISTLE
AT HOTEL VANDERBILT
Only Few Walk Out, Management
Says, and Places Are
Quickly Filled.
COMFORT AT LABOR BUREAU
State Body Sees Merit in Their
Complaints, Knights OF Tray
and Napkin Declare-Wil
Submit Demands To. day.

According to the latest dispatches from
war correspondents encamped at the front
tho army of walters is more strongly en-
trenchcd than before the sun rose on yes
tcrdays proceedings. In gaining this ad-
vantage. however, the men who WleId the
napkin and the tray suffered greVon'
foss Their field marshal. the redoubtapie
Joseph J. Estcr. was captured by the
enemy and had to pay fine of before
he was released.
Summing up the days casualties. the
walters succeeded in dscommoding several
hundred guests in the Hotel Vanderbilt. ut
Park avenue and 3ith street Figures givV
out are conflicting. but the most reliap
reports indicate that about ffty walters
walked out Of the hotel just 1T time
when Broadway and Fifth avenue we're
most hungry.
Numerous reasons were advanced for TINS
action on tho part Of the walters at inc
Vanderbilt An excited Alsatian, who said
he represented the international iotel
Workers Union, announced that the strlk-
ing men had taken action on their own
initiative because "of tho mean treatment
they had received at the hands Of the head
waiter.
BE sure AMI put that in your paper
said he that tho international Hotel
Workers Union has nothing whatever 10
do with this; tho boys got treated mean
and Just walked Out-thats all there Is
to it,"
When the Headquarters Of the striking
walters were called on the telephone. now
over. different story developed. FIRST
bubbling Tcuton got on the wire:
Vas? who ISIS this? Sure. the boys went
on strike at the Vanderbilt. How many? !
oh two hundred and fifty Of them. they
wait q minute"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
Got Records from Whitman.

The official stenographcrs OF General Ses-
sions receive their appointment at me
hands Of that court. Their practic" is TO
file away their stenosraphic notes ana
transcribe them only upon orGer. section
3OS Of the judiciary law provides that on
The order Of the District Attorney, the At
torney General or the presiding judge th"
stenographer must furnish transcription
of the minutes of any case. and those three
officials are the only persons who can en-
force an order for trial minutes. IL is
understood that the records of IN" forty CT
so cases now under consideration by the
Bar Association were obtained through the
District Attorneys office
Charles {. Mott ir.. Assistant District
Attorney. who Is known To be close oh
server Of the work of the courts. is he
lieved 10 he the one man upon whom the
Bar Associations grievance committee has
relied for preliminary Information 10 guide
it's inquiry.
In March. 1910. before the State Associa-
ton Of District Attorneys. Mr.. Mott de-
livercd an address which showed how
closely ne had been keeping track Of the
growing number Of suspended sentences in
The General Sessions Court Of New York
County. In that address he included a
tabulated account 81 the number Of sus-
pended sentences for six years. AZ follows :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
Secretary Gives Official Story.


then a calm. judicial voice. cutting In its
urociseness. echoed over the wire:
"Hollo, Yos. this is headquarters. this
IS Mr. Blochlin2er speaking; | am the
seer arv Of the /. H. W. i. 1t is true that
hfty walters struck 1T the Vanderbilt to-
night Reasons" Mr.. Brown. the head
waiter discharged fifteen 'buss boys this
morning without iu-t cause. Representa-
tiyes Of the International union waited on
Mr.. Brown anl asked him To- restore the
'buss' boys. 20 give tn. walters two
months contract and 10 stop the system
Of fines These requests were refused and
the boys went out.
"Oh yes. it was all arranged before
hand. Two sharp blasts OF the whistle
and thirty walters quit in the palmroom
Others followed in the main dining hall
and more 'husses went out. Everything
was nice and orderly, and no rowdyism in
dulged In hv our men That is all. I thank
you"
T.. NJ billiard managing director Of the
Vanderbilt said only ten walters had
walked out. and that their places were
easily filled. He said he needed no help
from outside.
other things were happening in other
parts ~ the city Joseph J. Elster. the
Little Napoleon" Of the walters army.
started 10 harangue p crowd Of walters on
the list street side Of the Hotel Belmont
Just when he was in his greatest heights Of
oratory Patroman John j. Walsh, Of the
Central Oi'ic.. StrolI"d by I'm plain clothes
Walsh Is immense in size. Elster Ma
polconcsque I'm stature. The little man jip-
braided Walsh, who. he thought. was a
Plukerton man. and told hum to stay inside
the hotel Words followed and Ester was
escorted To the police station followed ny
his henchmen. In the night court he was
tined s. by Magistrate krot"L He pulled
out a roll. slipped of two bills and strut
ted out Of court
Two announcements were made late last
night one was that on Sunday night. at 2
o'clock. the striking walters will hold a
grand mass meeting I'm the Amsterdam
Opera House in West 18th street. at which
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes will address the
discounted walters. She viii share the plat
form with NJ. Rossini Mr.. Quinlan and
others.
The second announcement came from Mr.
Pearl. head waiter AZ the Belmont and the
nan WHO started the whole walters war.
Tie had been to an employment agency at
iSt street and the Bowery for the purpose
OF engaging negro walters to til the places
81 the strikers Tho negroes are 10 start
e. work Immediately. il is said
When the strikers heard Of this they
e!oNcrcd. and at last accounts dark cloud
was lowering in the neishborhood OF the
R,lmont Meantime, both sides are await
ing the crucial moment to-day
Some comfort for their cause was found
Yesterday by the discoptented walters at
the headquarters of the International
Hotel Workers Union when their secre-
tary, Edward Blochlingcr. came back from
a conference AT the state Labor Bureau,
wreathcd with smiles and bearing the It'd
ings that the bureau had found considera-
hlc merit To their complaints and their
movement for lettering conditions in the
business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
bar ASSOCIATION YEAR
PROBING SESSIONS COURT
O'SuIIivan. MuIqueen and Swami
Named in Part of so Cases
Under Consideration.
WORK HARDLY HALF DONE
Alleged Unreasonable Rulings
Orders for Acquittal and Sus-
pended Sentences Things
Being Investigated.

Following the publicity given to the re-
marks and letters OF Police commissioner
Waldo and Mr. FosdiCk. Commissioner ~
Accounts. concerning the alleged uhdu'
loniency Of thc General Sessions court u
WAS brought out yesterday that III" bar
Association had been quietly conducting
an inquiry along that line for almost
year.
According 90 the general UNDERSTANDINGS
among those lawyers who know Of the har
Associations inquiry. il Will not nc '''"S"'"
much before November l. and at TINS stage
OF the proceedings no one Is READY ~ say
whether it will result In the preferring OF
serious charges against severai Oh '"o
Judges of the court
Between forty and fifty cases iro"' Wv
General Sessions Court arc now p''hs w"
sidcrcd by the grievance committee vi Nv
Bar Association. and tho current WORN VI
the court is being kept track OF AT '"e
same time In these cases the commute
has found. it is said, instances OF suspei'ueu
sentences on previously convicted oHe"u''''
sharp and almost unrcasonable treatment
Of Witnesses. arbitrary rulings cAci"ui"H
proper evidence offered by the prosecutor
and directions to iuries to bring In acdut-
tails in the face of unquestioned comics
Sions by defendants.
The work of going over the vast amount
of typew ritten records of so many cases
as well as the preliminary difiicuiueS III
getting the court stcnoCraphers to iurhlsh
the records has made the inquiry tedlouS
one, and II is not expected that the grey
ance committee can possibly he readN 10
report to the Bar Associations executive
committee before late in the fall.
When that report is made, II the asso-
citation finds that charges will hold against
any Of the judges, the gist of the reports
will be laid before the Governor. In case OF
General Sessions judges the State Senate
IL lie count OF imnca Chmont.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
Omaha Shows It's
: Appreciation Of Art

ut was with almost feeling Of esation
nat one watched Omaha" At the Fine
Art society exhibition az the public
library. omaha-for II Is only too true
taat in many representative cities-so-
esety and society only Is the patron Of
art Zach day since these pictures were
1pensd TO the public there has been a
spodsattenda3cs but yesterday. the pres
&sacs Of a tr1lyf1enocztic throng glad
tenSd the heart< Is thaes who see in this
movement for bea1tfu1. pictures for
everybody the Eyefy ,blghks form Of
<ducztion and 4 srest va to bring it
home to Us. u
An honor to thetzomsn Of omahs's
Nns Arts society and the great WORK 50
pnsDieisuxIy bee