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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08

At q meeting OF Inc BUard OF SUI
pervisors of PRINCE George county yes
tcrday 1t was decided TO purchase sew
en- road drags for operation OH the
public roads. The order was given
Tor the drags. II is expected that a
sum approXimat!ng $4,000 will DC en-
pended III the improvement of the road
leading from Petersburg 10 the coun-
rnnrthnnsa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
Sunday school Institute.

4 sunday school institute. under the
auspices OF the Methodist Sunday
School Association. will be held In the
Washington street NJ. E. Church Fri
day night Tna institute will be con-
Quoted by DR. II. NJ. Hamill, superin-
tendsnt Of the training department Of
The II z Church. South.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08

F. F Eubank Of Parkersburg. W
Va, and T T. Eubank. of Baltimore.
were in the city for Saturday and sun
day 10 visit their mother at the John
ston- Willis Hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs w. o. Shannon, of
North Carolina. are registered at tho
Jefferson Hotel. In this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08

The heads OF all the municipal de-
partments will this month furnish TO
the Finance Committee estimates or
the money needed TO run their respec-
tive departments for the fiscal year
beginning July /. This Will be nee
essary in order that the Finance Com
mittee may be able to frame the gen
eral appropriations ordinance, which
IL 10 be passed In June.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
PLAY CENTRES KEPT OPEN
Attendance This Year Expected
to Reach 4.6O0.000.

The Fairgrounds of tn: Park Depart
ment will show an attendance of $500 900,
according to William j. Lee. supervise
OF recreation. Through an appropriation
OF 5000 In November the department will
forty-two play centres until the hrst of
the year, as against sixteen for the last
two months OF 1911.
Beginning with January / the twenty
two play centres now open will remain
SO and as spring comes on more will be
added Park Commissioner Slower ex-
poets to have fifty Fairgrounds In opera
ticn next year. Including the recent
100 bond issue the total amount appro-
priated for park Fairgrounds in 1912 was
s54, 900. as compared with $4,000 In 1911
and only $4,000 In 1910. For 1913 the play
grounds appropriation will be ST., 900.
The aim of the recreation bureau OF the
department in the last year. according to
the supervisor. has been to substitute
open games for the old style calisthenics
and gymnastlc programmes Of other years.
1t is the opinion OF Mr.. Lee that what Is
needed is the supervision Of play, and
playground children should be permitted
to play any wholesome and helpful game
they like Gymnastics. he contends, are
for indoor work only where there can
be proper supervision and where II can
be seen what children can do such work.
I'VE are not trying to develop athletes
with strained faces and hollow eyes"
said Mr. Lee What We want to do Is
to build up the children In a natural way.
and that can best be done by encouraging
their own games and just supervising
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
MAID F!0|LS BURGLARS
Leave PiI|oWcase Full of Jew.
eIry When They Escape.
HEROINE PROMPTLY FAINTS
Men Obtained Entrance to
White Plains House Following
Phone Call for Plumbers.

Two husky men who, In the guise CT
plumbers. attempted to carry on nearly
! 81, 900 worth Of Mrs. Martha Beveridse''
jewels we're put to rout by Elizabeth
| Keller, a maid in the Beverage home al
White Plains, yesterday. Miss Keller
| who Is only twenty years old, slammed
| chairs at the men. grabbed them and
yelled for help. but they got away-not
| however. with the pllowcase full OF jew
elry. Miss Keifer had that tattered and
| torn but valuable package.
There was something wrong with q
| bath tub in the Beverage house. at No.
123 Overlook street, yesterday morning.
| and before she went out the mistress of
the household telephoned for the plumb
ers. Two or three hours later a couple
of big fellows In overalls sauntered up
to the back door. They took their time,
and Miss Keller was certain then they
were plumbers
She let them go up into the bathroom
and went on about her own duties. But
when she heard the clink of the silver
things on Mrs. Beveridges dressing table
she ran into the bedroom and found the
men shovelling rings. brooches, breast
pins and a pearl necklace into one OF the
embroidered pillow cases they had
dragged from the bed.
The maid picked up one OF those faml-
lar. thin. small gold chairs, and flung II
at the men before they saw her. II caught
one Of them on the side of the head, and
he fell, but both leaped for the top OF the
stairs and went down, three or four
treads at a time. the pillow case with
them. Miss Keller had another chair by
the time they reached the bottom and
she let them have il, following II up her
self.
In the lower hall she caught the men
and screamed at the top OF her lungs
and fought the two plumbers for the
pillow case. There was a struggle in the
hall and the men ran out OF the front
door Miss Keifer slammed It shut be-
hind them. and-well. she didn't remember
anything else she told Mrs Beveridge
yesterday afternoon, when her employer
got home.
And no wonder. for when Mrs. Bever-
dge let herself in with her latchkey the
maid was lying in swoon on the floor,
her curly red hair all out OF its pins and
her white cap In a corner. Scattered
about on the floor was the iewelry. A $50
pearl necklace stretched along the carpet.
Last night two men were trailed. from
description furnished by neighbor
who had seen them drive away from the
BeverIdge house I'm mysterious black
carriage at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
They were not held on charges, as they
proved 10 be Chief J. G. Foley and Lieut.
tenant Michael Silverstein, who had been
called In by Mrs. Beverage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
DREAMS OF RICHES VANISH
Philolexian Society's Bank Bal
ance S32, Not Thousands.

Visions OF wealth pouring into the
treasury OF the Philolexian Society. one
OF the campus literary clubs at Columbia
University, INDUCED IN for few hours
BY the members, vanished yesterday
However, the organization Is richer by
ss2 than It was supposed The news OF
sudden wealth came in a letter on
Wedne sday night from the Union Square
Savings Bank. which informed the So
ciety that there was a balance on the
banks books due the club on which In
terest had been compromising for some
time.
The treasurer Of the society immedi-
ateIy went through the books for several
years back but could find no trace Of an
account at the bank. But there was the
letter from the bank and the imagina-
lions OF some Of the members ran riot
with visions of thousands OF dollars
pouring In where in the past balances
have been reckoned in the tens. Cold
facts dissipated these roseate visions yes
terday when II was discovered that me
balance was only $50 and . few cents. in
GLIDING interest, on the account that had
been compounded since 1902.
IL was disclosed that the account was
first opened on February ". 1872. and had
been active until 1902. when 1t was APP
parently forgotten. The society IL one of
the Oldest student organizations In the
country, having been founded In 1902.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
WIFE AGAIN AIDS SICKLES
Signs Check for S., 500, Saving
His Civil War Relics.

Mrs. Daniel E. Sckles wife of the Civil
War general, signed a check for s5,5OO
Yesterday morning, and once more saved
the property of her husband. from whom
she has been for years estranged She
settled the claims OF the Bank OF the
Metropolis No 81 Union Square, against
the general.
This is the second time Mrs. Sickles
has come forward with money and saved
all that remains of the generals once
large estate. A short while ago she paid
off a mortgage on his home, at No. 20
Fifth avenue and yesterday she saved
the war and historical relics which almost
fill that home. 1t is said, however. the
couple will not be reconciled. Mrs Sickles
is living with Stanton. her son, In apart
ments in the Hotel Albert. in 18th street
The general lives in his house, two blocks
below.
1t was reported that Mrs. Siokles had
cabled to bank in Madrid. Spain, where
she once moved in the highest social
circles, for the money, but that could not
be confirmed. She appeared, however, In
the Offices of John Delehanty, attorney
for the bank. and there signed the check.
Sheriff Hamburger had interested himself
in saving the property Of the once wealthy
old soldier. He had obtained $1,000 from
the third panel of his jury. He returned
the check yesterday. w. f. Chandler, OF
Washington, former United States Sena-
tor from New Hampshire, forwarded
check for 800 TO the Sheriff. as did an
other wealthy young man yesterday. Both
were returned with thanks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
MILK PRICE HITS CHARITY
United Hebrew Organization
Feels Advance.

The board Of patronesses OF the unted
Hebrew Charities was informed al
meetli at Delmonico's yesterday after
noon that the increased cost OF milk ana
coal II ade II necessary TO have more
funds 10 meet the high cost OF living
Leopold Plaut, president of the United
Hebrew Charities. said the Mutual MIX
and Cream Company. which mas the con-
tract TO supply the milk dispensed, had
given notice Of an increase on pasteur-
tied milk from u. cents to 81. cents.
During the last year 5000 quarts have
been dispensed.
The Rev Dr. Samuel Schulman. in an
ADDRESS. said the best definition OF the
word lady" was that by Ruskin. in
which she was defined as the bread d.
WIDER" Dr. Schulman said, while there
had been a plethora OF workers under
unscentifc charity thirty or more years
ago. ar the present day many Of the con-
tributoTs 10 charity felt that the paid
worker could do all that. and felt no
other obligation than to make contribu-
lions.
The machinery OF charity is weak"
said Dr. Schulman, because II needs the
personal interest OF the contributors"
Mr.. Plaut told the pstronesses that out
of two thousand persons interested IN
charities OF all sorts in this city there
were only two hundred who were active
workers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
COAL CHEAP TO R. R. MEN
Philadelphia Company Sells to
Them at Reduced Rate.

Philadelphia, Dec. 5.-Further testimony
was heard here to-day by the State Rail-
road Commission. which is Investigating
charges made by local business assocla-
tions that the coal carrying railroads ex-
act excessive freight rates on anthracite
coal from the mining regions of Penn
sylvania to Philadelphia. The commits
sion hopes to conclude the hearings next
Monday.
The treasurer of local retail coal COM
pany said that his concern sold coal at a
reduction OF % cents ton TO railroad en-
ployes. The railroad lawyers declared
this statement was Outrageous and In
sisted on knowing just who got the bene-
ut OF the reduction, TO which the witness
replied:
ANY railroad man; IL doesn't mako
any difference to us whether he is higher
UP or lower down. It's all just ques-
ton OF courtesy. 1t started long ago,
when We sold coal at reduction to the
trainmen who brought il TO our yards.
The information spread. and other rail-
road men asked the same thing and got
it. All that is necessary is that they be
identified as railroad employees. They
generally have cards or passes or some
thing TO identify them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
JERSEY BURGLAR CAPTURED
Had Addresses of Rockefeller
and Others in Notebook.

one OF the two burglars who have been
operating In the suburban settlements
along til. river on the New Jersey side is
in custody. II may be assumed that the
CAPTURE prevents visit Of the midnight
marauders to the homes OF John ID. Rock
efeller In the Pocantlco Hills. Countess
Annie Ieary. at No. 1882 Fifth avenue
and Diamond Jim" Brady, at No. west
Seth street, because OF the fact that the
names and addresses OF these persons
were I'm a memorandum book found on
the prisoner.
The two thieves travelled too often, one
With the bundle. on the same train. the
before-dawn local on the Northern Rail-
road. which runs from and to the Erie
station, Jersey City. Nicholas Younger
man. the conductor. observed that the
fellows were on his train every night
there was robbery along the line OF his
road. They boarded the train. one With
his bundle at Tenahy yesterday, and when
the train rolled into the Jersey City sta
ton Patrolman Lehman was waiting on
the platform to greet the fellow with the
loot. The other slipped away. The pris-
oner. who gave his name as Michael SILK,
confessed and said he drifted TO New
York two weeks ago where he met
man named ABE" Levy. who taught him
to steal
The houses robbed early yesterday we're
those o. Z. A. Wardbrook. at Englewood,
and Mrs David de Mott, at Tenahy.
The New York police were asked to look
for Levy,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
CROUCH ON THE DECLINE
Health Department Gets Fewer
Complaints than in 1911.

This promises TO be far less OF crouch
year than 1911. Up 10 the present time
the Department OF Health has received
fewer than eighteen thousand kicks"
from residents of this city, as against
fully twenty-five thousand at the same
time year ago. Figuring on the present
average Of daily tales OF woe. there
should be fully five thousand fewer COM
plants registered with the department
this year, compared with 1911.
They have been, as In former years, OF
every kind imaginable. Barking dogs In
fats, pigeons and chickens on the roof.
wakes. dinner parties birthday festivities
and patriotism seem to have quite promi-
nent places.
AT least two complaints. more or less
akin, attracted some interest. A woma n
in an apartment house IN Harlem COM
planned OF the pounding on the floor
above her head. To try TO put a stop TO
IT she pounded on the ceiling. The wom-
an above her complained OF the noise
emanatng below, and both explained
they were after a mouse between the
floors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
ASKS FOR MORGAN CHECK
Dapper Youth Also Collects
Coupons at Bankers Office.
POSES AS BANK RUNNER
Detective Hats Career OF an
Ingenious Swindler as He
Tries to Cash Paper.

A dapper young man walked into the
Offices Of ]. P. Morgan a Co. OH Wednes-
day. represented himself to De connected
with bank, collected a check and fve
railroad coupons and walked out. He
took the coupons TO the of'lces Of the
Chesapeake e. Ohio Railroad, handed
them in and received check for sll2 90.
He was arrested yesterday and held IN
50. 900 bail in the Harlem court.
On Wednesday morning runner for
the Union Exchange National Bank, NO.
$50 Fifth avenue. left Ave coupons with
clerk. telling him. as is customary. that
he would return for them. Later, when
Richard Dole was behind the clerks
desk, Thomas Fitzgerald, Of No. 1880
Third avenue. walked In and nonchalantiy
remarked he had left some coupons there
by mistake. lie was from the Union
Exchange National Bank, he asserted,
and wished a check. Mr.. Dole handed
him a check for $50 for other coupons
belonging to the bank, and then gave
him the five railroad coupons. adding
that ne would have to take them to the
railroad offlces for collection.
In the railroad company's offices sat
Frank Dollman. another clerk. behind an
other desk The dapper young Mr.. fitz-
gerald handed him the coupons and re-
Quested the money for them. Dollman
handed him a check for Nl2 80, and f1tz-
gerald walked calmly away. When the
fraud was discovered Detective Lyman
OF the Burns agency had payment on the
railroad check stopped.
The detective discovered that Fitzger-
aid had presented the checks for payment
10 two friends, one OF whom was IN
store at Sod street and Third avenue. II
was outside that esta blishmcnt that Fitz-
gerald was arrested
In the police court. before Magistrate
O'Connor. the bank clerk and the rail-
road clerk declared they never for a mo-
ment imagined the debonair young man
was an impostor. His procedure. they
added. was perfectly regular and ordi-
nary and did not excite their suspicious.
Detective Lyman showed the magistrate
the checks Fitzgerald was held in G"o
on a charge OF grand larceny and through
his counsel waived examination.
Nobody in the offices OF j. y. Morgan &
Co. No. g Broad street yesterday after
noon would have anything to say about
the occur ence.
What is particularly puzzling the BANK
and railroad clerks. the detective and the
court is how Fitzgerald knew what cou-
pons the bank runner left with the clerk
In the Morgan offices when he left them
there, and just how little he had to do or
say to have them turned over TO him.
They believe Fitzgerald must have been
a runner for Wall Street firm at one
time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
ADMITS ONLY 3 MURDERS
Hickey Protests Against the
Charges of Other Grimes.

Buffalo, Dec. 5.-J. Frank Hickey
awaiting trial on the charge of having
strangled to death little Joseph Joseph,
of Lackawanna, made a vehement pro-
test to-day against the charges that he
was responsible for various boy murders
in different parts Of the country. When
questioned as to the death of Alexander
Hoenig, in Cleveland, in May. 1907, Hickey
said:
81 know nothing Of the murder OF the
boy Hoenig When the reports of the
other boys were being traced TO me
was so disguised | determined to say
Yes, | am guilty of them all am not
guilty of any murders except the two
boys and that man Morey In Lowell
Mass
IL worked in Cleveland for construc-
ton company, but it was longer than five
years ago. | never harmed any one in
that city. That is the truth.
Rumors that Hickey will plead insanity
received additional color to-day when, at
the request Of his attorney Justice Brown
appointed a prominent medical expert 10
aid in the preparation of the defence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
ROW IN DIVORCE CASE
Contractor Calls Wife's Lawyer
Liar in Courtroom.

II the jury in the divorce suit of Angelo
Bazzono. wealthy building contractor.
against his wife. Mrs. Josephine Bazzono.
rad known es much about the relations
of the couple as did Justice Dugro the
members might not have reached q ver-
dict in favor of the wife. Justice Dusro
made this statement to the jury after
IL had given its verdict.
The justice then informed the jury that
the case of BazzonO against his wife had
been tried once before. but before another
justice and not with jury, and that
while this trial Justice had upheld the
charges made by Bazzono. no decree had
been given for the plaintiff.
Justice Dugro told the jury he had
charged it not to be influenced by any
sympathy ii might feel toward the
wife. He added he did not think 1t wise
law that permitted a defendant in a d.
vorce suit to testify while Withholding
the same permission to the plaintiff, who
can only testify as to the marriage.
When Justice Dugro left the bench.
Bazzono went up to Louis Steckler, at
torney for Mrs. Bazzono, and loudly de-
manded OF him his source of information
as to Bazzono's intention to marry Cath
crime Bertazzou, who was witness in
the case for the plaintiff. This was the
reason he wanted 10 get nd of his wife,
II is alleged.
The contractor is a much larger man
than the lawyer. and when Bazzono
raised his hand as though to strike Steck-
Ter. the lawyer called for the court Of
hcers. Bszono said the lawyers state
ment was "le." and the lawyer told
Bazzono not to dare raise his hand To
him. But peacemakers induced the angry
husband to leave the courtroom before
there was any damage done,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
CONGRATULATES WILSON
Princeton Faculty Takes For
NAL Action on Election.

Princeton, N. j., Dec. 1.-THE faculty OF
Princeton University to-day adopted the
following resolution congratulating Presr
dent ELECT Woodrow Wilson. their former
chief:
We, the faculty of Princeton University,
take pleasure in congratulating you o..
your election to the Presidency OF tmv
United States and In expressing our
sense OF the honor reflected on this UNI
yersity by the elevation Of one OF us
graduates. so long and prominently asso.
ciated with it's life. TO the highest once
within the gift OF the American people
We desire to assure you Of our CONTINUES
interest and sympathy in the dimcuit
and responsible work to which you nave
been called. and to extend TO you our
best wishes for a distinguished and sue
cessful administration of the snairs Oh
the nation.
The committee. which was appointed
by President Hibben to draft the reso'
luton. was composed of Professors 4 I.
Ormond and q. ". Harper and Dean
W. +. Magic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
VALUATION BILL PASSED
House Unanimous for Aid ia
Railroad Rate Making.

Washington Dec 5.-Amended TO au-
thorize a complete investigation into the
question OF interstate carrier corpora
tons stock and bond issues, the bill in
troduced by Representative Adamson
empowering the Interstate Commerce
Commission to make physical valuation
OF the property Of railroads and other
common carriers was passed by the
House to-day without a dissenting vote
The measure would provide for an in
quiry with a view of having railroad rates
fixed on the basis of income on actual in
vestment. The investigators would as
certain the original cost for railway pur-
poses Of each piece OF property. the cost
and value to the present owner and what
increase in value is due to improvements.
All questions relating TO existing stock
and bond issues OF such carriers also
would be inquired into.
Representative Mann, of Illinois. Of
fered the amendment directing the ex-
animation into the stock and bond issue
question after a point of order had been
sustained against his amendment author
izing the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to regulate and restrict the issuance
OF securities by carriers.
The amendment adopted provides that
the proposed investigation by the COM
missions experts shall also cover ques-
tons pertaining to the issuance of stocks
and bonds by common carrier corpora
tons subject to the provisions Of this
act and the power of Congress to regu-
lat af ha ~ ri
methods TO prevent the issuance Of stocks
and bonds by such corporations without
fun value being received therefor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
MERCHANTS ENLIST 1,517
Association Membership Now
3,017 After Campaign.

The Merchants Association succeeded
yesterday in its effort to double its mem
bership when its list OF new members
totalled 1,517. These, with the 1,5oO
others on the rolls. bring the rollcall up
to 3.O17. Enthusiasm was shown at the
associations luncheon at Delmonico's
downtown yesterday wnen these figures
were announced. The working commit
tee decided to continue its campaign for
new members without further meetings
till the second week in January, when
another luncheon, at which the results are
to be announced. will be held
Henry r. Towne president Of the asso-
citation. announced a plan at the luncheon
for a members council in when All
trades in the city would be represented
Such a council he said, would greatly in
crease the efficiency Of the organization by
affording it broader view of the city's
requirements.
William G. Breed. who presided at the
luncheon. spoke OF the associations duty
to New York "A receipted tax BILL ne
said. "can never repay what New YORK
has done for you. Personal effort is the
only coin In which YOU can pay the DEBT
YOU owe the city When YOU began your
work New York was branded as city IN
which there was no public spirit. The re-
suits of your work have proved TINS is
not so. A spirit OF pessimism spells dis
aster for any business or municipal or
SANITATION and your work has gone FAR
to dspel that spirit. The press OF New
York. the natural leaders of any move
ment TO advance the welfare of the city
deserves the thanks of this body ana OF
all the business and commercial interests
Of the city for the assistance II has given
to your work