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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
THIS COUNT WORTH S1.6l
Won Hoffman Testifies His Wife
Supports Him.

Count Ferdinand Won Hoffman, formerly
a lieutenant in the German army, testiheo
I'm the City Court yesterday that his wife
not only supported him but maintained his
mother. whose home was in Dresden
Count Won Hoffman, who is now land
scape architect, was under examination In
supplementary proceedings on an unpaid
Judgment for 800 in favor Of the Equi-
table Trust Company. He is married to
daughter OF Adoph Speck, who was
wealthy resident OF The Bronx
The count said that ne gave up his pro-
fession OF Landscape architect because II
did not pay. and now he was doing moth
ing. He sold his watch for old gold. lie
testified that he was providing nothing Tor
the support OF his family, and that his
wife had bought all his clothing In the
last year.
Continuing his testimony to show that
he could not pay the judgment Count Won
Hoffman said that he had two pairs Of
shoes and two hats, Of which one was SO
old that II was green at the top" HIS
whole estate, the count said, amounted TO
s1sl. which he had in his pocket. lie
said when he told about the money he had
with him:
my wife. Caroline Won Hoffman, gave
me that money yesterday She makes me
no fixed allowance, but gives me money
when / ask her for IT,"
The income OF Mrs. Won Hoffman is de-
rived from the rents Of apartment houses
left her by her father.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
BOOKS FOR RICH SUCKERS"
Witness in Suit Tells Of Fake
De Luxe Editions.

With a few more tits and expressions
OF personalities between counsel for the
opposing sides, the suit Of Mrs. Emma
Bird. the wealthy widow of Salt Lake
civ for the recovery Of si7,s5o from
lanes J. Farmer and the AngloAmeri-
can Authors Association branched out
yesterday into a conflict between experts
as TO the value OF de luxe editions.
Mrs. Bird complained that the books
sold to her were not as valuable as nso
been represented to her. Frederick VI
Hopkins, who said he was buyer or rare
and secondhand books for Henry NAL
kan. said that he had examined the vol
unes sold to Mrs Bird and had estimated
their value at from Sl2 80 to SIS a volume
Under cross-examinauon he said that
the books we're fake books manufactured
for a fake market" and that their prices
depended upon the wealth OF the buyer
and his lack of observation-disclosures greater
the wealth and the less the dlscTimina-
ton, the higher the price"
p G. Gustin, of Salt Lake City, coun-
sci for Mrs. Bird, said later that the total
value of the books bought by Mrs. BIRD
had been placed by Mr.. Hopkins at $500.
A. X. Kellar, formerly partner OF }.
T. Farmer In the Kellar-Farmer Com
pany, from whom the books were pur-
chased. expressed entirely different ideas
as 10 the value OF the sets when called as
a witness for the defence. The Orientai
Series, one of the sets bought by Mrs.
Bird, had fetched as high price as Ss,-
600, he said, and the purchaser nad nos
sued as vet for recovery. There was
practically no volume in the COLLECTION
that was worth less than 500, according
to his valuation.
The trial will be continued to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
GOOD WILL FOR COURTNEY
Cornell Rowing Coach Cele-
brates Sixty third Birthday.
IBy TELEGRAPH % The TrIbune.I

Ithaca. Nov I3-"Old Man" Charles r.
Courtney, who recently signed his Oft
renewed contract with Cornell TO coach
its crews for another four years reached
his sixty-third birthday to-day amid con-
gratulations and good wishes fSpm his
present and former pupils.
Mr.. Courtney was born on November
IL. Is49, at Union Springs small village
at the northern end OF Cayuga Lake. At
the age OF six years his father died. He
was a boy when he went TO Work with
his older brothers building boats for lake
transportation In this. business he &C
auired his first interest In aquatics and
II was in 1868 that he started sculling In
a boat that he built himself In this craft
he used 10 row on Cayuga Lake and cas-
lily vanquished all local rivals. Then he
went over TO Aurora and for the hrst
time was pitted against shell; yet In
his boat weighing eighty pounds he de-
feated two New York oarsmen whose
shells weighed thirty pounds, leading by
a half mile in a three-mlle race.
For nine years Mr.. Courtney was an
amateur. During that time he rowed In
eiehty-eight contests and never lost a
race. Then, against his better judgment
he became a professional He rowed
forty-six races as professional and lost
only seven.
He was engaged in 1888 to coach the
Cornell crews and has been coach ever
since then, with the exception of 1884.
when John Teemer had the crews In
charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
O'RYAN WANTS COURT
TO END GUARD ROW
Major General Retired by Gov
ernor Dix Appeals to AttOr-
ney General to Act.
CASE UNDER AMUSEMENT
Restraining of Verbeck and
Eddy from Performing New
Duties Part of Petition
Question Still Open.

Albany, Nov. 13-Application was made
to Attorney General Carmody to-day by
Major General John +. Organ, recently
retired from active duty by Governor Dix.
for permission TO institute a Supreme
Court action to bring about his reinstate-
ment.
Mr.. Carmody informed Morgan j..
O'Brien and Henry A. Gildersleeve, OF
New York, counsel TO General Organ
that there is a doubt as TO whether the
acts OF the Governor as commander-in-
chief OF the national guard forces under
the constitution can be questioned lie
requested them 10 furnish him with a
brief on this point giving precedent or
In a lengthy petition counsel to Cen
authority for maintaining such an action.
eral Organ contended that the order dis
banding the divisional organization OF the
national guard was Illegal and OF no Ell
feet, and that the division was not
thereby disbanded, inasmuch as the or
ganized and uniform military force com
posing the national guard has by the
Legislature been permanently constituted
A division"
II IS further held that the order retr-
ing General Organ was invalid, mas
much as by the constitution and the mill
tary law ne is the major general, duly
APPOINTED by the Governor and confirmed
by the Senate TO command the national
guard"
The disarmament Of the division, there
fore. II such action could be legally &C
complished under the military law" con-
tinues the petition, would not divest the
major general OF the prescribed active du-
ties and he could not, in any event. De-
come surplus, and cannot lawfully, there
fore. he withdrawn from active service
and placed upon the supernumerary.'
The petition points out that orders is
sued disbandng the division or the Ma
tional Guard on October p and re-estso-
fishing II on November l. was done only
10 retire General organ from active ser
prevent him from exercising the duties OF
his staff officers, and 10 permanently
prevent him from exercising the duties OF
the office OF major general, thus 10 create
an apparent vacancy in such ONCE III
violation OF the provisions OF the consutu-
ton and the military law.
General Organ makes the cohtento"
that Adjutant General Verbeck, by virtue
of his Office az chief OF staff, and Briga-
der General Eddy. the acting major gen
eral, are usurping the functions Of the
Office OF major general, thereby excluding
General Organ from continuing to per-
form his duties.
The. petition concludes with request
g~H, NIL a.
nently enjoin and restrain Adjutant Cen
eraI Verbeck from exercising the so-caUed
office OF chief OF stan and General EDDY
from exercising any OF the duties and
functions of office OF major general and
that General Organ be restored 10 the
office OF major general.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
Athletics Lead League
as accurate FIeIderS
Averages Show Philadelphia
0utCIaSSed Boston.
YANKEES FAR IN THE REAR
Gandil Stands at the Top of the
First Basemen-Rath
Has Fine Mark.

It took the Philadelphia Athletics TO
show the American League teams how
to field last season. Connie Mack's men
led even the worlds champion Red sox,
according to the official averages which
were announced last night But the
margin Of difference was not great. only
one point separating the two teams with
the Chicago White Sox third. The Yam
KEGS brought up the rear, being the poor
est fielding team In the league. with
mark of .9S9, eight points below the St
Louis Browns The Yankees made 3S5
errors. as compared with 265 for the Ath-
letics.
Honors among the first basemen went
TO Chick" Gandil. of the Washington
Senators, with record Of 800 among the
men who played the position regularly
through the season. Hal Chase and Jake
Stahl were well down in the list with $40
and $50, respectively. Rath, Of Chicago.
topped all the second basemen. with fine
mark Of 1853 for 1877 games. including the
play off OF three ties. He made only
thirty-one errors playing I'm every contest.
Lajoie was second and Eddie Collins
third. Mcbride. Of Washington, was king
OF the shortstops, who played more than
100 games. with Bush, Of Detroit. and
Barry, OF Philadelphia, close behind him
Turner. of Cleveland, nosed out ].
Franklin Baker, Of the Athletics. for
honors among the third basemen. The
four men who played the position for
New York, Hartzell Midkif, Paddock and
Dolan, being near the end of the list.
Strunk, Of the Athletics, turned In a re-
markable average among the outfelders,
making only three errors in 20 games,
Crawford committed the same number in
Jag games, but had fewer chances. and
therefore not quite so good an average.
Speaker stood well up in the list, with
mark Of .95S while Cobb is fairly well
down, with $40. Coombs, Plank and
Doc White led the pitchers in fielding,
with perfect averages, none Of the three
making a misplay Coombs took part in
81 games, Plank in "a and White in IS.
Cady. the youngster OF the Boston Red
Sox, showed the way to the catchers OF
the league in fOrty-three games, making
only three errors and having an average
Of 800. Henry. OF Washington was close
to the top, while Ed Sweeney was not far
from the rear.
The official figures follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
TO ASK NEW milk LAW
New York Committee Seeks a
Division of Labor.
BILL TO BE READY SOON
1t Will Limit City Health De-
partment to Labora-
tory Tests.

Believing the time has arrived for a
complete change in the method Of super
vislng the production and sale of milk
in this state, the New York Milk Commit
tee, 1t was announced yesterday by its
secretary, Paul E. Taylor, is preparing
bill looking toward the adequate con-
troll of the milk supply. An effort will
be made TO have the bill passed by the
next Legislature.
The milk committee seeks through this
measure TO bring about a better division
OF labor between local health officials
and the state authorities in the supervis-
ion and control of the milk supply. The
main features of the bill have already
been taken up with a number of state
officials.
The New York Milk Committee has
come to certain conclusions as TO the
proper division Of labor of the different
constitutional authorities under whom
milk control can be carried out. They
are:
First.-That there should be a division
OF labor drawn between the State Depart
ment OF HEALTH State Department or
Agriculture and City Department OF
Health.
second.-That the State Department OF
Health should undertake the medical In
spectiOns and licensing OF dairy en-
ployes and of persons employed in cream
cries and milk shipping stations, and that
II should also have control OF the water
supply and the distribution Of waste.
Third.-That the State Department or
Agriculture should control, through It's
veterinarian, the health OF all dairy cattle
and Of the sanitary conditions OF the
buildings in which these cattle are
housed and of the methods OF milk pro-
duction and milk handling
Fourth.-That the City Department OF
Health should conform itself TO the
laboratory tests OF milk as IL Is received
i'm the city. and that for sanitary control
these tests should be archaeological.
THAT so far as the inspections of the
civ Department of Health are concerned,
only those necessary for making sanitary
inspections OF the distributing stations.
stores and wagons In the city should be
employed
The Milk Committee has already made
known to the Board OF Estimate its dis
approval of the use Of city funds for
country milk inspection. Its views were
submitted to the budget committee Of the
Board OF Estimate in October when Com
missioner Lederle In his budget estimate
for 1913 asked for an increase Of about
10000 TO extend the present system Of
country milk inspection.
The Milk Committee contends that local
health officials should employ their funds
I'm testing through the laboratory the milk
as IT is received in the city, leaving the
responsibility for it's proper production to
the dealers and the state authorities.
DIR. Charles +. North, a member or the
New York Milk Committee, in speaking
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
FIGHTS BAIL FOR JOHNSON
Solicitor General Urges Su-
preme Court Not to Accept.

washington, Nov. 13.-No reason exists,
according TO a brief filed to-day In be-
half OF the government, by Solicitor Gen
eral Bullitt, why Jack Johnson, the
negro pugilist, confined in jail in Chicago
on the charge OF violating the white slave
act. should be admitted to bail by the
suprene Court of the United States.
The Solicitor General pointed out that
while violations of the white slave act
were punishable by five years imprison-
ment. or 5000 fine, or both, they We're
not extraditable. and said:
Thirty thousand dollars, while large
sum, Is not excessive, because IL Is ooVl-
ously not prohibitive. Inc very Lact ina!
johnson is willing to deposit cash to that
amount is conclusive that the amount hxeo
is not excessive Evidently Johnson has
the financial ability, and 80 the point on
which independent sureties hesitate must
he that they fear he will leave the coun-
try. This shows the clearest sort OF JUS
tifcation for the caution exercised by the
court.
Replying TO the complaint that the
trial court refused to accept $4,000 cash
in lieu OF bail. Solicitor General Bullitt
stated that the federal statutes did not
proyide for such acceptance and the court
would have no power to legally do so.
Chicago. Nov. 13.-Johnson's attorneys
late to-day offered as bondsman a prop
crty holder who could qualify for $4,000.
on learning that the preferred bondsman
was to be Unidentified and paid for acting
he was refused.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
CLINTON SWIMMERS WIN
Commerce Team Beaten by
Narrow Margin in Dual Meet.

De Witt Clinton High School defeated
fits old rival, the High School OF Com
merce, in a dual swimming meet in the
Goth street public baths yesterday by q
score OF IS to %. The Red and Blacks
victory would have been more decisive
had not John McHugh, the referee, been
called upon 10 disqualify the Clinton re-
lay team In the l6O-yard event
Commerce trailed six yards behind
Dayidow, the Clinton anchor swimmer,
but the latter failed to get proper relief.
Besides this event. Commerce secured
first places in three Of the other hVe
events. but it's rival was more fortunate
in taking second and third places.
Norman Iemcke, the Commerce sprint
ing champion. carried off the individual
bonors In the 80 and 100 yard races. In
completing the century distance in min
ME 33-5 seconds Lemcke surpassed the
former hest record by 2-5 seconds for
either a dual or championship meet
The summaries follow:
Inward relay race-won By High School OF
Commerce Flower MONTGOMERY Braekeh ,G atiu
,nn,IS Moore. Riley and Davidow) finished
nrsf nv six yards bat was disqualhed. -.
Fifty-yard swim-Won by Norman 1sII,Lr sec.
Commerce: r. Davidow. DE Witt Clinton. sec
oad: ]. stroley, DE witt Clinton thIo' ii''N
i0O-yard swinn--Won by Norman Le ei
Commerce: William Moore, De Wit Chhtoi,'
second; Joseph Riley. De VIII SHh'on' ''''
Time :02 80. 49, ,,r.o,,., ne
aio-yard swin-Won by George Brackeh, p
Wit clinton; James Seymour, dc WIZ III IN
ton. second: william scheer' Commerce '"i'
Time 800 ,,,. echvartz
he witt Clinton, with go feet; Charles neyo a,
ne witt Clinton, with IS feet Inches, secViiu'
u Kalirnan, Commerce, with Al feet ihches'
third. - ,,-.t,k ram
Dive for form-Won by +. MerrcK III III,
rnerce with CT points; c. Abrahams ne W.
Clinton, with As points. second; II stauslahN'
~ witt clinton, with a. points, third.
FINAL score-De Witt Clinton - points 0o'"
cree, Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
GLOOM AT COMMERCE HIGH
With Freer Off Team Chances
for Title Grow Slim.

The chances for the High School or
Commerce winning the scholastic football
championship Of greater New York were
reduced TO a rather forlorn hope when
Jimmy Freer. the star line breaking back
Of the team, reported that he would prob
ably be out Of the game for the rest or
the season. Freer injured his hip in
practice with Fordham University last
week. and played against stuyvesant on
Saturday, contrary to the wishes Of his
team mates
He received another injury in that game.
and his physician believes that he VIII be
unable TO finish the season. with Freer
ont NJ the lineup. Commerce Will take
tho acid against Manual Training High
school next Saturday afternoon, prepared
IN aght an uphill battle against a team
which Is OF SUFFICIENT power to give her
bitter fight even with the full hshtins
strength in the game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
SAYS ENGLISH
BANKERS NEED NO AID
Six-Power Syndicate Trying to
Resume Negotiations, He Is
Inclined to Believe.
RESOURCES AMPLE
China May Want to Borrow
Three Billions, He Observes
Why Americans Lost
Their Opportunity.

A. Wendell Jackson summoned news
Paper men to meet him yesterday after
noon at the Hotel Belmont, where ne
gave out a general denial Of the report
that Birch. Crisp & Co, the English
barking firm which fioated the s5OVO'"O
independent Chinese loan, had asked TO
be taken into the six-power, when falled
TO eCotiate the loan. He admitted, now
ever, that he had no news from lohooh
TO authorize his denial.
He declared that China had definitely
broken off negotiations with the six
power nnanciers and that the indepen-
dent loan had been contracted Tor IN
way that would not admit being broken
one half the loan had been hoated' ne
said. and the English and American
banks who underworld II were taxing
up the other half
1T looks" he remarked, "as though
II were more probable that the six-po"-
or syndicate is trying 10 get back INTO
negotiations with China than China Is
trying to negotiate with the slx-power
syndicate"
Mr.. jackson ridiculed the report ''A'
the underwriters OF the independent loan
were unable TO get all the money China
wanted.
I'VE have abundant resources" he said.
FOR carrying out our original plan OF
financing China. We are able to con-
tribute twice as much, perhaps as any
other source in the future. IL is foIly
10 limit the amount of her needs at S5oo'-
90 600. as the six-power syndicate did.
China may want 10 borrow ten uiheS
that amount, not. OF course, at one time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
BOY SCOUTS ANNIVERSARY,

st. Thomas's Troop No. lol, American
Boy Scouts, under command Of Captain
George c. Erbeck, will attend an ami
yersary service at ST. Thomass Chapel
on Sunday, November a. at 8 p. m.
The company. in full uniform, without
arms, will assemble and form In st.
Thomass House. No. 229 East seth street
AZ 7.3o o'clock. Many troops have been
invited TO participate I'm the service, and
large attendance is expected. Inc 10Y
and membership in the various troops Is
increasing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
HAWLEY GETS GRIP ON CUP
Wins Second Gross Country
RIM for Van Amringe Trophy.

Only four men finished in the van
Amringe trophy run at Columbia yester-
day and T.. s. Hawley, OF Teachers
College, scored his second victory In the
series for the cup. Hawley was scratcA
man and defeated NJ. NJ. Durkee, H. by
less than a foot in hard fought race.
Six men started over the course which
covered FIVE miles and fraction on RIVER
side Drive beginning and ending on
South Field.
w GImm, Is, led for the greater part
of the distance. but was overhauled with
in half a mile from home by Durkee'
who was in turn passed by Hawley at the
tape.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
EoRDHAM CLASS ORGANIZES.

The evening class Of 1915, Fordham Uni
versity School OF Law. has organized It's
class association, electing the following
officers: John G. O'Relly. president Ed
ward ]. Walsh. vice-president; William j.
Nolan, secretary; Philip J. o'Brien.
treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
influence of Boxing in This State
Reaches Far and Wide.
CROSS AND HOGAN READY
Both Boys Confident That Bout
This Evening Will Not
Go TO Limit.

The far-reaching influence OF boxing
under the management Of the State Ath-
lA,Ic Commission was further illustrated
during the weekly meeting of the COM
mission yesterday afternoon. Charles j..
Harvey. the secretary, received a COM
runication from a representative of the
Flambeau Club, OF Omaha, In which it
was shown that the Governor and other
law makers of the state have interested
themselves in the New York system 20
such an extent that a request was made
for a copy Of the rules governing the
sport here.
The first instance Of boxing manager
belng suspended by the State Athletic Com
mission occurred at yesterdays meeting.
when Louis Goodman was set down for
elk months. There had been a difference
between Marty Brown, who Is managed
by Goodman and the Brooklyn Beach
Athletic Club. because of the non-appear-
apce OF Brown at one Of the shows. The
commission sent for the boxer and his
manager several times, but Goodman
failed to put In an appearance. Brown
was not punished after he stated TO the
commission that he would surely appear
when the Brooklyn Beach Athletic CLUB
next required his services.
Two clubs. the Lock City Athletic Club,
of Lookport n. Y, and the Carlisle Attn
letic Club. Of Brooklyn, decided TO sus-
pend operations, and they returned their
licenses TO the commission. while the
Olympic Athletic Club, of Rochester,
notified the commission OF a transfer Of
residence from one part of the city to
another Walter De Baum, an oldtime
amateur lightweight champion boxer, re-
ceived a referees licerse from Geneva,
The complaint Of a Loxer against the
Richmond Athletic Club. Of Staten Island,
was di5missed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14

nike Gibbons. the St. Paul marvel. will
'eSVe his home for Chicago to-day, where
Ae Viii 20 into hard training for his con-
est with Eddie McGoorty in New York
Oh December Q. Gibbons has engaged one
~ NcGoorty's old sparring partners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14

WHERE TO DINE.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-07
ScalIop OF Corn and Tomatoes.

Skin and cut into bits IL ripe to-
matoes, or chop them small In wood
en- chopping bowl. Set over the FIRE
and bring to 4 quick boil. Crate the
grains from ~ ears Of green corn and
cover with cold water. After five min
utes drain the water OFF through a
colander and put the corn into sauce
pan with enough boiling water to
cover it. Simmer for five minutes.
drain off the water and put corn and
boiling tomatoes over the fire. Sim
mer together for three minutes. stir In
a heaping tablespoonful of butter roll
ed in -four, two tablespoonfuls of
sugar and salt to taste, Pour all
into a creased pudding dish, cover
with fine crumbs and sift Parmesan
cheese on top Bake. covered. half
an hour. then uncover and brown.