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New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
Step into
The nearest
place and
order a
glass Of
Evans Ale
The Treat of the season
r..,surants. oyster Houses. LsIes
uoMICIDE CALENDAR CLEAN
whitman Praises Judge Foster
for Disposing of Nine Cases.
The Treat of the season.
,..uvants oyster Houses. -

nistrlct Attorney Whitman appeared
,ororc Judge Foster, in Part V, General
sessions. Yesterday, at the end of the
,oso q; James McDermott, VINO was con-
,.icted for first degree manslaughter, and
o,nounced that for the first time in
many wears the calendar for homicide
.esses i'm that part was clean. He com
,,,h,,entcd Judge Foster for having dis
nosed Of nine cases during January,
three Of which resulted in first degree
murder convictions The District At
,orrev said this was an unbroken rec
ord There are only three murder IN
dictments now pending. in all of which
there arc legal excuses for delay.
Judge Foster replied TO the District
Attorney. and also thanked his assist
ants Frank Moss. Edward }. Mcclure
and Robert Manloy, for their able prose-
cutjons. The resignation OF Mr.. Nc
G1,ire from the staff of first assistants
was announced yesterday. His place
will be filled 10y Robert h. Manley, who
prosecuted the case of Joseph Fcrronc,
the wife slayer, and James McDermott.
MIR McGuire will take up private law
praCtCe.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
SILENT ON GARDEN LOAN
Secretary of Company Won
Admit Deal with Insurance Co.

Speaking for the directors of the r. &
D. Company, purchasers Of Madison SQUARE
Garden. Leslie r. Palmer secretary Oh u,'
company, said yesterday that ne wo"''
neither deny nor confirm the rumor thd' a
loan OIL the property for &'21ocW han peer
arranged with one of the large title insur
snce companies. lie refused to cohlihe"'
on the fact that such loan. ASSUMING ','.
rumor to be true. had been accepted pS
some as conclusive evidence that the o"i'"'
Ing would not be torn down
"AIl that can be said at TINS t"'"'
Palmer said. zig that on February wy
company will take title. We cannot say
what our mans will be until after tha'
event"
II was said yesterday that II was ,ne ~.
ienton OF the company to make no cna"s
IN the Garden for at least Two FeH's
until conditions are more fsNotde'e AZ
swinging so large an enterprise
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
DEMOCRATS PUT JOKERS
IN NEW PRIMARY BILL
Three important Principles of
Direct Nominations Theory
Defeated by Words.
PARTY FUNDS UNRESTRICTED
Emblem, Too, Could Be Used by
Committees, and Indepen-
dent Petitions Still Kept
Hampered.
BY Tclcsraph 10 Tho rrihun.

Albany. Jan. 3i.-The much horaIded
Democratic amendments which were to re-
form the Tammany direct primary law of
last year were introduced by Senator Fer
ris to-day. Close inspection shows that
they are not all the Democrats fancy
painted them. While passage Of the main
bill nqueStionahy would improve the
present law. it would not Of necessity do
all that the Democrats claim for It, for II
contains certain looscnesses or antiquities
Of draftsmanshp-sOm of the unchari.ahlc
call them jukcrS-whiCh would seriously
weaken it.
Regarding these antiquities. J. O. Ham
mitt, secretary OF the Citizens Union, said
tonight:
This bill an its prcscr, form fails 10 carry
out the three most important promises of
improvement made ny the Democratic lead
!. a material reduction in the number of
SIGNATURES required for independent peti-
tlonS designating candidates FOR nomi-
nations and for party positions.
>. Prohibition Of the use of the party
emblem by the party committees as their
committee emblem on the ofticia primary
ballot.
3. Prohibition of the Use of party funds
IN aid of the candidates OF the party COM
mittCCS.
The present law as enacted last wear
provides that the number Of signatures
must equal per cent Of the total vote cast
FOR the party's candidate for Governor
within the unit of representation. The Fer
riS bill reduces this percentage to 2 per
cent. II does not similarly reduce, however
tn" required percentage OF the total NUM-
her Of enrolled party voters. Under the
Ferris bill the number of signatures must
equal per cent Of the total number Ot
enrolled party voters. even If this number
Is greater than 3 per cent, or even I per
cent. o. the total vote cast for the party S
candidate for
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
BILLS SWAMP LEGISLATURE
Total of 779 introduced Since
the Session Began.
MANY TO DIE IN COMMITTEE
Tenement House Law Again At
tacked-Elec ection of Re-
gents Ordered.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Albany, Jan 3l.-TO-day marked the
crest Of activity N the introduction OF bills
There were III bills offered. % in the As
senbly and - I'm the Senate. This is a
record number for recent years. save the
day when the SiXty-thrcc consolida ed laws
were introduced a couple Of years ago as
The result of months Of labor so far the
Assembly has had introduced 465 bills and
the senate 5l4, total of 719, which makes
good months business for the state
printer. anyhow. Most Of the bills are Of
such character that curs0ry consideration
In committee is the kndest fate awaiting
them.
one of the bills to-day came from Assem-
hlyiran WimOtt. Of BrOoklyn-an Old
friend which has not been seen here in
scvcr0 years. 1t seeks 10 amend the New
York City charter, TO take from the juris-
dlction Of the Tenement House Commission
three family houses which have only one
family on each nocr This measure has
been houy fought in other years. Tn"
tenement house authorities say that Will"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
JUDGE DEWEY ARRESTED
Sanity of Boston Man Who
Startled State Questioned.

Boston. Jan. 3l.-IIcnry s. Dewey. former
" Judge OF the Municipal Court, was taken
into custody to-day. on complaint OF
Charles Gaynor. of lh" Department of
Penal Institutions, which cares for insane
patients. Judge Dewey was taken to the
Boston State Insane Hospital, in the Dor
chester district where lie was placed i'm the
psychopathic ward for observation
Various incidents in which tho former
Judge has figured led Mr.. Gaynor To file his
complaint alleging that Judge Dewey was
insane Judge Grant. Of the Probate Court,
issued the warrant. The latest happening
to attract public attention to Judge Dewey
was his appearance as counsel in case In
the Superior Court last week. dressed In
the full uniform Of a briCadicr general Of
the state militia and carrying sword and
a revolver. Judge Dewey was judge advo-
cate and a member of Governor Roger
Wolcott's staff. He resigned as judge Of
the Municipal Court several years ago be-
cause OF ill-health.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
SOCIETY HEARS CIVIC NEEDS
Lederle and rockingham Speak
at Drawing Room Meeting.

New York society learned something OF
the citys problems last night at the first
pf what it was hoped would be a long series
lof civic home meetings. al the house Of
'Mr and Mrs. James Stokes. No. 6S Park
avenue. As stated on the invitations. the
object was TO bring into the social life OF
this city an understanding and appre cia-
ton of its more serious and important
problems" Dr.. Ernst J. Lederlc head OF
tho Department of Public Health, and
Commissioner f.. V. FrothinEham Of the
Department Of Public Works were intro
duced to the audience ny Charles II.
strong. president of the City club presid.
ing at the request of Mr., Stokes.
In submitting the report Of the commit
tee of the club which had been appointed
ito consider the feasibility of such meet
lngs, Mr.. Stokes suggested that a bureau
OF municipal education be established, pre-
pared 10 furnish speakers for any citizen
who would omen his house for d similar
meeting. Mr. Strong, i'm prefacing the re-
marks of the Speakers, commented on the
change which had come over good old New
York. comparing the audience Of more
than two hundred with the paltry handfuls
which used 10 attend parlOr meetings when
Seth Low was running for Mayor.
Particularly interesting to the audience
were the remarks of Commissioner Froth-
ingham with regard to the citys pave
ments Nearly two hundred miles of as
'phalt pavement out OF a total of only two
hundred and sixty miles, he said, were laid
on stone block foundation and much Of
this surface was from fifteen TO twenty
years old. Under such conditions. he ex-
planned. no such thing as adequate main
tenance could be thought of. The first thing
needed was 10 tear up all the old paving
and replace it with new, A process which. on
most streets, would cost only about three
times as much as il cost for repairing eacn
year.
Responding TO a question asked by Mr..
Stokes as to which way the citizens could
help the Health Department most effective
.ly Or Lederlc gave its most urgent need
Ias funds for vaccination, the Board Of Al
idcrmcn having twice refused request for
N5.0Do for that purpose, on the ground that
the only use OF vaccination was to give
young doctors something to do. DIR. Charles
6. Peasc consumed some ten minutes in
inquiring why tobacco smoke was not in
cluded in the ban put on factory and auto
mobile smoke in the city.
Among others present were Austin roX
William Allen Butler. Commodore Arthur
Jones. George H. Putnam, DR.. Charles
Lewis Siattcry and DR.. Lewis +. Frisscll
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01

The only exception 10 this is the bill
which became law last year Without such
prOhibitive provision in the law there is
no assurance tnat the party emblem will
not be used by the party committees.
II is provided that party funds may not
be used in the primaries except TO pay the
expenses Of party committee meetings TO
designate the candidates for nomination.
The Joker is contained in a new definition
of party funds which is inserted in the
Ferris bill This definition SAYS that party
funds are funds contributed in aid OF the
election Of party candidates to public office.
How easy IL would be 10 decide that funds
contributed at other times than between
the nominations and the succeeding cleo
tion were contributed for general party
purposes and the expenses Of the party or
panization instead Of particularly for the
support Of party candidates for election.
The first bill provides that each member
Of the state committee must he an en-
rolled voter Of tho party withiu the unit ~
representation he is elected to represent. In
stead Of merely resident Of that unit
Members Of the party committees are to be
elected AZ the regular primaries except IN
Presidential years when they are to be
elected In the spring.
County committees are To he composed
of such numbers and elected from such
units as the rules Of the party provides
except that the members from any unit of
representation shall not be less than the
number Of election districts within such
unit During the present year party COM
mittees now existing are continued, hut II
there Is no such committee for a district
the designation may hc made hv resolution
of the state committee certified by the
Secretary Of State.
The second hill contains moro details,
and it's provisions arc of permanent
nature and not merely 10 correct the de-
fccts in the present law preparatory to
the spring primary. II contains provisions
which Senators Ioomis and Roosevelt
worked for last year. hut which were re-
iectcd by the majority.
Il provides that there shall he state
committeeman from each Assembly district.
Each state committeeman shall serve until
his successor Is elected. Each political
party. by its rules, may prescribe whether
delegates to the national convention may
he chosen by the state convention or from
Congress districts In the latter case the
enrolled voters Of the party shall select IN"
delegates at the spring primary. When the
state convention selects the national dele
gates. the delegates to the state Conven-
tion are to he selected al the spring pri-
mary.
Presidential electors are to he nominated
at the state convention, instead Of by the
local committee The use Of the party
emblem at the primary and the Use of
funds in aid Of committee nominees at the
primary are prohibited.
4 bill by Asscmblyman Hinman. Of Al
hanv. strikes from tho Levy election law
Of last year the provision that the name
of no person signing an independent GER
tincate Of nomination shall be counted un-
less such person shall be registered az "A
qualified voter
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01

there are In Brooklyn and The Bronx many
three story three family houses which are
not exactly tenements. there are many
the citys regulation is absolutely needed,
and any such change in the law would re-
suit IN much harm.
bill introduced by Senator Travis, of
Brooklyn. would make it felony for any
member OF the Legislature or state officer
Or employe to hold any interest I'm any con.
tract or agreement entered into on behalf
of the state. II also makes stringent pro-
visions against any member OF the Legis-
lature or state officer or emplOye receiving
any benefit for aiding in the procuring OF
state contracts or for services IN relation
10 claims, controversies or arrests in which
the state is partly or directly interested
Similar laws govern the business activity
of Members OF Congress.
Should this bill become law it would
end A privilege that Speaker Merritt has
taken advantage of for years. \ company
controlled by Mr.. Merritt now has the con-
tract for supplying the red sandstone for
the proposed new prison at Wngdale, in
DutChess County. There is talk of aban.
doning this prison. but in any event Mr..
Merritts company will have to be COM
pensated. The prison site itself was sold
to the state by group of persons among
whom were connections Of Assemblyman
Yale Among other bills are:
Senator Burd. Of Bunalo-Providing that
the telephone company operating an eX-
change in any city, village or town must
connect its exchange with every other eX-
change belonging to any other company III
the same place. so that telephone messages
may he received and sent through both eX
changes over the connected wires.
Assemblyman Aaron j. Levy Of New
Providing that each justice IN the
CIV Court in New York VINO shall have
served for twenty years and IL more than
tifty-tive years old, on ccasing to hold office
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
NEW GAME LAWS FAVORED
Many sportsmen Attend Hearing
on Radical Changes.

Albany. Jan. 3L-A large crowd Of sports
men and others interested in the fish and
game law appeared at the hearing before
the Forest. Fish and Game Committe" to-
day. Seymour W. Van Santvocrd. legal ad-
wiser to Governor Dix. spoke in commcnda-
ton of the provision limiting the killing OF
deer To bucks The proposed law also 70
quiros that no buck with horns less than
three inches long shall be killed The com
mittee Is Of the opinion that this will mini
mize the number of accidents 10 huntsmcn
by making the hunters more observant and
careful.
Among the otter speakers were William
T. Hornaday, director Of the Bronx ZOO
logical Gardens: John w. Rurnham I. j.
O'ConnO-, Mr.. HorPhtOn, of the Camp club
of America. and representatives from game
clubs throughout the state. The hearing
will be continued tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
DROPS DEAD IN RESTAURANT
Frank Richard, Of Bureau of American
Republics, Heart Disease Victim.

Frank Richard, seventy years old. a
member of the Bureau of the American
Republics. died suddenly last night in a
restaurant at I25th street and Seventh
avenue Accompanied by his wife, Anita.
Mr. Richard had been dining Apparent
ly in the best of spirits. he began to play
with the small son Of the proprietor. Sud
denly he complained OF pains about the
heart and collapsed
\ call was sent TO Harlem Hospital hut
there was nothing for Dr Baker 10 do. a.
Mr. Richard had died almost instantly.
Heart disease was the cause or death.
Mr. Richard was a Spanish and Portu-
guesr Interpreter Percy Williams, the
theatrical manager. - brOthcr-in-law.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01

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Will Not Serve Its End.

1t is obvious. therefore that In many dis
tricts the Ferris bill will not reduce by a
single one the number Of signatures re-
quired to an independent designating petit
tion in the primaries of one or both of the
principal parties.
The Ferris bill strikes out the mandatory
provision requiring the use of the party
emblem as the emblem of the party com
mittee. but il does not insert the equally
necessary provision prohibiting the party
committee from adopting the party emblem
as it's committee emblem. Wherever direct
primary bills have been drawn in such form
as TO permit the use Of emblemS on tho
official primary ballot IL has been definitely
provided that the party emblem shall not
be- used.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
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nual salary Of 5000.
Assem5lyman Ahern-PrOviding, that IL
any person die within six months after the
injection or use OF any vaccine, serum or
antitoxin the fact OF such injection and
statement OF its probable OF improbable re-
lation to the death OF such person must be
stated IN the ucath ,erthcate
The Senate to-day adopted a resolution
proyiding for the election on February OF
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ceed T. Guilford Smith. Of Buffalo, Whcse
form expires on March !. and !.ucien Ia
Shedden Of Plattsburg, now Geau'
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MURPHY HOGAN FIGHT DRAW
New Yorker and San Franciscan
Fought Twenty Rounds.

san Francisco Jan. I.-"liarlom Tommy
Murphy. Of New York, and "On" Round
Hogan of San Francisco. fought twenty
rounds to q draw here Tonight
New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-15

SUICIDE
JOSEPH RICHARDS ENDS LIFE
WITH A RAZOR.
rad Been Dependent and In 49,
Health for Several Months
Brother q Suicide.

Dependent over ilI-health. Joseph
Richards committed suicide last even
Ing at his home. Nc. 1874 Twelfth
street. by slashing his throat with a
razor. Lying In a pool OF blood, with
the razor still grasped In his hand. the
body was found an hour later by his
wife. who entered his room. Over
come with grief. she rushed to a tele-
phone TO call physicians, but the man
was beyond medical aid.
Richards has for more than a year
been In falling health. and had to give
up his position. This worried him
greatly. and his friends are OF the
opinion that he was mentally unbal.
anced when he committed the rash
act Coroner Keesor was called, and
after viewing the remains rendered a
verdict OF suicide.
He was IS years Of age. and was
survived by a wife and daughter. also
several brothers and sisters. About
Eve years AGO his brother committed
suicide a. the Whitaker MIL b. plac.
ing hia head under a large pair %
scissors. which cut bis nead from HIS
body