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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
FEAR CIVIL SERVICE BLOW
National Reformers Detect Al
legged Attempt at Upheavals.

The National civil Service Reform Asso-
cation has discovered a sweeping uphedyal
Of civil service conditions in Washington
neatly buried in the Legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill, now on the
ca lendar Of the House OF Representatives.
In effect this provision of the bill, II en-
acted into law. would automatically Wip"
out every civil service employe In the eN-
ccutive departments In Washington on June
80. 1914. and prescribe thereafter rec"r-
r,ng scramble for those places every five
years
Elliot II. Goodwin, secretary Of the Ma
tional civil Service Reform Association,
went 10 Washington Yesterday TO put the
proposition plainly before members of the
Senate who viii oppose any such backward
step I'm the civil service.
1T liz practically n matter of partisan
politics" said Mr. Goodwin yesterday, and
as such | suppose 1t will be passed by the
Democratic majority In the House We
hope that it will be defeated in the senate
however. because II would be decidedly
backward step in civil service matters"
Under the present laws appointments TO
tee classified service Of tho executive de-
partmentS within the District Of Columbia
which is The section Of the Service aimed
at by this bill are appointments without
term. and they hold during good behavior
and efNdency The new hill provides that
on and after July !. 1913. all such appoint
monts shall be- FOR terms OF five years, and
that all appointments prior to July |, 1872,
shall cease automatically on June 30. 1914.
II provides also that all persons sepa-
rated from tho classified service under the
bill either on June 30. 1913. or at the end
Of their first succeeding hye-year period II
not NOR" than siNty-hye years old. shall be
eligible 70 be- rcappointcd without cAamina-
ton.
Other provisions az the bill are that no
person so eligible to rcappolntment shall
solicit the Endorsement Of any member OF
the legislative department, that no head OF
al executive department shall need such IN
dorsement. II given. and that. If any such
Endorsement H. given. the person 80 Endorsed
shall bc thereby ineligible FOR reappolnt
m,nt
"Of course. that section ~ the proposed
bill is 4 dead letter on the face Of IT," said
Mr.. Goodwin; no one can prevent person
from asking Il Congressman for an indorsc-
mint the Congressman is not going To tell
ANYTHING about the solicitation Of a CON
stitucnt. and the head Of a department is
not going around talking about the indorse-
ment Of the Congressman. who votes upon
the supplies and appropriations for his de-
pnrtment IT would mean simply "A recur-
ring scramble every five years for all the
IDS now protected by "A real civil service
fod,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
EXPOSE JENNINGS METHODS
Witness Says Drafts to Meet
Rentals Were Guaranteed.

The manner in which drafts for various
amounts Of money were issued on Western
business men and guaranteed BY the Mount
Vernon National Bank. just 10 help meet
the rentals on various real estate specula-
tons. was a rart Of the testimony given
Yesterday at the trial Of Herbert T. Jen-
nings. former president and Samuel X.
RAYMOND. former cashier Of the bank. who
were charged with misapplication Of tn"
banks funds
Moses Greenwood real estate broker.
who was at one time treasurer Of the Hub
Building Company, one OF Jenningss crea-
lions. Identified n number Of drafts, which
were then introduced in evidence. Most OF
these drafts were made on a man in st.
Louis. Mr. Greenwood said. and they were
intended TO meet the ground rent for the
property at Broadway and i2d street All
Of these drafts came back protested, bat
they bore the stamp. Endorsement guaran-
teed-Mount Vernon National Bank" and
they were discounted here.
The plans Of the Hub Building Company
were further explained by Mr. Greenwood.
If was estimated. he said, that $4,000 pei
sons passed the corner opposite the Hotel
Knickcrbockcr each day. and that III"
stores in a building on that corner would
necessarily command high rent. The
ground was the property Of the Astor es-
tate he added, and the rental for 1t.
e. $50 81 "A month. went 10 Mrs. Ava Willing
Astor under the terms Of the will made 10y
the late John Jacob AstOr's father.
George Gordon Battle cross-eXamined MI
Greenwood on what the latter had told the
dav before about the Broadway and Forty
third Street Building Company. Mr.. Green
,rond said he knew Mr.. Jennings was de-
.,ding upon Edmund Is. Stallo to assist
hin, IN financing the scheme OF the conan
Harris Theatre Building. ana that MI.
e,alIo was 10 interest in the matter Alex
,rdor Mcdonald, his father-in-laW.
Under the agreement that was drawn up
>fcDonald and Stallo received 80 per cent
90 the capital stock Of the company for
furnishing 10000.
Judge Mayer wanted To know what IN
coroe tbe men concerned expected from the
brIding. and Mr.. Greenwood said 1t had
been estimated on the plans at $oS'ovo a
wear II was mortgaged at H'looV" ana
the stock issue was sl.2o0c".
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
NELSON AND M'CABE CLASH
Former Accuses Solicitor of Attacking
Others Regulations.

Washington, May 3.-EnlvencI by - sharp
clash between Representative Nelson aIi-
ih"r of the resolution demanding an in
V"stigaton Of the meat inspection service.
ana solicitor McCabo of the Department
of Agriculture. the Moss committee of the
House continued to-day its preliminary"
hearing ON the Nelson charges
Tho Rev. Caroline Bartlett crane. the in
vcsti2ator on whose discoveries" the Wis
consin msurgent had prcdcatcd his sensa-
tional accusations was on the stand FOR
two hours. and again dealt I'm generalities,
which caused the committee members TO
press constantly for specific details of the
alleged violation of the law by United
States inspectors.
Just before the noon recess Chairman
Moss asked MI Nelson If he purposed 10
Introduce other evidence to support his
alterations. Mr.. Nelson with dramatic
effect. declared
Mrs. Crane has spoken as an expert,
and I will put practical man from tn"
Gcld ON the stand He spent seven years
I'm the inspection service and resigned Of
his own accord month ago"
what II his name" asked Solicitor Nc
Cabc.
"Burroughs-J W. Burroughs" said Mr.
Nelson, uggressively.
Put him on II YOU want to. Thdt man
was forced out Of the service for borrow
ing money from packers" retorted Mr.
McCabe.
Mr.. Nelson became instantly angry.
That's II. Mr. Chairman" he shouted.
The Department OF Agriculture denies
,hargos hv ma king attacks on the reputa-
tions of others Why. they have even
charged tina, MIS-. Crane is in the employ
Of some one.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
POINT FOR STEEL TRUST
Court Refuses TO Prevent Posi-
BILE Destruction of Books.

Trenton, y. j.. May 9-The application
=" me United States District Court here
s'' an Injunction TO restrain the United
o'ates Steel Corporation and a number Of
&c subsidiary concerns from the destruc-
uou OF books and papers which might be
oeed IN evidence in the suit OF the gov
c - for the dissolution of the Steel
,Vrporatioh was dismissed this morning
~ ~ J''dseS Gray Burlington and McPher-
M except az 20 the American Steel and
company, one Of the Steel Corpora
-. subsidiary concerns.
-"e opinion, which Is brief. after speak
''s Oh the application. says:
tio," evidence Il offered that such dcstruc-
saiJ = threatened, and II need hardly he
man u.at evidence is essential before any
on may Dc either accused or convicted
in,ertal would De IN substance a criminal
bteIehce with the course Of Justice.
by ~ Dttouon Is supported almost wholly
IN IT, lacl That after certain prosecution
io az ouuthefn District Of New York came
fio n' number Of papers belonging TO
TIA, hnl1fi'an Steel ard Wire Company
4. Al. nau been furnished by the company
e*'s.4aseHt t9T ase IA such prose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
DENIES WEST POINT STORY
F. H. Van Horn Says He Was Not
"SummarilY Dismissed"

Fred II. Van Horn. Of Bridgeport. Conn,
came To The Tribune office yesterday TO
DENY a story that he had been summary
dismissed from West Point because OF
drinking bout at Highland Falls. He had
a letter from the adjutant at the Military
Academy denying that the word of either
Van Horn or Charles Carroll Fitzhugh. his
classmate, had been questioned when they
were examined by the authorities.
Mr. Van Horn also showed a letter from
the acting adjutant general at Washing
ton in which Il was stated that the reslg-
nation Of Van Horn had been accepted.
Denial was made by Mr.. Van Horn OF tho
statement in the story that stomach
pump had been used on him 10 detect the
presence Of liquor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
GRANTS TOMB NEEDED WALL
Ruilder Gave Warning Seventeen Years
Ago, Says Counsel.

IoLn r Brady, the builder OF Grant
r"rob according to William H. Ellis n,
ro,.r,,er coronation Counsel, gave warn
,,,,, d,rirg ,he construction of the tomb.
seventeen years ago, that 'e'"'''o van
should be erected on the r!'e' Hiuo % va
edifice to prevent any underIi'i''iH ~
years Mr.. Ellison, In spedAi"e
Of the fears Of the contractor sa'u He was
the counsel at the time for MI hraoF,
Mr.. Brady saw mat the to''i' was peihs
built Oh sand" said Mr.. Ellison ana ne
contendcd that If = strong retaining wal
,'.,',o not Greeted the sand in future years
r,,,.bt tscnmr affected by drainage ana
side toward the river. don't know
sli"S mv such propc sition was cons i'd
cred at that time, or If theTf e wan u FIX 4,
money available for sncn """' e''" - :"
.was considered imperative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
RUSSIAN NAVAL MUTlNY
Sixty Men of Battleship's Grew
Placed Under Arrest.

Helsingfors, May "A mutiny o.
Cured Yesterday aboard the battleship
Ccsarevitch and sixty of the crew Wer"
placed under arrest. The mutiny -
supposed TO have some connection with
tho unrest which has prevailed In the
local Russian government yard here
since two hundred men were dismissed
for taking a holiday on May !.
Directly after the suppression OF the
mutiny the squadron sailed for an I'M
known destination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
DINNER FOR JOB HEDGES
Friends Celebrate Fiftieth Birthday of
Popular Speaker.

one hundred and nifty or more Of his
friends celebrated the iiftieth birthday Of
job r. Hedges by giving dinner for him
at the Waldorf last night. with Chauncey
NJ Depew presiding job asserted that he
had the time Of his lifc.' Joseph Appel
on behalf of the business associates OF the
guest of honor, presented him with Rem
ington bronze statuette OF mounted
Indian.
Former Senator Depew. In introducing
Job. said that he knew no man who had
lived fifty years. who has contributed
more to the JOY of life than job Hedges"
The heavy speaker. said Mr.. Depew, gets
his speech printed. but for job the news
papers usually say: Job Hedges made Il
Few humorous remarks.
Mr. Hedges recalled fecIingy the only
other dinner that had ever been given for
him II was just after he was appointed
secretary Ia Mayor Strong, when" as he
described it. 'in conjunction with some
other patriots. we gave me a dinner" The
present dinner. however, he said, was en-
tlrely different.
Robert &. Ogden and Robert Bridges
Princeton. -. also spoke. Every little
while the diners sang a chorus, written for
the occasion by Joe Fitzgerald. to the
air of There's Girl In Havana" the
chorus Of which went
lie has talked IN Havana.
New York aud Indiana,
In Kokomo aud Buffalo and FAR OF Butte Mon
tdna.
Illinois, Mississippi.
When they near him go dippy,
And we, his chums. are proud he comes from
old New York town.
The committee which arranged the ban
ouet was headed by Otto Il. Barnard and
Morgan j. O'Brien. and included among
others George Gordon Battle. Nicholas
Murray Butler Joseph H. Choate, Samuel
w. Fairchild, RoDert G. Morris. Alton b.
Parker. Herbert Parsons and j. Van
Nechten Ocott.
Al the guests table We're William Barnes
ir. william Berri. General Arson c. Nc
Cook. Henry W. Taft. Timothy l.. Wood
run, General Stewart l.. Woodford and
General Toratio &. King.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
CHURCH GRANTS WOMEN VOTES
North Carolina Episcopalians Adopt
Constitutional Amendment

Durham. y. G., May 9.-After a heat,d
discussion. the linety-siXtn annual diocesan
convention Of the Episcopal Church in
North Carolina to-day adopted constitu-
,ional amendment giving women the night
a. vote on church questions.
ro-day's action ends fight which has
been waged with vigor at previous conven-
lions and constitutes change which. Il
is satd will have a far-reaching eject II
his and other diocescs of the Church ia
this country
titan ~ ysstIyrnen or I'm Othef church
FAIRS Advocates of votes for women IN
- cL anairs also took occasion 10 assert
th.,r right to suffrage .n public affairs a.
well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
DENTIST IDENTIFIES BODY
Woman Had Jumped Into Connecticut
River Last December.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Hartford. Conn. May 9-Through dem
list. the body Of the woman found In the
Connecticut River near the Oasis club, At
Hockanum Wednesday afternoon, was
identified as that of Mrs. Charles ~.
Davenport wife of a rich paper maker. al
South Hadley Falls Mass, who Is sup
posed TO have committed suicide in the
river near her home on the night Of Deccm-
Der 20. 1911. Friends OF the family of the
dead woman insist there Is no suspicion oi
murder. but say she committed suicide IN
u fiji Of dependency following the deaths
of her two sons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10

cution and had been returned to its posses
sion were destroyed by one Of its officers.
While are satisfied that this dcstruc-
tion was without evil intent. the fact re-
mains that the destruction did take place
and that is the reason why. SO far as the
Steel and Wire Company Is concerned the
restraining order be continued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for So so a year.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-10
CATS PERPLEx NEW YORK
Advocates Of Extermlnation Say He
rolo Measures Are Necessary to
Avert Real Plague.

New York.-Whether New York
may intrust the disposal of its gar
bage to four-footed scavengers in the
shape Of cats, corresponding n a way
to the dogs Of Constantinople, is the
most striking possibility in the contro-
Versy now raging as to whether cats
are a public necessity or a public
nuisance in this city demanding imme-
diate recall.
According to the latest feline census
It is estimated that there are 100000
cats in this city, as compared to $4,000
dogs, and in view of the rapidity with
which the former are increasing in
numbers it is now proposed either to
license or eXterminate them.
The proposal to license cats is at
tended with many difficulties and OBJ
jections Aside from the difficulty of
catching a quarter of a million strays
and establishing their ownership, one
expert holds that such a step would be
on a par with licensing birds, white
mice or rabbits.
On the other hand, an expert Of con.
trary views paints a shocking picture
Of a catridden city in the near future
# steps are not taken to eliminate
these animals.
According to him, in the thickly
populated districts the cats are really
wild animals, attacking chiefly the
odoriferous garbage can. A recent in
vestigation shows that these animals
come out only at night, so that to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-10
Vassar Faculty Considering AboIlshIng
of a Famous Custom at the
University.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-The Vassar
faculty is seriously considering aban-
doning the custom of selecting the
twenty-four prettiest girls in the soph-
omore class to carry the famous daisy
chain. It is said the selections have
frequently caused much i'll feeling
among members of the class. Some
Of the college officials also object to
the custom on the ground that the
prominence given to it is likely to
lead outsiders to think that personal
comeliness is more highly esteemed
at Vassar than scholarly attainment
The daisy chain at Vassar dates
back nearly fifty years to the time
the college was opened in 1866. Out
Of the sophomore class each year,
averaging $50 students, a committee
Of class oficials picks a group OF
twenty-four young women who seem
70 them to be the most beautiful and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-10
English Poet Thinks Present Day
ReaIists Get Their Stories
From the Sewers.

William Watson, the English poet,
who has been visiting this country, in
voicing his opinion Of the problem"
novels says things in way that many
people have doubtless thought, but not
been so well able to express. He says:
But, why should the novelists make
problems" Of these things? Is the
great mass Of the people interested in
a depressing discussion Of them? For
most of us they are not problems at
all. In the hands Of the so-called
realistic" writer, however, they fur
nish an opportunity for prudence, for
the exploitation of scenes and situa-
tions which we're eschewed by the
great novelists Of the past as being
unhealthy and iemoralizing. / think
the tendency or our present day real
lists is to take the Goddess Cloacina
for their muse and to hunt through
the mere sewers and dregs Of human
life for their stories.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-10
COYOTES IN CHASE
Farmer and Daughter Have
Thrilling Ride in Kansas.
Pack Of Usually cowardly Animals Get
Scent Of Meat In Wagon and
Make Attack, but Are Eluded
In Flight.

Meade. Kan.-F. A. Norris, his
daughter, Mrs. Beulah Robins, and
Mrs. w. o. Johnson, living in Gray
county, were chased by hungry coy
otes while driving to their home. 1t
was shortly after dark when they
started home by starlight. Shortly
after they crossed Crooked creek they
noticed several animals following
them. At first they believed the pur-
suers were dogs. Then others Joined
the pack and the party found them
selves being chased by a pack Of hun
cry prairie coyotes.
Ordinarily the Kansas coyotes are
cowardly and seldom venture to follow
human beings, but Mr.. Norris had a
lot of fresh meat in the carriage, and
It Is probable the hungry wolves got
the scent of this.
At first little attention was paid to
the wolves, but as the pack grew in
size and some Of the bolder wolves
made dashes at the horses, the situa-
tion became more alarming.
Mr.. Norris was unarmed, but, sup
posing the coyotes could be easily
driven off, he stopped the team and
started back with a whip to lash the
animals. To his surprise, they showed
fight and jumped and snapped at him
IN such a vicious manner that he
hurried back to the carriage, whipped
up the team and made a wild dash for
the nearest settlement.
1t was in sparsely settled section
Of southern Gray county. Mr.. Norris
succeeded in checking the pack for
time, by throwing out to them the
meat which he was carrying. The
party finally reached home without
mishap further than a good scare.
ut is possible that they were To-
boes, or Texas timber wolves, which
are larger and fiercer than the coy
otes," said Mr.. Norris. Probably the
scent Of the fresh meat rendered the
hungry wolves more ferocious than
they otherwise would have been"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-10
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Nssig9RN9zzdR III
OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR
Edmund Ruffin Of Virginia Fired First
Shot at Fort sumter-Story
Told by Judge Pryor.

"The FIRST shot fired in the Civil
war;" said Judge Roger A, Pryor the
other day, according to the New York
Herald, was fired by the hand of Mr..
Edmund Runn OF Virginia. 1t may
be recalled that Virginia stood out
long against secession. At the Vir-
ginia convention a majority opposed
taking the state out Of the union, and
the secessionists knew that without
the border states, Of which Virginia
was the leader, the cotton states
would speedily be crushed. We all
felt in particular, that the one way
to get Virginia to unite with her
southern neighbors was to strike
blow against the Union.
After consultation with Mr.. Jeffer-
son Davis and others of the secession
leaders l went down to Charleston,
and from the porch of the Mills hotel
delivered a speech to practically the
entire population Of Charleston. In
that speech / urged the southern
troops to strike the first blow, and as
sured them that once the conflict was
on Virginia would secede within an
hour by Shrewsbury clock
"The next meeting / was deputed
by General Beauregard to demand the
surrender Of Fort Sumter, We knew,
Of course. that surrender was impos-
slble but ! was instructed after sur
render had been refused to go at once
to the nearest battery and order the
commandant to open fire.
when l got to Battery Johnson and
was met by the young captain in
charge l presented my order, and he,
with much emotion, embraced me and
said that 1t was my impassioned
speech Of the previous evening that
had made war possible, and he Of
fered me the chance Of fame by firing
the first gun at Fort Sumter. 1t was
an honor l could not well refuse, and
yet / was not anxious for it.
Back there in Virginia where the
fight for and against secession had
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-10
viii Be Entered In State Spelling Bee
--Preliminaries in Missouri Being
Held for State Wide Match
in May.

Macon, Mo-Miss Alpha Rice, sew
enteen years old, of the Ethel village
school, who won the district spelling
match in Macon, spelled every one Of
$500 words correctly. Five hundred
Of these words were written and 1000
were given orally. She will repre-
sent Macon county in the state spell
ing match in May. By her victory at
the match Saturday Miss Rice cap
tured for her school an extensive
library and for herself $40 in gold
and a gold medal that cost $40.
Lloyd Roberts, a pupil OF the Glib
son district school, won second prize
$40 in gold. Blgin Turner of the La
Plata school and Rubey Dennis Of the
Anabel district school tied for third
place. Each was given S. in gold.
James Hibbler, aged eleven, student
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-10
Missing the Point.

Representative Rucker Of Colorado,
aproDos Of tariff argument about
sugar, said to a Washington CORE
spondent: "Oh, well, those men don't
see my point They miss 1t as badly
as the old lady missed her sons.
" Mother a young man said, look
ing up from the Bulletin, would you
believe that 1t takes 5000 elephants
a year to make our piano keys and
billiard balls?
Make our piano keys and billiard
balls! cried the old lady. Well, !
always understood elephants were In
telligent creatures, but never knew
before that they'd been trained to
make piano keys and billiard balls"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-10
Girl Wins Spelling Contest

of the La Porte district school, was
given fourth prize. SIS.
The state spelling match will be
held at Jefferson City at the conven-
ton of county school superintendents
in May. The county superintendent
have adopted various methods for
picking the best spoilers in their re-
spective counties. In some the repre-
sentative has been named by simply
holding a general match at the county
seat. In others each school has sent
out a champion to the county match.
The method here was to divide Macon
county into seven districts and have
the matches all over the county. Thus
the very best speller in each district
was obtained, and the class Saturday
was the acknowledged pick Of the
county.
The match lasted from ten in the
forenoon till 6:10 in the evening. Each
district champion has hosts of friends
and relatives who came to see the
event.
Should Miss Rice win the state
spelling honors from Jefferson city,