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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
FIRES At BLACK Handlers
Italian in Duel with Extortion-
ers on Greensboro Bridge.
MEETS THEM AT MIDNIGHT
Starts Fusillade When Money Is
Demanded, but ALI Got Away
but Intended Victim.

Charles Cussano. who runs a saloon at
No. 800 East goth street, was locked up
in the East 67th street station last night,
charged with carrying revolver and
firing IL in the street. Cussiano said he
would not have fired the pistol had he
known il was going 10 cause so much
trouble, but as he and his brother SAL
vatore had gone through the throes Of
reading Black Hand letters for the last
few months he believed that 1t was up to
him to do some shooting.
The letters began to come three months
ago and they demanded $1,000. Cussiano
did not pay. and after the fourth letter
the grocery store which Salvatore runs
at No 3l2 East Goth street, opposite to
his brothers saloon, was badly damaged
by a bomb. There was another letter or
so. and two weeks ago some one set fire
TO the saloon.
Another letter came yesterday and the
brothers were Informed that IL they did
not come to the Greensboro Bridge with
500 they would not live to enjoy
Christmas.
The Cussanos did not tell the police
own hands.
Last night Charles packed" a big blue
revolver, and he and Salvatore went to
the bridge.
1t was quarter to midnight and they
had been instructed TO he under the
fourth arch not later than the stroke Of
twelve.
few moments after the Cussiano
brothers arrived on the scene two men
clad in dark clothing, with their soft
hats pulled well down over their eyes,
approached and in husky whispers asked
IL they had the money.
Sure said Charles, and Salvatore
echoed Sure"
Charles reached for his inside coat
pocket and pulled out the big revolver.
He aimed at one of the dark clad hgures
and pulled the trigger.
He fred as fast as ne could, and as ne
did three other men came out from the
shadows and began 10 fire at him. The
noise was not unlike that Of q Fourth OF
July celebration In the days before New
York became sane. ~
Two policemen not far away heard the
shots and ran toward the bridge. Before
they got there the firing had ceased ana
were Charles and Salvatore. charles sun
held the smoking revolver in MS hano
He was not wounded, nor was MS protn-
er. The police took Charles TO the sta
ton. 49,
There was no blood TO be seen on the
payements anywhere, and IL was DECIDED
that none OF the other men mad oeeh MT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
ANARCHIST ASSASSINS
Paris Editor, Believed To Be
an Informer, Killed.

been an act Of vengeance on the part OF
surviving member Of the notorious
Bonnet gang Of anarchists. which early in
the present year terrorized Paris, oc-
Cured In Montmartre to-day, when an
anarchist burst into the bedroom of M.
Ducrot, editor OF "L'1dee Lbre," news
paper Of anarchist tendencies, and shot
and mortally wounded Ducrot
The anarchists alleged that Ducrot had
turned informer while the Paris police
were hunting down and exterminating the
anarchist band. Ducrot, as he lay dying.
accused an anarchist named Lacombe OF
being the assassin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
CUBIST DEBATE IN PARIS
French Minister Promises to
Discourage Foreign Artists.

Paris, Dec. 3.-The Cubists had the
honors in a full dress debate In the
Chamber Of Deputies during a discussion
OF the budget Of the Ministry OF Fine
Arts last night. Deputy Breton led the
nti-Cubist attack. He held that the
state, by lending the Grand Palais for
the autumn salon, countenanced the pro-
ceedlngs OF "a crazy set OF foreigners
who exploited the credulity OF the public
and brought dscredit on French art"
Marcel Sembat, Deputy for Montmartre,
declared that the anti-Cubist campaign
was a man9uvre OF the "out-of-date con-
ventional school of painting. whose dream
It was to close the doors OF all the salons
to any new artistic expression" NJ.
Berard, Under Secretary of Beaux-Arts,
satisfied both sides BY tactfully promis-
ing that, while he could not shut of the
Cub,sts. ne would invite the jury next
year to admit fewer foreigners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
$4,000 FOR SNAPSHOTS
Daily Mail" Gives Result OF
Competition-One Prize to U. S.
[By Cable 20 The Trihunsl

by CsoIs 70 IL. - :. .ss.. 4-
London, Dec. 4.-"The Daily Mali
to-day announces the result OF its last
holiday competition. for which 1t offered
first prize OF $1,000 1t was only on
Tuesday that the laborlous work Of
Judging thousands OF sets OF photo
graphs was concluded, and the same
evening a telegram was sent to Doug
las Brown. OF Rusholme Road, Putney
Hin. London. to tell him he had won
the arst prize.
Mr.. Browns photographs are OF a
holiday spent in Dorset. on the south
coast Of England. They are delight
fully alive with the holiday spirit, and
there Is an atmosphere OF keen enjoy
ment in every one OF them. Those two
points were what the judges looked for
rather han the excellence OF the pho
tographs az such.
For the second prize Of 100 there
was n tie between two feminine COM
retitors. Mrs. Mary Hessey, OF Melton,
near Woodbridge, and Mrs. c. +. Shaw.
OF Sycamore Road. Nottingham. These
two therefore receive $50 each.
A tie also resulted for the third prize.
To Miss King Lucas, Of Ruthin. North
Wales. was awarded 10 for her pict-
ures of a Welsh farmhouse holiday, the
same sum going to ID. Van Deventer.
OF Winona Lake, Ind. These American
pictures represent a camping holiday.
such as Americans and Canadians love.
and formed an enchanting series. Many
sets, by the way. came from the United
States. This was one OF the features
of the competition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
PEACE TREATY APPROVED
Deputies in Rome Vote Pact
with Turkey, 336 to "a.

Rome, Dec. AFTER two days Of dis
cussion the peace treaty between Tur-
key and Italy. known as the Treaty Of
Lausanne. has been approved by tho
Chamber OF Deputies. The vote was 335
to "a, the latter being Socialists.
Premier Giolitti. in replying TO tho vari-
Gus speeches In the Chamber to-day. said
that the occupation OF islands In the
,F,gean Sea was merely military meas
ure, and had been so declared by the
powers Peace between Italy and Tur-
key had been concluded before the dec
laration OF war between Turkey and the
Balkan States. Therefore, he argued,
Greece could make no complaint with
regard to these islands.
The Premier gave details OF the pro-
posed expenditure OF the first so, 900, 900
appropriated for Tripoli
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
ASSAY HAWTHORNE ORES
Expert Testifies Yield OF Silver
Was Small.
DENIES FAVORABLE REPORT
Witness Tells Court Mines Fen
Many Ounces Below Pay
ing Quantity.

Purchasers OF Temagami stock anu
mining experts slternated YESTERDAY DO
witnesses at the trial before Judge iousn
and a fury Of Albert Freeman josiah
Quincy. Julian Hawthorne and Dr. VIM
lam ]. Morton, who are charged WIFI
having used the mails to defraud'
Joseph IT. Mandy. a mining ensine - -
the employ Of the Nipissins MINNIE IN.
pany, came from Canada 10 'esuAs
his report on the Temagami-Cooai. ~
critics which he made in OCTOBER i'V0'
the instance Of Mr.. Freeman. o,
lie said he had assayed thirty speoi-
mems of ore taken from various paris u
the Diabase peninsula and that tiie o.
saw scarcely showed what mining enc
neers would call a trace OF silver AZ '"e
Gulona shaft, he said. specimen We
obtained which yielded eighteen ou"0e
70 the ton, while samples OF ore lIoiii -
Big Hole showed about one ounce Oh d"
yer and a trace or no gold. -,
Mr.. Mandy testified that ne never uo''
the defendants that there was no que'-
,,or as TO the merits of these mining
claims, and that he had never SUI -,
anv of them that gold predominated III
all the assays.
..D;d DR. Morton ever tell you anythiie
about the stock Of those mines! asheu
c. A. Thompson, Assistant Uniteo o'd'eS
Attorney. an
yes. he said they were putting up
their own money and were not sen'ie
stock" was the answer.
His findings were embodied in report
and sent to Mr.. Freeman, MT Maiiu'
testified. producing a letter from MI :
Freeman acknowledging the receipt OF the
report.
Thor,.s w Proctor. of counsel for the
defence. began the cross-exaniina'ioh -
MIR Mandy by asking him no" hiu'N
he was to receive for appearing DIS
witness. The engineer replied that he
would take whatever the government
would nav him. He then admitted that nc
had sought employment from MT Free
man about two years ago and hao peeh
refused. =.
A conv Of mis- report was submitted 70
him nv Mr. Proctor for identincalioh
After a lengthy bubble Mr.. Mandy saio
the report was probably his, but reiuseo
70 vouch for II without minute examina-
zion. Mr.. Proctor did not oner the pape.
in 0' evidence, but showed paragraphs o.
IL TO the witness, asking MIN eIiosS
statements were not true. IL dPPsa.eS
thai the report gave an assay OF ter
ounces of silver to the ton on samples
from the Meyers-Ellis group OF claims
as TO which Mr.. Mandy testified on dire sd
examination that they had not proouceo
more than one ounce of silver.
(Which is true?" asked Mr.. Proctor,
III makes no difference" said the wiz
ness, "Ore with ten ounces OF silver &c
the ton is no better than ore Win one
ounce of silver to the tor"
When Mr.. Proctor tried to have TINS
answer stricken out Judge Hough de
clined, saying that the witness had test,
fed that ore Of lower grade tnan y.
ounces of silver to the ton could not Dc
shipped profitably from Cobalt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
WHAT'S IN A PEH|COAT
District Attorney Says $780,
600 Fraud Is Behind EN-.
MANUFACTURER IS HELD
Two Jackson Mack Officials In
dicted for Fake Invoices
One Missing.

r-.,ss ar,ountinr TO about 100000 are
said IN be behind the arrest Oh MAN
s.ember. assistant secretary ana trenS'
urer OF the Jackson-Mack Manuia0
ing Company, one of the biggest pio"u
ers of petticoats in this country o'en'.
nor was held in $500 ball yesterday py
Judge O'sulIiyan in General Sessiohs' ne
10 charged with grand larceny. A SIM
,,ar Indictment was found against saio j.
Iockson head OF the firm. but he could
not be found.
Tb. snecifc charge against Stemper Is
that IN July "a last he obtained WV
from the firm OF l.. Spiegeloerg oon''
at No. III Greene street. on irauoule'''
invoices. Spiegelberg & Sons total loss
on e;r,iIar transactions is said TO amouh'
N about 800 900. L. Einstein & brother'
NJ No. 60 Greene street, are said 10 nave
lost another 100000 In the same way
These firms for years had been ais
counting invoices OF goods sold at thirty
s,xtv or ninety days by the Jackson
Mack Company TO various retail houses
The goods were sold through the hlysee
Skirt Company the Meladies waist Com
pany, the s. j. Jackson Mahuia't"t III
Company and the Berkshire Broad SIX
Company. subsidiary concerns 10 the
Jackson-Mack Manufacturing Company
II is alleged that since last April many
OF the invoices so discounted were fraud
ulent.
A receiver in bankruptcy for the jack
SON Mack Manufacturing Company was
appointed last month. II was found that
Jackson himself had disappeared. He is
believed to have left the country on Sep
tember q last The debts OF the com
pany were found TO amount TO $4,000.
Since the appointment Of a receiver
Stember has been working with him try
ing to straighten out the companys ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
RUSSIA MOVES ON URGA
Arrives There with
Orders to Proceed.

ST. Petersburg, Dec. 4-Advices from
Urga announce the arrival there OF de-
tachment OF Russian troops, with orders
to proceed TO Western Mongolia. Ar
rangements have been made by the Mon
golian government for transport facilities
along the line of march.
The troops were despatched in conse-
auence OF reports of the advance Of
Chinese troops on Kobdo and Ullassutai
and the plundering Of Russian merchants
In the neighborhood OF the former town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
HIGHER PAY IN BRITISH NAVY
Increases Totalling $1,932,365 An
nounced in the Commons.

London, Dec. I.-The pay of the officers
and men OF the British navy. which has
remained practically unchanged for half
a century, Is to be raised. Increases in
the wages of the naval men totalling 81
1929 annually were announced In the
House Of Commons to-day by Winston
Spencer Churchill. First Lord Of the Ad-
miralty.
OF the sum named the officers will re-
ceive sl7s,ooo. while the non-commissioned
officers and men will get $,76s,3sS. The
increase affecting seamcn and stokers Is
about Is per cent Of the present pay
rates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
JAPANESE PREMIER RESIGNS
Prince Katsura or Count Tereuchi
Nav Succeed Him.

Toxic, Dec. 4.-Premier Saionji and the
other members OF the Japanese Cabinet
resigned to-day as a result OF the crisis
brought about by the difficulty OF finding
a successor as War Minister to LAeuten-
ant General Uyehera.
II is expected that either Prince Taro
Katsura or Lieutenant General Count
Tereuchi. Japanese Governor-General Of
Corea. will be asked to form new Cabi-
net
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
TO DISCUSS BOOKS,

Some Recent Books of Jewish In
terest," is the subject Of discussion chosen
for the next meeting of the Judaeans,
December IS, at the Hotel Majestic. DR..
II. G. Enelow will speak on wiernik's
History of the Jews in America; Louis
+. Levy. OF Philadelphia. will read a
paper on Pollaks Michael Heilprin and
His Sons" and George S. Hillman will
talk on Moneypennys Life Of Benjamin
Disraeli"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
COMING TO GIVE 1.-THE oRoNE."

Members of the English cast which
will present The Drone." play with a
London success. under the direction of
William A. Brady, will arrive here ON
Saturday and will shortly after begin
their American tour preliminary TO their
engagement In New York. The piece.
which is "A three-act comedy by Ruther-
ford Mayne. has as leading man Whit
ford Kane, a character actor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
CHURCH STARTS DIsPENSARY.

The Reformed Church OF Harlem, which
dates from 1860, added a medical dis
pensary TO its already large benevolent
work yesterday. The dispensary is on
I'D street. near Third avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
People Would Not Respond.

You may state them to be-" said The
Poet: First, because Of my personal
health and future. and, second, because
my feelings were discouraged by the fall
ure Of the people to respond. But" Ga
long pause.
81 am for the appointment Of Mr.. Bed
ford. with whom l was so long associ-
ated. to the post OF chairman Of the Pub
lie Service Commission First, because or
his high ability TO analyze the political
situation, and, second. because ] place
trust in his integrity absolutely. And for
these reasons have consented TO the use
of my name as a supporter"
A second pause ensues. It is only prop
er to say that Mr.. OSheers personal
health is Of the best. but that during his
active connection with the Minute Men
his face was frequently marred.
"Once in Cooper Union a low brow hit
me on the jaw during a Hearst meet
Ing" said Mr. OSheei. because. az
Minute Man. propounded a question TO
a speaker And then they arrested me"
mfr. Bedford was arrested once that
night"
Wasn't he arrested four times In one
night in Cooper Union?'
Twice was the Limit.
NO, twice was the limit" again cor
rected the poet He was arrested only
twelve or fourteen times in all" Charge:
Disturbing public meetIngs)
What are Mr.. Bedford's views on the
traction question"
We'll, his chief one Is that all sub
way delays are not due 10 the causes
published in the newspapers, but to the
fact that he threatens 10 be able 10
prove the whole law under which they
are operated unconstitutional, and " he
did this, all subways would be stopped"
But / am tired of politics" con-
tinued the poet with a sigh. II am now
absorbing the nostalgia OF poetry, or
make II, the nostalgia OF art"
Here is stanza from his poem THE
Tents OF Bohemia"
"Oh the open fields. where the color OF
trees and the food OF the moon 10 the
eyes give sight. to the soul give peace"
Another stanza begins: 20 the plying
moont
But there was no plying moon when
the poet saw the reporter to the door,
only-a fog.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
NEW COCAINE LAW,
LEADERS PROMISE
Continued from nrst page.


Of the insane. They need medical at
tention and care that Is pointed toward
training them to withstand the craving
for he drug, instead of Imprisonment
that makes no effort to take away their
unnatural desire.
For that reason alone / will favor
the amendment as proposed by Assem-
blyman Smith, and feel sure we can
add it to the law at this coming session
Of the Legislature"
The plan to commit cocaine habltues
and those who pose as habitues, win
view to evading the stringent laws
against the sale Of the drug, to the
farm colony soon to be opened by the
Board of Inebriety in Orange County
has vet to meet with dissenting voice.
Not only is it characterized as char
ity to the slaves of the habit. but It Is
also looked upon as an efficient means
of foiling the dealers in cocaine, Whom
the courts are in the habit Of punish
ing with light sentences or dischargins
altogether when they are CRAFTY
enough to maintain that the drugs
found on their persons are for their
own use.
Present Law Too Loose.
The unwillingness of the courts TO
convict persons found with the drug IN
their possession when they swear that
they are addicted to it's use, even
though the law now rates possession
without a physicians prescription as
proof presumptive of the intent to SELL
has already been pointed out by Inc
Tribune. Numbers Of regular pediers
of the drug are said to have escaped
the consequences of their crime by tax
ing advantage Of this condition.
The passage OF a law committing
habitues TO the inebriety farm, how
ever, will effectually put stop to this
practice, 1t is held. If examination by
medical board fails TO disclose any
traces OF the ravages Of the drug, the
person found with it illegally in his
possession will be promptly convicted
under the present law. II, on the other
hand, he is actually found to be drug
user, he will be committed 20 the farm.
The law will have him coming and
going" as the saying is.
The imperative necessity Of having
some means of dealing, not only with
sellers Of the drug, but also with Its
victims. was explained yesterday by
DR.. C. B. Campbell, chief medical ex-
aminer Of the State Hospital Commits
sion. which has charge Of the insane
asylums OF the state.
The cocaine habit" said Or. Camp
bell. has caused many man who
might otherwise have led compare
lively moral life to become a thief or
even a murderer. It is far more dan
gerous than alcoholism. not only to the
victim. but TO society as we'll. II de-
prives it's slaves OF all moral sense. so
that under it's influence there is no
crime to which they will not stoop.
Men have been known to commit
murder merely for the sake Of obtain
ing a little of the white stuff An
alcoholic will never descend that far.
The habit Is far more insidious than
alcoholism and a hundred times harder
TO treat. The effects Of the drug on
the nervous system Of the user are
great deal more harmful and rapid
than alcohol.
Secrecy Makes II Worse.
The public does not fully realize the
eytent Of the habit at the present time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
MINUTE MAN SEEKS Job
Poet O'SheeI Endorses Bedford
for Wi|Icox's Place.
NO STOP TO SUBwAYS
Nav Be Unconstitutional, but
Bank Street Patriot Will
Overlook That.

Luther $. Bedford, head OF the Minute
Men OF 1909. 1910, 1911 and 1912 and SELF
STYLED Fighter of the Traction Trust,
wants TO succeed William r. Wilcox as
chairman of the Public Service Commits
sion. and in the name OF THE People Is
petitionng william Sulzer. Governor-eiect'
to appoint him.
Mr.. Bedford was not at home when a
reporter called last night, but his daush-
ter said that either John l.. Murphy, the
paperhanger. who lives In Clarkson street.
near Hudson or Shamus OSheel, the
poet, of No. 2 Patchin Place. just behind
the Jefferson Market court prison, could
tell about the Bedford candidacy.
The scene changes from Bank street
No. &C. where dwells Mr.. Bedford, to the
poets parlor in Patchin Place. Charac-
tiers: The poet, another poet, their wives
yes, Shamus has at last married; maybe
more OF that anon--a sister OF the other
poets better half, and a reporter.
Properties Modellings and paintings on
the walls. mostly done by the poets wife,
who IS an art student: table desk. chairs.
etc. Desk Uttered with manuscripts. etc.
Candles burning softly Kerosene lamp
ditto and sweet-scentedly.
Eyes, It's true :" IT'S The Poet speaking.
And do not forget that he was and 10
secretary Of the Minute Men, but not ac-
lively, as will appear. The Minute Men
still exist" The Poet continues, because
they never called meetings. But l am
not taking an active part Just now. / quit
the movement as an active factor. All,
wait ~
The Poet reflects When he speaks II
is to announce that the Minute Men Qike
the Fire Department. is an organization
that responds TO calls. and he adds that
he is no longer an active factor. for two
reasons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
Secrecy Makes II Worse.

The public does not fully realize the
extent Of the habit at the present time.
The alcoholic habitue is more open with
his habit. He takes his enjoyment in
public places and is more liable to be
taken into custody. The drug user
however, snuffs his poison in secret
and It is only at odd intervals that
some poor crazed victim dashes naked
into the street, perhaps, and has to be
picked up by the police"
DR.. Campbell went on to say that the
man found under the influence Of any
strong drug, or having it on his per-
son, should be brought before the
Board of Medical Examiners, and. IL
the examination warranted, be commit
ted to some institution, in exactly the
same manner as is now done with
chronic drunkards. 1t was impossible,
he pointed out, for the state insane
asylums to take care Of such cases. for,
while some developed protracted de-
lusions, the greater number recovered
their normal mentality in few days.
The habit however, DR.. Campbell
said, was a straight road to insanity.
and the percentage Of lunatics sent to
the state hospitals who owed their de-
generacy to an excessive use Of drugs
was increasing. Coke" particularly,
he explained, produced pleasant delu-
sions in the minds of it's users. which.
as the habit became fixed, tended to
become permanent. II the victim was
treated early enough, however, he could
be cured Of the habit, just as the farm
colony hoped to put habitual drunk
ards on their feet again.
Inebriety Board to Act.
Thomas ]. Cotton. president Of the
Board of Inebriety, said last night that
the final arrangements for the purchase
of Durland farm. In Orange County.
would be completed in two or three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
Inebriety Board to Act.

Thomas ]. Cotton, president OF the
Board of Inebriety, said last night that
the final arrangements for the purchase
of Durland farm. In Orange County,
would be completed in two or three
DAYS IL all goes well. He spent all day
Yesterday smoothing out the final kinks
in the negotiations. and will have the
matter ready for the Corporation
Counsel before the end of the week.
The people committed to the inebriety
farm will be treated as sick men. not
as criminals, and every method Of mod
ern science will be exerted to make
them self-supporting. self-respecting
members of society again. II the
amendment to the cocaine law which
Assemblyman Smith told The Tribune
yesterday he would introduce into the
next Legislature passes, drug users will
be added to the category and will have
the same opportunity to shake of their
deadening vice.
The new bill will have the backing
Of Judge Swami. Of the Court Of Gen.
eral Sessions. and Father Curry. Of st.
James's Catholic Church. In James
street. with both Of whom Assembly
man Smith has conferred on II.
Police Commissioner Waldo said yes