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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
CAR ROBBER|ES ARREST
Prisoner Suspected of Share in
$4,000 Theft Series.
LOOT IN B0WERY HOTEL
George j. Gould a Victim-Erie
Slverware Has Been Van.
ishing Since July.

Rocco j. Matteo. who Gays he is a singer
and lives at No. 211 East 18th street.
was locked up In the Elizabeth street sta
ton last night because It was suspected
that he was one Of the men who have
been robbins private cars and Pullman
dining cars on various branches of the
eastern division of the Erie. Railroad
men say that silverware valued at $1,000
has disappeared from dining cars since
George J. Gouid's private car Dixie was
plundered In July while In the yards Of
the West Shore.
The arrest of Matteo was made on In
formation obtained by railroad detectives
In Jersey City from John Mansfield. who
was taken In custody there Saturday.
The police say Mansfield confessed to
many robberies and implicated Matteo.
telling the detectives where they could
find him. Tho New Jersey detectives
tame to New York last night and with
detectives from the Elizabeth street sta
ton got their man in front of g lodging
house at No. Is Bowery. where, they say,
Mansfield had told them he would be
found. In room In the hotel they found
many articles such as are used In rail-
road dining cars as we'll as O number Of
pawn tickets for silverware and linen.
Matteo denied acquaintance with Mans
field, and said ne knew nothing Of the
pawn tickets that were found In the
lodging house. Still, the police say he
was Identified at the lodging house as the
friend, OF man who answered to Mans
held's description. Mansfield said that
the two had disguised themselves as
switchmen and in that way gained adj
mittance TO cars standing in the Wee
hawken and Jersey City yards after dark.
After the roads had discovered the rob-
berries and close watch was kept on
every one entering the yards, the men
had posed as private detectives who were
looking for the car thieves, Mansfield
said.
Several night watchmcn IN New Jersey
railroad yards are said 10 have been
fooled by men who told them they had
been sent 10 watch private cars, and that
they expected 20 make arrests.
The police say that week ago a SER
geant OF police of Weehawken was In the
yard Of the Erie there when Mansfield
came along and asked him II ne we're EN-
ployed there. The sergeant said he was a
tramp looking for ride. Mansfield said
he, too. was looking for ride, and that
while they were waiting for a freight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
Picksts Hruise Old Woman,

Fathers and brothers, some OF them
armed. escorted daughters and sisters TO
the mills. One boy was struck over the
head with bottle and rendered uncon-
scious. Lunch baskets were enatched and
hurled into the faces OF the women and
children. One gray haired woman was
rescued. with two companions. from pick
cts who had bruised her face.
Next to Lawrence. the largest number
Of workers were out In Quincy. whore ESQ
granite workers struck. closing thirty
plants. Strikers marching through the
quarry district called TO the workmen to
stop work AT two OF tho sheds the
polishers were dragged out.
Five hundred strikers marched through
the shoe manufacturing district Of Lynn.
trying, generally with small success. to
get the operatives to leave their benches.
The police arrested one man waving black
and red flags in the crowd. A mob then
tried unnecessarily to rescue him.
One demonstration occurred In Haver-
hill, where about $50 shoe operatives
struck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
LECTURES ON AUSTRALIA
Sir George H. Reid Guest at the
CITY Club.

Sir George Houstoun Reid High Com.
missioner for Australia to Great Britain
was the chief guest of the City Club last
night, and he spoke for nearly an hour
on Municipal Government in Australia"
Sir George, who is stout and Jolly. speaks
with a mixture Of British and foreign &C.
cent. He has a keen sense OF humor.
He was introduced by the chairman as
past member for East Sidney, former
leader Of the Federal Corporation, former
Prime Minister and Colonial Treasurer OF
New South Wales, former Prime Minister
OF Australia Q90i-'o5) and present High
Commissioner. His lecture was the third
OF q series OF addresses on municipal gov
ernment In other countries, earlier ones
being by James Bryce, British Ambassa-
dor, and Count Johann II. Won Bern
storff, German Ambassador
Sir George declared the population OF
Australia was four or five millions. occu-
pying an area OF little less than that
OF the United States. He added.
May / express my admiration Of the
fact that the municipal government OF
New York IS the best In the world, but
then we get so many wrong impressions,
don't you know"
In speaking OF the tie between the
mother country and the United States ne
said: do you think that your American
farmers would have had conquered the
cid country IL they hadn't come from II
To-day no king speaks to another; II Is
the heart of one country that speaks to
the heart OF another"
Referring to the American fleet he said
that IT was an ."emissary OF peace.
I'VE locked on your sailors and took
them by the hand and greeted them as
friends" Continuino, he declared: "it
the 100000 Anglo-SaXons should raise
the hag OF peace where is the country
that dare fire a shot at that hag?' q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01

Mr. Hartman takes the. initiative, and
in a letter to the President expressed
some alarm over the forthcoming mes
sage TO Congress concerning the Inter
state Commerce Commission and the
question Of rebates. together with the
hope that the President would not rec
ommend that additional power be con-
ferred on the commission. Promptly
replying 20 this, President Roosevelt
said CURLY that ne had not thought OF
discussing this particular part of his
message with Mr.. Hartman or any one
else ION this point" he said, my
mind is definitely made up
More letters follow concerning ap-
pointments in Arizona, Mr.. Hartman
having recommended w. II. StillweH or
Phoenix, for the chief justiceship, ana
having objected TO +. A. Fowler VINO
was under consideration for appoint
ment as Governor on the ground that
ne was a partisan of the Santa Re.
81 would twist his neck as if he we're
q chicken" observed President Roose-
welt, in reply,>%if he showed any favor
10 the Santa Re or any other road
From this time the letters apparently
became more infreQuent.
Both Mr. Harrimans secretary and
his adviser and friend, Charles a. Pea
body, testified that Mr. Hartman had
said trfAf he had gathered the S25nOVo
fund at1ha,reauest Of the former Press
ident. But attempts OF Senator POM
creme, Democratic member Of The COM
uittee, TO ascertain who the contrib
utors TO the fund were were uDsuccess-
ful. Mr.. Peabody testified that q. NICK.
Twombly was one, but he did 'lnt koow
the amount Of his contribution. Mr..
Harrinans secretary, who received the
checks. said that they were not signed
by the contributors personally. but
came through brokerage houses.
Practically all to-day's testimony
was directed against the third term
candidate The hearing OF Ornsby
, McHarg, one Of the Roosevelt lieuten-
ants during the pre-convention cam
paign, who was ready TO take the
stand. was postponed until next week
in order that the committee may have
time 30 gather certain evidence con-
cernfng ete* Roosevelt campaign wsficfs
he will DO called upon TO affirm. Tho
investgaston viii also Continue in stb'f
same trend tomorrow, when "bosS'
Finn. tho third term leader IN Penn
svIvania, Will be examined.
Doubt was expressed by members OF
tho committee to-day as to the accu-
racy of the testimony given by G. n.
Bliss. ST.. to the effect that the records
IT contributions TO the campaigns dur
ing which his father was treasurer
we're destroyed. There Is IN impress
zion among the members that the rec
ords or copies OF them, are somewhere
on the Pacific Coast, and On effort VIII
be made to find them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
MIR. Bliss First Witness,

Senators Clapp, oliver. PayntcT and
Pomerene We're present when the COM
naittec went into session. Mr. Bliss was
the first witness. he said he was an rx-
ecutor Of his 1fAther's estate and had sole
custody of his fathers papers.
Have you found any papers bearing on
the campaign funds handled b. your
father asked Chairman 0app.
Mr.. Bliss placed in evidence a report
from the auditor who examined his
fathers accounts when ne resigned az
treasurer OF the Republican committed.
He said the records did not show any
contribution by John d. Archbold or the
Standard OIL Company. Members OF the
committee examined the records.
No names of contributors TO the lSes
campaign fund appeared In the records.
Air Bliss was asked to read his fathers
letter OF resignation to Harry 3 New,
which also had been placed in evidence
The letter set forth that the late Mr..
Bliss had held as confidential the names
OF contributors and the amounts OF thslr
contributions In the last four Presiden-
rial campaigns. IN which have acted as
treasurer" and added:
have persistently refused TO MAKE
tncse reports public, because regard the
relations OF campaign contributors 10
party committees as coDfidepna! De-
fiove the right 10 refuse to make pubic
these contributions is as sacred as tne
riglft OF man TO cast a secret Dallot IN
the election.
The letter added that the Republican
committees receipts IN 1870 had been "a
trife below 5000, 900; IN 1896. s3,SoeoO.
and in 1892. $4,000.
-he witness said he hsd discovered
three other letters OF a personal and
more or less intimate nature" These ne
handed to Chairman Clapp. One was
from President Roosevelt. another from,
William II. Taft, az Secretary Of War.
The committee suspended its inquiry for
a few minutes while the members read
the letters privately.
While the committee at first seemed
confused az 10 the disposition OF the
three letters 10 Mr.. Bliss, put In evidence,
the substantial portions Of them were
anally made public. Two were Of no
particular import, but the third. dated
March g. 1906. written by President
Roosevelt from the White House TO Mr.
Bliss in New York. made specific denial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
TRIAL OF LEADERS ON
Only Two Jurors Drawn in I
w. w. Case at Salem.

Salem. Mass. Sept. 30.-Of one hundred
snd ak talesmen examined by Judge
Joseph F. Quinn. In the Superior Court
here to-day for Jury duty In the murder
trial OF Joseph J. Ettor. Arturo Giovanitti
and Joseph Caruso, growing out Of the
Lawrence strike riot last winter. only two
were acceptable to court, commonwealth
and defence. The majority were excused
when they told the court that they had
formed or expressed an opinion or that
their feelings were such as TO preclude
them from bringing In u verdict OF guilty
where such a verdict might result In
death to the defendants"
Judge Quinn declined to ask prospective
Jurors II they owned stock In any Of the
Lawrence mills against which the strike
of last winter was directed. Counsel for
Ettor and Giovannitti desired the ques-
ton asked.
The two men who occupied seats In the
fury box when court adjourned tonight
we're Christian w. Larsen. a Haverhill
hairdresser, and Robert S. Stillman. a
carpenter, Of Rockport.
Caruso, charged with being the prin-
c,nel In the murder Of Anna Lopizzo did
most OF the challenging to-day. He OBJ
iected to five talesmen. Ettor and Clio
vannitti. accused OF being accessories be-
fore the fact In the alleged murder. chai-
lenged Ave talesmen.
A crowd OF several hundred persons,
many OF them Idle mill operatives from
surrounding cities, hung about the court.
house throughout the day, but created nc
disturbance. The only demonstration
came when the prisoners were beinl
taken In and out Of the building. Al
those times the crowd gathered about tn,
! carriages and cheered. while Ettor an,
| his companions smiled broadly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01

train to be made up thew ,,,.,. -
go and have drink Later wei
to the police, Mansfield sa,d oofdins
going to turn off q little tricL,, &c was
II the sergeant would "stick as 'na az
there would be piece Of chang. a.ound
The sergeant then arrested Mia -. airn.
and started to station With n,-'
Mansfield struck the oficer Ind 90, oue
Mansfield was arrested in The -,
Saturday night by aIraIlro,d de,so,,, "a
who says he exhibited memSersb,r ~,
of the Brotherhood q, Loconotlva %.
gineers, which, II is Suspected 10 -,
stolen. This time he wss locked ~ !.
Jersey City and the confession was Or
tained.
In the room In the Bosery lodg,rr
house the police say they hund COO,
with the name Matteo on a tag, ana slso
a satchel containing letter addres,ss
to the caretaker OF George ! Gou,d,s
private car.
The police say that complaints OF ron.
berries have been made by the tennsy,.
vania, the New York Central AID tho
Long Island, as we'll as by the Erie and
the West Shore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
MITE OF HUMANITY DIES
Big World Too Much for Boy Weigh
ing Pound and q Quarter.

A baby boy weighing only ~ pounds
was born Sunday night at I o'clock to
Mrs. Margaret O'Connor. and despite
the size OF the tiny bit Of humanity II
lived until 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mrs. O'Connor had been suffering with
the whooping cough for few days be-
fore the child was born. When II came
into the big world Sunday night, the
family physician. DR.. Charles III. Gold
smith, of No. 1910 Lexington avenue. hat
Il removed Immediately from the O'Con
nor house at No. 1896 Eighth avenue tG
the Lyins-in Hospital. whero 1t wa.
placed IN an incubator.
Mrs. O'Connor and her husband. who
is a blacksmith, are both well and strong
and have a child fourteen months old
who is hale and hearty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
TO STOP SUNDAY CABARET :
Dwyer Gets Summonses for Churchill
and Stanley Managers.

Inspector John Dwyer. who succeeded
Cornelius G. Hayes as commander Of the
new Tenderloin. obtained summonses yes
terday from Magistrate Krotel In the
West Side Court for the managers OF
Churchill's and Shanley's restaurants, or
dering them to appear and show why they
did not suspend their cabaret shows on
Sundays.
The managers will appear in court to-
day. as they were served with summonses
last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
Riotins Breaks Out Again.

Rloting which continued at Intervals
all the morning after the arst violence
at the opening of the mills and broke
out again at the noon hour. flashed out
once more at closing time tonight. At the
corner Of Essex and Union streets g
crowd OF Italian operatives and sympa-
,hlzers who were on strike met Some
Polish workmen coming from one of the
mills The two parties came 10 blows. but
a squad of police leaped into the midst OF
the tumult with drawn clubs. and after
a few moments OF hard fighting dispersed
the crowd. No arrests were made
The riots were handled by two hundred
city and safe police. Automobiles at tho
central station house took dying squad
rons OF officers wherever serious trouble
vas reported. In some instances women
on their way to work were knocked down
and kicked by pickets. To get at the
guilty persons the officers had to fight
their way through the mob. leaving a
trail OF broken heads. After rescuing the
working operatives the police picked up
as many rioters az they could End, but
many of the victims OF the police clubs
made their escape
A fireman was escorting his young
daughter 20 her work In one OF the mills
when he was attacked by crowd or
pickets The fireman put up hard but
successful fight to protect his daughter
from interference. After seeing the young
woman safely within the mill gates, the
fireman returned TO the crowd Of pickets
and pointed out a man who. he claimed.
had struck his daughter. The alleged as
sailant was arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01

tior of the beef trust" and that ne had
carefully gone over his proposal with
Secretary Paul Morton and with Root
Knox. Taft and Moody" To Mr.. Har-
riman's suggestion that he would Ike 10
see the portion OF the Presidents mes
sage in question. the President SAID:
'I do not send you copy simply De-
cause | have given no one a copy not
even the men mentioned above. IL is I'M
possIble II | give out any portion OF my
message TO prevent my message being
known In advance"
To this Mr.. Hartman replied on De-
cember 2. 1901 expressing the opinion tnat
an effective Interstate Commerce Coin-
mission could regulate the matter OF re-
bates land absolutely prevent the same'
without any additional power OF any
kind" -,
"It was natural for me to suppose
added Mr.. Hartman, that railroad mat
tiers would be included In ans discussion
YOU and 7 might have before "ritihs
your message"
The appointment of Governor OF the
,errttory of Arizona in 1906 opened anoth-
er correspondence between the two men
Mr. Hartman recommended Chief JUS
tice Edward Kent for Governor, TO sue
coed Governor Brodie. and W. II. Still
well for chief justice to succeed Judge
Kent
On January g. 1905. Mr.. Hartman wrote
the President that he would very much
regret" the appointment OF Il. a. FoWler
as Governor of Arizona. He said he had
no particular candidate to urge but hopeu
some other and more suitable man may
b.. elected for the Office
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
Praise for Mr.. Bliss,

The letter commended Mr.. Bliss and
added that he hoped Mr. Bliss had mot
been bothered by those outrageous as
saults upon you in connection with the
campaign contributions"
'T have felt the keenest Indignation as
have read them" the President added.
Under examination BY Senator Paynter
tho witness said that his father had told
him he allowed the books OF the treas
urer's office Of the Republican National
Committee TO be destroyed because he
the elder Bliss. believed the records use
less. They contained. he said the names
and amounts from various contributors
The witness did not know who destroyed
them The witness could not remember
having talked with his father about the
much discussed 10000 Standard oil Com
pany contribution. Mr.. Bliss said that he
since his fathers death. had destroyed
great many Of the papers left by the
latter
II know OF nothing that I destroyed
that could In any way assist thiB com
mittee." ne declared emphatically.
A vigorous cross-examlnation by Sen
ator Pomerene failed 10 shake his state
ment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
Standard Oil Man on Hand.

Mr.. Bliss then was excused. and viii.
lam H. Libby. of New York, foreign rep
resentative OF the Standard Oil Company.
was sworn.
Chairman Clapp asked Mr.. Libby II he
had anything to do with advising the
company about legislative affairs.
only as to tariff matters. when IT was
threatened to exempt the Standard OIL
Company from the protective tariff" re-
, piled Mr. Libby
"Tbe campaign of 1905 foreshadowed a
tarifY revision" suggested Senator Clapp.
, What interest did your company take In
/ that campaign"
Nothing that / know OF In the way
of contributions" said Mr.. Libby II
was Informed by n. II. Rogere that In
| 100. the Standard oil Company made
very large contribution TO the Repuo1-
can national campaign fund. he aooeo
| thar he knew nothing personally ABOUT IL
| He had not been told the amount, ne salo'
when, by whom or 10 whom II was mace
He knew of no contribution other imam
that ne heard mentioned by Mr.. Rogers
did you see any members OF Congress
| on the tariff matter?" asked Senator
\ Pomerene.
F, Mr.. Libby could not remember wha'
1 public officials he had talked with, ou'
K thought probably he had discussed ~
F, with President Taft and officials OF the
State Department. He said he wouid
produce any letters written in that con
nection II he could find them.
"Did any OF these letters concern cam
paign contributions?" asked Senator
Pcmerene.
mo"
II This ended Mr.. Libby's testimony.
! The Hartman letters produced includes
ri the one written by President Roosevelt
n October H. 1894. heretofore published. Il
which he told Mr.. Hartman TO cancel bi
Y proposed visit TO Washington II h.
thought il was dangerous TO Colcne
Roosevelt's candidacy.
III A letter from Mr.. Hartman. Decembe
| n 1904 asked the President to conside
q II Stillwell. OF Phoenix. for an i'm
pending vacancy In the justicesh;p OF tn
II Territory of Arizona To that Secretar'
II Loeb replied that the PRESIDENT did no
know Of any vacancy. but will CAREFUL!
II look the matter up
II A. letter from President Roosevelt. DC
tober 2, 1904, proposed that Mr.. Hartman
| como TO Washington 10 visit him. Sue
eeedInc letters showed Mr.. Hartman dit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
Charles A. Peabody Sworn.

This ended Mr. Tegethoff's examination
and Charles A. Peabody, president Of tho
Mutual Life Insurance Company and
legal adviser Of Mrs, Hartman, was
sworn.
Mr. Peabody said that he talked with
Mr. Hartman IN November 1894 about
,he campaign fund. He said:
one ~ these letters was lying on the
desk when / went into his Office. He said
the President wanted him 10 raise some
money for the campaign. lie said that
he vas giving 5000 and hoped 10 get
the rest-l think hr said the whole fund
was 20 bc $4,000. While | was there he
talked over the telephone with another
man who was 70 contribute.
who was that?'' asked Senator Clapp.
Mr.. Peabody was reluctant. but finally
said that Mr.. Hartman talked with
Hamilton Mex. Twombly, OF New York
lie added tina, he knew OF no other con-
tributor 20 the fund. Witness said he
talked again with Mr.. Hartman in De-
cember, 1904, adding.
lie said that when he raised the fund
In November there was an understand.
ing that Senator Depew was 10 be taken
care of-was 10 be given a foreign mis-
sion. He said the tIierds OF Senator De-
pew believed there was an implied under
standing that Senator Depew would be
taken care OF Mr. IIarr man said that
this had not been done
At the close OF Mr.. Peabody's examlna-
ton The committee recessed until to-
morrow
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A SHORT CUT.

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