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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
IN KNOWLEDGE FOUNTAIN
N. Y. U. Babies" Get Duck
inps and Then Goodies"

The Fountain OF knowledge OF New
York University. below the Hall of Fame.
served its principal function ThursdaN
night when the sophomores led down the
freshman class Of 225 for the usual Hal
loween rites, termed by courtesy bap-
tism. The freshmen wore white pajamas
and some Of them embelished their hg-
ures with pillows, mattresses and other
protective arrangements.
The freshmen bore TORCHES, and pahu
played as the line started from Gould
Hall, shortly after Z o'clock. The music
was accompanied by the sound OF PAD
dies that were piled by sophomores along
the line of march. Upon arriving AT the
fountain each freshman was arraighea
before William A. Lynch, chief lnqulsitor
for the evening.
Those who passed the test OF RAPID nre
questions satisfactorily got of with tour
or five duckings in the pool. Inc CcI'-
monies were varied with many episoueS
and were finally ended at the house oil
Chancellor Brown where the frightened
college babies" listened to an iInpro'ihs
talk and were refreshed with goodies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
GIRL PRISONER RESCUED
Note She Threw from Window
Brings Police to Flat.

4 note thrown from a fourth story win
dow led TO the rescue yesterday of four
teen-year- girl for whom the police had
been looking for a week. She was Jose
phine Mclaughlin, who had left her home.
at No. S3i First avenue, TO go to dance
and did not return. Detectives found the
Girl in a fiat at No. 2i0 West l44th street,
where she had been deprived of her cloth
ing and held captive
The girl was hysterioal when found and
1t was some time before she could be
ouieted sufficiently to tell her story. In
the fat was another girl--Elzabeth Cook
seventeen years old, Of No. 1896 Second
avenue, who disappeared from home at
the same time as Josephine Mclaughlin
Hiding under a sink was John Hamilton,
twenty-one years old, driver, who re
fused to tell the police where he lived.
The Mclaughlin girl said that she had
been enticed to the place by John ConkIin'
twenty-one years old. Of No. 2i5 East 18th
street. who took away her clothes She
made no charge against Hamilton. Sonk-
lin was arrested later in the day. both
men were charged with abduction the
Clark girl with vagrancy and the NC
I,oughlin girl was remanded TO the care
of the Childrens Society as juvenile de-
linQuent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
MRS. WILSON AIDS WOMEN
Striving to Better Working
Conditions in Departments.

Washington, oct. 3l-Mrs. woodrow
Wilson has taken an active interest III
the betterment Of conditions under WHICH
girls and women work here I'm the govern
ment departments. She made tour
through the Government Printing once
yesterday without revealing her Identity
and thought the women workers dio io'
have sufficient space in the recreation or
rest roms. She is said to have urgeu
the President to help improve CONDITIONS
Mrs. Wilson also Is urging POSTMASTER
General Rurleson to improve the mailbag
repair department of the Post ONCE.
lively sequel to Mrs. Wilson's Visit 70
tho printing Office cropped out To-Day
When The Public Printer. Mr.. Ford, heard
of Mrs. Wilson's visit he Immediately dis
charged n. 4. Terry, the messenger VINO
conducted Mrs. Wilson through the ouiid-
ing, because he had not brought Tue
Presidents wife to headquarters.
Terry explained that he asked Mrs
Wilson to. accompany him to Fords Of
fee and that she declined, saying she
wished to be treated as any other Vlsitot
and wanted no special attention.
When the dismissal of Terry was re-
ported at the Capitol to-day there We're
several hurried telephone calls 10 the
White House. Mrs. Wilson took nahu,
and after Secretary Tumuty had gwen
some directions TO the printing ONCE
Terry was promptly put back on MS Joo'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
CHARGES AGAINST LA POINT
Dale Will Case Referred to the
BAR Association.

Afidavits telling of the part played oy
William w. LA Point. an attorney. and
his clerk and brother-ln-law, Charles j.
stcinman, In the matter OF the VIII OF
Theodore urodzky Dale, who committed
uuicide. were fled in the Surrogates'
Court Yesterday. Maurice Brodzky' oil
| .ondon. an uncle of the testator. Is the
chief beneficiary, and is trying to sustain
the will, which several heirs are contest
ing
Surrogate Fowler several days ago sent
the case to the Supreme Court for trial
nv a Jury, and suggested that the action
of La Point, who drew the Dale VIII. ana
his reluctance to testify on the trial be
called to the attention of the Bar Asso-
citation.
Counsel for Maurice Brodzky made one
OF the affidavits submitted to the Surro-
gates Court. lie said that, in an inter-
view with La Point, La Point said:
Now. | am going TO talk plainly IN
this matter. want $1,000 cash or you
won't be able to probate the Will
Thereupon, said MIR. Frankenthaler. he
ordered La Point out OF his office and
then had him served with a subpoena to
appear at the trial OF the will contest.
He said La Point threw the paper on the
floor and said he would not appear as a
witness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01

Because of inability to collect bills
owed by society women and actresses,
and on the further ground that the con-
Germ has been handicapped by the loss
of the personality of the founder of the
firm. the late Mrs. Josefa Nelson Os-
born. the Mrs. Osborn Company. one OF
the leading dressmaking firms in New
York, applied to the Supreme Court
yesterday for permission to dissolve
Justice Pendeton signed an order for
hearing on February ;, 1914.
The business is now conducted by
William X. Cardozo and Samuel Sloan
vice-presidents of the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company. trustees under the
will of Mrs. Osborn. and John c. Toni
linson and Willard F. Tompkins, who
were counsel for Mrs. Osborn. they
were the petitioners for the order OF
dissolution.
Among the accounts set forth in the
petition as collectible are Lima Abarba-
nell. SOB; William Faversham Com
pany, $50: Mrs. w. Ferguson. jr., SS2G
Mrs. Sheldon Fuller, S196; Mrs. L..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
CHURCH WORKER IN TOLLS
Takes $4,000, but Pastor
Finds Excuse for Him.

Nathaniel Laird, formerly a church
worker and superintendent of the Sunday
school in the st. Nicholas Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, was sentenced to not less
than one year nor more than two years
yesterday by Judge Grain in General Ses-
sons upon his plea OF guilty of grand lar
ceny. Laird's story. as gathered by ROD
ert c. Mccormick the Assistant District
Attorney who prepared the case against
him, is unusual.
Laird is fifty-three years old. lie 10
married and has four children. ON his
fiftieth birthday the Kensco Cemetery
Company, which employed him, raised his
salary from So TO SO "A week and gave
him a vacation. He spent the vacation
along Broadway and became enamoured
of that thoroughfare. When he went back
TO work he found that $50 a week didn't
buy much fun on Broadway. He began
10 steal from his employers. and is said
TO have taken nearly $4,000 in all.
The Rev. Thomas W. Smith, pastor OF
the st. Nicholas Avenue Presbyterian
Church. wrote to Judge Grain as follows:
For ten or twelve years we worked side
by side In the same church, he as Sunday
school superintendent and ] as pastor; ne
as ruling elder and | as moderator OF the
session. He seemed always TO be thinking
Of other people and always trying to make
others happy.
we felt that he was conscientious in
Withdrawing as Sunday school superIn-
tendent because he believed that his sun
day duties In business would not com
mend him as AN example 10 the young
people OF the church
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
DRUG ARREST IN T0MBS
Waiter in Prison Accused OF
Delivering Cocaine.

The sixteenth arrest in the crusade OF
William J. Wright, Deputy Commissioner
of Correction. against deliveries of drugs
10 prisoners in the Tombs. was that OF
Joseph Hayes. of No 24O East S3d street.
n Tombs prison waiter, who was ar
raiened Yesterday in the 'Tombs police
court and held in $1,000 bail for trlal'
Hayes's arrest was upon information
furnished by Harry ellison, prisoner III
the Tonbs on charge OF selling CO.
caine. 10 the effect that the waiter gave
r,ornhine 10 his ceilmate. George Bouden.
held on a charge of burglary. Hayes In
DENYING the charge. said his arrest was
frame up" by Gibson, as the result OF
his refusal TO supply ellison with the
drug.
For months Mr.. Wright has waged war
o.s.c..Js IT, ose of drugs in the Tomos.
In number of cases convictions have
been obtained. He believes that. as a
result. the use of drugs by prisoners in
the city prison has been greatly reduced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
BOER WAR HERO ACCUSED
Charged with Burning Yacht
for $4,000 Insurance.

Captain John Albert Fish, formerly Of
the Imperial Light Horse. who was
wounded five times in the Boer war. was
arraigned before United States Commits
sioner Shields yesterday, charged with
having burned the auxiliary gasolene
yacht Senta in Edgartown. Mass, Octo-
Der %, 1870 in order to collect $1,000 in
surance from the United States Lloyds.
II found guilty Captain Fish will be
liable to life Imprisonment, under Section
800 of the federal code Captain Fish is
native American. having been born In
Connecticut His home is at No. $50 West
10th street. Bail was fixed at $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
ALLEGED BUNCO MAN FREE
Discharged When Complainant
Said He Wouldn't Be Sucker

Robert ". Woodford. who was arrested
Tuesday at the knickerbocker Hotel on
complaint OF Patrick j. Brady. OF No. ~
West 10Th street Bayonne. who alleged
Woodford had introduced him at a FAKE
millionaires club in 18th street and heecod
him ont OF 500 at faro, was discharged
Yesterday By Magistrate Herbert BRADY
refused TO answer many questions. and IN
replv 70 one said: IL don't want TO make
n sucker out OF myself" His reluctance
~ answer finally led to his dismissal from
the stand.
Woodford denied the allegations oi
Brady, made to Deputy Police Coinih's-
sioner Dougherty on Wednesday lie said
that the whole tale was fabrication 10
allow Brady to recover 5000 which he had
possibly lost by other means.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
INDICTED FOR BRIBERY
Policeman Collected from Al
leped White SLAYER Is Charge.

John J. Skelly. policeman VINO mas
been under suspension since last Deem
Der. when he was indicted iolio"lhs Tue
testimony OF Mrs. Mary Goode' was III
dIcted again Yesterday for bribery. The
new indictment was found Oh testimony
of Mrs Alice Walker, who was trled as
a yioIator of the white slave law sew
eral weeks ago and the jury disagreed.
Following the disagreement judge
Swami struck the names OF two OF inc
BIS from the list.
Mrs. Walker told Frederick }. Groeni'
Assistant District Attorney that on
August 81, 1912. Skelly collected goo
from her for protection saying that
the money was to go to the captain VINO
had received letter complaining OF her
house. For four months. Mrs. Walker
said, Skcly collected from her telling
her that she would have to pay or he ar
reSted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
HELD AS GIRLS ABDUCTOR
Tailor from BoSton Arrested Here
with Young Companion.

Abram Lewis. a tailor from Boston, was
held in $1,000 bail in the Tombs court yes
terday on the charge of abducting Jennie
Goldberg, fourteen years old, OF No. 81
Granville avenue. Maiden, Mass. Lewis
Is married and has two children.
The complaint of the girls parents led
10 the couples arrest Thursday night at
the home OF Mrs Mollie Silverman, No. 3l4
Madison street. The girl told Mrs. Silver
man, who is her aunt, that she and Lewis
were going to be married. After the de-
tectves arrived and arrested Lewis he
confessed that he had a wife and family
in Massachusetts. and the girl also broke
down and admitted that she and the
tailor had occupied the same stateroom
on the boat from Boston. The girl was
taken to the Children's Society to await
Lewls's trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
"BOOFUL BAsY" ADMITS IT
Martin Did Promise to Wed Miss
Clarke-Jury to Fix Damages.

The trial OF the breach of promise suit
Of Miss Cora Maude Clarke against Johh
L. Martin. from whom she asks $4,000
because after promising to make her his
wife he married another woman, came to
a sudden halt yesterday after Martin
admitted he had promised to marry Miss
Clarke.
In his answer TO the suit Martin had
made q general denial of her allegations.
Therefore on his own declaration yester-
dav Justice Page ended the taking OF tes-
tjmony, declaring that Martin could not
change his plea by saying that the agree
ment TO wed had been set aside by mu-
tual consent.
This Is simply a question OF the
amount of damages" said Justice Page
After summing up to-day the case VIII
go to the jury to fix damages.
Martin said that after a friendship that
extended through 1906 and 1907 he and
Miss Clarke separated. In 1902 he SAID
they renewed their friendship, but only
for a short time.
Counsel for Miss Clarke introduced sew
eral letters and kilograms in which Mar
tin addressed her as Mrs. John Martin.
One OF these letters read MY Dearest
Precious. A Billion Kisses You booful
baby. How booful and sweet 90 is.
Martin inherited a large part OF the
estate of his father, who was broker
This estate was valued at more than
81 100000 Martins first wife divorced him
and he remarked in March, 1912 He and
his second wife are living at New Ro-
chellp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
FLOCK SUPPORTS PASTOR
Husband Says Accusing Woman
Never Bore Child.

The Rev. DR.. Richard Earle Locke pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Chureh oil
Rutherford. y. j.. refused yesterday %
discuss the statement made by DIR. Henry
:. Dalton. OF Cleveland. husband Of MIS-
yashta Dalton. who accused the pastor
Of being the father Of her SON. that INC
woman's motive was revenge.
.Jr. Dalton said his wife had never poIho
= child. The woman's husband SAID Ut
Locke borrowed money from Mrs. Dalton
before her marriage, with which ne com
pleted his education, aud that 1t had oeeh
repaid only after a lawsuit was threat
ened. -,
The story told by Dr. Dalton had d
marked enec. on the congregation oil Tue
First Presbyterian Church and ala niue"
to restore confidence in the minister
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
LAUGH WILL KILL WOMAN
Slightest Move May Prove Fatal
to Patient with Broken Back.

Boston, Oct. 31.-A sneeze, a cough or
a laugh will cost the life of Mrs. Mary
Mccormick, a patient at the City HospL
tai, physicians said to-day. The woman
suffered a broken back in fall from a
third story window ard any movement.
however slight, may snap the weakened
spinal cord.
Thomas Wilson is held In bonds of $500
pending Mrs. McCormck's recovery or
death. The police charged hi mwih hav-
ing thrown the woman from the window
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
FURRIER SENT TO PRISON
Must Serve Two Years for Perjury in
Bankruptcy Case.

William J. Kahn, member OF the bank
r,,nt Arm of Kahn Brothers, furriers, OF
No. 1ss West 10Th street, after trial last
ing three days before Judge Julius NJ.
MAYER and a jury in the Criminal Branch
of the Federal District Court yesterday
was convicted Of perjury. He was SEN
,orced 10 a term of two years in the fed
eraI prison at Atlanta
The perjury CT which Kahn was adj
judged guilty was committed by him In
the bankruptcy proceedings before United
states Commissioner Alexander In 1872
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
NEPHEW FIGHTS CAT WILL
Aunt Left Fortune for Animal
Rescue Homes.

Surrogate Cohalan reserved decision
yesterday on the motion OF couhsei ior
John Even for commission TO take les
tmony in London In Ewens contest
against the will Of his aunt, Miss Caroline
G. Even. in which she left the bulk OF
her 10000 estate to anti-vivisection ana
other humane societies.
Miss Even was a great lover Of cats,
and one Of the requests was $4,000 to the
Animal Rescue League OF the Island OF
Madeira. Counsel for the contestant said
there would be difficulty in properly iden-
tifying some OF the institutions desig-
mated as benefciaries by Miss Even. In
the case OF the Madeira bequest he said
he figured that IT would mean about N'"o
for the care OF every cat on the island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01

Boulevard. between oath and 225th streets
The sides Of the pit gave way without
warning and the men were buried undei
six tons of sand. except for the head o,
one of them-Nicholas Longo, forty-four,
of No. 766 East 2l5th street.
The other-MichaeI Busano, fifty-was
found at depth of twelve feet. He was
unconscious when dug out, but was re-
vived by use of the pulmotor. The two
men were alone in the pit, and 1t was only
by good luck that Longo's shouts for help
were heard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
OLDEST zoo KEEPER OUT
Philip Holmes Retires After
Half Century in Park Service.

Philip Holmes, the Oldest enploSe III
the Park Department, was retired yes
terday, after service of more than
ffty-four years He was keeper in the
menagerie He had charge Of the collec-
ton when it consisted of one ringtailed
monkey and a borrowed lion
In later years Holmes was badly in
iured by Tip. an elephant which had to
be nut TO death. The big pachyderm left
a deep wound on the chest OF the keeper.
which is still visible. and for many years
he has been troubled by it. The same
elephant broke the collarbone of BIZ
Synder.
Holmes asked for retirement more than
a wear ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
TICKET SELLER IN CELL
Polo Grounds Employe Surren-
ders-Newsboys Fined $40.

James Shea. ticket seller at the Polo
Grounds i'm the worlds series games,
surrendered himself yesterday, when ne
learned that a warrant was issued for
his arrest October 2S. He VIII be ar
raigned in the Tombs police court on
November 5. Shea was released In $500
bail.
In his investigation of the speculation
in worlds series tickets, Leslie S. LOCK-
hart, Assistant District Attorney ran
across two newsboys from Times Square
who said they had been buying s tickets
far 1925 a hundred from Shea. and sell
ing them for So each.
The newsboys' were arrested with loS
tickets in their possession and we're hned
$40 each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
AUTO HITS BOY; SPEEDS OFF.

William Schroeder nine years old, OF
No. 453 st. AIMS avenue, was struck by
an automobile in East 146th street last
evening and was hurled to the curbstone.
The automobile shot away, and none OF
the bystanders learned its number. The
BOYS head was cut and ne was taken to
Lincoln Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
e,keR-UNITep DEAL SECRET.

After special meeting of stockholders
OF the Riker & Hegeman Company yes
terday Wall Street expected to learn the
terms of the deal of the drug hrm with
the United Cigar Stores Company. but no
announcement was made one VINO is IN
close touch with the negotiations said to
a Tribune reporter that the details would
be made public next week, but he de-
clined to disclose the nature o. the nego-
tiatiouS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
BEGIN MOTOR SPIRITS PLANT.
tRv Te,eoraph TO The Tribune

tBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Casper. Wyo., Oct. B.-Ground was
broken here to-day by the Standard OIL
Company for the largest motor spirits
plant In the world. II will have capa-
city OF thirty thousand barrels a day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01

Three Tor three thousand)
Wise Men of Gotham couldn' t
find handsomer overcoatS.
These new Scotch fabrics
are so entirely different from
the better known overcoat
cloths that we find it hard to
describe them.
Just to look at them gives
one the impression of warmth
not the material alone, but
the colors-some are mixtures
Of all the warm shades in an
Autumn landscape.
Others are plain blacks,
grays and browns in cloth
that resembles chinchilla.
Made up in several styles
some silk-lined throughout
and some silk shoulder lined !;
some with velvet collars and
some with collars Of the same
material and belted backs.
With skating Kinks open
ing
Hockey skates, the enter
collegiate and champion
ship models; rink skates
for fancy skating; aluminium
racing SIX ates with long
blades; skating shoes, hockey
sticks and puck $, ankle
braces, sweaters, knit t e d
jackets and waistcoats, fur
caps, gloves and gauntlets.
Everything for every out
door sport.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
at at at
Warren St. 18th St. 34th St.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
TWO BURIED IN SAND SLIDE
Workmen Barely Escape Death
Pulmotor Needed to Revive One.

Two workmen had narrow escape from
death yesterday in sandpit Oh Bronx
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-24

Do your work as well as you can and be kind. Get your hair cuts and slaves from the West Side Barber Shop and be happy. 10S West Main St., Cragan X Cummins, proprietors.
 Miss Katie Garmon, who has had position as ticket seller at the Gem theatre here for the past several months, left yester. day afternoon for Philadelphia, where she has a position with telephone company.
 The ladies of the Baptist church have arranged with Ma. thew Wickmar of Sweden to de liver his address entitled The Home l Left and the Home I Found" MT. Wickman will dress in Swedish costume and tell many interesting things rel ative to his native country. Ad. mission 10 and 25 cents. Court House tonight.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-24
Where your trade is appreciated Free Delivery
 Phone 73
See Hart'S shirt win dow.

The feed for little chicks at Jno. T. Nichols. Advt.
 J. B. Stone, manager of the Scott Mayer Commission Com. pany's house in this city, was in Little Rock yesterday.
 Mrs. J. B. Stone and daughter Miss Maxie Stone, visited in Cur. don yesterday. They were guests of Mir. and Mrs. Gordon Powell.
 On Thursday, February 27- i've days before the inauguration the Saturday Evening Post will publish remarkable article by Samuel G. Blythe, entitled Our New President. Every man and woman, regardless of theil political opinion, wants to know who Woodrow Wilson is. Se- cure copy of the Saturday Ev- ening Post c February P.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-24

Sam T. White left Saturday af,. ternoon for St. Louis, where he will spend the next few days buying goods for the Ozan Mel cantile Company of this city. He will be joined in St. Louis Friday by Mrs. White, MT. and Mrs. Thos. c. McRae, Jr., and they will go to Washington to attend the inauguration ceremonies a President-elec Woodrow Wllsol on March 4th.
 The negro Boozer Hawkins wn0 killed another black named JUS Garrison here Sunday the lO'n' was given a preliminary hearing before Squire B'Shers at ths court house Saturday and was bound over to await tn Q acton ol the grand jury on a charge VI manslaughter. Squire $ ohe'' fixed the bond of Hawkins as $500.00