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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
CALLS RUFFLE CABINET WOMEN
Rumor That Time Honored Custom Is TO Be Abandoned
Amazes Washington Probably Political Canard-
Social Code Likely To Be Observed, as Ever.

cla life Mrs. Marshall, even In her ,ou
weeks in Washington. has had this exne.
rience.
Mrs. Daniels. wife of the Secretary Of
the Navy, will carry out the custom Of
returning visits 20 far as possible !,
being her idea that some recognition l.
due to those who go TO the trouble NJ
calling. Even She however, realizes tina,
it would be impossible to return all sucb
calls.
During the administration just passed
there was little calling, few of the women
attempting to go through the social form
of leaving cards unless the people were
known either to them OF 10 the social
world generally. At a Wednesday recep-
ton the wife of one of the leaders Of the
House looked up i'm the face OF a Cabinet
hostess when making her first call. and
said blushingly: "Oh, forgot to put my
cards on the tray, so | will just lay them
here"
Don't bother" said the Cabinet woman
airily, II shall never return the visit
AS there were many within earshot II
was a most unhappy, if characteristic, an
uouncement. for the callers husband was
the ruling power on "A committee from
which the Cabinet woman's husband had
much to expect.
one entertains angels unawares a little
more in Washington than any other city in
the country. and the consensus Of opinion
IS that the women OF President Wilson's
Cabinet will attempt no revolutions in the
social code, but will return courtesy for
courtesy i'm so far as il is possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
BRIDEGROOM JOKE THRIVES
S5Year- old Surgeon and Nurse
Among Recent Victims.

Some OF the passengers arriving yester-
day from Bermuda on the Royal Mail
liner Orotava thought they had found the
Joke of the year. Some were indifferent
and others believed the incident was too
personal to be humorous. One Of the lat
ter class was Dr. Laura Lehman. who
had been TO Bermuda FOR the winter nurs-
ing Dr. James r. Clarke. retired sur
geou.
The so-called Joke OF the season" was
put upon Dr. Lehman as she was leaving
Bermuda. and gossip Of IL was revived
Yesterday when her trunk was taken
from her stateroom
on the day the Orotaya left Bermuda
Or Lehman. accompanied by her aged
charge started for the tender that was
TO 90 out 10 the Orotava After they had
left the hotel some funny men" on the
yeranda painted sign two by three
feet containing the words We were mar
ried to-day" and pasted it upon DR.. Lch-
mans trunk. They covered the trunk
also with old shoes OF all ages and sizes
When every one had boarded the Orotava
the tender came by with the decorated
baggage. which was taken to Dr. Leh-
mans stateroom.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
trrom The Tribune Bnreaul

Washington, April 6.-Washington so
ciety. official and resident. is considera-
bly befogged or the subject Of calling, in
asmuch as "A rumor that the women Oh
the Cabinet would return no calls, ana
that even the custom pursued for years
past of merely leaving cards was to be
dispensed with has gained credence.
Strange to say, the suggestion seems
not only to come from women OUTSIDE ol
official life, but even quite outside OF the
Democratic administration IL has Deen
minated that it may be more Of move
70 make the Democratic administration
unpopular than to save the CABINET
women the fatigue Of calling.
After hearing the subject discussed by
those outside the Cabinet women have
really begun to ask themselves and oth-
ers what course they will pursue But
while they are doing this, Mrs. Marshall
wife OF the President; Mrs Bryan
wife Of the Secretary Of State, and other
women Of the Cabinet are going quietly
about making the calls required OF them
bv the long established official social code
of Washington.
Mrs. Marshall will both make and re-
turn calls 10 certain extent, put II
would be impossible for her or any othei
woman 20 make personal response 10 All
Of the cards left i'm her basket on her
regular day at home. That has never
been done. Many OF the cards bear no
address. and many are those OF people
passing through the capital who feei
justlhabls curiosity to see women In OIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
THE NORSEMAN" IN COURT.
Judge Orders That Dispositions Be
Taken in Brcnton Divorce Case.

Hartford. Conn. April 6.-Iudgc Marcus
H. lIolcomb. OF the Superior Court has
ordered that dispositions be taken In the
Brcnton divorce case III which Mrs. Eliza
beth Alden Curtis Brcnton sues her hus-
band, the Rev. cranston Brcnton. pro-
fcssor of romance literature at Trinity
College. She in turn is made the defend
ant In counter suit In which the min
lister accuses her of infdclity at various
summer resorts with Frederick Ernest
Holman. Of Rockland Me.
The court trial viii begin April -, and
during the coming week the deposition OF
George VI. Kenyon will be taken at
Jamaica, Long Island. by clifford NJ
Happen. Robert Pratt. Of Evansville.
y. j.. will take the deposition OF Joseph
T.. Jackson.
one Of the sensational features OF the
testimony probably will be the introduc-
ton OF "A copy Of The Norseman," a
four-act love drama in poetry. which Mrs.
Brcnton wrote.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
LAWYERS CUT
Court of Appeals Sustains De-
Cision in Watershed Case.

The Court Of Appeals has handed down
decision affirming the decision of Jus
tice Arthur :. TompkinS. Of tho Supreme
Court. at White Plains in which ne linn
tied extra allowances 10 lawyers in the
Catskill watershed condemnation proceed
ings to 5000.
The courts had always granted per
cent on tho awards TO property owners.
The Corporation Counsel of New York,
however raised the point that the power
of the court was limited TO only $4,000
in connection with the condemnng Of the
Alexander Smith Cochranc estate at East
view for the filter beds. There were also
awards Of 100000 s25O,0OO and $4,000
in other proceedings. and Justice Tomp-
kins sustained the contention Of the Cor
poration Counsel
When the property owners took the
matter to the Appellate Division that
court held that the $1,000 limit did not
apply. but the Court Of Appeals has re-
vcrsed the decision and sustained Justice
Tompkins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
BLACK HAWKS REIGN ENDS
Silver Tip Lands Occipital Blow
in Geological Bout.

Black Hawk. a North American bear az
the New York Geological Gardens is 10
longer champion OF the den. Indeed.
Black Hawk is scarcely living. He went
down and out Yesterday in a one-round
scufile with Silver Tip. a welterweight
bear of the same species. Down and out
Of the prize ring.
Black Hawk went down a thirty-foot
cliff. and eventually landed in the animal
hospital. He has been in the den four
years. and for more than three he has
been conceded the championship. At the
time OF his arrival he was a middle
weight, hut he never haggled over mere
poundage, and defeated the heayyweights
and the lightweights of the den without
discrimination.
His speedy success probably was his
undoing SO firmly was his championship
claim established that for more than a
year he had not mad a single encounter.
He traded on his reputation. 1t is true.
and in the last twelve months he changed
from a 1.-the middleweight into fat.
heavy. Silver Tip was the aggressor-
every one agrees to that. He was trained
to the minute. The buns and crackers Of
visitors Silver Tip had Stunned rigor-
ously.
Undoubtedly lack of wind was Black
Hawks chief handicap. His paw work
was good and his biting excellent In
deed just before his downfall he had a
most excellent grip on Silver Tips left
ear. lie let go TO take a breath, and then
came the crash a pugilistically inclined
spectator said it was the occipltal blow.
At any rate, il was q knockout. Black
Hawk went head foremost over the edge
Of the cliff. lie stopped once TO hit a
stump. but otherwise his progress to tho
concrete floor was unimpeded. When he
reached bottom he stayed there The in
terested spectator counted 76S before the
ambulance came.
Dr. w. Reed Blair. the animal surgeon.
said the bear was suffering from a dis
placement of the spine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
CHANDLER TRIES HAND
AS OWN PRESS AGENT
Important News from Pro-
gressive Is Picture of Self and
Advance Copy of Speech.


Washington. April G.-That advertise
is the first principle of the true pro-
sressive in politics was demonstrated
again to-day. when the Hon. Walter
NJ. Chandler. VINO holds a certificate OF
election to the House Oh the Bull Moose
ticket from the 18th District Of New
York. furnished a handsome efiigT of his
Adonislike countenance and an advance
copy Of his speech nominating Repre-
sentative Victor Murdoch as the Bull
Moose candidate for Speaker to all
newspaper men willing to carry them
away.
NJ Chandler caused his diigeut Secre-
tary 10 telephone the newspaper CORE
spOndents i'm Washington last night that
MIR. Chandler viii have some important
political news to give ont tomorrow
morning." Newspaper men who had la
bored far into the night for the sunday
editions Were not particularly delighted
with tie Progressive conception OF sun
day as "a day Of rest but the promise
Of important political news could not
be neglected. and accordingly repre-
sentative gathering of scribes was pres
ent in the Pharisee'S Office. in the House
office building by II o'clock this forenoon.
MI Chandler was there too. all smiles,
but minus important political news.
What he had TO offer was the advance
copy of his speech and the aforesaid
picture Of himself.
ordinarily members Of Congress are
content 10 send their speeches and piCt-
ures To the newspaper offices. but that
cyidentl. is not the Progressive style
of press agent work. II may be some
time. however. before the Hon Walter
finds as representative body Of news
paper men gathered IN his office as was
nresent this forenoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
MANY DECISIONS EXPECTED
Supreme Court May Deliver
Opinion on Rate Cases To day.

Washington, April s.-Many important
decisions are expected from the Supreme
Court tomorrow, when ii reconvenes
after two weeks recess. More than
hundred cases are under consideration.
Among the more important cases IN
which decisions. may be announced are
the railroad rate cases from Minnesota
and five other states. the intermountain
rate cases. involving the constitutonality
OF the long and short haul clause OF the
interstate commerce act; the turpenuhe
trust case. involving the constltuuonalty
of the Sherman antitrust law as GRIM
inal measure; the newspaper puDhclty
case. involving the constitutlonality OF
the federal law requiring publicity as TO
the stockholders. bondholders and circu-
iatIon of newspapers. and the California.
oil land cases, in which all the transcon-
tinental railroads are vitality concerned
After the decisions the court viii listen
IN arguments in a long list Of cases adj
Nanced for early hearing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
REFORM CLUB CALLS
FOR TARIFF REVISION
Sends Letter to Congress Urg-
ing Immediate Anti-Pro-
lection Measures.
FAVORS INCOME TAX
Says Underwood Bills Constitute
Maximum Above Which Rates
Should Not Be Raised in
Promised Legislation.
DO L now,

DO 4 now
That was the slogan urged upon con-
gress in an open letter sent yesterday by
the tariff reform committee of the Reform
club. Byron w. Holt is PRESIDENT of the
club, whose membership includes such
men as John q. Agar. Henry de Forest
Baldwin. Frederic X. Coudert. +. Burton
Harrison. John J. Hopper. Frederick e.
Lcubuscher, Lawson Purdy, Calvin Tom
kins ana Louis Nindm1iler. Said the
letter
On behalf of consumers in general. a.
well AZ of the great majority OF producers
who are not and necessarily cannot De
protected by high tariff duties. this com
nittee asks YOU &c hew as nearly "a pos
Sihle To- the tariff ftI revenue only line
prescribed by the Democratic platform.
To the extent that you depart from this
you VIII III our opinion in1ure several
persons ioT every one you viii benefit.
II. rs the Democrats assert protection
i q curse. the sooner we get ria Of il the
better The greatest gooG To tile greatest
number wCdld stop tLis form of special
privilege at once. Fortunately. tn recent
adoption of tn constitutional amendment
permitting Congress To lay any kind OF an
income tax gives the Democratic party an
opportunity 10 substitute income taxes
FOR the most bIrdensome OF the revenue
tariff taxes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
ARMY LEAGUE REACHING OUT
Organization Completed and Wider
Activities Planned.

Washington. April cit was announced
to-day that the organization of the Army
League of the United States had been
completed. and that it would hold con
vention in Washington in December
where plans for extending it's scope would
be drawn up
The league is designed to increase the
efficiency OF the army. It's officials are:
President, William G. Endicott son OF
the Secretary of War during President
Cleveland first administration; vice.
presidents. Robert T.. Lee. grandson OF
General Robert f.. Lee; Robert Bacon
former Assistant Secretary Of State aud
Ambassador 10 France. and Or. Benjamin
lde Wheeler, president OF the CniArsiiy
Of California. secretary. Frederic l.
Huidekoper; treasurer, William Il. Hibbs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
FIGHT TO DEATH
Police Surprise Two Young ROD
bers and Kill Both.

Greenville. :. C.. April G.-BreakhiS
into the basement of drygoods 5toi
here early to-day. Leonard Smith. sew
enteen. and Rowley Martin, twenty
one years old, We're shot 10 death py
three police concealed in the place III
anticipation of robbery. one OF me
officers was wounded.
According TO the story OF the police
men. the boys entered the store nou--
ishing pistols. wearing masks ana
flashing pocket lanterns. They opened
fire on being ordered to throw up th'ir
hands Examination of the revolvers
showed that Smith had fired once
Martin twice and the policemen twelve
times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
TO DEDICATE NEW ARM0Ry
22d Regiment Plans Elaborate
Ceremonies for April 10.

The I'D Engineers. y. c. y. Y, will o.
Saturday. April 10. take possession OF
their new home on Washington Heights
Residents and business people Of the
heights will turn out, and either Gov
error sulzer or Mayor Gaynor will of,ic-
ate al the dedication.
The regiment will assemble at the Old
armory. Broadway and 6Sth street, 1T
go o'clock. and with an escort consist
ing of the LIST Company. Signal Corps, and
the Defendam Association. the veteran
organization of the regiment will form N
line in front OF the old building and salute
as the flag is lowered.
Then the column. I'm command Of Colo.
mel Walter Bryant Hotchkin, VIII marol
To the Seth street station OF the subway.
where special trains will carry the troops
ami veterans 10 the 18TH street station
From this point tine regiment and escort
will march mp Broadway 10 the armort.
at l6sth street and Fort Washington ave
nue. where the new building Will BE- dcd-
Gated with appropriate ceremoUies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
IMPORTER THROWN BY HORSE
Max Hoenig in Critical Condition in
Lawrence HOSPITAL

MAX hocnig, thirty years of age an
importer Of laces. who lives at the Hotel
"ra''dtdh' BronXviIlc was seriously m
Jureu Yesterday afternoon while horse
pach riding. In passing through the
CrcstWood section OF Yonkers. IN Scars
dale avenue. IIoenig came cropper as
he was going over a fence.
tie landed beneath the hind feet Of the
morse receiving a compound fracture OF
,ne SKULL When his companions reached
"'"l "e was unconscious. lie was hur-
r'eo To The Gramatan Hotel where II
Ioc"' ply slcian had him removed To the
Lawrence Hospital His condition Is
critical. Frank HoeLl;. his brother, is
at his bedside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
SONG WON MAGNATE'S SON
Morgan Butler to Wed Grand
Opera Soprano.

Boston. April miss Bernice Fisher
Il Young opera singer Is to wed Morgan
Butler. Of Boston. son Of William NJ. But
ler. president of the Butler Cotton NILS
of New Bedford. Announcement OF me
engagement was made to-day by Mt.
and Mrs. 4 J. Fisher. OF Illinois. and II
came ~ "a great surprise To the singers
Boston admirers
II is a romance Of school daNs. beslh-
ming when young Butler was a student
at Harvard and Miss Fisher at Wellesley.
When Miss Fisher came into the lime
light a. d grand opera soprano at the
Boston opera House young Butler hr-
came an opera enthusiast. Meantim" he
had entered the employ OF hi, father AMI
az present H. assistant treasurer ~ Tn"
Butler mills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
MAN FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL.

Harry Sprague forty-two years old.
said to be a real estate promoter of Van
couver. British Columbia. was found dead
In bed In the Belmont Inn. at Hollis.
Queens Borough. yesterday Sprague went
10 the inn two weeks ago, II was said,
from the Waldorf-Astora. In Manhattan.
accompanied by a valet. who also acted
as nurse Acting Coroners Physician
Hart performed an autopsy, and said that
the Indications we're that sprague had
died from alcoholism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
GIRL OF .16 TRIES SUICIDE

Irene Richards, siNteen yeafS oIu' UI
No 1886 Sumner avenue, BROOKLYN d
maid employed in Harlem Hospital. at
tempted to commit suicide In that in
drirkino a solution Of OXalic acid in the
women's surgical ward where she was
being treated for an infection OF the foot.
An orderly who happened 10 be pass
ing saw her take the bottle from her
Iips lie notified one Of the doctors
whose prompt action saved her life. The
girl was placed under arrest, charger
with attempting TO commit suicide.
Dependency Is assigned as the Sa .9
for the act. although the girls condition
had not been serious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
Urges Free Sugar.

Regarding Schedule f. the committee
said
Sugar being an important article Of
food and a material of manufacture.
should be entirely free. The arguments Ia
favor of free sugar seem 10 ". To bc un-
Xii ,old. our people pay }D0ocooo an.
nuaIly for sugar. about &H,IoWp OF
which goes for sugar and SlJGVD,WO Tor
the tariff. or the tarir cost 0hc-thlrd
goes to the government and the remaining
two-thirds il divided about equally be
tween domestic and foreign protected in
tcrcsts. -
Clearly. this heavy tariff tax of ilJ50c,-
200 a wear on this necessity OF life ana
This important material of manufacture
Icauning. preserving. confectionery. etcJ.
should not hc continued because OF the
reNenue obtain q. II should not b." con
tinucd In order 10 continue our generous
hountv Of nearly $J0.vJ0.tcD "a year to the
landlords of our insular possessions. II
any duty ON sugar Is maintained II viii
bn 10 protect our cane and beet sugar IN
tcrests and because of their great political
influence I'm our national senate.
The famous Schedule * came I'm for its
share Of consideration i'm the committees
letter, which summarized the argument
for free wool in three main points: "O
Wool is one Of the very few important
raw materials which are now left subject
TO duty. even under the scheme Of tariff
taxation devised by Republican Legislators
i'm the fulhlment of plan of Industrial
protection; (2) the retention Of the tariff
duty IN wool has a most injurious effect
upon the manufacture Of woollen goods;
and CD there Is no necessity for the reten-
tion of a tariff on wool, even from the
nro,nr,iye stanJpoint" The letter con-
tinued:
Even with this enormous protection the
wool Industry has not appreciablN ad-
ysnced within the last few years. nor do
we think IT likely that IL Will advance
soon Its true line Of growth viii he
found in the production OF so,called sec
ond class woods as a by-product to the
..L-on -niand nrimaIllN for mnllOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
$500 FOR AIDING A LAG"
Racine Samaritan Gets Legacy
from Stranger He Helped.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Racine, Wis. April Crank Roe. "A
teamster. received a check for $500 to-
day. bequest which a New Yorker.
Frank White. who received assistance
in Racine two years ago, had left him.
White had met Roe, who told him he
had been too good a fellow" Roe as
sisted him to the station. bought a
ticket for the stranger and helped him
on the train.
Roe forgot all about the incident UNI
ill the receipt of the check He did not
even know the name of the man he
aided
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
SULzER INVESTIGATES
TRAIN WRECK BARGAIN"
Steuben Prosecutor Directed to
Learn if Corning Engineer
EXerted a "PuII."
TART TOWARD TRUESDALE
You Put the Dollar Above the
Man; l Put the Man Above
the Dollar" Governor
Writes to Him.

Albany. April Governor Sulzer has
ordered District Attorney Claude V. stow
ell. of Corning. to investigate the charges
made by w H. Truesdale. president OF
the Delaware. Lackawanna * Western
Railroad Company. concerning the adj
mnistration Of justice in Steuben County.
Mr. Truesdale i'm letter TO the Gov
ernor alleged that William H. Schroeder,
engineer Of the Lackawanna train wrecked
AT Corning last July, with the loss or
forty-one lives. was not brought 10 trial,
although indicted, because Of some po-
litical bargain between his friends and
the prosecuting officials Of the county IN
which the accident occurred"
The indictment against Schroeder for
mansaughter i'm the second degree be
cause Of alleged criminal neglect was dis
missed last November Edwin G. smith
former District Attorney. denies the eX-
istence Of any political bargain. He says
at the time the indictment was dismissed
h. stated to Judge Burrell. I'm court. that
he did not believe a conviction could be
secured on the evidence.
The Governor. replying to MI Trues-
dale's letter warmly defends his action in
signing the "full crew" bill. You tell me.
says the Governor that the fun crew law
Will cost your company some additional
dollars. and this may have something to do
with your outraged feelings but when the
public recalls that your stock H. selling at
Sil5 q share and is paying annual divi-
bends of 80 per cent your outraged feel
ings will not excite widespread sympathy
with the travelling public and intelligent
,i,i4.-u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
Exempts Raw Wool.

ON all grounds. therefore. IL seems TO Us
perfectly plain that raw wool should be
nlaced on the free list The duty is one
of In, most indefensibe throughout the
whole range OF existing protection. IT
ought not To he tolerated for a moment.
no matter whether any change Is made i'm
the present rates Of duty on woollen man
ufactures. no matter whether the rates i'm
the Underwood bill be retained: no matter
what may be done on the woollen sched-
ule. as a whole or In detail. the duty
should be removed from raw wool In the
interest of the user OF woollen cloths and
knit goods.
other things which the committee asked
TO nave put Oh the free list were edible
oils. lumber. creosote oil, agricultural
products and provisions lower grades Of
PAPER paper pulp and building mate
rails. II recommended that the rates on
cottons, silks and other textiles be mate
rally reduced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07

Or. Clarke and his nurse could see no
humor i'm the situation, but IL amused
some OF the tourists, who told OF Il yes.
terday.