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New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
DEFENDS U. S. BIRD LAW
DR.. Palmer Takes Issue with
Carmody on It's Validity.

Dr T s Palmer. head OF the BIRD pro-
lection division of the United States b.
ological Survey. spoke yesterday morn
Ing before the American Ornltholos'sts
Union on Some Ornithological Aspects
of the Federal Migratory Bird Law. IN
his discussion he made what was inter-
preted as an answer 10 Attorney General
Carmody. who has questioned the con-
stltutionaIity Of the law. Furthermore, he
ir4Srnated that the statute to protect NIL
gratory birds was only beginning ot
federal legislation i'm that direction.
Some friends think the present law Is
unconstitutional" he said "Others that
it supersedes state laws. But the federal
statute is meant to supplement the state
laws and only adds some things to those
already in existence. II we do not make
haste too fast I'm testing the constitution
ality OF the law we will get along faster"
Or. Palmer asserted that there would
be preservation of birds despite any con-
struction put on the present law, even If
II had to be accomplished through an
amendment TO the Constitution.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
STRIKERS TIE UP S. P. ROAD
Members of Four Operating
Unions Leave Their Engines.
\ TclcgrAnh Io Thc TrIbunC.

tBy Telegraph 60 The Iribuh'-I
New Orleans. Nov. l3-ApproNlmately
800 engineers conductors, hremen and
trainmen on the Southern Pacific Rail
road left their locomotives AT I o'clock
tonight, paralyzing traffic from New
Orleans TO N Paso. Tex, the four unions
embracing these employees having set
that hour for strike. Train crews In
switch yards ALL stopped work and the
men in the Algiers shops of the road laid
down their tools also.
Two passenger and three freight trains
of the Southern Pacific Railroad sched-
uled to start from New Orleans to-niSht
were annulled. An effort will he made 10
take a passenger train out tomorrow
morning.
No strike-breakers were in evidence at
Algiers tonight, although II is reported
some are on the way. Southern Pacific
engines are oil burners. and strikers say
the company will have difficulty finding
men capable OF operating them.
The strike was ordered this afternoon
when, at o'clock no response had been
made to the ultimatum of the unions de-
manding Joint adjustment OF their griev-
ances. Even an offer OF mediation from
the federal Board of Mediation and Con-
ciliation would not have prevented the
strike. the union leaders contending that
nothing i'm the Newlands act would stop
a walk-out before mediation was begun
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
WILLETS QUALITIES AS
CHAMPION BOOK BUYER
Sued for $4,000, He Discloses
Contracts for 100000 in
Editions de Luxe.

j. Macy Willets. son of Howard Willets.
testified in the Supreme Court yesterday
in the suit which George Barrie & Son,
publishers. have brought against him to
collect $4,000 on notes which Willets gave
in part payment for some editions de luxe
Willets said he had made a contract for
5000 worth of these books and had paid
SS7.555 in cash.
The young mans testimony indicated
that he was a champion book buyer In
addition TO the contract with Barrie &
Son. he said he had contracts with other
firms for $4,000 worth Of reading matter
and took the Barrie books principally be-
cause he thought he was helping the
agent get an education. Willets says he
found instead that he was getting the
education.
Counsel for the plaintiffs tried to bring
out that Willcts made no charge that he
had been swindled until last December.
when a note for 81, 800 became due and he
| had no ready cash TO meet Il. About that
| time Willets consulted his father. who Is
also collector of books. His father told
him. said the defendant that this whole
game is damn swindle."
Willets saws that besides the books he
bought $4,000 worth of autographs from
| Henry B. Sewell the agent. and gave
| him an automobile and some jewclry.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
BOY HIT. CHAUFFEUR FLEES
Victim Said To Be Dying-Po-
lice Send Out General Alarm.

a general alarm has been sent to the
police in the five boroughs for the arrest
OF a chauffeur who soon after dusk last
night ran down and probably fatally in
jured William Shea. seven years old. Of
No. l,56l Fulton avenue, who was playing
in Fulton avenue, The Bronx.
In the car at the time, according to
eye witnesses. were four persons. who,
after the accident urged the chauffeur
to continue on The boy was taken to
Fordham Hospital, unconscious and suf-
fering from a fracture of the skull, where
it was said he would probably die
The machine continued on as far as
Wendover avenue. a distance of about
two hundred feet from the scene OF the
accident. and according to Mrs James
Kahn. of No. 1,55S Fulton avenue, who
was looking from her apartment. those
in the machine urged the chauffeur to
continue.
When questioned by the police, Mrs.
Kahn and several other witnesses all
agreed that the first two numbers of the
machine were 80" and the license a
New York one.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
FURNALD HALL DEDICATED
Reception for Widow of Giver Also
Held at Columbia.

FtIrnald Hall the ten-story dormtory
al Columbia University. was dedicated
yesterday and the residents OF the hall
and the officers Of the university held a
reception in honor Of Mrs. Francis i.
Furnald, widow OF the giver OF the hall.
The ceremony included the presentation OF
a large loving cup by DR.. Nicholas Muir
lay Butler, president of Columbia.
The hall was given in memory of Mrs.
Furnalds son. Royal Blackler Furnald. a
member OF the class of '01 AT Columbia.
Or Butler, Chaplain Knox, Deans i. j.
r. Woodbridge. of the Graduate School 4;
f. r. Keppel, of the college; r. A. Goetze,
Of the science department. and many OF the
professors were present Professor G. {.
ID. Odell, Of the department OF English.
read memorial to Royal Blackler Fur
nald. and Dean GoetZe made an address
on the value OF the building to Columbia.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
NIGHT STAND NIGHTMARE
R|LED OLGA NETHERSO[E
Criss-Crossed Country, Playing
Crossroads, for II Weeks,
"His LordShip" Hears.
is SUING HER MANAGERS
Lieblers and Shuberts Say They
Lost $4,000 on Her, and
Concede Indebtedness
of Only $5, ,050.

Olga Nethersole was witness IN the
Sunreme Court Yesterday in her suit
against Lebler & Go. and the Shuoer'
Theatrical Company for Sl,6iO for oreach
OF contract She addressed Justice rem
dleton as your lordship' and tod no"
she had been compelled to play sixty-siH
one night stands from Salem, Mass 10
the southernmost part of Alabama 'heH
up the Pacific Coast, ending at Marquelle'
Mich. And according to the actress hel
contract called for only three weeks o'
one night stands the nightmare OF the
actors life.
The defendants maintain that they LOST
$4,000 in one season on their star ana
concedo an indebtedness of only so'op'
They argue that this is proof that the
value OF the services of Miss Nethersole
is confined mostly to England. The de-
PENDANTS declare also that the star was
very extravagant in her travelling eX-
penses.
Miss Ncthersoe said that at first she
held five-year contract This was re-
duced to two years She accepted the
change. she said. and then, while she was
rehearsing the play MARY Of Magdalen'
an effort was made to make the contract
for one season of twenty weeks. To this
she refused to consent. The actress said
she spent money for photographs. and
when she demanded that the money be re-
funded the managers refused TO pay.
And what do you think they did. your
lordship?" the actress asked Justice Pen
dleton.
The Justice couldn't guess.
why. they used the picture Of another
woman" declared Miss Nethersole. in
the newspapers and said II was olga
Ncthersole" She said this happened
when she told the defendants that she
had no more photographs She said she
also paid s20i for printing and was un-
able 10 collect She insisted that she was
not properly billed.
Miss Nethersole said that representa-
tive OF the Lieblers cablcd her 10 London
that she could have a hve-year contract
az 81 800 a week Later she said the
same man sent another message SAYING
schubert SAYS he didn't say it Miss
Nethersole said she felt like saying some
other things but she Contentod herSelt
with reply that read: "Shubert for'
gets"
Justice Pendleton consented to an ad-
journment OF the trial torty-tve minutes
before the usual time, 10 enable MISS
Nethersole 10 play at matinee AZ
Brooklyn theatre.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
SLOWER DEPOSED AS
HEAD OF PARK BOARD
Mayor'S Axe Falls on Commits
Sioner, Who Retains, How
ever, Subordinate Post.
KENNEDY MADE PRESIDENT
Kline Acts to Expedite Con-
tracts, Including One to House
Morgan Gifts to Metro
politan Museum.

Park Commissioner Stover was deposec
as head Of the Park Board yesterday b!
Nayor Kline. He still retains his place
i'm the board of Commissioner of Park;
for the boroughs Of Manhattan and Rich
mond however. Mayor Kline made ParH
Commissioner Michael J. Kennedy OF
Brooklyn. president of the board.
The action Of the Mayor came as ne
surprise. for Commissioner Stover mac
not attended a meeting of the board toi
six weeks and had thereby tied up ten oi
more contracts. Contractors. in the near
time carried their troubles to the Mayor
While the board was communicating
with the Corporation Counsel's Office yes
terday afternoon to find some way ''
clear up the situation the following note
was received from the Mayor:
"To the Park Board
II hereby designate Commissioner NJ. j.
Kennedy as president of the Park Board
"A. l.. KLINE. Mayor
Seven Brooklyn contracts, two for Inc
Bronx and two for Manhattan had peer
hanging fire as a result Of the vacation
of Commissioner Stover. one in Manhat
IAN, mac 10 90 WIN lu4 lliS4iAAio F'N'
for the METROPOLITAN Museum Of Art, TO DC
used in preparing cases to hold the MOT
gan art treasures that are scheduled 10 oe
placed ON view early next year Thls may
delay the exhibit.
The board was not apprised by Com
missioner Stover that he expected 10 laN'
a vacation. When Commissioner KENNEDY
was asked yesterday If it had not been
customary for such information TO be SEM
N the hoard ne said. with no attempt 10
conceal his feelings:
ut has always been matter OF conn
mon courtesy
II has been no secret that the three
members of the board were incensed a'
commissioner Stoyer. Persons closely III
touch with the park situation SAID !es'ei
dav that Mayor Kline would have gone
further If his administration was not So
rear a close 1t is not expected that the
reduction will cause Commissioner StoVeI
10 resign. although some would not "e
SURPRISED if he took that course.
AN impractical mans impractical way
taking a vacation" was the way one parh
emplove spoke of the Commissioner ao'
sence yesterday.
The Commissioner went away loui
weeks ago yesterday without letting any
one know where he was goinS or that ne
intended takns vacation. IWlce sIilo'
then he has written-once TO trlehd al
the University Settlement and once 10 al
official of his department. Neither tmt
did he say when he would return. ne
wrote both letters from Philadelphia
where they sleep late.
In the last few DAYS persons VINO "eI'
SPONSORS for Mr. Stover before he was
appointed by Mayor Gaynor have slgnihed
their intention of indorsing some one else
this time.
Commissioner Stover has not even SEM
for his salary check, which is now al 'he
Park Department Offices.
Al three commissioners said no al
tempt had been made by them to dra"
the Mayors attention to the condition o.
affairs i'm the Park Board. Relations
there have been strained for some time
ANYWAY, with Commissioner StoVei
against the field.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
DULFER'S ACCUSER IN CELL
Girl Who Said Captains S Son Tried
TO Steal Purse Gets no Bail.

Miss Agnes Anderson. who charged Ar
thur Dufer, son of Captain John Dufer.
ago near Prospect Park. Brooklyn. and
who has been in care OF the Police De-
partment ever since as a witness, was
committed yesterday to Raymond street
jaii in default OF $500 bail. pending the
third trial OF the case.
Juries In former trials disagreed The
case was on the calendar OF the County
Court but was postponed indefinitely on
the report OF a physician that the young
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14

on his estate, which was appraI,.d :.
about 100000. az
Surrogate Fowler said: The apnre...
had no power TO determine the do,r.nl'e'
of the decedent. When 1t appeara5 sscls
the papers submitted to him thar ron
were conflicting allegations as n ~s's
domicile Of the decedent, the ann. ne
should have reported this fact IA "
Surrogate and suspended the apn,,,nle ne
of the estate until The Surrogate has =
termined the question OF doTnclle ~ ae'
Surrogate Fowler said he would da.s.
the question as to the exemption of we
estate on the aff1davits submitted n ~ .e
appraiser. If the parties interested wo,.i. uIs
signify their consent by next Monday
The court said this would facilitate :,
disposition Of the appraisal and also 81 ~ y
| Mrs. Grant, as eXecUtrix. the incor,'
nience of further examination. In 1--WE
the consent Is not given Surrogate FoSi.
| will place the case OF his calendar ~
the taking of further testimony :"
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
BROOKLYN LAWYER HELD
Detective Declares G. w. Cragg
Defrauded Woman Client.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Louisville, Nov l3.-On a warrant
charging him with being a fugitive from
justice Walter II. Cragg. an attorney. of
Brooklyn, was taken into custody here
this afternoon. He is charged with hsv-
ing made fake" investments with $4,000
belonging to Mrs. Sarah Wells of No. l0S
Hancock street, Brooklyn.
According TO f. 4. Strassler Brook
lvn detective. Mrs. Wells was induced by
Crags to turn over the money TO him for
investment. and then he reported losses
until the money had all been accounted
for. Cragg recently left Brooklyn and
went to the Middle West. He arrived here
Yesterday. He will return to New York
AT once. as he will not night extradition.
Cragg says he took the money In good
faith and tried TO earn dividends upon 1t
for Mrs. Wells.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
GAMBOL IN GIVING GAVEL
Court Clerks Arrest New Mag
istrate on Charge of Larceny

Before presenting a gavel 10 Robert
{. Ten Eyck. the newly appointed magis-
trate. the attaches OF the Morrisiana
court yesterday subjected him to mock
arrest. They took him before Magistrate
Krotel and solemnly accused him Of lar
ccny.
Magistrate Krotel informed the prisoner
that he was charged with stealing the Of
fee OF magistrate from Ardolph l.. Kline,
who was said to be Mayor of the city
The prisoner having pleaded guilty, Mag
istrate Krotel handed him the gayel
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
FOR HIGHER INSURANCE
Delegates Think Also Courts
Are Best for Claim Adjusting.

Increased rates of insurance were dis
cussed yesterday at the Hotel Astor by
representatives OF the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters, the Association Of
Mutual Companies and the special COM
mittee Of the State Insurance Commits
sioners
The opinion was expressed by many
that the adjustment of claims could be
better settled by the courts than by com
missioners Second Vice-Presldent David
Rumsey. Of the Continental Insurance
Company, of New York, favored law
that would automatically raise or lower
insurance rates and provide for a profit
of : per cent in a period of five years.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
APPRAISER is CRITICISED
Surrogate Says He Had No
Power to Exempt Grant Estate.

Surrogate Fowler wrote a memoran-
dunn yesterday on the appeal OF the
State Controller from the action of the
state transfer tax appraiser in exempting
the estate OF General Frederick Dent
Grant from taxation in New York State
on the ground that, being An officer In
the United States Army. his domicie was
in Washington.
that General Grants residence was In
New York and that tax should be paid
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
CITY OFFICIAL, A SUICIDE
Public Works Commissioner of
Mt. Vernon Inhales Gas.

John G. Morrow. Commissioner OF Pub
lie Works OF Mount Vernon. whose office
in the city Hall was opposite that occu-
pied by Health Commissioner Hamburger.
who committed suicide by drowning OF
Fishers Island a few days ago, ended his
life at his home, No. lf9 South Eleventh
avenue. yesterday afternoon by inhaling
gas.
Mr.. Morrow went to Mount Vernon from
New York city about twenty-five years
ago He built up a lucrative plumbing
business He was sixty years old and
leaves a wife, three sons and two daugh-
ters.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14

Here in New York we
think nothing of the ther-
mometer's jumping up OF
dropping down 800 in a day
SO in overcoats, our effort
is to hit a happy medium-a a
coat not too warm for mild
days, yet warm enough for
real cold weather.
That describes many of our
smartest Winter overcoats-
light, soft, fancy Scotch
cheviots, some lined just
through the sleeves an d
shoulder.
Some rainproofed - our
popular Scotch Mists' for
example.
Heavier coats. of course.
Double texture fabrics, and
overcoats with all silk or all
wool lining.
Every sort of good Winter
coat.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14

Motoring tomorrow!
Everything you need from
leather bound lap robes to
Thermos bottles.
Including a fine variety of
warm roomy motor coats.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
Warren St. 18th St. 34th St,
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
HORSE SHOW

The Box Office AZ the MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN NOW OPEN from 70 A. NJ until
=. NJ. for the sale OF seats and boxes for
the entire week OF the Show, and FOR RE-
SERVED SEATS FOR ANY SINGLE PER
FORMANCE
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-08-22

south-from Burmah to Afghanistan-
east and west-and even in the semi
civilized jungle provinces of Central
India cry for equal rights has been
sent up by the women of the most pop
ulous country on the earth.
In India the close system OF "pur-
dah," the screening of native women
the caste prejudices, the racial hatred
between Hindus and Mahometans, the
two predominating religious faiths;
centuries Of superstition, the grossest
ignorance, iron clad traditions and,
above all, the bitter animosity of the
Hindu Brahmins and Mahometan null
lahs. priests Of the respective creeds.
against any innovation. especially rel
ative to women, made India appear to
be the last country where 1t would be
possible for women to voice their
grievances and desires. But India has
arisen from her almost prehistoric
lethargy and the world stands as
founded.
1t is peculiar fact that priests of
all denominations have thundered
their condemnation against the femin-
list movement from the pulpit. It
would seem that there is an all-prevail-
ing fear that the equalizing of men and
women in the eyes of society and of
the law, and therefore their uplift.
mentally and morally. would tend
of the church, would dissipate the
blind obedience to the dictates of the
various religious orders.
Only few months ago, in Benares,
the holy city of the Hindu religion,
over a quarter of a million women as
sembled and denounced in no mincing
terms the intense animosity and the
unparalleled bigotry maintained
against their emancipation by the
priesthood belonging to the various d.
visions of the Hindu cult
Infanticide-the staying of female
infants-child marriage. the degrading
temples for the purposes of prostitu-
tion, the forbidding Of remarriage to
widows, where in many instances the
marriage has never been consummat-
ed, and the horrible practice of suit
tee-the immolation of the Hindu
widow upon the funeral pyre Of her
dead husband-these were the prin-
cipal subjects that were vehemently
discussed by the leaders. all Of them
women of superior birth. breeding and
education.
True. the last named practice is for
hidden and vigorously repressed by
the British government. but it is rea-
sonably impossible for a country as
immense as the Indian Peninsula.
which Ii a. large as Europe. less Rus
sia, where thousands OF square miles
are not actually under the watchful
eye of British Official. to be abso-
lutely free from this horrific religious
rite.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-08-22

crate ceremony. Mile. Ferdinande de
Lesseps struck the first blow of pick.
ak at the point where the canal was to
enter the Pacific, each of the party fol-
lowed with a blow, and there was
vast quantity of applause and cham
pagne.
From the very first the French COM
pany was beset with troubles. AS the
canal was not a government under
taking the work had to be let out to
contractors. and many of these prov.
ed to be dishonest They would take
out the soft dirt, collect the stipulat
ed price per cubic yard. and then go
into bankruptcy. At Bogota the poll
ticians not only exacted the usual
blackmaiI, but annoyed the company
with all manner of litigation. the ma
tive courts invariably ruling against
the French. Worst Of ALL perhaps.
were the yellow fever and malaria,
which killed of the engineers and
laborers by the thousand. In the last
three months of 1884 the death rate
per thousand was nearly 100, and in
September. 1885, it reached 1857.
oAhAtoAy o@iCiCO hdu lOt yCt lCai hCd
how to cope with these diseases, and
there is every reason to believe that
their ravages alone would have been
enough to insure the failure of de
Lesseps' enterprise. without the gross
extravaganza and the dishonesty that
characterized the work
"The crash came in 1885," says Mr..
Edwards. After eight years OF as
brave fight as man had ever made
against nature, the bubble burst. 1t is
estimated that stock had been issued
to the value of two hundred and firty
million dollars. 1t is doubtful IL half
this sum ever got near enough to
Panama to be expended on actual
work. Most of this paper was held by
French peasants and people of mod
crate means. They had been led into
it by the great name of de Lesseps.
You may be sure that none of the orig
inal promoters were caught with stock
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-08-22
ANIMALS THAT CAN COUNT

Nearly everyone has seen traipet
animals that count" or at least give
the impression that they can count
Most OF this is performed by means
OF signals the trainer makes which
are understood by the animals. The
gesture OF a hand. the tone OF voice,
the stamping OF the foot, and various
other signals will enable a horse OF
other animal to pick out the number
wanted. or stop counting" at Civ.
en- number, the counting being done
by taps OF the hoof.
But there are unframed animals thai
can count. and not up to the ordinary
or 20 numbers that about limit theii
ability in shows. Rather. they car
count up to 80 or 100.
In some of the mines of Hainault
horses are used to haul loads of ore
over little roadway and back by an
other route, as the tunnels are narrow
Thirty such trips constitute a day's
work for the horse, and without
word from drivers these horses viii
start for the great incline that leads
TO their stable at the end OF the thir
tieth trip. In fact. many of the drivers
do not keep account of the trips at all
knowing the horses will do SO, anc
when at the end of the thirtieth yrir
the horses wheel suddenly and make
for the outlet these drivers have tc
jump and hold them long enough tc
loosen the catches that hold the tugf
to the little cars.
But even this is beaten by oxen
The stupid OK has become a well
known phrase the world over, and
yet. according to Montaigne. the oxen
employed in the royal gardens of Suss
to turn the wheels to which water
pals are attached, absolutely refused
to do more than 100 rounds. as that
was their days work.
This work consisted of having the
oxen travel in circle. keeping the
waterdrawing wheel in motion, and
without fail ON the hundredth trip
around the circle the oxen would
stop. Nor could they be urged to
make another round.
1t is said that wild apes can count
to four. and in order to hunt them at
least five hunters go out and four
leave the place in manner that will
attract the apes. After the fourth
hunter has gone the apes come out.
and are thus secured. but they win
never go out from their cover until
four hunters have been seen leaving
the place. The same is also claimed
by naturalists Of rocks and magpies.