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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
HUSBAND HIS OWN SLEUTH
Carhart Says He Found Evil
dence in Divorce Suit.

His climb up a dumbwater shaft and
the finding of his wife I'm another man :
rooms were described in the Jersey city
Chancery Chambers Yesterday by Charles
=. Carhart. OF No. % Stetson street.
Orange. who is suing for a divorce from
Eva May Carhart.
Carhart testified that. having informa-
ton his wife was in the apartments OF
william r. keene a rich man. at No. 81
Claremont avenue. Manhattan. he and
friends went there on the night Of May
Y. 1912 He watched In the basement
while others forced door OF keene :
apartment There were sounds IN the
dumbwaiter shaft, the door flew open and
a man rushed b. him and escaped
Il recognized him AS keene" said Car
hart Il hoisted myself hand over hand
up the dumbwaiter rope 10 the door at
the first floor ! opened the door and
there stood my Wife
Mrs Carhart denied the charges She
said she was engaged To take care of
keene's apartments during his absence in
Florida
Charles " Beers. proprietor OF the
Manhattan Hotel Asbury Park; Miss
Olgo Nenino. OF No. li2 Berkeley avenue,
Orange: Miss May Agnes Davis. OF No.
II Conover Terrace. Orange; Joseph j.
Popple. of West Orange. and William
MannoX. Of No. 90 Christopher street.
Orange. all testified TO having seen keene
and Mrs. Carhart in each others COM
pany AZ Asbury Park and other places.
The hearing was continued for week.
when the defence will open. The Carharts
were married July H. 1908. in Orange.
They parted few months later
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
LAWYER ACCUSES M'CALL
Attacks Validity Of Order Signed by
Former Justice.

Justus +. Sheffield. counsel for the Au-
Geographic Register Company. attacked in
the Supreme Court yesterday the validity
OF AN order that Justice Mccall signed
after he resigned from the bench 10 be
come chairman OF the Public Service
commission. There was also an intima-
ton of bad faith in the argument of the
lawyer.
Mr.. Sheffield said Justice Mccall had
allowed him thirty days To file n memo
randum in the ease at issue and then
signed the order ten DAYS before the
time allowed had elapsed. The lawyer
said that although the order appeared as
being signed February g. it was not
signed by Justice Mccall until the next
day. when he lad 40 power to sign il.
The case was that of Elijah W. Sells
against the Autographs Company, which
had been decided against Sells. Mr. Shelf
field asked Yesterday for a new trial.
Justice Davis reserved decision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
WOULD RENAME BOROUGHS
Board of Trade Hears Plan to
Call Them After Cardinal Points

Shall the Boroughs Of New York BE
Renamed was the title ~ paper sub
mittsd 20 the New York Boari Of Trade
and Transportation at is meeting at No.
~ Broadway. yesterday. by William ".
Gibson. chairman Of the committee on
city affairs At his suggestion the board
decided to Law the matter before repre-
sentative bodies of the i've boroughs and
10 call meeting to- determine whether
the project snail be taken before the
Legislature.
The idea OF the new measur, j. 10 ideu-
thy all the boroughs closely with the CEN
trail city. TO give manufacturing and trade
organizations the fun benefit OF the name
New York. The difficulty Of the present
system is shown by the fact that John
Smith u co. give thor address as No.
Blank. Blank street. Borough ~ Brook
Ign. New York. y. g." which is round
about and clumsy. or they give II as
40. Blank. Blank street. Brooklyn. y.
- which makes Brooklyn. as far as
foreign understanding goes. a separate
city. The latter point is more strikinely
illustrated by such places as Hunter
Point or Richmond.
These considerations led the board to
believe that all the borohghs and the city
as whole would be- benefited by some
simpler method of designation which
would more distinctly Identify them with
the city of New York. II has Leen pro-
posed that. in accordance with method
somewhat similar To that used I'm London
Manhattan be- known as New York West
The Bronx as New York North Queens
IA New York East. Brooklyn as New
York Central or Southeast. and Richmond
as New York South.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
TO PICTURE GAELIC GLORIES
Five Hundred People Will Take Part
in Pageant of Irish History.

Five hundred people Will participate I'm
the Irish pageant to be held In the seth
Regiment Armory neXt month. according
70 the plans of the Gaelic League which
were made public yesterday. Well known
actors will take the principal roles. the
smaller parts being filed by members OF
Gaelic societies. Of the Irish American
Athletic Association and OF the 63th Regi-
ment
The pageant. which is designed 10
spread the knowledge Of Irish culture and
bring before Americans Of Irish blood the
more glorious pages Of Gaelic history will
represent three periods OF Irish life. The
music will be selected largely from ancient
melodies.
Among the patrons Of the pageant are
Justice and Mrs. Edward r. Mccall. Mr.
and Mrs. w. Bourke Cochran. President
John II. Finley Of the City College. the
Rev. Francis Holt Wheeler and DR. WILL
lam Power. The receipts will be devoted
10 the aid of the Gaelic League OF ireland
in its work OF reviving the Irish language
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
SCH0OLB0YS AT TONG TRIAL
Stuyvesant Civic Club Wei
coined to Court by Judge.

While the white wife OF Gee boy Yung.
the On Leong Tong gunman. was on the
witness stand Yesterday afternoon In
General Sessions. nifty boys comprising
the "Stuyvesant Civic Cub" Of Stuyvcs-
ant High School trooped in to hear the
story Of Chinatown's battle Of October
last Judge Foster stopped all proceed
ings and welcomed the students OF civics,
saying that they had come to the right
place-thc criminal courts-to begin their
course
Tho boys Sc oVertaxcd the seating
capacity OF the courtroom that they were
Obliged 10 crowd behind the bar close 10
the witness stand. They heard James W.
Osborne, counsel for the defence. tell the
Jury that he would show that the indlct-
ment OF Gee boy Yung for the murder
Of Won Fong was framc-up on the
part OF the HIP Sings. rivals of the On
IcOngs. The manner Of Mr.. Osborne \
questioning Of the various white wives OF
OF the ON Leongs indicated that the de-
fence intends to set up an abb for the
defendant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
CONTAGI0N RUNS RAMPANT
Insurance Expert Deplores
Lack of Tubercular Restraint.

II was estimated that 1900 persons AZ
nicted with tuberculosis OF the lungs were
spreading the disease throughout the city
without restraint. by f.. T.. Rittenhouse.
conservation commissioner of the Equi-
table Life Assurance Society. in an ad-
dress last night at the Finance Forum of
the West Side Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION. New York says I'm effect" ne
stated, Let them die. We prefer this
annual calamity 10 "A slight increase in
the tax rate.
The hospitals in this city MIR. Kitten
house declared To be inadequate and neg
lected. Hundreds Of cases of contagious
disease which should be segregated IN the
city hospitals are left 10 spread Infection
in homes because the city Will not pro-
vide the hospital facilities 10 care for
them, he said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
NEW HAVEN STANDS FIRM
Road Will Not Grant Demands of
Electrical EMPLOYEES.

W. :. Murray electrical engineer for
the New York, New Haven Il Hartford
Railroad Company. stated yesterday that
I'm response to Maurice Breen's efforts To
bring about strike OF the employees en-
gagged in electrIfying the system, about
10 OF them had Joined in a demand upon
him for an increase in wages. as follows:
foremen, from 81 To s. day: sub-fore-
men. from 81 so To 81 % "A day: linemen,
from 81 to 81 day, an average increase
OF approximately IS per cent
Mr.. Murray declared the demand would
not be complied with. and added that
plenty OF capable men were readily avail
able To NIL their places should the l5o men
decide TO walk out on March "a. tho time
set by Mr. Breen for the threatened
strike To begin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
SUICIDE BLOCKS SUBWAY
Telephone Company Auditor, III
Jumps in Front of Train.

Edward ". Moistor. sixty years old, an
auditor in the disbursement department
Of the New York Telephone Company,
committed suicide by jumping in front OF
q subway express train at the 18th street
station Of the Broadway division yostor-
day morning Before the motorman Val
entine Fricse. could stop the train the
bodv became wcdged under the first
truck and was badly manGled.
Mr. Moistcr had been in the employ OF
the telephone company for twenty years.
He had been in III health for some time.
He lived with his wife and three daugh-
tiers AT No. COS West 10th street. DR..
Roger Molster. his son. lives in Summit
y. J. The suicide delayed service In the
subway north of tho l51th street station
for moro than half an hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
HELD FOR JEWEL ROBBERY

George Ferguson, Of No. $50 Lexington
avenue, was held without bail for trial
yesterday by Magistrate Butts In the
West Side court on the charge OF taking
part In the robbery of Moses Back, "A
Jcwellcr. of No. 1893 Broadway, on March
l. Ferguson, IL is alleged. was one OF
three men who entered Backs store late
AZ night and. squirting ammonia in his
face. escaped with some trays of jewelry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
10000 FOR HOSPITAL
Fund for Jamaica Institution Larger
than Plan Called For.

William A. Warnock. president OF the
Jamaica Savings Bank, who is acting as
treasurer of the Jamaica Hospital En-
dowment Fund. announced yesterday that
delayed subscriptions received within the
last few days had brought the total sub
scription up to 5000 This is 5000 more
than the committee planned TO raise. More
than Ss3, 900 has already been paid in.
There were $40 subscribers. who gave
All the way from five cents TO $3.50 each.
in addition 10 the above money. funds
were raised for motor ambulance. as
already announced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
"CITY DAY" PARADE. MAY II.

Police Commissioner Waldo. Fire Com
missioner Johnson and commissioner Ed
wards, If tie Department of Street Clean
Ing. held conference yesterday with
Mayor Gaynor and settled upon May Il
as tentative date for holding n joint
parade Of the uniformed members NJ thesS
departments. However. the question Of
holding the parade will not be defnitel,
passed upon until to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
WISE CALLS HAWTHORNE
|. MINES A BIG SW|ND[E
United States Attorney Uses
Up Five Hours in TRADE
Against Promoters.
NAMES OF HONOR SHAMED
Properties Declared Worthless
and Scheme Denounced as
"Bunco Game" Despite
Counsel's Protest.

For five hours Henry \. Wise United
States Attorney. yesterday hammered
the defence set up by Albert Freeman
Josiah Quincy. Julian Hawthorne and Ut
William j. Morton, who have for three
months been on trial before Judge Mayer
and jury I'm the United states District
Court. charged with using the mails to
defraud investors.
The prosecutor did not minCe words and
described the scheme Of the defendants
To unload on the public thousands OF
shares Of stock in what he declared To
have been worthless properties as a
"bunco game" a "nimham." gold
brick" and any other kind Of game de-
rounced by the federal statute under
which they had been indicted.
Mr. Wise declined To show any parucu-
lar consideration for the famous names
horne bv the three co-defcndants OF Free
man. When counsel for them protested
against their being classed with green
goods men, bunco Stccrers and swlndlers'
and Judge Mayer seemed inclined TO
STARE the view that Quincy and fiaw
thorne were harshly treated. Mr.. wise
said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
Mother-in-laW Explains,

Mrs Eaton'S mother Mrs George Har-
rison. expressed the opinion that the adj
miral had died a natural death. Mrs
Harrison explained that he had beer
subject to frequent attacks of indigestion
On the Wednesday before his death, she
said. nc ate rather heartily Of roast pork
and later suffered some distress. Friday
physician who had been called 10 attend
her found the admiral indlsposed ana pre-
scribed also for him.
That night she continued. Admiral
Eaton experienced chill, but was re-
lieved. and before he fell asleep chatted
for several minutes with his wife. Early
the following morning Mrs. Eaton awoke
10 find her husband dead beside her IN
the bed.
Deputy Sheriff John y. Condor. In
speaking Of the matter at Norwell. said
to-day:
Il have nothing TO say at this par
,icular time. except that an investigation
IS being made.
admiral Eaton was siXty-hve years old
and had lived on a farm in Norwell since
his retirement from active naval service
seven years ago lie was native oil
Alabama. and had served in the navy
nearly forty years. lie received medal
of honor for his part in the battle OF
santiago AZ the time Of his retirement
he was commandant Of the Charlestowr
Navy Yard,
The widow vas formerly the wife OF d
H. Airsworth. once a clerk in the United
states Senate. Her father was George
Harrison. and the family home was al
Alexandria. Va. Mrs. Eaton is about
forty years old.
The admirals life was saddened some
years ago by the death Of his foster in
FAINT child, Joseph Giles Eaton. jr.. who
had been secretly adopted as baby. Mrs
Eaton feared that the child had beer
poisoned. but the admiral never accepted
.his theory and chemical analysis 81
tho stomachs contents by Professor Whit
hoy. Of Harvard Medical School, proved
tnGt No was right.
Admiral Eatons stomach mas been sent
"a Professor Whitney for analysis. and q
report on II IS expected tomorrow. &C
cording TO Chief Walter y. Osborne Of
me Norwell police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
Used None Of Their Own Money

They knew their assertions We're false.
said the prosecutor They never put a
cent Of their own money iutO the enter
prises. but gambled with the pubIic's
money. falling 10 tell the prospective In
vestors that the thing was nothing but a
gamble
Freeman had asserted that nobody got
anything out Of the sale OF these stocks.
Mr Wise went on. Vet the public con-
tributcd $1,000 good silver dollars To- the
game. and outside of the Nii.eI that was
split between Dr Morton and Freeman.
there remained Sl75.ep OF moneys taken
I'm that had not been accounted for ia Ga"
course OF the trial That money must
nave gone 10 some of the promoters. hr
said. and this WAS the principal reason
why the books Of several OF the Hsw-
thornc companies mad been removed 10
Canada. beyond the reach Of the United
States authorities.
The desire for ruth and accuracy In
the literature sent ont was perhaps best
illustrated by the fact that they an
nounccd the assay Of "A sample taken
from one of their properties as having
contained 5000 TO 5000 ounces OF silver
10 the ton. when ton has only 3. Oo
ounces Mr. Wise sad. 1t must have been
"A Kind Of concentrated silver. hc cx-
claimed.
Judge MAYER will charge. the jury at
1870 o'clock this morning and will prob
ably intrust the case 10 the jurors before
| o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
Authorities Are Retlcent.

by Joseph Frame. the attenullS p"S
. cian. would only say to-day that he founo
the admiral i'll on Friday He would not
state the nature Of the ailment From
him the matter went 10 the medical eN-
aininer. Gilman Osgood Or. Osgood said
to-day:
II can only say that l performed an
autopsy on Saturday and made a report
70 the District Attorney, as is required in
all such cases
District Attorney Albert +. Parker was
oven more reticent. Il can say nothing
whatever regarding this case at present
was his statement
The widow was distressed over reports
that her husband had died of poisoning
and declared she did not believe they
were true.
81 cannot account for whatever mystery
surrounds the death Of Admiral Eaton
she said. 1T was certainly singular
affair We believed that death was due 10
natural causes. The family realized. OF
course. that he had not been in good
health for the last three years. but we
were not alarmed AT his condition.
MIR Eaton was taken suddenly I'll on
Thursday and was attended by DR.. Joseph
Frame. Of Rockland who was treating
another member Of the family. and who
happened TO he i'm the house at the time.
Although confined to his bed. Mr. Eaton
did rot realize that his condition was Sc
rious nor did the members Of the family.
We had no idea that the end was so
near"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
Crime Bigger in Names OF Honor.

1--WE all know some Of these men have
names that have been honorable names.
Theirs is the greater crime because they
have prostituted them The penitentiarics
ere full Of men who have good names ana
have used them TO defraud others.
strained feeling soon arose between
the prosecutor and tho three attorneys for
the defence. The prosecutor was IRE
ouently interrupted 10y them with objcc-
lions. but each time he replied by reading
passages from the evidence that DC as
serted proved his right To tho line OF ar
sument followed by him. Finally Nj.
Wiso refused 10 pay any attention To- the
objections. and when Thomas W Proctor.
counsel for Freeman. again Interrupted.
Mi Wise said TO the Jury
Il am not going TO waste any time on
Mr.. Proctor. I've got something serious
10 talk about'
He began 10 anayzc the whole schem"
81 the numerous Hawthorne promotions
from their inception. He described ih"
formation Of the Tcmagami Cobalt Mines
Company i'm september. 1905. aad went on
through Tire organization ~ subsequent
companies that were launched 10 reap 'I"
harvest 81 silver dollars from thc public
uu'u tic rostoHicc authorities interier"d
The defendants had set up the contcn-
ton that thcy had acted on good faith.
basirc the assertions 100 their stock-seliins
literature on competent sources az infor-
nation When they wrote that they re-
ccived reports from engineers and OK
ports not one engineer or expert had VS.
tied the properties. Mr Wise declared. and
their Grst circular was based on informa-
ton contained In a little hook that was
being sold ,n drug stores lu the Cobalt
district
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
HINTS Of MYSTERY IN
ADMIRAL EATON'S DEATH
Poisoning Rumored and MasSa'
ChusettS Authorities SeCretIve
as They Begin Inquiry.
ONLY SIX AT HIS GRAVE
Widow and Her Mother Declare
Veteran Died from Natural
Causes, Though Illness
Was Sudden.

Lowell. Mass. March l2-While state
authorities here were attempting to-daE
20 determine whether death was due To
natural causes. the body of Rear Admiral
Joseph Giles Eaton. /. $. y. Tetired)
was laid beside that Of his first wife.
MARY Anne Narnum. in Oakland Gene
tory. az Dracut. an adjoining town. where
The two we've married forty-two years ago.
There was no service al the grave. AND
only six persons witnessed the buraL
These included the present Mrs Eaton
and her daughter BY an earlier marriage,
Dorothy Ainsworth, who accompanied the
body from the Eaton home at Norwel
Admiral Eaton died suddenly early Sat
rrdar. At the time death was ascrihed
To AGATE indigestion. The same day. how
over. tho authorities began an inquiry.
the basis for which has not been dis
gfOsoi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23
EASY FANCY WORK
FOR IDLE HOURS

Undoubtedly the rush and hurry OF mod
era life leave many women with little
spare time for needIework. There are
still LETT. more especially in the country,
quiet homes where the lady Of the house
and her daughters have sufficient time to
make embroidery. lacework and such like
Z pleasant occupation OF the leisure hour
The following sorts are got too well
known 10 be embarrassing, even TO the
expert at the work table
The darning stitch is one OF the easiest
and most effective with which 10 decorate
household etceteras, pillow slips, tray
cloths and the like
The materials chosen should be of fairly
coarse observation-disclosures, crash, Irish
linen or ever cotton rep.
SCAMP your transfer design on the ma
terfai exactly In line with the weave: then
begin darning backward and forward, FILL
ing In the whole OF the pattern with
stitches that go over and under each
thread In the material 1t is wonderfully
simple to do. and the finished effect really
excellent
a crash cushion cover would look vel
worked In brilliant Roumanian eolors-red
yellow and blue-whiIe q nursery table
cloth In coarse linen or unbieached mus
lin. with flowers, animals or small figures
for the border, would look excellent car.
RED out IN various shades, and worked in
strong cotton or lustrous threads
The beautiful strips, small squares and
other odd pieces of Japanese embroidery
thaA can be obtained. or are nearly Away.
alYeedy In the possession OF those who
have Travelled east, can be utilized In 9
vty5ety a. charming ways.
Eesenost among these i the theate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23
Brown Bread (B0ston).

Mix and sift together one cupful of rye
meal, one cupful granulated cornmeal
three-quarter teaspoonful of soda. one
teaspoonful of salt one cupful of graham
flour. Add three-quarter cupful of mo-
lasses, two cupfuls of sour milk. Stir un.
I'll well mixed. turn into Well buttered
mold and steam three and one-half hours
The cover should he buttered before be-
ing placed on mold and then tied dowr
with string; otherwise the bread Nigh,
force off the cover. The mold shoult
never he more than three-quarters full A
melon mold one pound baking powder
cans or a fve-pound lard can may bS
used for mold. For steaming place mold
on a trivet in kettle containing boiling
water, allowing water to come half way
up around mold; cover closely and steam
adding, as needed, more boiling water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23

most cases hotels do not possess Ii
censes for the sale of alcohol and IN
Reykjavik. the capital, strong drinl
can be bought only in one hotel.
There are still many opponents O
prohibition, and these work energetic
ally against the application Of the law.
arguing that it means the restriction
of personal liberty and that the treas
ury cannot dispense with the revenue
on spirits.