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New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
INSISTS MAN Is R0STR0M
Vogt Asserts Aphasia Patient Is
Surely Naval officer.

Edward Nogt. of Newark. who wrote
10 officials Of the Minnesota State Hos
pital. at Rochester. Mimi that the
mysterious Richard Roe" who had been
a patient. suffering from aphasia, for six
years. was Lieutenant Jacob c. Rostrom.
OF the United States Navy, stuck to his
story yesterday.
Voct. who lives at No 76 Niagara
street. Newark, is employed in the r.
Neumann Company's factory at No. st
Francis street. He says he worked for
two wears and a half as a wise hand un-
der Lieutenant Rostrom. Rostrom went
ashore at Matanzas, Cuba, during an en-
gagement there I'm the Spanish war. Nogt
saws. and when he returned to the ship
with his head swathed I'm bandages he.
Voct. was among those who cheered him.
The picture of Richard Roe" that he
saw in A Newark paper was unmis-
takably that Of his former officer. Noet
asserts. Rostroms home, according TO
Vogt. is in Baltimore.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
TRIP TO NEGLECTED GRAVES
Elmhurst Residents Will Visit Early
Settlers Tombs.

Several residents Of Elmhurst Long
Island. have agreed TO decorate many
long neglected graves of historic interest
on Friday for the first time in half
century These graves are In an absn-
doned cemetery at Justice and Toledo
streets. Elmhurst. There has not been
burial there since the Civil War, and
practically no care has been taken Of the
cemetery. The graves contain the orig
inal settlers Of Newtown, now known as
Elmhurst.
Il is also being planned to petition Bor-
ough President Connolly of queens to
have the cemetery cared for by the city.
The burial place consists Of three-quar
ters OF an acre Many Revolutionary sol
diers are said to lie there. The grave
stones and marble slabe have fallen and
some have crumbled away. on many the
inscriptions are undecipherable. Prob
ably the oldest stone is one bearing the
following inscription: IT. NJ; Dyd 9 Jan.
1865" There are many eighteenth century
dates on other stones
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
WOMAN AND NURSE
FROM DEATH IN POND
MorristoWn Man Rescues Res
cuer" and Then Battles Pa
tient's Suicide Attempt.
IN reIsEr,ph % .rhe TrIhune.

MorristnNn. y. = Nav 25-An inmate
OF the State Hospital al Greystone Park.
who attempted TO end her life, and her
attendant were saved from drowning this
afternoon I'm Jaquis Pond at Morris
Flains by Thomas Moreland, of this town.
Mrs Clark Mengie. a private patient
and wife of Union Hill physician
strolled 10 the pond. Mrs. Mengie eX-
claimed that she had lost her glove. and.
darting away from Miss Shannon, her at
tendant dove into the pond.
Miss Shannon screamed and plunged in
after her. The nurse. in water up To her
chin. was about to collapse when More
land grabbed her He carried her to
shore and then went after Mrs. Mengie.
who was submerged about eighteen feet
from land.
Moreland brought Mrs Mongie 10 the
surface. and with difficulty swan with
her to the bank. She was unconscious,
but in twenty minutes was revived by
Moreland and John p. Lyons. with whom
he was driving when attracted by the
cries of the nurse
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
arson IN FURRY As
STATE SUDDENLY RESTS
r,,,uht Mapping, He ConfeSSeS
He Hasn't Even cubpenaed
Some Witnesses.
nEfENCE EXPLAINS CASE
n.sth Accidental and Due to
Any of Half Dozen Causes
Not Time for
Strangulation.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

x.,burr. y. Y. May 26-With the
...,.ptation Of testimony designed TO
- a motive for the murder of Mrs
o,,a Menschik Szabo. and directly after
,sr.s medical experts had asserted her
s..,b Was caused by strangulation. the
..osscution suddenly rested at $50
,.,ock this afternoon in the trial Of Bur
nm ". Gibson.
All calculations were upset by the Dis
,,i,, Attorneys unexpected move Even
,,s LAWYERS for the defence were caught
r,avares anl pleaded for an extension
:, time when Justice Arthur s Tomp-
lns told them that they would have to
anon their case tonight. The Justice.
,ovever would not tolerate any delay
When court reconvened at $50 o'clock
this evening Harry Kohl Of counsel FOR
Gibson. opened the defence asserting he
vould prove that Mrs Szabo's death
vas accidental The defence would pro-
suce witnesses. he said To prove that
Mrs szaboS death could have resulted
from any one of six or seven causes.
they would also show. he said that in
N. FIVE seconds in which. according to
me prosecutions witness. John Minturn.
ne occurrence on Greenwood Lake took
psce, Mrs. Szabos death could not have
been caused by strangulation
Mr. Kohl said no testimony would he
introduced except such as would be re-
ouired TO meet the issue presented by
the people. that Mrs. Szabo was Killed
BY stranguiation.
When Kohl closed Gibson arose and
requested the court 10 allow him more
he wanted 10 go over a number Of papers
jointly with his lawyers. that a number
Of his witnesses had not been sub
ppnsed and that he was not prepared 10
70 ahead with his case.
The court granted his request. hut di-
rseted the defendant To be prepared to
continue with the trial Tuesday morning
Then court adjourned.
This afternoon the prosecution in quick
succession put on the stand the three ex-
psrts who were present when the autop-
y on Mrs Szabo's body was performed.
strangulatioD caused by outward pressure.
upward and backward from the outside.
This had the effect the experts testified.
Of pressing down the epiglotts. fixing
IL permanently. so that the respiratory
@gans were absolutely stopped
Testimony showing Gibson's movements
the death Of Mrs. Szabo. with
a view 70 proving his motive in putting
her out Of the way was 10 get posses
sion Of her $1,000. was given by several
Witnesses
John Minturn. the son OF the Greenwood
lake storekeeper, who is supposed TO
ave been an eyewitness Of Mrs. Szabo' $
tsath on July l6. became confused under
Qoss- s-eXamination. but stuck TO the es-
sental points Of his story that there was
& struggle In the boat and both occu-
pants went over the same side
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
GAS COMPANY FINANCING
Consolidated Reported To Be in
Market for New Funds.

Financing amounting TO go 00o or S3,-
OOo.co may be announced I'm the near
future by the Consolidated Gas Company.
according TO Wall Street report 1t Is
stated that its cash position is lower
than at any time since reports 10 the
Public Service Commission were begun.
and that expenditures this year for new
construction, additions and betterments.
exceed those Of any previous year.
Except for the sale OF 100000 in Au-
gust, 1908, and renewed yearly thereafter.
and the sale Of S2,5oOODO notes described
as ordinary bills payable, the Consoli-
dated Gas Company has done no financing
since June. 1904. At that time the COM
pany sold 100000 per cent fve-year
convertible debentures.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
RIVER VICTIM IDENTIFIED
Man Drowned at Nyack Was
r. G. Campbell. of New York.
2Y Telerranh n The Trlhnne. !

by Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Nyack. y. y, May 26.-Daniel G. Ar
nur' manager OF the De Koven opera
.ompany identified to-day the man found
drowned In the Hudson River. of Nyack'
est saturday as Robert G. Campbell
Vhce manager Of the Ringing shows ana
sel known as a member Of theatrical
o"postlng firm. Bernard Link. partner
'so Identified the body Mr.. Campbell was
,AV years old and lived with his WIFE
ss0shter and son in Riverside Drive. New
i~k City. A married daughter lives In
ONION. and another son IS at school In
Paris
,oAr; Arthur said he could not account
NJ hs friends death. lie thinks Campbell
~ iueq a night boat and fell overheard.
,sss mac no business troubles. Mr.. Arthur
~ and his home life was happy lie
a thirtysecond degree Mason.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
MAY ISSUE STATE NOTES
Controllers Representatives in
Financial District.

Representatives Of state Controller Soh-
mer were in the financial district yester-
day TO negotiate a sale OF New York
State notes In accordance with the au-
thority conferred on the Controller by
the Frawley bill. signed by Governor Sui
ger on Saturday.
The hill authorizes the Controller to
issue bills or notes at not exceeding ; per
cent interest and Of no longer than
years maturity in expectation Of the
sale Of bonds The state has interest pay
ments Of sJ.0CoOoO due within the next six
eeks. and needs money besides for the
continuance Of the barge canal work. u
is probable that about S25,o0,oco will b,
borrowed during the course Of the year
under the authority conferred by the
Frawley bill
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
TO SEE GREAT PARK PICTURE

The Board Of Estimate this morning
will see from a drawing how Riverside
Park will appear eventually II all the
proiects planned for its beautihcaion
are carried out. In little more than
week the drawing has been executed ny
a Chicago artist, K Pettet. who has been
at work in the Park Department Offices
IN the Arsenal in Central Park. The
pen picture is about five feet deep ana
efteen or more feet long and includes
renroduction OF the area between I2d
street and 129th street.
II think IL an excellent piece OF work.
said commissioner StoVer yesterday,
.fand N ought TO convince the members
of the board and the public at large.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
GEN. SICKLES RISKS FIRE
Smoke Routs Others, but He
Sits at Window.

General Daniel +. Sickles refused 10
leave his home, No. % Fifth avenue.
early yesterday morning during fire In
the coal vault in the cellar. The smoke
forced other tenants from the building.
which is Of fQur stories, but the general
saying smoke could not scare him, sat at
an open window until the fire was put
out
The blaze was discovered by patrol
man about o'clock After sending In an
alarm he returned TO the house ana
warned the tenants.
Firemen Cunningham and Hansky' OF
Engine Company 72. were overcome by
emoke while working in the cellar and
we're carried to the street. The loss Is
about 800.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
SEEK PAY FOR "BIG TIM"
Committee Will Collect Salary
of Afflicted Representative.

Washington. May 2s.-Representative
Timothy u. Sullivan. of New York. who
has been unable to come 10 Washington
since the extra session OF Congress be
gan may not appear at all during tho
SD Congress. \ letter which reached
the Capitol to-day indicated that the
committee i'm charge Of his affairs. head
ed by Lawrence Mulligan. would take
steps to collect Mr. Sullivan's salary ds
a member OF Congress, which has been
accommodating since March (. when his
Congress term began.
Under the rules an authorized COM
mite. in such a case may collect the
salary. but not the mileage allowance
~ member OF Congress. who. so far
as the law is concerned is entitled 20
the salary whether he appears in Wash
ington or not.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
MICHAEL sHILLITONI INDICTED
'sthef Of Policemen S Slayer Charged
with Murder.

N'ehsel shinitoni. whose son Oreste is
p'seo with killing Patrolmen Teare and
1ney and John Rizzo. was indicted for
aer s. IN the first degree yesterday. lie
.aaen not guilty before Judge Swami.
~. 'noietment was found upon the testi-
"a Iy OF Nellie Di Carlo. a sixteen-year-
.ni' VINO said that shortly before the
. his son N''@'' ''''''N
ss,S O''nation reached the District Attor-
~. once yesterday that Oreste had
~, seen in construction camp on the
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
IMPERATOR MAKES 23 KNOTS
New German Liner Now Ready for
Maiden Trip to New York.
Inv cable 10 The Tribune.

BY 'abIF 70 nc TrIbuht.I
Berlin. May 26.-The northern trial
Of the giant steamship Imperator,
"Dreadnought of peace" has proved a
great success. Her huge engines
worked with wonderful smoothness on
the run to the coast OF Norway. Dur
ing the prescribed trip of eight hours
she developed an average speed OF
twenty-three knots without putting the
engines 10 the full extent Of their
power.
The supervising committee which
made The trip was more than satisfied
with her performance and announced
that she is now ready for her maiden
VOYAGE to NeW We
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
PRESIDENTS THUMB
Democratic Congressional Com
mittee to Obey Him.

FROM ne lIIbunf BuI'dh.
Washington. MAY 9.-Now that Presi-
dent Wilson has fully mapped out his ad-
vance plans for the campaign, the Demo
cratic Congressional Campaign Commit
tee will be called together early next
week for organization. II is expected To
adopt all OF the suggestions Of the
President who has caused two postpone
ments OF the organization.
The committee chairman will be thor
oughly amenable 10 White House sugges-
ton and the 1914 campaign Will he not
merely Congress affair. The Presi-
dent will have time 10 issue few gem
eraI directions and his plans Will be close
Ia followed during the political struBgle.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-27
NEW FRISCO BONDS
Railroad Asks Permission to
Issue $1,000, 1000.

St. Louis. May 26.-The Frisco lines
have made application TO the Missouri
Public Service Commission for permission
TO issue 10000 Of improvement and eN-
tension bonds. A hearing on the appilca-
ton will be held on Wednesday.
At the offices of Speyer CO.. the
Frisco bankers, nothing was known Of
,he proposed issue Of bonds. as outlined
I'm the above dispatch. y. r. 1oakum'
chairman Of the board Of directors couid
not be seen at his office yesterday, but
II is believed that the new bonds. II is
sued will provide for the roads imme-
diate requirements and still leave sur
nIus for much needed Improvements.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26

Washington, June "a. (SpeciaD
Representative Gambler of
Mississippi, has four bills in the
House affecting the interests Of
Mississippi. One of the bills pro-
vides that the limits of Shiloh
National Park be extended so as
to show by markers movements
of the Union armies from Shiloh
to Corinth.
Another bill provides that the
Federal Government donate tc
the state Of Mississippi all pub.
lie lands within the state. to be
disposed Of or used for public
school purposes.
The third bill would refund the
cotton tax collected between 1876;
and 1868.
Another measure would enforce
proper labelling of canned goods
inspected under the pure food an'
drugs act.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26
THOUGHTFUL DISCOURSE
BY BISHOP REBEIELD
Distinguished PrsIats Addresses
Large Congregation at First
Methodist Church.

The Right Rev. w. P. Their
kield. bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church. South. whose
home is in New Orleans. preach
ed at the First Methodist church
last Sunday morning. and was
greeted by a large congregation.
Bishop Thirkield took as his
theme the text: Love the Lord.
thy God. with thy whole soul and
thy neighbor as thyself.. and
delivered a thoughtful. scholarly
and erudite discourse. impressing
upon his hearers the fact that it
is impossible for ony man to live
a true Christian life unless he pos
sesses in his heart a reverence
for his Heavenly Father and love
for his fellow men.
Bishop Thirkield is well known
in Columbus. and during his re-
cent visit to the city was the re-
cipient of numerous social cour-
tesies and attentions.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26

Mr.. w. c. Coffee. agent in this
city for the Southern Express
Company. and Mr.. ]. w. Joyner.
who has been running as messen-
ger for the company on the main
line of the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road between Mobile and st.
Louis, have exchanged places.
Mr.. Joyner becoming local agent
for the company and Mr.. Coffee
assuming the duties of messen-
ger.
The change was made at the
request of the two men affected.
Mr.. Joyner wanted a fixed loca-
ton and Mr.. Coffee desired to
resume work on the road.
Mr.. Coffee has been local agent
for the company for several
years. and during his residence
| in Columbus has made numerous
| friends who sincerely regret his
departure. Mr.. Joyner has had
extended experience in the ex-
press service. and viii make q
worthy successor to Mr.. Coffee.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26
Monuments Erected to Mem
berS who Have Died Dur
Past Year Unveiled.
GRAFTON BY Mr.. GARNETT
Memorial Exercises Occurred at
Friendship Cemetery. and
were Largely Attended.

In accordance with a long es-
tablished custom. Queen City
Camp. No. %, Woodmen of the
World. on last Sunday paid trib-
ute to its dead by unwilling
monuments which have been
erected to their memory. Men,
bers of the camp who have had
their resting places marked dur
the past year are Messrs. E. M.
Baugh. J.W. Adams. S. w. Good
man. Sam Kline. 7. E. Bell. j. E.
Moore and S. C. Cummings, and
monuments erected in their hon.
or were unveiled.
The principal feature of the
occasion was memorial address,
which was delivered by Hon. C.
L. Garnett. a prominent member
of the local bar. Mr.. Garnett is
a gentleman possessed of unus-
ual forsenic ability. and spoke
eloquently and feelingly. paying
high tribute to the order as
whole and especially to the men
in whose honor the service was
held.
In addition to the address by
Mr.. Garnett there was a recita-
tion by Miss Lucy Lawley and a
choir under the direction Of Mrs
B. X. Sessums rendered appro'
pirate music. an especially enjoy
able number having been the vo'
cal selection by a quartette com
/ posed of Misses Ollie and Mel
Sanders and Messrs. d.. Bailey
and Eugene Muslin.
The members of the CAM
marched from the Woodme
building on North Second ave
nue. to the cemetery in a body
the procession having been i
charge of Mr.. W. H. Duncan
who was marshal of the day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26
1--we STOCK SPECIAL TO
Be OPERATED BY RAILROADS
Southern and Mobile and Ohio
to Send Livestock Train
Through This Section

Under the auspicies of the
State Department of Agriculture
the Southern Railway and
the Mobile and Ohio railway
will soon send a forage. silo and
live stock special over their lines
in this State.
The train will start at State
Line, Miss, July 18th and will
conclude its journey at Hollon.
dale August 9th, being sched-
uled to reach Columbus Thursday
July 3lst, and remain here sew
eral hours.
The train will consist of eight
or ten cars, including passenger
coaches, a lecture car and sever
al exhibition cars. On one OF
the exhibition cars there will be
a complete silo in full operation
Other interesting exhibits will
be included, and Commissioner
of Agriculture Blakeslee and
other well known agronomists
who are to accompany the train
will deliver addresses at the diff.
ferent towns along its route.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26

TRUE FEELING IS FRIENDLY


San Francisco. June "a TX. IL
jimi, the newly appointed Japan
ese consul-general at New York.
arrived here yesterday. and i'm
mediately began discounting the
alarmist discussion of the rela-
tions between his country and
the United States.
"All this war talk over the
alien land bill is but the work of
agitators." he said. ''It does
not express our true feeling.
Japan believes the United States
will treat her fairly, and is
awaiting with patience for a just
and quiet settlement of the diff
ficulty. /"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26
Outing Of Boy Campers.

Jemison Mill was selected as a
campsite by the Boy Campers, an
organization composed of local
youths. which is under the d.
rection of Rev. w. W. Woodland.
pastor of the First Methodist
church. and they have been
camping there since last Monday.
The party, which expects to
return to Columbus tomorrow,
includes Messrs. Joe B. Love. his
son, Master Joe B. Love. Jr.,
Earl Wilson, Nelson Beard.
Harold Brown, John Lipsey, Joe
Randall, VIM. Gunter. Reuben
Searcy, Robert Belts. William
Landrum. George Sherman and
Wiley Johnston.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26
Negro Dies Suddenly.

Lindsay Coleman, a well known
negro who for many years drove
a hack on the streets but who has
recently been acting as porter
for a local club room. died sud-
denly yesterday morning at his
home. corner North Eighteenth
street and Tenth avenue. He
arose at an early hour and start
ed to work. but after having
gone only a short distance be-
came so faint that he was com.
PEELED to return home. He lay
down on his bed and expired in
q few moments, his death having
resulted from heart failure.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26
HR EGGlESTOH Will Hg9a.s.
ACCEPT CALL TO MERIDIAN
After Mature DeIibsratiOn Pastor
Of Presbyterian Church
Declines Offer.

1t will be good news not only
to the members of the Presbyter-
ian church but to the people Of
Columbus generally to learn that
Rev. R B. Eggleston has decided
not to accept the call recently ex-
tended him by the First Presby-
terian church in Meridian. but
will continue his present pastor
ate.
The call was extended some
time ago. and after consideration
was declined by Mr.. Eggleston.
who gave as areason therefor that
he had but recently taken up the
pastorate of the local church. and
that his work here was not only
pleasant but was being attended
by good results he had no desire
to relinquish it.
Mr.. Eggleston came here last
fall from Richmond. Va. and has
during his short residence here
become very popular with our
people. His work has been
most efficient, the attendance
upon services having increased at
such a rapid rate that it was re-
Gently found necessary to enlarge
the church.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26
%.sa.GI:FR .I:F GWEN TEN
YEARS n PRISON
Former Secretary of the State
Prison Board Sentenced
at Jackson.
STATE COTTON ATTACHED
Boyee q Company Accused Of
Conspiracy. and Cotton Held
In New Orleans.

There were two exceedingly
important developments in the
penitentiary scandal Monday.
Lawrence Yerger. the defaulting
secretary of the State prison
board. whose peculations amount
to more than $50, 900, having
plead guilty to the charge of en-
bezzlement and been sentenced
to serve ten years in the peniten-
tiary, and an attachment having
been filed by Attorney-General
Ross Collins to secure possession
of l, 126 bales of cotton purchas-
ed recently from the Mississippi
State prison board by Boyce &
Company of Memphis, and now
on the docks at New Orleans
awaiting export.
Yerger was arraigned before
Judge Henry in the Kinds county
circuit court at Jackson Monday.
and plead gully to an Indictment
charging him with the embezzle-
ment of about thirty thousand
dollars. and was Immediately SEN
fenced to ten years. hard labor.
The request for a writ of at
tachment on the cotton at New
Orleans was made by direction
of Governor Brewer. who in an
open letter to the attorney-gen-
eral charges that Boyce & Com
pany have made enormous profits
on cotton purchased from the
State of Mississippi through the
fraudulent manipulation of
weights.
Attachment of the bank ac-
counts and Office equipment Of
Boyce & Company at Clarksdale.
is also requested in a petition
filed on Monday. C. L. Wilkin-
son & Company. another Mem
phis firm. is made co-defendant
in this action.
Yerger has not yet entered
upon his term Of state imprison-
ment, as Judge Henry, acting on
advice of the district attorney.
directed that he might be held
here, indicating that either the
court or the grand jury might
require his presence and testi-
mony in the further proceedings
pending. He was remanded "a
, the care of Jailer Ruckea, and il
may be several days before he Il
turned over to the penitentiary
officers.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26
The Mayors Court.

Eugene. alias Bud Green. a.
well known local character. was
before Mayor Donnell Monday.
charged with be being drunk and
disturbing the peace in the vicin-
ity of the Mobile & Ohio depot.
and was fined $3.50.
AL Chamblee. a negro, was
fined So. so on a drunk and dis
orderly charge.
Charles Lindsay was arraigned
on the charge of assault and bat.
terry. and upon being found gull
ty was sentenced to pay a fine Of
$50 or serve thirty days on the
county farm.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-26

From 8 to IL this morning we
offer you your choice OF any of
the laces on our special SC coun-
ter. These 3 hours only &c.
Between the same hours 60 to
12) our fine 20 cent quality book
fold India linon, 8 hours only, 10c.
From 4 to s Specials
From 4 to 6 o'clock this after
noon we offer any Of the laces on
our special 10 cent counter, these
two hours only, per yard 6kc.
Also sheer white French lawn,
as inches wide, our regular 35c
value, from 4 to s only 15c.
The Woman's Store.