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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
SUES "WHITE SLAVE" MAN
Wife Seeks Divorce from Pris-
oner at McNeils Island.

Mrs. Ralph W. Stetson. of No. 256 Hem
lock street. Brooklyn. has begun action
for an absolute divorce from her husband.
giving as her grounds that lie is now
serving n sentence for white slavery
in The federal prison at McNefl's lslanl.
on the Pacific Coast
Mr. and Mrs. Stetson were married july
.. 1860. Mrs. Stctson says her husband
ran away last May with a woman named
Ida MAY He was arrested in Reno, New.
July /. iei3 charged with white slavery,
was convicted and sentenced to serve
eight months in Jail and TO pay a iine OF
5000. Accompanying the papers >in the
suit which Mrs Stetson filed Yesterday IS
a letter which she received from her nus
band December l.. 1872. 1t reads IN part
Dear Kitty: Just arrived at seattle'
Wash. Leaving in a few moments Tor the
federal prison. McNeils Island. Have
Won seen Mr.. Edrop? Everything, can oe
ARRANGED for a pardon II only MI. Eorop
and Mr. Enrich will use their influence
They should work quick. II at all. Have
YOU received all my letters? Have ohy
received one from YOU in nearly eight
weeks. This alone makes me feel mshiy
lonely. In case my letters have not
reached YOU. will tell you now what'i re-
.eived at the hands of the court-eigh-
,een months and $500 fine, the fine to he
maid off by serving thirty days extra ana
then taking the poor DEBTORS oath.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
WILSON PRECEDENT FUTILE
Wagner Flags Move to Let Sui
ger Be Human Being"
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany. April lo.-Governor SulzNr's d.
rect primary message reached the Senate
this morning when there were about fnur
members present. one or them was Zion
+. Brown. tho Republican leader. An
other was Senator Wagner, the majority
leader, who was presiding. After the an
nouncement was made that message
10 the Senate had been received from the
Governor at the hand OF his private sec
retary.' Senator Brown offered reso-
luton that the Governor be invited TO
read the message In person, accompanied
by his military staff in full uniform.
The resolution is referred 10 the Com
mittee on Finance" said Senator Was-
ner. without smile. Then the clerk be-
gan TO read the message.
Il raise the question that there il no
quorum present said Senator Brown,
and that ii would be undignifed 10 read
a message from the Chief Executive with
only q minority present"
The reading OF the message was then
deferred until tonight. when there was
quorum present. This morning most al
the Senator's were attending the Stilwcll
hearing. which explains the lack OF
quorum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
SCHOOL BILLS ADVANCED
Measures Shear Maxwell OF
Much of His Power.

Albany. April lO.-Four OF Assemoiy ma u
McKee's bills shearing City Supeiih'e"u
cnt Maxwell of the New York school 80.
tenn OF much OF his power at the pence.
Of President Churchill of the boaIo .,
Education we're advanced to the ordei "a
final passage in the Senate to-nishl, ave-
hot fight led by Senator Elon Il. bfo"".
The Republican leader said the SCI "
measures would result in the preah'"s
down OF a well established ordered a'u
splendidiy efficient system in inc Nc"
York CITY schools. He said Nicho'a'
Murray Butler, among others hao p'o
tested against these bills as iniqu 'o"s'
He declared il was evident they were De
ing damned through as political i'e"e-
utes by Tammany. Senator wayne. :
Democratic leader. denied this veheihen',
IS. and said they were mcritorious anu
progressive measures
The bills got practically stra'sh' parry
vot. in the committee OF the whoie. me
main bill OF the series. which "ou'o per
nit the Board OF Education to change
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
RIVERSIDE PARK BILLS HIT
Property Owners Misled, Says
Chamber of Commerce Report.

The Chamber of Commerce committee
on harbor and shipping submitted re-
port yesterday at the regular monthly
meeting opposing the Pollock Eisner bills
relating TO Riverside Park. The COM
mittce did not think the adjustment with
the New York Central was fair 10 the
property owners OF Riverside Park, who,
the report said had been led to believe
that the section would no. be opened for
commercial purposes.
Mortimer L. schiH. in behalf Of the
committee on finance and currency. pre-
scented report opposing the Goldberg
bill. which amends the stock corporation
law in its relation 10 the supervision OF
investment companies.
The committee on shipping reported ad-
versely on the dock bill.
Theodore T. Miller. chairman Q! the
committee on commercial education. re-
ported the opinion Of the memb RS
that no legislation should be passed along
those lines until the reports OF the cx-
perts recently engaged Should be made
public.
The committee on finance and curreY-"y
was instructed 10 investigate the proposed
federal income tax and report on ii At
tho next meeting.
The committee will pay special attention
TO the administrative feature Of the meas
urc Although the chamber agreed tina
the bill would be unpopular with about
per cent OF the voting public, tie
committee was recommended 10 advise
that the minimum taxable income be fixed
at ,x4.0oO
George W. Carpenter. Charles Blaine
Warner and lie Baron Sands Willard were
elected members of the chamber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
58TH BOMB RIGHT UNDER
NOSE OF THE POLICE
Patrolmen, On and Off Duty,
Hurled TO Ground by the
Force of Blast.

! Police Headquarters on Centre stree
vas shaken to its foundations las
night. and Patrclman Murphy, Of thu
| Mulberry street station. standing two
| blocks away. at Grand and Mulberry
J streets. was thrown from his feet. wher
terrific bomb explosion occurred or
| the ground floor of the six story tene'
ment house at No. 10 Mott street.
/ Last nights bomb, the fifty eighth t
, he set of in the city's streets since tn
/ first of the year exploded about 9:3t
! o'clock. just below the window Of the
| grocery store on the ground floor. occu-
/ pied 10y j. :. Pcridcs. 1t had evidently
been set of with time fuse. and the
chemicals if contained exploded with
unusual force.
The hundreds of Italians who live in
the tenement above the store poured
into the Railways and down the stairs
shouting and firing OF their rcvolvers
in the well known Italian style. Hun
drcds Of persons collected in the streets
and the reserves from the Mulberry
street station had hard work to keer
the crowds back OF the fire lines.
Many windows i'm the tenement house
were broken by the explosion. as well
as many i'm other houses along the
street. Patrolman Murphy. who was
sent with crushing force 10 the side
walk by the shock Of the bursting
bomb. picked himself up and ran to the
scene and aided in calming the excited
foreigners. Policemen from Hcadquar-
, ters also rushed from their posts and
assisted in establishing fire lines.
Although a crowd of detectives
swarmcd through the street within n
few minutes. they did not succeed in
making any arrests I'm direct connec-
| ton with the explosion. \ few mo-
ments before the bomb went off. how
ever Detectives Castana. Gratanno and
Carrao arrested Angelo Lagappato. n
No. 10 Stanton street. and Gusto Corso
Of No PSI Elizabeth street. Both pris-
oncrs were charged with having LOADED
rcvolvcrs in their possession.
| In connection with these arrests Il
was said last night that Second Dep
! uty Commissioner Doucherty haC
Summoned six Italian detectives tC
headquarters at Il o'clock and had in
structed them to make every effort tC
run down the man or men responsible
! for the recent series OF bomb outrages
Following his instructions. the detec'
tives left the big building in Centre
street and made the two arrests. The
men were all within block or two OF
the bomb when it exploded.
An idea OF the wholesale effects 81
! the bomb explosion is shown by tn
fact that in Police Headquarters. tive
blocks west, some veteran policemen
were holding meeting, and sev"ra
OF them We're thrown TO the floor. III
the Detective Bureau Detective def
| enthaler was answering the telephone
when the receiver was jerked from his
hands.
Patrolman Kuhn. who was in th.
Identification bureau, was thrown [,
the floor when the building was rocked
by the explosion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
NO CRIME TO BAR SULLIVAN
Four Men Who Did 1t Discharged ey
MaRistrate Levy.

-Four Italians. charged by cornenus ).
Sullivan. who claims he 10 cousin OIL
big Tim" with preventing MN from
entering the Offices OF the &. j. suiiNsh
Advertising Agency, at No. los West o''i'
street a week ago. were dismissed last
nioht BY Magistrate Levy In the Nest
Side Court.
In spIte of Sulliyan's assertion that ne
100 an of1csr of the company. Clark
.iordan who appeared for the defendants,
,,,ato,oi,ed he was not and that he had
no right TO enter the efices OF inc ao'er-
Using firm. HIS objections were sus'a'hru
BY the court. A counter charge Of tres
pass lodged against Sullivan oy Larry
Mulligsn was dismissed at the mot'on o.
his counsel upon sullivan's failure 10 have
the Italians held.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
MAY ADD SLAYERS TO
THE CARES OF HAMBURGER
Sheriff Writes Vigorous Protest
Against Proposed Tombs
Death House.

Sheriff Hamburger i. much disturbed
over a bill introduced at Albany by AS
semblyrnan NcGrath providing, among
other things. that murderers sentenced 10
death shall remain in the Tombs until
their appeals TO the Court OF Appeals
have been decided, which means from
eight months to year or more.
Under the law at present the sheriT
has ten days TO take the condemned men
70 the death house. but Sheriff ilarpurssr
has never awaited himself OF the ten-day
allowance. always removing the murdef-
ers 10 the sta,e prison on the Gay or SEN
,ence The new law would add to h's
esnonsbillty. because it would practical
IL establish a death house IN the Iomos
and make the Sheriff responsible.
Sheriff hamburger wrote yesterday TO
Edward j. McGoldrick, Assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel OF. New York. VINO IS
watching the legislative enactme'ts in the
in,eres,s of this city, protesting against
the bill. He wrote, in part: t..
This bill should not pass the l'esisia'-
,ue az II il absolutely impracucaoie' un-
lust and bad law from every stahu-
point. Under its provisions L. as oherih
of New York County. would be eohnpeiei
TO retain the custody. for a peTlou VI
eight months OF more. OF hrst cesree
murderers. without having any facihties
or any SUFFICIENT guard TO take care ana
watch over such prisoners. l have oh'y
six prison guards 70 take care OF approN'-
mately sixteen thousand prisoners SEN
fenced each year;
Il doubt whether such prisoners coU-a
he lodged in the New York City PRISON,
,nasmuch as the prisoners In such pris"i.
are in the custody OF the. Department %
correction. and not in the custody OF the
sheriff. and the prisoners in New forH
cnnnty iail are entirely CIV. prls0heTs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
WOULD PREVENT FLOODS
National Drainage Congress
Wants Prompt Federal Action.
PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTRY
Speaker Urges National Depart,
ment of Public Works-Pres-
ident Sends Message.

St Louis. April lO.-Prompt measures
To prevent foods along the Ohio and Mis-
sissipp rivers and their tributaries We're
urged by Isham Randolph in an address
before the National Drainage Congress
to-day Mr.. Randolph held that the resu-
lation of the flood waters necessarily was
a federal duty and he suggested that
eventually a new member OF the Cabinet.
10 be at the head Of federal department
OF public works. would be necessary He
said. in part
Il have been told that the estimated
cost OF a reservoir system which would
be a food preventive in the Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers would DC $40
100000 Suppose that system 10 be ex-
tended to West Virginia and Kentucky at
a cost Of s20,O000oo more, would 1t not be
good investment? Not only would this
expenditure save life and property along
the Ohio River. but IL would have like
results along the Mississippi below Cairo.
for with the holding bach Of excess foods
from the Ohio the food plane of the
MISSISSIPPI Wollu DC lowered.
This is not the whole problem: it is
but the problem of one section OF the
country. problem not for state solution.
but for the national government and it
is the duty Of the government to take
hold Of IT, and to take hold OF IT now.
with purpose. an intelligence AMI a
vigor which will forever end the annual
relief comes. This tribute mounts up 10
thousands OF human lives and into mill
ions upon millions OF property destroyed.
This great government needs a new
department. the Cabinet new portfolio.
We need national department OF public
works and its executive head should be
q member OF the Presidents Cabinet"
Governor Major OF Missouri in welcom-
ing the delegates. suggested David Il.
Francis as we'll qualified TO head the pro-
posed department of public works. Mr..
Francis. who is president OF the congress,
I'm reply suggested Colonel George w
Goethals builder Of tJe Panama Canal.
\ telegram from President Wilson. re-
sretting his inability TO attend the con-
sress. was read. The telegram con-
tinued.
The calamity in Ohio and Indiana
makes clearer than ever before the i'm
peratiye and immediate necessity for A
comprehensive and systematic plan for
drainage and flood control. very earn
estlv hope that your deliberations may
mark a long step forward in this direc-
ton.
The executive committee. which shapes
the motley Of the drainage congress. began
= session this evening to prepare the pro-
nosal that will be submitted to the de.e-
gates. The plan for department OF
nublic works. with Cabinet minister at
IT'S head. threw into the background the
talk of the appointment OF a national
drainage commission. and tonight indl-
cat,ons we're that the old plan would be
abandoned.
yvasiine,on. April IA permanent fed
oral fund OF ;l0o.Ooc.0oo for relief work in
,oc,lities laid waste by Hood. fire. earth
a,,.l,es and other oatastrophes was pro-
,,oe.d in resolution introduced IN the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11

House TO-DAY by Representative cary OF
Wisconsin. The resolution would author-
ize the Treasurer OF the United states 10
issue 500. 0o0 900 notes, 10 be held subs
ject 10 the orders Of the Secretary OF The
Interior.
\ bin 10 appropriate 81 200. 900 for the
relief Of the food districts OF ONO was
introduced by Representative Claypool' OF
ni,fa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
LONE RULE FOR CHARITIES
Nav York City Institutions Exempted
r..m state Board Control.

,,hanv. April l0.-GoVerhoi od'~er sighed
Aioa he Mcf.ligott bill exempting
.o-hs~, city from the law providing
Ne" t.ns for all charitable institu-
tha' 'n' a,,,e. must be approved by the
uo!is -~.a cf Charities. The Governor
pa .s.s e was merely in line WIN his home
rule policy ,,i.. 70 III. situation
and. oyar VIZ The State Board Of Char
q chsritie'p cen squabblins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
aucxe1sHops BARRED BY LAW

Albany. April lo.-Gove'hor su'%ei ~
DAY signed the Levy bill. pionipl'ing tne
operati1n Of bucketshops and the hiahlhs
of wash or 'marsin sales 81 h soois'
naners and docrments and the attendance
~ witnesses on any trial or In any pro-
cceIincs Initiated by the bistrict Atto'-
nev. Grand Jury or court Tor Nio'a'iohs''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
FLOOD AID FROM SINGERS.

The Beethoven Musical Society. an or
ganization of school children. gave
concert last night in Cooper Union Tor the
benefit of the food sufferers. The socie-
tvs orchestra OF about seventy musi-
clans took part.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
Quotes StiIwell Himself.

Quotes Stilwell riir1seH.
Lewis asserted that Stilwcll, while both
Kendall and Field were present. had
said: THAT is the fee that goes TO Lewis,
that has nothing TO do with me; Lewis
did the work"
Lewis said Kendall said he preferred 10
have him draft the bin, as the eleven
Stock Exchange reform measures had
been drafted by the legislative bill
drafting department and he said he was
afraid the Stock Exchange would get
next and slip joker in this one
Under examination. Lewis qualified his
statement that Stilwell had not benefited
IN any way from Kendslls $40 Zee ~
stating that out Of it he had paid Stilweil
80, which / had owed him for some
time"
Tho days session was marked by the
ending OF the Attorney Generals side OF
the case. He had produced the direct tes-
i!mony Of Kendall about the attempted
eytortion of Stilwell, OF Kendall and Field
ABOUT the telephone conversation by
which Kendall undertook to entrap Still
well into exposing himself in the part Of
a CRATER 10 Field, and had backed up this
testimony by the production OF dccumen-
tary evidence such as letters. kilograms
ard records 10 show that telephone calls
such as those described by Kendall and
Field were actually MADE.
Cross examination knocked few holes in
the general story--in fact, about all the
average layman could discover that il did
was 10 cause Kendall 10 contradict him
self or Field in some minor detail
Tamperine Alleged.
A feature Of the day was the attempt,
with as spectacular effects as he could
produce, OF Edgar NJ. Wilson, counsel for
stiwell, TO prove that Kendall had tried
10 tamper with one OF the witnesses. MISS
Ethel Allen, stenographer in Kendall
employ and at present treasurer of KEN
dalIs concern.
The gist OF Wilson's efforts was 10
show that before Miss Allen testified to
having overheard portion OF one o. the
telephone conversations between Senator
stilwell. in Albany, and Kendall. In Now
York her employer had tried TO get her
u swear that she could identify Stilwels
voice from what she'd heard Of it in the
courtroom to-day.
In his examination Of the girl wilson
scared her almost into stale OF col
laNse She was unable 10 speak. tears
started INTO her eyes and she seemtd on
he point of fainting. before she was e%-
cused from the STAND. 49, oon,n,it,.s
An executive session or tne coHlhhttee
was ensiIv necesssry TO settle the mat
t.r for the members got into wra ,a.e
AZ 10 what should be Done flnsny W., VIZ
took Kendalls testimony asIi.s e,afe-
Alien out % the room. kendail s'@'e-
nient was Just this: ,,,n,oon inst
II said 10 her: That gentIeinIsen s 81
sitting down is Senator StlI%e eId .,no.t
SAYS, Yes; ! know II IS aid 10 o her. II he
peaks p"1 again. pay attention to him; az
vol may be called on TO say soiio'"''e
about IL on the STAND.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
Governor Would Abolish Con.
ventionS and Shorten and
Simplify Ballot.
SEES PERIL OF DESP0TISM
Aims to Restore to People the
Rights Usurped "for the
Benefit of Invisible
Interests"

Albany. April l0-Governor Sulze-
sent 10 the Legislature to-day a message
recommending dras site amendment Of the
Tammany direct primary law now Oh
the statute books. lie advocates the
adjustment Of the state convention,
which would cause all state officers 10
be nominated in primaries. the correc-
ton Of the unit OF representation 50
there would be no more fourteen-foo,
ballots. the reduction Of the number Of
names required for anti-organizatioh
nominations. limitation OF the amount; TO
be expended in primary campaigns. the
removal OF the party emblem from pri
mary ballots and the prohibition Of the
use of party funds in primary cam.
paisns.
The first Of the year the Governor
urged legislation along a similar line. but
in mider degree. The present recon-
rlendations are those made by the most
eXtreIre OF the advocates OF the direct
primary system. They go much further
than Tammany Hall and the Republicans
in the Legislature have been willing 10 go.
They SO about as far as the original
Hinman-Green bill which Governor
Hughes advocated. though Governor
Sulzer does not advocate the Massachu-
sets form OF ballot in the primaries. as
Governor Hughes did.
What tie Governor advocates in a mes
sage and what he'll get from the Legs
laturc are very different things. however.
The bill now pending and which the
Democratic leaders intend to pass is likely
TO produce very slight improvements in
the law which already has proved so full
OF defcnts. The bill will not change the
unit OF primary representation. will
merely change the dimensions OF the bal
lot-not make II smaller-and will not g.
tcrd the scope Of the direct primary
a. az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
All Senator Got from Kendall'S
Check for $3.50, Lewis Tes-
titles, Was $40, Which He
Had Long Owed Him.
IN ROW OVER HELLO" GIRL
Counsel for Defence Accuses
Banknote Official of Tamper-
ing with Witness-Com-
mittee Has to Hold Ex-
ecutive Session. 2
lHy Teleg aph TO Tie T,rihnne l

Albany. April Ex-senator Stephen ]
stllwell opened his defence late this
afternoon by calling Samuel Lewis. IT..
formerly Senate revision clerk. to the
witness stand. Lewis swore he had never
given Stilwell cent from the proceeds Of
a $50 check he received from George II.
Kendall for drafting a bill which the
president OF the New York Bank Note
Company desired introduced 10 end Stock
Exchange discrimination in the engraving
of securities.
Kendall has insisted that Lewis split
the $50 with Stlwell and made it spe-
ciic feature in his charges of attempted
extorton against Stilwell which the Judi
ciary Committee has been hearing.
4 fluent. aggressive and positive Wit
Hess Lewis took pains to emphasize the
fact that he had told Kendall from the
start that the transaction was highly
proper and legal Describing a talk which
he said took place in the Capto, lunch
room-a talk which Kendall and GEORGE
\. Field vice-prcsident OF the note COM
paiy swear never took place-he said:
Mr. Kendall leaned over i'm his chair
and SdlNs MT. Lewis, l SuplRSt GU PIE
fer CASH. and stated loud enough for
the rest Of them TO hear: MIR. Kendall.
have no preference in the matter what
ever. You send me your check and will
send you a receipt / am not doing any
thing that | need be afraid OF or ashamed
OF. / am engaged in a lawful business
transaction, and prefer that the matter
be conducted in that way
To that Lewis said Kendall answered:
Il am very glad TO hear that for two rea-
sons: have not quite that amount of
cash with me. and it also relieves me
some TO think that all is right"
Il told him that so far as I was con-
cerned he could have no other kind OF
tTansa ctious." proclaimed Lewis.
The witness also testified that Kendall.
in the presence of Stilwell. had said TO
Field: You need have no hcsitancy
about using r.cwis's time in committing
about the bill because I'm paving him
for it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11

Wasting ION. April ia permanent fed
oraI fund OF ;l0O.Ooc,Ooo for relief work in
,oc,,ities laid waste by Hood. fire, earth
ouakes and other oatastrophes was pro-
nosed in resolution introduced IN INC