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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
HE HITS DOCTORS AS
BAD "GUESSERS" TOO
BabSOn, Accused of Statistical
Blunders. Tells Errors
Of Physicians.
STU DIES DEATH RECORDS
Asserts That St-MOrtcmS Re-
veal Ignorance Of Fatal
Diseases.
STU DIES DEATH RECORDS

Roger W Babson of Well. sley iiills
Mass. the statlstican and analyis; Of
business conditions. announced to THE
SIN yesterday the results of All inv-stiea-
tion somewhat out Of bis line, but 10
which he devoted his time for the benefit
of certain members of the medical pro-
fosson
MIR Babson said that he had TO quar-
rel with physicians and surgeons in gem
eral. but he was aroused over a recs,.
discussion at convention of medi al
men at which IL was suggested that Mr.
Bahson achieved his results chiefly by
guessing and that at times his guessing
was not of a high order.
This led me to try to hnd out just
how many times our medical men guess
right" said MIR Rabson. II. said that in
investigating the mistakes made by m.di-
cal men in diagnoses the statistics OF a
leading hospit,! in Massachusetts We're
put at his disposal He had the results
OF 200 post -mortem examinations at
the hospital. covering a period OF several
years. which he compared with the his
tory blank filled out when the patients
We're admitted To the hospital and with
the death certificates gi, ing the supposed
cause OF death.
The following table shows the u. .rcent-
age Of correct diagnoses inad. on tn his
tory slips AMI death certificates, Accord
ing to IN. statistics examined by Mr.
Eabson
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
KILLING LAID TO vIGILANTES,
NOunE Italian Gunman shot Down
In Rear Of saloon.

'hdfles Baker. youne Italian. known
10 the police as a gunman In the Little
iial" district of Harlem. WAS shot down
ana killed in II puplroum IN the rear OF III.
saloon " tmberto Nespasiani AZ 324 East
l13t street last n.ght. f'iv. outlets
strucs Baker. one in his thrua,. two in his
breast one in his left TENN. ana ON. in
his right temple. The killing ana ais,
several recent shoo;inss q. men with bad
records in ,he district are believed I, be
the work Of a v!gilanc" committee which
il determined to clean ~ ne dis.ric, IN
Its own way.
Policeman Conway lolIh II. shooting
from 1l3th street and Firs; aVc..ue. By
me time he reached In. saloon he found
only the proprietor In .he front roc,n and
Bakers body where Z had fallen. Tes.
pasar: SAID Ia hadn't aeea IN tho rear
room a: the time and knew nothing abou.
tn. shooting.
Nesnas!ani was arrested on n charge
OF violating the Sullivan law, as II re-
vol,er was found upstairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06

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Mr.. S,aw-nk added: Il kep; nv bank
open until :30 o'clock so as to acconn,o.
date al, who wished 70 t-,w MI, ,,o,.y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
VICIOUS MARE KILLS
RIDING INSTRUCTOR
Ernest Furst Kicked to Death
in Stall at Browns
Academy.

Ernest Furst. one Of the best known
riding instructors in town. was killed last
night while he was trying to tame "A mare
Of ugly temper The animal kicked Furst
in the chest. driving "A rib through his
heart.
Furst was chief instructor in William
II. Browns riding academy. SOC West
18th street. The animal is called Baby
Schens,rom and is owned by Wilhelm
Schenstron,. an electrical engineer, OF c06
West Ninety ninth street.
Ever since BABY Schenstrom has been
stabbed at Browns she has been ugly,
and the owner and "a negro stable hand
named Aisle Bailey have been the only
men able to handle her. Mr., Schenstrom
hfd been out for ride yesterday and
got back to the academy just before s
O'Clock. Bailey was watering the horse,
while Mr. Schenstrom. Furst and Brown.
the owner of the academy, stood near
the stall talking over the vicious streak
on which good treatment and kind
handling had no apparent effect.
II think the mare would get over kick
ing at every one who passes her stall IL
she became used to people," said Furst.
kuess II take "a chance on ner ana go
into the stall with her
Schenstrom and brown demonstrated.
but Furst insisted
she won't hurt me-" he said. "and
soon she'll be used to me. and will stop
kicking at people"
He stepped over toward the stall As
he came within range the mare measured
the distance with her eye. and her two
hind feet shot out together. striking Furst
squarely in the chest He was thrown
fifteen feet or more.
81 guess | was wrong about that
horse" he said weakly when SchenstAom
and Brown ran to him. Then he became
unconscious. and 10y the time an ambu-
lance arrived from Washington Heights
Hospital he was dead.
Furst was single, 40 years old. and
boarded at s53 st. Nicholas avenue His
mother and sister live in Berlin.
For years ne has been favorite rid
ing instructor for the patrons OF Browns,
and was particularly liked by the chill
drcn. He had reputation for horse
back bravery. and has made several spec
tacular stops OF runaways on Riverside
Drive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
MRS. spRECKELs ASKS DIVORCE
Charges Extreme Cruelty Against
YOung sugar Capitalist.

SAN Francisco. Dec 5-John u.
spreckels. Jr.. capitalist. was sued for d.
vorce to-day by Edith SpMckels. who
charges extreme cruelty. The complain
ant says that her husband treated her
with studious Indifference and d!srespect
SprecIels on numerous OCCASIONS II is
alleged, has wrongfully abscnted himself
from his home for from two days to two
weeks and has humiliated and en-
barrassed his wife by nassing and criti-
cislng her In the presence Of others
Mrs. spreckels asks for the custody of
their three children and suitable main
tenance, Mrs. Spreckels was Edith Hunt
ing,on. niece OF the late Coils j. Hunting
ton. She il a beautiful woman and their
wedding was a brilliant social affair
Young spreckels IS the only son OF John
ID. Sprechels, the rich sugar and shipping
merchant, who now lives In San Diego.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
LITTIEToNs IN AUTO CRASH
Ambulance Runs Into ca. Of ~.
Congressnan's VITO and son,

Mira Martin W. Littieton and her son
douglas had close escape from in,uv
Yesterday afternoon when a New Yor,,
Hospital ambulance ran into IN. auto.
mobile In which they were er,vrs a,
fifth avenue and Thirty fourth stree.
Traffic had been stopped at that po,n,
TO let the ambulance in charge of Chauf-
'enr Gustav Martin ana Or. Williamson.
pasA Mira Littleton stopped her ma
chine In the middle OF the street OF tho
inside line Of vehicles Chau.reu Mar
tin drove the ambulance into tire front
wiieeI of her car and smashed i.
MIRA L!ttleton ana her son went in
another car 10 their home at ia East
rlfty-Seventh street Di. Williamson toe 4
Joseph JacobA bs years old Of 1877 West
E'ghtieth street, 70 the hospital Ne Lad
fallen to the sidewalk in tain; from
spinal trouble.
Mr.. Littleton was Indignant last night
at the chauffeur, who, he says upbraitlei
Mrs Littleton. saying, didn't YOU see me
coming" MIR. l.ittleton placed Martin
with the mail wagon chauneurs in the
matter OF speed and careless driving-'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
PREVENTS FoRsBREY's ESCAPE
DannemOra Warden Gets Letter In.
tended for q Woman,

ALBANY, Dec. 5.--Reynolds Froshrey,
one Of tho most slippery murderer con-
vlcts In the country. has failed In his
second trial TO escape from Danncmora
prison. This time hs tried the hitherto
uninterrupted performance of breaking out
of a solitary confinement cell.
A letter to Margaret Ryan. led to the
failure Of his plan. The letter was in
tercepted by the prison authorities. It
directed Margaret Ryan to meet Frosbrey
and aid him In getting away after leav.
ing the prison
The keepers found thai the convict had
taken his cot 10 pieces. He made a ladder
Of tho wire springs and with one OF tho
legs he had forced an opening in the
roof Of tho exercise cell by spreading the
bars apart.
Last spring Frosbrey tried 10 blow up
the prison, bu. failed.
Frosbrey whiie In the Tombs awaiting
trial for killing Morris Schwartxkopf, a
jeweller, on July 20, escaped through All
airshaft ana was free nearly three weeks
The escape came a short time after
Margaret Ryan had been arrested for try.
Ing to slip acid and a small saw into his
cell while visiting him.
I'rosbrey was identified also as the man
wanted for the killing OF Waiter Meseritz
haberdasher Of ia Elatbush avenue.
Brookly1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
CR0SSTOWN MAIL TUBE PLAN.
O'Germap Starts Inquiry as New
York Ncrchnuts' Reauest.

WAsHlNdroN. Dec. 6.--Scnator O'Gor-
man at the request of tho Merchants As
ISOLATION tho city Club ana other civic
bodies In New York has !,sti,uted an in.
quiry 70 determine The "Npsdiency OF
having the Government authorize the con
struction of a tube under ground con.
Meeting the Pennsylvania Station viii,
the Grand Central Station
Tho object is TO expedite transmission
Of mails across New York city and 10
overcome difficulties In connection with
the movement OF mail wagons In the con.
gested districts OF New York
The Senator asked Postma ster q eneroI
Burleson to direct the Governments pne,,.
matte tube commission to Investigate ths
project.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
NEW YORK BANKER IN DUEL.
Head Of Transatlantic Trust Com,
pany Has Quarrel In Budapest.
Special C0bIe Despatch to TuE 81

Special CabIe Despatch to TnE SuN.
BUDAPEST, Dec. b.-Julius Pirnitzer,
president Of the Transatlantic Trust Com
pany, at 81 William street. New York,
fought q pistol duel hero yesterday with
Emile Zerkow'tz. formerly commercial
correspondent Of the Hungarian Depart
ment Of Commerce In New York. Neither
Of the men was injured. but Mr.. PIrnitzer
refused to shake hands with his opponent
There has been III feeling between Mr..
Printer and Mr.. Herkowitz for some
time, the former charging that the latter
conspired against him and sought to
drive him out OF his position, Mr. Print
Ger left New York about three weeks ago
for the express purpose OF meeting his OLD
enemy here ia Z duel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06

Mr. BaDson said that IN looking up ap-
pendic!tis cases he found that in /. per
cent. OF tn" operations for app.ndicl,is
the post-nlortcm examination showed tina,
the appendix was In perfect condition. Ills
Investigation brought him IN touch with
u report Oh pos;-murtc'n examinations
made by the Public Health. Hospital and
Budget Committee OF the New York Arad-
einy of Medicine. In whlca Dr Iol :.
O.r,e!, director ot the Russell Sage Ia
stituie " Patho.ogy. III discussing dag
noses, made this statement.
1t il apparent that only q :ew OF IN.
most evident diseases exceed 70 per cen,
in the hands Of an experienced diagnus-
low 90 per cent. In recognition anh SONS
even below 2j per cent
Prof Bashford. director of tns IN
psrial Cancer Institute in London. was
quoted in the same report IA severely
criticisins the diagnoses made here. lie
said that the returns from ceylon were
more reliable than those for New York
city
This whole subject .eH,irds me of u
true story Geard in London when | was
there recently" said Mr.. BabsorL "ln
the hospitals there the a!lment OF the pa
tent when lie is Rimitted is denoted by
certain letters, srch as II. r. for tuber-
culosis. An American doctor was exam
lining these history slips when his curl
osity was aroused by the number on which
the letters q. o. n appeared. He said
to the English physician who was show
Ing him around;
There seems to be a severe epidemic
Of this q. o. X. IN London What In It.
anyhow
"'Oh. that means God only knows said
the English physician"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
PRESIDENTS ILLNESS IS GRIP.
Dr. ';rm>On says There IL AU Cuus~
for Concern,

NAsAt$GgUN, Dec b.--Prcsidcnt VII
sons illness Is slight attack OF grip
IL WAS confined to the White House
again to-day. but his cold showed con-
siderable Improvement
pr. HTsNson III" Presidents physician.
said there was no cause for concern over
the Presidents condition. He added that
they we're taking every prccaution TO
break the cold ~ tho start
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
DYNAMITER TELLS
OF CRIME FOR GAIN

1O-mOrrow's sun offers an un-
usual human document IN the con.
fession Of George r. Davis. paid
dynxmiter Of the 1ronworkers Union.
Graphically ana dramatically are
told tales Of explosions that destroyed
property valued 1t thousands. Davis
says that he scrupled at taking
human life In his career Of crime for
gain. yet hc carried pounds Of explo-
siyes In crowded trains and through
city traffie
Many indictments resulted from
Da,is's story. first presented In dc.
tail by THE sun Tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
MEx1CANs KILL FRENCH AGENT.
Rebels Attacking Monterey sI.y
Consular Representative.

special Gable Despdfch TO TUE Sux.
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 5.-word reached
mere Tonight that the French Consular
representative In Monterey had been killed
IN a rebel attack on the town. The for.
eign colony tried va!n!y to get confrma-
ton or denial OF this and their failure
to get any news led to the belief that the
city had been taken by tho rebels invest.
ing it.
The decision Of the American Smelling
ana Refining Company TO close It's great
smelling plants outside Monterey added to
'he anxiety about the safety OF forc,gn
residents there. The smeltcrs employ
hundreds OF native laborers. and II was
feared riots would follow the discharge OF
those men,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
WHIPPING POST IN ACTION AGAIN
Delaware Wife Heater VIII Su1.r
From the Lush.

WILMINGTON, Del. Dec. 6.--The Della.
ware whipping post Will be In operation
again Tomorrow. with Warden Crawford
welding the cat at-o'-nine tails.
wife beater who Will serve four
months Will get ten iashes. MS will "a thief
sentenced TO SIX months, and a house
breaker to be imprisoned three y.a,. Will
suffer twenty iashes.
John DohrinG. white man who s;ole
forty pounds OF brass pipe. escaped the
lsShes because he wss operated upon .e.
GENTLY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
DOES EVERYTHING BACKWARD
Giri's Heart on WrOns side, Jth~r
Organs Dispiacrd.

: N
LoApoN, Dec o. --H.rn'rchan p,vsl-
maiity on tho part OF II s1-l who insisted
on doing everything backward writing
IRON rSht 10 lett, unul an examination
by tile X-rays revealed The fact tina; hey
heart Is on the right side and some of
h.r other organs. Including the brain, are
also displaced.
Tho cast has renewed Interest n tina.
OF ,he boy who SAW thuss upside down
and wrote IL that fashion. The latter
cau'e to light about two weeks ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
HUERTA SEEKS JAPANESE ARMS
IN Delegation NeGotiatcI
with Q Syndicate.
specio' Coois DespascA 70 Tns ST,

specio' Co6ie DespdfcA 70 THs suS.
TOXIC. Dec. 5.-FOur members Of the
suite Of Francisco dc Ia Barra, the Mexi.
can envoy. who is on his way here from
Paris. have been here for five days and
have been in constant negotiation for the
purchase Of arms and ammunition.
They are negotiating with tho Taiho.
shokai syndicate. comprising three arma.
ment manufacturing firms
The result Of the negotiations or how
they are progressing is kept secret
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06

Maue ~ 'he tendnr meat ~ liftle Digs end
choice spices. You have mower tasted rcrfsct
sausage unlvas vou have ti.d them IA.
ware OF ir'tai'oh. sew York store III.
Chambers street ADV. 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
Zapatistas Advancing From
SOuth-NOrthern
Bands Active.
REFUGEES COLUMN LOST
Rebels Prevent Aid From Amer
icanS-Villa Fails TO Reach
chihuahua.
Spscil' CaJie Despnfch 10 Tus c

MEXICO City. Dec. 5.--lt waIl reported
here tonight on excellent authority
that Gen. lIuerta has issued orders to
the division commanders Of his armv
informinc them that they must not
expect the Federal Treasury TO meet
the army payroll but must rclv upon
their own resources and procure funds
wherever they can ba found.
This agrees with the statement at.
r.huted 10 Huerta several weeks ago to
the effect that the rebels were able 70
pay off their army without a treasury.
THIS is also in accord Wit. tie fact
that tho Federal commanders have 70.
peated.y been levying forced loans.
The reported fall of the city OF Mon.
terey has not Yet heen confirmed,
although there is every Indication here
that if that city has not yet been taken
it will soon he attacked by an over.
whelming force.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
nabls 10 check Panic.

The banker walked about with show
of confidence and attempted To reassure
OF panic stricken. All failed The people
wanted their money
Some OF them were paid in foreign coin.
but every body who got inside WAS paid
\ short distance from tho bank Is the
Bedford avenue police station When ths
crowd in froat began 10 grow and 10 ge:
in the pushing humor some one told
Capt Shaw about II and he hurried Ms
reserves there They found about i.OU0
persons al'-Ady ca hand and others run
Ming TO the la - Such a. were no; de-
positors had fr.c'ds or relatives who
were and just dropped around to see .ha;
everybody got square deal
by the time tho police arrived the
crosstown trolley cars and the Grand
street shut;l" llue we've blocked COM
ple;.ly, The foreigners ~ the crowd
srm'd "a th'un that The reserves Were Ia
league with the bankers AMI resented Nc-
ng prt ..tu iiLe ara order. SO that the
police had 70 dgiS their clubs. and in
cases To t.eln
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
BANKS NOT AFFECTED
BY CURRENCY DELAY
Weeks Shows Senate Loans Are
Not Being Curtailed Pend.
ing Bills Passage.
OVEREXP.ANSION IN WEST
Leading Financiers Report on
Conditions and Show
Credit Is Ample.
OvEREXPANSION IN WEST

WASHINGTON, Dec "a speech by
John w. Weeks OF Massachusetts In the
Senate to-day contained Ar impressit"
answer to those who have been urging
haste In pass!ng the currency bill be.
cause OF fear OF contracted credits and
business depression
Senator Weeks read into the Congress
sionol Record kilograms from leading
bankers and supplied statistical inforna.
tion TO show that credit was not being
contracted by the Larger banks or biisi.
ness depressed by delay in passing "A
currency bill
The Senator used tho loan statement
Of tho National city Bank of New York
figures TO show that unsecured loans
TO merchants and manufacturers were
s.0. .0O0.o 900 on November .j last in cx-
cess of the same character OF loaIis out
standing IN December. 1912. The figures
showed that the National City had un-
secured loans last month Of s5a.2&o.31f.
while for the corresponding period last
year there were only s3s.lio.50s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
FOE STARTS RUN ON
BANK IN BROOKLYN
Panic Stricken Dep0sitOrs Rush
to Draw Out Their
Money.
EVERYBODY GETS PAID
Banker Schwenk Threatens to
Cause Arrest for
False Rumor.

mar WIG h1h a ertldge against
I.adislaw ". :, hwcnk. who has IL private
banl; a'.i Il steamship ticket Office at 29i
Bedford avenue, Williamsburg, wen,
among the foreigners OF tho district yes
teriay afternoon and whispered IL aboIt
that the institution was in financial diff
cul;ies and that any ono who had money
on deposit there would be wise to draw
II ont right away.
AZ a result of this run started on the
bank at 8 O'Clock last night--t keeps
open until Q usually--which in an hour
assumed such proportions that the police
reserves were called out to control the
clamorous mob of men. women and chill
drcn.
Schwenk happened to be in his bank
when the first OF his depositors came
running through the entrance doors
waving greasy book and shouting out
that he wanted his money and wanted il
quick. The first man was the last one TO
come in the door alone After him the
d"positors arrived SO fast that they
jammed the plac. and shouted threats
and demands in u dozen tongues.
The banker at first didn't understand
what had cause, the trouble and didn't
know Why all his hitherto trusting clients
Tad suddenly turned on him. one of the
dcpositors finally told him the cause of
N. run
Schwenk and his perspiring cashiers
and tellers paid ont more thar $4,000.
mostly in small sums ranging from s. to
500, with very few OF IN. latter. The
usual resources OF banks in such situa-
tons were tried Piles of cash We're
placed on the desks IN plain view.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06

Over Twenty -h,c Hundred .;,n,.is
lUBAN cs6ss-,ASr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
CARDINAL OREGLIA DEAD.
Dean 81 College Of Cardinals su
cumba to Pneu m0nia.
Special CaLk Despatch to THE ST.,

ROME, Dec. 5-Cardinal Oreglia, dean
of the College OF Cardinals. died here to-
day Of pneumonia. He was s5 years old.
Luigi Cardinal Oreglia was born In
1928. He WAS made cardinal priest in
1873 and Cardinal Bishop OF Ostia and
Veiletrt in 1884.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-06
ANTEDILUVIAN WHISkEA

Mellower, smother, milder-at leading hotels
cafeA etc. Luytlss bros.. N, Y.-/dV.