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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
DUTCH TALKS AT COLUMBIA
Trustees Agree Upon Queen
Wilhelmina Lectureship.

The trustees OF Columbia University ac-
cepted yesterday proposal from the
government Of the Netherlands, conveyed
through the Dutch Minister al Washing
ton. TO establish queen Wilhelmina lect-
ureship on the Dutch language and nj
erature. The first lectures will be given
next fall.
A plan was started TO celebrate in 1914
the fftieth anniversary Of the founding OF
the Columbia School of Mines. which was
the first mining school established In TINS
country.
Gifts amounting TO more than soZ,oVo
were announced by me trustees. the
largest was the gift OF the house AT No
All West 1l7th street, valued at S3O,OOo
from an anonymous donor, to be used as
a headquarters for French scholars in the
university and city at large.
i. Parke Charming who was graduated
from the school of Mines in 1883, gave
the university $1,000 for the equipment
of an electro metaliugical laboratory Tor
the school of Mines: $1,000 was received
from Charles H. Davis. civil engineer,
Of the class of 81. for instruction In
highway engineering. Minor gifts an
rounced included $3.50 from the German
istic Society for lectures and the purchase
OF books.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
LAWYERS PAPERS SOUGHT
TO PROVE OPIUM FRAUD
Letters Believed to Show How
Doctors Aid in Drugs
Retail Traffic.

Further light on the alleged con-
spiracy. in which registered physicians
are said to play an important part 10
import opium into the country ana 10
convert il for smoking purposes was
supplied Yesterday through the acton
Of the federal grand jury.
Nicholas Aleinikoff n lawyer. of NO.
o. Nassau street. was brought before
Judge Mayer. in the United states
District Court. for his refusal TO pro-
duce before the grand jury certain
papers demanded from him under sub
ppna.
It developed that Mr.. Aleinikoh was
counsel for Harold Crane & co" OF
London. exporters of drugs. and ne
claimed privilege for his papers IN so
far as they related To his transact
tons with the London firm as counsel
and client. 1t was learned that MI.
Aleinkoff had no interest in the mat
ter. except that the papers had been
sent TO him with instructions to col
lect money due TO the firm from a
physician here.
The physician is DR.. Abraham
Glickstein, Of No. us Henry street,
who was arrested last week for vio-
lating the opium exclusion act. II is
alleged that Dr. Glickstein not only
used his standing as physician 10
prescribe thirty pounds Of opium at
a time. so that it could he obtained
from Il wholesale drug firm here and
resold TO dealer in smoking opium
but that he also imported dope in
great quantities.
Carl f.. whitney. Assistant United
States Attorney. in charge Of the case.
demanded from Mr.. Aleinikof letters
that had passed between Or. Click
stein and the London firm and had
been sent TO him. but the lawyer re-
fused 10 show them. Judge Mayer
directed him yesterday 10 submit all
papers Of this kind TO the grand jury,
except those that contained direct in
structions from client To counsel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
MRS.BOGANNY SURRENDERS
Woman Who Fled from Pier
Will Go to Ellis Island.

Mrs Elite BOganny. "A first cabin passen-
ger. who was spirited away from the
Cunard liner Carmanla Sunday night I'm
defiance Of the immigration and customs
officials. was not taken to Ellis Island
Yesterday. She was found In "A hotel in
this city, and detectives were ordered TO
stay there until she was ready to go 10
the island. Joseph Boganny. her husband.
who manages Il troup Of acrobats. was
forced Yesterday TO tell the whereabouts
of his wife lie declared she was i'll Ia "A
hotel and under the care OF a physician
and a trained nurse. He volunteered 10
appear this morning at the office of the
Cunard Line and give explanations which
he said would satisfy the immigration and
customs officials
Soon after the woman fled from the
Cunard pier on Sunday night the steam
ship company seized her baggage and put
IL under lock and key aboard the Car
mania. An inspector from the baggage
division of the Custom House went to the
Cunard pier Yesterday and demanded the
baggage. which was turned over TO him.
II was sent to the Appraisers stores.
II was said on board the Carmana on
sunday night that Mrs. Boganny had not
complained Of illness during the voyage.
She was ordered detained on Sunday
evening because the immigration officials
had received information concerning her
from London
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
LAWYER IN BANKRUPTCY
Samuel S. Slater, Former State
Senator, Files Petition.

Samuel s. Slater. former State Senator
and attorney at No, % Liberty street.
has filed a petition in bankruptcy. with
liabilities of $685.. of which 1904 are
secured by Carnegie Trust Company
stock and 1898 are unsecured His
assets consist OF s1f.596. including 81 in
the bank. $23j worth of Office furniture,
notes amounting TO $3.50, outstanding
accounts Sll.lG. first mortgage bonds Of
the Second Avenue Railroad Company,
5000. pledged, and 3lj shares OF car
negie Trust Company stock, pledged, of
nominal value. He carries $4,000 life in
surance.
Among the creditors are Van Schaick
& Co.. stock brokers. s23. 0i9. secured by
165 shares OF Carnegie Trust Company
stock and five Second Avenue Railroad
bonds; the Peoples National Bank, Of
Hudson Falls. y. Y. sll.5O0. secured by
l0D shares of Carnegie Trust Company
stock: Carnegie Trust Company. $3.50.
Judgment on n note, and number OF
restaurants, clubs and political organiza-
tions. OF his outstanding accounts S6,219
are for one-half interest in accounts Of
the firm Of Fitch. Slater q Randolph in
liquidation.
Mr. Slater has practised law in New
York since 1885. lie was member of the
State Legislature in 1899 and Of the State
Senate in 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
GIFT FROM KING GEORGE
Charles Fox, Legal Adviser to
Consulate, Gets Loving Cup.

The ! owntown Club, at No. 20 Pine
street, was the scene OF an unusual oc-
currence yesterday noon when Il silver
loving cup was presented TO Charles Fox.
the legal adviser TO the British Consulate
in this city.
&. w. Bennett. the Consul General. eX-
planned that the gift was d mark Of APP
probation OF His Majesty King George
for services rendered during nearly half
a century by the law firm OF Marbury &
Fox. of which Mr.. Fox Is now the only
member. Mr.. Marbury died in 1859
The loving cup is inscribed on one side
with the English coat Of arms and on the
other with the testimonial OF the British
government, signed by King George.
Mr.. FoX's services have been chiefly
confined to extraditable cases, the most
famous Of which was that OF Whitaker
Wright. the English promoter. who fed
to this country in 1905 after being arrest
ed for representation of the financial
condition of the old London & Globe
Financial Corpora tion. He was caught
here and sent back TO London. on the
day Of his conviction he committed sui
eide by drinking poison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
WEEKS DEATH RATE LOW
Records Show LAO, Against
1893 for Same Period in 1912.

According TO the figures just issued by
the Board of Health, there was marked
decrease i'm deaths from various causes
during the week ended last Saturday. AL
together there were l.. 40 deaths. d rate Of
1885 to the thousand against .593 and Il
rate of 1906 during the corresponding
week Of 1912. This marks decrease in
the death rate Of POS points. which cor
responds to a decrease Of 2.1l deaths.
Causes of death which show a marked
decrease include organic hear, disease So:
pulmonary tuberculosis. y; nervous sys-
TEN. 81 and violence II. Those causes
showing increases were diphtheria, II; Ill
gestive diseases. y: Influenza, :. and
Bright's disease and nephritis 9. Deaths
of children under five years showed a
decrease of 81, and from five TO sixty-ive
years Of age a decrease Of So
The death rate of the first i've weeks
OF this year stands at eight-tenths Of a
point less than that OF the corresponding
week in 1912 The report shows that
heart disease led the list, with pulmonary
tuberculosis u close secopd and lobar
pneumonia third One hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven deaths were caused by Brights
disease and nephrtis, and broncho-pneu-
monia claimed % victims
Other figures include diarrhudl diseases
a.; diphtheria and Group. 80: scarlet fever
II. and measles TO- Whooping cough
claimed three victims and typhoid fever
three.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
GOT 10 PER CENT REBATE
Witness Admits Discounts"
from Brazil Ship Trust.

J.. H. Wsrdell. ONCE manager OF the
coffee importing firm OF Hard & Rand
resumed his testimony yesterday after
noon at the hearing held in the Custom
House IN the government suit for the dis
solution of the so-called Brazilian steam
shin trust. This combination consists or
the Prince Line, the Lainport & Holt Line
and the Hamburg american Line.
Ernest f. Baldwin, special deputy
United States Attorney General ques-
TONED Mr.. Wardell as 10 the manner in
which the conference line ships handled
coffee. The witness said his firm has had
occasion 10 complain about the methods
Of unloading and storing coffee. but con-
tended that shippers have occasion 10
complain against shipping methods
whether the vessels are in or out or the
conference. The witness admitted that
he did not know personally just what the
LLOYD Brazilero an independent line,
could do in handling coffee shipments.
Statistics regarding the rebates re-
ceived by Hard & Rand from the confer
ence lines which generally represented a
10 per cent discount. were admitted in evil
dence. Another hearing will be held on
Thursday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
NEW COCAINE LAW NEEDED
Suspected Woman Seller, Whom Pro-
posed Measure Would Detain, Freed.

When he was Informed that there were
no other charges against Maudc Spencer.
who had just been acquitted in General
Sessions OF an attempt to sell cocaine.
Judge Mulquecn said yesterday: You are
discharGcd-but don't do ii again" The
woman laughed as she went out
Judge Mulquecn said later that there
was an element OF seriousness in h 3
pleasantly. The case against the woman.
when taken into consideration with her
defence, left a reasonable doubt in the
mind OF the jury. II the bill framed by
James 4. Delehanty and Judge Swami
had been in effect, Judge Mulqueen said.
ncr case would have come up in Special
Sessions. Instead OF taking three hours
il would probably have been settled In
one
The Court OF Special Sessions. moreover,
could have adjourned the case while In
quiry was made to determine the truth
Of her defence. which was that she was
not the lessee OF the promises where she
was arrested and where the cocaine was
found but had merely dropped in to visit
"A friend. She was the only person the
detectives found in the fat, however
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
LOSES RECORD AND PRIZE
Performance of Motor Boat
Tech, Jr., Declared Unofficial.

In its annual report. just issued. the Mo-
tor Boat Club OF America. whose officers
had charge of the international races for
the Harmsworth Cup last fall, announces
that the fast motor boat Teen. Jr.. which
attempted To break the time record for a
mile over the measured course in Hunt
ington Bay on the day following the In
ternatlonal races. was not officially timed.
In other words her alleged performance
Of a mile In l minute and II 10 sec
onds. after strict investigation by the
club. does not stand as a record. IL also
means that the Helms trophy which was
the prize offered for the fastest mile, will
go To the Baby Reliance ILL., owned by
Commodore j. Stuart Blackton Of the At
lantic Yacht Club. which covered the mile
at the average speed of 81 % knots or 3I.ll
statute miles an hour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04

sloppy, slippery snow and the rainfall
OF yesterday which impeded traffic and
resulted in several accidents and one ia
tally in the greater city were not seri-
Gus matters from the standpoint of the
weather man. The entire precipitation up
TO o'clock last night was but little
more than a half inch. and the official
records show that the mushy footing
which made walking difficult was caused
by scant tenth of an inch OF snow
The Weather Bureau las announced the
good news of fair although cool weather
for the next two days. although the dis
turbanCes in the West may mean weather
trouble before the .nd of the week. The
storm which swept along the Atlantic
Coast yesterday vccrcd off - the north
east last night and passed out TO sea.
Charles 3. Ehrens. a window cleaner,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
PULMOTOR SAVES TWO
Children Apparently Dead from
Gas Revive Quickly.

4 pulmotor saved the lives OF ten-year-
old Bertha X Basch and her year-and-a-
half-old sister Evelyn yesterday when
they we're found unconscious from gas in
their home on the top floor of No. $50
Park avenue, The Bronx. The two chill
dren we're found in the kitchen by their
sister Mamie when she returned from
school Mrs. Basch had left the house
arS the children had disconnected the
rubber tube OF the gas range.
Mamie ran 10 a neighbor's apartment
and soon the whole house was in an up
roar. Patrolman Reilly summoned an
ambulance from Fordham Hospital and
Rrs. Kirschbaum and Scholl, who re-
sponded, started TO work with pulmotor
although the children were apparently
dead Within ten minutes Evelyn re-
sponded 10 the treatment. but Bertha was
longer recovering consciousness.
The surgeons praised the prompt action
Of Patrolman Reilly and his attempts to
revive the children until their arrival.
Mrs. Rose Basch did not return from her
shopping trip until the children had been
revived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IF air and Cold" His Prediction for Next Two Days
After He Dismisses Sloppy Snow and Rain as
Hardly Worth Putting in Official Record

was attempting to do his work and hold
his grip on window cornice on the sec
ond story Of a building at No. lo2 CRAM
street yesterday afternoon, when MS leet
went out from under him and he felI 20
the sidewalk. He landed on his head ana
was killed instantly. Other accldehts Oh
a minor nature were reported in almost
every police precinct. and business houses
had difficulty i'm trying to keep their de
livery vehicles on the move.
William II. Edwards. Street Cleahihs
Commissioner. said yesterday that tne
mild. open weather of last month had
saved his department exactly S'o'o'' ~
and that the saving by boroushs az pres
ent contract prices was: Manhattan N-t'-
2s1 s.: The Bronx. s4,oiSsI and Brook
lyn. 1l7,S9l g..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
MUST BUILD NEW STATION
P. S. c. Orders PETERBOROUGH to
Begin Work at 38th Street.

The Public Service Commission adopted
resolution yesterday calling upon tn f.,
lnterborough Rapid Transit Company TO
construct an elevated railroad station at
3sth street and Sixth avenue. TO he ready
for use on December 81.
The order directs the company 10 OBJ
tain the consents OF abuttng property
owners or 10 eXtingulsh such rights by
condemnation. II such proceedings are
necessary the company is ordered 10 in
stitute them Immediately. Plans for the
new station must be submitted TO the
commission for its approval.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
sHUBERTS WIN PlUNKETT SUIT.

Chief Justice O'Dwyer yesterday award
ed the Shubert Theatrical Company IA
Judgment for sls2l 81 against Joseph L.
Plunkett a theatrical producer, for roy
atty on Girls" by Clyde Fitch. which
was produced by Mr. Plunkett in 1919
and lell The Shuberts claimed 10 per
cent, but Plunkett declared the Shuberts
failed to supply the bookings. and there
fore were not entitled to the 10 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
JOHNSON CALLS movie"
TRAGEDY UNAVOIDABLE
Hundreds of Places in City Just
Like One in Houston
Street, He Asserts.
LOOPHOLE IN ORDINANCE
Supt. Miller Shows How Small
Theatre Owners Escape
Prosecution - Coroner
Blames License Bureau.

According to the reports OF Fire Com
missioner Johnson and Assistant District
Attorney Minton, the loss Of life at the
panic in the Houston street Hippodrome
Sunday evening was unavoidable. Com
missioner Johnson says there are eight
hundred places just like the movie"
theatre in Houston street in New York.
and that panics are just as likely to occur
In any one of them under the same con-
ditions.
Under the law the Commissioner says.
the Houston street theatre was allowed to
seat three hundred persons. and under the
aldermanlc stand ordinance perhaps nifty
persons were allowed to stand in the rear.
The exits, he found. were adequate and
legal. He says that some of the injured
testified that there were more standees
than the law allows. The proprietors,
Abraham Minslcy and Charles Steiner. and
other witnesses testified to the contrary.
THE Fire Department. when this thea
tire had concert license" the Commits
sioner says in his report TO the Mayor,
placed violations upon il for overcrowd-
ing on April 8. 10 and % and on May
and T.. 1911. and the Corporation Counsel
had fine of So 20 imposed in each case.
Recent inspection showed no excessive
standecs. Such places have several
audiences every night. and ten minutes
~, vi
them. in some cases, they are overcrowd-
eJ again.
Under the present situation. the only
corrective measures arc criminal prosecu-
tons. with severe sentences
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04

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:{3 KS! .
%~4Ssee'sss,' es~'Ae"'
Three of a kind!
Three Sales in a day.
Pajamas.
$40 pairs of French madras
pa jamaS-made from import
ed shirtings.
$3.50 values.
S2.15.
Umbrellas.
900 pure silk umbrellas with
attractive handles.
$500, $500 and 500
values.
S3.15.
Steamer Rugs.
139 imported Scotch plaid
rugs.
81 were $500.
$40 now
4S were $4,000 rugs.
So now.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
Warren St. 18th St. 34th St.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
Folks Blames Canon Chase.

Alderman Ralph Folks. father of the
proposed ordinance 10 keep motion picture
theatres on the street level" scored
Canon Chase yesterday saying that he
and others were indirectly responsible for
the loss OF lfe in the Houston street ac-
cident because they had insisted on lug
ging in a censorship" amendment TO his
street level bill.
Religious fanatcism, such as burned
men at the stake In the fifteenth century.
should not he tolerated To burn people IN
moving picture shows to-day" says Alder
man Folks.
Coroner Fcinbers. in statement issued
yesterday. said every man. woman and
child who paid their nickel admission TO
the Houston Hippodrome knew instructive
~ that they We're going into fire trap"
and all that was needed was the fatefu
cry of fire
II wish To ask those in charge of the
present license bureau for moving pict-
ures." he said. whether. even though the
law was observed in this case. they feel
they are doing justice. morally speaking
to the poor women and children of this
great city by issuing licenses for NOV
ing picture houses OF this description?
81 would like TO ask those higher up
who have To do with this legislation
whether they would allow their wives and
children To enter such theatres as the
Houston IIippodrome at any hour of day
or night in this enlightened day and age"
The body Of the second victim of the
panic was identified yesterday at the
Morgue as Miss Eta Cass, 90 years old, of
No. As Eldrldge street. She came from
Russia few years ago and was a ser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
Responsibility Under One Head.

May | suggest 10 your honor that the
proposed aldermanic ordinance place the
entire responsibility for conditions in NOV
iuR picture shows, as To seating capacity,
exits. hygienic and moral conditions,
under one head. so that there may he no
duplication of inspections and there shall
be but one responsibility"
Rudolph p Miller. Superintendent of
Buildings. says violations have been
placed on the theatre by inspectors from
the Bureau OF Buildings ever since Sep
TENDER. 1911. when it was established. The
last complaint, made in November. 1912.
alleged that four hundred persons We're
seated on tho main floor and a hundred
and fifty i'm the balcony. The complaint
also said there were three hundred and
four hundred standees at times on Janu-
airy 5. 1918. the violation was dismissed, as
the extra seats were removed.
The whole trouble" said Mr.. Miller
Ties in the fact that the owners Of these
little theatres can escape prosecution for
continuous violations because the law
necessitatcs the serving Of a notification
OF a violation on them before the depart
ment can act. Therefore by the time the
inspectors get around TO serve the viola
ton the offending conditions are oblt-
Grated.
Last June ! went TO the Corporation
Counsel 10 ask FOR some legal prevention
NJ this loophole in the ordinance was
told that the department might have ac-
cess TO a continuing Injunction This,
however. has never been obtained so far.
The only recourse To the people in case
Of oyercrowding OF the moving pictures
theatres is To take ava" their licenses.
This cannot be done without litigation ex-
tending TO the Supreme Court"
Under the Hocy act. the conditions in
the moving picture places relating TO fire
prevention como undor the Jurisdiction
Of the Fire Department.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-01
FORMIDABLE PROTEST
AGAINST EXCISE LAW
German Day Celebration, October 20,
Will Be Devoted to Demonstration
for Personal Freedom.

The United Singers consisting of the
Saengerbund. the Arion Gesangverein,
and the Germania Maennerchor, Under
the direction of Prof. Armand Gum
precht, held a mass rehearsal Of the
songs which will form part of the pro-
Sramme Of the German Day celebration.
October %, at Saengerhund Hall last
night.
Deutscher Tag, or German Day. will
be observed by all the German societies
OF this city with a pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon in the afternoon and festivities
at some hall in the evening. Invitations
have been extended to a number of Con-
gressmen to make addresses at Mount
Vernon and in the evening. and the sing
ing societies will provide the musical
numbers on the program.
John Waidman. president Of the United
Singers. announced last night that the
next rehearsal would take place Wednes-
day Of next week at Saengerbund Hall.
and he requested that ali singers be pres
ent The German Day celebration will he
largely in the nature of Z protest meeting
against the certain features of the
Jones Works excise law. which are re-
Earded as infringing on the personal free
dom and liberty of the individual
general invitation to attend the Cere-
monies at Mount Vernon and in the even
ing has been extended to every German
and every lover of liberty, no matter what
race or nationality. as it is the intention
of the committee in charge to make this
one of the most imposing demonstrate
ever held in the District under the
auspices of the United German Societies
and the United Singers.