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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
"BOOTLESS" WEDDING NOW
Use of Rice and Shoes Banned
by Father Corrigan.

The trlogy Of safe and sane celebra-
tons was made complete yesterday. To
the innocuous Fourth Of July and the
n-riotous New Years Eve the Rev
DR.. James j. Corrigan, pastor OF Our
Lady Of Sorrows Church, in the Shell
Road, Corona. Queens. added the rice
less. shocless wedding.
These tokens Of good luck for newly
married sfolk were stripped from the
programme at the wedding OF Ellen
Woods TO John Gavin. Just as the
blissful pair were about 10 leave the
altar Father Corrigan turned to those
present and told them that he wanted
the couple TO be allowed to 80 to their
carriage unmolested.
He added that the church was no place
for such actions. and that henceforth
they would not be tolerated. The bridal
pair made their way 10 the carriage I'M
showered with luck tokens. while man,
abashed by the unexpected stand OF the
priest, left the church with pockets
bulging.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
TO FIX REPUBLICAN POLICY
Caucus Will Determine Legisla
tive Stand on Election Law.

Albany, Jan. 3o-To determine the
party's position on the present election
law and its attitude toward proposed
changes. Republican Senators and Assem-
biymen will hold joint caucus on Tues
Gay evening.
Elon r. Brown. Republican leader Of
the Senate. said to-day that the caucus
would consider the proposition OF sepa-
rate ballot for the judiciary, and prob
ably recommend a simplified method of
nomination by petition at primaries. The
party. he added. probably would make
a stand for the elimination Of the useless
machinery In the present law and for
methods which will prove les. expensive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
HE1KE's CONDITION VERY BAD
Family Fears News of Supreme Court
Action Nav Cause Relapse.

The condition OF Charles II. Heike,
whose conviction and sentence To eight
months in jail for sugar frauds was up
held by the United States Supreme Court.
was reported to be very bad last night
al his home, No. 25S Montgomery avenue.
Jersey city. where he is lying seriously
III from heart disease.
Despite the protests Of his family, the
news Of the adverse decision was con-
yeyed TO him Wednesday. Although 1t
was feared the news might bring on a
fatal attack, he received II with scarcely
a tremor. II was said by his nurse that
those attending him were watching for Q,
reaction TO come laterS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
BANDIT TREASURE FOUND
Search of Cave Reveals $3.50
in Coins a Century Old.
IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.l


Greensburg. Penn, Jan. 3o.-Perse-
verance in searching for treasure hid
den by mountain bandits has re-
warded Al ]. Wheeler. OF Seaprook.
North Carolina, and Sam Miller for
merry Of Mount Pleasant, this county.
They have discovered an old iron ket
tie in cave, the traditional retreat
of Captain Jacobs, Captain Raleigh and
a band Of mountain highwaymen.
Wheeler and Miller found gold coins
nearly a century old amounting 10 $500
The cave is in the mountains AT the
head of Jacobs Creek, near Laurelville.
The two men believe more treasure i
in the neighborhood. The quest, last
ing several months. was tho result Of
tales of robbers heard by Miller in his
youth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
ASTOR WOULD BE EXECUTOR
Son of Titanic Victim Asks Surrogate
for Appointment.

Vincent Astor filed application in the
Surrogates' Court yesterday for his ap-
pointment executor OF the estate OF
his father. Colonel John Jacob Aston, to
serve In conjunction with James Roose-
welt Roosevelt, Douglas Robinson and
Nicholas Biddle, In accordance with the
provisions OF his fathers will
The petition stated that the petitioner
became of age OH November 10. 1912. and
desired to become an executor OF the will
Of the testator
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
WOMEN WIN IN NEVADA
Legislature Sends Suffrage
Amendment to Voters.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Reno. Jan. 3o.-The proposed consti-
tutioral amendment for woman suffrage
passed both houses Of the Legislature
to-day with great enthusiasm. The leg
islative movement has been under the
leadership OF Ann Martin, "a spectacular
figure among the sufiragists.
The amendment IL now ready TO 5e
submitted to popular vote Suffrage lead
ers will ask for special election. II
this is not obtained the matter will 90
over until the next general election N
November. 1911
Amendments providing for equal saf-
frage are now ready for submission to the
voters In Montana. Nevada and Sou IN
Dakota In the two latter states the
legislatures were required 10 approve the
amendment only once In Montana the
Legislature sanctioned the proposition
two years ago, 80 that its recent vote Of
approval had the effect Of placing the
matter before the electors.
An earnest campaign will he waged by
the suffragists in the three states and Ia
each they are confident Of success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
SUBWAY CONTRACTS
READY TOMORROW
Confined from first page

the regulation Of the Public Service
Commission. The city gets the priyi-
lcge Of crossing the u. X. r. yards and
trackage property from Fourth 90 Ninth
avenue. with subway. The time limit
for the J-ccnt fare 10 Gomez Island to
so into operation was made eighteen
months instead Of four years. "a in the
original contract.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31

Commission al the pubic hearing on
the subject. had been abandoned. He
said that another route would have
10 be selected as IL was evident that
the people Of that part Of Brooklyn
were opposed to the use of Franklin
avcnue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
Mayor Hits "Ragbag" Papers.

Edward e. Blum gave ont the Mayors
letter to him yesterday in regard TO
the subway situation. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Dear Mr.. Blum: | am certain that the
members Of the Public Service Commits
sion. and also the members Of the city
government. are grateful to tho people
of Brooklyn for their intention to assem-
bic for ;he purpose OF backing Va all ny
In the matter of the execution Of the
subway contracts. But there ~ no hes
itation among ~ on that subject We
intend to sign the contracts. We shall
now do 50 in II few days. We await
only IN" finishing work on them
BE assured that tn" falsshood and
clamor and low bred manners OF these
two or three newspaper proDTictors does
not affect VS. in tho least. We care moth
ing about II. These scamps and scoun-
drelS are doing US no harm. but only
themselves If that were possible The
time has arrived when nothing these few
corrupt newspaper Droprictors can say
will receive heed from any one. except
from tic underworld and the corrupt
class 10 whom they daily address them
selves through their ragbae newspapers.
We are ali very glad To rec"iv" your
announcement, although II liz entirely
Unnecessary In this instance With ds
what these vulgar scamps say goes in
one ear and out the other. And that is
every decent person I'm the city.
We do not propose that these ScampS
shall run the government of this city.
Let them continue to publish their indie
cent pictures. their indecent advertise
mcnts and their nth. Such people cannot
have any effect OH any lust or well rcgll-
lated man or woman. The one thing that
I wonder at t. that the merchants and
business men OF this great city should
continue To advertiS. In such newspapers
DO they not know that their advertise
mcnts In decent newspapers would bring
better result
You perceive from the foregoing that I
do not deem II necessary tn attend your
meeting. which Won invite mo To do.
will devote the time which | would spend
at YOUR meeting 10 working on the things
remaining TO be done before we sign the
contracts Let II be remembered that we
are not working on anything new. ON
the contrary, the Public Service Commits
sion. by vote. and the Board OF Estimate.
by vote. and the Mayor. by his separat"
approval OF the franchises. settled all this
subway business in May last. Tho time
since has been devoted only tn the prcpa-
ration OF the contracts in legal form. ]
need not say To YOU that that has been no
small work. II may he IL could have been
done in less time. but | shall not say go
now. Sincerely yours.
w. J. GAYNOR. Mayor.
Edward g. Blum. Esq. Chairman OF
Transit Meeting. Brooklyn, y. Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
NAGEL NOW DUKE LIGHTHOUSE.

Washington. Jan. 3o.--Secretary Nagel
was endowed with royalty to-day by His
Majesty. Kins OF the M2rdi yGras Of New
Orleans and invited tC pay his respects
to his royal highness February 3. The
Secretary becomes Charles. Duke of the
Lighthouse Service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
Abandon Franklin Avenue Route.

1T conference of officials Of the
North Side Improvement Association
ard the Grand street Board OF Trade.
Of Williamsburg. yesterday. ]. r. CAL
dcrwcod. yice-prcsident and general
manager Of The Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, admitted that the residents
in the eastern district. Greenpoint and
Eidgewood sections of Brooklyn were
getting poor car service. but added that
nothing could be done until the subway
contracts were signed. Then. he said
there will be a general Encouragement
Of car service in the eastern part OF
the Borough Of Brooklyn. The civic
bodies we're requested to send u com
mittcc L. meet tho officials OF the rail-
road company and g. over plans for
proposed new car lines and more trans
fer points.
Chairman Wilcox announced yester-
day that the proposed Franklin ave-
rue crosstoWn elevated route. which
aroused the citizens of the Bedford
section Of Brooklyn last week until
they fairly stormed the Public Service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
asked TO confer with the Ne" oefse'
Governor.
Tall. with Glass on Banking


REPRESENTATIVE Carter Glass. OF
ginia. chairman of the sup-coii'ii''''
of tho Committee on Banking ana -
rarcv VS. the President-elects only
visitor of any note to-day MI uiass'
the President lect said. came 10 us
cuss the hearings which his committee
&c holding. When Mr.. Wilson was toIu
that Mr.. Glass had said that our pres
cnt system of issuing pahkho'es
against deposits OF United states oohos
uas the most unscientific that could
be devised he remarked ironieaiiE' we
all know that"
When President-elect Wilson was toid
about Senator Marines statement on
tho floor of the Senate this afternoon
committing him to single term ne
said:
Il have no comment TO make.
When Informed that the Democrats
and Republicans in Illinois had formed
an agreement whereby each side wouid
have United States Senator, the Dem
ocrats picking out c. W. Boeschenstein'
Mr.. Wilson said:
WHY. they can't do that: they can't
20 back on the primary vote
The Prcsident-eiect expects 10 begin
work on his inaugural address in ie"
DAYS. When asked If he had made amy
further plans for his Inauguration he
replied smiling that he had decided TO
wear a silk hat when reviewing the
inaugural parade. II suppose I'll have
10 concede that much to custom. he
said.
Miami. Fla. Jan 3O.--Conferences be-
tween William J. Bryan and other promi-
nent Democratic leaders. including Henry
r Alexander. of Trenton, y. j.. close
personal friend OF President-elect Nilson'
resulted in an announcement in "Ihe
Miami Herald" late last night that Mr..
Bryan had given positive assurances that
lie would accept the portfolio of secre-
tary of State in the Wilson Cabinet.
Bryan evasive.
Mr. BRYAN. however denied that Mr..
Alexander called on political business. II"
further said that no attention whatever
should be paid TO the reports
Washington. Jen. 30-Tho report that
William J. Bryan would have place III
the Wilson Cabinet was In line with what
had been expected by leaders having
close relations with the President-eiect
and Mr. Bryan II was said that MT
BRYAN had confded TO prominent Demo-
cratic Senators some time ago the fact
that he had been offered the place ana
hsd determined 20 accept II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
WILCOX CALLS SUBWAY
FIGHT A "SL|MY PLOT
Chairman Tells South Brooklyn
ties Ma|tbie Is Pawn in
Wrong Cause.
ALL OBJECTIONS ANSWERED
Resolution Adopted Calling on
Governor, Mayor and Esti-
mate Board to Rush
Contracts.

Prospect Hall. in South Brooklyn was
packed 10 the doors last night WITH GU
zens in favor OF the dual subway system
They howled with delight when Controller
Prendergast and Commissioners WILCOX
and Williams Of the public Service COM
mission. answered the arguments OF CoHh-
missioner Maltbie and Aldermanic Presi-
dent John Purroy Mitchell. Then they
PASSED resolutions calling on Governor
Sulzer and Mayor Gaynor and the bosro
Of Estimate TO sign the contracts ioi '"'
new subways Immediately.
Controller Prendergast made the iohs
est speech he has ever made on subWays'
and Commissioner Wilcox said IL ue-
stroyed the last vestge of criticism tha'
could be urged against the financing Oh
the dual system.
Mr. Wilcox whose health has oeen 20
impaired by his work that he came near
being unable to get TO the meeting saio
that the eleventh hour opposition W
the dual system was shiny polltics'
plot" TO endanger that which was OF the
greatest benefit 10 the people OF greater
New York He said he had the highest
respect for Commissioner Msltbie. but he
held that this was not the first time that
good men had been drawn in as paWns
in the game of wrong cause
Amid great applause the Controller de-
clared that thirteen out Of the sixteen
votes in the Board of Estimate were
waiting To sign the contracts. Three
votes. hc added were waiting to pass the
contracts in the Public Service Commits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
LEGS BROKEN, HE GETS 1900
Conductor of Ocean Electric Line
Settles $4,000 Suit Before Trial.

A suit for So.0p0 damages was settled
yesterday afternoon in the Supreme Court
OF Queens County. in Long Island Git,
Justice Garretson presiding.
Joseph Sueller. of the Boulevard ana
Kneer avenue. Rockaway Beach. sued the
Ocean Electric Company 20 recover dam
ages for injuries received in March las
while he was employed as conductor
The trolley pole Of his car slipped of me
wire. and while readjusting the pole thS
car started and the rope curled around
his legs. lie was dragged some dtstance
before the car was stopped. and both d
his legs We're broken. The case was SCI
tied without going 10 trial the cothpa"!
agreeing 10 pay tll.0O damages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
KANSAS Rejects REFERENDUM

Topeka. Kan. Jan. 8o.-The initiative ahd
referendum was defeated in the kansas
House Of Representatives ,o'"a!,
measure received only 20 Votes 30 De"e
the necessary two-thirds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
Bryan Evasive.

Mr. Bryan. however. denied that Mr.
Alexander called on political business. lie
further said that no attention whatever
should be paid TO the reports.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04
HearttoH Heart
Talks
INVESTIGATE YOURSELF FIRST.

There was time" says Mrs VII
liam Forse Scott, woman of national
reputation, in a letter to New York
newspaper. when 4 man went into his
closet and with prayer and bitter ira
vail Of spirit Investigated himself. To
day he goes into the public press and
investigates the other man"
True. quite truel
Investigation is the order Of the age.
We want to know all about everything.
Even in the awakening days of the re-
naissa nee, when the ordinary man first
learned that he had Il mind where
with TO think, there was no more Of
the spirit of investigation abroad than
there Is now.
But we all want to be the invesiga
tors. not the investigated.
We are all willing to have Diogenes
turn the light OF his lantern on the
other fellow, not on US. We do not
need to be investigated.
So we think But is 1t so?
Instead Of turning our searchiight on
our neighbor. would ii not be better If
we switched its rays on ourselves?
II do not need investigation" you
say. OF course you can bear all the
probing and prying that some one else
can infiict on you. but how about Y
raging your own life?
Self examination is often the best
kind.
If you will sit down some day. when
neither business nor pleasure presses.
with your soul for your only company,
and candidly ask yourself. rs there
any way in which / am Lacking, in
which I am not living up to the best
that is in me-is there any way in
which 1 am wasting my opportunities
or my timer" perhaps the result would
astonish you.
You know, of course, that very often
the most profitable conversation a per
son can hold is with himself. when
there is no second person present. 1t
does not always take two persons to
make talk.
This is not addressed to the idler.
nor to the man who is perfect in his
own eyes or wise in his own conceit
He will not see how a man may talk
with himself and gain benefit from the
result
But the man or woman who will sub.
NIT himself or herself to a candid self
examination, who will admit that in,
vestigating may, like charity, begin at
home. will see that self probing is far
better oftentimes than Investigation OF
ones neighbor.
The idea is not new one, but it has
been somewhat obscured In recent
times.
Long ago the Good Book expressed
it in the well known saying about the
beam in ones own eye and the mote
in that of ones brother.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04

ions forth signed articles written by arminded
staff correspondent.
In addition these attacks the conservation
movement there is strong championship of those
posed conservation The Guggenheim syndicate,
parently disguised under another is painted
body of square dealing men, willing to build railroads
and develop coal and copper mines in Alaska in legiti
mate, above board They held up true
friends Alaska, whose benevolent aims deferred
popular outcry the unfair attitude of the
railroads enIisting for their selfish
veopment coal deposits The talk of
railroad building and coal mine operation is rdi
cued present generation will have grown old and
passed away stated the government will aid
Alaska in any such asserted, by the
Alaska this used argument that application
without restriction.
The spirit and motif of the novel so remarkable
that explained them in detail 1t is really
a defense of Big Business in Alaska as
Chancellor Day the University of Syracuse made
of Big Business here at home.
There ken few novels that
deal alphabetically with the popular view of questions
this and have that takes the other side.
There comes the question where all this is going
o end. great fight that has been going in
newspapers magazines Legislative bodies in colleges
universities going be continued in the realm of
fiction? good strong novel would certainly be feas-
ble means of subtly influencing public opinion ia
vorabIy great capitalists seeking develop natural
resources-the Gugenhems, for instance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04
A Little Brother of the Rich.

Through his New York representa-
tive. Francis II. Sayles has arranged
with the Liebler company for one of
their big successes. "A Little Brother
of the Rich" which will be given all
next week at the Murray
This play was only released this
week for stock and Mr.. Sayles is one
of the very few stock managers that
has been able TO secure it.
When the curtain goes up in the
last act the stage is entirely bare. the
set is made in front of the audience,
a feature that is seldom seen in a play
of this chance. so people that do not
understand just how the scenery is
set will have a chance TO witness the
entire stage crew at work at each per
Torrance. The play is one of the best
ever staged by the Liebler company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04
"The Havoc"

THE Havoc" promises to be inter
esting. 1t is said to be on the order
of Damaged Goods" Paul Gilmore's
associate players come to the Gennett
next Monday, September 8, in H. S.
Sheldon's play, The Havoc" which is
Endorsed by a record of successful New
York run of one solid year
The Havoc" is described as a new
treatment of the dramatic tariangle
The chief characters of the play are
Richard Craig, an American railroad
man; Kate, his wife, and Paul Hes
sert, a trusted guest in his home
Craig, by mere chance, discovers that
Hessert has wrecked his domestic
happiness. Instead of shooting Hes
sert he pretends to accept his cynical
views of life and love; offers to grant
his wife a divorce if Hessert will mar
ry her and permit him (Craig) to re-
turn year later and become a board
er in the new home. AS an alterna-
tive to a bullet, Hessert accepts the
remarkable proposition, and in the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04

talked about for months after as one
of the most thoroughly enjoyable per
formances of the theatrical year. 1t
served TO firmly establish Mr.. O'Brien
and his Esz7=gtr7al company as the lead
ers in this particular field and to make
the announcement of this seasons en-
gagement one of the most pleasantly
anticipated of the year. Mr.. O'Brien
is again under the management of Os-
car F. Hodge, who promises an enter
tainment completely new and entirely
different from that of last season.
While many of the most prominent
favorites OF last years company have
been retained, the roster includes
much new material in singers, dane
ers and special features. all selected
with the same care and thought char
acteristic of the O'Brien show Mr.
O'Brien started his career as a min
strel star last season with the avowed
purpose of establishing a following OF
minstrel lovers, and each year to pre-
sent his patrons with a show entirely
new in every detail He has started
on his second annual pilgrimage with
this idea faithfully carried out, for
his entertainment this season presents
nothing carried over" from last year.
The beautiful, picturesque and spec
tacular scenic settings are new and
fresh from the scene painters frame
The costumes, of the most expensive
materials, are all new, and electric eff
fects are all original and but recently
from the manufacturers, while new
songs, new jokes. new voices and new
dances are everywhere in evidence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04
Az 4 vrir

Today at the pretty Lyric theatre
the manager, Charles Roser, will sub
nit for the approval of it's patrons. a
remarkable special feature. This>is a
lecture on white slavery by Miss An
netto Shaw, the famous slum worker
The lecture is illustrated by motion
pictures. This is one of the greatest
questions before the American people
today, and Miss Shaw presents ii in
such a way as to have a wholesome
effect upon the young girls from the
country who contemplate going into
the large cities. Manager Roser eX-
tends a cordial invitation to the cler-
gy to attend. There will also be a
two reel feature, The Gratitude of
Wanda"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04

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