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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
MEllEN JURY DISCHARGED
New Body Replaces One That
Indicted New Haven Head

Inc special grand jury which indicted
NharIes =. Mellen, president of the New
Haven. and Edison j. Chamberli~. nresi-
dent of the Grand Trunk. for consniracv
in violation of the sherman law was
discharged yesterday from further duty.
\ new grand jury will he sworn in this
morning to take up the governments in
quiry into the New England traffic sit
uatiOn, and all the witnesses who have
been examined during the last two
weeks before the discharged grand Jury
will he recalled
The step changing the investigating
body was taken by the government OIL
cials as preCaution to prevent any at
tack upon the validity of indictments
which were expected to be found
The indictment found against Messrs.
Mcllcn and Chamberlin has been declared
invalid by them on the ground that Al
fred y. stephens. one of the grand Jurors.
was not a resident of New York at the
time he was sworn in for his duties on
the grand jury. The government has
not given up it's contention that Mr..
stephens was a duly qualified grand
juror but this matter will have To be
determined at a jury trial
Confident as Henry \. Wise, United
States Attorney. expressed himself con-
corning the outcome of that trial. it was
apparently decided that no further risks
should he taken. 1t is understood the
new grand jury will hear all the evil
dence submitted To the old one. so that
it may he able To return indictments on
the same charges as thoS. considered 10y
the old grand jury. should the first batch
be ruled on, OF court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
SULZER OUT FOR REFORM
Would Extend Direct Primary
and Wants Short Ballot.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany, Jan Ex-Governor SuZer an
nounced to-day that he was for an ex-
tension Of the direct primary principle TO
include nomination Of state officers at the
primaries. thus abolishing all conventions.
He said he was for short ballot and the
best election law that could he written.
in conference on these important mat
ters
Most of the leading legislators are
against extending the direct primary 20
the state ticket, but many of them think
Wen have to do it" II is conceded that
some patching IN Of the Ferris Bauvelt
primary law will have to be done this
year. but. unless the Governor forces the
Legislature to DO ii. there won't be much
effort 20 evolve a genuine direct primary
law which would give the anti-boss voters
real chance i'm the primaries.
The same rs true of the proposed amend
mcnts Ia the Levy elections law. The
most the public can expect, unless the
Governor takes the bit into his teeth on
these subjects. is that the Tammany Leg
islature will meet some of the decisions
of the Court of Appeals, which held in
valid important parts of the primary and
elections laws Of sTammany's first year of
legislative control .......
Ex-senator Frederick VI. Davenport,
head Of the legislative committee of the
Progressives. was here tonight. He said
a subcommittee, on which were several
of the men who worked with Governor
Hughes on his direct primary legislation.
were busy On a draft of a direct primary
bill for presentation soon to the Legis-
laturc
The Progressives will introduce this
week a Massachusetts ballot bill, so
called. under the provisions of which the
names of candidates would be grouped
under the name Of the Office for which
they were running. The Progressves
want this system applied to primary day
ballots as well as the election day tickets
abolishng the party column ballot, which
Senator Davenport calls a bosses bal
lot"
The Progressives also have on the
stocks a workmen's compensation act
Amendments TO the rules already have
been presented.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
HIGHWAY BILL IN SENATE
New Measure Provides for Re-.
organization of Department.
.EMBODIES SULZER'S IDEAS
Would Abolish Present Com
mission and Put Work Un-
der a Single Head. rs"

Albany. Jan. O-Legislation designed TO
reorganize the State Highway Depart
ment to conform with the ideas Of Cow
ernor Suzer and others who favor
change in the present Highway Commits
sion, was introduced tonight by Senator
John f. Murtaugh, of Elmira.
The bill would abolish the present com
mission Of three members, and substitute
q ingle-headed commission. consisting or
Commissioner OF Highways, who would
be authorized to appoint three deputies,
one 10 have supervision over new con-
struction, a second over maintenance and
third over town and county highways.
Power also would be given the commits
soner to divide the state into not more
than nine highway divisions, each to be
under the jurisdiction of a division en-
gineer. who would have control over both
construction and maintenance. Under the
present law division engineers have charge
of construction only.
Additional provisions would require that
all maintenance and repair work not done
by the department must be advertised ana
awarded by contract. and that no patent
materials shall be used in highway con-
struction unless they can be obtained In
open market. with competitive bidding.
Pursuant TO the recommendations OK
Governor Suffers committee of inquiry.
provision is made for the appointment OF
a chief auditor, who shall determine the
authorization and accuracy Of all ex-
perditures of state funds for highway
purposes and submit his report to the
State Controller for final audit
The bill would authorize the Governor
with the consent of the Senate. 70 APP
point the Commissioner OF HighWaEs 81
whose salary. to be fixed by the Gov
ernor. shall not exceed $1,000, and makes
provision for a 5000 salary for the hrst
deputy. 5000 each for the second ana
third deputies and 5000 for the chiet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
LAWYER RECLUSE DEAD
Brother Finds Body of Rich
Hermit at Yonkers.

In a hut he built about twenty-five
wears ago the body Of Samuel II. Archer
at one time a we'll known lawyer of New
York CITY, was found yesterday IN
Yonkers by his brother, George {. Archer
of Springfield Mass. Archer had been
dead from cerebral hemorrhage for three
DAYS. Coroner Hes said.
Archer. who was sixty-four years Old
had lived in the hut. on the Mount YER
non line in Bainton street since he went
to Yonkers. He had often been asked
why he lived alone. but never took his
neighbors into his confidence. He gave
I'D his law practice, but seemed to have
enough money 10 live upon.
Whether IL was a love affair that caused
him to live as a recluse, or whether 1t
was the death Of his parents in Mount
Vernon that drove him 10 his life of soil
tude. had never been known. His brother
told the police he had often tried TO get
Samuel TO come and live with him, but
I'm vain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
ALBANY GREETS IRELAND
Assembly "Rejoices" Over
Home Rule Recognition.

Albany, Jan. 20-The Assembly tonight
"rejoced" by formal resolution over the
fact that Home Rule for Ireland had re-
Gently received recognition by the British
House of Commons.
The resolution which was introduced by
Assemblvman David c. Lewis of New
York also nut the Assembly on record as
hoping that there may be no turther Cd
struction or delay in the full allotment OF
complete self-government for the irish
people. Of which they were deprived by
force many centuries ago. and for the
re-establishment of which they have never
ceased to struggle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
SUES CITY FOR FIRE LOSS
Failure of Alarm and Water Supply
Blamed for Two Deaths.

Mrs. Lillian Merdell, whose husband.
Melville a well known lawyer, and their
daughter Lillian. fourteen years old,
were burned to death I'm fire which de-
stroyed their home, No. u Percy street,
Woodside. in queens. about a month ago.
has brought an action for $4,000 damages
against the City of New York.
Mrs Mendell alleges negligence by the
city because Of inadequate water supply
and a fire alarm not in working order. II
is alleged that 1t was necessary TO sum
mon the Fire Department from another
box a considerable distance away. When
the hremen got TO the scene the water
supply failed. II is alleged that the lives
OF MI Mendell and his daughter would
undoubtedly have been saved except for
these failings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
WALDO THRILLER"
IGNORES WHITMAN
Commissioner Writes Lurid
Captions in His Annual
Report to Mayor.
ASKS MORE PAY FOR MEN
Claims Credit for Police for All
Arrests in Rosenthal Case
Says Nothing of Their
"Blunders."

Police Commissioner Waldo's annual re-
port to Mayor Gaynor. under date Of
January "A, was made public yesterday.
He lists 1881 police officers I'm the lie
partmcnt roster. and says the city should
have at least 1900. The pay of inspcc-
tors, captains and patrolmcn entering the
service should he increased. ne reports,
and although he does not specify the per
ccntagc OF increase proper for the. higher
officials, further than To say their present
stipcnds are inadequate. he asserts In"
pay OF now policemen should not he less
than 5000 a year.
II cost SiG.lli.1N - to run the Police Dc
partmcnt i'm 1872 and the appropriation
FOR iel5 is El6.7SS07l IS. The force at pres
cut is made M 90 10 inspectors. - sur
ccons. o. captains. as licuteuants. G}9
scrgcants. % matrous and S.9c2 patrolmor.
a total Of 1881. besides 26S civilian cm-
ployes
In the year 1880 arrests were made for
felonics. 1922 for misiomcanors, lo%S
for luvcnil, delinquency. 33,ofl summonsrS
were served and $50 persons were arrested
as material witnesses a total of l'o"'''
which is an increase Of 1860, over tho
preceding year The largest part Of the
increase VAS n the numhc' Of summonS"S
served. i'm which department there was
an Increase Of 1910.
The Commissioner gives all credit to the
fixed post system for a decrease in the
number Of complaints Of burglaries from
Eoof i'm tho first half Of 1911. before the
Introduction If the fixed post system. Ia
405l during the corresponding period OF
1919 IN the same comparative period com
,,,aipts Of assault and robbery decreased
from, cts IN gi3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
NO. 80 PARK ROW SOLD
Title to Dolan's Old Beef and
Building Passes.

Francis Hustled took over title 10 no.
az Park Row Yesterday. the ground floor
Of which is coupled by Dolan's famous
beef and" restaurant, run by Johnny
Meehan, who died recently.
In recent decision the Appellate Divi-
sion Of the Supreme Coure decided that
the property could be disposed Of for
$4,000 The court proceedings were
started when the purchaser discovered
what he thought was an impeachment
which would prevent any two trustees
from giving valid title. The court dl-
rected the carrying out Of the sale agree
ment on the ground that deed given
by two trustees is perfectly valid. the
property was owned by the Lorliiaro
Spencer, lst, estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
NEW LECTURER APPEARS.

Emery c. Kolb. lecturer and photog-
rapher. made his initial appearance in
New York yesterday at the Berkeley
Theatre. His subject was Shooting the
Rapids of the Colorado River Canyon,
Illustrated with moving pictures taken by
Mr.. Kolb The expedition described is
that taken In behalf OF the United States
government for exploration purposes.
The lecture will be repeated at the Berke-
lev Theatre this afternoon and evening
and Tomorrow Afternoon and evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
No Credit for Whitman.

After recording the arrests and sur
renders Of the various principals In the
Rosenthal case, creditinG the Apprehension
of all Of them to the Police department
even though it apparently took an agile
pen 10 dodge the fact that District At
torney Whitman supplied the greater part
Of the information leading to the arrest
Of the various men, the report says:
sam Schepps the only principal or
Witness not apprchended by the police de-
nartmeut. was located in Hot Springs
Arkansas. and brought to this city at the
,eouest Of the District AttOrncy.'
"The detective division subsequently
asccrtaincd that -.' and news was
received by the detective division that
" are two of the best samples furnish
ed by the report of the method by which
the annual police report in dealing with
the Rosenthal case lodges the admission
that District Attorney Whitman laid the
only possible foundation for the whole
case when he personally secured the
release of Charles Gallagher, the man
whom The police had put into "A cell when
no, brought i'm the correct number for the
murder car, and the subsequent discov-
cries bv Whitman of the personnel Of the
crowd that rode in the car on the night
Of the murder
"The Gentleman Burglar" referring to
Rert Curtis, conviction of a lIOld-up
Trio" "Fosbrey. Jailbreaker and Man
killer" and "a Midnight Burglar" con-
clude the exciting titles Of Notable
10,
routine affairs.
There were 2.l42 men and boys and
0SO women and girls reported missing
during the year. a total Of 3,222, OF whom
1871 men and boys and SO women and
girls were found and returned. These
we're from New York City. From out
side the city there were 1,l42 persons
reported missing. Of whom $50 were
located here and returned; 1920 lost
children got police attention during the
wear and were disposed OF as follows
I e79 restored to parents or guardians.
while l341 were sent To the Children
Society.
Three Investigations. including the
,resent Curran aldermanic inquiry, get
br,ef notice in the report, in the follow
ing paragraphs.
at the request OF the Police Commits
sjoner an examination was made by the
Commissioner of Accounts of the opera
! lions of the police surgeons, especially
with reference to the retirement Of MEM
hers Of the force for disability. This eX-
animation failed to develop any valuable
facts which were OF use to the depart
ment.
IAN examination was also made by the
Commissioner of Accounts, at the request
of the Police Commissioner, with refer
ence 10 certain allegations that fund
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
WOULD DATE AUTO TIRES
Senator Sullivan's Bill Similar
to One Killed Last Year.
fBv Tolcrraph TO The Tribunel

Albany. Jan. Ex-senator "Christy'
Sullivan introduced a bill in the Senate
tonight which would compel manufact-
urers Of automobile tires TO stamp the
date Of manufacture on each tire pro-
duced. II was referred to the Committee
on Miscellaneous Corporations
\ similar bill was introduced last year,
bur was killed by the tire manufacturers
and automobile firms, which protested
that the measure was unjust, confscatory
and altogether abhorrent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
BANANAS BY PARCEL POST
New Way of Sending Fruit Pleases
Winfield. Long Island, Folk.

A branch Of a banana stalk In fuII
bloom. showing punches of small ba-
nanas sent by parcel post from Florida,
was received by Adolf Buchmuller, of No.
q Fisk avenue Winfield, Long Island.
The bunch weighs two-and-a-half
pounds and was sent To Mr.. Buchmullcr
by John Weber. of San Antonio, Fla.
People i'm Winfield who never before saw
tropical fruit growing are thinking about
ordering their fruit and vegetables
shipped direct from the South by parcel
pOst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21

,, 10 ioi Becker would be based on forty
CIT srounds. one of them the Haas
meter II Is believed that most of the
o'"vis VIII be covered by the legal points
III '"e many objections overruled and OK
O.p'eu 10 by Mr. Mcintyre during the
course Of the trial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
SAY NEW YORK MUST
KEEP EYE ON ALBANY
City Officials and Others See
Danger to Home Rule and
Civil Service Reform.
AIMS BETTER THAN BILLS
Increase of Salaries Favored by
Some, but Not Without the
Consent of the Board
of Estimate.

The consensus of opinion in this city
yesterday was that New York more than
ever before needed to keep "A CLOSE watch
on Albany this winter. Many Of the
legislative grab bills have "whikers' on
them, and some persons are In favor Of
laughing them out of existence The real
menace. however, according to New York
crs. lies i'm the bills aimed to weaken
home rule and civil service reform.
Fire Commissioner Johnson SHES at
Senator "Christy" Sullivan's bill TO put
the chief of the telegraph bureau. chief
telegraph inspector. foreman and lincmen
of the Fire Department in the uniformed
force. lie believes. however. i'm the aim
Of tn" bill To- admit these employees to
some pension fund. ana he announces
that the department is going TO sponsor
some such pension bill very soon.
Controller prcndcrgast frowns on the
bill OF Senator Griffin, of The Bronx. leg
slatng all sixth and seventh grade pa
trolmcn at salaries of $500 10 $3.50 re-
spcctively. into a fifth grade at $1,000
year without the consent of the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment' lie de-
nounces. also. Senator Bauvclt's bill that
would fix the salary of the Sheriff OF
Richmond County without IN" approval
Of the Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
mcn,
Such bills must not be passed said
the Controller I'm i'm favor Of the 5000
pay for the policemen just the same, but
they must not be advanced for at least
five years The aim To take consent 70
this out of the hands Of the board of
Estimate and Apportionment is vicious.
Great care should be exercised In watch
ing the Legislature this year one never
knows what 10 may do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
Little About Rosenthal.

Notable cases. detective diNiSlon' dT'
listed chrouologIcally. which brings me
taxicab robbery Of February, 1911, at the
head Of the list
The Marriage Fraud"-'A Blood STAN
cIow''-"Grant East Side Fagin' jailed,
are tho thrilling titles Of the cases leading
up to a story capton'd III inc i'P'' g.
Murder Of a Gambler.
The one brief leading paragraph gwen
to this etory-tho Roscnthdl murder cas-
-h,ithcly ignores the bunGline muss 'h''
was staged in the West nth street S'd-
ton on that July morning. when the "iIy
witness who gave tho correct number
of tho murder car WAS thrown into JAIL
until District Attorney Whitman APP
pcarcd and got him out. Likewise the
r,c, that none of the numbers OF tn" car
turned I'm by the police and recorded on
the blottcr was the correct on" ~ also
ignored. In fact. so far as the Commis-
sioncr's report on the case rs cohc'rh'u'
no one would know that District A'toI-
nov Whitman had had anything TO 20
with the case until July -. when II IS
recorded. Charles Becker. a Lieutenant OF
members of the detective division as
signed 10 the District Attorneys Office.
Herman Roscnthal, gambler. was sh"t
and killed at o'clock on the morning oil
July IL in front Of the Hotel Metropoie'
No. i49 Wee 43d street. by four unid'nu-
fed men. who escaped IN an automobile
which was waiting" says the report ana
continues: Three automobile numbers
were secured by the police as being the
number Of the car in which the escape
was made The police arrested LOUIS
Libby. owner Of the automobile. and had
him and his car AT the station hor-
within two hours Of the commission OF
the crime. one hour later William Sha-
plro. the chauffeur who operated the car
vas also arrested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
Black Borders on Boxes.

The report emphasizes what appears TO
be a protest by the manner OF putting
forth the suspended sentences" Of the
year and the gambling material deliv-
crco 10 complainarts." These two mat
tiers arc listed i'm box form, border"d
with black lines Summarized. the 'sus-
pended sentences" Of the year total Boot.
of which "A few less than goo are for major
crimes. according 80 the classification.
I'm 80 cases Of rcplcvin the court or
d"rcd the return of property as ioII"Ws'
says the report. and thereafter are ap-
pended a series Of items. leading off with
80 roulette wheels, estimated value Fl-'
90" and cnumeratinG other gamblers
implements and materials of total esh-
mated value of Si"@3I.
OF the $3.50 arrests for feionics. the fe-
port states. 5.iOi were convicted. '.'l were
acquitted. and 3.i25 cases are still pending
Approximately. 1900 of the arrests were
Tor fclonous assault 700 for burglary
$500 for grand larceny and AZ for hornI-
eide Nine hundred and ninety persons
were arrested for carrying dangerous
weapons.
There were 1927 arrests for misd'-
mcanors. Of which 74.i29 were convicted.
%. 253 were acquitted and Ssh cases are
still pending.
Thirty-thrcc thousand and siNty-one
cases. which under previous admnisjr'-
lions would probably have been Included
I'm tho "arrcsts-mi sdomcauors' column
were disposed Of last year 10y the isSulEB
.f gftf,,ttftue,e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
johnson for Civil Pensions.

Fire Commissioner Johnson is not diff
dent about making public his attitude IN
favor Of better paid and well pensloned
non-unIformcd employees Of the FIRE De-
nartuent. He tried not long ago To get
IN. Board of Estimate to make "A special
p,usion provision for the destitute widow
of one of his faithful and superannuated
stoll.rs. who died when siAty-iivc years
old Nothing. no said. stood between that
h.Ipless widow and the poorhouse. The
Commissioner finally got help for the
widow from private sources. II would be
for the interest of the city To retire old
employees on half pay and get young EN-
cl.ut men To fiji their places, he said.
81 may doing Senator Sullivan an in
iustire haven't seen his bill yet
Commissioner Johnson said, hut I'm not
in favor of anything but promotion OF
uon-uulformed men in their own grades.
"It is the financing of tn" pensions mat
is the problem Opcn-minded persons !
think. agree that the civilian employees OF
tbc department ought to have pension.
One-ulnth of the whole operating cost OF
the uniformed department was due TO
peusions last year. We must eventually
come to meet this problem as England
and Germany have met it. The pensioned
classes. such as policemen, hremen'
teachers. etc. ought To be careful and
not regard their rights as sacred. Inc
civilian cmployc is a much entitled TO oe
kept from the poorhouse as any otner'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
New Move in for Becker.

Mr. Whitman said that as story he
had no comment 10 make upon Il. AS an
Tghent for new trial for Becker. If II
Ver reached that stage. proposition
me District Attorney seemed TO doubt, he
admitted that he would certainly appear
against IL. II seemed TO be the impression
around the District Attorneys office that
"a It's present form the Shay story called
pr action only from the presiding justice,
from any one. Haas admitted that he
"ad visited his dentist twice during the
'olrse Of the trial, but intimated that he
"sa been accompanied by a court attend
ant each time. and that his visits had not
Oeen made without the proper permission
IRON the court
1ohn +. Mcintyre, Becker's trial lawyer
.ohtended yesterday that IL Haas had
'een allowed TO be absent from the com
pahy OF his fellow Jurors for any reason
'hateyer the verdict was invalidated. He
'f'o that the basis for such a contention
Soulo be found in English law, and added
mat The Texas Court of Appeals had ruled
mat the accused was entitled 10 new
MAJ on similar grounds Mr.. Mcintyre
.uoed this cryptic remark, with respect
the Becker case:
am preparing sensation that Will
'ar'is the whole town"
'nay said that the application for a new
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21

had been raised bv former doormen OF
the department i'm payment Of legal SER
vices. This examination also failed of re-
suit.
AN investigation of the administration
Of the Police Department has been in
progress before a committee of the Board
of Aldermen since September