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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
LONG CHASE AT AN END
Tampa Man Landed in TOmbS
After Weeks of Pursuit.
ENLIGHTENMENT CHARGED
Detective About to Sail for
Buenos Ayres When He
Learned Quarry Was Here.

After a pursuit that led from Tampa,
other Southern cities TO New York. then
down to Buenos Ayres. South America,
and finally back to this city, IIill =.
Read, president of the Read-Parker Con
struction Company. Of Tampa. was ar
rested and locked up in the Tombs yes
terday He was held as a fugitive from
justice pending the arrival of cXtradition
papers charging him with the cmbezzlc-
ment of a large amount Of money from
his business associate and hacker. T.. NJ.
Parker.
The pursuit and final capture OF Read
were conducted by VI. L. Depew, de-
tective employed 10y the Florida authori-
ties According to Depew. Read, who Is
about thirty-fivc years old, persuaded Mr..
Parker. an aged and wealthy cattleman
of Arcadia. Fla. 10 invest his money In
the construction company bearing their
names. Read was placed at the head OF
il. The company hourished and got n
number of big contracts. among them be-
Inc the construction of several municipal
buildings and county courthouses
Read disappeared about the middle OF
January, and an examination Of the com
pany's books Is said TO have disclosed
heavy shortages. He was traced TO New
Orleans. where it was discovered he had
gone 10 meet a woman named Mildred
When Depew got 10 New Orleans, how
ever. the couple had flown. and he traced
them to this city. only TO learn that they
had gone 10 Bucnos Ayres.
1t was while preparing 10 start for that
port last Tuesday on the Verdi that the
detective ascertained that man an
swerinG the description of the one he
was looking for had landed from that
vessel only the day before, leaving orders
that his baggage be sent To- the Grand
Hotel
Read was found in the lobby there and
taken to court where he was commit
ted to the Tombs for thirty days. On his
person. according TO Depew, were found
$500 in stock certificates and several
diamonds. Mildred" the detective said
was also with him. but a. there was no
charge against her she was let go.
She is said to be woman Of good fami-
~ IN Tampa. She was married 10 a
vorced her some time ago. The couple
travelled under the name OF Mr. and Mrs
RYAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03

Mineola, Long Island, April 2'-When
Joseph Grella placed a plank against the
wall of the Nassau County Jail yard this
evening ran up it and jumped over, the
other prisoners begged him not to run
away as 1t would hurt their good name
with the Sheriff, who had been kind to
them, feeding and bedding them well, and
they feared il would hurt his feelings II
one of the gang deserted in that manner
Grella. however, was deaf to their
pleadings, and. jumping over the fifteen
foot wall made off over the level Hemp
stead Plains toward st. Pauls school, at
Garden City. Winfield Box, guard
quickly drove the others into their cells,
then stopped man who was passing on
a bicycle. and impressng the machine
started after Grella.
Celia kept on until Box was within TWO
hundred feet. when his tire blew up, gong
off like revolver shot. Box jumped OIL
and started after Grella, pulled a pipe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
SALOONS ISSUE AT POLLS
Vets" Hold Their Own or Gain
in Western Elections.

. Omaha April Municipal elections
were held yesterday In all Nebraska cities
and towns aside from omaha and Lincoln.
Except in a few Instances, political lines
were not drawn. the chief issue being the
question Of saloon license. Not many
notable changes were made. but in "A few
cases there were surprises. At Auburn.
regarded reliably wet" the "drys" had "A
substantial majority. and Major Church
Howe, for many. years I'm the diplomatic
service in Great Britain and Canada. was
elected Mayor
The victory Of the temperance advocates
at Auburn was Offset by saloon advocates
at Friend. heretofore no license who won
by pronounced vote
Sunday baseball was made an issue and
I'm every instance where the question was
put TO vote Sunday ball won.
Boise, Idaho, April Am initiative ordi-
nance designed to reduce by one-half the
number Of saloons and increase the cost
Of liquor license 30 per cent was dcci-
sively defeated in yesterdays election
here.
Arthur Hodges was reelected Mayor.
His opponent had made a bid for the sup
port of women by promising to appoint II
woman OH the police force
Denver. April 2,-Prohibition and local
option were issues in most of the cleo
tons held In Colorado towns yesterday
when local tickets were chosen and liquor
amendments voted on. The anti-prohib-
tionists were victorious in a big majority
OF the places.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
SUNDAY BILL AGAIN LOST
Assembly Rejects Measure for
Jewish Tradesmen.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Albany, April The Assembly to-day.
by vote OF 80 10 50. again defeated tho
bill OF Aaron J. Levy to permit persons
who observe any day other than Sunday
as the Sabbath to pursue secular business
on Sunday.
The bill was designed for the benefit OF
Hebrew tradesmen. Mr.. Levy declared il
was in the name of justice and that Gov
ernor Sulzer favored IL. He told the ma
jority members he would not hold them to
vote for it as a party measure, and most
Of them took advantage OF the release.
The Sunday bill gave rise to heated
debate i'm which the question of religion
took an important part. Robert r. Bush,
of Chemung. declared IL ought not TO be
passed Lecause the majority OF the people
wanted Sunday as a day Of rest. Marty
McCue opposed It because 1t would make
a large number Of men work on Sunday
and would enable Hebrews to conduct sa-
looms on that day.
The ntroduccr denied that IL would
have any effect on the law governing sa-
looms, while Mr.. Cuvillier called it hypoc-
risy for man to oppose a bill on the
ground IL might open the saloons for He
brews on Sunday and at the same time
advocate the opening OF all saloons on
Sunday.
The Assembly passed the Mcmahon bill
compelling the Westchester Electric Rail-
Dad Company to issue transfers to street
car lines in The Bronx from cars enter
ing New York city over the White Plains
road. The minority leader. Mr.. Human,
In opposing the measure. attacked the at
titude OF the Governor and the Legislat-
ure toward the Public Service Commits
sion. lie said this was the twelfth bill
that mad passed this year taking from the
Public Service Commission functions
which had been delegated to It,
There was a long debate to-day i'm the
Senate on the Fitzgerald bill transferring
from the I'd District Public Service
Commission TO the LIST District Commits
sion jurisdiction over telephone companies
i'm New York City or branching out of
that city. II was attacked by Senator
Elon II. Brown as another grab TO give
Tammany Hall control over the New
York Telephone Company. lie also at
tackled the Democratic political policy
toward the commission
Others bitterly opposed the BILL and IL
was finally decided to defer the vote. Be-
cause Of the strong opposition to II II is
not believed the measure will be called Up
again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
STUDENTS TO VISIT CAPITAL
Delegates to intercollegiate Civic
League Convention Plan Trip

The seventh annual convention of the
intercollegiate Civic League is 10 be held
at Columbia University Thursday, April
10. and In Washington on the following
day. Between two hundred and three
hundred representatives are expected TO
be present.
The programme for the opening day in
cludes a luncheon In Earl Hall. Columbia
University, where an address will be
made by Nicholas Murray Butler. presi-
dent.
Dinner is to be served In the Holland
House. at which Assistant District Attor-
ney Frank Moss. William A. Prendergast,
William Il. McCombs, Major Henry Lee
JI,gginson. OF Boston, and the Rev. Dr.
Carl Reiand. OF st. Georges Church, will
be the speakers
The delegates will then take the mid
night train for Washington. where they
vii, meet Chief Justice John White and
Ambassador Bryce early In the morning.
R.prcseptatlye Oscar w. Underwood will
he the host of the students In the Capitol.
President Wilson will receive the dele
gates in the White House early In the
afternoon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03

Tn. conference has been called at the in
stance OF The Cornell Daily Sun" and
The Williams Record" In the evening
an Informal dinner will take place at
Louis Martins.
According TO the call which was sent 10
the editors the following papers Will be
represented:
Cornell Daily SUM-" Yale News"
Daily Princetonian." Pennsylvania,
Harvard Crimson" Columbia Specta-
tor" Brown Daily Herald Williams
Record" Amherst Student" The
Dartmouth" The Lafayette" "Hamil-
ton Life" "Haverford College Weekly
Hobart Herald" and Union Concordien-
sis"
Or. Talcott Williams director OF the
School of journalism. Is TO be the guest
OF honor at the dinner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
POLICE FRAME-UP CHARGED
Patrolman Finds Overlooked
Evidence Favoring Father.

James Pritchard. a policeman attached
20 a Brooklyn precinct whose father
James G. Pritchard. is on trial before
Justice Seabury. in the Criminal Brahch
OF the Supreme Court, for receiving stoieh
goods, testified yesterday that the ponce
had purposely overlooked evidence In order
m "eet a good case" against his father.
Young Pritchard said that Commission
er Dougherty stationed him at his fathers
second hand shop after the raid and that
no found a book containing record OF
the purchase of the jewelry in question
living on a counter He couldn't see
Pritchard said. why the detectives who
searched the place had not found IT,
James C. Prtchard is accused OF know
ingly buying jewelry which had been stoi-
on from Miss Frances s Barnes. or the
st. Andrew Hotel The case VIII PROB
ably 20 10 the jury to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
|CLAN OSTRACIZES JAILBREAKER
Nassau Sherifs Kindness Outraged, but Guards Pipe
Cows Fleeing Convict. Who Gets Iron Ball and
Snubs from All Other Prisoners

from his pocket and told the fugitive that
if he did not stop he would FIRE. Greiia
stoned and was handcuffed.
When he discovered that he had peeh
captured with pipe, he was III a rage
but being handcuffed could do nothing.
number Of the boys from st. Paul's School
had joined in the chase. and they acted
as an escort for Box and his prisoner
back TO the Jail.
Grella is now in disgrace with the other
prisoners for violating the hospitality OF
the Sheriff, and henceforth during his
term will be ostracized by the hoboes with
whom he had been kept.
As extra punishment Grella will now
have an cighteen-pound ball shacklcd TO
his foot. which he will have TO haul
around while he is working on the stone
pile. Grellas sentence of four months
would have been up on Monday. and why
he wanted to escape is a mystery. lie
was convicted of abducting iiftcen-year-
old Mary Cinelo at Roslyn last october.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
Should Avoid Changes.

Alterations radically changing the char
actcr Of construction OF roads under con-
tract should bc avoided and the Commis-
sioncr should determine on an equitable
rule or contract provision limiting and
governing supplemental agreements, prop
erly protecting the state under such as
are necessary.
The deputies and division engineers
should be in the exempt class. AS tho
commissioner alone is held responsible
for n.sults To bee obtained under the APP
preparation and legislation. therefore he
should be free 10 have men of his own
selection for thes. important places.
The compensation OF the first deputy,
which IS 5000 under the new law, should
Ice materially increased. and he should
have the power OF chief engineer, with
complete charge, under the direction OF
the Commissioner, or the engineering
forces. planning and construction.
The Commissioner should bear in mind
that the roads are not being constructed
or improved solely for the benefit of the
owners of automobiles and automobile
trucks, and he should give proper atten-
ton 10 the location. construction and i'm
provemcnt Of market or farm roads, and
should endeavor to build up unconnccted
links az soon as practicable. with the oh
ject of having comprehensive connected
system.
The specifications should be simplficd
and their Interpretation by the engineers
should be uniform
Proper maintenance and repair of roads
Is almost equal In Importance to the con-
struction OF new ones. Perhaps In 40
other respect are the road departments of
England and France SO vastly superior 10
those In this country as I'm their efficiency
I'm making prompt and proper repairs.
This, To be effective. must be constant,
immediate and unremittng.
Specifications for bitumlnous binder
should grant no special privileges. but
should allow for fair competition and
proper binding material.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
WALDORF ASTOR, AUTHOR
Copy o. Report of His Committee on
Turberculosis Received Here.

"Presented TO Parliament by Command
NJ His Majesty" was the explanation set
forth on the cover of report on tuoerco-
losls in the United Kingdom received at
the Department Of Health YESTERDAY rom
Waldorf Astor. The report was III TWO
volumes. and Mr.. Astor was mentioned as
chairman Of the committee when hao
heen considering the general policy ID re-
spect to the problem Of tuberculosis IN inc
United Kingdom.
II was explained at the Department 'r','
Mr. Astor. NJ p, had visited health heau-
Quarters here TO study methods OF treat
ing and handling tuberculosis vases
no was in New York last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
GAYNOR PRAISES WALDO
FOR ENDING "GUZZLING"
Mayor Says Threats Of Graft
Disclosure Come from
Vulgar and Vicious. :"

Mayor Gaynor issued "a statement yes
terday upholdiug the police In their com
pulsory closing of all night restaurants
and said hc welcomed any threats made
by the proprictors to disclose the pay
mcnt of graft for the privilege of re-
manning open after o'clock IN the morn
ing He coinplmented the police on the
work done on Tuesday night, when they
entered the Garden Restaurant and other
places that remained open and elected
the patrons.
He was emphatic In his expressed In
teution to refuse TO issue any more all
night licenses I'm addition to the eight
already issued-scven IN Manhattan and
one in Brooklyn-sayin "An night guz-
cling and vulgarity is at an end In New
York forever. | hope
In the statement he said in part:
Il see the worst of the proprietors say
they arc going to the District Attorney
10 make graft disclosures Good. Let
them 20 and tell everything. That is
what we all want. If any OF them paid
graft il has not saved them. They threw
it into the waste basket.
"All of the graft disclosures We have
had thus far have been from persons
closed up and put out OF business by our
Police Commissioner. And yet the Po-
lice Commissioner is given no credit for
these things except by intelligent and
thoughtful people. And now If the vulgar
and vicious proprletors of some Of these
all night carousing places want to unfold
their graft stories, let them come right
along. The work of police reform, which
! undertook when ] came into this office
and which has been carried on day by
day under Commissioner Cropsey and
Waldo and which can be done only by
patience and little by little. has not been
and Will not he abated one Jot or title by
threats of graft disclosures That is what
we want, and the moro OF II the better >,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
RlOTER GETS YEARS TERM
Boccini, Who Was Arrested at
Little Falls. Sentenced.

Little Falls. ~ Y. April Phillip Boo
cini, recently convicted as a rioter dur
ing the textile strike disturbances last
fall. was sentenced TO one year in the
Auburn state prison to-day by Judge
Bell at Herkimer.
Allegations that the jury's deliberations
were not in accordance with custom, were
contained in aff1davits filed by Boccni's
attorneys. Judge Bell declared that Boo
clni had had fair trial. and he vigor-
ously refuted an affidavit stating the he
had characterized the Industrial Workers
Of the World as anarchists to District
Attorney Farrell during the trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
SUNDAY OPENING OPPOSED
Methodist Conference Protests
Against Walker and Duhamel Bills.

The 11ith annual conference of the
Eastern New York District Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, which began at the
Metropolitan Temple, Seventh avenue and
18th street. yesterday morning. passed
unanimously resolution protesting
against the Walker and Duhamcl bills
now pending before the State Senate, pro-
viding for the legal opening of saloons on
Sunday.
The conference pledged itself to raise
$1,000 for Goucher College, Baltimore.
More than three hundred ministers at
tended the opening session, over which
Bishop Luther b. Wilson presided. In the
afternoon Bishop Anderson. who had
landed from Europe two hours before
made a brief speech I'm praise of English
Methodism. which he declared more pro-
srcssive than American Mcthodism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
COMPANY FOR PHILOSOPHY
Library's Lonely Figure To Be Sup
plemented by Two New Groups.

For many months philosophy has
looked down on Fifth avenue and its
throngs from place above the entrance
of the New York Public Library. Now
the lonely figure is to have company. Its
neighbors will be put in place at the
northern and southern ends OF the Fifth
avenue facade. Preparations were under
way Yesterday To erect the necessary
scaffolding.
The pediment at the southern end will
be setting for group known rs The
Arts" while the northern end will be or
namcnted by another group entitled His
tory" Both arc the work of the sculptor
George Grey Bernard. The groups will
cost sl2.5Oo apiece. They were approved
by the Municipal Art Commission In Jan
uary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
Recommendations Made.

Recommendations made in the repor,
are:
Extensive new construction work should
not be put under contract until the Com
missioner shall have asccrtained the types
of roads that have already been con
structed in the state that have worn and
stood up best. bearing in mind the condi-
lions, character and volume OF traffic
time and cost OF the construction and
maintenance. So such Jata Uill be utilized
IN determining the standard types To be
used IN the future with such notifications
as the best demonstrated practices shall
determine.
The Commissioner. Immediately after
organizing the department, should hives
tigate the specifications. plans and con-
ditiIns OF the contracts now In force. can
ceiling contracts that should be cancelled
correcting Specifications or plans that
should be corrected and eliminating such
types OF construction as are not among
the several best types which the Commits
siouer Will adopt as the standard. Old
plans should be gone over as well as
surveys. and new plans and resurveys
should be made whore Improvements or
economy seem possible.
In experimentation on new types 40
long and costly stretches OF road should
bee constructed but such construction
should be limited To short sections.
Not more than one thousand miles OF
new construction work should be put UNI
der contract In any one year.
Contracts for extensive new construction
should be let I'm September. october and
November. and not more than five hun
drcd miles OF road should be advertised
FOR letting I'm any one week.
The period FOR advertising should be
four weeks instead OF three weeks.
The Commissioner should endeavor n
see 10 II that work put under contract Is
not unnecessarily delayed In completion
and should enforce the rules and regula-
lions relating 10 completion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
1ucsoAT MANS BODY FOUND.

The body of David Hennessy' maze VI
,he ting Thomas r. O'Brien, was reco'-
orod at a. IN. yesterday opposite the
end OF Pier 40, Brooklyn, "here '"'
boat sank late Tuesday evening. he"
nessy's home was at NO. 30 Des'""
street. Brooklyn. The body was Ipuhu
nv the crew OF the William ii. Flannery.
No trace Of the four other members OF
the crew who were drowned. has been
found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
COLLEGE EDITORS TO MEET
Conference Will Be Held Saturday
at Columbia University.

A conference OF the editors Of fifteen of
the leading Eastern college papers viii be
held at Columbia University Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
Payment for Cement.

Cement, instead OF ptlnS PAID Tor IN
concrete in place. should be estimated
separately. purchased by the contractor
and paid for by the state. under the di-
recton Of the Commissioner. after IT has
been used In concrete.
Either stone or gravel. and not stone
alone should be specified for concrete In
all contracts. provided such material con-
forms To the specified requirements.
Local stone, as well as imported stone.
which conforms To specified requirements
should bc admitted for use in the bottom
courses.
Provision should be made for partial
payment 10 the contractor for stone.
asphalt, brick or other iinperishabe ma
teriaI delivered on the site OF tho con-
ttact I'm the winter season.
The Auditing Department should he as
efficient and vigilant as possible. and in
spectlon of construction should be con-
slant and unremitting.
The Commissioner should be given the
power necessary To enforce provisions Of
Section No. q, relating To traffic regula-
tons.
Serious damage to the pavements or
highways caused by rigid attachments 20
the driving or other wheels OF traction
engines or vehicles of this type should be
paid for or made good by the owner Of
such vehicle or machine. and the Com
missioner should be empowered TO enforce
such payments.
Some prompt and better methods of Sc
curing right of ways and settling land
damages should be adopted that VIII save
money to the state and delay to the con-
tractors.
Short connecting links between roads
improved and the city or village into
which they lead should be built without
delay.
The report of tho commission is signed
by Amasa j. Parker. Charles T.. fireman.
George II. MCGUIRE. william ID. IL.
Washington. Daniel r. Cushman, John
McGarvey. Henry G. Mc''ord Lawrence
w kirwan. A. j. Deer and John +. Me-
Donald
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
METROPOLITAN

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Toda, Mat at . Butterfly. Farrar.
Fornia. Martin. Scott, Bada Con. Toscahihi.
Tonight at :. Tannhaeuser. Destinn, Prem
stad: Urlus. Braun. Busrs. Reiss. CON, hertz.
Fri. at :. CyranO. Aida. Martin. Anato'
Reiss Griswold. Hinshaw. cond.. Hertz:
sat. Mat. at .. Don Pasquale: Bori; Mac
ncz Scott. Pini-cors Cond.. Toscannl.
sat. At 7:l5. Pop. Prices. Lohengrin. frem-
stad Homer; Crlus. Witherspoon. Buers,
Hinshaw Cond.. Hertz
sun. Eyg. Concert. soc TO $50. All Wag-
ncr Program. Direction or Alfred Hertz. SOLO
lists: Johanna Gadski. jacques trlu-.
Next Mon. at :. Boris Godunoh. Homer
Case. Maubourg: Didur. Althouse, segurola'
Rothler Bada. Reiss. cond.. Toscaninl.
Tues. at =. Aida. Gadski, Homer; Caruso'
Amato, Segurola. Rossl. COnd.. Polacco.
We'd. at 1870 Ncistersinger. GadskL trius'
Buers. Goritz. Rciss. Braun. Cond.. Hertz.
Thurs. at .. Pop. Price Mat. Cav. Rusti-
cana. Destinn: Macnez Gilly. Pagliacci. Mel
sen. Martin. Amato. Conds.. Polacco&Sturani.
Thurs. ~ :. kOenlgskinder. Farrar. Robe
son, Jorn. tiortz Reiss. Didur. Cond., Hertz.
HARDMAN PIANO USED.