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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
Democratic Representative
from Illinois Found Guilty
of Grave Improprieties.
OTHER HOUSE MEMBERS
CLEARED OF CHARGES
N. A. M. Arraigned and Oifcers
May Have to Answer
for Contempt.

Washington Dec. 9.--Arraigning the Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers TOT
its lobby activities and finding Represent
ative James T. McDermott. Illinois Dem
ocrat. guilty OF grave improprietles' 'he
House lobby investigating committee
filed its report to-day y minority r'Po'
more drastic than the findings oil the MA
ioritv was presented by Representative
Macdonald of Michigan, the Progressive
member Of the committee which inVesu-
gated the Muhail charges.
Following the reading of the reports Mt.
Macdonald moved that the House proceed
forthwith TO determine whether MI NC
Dermott had been guilty Of conduct Jusu-
fying his expulsion from the House ana
whether officials OF the National hssocla
ton Of Manufacturers should he cited tor
contempt because Of its attempts To IN
fluence legislation.
The Macdonald resolutions. after par
liamentary skrmish. were referred TO the
judiciary Committee for action the rel
erence vote being 13S 10 q
The majority report is hardly less caus-
tic in it's criticism Of Mr.. McDermott All
other members Of the House mentioned IN
the Mulhal charges as being easily
reached or influenced were given clean
bill Of health in both reports
Regarding Mr. McDcrmott, the majority
report, fled by Chairman Garrett and
Representatives Cline, Russell, Ferris.
Stafford and Willis, concludes:
I'VE cannot say he has been corrupted
in his votes. but we would shirk duty
we owe TO the House and to the country
did We not say that we are driven, much
to our regret. TO the conclusion that he
has been guilty Of acts Of grave impro-
prlety unbecoming the dignity Of the ais
tinguished position he occupies.
Regarding the National Association and
the affiliated National Council FOR Indus
trial Defence. the report SAYS that:
I'VE think II offensive and outrageous
that these associations should have had
paid hirelings about the Capitol button
holing members. We think they went bo-
vond the limits OF legitimate effort and
deserve the severest ccnsure, as well as
pointed invitation and suggestion that
they completely reform their methods Or
else remain away in the future
The American Federation OF Labor ~
exonerated OF maintaining an improper
lobby. the report saying: I'VE do not
find that its lobby has improperly affected
or prevented legislation and there have
been no secret methods connected with
it's work"
Representatives Calder and Fairchild
OF New York: Sherley, OF Kentucky.
Webb, Of North Carolina; Burke. Of
PENNSYLVANIA. and BarthoIdt, OF Mis-
souri, are completely cleared Of any sus-
picion OF having been Influenced by
the National Association lobby, or OF be
ing capable of such influencing. and re-
greet is expressed that their names were
used unjustly in the Mulhall charges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
Police Raid Park Row Hotel.

Detectives from Commissioner New
burgers staff raided Halls Hotel, Cham
bers street and Park Row. early ycster-
day morning and made two arrests. The
register OF the hotel was seized and all
the guests were told TO leave the place.
The prisoners, who said they were Charles
Tropane, Of No. 2270 Washington avenue
The Bronx. and Frank Bastine, Of No.
6Sj Wales avenue, Tho Bronx. were held
in 500 bail each. Halls Hotel was rem
devious of politicians during the admin
istration of Mayor Grant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
WILLYS AN OPTIMIST
Talk of Hard Times is Foolish,
He Tells Sphinx Club.

John y. WHY'S. president OF the
Wulys-Overland Motor Company. or
Toledo. took an optimistic view OF the
ccuntrys industrial welfare In an ad-
dress before the Sphinx Club at the
Waldorf-Astoria last night Notwith-
standing the gloom that Mr.. WHY'S said
pervaded wall Street as TO the outcome
Of general business conditions. 10 was
his opinion that all was not yet lost.
The talk was on advertising. and Mr..
WHY'S told the club he had found daily
newspapers the best medium. lie said
he would srcnd 81 800 900 next year TO
portion Of THIS amount. he said. would
20 TO newspapers. lie has spent this
year 100000 in advertising. he said
"Scme members Of the banking fra
ternIty here in New York" he declared
"aro still looking fearfully toward the
future They talk OF bad times and are
pessimistic In their utterances. An
business going or they say. ! tell
them | can't see anything the matter
with the country. My advice is not 10
listen To wall Street This is a good
little country Of ours. and IL isn't 30
badly off as some people try TO make you
believe.
II told the pessimists Of our big in
crease in business during the last year
and especially the last few months.
They were dumb with amnzement. They
could hardly believe their ears.
Il have never regretted the large
amounts have expended In advertising.
We have found that advertising pays.
1t pays us To advertise continuously
not stopping in dull seasons--but keep
ing at IL twelve months every year.
My advice H. TO get an article of merit,
advertise IL and YOU will have pros
pect OF unlimited business. Put "A kick
in everything YOU say In the advertise
mcnt and II Will pay better Say little.
but make Il pointed. If the times look
bad work harder and advertise more
Let's all think We are going to have a
good year i'm 1914 and we will"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10

minds Congress also Of the needs Of
changes in his office and an increase in
the salaries paid He terms the present
salaries moderate for the character and
amount of work TO be performed"
The Attorney General calls attention to
the need of building for his department.
Most OF the offices now occupied are not
fireproof he says, and are without vaults,
and the office records are constantly eX-
posed to destruction by fire. The general
housing conditions are so bad that high
efficiency is impossible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
Sicilian Actress Due Soon.

Nine. Mimi Agugia. the Sicilian ac-
tress, who Will arrive from Buenos Ayres
Saturday. December 20, is to play regu-
lar engagement at one of the leading
Shubert theatres. TO be announced within
the next few days. Her opening bill for
the week of December % will be Malta"
the Sicilian tragedy in which Aguglia
played at the Broadway Theatre five
years ago. On this occasion, however
Nine. Aguglia will play in Italian. i'm
stead of In the Sicilian dialect. The bill
for the second week OF her engagement
will probably consist of two short plays.
"Salome" and THE Glove"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
F. F. Williams Seriously Ill.

Francis +. Williams. seventy-six years
Old the Oldest Republican politician In
Williamsburg, is in a critical condition In
the Long Island College Hospital. Brook
Ign. following an operation on Monday
Mr. Williams Ia an assistant TO the Dep
uty County Clerk OF Kings. lie had been
iii for more than a month at his home.
No % Orient avenue, before he was taken
to the hospital, on Monday.
Mr. Williams organized the Francis r.
Williams Fife and Drum Corps, which is
the oldest Republican organization IN
Brooklyn. He was an alderman when
Brooklyn was q city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10

every such act deemed guilty OF an IN
bezzlement of the money so deposited
converted, loaned, withdrawn trans
fcrred or applied, and shall be punlsned
by Imprisonment with hard labor for d
term not less than one year nor more
than ten years, or by fine of not more
than the amount embezzled or less than
$1,000, or by both such fine and imprls-
nnr,ncni ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
Farrar Ill, Opera Changed.

Miss Geraldine Fdrrar not having fully
recovered from the grip, I'm Ballo In
Maschera" will ne given tonight. instead
Of "Manon." TIE cast will include Mines.
Destinn. Hempel and Duchene, and
Messrs. Caruso. Amato, Rothier and De
Segurola MIR. Toscanini will conduct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
Sued for Customs Fraud.

H. snowden Marshall. United States
District Attorney, brought penalty suit
Yesterday In the federal court against
D. Downing & Co, customs
brokers. Of No ! Broadway. i'm which
judgment 10 the amount Of 81, i65 20 is
asked. The brokerage firm I'm making
entries at the Custom House for m
porters Of Limoges china is alleged to
have uudervalued the merchandise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
MUNSEY SUIT IN LONDON
Libel Action Brought by Rus
sian Grand Duke Settled.
fRy CaLle 10 The Trlbure

London, Dec. 10-The Frank a. Mum
sey Company settled yesterday libel
suit brought by the Grand Duke Boris
of Russia, The Tribune understands,
for So. 900 and $1,000 casts. In April.
1903. the matter was published regard
ing the Grand Duke Boris's conduct in
Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese
War, which he claimed reflected on his
character. No terms were mentioned
to-day. however, when it was an
nounced in court that the case had
been settled The Grand Duke will
make a public statement in court here
on December Is.
London. Dec e.-The libel suit brought
by the Grand Duke Boris OF Russia
against the Frank a. Munscy Company
arose out Of an article describing the
grand dukes career in Manchuria during
the Russo-Japanese War and his rela
ton with General Kuropatkn. the Rus
sian commander In chief. Frederick r..
Smith, the prominent Unionst politician,
acting as counsel for the grand duke.
asked the Judges to set day for the
grand duke to appear and testify. He
said tho case would have involved the
calling OF a large number of witnesses,
so the parties had discussed the matter,
with the result that settlement had
been arrived at.
Henry Il. Duke, counsel for the de-
PENDANT company, will make a statement,
and the grand duke will go on the stand
on the date set, when the terms OF settle
ment also will be announced.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
Beautiful Speech

What is the most beautiful speech
IN the entire range of Shakespeare?
The question put to group of 70
kespearean readers would probably
bring half as many answers. There
would be partisans for The quality Of
mercy and ITO be or not to be, and
Woolsey's speech on his fall and the
meditation Of the melancholy Jacques,
~Rnd perhaps Antony's Grafton over the
body Of Caesar.
But Robert Manten finds the most
beautiful of all Shakespearean pass
ages in King john his featured
play. IT is Lady Constance's lamenta-
tion over her son, Prince Arthur:
"Grief fills the room up of my absent
Lies in his bed, walks up and down
with me.
Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his
Remembers me of all his gracious
stuns out his vacant garments with
his form.
Then have I reason to be fond of grief.
Fare YOU we'll. had you such loss as /,
] could give better comfort than you
I will not keep this form upon my
head
When there is such disorder in my wit
Q Lord My boy my Arthur. my fair
My life. my joy my food, my all the
Nv widow comfort and my sorrow $
cure,
THAT is the most touching and elo-
ouent speech Shakespeare ever wrote, "
recently remarked Mr.. Mantell.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
Lively Minutes In stop Thief"

"Stop Thief" the roaring farce by
Carlyle Moore, now showing at the
Columbia theater, is filled with as
funny situations and as bright lines
as any play that has been here in
months. Doogan. the thief. is let into
house by his fiance. Nell. engaged
as a parlor maid Before he enters,
the house has been robbed and a de-
tective summoned. The detective
comes after Doogan has been con-
cealed by Nell in a closet.
The following scene ensues:
Detective (after scene with Nell and
eyeing her suspiciously- goes to
closet. opens door quickly-Doogan.
the. crook, is found in closet with his
back to audience. He steps out.)
Doogan-Hello.
Detective-Hello. What arme you
doing in that closet?
Doogan-I was just hanging up my
coat
Deteetive-Hanging up my coat. eh?
Who are you?
Doogan-Im the-huh?
fDetective-Wh are you?
Doogan-( (StaIling).
Nell-Oh. this is Mr.. CIuney sir. the
gentleman you asked to see-
(Doogan snaps his fingers. Detec-
tive turns and almost catches him)
- Detective-Are you Mr.. Cluney?
T(Neu pantomimes to Doogan that the
man is a detective. Doogan watches
her, but is unable to understand what
She means-)
Doogan-CTo NelD Huh? (To detec-
tive) | mean ughi
Detective-Are you Cluney2
Doogan-Yes. Are you the detec-
tive 1 sent for2
Detective-Tm from headquarters
Are you Cluney2
Doogan-Yes. detective slams
closet door shut.) Don't.
observation-disclosures me. (Goes to
Nen.) You said Cluney was out
Doogan-Ye es; I told her to say that.
Sh-look here. I've got a big case for
you. Sh- (The three turn to right)
But you've got to keep it quiet
Nell-Sh- Cali turn to left.l
Doogan-Now, listen; / want you TO
sneak out Of this house without any
one seeing you, and come back in an
hour. (Detective- looks at Nell, then
al Doogan.) It's mysterious case.
Detective-Eh?
Doogan-I can't tell you what it is
row-but you go on, sneak out fand
be back in an hour.
Detective-Wha this all about2
Doogan-Please do as say or you'll
spoil your chances of raveling this
mystery It's a secret case
Detective-Who is she? tpoints TO
Nell.)
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
DlDmsGraG@d by c. Dickson

MIN from marksman TO an able
bodied seaman there wasn't a
place where any one could go
without the aid of the federal
troops that they didn't call him
by his first name
You're wandering. my Boy.
becoming a charter member of
the Cobble Club"
1t is really a palmetto tale. He
told me he took his first ride out
of curiosity, and after he had
made the circuit. had listened to
the Lecturer from The Call Build
ing to the. Cliff. and from the
Cliff to Chinatown. he was so
mixed up that as soon as he got
to the ground he went over and
asked the first policeman he saw
. II he could inform him how he
could get over to the Statue of
Liberty without taking boat"
What did the Policeman tell
your
According to my friend, the
Policeman informed him that he
wasn't in New York--to which he
replied, Is that so? and ventured
to inform the Officer that he
wasn't in San Francisco, either.
He said he knew he wasn't, be-
cause he had just been all over
the town. and, as he was born
and raised in San Francisco--he'
be pretty likely to know it If he
saw it,"
Was it as bad as that?''
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
Bg@@@Nw wdgG1gS6| |((he Traffic (1p
BY ssL@rry'' Harris
s@oo s@oo

warmed up to his subject we were
passing up one of our best paved
streets. and his first aid to the
ungrammatical was lost in the
rattle
Il suppose If man took one
of those rides every Sunday he
would become thoroughly fa-
miliar with all of our big build
ings. fine residences and famous
landmarks"
RIDES TO GET
STRAIGHT AGAIN
That's what | thought, too
but it seems the contrary is the
case. In fact, I took this very
matter up with my friend on the
aisle He told me that one of the
reasons he kept riding every Sum
day was first because he enjoyed
it, but primarily to get himself
Strengthened out again
1t seems he began life in this
city as a ewsboy-worked up to
be a postman, and, as he used to
ride a bicycle for recreation, by
the time he was forty he had ac-
cumulated a fair idea of what was
worth seeing in San Francisco,
and he prided himself upon his
ability to find it. A little later
in life he spent about four years
on the small gun turret Of hack
directing the destinies of dis
appearing horse. So by the time
the automobiles and taxicabs took
that job off his hands and reduced
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

permits his personal views to in
terfere with the discharge of his
indispensable duty.
On my present tour we were to
play one night in town in the
middle west and King Lear was
selected for presentation. My ad-
vance man arranged with the To-
cal billboard man to display my
paper and left great quantity
of bills which announced that Mr..
Maf@ell would play King Lear
by William Shakespeare.
I'VE arrived in the town in the
middle of the afternoon of the day
of the performance. In going
from the station to my hotel
was surprised not to see the fa-
miliar literature pasted along the
route. / made inquiries and
learned that not poster had
been placed. Angered by this OBJ
vious breach of contract, l sum-
moned the bill poster. He came
to my hotel. ! demanded of him
the explanation of his dereliction
of duty.
"Mr. Mantell.' he explained. Il
have deep personal admiration
for your art. but since l know
that Bacon wrote the so called
Shakespearean play, ] could not
stultify myself by placarding a lie
in this fair city.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
KNEW THE REMEDY

Returning from business one even-
ing last spring. / slipped on the ice
before my home and turned my ankle.
In consequence could not stand on
my feet for several minutes. My wife
and son, seeing my predicament, came
out to aid me, each taking hold of one
of my arms. Just then a small freckle
faced boy ran over and said to my
wife: Missis, give him some black
coffee when you get him inside. My
mudder always does that when my
fadder comes home like that"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

Go on. do as I tell you. Sneak out
and be back in an hour.
Nell-Don't be late. sir. Be back
in one hour and we'll catch them
both. sure
Detective-Them? Is there more
than onee
Doogan-Yes, two of them. Better
bring an assistant along. Don't for
get. one hour.
Detective-Tll be here.
! Nell-Better come this way. sir
the back door through the kitchen
Some of the family might see you.
But be very quiet. Doogan and Nell
-Sll--.
Doogan-Gee, but that was close
shave tafter detectives exist)
Doogan (the crook to Clunie. the
bridegroom Look here, If anything
Us lost. they won't blame 1t on me-,
will they2
Clunie-Now don't you worry about
that I'll be responsible for every
thing that goes missing.
Doogan-Gee What a cinchI
Mrs carr llady of the house, to
Doogan. the crook)-Mr Doogan, 1
want YOU to do something for me-
! want you to promise me that you
won't send in an alarm to police head
quarters.
Doogan (aIarmed) Police head
quarters
Mrs. Carr-If this story should get
about 1t would simply ruin us. You
understand?
Doogan-I get you.
Mrs carr-Osn Your word of honor,
you won't. call in the police?
Doogan-Take it from me, what
ever happens, I won't call in the
police.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
HERE'S A VALUABLE PUP

balls. Finally / said to him one
day johnnie, You must have an
eagles eye
Nav. it's me dog. replied
Johnnie.
Johnnie declared he has trained
a little wire haired terrier to rove
over the links and root up lost
balls. He says that the dog has
found as many as 10 on Monday.
Now a lot of us out at the club
are wondering whether that dog
can't explain why a lot of long
shots end up in lost balls"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

Corporal called the Traffic
Cop as his superior attempted to
ride by Corporal, come over
here a minute
The Corporal rode over and dis
mounted
And now what?1 he inquired.
What's ssrong?"
Not a tk;ng in the world, Cor
poral, not a thing. I only want
you to make me a promise'
I'm just out of promises, but
. I'm all attention. What's the
idea2''
When IS your next day off?"
Thursday-why?" ?"
Il want you to promise me. by
your star and stripes. to put in at
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
ON THE PIED-PIPER

They were standing in front OF.
Maxfield Parrish's beautiful mural
painting, sThe Pied Piper and
also, by coincidence, in front OF
the Palace bar, behind which the
painting fingers. The cabinet had
just adjourned. and one of its
most distinguished members was
introducing to his fellow cabi-
neteers. a lawyer from Red Bluff.
That is a really Charming work
of art" said one of the party to
the attorney from the interior.
eyes," he replied, "but it amt
real. They call that fellow with
the tin whistle the Pie Eyed
Piper but no fellow who is pie
eyed could walk like that; he'd be
falling out of the frame, take 1T
from me-"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
REcIPRocITY7

We'll. Wall street finally did
the right thing by Bill Sulzer.
declared one time politician who
went back TO corporation law in
1910.
"How's that?r asked the others
at the St. Francis bar.
We'll, they sent him to the
legislature because he's the only
politician who has bought any
thing in the line of stocks on
margins for the last couple of
years."
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

THE recovery of golf balls
around our clubs. as well as at
every other club. furnishes a good
deal of small change to many cad
dies and others" said a member
of the Ingleside Golf club during
tea time at the Portola tourna-
ment, but If the story told to me
by a small caddie is true I think
we have the prize golf ball hunter
over at Claremont.
There's a little lad who has
been coming. into the clubhouse
regularly each week with several
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
WANTED BETTER ODDS

Bill. a faithful worker on the
HiIlsborough place of a san Fran
cisco banker, was taken III the
other day 1t was the first time
Bill had ever complained. and his
employer decided Bill ought TO
see a stomach specialist.
He gave Bill directions how to
find the specialist. handed him
$40 bill and told him to hurry TO
town
Bill returned in the evening,
feeling better.
We'll, ] took my medicine. but
not from that doctor you sent me
to-no sirf'
why. couldn't you find him?"
Sure. 1 found his place. but on
the door. beneath his name, IL
said 10 to J. I wasn't goin' to
take any such risk. There was
a feller next door with the odds
only to 5. and I took a chance
on him.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

least one-h half
of 1t as L did
my last day
off.
~How?"
On one of
those Rubber
Neck Wagons
1t h e Y a r e
great"
The Rubber
Neck w gon
does not run
JndI can take
me any place
in this town
! haven't been.
Why, man. /
w a 5 b o r n
here"
That may
all be, but the
Spieler on my
w a gon could
lose a China
town Guide,
In Sing FATS
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

Beck a five spot every time l
caught up with him, which was
about twice week.
I'VE were playing three nights
in Peotone--ever hear of Peo-
tone? No? Well, it is near Mo-
nee, Ill.
Beck and I were standing at :
the door on the second night of
our engagement, when man
stepped up to me and asked for
pass.
s.why do you ask for pass?"
I inquired.
: because I'm so sensitive he
answered.
Sensitive? What's that got
to do with the natter
Well. I'll tell you. Mr.. Jones'
he explained II was in to see
your show last night and I was
the only man there who paid for
his ticket They all guyed me
about it and don't want to go
through such an experience
again"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

s4tA =
told me that
even now he
can't tell for
the life of him
whether the
old Mechanics
Pavilion used
to be where
the st. Fran
els is or
whether the
st. Francis
was formerly
the old Jesuit
Church before
they moved it
down town"
tffe must be,
getting a lit
tie fighty.'
No, 1 think
he is perfect
ly sane. He
admitted that
l.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

that / can see is that the Spieler
stays by a show and let's the
crowd pass. while the lecturer
stands by the Crowd and let's the
Show pass"
why didn't you tell him so2'
II did--and he came back at me
with the statement that the diff
ference was more in Tense than
in Location---in other words, that
Spieler was the stationary for
Lecturer-or words to that effect.
BY the time he was really