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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
|ND|CTS Sc FOR ARSON
Chicago Grand Jury Hits Hard
at the ''FIame Trust"
INSURANCE COMPANIES LAX
Report Condemns Business
Methods and Declares Half
the Fires Incendiary.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. 2

Chicago, April Fifty per cent OF al
the fires in Chicago are OF incendiary
origin. and dishonesty OF certain public
fire insurance adiusters and laxity in
business methods OF the fire insurance
companies are responsible for the wide
spread growth Of arson as an organized
business, according TO the report OF the
special grand jury called To investigate
Chicago's so-caled flame trust" which
completed its work to-day.
The grand jury returned hfty-nine in
dictments. containing 80 charges against
hfty-siX men. Thirty-one alleged incen-
diary fires. in which the insurance aggre-
gated more than >l,000.Cop are involved
in the indictments. The jury made its
report 10 Judge Richard T.. Burke. and
declared that arson had become an or
ganizcd systematic business in Chicago.
The report criticised the fire insurance
companies for lax methods. which en-
couraged incendiary fires. and declared:
That many public fire insurance adjust
ers regularly carry on the business OF
arson.
That many fire insurance companies
make practice of accepting what are
commonly known az rotten risks from
insurance brokers. so that they can get
preferred business from such brokers
That fire insurance companies invite
fraud by the dishonest assured. because
Of the practice of writing insurance with
out checks or safeguards TO prevent over
insurance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
RAID "H0USE OF MYSTERY"
Police Invade Place on Bowery
Where Aliens Are Swindled.

4 place on the BoWery called the
House Of Mystery" In which the police
say. foreigners have been swndled out Of
by Inspector Myers and twenty policemen
last night, and two men charged with
maintaining a gambling house were al
rested
Sixty complaints received at the Fifth
street police station recently led TO de-
tectives being assigned to the House or
Mystery" which is on the site of the old
Lyons restaurant a favorite haunt OF
Theodore Roosevelt when he was Police
Commissioner to get evidence. II was
discovered, the police said last night
that foreigners were enticed within the
doors 10 play new gambling game OF
the "you are bound town something
type. For 81 disk bearing number was
purchased. and on the walls were sup
posed 10 hang objects ranging from shot
guns to cut glass pitchers. one OF them
bearing corresponding number. The
oreticaly there was a gift for all but
the police say the numbers on the disks
did not tally with those on the objects
James Renz. who gave his address as
No. PIT Broome street. and Mike silver
berg, OF No. 1872 Montrose avenue, BROOK
lyn were taken into custody during the
raid. and number Of watches, guns and
bill: of small denomination were seized.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
MRS. MARTIN CONFUSED TELLS RAILROADS SIDE
Elisha Lee Explains Why Fire
men Ask Too Much.
COMPANY BURDENS HEAVY
Expenses of Flood Alone Will
Wipe Out Many a Surplus,
He Tells Arbitrators.

Laws pending I'm many states to force
new and unnecessary" expenditures on
the railways. under pleas Of social bet
tcrment." were the principal reasons put
forward yesterday by Elisha Lee. chair
man OF the Eastern Railroads commit
toe. why tho arbitration board should not
yield to the demands Of the hrcmen.
Since the arbitration proceedings were
begun the situation of the railways has
undergone great changes, Mr.. Lee said.
The entire railway system or Ohio and
Indiana was practically put ont Of busi-
ness for five DAYS. and 10 repair and r.
place the railways affected will wipc out
the surplus earnings Of many railroads.
There was never q more striking or
more unexpected object lesson 90 tho
absolute necessity for a railway company
10 earn surplus adequate 10 protect its
credit and enable IL to take care of ca
pensive emergencies Nh. Lee said.
He then pointed to the law passed in
New Jersey providing that railroads alone
bear the cost of all grade crossing re
moyals This. he said. would cost ono
company alone tGo.0ncoo. The 'fJii crew
law in New York meant q cost 20 TIE
railroads i'm this state OF t2.OrO.Oo year.
while a similar Law in New jersey added
$4,000 a year TO the expenditures Of rail-
roads IN that state Mr.. Lee then said.
And so in tins case your boarI is asked
to grant two nrcmcn upon every heavy
locomotive. regardless Of conditions sur
rounding the run. regardless Of tho grades
or the tonnage being haulcd-you pro
asked 10 impose an arbitrary rule. 20 do
prive the railway manager Of any dis
cretion and to forcbly add unnecessary
expenses 10 our payrolls.
The nremcn objected 10 nave brakcmcu
aid them I'm case OF necessity. hc went on.
but after having assisted in obtaining the
"full crew" law IL would appear bad grac"
in the nremen TO say that tine roads
should not use the extra men as they
deemed proper.
The work OF firencn was hard. Mr.. Lee
said. but the real basic fact Of present
conditions was tha, wages % employees iu
train service were entirely out OF line
with wages in other lines OF employment
Railway. men should be- well paid. he went
organization and other means a scale or
wages which was disproportionate TO that
in other lines OF employment calling FOR
similar energy.
W. :. Garter. president Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive riremcn and Engine
men. finished summing up the case OF the
firemen during the morning session. The
firemens work was more laborious than
ever before. he said. as tho larger en-
gincs required more frequent firing. II
would be a gross injustice. he added 10
have hrcmen work with the imperfect
mechanical stol,cr until that contrivancc
had been developed 10 perfection. The
device should not be forced on hremcn
while It was still in its experimental
stages.
Judge Chambers then announced an adj
journment. without setting q date Tor
further hearings. The award will be an
nornced not later than April TO-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
|GETS NEW NAME TO BE WE'D IN
Mrs. Cuggenhemer, Twice Married, Won't Meet Third
Fiance at Altar Under Cognomen Of Last Husband
Who Died on Eve Of Divorce

November, 1901 She lived with him until
the following March when her second
husband deserted her and also ceased 10
provide for her. She said that her life
with Guggenheimer was unhappy, and
after she married him he gave evidence
of suffering from alteration of the mind,
from which he died in September. 1872. in
the state insane asylum at Central lslip,
Long Island.
Mrs. Guggenheimer said that she neVe..
mingled TO any extent with the relatives
and friends of her second husband, VINO
was of the Hebrew race and faith. She
was known under the name which she
now abandons for only a few months.
Mrs. Guggenheimer set forth another
reason. Not only is the name GugSen'
heimer long and cumbersome, said her
petition, but II would interfere material
~ with the petitioners prospects In NE
and her future Hell-beinS if she should DC
obliged TO retain il as her legal surname.
That the name of GusSenheimer has dis
agreeable painful and unhappy assocla-
tons for herself and is Objectionable 10
all her intimate friends, as well as TO
her fiance."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
CALDWELL URGES CAUTION
Hopes States Will Go Slow in
Passing Blue Sky" Laws.

Since he recent veto by Governor Raj
ston OF Indiana of the blue sky law
there has been A tendency in some states
to consider more closely the proposed
bills. Reports have been current. how
ever. that Iowa. Illinois. Michigan Min
nesota and Wisconsin contemplate enact
ing some similar acts prior 10 adjourn
mcnt.
In connection with this. George B.
Caldwell. president Of the Investment
Bankers Association Of America. said
Yesterday:
II have been in touch with the status
Of the blue sky legislation in many OF
the states. and am pleased TO observe the
disposition on the part of most states 20
give "A wide hearing and close study TO
this matter of protecting the investing
public from fraudulent offerings OF Sc
curities. | have been disappointed, how
ever. 10 observe that many OF the states
have joined the mad rush To initiate the
Kansas act without closely observing Us
unfairness to legitimate business us
points of questioned consttutionality and
particularly the effect its operation Will
have on a states industrial progress.
"A good blue sky law is In the interest
of productive business as much as II ~
I'm the interest OF an investment dealer
who sells the securities. bad law no
one wants. and no such legislation should
pass II is TO be hoped that other states
will copy the Indiana precedent rather
than that OF the Kansas act, ana refer
this question 10 a commission To consider
and report at ;he next legislative scs-
-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06

Mrs. Charlotte Il. Guggenheimer oh
tanned permission from Justice Guy yes
terday 10 change her name TO Charlotte
Il. Todd. which was her maiden name.
Twice before she had had her name
changed by marriage. and she said in her
petition that she would not long retain
the name of Todd. for she is about 10
marry for the third time. But her iiance
has objected to her present coSnomen'
which was one which she got when she
married Moses b. Guggenheimer The
latter is dead
Her first husband was Ray LennoX,
from whom she obtained a divorce, and.
as Mrs Guggenheimer said in her peu-
ton TO the court she would have got
divorce from Guggenhemer If he had
not died. and then she would have re-
ceived permission to resume her maiden
name.
Mrs. Guggenheimer lives At No. 60
West i22d street and is not yet thirty
years old. She is a native of Ulysses,
Penn. Her father was John W. Todd.
She married Lenox in 1890. when she was
seventeen years old. After divorcmg him
she married Guggenhelmer. which was In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
LONG REFERENCE ENDS
Elk Judge Choate Reports on
Hearings Begun in 1905.

\ reference begun in 1905 has just been
finished with the approval by the Supreme
Court OF the report and recommendations
OF former Judge William q. Choate, who
acted as referee.
The suit was brought by the George 4.
Fuller Company against the Rhinelandcr
Real Estate Company over a contract for
the construction of the building at the
southeast corner of Sixth avenue and 18th
street owned by the Rhinelander COM
peny. Mr.. Choate decided that the Rhine
lander company owed the Fuller COM
pany Sl60.71l. The plaintiff had paid out
on the construction of the building ST.
4lS.Gio. The real estate concern had paid
only Sl,2j0.00O. which. with deductions OF a
little more than $500, makes the amount
now due.
The costs of the long reference was
s3.276,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
GULF OILS BALANCE SHEET
Net Value of Assets Is 1913, 100, Ola,
Against Debts Of Sl2O45537

The Gulf Oil Corporation. which re-
Gently authorized an increase in capital
from sl5 900, 900 to 500 00O, goo. has issued
"A statement to shareholders. which saws,
in part:
The consolidated balance sheet of the
corporation and its subsidiaries as of De-
cember 81. 1912, shows, including all inter-
company items. total Indebtedness of
Sli,922.3Ss. Against this, however. the
balance sheet shows bills and accounts
receivable Of s2,S76.S5l, leaving a net in
debtcdness of S12.oi5,5 S7. The balance
sheet also shows that after deducting all
such liabilities and allowing liberal de-
probation, the net value of assets was
S23l200l4 This would represent the
value applicable to the present sll,2Os,-
zoo of issued stock"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
HAPPY FOUR DEPART TO
WED IN FOREIGN LANDS
Fiance of The Globe s. Pet
Calls Her to Brazil to
BECOME His Bride.

Four prospective brides and BRIDE
grooms sailed away from this port yes
terday on three steamships TO marry
in foreign lands. Youngest of them all
was Miss Edna g. Buchanan, eish'
teen of Newark. y. j.. who for several
years has been a favorite member OF
The New York Globe" staff.
She sailed on the Lamport & Holt
liner Byron for Rio de Janeiro 20 be-
come the wife of Joseph +. Brown. Oh
this city, who is now established in sac
Paulo. Brazil. When Mr.. Brown LEI.
New York on short" business TIP
he informed his fiancee that he would
return in April and marry her. Busl'
ness interests, however. compelled him
TO stay in Brazil for a year. and he
cabled Miss Buchanan to join him.
Irving l.. Roe, an insurance broker
of this city. who is engaged TO marry
on-Tyne. sailed for Glasgow on the An
Choir liner Cameronia with a party VI
friends and relatives who will attenn
his wedding. Mr.. Roe let il be known
that he would sail on the Oceanie'
which left port for Southampton al
noon. \ large party of his business
associates were on hand TO decorate
his trunks and hand baggage with pos
ers, but they learned soon after ar
rival that their quarry had sailed three
hours before on the Cameronia.
The Oceanic had on board, however
a young Englishman, named ]. g. Met
calf. jr., and his ianc6e, Miss Casela
Raynham, who is "A daughter OF Ms
fathers partner in Liverpool.
Miss Raynham. who was protese
of Adeline Genee. the dancer, came 10
this country several months ago anu
obtained a place with comic opera
company as a dancer. Recently sne
wrote to her parents saying that she
was tired of theatrical life and wo'lld
like TO return to England. When Mt.
Metcaf heard of il he hurried TO Amer
lea, and after search lasting severai
weeks found his former sweetheart III
the flooded district OF Dayton, ono
working for the sufferers with the Red
Cross. The couple will be married IN
Liverpool in May.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
Letter "JOhn" MISSent Armed
Mrs. BIatCh for Debate.
HE BLAMES HIS SECRETARY
Suffrage Argument Is Neatly
Turned Against Anti at City
Club Luncheon.

Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch didn't ex-
actly turn the tables on Mrs. John Martin
in their debate upon woman suffrage at
the luncheon of the City CLUB. at No. So
West lfth street. yesterday. but she
turned a letter upon her very neatly.
And the letter was from Mrs. Martin s
own husband TO Mrs. Batch.
Mrs. Martins part Of the debate was
the anti-suffrage lecture she gave at the
Colony Club last winter. and at various
times and places since. In it She OK
claims with effective emphasis:
"Ad valorem? What does a woman know
about ad valorem? ! always thought II
was a drug. like nuX vomica. \ woman [
know thought IL was perfume. What
do women care about tariffs taxes
II have here letter | received re-
Gently" said Mrs. Batch when she arose.
1T has in il lists of Senators and Repre-
sentatives. 1t has figures and statistics
oh. they are much worse than al
yalorem. And this letter was sen, me
by one John Martin Mrs Martin she
turned stcrnly TO her adversary. Mrs.
Martin. can that he your john"
Mrs. Martin was dumb. but Mrs. Mar
tins John. who sat near her. jumped UP
with his official Board of Education eX-
preston quite knocked off his face.
II must discharge that secretary he
said.
But the letter would have gone to
some other poor woman If il hadn't come
to me-" Mrs. Batch protested. "Why
do you send such letters to helpless
women? Why 10 you trouble our poor
heads with things we are not fitted 10
understand"
Then Mrs. Batch made a few remarks
about what might happen to women who
didn't understand ad valorem and similar
things.
Some Of those women VINO didn't know
ad valorem landed in the Tombs, she
said.
Conceive Mrs. Martin. when she re-
turned from her last trip 10 Europe. and
the steward came for her declaration.
shaking her head at him and crying:
Take il away. ! don't understand such
unwomanly things. Take it away!
Ignorance is bliss-if YOU don't get
caught at it,
which she said. threatened the nation IN
that women were being lured by salaries
out of the home and away from their nat
ural work. the rearing of children.
II asked one such woman" she sad.
IF she believed in suffrage With an in
offable smile she said. I live suffrage.
/ don't object 10 that woman's earning
her living. but that ineffabe smile was
an insult"
Mrs. Batch said she didn't believe that
II Mrs Martin and she sat down and
talked things over they would find that
they differed in the essential.
II do wish that Mrs. Martin was up IN
Albany. a full-hedged legislator. 10 wrcs-
tie with Aaron Levy and Al Smith on the
subject OF pensions for widowed mothers.
Let me remind Mrs. Martin that the In
diana Legislature has voted $1,000 TO i'm
prove the breed Of hogs. and refused TO
pass a bill. which the clubwomen desired,
70 appropriate $500 for the study OF GER
tain things concerning babies. II those
women had been voting constituents,
doesn't Mrs. Martin think their desires
would have had more weight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
T. N. E. CONVENTION ENDS
One of Society's Founders Is
Cuest of Honor at Dinner.

The sixth annual meeting of the Theta
Nu Epsilon society ended last night with
a dinner al the Hotel McAlpin Business
sessions were held during the morning
and afternoon. Seventy-hve delegates
and members attended the reunion OF tne
evening.
The Rev. Benjamin f. Gerst. Of Brook
lvn one OF the founders OF the society,"
was the guest Of honor. c. II. Scatter
good was POSTMASTER. and speeches were
made by Charles b. Templeton. Joseph j.
Uartigan, Professor Thomas }. sInuli' oil
Ohio Northern University; Herbert H.
Coston and Mr.. Gerst.
The following officers were elected: Pro-
fessor smun president: George j. Been
lcr. secretary; NJ. l.. Casey. treasurer:
!. e. Hasbrouck, historian. ana }. W.
Moss. ]. NJ. Magee and George y. sturSes'
trustees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
Indictments Suppressed.

The indictments were suppressed AT the
request OF Frank Johnston. First Assist
.nt States Attorney. I'm order that the
men named could be arrested.
Eight men not heretofore mentioned III
connection with che investigation are
named IN the indictments. Some OF the
others are already under indictment.
Others were arrested on warrants pend
ing the grand jury inquiry
The special grand jury convened on
March 26 Frederick Z. Haskell, vice.
president of the Illinois Trust and Saw
ings Bank. was foreman. The investiga-
ton OF arson will go on. II was announced
to-day, but the evidence will be presented
from time To time TO the regular grand
jurles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
TOURISTS REACH NAPLES.

Naples. April Prank Clarks annual
cruising party of about SIX hundred
Americans arrived from Egypt this morn
ing in the steamer Lacona, and will he
here for about week. In the interval
the tourists will visit Rome, Ponpeii.
Capri and the many interesting points
around the Bay Of Naples. This is the
only large party that has arrived this
season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
Companies Don't Fight.

That the fire insurance companies do
not fight vigorously claims for insurance
arising from incendary fires.
After detailing facts which 1t uncovered
during its investigation and crticising the
insurance companies the grand jury
made several recommendations which 1t
believes would check the operations OF
the "hrebug ring" chief among these
recommendations are:
Establishment of a central bureau,
similar to clearing house where All
insurance policies could be Immediately
reported.
Careful inspection of all property sought
TO be insured.
Adoption by the ire insurance com
panies OF strong policy Of lighting every
loss believed to be crooked.
That the Insurance companies use every
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
Scotch Weave Wool Art Rugs,

effort TO obtain discriminating evidence OF
crooked losses and present the evidence
10 the states attorney.
The grand jury reported that II con-
sdcred siXty-one cases and indictments
were returned in hfty-n OF them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
CHICAGO TUNNEL SALE UPHELD.

Chicago. April "a decree by Federd'
Judge Kohlsaat confirms the sale OF the
property OF the Illinois Tunnel Compah!
to the Chicago Tunnel Company for 70
100000. The sale was made on February
II. Charles G. Dawes and David II. FOR
gan were discharged as receivers for ths
Illinois Tunnel Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
WHITMAN CONFIDENT OF
CONNECTING INSPECTORS
Trials of Sweeney, Murtha,
Thompson and Hussey To
Be Rushed.
MRS. GOODE SCOLDS MAYOR
Writes Gaynor Long Letter At
lacking His Statements Con-
corning Her and Ask
ing a Few Why's.

Believing his cases clinched against six
Of the policemen under indictment, Dis
trict Attorney Whitman will move the trials
# former Inspectors Dennis sweeney James
L. Hussey, james f. Thompson and John j.
MuItha and PatrOlman Thomas T. Robin
son and SerGean. Peter j. Duffy this
week. The District Attorneys plans are
90 first move for the trial of Robinson.
Duffy and Murtha. This will he done to-
morrow. and the remaining three will
have their cases moved for trial Tuesday.
II this plan is followed the cases of
Robinson. Duffy and Murtha will be set
for trial on Monday. April IA. and OF the
others on April 1G Mr. Whitman in
tends to try Robinson first. lie will Their
put Inspector Murtha on trial and follow
him with Duffy The other inspectors,
sweeney. Thompson and Hussey, are
scheduled 10 be tried in that order
Mr. Whitman believes that the prose
cution will present it's side In each of the
indicated policenen's cases in one day. 1t
is not thought that under the most disad-
vantageous conditions the trials of any Of
the policemen will last more than four
DAYS.
Mary Goode Rebukcs Mayor.
Mary Goode. who confessed TO the
Curran aidermanic committee that she
paid graft to the police that she might
run her dsorderly houses unmolested
wrote a-letter to Mayor Gaynor yester-
day. taking him TO task for many Of his
statements aprOpos Of vice and the police
which he made a couple of days ago when
he spoke about tea time trotting.' Mrs.
Goodies letter follows:
In your statement to the public press
YOU say. I'm the same way when the
Commissioner permanently closed the
her convicted in court, she came beioi
the aldermanic committee with her
twenty years graft story.
The above statement is absolutely
false and YOU know It, 40 Comm.s-
soner Of Police ever convicted me OF
2 misdemeanor or crime in any court,
and YOU were we'll aware of this iact
when you made the above statement
challenge YOU TO produce any record
where 7 was ever convicted in any court
Why didn't the Commissioner of Police
close the remaining sixteen vice denS
in the same building where Mary Good"
occupied the seventeenth? Why?
Officer Mulvaney saw me for the first
time in his life at Police Headquarters
during the sO-called trial of OfiiCer
Shelley. Notwithstanding this fact. re
stated. under oath. that | was the wou-
an he saw and talked with at No. 2J5
West sd street some two weeks befor".
more serenely his brother-in-law, the
suaVc. smooth. trial judge. looked on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
ARE YOU ENTERTAINING?

Talent for all sociaIs, concerts and
entertainments will be found on page
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