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New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
ATTACK FACTORY OWNERS
Victims of Two Men Who In
wade Workroom.

Two roughly dressed men entered the
cloak and suit factory OF Max and Joseph
Lempert, at No. II Greene street. yes-
terday and after demanding $50, which
was refused, called upon the employees TO
quit work and attacked the proprietors
one of them drew knife and slashed
Max Lempert across the nose. The other
knocked down Joseph Lempert. Two Of
the employees who attempted to interfere
were attacked and beaten. Then the in
truders ran down stairs. two flights. TO
the street, and disappeared in different
directions.
There had been strike In the Lempert
shop which had lasted for two months.
but II was supposed to have been set
tied last week. The Lempert brothers
said that the men who assaulted them
pretended to be emissaries Of Julius Wolf.
secretary OF the Cloak and Skirt Makers
Union. and that they demanded the $50 as
fine that was due the union.
Max Lempert said he had been threat
ened with violence unless he gave up
money, and some Of the employees assert
ed that the men had threatened to cut
of their hands and feet II they continued
TO work In the Lempert shop.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
POLICE POUR BULLETS
INTO STRIKE RIOTERS
twenty-five Persons Hurt in
Fight in Front of Syra-
CuSe Cathedral.
NO WORK LEFT FOR TROOPS
Disorders Finally End with
Opening of Negotiations for
Settlement of Building
Laborers Demands.

Syracuse May e-Determined efforts
are being made here tonight to settle
the strike OF building laborers. which de-
veloped to-day a series Of riots in which
twenty-five persons nine Of them police
men, were wounded
The strikers met to-day with Cesafe
sconfetti. the Italian consular agent at
Rochester who came 10 Syracuse and
appointed a committee OF eight persons
TO wait on the employers. 20 ask that the
wage dispute between the laborers and
contractors be adjusted by arbitration.
The contractors have sgnined their will
ingness TO have the matter arbitratcd.
order was restored with the first ne
gotiations for settlement, and the three
local companies OF state militia. which
had been called out when the riot situa-
tion assumed serious aspect. had moth
ing 10 do The soldiers were quartered
a police headquarters on Clinton Square
The strike started last Thursday. when
2.5o0 laborers and hod carriers demanded
en- increase I'm wages They received 25
cents an hour aud asked FOR an increase
based on a sliding scale from q 10 20
cents an hour. The contractors rejected
the demands.
The strikers. mostly foreigners. had pa
raded the streets daily. and this morning
five hundred Of them tried to force work
men from a structure on the equaTe in
front Of the Cathedral Of the Immaculate
Conception I'm the heart Of the city. Fifty
policemen and a fire company We're rushed
10 the scene and were greeted with
Volley OF bricks, stones and clubs
The police. 10 frighten the strikers. drew
their revolvers and fired into the air, but
the rioters contiued TO charge the officers.
several Of whom fell with scalp cuts.
Weapons were then lowered aud the pO-
lice fired at tho strikers lnjuring several
and forcing hundreds to fee. The police
took twenty-five prisoners. ten Of whom
were hurt. three seriously.
or the policemen injured David lump
owsky. sustained a fractured skull. lie
was hit with a brick ana his condition Is
serious Other policemen injured were:
Patrick Griffin, George Kunzelman,
Jacob Mannheim. Thomas Driscoll. Jacob
Schmidt. Louis Zinsmester Charles Hop
KRIS and Michael Davis. All are cut and
bruised.
Giuseppi Nasta was shot In the abdomen
and his recovery Is not expected Martin
Lull spectator was shot in the shoul-
Ger.
After this disturbance Chief Of Police
Cadin ordered the police 10 shoot to
lfI the first ~ g.
yourselves and protect property he
added.
Several other clashes occurred between
the strikers and the police IN which sew,
eral persons were slightly injured.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
100000 HOTEL LOSS TOLD
Arrest of Astor Employees Brings
Story of Big Thefts.

Through the arraignment OF I'hsl
Mjghetti and Buno Slmeraldo. employees
Of the Hotel Astor. charged with recelv-
ing stolen goods and grand larceny IN
the West Side Court yesterday, the story
was told IN court OF how hotel men
OF New York City have been made vc'ihs
Of theving employees TO the extent oi
almost 10000 worth OF silverware' wines
and cigars In the last year.
Detective Brierton arrested the men az
they were leaving the servants entrance
OF the hotel The detective alleges sinner
aldos pockets were bulging with silver
knives and forks and small silver trays
in all ninety-fve pieces.
At No. 2li West 18th street "here
Mighett lives. Brierton says he iouhu
silverware In every nook and corner even
the mattress having been utilized as
storage place There we're more than nNe
hundred pieces of tableware found III the
room. and quantities Of wines and cigars
Magistrate Kernochan put over Tue
hearing until to-day. sending Slmeraido
and Mighett to cells
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
HUNDREDS SEE YOUTH
SLAIN IN GANG FIGHT
Victim Shot in the Back by
Members of Rival Band in
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza.
TWO WHO FLED ARE HELD
Killing an Incident in Feud Be-
tween "Chicarella" and
"Bearcat" Levy Gangs
Sister Hears Shot.

Hundreds Of persons crossing the
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza in Brook
lvn last evening witnessed a gang fight
i'm which David Miner. a clerk, eiGh-
teen years old. Of No. 132 Rutledge
street. was shot and instantly killed
The crime took place in front of the
Bridge Building in South Fourth and
Havemeyer streets.
Salvatore Andrella twenty years olo'
Of No. 81 Havemeyer street. ana
Charles Friedman. twenty-three years
old. Of No. 60 Sheriff street. Manhat-
tan. were caught after chase and
locked up in the Bedford avenue sta
ton on charges Of homicide. In a bar
her shop at No. 246 South 4th stree
the police found a revolver which they
said belonged to Andrella, while IN
Friedman's possession was found an
other.
The shooting was a continuance OF
the feud between the "Chicarella gang
and the "Bearcat" Levy gang. Sew
eral members Of the gang have been
killed. but they have invariably re-
fused 10 furnish the police with infor-
nation. declaring that their comrades
would have revenge in their own way.
Rumors had been heard lately that
gang fight was due. but the ponce
rlaced no credence in IT,
An hour before he was killed Miner
was with Frank McQualey, of NO. ll
Ainslie street. They had parted and
Miner was crossing South 4th street
when two men were seen to follow him,
and when within twenty feet OF him
both whipped out revolVers and began
10 shoot Miner fell dead on the side
walk and the two men fed.
Policeman Cosgriff. of the East 9th
street station, Manhattan, who was on
the plaza, pulled his revolver and fol
lowed Friedman, whom he caught in
crowd at South Sd and Havemeyer
streets. Andrella had run up South
4th street and was caught by Police
men Hegemeyer and Boyle. McQualey
was held as a witness.
The murder attracted fully Ave thou
sand persons within five minutes, ano
il became necessary to call out the re-
serves from the Bedford avenue sta
ton. After an ambulance surgeon
from the Williamsburg Hospital hao
stated Miner died instantly the body
was taken TO the police station.
Lillian Miner. a sister Of the mUr-
dered youth. was crossing the bridge
plaza on the opposite side. when she
heard the shooting and followed The
crowd. only to learn later that 1t was
her brother who had been killed.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
WEDNESDAY, Nfru'Qork Iribune. WAY T. 1913
SEA CAPTAIN, ALWAYS
LUCKY, SOON TO QUIT
Diedrich Hogemann, Commander Of Kronprln-
zessen Cecilie, After 2,387,743 Miles Of
Ocean Travel, Here on Last Trip.

Ing on the deck Of the magnificent kron-
princessin Ceclie.
ON his return to Germany after that
first voyage he signed aboard a sailing
vessel remaining five years before the
mast before he passed his mates eXahi-
nation 1t was during that period OF
service that his most exciting adventure
befell him. shortly after the battle OF
Sedar his craft was captured by a
French warship and he was taken prls-
oner with the entire crew. For seven
months he was kept with the othefs III
a French jail at Belle Isle.
In 1879 he entered the employ OF the
North German Lloyd Line as fourth Of
ficer on the steamer Preussen ON that
and other ships of the same company ne
made ll0 VOYAGES. including ten trips -
China and one TO Brazil. one OF the
first vessels he captained was the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, crossing the ocean
seventeen times as her commanding oiil-
Ger Later he assumed charge on the
Kaiser wilhelm / and made thirty-eignt
round trips
When the kronprinzessin Cecilie was
built a few years ago and hera'deu rs
as marvel Of design, appointment ana
speed. Captain Hogemann was gwen the
enved post of commander. He has taken
her on hfty-two round trips between
Bremen and New York. When the liner
reaches Bremen again he will have com
pleted his hfty-fourth and last voyage
as the presiding genius on her bridge
Captain Hogemann had been decorated
with the Prussian order Of the Red Eagle
the order of the Prussian crown, the
order OF .he Oldenburg knights. the Swe-
dish order of WaSserman and the ltalian
order OF the Crown.
Next Saturday evening number OF
prominent German-Amerlcan residents OF
this city will unite in honoring him at a
dinner TO be given at Sherrys.
II is probable that the kronprinzessin
Cecilie in the future will be commanded
by Captain Charles Polack. now In charge
OF the George Washington.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
APPEAL TO SCHOOL HEAD
Stuyvesant Boys Outline Griev-
ance After a Day of Disorder.

A strike committee OF twenty boys.
representing the 900 pupils OF the Stuy-
vesant High School, In East 18th street,
visited Dr. Ernest r. von Nardroff the
principal, after school yesterday and pre-
sented their grievances to him. The call
followed day of disorder.
At noon about one hundred boys rushed
the teachers on guard at the doors, took
luncheon outside the building. contrary to
the rules. and indulged in other forceful
demonstrations OF their objections to what
they declare are unjust rules and regula-
tions. At the general assembly yesterday
morning the boys registered their protest
again by refusing to sing
The boys saved their voices for the
noon recess. when on reaching the base
ment lunchroom they INDUCED in popu-
lar melodies. Tables were overturned and
dishes broken as the boys rushed for the
doors after they had eaten. About half
OF the bows who went out did not come
back. but sat on the school steps and
waited for their colleagues to bring out
their books. There was another demon
strat,on OF singing and wild cheering in
the streets when school was dismissed.
DR.. Won Nardroff said he sympathized
with some Of the complaints the commit
tee made. particularly In regard to the
necessity for eating In hot, overcrowd-
ed lunchroom in the basement. His sp-
peals TO the Board OF Education for an
adequate Iunchroom had been unheeded.
he said and he had expected trouble for
some time.
II was agreed at the conference that
the whole question should be debated at
assembly" to-day. and further confer
ences will be had between the principal
and faculty and the boys.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07

When the steamer KronprnZessin &C.
ellie. the crack ship of the North Ger
man LLOYD Line. which arrived IN port
yesterday. sails for Bremen in few
DAYS she will be commanded for the last
time by her captain-who is. incidentally
the commodore OF the North German
Lloyd heet-Diedrich H0gemann. HaN-
ing reached the age of sixty. with rec
ord of forty-four years Of sea service
most of il in the employ of the line OF
which he is the highest rated com
mander OF a vessel Captain Iosemanh
yearns for a chance TO rest in the man
mel Of land lubbers" and enjoy the udV
fortune he has amassed as seaman
For the last thirty-four years he has
captained the Lloyd lines greyhoUnds
and In that time not an accident has be-
fallen a single vessel or passenger com
mitted to his cnarge. Captain Hogemann
estimated yesterday that he had piloted
three-ouarters Of million persons across
the ocean.
The record Of the number OF miles ne
has sailed also IS large. AS an under
officer he covered 521.2 80 miles Before
that lime he had made 10000 miles IN
sailing vessels. Since he has been a cap
tain his runs have reached l.j6O"0 miles
making total II 2.SSG743 miles OF travel.
Born in Bremen on April 2S. 1873. Dled-
rich Hogemanns youthful days were
stepped In the atmosphere Of the sea. HIS
father had been a master Of sailing Nes-
sells. later entering the service Of the same
lire in which the son was 10 become a
commander He served as an under Off
Ger and when his eyesight became poor
took position as purser
The younger HoEemann's first sea voy-
age was on the steamship Union. which
later became the property Of the North
German LLOYD line.
1T was just about this day forty-four
wears ago that we tied up to dock on
this very spot he said YESTERDAY stand
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
DOUGHERTY SAVES THIEF
Pickpocket Rewarded for Aid
Given in Rosenthal Case.

David Danov, alias David Gorden'
pickpocket who gave the police informa-
ton which led TO the arrest Of "Gyp the
Blood" and Lefty Louie" in the Rosen-
thai murder case. was released upon
suspended sentence yesterday by Judge
Rosalsky in General Sessions. Dainov
pleaded guilty TO grand larceny. lie told
the detectives who arrested him he would
feel safer in the penitentiary than on the
streets.
The suspension OF his sentence was due
10 a letter which Deputy Police com
missioner Dougherty wrote 10 Judge no
salsky. Commissioner Dougherty SAID
Dainov had rendered able assistance
TO the police, and that the department
would appreciate any leniency that might
be shown him
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
CORSET MAKER ACCUSED
OF BlGAMY BY HIS WIFE
Magistrate Holds A. often
heimtr in $4,000 Bail on
Complainant's Story.

Alfred Ottenheimer, a corset manufact-
urer. whose place OF business is in the
loft building No. S54 Fourth avenue. and
who lives in the Hotel Ansonia. was held
IN 5000 bail for trial on a charge of
bgamy by Magistrate Kernochan I'm the
West Side Court yesterday. The COM
plaint was made by Lillian Ottenheimer,
second wife OF the defendant. who
charged he had taken a third wife. His
FIRST wife is dead
Mr. Ottenheimer through mis- counsel
Edward Iauterbach endeavored to set
mp the defence that he had never married
tho woman who made the complaint. she
became very much excited when he made
his denial and insisted that she could
prove her assertion. This she did to the
satisfaction Of the magistrate.
In her complaint she declared she was
n saleswoman In a New York department
store when she met the defendant. and
that they were married by a justice Of
the peace IN White Plains. She was un-
able however. to give any proof
Later, she said. while she and the de-
fendant were sitting on the porch of
their home at No. A De Kalb avenue. a
priest went by, and she suggested 10 her
husband that he ask him TO bless the
marriage He came in response 10
their request and married them. The
defendant admitted this ceremony. but
denied its validity on the ground that
II was performed without license The
Rev. William A. +. Courtney, of ST.
Brendans Church, White Plains then tes-
tilted that he welded the couple on June
:. 1898.
Mrs Ottenheimer said her husband left
her last May. and that in November she
learned he had married Sadie Irene Smith
at the Leonori Hotel. Madison avenue and
ed street. Ottenheimer admitted having
contracted this marriage, and was ac-
cordingly held for trial.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
FINDS FOR ART PALACE
Laymen as New Trustees Will
Aid Money Campaign.

Trustees OF the National Academy AS
ISOLATION. Inc, formed to obtain In New
York ADEQUATE accommodations for art
exhibits. met Yesterday at the Fine Arts
Building. No. 2l5 West 9th street. and
elected additional members OF their
board 10 launch a campaign for the nee
essary funds for an art palace. Ihese
included Henry c. Frick. who VIII rep
resent the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art on the board: II. Fairfield Osborn
renresenting the New York public IL
brarv. James speyer, as member from
the Chamber OF Commerce, and Frank
r. Lawrence. president OF the Lotos
Club. the first OF seventeen laymen tus-
tees to be chosen.
The trustees announced they hoped to
acquire the land adjoining the present
Fine Arts Building. consisting OF %
foot frontage on 57th street and running
through to 5sth street. with frontage
of 10 feet on that thOroughfare, where
they could build suitable additions to
the present exhibition gallery. II the
land cannot be bought at price TO sat
isfy the trustees. they will. they declare
sell their present building and site ana
make plans for a new art palace
IAN effort will be made to nave the
financial affairs OF the association ad-
minlstered by laymen,' President Alex
ander said yesterday. "and the art as
pect Of the movement by artists.
The following trustees were present al
the meeting: John w. Alexander. How
ard Russell Butler. Harry W. Watrous'
Frederick Dielman. Francis c. Jones
Kenyon Cox. Daniel c. French. {. Grant
La Fargo William A. Boring. Herman
A. MacNeil Isador Kont. Bert Hansop'
Dom Barber. Edwin II. Blashheld'
Charles Dana Gibson. Henry b. Smell,
James Speyer and Frank r. Lawrence.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
0STE0PATHS WIN LICENSE
Right to Issue Burial Permits Is
Granted After Examination.

BY an amendment OF the Sanitary Code
yesterday the Board Of Health granted
permission to twelve osteopaths in the
state to Issue burial certificates. The
twelve were thus favored after passing a
medical examination conducted by the
State Board OF Medical Examiners. the
questions for which were prepared by the
Board Of Regents.
The new amendment to the code will be
known as No. 1874. IT requires that
death certificates be signed by a physician
on whom has been conferred the degree
Of doctor OF medicine. or by a physician
who has passed the medical examination
conducted by the state. and the questions
prepared by the Board OF Regents.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
SHUT OUT RACE BETS,
IS ORDER Of SULZER
Sherifts. District Attorneys and
Waldo Warned to Guard
Against Gambling.
BELMONT INVITES WATCH
"Pari- Mutuel' to Rid Sport OF
Gamblers Suggested by
Jockey Club Head-Civic
Bodies Spurn It.

Albany, May 6.-Governor Sulzer sent
letters to-day TO the sheriffs and district
attorneys OF Nassau Queens, Kings ana
New York counties and to Rhinelander
Waldo. Police Commissioner of New YORK
City. directing them Ito prevent all
wagers. bets or stakes made TO depend
upon any horse race in the nature OF
gambling within your county.
The Governors letter follows:
Information having been brought 10
my attention that horse racing will short
ly be renewed in your county. | hereby
direct YOU to take all necessary meas
ures and precautions To enforce the laws
to use all the means within your power
and authority TO secure the strict en-
forcement of the laws in regard TO gam
bling. or any other illegal. unlawful and
improper practices or acts. relating to
pool selling bookmaking. or any other
kind OF gambling; and further. TO pre-
vent all wagers, bets or stakes. made TO
depend upon any horse race, in the nature
Of gambling within your county.
Your attention is specifically directed
10 Article /, Section 9. OF the State Con-
sttution and to Article 50 of the Penal
Law, entitled Gambling especially under
said article TO Sections 9S5. 99l and 997 OF
the Penal Law.
You will be held strictly accountable
for the performance OF your duty In the
premises
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
MANS LEG VALUED AT $4,000

a verdict for $4,000 was awarded yes
terday In Justice Van Siclen's court. in
Long Island City. to Orlando w Brown.
OF Rockville Centre. who had sued the
Long island Railroad Company for s25.-
900 Browns right leg was cut of in
railroad accident last year.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
TWO COLLEGE ROBBERS HELD.

New Haven. Conn. May 6.-Alexander
Drummond and Henry p. Wendland. OF
Brooklyn. n. Y. who were arrested last
week in the act OF robbing a Yale stu
dents room and have confessed to rob-
berries at Harvard. Brown, Williams and
other colleges. were held for trial on bur-
glary charges to-day. They were locked
up in default Of bonds
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
GETS $1,000 COLUMBIA PRIZE.

Max II. c. Brombacher, jr., of Buffalo.
was voted the most deserving student In
the graduating class Of mechanical en-
gineering I'm Columbia University yester-
day, and he has been named as the re-
cipient for 1874 OF the Edward a. Dar-
ling prize. carrying an income Of $1,000.
Brombacher rowed on his freshman crew
al Poughkeepsie in 1910
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
INDIAN NOW A CHAUFFEUR.

william Farrell hslfbreed Indian
who has been barred from running An
automobile because he could not read or
write. NAV do so now. Farrell was ar
rested on Saturday night for running a
car without n license. When taken 10
the West Side court Magistrate Herbert
became interested I'm his case and ar
ranged with the Secretary of State for
a special examination and license for
Ia rrall
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
Nonsense About Sport Of Kings"

"A word on this oft-reiterated nonsense
about the sport OF kings. Ii is framed to
he and is conducted as a popular sport.
dealing The rules OF racing apply 20
the humblest and biggest participant
alike and are enforced in the same
spirit. 1t has no greater difficulty I'm its
efforts TO exclude the undesirable than
all other occupations OF this great com
munlty. whether for pleasure or busl-
ness.
This state could abolish the book
maker and plunger with one stroke OF
the pen. The French 'pari-mutueP has
driven them from every race course on
the continent OF Europe. and is doing
the same to-day In Kentucky and in
such states where the mutual bet is
permitted"
For Mr. Belnont's suggestion as 10 the
"pari-mutuer system the civic bodies
that are laying plans to keep racetrack
gambling out had nothing but condemna-
tIon.
we would fight the 'parl-mutuer sys-
tenn lust as we would fight the return Of
open bookmakng." said the Rev. Dr.
Walter A. Iaidlaw. OF the Federation ~
Churches. II would not care To pass an
opinion whether that system would work
more or less harm than the old style
bookmaking, but IL would be equally In
violation OF the principles established by
Governor Hughes in his fight on race
track gambling"
New-York tribune., 1913-05-07

Racing associations will welcome the
presence OF the Sheriff and his deputies
said August Belmont. president OF the
Jockey club. yesterday. in response to
Governor Suffers announcement regard
ing betting and boOkmakng on the race
tracks. Mr.. Belmont declared Governor
Suffers attitude was thoroughly accept
able to racing men and racing associa
tons and their officials. track police ahI
detectives would cooperate with the
Sheriff. but they did not want the assist
ance OF any law and order society or
anti-gambling league
Mr.. Belmont suggested the French
'pari-mutue" system as "A method by
which the bookmaker and the plungrr
could be abolished quickly That sys-
TEN. he said. had driven bookmakers and
plungers from every racetrack in Eu-
rope as well as in kentucky and other
states on this side which have adopted
IT, Mr.. BelmOnts statement follows.
The Governors reply To the question
as to his attitude toward gambling al
the race courses In this state is not only
acceptable to racing men and racing as
sCciations. but is precisely what every
good citizen would expect him to say.