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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
FOLKS ORDINANCE FAILS
Action on Moving Picture Re-
form DELAYED for Week.
FUS!ONISTS AID OPPONENTS
Tammany Obstruction Success,
full, Though Fire Commits
sioner Tells Of Danger.

Opponents OF the proposed moving pict-
IRE ordinance Of Alderman Folks sue
ceeded Yesterday .u bringing about SGD
much confusion ST. the meeting of the
board that the entire matter went over
until next week after discussion lastn-
three hours. Alderman Bowling. ih"
Tamnauy leader of the boaid. was ably
aided iu his obstructive tactics by Alder
man Morrison. Of BROOKLYN. elected as a
fusion member of the board and by AL
derman Herbst. another fusion m'mbcr.
Fire Commissioner Johnson. Who adj
dressed the board )n the necessity 81
passing the ordnance. declared ho would
be obliged 20 use his police power to
close some Of the so moving picture
houses i'm the city unless the board acted
promptly "All Of these places are legal,
he said, that is to say the have been
operated under The present law put many
of them are dangerous
The Commissioner said h. believed
many Of these moving picture theatres
, required the presence of a uniformed nr"-
man much more than the regular thea
tres. but as there were 30 many OF the
smaller places it was oct OF the question
To protect them with uniformed members
Of the force.
In order 10 satisfy the civic OrganiZa-
tions that have been clamOring for cen
sorship and have fought for IL 10 the on
tent Of lacking IL on the structural Or
dinance passed some time ago which was
vetoed by the Mayor for that reason. The
fusion majority leader Yesterday brought;
up for consideration first a separate cen
sorship ordinance II was drawn by Al
derman Nicoll, and provided for censor
ship Of moving picture films by the
Mayor Bureau of Licenses. II also pro-
vided for court review OF the action OF
the MavOr-this for the purpose OF Oh
Waiting the objection that such censor
ship might be unconstitutional
Alderman Morrison Immediately moved
TO attach II TO the structural ordinance
THIS was defeated. and on rollcall the
censorship ordinance failed of passage.
getting only 81 votes to 2G In the mega
tive Forty votes. however. are required
for the passage Of an ordinance
In spite OF efforts 10 delay action. Al
derman Folks demanded a vote Oh MS
ordinance. which got only 81 votes On a
motion for reconsideration the ordinance
was made a special order Of business for
next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
CITY MORE DIRTY THAN
EXPECTED, 0FFICIALS.FIN0
In Bronx Eight Inspections Pro
duce Load of Refuse-"Clean.
Up" Campaign in Full Swing.

According to report made 10 Health
Commissioner Lederle yesterday BY Dr.
Marion B. Mcmillan. head OF the clean
up campaign which Commissioner Led
eric has undertaken in this city. the rub
Dish and refuse in the open lots in the
Borough OF The Bronx furnish the most
urgent problem to be solved in the cam
psisn.
The presence OF dirt in great quantities
in the open lots in that borough, DR.. NC
MILAN said. was an invitation to an cpl
demc Of typhoid fever. In the Brook ave-
nue. section Of that borough every eight
inspections developed a big load OF refuse.
In all APP inspections have been made.
and a greater amount Of refuse has been
unearthed than was even expected,
though the health officials knew the city
was dirty.
From Canal to Grand street on the East
Side dead animals. garbage and rotten
mattresses were some OF the things found
IN The inspections made there. Here every
ten inspections developed load of refuge.
The best section WAS that on the West
Side between 1ith and S0th streets and
from columbus avenue W tir MI VI
River Here there was found one load ~
every thirty inspections. The dirt!est dis
trict In Manhattan was found on the
West side, bounded by Broadway, Chd'l-
bers street. Canal street and the North
River Here was found one load In every
nine inspections. fire menace was also
discovered here in the crates and other
refuse In areaways.
In Brooklyn 50 per cent Of the nspec-
tions showed a bad condition OF affairs
The Department Of Health is having
cleanup buttons made, which Will
bear the inscription: For Health and
Decency-Clean Up. New York City.
1913" Buttons 10 be worn by members of
the Housewives League will contain this
inscription: we Won't Trade in Dirty
Store-Cle8n Up"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
NEW YORK SAFEST LARGE CITY
Report of Accidents for Three Months
Shows Upstate Danger.

The National Highways Protective So
ciety has compiled figures showing the
comparative number Of traffic accidents
in the principal cities Of the state for
three months ended February 20, and
based con ratio OF 10000 year. The
figures follow: New York city. 70: up
state Including everything outside the
limits of greater New York;. %; Buffalo,
-; Syracuse. IL; Rochester. 90; Albany
So. and Yonkers, s..
These figures include accidents from all
classes OF traffic OF these. outside oi
New York city. automobiles furnished
about 81 per cent strcotcars about . per
cent and wagons and miscellaneous the
remainder In greater New York for ire
same period the proportion was about -
per cent for automobiles and 30 per cent
for Streetcars.
New York is the safest city Of the first
class In the state says the repor..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
PULITZER ACCUSES MAYOR
Asks for Summons Charging
Criminal Libel.

| Ralph Pulitzer. Of the Press Publishing
Company. son OF the late Joseph i'ultz'r,
applied 10 Magistrate Kernochan, in Essex
/ Market court. yesterdat. through his Of
torney. Howard Taylor. Of NO Il Broad
way. for "A summons for Mayor William
F j. Gaynor charging criminal libel alleged
to have been uttered I'm a speech delivered
on February by Mayor Gaynor at the
annual dinner of the South Brooklyn
Board of Trade. Mr.. Taylor submitted
three affidavits 10 the magistrate.
Magistrate Kernochan refused 10 grant
! the summons at the time. as he was not
! convinced as to whether the alleged Of
I fence was libel or more in the nature
of a Islander Mr. Taylor cited -four cases
| bearing upon the case.
The magistrate appointed Friday after
noon at o'clock for a conference between
/ himself and Messrs. Pulitzer and Taylor
al no. 300 Mulberry street.
Ralph Pulitzer issued a statement last
night as follows:
THE complaint which have filed
| charging Mir Gaynor with criminal libel
is based upon his published assertion that
my father the late Joseph Pulitzer. had
amassed a fortune OF &0.e0.oo0 by black
mail and indecency.
Il wish 70 emphasize the fact that J
| have not initiated this proceeding because
Of any libel of which Mr.. Gaynor may
! have been guilty either against me or
! against THE New York World and
| that The World" is in no way whatso-
| ever connected with TINS case.
| The World is entirely Indifferent 10
any libel which Mr.. Gaynor may have
uttered against it. and | am equally in
different to any libel which he may have
| uttered against me
But cannot stand by and have Mr..
GaynOr wantonly accuse my dead father
| of having been backmailer without
doing all in my power TO defend his
memory ana secure the punishment OF his
/ libeller.
/ Il consider the present to be the proper
time to open this proceeding Had It
| been opened sooner it might have been
confused In some minds with the recent
subway controversy and might have com
plicated the very important public ques-
tions connected with that controversy.
AT the present time, when the subway
controversy is practically settled. this
proceeding cannot be mistaken for any
/ thing but a clean-cut case standing on
| its own mcrits-an attempt on my part
! to secure the conviction and punishment
| OF Mr. Gaynor for criminal libel in ac-
| cusng my dead father Of having been
/ blackmailer.
1T has been my desire 20 avoid any
publicity in this case save that which
would necessarily attend the customary
public court proceedings, but through no
I fault of my own the facts must become
public before these proceedings have been
/ reached
Finally. ! may add that after the
amazing experience through which | have
/ been in the last few days in trying 10
/ find an unsubseryent magistrate TO ad-
minister justice, ] am determined not to
/ be- baked by any legal bubble or technl-
4 cality. but if necessary to 20 To the
/ highest court competent To take cogniZ-
ance of this crime Of defamng the dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
MEN BLAMED BY MAYOR
Agrees with Writer on Cause
of Social Evil.

Mrs. Anna Ross Weeks was the proud
est woman to be found In any one OF the
suffrage headquarters yesterday. for she
had a really and truly letter from the
Mayor. She figured that his honor must
have been quite impressed with her sug-
gestions ABOUT the white slave" question
or he wouldn't have answered as prompt
~.
The letter is as follows:
Dear Madam: thank YOU for your
letter. / have called attention to all that
YOU say I'm your letter and even stated II
before the legislative committee. But II
Is very hard to get the men to see the
point. If me men will let the women
alone We will not have any loose women
w J. GAYNOR. Mayor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
BIG BLIZZARD Of 1883
WEATHER MANS Defence
If We Complain of Way He's
Run Things Just Go Back
Twenty-Five Years.
REAL STORM HIT CITY
Telegraph and Telephone Wires
Went Down, Traffic Was Tied
Up and Fear of Famine
Worried Citizens.

The hard worked weather man has had
10 bear a good deal of criticism for the
way he has run things since March came
in but he has foundNa way TO shift the
burden of reproach. He does il by calling
attention to the fact that he might do a
great deal worse. for on March Il. 1883.
twenty-five years ago to-day. he was re-
sponsiblc for the worst blizzard New YORK
has ever experienced.
Reference to the files of The Tribune
for the day following the great storm
brings to light many interesting points
rs 10 what a real blizzard is, for SO great
was the havoc wrought and so numerous
were the attendant episodes that nearly
fourteen columns of the paper were given
10 it.
The storm came on Monday. following
rainy and disdgreesble Sunday. Snow
began to fall ten minutes after midnight,
and from that time until late in the after
noon the blizzard ragged. All trains in
and out Of the city We're stopped, teie-
phone and telegraph lines went down
and the city was isolated from the out
side world Strcetcars and elevated trains
were stopped. vehicles were unable to
make their way through the streets. and
m several cases veutursome pedestrians
were overcome 10y the storm and died OF
exposure. These conditions continued 10
exist i'm a lesser degree for several days,
final relief coming only with the end Of
the week. after fear of famine had pre-
scented itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
REVENGE FOR REPUBLICANS
Two Democratic Vacancies in Alder
men Give Them OpportnnitY.

Alderman John J. MeaGher. Democra', ,
representing the 18Th District handed in
his resignation to the Board of Aldermen
yesterday. This. with the death Of Al
dermar Michael j. McGrath. OF the ed
District, Manhattan. last week. leaves
two vacancies In the Democratic ranks
The votes Of Republican members are
required to choose successors. As Alder
man Bowling. the Tammany leader. held
IN the selection of Successors TO several
Republican aldermen recently until IN,
Republicans would consent 10 the selec-
ton OF a Democrat 10 succeed Alderman
HaGcnmilicr. a fusionist the Republicans
are now likely TO cause the Democrat 6
some anxiety before permitting the va
cant Democratic seats 10 be filed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
BALL FOR PEOPLES CLASSES.

charity ball for the benefit of the free
classes Of the Peoples University EXten-
sion Society Will be held at the Hotel Ma
1estic on March %. The committee in
charge includes Miss Agnes Elkin. Miss
Alice Muller. Miss Irene Gerkcn. Miss
Rosa Morgan. Miss Margaret Case. Miss
Adeline Carreau, Miss Dorothy Patterson,
Miss Dorothy Masterson. Miss Lucy Elkin,
Miss Virginia Geddes. Miss Mildred Dock
stador. Miss Marie Patterson and Mrs. f..
J.. Patterson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
SOUTHERN RAILWAYS RECORD

The Southern RAILWAY announces a rec
ord in the matter of train handling More
than twenty-five thousand persons return
ing from the inauguration to various
points in the South were moved out of
the Union Station i'm Washington without
hitch or accident. More than fifty South
cru Railway trains passed out of the cap
ital without delay of any kind. notwith-
standing the crush IN and around the
station. Trains over the Southern moved
every few minutes during the night and
well into the following morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
Wind and Storm Combined.

Never before such terrific comblad-
ton of wind and snow is the way The
Tribune OF the following day described
the storm II was the combination Of the
two which made the blizzard 80 severe.
for records Of the time show that the
;ov st point which the mercury reached
on Monday was L. degrees. That point
came a a. M. and was followed an
hour later hv a rise OF a degree. Up TO
then two feet OF snow had fallen.
As FOR the wind velocity. that only
reached a maximum of forty eight miles
an hour. with thirty-hye miles an hour
as the average velocity for the day The
wind though. kept the snow from pack
ing. and the drifts from two 10 i've feet
I'm height. were continually shifting Um-
brelas were useless. and walking was
made extremely dangerous by the mass Of
electric. telephone and telegraph wires on
the ground
The elevated road. the chief means Of
transportation at the time. was nnally
put out of commission after running a
few trains consisting Of an engine and one
car
vi llA'lfNAlitN ''lstllt'h a. vi A'''' 49, -
the light of subsequent events Is fur
nished 10y the following paragraph in The
Tribune's story
1t is certain that one result Of the
storm will De- To start boom for Mayor
Hcwitt's underground scheme of transit
What few trains were run carly in the
morning on the -" were often stalled be-
tween stations. one amusing instance OF
th, Efforts Of the passengers to keep
warm beins recorded in the case Of a
person who lowered "A pail from the track
to the street below. where passerby had
IL hlcd with beer and hoisted again TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
GIVES PARK NAMING POWER

\ bill having the sanction of the Park
Board has been introduced In the Assem-
bly, at Albany giving the power OF nam
ing the city's parks 10 the Park Board.
According to Commissioner Slower. tho
Park Board and the Board of Aldermen
have been naming parks in this city
without clear authority 10 do so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12

The minute you feel Spring
in your veins, you'll be want
ing Spring clothes.
That's why we now ask if
everything you've bought this
Winter has been entirely salts
factory.
You've tested the quality in
the wear, and if YOU haven't
had satisfactory service, now
is the time to tell us.
a big business is bound to
make mistakes, but we're
bound to make good if you'll
give us a chance.
Your money back if YOU
want it.
everything men ana DOvs
wear. ...t..-...
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
Warren St. 18th St. 34th St.
The Washington times., 1913-03-16
"Prop' Letters Sent
Through U. S. Mail

When the postman, one day just be-
fore the opening Of Mrs. Fiske's New
York engagement at the Hudson The
ater delivered at the box office. some
ten or a dozen Letters. all addressed i'm
the same writing to Mary Page there
was great interest and speculation on
the part OF the box office staff
Mary Page is the name OF the
character In The High Road is per-
sonated by Mrs. Fiske. and everybody
was wondering who could be writing her
so many letters and why they were not
addressed to Mrs. Fiske. All sorts of
explanations were hazarded with the
preponderance in favor of some new &C
tivity Of ''The Blank Hand" The dis
cussion was at its height when the man.
ager of the company appeared and he
was appealed to for az olltion.
Being shown the letters. he exclaimed:
"Oh, there? Just letters that the
property man writes and mails. You
know in the play Mary Page destroys a
package of letters, and Mr.. Fiske is
such a stickler for detail that he insists
on the letters being real ones, sealed,
stamped. postmarked. and all the rest
of it,
WhereIpon the excitement subsided
and the box office staff had learned
something about the Importance of little
things in the estimation Of q careful
stage producer. ....
The Washington times., 1913-03-16
INDIAN MELODIES
FEATURE OF SOLOS
Herman Sandby, VioIonceIIist, to
Be Feature Of Washington
Orchestra Concert.

Herman Sandby, solo violoncellist of
the Philadelphia Orchestra, will be the
soloist with the washington Symphony
Orchestra when the fourth concert of
the season Is given at the Columbia
Theater on Tuesday afternoon, March
e5. Mr.. Sandby will present the Rocco
variations by Tschaikowsky.
The program for this concert is of
special interest. as it marks the first
presentation of the first American
rhapsodie, .'Sioux Indian Sun Dance"
composed b. Heinrich Hammer, the
conductor Of the orchestra. This work
was written with a view to preserving
the valuable melodies of the Indians in
number of larger compositions for
orchestra.
Mr.. Hammer has retained the original
melodies throughout, clothing the en-
tire composition in modern musical
thought, the aim being to construct an
art work free from commonplace ton
atty. Out of thirty-three melodies to
select from, Mr.. Hammer decided upon
ten as being representative of each
succeeding group.
The succession of these melodies is:
Song for procuring fair weather; vic
tory over the sacred pole; after raising
the sacred pole: opening song of the
sun dance: opening prayer, the great
Spirit hears me: song of victory; two
dancing songs. and song at sunrise.
Beethoven's Symphony, No. 8 in F
will be given on this program, which
commences with burlesque from
Observation-Disclosures by Beer-Wal-
brunn.
Tickets are now on sale at T. Arthur
Smiths ticket agency.
The Washington times., 1913-03-16

Columbia Amusement Company
Gains Control Of Western
Theatrical Wheel.

A deal was ,consummated recently by
which the Columbia Amusement Com
pany has absorbed the Empire Circuit
or Western Wheel" of burlesque thea
ters and travelling companies. Begin.
ming next fall, the Columbia Amusement
Company will be in complete control OF
the burlesque business Of the United
States and Canada. The negotiations
which had been in progress for several
months, were conducted by ]. Herbert
Mack and Samuel 8. Scribner. of New
York City, and Rud. X. Hynica, OF
Cincinnati, Ohio. representing the Co
lumbia Amusement Company; and Her
man Fehr, of Milwaukee, and H. Clay
Miner, of New York, representing the
Empire Circuit Company.
By the terms Of its agreement the EN-
pire circuit turns over to the Columbia
Amusement Company ten Of the thea
ters owned or controlled by that cor
poration and receives ten show fran
chises from the Columbia Amusement
company, and the Columbia Amusement
Company retires two of the thirty six
shows now on its circuit, which will
give the company forty-four attractions
and similar number Of theaters.
Under the new arrangements the fol-
lowing theaters will be operated as
burlesque houses in New York. the Co
iumbia. Murray Hill. Hurtig & Seamon' 8
new house now in course of construc-
ton on 125th street. the Peoples Thea
ter, and Miners Bronx Theater; in
Brooklyn, the Star. Casino. and Empire;
in Chicago. the Columbia. Star and Gar
ter: in Providence, the Westminster; in
Philadelphia. the Casino and the En-
pire; in Baltimore, the Gayety; in
Washington. the Gayety: in Pittsburgh.
the Gayety: in Cleveland, the STAR. In
Cincinnati, the new Gayety, now In
course Of construction; In Omaha. the
Gayety; Kansas City, the Gayety; st.
Louis. the Standard; Louisville, the
Buckingham; Indianapolis. new thea
ter; in Milwaukee, the Gayety; Buffalo.
the new Gayety now being built: in
Toledo. the Empire: in Detroit. the Ave-
nue.; in Toronto, the Gayety: in Mon
treal, the Gayety: In Rochester, the
Corinthian; In Albany. the Empire; in
Newark. the Empire; In Hoboken, the
Empire; In Paterson. the Orpheum; in
Springfield and Worcester. Mass. and
Bridgeport, Conn.,, the P. F. Shea Thea
ters: in Syracuse, the Bastable; and in
Utica, the Lumberg.
This Is one of the biggest deals that
has ever been put through in the
theatrical business.
The Washington times., 1913-03-16
'love Leash" to Open
Engagement in Capital

The local post-Lenten theatrical sea-
On opens with the performance on any
stage of THE Love Leash" by Anna
tteese Richardson. the magazine writer,
nd Edmund Breeze, the actor. Grace
Wilkins, prominent in Washington So
:iety as the wife of Rear Admiral
tdolph Mark (retired) and former lead
ng lady OF the Columbia Theater Stock
Company. is featured In the east.
According to reports, this new COM
'dy is especially brilliant in attacking,
~ it does. conIiubial difficulties, which
Usually arise from lack of affection
rom an entirely new angle-that of
90 much love. ii seems that the young
husband. becoming tired of the atten-
Jon and devotion bestowed upon him
W his wife and mother, decides that
Ie and his wife shall separate-he must
ind different personality or go dis
racted- \ trial separation is agreed
Ipon and arranged.
The scenes caused by the misunder-
ltandings that arise before the two
'calize their error, and how they are
inally brought together in spite of their
mistakes, are said to be both unusual
md exceedingly clever
In addition to Miss Fflkins, the cast
Includes such well known artists as
Tredrick Truesdale, John Flood, Jennie
Eustice, Ann Meridith, Lee Kohlmar,
ISABELLE Richards, Felix Krembs, Harry
ttevens and Horace MircheIl.
Following the Washington engage
"ent the company viii go to New York
The Washington times., 1913-03-16
Wink HABIT. MAKES
T.ROUBLEFOR BURTON
Actor Who Is at the Academy
This Week Barely Escapes
Jail in Cleveland.

"Give me a plain sody," says Blinky
Lockwood to Nat Duncan in 1.-The For
tune Hunter" at the Academy this
week.
I'm on" says Nat. and gives the
leader Of the towns temperance move
ment fine whisky highball, thinking
the wink the sign for that beverage.
On the stage it is excruciatingly funny,
but listen to the sequel. Neil Burton.
who enacts Blinky in the WinchelI
Smith comedy. has played the part SO
many times the wink is getting to be a
habit. He winks all the time.
Mr.. Burton boarded a street car last
week in Cleveland and was hardly set
tied In his seat when a young lady sit
ting opposite gave a scream which
brought the conductor on the jump.
|, That man winked at me-" said the
excited female. IT want to have him
arrested"
The conductor stopped the car, and
as he bundled the unfortunate actor of
the car platform, he shouted: $50
you'se the man that's been annoying the
ladies of late. Off with your And
Neis soH "Sht- aS ne IdHOeQ on the
street a motherly looking woman with a
good-sized family umbrella and a lot Ct
suffragette literature under her arm
came to his assistance, and murmured
as she helped him TO his feet: II saw
the assault. my dear sir. / saw him
push you off. Summon me for a wit
ness. I'll appear against him."
The actor turned to thank the lady
when the uncomfortable eye got in its
devilish wink again. Whack! Down
came the umbrella and the actor was
out again. Then a crowd collected. and
1t began to look serious Punch The
rascal! Beat him good! Where's a
policeman? That's Jack the Winkerp'
Just then Will Deming happened by in
his motor, and. realizing that Mr.. Bur
ton had been winking "off stage"
slowed UP long enough to bundle his nm
fortunate brother Thespian into the buzz
wagon and whirl him away from the
scene Of his humiliation. with the high
speed lever pulled all the way back.
The story of the affair reached New
York. and yesterday the following tele-
gram was received:
Frank Holland, Manager, The For
tune Hunter Company:
Put binders on Nell Burton when
he goes for a walk, and have him
watched. GEO. NJ. COHAN."