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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
STILWELL GETS d TO 8
YEARS; DOES NOT FINCH
Silently Grips Railing on Hear
ing Sentence and Walks
Firmly Back to Tombs.

Stephen j. Stlwell. who until con-
yicted of bribery last Saturday was
State Senator from The Bronx, stood
silent with his hands folded upon the
railing before him in the Criminal
Branch of the Supreme Court yester-
day while a sentence Of not less than
four years nor more than eight WAS
pronounced.
There were lines about his mouth
but he showed few traces OF the blow
which had robbed him Of his standing
in the co immunity, his citizenship, ms
seat in the Senate and his right In
practise law. He = said to have eX-
pected A maximum sentence Of I'VE
years, and when the words mot less
than four years came from Justice
Seabury Stilwell sripped the railing
Then with a nrm tread he .marcned
back 10 the Tombs.
A stay Of ten days was granted ny
the court. and Robert NJ. Moore, eoun-
sci for Stlwcll, said he would apply
for A certificate Of reasonable doubt.
Stlwel was convicted of demanding
S., 800 from George II. Kendall. presi-
dent OF the New York Bank Note Com
pany. as the price Of legislation which
Mr. Kendall wanted. When Mr.. Ken
dali brought his charges Governor SUI
ger demanded the resignation OF still
well. 1t was refused.
After the Senate had eXonerated
Stuweu by a vote Of % to II the GOV
ernor sent the evidence in the case 10
District Attorney Whitman, with the
request that "A criminal prosecution be
Instituted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
KEEPS WORD: GOES TO JAIL
Gelbin's Promise to Dying
Brother Cause of His Trouble.

Max GelDin, formerly secretary Of the
Daisy Shirt Company. is In Jail because
he refused 10 violate a promise 10 his
brother, now dead, 10 take care Of the
brothers children.
Before s. Gelbin died Max promised TO
divide between the two children $500,
which the father had left. He purchased
a retail store. the income Of which was to
be applied 20 the children's support.
Several months ago Mrs. Gelbin married
again. Max sold the store for $3.50. and
after giving the mother $50 put the re-
mainder in the bank for the children.
Later when his sister-in-law demanded
all the money Gelbin was ordered TO turn
II over He refused and was sent 10 the
Ludlow street Jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
VENDIG TO PLEAD JUNE
Man Indicted for Perjury in TAX u
uuiry Will Go Before Con.

The pleading of Circular Joe venus
indicted for perjury because OF the 20.
mony he gave before the srana 80.
v hich investigated the relations pe'"s,.
taxicab concerns and aldermen was -
poned yesterday until June 9. WheH 49,,
dig was arraigned before Justice S ssSSTti.
I'm the Criminal Branch OF the ,,S,uu3,,ssils
Court his counsel, George ". W WIN M.
and Ilovd p. Stryker. served on tne N n
trict Attorney a notice of motion +"
spect the grand jury minutes, ,S ard
That motion will be argued june md
on the same day Vendig viii De are. .sax,cas
before Justice Con TO plead. Inc 20 he
inquiry will be taken up asaih "
grand jury to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
KERN WON'T STAND DELAY
Will Have Peonage Session To-
day Despite Smith, He Says.

Washington. May 2S.-Senator Hoke
Smith, chairman OF the education and
labor committee which is charged with
the West Virginia coal fields investigation,
declared to-day he was too busy to get his
committee togther Immediately and prob
ably would not have a meeting before
Saturday.
This was not satisfactory to Senator
Kern. author Of the investigation resolu-
ton passed by the Senate, and his sup
porters. They declared the delay unnec-
essary and said they would take steps to
have the committee meet tomorrow
whether Senator Smith issued call or
not
The proponents OF the investigation are
anxious TO have a subcommittee start for
the West Virginia fields as soon as posi-
BILE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
PROGRESSION MEXICAN LOAN
Arrangements for Railway
Financing Practically Assured.

Announcement was made yesterday that
arrangements for the underwriting OF
S25 10000 two-year per cent notes OF the
National Railways OF Mexico have been
practically completed and that the offer
ing price will probably be at 81.
The proceeds will be applied against the
So 100000 two year A.. per cent notes ma
turing June / and the remainder will be
used to take up the sl3,OOO,OOo one-year
cash loan maturing November 10 next
The final arrangement Of this financing is
the $75.CoO0OO Mexican government loan.
IL is expected that should tue two leans
be made the announcements will be made
simultaneously. Some statement is eA-
pected to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
DESK MAKER LEFT 100000
Bulk of Timothy G.. Sellew's Estate
Goes to Wife.

Montclair. ~ j.. May 2S.-An account
filed in the Surrogate's office to-day
values the estate of Timothy q. Sellew
at Sl36S 800 in real estate and $4,000
in personal property. In Brooklyn Mr..
Sellew held real estate assessed AT
s1O44000 His property in New York
city was valued at $4,000, OF which
sec, 900 is his interest in the Fulton
street property where he conducted his
desk manufacturing business.
The major portion Of the estate was
willed 10 Sellew's wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
TO PRESS CUSTOMS CASE
Grand Jury at Philadelphia Will
Pass on Alleged Frauds.

Washington, May 2S.-The Wanamaker
customs case. IL was definitely decided
to-day by the Attorney General will be
referred to the federal grand jury at
Philadelphia. TO determine whether there
was any criminal liability in connection
with importatons OF sample merchandise
by the firm OF John Wanamaber during
the last fifteen years on which, through
alleged irregular practices, the govern
ment did not receive the full amount OF
In the closing days Of the administra-
ton of former Secretary MacNeagh John
Wanamaker settled the firm clvil la
biity by tho payment OF AW'WO 10 the
government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
"BEGGAR KING" SENTENCED
Boys Confession Sends Joseph
Hoffman to Workhouse.

Joseph Hoffman. thirty-two years old.
Of No III Broome street, known as
King Of the Panhandlers." was sem
fenced to six months in the workhouse
by Magistrate Levy In Jefferson Market
police court yesterday. The arrest fol-
lowed the confession of Joseph Rosen-
baum. seventeen years old. who gave the
same address. said by the police TO be
resort for professional beggars.
Rosenbaum testified his collections aver
aged S. a day. 25 per cent OF which went
10 Hoffman The latter corroborated
Rosenbaum. adding:
Il always treated the bunch on the
level | never pulled any rough stuff
when I took charge OF them"
Material used i'm the makeup OF mendi-
cants was found on Hoffman. Rosenbaun,
is held pending an Investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
BUSINESS MEN MEET TO-DAY

4 business mems meeting Will be held
this afternoon at the Reform Club, No.
South William street. 10 discuss means
OF protecting the legitimate business In
terests OF the city against discrlminatory
legislation and detrimental methods OF
municipal administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
MORGAN LENDS ART
OBJECTS TO MUSEUM
Continued from first page.

Gus offer Of loan exhibition Of the
objects Of art left by the late Mr.. j..
Pierpont Morgan. at the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art, and shall be very glad
10 arrange for the temporary exhibition
which you suggest.
we arc sure that the public will be
grateful for the opportunity of seeing
them promptly and will approve our
giving their exhibition precedence.
1T is perfectly understood by us, and
will be understood by the public, that
this in no way commits you or the
other executors of Mr.. Morgan's es-
tate to any course in regard TO their
ultimate disposition"
When seen later Mr.. de Forest said
that Mr.. Morgan's letter made it posi-
bic for the museum to give TO the pub
lie the opportunity Of seeing his
fathers collections as soon as they
could be unpacked and arranged.
This is highly desirable from every
point Of view" he added. True. there
cannot be the perfect installation which
we expected to provide in the new
south wing, but the opportunity for
such a perfect installation is only post
poned.
our trustees perfectly understand
that the delay in making an appropria-
ton, now assured. for the new south
wing. which is planned TO show such
collections as Mr. Morgan's, was not
due TO any lack OF intention on the
part Of the city authorities to make
it. but has been due to the desire of
the city's officers to first provide for
the subway before fixing definitely the
further uses OF corporate stock during
the current year.
1t must be a source Of great graft
tication to the people. as it is TO the
trustees. To know that while this DE
lay postpones such an installation as
our late president would have wished.
il will not prevent the people of cur
city from seeing early next year The
art treasures assembled by its great
est citizen. II is far better in the opin-
ion of our trustees to delay the exhibit
ton Of other collections than 10 post
pone the exhibition Of Mr.. Morgan's."
Edward Robinson, the director said
that the entire top floor Of Addition II
would be devoted 20 the collection
making total of twenty thousand
square feet Of floor and wall space,
which will be- entirely occupied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
Objects Still in Sealed Cases.

All the objects. excepting the paint
ings. which have been on view for some
time. are still in their sealed cases.
While unable to estimate their value.
the director gave out yesterday sum-
mary Of the collection as made from
the invoices The collection is divided
into the following main groups:
Enamcls. classical bronzes and jcw-
clry. bronzcs II the Gothic and Renais-
sance periods. silver, metal work,
watches and clocks, jewels, crystals
and objects i'm amber. Italian majolica,
early French faiencc. French and Ger
man porcelain, Chinese porcelain,
Venetian glass. tapestries, furniture,
worries, small carvings in lockwood and
TOMBSTONE, sculptures, miniatures and
paintings.
With the exception of the miniatures,
the cnamels constitute the largest sec
ton of the collection. The miniatures
include 81 pieces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
Greatest Private Collection in World

For a time AT least said Mr.. Rob
inson. this city Will see in its en-
tirety the most famous private co!lec-
ton Of art objects brought together in
a generation. In some ways IT IS un-
surpassed by any other private coilec-
ton in the world at the present time. w.
Mr.. Robinson explained that the trus-
tees were obliged TO defer for time
the display Of the important collection
Of textiles and the collections of Euro
pcan ceramics and objects OF Chinese
and Japanese art These had been
planned for the new wing.
To carry out the wishes Of the late
nnanclcr. who expressed the desire that
his fourteen Fragonard panels. which
have just come 10 this country. be in
stalled IN d setting like the room in
which they were hung in his Princess
Gate house. room will be fitted out in
the wing in exact reproduction Of the
London room. These panels were orig
inally painted for Nine. du Barry
II will require $50 cases to hold the
smaller articles. Art objects including
the forty or more paintings, which were
loaned TO the museum by the hnancier
I'm years past and arc not part of the
present collection. Will be left in the
different galleries as they are, Mr.. Rob-
inson announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
Whence the "E?"
> New York Mail.

From the New York Mail.
height Isn't height derived from high !?
IGNORAMCS.
Thus writes a correspondent. The Of
flee Window hardly knows why it should
be asked to answer such question. The
Office Window is perfectly willing to add
a reputation Tor omniscience to it's other
grounds for celebrity, but, as a matter of
fact, nobody knows how the ''e' got into
that word. The Anglo-Saxon word for
high" corresponding with the German
"hoch." was ''heah"; but If that is the
word that we made height" out of, then
where did the r. come from? The die
tionary says that high was once
spelled "heigh' by somebody somewhere,
but II was also spelled hey and Thy"
There is just as much historical reason
for the spelling hight or '.hyte." or
even for "hite." Is there is for height -
In short. there is no reason or, system
in the spelling of the English language.
1t is a historical and photographed mud
dle-and still We muddle on.
The Office Window has noticed that the
defenders OF the present English orthog-
raphy are always those who possess the
special knack CO spelling correctly They
are the good spellers.' and they like to
maintain and magnify, for their own
glory, this little test OF their superiority
over their fellows. II you can spell ac-
curately, and the majority of your
friends cannot, you naturally value and
want to preserve that means of proving
that you are superior to them. 1t is al
ways pleasant to know something that
somebody else doesn't. Why should we
who are good spoilers take any step to
have the distinction taken away from
us? If English were spelled in an ahso-
lutely uniform and phonetic way. as Ital-
ian and Spanish are. We should be no
better than any one else who has been
through the grammar school. Therefore,
down with the reformed spelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24

pocket metal knuckle buster, and DOL
matoff a Ratchet concealed in his coat
1t was known that Nine Theme had dia-
mOnd earrings worth $4,000, and 1T was
supposed that she also had a good deal
of money in her apartment. AS the two
men appeared to be terminating the visit
Dolmatoff, in Russian fashion, took her
hand TO kiss. AS Nine. Theme leaned for
ward to allow this Baron Heismar struck
her violently on the ear with the knuckle
buster. She fell senseless, whereupen Dol
matOff attacked her with his az, after
ward pulling a ring from her finger
The couple. fearing discovery, made only
a hasty search, and found neither the
their hotel. burned their clothing. and
continued for some days to frequent their
usual haunts. Then Heismar began to
show signs of nervous breakdown. Dol
matoT took him to Pskoff, where they
lived quietly for fortnight on the Heis-
mar estate. Meanwhile the police, follow
ing finger clue on the corpse whence
the ring was torn, traced the ring to a
jewelers. shop, where it had been sold
for $40. The seller of the ring had given
visiting card with the name of Yam
ovsky. 1t was found that Yanovsky was
then at Tashkend, but after some investi-
cation it was ascertained that among
Yanovsky's acquaintances were Hesmar
Pskof. and arrested last week near Heis-
mars mothers house. Dolmatoff was
armed with Mauser rife and Heismar
with Browning pistol Within an hour
both confessed with cynical Indifference,
Dolmatof remarkng, Fancy becoming a
murderer for so when I have $4,000 of
debts in Paris.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
BARON AND HIS COUSIN
ARE HELD FOR MURDER
Confess to st. Petersburg Police That
They Killed Woman for
Her Jewelry.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.


ST. PETERSBURG. March -, 1913
From the lips of two young men belong
ing to the upper class in st. Petersburg
the crown prosecutor, M Alexandroff,
has written, in the form of an Indictment
for murder, a narrative that might stand
with the works of Dostoieffsky. The &C
cused are Alexander Dolmatoff and his
cousin Baron Heismar. The former is
the son of the chief of the decipherins
section of the Russian foreign office.
Baron Heismar's family owns modest
estate at Pskoff The positions of these
drawing room 'Karamazoffs' las Dos
toieffsky calls his heroes) required that
thew should earn something to supple
ment their small parental allowances.
Dolmatoff till a few months ago was a
iunior clerk in the foreign office, and
Heismar was q clerk in the state bank.
From school days both had INDUCED their
extravaganza habits by great ingenuity In
contra citing debts which they never paid.
DolmatofY went off to Paris with cafe
chantant artistic. BY the new year he
had debts in Paris of more than S2O,OOo.
Dolmatoff returned alone TO st. Peters
burg, but not to his parents house He
Immediately became an habttue or costly
pleasure resorts, and met at skating
rink Nine. Marie Theme, a handsome
married woman.
Both visited her fiat. and they called
on her January Is. Heismar had In ms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
PETTICOAT CAFE SUCCESS.
Swiss Women Cater to Palates of
Their Men Folk.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Forelgn Correspondence or The Star
GENEVA, March II 1918
In the village of Plona. Canton of St
Gall, the men petitioned the local authori-
ties recently to open cafe where they
could obtain drinks and pass a pleasant
evening. The women folk, however,
strongly objected. and the affair was
dropped. The men, in revenge conse-
ouently visited the cafes in the neighbor-
ing villages and made a point X<return-
ing home late at night. The women OF
Piona then petitioned for the establish
ment of a cafe under their management
giving ample financial and moral guar
antees. and the petition was granted.
The cafe was launched by the women
of the village and kept under their con-
troll. Good drinks and food were sold at
little over cost price. and the farmers
daughters took it in turn to wait on the
customers once a week. and everybody is
SO well served that there have been no
more excursions to other villages and
midnight returns. The cafe is closed at
IL pm, and nobody who has had a glass
too much is allowed another drink. The
"petticoat cafe, as IL is ncknamed. is a
distinct financial success because the
women give their services free and buy
the bes1 in the cheapest market and at
the lowest possible price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
FRENCH DIPLOMAT DEAD
Chancellor of Embassy Sue
cumbs to Long Illness.
Funeral Tomorrow.

.Comte Raoul de Saint Phalle, chancei-
Tor of the French embassy in Washing
ton, died yesterday afternoon, after an
illness of about two months. Up to a
short time before his death it was not
believed the condition of the comte was
Critical. though it was known he was
seriously Ill. His condition took sud
den turn for the Worse during the after
noon yesterday. however. death result
ing within an hour
The Comte de Saint Phalles had been
connected with the French embassy in
Washington for the past eighteen years.
He was fifty-eight years old and was un-
married. Members OF his family in
France have been advised of his death.
and officials of the embassy are await
ing instructions I'm regard to sending the
body to France for interment.
Funeral services will be held al 10
o'clock tomorrow morning at st. Mat
theWs Catholic Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
HUGE SUM FOR PRINCESSES.
Belgian Attorney General Render.
Opinion in Leopold Estate Case.
Correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign tOrTespondence OF The Star
BRUSSELS, March Is. 1918.
The long litigation between the Belgian
state and the Belgian Princesses Louise
and Stephanies over the estate OF the late
King Leopold has taken an unexpected
turn. The attorney general, NJ. Jettrand,
for the first time, has given his advice
and pronounced legitimate the claims, re-
jected by the lower court, of the royal
princesses to. the extent of So. 500, 900.
Judgment. on which NJ. Jettrand's find
ing will exercise a great influence, will be
delivered April 2 II 1t supports the at
torney generals view Princess Clementine
the wife Of Prince Victor Napoleon, will
have her share of the disputed money
and the Belgian Kongo. to which it was
to be applied, will be poorer by 81, 500. 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
''Openimg,'' the Silks
See Below for Moment Arrivals

5000 yards 23-inch Foulards. the
majority being in navy and black
grounds, with small white figures
and dots. 500 yards of these are of
fine French Foulard. light grounds
with broche figure, generally sold
at $1.OO yard. The great bulk con-
sists of Cheney's shower-proof
quality. Standard price, S5c EdAc
yard. Choice, per yard 49,. wv
1000 yards 36-inch Tub Silks, Just
from the makers: a splendid Assort-
ment of colored stripes on white
ground. suitable for summer dress
es. waists and mems shirts. RdDc
Extra values. at, yard. -. wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
SUES SONS FOR ALLOWANCE.
Countess Of Pierredon Seeks Annual
Income of $4,000,
reign Correspondence Of The Star.

OUliespUuutHcp Star.
PARIS, March Is, 1913.
On the ground that her rent and the
necessities of her station in life de-
mand it, the Countess of Pierredon, the
bearer of one Of the oldest names in the
French nobility. is suing her two sons for
an annual allowance of $4,000.
The countess finds that her revenue no
longer permits her to live up to the tradi-
tons of her lineage. In view, therefore,
of the increased cost of living and the
fact that those against whom she claims
are the grandsons and sole legatees or
Michael Pashe, formerly director general
of Turkish lighthouses, she does not con-
slider $12 COO each an exaggerated amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
The New Dress Trimmings
First Floor-Near Laces, Embroideries and Notions

Bulgarian Multicolor Bands. III to
Z inches wide, per yard, ca RdN
Bulgarian Multicolor Side Effects
] to 212 inches wide, per GO OR
yard. S1-0O and. . QAeAO
Bulgarian Multicolor Motifs. to
m M ths bands ~l i'd six and ten S2.z5
Bulgarian Multicolor AH-overs
used for yestings in suits and
dresses esd ~ inches wide S4.02
Bulgarian Multicolor Braids, used
for pipings, per nmo
yard lYN
Bulgarian Edges and Bands. Az
inches wide; used for trim mdnc
ming wash dresses, yard. 49,. VIZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24

tired, was launched Saturday at the Cramp
shipyards. The new vessel was chris
tened by Miss Edith Wallace Benham,
only daughter of the admiral.
The contract for the Benham calls for
a speed Of 291s knots an hour. She is
equipped with oil-burning turbines, and
is a sister ship Of the Aylwin. Balch and
Parker. also built on the Delaware river.
Admiral Benham entered the navy as
an acting midshipman in 1S47. was re-
tired in 1894. and during the Spanish
war served a prize commissioner. Ad-
miral Benham's service on the south At
lantic station was conspicuous in com
nection with the insurrection in Brazil,
and his wise and firm course of action
won for him high esteem from all.