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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
By James u. Darlington.

NOME time after the Titanic went
down / was possessed with the idea
of going north in the hope of get
ting among the icebergs There had
been no year in the recollection of men
who 20 down TO the sea in ships when
such a fleet Of giant icebergs had been
seen SO far south ] wanted TO see them
close at hand-those silent messengers
Of the lend of eternal snow and ice, gray
ghosts, embodments Of the spirit or the
north that drift in procession with the
ocean currents and at the winds Will
TO lie i'm wait, maybe, for some luckless
skipper 10 send some vessel and all
aboard TO the port OF missing ships. ana
al last 10 topple and die at the bidding
OF the sun. The thought of them fascl-
mated me.
Their menace TO navigation is always
a very real and constant one. and hardy
a ship that passed along the Newfouhu-
land banks last year but had report OF
ice written i'm her log. The greatest trag-
edy of the sea. the loss or the Titanic
would probably not have happened in
normal year Of Iceland IL is normal con-
ditions that ships expect 10 meet and FOR
which they are prepared
left New York on summer day. The
tar on the docks was soft from the
scorching heat and even the breeze from
the bay was hot Ii was the beginning
OF one of the sizzling spells OF July. \
few days later ! was talking with the
officers OF the ship about the number Of
ictbergs they had passed on their last
trip and Of the ships that had gone north
and never been heard from, caught and
chewed M in the ice" AS we went fur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
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selling Of lottery tickets and OF peddling
without license and the regulations con-
corning traffic
Under the head Of the public care OF
health II he il persistent enough in his
questioning the information is pre-
scented by the Socratic method-he learns
about the activities Of those Interested IN
the health Of the community, especially IN
his own locality. He is told where the
hospitals and clinics are and the hours
when patients will be received. He also
learns something about helping a sick
neighhor.
Ills point OF contact with the functions
OF the federal government comes through
his acquaintance with the activities OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18

portunity. lie appreciates the opporiu-
mites opened to him and is willing TO
give more time to schooling in the hours
when mental work Is hardest and most
young people are anxious to indulge IN
recreation and social pleasures
In this new course. which doubtless will
come I'm for discussion at the conference.
the instruction is individual to a large de-
gree The subjects Of civic interest whlch
are discussed in the English converse
ton. are those which have direct bear
ing on the students environment lie
learns something of what the government
does. the functions and relations OF the
city. state and national governments. the
opporturities for the foreigner and Amerl-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
As EleuzzY l1S<blzc SCHOOL o,z Tie Za1Z JAoe
sAenoed ZaSSelz by E5~ezS1ze7sr
fMore Than $4,000 Foreigners Were En-
rolled in This City in 1912 for the Study
Of English, Civics, American His
tory and Other Subjects De-
signed to Aid Them.

operation of the postal savings bank Is
made clear. If there is a desire to obtain
work i'm the country the foreigner by the
use Of his tongue. can find out how to ac-
complish his desires. The uses Of adver-
tlsements and the services Of private aid
societies and employment agencies are
explained. He is warned Of the dangers
Of going to unlicensed agencies. The need
of experience on a farm to those expect
ing to become farmers is dwelt upon. and
the names of schools where agriculture is
taught are given. The importance Of SUI
ficient capital is mentioned. and the van-
Gus items Of expense connected with
starting such an enterprise are enume-
rated. The pitfalls which threaten the
foreigner seeking city employment are de-
scribed. the rates Of wages named and
the meaning of such terms as closed
shop" and open shop explained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
EVENING CLASSES IN ENGLISH.

The replies showed that there were a
number of communities whose size and
the character Of whose industries would
lead one to expect TO find immigrants
within their borders. and which reported
no work done in evening schools for for
elgners. Only twenty-four cities and six
villages outside of New York City re-
ported classes in English, and the total
number OF persons attending was only
$500 In twelve Of these places civics was
also taught. and the subject came up
incidentally in eight others. In thirteen
places the allen was assisted in preparing
for naturalization. Nearly one-third of
those attending night schools for the
purpose Of learning English were in Buff
falo. where a special effort has been made
to introduce American civics to aliens
The education OF the immigrant and
the standard OF instruction were dis
cussed at conference arranged by
the league and held at the College Of
the City of New York on Friday and
Saturday. Among these who spoke were
Mrs. John NJ. Glenn. Miss Frances A.
Kellor. chief investigator OF the State Inn
migration Bureau; DR.. Maxwell, Superin-
tendent OF Schools: President John H.
Finley OF the City College and a number
OF other educators.
year ago the league prepared Sc
Iies OF lectures I'm citizenship and they
have been used I'm the Buffalo schools
with considerable success. A few months
ago a copy Of this course was brought 10
the attention of the school authorities Of
New York CITY, with the result that
course In civics was prepared by Albert
Shiels. district superintendent In charge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
THE IMMIGRANTS DEBT.

1--WE hone that he will learn that WINS
this country owes him something MS ueV.
TO the country is infinitely greater anu
that any government is only as Sood 90
the people who livC in the place maze -
II is our desire to inspire in him love =,
educational advantages and continues
interest in evening school instructor
Somebody is going to utilize the ioreis"',
in New York Whether il Will be LOT SUI
or for bad depends upon us. We want ="
get hold of him In a personal way
Over I'm Brooklyn at Public schooi l'''
st Marks Place and Howard aVehue'
representative of Tie Tribune recen','
saw what the New York evening schools
can do i'm the way OF teaching sEnsnsn ~
foreigners. despite the much er'''I
fact that the instructors are not peI'''''e
to use any language in making eNp'a""
tions, except English. or the lore'e"
I'm the classes about 10 per ceh'
Jews. There were students In Ehs"s"
who had been in this country o'''
two or three weeks and in the schoo'
room only two nights. They mao CO..,
discovered one or the way III -
United States differs from Russia !" III ~
class they diligently watched '"e
woman teacher as she grabbed up q s,t
ell and held il aloft. asking as sue
so. What is this?" or clutched w. "a
knob and inquired upon what sue 49,,
taken hold With remarkable ilee
from accent and great unanimity 'ne rs,,
Spouse was This is a pencil Vi -
is door" as the case might De- -,
sionally there was slip. however W."
one would reply. "A door or wna' . ~.
Make a sentence OF IT," came iro", s.,
teachers lips in staccato fashion I'd
followed the statement In the app,o
form. The progress made was surpi's
In another room there was e'as'
those who had attended school io'
month but who had just returned ~
months holiday. With great facih'y' ~
withstanding the length Of the aose't
from school, they developed the the"e
Continued on seventh page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18

~ EFORE the members of the United
x States immigration Commission
~ had been ashore in Naples twenty
four hours one of the most energetic re
marked: well. the immigrant has my
sympathy. Just look at this funny money
and listen TO this funny language 1t
was said jokingly. but so far as the sub
stance Of what he said was concerned he
ives i'm earnest II a member of Congress
provided with every facility for making
mis- wants known, including an English
speaking official of the Italian govern
ment, who had been delegated to assist
the commission in it's work, could feel
the helplessness which this remark i'm
piled. what must be the feelings of an
illiterate immigrant just released from
Ellis Island?
Two other members of the party had
this sense of helplessness in a strange
and impressed upon them by little in
eident which occurred on the way TO a
performance at theatre TO which the
party had been invited. The twenty
.hree illustrious Americans as they
we're styled on an official card Of invita-
ton, were distributed in a number of car
riages. each driven, Of course, by a Nea-
politan unacquainted with any language
except that of Italy on the way to the
theatre the horse Of the last carriage in
the string fell down in the street and
was unable to rise. The preceding car
riages disappeared in the dimy lighted
street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
AMERICAN HISTORY TAUGHT.

Nor is American history forgotten. As
the knowledge of English increases. the
conversations drift into topics which are
open doors TO the past They are grouped
around persons whose lives illustrate and
illuminate the spirit OF the periods IN
which they lived. such as Chrstopher
Columbus. William Penn. George Wash
ington. Nathan Hale. Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton and Abraham LIN
coin.
The spirit OF the nation IS illustrates
in the story Of development OF the couh'
try through immigration, and there are
discussions of the debt which the imni-
grant owes 10 the country and the couh'
try to the immigrant. II the foreigner
wishes to know anything about politlcal
parties. and the tendencies they repre-
sent as indicated i'm their platforms ne
has only TO ask in order to be enlightened.
And this is not all. The functions OF
museums. Libraries. evening schools PARKS
and gardens. the object Of keeping ths
streets clean. the method OF distributing
water and the importance Of conserving
it. the details Of conducting elections,
taxation. the relations of city, state anu
nation to one another. courts ana 'he
process OF making laws are supposed 70
be known to the evening school teache''
i'm order that he may contribute 10 'he
store of information Of the patient seeker
OF foreign birth after such knowledge.
"The main PURPOSES" said Mr.. shieis'
s.fKH q
edge of the community in which the ioi'
eigner lives in order that he may De az
minimum of disadvantage and OF crea'i"s
within him the feeling that he is entering
a country that has traditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
THAT LONELY FOREIGN FEELING


A feeling of childish helplessness crept
over the two occupants Of the delayed
vehicle. They could not remember the
name OF the theatre. They did not know
whether the driver knew it or was simply
following the other carriages. with no
knowledge of his destination. They did
not recognize the neighborhood. They
could not communicate with their driver.
They did. by good fortune. reach their
destination because the owner OF the
poor old cab horse CHANGED 10 know the
name of the theatre and called another
cabman to take them the rest Of the way.
The experience. however. was enough to
win from them feeling of sympathy for
the poor peasant lost in the wilds Of
lower Manhattan.
Unfamiliarity with the English Ian
guage is one of the greatest barriers sep
arating the immigrant from the Ameri-
canzng influences which thoughtful
Americans hope in some way will reach
him. The children of foreigners feel these
influences in the public schools but the
adult cannot be forced TO go to school
How is he 70 be introduced 10 our ways
and provided with an opportunity TO dis
cover somewhat of the pitfalls and Of the
inspiration Of American life? The public
evening schools furnish the best oppor-
tunity that the public purse supplies. How
extensively this doorway TO America has
been opened to the foreigner Mr.. Abbott,
assistant general secretary of the North
American Civic League, endeavored TO
learn recently by sending out series of
questions to the educational authorities
OF the ninety-one cities and incorporated
villages Of New York State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
HEALTH BOARD
 CAN'T STOP BATHS
 IN SEWAGE FILTH

A request to stop boys from bathing in the Pequonnock river at the lower bridge on Stratford avenue, owing to the fear that disease would be con- tracted because of the filthy sewage at that spot was made to the health department today by Cornelius G. Ba- ker. secretary of the Y. M. c. A.
 While the condition of the river has long been known, Health Inspector David Lynch this morning said it is undoubtedly beyond the power of the department to prohibit swimming in a navIgaDIe river, though the matter would be referred to the board for cf1l sideraEion.
 In commenting upon the changes in sewerage disposal which have been or dered, Inspector Lynch was of the be- lief that the emptying of the sewers into the river below Congress street would have little effect upon the pres ent sanitary condition of the river as the tide would carry the foul matter back where at ebb tide it would be left to stagnate upon the flats. In his opinion the most feasible and economi- cal plan which could be devised would be the bulkheading of the river from the Washington avenue bridge to the Berkshire pond, which would not only make the channel deeper and avail able for larger draught boats but would create additional dock sites for the city which would bring revenue. Investigations of the department tend to show that odors have existed for abo1t 40 years and are traceable to Accommodation of matter left upon the flats above the Washington bridge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
COLES CAUGHT IN
 FREIGHT ELEVATOR
 SAVED BY MCGUIRE

Caught by the head between a slow Iy descending freight elevator and the guards which are designed to prevent such accidents, and in danger of be- ing decapitat ted, John Coles, of 248 Sterling street, 40 years old, an em- p1oye of the Morris & Company. was saved from immediate death by the quick presence of mind of Engineer James McGuire
 Coles is said to have pulled the rope which started the car doWnwards from above Apparently forgetting that the huge platform was descending just above his head he looked down the shaft and as he started to withdraw it found his chin had been caught triggerlike, in the guard gate He cried out in terror as he felt his neck being twisted quickly backwards Mo Guire standing nearby is said to have instantly seen his predicament and with one heroic bound had cleared the intervening space and pulled the wire cable which reversed the engine hoist
 Coles almost fainted from the shock of his experience. Emergency Surgeon F'innegan sewed up a. deep cut in the lower lip. Several fragments of the neck were severely strained and it is said that another moments pressure would have broken his neck which would have been followed by probable decapitation. Coles taken home VIII probably return to work tomorrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
ROYAL WEDDING
 FOR PORTUCAL'S
 Ex-KINC MANUEL
Brilliant NuptiaIs To Princess Victoria
 in Germany
Cardinal HettO Performs Mar. Tiage in Presence of Great
 Gathering of Royalty

Sigmaringen, Ger, Sept 4-Manuel, former King of Portugal, was married here, today, to Princess Augustine Victoria. daughter of Prince William of Hohenzollern, by Cardinal Netto, former Archbishop Patriarch of Lis bon, who conducted the religious eere- mony, and by Count August Zu Flu lenburg, grand marshal of the Prus sian court. who presided over the civil function.
 The religious rites began at half past II in the Roman Catholic parish church near the palace. The road along which the hT1da1 pair passed from the palace to the church was spanned with arches covered with flowers and along both sides were drawn up lines of soldiers and school children.
 The little capital of the principality of Hohenzol1ern had made every ef- fort to render itself attractive for the occasion although it was under stood that the marriage was to be ceIebI ated in quiet a manner as possible owing to the political situa- ton.
 A gate of honor was erected at the railroad station where all the royal guests were met by military escorts which accompanied them to the pal ace.
 At the same time strict watch was kept on all strangers arriving here because it was thought by the police that an attempt might be made on the life of the former King of Portugal. Nothing, however, in the form of a manifestation against the exiIed monarch marred the occasion. At the church, the Princes and Prince esses formed brilliant group, the uni forms of the former glittering with orders. They were surrounded by many prominent military and civil personages, also in gala costume. The persons Of royal blood included: Tho Queen Mother Ama1ie, of Portugal; the Prince of Wales, representing King George of England; Prince EziteI Fried rich, representing the German Elm peror; the Duke and Duchess of Co burg, infant and infants Carlos of Spain,' representing the King and Queen of Spain and the Duke of Ge- noa and the Duke and Duchess of Aosta, representing the Italian Royal family.
 Immediately after the ceremony at the church a homily was addressed to the newly married couple by the Prince Abbot of Einsiedeln. in place of the Arch Abbot of Bouren, who had fallen suddenly ill.,
 After their return to the palace, ex- King Manuel and his bride received deputations representing the various classes of citizens, who presented their congratulations and wedding gifts. A reception ensued, followed by a lun cheon after which the newly married pair departed on their honeymoon.
 The royal guests remained at the castle where a gala dinner was ar ranged for the evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
DOUBLE FUNERAL OF MARTINS WILL BE
 HELD TOMORROW

The funeral of MT. and Mrs. How ard F. Martin of Bryn Mawr, Pa., who was killed in the railroad wreck at North Haven, Tuesday, will be held tomorrow afternoon from the home of their nephew, Harry H. Read, g Brookiawn avenue. The Rev. Adam Mulch, pastor of the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian church will conduct the services. MT. and Mrs. Martin were members Of the Bryn Mawr Presby- terian church. MT. Martin being one of the trustees. Only relatives of the deceased will attend the funeral ser vices. Friends have been asked to omit flowers The, burial will be in the Read family plot in Mountain Grove cemetery. Before her marriage, Mrs. Martin, was Miss Lillian Read, a sister of the late F. W. Read.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
THAW CHILLED TWO HOURS BY
 SPECIAL BOARD

Coaticook, Que, Sept 4For two hours. today, Harry K Thaw, fugitive from Matteawan, faced special board of inquiry seeking to deport him from the Dominion under the immigration act and pressed the point that Eoe had entered Canada as a tourist and as such was not amenabIe to deportation. The board agreed to consider his contention and at noon adjourned un- til 2 o'clock.
 Thaw kissed the Bible and took the stand. He was followed by H. John ston, a farmer, who had driven him over the border and there deserted him, and by Ben Cadiux, at whose inn at Barford he stopped at night. The testimony was taken in secret and only snatches of it could be obtained from counsel
 The questioning up to adjournment at noon all bore on the 'fentering Can ada by stealth" clause. Insanity was not touched upon.
 The board produced it's credentials before formally going into session, showing that it had been auth horized by the acting minister of the interior, c. J. Doherty, to deal summari1y with the case The first person examined was Thaw himself. He was question ed as to his entrance into Canada Thaw said he boarded a train at Rochester, N. H., and that his objec- tive point was Pittsburgh. He bought several tickets, he said, in view of the fact that his route was uncertain He told of hiring two farmers to drive him hither after leaving the train. The foregoing information was ob- tained from w. l.. Shurtleff, one of the Thaw lawyers, who came down stairs a moment during a. luII in the proceedings.
 Expecting a, quick decision and a dash to the Vermont border with Thaw, William T. Jerome paced up and down the station platform below the immigration detention room where the hearing was held, his car ready to start on an instant's notice.
 Thaw was represented at the hear ing by Charles D. White, W. L. Shurt- Jeff and H. R. Frazier His chief counsel, T. K LaF1amme, left town suddenly. This gave basis for the ru- naors that writ of prohibition would be sought
 Counsel for New York State announc- ed, this afternoon, that Judge Hutch 1nson at Sherbrooke had refused to grant LaFlamme, of ThaHv counsel a writ of prohibition. D. g. White of Thaw lawyers here, admitted that this was true
 The board reconvened shortly after o'clock but no word came from the room as to the decision on Thaw's claim that he was a tourist
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
Last Of q Victims, Known As Mary Jane, Is Identified As Brook
 Iyn Woman

last of the 21 victims of the North Haven train positively identified this morning by her sister Mrs Catherine Rose Sweeney of Brooklyn. She had carried the death list Mary Jane the of sister and the words she sped in the hospital be fore succumbng to her injuries.
 started this morning and the public inquiry of the Interstate Commerce Commission will begin tomorrow.
 Coroner Mix gives his familiar stock reason the Fnterest of ustce for holding private inquest of the wreck premature publication of the facts might pre- udice the states case should the evidence warrant c inal prosecution
 Attorney E. c. Terry has been engaged by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to look after the terests of Miller during the coroners probe but
 Mix stated very ephatcally this morning that counsel would not be permitted at the inquest
 Inspector Belnap of the Interstate Commerce Com mission and Chief Engineer Ewell of the Public Utilities quest
 Even with the limited number allowed at the inquest, Coroner Mix found his office too cramped for the business in hand, and he compelled to conodous quarters in the County Court building.
 Engineer NTiller who drove the White Mountain loco motive into the Bar Harbor and Flagman Charles H Murray of the Bar Harbor train, both of whom had been held in jail without ball. following the fatal wreck, released this morning and the chief witnesses at the inquest.
 Two other trainmen subpoenaed for todays hearing, Robertson of the White Mountain Express who also fig a1red in the wreck at Stamford
 Vice President Buckland of the New Haven road and of it's attorneys around the court house and he stated that he would attend the inquest The however denied that he had given Buckland permission attend After later conference the vice president announced that he would not attend the inquest,