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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
Arrested in Department
Store Trying to Pass $50
Bill Raised to $50.
FIGHTS VAINLY
TO GET AWAY
Sleuths Now on Trail of Man
Expect Clews Will Lead
10 the West.

richly dressed woman. believed 70
he the mead Of a band of banknote
raisers who answered the description
Of the one whose trail United States
slouths have been following for the
last two weeks as exclusively told in
The Tribune yesterday. was locked up
i'm the West both street station last
night after trying 10 pass. in Sixth
avenue department store, $50 bill
raised 10 $50.
The woman's arrest gave renewed
impetus TO the government detectives
pursuit. and every available secret SER
vice agent in the city was at work last
night in the hope of cleaning up the
case at once. Other arrests are eX-
pected to- day, particularly that of 4
man for whom the secret service off,
cials have been searching for many
hours.
The coup in the sUindlinG case came
late yesterday afternoon. The woman,
furs. entered The store. looked over
some umbrellas. and finally selected
one valued at Sc 90. She handed the
saIesgirl a $50 bill, and directed her to
get the change as soon as possible. as
she was in a hurry.
Owing to the warning sent to all
stores to be on the watch for bad $50
bills. the girl showed the bill to a store
detective, who examined it under a
powerful light. She noticed what she
thought were erasures. but. not salts
fed that the bill was not genuine, APP
preached the woman. VINO stood wait
ing for her change.
rs this your money" she asked.
The woman glanced at the bill, then
at the detective. and suddenly started
for the exit. The detective seized her
by the arm and the woman began TO
struggle. dropping her furs on the floor
and scattering about several packages
as she tried 10 get away. Salesgirls
and a floor walker came to the de-
tective's assistance, and the excited
shopper was led to the superintendent's
office The police were notified and De-
tective O'Hara took the woman to the
police station.
AS soon as Captain John j. Henry, or
the Secret Service, was Informed of the
case he went to the station house, and
at once said the bill was $50 raised to
$50. He said il was one of the best
specimens in the series traced to the
mysterious woman shopper. The work
was done with water colors and inks,
and indicated, Captain Henry said not
only rare artistic ability, but an expert
knowledge of inks.
Every attempt to make the prisoner
talk failed. She said she was Mrs.
Jane b. Brown, but refused to be drawn
into conversation.
CAPTAIN Henry believes that the bills
were raised in the West, and that with
the arrest Of the man in the case the
trail will lead TO Chicago or Cleveland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
J. c. SP00NER'S KIN KILLS 2
Elk Senator's Nephew Shoots
Woman and Himself.

Madison. Wis. Jan. John Spooncr,
nephew Of John G. Spooner, former
United states Senator, who is now
practising law in New York, shot and
killed to-day Miss Emily Mcconnell,
thirty-hve years old. a Madison school
teacher and then turned the revolver
on himself Spooner, who is a son of
Roger Spooner. a brother Of John 6.
Spooner, was forty years old. married
and had two children. He was taken
20 a hospital where he died
He called Miss Mcconnell into the
hallway at the school where she was
Nersation killed her. Nothing is known
as TO the cause of the shooting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
ppICE AT THAT TIME
CANNOT BE KNOWN
public Service Commission
Lacked Authority for
It's Consent.
POINT FOR BULkELEY
ginted That Bonds Without Con-
yertible Feature Would
Be Satisfactory.

pos,on. Jan 9-The Public service
Commissions order giving consent TO
-. issue by the New York. New Haven
Hartford Railroad Company Of So1-
-o0oso Of convertible debenture bonds
..s annulled to-day by the supreme
cour.. which declared the approval Of
,neh & convertible issue beyond the
.,,,or,ty Of the commission. The
bonds we're 10 carry an option Of eX-
ebsuge for stock at par after five years
ron date.
The opinion Of the court. which was
unanimous, was written by Chief Jus
Tee Rugs. Il said:
The approval by the commission Of
an issue Of stock must relate 10 the
r-ssent and not 10 remote future.
This is required by the legislative in
tent disclosed by the review Of the
statutes.
The amount Of stock which the COM
mission inteligently can approve 10 be
issued is inseparable from the price at
Vbich Il is 10 be issued. The price at
which the public interest may require
mat il may be issued during a period
q, ten years, beginning five years
hence. is impossible Of ascertainment
nov. But the approval OF convertible
osbentures with the right 10 take stock
At par in payment during that period
Involves fixing a price Of the stock dur
ng the Ike period
An order entered now that stock be
ssusd al par during that period Of time
an afford no security that the cor
joration Will get an adequate return
fcr rs stock. or that rates and charges
fixed upon such a capitalization will be
fair or that the rights Of other stock
holders will be guarded properly.
The mandatory requirement Of the
statute that the commission shall base
It's decision as 70 the amount Of stock
70 be issued upon the price at which il
= 10 be put out is inconsistent with the
underlying idea OF q convertible bond
such as is proposed in the present pro-
teeding. II has been argued with
esrnestness that convertible debent-
IRE has become highly desirable in view
Hpresent conditions. This, however. is
matter rather for legislative than
judicial consideration
no request has been made for the
sDroyal of sn issue OF bonds without
he convertille-into-stock feature. Ap-
Tsrently no vote has been passed by
ue stockholders for an issue OF that
nnd Hence, the only matter 10 be
considered upon this aspect OF the case
swhether approval Of an issue Of con-
wstble debentures such as is set out in
NE order Of the commission is within
US legal power. The conclusion follows
nai The order approving the issue Of
convertible debentures and Of stock
was beyond the authority Of the com
MISSION and hence must be Quashed.
The plaintiffs as stockholders plainly
nave a right 10 invoke the protection
continued on second page. fifth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
TOO MANY RS IN SCHOOL
Pied Piper Is Wanted to Aid
Overrun Curriculum.

There are four RS" on the currl-
culum of Public School 4. Jersey City.
To readin. 'riten' and 'rithmetic has
been added rats. The rodents outnum-
Der the pupils, in the opinion Of Prin-
cipal Mackey.
They are educated rats. Cats have
failed TO evict them and they shun
traps. They are so bold that they in
wade the rooms during the session and
disturb the recitations.
Principal Mackey has appealed to the
Board Of Education. which has con-
cluded TO try highly recommended rat
poison.
The schoolhouse is one of the Oldest
in the city. 1t is located in Sth street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
PRESTO! CO.CART!
BABY PLUS BABY
Perambulator's Extra Contents
PerpIex Mother of One Till
Note on Waif Is Seen.

When she started from her homo at
No. 81 Horatio street yesterday Mrs.
Margaret Kennedy was certain that
she had only one baby in the peramou-
lator. S had counted him before
starting on the shopping trip, and be-
sides there was no other in her family.
Upon entering department store near
Sixth avenue and 14th street she -ook
her baby out of the carriage and left
the vehicle in the vestibule. According
TO her notion Of mathematics. by SUBJ
tracing one infant from the carriage
she left it teaantless.
When Mrs. Kennedy tried TO put the
child back into the perambulator after
coming out of the store he objected In
loud though incoherent tones. His
voice was mingled with that OF another
infant equally lusty of lung. The
mother peered in the carriage, and,
sure enough, there was another child
She counted the stock OF babies care
fully and each time the result was two
Careful examination showed that the
carriage was hers. She could tell from
the spot OF green where the house
painters had accidentally daubed II.
A note pinned to the dress Of the in
truder solved the puzzle. t. message
read Il ask the world to take care OF
this child, as | cannot" Mrs. Kennedy
gave the baby to Patrolman Doelger
OF the Mercer street station. who sen,
1t TO Bellevue Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
BOYS LOBBY WITH MAYOR
Want Athletic Field at the Bat
tery-May Get It.

Mayor Mitchell was about to get into
his automobile after luncheon at the
Whitehall Club on Thursday afternoon
when a delegation Of boys addressed
him.
Mr.. Mayor, won't you give US a foot
ball and a baseball field down here in
Battery Park
The Mayor listened while two of the
boys made eloquent pleas for their
field.
well. I'll think it over" he said as
he got into his car.
Mayor Gaynor frequently was ap-
preached by boys who wanted more
freedom in their play, and he always
listened TO them patiently. He usually
got a theme for a quaint letter from
such incidents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
BANK FINGERPRINT
FORGERY VICTIM
Paws When Wrong Man Presents
Hand and Loses Case
i'm Court.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

Detroit, Jan. 9.-The finger print sys-
tenn of Identification. adopted by many
banks. as a sure guard against forgery
was discredited in a Detroit court to-
day Adam Melinzky had some money
in the German American Bank. Being
unable TO write. he gave the bank the
impresslon of three fingers as a sigma =
ture Somebody went TO the bank and
cave tho impression of three fingers.
and the teller paid out &75 without
question.
Experts told what they knew of fin-
ger prints. one said 1t was impossible
10 forge finger prints. while another
said that a difference OF one eighth OF
an incn IN the laying on of the fingers
made an entirely different impression.
Judgment was awarded against the
bank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
GIRL LIKES 850.F00T FALL
Steps Out of Aeroplane and
New Device Lands Her.

Los Angeles, Jan. 9.-One of two
women passengers carried to-day by
Glenn Martin, an aviator, stepped from
his machine when It was $50 feet in
the air. She reached the ground safely,
and demonstrated to Martins satisfac-
tion the practicability Of new aerial
life preserver.
Spectators saw the girl, Miss Piny
Broadwick. fall seventy five feet like a
shot Then a parachute attachment on
her shoulders unfolded, and she de-
scended gradually and with no ap-
parent effort at balance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
LONDON NEWSPAPER SOLD
THE Daily Mirror" Goes to
Lord Northcliffe's Brother.
IBy cable to The Tribune. !

London. Jan. l0.-Harold Harms
worth. one of the New Year peers, who
has not vet announced his new title,
is starting another Liberal party organ
in opposition to those OF his elder
brother. Lord Northcliffe. For this
purpose he has bought The Daily Mir
ror" from Lord Northcliffe, and in
tends to convert it into Liberal party
newspaper.
II Is stated that The Daily Mirror"
closed out It's Manchester edition yes
terday and discharged everybody there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
FROM FRISCO By AIR
Sayville, L. l., Station Gets
Wireless Message.

Sayville, Long Island. Jan. s.-The
Tclefunken wireless telegraph station
here equalled tonight It's recent feat
OF communicating with Europe. when
IL was in communication with san
Francisco.
Officials OF the company declared 1t
was more difficult 10 reach San Fran
cisco than Berlin. This Is said to be
the first time a wireless message has
been sent three thousand miles over
land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
Police Search Gunmen.

With a squad Of detectives under
Acting Captain Cooper and ten uni
formed patrolmen. the Coroner and Mr..
Murphy went to the dance hall. out
side the entrance were dozen TAXI
cabs. Murphy assigned a policeman TO
each taxicab with instructions to per-
NIT no chauffeur to leave until further
notice.
The inspecting party then entered the
hall, thirty strong, and found two hun
dred couples in the mazes Of the tango.
The CoronerS gave orders that nobody
was TO leave the place until the de-
tectives gave them "a minute inspec-
tion. The Coroner, the Assistant Dis
trict Attorney and every man in the
party had loaded revolvers, in anticipa-
tion of trouble, but everything was
mild
Detective Buchner grabbed one man
and "frisked" him, making him pris-
oner when he found a revolver in his
pocket a score of detectives. their
revolvers ready to hand mingled among
the dancers. prepared for any show OF
resistance.
The Coroner and Mr.. Murphy then
went 10 the box office and submitted
Lenny and Dixie 10 a severe cross-ex-
animation, as a result OF which the
Coroner ordered the arrest OF the two
men. He later rescinded his order. al
though the men were not allowed 10
leave the hall.
Even the women were not permitted
10 leave until they had been searched,
while every man in the place was
.frisked." Coroner Feinberg announced
he would make every effort in the at
tempt TO run out OF the city every
eangster in New York. and vehementiy
denounced the killing of Strauss.
The Washington times., 1914-06-04
Marrying Gretchen.
(Selig.D

~ EINIE. Hollander. emf
IL CRATES to America. and when
he hears the foreman of the
ranch where he works ex-
press longing for a wife, he devises
a scheme whereby he secures the
transportation of Cs own sweet
heart. Gretchen. by telling the
ranchman that she is the very ideal
of his dreams. The big ranchman
falls for the scheme so easily that
Heinie shrewdly looks for further
funds. and interests big Bill, cow
puncher, who also falls for the far
away Dutch Venus. Both Bill and
Steve. the foreman. receive letters
written in Plattdeutsch. which
neither can read. and which the in
genious Heinie translates, telling
them that II they will send suffici-
ent money for passage, she will
saiI Immediately. Neither man
knows of the others correspondence.
so both come across" with the
necessary funds. When Gretchen
arrives, she Is clad in exaggerated
Dutch costume, that Bill and Steve
Immediately desire some way to es-
cape their matrimonial dilemma and
naturally hit upon the same route.
They get Heinie aside. each sepa-
rately, and give him another sum
of money. While Heinie has been
attending to those financial details.
another cowboy. of quick impulse
and energetic action. Fritz. flnds
way to neglected Gretchen's heart.
and when the m.<-ster comes, re-
sponsive to the call OF Bill and
Steve, Fritz gets hold of him first
and marrieS Gretchen.
The Washington times., 1914-06-04
THE ONLY
Department Representing
THE PUBLIC
The Port of Missing Men,
(Famous Players.)
Featuring Arnold Daily.

RNOLD DAILY. who among
~ other characters on the stage
u has been most successful in
the role Of Napoleon in George
Bernard Shaw's Man of Destiny.
makes his debut in motion pictures
as John Armitage, the Americanized
son Of the prime minister Of his ni-
tive country, from which he was
taken in his boyhood in company
with the heir to the throna. Mr..
DAILY displays no evidence of camera
concern in his first encounter with
the recording eye which to some eN-
perienced players has been known to
impart several kinds of terror. As
Armitage he is more of 4 fighter
than a lover, although his successful
suit for the hand of Shirley Clai-
borne shows that he Is not lnipreS-
nable to feminine cnarm: he IS faith
ful in his friendship to his chum,
the heir to the thrcne. and with in
fteXibility of purpose adheres to the
fines whether of lesser or greater
resistance best calculated to favor
tho interests of Frederick Augustus.
Mr.. DAILY makes the most Of his part,
which confessedly limits him Ill op-
portunities for the display OF char
acter;stics that mos, deeply appeal.
Minna Gale Iaines as the schern-
ing archducheSs gives a fine per-
formance of the mother who seeks
the recognition of her son a3 the
heir to the thrcne. Mortimer Mar
tint as Ferdinand Won Stroebel
makes an impressive and convincing
prime minister. Frederick Book as
The Washington times., 1914-06-04
Stories of Bible
:. Are Told in Films
Shows Are Given at the Beasco Theater Daily for
the Benefit of All Washingtonians, and No
T. Admission is Charged and No
sEsaA Seats Are Reserved sas il
By GARDNER MACK.

show was installed. Newspaper adver-
tising was decided upon as the proper
way to notify people of the various
changes in program and the continuance
of the exhibition. 1t was decided to
give the exhibition free of charge and
a special point was made that no col
lection would be taken or anything
would be done that suggested the mat
ter of pay for the show.
Since the show began here almost
month ago the attendance at the two
exhibitions given every day has steadi-
" increased. The exhibitions require
about two hours each. There are more
than a dozen sets of pictures and each
set is shown for one week. The aim
is to give as complete summary or
the Bible as can be put into the time
that has been allotted TO the show.
There is a representative of the In
ternational Bible Students Association
in attendance at the theater during the
entire time the doors are open TO
answer any inquiries that might be
made regarding the film. Efforts are
being made in some sections of the
city to organize parties to visits the
show. No seats are reserved and every
seat is free. The INSTALLATION OF the
Bible is accomplished in manner that
is startling and intensly interesting
the films are we'll worth the study and
attention Of every person who can get
TO see them.
The Washington times., 1914-06-04

the Emperor Charles Louis will re-
mind one of a well-known European
=. figure. His work will please Au-
gustus BaIfour as Archduks Kari,
the false claimant, the unstable ana
the weaking. does we'll in a difficult
part.
Dave Wall as Jules Chauvenet, the
cCnspirator in the employ OF the
.rchducness. by MS interpretation
brinis out the fu:i strength of MS
part Judge Claiborne Is line type
of American. one who by his i'er-
sonally alone compels interest.
The story is one OF intrigue Tor the
recognition OF an heir to throne
in a mythical kingdom. There are
good situations, especially in the
last part, where the action is acceler-
alter. Some of the hest of these are
where the old emperor summons his
son in America to return to him.
The schemers led By the archduchess
try to prevent this. and as a result
there are many clashes Mr.. Daily
as Armitage has some real struSgi,S
with the men who are trying to pre-
vent his lifelong friend from reach
ing his native lanG. The scenes at
court are well carried out. The pic
ture Is one that win interest by
rea son of its many entertaining fac
tors, but the story IS not one that
will nneasurabl7 stir the heart.
The Washington times., 1914-06-04
Greek Pageant Pictures.

Moving pictures Of the Greek page
ant, Fire Regained." recently acted
by a cast of washington society peo-
pie. will be shown at the Cosmos Thea
ter next week throughout the week. The
pictures were made by the Pathe Com
pany, and the intention was originally
to include them in the pictorial news
films sent out by that concern II was
decided. however, that the pictures were
not suitable for this purpose because
washington was about the only city
interested in the spectacle. The man.
ayers of the Cosmos Theater purchased
the negatives. therefore. and have hac
a long film of pictures made from them.
1T is stated that the pictures show
the complete story. and they viii be
exhibited, as stated, for one week al
the Cosmos beginning next Monday
The Washington times., 1914-06-04

-OTTIE TABBY was always
thought TO be the best kitty
child that Mrs. Tabby had.
But every once in a While
she, would get in trouble, and then,
sad to say, the other little kitty
children were very glad.
''Tottie always manages TO get out
of things said Tom one lazy after
noon. He was swinging out in the
yard in the hammock. On the porch
he could see his mother talking TO
Deacon Brown. a very diSnified old
gentleman cat who called on ner
once a week.
She was making as much noise
as any OF u.s." said Binkie. with
straw between his teeth. but
mother only sent US out OF the
house" Tom rolled over and slapped
iGIv at Binkie underneath the ham
mock. Never mind" he laughed.
she will get in trouble II we just
let her alone. AS soon as she thinks
she is being good she gets like a
busybody. and is sure to do some
thing wrong"
Let's Just stay out here until we
see the fun. for / know there will
be some" Tom agreed. and Binkie
climbed into the hammock. They
both began to laugh and play so
prettily that the Deacon spoke about
ii. They are such dear little boys,
he said to Mrs. Tabby.
Yes. they are nice" said Mrs.
Tabby, pleasantly. but Under her
breath she added. sometimes.
Il
clearing his throat and taking his
pipe out of his mouth. that |
could have left my fishing tackle out
of doors here. Perhaps they would
have enjoyed seeing II.
"Oh, never" protested Mrs. TabSy,
quickly. lit is much safer ia the
house. No one will think OF touch
ing it in there
In the meantime Tessie and Tottie
were having quite time inside.
Tottie was afraid to touch anything
of the Deacons but Iessie was
much holder She took his hat and
his cane and his bag and pranced
nm and down and made a deep noise
In her throat like him. TOtic al
most died laughing. but she could
not he coaXed to put on the rat
or take the cane.
NV good brothers and sisters.
began Tessie. Her ewes were shlh-
ing like two wicked little stars. ana
she was initiating the poor 'O'd
Deacon beautifully. Tottie became
more and more interested. Let me
have the cane" she finally SeGgcd;
then a little later: '1et me have the
hat" but Tessie firmly refused. said
il was time to quit. and laid the
things carefully to one side Then
she wisely left the hall. for she
kney that the Deacon's time was
nearly up.
But poor Tottie had only gotten
started. She was afraid to touch
the hat and the cane. for che did
not think that she could reach TO
hang them M on the rack again.
Then. directly under her nbse. she
saw the Deacon's wonderful fishing
The Washington times., 1914-06-04
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAYERS
By GARDNER MACK.

will be accused of administering a
yerv severe blow to the entire photo
play business by these statements.
We contend that it does not. That 1t
helps the film. And we contend that
the big producers are beginning to
realize this, and are doing their
utmost to clean UP their work. We
thought that, because II was good
sound business proposition for the
big producers. And we are FUR
ther convinced of 1t because of an
announcement that reached us but
a few days ago from the Mutual
Company-one OF the biggest pro-
ducers. In telling about the excel
Ience of some of their very excel
lent productions, the Mutual public
itv man makes use OF n paragraph
that seems something like We have
written. 1t states things we have
been condemned for stating. Here
II is:
when YOU go to the theater you
have some idea OF how good q show
you are going to see because other
people have seen It first, and told
you about 1t.
when YOU buy a book you have d
reasonable assurance that you are
going to like 1t because Of the repu-
tation the book has gained.
The moving picture play. on the
other hand. has. in the past. been a
Samhle-it might be good, 1t might
be bad.
TT came today. and was gone to-
morrow.
Nobody could tell you about 1t.
because by the time the ether fellow
had seen it, you could not see it.
ITO build UP such program as
the Mutual is sending out today has
taken years of effort and hundreds
OF thousands of dollars in money.
But it has been worth while.
Worth while to the Mutual Com
pany because Its service IS more In
demand.
Worth while to the exhibitor be-
cause his steady patronage mas
grown steadily greater" G. VI.