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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
WOMEN PITY LOT
OF GIRL WIDOW
poor Child" They Say in
Commenting on Ordeal .
That Faces Her.
OPINIONS DIVIDED
ON HER TESTIMONY
Fathers Life or Husbands
Memory, Is Question That
Brings Various Answers.

Women whom The Tribune inter
viewed yesterday were divided In
opinion as TO the duty Of young Anna
Cleary Newman as between saving the
life of her father and staining the
memory of the boy husband her father
shot Which will prevail, the daugh-
terly or the wifely love?
Few cared TO give an opinion as to
where the girls duty lay.
ooh, poor child" they said; isn't 1t
dreadful"
Mrs. William Grant Brown. former
president Of the New York City Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs, was one Of
those who felt that a wOman's duty
was to her husband first, rather than
10 her father.
after all, a husband is n husband"
she said "The girl ought 10 help her
father all she can, but she cannot fail
TO shield the memory Of her husband.
I cannot see how her testimony would
help her father, because her very APP
pearance will arouse prejudice
against him. On the one hand,
it seems as II her testimony is essen
tial if the jury is TO be put in pos
session Of all the facts; on the other
hand, 70 compel her to take the stand
would introduce a dangerous emotional
element into the proceedings, whose
effect It would be impossible to calcu-
late in advance.
1.-THE most significant thing about the
whole terrible affair is the lesson it
conveys TO parents. Fathers are too
prone to try to mould their children's
lives. They put their own within above
a daughters happiness. In this case
there seems TO have been no valid rea-
son why young Newman should not
have been allowed to marry Anna
Cleary with the blessings of both fam
lies"
Mrs. Emma Kip Edwards. suffragist
and clubwOman, created tremendous
commotion at the Woman Suffrage
party by offering to bet that 80 per
cent OF lnt NoultH VI view loik dblctu
with her that a woman's first duty was
to her father. Colonel" Ida Craft
clashed with her on this, and there was
a hot discussion.
"Blood is thicker nan water" said
Mrs. Edwards 81 say there is nothing
stronger than the tie between parent
and child. The girl should stand by
her father, no matter what 1t costs
her"
Colonel" Craft would not admit that
the whole fault was the girls.
american fathers are too busy" she
cried. "Why don't they teach their
girls to form opinions of their own
and make capable individuals of them,
instead of Eighty little girls who can
not be depended upon to take care of
themselves? If fathers would give up
this notion of the ownership of chill
dren, they wouldn't want to dominate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
TROLLEY KILLSBOY
AS CHUMS LOOK ON
Woman Crushed to Death
by Truck - Another
Dies from Shock.

While his schoolmates looked on
James Holly. seven years old, OF zo0
West Goth ST., was ground to death De-
meath the wheels of a streetcar yes'er-
dsv afternoon at Amsterdam av. ana
s7th ST. The boy had just left school,
at Amsterdam av. and 6Sth St. and
darted ahead of his companions dlrectiy
into the path of the car. -.
The cries of the boys frlends az
tracted a crowd, which threatened ioI
n time 10 avenge the lad by attachlhE
Eugene Kelly ana Patrick Daiy' tng
motorman and conductor. helly anI
Daly locked themselves in the car untiI
the arrival of the police. Ihey were
later exonerated from blame.
The wrecking crew was summoned "
get the boys body from under the car
Crossing 35th st. at Eighth av:, mrs.
Hannah Smith, Of 519 west 4Zd ST. iass
NIGHT tripped and fell in front or an
automobile truck, and died instantly
when one wheel passed over her: her
bodv was taken to the West 3fth 81.
nolice station. The truck was the prop
ertv of II. II. Reimers, and was driven
bv Henry Wolf, of II Stage ST., BROOK
Ign. r 81 Fast
Newark. N. j., stepped from trolley
car near her home, at 100 Grant av:
last night, walked around the rear OF
the car TO cross the street, and was
struck by an automobile truck. Inc
wheels Of the automobile did not pass
over the woman, and when she. was
carried to a drug store she did not
seem seriously injured.
few minutes after entering the
store. however, she died. DR.. K. L..
Ballinger, who was called in, said Mrs.
Thompson died as a result of the shock.
II took four ambulances to get Will
lam NJ. Cantrell from Cumberland Hos
pital 10 Kings County Hospital last
night The first ambulance in which
Cantrell started was soon in collision
with surface car at Fulton st. and
Adelphi av. Albert Spalding, the
driver-not the violinist-was thrown
from his seat, and so were DR.. Gould
and Patrolman Friel, who were on the
hack seat. Another ambulance was
called-this time from the Swedish
Hospital-and Cantrell was taken back
to Cumberland Hospital. where still an
other ambulance was ordered out to
carry him to the Kings County institu-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Penalties lmposed-Frmn FIRST grade) W ). Nc
Donough 30. g. Eng. 80. violation rules and iegg
iatous thee regular leaves OF absence withheld
Trmn first gradel T. +. McCauley, II. J.. -
absence without leave. five regular caves OF absence
r-ifLheld. Frmn ifr,t efadel +. Y Shields. II. <
L ~ absence without leave. sentence suspended
cbaro.s pismls,ed-Eng j. J Crosby. Eng. 81
sf.cuce without leave. Frmn ttrst grader u. A.
Sehucie Eng 93 violation 0f rules and regulations
Dismissed tfrst uadel G. a. schwere.
Eng 49, Dec IS -
Transfsr-Dec u.s. Frmn (frst gradel F. Y.
Shields n a J.. a. 20 n. 8 = -
Leaves OF Absence mo payl-Eng. +. Ergenzinssr.
Eng 2a-. r. hours. Dec. Is. rlmn Second gTadel
J. Mccarthy H. q l.. TO- 90 hours. Dec. %; Frmr
ffr.t qradel j. F. C0nlou. Eng 6i A hours. Dec.
"a. Ffmn (nrst graded ". II. Ryder. Eng 26S a
hours Dec 10. Frmn third gadel J. a Flanagan
A FuUam Eng 49, % hours. Dec. -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
ICLEARY JUROR SINGLE;
II ARE FAMILY MEN

Frank Heddy, Tuxedo, gardener;
married; has daughter sixteen, sons
twelve and fourteen years old.
Louis Ude, fifty-three, Orange
town, retired delicatessen dealer;
married; has son twenty-four and
daughter eight years old.
Peter Day, Pearl River, poultry
man; married: no children.
Daniel c. Bradley, Ramapo, farm
er; married; has three daughters,
twenty, fifteen and twelve years old
Charles Faist, jr, twenty-six'
Spring Valley, carpenter; single.
David f. Perry, Suffern, automo-
bile dealer; married; has son nine
teen years old.
Charles II. sohl, New City, livery
man; married; has daughters
eighteen and twelve years old.
Fred. Frey, Ramapo, carpenter;
married: has two sons, twenty-slx
and twenty-four years old.
Frank Kelley, Bardonia, farmer;
married; has daughters.
Lester Polhemus, Valley Cottage,
carpenter; married; has son ten
years old.
John Courtney, bartender, New
City; widower; daughter, twenty
years old.
John II. Schultz, teamster, New
City; married; has one daughter
fourteen years old and five sons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
WASHER LOSES APPEAL
But Doctor Who Firted with
Presidents Relative Is Free.

DR.. Ernest C. White, whom Magiis-
trate Breen sent to the Workhouse for
ten days for accosting Mrs. George
Howe, wife of professor in the, Uni
versity of North Carolina and relative
Of President Wilson, on Fifth av., on
October Is, will not have to go back
TO Blackwell's Island TO serve the other
five days of his ten-day sentence: He
had appealed, being reueased on $4,000
bail. Judge Mulqueen, of General Ses-
sions, upheld Magistrate Breen yester-
day. but said White need not finish the
sentence. However. in his opinion,
Judge Mulqueen holds that White Is
"disorderly person"
Mrs. Howe, who is now motion
picture star under the name OF Mar
garet Vail. said yesterday that she had
never heard of the man in her life un-
til he spoke to her on the street. lie
insisted he had known her in Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

their daughters lives up to the hour Of
taking the marriage VOWS"
Mrs. Clarence Burns, president of the
Little Mothers Aid Association, com
mented on the case as one of the most
tragic in all legal history.
"The girls loyalty belongs to her
father and her husband BOTH" said
Mrs. Burns. However, l have no re-
gard for the argument of the 'unwrit-
ten law / do not believe that justifes
murder. Whether she should give her
testimony is a matter for the girls
own conscience. No matter what she
might admit upon the stand, the father
was not justified in killing the boy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
SOUTHERN ROADS
CUT DIVIDENDS
Atlantic Coast and L. & N. Are
Now Placed on 5 Per
Cent Basis.

Two Of the most prosperous OF the
Southern railroads yesterday followed
the example recently set by other
carriers of the country by cutting divi-
dends. The directors Of the Atlantic
Coast Line reduced the rate on the
common stock from per cent to 5 per
cent, by declaring a semi-annual dis
bursement of PA per cent, against 31s
per cent six months ago, and the Louis
Vile & Nashville also cut its rate from
7 TO 5 per cent by the declaration of a
semi-annual dividend of 2la Der cent,
compared with the previous rate of 31s
per cent.
The Louisville e. Nashville is con-
trolled by the Atlantic Coast Line
through ownership of S36,720,000 of the
formers S72,000,000 outstanding stock
and the reduction in its dividend rate
will mean an annual loss in revenue 20
the controlling road of 1874, 400. Henry
Walters is the largest individual stock
holder and chairman of the board Of
directors of both systems.
Control of the l.. & n. vas purchased
in 1902 by Walters and his associates
from John w. Gates, who got a major
ity of the stock by one OF his famous
stock market cOups. In 1912 the road
increased its stock from S6o.G0O,O0O
through the issuance of St2,00004O adj
ditional stock, of which tho Atlantic
Coast Lines pro rata share was So
10000.
The last previous semi-annual divi-
dend of 2la per cent on Coast Lire
common was declared six years ago
Preceding the panic of 1907 the stock
was on s per cent basis, but this was
reduced to y per cent in 1908 and in
1909 was restored to 6 per cent. In
November of the same year it was in
creased to 7 per cent. Failure to act
on the dividend last month indicated
that the present reduction was con-
templated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
CAR BUYS ENGINES HERE
Gives Detroit Concern Big Or
der for Commercial Machines.
In Telegraph b DC Thbune. ]

Detroit, Dec 1.-THE Russian gov
eminent has placed here one of the
largest orders for marine engines ever
sent from that country. II is deduced
from this order that the war has not
seriously interfered with business CON
ditions in Russia, as it is said the
motors are for commercial use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
FIRE RECORD.

l2l5-422 D.. iih 81. ". Ncishcrrer: trlfing
l2.2O-l0 Wooster S.. A. Marine. $500.
j. iN-lsl3 Btfhgafe aY. b. Goiiruherg. trifing
II 4o-ail ". li5th st.. =. Smith. unknown.
a0-tle W auth 81. Nauacore a Son. $500.
l45-tl Kelly ST.. H. Dennis. trihiug.
uo-92 4 9Th 81. Caly a Co. 500.
Zo-lS5 Allen 81. r. Kazze. trirng.
9l0-ili-IlI Broadway. Joseph fucker: IN
known.
940-iGi sth av.. n. johnson: slight.
8.ai-lsO T. 9th ST. Nm. Hamilton. unknown.
10 00-20 Orchard st.. Posiman q GaFfngle. slight
II .20-l09 lsi s.. NJ. kaufman. trihng
II Jj-l06 SUFFOLK s.. u. Litensky. $50.
PM
l250-3ad u. and i2lh az. n. Y. c. r. r..
slight.
2l5-5oi East lO5th IT. Abe fcigel. trisinz
4i0--9d East Ii3d ST. Mn. Marlin McGraih:
uliuE
4tj-lG5 Edgf sth n Mrs H. Barnett. trifiug
5a0-22z2 Second Az. Abraham Markof infing
'0-1{j East 1891 81 lsaac Meiseuthai trinilg
G.lJ-6I FOruhe %. Jacob kOrbiu. uldlng.
6'50-lll3 Nyso Ay., The Brou1. Philip Epstein .
So
7i5-iii East SD st.. Ward Bakery Co. damage
unknown
et0-e03 East ll0th IT. Friedman: tnnins
10 1919 Gfcsnwich ~ Felix Blslen. trnng
II .2j-lo9 Easi seth st.. w. Unscf uifng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

from the outside about the case was
given by Justice Morschauser. Two
deputies were instructed to arrest any
person who willfully discussed the case
in the presence of the jurors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Donald, alienist, who will appear as
prosecutions expert, were IN court III
the afternoon.
Detailed instructions to the jurors 10
keep their minds free OF everything
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
FIRE DEPARTMENT

r. As temporarily assigns Ptmn. f. A Waitword
I 10th, 20 81 J. D.. Is revoked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
SUBSCRIBERS TO
BIG COTTON POOL
Local Banks Named Which
Offered S53,0OO,OOO to
Help South.

Signed pledges for $50, 6S7 100 Of n,
800, 100000 10 be raised by the Co,to.
Pool have been received by the CON.
mittee, it was announced YESTERDAY
five cities having completed their psv.
ments. The other cities are waiting "a
make up their full quotas before send.
ing the pledges here.
New York City's share, original,
s50,000,00O, was raised TO s5S,0OOON
because of the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury's inability to get more than a..
100000 of the other S5O,0OO,00O In o,A.,
sections of the North. The supple.
mentary contributors who answered
Mr.. McAdoo's appeal were Kuhn, LOEB
g. Co., with 100000, and Bernard \
Baruch, with Sl,000,OOO.
None Of the money pledged will !.
called for, under the terms Of u,
agreement, until the signed suAsu,.
tions for the whole 500, 100000 sn Il.
and that is likely to be several tays
yet. Neither will any application, 70,
loans be entertained.
The five cities which nave sen, IN
their share OF subscriptions are Nsy
York. with S53,o00,000; Boston, With
s2.110,OO0; Cincinnati, with s2,OOo,oOQ;
81. Louis, with S1l ,577,l0O, and ws.h.
ington, with 100000. One Of tie
cities was unable TO live up to It's trr
promises, but the whole amount is -.
sured, nevertheless, because in the frs,
instance there was a surplus Of about
100000 provided for in sOlicitr;
subscriptions.
Following is the list Of contributing
banks in New York City:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

not raise her white veil as she and
Cleary kissed. They exchanged no
words. Mrs. Cleary took a seat be-
side Ambrose Cleary, her brother-in-
law. who was next 20 the slayer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Total
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-26
THE SKEPT|CS LAUGHED
At The CABLE PROJECT

an uninhabited country, remote from
sources of supply, and into vast re-
gion locked in ice and snow during sew
en- or eight months of the year.
Throughout this region, it was pro-
posed to maintain relay stations at fire.
quent points, where operators and line
men would always be on duty.
From 1863 to 1866 many parties and
expeditions were organized and sent
out to explore and demonstrate. George
Kennan, afterward well known in the
United States as traveller and lee
turer, joined one of the expeditions,
when only Is years of age, and spent
two years in Siberia, building and OPP
Grating experimental lines. Kennan
was an expert telegrapher, and his
mission was to prove to the satisfac-
tic of government and capitalists that
telegraphic communication could be
maintained constantly in the semi-po-
lar regions.
In Siberia, the Kennan expedition
travelled thousands of miles by dog
sledge and on horseback, investigat-
ing climatic conditions and making
surveys. Its report to the czar and
to the American promoters was that
the project was entirely feasible. It is
said that the trans-Siberia railway sub
sequently followed much of the line
marked out by the Americans.
1t was while engaged in making fur
ther surveys, believing fully that the
American end of the line was already
under construction, that a message, by
courier from St. Petersburg, reached
Kennan informing him that the enter
prise had been abandoned and order
ing the expedition to return to the
United States for discharge.
The successful laying and operation
of the second Atlantic cable in 1865
blasted the hopes of the promoters of
the American-Siberian line. Govern
ments and capitalists looked coldly
upon the great outlay necessary and
refused to finance further experimental
tions. Thus, all of the expeditions
were recalled and the promoting COM
pany dissolved. The irony of fate made
it possible for KEENAN,, when he finally
reached London, to send message by
cable to friends in America.
Viewed from the standpoint of fifty
years ago, the project was one of the
most gigantic ever considered by men.
Today the undertaking is virtually ac-
complished, the only remaining line
being the bridging Of Bering Strait.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-26
An Affidavit In LunaCy Is
Filled In Probate
Other Items OF Interest From
The Court House

When common pleas court convened
Monday morning at nine o'clock, John
Hoeflich, charged with non-support,
was arraigned before Judge Jewell
and through his attorney, Frank
Moore, changed his plea to guilty. A
brief statement was made by Mr..
Moore regarding the case. The de-
fendant stated that he was without
money, shut believed he could secure
a position in Mansfield. Judge Jewell
directed that Hoef1ich pay the sum of
So per week toward the support of his
minor children and that the first pay
rient be made on June 6. The de-
fendant was allowed his liberty upon
promising the court that he would go
to Mansfield, secure position and
help support his minor children.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-26

Washington, May 23-Fifty years
ago this summer, interest in the great
project of connecting the American
and European continents by land tele-
graph was at it's height and consum-
nation of the undertaking was regard
ed as practically assured. The plan
was to connect New York and London
by way of the Bering Strait
Although the first ocean cable was
laid in 1857, there existed much skep-
ticism regarding it and as late as 1865
it was declared by many to be of no
practical use. The enormous labor and
cost of laying an ocean cable and the
unsatisfactory manner of the working
of those first laid gave rise to the opin-
ion failure would be the ultimate out
come.
Perceiving wide demand for tele-
graphic communication between the
two continents, Perry Macdonald Col
ins, an American engineer of note, con-
ceived the idea of an overland route.
His plan was for a private company,
backed by the United States govern
ment, to build a telegraph line north
from, San Francisco, through British
Columbia and Alaska, to point on
Bering strait nearest Siberian land. ST.
multaneously, the Russian government
was to build from st. Petersburg across
Siberia to point opposite the Ameri-
can terminal on Bering strait.
Just how the wires were to be car
ried across the thirty or forty miles of
water separating the two continents
was never fully worked out; but a SER
les of floating buoys, or small ships,
firmly anchored, was thought to offer a
solution of the problem.
The enterprise advanced in due time
to the point where representatives
were sent to St. Petersburg to lay the
plan before the Russian government.
Success attended the mission to the ex-
tent of tentative agreement whereby
the czar was to order the construction
of the Siberian line whenever its prac-
ticability was demonstrated by the
American promoters. Full permission
was granted for an American engineer
ing party to explore Eastern Russia
and the great Siberian wilds for the
purpose Of locating route and testing
the feasibility OF maintaining telegraph
lines in that region.
Numerous surveys were made
through British Columbia and Alaska
and route was practically decided up
on. Nearly all of the way it led through
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-26
Man Found In A Barn At
Gambler
Made Threats That He Would
Kill Himself

Gambler, Ohio, May 25-Alex Ran
his sleep Saturday night at about mid
night by noise in his barn, located
near the house. Investigating, he dis
covered that some person was inside
the building and that he was lighting
matches. He called Marshal Robert
Parker.
The marshal entered the barn and
found Cary Hawk aimlessly wandering
about apparently lost. His actions
were very queer and he was taken to
the lookup for the rest of the night.
DR. Welker was called and after a
short examination, pronounced the
man insane. He had left the home of
his sister, north of Gambler, Friday
and come to the village. How he hap
pened to find his way into the barn is
not known.
At about o'clock Sunday morning
the marshal left him, not locking the
door. Hawk, finding the way clear,
made his escape, but was found Sun
day morning near the Dial mill about
one mile south of the village. He was
brought to Mt Vernon and may be
taken to the state hospital at Colum-
bus later.
1t is said that Hawk has made
threats upon his life and that he car
ried knife with which his relatives
feared he would kill himself. He did
not have the weapon in his possession,
however, when found by Marshal
Parker.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-26
MOUNTED
Practice INDUCED In By
Battery D.

The first practice of a road march
was given the local battery of artil-
lery by Sergeant Jacobs and Captain
Thompson Sunday afternoon. An
eight mile trip out the Green Valley
road was made with % horses and one
section of the battery. Practice Of
this kind comes nearer to the work of
actual service than any that has yet
been given the battery.
Every member that took part in the
march was enthusiastic and seemed
to gather a great deal OF enjoyment.
A number OF boys followed the bat
terry during the entire march of eight
miles.
On Decoration Day, May 30th, the
battery win fire a national salute
of twenty-one shots at Mound View
cemetery. The salute will be given
by one OF the field pieces of the bat
terry.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-26
John H. Ransom

John II. Ransom, lumber dealer,
died at his home on Coshocton avenue
Monday morning at o'clock after an
illness Of only one weeks duration.
His death was caused by an apoplep-
tic stroke sustained on Sunday, May
10th. He was born in Mt. Vernon on
Sept 18th, 1S47, and lived here all Of
his life. He is survived by his wife,
two sons, DR., Fred Ransom of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Mr.. Ralph Ransom Of
Mt. Vernon, and one daughter, Mrs.
w. E Sanderson of Mt Vernon. He
is also survived by two brothers,
Messrs Oscar Ransom of Mt. Vernon
and Samuel Ransom of Columbus.
Mr. Ransom was member OF the
First Baptist church of Mt. Vernon
and was a charter member of Timon
Lodge knights of Pythias, also the
Ben Hur. The funeral at the late
home Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock, Rev. H. II. Hurley officiating.
lnterment in Mound View cemetery.