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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
ACCUSED OF TAKING GOWN
Mrs. Schwartz Held on Charge
by Jockeys Wife.

Mrs Ethel Schwartz Of 20 West 18th
ST.. who was arrested sunday AT Brighton
Beach. charged by Mrs. Clarence Turner.
wife Of a jockey, with having stolen
gown from her, was held yesterday in
800 bail by Magistrate Levy in the West
Side Court. on suspicion OF receiving
stolen goods The police requested an dd-
iournment until to-day TO make an in
vestigation Of the case Mrs. Pearl
Schultz. Of 10 West Goth st. from whom
Mrs. Schwartz said she had received the
gown she was wearing was also held in
bail.
Mrs. Turner said the gown was taken
from the Hotel Normandie May y by
man who was 10 carry II 10 the Ions
Island Railroad station. The man dis
appeared she said. and the wagon he
had used was found abandoned in l2th
st. near Second aV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09

the lower West Side. south of Wall St.
and persuaded BARRIERS I'm RSctor, Albany
and other streets in that neiShborhood 10
Join the strikers.
II a MEMBER Of the syndicate was shay
ing customer when the committee called
he was permitted to finish the job before
he quit.
Dominick Debonin. secretary OF the syn
uicate. said that ii had been decided 10
call the strike IN sections and MAKE It
a progressive affair, because the last
general strike Of BARRIERS was too cum
brous and proved failure.
He added that this was good time for
a strike. Boards grew faster in summer
than I'm winter, and a good. ful-bodied
warm wave. he believed, would help the
strikers to win soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
Mrs. Belmont and Mrs. Bots
scvain Help Chorus Girl
Who Alleges Jilt.
WANTS DR.. ARMSTRONG
TO PAY HER $4,000
Doctor, Whose Wife Quit Him,
Says He'll Marry Henrietta
HOSsfeld When He's Free.

Acting with the aid Of Mrs. .. H. -
Belmont, II IS said and with the advice
Of Mrs. Incz AIlholland Boissevain, an
other prominent advocate of woman SUI
fragc. Miss Henrietta Iossfeld. formerly
= chorus girl in the High links com
pauy and he daughter Of wealthy parents
N Wichita. Kan. began suit in the Su-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
NIGHT RIDERS SCARE ky.
As "Possum Hunters" They
Resume Depredations.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.


Lexington. Ky, June S.-Night riders.
or. as they call themselves, "possum
hunters" who have been terrorzng sew
eral Western kentucky counties for
three months. appeared again this morn
ing, burning the garage and an automo-
bile Of Judge r. .. Pace, who has been
prosecuting them. and threatening to
Kill Pace and the County Attorney, Will
lam r. Gray.
Fifteen alleged hunters" have been in
dicted by the grand jury, but so far none
has been convicted. Men and women
have been dra gsed from homes and merci-
lessly beaten, and more than one hun
dred tobacco plant beds have been de-
stroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
WALL STREET BARRIERS OUT
Syndicate Strikers Bank on Hot
Wave Helping Them Win.

The strike Of the BARRIERS syndicate.
decided at q meeting on Sunday. Tor
new tirrc schedule started Yesterday IN
the Wall ST section. when committee
called the employees out. The syndicate
is composed chiefly of Italian shops. aud
the men began 10 dof thcll aprons with
out being called out.
\ little later q sub committee went to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
ARREST POLLS INSPECTOR
Police Seize Stephenson, Gath
Accused. in 18th District.

Edward Stephenson. chairman OF
the board of inspectors in the Twelfth
Election District at the special election
Of April 7. was arrested Yesterday on
q charge of violating the election laws.
This makes the twe1ty-fourth arrest IN
the Tammany district since the invesu-
CATION was started soon after the cleo
ton.
SteDhenSon Judge Grain In GenefaI
Sessions held MIN in $500 bail when
was furnished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
JUNE SNOWSTORM IN PARIS
Two and One half Inches Fall
and Impede Traffic.

Paris June S-Two and a half inches
Of snow and hail fen in one section of
Paris this evening. and the amazing
spectacle was witnessed Of horses
struggling through snow on June day
in the Avenue dos Champs Elys6es.
The air had in 1t wintry chill the
temperature being forty degrees Fab
rcnheit. and here and there quantities
of the snow lay throughout the night
whore il had driftcd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
AWFUL, WROTE RAPP
WITHOUT HIS Grille
More Letter. to Mrs. Dean
Read in ScIlumann-Heink
Divorce Suit.
SINGER ACCUSED
BY HER CHAUFFEUR
Defence Closes Case with Intro
duction of Only Four
Witnesses.

Chicago. June S-Closiug with tho read
Ing or impas sioned letters. addressed 10
Mrs Catherine i. Dean. Of New YORK.
and alleged TO have been written by
William Rapp. Nine Schumann- lleink,
the contralto. rested her case this ar
ternoon In her suit for divorce from Rapp
and testimony for the dcrcucc was he
gun in Judge Sullivau's court. but ended
suddenly after four witnesses were heard
Rapps first witness Bryan HUMPHREYS
employed by the singer as a chauffeur for
six weeks last winter was asked IL he
knew George Baldwin. Of Appleton, Wis
Witness said he saw him around tho
singers home in the Christmas holidays.
In one Of the Rapp-Dcan letters, intro
duced last week Ramp referred 10 an in
tervieW with Nine. Schumann-Heink, in
which she denied his assertion that she
wanted to marry Baldwin. In this letter
she is quoted a. saving that Baldwin was
only thirtv-siX wears old that ehc did
not want to marry. and was too old any
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
Preacher Gets $500 Verdict.

4 Sherifs jury yesterday gave a YER
dict for s.. 800 in favor OF the Rev. James
S. Fausoy, OF Calvary Methodist Church
against James II. rravers for injuries
10 the clergyman when he was struck
oy "A taxicab owned by Travers. Mr..
Fausey was thirteen months ia hos
ptal as a result OF his injuries. tnd u
L. Z. bIs ~ aaiL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
ELIOT WARNS NEW YORK
SAYS Well Become Degenerate
if We Don't Have More Room.
ruv Telegraph to The Tribune

TN TCT0ErHTI To TW' TTT'TT'-
Hoston. June Boston Nc" loIh ana
other large centres Of the country are
becoming so coneestcd that the race
cannot live normally, and soon there VIII
be countrywide tendency TO dcgen-
eracy.'
Or. Charles ". Eliot president emerl
tus of Harvard College, made this state b.
mont to-day. He said that the only REM
edy for the existing conditions was 80
make each large city that has crowded
population garden city"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
Letters intercepted.

The reason the writer did not hear from
Mrs. Dean was IN court in the person #
Miss Frances ]. Ashton. nurse. en-
ployed as d detective by counsel for Nine.
Schumann- Heink. She testified she roomed
with Mrs. Dean from time TO time in 1919
and intercepted many OF Rapps letters.
In the letter Of August !. 1919. Mrs Dea n
is addressed as My Darling, Wonderful
Girl." II went on: Without YOU it is aw-
ful. Just now. when require that ouci:
wit OF yours the most must forego IT,.
That is honest. grille. and YOU know the (
my unbounded admiration for YOUR abil-
ity is true. You are the one and only
true and straight and who can bring GU;
the best in me"
The epistle mentions Mrs. de Shoth.
who. the writer SAYS. gave him the idea
"of coming to Chicago and confronting
the madam direct. She gave me consid %
cradle information about her" The let
ter was signed Your Billie" and ends
with the statement that what money tho
writer has lis yours"
Mime. Schuman- Heink. CARRIED in a
tailored suit and wearing motherly little
black hat listened intently TO the read-
ing OF the letters.
The singer said that she would have 70
miss most OF the rehearsals for the
Wagnerian festival at Beyreuth. but could
reach the scene in time to participate in
the principal event in July.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
Covington Made Chief Justice

Washington. June s.--Representative J.
Harry Covington, OF Easton, Md. was
nominated by President Wilson to-day 10
be chief justice OF the District OF Co
lumbia Supreme Court. He is a Demo
crat and has taken leading part in
framing trust legislation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
Policeman with \ Voice.

Miss Helen Sattler. her travelling com
panion since 1910 said she had known
Baldwin for two wears and that she saw
him last AZ Christmas time 1919 She
said also that 2 policeman with fine
voice visited the madame at her home in
Caldwell. y. J.. for singing lessons.
He had wonderful voice. but all the
technic he had he got from dropping
nckels in monographs, the witness said
Miss Sattler said that in Chicago. her
employer always slept on the second floor
in room next 10 her daughter, Marie
4 door was always open between the
two rooms. she said. because The door
was sliding affair, and had become
damned and could not be closed.
When Mime. Schumann-Hc rented a
cottage al Culver. Ind on the occasion
Of her sons graduation from the military
school there. It was so that his friends
might be received and entertained. Bald
win spent one night there. and slept in
room under hers. the witness testified.
Nine. Schumann Henk was recalled 10
the stand, but was asked only one ques-
ton
What was the date OF your marriage
TO Paul Schumann?' asked the attorney.
An objection by counsel for the singer
was sustained.
There was a bit Of comedy between the
lines Of the letters alleged 10 have been
written by Rapp TO Mrs Dean. Under
date Of August l. 1913, the writer said L
wrote YOU Friday Saturday. Sunday.
Monday | did not write, as ! had con
fercnces all day till late at night. Tues
day ana Wednesday | wrote again. Yes
terday waited all day. for a letter from
YOU. and ] was discouraged at not hear-
ing from YOU
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
British FOREIGN Trade Smaller

London, June s.-The May statement OF
the Board of Trade shows decreases OF
$40. $4,000 in imports and ss.OS5.o0 IN ex-
ports. In April imports had decreased
&c 5.s 0oo and exports had increased So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
POLICE BOUNDED
HIM, SAYS CONVICT
Arrested Him Repeatedly
Till He Got 20-Year
Sentence.
PAROLE BOARD GIVES
SCHWITOFSKY HEARING
Man of Many Troubles Relates
Sad Story-Hearing to Con-
tinue To-day.

Police persecution cxtcnding over
ncrioo Of several years and eliminating
IN q sentence Of twenty years in state
prison was alleged yesterday by Alfreo
Schwitofsky.
After three years Of unreicntng et-
fort ne Yesterday succeeded in getting
= hearing before the Board Of Parole.
.,lrsady ne has had his sentence OF
twenty wears cut in half, with the
,onsent Of The District Attorney.
Detectives Kinslcr and Dugsan he
named as thc men who had bounded
him. Primarily they did SO, ho said
because Of conviction against MIN in
Pennsylvania
Il wrote to Mayor Gayncr and 10
Commissioner Bingham" he said, ana
told them that Kinslcr and DuGgan
were m tho pay Of the detective agency
Getting $, day for their services,
although suu in tho Police Depart
mcnt.
ON June I, 1911. Schwitofsky was
convicted Of burglary in the second
degree as q second offender on com
plaint Of Theodore L. Dale, of al West
10th ST. subsequently Dale committed
suicide while criminal charges were
pending against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
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PERSONAL.

NOTICE Is hereby given that | am making
sufficient provision for the support and main
tenance Of my wife. Mrs u. c. Vernon. and
that I shall not be responsible for any debt
contracted by her In my name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
Foul Ball Kills Player.

Spark, Okla, June s-Thomas Gilpin.
player in an amateur baseball game, was
almost Instantly killed to-day by IoS'
ball which struck him over the heart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09

REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
CHAPTER I

Send 70, the bok
! Claytnu Dapits .I<9h and 3rd dt',
Jsuph p. Day. 81 Nassau 81.
dfsnb and Autkisnst'5
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-07-24

should be factor In the success Of q
deserving and enterprising citizen re-
CARELESS Of who he is.
There ts no young man who has man.
Tested broader or deeper interest In his
endeavor to improve the home condi-
lions Of our people In this city than has
Mr.. Thomas, who has been particularly
interested in encouraging his race to
purchase homes Of their own. 1t was
he who conceived the idea and showed
our people of limited means how to
own their homes. His own success Is a
good example to others to 60 forward.
Mr.. Thomas has but recently made
number of important purchases aggre-
eating upward Of $4,000, which indi-
Gates what this most successful and
enterprising young man is doing.
Mr.. Thomas has thoroughly equipped
himself for the business in which he Is
engaged and has gained the confidence
Of the public by the great interest
which he shows in his patrons. He Is
founder Of the company which bears
his name. Judging from his record Of
the past, his friends predict for him
bright future. He has made a good
start In line Of business which re-
quires eXactness in detail and knowl-
edge Of values. In these essentials Mr..
Thomas is prepared.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-07-24
new ENGLAND KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS' ANNUAL Meeting.
District Grand Lodge and Court Hold
Joint Session In Bridgeport.

/ Bridgeport, Conn.-The twenty eighth
annual meeting Of the district grand
lodge, Knights of Pythias, and court
of Calanthe Of the New England states
was held In this city at Eagles hall
on Madison avenue from Sunday. July
10, to Tuesday, July Fl, inclusive. The
grand lodge and court Of Calanthe
were the guests Of Shenandoah lodge
No. 2 and Shenandoah court No. Is.
The first session, Sunday, was held
in the Messiah Baptist church. Of
which the Rev. w. N. Morton. d. D.,
10 the pastor. The annual sermon to
the order in joint session was preach
ed by the grand prelate. the Rev. Mr..
Witted. The discourse of the preacher
was listened to with close attention as
he told of the wonderful achievements
of the order in general and the sue
cess Of the lodges in this section OF
New England. He also paid high
tribute TO the court Of Calanthe.
The session at Eagles hall, Monday
morning, opened promptly at 8 o'clock.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon there
was q grand street parade. In the
evening big reception was given to
the delegates and visitors. followed
BY a competitive drill and the annual
grand march of the members in full
regalia. Music was furnished by the
New Amsterdam orchestra Of New
York. ...
Tuesday was devoted to the hearing
Of reports, election of officers and re-
ceiving new members. The commit.
tee Of arrangements consisted Of N. N.
Williams, chairman; w. II. Scay. vice
chairman and secretary; W. 8. Gordon.
assistant secretary; G. l.. Freeman,
treasurer; w. s. Jones, l. s. Kearney,
]. R. Farrar. J. A. Balfour. william
Simmons, Vincent Clinton, B. FL. Thorn
as and G.. II. Aston.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-07-24

Public library, who said when he rec
commended Mr.. Blue Cor this addition
IL honor: "Mr. Blue is especially fitted
for this position which he 80 admirably
n1ls az the librarian Of the Western
Colored branch and is as much admir-
Cd BY the white people as he ia by the
members Of his own race. He is doing
Q splendid work, and for this reason
am pleased to recommend him to have
charge Of both branches" Mr.. Blue
has the distinction Of being the first
colored man to be appointed librarian
Of q public library exclusively for our
people In the United States
The first branch Of the Louisville
Free Public library for colored people
was opened in temporary quarters
Sept %, 1905, and the new Carnegie
building completed and opened Oct
Is, 1908 1t was the first institution
Of the kind in existence. The work at
the Western Branch library was so
successful that the board Of trustees
have established a second branch In
the eastern part Of the city. This Is
known as the Eastern Colored Branch
library and was opened on Jan. %.
1914. For a long time Louisville was
the only city In the United States that
had q separate branch library build
ing for colored readers. 1t now has
the distinction Of being the only city
having two such buildings. ..
These buildings are among the best
branch library buildings In the coun-
try and are adapted for social as well
as library uses. The two buildings, in
GLIDING sites, equipment books, etc..
on the day they were opened, repre-
ssnted an expenditure Of $6S, 496. The
current maintenance for books, etc.,
averages SIC, 900 year. These branch
libraries contain $4,000 volumes and re
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-07-24

tributions principally from colored peo-
pie. First among these is the African
Methodist Episcopal church. which has
set the pace for all other denomina-
lions in this field Of work. ... 49,.
1T was bold undertaking on the
part Of Bishop Payne when he signed
. contract to pay $4,000 without know.
ing where he could get the first ten
dollar bill. But he knew that behind
him was great church with a fol.
lowing Of loyal people with great
hopes and great possibilities. That
obligation was met. and since then
this noble man has gone ON from one
neld to another laughing at opposition.
removing obstacles. overcoming Difficult,
ties and establishing and maintaining
schools and colleges.
To-day the church stands before the
world with twenty-four schools. 5.575
students. 224 teachers and school prop.
erty valued at $1.650.OOO To maintain
these schools 1t is necessary to pro.
vide for current expenses Of at least
5000, which is done by voluntary
contributions from the members and
friends Of the church from year to
year. ~ I#. r..
II do 1t not boastingly when I tell
to the world the story of our rise and
progress, either as race or as one
special church organization Of a certain
race. A better idea Of what the A. NJ.
q. church is doing as an organization
msy be had when tell you that one
Of the greatest demonstrations Of our
financial worth is shown In the bust.
ness Of the financial department Of the
A. M. q. church. There has been re-
ported to this office alone during the
fiscal year for which have just given
an account 1921 .058.75, which repre-.
SCENTS an increase over last year Of
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-07-24
EXECUTIVE Committee TO
HOLD ANNUAL SESSION.
Press Association Officials Will Meet In
MusI<oses, Okla, Aug. II.

Brooklyn, July 21.-To the members
Of the executive committee, National
Negro Press association. I take this
means of notifying you that the an
nual meeting of the committee will be
held at Muskogee. Okla, Monday
morning, Aug. II, at 8 o'clock. Each
member Of the committee is earnestly
requested to be present. There are
many important matters which the
executive committee must attend to
before the opening of the main session
Of the association.
Reports from the various subcommit-
tees which were appointed at the mid
winter meeting Of the executive COM
mittee held at Nashville, Tenn, are to
be heard and passed upon before they
are presented to the general body. II
any member has subject for place
on the program please send the same
to our corresponding secretary, Mr..
Henry Allen Boyd, AT Fourth avenue.
north, Nashville, Tenn, as soon as pos
sible. Everything looks propitious for
q successful, helpful and instructive
meeting of our association at Musko-
gee, Aug. II and Is. 1914. Fraternally
yours, N. B. DODSON,
Chairman Executive Committee. 300
Berriman Street. Brooklyn.
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cedve ninety-one current periodicals.
In eight years 418,557 volumes have
been borrowed for home use. Since
the opening Of the. Libraries informa-
tion on 1904 topics has been furnish
ed and 2O,571 persons have been assist
ed In reference work. The libraries
also serve as educational and social
centers. ---...1 3D.. ~ -
The following clubs and reading cir
cles meet regularly at the Western
Branch library: -Bannecker Reading
circle, Dunbar Literary club, Girls
Reading club, Story Hour, Wilberforce
club, Douglass Debating club, Fisk
club, Normal alumni, Sunday School
training class and Y. w. 9. A. Similar
organizations are being formed by Mr..
Blue to meet at the Eastern Branch
library.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-07-24
CAPABLE BUSINESS MAN.
Interesting Career of M. c. Thomas, q
Leader In His Line. .

interesting SaFeer OF vi. =. Ihomasy O
Leader In His Line.
Philadelphia if any, Afro
American young men in this commun-
ity have made such rapid strides or
have been more successful in business
than Mr.. NJ. G. Thomas. He may be
classed as a leader in his line. During
his business career Mr.. Thomas has
made an exceptional success, which is
the highest test of character, for the
reason 1t Is that element which enters
into every honest business transaction.
High standards with Mr.. Thomas and
a disposition to be fair in business with
every one has counted. Few men Of
any profession in life have done more
for human uplift than the real estate
man Of the type Of Mr.. Thomas, and
none have done more as an individual
for the elevation and advancement Of
the colored people in this city.
Mr.. Thomas by his methods has rev.
olutionized business conditions among
Afro-Americans in Philadelphia within
the past decade because Of the good he
Is accomplishing for better humanity,
for the physical uplift of the city and
a higher civic advancement. He is en-
titled to that encouragement that justly
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-07-24
t1s,S1HSA.

t18,816.Sl. ... .... ....
This item does not include any mon.
ey reported at our annual conferences
or for any purpose whatever except
that classed as dollar money II we
add to our dollar money collections all
the funds raised and reported at our
annual conferences we will show ia
bic Of business for one year Of at least
$4,000 .., ..... ..
II am sure this Is a splendid showing
for one church organization Of baby
race. This Is but part of the Negroes
contribution to the uplift Of humanity,
for In these fifty years the colored peo-
pie have, with courage and faith In
God and In themselves, come bravely
10 the altar Of duty and laid upon 10
their contributions with unmeasured
cheerfulness."