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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
DEMOCRATS WANT
AL SMITH SPEAKER
Choice Not UnanimOlS--Scl1dap
the Candidate of the
PrOgresSiveS.

Albany. Jan. 6.-As had been expected,
al" Smith was the choice of the Demo-
Gratis tonight for Speaker, a designation
which carries with il the Democratic
leadership.
But IL was not a unanimous selectloh'
Assemblyman Mark Eisner, OF New YORK,
who has had aspirations for the minority
leadership. and four others Of the forty
two members present refused TO vote. Tic
four were Geyer. Greiner and Warhus' oi
Erie and McElligott of New York. The
absentees were Campbell. Donohue and
Greenberg. OF New YORK; Kramer and
McKeon. Of Kings and Squire, Of Science
tady. Smith also declined to vote.
As soon as the caucus assembled Eisner
offered resolution designed TO make the
gathering "a conference. not a caucus, -
and to make its province advisory, and
not instructive" This was defeated by a
viva yoce vote. Then Eisncr threatened
10 bolt the caucus unless he could ne
excused from voting on the Speakership.
lie explained that while he had no one
I'm mind for the nomination, he wished
70 be free. Caucus Chairman Caughlin
Informed him that voting was not com
pulsory. and he remained.
Smith later explained the proposed
amendments to the Assembly rules. lie
declared the present rules were apso-
lutely all right" but expressed no ooJec-
ton to the suggested amendments. II
finally was decided not TO make the rules
revision A caucus measure, but permit
each man 10 vote as he saw fit
The selection Of Michael Schaap as the
progressive candidate was made without
opposition. He was the floor leader OF
-. la et
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
BROKER LEFT 100000
Family Gets Most of Estate of
Samuel M. Jarvis.

The will OF Samuel NJ Jarvis. OF Scars
dale. once well known in Wall Street.
was filed with Surrogate William A. Saw
Yer for probate yesterday II disposed
" an estate worth more than 100000
Mr.. Jarvis had home at No. SIS West
i'lth street. whore Mrs. Jarvis now re-
sides She received 5000 outright and
the income from $4,000 for life.
Mrs. Edmund q. Vaughan a daughter.
of No 80 West End avenue. rece we'd
s,25,0co while another daughter. Mrs
Sarah L.. Goodman, OF Lower Providence
Penn. received S5.0O and the income
from 10000 for life. Hugh s. Jarvis. OF
Plainheld. y. j.. A son. got 5000. and
Hugh s. Jarvis. jr, two-siXths of the
residuary estate.
Other requests are TO cousins and the
family servants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
TO HONOR WRECK RESCUERS
Press Club Will Give Dinner to
Heroes of the Gregory.

Prompt recognition OF the bravery Of
the officers OF the Booth liner Gregory.
who saved the lives Of five men OF the
Oklahoma. was made last night. when
invitations were issued TO a dinner TO be
held in their honor by the New York
Press club on Friday night. Officers
Buck, Williams and Roberts. who went
over the vessels side and rescued the
noundering senmen. will be the centre Of
attraction.
Although the Gregory locked only yes
terday. committee was appointed and
arrangements for the dinner were com
pleted AT once. Ii will be held at the
Press club at o'clock. The guests will
he Captain William Aspinall II. H. Buck
chief officer; John Sidney Williams. sec
ond officer. and 7. -. Roberts. third
officer. and representatives, of tho Booth
Line. Paul Crompton. David crOmptoL.
Albert q. Greer. Thomas Gardiner and
George W. Chandler
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
WARNS IN FAREWELL NOTE
Retired Broker Puts Taboo on
Matches Before Suicide.

do not strike any matches Tell the
butler to open the bathroom door" was
the message which Charles r.. Thomson
a retired broker, pinned on the parlor
table before committing suicide yesterday
in his apartment. at No. PA East s6th
street.
His sister, Lillian Thomson, found the
note in the parlor, and, not needing the
instructions which il contained, opened
the door of the room, from which n
strong odor OF gas was coming. She
found her brothers body in the tub One
end OF gas tube was in his mouth.
Mr.. Thomson had been a victim of
paralysis OF the muscles Of the eyes for
several years. His illress caused him to
leave a well known banking house In wall
street. OF late his trouble had become
worse aud he feared blindness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
PURDY ATTACKS
CHURCH TAX LAW
Department Head Tells Audience
Statute Affecting Exemptions
Is Too Sweeping.

The law affecting religious iiisutu"o.~
tax exemptions Is too sweepins' IN
oplnion Of Lawson Purdy. president o. y
Department or Taxes and ASSESSMENT.
He made that statement az the "' 80,
politan Temple, Seventh avenue near ~
street, in the course of his speech
night. In answer TO a question nc nA"-
those that are now free OF tolls. -,
Mr.. Purdy was the first OF e'sn' n,
are to speak Oh municipal topics n.
subject was. 1.-THE New York isA
partment." He was heard by lsrss :.
interested audience. many OF
heckled him when ne concluded NE
dress and invited questions
There is billion, six or seven num- -
million dollars OF the city's proper" !.
taxed" said Mr.. Purdy' handlins
figures easily. just like that. -.
Are taxes TO be reduced! ne W.
asked ,.,.d
THAT does not come within my o's.
ments scope. but am inclined 70 s,,,
they will be-" he replied. me =.
great borrowing must be checked.
necessity for the borrowing no ions'' ~,
lists. as many great impfoNen''"'' al
had TO be made have been maze NV
not have to be made again.
III a man falls in business on "a "a.
four prominent corners for iacA - ,sn,s
ness genius. viii that AFFECT your ess'
Of the taxable value of that corner
1T will not" .,,,i
II was explained that LOCALITY .,.,s
ana In that connection the spe"Ae' 80
that the south side Of cr)ss'o"i "a.
was more desirable than tie i"''n ,,s.
(Which side of 18th street Il wv
valuable" asked an Old man
''Tha south. said Mr. Parry. "a.
Tammanv Hall is on the nofth So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07

SON why this can't be done in an open
conference.
Dean Nelson. Of New York. also
smoke for tho resolution, and after the
seventv-nine Republicans had voted LOT
Il. Frank y. Thorn. Of Erie, was made
pcrmancnt chairman, on the motion OF
cyrus W. Phillips. OF Monroe.
Chairman I. Anti. Barnes.
ThoIn's selection was victory also
Tor the auti-Barnes men. as he Is a fol-
lower Of Fred Greiner, the anti Barnes
leader Of Erie County. Henry l.. H.
rrereton. OF Warren County. was then
elected secretary Of the conference
chairman Thorns first official act
was TO name John Malone. OF ALBANY
and William T. simpson. Of Kings as
,ollors Alexander Macdonald, OF
FRANKLIN. ono Of the candidates Tor
sneaker moved that in view Of the
fight for Spoakership. the other oitlce's
az The Assembly be elected first Avian
W. Burlingame. jr.. Of Kings. called for
rollcal on the motion. The motion
was carried by vote OF So TO "a. inc
following were then elected
Clerk Ex-Assemblyman Frederick
w. Hammond, Syracuse.
SERGEANT at Arms - Harry Haines'
West Chester.
Principal Doorkecper-Freder'ek ~
Smith, Warren County.
First Assistant Doorkeeper-James
q HuIse. Orange.
Second Assistant Doorkeeper-m''
chael Kehoe, New York.
Stenoarapher-tIenry c. lammer''
Brooklyn.
MI were elected without contest
except the principal doorkeeper Smlth
being opposed by Michael Kehoe' OF
New York Kehoe was afterwaro
elected second assistant doorkeeper' II
was later explained that the contest
was due to a misunderstanding.
The election Of these officers over
seven candidates for Speaker were
placed in nomination.
Gilbert T. Seelyee was first recos-
nized by the chairman. and he noini-
mated Harold j. Hinman, the Barnes
candidate. Seelyee said that Human
was entitled to the Speakership by
every rule of fairness.
Morell +. Tallett, Of Madison was
then placed in nomination 10y Jacob K.
Buechler. Of Onondaga.
Frederick NJ Ahearn. of Kings, IN
placing Almeth W. Hoff, Of Kings. in
nomination said that Kings County mad
not had a Speaker in fifty years and
that il was time the county OF
churches" was recognized.
John Knight, of Wyoming, nominated
Clinton T. Horton, of Erie County.
II. Edmund Machold. If JEFFERSON
presented the name Of Thaddeus {.
Sweet. Of Oswego.
Alexander Macdonald. Of Franklin,
was nominated by John \. Smith, Of
St. Lawrence.
John /. Sullivan. Of Chautauqua was
nominated by Jay Brayton Fuller. of
Oneida.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07

Boston Jan. captain Alfred Gunur
and seven other officers and men of the
oil tank steamer Oklahoma arrived here
early to-day on the HamburgAm
liner Bavaria. from Philadelphia, which
had rescued them from their stricken
craft off Sandy Hook Monday morning
There was no explosion. Captain Gun
ter said. lie could advance no definite
theory as 10 the cause of the buckling.
As TO the breaking up of the steamer.
Captain Gunter said: ~ was standing en-
the bridge. with the storm raging about
US. when there was a slight tearing
sound The sound increased. the shp
seemed TO be torn in two. and the fore
and after parts noated clear OF each
other This was early Sunday morning
Later that day the Spanish steamer Man
uel Calvo came up alongside the tanker.
THAT Spaniard just fooled around :"
Captain Gunter exclaimed. He put over
a boat and then fooled around some
more. and finally he picked up his boat
and went away"
The Bavaria's boat was i'm command of
Third Officer Richard Knocked of whom
Captain Gunter said:
That man ought TO have 4 Carnegie
medal. His Workmanship was perfect
and he had the coolest head ever saw"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
MURTAUGH MADE leAV''
Senate Democrats Re- elec' ~
Cabe and Other Officers

Albany. Jan. s-.lohn = -. l-s5s
Elmira. was selected maJofl'N W. ~ =
OF the Senate tonight The's "a ths'
other nominations. IL VAS ru"' rs.,fst
George 4. Blauvelt. OF the "a
would be a candidate. s<,sxss
All OF last years officers OF Wy. .ls,s ~.
,,n,udinr Patrick h McCabe. eis 's' -
reelected. The meeting lasted o''
half an hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
Old Guard Marksmen to Dance

The Old Guard ball viii be held in
Madison Square Garden on January 10.
Lieutenant James McNevin, Captain Fred.
Adler. T. ~. Keller. r. u. Preston. T. J..
Rochetti. j. {. Summers and G. w.
uomsns and hundred more sharp
shooters viii be present in full uniform
With their medals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07

almost on an end the propcllcrs SPINNING
noisily I'm the air. lie saw q boat peHns
launched from the starboard side. mo
which men piled i'm a frenzy. summon
inc some OF the cooler members OF 'n'
crew nc went TO the opposite side OF the
shin. and eleven of them launched the
second lifeboat
An effort was made to take 'hlei hn-
cineer John j. Fosh ON board. WINE
manpuvring the tiny craft In the toss'hs
seas. however. it drfted TO With'n sN
feet OF the spinning propeller hlades'
Fearing IL would be cut In two and all
hands lost. Fogh shouted TO cast OF.
The six men who left I'm the lifeboat
apd died before help came were William
y Dodd first assistant engineer; Wauer
Haman. third assistant engineer ANe'
Anderson. steward. who died In the
iifeboat: John Sullivan. cook Manue'
Gomez. fireman. and an unknown
sailor.
For six hours the lifeboat was tossed
like a chip ON the angry ocean. NO" ana
then comber. larger than the rest. broke
over the boats side. hurting the men
about IKE lenlIliS. ! W. N'I' HN'iN i''''
the boat and drowned. Their com
panions. working for their lives to ban
the water from the boat, were unable I"
save them. With their cupped hands,
turned blue from immersion in the lev
water, they strove 70 keep their craft
a bove the water line.
About o'clock Sunday afternoon
hoarsc shout arose from the chilled
threats OF the nine remaining seamen'
off I'm the distance steamer was distlh-
guishcd, making directly for them. II
was the Gregory.
Captain Aspinwall said his lookout did
not see the lifeboat until his vessel was
almost upon il. BY the narrowest OF mar
gins he avoided passing it unseen. so
rough was the sea. In fact. he declared
that he had ordered his vessel 10 heave
to. To await the coming OF caimer
weather.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
Little Boat Capsized.

ON receiving word that there was rescue
work TO do. however. he sent the Gregory
ahead once more and for an hour ma
nPuvred about the lifeboat. attempting TO
take a position from which he could cast
a line across the smaller craft. Finally 1t
capsized and the seamen were tumbled
into the water. They fought To regain
the boat. which righted itself and were
successful.
once the little craft overturned IL
seemed possessed OF a habit for It, FOR
following waves sent it topsy turvy again
and again. Lines were finally fastened
to the lifeboat but the hands Of the men
were too benumbed by cold to fasten
them about their bodies. Ladders were
lowered from the Gregory's side and Oiii-
GERS Buck. Williams and Roberts clam
bered down. Buck was the only one who
took the precaution to fasten rope
about his waist
AS the Gregory rolled i'm the trough OF
The sea, dipping first to the starboard rail
and then to the port, the officers on the
ladders fought to fasten ropes about the
flounderng seamen from the oklahoma.
When the vessel went over they were inn
mersed for several seconds at a time.
When they emerged with the roll Of the
ship they invariably clutched seaman.
The first rope thrown from the Gregory
was clutched by Kosch, the messboy.
Selling il firmly, he started TO climb hand
over hand up the side of the steamer.
When almost TO the deck the cold and
the weight Of water in his clothes proved
too much for his waning strength and he
toppled backward into the sea. When
he reappeared he struggled gameIy
through the water for the lifeboat. An
other rope was thrown him. He made it
fast and was hauled safely to the deck
Last Swimmer Is Lost.
When all the living seemed rescued,
Captain Aspinwall spied a man swimming
near the ship. buoy was cast close to
him. he seized it. and might have been
saved had not wave rolled the Gregory.
When It righted itself the swimmer had
disappeared. The lfeboat, which was
capsized, turned right side up on the
same wave and foated almost under the
Gregory Wedged beneath was the figure
Of a man. Chief Officer Buck fought TO
jump overheard again to his rescue. but
his captain restrained him. The boat had
been capsized too long for the man to
live.
Captain Gunter of the Oklahoma and
members Of the crew that were rescued
by the Bavaria are expected at Boston
this morning. Heavy weather prevented
the vessels reaching port yesterday
afternoon, as was expected. The ship was
reported off Nantucket at noon and was
expected to reach the Boston light about
o'clock this morning. 1t would be i'm
possible to dock her. it was said, before S
clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07

The story OF the rescued men on the
Gregory was one Of severe hardship
Sv enson. who acted as spokesman when
the men were taken 20 the offices Of the
Gulf Refining Company. told thrilling
tale. lie was sleeping below decks he
said when frightfu crash shook the
vessel from stem 10 stern. As he leapef
from his bunk the floor bucSlcd beneath
his feet Realizing some catastrophe had
bcfalen the ship. he rushed 10 the deck
Once out In the air. he realized the stu
alton and lost no time In returning below
10 inform the crew OF their prcdicamcnt
Panicstricken, they followed hinl'to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
FIVE SAVED AS
BOAT UPSETS
Continued from Hrst page.

mouth. 1t was a long while before all
were restored to consciousness.
Captain William Aspinwall of the
Gregory said he never sighted either
part Of the Oklahoma. Having no wire
less. the first intimation he had Of the
disaster was when his officers plunged
from the lower deck Of the steamer
to pluck the survivors from the swirl
seven miles from the scene of the
wreck.
The stories told by the survivors con-
firmed that sent by wireless from the
Bavaria by Captain Gunter of the
Oklahoma that his steamer broke in
two amidships, and that the sections
drifted away from each other.
In the stern of the ship. from which
those rescued by the Gregory escaped,
were the engines, which kept pounding
away after the mishap. Smoke poured
from her funnel, while her propeller.
partly out of water. raced madly.
When the rear Of the broken vessel
settled and sank, almost thirty minutes
after she broke in two. the blades were
still spinning.
According to the narrative Of the
seamen, the Oklahoma, which was run
ming lignt from her 10 Port Arthur,
Tex. was picked up at either end by
giant waves. While she hung thus
suspended n third great comber washed
high over her side and settled with a
doadoning crash on her deck. The
bear. Like frail wooden bridge be
meath heavily loaded truck the Okla e
Iona sagged. cracked. and broke into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07

FILES CURED ~ q TO II DAYS
Druggists refund motley II PAZO OINTMENT
sils To cure Itching Blind Bleeding o. Protrud-
ng Piles. First spplicstion gives relief So -
Ad.r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-21
FUTURE INVASION
WILL BE PREVENTED
BY DECISIVE VICTORY OF GER
MANY IN POLAND Is BELIEF
OF BERLIN
Generals Not SO Sure However and
Say Much Yet Remains to
Be Done

BERLIN. Dec. zo.-(By wireless 10
Sayville)-The official press bureau
Today gave out for publication the
following items:
Although certain observers stiil
anect the belief that the German vic
tory In the east will insure against
danger OF a Russian invasion for all
time. as one commentator puts IL, II
Is beginning to be realized that a VIC
tory as complete as IL was is not syn
onoEous with utter destruction OF the
Russiann hosts and that much re-
mains TO be done. There are still no
details regarding the action available.
The Vienna Nieu Erie Press pun
fishes the comment of an unnamed
general. who points that the rear
guard engagements of the retreatinV
enemy may not only be designed 10
save the Russians train, but also 10
give reinforcements time to come mn.
Upon whether they will be able TO
bring enough fresh troops. he saws.
Will depend whether the success al
ready achieved will be Of lasting
value.
Still OFFER Resistance
"A Vienna official report describing
heavy lighting near Krosno and along
the upper Dunajec river shows that
the Russians there are still CAPABLE
OF determined resistance. Private
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-21
DAVE Says

Christmas is in the air, this
morning and there is no mistaking
the fact.
All of which means that YOU
must do your buying in the few
days that remain.
kraus Bros. are the last-minute
store in Wheeling, when it comes
to place to get the Proper Thing
for the men folks OF the family.
You might stop and look in at
the window, but you should bear
in mind that what you see there
are but sample of the many
things you may see by stepping
inside.
Kraus Bros. have everything and
anything that men want and il you
are buying for a man, they'll show
you.
Bear in mind, too, that every
man wants Something Sensible.
Weather for to-day-Rain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-21
kneA2o>
t3DMaW@

meeting in Ciarksburg and steps tab.
en- towards effecting a new and bet.
err union.
The chief difficulty will lie in bring.
ing about an organization that will
De acceptable to each OF the institu-
IONS The fact that the West Vir.
gihlas University at Morgantown il
the only institution in the state that
CONFORMS strictly to the inter-coIle.
gate rules In athletics makes the
proposition a matter OF organizing a
conference of schools OF lesser re-
quirements, about the only solution OF
the matter. In that case the State
schooi would have nothing to gain
Dy entering an association which
would allow the playing OF men OF ac.
ademic standing.
The normal schools OF the state of =
Ter only two years OF college work
and the greater part OF the course OF
STUDY Is adapted to preparing for
teaching. The completion OF the reg
uiar academic or normal course car
hes with IL the right OF admission to
cohege or university. Hence n is
readily seen that TO put out athletic
teams, IL Is necessary TO play men
tnat have In reality only high school
standing.
The fact that many of the schools
nave abused the privilege OF playing
men who were I'm no wise eligible and
VINO could Be classed as OF none 9TH
er than academic or high school
standing has caused much protest
from the university alumni. and hence
me EFFORT TO organize an association
That would bring about each college
declaring whether it's athletics were
academic or college in caliber.
A few years ago the championshin
OF the state in all branches OF atm
ietics was conceded to w. V. u. Since
number OF the smaller colleges have
improved their standing in the snort
line and have become contenders for
championship honors. the effort has
been made TO decide by some means
whether or not this was an academic
OF college championship. In the lat
Ter event only men Of college stand
ing would be permitted 10 become
members Of teams playing for state
championship honors.
In the event that the smaller col-
leges refused 10 conform 20 some Kind
OF college eligibility. Il IL understood
that the state school would not be-
come a member Of the organization.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-21
COLD HARD ON
TROPIC TROOPS
PARTICULARLY TRUE OF THE
SeNEcALESE, WHOSE TOES
AND FEET ARE FROZEN
So Badly That Amputstion 10 Neces-
sary-Never complaln-suffer-
ines Are Terrible.

LONDON, Dec. 20, sos n. m
Troop from the tropics are suffering
intensely from the cold. in their posi-
tons In the Belgian trenches. This
Is especially true of the Senegalese.
In many cases their toes OF feet have
been frozen so badly that amputation
has been necessary.
Mrs. Harry Floyd, chief commits
sioner OF the French wounded emer.
gency fund. who has just returned
from visit to the French hospitals
at Havre. Lisieux. Bayeux. Deauville
and other points, tells OF the suffer
ing OF the soldiers from the tropics.
She says also that many of the hos.
pitfalls are badly in need OF anaeth-
etics. tetanus serum, surgical instru-
ments and surgeons.
In one hospital I saw one Sene.
galese operated upon without the use
OF an anesthetic" said Mrs. Floyd.
Their toes had been frozen and i'm
mediate amputation was necessary"
The courage and heroism OF these
men is simply beyond belief They
never complain. They always urge
their sufferings in the cold climate
aAt
Blankets. heavy wooden clothing
and socks are badly needed at the
hospitals and conyalescent's homes
In northern France. Because OF the
great number OF wounded. patients
are sent from the hospitals to the con
yalescents homes as soon as possible.
But the homes lack comforts and con
sequently the weakened soldiers sui.
fer intensely and their recovery is
delayed.
Typhoid fever now seems TO have
been checked. but gangrene presents
a frightful menace because OF the
lack Of serum. There Is also a great
need OF electrical equipment 10 treat
cases OF rheumatism caused by ex.
posture. as well as paralyzed arms and
legs caused by neglected wounds.
The emergencies are greater than
the government Is able TO fully meet
and consequently the emergency fund
has placed eight investigators in the
Held so that We can Immediately at.
tend 10 imperative needs"