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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
SPLICE SPINE WITH
REAL SHIN PLASTER
Physicians Take Bone from Leg
for Back-Patch Hole in
Skull of Boy.

Two unusual operations were per-
formed yesterday at the Fordham
Hospital by Drs. Colosso. Nichol and
Ahearn, of the hospital staff
In the first strip of bone from a
mans leg was grated into his fifth
ertebra, which was fractured last
April
The other operation was the sub
stitution of a piece of celluloid for the
frontal bone in a siX-year-old boys
head.
Solomon Epstein. the younger OF the
patients, fell from roof near his home
II No. 16l Henry street, recently,
fracturing his forehead and leaving
part of his brain exposed. After sew
eral weeks of treatment at the Ford
ham Hospital Drs. Colosso and Ahearn
decided yesterday TO substitute the
celluloid for the broken bone. The OPP
Grafton was performed successfully.
and at the hospital last night IT was
said the boys chances for recovery
were good.
The same hope was entertained for
Raphello Angel. thirty years old.
whose spine was broken while he was
working in a trench.
A strip Of bone three inches in length
was taken from his shin and placed in
a groove cut in the broken section OF
his backbone. Angel will have TO
spend the next five weeks in a plaster
cast waiting for the sbliced bone TO
1 nj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21

o. The execution would be followed by
demonstrations by Americans.
The visit Of Benton TO Villa was 10
make protest against the continued
seizure Of cattle from ranches belong
ing TO the British subject by rebel SOL
diers. one herd Of four hundred cattle
had been seized day or two before
Benton went TO Juarez, and he went To
ask villa for their return.
When Benton preached the matter TO
villa the rebel leader. flying into a
passion, told the ranch owner that he
would do nothing for him. that he con-
sdered him an enemy TO the cause and
that he intended TO run him out Of the
country Benton replied that he was
no enemy Of the revolution, that he
had taken no part in Mexicos political
disputes and that he was as good a
man as villa.
N!lla. It is said, became still more
cnraged, drew his pistol and slapped
Benton. following the slap with blow
which knocked down the ranchman.
Benton was armed. it is claimed by
rebels. His wife said to-day that he
never carried a gun and did not own
ono
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
FOILS MOTHERS SUICIDE
Boy of Seven Turns Off Gas,
Opens Window and Gets Help.

Seven-year-old Louis Homann. of No.
COZ East 1S9th street. on returning home
last night detected an odor OF gas COM
Ing from the kitchen. Opening the door
he saw his mother seated in a chair with
a gas tube in ner mouth and one end of
the tube attached TO the gas fixture In
the room.
The boy pulled the tube from his moth
er's mouth, turned off the gas and then
opened the windows.
Questioned by the police. Mrs Homann
said she had long been sufferer from
heart failure and had been under phy-
scian's care for so long a time that she
despaircd of getting well and thought ii
best 10 end her life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
GEN. FELIX DIAZ
REACHES NEW YORK
Farmer Mexican Presidents
Nephew to Land To-day
Fled from Huerta.

General Felix Diaz one OF the heads ot
tho revolt in which the government Of
Francisco l. Madero WAS overthrow, but
who recently was forced TO fee MEXICO
reached here last night from Havana on
hoard the steamer MORO Castle.
The vessel arrived at Quarantine AZ 700
late an hour 10 admit Of her oelns
nassed by the health officers even II
ice conditions down the harbor had not
heen such as to render it Impossible 10
communicate with the MORO Castle by
small boats from the shore.
She will dock this morning.
General Diaz is n nephew OF former
President Porfrio Diaz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
They CatapuIt Thems.,,,.
to Its Very Core fra. no
Cooper Union Stan
us MAN RATIONALE
mo" THEY THUMB,
And if You're Married. Whv ..
Mrs or Take a New Nam,
Asks Fola La Toilette

The feminists held mass m
Cooper Union last night vii. ut
jet, svowed on the provr,n
breaking into TIRE human 80
same being popular pla,fa,,
that permitted wide dlsou.s,o ~
promise. Man Is a Rational 49,
with all except the fooihardv -.
NO" wa
To the seven woman speakers -.
man race represented the mali. -
and the breaking into" wa. 49,.
plished hy vigorous smashes ana
cuts until not head showed ~
striking distance. Then IN. 80.
sinmered down to discussion a, -.
ions and their uselessness.
At intervals members ~ -.
race whose wives brought thu
arplauded and looked straisb, -.
particularly when Nina Wilcox D.
spoke on "rhe Right TO Irr,-. ~.
ION which she did-sensation.r.
appeared in flowing robes o, c.,a.-
ored silk with splashings OF IA.
bow. The division or colors
miscuous. making the whole look 4.
an Arabian shoikess. or sh.iL.,,-.
whatever lady sheik would loos n,
II there may be such a person d.
isn't e?
Marie Jenney Howe who ia q ~.
only that the feminist novs,..., !.
aboiishins.the degrading prehz ,h,, !.
notes a woman as mans proosr,,,
opened the affair with the cus,or,,v
chosen words and slit skirt 81. :,
Dealed TO men 10 take the t.r.. a..
around woman. and from N. cba.,, |.
was supposed the fence was remoyAd 4.
any rate, Mrs. Howe strobe more m.
when introducing the speakers.
First there came Rheta Child, n,,.
Mrs.-Vho insisted that woman IA,
right 10 work" Some one in the ,,,s.,
Ing piped up, Yes. an she haster.p NJ
Dorr continued. Woman is A ku-.,
being" and proved II conclusively t..,,
by adding TO knowledge
But We are not SO polite as ". 10
to be-" added Mrs. Dorr. vino is .h.,
pion OF Mrs. Pankhursts logic. ~T1..
is a growing body OF women who Nil =,
wait for things to come" Mrs. Dor ~.
quietly dressed In a gown the colo, :,
the lining OF a volunteers nremans "a.
out coat. II contrasted nicely With M
Howe's Quaker gray.
Rose Schneiderman spoke on N. Pr
OF Woman to Organize" and being y
out OF the ranks the meeting went
over her. She wore a dress OF some b
But the cream Of the evening cane "
Fola La Toilette daughter Of the "
tor. who changed her subject. shd "
The Right OF Woman 10 kw N
Name" into Should a Man Tsk u
Vife's Name" The proposition va q
plauded by the human race" ard ~,
wives.
why shouldn't man take his VIZ
name argued Fola La Toilette y
argues that II a woman loves bin .
will take his. Why not reverse the pa
osition.' or-this as a brilliant sts'
thought - let them both take sc
others
Beatrice Forbes Rooertson-Ha q, <
the lk-white-steed-t 'ifth-ayenue PAM
spoke mostly on race suicide 4 81
ject on which the Colonel has a CO..
right. Then came Nina Wilcox Puts
who showed how she ignored fashion
Charlotte Perkins Gilman finished " =
THE Right 10 Specialize in Home m ,
tries" and the feminlsts went home h'
ing dealt a body blow 20 mans d''
the human race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
BURIED ALIVE BY REBELS
Spaniards Tell of Killing of rs
at Torreon.

Madrid, Feb. 20.-Stories OF the shooting
to death OF seventy-hve Spaniards and
the burial alive of several others by Next
can rebels at Torreon are published at
length in most of the newspapers Of Ma
drd and the provinces to-day.
The incidents were narrated by passen-
gers on the Spanish steamer Antonio Lo-
PEI. which sailed from Vera Cruz on
January q and has arrived at Cadiz.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
ENGLAND ASKS u. S.
TO INVESTIGATE
Continued from first page.

the failure Of its efforts it cannot
legally be held responsible
Under normal conditions the BRUSH
government would look to General
Huerta for redress. but his authority
does not extend into Northern Mexico
and at present there is no disposition
to extend recognition to Villa.
Will Warn All English Subjects.
Although it will be for the British
Foreign Office TO decide what shall be
done after investigation establishes the
facts in the Benton case, the under
standing is that one immediate result
will be a formal warning by the Brit
ish government TO all its subjects in
the country now occupied by the Con
stitutionalists to Immediately abandon
their ranches and places OF business
and repair to places of safety either
outside Of Mexico or near enough to
British or American naval forces TO IN
sure their protection.
Such action will be taken on the atti-
tude that British subjects are no longer
safe in the country controlled by Villa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
EVEN GLYNN MEN
OPPOSE PALMER
If Latter Is To Be Compensation
Counsel Bill Creating Board
May Be Changed.
10y Telegraph to The Tribune J

Albany, Feb. 2O-The uncontradicted
statement of George NJ. Palmer, that ne
would be made counsel to the workmen
compensation commission after he re-
signed from the charmanshp OF the
Democratic State Committee 10 make way
for William Church Osborn has been the
sole topic OF conversation at the Capitol
to-day.
Even the warmest admirers of Governor
Glynn condemn the bargain he has made
with Palmer If Palmer is appointed II
will mean that the commission, which
Governor Glyrn always refers TO as
great humanitarian institution, will have
for it's counsel an estimable lawyer, but
one who has had little. If any, experience
IN the matters which the counsel OF the
compensation commission will be called
upon to decide.
One Republican Assemblyman said the
news that Palmer would be made counsel
Of the commission would probably cause
the Republicans TO change their minds
about passing the bill creating it as It
had been sent to them by Governor
Glynn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
YALE MUSICIANS HERE
Large Audience Hears Glee and
Mandolin Club at Waldorf.

The slee. banjo and mandolin clubs OF
Yale sang and played before an audience
that filled the ballroom at the Waldorf
last night. Under the direction OF w. :.
lines, Il. leader OF the glee club. and
r. J. Phelps. -. leader OF the combined
Instrumental organization, the college
boys gave a performance that delighted
the large audience.
Each number on the programme was
well received. and the choice as to which
deserved NEST commentator was diff
cult The audience. however. showed
particular appreciation Of the tenor solo
by w. :. Moore and the original piano
logue he gave as an encore.
The concert was preliminary To ger
mans given by several fraternities at the
Waldorf. st. Regis and Sherry's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
BACON'S WILL
LIKE hORCM
Senator Voices Same view
Immortality as Were ne''
by Financier.

fBy Telegraph 10 ihe -, II go
Macon. Ga. Feb. 20. The VIII !, .
tor Augustus o. Bacon "ri''." vss.,
resembles that OF J. Pierpon' ~ ~
Roth held the same views OF n"""
Senator Bacon wrote 49,
IT commit my soul TO Coo !" :, 20,
BILE hope that in spite OF my H. "A ~
nsssss imperfections. faults ." Ms
deeds. I shall be reuni,ea ;" me-
Immortality with my kindred ans ms
particularly with the members Us .
mediate family. TO whose nAy ,,s Al .
welfare my life has been s's''
sparingly devoted. ~. 81
senator Bacon left the Guy ~
state here for park purposes 10 -
OF white people exclusively, !. ...s-
lis ever lamented and only !. a.
d,ed in 1854. In this connec"o' .,,.ts
the races: II am without ~
,ns opinion that in their social ~
the two races should be i''
rated "A xn3Sf
dren are well provided for 'a..,,J's.
tate Is worth only sSnce. p',s',Vs
of which vas accumulA'ea
Bacon took a sea, In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
SAYS NO MORE "WAR DOGS"
Acting British Charge Promises
Pacific Mexican Tactics.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Vera Cruz. Feb. 2O.-Thomas d. Hohler
first secretary Of the British Legation at
Mexico City, said tonight that England
would not send any more war dogs 10
Mexican waters.
Mr. Hohler. who will be charge daft
flares during the absence Of Sir Lionel
Garden I'm London, had two conferences
to-day with John Lind, President Will
sons personal representative, but refused
10 divulge their nature. lie said that Sir
Lionel would sail in couple of days,
going TO New York by way of Key West.
Mr. Hohler left tonight for the capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
why peanuts

Why peanuts
Park Commissioner Ward has brought n
voritable nest Of nuts about his devoted
head
yes. indeed" CALCULATED dealer in
pecan nuts Yesterday, why peanuts!
Nuts is nuts. and anybody is nut who
saws nuts don't mean pecans Then what
we want to know is. why peanuts
Nothing OF the sort asserted the head
OF big importing company nuts always
means walnuts. and no other nuts count
BY Jove. it's too bad to spoil even
SQUIRRELS dinner by giving him any nuts
but walnuts.'
But while these men were wasting Tune
I'm explosions OF wrathfuIness. number
of Brazilian residents in the city we're
getting busy and appointing a committee
10 wait upon Mayor Mitchell and protest
All this storm has arisen out or Com
missioner Wards order that the squirrels
in Central Park are to be fed nuts AT the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
COULDN'T KEEP HIM HOME
Lieut.. Kennel Goes to City Hall
Despite Broken Shoulder.

In spite of the fact that he broke his
left shoulder in two places on Thursday
night. Lieutenant William Kennel for
many years aid to the Mayor, appeared
at the City Hall yesterday for duty.
lie was an hour or more late, but he
did not wish 10 give up for such IA
trivial thing as a broken shoulder.
Mayor Mitchell however, sent him
home and told him not 10 return until
he had recovered. The accident was
caused by the lieutenant slipping on the
ice at his home, No. 2G9 18th street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Woman Socialist to Prison.

Frankfort on the Main. Feb. 2o-Rosa
Luxembourg. of Berlin. one OF the lead
ers OF the ultra radical wing OF the Ger
man Socialists. was sentenced 10 year 3
Imprisonment here to-day. She was con-
victcd OF melting 10 iisobcdience OF the
laws The charge was based on two In
speeches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Steamer Sinks with 10 Men.

Bremen. Feb 2o.--The large fishing
steamer Forelle. which left Geeste-
muende in the middle of December for
Iceland. sank with its entire crew OF thir
teen men in those waters. according TO
received here to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
FATTENED
ON AQUEDUCT GRAFT
Confined from first page.

County alone, he said, was about $50
600 at the legal rates.
Can you tell the court VINO auui'eu
these bills in New York City, asked
Magistrate McAdoo, leaning forward
bit.
81 cannot, but | understand that the
hills had to be certified by Supreme
Court Justice in each district replied
Irwin.
you say your commissions ran down
from 30 per cent to 40. 10 and then 10
zero"
Yes and it went down pretty fast,
TOO. Judge" was the whimsical reply.
"Did YOU ever ask Mr.. Fowler the
reason"
Il did. There was no reason given.
"Did YOU ever hear where the other
80 per cent WENT
We'll. II. F.. Mckenzie, of Port Even
told me that he called Fowler up on the
telephone after he got his subpoena to
come down here and testify and he ted
Fowler that he might be asked that
question"
Fowler Brought In.
What did Fowler ssy?" inquired
MAGISTRATE McAdoo.
"VeU. Mckenzie said he asked him
II he didn't get his 20 per cent all right
and Mckenzie said he guessed he dld.
Then Fowler asked him If he wasn't
satisfied"
"What else did he tell McKenzieY'
"He said he got half Of the other 90
per cent and sent % per cent down be
low. and It was nobody's business If he
did"
"Bv below did he mean New York
City,"
II assumed that II was"
Irwin testified that where railroad
cut through a piece of land owned by
one person, two bills for searching were
often rendered by duplicating the title
Of one piece TO serve for the other, and
by attaching the name of searcher
another fee was collected in the regu-
lar way.
Magistrate McAdoo asked who was
the first person responsible for such a
gigantic swindIe." Irwin said it prob
ably rested with the persons who made
the maps.
who was the chief engineer TO the
Board OF Water Supply at the timer
inquired the magistrate Of Assistant
District Attorneys Embree and Ed
wards He was Informed that the
engineer was j. Waldo Smith.
II. +. Mckenzie, mentioned by ex-
Mayor Irwin. was a witness. He was
asked about the telephone conversation
With Fowler but he couldn't remember
Fowler saying anything about sending
the other % per cent down below.
Gould the searching have been done
for less money by a large title and
guarantee company like we have in
New York;" asked the court. Nc
Kenzie leaned back and smiled.
City Lost rs Per Cent.
Il would gladly have paid all the ex-
penses OF my assistant and taken %
per cent OF the legal rate. Then l
would have made from 500 to 500 a
day"
Then the other 20 per cent was the
cty's loss?"
That's what ! charge. The legal
rate is altogether too high"
Other witnesses were Harry +.
Groves. Fred Fl. Brooks and Adm J.
Harcourt. Brooks said he was Re-
publican and didn't know about the
New York fund"
Understand me-" he said. 81 was
taking crumbs from Dives's table, and
took all could get. The gossip was
that there was more money in search
ing than in arguing before the commits
sion"
The session was adjourned until
Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Flour Reserve for Parisians.

Paris Feb. 90 At the French Wa
Office ID was announced to-day that i've
thousand tons Of ilour would bc placed
IN warehouse ip Paris. 10 he used IN
feeding the population Of the French
calital ~ the event Of ordinary railroad
traffic being interrupted Is the mobili-
zatiOn of the French army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Died Defending His Rights.

Benton met his death while trying to
defend his property rights and his rights
as a British subject, his cousin declares.
villa told my cousin that he was a
Federal sympsthizer and that he did not
want him In the country and he was go
ing 10 run him out" said William Ben
tor. This was not true, as my cousin
had never taken any part in the politics
in Mexico. hut had paid his taxes and
had tried TO keep out o: any political af-
fairs.
when Villa gave orders 10 cut the
fences and let the people of Santa Rosalia
run stock on the fenced lands Benton
went TO Juarez 10 protest against this ac-
ton, as his cattle were being driven of
and he was afraid that lie would lose all
Of them II the fences were cut"
Villa had been warned by the Ameri-
can Consul Mr.. Edwards. that no harm
must befall Benton, but the warning. Il
has been learned. was not given until
after Benton had been put 20 death. Con-
sui Edwards then was told by VIVA e
Rentons death and was made TO promise
that he would tell no one except Benton +
NlQoW ana lht SNdAe btP"i tiitlt III
Washington.
"Ofhcially / consider Benton dead" the
consul said this morning. Il say that be-
cause / was told by villa that he was
dcad. But 1 may have my hopes and
doubts about this matter that ! cannot
express in words"
The oonsurs yelled hint that there might
be bare chance OF Benton being alive
is not taken seriously by BentOn's fam
is. who have insisted from the irst that
he had been killed by orders of Villa, II
MOI by Villa hmse'' with his own pistol.
The execution OF Benton followed on
the heels Of a secret interview between
General villa and General Scott COM
msnGsr OF the United states troops on
tie border Thi, interview was on the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-20

ed for. The taggers operated chief
ly in front of railway stations and
downtown hotels.
A girl in a black velvet gown and
red-plumed hat was challenged by
Mrs. Edward Tilden, wife of the
banker-packer, in front of the Lex
ington Hotel. Others joined Mrs. TIL
den and the girl with the red plume
was escorted to Parlor o of the
Palmer House. Mrs. Victor Keane
and Mrs. John Cudahy, directors of
the G. c.. B. League questioned her.
Mrs. Tilden went out to a tele-
phone. She came back and told the
tagger:
81 have commanded the police to
arrest you if you appear on the
streets again today"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-20

WOMAN WORKER SAYS
Thousands of nickels and dimes
went into hands of girl taggers who
had no right on the streets of Chi
cago yesterday, according to women
who run the Chicago Children's
Benefit League.
Five Of these irregular" taggers
were arrested and taken to the Des-
PLANES street station. They had
been gathering in loose change for
charity in front of the Northwestern
railway station.
Explanations we're made by Mrs.
Morrie Morrel of the National Con-
gress of Mothers and the five girls
were released.
Eve had about 100 girls on the
Streets" said Mrs. Morre1. "a few
weeks ago had an interview with
Mayor HaTTisOn's secretary. was
told then that our girls would be al
lowed to collect money on the streets
at any time or on any day, after Sc
curing permission from the police Of
ficers in each precinct in which we
were soliciting"
A Day Book reporter asked Mrs.
Morren how much money the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers collects
and spends each year and about how
much was spent in Chicago last year.
Mrs. Morren replied:
81 don't remember how much. I
haven't the least idea what amount
we spent in Chicago last year. The
two ladies who are local officers and
would know are out of the city now.
They will be back in a week or two
and then 1 will tell you"
''Who are the other women Of this
congress besides youTself?"
Absolutely, can not tell you to-
day. It would not be fair to bring
in other names"
Mrs. Morren showed a card Of
membership in the national congress.
She said she is qiust a member" To-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-20
RoosEVELTs IN TOWN

RooSEVELTS IN TOWN
With Ogden Gas and the Allen bin
as ammunition, the siege gun of the
Moose Party-CoL Roosevelt open
ed fire on Sullivan and Sherman at
the Coliseum last night.
He assailed the opponents Of Ray
mond Robins with his oId-time Vigor,
throwing shot after shot (of politi-
cal bullets) into the Republican and
Democratic candidates.
He reminded Moosers that SuIH-
vans political and financial career
had started with the passing Of the
Ogden Gas ordinance and the Coli
scum reeked with a strong odor of
gas while he tore at the Biggest
Democrat in Illinois"
Sherman he assailed with the re-
membrance of the Allen bill, quoting
newspaper files to show the feeling
of former days about the senator's
stand on the Allen matter.
For ten minutes without stop the
Is, 900 in the Coliseum cheered the
Colonel" while, it is estimated, 90
900 more on the outside struggled to
get in.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-20
HERO

A HERO
Miss Passee- Have you heard q
my engagement?
Miss Cutting-No-er-who's the
plucky man?-Judl u