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SHIP IN WITH WOODEN FUNNEL,
Loses smokestRck In GnIe-Impro-
Niscs Substitute.

The Dutch freighter Woudrchem ar
rived in port yesterday morning from
Rotterdam, via St Michaels. with "a
wooden smokestack in place of her FUN
mel, This had snapped of at the deck m
gale Oh March "a. when the steamer
was In mldocean, The vessel put into
81, Mlchaels without funnel II was
lIhposslhl" 10 get IA new one AZ ST
Mlchaels, so the crew fixed up "A smoke
stack Of planks and lined II with sheet
iron,
The Woudrichem brought six stowa.
ways, members OF crews Of Germar yes.
sells held at ~. Michaels, who slippsd
aboard while nr frcighter was looking
for new funnel
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said. that motion pictures are going
to form any real danger TO the real
theatre. They will supplant cheap, in
ferior theatres. but the real. true drama
VIII rise stronger than ever. I cannot
believe that the shadows on the screen
Will ever make such an impression on
the memory or endear themselves to US
as have Ada Rehan, Forbes robertson
or Ellen Terry.
Mrs Belmont said that there has been
much talk about the commercial man
ager. But" she continued, he is
rot so bad as he has been painted.
He gives the public what he thinks the
public wants. Fo. many year there
has been much sentimental talk about
uplifting the drama. What Is needed
is an uplift Of the audience
Women Equals Of Men.
Mrs. Belmont spoke OF the educational
value of the drama. and then, In closing.
she said:
The drama is one place at least
where women are the EQUALS - the
men, both artistically and financially,
and even surpass them"
Miss Cecilia Beaux spoke OF the women
IN art. Nine Marcella Sembr,ch. who
was received Enthusiastically, spoke of
women In music Other speakers were
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ChRuhcurs Plead GuiIty.

While White was telling of how he
came to his present plight his COM
panIons In crime were pleading guilty
20 an attempt at stealing the Sackett n
Wllhelms payroll money. the company
of which Whites friend ]. Francis Gin
min. also a self-confe&ed robber. was
the auditor. They were the chauffeurs.
Kenny Moore. Robert Roberts and
Thomas IL Daily men Of whom White
and Clinnin had made friends on their
night incurson into the white Hight dis
trlct and who entered into their schemes
Of robbery Dally's lawyer. Peter l..
smith. made a plea in behalf Of his
client.
"of course Daily l. bright" said
Justice Asphalt Hes a fine looking
fellow. All the men In these robberes
were brainy and bright and temperate
and extremely dangerous men TO start
on crooked life Their adventures
would have led them 20 murder sooner
or later, and is lucky thing they
were saved from that"
Justice Aspinall also paid tribute
to the work OF Detectives George T. Con.
roy and Walter T Seins In rounding up
the gang He said
81, Is the best piece OF detective work
that has been done In Brooklyn In
twenty-five years. | have been on the
bench twenty years and have never seen
tho equal OF IL. and want TO pay public
tribute to these detectives They talk
about the Police Department being cor
rupt. but they are all right. all right"
The three men. with Clinn!n and White,
will he sentenced next Wednesday.
White and Clinnn cannot get more than
fifteen years. while the others cannot re-
ceive a sentence Of more than five years.
Daily told Justice Asphalt that Clinnln
was the head Of the Ssckett a wilhelns
conspiracy. as White engineered that
upon the firm he worked for.
My first good position" said White,
twas with New York auditing COM
pany, IN charge of 100 men, who went
over the books of the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road TO get material with which 10 meet
charges Of tho Interstate Commerce
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WHITE LAYS HIS FALL TO
EMPLOYERS COCKTAILS
$4,000 a Year Manager Says
John Masury Unwittingly
Made Him Thief.

II was the temptation constantly and
thoughtlesely offered by his employer
that led Philip r. White, the confessed
partner OF the men who stole the money
intended for Masury & Sons payroll, to
excessive drinking, weakening his moral
fibre and opening his mind to evil in
fuences. Cocktails taken with John
Masury at luncheon were followed by
days and nights of drunken gayety with
other companions. changing him from a
sober business man into crook.
In corridor Of Raymond street jail
yesterday White told his story with a
smile on his face and gla6ness In his
heart that the snuous ways ne had
followed--followed deeper and deeper
until in despair he could find no way
out-had been checked.
God knows I do not blame John
Masury." he said. "He had been reared
In luxury. and money and the tlnsel %
life meant little to him. 80 that he did
not realize the harm they did me"
And then he revealed how Masurys
friendship FOR him had been such that
he steadfastly refused to believe In
Whites guilt. and that even now Ia jail
he has not been technically discharged
from Masury's employ. Up to within
two days Of his trial he held the place
of general manager for tho firm he
helped to rob and his salary has been
paid until the first of May.
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Exercises In Afternoon.

The celebration began with comment
Grafton exercises held in the Columbia
gymnasium yesterday at $3.50 i. NJ.
The academic procession led by Or.
Henry +. Champion, chief marshal, con-
sisted of trustees of the college faculty,
alumngc and undergraduates. The en-
tire student body was dressed In white
and the academic costume--cap and
gown. The Right Rev. David II. Greer.
Bishop of New York, opened the eNcr-
cises with a prayer. \ greeting was
then extended to the guests on behalf
OF the college by Miss Virginia c. Gil
dersleeve. dean OF Barnard.
The next speaker was Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. president OF the university.
who spoke of the growth of the college
from thirty-siN when II was started In
1890 20 sss in the present year. George
A. Plimptou. LII. d. treasurer OF the
college, In his address caused great JOY
by the announcement that the new stu
dents building. which has been long
waited for by the college, was at last 10
become a reality and work was 10 be be-
gun Immediately He said:
AT their last meeting the trustees OF
Barnard College voted to put up a stu
dents building. This is to consist of
iive buildings. partially separate but
under one roof. and the approximate.
cost is estimated as follows: Gymna.
sum, sl32. 600; swimming pool. 500. 900:
library $4,000. refractory and kitchen.
sla5, 900; students rooms, for rest. study
and recreation, 100000.
while no gifts are In sight for these
new buildings. the trustees feel that the
exIgenc!es OF the situation require that
the work he undertaken"
To date the college has raised $751;
3lI3i.
Miss Mary F.. woolley. president Of
Mount Holyoke College. emphasized the
good work which the women's colleges
Were doing for the community and how
women were helping now to solve the
big problems OF the day
George McAneny, President OF the
Boird OF Aldermen Of New York city.
made the final address
The exercises closed with a henedic-
ton by The Rev. Francis Brown, LII n.
president OF the Union Theological Semi
nary, Among the guests of honor were
Mayor Mitchell. In. John II Finley and
others Miss Beulah Amidon, 10, was
chairman of the undergraduates COM
mittee working with the trustees and
faculty,
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In our week Of laying
stress on suits at different
prices, to-day's the day that
the student of true economy
comes into his own.
Some good men think
we're a high priced house
because we sell so many
suits all the way up to $40.
We're not high priced at
any price.
Nor do we underestimate
the Importance of Variety as
well as Value in the more
modest prices, such as $50
and S22.
Our windows to-day arc
devoted to these prices ex-
clusively and they will illus
trate that point.
AS to our values we be-
lieve that to men who want
to spend $40 or S22 for a
suit. we can offer the most
serviceable and economical
clothes. from the standpoint
of service, that can possibly
be put out at these prices.
There's many man of
modest means who's paying
less, who might much better
pay a bit more and obtain
our standards Of fabrics and
making.
Everything men and boys
wear.
Sporting goods in all stores.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
broadway Broadway
srosdway Corners Fifth Ave.
az warren at 4lst St
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SLAYER OF WOMEN CONVICTED.
Hiram r.. Gratis May Get 70 Year.
for second Degree Murder,

NEWARK. y. !. April ~ The Jury in
th" case 81 Hiram l. Craig. the Jersey
City salesman who was indicted for kill
ing Miss Hetty Reeve and Mrs. Mamie
Clark here last February brought in a
verdict at o'clock this afternoon finding
Craig guilty OF murder in the second
degree
This was for the Staying ~ Miss Reeve
The extreme penalty Craig may receive
l. thirty years Sentence will he i'm
posed hy Judge Martin ON Monday
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Viscount Bryce an Arbit~r.

IoNpON. April 20 The former British
Amba ssador in Washington, Viscount
Bryce. has been appointed 10 represent
Great Britain on the commission to which
under the Anglo-Americau treaty al IaI.
any ISSUES between the two count rios
witch might nos yield 10 diplomatic nd
iustmcnt would he submitted
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Commission ! was successful and then
came other investigations. in which I
met men of big money, many times as
their guest.
Then came the chance to go with the
Masury company. In all my positions.
fortunately or unfortunately, I have had
the friendship of my superiors. John
Masury took liking to me and there
came "A time when | seldom worked dur
ing the afternoon. He would ask me out
To lunch and when 7 demurred. say
ing that | had a lot OF work to do. he
would say, oh. come on, i. r and I
went.
we would go Uptown. have few
cocktails and then at luncheon have n
bottle OF wine. That did not hurt me
financially because he would seldom let
me pay for anything. He was q gener-
Gus and kind hearted man and would
have been the last In the world 10 do
anything he realized would injure n
friend. But those Iuncheons hurt me.
lie used to leave me after them. and as
| did not like to go back to the office
half drunk to set "A bad example TO the
others I would drift off by myself
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Opportunity Always Present.

~ always hired the same chauffeurs
and sometimes ] would take them in for
a drink; and they came 10 know after
a time that I was broke. that 7 needed
money. God, how easily the suggestions
Of crime creep into a mans mind under
the influence of drink. When one once
becomes open to crookedness he does not
have 10 seek opportunity. II is always
there.
THE worst OF IL was over Yesterday
My mind IL at peace now, and the SEN
tence. whatever IL Is, will be trivial COM
pared TO the tortures ! suffered before
| owned w. But. oh. If one could only
bear the whole burden, II only my wife
and my babies did not have to suffer
too,
But I will come out and begin over
again and pay back what I owe and
what others lost through me- II get
seven years ! will only be Al when I get
out and will still have punch.
don't think I am wholly bad man at
bottom. I am sure I can make good
Good by."
And White got M. as II ushering n
visitor from his office. bowed ever so
slightly and murmured his pleasure At
the meeting.
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!, Miss Agnes Repplier, Mrs. Henry Wise
Miller. Prof. Mary w. Calkins Of Wolles-
ley, DR. =. Josephine Baker. director Of
the bureau of hygiene; Miss VI. Adelaide
Nutting of the department of nursing
and health. Teachers College; Mrs
George Haven Putnam and Miss Laura
y. Gill. formerly deans OF Barnard ;
Miss Freda Kirchwey president of the
Undergraduates Association, and Mrs
Sigmund Pollitzer, president OF the Asso-
ciate Alumna.
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R0CKAWAYS MAKE
NOISY PLEAS FOR
SEPARATE CITY
Secession Plan Attacked at
Hearing From Dozen An
giles by Prendergast.
Mitchell EXPECTED
TO VETO THE BILL

Fifteen hundred men and women from
the peninsula which BIg Bill Devery
recently described rs "a peanut on the
ocean went 10 City Hall yesterday
70 attend a hearing before the Mayor on
the bill which would make a new Rocka-
way city OF the towns along the beach.
or the 500 or 700 who crowded into the
Board OF Estimate room the majority
were noisly in favor of cutting away
from Greater New York
They carried American nass and
brought a white coated brass band. The
nass go, into City Hall. but the band
was not even permitted to play in City
Hall Park
Opposition to the bill was heard hrst.
George w. Foren. who led Off. insisted
that the Rockaways were better on as
part OF New York than they would be
by themselves. He said:
The Rockaways have always been
vociferous in complaining. but almost
silent on suggestions for Improvement
In spite OF this attitude the city has
gone methodically along. working out
plans for the betterment of local con-
ditlons. Secession would be the be-
ginning OF disintegration Of the city of
New York"
Stanley c. Fowler. a lawyer. said that
In opposing the bill he jeopardized his
own interests and friendships. but that
he had to do It because he believed the
people OF the beach towns were deluded.
We've heard no arguments for seces-
nj ha -, 4, a
no scientific survey and no fair chance
10 study this bill. We've heard bands
playing and seen flags waving. and that's
all. our share OF the city's debt is
fixed at 100000. II we secede we
may wake up in court and find out that
our debt exceeds our borrowing capacity
by 100000"
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Welcomed by water 60.

David May said he wouldn't go so
far as to say that the Queens County
Water Company had the bill drawn.
but" he said, at certainly welcomes
H."
Comptroller Prendergast attacked the
bill from dozen angles. For one thing.
he said. II initiated a policy which II
logically pursued would dismember the
city.
Underlying the city's 5000. Ooo. 900 Of
bonds said the Comptroller, lay belief
IN the city's progress as a whole and.
he added, that as the city progressed tn
security behind the bonds would increase
He went on:
"Rockaway offered to pay $40 Of I
per cent as her share OF the city's
debt and claimed that proportion OF the
city's real and personal property as "A
setofY Why. New York might find itself
in debt to this wonderful new munic-
ipality When I called attention to the
inequity Of this proposal they gener-
ously agreed to see that the city should
receive at least 100000 In the adjust
ment. But let me call their attention 10
the fact that the bill would allow them to
escape paying the last half OF the years
taxes, amounting TO S476,0e0. to New
York The sum of $4s. 900. 900 would be
struck from our assessed valuation. and
our debt limit would he reduced In
proportion. My idea is that we need "A
financial policeman to look after the
gentlemen who drew that bill"
Then the friends OF the bill had their
say. They were marshalled by Assem-.
hlynian Thomas McWhinney. who intro
duced the measure.
Veto Looked For.
william McKenna pictured the Rocka-
ways as cut of from the city by bay
and marsh lands isolated and peculiar,
lost sight of in the big city's distribution
OF favors one of his phrases was
We're a part Of the city only by law"
Charles A. Brodeck. a lawyer. charged
Mr.. Prendergast with "effrontery in say
Ing that the withdrawal of 6-10 OF
per cent would ruin New York" tn.
Mayor replied that the Comptroller
hadn't said that.
As city official Borough President
Connolly of Queens said he was against
Inc bill because II wasn't fair to the
whole city. Otherwise he thought the
beach was not geographically part OF
tho city. and II II wished to secede and
could do SO equitably he was for the
plan. Jacob Lauchelmer. banker I;
Macmillan Morgenthau, real estate
operator. and William $. Petit. the law
yer who drew the bill, also were heard.
Mayor Mitchell siid he had Just been
informed by Water Commissioner Will
Jams that the Queens Water Company
would reduce its rates in the Rockaways
about June I.
It is believed at City Hall that the
Mayor will veto the bill.
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Everything men and boys
wear.
Sporting goods in all stores.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
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and fence rails laid in the light of the
moon will stand up out OF the earth
while those laid during the dark of the
moon will sink into the earth to the
depth Of several inches.
These and many other very interesting
lay experiments have led the writer 10
conduct some interesting experiments in
the Matching Of young chicks, and what
he has proven TO be true may be Of con.
siderable value TO many who are inter
ested In poultry raising for pleasure and
profit.
II requires an average of twenty-one
DAYS for eggs TO hatch. Once in while
persons have noticed that n hen will
bring out chicks in one or two days less
time. This has been credited to the man
ner in which the hen brooded and 10 the
weather and numerous other causes, but
the real fact is it Is due TO the influence
of the moon. Eggs placed beneath n hen
during the light of the moon will make
poor hatch. and smaller percentage of
the chicks Matched will be raised.
The proper time to set a hen is when
the moon is new. or very close to that
period. so that the moon will be full just
about a week before the time for hatch
Ing arrives.
Experiments have shown that more
eggs will hatch if set at this time. II has
been claimed fertile eggs will hatch no
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matter when they are set. Many eggs
are fertile and yer the life germ is weak
perhaps due To some condition of the
fowls. and ii it is set at the wrong time
II Will he apt to die but ii set at the
correct time it will grow in strength, and
instead OF being a half formed chick in
the shell. there will be strong. vigorous
chick. which will thrive and produce q
healthier and much more rapid growing
chicken than il would had it lived and
been Matched during another period of
the moons phases.
Chicks Matched about week after the
moon is full will grow much more rapidly,
than others, and it is surprising how,
rapid their, feathers will grow and how
vigorous and thrifty they will be and how
much easier it will be to feed them a;
they seem to be born with energy enough
TO forage and seek for much OF their food
III the form of insects and certain forms
OF vegetation.
Chicks Matched In tho dark of tho moon
will not grow rapidly, and strange as IL
may seem, will not make strong, vigorous
fowls. They seem to lack the natural
instinct 10 search for food, and become
Lazy, unproductive fowls, falling 10 pro
duce eggs in anything like the quantity
laid by hens which were light.of-,he
moon chicks.
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Drudgery Of an Office .Stenographer
TO Queen of Bohemia in Night

f|AY LAURELL is the present reigning
X Queen of New York's Bohemia.
- Artists and scuptors vie with each
other TO reproduce her face and figure She
appears in the magazine illustrations and
in the new Salon pictures-also on butch
ers' calendars, soap ads. and so on. And
a sculptor of international reputation calls
her up at least three times a week to ask
her to marry him.
About this time year ago Miss LAUREL
was a stcnographcr. plodding away in an
unromantic office. She did not know what
gifts she had. And then, in one night, she
discovered them, four hundred and fifty OF
New York's greatest artists discovered
theID also and simultaneously and, 10 and
behold!-Miss Laureil was discovered.
New York is, of course city of oppor-
tunity, and Broadway is the Lane of Prom
ise-emphatically one of promise, because
it usually does not get any further than
that. New York is thH modern Bagdad. the
city OF the Ara bian Nights, with a thou
sand Caliphs Haroun wandering about dis
Gused 10 shower blessings on the worthy.
In all the romances Of New York there is
none more interesting or piquant than that
which converted delectabe little Miss
Laurell from stenographer to the pet OF
the artists OF New York in night.
One would think of n Queen of Bohemia
as having been born in Paris or Vienna
or New York itself, or San Francisco, or
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By JOHN r. TIMMONS,
(rhe Distinguished Horticulturist.)


TT is an acknowledged fact that the
moon produces the tide which
- sweeps the seas, and 1t is claimed by
scientists that the moon sends tidal
wave round the world, through the land
as we'll as the sea.
II such is true it is not difficult to be-
lieve some other things we are hearing
about the extraordinary influence Of that
great lunar body, which, If dead in itself,
certainly is imparting life and vigor to
many forms of earthly life.
Many truckers plant their melons and
onions in the right sign Of the moon
simply because experience has taught
them that different paintings produce diff
ferent results, and careful study has
shown there is right time in the moons
phases to plant certain crops to secure
the best results. Many Of the old-time
farmers who split rails and shingles from
the sturdy oaks which were felled TO
clear the lands for crops would not lay
a fence row or drive roof unless it was
done at what they considered the proper
time Of moon to produce the best results.
Actual tests have shown shingles
placed on n roof in the light of the moon
Will curl up and not last half as long as
those put on in the dark of the moon,
CSreaf pritain Eiohto T,o,Eryod
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you" He brought out cos
tune. 1t was beautiful cos
tune, but the most solid, liza.
terial part of it was rope of
pearls. You see" he explained,
you are supposed to be an
Oriental Queen in the privacy of
your boudoir."
Miss Kay gasped.. ".All right"
she said at last. I'll play it,"
On the night that the illustra.
tors held their affair the great
est artists and sculptors in
America were there TO see and
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hemia Miss Kay LAUREL was discovered
Before she could get away she knew she
lad also discovered herself The artists
and sculptors clustered about her Of
fering her engagements TO pose for
them
So she posed. And posed, and posed,
and posed. Soon the theatrical managers
were after her 10 pose for larger audiences.
She was, in fact, discovered indeed.
Gibson. Harrison Fisher, Orson Lowell.
Prince Troubetskoi, Stanlaws, Hamilton
King. Gilbert. Foster-all the great names
in Americas roster OF art-found inspira-
tion in her.
A year ago she was making Sl5 a week
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to enjoy. The
curtain rolled up
on Mr.. Falls's lit
tie pantomime. 1t
also rolled up,
somewhat hest
family, il must be
admitted, because
it was a proper,
conservative Ber-
kelley l. V &C Ell m
curtain, thu! was
used to rolling up
only on Chautau-
qua speakers and
Y. NJ. G.. a. az
fairs-it rolled up
almost protest
ingly on Miss
Kay.
There was a
gasp Of admira-
ton from tho au-
dience, all OF them
trained to know
and to appreciate
. pc ect lines.
who is she?"
where did she
come from ?" Has
she ever posed ?"
ran through the
house.
A new star had
blazed out in b.
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