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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
$4,000 LEFT FOR CHARITY
Son Receives Residue of Mrs
Evelina A. Meserole's Estate.

Numerous charitable requests are
made in the will of Mrs. Evelina A.
Meserole, filed yesterday in the Surro-
gates Court. Most Of these are given
in memory of her son, Abraham Mes
erole, and one in memory of her hus-
band. jeremiah Vanderbilt Meserole.
The public requests are: Presby-
terrain Hospital, $4,000 to endow four
beds; Collegiate Church of st. Mich
olas, $4,000 for the Society for Church
Work; Ladies' Employment Society,
SO 900; Committee on Fresh Air Fund,
SO 900; Association for Improving Con-
dition of the Poor, $4,000; Industrial
Home for the Blind, $4,000; McAuley
Water Street Mission. $4,000; Volun-
teers of America, $4,000; Salvation
Army, $4,000; Children's Aid Society.
80 900; Society for the Suppression Of
Vice, $4,000: Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Children. $4,000; So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
Animals. $4,000; Charity Organization
Society, 81 900, to be used for its wood
ward, and the Bowery Mission, $4,000.
Alfred Vanderbilt Meserole, a son,
receives the residue of the estate Isa-
bella Emerson, n maid. is TO receive
$500 if she was in her service more
than a year at the time OF Mrs. Mes
erole's death; otherwise the bequest is
TO be 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
Shore Of Lake on Anderson
Estate Is Stage for Play Tell
ing Strife of Sea Children and
Tree Children for Earth Child.

Boston, June 16.-The American
Drama Society took possession Of
Weld, the beautiful Larz Anderson es-
tate in Brookline, this afternoon, when
an outdoor performance of the four
act nce-play, "The Strife of the Sea
Children and the Tree Children for
the Earth Child" was given.
The play was presented on the shore
Of the lake. All the actors wore
Greek garb and danced barefoot. The
audience, consisting of the members
of the society and their guests, also
wore the Greek c ostume.
The dance-play is symbolic OF the
struggle of the sea and growing things
for the possession Of the land. Sea
children arise from the waters ana
coax the earth child into the depths.
The tree children fight to win back the
earth children TO the land, and after a
long struggle triumph.
The part of the earth child was
taken bv Miss Bertha L. Godfrey; Mer-
man, William A. Williams; First Sea
Child, Mrs. Gertrude Hitz Godfrey;
Second Sea Child, Miss Louise Bate
man; other sea children, Mrs. Helen X.
Smith, Miss Miriam Pullen, Miss Ruth
Lauier. Miss Charlotte Chase, Mrs.
Margerv P. Dalton, Miss Clara Coombe,
Miss Marion Barrie, Miss Gwendollyn
RidCway, First Tree Child, Miss Helen
True; Second Tree Child, Miss Lael
Montgomery; other tree children, Mrs.
Sibyl NJ. Snyder and the Misses Betha-
heba Askowith, Mary Rohrer, Con
stance Rohrer, Evelyn Halves and Mel
ba COncannon.
Miss Bertha Remick, OF Sharon. VINO
wrote the music, is member Of the
society. She composed the music for
the New York suffrage pageant given
last year and for the masque, The
Magic Pipes of Pan" recently per
formed at Peterboro, n. H.: by the pu-
pills of Florence Fleming Noyes.
Mrs. Gertrude Hit Godfrey, who
played the Second Sea Child, was for
merly leading woman with William
Hodge in "The Road to Happiness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
ASSERTS BECKER
CUNMAN INNOCENT
Rabbi Goldstein Says Dis,
trict Attorney Admitted
This to Governor.
Urges ABOLITION
OF DEATH PENALTY
Warden Osborne Supports Plea
Before Constitution
Committee.

Albany. June 16.-Rabbi Jacob Gold
..o,c chaplain TO Sing Sing and the
Torbs asserted before the bill of
,iebts committee Of the Constitutional
convention to-day that one of the four
New York gunner executed for the
,,yrder Of Herman Rosenthal went to
his death an innocent man and that the
District Attorneys Office has admitted
Sc much in a communication 20 Gov
o-ror Whitman. Mr. Goldsteu would
not name the gunman, but he is be-
loved 70 have referred to Dago Frank
Cirofci.
The rabbi was among a number of
speakers who appeared before the COM
rlittee 20 urge & constitutional amend
r,oat aboNshing the death penalty.
From my own experience" he said,
land from what | have learned l know
that scores of innocent men have died
on the Callows and in the chair was
present when q lad whom l practically
knew 70 be innocent went to his death"
Chairman Louis Marshall asked if he
referred 70 one Of the four gunner.
Refers to One of Gunner.
81 DO" replied Rabbi Goldstein. land
the innocence Of this boy has been ad-
mitted in a communication sent from
the District Attorneys Office to the
Governor. II this is denied by any one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
PERKINS HATLEAVES
HIN IN THE LURCH
1915 Model Too Fast for Dis
trict Attorney, Who Took
II TO Luncheon.

Has anybody here seen the District
Attorneys kelly? 1t entered re5tau-
rant near Criminal Courts with Mr..
Perkins Yesterday noon and left be-
fore he did. Whoever the light I'm
gercd gentleman was who walked away
with the 1915 model straw, which was
the prosecutors pride, his ears doubt
less burned afterward Mr.. Perkins
made speeches to himself about him
all the way back to his office.
A hat thief is a low enough human at
any rate, but one so degraded as to
omit leaving his own top iece in eX-
change for a better one, is. in the
opinion of the District Attorney. a
biped only by courtesy. A roseate
glow suffused Mr.. Perkins's Uranium
when he arrived at his Office. The sun
was hot on his walk back from the res
taurant, and weiGhty thoughts have
made one hatir to grow where several
formerly fourished.
The United Hebrew Trades an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
NEW BECKER BRIEF
RUSHED TO ALBANY
Supplementary Paper Criticises
Justice Seabury and Replies
TO District Attorney.

IN the hope Of strengthening their
second appeal to the Court Of Appeals
for a reargument of the case OF Charles
Rocker. his counsel filed yesterday a
spnplementary brief at Albany The
move was hurriedly made by Beckers
LAWYERS. in view of the fact that the
Court Of Appeals adjourns tomorrow
for the summer vacation. r., l..
Tho additional brief was filed by
pourke Cochran, Of the firm OF COCK
ran & Manton, of which Martin /. man
49,, 80 chief counsel for Becker. John
q Johnston. who was associated with
NJ Wanton in Becker's defence, was
also in Albany yesterday IN connection
with the matter 49,.
a conv Of the brief was not given
ont here prior to its filing, as was
Gone with the original petition for
rcarpument, but il went little turther
tbsn 10 reiterate the points raised by
the defence In contention that justice
coabury. who presided a. BeckerS sec
ond trial, did not present the oeieh-
dant's case fully to the jury. In otner
resnocts il was q counter answer 10
district Attorney Perkins's reply OPP
nosing the motion for reargument'
District Attorney Perkins was aston
;sbed TO learn last night of the ming
81 the supplementary brief. He sad
that his office had not been notined OF
The irtention of the Becker lawyers
and questioned whether they had oO-
tanned permission Of the court TO ME d
new brief. .-io, an
An effort to obtain new tTlai on
a writ Of habeas corpus IN the euela a.
~ snccoss of such a move is consld-
ored extremely doubtful. II is likely,
stotomcnts Of Beokcr's lawyers to the
so,trarv That an appeal for Executive
oi I" will be made to Governor
Whitman upon his return Sunday from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
Discards Slow Poison Theory

Riverhead, Long Island, June 10
District Attorney Green announced this
morning that he believed the recent
death Of William G. Howard, Of Sag
Harbor, was not caused by slow poison
ing. as was first supposed. No trace
Of poison was found in the dead mans
stomach by the consulting chemist.
The District Attorney had ordered an
investigation on the strength of an
anonymous letter stating that Mr.. How
ard was being slowly poisoned: lie is
trying to find out who sent the letter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
WANT TO BE JUDGES;
mayor SITS NAMES
Many Candidates Strive for Va
cancieS in Manhattan
and BROOKLYN.

Competition is so keen for the judi
cial appointments that Mayor Mitchell
has TO make that he will probably have
no announcement until next week.
There arc two police court magis-
trates to appoint in Manhattan. and it
is understood that the Mayor will APP
point a Republican and a Democrat.
The candidate of the Republican or
Canization is William Blau, although
J. Crosby KindIeberger, former Assist
ant District Attorneq, has active back
ing.
Edgar " rockingham, until recently
Commissioner of Public Works in the
Office of the Borough President of
Manhattan, is believed to have an ex-
cellent chance of getting the appoint
ment that is to go TO an Independent
Democrat.
Other candidates for one of these
two places are Richard A. Yelling, Tor
mer Civil Service Commissioner; for
mer Assistant District Attorney Floyd
y. Wilmct, Assistant District Attorney
Frederick j. Groehl, Leonard Niece,
head of the legal staff of the Legal
Aid Society; Louis A. Lavelle and Ma
thaniel Phillips, president of the For
eiCn Born Citizens League.
In Brooklyn o. Grant Esterbrook,
vice-chairman of the Board of Alder
men, has for some time been the lead
ing candidate for magistrate. There
is also q vacancy in Special Sessions.
The Mayor hopes TO announce on Sat
urday his assignments Of five members
of the Court Of Special Sessions to the
special work Of the children's courts.
1t is understood that the choice for
Chief Justice lies between Justice
Franklin Chase Hoyt, of Manhattan,
and Justice Robert j. Wilkin, of Brook
I,-r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
NAVY YARD IN TICKET ROW
Workmen Say They're Being
Barred from Launching.

Navy Yard employees were grumbla.g
yesterday over their inability TO get
tickets for the launching of the ARR
IONA on Saturday. Nearly 10000 tick,
cts, it is said, have been obtained By
two Brooklyn Congressman and an ex.
Representative, and the workmen feel
that they have been Discriminate
against by the Navy Yard officers.
There is fear among Navy Yard
officers that the stands may be over
crowded, owing to the large number Of
tickets sent out At the Command
ants Office yesterday Il was estimated
that 10000 tickets will have been is
sued by Friday night. officers in
other departments think that with the
invited guests and other citizens who
will attend, close 10 10000 persons will
see the dreadnought take the water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
| REWARDED FOR STEALING
Clerk Who Did Not Gamble
His Loot Is Retained.

Albert Rees. a clerk, Of 969 linton uon
Avenue, The Bronx, who stole 80. ~
from his employers and triP'eu ~
sum By good investments, VIZ nv Cor
p p,noro no worked. reached that decision on!
' wnVm hv and they will also keep him
In their employ. The COMPANY t ni,,rict
dropped with the sonsen'
"t apncoyse Rees did not use the money
l., obijno or on women" said coun-
~ To- The concern yesterday, ms
s sn have decided to give him 4
chance" --
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
SCENT GRAFT CHARGED
Employer Accused of Compen
sation Policy Extortion.

Alleging that Frank Giambalvo, a
clothing manufacturer at 323 Stagg
Street, Williamsburg. was exacting five
cents weekly from his twenty-five EN-
ployes to reimburse him for compenss-
ton policies for them, Alexander J.
Gompers, an Assistant Deputy Com
missioner of the State Workingmen's
Comp ensatioa Commission, yesterday
had the manufacturer before Magis.
trate Manner.
Most of the employees are poor.
nickel for that purpose, and declared it
was given to him for giving the en-
ployes work. The hearing was ad-
iourned until to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17

stand prepared to give chapter and
verse. There are now more than =
score OF boys in the Tombs charged
with the same crime as the cunmcn.
YET when those executions took Mace a
New York judge told me: Now there
VIII be no more gun fights among bows
on the East Side"
Warden Thomas Mott Osborne admit
o'u that inc death penalty might prove
deterrent, through the cowardicc Of
some men, but that in NAM o+bors 81,
was an actual incentive and increase /
the amount of murder.
w Their, are vast number" said
" Srden osborne. whose lives are sor-
uIu and dreary. and whom romance
never touches. To the weaEminded
among these the death of the muir
derer does not seem terrible bpt in
spires them TO achieve this wonderful
notoriety"
AS an illustration of the different
mental attitude Of the criminal and
WeaEminded. Mr. Osborne told the com
mlttee of prisoner in Sing Sing who
had become so grateful for fayors
SHOWN him that he confdod TO his
Capital Punishment No Deterrent.
81 would do anything for Warden
osborne When get out ! will
'croak' any guy he does not like"
The warden also tolq of another
prisoner who, he said, HIS intimates
well knew intended to commit murder
when he was released, not regarding
the taking Of life as a very serious
wattC~.
Attacking the idea that canital pun
lSnment IS a deterrent, Mr.. Osborne
sald the greater number of murders
were committed by men under the
influence Of drink who "saw red"
and never gave a thought to conse-
quences. In the case of carefully pre-
meditated murders, he argued, the
murderer reckoned all the conse-
quencCs and ignored them.
w. Bourke Cochran told the commit
tee that eleven states had abolished
capital punishment, and not one of
them thought of restoring il. George
Foster Peabody and DR.. William o.
Stillman, of Albany, also spoke in be-
half of the amendment.
Chairman Marshall declared that
bill abolshing capital punishment had
been brought before the Legislature
every year for about twenty-five years
and had never got out of committee.
He said he believed this might be
good reason for allowing the people. to
vote on the matter in the form OF
constitutional amendment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
COMFY BY TUBE TUESDAY
Fourth Avenue Line Will Be
Opened to Public Then.

The Fourth Avenue and Sea Beach
Iiros from New York 20 Coney Island
viii be operated for the public Tues
Jav noon for the first time.
Nv resolution adopted yesterday
,bc Public Service Commission direct
81 the opening of both the Fourth
SYenue line and the Steinway Tunnel
route Tuesday. In the former the
Us will have a capacity of seventy
oigbt persons, and will be sixteen feet
io1ger than those now used in other
subways.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
The Treasure Sink
By alfred ". HtWOOd

liver since West and East began trade and traffic,
Il steady stream of gold and silver has been pouring into
India For thousands of years her wealth in precious
metals in gems, pearls and objects of beauty has been
ping up This article describes the incredible riches of
some of the native princes and indicates the of
India's royal contributions Englands war chest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
Other Features in This Number

War; timely love story by W. B. Trites; The Counting
Candle an Irish tale by Mary L. Magruder The Knothoe
ahardtimes article for manufacturers by James H. Collins
Her Negatives new Phoenix story by Richard Washburn
Child War Orders timely fact article by Will Payne and
an able paper on the economic effects of the War; by
Former Senator Beverdge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17

rounced recently that they were com
Quoting a campaign 20 Dust the Dis
trict Attorney from Office. In Mr. Per.
kins's Office yeSctcrday afternoon il
was believed that they had started in
10 do il on the instalment plan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19
An
Experiment in
Sociology
By ROSCOE DEXTER
Observation-Disclosures

Copyright. 1915. by W. g. Chapman.)
James Martyr, the millionaire own
er of the Martyr Ship CONSTRUCTION
company, turned to his secretary, Miss
Edna Summers, with a rather shame
faced expression.
The committee is waiting outside
Miss Summers" he said. "You are
quite sure that you are willing to see
them?"
Quite sure" answered the pretty
secretary, smiling.
ut is in the interests of sociology -
continued her employer. ct is the
hardest thing l have ever had to do"
You mustn't care about my feel.
ings. MIR. Martyr" answered the girl,
In the interests of sociology anything
is justifiable."
The millionaire went out. to return
In the company of a committee of in.
vestigators, mostly white-bearded and
bald. who stared in establishment at
the comely. refined young woman
standing quietly before them.
Surely this young lady has never
been "a convict" exclaimed the
spokesman.
Yes, gentlemen" answered the mil
lionaire, land | thought that before
showing you over my plant would
take you in here and demonstrate nv
greatest success in my scheme for re-
claiming human wreckage. AS YOU
know, it is my boast that | can reform
any man or woman in the world. Given
chance to labor honestly, nobody is
irredeemable. Three-fourths of nv
most trusted employees are ex-con-
victs.''
"But-what have been this Iady's
inquired the spokesman. |
his beard.
She was the worst woman in Bos.
ton. sir. She has served one year as
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19


a plckpocket, one year for larceny. 81,
months for stealing in department
stores, and six months for receiving
stolen goods. When engaged her, a
year ago. her only redeeming quality
was love for her old father and
mother. Now she handles an aggre
gate OF four thousand dollars a day in
hard cash"
wonderful" calculated the spokes.
man and the committee, watching Miss
| summers in fascination. And | IN.
derstand. Mr. Martyr, that you pay
each OF your employees. whether male
or female. thirty-five dollars a week.
irrespo ctive of the work they do?"
nat is so. sir" answered Mr.. Mar.
tyn. 1T Is my theory that thirty-fiye
dollars is the minimum living wage on
which one can exist in comfort. in
these days of soaring prices. At that
salary my employees are satisfied and
endeavor to make themselves worthy
OF my confidence. In fact, it is not only
Just. but it pays"
He followed them out, to conduct
them upon their tour of his establish.
ment. The moment that the door
closed behind them Miss Summers
TOOK out her handkerchief and burst
into tears. She sobbed unrestrainedly
Tor some minutes; then, as suddenly
ceasing. she dabbed at her eyes, smiled
and took up her work again. When at
last her employer returned she was as
demure and tranquil as he had always
known her to be.
James Martyr was not very old for
a millionaire. In fact, he was barely
forty, though his serious demeanor
gave him the appearance of an older
man He had sometimes wondered
whether his interest in his secretary
was purely altruistic. He had Intro. |
duced her to his mother, and Miss
summers was frequent guest at the
beautiful house on Connecticut avenue
which he had built for her. 1t was said
that the seriousness of his outlook
upon life was the reason why he had
never married He had never found a
woman with the qualities of soul he
craved.
Miss Summers had been invited to
his mothers house that night. Long
ago James Martyr had told the gentle
Did lady of her criminal past. And to
his amazement his mother, who had al.
ways disapproved of his sociological
did not turn hair.
You see, James" she had said, "a
weet girl ike that must necessarily
lave been the victim Of circum-
tances."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19
Worth cuItlvatlna.
One of the most charming thinrs IN
sirlhood q serenity. n
SCgster.


An siss1 d phenomenal, but a.
essD which endures the wfntar
through with some warm-bloodsd ant
malls which and themselves suddenly
surrounded By frigid weather, aal
when all functions that make for tAs
nest OF life are as II they had never
been. 10 most curious. While II n
mainly applicable It 10 none the l>su
astonishing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19

Loyalty to ones employer 10 u.
st lesson that should BE- taught n
the aspirant for q place In the ma
ness world. says . circular sent o,,t
y me emciency bureau Of the New
iork univsrsity. The reason given
10 that loyalty means success ia N.
s@ployer and resultant prosperity 10
the employees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19
The Way to Clean Lamp ela..e.

Here Is an excellent way to clean
lamp glasses: Hold them over a lug
OF boiling water until they are we'll
steamed; then polish with a soft dry
rag. This is much easier way than
washing them. and the glasses very
rarely break.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19

vNs sinpH . question Of rss.e.
~ eweea -" said the eldest IN
hae He said vas q lar. aad I
- n vss oaA. .Humphi- r.
semed tie village postmaster. -Thsf,.
ne arse time ever hear Of either az
yva falling the truth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19
Modern improvements

Iney certainly are improving q,
the old style of sending things Tbs-
can even telegraph photographs nov |.
YES, and ] notice that presents e
MOVERS can be WIRED
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19
Stlckens,

:. The great difference between q pub.
no servant and a domestic servant II
mat the public servant would not re-
sign even under fire.-Louisville Cour
ter>Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19
The Professions

Chiropractor
DR.. ] Q. SCARBOROUGH,
Lady In Attendance
In Dyches Building Between Park
and Auditorium
OFFICE HOURS
. to II 80 a. m. 1880 to 5 p. m.
700 to 500 p. m.
Consultation and Examination Free.
Residence Phone 240 Black
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19

hubby's Joke.

a., won't your wife sing for us?"
sure! ] just asked her not to-
The Mischief Maker.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19
Origin Of Auction s.Iee

auction sales originated in an.
ciont Rome. and were introduced to
enable soldiers to dispose OF spells Of
var. -.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-19

sometlmes Lonely, Though.
one advantage in being good n
round In the fact that you avoid
crowds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
MONDAYS RACE CARD
AT JAMAICA TRACK

First race, for 2-year-olds, fur
longs-Good Counsel, 1O7 Damrosch,
112; Tea Caddy, liz; Kilmer, 1O7; Sand
pocket 1O9 Prince of Como, liz; Manhas-
set, 1O4; Edith Baumann, 1O4; Socony, 112.
Second race, for 4-year-olds and up,
selling, 115 miles-Hermis, Jr, 99 "Coin
o.; Monmouth, 90; Battery, 1OI; Elbond,
1O4 'Easter Star, "a.
Third race. for S-year-olds and up,
handicap. lie miles-Pandean, Ill;
Double Eagle. 1O4; Top Hat, 1O2; Morse
King. 1902; Charter Maid 90.
Fourth race, for 2-year-olds. the Green
field stakes, selling, 5Bh furlongs-'Regina
"a; Short Ballot. 100; 'suh God, 95; Fern
rock, 1O7; Plumise. 81; Success, 100; Va
rlety, 100.
Fifth race, for 4-year-olds and up, SELL
ing, 1h miles-'Dalngerield. 80: O'Sulli-
van. lilo: Ray o'Light. 11O; Ben ounce 90;
"Repulvida, 1927 'Marshon, 1902
Sixth race. for 3-year-olds and up.
maiden. selling, furlongs-Duke of Dun
bar, l09: Primary, lo9; Rose Marine. 107:
Woodfair, 100; Cy Merrick, 11s; Valen-
tine, 1O6; Nepthys. 1O7; Vihr, 10s; Uncle
Bill. 109; "North Light, Ill; Hyria, 1O7;
"VRza, 17.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Track, fast; weather. hot and clear.