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FIGHT FOR COURT HOUSE BILL.
board Fears Veto Of Measure II
Says Would Snvc 20 Per Cent,

Members of the Courr House Board were
informed yesterday that GOV Whitman
may veto u bill which in the opinion of
the board would reduce by 20 per cent
III" cost Of the now County Court House.
III" city will send representatives to a
public hearing IN Albany to talk for the
bill
The measure would permit the city to
award the contract for the entire building
TO one hiin or 10 split the contracts, a.
seemed best. 1t would repeal "a law which
SAWS that plumbing and steam ntting Tor
public building must be contracted for
separately, The Plumbers Association is
lighting 10 have the present law retained.
The bill would also enable the city 10
finance the project IN the same way ns
the subwayS, That is, the entire SO. OOO, OuO
which the building IL To cost would not
be charged M against the debt limit all
at once. but each stage would he paid for
as III" building progressed some real
estate men are opposing The hin bccausr
Of thIs feature.
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MERIT MEN PRAISE WHITMAN.
Annual Report Accuse. Travi. Of
Hypocrisy.

GOV. Whitman Is praised for consistent
regard for he merit system and Comp
troler Travis Is accused of hypocrisy in
the annual report which the executive
committee Of the civil Service Reform
Association ulde at "A meeting of the
association la-f night
Gov Whitman, sav- tho report vas i'm
sympathy with the civil service law when
he took office. and under him tho merit
-v-tom Ia, steadily advanced and been
largely restored to It's proper place in the
state Government.
An examination OF Mr. Travis's record
~ comptroller. SAYS the report shows
that instead Of giving the vlacesI to
MIrphy he has turned his Once over 10 the
Republican organization majority of
the apponl""~ are active Republican
workers - district leaders and members
81 ~" Republican state. County and ~
-crrbIr committees The records Of thsse
auuo,i. wen'- show tha; Mr. Travis ur"-
erection statements we're mere hypocrisy. z
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MAYOR OF SING sing
IN CELL ON CHARGES
w. j. Cummins and j. 4.
Qualcy Accused Of Plotting
Against "LOwbrOws."
CLIMAX or CLASS FEUD

ossiNtNG. n. V. May l2.-The feud
between the "highbrows' and the "low-
brows' In Sing Sing reached climax
to-day when william j. Cummins.
wrecker Of the Carnegie Trust COM
pany. and John A. Qualey. convicted
OF obtaining money under false pre-
fences from the late Mrs. William r.
Bull. were consigned TO padded cells by
order of Thomas Mott Osborne. warden
" Sing Sing. Cummins was suspended
~ mayor OF the Mutual Welfare League.
They were put In padded cells not he
cause they were violent, but because the
prison Is 40 damned that no cell OF the
ordinary variety was available for either
OF the "aristocrats." as they are termed
by the inmates. They were ordered to
their cells because of charges preferred
against them by fellow members OF the
Mutual Welfare League. and under the
rules made by Mr. osborne when a pris-
oner IL up on charges before the Mutual
Welfare League court he automatically
loses his privileges and IL placed In "A
cell
The charge against Cummins. the
mayor OF the Mutual Welfare League.
and Qualey. the leader OF the high
brows' and first lieutenant to Mayor
tummns. is that Qualcy offered new
silk shirt and several neckties to Kid
pr1pper kaplan II he would beat up"
Teddy Collins and Phil Able. two aids
TO Buscp eat 'em Alive) Lynch. the
leader OF the "lowbrow" faction.
kid Dropper" is the only witness
that the two complainants have. But
Teddy" and "Phil." backed by Bosco,
are deeply grieved that anybody should
think Of doing them physical harm.
They insist they have the goods on
Mayor Cummlns' and they are deter
mined To- Dust him from his office.
They were not satisfied with the hear
ing they had before tho court OF the
Mutual Welfare League with Kid
Droppe- as the chief witness Trey are
angry too because Judge William Will
let's, presiding at the court this IL the
~ me- Willetts VINO was sent In Sing
sing because he offered to buy from
curly Joe Cassidy Of Queens a nominal
ton for the supreme Court Justiceship-
found Cummins and Qualey rot guilty
~ the charge. That was the reason
they appealed from his judgment and
laid their case before Mr.. Osborne with
the result that Mr. osborne sent Mayor
cummins and MIR oualey to padded
cells
Mayor Cummins and Qualey deny
emphatlcally the charges against them.
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new RIPPER" LETTER
GIVES POLICE CLUE
More Arrests Made. One Of Man
Who Threatened Boys
With Razor.

Inspec,or Faurot and detectives OF the
Second Branch were busy yesterday IN
ve-tigatlng information concerning men
who have ANNOYED children since the
murders OF Leonore Cohn and CharleE
Murray by an undetected ripper In
spector Faurot left his temporary mead
quarters at the Second Branch once
Yesterday afternoon to work on one
promising clue contained in letter to
Mrs Murray, received yesterday. pf
this new development he would say
only. 1T looks good. I'll tell you all
about 4, II II breaks right"
More men were held yesterday for AL
legged offences and threats against chill
dren. Two came before Magistrate
Handy In the Tombs police court.
John Bowman, 45. was arrested In
Battery Park on Tuesday night after
some little boys said he had showed
them a razor and said he was going
20 KIN some one" Bowman said he
came here from Troy. y. Y, on Monday
and was intoxicated. lie was sent to
the workhouse.
SdlblO feleS'ld, ~, oil l'N SuIllNdH
street, was held In $500 bail for exam
nation today. Patrolman sullivan told
Magistrate Handy that Pelescia Kissed
AZ Annie Me,lllo, lG. OF II Thompson
street. and made motions to her.
Frank Fuzia, -. Of IA pupor; street.
Greenpoint. who Was arrested sunday
night on complaint OF thir;sou-Ncar-old
Mary Manning OF PSI Avenue c, was
positively idenified hy the girl and by her
sister. Helen. IA Fuzia. however. said
he attended the Slavic Church of the
Holy Family IN Greenpoint on Sunday
night. and would have the Rev Father
Cas.mir in Norkv.lle court to-day to
prove Il.
ORANGE, y. j. May le.-Children at
tending the Lincoln avenue public
school orange. keen on getting a half
holiday. started ripper" scare In the
foreign quarter this afternoon and many
were allowed by their mothers 20 stay At
home. \ truant officer was sent out TO
round up the delinquents some ~ tho
BOYS have been attending class with
pockets filed with stones and some car
ri.i knives
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AGAINST APPOINTIvE JUDGES.


hot debate took place NJ an ad-
iourned meeting Of the New York County
Lawyers Association at the Hotel Astor
last night on n resolution. prepared by
the board OF directors and presented by
Henry w. Taft, that all Judges of the
supreme Court and the Court of Ap.
peals should be appointed by the Gov
ernor by and with the consent OF the
Senate, The resolution was finally lost.
Iiourke Cochran favored the election
of Judges by the people Fred W Him
richs said the elective system left to-
much chance for contemplate practices
of the bosses.
James II, Doherty said I'm opposed
to methods which permit the selection
of justices by irresponsible persons who
rise to the power Of boss by trickery,
who make selections for Judges IN some
hall in secret or IN the back room Of
saloon"
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The witness said that along tho last
of March he had "A telephone call from
Mr. Barnes asking him 10 come Ia Al
bany, He said that he had obSyed the
summons and had remained AT Albany
for three days talking over the Scna-
tpral situation with Mr.. Barnes, Sena-
tor Bracket, SPEAKER Merritt and
others
MIR Barnes said" senator Brown
continued, that in his opinion the time
was right for n combination of Repub-
licaus and independent Democrats for
the election of a United States Senator
who should not be identified with Tam
many Hail MIR, Barnes requested mo
to confer with Mr. Osborne, which l did
] talked with Mr. Barnes and Mr.. Mer-
rift and Mr.. Bracket nj tho same time
II aftcrW ward told Mr.. Barnes that I
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Plntt Rcnl Leader.

-. . :.
WHO was the actual leader OF the
hepublican party IN 1889 ana l"oo|
continued Mr. WINS.
senator Platt." replied Mr.. Odell. al
ways sparing or words
when ia senator Platts leadership
terminate
There was sparring over TINS, but
hnaly II was agreed that 1904 should
stand as the date. Mr. WINS put u
pretty direct question next: Were you
ever the dominant leader OF the party In
this state!
Mr.. Odell hummed and hawed "a mo-
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US. RELIEF WORKS
WONDERS IN FRANCE
American Ambulance Hospital
Rcbuilds Faccs-GaS Vic
tins Treated.
GANGRENE SERUM SOUGHT

Charles Carroll Of Carroll'on. Md.
Just back in this country on the French
liner Rochambeau. told yesterday of the
increasing work and prestige Of the
American Ambulance ~ spital in Paris.
The hospital IL now full to capacity,
after several engagements, and the
quality OF its work, which early excited
the greatest admiration of European
surgeons. is being displayed to better
advantage than ever.
There are now 500 bcds IN .
hospital" said Mr.. Carroll They are
all fl,-d and the school building in
which the hospital IL housed. the Lycee
Pasteur in Neuilly. has been utilized to
its full extent since the serious spring
fighting the hospital mas had many
more cases than ever before.
I'm the last battle Of the Yscr wounded
were brought into Paris at IN" rate Of
1900 io 1000 day. We got from
twenty-five to thirty cases \ day. all
we could possibly handle. OF course
We get the most difficult cases, many
Of them coming to us from other hospl-
tails. especially the nrst aid places at
the front.
THE dental department OF our hospi-
tai is perhaps the most striking phase
VI its work ! am told that the Ameti-
can Ambulance Is the first military
hospital to have a dental department
The work OF the su' geous In II Is
marvellous. They not only cure Jaw
fractures but absolutely rebuild mems
faces. They get many patients with
shattered Jaws o. badly Infected face
wounds. and by a system e grating
tissue and surgery they reconstruct the
man so that instead of being unable
to eat or speak for the rest OF his life
he has only q scar or two to show
for his disaster.
The French Government and people
are imm, nscly appreciatlve. President
poincare visited the hospital last fall
and lately he went through Mrs Harry
Payne Whltnev's hospital at Jouilly.
works In cooperation with the Amer!-
can Ambulance. VI. poincare talked t.
his wounded soldiers and left them
money FOR Tobacco and itttlc Injuries.
The heads Of the medical staff OF the
French army have repe teddy expressed
their appreciation of our work.
"on April 30 the American Ambulance
Hospital had handled lies patients. Of
whom ll3P had been discharged There
had been only cigNty-four deaths Last
month the hospital took over 500 new
patients and discharged over 500. There
were only TWO deaths
Surgeons of the pasteur Institute
think they have isolated the gtugr.nc
mcrobe and are experimenting now
with 4 serum. our hospital was able to
assist them little ~ particular they
had not the money TO buy 4 horse. SO
We furnished one from which they were
able To make a serum culture
Most OF our nurses are American. a
and French and t-,tuff.',
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Brown First witness.

Senator Elon l. Brown. majority
leader of tho STATE Senate. was the first
witness called by Barnes this morn
ing He traced the leadership OF the
Republican party from Plat. through
Odel and WOO run 10 Roosevelt and
was quite crnphatlc. stating that Rnose-
Welt was recognized as tho leader after
the Stimsun convention Of 1910 Asked
about Ia" convention OF 1906 he was
about To reply when Justice Andrews.
alert to rctcc' tn" irrelevant cut out
mass : Of detail by stating he assumed
that Mr. Barnes was the leader In that
year.
I'VE don't admit that is IN the evil
dence," protested Mr.. WINS
at il for the court to say what is in
the evidence. Mr. WINS admonished
Justice Andrews He would not permit
questioning meant to show that Col
Roosevelt was boss and he brought
the examination IN to it's proper topic
the Senatorial fight Of 1911
Mr.. Btrnum asked Senator Brown
concerning conversations between him
and Mr.. Barnes during the Senatorial
deadlock
'"rhe witness must connne himself to
conversations with Mr. Barnes. how
ever said the court
did you have talk with Mr. Barnes
ut any time in 1911 about the election
NJ United states Senator"
YES, early In February in 1911 I
went n Mr. Rarn"s and said To- him that
the night before Thomas Mott Osborne
had said to me- that IT would he a great
opportunity to do n real public service In
the Republicans uniting with the Demo
Gratis who were against Tammany by
"lecting good man United states Scna-
tor.
"Nr Osborne I toI5 NJ p,rr.s ,,,r
cested my law partner, John y. Carlisle,
as an excellent man for the place and
asked mo II would take the matter up
with Republican leaders Mr. Barnes
said he thought 1t was u good suggestio
and he would consider II. hut that he
couldn't tell yet whether II would work.
for the reason that he hadn't talked
with the Republican legislators and
didn't know how they felt about II"
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SAYS OLD LOVE WON HUSBAND.
Mrs. Tremper Tells Of BEING De-
serted for an Actress.

suit for divorce in which the plaintiff
Mrs. Anita W. Trcmper, alleges that her
husband. Henry ID, lremper. has deserted
her for an older love actress whom he
knew before marriage was tried before
supreme Court Justice Crane in Brooklyn
yesterday. Mrs Tremper's charge was
corroborated by n taxi chauffeur and by
Raymond T. Morrill, a friend Of tho 10
PENDANT
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This established definitely what TIVE
SUS stated this moruiug--that while the
ruling Of yesterday iu knocking out the
printing evidence cut OF one Of the
Colontrs Justification legs, he still has
one left on which 10 get TO tho jury
And getting to the jury for Justification.
not merely mitigation. is the all i'm
portaut thing FOR col Roosevelt,
Mr. WINS resumed
As = matter Of fact were there any
corporation contributions in 1899 from
Democrats"
Mr. Odrll seemed to be wondering
deeply. Then he replied that there were
no individuals he could think OF He
didn't rem mber that Anthony y Brady
had given anything. nor could be recall
a contribution from Robert &. pruyn. A
Republican.
was there any understanding that
corporations who contributes would be
proiectel?'
There was not" said the ex.Gov-
ernor.
ON cross-examiuation Mr. Bowers
brought out that no reports had to he
nled with the Secretary OF state In
those years and that the private books
OF the ORGANIZATION hal been destroyed
Mi Odell was asked az 10 his memory
Of corporations y wasn't very good
He thought the Metropolitan Street
Railway COMPANY had contributed. he
didn't think tho Third Avenue Railway
Company hal aud OF others mentioned
he wasn't sure
And now concluded Mr. Bowers
do you know what contributions wer"
made by corporations or individuals 10
the county organizations
no. They We're slim" said Mr.
Odeu
But YOU would not how what con-
trihutions We're made 90 Tie Albany
county organization"
u would not"
Gov. bd"ll was excused At the same
time lierber, Parsons Of New York city
was told that h" would not he called
Vt the end % the day 1t looked Ms
II Mr.. Barnes might he called to the
stand tomorrow afternoon.
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Mr. Loeb said that rnes admitted
at the time the Sheehan Senatorial hght
was hotly on tina, he could not inter-
fere because Of his arrangement with
Murphy. Mr. Wollman told the jury to-
day that the conversation between MIR
Loeb and Mr. Barnes took place two
years after the time Mr.. Loeb had fixed
When did you first meet Mr.. Loeb?"
asked Mr.. Barrum.
After Mr.. Wilson was elected Presi-
dent" replied Mr.. wollman.
DO you remember a luncheon in the
offices OF J. 8. Bache & co. that Mr..
Loeb attended,"
Yes. that was six months after I first
met Mr.. Loeb. While we were at
lunoheoI Mr.. harness card was brought
in | asked Mr.. Loeb IL he had any OBJ
lection to Mr.. Barnes Joining the party
and he said he had not Mr. Barnes
came in and vas with Mr.. Loeb for
three-auarters OF an hour"
But Mr.. Loeb has testified here"
said Mr.. Barnum. that he was at Il
luncheon in your office and met Mr..
Barnes there In 1911"
Mr. Loeb was not In our office until
November or December. 1912" said Mr..
Wollmsn firmly. at was six months
afterward that he me, MIR. Barnes in
our Office
on cross-examinatlon Mr. Bowers
wanted TO know why Mr. Loeb had
called at the office Of J : Bache
g. Co. Mr.. Wollmsn replied that Mr..
Loeb's name had been suggested 10 his
partners and himself as suitable head
for the International Bank OF 60 Wall
street, The bank had president At the
time hut j. ;. Bache 4 60. were look
iuC around for another man"
you had business with Mr.. narpes 49,
asked Mr.. Bowers
Yes said Mr.. wollman I'VE dealt
in securities for him"
Fought and sold securities for him.
"a hat Is correct
How long had you been doing this p"
81 can't tell exactly"
Had II been for three years two
years, one year" Mr. Bowers pressed
II cannot recollect"
We'll, your books will show. won't
they"
II suppose So" replied Mr.. Wollman.
"Nr. Barnes had been doing business
with our Albany branch"
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Roosevelt Plannedto Get
Back Into the Republican
Parylo|GoAfter' Wilson
Witness in Libel Suit Says Colonel Agreed the Bull Moose
Was Back Numbel-Loeb's Testimony on
Bachc Conference Challenged.


Col. Gleason" said Mr.. Hutchinson.
And now what is your occupation
asked Mr.. Bowers.
Mr.. Hutchinson described himself as
an active organization employee, man
ager OF speakers bureaus and the like.
Are you speaker" inquired Mr..
Bowers
mo. but I'm a judge OF them" said
the witness
MIR. Hutchinson" said MIR. Bowers.
don't you remember that you COM
menced the conversation by saying to
Cob Roosevelt. We need your help in the
Republican party"
mo. sir. | don't remember saying
that"
The second sensation OF the afternoon.
second In interest, although II developed
earlier than the Hutchinson episode. was
the testimony OF William j. Wollman OF
J. y. Bache 4 Co. the New York city
banking Arm. that william Loeb. Jr..
met Mr.. Barnes at luncheon in the
Bache banking house in the spring OF
1919 and not In the spring of 1911 as
Mr.. Loeb had testified
The point was important. since 1t bore
closely ON one OF the two pieces Of justi-
fcation evidence that Col Roosevelt has
been allowed to retain--Mr Barnes's
corrupt or improper arrangement with
Murphy TO make certain the election OF
a Murphy candidate for United states
Senator.
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Tries TO Keep Out.

Ex-Gov. odelrs attitude seemed to
be that OF man who did not intend 10
be dragged into the Barnes Roosevelt
fight an inch further than he had To
be. He gave his answers with dignity
and reserve. He could not remember
positively II Democrats had contributed
TO the campaign fund OF the state or
sanizatlon In 1899 and 1900, the years
specified by Col Roosevelt AS covering
Barness admissions on the point but
he did not think any Democrats had
contributed
Mr. Bowers made an effective point
for the defendant when h. drew from
eN-'iov Ddell the statement that the
contribution books for state organiza-
tiuns for those years had been DESTROYED
and the statement that he would not
have known what contributions were
mad" by corporations TO the Albany
county or other county organizations
The "X-iovernDr's testimony was in
teresiing because 1t again threw into
strong relief the hard politics Of the
days when Plat was the Easy Boss
and IN" later days when Plat gave way
20 odell Mr., Twins examined the ex-
Governor,
In 1899 and 1900 who looked after
tho finances of tho State organization 80
asked Mr.. WINS,
~ did" replied Mr., Odell. laconicaliy.
'Did Mr. Barnes have anything to do
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The trial swung from legal issues
back to tile political and personal en-
NIFTY between Barnes and Roosevelt.
back TO the struggle for political sur
vival. and even the appearance later OF
Ex-Governor odell as "a witness did not
lessen the interest.
The Colonels demeanor and gestures
while Mr. Hutchinson testified are not
to tie pictured adequately In simple Eng
lsh. Again II is To- be regretted that a
moving picture machine is not neces-
sarily part Of a reporters equipment
Col. Roosevelt; lost all interest IN Aris-
tcphanes. In his published statements
about the German crisis. In his stack OF
kilograms. He leaned forward. fists
clinched. and removed his eyeglasses the
more easily TO bend his glare on the
witness.
Amusement. amazement. contempt.
angNr. roiaxed or frightened his features.
Once he turned toward the newspaper
tables with eyes uplifted and hand up
raised. 1t was perfectly apparent that
the Colonel had all ne could do to hold
himself in and not make a scene. one
rather wondered what's going to happen
when Mr. Barnes takes the stand
William l.. Barnum. who had been
epe nding most of the afternoon in what
slangy persons would describe az an
attempt 10 get the Colonels goat ,the
process in Mr.. harness case being a
fNcd and contemptuous smile) had the
Job of Illuminating the Hutchinson blast
The witness started of easy by recall
ing that he had known both Mr.. Barnes
and Col. Roosevelt since 1898.
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Mr. Bowers wanted to know II MIR
Wollman could produce any book or rec
ord which would fix the exact date OF
IN, luncheon where Mr.. Loeb and Mr.
Barnes met. Mr.. Wollman said there
was no such book. hut that Peter
Iucher. lawyer of q Broadway. who
tad brought Mr. Loeb to him. might
be able TO recall the date.
The Hutchinson testimony for the
purpose OF showing that Col. Roosevelt
vas .Hsincere and that he held malice
toward Barnes and the Wollman testl-
mouy challenging the veracity Of Mr.
Loeb were the principal points made
today by the Barnes counsel They
made some apparent progress in COM
batting the evidence Of Mr. Rarnes's b.
partisan arrangement with Murphy by
calling ex-senator Edgar Truman
Bracket of Saratoga Springs. Senator
Elon r. Brown. Frederick W Hammond
OF this city and Speaker Sweet OF tho
Assembly. all OF whom testified in sub
stance that they had not heard of any
agreement between Barnes and Muir
ply 10 control Ihe Senatorial election
OF 1911.
The Barnes people were unable to
question a single Democrat on this mat
ter. because Justice Andrews ruled that
Democrats In minor leadership couldn't
b. supposed to know Barnes's attitude.
Therefore the Barnes counsel excused
senator Thomas j tThe) McManu.
william Church Osborn. Democratic
state chairman. and Alfred Il. smith
leader Of the Democratic minority in
the Assembly. A number Of other wit
nesses VIII be sent away Tomorrow
thereby further shortening the case
EN-Gov Benjamin h. Odell. the last
witness Of the day, was relied upon by
the Barnes side TO Offse, the Colo.
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with the collection or disbursement OF
the nnances?"
He did not" said Odell.