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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20
C0l0neIS Target Bosses,
Not Barnes, His Defence

their places in the box, where they re-
NAMED unless challenged.
Oliver d. Burden, Of counsei io'
Colonel Roosevelt, was most sonHtous
in his efforts TO discover whether any
talesman harbored "A prejudice against
his client Two jurors OF German oe-
scent we're challenged. although polh
declared Colonel Roosevelt's views on
Germany's violation of Belgian neu-
trality would have no effect on their
OF Democrats Mr. Burden inquired
whether the fact that Glynn, DIX ana
Murphy we're mentioned by Roosevelt
in the statement Of which Mr., Barnes
complained would weigh with them
against the Colonel. ~
Throughout the examination or taies-
men it was Colonel Roosevelts counsel
who injected political atmosphere into
the case. Mr.. Barnes's attorneys obvl-
ously sought to avoid 1t, aithough
William l.. Barnum, counsel for MT,
Barnes. once inadvertently described
the case as political
Mr. Barnum, indeed, time and again
demanded of a talesman whether no
could forget the political aspect OF the
DISPUTE and regard it as one between
two plain citizens.
Defence Denies Hedging
As soon as counsel for Colonel Roose-
Welt learned tonight that an impress
sion had gone abroad that they were
"hedging" on the original statement
conference was called Colonel Roose-
Welt attended and gave his approval 70
this statement, which declares that tho
defence Is ready TO prove every ale
CATION made in its answer;
zone Of the counsel for the defence
stated, for the purpose Of correcting
the erroneous impression which seems
to have been created: ,
"'The motion was merely intended
70 be the usual one in the conduct OF
such cases and in no way Implied any
change in the position Of the defen-
dant. The defence will proceed along
its original lines. There was not, and
IS not now, any intention 70 deviate
therefrom.
"Mr. Bowers in the latter part of
his argument was simply discussing the
legal situation which attached 20 the
article as published in the absence Of
an innuendo, which under the well rec
ognized rules of law requires, II pos
sible, a harmless construction of the
language, If such construction is con-
sidered by the court 20 be possible.
The motion having been denied, the
defence will now proceed TO prove the
allegations set up in the answer Of
Colonel Roosevelt.
"'The question was purely a legal
one and in no way involved a change
Of front as TO the facts"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20
SUBPOENA REFUSED
BY CONTROLLER
[rron , 80 corre.pondsnt Of ~, rrLnnn,

q
Albany, April 19.-State Controller
Eugene NJ. Travis will refuse to answer
a subpoena served on him by attorn s
for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to APP
pear at the Barnes Roosevelt trial at
Syracuse with records from his Office
which would All Six trunks. The pa
pers called for concern principally
state printing contracts for about
twenty years back, and they are wanted,
it Is understood, TO prove the existence
Of a printing ring IN Albany, with
which, Colonel Roosevelt alleges,
Barnes is connected.
81 cannot answer this subpoena IN
der the law" said Controller Travis to-
night. Section 500 of the Code Of
Civil Procedure provides that records
of the Controllers office cannot be
taken out of the county"
Before announcing his determination
not TO answer the subpoena, Mr.. Travis
Consulted with Attorney General Wood
bury, who turned the matter over to
Deputy Merton +. Lewis. He is acting
on the opinion submitted by Mr.. Lewis
"Of course, they can get copies of any
records in our Office" said Mr.. Travis,
but il would take between two and
three months for a big corps OF our
employees to copy what they ask for"
Charles II. Winchester, vice president
Of the j. b. Lyon Company, which has
done most Of the state printing for
years, was also subpenaed to produce
records concerning printing contacts.
lie went 20 Syracuse this afternoon
with ten steamer trunks full! Of the
company's books. lie said he would
take them 10 a hotel, and before PR
ducing them at the trial, through his
attorney, would question the right Of
the Roosevelt lawyers to put them in
evidence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20
Jurors Chosen
in Barnes Suit

Iron . SIAN Correspondent Of Ths Tribunal
Syracuse, n. Y, April 1s'-Ihesc
are the Jurors chosen to decide 'ho
Bsrnes-Roosevclt $4,000 libel case'
I. Henry TioaE Fayettcville'
clerk; Republican.
2. Irving J. Mills, Syracuse' "ooo-
worker: Republican
3. Walter ]. Zulll, Syracuse; man
ufacturer of washing machines;
Progressive.
4. Franklin s. Rhoades, Elbridge;
farmer; Republican.
&. Leonard X. Hungerford. Syra-
cuse; contracting painter; Progress
sive.
6. +. w. Pierce, syracuscI car
penter; Republican
7. Warren w. Somers Syracuse;
grocer: Republican.
3. Ray Tanner, Marcellus; farm
hand; Democrat.
Q. John w. Brown. memphis;
farmer; Republican.
10. George +. Boschert, Syracusej
manufacturer of hydraulic presses;
Progressive.
II. Edward Burns, SyrscuseI mo-
torman; Republican
IL. Peter Beneke, Liverpool; coal
dealer; Democrat.
Political affiliations Of the Jurors
are: Republicans, 7; Democrats, 2;
PrOgressiyes, 3.
twenty-five talesmen were exam
ined. The plaintiff used six-the
full Quota-peremptOry challenges.
The defence used four challenges.
Time taken TO pick jury, four
hours and fifty minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20
Both Sides Treat Suit
as a Political Contest
CFrom s,Ar Correspondent Of n, rribunoJ

from star Correspondent Of TIE Trtbune)
Syracuse, \. Y, April 19.-The exam
nation of talesmen in the $4,000 libel
suit of William Barnes against Theo-
dore Roosevelt TO-DAY gave every in
dication that both sides considered the
case political, in spite or the statement
last night of William NJ. WINS, counsel
for Mr.. Barnes, that neither he nor hi0
client believed politics entered into 1t
at all
Mr.. Wins got up only once to prompt
William l.. Barnum, Of the local coun-
sci. who examined the talesmen for the
plaintiff. When he had returned to his
seat Mr.. Barnum asked the talesmen
this question:
Would it require any more evil
dence to convince you in this case
because it is a political case?" At
another time he asked: would you
say that anybody in politics could be
libelled the same as any other cltl-
zen?
At this. John W. Bowers, counsel for
Colonel Roosevelt, raised his voice IN
his first protest, and Mr.. Barnum re-
phrased his question thus: "Do you
believe that a man in politics is en-
titled to the same consideration at
your hands as any other man?
Oliver d. Burden, of local counsel
who examined the talesmen for Colonel
Roosevelt, asked whether they had read
the Wins statement on 1.-THE non-politi-
cal aspect" of the case as printed in
the local papers. Most Of them said
that since they had been drawn for
this panel, a month ago, they had re-
Trained from reading about the case IN
the papers, realizing that they might be
drawn as jurors.
Hints at Printing Profits.
Another question Mr.. Burden put 90
most Of the men was: Have you any
prejudice against Colonel Roosevelt
because Of the stand he took in 1912 -
1t was evident that Mr. Burden has
reference TO the testimony the defence
intends TO Introduce regarding alleged
profits Of Mr.. Barnes from printing
concerns in Albany that have had state
and county printing contracts.
| Like a shot Mr.. WINS entered an OBJ
/ lection when Mr.. Burden, in a smooth
/ tone, asked a grocer; ado you believe
| man can dodge responsibility for his
/ acts by receiving funds from a cor
poration rather than by personal con-
tact? ?"
J ne objection was eusIalHtu ny JUS
tice Andrews, and the question was
not answered
Again the objection Of the plaintiff
was sustained when Mr.. Burden asked:
do you consider il fair or proper
10 sell products TO the state at a
higher price than you can get in the
open MARKET"
Whenever he examined a Democrat
Mr.. Burden wanted to know whether
the fact that Charles F. Murphy and
Governors Dix and Glynn we're men
toned by tho Colonel in his Statement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20
Continued from page 1

the Colonel seemed to have taken a
leaf from the book Of the ex-state
chairman. No Indian could be more
inscrutable than was the Colonel
The two men who. according TO pop
ular notion. are at opposite poles were
as like as two clans in the same oas-
ket, so far as their demeanor was CON
cerned. William Barnes dominated by
force OF will and character, as Roose-
welt did, but his power. in the popular
conception at least. sought the under
currents.
Subsurface progress, II II IS an &C
complishment of the Colenel, is some
thing at which he is so adept that his
proficiency has escaped the public eye.
Battling, surginG, splashing IS
the idea most persons have OF Roose-
welt methods.
1t may be all wrong. that notion Of
the public as to the character OF the
two men. There may be a Roosevelt
hidden in Mr.. Barnes and there may be
a Barnes lurking in the Colonel. Ger
tainly Colonel Roosevelt to-day was
most discreet. If there was any bat
Ting or any splashing going on it was
behind closed doors. when the Colonel
and his counsel were comforting on the
merits of the talesmen.
There was not the culver Of an eye
lash when Dir. Bowers, in making his
motion to dismiss the complaint,
averred that no personal corruption
was charged against Mr.. Barnes. Theirs
was not the flicker of smile or a
frown when Oliver d. Burden, another
of the Colonel's attorneys, asked Re
publican talesmen II Colonel Roose-
vet's nomination on the Progressive
ticket in 1912 created any prejudice In
their minds.
MIR. Barnes, a little cynical and a
little. bored, shaded his eyes with his
hand and sent swift, keen glances at
the jurors. Not once did one Of these
glances stray toward his adversary, al
though it required only the slightest
deviation 70 include the Colonel. The
two men ignored each other
Jurors Feel Their Importance.
The jurors evidently felt the i'm
portance of their position TO an extent
that was almost painful. Seldom did
any OF them allow his eye to stray in
the direction Of either principal Their
eyes were fixed upon the attorney ex-
aiming them. When one did steal a
glance at Colonel Roosevelt or Mr..
Barnes it was so fleeing as TO give the
impression of schoOlboy who has
neglected his books for an apple.
Time was saved by administering the
oath TO the entire panel The names Of
twelve men were drawn. and they took
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20

Thaw must 90 back TO Matteawan JUS
tce Morschauser, of White Plains,
paroled in the custody Of his brother
Michael ODonnell, who was committed
to Matteawan in 1898, after he had
murdered a man in a fight in bar
room. superintendent Kieb of Mat
teawan told the judge that he felt it to
be his duty to the state to oppose the
discharge Of O'Donnell, but that he
would agree to the parole provided that
the prisoner is kept amid quiet sur
roundings and made to live the simp G
life.
"The general public, which does not
know the fine legal distinctions that
may be between cases which in their
essentials are alike, or similar, will
wonder at the simplicity Of the release
of comparatively obscure inmate Of
Matteawan and contrast it with the alb
solutely unyielding determination to
keep Thaw confined there"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20

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Special designs, together with sam
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20

Winslow, of the New York State De
partment of Public Health, was made
professor of public health in the Med
ical School; Louis Dwight Harvell
Weld, of the University Of Minnesota,
was chosen professor of business ad-
ministration in the Sheffield Scientific
School, and Arnold Lucius Gosell, as
sistant professor, was made professor
of education in the Graduate School.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20

Announcement was made that Chsr'es
p. Rowland, of New York; Dr. Jot,
Rowland, Of Baltimore, and Mss
Frances Rowland, Of New York. had
given $4,000 10 the university for a
prize "to be awarded 70 some citizen o.
the country in recognition OF some
achievement Of marked distinction IN
literature or fine arts or the science
of government"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20
BARNES'S PAPER FOR
RELEASE OF THAW
From sian corrssporden, CT The rrsune

IFron SAT- CoFTesp511eni q ne T1bunel
Albany, April 19.-ln an editorial to-
day "The Albany Evening Journal"
which Is owned By William Barnes, ex-
chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee. argues for the setting free Of
Harry Thaw, the slayer OF Stanford
White.
The editorial favoriry Thaw. which
is headed "a Contrast" follows:
"On the sane day on which the Ap-
psllate Division decided that Harry K.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20
3 NEW YALE PROFESSORS
DR.. G. E. A. Winslow to Join
Medical School Faculty.

New Haven, April 1.-The Yale cor
poration elected three new professors
to-day. DR.. Charles Edward Amory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-20

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Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-06
Suit for Insurance
In Cass County
Raises Law Point

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 5.-(Spe-
cial)-A very interesting case has just
been closed in the district court at this
place. In which one Mrs. Garrens OF
Union, this county, had sued the
Woodmen OF the World for insurance on
her husbands life, he being a member
of that order. For nearly a year before
the man died he was sick, and the money
WAS sent to the clerk of the lodge In
which he held membership at Murray,
which is a few miles from Union.
Later the money was paid to a man
in Union TO be forwarded to Murray. who
did go. and the money was sent to Omaha
to the sovereign officers, who returned
It to the clerk OF the Murray lodge. with
the statement that the man had been
suspended, but when the money got there
the man had died, In fact even before
the money had gotten to Omaha. The
question on which the decision rests is
whether the Union man was the agent
of the clerk at Murray or of the widow
at Union. who had struggled to keep up
the payments.
Judge Begley dismissed the jury and
took the case under advisement. as the
legal problems necessitated one handling
1t who knew the application of the law,
It being more matter of law than Of
fact. The jury for the present term has
been dismissed. as this was the last case
for their consideration. The decision
will not be handed down for some days
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-06
Mother Of Boy Thief
Returns Stolen Cash
To Kearney Police

KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 5.-(Special.)-
The Kearney police department head and
the school board of the city are ahead
about $40 a sum stolen from the Office
OF the chief OF police recently allegedly
by Warren Hazlett Hazlett, escaped In
dustrlal school inmate. was locked up
here while en- route east. He only lar
guished In the city basrilo for a few
hours making his getaway in the even
ing. A chicken thief. also awaiting SON
.ence, accompanied Hazlett Before leav-
I'M the pair broXe into the office of the
poll - chief and carried ofs everything
that was not nailed down. They pried
open the desk and stole about $40 in fine
money and revolver. Hazlett was fin
ally traced TO st. Louis and his mother
communicated with. The young man was
at home and being given the alternative
OF paying up or being returned for
prosecution his mother forwarded tha
money,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-06
PROF. YERINGTON TALKS
AT PHILOSOPHICAL CLUB

EITHER the brain creates personality
or personality uses the brain as an
organ" declared Prof. William Yerington
OF the South High school In discussion
oi religion before the Philosophical So
ciety Sunday afternoon. you have the
two alternatives to choose from
But If matter produced Jesus, Il is
good enough for me. II It produced Jesus
II is at least as great as Jesus The spir-
itual life is inconceivable. but the life
OF cause and effect is also inconceivable,
for II you follow the idea that each ef-
feet is the result OF a material cause,
that cause must have, a cause. and II
leads you surely and inevitably back to
the infinite anyway
IF you believe that free will Is incon-
ceivable then you are forced to believe
that the vilest and most atroclous mur-
der committed is foreordained and
mapped out ages ago. and could not have
been prevented by any agency. prefer
to believe the other way"
Elmer E. Thomas. who was TO have
spoken on Democracy and Efficiency"
could not appear and Prof Yerington
substituted with his paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-06
Savidge breaches
In Favor of Sunday ,
Closing Of Stores

Rev. Charles w. Savidge spoke at the
Peoples church Sunday morning on the
subject Shall We Help the Grocer Close
His Store on Sundays?"
II find that there are 600 grocery and
meat men In Omaha and its suburbs.
When the clerks and helpers are counted,
there are 3,OO0." said Mr.. Savidge. These
people never have a whole day to rest
except on the day of their annual picnic,
and then 1t usually rains The grocer
declares that il he closes his store on
Sunday his neighbor keeps open. and in
that way not only obtains the profit OF
the days sales. but frequently secures a
valuable customer
Among those who patronize the Sun
day grocery are professed Christians in
large numbers. When spoken to about IT..
they say they know. the practice is
wrong, but in summer they have no ice.
and in winter no memory. The result is
that 5000 people are industrial slaves
who rise on Sunday TO a mornings toll
as regularly as on a week day. and our
people don't care.
'aThe proprietor and the clerk share
alike And there follows hardship, mem
tai and nervous breakdown. financial
loss and soul peril.
MY advice 10 the merchant would be,
Lock your door and trust God. and you
will suffer no great loss
ITO be afraid is to be loser Ninety
per cent OF Omaha grocers and butchers
desire to close, and their are now asking
the city council to pass this ordinance.
Thirty-eight other cities have recently
taken such action. l pray that II may be
done in Omaha"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-06
COURT HOUSE AT
FREMONT BURNED
Dodge County Building Destroyed
by Fire, Causing Loss Of Hun
dred Thousand.
ALL RECORDS ARE SAVED

FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 5.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-The Dodge county
court house was destroyed by fire
early this morning, entailing a loss
of about 100000. All the records
of any value were locked in the
vaults and were undamaged. The
county carried insurance of 100000.
The fire broke out in the treas
urer's office, in the northeast corner
of the building, and had gained good
headway when discovered. The
flames soon spread to the second
story and then to the cupola. The
entire roof and ceiling of the rooms
on the second floor were destroyed.
The firemen saved the lower floors
and walls of the rooms on the first
floor. The structure will have to be
rebuilt.
The building was erected in 1888, fol-
lowing the destruction of the old court
house by fire December 81, 1887. 1t cost
$4,000. 1t is believed lighted cigar stub
in a spittoon started the fire.
The County Board of Supervisors met
this afternoon and leased the old Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union temple
for temporary county headquarters. A
plan for the erection of a combined
county and city building is being advo-
Gated by many prominent business men
of Fremont. Some of the county super
visors are known to be in favor of the
plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-06
Will Noble Sails
With Ford After
ALI, Says Message

WIN Noble sailed on the Ford peace
ship after ALL
C. w. Noble, father OF the boy. who
was for a time believed to be excluded
by Mr.. Ford for some unknown reason,
has just received a telegram from the
boys friend in New York stating that he
sailed with the peace ship Saturday
When the agitation about young
Mobiles exclusion from the ship was
running in the newspapers. the parents
I'm Omaha could hear nothing from the
boy. Saturday the father became some
what uneasy at not having a line from
him, so he sent a telegram to Lawrence
Wilbur in New York a boy with whom
he knew VIII would visit while in New
York.
Sunday morning the reply telegram
came from young Wilbur as follows:
'Will here two days. Sailed on Oscar
II Saturday"