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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
Bv ELEANOR BOOTH SIMMONS.

"Paola and Francesca" that world
old drama. was put on the boards IN
New York yesterday. Only one act;
it is going TO take good many days
10 play the tragedy out in the grim,
bare room in the Bronx County Court
house, where il is staged.
1t was a very brief act, only n pro-
logue, in fact; but 10 Mrs. Ida Sniffen
Walters, who appeared there for ten
minutes TO plead mot guilty" to the
charge of numbering the two children
she bore 10 Lorlys Elton Rogers, it
must have been momentous.
1t was the first time she had faced
the world since the day. December 60,
when she was taken to Lebanon Hos
ptal. suffering from bichloride Of mer-
curry, taken When she gave the same
poison to her babies, John and Lorida.
Il was curious TO see the difference
between her mien and that Of the man
linked to her by a bond which is prov
ing more ndissoluble than that in
many marriages. It was said the rea-
son she killed her children and tried
10 kill herself was that she feared
Rogers was about TO desert her. Per-
haps he was; but he can't desert her
now, nor has he shown any desire to-
And | could not conceive that. even
if he had not been summoned to court
to answer 10 the charge of compulsory
prostitution. violation Of Section q
of the Penal Code Of New York, any
thing could have kept him from being
at her side. All the same, it was the
woman who went and the man who
smiled. Two o. three times as he was
going away from the courtroom with
their lawyer. Abraham Levy, he not
only smiled. but laughed.
Mrs. Walter didn't weep openly. It
was d very quiet weeping under her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
STATE BOND SALE
Offered to Investors at 1O4 "a
to Yield 4.05 Per Cent.

The S27.000.000 A. per cent bonds
awarded by the state Controller 20 the
banking syndicate consisting OF Harris,
Forbes L. Co. the Nationa! City Bank,
the Guaranty Trust Company, White,
Weld 4 Co. and Brown Brothers d Co..
were offered yeSterdaS Al i0l'4 FOR
both the thirty and may year matur-
ties. Dealers got the bonds at TINS
price, less one-eighth.
Il was estimated that when the syn
dictate had sold the entire issue it will
make a profit Of approximately $4,000
on the transaction. At the offering
price the bonds yield the investor
about 4.Oj per cent.
There was strong demand FOR the
bonds Yesterday, although II was no,
sufficient 10 absorb the whole issue, as
was the case a year ago, when huhn'
Loeb & Co. and William A. Read *
Co. Immediately resold all the, SOL
100000 Az per cent state BONDS:
sold then at a price 10 yield a profit OF
S550.000.
Members Of the syndicate who TOOK
the new issue said that the feature OF
the success Of the offering was the
strong market il created for other state
and municipal issues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
Boy "Black Hander" on Parole,
but Dads Business Rivals Quit
When Mother Goes to Work
Because Trade Falls Of,
Pietro, Aged Ten, Sends
Letters to His Fathers
Opponents Threatening
Death Unless They at
Once Clear Out.

"He's n Black Handler, bad kid
said Samuel Friedman, a coal dealer,
IN the Childrcn's Court yesterday.
81 amt" yelled Pietro Sabine, ten
years old. who had sought to drive his
fathers business rival out OF the
neighborhood.
''He wrote me two Black Hand let
ters, your Honor"
Sure, | did" said Pietro.
Justice Mayo leaned forward across
his desk and looked at the poorly
clothed defiant youngster arrsigned
before him. lie was arrested, the com
plant stated. for writing letters 70 the
Friedman brothers, who Rad opened a
coal store at 3l3 East Ninety-fifth
Street. threatening to Kill them unless
they retired at once.
II just wanted TO scare him. the d.
minu,ive Pietro told the court i
wouldn't hurt a big guy like him. But
he was putin me fathers business OH
the bum See"
The parents Of the boy were ques-
toned closely through an Interpreter.
They denied having instructed the boy
TO write the letters 10 the opposition
coal dealers, and said they knew moth
inc about them until detectives came
to their apartment at 3S2 East Ninety
fifth Street and took the boy away.
Justice Mayo drew from the parents
the story Of their struggle for living
after the Friedmans came into the
neighborhood The price of coal by
the bucket was cut by the newcomers,
and Sabine had 20 meet his rivals re
auctions until the profits were so SINAI.
that the family could not subsist upon
them. Then the mother was forced to
seek work
Hearing his parents talk about the
way the Friedmans were sweeping their
dwindling income away. Pietro felt the
necessity for action. When his mother
left home every morning and came
back exhausted al night he rebellcd.
Dear Friedman" he wrote, III you
do not close that business ] will Kill
you. III send it two more times. II
you don't close the business ] murder
10 pieces right away, az you could close
the business. Go ahead and do IT, You
no good
Probation officers told Justice Mayo /,
that the boy had a clean record in p
school and that he was an orderly /
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
PUNISH GIRLS
WITH WATER CURE
Delaney Report Describes
Harsh Treatment at
Hudson.

Albany, March IA report OF the
Department OF Efficiency and Economy,
filed with the Legislature to-day, recon-
mends the removal Of the heads Of two
state indstrial and correctional institu-
tions and advocates sweeping reforms
in state prison, hospital and reforma-
tory systems. The department passed
out of existence on February ]. but
John II. Delaney, the commissioner, did
not complete his report until to-day.
What action, if any, the Legislature
will take on it is problematical.
Delaney would GUST David Bruce
superintendent Of the State Agricult-
ural and Industrial School AZ Indus
try, and Dr.. liortense Y. Bruce. super
intendent Of the State Training School
for Girls at Hudson.
Girls confined in the Hudson school,
who range from twelve to sixteen
mitted no offence. are subjected TO
more severe punishment than the most
desperate criminals, for infractions OF
rules, Delaney says.
These are some of the charges made
regarding punisiments Of girls for in
fraction Of rules:
"When profane or immoral words are
spoken tho mouth is washed out with
four tablespoonfuls Of compound of
asafot.da. gentian and rux vomica
where a girl has been impudent. has
refused to obey an officer or is Unduly
unruly, she is punished by what eight
popularity be termed as the water
cure" il is set forth. The girl is
taken to her room by the assistant
superintendent, accompanied by the
trained nurse of the hospital. and one
of the .lstrons of the cottage. The
bedding is removed from her bed and
a blanket rolled in place on the wire
springs. The girls clothes are loosen ID
and her hands are handcufed behind
her back and leg irons are put on her
feet. In this condition she is laid across
the roll of blankets on the bed. The
assistant superintendent sits on the
knees of the girl while the hospital
nurse dips a fowl in water and holds il,
sOpping wet. over the girls mouth for
ten minutes. The girl. beinL fright
ened. strangieS. and in the endeavor TO
breathe through the wet towel. draws in
the water. This treatment either
strangels or suifOcates her nd is kept
up until the girl gives in"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
HEDGES CALLS
PRIMARY BUNK
Tells Legislative Commit
tees He Wants Old Style
Conventions.

From q = az Correspondent n The Tribune
Albany March 1l.-"Give US back a
real old-fashioned oflclal state con-
vention, and cut out all this direc,
primary bunk
Such was in effect the plea made By
job Hedges at the hearing this after
noon before the Senate and the As
sembly judiciary committees on the
Arpetsi. ger bill, which provides for 4
state convention to designate candi-
da.es and makes other changes in the
election law.
After numerous civic and reform or
ganization representatives had de
nounced in emphatic terms the conven-
tioa provision Mr.. Hedges, VINO said he
represented nobody but himself, sur
pr ed them with the declaration that
the Argetslnger bill didn't so far
enough. He thought the state conyen-
ton should be officiating and not an
asscmblage with merely power to desg-
nate.
The direct primary is all bunk he
said. 1T is neither direct nor primary.
Outside of that it's all right. I'm
through with this game OF political
ac witty predicated on bunklng the
public. that doesn't know the facts. The
newest thing in politics to-day is an
open. ingenious and literal frankness
with the public recommend il, for
its winner for the party that
adopts it.
81 would agree with the direct pri-
mary proposition IN its entirety if
there vas any human way of making
man 20 to the polls and cast a ballot
The fact l.. he isn't willing TO. and
won't. lie has TO be brought 10 the
polls AT a ridiculous cost. to perform
duty VIII Oh he is bound 20 the Republic
10 perform.
The average man doesn't vote for
but against. a candidate. At the last
election they didn't vote for the Re
publicans. but against the Democrats
No man ever votes for an ideal plat
form unless he drafts il; no man ever
votes for a candidate unless he votes
for himself"
Secretary Of State Francis VI. Hugo
opposed the ArgetSlnger Dill. transfer
ring the Bureau Of Elections itom the
Secretary Of States Office lie said
that outside Of printing. his Office j.
now conducting the bureau for $500
year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
.BEDSPREAD CLEW
IN DUNHAM MURDER
Slain Mans Head, Arms
and Legs Now Found
in BROOKLYN Sewers.

Impetus was added yesterday to the
search for a solution of the mystery
Of the murder of Rufus A. Durham,
Of 1872 Macon Street, Brooklyn. who
was last seen December 10. His head,
arms and legs were found in sewer
catch basins.
Identification Of these members was
made complete with the torso. which
was discovered in the frozen marshes
Of the west meadows, on the West End
line, between Timer Park and Coney
Island, January /. and las been lying
IN the receiving vault at Greenwood
Cemetery. The legs and arms were
wrapped in a bedsprcad. and hat may
furnish clew.
Patrick Husscy. OF 1874 Warren
Tenth Avenue and Forty-siXth Street,
Brooklyn, when a mans head came 20
the surface. The top Of the skull was
crushed in. but the head had not de-
composed TO such an extent that il was
not easily identified by the description
given out at the time the collector
disappeared while making his regular
visits in the Italian section at Red
Hook.
A block away. At Tenth Avenue and
Forty-ffth Street. Frank Salatno. Of
COS Hicks street. another Sewer De-
partment man. recovered the missing
limbs. one arm was off at the elbow,
while the other was intact On n finger
was a wedding ring The body had
been dismembered without removing
the victims apparel. That aided in the
Identification.
Mr. Durham, in his work as collec-
tor for an instalmcnt house, visited
most of the Italian sections Of South
Brooklyn. Borough Park and Bath
Beach lie was known TO carry con-
siderable money. and this was evil
IDENTIFY the motive which inspired his
slsyers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
"MOTHER EARTH" OLDER
Emma Goldman Talks at
Birthday of Paper.

"Mother Earth" finished her ninth
inning last night, and begins her tenth
year of existence to-day.
Emma Goldman's speech was the
feature Of the tenth celebration Of her
magazine, and the Berkeley Theatre
was almost filed with her followers.
DR.. Ben l.. Geitman sold anarchiStIc
literature between the numbers of the
programme. Leonard h. Abbott acted
as chairman. and Frank Tanncnbaum
sat in the audience.
"'Mother Earth never has asked j.,
any one is up 20 the mark as an an
archist." Miss Goldman declared.
Mother Earth does not favor placing
dynamite bombs in cathedrals; she
leaves that to the Police Department.
Bolton Hall was the other. speaker
besides Miss Goldman and took for his
subject the real causes Of the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
MRS. WALTERS, WEEPING,
PLEADS mot GUILTY.
Rogers Smiles at Her Side He Makes Same Plea to
Charge Against Him and Tries to Cheer Wife
Who Poisoned Their Two Babies.

thick black veil. and don't believe
many Of the spectators suspected that
she shed tear. She came calmly into
the courtroom. with Deputy Sheriff
Duane walking on one side and Lawyer
NJ. l.. Jacobs. her assistant counsel, on
the other. Behind them was Mrs. Gal
lagher, the Lebanon Hospital nurse,
who took care Of her babies till they
died. and who has taken care OF her.
II she loved her children. and the
testimony of the physician who attend
ed her for years, DR.. W. G.. Hague. goes
to prove that she did, that she was de-
voted to them. that instant at the bar
must have been hard for her. All
around her were the lawyers, the re-
porterS. the court attendants. and back
of them crowds of curious men and
women. and they listened and craned
their necks while District Attorney
Martin babe her answer TO the charge
of numbering her children. Her lips
moved. but she said nothing. il was
Mr.. Levy, her lawyer, who said for
her:
Not guilty" -.
Mr.. Levy also pleaded "Not guilty"
for Rogers, who came forward at the
same time. Rogers walked away brisk
Is, but Mrs. Walters moved as though
She couldn't see where she was going.
If Sheriff O'Bren and the nurse hadn't
held her arm | think. she would have
fallen I'm "A moment they had taken
her back TO Jail. A wrinkled. old at
tendant held the door against the spec
tators who would have followed. When
he opened it she was back in her cell.
Mr.. Levy told Justice Brady, who
presided. that he didn't want Mrs. Wal
tcrs's ,rial to take place at once, for
he didn't think she was fit for the or
deal. It will probably be on the cal
endar next month. Mr. Levy asked to
have Rogers's case taken up without
delay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
WHITMAN IN ERROR,
SAKE PERSISTS
Points Ont Where Glynn
Provided for Sinking
Fund for 1915.
SHOWS TWO HORNS
OF TAX DILEMMA
Controllers Estimate for Supply
or Deficiency Items More
than Governors Figures.

: John Godfrey SAKE. who was legal
/ advise 70 Governor Glynn, came back
! last niQh- with reply to the state
ment of Governor Whitman in the CON
/ troversy over whether the state has
+ obligations TO the cxtent OF Sl8.OOO'-
600. and as 10 whether a Girect state
tax will be necessary.
He denies tho suggestion that he
( bes confused the necessities OF 1919
with those Of 1910 The Governor IN
his message 70 the Legislature. he de-
clares. was discussing the condition Of
the state as il exists in 1915, and went
out Of his way to charge Governor
Glvnn with creating situation where
by q direct tax has become necessary.
Quoting the Governors message that
the last administration had deilber-
atelv exhausted it's surplus by its fail
ure to lew n direct state tax, for in
tercst or the public debt and for sink
ing furd requirement" Mr.. SAKE goes
on to say.
$50 far as the sinking fund contribu-
ton is concerned. 1t is sufficient for
me TO state that Governor Glynn IN
1914 made adequate provision for the
contribution to the sinking furd Of
1915. and. by reason Of his familiarity
with fnarcial matters, was abe 70 90
90 without imposing direct tax. Gov
orror Whitman. therefore, is abso-
lutcly in error in charging that, D! his
administration provides this year Tor
direct tax for the sinking fund for
1916, Governor Glynn is responsible;
ard. if he meant the public 10 believe
that a direct tax is necessary Tor the
sinking fund for this year. he is even
lo frsO
be lumped together without an obvious
reduplication.'
Speaking Of the additional items
mentioned by the Governor in his mes
sage. and in his statement OF Wednes-
dav. which aggregate sl5.795OOO, Mr..
Save SAYS they can be divided into two
classes those which are supply and
deficiency items for 1915. and those
which arc not needed for 1915. or the
former class he has this to say:
"The Controller has estimated the
items Of supply and deficiency 10 be
passed in 1915 for 1915 as s9.945,-
S4O.5O. and following precedent ne has
arrived at that figure by taking the
exact amount of the same class OF spe-
oial appropriations for 1919, estimat-
ing that they should be substantially
II. same in 1915 as IN 1914.
Governor Whitman includes this
s9.945,S4050 in his S63,694,527.74. and
| insist that in order to make out the
necessity or expediency of a direct
tax on account of any items of supply
or deficiency he must show that the
probable deficiency will be in excess
Of the Controllers estimate 10 the
amount needed for such direct tax, and
that he obviously proved nothing by
asserting that the necessary items are
So.345. 900, or considerably less than
the Controllers estimate of S9,945,-
5000"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
100000 Erie Issue.

J. p Morgan & Co. announced yes
terday that they had organized a syn
dictate to offer SlO,OOOOOO Erie Rail
road onc-yesr . per cent notes at 90.
The notes are 20 be dated April /, and
are being sold to pay off $4,000 900
notes maturing April /, and TO REIN
burse the company in part for capital
expenditures Of over S5,00O000 made
within the last year.
The issue is TO be secured by col
lateral having a par value OF approx
mately S2G 900, which includes sl0.-
O0O. 900 Erie convertible bonds Of 1858,
Series &C." $4,000 600 of new refunding
bonds Of 20l5 as soon as authorized
and issued. S2.O0O,O00 first consolidated
general lien bonds of 1896. and $1,000
OCO New York, Susquehanna & Western
common stock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
Cotton Trader Assigns.

Bruce l.. Rice, a floor trader on the
Cotton Exchange, yesterday announced
his inability to meet his obligations
The failure was not considered impor-
tant. and its effect on the market was
slight. Rice was short Of the market
and about 1900 bales were covered for
his account under the rule" 1t was
said that losses suffered By other mem
bers would be covered By the sale Of
his seat. If this became necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
fFrsm Iue Tribune Bureau
Washington. March 81, 1918.
ARNY

Washington, March u. 1918.
ARMY
Col SOLOMON W. ECESSLEE Corps ~
Iug I- retired. to ttk" effect May /
Ma j. SALOMON BUTTON. q o.. ou eN-
plratiou present leave 90 absence Geo Pre-
..ii, of Monterey. as qu. trmIst-r. Vice
Capt GEORGE +. CoNOLl1. @ e.. re-
non 100 commanding officer Preside 81
Mouterey for duty AS assistant to quar-
termaster. DID addition 10 duties as officer
Boo charge school f'r bakers and cooks ami
Can't HOWARD :. LATBACH General
Stan to r. UaNari general hospital.
First Lieut.. MANFRED LAMA. INF. re-
IieIed a. inspect Instructor OF organized
militia of Louisiana. 20 take eject MAY
Z. thence Join regiment go which hr ma
he assigned
First Lieut.. CAMPBELL q. HODGES 4th
INF. detailed rs Inspector-instructor az
orsau.zad militia 81 Louisiana. 10 Ne"
Second Iieuis GEORGE ,. LEWIS ard
HARRISON BRAND Jr. Corps OF Eng.
10 Washington Barracks for eNs'nina ion
Chap JOSEPH g. KENNEDY. eth CAV.
nov on leave 81 absence az Galveston. 20
hospital az r. Crockett.
Leave OF absence. First Lieut.. EDGAR /
FIELD. M. Two months. upon arrival in
NAVY
Com " e. COLE detached command
H.l-ue. Goo home and van ORDERS via
transport March 90
Ems e.. D JI NNi\ detached r1i." station
south NausH..t Mass tu Fulton.
surg - : Curl detached West Virginia.
40 Maryland
surg J u MANCHESTER. detached Mary
L--4 tn home and vsit srsi-rs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
Auto Victim Dies from Hurts

Isaac Phillips. cloak manufacture
a; SO West Thirty-third Street. died
Yesterday in Mount Sinai Hospital
from injuries received Wednesday,
when he was struck By an automobile
az Fifth Avenue and Thirtysecond
Street He was hfty-two years old. and
lived az IS West Eighty-ffth Street.
The automobile was owned by kath-
crime Budd. Of 10 Gramercy Park. and
was driven by Julius Freeman. OF 52l
Fast EIghty-seventh Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12

youngster when playing about the
streets. He was placed on probation
after beirg warned against writing
further letters.
In n way his purpose may be already
accomplished. for AZ Feedman's store
yesterday it was said that the coal men
would move on March 20. their land
lord having ordered them out, fearing
q bomb explosion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
Miss Poles Funeral To day.

The Rev. Percy Stickney Grant will
conduct the services az the grave Of
Miss Vera Pole. member of the Punch
and Judy Theatre cast who died Mon
dav night She will be buried IN the
Kensico, y. Y. cemetery before noon
to-day. Miss Pole played the part OF
Mrs. Small IN "The Clever Ones"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
"Value"
Ambiguous Word!

Ambiguous Word!
What does Value mean?
1t is a hazy term, mystify-
ing the buyer; sometimes
misleading him or her.
A CAMMEYER Shoes
true value is its selling price.
Never any lure of fictitious
value claims.
An impartial analysis will
prove that A CAMMEYER
Shoe is always sold to you for
less money than is asked else
where for equal quality, ire
spective of Value" adver-
Using.
Fam Nj EYER"
STAMPED ON A SHOE
MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT
9th Ave. at Goth St. 3S1-5th Ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12

w. sxpee, TO advertise IL oiionsIy !, the msfisnsa
Therefore thi, 10 Q preliminary ANNOUNCEMENT hnh1sn
opportunity TO obtain enc Tree All roo cave
do i, 10 think Of pine and ssd IN. In ease OF ~,
duoe,e av,fd, will be given. Your coupon must be 10 ~
Thur.dsy, March %. 1918, at COP NJ
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-05-20

nIOVNpr
W HELPS
MOVE FOR HOME GARDENS
Widespread idea to Interest Children
Of the Country in Econom-
icaI Idea.

Any suggestion OF introducing
wider military training among
schools Of this country is bound to
meet with opposition. But one move
which will be almost as useful in
time OF war is that being made By the
United States bureau of education to
make home garden truck farmers OF
the 100000 children who are now
In public schools in the United States.
OF course. the relation OF such
movement to war probably was far
from the minds OF those who have
been fostering the movement. I. al
ready IS being worked out in many
cities. On the statement Of Dr. C.
d. Jarvis, the specialist In charge of
tho governments home-garden.ng sur
sey. the relation this movement. II ac-
complished thoroughly. would bear TO
war Is strikIngly shown. Doctor Jar
Wis estimates that IL half the 10000. Geo
available school children were inter
ested In the work the increase in food
supplies would amount to $50. 600
annually. This estimate Is based upon
the supposition that $40 is the average
yield OF garden. though figures show
that many such gardens can earn s25.
$50 ens even 500 yearly.
What such a food supply would
mean to any European nation at this
time can easily be imagined. II war
called the young men from the farms
Of this nation, even for brief tire.
these school gardens would be invala.
able in supplying food 10 cities which
otherwise might find themselves cut
OF from ready supply.
Obviously the great benefit OF tho
work undertaken by the bureau OF ed
ucation and its experts Is planned for
times OF peace. But in a period when
many peaceful movements are viewed
from n war angie. this plan cannot es-
care the attention OF those who be-
lieve preparedness Is our best protec-
tion against foreign imbrcglios.