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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
COURT MAY MAKE
GRANDMA MOTHER
Mrs. De Giers, Who Horse
whipped Her Husband, Seeks
to Adopt Her Sons Child.

Mrs. Elizabeth Alice De Giers, of 149
West FOrty-ffth Street, who few
years ago attracted attention by pub
iicly horsewhipping her husband, Dr..
Francis Joseph De Giers, yesterday be-.
gan proceedings in the Surrogates'
Court to adopt her granddaughter,
Muriel Elizabeth Stevenson.
Before the grandmother can also be-
come the legal mother of the child the
latter's mother, Mrs. Helen Wall
Stevenson, an actress, must be cited IN
the proceedings. Mrs. Stevenson, who
is a niece of Berry Wall, who used TO
set the styles for mems clothes in New
York, is the divorced wife of Clarence
Adair Stevenson, son of Mrs. De Giers.
The child was given TO the father when
the divorce was granted and has been
living with her paternal grandmother:
DR.. De Giers is the second husband
of Mrs. De Giers. Her first husband
was William Boyle. Their son assumed
the name of Stevenson. his mothers
maiden name. DR.. and Mrs. De Giers
are automobile enthusiasts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
Osborn, Back from Bad Lands,
Seeks to Arouse Democrats

William Church Osborn, chairman Of
the Democratic State Committee, re-
turned yesterday after months vaca-
ton in the Bad Lands of Wyoming.
He is prepared TO open up a vigorous
assembly campaign this fall. The
state chairman said he believed there
was most excellent chance of electing
Democratic Assembly and that he
would devote himself to that end be-
tween now and Election Day.
Next week Mr.. Osborn will start on
a tour through the state to arouse the
interest Of the county leaders in the
Assembly fights. lie will urge them
to place in nomination the strongest
available men, on the theory that even
in big Republican districts able
Democrats would have a chance this
fall.
What attitude, if any, will be taken
by the Democratic organization on the
work of the Constitutional Convention
will be determined after the work of
that body has been accomplished.
Tanned to a dark brown from his
outdoor life, Mr. Osborn told Of his
experiences in the wilds,
81 saw the bear that Mayor Mitchell
was looking for and did not get" said
the state chairman. "He expressed
regret at not having been in when the
Mayor called. Did / bag that bear =?
No, for / was not hunting that day. |
also saw a great many moose that have
become uncommonly abundant through
out that region. Ny sport consisted
mostly of fishing, and | caught big
strings of trout, some of them three
to four pounds"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
Busy Tammany Adds Three
More to Judiciary Race

Three new names were added yester-
day TO the possibilities for the approval
of Tammany Hall for the nomination
for the fifth and sixth places on the
Supreme Court bench this fall. They
are George j. GILLESPIE, chairman Of
the elementary schools committee of
the Board of Education and counsel for
the Catholic Club and the New York
Diocese; former Judge Warren w. Fos-
ter, of General Sessions. and Robert l..
Luce. Several years ago the latter was
appointed to fill a vacancy on the City
Court bench and was defeated for cleo
ton TO the same place.
Mr.. Foster always has been strong in
Tammany Hall. He was renominated
for General Sessions in 1918, but went
down to defeat in the general Tammany
rout OF that year. When his name was
brought up at the Hall yesterday some
objection was raised that he was too
old TO serve out a term of fourteen
years on the Supreme Court bench (the
age limit is seventy. II did not take
long TO establish the fact that Judge
Foster had passed only his fifty-fourth
birthday thin month.
1t is practically certain that Justices
Clarke. Greenbaum. Shearn and Dele
hanty will be supported by the organiza-
ton for denomination. Although many
of the leaders are making sour faces
over supporting Justice Greenbaum. on
the ground that he never has been a
Tammany man, although chasing him
self as a Democrat, Il is pretty safe TO
say that they will not dare to turn him
down.
Senator Robert F. Wagner and JUS
tice John Y. McAvoy, Of the City Court,
arc still being urged by their friends,
but Charles f. Murphy has expressed
the opinion that Senator Wagner is
needed in the Senate, and that the ele-
walton Of Justice McAvoy would give
the Governor the opportunity to name
a Republican to serve in that office for
over ye,c.
However. this objection does not
seem to weigh TO such an extent in the
case of Judge Edward Swami, of Gen
eral Sessions, who Just at present is
the Murphy favorite for District At
torney. In spite of the objection of
many leaders to Swami, Murphy seems
determined in his approval of his can
didacy. Friends of Magistrate Joseph
T.. Corrigan have not given up hope by
any means. They say he is second in
the race.
The boom of Big Bill" Edwards for
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
is a puzzle to some of the political
wiseacres. There are those who declare
that Tammany He'll knew nothing about
this independent. movement Others as
sert that the dinner of Monday night
was all part of plan to give the color
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
MITCHEL FORCES
DENOUNCE MOSS
FOR PROSECUTOR
His Action in Civil Service
Inquiry Brings Attack
at Moose Meeting.
PERKINS ASSAILED
FOR BANKER CASES
Tammany Enters Three More
Candidates in Race for SUI
preme Court Bench.

Guns of the Mitchell administration
were trained on Frank Moss at the
meeting of the executive committee of
the Progressive party at the Forty
second Street Building last night.
Laurence Ciofh, leader of the sth
District, and half dozen others want
ed the organization TO indorse Mr..
Moss as the candidate for District At
torney. Knowing that the Moss mat
ter would come up. Henry Moskowitz,
president of the Municipal Civil Ser
vice Commission. and Leonard Wall
stein, Commissioner of Accounts, had
previously obtained permission TO ad-
dress the meeting. They are Progress
sives. but not members of the commit
tee, and their presence was resented by
some.
The virulent attack made on the
Mitchell adm inistraton by Frank Moss
as counsel for the former Democratic
State Civil Service Commission, partic-
ularly upon the Municipal Civil Service
Commission, is responsible for the op-
position Of friends of Mayor Mitchell.
At times the discussion, which was in
secret, became SO heated that the
wrangling could be heard out in the
hall. One of the arguments advanced
against Mr.. Moss was that many years
ago he wrote book in which the Jews
were assailed. A letter received from
him was not read.
Mention of the name of District At
torney Perkins Embossed attacks upon
him. The principal charge was that
he had consented to suspended SEN
tence in the case of one of the East
Side bankers. A resolution that the
organization put up a straight ticke:
aroused the greatest applause of the
evening. The resolution was ruled out
of order because previously it had been
decided to take no definite action be-
fore Thursday night. The name Of
John J. O'Connell was mentioned as the
organizations candidate for District
Attorney.
A delegation favoring the indorse-
ment of Hugh Gordon Miller for the
Supreme Court bench was heard, and
"Suspender Jack" MCGEE received per-
mission to talk for FIVE minutes on him.
self and his candidacy for the nomina-
ton for Sheriff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
FREED, ARRESTED
AT PRISON DOOR
Youth, Expert Safe Cracker,
Must Face Trial After
Weary Sentence.

Harry Roos, twenty years old, one
of the cleverest safe-blowers in the
country, completed sentence of two
years and a half at Sing Sing yester-
day noon. He shook hands with the
Mutual Welfare League attendants at
the gate, accepted their wishes for
good luck, and walked outright into
the arms of two detectives, who placed
him under arrest for burglary COM
mitted in 1912.
According to the police, Roos's rec
ord is too long and complicated for re-
ctal. In 1912 it is said that Roos and
a gang of confederates blew up TWEEN
ty-one safes in The Bronx and upper
West Side, mostly in cigar stores, hat
stores and butcher shops. Five men
in the gang are still serving prison
sentences. Two women assisted in
gathering information about the places
TO be entered.
When Deputy Commissioner Dough-
erty was in charge of detectives, Roos
was brought to Headquarters to give
a demonstration of his methods in
cracking safes.
The detectives brought Roos from
Ossining and locked him up in the
Morrisania police station. The crime
of which he is accused occurred in
that district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
GALE RUINS BANANA
CROP IN JAMAICA
industry Crippled by Cyclone
Damage Estimated at
S5,00O,OOO.

especial Correspondenoe 20 The Tribune. !
A'hgston, Jamaica, Aug. ia hurri-
'ane swept over this island on Thurs
Sss night and Friday morning last
s'ek So complete was the tie-up of
We telegraph, telephone and railway
,'"iee that the extent of the blow
apparent for the first time now.
~0ughly. the damage is computed at
.s'seen 100000 and S6,OOO.OO with
oeath inst of about fifteen. The
,vsohe blew down practically all ba-
g d. 10 the island, seriously crippling
"a INDUSTRY, the mainstay OF Jamaica,
h. ne next ten or twelve months. In
- wake It left hundreds of homeless
~ one seaeoast towns of the parishes
~ : Mary and Portland.
. me loss of life and property was
rSSteu almost entirely by the sea.
ns set the pressure OF the gale ter
,la waves were forced far inland
sssas The northern coast line and the
ME- on the lowlands were flooded.
nsl;iSves and wharf buildings were de-
'snsd. small vessels driven into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
CROPSEY WINS TICKET FIGHT
Republicans Turn Against Fusion
MacCrate to Oppose O'Loughlin.

District Attorney Cropsey, of Brook
Ign, has prevailed upon the Republican
leaders of Kings County to oppose a
fusion county ticket this fall. As a
result, Register Edward T. OLoughlin,
Democrat, who was the prime ia
vorite of the Republican leaders on
account of his record of economy, will
be dropped, and John MacCrate,. of the
18th Assembly District, probably will
be supported at the primary.
The enmity of the friends of District
Attorney Cropsey toward County Judge
John F. Hylan, who was the chief sup
porter of Register OLOughlin, was the
deciding issue. Mr.. Cropsey's threat
not to run unless a straight ticket was
put up, forced Jacob Livingston. county
leader, and Bridge Commissioner Krscke
10 capitulate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
LABOR LEADERS WILL
MEET PLANT OWNERS
Hope Peaceful Methods May
Serve to Gain Eight.
Hour Day.

Washington. Aug. 24.-Executive Of
fieers of the Metal Trades division of
the American Federation Of Labor de-
cided to-day to seek conferences with
owners and financial hackers of the
industrial plants involved in the cam
paign which union machinists and
other metal workers have launched for
an eight-hour day and better working
conditions.
"We shall arrange to hold confer
ences of the men who own the fac
tories and who finance them" said
James O'Connell. president Of the
Metal Trades Division. 1--WE believe
that it is we'll to try first to get peace
fully an agreement for a shorter work
day ard better conditions before we
resort to strikes. Our idea is to ar
range meetings with the fnanciers in
New York and other industrial centres.
We believe that the desires Of the
workers can be achieved in this man
ner"
The executive council Of the Inter-
national Association Of Machinists met
with the metal trades officers to-day
and outlined their general campaign
for an eight-hour day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
PEACE FRIENDS CHEER
WILSON DENUNCIATI0N
Criticise Policy Toward Britain
and Demand Extraordinary
Session of Congress.

Several hundred persons crowded
into the Kruger Auditorium, in New
ark, last night and cheered vociferous-
ly when resolutions were read CRITICS
ing President wilson for his policy
toward England, and demanding that
he call an extraordinary session of
Congress to determine "the state of the
union" with regard to commerce with
foreign nations.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the Friends of Peace of Essex Coun-
ty. Among the speakers were Repre-
sentative Frank Buchanan, of Chicago,
who recently resigned as president of
the Labor Peace Council; George Won
Skal and jeremiah OLeary, both of
New York; Colonel Ernest c. Stahl, of
Trenton, father of Rose Stahl; Profes-
sor William B. Hoehnemann, of New
ark, and the Rev. F. Sasvary. Former
Mayor William II. Fielder was chair
man of the meeting, and former United
States Senator James Smith, jr., was
chairman of the reception committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
BUDGET SHOWS
UPWARD TREND
Board of Estimate Sees
Trouble PAIRING 1t to
1915 Level.

Most of the departments, bureaus and
Offices in the city and county govern
ments have turned over TO the budget
committee of the Board of Estimate
their requests for appropriations for
1915. In most cases the figures show
that the officials are asking for more
money next year than they have had
this year The decreases are few and
far between.
1t is assured that the Board of Esti-
mate, determined, if possible, to keep
the budget down to last years total,
which was just under 5000, 900, 900, will
have some strenuous work pruning the
estimates.
The requests for 1916. showing
whether they are increases or de-
creases over this years appropriations,
for the principal departments, as re-
ceived so far, are:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25

towns and hundreds Of houses reduced
to matchwood or badly damaged. The
railway line between Buff Bay and
Port Antonio is completely wrecked,
and will practically have TO be rebuilt:
There were no American victims of
the disaster. but the United Fruit Com
pany, OF Boston, was the heaviest indi-
vidual sufferer. II is by far the larg-
est exporter of fruit from the island -
Jamaica normally ships 100000 TO
10000, 900 punches Of bananas annually.
principally to America and its farms,
big and small, are levclled everywhere.
It's wharf property. surf boats, etc.
also suffered heavily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
NEW LABOR MENACE
ARISES IN ENGLAND
South Wales Miners Object to
Arbitration Award.

London, Aug. 25.-The findings of
Walter Runciman, President of the
Board of Trade. who acted as arbitra-
tor in the South Wales coal strike dis
pute, has been virtually rejected by
the mine workers. The executive COM
mittee Of the South Wales Miners Fed
Grafton, at meeting yesterday, decid-
ed not to sign the award, but TO call
a conference of representatives of the
entire coal field for next Tuesday TO
consider objections to the award.
"a deputation was appointed to call
upon Mr.. Runciman, David Lloyd
George, Minister of Munitions, and Ar
thur Henderson, who was instrumental
in inducing the miners to return to
work and seek a revision of the award.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
FIANCEE BLINDED ON ARABIC
Hartford Man Hears Girl Was Saved
Fears She Will Not Be Admitted Here.
[By Telegrsph 10 ne Tribune

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 24.-William
Riding, of Hartford, to-day received
cable message from his fiancee, Miss
Violet Anderson, one Of the survivors OF
the Arabic, saying she was being taken
back to her home in Lancashire, Eng
land.
Mr.. Riding fears the United States
immigration officials may refuse to ad-
nit Miss Anderson to this country on
account Of blindness. 1t is said she
lost her sight in the explosion that
wrecked the shin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
FAST SHIP LINE,
CHILL TRADE PLAN
U. S. and CHILEAN Agents Discuss
Swift Steamers Between VAL
paraisO and New York.

Santiago, Chilli, . ag. 24.-Dr. L. S.
Rowe, of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. who is touring South America
in an effort to promote trade with the
United States, held final conferences to-
day with the Gillian Minister Of
Finance and the high commission APP
pointed in accordance with resolutions
passed at the recent Pan-American con-
ferences in Washington. DR.. Rowe will
sail tomorrow for Callao, Peru, and
proceed to Lima for conferences with
the Peruvian high commission. Thence
he will go to Panama.
At to-day's conferences plans were
submitted for fast steamship communi-
cation between Valparaiso and New
York A new parcel post arrangement
and a two-cent letter rate also were
discussed.
Buenos Ayres. Aug. 24-Joseph
Wheless, of st. Louis, who on behalf
of the Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace is touring South Amer
lea to investigate the effects of the
European war on industry and COM
merce, has left here for Uruguay and
Chill. Mr.. Wheless sought the coop
Grafton of prominent citizens of Ar
gentina in formulating plans for the
avoidance of war.
There has been formed an organiza-
ton known as the international Amer
lean Association, of which Dario Rocha
is president. The presidents Of all
South American universities and the
Foreign Ministers Of the South Amer
lean republics have been named as
honorary members.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
NEW YORK TO GET
u. s. TRADE SHOW
Travelling Samples" Will Be
Sent to All Consuls.

Washington, Aug. PA permanent
commercial museum will be established
at the New York branch of the United
States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce by the Department Of Com
merce. IL viii open soon with an ex-
celent exhibit Of samples. Later there
will be added line Of travelling
samples" duplicates of which will be
sent 10 every American consular Office
and all branches of the Bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce in the
United States.
P. J. Stevenson, formerly in charge
of the branch Office in Chicago, will
take charge of the commercial museum
in New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
TO BURY SCHMIDTS VICTIM
Body of Anna Aumuller in Morgue Two
Years-Head Not Found.

The body of Anna Aumuller, victim
Of Hans Schmidt, now in the Sing sing
death house awaiting execution, which
has been in the Morgue for nearly two
years, Will be buried in the Potter's
Field on Saturday. The body has not
been buried up to this time because the
head was not found, and positive iden-
tihcation thus made.
Following a consultation between
the health officials and District Attor-
ney Perkins recently, however, ourlai
permit was granted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25

of independence TO scheme formu-
lated by the inside leaders in Tam
many. However that may be. there is
no feeling OF hostility to Edwards on
the part of Tammany. and the chances
are excellent for him to become the
regular Democratic nominee.
II is safe to say that the organiza-
ton will not show its hand until just
before primary day, September 2S.
The word will be passed around to the
leaders to see to it that "the faithful
vote for certain candidates. II is likely
that there will be at least five men in
the primaries for the Sherif's nomna-
ton. including Representative Peter j.
Dooling. Richard j. Delaney and Christy
Sullivan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
MOTHERHOOD MARTYR"
Mrs. Carmody, Twilight Sleep Advo-
cate, Praised for Work Accomplished.

Praised as "a martyr to mother
hood" Mrs. Francis X. Carmody,
twilight sleep advocate, was buried
yesterday in st. Johns Cemetary,
Brooklyn. Only one representative of
the Twilight Sleep Association was at
the services, which were held in the
Church of Our Lady of Refuge.
DR.. John Osborn Polak, of Long Is
land College Hospital, where Mrs.
Carmody died, denied yesterday twi-
light sleep had killed the woman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
MELON KILLS BOY PATIENT
Blood Poisoning Follows Operation
Coroner to Investigate.

Coroner Frank Senior, of Brooklyn,
is investigating the death of Henry S.
Patterson, eight years old, of 16 North
Street, Williamsburg, in the German
Hospital, Thursday. The boy walked
to the hospital to undergo an opera
ton.
A day later Mrs. Patterson learned
her boy was in a serious condition
from blood poisoning, superinduced by
eating watermelon which a mice lady
had brought him, and could be saved
only by blood TRANSMISSION. While try
ing to find some one to sacrifice the
blood the boy died.
The Pattersons learned that an alum
solution had been administered to the
patient along with several others in
the ward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
New YORK County
TO PLAN TOMB
Competition by Friends of Young Art
lists Opens September Is.

Entries for the young architects
competition, under the direction Of tie
Friends of Young Artists, will close
September 3. The competition will
open September 10. The subject is a
private mausoleum.
The society wishes to enlist all in
terested in art, as we'll as the public.
to establish a permanent salon where
Young artists may exhibit at least six
times year. Those interested should
send their names to the Friends OF
Young Artists, $50 Fifth Avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
Greenbaum Backed by 700.

Almost seven hundred well known
lawyers have enrolled on the general
committee 20 secure the denomination
and reelection Of Justices Greenbaum
and Clarke by all parties. Among those
whose names were received yesterday
were Paul d. Cravath, Robert W. De
Forest, Gilbert L. Roe, George Gordon
Battle, Samuel Untermyer and James
D. Andrews. secretary Of the American
Academy of Jurisprudence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
COURT TO SIT IN ASYLUM
Plea. for Freedom So Numerous that
Judge Will Hear Them in Matteawan.

Habeas corpus writs for patients con-
fined at Matteawan have become so pop
ular and frequent since Harry Thaw's
successful court fight for freedom that
County Judge Oronold has decided to
move his court from Poughkeeps;e to
the asylum to-day to hear the many
writs which have been sworn out by
inmates.
Court will be held in the administra-
to-, building for what is believed to be
the first session ever held in a lunatic
asylum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
Colonel Off for Plattsburg.

Colonel Roosevelt left last night for
Plattsburg, where he will spend day
at the business mems camp as guest
of General Leonard Wood. The Colonel
was in a iovial mood. but would not
discuss the international situation.
When he gets back on Thursday morn
ing. he said, he might have something
to say.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
SANITY TEST FOR LEBAUDY
Emperor Of Sahara Gets a Writ from
Justice Scudder.

Jacques Lebaudy, Emperor of the Sa-
hara and Field Marshal of Long Island,
who was committed to the Knickerbocker
Sanatorium. in Amityville. last Thurs
day after a 'cross-country chase by
Sheriff Steve Petit, escaped through
the mosquito netting and was re-
captured twenty-four hours later on
Hilberger Beach. at Huntington. Long
Island. will appear in court to-day on a
writ of habess corpus to have his SAN
ity tested.
The writ was obtained yesterday by
Lebaudy's counsel, Edwin 7. Murdoch,
from Supreme Court Justice Townsend
Scudder, of Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
MYSTERY IN FATAL HURTS
Victim, Dying, Brought Home by
Friends-Cann0t Tell How He
Got Injuries.

Though he is able to talk, Charles
Brush, of SO Manhattan Street, cannot
tell coherent story of the incidents
leading to his coming home in taxi
cab Monday afternoon with a de-
pressed fractured skull and paralysis
Of both legs. brush is at the Knicker-
booker Hospital, and it is not expected
he will live.
Two friends, according to Mrs. Brush,
brought her husband home IN the taxi.
He had been found at Second Avenue
and 125th Street.