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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
70 SCARS ON CHILD;
FATHER ARRESTED
Man Out Of Work Charged
With Beating Wife and
Infant Son.

Three-year-old Louis Lukov.tch 10 In
st, Mary's Hospital. T%h.rty-fourth
street and Ninth ven suffering from
seventy cuts and bruises and posi- lie
internal injuries. His mother. less'e,
has a bruised left eye and AN injured
hand. His father. stephen. is a pris-
oner IN Bellevue Hospital. suffer,n /,
among other things. with a fractured
Jaw.
Lukovitch. who lives with his wife
and three GCildren In the basement OF
"a West Thirty-cighth street. Is ac-
cused OF felon'ous assault. The repor.
given out yesterday by the New York
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
TO Children says that tho father went
home intoxicated and started to beat
his youngest child. Tho mother inter
fered and sho too was attacked.
Vincent T. P!zzaro. assistant super
intendent of the society. said yesterday
ne had not encountered such an extreme
case OF cruelty in many years. lie cx.
hibited the report Of DR.. Travis GLIB,
who made n thorough examination o.
the child His recital OF the child's
injuries follows:
"on his head are three confused and
lacerated wounds n ten confused
wounds,
i''N IIShN eye IN DitNhcu'u hIu MS
right ear confused and swollen.
q his face are Four confused and
abraded wounds.
o his back are twenty-seven abrd-
s!ons and Commissions.
on the front OF his body are Ave
Commissions and abrasions.
o his right arm are five Commissions
q his left arm seven COMMISSIONS.
ION his left leg are five commissions
His abdomen IL enlarged and ap-
pears to be the seat OF serious interna'
injuries.
These injuries are recen. and appear
to mo 10 be the result OF ar assault
by some weapon"
Tho attack on the child was made or
\ last Monday evening. Lukovitch. a
baker by trade. has done little work ,r
the last seven months. Tit agent OF
the Children's Society says he has beer
drinking heavily at times. His wife 4:
jan,tress of the fathouse in which thu
family lives and es>sps SIS a mon't
through the work.
Lukovltch went home intoxicated or
Monday evening, the report says. III
started to whip tho child and when MI
wife interfered she also was beaten.
II TOOK two policemen, according Il
the n~eighbors, 10 subdue Lukov!tch an
drag him from tho house. Az he wal
being carried out no yelled at his wife
"Ill get you yet
Mrs. Lukovitch was alarmed yester
day for fear that the Children's SO
| ciety would take tho two other children
away and put them in an institution
The case will come up In court a
soon ne Lukovitch Ia ble to leave tn
hospttal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
FEAR BILLY WON'T
LAST UNTIL SUNDAY
Evangelist Shows Strain--12.'
900 Hear Jekyll-
Sermon.

PATERSON. y. j.. May 2o.--Billy Sun
day looked so worn out tonight and
asked his audience OF 10000 persons
the largest yet in the Paterson Taber-
nacle-to stop coughing so often that
people are wondering whether he will
he able 10 last through tho big parade
on Saturday and tho four ermon
planned for Sunday. the windup OF his
campaign. But he gave a Or. Jekyll-
Mr.. Hyde performance. nevertheless.
which caused twenty-elsht mt and
two men to faint or become hystericai.
Several thousand persons could not get
inside. the sawdust aisles were packed
and girls dangled their feet owe tho
edge of his platform during the m
Billy told them they all had some Or.
Jekyll and some Mr.. Hyde In them, the
latter being the devil, n that they
had better look out that the Mr.. Hyde
in them didn't become supreme. There
was laughter at his performance which
Billy did not like, 1t seemed.
You're all in the same boat :" he
shouted. Don't rock II. Damn me. II
you like, but sooner or later you'll find
out who Is the jackass, O or l."
Besides being a record day for at
tendance, to-night was a banner night
for gifts received In tho Sunday party.
There were forty-seven In all. even
Bllly's housekeeper getting one. Billy
got two more silk suits. Ma got one
and every male member OF the evange-
lists party got one too. Wooden socks.
candy. a toilet set. a sweater for Billy's
mother In Oregon and other things
were In the lot. Billy and Ma also
received life membership In the Patriotic
Order OF America,
There were as trail hittsrs te-Aay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21

Tho degree OF doctor OF lave was con-
ferred on the following
Henry White OF this city. formerly
Ambassador to France.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin OF Columois
University
Rober; Simpson Woodward. president
OF tho Carnegie Institute Of Washing
ton.
George L"rlau ki,tredge o. the de-
p|artnlent Of English at Harvard.
John Mason Clark. state G%eolog'st OF
New York.
Paul Storey. professor OF Greek al
'hA University OF Chicago.
Thomas Hunt Morgan. professor OF
oiology at Columbia University.
Or. Simon ~Flexner, director o: the
Rockefeller Institute
John Dewey. professor OF philosophy
- Columbia University.
Gen. George Washington Goethals
builder OF the Panama Canal.
Henry Carter Adams OF the depart
ment OF economies. University OF Mich''
gan.
Dr. Abbott Lawrence Lowell. presi-
der. o: Harvard University.
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about the country under the names Of
Lieut.. p. b. Fleming. Capt. p. Adelbert
Barber m Lieut.. C. q. Rogers of the
army and Lieut.. Richard Wainwright.
Jr.. son Of the Spanish war hero. From
last January until his arrest a few weeks
& he made this city his base OF
operations. He a aided here. the
Federal authorities believe, by a woman
accomplish who posed as his Wife. In
court yesterday he signaiied to a hand
some young woman. who was marked
by Capt. william Ofiey OF the local
Department OF Justice and trailed 20 her
home by one Of tho latter's agents.
Peters's scheme as outlined BY As
sistant United States Attorney Content
was to make purchases In the name OF
an officer, ave them sent TO the nearest
army or navy pos, and pay for them
with q bad check. which he always
made out about $50 In excess OF the
amount required so that he might pocket
the change.
Several weeks Z Peters In me name
OF Capt. p. Adelbert Barber engaged
passage on the T~ransylvsnia for himself.
his wife and child. HIS name was
printed on the passenger list and he was
referred 20 as one OF the distinguished
passengers. That. however, was before
the steamship people discovered his
check vas bad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
G ARMY OFFICER
GETS TEN YEAR TERM
Cleveland Man Pleads Guilty
TO Swindling Under
Aliases.

Standing heels together and chin
drawn in according to the approved
military manner. Frederick r. Peters.
aged 2s. Of Cleveland. Ohio. pleaded
guilty before Judge Augustus ". Hand
In the United States District Court yes
terday to impersonating navy and army
officers and passing bad checks In their
names. As a result ne will have ten
long years in Atlanta TO recall the
numerous occasions on which he was
able to deceive tra%despeopis and army
circles with his 1.-THE. erect figure. corr
rect dres. and air OF authority.
on one occasion. according to As
sistant United States Attorney Harold
A.. Content. Peters dropped Into a re-
cruiting office on Sixth avenue. took
the of'cer in charge out to luncheon and
In return got a visitors card to the
Army and Navy Club here.
Judge Hand told Peters that there
was not much probability Of his get
ting n parole to shorten his term. mas
much as he had been arrested for similar
orences on six prior occasions and had
served several prison terms. In 1909
he pleaded guilty In Washington, d. c..
to forging n number OF checks In the
name OF Congressman Nicholas Long
worth and was sentenced 10 three years.
He was paroled. however. In the custody
OF Newton d. Baker. the present Mayor
Of Cleveland. who Is acquainted with the
young mans family.
Peters began his forging operations
back in 1907, when he was only 90
years old. He was arrested in July
that year. but escaped prosecution. In
1908 he was sentenced to six months in
Stamford. Conn. In March. 1909. he
was again sentenced to two years for
forging the name OF Rear Admiral
Leutze. but was again parolcd. In
March. 1911. he VA arrested in Los
Angeles. but was not prosecuted. In
June. 1911. he got six years at Oakland,
Cal.
Having served three years Of the
latter term he was paroled last June
and resumed Immediately his travels
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sleeping on the top floor BY a racket In
the rooms beneath him. Rapucci went
out on the roof and fired a shot as a
all for help.
John sullivan OF SO Monroe street,
Timothy Buckley of 3 James slip. who
says he holds a city Job In the form OF
physical director In ono OF the city
parks but looks anything but athletic;
his brother. John. a driver. of ~ Cath
airline street, and william Pierce. a
printer. "a East Broadway. all said TO
Of $1,000 each by Magistrate Marsh in
the Tombs police court later in the day.
Caretaker Rapucci also was locked up
for violating the sullivan law.
The police say that when they arrived
at the Rofrano club the plano. the pool
table. pictures and other furnishings
were messed together on the floor. John
Buckley jumped from a second story
window when Sergt. Ellis and his men
burst In. but vas captured in Madison
street. Pierce tried to run down the
stairs, but a slight bullet wound in the
arm from n shot fired by Patrolman
Kane stopped him and he was taken TO
the Volunteer Hospital.
Bail at first was set ut 81. 500 In each
case for examination on May %. This
was reduced to 1000. however. because,
despite the burglary charge. everything
seemed TO point toward vicious mis-
ch%ievousness rather h attempted
burglary.
1T goes without saying that the
Downtown Tammany Club had nothing
TO do with this matter" ex-Sherin Foley
said last night Nevertheless | shall
arrange as soon as possible to get bail
for the voters OF tho district mons the
prisoners. don't approve Of their
methods. but at the same time it's my
duty TO do what l can for any Of our
people In the district who get into
trouble. That's why I'm leader and
that's why I have the voters confidence
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
'JURIES UNDER LOCK
IN QUEENS CLEANUP
Peculiar Conditions CombatoJ
in Curly Joe Cassidy
Former Domain.
S~UFFRAGISTS ARE ACTIVE

Two }uries In Queens were orae-.i
looked up last night owing 10 tho
peculiar conditions prevailing In Tia,
county. They are trying the cases ~,
John Vincent Ward, 20. son OF Edr,rt
Ward. an undertaken and follower ID.
Curly Joe Cassidy, who is accused Of.
attacking Miss Caroline Gresh, q. nd
Walter II. Stanley, 1923 Lexington ,ye.
niue. Manhattan. accused OF perjir..
Wards trial Is being conducted b.'.r.
before County Judge j. Harry rierp.,.
who was summoned from Richmond
county to help clean up the crim7,,
calendar IN Queens.
Denis OTeary. who succeeded MAJ.
thew ]. Smith as District At,orns,.
found more than zoo cases avii,l-,
trial and last week he obtained fo,,..
two convictions and pleas OF guilty. VA.
Jury that convicted Harry Scdrloa e..
DAYS g OF asaultiuE Mrs. clara 1-'fs.,
also was locked ~ The ward tr.. ,
attracting almost a., much attention b,
Queens as the trial Of Hefernan ADJ
Scanlon, both OF whom were also follow.
ers OF Cassidy. Heffernan WAS cary ..,si
OF tho same crime as Scanlon. Tho latter
will be a%rraigned this morning boz "a
Justice Scudder for sentence.
Woman suffras ,idci hv ,
Alfred J. Emo. .,.. nan % the ,,.,,
In Queens, took an active par .n "a.
prosecutions OF Scanlon and fIcYc-.,r
and they are showing almost eqIa' ..
terest In the Ward trial. II was the ,gt.
fragists who were instrumental IN nav.
ing District Attorney Smith superseded
In tho prosecutions OF iIcHcrnau AID
Scanlon.
Ward was tried about a month ago.
but tho jury disagreed. The testimony
given against him was even more 70.
voting than that against IIcffernar Il
Scanlon.
Photographs o: Miss Gresh. W.,
accuser. showing bruises on nor q
and body. were presented IN ey,6. o.
Wards defence Is an al,h'
STANLEY Is accused OF ,cstisy.ur 'r,
he witnessed an accident 20 John " p
on N night of February %. 1913. us.,
Miller alleges he was struck By a u.
lyn trolley car al Mcserole and Or
avenues, Greenpo!nt. Miller 2
awarded a verdict OF $500 for INF.
u is alleged that az tho time n,
accident Stanley was employed
moving picture concern IN Ios A-er's.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
DRUGS SEIZED AFTER
PENN STATION FIGHT
Three Men Battle Detectives
in Concourse-Two Cap
tured.
NEW MOVE IN CONSPIRACY

A hr nght between four detectives
and three men caught in tho act #
smuggling drugs into the city. in the
centre Of the o%oncourss Of the Pennsyl-
vania station. excited crowds Of raw
eliers last night. Two Of the three men
we're arrested and drugs worth 81 900
confscated.
Acting upon q tip. which 1t Is be-
lieved came from Yogi Ellis. who was
arrested on Wednesday with drugs IL
his possession, Detectives Finn. Flynn,
Pabrucoo and Wey early In tho eve
ming wen about lower Manhattan in a
touring car on the lookout for a auto
mobile of whose destination only they
were certain.
The machine appeared and headed for
the Pennsylvania station. Keeping we'll
out of sight. the detectives observed
three men alight. enter the station. pre-
sent a check at the baggage room and
start 10 leave with a large box wrapped
In paper.
At a given signal the four detectives
closed upon the three men az they
reached the centre OF the concourse.
The trio gave fight. blows were struck,
clothes torn. passengers came running
from all directions and finally one OF the
men escaped. The two others were sub
dued and taken 70 the West Thirtietll
street station. They gave their names
as Irwin Blackman. 20. Il First avenue,
and sebastian Maugeri. 70. 80 orchard
street. both chaufeurs. They were
aiken TO headquarters for examination
by Federal detectives.
The third man. The police say. runs a
garage in East seventeenth street and
puNs sta Car yilrt 10 h1fpv hold AZ The
Yves; Th.rticth street station.
The package checked out OF the
station by the prisoners was found tc
contain sixteen n ounce bottles OF
morphine and 1000 tablets OF cocaine
The police attach great Importance &c
the fact that the drugs bore the labe'
OF the same firm IN Philadelphia which
was found on drugs In the possession Of
yogi Ellis"
The detectives OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad last night began an investiga.
ton among the employees of the road
They say thai; they hope soon to arres
one o! their porters.
The police believe that a new devel-
opinent In the c~orspiracies to distribute
drugs throughout the city has been frus'
trated, namely. the use OF automobiles
I, 10 hoped that with the evidence dis
covered last night and that which Soe
Ellis can give the Federal authorities
viii soon make important discoveries.
Detectives Phelan and Brady of the
lrug squad las; night arrested Fred
Egau. ~ years old, OF 81 East loan
street. on a charge OF selling cocaine
When searched he had fye decks oil
cocaine IN his pockets.
The same detectives later arrested
George Hynes. II a old. a clerk. OF
col East Hath street. He had one dech
OF the drug IN his possession.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
DIR. GOODNOW NOW E
OF II HOPKINS
Installed as President-Gen.
Goethals and Prof. Pupin
Get Ill. d. Degree.

BALTIMORE, May 20.-Dr. Frank John
son 0oodnow was installed as president
Of the Johns Hopkins University this
afternoon in the presence OF a large
number OF educators.
The features Of tho celebration were
DR.. ooodncw's inaugural address and
the comforting Of degrees by DR.. William
II. WEIGH. who has been acting as presi-
dent Of the university. Or. Goodnow's
subject was Modern Educational
Ideals
These ideals ne said, ARE compre-
n~en.ive, including disciplinary training
Of the young along general lines, the
transmission Of that particular knowl-
edge OF tho past which will do most TO
develop persons Of culture tho applica-
ton OF scientific methods to tho conduct
OF the ordinary affairs Of life the In
crease Of knowledge through research
and Investigation and the rendering OF
public service"
In referring to the functions OF a uni
yersity In relation 20 its community.
DIR. Goorirow aid 1T Is one or the
duties of our higher institutions OF
learning TO profer the services OF their
members. For whether these institu-
lions are. or arc not. what Is techni-
caliy known as state universities. they
IN a large measure ~ their establish
ment and their possibilities for usefu.
work TO .heir communities
The ideals which each university
should set before itself must be deter
mined BY its peculiar situation. ltA
purpose should be excellence rather thar
comprehens!veness. quality rather than
quantity. II should expand only 10 far
as expansion will At II better TO dis
charge It's main function and TO pursue
its principal Ideals. or go far as the
local needs incident TO Its geographical
situation make such expansion neces-
sary.
ut 10 only when such an attitude
has been assumed that Il will be pos
sibie TO eliminate an unhealthy and I'M
wise competition between universities
all Of which belong TO tho same brother
hood. all OF which are pursuing the
same general ends and all OF which
should cooperate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
AT 5 SCORE 8 WEIGHS I SCORE.
Woman Dwarf Celebrates iO8th
birthday in Hebrew Home.

Tho 1osth birthday Of Mrs. Jennette
Schwartz. a dwarf. Weighing only
twenty pounds, was celebrated yester-
day In the Brooklyn Hebrew Home for
the Aged. nj Dumont and Howard ave
nues. The aged expressed her
gratitude for the gifts showered upon
her by apt quotations from Schiller.
Mrs. Schwartz received her guests At
her bedside. She has been confined to
her bed since coming to the home a
year ago. Tho superintendent, Mre.
shapiro. and many supporters OF the
home brought her fruit and flowers. Her
great age and diminutive size have
made her a notable inmate OF the home,
She replied with intelligence In Ger
man to the many questions put TO her
and she told OF her gratitude TO women
who b~efriended her when she became
100 years old. Many questions she
met by quoting accurately from Schiller.
She has had no children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
ROW AT HOME RULE CLUB
Four Alleged FOIeyites Arrested
After Creating Disturbance.

After Creating Disturbance.
Mike Rofrano's Home Rule Club.
which is geographically opposite and po-
litically opposed to ex-Sheriff Big Tom
Foleys Downtown Tammany Club In
lower Madison street. suffered an In
ternal eruption Just before dawn yester-
day at the hands OF four men. who say
they are not members OF the Downtown
Tammany Club. whereas the police say
they are.
Rofrano. who Is Deputy Street Clean
ing Commissioner and head OF the Home
Rule Club. II the same Mike Rofrano
accused by witnesses at the trial of
Gaetano M~ontimagno. now going on. for
the murder OF a Foley Lieutenant. Mike
O;aimari. Of lending at least his best
wishes TO the p~lotters who put the Foley
lieutenant out of the way. Whether
these charges against Rofrano urged on
the Foley sympnthlzers to try to wreck
Rofrano's club rooms yesterday morn
ing cannot be said, but the belief among
he police, as we'll as among Foley.tes.
seems to be that the trouble wac chiefly
due 10 an excess OF Park Row beer.
The Rofrano club rooms, at IS Madi-
son street, are the same rooms toward
which ancient eggs and vegetables flew
n year ago ldSl Idll W1tH Nllildfn sui
zer, during his campaign for the As
sembly, cast discretion aside and APP
peared upon an ~!mprovised platform in
front OF the club one night to make a
'peech that was smothered in noise and
eggs.
The four men accused OF causing
the disturbance yesterday morning told
Lieut.. Funstan at Headquarters, after
aergt. Ellis and five patrolmen from the
Oak street police station had arrested
them, that they had gone to tho Rofrano
club rooms at the invitation of an Itai-
an they met in a Park Row all night
'sioon about . O'clock IN the morning.
Tho italian. they said, persuaded them
hat II was silly 10 buy beer In a saloon
when there were free drinks for the ask
ing In Rofranos club rooms.
Tit police came 1ocking to tho Home
Rule Club when the caretaker OF the
club, John Rapucci. was awakened while
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
CHURCHES FIGHT SALOONS.
NontcIntr Congregations Want
Ituuor Iicenses Turned Down.

M~oNrcIArR, y. J.. May 2o.-Members
Of the First Congregational Church and
tho First Baptist Church passed resolu-
tons last night committing he respec-
tive churches 10 the campaign for the
abolition 81 liquor licenses In Mortclair.
The resolutions viii be presented 10
the Town Council on Monday night when
that body meets TO give a public hear
ing or IN" applications for licenses.
Eight places la applied for renewals
Of Inn ard tavern" licenses and three
for wholesale privileges There are no
ncw applications this year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
ORvILLE WRIGHT IN CITY.
D-nt~s TIC Came tn Discuss sale oS
Patent Rights.

Orville Wright came to New York
from Dayton, Ohio. YESTERDAY, and n
report was circulated that he was here
to confer with representatives OF the
Connecticut Aircraft Company Of New
Haven about a sale Of his patent rights.
My trip to New York has nothing
whatever to do with n such thing
said Mr.. Wright II have seen no rep.
rosertatlves NJ the Connecticut Aircraft,
COMPANY and don't expect TO see any
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
SAYS HE DIDN'T BUY MURDER.
AIibi Defence of LeGRio. Accused
by Death House Inmate.

Angelo Leggio. named as the man who
hired william Flack to kill Giuseppe
Merino in East Thirteenth street in April
OF last year. Nok the witness stand IN
his own behalf yesterday In Judge Motifs
court in General Sessions. He Is ac-
cused OF tho murder along with Flack.
who says no did the actual shooting. for
which he was to get $500. F1ack was
convicted and came from the death
house In Sing Sing to give evidence
against Leggio.
Leggio's defence In an abb % far as
concerns the commission of tho crime
which he admits took place in a room
he had hired for Mrs. Louise Macaluso.
Here he says his interest ended.
The case will be continued to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
Takes Poison on Court steps.

Henry Gillespie. n laborrr, 4A3 West
Thlrtieth street. sat through most Of tine
session at the mems night court last
night on a rear bench and then loft
before It adjourned to swallow part OF
the contents NJ a hottie of paris green
on the steps below, He toppled to tho
sidewalk and a few minutes later told
Policeman King and pr, Goodman of
Flower Hospital that he had no home, no
Job. and just wanted TO die. He may
get his desire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
McAD0O GETS MORE POWER.
Becomes Chief of All City's In
ferior Courts on July I.

William McAAeo, now Chief Magia-
trate OF the police courts OF the First nj
vision Manhattan I'M The Bronx, will
he designated as Chief Magistrate of all
the city's inferior courts on July I, when
the act consolidating the First and Sec
letter from Wyoming Mayor Mitchell au-
thoriEed his secretary. Theodore Rous-
seau. to make this announcement yes
terday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21

What he needs is a Scotch
Mist" (, ,ss,s'T,sS)
Spring weight overcoats u
rough cheviot, rainprooted.
Our own idea and to be had
in New York only in our
stores.
Blue serge suits don't Lar
salt water or Summer sun e.
that is, ours don't.
Every man should have
one in his wardrobe.
With an extra pair OF flame
mel trousers, you're two suits
to the good.
Everything men and boys
wear.
Sporting Goods in all storta
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
Broadway BfosdHsy
at 18th St. The 81 sam ot
-Four
Brosdwav Corner" Filth Ave-
AZ Waren 81 4is, q,