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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-24

Blagg, Beatrice Ytemaine, Gladys Ben
edict. Anna Barnitz, Dolly Doepel and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-24

Elizabeth Nisbett and Mrs. W. II. COT
fin.
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Pueriie, Asserts Hayward.

No" said Lawyer Hayward. that is
not right II is offered neither as criticism
OF Mr.. Whitney nor OF counsel. hut 20 show
that any schoolboy reading this opinion OF
Justice SCOTS could not interpret II as a
valid reason for failure to enforce subse-
quent orders OF the commission"
1t was evident throughout the question
ing that Mr.. Whitney, who has been men.
toned as a possible Public Service Com
missioner IN case any of the present board
are removed by the Governor or by legis-
lation, is not n target in this inquiry II
was also learned that the two commission
lawyers who prepared the Union Railway
case are still with the commission and
that one OF them. II. VI. Whitman, Is pre-
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SAILS TO TEACH ITALY's filters
"Gink" Doherty win show Airmen
How to Hun Flying Boats.

William Elwood )Ginkl Doherty OF Buff
falo a Curtiss dying boat pilot, sailed
for Italy yesterday on the Duca degll
Abruzz OF the Royal Italian Line to be-
come an instructor OF Italian navy fiers,
Glenn II, Curtiss, Do1erty's recent en-.
ployer. sold to the italian Government q
short time ago three flying boats, dupli-
Gates OF tho ROdman Wanamaker trans
atlantic nier America, that was built at
lHammoudsport last year
This sale was made through John
Lansing Calan, brother Of the Assembly
man who is representing the Curtiss com
pany in Italy. The Italian navy aviators
have had 10 experience In handling large
dying boats of this type, and that is why
Mr., Doherty will be the instructor. He
took an active part in the experiments
with the America in Hammondsport las,
, year and was Mt one time mentioned as
J the probable companion Of Lieut. John
| cyril Porte on the transatlantic trip,
| Mr. Doherty received cabled instruc-
/ lions three days ago TO report for duty
in Italy. As he had no time to get pass
| port from Washington, he got from the
| British Consul General here a. safe con-
duct guarantee to avoid being held up at
| Gibraltar,
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coming to his Office and finding there
Ragsdale. Barber and Dan Lehon talking
with his partner. Mr.. Brandon. The last
named told me there were two men there
who wanted to make afIidavits concerning
the Frank case" said Mr.. Rosser.
81 que toned the men. who were Rags
dale and Barber. They told me lust
what subsequently appeared in the am
davits-no more, no less. They booked
to be In perfectly normal condition, neither
drunk nor dopod.
Morris Brandon. one of Rosser's part
ners, corr, bOrated Rossers testimony.
Both agreed that I.ehon had taken no
part In the conversation and offered M
suggestions or had anything to say
about IT,
This contrRdicted Ragsdale's statement
that he overheard Lehon ask Barber IN
whisper IL he had seen the boys, and
IL everything was all right
An odd twist in the case was given
by f. +. Callahan. the notary before
whom the afiidavits were signed In Res
ser's office.
II gave the wrong. OATH he testified,
81 said 10 you swear that this is your
act and deed?' instead OF the regular
form for afiidavits, DO you swear that
this is true| ] just made n mistake
and used the form used for swearing 10
deeds and such. papers The affidavits
were not really. sworn TO- az matter
OF fact"
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AUTO PLUNGEs DOWN SHAFT
Clergyman Sees Son Pinned Under
Machine I'm Elevator PIT.

James l.. Leeper. Jr.. 26. member Of N.
Leeper Hunt Company. automobile dea,-
cTs at 1900 Broadway. was possibly fatally
hurt last evening when an automobll.
which he was driving plunged into an ele.
avtor shaft at that address. turned turtle
and pinned him beneath IT, Leeper's
father, a clergyman OF Kingston. y. Y.
VINO had just stepped out OF the machine
before II dropped. witnessed the accident
Young Ieeper had signalled for the ele-
vator and while waiting for Il TO descend
from the NTH floor started his machine
toward the shaft. He explained later that
The brakes on the machine didn't WORK
The car crashed through protecting
fence and dropped into the twenty foot
pit. Although conscious. Leeper made no
outcry, but warned the workmen who
lifted the machine off his body to control
themselves and console his father. who
was sii-f stiivhvn.
The injured man was sent to the Pres.
hytcrian Hospital in an automobile sur
Geons said he sustained fractured hip
fractured right knee. severe Commissions ~
the jaw. possible fracture OF the skull and
internal injuries.
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IN TEARS AT SING SING HORRORS.
woman's Press Club Guests Hea,
Prisons Flaws From Osborne.

+. More than 400 women. guests and mem.
bers of the Woman's Press Club, listened
breathlessly and for the most part tear
fully to tales of Sing Sing from tho inside
told by the warden. Thomas Mott Osborne
at the Waldorf-AStoria yesterday noon.
My Efforts at prison reform are being
looked at with horror by those well mean
ing people who believe that criminals ar,
class by themselves and ought 10 us
punished. They call me sentimental anil
visionary That In the las; thing | want
TO be. True prison reform has got to be
practical. and the more businessiike IT 10
the more successful IL will be
The living conditions AT Sing Sing are
but little better than In the past What
We want Is a great farm where the prls.
oners may work in the open air and by
which the prison may become almost self.
supporting. There are many naws in our
social system, but the prison IL the wors,
flaw Of all IL sends men out worse thar
when they came in. an added menace 20
society. The fact that two-thirds OF the
men in our State prisons to-day are
serving their second and third terms shows
that there is something wrong"
When asked about Auburn Mr. Osborne
replied that Sing Sing is as much worse
than Auburn as Auburn is worse than A
theological seminary"
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Justice scott's Decision.

Mr.. Hayward then read from Justice
SCOTS opinion in a unanimous decision
OF the Appellate Division against the
commission in penalty suit brought
against Frederick W. Wnitridge and the
Union Railways Company. The company
after person had been killed by sur
face car. was ordered 10 equip us cars
with wheel guards.
The commission tried TO get the courts
to iufict a penalty for the violation OF
this order. Supreme Court Justice Brady
dismissed the complaint and was sus-
tained by the Appellate Division and the
Court OF Appeals. This Is the noted case
in which William II. Wilcox, then chair
man of the commission, spo"e his mind
about Justice Brady's decision and was
accused Of contempt Of court
The Appellate Division gave its de-
cison on May 3. 1911. Justice Scott In
whose opinion the others concurred said
that the right Of the commission 20 pre-
scribe wheel guards was not questioned,
hut that the commission had failed to
prove that IL had made any order which
the company disobeyed. TIL" order pro-
duced In court was unsigned. said jus
tice Scott 1t bore no Identification or
file marks and there were several hand
written lnterlineations. Secretary Whit
ney had testified that he presumed the
inter,incations were made by Commits
sioner Malthic before the order was
adopted by the commission.
There was no legal proof that such ar
order was adopted, said Justice Scott In
| tn. opinion which Mr. HAYWARD was read
| Ing No minutes We're produced In court
and there was no evidence that the com
mission kept any minutes and nothinf
to show that-the order had been violated
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BUNDLE CAMPAIGN TO GET
CLOTHING FOX CITYS POOR
Work. Marvel of Organization Is Already Under Way
Makes Contributing Easy and Convenient
Thursday the Big Day

railroads offered to bring free from.
suburbs any bundles left at their station,
II Is expected that the campaign viii
last for about two weeks. Mrs Willard
Straight will employ several hundred & rr,
now out of work repairing tn. clail
sent in. paying them is cents an aoyi
They will work in four four hour sl.ff.
each day. The distribution will pro.lh..
begin on Monday OF next week station.
TO he announced later will be opsneI m
Manhattan, Brooklyn and The BronN
Tomorrow afternoon the committee vii
meet Or. otto +. Geier. president oi ....
Board of Health OF Cincinnati. who H,.
Just finished successful bundle day cam.
pagns in Plttsburg and Cincinnati MIS-
Cornelius Vanderbilt will entertain him
and the committee
Further details OF the campaign A.,
given on another page OF THE SuN OF TO-.
day.
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who's this Joseph Johnson chief OF
the transit bureau" asked Chairman
Thompson. who comes from Elmira. rs
he politician or a practically trained
man.
Being informed that Mr.. Johnson was
once Fire Commissioner here and man
aged the Mccall campaign the Senator
rema rked. We'll. he must have had some
other efficiency to get this Job
The committee also showed interest
when II was brought out that the com
missions legal stan cost Sjl,S00 in
salaries last year. clerks and stenog
raphers bringing the total for the legal
department up' to s72,21O. The stenog
raphers do not report hearings for that
Job an outside firm has contract.
Then Mr. Hayward delved into the
commissions record In handling rate com
plants against electricity and gas com
panles. He found OUT that the so-calied
S,adtlander case against the New York
Edison Company has dragged along since
March 3, 1911. without decision and that
it was reopened only last Friday, when
the Merchants Association interviewed as
u complainant
The Ewald case was begun ON ApEl
!, 1912. the Mortz case against the
Brooklyn Edison Company on July l6
1912, and the Maries case on the same
day. Mr.. Hayward called attention 10
the fac; that the commission may OF
its own volition begin rate inquiry
or upon the request OF any Individual
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Standing thg Assent Burr Hyd Commit eDA Assent mani
dd
Stnglato rgm: Senators Al lawson @emym Me Senator Thompson D and
Find p S. C. Orders for Better Service Freely Dsobeyed

rs own motion. He said that there had
been hfty-two hearings before Comnis-
sioncr Maltbie In the Stadtlander case
and 1907 pages OF testimony had been
taken. The last hearing was on Friday.
is II nor fact" said Mr. Hayward.
that always when the commission waS
asked for a rate decision Il fell back on
It's rule and refused to open case
unless there was petition from the
Mayor or 100 subscrbers1
II can't say that Is true" Mr.. Whit
ney replied. but attention was called
20 the rule. II was adopted on September
/. 1910.
In tho merged stadtlander-Ewoid case.
which has been reopened. d'd either OF
the Orig!na! comDlliuants ask for more
timc2'
NO"
Wncn tho inquiry swerved to an e~-
plau4t.,n OF the dual rapid transit system
senator Lawson said il was news TO him
that the b r. r. was to operate an
elevated line in Queens. He lives in
Mr. whitney testified that speclat coun-
sci employed 10y the commission since
1907 received these sums: William NJ
Wins, S2O.533 John z. Dillon. $3.50: Ed
ward NJ shepard. Sl0332 T.. b. Whit
me-, S25.2i0 Gin the so cent gas cases)
Charles L. Browne, 81 900. Tre tot1l was
," tN-'t NJ "P''l"l NouI'S'l WIS eiNpOS Gu
last year
The Inquiry will be resumed In the
Is ard OF Estimate room. city Hall AZ 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. In the noon
recess yesterday the members Of the com
mittee Mayor Mitchell. "A plumber OF ship
ping men. col Black of the TIarbor Board,
job Hedges and the City Hall newspaper
mon mad iuncneon 1T iuds House in
Hanover Square as the gucstS Il Dock
COMMISSIONS II. \. {. Smith.
The only members Of the Public Service
Commission who attended ;he hearing YES.
terday wers Robert c. Wood and George
v s. williams
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StO,s4O Paid to Counsel.

StO,sfO Paid to Counsel.
Now. Mr.. whitney" said Mr.. Hayward.
closing his big law book. I'D like to have
you tell me how much the law department
OF the commission was paid during the
years in which this case was being pre-
sentod 90 the courts-from 1909 To 1911"
Mr.. Whitney said the amount was
1880
And you say" Mr. Hayward went on,
raising his voice. that because OF ad-
verse decisions IN this case and one other
the commission has not resorted TO PEN
atty suits to enforce its orders
That is one cause was the reply. "
should prefer TO have you get further In
formation from the commissioners and
their counsel"
Then, feeling that justice had not been
done TO HI rself and the commission in
The foregoing developments. Mr. whitney
told about the order the Appellate Di-
vision had questioned. He said the com
the order did have identifying marks and
court
Here H. the original order" he said,
holding up a document 1T bears two or
three stamps showing that ii was adopted
by the commission. I suppose" he added
with smile, II canro, be in contempt Of
court in so testifying here"
Chairman Thompson spoke up lie
said: 'rd like to have II made clear
that this evidence regarding the court
5oc.s:oa against ;hs commission II moi
offered as criticism Of Secretary Whitney
but OF the commissions counsel"
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pairing a mandamus case already started
against the Inte!borough for violations OF
orders. The other IL Arthur Du Bols.
In the course of his early testimony
Mr. Whitney was asked about the cost OF
various phases OF the commissions work,
Mr.. Hayward, apparently thinking that
the taxpayers were being misueated. Mr..
Whitney's answers indicated. however.
that the big undertakings which the com
mission rs supervising demand big eN-
penditures He said that the maximum
expenses would be reached this fall. when
because OF n rush OF new subway and
elevated work 300 employees will be
needed.
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Denies Violating Oath.

NO, | did not" was the reply Il
did NOT violate my oath. as l understood
it--s1ld. Yead II over carefully I'm the law
Office VI nay brother. Harold Hirsch. and
Cous0lted with him about II before telling
What RagE,lale said"
We'll, you lost no time in making the
dofeGc. acquainted with this matter,
did Iou?" inquired the solicitor.
no, did not tho witness admitted
grtn, "T made point TO make this in
formation known, and In 80 doing ! fol-
lowed my oath AS closely as | could"
"i sec, noW, Mr.. Hlrsch, just what Is
y mr. Inherent In ths case.
"NlN only interest Is my duty. and I
considcr IT my duty 10 let these facts be
lacw0."
Don't You recall that | instructed the
nlombprs OF the Grand Jury that they
were not to talk about these matters out
sid the room
If DO not recall II, ana Il 1 had recalled
Il I Wou'u not have paid any attention
20 It--aitcr 7 had studied the oath and
found what | could do without violating
H."
7-v" BAPTIST ministers, r T.. McCutch-
e-E ana j. J, Jackson. testified that they
had called on the Rev Mr. Ragsdale
after he had rccauted hts affidavit and
said that he told them he didut know
why ne had made the affidavit
"Ile said he had a drink Of water in
Thurmans office and after that he felt
'ha2y' and only remembered he had gone
to another Office and signed paper.
they testified. .... ..
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was defeated each time Mr.. Hayward
continued You know there are great
many violations OF orders. Is your policy
based on the outcome OF the three suits
you mention"
The commissions policy IL largely in
fuenced by the difficulty we had Ia those
suits In one OF them the jury gave us
only 81 damages and We did not appeal.
In another the Judge dismissed the COM
plant"
so these cases were discouraging TO
the commission and its counsel?' pur-
sued Mr. Hayward.
They could answer better as to that
Personally | was disappointed" returned
Mr. whitney.
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80 H5s;a; ana Western, Union telegraph
companies have offered the services OF
about fifty messenger boys to assist the
committee. The BOYS were distrbuting
tags last right. The Delaware. Lacka
wanna and Western, New York Central,
Jersey Central. Erie and Pennsylvania
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Rule Hits single Consumer.

THE commission he said. has
adopted a rule that 81 would only take
up the complaints OF the Manor or 100
consumers
Yes said Mr. Whitney. but he added
later that on several occasions the com
mission had started an investigation on
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Suspicious Of Drinking water.

NE said that they started To give him
n drink of water out of a small glass
I'm Humans Office and somebody said,
80, get the big one and that after that
he fclt dazed lie said he went back
80 Thurmeus office the next day to see
the paper be had signed, but II was not
shown ia him
luther y, Rossey. leading counsel for
Frank when the latter was tried told OF
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VERDICT NEAR
In FRANK CASE
BRIBERYCHARGE
Burns Detectives in Denials
Blame PinkcrtOns for
Persecution.
4 GRAND JUROR WHO
REVEALED SECRETS

t.A-rA. Jan 80 The case Of Dan
p irhou. & C. Tedder and Attorney
ART Thurman. employees Of the W. J,
.lu.rs Detective Agency accused OF sub
os-l;,ou Of perjury In an effort 10 get
6 aew trial Tor Leo NJ. Frank. convicted
a. the murder Of Mary Phagan was ar
, pa,d tonight and may 40 to the jury
bscore morning unless Judge Ben Hill
decides 10 adjourn court until Monday.
The defence rested about o'clock this
efteruoon and shortly after the argu-
nnSpt was begun.
The defence consumed the day In
calling witnesses to impeach the story OF
the Rev. G Is Ragsdale and X. l.. Bar
her. who swore that they were bribed
by the defendants to make an affidavit
THAI Ragsdale had heard the negro Jim
Conley confess to another negro that he
OConleyD had killed Mary Phagan. Le-
hon Tedder and Thurman each took the
stand and denied the charge. Behon
sald la part
The beginning ~ the Ragsdale mat
ter was letter turned over to the
Burns agency by the Atlanta Journal
mailed from Marietta, Ga, and signed by
Uncle Jenkins who represented himself
10 be a negro evangelist ind asked the
editor OF the Journal to publish his letter
In order that the truth might be known.
The writer who seemed TO be very IL
iterate told Of passing an alley one
night IN Atlanta and overhearing Jim
Conley confess to killing the girl in tho
pencil factory.
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The bundle day committee OF the
Mayors committee on unemployment, OF
which Mrs James Speyer IL chairman,
plans a "whlrlwind campaign" beginning
next Thursday 20 secure clothing for the
poor and unemployed OF New York city.
The movement promises to he one OF the
most far reaching OF the sort ever at
tempted. The committee hopes TO gather
about million and half bundles Of
clothing for distribution.
The campaigns purpose and plan are
set forth In letter signed by Mayor
Mitchell which will be displayed for q
week In all the moving picture theatres OF
the city. The letter was shown for the
first time last night II says:
Bundle day, Thursday. February 4. has
the hearty Endorsement Of the entire city
administration. II is part OF the work
now In active operation TO relieve tho SUI
ferng among the unemployed. Get ready
all the clothing In your home that you can
spare-mens. omen's. childrens, babies
wrap II in paper bundle and send " on
next Thursday with your children 10 their
school or TO dhe nearest police station.
mail II by parcel post to Bundle Head
quarters. 2i0 Fifth avenue, New York city.
or hang a flag out your window and a
properly identified wagon will call for II.
An 'ldfds Of clothing, new and old, will be
gratefully acceptable"
work Now Under Way.
The committee, which includes besides
Mrs. Speyer. Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Vincent Astor. Mrs. Cabot Ward,
Mrs. Willard Straight Mrs. Peter Cooper
Hewitt and Miss Frances \. Kellor. with
Nicholas Blddle treasurer. opened the
rgH A.s
mobiles. messenger boys and other means
about 100000 postcard tags to all the
churches In the city, where they will be
given out this morning and at Sunday
schools this afternoon. Abent 500, 600
more cards will be distributed in the pub.
ltc and parochial schools tomorrow
These cards. half OF each one being a
tag to be torn on and attached 20 the
bundle. also convey the committees appeal
10 the fortunate In behalf Of the unfortu.
nate. Their distribution will make to-
day and tomorrow bundle tag days in all
parts o. the city.
Headquarters OF the committee have
been opened In four floors and store al
2i0 Fifth avenue This building will be
used as central depot. where the
bundles received at the schools, police sta.
tions or through a special delivery system
arranged through the cooperation OF de.
parement stores and express companies
viii he gathered. 1t will also be "A work.
shop where the articles contributed will
he repaired. fumgated and properly
sorted for men, women and children. Mrs
Vincent Aston is in charge OF this particu.
lar part OF the work
Thursday will be the big day Of tn,
campaign, when the bundles are expected
20 come In. Mrs. Harry T.. Davidson
Mrs. Newell Dwight Hills. Mrs. cabot
Ward and Mrs. Frank l.. Polk will super.
wise the district collection. TO aid then
some POO wagons have been loaned by the
American Adams and Wells Fargo eX.
press companies. John Wanamaker. Fred
erlck Loeser Il Co. in Brooklyn Ant
Adams Flanas gan & Co. In The Bronx
! All the collectors will bear proper ere
deucals.
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'In the course OF the investigation l
came In contact with Or. y. Widaucr.
friend OF Mr. Frank and he recommended
that we get c. G. Tedder. / was doubt
fu.. because there had been so much
trickery by the States witnesses and was
not disposed TO get him, but DR.. Widauer
insisted that he believed Tedder would
D.. valuable. as he had been connected
with william VI. Smith, Conleys lawyer,
and was therefore familiar with the
States case and the solicitors methods.
Later Tedder called M on the telephone
and ! decided TO employ him, signed a
contract on April Is, and paid him ad-
vance salary aud expense money.
e suspected then that Tedder was
ant by the solicitor. but later Tedder
q owed me a letter which convinced me
that maybe he was or the square. THIS
Lttlr was addressed 10 Jim Conley at
tho iail. The signature was obliterated.
Nm thu deter the writer said some
tlfnr Ike this: 1 am not going TO he
silent any longer, Jim. You know you
told ~. you didn't mean to XIII the girl
when YOU pushed her down the hole. 81
God VIII forgive you ior knang her, pu,
Won't forgive you for letting white
man hang. and he won't forgive me foi
J. ruug .cut.
Soon after showing me this letter Ted
,ivr iu'ti me % - plea. i-, -SiS0; 9: 3
iaWyc. named Arthur Thurman. and
was sin further inclined to be convinced
that maybe Tedder was on the square
When / told NJ Burns about the preach
crs 4ury as related TO me by Tedder
DO ..MAsd aud said he didn't want any
more alley stun. but still he advised me
to look .ato o.
"TeGdcr called me on the telephone
late, and slid he was bringing the
Urcithpr and the preachers friend over
e. So. ne They came m. and ! imme
4
Office. where they made their affidavits
IN conclusion. gentlemen, | could say
whole lot about the persecution tina
has been heaped upon me since took M
This investigation. ! have been treate,
Ike a criminal by the Police Department
Of Atlanta Tho polCie did not give m
the consideration a yellow dog would hav
tha right CXpgCt.
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Continued from FIRST Pogo.
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IA to the wheel guards tho company had
proved that IT was getting them as fast
as IL could