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The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31
Moose Convention Adiourns.

San Diego, Cal.-Without choosing
a site for tuberculosis hospital, the
Loyal Order of Moose convention
ended officially here.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31

Emancipation day was celebrated by
the Negroes of Houston and Harris
county Saturday, June 10. with a
street parade of decorated floats and
exercises and entertainment at Eman-
cipation park. The celebration this
year, in the opinion of those in
charge, eclipsed those of former years.
At a meeting friday night number
of additional decorated floats were en-.
tered for the parade. A resolution in
dorsing Hubert. Miller. Martinez,
Sweat, Crawford and Gilmore was
read at the meeting.
The celebration lasted three days.
number of orations were delivered
at the park and the Emancipation
proclamation was read.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31
A PROCLAMATION.

A national exposition in commemo-
ration of the achievements of the Ne
gro race during the last fifty years
Will be held in Richmond, Va, July
to 20, 1915. The occasion has been
recognized as of national importance
by congress through an appropriation
or $4,000 to aid In its promotion and
contamination. This sum is being ex-
pended by the terms of the appropria-
ton under the direction of the COVER
nor OF Virginia. The exposition is I'M
der the auspices of the Negro His
torical and Industrial association The
action of congress in this matter in
dfcates very happily the desire of the
nation. as well as of the people of
Virginia, to encourage the Negro in
his efforts to solve his industrial
problem. The national Negro exposi-
ton is designed to demonstrate his
progress in the last fifty years and to
emphasize his opportunities. AS pres
ident of the United States l bespeak
the active interest of the nation in the
exposition and trust that every facil-
ity will be extended to the leaders.
whose earnest work has made the I'M
dertaking possible.
In witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of
the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this
list day of July, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen, and of the independence of the
United States of America the one hun
dred and thirty-ninth.
WOODROW WILSON.
By the president.
(SeaD ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary of State
The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31

A record of Negro progress is given
In the new Negro Year Book for 1914
Is. volume of over 400 pages. We
learn here on the basis of the figures
of DR.. H. K. Carroll of the Federal
Council of Churches and of the census
bureau, that there are $4,000 Negro
churches in the United States, with
4,250,00O members. and 1.74O,099 Sun
day school scholars. The property
held by these churches reaches to-
tai of near $57.000,O00, while they
contribute 100000 to foreign and
100000 to home missionary work.
While Negro Christians are chiefly
Protestant, there are four colored Ro-
man Catholic priests in the United
States. and one Greek Catholic. =
Northwestern Christian Advocate.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31

A boycott of French. English and
Belgian goods is being proposed in the
Vienna papers, and most of the for
eign signs in front of the shops are
being replaced by German inscrip-
tons. A permanent publication of the
language in this respect is being
urged.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31

The census bureau is about to issue
a bulletin on Negroes. We are told 1t
indicates that there has been an in
creased tendency among them toward
home ownership. a marked increase
in the percentage of school attend
ance, a pronounced decrease in the
percentage of illiteracy, a decrease in
the mortality rate. and an increase in
the proportion of church attendance.
The Living Church.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31

Eph Wiley, who has followed the
incidents of the war closely, says an
ignorant man is one who gets his in
formation from the news sent out of
Petrograd
The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31

The Los Angeles municipal markets,
established last year. are said to have
met the approval of householders to
such an extent that $4,000 people on
market days come with their own bas
kets to carry their purchases home.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-31

The White House issued the follow
ing proclamation, signed by President
Wilson. heartily commencing the Ne
gro National exposition held in Rich
mond. 1t follows:
BY the President of the United States
of America.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
Is WATCHNrEN TAKE A NAP.
At Least, That's What p. =. {
Hears From Long Island.

Fifteen watchmen at crossings of the
Long Island Railroad were found
asleep on the night of September 2 and
some OF the gates were up. according
TO the testimony OF Inspector Hutchin-
son Of the Public Service Commission
given at a commission hearing yestcr-
day.
Hutchinson IA asked: What pro-
lection would n pedestrian or automo-
bilist nav against a passing train
The witness replied None, so far as
the fiaxman was concerned"
For the railroad company. c. l.. Ad-
Olson demanded the names OF the watch
men. He aid that under the company's
inspection system II was impossible for
a Waterman to go to sleep except when
no trains were running. The commits
sion's lawyer declined to give the names
and COMMISSIONS Cram upheld him.
Hutchinson said he knew Of one
watchman who had no day of in nine
years. He said the men have to work
an eighteen hour day when the monthly
day 10 night shift IL made, and that
the emergency hours are sometimes
twenty-four a day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
REDFIELD IS UPHELD
In EASTLAND INQUIRY
COnfers With WilsOn-Says
Resignation Reports Are
GrOundlcss.

CHICAGO. Sept. IA despatch to the
Chicago Tribune from Washington to-
night says:
civilian Redheld, Secretary of Com
merce, will not lose his position as a
result of the difficulties he got into in
Chicago during his investigation Of the
Eastland catastrophe.
after a call ut the White House,
where he spent more than an hOu with
the President this morning, Mr.. Red
field characterized the reports that he
would be asked to resign or that he
would resign as fakes"
From authoritative sources It was
learned after Mr.. Redfeld's visit nj the
White House that the President, instead
OF censuring him, praised hin because OF
the methods he employed in conducting
his investigation. The President as
sured Mr.. Redheld that he had absolute
confidence In him and that he was con-
WINGED he had done everything in his
power at Chicago 10 discover the cause
of the accident and to place the blame
where 1t properly belonged.
ut also became known to-day that
President Wilson wrote Secretary Red
field a letter at the height OF the excite
ment In Chicago over the manner in
which he was conducting his investiga-
ton, assuring him that he had the up
port of the Administration in his
COURSE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
MAYOR WANTSLAWT TO END
PERSONAL TAX DODGING
Thinks Present Acts Bad-Sees Need of Change-Feels
That Realty Owners Are Too Heavily Burdened-
Plans to Collect From Others.

sstray in their Interpretation Of the
law.
The cIty's tax departments alleged In
tention to raise the personal property
assessment by $4,000, 000. 900 agitated
the critics Of the Mitchell administration
yesterday. George II. Siege, president
of the Society for the Prevention OF
Municipal Waste, sent out n statement
calling the proposal absolutely asinine."
Az the 1914 assessment was only $780,
100000 after the city had been combed
and men and women long since deceased
had been assessed" and as only about
so per cent. Of the tax was collected, Mr..
Siege could not see what the city was
driving at.
Every holder of city bonds, every
banking institution and every citizen
should enter n most emphatic protest
against any such scheme he said. lie
suggested way for keeping the tax
rate down. One OF them was: "Send
for the Public Service Commissioners
and force them to cut their engineering
bill In half and save $1,000, 000."
Fears Higher Cost Of Goods.
F. G. Leubuscher. president Of the
Society to Lower Rents and Reduce
Taxes on Homes, said:
Mayor Mitchell knows that the per-
sonal property tax can be evaded by
every person who will hire n clever
lawyer. and that the result of enforcing
this tax will be to mulct the small man
who Is already paying more han his
fair share OF the cost of government.
Mayor Gaynor's Commission on New
Sources OF City Revenue stated we
make no secret Of the fact that theorctl-
cally we believe the personal property
tax should be entirely abolished
"A tax upon n merchants stock OF
goods. and upo everything that is pro-
duced by labor, always Increases the
price. and therefore the high cost OF
living"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
GOULD TAKES ALIMONY
FIGHT TO U. S. COURT
Wants to Know il He Must
Pay Income Tax on
Wife's $4,000.

Rather than pay ar income tax on
his wlfe's $4,000 yearly alimony
Howard Gould has decided to appeal to
the United States Supreme Court for re-
lief. He filed yesterday in the County
Clerks office an order. signed by Justice
Hughes of the United States Supreme
Court. calling upon Kathrine Glenn
mons Gould I o show cause on October
6 why a writ Of error should o issue.
II this writ Is granted Mr.. Gould
will present to the highest court for
decision the question as TO alimony be-
ing "income" within the meaning OF the
Federal income tax law. At present
in this State alimony is not regarded
as income within the meaning of
this law. because Justice Hendrick de-
income tax from his wife's alimony
and the Appellate Division of the SUI
preme Court sustained Justice Hen
bricks ruling.
In September, 1909, Mrs. Gould OBJ
tanned a decree OF separation and $4,000
a month alimony. In 1914 Mr.. Gould
deducted $40 from her alimony pay
ments to meet the income tax on her
allowance. She sued him for tho
amount deducted n Justice Hendrick
granted a judgment for $212.79.
Mr.. Gould appealed to the Appellate
Division of the Supreme Cour and
again was defeated. Costs amounting
TO $22.62 were added TO the Judgment.
He next appealed to the Court of APP
peals, which dismissed his appeal, be-
cause he had not obtained permission
to appeal from the Appellate Division,
He then returned 10 the Appellate Di-
vision and asked for permission to APP
peal to the Court of Appeals. Per-
mission was not granted. Now he has
decided TO test the ruling OF the State
courts in the Federal court, II a writ
of error Is issued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
THREATEN WIDER
ELIZABETH STRIKE
Socialists Say They Will Call
Out All Unskilled Labor
in City.
FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE

E,,,.,rru N =. Semi. 1S-Sooalist
--..- a.. ..r,r,rr
ie"oerS "ho are osa'"s
employees OF the Samuel l.. Moore q
Sons Company. n subsidiary of the
pn-,,.s~ cteo, corrorat,on the A. &
~.n,u
r. br0wh Iornps'hy' p"e A'"'o' "
Company and the Moore Bros. Company
sa,d tonight at n meeting IN Lutwin's
IT., 80. u.n, xura n, ,,na,ille,i
"A ~. -.
labor void be called to-morrow nroush
out the city. Laborev of the American
Ename,ina Manufact,rine Comrany Al
80. ,-- 49,. IL.
NV """""y SNN e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15

was for that reason he pleaded guilty
with a certainty of being sent TO prison,
although he Is willing to aid the prose-
cution to get at the man he says was be-
hind the whole plot.
Fennimor met Rofrano some years
ago. but did not become close to him until
after the formation of the rival political
club. About two years ago he was
running IA pool parlor in James street.
One of his close friends was Carnivale.
He says hat he first heard Gaimari dis
cussed nearly two years ago
Rofrano. II is said. felt that Gaimari
was getting to be too big a power In the
younger Italian element and he would
have to be put out of the way or the
Rofrano club would break up. Fem
minor says he was II in on many of the
secrets Of the crowd n when he got
into trouble for carrying n revolver
he asked Rofrano to help him out Of
Jail. II was the day that Gaimari was
killed that Fennimor appeared before
Judge Rosalsky In General Sessions and
pleaded guilty to possessing a revolver.
He now says that Rofrano advised that
plea Of guilty.
A few hours after he had been re-
manded for sentence he was connected
with the Gaimari murder and the more
serious charge VAS lodged against him.
He has never been sentenced on the
pistol carrying charge.
Foley Marked for Death.
Ar old story that Foley and Riordan
had been marked for killing was revived
yesterday. One version was that Foley
was to have been shot while in the
office of his club room. the assailant
being on the roof OF a factory across
the street. A shotgun found In Asbury
Park by detectives from the District
Attorneys office was supposed to have
been the weapon to be used. The killing
vas to have been don n night that
Sulzer spoke In the street two years
ago and during which time there was
much noise from bands.
Rofrano. who was raised in the old
Fourth Ward. was for many years In
the contracting business. but was
generally looked on as "A politician. He
made money and Foley had him ap.
pointed superintendent OF the Tenemen,
House Department. After he lost tha,
Job he returned to his building opera
tons and is credited with being the
owner of several parcels of land In the
district where. II is alleged. he caused
so much trouble. At one time he was
In the building business with Eugene
Driscoll.
Rofrano was admitted to the bar a few
years ago. He is nov a member of the Law
was a deputy in the Department Of
Street Cleaning resigning under pres
sure after the Montimagno trial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15

OF Assessors did not need a $4,000 sec
rotary. So they recommended that the
man who holds this job, st. George
Tucker, be dispensed with after Janu-
airy 1. The $1,400 post OF Public Ad-
minlstrator's agent for New York county
was also found useless "for the time
being anyway by Commissioner of Ac-
counts Wallstein. 1t developed that
Edgerton Kelly, who held this position,
has been Ill for a year and a half and
the work has been done by others In the
office.
"If you have got along without an
agent for a year and a half aid Mr..
Wallstein to +. w. Arnold, Assistant
Public Administrator, you Will be able
to continue"
Nine OF thirteen employees in the
Bronx County Court offices will be re-
duced II the committee's recommended
lions are accepted by the Board OF
Estimate. Among them are Samuel w.
Phillips. secretary to County Judge.
from $4,000 to s2.1b0: Edward J.
O'Brien, special deputy clerk. from
$4,000 to $500 Louis F.. Hanfen. Jr.,
son OF the ex-Borough President. as
sistant special deputy clerk. from $4,000
to $500; and william Lyons, same
title. from $4,000 to $500.
The hearing will be resumed at $3.50
A. NJ. to-day.
County Clerk william r. Schneider
addressed n meeting OF the employees In
his Office yesterday n counselled them
to organize In opposition to the proposed
cut In their salaries. He said he would
appear before the Board OF Estimate
and speak in their behalf. 1t is possible
that George c. Austin OF the law firm
OF Austin McLanahan & Merritt. who
sent a letter OF sympathy to the County
Clerk yesterday. may be engaged to
oppose the proposed salary reduction.
A committee headed by Eugene B.
Schwartz. certificate clerk. was selected
to form a plan for united action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
BEHIND $2,2s1 IN ALIM0NY.
Wife Of AIpin w. Cameron TakeI
steps to Collect.

Mrs. Marguerite Stone Cameron, wife
OF Alpin w. Cameron. got from Supreme
Court Justice Donnelly yesterday an
order calling upon Cameron to show
cause why he should not be punished
for failing to pay Mrs. Cameron So, POI
allmony.
Cameron Is the son OF A. J. Cameron,
a Philadelphia woollen manufacturer.
He married the daughter OF Frank w.
Stone Of Cleveland. Ohio. in 1908 and
separated from her In December, 1912.
She alleged he had neglected her. He
agreed to pay her $500 a year aldmony,
but has failed to do 80 since last Novem-
Der.
Letters filed with the petition show
that he is now living In his old home in
Ridgewood. N. j.. IN q small allowance
made by his father.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
DIVORCED WOMAN SUES
CHICAGO ART PATRON
Cecil Davis Of Brooklyn Wants
$15O,O00 From the Elderly
Robert NJ. Eastman.

Supreme Court Justice Finch yesterday
virgiania Davis Of Brooklyn to serve a
summons on Robert NJ. Eastman at
$40 Hamlin avenue. Chicago, by mail
and publication. She is suing for $780,
900 damages.
According to her complaint. filed
through Edgar J. Treacy. she was living
In this city In May, 1914, and working
In a photograph studio for $50 a week.
Eastman was an elderly man. she says,
who manifested strong interest In
plaintiffs work after his introduction by
a friend"
Eastman told her. she says, me was a
very rich man who lived in Chicago
He represented himself to be a patron
of art and a philanthropist and pro-
fessed only disinterested friendship for
the plaintiff. As he was an elderly man
and plaintiff only 23 years of age
plaintiff believed his professions were
true and sincere"
Mrs. Davis explained that Eastman
urged her to go to Chicago at his ex-
pense. Offering to open a studio for her
there. On May 4, 1914, she went to
Chicago and was met at the station by
Eastman. She says he accompanied her
to the Congress Hotel, where she
registered and was assigned to a suite.
Against her objections, she adds, he
gained entrance to her rooms on a
pretext, ordered cocktails, and then
locked himself In her rooms after the
waiter had departed.
She declares her husband learned Of
Eastman's visit to her rooms and sued
her for divorce In Kansas City. He
received a decree. She returned to New
York and on failing to get satisfaction
from Eastman started suit against him.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Robert NJ. East
man, who has been sued for $l5O,000
damages by Cecile Davis has been
Identified since 1898 with the W. +.
Hall Printing Company, becoming presi-
lent and treasurer In 1908. He Is 46
years old. married n hos two children.
There was no response to door bell rings
at his home in Hamlin avenue tonight.
Neighbors said the family was away.
He is a member of the Chicago Athletic
Club and associates at the club tonight
said he was out Of the city. presumably
In New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
CALLS HER MOTHER A WITCH.
Yonkers Woman Revives Com
plant Popular in salem in 1902.

YoNKERs, ". Y, Sept. 14.-Judge
Beall In the Court OF Special Sessions
to-day rubbed his eyes in amazement
and wondered whether he was back in
Salem in the year 1892. Mrs. Harold
Cole of 20 Victor street. complained that
her mother, Mrs. Annie Bugle, was prac-
Using witchery.
"She doesn't like my husband" sail
the complainant "and Is trying to make
me hate him. She is In st. JoSeph's
Hospital, and she's learned all abov
drugs, and now she Is a regular wizard
at casting spells On people.
"She put some white powder on my
pillow. 1t affected me queerly and /
had trouble shaking of the feeling tina,
my love for my husband was waning"
The Judge discharged the defendant,
after ~reprlmanding her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
PEARY OFFERS AERO STATION.
Tenders the Use OF Flag Island in
Casco bay.

PORTLAND, Me, Sept. IA proposal
10 establish an aerial coast patrol base
on Flag Island. Casco Bay. which be-
longs to Robert Il. Peary, has been made
by Henry A. Wise Wood. vice-president
OF the Aero Club of America, to Alan
Hawley, head of the club. Mr.. Peary
has rendered the use Of the island for
that purpose.
In his report Mr.. Wood says:
with a minimum OF effort and time
aerial observers working from Flag ISL
and may command the of shore APP
proaches to Portland and Bath and the
inner waters of Casco Bay. which lie
behind the Portland defences. The i'm
portance OF n constant aerial surveillance
of Casco Bay In the event OF hostilities
canno he overestimated, as the bay pro-
vides perhaps one OF the best hiding
places for submarine vessels to he found
anywhere along the New England coast"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
5000 COPPER MINERS STRIKE.
Plants of Three Companies in Ari-
soma Tied Up.

Ell PAso, Tex. Sept. 1+.-Eight thou
sand men are involved at the strike at
Clifton. Morencia and Metcalf. Ariz.,
against the Detroit Copper Company. the
Arizona Copper Company and the Shan
non Copper Company. The electricians.
machinists and boilermakers Joined the
miners to-day.
The strike results from the o%rganiza-
ton of branches OF the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners In the camps and the
refusal OF operators TO deal with the
union representatives. The strike has
closed mines and smelters of the three
conCernA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
SINGLE TAKERS NEAR BLOWS
Raise in Rents Creates Disse nsion
in Arden Colony.

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 14.-An in
crease OF IL per cent. In rentals at
Arden. Del. has shattered ideals in
the pioneer single tax colony. At a
monthly meeting of the colonists to-
day to receive a report of the Board OF
Assessors several OF the residents
nearly came to blows. A ~'leaseholders'
protective association" was formed to
combat the constant md recurring
advance in rents" None of the colon
lists W land at Arden. the tract be-
ing leased by 400 residents in common.
A number OF leaseholders protested
against the constant advance, II be-
ing declared they were taxed four times
as much as neighbors who are MOI sin
gle takers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
KILLED BY RAPID GROWTH.
Six Feet Tall, 18-Year-Old Youth
succumbs to short IIIness,

EAST ORANGE, N. j.. Sept. 14.-Too
rapid growth Of bone and muscle. which
gay him a height OF six feet. although
he was only l6 ear old. caused the
death yesterday at his home, 50 Elliott
place. Of Milton Warren Chalmers. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Chalmers.
The boy grew several inches within
a few months and was stricken III a
fortnight ago. He was unusually tall
for several years. He was a pupil at
the East Orange High School.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
Protest to state Comptroncr.

Corporation Counsel Frank Polk-at
least his name Is signed 10 the letter.
although he is supposed to have begun
his work as counsellor TO the State De-
partment-protested TO state Comptroller
Travis yesterday against the proposal TO
add $6l6, COS to the city's share Of the
direct State tax by taxing ban shares
Mr.. Polk agrees with Comptroller
Prendergast. holding that only real and
personal property figure in the valu-
alton under the tax law, Bank shares
are taxable under section "a OF the gem
eral tax law. irrespective OF the direct
State tax. In his letter Mr.. Polk cites
several cour decisions to support his
contention that the State Comptroller
and Attorney-General Woodbury. are far
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
POLICE ALARM
FOR

Acting Police Commissioner
Leon j. Cooley has sent out .
general alarm for Michael A. Ro-
franc, describing him as 5 feet
6h inches tall, of stocky build,
dark complexion; looks like an
Italian. He wears his hat down
over his eyes. He walks erect and
fast.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
MORE SALARIES CLIPPED.
of City Pay Roll Want
Two Jobs eliminated

More city employees salaries were
recommended for reduction and W
were presented for elimination altogether
by the budget subcommittee yesterday
in the Municipal Building.
The committee agreed that the Board