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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
HOTEL De CINK
GUESTS TALK FARM
Excitement Prevails When
Davis Springs Back to
the Land Plan.
HOBOES CONGRESS
IN SESSION TO-DAY
First of Its Kind. Jeff Says,
Will Discuss Move
nent.

The Farm 10 Gink' Amt that
SWELL Good news. 'boes'" JEFF" Davis.
king OF the hoboes. and o. their Hotel
dc Gink. rushed into the hotel office
last evening out OF breath with OK
element. just in time to tell an IN
ouirer who had called to see II Iheo-
dore Roosevelt was among the visitors
about r farm that some one had Of
fcred for the "ginks" 70 work on.
When JEFF" mad caught his breath
he explained that some back 10 the
farm people" whose names he could
not disclose. had offered 20 give the
'boes a farm 10 work on somewhere up
state. taking their promlssory note Tor
pavmcnt. 10 be worked out on the farm.
The whole thing will be talked over
AZ the Hoboes Congress this after
noon. the first one. JEFF says, ever
held IN this country. Nearly every
state will be represented. and there VIII
be committees and all the otner "h~-
ings" Of the real article az NashinGi on
Later In the afternoon there VIII be
A big blowout, and Al Jolson, of the
Winter Garden. is coming down.
Great boxes Of food were piled IN the
lobby" last night. along " th a icW
crates OF extra dishes. King "'Jeh
himself is going 10 make the mullgan
stew. his first. he says. since he lett
Los Angeles. and after everybody mas
taken aboard q capacity cargo there
going 10 be an entertainment Alto
gether IL looks like large day foi
the 'boeS.
JEFF" had a little trouble Yesterday
with On anarchist, real one, with eN-
cited hair. noppy tic and all the rest.
He was selling q nice line Of reyoiu-
tionarv ideas. but JEFF said, Nothing
Going" and that went.
The gangs have been working hard
since the 'boes took their first flop on
opcnine night The barber hop. with
"'trec kinds of water fer yer face and
bootblack's stand and the hospital
where an inferno sits beside real bed
waiting for emergencies, are the lat
ct acquisitions.
"Thcre's lots OF fellows knocking
Us" said JEFF" but don't you bother
about them. We're making good, and
this is our home. and what's more
we're paving for 1t all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
BEDFORD ADELICHT,
AS PROBERS SEE IT
Choice Palms and CHEEKY
Fire Their Welcome to
RefOrmatOry.
HOME PLEASED EVEN
GERMANS, SAYS WOOD
As TO Girls. They're Splendid
but Don't Cali Them; lhey
Would Only Lie.

Members OF the State Board o.
Charities examined two officials OF
Bedford Reformatory yesterday m the
Office of James Wood. president OF the
hoard Of managers, which had been
decorated choicely with hothouse
flowers.
A CHEEKY fire sputtcred IN the open
Gronlace. The meeting resolved ltscli
into pleasant social gathering. Mr..
Wood and the Investigators talked
things over and then adjourned 20 have
DR.. Rudolph Diedliue, Of the state
Prison Commits sion, whose report on
tho institution caused all the trouble
Thought il would be good to call some
of tho Girls. The committee, composed
81 DR.. william r. Stewart, Ihoma
Nulrv. Dr.. Stephen Smith, Or. klcharo
Kevin and Robert w. Hebberd, voted
the idea down.
Mr.. Wood also opposed the sugges-
ton. 4 few minutes earlier Mr. Wood
had said the girls were the grandcst
thing about the institution aud were
splendid" IN answer 20 DR.. Dledllng.
suggestion. he was sure the girls
would all lie. either on one SIDE be-
cause OF loyalty TO the institution, OF
ON the other side for pure spite.
Some curiosity was expressed az 20
the charge by Florence Hart, once an
inmate. that She lost her voice because
a bucket OF cold water was thrown over
her, Mr.. Wood and DR.. Hallock, tne,
otbcr witnesses. admitted that cold
water was thrown on the girl ma
,.ae freoucutlv done when the girls be
came hysterical. as II tended 10 orlhs
them around" they said.
Florence Harris loss Of speech Sald
DR.. Hallock. could not have been caused
bv the water. as II was three DAYS iaIeI
that She lost her voice.
Mr.. Wood had many kind words TOT
the institution. saying that 1t had been
visited by delegations from lar ana
wide. including committee from uer-
many. ,.u IL A.
Wood. about one-thrd of the girls pa
roIed led respectable lives. Another
third either did or did not, depending
on the environment IN which they
found themselves. The remainder were
hopeless. u. A.,
At present. he stated. there were al
inmates al the reformatory, whlch, mas
37s rooms. Thirty-six beds had peer
plsced IN the gymnasium, two glri'
sleeping In bed. A.. .-.i
A pleasant stroll through the lnStl
tuition ended the investigation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
FATHER SHOT DEAD;
SON HIT, MAY DIE
Shooting Follows Family
Dispute Over Daughter
Starving in Italy.

Salto Capaccio was shot through the
heart and his son Giuseppe seriously
wounded early yesterday in front Of
their home, at 400 Freeman av., Hunt
er's Point. Capaccio and his family
spent the greater part Of Friday night
beseeching Rafaele opposite TO send
passage money TO quakestricken Italy
for Mrs. opposite, Capaccio's daughter.
The police are searching for opposite.
About a year ago Mrs. opposite, who
lived next door to her parents, began
% fail in health. A physician recon
mended change Of climate. The parents
drew out the modest bank account they
had lsboriously piled up from their
truck garden and sent their daughter
TO the beautiful Calabria she had never
seen.
OF late the truck garden has not paid
20 well, but opposite vowed that he
was sending remittances 20 his wife.
Her letters telling of want were mere
subtarfuges, he said. to get money 70
buy fnery and entertain new friends.
Cspaccio and his wife doubted.
All last week they read through tears
the accounts Of the Italian earthqI akes.
On Friday came a pitiful letter; Their
daughter was starving Resolved 20
have it out. Cspaccio called his son-in-
law over Friday night. Bitter argu-
ments followed. At the end opposite
is SAID TO have declared:
you paid TO send her away; now
pay again II you want her back"
That was near midnight.
In the black hour when market gar
deners start their daily rounds Capac-
clio and his sixteen-year-old son were
Harvesting up. Six shots rang out.
Capaccio fell dead. shot twice in the
head and once through the heart.
Giuseppe, who got bullet in the head
and another in the hand, was taken 70
ST Johns Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
Five, Hitherto Unsolved,
Also 500 Assaults, Now
Being Cleared Up,
"DOPEY BENNY" AND
3 OTHERS CONFESS
Snyder. Miller and Gold Tell the
Prosecutor of Beating Up
Strike Breakers.

Information regarding five hitherto
unsolvod murders and more than FIVE
hundred cases OF assault has come into
the hands o. District Attorney Perkins
through the confessions Of four gang
sters The confessions arc being in-
vestigsted by Assistant District At
torney Dolehsnty. who is az the head
Of s bureau organized 10y Mr. Perkins
70 deal with the Csncsters.
Those Vho have confessed are "Dopoy
Benny" Foin. now awaiting trial on an
extortion charge; "NiGgcr Kenny shy
der. who has been sentenced TO twenty
years in Sing Sing for murder, and 10
seph Miller and Sam Gold, both o.
whom are serving sentences OF ten
months for assault. All o. the men
have been connected with labor unions
on the Esst Side and have taken part
in the fights in which strike breakers
have been injured or killed.
M Delchanty is being assisted in
the work or checking up the comics
sions snd arranging the evidence which
will later be presented 10 the grand
jury by Police Commissioner Woods
and five detectives. The general in
vestigation was begun when "Dopev
Benny" made his confession several
months ago. in which he is said 20
have implicated 4 large number OF men
on the East Side. "DopCy.' until his
arrest last fall. was the leader Of the
most vicious gang in that district. HIS
men are said 10 nave worked largely
Tor the labor unions IS "Corillas.' or
strong arm men, who made business
Of assaultinC nOn-unIOn men. HIS ar
rest resulted from a demand made by
him on one OF the butchers unions
which did not retain his services during
strike.
"Niecer Benny belonged n the gang
Of Joe the Gresser' RosenweiG, who.
he alleges. forced MIN under threats Of
death 70 murder another man who had
deprived the gang Of the business o.
the furricr's union The Greascr' ls
now in the Tombs awaiting trial on
charge Of murder. lie has refused %
make any statement.
The Hudson busters the Little
Dogsie." the "Neighbors' Sons and the
Sullivan gangs arc others that are COM
inC in for investigation
Most OF these gangs have taken part
IN labor troubles. and have worked for
such East Side unions as the CLOAK
makers, butchers. furriers, painters and
rsg pickers. At the present time Nor
ris Strupniker and Solomon Metz arc
under arrest. accused Of killing Her
man L7ebowitz during the cloakmakers'
strike in 1910. Samuel Dudeck. baker,
is also in the Tombs awaiting trial for
attempting to extort 81 900 from David
Messing during the recent trouble with
the bakers union.
During the coming week more than
= hundred men viii be brought 20 the
Criminal Courts Building for eXamins-
tion by Mr.. Delehanty. Many OF the
men are we'll known 10 the police a.
csngsters and thugs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
NELSON'S MANAGER
IN DIVORCE RING
Sheriffs Sign Up Robinson Tor
Battle with Wife in Sepa'
ration Suit.

John r. Robinson, former fight pro-
moter and at present manager for BAY
thing Nelson, the eX-lightHelght ensm'
pion, who has forsaken the prize r.ns
for the stage, was arrested yesterdN;
b. Deputy Sherifs Mcdonnell ana
Zcltner A Supreme Court order o.
tanned BY Robinson's wife. who ls SUNG
for a separation, Was issued "hen ".
woman said that he was not pS!pe
her alimony, and was about to ieA''
the state.
Nelson accompanied his manager "
the Sheriif's office and helped MN fS.,'
81 900 bail, upon which he "'S
leased.
In the complaint flied with the eosr.
Mrs. Robinson stated that they Ss q,
married at Norwood, y. j., Aprn -,
1910. In July Of that year he tola h'.
that If he raised $3.50 he could pu5
a half interest in a musical SHOW sn1
star her at weekly salary OF SO III;
Robinson said she gave her nu'osnS
$3.50 and 5000 worth Of Je~elfy an
persuaded her sister 10 advance 'ns
balance of the needed cash. She play "a
in her husbands company for se'e'.s a
weeks and did not receive cent '"'
declared. c,,.a.i.
Robinson deserted her IN Phiiaass
phia in May. 1913. the complaint stS'sS'
and has refused TO support her sI"t,.
She also showed a letter written " "
Robinson from Vancouver. british ~
lumbia, in which he urged her 70 w
tain a divorce. 4.
Everything looks rotten now -.
wrote. Everybody IN New To- 10.
thinks we'll Of you, and ! am 20 ~, ~,
a burglar with the thatrleal PeVf.,.
there. without me you can 90 ~,
better. When | am with you 49,,
10 act like a drag. You can di'oIs s,
me when you want. You nave sate's''
evidence IN Chicago t.,.
Robinson. his wife said, Was ~
merly a sporting writer Tor a neS
paper and promoter Of pnzehsnh';,.,
His annual income. according 70 ~
wife, is about $4,000. She ssss H
ever alimony the court may a"at"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
TARIFF ATTACKED
BY OHIO DEMOCRAT
Only Business Not Injured by
New Law Is Pottery, Insur-
gent Contends.
rFror ras 1flbua. Bureau.

Washington, Jan. 23.-ln a speech
approving Representative Mann's pro
possl for a tariff board, Representative
John J. Whiiacre, an insurgent Ohio
Democrat, attacked the Underwood
tariff law to-day, and contended that
Democrats were unable 10 prove that
tariff revision had not injured bust
ness.
"1he only item in the tariff bill
which the Democrats can prove has not
proved injurious 20 business is that
relating TO clay products" said Mr.
Whitscre "If We could pass bill
creating a tariff board, as Mr.. Mann
has proposed. We could make an i'm
partial investigation Of every item
and give American manufacturers a
square deal
"Men whose only possession il an
empty dinner pail or reduced pay
envelope cannot be convinced that the
tariff is not responsible for their con.
dition. They had work when the tariff
was passed and are out OF work or on
reduced pay to-day. They naturally
associate the two and connot be con
WINGED otherwise"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
SAY GOODBY TO QUINN
Western Union Employees Give
Dinner for Retiring Paymaster

William Quinn, known and loved by
Western Union employees for forty
years as BILLY" was the guest of honor
last night at a dinner at the Broadway
Central Hotel. II was "Blllys' fare
we'll His resignation as paymaster
took effect yesterday morning at 3
o'clock.
For thirty years ne has had charge
Of the payroll at the Western Union
Office If "Billy' knew that a man had
urgent reed Of little NOR, cash IMAM
he found in mis- envelope. he was al
WAYS ready TO prefer some from ms
own. -
There we're $50 at the dinner. Among
the speakers were Edwin Howell: r. 7.
Griffith and Walter {. Burton, former
State Senator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
CLAFLlN PLAN APPROVED
Assets S13, 455,1 1T, Against
Claims for 45,188,977.

Judge Learned Hand, OF the United
States District Court, yesterday sp-
proved the II. b. Clafin Company re-
organization plan. The court confirmed
the report of eX-Iudge Holt of the sale
of the assets and accepted the percent
age bid made by William b. Jones.
acting for the Mercantile Stores Cor
poration and the II. 3. Clafin Corpora
ton.
Claims fled with the receivers ag-
gregate si5.lss.977 As. and an estimate
OF the liquidation value Of the assets
is not more than s13.i55.ll7iO. The
receivers are authorized to retain $500.
600 for administration charges. George
P. Rowland was appointed special mas
ter to pass on disputed claims Of 81
sss. 5S7 02
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
UNIONS TO AID WORKERS
G. F. U. Calls Conferences
Which Begin This Week.

officers of the Central Federated
Union announced yesterday that they
had called series OF conferences OF
all affiliated unions 10 discuss what
measures could be taken for the relief
Of the unemployed. The first will be
held carly this week.
The relief plans now IN operation
would not fully meet the situation, the
c. r. L. officers said. The resources
Of some of the unions were already
taxed 10 their utmost capacity and
other plans would have 20 be devised.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
FINDS WIFE OUT; DIES
Deserted Apartment Tempts
Man to Kill Himself.

David Franbel, real estate dealer,
entered his apartment az 500 West
l76th ST. yesterday afternoon. found
that his wife and son were out and
committed suicide. II was said that
he had been Respondent for some time
because Of business losses.
When Mrs. Frsnkel returned at 6:lJ
o'clock and opened the door the rush OF
gas drove her to the street. where she
called Patrolman Higginson, OF the
West Nth ST. station, to detect what
she thought was a leak The police
man discovered the body OF her hus-
band on the floor OF the kitchen
Franke had tied a tube 50 that IL
would not slip from his mouth and mad
been dead half an hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24

Brooklyn society received yesterday
from Houston. Tex- the news that Mrs.
Susan Luckenbach. wife Of Edgar +.
Luckcnbach, the ship owner, had OBJ
tanned a decree Of divorce there. The
grounds were non-support and cruelty.
MIS-. Luckenbach and Mrs. Clarence
s. Smith. her travelling companion,
were the only witnesses. Mrs. Luckon-
bach testified that her husband did not
allow her 10 use his automobiles. re-
fused her spending money and used
abusive cpithets almost every time he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
SEEKS AERO GIRLS GEMS
Executor Summons Miss
Ouimby's Mother to Court.

John A. Sleicher. executor of the
estate of Miss Harriet Quimby, the
aviator. who was killed in an aero crash
near Boston July /. 1912. applied yes
terday TO the Surrogate for an order
directing Miss Quimby's mother 10 APP
pear Tuesday and account for money
and jewelry which, it is alleged, was
given into her keeping.
Miss Corolyn L. Vanderbilt. Of Mount
Vernon, Miss Quimby's travelling com
panion. declared TO Mr.. Sleicher she
gave the bag and jewelry TO Mrs.
Quimby.
Mrs. Quimby, who was the sole bene-
fciary under her daughters will, lives
al 81 West lblst 81.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-18

payee. 1t says that under the
present system it would be posi-
Bile for the head of an institution
or state department to make out
vouchers to persons not in the en-
ploy of the state and then cash
them for his own use.
The report on the office covers
the administration of John R. lobe,
y. M. Oathout, deceased, l.. l.. Coff-
man and M. F. Dickinson, begin
ming in 1911. The accounts have
been for the most part, the report
says, above suspicion. The only
irregularity mentioned in the re-
port is the case of R. H. Waddell,
clerk in the office during the
administration of L. l.. Coffman.
The report says Waddell embeZ-
zled more than 5000 and that he
cashed warrants made payable to
persons other than himself amount
ing to more than 5000. All the
money belonging to the state was
made good, the report says, and
that due the persons whose war
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-18
LOT JOHNSON OF
SMITHVILLE SHOT
Well Known Merchant and Farm
er Brought to Paragould to
Undergo an Operation.
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

(From Tuesdays Daily Press)
Lot Johnson, merchant and
farmer of Smithville, was shot and
dangerously wounded about II
O'Clock last night at the home of
Avery Lawrence. The weapon
used was a shotgun, loaded with
small shot. Johnson was struck
underneath the heart
DR. Paul Dickson went to Smith
vile on the early morning train,
and after making an examination
of the wound advised that Johnson
be brought to Paragould and
placed in the sanatorium for treat
ment, The wounded man arrived
here on the eleven o'clock train
and this afternoon he is undergoing
the operation.
Johnson is not certain who fired
the shot, but believes it was CLAIR
ence Lawrence, the twenty year
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-18
J0HNS0NPS WOUNDS
MAY PROVE FATAL
Smithville Man. Shot Monday
Night, Is in Preearious Condi-
ton in Local Hospital.

(From Wednesdays Daily Press.)
At two thirty this afternoon the
condition of Lot Johnson, mer-
chant and planter of Smithville
who was shot Monday night and
brought to the local sanitarium yes
terday morning, was such that the
physician in charge of the case
said he entertained very little
hopes for the recovery of John
son.
Yesterday afternoon an opera
ton was performed upon the
wounded man and an effort was
made by the surgeons to give him
relief from his sufferings, but so
many of the intestines and blood
vessels had been perforated by the
shot that little could be done. DR..
Paul Dickson said Johnson was
struck by sixty-five shot in the
abdomen, and that half this num-
Der penetrated to the intestines
Johnson's wife and children and
brother from Smithvflle are here at
his bedside.
Sheriff Alb Jones of Craighead
county came to Paragould this
morning and secured a statement
from Johnson, but it is not known
just what Johnson told the Off
Ger. In statements made yesterday
Johnson said he was at the home
of Avery Lawrence, standing on
the outside of the picket fence
talking to Lawrence, when some
one fired at him. He told sever
al parties he thought Clarence
Lawrence, twenty year old son of
Avery Lawrence, did the shooting.
1t is understood no arrests have
been made yet, but since Sheriff
Jones has come here and talked
with Johnson it is believed he Sc
cured information upon which he
will have a warrant issued for the
arrest of the party supposed to
have been guilty of the crime.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-18
AUDIT COMMITTEE
SUBMITS REPORT
One Accountant Discharged For
Accepting Favor From Auditor
Dickinson and His Deputy.

The enactment of new laws re-
garding the handling OF warrants
and vouchers issued by the state
is recommended by the legislative
investigating committee in its re-
port on the office of the state aud
itor, submitted to Governor Hays
yesterday afternoon, says the Ga
zette of Sunday. Chief among
the defects in the present laws,
according to the report, is the
method of endorsing warrants. I'm
der the present law these are made
payable to the bearer. The COM
mittee recommends they be made
payable only to the order of the
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-18

rants he cashed without authority
was also returned. The report
criticises Mr.. Coffman for not i'm
mediately dismissing the clerk
when the shortage was discovered
and says Waddell was retained
more than three months after that
time. Most of the faults found
with the accounts are due to the
Anticipated laws governing the Of
flee, the report says.
DID CRITICISE OFFICIALS.
Senator Garrett yesterday denied
statement in Saturdays Gazette
attributed to him.
"The statement made it appear
that the committee did not censure
the action of State Auditor Dickin-
son and Deputy Auditor William
Stoddard in advancing money to
one of the accountants. The COM
mittee contends that such an &C
ton is subject to criticism, and it
promptly dismissed the accountant
when the matter was understood"
THE REPORT.
The report handed Governor
Hays follows:
eve, the committee appointed to
audit the state departments and
institutions. beg leave to submit
to you the following report on the
office of the auditor of the state
of Arkansas. Our accountant, Mr..
Thomas, has just handed us his re-
port on this department. 1t in
cludes the report from January /,
1911, to the present time The
time embraced in this report are
the last two years of the admins
tration of John R. Jobe admins
tration of John M. Oathout de-
ceased; administration of L. L.
Coffman, and the administration
of M. F. Dickinson to date.
I'VE are glad to say to your ex-
cellency that with but one or two
exceptions we find that the ac-
counts in this office have been
handled in such a way by the diff
ferent auditors to be above CEN
sure or criticism except as to the
matter of handling accounts and
vouchers, and in regard to this is
more largely due to the inadeoua-
cy of the law and the antiuuated
system which is used in the de-
partment than to any other cause.
THE auditing of this depart
ment has been a very tedious and
voluminous task The business of
all other departments of the state
government, as we'll as the business
OF all the schools and institutions
of the state is transacted through
this department. It is because of
this that so much time has been
required to complete this audit.
I'm our opinion there is one
change that should be made in the
law governing the issuance of war
rants. They are now made nav
able to bearer, but should be IN
questionably be made payable to