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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
ELECTED BY PROGRESSIVES

CHICAGO, June S.-The National Com
mitteemen elected at caucuses OF the Pre-
gressive State delegations follow:
Alabama. o. Thompson.
Arizona-W. o. Tuttle.
Arkansas-W. s. Holt.
California-Chester II. ROwell.
Colorado-Benjamin Griffith.
Connecticut-J. w. Alsop.
Delaware. A. DreXler.
Florida-H. l.. Anderson
Georgia-H. Z. Hastings.
IdahoSJ NJ. Ingersoll.
Illinois-Harold l.. Ickes.
Indiana-W. II. Dye.
Iowa-James Willie.
Kansas-William Allen White.
Kentucky-Burgon Vance.
Louisiana-Pearl White.
Maine-H. p. Gardner.
Maryland-N Winslow Williams.
sachusetts-Matthew Hale.
Michigan-G. o. Pope.
Minnesota-Milton ID. Purdy.
Mississippi-B. F. Fridge.
Missouri. r. Kirkwood.
Montana-O, H. P. Shelley.
Nebraska-F. p. Corick.
Nevada-George Pringmeyer.
New Hampshire-William Savacool
New Jerssy-Everett Colby.
New Mexico-Miguel A. Otero.
New York-George w. Perkins.
North Carollna-James N, Williamson.
North Dakota-ole l.. Engen.
Ohio-A. L. Garford.
Okahoma-John p. Hickman.
Oregon-Henry W. Coe,
William Finn.
Rhode Island-E NJ. Harris.
South Carollna-T. II. Wannamaker.
South Dakota-John Switzerland.
Tennessee-G. Thomas Taylor
Texas-H. l.. Borden.
Utah-A. Il. Moon.
Vermont-H N. jackson.
Virginia-P. S. Stevenson.
Washington-A. T.. Griftiths.
West Virginia-S. G. Smith.
WiscOnsin-Henry +. Cochens.
WyomIng-R. ID. CaVey.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
POLITICS DOWNS MILLINERY
Women at Chicago Convention Forced
to Remove Hats

CHICAGO, June S.-women visitors TO
the Republican and Progressive National
Conventions have been ordered to remove
their hats. The women delegates set the
style for spectators by wearing small bon
nets and by taking them Off when they were
on the floor of the convention.
This is a political show, not a millinery
exhibition" said male delegate. Every
one should be given chance to see the
show without having his view obstructed by
n hat In 'front.'
No formal order for the removal of hats,
however, had been issued by the COMMITTEES
on Arrangements.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
SEEK
SURRENDER SIGN
FROM OLD GUARD
Progressives, After Roose-
velt Demonstration, Look
for Good Effect on G. O. P.
LITTLE BASIS FOR HOPE
Plans for Toddy's Session
of Progressive Contention

CHICAGO, June 9.-Following is
today's program for the Progressive
National Convention:
Convention called to order at 2
o'clock.
Prayer by the Rev. John Timothy
Stone.
Report of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization.
Address of permanent chairman.
Report of Committee on Rules
and order of business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
ROOSEVELT GETS TARHEEL VOTE
Judge Pritchard, of Asheyille. Indorsed
for Vice President

RALEIGH. N. c.. June s.-canyass OF
The vote In the State primaries shows that
Thsodore Roosevelt received 3 majority OF
ne REPUBLICAN, vote for President. Under
lie statewide primary Law delegates In
the national convention are bound by vote.
IN Two districts. the lfth and the eighth.
charles u Hughes received ma1orltles. For
Vice President Federal Judge IeteF G.
ssFItchard q AshesllIe. =. 9. received =
mafofits & votes All Democratic votes
asza foz Hllzens
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

CHICAGO, June s.-A fight has de-
veloped in the permanent organization
committee of the Progressive party
over the naming of permanent chair
man. It is conceded by a majority of
the committee that Raymond Robins,
temporary chairman, will not be named.
This action will not be meant as slap
at Robins, it was stated, but to recog-
nize some other leading light in the
party.
The permanent organization commit
tee after a brief meeting this morning
adjourned until o'clock this afternoon.
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the drums and basses; fortissimo
throughout.
Paeify a "peeved" contingent that
has just been steam-rolled-a dreamy
waltz. plano; Nachtman doing light
gymnastics on the slip horn.
Put tremolo stops before and after
touching appeal for harmony-shivery
music with piccolo obligato by Fon-
taine cavone.
These are Just a few of many ways the
band runs things. e. Vollmer, who Is
twice as fat as his tumba, and Kolar,
whose voice booms like his own bassdrum,
aided and abetted by Buck Ewing's corps
of clarlneters Kayser's bassoon and ALI
ner's oboe, can silence the entire Repub-
liean party. with the Progressives and
women thrown in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

Suffrage Loses in Iowa by 1855
DIES MONIES. Iowa. June s.-compIete
official returns indicate that the equal suf-
frage amendment was defeated at Mondays
primary by 4655 votes.
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LOYAL SPIRIT ESSENTIAL

Beneath a structure OF military and
economic strength must be the spirit OF the
people, deep loyalty and undivided al
tsslance 70 America. the land which has
essfomsd Us aud our immigrant fore
fathers II that foundation ceases to en-
Aafe He shall no longer b 8 nation.
ne have saE forth ii this platform uIain
=HsentHalz e national existence. IhsY are
zea neN e principle 4oss nsa asEea elth
~ Aan aaz ezeneze Asza. xns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
MERCHANT MARINE.

The Industrial issues are chiefly national
Ihe present and certain future make 1t i'm
pssatlFe that regulation and promotion OF
and foreign trade, be national. not local
otily Federal power can work justice TO
sapital and labor throughout the nation
Only national authority can mobilize in
aestry Tor defense. as nations needs de-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
STATE GETS VERDICT
IN HIGHWAY FRAUD
Woodbury. Wins Suit Against
Firm Of Road Con-
tractors.
II ACTIONS PENDING

ALBANY, April e6.-Tor the purpose Of
recovering for the state the moneys
which various investigators In the last
few years claim was obtained by fraud
In the construction OF State highways.
Attorney-General Woodbury. has insti-
tuted a series of civil suits against q
number Of road contractors.
The first suit was ended to-day with
the receipt OF n check for $4.137 from
the firm Of Flood & Nanwirt. which con-
the Lake George Bolton Landing
Dad. This payment represented a judy
ment won by the Attorney-General after
a trial In which the contractors were
charged with conspiring with the States
inspectors to cheat the state.
Another check for sS,262 was received
from the Mohonk Contracting Company,
which pleaded guilty to defraud!ng the
state in the construction OF the Cana
joharie road In Montgomery county.
Attorncy-General Woodbury. tonight
directed Deputy Attorney-General WILDER
W. Chambers to press to trial actions
for the recovery of approximately $780,
600 on four contracts In Suffolk county.
The State seeks to recover s64.0 700 Civil
suits will he Instituted against the con-
tractors and criminal actions are also
pending.
Another action which Deputy Chambers
Is preparing for trial IL 10 recover $4,000
or roads in Rockland county built by
Bart Dunn and other contractors. The
suit against the J. j. Herlihy Company
of Glens Falls TO recover sl4,75+, alleged
to have been obtained through fraud In
connection with the cons ruction of the
Glens F'alls-L.ake George road, will he
tried next month.
THE action against the Flood & VAN
writ Company was in the nature OF n
test. being the frst OF is kind ever tried
In the cour;s OF this state said Attor-
ney-General Woodbury. at furnished n
precedent for the several other civil
suits against contractors which Mr..
Chambers is prosecuting
Although the defendants had been
paid In full and the road hau been ac-
cepted by the state. It was cliimed by
this Office that the acceptance. having
been obtained through fraud. and there
having been a conspiracy between the
contractors and the state inspectors, the
people could recover. from the con
tractors.
The verdict against the defendants
and the payment OF the judgment sus
ta!ns the contention 81 his office anr
establishes the right OF the state 20 re-
cover In such cases"
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$751; 900 FOR SARATOGA SPA.
Cities Get First Chance 20 Buy
Canal Lands.

ALBANY. April 25.-The control and
development OF the springs and State
reservation at Saratoga Spa is trans
ferred from a special commission TO state
Conservation Commissioner George ID.
Pratt under a bill signed to-day by Gov.
Whitman. Al the same time the Gov
ernor approved an appropriation of
$4,000 for the maintenance and i'm
provemtnt Of the reservation. This IL
vonsidefed y step preliminary 10 develop
ing the Springs INTO a great watering
place.
mother measure signed by the Gov
ernor was thu Walters bill prpviding for
the sale of canal lands aban-ioned be-
cause Of the construction of the barge
canal and giving cities and villages "A
preferential right to purchase such lands.
l. is expected that syracuse will pur-
chase the abandoned Eric Canal running
through that city In order TO take the
New York Central tracks of the street
surface. and that like improvements will
hc made in Rochester. Buffalo and other
municipalities. I'll" bill does not rom
tain the objectionable provision which
caused the Governor 10 veto this measure
after It first passed the Legislature. when
an attempt was made to get these lands
al a lesser price than must be paid under
the new bill.
The Governor also signed Senate
C,a,cs's bill authorizing Mount Vernon
10 iseIe $4,000 bonds for repavinC CO.
lumbus avenue from the New York city
line to the village of B~ronxvllle, and
Senator LoCkwood's bill authorizing
state Education Commissioner Finley 20
contract with a city o. school district
hoard Of education in which a normal
school IL located for tho education o.
. children in the locality.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
GIBSON, FIGHTING own
CASE, LOSES DECISION
Court Of Appeals Sustains
Larceny Verdict Of the
Lower Court.

ALBANY. ACrii 2S.-Burton J. Gibson,
the New York lawyer who argued his
own appeal before the court of Appeals.
was not sustained by the court in a de-
cision handed down to-day. Gibson
was convicted of grand larceny In the
settlement OF the estate OF Mrs. Rusena
NJ. Szabo In Orange county and the
Court OF Appeals affirme the conviction
found in the lower courts. Gibson also
was tried twice for the murder OF Mrs.
Szabo. h opinion Of the Court VI APP
Geals was written by Chief Judge Bart
lett.
Soon aftey Mrs. Szabo was drowned
in Greenwood Lake through the over
turning of the boat In which Gibson had
taken her FOR a row Gibson. named as
the executor In her will which he had
himself drawn. presented the will for
probate. with n waiver Of citation and
consent TO the probate signed by the
dead woman's mother. This gave him
possession OF about $4,000 OF her estate
which he deposited 70 his own credit.
Gibson. arguing his own case in the
Court OF Appeals contended that the in
d'ctment was defective and that he has
never been lesally deprived OF his control
over the funds Of the estate.
The opinion OF the court says The
Indictment Is good. The only question
which We deem II necessary to discuss
relates TO IN. demand by the District At.
torney upon the defendant that he pro.
due a document alleged to have beer
served upon him calling upon him to re.
store the funds m!sappropriated Gibson
had been removed as executor and tn,
Austrian Consul had been appointed ad
ministrator with the will annexed and
he mad. a demand upon Gibson for a re.
turn OF the loot.
THE District Attorney attempted to
have tina; paper produced upon the ,r!aI
and asked defendants counsel whethe'
he had hat paper This was objected
10 by d. fenlant as a transgression Of hi,
constitutional rights. and after heated
discussion the court directed the Jury &c
disregard the matter"
This direction cured the error. bu
Chief Justice Bartlett's opinion says;
/ The practice. however. OF calling upor
defendants In criminal cases TO produc,
discriminating papers alleged TO he IL
their possession is SO frequently adopted
by jealous prosecutors and is 30 objec,
tionable that We take this occasion 20 ex,
press our disapproval thereof"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

MRS. MARY =. HEWLETT. who died
IN brook!yn on February | last. lef; an
Hewlett.
,.RoBERT L. LEE, who died February
is 1915. left an estate Of $685.. 1b3. III
gave the entire estate to his wife. lose.
prime Claiborne Lee, He had Ss5,sOs IN
cash. Soi.Sss In mortgages and sio3.sss
In securities.
MRS. FANNIE SAIOMoNSKy. who died
IN August rs. 1894. left an IS.
,ate ot &c, ooo. but her will. dated May
II. 1857, was not flied for probat. unit
yesterday. The surviving heirs are Mrs
Anni. Rosenbaum and Ella Sslonsky. sis
tiers Of the tcstatrix.
DAVID II. KING. JR. who died Ar-iI
20 last at 81? Fifth avenue. left an ,s.
tate of more than 800. 900. He gave "a
his daushter Jeanne King. the property
at 20 IVES, Fift!eth street. all household
effects and a trust fund to yield 81. 600 n
year. the principal of which she may dis.
pose Of In her will. William Watson. an
employee n the deceden,. go, 5000 foi
services and personal work. The r.s!du.
AIRY estate was divided among Tho two
daughters. Jeanne and Ruth Klng an
Dorothy King Flagg. and the son. Van
Rensselaer, c. King.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
5000 ORPHANS SEE
WONDERS OF CIRCUS
All Performers Volunteer to
Give Crippled Little Ones
Special Show.
ZIP IS THE ONLY REBEL

II was mighty hard to tell whether ths
5000 little orphans or the tribes Of in.
tcresting folks who make up the circus
enjoyed yesterday mornings special per-
formance the more. In former years the
orphans have always been taken 10
there were so many orphans this year
II was decided to give an extra exhibi-
ton.
10 circus people mind putting on their
dangerous tricks early in no morning
Just to make "A spring day happier for
youngsters who haye too little %rleasurSf
They do not. When the notice was
posted up and volunteers were asked for
tho Whole circus family stuck up hands
and hoilered "Ale too"
why. you couldn't have kept US out
of that ring with an axe" said Paul
Jerome. the clown with the big feet and
funny hair. who spent part OF his morn
Ing holding youngsters on his lap ana
trying to persuade them that despits
his terrifying complexion lie was a reg
ular man with a heart AZ big as his feet.
and that's saying quite a Iot.
So the whole performance from the
pageant to the races was given. and n
could see by the vim and enthusiasm and
the smiles on the performers faces that
they enjoyed every minute of IL. Happy?
OF course the kids we're happy: they
were SO happy they made many an old
performer look ~ II he wanted TO cry.
For there were tears as well as Joy
to this show. The crippled youngsters
were the first to arrive. dozens and doz-
ems Of them, some with no legs, some
with no arms. a crippled boy able to
walk on crutches. and another boy Ear
Tying "A little girl on his back, ths
stronger helping the weaker stump In TO
the land of wonders. II was those who
watched them. the men OF the show
mostly. who did not smile.
And back of these came hundreds and
hundreds of boys and girls. healthy,
freckled faced youngsters these. crowding
In. some Of them behind their organization
bands like little soldiers. The freaks
were the hrst point of call, and IL was
here that one OF the amusing features
OF the day occurred. Zip. the What Is
II. doesn't like TO have people point their
fingers at him. He is sort Of sensitive
about II. So when a crowd of deaf and
dumb boys stood in front Of Zip and
began to talk rapidly Zip took their An
ger chattering as "a personal a0ront and
called of work as a freak for the day.
! He dropped his violin and said things In
Zipese that fortunately no one could
understand.
And so II went from the time that
they were ALI settled In their seats At 10
o'clock and the frs, bandman appeared.
to be greeted by a yell of 5000 kid
power. 10 the time when tho last chariot
dashed around some time after '12
| o'clock.
Was u worth ~" said the big clio wn
with the big feet. You bet X was"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
1000 VOICES HEARD
IN PATERSON'S CHORUS
Three Day Music Festival
Opens With Features by
American Composers.

PATERSON. n. j.. April 2b.-The three
day Paterson music festival arranged
by G. Mortimer wiske opened tonight In
the Fifth Regiment Armory. An audi
ence of $500 persons from all parts
Of New Jersey and many from New
York heard the programme. which In
cluded a chorus OF 1000 voices.
Featurine the programme was
"onowa.' written by Franz c. Born
schein Of Baltimore. who won the $500
mltted by American composers for the
festival. The other prize winners we're
"Mirncle Of Time by w. FRANKIE Har-
ling OF Boston ana america" by Carl
tions won great favor. and the chorus.
directed by Mr.. Wiske. was greeted with
round of applause. Many music mas
,ers from New York. Philadelphia, Bal
tlmore, Boston and other Eastern cities
were present.
Appearing as ~soloists tonight were
Anna Case. soprano Merle Alcock. con-
.ralto. and Antoine de Vally. tenor. A
chorus from Public School Q assisted
the chorus In the Miracle Of Time"
Tomorrow night Frieda Hempel. Mar
garete Matzenauer, Ricardo Martin and
Allen Hinckiey will be sololsts. on Fri
day n chorus of 1000 from this city,
Passaic. Jersey City and Newark and
surrounding towns will sing Berlioz's
Requiem" This will be the largest
chorus ever assembled in the East.
Miss Barbara Bourhill. the Paterson
silk worker who won the contest for
local artist from forty others, includ-
ing all the most prominent Young women
singers in this section. will make her
debut. James Harrod. the tenor. also
Will contribute to the programme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
GERALDINE FARRAR
ILL; CANCELS DATES
Singer Has Attack of Quinsy
and Is Confined to
Her Home.

Geraldine Farrar. with a recurrence OF
the serious throat trouble which pre-
vented her appearance on several occa-
sions at the Metropolitan Opera House
last month, 10 confined TO her home
under the care Of q physician and has
been forced TO cancel all her operate
engagements In Atlanta as we'll as con-
cert dates. Miss Farrar is suffering
with qulnsy.
Giu,io Gatti-C asazza. the Metropolitan
Opera Company's director. h was In
town yesterday after the close Of the
Boston season. said the prima donna
would not sing in Atlanta. The operas
In which she was to have appeared.
"Madama Butterfly and "Tosca," have
been replaced by Lucia" and La
Boheme' In the southern engagement.
which began on Monday. Although the
singers condition is not considered dam
gerous. she IL not able to sing u note
and will have to rest for "A week or two.
with the Atlanta season due to close
on Saturday II is expected that the
annual announcement concerning the
plans OF the company for next season
will be made early next week. Several
singers of minor Importance are known
TO have already been engaged. Reginald
dc koven's opera in English. The can
,erbury Pilgrims" is aid unoffcially
to have been accepted for production.
Such operas as la chute de Ia Maison
Usher" and ''The Flying Dutchman.'
which figure in the announcements each
year but never seem to get "A hearing.
can be depended upon to bob up again.
but otherwise the opera officials have
dropped few hints as to the makeup or
the company or its repertoire beyond
saying that all the principal artists who
were with the company this season have
been retained.
Several Of the singers are planning TO
risk ocean travel during the wartime
and journey back 20 their native coun-
tries for the summer. Others. after a
short season among the opera houses OF
South America and Cuba, will remain
In this country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
MOTHER MAY CHAST1SE GIRL.
1--WE justices 80 Decide. Although q
Third Says No.

Is a mother who detects her thirteen
year-old daughter in a falsehood justi-
fed In beating her with a cane" Jus
tees Herbert. Garyin and Moss debated
this question for more than twenty min
utes yesterday when Mrs. Elise Hess
OF 532 West lijth street was arraigned
In the Court OF Special Sessions charged
with cruelty TO Stella Wieman. her
daughter by a former husband. but they
were unable TO agree.
Justices ,;arN!n and Herbert voted to
acquit the defendant on the ground that
IA she had intended the chastisement
for the girls welfare she had acted
within her legal rights. Justice Moss
dissented.
Mrs. Hess said that she had beaten
the girl because the child had visited
NJ aunt and then lied by saying she
had been to see n girl. Mrs. Bertha
Nolks of M~arlton. y. j.. the girls grand
mother. has applied to the Children's
Court for the custody Of Stella.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
WIFE ORDERED TO GET
OUT OF DOCTORS HOME
Mrs. Landes Also Directed to
Remove Kitchen Range
From Husbands Office.

Giving them I'll May . TO remove
their persons from the home o, DIR.
Leonard Landes and a kitchen range
from his office. Magistrate Murphy In
court again yesterday ad-
Journed tho peculiar suit brought by IN,
doctor against his wife, Augusta. and
her twenty-one-year-old son, Bernard.
Dr. Landes. who obtained n summons
charging both with d,sordcr!y conduct.
contends that neither has any RICH, in
his homo at 40 East Twenty-second
street and that his office business has
been seriously in,erfered with by the
installation there OF a kitchen nnge.
The trouble dates back to September.
1918, when the doctor and his wife. who
had been married eighteen years. had n
disagreement and decided to separate.
At that time the doctor gave his wife
some property n agreed 10 pay her
$40 a week. She and her son went to
live elsewhere.
Last May financial troubles ca me to
DR.. Lander and he notified his wife
that he would he able to pay her only
SEQ a week until his affairs could he
adjusted. She refused to accep, tina,
allowance and began proceedings agains,
him In the COURTS Action to determine
alimony Is now pending.
When DR.. Landes and his wife were
married he bought the house at lao
East Twenty-second street and listed
the property Jointly in her name and
his. II Is said. however. that an agree
ment was drawn up between them "a
the effect that the wife had no claim
on the property TIL after the doctors
death. After the wife and son took pos
session OF the house recently DR.. Landee
based his action on this alleged agree.
ment.
Mrs. Landes's attorney. Frank w
Monkey, was heard by court attendants
advising Mrs, Landes to retain posses.
sion Of the house and defy the order OF
the u to vacate by the time the
case was called on May 2. Magistrate
Murphy. learning Of this. called the aw.
yer back and severely reprimanded
him.