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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
BEATRICE BARKER WINS
INHERITANCE AND NAME
Final Decision Favorable 10 Girl
After Long Fight.

Beatrice Arabella BarScr. whose
legitimacy rs tire daughter and heir
of Charles s. Barker has been under
fire for four years. won yesterday in
the Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court. n BROOKLYN. The decision will
give her onc-tenth share. about 800
900. in the estate left by her grand
father. Charles Barker. who died in
1915.
The bitterly contested fght FOR the
girls good name and the inheritance
was made b. Mrs. Estelle Dorgeloh.
mother Of Beatrice and wife Of the
Boston manager OF the Hamburg
America Line The first verdict was
against the girl. Later a witness was
committed for perjury. Higher courts
reversed the verdict. until. az length,
yesterday the Appellate Court rendered
final decision favorable 20 her.
The Barker fortune vas made by
Charles Barker by deals in Brooklyn
real estate lie left his estate IN trust
COR his two sons. and a. their deaths
II was 70 20 TO tntlr Nhltuteh' p''
the death Of Beatrice's father her
mother remarked; and on the death
of her fathers only brother a par,i-
tion suit was begun. without mention
Of Beatrice. then living in San Fran
cisco.
4 friend learned of this and noti-
fed Mrs Dorzeloh. Beatrice's mother.
The other grandchildren tnereupon
questioned her legitimacy on the
ground tina. her mother AZ the time
She married Charles s Barker was the
legal wife Of another Justice Thomas
held that Beatrice was the legitimate
child Of Charles s. Barker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
D. A. r. PREPARING
FOR NEW CONGRESS
Committees Work on Reports for
Next Weeks Meeting.

Washington. April Preliminary
meetings were held IN Continental Hall
to-day by the committees having IN
charge The annual congress Of the Ma
tional Society Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. which will open
on Monday
The Continental Hall committee. OF
which Mrs Robert Lansing IL secre-
tary. found that the debr on the hall
had been reduced 20 $4,000
The magazine committee discussed
the prospects for a permanent editor.
Miss Natalie Gould Lincoln was elected
editor OF the magazine by the last con-
gress. defeating Miss Eliza o. Dennis
ton. who had been editor for some time.
Miss Lincoln held the place several
months and then resigned on account
Of friction in the management. Mrs.
Belle Merrill Draper was made editor
pro -em.. and she appeared to-day 20 be
the administration candidate for cdi-
tor Miss Denniston d the choice Of
the Guernsey faction for the Office.
Followers Of Mrs. George +. Guern-
soy. Of Kansas. who Is IN the field for
election iOr president general az me
congress Of 1917. state that they have
several favorites running for election at
the coming congress. and that Mrs. IL.
y. Butterworth, Of Illinois; Mrs. Har-
old Howell. OF Iowa. and Mrs. Bertha
Hall Talbot. OF Maryland. will have the
full support OF the Guernsey party
They also support Mrs. j. K. Mellon. Of
Pittsburgh, for honorary vice-presi-
dent. II is the intention OF Mrs.
Guernsey and her friends TO go as
deeply as possible into the subject Of
printing the magazine.
The regents of the Smithsonian will
hold a reception at the new National
Museum tomorrow night in honor OF
Mrs. Story. president general, and the
visiting delegates. The President and
Mrs. Wilson will receive the entire con
gress next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
SALAZAR ARMY OF Is
RAIDS BORDER RANCH
Ex.Huerta General Announces
500 Soldiers Await Him.

IRON sian Cor->poni,n; = TIC T-buns
Fl Paso, Tex, April l4.-General
Jose Ynez Salazar, eX-Huerta com
mander and identified with Pascusl
Orozco in his revolution. has an army
Of thirteen men with which he Is raid
ing border ranches on the Mexican
side. Mexican cowboys from the ITO
ranch, opposite Sierra Blanca, Tex ar
rived at Sierra Blanca to-day and re-
norted that Salezar and his band had
robbed the ranchmen and had stolen
a number OF horses.
The raiders went south and were
ioined by ten Mexicans from the
American side.
Homes on tho American side were
robbed during the night, according 10
telephone messages 20 FL Paso to-day.
and II is believed Sala1ar and his men
were guilty.
nounced 500 awaited him a short dis
lance from the border.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
TITLE COMPANIES
LOSE SLATER BILL
Assembly Kills Measure to Widen
Their Powers.
From 3 s,ar Correspondent o. IL, Tribune


From >taT Correspondent ~ tn. Tribune
Albany. April little and guaran-
tee companies received a blow to-day
when the Senate killed by recommittal
the Slater bill. which would practically
permit them 70 90 into the law bust
ness.
Senator Foley denounced the meas
ure, declaring that the title companies
had no right in this field The motion
10 recommit was carried BY % 70 D.
The Slater bill would permit title com
panies 90 prepare abstracts and lnstru-
ments in writing. except wills, by
which an estate or real property could
be assigned or surrendered. They
could also appear before board or
ether authority not court OF record.
The Senate passed the General Laws
Committee bill 20 make the Torrens
law for registering real property titles
workable. l. is compromise measure
brought about by opposition Of the
title companies to some Of the more
drastic provisions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15

Sussex still floating they came back on
board.
The torpedo hit Us at exactly 3:05
p. m. and we drifted until midnight
covering about twenty miles. A sail
ing boat came in sight about o'clock
She swung in close enough 10 read
our signals. then made off at top speed
Destroyers Stayed Nearby.
AT 1915 D. r.. French trawier
took of all but nifty Of the passen-
gers and cerred them to Boulosne
The rest Of US, with the officers and
crew. were finally rescued By the
British destroyer Afridi, and landed
a. Dover. While we were leaving the
ship two other big destroyers came
I'D and kept circling around the Sussex
20 make sure that the submarine
didn't finish the rest of Us.
The estimate OF fifty lost is abou,
right. Many OF these jumped or were
thrown overheard and were drowned. y
Nr. Huxley had with him copy OF
letter OF protest he and Drake sent
20 President Wilson from London on
March 80. It read:
As citizens Of The United states
travelling with its passports. and sur
vilors OF the Sussex outrage, and hay
ing seen at first hand the horrors and
needless loss Of life OF innocent women
aad children as the result Of the de
struction without warning OF unarmed
passenger vessels. and having in mind
the warning 20 Germany contained in
YOUR various communications, and the
notification that she would be held 20
strict Accountability Cor her acts, we
solemnly protest in the name Of hu-
manly and decency against further
futile warnings. and respectfully call
on YOU 20 so act ss 70 prevent further
repetition OF such piracy or TO cease
the hollow pretence Of friendship for
nation willing 20 resort 20 such
methods.
EDWARD II. HUXLEY.
oEpANCTS 7 DRAKE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
NEWSPAPER OFFICE UPSET
Niscreant Pies Forms and Opens Gas
lets Of summit Record.

Summit. y. j., April i+.-oome enc
b-ote into tho Office Of The Summit
Record" here. last night and delib~r-
ately pied four forms Of the paper that
was 10 have gone on the press this
morning. other material in the Office
was wrecked by the miscresnt, VINO
apparently was bent on making Il I'M
possible for the paper 20 90 70 press
to-day.
Alfred J. Lane. the editor. made the
discovery this morning. and az once
arranged with another plant 10 repro
duce the pages destroyed.
Not satisfied with destroying things,
the intruder turned on all the gas lets
IN the place. and the janitor was nearly
overcome this morning by the fumes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
BOLDT SEES MEXICAN ARMY
United States Might End Strife by
Buying Lower California.

George e.. Bold.. proprietor 90 the
Waldorf-Astoria. who returned yester-
day from California. says he found the
impression prevailing that in order to
help solve the Mexican trouble the
United States Will have 70 buy Lower
California.
Mr.. Boldt motored into Mexico, where
he saw some Of the Carrsnza troops.
Smitten BY the California sunshine.
Mr. Boldt bought thirteen acres near
Santa Barbara and IS putting up dou-
biz TWO story bungalow. Countless
Fasteners are establishing themselves
IN that section. he says.
Mr.. Boldt's son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Graham Miles,
came back with him. as did their daugh-
ter and the little daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs George {. Boldt. ir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
CITY College TO Present "Shrew.

The City College will participate IN
the Shakespeare tercentenary celebra-
ion nv presenting The Tanning OF the
sbrew" early in May. Under the aus
nices Of the English department re-
henrsals Of the play have begun IN
Townsend Harris Hall. Sets and
scenic arrangements for the play Wi!
BE- made by the students. Members OF
tho college dramatic society will take
part in the production.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
FIND CLEW TO MISSING BOY
Little Billy Clark's Hat and Coat IN
Woods Near Albany.

Albany. April T. The INST Trace OF
Billy Clark. the eight-year-old lad who
IS supposed 20 have been Kidnapped by
sypsies about month ago. was dis
covered to-day BY Homer n. Horne.
State Botanist. Mr. Horne vas search
ing the woods about FIVE miles from
here for specimens when he discovered
a child's hat. oVercoat and undercoat
which werc later identified by Billy's
aunt as belonging 10 him.
Billy Clark's disappearance has been
one OF Albsny's mysteries for the last
month. The last seen Of him was when
he was leaving motion picture thea
ire with his sister.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
No Boats Near By, De
clares First Passenger
10 Come Back TO u. s.
PROOFS CONTRADICT
GERMAN EVASION
Vessel TorpedOed, Photographs
and Afhdavits on Way to
Washington Show.


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the English Channel on Narcn - 'nere
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saw scrap OF bronze
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wrote 'fo'" "o-'oe"e' ''e
wrecked boat was towed. els in the peti'
-. -. o0n vo~ds iron, my Office.
p''' - -, 10000
yesterday s'N
from The wrocsage and many CreWsome
,-as are Sill being made A piece OF
49, ..--.s, o,.r,,ae- WAS aiken from
'-' q. no. -Lo,,.,, -
woman s.'i-''''
ne by the marine commandant.
H. u,vfo- himself saw q piece Of
49, S..s.o,. soor
bronze l'0Ae1 -P n"
after the explosion. lie described II
q. about the size OF a mans hand,
,r-b.lv curved. with ragged edges, as
. the metal had been torn apart by an
,.,l,s;o, The scrap WAS taken 70 the
r,. -. To,6o, - he
America" -'''9s'' '''
photographed
This picture was part Of the evidence
-, ..-..-.o,+aa :. Paul N sealad
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Pouenes 10 inc s'A'e '.eP7' ''''e''-'
large number Of bags OF embassy MAJ
came on the ship. including tne am
dayiis OF Survivors taken ID boheon'
and other documentary ana pho'o-
sFaph'c eF'oteince' IT,, g., -. H.,
Al'nougn -4i hIN.e! e'u NJ. nm. In
sell see NE ~aNe v. q 'o4PeuO' Ia 80
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CONNIE. uel VI ".J us.. .o!a~. n,;.h
Iesc1s1 so"e e-e 80 saan
ne o.'Se's "l- 80 ~. ne nc .bs cra,b
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80, - ca--1a~ e,overnnert admits
"a! .o-,eSoe5 ga The SUSSEX. was
ia ~ rs no,e ss warranting "the
esr.sin corclusio, that great amounts
~ a-nr,,ni,io, were aboard" NJ. Hux-
lev ,sid mar he vas positive that the
S1ssex carried no munitions.
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N"'''"'' '''' -, =.
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tails ~ the disaster when fetchsu
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
Anxious TO Have Charges Heard.

II have been informed only IN gen
ersl way Of the charges against me,
he said. "but let them be what they
may. am glad % the opportunity 70
have them fully sifted and exposed TO
the full light Of day.
Il have no comment 20 make on the
conduct of those who, taking advantage
OF my absence and Of the feeling OF
nervousness almost bordering on panic
in the minds Of the general public on
all questions since the war began,
have attempted 10 divert 70 side issues
energy and time which should be de-
voted 20 the cause Of the Canadian
soldiers a. the front and the empire
Il regret the necessity Of coming
back at this juncture only because OF
the need Of my presence in England IN
connection with the pressing problem
concerning the Canadian troops there
and at the front. Otherwise. for the
government and for myself ! am de-
lighted al the opportunity OF having
every fact made public IN connection
with all fuse transactions. IL - my
desire that everything should be eX-
posed TO the closest scrutiny.
On my two weeks visit in England
! had the opportunity OF renewing az
the Canadian troops az Bramshott ana
az Shornclife camps The soldiers
everywhere from the front and IN Eng
land are filed with zeal and ardor for
the cause. | am delighted 20 state on
tho authority of General Sir Archibald
Hunter, under whose general command
the Brsmshot. camp is placed, and OF
General Steele, in whose district the
Shornclife troops are located. that the
conduct and bearing Of the Canadian
troops. while in London. in camps or
in the trenches. is regarded as most
eYemnlarN'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
SAM HUGHES BACK
TOFACE CHARGES
Canadian Minister Eager
to Answer Accusations
of FaVOritiSm.

Major General Sir Sam Hughes, Min
istcr Of Militia and Defence for Can
ada. who was lately recalled as head Of
The Canadian Shell Commission in Eng
land 20 answer charges Of favoritism
in the expenditure Of money for the
purchase Of munitions for he Canadian
contingent. arrived yesterday on the
st. Paul He LETT this city at once for
Ottawa. where ne is 10 appear before
a royal commission appointed 10 inves-
tigate MS administration Of funds.
G. ". Kyle, a member Of the Cana
dian Parliament. recently declared that
middlemen's profits aggregsting 81, 5OO,-
600 were made through awarding con-
tracts by the Canadian Shell Commits
sion to the international Fuse Com
pany and the American Ammunition
Company. Il was also asserted that
rifles bought in the United States for
the Canadian troops did not meet the
required standard Of efficiency.
Sir Sam did not seem worried over
the charges and manifested a readiness
20 have them thrashed out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15

EDWARD II. HUXLEY.
"FPANCIS L. DRAKE
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-09
COAST ISL MILES LONG
Sailors Engaged in Philippine Coast
wise Trade Cannot "Get Homo
to Dinner"

Deep-sea sailors used to laugh at
their brother mariners of the coast
wise trade, and refer to them as men
who like to go to sea when they
could get home TO dinner" This gibe
would have little point in the Philip
pines, the coast line of which has
been found to measure more than H.
600 miles-to be exact, 11,511 statute
miles. In the Philippines there is one
mile of coast to every ten miles of
area, the total area of the islands be-
ing 115,026 square statute miles.
These figures are interesting when
1t is considered that the ratio ia the
United States is 232 square miles of
area to one mile of coast line. The
figures for the United States have ref
erence to the coast line of the main
part of the country, including islands
lying near the coast, but not including
non-contiguous territory such as
Alaska and Porto Rico. The coast
line of the United States so measured,
with what the experts call three
mile steps," is 13026 miles, less than
1000 miles in excess of the coast line
of our eastern possessions.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-09
"FIASCO" is ITALIAN TERM
Believed TO Have Originated When
Actor Failed to Score In De-
livery Of Fsvorlts SolIloquy.

Among Italians, a correspondent in
Rome tells me, the origin of the term
"fiasco" for failure is believed to have
originated in the remark of an old
Italian actor, says a writer in the Lon
don Chronicle. He had In the course
of a play to deliver a somewhat
lengthy monologue, in which he invar-
iably scored great success. 1t was
his habit to always hold some object
or other in his hand, changing the ar
ticle every time he appeared, and
never using the same thing twice.
One evening. seeing a wine bottle
(called in Italian, fiasco), he seized 1t
and proceeded on the stage to pro-
nounce his soliloquy. Whether 1t was
that on that occasion the audience was
extraordinarily difficult to please or
whether 1t was that the actor was
not up to his usual form, the fact
remains that for once he did not OBJ
tain his customary applause and IBIS"
from which time the phrase "fare
fiasco" has become general In the Ital-
ian language.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-09
An India Product.

The origin Of the peacock was In
India and Ceylon, and this is why we
see so frequently the bird on the art
objects of these countries. Peacock
shooting is still a recognized sport in
some parts of India, but its former
popularity as a table delicacy has
ceased, though the flesh is white and
is said TO resemble a pheasant in
flavor. The eggs are also edible. For
the production of the feathers these
birds are bred in France, but to a
small extent, as they are difficult to
rear, because in big area they wan
der off and If inclosed within narrow
limits they become mischievous.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-09

be had with little difficulty by climb
ing up the foothills which lie close to
the river.
Big-game shooting is q more difficult
undertaking, and the sportsman must
leave the comfort of his houseboat and
climb UP bowlder-strewn forest tracts
towards the snow-capped mountains.
Unenterprlsing sightseers may enjoy a
delightful journey through some of the
nearer valleys, sleeping each night in
different log hut built for the bene-
fit of forest officers.
The spell of the forest cannot be
denied. and yet it is joyful day which
brings us back to the life of the river.
1t is good to float once more on the
bosom of the laughing lakes and spend
lotus-eating hours in one or other of
the gardens laid out by Mughal en-
perors Of old. The very same streams
they loved sing past US today, and the
fountains glitter as of old in the sun
shine, and Ina the flower beds they
planned many-colored blossoms shake
their joyous petals In the breeze.
Once take up a pen to write about
Kasmir, II becomes difficult to lay It
down, for this land allures us as does
a lovely woman, and once she had laid
her spell upon us, we never escape
from her witchery.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-09
Well Answered.

Every small town has its prominent
citizen who appears before the city
fathers and stalks right out in meet
in" Not every town, however, has
among its councillors a member with
sufficient moral backbone to answer
back, as did John Hammer Of West
ern town whose name is Of no conse-
quence. Concluding his arraignment,
the prominent citizen hurled this thun-
derbolt at the board: "Pd sooner put
up as a candidate for lunatic asylum
than put up for the town council"
well, you'd stand a much better
chance of getting in" dryly responded
Mr.. Hammer.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-09
SUNDAY Is GIVEN S46, 1929
During His Brief Stay in Detroit
27,1o9 Were Converted.

neutrality-suspicious. in the his
tory Of Detroit meetings or conven-
lions was the enthusiasm which mark
ed the farewell gatherings at the Bill
ly Sunday tabernacle Sunday, when
his hearers gave him "thank-offer-
ing" of $46,102.S, the second largest
he has ever received.
The number of "trail-hitters2" for
the days, 133-exceeded any number
yet recorded for a single day and
brought the total number Of trail
hitters" for the Detroit campaign to
27,109 breaking any record made by
any evangelist in the worlds his
tory in a single campaign.
Never before in the evangelist's
career has he been able to record
such results as his work in Detroit
has yielded. The previous single-day
record was 1900 in the Syracuse cam
paign.
Hundreds wore badges bearing
the words: Goodbye, Billy, God
Bless YOU" or Goodbye, Billy, God
Be With You Many Of the badges
bore his photograph.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-09
SOLVE BLACK BASS MYSTERY
Bait, Middle Fish and Make
Them Easy to Catch.

The big black bass mystery has been,
solved. 1t is now just as clear as the
water in Long pond. The problem has
been in the picked bait. All summer
persons who never caught fish before
in their lives have been bringing in
big strings of black bass from Long
pond; on the other hand, experienced,
fishermen have had poor luck, being
unable to land more than a two-pound
specimen, writes a Pleasant Lake.
(Mass.) correspondent of the New
York Herald.
Further than this, fish have been
leaping out of the water onto the
beach, turning somersaults and doing
other remarkable stunts which ordi-
nary fish are not supposed to do.
1t appears that a firm of clothiers
of Harwich Center carry a large as
sortment of fishing tackle as a side
line. Their assortment, by the way,
includes everything from lead sinkers,
five for penny, to silver-plated reels
at SIS each.
These clothiers also carry-listen
carefully--frogs legs preserved in al
cohol! And there has been big de-
mand for this picked stuff for bait,
according to Horace Atkins, one Of the
clerks. The would-be sportsmen have
bitten at it even better than the bass.
The bait comes in small glass Jars.
1t is said that when a hook Is cast
overheard baited with one of these DEL
icate alcohol-soaked morsels the fish
bump each other In their mad effort
to get bit.
And the sad part of 1t is, all this
time poor, experienced fishermen up
In Long pond have been paying high
prices for iced live shrimp, minnows,
crickets, grasshoppers and Beetles
The picked frogs legs sell for about
80 cents a jar, while the other bait
brings dollar or more a quart.