New-York tribune. [volume], December 13, 1910, Image 1

About New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924

Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC

                
V" lAX... N° 23,403.
DIX 10 KEEP VERBECK
US ADJUTANT GENERAL
Treman To Be Commissioner of
Public Works and Osborn
His Personal Counsel.
SILENT ON SENATE CONTEST
Desire for Efficiency Explains
Retention of Republican, but
This Must Not Be Taken
as Precedent. He Says.
Governor-elect Dix at his headquar
ters, in the Hotel Manhattan, announced
lect night that he had decided to reap
roint General William Verbeck. of Man
? v?. a? Adjutant General. He may be
ready to announce the other members of
hip military staff to-day. By to-morrow
hr expects to know from Charles E. Tre
man whether he will accept the post of
Commissioner of Public Works, and
from William Church Ossuni whether
or not hr will consent to serve as the
Governor's personal counsel.
General Verbeck, who was appointed
Adjutant Genera! to succeed General
Nelson H. Henry in May by Governor
Hughes. Bi a Rej>ublican. and the an
nouncement that Governor-elect Dix is
to retain Win will probably send some
<-ol<l chills down many a Democratic
back. It may be said for the comfort of
Thr h<-rde. of Democratic ofii-.eseel.ers,
hnweve*-, thai Mr. Dix does not want it
understood that his? reappointment of a
Republican has established a precedent.
"What 1 want first of all. of course,"
he said. "is ar. efficient administration,
but i also intend to give a Democratic
administration, and i think we have good
Democrats to fill the offices."
There uere many active- Democrats
t-eekir.sr for the post of Adjutant General.
Including Captain John F. O'Ryan. of
Ike First Light Batter: of this city, who
had th* 1 support of Taniraany.
■*! am \ astly interested in the national
guard." said Mr. Dix. in announcing
ihet hr had just reached the conclusion
■• irappoint General Verbeck. •
"The state appropriates S].;i'.Kt.<MHi a
j car for maintaining it? military estab
li&hnent, and it is of the utmost im
portance that we ha\e a man at its head
who will we that this money is ex
rended to the best advantage. 1 have
given » crcat deal of attention to this
i-i^r>tin<-ni i nd have consulted many
r**"'Pl < \ unO have ton" to tbe conclusion
that General VcriKcU should continue
his worV."
Surprise fcr Verbcck. -
General Verbcck never thought for a
moment that there wr.s any chance for
his •■•. : li'ititnifii'. "ffia fust intimation
of i! "ill probaltly « otno from the morn
ing papers." Raid Mr. Dix. "ajfeough I
"am writing to him to-nijrht."
Hr. Ifix eaid he' had not the slightest
knowledge hs to whether or not General
Vcrbeck would accept the appointment,
but he did not seem to have any doubts
on that prore-
Captain o'Rvan had just left the Gov
crnor-eleet b'rforr- the announcement re
jrardinz 'he a<!iV«tant general, Other
military n»« n who called in the course
of the afternoon were Colonel Daniel
Apptetoa Major General Charles F.
Jl<--<\ 1 imiiiiiiiJki of thr guard branch of
lh«? military establishment-!
Mr. Dfx was asked by the newspaper
im-n what ' is attitude would be regard
ing a Bomber <•( state .officials whose
t<rms of office do not expire for some
tone. Under the public officers act
".J^sc men. appointees of Governor
Hnghes and Republicans, cannot be
removes <%•<■;.; after a hearing before
th< Senate on charges which are sus
t;»in«>^. It is believed, however, that
:i"-?t of then would resign if Mr Dix
intiaiated that be did not wisli them to
remain longer.
The Governor-elect would not indicate
v hither ho would ask for these resigna-
Jions. ■'■■ said thai up to date be had
not receiver! any notice of resignation.
There are many Democrats who would
!ik<? to be Superintendent of Banks, but
Hi* l»rm of Superintendent Cheney does
"not expire until November I'l. 1912, al
'■•<-.- the nd of Mr. Die's term. Sim
ilarly th<:re arc many Democrats who
«-w«t th«_- Lee of Superintendent of In
eurance. but the term far which Super
intendent llotchkiss was appointed does
not expire until February 17. l^ll*.
"This will bo ■ Democratic adminis
tration, 60 far as I can make it s«j with
out sacrificing ■ (Be* y." said Mr. Dix,
hut I d'» not Intend to be hasty in any
Rction I ma« lake.'*
Great Variety of Callers.
Mr. l»ix had a great variety of callers
><iterday. but Sic devoted himself a i
i:«>vt ♦■mil fly to those who came to see
him on i*>litkal matters. A large suite
oi rooms wi:s ken mi the seventh floor
j!< order to accommodate th- throng of
I'kice buntcrel
Charles F. Murphy, the state leader,
t-i'ux an h-;ur with the Governor-elect in
the afternoon John H. McCooey. the
K.ngi- County leader, was with him lor
:-..ino inn. ii; th« morning, In common
v.itli vnctfX of tii» callers they were cx
trwnely uncommunicative regarding th«:
subjects the) discussed.
ll is understood that Mr. Dix, so far |
>"■ ii- is (Me, is keeping out of the light
••>«! the icelection of a man for United
*-tat<-s Senator. But groat pressure is ;
t*-ing brought to bear to got him to line !
tip. with ■ Dumber of candidates, and it
"■ Kill< - to say that a majority of politi
cal ■Mi.is who s<.. hint bring up the
'■THlii,,.
• J ''rt«s- Alton i. Parker, a-bo called by
• i-pojntn.*-nt in tln« « vning. is supposed
Xo have a»reg Jhf> rbtims of William F.
SlK^hsm. "hi law p}< ,tn.>r. for the United
States Sonau-.
tieorm ■■'■•:■.. ... is p. nd
!ns much of b^h^ promoting th>- in
f rrsty of KdTvarO M. BhepanL also saw
Mr. Dix after 'him. p. h,. j s sa id to have
:t*:icd the " •-'!■■! to line up in
favor of Mr part for the Senate.
M«». hi r-ominon with other Shepard
i-u •> v.ho saw Mr. Dix yesterday, did -not
: i «K^r to be altogether pleased with Ma
interview.
.■Jr. l»'x has taken tlie stand that the
iij.;it<r of electing a United States Sum-
v ■y^^^^FT"^mmsw^~ ■'^\H^BBlC^j^*B^jßa^ysim? j -■^spp^^b^Jj^jU-^^^jJ***"
" |ll«j^yj^^P^MMg^^yj^%^^3^^^a^?^^^J^P^^^B^^^^M^y^E^fctM3^^^fc^^^J^^^
Tn-dar ««d l«-m«»rT«w. f»|r.
NUDE BABY FOUND IN SNOW
Police Think Infant Was Pitched
Into Yard Where It Lay.
Attracted by ;. shrill cry. Mrs. Sarah
Elnbenden. jaiiitress of the tenement
house at No. 71 East !<Sth street, found
a male baby in a pile of snow in the
rear of the building last evening- The
infant was entirely nude. Accompanied
by Mr?. Sophia Cohen, ■ tenant, she took
the child to the Mount Sinai Hospital.
How the baby happened to be in the
yard is p. mystery, for there were no
traces of footprints in the mow. The
police were inclined to believe it. had
been either thrown from one of the win
dows of the house or pitched over one
of the rear fences.
BIG GIFT TO DARTMOUTH
Edward Tuck Presents $500,000
to College.
Hanover. N. H.. Dec. 12.— The gift of
half a million dollars for the further
enlargement, and strengthening of the
teaching force of Dartmouth College
from Edward Tuck, of Paris, a graduate
of Dartmouth in the class of '62. was
renounced by President Ernest Fox
Xieholl?. at a mass meeting in Webster
Hall to-day. This makes a total of
more than a 1 .< M MM* i which Mr. Tuck
has given to the college in the last ten
years. the principal sift being the build
ing of the Amos Tuck School of Admin
istration and Finance, named in honor
of his father, and the first school of its
kind established in connection with an
American college.
Prt^idem KfcnoUs, in announcing the
gift, said:
"This added endowment is in the form
of standard 7 per cent securities of the
par value of $400,000. : It is Mr. Tuck's
desire that the income thus accruing to
the college be used solely for the pur
pose of addiog to the impulse and in
spiration to higher scholarship among
students by strengthening the teaching
staff both in numbers and efficiency.*'
While the par value of the securities
is given at $400 r OOCC their present market
value is r.tated to be fully half a million
dollars, and the annual income will
amount to $28,000.
CURSE? CERTAINLY NOT!
Philadelphia Women Resent Ore
gon Bishop's Sermon.
[By TV>sraph to Th* Tribune.!
Philadelphia. Dec. 12.— Coming out of
the wilds of Oregon, as some of his
hearers put it. Bishop ■R. L- Pad
dock caused a sensation in the fashion
able audience of the Church of the Holy
Trinity yesterday when he solemnly ad
jured all women addicted to gambling
for money and smoking cigarettes to re
pent their follies He also said that th©
word "damn*; was not a good word for
women to use.
These remarks < p.used a commotion
among. the congregation, many of whose
women members said they could not
understa'iKi" wiry Bishop Paddock* chose
their church in which to deliver such a
message,"
■ "Women." etid the Bishop slowly.
"we men protest against your smoking
cigarettes, gambling for money and say
ing -damn.' Don't come down to our
level by adopting our little weaknesses
and vices."
SUFFERS LOSS OF MEMORY
Paterson Police Have Strange
Case on Their Hands.
Paterson. X. J.. Dec. 12 (Special)— A
comfortably dressed man walked, short
ly before •". o'clock this morning, into Po
lice Headquarters and asked to be locked
up. He said he had lost his memory
and found himself wandering about
without knowing where lie was going.
Later in the day he was able to remem
ber that his first name was Thomas, but
he could not recall his last name or
where his home was. other than that it
was in some town in New Jersey. He is
about thirty-eight > ears old and an au
tomobile mechanic, and believes he came
here to do some work.
A letter without an envelope and which
did not have the name of the town from
which it was sent, hut which was dated
••Friday" and was signed "nose." was
Found in his pocket. He said Rose was
his wife. His overcoat was marked with
the name of a firm at No. .'561 Fulton
street Brooklyn, and also bore a name
piece reading "Charles Bauir.an. Octo
ber _•!• 11HK5." and the' number "8,912."
but the man said he did not recognize
the name Bauman.
The man was asked if he had children,
but he said that he could not remember.
Photographs were taken of him and he
v.as then sent to the almsnouse to await
identification.
AGED RECLUSE SLAIN
Former New Yorker Killed in
Chicago Home.
< 'hie-ago. Dec. 12. -Nathan B. Hyde,
former United States Commissioner for
the Southern District of Wisconsin and
M one time a member of the New York
bar was found dead In his home on the
y on side to-night. Hi* bead was cut
open by a blow from a crowbar, which
22 found near the body. The house
uas ransacked «md the police say rob
brrv was the motive for the murder.
Mr Hyde was seventy-five years old
Bad bad lived in Chicago since 1903. His
|fo died before he came to Chicago, and
sine, then he lived alone! X«*hbors
declare he ™s wealthy. He had a neu
bnnvlSw School and had „ract.s,«l law
at Sbeboygan^jWhJ.
ODD VOICE FIGURES IN SUIT
Alleged Nephew Says He Whispers and
Shrieks Like Late Uncle.
,- , M v net 12— -The voice of Hugh
Huit, Smith-, voice was peculiar U<e
»ir.r..:.- ...—-;- »--■;,■,
r ,"■:,:;• : ::JXT.:rZ^z
Hugh smitu ggfflfeS^saSSSs
Circuit Court to-dp. "'* ?7 in V\,f the points
is alternating In P llool o oh',. h ',7 c as ,ann
advanced to establishes claim.
DEWE/~S PURE g^PE^JU'Ce^
Slt ,».rin'.s I I Wood IP jss FuIKM, St.. N. V.
H. T. I'cwi-> & Suns OJ-t »•»» ru
— ~~ 1 ~~~~ ~ '■ ~~ . ,-,,»-.,-. » » _ I%t . .., /~v^"l^ /"^"l7'"V r In City «f *•'•"■ Verk. Jersey fit t am* H«bi«U«L
NEW- YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, .1010.— FOURTEEN- PAGES. * * PRK h ONE < KNT k^cthshk mo cy™.
THE SENATE CONFIRMS
WHITE'S APPOINTMENT
Immediate and Unanimous Action
Taken en Nomination of
Chief Justice.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS MADE
Van Devanter and Lamar for
Bench — Knapp. Archbald,
Hunt, Garland and Mack
for Commerce Court.
(From The Tribune Bureau. ■
Washington! Dec. 12. — President Taft
sent the following judicial nominations
to the Senate to-day;
Chief Justice of the United States-
Associate Justice Edward Douglass
White, of Louisiana.
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States — Judge Willis
Van Devanter. of Wyoming, and Judge
Joseph Ruoker Lamar. of Georgia.
Judges of the Court of Commerce —
Martin A. Knavp. chairman of the Inter
state commerce Commission^ for five
rears; Robert W. Archibald, judge of the
United States District Court of the Mid
dle District of Pennsylvania, Cor four
years: William H. Hunt/ judge of the
Court of Customs Appeals, for two
years: John Emrhett Carland, of South
Dakota, for two years, arid Julian Mack.
judge In the Appellate Court of the Ist
Illinois District, one year.
Members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission — P.. 11. Meyer, of Wisconsin,
and c. c. McChbrd. of Kentucky.
Promptly on receiving his nomination
from President Taft the Senate con
firmed the appointment of Associate Jus
tice White as Chief Justice. In order
that there might be no delay the regu
lar business was interrupted for the ex
ecutive session to consider the nomina
tion, which was favorably passed on. al
though Senator Hcybufn protested
against the policy of promoting an as
sociate justice to the chief justiceship.
The promptness with which the Senate
acted was due to the fact that Justice
White as formerly a member of that
body, and such courtesy is always ex
tended to former Senators. The Senate
at the same time confirmed the appoint
ment of Fred W. Lfhmann. of St. Louis,
a.- Solicitor General.
Despite the desire of the Senate to
show unusual courtesy to the newly ap
pointed Chief Justice, a slight irregular
ity came very" near holding up the con
firmation.- President Taft. in his com
munication to the Senate, had made Jus
tice White's nomination read: '"To be
Chief .lustier of the Supreme Court.**
Th.- official title is "Chief Justice of the
United States." The "Supreme Court"
occurs only in the titles of. the associate
justices. The Senate had passed on the
nomination before the mistake was dis
covered. The Department of Justice was
advised to correct the error in the com
munication and told thai the Senate
would correct its record.
Cleric?! Error Corrected.
A mistake was aiso made in the case
of Joseph Rucker Lanjar, of Georgia, in i
whose name there was a slight clerical
error. Wot this reason bis appointment
was not referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, but was sent back to the White
House for correction. The nominations
for the associate justiceships will follow
the usual procedure, being: referred to a
sub-committee of the Judiciary Commit
tee, hut that committee will hold a 4p^- ;
cial meeting so as to expedite their con- !
firmation. It is expected that all the
Supreme Court nominations will be con
firmed before the Senate adjourns lor
the holidays in order that there may
a full bench to hoar the important cases
assigned for hearings in January. The
nominations of the Commerce Court
judges will take the usual course.
A modification in President Taffs list •
of nominations was made necessary at
the eleventh hour Iby the unexpected re
fusal of Judge Arthur C. Denison. of
Michigan, who was slated for a place on.
the Commerce Court, to accept the ap
pointment. It had been taken for granted
that he would take the' place only yester
day. When informed by telegraph of his
appointment he advised President Taft
by wire that he appreciated the compli
ment, but that he did not care to become
a member of the Commerce Court.
President Taft. therefore, sent in the
name of John Emmett Carland. of South
Dakota.
The Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce will meet to-morrow to con
sider the nominations of C. C McChord.
of Kentucky, and B. H. Meyer, of Wis
consin, for membership on the Inter
state Commerce commission, it is said
there will be no serious opposition to the
confirmation of either, but as the Senate
has no first hand knowledge that Chair
man Knapp. named as the presiding
fudge of the Court of Commerce, intends
to retire from the commission, tho nomi
nations will go ovci until another meet
ing. The chances are that no action will
be taken until alter Judge Knapp has
been confirmed for the position to which
he was appointed to-day.
The Senate surprised itself by its
speedy action upon the nomination of
Chief Justice White. Within an hour
after the name had been received from
the White House the Senate had dis
posed of the nomination.
Senate in Executive Session,
immediately after the disposal of the
routine business of the morning hour
Senator Hale moved that the Senate go
Into executive session. So anxious were
several Senators who had other business
they considered pressing that they
rushed to the side of the Maine member
to protest. "1 am going to have White
confirmed." he said. >.J
"Nonsense," several of them responded
in unison; •you cant possibly do it."
"Wait and see." he replied, and con
tinued to Insist upon his motion.
When at last the doors were closed tbe
nomination of Mr. White was laid before
the Senate. Mr. Hale did not wait for
1!,,, reading of other nominations, but
immediately moved', confirmation of the
Chief Justic.
A lew voices were raised in protest,
but Mr. Bale took the Boor. Ho spoke
for about fifteen minutes, dealing 1 with
Mi White's demonstrated fitness for the
< i.lllillllril ull Illinl !'.•■;••
TAMMANY HALL ON FIRE
Chief Croker Directs Fight, and
Saves the Tiger's Lair.
PICTURES AND PAPERS SAFE
Olympic, Once Tony Pastors,
May Postpone Production —
New Wigwam Discussed.
For two hours yesterday morning the
fate of Tammany Mall hung: in the bal
ance while several fire companies, under
the leadership of Chief Croker and Fire
Commissioner Waldo, fought to save the
glim old tiger's historic lair on East
14th street. Patrolman Randolph, of
the East sth street station, saw smoke
issuing from the windows' of the upper
floor at <i:::<>. Turning in an alarm, he
rushed into the building, to find fire
roaring in the west balcony of the big
assembly room, where it had doubtless
been started by the cigar of -some care-,
less merrymaker who had attended the
dance there the night before.
Battalion Chief Boss arrived in a few
minutes with his command, but found
th*e. fire had get headway, enough to
make a ' second alarm advisable, in view
of the proximity of the Academy of
Music and the Central Hotel. 1 ' Water
tower No. - responded, and was put to
Work flooding the ballroom and the floor
below. By prompt work the firemen
succeeded in confining the fire to the top
floor, but their efforts covered the entire
building with a ; sheet of ice and set
nearly all the interior afloat.
May Delay Production.
The Olympic Theatre. Tony Pastor's
old house, and part of the building, was
so badly damaged by the deluge which
descended from above that It will prob
ably be necessary to postpone the pro
duction of "The Follies of New York,"
announced for this week. The ex
tent of the damage to the building was
put at $■_'">,< though Secretary Smith.
who made a tour of inspection after the
fire was out. did not think that it would
exceed $I.">,<XM>.
The Tammany leaders who watched
the fire from the side lines showed the
greatest anxiety over the safety of the
old committee rooms in the lower part
of the building, where the destiny of
many a -man has been shaped from the
days of Kelly the Mighty.
There reposed the records of the or
ganization and a score of famous pict
ures that could not now be bought with
gold. There reposed also the flat top
desk from which Kelly and his success
ors dealt out their spoils until it was
pushed into the corner by Carroll's
newer acquisition, to which Murphy has
succeeded in his turn.
None of these priceless treasures was
badly hurt by the fire. When Murphy
inquired about them over the telephone
as soon as lie was told of the fire he
heard the records were unharmed and
that his desk would be ready for him in
8 few days. Some of the furniture,
however, was badly soaked and some of
the famous men will have to look down
out of damaged frames until new ones
are provided, but beyond that the lower
floor escaped injury.
May Build New Wigwam.
The fire' revives the talk, prevalent not
long ago, of the society deserting this
building, erected in 18(57, • and moving
uptown to a new wigwam. ; Nothing
definite has been decided on this point,
however. Repairs to the present quar
ters will be completed in approximately
three weeks, under the direction of Mr.
Murphy, head of the building committee,
and in the meantime business will be
carried on temporarily at the state head
quarters, No. 1 West 34th street. "
Hundreds of business people, hurrying 1
to their offices at the time of the fire,
left the 14th street and Third avenue
surface cars to take the subway and
elevated while the traffic on those lines
was held in check. Fifty patrons of the
Central Hotel, adjoining the ball on the
east, were routed out :by the firemen
until the danger of the fire getting be
yond control was over. They joined the
curious thousands who - watched the
smoke pouring from the building., which,
by the way. has been threatened with de
struction by the same cause twice before.
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS HELD.
United Mates Commissioner Morle, of
Brooklyn, held Frank Weber, of No. m
Academy street. Astoria. Long Island.. and.
Benjamin Loiter-, of No. •» «—* l'">
Street. Manhattan. In J10,0*» bail each yes
terday for h hearing next , Monday. The
men were captured In ■ raid on Weber.*
bom« Sunday and spent th<- nlghl in the
Adam* istrcotfS police station, HnK>klyn.
They are charKorl with c*HiHt*rfeituig $j
TAMMANY HAM- AITKK THB FIBB-
MRS. ADRIANCE FAYS DUTY
Gets Necklace She Attempted to
Smuggle in Her Hat.
Mrs.\\da V. 'Adrianee. wife of a mill
ionaire PoughkeepsSe manufacturer, set
tled with the customs authorities yes
terday for the pearl necklace which she
was caught, trying: to smuggle into this
country when she arrived on tho sfe«.m
ship Baltic, on August US. At that time
Mrs. Adriance had to submit to a search
on board the ship. The necklace was
found in her .hat and other articles of
smaller value were found on her person. 1
After Indictment Mrs. Adriance pleaded
guilty in the United States Circuit
Court and was condemned to pay a tine 1
of $5,000. Her case came up a few days
after Judge Hand had made the declara
tion in court that the next smuggler
caught would go to Jail, but Judge Hand
explained that this meant all who were
caught after the date of the pronounce- 1
ment and not all who came up for trial. ;
She paid the fine of ?r>.OOO on the day
of her conviction.
Ahraiii J. Rose, counsel for Mr.
Adriance. called at the Custom House
yesterday and paid the home value—
that i ? . the cost abroad phis the duty—
amounting to $12,06335. Thus the neck
lace baa cost SlT.'M",:', :;.". in addition to
the $7,500 paid for it In Europe, besides
the counsel fees. The necklace was re
turned to Mrs. Adriance yesterday.
-THE WEEKLY LOONYTIC"
Matteawan Has Newspaper to
Record "Kicks" of Inmates.
| p.y TrlrKraph to The Tribune. 1
Newburg, N- T., Dec. 12.— An old
newspaper man. John Oetiere. a patient
in the Matteawan State Hospital, has
launched what he calls a "newspaper."
to bo devoted to the needs and* kicks of
the bitr institution. Ho is the editor.
No printing ink is used: instead, the
editor puts his thoughts on foolscap paper
with pen and ink. and calls the sheet
"Tiip Weekly LoonyttC* 1 netiere shot
and killed hfci brother in Albany because
he imagined the latter held part of his
fathers fortune. There are numerous
•■pen and ink" drawings. In his public
bow Detlere says:
"Every profession and trade owns a
newspaper to voice its needs, kicks and
benefits, exceptine: the "bugs. 1 "
ALDRICH MAY BE RETURNED
Reported That in Case of Deadlock
R. I. Senator Will Be Re-elected.
[in T< Iferaph to The Tribunal
Providence. De* 12. 7 A member or the
Republican State Central Committee, one of
the twenty-three who omoially indorsed the
candidacy of Colonel Henry F. LJppitt for
the United States Senate, is authority for
the statement thai in the event of a dead
lock in the Legislature between that can
didate and Judgs '•'■ Baron B. Colt, who hi
favored by another faction of the party.
Senator Nelson* W. Aldrich . would probably
be elected to succeed- himself. .
Thf- snme conunittoeinan declared that
evidences of a deadlock in the Assembly
over the Senatorial situation were increas
ing, and IK: r\|fcie,i the nomination of
'Senator Aldrich aft« a tew ballots had
| been taken.
BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES
I lift tint!] relieve Hoarseness and Coughs.—
-ulvt.
!I!H:.MCN (lIiAMNi; IT.
HELD BABY FOR A DEBT
Police -Force Creditor to Restore
' Child to Its Mother. \
Atlantic. .City. D"'-. 12 fTlpw isP
Mrs. Charles*J?elbprt.. a .widow.- grot out
of employment she became indebted to
Mr?. 'William. Sullivan for board for
herself and two-year-old baby boy to
the extent of SIS. She could not secure
employment here and went to Philadel
phia, where she found work. "
Then she sent to Mrs. Sullivan part
of her debt and asked that she be per
nitted to 'take her child .home. Mrs.
Sullivan denied th"' request " and said
that the rest of the fJM would have to
be paid before she would relinquish the
baby she was holding as hostage for the
debt." - " ." : '--•-
The -mother. -lonely' ■ and " iieartsore,
made an appeal to the Chief of Police,
and to-day a policeman got the hoy and
took him to headquarters, where he was
restored to his anxious mother. Mrs.
Selbert told .the Chief she. would send
money from time to time to Mrs. Sul
livan . until she had .discharged her
obligation. • • •• - • -
WENT TOJAjL FOR COUSIN
Chivalry Gave Out When Proba
tion Fees Came Due.
I"p in W'aterbury there are two cous
ins each of whom rejoices in tbe name
of John O. Pollack. Those who know
th< m say they shouM hive been born
twins, for they look as like ns the names
they go by. To make tMncrs more con
fusing they live together at the same ad
dresa, Not 28 Pond street. The first
John is a father and possesses a family
of which he is very fond. The other,
not bound down by such restrairiing ti»*s.
has more of a rvrtag nati-.re. and in his
rambles has acquired the chivalry- of a
knierht of old.
No* long Bjfja fohn first committed a
crime. Jt was not a bad crime, but It
was the kind that sends a BBSS to jail.
It was then that John second's mediaeval
nature asserted itself. In the BBJBM Sf
John tir^t, the father, he surrendered to
the police and passed the next few
weeks under lock and key. He called
himself John Smith, so that his cousin
m i grit t not learn .•!' the tjen.-r; :s deed in
time to thwart its execution.
So runs the story. But there is a
sequel. John first OWSd BSBM proba
tion fees which he forgot to pay. He
UMHNjM IBS :*!i:L> John Smith SSSSMBSd
well, so he adopted it. too. The officers
who came for payment arrested the
other John Smith. hSBMJvtBjg that they
wSM after the same man they had h id
before. Then tbe fact came out tlml ht»
had been the snsSJg man all the time.
LIQUOR INQUIRY AT ANNAPOLIS
Follows Recent Case of an Intoxicated
Midshipman.
Annapolis. Dec. 12,-— Announcement was
made at the office of Superintendent Row
y.-r of the Naval Academy to-day that a
board of officers had been appointed to in
vestigate reports of the sale of liquor to
midshipmen in drinking places in this city.
It was said that particular attention would
be given to the case of ■ midshipman who
was reported to have come out of .1 local
rescrtj recently i) .):: Intoxicated condition.
The'bo;ird of investigation in composed ••'
• '.iiMiiHiidrr 1.. M Nulton and tJeutenann
F. 11. net and G. v . Steclf, all of the
itelriirunent ut discipline, i
M'ADOO SHU IN
THE SUBWAY FIGHT
j Declaration Before Municipal
Art Society Leads Hearers to
Expect *c\\ Offer.
OLD ONE EXPIRES THIS WEEK
Hudson Tubes Builder De
nounces "Co-operation That :
Is Extension of Oppres
sive Monopoly."
William G. Mr-Ad-""- made it clear la**
nicrht at a meeting of the Municipal Art
Society that his company had resolved
to fight the In borough for th<* new
subways, and. though he did not say so
directly, his hearers went away with th
impression that a new offer from th»
Hudson & Manhattan ; 'roa<i Company
would be forthcoming shortly.
"I want the people of.X*w York tr»
know that I want to contribute sorr.*
thin=r that .will help to solve this prob
lem of new subv.ay3.~ said Mr. McAdoe.
and a3 his first offer to operate a modi
fied triborough route expires on I>ec?n>
ber 15 by his own limitation, it wa.3 in
ferred that a new offer mi?ht be • :.?■■■!
ed this week.
The meeting was held in the gallcry-o?
the National Arts Club for, the purpose o'
discussing "Possibilities in the develop
ment of the city by co-operation niUi
the transit companies."
j A number of speakers preceded Mr.
I McAdoo. discussing co-operation between
i the city and railroads which enter its
limits. He was introduced by Fcrt
Han?on. president of the society, as.tlif
■ man who entered the rapid transit tit 1
, in Manhattan after IBM city had b?cn in
• the grip of a monoply and has now he
' come a man whom many expect to *>•
[ the liberator of IBM people from such
1 monopoly.
Mr. McAdoo said that as he under-
I stood the topic of law evening the pco-
Jple assembled wanted to know ?onv?
. thing about the comparative advantage*
jof competition and monopoly in th* r»pM
t transit field, and he t'irncd smilingly to
1 Public Service Commissioner Malt Me.
[who had spoken iust before. and a«ke<s
him on which side of IBM question IM
, was.
Tells Benefit of Competition.
■1 think the people of this Vommunii?
: are very anxious to know on which sfd?
of this question the Public Service Com
missioners are." said Mr. McAdoo. "and
they are equally anxious t.. kno^ *»n
j which side the members of the Board of
- . • . ■ . • ..
! Estimate are.
•"I believe in to-opcration if it is n?/*
i ful. ro-op»ration of th* healthy and
; helpful kin.l. but there «M certain »i*BJ
of co-operation that simply mean an •■<-
tension of already oppressive ■BSSMpafsf
Compftition protects the people, nnd
after protecting them it assures •— -
\eniences »nd comforts to .the people
j that can be only obtained through com
petition.
"One*" gotten into a C«mp*tftt*« ccr;
dition. the city will b^ protVt^d by thf
law itself in maintaining that status, for
the law forbids that competing compa
nies should combine.
"I am sorry that 1 cannot appear be
fore v,v, as a man who has only •- in
terest of a citizen in this* problem. I want
it understood that I feel no animosity
against any Interests. But still my word
ha? perhaps more weight if 1 mm- --
for* yon as the president of a companr
that is ready and prepared to do -.--■ -
thing that will aid the city in BJBIiriBBJ
the desired ends. '^L'/.r
•I want th*» people of N«-tt York to
know that I want to contribute iiibw '
thing that will Ib% to sohr •»* prob
lem.
Competition a Safeguard.
"Competition will B« at least a safe
guard against arrogant and unh-i'^
monopoly. It is a question of vital mu
nicipal policy whether the decision will
be for competition or for monopoly.
"If it is decided to sriv^ the Interbor
ough the grant for the new subways It
will be one of the gravest and most mon
umental mistakes ever committed by
municipal government of this city.
"As soon as we contributed the mi
crobe of competition th*» Interborou.srh
became affected and it came our with th*
first real offer it ever made. I am gladl
that we made that offer." '
Mr. McAdoo then proceeded to analyze
the offer of the Interborough.
•'This plan hah a great many advan
tages as far M its operating points -ar»
concerned." he said, "but it also has
many weak feature*. The Interborougli
! asks for the first lien for its own money,
and this is ri^ht. because private capi
tal should be recognized. It proposes
that MM profits of the first five years
should mto the city, and afT " that ''*
divided equally between the city and th©
company. _
• Now. remember that this provision
applies only Is the extensions and that
the'lnterborough will keep the profit*
It makes on the present line. It has a
lon- lease from the city and it had no
reason to offer to share hi profits from
that source. But it is doubtful whether
the extensions will pay enough to cover
the tlxed charges during the first five
years and there will be little profit left
for the city. We propose to divide th«
profits from a trunk line that will surely
bring more than the tension* si th«
present system.
System Alone Incomplete.
I -At the end of ten years the cit?
would have the right to take over the
subway, but the Interborough's proposal
would give it a disconnected system th«t
' the city could not •;•.!;•■ It is '"'
that a connection can be easily mail*
about SMI street, from Fourth avenue
I to Seventh avenue, but the people from
The Bronx will then be used to a
straight route from The Bronx to th?
Batter)- and they will never consent •-»
b*t it. -bed over to a line that will pro
long their ■■•■■:
"Our proposal will give the city ;i di
rect trunk Hnp that will he complete in
itself. The competition ........
I splendidly equipped system* wouid