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Te-da** mtn uoA YT.wniBATUBB tl-ffTSaUMkfl High. ?88A Vats. ft. ta. i ORK, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1014. * a PRICE ONE ( KNT ?B,,'-'w7T^2^?VKr%g?iJ vniA GIVES UP HIS PURSUIT OF VELASCO FORCE Halted by t .arrison of San Pedro, Only 28 Miles from Torre?n. PEDB S MOVING T( ARD SALTILLO Rebels cing a Hard Task % **"? F vent Outbreak ofLpidemic. FOOD SCARCE IN CITY General < rders Merchants to Sell at Re -.onable Prices Under Penalty of Confiscation. rP? "?> tret****. tT? The T-ibunal Torreon. M rxico. April ri- Rebel purr nf the Federal arm y of General Refugio Vaeero and of the large Tium tor of FarJ-M-aJ sympathisera who ac ?vmr "tried ?t on tta flight from Torre? en b?s coaled at San Pedro, frw eigh' ml lea frtaro Torre?n. The Federal force, with the excep ttota of a amal? command sent back by Vet-UK? to hart the rebel pursuit, has mn-*ad on toward Saltillo. Velasco. it i* bettr-*? a*\ had left San Pedro. g the? rotrto difficult adopted the ? xpedlc'* ? **--nding back a force to bold tbe refee.s in check until he could h greater distance between his main fore? and General Resallo Her .e***i* rebel cavalry. G?nerai Tilla ordered **einforcements in Bedro to-day, and unless the Harrison left there, by Vclaaco eurren ere the Pebels will try to exterminato t.iwn la well fortified and the small Federal garriaon probably could I out for a time against a much ;<-** force. v Wg ta** still confronts Villa la renditions are ?Jasperate. uust be mudo sanitary at iiv >sa!e deaths will restiM. _s a^-endy baring started as n i of the many bodies which were -T long in the tropical aun be fx>ra >rey could be gathered up and ? ?nod. ?i, too. Is scarce in Torre?n and | ami .*gr the Inhabitants there is acute ; suffering. Villa Is trying to alleviate ihia by having large shipments rent in and forbddhng the merchant to large exorbitant prices for food-! stuffs und?- penalty i of arrest and I v_nf**aie"*- 3tn<-ks ctyitlscated. Dr**--- atorre have been stripped of --c**. _is?n/ft<*tants and rush Drdeiw have been sent for new supplies. Prominent persons are doing herolo work among the sick and wounded, i and while there la a scarcity of sur? geons others are coming, two being on the way from El Paso and several from Juares and Chihauahua. [By "r*'e*r"*apri t<> The TTrb-jne | ', Juarez. Me-xlco. April 6?General ?murtiar.o Carranza indorsed to-day appointments made In Torre?n by Gcn ral Pary*ho Villa. Trie***** are Andrea? ?""eniaa t?-? be President Municipal, and resus A-r-'ina lo ?superviso the appoint * of Tiinor official*". Kerriae* i? *- ?he chief witness, it is ??aid. be.t.i.- the Carranza commission ;i**. Beaton case, and his testimony ?r*****^ -rgeiy responsible for the exonera? os Villa by the commission. Ills ?*nt was made by Villa In gratjt^de and Without consultation ?h ^arranaa. It la smIcI. towing message from General \'trte ht Torre?n was received this nf ?ernoon by General Carranza, who was .cddr?**sed as "Supreme Chief". ?1 haie the honor to acknowledge e < nntlnued on second ps-j*., fifth column. This Morning's News. LOCAL. Page. Three Killed as Elevator Breaks. 1 ?TilM Found Dead by Girl.._,.1 ,-peelal Pee trien To-day. 1 Werner Morr??- Under Guard. 1 ?-.even Guilty in P. 0 ? "m-itj. 1 Ki?-s After Prayer,' i-oss to Cbureh... 5 W Rioter? Punished. 5 V mon Men Accused of Old Murder... 6 Rar Misaiuuary with Hindu Wife. 6 club May Reinstate Murphy. 6 ?"olumbia to Quit Art Plan. 7 Siegel Defends Two In Div?r?e.18 KirifHland Relative.?" fJtil Ofl.18 OEVSBAX. Rockefeller Back.? Ojien Shop. 1 Kehele Halt Pursuit of federals. 1 i iidei-woo.i W Ins ana. 2 . ** .nihnr for T'.lls Repeal. 4 r Deader* Get Third Hearing...? 4 T. U Pi 'cad. 7 rOKEION. ond Reading. 3 ilutlon m Santo Domingo... 3 ? ?ampball 9 MI8CELLA2fEOUa. He_??ie Ascoupi ?a Drawing... 7 . 8 Theatrical . ? sty.? ? *" . * .XO and 11. ? Calenda- Dapl-XI ] 13 and 13; ,14 15 and ?Navy .*? TUG ADRIFT IN HELL GATE I Oity Boat Saves Craft Sweep? ing; Toward Rocks. engine? '??jTolnK <lea?l" an ah* Pa*s??d 40th at. early thin niornltiK. tarnt tug John DsJy, with rx loadcl ?cow <?f ill.? 0tr?t>1 (loaning lVpiirtmcnt In t.ux. thxated bslplstsl] ll to Htll Q*tS before > .'in??, ?'ept.-.m lvter LSOM-Td. vf the ?'hart | ties Department boat Halt's Island, i was making hin last trip when hi he.tr?! distress slg-nals irrito, up rlVST, H>' turno! his cr.ift ami gavf ohMS, He overtook the tug and t..\\ just aa sh?? raced on the flood tide int.? 11.11 f,.\u Fot ???:\i'- tmir, LAOMM ...illii DOt get near enough to get a lit??? m '?elploss craft. Ho HurIIx xxorked m elQM an?l got a hitch on the Pal> ntul drew hat out ot the raging waters of the Gate. Th?? lialy's captain said that after sng-tSSS failed ho found it Impossl I ble to get loose from his tow. The tug was then at the tnr-rry ot | th?? tide. O a BLEASE PARDONS 14 MORE ? South Carolina Executive Runs Clemency Score to 1.190. I By Te!?*-?r?j)h to The Trfltune | ?TVlun.hla. ?s. C. April 6.?As a etep toward fulfilment of hie promise to ' empty the state penitentiary by Auguat 11. Governor Cana M. Bieese to-day llhoratrd fourteen prisoners, making 1*190 sinOS h? assumed office. Ihr??? years ago. Then* are still l.**R prisoners left ti? the penitentiary, as new Inmates are ? Ived nearly every month. LIGHT EVOLVES A NEW MICROBE _ Discovery of French Bacteriolo? gist May Give Clew to Va? riety of Diseases. Paris. April 8.?Mme. Victor Henri, a i bacteriolog?a?., has succeeded In creat ! lng a new species of microbe, the ac I tion of which has developed a new I form of disease. BhS subjected the | bacilli of anthrax to ultra-violet rays, i which changed ?then from ro.l shape i to spherical. The transformed bacilli were injected into guinea pigs, th? re? sult being a slowly ?developing disease of a totally different character from that of anthr. Mme. Henri deduce? from her dis " the possibility of evolution in the bact-ji-hil world, as IB the animal ? world, an.l otrrowften the opinion fhnt Itb- multitudes of existing species come! from a fexv primitive forms, which hax" undergone transformations under th? acti'-n of light and have engendered the varieties of germs responsible for! th? diseases known to science. The particulars of the dlscox-ery were communicated to the Academy of Sci onr-e to-ni^r-t by Professor Roux, and I aroused lively interest, It being regard I ed as of Importance from n practical ? point of view, not only In ahoxving th? may tor efrWHous treatment, but In o?-,-ning a n?xv Add for the investiga - if the evolution of many ap*?eles of j bacteria and resultant diseases FAMOUS HOME ATEA ROOM ? Commodore Vanderbilt House on Fifth Ave. Leased. The home of the late Commod'iri Vanderbilt, at 379 Fifth ave., was, ! leased yesterday hy Mrs. Marie Tor Irsnce Hadden to Miss Ma 1. Prese, ' who will use the building aft-r it Is altered for a tea ro?tn. The house, which w.? occupied by f'ommudore Vanderbilt up to the time of his death, xvas purchased by him In 18TB for I7O.O00 It Is one of the few ? remaining private dwelling house? on ' Fifth ave. betxveen ?Hth and 42d sts. The lease Is for a term of years from ? June 1 for an aggregate rental of about j $5?3O,000. Mrs. Hadden, the present ?owner, le a granddaughter of the cpmmodor?. It was inherited by her from her mother. I In the last few years many tempting ? offers for the sale or the lease of the ! property have been refused by Mrs. ; Hadden. MRS. GUNJ\IESS_SEEN HERE Indiana Police Chief Probing Report She Is Alive. Chief Anstlss of the Laporte (Ind.) ! police is in this city investigating a re ? ?port that Mrs. Belle Gunness, or "mur? der farm" faino, has be?>n seen here. ? Anstiss and inspector Kaurot wore, ? working on the case last night. Anstlss was deputy sheriff nt the timo of the disclo.sur?- of the tra*. 1.x the burning of the Gunness hous? ! i at Laporte. In the ruins and buried about the premises were the bodies of a girl and nine men, the latter sup? posed to b? Hultors who wore decoyed t?? tli?' place by Mrs. Qunneas and mur . for their money. ?h found in the ruins were identi? fied an those of Mrs. ?.unncss, and Ati I stiss always boUOTSd that the mur t h? r fat. in tho lire. A let? ter, however, Which he received a few days ago, said to have 'ome from a. Swede, brought Anstics ; 'latest fashions Approved by good taste. Described by word _nJ p.ctur- KVERY DAY in THE TRIBUNE By Bessie Ascough mmmmwm^mmmmymmwmm?t?mmmm^?mmmmm^mmmmmm^ WERNER HOME NOW A GUARDED CITADEL Sleuths, Passwords and Guns "Protect" Woman from Husband. EAT, DRINK AND BE GAY, SAY WATCHERS They Miss Tango and Spurn Classic Music Wires Into House Tapped. "The Who!? prooaodtng remind*? me of a eotatc apara Why, all "he noods Is a battery of artillery und ? troop | of cavalry to miikr her dofOHOO of Elmhural completely reallotta " Tin? waa the daaorlpttoB of the *??" atlon fit Ihn Rlvndnl?? bODM of Mrs. Arthur M. Werner, form? rl> Miss OttlHa Morosinl. given by Henry h\ DoCtoahetnt, tha aa^poHeaman'i \s\nu ver. One ini?iit :iini??Mt aapaet? It was 1 said, to see the irhorus come marching in with its spears whiln th?? lender 0? the brave band of guards ?ring a duet to the heiress, vh-un he protect"! But If the precaution taken bv the Burns PttOCtWe A gone v to prevent some m\sterlou.?? liariii from ?omine to the heroine of the tangled matrimonial scrape, the seventeen dote. t|v? i who are filling the lending parts do not find any humor in the sltuatloi. Tb.-lr 00 oupntion is too mjoyabto S one for any levity. "What do fou do froBB day to day."" one was aakad "What do we do" Oh. nothing OX? cept smoke the line cigars, drink the wlneo and whiskeys and play eardl nil [ day," was the answer. Classic Music Faila to Charm. There Is one jarring note to their occupancy of the extensive Uiverdale j ' estate. Surround, d by rows of elaUBolo books in rare binding's, paintings bjf famous artists on the walls and fabu? lously expensive Paralan raga, stands in the library a modern invention?a pho? nograph. Tho detectives tried some of tha airs, but decided they didn't like it. Tho ,,nlv record?? were tin ruso, Melta, Paderewskl nnd other in? terpreters of the finest music, and none of the latest tango syncopations OOald be found A woman detective in the ' role of a maid and one of the leading ' sleuths tried to do tho "hesitation" to the tune of "The Spring BoUsJ," by Mendelssohn, bul the tempo wasn'i right. Aside from acting the part ti l il genOrmon, iho detective? Rre taking (he utmost precautions to prevent intru? sion. Should any adventurer from (he "en? emy's" camp pass the guards at the gate, the sentry at the door and (he detective disguised as a footman on the lower floor he would be me! by ?mother watchman if he attempted to aaoond tho stairs. He would be aternly a? for the password, and if the magi?* talisman were not supplied ho II be summarily eject?d, I maid bringing n cup of coffer- t.? one Of tho ,i? nsailj suffered i heart failure from fnght bOCatlM she ? confused the password with another I scientific term nomewhat similar. The efforts inside the mansion arel more than equalled by the fruards on the grounds. If was disco?, ?red ft - day morning that "the opposition" bad also employed dete.-tiv ??. ?nd several "epies" had boo? MOO loitering In tho stroet. An investiga! ion of tho I phone wire? disclosed thai tho Una from the trunk ?ire to tho house bad been scraped arid tapped, and that th confldentlal reports of (ho ?lefe?! i Mrs. Morosini-Winter's agents bad probably bOOh overheard. Now a | fpecial watchman will bo posted to watch the telephone wires. Neighbors Admire Vigilance. The neighbors adjoining the Elm hurst grounds, among whom are George W. Perkins and the heirs ?..f the late General Soward Webb, have admired the ingenuity of the detec Oontliraed on sltth pa??, flr.t rnlnmn. EDMOND '?KAY, missing bojr, f.-'ind ; ?aanX CHILD FOUND DEAD BY GIRL AT PLAY Chance Discovery Solved Disappearance Mystery ?Body in Areaway. The rolling of a marble Into a round hole In the sidewalk grating In front of M. Ann's ave., The Uronx, late i day ?eflentoon, solved trhtxt prom? ise 1 fn bS I n"W police m.vfterv. I Bdne Roooder, trying to pick the mar? ble out of th.? ?tntiriK. MS through one of the holes the body of three-year old Kdrnond '?rax. ?if .'H?', Si Ann's av?., tot whr*m th? police had been sear? hing for hours. The little boy went out to plsv early yesterday afternoon. Ills motbor was detained Indoors. When she came d?->xxnata 1rs an hour Inter he had dis? appeared. After two hours of searching Mrs. ? : * t.. the Alexander avenue po? lice station No child had been found, and Patrolman t'llrlih xxas dets4 ? aid th?' mother Together they xvent through St. Mar- 'l Park, xxhich skirtu St. Ann's axe. There was no trace of the box. Exhausted from fright and fatigue the mother startetl hum?. \s she came in sight of the house tho Roseder child sprang up from th? pi.I?? ilk In front of a delicatessen st>?r.? n .tin's Rxe. and shouted to s?.ine playmatee. "<m. look at H ?stet*!" she cried. "Hua? t'T s down In the hole under the side? walk. " Mrs. i ;,av recognised the name by ! which BJdmond was known In the neighborhood and ran. KneeMnur on the sidewalk Bhc peered through tho ?,-r,.t lng. ?She saw Edmond lying dead In tho dark areaway bene.ith her. Btlt tor the little girl's diSCtVV-ty the might have lain Unnoticed under the *<id<'x?nik f?n vecke, according to three. An autopex last night by Coroner Klynn Showed thai "ne of the vertebra. of t,ir . hild's neck had be.m .:.iv by s fail, end had pressed so the spinal cord, ceasing b-St?ot death. TO BUY SIEGEL HOUSE Nathan Straus, Jr., Will Pur? chase Driftwood. Negotiations are under xv:?x for the purchase by ?Nathan Straus, Jr., of. Driftwood Mentioned prominently in .-l?gers su?i for divorce. Th: t?te, at Oriente Point, Ifemeroneck, it has peSSfd OUI "f the ban the Indicted banker and merChent to j the h. s. Reelty ?Oofnpeny, tim stook of xxhich !.. A. Price first held as col? lateral, but now own?-. The value ?if the estate, is about .**_titl,?KKi, but It Is not thought that Mr. Straus vxill have to pay anywhoro n?_ar this figure. There are twelve acres of land und a boni.Dteining thirty roooms. There ere <-or__erv_vtorleSt e gam go, bathhouse and yacht pier. Mr. Straus lives when in the 6ti 27 West 7-d at. THIS IS YOUR DA Y TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST CONSTITUTION Ballots Cast To-day Will Decide Question of Convention That Would Revise or Amend?General Impression Is That Affirmative Will Win. Thie is Election Day. A state-wide referendum is being held to answer the question: "Shall there be a convention to re? vise the constitution and amend the same?" All those registered last fall, who have not sine.? moved, are entitled to vote to-day, whether they voted or not. Others who may vote are those who took advantage of the supplemental registration on March 28. The ballot to-daj will be a piece of of i ttoae generally used for the constitutional amend? ments. In the centre tho qu??stion will be printed. At the left there will be two squares, one marked "No" and the other "Yes." The voter anawers the question as h<? dOOtrOS by plating a in one Of the HjoaiOO. To-day it? no' | da from that fad little inter? st || being i taken in U10 referendum, and it la #_a?- j mated that not more than one-quarter of the enrolled registered vote will be cast at th< outside. The total vote in the state last fall was about 1,600,0* to. in greater New York it was ??.'!.",.(ciO. Reports from upstate are that in sottie places no at? tempt will be made, to count the re? turns to-night Complete figures will not be obtainable for several days. The general Impression is that the f'.i the OOOatltUtloaua] convention will be carried. Chairman Harnei?, of (he Republican Htato Committee, has said that fo far as the platform of the party i.s con corneil It?? BHOabON may vot<? as they tnbljrman Harold j. iim man, the Harnes Assemblyman in Al? bany, advisee a vote of "No." The Processives do not want a rein? vention, but dare not openly oppose it cause of ? platform declaration In favor of an early i on vent i?.n The i ?? un... ? I ed thai will elect a plural.t'. of the (Sell : astil h. arc openly ud Yocatmr* JA. _ THREE KILLED AS ELEVATOR BREAKS Women in Panic When Car Plunges Up and Down in Shaft. O?RL TOSSED TO SAFETY BY AUNT Two V^omcn and Man Leap at M\th l loor and Arc Crushed at the Bottom. DhmanafOahlO m Us shaft In the nin?* ?tOIT loft building at 12*1 an.I I'JS Croaby st., a eombwatSoa freight and r)af??oti>fer elOrator WOO and fell last night until Its load was panicstii'-Win, ami sluok at the top of the ?baft onlv afttr two woman and a man had t"'"n Kill. ?I. About tTAontv persons wore en the . ?r when 1? bogan to wabble and re : to answer the guiding hand of 1*OI*anoa Clark, the runner, of CM On lumtius 8V?. He soon saw that the ?levator had got ?way from him, but, be believed thai II whh only a question of time when the engineer of the btiil?! lng would notice thai the clutch was ; not doing Its work and would flx It be j fore there was ativ loss of life. This was possible If he was able to mukn the passengers keep their heads. In fortunately Clark failed In his ef? forts to do thts, and the wonder Is that ?more were not killed. The victim* were: Anselmo, Rosarlo, eighteen? 12 Do | lancey at. Gabriana, S.. thirty-five, addreaa un ? known, identification made from pay | check in pocket. Letttna, Mra. Colette, fortyfrv-e, 54 ' Macdougal at. It was about f>:4"j o'clock that Clark started from the ground floor on the ! fatnl trip. At the top he took on eight ! women, a child and two men, employe? , of f'olomon Novae, a shirt manufsrr ? tirer. At the seventh floor six women i and two men were taken on. Shouting "Car full." Clark let the elevator slide toward the ground floor. All went well for two floors, when the car began to wabble and jerk. The i runner knew too well what was com ! lng and shouted to hi? passengers to ! remain quiet and no harm would come CO ' hem. Panic In Racing Lift. The elevator Jerked Its way to the ground floor and below. Two or three feet It went and then reversed and shot upward. This was tho signal for a wild outcry, which grew In volume as the car continued to the top of the shaft and then ?started to return to tho bottom. Clark was fighting to ??ul? ? tho panlcstrv-ker men and women, and they wore equally determined that they would get off the car as soon as pos? sible. The make of tt aided them in (heir purpose. Tho only guard gate was a aort of half gate affair, made of wood, and there was no siile wall to the shaft. Down paal the third floor went the elevator on Its second descent. As it stopped a moment and then pushed upward again there was a rush from tho roar and Clark went through the irate to tho landing of the third floor. Two women and the little trlrl followed him. Now with the K,i|f"i open (here was n renewed effort to jump to safety. T?n men. Benjamin str-rnberg. of BOB NOW Hots road, Brooklyn, and N. Lar?? arho ll employed in the building, tried to guid? them. They told the passen? gers when to .lump In order to clear the ceilings and land safely. At the sixth floor, however, the crowd got away from-them, and two women and a man went crashing to the bottom of the shaft, where they were later picked up, crushed almost beyond recognition. This trip upward was the last for the unmanageable elerator. At the top It stuck, and tSternl.erg and T^evy helped off those whom they liad been able to control. The little girl who was saved was a niece of Mrs. Lettlna. who per? ished In the accident. She was found at the third lloor, and when her aunt was not among those coming down the stairs became hysterical. Girl Tosaed to Safety. She sobbed that her name was Jennie Flmonetrl, of 20 Hertford st. She is fourteen years old and amall for her age. She said that conditions on the car were terrible. "My aunt was try? ing to shield me from barm," she sobbed, "and all tho time the others wei ? fighting among themselves to see who should be saved. My aunt held me until she saw a chance to throw me off where I wouldn't be hurt." The scenes at the ground floor and outside the building were pitiful. Re? port had gone forth that ten or fifteen persons had been killed, and from all ? over the East Side came relatives a ml friends of thoso who worked In the building. Tha police, under Lieutenant Ward, of the Mulbrry st. station, had their work cut utt for them to keep back hysterical persons who were sure that some one dear to the/n had be^n] killed Finally as only three bodiea wert brought out from the bottom of the shaft (here waa a cry of relief from those who had feared the worst, but had found their fears groundlesu. The father of Hosario Anselmo stoically identified his dead and went sadly homeward when informed by Coroner rfollonatala that the body would be can? of. Mrs. Lettlna's son CuuLijxucd m tfilid iiaaa. nuu9Sn\ oolajuoa? 4***1 / 4 ms* I RO-LiXIO ANSELMO, KI11M In elevator accident SEVEN GUILTY IN $10,000,000 FRAUD Officials of Sterling De? benture Corporation Con? victed in Court. Seven officials of the Sterling De 1 benture Corporation, who were Indicted ' nearly two years ago for using the 1 malls to defraud Investors In the Ox , ford Linen Mills Company, were found guilty at. 11:1?> o'clock last night In the Federal District Court after a trial ) that lasted about a month, Postoffioe Inspectors alleged that the corporation 'mulcted investors to the tune of at ?least HfllOOtMM). Those found ?guilty were (>eorge H. Mlddlebrook. president of the eorpora i tion until 1*.?11; Frank W. Bchur? ieecr-otary; Captain W. S. Edwards, cf ' the 2'Jd Itegiment, and a broker, who was treasurer; Harry EL IMatt, knoxrn as the. "Hermes" of the promoters; Klwyn A. Marron, dramatic critic and , publicity agent for the Sterling De? I benture Corporation; Wilbur M. Stone, ' patent expert, and Benjamin G Mudge, j inventor of the "process" bv which the I Oxford I.lnen Mills ''ompany xvas to utilizo tho waste straw of Am'-rlcan j flax in the manufacture of fine Mnen. lAll wre rtnanded until to-day for sentence. The Oxford ?-ompany was capitalized m lisrT at $___b,000 A amen dividend - a.? declared, but to aid the f?ale of etcck two subsidiary companies were ; formed, the Kasterbrook company, <?ap ; ltallzed at $.'{?)<>,??<??, m 1910. to make ' woollens with Mudge's process, and the Oxford l.inen Matin?--? i 'ompany, ?capi? talized in 1910 et $000,000, ?to use I products of the llodge system for mak j lng mattresses. The Btetilng Debem lure Company sent out &800.000 tott>t*l to promote these companies. Frank B. Wlnchell, brother of Ben? Jamln !.. Winchell, former president \ of the Rock Island system, and Sam? uel E. Findlav, other of?Vers of the corporation, xvho were indicted. COn fesse J. Wlnchell testified for th?? gov? ernment to having altered the books of 1 the Oxford company to create false j assets. The gox-ernment contended that ' Mudge, the inventor, got $50_>,0U0 worth of stock In the concern, of which only .?>;??,(??><> worth, now in poeeeesion of his wife, can be found. Mudge ? graduate of the Massachusetts Insti? tu?.? of Technology, ?me ?if the wit ueeses testified thai the chemisl was Invited to ?.peek ?before ? body of dis tinguishe?! scientists in 100-s u h? n the Oxford Company xvas In its lnf The witness tesiifle.l that he advised Mudge not to appear. SS th? BogtOfl chemists would "eat him up." PAINLESS DENTISTRY? NO! Four Lawyers' Fees Extracted to Fight $98 Bill. Washington, April 6.?H. L. Herbert. of Hawaii and Australia, fought a $98 dentist bill all the wsy from Honolulu courts and lost his case to-day in the ?Supreme ?'ourt of the T'nite.l States. His contest. based on technics] grounds, caused him to employ four at? torneys and to undergo great expense. HOLLAND SOCIETY RAISES STATUE FUND Has $8.000 Already for Monti ment to William the Silent Here. The Holland Society reoeixed a re? port last night at Us annual meeting at the Hotel Astor that its committee in charge of the plan to erect a monu? ment to commemorate the Hutch in? fluence in Nex\ York had raised $S,000 and would erect a statue of William the Silent In Riverside Drive. Tunis J. Bergen, chairman of the comr~lt.ee, made a special trip to Hol? land to avoid all mistakes in the selec? tion of a statue. This memorial, a_ ex?*!usixclc an? nounced in The Tribune, will DC nsh.-.l and ?should b? ted within six months. It will r*? a reproduction of the statue placed in the centn? of the mam square at The. B?gue? fftclng the Hall of Justice. Mr. Bens-on found that Holland looks on William as a man fini, then a tighter, a resemblance to George Weshingtoa bein.K eoiod by the committee William Leverlch Brewer was elect ?"? I'" 'h.- tirst re-elected l-ruuctan. uf iliu ??uaciy, T-' L_.ii.e_i_ ROCKEFELLER'S MILLIONS BACK THE OPEN SHOP i John D., Jr., Says Colorado Mines Would Be Lo?t for Principle. WITNESS ?N PROBE OF WESTERN STRIKE Spokesman for Father af Hearing Before House Committee. I NOT DUMMY DIRECTOR Explains Hour Social Uplift In Mines Is Left to Men He Employs. m'?in Ths TrTtstme B-rrse-a.' Washington, April 6. ? That tha Rockefeller intereata would teoo all tha millions of dollar? that they have In ' vested In the Colt-*ra4o eoat field? U? maintain the open shop waa a sa art ad i to the House Mines Commlttfa ta>-day by John D. Rockefeller Jr., who ap? peared as a witness in the Investiga? tion of the. labor troubl?e of the Col? orado Fuel and Iron Company. Mr. Rockefeller, who spoka for hi**,, father, who owns 4*J pe." cent of thai stock of the company, said that tha fight was for the "principles of frao ' dorn of labor." and that he and hla as? sociates would rather that the present violence continue "and lose all of thetr millions invested in the coal flelds than that American worklngmen should be deprived of the right under tha Con? stitution to work for whom the? pleased." In support of this Mr. Rockefeii-i was kept busy for hour? expie. iding and arguing. He sab; ? employer and employe were "' ' men and should treat eaoh other j such," hut h?- could see no analog tween the unionization of worknc ? and the combination of capital. He tolil the committee that "hl3 con . science acquitted him" of having hli full duty in regard to the striking cosl diggers by plactaf competent tf '' in authority over them and leaviV.gr? ?sibllitv to those men. Members of the committee spoke of Mr. Rockefeller's interest and work In various ~tml1*"t movements." and asked I 1 why he had not gone about welfare 1 work in the Colorado coal flelda In a similar way. "I did Just exactly as I have done In ' all of my investigations," he said "T picked out the best qualified man 1 could find, placed them in charge ont ted Thorn to do their best" amount of cross-examination could shake (his statement. As the hearing drew to a close Mr. Rockefeller said that lie would consider arbitration of the dispute in the Colorado field if ' be could he assured that a fair and un? biassed board of arbitration could bo se? cured. He suggested federal judges aa the best qualified (o serve on such a board. Mr. Rockefeller spent four hours ?a the witness stand and was constaatlv tinder the Are of questions not en Ural y complimentary Hi was at ease throughout and declined to become ruf? fled. He was attired In a snug fitting. brown-striped worsted suit and re? sembled *n ordinary *?oung business man as b? sat at the committee tabl? and furnished prompt answers. He , bad nn "I don't know" ready for many questions, but seemed anxious to arold side-stepping. At the outset of the hearing he satd he held just enough stock of the Colo? rado Fuel and Iron Company to qualify him as a director. Chairman Foster soon developed that he had not attended a directora' n*f-?et ing in ten years, nor had f,?, gef,n j,tB Colorado properties within a decade "Arc you a dummy director?" asked Repres.'ntative Byrnes, of Sooth Caro . lina. "1 do not ao regard myself," an? swered Mr Rockefeller. After questions developing Mr. Rockefeller's unfamlliarity with the de . tails of the mining business and his repeated declarations that these mat ? tors were left (o the resident oft*tc*rs of I tin? Colorado Fuel and fron Company. im lu.Jing President .1 F. Welborn end I. M Bpwera, chairman of the board. ; Chairman Foster ?aid: "Mr. Rockefeller. I believe you are affiliated with certain philanthropic and ! soclologieal organizations, including the | Rockefeller Foundation and the tinrent of Physical Research"'" "Yes. ?*e contribute to them, ' s?id Mr. Rockefeller "You wen? also Interested, 1 bollera?. in the Chicago Vice Commission's w.rk and were the foreman of a New York grand fUTJ which investigated the white slave traffic," continued Chair? man Foster. "Still, with 10.000 striking miners in what ha\ ? to look out after thorn?" "I have done what I regard g ? best thing I could have done ?u the in? terest of the employes and the Urge amount we have invested." said Mr. Rockefeller. "What have von done persona!'- to end this strike?" a.-:k???l Mr. F?'S(er. "1 have don?? nothing personally M*. ?fpondeoa* I haro had with the men In iiuu'ga \hot*. _to loua aa we have oXhcuu*