The evening world. Newspaper, December 28, 1912, Page 1

138 UNION MEN .« Circulation Books Open to All.” | lhe » PRICE ONE rr ENT. Copyright, 1912. by Co. (The ‘Now York World) ‘The Press Poblishing NEW. YORK, ‘SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, Whitman Hears Nee influence drove George A. Sipp The story is that Influential pollo officers, approached by friends of police men of minor grades under suspicion, sent word to Sipp and Dorian that they would ve taken care of if they should drop out of sight, and that the hints were accepted by Sipp and Dortan as worthy of attention. nd Dortan testified in the Alder- jon las, week that the pala Fox $100 a month for the privilese of running @ disorderly hotel in Har- yriem, Fox was arrested on Tuerday Within, a few hours Stpp and Dortan \Wanished and policemen with subpoenas have becn unable to locate them. Sipp and his son Horace, also a mate- fal witness, have not been at thelr home in West One Hundred and hh street since Wednesday. Mrs. closed the house and took her deper early this morning. WALDO THINKS THEY WILL AP- PEAR MONDAY. Police Commissioner Waldo and some mbers of the District-At y's state hink that Sipp and Dorian are keep! out of the way to avoid annoy and wil show up on Munday for Fox's ar- Mr, Waldo has notified the e Bureau that he wants e Fox and that special ugust be made to locate the missing wit ness. Because of and last night in the graft situation the (Grand Jury will examine witnesses on Monday with the object of finding én-/ dictments against men in and out of the Department accused of onilecting ey from the keepers of disorderly houses. Subpoenas were issued afternoon for three women, two of m have never appeared publicly in graft disclosures, to appear before Grand Jury Monday morning. Othe subpoenas will be issued for Monday’ dd Jury session, The District - Attorney's detectives Nave been rounding up women who are in position to corroborate the story of Mary Goode that she paid $9 @ month to "Manny" Maas, the beer bottler, for police protection im the upper Tende: loin, Corroborative evidence been procured relative to Mr: charge that, before Maas was intro- duced to her as the civilian collector, ¢ paid two plainclothes policemen $60 @ month. INDICTMENTS MAY LEAD TO CONFESSIONS. of keeping disorderly houses visited As- sistant District-Attorney Groehl in his office yesterday and positively confirmed AN™ Goode's statements as to Maas. it ts \\ ‘ed that new evidence has been brovh out against Patrolman Skelly, to wh, Mrs, Goode says she paid $25 for the Wivilége of opening @ place in One Hundred and Ninth street. Skelly, Maas and Sol Wolf, the last described as the “uptown” collector, are already indictment. ‘Phe District-Attorney 1s waiting for one of the persons accused to confess. Yo the end of helping along such a cun- Ungency, he is of a mind to indict as often as possible. Any of the persor under indictment may treat with the District-Attorney, for he feels that .t would be a great public service to let ali the little thieves go if, by their con- fessions, he could get to the big thieves behind the graft system, When Fox was arraigned yesterday in the Tombs Court on charges ordered made by Commissioner Waldo it de- veloped that efforts to serve subpoenas on Sipp and Dorian had been unsuccess- ful, both for the court prosecution and for the investigation which Deputy Po- lice Commissioner Dillon is making at Police Headquarters, “Pll put this case off until Monday ‘afternoon et 2 o'clock,” sald Magisti Kernochan, “and give the Commissioner {Continued op Secong Page) 1 developments of to-day this! Two women engaged in the business! | POLICEMAN FOX'S AUS SAID 10 HAVE DISAPPEARED AFTER “TIP" OVER PRONE of a Mysterious Warning to Sipp and Dorian— More Graft Indictments Sought on Testimony of Women. According to a story emanating to-day from the District-Attorney’s office, information has been gathered of a conversation over tho telephone last Tucsday evening between two police officers which indicates that po- | Dorlan, the chief wit- | ngsses against Patrolman Eugene Fox, out of New York. and Thom: | DOCTOR ASKED FEE i Came Around for “His Share” of the Profits’ of Funeral. | HE WANTED $ 15, GOT $5. Father and Son Then Threw} Him Out and Magistrate Forgives Them. Loud sounds of debate In the under- taking shop of Ignatz Winter, No. 174) East One Hundred and Fourth street, caused Detectives Enright and Deasley to hurry there to-day thinking there wae a riot in the nelghborh: Th Dr. Ignatz Schwartgof No. 1558 Minford place, the Bronx, thrown out of the son Samuel, both of whom leaped on him j again in the snow, according to the tectives who arrested the undertaki and his son and took them before Magis- trate Freschi in Harlem Co: | ‘This doctor,” sald the elder Winte! “telephoned to me yesterday afternoo: He says there ts a patient of his dead | at Fordham Hospital and would we like to have the funeral, 1 thanked him and we went right up there, “But to-day this Dr into my money. “*What money? I ask him, I want my imoney—iny commission,’ he say “LT tell him how I never ¢ sions to a doctor a fun never heard of such a thing. wants $15 in cash and quick, [hand aim $ and tell him to ge out, Then begins using such language as 1 never heard, So I think’1 should get back that $. With my son, I try to get it back, and he falls out of the door und into the snow, but we don’t get it back." Magistrate Freschi Schwarts. “You, Schwartz comes place ang says he wants his commis. al and But he| for addressed / Dr, though a physician, corpse into the hands of a particular undertaker, Prisoners discharged.” —=__—_— LOSES CUSTOMERS AND $71. Former Disa; req. Fro Latter From Cash Re Peter Gantert had $71 in his cash register and three customers in his bar, which ig at No. 1110 Intervale avenue, the Bronx, at 9 o'clock this morning. “There is a leak in the washroom,” said one of the customers, “Thank you, sir,” sald Peter Gantert. “I @hall go into the cellar and get a wrench. er Gantert returned with the wrench, He had no money in his cash register and no customers in his bar. oP co tena TWO SUICDES | OF UNDERTAKERFOR BURIAL OF PATIENT; shop into a snow heap at the edge of | the curb. He was followed by Winter and his were claiming @ rake-off for steering a| § 1912. - “WILL BE CALLED FOR SENTENCE or lo { “ Circulation Books Open to All. | Ld PAGES ‘ M NDAY. WEATUBR-—Fair to-night an@ Sanday. O9:2006-004 C28 246. SSS 6S9-9 see \] PATRI CK FARRE AS POLICE ARREST MANY IN CRUSADE Charges Against Business Men of Mystic, Conn., Stir City; Two Ac ‘cused Kill Selves. MYSTIC, Conn., Dec, 28.—The arrest of several business men in this village on charges involving me turpitude has aroused the entire community. Two | men have committed suicide within the | last twenty-four hours rather than face ested to-day one is Nathan H. Newbury, the ha master, Five of the men arrested are ove years of Late last nigi nt the officers we arrest Herman Haulich, a storek He asked permission to e barn, While ther from an upper window ay | neck, Another man, aged seventy-elgh st My whom Prosecutor t said he ha warrant, was found hanging in lis ) to-day. © All arrested Int to-day gave vy bonds cl rrests are expected both here and in Grotor ean MAYOR ADDS TO GRAFT CHARGE AGAINST CURRAN nswer to. Libel }Amended Answer to Suit Incorporates Direct Accusation in Stand Scandal. Mayor Gayr in the Supreny Alderman He: filed an amended answer Court this afternoon to ry H, Curran's $109,000 1) suit, In his first answer the Mayor a cused eight Alde ) besides Curran of grafting in the issuing of news stand permits. The document filed to-day is more specific as to Curra . n of the J ating the Police Department The amendments were inser en in the original typewritter manic Comm't ain a fruit stand yor adds that on in Het prior to he was pald $ ‘Phen arge prior to Sept ipplied to the plaintiff for his consent a stand on University Piace, but plain 1 Haupt to the District- Allewed Slayer Discharwed, CHICAGO, Dee, 28.-—-Frank Noonan, 2 years old, whe arrested last ‘T wa day in conn \s the stream of callers passed tnto Detective John {the manse to greet the Governor, ih NJ, wag Snee Mi dischar laughed and chatted with all. He Judge Baldwin a out ed he objects of inte t ut n pointed out the objects of interest about Ryan of the Newark Detective Bureau | house and proudly showed his tailed to ian iy pis prisoner an the r (he room where he was born. man wanted. Gaffney was shot and bey Raia ad wiget killed Dee, & A told it’s the same bed, too," he — ; PANAMA CANA. CRUISES. Goy, Wilson also showed keen p Tyebess, revervative aad. £4 over his visit with Dr, M. ohorma, oe Lise ae WORLD WANTS WORK WONDERS We A ily, v pugs Wg Luar (World) is eo 0400000004006 ‘WILSON HONORED “AT HIS OLD HOME Virgi Officials of Staunton Join i in Celebration. inia BIG CROWDS IN TOWN. Governor Sees Three Women Who Danced Him on Their | _ a1. Knees’ When a Child. STAL Dec, B—With the music of a do band: the cheers of thousands of people gathered in reunion from all parts the country, Presideat- j clect Wilson stood in a glow of sunshine to-day Viewing a gre » tribu to the re ton, who ¢: day to his na on his fifty-sixth birthe ive home. ractically all the 12,000 residents of the town and many of Its 35,000 guests Joined in or cheered the parade. Everyw wlong the Ine of margh flags and colors were spread. The Pres- ident-elect smiled appreciatively as the demonstration proceeded with increasing nolge and enthussism, Before th Mr, Wilson recetved the town ¢ * and the various com mit which planned the celebration tn United Stites: Cavade the troops sent here by the War Department ay a ccmpliment to tae next Prosadent, J thelr respects to Gov. Wilson Through these cavalry officers, Major teneral Wood, Chief of Staff, U. 8. A, sent his compliments to the President+ lect. Gov, Mann and other Virginia State officials were present, PPESENTED WITH MINIATURES OF HIS PARENTS. Asa birthday present the municipality presented to Its distinguished guest two miniatures on ivory of the Rey. and Mrs. Joseph R, Wilson, parents of the Governor. Old residents came by the scores to shake the Governor's hand, “I heard your father preach many years ago,” an old letter carrier told him id it do you any good?" asked the tewith a sm 4 Metaodint," “s laughing reply. as the letter jovernor said he felt “as well as ever" to-day, though his volce had not yet réturned to its normal ton It was stronger than yesterday. The Governor said he would not attempt to reach everybody in his speeches nd WwW f try to them brief as ble, # 8 not to overtax his volce. | who is now pastor of the Wider Wi ON O6TH BIRTHDAY State Officials and # call on Mra. old church and occupies the manse, He to have them visit the manse, S99OOOOE$OO6644665H600909068 10008 006-069000000000000000000546408 EOE ODODO OODGEE ' Frank Ryan, Head of Iron Workers’ Union, and New Yorkers Convicted i in Dynamiters’ Case WITH POLICE WHILE STATE BOARD SITS | \ Little Falls Mill Hands Fight as} Others Tell of Poor Wages | and Conditions, | LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. With the State Board of Arbitration sit- ting a8 mediators in the strike of the textile workers, hundreds of strikers, guthered in the streets, clashed with the police to: The first conftict came at the Phoenix Mills, where the police cleared the sidewalks of massed plekets; the second on Main street, where they dispersed the strikers’ par- ade. Tho Board contiued taking the testl- mony of strikers to-day, Anale Kokts, a machine operator at the Pheonix Milis, testified that Chief of Police Long threw her down the steps of the strikers’ head- ra the day the strike was called, she continued, ‘he threw three girls on top of her. is was while he was raiding the biulding to find toe strike leaders. jalarik, who said she was ty-four years old, and received $4 a week for her work, testified that sha. and her husband lived in an elght-roor house with twenty-three other persons, They slept three and four in @ bed, she said Adam Kalina, a carding helper, testi- fled that he received $1.37 for ten hours’ work a day and Uved in a room with four otver men, for which they paid $17.59 a month rho Fulton sald he had worked tr WM for #ix ye for % and 9 a week. To make thi: said," he had to eat his lunch with ow i Senens mamiseatinonst snes seeseonateraeanneanesessend STRKERSIN CLASH “DEMOCRATS PLAN SINGLE BOARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Republicans Will Lose Control Under New Bill Prepared for Legislature. Gov.-elect Sulzer In said to have given his approval to a plan to legislate the Public Servics Commission out of ex- Istence, Legivlation to that end has al- ready been decided uyon by the Demo- cratic leadern in the State, The first moves have already been made and the ‘bill witch Is to deal the death blow 10 the present institution Is being drawn, It will come to light at Albany among the first batch of measures to be pre- sented for action by ‘he Assembly and Senate. In place of the present system of two commissions a nlngle body componed of seven members, five Democrats and two Republicans, {8 to be brought into being, Additional powers are to be given to the new body with reference to super- vislor teleg. 2) and telephone companies and other rs which ex- perience has taught are essential, that powerful corporations coming under the authority of the Commission shall be promptly and finally deait with in the public interes! ‘The Progressives have asked that they be accorded @ representation on the new commission. It is a question if this will be granted, ‘Their leaders will make @ determined effort to smash planned for the two A memberships. "Boss" Barnes opposing the Progressive Patronage, It tg explained, will not be stopping his machine The hearing Was adjourned until Mon- day. and the President-elect were schoolmat at Davidson College, Davidson, 8, C, Last evening and at breakfast this morn- ing they entertained Mra. Wilson with anecdotes of thelr school days. WHO SEES THREE WOMEN KNEW HIM AS A BABY, An unexpectedly happy inc the Governor's visit was arran by Fraser, who managed to squrese the busy forenoon schedule a visit nt of sanitarlum, where Mrs, Elizabeth Kayser, un aged woman suffering from lysis, was jously waiting wi had be elec ut whom she remembered 1d baby that she had often trott €. When Gov, Wilson was told that Mra, Kayser hal bec counting tne hours until he came he at ovce sald he would visit her, Two other women of Staunton—! P. L, Hoove anda Fultz— boasted of hay reld the President- elect In thelr arms when he was a baby. Gov. Wilson returned from his ayeer it Was arranged | After reduced by the new measur An equally large force of engin: Spectors, investigators, counsel, clerks, office help and experts will be retained but the entire work, as affecting every public service vorporation in the State, will be concentrated in the slngle body, For the New York district alone the present Public Service Commission costs & million ani « half dollars, The Bourd of Estimats bas already appro- priated this amount for the year ima, but this money will equally be available for the new body. The situation ts immersed in politica. The nocrata want the places, but these could not be so readily obtained by any other means than by ousting the entire membership of the commission at one stroke. ‘There are at present ten Commission- ers, appointed vy the Governor with the consent of the Senate, The two com- jons—firat and second districts-- each have five Commissioners, ‘The first district comprises the counties of New York, Kings, Queens and Ric second state. offices in Albany, Tho salary of each Commissioner 1s $16,000, Leaders, Headed BUCKLEY AND Them in Tearful plots, including the wrecking of the defendants found “not guilty” were and Herman Seiffert of Milwaukee. NAMES OF THE MEN DECLARED GUILTY. the dynamite conspiracy case we Structural Iron Worl Herbert #, Hockin, former secretary, and formerly of Detroit. Olat A. Tveltmoe, San Francisco, Secretary of the California Building ‘Trades Council. Bugene A. Clancy, San Francisco, Philip A. Cooley, New Orleans. Michael J. Young, Boston, Frank J. Higgins, Boston, J. E. Munsey, Salt Lake City, Utah, Frank C. Webb, New York. Patrick F. Farrell, New York, John H. Barry, St. Louie. Paul J, Morrin, St, Louls. Henry W. Legleitner, Denver. Charles N. Beum, Minneapolis. Willlam BE. Reddin, Milwaukee. Michael J, Cunnane, Philadelphia, Richard H. Houlihan, Chicago. James Cooney, Chicas James A. Coughlin, Chic Wiliam Shupe, Chicago. Edward Smythe, Peoria, Il James BE. Ray, Peoria, Il. Murray L. Pennell, Springfeld, I, William C, Bernhardt, Cincinnatt. Wilford Bert Brown, Kansas City, Mo, William J. McCain, Kansas City Frank K. Painter, Omat Peter J, Smith, Cleveland. George Anderson, Cleveland, Michael J, Hannon, Scranton, Pa. Edward 1. Phillips, Syracuse, N. ¥. Charles Wachtmelster, Detrott, Frank J. Murphy, Detroit. Fred J, Mooney, Duluth, Ernest G. W. Basey, Indianapolis, Fred Sherman, Indianapolis. organizer for the United Beothertiood | ot Carpenters and Joiners, aoaincare TWO MEN AND BOY KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS SLEIGH. Fatal Collision at Midday on Lehigh Valley Road Crossing Up the State. ¥. ELMIRA, N. Dec, %.—The Lehigh C. and N. branch, here at noon to-day, struck a in the village of Horseheads, Kelloxe wae killed Instantly, Riker and a young boy, the son Valley train on the due sleth of F. M. Grave, died soon after being vrought to Elmira, 36.YEAR SENTENCES POSSIBLE FOR 38 MEN. JURY FINDS GUILTY —-_—++: Dramatic Scene in Court as Labor . Are Found Guilty on All Counts in Indictments. ONLY MEN ACQUITTED. Wives of Prisoners Crowd About 40 Hours—Sentence Monday. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 28.—Fistrtyceight labor union: officals. to- day were found “guilty” of complicity, in the McNamara dynamite were acquitted. Frank M. Ryan, president of the International Associa- tion of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, was among the convicted. He with others was accused of using the union’s funds to destroy the property of contractors who refused to recognize the union. The two —_—_—_—______—-® Almost the entire staf of executive The thirty-eight men declared gullty in| edo, a member of the Bucoutive Beare. Frank M, Ryan, Presdent of the In-| sullty on all the counts as charged in ternational Associagion of Bridge and| the indictments. John T. Butler, Buffalo, Vice-President.) men out of the forty labor union of- Hiram R, Kilue, Muncle, Ind., former |‘ by Frank Ryan, SEIFFERT Group—Jury Out ° Los Angeles Times building. Two ‘ Samuel Buckley of Davenport, la., oMlcials of the Iroaworkers’ Union was Convicted. ‘fhe only officials not om trial were J. B. MoClory, Cleveland, ‘ROW secretary, and B4 Lewis, San Pram All those adjudged guilty were found Selffert and Buckley, the only t fictals to be adjudged not guilty, imme- diately were discharged from custody, The jury was discharged and court adjourned until 10 A. M. Monday, at which time sentences will be imposed. PPoiycriv. J a vary from of” eirty-atne tus ‘ood’ ou Sait years, one-hals the discretion of the Court. * Each prisoner as found guilty stands convicted of having in ‘one in- stance joined a conspiracy to commit an offense against the Uni; States Government, this being punishable by two years imprisonment or a fine of $10,000, or both. Hach prisoner 1a found guilty of twenty-five charges of ilegal transportation of explosives on Interstate passenger trains, each offense being punishable by an im- prisonment of eighteen months or = $2,000 fine, or both. While the cumulated possible punieh- ments are thirty-nine and one-halt years the Court intimated 4n the course of the trial he would impose sentence in accordance with the degree of Zutlt, After Judge Anderson had cleared the courtroom of all spectators and the famtiles of the defendants, the thirty; eight prisoners were taken in custody by Deputy United States Marshals and special detectives and were taken to the Marion County Jail. DRAMATIC SCENE AS VERDICTS ARE ANNOUNCED, The end of the historic trials came at » the jury having been since Thursday at 6 P. M., forty hours mn all, At that time the jurors entered Judge Albert B. Anderson's court Passed before the forty men on tel and, indicating he | importance of what they were about fo reveal omly by tne tensely pale faces, sat down. “Gentlemen of the jury, have you eed upon verdicts?” asked Judge Ape foreman, risa from his seat, His voice was like a whisper, but {6 echoed throughout the courtroa: sobbing of women was heard from that part of the room where the wives of the defendants sat. A bundle of white papers was 3 from the jury box to Clerk Nobie . Butler, On these papers was wi Mberty or imprisonment for men than are usually tried by “Back x, Be #