The evening world. Newspaper, April 23, 1913, Page 1

‘Weather—Shewers probable to-night or Thursday. FI EDITION. PRICE ONE CENT. ‘BRYAN Covrriaht, 1918, by GOING 10 CALIFORNIA AS THE ENVOY OF WILSON 10 SI , President’s Suggestion That Secretary Act as Adviser in Framing Bills Is Accepted. WIRES GOV. JOHNSON. Legislature at Sacramento Im- mediately Acts Favorably on Message. SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 23.— President Wilson's telegram sent to Gov, Johnson and the Legisiature to- day, suggegting that Secretary Bryan visit California and give his advice in the framing of the anti-alien land bills, caused Progressive Republican leaders of the Legislature to have a hurried conference with Gov. John- sop and the legislators that ‘lasted More than an hour, The con- ference in Gov. Johnson's office ended, there was immediately intro- duced in both Houses « resolution declaring that while California maintains its rights to pass an anti- allen land law the Legislature will not object to a visit from Secretary Bryan. After stating that a telegram had been received from*the President, the resolution continued: “Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate of the State of California that while this State respectfully maintains the right of its Legislature to legislate on the subject of land ownership within the State, it will be entirely agreeable to have the Secretary of State of the United States visit Sacramento for the pur- “poses indicated in the President's telegram. "And be it further resolved that in view of the probuble early adjourn- ment of the Legisieture the Secre- tary of the Senate be, and he is here- by, instructed to transmit forthwith these resolutions by telegraph to the President.” eee See PRESIDENT DECIDED IT BEST TO HAVE BRYAN ON GROUND. By Samuel M. Williams. (Watt Correspondent of The Bvening World.) WASHINGTON, April 23,—Presi- dent Wiison will send Secretary of State Bryan to California at once in an endeavor to ward olf complica- tions with Japan, made dangerously imminent by the pending California legislation to prevent Japanese from owning land in the State. The fol- lowing telegram was despatchod this forenoon by the President to Gov. Hiram Johneon: “Gov. Hirem Johnson, Sacramento, Cal: “Thank you for your patriotic tele- gram, We find it #0 diMcult from this istance to understand fully the aitua- tion with regard to the sentiments and clneumetances lying back of the pend- ing proposition concerning the owner- hip of land in the State that I venture to inquire whether it would be earee- able to you and the Legislature wo have the Seoretary of State visit Sac- ramento for the purpose of counselling with you and the members of the Leg- (Continued on Fourth Page.) ——> OUTGOING STHAMSHIPS. = Bi barteaan, Coropede, Galvenons "Romer 'Nogfetk, FIGHT CN JAPS THEF UNDER BED WNNANGIO OF COUNTESS LEARY Sneeze Betrays Hidden Burglar to Maid’in Fifth Avenue Residence, ESCAPES OUT WINDOW. Rope of Pearls Missed Monday Indicates It Was His. Second Visit. a A burglar was found under a bed in the paintia! home-of the Countess “Annie Leary, at No, 1088 Fifth avenue, earty to-day, He was tightened away by the screams of Miss Leary’s maid, Charlotte, who found him tn her room, and escaped by climbing from @ bal- cony to that of a house under construc- tion next door and making his way to the street, The Countess has been taking a great interest tn the Catholic Fair at the Twelfth Regiment Armory, Sixty-first street and Columbus avenue, and has been attending .. booth there; at the armory she hag been accompanied by her maid. Monday evening, when they returned home, she discovered that the Jewel case in her room had been opened and that a rope of pearls worth many thousand dollars was missing, HEARD SOME ONE IN MAID’S ROOM, SAID COOK. Miss Leary tola the servants of her joss, but when she found how the idea of thieves tn tho house frightened them she tried to reassure them by saying that she probably had mislaid the jew- elry. Nevertheless, the household had been nervously on edge ever aince. Having a slight coid yesterday, Miss Leary sent Charlotte to the fair alone and waited up to hear her report on how thini re going. They chatted about the fair until after midnight, As the maid passed the door of the room of the cook next to her own the cook called out to her, She stepped Into the cook's room, The cook was disturbed, “I thought you were in your room some time ago,” she said, “I heard nome one in there.” Chariotte laughed at her for her nervousness and, going into her own room, began to prepare for bed. She had barely unfastened her waist when ehe heard @ sneeze from under her bed. One glimpse showed her a young man sprawled out on the floor, He was smooth shaven, thin and had a dark complexion. She hed no time to wee more, because when she began scream- ing he ecrambied out and climbed through the window. MISSING PEARLS GIVE SOLE CLUE TO BURGLAR. The whole househokd and a woman Guest of the Countess gathered in parlor on the ground floor, The ma hunted for a policeman and the watch- man of the new house next door. They found one policeman, who ar- rived quarter of an hour after the thiet had escaped. The matter was reported at once to Capt. Tycho, chief of detectives of thy East Eighty-eighth street station, and Detective Denfer is trying to trace the thief through the missing pearls, which the police bel the intruder took on an earlier visit, They think he was frightened away Monday evening and veturned to get what he bad lett, “ Circulation Books Open to All.” NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 ~ TIERVLAND HYDE DEFIES EUROPE: | PIOUS IN CHURCH, | TAKES SCUTAR) BOLDIN BURGLARY ‘The Press Oo. (The New York World). PAPAL COUNTESS, Che a O HOLD-UP GANGS CAUGHT IN GUNFIGHT! ACCEPT BRYAN AS CALIFORNIA’S ADVISER — j “ Circulation - . . SME EET Fe UY RT Weather—Showere probable to-night or Thersday. EDITION. ROBBED BY BURGLAR WHO HID UNDER BED. PIGMY NATION Montenegrins End Siege in 24-Hour Battle in Which 8,000 Are Slain, A HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT. King Nicholas Blocks Plan of the Powers for Peace in the Balkans. LONDON, April 22.—In defthnce of the Powers of Europe, King Nicholas of Montenegro rode into the seaport city of Scutari at the head of his victorious troops to-day after defeating the Turks fn one of the bravest and most per- tent hand-to-hand culminations of a siege in history. To use an American expression, King Nicholas played a tone hand and won, and it is now for the powers to deal with him. ‘With @ population ef less than 300,090 and en aren of 8,689 square miles the pigmy State of Montenegro chose to refuse to sign the armistice agrec1 upon by the other principalities engaged in warfare upon the Turks, The Monte negrins started out late last October, with the prime intention of taking Sow tart from Turks, and when the armistice wea signed a short time ago Scutari remained in Turkish hands, as it had been for nearly five centuries, BATTLE OF SCUTAR! LASTED TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. King Nicholas and his people decided QD <eme Baseball Games To-Day NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA— 01000000 0—1 GIANTS— to keep on fighting until they got the 1.1.0 0 0 0 0 1 — 3) pcaport they coveted. They kept ham- a mering away, and on last Monday eve- AT SORTON: ning began the final assault, The bat- sROOKLYN— tle waged for twenty-four hours and 0 2000 3 2 0 O— 7) gcutar's gallant defenders «ave in BOSTON— shortly after midnight to-day when the 00 0 0 0 0 O 0 2— 2)Montenegrin advance guard, fighting ne with bayonets and clubbed rifles, pene- AT ST. LOUIS, trated the inner line of defense and PITTSBURGH— opened the way to the city. 0000 _- ‘The minimum estimated loss of ST, LOUIS— the Montenegring ot Soutari is o111 — 3,000 men. ‘Fhe Purks are believed to have lost half their garrison gf _ AT CINCINNATI. ee as tid pe CHICAGO— the surrender the sol- 0000 - were CINCINNATI— permitted to march out of the city 0001 — of the slege the Montenegrins were aided by the Ser- vians, and in ccncert with Serviag troops Montenegrin fighters carried the key fort Tarakosch, which made final success possible, But Servia algned AMERICAN LEAGUE. AT PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK— tho armistice, leaving King Nicholas to 010002 — «shoulder the entire task of Aniehing PHILADELPHIA— the Turkish stronghold, 0 0 0 0 0 0 ‘a + By taking Scutari King Nicholas up- SS a is. set all the nicely laid plans of the AT WASHINGTON. great Powers for the settlement of the BOSTON— Balkan allies’ war against Turkey. 0000000 One of the main stipulations of the aiid triple alliance and t triple en- WASHINGTON— tente was to give Albania autonomous 0300001 with Scutarl f government, a tal, Now the Monten have AT CLEVELAND, Scutar!, and how to 4 without fighting the little kingdom ts i Bue 0 | the nut that the Powers will have to crack. Sear irae KING SAID TO HAVE REFUSED TO SELL OUT, It Is believed that the wily King Nicholaa demonstrated that he would not “sell out” when he turned down an alleged offer of millions to lift the elege of Scutart, If that story was true it can hardly be expected that the King will consider a cash offer now that his soldiers are in possession of the coveted city and vilayet, When the powers first served notice on Nicholas that he must desist he was quoted as saying: “% will enter Scutart at the head FOR RACING SEE PAGE 11, FOR BASEBALL SEE PAGE 16, pe Sabri Re socal ACTOR LOUDEN M’CORMICK SUICIDE IN HOTEL EMPIRE. Found Dead From Laudanum in His Room, After Writing Note to Actors’ Fund. Louden MeCormick, in his time # noted actor, but unheard of in this sty g Petey ae we pay for many years, committed suicide to-| gop one Ik day in the Hotel Einpire by swallowing | gon, We hat laudanum, His body was found in his | gory, You cam room late this afernoon by a maid, and | gocks, Death in batt! Dr. HM. A, Leipziger, the hotel physi- | @ble to lve the way clan, said he had been dead several! qoroed to live.” hours, While all of the six powers approved Mr, McCormiuk registered at the ho- |of the international blockade, and five tel yesterday. Ie was not seen alive jof them have ships in the feet, it is al- after . In his room was found a note|most a certainty that if any power asking the hotel people to notify the | opened actual hostilities against Monte- Actors’ Fund, There was not a cent in| negro it would pediately precipitate the pockets 0! - clothing. 8 worn but neatly (Coptinued om Fourth Page.) . 3, 1913. Books Open to All,”’ _20 PAG Judge Scores Sunday-School Teacher for Deceiving Young Woman. GETS 4-YEAR SENTENCE. Caught With Jimmy in Office Building in Forty-Second Street. “The judgment of te that you shall be confined in the State Prison at ing Sing for @ ter™ of four years and mx months.” Guch was the sentence imposed by Judge O'Sullivan in the Court of Gen- eral Sessions torday upon Walter Thomas, thirty-two years old, of No. 98 Classon avenue, Brooklyn, who had deen convicted of burglary and petty larceny, As Judge QBullivan conciuded le sentence, a youps woman rushed Qut of the courtragm to a telephone booth in the basement of the Criminal Courta Rulidiag and conveyed the wordn of the judge to the prisoner’e flancee awaiting the, message at her home in Youpers. : chee,” Judge. O'Sullivan said to “i one of the etrangest that has ever Ggured inthe annale of our court Wor six deys a week you were an honest, industrious, conscien- tious elti#en, earning a good salary and associating with decent people; on the seventh day, the day that we are taught to revere you were « Dr. Jeky! and Hyde. You devoted part of that to the service of God and the rest Of the day you epent in stealing. ‘WOOGD GIRL HE MET AT BROOK. LYN CHURCH. ‘You are one man in a million. You f0 to prison with the good will of those that belleve in you despite the fact that tured, refined young woman. She gave her real, sincere affection to you. HO Was willing and ready to marry you, @nd if pou Rot bed found out one have merried you. You, with adeo! would have de- at lite. deceived her and cast @ jw across the life of a decent woman that will remain there forever.” Judge O'Sullivan retused to make pub- Uc the mame of the young woman he referre@ to, She ie the daughter of prominent Brooklynite, and at the tim thet she became ehgaged to Thoma: was conspicuous in churoh and social circles in that borough. She is now living in Yonkers and has told Judge oO" van she intends to devote the remainder of life to the reform- atibs of criminals, ‘Thomas was Gfrested by Detective ‘Vom Twistera of the Kast Fitty<iret street station Sunday, Feb. 2 He o> tained entrance to the office building at No, 6 East Forty-second street, and with @ jimmy of peculiar make forced doors leading to many offices, ransack- ing desks an@ stealing postage stamps and articles of small value, The work showed an experienced hand. Judge O'Sullivan was impressed upon the trial of Thomas that despite his assertions to th was an English crook. Aft viction Judge O/@ullivan had Thomas's finger-prints sent to @cotland Yard, and through them it was discovered that Thomas was a “ticket of leave” man, having served three terms in Britien penal institutions for burglary. ENGLISH RECORDS FORCED HIM TO CONFESS. Confronted with the English records, Including his photograph, Thomas ad- mitted that they wefe true and further informed Judge O'Bullivan that he had served twenty-two months in the Jotiet prison for Durglary. He admitted that he had spent nearly every and holiday in committing petty burglarfes in office buildings in this city during the past two years, at the same | time holding a reeponsible position with the Aetna Life Insurance Company, To the probation officers Thomas maid that he Was a member of a prominent chureh tn Brooklyn and taught a os in the Sunday school. While engaged In this work he had met the young woman to whom Judge O'Sullivan referred and after a courtship of nearly a year had won her promise to marry him, " Tae young woman made many futile pim GIRL AWARDED $30,000 FOR INJURIES SHE GOT IN SUBWAY ACCIDENT POLIGE BULLETS STOP Gunmen Open Fire on $10,000 Pay Wagon and Keep Up Running Fusillade With Pursuers, Covering Many Blocks. i 4/HAD JUST ROBBED MERCHANT aS een THEY BOUND IN HIS SHOP | gf it ; \ |Three in Taxi Snatch $350 From Man on Sixth Avenue and Flee Till Shots Halt Them. Two sections of Greater New York were filled with fying bullets dure GIRL GETS $3,000 : Ing the action of wilder scenes than saything mot VERIDCT FOR INJURIES |= rs wis we ter, Pr crema tnt ov IN SUBWAY ACCIDENT bank robbery on Church street.. The police got cheir men only after vollera from revolvers fired during reaning fights. i One chase was after four young gunmen in Williamsburg, who opened May Live Long but Never Will Be Able to Work, Doctors Say. g i : qQ j \\ Meal fire on the pay wagon of the Havemeyer refinery, which contained $10,000 and was guarded by a policeman on foot. _Two of the four were capture) after emptying, reloading and again emptying their revolvers while thé} ran abead of politemen through many blocks, They had attacked the wagon immediately after binding and robbing a merchant in his chop. Three taxi bandits enatohed $150 and o diamond ring from a men at Sixth avenue and Fourteenth etreet, Manhattan, and sped off in their cat all © brought ¢o bay by bullets, TAXICAB BANDITS BULLETS FLY WILDLY CAUGHT NEAR HOLDUP | 4S GUNMEN FIGHT UNDER POLICE FIRE. Sixth avenue, between Pourteonth and Bighteenth streets, was the esene early to-day of a bombardment with Tevolvers by three policemen of « tax cab which they delleved was being used by Bighwaymen in making an escape The taxi stopped at Kighteeath atrest Harry Ackerman of No Bast Eighteenth atreet, the obauffeur; Harry Cohen of No, 281 Kidridge street, who was a witness in the Becker casq and Abraham Ambusch of No, 188 Kast Seventeenth street were captured, ‘The attention of Policeman Hahn of the Tenderloin station was attracted to taxicad when he saw a man running a it and shouting “Stop thief!” Hahn, who was on post at Stxteenth strest, stepped in the way of the ap proaching taxi and or@ered the chauf- feur tp atop. Then he stepped out of the way in @ hurry, for the chauffeur not only fatled to stop, but mantfested position to run him down, taxi passed him, bound north, Hahn began to shoot at the tires. Pollcomen Sullivan and Kirk, hearing the shots, drew thelr revolvers anq/and stepped out to intercept the car. @ulli- te every policeman in the Bedford ave- van fired point blank the vehiele as it neared Kighteenth street and the nye Hipitemy they opened fire on the reb- FIRE AT chauffeur made an emergency stop, ‘The man who had been chasing the taxi| SANODITS, FI POLICEMEN. came up and accused the chauffeur and the two passengers of holding him up| Through South Sixth etreet to Broad- at Fourteenth street and @imth avenue|way ren the four, the policemen keep- and robbing him of $160 and @ diamond | ing up « steady fusillade behind them @ worth $200, Cohen had the ring, now and then. ¢ complainant was Isaac Swimer, an| Down Broadway to South Fifth atreet engineer, of No. # Seventh street, the chase continued, The street was ‘The prisoners denied robbing Swimer. | crowded with pedestrians and wagons ‘They suid they had been shooting oraps|and every one took to cover at the in Joe Minette's place in Fourteenth | approach of the gangsters and the po- street near Sixth avenue an@ Swimer, who was @ loser, borrowed §100 from Cohen, giving the ring es security, When they reached the street #wimer wanted the ring, Cohen hit him in the face and then the three tried to get away in the taxi, fearing that Swimer would call the police, When the three alleged tax! bandits were arraigned before Magistrate Maren in Jefferson Market they had nearly « dosen witnesses to swear that Swimer ing this she begged Judge O'Sullivan] had lost $10 in cash at @ craps ©, to suspend sentence on the convict and that on further losses er man, claiming that through her love] had given Cohen, one of the prisoners, for him ehe would be able to reform] His diamond ring for seourity, The — wae aljourne®, Mabel Noar, a young designer of mil- Mnery, was awarded a verdict of $90,000 damages against the Interborough Rapid ‘Tranatt Company by a jury in Justice Donnelly’s part of the Suprreme Court to-day. The verdict ie the largest te- turned against the subway company in an acciient case in @ number of- years, @he bed sued for ‘The accident Miss Noar complained of occurred at the Grand Central station on Nov, %, 1911. Miss Noar was enter- ing a Bronx express train when the aor closed, jamming her head against the tron stanchion which separates the Passageway into the car, Paralysis de- veloped and Miss Noar became affitoted with @ disease of the nerves which the doctors say will cause her acute pain as tong as she lives. Miss Noar was subjected to « pitiful ordeal on the witness stand. Several times spasms of pain seized her and she had to be carried shrieking from the court room. To prove that all tion had left her legs, her attorney stuck pins several times into them and she gave no indication that she felt pain. After the injury Miss Noar continue! to her home in the Bronx. Strange pains came into her head and she walked the floor for twenty-four hours Then she became violent and was re- moved to the Harlem Hospital, where the physicians experienced much per- plextty in discovering the seat of hor trouble. She was removed to the Bronx Sanitarium, where paralysis developed Also @ peculiar ailment that makes tho vietim m if touched, or if a motion to touch her, tified that thee pe- recurrent and that for brief periods Miss Noar will have re Hef, She i» doomed to undergo the af- fiiction all her life, the experts stated, and will never be able to work, althougn she may live to be an old woman, The defendants claimed that Miss Noar wan a victim of the ailment befor her injury, @ statement which the phy siclans refuted. e FE i plily pleas to Judge O'Bullivan for clemency for her sweetheart. She told Judge O'Sullivan that it was impossible for’ Thomas to be a th It was not until the venerable jurist showed her the London records and his admission as to the Illinols State privon term that she was convinced. Notwithstand- the magazines of their pistols as they fied in headlong haste, Into South Fifth street swept the four fugitives and headed toward the Recre- ation Park beneath the Williameburg Bridge structure, where scores of ehil- were at play,