The evening world. Newspaper, August 9, 1913, Page 2

Leathe: il i i dig. fk fit i i is 3 ¢ | if & 5 3 s | Hi | i { f: } iis f i i i ¢ ij y fi f £ i th if ij iH | il ; [ | if itt ft ef i 7 | z i id if fF ty je 2% g Hi s 5 i g 2? if if li £ f i i i : g I 7 H a Z t : I . E $ 1 i ul & z IK Ee Hat gs Frsi I i i i q H | Eg rs { | i lH 4 : : é 2 ey i Ey 5 z E 3 E i t rz hal | E § ' Hs y lt i ie 25 3223 sate? Le , i I hardly think these taken up at this time, gharges, und all other charges to campaign contributions, ean before the Senate if im- t proceedings should follow— you must understand, 1 do not what the committee or the ‘wilt do.” UNFAIR TO PREJUDGE THE he CASE, HE SAYS. personally in favor of im- wat preceedin jo against the Gov- Frawley was asked. to tell my attitude I the Senate, and if 3 z alll it i Hi fave been e Legislature could hardly refuse cept his resignation, should he tender ft, in view of the serlousness of the oharges that have been made.” HAS NO LINE ON DEFENSE OF Q@Ov, SULZER. “Have you a line on what Gov. Bul- per'e defense will be?” “No, ®ut I eee no statement he can Make that will offeet these charges. He might way he replaced these campaign contributions from hie own personal funde and merely used these campaign hocks as a matter of convenience. But it must be remembered that these cam paign checks were given to rokers ing the campeign, at the only cime could spend money for ca: purposes, How, then, could he replace them with his personal funds at the very time he was eupposed to byapend- ing them to procure his election? The ‘enfortunate part of the proceed- that this statement, even if made, A eset .2§8 felihy jaa given for campaign pur- jurely no one was giving Sar- ecky gwch sume as pérsonal gifts.” COMMITTEE MAY OBLAY IF @UL- * ZER WANTS TO TESTIFY. Omiy Gov. Sulser can halt the proceed- tngs, which are scheduled to start in the Assembly Chamber on Monday night, and he cannot call a halt by virtue of any official authority vested in him— but only by signifying his willingness Dp jooumentary and oral eve! false AMdavit as to contributions to aia campaign fund. It 18 mot considered Iikely that the Governor will volunteer to appear before the Frawley Committee. Such action would amount to recognition on his part that the committee te a du constituted and legalised bedy, acting as & branch of the Lrrislature in sedsion. The Gov- emer has ‘strenuously contended that the’ Legisisture fe not in session and that the Frawiey Committes has no au- thority In lay. COMMITTES WOULD DELAY OUT , OF COURTESY. However, the Geverner con: sider that the charges unearthed by the hie power, the beginning of the Sesneeeh.. ment. proceedings, now schedu! for Monday night, would de postponed out of dourtesy to the Chief Executive of the State, Otherwise an event without Precedent in the history of the void the impeachment of a Governo?. The Frawley Committee will not reo- ommend the tmpeachment of the Gov- ernor—providing that’ matters are stand- ing on Monday night as they stand to- day. The committes will simply report to the Legislature the reguit of Its find- ings. It will be then up to the Assem- dl to take action. Upon the Majority Leader of the As- ‘eomyjy, Aaron J. Levy, devolves the task of taking the lead in an action for impeachment. Assemblyman Levy has made a cloge atudy of the evidence wathered by the Frawley Committee. He Is of the opinion that the Governor In filing a false statement of contribu- ons to his campaign fund committed & misdemeanor and under that belief he can do nothing but move for the im- Deachment of the Governor. There isn't any doubt about what the Assembly will do, Only @ majority vote of the elected members of that body is required to impeach and the Democrats have an overwhelming Tammany aon- trolled majority. TAMMANY CAN, MUSTER VOTE! AGAINST SULZER. The Benate and the Court of Appeals will act as @ court of impeachment should the Governor be brought to trial. ‘The proceedings are likely to be long and also et intense interest, involving many points of jaw that will come up tor the frat time, Tammany has contro) of the Senate und an muster a two- thirds majority vote at any time. To find the Governor guilty the law requires ® two-thirds vote of the members of the Court present when the vote is taken. Gov. Gulser refused to discuss the Frawley Committee evid: this mor: ing. He said he wanted to read the typewritten transcript of all the evi- dence of the “implied charges" before e made a reply. It was irtimated on his belief that he would make @ atete- ment on Monday. jugene Lamb the Frawley Committee, opinion to-day that Gov. Sulser in sworn statement of campaign receipts and expenditures made a false return and violated the election laws, He quotes as his authority sections M46 ang bl. % LAW THAT APPL! TO POLIT- ICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Section 6 of the Election law, viola- tion of which is a misdemeanor, reads The treasurer ot every political committees girich, or any officer, member or agent of which, in con- Rection with any election receives, expends or digburses any money or THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, Gisvarsement excesding #%, the mame of the person or committee to whom it was made and the date thereof; been made to another political com- mittee, it @hall state clearly the buresement. The Uke form ae that hereiabefore pro- vided for, but in statements filed by a candidate there shall also be included all contributions made by him Bection No, 641, ‘Mr. Richards clinches the criminal re- sponsibility for a misstatement of cam- Paeign fund receipts, reade thus: “Any pereon, including « candi- Gate, who to promote the success or defeat of « political pariy, or to aid of influence the election or de feat of a candidate for public office, Girectly or indirectly, himself or through another person, shull give, pay, expend or contribute, or shall Promise to give, pay expend or con- tribute, any money or other valu- able thin xcept toa chairman, treasurer or a member of « politi- cal committee, or to an agent duly authorized thereto in writing by @uch committee, or to a candidate int of @uch candidate, by the candidate there- to in writing, or except for per- @onal expenses as herginafter pro- 4 and shall be subject to all the du- tles by thie chapter required of « political committee or the treas- urer thereot SULZER REPORTED TO HAVE PLEADED FOR THE MONEY. It 1a known to counsel to the com- mittee that witnesses may be summoned who will testify that the Manhattan Club contribution party which clubbed together with checks for more than $3,000 in the middle of the campaign, was moved tg do #0 by representations brought from Sulzer that he wanted to make @ campaign through the State, which woul call for an expenditure of Qpproximately $11,000. ‘Without the money, Sulzer’s represen- tative tokt the party of friends of Bu mathered in the club, he could not un- Every one of the checks contributed om that occasion, in- cluding those of John Lynn, F. V. uss, Lyman A. Spalding and John Dooling, went four days later into a Big Four stock purchase through Boyer Griawold & Co. “It ie impossible for me to say when the report of the committee will be read: aaid Mr. Richards to-day. “I am Umited by my phyaical and mental capacity, The report will merely re- hearse the facts brought out at the hear- | Inga ef the committee and analysis of them." NO IMPEACHMENT = &P! —CH NEEDED, SAYS LEVY'S PARTNER. Aaron J. Levy, Tammany majority leader of the Assembly, denied to-day that he had begun @ “speech of im- peachment.” Mr. Levy sald he could Pet discuss the “unfortunate affair” un- til he had learned the report of ‘the Frawley Committes. ° “A epeech will not be necessary by ‘the time the Frawley report is submit- ted to the Assembly,” said one of Mr. Levy's law partners. “All that will be needed ia a motion that the Governor be impeached with the reading of the feport now being drawn by Eugene Lamb Richards. The Assembly will do the rest.” A prominent Tammany leader who was in the conference attended by Charles F. Murphy yesterday sald to- y that what Tamany most hopes is that Gov, Sulxer will resign immediately to avoid ¢he “distressing necessity” of the impeachm ——_ LYNN SAYS CHECK WAS PERSONAL GIFT LONDON, Aug, %.—John Lynn of New York, when seen in London sald his check for $00, which has figured in the investigation, was not for campaign expenses, but purely ‘& personal contribution to the Governor for private ex; regular campaign contribu- tlona to Tammany Hall," said M> = .ynn, “but this check was sent because ! understood Mr. Sulzer was hard up per- sonally. hy 4 Suiser needed money while and friend, Later he thanked me before several persons, so surely there was nothing secret about It." CARDINAL TELLS WHY. MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 8. ‘an occupies the throne in the home; she should not « another one. That has been proved time ang again in history and that 1s why Iam opposed to wome fan's suffrage,” said Cardinal Gibbons upon his arrival here in Milwaukee to- day. He comes to participate in the twelfth annual oonvention of the American Fed- eration of Catholic Bocieties, which will de held here Aug. 10 to 18. The Cardinal did not coubt the ability of American women to use the vote with intelll- gence, but sald he thought that with uftrage the position of mothers would ne and would have @ detri- mental result o> posterity, “As for Martin M. Aduloall, I have never met him and therefore will not take the time and trouble cf denying is testimony before the Senate Lobby Investigation Committee, that he had a conference with me, with the hope of ‘|auddenly set in a straight, hard line. gaining my Influence in regard to logis lation favorable to the MAnufacturers’ association,” said the Cantinal, when arked about his reporta! meeting with the confessed lobbbytst, ite equivalent shall, within twenty days after such election file a state- ment setting forth all the receipts, expenditures, disbursements and lia- Dilities of the committee and of every Officer member and ether person in ite behald, In each case it shall include the amount received, the name of the person or committee from whom Tecelved, the date of its receipt, the amount of every expenditure or _——— PORT OF NEW YorRK. AlKLY eD, Use Hatpins or Fists on Mashers, ' \POLICE ORDERED Says Mrs. Brophy, “SHE SHOULD USE WER FISTS, Of WER EGER Nan OR WER WAT. PN. OW THE MASHER" which according to "She Should Strike and Strike to Hurt,’’ Says Plucky Jersey City Woman, ‘and Should Not Hesitate a Moment to Defend Herself.’ Marguerite Mooers Marshall. 4& large Disck cys, © swollen Rose, a cut lip, & judicial scolding and o 625 fine—results of one at tempted “mash” for Irving Bonder of Jorvey City. Ané the “masheo,” Mrs. Viola Brophy, was directly responsible for the first three ca- tastrophes, indirectly for the other two. As interesting record for « helpleas female, don't you think? Now I suppose you have a clearly de fined mental picture of Mrs, Brophy. You put her down as at least six feet tall, with football shoulders, swelling biceps and @ deep, masculine voice That's exactly the sort of person I ex- pected to find when I called at her home, No. #1 Ocean avenue, Jersey City, to discuss her militant method of is with mashers. should like to remarked to the 1d girl who opened the door. "Yes," she smiled. “But Ie she at home? I inquired, glancing Into the corners of the cozy|™ Uving room and through the folding dovrs to the dining room “Iam Mra. Brophy,” said the girl be- fore me, catching my wavering “You ve @ man a black had him arrested?’ I esked, jously. For I not think that Mri Brophy 1s quit feet in height. figure Is erect and well knit, but slende> as @ high school girl's, Her curly hair is exactly the shade of her small son's, her eyes are big and blue, her chin pointed and feminine instead of square ind masculine, In fact, she looks ything that ts not agsressive and masculine and militant, But, “Oh, yes, I did those things,” she was answering my question. Then the blue eyes flashed and the smiling mouth Inet “Every woman who Is insulted ought to do did,” che said, + “& @ecent woman who is fol- lowed or amnoyed on the street should not hesitate to defend her- Self, Bhe should use her Aste or her Snger mails or ber hat pin oF @ny weapon that’s handy. Sno should strike and strike to hart. And she should bave her man ar- ested and appear against him in court, “That's the only chance of makint any headway against this pest of mas! ers. They the limit, I don’t know how many times I've been aco followed in Jersey City and N Every decent woman I know has had similar experiences. Even young boys, sixteen or seventeen, will insult girls and women on the public streets, And they’re just as apt to do it in the merning or afternoon as in the evening. It certainly te time for the to decide.on some action, SUFFERED LONG BEFORE “FIX- ING” MASHER. “Take my own case," continued Mra, Brophy, with mounting Indigna’ “Firat, the man came up betind me and nudged me, I never even looked at him, but drew away and went about my business, Then he followed me, At Jone point he made a cross-cut through ‘an alleyway and bumped againat me ao hard that he nearly knocked me over. Even then I didn’t hit him. tinued to: follow me for bloc! blocks, Finally, I went into a butcher's shop to mal purchase, and I told the clerk, ‘If a persistent, uninvited as cort hat peared when | go eat PU fx hin “And when I left the shop was in a doorwr opposite, actually beckoning to me. I put on my coat | which 1} was carrying. I hung my hand- bag over one arm and walked across the street, Then I just double; end let him have two “He began to cry Ike a little boy, but when I started away if he didn’t trot after me again. That was a little too much, I had several blocks yet to walk before I could take @ car, so I went to there he tor the arr "And you. to use your fiste?”’ I asked. “The man who delights in an- noying women ip nearly always a coward. Me respects and fears physical force. A display of it they “Tole particular instance tan't tho the policeman oa the corner and asked | Present. n't the leaat bit afraid Bo Thi FOOUSH YOUNG GIRLS ARG ACCOSTED’ URCAUSE THEY Are sasear time I'v used my fists," aded Mra Brophy. “At least twice before I've hit m who were annoying me And I shall continue to employ the same *ac- ties. ‘Whenever a man speaks to @ woman naively she is too timid to treat Kim, as be deserves, he ja encouraged to annoy another decent girl. Even if @ woman has the spunk to get a masher arrested, she often acquir@s cold feet over night and omits appearing at court against him, Then, of course, he ts released and ready to begin his work again.” MAGISTRATE SAYS REMEDY RESTS WITH THE WOMEN. “Magistrate House of New York told me that in his opinion women could do much to eliminate mashing if they ch offender,” I re nodded siotp | “Judge O'Brien, here in Jersey City, seemed to approve of my action." ‘ou are quite sure, hesitating! “that th ‘Why, I was returning from an un- successful trip to New York to look up @ business position,” she replied. “ wore a perfectly plain white shirtwalst not # peek-a-boo—and a plain dark blue suit—no glit skirt. “% do think that certais foolish young girls are accosted because they are improperly dressed. These modern styles that show of the person ougrt neve: orm in the street. When a girl gets into s tight slit skirt and « transparent waist and strolls past ® corner group of boys several times tm succession, she shouldn't be astonished if she's insulted. Yet there are men who mave no Gistinction between such a girl and one modestly gowned. “Any girl or woman ts foollah to pick up an acquaintance on the street,” con- cluded Mrs. Brophy. “The right sort of man makes friends through the me- dium of proper introductions. And to sort a woman's fist is the best ENVOY LIND 1 IN WENO: HUERTA ASSURES SAFETY (Continued from First Page.) WifGon will meet the entire Se: Foreign Relations Committee at 1 White House to-night for a conference on the Mexican situation. The entire memebership of ten Democrats and seven Republicans was asked to be The President, it ts sald, will |explgin in detail every move he has made and steps for meeting any orisls that may arise will be thoroughly dis- cuased, ; Because of the secrecy involving the Mexican situation, Republican Senators have complained that President Wilson should not have kept them in the dark and this eriticlam is one reason why the Republicans as well as Democratic mem- it bers of the Foreign Relations Committee Who Did It 1) DEFY DECISION. have been invited to the conference. DIPLOMATIC CRISIS WILL CUL- MINATE MONDAY. John Lind, President Wilson's per- sonal envoy to Mexico, arrived off Vera Crux on the battleship New Hampshire this afternoon. He probably will not be in Mexico City before Mon- day .an dthe diplomatic crisis between the United States and Mexico is not ex- ected to culminate before that time. The next development in the situa- tion {4 expected when Mr. Lind, through Charge O'Shaughnessy, pre- sents to Provisional President Huerta President fined proposals to bring ‘hs simultaneously ton and Mexico City, and at the same time will be transmitted as a matter of informa- tion to the Powers of the world. Whether Mr. Lind’s presence in Mex- feo will be “undesirable,' stated by the Mexican Min! eign Affairs, will then actually become known. Administration officials here are reluctant to believe that will be Huerta’s attitude after he officially knows the purposes of Land’s visit, ‘They take the view that the attitude of hostility has been aroused by unofficial misinterpretation of the purposcs of the mi The Administration maintains its con+ fidence that when Huerta understands | the facts there will be no obstruction to ‘Gov. Lind's mii on and that he wiil be allowed to discharge his duties as ad- visor to the American Embassy without molestation. Secretary Bryan said to-day that Mr. Lind would find Instructions awaitin, him et Vera Crus. Their nature he d clined to disclose and refused to say whether Mr. Lind was to proceed at once to the Moxican capital or wait at Vera Cruz, "SHAUGHNESSY TO EXPLAIN BEFORE LIND ARRIVES, Although there is no offictal contirm- ation of the atatement, it is eaid the passago of the New Hampehizy was made a slow one purposely to give th Mexican Government opportunity to digest the situation. » ‘The big ship could have made the passage in twenty-six hours and reached Vera Cruz yesterday afternoon. There are, however, sume physical obstacles which will naturally delay Mr. Lind’s arrival in Mexico City until Monday. se of her heavy draught tho New Hampshire obliged to anchor five or six om off Vera Crus and navy officials doubt if any effort will be made to land the envoy to-day, The trip from Vera Crus up to Mexica City ordinarily takes twelve hour Refore Mr. Lind arrives, Chargo O'Shaughnessy is expected to explain to the Mexican Foreign Office that Mr. Lind comes only as an adviser to tl Embassy, not to tal part in Mexican politics and on a thoroughly peaceful mission. poate INCOMING STEAMSHIPS. Borer, Tierra, Monee, “Betis ‘G STEAMSHIPS, ILED TO-Day, ry , Hamburg. treme southampion, lamburg, Gibral ta gl iba ious G: Wasbiogts Paratogs WL OUST DINER Acting Commissioner and In- spector Dwyer Announce Raiding Will Continue. “MAYOR IS THE. BOSS.” ——-__—— “Decision Doesn’t Go,” Says Captain, Again*Closing Up Healy’s Restaurant. It behooves all-nighters to go a little slow for the present om the after-l-o'clock orders even for food. Despite the decision of the Justices of Special Sessions in the Healy case, the wide-open seagon has not yet officially been declared, and may not be until after election. It is not eet tled yet. Meanwhile, the police are standing pat on their orders from Mayor Gaynor through the Police Comissioner, They will continue to close up every restaurant*in the city at 1 o'clock, anless the proprietor ean show an all-night license. At the office of Acting Police Com- missioner McKay it was announced to- day that the department would ignore the decision of the Court of Special Ses- sion. and no new orders would be {asued to the police. “We hold,” it was sald, “that under . paragraph G of the Btate w, the police have authority] to enter any room where liquor is sold, at any time, and eject the patrons at thetr own discretion. —* “There are two classes of restaurants, according to the police view. these the police have no author- ity or jurisdiction, ‘Those in which liquor ts sold under & license, and these the police have a right to enter and enforce the law as they understand it, ‘We shall not ..-eal from the finting of the Gourt of Special Sessions, but shall ‘probably defend any adverse ac- tion brought under that ruling.” jealy's place at Sixt: Columbus avenue was raided again at 182 to-day. Acting Capt. Hart of the West Sjxty-eighth street station took four men to Healy's, found the front doors of the restaurant wide open, and half a dozen person consuming food. He told these persons that they must get up gnd get out or he would Pelled to put them out. COURT DECISION “ WITH POLICE. Patrick Kyne, night manager of the restaurant, interposed that he was act- ing under the Special Sessions decision, which gave him the right to sell food (without liquor accompaniment) at all hours, day or night. The police captain retorted that the decision “didn't go” so far as the poll: are concerned. The place must clos It was closed. All except one of the au ot up, leaving unfinished m on the tables, and went out quietly. One man made a show of resistance, but he was ded without violence to change his mind. His name was not taken and no attempt was made to arreat him. Despite Justice Zeller’s opinion, ex- pressed yesterday. that Mayor Gaynor is # “reasonable man” and never in- tended that the lew should be inter- preted adversély to the sale of food no one appeared exactly to what point ‘s “reasonability” will carry him. The only official expression thus representing the administration come from the police, At the office of Inspector Dwyer of the Fourth District, in which the Healy arrest was mad tatement was made coming from the Inspector, that the police would continue to enforce the law as heretofore; if Healey tried to open up again to-night after 1 o'clock he would be closed up and maybe some “Wille Healy and his legal a@visers may think they know the the Mayor knows the law also in ouf opin- fon. Anyway, he is our boss and what he says goes.’ Section 90, paragraph ¢ of the State Excise Iaw contains the law under which the police are instructed to proceed. It prescribes that “any room in which liquor te sold during lawful hours must roome, after lawful hours, may be used only dy his family and employees.” ‘The Healy retort, as expressed to-day by the restaurateur through his law yer, M. EB Kelly, te: ‘My client must not be discriminated against. An action would probably Ne against the Mayor, the Commissioner of Police and the officers who made the arrest, I think that every patron ejected from Healy's place this morning has @ case against the same persons. WOULD PROHIBIT DRINKING IN consummated until the liquor ts If you went to @ hotel and ordered, drink served to you in your owa room the police might as well close the room and eject you as do what they have done in the Healy case. “We are hoping, though, that the Mayor will rescind the order as it now stands, and direct the pollce into more reasonable ways.” There are about thirty restaurants and hotels in the Fourth District that would be willing to sell food and liquor at all hours with the assent the Mayor and police. They are watching the outcome of the Healy imbrogile with keen Interest. Twenty-nine of their proprietors are ‘‘sore” and jealous be- cause “Jack” Dunstan alone in the istrict has the coveted all-night t- cense. Some of them habitually go to “Jack's” for their early morning meal because they haven’t time to eat in their own places’ before they must close. \ “Why this discrimination?® they de mand. “Well, Jack never allowed any music or dancing in his place,” the poltee reply. CITY'S ATTORNEYS ARE TO WRESTLE WITH PROBLEM. The minutes of the Healy case in Gpe- cial Sessions will be studied by Corpore- tlor, Counsel Watson. They may form the basis for further jitigation. In th absence of Corporation Counsel Watson, Assistant Corporation Counse) Louls H. Hahlo was in command of the office of the city's chief attorney to-day: Mr. Hahlo said he had read news- per reports of the action of the Coust of Special Sessions in quickly throwing out the Healy ease and added that he woula reserve his opinion until he ged rece!ved the court minutes. “We cannot express an opinion in this office on the Healy case until we receive mitted to rest with the decision of the Court of Special Sessions, and further Mtigation will be had, “In advance of a final determination and in the absence of Mr. Watson, I cannot further discuss the case.” ———_—_———— MATTY, THE GREATEST ALL AROUND PITCHER. A number of bail piayers anxious to @iscover the reason for the remarkable effectiveness of Mathewson, Plank, Sal- lee, Miner Brown, Chief Benaer and other veteran pitchers thie season stud- fed the records the other day and their esearch brought to light the fact that Mathewson was the greatest all round twirler of all times, The specialties ars strength of each dig league twirler were examined and the ranking was found to be the following: Most speed—Walter Johnson. Best curve—Amos Rusia Hardest to hit—George Edwant Wad- dell. Greatent all round pitcher—Chriato- pher Matheweon, —————_—_—_. Cubs Ri CHICAGO, Aug. 9%—Pitcher Orval Overall, the veteran who rejoined the Chicago Natlonais this year after ap absence from the game of two seasons, was released by r Evers to-day na to the San Francisco club of the Pa cific Coast Lea) B. Altman & Co. On Monday and Tuesday, Aug.lIth and 12th, a large Reduction Sale will be held of Women’s low-priced Separate Skirts Special offerings for Monday, Aug. ilth, will consist of Women’s Summer Dresses and Lingerie Blouses; Misses’ and Small Women’s Summer Dresses; Men’s and Women’s Handkerchiefs; and Boys’ Wash- able Suits, Blouses and Dust Coats, tort) > ’