The evening world. Newspaper, December 17, 1913, Page 2

about a slaughter house near his home nile kiting of @nimals was going om DEPOSITIONS OF SCHMIDT FAM- Porition taken before the ( at Frankfort from Carl Schinidt, brother of Hans, showing that Carl thought Hans despised him and belteved him an exalted and holy pereon. deposition of Katrina Schmidt, # cousin, regarding queer actions of Hans Schmidt and the aulcide of her brother, Otto, was also read. There war also @ deposition of Johann George Boschelmer, an attorney, expressing tie opinion that the Schmidt famlly waa tainted with inganity, and that Hann | Schmidt, his client in the forgery cane in Munich, was trrational, Father Jacob Stohen of Darmetadt’s, in an am- davit, stated that Rehmidt pad preached @ crazy sermon in whieh he introduced @ eet of versen, “The Last Hours of Tibertua” Curing the recital of whi heemade wid gestures, PRIGONER CALLED “soon” 6Y. FELLOW STUDENT. | ‘The Rev. Hans Siebach in an ag@davit eaid that after severni yearsin tie) Mainz Seminary he could find mp better term with which to describe Schmit; than “a boob.” The Court hed to quiet Gisorder while Mr. Olcott taptatod that the original German verstem of the aim. davit be consulted as to the exact wort used in Father Siebach'’s statement ston medica) and 5 pry Mr. MeManmn asked for | an adjournment ‘ery 1 consent unell the Distriet-Attorney’ cvuld cut down the time 40 be by resding depositions wy w' Ww those to ‘Which the Beate Hdjected. The applica ‘ton wae allo and the case wae ad- jeurned at Hr ehren unt) to-morrow morning. = - GIVE POOR MEN CHANCE FO ACT AS DIPLOMATS BRYAN TELLS CONGRESS, Backs a Call for Government Owned Embassies—Wants One in Mexico City. ——_—— WASHINGTON, Dec, 17.—Secretary Bryan acked the House Foreign Affairs ty * pending @iplomatic amd coneviar appre- Dulldings in Mexico City and Toklo aaé $140,000 for Berne. He was asked if he @id net think t would be advisable, un- . the preseat Mexican situation, to over the Mexico City building for the Present, but he replied that he had coniidence te Mexico's future and that there was no rearon why the United States should hesitate about buy:ng embassy property there. Mr. Bryan emphasised that the Gov- ernment should provide embassies eo that poor men would not hesitate to Qncept the diplomatio posts.. “We should not force this Government te choose its diplomats from rich men only,” ne sald. “There are not enough men among our moneymakere fitted for the best Giplomatic service, and we ghoul not allow rich diplomats to set a @tandard of expense that would em- arrass those who eucceed them in an effort to keep up the pace.” —_——_ W. and J. te Play Marvaré. WASHINGTON, Pa., Deo, 11.—Grad- wate Manager R. M. Murphy of the Weshington and Jefferson football team announced today that arrange- ments hed been completed for a game with Marvaré at Cambridge Oct 10 next. Get « Wortd’s Wont Divestery end you'll And there Beactly whet you're looking for right om the epet. I's much like visiting a great World's bl to read nore Ads. ey teflect practically every department of | supply ind demand. 7 rey are word pice are of portions, workers, hom * tment opport kind, fost anicles, missing end riends, ie es, fc, No other newspaper on the face of the tarth prints as many advertisements The World. The) specifications. Witnesnos testified ceived Dunn's concern. fied that F of Interest @ witn Curran, paving you did was owners CROSSROADS! |**"*" Zt aid Curran, money-or his company ts." “A very @ood reason for hostility,” feomarked the Court. Questioned about hie connection the Stats Highways Department, ran said John Hennessy sent for him to Albany end slarted to do work for the depart- He became @ superintendent of the Bureau of Maintenance and Repairs ‘This was the of the “= BART DUNS FIRM Pros@utor a Hennessy’s Inferior Gi t SS Aide Testifies of WITJESSES SWEAR Trial ty Tries to Prove to Cheat State. in Plot TORIES OF POOR WORK That Con- crete Was Used. (Special to Toe NEW CITY, Dec dighwaye he Dunbar rty ‘ompany and Joseph Curran, co} Kveni 1 that money from the paymaater of Conatruction Other witnesses test!- on confidential terma with Dunn and took a great deal In the contractor's affairs, even going 80 far ag to inquire about bila against the he {ttn the case of Bart Dunn, the Tamm. I Wor prosecution ‘vas found to be the emact be tha ; jdintefet leader and contractor on trin — ena pred pg hasiotant to fhee for cheating the State tn the con: | the Bishop of M told the mmie- jatruction of a MMehway in Rockland sioners at the Frankfort fh that County, bexan this afternoon the intro oar was hao, age ar pcg duction of testimony to show that Dunn in Geception ve conspired with and pald Joseph Fogarty had forged diplomas entipifne Bim 0 | 44 any work that wan not up to the Forarty wae an inspector ‘omarty fy Company— Dunbar Contracting assume the right to hire teama for that organizatio! & superinte: Maintenance and Repnira in the ment of Highways, who was sworn as for the prosecution last nigh resumed hia testimony to-day, of making an inspection of the Tuxedo! the heart of the Malden Lane district. which had been built by Dunn's! ang for about one hour to-day a col- part. He told concrete was placed on the road at we only @ surface dressing of grout over the unecarified old macadam roadbed. This top dressing—a mixture of cement and sand—had the appearance of concrete and made a smooth surface until traMc dean to wear it, and then went to pieces in a hurry. LOOSE STONES WERE BARELY ERED. “Other eections of the road were built Comm! [of leone stones covered with a quarter) iad pein as oO ef an inch of grout, which served an a binder while the road was new and be- Driation Dill $160,000 each for eMbASsY | fore treme started. But the rout soon wore eff-and the loose stones worked through,” Former Distrtot-Attorney Jerome, on crose-exam! ination, behalf of Dunn, subjected Curran to a taking him; back to 1888, when he was an office boy in an tneurance office in Park Row. Curran then went to the Board of Education as a clerk, Mo admitted that he had been dis- by the Board of Education, but denied that he had been found gullty of “decelt, falsehood, misconduct and ne- Glect of duty.” “But those charges were made against “I understood you, weren't they?" asked Jerome, they were," ‘put I wasn't fired on those I never found out just why 1 was diami J replied Curran said he had worked for various viained Curran. “1 ha pany, “Mr, ‘Turner is companies before entering the employ of the Highways Department. In 1912 he was with the Standard Bithu- litic Company. “I was @ general representatt: the “company in various cities," ot ox. here a letter from President Turner of the company saying that all jet signatures of property to petitions asking that roads running by the their properties be hostil bullt by the Standard Bithulitic Com- ‘' said Jerome. ORMER EMPLOYER I8 HOSTILE TO HIM. toward me," on April 16, and he went ment on June 23, he aid, duto of the inapection which Dunn had “Len't it true that you were appointed ton July § and your ap- @ euperinten built. “He te eulng me for pointment was Gated back to June 237" esked Jerome. After # lot of questioning Curran ad. mitted that auch was the of foreman of laborers. campaign, he said, ae. BAY OLD MA. TERIAL WAS USED, rank Filcox and William N. Finch, bulidere and contractors, of Sloateburg, whe live om the three and nine-tenth: miles of road Duan is accused of yotch- ing, testified that Dunn's workmen used 05 | 0l4 macada:s material in their concrete machines, and that frequently, because of improper mizing, reeult. Finch emitted when questioned by Jerome that he had heard that watch- men allowed automobiles to run over the road while it was under construction, Drivers of care were willing thmen to jet them pa comerete did not to over thi road in order that they might avoid an New t of | ith are road He said be bad never passed an examination for the position of superintendent, but had Passed an examination for the position During the late e apent most of hin time in the company of John Hennessy on the latter's speaking tours and at- tended about all of the meetings that Hennessy addressed, TWO WITNESS pay THE EVENI no ‘WORLD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1918, Sound Steamer Tennessee, Showing Upper Works | Torn Off in Collision With Schooner Mattie Bassett BON AMO ES ONA SADDEST EIAERODYD TL OOOO DOLE LEE DEE E+ O44 be ere e Tee Poe eee ee eee eee POLICE! THEN PORTER TRAILED BACK WITH Followed ‘Wry Man, and Gave Maiden Lane a Heap of Excitement. | It looked lke a great Jewel robbery 'for about an hour—$25,000 worth of unset diamonds disuppearing right In o joret individual known only as “George” | was the most keenly sought person in | New York. “George,” sald George M. Bteeres, 0 traveling Jewelry salesman from Prov!- dence, “you follow me with those bags, and be mighty careful beosuse there's @ lot of stones in them.” | “Yaasuh," replied George, picking up two stout black bags and qtarting off after Mr. Bteeres, ‘This conversation occurred at the Maiden Lane Trust Company, Broad- w and Malden Lane, where Mr. Bteeren had just taken out hia dia- monde from @ strongbox whe! he keeps them while he is in New York. George {8 @ porter employed by the Trust Company to carry the bags of Jewelry aaleamen and has been en- gaged in that employment for years, He had worked for Mr. Steeres before. Mr. Steeres walked briskly down Maiden Lane to No, 37, There he paused afid looked around for George. No Geor, was in sight. tressed aalesman hurried back over the trail. No sign of George. Then Mr. Steeres leaped to a tele- Phone and called up Police Headqu: ters and the Pinkerton Detective Agen- cy and the Hability company that fur- nished his bond. In a few minutes he was surrounded on all sides by detec- tives, police and pri: and soon t! was @ search on up and down Maiden Lane and radiating out from that opu- lent thoroughfare. An hour had elapsed and Mr. Steores was in the Malden Lane Trust Com- pany, mopping large drops of sweat from his brow, when George walked in. ‘The negro was the color of @n olive. But he had t bags. Mr. Steeres snatched them from Geor; hands, opened them and found hig diamonds intact, jah goodness, Mistah Steeres,” said weorge, “but you done gimi & scare, yassuh. I done followed a eeman's what looks Ike you into # Qulidin’ and sets down to wait foh kim and he Jes out w few minutes ago and he at all, so I thought I bettah come right back, yexwuh The eager sleuths were called off the hunt, the faithful George was patted ‘on the back and Mr, Steeres resumed his interrupted journey to No. 37 Maiden Lancs. ROBERT M'CANN'S STORY OF NEW CLUES DENED BY DETECTIVES (Continued from Firet Page.) tain they had seen her on De Remington sald a girl who at his office bore @ striking resembi to Miss McCann, she would return in three days, She did not do so, Mrs, Fisher eaid a girl, ap- same da Accordin to Message from Chicago she eald: tive, “That is the girl, 1 am posi- @ leaned heavily on the wail,” e aid. and in response to my questions she said she wanted to rent a room for about two weeks while @he prepared for an operation. married, though ‘not exactly happi) Eastern fur salesman, about two weeks, She from Cinetnnati.”* in Peorta, tion, however, ip Bo way resembled ba ©] something about Harold Menken, Dr, sited him ce Stre had appendicitis and after an examination left, saying Parently the same one, Visited her the when Mra. Fisher was shown # photo- aph of the missing girl this afternoon “Her breath came in gasps fhe sald she was And expected to meet her husband, an fn id she came The girl left and did not return to take the room. Mrs, Fisher's deecrip-| not less than three years and not more Mies than seven for forger: 940000604 McCann and the police put no faith In the theory that Mra. Fisher's visitor Waa the missing gitl. ‘The feeling is growing in pollce circles that Mise McCann will be found in good time, but not through the efforts of the detectives. It 1s a source of keen re- gret to then) that District-Attorney Cropeey declined to authorize a Grand Jury investigation of the girl's disap- Pearance. The detectives feal that such an inquiry would have been productive of evidence which would have removed the oase from the category of mysteries, For the police have the feeling that they are working in the dark and with- Out proper co-operation, despite the declartions of Miss McCann's relatives and friends that they have told all they know. NOTHING TO CONCEAL, SAYS Ls FATHER. | “I would welcome a Grand Jury in- vestigation,” Robert MoCann, father of Jessie, eaid. “Our family has nothing to conceal. I am cognizant of everything that has taken place, although my son Robert bas been in actual charge of the search for Jessie. We are working in the most perfect harmony.” Mr. McCann had not spoken to repor- tere since Miss Jessie's disappearance. As he talked, Miss Blanche Whitlock, a clope friend of the missing girl, stepped out of the home, She kissed MoCann affectionately. “My Gaughter was very fond of Mise Whitlock and obtained a position for her,” Mr. MoCann continued. “As my gon has told many times, Jeasio was the highest type of girl and was more de- voted to her studies than to pleasures, She had but few friends among men. Wendell Squires of Good Ground perhaps her most particular friend and Tam eure I do not know of any finer young man, “I recall my daughter ence sald a Columbia student who was at Good Ground for a short time. She received one letter from him when she cai home, but she did not care to meet him and he dropped out of her ac- quaintance.” SS MRS. DAHLGREN GIVEN FINAL DIVORCE DECREE Detectives Told of Visits and Dances of Admiral’s Son With Co-Respondent. Pitbeereere cre ‘ | « + >| | | Seeoe > ® @ | rs 4 Soe SOLO | | i} BLACKWELL'S ISLAND FOR ‘COUNT’ BREMONT “Scion” Will Jo Join Colony There | for Swindling in Guise of Secret Service. The colony of Blackwell's Island gained a “Count this afternoon when Gaston Bremont, who says he is @ action of the old De Bremont family of France and the bearer of the title, was een- tenced to four months on the dsiand by United States Judge Grubb. Bremont pleaded gullty to an indictment for pos- ing as a secret eervive man for the pur- pose of ewindling the credulous, According to statements in court to- day by Aosistant United States District- Attorney Wood, the prisoner in wanted in Washington for non-support and pos- aibly for bigamy, One of Bremont’s victims in this city caused his apprehension. She was Mrs, Loutea Mundt, a boarding-houw: of No, % Seventh avenue, “Count” made his home. Mire. Mundt told the authorities that Bremont obtained $3,100 from her through his representations of being in the Secret Service and being heir to an estate that covered nearly all of the Manhattan waterfront. pail BOY HELD AS STABBER. Father, Too, Accu Youths 1 Two youths who had been severely stabbed In what they called a “mix-up” in the butcher shop of Max Seeman at 2 Gouverneur place, the Bronx, ap- peared to-day in the Morrisania Police Court as complainants against Seeman and his son, Howard, a boy of fifteen. The youths were Arthur Clay, nineteen, of No. 396 Third avenue, and Louls Sobilling, seventeen, of No, M12 Park avenue, Seeman was held in $2,000 ball for felonious assault and tn $500 ball for a violation of the Sullivan Law, as a loaded revolver was found in the shop. Clay and Schitting said they sought to By Two Bronx. rescue a small boy who was being beaten by young Seeman and they chased him into the butcher shop, The elder man denied having used a knife, but Howard said he had a pen- knife in his hand during the trouble. He was went to the Calldren’s Soctety, pla SANTA CLAUS OFF TO FRANCE The final chapter in the divorce tan gle of Mra. Lucy Drexel Dahlgren and her husband, Eric B. Iahigren, won of Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, was written to- t Justice Leh- decree of «ivorce to Mra, Dahlgren. Not having asked for allmony, the decree makes no financial provision for Mra. Dahlgren, but it awards her the custody of her five daughters and two sons. Mrs. Dahlgren ‘s a daughter of the head of the firm of Drexel, Morgan & Co, and on the death of her mother three years ago inherited « fourth share of $20,000,060, ‘The trial took place before a referee. Every effort was made to keep the name of Mrs, Jane Bradiey of No. 64 East Fifty-ninth street from creeping into the testimony. Detectives auld they shadowed Dahlgren to Mra, Brad- ley's apartment. One detective told of approaching Mra, Bradley and Danl- fren while on # walk near Centra! Park and having heard such sweet sayings jweetheart” and “Eric dear.” An- 6 told of watching Mra. Bradley and Dahigren do tho ‘turkey trot’ on the plasa at Fifty-ninth a and Central Park. —__—— AGED CONVICT ESCAPES. Makes Break From Line wees and Elu NEWTON, N. J., Dec, 17.—In the aim: ness of early morning, Joseph Mote, fifty-eight youre old, a convict working at State Road Camp No. 1, on the An- dover road, four miles from here, eluded tho guards and escaped ‘The convict squad was marching from the dining hall to the main brick build- ing of the camp and in the uncertain light it was easy for him to edge his way to the flank of the line and allp off. Moore was sentenced from Glou- center County on Jan, 11, 1912, to serve Parisian Boarding School, The French liner La France, the last of the Christmas ships of the year, carried away 1,367 passengers, on their way to their homes in Europe, Of these 210 were in the first cabin, 196 in the second and the remainder in the La France will arrive at Havre Tuesday, two days before Christmas, She has on voard 3,000 sacks of mail, conta.ning in the neighborhood of 4,000,000 letters and packas Arthur M. Thouwpson, a real estate man of St, Paul, Minn, was a passen- xer on La France. He is going to Jom his wife and fourteen-year-old daughtei in Paris, where the girl is at school. This is her first year from home an: her dad is taking the atmosphere of the Yuletide with him in the shape of pres- ents, a Christmas tree and a Santa Claus make-up, ——— Mayor Inspects Police Headquart Mayor Kilne paid @ formal visit of Inspection to Police Headquarters thi afternoon spending about an hour and a half in the company of Commissioner Waldo, going through the building from the roof to the cellar. The school of recruits ve a special exhibition of gymnastica and wrestling in his honor. eee eae Peerage for James Brycet LONDON, Dec. 17,—The bestowal of a peerage on James Bryce, former British Ambassador at Washington, is forecasted to-day by the periodical Truth in writing about probable » 7 Year's honors, Fane NBW HAVBN, Conn, Dec, 17.—Atter attending the funeral of her father th ZAPATAIN CAMP = RAMPOLLA, GREAT [MANY PATIENTS NEAR MEXICO CITY, CARDINAL, DIES | QUARANTINED BY -FISMEN FIGHTING ALONE A ATNIGHT| DOCTORS’ IRS’ MISTAKE “Re hel Leader se Raper Awail- ing Chance to Enter Capital Ahead of Carranza. MENICO CITY, Deo, 17.—Tehels who have penetrated the Federal district and who yerterday clashed with Federal troops at Milpa Alta and at San Lorenzo are wald to be ac ed and directed Bmiltano Zapata, Felipe Nert and Genevevo de la O, two other Southern | rebel leaders, are reported to be not far) distant and to be tn dally communica- tion with Zap: Gen. Zapata iv alleged to nave taken} possession of Nepanpa ranch, tow miles from Milpa Alta. At one time this property was a favorite reating Place of Gen. Porfirlo ) While he wan President. According to Government reports re- ceived at the capital to-day a further | Tout was administered to the rebela at | San Lorenzo yesterday. Atter the en- gagements the followers of Zapata took refuge !n the rough country at the bi of Mount Ajusco, some twenty fonth of Mexico City, It wan said to-day that Me another impending crisis in clash between Zapata and Carranga for possession of the capital. The forces | of Zapata at Milpa Alta, which is only wixtean miles from Mexico City, it |¥ | amorted, are not there for the purpose of attacking, but with the object of beating the Carranzaistas into the capl- tal when the Huerta regime totters to Ite fall The Zapatists are playing « | Waiting game. They regard the fali of the Huerta government as assured, but do now want to waste any unnecessary lives ani Money in bringing {t avout. Their leaders, it !s reported, say that they in- tend to let the Constitutionalists wear out the present regime and then they will try to rush in and take the capital. With this fresh complication besetting him, Gen. Venustiano Carranga is said fe his hands full, Rumors have been current for some time of grave misunderstandings between Carransa and Gen. Francisco Villa. They have been denied by Carranza and Villa, but miles they pers WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Rear-Ad- miral Fletcher reported to-day that normal conditions were being restored in Tampico. His reports were sum- marized in the following statement, by the Navy Department: “The Gepartment ts in receipt of a @eapatch from Admiral Fletcher, which Was sent from the Tacoina at Tampico, Mexico, at 2 P. M., Dec. 16. It states that the weather had moderated and that he has been able to transfer all the refugees back to the Sumner and that they were returning to Tampico where conditions have again become normal, A later dispatch dated 1 A. M. Wi nenday advises that the refugees h. all been returned safely to Tampico. The Ward liner Morro Castle, sailed on Tuesday, at 8 P, M. and only eight Americans left on board her. “Constitutionalists to the number of about 4,000 are reported to be camping elghteen miles northwest of Tampico, For the present the army transport Sumner will remain at Tampico.” Department also issued this “Consul Letcher reports that many of the statements published in the Fi Paso press relative to conduct v.sited on Americans since the entry of the Con- stitutionalist forces into Chihuahua are without foundation, as also are reports of discourtesy to him on the part of the revolutioniet leader."” ITALY CEASES WATCH Government Now Says Suspicion| Against American Singer ot Being Spy Is Groundless. ROME, Dec. ment to-day —asaured Thomas Nelson Page that piclons against Miss Dorothea Mua Vane, formeriy of Camoridge, Mass. were groundless and that ita survell- lance of the opera prima donna would end immediately Mins MacVane, because she looked at Italian fortifications und received let- tera from @ naval officer aid 4 diplo- mat, Was suspected of being a spy. Her sister, Miss Edith MacVane com- plained to Ambusador Page. Another ¢ ALBANY, De will be called soon | the vacancy in the Thirtieth District cased by t 8. Boylston, He epenaent candidate over Asse uvillier, who will ag Cuvillier, & Democrat, aiways has beer & bitter political foe of William Sulze to fil Assembly death of Edwa i morning Mary Carton disappegred. Ar noon she was found drowned In t Quinneplac River, ON DOROTHEA MACVANE, 1 election elected aa an In- yolyman | n be a candidate, | Stricken suse, | His Doctor | Declared He Could Find No Serious Symptorms, ROME, Dec, 17.—The death of Car- Rampolla, former Papal Secre- tary of State, was not made known to Pope Pius until this morning, Car: @inal Merry del Val and Mer. Gto- vannl Gressan, the Pope's private sec- retary, went to see His Holiness at an early hour, intending to break the ead news as gently as possible. However, when the Pope heard thy name of Cardinal Rat polla coupled with the word “indisposition” he grew pale and begged them to tell him the truth without hesitation, as anx- fety and uncertainty affected him more than anything else, The two told him that Cardinal Rampolla was dead, ‘The Cardinal practically ied alone in the little palace behind @t. Peter's where he had lived since he left the Secretary- hip of State, Yesterday morning Cardinal Rampolla went to St, Peter's to Inspect the work of restoration of the choir, Later h felt a general indispos'tion which a | veloped into profound prostration, He | refused however to allow hin secretary to remain with him, The secretary, sulted a doctor, the Cardinal, but discovered no serious symptoms and ordered him to take a complete rest and to keep warm. Later in the evening the Cardinal grew worse and hurriedly sent for his sec- retary and a doctor, who hastened w | the palace, but found on thelr arrival that the Cardinal was already dead. The dootor w of the opinion that death had Seen caused by angina pe:- toris, ‘The Pope was overwhelmed with griot on learning of the Cardinal's death, and when he bad somewhat re- © d his composure he sald: “Cardinal Rampolla was one of the greatest men in the Church, He had become even greater eince he retired from State affairs.’ The Pope ordered that the greatest honors should be pald to the deceased Cardinal, on whom he bestowed the big t tributes. Last Saturday the Pope had recelv Cardinal Rampolla, who was then ap- parentlyfn his usual good health and spoke lengthily about many affai: ing the function he wi to o -morrow in St. Peter's, to which ple had been invited, includ- many ing a number of English and Amert-) cans, On Sunday evening las Rampolia had received Silas Mele: editor of the Churchman, of New York, and his wife and had discussed with them the question of bringing about a better understanding between all th religious sects, especially those of the Christian fall Cardinal Rampolla was the closest collaborator with Pope Leo XIII. in the movement for the reunio of the Chris- Cardinal tlan churches. When Yope Leo was dying a cablegram Was recetved in Romy saying that the American Protes- tant congregations were praying for nis recovery, Cardinal Rampolla was in+ formed of the contents of the despatch, which he took timmediat Pontiff, polla to write that the message hi been the greatest consolation ty him before hie deatif, ax it had proved that his scheme for the reunion of the churches Was rot ® ¢ceam. oneseat their till of CANDY; you vital ii lnpor! ane it Sweets age ays in the Bright: iene Candy Factory In ing markets of the tw: aah Eee ty Tas for ite, be ‘dine clo. chocolate, 1 cen MIXED--A eel: Christmas goodi lent will please every member of t a | There's Always a Lely Stampede ior This One | Gift on the Tree. Chriatmasis the one big time of the year when the little ce of selecting only the vei het money will buy. . nest and the Weed, from ther hh oducts that the lead- heart oe oabecaP ye o continents afford. CHI for This Wednesday and Thursdo ISTMAS CAND t assortment of Presenting an excel- jety of toothsome favorites that Couldn’t he | Diphtherts Germ—Now One Is Dead and 28 Are Watched. Twenty patients and three surees ay under quarantine in the mate eurgicg) the presence of diphtheria germs im oul: tures taken from the throat of John Duffy, a patient in the eurgical wards Before the mistake was discovered the hospital notified Duffy had transferred back from the levlated where Miss Lalu Jones, of the hospital, had rushed him at ty first sign of sere throat Dutty died yesterday afternoca ald because his family, Mrs, Annie his wife and their children, John, a! years old, Robert, eeven, Richard, & and Nicholas, two, had been with on Sunday they are quarantined in th home Bronx Boulevard and T Hundfed and Thirtieth street and not be allowed to attend the funeral the husband and father, which will take pl to-day, Duffy, who was @ foreman on tht ) New York Central in the Woodlawe Division, was taken to the hospital Dec. 2. He had an ulcer .f the stoma! end Prof, Wililam Patrick Healy, Deu? of the Fordham Medical School, opa® ated on him auccessfully. ‘He was on the road to recovery last Sunday when he complained of eore throat After he had been leclated, Dr. Davit Gillette took cultures of his throat ant on Monday afternoon Health Depary ment offici’s took more cultures, Both were submitted to the surgeon of the Willard Parker Hospital, with tht result that Monday evening the hospit: was notified that Dufty had no co! tagious disease and he was remov back into the general ward, On Tuesday the Health Departm confessed its mistake, saying that t official cultures, which were examina first, had been negative, but that De | Gillette's cultures showed the preseng of diphtheria. LAWYERS PLEAD FOR | LIVES OF GUNMEE Men Who Shot Rosenthal Ad High Court for a New Trial. ALBANY, Deo, 17.—Arguments & the appeal of the four gunmen cqn victed of the murder of Herman Ry sentha] began to-day before the Cou) of Appeals, Judge A. T. Clearwat): of Kingston and Judge Wahle of Nei York appeared for the convicted af while Assistant District-Attorney Roo ert ‘aylor rept inted t! tate. The appeal was similar to that ma in the Becker case, Reversal of judas ment was asked and the order of Juda {Goff in denying @ new trial was af |tacked, It was asserted that the pre; ence of three of the gunmen, “White | Le ‘Gyp the Blood” and “Lett | Louis,” near the acene of the shootin | was due solely to an arrangement the ck Rose to discuss tr arrest of Zelig, another gunman, wats [shay were engaged in conversatien, was set forth, the fatal shot was ‘are. Judge Will Werner acted entef Judge, Judge Cullen havi tired from active service yesterday. rm ward of Fordham Hospital because Health Department failed to recount \ foreses ths best and CANDY est Day- will tl, ror | he family; Bi Holid gre of our PVE POUND Box DOC Special Offer to Sunday Schools, Churches, Etc, Committess Assured Promot, Painttaking and Cou te-us Attention Pounds of METROPOLITAN Adsol: aoe