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THE IVSNINO WORLD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912. . K. COMES HOME: r Perkins Made Chairman of Executive Committee for "His Fine Work." FIVE BATTLE CENTRES. mnry io nc Divided into Districts With G. W. in General Charge Here. U week mo Theodore Rnosevelt f,m from the Republican Nation al Convention In Chicago a h.tter and dlaappnlnted man. Tu-rtnv Thj-odor Rooievelt stepped from the Twentieth Century Limited n the Orand Central Station apparently a happy ns an Ice man over the pr.n peet of a protracted hot ipall. When some enthusiast!.. Hull Moose ehotit.-d "Three chera for the next President of th t.'nlted Mtatee." Col. Roosevelt doffed hlachapeati and arnlled radiantly, aa though he heiieved It. Tha Limited was twenty-five minute lata and It wan 91 when the Bin Bull Moose, accompitnlrd liy Mrs. Roosevelt, hi nephew, Ueuje Mjmblln Rooaevelt. and Krneat Abbott, of tha Otulook ataff, came Into the station. To a group of reporters tha Bull Moose tmiri1 bllt bad nothing to aay. Thera were few persona In the itatlon at the time, but most rf them recog. niaed Roosevelt and bowel. On tha way to the Forty-third street e irance, where an automobile was grafting-, ,. fangera cheered Rookevelt anrl many of Ijern followed. A iarga orowd had Hahered by the time t g party entered their car, and then aom one In tha throng shouted: ' Three cheer for the nat Prealdent of the United Hiatal." COLONEL WAVE.'! HIS HAND AT CROWD. Immensely pleased, Roosevelt atood up In the ear and waved hla liat. Rooaavait ahowed no algaa of fatlxuo aa a reauit of hla own little v.ntlon at Chicago con The Colonel went to tha Ou'look oftVe. wh.ro he planned t d i a little work for Lyman Abbott until 3 oclock. wneu ne net out for Oyster Ba abend a week In preparing for iiiuoiie eaten naign tour na mBNnU nut for himself. II refused to tulk polltlca when be first reached the office. Prtm" the moment the train on which ha waa a paseengr made it nrat atop at Elkhart. Ind laat nlgtt, h knew tha "Rooaevelt hunch" was looaa on the country. "Moo-odo-wow. " a thousand people h ou te't nt him g tha train Mopped. lie luughed long and loud and begun xhaklng han 1 with the small boys who were the nrat to crowd In back of the observa tion platform of the rear car of liM train. "Why don't you shike hands with the real enter," yelled a man In over all. "What's the use of wustlng your time on klda." se Utile mooae will be bull niooae some day." T. R. shouted bnck nil the women, who made up more man half uf hla noisy audience, fairly screamed their apiiroval. A atraw vote In the Colonel's train, taken by a volunteer enthusiast, was scared as follows: Roosevelt, 54; Wll ob. te; Tart. 11. LEADERS TO VISIT HIM AT OYSTER BAY. The Colonel win begin h.s campaign Algfl Itl. It 11 expected In Hie tile in tltneGeorKe VV. Perkins and other lead er in the Hull Moose movement win vlelt Oyster Hay and help map out the plan ot battle. Parklna han been made chulrmnu of the Executive Con 1i1lt.ee by the I'rogt eM e I urty Na tional t'ominlttee. arklti told the committee he doea not detain a single eunnectlon with a aingle trust wuosu iBKlMM lulguc be affected one way or i.uo;ati- by tha r ealt of the Uupauaiug- political campaign- He suoj i.e had prepared for the work of promoUna the 1'rograaaiva cause in advance and promised that no act of hi would ... any way embarrass the candidates 01' any of the men wltu whom he woul'l bi associated in the management of the campaign. The selection of Perking pleaseo T. R. Immensely. "I am glad they elected Parking beeauae he haa don fine work and la In a position to render very effective service In the future, he said. akkaaif Straus of New York will nro'i- abiy be Chairman of th. Ktn.inoe Com mittee. FLYNN LIKELY TO HEAD FEDERAL SECRET SERVICE. Secretary MacVeaffh Takes Up Mat ter of Filling Vacancy Due to Transfer of W'ilkie. WASHINilTON. Aug. . William f. Flynn. In charge of the New York Division of the Culled States Secret Service, probably will be appointed chief of th" service If Secretary of Ihe Treasury MacVedgh decide to fill at Cils lime the vacancy cuuaed by the appointment two year ago of John E. Wllkle aa supervlelng special agent of the customs service. Wllkle ha been overseeing the Se cret Service work in conjunction with hi present duties. Mr MacVeagh took up to-day the queetten of the eipe dlney of tilling Wllkle s place. Congress recently decreased the sal ary to 3.0n". The Secretary will ask that It be restored to 4,000 I" anticipa tion c' Blllng Ihe n isition. tatinltli tins I it in e Here. London. Aug ".Chairman aeorge atakW-IUl of the lTi lu.stri.il i ouim.b 1:011 Of t ie Brltlili Board "f TraiJ win tiaii ! t'anadg ihortly and probably the rni- led RtatMi It .'i nnnou'i'ed to-daj. to study labor oonJIllona. lie l constd-, .ered Lnglaud) ublc-st adjunct' of indus PLANNING FOR A HOT CAMPAIGN Watching Their Steps In Hobble Skirts, Women Delay the Street Cars rtfwxruxrxRj'i-ruuiJxrxru"iiii'".i" Interborough Man Sight for the Old-fashioned Gowns that Didn't Need a Stepless Car to Pre vent a Traffic Tie-Up on Broadway. The Interbnrnugh Rapid Tranilt Com pany has dealt a blow at the hobble skirt. It I detrimental to traffic, and necessitate the empl iynient of many extra men. George Keeg.in. general uperlntandent of transportation and aaalatant to the vice-president of the Interborough. Is the oracle who declare hobble earns m.iat be abolished. Although we do not And a marked difference In the time used by women In getting on and off Ihi elevated and ubway train." said Mr. Keegan. "the difference with the firfare car Is cer tainly noticeable. On the elevated and aubway ualns the women are not forced to step in The trains are on a level with the pavement, so It mean only SsWoO TMt 5Tlf VWaV1 one step farther to be In the train. During rush hour the women have no time to walk slowly and impede traffic. The great force behind them pushes them alone They muet go Quickly whether they want to or nt. HAVE TO WAIT FOR SKIRT TO BE RAISED. "On the surface car, however, every thing 1 entirely different. Often hun dred of Deoola will be forced to stand 1 an! Is patiently waiting for some woman la raise her iklrt sufficiently to al low her to step Into the car. The guard are continually complaining of tore droits owing to the fact that they are forced to repeat the word "step lively" so many tltnea d.irlng the day. Women do not realise that were they to dreei sensibly In wide skirts -I think the old-fashioned pleated skirt are the liest-tney would greatly bene fit the public. If skirt were wider there would be no cauao for congest .011 on the aide ot the (treat where the car (top. Ninety-nine out of every hundred busi ness girls near hobble skirts simply be cause It Is the ta'hlon When It comes time to go home in the evening the short step hinder them In walking, and they are often Obliged to atand In the oar, When. If they ha 1 walked gulckly, they might easily have procured a sea: 'The new ateples car which has re - MORE MANHATTAN TRAINS FROM LONG ISLAND CITY. Public Service Commission Orders Service 1 1 Reach Increased to Hive Trains Daily tacli Way. Tin Public Service t'om.7ilelon to-day leeued an order directing the Long (aland rtallroad Campany lo increaee its ervlce ri dim Long Island t 'lty to Mjn hattan lleach lo five train each way dali Kcept Sunday, when four train eacii v. ay arc to be t un. At pr aent but four train are operate! each ivjy on week- lays and none g opiirati-d tin Bun days. The oiler was grantel after a hearing before Cannilaalonav winiame on 11 romplalnl from Ihg Mnnluttan Hea-h Kstates that proper service wa not being granted. 1'he cotumlsslon ulso Approved the 50c GRAND RAPIDS FURNITURE CREDIT TERMS $3.00 Down 930.00 5.00 on 75.00 7.50 100.00 10.00 150.00 15.00 " 200.00 25.00 m 3Q0.00 NO THIS BRASS BFD Whh Every Parcaaie el 171 . aS 1m HflKPTTUlUII ----------- AHO THE WEAR AND TCAR. ON THE SIDEWALK' cently been operated along Broadway from the Battery to Fifty-ninth street haa proved a great Invention. Bo much so that we have ordered 112 more. It 1 a noticeable fact that the women will wait more than half an hour for this car to com along. Thla la because they are not obliged to tep up. These care are eaey to operate and are used almoet exclusively, by women. "We find, also, that the hobble klrt. aa well aa Impeding traffic, I ruinous to the sidewalk. When a girl wear a hobble skirt she muet necessarily take more atepe. Now, If a girl weigh 126 pound, Ju: think of the weight that I placed on the pavement every time he take a step It wear the pave ment out much quicker, and unless some thing Is done to chance the style of dres eoon w will be forced to put new sidewalks In all the subway station. "Nearly all of the accident in rht ubway are due to the fact that women wear hobble skirts A you know, It Is Impossible to prevent the wide gap which exists between the train and the YurS ISWXAT CAUSES THE TfPOOBlE., platform. Often women think they can make the step, and owing to the llght nsa of their skirt they miss and their feet go down In the space. In every ' caee we have to prove to the presiding Judgn the fact that the gap Is unavoid able, nnd that If the woman's dress was wider BBS could have prevented the ac- lcldent. transfer of the franchise of the South ! ghora Traction Company 10 the Msn hatlan and Jamaloa itaiiroad t'ompinv and grante.l to the latter company a j acrtficati of eoavenlenee and MowMtty i for the oneHatlOn of trolley service fr m ' Manhattan via, the Wueenaboro Hrldgr. Queens boulevard, (lullford street and Central avenue to the Nassau County line. "Old lloaeat John" Dead. John liowley, aged nfly-eight, know . to every one along the upper west aldu aa "Old Honest John" Hnwley, was found dead to-day In a vacant lot at No. flJI West Flfiy-veiith treet by John Karrell of No. 636 Weat Fifty seventh street. Howlny was kneeling before a large pile of railroad rails In the lot. Yseath apparently wa due to heart failure. He had been living Willi a married daughter at No. 811 Klsventh avenue. MONEY DOWN f UPFHI V nwt.iv r.na Tin ncxiUvi DIMVn HOOM Ml BUI. II) OAK arr ah gnowM Thu Cbised Uillair Couch jrilh every purchase i el 9 00 tram litf.ou lofiua.uj 104th St. L Slalioa el Coraer (Old SL Htbw S adon Uat Block VAs OPEN SATUKUAV . Ib.M .1. Wt tarnish Asirtase.i, TUk T Says Policeman Attacked Her, and Corrigan Orders Him to Face Her. Mnry rvisgrove, a pretty woman twenty year", old, stood before the rail In the West Side Court :o-day before Magistrate! Corrigan. charged with In toxication. Her clothing was stnlned and dishevelled. Patrolman McKlever of the Wes Thirty-seventh street station told the Court th' he found her at ; o'clock this morning staggering iilcng Thirty eighth street near Eighth avenue, In such an Intoxicated condition he fel: called upon to lock her up. The police man said she had a small babv at homo which needed her attention. "What have you to say for yourself?" said Magistrate Corrigan. turning to the trembling woman before him. "About one o'clock this morning 1 could not eleep," ehe slid, "for my stuffy little room wee hot. On my way back home, about 1.16, I met a policeman. I do not know hi name, but I am aure I could recognise him again. He wae of dark complexion with dark hair. SAY8 THE POLICEMAN AC COSTED HER. " 'What are you doing out at thla time of the night 1 he asked me. I told nlm. 'I will walk part of the way witn you.' he eald. He walked with mo until we reached a nearby selo .n. The police, man ecfted m Into a back room and we sat down at a table. "We had three drlnka together and then tha policeman leaned across the table and tried to eels me. I fought him a hard as I oOuld. He got up and came around to my aide of the table, and then I began scratching him with my fingernail and bit him ns hard aa I could In the cheek. That'a how 1 got these etalns on my dress. 'The laat thing I remember waa that i!ie Dolteeman was standing by the Ide of the table with hi hand to his face and calling to the waiter to bring him a drink of whlikey. I don't re member another thing until I woke up to-day In the Weat Thlrty-aeventh street police station." Magistrate Corrigan quetloned the young woman. She stuck to the tory. He then nueitloned McKlever about a policemen who wae mentioned. McKte. ve- seen-.cd anxious to liave the wor-an releaaed, so she might rmurn to her 1 tusby. "Hnve you a baby?' demanded Ma gistrate Corrigan. "Vs., but It will be In good hands. My mother will take care of iier." HE WANTS TO QUESTION THE POLICEMAN. Magistrate Corrigan then remanded the gUl nn,l Order td KcK lever to re turn with the pattolmm whose name had been mentioned. "I want that man brought here :o face thla girl and see what lie has to ay," said Magistral.! 1 'nrrlgan. "If this girl's tory is true, a serious crime has bean committed, and 1 intend to get .at all ihe facts." t ppol II led b 'lull WASHINGTON, Aug 1' President Taft to-day sent to the Senate the nomination of Jama M. Morton Jr., to he fritted Slate. District .ludg In Maasachusotta to succeed Ficderh'k Doilge, elevated to the Circuit Court bench. Other nominations t" day in cluded: Cyrus O. Kngle, to he Collector of Customs at Natchex, Miss., and John W. Cook, to be Iteglater of the Land Office at Landafi Wyo. UR PROBING WOMAN'S CHARGE AGAINST BLUECOAT HOW important is it to you, to your family, to the guests at your table, that the sugar you provide is as pure and clean as the water you drink? YOU arc not content with drinking water unless it has been analyzed by expert chemists CE3 and with its source far from possible contamination. WILL you be content with sugar that may be scooped from a barrel and repeatedly exposed to germs, flies and dirt CB or sugar packed in porous bags, absorbing odors, and nosed by inquisitive animals? BUY only the sugar protected at every step by chemici. analysis CJ refined by special process LU packed, weighed and sealed in dust-tight, germ-proof packages GE3 sugar that reaches you as pure, as sparkling as the water at the mountain spring. UXUIIIIIlllUUie srtllllinls 20 ALDERMEN IN NEW GRAFT NET SETINDETROIT Police Busy Arresting Officials on Charges Covering Acts of Many Years. DBTROIT, Aug. 9. - Sensational de velopments In the IoimI Aldernianlr graft caudal occurred to-day when ProsecitiiiK Attorney Sheppard n noun. el that before night about twenty Aldermen would he placed under arrest on charges of conspiracy to defraud the city In OOglHalltt, wl'n their official positions. The nine Al dermen recently arrcated on a similar charge are also included among ti twenty new arreala. The roundup of the en-used official began this afternoon when the Superin tendent of Police ent out neartV every detective on the fore to arrest the Aldermen, and Ihe prisoner were Im me.lia.ely locked In cells at Police Headquarter. They're coming In so faat I'm afraid we'll have lo put three In each sail pretty soon," eald the doorman, this afternoon. It I eald that the arrest to-day are based on entirely different evldenc than that procured by William .1 Burns ntid his operatives 11 few weeks sgo whlcii led to the arrest of nine Aldermen and the Secretary of the Common Conn II Committee who are now nt liberty on hall, facing charges of receiving and conspiring to receive bribe money 'or giving the Wabush Kallroad certain city property for building purposes. The latest arrests are alleged to be based on evidence obtained bv the pros ecutor covering the city administration for year back. The prosecutor stated to-day that he has struck many new inalancea of frift, but he refused to ay whether the evi dence we obtained a It haa been ru mored, from coiifeealona mad by Alder men previously arrested. He dei lar that several of the Aldermen would he held uu more than two charge. WALL STREET A moderate recovery was In prngreaa at the outset of etock market trading to-day. Yesterday" elllng pressure waa withdrawn, and. 1n response to a ANNOUNCE FOR MONDAY. AUG. 12th AN EXTR.AORDINARY SALE of IMPORTED LACE CURTAINS, BED SETS AND PANELS AT PRICES VERY MUCH BELOW THEIR ACTUAL VALUES Jiflh Aurmtf, 31Uj wtb J5) &ttttt, $fau WKT9.1AL ir ttft In germ-proof packages only No flies no dust Sold by greeen in 2 lb., 3 M lb. and 5 lb. Sealed Packages fi-J Guw unteed Weight THE AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY Address New York City ! efTI j falr-siseil buying demand. Hit Met mounted fra. tlnnally above the Initial. The n.st advances converged In Read' Ing, Hteel. I nlon PMIfle and Copper. Wettlnghouse was again a OOtiaglauoUg feature with a further gain to K l- Th rising movement halted soine whit aft.M "he first hour, but prlcea mtlnued to display a strong undertone In the sulneipient dealings. Pronounced Improvement developed in the nfternoon period I ..-d bv Rt Idlna Steel and Consolidated (las Ike entire list move to the hlrhest range of th day at closing time Net advance of over 1 point were numerous Consolidated this, with a lump to 147' . waa the drat lue to manifest rising power. Soon after 11 idlng and Hteet leaped Into prnmlnrnc with gtmd-alned gains The f losing Price. Viit'i hlahmt ioet and ism retm af tueU and f net . Iianfr is neier-l Willi lea terdtr't final figures sr M Mloea. Net High ffl Hi til' Mil r.is uv IS iiws ill l"7H tia V T', '.'7SH 0t nu t"N si sS 1 .n ' , I i: 41 ' l.'M. iMt HIT', H'.'S nfl I na lens mi ism m Pa 8 171 Vs 'if H'l 1 17 I'.eiS lS I I I Va a14 7 171 ' 71 'l ilia in 1 1 ' NJs mat I'enian . . . . in 1 ir a r.ikiu . Can Cotlan Oil. . . . Hairit a has. SVW :. - I lfJ If.' III. liS 1 11 to7S M SI I oats Hi, 117 Hit lJ III! u at ; M :i7' lis SCI I17't tilti'4 HIS 171 . '.H 111 s ?'4 T1l' I7;;'a I5' III a la'i iu aat. i Km .isar Tl A rMV Mimas tna- trn...Tnn. a h f ailaniK 1 . aai Bslt man 11 1. Hi Tran 1H s I Cant, leather. . I an ns I lax. 0 Mno l Mil m Paul IMS' fuel . n. ilea EC nag r. a- ti ::::::: In 111 isjor ir . Inter Met Intel Met ( Kan Cllv V M2 UM nn $ 11 n ins ISO lll li m Sil Mi vl Uhai'. alley f'mla A Nash M Kan T Mo. Par, Norfolk A - North Ala N Y .mue a M, Northern Psclfl' Panna)tanta .... heading . .. II . k lalsnd . a-iitn. Par. . V.IlT tl. II m. tit.it Hi . .r In I'ae B, H. rtterl . . I . Steel nf. fiat, r.iiiixr Vs d'sio. Cl.em. Wnl'BSh H oi.ua K. 1 Adiame s l' I '. A s I LUNCHEON Make Cold and Mot Meat Taly liELiIClCUil on Bandwlchaa it Sardines. A Fine Hnlad IreMinp by oiMiap rlnetiiir. At Uellrateaaea aad 1 1 rax err ataesa. Owing tn ihe greet sucesaM nf last niin Aar'e oTfef. anether Woytrow Wliaein picture coupon good tor the snlstidld plmin grsvurs will be printed In nlt gnndsr'e Wof id. !!it iiiuillllflttaai aisfflrmirr(iTiniSg t MABEL HITE IS BETTER. MIKE OONLIN TO RETURN. Bad Ptayti Sajn Wife so Much Impfi vcJ Hi Will Soon Rejoin PiratB. Sllke Doiilln, star center fielder of Ihe Plr.ites, to-day denied that Mai wife, Miss Mahel Hlte, the van levlll- actress. Is at deatli . .heir. Mrs. Hot. tin Is gr. atly Improved snd we feel sure now1 of h. r ultimate re. overy." he said. "Blie ha rallle.l splendidly fro'n her op.-ratlon anil liis been able to sit up several time allien We brought her away fr nn the inu- I pltal. In nil probability her . tui lltion I will have Improved so greatly that I will now be able to a tompinv the! Pirates for Ihe bglaricn of MM season." I Mrs. Donlln was opera lad on In June! for Intestinal troubles it a ptlvate n s pita!, anil for a time it wa" feared (he j would not recover. Later elm Improved I sufflcicntlv la be renioed to hr home. In the Powelllon Vpartmetiis. Iltoad- I tMJ and .Ninety -si t enth 1 1 t . w liere she r.ow Is After being moveil. how- j ertr. she had a alight relapse, which led i rumors I tut! she ws itylt'4 2! 1 Smokers j insist on fg having them Nothing else quite as good. As mild and fra grant as any fine cigar. Piccadillys are the little aristocrats of the smoke world. Refined, well bred and the quality is always there. Satin Decorations of Honor in each box SO subject Furniture This Brass Bed with 2-inch continuous XKts, heavy mounts and 5-inch fillers, at 11 .98 All Friee ia Plain ritrnres. win ai1" v"ti no Ideal or ih we're sUsiiH'et plieel Uurloi our Mar I 'own Sal.' H v e r y I fart- tnent has many inltTtlty ImrKalns for you. EASY 4-KOO VI FLAT I ( HMSIII U $110 Nee II on Our Till I I. tor. E. Cor. FREE WITH NEXT (FOR Tilt A Photogravure Portrait of WOODROW WILSON lesjl siyi. .a in. i u mo ja "lerlei el 'lisle, HJUV1 IMpM Tl'l I'Al'r-K. not i in .si n i m u r. Thla is s BfpViniotia pooioiavur. from s photnraili bv Pace Uros.lfee Pbotut'SVh s T lak.u t m D.inucratlt: caoaluai. Cgr i'.alint. Hotel In sis u ills mad. "sTsKII.L. N. Y.. Aug. e.-tMiadv Olen House, a summer Intel near Pofn wadvlllc. waa destroyed by fir lst night. Most of the nln-ty guests nf Ihe hot. I wer. tt. nding .1 aMMtegsM : 11 nea-b grove wneu the k M IS discovered and ther.' were no essuni tfe. Naarl) ell I at their wearing app.ire'. how-vir. USE THE Cathedral Plaza FOP YOim HOTEL Bnutifully lurniihrd tx unfurn nwWtl .ipnrfmriift onr. two or three? roona tni bath, wtroaki the bMUtiful Moriiinirside und Ontr.il Parke, Our own resl.111r.1nt in thr btnld ititf. ulso KltChtlWttt 111 each tpirt mont whi rr ytu tniy p.cpnrr your 00 ti f .iK. if you like. g:ti " rer M.inih t.n.l I award, sikertee I'erlu.ls In rri.iejirtlnn. relet, s.ne rUlTtl Hi. r, CATHEDRAL PLAZA roi'im' 1 Mm a fnir itiip r l IllMii lft nbwaf rlfttipf. inl "'irfi.t cajft. DON T A BARGAIN LIKE THIS TALK LOIJDF.R THAN A PAGE FULL OF ARGUMENT? tlltlil Us KII.I.KI). TERMS .ur terms like out prj ee are lovv.-t,: in town. I a. rrsesjSMsaaaHa. " riaa Mr s .luliilliiihlle llrlltrr, 4, TT Itl. Ill Tft MH.-s. llOllf" COUri.l TKI.Y I'l IIMSUKII. 134th ST. and Id AVE.. NEW YORK SUNDAY'S WORLD COUPON) retideaW a l.arts. rnl'triTiiree but uar. rea. trial dltpulc. I riau