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TO END DRUNKENNESS
TEMPER ASCE IX WINE.
Grape Growers Discuss\Remcdy for
Making the World Better.
Grape growers from all sections «of the country
met with the members of the American Wine
Growers' Association yesterday at the Arkwrlgnt
Hub to discuss a campaign to comb*t the attacks
made upon the Industry by the Anti-Saloon League
tad the Woman's Christl-.n Temperance Unioru
which those present said were causing serious
Injury to the grape Industry.
Andrea Sbarboro. who owns a California vine
yard, read a letter which, he said, the Rev. Dr.
££.?£ Parkhurst had sent to him. The letter
said:
mmmmm
mmmmm
amount of drunkenness.
Mr Sbarboro also read a letter from Bear Ad
miral Evans's secretary, written In May. at Paso
Jtobles, which said:
Admiral Evans desires me to say in reply to
your iSUr of April 30 that your **»«••(» t _ m "
perance was most interesting. The admiral has
£h£ys been a strong advocate «' a h^l m< c: n rt^
both the army and the navy, and feels certain
that there wodld lie less drunkenness in both ser-
S£s If the men were allowed their rations of beer
and wine as of old.
Mr. Sbarboro pointed out that drunkenness was
much less common in a wine-drinking nation than
In those where spirituous liquors wore the rule, and
said that, in his opinion, wine drinkers -were the
most temperate people in the world. He went on to
■urge that the grape growers of the Eastern States
follow the example of those in California and or
ranlze a campaign of education which would show
that drunkenness could be overcome by the substi
tution of wine for strong liquors. A resolution of
fered by him and passed said:
While we condemn the evils of intoxication, we
also condemn the passage of any laws prohibiting
or restricting the salt and use of pure American
wines and we earnestly appeal to all goo'J, hon
est temperance people whose aim is the same as
ours— to bring up our children in purity and sober
ness—to join In this temperance movement, which
■would remove the evil of drunkenness from our
country.
The following resolution. Introduced by Lee J.
Vance, of this city, was unanimously passed:
Whereas It has always boon the wise policy of
CM* country, and. In fact, every country, to foster
and encourage agriculture, which includes, the
planting and growing of grapes, and. as a result.
the farmers of the I'nited States now have vine
yards covering pome S5«.OOO acres, which represent
millions of capital invested, and which C lve employ
ment to hundreds of thousands of people; there
°Resolved. That this wise policy of encouraging
th*> crape growing Industry should be ever contin
ued in every state of '*"•■ Union, so that the farm
ers who grow grapes shall not have their lands and
property destroyed by so-called prohibition ' cru
sades ""which, by prohibiting the manufacture and
•ale of wine, ruins the largest and best market for
the grape growers' crops.
BE. BLAUSTEIN TO LEAVE BANK.
Will Se-enter Settlement Work and May
Bun for Seat in Congress.
I>r. David Blaust«»in, who for nine years was
m-ith th« Educational Alliance and for the last
year ha* been manaper of the Houston, street
branch of the TlgilOlM Bank, announced yester
day that he would leave the bank on October 1
to wtii ii to BetUssßOßt erotic.
Meanwhile he is considering the offer of a num
t>er St his friends to name him as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for Representative
In Congress from the 9th Congress District. The
Republican convention of the district will be held
on Tuesday, and Dr. Blaustein promised that he
•would have his answer ready by Monday. He will
accept only if he feels sure that by going into
politics he can further the cause of Settlement
work.
Dr. Blaustein yesterday that a num
ber of wealthy Jewish DBUanthropista wish to sup
port him In a plan to establis-h social centres for
Jews in the loss thickly settled sections of the
country.
"So far." said he. "bureaus of information for
Immigrants have dealt solely with the economic
advantages of email village and country life. Jews
going from New York to such places often become
lonesome and return here. My idea Is to induce
groups of families to go directly from the old
country to some 6e!ect<=d locality. Thus they -will
be satisfied socially while they are becoming: Amer
icanized. My headquarters will be in the West,
probably in Chicago."
DAN R. HANNA FINED.
' By Te>praph to The Tribune]
Cleveland. Sept. 23. — A fine of J2.". and coats, with
a tongue lashing by judge and prosecutor, marked
the end in police court to-day of the case against
Dan R. Hanna. son of the late Senator M. A-
Hanna, arrested lor striking Clauele Logan, an
automobile agent, in the face with his whip on
July Ml Hama paid his fine with a smile.
Hanna had evaded arrest for weeks, then for
feited his bond, sad v., arrested a second time.
In the hearing it was fhown that Logan's auto
mobile frightened J'anr.a's horses, and that Hanna
lashed Logan la the face, crying. "Til teach you to
«car«» my horses!"
"The attack was unwarranted. A man who
■would do such a thinj^ is dangerous," said Judge
McOnnr.on. assessing the fine.
■"Excitement is no excuse," said the prosecutor,
• "Dan" Cull. "The attack was without call, and
shows an evil spirit."
The rec<* tration clay* this year are Monday,
October 5; Tuesday. October 6; Saturday,
October 10, and Monday, October 12. All who
intend to vote must register on one of these
days, between 7 a. m. and 10 p. m.
Men,
Women, and
Children
find abundance of the necessary tissue
building and energy-storing material in
Grape-Nuts
Tliis iVkhJ is quickly absorbed by children as well as adults, and con
tains .-ill the nutritive elements of Whole Wheat and Barley.
Nature has placed phosphate of potash in a certain part of these
for man's use; in building the gray substance of brain and nerve
cells.
tilts r< quire this to repair natural waste from mental and physi
cal effort; children. l>ecause the nervous system grows so rapidly in early
years.
This part of the grain is included in Grape-Xuts.
"There's a Reason"
ostum Csr e&l Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich-
OBITUARY.
A RUSSELL PEABODY.
A. Russell Peabody, Harry K. Thaw's personal
counsel, died at hie mother's home In Babylon,
Island, yesterday after an illness of only a
few days. Although Mr. Peabody had been in poor
health all summer, it was not until last Saturday,
whm he was taken ill with pneumonia, that his
condition became serious. Up to a week ago yester
day he was at his office at No. 2 Rector street every
day. The body was sent to his home In West 10th
street yesterday afternoon, his wife accompanying
it. and* the funeral probably will be held there at
M a. in. Saturday.
Mr. Peabody was well known in the dty aside
from his connection with the Thaw trial. He was
a member of several clubs, a lover of racehorses
and the owner of a stable at one time.
When Thaw was arrested for shooting Stanford
White Mr. Peabody was the lawyer for whom he
.isked. and of all the Thaw counsel Mr. Peabody
was the only one who maintained his connection
with the case to the last. He had a personal claim
of C^.ooo against Thaw when he died, besides an In
terest in the claim of J57.000 made by the firm of
Hartridge & Peabody.
Mr Peabody. although possessing considerable
reputation aa a lawyer, was a young man. having
been born in this city August 31. 183. His father
was Arthur J. Peabody and his uncle was George
Peabodv. of London. His paternal grandfather.
Archibald Russell Peabody. was a well known
Philanthropist. Mr. IVabodv after having beon
graduated from the New York Law School went
to Gallatin. Term.. where he purchased the Wham
Stud Farm. He returned to this c!ty In 1901 and
entered the law office of J. Murray Mtch.U. Later
he entered into partnership with Clifford \J. Hart
ridee The partnership was dissolved sfter the
JiTrhaw trZ. and Mr. Peabody opened an office
' Aft h er mS the' first trial much of the actual court
had been the one man on whom Thaw had relied
'T-f Tcwn lawyer Mr. Peabody had a large prac-
School he was also a graduate of Princeton. He
Eleanor and John Watson Peabody.
FRAZER VAUTIN SINCLAIR.
rraser Vautin Sinclair, for years identified with
the silk commission business In New York, died on
Sunday at his home, at Richmond Hill. Long Isl
and, from pneumonia, following an operation for
appendicitis. Mr. Sinclair was born In this city
fom-one years a P o. and had been In the silk trade
for more than twenty years. His latest^ connec
tion was as a partner in the firm of Eastmond &.
Sinclair. He. leaves a wife, one son and a daugh
ter. The funeral was held last night, and the
burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
THOMAS F. FARRELL.
Thomas F. Farrell. prominent for years in public
affairs In Brooklyn, and well known as a lawyer.
died yesterday at his home. No. 223 Ainslie street.
Williamsburg. after an illness of two months.
Death was due to cirrhosis of the liver. At his
bedside when he died where his wife, Mrs. Polly
Clune Farrell: his son. Frank F. Farrell; his
brother. John J. Farrell, and his sister, Mrs. May
Schirmer, of White Plains.
Mr. Farrell lived in Williamsburg most of his
life. He was born in Manhattan, fifty-three years
ago. He went to the Albany Law School, from
which he was graduated in 1873. being admitted to
the bar shortly after. Mr. Farrell became the
law partner of Samuel T. Maddox, who at present
Is a Supreme Ccurt justice. When Justice Mad
dox was elected to the Supreme Court Mr. Farrell
carried on the affairs of the firm.
In 18S2 Mr. Farroll was elected to the Assembly,
and retained his seat for four terms. Later he
was appointed administration clerk under Surro
gate Abram EL Dally, and also held the office of
Deputy County Treasurer, Deputy County Clerk,
and on two occasions was Deputy Police Commis
sioner, first under Colonel James D. Bell and later
under William McAdoo.
He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church
of the Immaculate Conception, Leonard Coun
cil, C. B. L.; Knights of Columbus. Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick. Emerald Society and the Han
over Club. Arrangements for the funeral will
be completed to-day.
HEDWIG LUSZCZEW3KA.
St. Petersburg:. Sept. 23.— Hedwig Luszczewska, a
well known Polish poetess, better known under her
pen name of Devyma, is dead at Warsaw. She was
born In IS4S.
OBITUARY NOTES.
THE REV. O. A. HOI'GHTON. a clergyman of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, well known
throuphout New York State, died in Towanda,
Perm.. on Tuesday night. He was formerly pastor
of churches in Auburn. Cortland, Syracuse, El
mira and Cambridge. Mass.
MRS. C. A. G. FAIRCHILD, recording secretary
of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
the State of New York, and president of that or
ganization in Orange County, died at her home in
Coidf-nham, N. V., on Tuesday evening. Three
months apo she was operated on for appendicitis,
and her deatli was caused by complications that
developed. For thirty-three years she was an active
and earnest worker in the cause of temperance.
Her husband survives her.
JAMES SWAN, one of the leading manufacturers
of mechanics' tools in the United States, died yes
terday at Seymour, Conn., aged seventy-seven
years.
HENRY SITDAM WTL6ON. a stock broker,
with offices at No. M Broadway, died yesterday at
his home. No. 31 East 69th stret, in his sixty-ninth
year. Mr. Wilson was a member of the Union
League, the St. Nicholas Society, the New York
Whist <Tub and the New York Athletic Club.
HERBERT D. ELWELL, a real estate operator
at Hawthorne Westr'nester County, dropped dead
while visit inp at his native home. Cherry Valley,
H, y., yesterday. Mr. Elwell was about fifty-five
years Old. His only daughter was killed in the
Brewster wreck of the New York Central Railroad.
His wife survives him.
]S'EW-'Tr»RK DAILY TRIBUNE.-- THURSDAY, BKTTKMBKn M. HWB.
MAXWELL WINS AGAIN
Edson Re-elected "Associate Superin
tendent Despite Criticism.
Dr. William H. Maxwell, city superintendent of
schools, was criticised by some of the members of
the Board of Education at its meeting yesterday
when the motion was made to elect a successor to
Associate Superintendent Andrew W. Edson.
Early this month notice was cent to all of the
commissioners that Dr. Edson 1 s term expired on
September 23. and a request was made for a full
attendance of the members, so that action could be
taken at the meeting on September 9. A vote was
not taken, however, until yesterday, when, after
speeches by Commissioners Thomas J. Higgins and
Frank H. Partridge in opposition to the re-elec
tion of Dr. Edson. and a few remarks by Dr. Max
well, which pointed out his reasons for desiring
that Dr. Ek'non succeed himself, the count showed
that Dr. Edson had been chosen by a vote af 31 to 4.
Commissioner Higgins charged Dr. Maxwell with
favoritism.- and asserted that in soliciting votes
for Dr. Edson the city superintendent had said that
Dr. Edson -was opposed because ho was Dr. Max
well's friend.
"Dr.* Maxwell has dominated Dr. Edson," said
Mr. Higgins. "Dr. Edson is conscientious and hard
working, but does not measure up to many of the
other members of this board. It has been said that
I am opposed to Dr. Edson because I enjoy trying
to upset any move started by Dr. Maxwell. This
is not true." . ..
Mr. Higgins said that Dr. Maxwell influenced the
vote of Dr. Edson by placing him on important
committees. , .
Mr. Partridge repeated these charges in speaking
against the re-election of Dr. Edson. _
"Dr. Edson has left no monument to us at the
end of his eight years of service." Mr. Partridge
said. "I do not think that the taxpayers wan to
continue to pay him $6,500 a year to act in a purely
clerical capacity." :'.* \ ._,_„
Dr. Maxwell did not answer the personal charges
made against him. but dwelt upon the qualifica
tions of Dr. Edson. . ...
-Dr. Edson has left at least three enduring
monument*." said Dr. Maxwell. "In .years
there has never been one complaint made against
him. and he is in charge of thousands of _ tea chers.
The most perfect exhibition of school work ever ex
hibited was arranged by Dr. Edson for the St.
Louis exposition, placing New Y °'* City Jlrst in
the world there. He has laid out the course of
study, which has been imitated all over «»ls coun
try-* monument of which not only Dr. Edson but
this entire community may well be proud.
Dr. Edson was re-elected for six years.
General George W. Wingate made public a letter
duties, the letter said, In part:
, have had an "-'-tr^^VoS
of the board during the time t d^ ing
were a. member ™ ™ joi^ - absent twen .
ty-seven times out of a ■ rossibie ««y- f the
words, you "<\ re T PPc^ en onndPn t fs less than the
meetings, which I am confidents memberß o f
S.'W'SSi 1 ™ »uch e ie. P . than my own rec
ord.
Mr. Ivins was school commissioner from Janu
ary, 1883. until he resigned. In the spring of 1885.
FIFTY HURT IN CRASH.
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Fog Causes Trolley Car Collision—
Several May Die.
Philadelphia. Sept. 2*._ Fog was responsible.to
day for a head-on collision between two trollej
cars on the Southwestern Traction Company s
Une between this city and Chester, to which
about fifty persons were injured, several probably
leaving Philadelphia with workmen em
ployed by the Baldwin Locomotive Company at
fts out of town plant, and known as the -Baldwin
tripper." was speeding along the eingle track
with seventy-two men on board when suddenly^ a
car coming from Chester loomed up in the fog.
Before brakes could be applied there was an
awful crash. Men were hurled in every direction
and both cars were wrecked. Among the most
seriously hurt were Edward Smith, leg cut off
and shock; William Mullen, ribs crushed in
Philip Hanagan. George A. Caffrey, Harry Pot
fer and N. Poscovitch. hurt internally; Hiram
Veill and John P. Chambers, broken legs.
* m addition, a score or more are in various hos
pitals with broken arms and other injuries. Most
of them are suffering from slight cuts.
The "Baldwin tripper" had waited on the siding
for the regular Philadelphia-bound car to pass,
and then proceeded toward the Baldwin works.
The crew was unable to see the approaching car
on account of the heavy fog.
SEARCH FOR MANXES.
Slayer of Mrs. McCabe Not Found-
One Arrest Made.
Reports that Samuel Mannes. wanted for the
shooting of Mrs. Frances liosenthal-McCabe. *as
J, in the Kings County Hospital sent sev
eral detectives to that institution yesterday Dr.
Thomas Fitzgerald, the superintendent, deta led a
number of internes to aid in a search of the
wards but the man whose release from jail with a
serious charge pending against htm has caused
such a Ptir in Brooklyn was not found.
Frederick MilHgan, jr.. an attorney, said he
had been retained in behalf of Mannes by. a sis
ter of Warren William McCabe. the husband of
the victim. A report that the MK'nbc? were con
cerned In getting Mannes out of Jail brought an
indignant denial from the parents of Mrs. Mc-
Cat.c l>r Isidor Rosenthal said: "I cn...iot be
lieve that a sister of Mr. McCabe or any of the
family retained counsel in favor of Mannes for
any purpose, much less to aid him in getting
away " The husband of the victim of Manness
bullets was not present at the funeral yesterday.
The Kings County Grand Jury has subpeenaed
Abraham Felnstein. of No. 44 Court street. Brook
lyn counsel for Mannes, and Gustav Van Duzen,
a policeman attached to the New Jersey Hvenue
court who has said he heard Magistrate Connelly
announce that Mannes was held without bail on
the charge of felonious assault and In $3fl<) hail
on the attempted suicide charge. Felnstein will
appear before the jury to-day. He started a
search yesterday for Mannes. Louis HaElfi, of No.
547 Van Sicklen avenue, who gave bail for
Mannes. also started a search, hut he was fol
lowed so closely by detectives that he gave it up.
John Reiban. twenty-two years old, of No. 131
Snedlker avenue, arrested on a charge of va
grancy at the home of Dr. Rosenthal, following
his alleged statement that he would be able to
obtain *7,000 for the physician if he would drop
the case against Mannes. was held yesterday
in the Adams street police court. Dr. Rosenthal
did not appear against him.
SUICIDE OF MAYOR OF WEST TAMPA.
Quarrel with His Third Wife Led to Deed-
Had Served Eight Terms in Office.
[Dy T>i»-»jraph m The Tribune 1
Tampa, Fla.. S<-pt. -Francisco Mlllan. Mayor
of West Tami>a, the suburb in which nearly all the
Uirp.- Tampa cigar factories ure located, committed
Mil'-Mc this afternoon, placing the muzzle of a re
volver In bin mouth and firing two bullets through
his brain, in the presence of his young wife, his
dn lighter and his son, Louis Millnn. His wife had
Just announced her decision to leitve him, following
a series «t quarrels, whereupon Mlllan Bald: "\V>
had better end evfTythlng now," and llrtd the, fatal
Shots. Mayor Millnn had Berved eight terms and
was r^P'rtar with all classes of citizens. Mrs. Mll
lan was his third wife, he having married twice
within a year after the death of his first wife, his
K<<ond wift- leaving him because of his Infatuation
for the woman who became nls third wife. The
Mayor had made two previous atttempts on his
life this week.
The registration days this year ape Monday,
October 5; Tuesday. October 6: Saturday,
October 10. and Monday, October 12. A!l who
intend to vote must register on ona of these
days, between 7 a. m. and 10 p. m.
FOREST FIRES CHECKED
Situation in Adirondack^ Much Im
proved — -Poor Deer Season.
North Creek. N. T.. Sept. 23.— After days of
ceaseless battling with the forest fires, which have
been destroying thousands of acr«s of timberland
throughout the Adirondack* and which threat
ened to spread to villages and summer resort
places, the army of fire fighters to-night succeeded
in checking the mor<» serious fires, and the situ
ation is greatly Improved.
When it was realized some days ago that the
fires could not lie put out or controlled by the in
adequate apparatus and material on hand, the
volunteer fire fighters turned their attention to
checking the spsead of the flames. Wide trenches
were dug and belts of timber we/c cut down around
the burning forests, and in many places the fire
reached these breaches to-night, and, owing to
the fact that the wind was very light, the flamt-s
did not leap across the bare patches, but died
down. Had there been a heavy wind the narrow
belts and trenches would not have stopped the
flames.
Few of the fires have been extinguished, how
ever, and there is still great danger. If the wind
should freshen all the heroic efforts of the fire
fighters will have gone for nothing. Some of
the old fires that were believed to have been con
quered have broken out anew, but no alarm is
felt from them, as there is little material for tho
flames to feed on.
Estimates received to-day from the supervisors
of all the towns near here indicate that twenty
thousand acres of timber have been burned, and
that the fires in this region extended over a radius
of thirty miles. There are many other fires at a
distance from here, the biggest ones being in Essex
County.z near the towns of North Hudson and Mo
riah. Supervisor John Carson estimates that eight
thousand acres of timber have been burned there.
There ara also fires In Hamilton County, the more
serious ores being near Tod Pond, twenty miles
south of here.
The banks of smoke hung so thickly over this
section that in some villages it was impossible to
see across the streets. This was especially true of
Indian Lake village, but the fires near there have
been somewhat checked. Trains from Saratoga and
other cities are greatly delayed, as railroading is
rendered dangerous by the smoke.
Albany, Sept. 23.— The forest fires In the Adlron
dacks are all under control, according to a state
ment to-day by Colonel William F. Fox. State Su
perintendent of Forests, after a talk over the tele
phone with Chief Fire Warden Emmons, who is at
Lake Placid. Mr. Emmons reported that the fire in
the vicinity of Lake Placid had been checked.
"So long as the dry weather continues," said Colo
nel Fox, "fires are likely to spring up at any time.
as the forests are like tinder. Our fire patrols are
so well organized, however, that unless the wind
Bprings up our men will be able to keep the situa
tion in hand. A brisk wind might put the fires be
yond control."
Malone, N. V.. Sept. 23— This promises to be the
poorest season for deer in the Adirondacks in th<?
memory of hunters. The forest fires and continued
drouth have so dried the undergrowth that hunters
cannot enter the woods without making consider
able noise, and with the lack of wind that has
lasted for many days the faintest sound is carried
for great distances, the crackling of a twig some
times being heard half a mile away. The deer
season has been open now for ten days and only
two dead deer have been brought into Malone. Re
ports from all parts of St. Lawrence County show
that only four deer have been reported killed.
FLAMES STILL RAGING.
! — '
Devour Pennsylvania Timber— Rain
Checks Michigan Fires.
Meadville. Perm.. Sept. 28— Forest fires tad Craw
ford County are hourly assuming a more serious
aspect and a vast amount of property is in danger.
Perhaps the worst fire in the county is now raging
in the Cussewago Bottoms, Hayfleld township.
Smoke from this flre has enshrouded Meadville for
three d.ays.
A forest fire in Troy township yesterday de
stroyed the dwelling and farm buildings of W. A.
Cutshall. and the Kennedy tract, adjoining. Is now
threatened. This traA contains several thousand
acres of timber. Fire has also started in the woods
at Mount Hope, near Sugar Lake, and much dam
age has already been done.
In Elk County forest fires are raging in many
sections, and while most of the timber has been
removed much bark and pulp wood have been de
stroyed. The fires are etill burning fiercely in the
northern party of the county.
Cadillac. Mich.. Sept. 23.-A heavy rainfall to-day
in this vicinity has checked the forest fires which
have been burning hereabout for two months and
have caused damage estimated at over $1,000,000.
Besides timber which has been burned and farm
lands which have been crossed by the flames, many
-mall lumber plants in this portion of the state
have been destroyed. It took a hard fight all day
Yesterday on the part of the fire department to
keep the flames from entering the weet side of
the city.
COPIOUS RAINFALL PREDICTED.
Expected to Put an End to Drouth and
Forest Fires.
Washington. Sept. 23.-"The drouth that is pre
vailing throughout the country with such serious
results will be broken about the beginning of next
week." predicted Mr. Garriot. a forecaster of the
weather bureau, to-day. "There will be. ;i dis
turbance which will set in en the Pacific (oast
by to-morrow or next day. which will crows the
country and brir.g- fairly copious rains. Tne fcr*t
fires are due to the fact that there have not been
any well defined storms in those regions. Wrest
firea have had no effect In preventing rains in the
P-i^t m>r will they have in the future. The forests
have to a very small degree an Influence on the
rainfall, not enough to be appreciable."
The forest fires in various parts of the country
are being watched carefully by the government.
The forestry service has already made arrange
ments for a complete report from an agent sent
to investigate personally the situation in the
Northwest, and the officials of that bureau are
paying close attention to unofficial reports as to
the spread of the fires all along the line.
SMOKE PALL HALTS MAURETAMA.
Big Cunarder Unable to Proceed to Sea —
Ferry Traffic Hampered.
Because of the great pall of smoke from forest
fires diffused over the harbor, with a small amount
of fog. few steamers were able to come Into port
yesterday. The smoke blanket at Sandy Hook was
so thick that Incoming vessels could not be seen by
the marine observers. Ferry traffic in both rivers
during the early morning hours was tied up, and it
was not until noon that the boats were able to run
on schedule time.
The White Star liner Oceanic, which had on
board practically all of the Mauretanla's mall,
backed out into the North River at 9 a. m. an.l
started for the Hook. A ttr ' ■teamed ahead of the
big liner as «he went down the Ray at reduced
■peed. The mist hart cleared up somewhat In the
afternoon, and the Mauritania had clearer weather
to start on her way to Liverpool. She had hardly
passed down the Narrows, however, than the pall
thickened, amil she was reported last night as an
chored off Sandy Hook. A few steam.** passed
Quarantine In the afternoon and, unable to dock,
anchored off the Statue of Liberty. Tho revenue
cutter which started oAt at 6 p. m. to put Inspectors
on the late arrivals hud to pick h.r way through
the smoke and fog, the captain being unable to see
two cutter lengths ahead.
DR. BULL RESTING QUIETLY.
Dr. William T. Bull, who was brought back from
Newport on Tuesday to his home, at No. 33
West 35th street, suffering from acute rheumatism
and a slight heart affection, was said last night
to be resting quietly, although there were reports
that Dr. Bull's condition was serious. It was
said at his home that Dr. Joseph A. Blake, who is
attending Dr. Bull, did not deem it necessary to
give out any further official statement as to his
patient's condition until this morning. /
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FATHER CUT OFF LARA.
Rich Planter Told Boy Who Killed
Priest to Shift for Himself. -
"You must conform to conditions you brought
about yourself; you must pay the price of your
misconduct." was part of a letter directed to En
rique de I^ara by his father In Santo Domingo,
and it is probablo that the seventeen-year-old boy
will pay the price, for. as told In yesterday's Trib
une, he has confessed to the murder of th» Do
minican priest. Father Arturo Ascndo, in Central
Park on September 14. The letter was found on
the prisoner when searched by the police at head
quarters after his arrest on Tuesday night.
The lad's father, it was learned yesterday, Is
Jacobo de Lara, a wealthy and respected cocoa
planter and exporter." with his principal place of
business at Moca, ' Santo Domingo.
Enrique was a prodigal son. and when he came
to New York he fell In- with evil women, and the
money his father gave him to complete his educa
tion In Paris was soon dissipated. He had taken a
preparatory school course in Bremen. Germany.
His father refused to send him more money. En
rique became desperate. He had to have money.
First he rifled the trunks of Father Asencio In
dulging his prodigality until the proceeds of the
robbery were exhausted, and then he shot the
priest and robbed him as he lay dying in the park.
The boy confesses to all these things. »^ he
maintains that the murder was not P™^"* l^
It was committed in the heat of a quarrel between
himself and the priest.
Every precaution was taken against the boy
committing suicide, and when he was locked up
his suspenders and belt were taken from him by
the police. He showed no emotion when the: policy
photographed him for the fl ßß u es *g£&.
took his measurements and finger prints^ Captain
Carey of the homicide bureau, arraigned him be
ore Magistrate Finn. In the Tombs court, who
Landed him to the coroner without
When taken £?=.«£:
to show the detectives where he had thrown he
wallet of Father Asencio, after abst / h a ft Ct ' n r f BO^ r
money. The coroner agreed to *»«■">?» %°°£
taken to the scene of the murder in f Centra. MPark
first, however, committing him without bail to
await an Inquest. r>«.t#ctlve
Captain Carey. Detective Jlmlnez and DetecUve
Came took the prisoner to Central ***■
not in the least affected as he po nted oat : the^pUca
where he and the priest had talked. The pocket
book, however, which the young man had thrown
away, could not be found,
EBERHARD SENTENCED.
Clerk Who Killed Aunt Changes
Plea- and Gets Thirty Years.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. 1
Hackensack. Sept. 23.-"Gus" »•*«* «eaprt
the death penalty for the murder of his aunt. Mr..
Ottllle Eberhard. by retracting his plea _of not
guilty and pleading non vult when the trial was
resumed this morning. Prosecutor Koester said
he had decided to accept the plea for the state i and
asked that the prisoner be sentenced. Mr. Stags:.
Eberhard's counsel, asked for clemency, and Justice
Parker sentenced the prisoner to state prison for
thirty years at hard labor. The prisoner and his
parents seemed well satisfied that he had es
caped the death penalty.
prosecutor Koester said he was not prepared to
ay Just why he accepted a new plea from Eber-
h Mi«s Ottlllle Eberhard was not In court when her
cousin was sentenced. At about that time she was
reading a letter from Germany Informing her that
her grandfather had died there. leaving her a
considerable sum of money. She says she expects
to return to Germany soon to claim her fortune.
It Is believed she will marry Victor Held, the mu
sician on the steamship Deutschland whom she
met on her way over from Germany in July. The
parents of "Gus" had a long chat withtheir niece
after the trial ended, and she promised to meet
them in New York City to-morrow.
IRISH LEAGUE TO RAISE $80,000.
Closes Biennial Session at Boston— Election
of Officers.
Boston. Sept. 23— The national convention of the
I-i=h League of America brought Its biennial
•esataii to a close In F a neuQ,Hall late to-day with
the election of rfneers and passing of resolutions
approving the work of tho leagued representatives
In the British H -use of Commons. The resolutions
pledged the league to the raising of $50,000 for the
perpetuation of the work in the cause of Irish
freedom in the next two years, and later the
amount was raised to over $$<V>v>.
Addresses were delivered by John E. Redmond,
M. P.; Joseph Devlin. M. P.. and John Fltsgibbon.
of Roscommon. The envoys outlined the work
which had been done In the Irish cause, and
asked the help of the league for the furtherance
of the policies.
Officers were elected as follows: National presi
dent. Michael J. Ryan. Philadelphia; vice-presi
dents. William I* Emmett. New' York: Michael E.
Smith. St. I-ouis; Charles F. Cooke. Chicago; Pat
rick F. Martin. Baltimore; Johri Fttzpatrtck. New
Orlpans: Hugh McCaffrey, Philadelphia: national
treasurer. L.. B. Fitzpatriok. Boston; national sec
rotary. John (VCallaghan. Boston: chairman na
tional executive committee, W. Bourke Cockran,
New York.
v SON CONTESTS $1,000,000 WILL.
Left $100 from an estate said to be worth about
$1 ,nvm»v>. William M. Ingraham. Jr.. of Brooklyn,
started a contest yesterday before Surrogate Edgar
Jackson of Nassau County, In the Surrogate's
Court In Mineola. Long Island. The will was ex
ecuted by William M. Ingraham, who died in June,
190S, at his country estate at Manhasset. Long Isl
land. The will devised $25,000 each to two nieces,
and the residuary estate was given to three of his
children, after $100 had been specifically bequeathed
to the son who was named for him. Those to
whom the residuary estate is given are George T.,
Robert S. and Frances T. Ingraham. Robert lives
In Sheboygan Falls. Wis.
A family difference, said to have occurred in the
SKVs, is reported to be responsible for the practical
cutting off of William M. Ingraham. jr. Surrogate
Jackson will hear the contestant on November 11.
The
International
Spy
Is an Article Full of Timely Interest.
X"t long ago there was alarm over the supposed pres
ence of Japanese spies m American forts. The author,
DENYS P. MYERS, tells something about the ability of
the Japanese in espionage that makes good reading. Also,
he describes the dangers and difficulties cf a spy's vocation
in general.
In Next Sunday's Tribune
BROWX LVQCIKY OVER
FIRM DENIES CHARGE.
Brokers May Be Expelled from the
Stock Exchange.
The governing committee of the New York Stock
Exchange, at Its regular meeting, after the close
of the exchange yesterday, heard and took action
on the' report of the special committee of five which
was named a month ago to Investigate the failure
of A. O. Brown & Co. following the sensational
trading of Saturday. August 22. The session was a
protracted one. and at its close Secretary Ely an
nounced that no- statement of the result of the
deliberations would be made public.
All the members of A. O. Brown & Co. were pres
ent at the meeting, and there was also a full at
tendance of the governors of th© exchange. It was
unofficially reported that one of th« firm's two
board members would; be expelled and th» other
suspended for a year. A. O. Brown handled th#
bulk of the firm's business on the floor of the ex
change, of which he has been a member for a
number of years. I* G. Young, the other board
member. is comparatively a newcomer on the board.
Edward F. Buchanan, the firm's managing part
ner, who was held largely responsible for the sen
sational stock market operations which culminated
in the firm's suspension, was a member of the ex
change up to last spring, when he sold his seat.
The exchange, therefore, has no power to discipline
Mr. Buchanan.
Mr. Buchanan gave out a long" statement last
night covering the charges made against the arm
ami the views of the firm's members regarding
their treatment by the governing committee. After
! enumerating various actions of A. O. Brown & Co.
Secretary Ely charges:
That, although they already had commitments)
on the short side of the market far beyond their
ability to cover up purchases in any ordinary or
, legitimate way. the said firm, realizing th* hope
lessness of their condition, formed th» desperate
scheme of creating demoralization and panic in,
the minds ©f Investors ana others dealing or. th»
New York Stock Exchange, to the end that there
by they might be enabled to cover their short in
terest by purchases of securities at th» lower
prices which might be expected to b« Out nat
ural result of such demoralization and pan!--
Not only did the said firm undertake to impart
to the market, to the great Injury of investors,
holders and dealers in securities, untrue ar.4
fictitious evidence of demoralization and panic,
by creating the appearance of a great liquidation
and sale of securities, all of which, as a matter
of fact, emanated and proceeded froir themselves.
but knowing their own financial condition to be
critical In the highest degree, and that they might
fail and become insolvent at any moment, tney
gay* to their fellow members of the Stock Ex
change a vast number of orders for the purchase
and sale of an enormous amount or securities.
and thus Involved themselves toward their fellow
members In responsibilities and commitments
vastly in excess of those which they had any
reason to believe they could fulfil, and tnereby
placed a large number of their fellgrw members of
the exchange in imminent danger of heavy pc
, cuniary loss.
| Albert O. Brown and Lewis G. Toun* then
entered a long defence, saying:
We are not aware, of any hard and fast rule or oj
any rule me practice of the Stock Exchange enaij
lishing any proportion of capital necessary for its
members to transact their business, provided 'hey
were able to meet their obligations; in fact, it li
manifest that the value of securities dealt in on
th© Stock Exchange on almost any active business
day is far in excess of the combined capital and
resources of all its members combined: we wen»
Justified in the belief that we were fully able to
meet all obligations that we had entered Into, and
still believe that had not our suspension b*»*n sud
denly ordered by the action ol the Stock Exchange
officials, and had the bank upon which we relied.
as we had a right to rely, for certification, net
summarily and without not Ice,, and we bel.'eve un
justifiably. refused to continue its certification,
which for five years had been made without ques
tion, that we would have been fully able to meet
all obligations.
We then believed and had Just cause to believe.
and that belief has been justified by the present
condition of the market, that the transactions
which are criticised in the charges and specifica
tions, were prudent, well founded and not in any
sense recklessly speculative.
• In no case did we or have we ever given a
matched order on the Stock Exchange, but the in
structions in every case were to execute the
order? at the market price. In fact. throughout
the whole course of our - business we deny that
we have violated any of the rules or regulations
of the Stock Exchange, or acted in any manner
inconsistent with the just and equitable princi
ples of trade. «.■» ■ ■
Our intention in submitting th!* answer to the
charges and 'specifications formulated by your
secretary is to- deny that any- act has been com
mitted by us that should render us subject to any
' adverse criticism by your committee.
Mr. Buchanan was asked what the firm proposed
to do . concerning its two seats on 'Change
In case the flrxo, was expelled. He replied: "For
the benefit. of creditors of the firm we expect to
exhaust every, legal effort to disprove t>.9 right
of the Stock Exchange members to claim the pro
ceeds of our two seats for the purpose of re
imbursing them for th« losses which they them
selves incurred before and after our assignment.
"At ■ the time of our assignment there was prac
tically no loss in our contract with thesa brokers.
As a matter of fact at the opening of the market
on Tuesday morning these brokers were Indebted
to us to the amount of some 555,000."
The members of the special committee which had
charge of lha investigation were Ernest Groesheck,
chairman ;-H. P. Doremus. C. .W. Hasry. H. K.
Pomroy and. A. E. Goodhart-
HUNTERS MUST PAT, $1.
Licenses for Aliens Who Shoot in
This State Cost $20
John B. Burnham. chief game protector of tits
Forest. Fish and Game Commission, gave out a
statement yesterday about the new hunting license
law, which went into effect this year. Under thta
law there are two kinds of licenses for hunters—
one for residents of the state, which costs $1 and
10 cents for clerical fee. and $20 50 for al!en and
non-resident licenses. Every one who shoots mast
have a license.
So far fifty thousand licenses have been takes
out. of which only eight hundred were Issued •■
New York County. The state emptoys eighty game
protectors, and their greatest trouble has besm
with the foreign element, principally Italian la
borer*, who kill game, for their daily food need*
and d.-v so without regard to the law governing
the hunting seasons. It Is on this account that the
alien license is fixed at $20 SO. Mr. Bumham set*
that there would be a strict enforcement of Ham
new law.